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Moving House

2008-08-24T11:31:00.000+08:00

My blog is moving..to http://qikeepsgoing.blogspot.com

Cast Away Day 2

2008-08-20T19:02:00.002+08:00

It's day 2! Im kind of getting some routines already.

My bathing routine..using a plastic bag to wrap my foot. And elevating my foot on a chair. But i've got to be careful not to get water seeped into my cast, otherwise, it might turn soggy. =(

I've been moving ard at home with the help of my roller chair. haa. Just rolling ard..and using my crutches only when necessary.

Hm and rather dependent on my parents. Thank goodness they are ard! If nt, I guess I'll really be a lonely and helpless soul liao.

It's really boring ..being at home. Thou true enough, it's a good time to rest. But den, Im juz so used to being busy, im feeling uneasy.

Watching Olympics..finding stuffs to do. REading..playing online game...

Day 2 will be ending in 4 hours time!

Sigh ..stil swollen

2008-08-16T08:29:00.002+08:00

My foot is still swollen. So I guess i shldnt be going to the Chinese Sinseh.

I've tried making an appointment with Changi Sports medicine. But they've requested for me to get a referral letter from the Polyclinic. Otherwise I'll have to pay the fees of a private patient. In order to get the subsidized rate, I have to make my way to the polyclinic.

Sigh. the thot of being stranded at home, not being able to do any physical activities is kinda "depressing" I guess I'll have to forfeit the AHM next weekend.

Im bored @ home

2008-08-15T12:05:00.006+08:00

Took a picture of my bak zhanged ankle...

Since Im stuck at home, i've decided to do some surfing online to check on some stuffs. So first is my intention to get a new phone. I have been looking out for Sony Ericsson's series cos of their camera function. the latest c902 was q tempting. I was checking out the SE website. Saw this W902(nt out yet). the camera functions is comparable and aesthetically better den the c902/c905 (nt out yet)

The phone looks q sleek. *tempted*...

Through my random search, I chanced upon this piece of music entitled "Energy Flow"

Quite a therapeutic piece. The composer's Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Bak Zhanged Ankle

2008-08-15T10:07:00.002+08:00

My swollen left ankle looks really ugly.

Dad piggy-backed me around on Wed to look for a clinic. *touched* The dr den refered me to Tan Tock Seng A& e. Thank goodness no fractures. Dad was having fun pushing me ard in the wheel chair. I got q scared lah..cos he was having so much fun . My boy oso came to look for me after his trg. So i made him piggy-backed me. haha.

Have been missing lessons. sigh..cant do anything with a swollen ankle.

Maybe it's a karma thingy..for being mean to ppl ard me. oh well. Please recover soon..my bak zhanged ankle.

Standard Chartered Marathon 2008

2008-08-10T16:59:00.002+08:00

This yr, Im putting my self to the challenge again. The challenge which I failed to overcome last yr. It was painful experience, both physically and mentally. I was feeling good for the first 20km. Until the 30km, I could feel the cramps and "stinging" pain at my leg muscles (ie calves, quads,) and joints (knees , ankle, back). Even my arm muscles felt tightness. Thank goodness for my team mates who stayed with me, despite me asking them to carry on. For the rest of the distance, I had to walk.

I thought I cld do it..but i cldnt. There were many instances which I felt like stopping..felt myself breaking down.

This year, I havent been running. It's a lil late again. But i'll definitely push myself to run more from this moment on.

The registration was quite expensive I must say, although it's supposed to be an early bird thing. *bleah* $65 ..and after 15% discount from using the standard chartered card, it was $55. Still expensive.=(

I hope this yr will be a better and stronger run!

4 months to the Standard Chartered Marathon

2008-07-30T07:27:00.001+08:00

Just read an emailer dat indicates that there's still 4 months to the marathon. hmm..

Marathon or Not?

2008-07-29T23:20:00.002+08:00

I've been procrastinating bout running these days.. shld i go for the marathon? will i be able to cover the mileage by the time?..questions...grr. think bout it after penang race.

The Packed Weekend

2008-07-11T23:01:00.003+08:00

This weekend is gonna be really packed!

SATURDAY will be our usual trg, followed by the flea market til bout 7pm and moving over to attend one of the SIM's rower's 21st bday. ( my 21st bday seemed not too long ago..but yes, it has been quite long since..*bleah*)

SUNDAY's gonna be trials and master series. Followed by tuition and glad dat I've booked my tickets to the new movie Red Cliff. It's supposed to be a 150min show thou. Hope the show will be a good one =) to end off the hectic week.

*Lagging in my reflectionssss...* boo!

Another "Off" Day

2008-07-10T22:31:00.002+08:00

Sigh ..another of my "off" day. This week doesnt seemed too good.

Hope i'll be better tmr. I do feel disappointed when the grp of students I handled din enjoy the game. While the other court which my CT have been handling enjoyed the game really much.

nvm..JIA YOU!

Glad

2008-07-09T22:47:00.002+08:00

So glad dat my bro finally managed to get a job after many interviews. There was one interview when he overslept and forfeit the interview opportunity.

Although this is a contract position, it still provides him with the basic benefits after his first 3 mths. And of cos, a learning opportunity which I hope will enable him to go further in this field.

Jia you bro!

Lessons After Youth Day

2008-07-08T22:52:00.002+08:00

I was completely "out of tune" today...

Out of the 3 classes I had, only my last class I feel my momentum kicked in. My first class was horrendous. I lack the vigour and energy to handle them. Something which I have to keep reminding myself of. Even my dad commented dat I look "you qi mei li" sometimes.

I had 3 cups of coffee in total today..Think I need sth else to keep my energy level up.

June Race 2008

2008-07-04T19:32:00.003+08:00

After months 0f hard training, we've finally raced in the June Race. One of most talked-about races in Singapore's DB scene. And my 8th June Race.

Both our teams came in top 2- first and third. It's been a while I saw the Gold medal in my hands. It was really a pity that our strongest opponent did not race this time. They had the fastest semis timing, which was close to 10 seconds faster than us in the 800m race. We were waiting for them ..hoping to have a good race this time. Till our next race together.

Photos! Photos!

Just arrived at the race site =)

Boat A Heading to the Start Line

Boat B Heading to the Start Line

"Squeezing" together

Congrats =)

Team Photo- June Race 2008

Today

2008-06-29T09:13:00.003+08:00

My horoscope today wrote:-

You need to push harder today if you want to get any thing done, but make sure you do it with a smile on your face. It's easy for you to bowl people over with your charm and that could work against you in the long run.
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7 - 11 has been giving away these doraemon magents since the pre-Euro Cup time. With purchases made $5 and above, we will be entitled to one.

All thanks to the bread bought during our weekend trg which usually comes up to $5.80 with 2 loaves of Gardenia ( one raisin and banana walnut), i've collected 10 so far =)

My $70

2008-06-22T21:59:00.002+08:00

Just received $70 from one of the coxing assignments earlier in April.

And in one evening..I almost spent the whole sum. Here goes:-
- $40 for a one-hour back massage session (ooo...really feels much relieved after the session)
- $12.90 : Body Shop seaweed toner
- $8.90 : The Face Shop Raspberry eye mask. It's one of the recommended eye mask by Cleo. So thot I cld give it a try =) There're 2 pairs in one pack. So effectively, it's bout $4.50 per pair.
- $7.40: Cab fare back home from Bishan. Really feeling the fatigue from my old muscles..And can have more time to rest and pack my stuffs for first day of sch. =)

Flea Market @ Anchorage 21Jun 2008

2008-06-21T21:22:00.006+08:00

After many days of prep, we were finally ready for our first flea market ( as part of our fund raising initiative).

Initially we were still afriad that we werent able to cover the rent ( $60) but thank goodness, our sales was still not too bad. And we made q a bit on top of our rent. And really thank our ex rowers who helped to carry the stuffs and mend the stall in the morning, cos all of us were still engaged in trg! of course not forgetting the team for the contributions.

Most of our patrons were maids and young kids. There were some stalls who closed really early like 2 plus, thou the event was till 6pm. The crowd was not a lot, so we're glad dat we actually were able to mk money =)

Xiangci - helping to display the dresses

Table of items shield by XC's bao bei OCBC umbrella

Our clothes displayed on the grd sheets we used when we're out on races..hmm..

Adeline- our top sales lady!

Wani, our top model =)

Think we still managed to have some little fun despite being totally tired from trg and exposed to the heat .

Selling off White Studded Earrings. New!!

2008-06-14T23:05:00.004+08:00

At SGD $25, Im selling off this pair of white studded earrings which I have bought recently from a local accessories shop, Helen. (It's only been worn once!)

I've listed it in the Marketplace on Facebook. Perhaps will list it on Ebay later. =)

It's 1 cm in diameter and looks elegant and perfect with casual wear or gowns!

Going @ SGD $25!

Do send me an email @ qi2403@gmail.com if interested yeah.

Singapore Mountain Tortoise

2008-06-13T16:50:00.005+08:00

During the hols, I've realised some changes in SG. Thou a lil late, but better den never. haa.

Last Fri when I wanted to get to Suntec from City Hall MRT, I've realised that the bridge linking Raffles Link to Suntec was no more there! And it had been removed since 12 MAy. Thou I've alwayz been ard City Hall area ( cos usually after trg, we'll be having lunch @ Marina Sq), I've nv realised that the bridge was already removed! So in replacement, the new underpass linking City Link to Suntec City was opened.

The underpass

Escalator leading up to the Suntec City entrance

after much deliberation, my boy has decided to bet on today's Euro Cup match (Holland vs France), But den we realised that the draw ticket is now different too. It's slightly more complicated now, with different codings for the different kind of bets.

The draw ticket

The codings for the different kind of bets

I hope we win!!

Monday Movie

2008-06-09T22:17:00.002+08:00

I've finally watched Sex & The City !

The 2 1/2 hr was not boring cos the plot was nicely brought thru =) Alright there were q a couple of "M18" scenes..but still acceptable I feel. It's a "Girls'" show I feel, totally written from a woman's point of view.. stuffs like "happily being single", "looking for THE ONE", "Changing for the other half". "Marriage vs Just staying together".. Maybe that's why I enjoyed the show =)

We've initially wanted to check out the new Cathay @ Downtown East. But cos of the timing, my boy and I decided to watch the show @ Cathay AMK Hub. I've received the UOB NOW card and one of the privileges was supposed to be free Monday tix at Cathay..so I happily thot it was valid in all Cathay outlets. But BOO..it was only available @ THE Cathay.. sigh. But at least I've managed to use my free movie vouchers exchanged with my UOB rewards.

Next time when I wanna watch a movie, have got to try to catch it@ THE CAthay. btw, they have crunchier pop corns than GV. =)

Flea Market here we come!

2008-06-09T07:56:00.002+08:00

After much discussion in the team, we have finally opted selling second hand items at flea markets as one of our options to fund-raise for our coming Penang race. Instead of the initial amount, now each of us will have to fork out extra money for this trip. Hence, the initiative to do some fund-raising activities.

Looking up the internet for possible flea market locations, I realised that there are actually many flea markets in SG! Extracted a list from shopping.sg

Locations of Flea Markets :

Zouk Flea and Easy Market
held at Zouk, 17 Jiak Kim Street
Once every 3 months, on a Sunday from 2-7pm
attracts Fashionistas, young designers.
sells everything fashionable.

Lime Flea Market
held at *scape (youth hub behind Cathay Orchard Cineleisure)
2nd and 4th Saturday of every month (Bi-monthly)
sells handmade jewellery and vintage clothes and bags

Maad Flea Market
held at Red-dot design Museum, 28 Maxwell Road
Every Sunday, 11am-7pm
sells one-of-a-kind accessories, clothes, shoes and plush dolls.

Tanglin Mall Flea Market
held at Tanglin Mall, 163 Tanglin Road
1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, 5-11pm
Only 2nd-hand fashion and accessories are allowed to be sold here.

Timbre Flea Market
held at Timbre Bistro, 45 Armenian Street (The Substation Garden)
held monthly
sells second-hand clothes, bags and jewellery, vintage finds and collectibles.

Clarke Quay Flea Market
held at 3 River Valley Road
Every Sunday, 9am-5pm
120 stalls peddling used and new wares, from phonecards, antiques, record players to handmade candles and henna paintings.

China Square Central
situated at 18 Cross Street, Level 1
Every Saturday and Sunday, 9am-7pm
sells new & old clothing, toys, antiques, banknotes, stamps, coins, records, books, collectibles.

Far East Square
situated at 76 Telok Ayer Street
Every Saturday and Sunday, 12pm-10pm
sells bric-a brac and other rare local knick-knacks, such as old records.

Stadium Cove
situated at 2 Stadium Walk ( Stadium Waterfront, next to Singapore Indoor Stadium)
Every Saturday and Sunday, 4pm-11pm
sells artistic and exotic things.

Thieves’ Market
situated at Sungei Road, Pitt Street
Every Monday-Friday, 1pm-7pm
Every Saturday and Sunday, 11am-6pm
sells everything.

Kampong Glam Flea Market
Situated near Bugis MRT station
Every 3rd Sunday of the month, 10am-6pm

Timberlux Centre Flea Carnival
Situated at 326 Havelock Rd, Timberlux Centre
Tel:9769 8387

Ethnic Flea Market
situated at Central Singapore, Amphiteatre, Blk 116 Toa Payoh Lorong 1
Tel: 6259 4116ocations of Flea Markets :

And this list doesnt include the other random flea markets which are held at an ad-hoc basis. Actually there's more to Singapore shopping , other than our big shopping malls yea =)

Mum's Bday Celebration

2008-06-03T07:35:00.002+08:00

After much research on hotel buffets, mum rejected the idea of having buffets *bleah* So we went to a cafe instead cos mum wanted to have beef.

Looking for some place near to our house, i suggested The Bliss Cafe at Punggol Park. The place is usually crowded but thinking dat it's a weekday, it shld be ok not making reservations.

At the cafe, we got a 4 seater table at the outdoors, but mum started complaining of mosquitoes. Made our orders after which. Dad brought a bottle of red wine. When we asked whether we cld open our own wine, the service staff replied us saying it was impossible. But after asking her manager, she replied that we have to pay a corkage of $25. ( Alright so the stuff seems new) But paying $25 is almost equivalent to getting a bottle of wine.

After a while, one of the 6 seater table was empty, so mum requested to shift over to the table. But another of the staff insisted that it was meant for a 6 seater and it had been reserved so we cant shift over. Then proceeded to put on the "Reserved" tag on the table.

The next moment, bro asked to switch on the lightings on the celiling. But the staff replied that the lights were spoilt (duh ...) In the end, they offered to shift us to the 6-seater. But since we've already started eating and being petty, mum decided not to shift.

Oh well..and food itself wasnt like "wah wah" ..very normal I would say. Their jug was Fosters , going at $18.50. And their staff were always looking at our tables, trying to spot "finished" plates. But it did give us a weird tinge ..like they keep staring?

All and all, I'll probably fail them for their service level. (Until we left, the "reserved" table was still empty..duh..)

Thur Mornin'

2008-05-29T14:30:00.002+08:00

Travelled all the way to Jurong Lake with dad dis morning to help out with his coaching session. He's currently coaching a grp of secondary school students. While the grp is made up of a few upp sec students, majority of them are in lower sec. They are of varied physique, which is a common sight in the lower sec students. It was q "xin ku" for some of them to use the australian paddle due to the weight and length of the paddle. Moreover some of them were considered q "small sized". Nontheless, I feel that they do push themselves to do better each time round =)

At the debrief, dad tried to give comments to each and every one of them, trying to encourage the young ones to work harder. =)

One of the students spotted my dad's "different slippers" and commented on it during the debrief. But dad was quick to bring him away from the topic and save his embarassment. haa

**Jurong Lake Water Venture is opened from 930am-6pm from Tue - Sun. I've only seen 2 small boats available. Equipment wise, they have the PFDs and Australian paddles.

Paperless Billing

2008-05-28T09:44:00.003+08:00

I've juz signed up for electronic billing of my hp bills @ www.singtel.com/mybill

Certainly, I prefer to have wireless access to my personal bills and payments since it's more convenient. Plus I get to enjoy the ease of documentation and storage. It's easy to misplace the many letters or papers we have if they're nt being filed properly. Otherwise, I'll dumped the papers away once they stacked up.

If we can have a centralized point to access and compile all our bills and accounts, it'll be much more convenient for most ppl =)

Inquiry Follow Up

2008-05-27T23:32:00.002+08:00

Finally some thing is being reported.

The Great Singapore Sale Weekend One!

2008-05-26T09:33:00.003+08:00

Day One @ the eXpo

ta-da! Adidas sale. at 11am, there was already a queue forming outside hall 6b. When we went in, at the first round, I clouldnt get much stuffs. After much "scrutnization", I had a couple of good buys!

yeah a really nice adidas original jacket! red on beige base. =) went back later after lunch and grab dis good offer.

A red drifit top!

Bought a similar top for my boy =) Read the prints of the back of the top.

At the adidas sale, I bought 2 pairs of socks, 6 tops ( 3 for myself, 2 for my boy and 1 golf top for my dad!), one adidas original jacket (@ $49! woohoo )I bought more stuffs from the robinsons sale. ehh mainly the "nei zai mei" haa. But they're going at really affordable prices. so ..juz whacked haa

Altogether I spent bout $200 plus at the sales (overspent!). But i thot the buys were really worth it, so no regrets =)

Day 2 at expo.

Thinking of grabbing any last minute grabs at the adidas sale, some of my team mates and myself went back to the expo again. But as what many who went on sat have said, there werent much stuffs left. So we ended up at the food fair and Popular Fair. The food fair was terrible. the smell of food was strong! and we were squeezing with aunties and uncles!

The Popular fair was pretty fruitful i muz say. I bought the sheet protectors, paper dividers, magnets and a black clip board. heh..all for $11.30

Datz all for the month of May. Till June salary come again...=)

Recently Im Hooked On....

2008-05-24T22:06:00.004+08:00

It's hols! So what have I been doing when Im home...besides the TV, surfing the net, it's online games on facebook..

within the grid are "hidden" words. So the objective of the game is to find as many of these words as possible. Sometimes the words are really of weird spelling like "ter" , "sen" etc. *shrugs shoulders* but who cares, haa as long as I get the points. And the points we get is determined by the number of letters of the words that we found.

It's q a "sticky" game. hooked on it for the time being =)

Vietnam Festival

2008-05-16T09:05:00.003+08:00

Again, some thing which I picked up from the papers , LIFE today.

The National Heritage Board has organized a Vietnam Festival, starting from late May. There's gonna be an art exhibition, showcasing the art works after 1990s from Vietnam. 1990s is the point of Vietnam's reconstruction after the war. A picture speaks a thousand words. Datz why I thot it'll be an interesting art exhibition, where artist showcase the lives of the vietnamese ppl from their paintings.

I've been to Ho Chi Minh last Dec. And found the local ppl very "arty". Paintings, murals, cards..etc, were all hand made by their locals. It's their way of life..or rather their livelihood, to paint or to handmade certain items for sale. We've also visited an 'art center' located on the outskirts of ho chi minh city, where the locals who are physically impaired worked as painters. Every piece of artwork was done with much precision and effort.

Another part of the exhibition will be held at the Ancient Civilization Museum from 21 May onwards, themed 'From Myth to Modernity'. This part showcases artefacts of the country's heritage and history. While I was in Vietnam, the places of interests which we visited were related to the war (the significant event of Vietnam's Modern History) , instead of the cultural heritage of the place. Maybe it'll be a good opportunity den to tk a look at the exhibition to find out more about Vietnam before the war took place =)

Min Su in Hua Lien

2008-05-15T11:56:00.003+08:00

I was checking out for Min su to stay in Hua Lien. Cos I've plans to go there during the dec hols. And guess what I found! One whole site on Min Su's available in Hua Lien.

They look damn cosy ..! And great place to juz stay and enjoy the sea breeze ( some of them are located near the coastal area), away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Check out this site: http://hotel.webwave.com.tw/item_list.php

The prices of the accomodation are comparable to those in Taipei.
Most likely the plan is to stay 5 nights on the outskirts of Taipei + 3-4 nights in Taipei. (15 dec- 23dec)?

Alright have to start saving!!

8 sets of 8 ..Woah

2008-05-15T10:34:00.002+08:00

I was reading today's Urban from The Straits Times (15 May 2008)and there's this section on fitness routine.

So today's fitness routine is on 'First Eigth Kit', requiring individuals to do 8*8 routine exercises at a fast tempo. It is similar to doing super sets but instead of doing 2 exercises of each muscle group consecutively, we will be need to attempt 4 exercises for each muscle group.

So as quoted from the papers, ideally we will need to decide on 2 major muscle groups that the individual wanna work on for the day. ( For instance, chest and biceps..arghh but i dun like to work on these muscles ) Then we will select 4 exercises per group of muscles. And perform 8 sets of 8 reps of each exercise. So yeah..that is 32 sets per muscle per group.

But if it is too intense, we can add one more muscle group and do 3 exercises for each muscle group. That will make it 24 sets per muscle group.

To keep the cardio burning, restrict the rest time between sets to 15-30 secs. That should see us wrapping up the workout in 45 minutes.

Suggested muscle group sequence:-
Chest & biceps
shoulders and triceps
Back & Abs
Quads and Hamstrings

I'll probably find some time to do this routine. But maybe juz the back and abs part. heh. Slowly lah huh.. =)

National Team Trials

2008-04-16T08:29:00.003+08:00

Been wanting to put up the poster dat was designed as publicity for the national trials. It's a snapshot of both the guys' and girls' team in 2005 ( before the SEA Games). Some of the ppl commented " huh..datz really u ah? U look different!" haa.. yah I cant believe dat was me den too. Trained till so big..=( And no time to cut hair..datz why I had an ugly hairstyle.

Heard the running timings of the NJ girls and my team mates from last weekend's trials. I dun tink I can be as good ..sigh. Some of them are clocking 7plus min for 5 rounds. I'll be glad if I can even reach 9plus. argh.

wooo hoo sushi buffet supper

2008-04-10T15:32:00.003+08:00

haha maybe can find one day when we have a super hard training den go whack. But hor ..i tink we wont be able to eat as much as $19.90, especially if it's at night. So i tink the winner will still be the restaurant.

Dragonboat

2008-04-09T07:39:00.002+08:00

One day my classmate started saying this to me. " eh ur world is too much related to dragonboat. Your dad does db, ur bf also does db, ur closest frens are from db too." ha but i seriously dunno what to say bout this.

Saw an article reported on Straits Times 07 April 2008. It was on the 4th page of the headlines. The article wrote : dragonboat national team struggles to rebuild. Along with a photo of 4 of our guys in a unfilled small boat. I believe our guys din want their picture or the report to be updated in this manner. But the press has potrayed the team is q a "pathetic" state which is not the case.

I dun tink we're struggling to rebuild. The break of 4 mths was due to plans to reconstruct the team, not due to ppl who are "afraid of touching the water" again.

It feels like the Singapore Press is trying to create some juicy news here...and it's our local Straits Times reporting bout our local sports teams. Personally, it is disappointing.

Sneeze.."ah choo"

2008-03-25T07:44:00.000+08:00

Nose is itching..."ah choo!"

Wish

2008-03-24T11:24:00.000+08:00

I wish for a better year ahead =)

HAppy Good Friday

2008-03-21T08:02:00.003+08:00

It's good friday. And im glad dat i've got a break from school heh.

Done with anatomy presentation and the 4th lesson of IM. So now it's the planning of the final lesson. It hasnt been too smooth a journey for myself this sem, hopefully it'll end well.

Training's as usual with things happening in the team. Volume of trg has increased as well. I've been feeling hungry often.

My boy's @ reservist thou. But back for the weekends.

Been hearing my shoulder joints "cracking" haa. Bad...I tink it's time to get more glucosamine. And yeah my 35% birthday discount with GNC is coming into the picture! heh

Been learning exercise physio and biomechanics these weeks, as part of my school's modules. =)Im glad im learning sthg datz close to me and looking forward to applying these principles learnt.

Oh ..haa and I finally went to get a haircut! ( The last time i cut my hair was Dec) and coloured my hair darker..much darker. The colour was getting too off ..and Im still in the midst of IM. So a darker colour is more appropriate. Some of my class mates and team mates were a lil surprised. But haa I cant get used to it myself too. But i'll think that the colour will wear off soon, after washing and being under the sun. Den the colour should run off to quite a nice tone =)

Chinese Massage

2008-03-16T21:53:00.002+08:00

Weeks of hard training has taken effect on my body...I've been aching for quite some time. And finally today, I realised itz a lil too much for me to bear liao. Thank goodness for my team mates' recommendations, my boy and I managed to get q a good one hour of chinese massage.

I was recommended to go to Zheng Tang Chinese Therapy Center @ Bishan Central. The masseuse who helped me was Xiaohui. She was q pro and started the massage from my shoulders. And ooo..i cld feel I cld feel the tinge from my nerves. I was having q a terrible ache on my left shoulder, the traps area. Xiaohui also told me that my right back was "higher" than my left. =(

She advised me not to tense my shoulders too much and learn to use strength from other parts of my body. I tink it might be the weights which we have been doing. Sometimes I would go "off-form" and end up tensing my shoulder while trying to lift the weights.

She oso said dat my qi-blood channels are obstructed. So I started telling her dat I've problems sleeping at night these days, so she replied dat of cos, with my body condition, it's not easy to sleep well. *bleah*

My boy "enjoyed" his massage. haa.. It helped him to relieve his muscles. But he didnt ask for the masseuse's name. His condition was not as bad as mine. He was only hurting at some spots but I was hurting @ ALL spots!

The session cost $36 for an hour. I guessed it was q worth the money. And the masseuse also advised me to revisit next week which now im thinking of when to schedule the session.

disappointment bleah

2008-03-14T22:26:00.002+08:00

Thot i've finally able to coach a sec school team but was juz informed dat the teacher in charge has found someone else for the job.

Oh well..

Increased Training

2008-03-12T09:37:00.002+08:00

Training frequency is going to increase in the coming 2 weeks. It is a change , in response to our results during the recent MR500, and in response to the change in regulations wrt water activities @ Marina Reservoir.

I believe it's gonna be a long road for us. It's a lil of playing catch up I feel. But at the end of the day, we need everyone to take this road together.

It's been rainy these days.. and it's cold...

Masters series is being poseponed to the first Sunday of April, followed by time trial on the 2nd Sunday. Jia you!!

It happens

2008-03-11T12:59:00.002+08:00

I realised my temper hasnt been too good these days.

Maybe it's the injury. Yesterday I was knocked by one of my classmates during a netball game. Immediately, I shouted "Wah lau ehh.." It wasnt deliberate. I know but it felt like he was just barging his way around. It obviously din feel good to be knocked when I was injury-inflicted.

Today was supposed to be coaching day. First day. I was looking forward to it. But so happened dat there was some miscommunication. So now instead of being in Kallang, Im home blogging away. Not sure why my patience is giving way..but maybe just frustrated with some stuffs.

ooo heart pain..

2008-03-08T17:18:00.002+08:00

Missed a few strokes after the last buoy. *ouchh* heart pain..and sorry to Debbie. Felt like I let her down.

We sort of agreed to partner again for NCC haa. And this time, we really have to train.

Sing a sad song and turn it around

2008-03-07T07:15:00.001+08:00

broken toe nail on my right foot

sprained ankle on my left foot

racing in about 24 hours time.

8 mths down the Road for us

2008-03-02T22:35:00.002+08:00

8 mths down the road for us...

I sang the song " You're Still the One" during my practices and my last Saturday's gig. Im alwayz touched by couples who are able to stay true to each other till their hair greys.

Old couples walking together, sometimes squabbling..sometimes smiling.

Capsized in a K1

2008-03-02T22:02:00.002+08:00

I capped in MacRitchie dis morning..in a k1.But im glad dat I've already completed the trg. sigh..I feel like my body is not in balanced. I had a pr0blem with my left stroke today..like once I tried doing a left stroke, I feel like capping. =(

Last saturday before school starts again!

2008-03-01T23:52:00.002+08:00

My Saturday began with me waking up with a lil bit of sore throat which made me realised that it muz haf been the tahu goreng and museli bar I had last night. Heaty stuffs! So first thing when I left house was to head to Hougang Mall to buy a bottle of luo han guo and NTUC to get the preserved "fo shou guo".

After which, I made my way to Stamford Swissotel for our gig. We were performing at the foyer- a pre-event to the actual NIE event. I muz say I did enjoy myself with the rest of the band members despite having made quite a number of mistakes..came in at the wrong time, forgot to come in ..and forgetting the lyrics. grrr...haa. But heng our audience were all busy mingering with their counterparts. haa.

We had to do a super corny entry with the GOH to the ball room. Everyone was holding on to an instrument and following behind him, as we entered the ball room. It was like we're his escorts. ..aiyoo paiseh sia! haa but really fun haa.

Our reward for today's performance was a free buffet =)

Training was at 3pm today. Quite a blessing for me cos I get to tk my time to get to trg, instead of going thru a mad rush. The last water session before our race next week.

Dinner was at Marina SQ. And I bought myself a new Puma pullover! yeah =)

Year End Hols Plans

2008-02-29T19:53:00.002+08:00

Think dis coming year end, i'll like to visit Cambodia , to just pay respects to our guys who met with the accident last Nov. I belive we wont spend too long a time there. Perhaps just a 3 day 2 night stay at the area. My boy has bad memories of the place, so just a short stay will do.

Then hopefully we will be able to make our way back to Taiwan. This time our target will be to visit the Yilan & Hualien area before making our way back to Taipei =)

I believe there wont be any major comps during the year end, besides the Stand chart marathon, so shld be able to spend the time overseas. =)

Chek Jawa 29 Feb 2008

2008-02-29T18:54:00.004+08:00

Wanted to make the best out of the one week recess. And I've always wanted to visit Chek Jawa. So taa-daa..a great opportunity! =)

Prior to setting off in the bumboat to Ubin, I had a nice dumpling noodles @ Changi Village! It's q famous (those kind with a lot of posters on the stall) haa.

The weather was great. Not sunny..and cooling! yeah!

Greeted by rows of bicycle rental shops at the entrance of Ubin. But looking dat the weather is good, my fren and I decided to tk a walk to Chek Jawa instead.

Along the way we saw this huge spider..heh..

Reached the start of the Coastal Boardwalk

The coastal forests at a glance. =)

My nice hair colour *snapshot*

More coastal forest!

Thanks to the low tide, we were able to see some wildlife- can see the lil crabs? One of their pincers is bigger den the other. =)

The mangrove

We climbed up to the Seletak Tower (I think it's spelled dis way). The highest point in Chek Jawa. My legs were a lil wobbly thou haa. The view is nice.

The coastal view near the visitor center

Our self tour ended at ard 2plus. After which we took an expensive Mercs van back to the jetty- $5 each, when we thot it was $2 per person =(

Den we ate zi ca..thou the food was really nice, i was q turned off by the amount of pork lard which was in the food. =(

Besides the little frills, I still enjoyed the trip to Check Jawa, or rather Ubin =) Havent gone there ever since my NP days in Sec sch. It was refreshing to get out of SG once in a while and be in touch with nature. And thanks to the cooling weather, it made the trip even more enjoyable. The next time I return (hopefully not too long later), I hope to be able to see more "wildlife" stuffs.

Nuts Indulgence Justfied

2008-02-25T07:22:00.002+08:00

A recent report which I read on Cleo to justify my indulgence in nuts haa:-

"The Iowa Women's Health Study found that women who ate nuts more than 4 times a week were 40 percent less likely to die of heart disease. "

Life Updates. next week's hols

2008-02-22T22:33:00.002+08:00

Finally no more GESL. *relieved*

And finalized the song list for our band's performance dis coming March. I had some difficulties with some of the song. "zao xia" during "I Need You" *bleah. But it's a nice song if I managed to pull it thru. haa. Other songs which I'll be doing:-
- "You Were Meant for Me" - I quite like the song =) But sometimes I cant seem to get the lyrics going at the right tempo with the tune. I lack the emotions ...according to the rest of the band members.
- You're Still the One - A lil monotonous, trying to see how I cld add some "heights" to the song
- Only When I Sleep- I was reluctant to do this song initially. Cos it gives me the creeps..sounds like a grp of witches singing by a fire. But undeniably, it gives our musicians a lot more to play with. I need a backup singer thou...I tink. Cant seem to get the last verse going right thou. Need more practice
- Shakespeare in Love. I tink it's a song during my JC time. I felt breatheless doing the song! haa..hopefully it'll get better.

Next week we're gonna practice again!

Training's stepping up a lil. Sunday is a "double-sessioned". Cos of the recent regulation of no boats out in Marina Reservoir after 7pm, we have to find alternative sessions to clock enough mileage. So we have to have increase our sessions during weekends. MR 500's coming in 2 weeks time..are we ready to go?

Teaching experience dis week was bad. Dont wish to elaborate it further. but den again, nothing in this world is fair.

Celebrated my boy's bday on Mon. Sorry for the "not so elaborate" celebration. I've never been a romance kind of person. But no lack in sincerity yeah =)

Next week's hols! But lotsa catching up in work to do..jia you!

And congrats to SG and us! for winning the bid for YOG 2010! Good job ppl!

Oxygen - Colbie

2008-02-06T09:44:00.000+08:00

Another catchy hit by Colbie. I liked the MTV too..it's like the back to basics kind. A mtv dat was pieced together =)

I bought Colbie's Album

2008-01-30T22:38:00.000+08:00

Yeah I bought her album and juz keep replaying the "Bubbly" track over and over again..

Dad commented that he can remember and sing the song liao haha.

Canoeing Marathon 27 Jan 2008

2008-01-28T06:51:00.000+08:00

At 6am on the Sunday which juz passed, I dragged myself out of bed...cos Im supporting my dad and team mates for the grueling canoeing marathon 2008 at Marina Reservoir.

Our first T2 pair all ready to set off - BY & CL

Elise carrying happily carrying her baby: our dog- Fatty

Our second pair -MS and Del all ready to go!

Papa jia you!!

Our T1s setting off!

The Kallang skyline..*snapshot* by the photographer-wanna-be =)

Team photo before setting off!

The Masters!

The Singles!

The Shades vs The Caps !

Around 12plus, all our boats came back while the rest of us were still in the midst of our long weights training session. We have attained the top 3 positions in the Masters womens' category, 3rd for Masters mens' category (woohoo..my dad!!), top 2 positions in the T2 Seniors' category, followed by Jen (A first time competitor in canoeing event) who got the 2nd position in the T1 category! And cheerios to everyone who completed the race!

Cause you make me smile here, just for a while

2008-01-27T22:35:00.001+08:00

Drove

2008-01-27T21:42:00.000+08:00

Yeah I got to drive one of my team mate's car after trg dis afternoon haha..A manual Lancer haa. Super cheap thrill! The drive was from new SDBA to Leisure Park. And I heng heng managed to park nicely into a lot. haa..but of cos, it's those kind of lot with no other car beside =)if not, think i'll have cold sweat! hah..

Some of my team mates and my dad participated in the Canoeing Marathon organized by SCF this morning, completing a distance of 29km (for the seniors' category) while the masters category had to do 22km. And I officially appointed myself as their photographer =)Photos will be uploaded soon! Congrats to all who haf successfully completed the marathon!

The rest of us had a super long trg session. At 9am, there were only JS and myself. haha..but gradually, more came to join us!Only at 1.18pm dat i completed my weights.

U-hoo I finally fulfiled my last item on my wish list

2008-01-25T07:23:00.000+08:00

Yeah I finally fulfiled the last item on my wishlist. That is to get my driving licence. I was quite lucky, really...that I met a kind tester =) I got borderline pass haha 18 points.

The queue to apply for my licence was freaking long..that I missed almost the whole of my lesson. But no choice haha..cos I passed. ( yeah!)

Had the impulse to go into the Honda showroom beside the Ubi Driving Center after I passed.

Driving licence in 2 more weeks!

12 plates =)

2008-01-23T23:51:00.000+08:00

My boy and I had Sakae for dinner this evening. And all we ordered were the $1.99 plates. =)

And a new discovery! A total of 12 plates is juz nice to occupy the space between the table and the ledge below the sushi belt. heh. And our table had the mouse which is of the mould of a frog, sakae's business icon. Other tables had the black coloured mouse. *cheap thrill*

Datz the reflection of my boy trying to tk a photo of me, reflected on the mirror surface of the ledge. 12 plates..fitting in nicely.

2008

2008-01-20T22:22:00.000+08:00

2007 happened in a glance, so fast ..

Hope 2008 will be a great and better one for every one. =)

Finally completed my 5 day course for DB level one coaching technical certification. The coach, Fred, was the former Canadian National team coach. It was a good experience with an exchange of ideas =) My weekend had been a burning one..*tired* Thank goodness Monday is my free day. *phew*

Penang Race 2007

2007-12-06T07:22:00.001+08:00

It'll be really the closing race of the year for me. I havent been training consistently thou. My feet's been hurting since the long long marathon..=( My classmate commented that it might be due to the lack of cushioning from my shoes. I dun doubt that ..oh well. it's almost time for a new pair of shoes..maybe I should get 2. haha hmm..one pair or asics and another saucony. heh..or maybe adidas..
Im still packing for the Penang trip..will be heading to Penang later tonight. And with my alma mater. Somehow I dun really know what to pack in also..hah.

For the past 3 days, I've been attending a first aid course. It's useful..esp in life-threatening situations. After the few incidents that has happened over the past month or rather the year, I feel that my view towards life seems to have change..but to what extent, I, myself havent really feel it "moulded". It's still in the process of getting into shape. Not that I became stronger or anything like dat, but I tend to tk certain things more easily..not that hard-up. Most importantly, cherish whatever that we have with us.

The year seems to be coming to a closure very soon. I hope it'll end off well for every one of us.

*Alright..back to packing!*

Closure

2007-11-29T22:50:00.000+08:00

Hope this afternoon's procedure will give them a proper closure to their short but meaningful lives.

Unreal Vs Real

2007-11-28T19:05:00.000+08:00

It feels a lil unreal these days...

Seems like im floating with the days..it juz passes. With many events happening. These events doesnt feel real..until they really sank in. Even when I see Stephen, Jeremy, Boon San, Reuben and WeiCheng's photos on the papers, on the news and even at their wakes, it still doesnt feel real.

Last Thursday, I sent them off to Cambodia at the airport. This Thursday, Im sending them again..back to where they came from.

I juz got to know Jeremy better thru my boy. He's really a lovable chap, alwaz there with his "stupidly funny and sometimes sarcastic" jokes. He has the ability to mk it nt that offensive *salutes* so it juz tickles the ppl ard him. A mentally tough guy i see him..from the way he trains. My first impression of him is his tiny eyes..I alwaz like guys with small eyes..dun ask me why..maybe cos they look cute. And he rode a scrambler..the dangerously cool factor.

Stephen's like our big brother..he looks like a teddy bear=)I knew him when I joined the NTeam in 2003. My dad alwaz like to tease him..and calls him "Step-Hen" A really disciplined and hard-core guy, I see him often in our NTU gym and going for his own "secret trainings" I like his smile and tiny eyes.. charismatic. I was afraid of talking to him at the start cos he looks rather stern when he doesnt smile and he's actually q a quiet person, I find. But recently, we've spoken more and he's actually q cheeky, teasing my boy and I when we got together initially. Also in the same profession, I hope I'll be able to carry on what u've started..and continue to inspire the kids when I stepped into the teaching line. For u.

Boon San ..I've nt known him well enough but I salute him for his passion towards the sports. Some ppl criticize him for leaving and coming bac to the team eventually..But I guess it takes courage to ignore all these comments and stay true to what u believe in and what u want.

Reuben, a talented man.. Same age as me. I recognized him as a kayakist..and haf seen him ard since I started with NTU canoeing. He was alwayz the only k1 rower from NYP..so he will pace with our guys. It's nt easy to train alone. It needs a lot of self motivation to push urself to do better. He did it. Jasmine still loves u alot..U're a lucky man. The first and last time I spoke to him was in the airport when I was sending the guys off to Cambodia.

WeiCheng is one of the youngest in the team and unfortunately, I've not spoken to him before. He was going to start his studies in NTU next year. Hope u'll rest in peace.

It took some time for all these to sink in, to be able to face all the media reports.
Be strong guys. Be strong Mr Nasiman.

I ask myself whether I'll be afraid of the waters after this..No, I answered to myself. Because they wont want to see us quit.

I miss having them around. What will the future be like.

Mass Funeral @ Mandai Crematorium Center

2007-11-28T10:22:00.000+08:00

A mass funeral will be held for our 5 guys tmr 29 November 2007 @ 1245pm, Mandai Crematorium Center (Nearest MRT station is Khatib)

Come Back

2007-11-24T00:11:00.000+08:00

Guys..please come back..please..

Stay strong, guys.

Yeah!

2007-11-23T18:49:00.000+08:00

Yeah! Finally the end of the sem! Glad dat it's finally over and we dun haf to return to the ulu island for the time being. =)

I'll be leaving for Kukup tmr! My first trip of the hols..woohoo. Havent met up with the gers for quite some time..it's finally time for us to gather! Meeting freaking early..like 845. hah

I tried out the song "Always on your side" with Will dis morning. Cant get one verse right thou..but other den that, it's really a "song for the soul". I tried out "Kiss Me" too. A simple song ..nice.

Im missing my boy who's away in Cambodia for a race. Havent heard from him about the race yet. But he was saying dat Philippines sent some of the gers over too! sighh..The race ..I guess, has a "political agenda" behind it, since it has been termed "ASEAN" db race. Hope they will do fine.

Oh and dad juz informed me that one of my cousins will be getting married in Dec. So which means that I'll have to get down to Penang righ after I come back from Taipei and den rushed back again to SG to catch my flight to Ho Chi Minh...Ooo..I wonder if
sounds exciting or tiring.

*Listening to Tanya.."

NIce Song

2007-11-22T22:25:00.001+08:00

Nice SOng

Goodbye & Hello

2007-11-22T09:16:00.000+08:00

I've juz gotten Tanya's new album- Goodbye & Hello.

The first song on her album

.达尔文
作词：蔡健雅作曲：蔡健雅

我的青春也不是没伤痕
是明白爱是信仰的延伸
什么特征人缘还是眼神
也不会预知爱不爱的可能
保持单身忍不住又沉沦
兜着圈子来去有时苦等
人的一生感情是旋转门
转到了最后真心的就不分

*有过竞争有过牺牲
被爱筛选过程
学会认真学会忠诚
适者才能生存
懂得永恒得要我们
进化成更好的人*

我的青春有时还蛮单纯
相信幸福取决于爱得深
读进化论我赞成达尔文
没实力的就有淘汰的可能
我的替身已换过多少轮
记忆在旧情人心中变冷
我的一生有几道旋转门
转到了最后只剩你我没分

*Chorus*

Always On Your Side

2007-11-21T10:11:00.000+08:00

Gonna play this song with the PESS band. And i'll like to dedicate this song to you.

Always On Your Side - Sheryl Crow

My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side

Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But your demons and your angels reappeared
Leavin' all the traces of the man you thought you'd be
Leavin' me with no place left to go from here
Leavin' me so many questions all these years

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be

Well they say that love is in the air, but never is it clear,
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are we left to wonder, all alone, eternally
But is this how it's really meant to be
No is it how it's really meant to be

Well if they say that love is in the air, never is it clear
How to pull it close and make it stay
If butterflies are free to fly, why do they fly away
Leavin' me to carry on and wonder why
Was it you that kept me wondering through this life
When you know that I was always on your side

Eu JIn. 1981-2007

2007-11-21T07:32:00.000+08:00

Finally, I saw him. Eu Jin had been a great senior! Thou I had little interactions with him, I've alwayz seen him as a really great guy- his devotion and love for Debbie, his strive for excellence in both sports and studies. I believed he will be remembered by all of his friends. I will remember you.

Many back here are crying for you. There was a really heavy rain last night..but everyone stayed to company u. Many unfinished things I believe u haf..but do rest in peace.

It'll take time for everyone to get over his death..esp Debbie and his family members. Be strong!

I saw Debbie and she was trying to look as strong as possible...Debbie, we're always here.

A blog dedicated to Eujin by all his friends:-
http://remembereujin.blogspot.com/

Exams Over

2007-11-20T10:27:00.000+08:00

Im finally done with all the exams and assignments! (Ok left with one more monster assessment this coming Fri)

A lil lost at the beginning..when my paper was over. But I realised I've got a lot of things on hand which I shld be doing! haha..one of them is to pack my messy notes!..hmm..read thru the accumulating photostated notes ( ok..datz a post-exam resolution.)

Went back to train with my NJ juniors yesterday.. ok..super juniors instead. Wah been one week since I went down to the waters..felt a lil weird at the start. Gonna haf to start running too. grr..feeling lazy..

Eye Operation Again

2007-11-16T18:35:00.001+08:00

I had an eye operation again. This time on the left eye.

It's a lil more painful this time ...dunno why.

Oh well..ok la. At least it's nt bothering me anymore. Time to mug..

Swollen Eye

2007-11-14T06:48:00.000+08:00

My left eye is swollen ...AGAIN.

The swell happened so fast that it din allow me time to react before I see it coming. I felt a lil discomfort but din realise that the discomfort originate from my eye area. Then I went to rest my eyes..when I opened my eyes..I realised dat it starting to hurt a lil more. And yes..it's officially swollen!! darn..Time to go see the dr. And im afraid dat I have to undergo op again. Money and pain..=(

Going to go see my family dr later ..when their clinic open.

Im speculating that my infection happened when I was doing my evening run last night. The surrounding air @ Sengkang area was not v clean. It felt a lil hazy in fact.

*keeping my fingers crossed*

The Olympic Motto

2007-11-12T16:37:00.000+08:00

Citius. Altius. Fortius

"Faster, Higher, Stronger"

The Olympic Motto encourages athletes to give his or her best during competition, and to view this effort as victory itself.

The sense in the motto is that being first is not necessarily a priority, but that giving one's best and striving for personal excellence is a worthwhile goal.

Updates

2007-11-09T21:10:00.000+08:00

Yeah it's time for updates..it had been a day or eat and sleep for me, amidst the projects and one & only lesson for the day.

Regatta ended the year of NTUC Club. This yr's Regatta wasnt a fantastic experience for myself..the organization went out of hand, I feel personally with the rush to get all the boats to start promptly and to end promptly. The race wasnt focused on sportsmanship. Maybe the corporate teams experienced a lil on the spirit of dragonboating. But in all, I feel dat it had been a race to satisfy ppl who haf paid the money to race.

It was also my first time racing under MOE in the Inter Public Service race. A fun time I supposed. It was made up of experienced rowers which I believed is our advantage. For the heats and semis, we had the SAFSA team sticking beside us..but the Finals was THE race, with a stronger combination of rowers.

The MOE team ladies..look familiar? =)

Photo with Shihui. This yr's my 7th Regatta. haa

Photo with My Boy. eh the SIM tee shirt is nice..SIM did well this year with its short db history. From what i understand, the school has been really supportive of them. Jia You bah =)

Cos Im joining NJ for the coming Penang Race in Dec, Im starting to train with NJ from this week onwards. It's THE NJ feelin haha..where all the lil girls and boys are stressed over their every set. whether they had put in their max for every set. While Im still preparing for my exams, Im not committing myself totally to NJ'S training schedule. They're trg every day except Sunday..woo. But I really enjoy the feeling of trg with these little ones. Somehow, they push me along with them. Hopefully Im able to push some of them along.

I've kind of settled my last trip of the year which is to Ho Ch Minh. Booked my tix with Jetstar and decided to settle my accomodation with a guest house. Based on the reviews online, I booked my stay at this particular guesthouse, Luan Vu Guesthouse. It was also affordable ! The only thing which I've not settled is my planned stay at Mui Ne beach. The 2 resorts dat I've sent emails to are fully booked on Xmas Eve. *bleah* So Im still checking out other resorts.

Stop Bingeing

2007-10-31T09:13:00.001+08:00

I need to stop bingeing..

mUZ B the stress factor..cant believe that Im feeling stressed haha

29 October 2007

2007-10-29T22:05:00.000+08:00

Cant believe that I've actually stayed up the whole of last night to complete the 2000 word ed psych essay. Eh all because of me and my procrastination..so I kind of deserve it lah huh. At least it's over ..for now. haha

Made my way to this studio - Guitar 77 for our combined class band jamming session. Actually I expected to see more of us there..but eh there were enough ppl there. haha The room was in fact a lil small and Edwin, our soloist was already singing till a lil hoarse and perspiring.

I took over the mic so dat he cld tk a break haha. But I realised the song I chose wasnt actually in the direction which the band was playing. I chose quite a acoustic kind of pop song..but the team was playing more of rock. And yah..Im "china-pai" one..so I chose a chinese song. A song by Fan Wei Qi..

I felt better this time(thou I still din managed to get the lyrics @ some point of the song. haha .)as compared to the first time when I was testing out the song at one of NIE's ulu staircases with just one of the guitarist and a few others listening. Thou I sang quite badly the last time, our classmates encouraged me along. yeah..thks guys.

*sleepy...Got to carry on with another project!

Till Date - My Hols Plans

2007-10-25T09:43:00.000+08:00

Till date, my hols plans are as follows:-

- 25th - 26th Nov : Kukup
- 7th - 10th Dec : Penang Race ( with NJ)
- 14th - 19th Dec : Taipei+ Tai Chung

Was thinking of visiting Phuket/ Vietnam/ Cambodia in late Dec

Blog Things..

2007-10-25T09:40:00.000+08:00

It's been a long while since I did those personality tests on Blog things. This one is quite interesting =)

You Are Spring!

Hopeful
Playful
Sweet
Fresh
Airy

What Season Woman Are You?

this sounds a lil like me..I think haha

Rugby

2007-10-22T22:23:00.000+08:00

I've enjoyed my rugby module. The season ended off well..with us clinching 2nd plc in our own Rugby Carnival. Good job guys..=)

Personally, I feel dat my contribution as a player had been minimal. not too good a player =( But im glad dat I learnt a lot from my fellow team mates and fr our facilitator as well. We were given a whole wealth of resources..which I think I only had read less den 10% of them?..haha

My Rugby Team mates..Go Wallabies!

and now..time to get my rugby assignment started...=(

GE 10km Run

2007-10-22T21:38:00.001+08:00

I had a good run yesterday.

The GE 10KM run started at the Padang.We started a lil behind the whole pack and had to wind our way thru the crowd ahead of us. Yvette was leading us lah haha..but we soon lost sight of her.

I was pacing the run with Del. The turning point was at the National Stadium and as I was approaching the Esplanade, I thot the ending point was somewhere within the Esplanade until I saw the 7KM mark..haha..but oh well, we managed to maintain our speed I feel and finished off back at Padang.

It was an all-ladies event. I think that's what make the event more meaningful. haha..the race was for us =)

The event sponsor, adidas even had photographers coming ard to tk photos for us! =) And we cld den dl the photos for free: www.adidas.com.sg/marathon2007

Quite happy to have seen a few old frens too - Ber, Adeline, Huiwen..

After which, it was trg time. =)

Working

2007-10-18T00:37:00.001+08:00

Working on my ICT...

*yawnz*

SAKae..Celebrating our "Brother's" Bday

2007-10-16T21:55:00.000+08:00

Had dinner @ Sakae to celebrate our "bro's " bday. I knew him for the ..(lemme count..since pri 3, which is 9yrs old haa )14th year. haha..Haf alwaz regarded him as my confidante..thou we hardly meet up. But juz so coincidental, whenever Im @ my lowest, he'll call me. He hasnt changed much since I got to know him better..and I tink neither haf I haha.

He's also my boy's "bro". I dunno how these 2 guys can be talking for hours...*bleah* But yah..they can do it. =) I find it "funny" how the 3 of us are linked together. But then again, Im grateful to have these 2 guys in my life.

Notice the expressions on these 2 guys..hah

Finally Friday

2007-10-12T16:36:00.000+08:00

Glad dat it's finally Friday. Not too sure why..but this week feels more draining than usual.. Maybe my "auntie" is coming to visit me =) Just had lunch with my classmates @ NYDC (first time im having lunch with them outside school haa) and hanging out in Holland V before going to collect my air tix, supposed to get down to doing ICT but heh..thot of blogging.

Another good news! ICT's not due till next Thurs! yeah..give us a lil more time to refine the work a lil and at least this weekend wont feel dat tight!

Had Barkers' Run on the Wed dat just past. My class just took it easy lah haha..and we had the honour of taking photos with our lecturers and Singapore's legendary sprinter! Mr Kunalan

Photo taken with the tutors!

My class taking photo with the champion trophy before the start of the race. "Winning it without any sweat" haha...posers lah

Resting in UID after our sponsored dinner ( yumm..but a lil too buttery)

One Day After Training ...

2007-10-09T22:46:00.001+08:00

Guess what is this fruit/veg..? =)

A banana? Corn?? hmm...

Answer: Mango! haha

Ah- fat is tired after a hard day of workout with us..looking a lil emo(he's been following us for our run!)

Our Ah-Fat has grown real big these days. He used to be q chubby when he was a pup..datz why we called him Fatty aka Ah Fat. I guess he's shed his baby fats after undergoing intensive runs with us ..=)

Studying @ Kallang Macs

2007-10-06T01:34:00.000+08:00

Kallang Macs has the most number of powerpoints i've seen in a "cafe" so far. But they're concentrated at the left wing of the cafe ( datz why most people are seated here )

The crowd here is quite funny lah. There;s dis grp of people having a very serious project discussion who even bought their printer lor ;Another 2 young lads who have plugged in their PS and playing away;a few serious muggers but have also logged on to their MSN and chatting away; An auntie watching some drama from her DVD player, sniffing away with a piece of tissue ( I wonder is she sobbing or sneezing haha); An old uncle who has plugged in his laptop but seems like he has fallen asleep instead. haha funny crowd..or rather funny Singaporeans.

And me..here @ 142am, trying to start on my assignment...

Keeping awake

2007-10-04T21:50:00.000+08:00

I realised Im having difficulties staying awake these days...

On Facebook

2007-10-02T08:24:00.000+08:00

I juz got onto Facebook. Heh..did a lil research on it while I was working. It's actually quite user friendly, as compared to the rest of the social networking sites.

And I supposed its recent debut report on The Sunday Times last week did help to raise its profile in Singapore a lil =)

Just uploaded an album of photos..im really amazed by the speed and user-friendliness of the uploading platform yah.

Din managed to find any of my JC/Uni groups thou *surprised* and there werent any DB groups as well. *surprised * Haa maybe it's really still too new?

Alright..maybe I'll juz spend a lil more time looking @ it for a while before meeting my boy for kopi..=)

Day

2007-10-02T00:25:00.000+08:00

It's hazy today *rubbing my eyes*. What A Monday...

A burnt weekend.

And finally, the mystery of the failed access of my house wireless is finally solved. It wasnt a service provider problem but rather, someone in the house made a mistake in the order of the phone line connection. Which caused the access @ home to be down..grr..Have been coming to the Kovan Macs for the past few days to tap on the wireless here. And I realised that only near the counter are the wireless points stronger.

A couple of assignments due dis week *feeling the stress*

Mid Autumn Festival

2007-09-26T09:23:00.000+08:00

Mid Autumn Festival was a simple one.

School for lessons + Training. haha my team mates actually lit up lanterns and candles @ sdba. haa like what kids these days do.

Eh my phone's camera's effect aint that bad lah huh..at least can still see the lanterns haha

Later @ night, I met Wee ..he was in a really bad mood

I only started eating mooncakes early this morning. haha sinful.....

Punggol Run

2007-09-25T09:03:00.000+08:00

I enjoyed my night run ard Punggol last night =)

Regatta

2007-09-24T16:24:00.000+08:00

Our next and last race of the year will be Regatta, early NOV.

5 Crew DB Race

2007-09-24T15:56:00.000+08:00

The last weekends was spent in Chinese Gdns!..5 crew db race!

Our Heats

Our boat @ the start line, seated in a staggered manner.

Taking off.

We finished second to RP. So we had to come early the next morning for repercharge. I felt a lil upset with the results, seriously. And I dun exactly noe how to remedy the situation den. I think I felt like a sore loser. But I cldnt help feeling sore. For a moment, I was thinking to myself whether it was time for me to really tk a break.

Second Day

My Sian Look on the second day of Race

During our semis and races which follow-up, we decide to change our seating to 2front +2back. Think it helped us to spread out our weight better den the staggered one. Cos our front felt too light.

In the end, we only managed to get into the minor finals. But at least we did ourselves justice by clocking our best timing. Thou still far from the rest of the NTUC boats.

*Took photo with 'boss'*

The grand finals saw 3 of our boats taking the lanes. And we managed to come in 1st, 2nd and 4th =) Good job ladies!

Other fun shots!

Me taking a photo of Jas taking a photo of Meishi and Del. Hahah..does it sound confusing?

'Customary' shot with Meishi. Almost every race, we took a pict together, ever since 2004?

The race ended off with a steamboat dinner @ Xiangci's place. ( SOme of them were playing Wii Nintendo..the new game in town!)

Another fruitful week

2007-09-24T15:34:00.000+08:00

(Im in SIM now heh..my first time in this campus)

Another fruitful week has passed. hmm..im trying to recall wat happened during the week so here goes. =)

Monday was the day when we went to recee for our Taipei+ Taichung trip =) And by Wednesday, we were ready to book our tix and stuffs. ( The travel agency hasnt got back to us.) Our Taipei stuffs are settled by the travel agency. But the Taichung Hotel was booked online.

And Wednesday was the first time I had some Italian High Class dinner. haha hmm it's actually @ Charcoal, a restaurant totally ran by SHATEC students.(Wee's cousin is learning cookery @ SHATEC. So we went down to support this dinner event) So it wasnt really the High Class experience. We had 4 courses ( trying to recall..heh) but the best of cos the main which is the seafood squid inked pasta. I was still wondering why was the pasta dark green and telling Wee dat we can go to the supermarket to recee for dark green pasta haa but in fact, it's juz pasta dat has been soaked in squid ink! We were told dat it's actually a tedious process cos need to tk away the smell of the squid oso.

The service crew were oso SHATEC students so we cld actually see some of them quite nervous when serving us. So as much as possible, we try to smile and reassure them =) Their supervisor is actually quite strict. He'll juz scold them if he found them not doing a good job.

Thursday, instead of my usual GESL, I went for for training instead. Quite relieved dat my GESL has finally got going, thou it didnt end up with the BIG AMBITIOUS plans we had.

Friday was my first visit to DEMPSEY rd. Had a dinner over there, part of the celebration for Joesie's bday. We were @ Dempsey Hut, this alfresco dining place. Their food was nice =) Have been hearing things bout this new hip place but haf nv been there till last Fri. And the rest were talking bout this PS CAFE. haha..dun exactly noe what's the hype about, so I shld probably find a day to visit the place. =)

Weekend was totally burnt @ Chinese Gdn. (Oh on Saturday, I felt a lil upset, so Wee and I went to Sakae for dinner heh. I tink Im finding too much comfort from food liao )

Time

2007-09-19T09:48:00.000+08:00

Alright time to get things going..

Plan and action! Go!!

Taipei + Taichung

2007-09-18T09:49:00.001+08:00

Amidst "swimming" in the sea of assignments, my boy and I are gonna start planning for a year end trip to Taipei and Taichung. Not too worried bout getting around Taipei cos many ppl haf been to Taipei before. I guess getting ard Taichung might need a bit more research.

Why Taichung..cos of the many reviews of beautiful scenery. Now the problem will be getting an accomodation with reasonable budget and good location.

Alright..the research goes on hee

Changes

2007-09-16T19:11:00.001+08:00

Before this yr's sava, i looked @ the havianas dat i've been wearing ..and thot to myself..It's been one year =) Times flies ..doesnt it.

This year's SAVA..i dunno what to feel but glad dat till now, we're still keeping together as a team and rowing. 500m, we came in second, quite a close race. 200m, it's anybody's race..we came in 4th.

I tink I over-carboloaded with bread..

DB is a team sport. We have to feel the boat together. The word is "Together"

I left the race site, feeling a sense of loss.. it din feel good @ the last set. But oh well..cant look back. Look forward.

2007-09-14T15:26:00.000+08:00

I know Im supposed to be busy with my assignments. But was really relieved after days of rushing the ICT assignment and studying for my content upgrading test (ok..i tink all dat I tried to cramp into my tiny brain din really came back to me during the actual test =( )

A few of us gers went over to one of the halls to engage in a meaningful game of "dry swimming". The tiles were really small..and we realised dat we lack in some equipments- like a table, chips, and haa..dice! so basically we had nothing except the tiles. haha..

We all came to realise dat it was time to put what we have been learning for weeks into good use. Game modification!

In place of a table, we used a stool and stacked it with our really thick textbooks.

In place of the chips, we were "trading" with mentos (we shared a total of 2 big packets of the mentos) heh..For the dice, we drew 18 squares, each representing a number. Haaa so the one who's supposed to start the game will close her eyes and use a pen to point to the number!..haha

We had a fun game! Destressing! heh. And cos my brain was q drained..dat I played in a v un-professional manner. So they were teasing that I have to go for content upgrading in "dry swimming" too! grr..Oh and from one of my classmates, I realised that there's actually a Mahjong Association in SG! Haa..so what do they do? I wonder... =)

My Acer

2007-09-10T21:51:00.000+08:00

My Acer is getting a lil cranky these days. There's this noise which is coming from the system which seems to indicate that it's going to crash any time.

It's a super busy period now. YOU (MY Acer) have to hang on!!

2007-09-10T20:11:00.000+08:00

Im happy with what I have now. =)

Air Ticket

2007-09-09T14:12:00.000+08:00

Have this sudden urge to just buy a one-way ticket to Vietnam...and just travel..

Is there really a thing call "THE ONE"?

2007-09-06T15:10:00.000+08:00

Does "THE ONE" really exist in this World?

If I really believe, I'll hold on to it.

New Sighting @ the AMK Bus Stop

2007-09-06T08:05:00.000+08:00

I was waiting for my bus @ the bus stop outside AMK MRT Stn when I spotted this relatively new "thing"! It's a digital board which gives passengers an indication of the frequency of their buses. I was waiting for bus 165. Thou the board indicated that the bus had arrived but in actual fact, my bus was not here yet. As a passenger, I think I can still mk do with the little inaccuracy cos the traffic during the evening peak hour is really terrible, so it's understandable that the frequency is a lil disrupted.

But anyhow, I tink it's a good initiative to have the board in place, especially @ busy bus stops. =)

Wireless @ SG

2007-09-05T18:30:00.000+08:00

I just signed up for wireless @ SG with 2 of the operators- Singnet and QMax. eh the wireless service is actually pretty fast, similar speed as the one which I have @ home. The only issue i'll encounter would probably be ..I wont noe which operator is operating @ the hotspot which I am in. Like a while ago when I tried to login to my singnet account in Macs and I realised dat they are actually operated by QMax. haha..so maybe it'll be useful to keep a list of the operators and where they're operating @.

Guez with this service, Im able to gain internet access whenever im in the hotspot. And do my work outside my home and campus! yeah.

Just had my Growth & Development discussion with my grpmates..I enjoyed the session haha thou itz like all 4 of us are like blur blur...haha. The kids AJ got as our subjects were pretty open as well. So it made our work simpler. =)

Hee the kids look awkward