+ MY LIFE +

Seed

2009-03-02T18:38:00.000+08:00

YPP

2009-03-02T12:49:00.001+08:00

Affinity

2008-08-19T21:27:00.001+08:00

timetable

2008-08-06T00:23:00.002+08:00

Polish/Wax

2008-08-02T16:15:00.004+08:00

stoned

2008-07-14T22:52:00.002+08:00

polish wax 080708

2008-07-08T17:58:00.004+08:00

...

2008-06-29T17:47:00.001+08:00

Wash Polish Wax (3hrs)

2008-06-14T14:32:00.002+08:00

xo

2008-06-08T23:00:00.001+08:00

omg

2008-05-28T12:07:00.000+08:00

Sun!

2008-05-26T16:53:00.001+08:00

Turtle Waxed

2008-05-25T13:34:00.003+08:00

Detailing

2008-05-20T17:19:00.008+08:00

Reaction

2008-04-30T14:55:00.000+08:00

FUCKED UP DAY

2008-04-17T19:58:00.003+08:00

Wash + Polish (Vios West Side Meetup)

2008-04-09T18:18:00.007+08:00

Meet up with my "shit" buddy during BMT, huat~ to try his autogylm polish. Very very nice. Easy on and off, not much powderlish after removal. 2.5 hrs spend on wash and wax, shiok!

Crappy days

2008-03-09T23:50:00.002+08:00

Last week was completely chaos. I had a proposal draft to submit, I had a programming assignment to submit. I had my midterm tests. I had 2 project group meetups n discussion. Finally, the test are over. The programming is done. 2 Projects left and proposal compilation left. I still have one programming project due early next month which I have to start soon.

I was damn busy last week to the point that I didnt even wash the car. After the test on sat, I went to wash it and it took me 2 good hours to remove all the dirts and craps on the paint. Best part, even after shampoo-ing and washing, I still have alot of dirt spots and patches that I have to use cloth to wipe hard to remove. And there is this cat in the carpark that slept on the roof of my ride. I can see some scratches after removing the footprints.... argh!!!!

My hubstation broke down too, have to bring down to hougang to repair.. crap! There goes my tv shows... oh man!

Another busy week

2008-02-28T19:58:00.002+08:00

Not a moment of peace... 1 presentation to do, 1 proposal to do, 1 programming project to do, 1 video project to do, and another programming assignment coming soon.

I have a test next week as well but I aint in the mood to mug for it. I have no idea whats going on haiz.

Gonna bring chubby down to pandan service center for a check to replace the leather padding on the door. AHHH CRAP!

Running about in the workshop

2008-02-22T22:57:00.002+08:00

Chubby is due for 5k servicing as the odometer reads 4.8k. Hence I made an appointment yesterday to send it for servicing as well as to rectify rattling sound at the driver side. However, they couldnt promise me that I can collect on the same day. Hence had to schedule today. Waited @ home for a couple of hours after leaving chubby @ the WS. Another problem with the door leather had to be rectify @ Leng Kee where they have the parts. Oh well just another excuse for me to test drive the new altis as well as IS250 hehe.

Went back to collect chubby after 4 hrs, found some marks on the doors... managed to polish it away. The guy serving me was so busy trying to remove the marks for me thumbs up for his service.

Personal Best

2008-02-17T00:38:00.002+08:00

Chubby broke her personal best man! 14.5KM/L instead of the usual 11 - 11.5km/l. I guess going home through highway really improve the FC although its about 2km longer.

PS: TO THOSE IDIOTS IN NEE SOON CAMP SMTI QM OFFICE READING MY BLOG... ROD LOH SONG BO!!!!

Petrol....

2008-02-09T21:26:00.000+08:00

I actually clocked 190km in 2 days.... compared to my normal 50km in 2 days.. man this tank of petrol is not going to last.

1st day of CNY

2008-02-07T23:05:00.000+08:00

No, I didnt do any visiting neither did I collect any ang bao. I was staying at home the whole day as my dad was having a terrible backache. My friend actually called me to go for a midnite show @ cineleisure, however I asked him to enjoy with his frens. I used to think that once I got a car, got my license, I will go out and roam Singapore in the dark. But I was wrong, damn wrong... I was so lazy to actually go out.... well a leopard nv changes it spots doesnt it =)

以為

2008-02-06T17:48:00.000+08:00

我以為我是一個獨立的人
我以為我可以一個人生活而且過的開心
我以為在別人面前我可以永遠保持微笑
我以為我只是一個平凡的男生
我以為在別人眼中我只是個長不大的小孩
我以為沒有人可以忍受我的怪脾氣
我以為你的眼裡看不見我
我以為的這一切都只是以為
因為在你出現之後
我發現了更不一樣的自己
你常常會跟我說你當初說的話驗證了
我也還是一樣死鴨子嘴硬的說沒有
因為我不想讓你太得意
外加看到自己的轉變覺得很不好意思!!

知道我在說誰嗎?
就是你
在看這一篇文章的你
謝謝你讓我更認識我自己

Super Fug Up day

2008-02-05T22:13:00.000+08:00

Today had makeup tutorial on 12.. then lecture all the way to 6pm... I actually woke up @ 8am to visit the market with my mom (again)... its like the 4th visit in the last 5 days. Went home to rush my assignment due for tutorial after marketing and off I go to sch.

The lecture part was ................................... BORED!

Cut the crap and goes to the end of lecture. I went to the carpark to find a dent on my ride's door which is clearly slammed by a door. After some check, I was sure it was left by the car beside mine so well, since he's not considerate enuff, I left my super flying kick dent on his ride then. If it wasnt that Im so tired, I would had remove the 2 front wheels and let him cry. Idiot!

CNY vs Assignment

2008-02-04T22:46:00.000+08:00

Its coming real soon... assignments are piling up like ang baos!

Getting annoyed

2008-02-03T22:13:00.000+08:00

Im being annoyed by the slightest things around me.. too much work for me to handle. I had to squeeze the market with my mom to get all the stuffs needed for CNY for 2 days and squeeze NTUC for another 2 days despite my god-like schedule. Its ok, I understand how hard it would be if she was going alone. But what bugs me is the aunties in there.. its not like the end of the world or wad. They are rushing and grabbing like a war is coming. One even step on my foot and turn around to stare at me without apologising. I should had slapped her! Bitch!

Tmr will be having a 3 hrs break in between timetable thanks to my dear NUS CORS that didnt allocate me my desired tutorial and module. CRAP!

Pok Gai!!!

2008-02-01T23:47:00.000+08:00

Been driving too much, besides daily use for going to school, had to run errands and blah blah blah.Normally a full tank would last me 2 weeks plus. This tank it only last about 1 week. The pocket is going to hurt. With more ERP coming, and the ERp which is on the way I take to NUS, crap I need to plan my time to avoid it. ARGH

What a busy week

2008-01-31T21:25:00.000+08:00

Been MIA this week due to the hectic work schedule. Assignments given even before tutorial starts. Many tutorials and assignments and projects to rush. It just keep coming and coming. CNY is coming and I have to actually do assignments during that time -.- what a crappy festival holidays.

My mom was complaining about the leftover fresh cream left in the fridge, hence I send her to the market to get eggs and sheng siong to get chocolate since she wanted to make use of it to make a choco cake.

Ok, now she got left over chocolate and I think she gonna buy cream and egg next time. Never ending cycle zzzz! This is the reason that Im unable to lose weight easily haha ok ok I also like ok :D

Crappy weather

2008-01-24T23:58:00.000+08:00

I really wonder why the hell the weather always pit itself against me... I wash my ride this afternoon and immediately it rained WTF?!

You may claim that I shouldn't wash it but it was damn dirty as NUS carpark is not sheltered, the stupid trees with those small small leaves always drop and stick to my ride, plus bird shits and rain leaving spots and leaves all around. Anyway, it got wet in the rain when I went to fetch my dad from the workshop as his ride died on him.

With his ride dead, I was researching where to bring my family out for breakfast tomorrow in the morning, Bak Kut Teh~ infact my whole GPS has been saved with tons of locations for food. However I still have to be thrifty till my bro secures a proper job and start contributing to the household.

Tomorrow gonna start mugging already, been too relaxing. B4 that, needa spray my ride with water and wipe dry to remove the rain drops that dried on chubby.

$$$$$

2008-01-24T15:44:00.000+08:00

BBDC is fast... refunded me what is left in my account in less than 2 weeks. I got about $119 back from cancelling 2 driving lessons. Enough for a full tank. Come to think of it, a off peak lesson is about $60 bucks which can actually fill up 3/4 tank. So if u go driving, feel free to ram the accelerator of the school car, dun waste the money :D

My injured finger

2008-01-23T22:35:00.000+08:00

Was suppose to remove the corn on the finger using this plaster which claims to soften the corn. I thought it affect only the corn when I tried it yesterday night. This morning during my lecture, I felt this discomfort on my finger and it is feeling itchy and pain. After I got home, it got really unbearable and I took out the plaster only to find the whole area became white and numb. OMG Now I'm wondering is this normal? Whether to continue the treatment argh! Had the corn removed @ NSC with nitro treatment and it grew back on the same spot zzz.

NUS Techno Edge Indonesian Panggang -- 印尼烤鸡腿饭

2008-01-23T15:57:00.000+08:00

I actually bought 4 packets home as requested by my mom. I parked chubby @ carpark 4 and walked all the way up the many slopes and stairs onto to lose my way and when I finally reach the top of the engineering blocks, the technoedge was located down the slope which had long stretch of stairs zzz.

Anyway the rice were covered with curry gravy and I'm not sure whats the gravy on the chicken leg. Anyway, the chicken seems to be over fried, the texture is kind of aaaa.... HARD, too hard for comfort. Maybe its the way its meant to be but it sure wasn't what I like.

FUCK UP NUS, FUCK UP CORS

2008-01-22T21:40:00.000+08:00

EVERYTHING IS SO FUK UP. MON BALLOT FOR TUTORIAL, 2 TIMESLOTS FOR THE PARTICULAR MODULE AND I CANT GET BOTH OF THEM. TODAY BALLOT ANOTHER 2 SLOTS FOR THE MODULE AND STILL CANT GET WTF!!!!!!

Monday Blues

2008-01-21T19:34:00.000+08:00

Very bad morning! Woke up to wash my car and just after I got onto my ride, my slipper broke and I had to wash the car without wearing any footwears. Took me 2 hrs to finish washing, then I met this taxi when I try to cross the road to the kopi tiam opposite, the taxi was slowing down to cross the hump and the moment he saw me crossing the road (I was crossing the road in a limp becos my slippers broke remember), he floor his accelerator and came roaring down towards me. CRAP ASS! I remember ur license plate~ had a tok with ur coy's operator!

Had a backache while standing whole afternoon making pineapple tarts with my mom. By the time I finished, I was to go to sch and the weather was like dark, sun... dark, sun... then when I finally drove out of the carpark, it became dark and this time started to rain! !@#$%

Had discrete structure lecture and all I can make out from it is P, Q, R and True and False... I can't understand a shit and I guess this semester is not going to be any better than last semester!

On my way home, I was chatting with my fren and then this lady driver, P plate and I guess just pass cos her dad was beside her teaching haha. She signal and just steer from 3rd lane to 2nd lane without checking. I really dun understand how she pass her driving hah, I wasn't even in her blindspot. This shows that she didn't check mirrors and she wasn't able to judge the speed of oncoming vehicles. I horned and high beam her and she just stun there and continue going straight with half in 3rd and the other half in 2nd lane. I had to steer right to the 1st lane to avoid collision. OMG bad experience. After that, I basically siam her all the way.

TP should start considering about their standards on passing people. I seen sub standards!!!

Deja Vu

2008-01-19T22:09:00.000+08:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu

I experience this occasionally. When I never been to this place and somehow I got this feeling that its so familiar, I seen this place b4 but I dunno where and when.

Oh well...

Visit to Guan Yin Temple

2008-01-19T15:06:00.000+08:00

Drove down with a little problem (holland) to Guan Yin Temple @ waterloo with slight jam caused by irresponsible drivers who illegal parked.

Todays Outing

2008-01-19T00:06:00.000+08:00

A candid moment of a ORD personnel I wanted to snap the pic of my drink but I caught his expression accidentally lol

My Ice Mocca Ice Blended
The cool cool ricer!

He claims I drive too slow and he also claims he dunno how to go this place. In the end, he was ahead of me... very very ahead hahahahaha

可以一直這樣笑嗎?

2008-01-18T23:48:00.000+08:00

不知道從什麼時候開始
我的笑容變的好少
好久沒有真心的大笑
總覺得以前有好多開心的回憶
現在的自己變了
覺得好多時候的笑都是出於禮貌
都是表面的
那心裡那個樂觀愛笑的自己呢?
什麼時候我才可以做自己....

ORD!

2008-01-18T18:48:00.000+08:00

No.. not me, my armourer ORD today and we were suppose to celebrate. I drove to my camp and met up with another ex-campmate to wait for my armourer. Guess what, the idiot never bring his FFI form so he couldn't get his IC today. zzzz As fuk up as usual hahaha. We both drove down to IMM and I actually miss the turn from my GPS haha TURN LEFT IN 500M. I was wondering where is 500M and I missed it. We ate at IMM b4 heading down to Jurong Pt for coffee bean~. Tok cork for a couple of hrs and went to the arcade and get thrashed by kids b4 heading home. This time, my GPS actually lagged in giving me the routes. Hence I hollanded for a while b4 I managed to get home...... crap! My fuel bar drop another one again haiz just pumped on monday. I need to save more fuel man!!!! Petrol $, instalment $, season parking(home & sch) $, ERP $, insurance $, roadtax $ and school fees $, textbook $!

My 2 yrs worth of NS pay is all spend up to pay for 1 yr sch fees, driving lessons/license and laptop. Theres goes 10k+.

Test Driving

2008-01-18T00:23:00.000+08:00

My fren came over to my house at nite to print some stuffs for his camp. Since he drove here, I had to test drive his ride. It was a corolla altis. My 1st impression was that.. messy hahaha. Seems like hes been torturing his ride. Anyway I only drove a short distance and the only conclusion I can give is the steering and handling. I didn't exactly do much accelerating. The steering wheel was super heavy... guess hydralic steering is like that. Now I know how good electric steering is.. I really love my ride hahaha

What made me gave up my morning run...

2008-01-17T18:37:00.001+08:00

Both are the same cake, one taken with flash, the other without.

Nissan Latio Got PWNED!

2008-01-17T15:05:00.000+08:00

Thursday and Friday no school :) Suppose to go for a run in the morning but mom wanna bake a cake so I sent her to the market and went for breakfast b4 dropping her off at home then proceed for a car wash to remove some dirt from the rain.

Our last stop was at the nearby post office as she wanted to get something from sheng siong but I didn't bring my cashcard along so I had to park there and wait for her to get something. Then the show starts, there comes a Merc Benz E200 who parked in a fuk up manner that his right front wheels actually went over to the slot beside. If u all stay near bukit panjang, U will know how small the carpark is... Then here comes our mr nissan latio with his wife. He saw the slot, even tho its so tight, he reverse very fast and I heard this BANG! At 1st, I thought his wheels hit the kerb, then I saw this pillar behind when he proceed to park beside me on the handicap lot. Now the wife start to make noise at the husband. This wasn't all... when the benz driver came back, he saw the damage on the latio and he proceed to his car and start the engine. Thinking again, he got off his car and check for damage on his benz, lucky for him, there was none. Then he just drove off.

Although the benz driver is fuk up, the latio I can only say he's stupid enough to park into such a tight slot when its so obvious he cant get in. Anyway his damage was a long dent on the bumper and boot. I had that experience when I hit the pillar of my MSCP, $150 damage :P

A Trip to Post Office (FREE)
A Parking Offence if he park by the road side ($X0)
Hitting a Pillar for trying to park into a tight slot ($XX0)
Memories of the incident (PRICELESS)

Mickey Mouse Programming

2008-01-16T18:27:00.000+08:00

The name may sounds cute but if put in another way, it might become a horror.

Today in my 1st lecture got CS2261, enterprise system design. My lecturer although quite a cheeky fella, he said this sentence. "Lemmi tell you all this, whatever java programming you have done in your level 1 modules, those are all mickey mouse programming." I used to tell people in CS1101 that their programming are mickey mouse compared to CS1102. Now I dun feel too good hearing that cos I DIED badly in CS1102.

CRAP.....

Back to school

2008-01-15T19:33:00.000+08:00

I cant believe I'm back in school again... the feeling just wasnt there yet and its so boring, either I cant understand or it doesnt interest me...

Managed to get the NUS season parking for 2 months @ $31 dollar with some rebate for this month since its already mid of Jan. I wonder if I drive everyday, what's the petrol bills going to be -.- Hence lucky enough I only had 3 school days but I'm lacking of 1 more modules. crap ARGH

Finally Driving made LEGAL

2008-01-14T14:41:00.000+08:00

Yes, I finally pass the damn tp. My tester looks ok except for the fact that he wants everything fast. I was the last to exit the test room and the 1st to return. He keep saying go go go! go! go! even when there were on coming traffics he ask me to go. I managed to siam all of them until when I was about to turn back to BBDC at the junction he said go, i hesitate cos there was this lorry coming damn fast. He say go again hence I relutantly move off and at that moment, I know I can siam the lorry if I accelerate more but left side dash out a van and I had to brake in the middle of the junction. I thought to myself.. this is it! And the tester start ticking while I was driving halfway... when we return to BBDC, we never even got up to the debrief room, everything was done in the car. Ok I give u a chance, you could had got a immediate failure. I just minus 8 points ok, be careful next time :D

YAY!!!!

My latest gadget

2008-01-14T01:10:00.000+08:00

Just got the holux gps today, will post more tmr after my tp :D

My New Toy

2008-01-13T15:21:00.000+08:00

I just got my new toy, a Holux 53CLife @ $480 from Perfect watch @ Sim Lim Square.. looks cool hmmm

Nice song

2008-01-12T13:57:00.001+08:00

<出路>
走出去就有路经过了就要付
不同的时段不同的代价
睡迟了你就要付
天未亮就上路过路费不愿付
蓝色大门到处立门户
停车场是我最后的归处

停停走走我愿意受苦
只要不用付钱上路
蓝色的威胁心里不舒服
哀怨也得用现金卡付

顶着烈日当空眼底有迷雾
不能放弃拥车之路
汗流的痛苦比早起还痛苦
你要收钱我只好付

nice idea to reflect citizens response to ERP. I'll try to sing it if possible hahaha

SHAGGED

2008-01-12T12:49:00.000+08:00

The photos does not do justice to the shine due to my lousy 3.2MP cam phone. Anyway try spotting me in the pic :D

She got drenched in the rain 2 times after I waxed her... decided to wash her today as the dried up droplets irks me. After washing I proceed to dry her up. This time I parked at the highest level of the MSCP and I was dumb enough to do that. I did that as I needed the light to take these photos but the water dried up and LPPL got the dried spots again which I had to wipe off under the hot sun. 2nd best part... there were leftover wax at the bottom n top of her that I missed out the other time, took me quite long to remove em... overall took 2 hrs zzz shagged!

Totally screwed

2008-01-11T22:49:00.000+08:00

Just when I start to see the email of my bidding results, I realise I got all the modules I used as backup.. except for mkt1003.. outbidded FUKED! Now have to wait till next monday to find backup modules again!

I'm screwed... so screwed...

2008-01-11T17:25:00.000+08:00

In my earlier post, I mentioned about my 3 days work week for my timetable.. its gone.. crap. I woke up this morning to bid for my modules and to my horror, I followed the wrong requirement meaning I bidded for the module which I do not need to take at all to fulfil my degree requirement. Hence after dropping it, I tried to look for backup modules and either timetable clash or exam clash. Ok I had to gave up my wednesday break for a 2 hours lecture.. thats all 2 hours man! And it burn my day!

The 2nd best part... 6 vacancies with 50 bidders. Minimum bid 1222. Even if I were to show hand, I only got 700 points. Gave up ok, I got this 1 vacancy with 5 bidders. I show hand for that.

If I dun get 5 modules this semester, I would have to stay in NUS for another semester OH NO! Bless me~

How true...

2008-01-10T23:44:00.000+08:00

How true... this was exactly what I experience during my programming labs... it couldn't got any worst. I remember the worst thing to happen was when I finished the whole program and run with the test datas, consisting of 10 of em. All of them work except the last test data and I had to debug the program for 8hrs until 6am. It had to be sent in @ 9am. I already took 5 days to code it already and while I was getting my head at it to debug, I receive this msg from my lecture. "You guys are allowed to drop the module should you think you can't cope with it." WOW How encouraging...

Today was a wet day, went back to sch with my bro as he need to talk to his lecturer about his project. I waited for him for 2 hrs in the car, so decided to look for my poly mate who is in the same course as me... we tok cork for a few hrs b4 my bro was done. Thanks to her for keeping me accompany during the time =)

Rainy days...

2008-01-09T19:17:00.000+08:00

Morning went to wash chubby to remove the excessive wax powder off the car... afternoon sent my bro to driving center for his driving test and it rained !@#$%^&*... anyway he passed and while I went to fetch him, it rained every heaviler.. hence he drives back and clean :P

Marcus Ng

2008-01-09T12:35:00.000+08:00

Sources from ST

Ex-teen actor starts jail term for insubordination in NS
By David Boey
FORMER teen actor Marcus Ng Yi Loong began his one-week jail term on Tuesday after he failed in his appeal to get the sentence for insubordination quashed. -- ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI
FORMER teen actor Marcus Ng Yi Loong, 21, began his one-week jail term on Tuesday after he failed in his appeal to get his sentence for insubordination quashed.
The High Court on Tuesday upheld the jail sentence meted out by a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) court martial in July last year. He was also reprimanded by a Military Court of Appeal for being rude to his superior.
This is the second time he has been hauled up since he started his military service in July 2006.
Ng, who holds the rank of Private, is perhaps best-known as the rebellious teen in the TV sitcom Phua Chu Kang.
Ng's troubles in the SAF began in October 2006 when his superiors at the SAF Medical Training Institute slapped him with four charges for offences including not obeying orders.
In February last year, while he was being investigated by the SAF legal process, Ng chased and argued aggressively with a 50-year-old woman Warrant Officer in his unit's Operations Room.
A Master Warrant Officer, a trained Commando, saw the altercation and intervened.
Ng rudely shrugged off the Master Warrant Officer's hand when he tried to calm the Private.
For this, Ng faced two more charges: one for insubordinate behaviour after the Operations Room argument, and another for improper conduct.
Last July, an SAF court martial found him guilty of these charges and sentenced him to seven days jail at the SAF Detention Barracks for each charge.
Unhappy with the sentence, Ng lodged a Notice of Appeal - a legal right for all SAF serviceman to seek redress - and was granted a hearing by a five-person panel chaired by Justice Choo Han Teck.
In the meantime, Ng was fined $500 for two of the earlier charges and acquitted on the other charges.
On Tuesday, Ng's defence lawyer, Mr Wendell Wong from Drew & Napier, said a jail term was 'the harshest punishment I've ever seen for this sort of offence'' and urged the panel to quash the convictions or impose a fine instead.
But Mr Luke Tan, head of Military Law at the Ministry of Defence, argued: 'This is akin to a case where a person is on bail. Has he learnt anything from it? No, he goes one up and goes after two other officers.'
'It would be inappropriate to give a little slap on the risk by imposing a fine as that would be of little consequence to him.''
Some 25 people, including Ng's mother, Madam Florence Tan, 58, were in court when the panel reached a unanimous decision to uphold the first charge and reduce the second sentence to a reprimand.
He appeared teary-eyed when led away to begin his sentence.

This guy over here was from the same unit as me. He had OOC from his medic course then and during that time, I was told by his instructor about his behavior and he was suppose to get transfered to my office as a TSS but my WSM send him to the OPs room instead. Had exchanged a few words with him actually, quite ok except for the fact that the way he talks and acts, you know he's from a rich family but to me its quite ok. Well, been waiting for charge since 06 and now he's finally charged, god bless him. Finish the 1 week term and be a good man once again =)

2008-01-08T17:15:00.000+08:00

Turtle Wax (Smell like shit to me)

Some pics after applying the wax

Cleaned the interior while waiting for the wax to dry

Before and after 1

Before and After 2

The Complete SHAGGED me

Ultra shagged, I complete the whole waxing in 4 hrs plus.. started from 1pm, I just came home to write this blog post. The turtle wax smells like crap, applying on the car itself was easy and simple. I was happily applying all over the car and then while waiting for it to dry, I proceed to clean the interior.

After the exterior dried up, I started to remove the wax and the clever me *as usual* I went to wet my cloth.. both of them and try to remove the wax. Results? I spend 3 hrs on just 1 door.. yes just 1. Then I realise OHHHH must use DRY cloth. So I had to went home to get a dry cloth to remove the rest... it was done in 1 hr with a dry one.. the whole car. Ultra shag, eyes pain cos the powdered like dried wax keep flying onto my face while I remove them -.- No pic for end result cos I'm simply to shagged =)

Those were the days...

2008-01-08T11:35:00.001+08:00

Was talking with my ex-camp mate earlier on about our days in Nee Soon camp while I was asking him to join me accompany my armourer to collect his IC. He started to ask him why this fella didn't clear so I said he used up the off and leaves already heh.

This kinda reminds us of the days when ORD was nearing, we would take the calendar to hide in one of the stores' to plan our OFF/Leave Clearance schedule. With medical appointment, public holidays and others *secrets*, we fully utilised the no. of days we could siam. Given abt 30+ to 40 days of off and leave, I managed to clear 3 months plus hehe thats the power!

Those days when I stay in the spec mess to play PS2 and pool.. *YES MUST PLAY MORE* cos $5 deducted from my army allowances each month no choice! The days when I standby the Junior PermStaff Mess to find that the messboi is playing or sleeping instead of doing his job. One fine day, my personal assistant and I went into the mess and gave it a complete makeover. Hurricane Enzo and *secret*! I think we flip everything in the room hahahaha it was so fun and evil but it had to be done to make the fella wake up his idea. I know he hates me for this but I gave him ample warnings.

The days when I and my men have to inspect courses which were ending to cleanup their rifles. The best behaving people were Medical Officer Cadets. The rest suxs, the worst was the Spec II medics as they has the mentality that they POP from SISPEC they are damn BIG. At the end of the day, you are a CPL now and worst still you are a trainee! Being there to supervise wasn't simple, I get trainees leaving their rifles lying around while they went off to elsewhere. This is a good opportunity to steal their rifles ^^ Trainees complaining to me that the armourer check is too strict that it cant be passed no matter how they clean the rifle. I actually had to grab one of their rifle and clean it myself, then ask em to bring to the armourer to check. It pass at 1st go =) To prove that it can be done, of course the armourer was ignorant of this else it wouldnt be fair.

I had this SPEC II medic trainee who draw armoury keys that can access the locks to rifle racks. He left it on the door where construction workers were just outside. After I hid the key, he start to panic claiming he left the key on the table. I asked him several times and his attitude got worst when he started to shout. Nevertheless, I show him the key and told him it was left on the door and it shouldn't be like this. 2 options given, do physical or I report to the Duty Officer. If he shown repentance.. I would had given him a chance but he was screaming and showing attitude to me and my men.

Well those days were over, I had my share of fun and laughter, torture and hell.

女人心，海底针

2008-01-08T11:18:00.000+08:00

就如我的标题写的，女人心，海底针。要了解女人的心就好比在一片大海捞针。有时候觉得更男人说说笑笑会比较自然，不必经过大脑的聊一聊。女人的心，是男人花一辈子的时间去也摸索不到的。有人说，当女人说不要的时候，其实她心里是想着相反的。做男人还真是难啊。。。。

The weather is ever changing...

2008-01-08T11:15:00.000+08:00

Crappy morning, woke up by the alarm of my bro handphone !@#$%^&*... intended to go for a run after that and after I changed, it started to rain zzz So I went to the market to help my mom instead of running then go find her :/

The rain got worst and I actually intended to wax chubby this afternoon. Lets hope it stops later

sian.......

Whats for dinner?

2008-01-07T16:26:00.000+08:00

This is what we are having for dinner today. Yes I cook, but I'm still learning ^^. Basically, I can only cook and wash the ingredients. Picking and some cuttings are still to be done by my mom hahaha else u might get some odd shaped dishes on the table

Chubbys clean and green

2008-01-07T15:14:00.000+08:00

Finished bathing chubby, after a few days of getting drenched under the rain and the next few days it kept raining so I dragged washing her until today. The dried up water spot all over the car was irritating, had to get rid of em today so I did.

What's next to do... hmmmm

Been getting this slight sharp pain in my arm... guess its the old injuries during NS. (Actually got it during Ice Skating with my fren and fell down) Although the crack in the bone healed, the pain is still there every now and then.... it comes whenever I position my waist at certain angle. ARGH too bad I'm out of NS, no more free medications and doctor consulting =D Given a choice, I would still choose my pink I/C anytime.

Change of plans

2008-01-07T13:08:00.000+08:00

Had to accompany mom to the bank in the morning so I didn't actually get to run. As for car wash, guess it would be at the later afternoon since I just got back from the market bleahz

feeling kinda dull and down lately... haiz

After a game...

2008-01-07T03:21:00.000+08:00

I finished one round of dota with my camp mate and he's off to sleep hehe. Did some updates, small ones on the bloggie. Tmr most likely going for a morning run and wash chubby.. haven been washing her for days as it was raining and after getting drenched in the rain, she is sooooooooooooooooooooo dirty. Its time to give her a good bubble wash.

Recently, I start to listen to fish leong's album and I found some of them quite nice, I like the the they present the MV and the lyrics is quite meaningful. Time for a K session =/

Probably going to la kopi with some frens @ plaza, the 1 month holidays is coming to an end and I spent the whole month at home heh.. talking about loneliness.

Sleepless nights

2008-01-07T02:07:00.000+08:00

As usual, I cant fuking sleep! Always have this problem.. been feeling depressed lately, guess its because school is starting soon. I think I better consult a doctor for sleeping pills... feeling like crap when I lie down on the bed and stare on the roof after hours trying to sleep.

实际的爱情

2008-01-06T20:47:00.000+08:00

这几天，都呆在家里没事做。。闲着没事就胡思乱想着。最近朋友遇到感情问题，也让我想了许多事情。对我来说，爱人是痛苦的，被爱才是幸福的。我也不相信天长地久，因为人会因时间而改变的，这是一个不变的道理。对她说“我爱你一生一世”，没有多加的想一想，可能会觉得很浪漫。如果花一点时间想一想，你会发现这是骗人的。有谁会知道明天会发生什么事呢? 我不喜欢开空头支票，这样只是在欺骗对方的感情。也不需要刻意地去改变自己来配合对方，如果她不能接受真正的你，这样更本没有意义。在一起就是要快乐，如果不快乐的话，不如早点结束彼此的痛苦。爱一个人就要懂得如何让她得到幸福，也要懂得放手。时间也是最好的良药。

A nice place for family and frens to gather

2008-01-06T17:33:00.000+08:00

My dad actually found this nice beach side with little people and nice scenary along changi. We went to maxwell food center to grab some food to bring along to this beach. It's located along the stretch of road where you can see the airport's runway. Very nice straight road make u feel like flooring the accelerator but... there's a police car beside me ^^

Changi Ferry Beach

Cycling tracks

Nice Scenary

That's tekong! The land of BOTAKS!

People fishing

Ferry terminal

Curry puff from old airport road food center

It started to rain not long after we reach there so we went to old airport road to grab some foodies instead. I went to buy this curry puff that I seen from an online food blog which recommends good food. It is indeed good, normally I do not take curry puff, only sardines. This is an exception =)

Oh ya, there is this Hum Ji Peng stall @ maxwell food center, $1 for 6 pieces and the cool part is, you can actually fried them yourself LOL quite entertaining

小莎

2008-01-05T18:17:00.000+08:00

今天我的心却老飞去九宵云外。

我习惯了自言自语，

习惯了深呼吸让自己维持正常呼吸，

更習惯了转过身无止境的玩自闭。

Its over

2008-01-05T17:24:00.000+08:00

The rain has finally stop.. I always hate the rainy days. Hmmm now that I got the fundings, gonna go down to eastgear to check our the GPS systems :/ Guess I have to live on breads for the next few months in school hee hee hee.

Was surfing car forums and I came across this statement being made by one of the forumers.

"I bet astronauts in space can not only see the Great wall of China, but also the Great ERP gantries of S'pore"

How true... the cost of car usage has been rising.. too fast you see. In august, I pumped shell 95 @ $1.7. Now, it has rose to $2. More ERP gantries up, infact if you seen my previous post, everything goes up, food, water, electric, gst and ERP~. Of course our salaries doesn't go up (Although Im still a student). I wonder what is life going to become of in another decade's time.

The funding is finally here

2008-01-05T15:22:00.000+08:00

Just collected my busary and my funding for my GPS is finally here!!! YEAH~

Woke up @ 12pm today so I didn't went for my run and wash chubby, anyway it rained on my way back so I was lucky not to had wash chubby.

Random thoughts

2008-01-05T03:21:00.000+08:00

I was meddling with my cupboard just now and I came across my Number 4 Uniform... hmm reminds me of my "green" days 2 yrs back. As an obese, I had to take the longer route of 6 months BMT. For those who do not know how long it is, lets make it simple and easy... I have seen 2 batches of POP and 3 batches of recruit of my neighbour company. Yes its that long.. 3 months for weight losing and 3 months for normal BMT training. The only good thing I can think of is the frequent bookout on fridays. The worst.... saigang warriors.. we were expected to do things like helping out in POP parades (can u feel the same as us when the batches that enter BMT pop right infront of you and you still got months to go), guard duties, most companies POP together in batches so the whole island is basically empty which means we have to take up all the guard duty. I remember our company being allocated about 2 weeks of duties straight. I volunteered for 1 duty standing as a sentry which was so bored! There is these people who actually thinks catching a illegal immigrant will grant them off days.. wishful thinkings. Anyhow in my whole NS life, I only did that one and only guard duty. I was allocated 2 backup duties in case the duty personnel is not available I'm suppose to replace him. I was lucky that I didn't get sabortage by anyone. But it cost me $40 each time I need to take cab down to report at the ferry terminal and cab home after all duty personnel attendance were confirmed.

During SITEST where all recruits with diploma qualification and above were required to participate, it is meant as a leadership test when we would route march 12km or 16km I forgotten to our destination where we setup our campsite. I had a bad flu during that fieldcamp and it was raining everyday. I had to pull my body during the routemarch walking rounds and rounds on the island. The routemarchs seems longer than the normal ones and my sgt was happily killing mosquitoes by slapping his cap on our backs. The combat rations weren't consumable, taste like shit and it actually make you think the shitty cookhouse food heavenly when compared. Out of my whole platoon, only 7 managed to survive the whole fieldcamp while the rest falled out during the routemarch. I survived the 3 days fieldcamp on a packet of fruitbar as the food suxs and I didn't want to use the "toilet".

I remember during the 7th month, one of my section mate told me that there was a lady standing on the tree just outside the window... and I'm sleeping right next to the window with the forest behind my company. The next morning, I felt this cold breeze glazing thru my body and I found myself unable to move staring at the roof. Then I heard this female voice saying something which I couldn't make out. Anyway it was really a bad experience. My neighbour section actually saw someone sleeping on the last bed which was suppose to be empty.

When the final routemarch of 24km finally came, I bundled my leg with plasters, sticking them on my whole feet to reduce blisters during the march. It really works, but the pain comes when I tried to remove them as it sticks on to my skin.

After POPing, I was posted to Sembawang camp for a 4 months course. Sure was glad to see some of my platoons and company mates there. Been there done that, had our fair share of fun and torture. During our field camp, my detail actually has the most PAI KA PAI CHUI (hand n leg injured, cannot do a thing), hence during the guard duty at nite, each detail was suppose to volunteer 2 people and guess what, I'm the only 2 people in my detail who was abled -.- There goes my sleep. My indian warrent officer went off in his rover using a loudhailer playing a female voice to scare the duty personnels.... it was funny that the duty personnel actually cut short their routes lol

After the 4 months, I was posted to Nee Soon camp alone. By the time I posted there, my upperstudy has already cleared his OFF and Leaves (6 months worth)!! I was then allocated to this malay storeman who acts and speaks like a chow ah gua. He always try to think of a way to tekan me thinking that he has a rank, yea LCP. I didn't get promoted immediately after course.. it goes slowly real slow. There is this indian WO that tried to give me extras for some key sign out issue and my officer helped me to settle. I was grateful to him.. very. The politics in there was seriously bad and after the armourer sgt left, I was left alone and that was when I learn how to protect myself. Managed to know great medic instructors and doctors in there. Some of my storemen were great.. just some...

oh well thats all for now.. tmr I still have to go for my daily run, wash up chubby and then collect my bursary :/

I'm awake...

2008-01-05T03:06:00.000+08:00

very much awake... as much as I want to sleep, I can't. Yes I have difficulties getting to sleep at night. Sleep late, wake up early.. it has always been like this. I'm actually gaming now after tossing on the bed for a couple of hours. Was reading blogs and I came across this lady who is actually the sister of my NP mate.. what a small world -.-

Check out the Number of UPs in price

2008-01-04T21:03:00.000+08:00

2007

Jan: All diesel-driven vehicles to undergo smoke test. Jan: NUH’s A&E fee raised from $70 to $80. Jan: Skilled Foreign workers levy raised by $50, from $100 to $150, for all sectors. Jan 26: SMU Law Course to cost more, NUS says it may increase fees too.

Feb: KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital hikes ward treatment fees. Feb 14: Tax penalties from GST audits could increase. With the hike in Goods and Services Tax (GST) by two percentage points, tax analysts said tax penalties arising from businesses making mistakes in GST audits may also increase.

Feb 25: Sunny Cove: Fees to Pulau Hantu Raised - As of 24th February 2007 (Saturday), the operator had increased the price for the chartering of boat to local water. With the price hike, all courses conducted at local water will be subjected to the increase from 25th February 2007 (Sunday) onwards.

Feb 25: Eldershield premiums to go up by year’s end. April 1: Singapore Medical Association withdraws guidelines on fees. Doctors now have more flexibility to adjust their fees, following a decision by the Singapore Medical Association (SMA) to withdraw its guidelines on fees, as of 1 April.

April 1: URA increase fees for Housing Developers’s Licence – from between $500 to $8,000.

April 2: NUS revise car park charges.

April 8: Means testing for hospital admission to start within a year. Subsidised patients that stay more than five days in a public hospital can expect some questions about their income.

April 11: Ikea to start charging customers for plastic bags. (ST, 11 April, 2007)

April 25: The Singapore American School increased tuition fees by between $425 and $1,000.

April: Within hours of each other, the four petrol companies in Singapore - First Shell, then Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC), ExxonMobil and lastly Chevron - each revised its prices. The retail price of petrol and diesel rose by 10 cents. (Electric New Paper)

May 12: Inflation heads for a higher plane. For now, the major public concern is a rise in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 5% to 7% in July, which is likely to exacerbate the series of worrying price increases over the past year. (Littlespeck) http://www.littlespeck.com/content/lifestyle/CTrendsLifestyle-070512.htm

May 14: NUH increase ward charges for B2 and C-class wards by $2, increases of 4 and 8 per cent.

May 23: DBS raises its e-transaction fee for initial public offering (IPO) applications. Retail investors who applied for IPO shares launched on or after that date, through the local bank’s ATMs and Internet banking, were surprised that they now have to pay $2.

May 29: New fee hikes at public hospitals and polyclinics. A NEW round of fee hikes is underway at most public hospitals and some polyclinics. Subsidised patients at four public hospitals will now pay $24 or $25 for every visit to a specialist clinic, up from about $21. All 18 polyclinics, which used to charge a standard consultation fee of $8 for adults, now charge anything from $8-$8.80. (link) May: From milk to Milo, cooking oil to coffee, canned foods, processed foods, wheat products and more, prices have been rising recently at supermarkets and hypermarts here.

June 1: Prices of milk go up. The price increase for condensed milk ranged from $0.10 to $0.50, which means the prices for some brands of condensed milk have gone up by nearly 45 per cent. The price increase for evaporated milk ranged from $0.15 to $0.47, marking a percentage increase of between 18 per cent to 48 per cent.

June 4: Online hosiery shop increases price. There will be a overall price increase on 4th June 2007 for all brands due to increased cost of yarns and cost of shipping.

June 6: Even before the Nets fee hike kicks in, a shoe shop in Parkway Parade has already started charging customers extra to cover the increase.

June 7: Wholesale price of ducks goes up. The wholesale price of ducks has increased by 20 cents a kilogram.

June 7: Eggs price increase. Eggs now cost between 17 cents and 18 cents each.

June 29: Rental space rents rise. Islandwide, rents at Grade A malls have moved up by between 5-7 per cent in the first half of this year and could increase by another 5-6 per cent by end-2007, analysts said. (Business Times, June 29, 2007)

June 29: Fees up by 14% on average at NUS. Two days before the higher 7-per-cent GST kicked in on July 1, prospective students of the continuing education arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS) received news that fees for many courses had gone up — by an average 14 per cent.

July 1st: GST increased from 5% to 7%. July 1st: THE Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) and market leader ExxonMobil became the first companies to raise pump prices at their petrol stations following the GST hike. The two companies increased prices across the board for their three grades of petrol and diesel by 0.23 cents to 0.33 cents per litre from 7am. Caltex will be increasing its pump prices on Monday.

(ST, July 1, 2007) 1st: NETS announced a price hike for its Electronic Funds Transfer Point-of-Sale (EFTPOS) and CashCard Services to between 1.5% and 1.8%.

July 1st: Pasir Ris – Punggol Town Council revise penalties for late payment of S&C charges to 2% and absorb 7% GST.

July 1st: Cigarette prices up as bar ban kicks in. Tobacco companies raised the prices of popular brands by an average of 40 cents. This brought the price of a 20-stick pack of Marlboro or Dunhill cigarettes, for example, to $11.60. (AsiaOne)

July 3: Resale price index for HDB flats rise 2.9% from 3 months before.

July 4: The Committee Against GST Profiteering (CAP) has found price changes to be generally moderate since the announcement of the GST increase in November 2006.

July 10: Changi General Hospital increases A&E charges. Following in the wake of earlier hikes by the National University Hospital and Alexandra Hospital, CGH this month increased its A&E attendance fee by $10 — or 15 per cent — to $75. For the B2 and C-class wards, the daily treatment fee went up by $1, representing a 6-to-10-per-cent increment. The daily ward charge for B2 wards also rose by $1, or 2 per cent.

July 11: Starhub raise prices for cable tv packages. SCV subscribers pay $4 more across the board.

July 11: The Committee Against GST Profiteering has received 33 complaints in the past six months about price increases, all dealing with food items. About 10 cases involve chain businesses.

(ST, July 11, 2007) July 15: Electricity tariffs to be raised by almost 9% for July to September.

July 18: Govt raises development charge from 50% to 70% for new building projects from 50 per cent to 70 per cent of the increase in value of the land.

July 21: HDB rents at 10-year high. For the first time in recent memory, monthly rents for some HDB flats have pushed northwards of $2,000 in leases signed in the last couple of months.

(ST, 21 July 2007) July 25: Hospital bills up 10% to 30% across all ward classes.

July: July inflation hits 2.6%, highest in over 12 years. July (CPI): Housing costs increased 4.9 per cent because of higher housing maintenance charges, electricity tariffs and rented accommodation costs.

(ST, Aug 23, 2007) July (CPI): Food prices went up by 1.4 per cent, mainly due to dearer cooked food, fresh fish, fruits, vegetables and milk powder.

July (CPI): Transport and communication prices moved up by 1 per cent, reflecting mainly dearer petrol and higher car prices.

July (CPI): The index for education and stationery rose by 2.1 per cent as a result of higher fees at commercial institutions and universities.

July (CPI): Prices of clothing and footwear increased by 3.9 per cent.

July (CPI): Health care cost rose by 2.2 per cent on account of dearer chinese herbs and higher charges for general medical consultation and dental treatment.

Aug 2: SBS, SMRT seeking bus, train fare increases. If approved, transport fares could rise by up to three cents from October.

Aug 2: Singapore Airlines raises fuel surcharge – from between US$2, US$5 and US$9.

Aug 6: ERP rates at Orchard, YMCA and Fort Canning Tunnel to go up. From August 6, cars passing the Orchard, YMCA and Fort Canning Tunnel gantries will be charged an additional $0.50. That makes it $1 per entry. Rates for motorcycles will also double to $0.50. Goods vehicles and small buses will now be charged $1.50. Heavy goods vehicles and big buses will be charged $2.

Aug 7: Student made to pay adult fare.

Aug 7: Cost of living in S’pore getting higher compared to neighbours. Singapore retains its 9th position out of 41 Asian locations as the most costly city. (CNA)

Aug 7: Car insurance premiums likely to increase. Higher premium rates for car insurance look almost certain, after the motor sector suffered a second consecutive quarter of losses. Rises could be between 5 and 10 per cent, according to one insurer, as the industry battles higher claims. (AsiaOne, ST, Aug 7, 2007)

Aug 8: 17% hike in Delifrance’s tuna croissant sandwich, from $5.05 to $5.90. Aug 10: Change of supplier sees spike in price of medicine. A 80ml bottle of Minoxi 5 from Trima Pharmaceutical used to cost $38.50. This time round, the price was $45.50 for a 60ml bottle. Going by volume, the price increase was a hefty 57.6 per cent. (ST Forum, Aug 10, 2007)

Aug 13: Up to 30% levy imposed on hotel room revenues during F1 race. The Trade and Industry Ministry (MTI) has decided a levy of 30 per cent for hotels on the trackside, and 20 per cent for others.

Aug 23: More ERP gantries, extended hours.

Aug 24: By Aug 24, the Committee Against GST Profiteering had received 115 complaints on alleged GST profiteering. In the first two weeks of July, after the GST increase came into effect, 49 complaints were received, surpassing the 30 complaints received in May. (ST, Aug 29, 2007)

Aug 27: Singapore raises 2007 inflation forecast to 1-2 per cent. Singapore’s central bank confirmed an apparent off-the-cuff remark by Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang in parliament that inflation would come in at 1-2 percent this year, above the government’s previous forecast of 0.5-1.5 percent. (Reuters)

Aug 29: Middle-aged suicide rate up. In 2003, there were 14 suicides (of men in their 40s and 50s) per 100,000. In 2006, it went up to 19 per 100,000. For women, there were 8 per 100,000. In 2006, it went up to 13 per 100,000. (TODAY, Aug 29, 2007)

Aug 29: Storage boom as rents rise. Companies which provide self-storage facilities are reporting a rise in rentals by foreigners as rising rental prices force more of them to downsize. (The Electric New Paper, Aug 29, 2007)

Aug 31: Government raises property development charges. For non-landed residential use, the charge was raised by an average of 58 percent with prime areas like Cantonment Road seeing the biggest jump of 112 percent. Areas seeing the highest increase (of over 100 percent) include Telok Ayer, Maxwell, Shenton, Anson and South Bridge Road.

(CNA) Sept 1st: New dog licensing rules. To discourage dog owners from keeping unlicensed dogs, allowing their dogs to stray or not muzzling dogs of breeds2 that are required to be muzzled in a public place (eg, the Rottweiller or Mastiff); the maximum fine for such offences has been raised from $500 to $5,000.

Sept 5: Esso won’t go public on fuel price changes. IF YOU are an Esso customer, you will not know if the price of your fuel has changed until you drive right up to a pump. ExxonMobil - the biggest player here with 74 out of the total of about 200 stations - has adopted a new policy against revealing changes in pump prices to the media. Neither does it display prices at station entrances. (Straits Times, Sept 5, 2007)

Sept 11: Adult EZ-link fares for buses upped from October. From 1 October, adult EZ-link fares for buses will increase by between one and two cents. But there will be no increase for train fares. (CNA)

Sept 12: Special needs school raise fees by 100%. I was shocked to receive a letter in July stating that school fees would increase by 100 per cent from this month. No other institution - even private schools - operates in this manner by increasing its fees by 100 per cent. (Letter to ST forum)

Sept 13: Employers to buy medical insurance for foreign workers. From January next year (2008), employers will have to buy and maintain insurance for the medical expenses of all foreign workers on Work Permit or S Pass.

(CNA) Sept 25: Electricity tariffs to go up because of higher oil prices. Barely 2 months after the increase of 9% in July, electricity tariffs will again go up later this year because of higher oil prices. SP Services said electricity tariffs will be raised by an average of 0.86 cent, or 4.29 percent, per kilowatt-hour, for the three months from October to December.

(CNA) Sept 25: Cosmetics costing more? Taking a hit from the Goods and Services Tax hike, prices of consumer products in Singapore grew at a pace not seen since 1994.

(TODAY) Sept 27: Gardenia loaf of bread cost 5% more in three months. “Yesterday we found out that its price has soared to $2. If you work that out against the original $1.90, it means that the total price increased is 5.3 per cent in three months.”

(Letter to ST forum page.) Sept 29: Why higher fees for vacant flat? “MY LATE grandfather, who was the sole owner and occupier of a three-room HDB flat, had been paying $38 a month in conservancy fees to the town council. His estate now has to pay $55 a month (a 45 per cent increase) for the vacant flat, the reason being that the $38 concessionary charge no longer applies as it is now unoccupied.”

(Letter to ST Forum Page)(link) Sept: Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society to increase fees from between $5 to $10 due to the society becoming a GST-registered entity. Oct: Starhub Cable TV sports channels subscribers pay $10 more.

Oct 1: Public transport fare increase takes effect.

Oct 1: Private home prices in Q3 up by 8%: URA flash estimate. The prices of private residential property in Singapore increased by eight per cent in the third quarter of this year..

(CNA) Oct 1: HDB resale prices up by 6.5% in Q3: HDB’s flash estimate. Public housing resale prices went up by 6.5 percent in the third quarter of this year, compared to the previous three months.

(CNA) Oct 1: Petrol, diesel price up 3-5 cents. At 10am, Caltex increased its petrol and diesel prices by 3 cents a litre, while Shell upped its rates by 5 cents a litre. By 3pm, Singapore Petroleum Co followed suit by raising its pump rates by 5 cents a litre. The increase is the fifth upward revision since July, as crude oil prices hover at record levels above US$80 a barrel.

(AsiaOne) Oct 1: Hotel room rates expected to go up by 25% in Q4. Hotel room rates in Singapore in the fourth quarter are expected to be 25 per cent higher than that of last year, according to industry players.

(CNA) Oct 3: The price of chickens has risen by 20 to 50 per cent here since last week, caused by the wholesale price hike from Malaysia, among the factors, according to media reports. (Bernama)

Oct 4: Queensway Shopping Centre, Sim Lim Square and sky-high rentals in Singapore. As the leases are expiring about now, get ready for a radical change in Sim Lim Square, the highest�rentals for the shops selling the lowest margin products ever.

(C Net Asia) Oct 19: SIA ups fuel surcharge by between $3 and $9. The new charges, which are between $3 and nearly $9 more than the current surcharges, will apply to tickets issued from Oct 24 and to both SIA and SilkAir flights.

(TODAY) Oct 20: Price of flour up 30%. The price of flour has increased again, but this time it has gone up by thirty percent. This is the biggest ever hike, according to industry watchers. From January, it will cost 20 cents more to buy a loaf of bread.

(CNA) Oct 22: Caltex petrol, diesel prices up. AMERICAN oil company Chevron raised pump prices of its Caltex petrol and diesel by five cents a litre on Monday - the sixth increase since July and the second in about a fortnight. The others - Shell, ExxonMobil and Singapore Petroleum - are likely to do likewise in the coming days. Chevron’s move brings its pump prices to record levels.

(Straits Times) Oct 26: Private home prices up 8.3% in Q3. Singapore private home prices rose 8.3 percent between July and September to their highest level in a decade.

(Asia One) Oct 27: Prices of HDB resale flats keep accelerating. ‘As at end-September, the HDB resale price index has increased by about 11 per cent since the start of the year,’ the HDB said. For five-room flats, the median resale price in Queenstown is the highest at $603,000, followed by Marine Parade at $560,000 and Bukit Merah at $530,000.

(Straits Times) Oct 28: Singapore raises noodle prices. Starting Nov. 1, the price of noodles in Singapore will increase 20 percent to 30 per cent, the Singapore Noodles Manufacturers’ Association announced on Sunday.

(AHN News) Oct 30: ERP rates going up again for third time this year. Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates are going up again for the third time this year. There will also be new gantries erected. From November 5, motorists will pay $3.50 from 7:30am to 8:00am. The amount charged goes up to $5.00 between 8:30am and 9:00am. This is a $1.50 increase in the 8:30am to 9:00am period since February this year.

(CNA) Oct 30: 100 bakeries to raise bread prices by up to 20%. OVER 100 bakeries have indicated that they will be raising bread prices by up to 20 per cent, following a jump in flour prices.

(Straits Times) Nov 2: Expect steep hikes in tyre, wheel and battery prices. BESIDES record fuel prices and higher Electronic Road Pricing rates, motorists must prepare to pay more for batteries, tyres and wheels. The Singapore Motor Tyre Dealers Association is preparing to announce sizeable price hikes, with battery prices going up by as much as 50 to 70 per cent. Tyre prices will go up by 20 to 30 per cent, and wheels by 10 to 20 per cent, the association’s assistant secretary, Mr Robert Tng, told The Straits Times.

(Straits Times) Nov 5: A TRIP to the supermarket will cost more now than it did at the beginning of the year. A Straits Times check on a random basket of basic goods sold at supermarkets here revealed price increases in almost every category, from fresh chicken to coffee and milk formula.

(Straits Times) Nov 5: Prices for Singapore Petroleum Company Limited (SPC) motor gasoline across all three grades and diesel will be increased by seven cents per litre. (SPC)

Nov 8: Raffles Place retailers face space crunch, soaring rents. A recent study by property consultant Cushman & Wakefield found rent rises of up to 24 per cent over the past two years in the area. (Straits Times)

Nov 23: Singapore’s October CPI up 3.6% on-year, 1.3% on-month. Singapore’s October consumer prices rose 3.6 percent from a year earlier after an increase in the Goods and Services Tax (GST), government data showed on Friday.

(CNA) Nov 29: Pump prices increase by 5 cents. All four oil companies — Shell, Caltex, ExxonMobil and Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) — have increased pump prices for petrol and diesel by five cents. In the past 11 months, the price of petrol has shot up nine times and twice just in this month alone.

(CNA) Nov 29: Second Link toll charges to go up next year. VEHICLES from Singapore crossing into Johor via the Second Link Expressway will have to pay higher tolls from Jan 1, the Malaysian government announced yesterday. Passenger cars using the Second Link route will have to pay RM10.80 (S$4.60) next year, compared with RM8.40 now.

(Asia One) Dec 9: Price of luncheon meat soar, from $1 to as high as $3. Prices of luncheon meat have been on the rise since August when the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) rejected and destroyed a consignment of canned pork products from two food processing plants in China. (New Paper)

Dec 10: ComfortDelgro raises taxi fares. Commuters will pay between 18 per cent and 49 per cent more for a taxi ride home from the city from 5pm to midnight. (Straits Times)

(CNA) Dec 11: SCHOOL bus fares will go up by at least $5 to $10 in January, sparked by the increase in diesel prices in recent months.

(Straits) Dec 14: Singapore’s second-largest taxi operator SMRT will be raising its fares from next Friday, December 21. The changes are in line with the adjustments made by market leader ComfortDelGro which will be increasing fares from December 17.

(CNA) Dec 14: Hike in POSB coins charge excessive. “IN THE past, whenever I made a deposit or withdrawal in coins, I paid $5 in service charge for every $500. Now, I have to pay $15 for every $500. So if I changed $1,000 into coins, I would lose $30.”

(ST Forum Page) Dec 14: Adjustment rate for housing loan changed unilaterally. “This unilateral change in adjustment rate is an increase in effective interest on the loan, and it is done without changing the loan interest rates. Is it fair for banks to offer adjustment rates as a ‘feature’ to woo customers but, six months into the loan, unilaterally reduce the benefits of the feature?”

(ST Forum Page) Dec 14: Hike in luggage surcharge wasn’t publicized. “When they were at the check-in counter, they were informed that the overweight charge was $20, not $8, and if they did not pay up they would not get their boarding passes. They had no choice but to pay.”

(ST Forum Page) Dec 20: Potong Pasir to raise S&C charges. THE opposition-held Potong Pasir ward is raising its service and conservancy (S&C) charges for the first time in a decade. Residents there will pay between $2.50 and $8 more a month, depending on the size of their HDB flat.

(Straits Times) Dec 20: Expect to pay more for food from next month. SINGAPOREANS should brace themselves for a sharp hike in food prices starting from New Year’s Day, which could affect anything from curry puffs to ice cream.

(Asia One) Dec 28: Electricity tariffs to go up. Highest since 2001. From next month (Jan 2008), electricity tariffs will go up nearly 6 per cent, to 22.62 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh).

(Straits Times) 2007: HDB ups valuation and administrative fees for valuation report of flats. This is to include the new 7% GST.

Hard Decision

2008-01-04T13:55:00.000+08:00

This fella here is actually an upsize version of 53CL... standing at 4.3". Coming out at a promotional price of $599 which is just a $100 dollar more than 53CL... it looks tempting for the sake of my poor eyesight -.- But it seems to be using an older model chipset... Paying $100 more for an upsize, I wonder if its worth the $.... hmmm anyway GPS is a MUST get else I would keep hollanding in Singapore :P

Schedule for semester 2

2008-01-04T11:13:00.000+08:00

Tentatively, this is what I have planned for my semester 2 schedule squeezing all lessons and tutorials in 3 days leaving 2 days empty ^^ It seems abit tight as in 5 examinable modules -.- The only thing I didn't like is the holes in between each lessons but I couldn't cover them up since there were no other alternatives. If everything goes well, I get all my bids and balloting done this should be my ideal schedule.

How true...

2008-01-03T21:01:00.000+08:00

Freaking bad day....

2008-01-03T13:33:00.000+08:00

Today wasn't a really good day for me.. frankly speaking the holidays wasn't good to start with in the 1st place. I spend the whole month staying home doing nothing. Morning had a light drizzle and I still proceed for my daily run. I had intentions to wash chubby up as it was in the rain yesterday when I had to pick up my dad. Now the best thing appears.. there is this idiot parking his lousy small pic of suzuki swift (SU SU KI, SU UNTIL U KI SIAO) at the washing bay SLEEPING.. WTH! I went home without washing but I didn't forget to keep horning all the way in the carpark to disturb that B@stard.

I had thoughts of dropping school for now. My family has been rather unsupportive and I'm getting tired and stressed up with school. My last semester result wasn't exactly that good although I managed a clear pass for all modules. I have lost all the passion and mood for it. As the only student from my group of poly elites to switch from engineering to computing, I had to struggle alone while making new frens thruout the course who either drop school or switch course. In the end, after a big round... I'm all alone again. Time to plan for my future... work or study.. my heart say study, my mind tell me to work.

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T00:02:00.000+08:00

Happy 2008 =)

Holy crap

2007-12-31T16:52:00.000+08:00

The carpark was being wash and I realised my car boot was so dirty from the dripping water from higher floors.... ARGH so much for washing the car early in the morning....

A shag monday morning and New Yr Eve

2007-12-31T12:32:00.000+08:00

My Equipments + 2 Clothes

After a bubble wash

After washing off the shampoo

After Washing off Shampoo

After Drying exterior

After drying exterior

After cleaning interior

My Pilot Seat

Time to go home....

Today woke up early in the morning to go for a morning jog... its a rare sunny day and I'm not going to miss it. After a round at the neighbourhood, I proceed to wash my car. My skin has been peeling real bad... guess its due to the often washing of car this month. I bathed chubby at least 15 times in this month due to the rainy season.

Its a shagged exercise but a fulfilling one =)

OMG Its a sunday....

2007-12-30T18:56:00.000+08:00

Goodness its Sunday and I actually thought its a monday -.- Guess my hibernation at home has been long.. too long =)

时间爱情

2007-12-30T15:33:00.000+08:00

有些人交往了好多年
以為一切都像自己想的一樣那麼美好
覺得自己可以為了對方改變
也覺得她會為了你改變
但是我們都忘了
我們都只是平凡人
從小到大的習慣要改變怎麼可能那麼容易
改變要靠自己
可能突然想通了一些事
所以決定要改變
就是因為這樣
所以我們一直不斷的尋找對的那個人
以前談戀愛都希望可以跟這個人在一起很久
一直到最後都還是牽著她的手
現在想法改變了
覺得其實談戀愛就享受當下
不要想未來過好每一天就好
但是也要保護自己
你跟她的未來就交給時間吧!!

Old Airport Road Food Center

2007-12-29T22:22:00.000+08:00

http://ieatishootipost.blogspot.com/search/label/9%20Old%20Airport%20Road%20Food%20Centre

Went there for dinner today and the food center is soooo hugh so many to choose from.. so whats new? I sinned again ^^

Make a choice!

2007-12-29T14:27:00.000+08:00

Garmin Nuvi 300 Holux GPSmile 53CL

No doubt garmin is the best dedicated GPS around the world comparing to a Made in Taiwan holux. Although both of em seems to have almost the same functionality but Garmin sure price higher -.- Original maps from Garmin are pricey and it losts out to the malsing maps provided free from the malsing community consisting of malaysian and singaporean contributors. However, one would need to contribute to get the latest updates unlock code to be able to utilise the maps. Another thing is Garmin original map do not update as frequent.

As for holux, it provide FREE updates for their map and the maps used are from SLA (Singapore Land Authority) which means it is the best there is out there. However, it will lost out when you intend to use it up north to the Malsing maps.

Garmin design looks sleeker with a nice branding as well but the cost and map contributing to malsing is detering me from getting it. Holux with free updates and lower price with the same functions seems to be a good buy.

I need a GPS!

2007-12-27T17:47:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I was suppose to pick up my dad at sin ming but I didn't recognise the way there. I follow the road instruction he gave and I end up over at Yio chu kang 1st, did a u turn back to lornie area and end up at novena square, did another turn end up at KKH -.- Was ultra fedup already and finally got to the right place after a bit of time. This is once again proven that I need a god damn GPS to guide me on the road.

This morning they actually woke me up at 6am to go orchard area for breakfast zzzz I only slept 3 hrs shag shag shag I need my beauty sleep!

Sin Sin Sin!!!!!

2007-12-25T17:30:00.000+08:00

sin sin sins! Food food food! Seems to be gaining some weight this few days with all the foods.. Guess I have to stop all of these and start to run more. I have a target to meet and it shall be met!

But then again, lets enjoy for the current moment =)

WTH!!

2007-12-24T22:39:00.000+08:00

Kenna pwned! She even got blog and it has links to some cute gers from J Team lolx

Adding on

2007-12-24T21:12:00.000+08:00

Forgot to post the konniyaku pic :x

X`mas Eve

2007-12-24T17:32:00.000+08:00

Nothing special, woke up in the morning to go for a run and then after went to wash the car... it wasn't a really good day tho.

In the afternoon, my mom decided to get some beacons, ham and sausage for dinner. So I drive over to aunty lucy with her to get the stuffs for dinner. Now I really hate people who cycle on the roads, especially kids.. if they were sent flying by cars they can only blame themselves. As the road sides were full of cars, I had to cross over to the middle of the roads and out of nowhere this malay kid cycle out from the front of the cars on the roadside.. best part he was looking elsewhere instead of checking if the road is clear. If I were to hit him, I would check if my ride was scratched instead of helping him, he doesn't deserve it stupid kid.

After shopping, went home in a rush to prepare the foods.. ham, beacon, sausage, roast chicken and konniyaku. I got splattered all over by oil while cooking the ham.. zzzz but at least I finish cooking them with my mom ^^.

Although it wasn't anything big, but its a small Xmas gathering with my family

Merry X`mas to all and a happy new year. Not to forget 2 more days to results =) good luck bros and sisters from NUS.

Sinful

2007-12-23T22:05:00.000+08:00

very very sinful~ I just went to bukit timah to buy satay.. guess I have to run more to make up for it. heex

Vtec Powered Hamster

2007-12-23T20:07:00.000+08:00

ultra cute!

Another Week Down

2007-12-23T13:54:00.000+08:00

Week by week pass by and school holidays is ending soon.. real soon. You feel like crap hibernating at home but you will feel more crap going back to school to suffer hell! My mom actually went to market and buy durians again. Now once again the smell is stuck in the car again -.-

Darn it

2007-12-22T16:39:00.000+08:00

I scalded my hands again !@#$%^&*.... forgotten the wok is still hot and I used my hand to touch it hahahaha crap Anyway this is for dinner... when I say I cook, I meant homefares, not any fanciful dishes :P

The cat gave birth

2007-12-22T16:03:00.000+08:00

There was these 2 cats on the 1st floor one black and one white, normally the white one was locked up in the cage with the black one running all around. Recently, the white one was let out with the black one and I thought what was the change. Nevertheless, I didn't probe much on it but today, I happen to go near the cage and I saw this poor white cat lying on top of its own cage. The black one was sleeping in the cage now.. with its babies -.- It didn't even look pregnant but it sure was alot of babies... haha I guess 1 cage is not going to be enough unless they are going to let the cats run all around.

Finally a sunny day, I hope tomorrow will be one too. I have the intentions to wax and polish the car tomorrow while I still have the time. School holidays is coming to an end soon and results will be out in another 4 days. All the best to all my brothers and sisters of NUS.

Its a Saturday

2007-12-22T12:37:00.000+08:00

Nothing new... woke up early to assist in morning prayers for my ancestors. After that, had 汤圆 for breakfast b4 proceeding for a short run. I still have this sharp pain in my knee, damn old problem thanks to NS =) After a bath, watched kids central~ POKEMON!! Who says I cant watch cartoons, I'm still young ok :P

Its a sunny day afterall

2007-12-21T14:55:00.000+08:00

I'm finally able to go for a morning run and it sure feels good! Went to the market later on and then finally a car wash which will not end up under the damn rain anymore! Its another boring day which I will hibernate at home again

Rain rain all day long

2007-12-20T16:41:00.000+08:00

Went out in early noon for satay but its the day of the Melayu~ so we end up with Teochew ah hia muei~ Teochew porridge. Was walking along the whole stretch of Bt Timah shophouses deciding what could replace satay and end up stepping on a puddle of water CRAP!

After lunch, went down to Jurong West to buy durians, now the whole car smells of it -.-

This is the perfect parking slot. If you notice I parked to close to the wall on the right side so the cars on the left even with door fully open can't reach my side. To be known as a perfect parking slot, it has to fulfil some requirements.

- Away from bikes

- Away from Lorry

- Away from vans

- Away from chui cars

- Well protected by 2 walls

I have been parking in these type of slots after getting dents on the door just a few weeks old. Initially park at lower floor for convinence, after getting a dent from a van, I shifted to the top floor where there's little cars parking there. I still got another dent up there. You can run but you can't hide. So the last resort was to park in between the walls, it took me quite some time to master it as I had the phobia of parking in these slots after hitting a pillar in the Carpark on the 7th day after collecting the car (Damage to pocket - $150). Now, it like any other parking. Next to conquer! Parallel parking!

Another rainy day....

2007-12-20T11:53:00.000+08:00

Haven been running for quite some time with the stupid weather. Suppose to go marketing early in the morning, woke up @ 8am and it was raining heavily so back to bed :/ Was ultra tired from yesterday Dota-ing. My poor armourer had to return back to camp amidst his OFF/Leave clearance as he need to clear his extras for losing his ISAC card. Poor fellow....

Yesterday was having a talk with my frens as we were giving him our advises and thoughts on his R/S. Apparently, my fren who was giving advise had the same thinking as me. Relationship without trust is not going to last =) If you dun intend to put in your fullest, then dun bother carrying on since you already told yourself I cannot trust her, I don't want to give my fullest anymore.

Don't torture yourself and anyone else....

I'm awake...

2007-12-20T03:14:00.000+08:00

Played a few rounds of dota with my old camp mates~ my armourer, my understudy and the Commanding officer personal assistant (dunno his name cos when I ord, he just came). Ok time to sleep~ tmr its some marketing again :D

Sianzational....

2007-12-19T21:03:00.000+08:00

Stupid morning start with a stupid light drizzle.. ending up with another car wash. After coming home from market, went to bugis to meet up with my camp mate during my NS with my poly mate tagging along. He wanted to do some art n craft for his gf so we was stuck at bras basah for a few hrs b4 proceeding to bugis for a movie, golden compass... not too bad looks like Lord of the Ring with Starwars technology. The worst was the popcorn.. so damn big.. I'm a ANTI-POPCORN now...

Recently, one of my fren had a 3rd party intrusion between him and his gf and the 3rd party was a guy. Although he managed to get her back but I really admire him for having such a big heart.... 6 more days to result release =) All the best!

8 Days...

2007-12-18T11:12:00.000+08:00

7 more days to X`mas which I don't really celebrate nor have the mood for, 8 more days to release of NUS Exam results. This is going to decide my path, Up Lorry = Join workforce, Pass = Moving on as a student. There were rumours about this NUS leak which actually let you know whether you pass your modules. Although I saw all my modules listed there, I still dun want to pin so much hopes on it cos I really done badly in all the tests and exams. It seems almost impossible to pass...

一个人，做错了该不该得到第二次的机会？现实是残酷的。。。