A very BIG BIG THANK YOU to all who have wished and remembered this special day of mine. Turning 21 fills me with endless anxiety as it marks a turning point of ones life, thinking and perceptions. Many decisions have to be made and many more responsibilities I have to take. My mind and body slowly soaking in the need to be independent and self reliance.

2 weeks of confinement at BMTC was finally over. Returning to mainland (Singapore from Tekong) was a dream many have been looking forward too. The people, food and even the infrastructures were the kind of things we miss most though at times we do take some of them for granted. 3 days break before booking in on Sunday evening was a breather that everyone needed to escape from the regimental life.

Similar to every new environment, life at BMTC is never easy yet is never too difficult to adapt. The strenuous trainings that we have to put through not only trains the body to be physically fit but also the mind to be mentally strong. Our desire to perform plays a very important part especially during trainings. If one loses the will to do anything or doesn't have a goal in mind, NS will be a mundane journey.

My 2 weeks of stay in BMTC has taught me something. And that is to never be selfish. In whatever situation we must always accomplish the task together. If a man falls and is left behind, our mission is pronounced failed.

Had a great time for the past few days.

Wed - 3 June 2009

Finally done with room painting at man's place and tasted his mum's cooking. Her dishes are always on my favourite list. But my mum is still always the best. Always love her cooking. Each have their own uniqueness. One Eurasian and the other Chinese. But for now, I can only imagine how good they taste in camp. I really hope the food at camp isn't as bad as I've heard.

Fri - 5 June 2009

Met up with FYP mates and 2 ladies. I have to come up with a group name for this. How about Polyees? Ya, this should work. So, the Polyees returned our graduation robe and had dinner at Secret Recipe over at Marina Square. Of course, there were a lot of laughter proudly contributed by Ms Lee. Our happy fruit (kai xing guo). Somehow, during and after meals, she's easily tickled and burst out in laughter as if her food has been spiked with "Haha" drugs or something. Nevertheless, you brought joy.

And a big thank you to all Polyees for the very early birthday cum farewell gifts. My first 21 birthday presents and mini celebration. Really appreciate your thoughts and well wishes. (Pictures of the gifts will be out on the day itself) Will give you guys a call when I'm out.

Sat - 6 June 2009

Received a SMS the day before to cancel all appointments for this very special day. It was a day out with my family. We had buffet dinner at Sakura over at Woodlands, located just beside Republic Poly. It was another mini birthday and farewell dinner just in case I'm not out on my birthday. Had a great time over dinner. Then we went for a visit to RP and I must say the environment is very clean and comfy. They don't have as much buildings as SP and the surrounding is really open. Maybe SP can think of having more open space or a garden and it will be the best poly to study here.

We went for a car spin round the eastern part of Singapore. Visited Seletar Air base and the roads of Sembawang and Woodlands. It's been a really long time since we all went for a car spin together. Is something we always do when we are young. My parents like to travel in cars especially my Dad. He understands the road so well, he can drive you there blindfolded. Had a great night.

Mon - 8 June 2009

The day I most look forward too. A simple "get together" dinner with SBClub friends over at? Guess? ... ... ... Secret Recipe at Marina Square. Yup, I was there last Friday. I beg the waiter and waitress knew who I was that day. Anyways, had a great time listening to their interesting conversation. So many stories. Well not many, but a story that somehow pops endless questions and link to other incidents and somehow we are ready to fly to the moon.

The oldsters had their talks and the youngsters had the time of their lives. And I was in the middle, listening to both sides and surprisingly I find them really interesting. Listening to entirely different sides and gel their stories together. Basically, confusion was the thing I find so interesting. =] Had a wonderful time though some couldn't make it. Maybe next time I'll use force rather than request. Joking.

Well, that's all for today. A chalet is supposed to happen tomorrow and you guys are invited to celebrate my birthday. But I have been called by the government to serve the country. What a pity. Nevertheless, the past few days have been well spent.

The next post will most probably be in a few weeks time. I'll enjoy myself, no worries. Looking forward to the big day though nothing much will happen. But is my 21. Legal age to do do almost anything. So, the first thing I'll do is to play you a very classic music. A music that you most probably be laughing, swearing, loving or hating me for playing it. Cheers =]

just thinking about it
makes me smile outside
and
makes me sob inside

Is hot, Hot, HOT today. Temperature reaching to a max of 33 degree Celsius. The sun rays almost killed everyone on the street today. I could feel myself getting cooked under the scorching sun. Hope the weather will be cooling for the rest of the week. At least rain a little.

Was supposed to post what happened at my friend's place yesterday, but it was kind of late (1 am) when I got home from his place. The first thing I wanted to do was to shower and sleep for the entire week. Well, not exactly the entire week but a full day or 2. You cannot imagine how difficult it was to remove the wallpapers of his room. OK, I admit I was the itchy finger to begin with the peeling, but I didn't know it will be that tiring after the whole thing. The stress and fatigue sipped in after everything was removed nicely. Maybe after reading through the steps we took to remove the wallpapers then you'll understand what we all have been through.

Steps to removing wallpaper from the wall:
1. Spray or sponge warm/hot water over the wallpaper and let it soak for a while.
2. Pick a corner to start peeling the first layer of the wallpaper which has the patterns/shapes/designs/ drawings on it. While doing so, someone of you may experience irritation as the layer tears.
3. When the first layer is removed, the wallpaper leaves its adhesive layer which glues the first layer to the wall. Here's your next mission.
4. Sponge the adhesive layer with lots of water (hot/warm) and let it soaked. Imagine you're washing the wall.
5. Now, use a scrapper and begin scrapping the adhesive off from the wall. Note: You need people with strength and a lot of patience and perseverance. Your room will be very, very messy.
6. The whole process of removing the wallpapers for the room will take approximately 12 hours plus 2 hours of cleaning time.

We begin at 12:30 pm and ended at 1 am. Surprisingly, we somehow find strength to finish it and it was quite fun along the way. You don't get to do this everyday. God knows where we got the patience and power to accomplish the task, but we just did it. Like Emmanuel always says, "...because we are strong (especially mentally) we can move mountains". And I say, "God helps those who help themselves".

Just thinking about man Dad's invitation to do the master room if he finds us doing a great job brings fear and terror. Anyways, painting begins tomorrow. Hope it will be a breeze.

I'll never have wallpaper in my house.

Right now, I feel like sleeping for the entire week. Though tired and knowing the weather is so damn HOT, I went to gym. Almost wanted to sleep on the bench. I was hoping that I don't fall into sleep-exercising. Enjoyed the air condition anyways.

I can't believe what I've been doing for the entire day. I was "facebooking", putting up pictures taken during my stay in SP for the past 3 years.

"I don't go to facebook".

That was the kind of remark I give to people when they asked if I've seen the pictures or friends on Facebook. Yet here I am happily putting all the pictures, as if I am designing a picture book. Along the way, some of you got carried away by my "facebooking" and did the same thing too. It was funny to see so many photos being put up and tag.

I have 6 albums now and they each tell a very unique story. Looking back at what I've done, I must say I have made really good friends and met great lectures along the way. Really happy to have met all of them and will always remember the effort they've put in to make 3 years of poly life so bearable.

2 more albums are still missing and they are my JC friends who I met during my first 3 months in SRJC and my best of the best friends from Drama Club in secondary school. I'll try to get pictures with them and put them up on Facebook before I enter martial arts school. I am addicted to Facebook.

Luckily, I had to attend dinner at my big aunt's place to get me away from Facebook. It was a simple buffet with our close relatives to celebrate Father's Day in advance. Nothing much to say, but I can share with you one thing. My big uncle's relatives (his brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles and aunts) are real hardcore drinkers. They finished 4 bottles of expensive wine with beer and champagne and they are still going for more. Please kids, drinking is bad for health and it gives you beer belly. Abstain from heavy drinking as much as possible =].

Planning for a mass outing is really difficult. Accommodation is really a tough thing to do. But I enjoy every moment of it. Just thinking of getting everyone together for a meal keeps me motivated. I'll persevere. Jia you!