I m not a soldier...

Its abt time the SAF realised that i am not cut out to be a soldier... although i left behind a few friends, no enemies, one chinese master sgt who thinks that my race is one of the most unique in this world, a very rich soccer culture that i will miss, a very truthful and trustworthy section commander, all the ops, the first and last parades by mr dick, the occasional speech by my workaholic office commanding.. all the high rankin personnels.. i guess i had to move on.. the SAf moves on.. i am just one of the many pple that the regulars have seen and moved on.. u might think that u have left a mark on the pple over there in my camp but the mark fades away after a few days or maybe 2 weeks.. then they carry on life as per normal..

I realised as a NSF.. u can make as many marks u want on the fellow regulars..u can go thru the most gruelling and life threatening situations.. u can vomit blood,sweat, shit and mucus... u can get stung by the most deadliest creatures in the planet earth, u can suffer the most severe physical trainin u will ever receive.. and on the next day, u receive ur pink ic.. U ORD. Then u feel... why did u have to go thru all that.. then u think again.. i guess it was my luck!!! As an NSF, everybody has a chance to go thru a real tough life or a real slack life.. its up to ur fate and luck. In the real world, i guess its not that easy. Live and learn, my friend. Life is abt choices and decisions. Make them or you will be left standing!! ORD!!!

The thing abt budget airlines..

At first when i was told that there would be no seats allocated to us on the plane coz its free seatin.. so first come first serve.. So i was thinkin.. in typical Singaporean fashion.. everyone would be rushin to the boardin gates the second the signal to board the plane is given.. not only that..not only rush to board.. i figure there would be all kinds of rough and evil tactics to get a headstart from the rest of the pack.. there would be elbowin, shovin, trippin, pushin and possibly a few vulgarities thrown in just to get the first pick on ur seats.. Now not to be undone by all this tactics.. i made it a point together with my family to wait near the gate and rush as in walk slightly faster to the gate so as to get good seats.. well haha.. in the end.. i guess even if u were the 1st passenger or the 99th passenger.. its all the same.. coz after all service or the lack of service is the same to all passengers aboard this Tiger Airways.. how foolish of me to think so lowly of my fellow Singaporeans.. haha.. well.. its always good to think ahead and prevent any unnecessary troubles or discomfort.. but seriously this BudgetAirlines is a real good worth of money for short distance travels... for example within the region.. to Thailand, Phuket... If u are short or medium built.. it should be ok.. only for those slightly lanky and taller fellows.. it might pose a bit of problems... i guess in the end the low cost of the tickets makes the discomfort worth it..

Anyway.. Carryin on to Phuket.. I would recommend this place to any group of friends or family who want to chill and just relaxxxxxx... If u are the beach boy or gal type.. then there is alot of activities to keep u entertained.. From suntannin to jet skiing to para sailing to scuba diving to snorkelling to just lazin along the beaches.. its so much more comfortable than sentosa beaches.. the one thing i realised is that no one gives a damn abt how u look in ur beach wear.. be it whether u are fat and hairy.. or thin and bald.. as long as u show attitude and confidence... u can have fun... so no worries if u are havin second thoughts abt showin that flabby skin of urs.. i didnt.. haha.. Phuket is just an hour away.. pack ur bags man..

Back from a holiday.. Feel good too..

Well.. Back from my 4 days 3 nights on the wonderful beaches and street of Phuket,Thailand.. Well.. To sum up Phuket.. It serves a few functions..

Firstly, Sea Sports which i didnt do much and plan to next time..secondly, shopping galore.. serious u need a good bargaining will to handle all the non stop squabblin for prices of anythin under the sun.. from caps.. to accident coverage... to food.. everythin can be bargained..

thirdly, the beaches.. it is seriously a convergence of pple from the west and the east.. majority being the westerners.. with their bikini clad gals and indifferent attitude abt modesty... it is certainly a sight to behold.. coz u see this indian gal wearin an oversized shirt and shorts to the beach, then u see this romanian dame with her 2 piece suit.. well.. thats diff in cultures for u.. but seriously.. a beach is for everybody to dont give a damn abt anybody else.. it is a place to soak in the sun and just to be urself..oh well.. i guess.. its abt feelin comfortable in the end and wear what u feel good in and thats the bottomline.. coz mother nature said so..

Its comin soon...

Ladies and Gentlememn, Boys and Girls , Children of all ages, Fellow NSFs servicemen, Officers, Warrant Officers and Specialists..Aunty and uncles.. I will be leavin the Great Forces of the SAF in a matter of few days time.. DOnt worry.. I will be fine.. but all i need from all of u all.. is just time..!! COme on..

Come on guys...

At this moment.. I feel like writing a very passionate and intense short essay on the great game this weekend.. somehow.. i cant wait for it to happen.. Sunday at 11 pm.. The Big Blue Billionaire Bunch of Bloody Basket cases from London versus the Red Devils.. Its as simple as that... I can just imagine.. Its an explosion of adrenaline.. Its the fire burnin inside every Man U fan.. at Manchester or here in Kembangan ... Come on man.. Its the battle of the blue asses versus the Red Devils that play really happenin and attractive wing play soccer.. Rooney waitin to bring down that beast in the form of Essien.. Vidic battling with another beast in the form of DROGba... i cant wait for one of my defenders.. i cant say scholes or carrick coz they put the finesse in our team.. I know rio, vidic, heinze or rooney will certainly take a physical battle for every single ball.. break every limb and bone of that London side... Come on.. which one of u all want that russian bank rolled team to conquer the premiership once again.. Come on.. Its enough.. we had enough of their sick and efficient and work man like performance.. ITs time for the blue to take a break.. When i mean break.. Come on.. Its time to break their bones and spit in their faces.. I dont mean soccer now.. Coz the level of hatred i have for them is simply uncontrollable.. I want something broken by the end of the game.. Its a personal wish.. and it better be one of their stars.. Lets see who will break first...

Just waitin for the date to come and make my last few days as packed as possible..

Guys and ladies.. Its coming close.. That date that every NSF is looking forward to the second he enters the force.. Its coming.. After majority of my friends, colleagues, mates, enemies had left the force in NOV.. its my turn to leave it in DEc.. Poon and ME.. Hey poon.. Dec 10.. I will give u a call to tell u that u ord..Haha.. maybe an sms will do.. Cant talk much.. Just realised that have to do something coz of Bush.. damn the bush.. Ok then..

Soccer Frenzy...

Its true.. i have finally started to resume my soccer frenzy.. i think in the past few days... i have really never felt so starved of soccer... its like a drug.. its an obsession...its a habit that i cant get rid off... Football regardless of where u play it.. with who u play it.. the no. of pple u play it with.. its just contagious... Thats why i am thinkin whether i should clear my leave on Mondays when there is games in store that day in camp.. and football is the only thing drivin me forward this last month before i finally leave the military forces.. Just played a few games last few days.. Left me exhausted.. i mean u dont mind runnin or chasin down a ball.. coz u know u are goin to alter the shape of the game.. its that drive or burnin desire to make a diff and simply let ur feet do the talkin.. Well on the medical side.. i am glad i haven been hit with any ankle injuries of late..maybe they will come.. sports and injury arent far away..

anyway.. i realised that pple converse in groups.. their true personalities dont permeate... its a distorted image... they sort of alter their image so as to go with the flow.. however.. when u talk to them one to one.. its a diff story.. u get to see the true person.. so i guess.. the point here.. dont judge a person from a group discussion.. coz it might not be entirely accurate.. try to give him or her a personal conversation.. that second chance..

.. Abt a few weeks more from this uniformed world.. just makes me wanna play soccer in camp everyday and do what i am required to do and leave me in peace... Coz they will always try to punish u for no rhyme or reason.. all they need is a simple mistake.. u can only rehabilitate in jail.. damn man..Why why....Its a disciplined organization so they expect discipline from everyone.. ok.. then .. i shall be disciplined..i shall be.. tml is back to the place of uniform.. see u around..

Festive weekend...

It feels good to celebrate Diwali with family and friends.. Good company, chance to feel the festive spirit.. catchin up to do.. dressin up.. new clothes.. a sense of vigour... and the cash.. in the form of colourful envelopes... The prayers at the office.. the gatherin at my community event.. Lookin at how well dressed the opposite gender are.. makes u wanna dress up and join the fashion parade..Somethin which i realised that i should have for that nite event..i guess somethin to remember next time.. From fri evenin to tues nite.. endless eatin and munching and late nights..goin back to camp is almost like an anti climax on a wed............

Now.. what are friends that family cant do and vice versa.. well... i think friends make u dream and give u the sense of ambition to reach beyond ur limits.. whereas family simply brin u down to earth.. be it for the good or for the worse.. either way.. they are a speedometer that ensures that u do not go out and speed beyond ur limit.. keepin within ur boundaries.. what do u think.. i think so.. somehow.. my family always have a cautionary word abt whatsover my friends recommend i do.. now hmmmmmmmmm....... this is just the ongoin battle of family vs friends..!!

Optimism...

Hmm... Optimism... Sometimes its difficult to remain positive at the most difficult of times.. coz the severity and the stress that the situation puts on u is just overwhelming.. but these are what differentiates those extreme optimists from the average ones.. oh well.. suddenly felt like sayin this... In my time in the army.. have come across pple with diff attitudes and personalities..some are hypocrites, ie to say.. they say one thing and do another thing.. throw false claims abt themselves and their ability.. another type would be pple who simply put up a show so as to make them look good in the eye of the superior.. these are the pple who simply u love to hate.. coz they put up a show for the superiors so as to get into their good books and gain recognition for their efforts.. now i guess one thing in the army is .. if u can show the goods regardless of whether u are just doin it to create and maintain a good impression in the eye's of the superior... then u are certainly highly regarded... well i can break up the diff personalities the army has culitivated

Type A : The Hypocrite... loves to glorify ability and try to get friends by puttin up a fake front... no hard work.. only verbal banter..

Type B: The Impressionist ( wayang kia) ... these are a group of pple that are well liked by the superiors but no so much by the men...hard to fathom yet easy to spot..

Type C: The Reluctant Workers... Somehow.. they cant stand all the work and nonsense.. yet they reluctantly do it to the 60% of their best stds for the fear of getting punished.. common seen...

Type D: The True Hard Workers.. These are fellows who really believe in doing their best regardless of who they are working for.. why they are doin it.. Their values and ethics drive them forward... Something the Reluctant workers dont mind.. coz of their tireless work...

Type E: The Reportedly Sick.. these are the guys who always have a reason or complaint not to work.. its either physical, mental, social or sexual.. usually physical.. Made their home at the medical centre...

Type F: The Immaturish.. These are the guys who are older than what they actually should be... their immature attitude at times can coz unnecessary friction but need for patience and calmness from the pple around them.. need a bit of conditioning...

Type Others ... well lets leave the rest for another time.. coz these few make up the NSfs of the gang...Take care..Meant to be taken with a pinch of salt.. make that table salt... Haha..

Mon Night.. weekend of ups and downs..

well.. the weekend was certainly a mixture of emotions for me from the lows of gettin thrashed and humbled in the temasek final vs a bunch of young kids from Raffles.. to the highs of seein Man Utd uppin a gear agst Wigan to win 3-1 and seein the return of Roooooney.. and helpin out my family in the festive cleanin and decorations.. well.. Playin Ps2 with friends can be really fun.. coz u got competition to who gets to use the controllers.. so its a fight till the u sleep........ till 5 am in our case.. anyway.. its time for me to make a move..

091086 and beyond..

Wow.. Its been 2 decades.. Thats been 20 years of ................. being Manish.. 20 years.. wow.. when i was in pri 1.. i wouldnt have imagined that i would have turned 20.. i dont know and cant even imagine that i will be turnin 40 in another 20 yrs time..Oh well..I guess age is somethin that u have to grow into..Somehow.. u think that when u are 45 or so.. will u still be able to play and exercise as vigorously as i do now without any warmin up or coolin down.. i am startin to feel it now... all these yearly special days just make me sit down and reflect that i have changed.. its good to feel that i have changed.. not so for the best or worst.. at least in a year.. i haven stagnated.. well one year has passed since my 19th bdae and i am still on the look out.. but dont worry.. coz i am not.. the time and moment will come...

Hmm.. well just thinkin the last time i had a bdae party.. it was back in primary school.. i think pri 5.. wow.. when i say bdae party as in with door gifts and games and all.. it was fun.. but i realised one impt thing.. all the presents u got from the age of 7 to the age of maybe 14 or 15 will be deemed worthless once u hit 18 or 19.. i cant imagine i blew my parents money on a power ranger dragon zord.. oh why.. haha.. i guess when u are young and naive, u dont think ahead but parents still want to make ur day.. well.. now that i know abt this.. just wait and see when i am in their shoes... hhaha.. maybe i am just thinkin too far... but u know what.. Somethin has stood out all these years.. My thirst and undyin passion for the game of soccer!!!.. woweee.. i have improved my ball control and my understandin of the game.. From the days of playin with tall and big guys when i was young to now when i occasionally have to play with young kids so as not create trouble among my neighbourhood fellows...

oh well.. my day has almost come to an end.. received quite a few messages from family and friends.. somehow the IT age has made one to one communication less personal.. it just doesnt quicken the pulse anymore.. Oh well.. Bdae's come and go but all those little messages and phone calls simply make ur day a bit more exciting and special.. Its like that day has a left a mark on pple in ur circle...So far i only know 3 more people who share the same day as me.. one from sec sch and 2 from jc... lets see whether i can find more people who share this day with me.. Lastly... Happy 20th Bdae Manish... forgot to greet myself..

Its a Fri...

Well.. was looking forward to some mooncakes this fri evening.. But apparently some mr tang wasnt happy that his good classmate wasnt coming..So he decided to put off the whole thing.. so much for class spirit... oh well.. there is always another chance.. Just wondering.. what's going to happen in the next few months.. whats in store for me.. will i be able to go thru it.. somehow has given me so much to just sit down and reflect on my past,present and future.. so much of deep thought is not good..I guess.. lets just go with the flow.. Life is not worth plannin in detail only functions and performances are...Life calls for a few major and minor decisions and just live by it.. Adaptin to the situation.. Oh well.. so much for being philosophic..

Soccer is a passion that boils the blood.. thats all i can say abt soccer.. for some pple.. its shopping.. for some its pickin their nose and others may have other passions..but one passion that i will give unbridled devotions is the game of football.. coz its just soccer.. Too much of romance with it to lose the feeling of ever grippin the ball with the soles of ur feet..

Now this comin week is a happenin week.. even before the week comes.. this weekend is a happenin week.. Hockey, Soccer, International and Bdae bash.. Diwali comin soon... All those who know to relax on a public holiday must stand up and be counted.. Power....

Fri the 29th... Drivin Test mission...

Oh well.. Took my first ever Class 3 Driving test in my 19yrs... Final result... 26 point and 1 immediate failure.. Turned left on a non left turnin lane.. Damn.. And for some strange reason.. My left leg was shakin uncontrollably.. I guess this what happenes when ur mind is relaxed and ur body isnt.. haha.. Have absolutely no idea what was happenin.. I was doin everythin with a sense of nervous efficiency.. like it was too smooth to be true.. Oh well.. Mistakes are an experience to learn from.. To sum up my drivin test was just 3 incident and one silly mistake.. Next time.. I am goin to horn my way thru.. Coz all three incidents i got penalised for my reluctance to horn and warn the pedestrian, car turnin out from a parkin lot and another fellow tester that i was there and movin and had the right of way.. And the best thing of all is that my parents are happy that i failed.. oh well.. they just feel tha i am not ready to take on their family car yet.. and i still dont get the $100 that i have to pay for the car rental or insurance or whatsover.. but i guess everyone is payin for it then its ok.. but no i just dont get it.. WHY? why?? WHy!!!!!!

Anyway.. Its first week of october and a few events to look forward to.. My day, the festive season, my clearin of leave, and my hunt for my ....... job.. lets see.. went for a Bhangra nite last sat.. It was fun dancin and just enjoying the music for its pure passionate value.. Its great man.. Dancin the night away.. Meetin old friends... Its fun as well as exciting.. A great time to party.. For now.. I am just days away from 20th year and weeks away from my 2 years of service.. oh well.. Its comin to an end.. oh the memories... From BMT...................................................... all the way to Mp Command.. It was fun but it has to come to an end.. Why.. It just has to.. For now.. My drivin test part two.. Dec 27 here i come and another hundred bucks!!! Oh well.. Drivin is a costly affair..

What a game what a game what a game..

Its true.. Temasek Hockey has entered the final of the Singapore Hockey Federation Div 3 Promotion Final.. Power.. And what a game to bring us to the final... After a bad game by Man U the previous day.. haha.. 4-3.... Temasek took the lead FOUR Times.. I cant forget the jubilation and joy of the final whistle.. and the Tornadoes slammin their sticks on the floor.. Coach Nirmal shouting and screaming away.. all the young kids went after him and hugged him like disciples to their master.. it was indeed a grand show by the coach.. I as a keeper made few impt saves yet conceeded 3 goals.. so somethings to improve on.. but still crucial saves.. what a game..What a game.. i haven gotten over it.. tml maybe.. what a game..

Aiyah.. Guess what..

Seems like my left leg is bound for stardom due to its entry in the Guinness Book Of World Records under category "foot injuries".. Played one heck of a game as a hockey keeper last Sunday for Temasek.. To be fair.. our team played well.. but the opposition gave us a fight for it.. although at times their fast movement and quick wit managed to penetrate our defence yet the Keeper proved resolute.. I guess i made a couple of good saves with unorthodox way of keepin.. I think many of my team mates would agree with one moment where the player came chargin down to my near post and i had that post covered leavin my far post exposed to score.. So naturally the forward flicked the ball to the far post....Now elsewhere along the Substitutes bench and going thru the minds of all my team mates.. thats it.. they have equalised.. but no.. I had other ideas.. my left palm quickly came out and barely tipped the ball over the crossbar..Phew.. THat was close.. it was so fast that i did not know that i had actually made an almost nanosecond reflex save.. I was like wonderin whats the fuss.. thats why i think playin keeper for a hockey team is one of the most prestigious and well acknowledged positions.. I made a couple of weird saves and dives to protect our lead but alas.. we finished with a cool and hard fought 2-2 draw.. I got alot of pat on the backs and congrats for my virtuoso performance.. I accept it with pride and humility knowin that i helped my team inch forward to the semi-finals.. Well done guys....

Now.. this is the negative aspects of playin as a hockey goalie or outfield player or any contact sports for that matter... injury...Injured my left ankle durin the warming up while my team mates where takin pot shots at me during the warm up.. one particular ex international chose to smash me with a few of his best shots to my left... repeatedly hittin on that same bone on lower ankle...such that movement became difficult for me afterwards.. started limpin yet persevered to give one of my best performances in the No.1 jersey for Temasek.. so got injured before the game but still carried on thinkin it was just a slight knock thats all.. nope..The pain was so intense that i had to cancel my drivin lesson that afternoon with my instructor.. earnin the wrath of my instructor thinkin that i might have lied to him.. but dont worry.. i have my 3 days of medical leave to cover my butt.. so that i can tell him that i am not fakin it.. Hopefully he forgives me.. and helps me pass my driving..So now this mc came at a very crucial time for my army guys at my camp.. now i have to face them with a smile and hope that they can understand that i have played Hockey goalie for almost 30 games and not a single injury.. so this is sports esp hockey for u.. all u need is one moment.. and u are out.. oh well.. Guys and gals.. Time for a moment to myself before i go back to camp tml.. Adios...

p.s damn i still haven mastered that photoblog thingy.. help anyone..

Moments to take

Wow.. its been a couple of days since i last blogged.. and things happened.. My Mindef hockey team got knocked out.. the team that had been winning the trophy for the past 6 years lost the last game playin our best game of the tournament.. but wasted.. Oh well.. Lets move on..That's hockey for u.. one shot, one mistake one goal... its moments like this that make me dont regret joinin the pioneer hockey team in TEMASEK JUNIOR College... power

Went to watch the match between Singapore And China at the National Stadium.. the atmosphere was rocking.. the game was a bore.. but Singapore hung on to a draw.. Somehow watchin the game live from the stands beats everythin else.. the feelin is simply too good.. all the chitter chatter.. all the skirmishes.. all the quarrels between the two sets of fans.. its just irreplaceable at home on the sofa couch.. if u get a chance to watch a game of soccer live.. go to the stadium to watch it..

oh well.. had another class gatherin last sat.. missed out on the mornin part at sentosa.. heard they played frisbee.. i would have loved to play frisbee..though helpin out my father at his office.. family over friends.. nevertheless.. met up later in the afternoon for just a simple chit chat, dinner, pool and gossip.. its great to see them in such fine mettle..there was this moment where both shan's and serena's bf took battle on the pool table with both their gf's sittin together facin the pool table as the battle took place.. it was tense on both sides of the table.. the gf's were involved in small talk tryin to outdo another in terms which bf is superior..as the bfs continued with their game, focussed and patient... ultimately.. in the battle of the bfs.. the winner was pool for the highest standard of pool shown as the victorious bf gave somethin to the gf to boast abt.. as the other pair had to accept bein second best..... that's competition...

I have realised something when it comes to conversin or speakin.. its crucial that for certain words u slow down and articulate correctly in order for the true meanin of the statement..seriously.. no point zoomin thru a statement if u dont pause at impt junctures to spell out certain words that will define a statement.. esp for a fast talker like me... i have been termed someone who can really make a joke out of anythin.. just that its very difficult not to.. tend to see the funny sides of things.. its good to be humorous but impt to draw the line.. as u will get flak for overdoin it and simply pushin below the belt.. take it from experience.. its good to stop while u are ahead... anyway.. ITs been a fun one year 6 months plus of army life.. comint to an end soon.. so gotta enjoy it to the max...Power.. Good day.. time for some photos in this blog.. Hello.com.. any suggestions what programme to use..

MRt ride home..

Hmmm.. looks like these few weeks of mine in september will be quite packed.. somehow.. it takes a bit of adjusting to adapt to the sudden change in pace of daily activities.. oh well.. its only a matter of few months of military life.. i will finish it doin to the best of my ability.. without puttin my body at risk of injury.. oh well.. Was on the mrt just now.. heard 2 guys studyin in Ntu sharin and describin their army life to a girl prob from the same uni.. they seemed so happy to impress her with army details.. such that i felt like smackin him.. Come on.. Army days have come and gone.. Its time to move on.. i know army is somethin that will be at the back of ur mind once in a while when it comes to reservists.. but still come on.. Let army life remain behin when we ord.. Well i will see how i react when a person of the opposite sex asks me abt my army life.. i will give her a psychological slap first before goin into the details..

Man Utd are doin well man.. 3 games 3 wins... 10 goals 2 goals conceded.. goals spread abt 7 fellows.. and the fluidity is back.. oh well.. Just wait and see.. All u anti ManUtd fans out there.. cant wait to pour the champagne over ur dejected selves...

Class guys and gals havin another happenin party this sat at the land of the sun,sand, sea and seduction.. It will be fun playin volleyball.. but the worst part is the salty sea water.. come on.. its simply disgustin.. yeah thats a put off although the water can be really coolin....will not go in to the sea man.. but anyway..i will be busy in the mornin and early afternoon.. will check out with them later in the day if they are havin some other plans like dinner..indeed a happenin group....somehow..there is no fear of not speakin ur mind.. coz everyone's quite comfortable with each other and that's a plus point.. Too bad c k tang could not speak out earlier of his noble yet sweet intentions... nvm.. perseverance is all u need man.. haha.. oh well..

somehow.. i just feel that... nvm .. wanted to say somethin.. but forgot.. oh well.. lets see.. i think i made a real mistake of not catching up with my former c maths tuition teacher.. he played a great part towards my A1 for e maths at o levels.. that was commendable from both sides.. but i failed to thank him enough... coz on one hand i was payin him to teach me.. and on the other hand.. i was benefittin mentally and psychologically towards my maths and on all of my other subjects.. somehow.. the confidence spreads.. The issue is i did not give him a thank u card or something.. but his philsophy was plain and simple..he did not want any gifts or cards.. just 100 % of focus and hard work for me.. Hmm.. Bound to bump into him.. Its meant to happen.. HOpefully... Till then.. Lets make life simple and live by the meal..

Moments to Remember..

Wowee.. Its been a humungous turn of events.. From the NDP actual.. to my hockey games.. to the rehearsals.. to meetin old friends that are livin overseas.. to watchin hindi movies.. to ME... Well..Its abt time.. I stop to take note of the various key moments in my 19th year of existence..

The actual Ndp On the 9th of Aug.. was to put it.. simply an eye opener.. Gotta take a look at the various ministers face to face and salute them.. Hmm.. just seein how they were controllin their children and their own temper from shoutin at them.. tryin to maintain a disciplined and strict parental image.. oh well.. just seein how some of these kids move around the Vip lounge.. its their world to conquer..Haven been able to note down all the various milestones.. but seriously.. maybe i should.. Hmmm... Its just that nowadays.. Feel damn tired.. Played field soccer last sun.. Was fun and enjoyable.. i really felt like a team player.. and not my usual selfish and greedy player on street soccer.. maybe i just needed to be pushed.. oh well.. i will be ready in a few months time..

Class Bbq was rockin.. there were a few funny moments here and there.. brought back all the famous class nostalgia.. so many of my classmates have matured and bloomed .. well except for maybe for one or two.. some pple just dont change.. coz sometimes.. to change is for the worse... its good to feel part of a class that meets up quite regularly.. its great.. meet up with the girls.. and talk abt their progress in the studyin and datin world.. and guys with their military world. and a whole of things that u might miss out just hangin round with ur own army guys.. at least they get to broaden ur mindscope.. wowoooo.... all the best..

Hot temper..

Seriously.. i really wander why pple get very moody and hot under the collar for no rhyme or reason at times..U know its like that they are so prone to turnin mad or just black for the simplest of actions or just whatever nitty gritty nonsense... Why dont they see the larger picture..If only.. we could just be a bit more thoughtful and think thru our actions before we carry out them.. i mean it will prevent many unneccesary fights, quarrels.. well.. just put urself in the shoes of the other fellow.. and everythin will turn out smoothly and amicably.. well thats how i do things at time.. maybe coz i just think too much.. but oh well.. its all in the mind though

today was in the mrt.. was on the corner seat on the way back home to the great kembangan.. haha.. realised that quite a few pple use this mrt station.. oh well.. was tryin to get some rest by closin my eyes.. so naturally was my face would be facin down to my thigh rite.. and that when i suddenly looked up..then my face came face to face to an inflamed and bloated stomach..woah!!! my face moved back thinkin it was a oversized guy tryin to hide his stomach somewhere... then i looked down at the person's legs.. and it was a skirt with waxed legs.. woah!!! shock no.2.. then i realised.. she has gotta to be pregnant.. then it hit me.. i was sitting in her seat.. coz as u know all this corner seats are built for the pregnant, elderly and handicapped.. by all means.. i quickly stood up and took my stuff and offered her my seat... as i slid past her and showed her my hand to the seat signallin that i am offerin her my seat..she mouthed a very melodious and genuine "Thank U.".. which sort of brightened my mood.. and woke me up from my sleepy daze..

it feels great to help pple who genuinely need help rite.. its like scorin a goal.. or gettin full marks for a major exam..oh well.. Ndp is comin soon.. will be involved in pass control.. then that ends another milestone of my soldier career.. Next milestone: Sept 29th.. Vrrroooooooommm!!!

Day of all days..

Wow... Sometimes.. Out of the blue.. Something really nonsensical.. just Happens!!.. Sudden last min alterations and i will be stationed at the Kallang Stadium this Sat by the break of dawn.. Wow.. Even before the first spectator has woken up.. I am up and runnin to ensure that Preview will not be thrown into chaos...ANyway.. on a brighter note.. I just feel that u know pple can be a bag of many faces.. they can at anytime whip out this particular mask and put on this show.. and then change to another show mask the next.. well.. i am speakin generally.. coz generally.. i just do want to state names..

Well.. today Drivin went well.. without a hitch.. Beat a REd light, U-turned rather aggressively, travelled on gear 4, did not stall even once. and finally paid 22 bucks and left.. Thats a whole of action for that small amount.. oh well.. U lose money to get a license.. sometimes.. u just feel driving is just a tiring and mentally tiring activity.. but then u think of the comfort, convenience, privacy and then u just throw all that negative energy out of the car window.. Driving Rules!!

Anyway.. Man U has a ginger haired midfielder back in the centre of the midfield bangin in goals for fun.. Paul Scholes.. Pls stand up.. Thank you, thank u.. oh well.. will now commence on my hockey trainin every 3 and 5.. so will miss camp.. woohoo.. oh well.. For now.. lets look forward to three tiring and exhausting long days starting tml.. Wah Lah!!

Its been a while..

Oh well.. so far i have come to realise.. it takes a lot of patience to handle people.. esp people u barely know.. i dont know why.. sometimes.. i just feel like and standin up and screamin into their face " AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrr".. anyway.. Yeah i know its been a while..2 weeks since i last blogged.. just did not have the damn patience and energy to sit down and type.. oh well.. Past two weeks have been topsy turvy.. Went to Sentosa with my platoon to get sun burnt and play beach volleyball(its fun)..Get to enjoy the scenery of Sun, Sand , Sea and Seduction.. haha.. oh well.. Being tall is indeed advantageous.. in sports for eg.. soccer: u can use ur height to great effect if u are a good header of the ball unlike me.. basketball, volleyball.. badminton.. but then again.. my second sport of choice: hockey.. it would be better to be short.. but then again its the challenge..Then again gettin a partner of ur similiar height would be a prob.. esp in Spore.. lets see.. But then again.. height is not everythin.. u get the damn back aches.. u get noticed too often.. and u are just in everybody's way.. haha.. oh well.. Come on.. NDP preview this SAturday.. come down and watch it everyone.. I have realised something.. NDP is fun!! haha.. just that its like a gathering of Sporeans of every kind and type.. u meet the pple with diff talents, all are so enthusiastic and encouragin.. Its like a whole ball of fun.. It makes u wanna go back to school all over again and be part of the energy of youth and teenagehood.. dont worry.. Being in the 20 age group is no slouch either.. Its goin to be fun.. I am goin back to school again.. Haha.. U all better watch out.. I am goin to unleash my dance moves on u all..

army maze

Seriously.. what does one do when they are stuck with the SAF for 2 solid years of their prime doing something that may or may not be applicable to their day to day life after their complete their 2 years of service.. On one hand.. u meet alot of pple.. same age, same background, same hobby..diff age.. older.. diff culture.. diff opinions.. diff ideology.. even though u are like "wasting" 2 years of time.. i would feel that at the end of this 2 years.. i have earned something.. something that makes me prepared for the cold hard workin world ahead.. office politics.. how to be considerate to pple of diff backgrounds.. not all are fortunate to have both parents alive.. not all are fortunate to have a place in uni or afford a place in uni.. not all have the same mentality as u when it comes to doing work.. not all believe that everyday is a brand new day... i just feel that i have learnt quite a bit when it comes to emotions management and how to think for the other person at the other end of the conservation.. life does not revolve around me.. it revolves around everyone of us.. NS life gives u alot of time and experiences to think thru not every Sporean is the same..be it anything.. U have to be careful with every step u tread.. coz u never know.. that step might annihilate ur future ahead..I dont know whether all this may be true or not.. But i just feel.. NS was worth goin thru.. It gives me an idea of things yet to come...............

world cup update..

seriously.. sometimes some games can be a real bore. Ukraine vs swiss was atrocious.. snore fest.. full of totally nothing.. 22 players who wanted to play exciting and great football..yeah right.. haha.. they were like bunch of old guys tring to magically push the ball into the goal.. hmm..

anwyay.. all those in favour of playin good soccer nowadays have to meet up.. coz its the soccer season.. and feel free to exercise ur rights of being a football fan.. all shopaholics take a back seat..

anyway.. its SAF day this sat.. woohoo.. the most ground breaking and window shattering event ever .. yeah man.. haha.. well its just me tryin to glorify this event.. would rather be at sentosa gettin sunburnt playin beach volleyball and frisbee with my enthu classmates rather than wear my extra comfortable uniform and perform security duties.. then .. hmm.. u never know.. if there was a soccer event than it overwrites everythin else and i will go awol!!!.. anyway.. World cup is goin on.. and i just wonder why.. why is Frank lampard still playing for england.. couldnt they have just played STEVEN gerrard and michael carrick in the midfield.. joe cole and beckham flankin the midfield.. and rooney and crouch in the forward line.. or maybe theo walcot.. anyway.. lookin forward to 2 mouth watering clashes.. Eng Por and Ger Arg.. and the other bore in Ita Ukr.. another possibe match up would be Bra Fra.. lets see.. that will materialise in the next 3 hours also.. anyway.. for all those non football fans outthere.. Bra Fra stands for Brasil vs France.. woohoo.. its possible...

Solid weekend..

Well.. it has a been very fruitful and thoroughly enjoyable weekend.. Saturday went smoothly.. resumed my soccer duties with my neighbourhood khakis after a 3 weeks absence.. oh well.. sometimes.. i guess soccer is not everything.. but nevertheless.. when u are playing the game.. soccer is everything u can think off.. then Sunday would be my Man of the MAtch moment..playin as keeper for my Temasek Team in the Div 3 of the Singapore hockey league.. Well if u all want to see what happened that lovely day.. just click on the link to ur right.. if u cant see it as ur eye bags are too puffy and cheeks are overlapping ur eyes. then the website is temasekhockey.blogspot.com

Well just talkin abt that game.. We won 4 nil.. played a great game.. i made a name for myself..Transforming my soccer skills into an important art of goal keeping.. Some how i just see that all the sports i play besides soccer has an element of football or soccer in it which i always never fail to eradicate.. woohoo.. Football is my sport of choice.Football is simply the truth. Football is abt passion. Football is not abt 22 guys chasing after one ball.. but abt 22 guys tryin to make the ball work for them...Football is the choice

well i do think movies are a great alternative if u are feeling down and stressed up.. u can just leave ur brain at home and go a for a no-brainer comedy that makes u laugh at the absurdities of everythin to do with the movie.. from start to end...

oh well.. World Cup is here.. and i just Saw Switzerland score a second goal agst Togo in the last 3 mins of the game.. Why!! Football answers qns!!.. Oh well.. Too good to be true!!

World cup is here..and a whole other commitments..

World cup started abt 7 days ago on a good note.. but not so was my trainin schedule which had a lot of new activities that suddenly appeared out of nowhere just to coincide with the world cup..so hmm.. so much for getting time off to enjoy this one every 4 years event of an extravaganza..oh well.. managed to get my point thru to my extremely committed officer in charge and he did not realise it was the "world cup".. oh come on even my parents who seldom watch soccer suddenly have an interest in how iran or japan progess in the world cup.. tellin me abt certain football news that i haven even caught onto yet.. WEll finally my officer realised it and at leased assuaged my doubt with his favourite two words"point taken"...Woohoo

well at least the world cup fever has hit me... its like my clock has jumped 12 hours ahead..feel tired in the afternoon and energetic in the night.. suddenly.. sleepin at night becomes a luxury.. and gettin used to livin wiith the darkness of the night.. Woohoo..

want to continue but there is another game in 5 mins time.. woohoo.. here i go again.. i dont know why.. suddenly i feel like playin soccer.. come on all the girls and guys out there.. its the time to breathe football!!!!

Tuesday Terror..

I am progressin in my fledglin drivin career.. 6th lesson and counting.. this is the second time out of the 6 lessons that time really flew.. i mean the first four lessons were really boring... coz all he made me do was to start the car. move a few metres, brake and stop.. the move again.. then brake and then u guessed it.. Stop!!.. i guess this was very important as i am bearin the fruits of my short but tough labour.. now the fun is abt drivin the car and manoeuvrin the car... well its great.. so it took $110 bucks to master the clutch.. lets see how much it will take for me to master turnin the car.. just wait and see.. very soon.. i will be flyin.. but seriously now.. i am genuinely confident in my ability to master the car.. earlier on.. i was just focussed and eager to learn.. hmmm.. drivin is fun but comes with a price.. thats why i have my faithful bike to fall back on.. all said and done..its the time to talk abt something else..

sometimes when i do ponder back to my jc days and just simply recall some of the various situations i was in that time... jc life was a steppin stone for me..somehow.. i have left jc with a fresh sense of confidence that i can indeed be something.. i mean the potential is there.. just that a great deal of polishin is required..but somehow.. i am caught in two minds.. what do i do now.. where do i go from here.. thats why.. i feel parents and friends come in.. and some times close rivals..moreover.. the army has sort of abolished my unwillingness to speak at times.. coz speakin is crucial.. and more imptly.. accurately and articulate...Hmmm... let me just ponder first...

back to the datin scene.. i guess i just wasnt interested in findin one right then.. coz my emphasis was more to gettin my time table straightened out with my Ole hockey commitments and academics.. and soccer plans.. just that i was more into finding new pals and buddies rather than get that one where u know requires time and blah blah..crushes used to fluctuate up and down.. and i left them crushed.. hmmm..well at least.. the memories remain...

Face and personality..to just thoughts..

Well..it has been quite a tiring week or so.. considering that its been quite relaxed before this week had happened.. so here i am.. lazin on my com chair.. knowing that tml is an off.. and just mullin over the idea should i carry on my issue of writing abt the above topic.. u know.. coz this is somethin that has been boggin me for the past few days. that sort of deceives me and throws me back..but damn i am tired.. so maybe tml.. haha..anyway.. i have realised thati haven had much goin for the in the world of dating.. i mean.. everyone is busy talkin abt this girl and that girl.. then think.. hmm.. should i have one now.. then again i think .. nah.. coz seriously.. its a concerted effort to take charge of the situation.. then i must see that i am not one to go straight up to the girl and ask her directly.. i have my rather just stare and smile approach.. haha..how..the smile was like the qn and i can skip the whole process of approachin and asking.. so give me a few practices.. oh well..its not my fault...

anyway.... heard the great singapore sale is here.. happy shopping.. i should too..haha.. oh well.. naybe tml i will start on my topic..then again.. why not later,,,

Monday late night..

Oh well.. i seem to realise.. pple really can get onto ur nerves if u are not careful with ur anger management skills.. sometimes its get to the point that u feel like stranglin the person or something.. but u know what.. i guess i love doin this.. i am more of an indirect person when it comes to restoring some parity..

Today i had a great soccer match with my peers of my company with teams around the unit.. went unbeaten.. but its not that.. just that we played joga bonita.. true free flowin soccer.. movement everywhere.. up and down.. the opponents could not track down a single player or get close to us.. we were just playing to the beat..thats what keeps me alive nowadays when i am dead asleep.. thing abt a game of soccer that is all about the beautiful game... flicks, dribbles, feints, one two passing, lob , chest and shot...

somehow i realise.. u know what.. in my case.. when i am stressed nowadays.. or when i have been stressed or just downcast and downright disappointed.. who or what i turn to.. sports in particular soccer and music.. bhangra style.. actually.. doesnt have to be bhangra.. haha.. as long the song moves me from within.. such that it drains all my negative energy.. and u know what.. there is always a certain song that will light u up at whatever mood or situation u might be in..

Dance to it.. my fellow friends..!!

Sunday Mornin..

Woohoo... its sunday morning.. and guess what... i finally had my Sony Playstation2 console repaired.. and u know what.. its finally repaired... So guess what.. World Cup is comin.. Ndp.. Saf Day.. this major events in my calendar will altogether help me in one thing.. help me forget abt my ord date.. woohoo.. U know why rite.. The more u think of it.. the further it gets.. its like those dates that u just wanna see on ur bedroom calendar everyday..

WAke up in the morning.. what date is it..10DEC.. woah.. i ord today...woohoo.. its abt wakin up with the right and positive mindset...

anyway.. for now.. lets have breakfast...

Thoughts...

Well.. its a Monday evenin.. listenin to the news and readin newspaper.. as well as listenin to the latest that bollywood has to offer.. as well as tryin to download Shakira latest sexy and raunchy vocals in "my hips dont lie".. Well if anyone can help me here by transferring the file to me.... it will be great.. Well.. I just realised how much i am into soccer and how in tune i am in with my soccer touches and skills.. ok.. i wont say skills.. but my reading of the game and freshness with the ball on leg and movement.. able to pass accurately.. Definitely not rusty.. I am on a goal scorin spree.. Scored in a couple of games since sat morning till monday morning.. Woohoo.. Movin on.. PAP got 66.1% of the total votes of eligible voters... 82 out of 84 seats in the parliament went to PAP.. I must say that watchin gists of the rallies on Channel 5 news.. clearly shows the difference in the rallyin methods of the PAP and other parties.. PAP being more fluent and well planned speeches.. whereas the other parties speakin in bits and pieces and basically in bursts of emotion.. hmmmm.. maybe its their style or just sheer inadequancies.. anyway.. its always good to see that PAP never get a clean sweep.. i mean .. Opposition is always good.. puts them on their toes.. The opposition will do well to point out certain points that I think the PAP might be overlookin.. anyway.. maybe in a few more years.. the current young adults who voted for the opposition with the various reasons would be capable to step up to the big stage and express their political power.. its all abt steppin up and tall... not in the mood to go into details.. But i am just wonderin..opposition.. we need it but is the quality able to match that of the PAP.. its like Bolton takin on the Chelsea.. WE will see.. Anyway.. Lookin forward to three cup finals in a row in the space of 3/4 days each.. all involvin teams that can play good fluent soccer.. Lets wait and watch!!

Seinfeld...

A short conversation:

"Telemarketer(T) calls Home owner(H),

T: Hi, i am callin regardin this new overseaas phone call package.....

H:Wait, before u start, can u give me ur house no. and i will give u a call when i am free.

:Ummmm.. sorry i cant give u my house no..

H:Well... why cant u give me ur house no?

T: Well.. i dont like to be disturbed at home..

H: WEll.. that is exactly what i am feeling right now(Bangs the phone down)

Thats why.. I enjoy watchin Seinfeld. His jokes are intelligent and fluent.

Everything happens for a reason..

Somehow.. i think this statement or phrase rings very true in quite a few of my experiences that i have come across that i do feel that it has happened for a reason.. just like last saturday..i was on shift duty from 12am to 8am.. so i was free to leave the camp to go and watch the man u chelsea game.. (a game which i was fortunate now to miss out on).. then just at that moment.. the dark clouds came out and the smell of rainwater was so strong like it was just rainin directly above my head... so well.. and coupled with the consistent flashes of lightning.. and then to be told that the coffee shop near the mrt that i was goin to watch was open air.. so all these factors consigned me to the fact.. that i will be stayin in camp to not watch the game.. somehow.. i felt behind the back of my mind.. that there must have been a reason for HIM to not allow me to go.. well.. halfway thru the game.. i was to be activated for an escort.. and furthermore man u were losin terribly at that time.. so i guess if i had left the camp.. so no point riskin it for a game that i was goin to lose.. and furthermore jeopardisin the efficiency of my duty and also puttin my head on the line.. all this thx to my dear omnipresent friend.. somehow.. this friend of mine knows.. Furthermore.. today.. for eg.. i did not play soccer due to the rain.. i really wanted to play today.. but the rain prevented.. now if it were to rain for a reason.. i would think that it was because i would have been injured or involved in a very major or serious collision today while playin soccer today.. so i guess i was saved by the almighty from a potential accident.. oh well. now to come and think of it.. there was a reason.. i have been unlucky in the dating scene for a while now.. coz seriously.. if i had gotten her now or earlier.. i would have been put of my studyin track.. and put me off the all the other fun things of my youth like pursuin my own interests without havin a lady to consult to.. now u might argue that why should She be a hindrance to ur interests.. well considering that i am the kind to not take a relation just for its face value.. i would definitely be very involved in that relation and taken away quite alot of other activities from my social and sporting calendar.. so i guess.. at this phase of my social career i would rather have alot of close friends that i can go and play football with and meet up and talk, hang out.. rather than have that solitary solid lady to go out with and behave like friends are out of fashion and have become extinct.. once again i have to say.. that this is not always the case.. but i guess some guys really go all out for their girl such that everythin else is a blur and she is the only one worth talkin and feelin abt.. oh well.. everyone's time will come.. so let it be.. coz not everythin is so fine and beautiful for everyone at every moment.. coz simply said.. Everythin happens for a reason.... its up to u to find out that reason!!

Split personality...human nature...

Well.. once again.. its been a while since i last updated my blog.. oh well.. i guess.. i have been quite shack after comin back from camp on numerous occasions..i mean its like i have things in my mind that i want to write on this virtual platform on the train back from camp.. but then as i step onto my door step and into my home.. and see the familiarity of the living room.. my family.. the tv... the newspaper.. the soccer ball.. the bhangra music.. i mean.. my mind breaks out into so many of options that i cant make up my mind.. and i try to do a few things at a time so that i can maximise the full use of my evening and night before i turn in for the night.. oh well.. something's been on my mind for a while...split personality.. i am not sure the phrase clearly implie what i am tryin to say.. basically.. pple with multiple or rather most of the time,dual personalities... now thats something i cant stand in pple.. that is changin ur personality from time to time.. its like they face mood swings from time to time.. now that i think of it.. maybe its me.. but i mean the swing cant be so extreme rite.. oh well.. u know.. one minute a person can converse with u on a variety of a subjects in a very jovial, comfortable manner.. then the next moment... the person may just wanna piss u off.. give out nasty comments and just irritate u till the end.. aiyah.. its time like this.. if only everyone had a "mood-o-meter" on their foreheads so that we can predict their mood and adjust my manner of speech accordingly.. now comin to think of it.. it will be a great thing.. i mean we can use it to our advantage.. esp when it comes to takin off from my superior.. oh well.. haha.. i guess i can only speak out and just make it known.. oh well.. i guess this the fun and controversial part of human nature.. oh well.. its great to observe and pin point the various characteristics of the human personality.. haha.. i guess u see more of this mood swings in the opposite sex.. ladies...but then i do see it in 2 or threeguys in my former jc class and my camp... then u have guys tryin to be or unconsciously feminine and ladies being masculine.. haha..oh well.. u see many personalities.. well in SAF camps.. there is a common personality that runs thru SAF commanders.. i think it should be calle the "SAF" personality.. i mean seriously.. there is this common thread that runs thru alot of commanders in SAF.. esp in trainin schools.. the kind of of speech that is emotionless, spewed with common SAF words such as "bopien, lan lan suck thumb, suck it up like a man, bo chap, key siow... " i mean some commanders who cant speak proper english just simply utter this words to get their message thru.. well the SAF is certainly a unique place that has left me with a couple of positive experiences.. and some idea of a Regular's life... i guess that's what the SAf does.. it converts u to a soldier.. it militarizes u with army lingo.. aiyah.. haha.. hopefully i can lose this words before i enter uni.. birds of the feather flock together..Keep it up.. Personality.. Boom!!

Sleep Debt and so on...

Oh wow... Looks like i have had enough of Man Utd this season after they drew with Sunderland.. Coz i guess they are all probably looking forward to the World Cup.. Wooohoo.. I hope u all are lookin forward to it.. Once every four years.. Enough experiences that will last u till the next world cup...Anyway movin on.. u know sometimes .. one's mind can think of such absurd things... pple around and close to me sometimes and not all the time.. say i think too much coz the situation doesnt require that much thinkin.. but u know what.. u cant help but think..coz i guess the mind has endless boundaries.. so i guess its upto me to regulate this thoughts out of my mouth so that it is relevant to the topic.. oh well.. at times.. the mind can do wonders.. sometimes u feel like shuttin it down when it enters unchartered territory that u dont wanna think abt but ur mind uncontrollably enters.. it has happened to me a few times.. i just try to not think abt it and try to think abt other things... but u know what.. action speaks louder than words.. so i guess what u do is more impt than what u think.. as it is visible by pple around.. unless the pple around u are psychic such that they read ur mind.. oh well.. Here i am talking abt sleep debt and guess what.. i am not talkin abt it.. oh well.. bloggin can be a real de stresser... as well as playing and watchin beautiful soccer.. dancin to rockin beats of bhangra and so on.. Oh well.. Music. dancing and Sports.. two things that will run thru my life.. coz they are indeed are real acts of passion...things that u put ur soul into it.. and just let it out.. I guess bein involved in a committed relationship is another passionate activity but i guess that is another upcomin phase of my life.. for now.. there's music to dance to and some superb soccer to play... Lets Dance to the beat!!!!!!!!

Thats it...

Woke up to see a very unfortunate incident unfold on tv.. My dear ManCHEster United drew to the bottom dwellers of the English Premier League........AAAArrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhh........ Come on man... Its always they went all this small teams come to old trafford and play with their big hearts like as if its a cup final...why... say what i want.. now its Chelsea's title to lose... Come on Manchester United.. At least make a fight out of it... Wasted chances.. Rooney, cristiano "confused" ronaldo.. so many good saves by the opposition keeper... Wah.. its like every time the opponents keeper has a great day coz they are facing Manchester United.. Aiyoh.. Cant say how frustrated i am right now.. Just that.. its like expecting it to rain cats and dogs.. and instead it turns into a bright and sunny day.. Like the weather forecast had a thing to do with this match.. AIyah... Come on.. Waited so long for Man Utd To hold a spirited late charge to the Championship title.. and they draw with the bottom team in the League... Anyway... Hope for chelsea to lose 2 games in a row... COme on Chelsea.. i am counting on u....... Thats it... Time for a rest after sheer frustration of watchin 90 mins of unfortunate soccer at Old Trafford.. Dentist here i come.. Thats another story..

Todays week in review...the mrt in the morning..

Wow.. as a matter of fact.. this whole week has flown past quickly.. they always say everyone has the same number of hours per day.. but everyone spends it differently.. and that affects the "rate" at which time flies..guess what.. my mandarin classes came to a quiet end last fri.. thats why my friday this week is free.. woo hoo.. Well so far.. i can say that the number of lessons that i attended has indeed benefitted me... why.. coz i have taken an interest into it.. or rather compelled to take an interest into it... but learnin a language has its pro and cons.. on one hand.. its a new thing and u are enterin unchartered territory... u are like learnin a new special code of words .. that will help u understand what other pple around are talkin abt... it hels when it comes to listenin in to other pple's conversations..other pple would call it eavesdroppin.. but for me its just a sense of entertainment.. i mean if they were really secretive abt their conversation.. they would be speakin in hushed tones and in a secluded area.. not as loud as a loudspeaker in a crowded mrt train.. Speakin of mrt trains.. Its always fun to go on a long one hour journey to and from kembangan to yew tee... i mean every journey is different...its like watchin a movie everyday... pple busy with their own things.. like tryin to get some sleep at the same time tryin to look as masculine or feminine as possible.. i mean a workin woman would put so much effort to dress herself for work with all the professionalism that she can imbue on herself than she goes to sleep on the mrt with her mouth open banging her head onto the shoulders of her adjacent neighbours on the seats... at the same time.. puttin her image into jeopardy and thus ruinin it all at once.. the power of the first impression.. but anyway.. u meet alot of sleepers on the train in the mornin.. around 620am train...i mean everyone is on the lookout to grab the next possible seat that will be available once the mrt doors slide open.. and its like a match of dog and bone.. a couple of mad dogs after that elusive piece of bone.. haha.. its indeed funny... and i enjoy takin part in this contest coz its fun to have some fun early in the mornin so to awaken ur senses.. Aiyah.. oh well.. Mrt journeys and their crzy antics.. Life of a Mrt train journeyman..

Aiyah..Thats change!!!!!

Abt a week since i last updated my magnifico blog.. due to a packed schedule that left my weekend quite free but at the same time worth waiting for.. U know... there is this irony of life that commonly strikes me which was visually displayed to me while playin pool with my platoon mates.. that is when u want a thing to happen.. it doesnt happen.. and then.. when u dont want it to happen.. it happens!!.. "it" here refers to various events or incidents that may have happened along our journey of life.....i mean.. wow... this is something that we need to be prepared for.. dont u think.. anyway.. i for one believe in this simple motto that i crafted at the spur of the moment when i was talkin to my superior this morning... :"Adapt & Excel".. yeah.... i mean changes are imminent in one's life... its just a matter of how what where.... the change is goin to happen.. u know.. its all down to the timing of the change.. ur action might hasten, slow down or have no particular effect on the change.. but the change happens.. haha..Its gotta happen.. Change..

Hmmm... good wishes..

Oh well.. the euphoria and celebration surrounding my Ippt pass has sort of cooled down but the fact still remains.. a pass is a pass... anyway.. Last weekend was happening... Sat began with a trip to delta stadium to join my tjc hockey juniors with their trainin.. at the same time.. it was great to meet up with former team mates.. but the unfortunate thing was my former vice captain's freak incident.. he broke the pair of bones in his left forearm into 2 pieces..had to be operated on and now in hospital waiting for time to carry on the healin process.. Hope he recovers quickly from this freak mishaps.. and carries on his never say die attitude.. movin on.. went down to downtown east to a sort of reunion for my former 8 month course mates at costa sands chalet.. great fun, food and time well spent...... guys havin fun together at a chalet..recapturing the moments, past and present.. and meetin up with guys who have are no longer in my camp.. Sunday mornin sunshine signalled the beginnin of a morning tournament at the new soccer cage down at kallang area.. the new one with imported artificial turf,etc.. good games.. tiring but exciting nevertheless... came in third ultimately.. which brought to an end of a exhaustin but great weekend.. haha.. finished it off with another match at the Great TElok Kurau park.. soccer is always good yet funny over there.. I want more.. Bring it on.. Never a dull moment in the life of Mr M... haha..

Its Official......... Ippt Pass..

army life..IPPT PASS..

Haha.. army life is gettin quite fun WHy... COZ i finally passed my INDIVIDUAL PHYSICAL PROFICIENCY TEST.. after how long.. wait how long exactly.. let me see.. sec 3 sec 4 , j1 j2, saf year 1 ... almost 5 and a half years.. WOohoo... the feeling of pure overjoy and tremendous sense of accomplishment and achievement and at the same time relief... 230206.. 830am.. thats the date and time of that magical event which is one major milestone of my saf career.. now i have to do it all over again.. coz the last test was just a trial test.. i will have to do it on the official test next thus.. hope my legs will once again bounce up to the magical mark of 216 to get a pass.. come on manish.. no fear.... Just be calm and dont think too much abt it.. i am goin all out.. need to keep up trainin on my sbj.. can do it.. Oh well.. IPPt pass...Hmmm.. Wow... still in awe of my personal achievement and to put it in perspective.. when other soldiers talk abt survivin jungle life or armed warfare.. this soldier is overjoyed at passin his ippt.. Soldier or not.. Passin ippt is a big thing.. its like scoring ur first goal on the pitch.. gettin ur first mark for an exam.. or sayin ur firstever hi to a girl.. takin ur first ever independent shower... its as fun and happenin as zooming down a slope at killer speeds of whatever digits... the adrenaline rush.. Dont worry.. Time will always tell.. For now.. i am free for 2 weeks.. Go for it..

Its been a while...

Hmmm.. haven blogged for a while now.. but i guess this is a certain commitment that requires minimal time yet effort...anyway.. was just going thru other fellows blogs.. almost everyone has a unique way of writing.. i mean i tend to think that bloggin is abt expressin urself and more.. and i think almost all those blogs i have come across indeed are a testament to the above point.. oh well.. but there are just some who tend to go slang a bit.. haha..anyway.. was just wondering why.. maybe its the internet feeling... need to make my presentations readable and presentable.. oh well.. guess what.. i was readin recently on azri's blog abt his bike getting stolen.. haha.. it refreshed my vague memories of that particular time when my bike got stolen.. i was in a state of shock.. coz the maid from my neighbourin house thought the bangla guy who was circlin my area for the past half an hour was my uncle.. so thats why she did not inform us of the illegal entry into my house.. so the fellow took my bike and sped of.. when i came down.. it was gone.. so now i am hear a few years later to tell u the story of my bike and the bangla.. never put a bike in front of a bangla.. its his number one form of transport.. free and efficient.. so there.. nowadays.. i will go to lengths to ensure that my bike is never out of my sight when i have parked it somewhere while playin soccer.. coz that bangla will come back again for a second dose.. just wait...

Happy Singapore..

I kinda like the way each festival is celebrated in Singapore... I mean be it CNY or Hari Raya Haji or Deepavali or Christmas or Vesak Day or New Year.. There is always an occasion for Sporeans to come together and celebrate... Its quite shiok to see this kind of endearment to the other races... Once in a while it may be good but once in a while u may be knockin on the wrong door.. Being Singaporean.. well in my case.. help me learn other local dialects like simple mandarin and malay.. which is good.. but i would like to say that learnin mandarin is no mean feat compared to Malay.. Coz in Malay.. the pronounciation is similar to English except that it has to be Bahasa Baku... anyways... l like it.. Gettin to ask pple for what they meant in these language.. its sort of a conversation starter.. haha.. good to make friends.. its like u can go up to this chinese or a malay or an asian girl and ask her what does this mean.. and u can say wow... u speak great mandarin or malay and she will be pleasantly stunned.. haha.. now the difficult part is when u approach a lady of ur own race and language group.. noting that all girls can see thru guy's intentions.. she will know that its a ploy to get to know u better... oh well.. u can always say u are not a conversationalist in this language and she may forgive u.. oh well.. Being singaporean... has its good points and bad points.. like lack of soccer pitches and lack of drama in the political arena(but i guess we are a blessed lot).. haha.. But in the dating game.. there is always the language trump card to pull out... Haha.. As of this moment.. its abt time someone invited me to their house for Chinese New Year.. this year has been a blank.. i have been goin over to my vice captain's place for the past few years..Haha.. Anyways.. Smile Singapore.. while i still work hard at passing my Standing Broad Jump.. Zaiyian...

Lets Move it..

Hmmm.. Chinese New Year is up and coming.. More imptly.. I was given a 5 day break by my camp..out of that 5 i had to do duty on Sunday and Monday.. anyway no point complainin.. Coz i will miss out on the the other 2 days.. So accept it and move on.. Anyway.. The Chinese are out celebrating and busy with all their spring cleaning and shopping.. and meeting up and reunion dinners.. oh well.. For once the streets of Spore seem very empty.. which just says abt the population of Chinese.. Haha.. No offence.. Sometimes.. I need to see how many races exist in Singapore.. Happy Lunar Year to all my fellow Chinese readers of my blog.. Its the year of the Dog... Time for a wake up call.. Its the time to bark and start running.. Speaking of running.. I failed my Ippt again and only because of my Standing Broad Jump.. by a matter of 4cm.. and now my thighs are aching after all that jumping.. Why.. its either strength or technique.. Come on.. i need some divine intervention...I need the extra cm.. How how? well tell u waht... I will do some trainin on my technique and i will try my best.. I will break my leg.. tear my calf muscle and put my legs on the line to clear my SBJ.. Well.. lets not be too hasty.. I need some opinions..And I will be on my way.. Once cm at a time..Anyway... was just thinking.. Why do pple complain of stress and tiredness... all the time.. I mean.. WHo created the stress... Oh well.. Just take note.. Stress is something that u dont show.. Coz the more u show it.. the more pple will take advantage of u.. Take it into ur stride.. Its the time to disco.. Oh well.. every once in a while.. go into a corner and look into urself.. and see what has happenned to u.. and then 1,2,3.. SCREAM!!!.. AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... Haha.. That will really work.. U gotta drive all that negative energy out of ur system.. Or do somethin that puts ur mind at ease..Its so simple.. Never give Up.

Ponderings of a person

I have attended 3 mandarin lessons already and so far.. i haven mastered the all impt 4 tones that exist in the Mandarin language.. For "ma"....... wo qi chesuo.. or duipuqi.. or zaijian... was learning words of courtesy... for eg.. excuse me or your welcome.. still trying my best.. but i am think i just have to be resigned to the fact that i will be listenin to mandarin rather than speaking it.. coz of my workin environment in my office.. Thats the prob nowadays... Pple are speakin too much of mandarin nowadays.. such that other non mandarin speakers or listeners like me are confined to one corner to sulk and just endure the words being thrown abt the room and just put ur head up for that occasional assuarance that nothing impt or major has been disseminated to us.. So i have to stand up and be counted and go out and learn the language.. be it the basics or just the simple words.. anything is useful.. So i guess iniative is the order of the day and if one really wants to break out of its shell.. he has to stamp his authority and make it known that mandarin will not be tolerated at all costs esp when other non mandarin fellows are around.. but i guess this cant happen as u have to got the power and authority to enforce such rules and regulations.. So if one cant climb the mountain by foot.. he will have to go up by another way(by helicopter).. And that another way is what i am considerin now.. To step up and be counted.. Its worth a try.. and its all gain and no loss.. And its fun to learn a new language and it will change the way i perceive the mandarin workin environment in my office such that i will go all out to understand what they all are saying.. and thats the bottomline coz a non-mandarin speaker like me said so!!

Burn the dance floor.......

Haha.. oh well.. just wanted to sound very enthusiastic abt this entry.. Just felt that i had to get some things off my chest.. Had this company cohesion last thursday.. There was this beer drinkin competition.. looking at how each of the participants approached their can of beer really said alot abt their booze lifestyle... as in some are only social drinkers.. whereas some are real hardcore drinkers whereby they grabbed the can and drank in gulps whereas the other participants simply took in the alcohol in sips.. haha.. oh well.. if u had given me a can of water.. i would have gulped it down in one go.. oh well. So much for beer and water sharing the same stage.. Dont think i will be gulping down a can of beer or smokin a cig anytime soon.. i am happy with my coke and taking in the oxygenated air.. so much so that now i suffer from gastritis..oh well... there is a need for a makeover and changeover of diet if i want to stop burping 24/7... I got to burn the dancefloor..........

Monday the First Day of the Week..

Oh wow.. its the first day of the week and i am back home after spending some quality physical time in camp.. with remedial training and taekwando.. and carrying out some mp duties.. oh well. thats a monday for me... Was at bedok today together with my team doin some random checks.. Was just quite interested with the variety of the pple u get to see at peak hour, that is when pple are comin back from work, sch, market, gambling, mahjong party etc etc.. I mean i have been passing by this bedok are esp durin my 2 years in tjc.. but i guess my mind was often littered with studies, hockey and events in sch so rarely get a chance to see the pple of Singapore with an uncluttered mind.. Its a fascinating as well as enrichin sight.. Sporeans are always on the go.. Pple are desperate to reach home.. Kids wanna see their parents.. Husbands wanna see their wives.. Wives wanna see their parents in law... There is a sense of urgency abt them.. For food, to get into a bus, to even queue up at the mini mart.. It fits the time and situation.. Singaporeans: Always on the go. Everyone has an aim in their mind. Whats mine: To ORD in one piece, safe and sound. Cheers.

Look whose back..Mr M

Happy 2006 to all the fellow bloggin community and all those pleasant souls that descend on my humble webpage... oh well.. the year has made a turn and it looks like i have to make a few noble resolutions that hopefully will pan out in due course in th coming months but not to worry.. Life is such a way that if u lack somethin u will go out and do something abt it.. Coz if a girl is in desperate need of a guy.. the girl will go all out to get the guy that she wants.. oh well.....Been wantin to learn mandarin for a while.. more so ever since i entered my new phase of ns life.. it gave me the push to go and look for a place caterin to conversational mandarin.. and i found one at clementi cc.. so i hope to benefit in some way coz money is spent and it will not go to waste.. coz its my money spent.. But anyway.. there is never a wrong time to learn a language.. knowledge is infinite.. and if an interest is there.. the means will appear in due time.. Another thing that is botherin me is that why io haven gotten the urge to pick up driving.. coz its something that most teens at the strike of hitting 18 yrs old would go all out to learn driving.. oh well.. Its never too late to learn and better be late than never..so i have started off on my mandarin and drivin classes.. On a military note.. I have to do something i have been tryin to do for the past 12 years.. well ok haven been tryin but i have been tryin very hard recently.. and that is ... to pass my Individual physical proficiency test.. basically a fitness test and the only station holdin me back is jumping.. i am goin all out agst the myth that indians got heavy bones and cant jump theory and wanna pass it.. coz seriously its my technique..Sometimes.. U know.. If u wanna comb ur hair into a certain style but just cant do it with the tools u have.. so u have to change the tools.. well its the same with my jumping.. i have to change my tools... haha.. my legs.. my powerful human sticks have to be more agile and lighther.. But u know what.. If one cant do it.. one cant....... but i will fight till the end... And that will be my motto for tis year.. "Dont give up". Sometimes things are not done coz pple just simply give up.. but it should never be that way coz things are made to be broken and broken things are meant to be mend to test our resolve and sheer will... In 2006, I will be learnin new things and pickin up new things.. i will also be carryin on somethings from 2006.. i will still be playin soccer till my last breath.. and i will resolve my educational path.. i need a bit of exploration and good advice. Dear Year 2006, THe time has come for the Man of the Moment, Mr Manish to enter.