a day of my life

thoughts

2009-06-20T00:24:00.002+08:00

the thoughts i have for the past few days....is all about my new role at work. I sort of got over the fact that i am not doing what i wanna do....but now its about my pay. will be having a pay review in August and though the economy is not doing very well, i feel what i have done over the past year plus all the added responsibilities that i have in the new role warrants a fair bit of increase. Knowing and hearing how stingy my company is with regards to compben...i dunno how much will they give...but i will def be asking a fair bit. Hopefully they will value me enough to pay me what i am looking for.
Tots of going elsewhere also crossed my mind....but this is where i always wanted to be...so hopefully things work out. If not...i will think of another route..when the time comes..

samesame but different

2009-05-22T22:45:00.002+08:00

22May2009. Today is another work day, just like every other day of the work week. But today is different from 2 days ago. A few of the colleagues were given the axe. So while work continues the same way, things will be very different.

Even for myself. While i am glad to hear i am still wanted, i was VERY disappointed i did not get the position i thought i would. And worst still, knowing that the only other person who could do that position is not doing it, and then i am not chosen to do it, it just makes things very painful.

And while many will say that i should be grateful i kept my job, and no doubts about it, i have higher expectations deep down. I guess its not wrong for pple to have expectations, because i feel thats what pple work for. And disappointments always come when expectations are not met. I feel this is some kind of good disappointments because it means we are hungry for success and achievement, thats y we are expecting something and when that something doesnt happen, we are disappointed.

I never tot i will be so affected but the truth is i am...even now. I dunno when i will get over it, if ever. I guess until i really get to where i want, i will not forget what happen.

VERY DISAPPOINTED

Retrenchment!!

2009-05-20T22:57:00.002+08:00

Like i said in my comments, unless something drastic crops up...i will most probably not be updating my blog....and with this entry...u will see the DRASTIC and DRAMATIC event thats unfolding in my life right now!

My company is re-structuring and along with it, cutting manpower and trimming 'fats'.As such, they are going through a retrenchment exercise and no one is spared! Everyone is analysed and discussed to see if one has a future/potential in the organization.

So from today till Friday, heads will roll and tables will be packed. We have to go and meet our director 1 by 1 and she will tell us whats the future for us. Some of my colleagues went in already and were offered new roles. The rest of us are just in the office waiting for our turn to get called in. No work is done and atmosphere is so bad. Really trying times man....

I guess at this stage, we are all more or less immune to watever decisions that will come our way. The worst thing about all this is the wait. We have been waiting, waiting, waiting. Ever since our CEO dropped the bombshell in late Jan that the company will be restructuring and cutting headcounts, i think we are just waiting for this to happen. And now that we are finally at this stage, i really hope all of us will know our fate sooner rather than later.

Good luck to all my colleagues. Its been a pleasure. Thanks for the wonderful experience, whatever happens the next 2 days, i will remember all this good and bad times!

pink vapors!

2009-01-10T15:11:00.003+08:00

On my 200th post, i shall put up pictures of the boots that i still cannot believe Nike made...PINK VAPORS!! I hope they stop giving me blisters soon too!hahaha

2008 highlights

2009-01-02T01:07:00.002+08:00

While i welcome the new year...and hope that everything will be as good, if not better than 2008...let mi just try to recall the highlights of my year:)

1. The year started on a very bad note with me getting a very serious knee injury.Tore my meniscus and partially tore my MCL:( I would say this is the only bad thing that happen to me in 2008 and i am grateful for that. If 2009 is as good as 2008 LESS this injury...i will take it. But i will never reject if better things come and i probably will WANT to have a better year!ahhaha

2. Scored a perfect 5 for my final Semester exams!

3. Graduated with 2nd Upper, my target when i came in. Happy:)

4. Did well for my stint in army to serve my disruption. Turnover 24*300 weapons for BMTC successfully.

5. Grad trip to Europe! Visited OLD TRAFFORD! though i din get to watch any games live, i will strive to do it the next time i go!

6. Got a dream job in a dream company! Given the whole circumstances that happened then...i was overjoyed.

7. To add joy to my job, a visit to US Campus was to come!

8. 10 Days off from 24th till the new year!woohoo!!

9. They actually made football boots of my FAVOURITE COLOUR!!if u noe me well..u will noe wats my fav colour...and wats the odds of a boots that colour??hahaha:)

It was such a good year..it will be hard for me to better it but i will strive to! I just need a promotion and pay rise plus another few company trips and i will be contented:)

NIKE @ Wisma

2008-11-29T14:04:00.003+08:00

Nike has opened its Largest, Nicest and Best Store in Southeast Asia at Wisma Atrium along Orchard Road, Singapore. It is located at the former TopShop.

The store carries some of the most premium and exclusive range of products that is not available in any other Nike stores. One such example is the NIKEiD T-shirt customization, the first in Southeast Asia and some say Asia (not counting China and Japan). This service allows you to design your own Tshirt and stands out among others around you. It is nice and unique and I made one myself! Love it:)

So what are you waiting for?!?!!?!?!?!?Get your butts down to Wisma and feel the NIKE Experience...alone or even better, with friends! Definitely a retail experience you will not find anywhere in Singapore or Southeast Asia in any comparable store.

Y wait? JUST DO IT!

A tribute to the shoes and band

2008-10-18T18:34:00.006+08:00

This entry is a tribute to the 3 pairs of shoes and the Nike+ SportsBand that accompanied me for the 320km or so for the past 4 weeks. It was a painful and tiring ride but i'm glad we (the shoes, the sportsband and me) all pull through.hahaha..

Let me recall a few incidents over the past 4 weeks that i dun think i will forget for quite some time...

1. 1st day of work--> 16km with one of the managers. Was soooo tired becos i just returned from my 2 weeks of grad trip and wasn't exercising.felt my legs after the run...told myself will rest the next day but the next day...my DIRECTOR asked me if i wanna go for a run...no prizes for the right answer...and so thats 10 more km for me.

2. last weekend of the challenge--> still 80km off the target given to me by the 'chief' of the challenge in my team with 4 days to go. wanted to relax but after i was told one of my female colleague ran 20km the previous day...i was 'inspired/motivated' or maybe jus my ego took a batter. i went to run 20km too on sat jus to make sure i dun lose out.haha..then on sunday, just when i tot i could relax after doing a 20 the previous day...my manager msg me again and say he jus finish 80km over the weekend. WTF!!thats 1 marathon a day in 2 days! hes madness but hes wat motivate me all through the challenge by running with me and giving me targets.

So on sunday, i did a 32 km run...which made me clocked a total of 52 km over 2 days!madness!!

3. the last day of the challenge...we are all super tired but still full of determination to win the challenge. went to east coast at 6am to run 20km before we go work!was bloody shacked by the time we finish and went for work. After work, i did another 16km with the gals in my dept. i was tasked to bring them for a LONGGGGGGGGGGGGG run in order to clock the distance. I think i did a good job. they never ran sooooo much and sooooo long in their life..guess i am part of their life milestone now.ahhaha..

So i was quite glad when the challenge is finally over and although we lost by about 90km in the end, i still think we have done a terrific job.13 vs 23 pple is no joke and we lost only by 90km...that could have just been covered by just 1 extra person.

i think in our mind, we knew we did well and although we lost, i am sure non of us are sad/disappointed cos we really run our hearts out...and for me..ran my knees out..ahaha..

so heres what accompanied me throughout the runs....a tribute to them..

The New Tiempo Super Ligera

2008-10-12T01:37:00.003+08:00

The new Tiempo Super Ligera is definitely the MOST comfortable part of soccer boots ard. Its soft, low profile and best of all, it fits me jus nice. Even when i was trying out a few pairs of different boot over the past week, i still feel the ligera has the best touch and comfort. Its not too expensive compared to the other nike boots franchise. Its retailing at abt 180 i think and it should be a good competition to the Adipure. I still feel the ligera is much faster, cheaper and safer. it has higher collar so it wun cos easy twisting of ankles which i saw lots of it happening for pple wearing Adipure.

Lets take a look at the boots:)

comes in 2 colourway.

let mi know how it feels to you after u have wore them!

my new phone

2008-10-05T22:21:00.002+08:00

I got a new phone...its the over used and everyone else has it iPhone! it looks good and nice and best of all..its not too expensive.hahaha..thats the most impt part.

now i have to learn how to use all its function in order not to waste it..ahhaha.also have to learn and know wat to dl from itunes and wat istore and i everything...for all you noe..nex moment some osim product with i-something also will be part of the applications.

My Unexpected Dream Trip(no, its not to OLD TRAFFORD)

2008-10-01T20:23:00.008+08:00

WARNING: This entry consist of lots of blabbering. Its not really well structured and I'm just writing anything and everything that is coming to my mind now about the feeling i have.

It was a trip i never dreamt about going. Even when I was dreaming of joining nike, i never thought that 2 days after i REALLY join nike..i would be sent to the World HQ(also known as the campus to the nike staff) in Oregon to attend a meeting! It was like a dream come true...or 2 dreams coming true at the same time..haha.

First, I was surprised to know that they wanted to hire me back in the FW team. They msg me when i was in Europe to get back to them. And then after i was already over the moon that they are gonna hire me, they added that i will go to the campus. it was really like WTH(in a pleasant way type)!! I was just soo sosoo happy and delighted that i just agreed without even asking how much they are going to pay me.hahaha..

Anyway..to cut the story short...i went to US the week after i came back from my europe grad trip(shoik rite?i know it is..ahhaha). And then when i saw the campus, i was just blown over. Part of me wanted to take out the camera and go picture crazy but another part of me stopped me from doing it cos the rest of the employees who are all there for the meeting i was attending will think i am crazy..ahaha..so i must maintain my image.ahhaa..act cool and stuff..thats what being in nike is all about rite...acting cool.

I'm not joking..we must ‘act cool’...i can state a VERY good example. its a rule that in campus, when we see a superstar athlete come by, we are supposed to..yes u guessed it..act cool. We are not allowed to rush up to them and ask for autograph or pictures like some mad and die hard fans do. And we were given a lesson to practice the art of ‘acting cool’ when MICHAEL JORDAN decides to drop by the campus and walk through the building we were in! Some of us saw him but we all knew we were not allowed to rush to him and get pictures and autographs. So we have to control ourselves, admire him, try to walk the same direction as him so we can see him for longer and yet..cannot go too close or have too dramatic an action in case they have some snipers ard(joking).

Its funny when you see how everyone (executives, managers and even DIRECTORS!) is so in awe by Jordan and yet we have to maintain our coolness and ‘act cool’. But to see him up close in real life is really something worth remembering!

There are also some other very cool things in the campus such as the names of the buildings. They are all named after very famous athletes who are nike-sponsored. Our meeting was held at the Tiger Woods Center

and theres also of cos the Michael Jordan Building (without him I think nike wun be where it is today. If you are interested, read more abt Nike’s history).

In front of Tiger Woods, theres also a very big soccer field named Ronaldo. Theres also a statue of the athlete at the building or place that’s named after them.

In the campus, there is also a 400m track and if you are smart enough, you will know who it is named after. (hint: he famously wore a pair of gold spikes in the Olympic and won his track event. His record was held all the way till this year when a certain Usain Bolt smashes it).

I din managed to get a official tour ard the campus but my colleagues were nice enough to walk me through it and also we took a jog ard the campus and they brought me ard too. After all the exercise, we went to the Lance Armstrong building which was essentially their gym and changing room. The changing room was soooo cool and well equipped. Its like a professional athlete’s changing room with towel, jacuzzi, lockers provided, etc.

Seriously, the campus dun look like a 'working office' at all! It look more like a place of interest where pple can go to visit and relax with the nice scenery. I could go on and on about how nice the campus is but I think honestly, I haven been to more than 50% of it. I would really like and hope to go back again someday and get a better tour of it. Hopefully in future, I will be able to be posted there to work. That’s really like a dream and goal I will work for! WISH ME LUCK!

(Entrance of the Campus)

1st day at work

2008-09-18T22:58:00.002+08:00

Today was my first day at work. And although its like my first day...the pple's reaction in the office was..'ehh how come u are here again?'

Its so funny and weird cos they still thot i was there for some temp work and when i tell them i am gonna be there everyday...they were like..'ohh u finally got a perm job here?congrats!' So nice and frenly of them:) and thats wat i am here for...the frenly pple and the nice work environment.

Basically i did nothing todae except to get my admin stuff such as my email, laptop, stationery and learning how to use some of the online things like leave application and stuff. Other than that, i got a 'induction course' by one of my colleauge. and Nike, being nike...is a running company thats started by runners for runners...so guess wat we did?yes we ran!16km 'induction' run...OMG!considering i had played soccer the previous night and then i jus came back from europe after 2 weeks of no exercise...i almost lost my legs.

But overall..its fun and i really look forward to be able to do my job well and hopefully get a upgrade or promotion soon and move upwards and eventually to where i wanna be(its a secret for now).

Till then...wish me luck. Its sleeping time..i wun bet against having to run another 10km tomolo again. Thanks to the challenge made by my dept to the others...ahhahah..itchy ego

Just Got It

2008-09-17T01:15:00.002+08:00

Finally, after pursuing my dream job for almost a year....i finally got it yesterday! YES...i am now a perm staff in my dream company and in the footwear department..the department i interned in last Dec, the pple that made me feel so welcomed and looking forward to come to work everyday when i had to travel almost 3 hours to and back from my place to work.

It wasn't a smooth path to getting this job. I had to face rejection due to my NS commitments. However, i was determined to get a job there, as long as its a position that suited me and my qualifications...so i volunteered to help out as and when they needed help. I also 'free-lance' to do some research/surveys for them just so that i could stay in the radar.

And as luck would have it, while i was on holiday in Europe, i got a sms from the HR manager and when we talked on the phone, she said that she had a offer for me and ask me to go to the office to sign once i am back from europe. Best of all, i was going to go for a trip with my team to the world HQ in portland next week!WTH!!i was soooo overjoyed and excited upon hearing all this i just said ok without even asking how much the pay was.hahaha...i did eventually found out and it was not too bad though its below wat i wanted. but i am willing to get something lower in order to come into the only company i was thinkin of working for ever since my internship last year.

So while i am going to start work on thurs, i am still thinking how lucky i am to get the job and also to get into the footwear dept again. The guys there are all very nice and i really look forward to working with them again...this time, as their REAL colleague.

I have my dreams fulfilled...and i think that its really impt for all of us to chase our dreams if we have one..cos if we really want it hard enough, one day..we will achieve it.

JUST DO IT

Nike Plus Human Race 10k

2008-09-16T01:28:00.005+08:00

Sorry for the lagging blog on the human race. I just landed today and although i am quite tired, i still feel like writing this entry so i can delete some pics off my hp.hahaha...

anyway..on 31st Aug 2008, 25 cities around the world had the physical nike plus human race 10k. It was a charity run organized by nike (who else) and in conjunction, a concert was held after the end of the run to spice up the atmosphere and bring the whole event to a climax.

I had the lucky chance of running with one of the celebs that nike had invited to participate in the run, and she is none other than the pretty and VERY FRIENDLY Jessica Tan, 2007 Ms Singapore Universe. I was supposed to be her 'bodyguard' cum pacer and run with her for the whole race. And of cos, when u are with a celeb...how can u not have a pic together?

I must admit here i am not a follower of pageants so when i got to know i am running with her, i had to do some homework so that i could make some conversation on the actual day instead of just running and not talking...it would be so awkward. Hence, on the recommendation of frens, i googled her name and found her blog. Its so much easier when u have a blog so pple can know what u are up to recently and stuff..ahhaa..so i managed to get a few things to tok about with her, and fortunately...everything turns out pretty good:)

Other than Jessica, nike has her own ambassador for the human race, and its none other than Joanne Peh!shes also very friendly and she is damnnnnnnnnnnnn skinny. Also with them is another actress cum model, evelyn maria ng, who acted in shows like Moulmein High and Light years. And i must say all of them are frenly pple despite their celeb status.

As for the race itself, it is one that is very very different from all the others that i have taken part in so far. Along the race route, there are bands singing and jamming the music, lifting the runners spirit as they slog their way through the 10k. Also, the run was not on public road like any other race, it was mostly along the pavement, starting from boat quay to robertson quay and back. Its good scenery and also allow the pple sitting and working in the shops along the quays to have a chance of seeing so many mad pple running ard..ahhaa..

After the run, like i said, there was a concert and the atmosphere was electrifying. Local bands and artistes took turns to entertain the crowd and the finale belows to an Amercian group-Boys Like Gals, who of cos, recieved the most cheers and were the group everyone was waiting for. Though i personally din hear of them and their songs b4, i must say i felt they sing really well LIVE and can connect with the crowd and make them high.

Overall, think its a successful run and hopefully, this will become an annual event and future ones will feature more artistes and celebs and become a trademark of both Nike and Singapore.

JUST DO IT!

heres some pic of the run

lesson learnt from my trip to zurich

2008-09-10T06:39:00.003+08:00

just wanna say something short and sweet about zurich. i learnt from my trip to zurich that....

IF U R A BUDGET TRAVELLER, ZURICH IS THE LAST PLACE U WANNA GO IN EUROPE(besides the scandinavia countries)!

will tok more abt it when i come back

Nike Plus Human Race 10K

2008-08-31T23:40:00.001+08:00

I appear in a celeb's blog!!hahaha:)

http://www.jessica-tan.com/blog/2008/08/nike-human-race-310808.html

Will write more abt the race when i get back from my holiday!:)

nike plus human race and running retail ambassador:)

2008-08-03T23:26:00.003+08:00

got a last min call up on fri to help out and be the nike plus human race and running retail ambassador for the next few weekends.although i jog abit...i dun really noe abt like what type of shoes are suitable for wat type of feet etc...but thanks to some experts...i got a crush course in like 30mins and off i went the next day to Nike Vivocity and i will be stationed there for the next 3 weekends...my job scope is ACTUALLY pretty simple until i decided to make it hard for myself.
I am supposed to be the 'in house consultant' for customers enquiring about the human race and also to educate and teach customers about the nikeplus and the type of shoes thats suitable for each type of feet. I need not do sales and if customers wanna buy something i jus have to refer them to the sales staff.BUTBUTBUT....how do you actually reject a customer that ask u for help..ask u to help to check size and stuff...its impossible rite?(somebrand still say impossible is nothing..ahhaha)..so...i have to become a 'emergency staff' too..help them look for sizes...but of cos..in the end i still need the pple there to help me look..cos i dunno how or where they keep the shoes or clothes...and sometime when the others are busy...i try to look for it myself..think in another 1 or 2 more times there..i will be able to look for the stuff myself without any help liao..hahaa..then i will be a FULL FLEDGED sales stuff and part time AMBASSADOR instead of the other way round.
Anyway..for the first 2 days..i found the job quite fun and interesting...i get to tok to customers...though i get irritated by some..but generally its stuff fun...especially when i tell them about nikeplus and its functions...they were really impressed and some of them even bought the gadget after my introductions..not bad huh..to bad i got no commission...if not i think i will get quite a tidy sum of commission too:)
Hopefully over the next few weekends..i can learn more..especially about what the customers think of nike's product and also to share with them more abt nikeplus and other stuff..and i am proud to say that i din waste the time i interned at the FW BU...i learn about the FW and its technology so i was able to tell the customers and help them make their purchasing decsion..so proud of myself..ahahah..
All in all..its fun..but end of the day..i just hope i can lend myself a job in the main office after i ORD...thats my ultimate goal for sacrificing so much of my time over the last year...i hope i will be able to achieve my dream and get the dream job i am looking for:)
Ohh...so if you are free next weekend..come vivo nike look for me..i will be there btw 130 to 730..see ya:)

tagged:(

2008-07-30T20:57:00.001+08:00

JASMINE!!!!!!!!Thanks to u!!oh well..finally i found some time and mood to do this...too bored liao..ahahah..so here goes..

A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs.
B) Tag 8 people to do this quiz & those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by & cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by.
C) Continue this game by sending it to other people.

#1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
Break up lo...byebye...if its not meant to be its not meant to be.

#2. If you can have a dream to come true, what would it be?
the dream i wan to come true is to have all my dreams to come true!ahhaha..honestly..just be happy and healthy in watever i do:)

#3. What will your dream wedding be like?
in the void deck with lots of pple...hahaha..OF COS NOT!!ermm..haven tot abt it yet...haven got gf yet also wanna think of wedding...one step at a time pls!

#4. Are you confused as to what lies ahead of you?
ok la..i noe i need to get a job and work till i can have enough money to bring up my own family.But what job and how am i going to go about doing all those things...no idea!hahaha

#5. What’s your ideal lover like?
my ideal lover...must love me:)anything else can be negotiated.

#6. Which is more blessed? Loving someone or being loved by someone?
abit of both...must give and receive then fun..always receive also very boring..

#7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you really love?
depends on what kind of reaction the other party is giving and how long time i have...if the 'signal' given by the other party is zero..then i think no use wasting too much time waiting...i've waited someone for 1.5 years though..no fruits:(hahaha...

#8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
make her unattached...OF COS NOT...move on lo..but keep an eye on her...in case she breaks..aahha...

#9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
YES!!! THE STUPID ARMY IS PISSING ME OFF LIKE CRAZY...never got soo pissed in my 3 years in uni...but now go back army 3 months only kenna pissed and irritated soooo many times...the good thing is its ending in a months time!!WOOohhoooo!!

#11. How do you see yourself in 10 years time?
working...married or not i dunno leh...but hopefully will be living comfortably...

#12. Who are currently the most important people to you?
family and some of my really close frens...

#13. What kind of person do you think the one who tagged you is?
shes cute...and shes probably too bored during her attachment...can tag me!!hahaha...if only i got forsight last time..ahhaha

#14. Would you rather be rich and single or married but poor?
rich and single...if u are poor...sooner or later u are gonna get divorced..ahhaha..joking

#15. What’s the first thing you do every morning?
wake up...bath..brush teeth...shave.

#16. Would you give all in a relationship?
OF COS!!why bother getting in a rship if one is not giving 100%.

#17. If you fall in love with 2 people simultaneously, who would you pick?
in an ideal world...both...ahhaha..but in reality..of cos the person i love most lo...

#18. What type of friends do you like?
loyal, fun, same frequency and always there for me when i need them cos thats exactly how i treat my frens!

#19. What type of friends do you dislike?
frens that take mi for granted...not there when i need them...

#20. If you have to choose between love and friendship, what would it be? (i added this to make it 20 questions!)
friendship of cos...i am not joking...past experience have shown it..ahhaha...i think i need to strike a better balance in future though:P

okay.. now is my turn to tag pple!!!actually..i will take my time to think who i dun really like then tag..ahaha..no la..i rushing out..will think of the 8 pple another time:)

Sg Vs Brazil U23

2008-07-29T01:27:00.003+08:00

Got a free invitation ticket today...it was none other than the invitation for the Singapore Vs Brazil Olympic team friendly match!!

Wooohooo...how often can u get to watch world class soccer players like Ronaldinho, Pato, Anderson, Diego, etc play?and how often do you get to watch it for FREE!!!yes..its free!!thanks to Andrew and Sacha:) The invite was a VIP tickets and there were even a buffet spread for us.Woah...first time i experience this kind of treatment..sHOik!!

The whole game was like a training match to the Brazil team..they practically own the Singapore team though there was some moments the singapore team look like scoring with some chances of their own...but overall..brazil still have the lion share of possession.

And everyone is there to watch none other than the king---Ronaldinho!!

He got the loudest cheers durin the introduction of the players...in fact..i think all the brazil players got cheers louder than the singapore players..ahhaha..how sad for the singapore players..oh well..when world class players comes...we always have to play second fiddle:) but i guess they are happy enough to play against these players...perhaps only except Qiu Li...who goes in and keep fouling pple and arguing with them..at one stage, even with ronaldinho...dunno wat he is trying to do...hai...trying to get too much attention.

Heres Singapore team getting a rare corner...but they din do much with it...

Heres me and Asrie, soaking in the atmosphere in the national stadium...enjoying every moment of this memorable match...now only if i can get to watch Man Utd play at Old Trafford...

friends

2008-07-16T00:47:00.002+08:00

sometimes, i really wonder how many of my friends are really quality friends. I mean as a friend, if someone ask u out and you cannot confirm on the spot, u will get back to him/her right?and more so if u cannot, i feel its a MUST to inform someone so that he/she can make other plans.

But today, JUST 1 freaking day alone, i have 3 friends, whom i asked to go out with me, they din get back to me...i had to call them...and only to find out they are not free. Wheres the courtesy to get back to me to let mi know they cannot make it. Sometimes i really wonder what or where am i as a fren in their heart. Am i even a friend friend or an acquintance or just someone out there. and these are not any tom dick harry jane mary that i asked...those are pple i would consider to be my 'close' friends...BUT i guess apparantly i am not that close to them in their perspective...

I guess sometimes, i need to know who are really those friends i can rely on and who are the others that i will not lose deleting their no and faces from my memory.

drained

2008-07-07T17:45:00.002+08:00

If you have noticed that i am bloggin lesser and lesser these days, you probably are right.
And the reason?ARMY! this freaking irritating green thing is sucking and draining my creativity and enthusiasm about life away. Makes me feel lifeless and boring everytime. Therefore, i dun have anything interesting/happy/significant i wan to tok abt here.

The only thing to be joyful is that i have only 2 months left. and i FUCKING can't wait! And trying to find a job I like hasn't really been the easiest thing to do, esp after i am rejected by Nike..TWICE..ahhaa..wtf...now really dunno wat i wanna do after my ns liao.

wait..did i hear something??hmmm..is that NIE calling for me?let me go check it out.....

auntie trip

2008-06-29T22:33:00.002+08:00

went on a trip with the aunties...to batu pahat..if thats how its spelled. It was a visit temple and shopping trip but i din really buy much except for chewing gums.hahaha...

I also think it shall be the last time i am following this type of 'old folks' tour grp cos the video they show in the bus is like dunno how many years ago the show, not like the recent movies or wat...damn sian and buay tahan!

Also, what i learn todae from the aunties and uncles rushing to the customs is that you are only as fast as the slowest person from your tour grp. I dun understand y the aunties especially like to runnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn to the custom to clear their passport first because after that, they still have to wait for all the rest of the pple in the same bus to clear the custom before they can proceed with the tour. Also, the bus also have to queue up to be checked so they also cannot board the bus first...so funny....make them look kiasu and they dun really gain anything..haiiii...guess its jus the Singaporean in them showing through.

Alright, gonna sleep now...wanna catch the Euro finals later...only 4 hours of sleep for the 2nd day in a row :(

mission impossible

2008-06-25T23:54:00.002+08:00

today is my birthday..and i have birthday off..no need go camp..sooo nice..and i finally get to sleep till i cannot sleep anymore than wake up..love that feeling:)

went to town to shop and find a bright pink aka fuchsia colour shirt that i am planning to wear for my convo ball...but as the title suggest..its mission impossible. the shirts are either not bright enough(in all except one case) or it has ugly collar and sleeve.(the only 1 of the right colour in Raoul).

And i also managed to find a way to make the sales pple in tangs and those dept store to leave u alone and not constantly follow u and ask how they can help. i experience 2 today and it works perfect...it goes something like this:

salesperson:how can i help u?
Me:i am looking for a long sleeve shirt.
salesperson:ohh..here we have many colours and design..this wan not bad..this is nice too..blahblah..
me:ohh i am looking for a bright pink shirt...fuchsia colour.
salesperson: OOHHhh...sorry we dun have it...(walks away)

hahahah...try it..its funny looking at their expression.

Thanks

2008-06-25T23:53:00.002+08:00

Thanks all for the well wishes:) makes me glad that i made so many frens...ahhahaha

happy 26th...

2008-06-25T00:30:00.002+08:00

Happy 26th to Hongzhao, who incidentally, shares the same birthday as me:) same year also..and we stayed next to each other in hall without realizing it till he graduated.

Happy 26th to me too...congrats to myself for graduating from uni when i din even tot of going into one when i just finish my poly studies 5 years ago ard this time also.

Hope the Birthday will bring me MORE good luck:) esp in my career now that i've graduated...and probably in some other areas...ok i'll be greedy..in ALL areas...ahahha:P

Indecent

2008-06-19T00:19:00.003+08:00

Met Linrong for dinner jus now. talked about quite abit of stuff since we haven met for a long time....since Xmas to be exact. She jus recently graduated from SMU and being the smart and hardworking and Nu Qiang Ren that she is, i decided to ask her about her job finding and this is how the conversation goes:

Me:any jobs offer?
LR:ya, 1.5. 1 offered, another one i'm waiting for them to offer me the exact terms
Me:what did the first one offer u
LR:Secret.Personal
After much persuasion,
LR:Its decent
Me:so what is indecent pay?
LR:2,3,4 is indecent.
Me:.....................ok...so most, if not all the ntu,nus and everyother students thats not taking finance are having indecent pay.

Totally dunno wat else to say after that. if 2 or 3 or 4 is considered not decent...then everyone else should jus forget about getting a job.

Interview for Star On Track Scheme

2008-06-17T22:29:00.002+08:00

Finally...after 8 months of waiting after sending my application...they finally called us up for the interview for the Star On Track Scheme, which in layman term..is Nike's mgment trainee program. It was a huge group interview...20 of us in a grp. It was fun and interesting though and unlike normal interview.
We were first asked to do a short self intro and then had a team assignment to do and present it to the rest of the pple including the assessors like lawrence, ivy, sacha and chun kit. It was quite ok as i got my fav category--soccer and were doing on SPARQ, something i knew and am more familiar with, compared to the rest.
After the interview, i stayed in the office to have lunch with the FW team pple. I have always felt at home with them. I really feel like a part of them. I even have this feeling that i am 'part' of their team...even though i noe i am not. AM I DESPERATE OR WAT!?!?!hai..and like my frens said...i think i am too engrossed in this whole issue liao...that if i touch wood..never get a job there...i really will be very sad and dunno wat else i wanna do. But every part of my heart and brain says this is the job i wan...and being a stubborn ass..i wun give up until i get a chance at it. Even if after i do liao and feel its not the right job for me...at least i tried and wun have any regrets.
Alright...should stop all this emo shit..ahah..just wanna share this conversation i had with my Nike colleague over lunch yesterday.

A: So aik leong, you wanna work in the FMCG industry?
me: erm...i wanna do something sports related.
C: No..he doesnt wan to work in FMCG, he wans to work in NIKE.
me: laughs and nods furiously

they jus have this sense of humour and way of conversing that makes mi feel like sitting there and listening to them toking the whole day.you will feel entertained just be listening. Hope i can achieve that 'power' one day.hahaha..must be more angmoh..

Right now...i am waiting for the result of this interview. Judging from my conversation with the manager that interviewed me for the previous post of FW coordinator, i think they need to hire within the next month...so think i am as good as goodbye for that. OH WELL...as much as i hate it..i guess theres nothing i can do. Just hope that at the end of everything...i still will get a job in there...preferably in the marketing side/ekin/FW BU.

high and low

2008-06-05T23:10:00.002+08:00

just had such a rollercoaster day.It all started from 12am on thur morning...i got my result..the best performance so far in my university:) I was delighted...and very happy...going to office with a big smile even though i was quite sleepy.

Then it took a turn for the worst...the start of the HQ9Div/Inf G4 Br Meeting. It was quite interesting in the beginning when pple start to talk and i got to learn and understand some new stuff. But it soon turned bored and jargons and acronyms used became foreign to me. Every sentence contains some sort of like coded language that only sg army pple will understand and unfortunately, being away from the stupid place for 3 years liao made me forgot every single little things that i dunno y i did noe from last time.

Then it was my turn to speak.I admit the slides i did was not of the greatest and highest quality.But then again, who cares...i din choose to be here...besides, although the design and aesthetic side, the info side was quite detailed and to the best of my knowledge. But surprise surprise(maybe not very surprising cos army always like that), the higher level pple have already planned and came out with something quite different from the version that me and a warrant officer that i was working with understood all along. We were not updated of their discussion, whenever they did it, and when they corrected us on their 'correct and most updated' version, we were not really scolded, but being said to be not clear of the entire operation process.

This really pisses me off cos i actually did an admin instruction for this operation for one of the higher level officer and asked him to get back to me if theres any mistakes or changes to be made. He din after 2 weeks so i assumed everything is correct...but this 'surprise' awaited me but hey...i shouldn't be really surprise afterall...this IS the army...and in the army...everything the top wans to do, they do and they are always right.Not that i care since i am not a regular and my performance is not rated or ranked and no performance bonus will be given to me...but i sort of pity the warrant officer working with me. I understand from various sources that hes not exactly the best guy around but sometimes, u just have to pity someone like him.

And so the meeting ended ard 7pm and i was supposed to have training at nus at 7pm!luckily jin waited for me and by then time we reach nus and change up it was already like 745. We did some running and by 830, the training was cancelled due to lightning and slowly afterwards, it began to rain and we were just stuck there for 30mins..

Finally back home now and can't wait for tomolo to come...another day of trying to make things happen in camp and after that, ITS THE WEEKEND!!wooohooo...can't wait..today was really SUCKY..wat a @#$%* way to celebrate my 1 month back in green ..somehow i thank god for making the medical officer diagnose a medical condition that i did not have in the first place which causes me to not be able to sign on as a regular, if not...i would be just like anyone of them in the meeting jus now...jus having more load given and more shit to do...PHEWWW...

A week's review

2008-06-01T22:10:00.002+08:00

So..wat significant thing happen this week?hmmm...

1)Went for FW product coordinator interview on tues. Screwed up the first part of interview but recover well for the latter part. But found out that as i expected, they are looking to hire someone within the next 4 weeks..and so..i am as good as out:(

2)Was told that there might be another opportunity in another position. Was happy and looking forward until J.Lo told me that they have doubts about my outgoing-ness cos that role requires lots of it. So gotta work on that and prove to them i can be outgoing, goingout goingin and infact goinganywhere.

3)Went to Adidas Sundown Marathon on Sat night to do shoecount..how interesting..count the no of each brand of shoes the participants wore.And i am suppose to write a report abt it by Thurs...not very sure wat to write..but will come out with one..impressive one hopefully

4)went back to camp to sleep after the counting shoes thing and went to Maybel's son full month buffet lunch invite...Maybel was my in charge when i was in Air Force Recruitment Center donkey years ago(DEC 2003) and one of the few pple(along with sidekick, Angie) i can dun see for very long but once i see, i feel very comfortable with.

5)Most depressing of all, i returned Winston his bike today after having it for a month. So from tomolo onwards, its 1 hour less sleep each day and public transport all the way...very sad..very tiring...SIAN!!

6)results gonna be out next week...if the news/rumours are correct...looking forward to it and having one more interview next wed for MCYS. and 1 month has pass since i return to NS...3 more months to go..CANNOT WAIT!!

Thats about all the significant things i can remember...gonna sleep soon..shit..its only 1030..WTF..good nights!

bad feeling

2008-05-24T02:37:00.002+08:00

Somehow, i got this feeling that my stupid ns liability will screw me up again for my chances of getting a job next tuesday...lets hope the feeling is not true...PLS!!!

NOT AGAIN

2008-05-19T01:26:00.002+08:00

After having 2 great games against TBFC and the NTU current team...i feel very good but as luck would have it...my knee starts hurting again the night after the friendly game btw the oldies team and the current NTU team.
Made me sit out of the prison game and tomorrow's game against Jinan Uni from China. Hoping that resting it will make me ok for Sat game against Sunrise FC.
Dunno why the knee jus suddenly become pain again...the meniscus part. Just hope its not serious and will be ok after a few days.
Looks like i really have to retire soon liao..no more competitive soccer after this season..right now i just wanna be able to tahan until AUG in December..after that..i think i can retire in peace...KNEE...please hold on till dec!!

open account

2008-05-11T02:25:00.003+08:00

YAY!!i finally open my goal scoring account today...of all teams, against tiong bahru football club, one of the leaders in the league:)
We managed to create an upset of some sort by winning 3-1 after going down 1-0 after around 15 mins. But the coach's emphasis on 3 key words-DETERMINATION, DISCIPLINE and CHARACTER which was all displayed see us coming back and scoring 3 goals in reply.
It was also special to note that today, i think we finally have a good referee.hahaha...finally.No arguements and no controversial decisions...thank you fas....for once.

First day back

2008-05-05T23:28:00.002+08:00

Went back report for my NS resumption for the first day today. Met a few familiar faces in Mdm Adelene and Mdm Agnes who were both at G1 Br when i was there 3 years ago.They still remember me, and thank god for that, cos they actually played a significant role in deciding what i was going to do for the next 4 months.
So basically Mdm Agnes decided that i should stay in the G4 Br(Logistic Br) and will send me for Log course. After that i will hopefully be able to do some log planning work for my NS unit after i ORD. And my NS unit is gonna be one special shit. Not sure if i am allowed to say it here so to save my ass...i shall not reveal. Ask me personally if u wanna know.
So basically it was a boring first day. Waiting for some officer to interview me. Took me like 2 hours to wait for the first interview and another like 4 hours before i saw the other officer who i will be attached to.kaoz..first day already give mi the wait to rush & rush to wait feeling. To make matters worst, this fcuking warrant officer had to come and piss me off by telling me my uniform this not right that not rite.....i admitted i was wrong, but i told him i only got back today and haven got the new badges, so he ask mi to get it sorted by tomolo..WTF...u think i am like u ah...go off at 3pm sukasuka then lobo..knn...rank cannot play wanna play uniform shit. Wait till i got them sewed and see what somemore u wanna say.KNN...already such a lousy day u still added my misery...lucky i not regular..if not i sure aim u till u retire!!PUI

Countdown

2008-05-02T01:39:00.002+08:00

15 hours from now...i will be done with my final exam in NTU!!!free from studying...not sure if its really the best thing..but..oh well...its the reality...so good or bad...have to face it. But at this moment, i cant wait for it to end!!

Somethings i'll never understand(Alcohol version)

2008-05-01T15:27:00.003+08:00

Somethings in life are never meant to be rational and understood, and for me personally, alcohol is one of them. I will never understand why:

1)pple like to drink them cos honestly i dun think its the nicest drink in the world. Even pple who drink it i can see from their expression they are not really enjoying the taste of it

2)Pple are willing to pay ridiculous amount of money to drink something that doesn't really taste nice and will make them feel sick and pukey if they drink too much(Which is often the case)

3)Pple will drink sooo much alcohol just to 'entertain' or 'challenge' their frens and then end up drunk, tipsy and cannot even take care of theirself. They will then feel pukey or sick and end up feeling hungover even till the next day

4)the last thing i dun understand is why there will always be someone in the grp that doesn't drink or doesn't get drunk and have to take care of all the rest who drank themselves dumb!They make it a point to not get drunk so they dun have to suffer 'physically' but in the end have to take care of all the drunk pple until sometimes i wonder if it is a better option for those sober ones to actually get drunk too and see wat happens.

Like i said, these are all just my thoughts and feelings. I am pretty sure there are pple out there who also dun understand y pple like to jog or like to play soccer when they will get all sweaty and risk injuries and stuff like that...but oh well..i guess thats what makes the world go round...everything and everyone have their own weird likings and dislikes...and as the song goes...'And i say to myself...What a wonderful world.'

*DISCLAIMER: I dun understand does not means i hate or dislike pple who do watever is mentioned above.I JUST PURELY DO NOT UNDERSTAND why they do it

Quote

2008-04-28T03:00:00.003+08:00

Taken from the movie FORBIDDEN KINGDOM--> 'If one does not attach himself to people and things, the heart shall not be broken; But has he really lived?"

I absolutely agree with that....

memories of the green

2008-04-27T16:31:00.002+08:00

I was preparing my stuff for my 'BIG' day on 5th may and i managed to find them after rampaging through my cupboard...looking at it..it feels very nostalgic and i do feel quite funny having to go back after 3 years...wonder how it will be like this time..

2 in 1

2008-04-25T16:49:00.001+08:00

Get to learn english and do charity at the same time!

Go to www.freerice.com

They will donate 20 grains of rice for every question u get right...comon..do ur part for the needies:)

27 dresses (footwear version)

2008-04-24T04:52:00.009+08:00

From the makers of the movie 27 dresses comes a part two, the footwear version.
Welcome to the preview of 27 shoes

Shown in all cinemas. Tickets F.O.C. Call and book tickets early to avoid disappointment.

SNEAKERS

2008-04-19T03:37:00.005+08:00

Anyone know why a sneaker is called a sneaker?

Its because of its noiseless quality when it was first made with elastic rubber soles.

Cool right?ahhaha...anyway..i am in love with sneakers and if u have seen my previous posts, u would have saw my collection...and adding to those are these 3 nice pairs of babies:)

The black and red wans looks like air jordan colourway and is the one most of my frens said is nice...although i personally prefer....this

Thats sooo me right?colourful thing..ahhaha...and i guess the green pair looks good too...and its not ordinary shoe...look carefully...

Lights OFF...

Tada....it glows in the dark...absolutely fun and nice...cant wait to wear them out!!ahahaha...YAY...Kudos to more nice sneakers!!

'Pregnant' Man

2008-04-19T03:33:00.003+08:00

Was in mrt today when i saw this guy thats pregnant!!Look at his stomach..OMG la.

Seriously...he is not those fat guy type...and hes got one hell of a tummy!!ok..touch wood..hope next time when i become a uncle i wun be like that...i promise to go jogging..hahah..dun give mi a pregnant tummy pls!!

MANUTD vs ARSEnal

2008-04-15T02:04:00.003+08:00

Man U won against ARSEnal last night...it was an exciting game which i must admit man u din really played well but were lucky to win..but hey..thats wat champions are made of...quality+luck. If any team lack one of these attribute more often than not they will only end up 2nd or 3rd..A very good example is ARSEnal...quality yes..luck..NO..maybe next season ba...

Anyway..i was at hall 16 to catch the very exciting match..and the following picture was taken during the half time break...

Did u spot wats the common thing most, if not all of them had with them??

YES..its their notes!!hahaha...no wonder they are all university students...all so hardworking..bring along their notes to study even when watching soccer...RESPECT!!!

Well, at least the match was exciting and except for a poor guy + weidien who supports arsenal and ended up on the losing side, the rest of us went back happy....satisfied that the time we sacrificed was worth it.

Lastly, just wanna wish all of us GOOD LUCK FOR EXAMS!!!LETS ALL ACE OUR PAPERS!!!HUAT AH!!

back...

2008-04-13T17:01:00.002+08:00

Finally, after missing the trials and trainings and first 3 matches of the season...i managed to get 70mins on the field..with minimum kicking of the ball, i just ran and in the process, i managed to miss a chance to score; miss a chance to pass to my team mate to score;block a freekick using my hand;thrice sucessfully tacking the opponent; dived 3 times(2 got awarded freekicks(: ) ; blocked the ball once with my face n then with my brotherhood...other than these, it was a smooth and quiet game for me..ahhaha..

Feel good to be back doing all these nonsense...now i just need to be able to kick...and then subsequently i need to get my touches back...hopefully it wun take too long..3.5 months since i last really played a proper match...

Pics of JB trip

2008-04-12T13:21:00.006+08:00

RIGHT...how can i not post any pictures of my wonderfully gluttony trip to JB...so here goes..
Start of the eat till u drop trip

First Stop: Bak Kut Teh

5 seconds after we said we are full, we stopped to buy curry puff

Some coffee next...OLDTOWN WHITE COFFEE

Seriously, i think its as nice, if not nicer than the coffee beans and starbuckies..

After eating..shopping next!!

While gals shop...i pose:)

Nice walls to take pictures with..according to marvin and jesmie

After shop...what else but EAT!!Secret Recipe cakes!

This is our ride..our 'airbus'..rented it at $150/day..not too bad la..looks like a van though and this stupid petrol attendant almost pumped in diesel..if i was 5 sec late...the diesel will make the car die!

After all the side activities, heres the main thing...SEAFOOD FEAST!!!!!

YUMMMYYYYYY~~

Us...satisfied...for awhile

After our feast, we decided to exercise....or rather..make the horses exercise

After the horses exercise, Jiahao felt hungry and wanted some food again..so..we went RAMLY!

Look at the yummy looking thing!!

The winner of the Eat Till You Drop contest...with his 2nd burger..WTH

After Ramly, or actually, while Jiahao was having his ramly, we were having our final makan of the trip(@1am)...kway chap plus all the watever dishes u can find...this really K.O us and we went back to Singapore at 2am...each bringing back an extra 2-5kg of extra burden...in our stomach...

The full album can be found here:) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=105443&id=763960042

Food eaten in JB trip

2008-04-09T03:45:00.002+08:00

Bak Kut Teh, Gingerwine Chicken, Assam Fish,Stir fried Vege,Rice,Lime Ice Jelly,White coffee Ice Blended,Kaya Toast,Chocolate Banana Cake,Yogurt CheeseCake, American Carrot Cake, Chilli Crab, Cereal Prawn, Milky Curry Prawn, LaLa, Stir Fried Vege, Sambal Kangkong, Fried Rice, Hokkien Noodle, 2*Coconut, Ramly Burger, Kway Chap with Duck,Pig intestine, Pig meat, Pig stomach, soysauce egg, Chai Bor Egg, Salted Vege, Ice Barley.....

All in a day trip to JB...gosh...We are such gluttons..

time flies

2008-04-01T03:30:00.002+08:00

just like the title described...Time flies..in a month and a day time, i would have finish my last paper in NTU and heading to the 'real world'(NOT LIKE SCHOOL IS FAKE). I cannot really remember how and what i felt when i graduated from the poly...but as of now..i dun really feel anything special.
Perhaps its because i still have a report and 2 exams to study for...but i guess when it really happens...I will definitely have a sense of unwillingness to leave school after graduation. The memories of frens, late nights, suppers, runnings, crapping, soccer, camps and many other activities will linger in my mind.
I guess it wun be surprising to say work is gonna be different...really different..and entering this new phase of life is something i am not really looking forward to..but i wouldn't want to be forever studying too. I still cannot say for sure i will hate working but after i start work..i will definitely be sharing my work experience here and hopefully...i will enjoy it and have a good career.
For now, i can only focus on my last presentation on wed....and most imptly..recover from my injury and get back to the field asap in my 100% condition.

April 1st

2008-04-01T03:09:00.002+08:00

April first is april fools day! Curious how the day came about?lets see...

The origins of this custom are complex and a matter of much debate. It is likely a relic of the once common festivities held on the vernal equinox, which began on the 25th of March, old New Year's Day, and ended on the 2nd of April.
French and Dutch references from 1508 and 1539 respectively describe April Fools' Day jokes and the custom of making them on the first of April. France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day (which was already celebrated by many), by decree of Charles IX.Thus the New Year's gifts and visits of felicitation which had been the feature of the 1st of April became associated with the first day of January, and those who disliked or did not hear about the change were fair game for those wits who amused themselves by sending mock presents and paying calls of pretended ceremony on the 1st of April

If u din understood what the above means...u r not alone..ahahha..anyway..some of the well-known pranks made during this day includes:

Spaghetti trees: The BBC television programme Panorama ran a famous hoax in 1957, showing the Swiss harvesting spaghetti from trees. They had claimed that the despised pest the spaghetti weevil had been eradicated. A large number of people contacted the BBC wanting to know how to cultivate their own spaghetti trees. It was in fact filmed in St Albans.[3]
Left Handed Whoppers: In 1998, Burger King ran an ad in USA Today, saying that people could get a Whopper for left-handed people whose condiments were designed to drip out of the right side.[4] Not only did customers order the new burgers, but some specifically requested the "old", right-handed burger.[5]
Smell-o-vision: In 1965, the BBC purported to conduct a trial of a new technology allowing the transmission of odor over the airwaves to all viewers. Many viewers reportedly contacted the BBC to report the trial's success. This hoax was also conducted by the Seven Network in Australia in 2005.[9] In 2007, the BBC website[2] repeated an online version of the hoax.
Tower of Pisa: The Dutch television news reported once in the 1950s that the Tower of Pisa had fallen over. Many shocked people contacted the station.[10]
Death of a mayor: In 1998, local WAAF shock jocks Opie and Anthony reported that Boston mayor Thomas Menino had been killed in a car accident. Menino happened to be on a flight at the time, lending credence to the prank as he could not be reached. The rumor spread quickly across the city, eventually causing news stations to issue alerts denying the hoax. The pair were fired shortly thereafter

So looks like not all pple have a acceptable sense of humour...especially in the last case..ahhaha..also found was a quote that says...

April 1st: This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four." — Mark Twain

How funny....yet true.And 1 last thing to know more abt april fool...April Fool is the codename for a spy and double agent who allegedly played a key role in the downfall of the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. No prizes for guessing whos the fool in this case...

first time

2008-03-31T03:00:00.002+08:00

I was just telling Linrong last night that some things that shes doing and encountered in her school never happen to me b4 in my life and that either NTU is very boring or I am the problem.

So someone must be trying to prove me wrong because today, while i was at parkway to have lunch with my parents and future sis-in-law and her family, out of nowhere, someone came up to me and say her fren wants to know me and asked if i could give her my number!WTF!!?!?this is the first time such things happen to me...hahaha..and i believe either the gal is blind or maybe i look good todae..ahhaha..ok to be less bhb..i will say its the former.

Honestly, i dun feel over the moon or anything but i jus feel really weird cos its the first time and i honestly dun think i am a looker...so if someone was trying to prove me wrong about wat i said to linrong last night...u've got me!and really..i dun mind having more of these...ahahha...

2nd one

2008-03-17T22:22:00.002+08:00

Although i din go for the interview and its not confirm that i will get the job, this is the 2nd time that i have lost a job opportunity because of my stupid 4months of NS left. And i still thought last time that the 4 months will give me ample time to look for a good job.

Guess i might be wrong:(

honey i shrunk my thigh!!

2008-03-11T16:48:00.004+08:00

As the previous post mentioned..i am injured..right knee chui-ed..and for those of you who never injured b4...do you noe that the injured area's muscle will shrink because that area is not working normally.

I player soccer, so naturally i have wat my friends will call 'big' thighs..but because of this injury, my right thigh, which is supposed to be as big, if not bigger than my left, has shrunk. If u can see, the thigh on the right, which is actually my left thigh, is more defined and bigger while the one of the left(which is actually my right thigh), is like soooo strengthless. When i put my hands to try to 'measure' and compare the left and right thighs, i can feel the significant difference between the 2...guess i have a long way to go to get back to full fitness and gym is waiting for me once i can start exercising...but when will that be??hopefully soon

2008-03-06T21:13:00.002+08:00

Went to see the sports physician today. He told me i have suspected LATERAL MENISCUS TEAR. Need to do MRI to confirm the extend of the injury. Meanwhile...i should have rest and if its not so serious, it should heal within 8 weeks on its own but if its serious, surgery might be needed. GOSH...thats the last thing i want..surgery...i am beginning to feel abit scare liao.

In my mind, i wonder if i will be able to play soccer like how i used to again. I wonder when i will finally be able to stand on the soccer field again playing 100% like how i always used to. All these thoughts are making me feel abit sad and disappointed. I planned to go to the AUG in KL this year but with this injury, i think i might have to give it up. Still, i am gonna wait till the MRI result is out before i do anything.

MEanwhile, i will just rest and do some weights...hopefully, i dun gain too much weight!!I think thats the top of my worries actually....

In love

2008-03-06T01:36:00.006+08:00

I was very fortunate to be able to intern at what i believe is the best department in the organization that i would love to work in after i graduate. And that is non other than the Footwear department of Nike in Southeast Asia.

And i was also fortunate to be able to see and handle sooooooooooooooooooooooo many shoes that i lost count of it (definitely more than 500 different pairs of it) and i have to admit, i am becoming a shoe addict now. I look at a person's shoes in public as much as i look at his/her appearance(ok..i admit..most of the time its a her..ahhaha).

And 2 of the pairs that i LOVE the most, and i have also been lucky enough to be able to see and touch physically are the Nike SB What The Dunk and the Nike SB Dunk Pro aka Skate or Die.

The Skate or Die is a current season shoe and I have been hooked ever since i saw it for the first time. Its also quite hot in the market and i heard from a Nike employee that pple actually fight over it while queueing to purchase the shoes in Thailand. Last i heard, its selling at USD200 online when it was actually retailing at usd75 (Out of stock now).

The other shoe, Nike SB What The Dunk, is a limited edition Dunk which i have mentioned in one of my previous post..is a compilation of many dunks' design on different part of the shoe. Its not a current season shoe but its always been in demand by many collectors of sneakers. Last i checked, it was selling at USD300-500 online. And i am lucky to be able to see it as it was shipped in from the US HQ to my colleague in charge of the SB category to bring to Thailand for a Nike SB Event held there.

After seeing the pictures...are u in love with them too?

Resumption

2008-02-29T01:12:00.001+08:00

After disruption wat happens??RESUMPTION OF COS!!and i have applied to go back on 5th May 2008. Mark out this date..its gonna be one memorable day..hahaha..

Lost Opportunity

2008-02-28T00:58:00.002+08:00

Thanks to my 4 months left of NS...i lost a job..not just any job..a dream job..a Marketing Managemant Associate in my favourite brand--->NIKE

sometimes...fate is just toying with us isn't it...lets hope it will lead to a better route..which i seriously dunno what at this moment

2008-02-24T00:42:00.000+08:00

does having a gf/bf means the end of one social's life?

2 colours

2008-02-19T13:47:00.004+08:00

I always wonder...y the shoes or in general...footwear that we wear must be of the same colour on both side...whats wrong with wearing different colour on both side or if the designs complement each other...even different design on different side could be possible.

But i can see now that theres a small no of pple(compared to last time..none at all) that are starting to wear different colour shoes...heres one i saw last week

Quite nice and bright colours right?

Actually i also have my own pair of different colour shoes...it looks something like this..

I also remember seeing 2 pple in the school wearing this pair of black and white slippers.i think its sold like that instead of them buying 2 pairs and swooping it.

Anyway..if i am not wrong..the most expensive and most sought after shoes that looks nothing like the other side looks something like this........

It is a limited edition Nike Dunk Low and it is named WHAT THE DUNK. The design is a combi of all the popular dunks over the years and using a part of each dunk to make into the shoe. The last i heard it was selling for a few thousands over the internet. I guess i'm lucky to be able to see and feel the actual shoe when i was working over the Nov holidays. I guess thats what really got me into this trend.

And hopefully i will be able to see more of these in future.Even if not alot of pple wear...i hope it becomes a recognised trend so that when others wear it in future, pple wun go like..this person is mad or what..becos i must say not everyone can carry it and not everyone dares to wear different colour/design shoes on both side out to public.

So give credit to those who dare:)

...

2008-02-12T02:46:00.000+08:00

u din speak to me..u din even look at me..guess i noe what it means

Battle

2008-02-08T03:03:00.000+08:00

Was out with co just now for movie and supper, and as usual, we tok alot abt rships and esp abt hers with all the happenings to her recently.
And we were toking abt how we should do some things...like the RIGHT THINGS or the THINGS SHE WANT TO DO(That may/maynot be right). So its like a battle of Hearts vs Mind.
I dunno the answer..do u?

Crazy

2008-02-08T02:57:00.000+08:00

Once a while...when i feel my life is too boring...i like to do some crazy things to spice up my life..I just did it again today..like just 10mins ago..ahhaa...wonder how its going to spice my life up...or issit gonna spice up anything at all..lets wait and see

feel

2008-02-05T02:57:00.000+08:00

Sometimes...actually..most of the times...i feel i dun belong to the grp that i usually hang out with in hall. I mean yes they are frenly to me but maybe its just me...i feel theres something like a wall, an invincible barrier btw me and them.
Maybe they are different course from me or maybe because we have different interests...i am usually not with them when they are playing mj cos i dun play, i also dun play CS or WarCraft so i guess 80% of the time i'm not 'connecting' with them. Only when we play soccer then i join them.
Guess this cant be helped...like a favourite phrase of mine...OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND...i guess its very true. Sometimes, even when they go for lunch/dinner, they also forget abt me..ahhaa..really..i dunno should i laugh cos its funny or laugh cos its saddening.
Maybe i am just being oversensitive, but i guess cancerians ARE sensitive pple...so i guess thats where all these feelings are coming from...
Well..at the end of the day..i am not complaining but this is just something i feel and i want to pour out...actually i hope nobody from my hall sees this..ahhaa..its just wierd and awkward if they ask me abt it..ahhaa...i am a self contradicting asshole..

how?

2008-02-05T02:49:00.000+08:00

It takes 2 hands to clap...but so far..i been only to make one hand,my own, move...the other hand is not moving...and i dunno how to make it move.....maybe its not meant to clap afterall.

last game

2008-01-29T02:11:00.000+08:00

it wasn't actually our last game cos we were told there was a 5th and 6th placing match..but think cos i said too much abt it being the last game...god really made it my last game..I got injured...on my knee again!!i hate injuries at knee..its the most painful and slowest to recover..lets hope its not very serious...i would be happy if its same or less bad than the one i got the other time during the holidays.

My last game today..is a match i wan to forget...not playing well doesn't matter as bad as missing an open chance...i am sure everyone will be saying ntu no 8 is lousy..cannot even score with an open goal..i couldnt agree more...hai...to add insult to 'injury'(which is missing the goal), i got myself injured...LITERALLY!

its a bad day and one i cannot wait to forget.terribly disappointed with myself...think i am really a lousy striker...think i need a break from football...

semisss...

2008-01-27T21:46:00.000+08:00

hall 1 is in the semis of the IHG!!for the first time since i came into hall, we managed to go into semis..but its against hall 6 in the semis..so its gonna be abit hard to progress to the finals..ahaha..oh well..we just try our best and see how it goes.

Was supposed to go KUSHINBO todae for lunch but by the time we reached there at 330, it was closed to prepare food for dinner which only starts at 530. As we already were very hungry, we went to each carls junior instead.SIAN!!was craving for jap food lo!

After we ate, we went to the Nike store in Suntec and i saw the stuff i bought on friday...so i went to check out the price of the things that i bought and boy am i lucky to be there on friday. Like mentioned in the previous post, i bought 3 top, 3 bottom, 1 jacket and 1 cap for 99bucks...after checking out the price today, i would just say that the 3 top together already is 180 bucks retail price...WOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHoOOOOOOOOO...ahahah...i din even try to add in the rest..part of me wished i bought more!!hahaha..but oh well..if i really managed to get a job there after i grad..u bet i will buy ALOTALOT when the next sales come!ahhahaa...

Tomorrow is my last game for NTU...against RP..never played against the school b4..lets hope everything ends well and we will win and hopefully i will score a farewell goal :) hehehe

a day at work....

2008-01-26T01:52:00.000+08:00

I went back to Nike today to help Jojo, the colleague i am closest to during my internship at the end of last year. He said he needed me to help him sort out some samples to the marketing team for photo shoot so i obliged. I felt it was a good chance to catch up with all of them again because when i left, some of them have yet to come back from their year end clearing of leave so i din managed to say good bye to all of them then.

Jo said he would not be able to pay me money for the work but will definately pass me some products to thank me for my help. So what i din expect was product=1 pair of shoes, 1 pair of boots, 2 pairs of sandals.

And to top it off...it was APPAREL SAMPLE SALES TODAY!!how better can the timing be!!I was quite 'sad' when i finish my internship cos when i was there, there were Footwear sample sales, equipment sample sales but no apparal sales cos apparantly they just had the sales b4 i joined them. So today was a good chance to complete the 'Grand Slam' of sample sales! And boy did i complete it. I spent $99 bucks to purchase 3 tops, 1 jacket, 3 shorts and 1 cap. It was good value for money but for a poor school boy like me...its still quite a significant amount. Oh well, i will just treat it as new year shopping. I am saving the shoes and shorts for the CNY.hahahah..and heres my purchases:)

I just love going back there...ahhahaa

Surprised

2008-01-17T01:28:00.000+08:00

I'm surprised i did not retaliate or do anything back just now when Lionel threw the ball straight to my face.
Maybe because we were already winning?or issit because hes my friend?or issit just because I can't bring myself to do it?
I seriously dunno what i will do if the person that threw it into my face is not my friend.

Air Jordan (CHINA VERSION)

2008-01-15T13:20:00.000+08:00

My cousin once told me that in China, the manufacturer told her that they can do anything 一莫一样..meaning that any thing they are asked to 'imitate', they can do it exactly the same. So thats probably one of the most lucrative market in china nowadays.

And besides the 'Grade A' imitation that looks exactly the same, theres other grades and one of it is those they make looks similar, sounds similar, but can see theres difference. These are made intentionally to leverage on the Original's brand name but yet not get any lawsuits for copyright. I'm sure most of us heard/seen 'Asadi' slippers. So one day..i was walking down my hall's corridor and i saw this shoe..its not the look like original type of imitation cos then i might not be able to spot..but i really find this shoe hilarious..introducing...china's version of NIKE AIR JORDAN...

Ok..first, if you take a look at the name of the shoes at the yellow part, it says 'QIAODAN', which is the chinese name for Jordan.Next, looking at the logo at the tongue of the shoe..theres a image of a basketball player..so thats supposed to symbolise the Air Jordan 'Jumpman' logo which is supposed to look something like......

So now u see...china's manufacturer can really do 'GREAT' things imitating other more recognised brand's stuff...be it shoes, bags, apparals and many more..hahaa...and have different levels of imitation also..how 'customized' is that!

new shoe rack!!

2008-01-07T02:46:00.001+08:00

My new shoe rack!!YAY!!

But not enough to put all my shoes:(still got somemore..ahahaa

Ended

2008-01-05T01:17:00.000+08:00

It really ended. My 2 months on internship...just ended today. Really miss all of them. I guess i will feel weird not seeing them for the next few weeks/months. Think i will try to go back to visit them once a while...becos like the sayings goes...out of sight, out of mind...ahahah..i must stay in their mind so that the company's 'mind'--the HR pple also keep mi in mind of any future openings.
They brought me out for a deptment farewell lunch at DING TAI FUNG in Tampines Mall. Constance, the manager i am supposed to replace/take over duties from when she went on her 6 weeks leave treated us to the lunch. I also managed to get a testimonial from my FW deptment's DIRECTOR!!ahhaha...kan shuang..............hope i can get a job soon too in Nike.
Feeling damn shag now..going to sleep...update on the ivp first game later

Last Day

2008-01-03T23:30:00.000+08:00

All good things ends...and tomorrow...one of the best thing that ever happened to me...my internship at Nike...is ending:( I'm quite sad in a way cos i really enjoyed myself there over the past 2 months...made alot of frens, learn alot of things, and interacted with alot of pple from all over SEA. Not to mention of cos, the new shoes that i got as a result of this internship.
Nonetheless, i guess the thing i will miss most is the company and frenship of the colleagues, esp those in my deptment. I can just be entertained by sitting there and listening to their conversation which is forever sooo interesting and funny.
Not just them, even the other colleagues, those of them who are roughly ard my age, the 'youngsters' in the company...we can clicked easily and though its like less than 2 months, i feel as if i know them for very long already.
Like i said in one of my earlier post, i went to nike looking to experience the culture...now i would say that i have truly experienced it and it really is what everyone else says it is...dynamic, casual, flexible but yet still able to get everything that should be done DONE.
And like i have told 3294357 others, i really hope to be able to go back to Nike again after i graduate to become a perm staff. REALLY!!plsplsplspls let it happen!!

Happy New Year!!

2008-01-02T01:20:00.000+08:00

Happy 2008 to all my friends!!hope you people have a smashing year ahead where all your dreams come true!!

To start the new year off..i am posting a picture of my darling!!ok...no link but i still just wanna post the picture cos i think she looks really good!!!!!!!!

'Exhibition'

2007-12-29T03:09:00.000+08:00

Heres a little 'exhibition' of my 'collections' in my room.

Theres somemore...so if you are interested..drop by my room..entrance is free:)

MErry Xmas!!

2007-12-25T15:43:00.000+08:00

Merrry Kissmas to all my frens. Haven been in blogging mood during the holidays..dunno y..i almost forgot i got a blog until i scrolled down my 'favourites'.
I guess most of us will have lotsa parties and gift exchanges during this festive period and of cos not forgetting..LOTSA FOOD!!yay!!lets get fat pple..ahahah...Hope all of us eat more play more and get more pressie that we like..
After this happy holidays...school will be starting soon againnnnnnn...for the final sem!!YAY!!am i supposed to be happy or sad...i also dunno....right...forget abt that..lets go party and eat nowwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IH

2007-12-15T21:50:00.000+08:00

I'm glad I din let myself and my hallmates who always look up to me down today.

New Collection

2007-12-08T23:55:00.000+08:00

After 1 month into my internship..these r my new collections...ok..not all are mine..but i have somemore thats not in the pic..so its ard the same number. Will try to take a picture of all of them when i have all of them together.

Quiet

2007-12-06T22:58:00.000+08:00

The FW product team is away in China this week and without them in office, it so much quieter but not that its better...i sort of miss them...guess they really are the ones that make my stay in nike enjoyable so far.
They can crack jokes out of nothing...and i always have them to ask questions on things i am not sure about. This whole week, i have been surviving on my own and fighting 'linelist' fire. Also been helping them send samples throughout South East Asia. Once an email come, i will be activated to do this and that. Not a day goes pass peacefully.Guess thats wat the real world is about.
Still, i like the work and place there. Theres still my eye candy and theres still a few other colleagues who are nice and frenly. And a month has just fly past since i started in Nike. I know most of the pple there liao and am more comfortable. Just have to make full use of the remaining month and hopefully get a perm job there nex time.

SCSM2007

2007-12-03T22:58:00.000+08:00

Waited 2 years just to do this cos of soccer commitments. Though i am 'aiking' all over...i am just glad and happy and satisfied that i finally did it. Another collection of my self actualization act completed:)

My frens that ran the marathon with me together.Without them, i dun think i got the motivation and desire to wanna go run for it in the first place. Thanks Jieshi Huiwen Weilong and Uwei and the 40000s others that were there..ahha..see you guys next year!!

My Favourite Equation

2007-11-29T02:42:00.000+08:00

My favourite equation of the day:
12 X 5 = 60

Internship

2007-11-25T04:14:00.000+08:00

As i have written in my previous post, i got my internship at nike. And this week was the first full weeks aside from the 2.5 days i went last week. And guess wat?I am loving it so much. I learn alot and see alot because it was the SEA sales meeting this week and i got to see them doing all the presentations and event that i could only dream about. Here i am...involved in the brand i love and being part of the meeting that involves the south east asia nike staff, in my first week of work, getting to meet and noe them...is really something that i never tot will happen just 2 sundays ago. Its really like a fairy tale/dream for me.

And my team, the SEA footwear team is so nice and frenly. I just love being with them. They treat me real nice despite me being there for only less than 2 weeks. And the rest of the other dept pple also all very frenly and nice.I really feel a part of NIKE now.So much so that even though i am supposed to have just started my internship, i already start thinking of how sad and the feeling i will have when it all ends in Jan. I dun wan it to end. I dunno how but i really hope i will be able to get a job there when i graduate. Hopefully in the same dept that i am in now cos like i say, despite being there for only 2 weeks, they have all made me feel so welcomed. Nonetheless, even if i dun get a position in the same dept, i will still really hope to be part of the Nike family.

I told the HR director that i want to experience the nike culture and experience in my letter i wrote to him to ask for this internship. 2 weeks later, now, i am already feeling it and in love with it.

PLS DUN LET IT END.PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS....if anyone of u from nike is seeing this....pls help me put in some good words k!!to who i dunno...just to everyone la!!hahaha

Countdown to SCSM 07

2007-11-25T04:09:00.000+08:00

As the marathon edge closer...i began to realise i haven really train for it and start to get alittle panicky...so for the past 2 nights, i have been running to train up my fatty self again.

Ran to Jurong point yesterday and was still quite ok until i decided to run ard school and got killed by the CS slope.Felt my groin so stop to walk upslope instead.

Today, i became more ambitious...motivated by Jieshi and Huiwen, i decided to run from school to Jurong East and back...and i did..but it was so shack...probably cos i did it alone and also cos i already ran quite abit yesterday, i felt my legs getting heavier and heavier at lakeside mrt...and its still so far away from school!!so i dragged myself and managed to get me ass back to school.I intentionally ran past 179 coffeeshop hoping that i will see someone i know and borrow money from them to buy milo peng cos i was so tired and unmotivated..ahahha..but no luck so bobian..jog slowly back.

Hopefully motivation will come when i see alot of pple running and i will make sure a can of red bull is downed b4 my run during the actual marathon!hahaha

2007-11-17T15:07:00.000+08:00

You Are An ESFP
The PerformerYou are a natural performer and happiest when you're entertaining others.A great friend, you are generous, fun-loving and optimistic.You love to laugh - and you like almost all people equally.You accept life as it is, and you do your best to make each day fantastic.In love, you are a smooth talker and incorrigible flirt.While you get into relationships easily, you don't tend to stick around when times get tough.At work, you do well in groups. You keep everyone laughing through difficult tasks.You would make a good actor, designer, or counselor.How you see yourself: Capable, fair, and efficientWhen other people don't get you, they see you as: Incompetent, stubborn, and silly

Just another one out of 239306898420 online personality tests available. Sometimes i find it quite funny cos the way they describe you is actually what you have answered in the questions they asked..so its like rephraasing wat u said abt yourself..and most of us will think like..hey..ITS DAMN ACCURATE LA!hahaha...

Maybe someone when is super free should just go do like 10 diff personality tests and then compare the results to see if they are consistent and accurate:)

Just Do It!

2007-11-15T03:02:00.000+08:00

I got my desired internship at NIKE!!woohooo.finally!! Was a depressing past weekend cos they were supposed to call me last friday to tell me if i got in but because the hr person went on leave/overseas, no one informed me and i tot that it means i din get selected so i was quite depressed and devasted over the weekend.

Luckily for me, when i called them on monday, they told me i was selected and ask mi to go down on the very day.Of cos i did and although i was late, i think it was still ok and i started to learn abt the process of the work flow of the dept that i am attached to.

I am attached to the SEA Footwear Division and the BESTEST best thing about this job is i got to see all the latest and future shoes that nike is gonna launch like 6 months b4 it actually goes out to the shop...the bad thing is i cannot wear it..only can see.ahhahaa..but its alright..i am doing something i like, for the company i like and have feelings for.

Now i hope that i can do the internship well and they will eventually make me a perm staff after i graduate!!:)

I got it!

2007-11-05T17:16:00.001+08:00

YAY!!i am soo happy...I got the internship!!NIKE!!wooohooooooooo...although its gonna burn my december holidays..i am very looking forward to it!!and although i might be required to do some work during the exams period also..but heck it..JUST DO IT!!sWOosh!!

Sucker

2007-11-04T04:03:00.000+08:00

They say dogs are human's best fren..and since i am born in the year of dog..the horoscope also says 'dogs' are loyal frens...but sometimes..i think i am a sucker for frenship. I think i am toooo nice and too loyal to my so called frens.To the extend that sometimes i know and i can feel that they dun treat and value me they same way i treat and value them...but somehow, i still cannot bear to let them go and forget them...both guys and gals. I might jus get pissed with them for a day or two and i will call/sms/msn them again. I feel so disgusted by myself sometimes...CAN'T i survive without them?Am i a sucker for frenships and company?
I must learn to be more independant of frens....especially those that do not value me the same way i value them...for all the efforts i made to maintain our frenship and for all the efforts you din bother to make....i think you are not worth it...

Sg Pools OJT1

2007-10-30T16:04:00.000+08:00

I went for my on the job training as a telebettor in singapore pools this morning. The training was supposed to train us to be ready to be an independant telebettor able to help customers who call in to take bets on soccer.
Unfortunately, i was 1 min late and the mentor assigned to coach me was given the privilege of 'nagging' at me for being late.Nonetheless, i admit its my fault but to reach Selegie at 8am from NTU is quite a long journey..so i sort of miscalculated my time.
Anyway, wat was interesting about the training was that at the beginning, my mentor was quite firm and serious and strict when telling me and coaching me about the procedures and call script. Dun be mistaken, hes quite a nice guy, but maybe hes jus putting on a firm front so that i will learn and listen. So i just sat there and listen and ask him stuffs which i am not too sure about. Of cos, he din noe that i worked there b4 during last year's world cup and i already noe most of the procedures and i jus needed some 'refreshing'.
He told me that the training today consist of him teaching me, then i will navigate the mouse to place bets while he talk to the customer, then i will talk to the customer and he navigate, before finally letting me try to do the whole thing.But about an 2 hour into the training, after i navigate about 2 calls that he answered, he jus asked me(i dunno if he was half joking) if i was ready to do the whole thing(answer call and navigate the computer to place bet). I said ok and he was abit surprised too cos afterall, i am just into my first OJT and supposed to be new.
Anyway, i answered a few calls and did everything correctly.So he started talking to me and ask me some casual questions before asking me who introduced me to come for the job.Then i told him i worked b4 in this position during the World Cup last year and he was 'shocked and surprised'. Apparantly the 'world cuppers'(pple who worked during world cup) are abit 'worshipped' cos they sort of experience the WORLD CUP season which was the PEAK and BUSIEST period. So after i told him that, naturally he became less strict and talked to me more like a fellow worker rather than as a mentor.He even say hes my 'si di' cos he actually started work in sg pools later than me..ahhaha..and to be honest, being an ego freak, hearing that was quite satisfying..ahahha.
Anyway, after that, he said he din had to coach me much and basically jus tell mi abt the recent changes and new measures that is in place.So after that, my training time flew past and it ended without any glitches.AHAHAHA...wat a difference a sentence make.

BMW 7 Series

2007-10-30T15:57:00.000+08:00

Thanks to 68, i got a chance recently to travel inside a BMW 7 series and gosh is it spacious...the car is so luxurious and comfortable and big and watever u can describe.I was sitting behind and the leg space is tremendous.I could stretch my leg all the way and i still will not hit the front seat.Ok..maybe becos i have short legs but still...the space is very big.Guess its not one of the most luxurious car for rich pple for nothing..ahaha..

Jus tot i take some pictures to show u the amount of the leg space.

Think i'm abit sua ku to be making a big hooha abt taking the 7 series..but hey..it might jus be my last chance...cos i dun think i will strike it that rich to own 1 in the future.ahaaaaha

Street Challenge and VS Aust U15 pictures

2007-10-27T21:35:00.000+08:00

Finally!!i can post pictures on the stupid blog.ahhaa...So i shall post these streetchallenge pictures...taken with oscar and andy(i am the extra), my team(kenneth can u pls come now) and the finalists(kenneth can u pls come now VS oscar and andy).

I shall also post the pictures taken atthe game against the Australia U15 team:)

See the Aussie kids are really tall and well build..and they are supposed to be 15 and younger!!WTF!!when i told them i was 25..they were like laughing their ass off and giving me that 'u must be kidding' look..ahahha..oh well..i always take heart that i have frens like henry and shaun..wahwhaha

No more 325!!

2007-10-27T11:50:00.000+08:00

Ehh..my 325 module..Training and Development is over!!just had our final presentation..40%..on a saturday morning..wat a bad timing..considering it was yf birthday party last night.

nevertheless, i managed to go for her party and also prepare for the presentation:) Think it was quite a good presentation except for abit of a rush during the last part due to time constraint.

Now that 325 is over..i look forward to monday!!another presentation...223!!FASTCAT!!i wanna kill the cat once and for all!!hahaha...after that i am free!!nope..not free from exams..but free from projects...will give myself a week's break b4 starting on my studies for exams!!

tiring 3 days

2007-10-22T03:10:00.000+08:00

Supposed to post this yesterday but cos the system screwed up cannot upload pic, i tot i wait till todae then post with the pics..but who noes todae still cannot upload pic..so i will upload the pic when the lousy system recovers..meanwhile..jus read!hahaha
Its been a tiring past 3 days...starting with the Street Challenge prelim rounds on Friday followed by the actual day on Saturday. Played 7 matches altogether, walking over 1 and winning the champion:) Of cos, the star of the team is not me...but a certain Tran Son Tung which i think almost everyone in sportsclub noe abt now cos he just owned everyone during the tournament, scoring 15 goals in 7 matches and winning the top scorer award.
We got a TIMEX watch each and a nike ball for the team which i am keeping for memorial sake. Good return for a $7 investment.ahhaha...but i got no use for the TIMEX watch, so if anyone wants to buy a TIMEX watch for ard 50-60 bucks..let me noe:)
So after 2 days of street soccer, i got another match today in school..and the opponents??the AUSTRALIA Under 15 National Team! WAt an opportunity to play against the future Mark Vidukas, Tim Cahills and Harry Kewells!!so even though i am supposed to have quit the school team, i went back to play:)
And it was a good match..as in ya we lost, and ya most of the 15 year olds were taller than me and gave me that 'R u Kidding' look when i told them i was 25...but hey..it was a wonderful experience.And even though the score line was 5-2, i feel we could have done better if we had our full team. Nonetheless, its jus something worth remembering.

2007-10-17T00:47:00.000+08:00

'On a more serious note, i think i understand why Davy Jones carved out his heart and locked it into a chest. Makes sense not to have any feelings. I mean when there will be someone who'll stomps all over it and make you feel like you wished you could just tear out your heart. When you think so much that it aches. And then you just feel like crap, you just don't want to do anything. And yet, that is not possible. Thus, you plaster a smile on your face, speak in with a perky tone, laugh more than usual, become exceptionally high, basically do everything to show others that nothing is wrong, that it was nothing much. Yet, no matter how hard you try, your feelings betray you to those you're close to. They know that you're going through pain, and yet you just want to deny it. You don't want to think about it, but it comes like a poltergeist, haunting you, playing with your mind. Basically, my personal thought is, we should all be given keys to our hearts. So we can just lock it up when we want/need to.'
(Marianne, Oct 2006)

Ok..if i have done my citation the right way as taught in school..it should be as above..ahahha..anyway..got those from mari the lamb's blog..and she was the wan who told me to go read it..and it absolutely describe my feelings there and then...and i must say i totally agree with watever she wrote..haha...and not only that.its so accurate i told her that that explains my new haircut and my pink jersey and shorts in training last wed..and of cos..my decision to quit the ivp team.

ohhh well..that crazy one week has past...think my brains are functioning better now...will make more sensible decisions from now on..ahhahaha

Meeting up

2007-10-14T15:32:00.000+08:00

Finally..after like 1 year and 3 months, i finally met up with my dear poly classmates again. Its funny how pple always say Singapore is so small and we can meet up anytime but we ALWAYS take longer than always to meet up.Maybe its cos everyone is busy with work and their own stuff such as bf/gf, sleep, meeting up with other frens or studies or 2034395086 other excuses/reasons.
Anyway, we managed to agree on a day where besides Gen who went holiday, the rest of us all could make it...SURPRISINGLY.Perhaps it because we realised that we haven met each other for very long liao...or maybe its because i said that i was going to pass them my wedding invites(and i wonder how many of them actually believed that).
Nonetheless, besides huifen who got caught up at work, we all met in town for dinner.It was really great meeting of all them.Sometimes it reminds me of our poly times...where we will just slack during lessons and went out during breaks for lunch and never make it back to school for the afternoon lessons..haha..but how times have past.Huifen is married with a 1 year old child.The rest of thems all have plans for marriage liao.Rachael even bought a flat liao...hahaha...and to think that she was the least likely to get married type in poly.Not as in shes ugly or butch or wat..ahahha..but as in shes the most independant and 'fierce' among the gals.Ohh well..somethings jus dun turn out the way u think it will..thats the amazing thing about life..isn't it?
Like i said, it was great seeing each other again and updating about our lifes with one another..especially the sharing of the proposal story by rach which had to be repeated 4-5 times because each one that came late wanted to noe the story.But i am sure rach dun mind telling the story another 3035864 times and showing off ur diamond ring rite?ahahha:P
Hopefully, it will not be another 1 year 3 months b4 we meet up again...if not i will have to use the wedding invites story again to lure all of them out.
But i wonder how effective it will be if i were to use the same story again....ahha...lets see...

3rd time..continued

2007-10-11T00:05:00.000+08:00

As mentioned in the previous post(titled 3rd time)...i said i jus did something for the 3rd time recently..and wat did i do??
TADA!!

I shaved my head...almost botak but not really..and plus 2 lines at the side..cos i dun wan to look like an NSF..ahhaha..

Being trying to get used to my new hairstyle and dunno if its self consoling or wat..i am liking it more everytime i look at it..hahaha

Quit

2007-10-10T22:45:00.000+08:00

I have decided to quit from the ivp team.I had enough of the coach.So now i can finally say...fuck off!!

Energy from within

2007-10-09T23:46:00.000+08:00

I find that whenever i am feeling very happy...or very unhappy...i always go running...not that i never go run almost everyday.But when i am especially happy or unhappy..i tend to run long distance...and very far...i think its cos i wanna tired myself out so that i wun have energy to think of the unhappy stuff(but if its cos i am happy..its just because of the adrenaline pumping).
I think its very amazing how being unhappy can make one have that extra energy from within to do things that one will not do usually. Like today, i wasn't feeling very happy...i jogged from NTU to Jurong point and back at a faster than normal speed and i wasn't tired at all when i reach back in school.Gosh...if only i can have that amount of energy everytime...i will be damn fit!hahaha...
But running really helps one feels better...usually if i am unhappy i go jog and by the time i come back..i am feeling much better already.Guess i am used to having exhuastion therapy...hmmm...wonder if that energy can last me for the 42km i am gonna run for standchart marathon in Dec...ahahha

Vending machine

2007-10-09T23:23:00.000+08:00

This is a interesting vending machine...a condom machine..it might not be something new to you if you are a regular clubber cos the washroom there have also..but guess where did i see this??

At HarbourFront Cruise Center's toilet...ahhaha...they must have know that pple come here and go from there to places for 'entertainment' purposes.hahah..so they provide them with vending machines to buy condoms and also have posters to ask them to be responsible and use condoms should they enduge in any sexual activities...HOW CREATIVE..ahhaha..

But i must say that the authorities are doing a good job in identifying the right 'target market' and place to put these posters and machines....cos harbour front is INDEED the places when ah peks go to batam and other indonesia island in search for some cheap and fun time..if u noe wat i mean.

Hopefully the posters and the machines will help prevent some of the ah peks and uncles from getting AIDS...maybe geylang should have this type of machines too...hahahha

3rd time

2007-10-09T22:10:00.000+08:00

I did it before twice, voluntarily...and thats excluding the times when everyone had to do it without choice.

I still remember...the first time i did it was when David Beckham scored the last minute equalizer against Greece that allowed England to qualify for the 2002 World Cup.

The second time was just before i went to Brunei for my Jungle Confidence Course.

Today, i did it again..for the 3rd time. Reason? I just felt like it given the things that happened during the past week:)

Handmade:)

2007-10-07T02:31:00.000+08:00

Although this aint exactly the prettiest card i have seen, i think handmade still win hands down anytime.And i am proud of my own effort..ahhaha

My 100th Post---Shopping items

2007-10-07T02:06:00.000+08:00

Yay....this is my 100th post in the new blogspot page...and just nice..its an entry i quite like..cos i am going to share with u pple some of my purchases during my phuket and bangkok trip last week.

Alright...first..in phuket..i bought a 60cents(15 baht) magnetic ear stud which i think was very cool...let mi wear 'ear studs' without having to punch a hole on my ear.but the blink blink thing drop yesterday..so now i noe y its only 60cents..ahaha..

k..then i also bought nice singlets..imitation of cos..but it stills looks quite nice i think..and heres the pic...a man utd fake singlet...but it looks just like the real thing that i bought...i mean it look jus like the jersey that i bought...although the jersey is fake also...but its like high grade imitation..so it looks as good as real..

heres the man u singlet.

and heres the man u jersey

and of cos...how can 1 go to thailand without buying the chang beer singlet..

last of my purchase of top is something i feel cannot be missed when anyone goes to bangkok...or maybe its just me...ahahh..anyone got any idea?hint...its something i like(soccer) and its my fav colour..ahahha..okok..enough of teasing..here it is!!

Tada!!a nice pink jersey:)hahaha...

Thats almost all the top i bought..i also bought some nice and cute soccer postcards..but those are in school..so couldn't take the pic..will take it when i go back..and also i bought slippers...nice and coolourful slippers...i like...will post pic of them nex tiem too...

shall end this entry here now.i'm watching soccer on tv..cannot really concentrate..ahahha

outcome

2007-10-06T02:35:00.000+08:00

It was hard..but i'm glad i manage to do it eventually.
The outcome was not positive...but it was wat i expected all along...now i can finally put it to an end.

05/10/07

2007-10-05T03:15:00.000+08:00

Exercise Chocoffet commence on D-day H-hour 051007 2030

Why

2007-10-02T19:23:00.000+08:00

Why issit that everytime someone who kicks me wanna say i dive.Why issit then that whenever other pple fall the same way or even fall at a softer challenge they get a foul.
When the stud marks are on my shin and ankle why issit that they still dare to say they din touch me and i was faking injury.
I am getting pissed off with all this.One day..when i had enough and lose control...i am very sure i will go break someone's leg in revenge.Lets see when will this day come...

back to reality

2007-10-01T02:58:00.000+08:00

Yes...i am finally back in Singapore...and also back to reality..and that is i got lots of projects and school work to catch up cos i jettison them for phuket and bangkok...and they are making mi pay for abandoning them then by coming to me all together now.

But thanks to my nice grpmates, they did my part of work for me while i was away so i can enjoy my holidays and yet still managed to finish our grp project in time for presentation tomolo...thanks gals and guy:)

Anyway, the trip to bangkok was good...like i said..nothing beats sponsored shopping and meals and although i din really shop alot there...i din have to pay for watever little i bought.THANKS TO DADDY AND MUMMY!!well i guess the most expensive item we bought there was 3 pairs of slippers costing abt 8-9 bucks each...and the most we spent was on seafood every evening..less shopping more eating..life is about finding the perfect balance..ahha.

We also found out that Thais are very patriotic and loyal to their country.They are very frenly too...there were about 4-5 pple who came up to us when they see me holding the map and offered help.They told mi not only abt where i wanted to go...but also about their national campaign last week...which was that the govt was selling their jewelrys(thailand produced Ruby and sapphire) tax free.I mean like all the pple i saw told mi we MUST go buy and shouldn't miss the chance and stuff...i dunno if we can ever see singaporeans supporting our national campaign like the thais do...absolutely eye opening.

Oh..and the moment i touched down the airport back to singapore yesterday, i rushed back to school so that i could attend the SUniG prize presentation like i mentioned in the earlier post. I reach just in time b4 the thing starts and i must say overall the ceremony wasn't as 'grand' as i expected it to be...nonetheless, its memorable cos the soccer team was first...its good to be first...good feeling..ego boosting..haha..and also..its memorable cos i broke the glass table i was sitting on..ahahha...hope they dun make me pay for it.

And of cos..this is wat i sacrifice Chatuchak for to come back earlier from bangkok...