Dive Musings.

k e n says:

haha eventually we'll get our own tank and compressor so we can dive from our own van

glen says:

*yacht

k e n says:

lol

yes

boat boat damn it

the plans lying dormant in my room

damn it damn it

glen says:

u know the bumboats to ubin?

19k second hand

k e n says:

wah

damn big leh those boats

we can buy those

and convert to dive boat

and then put compressor on it

and run our business

and eventually we'll upgrade to a ship... and put a decompression chamber

and sail around the world

as a mobile decompression unit

or we sail with the US navy

our navy too noob alr

dun want

glen says:

we make it nuclear powered

k e n says:

then we do humanitarian aid

glen says:

then we can power all sorts of crap already

k e n says:

oh ya

nuclear power is damn good

glen says:

can run a lab on the boat

can be the boat doctors

k e n says:

and we hire serologists, patho, onco,

erm... dermatologist...

hahahaha

in case our customers scared of the sun... and effects of the sun

basket our dermatologist will earn the most money

we put an operating theatre

and hire an anesthetist for minimum wages

but we let him dive for free

I’m using Microsoft word to blog...

Ok this is quite cool. I figured i could use Microsoft word to publish directly to blogger.

For all who's still reading my blog, i know i haven't updated it in the longest time. Sorry for that. I can't really put images up but my photos are all on facebook. Add me if you want.

The last few weeks have been the craziest time in my life. I moved to Sydney, stayed in an apartment with 2 really really nice Malaysian dudes, started medical school, went for Mardi Gras (omg it was insane... there were these gay Taiwanese dudes who were really pissed at me because i stole all their hugs... all i had to do was yell HEYYY to any of the paraders, stick my hands out, and they'd come over to give me a hug... i wore a tight pink shirt, hair band... and will never do this again), holidayed in Melbourne during the easter break (the most amazing thing was that the friend who was hosting penny... is henry and will's housemate!!! Lunch at their place was like mini ECC gathering... uncle benny, aunty prue, nat, will, henry, aunty nat...; met loads of friends in melb. Got my new phone in melb[dad bought frm sgp and passed to aunty prue]. Got late for our bus to the airport... rahul rox.), ice cream cone at macers(over here pple call it macers and not macs. Ice cream cone is 50c. Having the resolution not to eat at macers anymore, breaking that the day after. We call the macs across shalom KAP cauz it had the play area that reminded us of KAP. Running back up baser steps to upper campus because penny had her curfew to meet.), Sunday mornings in the city for church (chris penny and i attend Wesley Mission at 220 pitt street, starbucks(hub) coffee every Sunday morning, awesome lunch after church at Ginger and Spice [http://www.smh.com.au/news/restaurant-reviews/ginger-amp-spice-singapore-restaurant/2007/10/01/1191090984613.html, http://sydney.citysearch.com.au/restaurants/viewContent/1119945819575/1137405250458, http://www.bestrestaurants.com.au/restaurants/NSW-Sydney-gingerspice.aspx,] timsum, jap food etc.), chionging late nights to complete work(individual assignments, draft portfolio, group projects, no-doz caffeine tabs the next day)...

I'd really love to upload pics, but everytime i want to do that i'm in my room. And internet in my room is billed per mb. Its 2c/mb. Free wifi in the library and most other parts of sch but whenever i'm in the library or in sch, i don't remember to upload pics...

It's a. Rina's birthday today so.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I miss ECC... cant wait to go back in June. Pity i'll be missing out on church camp in june. I'm probably going to commit myself to the rest of the mission trips ECC organise. GTG back to work... )=

it came crashing down

didn't we kill it the last time? probably. but its surfacing again. gone were the days of peace and safety. never can we have an avro of fun and laughter without worrying about the beast.

it all began a long time ago. how naive we were, thinking that all was fine. even in our father's time, the monster was lurking. finding that opportunity to strike. waiting for the point when we were most complacent and at our weakest. it'll strike hard, again and again, until the village is no more. our home. our little sanctuary. the beast is sneaky. even thou most were ignorant about it, even in the early days, the village sent our warriors to battle. time after time, we overcome the beast. but just barely. we never got a chance to finish it off. it ran off, only to recover and strike again another day.

complacency has no place in this battle. the monster has its minions. hiding in every corner. whispering in our heads evil thoughts, gathering false information and spreading it around. that's how the monster works best. it gives us the confidence that we will not fail. overconfidence is the bane of our village.

this time, as the monster approaches our shore, we begin preparation for battle. this time, the whole village is involved. this time, we fought off the initial wave of minions. this time, we're wary of the monster's tricks. will we prevail?

Faith or Deed?

So are we justified by faith or deeds?

To say that blind faith without deed is a farce would be rather harsh. I'd prefer to put it this way: we should let our actions express our faith in a way that is befitting of a Christian. Its one thing to postulate or discuss. Its another altogether when we're brought back down to earth and are distracted by earthly desires, emotions and beliefs. Its easy to say if its meant to be, it'll be; but the possibility of our actions changing the outcome dangles like a carrot. Our freedom of choice is the very thing that causes us to make wrong decisions. Wouldn't it be great if a path is created for us which we would only just have to follow? No difficult or wrong decisions would have to be made.

Constantly, we're exposed to seeds of evil and jealousy being planted in our heads. Its a constant battle or even a war with the evil forces in the world. But sometimes we're so caught up with the world that we allow these seeds of evil and jealousy to manifest. Brothers and sisters reading this, I tell you, it is a fallen world we live in, and we are all flawed. A conscious effort has to be made to fight the evil. Extract ourselves from the worldly situation and look at our lives through heaven's eyes. Then reflect on our actions and thoughts. Evil grows in our minds so I always find myself asking for purity in thought, to be true to what i say, believe, and even think i believe.

Do I wait for God's master plan to unravel itself to me? Or do I begin to pursue what I actively believe in? How do you follow your heart when all its telling you is to screw someone over? How can i tell somebody that their thinking is flawed when i share the exact sentiments? How do you not feel like a fake?

What can i do to make sure my will is alligned with God's plan for me?

My first cooked breakfast

Attempts at preparing something for breakfast came through. I finally have a proper breakfast. Although i really should have done the bacon last, so it'll be nice and hot, its all good =).

Eh glen taking out the trash isnothingggggggg la. haha I really have to make a concious effort not to go to Macers or eat instant noodles for meals. Things are about to change for the better after yesterday's grocery spree...

Going to melb over easter!!!! cant wait!

Departure day and photos

damn it i've been trying for the last 1 hr to upload stuff but it cldnt work... shall try again tmr using free internet hahahaaaaa

Off to Sydney

Really heartwarming to have so many pple see me off yesterday. Macpherson 4D kids. You guys are the best, seriously. The apple and chocolate cakes were superbo. I had the apple one in the lounge. Lots of pics of me eating it... Chocolate on the plane. Box had to be thrown away cauz cant bring foodstuff into aus. I love the columbia shirt as well but seriously guys... i'd have done better in a S size.

RY, Glen, Horny Ho, Jensen Ang. Chums from S03H, 4D, Band. Kudos to u guys for being superb hang out buddies and great friends. Thx for the Scottish made scarf and motivational book. Please do keep the band intact. If we can jam/gig in July that'll be best.

Nick, Daryl Ho(jib**) haha... It was nice having u guys over for dessert and drinks the night before. Its really nice to catch up like that after so long.

Ivan Lee, Alvin Wong, Jiang Yang, Harris, John. Thx for coming by. Ivan, I have yet to thank your mom for stuff in macpherson. It was really an eye opening experience. Alvin, you somehow made working in Macpherson less of a job and more of play. JY, when are u coming over haha? Harris, thx for rushing down from Jurong. John the next time i see you... ORD LOH!

Marcus, Nahum, Kenneth, Chloe, Nick, Rachel, A.Rina, A.Prue. Marcus thx for the lil. call u made in the afternoon. Nahum thx for TRYING to call ahahha... Kenneth Chloe Nick A. Prue, thx for the kind smses. Rach, the lil going away pack rly made my day. I mentioned i was grinning like an idiot reading your letter on the plane. A. Rina, thx for the chocs and the card. I feel really appreciated and i truly hope that what i did for the youth made some impact on the group.

Chinbock, Frank Oh, Joshua Thia, Ivan Lim, Nelson, Danny, See Hong, Roger, JingHui, Yohannes. Thx for the smses. Nelson Roger and Josh, pity we cldnt meet up before i left. Will find u guys sometime in July.


I'm so sorry photos cannot come up at this point... i'll update with pics soon.

Mixed Feelings

Its crazy. I'm having insanely mixed feelings about leaving for Syd. Well the prospect of having a new life is really exciting. But the thought of leaving everything behind is quite... unsettling. The packing process is really emo.. and my last few days at Macpherson made it alot worse.

I'm almost all packed. Leaving tonight. Been meeting up with whole bunches of people. Kudos to the treats. Met with Nick Ong last sat for lunch, we headed to Sun with Moon @ Wheelock. Had a nice chat about how things are turning out as we grow up. Its indeed amazing how far we've all come since our sec sch days. Dinner was with RI 4D class. Bernard, Sweesen, Jensen Ang, Liang King, WoonYang, ChinBock, HoPing, Beng, Joseph & ZhongYe. Went to Fish&Co and had a spendid time reliving our memories, gossiping about other classmates etc. Trooped down to Timbre after that and played some games where i had to end up asking some waitress for her number and ben ng had to get her photo(but we obviously failed). Chionged back home after. 1GDS scout specs came over. More accurately the "cool club". Ivan lee, Ivan lim, John Teng, CX, Hardo and I all sat in Dann's car and exposed ourselves to being victims of horrible car crashes. Saw Man U whoop Arsenal 4-0. Hardo slept a weird porno position thats only made possible of him. Dann tried to fit into my luggage.

Yest i met with Ry, Jensen, Frank Oh and KangWen for lunch. I totally forgot about the breakfast i was supposed to have with Frank and he didnt remind me so... Lunch was so bloody late at around 230. Another round of juicy gossip this time involving RJ pple esp N*****. I never knew guys could be so Ba Gua(do not mistake for BBQ Pork)... Youth was kinda sad. Only Chloe, Nick, HJ, Kenneth, Rach, RY and Me...

tbc... i cant seem to finish my posts

Farewell from Macpherson

Farewell gifts. I got a bottle of green tea from (argh i'm smacking myself for forgetting his name), that guy in 3D, Lumont chocolate muffin from wayne, alvin and ivan, Van Houten from Violetta(she's really the sweetest thing haha), Kinder Bueno from one of the girls from 3D... i cant rmb who... either an li or V again. And a mysterious bodywash pack appeared on my table today... i dont know who gave it but i'm claiming it as my own anyway.

It has really been an amazing eye-opening experience teaching at Macpherson. Growing up in such a sheltered environment, i've never gotten exposed to most of the stuff these kids are used to. Coming from a single sex school where elitism is a well debated topic, i really learn alot from my time in a co-ed neighbourhood school(no offence here guys). When its never about learning but about getting an education. When it sometimes get to the point of discipline and not teach. When sticking to the schedule is an amazing feat. I found it difficult to follow the weekly plan and when the kids actually learn its a helluva achievement. Mrs Ho Wai Lin was an inspiration. My methods and mannerisms in class were almost fully emulated from our sec 3/4 classes. Its really a respectable job you're doing Mrs Ho.

tbc

Valentine's Birthday.

Crazy day. I came home half dead thou. On tue Alvin, Ivan and I trooped off to Candy Empire to get gifts for our students. Alvin has an absymal sense of direction. I got chided for actually having a sense of direction... and apparently Millenia Walk is at Raffles Hotel!@#~!@~!@~$~@!##$#@$

Anyway we bought loads of stuff from Candy Empire. Got something for all my students and Rach and Deb(cauz i'll be at their house tuitioning rach). Wanted to get something for Abi but i thought since its V Day and she's attached, i didn't suppose she'd stay home.

Haribo and Cadbury is a surefire way to make pple happy. Glen says Haribo can be used to bribe anyone... haha. Bought 5B a box of nice chocolates as well because they were a small class... but apparently my sec 3 class caught wind of it and i'm being accused of being biased.

V DAY! I had a good time giving out the chocolates and sweets to my 3 classes. A few students were adamant about not taking any(its amazing how anyone can refuse Haribo or Cadbury). One was Violetta... i tried to con her into taking but it failed haha.

Rents picked me from Macpherson right after my last class. We went to Robinsons and i got a suit made. It looks splendid cauz its tapered in the mid. Got a pair of Lacoste glasses as well so i'd have a spare to use in Aus. Dinner was wonderful too. Hosoi Teppan-Yaki House!

Unit Number
#B1-058
Telephone Number
63419298

I didnt manage to get pictures of the my tenderloin because i was too hungry and started on it before i remembered to take any. Oh well. Overall experience is an almost perfect 4.5/5. The only set back is that they're grossly understaffed, only 1 member of the staff speaks english, and the serving order of our dinner. We had appetiser, crab, soup, salad, then the beef(crab and beef are both part of the main course), and finally dessert. Weird shit.

Rushed down for tuition. Rach goes nuts after eating chocolates. Note to self: dont give her too much chocolate.

THE ONE(2008)

no, not the lousy movie staring jet li.

but an NYJC event, featuring all the current(and former) talent in NYJC.

T'was really the best gig i've ever played at. Funny how all the better gigs always happen in school. Previously it was the RI Graduation '03, O2 Nite '04 , Ohana '04(RJC open house 2004). Then the lousy gigs... Birthday(kenneth's cousin's)@Hilton; SAFAirWingGraduationBall@Furama etc...

Its funny how my band has talent, but when we come together, our jams or gigs always happen to suck. Probably cauz we're a big band, we try stuff that's too difficult and we play covers too specifically. We're not making music, we tended to focus more on recreating music.

Mad in Macpherson

Class 3D got screwed by me today... I've been much too soft on them. MUCH TOO SOFT. Today was the last straw. I can't believe I just exploded on them today. But OH BOY to what effect. T'was instant. The class was shocked. I never showed them this side of me. I never thought I would need to within this period of 2.5 weeks but, NO they didnt even last 4 days.

Looking forward to the gig later at NYJC. We're guest band so i hope we dont screw up. I hope i dont screw up. Bass is not really something i thought i'd be playing for long but i guess its here to stay. Not sure if i can back up sing thou. Gotta try later on.

Last day of school for the week tomorrow. 4 Periods. None of them consecutive. 5B's first.

Tools of the trade

Pizzeria da Mario

Great dinner at Pizzeria da Mario last night.
Sis treated cauz she had some big ass bonus.

60 Robertson Quay
#01-10 The Quayside
Singapore 238252
Tel: 623 57 623
email: helena@damariopizzeria.com
http://www.damariopizzeria.com/