The Arsenal I loved

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/chelsea-arsenal-15621190/

Such awesome spirit and first-class display from the Arsenal that I grew to love. Been a forgotten time since I've felt such euphoria from all the goals scored, and the ultimate score-line.

We played like a team, each player was committed in his role and many a time you saw the boys covering one another. Alex Song was at his efficient best; Santos was shaky initially but stepped in with many timely tackles and a goal; Mertersacker's height served great purpose; Gervinho the livewire is proving a great strike partner for RVP, who excels deeper and bringing other players into action; Ramsey is providing some creativity and will do better if he toughens up abit. However, there still remains much improvement for Walcott who should be doing as much impact as he is believed he could bring; Djourou is as attentive as I was during uni lectures.

RVP is still the man. God bless he stays fit.

How you spend your free time

After my mom got her HTC smart phone, she has been so into Angry Birds, day and night. After venting it at the pigs, she has moved on to the aquarium game, like:



Anyway, on one of the nights I asked her, "Mom, are you sure you're gonna spend the rest of your time like this?"

She answered, "Then? You expect me to, what, take lessons? At this age?"

Haha, ya hor. How would you be spending your nights when you are in your late fifties?

Then, it hit me.

I realised.... I am already spending my nights like how my parents are! Relaxing, playing computer games, online, slacking...

Have you seen this saying that successful people are determined by how their free time is used?

It's apparent that I am not gonna be one...

I really admire my peers who can still fork out the energy to attend night classes, do assignments and projects.

HK next year....?

Though we've been to Hong Kong countless times, it gives us beautiful memories everytime we are there =)

The weather, the smell, the language, the food, the familiarity and awesomeness of everything.

Do it while we can =)

天机不可泄漏

It means thou shalt not divulge heaven's secrets.

I don't know if what I'd be sharing is a heaven's secret, but just felt like penning it down so 10 years down the road when I track back at this post I will know whether it had come true or not. Haha.

Couple of weeks ago I had this dream that I was playing 笔仙.

The first question I asked was, "how many girlfriends would I have?"

The answer that was returned - 3.

I then posed the next question, "how many years would I be in my current job?"

5.

Still in the dream, thereafter, something happened and I didn't 'send' the spirit off as I should have ceremoniously done so. Shortly, I woke up and felt really spooked. It felt like I was enlightened with information I shouldn't have known.

Anyway, significance of the above answers:
- My next gf would be my last
- I would be missing out of the Long Service Award.

If the answers hold any truth, that is.

Annual affair

It's an annual affair that majority of guys here have to go through - to clear our IPPT window!

For someone who is as lazy and unmotivated like me I lead a sedentary lifestyle (notwithstanding the occasional soccer sessions) and I don't train until it's like 2 months to the closing of my IPPT window, ha. This time round I actually started slightly earlier, in late June, but it was only because I was training up for my Mt. Kinabalu climb.

So I'm glad I made the climb and thereafter I made it a conscientious effort to maintain a reasonable level of fitness so I can clear my IPPT. Am really really ecstatic that I maintained a Silver this year again! It feels damn good to hear your heart working its lungs out (pun unintended), you fervently gasping for every breath, your leg muscles tired from the exertion but you are so proud of your achievement because you had worked hard for it.

Like the morale behind Real Steel - it is not that you cannot do not, but you just don't want to.

That applies every morning too, when your alarm goes off. HAHAHA.

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D&D 2011 - Winners' Night, at RWS.

Theme: Black & Bling

Massive event that started and ended with a bang! Kudos to the organizing committee for putting in some much commitment and effort into making it a memorable event.

My DIY blingbling specs and off-the-hanger red tie from one of my CO performances!

Random pic

365 days ago...

We had a short 3 months stint at Buses.

It was a rather enjoyable one. 

Friends were playing Words with Friends like there was no tomorrow.

On a few occasions we also took the earlier shuttle bus out so we can don't mind queueing 45 mins for the awesome yong tau foo at amk market.

We tried our hands at the speed gun. Cool.

Created a poster within 2 hours for the smile campaign. I still think it looks awesome, haha.

(This picture is my copyright and should not be published, distributed or shared in any other means without the written consent of the owner)

 

The night site visits to the depot were also fruitful and entertaining. Not everytime you could sit in the driver's seat for a posed shot.

And not forgetting the distinct smell of the Training Room that we spent 3 months in.

Sometimes you gotta look back at see how much things have changed.

Kapo-ed this from Jingxian's blog, found this super apt but true.

Marriage is signing away your right to complain about waiting outside Watson’s.


Please also include Sasa and Guardian.

Magic Mom

Visited my mom's blog @ http://veronteokitchen.blogspot.com/ and was so stunned she did this by herself: a step by step pictorial guide to making cinnamon raisin roll!

It is...

2 and a half more weeks to BANGKOK OMGICANTBELIEVEITWOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!

Please please please pray that the flood doesn't affect the airport and the city/town/happening areas!!

After my IPPT this Saturday (which I hope for a Silver!), I am so gonna unleash my appetite for Bangkok wahahahha!!

Tailored shirts!
Caps!
Roadside fried chicken!
Crunchy sweet mango!
200b thai massage!
Sticky mango rice!
Spicy tom yum soup!
Freestyle tees!
Fanciful shorts!
Beef kway teow!

I still can't quite believe the word just blurted out from my mouth, even though it has been one and a half years since I last spoke of it. The word came out so naturally it was almost like reflex.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T

Coming to 1.5 months and I think I am doing ok in my new post so far.

It just feels kinda strange (and disrespectful, even) that I am questioning and instructing my subordinates who are old enough to be my father. I even 'tsk' at them and show them an irritated, frustrated grimace. I also slightly raise my tone, sometimes my hands perched on my waist.

I gotta do it for work purposes but everytime when I walk away, I feel kinda guilty. So I constantly remind myself to try to be polite and as respectful as I can. =)

I may be their superior but it is not easy to recognise that I actually rely on them more than they need me.

I guess this is one of the most useful tools I learnt during my intern at Kepp. =)

Why girls should have nothing to do with cars

When asked to draw a car,

The awesome GUYS came up with this:

The girls churned up:

FML

Everything is going against me lately.

1) Realised I have differing views with a fren regarding a bottle of wine and we didn't quarrel or had a heated discussion but I'm sure she has now formed a non-mouldable negative impression of me

2) My favourite colleague is shifting to another office :(:(:(

3) Sagna is out for 3 months.

4) Have got this out-of-the-place looking bar added to my Explorer without my knowing and it's irritating the shit outta me.

5) KTV tomorrow got cancelled.