ORD Medical FFI done!

Woke up this morning at 0845 and then had breakfast.. followed by me ironing my 3 No. 4 uniforms and kiwi my boots.. Man! I took 1.5 solid hrs to do this!

Then bathe and I was out of the hse and on my way to camp for my medical FFI which was scheduled at 1330! Left hse abt 1200, and by the time I reach my camp, it was 1230.. walked up slowly along the long road.. seeing tat it was still too early , I went over to Spec Mess to have my lunch.. saw some FDC specs, chatted with them, whilst waiting for my lunch (fried rice & black pepper chicken chop!).. so ya.. it was delicious..

When I was done, saw Sidney at Spec Mess buying lunch, and he asked me whether am I going back to bunk becos he was driving my TO's (training officer) car.. I think he want to show me his driving skills =P.. but I didnt sit in the end, becos I've got to go for my medical FFI mahz.. so bro.. perhaps nxt time =)

After I was done with my lunch, went over to medical centre for my FFI.. tat was abt 1310.. reported and I waited.. and waited.. and waited.. and you koe wat time did I get to see the MO (Medical Officer)? At 1530!! I waited for 2 hours loh!

When I went in, the doctor was there asking me if there was any problems.. I highlighted 2 problems to him, but he said it was minor issues.. dun need to worry abt it.. so ya.. so within 5 mins, I was out of the MO room.. and then Samuel & I (who were with me for FFI as well!) proceeded over to the NS section to hand in the FFI form.. so ya..

And by the time all these were done, it was abt 1610.. so ya.. Came home by bus.. stop over at AMK S11 to buy dinner home (mum not cooking).. wanted to buy carrot cake advertised on TV, which actually means I have to board a bus (which wld take me home) and alight somewhere, and after buying the carrot cake, have to wait and board the same bus to get home.. but to my dismay, the carrot cake store was not open.. so this means tat I made a wasted trip loh! haix..

Then reached home and now on this blog thingy loh.. After which, I have to have my dinner and book in camp tonite, becos tml have RSAF Day Parade rehearsals in the morning.. which means I have to wake up at 0600.. haix..

Ok lah.. gtg and do my other stuff liaoz; which include continued researching on net for my ORD Malaysia Trip to KL.. so ya.. =).. Cya ppl..

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 58 DAYS to ORD!!

Step 2 (Medical FFI) of my ORD process completed,
<<< abriel >>>

Parade day again..

Well.. bk in camp yesterday nite with like so many ppl lah.. there were the FDC trainees' parents (who brought them up to camp) and the supporting contingent for RSAF Day Parade, becos early morning they need to leave liaox.. so ya.. Then of course, we bk in also..

Went up to camp and bathe and off I went on my bed.. Once I laid on my bed, within 5 minutes, I started sleeping..

Woke up at 0600 this morning half dead.. wanted to sleep somemore, but didnt.. woke up and then went Cookhouse to eat breakfast, which was porridge (didn't felt full of course!)..

Then we drew arms and off we went to Tengah.. was the last GOH contingent to reach, becos there were some miscommunication in the drawing of arms..

Anyway, when we went there, we practice the programme for wet weather.. did a few sequence runs, b4 we proceed to the original Parade Square (which was so darn hot!) for 2 sequence runs..

So as usual, during march past, I was super stressed with all the same problems.. More or less the problems have been resolved but then I'm still not happy with my performance (as in maintaining distance).. I wld try my very best to improve lah.. juz hope it turns out well on the actual day..

Come to think of it, the actual Parade is nxt Fri (1/9).. super fast lah.. then today a sad thing happen.. my best buddy in Parade, Ann tat, has been separated frm me (as in not side by side anymore.. its more of like alternate space!).. so sad hor.. I was stunned (or shld I say I didnt get used to it lah.. becos I dun have someone to trust, as to whether I landed on the right spot or march too fast!.. so ya.. Ann Tat wld usually tell me during the marching or stuff but now the new guy, dun do it at all.. so ya.. Juz hope tat sooner or later, Ann tat wld be nxt to me & I have all the confidence tat I wld be on the right spot! =)

Came back to bunk and bathe and went downstairs to hear my officer talk! After which, we left camp for half-day off becos my officer want us to clear leave.. so tml I also on 1 full day off, but then in the afternoon, have to go back camp for a while, to settle my medical FFI.. My medical FFI has been pushed back for quite a while liaox, so if I dun do it this time, then no time liaox.. so ya.. so no choice.. my off have to be kenna 'jia' loh!

Came back home by bus.. Ate lunch at home.. then bathe again (weather was super hot!).. then now, writing this blog loh!

Tonite have to continue looking for room rates for my ORD Malaysia Trip in KL.. tml have to iron my 3 uniforms and kiwi my parade boots, as I plan to go for my medical FFI with my smart 4 uniform (dun want to go bunk at all!).. so ya.. gonna have a busy day ahead..

Ok lah.. I'm going to go for my afternoon nap liaox.. super sleepy! Catch ya all soon =)

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 59 DAYS to ORD!!

Step 2 leading to ORD (Medical FFI) is towards completion,
<<< abriel >>>

A hectic weekend..

Well.. here are my updates for the 4 days (which some of you may think where the heck am I?).. so here it is..

Thursday (17/08/06)

Today went to camp then eat breakfast.. Then we got a briefing frm my OC..

After which, I went to bunk and sleep, only to be woken up by my friend.. As dazed as I can be, I didnt koe wat he is talking abt, so I called my sgt to clarify. Then after tat, my sgt told us my whole P1 grp had to mount duty.. Some of us were shocked becos we were promised tat since we did duty last tuesday, we need not do duty.. We juz had to do our speedtrap (I think my P1 grp is jinxed or smthing becos everytime speedtrap is my P1 grp dp.. but wat to do? haix..)

In the end, my friends becos its being last minute, they woke up immediately to bathe whilst I didnt and juz went to guardroom.. When I went there, I did duty immediately.. Seeing my friends tat I'm sure they dun want to do a 4 hr straight duty, I volunteered loh!

Then 2 hrs later, a miscommunication happened and as a result, Samuel got angry.. Managed to get Samuel to cool off... I called my sgt abt whether Samuel & Kokwei need to do speedtrap becos they do duty liaox then still must do speedtrap. My sgt said dun need so at least I managed to appease Sam lah.. Then I ask abt myself as to whether need to do.. My sgt say indirectly I need to do.. So I said ok becos if I dun do, then not enuf manpower liaox..

Then I pyed back to Sam & Kokwei tat they dun need to do speedtrap.. Then Sam asked me why was I so stupid to still do speedtrap despite tat I did a 4 hr duty.. I then replied tat I have no choice becos not enuf manpower.. I was thinking to myself, if I dun do and inist not doing, then not enuf ppl liaox.. so ya.. I was thinking if I was to do, then I resolve the problem liaox.. so ya.. its resolved in the end lah.. Sam was also very sweet initially, becos he asked me whether want to switch duties becos I no aircon duty.. I said nvm lah.. so sweet of Sam rite? This is the first time I see him like this lah.. Then went to spec mess to eat dinner which is super little lah!

Not enuf initially ebcos I was darn hungry.. Then I tot of go back bunk to consume noodles.. But as the night pass by, I was ok with it and then sleep at 2145 for the nite.. Too tired..

Friday (18/08/06)

I lost my beloved pen today.. It was a case of missing pen. In my squadron, tats how life owrks; finders keepers! Moreover, tat is a new pen which I have bought yesterday! No wonder my sgt said we RPs need to have a few pens becos it gets lost easiy! Haix.. then a miracle happened when I'm in bunk; Kokwei found my pen frm dun koe where and he returned it to me! Man! I was so elated lah!!

Slept for a while before going to canteen for lunch.. Btahe then off I went in the "oh-so-hot" bus! Was practically sweating thru'out the trip lah.. Reach there and I tell you, the holding area is super hot!

Drills today are not as shiong as last wk but the weather is enuf to kill! Haix.. did a few sequence runs and marching.. haix..
It was simply very stressful for me becos I was one of the 3 leading men to lead the second GOH contingent for the march past.. It was CMI (Cannot Make It) at first, but after a few runs, it was ok liaox but it still need improvement! Juz hope I can master the art of maintaining distance for the actual Parade..

Came back to bunk feeling super hungry.. Went out with Boon Sen, Kokwei & Yizhou to NorthPoint for dinner.. Ate Burger King and then we juz walk walk ard the place loh..

Shared cab to bunk and then once at bunk, all 4 of us began to discuss our ORD trip details becos we realised tat the time is drawing nearer.. After 15 mins, we reach a consensus of a place.. But we have to find out more abt it in terms of cost, etc.. so I wld be the one in charge of finding it out and stuff.. so ya..

After discussing, it was already 2240 liaox.. I felt tired and then I slept for the nite..

** Credits: Photos in this post are taken from the official Singapore Idol Website.

Now, here is your weekly dose of Singapore Idol Updates!


This wk's genre (Rock) is not really a 'thing' for me, becos if you koe me enuf, I HATE rock! so ya.. Retro rock still acceptable but still dun like.. =P.. Anyway, here is the ups and downs of this wk's episode of Singapore Idol!



Mathilda D Silva is the latest contestant on Singapore Idol to be voted out!

She sang "Living On A Prayer" by Bon Jovi during the "Rock The House" theme for this week's Spectaculars Show (which happened last Wednesday, 16/08/06).. The judges commented tat her singing was ok, but Jacinta & Ken commended tat she "tried too hard"..

Man! This wk's results were really disappointing! I was expecting someone else (other than Mathilda - becos she's my fave singer!) to be eliminated.. haix..

This wk's grouping were also very weird, becos Paul Twohill was asked to choose a grp which he think is safe! And he chose grp 1 (which is Mathilda, Hady & Jonathan).. but surprisingly, grp 2 (Joakim, Jasmine & Nurul) were safe and this makes grp 1 very dangerous as 1 person would be eliminated from the competition!.. So I was like quite happy tat Paul Twohill was in tat dangerous group, becos he has a chance of being eliminated and I was crossing my fingers tat Paul wld be eliminated rather than the other 3 (Mathilda, Jonathan & Hady).. but the moment came when Paul was announced to be safe.. I was like WTH! haix.. then the unexpected came.. Mathilda was eliminated! I was totally shocked for a while.. How can anyone so good be eliminated? Its real shocking lah! I regretted not voting for her.. haix.. =(.. I tot she wld be safe at least till the final 3 or sumthing.. haix.. but now.. =(

Mathilda appeared on Class 95's Morning Express interview at 0924, and of course, I managed to caught the interview.. In the interview, both Glenn & the Flying Dutchman (FD) was so shocked and fustrated tat Mathilda was eliminated! Haix.. But wat's puzzling me is tat Mathilda actually remained so happy and calm.. In fact, I wld think she feels tat she was happy to be eliminated.. was tat all for show or was she really happy? haix..
Anyway, I wld like to wish Mathilda all the best in her future singing career =)

Oh.. during the Singapore Idol extra session, I think Joakim & Rahimah is an item or else Joakim won't cry so hard when Rahimah was eliminated last wk.. but yet on the show, Joakim denied all these.. haix.. Scandals perhaps? =)

Next wk's is Asian Pop week and the Idols wld be singing 2 songs each; and one of their songs wld be in their mother tongue! Man.. it wld be so interesting to see the Idols singing in their mother tongue! So ya.. I'm glued to the TV for the incoming episode of Singapore Idol! Won't you to? =)

Saturday (19/08/06)

Today duty in camp and when I'm off duty, I called up the tour agency to check on my ORD trip to KL.. I think I called the agency and spoke to everyone who was present at work at the agency.. Ha.. Tats how many times I called and make enquires.. Scary isn't it? Manage to come up with 6 options for the trip and decision is still pending.. Quite fun..

Anyway, my duty strength was super qui (5 ppl are missing; they either on off or on 10C).. Hiax.. In the end, 12 ppl are at the guardroom and have to guard the camp for 24 hrs! So each is getting abt 10hrs of duty.. And you koe wats worse? I got the worse duty of the day (0100-0500 gate duty).. This is the killer period becos this time is any normal human sleeping time.. I tell you, it was indeed very hard for me to try to keep myself awake, but I did keep myself awake by various means (eg: kept walking ard and talking some common topics with my partner).. Thank God for tat lah!.. Then I went to sleep at 0500.. so shacked!..

Oh.. one more thing... Yesterday I ordered MacDonald's .. And I requested specifically tat I want 4 boxes of curry sauce.. But when the delivery came, it only came with 2 boxes!

I immediately called up to complain.. I first called the Mac hotline and complain.. Then they refer me to their Manager, then after a hilwe, then they replied to me.. Then I asked whether there was any other forms of compensation, they said 'no'..

I was quite pissed off with their reply becos no compensation but at least they agreed to send me the 2 curry sauce! Just as I finished my meal, I wanted to call the Mac branch which delievered my order tat they need not bother to send me my curry sauce as I had finished eating my meal liaox..

Juz then, the person came with the sauce.. And I was on the phone with the branch manager becos I request for me to speak to the manager when the branch picks up the call.. I told the branch manager abt the situation and express my dismay.. I then told the manager tat they shld adhere to customer's request no matter wat! I added tat if they are so particular with the condiment policy, then thwy shld reject my requets right frm the start when I began to request for curry sauce though I did not order nuggets..

And on the order chit, I did specify how many boxes of curry sauce they give me and they never fail to meet my number until today.. Wat makes this exception? So ya..

Before I put down the call, I also told them tat they didnt even give me serviettes.. I'm sure serviettes is not a controlled item and yet they forgotten to give.. so ya.. Of course, I spoke to the manager in a polite way but yet make my pt known at the same time.. The manager was very nice in a sense tat she listens to my every commend patiently.. So ya..

You all may think I'm a difficult customer (becos I also think so) rite? But I feel its not! Its juz a matter of practicing my consumer rights! I can't take it when slipshot customer service is given! So ya..

Just hope tat MacDonald's doesn't get into my nerves or screw up my nxt order.. becos this time they did not give me any other form of compensation.. I juz pity them this time round.. so ya.. nxt time when this happens, I'm definately going to request for some form of compensation.. so ya.. super pissed off yesterday lah.. but now I'm ok liaox..

Sunday (20/08/06)

Came home.. did the laundry and sun my laundry! Parents were out the whole day and mum's instructions is to do the laundry loh! See.. I'm a mama's boy! haha.. Then bathe and I'm on my computer the whole day..

Did research for my ORD Malaysia trip the whole day (until the pt I forgotten to eat my lunch.. and now, I'm super hungry).. finding and comparing prices with Singapore tour packages.. so ya.. wat I mainly find is the prices of hotels in KL.. so plans is tat we go Johor and buy tix to KL then go KL to bk hotel.. so ya.. in this way, not so expensive.. but whether successful or not? I need to discuss with my grp who is going.. so ya.. so plans are again on the way!
After which, I started to update this blog loh! Must rush becos I'm super hungry lah..

Whilst bloggin, I chatted with my bro in church, Nat, and he was so sweet.. he asked me where was I yesterday.. I replied duty.. and then he went on to say tat my other bro in church, Ash, wanted to call me where am I.. I think they miss talking to me and stuff.. haha.. so sweet rite both of them? This is wat I call bros.. hahax.. =).. Well ppl in Generation Joshua (if you are reading this), I'm gonna join u all probably end nxt mth, becos by then, I wld be clearing leave.. so ya.. endure 1 mth more ok ppl? I have been gone like close to 4 mths liaox, so another mth I guess wld keep u in suspense? hahax.. so ya.. But wat you all can be assured is tat I do miss you all too! So ya.. guess this works both ways?
(if you dun koe wat I'm toking, its ok, becos I'm writing this on an empty stomach.. so ya)

After finished witing this, I'm gonna get my dinner (probably rice with zhi-char!).. and then rest a while before booking in tonite to camp.. tml got RSAF Day Parade rehearsal and I'm gonna wake up like at 0600 becos draw arms at 0645 mahx.. super early!

Ok ppl.. I gtg liaox.. can't take it anymore! *stomach growling*

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 60 DAYS to ORD!!

Very the hungry,
<<< abriel >>>

Am I slacking?

Yes! The question tat I asked myself time and again... "Am I slacking becos I'm going to ORD soon?" but oh well.. God koes the answer..

Anyway, today bk in camp with a free cab up Toranto Road (all thanks to Boon Sen! Thanks!!).. Packed my things in bunk and then rest a while, before Karyan (ORDing on Fri - 18/8), Boon Sen & I went to canteen to have our lunch. Chatted with Karyan for a while lah, becos its like one of a few last time we can chat.. so ya..

Proceeded back to bunk to bathe and got ready for RSAF Day rehearsal @ Tengah Airbase! Drew arms and soon we were whizzed off for rehearsal in the bus..

Went we went there, I was shocked, becos my base were to first GOH to arrive.. the rest were the supporting contingents..

Soon, we were requested to be on the parade square to start the rehearsal proper! Fwah.. then the rehearsal start! The sun was scorching hot and we were there on the runway rehearsing.. worst still, we wore drill boots, so naturally our boots wld conduct heat by itself.. so ya..

The rehearsal was one big mess;
Firstly the parade RSMs (due to their inexperience) actually didnt really conduct the rehearsal properly.. everything was so slow paced.. even the timing to execute the drills movement was real slow lah, so naturally, our actions wld be sloppy.. and if we are sloppy, we kenna scolded..
Secondly, they also like to march us on the spot for no apparent reason.. after a few movement of drills, they wld like march us on the spot for close to 30 sec (and I tell you tat this is real shiong!).. but fortunately, I was GOH Contingent 2, so our backs were facing the sun's glare, unlike contingent 1 who is facing the sun directly.. so ya..

Oh.. today saw 3 of our NDP marshallers (frm ADSD) on Parade too.. so ya.. spoke to our marshaller, Sam, and he commented tat "wat goes ard comes ard!".. hahax.. Quite funny as to how they dress, becos we used to see them in No. 4, but for the Parade, they are wearing RSAF T-shirt and No. 3 pants! =)

Anyway, I can really safely say tat the I was slacking 90% in the Parade rehearsal today, becos the timing of executing the drills are darn slow.. slow till the pt tat I can actually afford to slack and juz do sloppy movements!

Things changed ard when my RSM went up to talk to everyone on the Parade square.. he did a demonstration of the drills, and I can hear ppl (frm other contingents, particularly the ADSD contingent) complimenting on my RSM's drills! My RSM is tat good lah! =).. Then came the moment where initially my morale booasted but a lot of stress as well, becos my RSM wants us (in contingent 2) to perform for the rest (to prove his pt tat we clock a lot of "milelage"..).. but in the end, I think we not gd enuf.. so he went over to contingent 1 and perform.. then fortunately they perform really well.. the "hormat" drill was really solid lah! It earn the applause frm everyone.. so ya.. haix.. contingent 2 slack rite? you may say so lah.. becos the chief trainer for RSAD Day GOH is warrant seah (CAB RSM) and he went over to contingent 1 and train them.. then there left warrant lim (PLAB RSM) & warrant khoo (TAB RSM) train us, so naturally I think they like quite slack, becos they quite sianx liaox becos of the slow pace of the drill.. whereas in contingent 1, warrant seah take charge, so everything was kilat lah.. haix..

Then came one of the last drills b4 we fall out, and tat is march past.. I tell you.. it was chaos! and guess wat.. I was one of the leading man to march past, so lots of stress being layed 2 guys beside me during marching.. real stress! I have to remember to keep my distance frm the colour party in front, have to maintain dressing, have to count the no. of paces after we turn so as to allow the back to catch up, cannot march too fast nor too slow,etc.. there are a thousand and one things to remember and take note when doing a march past! I tell you.. its totally stress lah! I juz hope I can deliver it on the actual day lah! So guess it wld be more practice and scoldings frm the RSMs liaox.. I have to perserve on and "ren"!! Gambate abriel!! =)

Came home by bus.. Was real hungry.. wanted to get a quick bite frm ang mo kio pasar malam, but didnt in the end.. (didnt want to spend money lah!).. then when reach home, I wanted to buy durian, becos I was craving for it again, but then I see it was not worth the price, becos it looks really small.. so ya..

Ate dinner cooked by my mum (which was really yummy!.. braised pork, chicken feet and egg for dinner, with lemak vegetables for dinner.. how good is tat?).. yummy.. I'm drooling already =)..

Then watched a bit of TV, then blogging now loh! Gonna sleep soon.. Guess I wont be updating for quite a while, becos wld be busy.. here's my schedule for the rest of this wk..

Thu (17/8) - P1 (so can't come home)

Fri (18/8) - RSAF Day rehearsal in afternoon. By the time I reach camp, it wld be abt 1800 liaox.. next day have to mount duty, so rather not come home, or else, I have to wake up at 0530 on sat (19/8) to come back for duty.. a bit the sianx rite..

Sat (19/8) - Mount duty

Sun (20/8) - Dismount frm duty.. Can go home, but need to be back in base before 2300, becos the RSAF Day rehearsal on Mon (21/8) morning at 0800.. so ya.. So kenna 'jia' loh!

Mon (21/8) - RSAF Day rehearsal @ Tengah Airbase..

So now you can see how busy am I? Looks like this wkend and for the wkends to come, I dun need to go out with my family liaox.. Sianx leh.. =(.. anyway, gtg liaox.. I will blog again on Sunday (20/8).. so ya.. Cya ppl =)

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 64 DAYS to ORD!!

My Pink IC is waiting for me,
<<< abriel >>>

Tired & disappointed!

I was totally disappointed with one of my gd friend (aka bunk mate) today.. here is wats going on..

This morning when I almost reach camp, I receive an SMS frm this friend of mine tat he is not feeling well and he told me to tell my sgt abt it..

I then replied "chao keng" (hokkien for faking illness).

He replied back, "I'm really sick lah!"

I then replied, "where got so coincident? Dun come and bluff.. you want to chao keng say so lah!"..

Then he replied, "I sick since yesterday liaox! Feel very tired, dun koe why"

I then replied (with anger boiling up!), "Haix.. I dun koe whether this is true or not.. but I still think you still chao keng! Just becos we mount duty till late today, you go and take 10C.. haix.."

Tats wat I told him lah, but wat he didnt koe is tat I'm partly disappointed with him, as well as angry lah! I can be quite sure tat if today dun need to do duty till late, he wld sure turn up at camp!

I can't stand ppl who are tat irresponsible! He claimed tat he is sick yesterday.. and if he is really sick yesterday, why did he still press on to go for the RSAF Day Parade rehearsals, and wait until yesterday nite then go to outside clinic to take 10C? If you were in my shoes, I'm sure you wld feel the same rite?
Becos here is tat the mounting shift today is indeed very low on their manpower and they require us (the GOH shift personnels who were not involved in the ORD combat shoot!) to help, even though I was unwilling at first but after hearing their plight (which only has 5 ppl mount duty if we dun go down and help, and this is pathetic.. its simply impossible to mount with 5 ppl! The rest of the shift were on ORD shoot and 5 others (which were the Paya Lebar Airbase attached guys) were being transfered back to Paya Lebar IMMEDIATELY and the guard com only koe of this info this morning!!)..
Anyway, becos if there are more ppl doing duty, our no. of hrs of duty wld be lesser.. so here is he having 10C.. and its not like he is the only one who is tired.. the rest of us are also tired! Wat makes him so special tat he takes 10C, so he can skip mounting?
Some of you all may think I'm unreasonable becos ppl may be sick at the last minute.. but come on.. you tell me.. if he was unwell yesterday, wld he still press on and go for Parade rehearsals? And yesterday when we talk to each other, he look juz fine to me; no signs of sickness, etc? Now.. does this give u enuf reasons to re-think as to whether am I unreasonable or not?

I can seriously tell you I was super pissed off by this thing, and it disturbed me the whole day lah.. which I still do now! I dun really think its anger, but its more like disappointment! I have very high expectations of myself as well as others (esp. my close friends).. so ya.. perhaps this trait of mine has been derived frm my perfectionist nature which has been inborn I guess? If I want to do something, I make sure I do it good, if not perfect.. My stand is no point doing it half standard and then in the end, when comments are not favourable, I wld complain and make myself so miserable becos I would be blaming myself why I didnt put in my best.. so ya..

Anyway, enuf of him liaox.. talking abt him juz makes my blood boil!..

Today went to camp.. ate breakfast.. slept for 1 hr, before I went down to guardroom to do duty..

When I went down, I was assigned a straight 5 hr duty, which is guarding a super ulu gate.. and this is the most boring duty you can ever do!.. so ya.. No doubt its lonely (becos my duty partner and I hardly talk to each other, becos we dun have common topics!), but I managed to still survive it thru! Phew!

I was so surprised tat at 1700, the day driver came with dinner for my duty partner and me.. so nice rite? =).. in my GOH shift, the ppl juz simply dun care lah.. they leave you to "die".. when you off duty, then eat.. haix.. guess different shifts got different traits lah!

Then when its time to close the ulu gate and go back to our bunk, the mounting shift's guard commander (my FSM - Staff Poh) for the day actually came to pick us up! I really respect him today; he was the driver for the shift (after 1700) and the store IC (after 1300).. he have to do this until the men frm the range come back and carry on with their duty!).. and if there was any other duties which there was not enuf man to man tat station, he wld go take over and help mount duty for tat station! So ya.. this is the first time tat I see my flight sgt major (FSM) really bao-ga-liao! Kudos to you Staff =)

One of my friends (who was NOT P1 at all) did duty frm 1330-2100 (his original duty was frm 1700-2100, but then they somehow misplan the detailing becos one of them need to go and shoot but they plan him in, so his duties is being spread ard.. so becos of this, he has been called down to the guardroom since 1330 to do duty!).. then after which (after 2100 tat is), my FSM took over his duty until the range ppl are back to take over! Shiong rite.. so ya..

Then came home by cab.. shared cab with Boon Sen.. The cab driver was really a bit calculative.. seeing tat the fare is $9 already, i immediately ask him to stop at the bus-stop, but he told me cannot stop becos behind got car, so he got further up a bit frm my designated stop place.. and juz nice, the meter jump by $0.10 like 2-3 secs ago.. and for this, he charged me $9.10!
Come on loh.. its not my fault! I call him to stop at the place, but he told me a whole lot of bulls*it then the meter jump by $0.10! Its not tat I'm petty over $0.10, but its just tat I dun feel justified paying tat $0.10! If I'm like covering quite a distance for tat $0.10, then its ok.. but the problem is tat the $0.10 I pay is for something which was not instructed by me.. man.. this cab driver muz be earning a lot on petty gains! haix..

Ate dinner (which was lotong! Yummy!) cooked by my mum! I have been thinking it the whole day and looking forward for today's dinner.. so ya.. Then bathe and blog loh!

Then after I was online for a while, Sidney msg me on MSN and asked me to call him becos he wanted to rant! So tats wat I did.. and he really ranted like nobody's business! He is like a GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun) who juz keeps firing and no IA (immediate action)! (guys who have been to NS wld koe wat I'm toking abt!).. hahax.. but glad tat I was tat source of listening ear to him, or else, I think he wld juz explode lah.. so sometimes be an outlet for someone is also good lah! At least you help tat person to clear watever unhappiness he has! =)

Then after called him, I continued with my blog loh!..

Ok lah.. gtg liaox.. tired after a whole day of duty! Yeh! Can wake up late tml, becos my officer give us permission to bk in later tml, as we kenna 'jia' today.. so ya.. I'll cya ppl tml! =)

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 65 DAYS to ORD!!

Life is full of ups and downs,
<<< abriel >>>

My last parade..

Slept quite early yesterday (2330 do you consider it early?.. hahax).. Woke up at the normal time of 0530.. ate breakfast and off I went to camp..

After breakfast in camp was cleaning our SAR 21 rifles, becos NDP we shot rounds with our rifles mahx.. so its an SAF ruling tat whenever you shoot, you have to maintain your rifles by cleaning after every shoot.. so ya.. did juz tat..

Then its USMS time again.. I'm glad to announce tat I got 2 suggestions approved, so its left 1 more, and thank God, I have prepared it and typed it in my hp, so its juz like "copy and paste" lah!
After finished writing, I was like go to the computer and type.. then I agreed only to help 1 other person to type in their commends, becos they want to go up and sleep or sumthing, so I agreed, since my typing speed is quite fast, so I didnt think tat it wld be any hassle or sumthing.. then gradually, ppl start passing me their suggestions to help them type, and man oh man, I was machiam like their typist loh.. I then put a stop to all, by saying my stand tat enuf is enuf.. so all in all, I help 6-7 ppl type their suggestions.. I think now my typing is superb liaox after so much practice today! =P

Then whilst I almost finished typing, a call came frm Sidney, and he told me he has passed his driving! Congrats bro! 1 attempt and u have did it! =)
Earlier in the morning, Sidney did call me to tell me abt his weird dream abt yesterday nite, and I adviced him to take it easy.. so ya.. and juz b4 putting down the phone, I wished him all the best lah!.. so ya..

But then after I put down the call, I immediately felt very lousy lah (though I put up a happy front!).. and I tried my very best to like not think abt it!! .. becos its like he only need 2 times to pass his advance theory, whilst 1 time to pass his driving.. and here am I who is so stupid enuf to fail the advance theory 2 times, and have not even take my driving! I was like scolding myself, "stupid" for dun koe how long lah.. felt really lousy!.. but thank goodness tat as time pass by, I felt better becos I was not thinking abt it, but when I'm really free and got nothing to do, I wld start to think of other ppl's achievements and how I wished to match up with them.. tats how perfectionist I am lah.. haix.. sianx.. =(

By the time I'm done, its like 1100 liaox.. went to canteen for a quick lunch (which was cheese toast), before bathing and falling in at 1145 to draw our M16s for RSAF Day rehearsal @ Tengah Airbase..

Slept in the bus-ride to Tengah Airbase.. was super tired lahz.. Then when we reach there, as usual, my base was the last to reach there lahx.. Fall in and 1WO Seah (Changi Airbase RSM) took over the training of the M16 drills (my RSM who is the Chief Trainer, was late becos I think he got something on).. At first, it felt really weird to do the M16 drills, as we have been practicing and executing the drills for SAR 21 (which actually has a different set of drills) for the past 6 mths or so.. It certainly take quite a while for me to get used to it! But after a while, everything juz got fine and I was in my usual form again, though I'm still afraid of some drills which I'm not really good in! I hope I can perfect it overtime! =)

Then after 2 hrs, its time to resize the contingent where we got broken up into 2 contingents.. and guess wat.. I actually stand in the perimeter of the 2nd GOH contingent.. and guess wat.. I'm standing next to my good pal, Ann Tat! =).. so happy loh! =).. Jiayou Ann Tat!! =)

Rehearsal ended early, but then bus came late.. haix.. in the end, reach camp at abt 1833.. Michael stayed back to help us send our M16s.. so sweet of him.. =).. Thanx Michael.. so by the time we bk out and stuff, its abt 1900 liaox..

Came home by bus, ate dinner (which was macoroni soup, and its yummy lah, becos I have not eaten it for ages!), and then watched a bit of TV, then I started blogging liaox loh! Hardworking rite? =)

Ok lah.. gtg and sleep liaox, becos tml have to mount duty from 1100-1900! The reason? Not enuf manpower to mount tml!
Actually shld be no problem one, becos the dismounting shift today (which is the mounting shift tml) went to go for their shoot!.. but then when they gone there, they got rejected back, becos the person who is in charge of the live firing area @ Nee Soon Camp, didnt want to trouble himself, becos the shoot tat they are doing is different.. the FDC trainees were doing their single person shoot.. wat the dismounting shift did was a group shoot.. so ya..
Anyway, to cut the long story short, my officer called us to do duty frm 1100-1900, and for this, he gave us to bk in later the next day becos kenna 'jia' mahx.. Originally, my sgt said we do duty frm 1300-2100!! Then nxt day go camp late before leaving base for rehearsal.. but after much discussion, they came with a consensus tat we do duty frm 1100-1900, and bk in later the nxt morning.. so ya.. wat to do? I have to conform to the instruction rite? =(

So I will blog late tml ya.. ok.. getting sleepy.. gd nitex =)

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 66 DAYS to ORD!!

The last stretch,
<<< abriel >>>

Life after NDP 2006!

Well.. life juz goes on after NDP loh.. sianx.. here is the lowdown on wat happen over the past 2 days..

11/08/06 (Friday)

Went back to camp in the morning for P1 duty.. Super sianx lah.. First thing in the morning, I got instruction frm the guard commander of the shift to do P1 duty frm 1100-1500, as the shift currently have shortage of manpower (becos some of the shift members have gone for the IMT for their ORD Shoot!).. so ya..

Did duty as instructed even though I was super shacked lahx.. Then went back to bunk to sleep tilll abt 1730, then went Cookhouse to eat dinner.. Came back to bunk and after bathing, I felt very agitated! Dun koe why.. But I feel tat my temper tat day has a short span; which means tat any small thing can spark an "explosion" in me lahx..

Sidney did SMS me in the evening to tell me how good is his new Samsung phone, but becos I was in a very foul mood, therefore I didnt entertain him loh.. sorry ah bro =)..

Watched the shows on TV and by 2100, I was fast asleep on the bed! Surprisingly, I slept so soundly! =)

12/08/06 (Saturday)

For the first time after I came to GOH Shift, I finally came to Eastern Guardroom to mount duty and duty was more shiong than last week!

Duty was a bit sian, becos its a weekend.. but thank goodness tat there are my good friends (aka bunk mates; Boon Sen, Kok Wei, Samuel & Yizhou) mounting duty with me.. so ya.. not as bad as I tot lah! =)

Though I slept a lot yesterday nite, but I dun koe why today's duty I still feel so tired.. haix.. =(

13/08/06 (Sunday)

Dismounted duty today, of course feeling shacked lahx.. Came home and then on the computer and blog this post liaox.. see how hardworking am I..

** Credits: Photos in this post are taken from the official Singapore Idol Website.

After tat, went to eat lunch, and watch my taped version of Singapore Idol Results Show.. so ya.. Anyway, here is ur weekly dose of Singapore Idol Updates..

This week's Singapore Idol was not like very nice, becos half the time I dun koe what the contestants are singing! Some songs were really very strange to me.. But nevertheless, I still have to give you all updates rite? So here it is..




Rahimah Rahim is the latest contestant on Singapore Idol to be voted out!

She sang "Confessions of a Broken Heart" by Lindsay Lohan during the "Home, Family & Friends" theme for this week's Spectaculars Show (which happened last Wednesday, 09/08/06).. The judges commented tat her singing was really bad, and I quote from one of the judges, Dick Lee, "This is the first time I've heard you sang flat almost throughout the song!"..

Not to mention Dick's commends! Even I dun koe wat is she singing too! I think she is simply screaming throughout the whole song lah! So she is eliminated also good lah! Or else ah.. haix.. wld be worst for her as for as for viewers like me..

Next person I wld like to see being eliminated is Paul Twohill! Paul simply has NO singing talent lah! Don't know how he managed to stay so long in the competition! But judging frm the next wk's theme (which is Rock & Roll), Paul wld most likely be staying in the competition for another week, becos his strong area is rock.. so ya.. juz hopes he screws up or do not have enuf votes lah! hahax.. =P


This results show was quite interesting, becos the Idols belt out "Reach Out For The Skies" together as a group item! It was all rite though, but I preferred the original singers who were Rui-En & Taufik! =)

But the highlight of the show came when Kit Chan, actually sang the song, "Home", as a special item! Fwah! I tell you.. as Kit was singing the song, my eyes were starting to get watery.. I tried to withold my tears for fear tat my mum called me a cry-baby or something!.. But ya.. the song was really touching..

On screens, it also showed tat 2 judges, Dick & Florence, actually sang along with the song.. and the audience were also singing along.. then when at the end of the performance, Gurmit asked Kit as to how does she feels whenever she sings this song, the whole Singapore actually sang along with her? Then Kit immediately acknowledged the composer of this song, and its none other than Dick Lee! Oh man.. didnt koe tat Dick Lee is so talented in composing such a beautiful song for the Nation! =)

Gurmit also added tat whenever he hears this song being sang, he wld get goosepimples as well! So ya.. Guess I'm not the only one huh =)

Oh.. then today is a dream come true for a die-hard food fan like me.. I had fulfilled my ultimate food fantasy..
"Wu Xiang" frm MacPherson Kopitiam, "Fried Hokkien Mee" frm Chomp Chomp & "Rojak" frm Toa Payoh!! I have been craving for such a fantasy for so long liaox.. its juz tat yesterday nite during duty with Yizhou tat I told him of this food fantasy of mine.. so ya..

So managed to fulfilled it today, becos family never go out, so I also never go out.. so went out to buy dinner lah.. so ya.. finally! But I somehow regretted this, becos after eating, I feel so so full lah! But anyway, this is so good =).. I'm savouring every moment of it lah! =)

Ok lah.. now gtg and do other stuff of mine liaox.. spend too much time in this blog liaox..

Tml have RSAF Day rehearsals at the super hot Tengah Airbase.. sianx.. Afternoon rehearsal somemore, which means we have to bk out after 1700.. haix.. sianx.. =(..

So I'll cya ppl online tml ya.. Enjoy reading my blog today bah =)..

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 67 DAYS to ORD!!

More drills to be done,
<<< abriel >>>

A photographer in the making!

Was awakened at abt 0800.. Brushed my teeth etc and then went to eat my breakfast.. After eating, I quickly rewind my tape and watched the NDP on videotape!

Quite excited abt it becos I was anticipating as to whether wld I be seen on TV during the Parade, becos yesterday nite I asked my parents (who watched the Parade with my grandma), they said they have gone upclose and they cldnt see me as "all looked the same".. but anyway, I knew where my position in the contingent is, and therefore, I scrutinised myself very closely on the TV screens!

The Parade & Ceremony segment started and I was shocked, becos I had seen myself so clearly on the TV screen.. In fact, I had abt 3-4 seconds airtime, and for someone to not see me, is quite impossible unless they are not used to me wearing contacts or their eyes didnt move fast enuf! Anyway, I was so happy tat at least I had some airtime, which means my training for the drills were not in vain, etc.. hahax.. Moreover, one of my bunk mates told me tat he saw me too! So ya.. =).. Was so happy to hear tat loh! I thought I was the only one who saw myself =)..

Frankly speaking, I was watching the whole Parade with watery eyes.. At some parts of the Parade, my eyes were watery and I'm on the verge of crying.. so ya.. I was tat touched by certain scenes/segments of the Parade (be it the actual Parade or the show segment).. The scene wld be like whenever videos were shown in the past of how Singapore suffered/flourish etc, I was really touched lah.. but wat really touched me most were the words of the song, "HOME".. Here are the extracts of the chorus:

"This is home truely, where I know I must be, where my dreams wait for me, where that river always flow,
This is home surely, as my senses tell me, this is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know I'm home!"

Whilst watching the Parade on video, any funny/weird moments or my base ppl tat I saw on TV, I wld SMS Boon Sen on the spot.. machiam like live telecast! hahax.. =P

Watched finish the whole Parade and the Singapore Idol Spectaculars Show (Theme: Our Home, Family & Friends) on tape.. By the time I'm done, its abt 1130 liaox..

Seeing it was still too early (Boon Sen, Kok Wei & I agreed to meet at 1330), I went on to settle my normal admin stuff and thereafter, proceeded to my room to prepare my substandard No. 1 and fold my clothes.. Then by the time I'm done, its time for me to bathe!

Picked out my "Orchard-going" clothes and put on my contact lens.. Then I was out of the house and this time, my new sunglass made its debut, and man oh man.. its real cool lah!! =) but becos I perspire easily and I put on colongue before I left my hse, my sunglass lens becos it's tinted and somehow my sweat (which has colongue) actually touch the lens (which I dun koe how), it made a small watermark on the lens and it can't be cleaned or washed off.. haix.. =(

However, I still went out with it lah! The sun was glaring, so my sunglass worked just fine! Met Boon Sen @ Orchard MRT Control and becos Kok Wei was late, Boon Sen & I decided to go to Food Republic @ Wisma Atria Shopping Centre to "book" a place for out lunch! At abt 1430, Kok Wei came and we ordered our food. I ate my usual Hokkien Mee and my fave dessert, Ice Mango & Pomelo. On top of tat, I treated Boon Sen & Kok Wei to a place of "Wu Xiang", which was really expensive btw; 6-7 items cost me $9.20.. but I did ordered 1 century egg.. Fwah.. best! .. was craving for it loh.. eat it with preserved ginger.. Fwah! Yummy! =)

Then we walked and see if anything we fancy we buy, becos pay juz came out mahx!! =).. Anyway, I bought wat I wanted, a newurbanmale tshirt, whose words are real cool lah! Actually, they didnt have "large" size which I wanted, but thank goodness, the salesperson found it, juz as I finished changing and not wanting to buy initially (becos dun have my size mahx), becos "medium" size too small and "extra large" size too big.. so ya.. bought it @ $39.90.. Quite expensive hor? Haix.. Good things are expensive loh!!.. hahax.. =P

* Photo on right: The front and back view of my newurbanmale tshirt.
(Photo taken with my Canon Ixus 60 & edited with Adobe Photoshop)

Then we went to HMV.. and guess wat, I saw Junyang's "Gaiban" album.. I was like so tempted to buy but after much persistance NOT to buy, (becos if I buy, my expenses wld increase, and I dun have enuf money to spend for my Malaysia ORD trip!).. Another alternative to the CD is Lin Junjie's concert CD, which is again so tempting becos I'm his fan mahx, but then again for the same reason of saving, I decided to give it a miss too! Though my heart ache becos I so wanted to get either one of the CDs, I resisted in the end lahx.. =(

We took photos along the way (with my camera of course) and we are saying to each other tat if ppl didn't koe, they thuoght we were tourists.. ahahx.. We then wlaked to PS frm Heeren, and juz walk walk ard the place, before we go for dinner @ Carl's Jr. I suggested tat place becos one thing is tat no doubt its more expensive than other fast food, but its definately worth your money.. so ya..

I ate their promotion meal (Bacon Swiss Crispy Chicken Sandwich) and I used NETS ro pay, and for this, I got 20% discount (UP: $10.90), I paid only $8.95.

* Photo on left: The close-up view of the Bacon Swiss Crispy Chicken Sandwich! Looks delicious isnt it? =)
(Photo taken with my Canon Ixus 60)

And frm our dinner, I then knew tat Kok Wei is eating Carl's Jr for the first time, so Boon Sen & I called him "Taisun" (which means mountain tortoise in Mandarin).. Then Kok Wei was like making jokes whilst we eat (he act as if he really was a "taisun"), and I almost got choked lah!! Man, he's funny man!! =P

After we had finished eating, Boon Sen & I brought Kok Wei to The Cathay to walk/shop, as Kok Wei as usual has not been there before (which goes to show he dun go to Orchard often).. Again we took photos, until we were "chased" by a security guard not to take photos (without telling us the reasons!).. Haix.. so we followed the instruction anyway..

Then I suggested we find a place to take photos, and we had a crazy idea.. Boon Sen suggested we go to CHIJMES! And we did, but this time is different.. we WALKED to CHIJMES!! It was an enjoyable walk lah..
Whilst we were walking to CHIJMES, we saw a grp of MediaCorp artistes (Chen Hanwei, Ivy Lee & Cynthia Koh) walking to have their dinner in tat ulu place (near the Singapore Arts Museum).. so ya.. We was like within a 1 metre distance, and worst still, I had my camera with me, but I was so stunned tat I didnt take the photos in the end lah! haix.. wasted =(

When we reached CHIJMES, we took photos again!! Then, I felt tat not good enuf (as in the no. of photos), therefore I suggested go to Esplanade and we did juz tat lah! Went up to the rooftop of Esplanade and Merlion Park to take photos.. Tat ended our outing-cum-phototaking.. =)

* Photo on right: What a spectacular view! This picture of us (as a grp) is taken at the rooftop of Esplanade.. see how beautiful is the Singapore skyline? You shld go there sometime to take a look =) This is actually the BEST grp photo for the night, out of the grp photos tat we had taken!
(Photo taken with my Canon Ixus 60)

Went home in bus 133 and reached home at abt 2230.. once at home, immediately I switched on the computer and began to resize the 128 photos tat we took today (a lot rite? I'm sure u ppl cannot imagine 3 guys actually can take 128 photos rite? =).. hahax..

Surprisingly, the best photo of myself for the day was taken by Boon Sen.. This is probably my best photo yet lah! =)

* Photo on left: This pic is the pic which I have mentioned above loh.. the pic which I like it so much, and this pic is taken by Boon Sen! Nice rite? =).. The pose, the lighting and the background was juz perfect! I think I can use this picture to 'sian' gals liaox.. wahaha.. =P.. I juz like this pic lah! Dun u think I look good in this picture =).. I koe.. my thick skin nature is out again, but wat to do? =P
(Photo taken with my Canon Ixus 60)

By the time I finished resizing the photos and bathe, it was already 0200! Slept for the nite.. Super shacked lah..

* Photo on right: This is my favourite pic of me taking stationary objects in the nite.. This particular photo uses nightmode, so tat explains the movement lines by the car.. So ya.. though this is an amatuer piece of photo, but I guess this is the start to all good things to come! Man.. I juz like nite shot photos! =)
(Photo taken with my Canon Ixus 60)

Oh.. Photos for this outing is uploaded liaox.. Go to Photo Gallery > My Experience As A Soldier Boy > The Outing Of The 3somes (100806) Photos.

Sianx.. tml need to go back to camp to do P1 duty.. haix.. then Saturday need to do duty.. haix.. =(.. so I think I shall cya ppl on Sunday loh.. Cya then!

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 70 DAYS to ORD!!

An aspired photographer,
<<< abriel >>>

NDP 2006: A Success!!

At last! What we feared most: ie, afraid of doing mistake during NDP is finally over, and phew! Thank God we didnt make any mistake! =)

In the morning, woke up at 0600, becos word has been passed round tat this morning fall in at 0745 to draw arms, as our SBS bus is coming at 0800.. so ya.. its super early lah!

Woke up super tired.. dun koe why.. As usual, do my morning routine (brush teeth, etc) and then proceeded to boil hot water for my breakfast (which is instant noodles of course).. Then bathe and drew arms at the allocated time. Everyone was somewhat in a very tired mood but I'm sure in each of my shift's personnels who were taking part in NDP wld sure feel a sense of excitement!! =)

Then just b4 we left, something unexpected happened! I actually wore a pair of Acuvue-Moist contacts and my left pair actually came out! I was like panicking as to how and what to do and stuff.. then I found out the next best solution and tat is in bunk, I had actually spare contact lens, so I went up to bunk and take my spare contacts lah!
So frm here, I had made a conclusion tat no doubt Acuvue-Moist (this is a trial pair) is really comfortable, but the initial putting in of the lens into your eyes is quite difficult becos the lens material is really soft and flimsy and to put it in ur eye, it needs time.. however, if I use focus dailies (which I'm using now), its easier to put it in, but taking out is considered slighty a hassle unlike Acuvue becos the lens are bigger.. but oh well.. its juz too bad lah.. but I have to admit tat Acuvue-Moist is really comfortable, so tats why I'm contemplating like whether want to cont using focus dailies or acuvue when my supplies of contacts ends at abt Sept?

On the bus, wasn't very eager to take photos becos have taken it like on NDP Preview, which happened last 2 wks (29/07).. so was juz sitting there, whilst Boon Sen (who got so familiar with my camera settings/operations liaox) tat he "helped himself" to my camera, and of course I didn't mind!! =)

When we reached the place, we were being marshalled as usual by our marshals to our usual holding area, Indoor Stadium.. Once we reached Indoor Stadium, a few of us (Boon Sen, Kok Wei, Randy & myself) were so bored tat we ventured out of the Indoor Stadium, and we went to the South Entrance to take photos.. They have such good view there! So we took quite a no. of photos which were undoubtly one of the best photos for the day! =).. Photos are uploaded liaox.. Go to Photo Gallery > My Experience As A Soldier Boy > NDP 2006 (090806) Photos.

Then we had quite a few runs in the morning, with the last run ended at abt 1200. Then its rest, rest and more rest in the Indoor Stadium.. Our only entertainment in there was the Choir rehearsing their songs, and their choreographer was dancing very lively and her movements were exaggerated, which of course provided very good entertainment.. =).. Managed to video some of her movements with the Choir singing during their rehearsals, however, didnt upload it becos its simply too big, abt 400MB! *gulpz*

Then came dinner time, and it was KFC.. Lunch was SFI (which was disappointing becos we were expecting Pizza Hut/KFC).. Anyway, KFC was 2 pcs chicken, along with a bun and a regular whipped potato.. Didnt really had an appetite to eat dinner, as I was quite full.. but anyway, juz ate lah!!

Then came the moment where we changed into our No. 1 uniforms to get ready for the show! It was funny, becos once we changed into our No. 1, cameras were starting to click away and everyone seemed to be so enthusiatic in posing for the camera to take photo shots!

* Photo on right: A photo shot of my base's GOH with my RSM minutes before we were being ushered into the National Stadium for the show proper!
(Photo courtesy of Kelvin Tan frm my base)

Its then time for us to walk to the National Stadium, for uncasing of colours first, followed by the show proper! On the way to the Stadium, can see a few cameras clicking away as well.. It was such a proud moment for me as well!

Then came the uncasing of colours and surrounding us were audiences (but look at this carefully: CHINA & BANGLADESH nationals!).. I was simply too shocked becos I'm wondering how come the audience were not locals.. but oh well..

Then its time for us to go into the Stadium to perform! Of course, if I told you tat I do not have any sense of nervousness, I wld be lying.. But thank goodness, the nervousness didnt overcome me and I did perform. Not much cock-ups (if fact, I dun have any but not sure abt the others in my contingent, but I didnt think there are any really major problems! =).. I was like quite stressed as I was very conscious abt the tons of video cameras & cameras who were clicking away in the background, so I muz be like ready loh, not to do any stunt, or funny faces, juz in case I was shot at by the cameras..

Surprisingly, the Parade didnt seemed as long as I have expected.. but then I had my touching moments; not during the National Anthem (FYI: I only had goosebumps! Funny isn't it?).. but actually the moment where our Minister Mentor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, come into the Stadium, just thinking abt the sacrifices tat he has made for Singapore and to develop it to what She is today, is enuf to make me tear!! I have total respect for you, Mr Lee Kuan Yew! =)

* Photo on left: An overview of the Parade Square in the National Stadium itself! What a magnificent sight isn't it?
(Photo courtesy of Elvin Ng [my primary & sec sch friend])

Everything went on very well, with all the march past and stuff.. After we march out of the Stadium, all of us were in high spirits as we were relieved tat finally, the whole event was over!! Then we went up to our bus to go back to camp, and we saw the remaining live telecast of the Parade on TV Mobile.

Finally, the moment tat the whole Singapore is waiting for; the fireworks! Man.. the fireworks were awesome, and I managed to catch a glimpse of it in the bus.. Tried to video it but the bus moved off too fast, etc, so didnt loh!! =(

Went back to camp and booked out lah! On the way out frm camp, Boon Sen, Kok Wei & I were discussing whether shld we go out since its our off day the next day (10/8).. Talks were on the way and we decided to go out loh!!

Went home, put down my things and get ready stuffs (eg: my no. 1 uniform) to wash, before I had my supper (Black Vinegar Pig Trotters) which was cooked by my grandma! It was simply delicious lah.. My parents went to visit my grandma, and tat explains why there was supper for me!! =).. Had a fulfilling supper before I went to my computer to upload and resize my pics and stuff.. and by the time I'm done, it was 0100 liaox!! I was so shacked lah, becos as I was uploading the pics halfway, I actually felt asleep, but nevertheless, I was determined to finish uploading as Boon Sen was rushing me for the pics.. so ya..

All was finally done, and I rested for the night at 0100..

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 71 DAYS to ORD!!

Happy 41st Birthday Singapore!,
<<< abriel >>>

Preparing for my ORD Trip! =)

Well.. today didnt really do much..

Woke up this morning at abt 0900 this morning after sleeping like at 0100 yesterday nite..

Was really slacking at home until at abt 1230, I bathe and then went to Beach Road to meet Yizhou.. We met to go together to Beach Road to collect brochures for our Malaysia ORD trip!

* Photo on right: The fruits of our labour! See how brochures we got! =).. We actually had more but then we filtered out a few becos its either not attractive or too far.. so ya..
(Photo taken with my Canon Ixus 60)

We went to each store to search for the best deals and stuff.. After 15 mins of initial searching, we were done.. I then suggested tat we go to a place to sort out the brochures as to which is of a better deal and stuff.. I suggested Suntec City as it is quite near and have Starbucks (which is my fave coffee place)..

So after we finish our brochures-taking, we walked back to Lavander MRT to take a train to Suntec.. then we walked and stuff at Citylink.. went to HMV to look for Hong Junyang's new gaiban CD (wanted to buy but then dun think its worth it, becos I have most of the songs liaox becos I bought his previous.. so I have to see how lah.. see whether its feasible to buy!!).. then went to Translink office to enquiry abt my new purchase of my adult EZ-link card.. then went to Giordano to enquiry abt my continued membership, but then got a negative reply though.. haix.. dun wish to talk abt it..

We soon reached Suntec City and then I saw my uncle and aunty.. Said hi.. then proceeded to Starbucks @ Suntec City! Drank my favourite hazelnut java chip frappucino!.. it was good lah I tell ya..

Then as we drink, we discussed abt the brochures and stuff.. we then made conclusions as to the place we are going; KL or Genting or Penang.. but I think if my clique decides to follow these tours, it wld most probably be KL.. so ya..

Gonna bring these brochures to camp and let the rest of my clique decides where to go lah, becos its not only 2 of us going.. there is Kok Wei, Samuel & Boon Sen.. so ya.. have to get their agreement..

After tat, we shopped for a bag becos Yizhou said he didnt have one, so if we are going, then he need to buy a bag.. but in the end, he didnt buy, becos none was to his liking and not much range too.. so he said he wanna go to Queenstown shopping centre to look for one, but then, tat wld be his own time lah.. so ya..

Came home and on computer now blogging my post loh.. Going to book in tonite for tml's NDP.. so ya.. I dun mind booking in tonite as well, becos have to wake up super early tml.. so ya..

Just can't wait for NDP tml.. it wld be the last 2nd parade tat I'm gonna do for SAF before I ORD in October 2006!.. so ya.. its funny though.. I usually dun have any feelings for parades, but then, this NDP is somewhat different.. I suddenly feel so proud to be in NDP this yr, probably becos it wld be broadcast over LIVE on TV and stuff.. so ya..

So remember to catch the NDP 'Live' on Channels 5, 8, U, Central & Suria at 6pm! Trust me! You wont regret watching this yr's NDP! =)
Hope I can appear on TV tml and you wld be able to see me.. *thick skin*...

Ok.. gtg liaox.. have my dinner, watch 7pm show (Xi Guan Da Shao) on Channel 8, bathe and off I go to camp at 2030!

Cya ppl soon on cyberspace.. Watch out for this blog for updates of the NDP where I wld share my feelings and stuff.. =)

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 72 DAYS to ORD!!

1 Day to NDP 2006,
<<< abriel >>>

A tiring weekend!

Hey! It has been a somewhat tiring weekend for me.. here's what happen..

Saturday (05/08/06)

Booked in on Friday (4/8) nite itself becos instruction has been given by my RSM to stay-in lah.. so ya.. so I shared cab with Boon Sen to camp and we bk in earlier, as we want to catch the last episode of the 9pm show on Channel 8, Love @ 0 Degrees C.. the ending for me was quite disappointing though.. I would have hope tat Yiqin (played by Rui-en) would choose Guobin (played by Julian Hee) rather than Weixiang (played by Elvin Ng).. but haix.. dun talk abt it.. Guess MediaCorp dramas are giving a different ending, rather than the expected! After which, I slept at abt 2230..

Woke up at 0645 but I'm too lazy to wake up, so I woke up at 0830 instead, becos its anyway, 1015 then fall in to draw arms mahz.. So anyway, at breakfast (which was the usual instant noodles) and bathe and stuff.. Fall in at 1015, drew arms and off I went to National Stadium for the last NDP rehearsal before the actual event happening on 09 August..

When we went there, we had our lunch, which was SFI (read this: DISAPPOINTING but somewhat expected lah!).. then we went for a few runs, before we had our DINNER (this time its better.. its Pizza Hut!) at 1500 *gulpz*.. this is the earliest so far becos our normal usual run wld be at 1833.. so ya.. oh well..

* Photo on right: The grandstand view of the whole RSAF GOH Contingent during our actual rehearsal run. Dun we look good? =)
I've got one friend who is in Girls' Bridage contingent who asked me on MSN as to how come our lines are so straight? Ha.. quite a silly question actually.. for those of you all who dun koe, its actually we are considered "cheating" becos at every 5 columns, there would be markings.. but these markings are not very prominent! It all lies within the control of the first 6 men!.. so ya.. so if 1st 6 men really take a crooked dressing, then the whole contingent would be crooked.. so ya.. so now its like not only the 6 men have to do their part, we ourselves (each and every one in the contingent) have to put in our 100% effort in making the contingent as straight as possible! so ya..
(Photo courtesy of Boon Kian of Changi Airbase)

Then when we started to fall in for the initial runs, Ann Tat saw me and kept a smiling face and said to me that "Yes! I'm reserve!".. I was like thinking to myself, "is he really happy or he is only putting up a front?".. haix.. I first thought he have a space in the actual contingent liaox, but haix..

After our dinner, my grp of friends (Boon Sen, Kok Wei, Yizhou & myself) wanted to take a photo at the National Stadium becos this is the last chance to take liaox, but however, due to my forgetfulness, I forgot to bring my camera.. sianx.. =(.. so didnt take photos lah.. haix..

* Photo on left: The last look at the National Stadium before it wld be demonlished and make way for the new sports hub. It feels weird actually.. it wells up a lot of feelings within me whenever I see the National Stadium! It looks like a common venue for NDP year after year, but now this being the last NDP at National Stadium, it would be quite sad! I'm sure Singaporeans wld feel the same when they attend the Parade on 09 August.. a sense of nostalgence (if there is such a word?!?) ..
(Photo courtesy of Boon Kian of Changi Airbase)

By 1930, we reach camp.. hear my officer talk until like 2010.. then went up to bunk to pack my things for Wed (9/8) becos Mon (7/8) I on dismounting off and Tues (8/8) I on mass off.. so ya.. then was so hungry that I ate 2 cups of instant noodles, a pkt of sweet potato chips and 5-6 strands of MacDonald's french fries (my friends ordered.. so tats why!).. and mind you.. tats my supper!.. I'm a pig rite.. ha.. =P

Then watched the finals of Superband on Channel U.. Wasn't really happy with the results though becos I was expecting J3 to like win, but instead Mi-Lu-Bing (aka Milo Peng) won the title of Superband..

* Photo on right: Mi-Lu-Bing the ULTIMATE winner of Superband!
(Photo courtesy of MediaCorp, Channel U)

But its ok lah.. as long as tat stupid rock band, Lucify, dun win can liaox and yes lah.. they didn't win =).. so ya.. my whole bunk mates were like condemning Lucify lah.. dun koe wat they singing at all loh!

Was super tired.. slept like at 1030.. I really slept all the way thry lah.. I dun koe why I'm so tired loh.. haix..

Sunday (06/08/06)

Woke up at 0700 this morning in bunk for duty today (didn't bk out yesterday becos no pt lah..).. Felt super sianx liaox becos today wkend duty.. yes.. not much duty to do, but then again, all other airbases have their offs (including Monday), but here we are doing duty.. I told yesterday to all my friends frm various bases tat we are mounting duty today, and their common reaction was like "so fierce ah?".. so ya.. haix.. super sianx.. I shld be out there enjoying my wkend loh.. and now look wat happen? =(

Duty was 8 hrs.. quite normal for a wkend! Usually, my working hrs wld be 12 hrs loh, but today better lah, becos its the wkend.. so ya..

Nothing really much happened today.. but I heard rumours (or maybe confirmations) liaox abt my placement in the new shift right after RSAF Day.. Well.. I have no choice as to whether which shift I shld go, becos I can't choose.. This shift thingy is planned by my upper management.. so ya.. even if I dun want to the shift, I still have to lah.. but I dun think it wld be long, becos its definately less than 10 duties left after RSAF Day lah.. so ya.. it all depends lah.. we shall see how when the time gets closer loh!

Monday (07/08/06)

Dismounted duty today.. Quite happy becos its like mount duty 1 day and off 2 days (1 day dismounting off and 1 day mass off!).. But it was not a smooth one though, becos b4 we dismounted, instruction has been given by my RSM to clean our SAR21 rifles for NDP on Wed, 09 August.. so we had no choice but to clean it lah, becos we on mass off tml mahz.. So ya..

While we cleaning, my officer confirm the news tat we wld be broken up into the shifts once we finish RSAF Day Parade on 01 Sept 2006! And for tat, I also koe my new shift liaox! I juz hope my new officer as well as shift mates would be ok lah.. hope its not as bad as I tot loh, though there are some of my former shift mates in the shift (the new shift tat I would be going to tat is) too.. so ya.. juz hope I can adapt well lah.. but anyway, tat is like in a mth's time thing.. so ya.. at least now, I koe which shift I go to liaox, so it somewhere cleared the air and suspense which I always have before this news was been told to us! =)

By the time I finish cleaning my rifle and book out, it was close to 1100 liaox.. then I bk out with 2 bags lah: my civi bag as well as my NDP goodie bag (which was full of things lah!)..

* Photo on left: NDP goodie bag! Isn't it fully packed with stuff? I think the whole bag weights close to 1kg-1.5kg lah!
(Photo courtesy of NDP 2006 website!)

Came home.. watched TV and ate my lunch.. then bathe and then had my nap (slept frm 1410-1700)! Was too shacked lah..

On the computer and checked my emails and stuff.. ate dinner and then back to computer and blog this blogpost loh!!

Plans for my off tml, going with Yizhou to Golden Mile Complex to take brochures for our Malaysia ORD trip.. Glad tat finally, plans for our scheduled Malaysia trip are on the way! =).. Lets see how things goes ba! =).. Just hope tml we wld be able to find the right package lah! =)

Ok lah.. gtg and surf ard the Internet liaox.. Cya ppl..

Oh.. I'm so getting into the NDP fever lah! Can u feel it? =)

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 73 DAYS to ORD!!

2 Days to NDP 2006,
<<< abriel >>>

Happy-go-lucky me!

Here is a post of my activities in 2 days.. so ya..

Thursday (03/08/06)

Today at camp was P1 and I perform duty for the mounting shift.. Did duty frm 1300-1700.. The rest of my grp did a 2 hr duty whilst I did a 4 hr duty becos I was in an aircon environment.. So ya..

The first 2 hrs I did duty with an NSmen and we chatted abt Nokia stuff becos he was a Nokia Care Centre Customer Care Service Officer..
Then 2 hrs later, I did duty with a mounting shift guy and he was frm Paya Lebar Airbase who was loaned over to my base.. I then did duty with him and of course, we chatted with each other to pass our 2 hrs of duty more quickly.. We both agreed tat we chatted more with each other compared to when we do duty with the NSmen loh! Both of us also have things in common and tat is both of us hated rock and metal music, as well as we both are happy-go-lucky ppl!
So ya.. So u see, even 2 hrs of my duty, I can make new friends!

Then a call frm my sgt came, saying tat my P1 grp have to do speedtrap tml! WTH!! Everytime my P1 grp always do! Sianx leh.. By rite after we sent our arms tml in the morning, we can go home liaox.. (becos today is my shift's mass off!).. We actually also did not have dismounting duty leh.. so this means tat we can go home earlier loh.. but now got this speedtrap thingy, so its like no difference frm dismounting duty loh.. Super sianx liaox..

Then my sgt very good, as he wanted to help us like ask my officer whether is there any compensation becos our mass off tml kenna jia, but my officer dun want to gice.. so no choice.. haix.. wat to do? We sway rite? =(

Friday (04/08/06)

Woke up this morning in bunk with a stomachache.. went to toilet but nothing came out.. (ok.. I shall spare the details!).. Was supposed to wake up at 0545 this morning for the stupid speedtrap thing, but then, I was quite lazy lah, so I woke up at 0600 instead.. in Mandarin, we call this "lai4 chuang2"..

Then we went down to wash up and stuff.. we then proceeded to Guardroom to have our breakfast and draw the stores for our speedtrap and stuff.. The Guard Commander (which was a staff sgt) was quite shocked, as in he actually did not plan dismounting duty for us but yet we came down.. So we explain the whole situation to him lah..

We then proceeded to do the speedtrap frm 0700-0800.. We had a lot of onlookers from base personnels as well as visitors to the nearby Sembawang Country Club.. Onlookers as in like u koe lah.. Singaporeans very kaypoh, so they see see look look becos the place we are standing (where we book ppl if they really was more than the speed limit which was stipulated) are usually empty, so today we stand there is a rare sight lah!
Then there is this CPT (Captain rank officer) who asked us, and we (Boon Sen, my sgt Yifu, and myself) replied (but I did most of the talking).. here is our conversation:

Me: (salutes) "Good morning, Sir!"
CPT: (salutes back) "Hey good morning. What are you all doing?"

Me: "We are doing speedtrap, Sir."
CPT: (confused look on his face)

Me: "Sir, our job here is to catch anyone who actually speeds more than the speed limit."

CPT: "Oh.. Then how you all know whether who speed? You all use your eyes to see?"

Me: (laughed and smiled for a brief moment) "Sir, no! We got equipment to check the speed limit of the cars.

CPT: "Oh I see..." (walks off)

Fwah! Best rite? haha.. Then my sgt cracked some jokes as to now we got speed detectors on our spectacles (becos its so coincident tat the 3 of us - Boon Sen, Sgt Yifu & myself wears specs..)

Then at 0800, we pulled back, and soon, we were back in bunk after sending our arms, I suddenly had a stomachache, and then went to the toilet.. and oh man.. I exploded.. ok.. no more details.. juz in case u have not ate ur dinner.. =P.. Bathe and bk out for the day.. We were reminded to come back tonite at 2359 for our final NDP rehearsal before the actual NDP! So ya..

I somewhat can't wait for the actual NDP to happen.. I seriously think I wld really cry at the National Anthem when sung on 09/08/06.. I think will have watery eyes but probably not cry lah.. Cry is juz too exaggerating!

Then came home and ate lunch (Lunch was fried bee hoon bought frm my hse opposite!).. Then watch the taped telecasts of Singapore Idol (SI) Spectaculars Show & its results show!

On the SI Extra segment, I actually saw almost everything which happened last Sat @ the Indoor Stadium.. Can't remember? Go read my blogpost dated 30/07/06 (Sunday).. and of course, I did see some of the familiar Airforce GOH guys (in particular, 1 sgt from Paya Lebar Airbase.. I think he is now a superstar liaox!.. and he actually praised Jasmine on TV.. he said tat "Jasmine is pretty!").. Of course I think she's pretty too! Dun you all think so? =)

I was then so inspired to do blog banners that I did it and spend abt an hour on 3 simple banners.. see below loh..
(Blog banners is my term of referring to picture headings like: "Singapore Idol Updates", "Goodbye", "The Exclusives"..)

So there I did and ya.. came up with a new segment in my blog (which will appear anytime after the SI Results Show on Thurs!).. so ya.. Hope you all enjoy it! =) For Singapore Idol fans, this is for you =)

** Credits: Photos in this post are taken from the official Singapore Idol Website.


Starting frm this week, I'm gonna give you readers updates on what I think is interesting abt recent Singapore Idol episode! I will include some real exclusive stuff abt contestants (but dun expect it to be so juicy.. its like some of my observations and stuff, but its all exclusive, becos its coming out of my mouth or shld I say mind/hands? haha.. ok.. being lame!).. Just in case you all miss out who was eliminated at the recent Singapore Idol Results Show, I'm also gonna update here.. so this is gonna be exciting? I suppose =)


Jay Lim is the latest contestant on Singapore Idol to be voted out!

He sang "Supreme" by Robbie Williams during the "British Invasion" theme for this week's Spectaculars Show (which happened last Wednesday, 02/08/06).. It was to his misfortune tat the judges didn't really like the song becos its simply not him!

However, during this morning's interview with the Class 95 Morning Express, he defended his stand that its not that he didn't want to sing a song which is "so him", instead, he wanted to bring out to the audience at the show as well as the viewers at home another side of him, probably his naughty side! However, the choice to being "not him" proved to be too much, resulting in his elimination from the competition. He added that if he had known tat the viewers and judges wanted to see the "real him", he would have chosen, "Your Song" by Elton John!

But oh well.. its just too bad tat he is eliminated! My mum actually had a lot of high hopes for him becos of his voice and stuff, and I guess my mum is a bit disappointed that Jay Lim is out! So does this mean tat Jay Lim is an aunty-killer? ha.. I dun koe! The guess is up to you readers =)


After watching today's taped telecast of the Singapore Idol Spectaculars Show, I then knew that Jasmine (picture on right) actually stays near my neighbourhood! Fwah! How cool is that rite?

And she also introduced my favourite Indonesian Food Stall (opposite my house!), which I always frequent lah! I tell you the truth.. I can eat this stall 7 days a week and always the same food, and I dun get 'sick and tired' of it!! Its tat shoick lah! The thing which Jasmine likes most is its deep fried fish.. yes! The deep fried fish is super nice lah! =).. Well.. I'm drooling liaox..

But I still can't get over the fact tat Jasmine stays in my neighbourhood! Guys, dun envy me =P..

Ok lah.. my Singapore Idol segment ends here! Stay tuned nxt wk for more updates..

Fwah! Its been 2 hrs since I started this blog! This blog looks simple rite? But lots of effort goes into it lah! Ha.. ok lah.. I gtg liaox..

Tml is NDP rehearsal @ Stadium and Sun is duty at camp.. so the nxt time I login and update u all, it wld be Monday liaox.. So I shall cya ppl then ya =) Cya!

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 76 DAYS to ORD!!

5 days to NDP 2006,
<<< abriel >>>

Admin work is fun =)

Phew! Just finished my admin stuff, and now to the blogging world before I go off to dreamland! Anyway, here's my update..

Wanted to take off today but then I think again, I want to save my off, so therefore I decide not to do it lah, but after today's activities, I somehow regretted my decision, as to I shld take lah.. but come to think of it, if today I take, I wld miss out some impt stuff (eg: the schedule for my shift!).. so ya..

Anyway, this morning was not much of a thing.. was in bed after my breakfast (I koe I'm pig but wat to do? =P).. then my sgt called me down to S3 branch to take the P1 schedule frm him, and he specifically told me to type the schedule for the shift when I get home today.. so ya.. At first when I entered the S3 branch office, I was quite surprised to see only my S3 in there, who was at the same time abt to come out, so it did gave me a shock lah! Imagine in front of you, a MAJOR juz pop out and you suddenly was nervous becos you dun koe wat to do.. so ya.. I did ask my S3 whether my sgt was in there, and he said 'no'.. then suddenly, I heard frm the back, someone called me and true enuf, I saw my sgt.. and then he told me wat to do and stuff..

Then its going to the conference room for USMS.. sianx. haix.. but I was glad to koe tat one of my suggestions (who was a pure coincidental idea) was approved and I was awarded $5 for tat idea!.. so tat explains why I saw this extra $5 in my account the other time.. yuan2 lai2 ru2 ci3! =0)
But it was super sianx for me becos I was running out of ideas lah.. so I took a long time to think lah, but somehow, I manage to squeeze out some ideas.. but dun koe whether good enuf, juz type and see loh..

Then I cant really sleep.. so I followed boon sen to his medical FFI appointment today.. but I did not go there for fun.. I went there to change my medical FFI date.. Original I put it as 7/8 but then that day, I'm dismounting, so I dun wanna wait like 3-4 hrs before I see the MO.. so after much pains, I manage to change my appt to 22/8.. so ya..

Then its rest a while before going down for flight run, but my OC wasnt ard and the FDC ppl are busy with their technical handling test! So its only my shift lah.. and not the whole shift is present, becos its either they on off or performing P1 duty.. so its a small grp..

And so we ran (I was quite reluctant at first, but come to think of it, I have not been exercising for a while, so running shld at least shed some weight I hope?), and then we went to play some games.. I didnt want to play and so was sgt. weiming.. so both of us chatted loh! It's a good chat lah! =)

Then I had a quick bathe, before I bk out and came home for dinner.. I watched TV till 2200.. wanted to stop watching TV at 2030, but the shows were too interesting.. so ya.. so tat explains why I so late then blog loh!

Oh.. wat I can say is tat I always have this perception tat this mth is Sept liaox.. I dun koe why!! Am I in an ORD mood/mindset already? But come to think of it, its also quite true.. becos I left with approx. 13 duties then I can say sayonara to my base and get on with life! I have been waiting for this moment like for 2 years, and finally its drawing nearer! Yeh!!

Ok lah.. I gtg and sleep liaox.. tml P1, so this means I wont be blogging tml, but much worse is tat I have to help the mounting shift do at least 4-6 hrs of duty tml.. sianx.. but then, Fri got mass off so not too bad, but the early part, my grp kenna jia, unless the mounting shift is tat good to not let us do mounting duty.. see how lah!

Ok lah.. I very shacked liaox! Ciaoz and I'll cya ppl soon! =)

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 78 DAYS to ORD!!

6 days to NDP 2006,
<<< abriel >>>

My only purchase for this mth!

Yes.. read on my blogpost for Sunday (30/07) to koe wat is my only purchase for this mth! And this is a miracle lah, becos I seldom 1 mth buy so little things =)

This is a post of more photos-cum-blogposts.. Photos are taken with my Canon Ixus 60.

Sunday (30/07/06)

Woke up this morning and continued on with my blogging. Then after which, its a bathe for me and then my parents and I went to the old folk's home to see my grandma (this is a fortnightly affair)..

After tat, went to Starbucks @ Century Square, Tampines, to grab sumthing to eat as I was kinda hungry.. So I grabbed a cake and a drink which was absolutely fabulous lah!

* Photo on left: The delicious cake from Starbucks. They called it the Strawberry Indulgence. Sounds so indulging rite? Ha..
It looks and taste real yummy lah! The cream and strawberries really blanded really well with the cake. This cake is not too sweet as well, so I guess its tooth and calorie-friendly? Of course, if you dun mind the whipped cream, this is really the must-eat cake this summer season at Starbucks!
So wat are u waiting for? Get it only for $5.60 a piece at all Starbucks outlets! =).. Go try go try! The food guru won't be wrong one! =)

Not only did I have a cake, I also had coffee which is always my fave and must-have at Starbucks.. the Frappucino series!.. So here is their new drink...

* Photo on right: As mention above, how can you complete your meal at Starbucks without having a dose of coffee? Do it right here with a Hazelnut Java Chip Frappucino..
Of course, I forgot to ask them to not put whipped cream becos I dun wanna put on excess weight.. but after I taste it, it doesnt taste so bad after all, probably is becos I didnt take whipped cream for a long time liaox.. but oh well.. the chocolate syrup drizzled onto the whipped cream, complete with the world's best coffee drink, wat more can u ask? Absolutely nothing! Just plain pleasure! =)

Becos I have decided tat today I wanna get a sunglass/shade after I was inspired by my beach photo and how good-looking I look with a sunglass (I koe I'm thick-skinned but wat to do?) =)...

Sidney called me this morning to complain abt how he screwed up his driving and stuff.. haix.. usual stuff la bro.. ha.. =P.. Then I told him my intention of getting a sunglass and stuff.. and juz before he puts down the phone, he advised me on certain tips of choosing sunglasses, esp. how I look with the sunglass, as well as the purpose of the sunglass so no point buying cheap ones.. Come to think of it, I actually tot thru his comments! Thanx bro =)

* Photo on left: This is my new RayBen sunglass! Cool rite? Original price is $178, but the store (YES! Eyewear @ Suntec City Shopping Mall) has a 20% discount, which after discount, it costs me $142.40.. but becos I koe the Operation Manager of the store, she gave me a further discount.. so in the end, I actually paid only $128.. and if you count carefully, its actually a whopping 28% discount! =)

So after seeing my grandma, I was searching almost every optical shop in the civinity to see whether they got cheap shades/sunglass but it was to no avail. In the end, I ended up in the store which I had in mind when I first left my house this morning.

To cut the long story short, I got the sunglass after like 30 minutes in the store; becos I was like choosy abt this and tat, becos I'm paying for it and I'm quite particular abt how I look with the sunglass and stuff.. I think the staff there also a bit impatient.. After seeing so many pairs of sunglasses, the salesperson recommend me to "RayBen" brand of sunglasses.. I heard of this brand, but I tot it is those really old-fashioned ones.. Surprisingly, the range which I saw was quite of updated and cool.. so ya..

So in the end, I was contemplating between 2 choices.. one with a black surface, whilst the other is the tinted surface (ie, the one I bought lah!).. after much consideration, I decided to get the tinted surface one, simply becos the lens is smaller than the black surface one! I dun like specs with the super big lens.. so ya..
Oh! Prior to buying, I actually ask the salesperson wherther there is the tinted blue specs but with the same tupe of RayBen pattern? But then she gave me a sunglass which was the one which I always wanted, but it was too expensive. It was the perfect sunglass tat I can ever look for.. Its actually Oakley's brand.. she told me the following:
"I think I koe and got wat u looking for and this is it, but the price is not very nice".. When she said tat, I was expecting Oakley's and true enuf, this was it lah! The price, a whopping $338 before a 15% discount.. Expensive rite?? Haix.. too bad lah =(.. one muz be contented..

After which, my parents met A. Agnes Tan (frm my church) for dinner.. We went to Marina Square FoodCourt to have our dinner.. It was a sumptuous spread and of course, how could I forget to order my favourite "Curry Noodles".. its the best tat Marina Square FoodCourt can offer! man.. I'm drooling already!

* Photo on right: This is the curry noodle tat its world best! You can only find this at Marina Square FoodCourt! I juz love this! This is a must-eat for me @ Marina Square FoodCourt! Its delicious beyond words lah!

Then A. Agnes was like near the end of the dineer, she talk abt her woes/worries of worship in church! I actually shared with her my experience and stuff, and gave her some advice.. so ya.. =)

By the time I was back, I was frantically taking photo of my precious sunglasses, and then bathe and prepare my stuff for tml and stuff.. My sis was using the computer for her school work, so I had to wait.. After finish packing and bathing, it was already 2330, but she was still using!

My intention was juz to blog today's entry, but I realise tat it was too late and moreover, I had duty tml, so ya.. so didnt blog in the end, and after which, I was so sleepy tat I juz slept my way thru juz like tat! Am I tired or wat?

Monday (31/07/06)

This morning woke up with a bit of reluctance, becos the weather was simply too cool to sleep in.. And juz as I was abt to go out, it rained! I was like WTH! haix.. but at least, the weather is cooling lah..

When I reached camp, I initially do not have any duty, but one of my friends said he felt sick-ish (if there's such a word), so I agreed to do his first duty!.. and I actually dun mind, becos the weather is so cooling lah! This is the first time tat I did not really sweat during the duty! So frm here, you can see how good the weather is lah! =)

Tuesday (01/08/06)

Yizhou changed with me his dismounting duty.. I didnt mind and I gladly changed with him, becos its table duty and its my fave lah! In fact, I juz love dismounting table! So fun!! =).. People in my flight may think I siao or sumthing, in fact I think I am too, but then, I juz dun koe why, I like dismounting table duty.. hmm.. an admin person perhaps? =)

Came home and ate lunch.. then went to Upper Paya Lebar Road to buy dinner for mum.. Bought Cantonese Roast meats (ie, duck, char siew & spare ribs!).. Its yummy I tell you! Simply yum-mi-li-cious!! Oh.. they got a website.. click here if your interested..

Then came home and blog.. sending also my resumes to other companies liaox.. need to look for jobs liaox.. time is running out! My time in NS is like getting lesser and lesser each day =)..

Ok lah.. gtg liaox, and do up my No. 1 uniform and stuff for nxt wk's NDP 2006! Real excited abt it =)

** I'm still counting down the days LEFT to serve.. its 79 DAYS to ORD!!

7 days to NDP 2006,
<<< abriel >>>