Arghhh...I'm feeling so miserable now...So weak can't do anything...All i feel is like going to sleep... No mood to do any work... Slept at 11pm last night thinking that everything would be fine but ended up vomiting at 12am...then woke up at 4am with diahorea(until now I still can't spell this word). And the best part is that I had driving at 8am this morning...I had to drag myself outta bed if not I'll be wasting money not going for lesson so I pia cab down cost me $7.70 sia...but better than wasting $58!
Went out to find something for Georgina today... See? I so miserable still go out buy prezzie for u ok? Hahaha! In the end got her something practical cuz I got headache just thinking wat to buy...
My friends are nuts man.
Read This: No Girls ok?
Ok i'm off to bed now since I'm not feeling well. Video still cannot upload....Stupid server got problem. But all the pics are up and their captions all done liaoz. So you guys can view the pics!
Feeling so good now! I settled with Dear liaoz! Wahaha! Everything back to normal so happy!! But I'm still wondering what she's thinking cuz she always keep some stuff to herself...Hmmm...Must tell me horz? But her comp down so won't be able to read my blog for sometime... So it'll be some time before she can reply me! So now that everything is settled down I can relax liaoz! Kewl yo?
Driving today fun! Me turn here turn there, turn until siao liao! In circuit mah....then tmr morning I'll be learning parking liaoz!! Fast ritez? Hee hee!!
Oh yah! Today I met Grace outside the food court wahaha! I think I'm blind cuz I always never see her one! Either that or I'm tall lah! (Wahahaha! I bet she's scolding me *Meanie!* at this point of time!) Hey maybe I grew taller again with all the milk I've been drinking everyday!! You never know!? It's weird how we always meet @ crowded places! And yet again she's busy with her friends so no chance to talk to her.
*I had to mention her since she mentioned me in her blog! Hahaha!*
Anyway, I took some cool videos of Doreen! Wahaha! Too bad I can't upload my videos cuz now got some server changes.
As for the videos from the Rainbow Falls I'm still thinking how to upload it up to the net so pls be patient guys. Prob burn cd for everyone loh...Ok my stomach really feels weird now and I'm super duper bloated from the dinner I ate just now...ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Very sleepy too! And my legs still itchy from the Falls loh... plus muscle ache in my thighs...Pls get well soon.
Dear: Get well soon ya? I do care for you just that last time I don't know wat to think. Do tell me how u feel k?
Woooo!!! I'm so glad to be home!!! Wahahahaha!! Can finally take a nice HOT SHOWER!!! It has been a long time since i enjoyed myself so much man!! I must say I TOTALLY ENJOYED the trip and I've no regrets at all!!!! So thanks to Dear & Des for making me go kekeke!! Thanks guys!! I've just finished dinner so now while I wait for my food to digest I shall tell my story hehehe!!
Met @ 1900hrs at Kranji MRT on the 24th of Sept 2004!! Must say sorry to my group mates who were there so early haha! I told Natalie not to be late and yet I was the one who was late wahahaha!! Oh yah better intro my group to you if not u guys blur blur dunno wat I'm talking about! I was from Group One!! My leader was Jarrod even though we didn't see him most of the time ahaha! (He too busy with the admin work and the leading of the entire group) Group I/C was Aveline!! Then the group consisted of Amos, Aizah(Yr3), Eve(Yr2), Natalie(Yr2), Shilei(Yr2), Peter, Rae (Yr3) and ME!! We finally set off at 2030 once everyone arrived!! First time I take bus to JB sia... dun say I sua ku hor...I seldom travel hence I blur blur.
Reached Sungei Lembing Town @ 0600hrs where we climbed up this hill called Bukit Panaroma!! Stairs stairs and more stairs!! It was like being stuck on the stairmaster man!! Climb non stop and no way to go but up!! I must say the view at the top was amazing and very nice too with the clouds below us!! Very beautiful!!! Sorry my photo taking skills not there yet so the photos u see dun complain horz!!!
Went down for breakfast at the town and had Yong Tau Foo!! Malaysian style! Hopped onto the lorry @ 1030hrs and it was a 1hr 15min BUMPY ride all the way up to the base of the falls!! Through out the journey up we had to siam this branch! Siam that branch! Machiam playing mario like that!! Duck! Left! Right! Jump! Hahaha!! Then it began to drizzle!! My butt was aching from all the bumping i took from the ride up to the falls!! We finally reached and after alighting from the lorry all 40 of us began our hike up to the falls!! SO EXCITING!! However, it began to RAIN!!!
As we began hiking up, the rain got heavier and heavier to the point where we almost wanted to turn back but we thought since we've already gone like halfway my as well finish it off and enjoy the magnificant view of the Falls! Anyway, the hike was a rather tedious and tiring one due to my load(more than 10kg) and 2ndly the slippery rocks and uneven ground!! You had to watch your footing if not you could easily have sprained ur ankle!! Stuff like fallen logs and steep slopes hindered our movement and so by the time we reached the bottom of the Falls, 2 hours had gone past!!
Lunch was a simple bread and tuna and the Lexus Cheese Crackers!! Thank God for the Cheese Crackers man!!! IT was simple delicious wahaha!! The rain stopped and the sun came out!! And then we began our climb to the Falls!! It was a final 200m ascent to the top and we climbed up together as a group!! We climbed and climbed and as we got closer to the Falls, I just couldn't wait to see what it was like! And the moment we got there, I was in awe!! It was the most beautiful sight I've seen and the water was simply so inviting that I couldn't wait and just jumped on into the water!! Amos, Desmond and myself waded across to the falls and the water was pounding down on us as we proceeded over! The feeling of the water flowing down on us was simply exhilarating!! It was like ecstasy!! We were high just being under the falls!!
We finally started the long trek down back to base camp at 1700hrs!! I was tired towards the end and my knees were like giving way!! The load on my back seemed to be 10x heavier and I had to keep watching my step cuz the rain had raised the water level and the rocks were very slippery!! I had to "lock" my ankle in place to prevent it from getting sprained!! The trek down broke up into 2 groups. The leading pack was a huge 20 mins in front as the later group was struggling to make their way down w/o the help of any guys in the front. So it was basically a girl group leading the way down and no one knew which direction to go! I'm not saying the girls are weak but rather without a guy to help them in the front it was very much slower!! Thankfully Dean backtracked and managed to lead us down to the location where the leading pack were waiting.
The moment I reached the leading pack I was so grateful and I regretted having not following them in the first place. I actually had an option of going off first but being the nice guy I am (haha), I decided to wait for my group to help them! Bad mistake in a way for me but at the same time I'm glad I stayed to help them. Anyway, I couldn't take the speed we were travelling at so I pushed myself to the front of the pack and followed Theophane and Jarrod back to our base camp location!! When I saw our first river crossing I was extremely grateful and thanked God for bringing me back safely without an leech bites!! We waited for about half and hour before the rest finally arrived an it was finally time to set up base camp!!
Leeches are bloody irritating creatures that suck your blood and if u attempt to pull them out, the wound would bleed profusely. Thankfully for me, I didn't get bitten by any!!! Hee hee~
With the weight of my bag off my shoulders I was so HAPPY!!! My shoulders, thighs and calves were aching the moment I took it off. Until now, it's still aching!! Arghhh...Pain!! I think my knee cap wearing off liaoz... =(
Dinner consisted of my favorite mee goreng!! Hahaha I think the guys a bit du lan me cuz I was a bit commanding during dinner time asking everyone to do this and do that! Sorry lah! When I cook I like things to be perfect mah!! Too used to having storemen do stuff for me kekeke!! The entire group took out all our food items and we finished whatever we could!!
After dinner, we had a little chit chat session and played games like 007 and heart attack! However, most of the entertainment that night came from "suaning" Peter. We played truth or dare and each and everyone of us took turns asking Peter a question. He was the butt of all the jokes that night!! Entertaining but I was feeling a little sorry for him and I must admit some of the stuff was a bit too much and it eventually hurt his feelings. I know cuz he came to me and told me about it. I didn't joke about him much but I did laugh along with the rest. I was a little mean to him too but not to the extent of hurting his feelings!! Sighz, feel so sorry for that guy but oh well.
By 0020hrs I was totally shagged out liaoz! Buay dong liaoz!! So I bo pianz go sleep but the weather was frrrrreeeezing cold man!! I had to wear track pants and my jacket to sleep!! Uncomfortable sleep for me cuz i'm too long liaoz...i had to curl up in order to sleep and I believed I kept kicking Amos wahahaha! Sorry bro!! I was afraid to kick Peter but I ended up kicking you instead!!
None of us had the energy to climb up to the Falls the next day and so none of us saw the Rainbow Falls. So early the next morning had a simple breakfast of milo, crackers, tuna and noodles! While we were waiting for the lorries to bring us all back to Sungei Lembing my group went to this small bridge near our base camp to take photos!! Being the vain me, I decided to take off my spectacles to take photo. Bad mistake man. I dropped it into the river below me!!! ARghhhh!! $400 gone!! OH NO!!! I know I've been telling this to everyone liaoz but bare with me a bit kekeke! The moment my specs dropped time froze man. It was like the Matrix. I could see the specs drop S L O W L Y and when I tried to reach for it time continued "playing" at normal speed and Woooooosh! There went my specs into the stream!!
BUT, I have very good friends! And I've God!! I prayed the moment my specs dropped in and I knew deep down God would help me and sure enough thanks to my bros Desmond and Amos they found it!! Must thank Peter too for changing into his sandals to help me find my spectacles!! If not for them, my mom would've skinned me alive!!! So as a way of saying thank you, I decided to treat them to dinner that night!!
More photos and some time later, the lorries were finally ready to leave the place and off we went! Back to Sungei Lembing!! Another hour of bumpiness and mario!! Managed to take 2 videos while on the lorry so I'll try to upload it somehow!!
Quick lunch in town and then a VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY long trip to JB.... By the time we reached JB it was 2100hrs and we left Sungei Lembing @ 1315hrs!!! Sat on the coach till I became STONE.
When we finally reached JB, I went off with my group and had a sumptious meal as you can see from the pics!! Kekeke!! Dun drool horz!! We had butter crayfish, cerealised prawns, curry fish head, fried baby squid, bbq sambal squid, thai style chicken, baby kailan, sambal kangkong and beancurd on hotplate!! *Yum yum*
Left JB @ 2300hrs and by the time I reached back to Singapore it was already 2345hrs! Thankfully we managed to catch the "last train" and so I took a cab from JE back to home! However, it wasn't the last train and the group after mine managed to take train back too! So thank God for that! I reached home at 0025hrs in the morning feeling all shagged out!!!
So that's it for all the story telling!! No more girls? See, I keep my promise one k? *Wink wink*
This trip was a really good one and the ex-co did a good job of coordinating everything!!! I've seen a different side of Jarrod and find that he's actually a nice guy!! Everyone was so friendly and I really enjoyed my group!! The girls in my group were all babelicious and a good bunch to hang out with! Heng got YC come over to my group to liven us up!! He is a really funny guy!! Really enjoyed his company!! =) I think the activities are getting more and more fun and I can't wait for the next one to come!! Cheers to the ex-co for doing such a fantastic job!!
I said in my earlier posts that I didn't think I would enjoy myself but I was totally wrong and I did!! Anyway, my problem settled liaoz! So I'm so much happier now!! Things look for the better now and now it's time to shower and do my assignments!! In case you didn't know, I spent 1.6 hours typing this entry!!
Btw, the photos i'm still uploading halfway loh so please be patient k? The site that I uploaded needs you to sign on as a member in order to see the full picture. The site very ez to sign up and very fast so but it comes with a point system so you can only view limited number of full sized pics! So i advice you to choose wisely the pics u wanna view in full size!! OR you could just sign up multiple accounts and keep viewing all of them in full size!
Hmm... I guess I should write something before I leave for Rainbow Falls tmr...Today was an extremly long day for me and I didn't get to shower till like 11.45pm!!
Maths was rather interesting today cuz for the first time in a long time I couldn't get what Meena was teaching...Something abt partial differentiation and when she reached the part about cross differentiation i was like TOTALLY BLUR. OMG, first time in maths i dunno wat she's talking abt...felt so stupid sia...maybe cuz i wasn't paying attention with Dear sitting next to me... how to concentrate ritez? Caught up a bit with Damian and Sean during the break but not much time cuz some stuff just kept flowing thru my head.
IBM was rather OK today cuz I actually paid attention in class! A miracle yes!! Dear also paid attention thru out so I guess a bit influenced...Seeing her face so straight and all, instead of her usual "ACG" attitude in class actually made me think about my own studies. Recently, I'm actually not doing much studying at all and I guess I really need to buck up.
Where's my study group????!!
Realised that there was some problems with the ration. Wahaha! Ration PRoblems??? Didn't have that since I handed over to Sheila my understudy!! Anyway, the main problem was that we didn't have lunch to eat...I mean we had lah..but it was like pathetic and all...The reason why I shan't talk abt it cuz i dun think it's that big a deal since i'm a rather democratic person. I just pray that everyone has enough to eat. My mom who's so nice decided to buy me tuna, sardines, mamee and the lexus cheese crackers!!!! ( We had to return this on our trip to Giant cuz we took too much and went over budget by like $21!!)
So I guess my group should have no problems now with our ration!
Met my BF at our usual clementi interchange kopitiam for supper!! Had my fav handmade noodles and milo peng!! Kinda sick of the teh ping liaoz...so time to change my taste a bit!! Hehehe!!
Peter and I also chatted a bit today. Yes, I know all my friends are concerned for me and I've decided to bo chup liaoz... I seriously can't be bothered cuz it's not worth my time in the first place. Bro and Yang going to bash me up if I make the wrong move. Sean will ensure I make the right choices wahaha! YEah!! With all my friends behind me how to fall ritez?
The problem is not about falling but rather losing a friend just like dat... I really wanna know wat's going on and I wanna end it ASAP cuz it's really hurting me. As i'm typing now I'm hurting inside and it's so bad... I know my friends are right but at the same time they also dunno the truth so I can't conclude yet... I wish I knew wat to do but talking abt it would just end this wonderful friendship... Would I even call it a friendship? I don't even know...The only way is to get out of this... Find out the truth...
Someone help me...Hurting so bad...
I pray that everything will be fine after the trip...Please...
Hi! This is for all my lovey dovey friends seeking love out there! A short story for u guys to read very touching I must say. Got it off from someone! I've never read it b4 so I thought my as well share with u guys!
Here it goes:
I had three friends
Eric, Cathlyn, Carol
Eric was chased by all the girls in our high school
Cathlyn was one of those popular girls. Cheerleader, sexy, and stylish
Carol was just one of those plain and average girls
Cathlyn and Carol were both totally crazy and wacko over Eric
Cathlyn didn't have to do anything to attract Eric
For she was already attractive enough
Carol on the other hand, showered Eric which love and care
Carol wasn't ugly at all
In fact, she looked sweet and pleasant
But she wasn't a cheerleader, she didn't were spaghetti-straps or tubes
So like everyone expected, Eric chose Cathlyn
For Carol was just one ordinary and plain girl
While Cathlyn was labele d as the cool and attractive type
Eric always insulted Carol
Telling her what a 'Plain Jane' she was
And how dumb she looked
Which obviously made Carol feel so hurt and useless
That's life
Carol never gave up though
She wanted to prove something to Eric
She wanted to prove that looks aren't everything
She studied hard, really hard
She became the top girl, and all the guys who once ignored her, chased her
But she never forgot Eric
Everyday, she put a red rose in Eric's locker
Always with the same words
'I care for you, and I always will'
Because she knew that Eric was facing a hard time
Eric began to realise
How dumb he had been
His beloved girlfriend, Cathlyn
Was flirting with other guys
He regretted for choosing the wrong girl
Cathlyn broke up with Eric later
For she had found a wealthier guy
Eric felt so cheated, stupid and dumb
He went to look for Carol
He knelt on his knees, and said
"Carol, please forgive me. Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
Carol rejected him, much to everyone's surprise
She only uttered these words
"You've suffered a great loss, so I don't want you to face another one"
Eric felt disappointed
He didn't understand a word that she said to him
But they became good friends
Did everything together
Eric began to change into someone better
Because Carol showered him with the love he never experienced before
His ex-girlfriends had never treated him that way
They just accepted him for his looks
But Carol accepted him for himself
She changed him
Carol continued putting a red rose into his locker everyday
With the same words
She never forgot
One day, Carol didn't turn up in school
She didn't come for a week
At first, Eric thought that she was on a vacation with her family
Because she told him that she would be going Hawaii with them
But one day
He received a call from the General Hospital
Saying that Carol was about to die
She had been suffering from cancer
But Carol forbade them from telling him
Because she didn't want Eric to worry about her
But now that she was about to die
She wanted to see Eric for the last time
Eric rushed to the hospital
When he saw how weak Carol was
Tears began rushing down his cheeks
He whispered
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why did you hide this from me?"
She looked at him
And smiled weakly at him
"When I said that I didn't want you to suffer from facing another loss, I meant this. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want you to worry. I wanted to spend my last days with you cheerfully."
Eric looked at her
"You can't leave me!" he said
"What will I be without you?"
"You'll be who you are now. I will always be there by your side. Never forget that. Cherish those times. Live life happily. And one more thing."
"Yes?"
"I love you"
And she died
Eric screamed
He still couldn't accept Carol's death
He had only spent a month with Carol
A month
But Carol changed his life in a way
A way that no one could ever explain
He regretted
But he knew that Carol would always be keeping an eye on him from Heaven
Sometimes
We just don't appreciate those people who really care for us
Until they leave us
Until we lose them
Then we regret
Outer beauty doesn't matter; it's the inner one that counts
It's better to tell someone how much you love them
Rather than to not tell them and lose them without telling them
You'll regret
Love is...
When we fight till the very last minute
Just to show and tell someone how much we love them
Wow... Didn't feel like blogging for a while...so much stuff going on right now...
Today super suay...First of all it rains when I was going for my driving lesson then when i was walking over to the car i used their umbrella and the umbrella i took was spoilt loh!! WTF!! Tmd sibei suay...lesson went fine today didn't make much mistakes except for one point where i was still learning the slope thingy and i actually rolled backwards!! Can't blame me...2nd time i was doing the slope thingy...
And this sleep bug seems to be flying around me...The moment i sat down on the shuttle bus to Gombak i fell asleep... i was so damn tired...reached station and i had to wait a bloody 9 MINS for the next train!! In the end fell asleep on the bench...super shag dunno why man...train came...fell asleep too!
Reached home, went online for a while only to feel sleepy again...went off to bed for a nap and got up at 8pm! Made for myself some noodles and next thing i know my phone was ringing! I ran into my room to pick it up only to see it vibrating off the bed and onto the floor!! *Piak* on the floor leh...at first i tot nothing wrong since this phone kinda hardy mah...then i answered the call....16 seconds later these words flashed on my screen:
"PLS INSERT SIM CARD"
OMG!!!!!! My phone!!! Broken? I hope not...Now no money to buy new phone leh....pls dun spoil...
Then after that I drank some coke...next thing i know i got diahorea...TMD...btw, if i drink too much gassy drinks i always get diahorea so now u know why i seldom drink gassy drinks. Feeling so weak now...
Tmr going shopping with my Rainbow Falls group to buy the food from Giant, Turf City. Driving in the morning at 8am... SO i'm going to sleep now since the weather is so nice and cooling! Kekeke!
BTW, I've no air-con at home! I'm not a spoilt brat k?
It's 1.10am in the morning and I'm tossing and turning on my bed, couldn't get to sleep...This "thing" has been bugging me...The next thing I know, my phone rings!! A familiar number but not recorded in my phonebook...Finding it strange, I decided to pick up the call.
It's my ex-storeman from army. And he's still in the army.
"Hey Shang! It's Ah Keong here ah!! Can u pls help me? I need to pay my friend back $30 and he wants it back now...I'm so sorry for calling u so late but I got no one else to ask! Could you please help me?"
Deep in my mind, i'm recalling an incident when I once helped a friend too in the army... "Lent" him $60 and never got it back. However, I'm thinking to myself at this point of time...
Should I really lent him $30? I mean $30 is a very small sum of money...so being the nice guy I am I said ok.
"Erm...how u want me to pass u the money?"
"Just sent it to my account! Clementi got lotsa POSB ritez? Thanks leh!"
"Alright then. I'll bank it in for you, give me a call to confirm the money is in your account."
I then went downstairs to my ATM, transferred the funds and here I am typing this blog. Sigh...I'm thinking to myself now how come I'm such a nice guy. Not that I'm praising myself or anything but the fact is that when people need help they always seem to come to me. Be it girls or guys I'll help them no matter what. Is it like what the animal thingy said:
"You are Silver Cheetah, who can realize what the other person is wanting. You take care of that need without being recognized."
However, I'm rather sick and tired of not being recognized...I feel that I'm being taken for granted. Yes, I may not have much complaints but that doesn't mean I've none. Being there all the time for my friends is one thing, but sometimes I wish I could find someone who can understand how I feel and relate my feelings.
I'm not going to change cuz that's the way I am...neither am I complaining...I'm just feeling so lost and confused...
Maybe that's why my mood this evening was rather bad...People who saw my nick sensed that something was wrong with me...I didn't even enjoy playing my favorite game.
But this is not something that I can just tell someone and that person probably can't solve it anyway... So i've decided to write it all out...hmm a bit personal lah but I guess it's fine since only my real friends have this address...
Real friend = Someone whom I know I can just talk to and be there when I need him/her.
Thanks to my "seniors" Chloe and KP for being such nice and caring people!
Lexin, I know you're there too! Just that today no mood to chat leh...
I know I told dear that I'll sleep by 1am but tonite really cannot...I just spent 30mins typing out my thoughts and feelings...
Anywayz, I'll try to get some rest now. Going to Lavender later.
Ok man!! I tell u, I'm going crazy!! Today I could hardly stay in my seat during maths with Meena and every qn she threw at us I did my best to finish it!! The only problem was that I didn't have the questions cuz she took them from some past year paper so in the end I ended up copying from the white board then as usual felt sleepy after the break cuz maths = no kick, like Sharonosh said! Ok chatting a bit with Sharon cheered me up today too!!
Lunch was rather quick cuz we needed to rush off for Nageb's lesson cuz the lecture is always full, I don't know why so dun ask me!! Halfway thru his lecture my mind was going nuts! I was like how come time passing so slowly today...kept looking at the clock, every min felt like an hour!!! Finally it was break time and I decided to ZAO!! Yes!! You heard me right, ME, Mr Goody Two Shoes, ZAOing lecture!! Wahaha! Serrrrious!! I was frustrated to the max by his scrreeechy and whinnney voice that if I didn't leave during the break, I would've start going into fits listening to him lecture one more min!!! IT WAS THAT BAD!!
Reached home at 3.15pm!! Tried the popiah store at a coffeeshop below my block cuz some girl from wholivesnearyou.com said that it was good!! So i decided to try! The auntie cheated my money...I was not very hungry, then decided to have 1 popiah but 1 popiah costs $1.20 and 2 popiahs cost $2.00 so obviously you would buy 2 too ritez? In the end, 2 popiahs proved too much for my skinny body and I felt sick the whole time after that...
Went for my driving lessons at BBDC and today I was much better at starting off and changing gears except for one time where I couldn't move in time and my car rolling back...almost hit the taxi behind me wahaha!! Woops!!!
When I was in the army, and I chatted with my friends, they would show me their pink I/C...Now when i'm outta the army, and I'm still chatting with my friends, they show me their driving license. ARGHhhhhhhhh!!! It's like they're put in my life to purposely have something that I have yet to get!! But I'm determined to get it!!! Pls pls pls I want my driving license!! Next week from Mon - Fri I'm packed with lessons!!PIA!!!!!
Oh yah, my shoulder and neck hurts from the push ups i've been doing recently... I think pia too much liaoz...so today rest, tmr morning then whack again!! Since i'm like a STICK, i can only get toned so don't think I'm strong k? I just ACT STRONG only!!
After reading the "choices" article, I've chosen to be happy so from now on, I'll be happy!! Dun think i'm crazy k?
Now now, I remember someone sayin this about me today: " You have split personality man!! At night emotional, in the day so active!"
Do u think it's true? Wahaha, let u guys decide urselves!! I'm NUTS YES I AM!!!
Ok!! Now going to let my handmade dumpling noodles digest while I chill out!!!
Hah! I read this story and I thought it would be good to share with you guys! I actually read it before somewhere but I thought it could actually help some of us in our lives now especially me!!
Enjoy.
Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say: When someone would ask him how he was doing, He would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how they could look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Michael replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life. "Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested. Yes, it is," Michael, said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. Your bottom line: "It's your choice how you live life." I reflected on what Michael said. Soon after, I left the company to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw Michael about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied. "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon to be born daughter," Michael replied. "Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live." Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked. Michael continued, "...the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, "he's a dead man". I knew I needed to take action. "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Michael. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. "Yes", I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled... "Gravity." Over their laughter, I told them, "I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead." Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."
Ok...Since I've tried to make things better it seems that everything has been falling apart...Now people are complaining about what i'm typing in MY blog. So I've decided to change my blog address and to all my close friends out there, I hope you'll keep it to yourself and not spread it around in case they get word of it and start reading my blog and complaining about the stuff i write inside. The old one is still at the old address and I can't seem to get rid of it so hopefully my updates only occur on the new address...I don't want them reading this and then bitchin abt it in school!
Some comments made about my blog:
" You shouldn't write about ur own relationship with people in sch, it's not nice!"
" I don't like my name to be on Shang's blog."
i MEAN it's MY BLOG for crying out loud so why comment about what i'm typing...then when i ask them wat's wrong about it they keep quiet. If u really wanna say something then fill it up in the comments box that's wat it's for!!!! Damn so angry when i heard this. The worst part is that i'll be seeing them in sch AND at the rainbow falls trip. I'm so going to not enjoy myself. My friends all say dun care about them and it's true. They're childish and immature not thinking about wat's right and wrong. Then they start asking me why does everyone dislike them? Why are there so many rumours about them? Is that really my problem? What's done is done and cannot be undone so that's it for me. Why people dun like them? Cuz they're bitchin' all the time that's why. Sighz. From now on I will not care. So dun tell me anything regarding them k? I'm really not interested and it just pisses me off each day upon hearing such stuff. The "they" here refers to certain people only. So dun go concluding who they are.
And in case you don't already know, I'm a sensitive guy.
Omg...Today is a blarrrdy tiring day!! I was lost durin the last part of econs where Mr Ting was rushing thru cuz he went over the time already! My concentration level also dropped rapidly once the clock hit 12pm! I was dying... Arghhh!!!!!
Went over to the ODAC booth after lecture to sign up for the Rainbow Falls trip and saw Grace & gang there. Dunno why I didn't feel like going over to say hi to them...I guess she was right after all it would be kinda awkward even though we acted normal. Today did 20 laps in the pool plus 200 push ups...Really hit my max man...Today is milestone liaoz finally hit the 200 mark. Hmm, Bro & Yang need to work harder leh...but Bro's pushups still can make it not bad!! Yang was practically suffering hahaha!!! Aveline enjoyed her sun tan? Maybe not cuz no sun! hahaha! Idiot Damian curse us this afternoon!!!!!!!!!! See lah! That's why today no sun!! But nonetheless I had a good work out!! Still could eat my $4 half chicken rice from Tenderfresh! However, the moment I reached home I *pengZ* Liao! Lucky my Dad came home and I was awoken just in time to go for my driving!!
Driving today kinda sucks sia...going thru the normal stuff which i did last week but more in detail a bit...still have problem starting off and changing from gear 1 to 2. Then the silly instructor just sit there and say nothing...Bloody boring loh. I make mistake he also never say at the end of the session then comment....TMD!! Wat kinda lousy instructor is he?? But bo pian i no money liaoz...Then today just keep turning left and changing gear and stopping. Normal loh but my braking improve liaoz...now it's braking in time to do turns. He always says I never brake enuf...Ack!! OK, I must take note and improve on the next session which is on Wednesday!!
Tmr will be Bro's bday and my soci test...unfortunately for me at this time i've yet to revise my work and i'm mentally tired already...How to study huh huh huh???
I hope Bro likes my prezzie!! Kekeke!! It's shared by myself, Annie, Adeline, Aveline and Sean!!! Bro just now call me say he's going to die liaoz but I tell him relax lah...only a test!!
I really wish things are not so awkward but I guess it takes time. Hopefully time can mend this hole.
School starting tmr sia!!! So fast one week gone liaoz...I feel time pass so fast...didn't do much this week leh...except going out every other day!!! I'm super super broke liaoz...This month so many pple bday in September!! Having a Soci test on tuesday leh!! Sianz!! And I dunno how i'm going to fare... i mean i did study and stuff lah but this week i feel like i didn't do anything much...need to work harder!!!!
Anywayz, went to Desmond's house for steamboat just now!! I was so hungry loh ahahaha! Thanks for the dinner Desmond!! His birthday is coming up on the 14th of Sept so he decided to celebrate it today with closer friends! Finally turning 21 horz!! No more xiao hai zi mentality k?
Here's a pic we took before cutting the cake! Unfortunately, his camera was set to the lowest settings so the pic not so clear!!
My Bro Desmond turning 21!!!
Hehehe! I bought Desmond a present...hope he likes it! Can't reveal it yet since I'm only going to give it to him on tuesday!! So if u guys see him in sch make sure u say happy birthday to him k?
Rainbow falls trip coming up leh...dunno whether to go or not...still feeling undecided but Aveline and Des wanna go so I guess I'll be following them!! Need more kakis leh then can play dai dee!! Hahaha!! I'm going nuts manz!!
I'm still thinking about certain stuff...dunno why...it's been nagging me everyday and yet I can't do anything about it...oh well...let time do the job for me! Me going to sleep soon... gotta help Georgina do her blog too!! Who wants a nice blog come find me k? I'm getting pro liaoz wahaha!
Today Happy DaY? Dunno leh. Woke up ay 7.30am before the rest of my family did...so weird!! Normally I'll sleep till like 9.30am then wake up...But anywayz, I managed to do some studyin for my Sociology test coming up next week! I came across this on Jasmine's blog so I thought i'll share it kekeke!! The passage below is supposed to describe me but I guess only 50% is correct!
You are Silver Cheetah, who can realize what the other person is wanting. You take care of that need without being recognized, so people think you as very sociable, friendly and cheerful person.But you act according to your sense rather than using your mind, so you sometimes make hasty conclusions.You possess energy to make comments that others are unwilling to, and you will throw everything to achieve final result. Your weakness is that if you tend to be too single-minded, you can be too subjective.You have a natural sense to catch the trend of the time. Your sudden inspiration can become unique wonderful idea.You tend to believe other peopleeasily and therefore possess the pure heart of a boy. People will find it difficult to dislike you even if you make easy promises.You have a tendency to make your own way come through. Unlike your smart appearance, you can be hard-nosed person. You have very clear likes and dislikes of people.You may keep changing jobs, but this will help you exhibit your talent. You are suited to sales.
Those lines highlighted in yellow I feel is soooooo true man...
Oh well...now there's some misunderstanding going on btw the girls and I. Dunno how to talk to them too but if u read this just wanna tell u guys I don't hate u. Friends still of course but even if u dislike me I'm fine with that cuz i'm a very frank person. I hate making enemies so I wanna settle this asap. Or should I just back out of this situation and leave it as it is? Doesn't seem like me...Hmmm..dunno wat to do this sucks! Only 6th week of school leh...wait everytime see each other in Soci class then give "du lan" face...Haiz...wat to do...
Oh yah! My driving!! Today my instructor very nice and good loh! He teach me some basic skills of driving which my previous 2 did not....Screw BBDC man...Pay so much then get lousy instructors....I think i'm going to complain soon if my next instructor attitude stinks!! The best part of today's lesson was that I got to drive on the road!! So fun!! Can't wait for the next lesson! I still need to practice my gear changing skills man!!
I met JT for dinner today at Holland V and he told me lotsa stuff that has been happening in church. Anyway I haven't been to church in a month due to the camp, nite cycling trip, sentosa trip and one of the weeks the service was on sunday which i couldn't make it. Feel so bad...Anyway I'm going to go church this saturday no matter what cuz Peter is playin the drums this sat!! Must go and support him kekeke! Then I need to start leading an exemplary lifestyle to be a role model for the younger guys in the CG. JT says he may be going to teach at Chinese High or Nan Hua so if he does he can pass some of his tuition kids to me then that way I don't even need to go thru some agency which cheats my money!! Best deal ever rite? Wahahaha! Thank God for such good friends!!
I hope *Gracie* cheers up soon! Good to forget but then again dun give up till u know it's over cuz u dun wanna regret it ritez? I know it's hard to forget someone...takes time...
Ok! Today I shall talk about friends cuz i think friends are one of the most important things in the world! I'm not just talking about any friend, I'm talking about finding a true friend. A true friend is one whom will be there for u in times of need. You can easily tell if someone is a true or fake friend from the way he/she smiles, from the way he/she looks at you. Someone who keeps avoiding eye contact with u is simply not interested in being your friend so simple stay away from such people to avoid getting hurt. You can tell a lot about someone just by looking at his/her eyes. Shifty eyes always mean the person is trying to hide something from u so beware!! I'm kinda tired with all this fake friend nonsense so from now on i'll just chill out my with my mates and have fun with them!! When we going Genting?? Start saving up k??
Anywayz, we went out to KBOX yesterday afternoon for a karoke session!! OMG, Aveline and Damian are bloody good singers loh. I must go learn more chinese songs so can sing with them kekeke! =) Desmond, Annie and Adeline went too!! We sang from like 2.30pm to 7.30pm cuz the pple didn't come in to collect payment leh...I always thought they came in with the bill and then the last song words will start popping up on the screen but to our surprise none of those things happened so we continued singing!
After KTV, we went down to Marche for dinner!! Desmond and myself had ham and cheese crepe and my fav root beer!! Damian and Adeline had a rosti w/sausage and Annie had a steak!! Damian ordered an extra dish: pan-fried mushrooms with vinegar? Something like that? It was good too!! OMG!! Haven't been there in ages!! I used to frequent Marche with my JC classmates cuz Bobby simply loved the food here!! But JC pocketmoney CMI, so can only afford once in a while! I think the last time I came down here I was still in the army loh!! I can still remember we went down to the suntec one!! But I still prefer the HMV one!
Ok after dinner we chatted till like 10.10pm b4 going over to the food festival thingy for some dessert and I orderd a plate of oyster egg omelette! Paid like $5 for it!! It was super bo hua loh...See the pics I took u know liaoz!! $5 so little!!! Oh yah the pics...having problems uploading to the server...
Annie: Pass me our group photo in Marche k?
P.S The part about the friends part is just for fun! All of us decided to write something about friends last nite so if u read it and think I'm hinting something, I'm not.
Hey! If u haven't noticed I changed my blog skin!! Finally it's done!! Still some finishing touches to go but I think i'll be keeping it at this skin for some time to come cuz I really like the layout!! Anyway hope u guys like it too! I'll try to make the font easier to read and all!! I haven't figured out how to change the font for that particular box yet maybe when I have more time!!
ANywayz, today I had my first driving lesson!! Hahaha! It was fun to drive a car man...but today I just learn how to "move" a car!! It was alright loh...still need to get used to the braking part and the accelerating part cuz i always press down too hard!! Hope I can faster finish all these practical lessons then get my driving license ASAP!! Anyway I've no car yet so still can take my time...hopefully my dad gets a car so i can start driving!! At least i'll have some motivation to finish my lessons fast!!
Ok the time now is 11.45pm and I forgot to do my Sociology hw...Looks like tonite will be another long nite for me as I faster try my best to finish it up!!
Today is Annie's birthday so HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY TO HER!!! We'll be going down to KBOX tmr for a sing song cum chit chat session!! I can't really sing so hahaha i'll just go there and enjoy myself!! Dun luff at me k? All are invited if u read my blog!! Just make sure u bring a present down for Annie!! Hahaha!
Chloe: Dun so sad okiez? Cheer up and have some fun! Let things settle down first and get used to ur new lifestyle! You can always call me for a chat k? =) Hope u can join us tmr!
OK! IT has been so long since I went to Sentosa!! I think the last time I went there was when I was still in the army in March? Bad start to the day I must say... Got woken up by the sun at 8.30am!! We arranged to meet at 10am at Harbour Front MRT but at 9.50am i was still at Clementi!! I was like OMG i'm going to be late!! The reason why I left Clementi so late was because a fight broke out at a kopitiam near my house! Some chinese guy(prob the owner of the coffeeshop) started scolding indians and asked them to shoo off! The next thing I knew chairs were being thrown about! I guess that chinese guy was nuts or something!! The next thing he did was to go to the drink counter to look for a sharp object and started chasing the indian who pissed him off for who knows wat reason! IMH should really come and check this guy up!! HE'S NUTS!!
Ok...back to the story. We arranged to meet at 10am at Harbour Front. I ended up stoning at the hawker center for 1.5hours. Pissed me off... Next time pls tell me wat time u're going to be there! We reached Sunset Bay at 12.30pm in the afternoon. Wasted 2.5hours of my life. We played vball for some time b4 we all got bored. In the end, went to soak in the water and had some fun jumping from the bridge. Wanted to tan a little but ended up going to Billabong shop...waste time yet again... Sean and I were BORED to the MAX. In the end we started playing a little "soccer" with some caucasian kid and he kicked the vball into the glass panel of the Billabong shop. The lady from the shop came out and saw that it was the kid who was playing so she didn't say anything...the moment the kid left she came out and scolded us(zx,sean and I) for kicking the ball into her panel. F$%!%^ B$%C#!!! Can't be bothered to explain to her anyway. Such people are a waste of my time.
Grace: If u actually read this, I'm not the person u think I am. Sean told me liaoz so chill out man! U're too sensitive!! In fact I felt u were behaving strangely today... My personality is quiet one so I don't talk much...yeah.
Aveline: I'm fine now thanks! I know u'll be there for me when I need u just that u were real bz that day and u were bogged down with ur own problems too... Thanks for being there! I love u too dear!!
*Pictures of today's Sentosa outing are avaliableHERE!
Wow wee! Back from my shopping trip but it was uneventful...didn't find anything that could fit me...I guess i'm too long...ARGhhh!!!
Anywayz, today was a rather good day I feel!! Had a very wonderful chat with Sean today! But I met up with the rest of the "gang" at Mos burger! Here's a pic below! Sorry it was incomplete cuz Jingwen and Amanda went off to shop!! Grace was the photographer!
4 GuYs and an Angel!
YaH! So I must say after today I've gotten more knowledgable and got to know certain individuals much better!
Sorry to Damian for spreading the virus. Anyway i know how to fix the problem liaoz so anyone with the virus pls contact me so i can help u solve the problem! Real sorry!! Then hope u guys free on tuesday we go KTV do a post celebration for Annie's bday k?
I'll be going Sentosa later so see how it goes!! I can't play beach vball!! Someone teach me? Gotta go zzz now if not tmr i'll be super shag!!
Just a short post for the care and concern of my friends! =) I'm really glad Desmond was there for me this evening...Really needed someone to talk to. Thanks bro I really appreciated u chatting with me...I'm glad i'm feeling much better noW!! Thanks to Kp, Grace(SRC) and Sean! I tell u Sean is like the ultimate expert advisor hahaha!! Later going shopping with him! Hahaha!
Ok today I realised that I must really study...IBM was blardy horrible...I wasn't even paying attention cuz he was simply reading from the text. It's like so boring lohz...i can do that at home too...LEt's see if i'm able to study tmr lohz!!
Seriously I really appreciate all the friends I have!!! What great friends I have! =)
WoW! It has been a long time since I actually updated my blog cuz there has been nothing much happening lately!! The only happening thing actually is that rumours spread like wild fire in SIM! I tell u the seniors really love rumours and such...dunno why lah but I think this is going to be the culture in SIM...Maybe when I'm year 2 I'll be the one spreading those rumours!! But then again, I'm not a rumour-monger. I don't know how I always end up knowing all the rumours...can't blame me if pple just tell me ritez? Anyway I managed to get some studying done on Tuesday with Aveline and Des! Taught her some maths and since I brought my camera to test it out i'm like why not try it so here's a pic of me and my buddy Aveline!!!
My Girl BuDdy!
Oh yah! Forgot to tell u guys I got a new camera!! OlympusMju 410!! Pretty cool stuff the camera has! I can't wait to use it to it's full potential!!
My bro tested me over how much I liked someone today...I was a bit pissed off at first but then it really showed how much I cared for her I guess. I just wanna be friends with her for now cuz it has like only been a month? How can you like someone in a month if you guys like just met? Yes you can call it a crush or liking but you still need to get to know each other better before you can really say you like her i guess. So I'll just let nature take it's course...so to all my friends, stop all the rumour nonsense...pretty dumb and childish!!
Alright...I was supposed to type all these last night but ended up chatting till 4am in the morning. I wonder how I can actually tahan with so little sleep...3.5hrs of sleep and I've to go off to school for a whole day!! Lucky I had no problem putting on my contacts this morning!! And this Jingwen who slept more than me is not going to school becuz she's tired!! LAzy PiG!!
Aveline, I know you're feeling sad...SOrry I couldn't talk to u last nite...I really wished I could've called u and talk! Pls tell me why u felt that way k?
Ok I'm off for a full day of lecture!! Sentosa this Saturday!! 10am at Harbour Front!! Anyone wanna go? Contact me k? Hahaha!! =)
