In view of...

... how 'emo' all you peoples are, Amos ish goings to shows yous shumtings farnies.

hokays...

雨が降っていやだとぼやいていた時に

あなたが言ったこと今でも覚えてる

雨の後の夜空はきれいに星が出る

それを考えると雨も好きになれる

ここ、以上。

エイモス

can't live if living is without you...

And now it's only fair

That I should let you know

What you should know

I can't live

If living is without you

I can't live

I can't give anymore

regret..

almost 2 weeks aft the end of the exams now.. but i dun feel like i've slacked enuf...
been spending alot of money since exams ended.. Genting trip takin the bulk of my expenditure.. but well, had a good break there.. nice weather..

tmrl i'm startin work already.. yeah.. temp job.. back to ICPAS for 2 weeks.. the need for money is my only motivation to work.. haiz..

results will be released end of the month.. suddenly, i feel this regret in me, for not being able to work hard throughout the whole sem.. i was still going fine till recess week, but the moment the mid terms are over, i know i began to slacken off.. and its frustrating, cos i know i cannot afford to screw up anymore.. not aft my sickening first sem in NUS...i'm desperately in need for better grades..

but still... now.. lookin back, i wished i had work harder.. if i had, now i won't be feelin this sense of insecurity about my grades.. i won't deny i had not been as focused since some time ago, with my mind in total chaos.. argh..

Alan...

juz a sudden feelin of being lost, down and regretful.. but yet.. still lookin for that little hope to hold on to..

Opinions...

... are like behinds, everyone has one.

Don't say I never post anything.

With regards to the title:

Dictionary.com has neatly defined opinion as "a personal view, attitude, or appraisal".

It's philosophical question time!

What does it mean to "have a right to an opinion"?

Assume an argument between A and B.

A says the dinosaurs all died because they had faecal retention in their posterior. This statement doesn't sit well with B and so B gives his view and tells A that he is wrong. A reiterates his stand and insists B is wrong... and then goes on to add that "well, that's just your opinion."

With this, the argument ends.

Thinking logically,

1. Was that last statement by A even relevant to the issue at hand? How did it help decide if A or B was right? It obviously didn't. A just changed the topic of discussion from the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs to something completely different - the right to have an opinion.

This is known as Ignoratio elenchi aka extra unneeded bullshit.

2. If you think about it further, is there even such a thing as a right to an opinion? What really is a right? Something very basic about having a right is that duties go hand in hand with them. Duties? Well, duties that have to be carried out for a right to be upheld in the first place. A simple example is "the right to live". If "to live" simply means not being dead then the duty that follows is that you cannot be made dead aka no one should kill you. Upholding this duty is made possible by the Law criminalising murder.

Well, astute readers would then go on to talk about aging and eventually dying a natural death, and that this violates the very right to live. I agree, it does but on this very one occasion.

So what duties does having a right to an opinion bring?

Is it the duty to agree with that opinion? Nah, can't be. Because then you'd have to change opinions every few steps.

Is it the duty to listen to your opinion? Nah, not possible. You may not be interested and you may not have the time. Just like the opinions of anti-semites and how 911 was claimed to be masterminded by the Jews.

Is it the duty to let you keep your opinion? Most interpret it this way, but no. We have no obligation to let others keep their opinion. Which brings us to...

Is it the duty to change others opinion? Yes. And very often this duty is carried out. A famous example: Einstein and his theories of relativity. It changed the opinion of the scientific world. A simpler example: Suppose you're crossing the road and suppose you have the opinion that there are no oncoming cars. Suppose I see a car oncoming. Should I let you keep your opinion then? (Imagine if I was obliged to as in the above duty.) No, I would change your opinion and most likely, I'll be thanked for it.

This should be the same for every other instance. The problem is: are you willing to believe the truth? Or would you rather disagree in spite of it? Most people don't really care for the truth if there isn't any direct implication (like the oncoming car) and would simply like to be left alone.

So the next time someone says "that's just your opinion". Give it up cause the other party has given up.

I'm having fun reading Crimes Against Logic by Jamie Whyte.

人家说...

人家说读 Arts 的，ang moh 一定很厉害。。 我说 ok lah，还好。。

人家说读 Arts, chio bu 一定很多.. 我就说
Accordin to relative-frequency interpretation of probability,
P(chio bu) = no. of chio bu (x) / no. of girls total (n).. but then hor when (n) increases, (x) also increases.. therefore P increases.. then hor.. blah blah blah *anyhow bluff* blah blah blah.. so ya.. lidat lor...

人家说读 Arts, maths 一定不厉害, 我说刚才不是算 probability 给你了吗?

人家说你的maths 这样厉害， 为什么读arts? 我说，刚刚 all english, no have + - =, so not maths..

人家说我 'tao nao bo ho se'.. 我说 'tao nao' can eat?

half-dead...

Yes.. that's me above.. acting cool huh.. virgin post of a pic!~

Been down and out since friday till sunday (yes that means the whole weekend) and till now, i'm not fully recovered.. coughing like crazy.. well at least the fever's gone (i tink)

feelin super duper weak.. its like all the mitochondria in me ain't working anymore.. (perhaps not a wise choice to use something so biological since there are life science ppl here).. can feel my muscles degenerating..

really need to recover asap.. wed's the genting trip already.. and there's the class dinner tmrl.. and the OG KBox session(but my voice...) haiz.. wad a way to start off my hols.. how am i suppose to sing with my voice in such a condition..how to enjoy good food with my throat in this condition.. oh well.. i'm prayin.. lady luck, come back to help me thru this? u can always take a break AFTER that.. haha..

Sword of Luck Signing off.. to Genting and back.. in a matter of days..wad great skills! no no, no flyin..

ps. how come no one else seems to be postin anything even though exams are over??

So put your doubts aside..Do what it takes to make it right..

Here's a story about 3 girls - a girlfriend, an engaged woman, and a married woman..

The 3 of them were having a conversation about their relationships and at the end of it, they decided to go back and 'wow' their partners..

And so the engaged girl went back, standing there in this tight black suit with heels and stuff.. bascially, they had a long workout after that..

The girlfriend decides to pay a surprise visit to her boyfriend at his office.. when she arrives, she takes off her raincoat and she's wearing this black tight suit with heels and stuff.. they din leave the office till 4 hours later..

The married woman went home, and was waiting for her husband, in this tight black suit with the heels and all as well.. her husband came home.. went straight to the tv, grabs a beer, grabs the remote control.. and said:" what's for dinner batman"

class 95 morning express.. haha

last paper's tmrl.. dun really know how to handle it tmrl.. juz doing wadeva i tink will help.. oh well..

Alan (jaded)

HELP!!

my psych paper's at 1pm.. and here i am, still tryin to cram more stuff into my brain.. despite stayin up last night, i'm still way behind in revision.. and i prob still won't have time to clear the last chapt.. (WTF!)

experiencing/witnessing traumatic events (that might lead to or threaten injury or death) with a feeling of helplessness - might juz develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a form of anxiety disorder..

now we juz have to see if the 3 symptons are observed:
1. persistent re-experiencing of traumatic events
2. persisten avoidance of anything associated with the trauma.
3. heigtened arousal, startle easily, contant state of abnormal hypervigilance.

now that was my other alter (the smart one) talking..

now i ..... haha... bah bah... bleah...

now that's my usual self..

*outburst of laughter*..

*feeling of euphoria*..

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


sorry.. my manic attack..


bipolar disorder they call it...

Kiat Loong

PS. Do you know that when under stress, the level of cortisol (stress-related-hormone) increases in your body which in turns affect the functioning of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Abnormalities in the functioning of dopamine can trigger Schizophrenia in a person who is biologically vulnerable to developing Schizophrenia...

我受了伤 我中了招 但是我不敢叫...

the weekend is here.. but.. but its not those weekend where u feel relieve that the week has ended and u can relax.. because, its the weekend before my exams begin..
oh well.. preparation really can be better.. tryin to get myself to focus and concentrate.. but i can't seem to do that..

beginning to lose faith in my Jiam Taos.. how??? there's juz too much work to be done.. too much things to revise.. and simply too little time for me.. haiz..

life's in a mess man..



if u wanna hear the original version of the song, go to the imeem playlist on the left...

我不管 说我笨 说我蠢
只要我爱就好
我受了伤 我中了招但是我不敢叫
我忍着伤 我忍着痛但是我不求饶

杰伦

I read weird books...

...so says my mum.

Well, like most aspects of my life, I select what I like and also what I don't like. My mum calls me "fussy" and I have a friend that calls me "spoilt". I prefer to call it being selective or more popularly known as having the freedom of choice. While my mum devours romantic "chick lits" and my brother devours sci-fi/high fantasy books, I read books that "interest" me at the moment.

So what books do I read? Here's the only three books I currently possess:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (A book on, well, I can't really categorise this)
Quote:
"That's the principle which governs all things. In alchemy, that's the Soul of the World."

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (A book on philosophy - I love this book)
Quotes:
"The only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder."
"Yes, we too are stardust."

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (A book on evolution - in the midst of reading)
Quote:
"Let us try to teach altruism and generosity because we are born selfish."

and one coming soon:
Under A Green Sky by Peter D. Ward (A book on global warming)

I take the possession of any item in particular to be very special. And having a book just means that I really really like it. For other books that I do read, well, I am lucky enough to have a mum that owns a bookstore.

Anyone ever read these books? I don't think they're weird at all.

I'm guessing they're weird to my mum only because they don't fall into the popular categories of "chick lit" and "sci-fi/high fantasy".

On another note, I may acquire a 5th book during the long holidays. It's also by Richard Dawkins. It's named "The God Delusion" (a book on religion).

もしあなたが知りたい、日本のは今漫画が二冊と小説が一冊があります。
この二冊の漫画はFate/Stay Nightです。
「エクスカリバー！」

小説のは涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱です。
「ただの人間には興味ありません。この中に宇宙人、未来人、異世界人、超能力者がいたら、あたしのところに来なさい。以上。」

僕の日本語はまだまだですから、考え違わないでください。以上の三冊は大体読むことができません。

では…皆さん、おはようございます。

今僕が眠くて寝たいです。

またね。

A little something random...

... to clear my head as I'm studying.

YUIの新しいアルブム…きたぁぁぁぁ！

My current desktops, on Windows Vista:

and on Linux Ubuntu:

For the peeps that didn't know, I'm running a dualboot system on my laptop.

A few people have asked why. I guess I can say that Linux's really better and all that but in all seriousness, I did it for curiosity sake. I wanted to see how running a different OS is like.

Well, I can say now that it's really really different from Windows. And it's not very user-friendly - in terms of whether my mum or even my bros can actually use it.

Exempli gratia:

"Amos, where's C drive?"

"There's no such thing."

"What?"

"There's no C drive, there's only root."

"Huh?"

"Yup."

"I want windows back."

WARNING: Technical Stuff
After installing Ubuntu,

1. I noobishly destroyed my Master Boot Record. Windows wouldn't boot ("Invalid File Partition", GASP!), neither would Ubuntu ("GRUB was missing").

2. I screwed up Ubuntu (Ubuntu wouldn't boot) a few times while trying to get all my tablet functions working.

3. I screwed up Ubuntu while trying to get Chinese fonts to display correctly. Yes, dammit. It was ONLY FONTS!

4. I still cannot fix the suspend and hibernate functions on Ubuntu. Probably 'cause there's incompatibility with my lao ya graphics chipset.

I've managed to fix most of the above problems with hours of reading and great help from the Ubuntu online community.

Now, I'm waiting for Ubuntu 8.04 to come out in the next week or so. Apparently they've managed to get Ubuntu running with my graphics chipset.

Phew... What was my major again?

dying..

Feelin horrible now.. Been down with this fever, flu and sore throat since last night.. and till now the fever is still coming on and off.. took medication and sleep.. wake up to take medication den go back to slp..

even my appetite's totally crushed.. haven eaten anything the whole day except a small bun, a glass of milk and a can of tiger beer.. and now i'm picking at my dinner..

wad a time to fall sick.. the exams are juz round the corner...and my revision's like way behind time.. wad am i going to do now..

i'm dying...

Alan.

考试又要来了。。时间过的真快。。 一个学期这样就要过了。。这也说我在国大过了一年了。

我想因为我们三位剑客在上学期成绩不是很理想，因此这学期我们都得要更加的用工。。
希望我们 ‘尖头计划’成功！！

近来身子是越来越弱了。。老毛病一直复发。。

送大家一首歌吧


杰伦

Things to look forward to...

First off:

I've recently bought something...

It's red and black and needless to say...

It is awesome...

BEHOLD >:)

うらやましい？

Second off:

...there's YUI's new album coming out too.

４月９日に発売！ほしい。。。

Hokays, that's all I have to report.

Jiam Tao の為に！

転がってでも 前に行けば 景色が変わるから*

During yet another Jiam Tao session, I was blasting music into my already aging ears (I can no longer hear the mosquito ringtone T.T) when I heard this phrase from the song JOURNEY by Yuna Itou.

It was sort of inspiring. After all, the exams are approaching soon (2 weeks?) and yet I'm still struggling.

Anyways, to all brothers, chiong for JIAM TAO~!

*If you stumble but still keep going forward, the view will eventually change.

whats the point when you don't listen

SIGH!!!

Another weekend has passed me by..
what have i done? nothing..
The workload juz piles up on my table.. getting higher and higher by the day.. and i'm fast losing determination to go on in this semester..

Really thankful for my mid term grades.. they're like positive reinforcements.. if not i might have already given up this fight.. i'm also thankful for LSM JiamTao Society..

And here.. ending off with a song again..

再次陷入认识你之前那黑暗， 生命的记事本写到了空白。
在生活迷宫里走失了， 失去了你。
我只能哭着
一个人哭着


杰伦

p.s. dun bother tryin to recognise wad song is it.. you'll never recognise it.. trust me..

C because B came before it.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>

int main() {

char ans;

printf("         (__)\n");
printf("         (oo)\n");
printf("  /-------\\/\n");
printf(" / |  %%%% ||\n");
printf("*  ||----||\n");
printf("   \"\"    \"\"\n");

do {

fflush(stdin);
printf("Are you a Cow? (y/n) ");
scanf("%c", &ans);
ans = toupper(ans);

} while (ans != 'Y');

printf("\nThank you for participating in something lame brought to you by yours truly.\n");

system("PAUSE");
return 0;

}

Are you a Cow?

i wish u would juz tell me....

tonnes of work to be done.. behind time for all my mods..

found out my PL midterm test's grades.. feelin thankful.. are u back wth me lady luck?
i hope u are.. i miss u dearly..

been playin maple wth Da Ge quite abit.. part of our relaxation programme for the JiamTao Society.. Keep working my brudders.. we'll all pull up our CAP together.. the spirit of the LSM.. we shd have a motto dun u guys tink? haha..

juz saw the newsletter by Er Ge.. haha.. great stuff.. and this time, i shall be victorious in our battle.. there can only be one.. either u lose or i win..
and oh yeah.. santa's yet to reply... oh well..

i'm gg to end this post wth a great song.. one of my all-time fav.. but i've lost the song since long ago.. if anyone sees this and have the song... please.. do send to me...

do listen to the song.. its really nice..




Alan
Nil Sine Labore

thanks for talking to her and tryin to find out if she remembers me... thanks for the emails...

House Publication No. 1

Just some updates on the ongoing and upcoming activities.

1. Dim Sum Showdown
A suitable place has not been decided as of yet. Do bear with it in the meantime. Our members are currently engaged in warfare with mid-terms and will be back from the frontline shortly after. We would like to wish each and everyone of them the very best.

2. Jiam Tao Department (NEW!)
Unclear at the time of the interview, a new department will be formed within the sect. Formed with the intention of achieving Jiam Taos, and in a bid to turn the tide of war against the foes. Department activities include extensive late night research into 'Art of War' styled books as well as 'know your foes tatics' related material. Interested members may apply.

3. Current Member Line Up
In view of our increased membership after recruitment last monsoon, the LS committee decided on a reorganisation of the organisation structure.

LS AMoS - Chairman
LS Alan - Vice Chairman and Wii Department Head
LS Nono - Honorary Advisor
LS FaBBy - Secretary and Publications Head

4. Letters to Santa
Members are once again reminded to fill in the Pre-Christmas Wishlist forms:

1. For Pre-Christmas item bookings, refer to form A.
2. For Donations to the 'Cold Hard Cash Fund' refer to form B.
3. For Owe $ Pay $ related matters. refer to form C.

• Note, if number of items for form A exceeds the stipulated amount, attach the '1-summore-barang' form to A.
• For form B, please indicate the name of the member to whom you wish to present the donations to.
• For form C, do not attach cheques or credit cards.

End of circular.

back...

...if only for a while. しばらくだね…

I can't help it. I know I know, "you're too old to be playing this", "dude, you're already 22"... yes I know. What does that all even mean anyway? Why is it that after a certain age, you have to suddenly graduate from 'having fun'? Isn't having fun something so fundamental, i.e. fun and mental?

*squawk, squawk, squawk...

Anyway, back to the point. The game's a great way to kill time and it has the 'best graphics' for an online game. '3D online mmorpgs' are seriously overrated in my opinion. The polygonal characters and with their equally polygonal equipments and polygonal world look as if they're trying too hard to be real. Until technology gets better, they should just leave the 3D graphics for offline games like CoD4*.

Well... I see that nice Santa list our dear 三弟 has come up with. I sort of want something like that too but my belief in Santa is sadly close to zero after too much wiki-ing.

So anyone with money to rejuvenate my belief in Santa? All you'd have to do is send me money ($$$, お金, 钱, cold hard cash) in an envelope addressed to me from Santa. Do this and I'll go round proclaiming my belief in Santa...

...that is well as long as the money doesn't run out.

*I was thinking, how about getting me this game for a start?

somethings are meant to be whispered in the ear..

Dear Santa,

you muz be real surprise to get a letter at this time of the year.. i've nvr written to u in my past 21 years.. Soooooo.. i'm hoping to 'order' my presents all at one go? reason why i'm writing to u this time of the year is cos i wanna avoid the heavy traffic during xmas season.. higher chance u'd get it and read it right..

well, i'll juz order 7 of the 21 u owe me alright? give u more time to process them... so nice of me right...

1. A new pair of spectacles
2. A new pair of shoes (white colour adidas plsssss)
3. A new computer
4. A new jacket (those with hoods and white as well?)
5. A new bag
6. Some Wii games
7. Another Wii controller

We dun have chimneys in this part of the world, so perhaps u can send over via courier? give those reindeers a break.. they deserve it..

Hope to hear from u soon..

Regards,
Alan

P.S. i'll send in my orders for the remainin 14 another time!

"So she's saying wads the problem baby...
Wads the problem i don't know well maybe i'm in love..."

It's a classic! Yup, still the best fit for our theme... everytime i hear it on radio, it feels all so nostalgic~

Hmm, i was thinking, when should we have the next makan showdown?

How about we change the theme to dim sum? Lolz!

Say after the mid terms, when we can find a reasonably priced dim sum buffet.

Wad say you guys?

P.S.
I'll be coming up with the current member line up and news letter for our LS sect soon (i welcome any comments). Stay tuned...

FaBBy

Long long ago......

Many many years ago(ok maybe not so many), there were 3 great swordsmen...
They helped the poor and needy.. fought against evil.. blah blah blah..(basically all the good things lah)..

One fine day, they happen to meet, under a durian tree.. And in the midst of the fallin durians, they became brudders..

There was Amos the Nocturnal Sword.. Always the hardest to find.. He is said to be seen sometimes on the net in the wee hours of the day(an owl they say).. Brimming with knowledge in all fields, he is the eldest of the 3...

Then there was Fabian the Good-Tempered Sword.. Man of kind nature, it is said no one has ever seen him in a bad mood (they also say those who did dun live to tell..)..his strokes are so neat, they compared them to the strokes of a computer.. Also said to have a stomach that's bigger than the universe

And there was Alan the Lucky Sword.. always seen challenging Fabian to a battle of the appetites but has yet to win a single battle.. there have been sightings, that when he goes into battle, Lady Luck herself is seen standing by his side..

A song can be heard in the background (dunno which guy's radio on so loud) as they became the 3 Lonely Swordsmen.... and the song......




It is said that if u're ever in trouble, juz turn and face the West and Shout "I AM CRAZY"..and the Swordsmen will come to ur rescue (u try lor.. no confirm ar..)

and the tales goes on.. about the many deeds the swordsmen did.......

恭喜发财

新的一年又来了。 在这里我先祝各位鼠年快乐，万事如意，也希望大家学业进步。

星期三没课的我，也因此这一个假期对我来说特别的长。哈哈。

好了，我要去打个 Wii 了！

新年快乐！！

杰伦

Spakeshear

Roses are red,

Violets are blue.

Indo-mee i ate,

Now i'm off to the loo.




Who want to watch KEVII Hallplay Production? Msg Me!

I'm getting desperate.

King Edward VII Hall Production

Yo people~ I'm selling tix for my hall production this year. Was hoping if any of you'd be interested. Anyway, the play is actually an adaption from a novel written by CS Lewis (remember chronicals of narnia?) titled 'Till We Have Faces'.

Personally i think it's a great play (I've read the novel myself too) and well... yup i was hoping that any of you might be interested. Maybe you would like to buy as a group so can get seats together...Tix selling at $13 and $15 dollars. Do let me know asap, so i can get the best seats available in the house. Do give me a call or drop me an sms if you got any questions yup? Alternatively, you can place the orders with Jun Kok too (Jun Kok, i think you will need to sell it too ya? :p )

Here are the details from my hall webbie:

HALLPLAY
Date: 1st, 2nd February 2008
Venue: University Cultural Centre

Fresh from last year’s stunning success, Hallplay is back once! From the same team that brought you “Letters from the Front Line”, they now present a story based on C.S. Lewis' interpretation of the original classical myth of Cupid and Psyche as written in Lucius Apuleius's 2nd century novel, The Golden Ass, Till We Have Faces. It tells the story of two princesses, the divinely beautiful Psyche, and the hideously ugly Orual. Orual, who loves Pysche so obsessively that it becomes possessive and harmful, finds to her dismay that Cupid, the God of Love himself, has taken Psyche away to be his wife, setting the troubled and embittered Orual on a path of moral development and self-discovery. A first rate production at any rate, fasten your seat belt for this upcoming smash hit!

Thanks a bunch! Do support Jun Kok and I!

这里好安静啊！ 好像已经没人到这里来了，作者或读者好像通通都消失了。

近月日子仿佛引擎加了turbo， 过的好快啊。 不愉快的日子好像特别的多，感情和学业上，我好像都有欠佳的成绩。一向任为自己运气很好的我，已经开始怀疑好运是否已离我而去。
似乎过了21岁的生日后， 我的运势是越来越遭。 还好我有一群好友，日子也因为了他们，没那么的难度过。

PIC II 也圆满地结束了， 希望有参加的人都骑地开心。

看了好几部电影， 都还不错， 但是我也发现口袋里的钱是寥寥无几了。

音乐和食物还是我生命里的主旋律。

“相要写一首简单的歌给你，让你知道你最珍贵， 和世界唯一的你，过着天使嫉妒的生活。手牵手去看彩虹，看那最长的电影。我会发着呆，然后忘记你，开着车一路向北，怒力的离开这爱情悬崖. "

University.

Ya... Whoever said university life was easier than in JC?

Examinations are fast approaching. And i have no confidence in my modules.

I call that 'jialat'

Hope you guys are not facing the same problem as me :p

Here's to our examinations! Cheers!

living and dreaming

it's been so long.... yet it felt like it's juz getting started....

it is because it is uni life... they say we hav to enjoy it, live life to the fullest...

now i'm not too sure whether i'm enjoying it, or living it to the fullest, or both, or none...

but i do hav dreams...

it is this time of your life where u can pursue your dreams...

everyone is headed in different directions, in pursuit of wat they believe in

hopefully, it turns out to be a fruitful effort for all

let's go all the way!

nice song.

Song from Energy.. First time i'm postin a vid here...

Minutes of the 1st LSCS AGM

The 1st Official Lonely Swordsmen Clan/Sect (LSCS) Annual General Meeting was held on 13th October 2007 @ East Coast Park Area C, Pit 32. The details of the meeting are as follows:

1. All the members of the LSCS would like to officially congratulate our clan member, 3rd Lonely Swordsman (3LS) Alan for his graduation from the LSCS to the LSCS Alumni Club, a promotion of 3LS to Head of the LSCS Alumni of rank 1st Attached Swordsman (1AS). One of the pioneering members of the LSCS, 3LS Alan has paved the way for our future as well as set a standard that all LS regradless of rank, should follow. Once again, we would like to wish 1AS Alan a Happy Birthday. All the best! We would like to urge 1AS Alan to post his Long Awaited graduation speech as soon as possible.

2. LSCS would like to introduce a new member to the LSCS: 3LS Nono. All the members of the LSCS would like to extend a warm welcome to 3LS Nono. After a series of interviews, the committee decided that 3LS Nono had more than sufficiently met the criteria and standards of the clan. With a new addition to the clan, we hope that we will be able to extend our activities beyond internet blogging. We sincerely wish 3LS Nono the best in his upcoming pursuits/ operations.

3. The LSCS would like to congratulate the following individuals for the receiving of awards :

• 1LS Amos & 2LS FaBBy: The 3 years Long Service Award, for their contributions to the posts and comments to the blog. We sincerely hope that both will continue to contribute to the blog as well as our yet-to-be-organised activities.
• 1AS Alan: The Most Posts Award 2007 for having the most number of posts since the founding of the clan as well as the Single-No-More! Award for his excellence in conduct as well as success in his field of operations.

4. The registration for candidates for the LSCS is still open to the end of October 2007. Interested individuals may apply for the clan via the Shoutmix tagboardnew! or approach our members:

• 1LS AMoS (President/Da Ge)
• 2LS FaBBy (Secretary)
• 3LS Nono (To be decided)

Applicants will be subjected to a series of interviews and tests by our members to establish their eligiblility.

Applicants must be:

• Single (Applications now open to both sexes) new!

Applicants who are:

• Attached
• Going 'steady'
• Suffering from post natal depression
• Paedophilic
• Necrophilic

are strongly advised not to apply for a position.

5. The committee would like to wish all members of the clan a happy weekend and all the best for the upcoming tests.

Minutes recorded by: 2LS FaBBy

3 hours of sleep + 1 hour of soccer.....

Its been quite a long while since anyone posted anything here. I wonder if there are still people reading this little online space.

Got back my first mid-term test for my English Language Mod. 23/30. Seems to be a rather ok score until I found out that there are quite abit of people scoring better than that. Full marks are recorded as well. God knows which part of the bell curve I am in.

Had another mid-term last thursday. My South Asian Studies Mod. Its a strange feeling that when I look at my lecture notes, I more or less know everything there, but if you come up to me and ask me what I have studied, I can't say alot. Well there were 3 questions in the test. 2 short answer and 1 essay. Just as we were about to start the paper, the lectuerer suddenly just brought up that the SHORT answer should be about a page long, though not more than 2 page. And the essay? About 4 pages. So much for short answer, guess i should not have assumed that the short answer would be one two lines.
I kind of completed the paper but have no idea at all how I will fare. If I can just score a good grade........

Projects datelines are so near now. And I have only done the outline to my Political Science essay with all my readings behind time. Just to top it off I am falling sick thanks to my consistent lack of rest and unhealthy lifestyle.

Well, I am sure I am NOT the least bothered as well right er ge?

Alan

PS I am actually going back to WORK on Friday.

Houston I have a problem...

Arh.. 300 posts already..

It's been so long ago..

This is the first time i'm bloggin wth my laptop.. Haha.. well, nothing impressive about my laptop especially if u compare it to the laptops that my brudders use.

Well, tutorials have begun, work beginning to stream in.. Essays, readings, presentations, discussions.. Sigh..

Well I qua San Di wish my 2 brudders all the best.. And may our clan/sect prosper in all aspects... haha..

And i still can't tag on our tag board.. or dm's tag board or anyone's tag board for that matter...

And i'm having problem wth connectin to my home network using my laptop... IRRITATING!!

Alan a.k.a San Di..

300 Swordsmen

hahaha...

*in my best imitation of Leonidas's shouting*

SwwwwwwwworrrrrrrdsMEN!

I hereby humbly claim the 300th post.

Thank you very much.

Amos

For without which...

San di, I just learnt a new latin phrase after you showed me the word "qua".

So I'd like to say,

Family,
Friends,
Home,
School,

are the sine qua non

of Amos.

See ya.

Banana Milk

Hmm... How about we open it up to an application. Haha... As if we were some really big organization. Anyway, life is still good here in NUS. Just that i can't seem to understand the lectures. Hall life is fun too, going for late night suppers and stuff. Hope everybody is having a good time too.

By the way, the tagboard doesn't seem to be working. Anybody else has problems with it?

nOw ReCrUiTiNg??

2 days into lectures.

I went through the CNM lecture on Monday. It was more like a introduction to the lecturers and stuff like that. Had EL lecture this morning, where much was taught but I seriously doubt the amount of knowledge which my rusty brain was able to absorb. Tomorrow will be my first lecture for SE, which I heard was not exactly the easiest module to score. And as if that was not bad enough, I seem to be the only freak taking both SE (Southeast Asian Studies) and SN (South Asian Studies) in this semester. Amidst all this not-so-nice news, there was a piece of news which was not exactly all that bad: My NM Final Exam is MCQ. Though I am beginning to consider if perhaps open-ended questions might have made things easier for me.

Arts Bash is this Saturday but chances are I will not be going.

Recruitment Drive for The Lonely Swordsmen Clan? I thought this is on invitational basis only? Well, just make sure the new guy is straight and is worthy to be one of us.

Alan™
Venturing into unknown unknowns.

Choco Bananananana

Yup. I should be heading down for his b'day.

Lolz... Now that we are short of members, how bout we start a recruitment drive...? I got a candidate in mind... :p

tHe jOuRnEy bEgIns....

Its been quite awhile since I last blogged.

Tomorrow is the start of the lessons proper, though there are still no tutorials for this week.

O Week was great.. Though I was not there for 100% of the time, I still enjoyed O Week. I got to know alot of friends during this O Week, and I think that is the important thing for an orientation. Like what the house ICs always say: At the end of the day, what is important for this orientation, is not about winning, its about getting to know people, who will be the ones to go through the 3/4 years in NUS, so that you do not go to lectures all alone, or eat lunch alone. And I think this makes perfect sense to me.

Bidding was something new to everyone of us. The total freedom of choice of modules to bid for makes it all the more tougher for me to decide and choose the modules which I want to take in this first semester. In the end, I settled for 5 modules all from FASS. I shall not bore people by listing my modules one by one.

I managed to watch quite a few movies recently. The Simpsons was good. Though some may find it a little coarse, but what do you expect from the Simpsons? Then there was Jay's Secret. I actually find it quite good. The script was quite well done and Jay was fine in the movie. I watched Rushed Hour 3 with my OG people as well. Jackie and Chris are hilarious as usual.

Hope everyone is doing fine.
Brudders, going for Gary's birthday?
And so, the journey begins......

Alan™
Nil Sine Labore

QWERTY

Well... truth is... i've been camping here all along waiting for your graduation msg... haha...

Cannot le... now membership drop to 2 people, maybe we have to start recruiting new members soon...

Anyway, i do read this blog every now and then. And i'm sure there are others that do come here too...

:p

Still alive...

Well.. I am still alive.. been quite awhile since i blogged that's all..

So my brudders, how are u guys? been awhile since anyone posted anything here huh..

Work's ending.. tmrl's my last day at work.. Mixed feelings about that really..

QET comin up nxt week.. NUS FASS I'm joining.. Got a night cycling i hope to participate, a buffet where i hope to beat Er Ge.. and a dance concert to go to... hmm.. eventful week? we shall see...

Not sure if anyone still pass by here anymore..

Alan™ - wondering how on earth i'm gg to get by my uni days with no income...

Don't Feed The Monkeys

Somehow, blogger seems quite messed up recently. My blog is down. The posting interface is really weird. That's not very good yes?

Anyway, Been low on spending power lately. Due to the recent 21st birthday celebrations. Something unexpected when i decided to take a HUGE break this year. Kind of a wrong move.

Anyway, i think good movies are on their way. Spiderman 3 was good, and then there's a show with a Singapore Pirate... and stuff like that.

Looking forward to a g8 year my brudders!!

BP reads: 172/62 ...

Back..

Feelin sian of work already.. Life's much bore..

Many birthdays in this month of April.. So Happy Birthday to whoever reads this and was born in the month of April...

Alot of nice songs... Here's one...

我用背叛自己
完成你的期盼
把手放开不问一句
当作最后一次对你的溺爱
冷冷清清淡淡今后都不管
只要你能愉快....

杰伦™

~Notice~

Just a reminder~

I've upgraded the blog to the new google format, so you have to register for a google account in order to sign in to blog. Not much of a difference though.

As always, keep smiling!

Tribute.. to my Grandfather..

Alright.. Not gg to write in chinese le.. dun wan ppl to say my post alot of wrong words...

Went for night soccer wth SHG and DW... Gd way to exercise.. if not everyday do admin job in air con office bound to grow even fatter...

On my way home juz now.. suddenly thought of my late grandfather...

It was so long ago..I was only in Pri 6.. I nvr got to see him one last time.. And i failed in my unspoken promise to him.. I was so young.. Every weekend when i visit my Grandparents, me and my cousins and brother would be anticipating his return from work.. Cos he'll give each of us a $10 bill juz for 'calling' him.. And then happily continue our games...

I regret not talkin more to him.. Not showing him more care.. concern and respect.. It came so suddenly.. And i have to be the one.. picking up the phone call that i would never never forget.. And then be the one.. breakin the news to my family... The pressure.. the stress.. the emotions were overwhelming.. i would never forget..

But no.. i din break down and cry.. my face was still... no emotions whatsoever.. The day he was cremated, i dropped a few tears.. I was young.. but i was a smart boy... i noe cryin won't help.. he always say i was a smart boy... he muz have had so much hope pinned on me.. i din live up to his expectations..

How different life would have been for me if he was still alive... And i'm sure it'll be in the positive way.. He was always able to pull the family together.. His words were always influential.. His words were golden.. And whenever he praises me, it was special...

But now... he can't praise me anymore.. And no other praises would have any effect near his... I miss him..

I juz wanna end off.. saying i love him.. Yeah.. i care.. i do... And i'm sorry...

Kiat Loong..

新加坡胜利了。。。
打败了泰国。。。

只要笑一笑， 没什么事过不了的。。真的吗？
我被微笑 Pasta 深深的迷住了。。。
那么天真可爱的女生，在真实世界里还存在吗？
那首北极星的眼泪， 好感人啊。。
好想要有这首歌。。
现实生活中，会有这种爱情故事吗？

有时候，有些事情，是不用说出来的。。。
那静静的沉默， 就是一种沟通方式。。
反而就因为对方一个字都不说，或是特意说反话，
会现得更加的明显。。。

。。林杰伦。。
我做错了吗？也许一开始我就错了。。。

下雨了， 刮起了大风，我继续走回家。
那小雨轻轻的打在我的身上，我也慢慢的陶醉在那伤心的歌曲中。
内心不禁感觉到好冷。是那刮风大雨，还是那伤心的曲子， 还是另有原因?

我自己也不知道。

如果你把每一天都当成你在这世上的最后一天，你会做什么呢？
有个人，他天天早上都会对着镜子，
然后对自己说：如果今天是我的最后一天，我会做我将做的事情吗？

杰倫

好一段时间没再布络上写东西了。 开始作工以后在家里的时间少多了。经常加班，就为了能赚多一点的钱。
钱不是万能的，但没钱是万万不能的。

为什么我用中文写呢？因为是到了最近，我得到了‘高人’ 的帮助，我的电脑才能术写中文。兴血来朝，就决定用中文学啦。 也许会有很多错字，还请大家多多包含。

人说：天下无难事，只怕有心人。看来我是无心吧。 怎么好象那么多难事呢？

因为经常加班，然后睡眠又不足，应此身体似乎变的更弱， 更容易病了。病了真辛苦，连我最爱的食物都变得无味。
嗨。。。

生命中，我们会碰到不同的人，不同的事件。。 有的对你的生活有很大的影响， 有的却不知不觉地擦肩而过。 。
去年今日此门中， 人面桃花相印红。
人面不知何处去， 桃花已就笑春风。


林杰伦。 。 。 。

当然没忘了，一首歌：
你是我的宝贝。。。。 曹格

Work...

Been quite some time since i blogged...

Started work on Jan 3rd..seems like my workin hours only get longer.. Nowadays i even work from 0900-2000.. Yeah.. and i only take a half an hour lunch break.. Oh well..
Alvin (lim)'s already working there.. and tmrl, i'll be joined by DA GE!!!.. Haha.. though diff dept.. but at least same building.. AND, we're tryin to get Er Ge to work there as well.. See how it turns out...

Like jk mentioned in his blog.. been playin Bridge quite alot recently.. Its a game introduced to me when I was in BMT.. and now, it seems like alot of the SHAG are hooked.. haha..

Workin till so late also means i dun have time for evening sports sessions anymore.. no bball..no joggin.. oh well.. unless of course i knock off at 6pm..
And work is tiring.. though its office job.. but i'm feelin so tired from it..

Oh... I almost forgot..

Happy New Year ppl!..

New year resolutions? nvr had any.. din believe in having any..

A song as i always do:
专属天使 by TANK

Alan™

New Year

~Happy New Year People~

Shifting?

Yo guys.

You should have noticed by now that blogger is pushing for the new google account blogger. Many many new features.

Any objections if i shift the blog over to google? That also means you have to get a google account in order to sign in. You can sign up after i shift the blog. Think the webby will prompt you to get the account.

Please let me know asap! Thanks and Merry Christmas!

And a great New Year!~

Ord loh?

hello doods.

Back again, for the fun and for the sake of relieving boredom. About the hiatus thing on my blog; I guess it's gonna be permanent. Can't really find a reason to return to regularly give people updates on my personal life plus, I'm really lazy. Sloth is my greatest sin I (and almost everyone else who know me) believe.

Now the answer to what makes this puny magic card so fearsome.



Notice that this dude is a 1/2. Meaning it has 2 toughness. Notice the first line in the text box - Double Strike. For the older players who only remember a "first strike", it works like a first strike PLUS a second attack. So in reality this 1/2 dood does 2 damage. 1 from first strike and the other from normal combat. Get it? Good... now for the other card.

Now this card happens to be a Boros* one as well. It kind of complements this dood but the cost is a little prohibitive (as all good cards usually are). This card, at the same time, is said to be rather broken (or imbalanced).

*One of the 10 guilds of Ravnica**
**One of the many worlds in Magic: The Gathering.

Check it out:



Ok, I understand it's very wordy. So I'll try to explain in very simple terms. The first line in the text box "Equipped creature gets +4/+0." is what makes this card combo so well with the other. Assuming this card is "equipped" onto the other creature, what we have now is a 5/2 monster. The number 5 is very scary in this instance because the dood has double strike. This means that pitting him against any other creatures with 5 toughness or less and no first or double strike, would guarantee you a very one-sided fight (that is to say, only his creature dies). Needless to say (but I'm going to anyway), any other creature lacking first or double strike with up to 10 life dies to this sucker.

Not blocking this dood make things even worse. Imagine losing half your life (assuming you had 20). Ouch.

The second paragraph in the text box is the "broken" part. It basically allows you to find almost any burn spells in your library (deck) and use it at the cost of only unequipping the creature and 1R1W (1 red mana and 1 white mana). This is also known as a "tutoring" ability due to the infamous "tutor" cards long ago.
Oh... and unlike enchantments, if the creature it is equipped to dies, it doesn't go to the graveyard along with the creature. It just simply unequips itself. So you could just equip it onto something else.

Off topic:
By the way, if you have nothing else to do, join me in mapling. =X

This is my char in maple with rudolph's nose:

Hahaha...

Well... until next time,

Have a Merry Merry Christmas all!

Signing off,
AMoS

Rain Rain..

Been raining for so long.. A relief indeed to wake up this morning and see not rain.. hear not the storm.. but see a beautiful sun rising..

Went to town todae wth DM,Fab and JK.. Mainly for DM's Xmas's shopping.. but since we decided to have a gift exchange for Xmas, JK bought his as well.. Not gg to reveal wad is it of course.. haha...
After walking arnd the whole day.. we finally head back home after dinner..

By the time i reach home, i got a freaking headache.. In fact till now i'm still feelin it a little...
Went for bball wth Alf,JK,WK and DW.. wasn't feelin that gd.. tired of course from all the walking.. But the headache was killin me.. Its like a fire burning in my head..
And yeah hell hot headed i was during bball.. Off or On the court.. I juz feel like whacking every ball that comes in.. and bashing my way to the ring.. And yeah.. injured myself..
Elbowed WK in the mouth, lucky his teeth are still in tact.. But my elbow's bruise.. Right arm's bruise as well after getting hit.. Even my shoe wasn't spared as the heel of one of them decided its time to open mouth and 'talk'...

And it juz doesn't help that my chest pain has not gone away... Not totally.. It seems to be recovering.. Gettin better.. but its still there.. niggling pain that juz doesn't go away.. Worried i am.. but i'm givin it more time.. see if it can recover..

Well as the saying goes.. it never rain.. but it pours...

BUT.. wth all the pain, still.. a song:
That's What She Said - Backstreet Boys..

Check out the lyrics.. Its nice.. My all time fav Boyband.. BSB!!

Alan™ - pain all over me.. lets me noe i'm still alive...

S.H.A.G ??

Seems like almost everyone blogged about it already.. Haha.. Had a steamboat/BBQ dinner at DW's place last weekend (sat to be exact).. As JK has more 'beautifully' called it, the whole S.H.A.G (SengHou Affiliations Gang) was there... the 5 in SHG (SengHou Gang) and the 2 affiliations.. haha.. Yup.. we were all there..

Went shopping for food together.. And i'm proud to say that I, or rather, We managed to keep the costs lower than before.. And we also had enuf food to go arnd.. haha.. As mentioned by others, me too agree it was a fun time.. All the talkin cock.. all the foolish things we do.. And of course wth all the new handphones, pictures and videos were taken... the infamous DW one hand 'open egg'.. The mad butcher WK wth his chopper.. Manager KL wth his new signing.. And the golden-haired butch...Yup.. Got all that down in vids and pics...

This morning was so looking forward to bball.. For one reason or another... But sadly, the weather remained unmoved by our prayers and we were forced to cancelled it... Nvrm.. There is always nxt Sun.. Haha..

Well basically that's it for my weekend.. Oh.. I got Eragon le.. Haha.. Going to start reading this week..

And without fail, a song:
会有那么一天 - 林俊杰
an old song i noe..haha.. juz heard it recently..

Alan™ - unemployed and i dun buy 4D.. haha..

Hmmm.. ORD liao...

Well.. Now i'm 3SG(NS) Lim liao..The day i got my IC was a quiet day.. Juz went back to camp.. Headed to the admin office and picked up my IC.. Den went arnd a little.. Shook some hands.. Thanks to all those well wishes..

So now i'm unemployed.. Need to find a job..

I seem to have injured my back.. My lower back has been aching for the past few days.. Feeling very stiff.. Old liao lah.. Not even 21 my whole body already got problem here got problem there... here aching there aching..Sigh...

Nevertheless, i'm gg to try and exercise more... Play more bball.. haha.. Last Sun actually met girls again.. Though JK felt this new grp generally look better than the last, i still tink the last grp of girls we met were better looking..

And a song as usual:
請在我後悔之前離開我 - 飛輪海

Juz felt the lyrics to this song's nice as well..

Hmm.. Er Ge shd be back from his holiday already i tink... Haha..Though we still see no signs of him in the cyber world...


Alan™

Maple-craze.. Dreaming...

Been spending time packing and cleaning my room.. Shifted the furnitures as well... Haha.. It was hard work.. alot of stuff to sort thru.. threw away lots of stuffs as well.. Found alot of interesting things like my Pri Sch Bus Pass, pictures of myself when i was in pri sch, some bdae cards i've gotten in the past.... and the list goes on.. things wth alot of sentimental value..

Left wth a little more packing to do for some drawers but i'm gg to leave it till another day.. todae will be purely relax.. ahaha...

Oh, started playin Maplestory again.. haha.. The game that i deserted some time back... But somehow, feel like playin it all of the sudden again.. Even managed to party wth Er Ge and whack some jumping pigs ystdae night.. haha.. i'm not the only one who plays maple aye.. Wasted our Da Ge not in the same server as us.. haha..

Rummaging thru all my stuff also unearthed some old cds.. Had difficulty tryin to name some familiar songs as i was ripping them into my com.. Haha..
Chanced upon this song that brought back quite abit of memories.. A very meaningful song:
Dreaming of You - Selena...

Alan™

Late at night when all the world is sleeping.. I stay up and think of you..
And i wish on a star.. that somewhere you are, thinking of me too.....

Io sono così incerto sul mio futuro

Yeah.. Io sono così incerto sul mio futuro..

I still remember, when i was a kid, gettin into a university seems to be like.. THE thing.. its like the finale to my education journey.. Get into a University and i'll be there.. as in.. i'll be 'there' already..
So considering all that i said above, shouldn't i feel happy like a lark when i get a letter telling me my place in Uni is confirmed? That a place has been reserved for me.. Then why is it, that i feel this uncertainty.. this lost feelin.. and not that happy feelin that i shd be gg thru??

Received a couple of letters from NUS todae.. telling me again, that my place in NUS FASS has being reserved, and in it, there are some forms to fill in.. To let them noe when i wanna matriculate and stuff.. and till now, i still dunno wad i wan.. I'm not even sure i wan to be in FASS... Ppl ask, haven u tot about wad u wan to do in uni/life? I did.. But there are no answers in this simple brain of mine.. Maybe i'm juz too dumb for all this studying and this is a sign for me to call it quits once and for all..

So many questions.. no answers..

Italian put: Io sono così incerto sul mio futuro..

Alan™

mEsSy LiFe..

Been spending alot of money AGAIN.. Sigh..
Life's in a mess.. Alot of things to be done and to be bothered about.. But i'm juz lazing arnd everyday.. Sitting in front of my computer.. Rotting away..

2 songs that has been playin in my mind recently:
蔡旻佑's 我可以 and 梁山伯与茱丽叶 by 卓文萱 & 曹格..

Let's talk about 蔡旻佑 first.. This boyish-looking boy is a player of both the violin and piano (as of now i only noe about this 2).. Introduced to the music world by none other than Jacky Wu (the one who brought us Jay Zhou) and said to be the next big thing.. He, like Jay, writes and compose songs as well.. Somehow he resembles David Tao to me..
The song 我可以 was written and composed by 蔡旻佑 himself.. A love song wth a catchy tune.. The MV to this song is really nice.. haha..

梁山伯与茱丽叶's written and composed by 曹格.. A very sweet duet indeed.. 曹格 as usual impresses me with his voice... The control of his 'jia ying' is really great.. But then again, alot of 曹格's songs, u'll hear him gg in and out of jia ying and zhen ying.. So, not surprising to hear so much use of jia ying in this song.. I've even heard him singing at A*Mei's key before.. Haha..
And of course he got himself a really great partner in 卓文萱.. Wth a pretty face and a sweet voice.. Haha..
The MV's nothing much.. U only see the 2 of them singing the song.. Standing arnd, sitting arnd.. Haha..

Well, looking at the previous 2 paragraphs, u'll noe how bored i am.. Haha..


Alan™

PS. I can't seem to tag on the tag board here.. Strange.. Anyway, who's "me" ?

Re: Final Fantasy...

Final Fantasy fever is here people!!

I've succumbed to the disease.

Not complaining though... Don't think you would too hor San Di...

Haha. Happy FF-ing! :)

Final Fantasy....

Yup.. Started playin the game Final Fantasy 7 on PC.. Been hearing about this RPG from secondary school days when JK can ramble for hours on funny names like Cloud and Tifa.. Since i got the time, so decided to give the game a go..

Well, so far i muz say it has a rather well written script.. Though the graphics is like TCMI.. But still, the gameplay and storyline makes up for it.. Dunno whether it'll be able to sustain my interest till the end of the game.. Only time can tell..
And so, its monster fighting, girls courting and travelling arnd the world...
Cloud's a lucky guy.. Haha..

Been playin alot of bball recently.. Morning or evening also have.. No its not because we're hoping to see the same grp of girls again.. Rather, its something which we can do and yet not spend money.. And i guess it also helps a little to keeping our lifestyle healthier..

And so for now, its like a holiday period for me.. Juz put aside everything and anything else.. University admission, future career, money, jobs, haze, bike lessons, camp.. and girls for the matter (seems like recent conversations wth my grp of frens usually can't avoid this topic)..

Off to take a hot shower, before continuing my adventure in FF7, then perhaps read a little of my book, before i call it a day, and start gg to my own Final Fantasy adventure in a faraway place.. Wth MY Tifa and Aeris.. Haha..

Alan™

This song is nice.. Listen out for the lyrics:
一个人的行李 - 戴佩妮

Yup.. As mentioned by DW and JK in their respective blogs, the post ystdae was a common post of all 3 of us.. A common blog post..

Managed to catch The Ghost Game at JK's place after bball cos DW bought the VCD.. Hmm..They started off rather well.. But the ending.. Well.. Perhaps to leave room for a second episode.. I dunno.. Haha.. Anyway, the effects are rather well done..

Work ystdae was as expected.. Nothing gained and earned after almost 2hrs.. Well.. As i mentioned, it was expected.. Anyway, not like i would have spent the time doing anything better.. Haha..

Todae stilll on off.. Though most of the rest seems to be back to camp.. Yawnz.. Probably juz gg to spend the time lazing away at home todae..

Tmrl's the only time i need to go back to camp for this whole week.. For now, back to one of my fav past time, listening to music doing juz about nothing..

Alan™

This song's melody is stuck in my head...
听妈妈的话 - 周杰倫

BBall Session...

Played bball this morning.. In less than half an hour after we started, 3 girls started playin ABC on our half of the court.. And soon, we were playin 3V3 wth them.. The game was full of laughter and jokes.. haha..

Unlike other girls, the 3 of them were really enthu bout the game.. The way they mark us is like, any tighter and they'll have to hug us.. Due to the fear of making too much body contact, we were rather reserve in the game.. But we still enjoyed the game and we all had a gd laugh..

We all agreed, that one of the girls actually looked like Hebe.. Lolz.. Wth her hair, dress sense, and her cute face, she really does resembles Hebe.. Woo!! Looks aside, she can play the game pretty well as well..

And the other girl reminds us of YanHan from ODAC.. We made a mental note to ask YanHan the nxt time we see her if she has a sister..

During our post-bball talk over brunch, we also wondered, wad kind of shampoo the girls used.. Maybe cos they were markin us real tight, but we could smell the shampoo on their hair.. And er... its kinda nice.. haha.. Well, that's how close they were to us when they defend..

The rain came in and we were forced to stop.. And so the session ends wth a hurried goodbye as we seek shelter.. But before we parted, we agreed to play again nxt weekend..

Its tata for now.. Till the bball session nxt sun..

Offs and Leaves...

Its Sun.. BUT, that does not mean i'm gg back to work tmrl.. Hooray.. My absence from camp will be until Tue, Wed being the startin of the workin week for me.. And guess wad, thurs is my last working day for the week.. Yeah.. Haha..

Well, juz wanna say a word of thanks to all those who send me their best wishes on my bdae.. Yup.. Thanks alot ppl..

Somehow, i manage to accidentally delete my save file for GTA San Andreas.. OMG!! Months of blood and sweat.. All the time i spent on the game.. Gone.. Juz lidat.. Sigh.. How stupid can i get.. Decided that i'll slowly start playin the game all over again.. Like Da Ge says.. Now that u've been thru it, this time it'll be faster.. Haha.. I hope so..

Juz had a bball session this morning.. The PSI's not really that high (70+).. So not that bad.. Though the weather was real hot somehow.. Or humid rather..
Juz now there was a passin shower.. Hope that helps to bring the haze away from our sunny little island.. Haha..

Nothing to do now.. or rather, can't get myself to do anything but waste the time away.. waiting for someone to initiate some brilliant plan later..haha..

退后 -周杰倫 is still the song in my head..

Alan™

3 days MC....

In case anyone's interested, i'm given 3 days MC.. Well, i was referred to TTSH A&E ystdae after i reported sick for sore eyes.. The MO juz wanted to be sure it wasn't anything serious.. So send me to see an eye specialist.. Got 3 days MC from the eye specialist lor..
Anyway, its much better already..

So bored at home.. can't go out since i'm on MC (furthermore its conjunctivitis, which is contagious).. Had been playin GTA San Andreas alot recently.. Rather violent game I muz admit.. Haha..
Courtesy of TYS, i also have Company of Heroes in my com.. Not bad.. My com can still handle the graphics.. Very realistic game and for those who like RTS games, i'll second TYS on his point: this game is something u wouldn't wanns miss...

As we come to the end of the year, all the guys are now lookin forward to one big thing.. ORD that is.. That also means, its time to get a job.. So gotta start searching..

I'm intending to 're-vamp' my room after i ORD or probably can get started before.. Its gg to be a budget one.. Juz wanna give my room a new look.. Anyone got lobang for cheap furnitures? (hmm.. usually i would rather be the one tellin ppl i got lobang.. Haha)...

Also made up my mind to get back to reading.. Been awhile since i've been reading.. Will start by finishin up The Broker..

Alan™

Song in my head: 退后 - 周杰倫
oh and Hebe is juz so sweet in the MV.. Hehe.. Shd check out the MV if ur can...

Boo!

Ok, I decided to be a little scary so here I am; materialised from nothingness.

After a long break (a hiatus I've said?), i'm still on a break. Don't bother taking a second look, you read that one right. I'm only here to give a little "boo", and maybe update a little on what's going on in my dismal NS life.

Nothing much to say about NS really. Only thing going right in there is that I'm going to "ORD LOH!" as they say. To say the least, I'm happy I'll be finally out of that infernal hellhole.

Other then that, it seems everyone's looking for/found a job and I'm the only bummer who's too lazy at the moment to think about one. Can someone help me?*Looks pleadingly at Fabian*

Oh, and I've finally got a hobby to spend money on. Most people won't understand this but I'm back into magic. No, I'm not talking about cheap parlour tricks. I'm talking about Magic: The Gathering also affectionately called "Magic" by the players.

I hear it coming. The sounds of disapproval and possibly disgust. But let me tell you now that I will have none of that. Magic is a respectable game. It is afterall the grandfather of all Trading Card Games. Nothing has surpassed it, gameplay or otherwise. It had me enthralled as a primary school kid, and it has that hold on me again. Especially so since I've the money to pursue that interest now.

Anyway, here's a card I particularly enjoy using. The art's nothing special and it looks rather weak but when used in conjunction with another card (I'll say what next time) it becomes an intimidating presence.



PS: Take care guys. Especially you, KL. Your constitution is particularly awful.

Yo... I'm here: CLICK ME
Be there or be square...

FaBBy_Naibaf

Sakura again....

First of all, welcome back Er Ge !! Haha.. Perhaps can meet up soon? Haha..

Went Sakura again todae.. The International Buffet.. This time went wth JK,KKK and Alvin.. Last time i went was wth my colleagues from camp.. That time went to the outlet in Clementi, this time went to the one in Donwtown East.. Seems like the one in Clementi have more variety of food to choose from.. Haha.. $26.. Ex siah.. But we really eat until damn full.. Haha..
So after dinner we went for a really long walk arnd.. Ending up at WhiteSands.. Wanted to go to Coffeebean to chill, but its gone.. Ended up buyin Nutritea, partly because of the girl sellin it.. haha..

On the bus todae, me and JK were seating in front of this Indian man.. Den that idiot started coughing.. And hell he din cover his mouth.. din even bother to turn his head, so me and JK could feel the wind in the back of our heads.. Freaking disgusted i was.. wad an a**hole.. Unable to stand him, we changed seats.. Grr... so damn pissed...

Todae's also the first time i wore contact lens.. Haha.. Took quite a long time to put them on.. Juz can't seem to get them to be 'stuck' in the eye.. The shop wanted to charge me $30 for consultation fee juz cos i was using it the first time.. That is juz crazy.. The lens only costs $15 lah.. So i told them no need for that, i'll juz take the lens.. Haha..

Whole body's aching from the basketball and soccer last 2 days..

Anyone interested in making investments? contact me ok... i'll give ur the details..

Song i singing along to: 退后 -周杰倫

Alan™

An interesting quote from JK: " We've (refering to himself and TYS) been to heaven and back.. "

Yo~

Guess who's home :p

Training is over and O.R.D. is coming close!
Can anything else get better than that?
All that hard work and slogging for the past 2 years (almost)
And it's over!

So keep your head high and smile!

FaBBy_Naibaf

Sick...

Yeah.. Fell sick again..

This time seems worse though.. Fever was real bad last night.. Thank goodness its gone now.. at least for now..
Throat's still bad.. Can't really talk and swallow properly.. Flu's simply awful to have.. Was sneezing non stop during ystdae's dinner at Marina Bay wth ODACians.. Coughing so hard, my diaphragm (is that how u spell it? ) hurts..

Wanted to go the the private clinic to see a doc and get it over and done wth so i can come back and rest.. But no..Had to go to either the polyclinic or A&E as insisted by someone.. Grr.. So angry.. This is like somewhat unreasonable to me.. Nvrm.. Shall not talk about this anymore..

ODACians dinner ystdae turns out to have quite a Victorian 'feelin'.. Haha.. Din really eat much cos mt throat was already rather bad.. Fever was probably already building up considering how red and hot my face was.. Perhaps really shd not have went ystdae.. Dun even tink i ate my money's worth..

KL's recommendation as usual: When There Was Me and You - Gabriella

Alan™ sIcKaNdTiReD..

" U may find someone whom u like more.. But u'll nvr find someone who loves u more than I do... " Cool Quote huh.. Haha...

Woah... the Zoo... haven't been there for like eons...

Just came to give an update... will be heading overseas for training this friday.
Will be back at the end of the month...

Till then, have a great time and chill!

See y'all soon! :)

FaBBy_Naibaf
8 More Weeks To () . R . l) .

animals all over.. the zoo!!!

Went to the Zoo todae wth my Sis and Layee.. Long long time since i went to the zoo..Reached there bout 10am... Started a long walk in the zoo...

Saw alot of animals (duh)..
White Tiger was magnificant.. Otters were utterly cute.. Monkeys are juz all over the place.. Well, the Singapore Zoo has the largest collection of them in the whole world.. So wad do u expect? Lolz..

Snakes were beautiful.. If u ask me, the large python there is a beauty.. There have been claims that the African Anaconda can grow up to 12m.. But cos there has not been any solid evidence found, the python is still the longest snakes arnd.. But hell the African Anaconda can weigh alot.. 226kg is the record if i remember correctly..

Went by this post that read: " Great Lovers" .. Tink it was the lion's enclosure (correct me if i'm wrong).. Apparently they can mate every 15mins for 3 days continously.. i was like.. Whoa.. Haha..

Found this uncanny similarity between the polar bears and the otters in the way they swim.. They like to swim to a wall, then kick off the wall fallin backwards into the water.. And they swim in a fixed route.. Haha..

Still can't stand the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches.. Disgusting little stuff they are.. And a whole tank of them.. Sux..

Animals aside, i also found out that the zoom function for the camera is of utmost importance.. My hp apparently has zoom function only in video camera mode and not still camera mode.. Sian.. So some of the animals that are too far away i ended up taking videos of them..

Juz an advise for ppl gg to the Zoo.. Pls bring ur own water.. The bottle (500ml) drinks there costs $3.20 !!!.. Food as well.. The only thing there not ex is probably KFC..

Alan™

数到五答应我 -曹格..

PS. Layee can send me the close up pics of the animals? I dun have any close up at all.. lolz...

MC...K610i

Yup.. I was on MC the whole of todae.. But.. In actual fact, i only had half a day to rest... Why? Cos , the wait at the Polyclinic was so long, i spent from 9am to 12plus there.. Shd have known..

Spent the afternoon more or less 'slping'.. juz lazing arnd.. Doing nothing.. Lying on my bed.. den moving to my sofa.. den back to the bed again.. Felt gd.. Haha.. Its like a break from all the work.. Phew..

Gettin my new hp was kinda dumb a move... Because of the new hp, i'm left wth $9 till the nxt payday.. Cool huh.. Oh, +$5 WK juz gave me.. Its $14.. Nvrm... See how it goes.. Worse case scenario borrow money from my mum first..
Well, at least the hp's kinda nice..Haha.. Sony Ericsson K610i.. Got tired of Nokia.. And i din really wanna use Panasonic hps.. Cos Jay endorses it.. Not that i dun like him.. Juz dun wan ppl to tink i try and be like him.. Who ask him to be called jie lun also.. Haha..

Alan™ sIcKtIrEdjAdEd

Song I've been listening: 开场白 - 蔡依林

Wild Wild Wet.....

Went to Wild Wild Wet last weekend.. Its the kind of place where i go once to experience it.. and i'll probably not go again.. Haha.. Its like $14 lah.. Like not ex... Reason why we went there was because JK's cousins from Batam wanted to go there.. So we joined in.. However, on that day, we were really juz playin among ourselves.. Floating down the Shiok River was super relaxing.. Minus the overturning of floats and all.. haha...

Managed to catch a movie as well.. Tokyo Drift.. As expected the storyline was really like... Boring.. basically its juz the cars and the girls... Haha.. Japan and Taiwan are 2 places i really wanna go.. haha..
Oh.. because of Linda, i actually bought this month' s issue of FHM.. Haha.. She was the cover girl..

Lots of things have been happening at work as usual.. More ppl gettin into more trouble.. Can't wait to ORD really.. Need to find a job though...

Oh, i've got an investment lobang on hand.. Not confirm yet.. But interested ppl can contact me for details...

Alan™ Saded and Jaded....

Song I'm in Love with: 我会好好过 - 李玖哲

Yesh... finally some rest after 7 weeks in camp...

It feels kinda crappy when you get stuck in camp for so many days especially in the fields when you know that there's a coupon-full of KFC meals waiting for you through the newspapers...

Dude... it kinda sucks...

Root beer is kinda good... especially after a really hot hot day...

Gotta get back tonight... perhaps a good KFC meal before that? :)

FaBBy_Naibaf
Movin!

Movies... Sakura....

Had been watchin quite a few movies this few days..

Hoodwinked was very funny with a very refreshing plot.. Kinda liked the songs in the movie.. Haha.. Cute characters as well...
I thought Lady In the Water had a very nice storyline.. Always liked this kind of stories..
Juz watched Click todae... Very hilarious movie wth touching moments.. Kinda reminded me that time is too precious to be wasted..

Sat gg to watch Long Hu Men.. And still got Tokyo Drift to watch at home...

Went for dinner at Sakura International buffet todae.. Quite a nice place.. Price was rather ex ($24 i paid) but there sure was variety.. Got S'pore's fried beehoon, japanese sushi sashimi,pizzas, laksa,fresh oysters,abalone.. etc... Had a great dinner... That place got a very nice view too ( its on top of a hill )...

Tmrl on off also.. Takin the chance of this 4 days break to relax myself.. And recuperate... Anyone any plans tmrl?? haha..

Alan™

KL's Top Hit: 小丑鱼 - 罗志祥

Human Nature is selfish...

Its a fact.. No argument bout it...
Everyone wants the best for themselves...Myself included... There's no wrong in that of course.. Its human nature...

Anyone watched Hoodwinked? Haha.. Its a rather nice show...

Well.. Its NDP 2006... Happy Birthday Singapore...

Song i'm listening to: Xing Fu De Tu Xing - 龚诗嘉

p.s. clock is kkk lah...

Fireworks !!!!

Another day spent for the nation.. Yeah.. Had been on medical cover for quite a few weeks already... For NDP that is.. Cos Mr President went to One Fullerton for the ceremony and also watch the fireworks display, our team had to go down there as well ( we are the cover for Mr President)...

The fireworks was beautiful..Not the first time i see fireworks.. But this NDP has gave me quite a few chances to see fireworks display.. This one was extremely captivating, cos it was longer (i stood there rooted for like almost 15-20mins).. and also because the display is gg on wth music in sync... Very nice lah...

After the cover, i got to leave from there.. So went over to AMK to meet up wth the guys to watch a movie... Lady In The Water... The storyline seems quite ok.. I mean, i've always liked this kind of plot.. Where a grp of gd guys come together to fight the evil.. Haha.. So yeah... I tried to guess the plot.. But i din managed to get it right.. Either i'm gettin dumber or the writers are gettin better.. Or maybe i'm juz to shag to tink...
Liked the part when they say, that every being has got a purpose... Kinda like made me tink about myself.. And my purpose in living.. Which i do not noe...Haha..

NDP's coming soon.. Too bad i dun have tickets to give away.. We are only given Preview day tickets.. Which thank goodness were not wasted..

Anyway, glad to see i'm not the only one visiting this page.. haha.. Er Ge, why u kanna so many weekend duties de?? Haha.. Almost can fight wth me le.. But i signed extras.. So not fair fight... Anyway, u'll ORD before me.. So congrats...

Feelin hungry again... Tink i'm a glutton..

Song my mind is playin: 失心疯 - 张善为

Alan™

Ok... as usual... i'm here to complain...

Liew... managed to book out just an hour ago... later got to book in again...
tml got live firing... sian... one whole Sunday gone...

next week... lagi sian 0.5...
Kena guard duty on sunday... another sunday gone... got no rest... then straight away monday moving outfield for one whole week... bless those people in the organisation that plan my duties...
But this better be my 2nd last one b4 O.R.D.

Nevermind... i tahan... i lun... it's only 2 sundays only... :p

FaBBy_Naibaf
Becoz O.R.D. is Near... LoLZ!