bored

just wondering how many times the word 'SIAN' has been used...

As recorded on a typical sat, it was mentioned 14 times...

14 X 7 = 98

So we have 98 as an estimated figure for a week!!!

98 X 52 = 5096

And 5096 sians in a year!!!

BUT!!! we need to take into account that on a typical working day, the word sian is normally replaced by words more repulsive and much stronger....

SO, assuming that sians were cut by half in weekdays, we have

5096 - 5(7 X 52) = 3276

To my surprise, i've only used approximately 3276 sians in a year

CONCERT IN EXPO

Thanks to lionel, and his friend sookyee(???), i was employed for the night... as a concert usher!!!
It was an eye opener, not only for me but for lionel and his friend Lester too.

Before the actual work, i was introduced to a few people, sookyee (fellow srjcian), qianhui, and lester. Then, i was also introduced to our senior (a term for supervisor), whatshername??? At first, i was quite pleased that lionel, qianhui, lester and me were all in the same group, tearing tickets... and the fact that our senior was quite pretty.
But later we found that she's actually very VERY blur.... i'll not elaborate, she's still a very pretty and friendly senior anyways.

The first part of the job was boing, we had to stand at the door and tear tix. Being gentlemanly, i was the one supporting the door with my back most of the time while qianhui distributed the exit passes. Lionel and Lester came to help occasionally.

The interesting part of the job was that we got to interact with ppl!!! Mostly the F2 fans... and we got to push them behind the boundary line. While F2, especially jerry, sang, we were standing at the fence trying to block the fans. That was the first time i've seen ppl so crazy, the gals screamed and jumped. Some said they're going to faint when jerry waved at them.... to think of it... not all were gals... there were a few guys doing that too...

lester commented that gals are stupid, he wldn't do something like that for even the chioest gal.... i nodded in agreement.

After the concert, lionel and i concluded that the best singers for that night were penny and maggie. Both really know singing. they've been added to my fav singer list.

what to do

From now till sch starts... the following must be achieved...

1)tidy up my room
2)diligently applying mansoyko for my spots
3)diligently applying colgate total white for whiter teeth
4)grow (long enough) hair
5)find a new source of income
6)see an orthopedist
7)finish my eprep course
8)cultivate habit to jog and train
9)cultivate habit to read and write

..... if possible, i wanna make a stupid movie too... lack actors

sleep debts

I must have been spoilt by the amount of free time I have.

I opened my eyes and saw my mom staring at me, frowning. It was already 12noon and my dad had gone to work long 4hrs before. I've slept a good 14hrs off my life... and still craving for more. I ignored my angry mother and turned back to sleep. She gave up on waking me up.

I dreamt
that i was soundly asleep on a very large and comfortable bed. The sound of an acoustic violin made the background music. There were flower petals everywhere.

Maybe i was paying my sleep debt. Now i need more sleep

The story of the brotherhood CHAPTER 2

"I SAID... MAKE SURE YOUR CHEST IS NEAR THE FLOOR!!!" the man with the big frown shouted

"YOU THERE!!! DON'T PRETEND TO BE DYING... GET YOUR @%^#% BODY OFF THE FLOOR" shouted another, with a bigger frown

"ALL OF YOU!!! I WANT TO SEE 100% EFFORT" shouted one, with a scowl.

It was the first day of NPCC, the day i got cultural shock. ECA in primary school was so enjoyable, we used to cut millipedes into halves and burn the ants with magnifying glasses. I did not expect to be the one being tortured.

"I TOLD YOU GUYS!!! I WANT TO SEE YOUR ELBOWS BENDING MORE. I WANT YOUR CHEST TO BE NEAR THE FLOOR"

That was the first time that I, the Great, was made to do pushups. I could hardly bend my elbow more than 10 degrees. My skinny arms were shaking violently.

Weiguang, the garang one, was better than the lot. He did the pushups effortlessly, with his elbows 90 degrees and his chest near the earth's surface.

Piglard, of course, had no problem too. His tummy was already touching the floor even with his arms straightened, there was no reason to go lower.

"RECOVER!!!" Said the guy with the frown. We found out later that he belonged to a class called the NCOs. The NCOs, as we found out later, is a group of sadistic people who delight in cruelty.

"YES SIR" we shouted with relief. It was finally over

"NOW, GO TOUCH THAT TREE AND RUN BACK"

We swamped past the parade square like water flooding and lined up to touch the tree, not knowing what we were doing. The crows on the tree watched with amusement.

"TOO SLOW, NOW RUN BACK AND KISS THE OTHER TREE"

The crows made funny noises to accommodate such activity.

At the end of it, we were all drained. Even weiguang, the garang one, was beginning to sweat. At that very moment, the NCOs posed a very important question.

"ANY WEAKLING WANTS TO QUIT NOW? RAISE YOUR HAND NOW AND I"LL STRIKE YOUR NAME OFF THE LIST!"

The weaker ones were the ones who stayed instead. We were not able to raise our hand.

entertainments

Saturday is always the day to enjoy! need not explain on this...
The problem is, what to enjoy?

After 20 years of experience on this sunny island, i've come up with some of the most satisfying enjoyments

1) watch movie (if there's a very good movie screening), a little ex for 2 hrs though... ***
2) basketball (free!!! and a good way to sweat. exciting and.. blah blah blah, beware of injuries tho..) ****
3) beach!!! (cost varies... pasir ris and east coast free!!! sunset bay cost a little... but it's money for a day's enjoyment, a good tan and the babes and hunks!!!) ****
4) window shopping (only try if there's nothing to do... quite boliao actually) *
5) la kopi!!! (cost varies, again, depends on the type of kopi that i feel like laaaing) ***
6) dinner (not only on sat tho... but it's a must to eat something sumptuous on sat) *****
7) wake and see the sun! (very satisfying... to see the sun is already there when u wake! what happens on rainy days den... it's a signal to go back to sleep) ***** x infinity
8) KTV (doesn't cost much. and very enjoyable) ****
9) stay at home and surf net/play games (sad... but it'll occupy time....) **

soccer

Here's a topic, which will arouse interest of many guys and bore many gals to sleep.

For me, i hardly find soccer interesting, which may make me inadequate of being a male.
There was this incident of me not being able to name any MAN U player and the whole PE class got push-ups for punishment.... that PE teacher is a freak!

Today! i placed my bet on a soccer match... switzerland vs england. I was hoping that i'll be introduced to this soccer culture, that makes my kind of human so mad and crazy. i wanted to feel the agony and the thrill they have been experiencing.

Instead, i was not concerned about the match at all, i only wanted the results.
So soccer won't get me interested, gambling does

by the way, england won by 3, which means i lost

crosspaths

Life is very exciting at this stage

I was having dinner with junjie, my soon-to-be schmate. We talked about the near future, the things we needed to buy to prepare us for our university studies. We talked of the possibilities to hold a job during studies to cover our expenses. All were very delightful topics.

We expect alot of university studies. It has a great deal of meanings to us. It has been a while since we left school and committed to national slavery. The july enrollment is a mark for us to transform from muddy green men back into normal civilians, who have grown much older than we once were. We will finally be having our freedom and choice (the ablility to choose). We will enjoy living with our friends in the hostel. We may find romances and friendships in school.

Apart from the temporary pleasures that we may have, we have also thought of the long term implications that it will have on our lives. We will graduate 4 years later, commit into the workforce, earn a reasonable sum of income, sustain our family with this amount and continue slogging harder. That is how we see ourselves later in our lives. Of course, we heard of people saying that the economy will not support graduates like it used to be, but we still believe that with a paper, we will not go wrong. It may just mean that we got to work harder. Job security is still present.

Also, things may not turn out as we think. Maybe we will find opportunites in the outside world and become much better off. Maybe we will be worse than we thought, selling insurance to support our livelihood (some insurance agents do well, but i just hate going into sales). The exciting part is, nobody knows, we just have a chance to live securely in this way.

Junjie is someone who will likely share the same destiny as me. Graduate and find a job that is stable and reasonable. Work our life on it and retire very much later. Enjoying the fruits of our labour. It is definitely not the most exciting kind of life, but it will not go wrong.

We have friends who are already taking different paths. Some are similar to us though, they get a paper in a different discipline. I will have friends who r going to be doctors, dentists, accountants, teachers, and some other professions. They are similar to us, but in totally different fields.

Some are not pursuing studies anymore. Lionel is going in his business venture, working under his father. If he succeed, he will be a young businessman. If things do not turn out well, he is probably going back to studies. He has high chances to do well though because he has someone to guide.

Junqiang is planning to become a cook. Giving up a chance for tertiary studies and do things in which he believes. He takes the riskiest route of all.

The point is, at this very stage of life, people who were once similar are all going to be very different. We once studied hard in school fearing authorities but we are now doing different things. We will be able to witness the significance of our differences and how our lives are going to intertwine in the future. Life is going to be ever exciting because it is so unpredictable. Our future is a big questionmark. We finally are going to live a story of our very own.

I want to compose an exciting story. At the very end of my life, when i already know the story, let it be good, let it be dramatic, let it be a happily ever after. And i will leave quietly, with the whispers of the night breeze.

junk mails

I'm not the type of person who will check my email regularly
and when i do, it's seldom pleasant

a very routine thing that i do... check all and delete. the titles don't interest me. the senders r some unknown ppl. these mails filled up the pages of my inbox. so it'll take me some time to clear them.

there r some mails which i'll actually spend time to read. especially if they're sent from my friends. but again, i'll more likely to get disappointed.

i'm perfectly ok with forwarded mails... say if they're jokes or comic strips... or some pictures that entertain... NOT chainmails and some other offensive mails

i can't believe that some of my friends actually do send chainmails.... threatening that if it's not forwarded something will happen to u or ur family. i guess they din want to take the risk.... that's just being human isn't it, i can undetstand that...... so they'll rather risk their friends

some send chainmails on love... that's cute... they bless u with luck on love.... and the condition is that u juz gotta spread this joy to everyone!!! cute... really cute.... BUT!!!! they still threaten to curse if u don't... curse u of a deprived love life if u juz delete it. i've recieved none that don't threaten to curse

some forward informations... informations that can possibly help others...
eg...
cetain drugs in town will cause impotency...
certain sites r going to charge for the service...
out of good-will they send these of course... but these r mails that may cause a disturbed and uneasy state on ppl. and these r informations that r easily verified on the internet... they should go check the credibility of their source b4 they warn about coming disasters

some r mails on helping cancer babies... i once recieved a mail on rachel, who was 2 mths old and suffered liver cancer... it claimed that every time the mail was forwared she wld recieve 25cents from a company for her treatment. so at that time,i recieved 6 or 7 mails from my friends, who r all very kind hearted ppl. Skeptically, i did not forward it. 3 years later, the mail on Rachel, the 2 mths old kid is still being circulated... i guess her story goes on forever, even though i'm sure it's not a true story... the original sender of this mail is smart! making use of the sympathetic souls of human to flood emails with a beautifully fabricated tale!

some r mails with meaningful stories. these r mostly religious. they tell u a beautiful story of how life should be, or what to believe. Beautiful.... i love meaninful stories. still, at the end of the mail, they'll ask to be forwarded, and they claimed that u don't care if u don't. Well, I DON"T CARE!!! Why do u accuse ppl of that? maybe they just find your thoughts twisted... or maybe they don't like to feel compelled to send mails... IT'S BECAUSE I DO CARE THAT I STOP SENDING THESE MAILS... bear in mind

well, it's not that i like to complain. afterall, it's out of kind intentions that these mails r forwarded to me. maybe somebody just wanna bless me with love. maybe someone wants to share some information. maybe some want to tell me the meaning of life. i appreciate that. but do these ppl know what they're actually sending? especially when ppl were forced or lured to forward.

it's sad. that though ppl do care... i do not recieve personal greetings often. i rareely recieve a msg tt says hi... i do not recieve mails asking about my well-being. they rather express their concern by chainmails

that is why... checking email is definitely not a favourite activity. especially so when i have decided to delete a friend's contact when he do not keep in touch at all but just send excessive chainmails...

The unexpected

Yesterday was a day worth remembering.
The ppl in green were overjoyed...
caps were thrown in the air!!!
hugs were exchanged!!!
the MPO killed himself!!!
after the news was being released
we all get 2 months exemption

and that really save a lot of problems.
to think i needed to disrupt
to think i needed to return to camp in my hols
and NS would haunt me thruout my years
now, these headaches go away

but still, i don't feel overjoyed.
i'm just jealous
there r some who were slogging their life yesterday
they become a civilian as of today

nvermind. let em enjoy.. i'll have my turn soon in a mth's time
and i'm only working 2 days a week....

The story of the brotherhood Chapter one

Browsing thru the chapters of my life, the most interesting ppl i've met r perhaps my brothers. Not blood brothers, but we had a brotherhood formed by the shedding of blood and tears... exaggeration, that is!!!
The story goes back to 1996, 3 young men were lost in the midst of the crowd. That was the ECA orientation day in sch, a day for various organisations to recruit new members to do their bidding.

'Join the taekwondo, we're invincible!'
'Join the choir... we make glass shatter'
'Join the counsel... and we'll take over the school together!'

The 3 young men, who happened to be classmates, were in a total dilemma.

'shall we get outta here? i dun like these ppl' Said I, the GREAT one
'Yeah,' said Piglard, 'why r they so aggressive?'
'Quiet!' said weiguang, the garang one, ' we should just stay and watch. shouldn't miss opportunities just becos of this little setback, let em scream all they wan'
'wat opportunity?' piglard asked, confused

And there it was, a shiny booth which appeared outta nowwhere. We could hardly figure out the words from the glaring beams of light.

'erm.... PCC?' muttered piglard, very confused
'It's NPCC u fool... do u haf lard blocked in ur brains too?' replied the garang one

The 2 young men advanced forward. Piglard followed nervously behind and collided with 2 unfortunate passersby. The person behind the booth stirred in his slumber.

'Hey, why is this booth so shiny?' asked the garang one
'yeah... why is it so shiny???' asked piglard, very very confused

The person behind the booth rubbed his eyes.
'can't u see... we're the only booth in the sun, dumb!'

Weiguang was impressed, being the garang one:' that's so cool, to be the only booth under the sun... NPCC must be extraordinary!'

'It's not cool but freaking hot k... if only we had come and set up our booth earlier. don't disturb me kid, go to the field if u're interested to find out.'

The man behind the booth turned and continued with his beauty sleep.

And so to the field, the 3 young men proceeded. It was filled with wooded gadgets made of long poles and ropes. There were see-saw, rifle rack, table and bench, and whathafu???
The men in the field were trying to make the tour around the field impressive.

'And we did have a tower 3 storeys tall yesterday, it unfortunately went down with our chairman when the lightning struck' said one of the men, with a broad smile
'Yeah,in the duration of our chairman's recovery, we'll have parties in sch everyday to wish him a speedy recovery at home, it'll be fun' said another, with a broader smile
'And we do offer conoeing lessons too u know, we're sporty ppl... if it doesn't interest u den we'll go cake baking perhaps' said one, with a grin

3 of us stood there, uninterested. We should haf skipped the event earlier.
Little did we know that destiny always haf ridiculous plans planned out for us.
The 3 of us signed the agreement to join the organisation that day, with a lollipop in our hands, we skipped happily home.

a simple decision makes a big change in life

need a change

realisation hit me one day.
i was lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling.
i thought of my life, i found it was far from perfect.
in fact, i thought it was far from acceptable.
i thought of what i have achieved in my 20 yrs... too little things i could recall
i thought also of my regrets in my 20 yrs of life.... and nothing much was recollected
it seems i haf not been living

blog created

yea~~~ i've created a blog