BMTC 1

I'm from Hawk Company. Didnt have time to blog everytime i booked out. I'll keep it short, cause i'm not supposed to blog about classified information. Basically on the day of the enlistment, i went in and guess what? I saw Tsun Wang, my fellow volunteer. I really thought i was going to enlist alone cause i asked around and nobody is going on the same date as me. After all the swearing in ceremony etc, we went for lunch and CO sir came to ask why i'm not eating much. Kinda freaked me out. So finally i bade farewell to my parents. Mum tapped on my head and said "be good, ok?". You know, i kinda almost cried. Geez.

Finally we went to get our NS stuff before going to our bunks. Everyone seemed so nice, both the enlistees and the higher ups. But no one knew that it was going to be the beginning of a nightmare. I thought i screwed up and was going to get scolded cause all my boots and shoes sizes were too large. But luckily all they asked us to do it to exchange. All went well and we finally got our haircut. The time was 6.30. There wasnt much to do on the first day. After being introduced to army routine life, we went to bed. And guess what, i was able to sleep cause i didnt sleep on purporse the day before.


14 days of confinement thus began. The sergeants slowly raised their expectations of us. We recruits on the other day, became more and more tired. When i just enlisted, i could do 10 pull ups. The first time i booked out, i could only do 4. Luckily for me, my section mates are all very nice. Its really fortunate that nobody in my section has @#$%^ attitude.


Another thing was, at the beginning of the confinement, i almost always get red eyes at night and during meals. The one thing NS has really taught me is that you wont appreciate something until you lost it. My civilian life, my parents, brother, sister, my friends in NS or otherwise, my computer, my bed etc. It seems to me that my friends who also enlisted didnt have this problem. But oh well, i had. But the feeling faded off roughly after a week.


Something interesting here. Last week when i booked in, there was a bee in my bunk. And one guy was really afraid of bees. Somehow, there was a lot of commotion in my bunk. Lol. People shouting "dont hit dont hit!" at first. Then when one of my section mates tried to catch it bare hand, we started to shout "its there its there! hit it hit it!" Lol. It ended up on my scared section mate's bed and we used a bucket to cover it. It was so funny. Just recalling that mate of mine's face make me laugh. In the end, my courageous section mate used a tissue to catch it and washed it down the toilet.


Almost half of my recruit life is over. I dont know if im gonna miss it. But for now, i guess i wont. Life there is really quite hellish. Later.

NS

The time is 12.06am. Within the next 15 to 18 hours, what is left on my head will all be gone. By 10.30, i will have to report to pasir ris bus interchange and take a shuttle bus to a ferry terminal and then take the ferry to Pulau Tekong. After the swearing in ceremony, a video, eating stuff, my parents will be gone. I'll be stranded all alone in Tekong. At least, at first. But i gotta look at the bright side. I'll put down my 8kg bag soon. Sit down on my 3-months-bed-to-be and unpack my stuff. Then i'll start looking for friends. People say they find their life long BUDDY (not partner) in NS. I dont mind, but thinking of this makes me feel sad about my current buddies. Oh well, put everything in positive light.



Many has wished me luck. My buddies, Edwin, Leonard, Danny, galfriends Chingyee, Yinning, Huiqi, Betsy, Keng Yee, Zuli, Atikah, my juniors Hong You, Jasper, Wei Yeat, Desmond, many more like Lawrence, Bang Hui, Wei Bin, Irvin, Eric, Han Kee, Kai Lin, Jason, Ben Huang, my fellow volunteers like Ivy, Ken, Jie Hua and many more lah.



Somehow i have a bad feeling. Or rather a sad feeling. Like i'm going somewhere far far away. I told Ching Yee this, she said "ya u really are going somewhere far away mah" but i also felt as if i'm not going to return. While posting the message for my classmates yesterday, i really felt quite sad. Its like, when i go for camps during school times, after camp, i get to go back to my school. There's a second home for me to return to, a second home filled with my friends. There's a life to look forward to after the end of my leaving. But this time, there isnt any. When i book out, there isnt anything that i'm sure i can look forward to. Girls are busy with their university or work. Guys have their own programs, girlfriends, or NS buddies to hang out with. Sure i might have too, but there's an uncertainty. And this lack of reassurance make me feel sad.




SPOILERS
I just completed this game again. Its called Kingdom Hearts: Chains of Memories. Its a gameboy advance game. I kind of like the ending. Sora the main character, wants his messed up memories restored. To do so, he will forget his newfound friend Namine. So Sora made a promise, a promise to not forget her, a promise to be friends again. Just before Sora had his memories restored, Namine said "I'll be gone, and you will only forget me. But i have our promise, so that i can come back to you. Someday it'll become our light, the light that brings us together." Then Sora said "right, forgotten but not lost." This scene was shown with the current music in my blog "Always On My Mind".


Maybe a promise would be more reassuring. Lols.



Pulau Tekong, here i come. I'll be going with a bright light. 2 weeks later, my friends. Till then.

Message: To TJCians [15/06]

This is so secondary school and so childish. But you know, last time (and maybe now still like that) people like to post a farewell message to their classmates, like, ALL their classmates. Something like "hey baby you know we've been good friends and i'll always miss you baby even after we've graduated" that kind of lame stuff. Laughable, really. Yet im going to post something like this here. How funny. However i did hestitated. I wanted to post this because JC had been a good time, i quite enjoyed it, i knew many great people. At the same time, there are many whom were supposed to be close to me but end up not being, such as classmates. It would be weird to post this "farewell msg" thingie about so many classmates except those few. I'm enlisting really soon. So it would nice to leave a message for my beloved friends, ya?



My Main Class

15/06
- a really weird class cause TJC has more girls than guys but our class is the other way round. having quieter-than-usual-girls, 15/06 has actions well dominated by the guys. crazy guys, quiet guys, emo guys, funny guys, sporty guys, 15/06 is filled with variety (of guys).

Edwin- nothing much to say, cause the story aint ending here

Li Teng- nothing much to say, except that we both suffered the teasing cause we talk a lot, and that resulted in less talking. nonetheless we're still great friends! gossip all the way! (actually its more like i listen to your complaints lol)

Gerald- you help me to pass standing broad jump, i help you to pass 2.4km run. haha. through thick and thin man. quiet and deep, moral and guai. all the way! must be less conservative then can survive in this harsh harsh society wor. the class chalet time was the best time knowing you and you should work on ur chinese. and tell me when u get a girlfriend. haha.

Leonard- this is the guy who dislike sissy but always listen patiently to my woes (like, a lot of them) when i accompany him home. though senseless when it comes to girls (oops!) but he's a really great buddy. knows not to PS people, and enjoy socialising. extremely hardworkin and intelligent also. really look forward to the day that u have a steady girlfriend. or already have liao?

Terence- Mr Kwan saw the both of us on the corridor one day and he commented "oh your class people mix with each other according to your height?" lols. mixing with you was fun. haha. our results werent very outstanding (compared to our classmates) for quite some time so we were always getting suaned by tutors together. haha. but he can study well for sure. why u PS me? we're supposed to get lousy marks all the way! haha. dont grow any taller hor.

Benjamin- helpful all the way. but at the same time damn busy also. who can be more hardworking than him? (except ming jie) super intelligent, i feel freaked out when i look at his report card. nice dude but you got to relax abit more. life aint a rushing train all the time. great knowing you. couldnt have survive jc as well if its not for you

Alwin- (when taking photo) alwin:" 1, 2, 3, SEX!" somehow or another, i was surprised when i heard this when we took the first class photo when i entered 15/06. and somehow or another, i felt that it was alwin who introduced it. one of the crazy guys, high all the time. really know how to motivate people. you are a great CG rep no doubt, hands down. also really hardworking (everyone in my class is hardworking except me it seems)

Bang Hui - funny guy number 1. lame dude but never fails to make me laugh. "eee, gay shit" is his tagline. he sometimes call himself gay but calls other people gay shit more often. very intelligent also. proclaimed by many to be the cutest guy in 15/06 and he willingly took the title. lols. stop acting so gay lah. later girls all siam you.

15/06 is usually 3rd or 4th class in the level. The pressure my classmates give me is unimaginable. But they also provide me with sufficient fun and laughter, as well as motivation to do well so as not to pull the class down. Everyone were great. Jin Chaw, Gerald, Alwin and Jye Yng as PW group mates. I always sit beside Sue Chee for Chemistry Practical. Yan Qi, Terence, Gerald, Li Teng, Wan Ting are the usual remedial gang with people like Rong Jun, Ming Jie and Jia Xian liking to chap in though they very clever liao. Glendon, Gerald, Ren Liang, Bang Hui with the mass mobile phone games craze. Alwin as fellow Wushu mates. Leonard and Li Teng for all the bus rides home. Leonard for all the study club time. There's too much to remember. Just hope that my friends wont die out on me...

(geez im abit sad while typing this and looking at all the photos, knowing full well that enlistment is tomorrow...)

Event: Sec1 Orientation 2008

I'll keep this short cause its about my own life. I went back to Xinmin's Sec1 Orientation to take a look. I shant comment on the SLB cause that would demoralise them too much. Anyways i went back and i realised that i'm still somewhat in love with DB! Actually its more like i'm in love with my successors, that is, the Heads of DB.

I am the second Head of DB (disciplinary board). Desmond is the third, Khee Ern is the fourth, and Wei Yeat is the fifth. Im glad that my successors are still as enthusiastic as ever. It heartens me to hear them say "yeah sure ok" when i said "later must take pic hor". Lols. Desmond and i are the most enthusiastic ones, at least about the photo taking. But when i got sabotaged to go on stage to dance hokey pokey, my successors all left me hanging! Still i managed to drag all of them up. So during the hokey pokey dance, the 4 of us were right in front on the stage. So freaking malu. Man, that dance still takes a lot out of me even now. I get really exhausted dancing it. Anyways alright, admit it, who sabotaged me? The juniors DONT KNOW MY NAME ok? Some seniors must have sabotaged me. Even if the juniors know me, they dont know that im famous for my chicken dance and hokey pokey. I may spare your life if you admit to me soon.

Anyways right after the campfire was closed, desmond and me immediately went "take where take where? what pose we doing? decide now leh!". So childish, tsk tsk. We ended up taking a few stupid photos. After that Khee Ern decided to organise a supper as "DB Outing" but Ben Huang's car had limited places. So it ended up with a few of us. There were screw ups cause there wasnt any space for us at the first place we went for supper. Khee Ern nearly got raped cause of that. Laughs.

Below are some retarded photos. More to come after i get them from my juniors.

We are superman! Plus 2 goons in front.

The Big 4 Heads of DB

The wall in front of the general office has this gorgegous photo of Desmond and me. Look closely, the 2 cute chaps printed on the wall pointed by me on the left and Desmond on the right are actually the both of us back when i was sec3 and he was sec2. Plus 2 goons in the centre.

The Big 4 Heads of DB

Other DB members

Year 2008

Belated merry christmas and happy new year to all! This is a little late but im supposed to be courteous i think. I always have the issue of writing 2006 on my foolscape, homework, forms, books etc when its 2007. Im sure you too right? So it will take time to get used to writing 2008 now too. But i wont have this problem anymore. Cause im a graduate! Yup thats right, as of 1st Jan i have fully graduated from Temasek Junior College, and i am a student no longer. It may not be significant to some, but i guess it is to me. The title of being a TJCian is one thing. but another issue which everyone broods about is none other than... THE CONCESSION PASS! From now on, all my peers and myself will have to pay adult fare. Young and vibrant at only 18 years old, poor me is being thrusted into the cruel sides of the society, being forced to pay adult fare for taking transportation. There is no more hope and life in this world anymore. Sad.

I would love to do a summary of my JC life as well as the woes and joys of 2007. But my boring life will scare readers away. My Christmas and New Year were not well celebrated either (esp. New Year). Anyways, the topic that everyone will be talking about is a forbidden one during other times of the year. That should be pretty obvious, being New Year Resolutions. Guess what, i checked my blog and i realised i didnt have a resolution for 2007. I wanted to make one but i forgot in the end. Anyways this word is forbidden at other times of the year cause most likely it wasnt fulfilled and people get embarrassed talking about it.

I just did the New Year Resolution thingy in Facebook. 10 options given and i was to rank what i want to make my resolution the most. My choices were (in order of most prioritised first), eat right, find a new relationship, learn something new, save money, help others, pay off debts, spend more time with family, drink less, stop smoking and lose weight. The reason of my choices is as follow. I have a bad eating habit, but i guess NS will correct that. I really think its about time i get a partner. Where the queue? Then i have a lot of things i want to learn, like wushu, advance guitar, piano, harmonica, and roller blading. But i guess i wont get to learn them while im imprisoned in NS. I need to start saving money for my university fees so that i wont need to pay back any debts(im giving tuition now, anyone else wants?). I dont really like to spend time with my family and im already drinking very little. As for the last 2, i think i'd rather pick up smoking than to lose weight.

I dont think i want to make a clear resolution. Lest i think back and laugh at my ignorance and naivity (is there such a word?). Maybe you shouldnt too. Its for your own good.

Jokes aside, my new year resolution is to survive through my first NS year without much troubles and make friends successfully.

cool huh? i bought this lighter at Bugis Street for 6 bucks. Dont you know i smoke? haha

(its for NS lah...)

Movie: I Am Legend

SPOILERS AHEAD


About a month ago, my brother showed me the trailer of I Am Legend. It sure seemed exciting. Nonetheless its not my usual type of movie, i think i'll get freaked out if i watch it. But all my friends were interested in it, and so i went to watch it just now at AMKhub.


I wont write too many spoilers here. But there's one thing that really touched my heart when i was watching it. The trailer has told as much about the movie, that a virus has wiped out the entire human population, mutating humans into Dark Seekers, fleshing eating monsters who are afraid of ultra violet light. The main character is a scientist with a strong will to cure the infected ones but time is running out as the Dark Seekers wait for him to make one wrong move. The scientist is only accompanied by man's best friend, his dog Samantha.

So here's the part i want to write about. Many a times, he nearly broke down. Being alone is hard. But he totally lost it when he lost his dog to the Dark Seekers due to an error he made. All of a sudden, he was alone. The one and only person in the world. At least, that seems to be so on the surface. It really make me understood how scary it was to be alone.


Sometimes we feel lonely, ya? Sometimes thats scary. Sometimes its really sad. For guys, they may just shrug it off, push the feeling away, or just do something on his own. For girls, they may indulge in shopping, cry it out, thrash it out by talking to someone else. But you know, i just saw one of my friend's MSN nickname. He went to watch it with me. He wrote "if there's someone out there, you're not alone". Maybe we should give ourselves a break sometimes, because we really arent that alone. Not as much as the main character. Or maybe its just me who needs to give myself a break. Lol.

Event: Singapore Police Force Scholarship Tea Session

The 15th of December was the Singapore Police Force Scholarship Tea Session at the Police Cantonment Complex. When we reached there, it was just as my friends said, they wouldnt start until there were enough people. But being on time pays off, as some food were prepared for us. Soon other people came, such as some of my JC mates and secondary school mates. And surprise surprise, to me that is, that i'm not the only one in golden hair. I guess wild people are everywhere.

The first part of the session was of course briefing about the details of the talk. Nothing special, i've learnt them all from the websites already. Then a Overseas Singapore Police Force Scholar (SPFOS) told us some of his experience. Well actually while he was saying his story, i kind of doze off a little. I was a little tired. And during the times when i was awake, "Zzz" appeared on my handphone, as i keyed them in... Then another officer showed us a video of his division. Cool, i felt. It was something like a typical life of a policeman. Let me recall, its something like "7.30am, checking in, receiving weapons from the armory. 8.30 briefing. 9.30 doing some checks... then 1pm sports and fun. 5pm patrols are some areas." and seriously, i thought it was going to end at 5pm, then it continued to 9pm. And then seriously again, i thought it was going to stop there, then it continued to 1am! 12am onwards were all the raids at entertainment outlets, drug busting and the likes. Totally exciting, and exhausting. It went on all the way till 7.30am again, then they "checked out". Guess they're gonna check in the next minute again.


Then we went for some sight seeing. My group went downstairs first to take a look at some equipment the SPF uses. The best part was the vehicle itself and the bullet proof vests. We were allowed to sit in it to take a photo, and i was the first person to chiong there. Lols. But unfortunately another guy beat me to it cause he was nearer. At first my friends didnt want to take a photo, but after seeing the thrill of me doing it, they wanted too. Unfortunately i cant say that i handed the camera to the right person... Just compare the photos below later. There were all taken by me, except when i appeared in it.


Then we went to the armory to take a look at the weapons. The Taser, Taurus Revolver, the baton, and the shotgun. Learnt a little about the procedures of handling weapons and when to use them. Then we went into a room to learn more about the Taser and saw a demostration on using it. Its really cool how professional the officer sounded. "Sir! Please comply with us and stay down!" Then if he doesnt comply, "Sir! If you still do not comply with us then we will be forced to use the Taser on you!" If he still doesnt comply, BANG! ZAP! Totally cool. Too bad we didnt get to touch it.


After that we got to eat again. Haha. They said there will be a Q and A session, we didnt know that the session is on going as we eat. The police lanyard they gave is cool as well. Hmm, i sure am interested in the weapons, but you wont get to use them often in Singapore. Not everyday, not once a week, and i'm pretty sure not even once a month or even once half a year especially for the Taser.

Compare how i look with Edwin, the vest is way oversized for me

Clear and nice photo

Cool and accurate photo

This is what happens when the cameraman is inexperienced, and it has nothing to do with me being ugly

Student Leader Intensive 2007

I'm 18 this year, and when i was 14, i was part of the batch of students who rebuilt the Student Leader Board in 2003. The SLB has come a long way. That said, it means that i am the pioneer batch of the SLB, batch zero if you'd like to call it. And the youngest of the pioneers too. So far i've seen through 5 Intensives. Looking at the young ones make me want to blog a little about it. But first, i guess i can do with some complaining first...



1) I dont understand why people have to classify seniors as "seniors" and "super seniors". I'm only 18 and i'm not even the oldest senior around. There's still ben huang ok? Just call us seniors in general.
2) I'm not old so stop calling me old.
3) I havnt been nagging for a long time. There's more to my life than constantly nagging at you people. So for goodness sake to those who havnt seen me for a long time, i'm a changed man. I have better things to do than making my voice reflect off your ears.





Truthfully, its difficult to put down the board. The batch before mine has moved on already, including some from my batch. Somehow i just cant. It keeps running in my mind (recently), how i used to be an SL, how proud and arrogant i was as the Head of Disciplinary Board. And each time i think about it, tears seem to fill my eyes, even after 2 years, even after telling myself that i (should) have moved on, even now. People tell me im extremely bad at human relations (its a life skill), that im not good at managing my people, lousy at communicating. But to me, my fellow SLs are like my family, the board is like my wife. Like how Mr Chee has put it, if you dont treat it as a family, you wont like it, it'll be like a chore. To me, SLB isnt even a commitment, its purely something that i had to do, wanted to do.





2 years since i have graduated. Its quite a long time. This batch of sec3s would be the last batch of SLs that i handpicked personally in the SL Selection, they would be the last batch of people i know. But looking at the new faces, it reminds me of the old times. My blur face evident in my old photos, my memories filled with the awkward times i tried so hard to fit in (first SL farewell i attended when i was sec1? doing duty at the spiral staircase? receiving orders to clear the SL room from 2 seniors whose names i dont even know throughout the whole session?).





Everyone starts from scratch. There are different types of people, the loud ones who always seem to fit in quickly, the shy ones who open up gradually and the serious ones who seems to shun everything and everyone away. There are several opportunities, projects, committee stuff, duties, CCA roles. There are different people to guide you, mentor, camp group leader, ExCos, comm heads.




And then, there's you. How your road goes and winds up at, depends on what you want. Life is unfair, it never was and never will be. But dont you think your life would be more worthwhile if you think back in the future and you CAN tell yourself, that i've found friends, i've grown, i did what i can, i left the board a better place than when i first join it. I joined the board with no regrets.





And so i thought back. My life as an SL was an eventful one. I really doubt anyone had more projects than me... (or duties for that matter). There were many roads i had to travel through, there were many friends i had to venture these roads with. There i was, standing in the circle surrounding the very very first batch of ExCos, watching the final ceremony going on ( during the first Intensive). The ExCos cried. I dont think i understood. Felt sad, sure. But why i know not of. Then i cried too. I dont know why either. But now, i think i know why. I sure have grown. And to my juniors, you will too, that i assure you. Everytime i come back to my beloved Board to help out, it awes me to no end. My juniors, the most important people in the board, my family members, i watched them grow, and they did. Now i can barely recognise them. Then i recall, i too, have grown up.





This post is getting no where huh?



To be clear, the Intensive is supposed to be realisation. To realise what you lack. To realise you need to grow. SLB is a big family, each of you is required. The board will do for no less.




Venture through this journey with the mindset you picked with your own will, and soon you will find yourself looking back and saying that, "hey, i sure grew up". And to find yourself tearing at the memories of your SL life, is one to be called a worthwhile life.







Dont break my wife ok? I still love her. And each and everyone of you. Dont let me (and you) lose hope of the board. Dont make me (and you) think that the board is no longer deserving of my attention.


Dont make me stop crying.
Dont make us stop crying.







Soar, because the best is yet to be.

The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Head of Disciplinary Board

The SLB Investiture 2005 (with 2nd batch of ExCo, including myself)

In Honour of You

By now the entire country must have known about the dragonboat incident which took away the lives of 5 young and decent men, Reuben Kee ,23 ;Jeremy Goh, 24; Stephen Low, 31; Poh Boon San, 27 and Chee Wei Cheng, 20.


You know, many young lives perished this year. There was that young RJC sportsman, a few army soldiers, and now this. They all didnt choose to die. They were just doing what they love, they were just living their lives. No one is offended, no harm is done to anything or anyone. But they had to go. Sometimes i really wonder what did they do wrong. Young lives, full of hope, full of promise...

You know, some people say suicide is cowardly. But for me, im too timid to die. Dont everyone ever dream of what big things they want to do in the future? Or about finding their eternal partner? Having a fun time with their children? Changing the society for the better? Great things, affecting ourselves or others... We all dream right? There's hope, there's possibility. But once you die, they're gone. Sometimes the hope is passed on, sometimes its not.

Sometimes i really wonder if death is that much uncertain. Wasnt there just an article about the random rates of young men dying on the rise this year? Those guys died without a reason. I too wonder what did they do wrong. And i wonder when will it be my turn. Each time another young folk die, it really saddens me. I dont know if my friends and love ones will cry for me, but i dont want to imagine myself crying for them, cause i'll probably die of dehydration.

People die all the time. It reminds me that i have to keep living my life to the fullest. At least the RJC sportsman created a new personal best, at least the dragonboaters just ended a race. They were all doing something they like. But somewhere, in some things, i bet they have not done what they wanted to.


Once you die, you're gone. You dont come back.


Goodbye guys. May your dreams and hopes live on, in honour of you.

Metal Gear Solid 3

Call me slow, but i just got myself a Playstation 2. Its not really worth it to buy Playstation 3 yet. Or rather i cant afford it.

My very first game is Metal Gear Solid 3. I found it a rather touching game. Okay, maybe only the ending. But its worth mentioning anyways. Spoilers ahead. Though i dont think anyone who wants to play it has not played it yet.

Metal Gear Solid revolves around a man called Solid Snake, a soldier who was cloned from a lengendary soldier by the name of The Big Boss. He's mostly involved in the elimination of a modern nuclear weapon called Metal Gear. To remove the threats of nuclear warfare, he resigns himself to the fate of destroying Metal Gears produced all over the world at the end of the first game in the series after knowing that he is injected with a virus which can kill him at a random instant. In the first game, he was called out of retirement to eliminate a metal gear. In the second game, during the first part, Solid Snake was to eliminate another metal gear. During the second part, a new main character with the codename Raiden was introduced but Solid Snake still did appear in that part of the game.

In the 3rd of the series, the game is about a man with the codename Naked Snake. It was very similar to Solid Snake so i thought it was about his past. During the mission, he was aided by a woman called The Boss (not Big Boss), his mentor and a legendary soldier too. Halfway through the mission, she revealed that she has deflected to the enemy side (betrayed her own country to cross over). It came as a shock and Naked Snake was given a new mission.

To eliminate The Boss.

After a tough fight, Naked Snake was forced to kill her. Then the truth was revealed. The Boss did not deflect to the enemy side. She was on a secret mission to spy on her country's enemy. However something screwed up and her country was blamed for invading international territory. In order to settle it in peace, The Boss must die. The truth must not be revealed. And she must die by the hands of someone from her own country. Naked Snake knew of the truth only after killing her, and he was awarded the title of the Big Boss for surpassing her. In other words, Metal Gear Solid 3 is about the Big Boss' past. For some reasons, i found the ending really touching. You should watch the video to the end.

Here a modified video about MGS3. It was an original scene from the game but the creators changed it slightly. It really makes me laugh like crazy. The woman you see in the video below is of course The Boss. And the man is the Big Boss. Its quite funny, you should watch it even if you didnt read my game description above.

For a job

My sister's friend works at Recruit Express. Since my sister knows that im looking for a job, i kinda got pressured to go. It was located at Ngee Ann City Tower A level 12. Call me a frog in a well, but i've never entered the tower before. What i saw amazed me. The first lift i approached says what is shown the photo below.




It clearly says that the lift goes to level 1,2,4,5,6,7 and 18-26. So i stood there looking stupid, wondering if i should take to level 7 and climb up or level 18 and climb down. Then someone walked into the lift and i felt that i'll just go with the flow. Upon alighting at level 7, i felt more stupid than ever. Thats when i realise that about 4 other lifts (there are about 8 lifts there i think), serve level 1-18 as seen below.


So i finally got to the office and waited for my sister's friend. He wasnt there when i reached so his colleague asked me to fill up the application form first. It felt stupid filling up the form too cause it was asking for previous-jobs info. As my previous post has stated, i have NIL experience, thus the form only took me a while to fill in. After waiting for a while, my sister's friend came out. He was very friendly, shook my hand, and mentioned that i look like my sister. Thanks ah, i know that long ago. Im not flattered. Then he said there will be an interview and i went "HUH?". -_- I wasnt prepared for an interview, though he says its just to know me better. I guess it wouldnt be that tough, and it wasnt. And guess what? In the middle of the interview, i saw a head popping into the corridor, and that guy waved at me (glass door). Its Jin Ken! My primary school classmate. We used to be great friends. We didnt get a chance to chat though. Its really a pity.


Anyhow, my sister's friend said he will keep a lookout for the type of jobs i want. But i'm really picky you know. Im enlisting on 11jan, and im not willing to sacrifice my whole holiday to work. So its kind of tough. But oh well, i'll do some temporarily jobs too while i wait.


Check out the Christmas tree in Ngee Ann City. Should have taken a shot from the front.

The As thus far (IV)

The As thus far episode 4, or rather The Ending of The As.


The last paper is over. Physics Paper 1 on tuesday testing MCQs was ok. I felt that it was harder than usual A level standards but it was around Raffles JC prelims 2007. There were a few weird questions, such as question number 1 "What is a reasonable estimate of the volume of a wooden rule found in the lab?" and options given were 1.5 15 150 and 1500, all in cubic cm. Another question was asking for the frequency of violet light i think. But gosh, i cant even remember the wavelength of violet light.


Other than these, most were fine. But it still gives me a feeling that my A is flying away. But you know what? A levels 2007 is finally over. Thanks for tuning in.


Now for the next episode of my life...

First Job

Finally after 18 years of free loading, i went for the first job in my life, feeling pretty excited. As i am enlisting soon, i reckon any proper part time job will not employ me, thus i went for the temporary jobs. And my very first one is flyer distribution in Bukit Batok. Sounds easy, but its door to door. If it still sounds easy, for your information, its 2000 pieces per assignment, no less to get paid. That translate to about 20 blocks of apartments in Singapore. If it still sounds easy, read on.


On friday night, i recieved the reply mail, asking if i can make it for the assignment on Saturday. I told my friends about it and two friends agree that its an easy task. I even said "TWO HOURS AND A HALF SHOULD BE ENOUGH" and one agreed. How naive.

I went for my very first job with a little excitement, feeling a little nervous. But my boss was late (-_-) so the wait removed all those feelings. Anyhow, after the admin matters, i quickly set off for my blocks at 12.11pm. Suddenly i realised that all the blocks i'm assigned in Bukit Batok are old towns. Guess what? They're all built with weird structures, and for every floor, the corridors are blocked off. Simply put, every floors, the corridors does not link from one end to the other. The corridors only linked for every 5 floors. So what does that mean? That means, that i have to do double trips for every single block, unless i prefer to keep climbing down and up which obviously is a lousier choice as i will be doing work against the Earth's gravity. At first, i only walked briskly. Then i realise that i took too long for one block and increased my pace. Then i realise that by the time i reached the third block, i'm already drenched in sweat. Then i realise, that not eating before hand was a bad, bad idea.


When i finished the 4th block, i took a small break. I went to buy plasters for the blisters on my toes and i called my friend Yinning. For what? Lol, to grumble. Thats because i spoke to her the night before. So after complaining how tough the job was, i carried on. Most of the doors were closed. But sometimes there were a few that were opened. And once in a while, i would see another teenager just like me, lying on the sofa being a crouch potato. Then i recall how i always grumble to my younger brother about having nothing to do at home. At that point in time, i really wished that i had nothing to do. I rather that, man.

After my 8th block, i smsed my friend Leonard, to grumble too. On and off i recieve SMSes. A few from Danny and Gerald. When i reach my 9th or 10th block, i was already at the point that my legs are so numb from the pain that i just CHIONG the block, and CHIONG back down to rest, before i CHIONG up again.

The final moments of my first job came soon at my 13th block. It has 25 levels and by the time i reach the 20th floor, my knee abrasion came back. I couldnt climb the stairs anymore. I told myself that i had to do it (cause of the pay). And i struggled for the next 20 levels. I cant believe i managed to do it. But i strongly believed that anymore, i will die. So i SMSed my boss and tell him that im sorry that i cant continue. My boss was a nice guy and tried to help me ask his employer if he can give me half the pay. Today i received his SMS saying that it was approved. With graditude, seriously.

Guess what time was it at that moment when i gave up? It was 8.30pm. Remember what time i did start? 12.10pm. When i finished 1000 flyers, it was already 5pm. 2 hours 30mins? In the end i took double of what i claimed i will take.


Lessons learnt:
1) Do not use a sling bag to contain the flyers. Your shoulder will ache like crazy like mine now.
2) Wear shorts. No jeans, no long pants.
3) Wear a more comfortable top which absorbs sweat well.
4) Eat well before the assignment, and drink plenty of water.
5) New towns only, no more old towns for me.
6) Never ever overestimate yourself or underestimate the job.


Currently, i have a knee abrasion, 2 aching shoulders, 2 swelling thighs, and 2 blistering toes. And i smell like Tiger Balm now. I guess it was a good experience. But maybe it wasnt worth it for all my injuries now.

The As thus far (III)

This week is inevitably the toughest period of time in my A Levels 2007. 5 papers took place this week. Physics Paper 2 on Monday, Chemistry Paper 2 and Economics Paper 2 on Tuesday, Economics Paper 1 on Wednesday and Chemistry Paper 1 on Friday. I would say this was a tough week and it didnt go as well as the previous papers. Reasons are stated below.


Physics Paper 2 for structure questions. It was, rather disastrous. When i flip open the booklet, the first question was about measurements. It was very easy, so i got thrilled, very high and excited. I thought "this is going to be easy and a enjoyable paper". But alas, good things must come to an end, after finishing the first question with joy and happiness, i flipped over to the second page. ELECTRIC FIELD. So i went "$%^&* electric field again??? Leonard is right, i got raped by Cambridge." So like, electric field came out in Paper 3 already, by right it wasnt expected to come out again. One full question somemore. So i told my friend Leonard "aiya no way it will come out" so he said be careful Cambridge rapes me. And there i was, getting raped by Cambridge in the middle of the paper. It was ok though, as was other questions. But there were really weird, such as "explain in terms of energy how the above nuclear reaction takes place" and the above nuclear reaction is just a normal reaction. Weird.


Then came the toughest day in my whole life, the only double paper day. Chemistry Paper 2 for short structured questions was ok. I finished everything before the time ended and had time to check too. But too bad, i couldnt remember what was diluted nitric acid used for. And i did 2 organic question parts wrongly. So thats 4 marks. Tsk tsk.

Then it was Economics Paper 2 for essay questions. What i really wanted to come out didnt. Question 1 was about demand and supply. It stated changes in taxes and income. The first part asked how tax changes will affect demand for different goods. The 2nd part asked how taxes and income changes will affect demand for different goods. I felt both were too similar, so i didnt do this question. Question 2 was about theory of price determination and firm behavior. 1st part asked how a monopoly determines its price and 2nd part ask if firms always set its price at profit maximising level. I was lucky to have studied this topic even though it wasnt popular. Question 3 was about market failure, requiring examples about externalities and if the government should make changes to current policy. Question 4 was about Keynesian Theory and Role of Government. Best question ever. Wrote 5 pages. Question 5 was about Balance of Payments, not my kind of thing. Question 6 is the rock-est question ever. "Discuss if Singapore is the best country to benefit from globalisation [25m]". Anyone who tried it is asking for trouble. In the end, this paper was pretty ok. But i wouldnt have high hopes at all.


Economics Paper 1 for case study questions is not very ok. What i spotted all didnt come out. I had hoped simple demand and supply question about oil prices, labour market or property market will come out for microeconomics and Forex will come out for marcoeconomics. None of it came out. Instead, it was about National Income Statistics which i barely studied for and Oligopoly. The oligopoly one was ok. Wrote a decent amount for it. But NY satistics was bad. Didnt know how to do the last part. :x
Overall it was a bad paper.


Chemistry Paper 1 for multiple choice questions was so so. But could have been better. I didnt do fast enough and couldnt do 1 question. A lot of people felt that it was more difficult than Paper 2 and 3. I felt that was about the same but it was more tedius. Tsk tsk...


1 last paper to go. Physics Paper 1 on tuesday. Then i can say goodbye to education for 2 years. Anyone getting tutor? I'm on it, meaning i want to be your tutor. Lol. Also selling TYS and guide books at low prices.

The As thus far (II)

New look on my blog. Its incomplete, and i may need professional help. No matter what i do, the right column just doesnt fit in properly. The main blog posts column refuse to shrink too. Anyways, this is a skin i made myself, so no complains. The background is taken from Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. The left column consist of my profile, some links, friends' links, my tagboard, a music playing currenly playing 单向的爱 by 阿杜, my stats counter, my archives and google Adsense (coming soon). The right column consist of pictures of my favourite virtual characters as you can see. I'll be blogging on them soon. I've already posted stuff on Hitsugaya and Kenichi. The right column also have links to my previous posts, and im looking into categorising them into tags. Its suppose to be snowing, but i wonder why the animation which showed up in the preview didnt show up now.


Anyhow, this week, there were only 2 papers. Monday was Chemistry Paper 3 and Tuesday was Mathematics Paper 2. Guess what? Maths over, i wont need to touch it for a long long time. Thats a relief.


Chemistry Essay was ok. Its easy, but i'll admit that i didnt manage to finish everything, just as Mr Lim had predicted. All my classmates seemed to finish everything and checked everything through thoroughly. But on the bright side, at least i knew how to do most of the stuff. Perhaps if i had realise question 5 was proteins sooner, i would have focused on answering the questions instead of re-reading them to see which i should choose to do. I missed out a 5 mark part! Argh. So heartpain. Guess i'll just have to make it up in Paper 2 next Tuesday.


Maths 2 was easy. Truthfully, i felt it was harder than Paper 1, but all others commented otherwise. For the first time, i felt that A Levels finally had some challenge, but later i found that i knew how to do them afterall. I misread the Correlation question and ended up plotting the $%^& graph on paper. That took me a painful lot of time. I only managed to finish the paper in 2 hours plus. My classmates did the paper twice. Thats much more pro than me. Oh well. At least all the questions were easy. But i may have made a careless mistake in the integration question. 2 marks. Tsk tsk, but nevermind, Maths is over and it wont come back again. Not for another 2 years plus.



Next week is tough. Monday afternoon i have Physics Paper 2. Tuesday morning is Chemistry Paper 2 and afternoon is Economics Paper 2 (Essay). Wednesday is Economics Paper 1. How i wish Econs essay was on wednesday instead. Things will be fine after next week. Friday is Chemistry Paper 1 (MCQ). Its gonna end soon. Last lap, chiong ah!

The As thus far

4 papers have been conquered, namely Tuesday's Physics Paper 3 (Essay), Wednesday's General Paper 1 (Essay) and Paper 2 (Compre) and Friday's Mathematics Paper 1.


Physics essay was ok. If there was a word to describe it, its "weird". Yup, weird. Very very weird. Its easy in a way, nothing crazy like those in the prelims. But its weird. You know? Weird. So weird i thought i flunked it at first. But later i checked with my intelligent friend found that most of the stuff i did was fine. Unfortunately Electricity had something against me and i couldnt recall how to do simple Electricity questions. Tsk tsk. Quantum was nice to do. The best part was in section B where you get to choose 2 questions from 3, one was about Thermal Physics, my worst and most hated topic. If you ask me anything about thermaldynamics, i can tell you that I DoN't KnOw (more or less).


GP essay was good and bad. Bad because when i looked at the paper, i strike out question 1, question 2, question 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12. And out of the 3 questions i didnt strike out, i lacked content for almost all 3 of them.

"Advertising is entertaining but rarely affects your choice, is this applicable to you?"

"Developing countries should not focus on tourism when they cannot even feed the poor in their country. Comment."

"Protecting the environment is impossible as countries consume more energy in order to progress. Discuss."

Economics wasnt really my cup of tea. Globalisation coupled with tourism seems to be too narrow. So i chose question 10, environment question in the end. Trust me, i was shaking from the start till the end. The good thing, i didnt really find this question difficult. But i was wondering if i should focus more on technology or environment but decided to give both in the end. I guess i linked the content to the question quite sufficiently, i hope.


GP compre was good too. It wasnt easy but at least its not difficult. And best of all, at least i could understand the passage just by reading it once. But you know, this is the first time i've seen an actual A lvls GP compre which contained a passage written by someone with a Chinese name. Maybe thats why the passage wasnt so chim. One interesting fact, "tillitating" means "aroused erotically". Guess what i wrote?


Entertaining. *Laughs*

Didnt have time to complete the AQ but i never had high hopes for that in the first place.


Maths Paper 1 was easy. Too easy. So easy that it freaked me out. Im sure many of my fellow TJCians asked themselves this question many times during the paper "Is this a trick question?". 5 marks for a 2 step working, 2 marks for a simple 1 step working. This is too much for my heart. Of course, there were parts i didnt know how to do either. But those were insignificant. I just hoped i didnt make too many careless mistakes.

i think most people have this. swollen finger. im a leftie by the way. and thats not a blister

a typical Mathematical Induction question. my favourite type of maths question unless its coupled with Sigma or Recurrence Sequence (conjectures)

my workstation in Sengkang Community Centre study room. its closing down in one month's time, just after my As

Onwards with the battle ahead, my comrades.

Random

In the middle of exams, bored.

You Are 50% Left Brained, 50% Right Brained

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. Daring and intuitive, right brained people see the world in their unique way. If you're right brained, you likely have a talent for creative writing and art. Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

Are You Right or Left Brained?

Your Sensitivity Score: 71%

You are a highly sensitive person. Pretty much everything effects you. You are tuned into the vibe around you, and someone's bad mood can bring you down. But you also easily share in someone's joy - whether you know them or not.

Are You Extremely Sensitive?

You Are Running on 71% Adrenaline

Your Adrenaline Level: Borderline Dangerous You're running around so fast, you don't realize how quickly life is passing you by. While you may be getting a lot done, you're on the go lifestyle is probably wearing you out.

Are You Running on Adrenaline?

You Are 43% Feminine, 57% Masculine

You are in touch with both your feminine and masculine sides. You're sensitive at the right times, but you don't let your emotions overwhelm you. You're not a eunuch, just the best of both genders.

Are You Masculine or Feminine?

Your Eyes Should Be Brown

Your eyes reflect: Depth and wisdom What's hidden behind your eyes: A tender heart

What Color Should Your Eyes Be?