BSZG

Activities:

13 May - Stayover at Ra's
14 May - Butter!
15 May - Cold Stone x 2
17 May - Vesak Day holidayyyy!!
20 May - Seminar at RWS
21-24 May - PHUKETTTTT!!!!
28 May - Sun Down Marathon!
4 Jun - Housewarming
5 Jun - SENTOSAAAA!



And we're back to...


Reality.



I wanna watch Kungfu Pandaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I wanna watch Fast & Furious 55555555555555555555555555
I wanna watch X-mennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

If you lead a very fast-paced stressful life everyday, can you still consider it to be mundane?

Can you say 'FML' if you have no life to begin with?

Nah... just ranting. Sometimes a change would be good... and I look forward to that.

Meanwhile, I look forward to these upcoming events (SHORT TERM GOALS keep you going!):

- 12 Jul: Steamboattttttttt omgwthbbqftw
- 17 Jul: 30 storey climb (training for Mt. K)
- No more??? o_O

I realise that 2 days of weekend rest aren't enough for me... I need an extended rest; during which I can ENTIRELY chuck work aside, my phone doesn't ring with calls from regarding work, I can feel secure not checking my work email. ARHHHHHHH HOW 35 more years to go!

BSZG BSZG BSZG!!!

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I would like to recommend this song.

Certain songs remind me of certain times, certain people, an exact feel. This brings me back to during the Auto Retreat.

You can't imagine how much fun I had... =)

It rained. The sand was damp. But our spirits were not.

It turned out to be a blessing in disguise - the rain cleared up; we had a huge lot of the beach to ourselves and the sand was not burning hot. Which meant we spent an awesome amount of time playing volleyball, soccer and frisbee!

Some were really generous and brought along food like beehoon, sausages (with cheese, please omg), chicken wings; an inflatable float to relac on, picnic mats and even an ice cooler!

Though I couldn't sunbathe, my abs are aching now from all the laughing! Haha!

Love you peeps!

Looking forward to the next gathering already! :D

Do your troubles and worries fade away under the dizzling lights and deafening music?

Wanna drown them with booze and yooze. Even if it's for a night.

Mambo Night anyone?

You make my world spinnin'.

Sundown Marathon - 10km down

HURRAY!!!

Finished 10km in a time of 1:17:37, but must take into consideration I was like 5-10mins behind the starting pack when the timer started!

Quite happy when I finally dashed through the finishing line cos the last time I ran 10km was back in 2004. My knees felt so sore after that, but it was worth it. I am looking forward to the next 10km already. =D

Anyway, almost wanted to buy 4D today cos:
1) My race tag number = 2137
2) My bag tag number = Q137
3) My finish time = 1:17:37

Like, woahhhhhhhhh...... too much of a coincidence, don't you think??

I saved myself $1...

A year on

I'm sure the Auto Retreat last year had been a very memorable one to most.

One year on, some have progressed; some have left; while some have joined. However, it now feels different.



It used to feel more like a family.

Phuket

It was a great trip. Not awesome, but still very great.

A good mix of outdoor activities and thank god the weather was very very kind to us for all the 4 days we were there! =D

At least it felt like a holiday, or a more decent getaway. Patong Beach is a rather touristy place. Almost every street is lined with only 6 different kind of shops:

- massage parlour
- shop selling Chang Beer or Redbull singlets
- seafood restaurant
- tour agency
- convenience store
- pharmacy

Like, seriouslyyyyyyyy! You only have to walk 30 steps to the next convenience store/pharmacy it's unbelievable. Nonetheless, I love Patong Beach because it feels so touristy with all the ang mohs bobbing around; it reminds me of Virginia Beach.

You would see every tour agency recommending similar tour packages to Phi Phi Island, shooting range, or to do ATV/elephant trekking/water rafting. Lucky I did my homework prior and we walked around before finally settling down on a price somewhat reasonable. On one of the trips we discovered that another grp paid almost twice as much as we did, haha.

















Look at the awesome number of fish! Quite amazing to be wadding around fishes :D

I paid only $90 for the air ticket and this trip widened my horizons and life experiences, lol.

They range from:
- First time riding ATV
- First time riding an elephant. It feels scarier than it looks.
- First time water rafting. Fun TTM!
- Visited a Thai-girl show. OMGOODNESSME.
- Got food poisoning, fortunately only minor. I couldn't walk more than 10 steps without stooping down to tolerate the sharp volleys of acute tummy ache. In the end I had to curl up in bed for about 1.5 hour and downed some medicine (thanks to the pharmacy that can be found at every street corner)
- Our tour guide was a pretty ah-gua and he/she was super entertaining, haha!
- Took beach-related pictures using a water-proof camera. Btw it is now not working.

Anyway, I would highly recommend Rayaburi hotel. The rooms are clean and spacious and has a rustic feel; the hotel's amenities are great (got Jacuzzi + swimming pool), breakfast is decent and the staff are very friendly! Anyway the Thais are all very friendly! =D

I had my decent share of cheap booze and seafood.

See:















Like seriously, who wouldn't pay 2 Baht more (roughly 8 cents?) for booze!
Haha.

Some other interesting finds:

Arsenal shop!


















I walked out empty handed cos too disappointed with them for the past 6 years.

Signboards by the beach: