Smell to EXperience, See to BELieve !!

Smell to EXperience, See to BELieve !!

The story goes like this, i got my room on monday and moved in on monday. The hall officer was pretty cool, nice and helpful so unlike my previous one at hall 4... O_o

But then, it turns out that my toilet mates were from India. Some thoughts flashed thru my mind. It was only confirmed after i opened the door to the toilet... It was bloody dirty and smelly and gosh... yucksssss... Seriously, i can't understand how the 2 of them can tahan this for almost 8 months... yucksss....


A nice old tree outside my room.


Hmm... at the doorstep...


The door...


Opening it...


Ta da... my part of the room.


The cupboards and mop and pails which were sponsored by Lina Lo...


Best part is the toilet!!


Woo it's dark, oops, i haven't on the lights...


Now you can see clearly...


Messy messy messy... tsk tsk...


OMFG !!!!!!


Close up a bit...


YUCksssssss !!!!!!


Do you feel like vomiting ?? I do !!!


Toilet bowl... Weird smell... and gosh... just look at the strains...


Steven reporting LIVE from H2B1L1R9 !!

So, maybe, if, probably you are interested to see it for yourself... Feel free to dropby on Mon, Wed or Thur nights... Free Admission !! And not to forget...

Free SMELLs.... O_o

Tired...

For some reasons, i am very tired this weekend. Why ah ?? Don't understand. 7hours of sleep and still like that... hmmmm... O_o

Yesterday, i didn't managed to clinch $400. Not even $200, only $100. Sad leh... It was all the SBJ's fault, just 3cm more to $200. Just 3cm !! Never mind, i still got time. I shall try again this saturday and i shall train for it.

There was an article in today's paper - it was about the relevance of the static stations and physical fitness. There was this guy who ran marathons, went for adventure races but yet, he couldn't pass his SBJ. So, LL for him lah... In fact, i think IPPT is a test that puts a person's overall fitness to the test.

Then, i will be getting my room keys tomorrow. Hopefully, i can stay with somebody who will be a good roomie. Actually got empty rooms at hall 4 and 8 but Chris wanted hall 2 badly... so no choice... hall 2 only has partially occupied rooms. Haiz... meaning, i will be sharing the room with a stranger. I just hope he is not too strange...


Steven !! Have you been Mugging ??

Steven@Hall 2

Woo hoo ~~~ I got a hall le !! Great, now i don't have to worry about waking at up late for the exams.
Many thanks to Ms Ng Bee Leng !! Thanks !!

Anyway, it has been 5 days since i bought my new player, Creative Zen Vision M(ZVM) 30Gbs. Quite a cool gadget as it plays music, photos, videos and radio. Cool hah... My song library has now 500 songs, from 180 to 250 to 380 to 500. There is still room for more. Plus, by having the photos and videos in this player, that means i can view my pictures anytime, anywhere. XP

Steven Alert !! EXams are coming soon!! Start MUGGING !!!!!!!

What the HELL !!!

Woo... i was so mad this morning when i read the announcement in the public folder. I mean, how could SAO made us pay $15.75 again for the hall application when we paid and didn't get a room the previous round. And, why are there empty rooms available when i don't even get one ?

But it turned up to be a case of misunderstanding, read on to find out more...

This was the 1st reply i got from SAO:

===================================================================This is a computer generated email.Please do not reply to this email account.For any other queries, please contact the respective Hostel Officers.===================================================================14-MAR-2007ADHOC APPLICATION FOR ACCOMMODATION IN HALLS FOR SEM 2 IN AY2006/07.

We are sorry to inform you that you are unsuccessful in your application.Please look out for the announcement made on the public folders/notice board(students) and notice board(for official matters only) of the Exchange Outlook System s for the next round of applicaiton. It will no longer be an on-line application. Instead it will be a walk-in application at SAO, level 5, Student Services Centre.

Alternatively, you may look up off-campus accommodation(with live-in owners). You can obtain information from Off-Campus Accommodation System (OCAS) on SAO website. You could access with your matric and pin number or contact EM Services Pte Ltd (Mr Daniel , hp: 9191 7125) which offers HDB rooms nearby campus.Yours sincerelyTan Siew Kuan (Mrs)Manager (Student Accommodation)Student Affairs Office


Then i got this :

To: All Full-time Undergraduate Students Walk-in application for hall for semester 2 AY2006/07 is open from 19 Mar 07 till vacancies are offered out. This application enables you to stay in the hall till 15 July 2007. Hence if you are interested to apply, please come to Student Affairs Office, Student Services Centre, Level 5 to apply personally. You are required to pay the hall application fees of S$15.75 by Nets/Cashcard. Payment can be accepted only at the following times to facilitate closing of accounts. 0830 – 1630 hours: Mondays to Thursdays 0830 – 1615 hours: FridaysIf your application is successful, you will be billed $10.50 JCRC fee of the allocated Hall.


And i replied :

-----Original Message-----From: #GOH ZHIXIANG# Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 10:51 AMTo: Ng Bee LengSubject: application fees of S$15.75

I can't believe it. SAO is trying to cheat students of their money. I applied for hall during the first round of adhoc application but wasn't allocated a hall. And now, i have to pay another $15.75 if i want to apply for hall.I simply cannot understand why there are still vacancies for the hostel rooms when i couldn't even get one in the first place. Is there a hidden agenda somewhere ?

$15.75 is not a small sum, it is equivalent to 5 meals of $3. Is this the way how SAO worked? By demanding money from students again and again. Is this how the school cares for its student?

If i pay the $15.75 the second time round and i still don't get the room, is SAO going to asked me to pay another $15.75 ?Please advise.

Regards


And SAO replied :

Dear Zhixiang

Please do not jump into conclusion and let us explain to you. The new round of adhoc application exercise is for partially occupied rooms only. Your application is unsuccessful because you applied for empty room with your roommate.

The system has allocated all available empty rooms to successful applicants and unfortunately you are unsuccessful as the demand for empty room is more than supply. Though all unsuccessful applicants have received the reply, we still put the unsuccessful applicants who had paid the application fee on a waiting list. Should there be an empty room available and it is applicant’s choice of hall, we will contact the applicants and offer to them.

In view of the misunderstanding that you have, we will now send an email to inform all unsuccessful applicants who have paid the application fees that they are put on waiting list.

If you still interested to be allocated to a partially occupied room please let me know by next Monday, 19 Mar 07 so that we can make arrangement for you. Alternatively, you can contact me at 6790 5155 to check the vacancies in each hall. There is no need for you to pay the application fee again. The same will apply to your roommate if he is also interested.

Rgds

Bee Leng

4th for Xphysique !!

Woo hoo ... surprising results !! We actually got 4th !!

Amazing !!

We didn't expect this to happen as we only came with a "relax" mood hoping to complete the race with a good timing. But well, things just went smoothly for us.

It started at the Youth Park @ Orchard. At 12pm, yes @ noon time when the sun is bloody hot, we were flagged off. First checkpoint was @ Marina Bay. Far far away, take note, is Marina BAY not Marina Square. So, we got no choice but to start jogging towards this checkpoint. Everybody was clustered together initially ; eventually, we made a turn and lost sight of the rest.

Nearing Chinatown, we saw some teams again and this just motivated us to keep on moving. We bashed thru the grass patch with uncertainties and soon we were caught up by some teams who were behind us. They had copied and follow the path that we took. Darn !!

We reached the checkpoint and it turned out to be the cycling segment. 3 laps round the Marina Bay area. It wasn't that hard and the scenery was great. But i guessed i was a bit harsh on the station IC when she asked me to let the other team to go first. Yes yes yes i know they reached first so they should go first, ya da ya da...

The next station was a nearby pond. River Crossing !!
Not very interesting but well, we still got to clear. Next, we ran all the way to Marina Promemade for the kayaks. the kayaking distance is okay, not too long not too short. I had fun, and we managed to score during this segment as we managed to overtook some of the leading teams.

Next, we jogged to the grass patch opposite East Gate where we got to dragged a pile of items over a distance. But it was during this segment that IV 0026 caught up with us. Abseiling was next. Not too tough as there was resistance somewhere somehow. Sianzzz...
Then, it was back to the start point, Youth Park !!

The final stretch is always the hardest as everybody was tired and fatigue has hit in. But did we stop and take a break @ Mac ? Of course not.. haha... how could we give up now ?? So we ran and ran and ran and ran... and we finished it !!!

Overall, it was enjoyable although i think the obstacles can be more challenging. And to the station IC @ the cycling segment, paisei lah ~~~

Oh, and the goodies bag, it sux big time loh ; come on NTU sports club you can do better than this. From what i see, it is a budgeted race. Boo ~~

Great performance by King Kong Jane @ the end point. Great vocal power by the lead singer, but the shortformed - KKJ, is a bit ... well.. =)

And wah, it did seem like the whole NTU was there, people people everywhere. Sure feels good to be in a race where friends are competing as well. It made the whole thing more exciting, and not to mention beating them... wa ha ha ha...

Great job Hui Qun, Rong Qiang and Denis !!


Err, the picture is not clear... will post a better one when i get hold of it !

Xphysique

Today is 11th March. Later in the day, Xphysique will commerce and some how i think it will be fun. I suppose there are 2 main reasons - it has been some time since i last joined an adventure race, then i haven't been in the outdoors for the past weeks... gosh... i am so fair now...



Seriously, i just hope that Sports Club will do a better job this year. I don't want to be struck at a station for N hrs and wait and wait and wait...

For Varsity Challenge, these are the teams...

3.5 Guys
4 Amigos << they joined ATC b4, they are strong !!
4 Friends
AeroGeeks
Disposable Heroes
Earth
Elementx
Fantastic 4
Gambate
Heaven
Leonard's Team
Magna
NBT
No Name
NTUGC << what a name ??
Octopers
Old Bird Warriors
Sex-Physic << trying to be funny ??
Shi(ii)obers
Shiraz
squeakchirpoinkmooo
Super Bishi Bashi Champ
Team 1339m
Team JR
Teck Gee Adventure ClubThe Reds
Toons
Toonster
x^4
XYZ
Zeal << kind of familar, now where did i see this b4 ?

I think my team name is quite obvious, so we actually have 1/32 chances to be the 1st.

Hmmm, maybe, just maybe...

We will WIN ~~~~~~ woo hoo ~~~~~~

Dear Blog,

Dear Blog,

How have things been going ? I am so sorry for not blogging that often nowadays. There are just too many things in my mind, i just don't know where to start from.

Yesterday, Dr Mak just confirmed with me that his company won't be able to employ me for my IO. Sad. He was one of two who actually replied to many tons of emails. I shall call Cindy later after lunch today to see how. 14th March is approaching and i am no where near clinching a IO company. Haiz...

Then, yesterday went to SAO to register for hall. Paid $15.75 and it is not refundable if i don't get any hall. So, i am crossing my fingers and hope that i will get hall2. Chris was saying, this is machaim like buying toto ; the result will be generated by computer balloting.

I am troubled, i seriously don't know what PMP i should get. Creative Zen M or V Plus or Ipod or should i just get a laptop or should i get a new phone with a player in it ? IT Show is this weekend, i have finally managed to wait until this week. Hopefully i will find some good buys then.

Exam is coming. Yes, it is. So, i guess i am falling into the Mugger Mode. I cannot afford not to do well anymore. Haiz...

A man fell onto the MRT tracks @ Bishan last Sunday. Again. Gosh, i think SMRT should just build barriers to prevent such cases from happening again. I don't think it will cost much, so for goodness sake, DON'T increase the fares again.

Tremors was felt by many yesterday after the earthquake @ Indonesia. Some how, i didn't feel it.

Looking at how those who went overseas for their attachment had so much fun, i just feel kind of envy.

There was this female MP who was featured in last Sunday's paper. She rebutted Sylvia Lim's comment about the hike in GST. She said something like "rushing around to find toilet paper only when you need to do it..." in hokkien. I think she is trying too hard to impress. I am also sick of the P.A.P ministers role playing among themselves. It is not convincing enough.

Then, we are still being bullied by the countries around us. Yes, i know, they are just diverting attention away from their own local issues. But is it necessary to do it at our expenses ?

I know this post is rather messy, so let it be bah.

Cheers,
Steven

金猪报喜 Oink Oink Oink !

Saddest Blog entry ever ...

"God, please protect uncle in heaven..." exclaimed J and G's 5 yr old cousin. J and G are equally young as well, J being 6 yr old and G, 7. Their father, D, collasped yesterday and their life changed since then.

D was a salesperson and on 9th Feb, he was suppose to represent his company for a dinner. An expensive dinner to be exact, it costs $1600 for a person to enjoy the dishes which includes things like abalone and shark fin. Before dinner, D went back home to take a shower. In the afternoon, J & G were in school and only their mother, M, was at home. So D headed for the washroom to freshen himself.

All of a sudden, M heard a loud "thud". It came from the toilet. She rushed there and knocked hard at the door.

"D, are you okay ?? "

There was no reply.

She shouted and banged on the door.

But there was just no reply.

She began to worry for D. Using her strength, she tried to force open the door. It was hard as she ain't a strong woman. Then when she finally managed to force open a gap, she squeezed herself in. And there she saw D lying on the ground. Motionless. His face has turned purple. She shaked D's body but, there was no reply.

She then rushed out to call 995. But some how, the line was engaged and nobody answered her call. She tried a few more times but she just couldn't get thru. Remembering there is a clinic at level one, she got her keys and ran for the lift.

Upon reaching the lift, she fell to the ground. All of a sudden, her legs gave way and she got to crawl into the lift. She was too shock by what has happened to D. As the lift reached level one, she managed to walk that few steps and shouted her way into the clinic.

Her screamings caught everybody's attention and the doctor (from the clinic) came out and listened to her. He then went up with her. But it was too late.

At the hospital, D was officially proclaimed dead.


J & G and their drawings of D


The above is a rough description of what happened. It was also feature in today's Shin Min. I was at D's wake just now and i heard it from L(J & G 's auntie). J & G were running and laughing around. It seems that they don't really know what has happened to their father.

It was sad to witness something like this. Imagine losing either one of the parent at such a young age, i will feel terrible.

All of a sudden, the family burden fell onto M ; who always rely on D to bring home the income and settle the bills. What can she do now ?

Recently, there are many cases of people dying in their sleep, during a run, etc. These people dead all of a sudden, even in those who exercised regularly. What is wrong ah ? I don't know the cause but it definitely requires lots of attention and investigation.

o_O

SUBWAY 10th Anniversary Promotion

Woo hoo ~~ Subway is having promo for this period. Such a pity that i only found out recently, but late is better than never mah. At least i still have a chance to grab some of the mouth watering offers... Yummy...

Subway sandwiches are very easy to make but it is very troublesome to prepare the materials needed - need to cut the tomatoes, the veggies, get the ham and stuffs... For people like me and most of you, we will just pay and get the products. Save time and trouble. Seriously, i wonder what other thing we will pay and let others do in the future. If i know of it, i will definitely open a shop to offer that kind of service !!

More information @ SUBWAY, EAT FRESH

Spore WON and Diya LOST

Woo hoo... after the uneventful match on last Wednesday, on 4th Feb 2007 Singapore has managed to beat the Thais and defended the trophy !!

I don't watch a lot of soccer but i think this is one match that is worth watching because, "We are Spore, We are Spore..." Although, i must say the standard of the asean countries still have plenty of rooms to improve, they tried their best.

The Thais were very aggressive and they were determined not to let the Lions have an easy time. Quite obviously, the Spore team was struggling to fight back and luckily they managed to do so.

"Ole, ole ole ole ~~, Ole~~, Ole~~~"

MAny cheers to the Sporeans who made their way to Thailand to support our players !! Despite of the "danger", they still went, power sia !!

VS

I was switching between Ch U and 5. Two competitions in a row. It wasn't that hard as PSS2 was not exciting at all. Although the performance is better, the "Superstar" factor is missing. Not that i am agreeing that Tan WeiLian is a superstar but at least his vocal is good and Kelly has the X-factor. Nope, don't see it this time round.

Plus, i have predicted Darren Tan to be the winner and indeed he managed to clinch the title. With his huge support base, they can call and call and sms and sms, donating to Mediacorp.

Seriously, i think ppl on this isle is getting sick of the "vote for me by calling XXXX..." competitions. Give us something else please !!

Most bloody post ever !! Be Warned !!!

OUchhhhhhh... Tooth extracted but it sure hurts a lot after it has been taken out !!



The chipped tooth plus the roots... bloody...


Dr Ng, my dentist, was like :" jia lat jia lat... very bad... " I don't know if he is just scaring me or if the condition is really that bad, but his words sure made me fearful... O_o


It was a fast "operation" and within minutes, the damaged tooth was out. It happened last year when i was munching some biscuits when i felt there was some hard particles in my mouth. No pain no nothing and my tooth, 6th from the right, was chipped. That night, i felt very gan cheong and immediately the next morning, i rushed to his clinic. It turns out i have not been brushing properly even though i brush in the morning and at night. Now, this will be a very good reminder for me to take care of my teeth properly !!

It is still bleeding at this moment... slight pain... ouch...

Steven Goh, U must remember to take the medication and, NO ALCOHOL NOR SEAFOOD for 2 weeks !!

From third world to first.

That's the title of Mr Lee KY's 2nd book. It is about the development of Spore from 1965 - 2000. Have not finished it yet but i have heard things from people. In fact, juicy news that will never be published in books. If you want to know, you msn me lah, then maybe i will tell you.



WJ has applied from school to be excused. She got stressed out and needs to take some time off academic stuffs to recover. Sad to hear that, haiz... now i have one classmate lesser. Just hope that WJ can take this sem to look at things lightly and refrain from pressurizing herself.

I am back !!

woo hoo ~~ Back to gohsteven.blogspot.com !!

The moblogging contest is not over yet but i suppose i will be out pretty soon. Firstly, i don't like the idea of using $$ to vote. Kind of meaningless since those with more friends and $$ can just vote and vote and vote and vote and vote... Then, i don't like to ask people to vote because i asked them to. Kind of begging them to vote... no point lah seriously... but for those who did, remember to claim your free hugs from me !! haha...



Got the book, "The Singapore Story" by Mr Lee KY from the library. Yes, i know it is kind of late for me to read it now, especially it has been released long long time ago and there's even a 2nd one. But then, better late than never right ??

Almost done with it, and it really opened my eyes to Spore's history. It was really a tough period of time then, with the riots, PAP dealing with the Malaya government and eventually gaining Independence. Tough time. It is hard to imagine that Chinese and Malays were at loggerhead during the 60's. So we must really appreciate the peace that we are enjoying now. Yes, we must.

Haiz... remember LingZhi ?? She has joined fm1003. I don't like it. Can't accept the fact that she has joined the other side. Yes, i know it might be good for her since a change of environment can push her career up and up... not to mention more $$. But it is weird lah, especially she started DJ-ing from Mediacorp.

And to those who have left for IA, GIP to the various parts of the world... i will miss you people, take care leh and be back soon !!

My DreamD8 II

This is a blogging contest organised by Singtel Moblog. And i am in it !!

This is my moblog, so will be updating it more frequently. Gohsteven.blogspot.com would be taking a short break for this time being.

This is how the contest works.

I will need your $$, er, i mean votes to keep me in the contest. Please please please do vote for me leh... Voting starts 3rd Jan !!
Vote for me lah, text : IN(Leave a space)kodokido then send to 76776
THANKS !! ARIGATOU !! TERIMA KASIH !! 谢谢 !!
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i am who i am

introducing a song by Guang Liang, "i am who i am"



词：孔胜民 曲：光良

清晨醒来的我昨夜梦依旧

在熟悉的街道中 寻找你影踪

在世界奔走 我感觉不寂寞

有一个人 熟悉又遥远

抓不住的思念

夕阳紫色天空中 你我承诺过

众多掌声的背後 你给我最多

一起走过每一个低潮和失落

现在的我 站在舞台 挥洒自我

I am who I am 看著你的眼 眼神的交接 不许语言穿透我心田

I am who I am 想念你的眼 温柔却坚决 这一刻最美我失去防线

《满城尽带黄金甲》to be released on 21st Dec

Looking forward to this show !! Especially after it has created so much news, from Gong Li's boobs to Jay Chou's acting to Chow Yun Fatt's charisma. Yes, i am anticipating it. Liked the song, 菊花台, very much as it was beautifully arranged and the lyrics are nice. Listen to it if you never did.
















黄金甲(正式版) MV




《满城尽带黄金甲》预告片




菊花台~周杰伦 (满城尽带黄金甲片尾曲)

i saw ma ma kissing santa claus...

la la la... Xmas is coming !! in a week's time, it will be here... wooo...

today went to cover Martin at Town Club and there was a new CSA, Richael. But it turns out Richael has been working since a year ago just that she was previously busy with her exams and hence didn't work until recently. Since Aishah has gone on leave (her baby is coming out anytime now... ... ... ) Richael is covering most of the CSA's duty for the next few weeks.

Some how, the CSA is either too young - 17 or 18 - or too old - 27-32. Weird leh. What happens to the gals between 18 and 27 ?? CSA which refers to Customer Service Administrator who deals with admin stuffs. Pretty easy job but can be rather boring. Maybe that's why... hmmm...

Anyway, today was quite okay. Fun in a way. If not for the job, i would be playing mahjong for the day... But then, the tot of getting more $$ attracts me more than the "hong zhong bai ban". MJ anytime can play but a job may not come everyday.

Well, today we, or rather richael played a prank on Hueijing who was working @ TPY. Hueijing actually fell for it. WA ha aha ha a... And Richael actually got Patrick to play along with her... hahaha... Richael was like, "can i wear a G-string into the jaccuzzi... " she's only 17 so don't blame her lah Hueijing !!! It is just a joke... and... i am not evil... i am the innocent party... i was only beside Richael, laughing and playing Sonic the hedgehog nia...

Well, towards the end of the day, we played Xmas songs from 5.30-6pm !! Don't know whether will we kena complain or not but it was fun lah... haha... we brought festive moods into the gym !!! And out of 5 users, 3 actually hummed along... "we wish you a merry Xmas... "

The font for this post is bigger than normal coz last fri, terry said the words for the previous posts were a bit hard to read... hopefully this will be better...

Remember Rima ?? refer to the previous post, here is her website and her point of view on the Standard Chartered Marathon, go read : http://www.gfiexpeditions.com/En/ExSBlog.htm

Mawai Photos !!

Mawai Photos !! Just copy and paste the following link,

http://invite.filmloop.com/x?F7d5M5MIJsUv8YNJTr4pv6ue722tZxVy

[M]awai Eco Camp 8-10th Dec 2006

Woo hoo !!! Was over at [M]awai Eco Camp (MEC) over the weekend. A very nice place. It is an Eco campsite where visitors can stay and get close to mother nature. I am lazy to explain more but here are some sites with the info,

"Mawai Eco Camp is situated by the Sedeli River, at Mawai Lama, north of Kota Tinggi town. It is designed by "

"Tay Kheng Soon, can be viewed as a pro-active participant in the above"

"The Sedili River is the camp's life-line; bird watching"

So, the company that i am working for is Edu Outdoor Activities which deals with outdoor tours and camps. It was my first trip to Mawai even though i have heard about it some times ago. Hence when Lisa was asking around whether anybody wants to go to Mawai for an instructors' gathering i immediately replied. As it has been slightly more than a year since i have met the rest of the instructors especially Pei, Yuan, Sophia and Sunny who worked with me for my 1st camp Over at farmland camp. The participants were from Woodlands Ring Primary and it was really great experience with the kids and the instructors. But unfortunately, all except for Sunny were all busy and didn't go. From what i heard, they had not lead camps for a long time due to their commitments. Haiz...

All along, i had thought that this trip is going to be a relax one ; Lisa has mention that times and times again. So i really really really thought it is a relax one. All until the night before departure, she sent the namelist of the participants to me and Jac. Suddenly, i realised myself and her will be the bus I/C for the trip, and that the participants are not solely EOA staffs but members of the Nature Society. It has turn into a "Sai kang" thing. So all of a sudden, we have to be in charge and take care of the participants, how to relax ??

The stress level begins to bulid up on the actual day, 8th Dec. When me and Jac reached Newton Food Centre, Liz started to give instructions as if it was a standard trip. And i slowly, yes slowly, realised it was not exactly a relaxing one. Coz she began to get stressed up and she will transfer her stress to the rest by screaming and frowning her face. This is normal as she has high standard in things and demanded people to reach her standard. But having experienced her demand for "high standard" before, it was okay. Just that, i couldn't changed from a relaxing mode to a working mode. It takes some time.

When we reached the campsite, my first time there, she was expecting me to know this and that. When A was suppose to be A, and i was doing B, she would blah blah blah. But there are times when she said it nicely probably because as she mentioned herself, this will be a relaxing trip, for her. On the whole, it was really okay dealing with the unexpected mood changes. As a friend, she is definitely a good one. As a boss, she is unpredictable.

Even with the sudden surprise with the load of sai kang, the trip is still a very good one. The mangrove forest trip was cool and fun. I would not have gotten dirty if not for the VS boys and Jac. Some of their shoes got struck and i have to pull them and Jac some how got herself trapped in the mud. There were leeches and an auntie or two were screaming and screaming. But seriously, it is just leeches... Probably they have gotten too used to a comfortable life or they are just not used to mother nature. A year without trekking has also resulted in me missing hot water for shower. I think i should go trekking more often.

Gunung Arong was an interesting one. The journey up is very very easy but going down can be rather tricky. But at the of the foot of the mountain, what welcomed us was the south china sea... wooooo... Nice !!!!! But after that is a long walk back to the chalet where we stopped to wash up and makan makan. That same night, Kok Peng, the big big boss came. And he sure is a good guitarist. That night, after dinner, we had a great session of singing and fun. It sure beats going to KBox or any where else.

On the last day, it was the time for the water obstacles !! Quite fun. Although it wasn't really that easy . I am really darm bad with my balancing. Tsk tsk... By right we were supposed to go back on a 1.30pm bus, but that bus met with an accident and so we were without a bus. The next bus can only reach at 5pm. So we do nothing and waited and played Dai dee. At about 4.30pm, Jac and i walked around to settle the stores and checked that everybody has returned their stuffs. Then came another "good" news, the bus will only reach at 7pm and we can have one more dinner. So we settled down again and waited and waited. Had our dinner but the bus was still far far away, it didn't reach at 7pm. Instead, it reached at about 8.15pm. By then, many people were rather tired and sianz...

To make the thing worse, there was a jam at the Secondlink. Jia lat, so we were trapped in the jam for 45min. Strange leh, we took less than 10min to clear the malaysian custom and yet we have to wait so long for the Spore one. Strange strange strange.

On thw whole, i would say, it was a great trip. [M]awai eco camp is really a nice place. It is peaceful, quiet and the food cooked by Ana was bagus !! I would really want to lead trips to here. So that more people can experienced what i enjoyed. Especially if Sutemi is around, the trip will be even better, bringing joys and laughters to everyone and sharing his knowledge of the nature. Su, you da man !!!

More photos coming up after i get them from Jac !!

Yummy yummy yum !!

Who will not enjoy a cheap and good buffet ? ? ? Wa ha ahha

Feeling Happy...

For some reasons, i am happy.

I don't know why.

Maybe, it is because i completed my 42.195km.

Maybe, Rima Chai really touched my heart with her effort of conserving the environment.

Standard Chartered Marathon - Run your own Race

Woo hoo !!

Finished 42.195km today... what an achievement !!! Haha... Some more the timing is way better than last year's. This year was 4hrs 35 minutes, last year's was 5hours and 05 minutes. Slight improvement, guess the training and carbo loading really works. I shall try harder next time and aim for 4hours.

Have pegged myself to Patrick Hoo from the beginnning, but reduced my speed at about 22km. He was maintaining his speed but i had to reduced mine so that i can cope with the remaining 20km. It wasn't a joke loh, the first half was good and easy, while the remaining half was tough and tiring. I was like jogging, walking, jogging, walking to the end of the race. Met many people along the way, it was like a form of gathering just that we were all moving about... Towards the last stretch of the race, about 3oom to the end point, i saw Sharon and Lina among the many many supporters. When they saw me, they cheered for me!! Having people cheering you on is good feeling and with this good feeling, i ran all the way till the end.

Now my legs are darm "soured" aka tired. Machaim become very heavy le... I was like blaming myself during the run, "why do i want to pay $36 to suffer like this ?" Seriously, it is really a self challenge. If you ask me whether i will be joining next year again, my answer will be a big YES !!!

CSJ's Message From Prison

Interesting video by Dr Chee.

Race pack collected, carbo loading in progress, ready for 42.195km

My number tag is 4936, must buy 4D. Who knows, might win.

Last paper on 30th November. Yes indeed, it is a big day !!! And unfortunately, it will also be my last day in hall 3 3c-03-13. IKEA Tampines will officially open on this day too. So i guess it will be a day with mixed feelings... haha...

Just can't wait for that day to come... and ... 3 days later, will be the marathon. Anticipating it...

i know my entries nowaday are a bit short and BORING... but that is because my current life is BORING... is Mug, Eat, Sleep, Run. Same old thing everyday... Haiz.... But once 30th comes... it will be back to the normal.... WA HA HA HAH AH A>>>>

Hungry Ghost Festival in NTU

This is NTU Lee Wee Nam Library during the exam period.

Scary right ? It is like that everyday now.

That's why i choose to go to NIE Lib which is cleaner and quieter.

**Take note of the gal holding on to the reddish-orange file towards the end of the clip, she is my fren!! Lina Lo, U are famous now !!! Hahaha...

30th Nov is going to be a big day... why leh ??

I will tell u in a while...

Mug mug mug mugging muggy mug mug

wooo... it has been a week since i last wrote anything here... sia lah... saya tidak blogger anymore...

but then, who to blame for this ?

the EXAMS !!!!!

every year this time, it is always like this... Mug mug mug mugging muggy mug mug... Camp here camp there... Study this study that...

*cough**cough* a bit sick now... *cough**cough*

no mood to study leh....

jia lat... i am losing the momentum to study le. how how how ??

anyway, i happened to read this article about a guy who pulled the plug on his mother

It is really sad that this happened to his family. Before he can do more to love his mother, she had to go. And, i would say, people really pay attention to all these so called "minor" details after the person is gone or rather the worst has come.

Chasing Cars MV was done last week, so, now i can only wait for ZY to send me. After which i will upload to the popular Youtube and then link to my blog. Haha...

Alright back to my geotechnical textbook.