End of Week 8 in Ngee Ann Poly.
With that, i'm a quarter way through year 1.
Too fast? Too slow?
I'd say slightly leaning to the fast side.

On my way to school yesterday,
on the bus, i saw some ppl in another bus,
a transport bus for probably foreign workers,
with the passengers all standing up, tip toeing,
getting off their seat,
going out of their way just to get a glimpse of something.
They were damn excited,
just like kindergarten kids in a school bus.

I looked towards the direction they were looking,
and a striking beauty stood before me (lol haruhi).
Okay la, not so striking, and it was actually
a few meters away.

Bet ur wondering what it is.
It was actually a black lamborghini.
One look and you would go "Wow".
It wasnt as striking as the orange one i usually see,
but this one was damn cool la.
The shape is slightly different,
and at the hind of the car,
the top was transparent so you could see
the engine and stuff inside the car.

Coincidentally, this happened really very near
the spot where i will see the orange lamborghini,
parked at the exact same place almost everyday.

So yea a little bit of my time in dat bus
was spent fantasizing on these expensive cars.
Though for like 8 weeks i see that orange one
time and time and again,
it still doesnt fail to catch my attention.

On to the common tests,
well tests are definitely different here in poly,
in a sense, they actually feel like major exams.
You do it in a hall with lots of ppl,
you're supposed to bring ur student ID,
and stuff like dat.

Not the usual separate ur tables and do ur papers
but in secret i'll copy your's kind of test
i got used to in sec sch.
Ok la i didnt cheat all the time.
Seriously.

So the bad thing about this is dat
im gonna have to face "exams" 4 times a "year"
instead of the usual 2,
since common tests really does feel like major exams.
And these exams are like gonna happen once every 8 weeks?

The good news for now is that
i'm finally having holidays now.
All the way til the 22nd of this month.
Not much of a holiday,
but i guess its a good break.
A break dat will be spent on football,
NCC, football and football.






I will not study.

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Its 10.30am and I'm still at home!
Computer Programming is cancelled today
so i only have to attend classes fro 2pm to 5pm.
Possibly 4.30pm if i do my practical quickly.

Now if only every schooling day was like this.
Full 8 hours of sleep.
Time to use the computer like this b4 school.
And be 100% fresh when u step out of the house
to head for school.

Well, maybe abit of dat will happen in Year 2?
but for now its just wishful thinking.
Plus, common tests are next week.
3 papers so i have to really mug
through the weekend.

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Angels and Airwaves and 5 - 3 victory

Won a soccer match today with the score of 5 - 3.
I didnt score but quite glad that we managed
to pick ourselves up from being down 1 - 3
to making it 5 - 3.
Gratz to those who score.

Moving on,




This is Angels and Airwaves (AVA).
The song is titled Secret Crowds.

Personally, i think the band has a great and unique sound,
and they might just turn out become one of my favorite bands.
But apparently, Blink 182 fans are not liking wad they see in AVA.

If you listen to AVA, you will realise that other
than the familiar voice of Tom DeLonge (of Blink 182 fame),
the band's music is not at all similar to Blink 182's.

Back in Blink 182, they used to write songs
that have a very noticeable touch of pop/punk rock.
Their songs were fun and their lyrics were catchy,
appealing to many young listeners.

They even made fun of other music artistes,
like when they did their "All The Small Things" video.

But now, having created AVA,
Tom has changed his style alot.
Even the way he appears in videos and performances,
he is nothing like the Tom every1 used to love.
His much more serious now.
So people are labeling him as a sell-out,
becoming something that he once mocked.

Of course, not everybody hates AVA.
I think Tom reached a part of his life where he felt
that he needed to move on.

He is married, with kids.
You cant imagine a man like that
singing to the tune and lyrics of
"Damnit" and "What's My Age Again".
I think the sound of AVA is just right for him.

So yea, the music industry can be quite harsh.
But fortunately for AVA, they've managed to attract
quite a following.

But not as much as how My Chemical Romance
has gained worldwide popularity
after they "sold" their post hardcore sound,
to turn into a very much alternative rock band.
Their early fans totally hate them now.
But look at what they've gained.

Well i dunno why i'm blogging about music.

But can you imagine life without music?

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Man Utd - Champions of Europe

MANCHESTER UNITED
ARE THE

CHAMPIONS

OF

EUROPE!!!

it was a great match
that both teams dragged all the way to penalties.
Thrilling to the very end.
Honestly i tot it was all over when Ronaldo missed
his penalty.

I was on my knees thereafter.

I was never a fan of those who stop or stall
before they take their penalty.
I think the best kind of penalty
is the ones that is taken straight up, directly,
with confidence,
without any feints whatsoever.
Unfortunately Ronaldo didnt think so.
And his technique failed him in the most crucial of all matches.

Again, Ronaldo got lucky
(after missing once already at Barcelona)
cuz his teammates after him,
Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson all kept them alive.
Of course, with the help of John Terry's miss.


I really feel John Terry didnt deserve it.
He's probably one of the most influencial captains
and one of the best defenders England has seen.
Having brought his team all the way through a season
full of injuries and unsettled players and staff,
it all came down to just one kick from the penalty spot.

He slipped and he missed.

Cant imagine how he was feeling.

Van der Sar, on the other hand
became the hero of the day
as he saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty shot.

I gotta admit, luck was a huge part of this victory.
But why wud a Man Utd fan complain?
After 9 years, the Cup is returning to Old Trafford.
And Fergie hails one of the best Devils team
to ever grace the field ever since the golden generation
of 1999.

Back then, that fateful night in Barcelona,
when Man Utd took virtually the last 2 minutes of the game
to win the Cup.

Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke, David Beckham, Teddy Sheringham,
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, Nicky Butt, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs,
Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Jaap Stam, Peter Schmeichel
just to name a few.


Now in 2008,

Only Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are the surviving members
of the 1999 side.
But joining them are Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez,
Wayne Rooney, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Carrick,
Park Ji Sung, Nani, Anderson
Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Wes Brown
and Edwin Van der Sar.


like wad Sir Alex Ferguson said,
this side is still young and theres still alot of time
for them to develop.

I hope this is just the start to many more great things to come.

BORN UNITED

LIVE UNITED

DIE UNITED

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Indiana Jones

Okay,
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
was about the best movie i've seen in a while.
Of course this excludes Iron Man.

But seriously, this movie kept my eyes fixed
on the screen the whole time.
Consequences: Undone Maths homework.
But it doesnt matter now
cuz a good movie always makes you feel good.

Because of this,
I'll be looking forward to watching
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,
the latest installment to the series.
Harrison Ford,
(probably the only actor who's career wasnt destroyed
by Star Wars)
(kidding)
is aged 65 in this one.
Therefore this movie must be full of stunt doubles.
But with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
once again behind this one,
stunt doubles or not, this is a must watch.
Anyway, i'm keen in watching how the Indiana Jones
character has changed (if any).

These kind of movies are always very entertaining.
The kind that involves treasure,
legends, myths,
lost cities, tombs,
etc; they always capture my attention.
I mean look at how much of a success
National Treasure was.
No doubt Benjamin Gates (Nicholas Cage)
is the modern age Indiana Jones.

Well other than the above mentioned,
theres another movie coming up
that i am VERY looking forward to.
Its along the lines of myths, legends, and treasures.
But not exactly portrayed in the way Indiana Jones is.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
This one stars Brendan Fraser and Jet Li.
It now makes "The Mummy" franchise a trilogy.
Not to mention, I absolutely enjoyed
the first 2 movies.



and here's the one for Indiana Jones



alrite i gotta go sleep now.

gotta wake up before 2.30am
to catch
THE EUROPEAN CUP FINALS

MANCHESTER UNITED
vs
CHELSEA

!!

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SAJC vs MJC

Week 5.
24th day in Ngee Ann Poly.

Just got back my first test marks in NP.
Its so pleasant to for once pass a Maths test after
years of failure in sec school.

Engineering Mathematics.
22/28.
Standing ovation please.

Aight, enuff of dat.
Its a decent enuff score for me to be proud.
But clearly this is just the beginning
of more complicated things to come.

I rushed to Jalan Besar Stadium
straight after school today.
Took me 1 hour to get there so i missed the first half
of a very exciting A division soccer match between

SAJC and MJC.

MJC have had great sucess in recent years.
They ended runners up last season,
while SAJC have had tough luck in semi finals.
They crashed out of it last season.

And they did so again this year
MJC of course, secured another appearance
in the finals.

Atmosphere was great.
Half the stadium's grand stand side was filled
with JC students cheering for their teams.

Lots of hot school girls as soon as i stepped past the gates.
Notice i say school girls.

But more importantly i was treated to some entertaining
football for more than 45 mins.

When i arrived, SAJC was leading 1 - 0.
They further increased their lead with a well worked
team goal, making the score 2 - 0.
At this point, a finals appearance seemed certain.

SAJC dropped to a defensive stature.
Or rather, MJC were being very persistent in
pressing on their opponents.
They fought hard for possession,
and kept on attacking,
testing the SAJC goalie on more occasions than once.
They were of course backed by a very energetic crowd.

Their reward finally came by when they were awarded
a free kick from the left flank.
A well sent ball into the box,
saw the ball headed low into the bottom right corner
of the goalpost, with the keeper only
getting a slight touch on the ball.

They kept on attacking
and there was nothing much SAJC could do.
However, their triumph today was also
extremely controversial.

In probably the last 5 mins of the second half,
MJC was awarded a penalty.
In my point of view, there were no fouls.
There seemed to be no handball,
no pulling and no pushing.
Yet, the ref pointed to the spot.
The MJC penalty taker slotted home an inch perfect
penalty kick down to the bottom right corner.
The goalie once again only had a slight touch.

MJC morale was at an all time high.
This was to be a comeback of their dreams.
All 90 mins were played,
and after the score was still leveled after extra time,
it was all down to penalty shootouts.

SAJC denied
MJC denied

SAJC scores
MJC scores

SAJC denied
MJC denied

SAJC hits the post
MJC scores

the next penalty was crucial.
SAJC had to score it no matter wad.

Unfortunately, the MJC keeper saved the penalty.

I didnt wait long after that cuz the SAJC ppl
i were with got pissed and wanted to leave straightaway.
But i stayed long enough to notice the inevitable
tears of joy and despair shed by players
on the field of green.

On the bus ride home, i learnt something very important.
As a player you must be prepared for anything
and everything.
Especially penalties.
In a match where there is no room for errors,
your weakness might prove to be your team's downfall.
Therefore, train until you cant possibly disappoint,
though one must always bear in mind
that mistakes do happen.

Yea so dat was my Thursday

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dedication to Man Utd

Many ppl (including me) wore
the Red Devils jersey to school today.
Such a great sign of passion and love.

Sealed with a kiss to the crest,
I dedicate my 3 goals today
to the club that I love most;


Manchester United.

nuff said

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Man Utd 07/08 Champions!

GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED.
GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED.
GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED.
AND THE REDS GO MARCHING ON!!!..


This year's league proved to be one
to fight for til the very end.
And today, D-Day and the last day of the BPL,
the United faithful reign supreme!

10th Premier League title.
(excluding the old league division)

Certainly a memorable year for the Red Devils.
Records were broken.
- Ryan Giggs matches Sir Bobby Charlton's record
for most appearances for United, at 758.
- Scoring 4 goals in 3 games consecutively
- Most goals scored in a half (6 against Newcastle)

Talents arose.
But most notably the name that comes to mind
can only be one,
and that is Cristiano Ronaldo.
His performance this season just cant be described with words.



after United's victory today,
i had a short conversation with Haziq,
who is a Chelsea fan.
(Chelsea 2 points short of matching Man Utd)

yea i probably pissed him off. lol
Chelsea fans please dun take my words to heart.
I just wanted to agitate Haziq,
because its a 2D/4G way of life.

Anyway, its all back to square one 10 days from now,
in Moscow,
whereby Man Utd and Chelsea WILL meet again.
This time, for the title of
Champions of Europe!!

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19th day in Ngee Ann Poly.

Today had a really weird start.
Mom woke me up at 6am.
And asked me if i was supposed to head to school
early or late today.
Thinking that a 9am start was considered early,
i said "early".

So she rushed me to wake up,
eat my breakfast, bath and everything
with the mentality that i was gonna be late.
I completed everything in 15 mins
instead of the usual 30 mins.

I left home and walked briskly to the bus stop
cuz i was a minute behind time.
(would have missed a bus)
But when i got to the bus stop,
tired after the incredibly fast paced start to the day,
i finally realised that i was an hour ahead of time.

You see to my mom, "early" means
im supposed to be at school by 8am.
Yea so dats how the an okay day began.

Anyway, i figured its time for me to do
the random quiz Valerie tagged me with.

Here we go ~
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1.What is your greatest fear?
- I got a few fears la but nt sure which is the greatest.
But i think its gotta be insects, esp cockroaches.

2.If you could be a superhero for a day, who would you be and WHY?
- Iron Man's about the coolest hero in the block rite now.
But ive always been a fan of...
heck it i want to be Iron Man.
Still wanna ask me why?

3.What I want the most now?
- Understanding of all the PHYSICS in my modules.

4.What do you want to be when you grow up?
- Always wanted to be a pro footballer.
WANT.

5.If you can have 1 more dream to come true, what would it be?
- What Valerie said ^^

6.What are you afraid to lose now?
- My new found interest in Engineering Maths.
I dunno wad i'd do without it.

7.Do you believe in being in love forever?
- Yea why not? Doesnt happen too often though.

8.If you meet someone you love, would you confess to him/her?
- Never good at dat kind of stuff.
So yea just sit back and wait for sth happen.
Unless ur really desperate?
(which shouldnt happen)

9.If your phone is going flat, who will you contact first to inform him/her about it?
- Waste money for wad..
I'll always be home early.

10.How do you define friends?
- People who go out go their way to help you when theres a need.
And people who stand by you because they enjoy it,
and not for any credit or benefit whatsoever.

11.Which type of person do you hate most?
- Ppl who dunno how to shutup when needed.
It gets annoying, really.
Alternatively, ppl who act unnecessarily just for attention.

12.What are the things going through your mind now?
NewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchenNewkitchen

13.Have you been betrayed by any of your friends?
- Nothing i know of.
But dats good enough.

14.What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
- Hmm..
Family and friends.
yea..

15.Roughly, how much of an age gap would you want to have between you and your spouse?
- I ain't no Ashton Kutcher.
I'd say ideal wud be 5 years max?
Wudnt mind 7 or 8?
Unless she's the older one la.

16.What do you want your friend to be like?
- Most importantly, trustworthy.
Funny is always good.

17.What kind of friend do you hope to be in your friends' eyes?
- Trustworthy? lol.
Forgive me if i am not.
But i'll make up for it by cracking a joke or two ^^

18.If you have a change, which part of your character would you like to change?
- I have an immediate answer for this one.
Its definitely got to be my laziness towards studying.
So if sum1 can change dat please contact me.

19.If you're feeling low one day, who will you go to?
- Apparently nobody.
No siblings.
Dun connect with my parents well.
Even if i say friends, most of the time i keep it to myself.

20. What's your regret in life?
- Not getting on that flight to Panama.
kidding.
Ermm.. Getting on Oceanic Flight 815.
kk kidding.
Erm.. no major regrets to call it a "regret in life"
But i'll tell you one thing i regret.
Sleeping in class so often in sec school.



Yea so i'll let others spread this thing.

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futsal - 3rd training

Week 4.
16th day in Ngee Ann Poly.
My first taste of sour defeat at the futsal court.

This is actually my second loss.
My first was on Saturday,
but that one was after a 3 game winning streak.
So losing didnt matter.
This time though, we got kicked out on our first match.

The opponents were very formidable.
Commanded from the back by a rock solid defender.
Their last line of defence was the best keeper around.
And yea la the whole team was good.
But im not using that as an excuse.
(though maybe i involuntarily just did)

But anyway, i had a few decent touches on the ball.
The one moment i cant get rid off on my mind
was when i got past one on the right,
thn from out of nowhere
i was taken down by a living bulldozer.
I probably got thrown a feet away,
landed on my knee where a bad cut now lies.
Not a cut la. But that thing u get when ur skin drags
on a rough surface. Forgot wad its called.

At any rate, that wound is now
nothing but a reminder that i'm still not good enough.
Still not fast enough.
Still not intimidating enough.

It was a hard tackle.
Hard yet clean.
(well at least it seemed clean)

With this, i now have lost twice in NP,
out of a total of 16 games so far.
3 draws if i can remember properly.
4 goals for CCA,
4 goals for Sports & Wellness.

This tally can only go up.
It will never remain stagnant.
(excluding the losing part)




PS: To Valerie who has tagged me,
the thingy thing that im supposed to do
is gonna have to wait til at least tomorrow yar.

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Labour Day 2008

A well deserved break today for all those working
men and women who have been working hard. o.O
And also all the students studying hard
for MYEs or wadever it is ur studying for.
Of course i'm not one of them.

Today i was supposed to go out with OG Whisky.
But in the end i had to stay at home cuz
the ppl who are gonna renovate my house came over
to measure the details and all.
Being the only person in the household who speaks English,
i had to stay so that they and my parents
dun engage in a chicken and duck conversation.

Wad are they doing working on Labour Day anyway?

Well whatever it is, i'm glad my house is finally
getting a renovation.
Actually, only the kitchen.
But that'll do cuz the kitchen is what im worried about anyway.

My mom cooks everyday on a stove
thats 1310398123 years old.
Its oven malfunctioned like more than 10 years ago.
It cant even close properly.
Heck, everytime i look at the stove i feel like
it could explode anytime.

If only i could take photos of my kitchen
(AND MY TOILET)
and show you ppl.
Not as a means of showing off of course.

Anyway, my toilet is very old.
Its separated into 2 diff rooms, toilet bowl and bathroom,
unlike most of ur toilets.
And the toilet bowl is the squatting one.

And the kitchen cabinets,
luckily its only my mom who uses them.
Cuz if any1 else stronger than her tries to open any of the compartments,
they'll probably tear the whole thing apart.

My point is, my kitchen is old,
its dirty,
its got insects and lizards crawling all over it at night,
and its old.

So i'm kinda looking forward to an all new kitchen

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futsal - first training

On Saturday, i managed to get into the futsal CCA.
And today, Monday, is the first training.

The system isnt dat good.
But no1 can be blamed cuz the turnout is damn high
so naturally, you dont really get much play time.

Training started with warm ups,
thn sprints,
thn a very short jog around a quarter of the campus.
Still, i almost died there.
I'm nowhere near the fitness i had back in Sec 2;
when NCC training was crazy but addictive.

Ever since asthma, i find it a difficult to even run a few steps.
It must also be because i hvnt jogged in a while now.
But i guess im gonna have to start now.
Futsal training wud be a good way to do so.

On to the 5 v 5 matches,
we were randomly assigned teams,
and once again i find myself lucky to be in a rather good team.
We dont really build up play well (yet).
But we're a fast counter attacking team.

So far, in NP, i have never lost a match.
(A total of 6, including just now's
controversial draw)
And i plan to keep it that way for many weeks to come.

The difference between soccer in
secondary school and poly is very clear.
In poly, speed and aggression are levels higher.
So far, i dont see anybody showing off skills,
and making the game interesting.
Or maybe they cant.
Just a few steps forward and i find myself having to go thru
2 defenders, and one more approaching from behind.
Legs start coming in almost as soon as u get the ball.
Bodies start banging against you.

Secondary school has always been about covering the angles,
denying the attacker space,
and not committing the tackle until the final moment,
when the attacker reveals an oppening.

But now, defenders prowl onto you with so much aggression,
without hesitation at all.
I struggled to keep the ball today.
But i guess as a dribbler, you have to play smart
and play the ball to a direction that evades the defenders.
Also throw in a trick or two to send them the wrong direction
and put them to shame.
At least that's what i hope to do in days to come.

It looks like my life is gonna be full of soccer these days.
Futsal training on Saturday mornings,
playing with friends on Sunday mornings,
Futsal Training again on Monday evenings,
then Futsal for Sports & Wellness module on Tuesday mornings.

I dont mind though.
I wish to get back into shape.
And to ever improve my skills with the ball.

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10th day in Ngee Ann Poly

I saw a parked Lamborghini yesterday.
Like how often do you see one that is parked
and not speeding on the road?
Plus, when you do see one on the road,
its only for a few seconds
cuz the driver tends to show off and drive faster
than most cars.
(Or maybe the car itself is faster.)

The one i saw had a striking orange colour.
I liked it in the sense that it looked like
Cristiano Ronaldo's first Mercurial Vapor 4.

yep, just like this.
i think both the car and the boots are a beauty.

I recall an incident last year
when us NCOs were on a recce trip to East Coast.
We were singing to the lyrics of Akon's "Smack That"

"Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo"
thn a Lamborghini zoomed past the corner of our eyes.

Well anyway, today was kind of a relaxed day.
Contrary to my BAD day on Wed,

today was a smooth sailing day.

Had the luxury of waking up
at 8am cuz lessons start at 11am.

Started with Computer Programming which has NO maths.
Still, it is a very troublesome module,
having to key in all those computer language.
But, despite having missed one lesson,
i feel that i have no major problems with this.
And i even completed all my absent day's work
in less thn an extra half an hour.

After a one hour break at the snack bar,
(which has become my favorite hangout)
It was Engineering Mechanics.
Ppl have started to identify this module as the so called
"free period"
Sleeping, playing Counter Strike or just stoning,
can all be done here.

Lastly, Mechanics practical.
I expected an introductory experiment.
BUT,
it was just a 15 mins briefing,
and i left school at 3.30 instead of 5.
Both buses came fast and moved fast,
so i reached home at 4.15.

I've got Futsal trials tomorrow.
Hopefully that goes well.
Basically u only get to play one 5 v 5 match.
And in order to get in,
u just have to be visually impressive.

Its quite an unfair method of selection,
considering Goalkeepers will have less touch of the ball,
Defenders dont have the luxury of showing off skills,
and only the Attackers will be the ones
to be able to run at players and stuff like that.

Still, its just Futsal,
not as if its the school field team.
But anyway, the court's goalpost is all wrong.
It shud be more "square" if they want to call it a futsal court.

Rite now, what i see is a cross between
a street soccer and futsal court.

At any rate, wish me luck for tmr.

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Worst day in 2008 yet.

8th day in Ngee Ann Poly
Probably the worst day in 2008 yet.

For a day so pathetic, i actually tot it had a good start.
Both buses came fast and i had a smooth trip to school,
arriving in NP much earlier than usual,
thus having time in the classroom to relax before lessons begin.

The first bad thing to happen;
i forgot to bring my Electrical Technology notes.
I wasnt just gonna miss a little bit since its only for one day.
Today, Wednesday, has FOUR hours of Electrical Technology.
So u can imagine how much i missed out.
(forgot to bring calculator too)

3 hours of Engineering Mechanics was fucking boring.
So i slept through 1 hour of it, and stoned for the rest.

I just didnt have a sense of direction in class today.
Totally lost, in all the calculations,
and struggling to try and keep up.
Engineering Mechanics and Electrical Tech dont sound like Maths.
But they are.
Worst, EL Tech has physics which i nvr studied before.

Some of you might be wondering why i got
myself into this course in the first place.
My answer wud be kinda complicated.

So next in the list of bad things dat happened today,
wud be my journey home.

Ended at 5pm
Boarded Bus 61 at 5.11pm.
No seats available.
I stood up all the way in a ride dat shockingly
took FORTY minutes to finish.
To make things worst, my left earpiece wasnt working.
Half assed music coming from my iPod.

Thn it was on to the next bus, 195.
Started waiting at 5.50pm.
The bus arrived 25 mins later, at 6.15pm.
AS USUAL, every1 was packed like sardines in dat bus.
Can you imagine, 25 mins worth of passengers waiting
at the bus stop.
AND THE AIR CON WAS FUCKING WEAK.
Damn stuffy stuff in there.
Seriously, it was the worst.
Last few stops was a living hell.
Bags all over my face,
getting pushed left and right,
stuck in between 2 ppl who think dat they are more impt
and have to get down first.
Dat kind of stuff.

When i finally got off dat piece of shit,
i saw not one, but TWO, other 195s
trailing behind the one i was in.

And they were empty.

Nuff said.




i wonder how the heck they made this

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NEWater

And so just a minute ago, listening to Muttons to Midnight on 987fm, there was news about NEWater. Quite a coincidence since i was kinda into the whole NEWater thing the whole of last week.

And so NEWater has clinched an award for
"Best Contribution to the Environment"
in some global event as part of Earth Day.

Today is Earth Day btw.
Which is why i bothered to pick up litter on the floor today.

I think NEWater deserves this award.
Its an amazing idea isnt it if u think about it.
Water, such a precious source, to be recycled.
With more research and developments in it,
we'll be having no problems at all
when our water import treaty with Malaysia ends at
2061.

Yes ppl.
Malaysia stops selling us water in 2061.
So for those of us who may live up to dat day/year,
go suck a lemon (random).

I wonder wad makes Singapore's NEWater
stand out from the several other countries
who are also involved in reverse osmosis.
But anyway, congrats to Singapore.

In response to was SEBES said,
yes, Reverse Osmosis is more costly than buying water.

and to CHENG YU,
yea it requires a partially permeable membrane,
which allows almost nothing bigger than water molecules
to pass through.


5 EASY WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET
(4 if u dun have a thermostat)

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6th day in poly

6th day in Ngee Ann Poly

I only attended half a day today.
Not supposed to attend school at all as I'm on MC.
Feeling much better thn i was on the weekends.
But i'm still feeling abit feverish.
And cough and phlegm still presists.

Reason for even going to skool in the morning
was that i had to do a presentation.
Which wud contribute to overall scores.
Personally, i think my 2-man group's presentation
went quite well.
However, we had overlooked certain keypoints
such as the advantages and disadvantages
of NEWater.

If anybody has any queries on NEWater,
feel free to ask me.
I'm a pro at it now.

Advantages of NEWater:

1) Makes use of existing sources of water by "recycling" it.
2) Cheaper alternative as compared to Desalination.
3) Reduces reliance towards Malaysia for water.
4) Produces very high quality water. NEWater is in fact,
cleaner than any other source of water in Singapore.

Disadvantages of NEWater:

1) Psychological barrier of drinking treated "sewage".
Some ppl might hesitate drinking such water.
2) Lacks certain minerals which are removed during reverse osmosis.

and thats all that i can think of at this moment.

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First weekend of Poly

First weekend of Poly.
I feel terrible.
Partly due to the sudden workload after months of holiday.
But mostly, because i'm sick.
And so i hear lots of ppl are falling ill too.
Its just dat time of year again.

I somehow feel that my super combination of
Hershey's, Laksa and Bandung
led to this fever i'm having now.
Its not the fever i worry about.
Its the cough.

Bloody hell.
I STILL hvn recover from asthma which i started having
since last year November.
Now i cant even breathe easy.

Hope i recover by next Saturday.
Got Futsal trials on that day.

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17th Birthday

17th birthday huh?
My thoughts on this birthday is erm..
very strange.

I didnt even see it coming.
U usually actually start anticipating ur birthday
as early as a month before it.
But i kinda forgotten about this one
until only the day before.
I guess it had been overshadowed by the coming of poly.

Even today, most of the time, i didnt spend the day
as if it was special.
Didnt even think about it.
Only got reminded about it here and there
when ppl sent me IMs or friendster comments
which i checked on campus.

Thn for the second half of the day,
i was too busy being high and cheering for EE
for the inter school telematch.

Going home dat time, Shahril reminded my OG
dat it was my bday and they proceded to give me a bday bash.
Only then did i REALLY realize,
"Yea, today really is my birthday"

Kinda odd.
Made me remember the good times in sec school too.
When we "bashed" ppl on their bdays.
And all the stuff we did together came on my mind after dat la.
Miss sec school.

But anyway,
I realise that 16th of April has been a very impt day
in years of the past.

For example, the term "Cold War"
was first coined by Bernard Bauch, on this day,
referring to the tensions between the Soviet Union
and the United States some time back.

Not forgetting,
the Virginia Tech massacre
which involved a gunman killing 32 people
and severely injuring 23 others before committing suicide.
A moment of silence for the victims please.

Well, but i guess everyday of the year
has its significance.
Not only is the 16th of April special.

Anyway, i really feel no significance in my 17th birthday.
Somehow its the "even number" birthdays dat are more celebrated.
Face it, turning 14, 16 and 18
is much cooler than turning 13, 15 and 17 rite?
Of course, 21 wud be an exception.
Come to think of it, wud i be celebrating
my 21st birthday in an Army camp?

Dat is all for my birthday post then.
Thnx to all who greeted me a happy bday.
I do feel happy at the end of today, i realize.

I dedicate this song to you guys,
which is, Realize by Colbie Caillat

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Day 2 in poly

Gotta love Tuesdays.
All other days i wud still be struggling in school.
But on this day, here i am, on this hour,
blogging from home.

Not only is there only 4 hours of school on Tuesdays,
2 hours of it is for Sports and Wellness.
which is basically PE.
but much more strict.
Still, unlike JC, you choose wad sport u wanna do,
and you do it for the rest of the semester.

It was obvious that i was going to choose soccer,
no matter how interesting the other sports looked.
Mainly tennis and softball attracted my attention.
And it wasnt because of the huge amount of girls
choosing this sport.

I chose to be traditional and go for field soccer.
BUT.
When i looked around there were less than 15 ppl in it.
Whassupwitdat?!

So i looked behind, there were 23 ppl in STREET soccer.
Max number of ppl in every sport is 24.
I made a jump to street soccer straight away.

First true S&W lesson will commence next week.

After that, it was CATS.
Creative Applied Thinking Skills i suppose?
I have an American teacher for this.
She comes from Los Angeles
and is a journalist.
I'm hoping dat she'll be keeping her lessons
interesting and thought-provoking like just now.

I stil hvn decided wad CCA to join.
But i guess its gonna be Futsal.

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I didnt have time to blog about this yesterday, but,

MAN UTD WON ARSENAL!!!!

Heck care Barcelona.
WE MUST WIN CHELSEA.
who just drew with Wigan!!

Twist of fate for Arsenal.
Adebayor seemingly used his arm to score.
And 5 minutes later Gallas handballs and gives away a penalty.
Ronaldo power la.
Score against Lehman 2 times.
And i knew it.
I freaking knew Hargreaves wud take dat free kick.
That is totally his territory.
C.Ron's is a few yards further.

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First day in poly

Man Utd won Arsenal.
But my first day in poly wasnt easy.

First of all it sucked to wake up at 6am
after sleeping at 1am, watching the match first.
Thn 195 took all the time in the world to arrive.
Still, i reached school at the planned time.
Met up with my groupmates
and then headed to our designated first lessons.

It was "Mechanic ECPRO" for me.
Wadever dat means.
But clearly enough it was about electrical engineering
and stuff, sort of like an introduction.
3 hour tutorial.

IN ADDITION,
graded presentation NEXT WEEK.
So poly's pace is this fast huh?
it okay though.

Next up was 1 hour of Engineering Maths.
Just 1 hour, yet i felt most worn out here.
HOMEWORK GIVEN for this one.

And the last module of the day,
Computer Engineering.
Now this is something very new to me.
I find it rather interesting
but my new found friend assured me it wont be fun
in just 3 weeks time.

More about this friend of mine,
i met him when i sat next to him back in the first lesson.
Didnt talk much then, but did so after that.
Here's how the conversation went.

"Eh you how many years old ah?"

"You look at me and guess lor"

"Ermm...19?"

"27"


Yea i know u know how i reacted.

Of course, there were breaks in between my lessons.
During ur free time u can do about anything u want.
But the thing i wanted to do most was end the day and go home.
Cuz seriously i felt very lethargic.

Gimme a break!
Its only the first day and it gets this stressful.
Certainly hope it gets better.

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1 day to poly

This is it.
Less than one day to my first day at Polytechnic.
For some reason i seem to be feeling nervous.
I guess its because i dunno wad to expect.
But i certainly feel more excited thn how i was
when i first entered secondary school.

Hope my classmates will be easy to hang out with,
lecturers will be erm.. good?
Lessons will be easy to understand
bla bla bla stuff like dat.
I'm still thinking of wad CCA to join and all.
Hopefully everything will work out in the next few days.

Big match today between Arsenal and Man Utd.
A win for Man Utd here will make my first day of school
much easier to get thru.

Ronaldo and Co, im counting on you guys.
Glory to Man Utd!

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EE FOC 2008

Electrical Engineering FOC ^^
Seriously i think this camp exceeded lots of ppl's
expectations cuz it turned out to be really fun.
Especially so when i feel that i connected with my
group really well.
Possibly as much as my OBS group.

My group name was Whisky,
named after the alcoholic drink that is Whisky

The ppl in my group remind me about lots of ppl.
Especially Ram, who reminds me of my ex cadet Siraj.
Except that he is 100 times more of a joker.
Saiful somehow reminds me of Haziq
but is much more outspoken.
Thn HH (not real name) reminds me of some guy in GESS
in our level, sec 5 now, forgot his name.
I think they're about 90% similar in terms of
physical appearance.

Even the group leaders remind me of certain ppl.
JJ REALLY reminds me of Ming Siu (ex APS).

Btw, my group has
HH = Hein Hein (i think dats how u spell his name?)
JJ = Jia Jun (group leader)
KK = Kin Kwok (group leader)
YY = forgot his name (group leader)

Technically, i'm also one of them
since Abdul Aziz = AA.
I only remembered that on the second day so nvrm.

Among the very fun moments in this camp were
"The Amazing Race" kind of thing we did around campus,
Mud games on a needless to say, very muddy field
which smells of cow dung,
and the time after lights out.

Lights out in this camp pretty much means
you are supposed to sleep but other thn making
too much noise, you can do whatever you want.

A group outside was playing soccer.
I wud have joined in if i didnt have a headache.
I wanted to spend time with my groupmates anyway.
Much of the time was spent playing card games
which were damn fun.
The forfeits especially.
But on the 2nd night we also told ghost stories.
I swear Hazman has the best ghost stories ever.
A senior thn told us all the ghost stories in NP.

I remain very skeptical of most of the stories la.
But still, im not gonna be one of those who stay in school
all the way til 8pm to study :)

After activities, and briefings and "lectures"
here and there, it was time to go,
but not before snapping some pics
and cheering
and cheering
and cheering.






Rest assured, including GLs, I'll be sure to look out
for you all in campus when school term begins.

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Very sorry that this was supposed to be
MEGA POST
but blogger is being slow at uploading pics
(which happens very often)

I suppose under normal circumstances
I CAN
wait a little longer for the uploading.
but well, i wanna rest asap.

Played soccer yesterday
and a tournament today.
I wont be 100% for tmr's camp.
Thn again orientation camps arent dat physical.
But it still tires you.

I realised how rough and aggressive street soccer can be.
I was in total shock when i played just now.
Every1 was playing like a maniac.
And there i was thinking,
"Hell, wad the heck am i doing here?"
I played badly and the team didnt qualify for the next round.
Well, i'll be sure to draw experiences from this.

Surprisingly, i was playing in the same team
as my Primary 1 buddy, Ismail.
VERY VERY VERY VERY long since I last saw him.
Surprisingly enuff, he was the one to recognize me first,
even though i've dyed my hair and kept it long.
PRIMARY 1 BUDDY LEH!!
means when i P1 he was either P4 or P5
and guided me ard the school every recess time.

It certainly took me back.
One of the strongest memories i had back in
OLD Blangah Rise (we moved to new location at P3)
in fact, involves him.

He took me and my group of friends to
the back of the classroom block where the soccer field was.
And told us that scoring a goal on the field,
in football, is an incredible feat,
no matter wad type of goal,
or wad type of occasion it was.
After saying that he made a gesture of kicking
an invisible ball towards a goal post
and then he went running and screaming

"GOOOAAALLL!!!!"

wad a wonderful memory to have.

chatted with him and all,
played a few matches
thn went back home in a van
just like how we went there.

Well, so before i go on a 3 day hiatus,
(away at Ngee Ann poly for camp)
here's a sneak preview of wad i was supposed to blog.

the non-existent Mas Selamat?

trees?

water?

shoe in water?

kampong house?


WHERE THE HECK COULD THIS BE?!?!
well, actually i guess its pretty obvious.

At any rate, sms ur answers to
1800-666-KIDDING
Phonelines will be closed Wednesday night


Sayonara~!

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Alright, latest developments,
got to know my time table for the first term.
Not as relaxed as i expected.

Tuesday is the day of the week
8am to 11am.
while Thurs is fucked up.
ends at 4pm, with 4 hours of Maths.

All other days, i knock off at 5pm.
I dunno if this time table is confirmed or not.
But it seems very packed to me.
Not the kind of life i was expecting in poly.

Looks like there will be lots of stuff to learn.

Up til now, I still dont know
if there's going to be a soccer match on Saturday.
The opponents just keep on failing to
confirm with us if they are playing or not.
I dunno if its a lack of urgency or what.
But it's certainly not fun waiting like this.
Its already Thurs night, damn it.
Somemore this might be THE last match
before poly kicks off.

Now we cant book a good field.
And have to settle for GESS field.
Wait, isit even a field?
Ok la nt dat bad.

Nth much to say other than these.
Camp coming up on Monday.
Look forward to seeing the kind of ppl
im gonna be with for the next 3 years.

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