the less than colourful

There she goes...

2007-07-09T09:26:00.000+08:00

It's a Monday morning, a really significant Monday morning, and I'm feeling entirely queasy. I don't think anything's wrong with me, as in physically. It's just that life isn't going to be quite the same from now. It's like life took me on a ride, one moment so exhilarating then another down right depressing. And I know so damn sure this ride isn't ending here. I just hope for more exhilaration in the journey. I really wonder how though, how things are going to evolve. I take comfort in that recent thoughts have been most optimistic and interesting, and things might actually fit some day. I mean looking back, at how it all started and all that followed, unless they were foolish self-fulfilling prophecies, there is some hope. Sometimes, I wish someone would just tell me.

Ahh well.

Whatever will be though.... Whatever will be.

I think this should mark the end of the less than colourful journey... and no, it won't be the really colourful journey that i'm about to embark on. Perhaps, no, in fact, it is the beginning of my retreat to the recluse's hideout...

Pathetic

2007-07-08T00:25:00.000+08:00

Last week was hectic - emotionally and physically draining. So rotting at home today it was. Super duper rotting.

But I think I over-rot. Now I'm just lethargic and lazy. And in no time, it'll be back to work.

WAD DA HEOW.

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Anyway, just another thought, I think pride is/was the culprit. Hence our pathetic state.

Hai... (Updated)

2007-07-05T11:08:00.000+08:00

I had a rough night.. Err no. I've been having several rough nights.

Ahh well... Feels as though life or someone or something is making a fool outta me.

Anyway, just took a trip to the loo and something struck me... You know.. being able to recognize our flaws is great, it's like a step forward. But not doing anything about them is like a marathon in reverse...

Hor?

Update: To worsen matters, I just got chilli splashed on my back over lunch. Thanks ah, uncle.

Don't know what to write

2007-07-03T11:16:00.000+08:00

I just opened blogger wanting to post an entry.

But I really don't know what to write... Even tho I really really wana write. Pfft.

A day of Shooting...

2007-06-30T19:50:00.000+08:00

So you see, it wasn't a usual lazy-bumming-rotting Saturday. Instead, it was a day outside in the blistering sun aimlessly shooting photographs of the nostalgic charms of Little India.

Though super short, like only a few hours, it was pretty enjoyable.

And after about an hour of post-production...

Ok, this is just too tedious. How about you click here to view the entire set...

Alright, time for dinner with the family ex rong..

Seeya later alligators!

A bad day

2007-06-26T19:17:00.001+08:00

You know it's a bad day when...

1) You struggle to get out of bed in the morning.
2) You wake up feeling queasy in the stomach from indigestion.
3) You go for lunch alone and have your seat snatched.
4) You walk around alone with a queasy stomach and a coke in hand.
5) Your dinner plans get cancelled, twice.
6) You get home and you choke on incense and wonder if you just walked into a temple.
7) You sit in front of the computer blogging away with your eyes burning from incense.

Let's just see how much worse it's going to get. Considering it's not even 7.30, I think it'll be rather interesting.

Wrappin' up and moving forward

2007-06-26T00:35:00.000+08:00

Some have commented that I'm now a star, while some congratulated me and wished well. An ex-lecturer also asked how the attention's affecting me and all that. I thought it was a joke. Cos' I thought, "hmm, what attention?" Then I figured, okay there was slightly more, just a tiny wee bit tho. Believe it'll all die down in like 2232 seconds.

I hope they weren't just mocking me, really.

Anyhoo, all I can say is that nothing has changed. Except maybe my parents now have more bragging rights. That's about it. Hur hur.

I remain equally apathetic about political issues and most current affairs. (Never had the reading habit, tho I try. But it's reallllly challenging and tiring.)

I remain clueless about starting kick-ass businesses and running them, even though I'd really love to do so. (Lack the guts and the will...)

I remain amateurish and inexperienced at the workplace where I'm entirely uncertain if whatever I'm doing is effective and/or efficient. (Lack passion and drive.)

I guess if anything, it just reinforces my belief in doing the best I can, staying humble and continuously learning.

And in stylo-milo fashion, my mantra/core values shall be:

"Be passionate. Be creative. Create value."

If it drives you, if you feel the same way, let it be yours too. It's absolutely free!

Lousyyy

2007-06-25T17:58:00.001+08:00

I've been feeling super duper lousy all day.

It has to be the Ben&Jerry's ice cream I had at the Night Safari. :(

Rawr. I hate indigestion.

Or could it be that Mr Worms is back to haunt me?

Rants on a lazy sunday

2007-06-24T17:41:00.000+08:00

Have you ever wondered whether Sheng Shiong's growing presence would threaten NTUC Fairprice's business?

Well, I have. But I think if I were NTUC's management, I'd hardly worry after grocery shopping earlier at SS. No doubt Sheng Shiong has its fair share of die-hards, I still think it is a rather confined market.

You walk in with a smile, because grocery shopping is just so fun, then it almost immediately turns into a frown.

WHY?

1) The place stinks.

2) The wet market section that sells the seafood and stuff is almost worse than the real deal wet markets. I think they are much more organised out there.

3) The place is so bloody cramp.

4) Everything is everywhere. The aesthetics kill the shopping mood.

5) There are rude shoppers that worsen the already terrible experience.

I think I definitely could nitpick on alot more other things, but you get my point.

I must say the motivations of shopping at Sheng Shiong largely revolve around its 'bargain prices'. Well I was eyeing a [yellow tail] that retails $22.05 at NTUC. At Sheng Shiong, it's $20.80. I figured NTUC would better deserve the $1.20 premium. But that's just me.

Nonetheless, I guess the savings can be rather significant if you're doing hardcore grocery stockups for the huge families. But then again, not everything goes cheap.

AHH WELL. Just me, a disgruntled kid, ranting away all day.. Pffft.

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Grad Night at ParkRoyal was pretty ok. The food sucked. We got horrid seats, and hence a crappy view of the stage. But what made it 'pretty ok' was the meeting of ol' friends, abusing the photo-taking system, and I guess just being entertained by the rather hilarious and cool emcee.
It was followed by some drinks with a very odd combination of friends that were somehow interlinked in one way or another. So yea, quite cool la.

Should I post some photos up here? I should right? It serves like some bookmarks or references or backups if my computer ever dies on me again. And I tell you it happens often. But yea, maybe another time. It's a lazy Sunday. The weather is not helping. rawrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peace,
zee jc failure

Ups and Downs

2007-06-20T13:40:00.000+08:00

You know, it's like I'm riding this super annoying rollercoaster.

One day, I'm all fired up and feel like nothing's impossible with passion and creativity.

Then another, I'm like... are you sure you can do that?

Then another, I'm worrying for 2 years later and the embarassment that might follow if I get kicked out.

Well, you get the idea. It might seem like I'm riding high up now, but it's really nothing. It's like an empty bubble. So yea, BAH!!!

BM!!!!!!!!!!!!

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On a side note, I'm super happppppy cos I got a bottle of Wahaha Nutri-Express and a bottle of super-full-of-pulp-and-yummy orange Minute Maid from China! Woohooo!!!!! THANKS :D:D:D:D They were the favouritest drinks in Guilin apart from Coke that is.

But the only problem now is that bu she de drink.

What if I drink and there's NO MORE! Plus it's specially hand-imported leh. Pfft.

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Why is my life so full of dilemmas! I know, I know, it's ME!!

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update: There are people who achalee read NEWPAPER! And now I'm a JC FAILURE!

A trying weekend (updated)

2007-06-12T18:35:00.000+08:00

The past few days, or perhaps even weeks, have been most physically and mentally draining.

Nonetheless, I've officially graduated from both Ngeeann and the "Mr Soh cum Mr Poh Driving School"! That means no more super sian monday evenings spent driving and rushing home to watch teevee. That means no more constantly going to the ATM to draw 50-dollar bills. That means no more "turn wite"s and "bu yao kuai a"s. That means an added responsibility to my already burdensome life.

But it is a good problem, right?

So...

WEEEHOOOHAAA!!! YEEEHAW!

Now all we need is a cabriolet and a yacht, don't we? :D

P.S. Can you guys send me grad photos please!! Will appreciate them in my gmail many many! :D:D:D

Update:

V & R (Source: X/V)

LtoR: Fanny, Yufen, Paul, Mark Tan, Ben, rui, Vicole (Source: Ben)

LtoR: Fanny, Yufen, Paul, Mark Tan, Ben, rui, Vicole (Source: V)

R who thankfully did not trip & fall.

Mom, Dad and rui. They came!

LtoR: Lecturer, Dorene Yeo, Sue Tan, rui, Mom and Dad

Fen, fanny and rui (Source: fanny)

Weipei and rui (Source: Weipei)

Paul the dude and rui (Source: V)

More to come if you keep 'em coming! Thanks buddies!

A grouchy day but my boss rocks!

2007-06-05T13:35:00.000+08:00

You know it's such a drag to go to work early in the morning everyday and being grouchy is almost inevitable.

Even more so when you see a dustbin in front of your desk when you've never had one.

Then I looked at my colleague next to me and she pointed to the sticky next to a few balls of crushed waste paper that wrote, "HELLO?!"

Only seconds later, I burst out laughing.

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Haha fine. I know I'm messy but my boss is ~~Ros~~ really funny!

I guess these things really help make worklife a little easier.

i is fat rui.

2007-06-04T00:01:00.000+08:00

This is the true blue fat rui. 12 bak zhangs (dumplings), no less. Chicken rice with extra chicken rice. Lots of coke without aspartame. Bagfuls of chips and twisties at a go. Non-stop candy popping. And a lot more.

Hope I'll never ever revert.

WHYYYY

2007-06-03T02:04:00.000+08:00

Why's the world going overseas?!!!

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Anyway, it's been a lazy week. Rather uneventful. Or so I feel that way. I'm dreading graduation, and driving test. Sian.

Dreading everything. Just wish I could sleep in everyday and rot rot rot.

We need some meaning! We need fun! We need companionship!

Right or not?

Why down under???

RAWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I haven't even began serving the nation but I'm already dreading further studies. Hai. Pressure, pressure.

One day

2007-05-30T10:24:00.000+08:00

Will there be a day where I'm hardly tired or sian?

Why do I get get so lethargic so easily? Huh? Huh? Huh?!!!

It's a horiday tomorrow! Yay! Only that I've got to wake up early. So what the heow. Sian again. See?

The $10 Bill

2007-05-28T12:48:00.001+08:00

What did/does it mean?

Bah.

To my horror

2007-05-28T09:17:00.000+08:00

The last I remember prior to waking up was having trails of lizard eggs on my pillow, ants crawling all over the sheets and the washbasin with tiny shrimps and mosquitoe larvae swimming around after I rinsed the toothpaste out of my mouth.

I think it's this psychological effect after catching a lizard, killing dozens of ants on my table, and getting bitten by the blasted mosquitoes too many times, all in the recent weeks, that got me dreaming.

But what about the prawns?

A mute to be

2007-05-25T09:13:00.000+08:00

People have asked why I have been so quiet of late. Quiet like I hardly talk as much as I used to. But I hardly recall that I used to be chatty. Was I?

Anyhow, let's make a few guesses as to why I'm a mute to be.

1) I'm just too tired. Been having trouble sleeping well and getting enough sleep. I don't know when is ever enough though.

2) I spoke too much as a kid, and as humans, we might have this fixed capacity for the number of words we can actually say in our lifetime. I reckon I must be maxing out soon.

3) I'm secretly harbouring feelings of hate towards everybody. Perhaps only to those who I have significantly chatted less with. I don't know.

4) Just trying to be more cool.

5) Am depressed.

6) Getting dumber. Don't know what to say. No thoughts. No opinions.

I also no know already. Hahaha.

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It is a rather scary thought to be sitting here and finding out how people want to get into the Chinese bourses. Even more so when you know people have millions vested in them. Call me a wimp but yea... just scary.

Our Makan Places: Lost & Found

2007-05-22T20:53:00.000+08:00

I think Gurmit and Michelle make excellent co-hosts. Super enjoyable to watch... they're just not the typical oh-so-fake presenters. I like them deep deep.

Veh cute don't you think?

Ok... just one more for everybody! CUTE OR NOT?

Err.. sorry for the bad quality of the pictures. Used the handphone to take shots off the teevee.

Even sorrier for being so disgusting :(

Catch them next week, Tuesday, 8.30pm, on 5! Last episode!

Spinning head and me

2007-05-22T17:05:00.000+08:00

Feeling so miserably dizzy now. Like I'm going to puke or something... Zzz.

Must be the crappy sleep I've been getting. Doesn't help that there's NAPFA tomorrow. Hardly a doubt that it won't be my first and time taking it at Toa Payoh.

Ahh, like Uncle Thomas would say,

What happen?

Fati-gue

2007-05-20T13:20:00.000+08:00

Morning everyone! Oops, it's 1.21pm, and I just got up.

The previous few posts are almost a reflection of how I've been feeling this past week.

It's lethargy to the max. It doesn't quite help that my internet connection is starting to drop after SECONDS now.

So can anyone kindly offer their extra cable modems to me, please?

P.S. I had to reset my modem before logging on to blogger. And now, I'm about to reset the modem AGAIN before clicking 'PUBLISH POST'. Do you see how short this post is?!

MD!!!!

2007-05-17T13:50:00.000+08:00

How does a life without any worries at all feel like?

DAMN SIAN AHH..!!

Anyway, how to pass NAPFA next week? All the coke, burgers, fries, candy... AND LOTSA ROTTING AND SLEEP!!

Pfft. -shakes head

AHHHHHH!!

2007-05-16T13:28:00.000+08:00

Victim of the rat race!!!!!!!

I want out! A viable out, though.

Chacos and me (In Memory Of)

2007-05-05T13:59:00.000+08:00

Remembering...

"rui's Chacos"

Feb 2004 - Apr 2007

ok la, don't be so drama. haha.. it was getting old and thoroughly abused..

so yea, may everyone have a nice weekend! :D

Project Happy update

2007-05-05T01:35:00.000+08:00

While expectations ran high, physical delivery fell short hence resulting in closing points of 2 out of 10 stars.

What a day..

Still staying hungry

2007-05-04T00:40:00.000+08:00

I'm fully committed to my previous post - stay hungry, stay foolish.

With that, I've been REALLY HUNGRY for a yummmylicious but oh so sinful crispy casuarina prata...

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! really veh hunger.

night!

Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

2007-05-01T22:38:00.000+08:00

*Update: I read it again and what i wrote feels incomplete. I've left out the outdoor adventures, culinary interests, photography, family, friends, volunteer experiences, etc. And they mean a lot too. I just don't know how I should fit them in. Suggestions?

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At a Stanford commencement ceremony, Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple & Pixar Animations) said something like "Stay hungry. Stay foolish. You've got to find what you love." He also spoke about "connecting the dots".

And "connecting the dots" is exactly what I'm going through now, at least I think I am. I'm pretty sure many of my peers are too. I'm trying to figure out what I truly love, and what I truly want to do in this lifetime. They're all entirely ambiguous right now and it's almost driving me kukubananas.

What do you love?

At several interviews now, I've repeatedly been asked this question, "Why business? Why entrepreneurship?"

And the usual response goes to the tune of "the food business is in my blood" or "I started packing milo when I was 11" accompanied by gestures of scooping like how I used to from the 500kg poly bags. (They were amazingly huge and I remember getting "gelled" brows whenever I walked out of the clean room.)

It is usually followed by how I actually got influenced, and interested, along the way whenever I went to grandpa's warehouse for whatever reason - it could have been to "steal" huge tubes of frutips and packets of milo nuggets, to help with the factory's production or other menial tasks like repacking cartons of whatever or just to hang around WAALI-ing (walking around and looking important).

No doubt 7am to 11pm shifts were hectic and draining, but it was actually fun. I liked going to work. (If only I feel the same way now!)

Then when I was in secondary school, I remember sharing in class how I want to run a chain of mobile ahpek ice-cream stalls because I figured the existing generation would probably get old and see no succession. In retrospect, even though the mobile ahpek ice-cream towkays still remain rather present (lousy foresight?), it somewhat reiterates how "the food business is in my blood."

I usually go on to tell the interviewers about how Ngee Ann's business course has further fueled my passion in marketing and entrepreneurship with its myriad opportunities for us to brainstorm innovative business ideas and actually going through the motion of drafting plans for them. (Since NP has been slightly generous, I figured it was only nice I reciprocate.) And it usually stops there. Has it really? To a certain extent, I guess it has. But there's only so much NP could have done and it probably was a catalyst to that something that was already going on in me (I think) - it tipped that business interest.

Today, I see myself reading business books, marketing blogs, and financial magazines. I'm constantly hungry to learn more and know more. Nonetheless, like all lazy teenagers (hurhur i'm still nineteen) I hit the trough occassionally, step back, and ask myself... "Should I be out there playing, not caring 'bout anything at all?"

And May Day has somewhat been like that. I slept in, ate, watched tv, read blogs and did mindless stuff, went out to take some photos, had dinner, more tv and now, reflecting. Perhaps it's a necessary balancing act?

I also usually share with the interviewers how I was inspired in China. It hit me how much value our boss was creating. He was creating jobs for the villagers, exposing the locals to a foreign enterprise and Indonesian architecture, generating business for everyone in the vicinity, educating them and what not. Though the business was not the most profitable, it was almost a success with what it had achieved. Of course there are the social (hell, gambling, smoking, drinking is ingrained in them anyway) and environmental detriments that might come along, but he was managing that well through education and conservation practices. There's no doubt as to why he's a well-respected figure in the village.

Now that I'm out in the menacing corporate world where politicking is staple, I really wonder how long I can stay on. I'm hardly enjoying my work, I feel no passion and I feel guilt (toward my employer) since I can hardly excel with such negative vibes thriving in me. I also have trouble appreciating the after-work drinks, crude talk and superficial corporate events. It never fails to boil down to the same old thought that I harboured during my internships in Taiwan and China, "I can't work for others!"

I almost know that I want to be an entrepreneur, but there's always the big ol' nagging question, "Have I got what it takes?"

Having said all that, would you now help me connect the dots, please?

And again, what do you love?

P.S. Please look beyond the skewed article and help me with connecting the dots please!

P.P.S. DEOW! Here's your veh long entry..

P.P.S. Blog about your "connecting the dots" journey too and share it!

A morning out at sea

2007-04-29T15:15:00.000+08:00

Update: Eh, really... It's boating. Was just being cheeky.

I fell in love during the course. And now that I took her out with lesser pressure, we are at a whole new level. We took it all the way forward... Hurhur.

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Anyway, the sea water's very bad at the Changi area. Think there might be some waste discharge from our neighbours, or it could be the heavy rains. Err, and it might be both too. And err again, it might be something else. I don't know.

But anyway, crap water! Pfft.

We need crystal clear refreshing deepblue sea water here in Singapore too! Give it to us!

Boating and me

2007-04-26T16:42:00.000+08:00

I can finally drive a boat. Wee. Hope I get to actually use the dang licence otherwise it'd just be another useless piece of paper.

It's quite scary though. Can't imagine making way out of the narrow changi channel. Zzz.

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I'm starting to get bored of work. Or have I always been? I'm quite convinced I can't stick to a desk-bound job. What do you think?

How lidat? (Updated)

2007-04-24T00:33:00.000+08:00

Toothache...

Crap hair...

Chicken pox face...

Crooked tooth...

HOW LIDAT?!

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Update:

haha. so it wasn't so bad. and photoshoots can be rather fun. good experience i must say, but i think i'd really enjoy being behind the camera.

anyway, shall show off the photos when i get them and if theyre ok.

took leave, feels good to be rotting. really.

The Senseo

2007-04-22T23:03:00.000+08:00

Have you all heard of the Senseo?

I reckon when it hits the shelves in Singapore, it's going to be selling like hotcakes.

It really is the blue ocean strategy at work, entirely! How many households can actually afford a fully/semi automatic espresso machine for their daily dose of caffeine? How many?! The Senseo actually makes it affordable and practical for home use. Can just imagine it everywhere... Schools, offices, homes...

How clever! You know, it's amazing all these creations stem from a commodity. We got Starbucks, the atas espresso machines, mochas, decafs, and now the Senseo.

What's next? WHAT'S NEXT?!

Feeling good

2007-04-21T21:19:00.000+08:00

You know how we often judge whether something was good or bad based on its tangible outcomes...

But I felt good even though there was no definite answer or result. It just felt really comfortable. I did my best, was entirely myself and walked away feeling GREAT. What better feeling can we ask for man? Oh yea, the bummer was the bloody humid heat! We is living in an oven or something? Pfft.

With that, it has been a doubly blissful day for me.

Haw haw.

Again?

2007-04-20T14:29:00.000+08:00

Think I messed up.

Yes. Again.

Xiaokang

2007-04-20T10:36:00.000+08:00

Hi do take some time to look thru' the site below:

http://adoseoflight.com/overdose/xiaokang.html

Share your comments, please!

Gave me the creeps when I was going through the pictures. You know, it's like I can feel.

Perfectly similar compositions and exposure over 20 rolls...

Note: the sound effects really add to the entire experience. so do turn up the speakers abit.

Colleges and me

2007-04-18T22:15:00.000+08:00

You know you're taken for granted when you tell your family you got a place and they ask,

"Oh, what about the scholarship?"

or

"Oh, no scholarship ah?"

That's life.

Hai.

Went for gold...

2007-04-16T23:10:00.000+08:00

...and chanced upon it.

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Just made a buy hope it comes soon! Ho ho ho!

Really hope I don't regret. :D

zzz

2007-04-15T12:29:00.000+08:00

It all started with a crave, then it followed with us driving past the centre. Then a couple of minutes later, we broke our couple-of-years-long bowling hiatus.

Die leow. Will we get hooked (pun unintended) again?

We'll see. But I think hor, once a week should be quite fine. We need a recreational activity otherwise we'll suffer from all-work-and-no-play-makes-rui-and-rong-2x-dull-boys.

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Anyway, all I can recall of the past week is that I've been feeling tired a lot. Lack of sleep? Bored with my life? No friends, no activities, no life? :( Oh well...

Why so tired ah?

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Just go with the flow, rui...

Bamboos and me

2007-04-08T23:29:00.000+08:00

This chap is a bamboo logger. Those damn blastedly heavy and long things are so bleeding useful but are so often taken for granted. You know? We so conveniently use the tek ko to hang our laundry and we hardly ever think about its origins.

We know these things are heavy. Not fun. But magnificent things, really.

Kids and me

2007-04-07T22:45:00.000+08:00

The Chinese kid who actively led a trio in their 野兔 (wild rabbit) hunting adventures.

No prizes for guessing who the wild rabbits were.

Why wild rabbits? I DON'T KNOW!

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Anyway, I don't know if I'm a kid kinda person. You know? Like... I do enjoy playing with them once in awhile, especially if they're not too wild. But even then, I get dang tired really soon and all I want to do is run away and hide. You know these kids really lose their minds once they get started. Pfft. My bro's really good with 'em, though.

There are some kids who are just so cute, guai, and oh-so-adorable like my little niece Wei Wei. At least I think that's what her name is. (Our family is too big and it's likely I'd walk pass a cousin in town and not know he/she's my cousin.)

So anyway, I was entertaining Wei Wei for abit and decided I needed a break, so I attempted to walk away.

"Where are you going?" asked Wei Wei.

I didn't really know what to reply... Then she said, "But I like playing with you..."

So I smiled and went back to keep her company.

Pox woes

2007-04-06T16:56:00.000+08:00

Now I know why I got chicken pox...

P.S. My first time holding a chicken and I got an uber fat one.

P.P.S That's Fei Chang Ke Le (Future Cola) in my right hand. Coke beats it hands down.

P.P.P.S i is farmer rui.

Carl's, Coke & Me

2007-04-03T23:13:00.000+08:00

I thrive on fast food and I know it isn't so good. I also drink alot of coke and the last I read, aspartame kills your brain. But I can't help it. Devouring junk just makes me happy.

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Anyhow, it was nice seeing the folks again after so long. You know the dreaded pox just disrupted life entirely. And also disfigured me entirely... So how?

Just go on living, right? What can anybody do?!! Bah.

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Work is becoming a tedious routine. Gone are the days when I promptly wake up to prepare for work. I've been snoozing excessively and conveniently sleeping in till my mom has to wake me up. And by then, it'd be super late and the morning will be ruined because I'd have to rush and rushing sucks. You know the feeling?

A morning has to start slow and comfortable and nice... Take your own sweet time to fetch the mug of water, brush your teeth, fetch the papers, shower, poop, shave and what have you. You know? It's a luxury. And luxurious mornings are even better than "Good breakfast Great morning!" By the way, that's from the new Mekkerdonas ad that I really like. It's done by the super cool DDB we visited. heh heh.

Nonetheless, the job is really important to me. It's somewhat a hedge. Well, if you know what I mean.

I is back.

2007-03-25T23:39:00.000+08:00

After countless of blisters all over, many excruciating days of pain and sleepless nights, bouts of high fevers that peaked at 39.5 deg celcius, two hair-pulling weeks of house arrest, deprivation from chicken and other delicious food, and the trauma of looking like a freak when I returned to work, I strongly recommend that if YOU haven't gotten chickenpox, nor a vaccine against it, PLEASE GO FOR IT!

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Last night was enjoyable. It's always nice to catch up with your good friends for a meal and ice cream even though I barely had any because of all the taboos. But really nice nonetheless, yanno? I mean, the gang really never fails to crack me up. You know how laughing just makes you feel better. Especially when you're feeling all lethargic and fati-gue... You know you know?

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Though i'm no longer stuck at home, I'm still suffering because I can barely eat ANYTHING! No chicken, no dark soy sauce, no seafood (cos' very TOXIC), no fried food, no beans, no nuts, no coke, no egg...

WAH LAU EH! How to tahan right?

That's why I'm ashamed to say that I have flouted all the rules except for the chicken one so far. I know, I'm pathetic. So if I do end up being pox-infested for life, as in the scars don't go away, I have only myself to blame. But you see, if I recover unscathed, we'd know they're just myths and you can pretty much eat whatever!

Ok, ciao!

P.S. I am still trying to abstain from all the forbidden foods because everyone say until I veh scared. You know? At least I try to make a conscious effort to avoid as far as possible.

What luck

2007-03-07T20:44:00.000+08:00

You know CNY couldn't get any more worse when you find out you got infected over the festive season.

I'm just a couple of days into my new job and now I'll be away for the next week or two. What are the chances, tell me.. Pfft.

Oh yes by the way, just in case you were wondering, it's chicken pox and not VD!

Bah.

A different environment

2007-03-05T21:20:00.000+08:00

Blasting market alerts going off without warning and constantly ringing telephones...

Interesting environment, really.

The Best Friend

2007-03-04T00:31:00.000+08:00

Coke's the best friend in trying times..

You know, the feeling?

Harnah.

CNY 初一

2007-02-18T11:07:00.000+08:00

To be able and willing to blog on the first day says alot, huh?

I hope everyone out there is having lots of goodies, collecting lots of angpaos and buskin' in family love.

Why would anyone want ah hei as a name???

A different CNY eve

2007-02-17T16:44:00.000+08:00

You know CNY eve is going to be different when...

1) You wake up with a stiff neck. I tell you, with a neck like this, it seems like you're doing double chores.

2) Your mom is actually enthusiastic 'bout detouring to Hay Dairies to look at goats and pick up a few cartons of goat's milk. Unfortunately, they were sold out.

May all of you out there enjoy your reunion dinner this evening! :D

新年快乐

2007-02-16T12:15:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year's my favourite time of the year. Well, at least it used to be.

Chinese New Year's about meeting the relatives, eating snacks, making small talk and catchin up and best of all, collecting them angpaos. And you gotta do it with a true, sincere smile that stems from the happiness lingering in the heart - because life is good.

I really wonder how it's going to be a joyous new year when I feel so overwhelmingly troubled by a whole plethora of issues. You know? Chinese New year really isn't meant to be like that.

Ahh well.

Life goes on, and we just gotta learn to deal with it. I know shit happens, but it does far too much and far too often.

Congratulations to you if you barely have any crap to deal wit. bai.

Oh yes,

小郭预祝大家：新年快乐，万事如意，恭喜发财，身体健康！

个子小的朋友（你知道你是谁）：快高长大！

baibai

2007-02-14T17:08:00.000+08:00

Our last day at work - skewering veg and meat. :D

Mosquito Bite

2007-02-13T10:46:00.000+08:00

I think his toes kenna bite by mosquito, veh itchy. Must use 2 hands scratch then shiok.

Plagued by uncomfy rides on our buses? Don't fret! Just learn from the Chinkapore Bus Services Model Commuter above. You're paying anyhow.

The Sun, The Sea and The Oysters

2007-02-12T17:40:00.000+08:00

Today was cool, though it was dang hot and sunny. Why? Because we went to visit an oyster farm! It's situated on a kelong (fish farm) off Pulau Ubin.

Most of you would be wondering how can oysters possibly thrive in our heat since they often come from UK, Australia, and other temperate countries. However, according to the farm owners, the oysters seem to grow better and faster in Singapore. They say it's due to our plankton-rich waters and ironically, our weather! I mean it's almost believable since enzyme activity actually speeds up when its warmer, right? But, I don't know leh.

Ahh well, whatever the case, it's amazing because these oysters have really grown. We saw the baby ones, the fully grown (75mm) ones and the disgusting ultra-huge ones picked from the beaches of Pulau Tekong.

It was quite nice just bumming on the hammock, enjoying the breeze, feeding the fishes (was actually trying to catch them, but they ended up feasting on my baits) and watching them farmers wash the oysters and sort them. Really neat stuff, but lots of work. Super laborious can.

Ok anyway, here are some photos:

Colourful roofs with solar panels. Eco-friendly, hor?

The oyster cages/baskets are suspended between the kelong lanes. Rather interesting.

Them oysters get really filthy after just a few days in the water. That goes to show how dirty our waters are. Pfft. Anyway, the Sabah workers are using a jet spray to clear off the bulk of the dirt and mud. Afterwhich, they will have to individually sort them. Alot of work.

This is a comparison shot between the wild oyster (picked off tekong) and the 75mm oyster the farm rears.

These are baby oysters, also known as spats. They are about 6 weeks old and are really tiny. They look the least like oysters!

One of the Sabahan workers, Zaimin, exclaimed that he caught a baby croc... That got me entirely excited but it was actually just a baby monitor lizard. Rather harmless.

One of the reasons why I'm in love. :D

That's all folks! Until the next post!

Home

2007-02-12T00:40:00.000+08:00

So I've been back for 'bout a week now and it has been pretty hectic. The worst part of it all is my current battle with chronic lethargy and fatigue, and double alternating itching eyes. As I'm writing this post, I'm totally holding myself back from rubbing those battered eyes lest they bleed, roll out of them sockets or tear my eyelids. Hai.

Anyway, I think I'm in love. Heh.

我的实习经念

2007-01-28T11:03:00.000+08:00

来桂林之前，我对自己做了一个承诺。我答应了自己把这五个月来的实习终结表达在一张中文稿上。今天，我会把这个承诺给实现。

五个月前，我和五位朋友一起做了决定过来中国实习。当时，我们都有点害怕因为不知在中国生活会过得什么样，尤其是我。我从小华语水准已经好烂！最惊讶的是，我跟本地同事们沟通时没有什么大问题。而且呢，我好像对自己华语的信心有一点点的提高了！这对我来说是我最宝贵的收获了！

啊！这五个月过的说难不难，说容易也不算太容易。一转眼，五个月就过去了。这的确是比我想象中快多了！跟朋友们一起生活了一段时间后，我只能说，跟好友同居确确实实是不容易啊！我们三位大男生每天不至要轮着洗澡，而且要轮着用无限上网卡！有时候真的会觉得好痛苦！但是呢，我们也有好多开心的回忆存在着心里。我们一玩起牌，或一开始聊天，我们就会好开心的把所有之间的不愉快的事给忘掉！现在我回头想，如果没有了他们的关照和陪伴，我这五个月来可能会过的更加的痛苦！

实习了一段时间，我学到的东西也不少，但是好难黑纸白字的表达出来。但是呢，令我最影响深刻的一件事就是我生日当天。从前，我没什么看重我自己的生日。但是，今年我被朋友和同事们的真心祝福变心了。当时，大家当了不到四个月的同事，但是他们还送了礼物给我，还请我吃了一顿饭！他们主动的替我庆祝生日真的令我好感动！当晚，大家开开心心的喝了不少酒，但是喝了最多的是我！喝多的感受真的好痛苦，我连走段直线都不行！啊！我以后还是少喝一点吧！

写了那么多，我只想说这五个月在桂林实习是我离家最长的一段时间。这段期间内真的好想念在新加坡的家人和好友，也非常想念新加坡美味的食品。但是呢，我在这里学到了非常多，看的东西有很多，新交的朋友也不少。啊！看起来我终会想念桂林！希望以后能抽时间再过来玩！

Vid: The ENORMOUS Pig of Gaozhai

2007-01-24T13:07:00.000+08:00

各位观众，

请欣赏录影！

谢谢收看！

Abandoned deck chair

2007-01-10T12:44:00.000+08:00

I feel like the deck chair, sometimes.

You know it's cold...

2007-01-09T15:27:00.000+08:00

...when you wake up to 霜, or frost (is it frost, or is there some other cooler name for it?)

2006 - What happen? (Haha, UT!)

2006-12-31T09:53:00.000+08:00

I don't know what to write about the past year except that I've been on two attachment programmes, spending almost half a year overseas and riding rollercoasters that brought me from lonely, to sian, to frustrated, to happy, and to a lot of other emotions that I am unable to put in words largely due to my handicapped vocabulary.

Back home in Singapore, I've suffered a lot in school for the most part of it. Being in school brought me on a chase for grades, sometimes unconsciously and involuntarily, which left me compromising lots of learning in the process - that's a really deep regret. Call it the flaws of the educational system, or my own flaws in priorities, but ultimately, it's about practicality and creating a safety net, and even more so, filial piety.

Nonetheless, I'm almost thankful school is coming to an end, at least for the next two years while I serve the nation. Then comes another problem - I'm almost fearful of school because of the overrated grading system. Just a couple of days back, I got the inspiration from sasa to study in China - an option worth considering. I mean, I love jiaozis, baozis, Chinese palaces, its rich history and culture, Chinese emperor-related shows, and the likes. All Chinese. And it really is worth considering.

At home, we've had our fair share of ups and downs, happy times and bad times. At the end of the day, we're family and we'll continue to strive and persevere (Ghim Moh indoctrination) in whatever endeavours we will face. In 2006, I've made slight progress in my expression of appreciation and concern (all thanks to technology) through e-mail, smses and even snail mail. Being overseas helps a lot - makes you appreciate home and family. To all out there, start sms-ing or emailing your parents a line of concern, or appreciation just to show you care. "Hi Mom, get well soon!" or "Hi Dad, have a great day at work!" A little effort goes a long, long way, really.

2007 will hopefully be a more productive year - more time will be spent thinking, caring, and doing. I will be on a quest to be more inquisitive, to learn more, to interact more with people, to care more for my friends and family and to pursue my passion and interests. I will hopefully be creating smiles with scrump food, capturing the beauty of the World, gaining a better understanding of society, myself and the people around me and err, yea, shedding off inches that have accumulated from the hao da da ji pai, chou dou fu, hun tuns, Mister Donuts, jiaozis, baozis, and the many delicacies that have endowed me with layers of insulation that have proven slightly useful this winter here in Guilin.

And well since all good things come to an end (yes, 2006 was good), I wish all of you readers (only a handful I reckon) a Happy New Year and a fulfilling 2007 ahead.

So near yet so far

2006-12-17T21:26:00.000+08:00

It's about a month and a half before I get home. It isn't one bit near, yet it really isn't too far away either. Ah well, shall just live life as it is and in no time, right, I'll be back home in hot and humid Singapore.

Anyhow, to everyone who celebrated my birthday - be it through birthday wishes, calling rui, getting rui a cake, knitting rui a scarf, planning a get-rui-drunk dinner, giving rui angpaos, making rui a tinylittlething, and... you get the idea - thank you! ;p

I didn't use to care much about birthdays, especially mine. But it seems over the years, I've been moved by all that everyone has done and really my birthdays have been pretty much special.

Thanks aplenty once again!

Apologies

2006-12-05T20:24:00.000+08:00

Due to my godforsaken location in China, and the terrible connectivity of the internet, I have been and will still be unable to update this blog regularly. SO SORRY!

Anyway, i'm writing off a Wang Ba here in Guilin City and well, it's much better than the ones i've been to in Taiwan, but still a tad too smoky - am almost tearing! Work has been terrible, and I really don't want go there and it's been cold, so you put the 2 together and you get a miserable rui.

Well, i'm not exactly always miserable, but almost always. Just not so fun here anymore. Oh wait, has it ever been fun? I don't know.

I had several predictions before I came on this attachment and some of these have actually come true. Is it the self-fulfilling prophecy at work? I don't know, and I really don't want to find out. Oh well. That's life!

Till the next entry (i don't know when), seeya! Maybe like in 2 months time...

A trip to Yang Shuo

2006-10-24T21:38:00.000+08:00

Monkey Jane's Guesthouse - Easily one of the coolest, yet cheapest rooms around. Err, to be honest, it is the only one we saw since we were brought there by a friend. Nice nonetheless. 5-star hotel view, a roof top bar, 50 kuai a night.

The effect of alcohol

2006-10-17T21:15:00.000+08:00

Our colleagues here are nice people. They're really friendly and hospitable. We've been to several of their homes for meals and they are generous, and I mean GENEROUS, with the food and drinks. See the bottle there, that's super potent rice wine and we try to stay away from that. Wait till you see the videos of them. We usually do beer - that's the max we go.

Rui-er shoes

2006-10-14T22:10:00.000+08:00

Cool or not? My very own brand!

Smiley

2006-09-28T20:37:00.000+08:00

Hi guys, sorry haven't been blogging in abit. My internet here is really slow so it really sucks to be doing anything on it.

Anyway, it's fun here generally though the work has been mundane so far. We had China Climb here with us just 2-3 days ago and that has been the highlight of the whole internship so far.

Think the team of 5 here kicked butt.

Uhh, yea.

Just to end this quick post, look beyond the pain and suffering cause there's always something to smile about. :)

Panoramic View

2006-09-15T23:53:00.000+08:00

You know it's worth it being attached to Guilin Adventure Camp when you wake up to a view like the one below.

Sorry it's a little small. It was a couple of shots taken with my handphone then stitched together on the computer.

Hope you like it as much as I do!

Greetings from Guilin

2006-09-12T22:21:00.000+08:00

Greetings from Guilin!

I've kinda settled in over here in the resort/hotel/camp. Yes, it's quite hazy this positioning of the place but I would think it's a unique cross-breed of all that.

Anyway, my harddisk crashed on me and I got all my photos, documents and what have you deleted! :( It all happened on the second day of my stay here. Great, isn't it?

The gloomy news aside, we've had some fun singing Karaoke, swimming in the freezing river, white-water rafting, learning Wushu and Chinese footdrills, housekeeping like folding blankets, washing toilets - you name it, we've done it, maybe not. But, we've done a lot and will be doing a lot more.

It's been and is going to be a great attachment! (I'm psychoing myself...)

Will update more when I have the time! Cheers!

2006-08-30T23:52:00.000+08:00

A quote that kept me going during the examinations. But if you directly translated the words, it would read something like: Nothing's too hard in this world, only fear is that this person is determined. So.... huh?

Living need art ah?

2006-08-30T02:18:00.000+08:00

I think my life has been flourished by a myriad of learning opportunities - some I grasped and found fruitful while some I missed and sorely regretted.

Many a times, you ask yourself why you do a certain something and it remains unanswered or deceivingly answered. At the end of it, is it worth it? Is it fair at all?

But aiyah, being a Singaporean, people ask you do, or if others are doing it, just do loh. Kiasu abit better.

Perhaps this is a life I'm destined to live. A life lived for everyone else but myself.

Marcus Aurelius said, "The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing."

Really, meh?

Why study?

2006-08-20T23:23:00.000+08:00

Finally a blog entry that will motivate you and I to study.

I was doing my study for EM and this is what I wrote on my notes:

"Studying is good for me. I can get ADs and that is potential $$$. Scholarships? Good jobs? ALOT OF $$$!!! But my tradeoff is a smile, rest, family time and so much more. So, is it really worth it?"

May all of you get straight ADs and accumulate a vault huge enough to dive in just like how The Scrooge does it.

Cheerio!

Family

2006-08-19T23:06:00.000+08:00

I'm quite a family person, really. But I don't know what's becoming of family.

We went for granddad's birthday dinner, but it felt like everyone were acquaintances, not family.

Now I'm back home, everyone's home, but it does not feel like family one bit.

What constitutes a family? Who is family?

2006-08-19T23:04:00.000+08:00

Baguettes on the streets of Takhmau, Cambodia

Light

2006-08-15T23:34:00.000+08:00

Exams are round the corner, so is the departure.

Ahh well, it'll all be over soon...

2 Shots from Little India

2006-08-13T11:10:00.000+08:00

Just scanned 2 prints that I found in my cab. Both taken from the back alleys of Little India months ago.

Old School Audio House

Spot the man looking at me!

Both shot on film during a walk around.

Kelong off Ubin

2006-08-11T17:11:00.000+08:00

Kelong off Ubin, originally uploaded by siurui.

Gloomy clouds loom over the rocking kelong. Believe me, it literally rocks when the waves come crashing in.

I'm thankful IP and IBS is over. Up next, the dreadful exams :(

2006-08-09T01:47:00.000+08:00

Dream workplace?

Why

2006-07-31T23:12:00.000+08:00

I wish things could be happier at home.

rui can draw.

2006-07-23T14:26:00.000+08:00

Hi, most of you know how much my art really sucks. But, sub-consciously, there seems to be a Picaso in me.

Auntie rui, the sequel

2006-07-17T21:12:00.000+08:00

Just to add to the record of my being 'auntie rui', I picked up a $9 Yashica Electro 35mm GSN with authentic Yashica camera strap and case. What a bargain! But it's a pity the lens is abit messed by fungi.

Anyway, I own a similar rangefinder but it's the version without a hotshoe. But mine's almost mint in condition, hence the hefty price tag of $100, thereabout?

Shot a couple of B&W rolls (Ilford XP2 400) and here are some keepers:

That's about some of the shots I'm proud of, nothing fantastic but sure brings back memories. All taken in Taiwan.

Till the next post :D

I is back.

2006-07-17T02:41:00.000+08:00

Will I get to the end successfully, without falling?

Blogging sucks. But i'm going ahead with the post anyway.

It's been a tumultuous few weeks and I honestly hope it all comes to a halt soon. I ponder about choices, I boil over expectations of people in general, and I worry about a lot of other unnecessary crap.

It's no doubt why I'm a recluse. People will hate me, anyway.

I get angry, I show my temper, I lose my cool. Why do I bother? -shrugs

It's never me to post such negative entries but I'm doing it.

But good anyhow, it might just get me blogging regularly again. Or have I never blogged regularly, hmm.

Let's hope the new things happening in my life work out, and all shall be good. But can things ever be good?

I have to renew my search of what I really want for it's as vague as it gets. Is it the rich and the famous, or is it the carefree nomad. I don't know. But...

Que sera sera, whatever will be, will be.

2006-05-29T14:06:00.000+08:00

Dan Bing, I think.

2006-05-25T20:58:00.000+08:00

Taipei Railway Main Station

2006-05-24T23:50:00.000+08:00

Soldier on duty at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall

The Company

2006-05-12T15:25:00.000+08:00

Mo Tie Lun (Ferris Wheel) at Mei Li Hua.

Thanks to bekz jie, niq and mr chua for their priceless companionship in Taiwan. It was great fun despite the many near death experiences, eh? 20kliks/hr above speed limit on mountain roads, walking on the train track and nearly getting banged down, Bing Lang Mei spotting, kinky hotel rooms, taiyangbings in garlic flavour, feeling sick from overdose of muah chees, feeling sick from the car rides (only me n niq), your stories about 'DONT TOUCH ME' in the hostel, and the many other stuff. Those were 10 kickass days! THANKS GUYS ;p

2006-05-10T17:20:00.000+08:00

Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall

2006-05-07T15:22:00.000+08:00

Ah Zhong Mian Xian@Ximending: Famous, world best mee sua with large intestines. Everyone's eating standing up! Beat that! My mom loves it deep deep.

2006-05-06T22:40:00.000+08:00

Ximending, where the youth of Taipei hang out, and where the guy whom I ordered my corn dog from ran away. :(

2006-05-03T23:15:00.000+08:00

The irreversible work of years and years of weathering. Funny how time renders feelings irreversible too.

2006-04-30T23:29:00.000+08:00

Cao Ge and Ma Yi performing at Ximending

2006-04-29T10:55:00.000+08:00

The Taiwanese kid that I babysitted who brought me tears and laughter. Fine, no tears, but you get what i mean la. He bugged me a lot in the first few weeks, but gradually grew bored. I mean, who wouldn't get bored with me. haha.

2006-04-29T00:15:00.000+08:00

I just find this scene funny. How much more creative can they get man? (thefaceshop)

2006-04-27T09:33:00.000+08:00

Taipei 101, the World's Tallest Building. Coincidentally, IMHO, it's the World's Boringest Mall as well.

2006-04-23T18:17:00.000+08:00

Yes, a picture finally. And that means i'm home! There's no place like home, really. Taiwan was eye-opening, horizon-broadening and humility inducing. I will miss the place and the decadent lifestyle I was living. But for now, back to the hustle and bustle in sunny Singapore! P.S. I retract my statement regarding Jetstar stewardesses. Think they all went back to SIA.

Home Sweet? Home

2006-04-10T08:33:00.000+08:00

Two more weeks, oh two more weeks.

Mixed feelings, though. :(

Horiday!

2006-04-04T15:00:00.000+08:00

You know there's really nothing much an intern can do when your boss tells you to join your friends for a tour of the country.

That's at least true for Hong Chen. :D

3 more weeks... Fa lalalaa :(

Coke

2006-03-28T07:52:00.000+08:00

My fridge was filled with a carton of coke light.

Now it's half-empty.

I thought coming to Taiwan would help curb my Coke light addiction.

Update

2006-03-26T16:27:00.000+08:00

Hi folks,

Just settled down in a Lan shop after trekking from Taipei Main Station to Ximending.

Honestly, their lan shops here are less than desirable.

First of all, it is filled with smoke, and polluted with noise.

Secondly, it is filthy. As i'm typing this, a mini cockroach is walking by, greeting me with its feelers. I say hi, then I blow it off.

Thirdly, the seat next to me is wet, someone spilled a drink or something and no one bothers.

Alas, this is my Taipei experience.

Weather here is horrid, constantly raining and drizzling coupled with misty skies that render travelling really boring and mood dampening.

Till then, I'm rui, Taipeiiiiii (I'm mimicking the Taipei correspondent for CNA)

relieved

2006-03-24T08:11:00.000+08:00

i'm totally relieved and happy... it all seems to work out in the end.

but damn the serv innov. weird lecturer.

and the cheap post, it was meant to be funny leh..

Highlight of OITP

2006-03-22T08:04:00.000+08:00

I spent the day entertaining a customer from Kuwait. I acted as translator as well as companion.

I feel cheap.

First Day Out

2006-03-13T10:34:00.000+08:00

I saw the World's Tallest Building, the Taipei 101. It's seriously tall, but the mall... it's the World's Boringest.

I also saw Ximending, the supposed equivalent of our orchard road. Very young, vibrant and trendy but I was just bored. I was bored everywhere in fact. Tired too. Yea, see so boring I have barely anything to write on them.

Oh did I mention, I saw Guang Liang and some other 'star' at Ximending and 3 gay? male stars at Taipei 101. It seems to be commonplace here huh? They were all releasing albums, signing them and one of them was maybe promoting a movie. Not really sure. I want to see Jay Chou though. Is he releasing a new album soon?

And as I'm typing this, I have 3 layers on, my fingers are numb, and I just want a nice hot cuppa. Brr... The weather here is seriously CRAZY. As hot as Singapore on Saturday, as cold as Nepal on Monday. It's about 9 degrees now in Taipei. Apparently, it's snowing on some mountain in Taiwan.

P.S. My brother said LAN shops were everywhere. I couldn't even find a place to surf the net! It must be VERY different in Kaoshiung.

P.P.S No pictures during my stay here. No way to upload them. Will post them back when I get back soon. Real soon. Just 6 more weeks. I'm in denial, sigh.

Cabin Crew

2006-03-09T17:25:00.000+08:00

I've finally found the answer to 'What's happened to all the pretty SQ girls?'

The answer: 'They've all gone to Jetstar.'

Greetings

2006-03-08T15:59:00.000+08:00

Hi all readers!

Greetings from chilly Taiwan!

Life here isn't exactly great, but I'm surviving. The whole idea is to get out of my comfort zone and grow as a person.

So yea, I have grown. I cleaned a kid's butt after his business! How many of you NP people get to do that for ITP, huh? Beat that.

Anyway on a serious note, just a reminder to all to study hard and appreciate education. We need those pieces of fragile paper to get some cushy jobs in future. I know for sure I don't want to be a deliveryman or a factory operator all my life. Will explore more and post more.

Not much photo taking and travelling so far. I've been here only 4 days! Probably get out this weekend, but maybe cannot. Got to babysit.

Till the next post, cheers!

P.S. There's a mini farm behind with dogs, ducks, chickens and a whole lot of dung. Cool?