What a weekend !

AXN Amazing Race Asia Edition's promotional tour was in Spore on Saturday !! And YEAH, i went down to Suntec for it... is a cool event, many goodies to win back even if you just join the mini games. But of course, the main thing is to join the main competition for the day. The qualifying round just require one person to piggy back his/her partner blindfolded across a short 10m with mousetraps spread across the lanes. Shortest time to reach the other end and the least number of mousetraps stepped will have a higher chances to get into the top 10.






Here i am, taking a pic with Yee Ling... In total, we tried 3 times. Not very kiasu lah... coz there are teams who tried at least 8 times. Haha... So after we felt that we had tried enough, we went for a walk. Hoping to receive the call from the organisers... And indeed, after some time, they called. We got into the top 10 !! YEAH !! And, i was excited because, the winners get to bring back Nokia Nseries phones, round trip to Bangokok and other AxN stuffs. We happliy rushed back to the centre stage where we went thrown with a Bad news... : " Sorry guys, we made a mistake, you guys are team 11th !! "






Sad, we were. Disappointment, we were. Is like taking a ride on a rollercoster... woooooooo... we then slowly dragged our feets... and went to the food court... coz eating can destress...

Then after the late lunch, nothing much to do - since we had forked out the afternoon for it... Sianz... so we just go walk walk around. We even met Daphne Khoo, she looks better in person !! Cuter also... Hahaz...








Then, this morning got AHM !! Army Half Marathon 2006, 21.1km in a new route. Took 2 hrs 05sec to complete. The route was quite nice but as it stretched into the city areas, some of the roads were not block off, so we were stopped to allow cars to move on first. This, can be improved.

This photo was taken to prove to Roy that, Milo was given out free !! He insisted that there won't be free Milo, but there really is !! Haha... I even had 10 cups... Niceeeeeee...

Wednesday !!

blogging again !! live from Wee Nam !!











Listen to this people ... i think is Funny ... spelt with a capital "F" http://media.libsyn.com/media/mb/tmb...ss_podcast.mp3

Was on 291 when i saw a lady stopping when the lights turned red. Suddenly, she got off her bike. Then did i saw an old man who was on a wheelchair. It then hit me that the nice lady was going to help the old man to cross the road. Kind hearted people like her should be praised leh...

Today is a light day. With one tutorial in the morning and one 3hours lesson in the evening. Now the time is 2.20pm, and i have 3 more hours before my evening lesson starts. It sounds stupid but i purposely planned it that way, not that i want to spend my time sleeping in Wee Nam, just that i am really interested to take up ANI260 -- Into to StoryBoarding. It is course offerred by ADM, Arts, Designs & Media. Now, i got ample reasons to step into their new buliding... Wa haa ha ha a...

Later meeting Pat to run before the evening lesson, coz the AHM is this sunday and sadly, i haven't been training much... hopefully i don't concuss or what ...

Fart... what a day...

Haiz... something embarassing happened today...

"P.U.! What's that smell? How can your body make something so stinky?

Farts - also called flatus (say: flay-tus) or intestinal (say: in-tes-tuh-null) gas - are made of, well, gas!
When you eat, you don't swallow just your food. You also swallow air, which contains gases like nitrogen (say: ny-truh-jen) and oxygen (say: ahk-sih-jen). Small amounts of these gases travel through your digestive system as you digest your food. Other gases like hydrogen (say: hy-droh-jen), carbon dioxide (say: kar-bon dy-ahk-side, the gas that makes soda fizzy), and methane (say: meth-ain) are made when food is broken down in the large intestine. All of these gases in the digestive system have to escape somehow, so they come out as farts!"

Today was a xiong day. With lessons from 8.30am to 5.30am... darm tiring... but then, i am happy to say that... i have gone for all the lessons !! Not that the lessons went on continuously... there were 2 hours of break... so, is quite alright lah !! Yeah !! Proud of myself... ha ha...

Anyway, as i was saying, there were 2 hours of break. 1st hour i was lucky to have Tianhe to lunch with me... then the 2nd hour, i went to Wee Nam to nap. (Now no hall liao mah... ) I went to level 4 where they have the individual study desks. So i found an empty one and sat down. Within minutes, i felt asleep... after some time... i was like kind of semi-unconscious... my eyes opened a bit... then my stomach felt a bit weird... then suddenly i hear a loud "Booooo..."

Yes, it was me. It was then did i realise what i did was rather loud and rude... so i pretended i was still sleeping... trying to think of ways to get away... i was struggling within myself... is like so malu... i slowly sit up... turned to my left... oh gosh.. there was somebody... i had hoped that there wasn't anybody... but darm... i realised he was looking at me... then i turned to the right... Heng ah... there wasn't anybody... but there were more people behind me... hopefully they didn't hear the "boo"

On the count of 3, i stood up and left without looking back. Sia lah...

The other time when i was at Bangkok, during the thai massage... i also accidentally farted. Darm... So malu... but that one was a soft one... but because there was only me and the lady(who was massaging me...) it was quite obvious to her. She giggled. and i pretended sleeping again.

Sooooooo Paisei...

Anyway, today was really a good day. Coz 3 good things happened to me. Yeah !!! They were the things said by people to me which is more valuable than money... (though i really hope to have more of money also...)

Happy Belated Birthday To Ching !! Thanks Ching !! ... by the way u have the same birthday as my grand ma... oh, happy birthday ah ma !!

Then also, Happy birthday to my Uncle !! Get a wife soon !!

Last but not the least... Some photos of Peiyu's Party... Haha... leeched from her blog...

Happy Birthday to PeiYu and PeiRu !!

Yo Gal... sorry that i can't make it to your party... paisei leh... but hopefully, u had a great time... And send my regards to PeiRu too !!



















and here's a cheesecake from me to ya !! er... and PeiRu !!

青藏高原自游行 赶圆一场青藏列车梦

取自: http://travel.zaobao.com/pages3/china060807.html


云谷涵

7月14日的傍晚，我在青海省西宁站登上了由兰州发车的K917次快车(不是旅行社宣传的舒适豪华列车哦)，并于晚上8时07分，在夏日迟坠的金乌余晖中缓缓滑行离站，开始了约2000多公里的青藏铁路之旅，预计隔天夜晚10时30分可抵达终点站——日光城拉萨。这将会是怎样的一段旅程与经历呢？


之一： 昆仑山第一道亮丽风景

　 经过一夜的辗转难眠，列车在格尔木站略作靠站后，继续往高海拔处攀盘前进，过了南山口便进入昆仑山脉领域。它是喜马拉雅山的造山运动间形成的一支山脉，连绵2500公里，平均海拔约6000米。其中一段海拔约4700余米，是著名的昆仑山口，也正是青藏公路和青藏铁路必经的一道天门。这里山势高，空气稀薄，但景色美丽，雪峰兀立，可遥遥望见玉珠峰上终年不化的皑皑白雪风采。据说，炎夏的昆仑山也能看到六月飞雪的奇观。

昆仑山可说是中国的“万山之祖”，传说中西王母的瑶池仙境就在此，《山海经》也说它是“百神所在”地，更为它添上几分神话色彩。而我所联想到的却是武侠世界中的昆仑派逐鹿中原武林的剧情。无论你有怎样的遐想，不争的是列车窗外的昆仑风光确实是青藏铁路线上教人惊艳的景观；瞧，皑皑的雪山草原突然映现在窗外，把之前经过的一大片平淡景色替换下来，让原本对沿线风景失望的心情重新缀亮起来。随后抵达拉萨，我马上就给香港同事发个短讯：列车沿线风景，个人认为昆仑山的那段最佳！这也许有些主观，但整个青藏铁路之旅的过程就像恋情，昆仑山宛如初恋时惊艳的邂逅心情，那终究还是最能烙印在心版，虽然接下来的风光也许有更好的视觉美感，但毕竟已少了第一次的震撼，不是吗？

青藏高原是亚洲中部的高原地区。它是世界最高的高原，平均海拔高度4500米，有“世界屋脊”和“第三极”之称。
到了唐古拉
死神把手拉


之二： 藏羚羊以外的可可西里

可可西里是美丽的，也是悲伤的。

美丽的是在这片无人区里，有着长江的正源，有着种类繁多的野生动物、湖泊、高原、蓝天白云。而悲伤的却是这里曾躺着藏羚羊守护者被杀害的长眠幽魂，还有叫人怯步的恶劣气候。
我见到藏羚羊或野驴之类的野生动物，但距离实在是太远了，且是零星出现，所以想在旅客惊叫声中寻找藏羚羊的踪影时，列车已呼啸而过。


之三： 唐古拉考验游客的极限

穿越唐古拉山是青藏铁路另一项叫人期盼的考验。这里是青海与西藏两省的天然分界线，也是长江和怒江的分水岭，过了这一关，也意味着通过了青藏铁路的抗高压考验吧？但不知是否受了之前记者的报道影响，当听到广播宣告列车正驶向前方的唐古拉山脉时，我莫名紧张了起来，担心需要吸氧来减轻5072米高海拔所带来的不适，真所谓“到了唐古拉，死神把手拉；抬臂能摘云，伸手把天抓”，唐古拉山的“特殊环境条件”对人类的极限挑战由此可想而知。
我一边饱览窗外的自然风光，也一边注视着列车信息牌上滚动的海拔指数变化，当屏幕上终于闪现ALTITUDE 5081M的字幕时，心里五味杂陈，也唯有身历其境方能意会。


之四： 余韵

当列车平平稳稳地翻越唐古拉山，基本上已算是入了藏区，开始有了人烟，旅客激奋的心情也渐渐平抚了下来。从安多到那曲之间有个美丽的高原淡水湖——错那湖。辽阔的湖面泛着亮晶晶的蓝光，净得那么透彻，滚动在其边缘的是低得仿佛随时会坠落的丰厚云彩，倒影成趣，美得醉人，可惜由于列车的速度、车内拍摄空间、火车的玻璃污渍及逆光等限制，一般的旅客是很难准确地用手上的摄像器材来捕捉这些如诗如画的迷人景致。到了著名的羌塘草原时碰上下雨，再度错过了绿茵似锦，风吹草低见牛羊的田野风光。也许就是因为每段旅程都存在着遗憾，所以才更能激起另一次旅程？

2006年的7月14日到15日，我赶上神州另个举世创举，圆了一趟世人瞩目的青藏铁路之旅，感受了这条两千多公里，翻山越岭“巨龙”的沿途美景，同时也更感动于背后一群成功撑建起这条天路的每个参与者那种在恶劣环境条件下穿凿隧道，克服自然冻土困难的坚韧与智慧。这青藏铁路所蕴含的又岂是美丽的草原、雪山、湖泊？
出行锦囊

　　从青海省会西宁至西藏首府拉萨全长1956公里的青藏铁路，今年7月1日通车。这是目前世界上海拔最高的铁路，也被认为是中国铁路最值得骄傲的工程。


错那湖

　　青藏铁路开通以来，在中国及海外掀起了游西藏的热潮。每天，来自北京、成都（重庆）、西宁（兰州）的直达列车将3000名游客带入拉萨，给拉萨旅游业带来巨大压力。

——建议参团的游客谨慎选择旅行社。目前所有青藏列车的车票均紧张，想要感受电视上豪华青藏铁路列车者，须确保有关旅行社有百分百的把握能在事前取到车票。

——从兰州到拉萨的列车虽已改装并有供氧设备，但六人一舱的硬卧座对首次乘坐中国火车的游客还是有挑战。体型大者不只难眠，连要转身的空间也没有，尤其是上铺的空间更小，如全团都是老年人，试想怎样爬上去？

——列车的行驶虽平稳，但半夜靠站时可能出现空调停止运作的现象，需要有心理准备。一般旅客不会有太大的高原反应，但还是应避免不必要的剧烈活动，如最好一次性多买几瓶水，省却走动带来的缺氧劳累。

singapore fireworks 2006

found a better version... Niceee...

Fireworks ~~~

Wooo... Nice fireworks brought to us by Team France !! By following Huimin and her friends to the bridge was a great gamble... coz... down from the Esplanade, we can see that the whole bridge was packed with people !! But i guess we did the right thing by going there, Huimin was looking for her other fren there... so, might as well... But the fireworks were really really niceeeeeeeeeeeee ...

JF's magic show !!

Well... we have nothing better to do... wa ha ha ha...

For those who are still unsure what Jf is trying to do... well... she is performing a magic show, by changing the interior of the card, from the coloured portion to the blank portion !!

Today went to Zoo... Singapore's very own !

It was a great trip !! Really !! I felt happier... i was happy seeing the giraffe, there was the cute Binturong... the amazing Orang Utan... the cool penguin... and many many more... woo hoo... Nice... although it rained in the morning, we were right to wait for one more hour before cancelling the whole thing...

The whole started at about 11.40am with me reaching the Zoo first, then followed by Stella, Yi Jie and Wei wei... It has been ages since i last stepped anywhere near the zoo... it is now sooooooo different... But we were really very very excited...

"we are going to the zoo, zoo, zoo... how about you, you, you... you can come too... "

The moment we stepped in, we were welcome by the Gift shop... which is obviously, a TT, tourist trap... however, the stuffs that were sold in the shop were of good quality... yes... good quality... but still... too ex lah...


















Judging from the map, the Spore Zoo looks as if it is a huge place... but in actual fact... it is rather small... walking from one end to another end is only a short distance... no matter if you choose to walk clockwise or anti-clockwise, you will be able to cover all the animals... really must catch the feeding time !! Really interesting to see the animals getting fed... plus, confirm cannot miss one is the animal show !! To me, the Zoo is like Disney land... but it can be better lah !!

Ohh, Happy Birthday Singapore !! I am really happy to born a Singaporean, although there are certain restrictions here and there... but i am glad to say that our streets are safe and our ecomony is doing well !!

MOST SERIOUS post ever...

This is an interview done by Zhixiang(Z), he will be interviewing Steven(S) who has quite a lot to say...

Z: Hello, Steven, how have you been ?

S: Hmm... not very good. My body is still rather screwed up, tends to get tired easily. And people like K is really treating me like i am invisible. Well, what to do, i was the one who resulted this... Haiz...

Z: Really doesn't sound good, but what really happen ?

S: Firstly, i didn't do a good job as a biz mag for ODAc. If you read my previous post, you will have understand a bit of the story. Cause of other commitments, i have neglected ODAC. In fact, i have actually gotten rather depressed during the period before Mr Spore. Is like... too much stress for one to handle. Plus, with the minor in Entreprenuership, it is really a hell lot of burden.

Z: Can't you foresee this amount of stress when you sign up for mr Spore and the minor ?

S: Actually i did see it coming, but i didn't expect it to be so jia-lat... And, i know i said something like i will commit fully to Odac for the year, but some how, my focus got diverted.

Z: Can you elaborate more on that ?

S: Hmmm... for the 1st half of the year, i was very committed to do things. However, a lot of rejections reduced my confidence. Plus, the other projects' biz mag are not cooperating with me... it takes 2 hand to clap, so i am not pushing the blames to them... everybody is at fault in a way or another... But well... And, my comm have not been encouraging enough... and that is really a huge turning point for me. The minor in Entreprenuership is also a killer... coz, after going thru the course, i have new things to worry about... like getting the $$ to pay my study loan... i am not from a rich family... i don't drive a BMW... so, i have come to realise the importance of other things in life...

Z: Hmm, well well well... would you say that for OMC as well ?

S: Yup ! OMC is the same story. The responses for the jobs that i suggested were not well received enough... the time taken for the subcom to get back to the main comm then to me is too long... i have nagged, and nagged... but then... still too slow... in the end, some of the jobs were taken up by others... that, i must say, is waste of my efforts... really... felt very bad when jobs were taken up just because the subcomm to main comm then to me was sooooooooooo slow...

Z: I see... so how do you feel now ?

S: Hmmm... of course, a bit of regretful... coz if only i could be stronger mentally, i might have overcome all this... being condemned by people is not a good thing... i can't imagine this is actually happening to me... serious. All i can do now is to apologise, to all those who i have let down... what has happened has already happened... there is no way that it can be altered... actually, i got prepare the membership benefits for odac, but i guess it is too late to make any differences liao... I know they went to C J for dinner, it was suppose to be a treat. But i just left... because i don't think i can go for it without feeling bad...

Z: I suppose, you have learn something out of this ?

S: Definitely !! No matter how much good things one does, he will only be remembered for the bad things that he had done.

Z: Thanks for your time !! I do hope that things will get better for you then...

S: I really hope so !

非常SuperBand...

From channelu.com.sg,
http://u.mediacorptv.com/story.aspx?Editorial_ID=338&SubCategoryID=20

“非常大决战”除了是4强争霸的舞台，制作单位也邀请已经被淘汰的10强回到舞台，他们将一一上台演唱，为这场大决战注入更多活力和“热量”。
此外，主持阵容也“壮大”咯！除了王建復、牛奶、李心钰、林翠芳等人，还特别邀请荣少许振荣加入，阵容庞大啊。
女主持人李心钰、林翠芳以及933DJ 林佩芬和萧嘉蕙也将组成啦啦队，以行动为参赛者加油，非常有心。（注：据说许振荣将在现场大秀舞蹈，是否真实？请留意当天的表演咯。）制作单位也特别邀请台湾著名歌手张震岳以及Mc HotDog来表演。牛奶除了负责主持以外，也将在当晚加入表演阵容。精彩指数爆灯！
还有还有……为了让台下的观众可以随着强劲的音乐起舞，除了VIP专区，主办当局将不另设席位，让观众站着观看比赛，全场同high！看到兴起，你还可以和身边的人一起闻乐起舞。这～～不再是一场比赛，而是一场大家同欢的大型“party”兼演唱会。势必让观众尽兴而归！

Well well well... Mi Lu Bing is now officially the SuperBand of Spore... so... what's next ? Will they become the next Taufik ? or is it Tau Poh ? hmmm... Singapore is simply too small a market to accomodate all these Superstars and Idols... well, we shall see...

Anyway, about the show, there is really limited chemistry between Dasmond Koh, Milk and Jeff Wang. And from what i heard, because this is a live show, Dasmond was called in to host with the other 2 to ensure that everything goes on smoothly. And indeed, there were occasions when the production crew wasn't ready and the hosts need to drag the time by saying something... And true enough, Dasmond managed to come up with words... Probably i have done hosting before, so, more or less, i can relate to the stuffs that is happening behind the stage. Is not easy leh...

well... managed to run yesterday... think i got to work harder... or rather... run harder... because AHM is coming real soon... 27th August... and that is like... woooo... 21 more days...

think i should run today... and go submit my resume...

Finally, some time for myself...

Woo... Have been staying home for the past few days... nope... didn't go for orientation camp... physically not feeling well... *cough**cough*... but then... i still managed to visit the gym once...

And lucky me met, who else but Yuwen... long time never see him liao... army days suddenly flooded my brain... well... those were the days... and Yuwen has a job for me... THANKS !!!

talking about jobs, last week... were working with Peiyu... and jingfen... well... basically, we were paid to drink coffee... eat chick drumsticks... and play sodoku... and sodoku...












Haiz... school starting next week... donno whether is it a good thing or not... but then... being a student got its good point... there are so many places offering student packages now... woo hoo... like Sakae sushi... cafe cartel... pastamania... burger king... and even the KTV in JB... all got student prices... but then... that's because we are poor people !!!

looking for jobs... if you have one to offer me... tell me lah ...

Ah yah... something is wrong with my body...

Oh no... i am falling sick... even after 7-8hrs of sleep, i still feel very tired. And, there are times when my hands felt numb to me. i wonder why ? But i have seen the doc, in fact, the chinese sinseh. As usual, she said that i am a bit heaty, and that there seems to be some 寒气 in my body, so i must stop my intakes of Milo Peng, potatoe chips and at the same time, cold stuffs....

Haiz...

Played mahjong @ Jeremy's place with Peiyu and Lewis yesterday... Lost $16... WTH !! Will try to win back again... somehow... i hope...

Last but not least, first there was youtube, now there is pornotube... dotz...