Breek-ish Birthday Lunch

Happy Birthday Shaoyun!

She turns 17 today. Celebration! We had group lunch at Breeks, T2 Changi Airport. 13 people turned up. Long time since we had such a gathering, certainly well missed.

Prior to the lunch, met up with yujun, valerian and peejay at tanah merah, along with the cake. Ryan was supposed to come but amazingly he managed to wake up 15 mins before the arranged meeting time. So on we went to the airport first, and we explored the walkways of Terminal 3. And, the freshly built toilets.


Fly Marks the Spot

The urinals were something new, they each had a picture of a squashed fly in the centre(look above, yes its the black dot). Yujun and i mistook them for REAL flies at first. I guess thats the optimal point they want us to aim at, while we err, pee. Makes the cleaners happy too. Or probably it could be a creative way to keep men occupied while they take a leak( accuracy competition ). Either way, it's good. So, why not?

After our toilet venture, we headed to Candy Empire to shop. Got 2 LOVE-ly lollipops (hehe). Val got his nougats too. Ryan reached soon enough and we finally headed to Breeks. Turns out the student meal offer's non-existent, so we spent around 15 on average. But, great food.

The staff were a good sport, they carried out everything as planned and even sang the birthday song with us. Keep it up, Breeks! Cake was chocolate, and tasty. Nice. We managed to hand the present over too, but without Kenny's face on it. Sigh :( Thanks to my printer's low toner.


The Intended

The above was the intended present, but kudos to my printer for making his face blue. In the end we handed it over without the face. Sad.


Yujun at his best, eating.

The group separated after lunch. The J1s and peejay left early. The hockey guys(except Kenny), went to Tampines to play basketball. I felt exhausted so i just walked them to the court and caught the next bus home.

I made sure i posted this to coincide with Shaoyun's birthday. Presenting, Kenny Low (:


Kenny, on his daily routine to score more goals

Kenny: Possesses huge, inhuman pectorals(go wiki Pectoralis major). Those monsters are able to crush and atomize metal cans without sweat. Beware, Coca-cola. His jokes have the ability to bring down the surrounding ambient temperature, sometimes to subzero, even. Best used on a hot, sunny day in Singapore. The deadliest striker on this planet, in field hockey. Currently holds the honorable position of top goal scorer in TJC. His socks and shin guards produce unearthly smells. Rumoured to be able to wake the dead, and yes, kill the living. Commonly linked to his ability to put balls in the back of the net effortlessly. His hockey stick produces rattlesnake-like sounds, a feature used to frighten away unworthy players on the pitch. Defenders, be very afraid.

Text-based browser games have been getting my attention of late. No sounds, no animations. Just text. And it's addictive! Surprisingly.

Dinner soon. Meanwhile, off to more adventuring!

See you.

Fawteenth orf Joone

TGIF

The above was produced during another one of my doodling sessions. Boredom, while doing stats for math. Anyway, meant for yesterday.

I'm back. Reached a decision eventually, earlier today. I went to join the dudes at the Leisure Park at kallang, for a movie. After which, i rushed down to Eastwood to celebrate Father's Day. This way, i would be able to spend time with my friends, and my family. My dad deserves the dinner treat (:


Kallang Leisure Park

New place, and quite a revamp too, i must say. I've been there before, the last time was during sec 2 i think. Long, long time.

We caught Prince Caspian, the 4pm slot. I got kind of lost 5 mins into the show(never saw part one), but eventually settled into the plot. Its your typical fairytale, hero-saves-the-day movie, but with the inclusion of certain mythical creatures, or Narnians, they call them. The appearances of minotaurs, centaurs and dwarves were fresh. The White Bitch(Witch, i know, but go watch Epic Movie) appeared for about 2 mins in the entire film. Funny moment.

The show was so exciting that somebody let out a fart behind me and chenghau. Talking about farts, there was one, long and solid expulsion of gas in the male toilet. 2 of us tried to stomach our laughter. Good fun (:

Key pictures for today



Tedrid and The Sleeping Man

Taken outside the new mall, The Sleeping Man was found, asleep, in a particular restaurant. He probably couldn't resist the tempting seats.



Entrance to the National Stadium (of Repeated Closures)

The dudes came here after the movie. I left for my family dinner shortly.

I took a cab from kallang. The taxi driver was friendly, he struck up a conversation as soon as i hopped in. We talked about education, working life. Proved to be quite beneficial. It kinda widened my perspective of things, and some stuff seemed clearer. Glad to have talked. What's more, he cut into lanes, somewhat haphazardly, just to make my journey swift. Yes, we got honked, numerously, but nonetheless, insightful conversation with a nice man.

That about sums up my day out. Now, to find out the results of the qualifier. And, Vishnu!

Goodbye.

Read the news, surfed the net, mundane.

Half adventuring through the Lands of Loathing, half pondering whether to meet up with the sec 4 dudes at kallang. And, well rush things abit.

Father's Day dinner's tonight. Shall i attend? Then, miss the qualifier. What if Singapore wins? I'll miss the one-of-a-kind, once-in-a-moment, atmosphere. And, spirit.

But then again, father's day. Once-a-year. Guilty, no doubt. Choice?

Less than 2 hours to make up my fickle mind. Decisions, decisions.

Meanwhile, here i come, rats of the Typical Tavern!

More, later.

Pianissimo.

Hello, well how should i start.
Here goes.

I've been studying at home(alone) for these few days. With the exception of yesterday of course, a day spent out shopping with the hockey guys, but the details, another time. All's quiet at home with nobody around, but nonetheless, productivity's rather low. There have been distractions. Don't get me wrong, i don't mean the computer, the television, etc. It's my own mind.

Periods of long hours spent cooped up at home have been thought-provoking. My mind tends to wander off as i stare and try to absorb the stuff on my notes. And i continue to digress in my own world of thoughts until i catch sight of my notes and remember what i was doing. The most subtle, yet time-consuming act, daydreaming.

But, dreams aren't exactly what i think of. I haven't been in the best of moods lately, and yes, i feel sort of emotional, for a first. I prefer not to use word 'emo'. It's gradually becoming enormously overused for all the wrong situations, and a common alternative to the word 'sad'.

I can't remember the last time when i was truly, genuinely, happy. It's been a long time.

I've always wanted someone to talk to, someone you can bare everything to, especially in times like these. But i've realised, i'm not that kind of person. For me, baring heart and soul to another is no mean feat. I keep telling others to let out their problems, their frustrations, their struggles, to feel better. I, however, am unable to. Sometimes, i prefer certain thoughts to be left as they are, unsaid.

Whatever's left bothering me, i express in a different way - music, my piano. It might seem weird for a guy to have an inanimate string instrument as a soulmate. But my piano's been great. I let everything out on those black and white keys. When i'm sad, depressed, i play softly and gently. When i'm angry i'll play my pieces with force, sometimes waking my parents in the process. Sure, it isn't some piano from Steinway & Sons, but i like my piano. I'm used to the muffled tunes, along with the unusually hard keys. But after i play, i feel much better.

8 years. That's how long i've been playing the piano. There have been ups and downs, even an occasion where i almost stopped learning piano altogether. But i didn't regret it one bit. Recently, it has helped me, alot.

Hopefully, my thoughts won't continue to stray as much. 10 days left to the CTs. I must make every day worth it. Alright, back to my notes. Goodbye.

Grandpa's Birthday

The Birthday Bo-...oops i mean the Birthday Man himself

First of all, i'd like to wish my grandpa a Happy Birthday! It was last Sunday, so we headed on down to the Imperial Herbal Restaurant at Vivocity to celebrate. My aunt and her family came too, totaling 12 people.

But, before i elaborate on the details, i'd like to wish PEIJUN aka PEEJAY too! Happy 18th Birthday!

Okay, so we went to the restaurant on the highest level. Its located beside Daiso, a Japanese $2-for-everything shop, so typically, the mums and dads went inside to explore. I couldn't stand around waiting and wandering aimlessly, so i ran down to Challenger. With only the intention to look around, i saw 3 Xbox360 consoles, UNTOUCHED. Swee la! It was surprising despite the crowd in the store. I went to the nearest one and spent the next 1 hour playing Devil May Cry 4. Good ol' hack-and-slash fun.

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Mashed Egg-white with Some Crunchy Thing


Chicken Wishbone

Dinner was great, except for the individual soup course which i couldn't stomach very well. Everyone had their own choice of soup, and everything was herbal. I chose the American Ginseng Fish soup because i thought fish soups wouldn't taste so bad. But it arrived smelling strongly of ginseng, and the soup had a bitter aftertaste to it. My sister got lucky with her choice of good-tasting Beef Shank soup.

Oh, and i found a wishbone whilst chomping on chicken. It kinda stuck out due to its unique shape so i fished it out. They say that breaking a wishbone grants your wish, but this particular bone proved unbreakable, literally. It simply tore off. I guess it was too soft after being cooked with the chicken. One other thing that i liked was the Egg-mash(above), a never-seen-before dish, but, what mattered was the incredible taste.



Kristy

Thats my 8-year old niece, Kristy :) Taken while we walked around Vivocity after dinner. The kids bought Ben and Jerry's along the way. That more or less concludes our Sunday dinner outing. Father's Day is up and coming, so i've got to get something for my dad asap!

Now for your post, YCH :)


(The Guy in Blue)Secretly discussing plans of World Domination with his 2nd-in-command, Tan Tu Jin(Red), while buying drinks

Yeo Cheng Hau: Is actually the real King of the World, with his identity and status protected so well, you don't even know. Has an estimated 854 houses around the globe, but the 84th one located in Changi Court, Singapore, seems to be his current abode. Claims to have an all-purpose, unlimited-usage, diamond-studded platinum World King Card. Once flashed, it can purchase anything and grant you permission to anyplace on this Earth. It symbolises the presence of YCH himself. However, to date, he still has not flashed it. Has eager plans for repeated World Domination, although he already controls the world. Is usually seen discussing the plans with his right-hand man, Tan Tu Jin. Student by day, Politician by night. Claims to travel in the night to attend tea-sessions with World Leaders. Has an unsurpassed ability to Talk Cock.

Next post : its you, Kenny Low (:

I need a haircut, my hair's getting real thick and uncomfortable. I just realised i have these $50 Skateline Vouchers lying around so i've decided to get a brand-new pair of skates sometime soon( anyone wants to come along? ). Then, i'll be able to skate around my neighbourhood, to Tampines Mall, etc. Nice.

Now its time for breakfast! Goodbye!

File-tastic Day

Paper-ific

The pain came back, momentarily. I remembered that night when i really couldn't take it, and just broke down. First time in my life such a thing happened. What a sad day. Time whizzed past, and coming to think of it, that night's long gone. I'll never forget though. But one's got to keep looking ahead, and that's what i'm doing. What's more, i'm almost back to my old, usual self again. Almost.

On a lighter note, today finally came, my day of reckoning. I had to face those damn stacks of paper i've been leaving around my room, being too lazy to clear them in the past. I hate it when i finally have to. Stack after stack i sorted, it was a bloody chore. Attack of the Papers was more like it(see for yourself, above). I started optimistically at 2.30pm and finished half-dead at 6.00pm. But i'm glad its over. Now i can finally get organised :)

Okay, last night was fun. Met weizhou, ted, chenghau, yujun and ryan on Bnet again to destress. Played many games. First one up, Run Kitty Run ( Numb Final ).


Run Kitties, Run!

Coupled with the amazing high pitched, chipmunks-like soundtrack playing in the background( Numb-Linkin Park ), it was great fun. The aim was to get past those dogs, which we did, thanks to everyone's teamwork. Revive, Die, Revive, Die, and we made it to Round 2 where we eventually lost haha. But nvm, up next's MooMoo Farm!


Protecting the Wise Old MooMoo(Centre)

Yes, the big old creature in the centre is called MooMoo. It's stupid as hell and won't budge or fight or whatever, so yeah, our objective was to protect it from waves and waves of enemy creatures. Lasted quite long, and it was DIFFICULT. I lost count of how many times i respawned. But still, good, clean fun. Now for the final game of the night(it was already past midnight if i'm not wrong), Dota -ARDMWTF with pubbies ^^.


My Infernal Babies

It was too bad that yujun and ryan got disconnected during the game, otherwise they could have joined in the fun. Ted, weizhou and i were left fighting against 5 other players. Nevertheless, we always manage to perform certain crazy antics.


Weizhou and his Whoop-Ass Chaos Meteor(s) at Roshan

That match was the last game of the night. I turned in at around 3am and set the alarm to 9.30am, lest i sleep too much. Surprisingly, i woke up at 9.29am, and 10 secs later the alarm rang! It wasn't the first time so i was thinking maybe body-clock? Or pure coincidence? I guess the body works in grand, mysterious ways.

Anyway, as promised, Yujun's post :)


Mr Sunshine himself, Tham Yu Jun

Yujun: Deemed "The Sexiest Man Alive" by many of his friends. Has a characteristic Sunshine smile thats guaranteed to melt anybody's heart, and make you wear sunglasses. A solid, trusty rightback defender in field hockey, so attackers, think twice before you face him. Has a boundless sense of humour, so incredible that even I have been subdued by it. Likes to eat alot(see for yourself, above).

Now next is you, YCH (:

Okay i guess thats about it for now. I'm really exhausted by the filing i did today, need lots of rest. Hoping for another destress session later on haha. Parents are out for dinner, that leaves me and sis at home. Alright i've got to go for dinner, goodbye! Tag tag tag!

Hasta la vista, baby.

Official Poster of The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Yes, i was watching Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles yesterday night. Its a new series spin-off from the Terminator series of movies. The sci-fi series fits into the timeline just after T2: Judgement Day and before T3(which just screened last week on Channel 5). The story tells us how John Connor and his mum, Sarah Connor, continue to run away from these future cyborg assassins sent back from the future to hunt them down. Its known that he'll be the future leader of the human resistance against them cyborgs, hence the intention to exterminate him.

There's this new girl Terminator which is also sent back as well to protect mother and son, and her name's Cameron(look above). Apparently, Cameron's the new Arnie(although i miss him alot), and is stated to be an upgraded version of the T-800 series. Its not bad for a movie spin-off, although the cyborgs in it don't play it as well as Arnold(they look and act TOO human). Go catch it! It's airing on Wednesdays, Channel 5, 8.30 - 9.30pm.

Following that, i joined the dhs guys on Bnet playing some funny custom map Dodgeball. Haven't been into Channel dhs for quite some time now. Met chenghau, ryan, yujun, weixuan, ted, weizhou and we went on to have some fun. Slept early(its relative) afterwards.


8am, Under LT1

Woke up at 645 today. Got prepared and parents dropped me off at college. Went to meet Sheeping and Suzanne for chemistry consultation with Miss Sim. We were in the canteen for an hour before Miss Sim had to open the air rifle range for training, so she left midway. Cherylnn and Roy came afterwards and the 3 of us walked over to the range to continue our session. Sheeping and Suzanne left for wushu camp.

So we had the consultation till around 1140am and we left. The air was quite dead and incredibly humid in the range, i was sweating even though i was sitting down the whole time. Cleared some doubts about chemical equilibrium and chemical energetics. Met Teck and some HC people at the canteen. Had lunch with Cherylnn and Roy at McDonald's afterwards and went home.


Studying around Guns ( Thats Cherylnn and Miss Sim's hands, Roy's on the left, hidden )

Funny how the last time i was in such a range was during Sec 2 when i was in air rifle myself. Quit after 6 months, didn't think it was the appropriate CCA for me(i'm a more outdoor-ish person). I think i would eventually suffocate in the confines of the range.

Okay, i've promised Ryan to dedicate a post about him. Here it is.

Handsome Picture of The Man Himself, Ryan Noo.

Ryan - The hottest guy in town. Nicknamed "Mr Imba Body" by his friends. He's one strong dude, got Mister 8 for the recent Temasek Titans(wonder WHO else got 8 too?). Enjoys large amounts of reading(see for yourself, above). A natural girl magnet, so girls, beware. Hardest hitter in field hockey, the ball's so fast its unseen. Has a deep, throaty voice, so alluring it simply hypnotizes you.

Alright, Yujun, you're up for the next post :)

Rest of the day was spent revising Dynamics and Forces, all the way until blogging right now. Planning to do some Probability exercises at night, hopefully i will :) And tomorrow's Filing Day! I shall spend my day clearing up the mess that my room is now, and FILE every single piece of paper appropriately. I need organisation to study for the CTs.

I think that's about it for today. I'll be alone again tonight, my parents are going to my sister's bowling event. All the best to my sister for her bowling competition! Go Rachel! There's some renovation going on at the children's pool downstairs, i'll elaborate more tomorrow. Until then, goodbye!