glad to have really made use of the past few days this week... finally a good lifestyle is being put into action, with the constant running, exercise, waking early, soccer etc.
did a lot of things this week as well, such as taking time out at night to enjoy a nice dimsum supper, waking early to see the sunrise, meeting jon to set-up his electric guitar at roxy square, going to bugis to prepare the photojigsaw, FIFA-ing at night, picking HZ for supper to cure his sianness, waking early to send my youngest brother to school (finally he has accepted me driving the car), going back to NUS and sheares hall, buying pens from central forum co-op, attending the summer programme briefing, moving boxes to guild house, settling army mob stuff, going to MOE HQ and holland v to meet oly for lunch, and also celebrating our 4 months at bistro one zero three... 1+0+3=4 !!!! (o:>
the next 2 weeks are going to be really quite busy and time consuming, although the NUS summer programme sounds really fun. hope it will be one heck of an experience, especially with visiting all the places such as the start-up companies, the CEO of sakae sushi, eighteen chefs etc etc... it will all officially start on monday morning during the registration, but we'll all be meeting some of them already during the airport pick-ups tomorrow. incidentally, my international students happen to be arriving at 735am, 850am, and 950am flights tomorrow so i'll be at the airport the entire morning... ahhh, the feeling of cabbing, knowing that all costs incurred will be paid for by the NUS summer programme budget, is just delightful.
anyway, half a year has passed in the blink of an eye, and in a short while we will be entering into the realm of july... so here's to a smooth and happy 2nd half of 2012, cheers!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
next-best solution
3 weeks ago i re-launched the PIP, dubbing the new improved version as SIP...
i sought to "start reading, carry-out a fitness regime, as well as attempt to improve the way of my thinking (something that the PIP has always been seeking to accomplish)."
the first two, albeit sometimes slow and infrequent, are nonetheless underway...
however, admittedly the third remains the most challenging task.
"also, not only does one's thinking need to be wise, but it should also show in one's behaviors and attitudes. i hope to be a nicer person in general, and to not fall to anger so easily - especially on the road or toward minor/trivial issues."
this caused me to think up a heap-load of ways that might help me attain a nicer guy status, and it was only during a recent dinner at home when a thought struck me.
there's no point constantly complaining about how hard the pig intestines are, is there? instead, like all other situations in life, we can only take what has been served to us, decide on the best alternative out, and go for that route. this is a method that i have seen my best friend apply all the time... and hopefully i can emulate it with considerably success soon.
it's a little hard to put it into words, but basically we just have to keep moving on. whenever troubles arise, no amount of lamenting or complaining is going to help the situation... decide on the next best course of action (for example, to rectify the situation) and go for it.
in a sense, this kinda' compliments the theory of fate pretty well.
in other news, this morning i brought the kookoo out to punggol waterway at 6am+ in the morning to catch the sunrise... apparently it's her first time seeing one haha so she's really happy, and i am too.
much thought was put into this plan, in order to thoughtfully acclimatize her body clock to the following six weeks of working... as well as the swee choon dim sum supper the night before, which she has been craving so much lately (oh those liu sha baos), so as to make the most out of her last weekday night of staying up late.
although it was insane for me to wake at 6am today as i slept at the same time the previous night, it was all worth it (o:>
when the lights go out
and we open our eyes
out there in the silence
i'll be gone, i'll be gone
let the sun fade out
and another one rise
climbing through tomorrow
i'll be gone, i'll be gone
i sought to "start reading, carry-out a fitness regime, as well as attempt to improve the way of my thinking (something that the PIP has always been seeking to accomplish)."
the first two, albeit sometimes slow and infrequent, are nonetheless underway...
however, admittedly the third remains the most challenging task.
"also, not only does one's thinking need to be wise, but it should also show in one's behaviors and attitudes. i hope to be a nicer person in general, and to not fall to anger so easily - especially on the road or toward minor/trivial issues."
this caused me to think up a heap-load of ways that might help me attain a nicer guy status, and it was only during a recent dinner at home when a thought struck me.
there's no point constantly complaining about how hard the pig intestines are, is there? instead, like all other situations in life, we can only take what has been served to us, decide on the best alternative out, and go for that route. this is a method that i have seen my best friend apply all the time... and hopefully i can emulate it with considerably success soon.
it's a little hard to put it into words, but basically we just have to keep moving on. whenever troubles arise, no amount of lamenting or complaining is going to help the situation... decide on the next best course of action (for example, to rectify the situation) and go for it.
in a sense, this kinda' compliments the theory of fate pretty well.
in other news, this morning i brought the kookoo out to punggol waterway at 6am+ in the morning to catch the sunrise... apparently it's her first time seeing one haha so she's really happy, and i am too.
much thought was put into this plan, in order to thoughtfully acclimatize her body clock to the following six weeks of working... as well as the swee choon dim sum supper the night before, which she has been craving so much lately (oh those liu sha baos), so as to make the most out of her last weekday night of staying up late.
although it was insane for me to wake at 6am today as i slept at the same time the previous night, it was all worth it (o:>
when the lights go out
and we open our eyes
out there in the silence
i'll be gone, i'll be gone
let the sun fade out
and another one rise
climbing through tomorrow
i'll be gone, i'll be gone
Thursday, June 14, 2012
short, skinny and fat
the most apt a whatsapp group's name can get.
crazy last min decision to head into JB in the middle of the night for lok lok! which broke the mundane holidays, and just as well 'cause i was just saying that "we need to do something crazy."
so a secret trip over the causeway just about provided the solution (keeping it from his parents, my impression of the fat one has changed slightly)... plus juicy news from the short one, whose life changed after having the 炸-ed broccoli... it was a good catch-up i would say.
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| RM107 but we only had RM106 |
friday's mass supper with residents from lower delta, hougang, eunos, tampines, and bishan areas, is gonna' be pretty ups too! glad that this is happening.
i realized that before getting their licences, many people are prone to telling their friends that they'll drive 'em out to supper once they pass. but then after passing, i guess it's not as easy as it seems lol.
c'mon lads! the holidays are only gonna' get better from now on.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
mr. brightside
you know how sometimes you meet a long-lost friend on the street? someone you haven't seen in a long while but used to be close to in the past?
well, i just met one such friend: a close buddy of mine in the BSLC and that was during my 1st year of NS, so... that year was 2008.
i must say it was really good fate to have crossed paths, because this friend was someone i shared good times with, and also someone that i could just simply strike up an easy conversation with even though we hadn't seen each other for so long.
anyway, i was out having supper with 2 of my other friends when i noticed him walk past outside my favourite bcm stall, and i immediately recognized his face. i started to sift through my memories and recalled significant events such as where we had met, what we did together, and some of the more poignant scenes played out in my head like movies on an old projector (most were during outfields; the most striking one was where we were sitting by the road in platoon level passing out the nightsnacks).
later on, as we left, i kept an eye out for him en route to the car and surely, spotted him inside the neighbouring prata house. almost like how he walked past the bcm stall and i spotted him from inside, he too, spotted me from inside the prata shop and recognized me.
ahh, finally i had the chance to speak to him and catch up for a bit... at this point i kind of blocked out the fact that i was with my other 2 friends who wanted to go home.
first thing he said to me after we were done with all the heys and hellos and how are yous, was: "eh you know ah, i was just thinking about you today man."
i was taken aback, because that was either a lie, a joke, a weird conversation-starter, or some funny coincidence... and also because he was with his girlfriend, but he quickly added, "ohh no it's not like that la."
haha obviously he still retains his good sense of humour after all these years, and he subsequently tried to explain, "really really, i thought about you today, 'cause funny story, i swear today my sister was going to turn lesbian."
wah this guy power. in front of his girlfriend some more.
i wanted to retort, "wtf your sister wanna' turn lesbian then you think about me?!"
but i held back my comment because what would his girlfriend think we did during army right? hahaha
okay turns out the girl that his sister liked has the same birthday as the two of us, and so that was why he thought of me.
which then made me realize that the reason why we forged such a strong bond in the first place was because we were the only 2 people we knew who were born on the exact date of 15th july 1989! not sure if that particular girl was also born in 1989, but he's the only person i know who shares my exact birth date, and the same story goes for him vice versa.
i remember being pretty amazed by this fact when we first met... we were in the same platoon and same section in foxtrot company (platoon 3 section 5?), and had the same birth date... during that outfield that i mentioned earlier, i remember clearly that the particular nightsnack we received that night was plain bread with either normal butter or peanut butter inside, and between the two of us we had one of each... somehow we dubbed the one who got the normal butter bread "bright side" and the peanut butter one "dark side"... and to be honest i forgot which one i was... a burning memory tells me i was bright side but then again knowing me i should probably have been the dark side. anyway, i think it was decided based on who chose which bread...
but i do remember telling him that neither side can do without the other, much like how i hated only having the peanut butter bread, or only the normal butter bread - it only becomes really nice when you eat them both together. okay thinking back and saying it out like this makes it seem like a really dumbass analogy, but honestly it made so much sense that night, and i believe with that we proceeded to form a strong sense of camaraderie and brotherhood that lasted throughout the remaining of the course.
all in all, i just wanted to say that it was really a pleasure to have crossed paths with this dude once again, and it makes me appreciate all the good times we had together, albeit those being tough times as well.
it truly isn't often to be able to experience something like this; meeting an old friend and being able to catch up most effortlessly from where you left off years ago... i wonder how many other people would be able to exert the same kind of effect on me, and maybe perhaps you should try and think about those who might be such long-lost friends to you too.
however, they won't come to mind easily, because it is only when you meet them, do you start to remember how awesome a friend they were to you before.
cheers to you, dark side.
well, i just met one such friend: a close buddy of mine in the BSLC and that was during my 1st year of NS, so... that year was 2008.
i must say it was really good fate to have crossed paths, because this friend was someone i shared good times with, and also someone that i could just simply strike up an easy conversation with even though we hadn't seen each other for so long.
anyway, i was out having supper with 2 of my other friends when i noticed him walk past outside my favourite bcm stall, and i immediately recognized his face. i started to sift through my memories and recalled significant events such as where we had met, what we did together, and some of the more poignant scenes played out in my head like movies on an old projector (most were during outfields; the most striking one was where we were sitting by the road in platoon level passing out the nightsnacks).
later on, as we left, i kept an eye out for him en route to the car and surely, spotted him inside the neighbouring prata house. almost like how he walked past the bcm stall and i spotted him from inside, he too, spotted me from inside the prata shop and recognized me.
ahh, finally i had the chance to speak to him and catch up for a bit... at this point i kind of blocked out the fact that i was with my other 2 friends who wanted to go home.
first thing he said to me after we were done with all the heys and hellos and how are yous, was: "eh you know ah, i was just thinking about you today man."
i was taken aback, because that was either a lie, a joke, a weird conversation-starter, or some funny coincidence... and also because he was with his girlfriend, but he quickly added, "ohh no it's not like that la."
haha obviously he still retains his good sense of humour after all these years, and he subsequently tried to explain, "really really, i thought about you today, 'cause funny story, i swear today my sister was going to turn lesbian."
wah this guy power. in front of his girlfriend some more.
i wanted to retort, "wtf your sister wanna' turn lesbian then you think about me?!"
but i held back my comment because what would his girlfriend think we did during army right? hahaha
okay turns out the girl that his sister liked has the same birthday as the two of us, and so that was why he thought of me.
which then made me realize that the reason why we forged such a strong bond in the first place was because we were the only 2 people we knew who were born on the exact date of 15th july 1989! not sure if that particular girl was also born in 1989, but he's the only person i know who shares my exact birth date, and the same story goes for him vice versa.
i remember being pretty amazed by this fact when we first met... we were in the same platoon and same section in foxtrot company (platoon 3 section 5?), and had the same birth date... during that outfield that i mentioned earlier, i remember clearly that the particular nightsnack we received that night was plain bread with either normal butter or peanut butter inside, and between the two of us we had one of each... somehow we dubbed the one who got the normal butter bread "bright side" and the peanut butter one "dark side"... and to be honest i forgot which one i was... a burning memory tells me i was bright side but then again knowing me i should probably have been the dark side. anyway, i think it was decided based on who chose which bread...
but i do remember telling him that neither side can do without the other, much like how i hated only having the peanut butter bread, or only the normal butter bread - it only becomes really nice when you eat them both together. okay thinking back and saying it out like this makes it seem like a really dumbass analogy, but honestly it made so much sense that night, and i believe with that we proceeded to form a strong sense of camaraderie and brotherhood that lasted throughout the remaining of the course.
all in all, i just wanted to say that it was really a pleasure to have crossed paths with this dude once again, and it makes me appreciate all the good times we had together, albeit those being tough times as well.
it truly isn't often to be able to experience something like this; meeting an old friend and being able to catch up most effortlessly from where you left off years ago... i wonder how many other people would be able to exert the same kind of effect on me, and maybe perhaps you should try and think about those who might be such long-lost friends to you too.
however, they won't come to mind easily, because it is only when you meet them, do you start to remember how awesome a friend they were to you before.
cheers to you, dark side.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
SIP
time to re-launch the PIP.
or perhaps, this time round focusing on the self as a whole.
more than a month has passed since the end of the school term, and to be honest i'm really bummed that i haven't really done anything productive during this period.
everybody else seems to be busy working or doing internships while i just bum around... and so, since we should always be improving ourselves and/or our lives in one way or the other, the SIP will be a good scheme to implement during this time.
i will start reading, carry-out a fitness regime, as well as attempt to improve the way of my thinking (something that the PIP has always been seeking to accomplish). also, not only does one's thinking need to be wise, but it should also show in one's behaviors and attitudes. i hope to be a nicer person in general, and to not fall to anger so easily - especially on the road or toward minor/trivial issues.
perhaps it can be seen as sad, that i need to rely on such measures to seek to improve myself, but i know that i am far from being a perfect person and so i believe this is something i need to do.
or perhaps, this time round focusing on the self as a whole.
more than a month has passed since the end of the school term, and to be honest i'm really bummed that i haven't really done anything productive during this period.
everybody else seems to be busy working or doing internships while i just bum around... and so, since we should always be improving ourselves and/or our lives in one way or the other, the SIP will be a good scheme to implement during this time.
i will start reading, carry-out a fitness regime, as well as attempt to improve the way of my thinking (something that the PIP has always been seeking to accomplish). also, not only does one's thinking need to be wise, but it should also show in one's behaviors and attitudes. i hope to be a nicer person in general, and to not fall to anger so easily - especially on the road or toward minor/trivial issues.
perhaps it can be seen as sad, that i need to rely on such measures to seek to improve myself, but i know that i am far from being a perfect person and so i believe this is something i need to do.
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