First up on saturday was going for paintball in JB.
Met at JE, board the bus to JB via Second Link, Drop by Jusco since its still early, ate A&W and talked about reopening it in Spore, moved on to battle ground, donated blood to mosquitos, start off by losing 1st 3 matches and getting shot in the back, turned our fortunes around by adopting a diff strategy, Chiong!, won our remaining 2 matches, advanced to semi though not sure how, won the semis, lost the final, went over the dinner at Queens street or something, back to spore, had lots of fun.
All smiles after the game
Next up is night cycling, first time I did this, and for such a long distance. Starts off at 11pm, ended back home at 730am..
Total Damage - 43.6km Total Gains: Experience, cycling at orchard Road, see lots of Babos, eat Mac at Orchard at 2am, esplanade at 3am, exremely long journey back, slept for half of Sunday, butt still hurts, FUN!
Shorter journey next time please? And a better bike too.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Check this out man
http://wayangparty.com/?tag=northwest-cdc-bonus
2 persons in the Northwest CDC actually got 8months bonus!~!@##@ wth.. and mayor can say.. i dunno how much my staff get his bonus.. if someone in under you get 8month sbonus, he got to be damn hell of a good staff.. and multiply that by 2.. and guess what, the boss dont even know who u are.. great job boss.
somemore when you try to search on the articles from strait times and channel news asia, u cant find any.. they have all been removed!!
This is a song that came out several years ago, back in 1999. It was sung by Baz Luhrmann, the acclaimed director behind Moulin Rouge, and most recently Australia. The song wasn't penned by him though, it was by a columnist called Mary Schmich, who decided to write on what she would probably say on a commencement speech.
A pretty meaningful article/song.
Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen! By Mary Schmich (Chicago Tribune) - Baz Luhrmann
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97
"WEAR SUNSCREEN!"
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, "sunscreen" would be it.
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists,
whereas the rest of my advice has
no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.
I will dispense this advice NOW!
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth.
Oh, never mind.
You will not understand the power
and beauty of your youth until they've faded.
But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall
in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.
You are not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future.
Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum.
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind,
The kind that blindside you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts.
Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don't waste your time on jealousy.
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.
The race is long and, in the end,
it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive.
Forget the insults.
If you succeed in doing this,
tell me how.
Keep your old love letters.
Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives.
Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees.
You'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't.
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't.
Maybe you'll divorce at 40.
Maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much,
or berate yourself either.
Your choices are half chance.
So are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body.
Use it every way you can.
Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it.
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance
Even if you have nowhere to do it
but your living room
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines.
They will only make you feel ugly.
"Brother and sister together we'll make it through, Someday a spirit will take you and guide you there I know that you're hurting but I've been waiting there for you and I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can..."
Get to know your parents.
You never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings.
They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,
but with a precious few you should hold on.
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get,
the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.
Live in "New York City" once, but leave before it makes you hard.
Live in "Northern California" once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel
Accept certain inalienable truths:
Prices will rise.
Politicians will philander.
You, too, will get old.
And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young,
prices were reasonable,
politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you.
Maybe you have a trust fund.
Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse.
But you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy,
but be patient with those who supply it.
Advice is a form of nostalgia.
Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal,
wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
"Brother and sister together we'll make it through, Someday a spirit will take you and guide you there I know that you're hurting but I've been waiting there for you and I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can..."
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
This news just irks me.. theres always black sheep like this around ruining Singapore's name.
$239 for 8 tiger prawns That's what Newton stall charged American diners By Judith Tan
Tourists (from left) Sal Rubio, Dewi Rigby and Michael Rigby claim they were fleeced by a Newton food centre stall on Saturday. They paid $491 for a seafood dinner for six. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN
SIX Americans who sat down to a seafood dinner at Newton hawker centre on Saturday just about fell off their chairs when they were presented a bill for $491, including $239 for eight tiger prawns. Mr Michael Rigby, 30, an exhibition specialist from Oregon who comes here regularly for work, said: 'It was more than what it would have cost us at a restaurant in the hotel.'
He said that when he asked the stallholder whether the bill had a mistake, he only got a shrug in reply. Seconds later, the man returned with four others, who he said looked to be in their 40s and well-built.
He said: 'I guess they didn't want us to leave without paying.'
Ironically, he and his wife, Dewi, 36, had set out to show their friends - Mr Sal Rubio, 53, his wife, daughter and son-in-law, all here for the first time - how safe, clean and honest this island city was.
The food centre was crowded then, so when the helpers from stall 43, Tanglin Best BBQ Seafood, showed them to a table, they felt obliged to order from them.
Besides tiger prawns, they had four crabs, baby squids, half a steamed chicken, four bottles of beer and fruit juices.
Mrs Rigby, referring to the price of the prawns, said: 'They were prawns. It was not like we dined on lobsters!'
She added that halfway through the meal, the stallholder even plonked two grilled sting rays on their table.
'We told them that we did not order them and they were quickly taken away. Afraid we would be charged for them, we asked for an itemised bill. When it came, we were shocked,' she said.
Mr Rubio, who is from Arizona, told The Straits Times that the prices seemed comparable to those of an American restaurant and thought nothing of it - until Mr Rigby queried the bill.
Read the full story in today's edition of The Straits Times.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
The weekend
I was at the IT show yesterday.. and the crowd caught me by surprise, theres actually a higher turnout than the last show! It was really crowded, that they actually put on the big screen: Due to overwhelming response, please come back in one hour." They are also regulating the escalator, stopping people from going up every now and then.
Also watched the Manu vs Liverpool match yesterday; alas, they got thrashed -_- Disappointing performance from them really, being too complacent after the first goal.
So sidetrack a bit during the match.. introducing the Man U supporters: Rabbit (aka R1), Piglet, Rabbit 2 (aka R2) and Caring-Bear.
Patiently watching the match just like the manu supporters (patient becos we are losing)..
R1: Are you thinking what I am thinking R2? R2: No.. Before long, R1 decide Psp is more interesting than watching a certain R7..
Theres an aftermath which was not captured here.. piglet was sleeping, while caring-bear was involved in a knock and run..
Join me and the rest of the world on 28th March, 830pm to 930pm, in switching off your lights for one hour.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Its late, but I just have to blog about this before I sleep.
Have you guys ever watched Man vs Wild before? Its about this guy, Bear Grylls, who was put in a dangerous situation, eg. lost in a desert, or mountain area, and he will show the survival techniques to escape. Bear was in British special forces, climbed Everest and sailed the Artic ocean before.
I liked this show. The first time I watched it was in Taipei, in the hotel while I was on holiday there. It was so good that I had to finish the episode before I go out of my hotel room, I mean, how can one possibly be so good in survving, climbing mountains, or jumping into ice cold lake to show you how to beat hypothermia?? I was really impressed.
And recently, I came across this article that go against the stuffs that I saw. Bear Grylls is a fake??? And theres even videos on it..
And there is even a wikipage dedicated to point out every single mistake in the film that exposes the truth behind it..
Some of the dead animals there is not even there in the first place, its put in by the production stuff. Or that he was actually near a road when it was filmed.. (http://www.daughtersoftiresias.org/bearwiki/Bear_was_within_easy_reach_of_an_established_Forest_Service_road)
And theres even a fake bear!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-471510/Latest-TV-fake-scenes-Grizzly-attack-survival-man-fancy-dress-bear-costume.html
Now thats really disappointing..never believe everything you saw on tv, take it with a pinch of salt.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Saw this in facebook, it was really brillant.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
This is from Steve Jobs,
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.
