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I spent my saturday celebrating birthdays. FIRST was Shelina's Birthday Celebration at the Botanical Gardens. SECOND was HENRY (Shel's bf) at St James Power Station.
FIRST ROUND
Shelina's birthday was situated in the Botanical Gardens. I haven't been there for ages but I must say it was fun just sitting with friends and having a picnic as a birthday celebration. Before heading for the Botanical Gardens, I had to wait for my OWNER and +1 for the day, Ms Alex Choong, aka Chubby Tummy. I was nice enough to fetch her to Botanical Gardens. We went to Serangoon gardens to collect Shel's chocolate cake before heading to the Botanical Gardens.
The event was supposed to start at 4.30pm. Alex and I got there about 4.15pm and we were hoping to see people that we know there. When we got there, we were looking for brown skinned looking individuals but to no avail. We decided to to "picnic mat" hopping. After 15 minutes, we concluded that Shelina was not there yet. We gave her a call at about 4.40pm and she was on Eunos and on her way down to the Botanical Gardens. We were instructed to reserve a plot of land on the HUGE open grass patch while we waited for her arrival. Alex and I decided a location between 2 palm trees and a super hot sun to roast us to a medium rare state.
When Shelina arrived, it was pure manual work from then on because she prepared food enough to feed a whole army when there were only less than 10 people who attended the event. The food was not too bad but I was busy drinking water and soft drinks because the weather was so hot. Games were played and a german little girl, Victoria, decided to join us in the games and beat us flat because we helped her to cheat. BUT, she lost to me in the Final Round of TWISTER. The battle was so intense that we tore the twister mat that was handmade from a piece thin plastic sheet. One super weird thing happened to me when I was walking back to the picnic ground after collecting the birthday cake from my car. I thought that I saw Rebecca Hoon, my second girlfriend. I was not sure if it was really her because the dog that the girl was cleaning up is not the breed that she had. I did not verify or see clearly also. The sky was already dark. Anyway, we decided to retreat from the place when it started to drizzle.
As we were retreating from the botanical gardens, I drove Denise, Alex and Gurpreet back to Tampines. It was then they told me that there was a follow up event and they are going to CLUB !!! The last time I went clubbing was on my birthday with Cuci and the rest of the international students and I remember puking. HAHAHAHA ! As I was driving to Tampines, I was already feeling tired because I woke up really early and I was just feeling lethargic, so I was not sure if I should go. In the end, after much thinking and persuasion from my +1, I decided to go. I managed to persuade Jia Hao to go also. I used emotional blackmail to make him say YES ! HAHAHAHA !
SECOND ROUND
The group decided to meet outside St James Power Station at 11.30pm. I was there early because the North East Line was just so efficient. I met Jia Hao and Alex first and were went into MODIVA to see see look look first. We met up with Henry and the rest about 15 minutes later and IT WAS TIME TO PARTY ! Had some drinks and watched Henry got dragged onto the stage to dance and for people to sing Happy Birthday Song to him. After which, we went to the Boiler Room several times and IT ROCKS ! I thought the live band was really good and the performers were fantastic. I was really amazed how the performers danced certain easy moves and the people on the dance floor stood in rolls and did the same dance steps as the CHORUS comes in. Obviously I was doing the dance moves too ! HAHHAA ! I think the Alcohol that I drank at Modiva did me good as I decided to just "Dance" no matter how lousy a dancer I am. It is nice knowing that there are chics checking you out, but do not know what they are really thinking. Maybe they were thinking that this tall guy with an ugly hairstyle is such a joke. BLEHHHhh.. On other news, JIA HAO inspired me to want to take up Salsa class but I think i should go hunt for a salsa partner first. =)
There were a few highlights when I was at St James. First, when I was queueing to enter into Dragonfly, the bouncers grabbed this guy out from the premise and this guy was shouting in Hokkien, "SOMEONE WANT TO BEAT ME LEH ! x 10 times !" I think the head of security had to talk to that guy and his friends and try to resolve the problem. One of his friends face was scratched until I think his mother cannot recognize him liao. Second, as I was queueing to enter Dragonfly, i think the alcohol was kicking in and my vision went blank. I was still able to walk and talk, just that I could not see a thing in front of me. I could only see outlines of people. I asked Jia Hao to guide me to somewhere to sit and it was then I recovered in about 5-10 minutes. After which, it was time to PARTY again ! HAHAHAA ! Third, it was fun watching Alex getting wasted and trying very hard to walk straight. There came a point when she could not take it anymore and she MERLIONED at some quiet spot outside the club. When we decided to enter the club again, she ran into the toilet and decided to stay in the cubicle for about an hour plus. I suspect that she was hugging the toilet bowl and passed out. I left the club for home while Jia Hao waited for her to come out.
Overall, I had lots of fun last night and I thought it could have lasted longer if Shelina and the gang did not need to leave so early. HAHAHA !!! I would definitely do it again and it is time to train my drinking tolerance already. I felt like a late bloomer in the clubbing scene. I really never thought that I would enjoy clubbing but maybe during my younger years, clubs were just filled with smoke and I did not want to die young but being a passive smoker. I think the best I can look forward to now is my clubbing sessions in Turkey !
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
I can smell my freedom already.. In about 28 hours, all these will be over and I can start enjoying my summer. There is no need for me to work and I can just think of what to do and just play my ass off. But the main issue is that I need an activity partner !!! I sort of thought of what I will do for my one week before I fly off to have more fun outside of Singapore.
Friday - 29 May 2009
Watch 2 movies and go to the library to borrow a travel book on Turkey.
Saturday - 30 May 2009
Shelina's Birthday @ Botanical Gardens @ 5pm
Sunday - 31 May 2009
Church in the morning, lunch with church mates, still planning..
Monday - 1 Jun 2009
Breakfast @ Ikea with Ah Qing, Lunch with "Green Jacket", maybe go watch my friends play in a band thingie..
Tuesday - 2 Jun 2009
Dental appointment, lunch with victoria, research on Turkey
Wednesday - 3 Jun 2009
Still planning...
Thursday - 4 Jun 2009
Still planning...
Friday - 5 Jun 2009
Still planning...
Saturday - 6 Jun 2009
Still planning...
Sunday - 7 Jun 2009
Secondary School Gathering @ Sentosa.
Monday - 8 Jun 2009
LEAVE SINGAPORE @ 0945 hrs !!!!
I am supposed to be preparing for my strategy paper tomorrow but yet I am SLACKING and thinking of what to do for the hols !!! DAMN IT !!!
Monday, May 25, 2009
I was back in Temasek Polytechnic (TP) today supposedly to study and prepare a case study for my MGMT 102 STRATEGY final exams !!! It is great that the end is near but one thing that keeps haunting me is my results. Haiz. I just do not have the mood this summer to push on for this summer module. I will most probably be paying $900 for a B or a B+. HAIZ. But anyhow, at least this module is over for me. WOO HOO !
Went back to TP and had breakfast at Business School. It really brought back a lot of memories of the days when I was part of the elite. Now, I am part of the road sweepers, cleaners and construction workers, but it is nonetheless fun. Had my bee hoon with egg and luncheon meat. The standard of the food dropped a bit but overall still edible. After which, I decided to do a surprise spot check at School of Business Level 6, HR lecturers office. I got to meet all of the lecturers who used to teach me but most importantly, I was there for Mrs Tay Mee Chin. She has a class at 9am on Human Resource Management so I asked if I could crash her class and sit in for the presentations. HAHA ! SHE SAID OK ! I chatted with the other lecturers before heading for the HRM class.
There were 5 presentations today and they were all about Orientation at work. That is the crux of the problem that was given to the class at the beginning of the term. When I made a comparison between my batch and the new batch of students, I feel that the older generations are still better. The class that I attended were filled with Final Year students but I did not feel that they were in their Final Year. They were more like freshmen going to second year. Honestly, I was not impressed by any of the presenters or presentations. They really could done better. The only thing that entertained me was this guy who said, "You should start from scratch. COME ON ! Scratch my back !" After the class ended, it was time to do what I came to do. I told Mrs Tay that I want to step down as President from the Alumni and she said OK ! That was easy. HAHAHA !
Afterwards, I went to meet WQ at the library and started doing my Strategy case. HAHA ! The library in TP is like a freaking hawker centre.. Damn noisy.. At 1.30pm, it was time for lunch and I had my CHICKEN CHOP 加鸡蛋 (add egg) at Design School Canteen. SHIOK ! It was time to take my temperature again after lunch and WQ decided to go to Engineering School for the scan as he assumes they are more convenient because they are using thermal imaging scanner. As he walks towards the machine, he was told to walk through the whole line again because he was RED ! (meaning he might be having a fever). When he walked the second round, he was still RED and I thought that is it and they are going to send him onto an Ambulance and off he goes to Changi General Hospital. He asked to go to the General Office to measure his temperature. When he got outside the school of business, he was told that he does not need to take his temperature in the afternoon since he was being given the green light in the morning ! -_- """ TP is not a safe place.
When we head back to the library, it was damn sway. The security decided to check for matric card. Obviously, I do not have ONE so I declared myself as an Alumni. I was then referred to the information/service counter. I told the service staff that I am an alumni and she asked if I am a member of the library. I stupidly said Yes since I am an alumni. The lady asked for my identification and I gave her my SMU matric card. When she checked and my account was not there, she decided to check with her officer. I told her it is ok, I will just leave the library and I wanted to take my SMU matric card back, but she just took it into her office. When she came out, she said this to me with a smirk face, "I guess it is time for you to leave." I think she must be feeling damn high that she got to do this. She must have been fantasizing this scenario for too long and FINALLY she got it. AHHHHHH !!! I was damn irritated and I just left school after collecting my belongings. I was thinking to myself, "Is this what I get for contributing so much for this school?" Our bloody alumni President better do something about it ! Damn it ! Like lowering the annual subscription fees to use the library !
Anyway, don't want to think too much about it already ! Tomorrow is going to be a great day because lunch is going to be special ! WOO HOO ! Summer Term will end on 28 May 2009 (Thursday). So just endure and get it over with !!! It will then be TURKEY, HERE I COME !!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Sometimes bitterness and hatred is not going to get us too far. There is really no point harboring all those angry thoughts of what people has done against you or made you really unhappy. It is their choice and if they choose the path that is going to lead them to hell and you've already tried your best talking to them, the best thing to do is to let them be and hope that they are happy with the choice they choose.
I think learning to let go is a key skill to attain a happier life. If we can let go what we have decided to take up from the start, things will just resume to status quo as per before the commitment was taken up. For example, let's look at relationships. Before we took it up, we were living a certain lifestyle that made us happy and our lives may be enrich by other activities such as hanging out with friends and going for suppers and etc. When we get into a relationship, our lifestyle will change drastically and our partner is almost the only thing in our lives. If the relationship ends, it is a damn crappy feeling because we might suddenly feel lost and not knowing what to do. However, if we remember what kind of lifestyle that we were living which made us happy before we got into that relationship and we can let go of that past relationship and move back to status quo, life will be easier to live.
I was not really happy over the last few months because of what happened after my recent failed relationship. However, one friend gave me an advice that "每个人都有追求幸福的权利" which means everyone has the right to pursue his/her happiness. If she is happier with someone else, then let it be and let it go. You should just go and find your own happiness. There are more important things in life that we should concentrate on than let a girl hold you back.
I took a pretty long time to remember what I used to do in the past and resume my lifestyle to my status quo. Now that I am almost reaching my status quo of my life, things are looking much better. I realized that it is best to socialize without any expectations and let nature takes it course. If things turn out to be at your benefit, then it is good for you. If it does not turn to benefit you, you do not lose anything if you can just let go and return to your status quo.
I have made a decision to be HAPPY. I think that it is what we ought to and must do in our lives.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
It has been 5 months since my prey ran away and I haven't had the mood to go on the hunt again. I just laid my trap there without any bait. But then I have already decided to stay vegetarian for a while. I think that I have taken too many lives and I should rest for a while. Being an active hunter for 6 years, it is time to put my gun down and go for a Sabbatical. Moreover, my fellow huntress have already told me that she is going to BOX me if I go on the hunt again. HAHAHA !!! So I must be nice and eat vegetables only. No point getting hunted down and get hurt. To make things worse, I do not have any insurance to claim.
Hmmmm.. Even though I have not been actively keeping a lookout for the prized hunt, a few potential ones have been passing by and hovering around my hunting grounds. I am praying hard that they will not be so careless and step into my empty traps or else I will have to kill them and not let them suffer to their death.
Haiz.. Just let nature takes it course ! Woo Hoo!
On other news, I met my church friends yesterday with special guest appearance by Mr Goh Teng Huat. He used to be the youth coordinator for the church but now he is doing missionary work in GuangZhou, China. It was great to see him and listen to what he has to share about China. Last night was like the gathering of all the people of my generation when I was still very active and fresh in the church. The best thing is that we're reliving the things that we use to do during that time.. Playing pool.. Going for suppers.. and just hanging out... Somehow, my life is really getting more meaningful and the things that I have been talking about with people is really helping me to think deeper... I guess I am in the midst of being retuned to my high performance standard again. Bigger engine capacity, higher top speed, improved fuel efficiency and of course, better aesthetics such as leather seats, automated controls and bigger rims (not describing a belly) !
Monday, May 11, 2009
About 5 years ago, I was working in the Province of Binh Duong, Vietnam as part of my internship program. In fact, my internship was quite relax and very enriching. I was given the autonomy to propose anything that I see that the company was lacking. My expertise was in Human Resource Management. It was during that time where I got to hang out very often in the F&B restaurant.
I remember there was an evening during my first week in the company, I sat at the open air restaurant and then this waitress came up to me and said "WHO ARE YOU !?!?!" And she went, "Hi, I am Lena.. Nice to meet you.." I was kind of shocked by her actions that I sat there dumbfounded for a second. HAHHA ! SHe went on to become one of my good friend and outing buddy during my internship. Guess what, she is not bad looking too ! HAHHA ! One of the prettier waitress at the restaurant. Too bad, nothing happened between the both of us.
I did visit the company again when I went back to Vietnam for a holiday with my ex-girlfriend. However, I did not manage to see Lena because she was on off or something like that. About a year ago in Singapore, I was on the MRT train and I saw Jacky, the Head Chef of the F&B Department, and I was shocked to see him in Singapore and it was such a coincidence. What is the probability that he enters into the same train carriage at the right time? I heard from him that the girls also came to Singapore and when I wanted to get their hotel details, Jacky told me that they were leaving in about 2 hours time. Not fated to see Lena again..
HAHA ! About a week ago, I decided to check my yahoo Email Account and I've already abandoned that email account for like ages. I had about 1400 ++ mails in my inbox. It was then that I saw an email sent to me by LENA ! Coincidentally, it was sent on the same day that I decided to check my Yahoo Account ! HAHAHA ! I think it is fated that I am not going to lose this friend. MUAHAHA ! So we began emailing each other again and I tried to see if there are any other channels to communicate with her. She does not have facebook and she does not use MSN and she does not have Skype. However, she uses Yahoo Messenger. I decided then to just install the damn application so I can talk to her REAL TIME. HAHAHA !
Last night, I finally got to talk to her REAL TIME and she asked if I got a web cam because she wanted to see how I look like after 5 years. My web cam usually does not work for MSN so I do not know if it is going to work for Yahoo Messenger. I clicked on the web cam button and the BLOODY THING WORKS !! HAHHA !! I got a chance to see how she looks also and she still looks the same whereas I got a bit FAT. HAHAHA ! And thanks to technology, we managed to talk again using VOIP !! HAHAHA ! It is great to hear from her again and get to know what is happening to my other good friends in Vietnam. My conversation with her made me want to return back to Vietnam to visit them again. HAHAHHA ! I hope that I can make a short detour to Vietnam during my trip to Cambodia since they are just neighbours. SEE HOW IT GOES !!!!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Those feelings of bitterness and hatred came back into me for a short while today. I saw a "friend" of mine with some guy she likes. You might thinking.. SO what is up with that ?? The key issue is that my "friend" has a BOYFRIEND and that guy she was with today is not her boyfriend. She is thinking of ending her 3 year relationship with her boyfriend whom she has deemed hopeless and being with him will not give her anymore happiness. What I cannot take it is that the whole situation is sooo damn similar to what had happened to me over the last few months. But this is worse for her boyfriend because I think her boyfriend is not aware of all these "outings" and they have not broken up yet. She has left him hanging in the air and waiting for an outcome.
My respect for her has officially dropped to ZERO and I am 100% against what she is doing right now because it is unethical and morally not right. I think that she has lost her values and in the midst of her weaknesses, she has fallen into a trap that is going to hurt her even more in the future. When a girl is vulnerable, any guy who is just average nice will be perceived as many times better than the old one because of the negative perception that she already has on the old one and this is when a bad decision will be made. People have tried talking to her about it but then she still prefers the new one. If she really prefers the new one, then just end the old one and do not let him suffer anymore. Haiz. I think if she still does not wake up her idea soon, no one will be willing to come to her rescue if anything happens. Her closest friends are starting to give up on her already.
For my case, at least I was aware of what went on thanks to my super investigative skills and she has broken up with me but what I could not take as the quick change of heart. It is like a TRADE and change of ownership. Relationships should not be so heartless. However, I must agree to something that I saw on facebook a few months ago. A broken relationship is like a broken glass. No matter how hard you try to put it back, it will still be broken and there is no point getting yourself hurt again by trying to pick it up. I tried picking the broken glasses up again which led me to get hurt even more. It hurt so much that even plasters cannot help and the only solution was to sweep it up and throw it into the dustbin. Things did got better after I decided to sweep it away.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
I had a meeting with Joyce at her office and she shared with her about ORACLE's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program and what they have been doing. I shared with her about what I have been doing for my Project in Cambodia and my main purpose in meeting her is to see if there is any way ORACLE can come in to provide some form of support, either financially or any donation in kind. However, I think she is also in need of ideas to expand Oracle's CSR program. I will try to see if I can generate any new ideas for her to help her out a bit. We discussed so many things and I think we need to decide which is important and develop some action plan for it.
On other news, I had another pool session with the guys last night and it was pretty fun. That is our second pool session over the last 2 months ?? Managed to win some of the racks by luck. I think the highlight of the night is that TIMO has decided to get facebook. This means that Hazel has to get facebook too ! HAHHA ! Hmmm... Don't know what else to say already..
I just want a day that I can just do nothing but nothing and slack...........
Monday, May 4, 2009
I know that I have posted in my previous post that I am going to post about my experience in Cambodia but I'm feeling damn lazy to type everything out !!! I have decided to keep everything to myself and just remember as much of the experience I got from the trip as I can. HAHAHHA !!! The general conclusion from my trip is that I have learnt a lot from the country and I will definitely go back again when I have the chance to and that is most probably in August if the Swine Flu situation does not get worse. I am sooo tempted to book the tickets now because it is so damn cheap but then like Jacq said, there is a risk. Because of what Jacq said, I am just waiting and praying hard that everything will be under control soon.
Anyway, I got back my exams results. Overall, it is not too bad even though it really could have been better. However, I still thank GOD for whatever I got because the results were better than my initial forecast of straight Bs and B+(s). My cumulative GPA just drop by 0.01 which is not too bad. I should be happy about it because I was expecting worse. I guess whatever happened to me over the last few months and the start of 2009 was a trial that I just need to go through. I will make a comeback when Year 3 starts and I believe there will be people who are joining me in the frontline fighting this war. The war is just going to get worse if my application for a secondary degree in Accountancy is successful. HAHHA ! Application opens on 11 May 2009.
I am into the second week of Summer Term and everything is going on fine so far. 3 MORE WEEKS BEFORE IT ALL ENDS !!! I think that I have made a good decision taking Strategy over the summer term because the course content is lesser. Assignments have been reduced from 3 to 2 and there is not need to do a report for the team project, just a presentation will do. NOT BAD RIGHT ??? HAHA !!! After Summer Term, TURKEY HERE I COME !!!
I have already inforned my Turkish counterpart about my flight details and everything. I am excited to go visit Turkey but then with all the Swine Flu spreading around the world, my parents are worried and they might just ask me to stay in SG. Haiz. I can only hope that everything will be under control within the next month and I can FLY AWAY from Singapore !!! I think it will be a good experience because I have never been to that part of the world and i think it will ROCK MY SOCKS off. HAHA !!! I think I must try to find time to research about Turkey and decide where I would like to visit.. I must prepare to immerse myself in their culture..
I am still looking forward to the rest of 2009 despite what is happening right now.