Memoirs of a confused mind
Saturday, September 24, 2005
ah kow...u r 21!!!
21st birthday of my dear friend ah kow,a party on the rooftop garden of starhub center and a nite that promise lots and lots of mambo.
reached pretty early and helped to set up the place and carry the stuff up.Ended up eating first and thats a real privilege cause i managed to get alot of food...hahaha...and they were all pretty good food.things then moved pretty slowly with with guests arriving pretty late and stuff and it got pretty boring.
THEN!!!
with the opening of the first bottle of alcohol,things began to become fun!
many a glasses of chivas and vodka and XO later...i began spouting nonsense and started talking to people i hardly knew...
i went around telling everyone how much i loved them,even ah kow's folks...haha...and in the end nearly spouted that to a friend on the phone but stopped halfway!
then it was time for mambo and we set up a makeshift podium just for it!!but alas,people dun know how to appreciate it and in the end it was only a few of us drunkards doing it, embarrasing ourselves in front of all of his smu friends who took alot of pics of us doing stupid things if i remember correctly.
ended the nite with dewei giving me the mambo compilation...thanks dewei!
thanks kow too for a great party,great food,great drinks,great cake and of course great mambo!!!happy birthday bro...u r the man...
thanks ben for sending me home even though we nearly died!!!
21st birthday of my dear friend ah kow,a party on the rooftop garden of starhub center and a nite that promise lots and lots of mambo.
reached pretty early and helped to set up the place and carry the stuff up.Ended up eating first and thats a real privilege cause i managed to get alot of food...hahaha...and they were all pretty good food.things then moved pretty slowly with with guests arriving pretty late and stuff and it got pretty boring.
THEN!!!
with the opening of the first bottle of alcohol,things began to become fun!
many a glasses of chivas and vodka and XO later...i began spouting nonsense and started talking to people i hardly knew...
i went around telling everyone how much i loved them,even ah kow's folks...haha...and in the end nearly spouted that to a friend on the phone but stopped halfway!
then it was time for mambo and we set up a makeshift podium just for it!!but alas,people dun know how to appreciate it and in the end it was only a few of us drunkards doing it, embarrasing ourselves in front of all of his smu friends who took alot of pics of us doing stupid things if i remember correctly.
ended the nite with dewei giving me the mambo compilation...thanks dewei!
thanks kow too for a great party,great food,great drinks,great cake and of course great mambo!!!happy birthday bro...u r the man...
thanks ben for sending me home even though we nearly died!!!
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
wat do u do?
how does it feel to have the security of an entire island in your control.Billion dollars investments depending on your vigilance and alertness...
i dun feel much seriously...then....and now.
its around a year ago that i was deployed at jurong island for 3 weeks and i guess now is a good time to look back on it.i didnt feel the least bit impt that i am in charge of the security of the island 12 hrs every shift and that if any attacks were to take place on it,i would be blamed for it.i didnt feel any of it.
as i sit in the ops room reading my dan brown series and looking out on the window at the rising/setting sun(depending on which shift it is),i cant help but give out a sigh as the world goes on around me and yet i am on this island where time seemed to have stayed still and the rising and setting of the sun is the closest i get to reality.
i like sunrises more...the night shift that means.the early morning is just so peaceful,alot of the people are asleep as only 1 or 2 people needs to be up to man the system.I just enjoy the peacefulness and tranquility that morning brings and with sunrise,u tell yourself that its another day gone and a new one coming.
Its funny how a island so industrial with all its hustle and bustle in the day can be so tranquil and peaceful at night.I like all the drives out at 2,4,6 am to deploy,check,deliver breakfast to my guys.As the vehicle moves along the causeway into the island and i am plugged into my receiver playing HIGH by Lighthouse Family and the wind is blowing into my face(though it kinda stink sometimes due to the chemicals).It just gives a feeling that i cant find anywhere else...no other cars...no other people.the island is your playground.
even the times on standby were shiok as we slept till 12 and eat and come back to sleep and wake up for dinner and come back to sleep,with a few game of munchkins in between(how i miss playing that game) before heading out for the night shift.
3 weeks there came and pass and from sth that i strongly didnt wanna go at first to the most valuable experience of my service in the army,i guess i did feel something for the island and for the job i was doing.It was the final major task i undertook before i ord.
island life...love it!
Sunday, September 18, 2005
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw you face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Fucking high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw you face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.
My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw you face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Fucking high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw you face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.
u r beautiful by james blunt...pretty nice song.as usual,its about the girl that we see but is always out of our reach but have that one moment of connection that we shall keep even though we might never see her ever again...life aint perfect ya know...
Saturday, September 17, 2005
this is just the way it is...always
like i mentioned above...this is just the way it is and it is always like that.It is always something thats beyond my control and somehow it just makes it even more disheartening.
i don't know how to continue with this post anymore...just feeling a little jaded from everything now...could be all the beer just now but could be something else too...
like i mentioned above...this is just the way it is and it is always like that.It is always something thats beyond my control and somehow it just makes it even more disheartening.
i don't know how to continue with this post anymore...just feeling a little jaded from everything now...could be all the beer just now but could be something else too...
Friday, September 16, 2005
bling bling...bling bling...bling bling bling...
and i guess the most happening and bling block is A BLOCK....wat a nite!!!
1.we rocked at the pageant.Ian and geri were great as they strut their stuff.they didnt win mr and miss bling but in our hearts they will always be the blingest dudes!!!
2.we got best dressed block with our array of basketball jerseys(thanks to marcus) and other silly stuff(like me trying to look like usher...hahaha).
3.we shouted and cheered the loudest and strongest.no one else made cut outs to support their contestents and no other block were as crazy as us.
4.music was great!rnb were good for once...maybe is because of the occasional rock and boy band stuff that we all can jump and hop to.
5.i got wasted...2 jugs of beer and johhnie walker from the bottle.Then i began to spout stupid nonsense(but i do tt even when sober) and did stupid things on the dance floor and backstage.hahaha.
6.and we were the ones that started the dancing and we were the ones always there and we were the ones left at the end...conclusion:A Block is the most chiong block!!!
7.the only thing that went wrong was the chicken rice supper...it was cold and sucky...eeeyerrr...give me a prata anytime....oh yah and getting pulled over by the cops for nothing when we were on the cab back.wasted around a dollar while they take our names.
ok...other than those 2 incidents,we rocked and i would love to thank all the A blockers for being so enthu abt bling bling...from dressing up to dancing down...u guys rock!and to the arts pple who turned up...u guys rock too man!!!
but i still like mambo...hahaha
and i guess the most happening and bling block is A BLOCK....wat a nite!!!
1.we rocked at the pageant.Ian and geri were great as they strut their stuff.they didnt win mr and miss bling but in our hearts they will always be the blingest dudes!!!
2.we got best dressed block with our array of basketball jerseys(thanks to marcus) and other silly stuff(like me trying to look like usher...hahaha).
3.we shouted and cheered the loudest and strongest.no one else made cut outs to support their contestents and no other block were as crazy as us.
4.music was great!rnb were good for once...maybe is because of the occasional rock and boy band stuff that we all can jump and hop to.
5.i got wasted...2 jugs of beer and johhnie walker from the bottle.Then i began to spout stupid nonsense(but i do tt even when sober) and did stupid things on the dance floor and backstage.hahaha.
6.and we were the ones that started the dancing and we were the ones always there and we were the ones left at the end...conclusion:A Block is the most chiong block!!!
7.the only thing that went wrong was the chicken rice supper...it was cold and sucky...eeeyerrr...give me a prata anytime....oh yah and getting pulled over by the cops for nothing when we were on the cab back.wasted around a dollar while they take our names.
ok...other than those 2 incidents,we rocked and i would love to thank all the A blockers for being so enthu abt bling bling...from dressing up to dancing down...u guys rock!and to the arts pple who turned up...u guys rock too man!!!
but i still like mambo...hahaha
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
mambo is silly.
it is the silliest thing i have ever came across.
but because of its silliness,it is the greatest way to enjoy a night out with friends.
i agree that the dance moves are stupid and the retro-ness of it all is just so so tacky,but then again,thats the whole beauty of it.compared to rnb and hip hop where the dance moves are the same and has no creativity(i am refering to clubbing only where theres no space to really dance and no one ever did a good hip hop dance before and all they do is just keep grinding against one another the whole night) whereas for mambo u follow some outrageous steps and basically go wild with yr friends to sons that make u go wild.It is really really a sight to behold as the whole club dances to the more popular mambo tunes and u can see everyone just doing the same action as if it has been cheoreographed and practiced many many times before hand,leaving the non mambo lites to just stare in awe and fascination.
I dunno why i wrote this...i love mambo!hahaha
but....
it is the silliest thing i have ever came across.
but because of its silliness,it is the greatest way to enjoy a night out with friends.
i agree that the dance moves are stupid and the retro-ness of it all is just so so tacky,but then again,thats the whole beauty of it.compared to rnb and hip hop where the dance moves are the same and has no creativity(i am refering to clubbing only where theres no space to really dance and no one ever did a good hip hop dance before and all they do is just keep grinding against one another the whole night) whereas for mambo u follow some outrageous steps and basically go wild with yr friends to sons that make u go wild.It is really really a sight to behold as the whole club dances to the more popular mambo tunes and u can see everyone just doing the same action as if it has been cheoreographed and practiced many many times before hand,leaving the non mambo lites to just stare in awe and fascination.
I dunno why i wrote this...i love mambo!hahaha
but....
MAN U ROCKS!!!!!!GLORY GLORY MAN UTD!!!!!
Thursday, September 08, 2005
its a thursday night and we just finished out TGIO(Thank God Its(IBG) Over).As always,great atmosphere,great A-block and kr spirit and as usual,i did some stupid things like doing mambo on the table top.
So...ibg came to a close today and after 2 weeks of cheering and playing,its time to settle down and really catch up on my school work.mid terms is just round the freakin corner and its gettin a lil to me.hopefully everything will be alrite and everything will work out just fine.
things have gotten to a standstill romantically for me as theres just no time for it and i guess its the same for her...just exchanged a few sms-es with her and wished her good nite...not wishing for 2 much but just for her to wish me back too....a simple "nite" will be sufficient...but nothing...well,not yet at least.
hope the sky will remain blue and sunny and that the weather will remain cool and crispy....haha..a lil contradictory but it happened before k!!!its just the way i like it and really with all the great friend ard me..esp a-blockers,the days are just so much better but kinda sad i have been neglectng the bestest buds that one can ever hope for...ken,kow,risshe and brian...really really hope to see ya guys soon manz...wala next week?
tmr is elections for block comm...so wish me luck!!!
So...ibg came to a close today and after 2 weeks of cheering and playing,its time to settle down and really catch up on my school work.mid terms is just round the freakin corner and its gettin a lil to me.hopefully everything will be alrite and everything will work out just fine.
things have gotten to a standstill romantically for me as theres just no time for it and i guess its the same for her...just exchanged a few sms-es with her and wished her good nite...not wishing for 2 much but just for her to wish me back too....a simple "nite" will be sufficient...but nothing...well,not yet at least.
hope the sky will remain blue and sunny and that the weather will remain cool and crispy....haha..a lil contradictory but it happened before k!!!its just the way i like it and really with all the great friend ard me..esp a-blockers,the days are just so much better but kinda sad i have been neglectng the bestest buds that one can ever hope for...ken,kow,risshe and brian...really really hope to see ya guys soon manz...wala next week?
tmr is elections for block comm...so wish me luck!!!
Sunday, September 04, 2005
on thursday eveing,some mutha fooka stole my wallet and handphone.
i wish that mutha fooka is dead now.
I cant believe that i made it past 4 yrs of secondary school life in montfort without having a single item stolen,yet within my 1st month in nus,my hp and wallet got stolen by a thief that unzipped my friend's bag and took them away.
wat?!the more education one gets the less intergrity they possess?can u at least leave all the bloody impt docs and my sim card u son of a bitch.I guess theres no point saying all these now because u shud probably be dead by now.There is also a very real chance that the person is someone from my hall and that really disappoint me even more.
however,For every yin,theres a yang.For every good there is a bad.Every thing
has its opposite and for every thief that screwed up my day on
thursday,there is also the greatest people of A BLOCK that made my
day.I was very very touched and surprise to find $40 on my table on
friday evening and i just wanna take this chance to thank every single
A blocker for that.Its not the monetary value of it but the gesture
that really made me feel that I am staying with the greatest people u
can find.
Also wanna thank the followng pple who did more than a friend could
ever ask for...
Prabs
waterboy
yan yan(thanks for the chocolates)
mingfeng
and of coz yunwen and kelchoo for lookig ard for the lost
items,accompanying me to make the police report,paying for the cab
fare and treating me to a great great great supper!!!
Kudos to u guys...u guys
i wish that mutha fooka is dead now.
I cant believe that i made it past 4 yrs of secondary school life in montfort without having a single item stolen,yet within my 1st month in nus,my hp and wallet got stolen by a thief that unzipped my friend's bag and took them away.
wat?!the more education one gets the less intergrity they possess?can u at least leave all the bloody impt docs and my sim card u son of a bitch.I guess theres no point saying all these now because u shud probably be dead by now.There is also a very real chance that the person is someone from my hall and that really disappoint me even more.
however,For every yin,theres a yang.For every good there is a bad.Every thing
has its opposite and for every thief that screwed up my day on
thursday,there is also the greatest people of A BLOCK that made my
day.I was very very touched and surprise to find $40 on my table on
friday evening and i just wanna take this chance to thank every single
A blocker for that.Its not the monetary value of it but the gesture
that really made me feel that I am staying with the greatest people u
can find.
Also wanna thank the followng pple who did more than a friend could
ever ask for...
Prabs
waterboy
yan yan(thanks for the chocolates)
mingfeng
and of coz yunwen and kelchoo for lookig ard for the lost
items,accompanying me to make the police report,paying for the cab
fare and treating me to a great great great supper!!!
Kudos to u guys...u guys