Finally the Ball Is rolling . . .

"Nuah-ing" is most probably the only fitting word i can find for myself currently . .
Well wat to do, resume has been send and no reply have come my way . .

But come to think of it, i have finised reading a couple of books, caught more shows on discovery channel and National Geographic, as well as continued learning how to draw the human head and figure all thanks to the extra time on hand . . but still, there has gotta be more interesting things to do with this amount of time on hand . . Hmmmmm, gotta do some serious planning :)

PS: did you know that the african bull frog eat almost everything ?? Lizards, Insects, Small Birds and even other frogs ???? And when its defending and looking after its young(done by the dad only), it fears nothing at all ??Interesting huh . . And they can hide in the ground for months without coming out until the rainy season has come !!! Impressive . . I just learned this from discovery today :)

Most dreaded question right now would definitely have to be:
" So How? Found A Job Already ??" . .
Ouch Ouch Ouch . . . (>.<) I am sorry to those whom i asked before . . i won't do this again. I promise I'll try, hee =p

Hmm, spend the last few days doing spring cleaning in prep for CNY
*Omg!!! CNY, More Qns like have u found a job and stuff like (-.-'') *.

Well back to "area cleaning" . . work like mad since i was the only guy around, dad went fishing. . i had to climb up, climb down, fix here, fix there, wipe here, wipe there . .
well i think you get the picture don't you, Haha :)


加油！加油！再加油！ . . I will survive this ordeal !!!


Err . . I was Just Merely resting My eyes thats all, I'm not Skiving . .

Well finally some good news on job searching . . Micron called me up just now and requested that i send my resume and transcript over . . Hoping that the rest of the resumes i have send will reply me soon enough :)

.::RT::.

Sick As SicK Could Be . . .

Sick still can take foto . . ???

Down again . . with flu, guess i never fully recovered . . Must be because of the erratic weather . . but strange enough i didn't show any symptoms earlier in the day yday. . but after my normal 5km run . . i felt kinda strange, i got tired around the 4km mark which i was quite amazed.

Well after that, the condition just got worse, burn up till 38.3 Degrees . . . the rest of the night was just terrible, puked a couple of times in the night and couldnt get to sleep finally got to sleep around 2-3am ba , HaizZz . . wasted a night spend sleeping, couldn't do anything at all . . now i have a lot of catch up to do with my readings :(

So folks let me serve as a warning to you pepz, dun be like me (>.<) . . take care of yourself and don't fall sick like me, u waste time and you put yourself in a terrible situation . . . eeks medicine.


Lastly Something to Share with U folks that i read somewhere . .

"Time is fair to everyone, your time runs at the same pace as everyone, what is different is how you spend your time and how others spend theirs"

Ok thats the max i could do . . hands and feets are feeling cold again . . haizz time to put my windbreaker on again . . and its the freaking bright and warm out there for goodness sake . . Haiz . .

Sad Sad Day . .

Today hasn't been the best of days i have experience, been plague by some unhappy incidents.

First of all, i woke up to find that i have got the dates and timing wrong for the carling cup match between Liverpool and Arsenal . .

Whats Worst to come was to find out that we have been knock out in the worst way possible ever .. conceeding 6 goals ?? And to make matters worst 4 goals came from 1 player only ??!!!

At that moment, everything started to boil .. i was astonished, dumbfounded, dumbstruck and bitterly disappointed. I know that the top flight cups don't give a hood to this carling cup but to get knocked out in this manner, well that kinda sums up the domestic seasons for me in my opinion . .

Thou my heart tells me to hang in there for the team . . but the brain just kinda rationalise everything out . . . Pain, Pain and more Pain was all could i felt . . and we just lost to them 3 days ago in a similar fashion . .

Rafa and the dubai takeover people . .
Pls slash the cash . . and get some quality players, i beg you . .

Well i could always console myself saying the ball is round . . but it can't be that round right . .
oh man . . this really got me off to a bad start . . well the only consolation i could get is most probably that i didn't wake up in the middle of the night just to catch a one-side match . . Now i don't even want to see the replay that Starhub is gonna telecast . . think i need some days to get over this traumatic experience, and with the press and news going ballistic all over it, it ain't helping . . .

Another bad event, my boiboi is sick today and i do mean very sick . . well he has been coughing and has a slight fever . . at first in the morning he kinda looked ok, can play around with me . . but as the day progresses on, he became very quiet which is so unlike him. And then he started to throw up whenever my mom fed him. And i do mean everytime . .

Later in the afternoon we called up his parent and his dad came over and took him to doc who said he has bacteria infection . . but seeing him just laying there and looking so weak was really heart wrenching . . and to make matters worse he told me this: "Kor Kor, i hungry" . . Omg that got me really upset. I immediately told my mom and she got him something to eat . . but bec of his state . . he threw up again . . It was really breaking my heart.

His parents finally took him to kk hospital just now where the doctor diagnoise as suffering from dehydration and put him on drip, can you imagine the pain going thru with that freaking thick tube . .

i am accompanying my parents there tomorrow to take a look at him . . maybe i'll smuggle some Reibina Pastel in for him since he loves it so much . . Think my sis is taking half-day leave to visit him also . . Praying that he will be much better tomorrow . .

Haiz, What a way end this day . . . and bec i was in such a bad mood, i didnt even did anything that was in my schedule today . . wat a total waste of time today . . Urgh !!!!!



Now i just wanna listen to a good sad song to make things better . . . a bit contradicting but i guess it'll work for me . .


RT

Just Something to ShaRe :)

Well, i got nothing much to do since ORD (Now i am, CPL(NS) C H TAN ) . . . . .
has sent out resume and stuff to some company.

I would like to take this chance to thank some friends of mine keeping a look out for me as well as some who has offered their hands in trying to land me a job in their respective company :)

I am truly greatful :)

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So much for the mushy stuff, as my post did said; "Just Something to Share" . . SoooOOo . . lets get down to business and start sharing something.

I Have been reading this book which i think you all should seriously read this, its called :

"Your Own Worst Enemy" by Kenneth W.Christian".

I am reading it the second time because i find it to be such a good book . . . well for me personnally at least.

I got it from the library but i think i will search for a copy of it and then buy it for myself :)
I seriously think its a book worth keeping.

just let me share something i read about inside the book and hopefully it will give you some insight as it has given me . . .

" The biggest difference between those that achieve and those who do not is in how they choose to deal with the obstacle they faces . . .

Those who do not combat personnal obstacles and cultural trends become numbed and disengaged, inurred to lower quality, adept at settling for less, content with shallow approximation of what they actuall need to satisfy their deepest longings . . "

" To realise your potential, you have to raise the bar, devote greater attention and effort to issues that matters, become less acquiescent and stop settling for less - from others and for mediocrity from yourself "

Most Importantly . .

" We must accept that no matter what we do, what path we choose, life inevitably presents dilemmas, riddles and problems . . .

We can't solve all, or even most of them but instead of automatically retreating from problems / choices that are difficult, we should take them on as a opportunity to learn . . . "

I have come to realise that sometimes we lament that decisions or problems are "difficult" to make or solve but did you know that in the dictionary or any dictionary in the world, the word "difficult" has not the same meaning as the word ~IMPOSSIBLE~

Well you might feel i am being too hypothetical here
or being too idealistic or being too optimistic . . . .

but isnt't OUR life is what we do with OUR time . .
So don't we get to choose what we believe ????

Now doesn't that set you thinking and re-evaluate your stand as of now ??
Leave me a comment if you like on this (PM or tagboard) . . .
I am looking forward to all comments . .

till next time

RT

A fruitful 2006

Yup, yup . . its finally 2007. Since my last entry in late december 2006 its been like 3-4 weeks since i last updated my blog . . So here i am once again to update u out there on how life has been for me in this recent times.

well since i came back from australia, i have been clearing leave and stuff (before they get eaten away because i did not use them) . . have been typing some resume and looking out for job offers . .

however as much as i want to get started with my life, there's something holding me back . .

is it the fear of the unknown and leaving this "comfy" zone?
is it the fear of not knowing what i am going to do next?
is it the fear of not living up to the expectations that others and i had laid on myself ??

Should i get all this thing sort out first before i plunge into mediocre life of 8-5 everyday?
Or should i just plunge in and experience what life has in store for me?

Haha, how come everytime i have something so abstract to share one ? LoLz, well it at least keeps me preoccupied i guess . . .

well so much for this . . and as i was saying updates of events . .

22th Dec

Woke up pretty early to go for my dental FFI at kranji camp . .
as usual i had to wait for like 1 hr for my number to be called and the inspection was done only like in less than a min . . this thing never changes i guess cause i experience this when i was doing the dental ffi for my disruption in 2003, well as they always say : " the players have changed, but the game remains " . .

But hey its the army . . not much expectations. Thou the wait was long but yet the heart of light, because by going for your dental FFI it just signifies that u are ever inching closer to your ORD.

Well after that, i had to rush down to bedok for yet another event. It was my branch's cohesion cum pre-X'mas celebrations :)
ZM and XX

The Whole Gang

Playing With our bosses's kids

Haha, ZM gave me X'mas present wor, but i didn't prepare for him, so paiseh :P
He gave me an orange adidas wristband. And XX gave me an orange dice-shaped handphone holder(on an earlier date). Below are pics of what i got . .

ZM's gift
XX's Gift
ZY's "Poh Heng" Gift

For the X'mas present exchange at my DY's house, i was "lucky" enuff to pick the present that ZY prepared. It came in a POH HENG bag, and when we saw that for the first time, we were all going like . . "wah, this is the gift of the day siah".

I really felt lucky to have picked his present coz i was also curious to find out what he actually got . . coz can't be POH HENG mah . . . well it was a lucky glass elephant . . haha, to everyone's "disappointment" that it wasn't POH HENG . . it was the first time i went for a X'mas exchange like that where we had to pick a number and stuff . . coz normally its a i give u, u give me kind for me . . . enjoyed it.

Next up, me and the rest of the guys went to cineleisure for a game of counter-strike . . my skills has really deteoriated over the years . . always got frag by the ZY (at least 95% of the time) . .

Well after that we met up with some other guys from camp to have a drink at Clarke Quay as a pre-X'mas celebrations. After much debating and voting and sorting out our differences we finally decided to Brewerkz.
@ Brewekz

Dinner at coffee-club


Didnt ate much coz i ate earlier at coffee-club express. Only ordered a jug of "screw-driver" (vodka+orange juice . . just in case u duno (^-^)) to share amongst the guys. The other ordered red wine.As per norm we were crapping and trying to get XX, WJ, ZY drunk . . Haha.

Oh ya . . one thing very funny, Edwin and WJ came in the same shirt but different colour . . tok about coincidences(ps: they didn't bought it together), hee :P . . better not post their pic without their consent, althou i did tok their pics . . LoLz. After that we went for more booze at another pub in clarke quay till 2-3am. Its been like a long long time since i last went to pubbing with my frens, it was a truly enjoyable day.

25th Dec

Jingle bells, jingle bells . . . Jingle all the way :)
Merry Xmas folks. Had breakfast at Delifrance with sis, dad and my little princess. Mum didn't want to join us . . Haiz. Had a long day yesterday since i was doing duty on Xmas eve :(
But the good breakfast did lifted me up alittle. . untill this crazy little princess wanted to make sushi on that day . . and since she being the little princess around my house, we have to obliged since we dote on her too much. Think i did something really evil that day, she was asking for Xmas present and instead i counter-offered her something else, we made a pact that if she can get grades of my liking for her exams in sec 2, i would get her a ipod nano. Guess this is the only way since she has not intend to get in pure science class, i got to force her to something . . Haha, lets hope she understand this good intention of mine . . .
Merry Xmas Folks

Whipping Up A meal

Attempting a new kind of susi :)

1st JaN 2007

Woke Up early, becoz my niece (the latest addition to the family) Amelia was having her party over at Cafe Vic in Carlton Hotel. Its been so long since i have seen my niece. My mum was taking care of her for my cousin till her maid arrives. She went home when i was in australia, she's a cute little girl with big big eyes . . Haha, and my has she grown (more fleshy) since i last saw here . . she' a bit fairer now and even cuter than before. This child is gonna be one lucky gal i tell u . . she is going to have the best stuff around, but come to think of it, her parents would be demanding alot from her as well . . but thats in the future, for now all i can say is "Welcome to this world and enjoy your stay" She smiled at me when i called her . . Haha, So cute :)

Amelia before i left for OZ

Amelia at her Party:)

2nd Jan 2007

Having an IA gathering at brewekz. All toking about jobs and stuff . . i felt so left out :(
no common topic, but later we were all toking about anime and stuff and crapping all over . . Haha, just like when we were all back in Micron, crapping and toking bout anime while having our meals together :) Took some pics of that day too :)





3rd Jan 2007

My BoiBoi is going to toddler's class . . Its His first day at sch :) But he didnt let me take a foto of him in his first uniform . . HaizZz . . :(

4th Jan 2007

Hello Pink IC, I Missed U

The Entire Branch

THis day has gotta be a major milestone in my life. It ORD date . . this is a day i have waited since enlistment in 27 Aug 2001. Now i am finally a NS-men. No more regimental duties, no more worries, no more area cleaning, morning and aftenoon roll calls, no more cookhouse food, no more staying in and wasting my time away !!!!

But looking back, it has some way or another forge who i am and my perspective of how i view stuff. Some i woul like to carry with me into my days ahead and some i have to seriously get it outta my system :)

But i glad that because of this experience, i have gotten to know more people and made alot of frens along the way. Especially in this half-year that i was back to fufill my obligations, it has truly been a very intellectually enriching and i got to know some very interesting individuals :) who have one way or another influence how i am going to view the world ahead of me. Special thanks to Bracer for all his inspiring conversations that we had. You are never to old to learn new things or are you too young to share or teach others something. Keep an open mind and your world would be one of fulfilment and enjoyment :)

Another great experience would be going to australia for my overseas exercise. Casting the outfield and in-camp days aside, the trip in rockhampton was very enjoyable and every min has been etched into my memory that i will cherish and treasure. And Australians are very very friendly :) . . but most of all the scenary so untouched by urbanization which has awed me the most . . the stars in the sky at nite, truly amazing. Prash even suggested that we go back there on our own accord for back-packing :)

Wait for me guys, give me a few years to save up and i'll be there with u guys . . hee :)


wow, i should really update my blog more often . . doing periodic updates like that can serious turn me off . . haha. Well hope u guys had a fruitful 2006 because i know i did :)

and as we move towards into the year 2007, may all your future paths be filled interesting stuff and events \(^-^)/

till next time :)

RT