Bugis/Vivo/Sentosa

On wed had dinner wif sis n bro-in-law after doing some stuff at singtel shop. ate at a hong kong restaurant on de 2nd level of bugis junction. de fried udon was nice, but service sucks. tink mostli are china staff.

ytd went vivo wif cal n had our lunch at secret recipe. uber nice laksa n new york cheese cake. went to pet safari n saw a super cute dog wif a veri sad face.

went over to sentosa for a stroll along de beach. took a pic of de fallen coconut tree.

returned to vivo at 6 n watched transformers at 6.45.

out of camp, so i've done up ma hair todae at tamp 1 espirit salon.

2 shades of black n copper. oh, am i having hair loss syndrome?

going on ma tour of dubai n europe tonite. headache now.

Last day of work

Got de following appraisal which i would like to flaunt? haha. tink of ma work i got nightmare. finalli ended today & am sooooo happi.


Sis ytd sent mi de pic below. y last time i so cute. now so horrible.... haiz. but both ma sis still look horrible. now n foreva.

WSQ certified service professional

woke up n took self passport photo in formal attire requested by school for working at ritz carlton during de coming F1 nite race. got tis piece of news ytd. sch said is to let us experience, tat we will be glad to look forward to. on further reading, it stated "no pay." tink many will be cursing cos of free labour? but nevertheless i'm veri happi cos i tink it'll be fun?

aniwae tdy's off dae. so i went singapore shopping centre juz beside park mall to register for WSQ certified service professional course at TMIS (http://www.tmis.edu.sg/). TMIS is de official training arm of NATAS. Must undergo tis course 1st before i can apply for tour guiding course, which is ma dream since a small boi? haha. but aniwae, i'm not gonna be a tour guide next time bah. juz wanna try to get de license for fun, if my time allows for it? keke.

decided to take de short course so as to make good use of ma remaining vacation time after i return from europe. course is from 16-22 jul, 9am-6pm daily. course fee heavily subsidised by Workforce Development Agency (WDA) of S$585. And i onli nid to pay S$65. how cheap. hope i can good notes for ma service module tat i'll be taking in ntu when sch starts.

ganbareyo!

Zoo

Had a long day out ytd. Went zoo and then movie at marina square.

Reached zoo at about midday. I saw dark clouds hovering de sky n it later rained. Wondering y it owaes rain when i visit de zoo. Same incident 6 yrs ago when i last visited wif sis, which resulted us not being able to locate de elephants.

but thank god tis time round de rain was short-lived. Saw mani animals. Haha. If not animals den wat else? got monkeys, otters, white tigers, hippo, snakes, special exhibits - australian outback which included kangaroos, seals, penguins which were so small size n not tat nice. ah meng died oredi but saw newly-appointed ah meng? looked like sadako to mi. long hair crawling on floor.

enjoyed 3 shows - rainforest creatures, seal and then elephants of asia.

missed out on rhino n giraffe? walking de zoo under hot sun can be so tiring.

had our lunch at a cafeteria. ate chicken rice. de meat was nice n tender. costs 8.90 bucks? next time go zoo better tabao from outside n picnic inside.

watched terminator salvation. cold aircon made ma urine almost seeped thru ma pants n onto de seat for de next patron to sit on. but thank god ma bladder control is still functioning.

had our late dinner at thai express in citylink. as usual, ma favourite soft-shell crab rice wif kang kong. veri spicy so ma lips got thicker n enlarged?

reached home feeling super low energi n slept like there's no tomorrow.

De kangaroo on de right looks like crippled. Somehow all look veri weak in our sg zoo.

Is tis de white tiger tat ate up de indian man few months ago?

一人でJ.B. に行きました！

Had a bad dream last night. Dreaming of ghost is still not so bad. But dreaming of a tormentous workout is 10x worse! Perhaps tis daes i keep nagging at sis to work out more cos she's going out of shape n tat her wedding is coming in november, such tat i dreamt of myself running in bedok stadium. Never mind that. But under super hot sun! 1 round is still ok. But it was ma 5th round, and I am not stopping until de 6th round! Plus, running in the stadium is de most boring activity to me on earth. I'll rather run along east coast park. Can you imagine how tiring sleeping can be? which left mi panting for breath like a dog.

Went J.B.'s city square to shop earlier tis afternoon by maself.

Took train from home to bugis. Sat beside a filippino, whose mouth was foul smelling tat i almost puked. Yet i dun wanna stand n walk away cos i wanna charge ma legs fully to walk all de way to johor? Wonder if she hadn't drink water for veri long, did not brush teeth or simply too heaty. I'm super fussy when it comes to breath hygiene, especially so after i've put on braces. I try to brush my teeth after every meal at home without fail, and if i'm outside i'll haf ma special toothbrush with me or at least rinse ma mouth. I couldn't be more glad to reach bugis, after wat was supposed to be a 20-min ride seemed like going on forever and forever.

Reached J.B. and realised de causeway link bus had alighted me at a totally new immigration complex. Though new and blowing the powerful aircon in scorching hot weather is as fortunate as finding water in a desert, I had to walk triple the distance of the old immigration complex to reach city square. Spare ma tiring legs in flip-flop.

First thing first, i bought 2 boxes of acuvue dailies' contact lens for a total of 160 ringgit. initialli i tot it'll be cheaper than in sg, but turned out to be more expensive. Kena conned! Sis later told mi she bought 1 box for onli $33? But haf to buy online in bulk from http://www.lens.com/.

Had afternoon tea at secret recipe. Ate apple crumbles' cake with ma favourite earl grey tea which some said smelled like baygon insecticide? The cake was nice for de first few bites, but thereafter i had to keep drinking tea, if not it juz wouldn't go down ma throat (or esophagus to be exact) anymore. Veri cheap though. Total ringgit 14 plus.

While sitting in de restaurant, de ugly side of singaporeans come to play. Got 2 aunties chatting about their children - Aunty A and Aunty B. Aunty A was loud, Aunty B quiet.

Aunty A (saying to Aunty B): Eh, tot still got 1 more snack, haven't come hor?

Aunty B: Oh.

Aunty A: Wait, wait, wait! I ask de waitress! (There she asked de waitress, pointing to the promotion leaflet at the same time).

A waitress brought along the snack, which turned out to be keropok.

Aunty A: Hello (waving for the waitress)! Can refill our drink for us? See (pointing her finger at de glass), we finished it lah! Like that how to eat our snack? Got water?

Waitress: Oh, yes....

Aunty B (saying to Aunty A): Eh, the water later need to pay additional?

Aunty A (shouted to the waitress): HELLO! Come, come. Need money for de water?

Waitress: Yes.

Aunty A: Oh then no need water lah!

Just as both were about to finish the keropok, Aunty A came up with another nonsense.

Aunty A (saying to the waitress): Hello! Still got 1 more snack haven't come right? You gave us 1. But we got 2 people.

Waitress: No, we combined the 2 sets of keropok together.

Aunty A: Oh i see.

My goodness... Wat a great time i had observing tis 2 typical aunties juz across de border. Thank god ma mum isn't tat drastic. At most she'll rushed for de train seat, leaving mi feeling so paiseh. Instead of standing by de side waiting for passengers to alight first, she'll stand directly at where the arrow is pointing on the floor, juz behind de yellow line. Somehow her rate of success is quite high, usually 8 out of 10 times.

Before going home from city square, i popped by F.O.S outlet to buy 4 shirts for 97 ringgit. If onli i got more money to buy more.

Money, money, why do you like rich people but not me?

Visiting granny

Today's super boring off dae.

Woke up at 10 plus cos cant sleep any further? watched jap drama - galileo. tis daes de more i watch de more restless i become?

went visit granny. de moment i stepped in i saw 2 models of A380. wanted to steal home. but tooooo big. haha.

took tis while having potato cum carrot soup? i've owaes been a fan of ma granny's cooking - soup is bland but tat's healthy...

Decided to be a little narcisst todae... so took tis pic, before undergoing haircut.

And then after haircut at espirit in tampines 1, of which de service was de best of all salons i've visited?

Sometimes i juz cant help shaking ma head whenever i see de study table behind. so messy... nb said will help clean ma room for me for free? am waiting for u to come over 'sweetie'... but onli when i've turned vegetable? Haha.

East coast park

initialli wanted to stay home. but weather was better today, rained earlier. decided to meet ken to cycle at east coast park.

rented an hour's bike for 7 bucks. rode all de way to changi village's direction along de runway (runway 02) n back. abt 19km. cycling tis distance in an hour's time is seriousli no joke. covering tis distance in an hour's time when i had not cycle for half a year is amazing.

had duck rice at de hawker centre wif sugar cane. returned home thereafter.

tis time round not onli does ma legs feel not part of ma body, but ma ass is oso splitting apart. how i hope de bus could drive up ma block n into ma house. so i dun haf to walk to ma block from de bus stop, press for the lift, wait for the lift, walk along de corridor, take out ma key, insert de key into de hole and finally without much energy left - to open de door.

work again tomorrow sian.

Relaxing saturday

Gone window shopping at parkway parade with brian. filled with so many kidz. which made mi a little phobic. hate children, cos dey r veri noisy n run around like monkeys. to mi 'children can be seen but not heard' policy.

walked to katong n had katong laksa with otah. long time didn't visit there.

walked back to parkway parade b4 heading to big splash which has been revamped into an f&b haven. slacked at starbucks n had ma mocha ice blended.

left at 9pm n i wanted to make a detour to fort road to "liak gao" (catch monkeys)?

Me: Eh go fort road! we go liak gao.

Brian: Huh, later i kena blacklisted (but geh geh was so eager to wanna see oso).

Me: Never mind lah dey can follow ur car home.

In de end we saw 2 old men standing by de kerb, each standing a few distance apart trying not to encroach into each other's territory. both looked disgusting. one even with de hitler's moustache. Haha. *Vomit laksa, otah n mocha*

Monsters vs aliens

watched monsters vs aliens wif deary ytd at plaza singapura. not bad a movie. still i'm waiting anxiously for "Up" to be screened, but will onli be out in august which is like a damn long wait?

had lunch at xin wang cafe. had ma favourite black sesame paste wif glutinous riceballs. oso had po luo bao which could haf been nicer if de butter is even thicker! i like butter n de oily lips dat i get makes mi feel "ahem! yummy..." but i hate de sausage, sexy lips dat i get after eating a super spicy food. feel kind of expanded.

we walked to taka n ngee ann city. went kinokuniya. last stop at ION orchard area. de soon-to-open shopping mall is so full of bright neon lights. tot i was somewhere in times square new york. had a long, disastrous walk tat is damaging to ma feet. due to de pair of uncomfortable slippers. till now ma feet n thigh still feel detached from ma body? maybe too long no exercise. muz start running soon.

recently oso got a shock seeing ma belly for de past few daes. scared it will grow layer after layer, juz like "gao teng kueh" or 9-layer kueh? tink i shld juz abolish the idea of putting on weight. though i feel like looking bigger sized, but definitely a no-no to ma belly.

last time i tot to lose weight is difficult n tedious. now? to gain weight is oso not an easy task..

tdy woke up feeling super tired. tis daes dunno y so tired. lousy body. had dinner wif oakley at killiney's thai restaurant. coconut soup, green curry n pineapple rice as usual, along with steamed seabass. in addition to clearing the pineapple rice, i had white rice today until oakley said: "wah, u can really eat alot hor?" And so i stopped. That's it.

went plaza singapura to walk awhile before waiting for dad n mum home.

Sanya Marriott Resort

While browsing thru tis book in de office earlier, stumbled upon a page on sanya marriott resort on hainan island, which reminded of ma stay there 2 years ago.

Tis was taken by me, veri dark though.

I luv de toilet de most. cos it's where i spend a fair bit of time playing water?

The outdoor terrace is nice, but certainly not under hot summer weather. At nite, it's too dark.

Tis is onli a small portion of de pool lagoon.

I like tis veri much too. for nap or reading.

i wanna return to de resort again.

Fucking tired

woke up tis morning n felt super fucking tired. questioned on existential question - y do we even exist in de 1st place. even if we exist, y do we continue to do routine task. y humans nid to work in order to live. dreaded everi minute, everi second.

anihow tdy was quite a fast day unexpectedly. had breakfast opposite mindef. de roasted char siew was so fatty. totalli suck mi deep. 1st time i drank hot tea under de scorching hot weather of our tropical climate. desert-soon-to-be.

went tekong to do some work b4 returning back to office.

had dinner at parkway wif conrad b4. before we left home we bumped into eugene. facial shape changed alot after removing his braces? totalli shack day today.

same old routine tomorrow. so tired..

n oh! i bought a return ticket to kl for an unbelievable 12 bucks which is like 4 dollars more than de price of a movie ticket? on tiger airways but departing in jan 2010 haha. aniwae it's like peanuts? no go oso nevermind?

Small boi

Was shuffling through ma stack of photographs before sleeping yesterday...

Still remember ma favourite cap and blue tricycle where i rode up n down de corridor. Come to tink of it now, i wonder wat was so fun about it. Yesterday near de market i saw 2 kids trying to catch each other. I was like, "Huh? Fun meh?"

Now i onli haf tis cap wif penguin tat a fren bought for mi from melbourne's penguin parade attraction. ma goodness. i'll never dare to wear it on de street. wonder who would ever buy tis kinda cap for AUD12.00. perhaps i shld make him wear it n parade on de street for mi to see.

Mi n 2nd sis who is seldom home tis daes. Ma big round eyes last time was ma uniqueness? but ma eyes in de pic looks like one big one small. anihow ppl say kids wif big eyes are smart. but how come i am de opposite? perhaps ma big round eyes are long gone. now smaller coz haf been wearing specs for so mani years.

thank god both ma sis don't quite look de same now compared to tat wood-block expression in de pic. tink both juz woke up from nap. or being slapped hard by bfs.

the walking stick

was on ma way to market to buy breakfast. along de corridor bumped into an old woman with a walking stick, walking so slowly, inch by inch. as i neared her i gave ma most generous smile n greeted "good morning!"

she replied: "很重" (veri heavy).

In ma heart i wondered wat thing "很重" when i din see her carrying anything except newspapers in a plastic bag.

she den said: "报纸很重" (newspapers veri heavy).

LOL. I tot wat was so heavy. So i offered ma help to carry de papers n ma arms as a railing as she held onto mi. She thanked profusely n continued asking wat i am doing. Asked if i'm still studying secondary school. Ma goodness.

Then she said she got mani children. Mostly graduated. One is a teacher but hard work. Tat's y i'll never wanna be a teacher coz de pay is so low n yet slog like a cow.

But told mi she's living with an unfilial daughter, knowing tat she can't walk n wanted her to buy newspapers for her. then she said: "她不疼mummy" (she don't love mummy).

I can't say her daughter is unfilial coz i can't pass judgment since there might be other circumstances surrounding her family, so i juz replied: "那你真的是很困难喔 (tat muz be veri difficult on you huh).

Kept saying i'm good boy, and tat she has met some realli good people who helped her. Said tat "读到大学的，要懂得做个有用的人" (perhaps she meant tat even after we studied till a high level, we muz still remember how to be a good n useful people). Sometimes i feel tat as de more education one receives, de more he or she tends to disregard de humanity aspects of life. And perhaps tat is wat tat old woman thought of her daughter as well.

It was a long walk back to her house. Ma block is de longest block i've ever seen in singapore. Seriously. And it took us over 10 mins, n walked down 2 levels of stairs. she said hoped she die earlier, no need to worry then. I asked her how old she is, so she told mi 75. It totalli shocked mi. 75 years old yet looked like 90!? Ma grandma is now 80 over i supposed n juz returned from a taiwan trip?

Entered her house, quite decent looking n not messy. Kept wanting to give mi a rice dumpling, said it was veri nice but i refused. Immediate thought was: "wah rice dumpling muz be veri oily and makes ma belly grows big." HAHA. I made a move and as politely as melvin could say: "有机会再聊" (got chance we will chat again).

A nice encounter on a saturday morning indeed. but poor thing, not fun being an old woman. i don't wanna grow old. wanna die when i'm still able-bodied.

Off i went to buy duck porridge n popped by a bakery to buy ma favourite banana cake.

2 filippinos

off work n transferred to train at de airport, i sat at one end of de seats. De person next to mi wif her gf, both of them obviously are filippinos, asked: "Are u local?" So i said: "yes i am, how may i help?"

Then asked mi how to get to tampines. her gf posed one question to mi: "haf u been to tampines? is tampines nice?"

ma immediate thought was: "wah tampines?? chaotic!!! full of traffic n nothing to see. it's de "avoid-there-as-you-can" kind of location to mi, unless i want a quick movie at tampines mall after work."

but of coz i can't say tat to her. so i said: "it's a residential area where you'll meet many singaporeans, city centre could be reached in less than 30 mins by train."

when our train pulled into tanah merah, i alighted from the "joo koon" side coz escalator down was to be found onli at tis side. Dey continued to follow mi, such tat I had to raise ma voice twice: "THAT SIDE, THAT SIDE!"

blur cock n hen. tagalog style.

Tourism and hospitality

Finalli ma days of anxious waiting are over.

Since morning, been logging into student account to check ma major streaming results. Tot i wouldn't get into tourism & hospitality, which is the reason why i'm here in ntu for, and got even more worried after reading an email from school stating that it's heavily oversubscribed.

"If you wish to appeal against what you have been allocated, please do so asap after 3pm on 4 June...However, in appealing, do note that appeals for entry into Banking and Tourism & Hospitality are not likely to be successful.
Banking was heavily oversubscribed and only those with a minimum of "B" for Financial Management were accepted into this major.
Tourism & hospitality was also heavily oversubscribed and hence the allocation was based on a combination of interviews (earlier conducted in Feb) and a minimum of "B" for Marketing."

At 3pm, got tis shockingli gud news:

PARTY! COCKTAILS~ for hospitality.

Biometric passport

Finally gotten a biometric passport. Never thought of getting a new passport until after I was almost being refused entry into china last year. Was held up at de immigration for half an hour, being interrogated. Plus i din haf any form of identification wif mi. My old passport is valid until 2014, so it was a waste. however, i dunno how come it has a food crumb beside ma mouth, which looks like a big mold? dirt.

de new passport, though look new n clean, reali pains mi coz it's totalli blank. i've to collect all de stamps from scratch. plus de passport no. is no longer nric no. how to remember when i wanna book a cheap deal last minute but haf no passport wif mi?

so tis is ma new one. costs 70 bucks. lesser pages, lesser valid years. black n white.

sakae sucks, sakae suck it

went nee soon camp for dental check tis afternoon den met jv for early dinner at century square.

ate salmon spaghetti which really tasted awful. de salmon tasted juz like chicken breast. dry n hard. sushi was lousy n rice aren't sticky enuf so de whole sushi totalli crumbled. no difference fr eating plain rice. sakae realli suck big time tis time round n i swear i wouldn't return to tat outlet animore.

sick since sat. tomolo ma off dae, yet i haf to face such a tragedy. y not on any other days when i could easily produce 1 magic mc?

life's bad fallin sick. dunno will die anot.