Thursday, July 26, 2007
saw this heritagefest in suntec, in line with the national day celebration. its about the memories and things of yesteryear. saw many things that were familiar with me and that made me feel how old i am. here are the pics
ICE cologne. loved the icy and cooling feeling when i applied in when i was young.
had this cologne too. this one had a nicer scent..
glass bottled F&N softdrinks.
A&W cups. loved A&W the most. more than mac or kfc. their ice cream waffle rocks. has strawberry and chocolate sauce toppings on the vanilla ice cream too. such a pity that the chain closed now. sigh.
cinema movie advertisement poster.
the previous scouts uniform. with the scout standard and advance scout standard badge.
katong district and SPL. SANA badge too. the badges' designs have not changed over the years!
card games of my childhood times. man.. i feel so old and antique.
i had this card game too... although i dont like the cards.
ali baba and the 40 thieves cards and animal chess. had both these games too.. lol..
number puzzle an parachute soldier. games that are given free when you buy yakult from the sch canteen in pri sch. u throw the soldier up in the air and it will float now. yeap. that's our type of toys when i was a kid..
PSP of my childhood time. haha. western bar was fun.. yeap. played it before..
the barber. cut my hair at such barber shops when i was still in pri sch. think sri nada still has something similar. =)
SEGA 16 bit game console, PS 2 of my time. the most luxurious and most expensive game console when i was still a kid.
stationary we used.
milo lovers, this is how the milo tin looked like in the past. saw this tin design only once.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
been some time since i blogged. haha. was in genting over the weekend. quite obvious from the title isnt it. anyway, was there again, as promised to myself. simply loved that place to bits.. loved the journey and the scenery along the wat there, loved the weather there, loved the peace there. ok, maybe not peace but there is a feeling of serenity whenever i was there. that's the reason why i went there every 6 months during the holidays to relax before school starts. took lots of pictures there. 1.1gb worth of pictures. not that i have never taken pictures there before. in fact, all the pictures that i took this time, i had already taken them before in the previous trips. but there are some new pictures though.
the chocolate shop in First World Plaza. cute isnt it? sweetest place on earth indeed. hershey's rocks. =)
goofy. yeah..
mickey!
malaysia fruit festival. fruit buffet at First World Cafe in First World Hotel
genting hotel, the flagship hotel of genting highlands, under construction.
construction of resort hotel
construction of highlands hotel
first world hotel tower 1 under construction
pylon of the genting skyway. marvellous engineering.
shop near foot of genting highlands selling local malaysian products.
san shu gong. the place of origin of a favourite local brand
snake village
mobile roasted chestnut seller on a bike. something found only in malaysia
roadside fruit stall. found only in malaysia too.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
yeap. my God is a wonderful wonderful God. duhz.. i dont know how to say how i was feeling this morning. just feeling so very grateful, so thankful towards Him and so very very touched that i'm at a loss of words. this is what happened. i had to go back to nus today to ballot for my fyp (final year project). the process goes in such a way that everybody writes on a piece of paper their name and their 1st choice and submit it. the department office staff then sort then together according to project. those projects that are chosen by only 1 person means that that person gets the project. those projects that are chosen by 2 or more students will have to be balloted. the ballot goes in this way. the pieces of paper are folded and mixed together and a person picks a piece from the lot, exactly the same way as a lucky draw. the student whose paper gets picked gets the project while the other students who chose that same project have to re-select a new project as their 2nd choice. now, this is what happened to me. my project was chosen by 3 students, me inclusive. the staff, being screwed up (as usual), announced that one of the student's name (lets call him A), saying that he has gotten the project. when i heard that, my heart sank. i was so sad that i couldnt think logically to think that how can it be possible for A to get the project when i had also selected the same project. by right, the project has to be balloted and being not in the right frame of mind, i did not think of this. 5min later, the staff said that my project was chosen by 2 person, myself and another student (B). at that moment, i had a glimpse of hope again, thinking that i had heard wrongly just now for you see, my project number is 28 and so i thought that i had heard 38. yah, so with my heart pounding profusely against my ribcage, i sat there, fist clenched, praying and praying, asking God to let my paper be selected. and behold, my piece of paper is indeed selected!! i was simple delighted, thanking God. but less than 10min later, the bombshell was dropped. the staff called out my name and said that my project was already taken by A. my heart sank even lower this time. then, by some amazing "awakening", i realised that how can A get the project straight away when B and myself had also chosen the same project. and hence, i mentioned this to the 2 "capable" staff and said that this is very screwed up. they were at a loss at what to do momentarily, as expected. after some discussion, they told everyone present that the 3 of us, A, B and myself have to go through balloting to be fair. i was happy and anxious at the same time, with my heart beating even faster. same thing, i just kept praying in my heart for God to let me get the project again. it was the exact same feeling as when i was getting back my O and A level results. and when the results were announced, guess what. I GOT THE PROJECT! you can imagine how happy and relieved i was. i was totally at a loss of words. TWICE, my paper was selected in the bidding. this is just amazing. the grace of God, the power of prayers and faith. my friend said that i was destined to get the project. i know i am not destined to get it. i dont believe in destiny. not anymore. the only way i can explain this is that God let me have that project. i was very thankful and at the same time, very ashamed of myself. i have not been spending quality time with God for almost 3 times and yet, He answered when i called for His help, there when i need Him. Thank you Lord. You are indeed a wonderful God.
Saturday, July 14, 2007
just a random post. was at the SAF Colours uncasting ceremony just now. saw part of the ceremony just now and its was cool.. the guard of honour in number 1 uniform, the warrant officers with their pace sticks and the never absent from parades SAF band. dont know what else to say. at a loss of words. just that the ceremony reminded me of all the parades that i had gone through. it sucks when u are in it but now that i am out of it and am watching it, it feels totally different.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TtJRNyPK-lc
Saturday, July 07, 2007
feeling many many kinds of emotions now, as the title of this entry said. what should i start with? alright. start with the bad ones first.
The stranger sang a theme
from someone elses dream
the leaves began to fall
and no one spoke at all
but I cant seem to recall
when you came along
Ingenue
Ingenue
I just dont know what to do
The tree-lined avenue
begins to fade from view
drowning past regrets
in tea and cigarettes
but I cant seem to forget
when you came along
Ingenue
Ingenue
I just dont know what to do
Ingenue
I just dont know what to do
ok. now for the good emo. saw the ndp flypass again today. gosh. seeing all the ushers, the soldiers and their security pass, the hive of activity at the entire marina bay area brings back all the memories when i was like one of them. the whole place is so lively, so full of life, which i simply love love and love even more. i still have my ndp security pass from both the years which we did ndp duties. miss those days so very much. how i wish i can have a chance to don the uniform and be on duty at ndp again. i am so very glad and thankful that i got to do ndp duties for 2 years, giving me such fond memories, something which i may never get to experience again. alrite. enough of emo for today.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
as the title says, i have given up on the goal of getting a mark x. sigh. its way too expensive. got myself another new goal instead. the mitsubishi ralliart lancer turbo. cool engine, nice technical spec and much cheaper than the mark x. must start saving towards it. yay.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
today is 1 july, saf day. still remembered my 1st saf day. was 5 years ago in 2002. was still in mcc then. went to national stadium and waited there for hours. sun was shining hot at first and then it started to rain. we sat there, in the rain, in the cold, till the entire parade is over. by the time we were back at soa, we were soaked and the boots totally wet inside out.