Come On You Spurs!

Revelations

2011-10-05T11:52:00.002+08:00

Worship is God imparting Himself to us. -CS Lewis (I think)

Worship is never about us, its all about God.

The moment you are conscious about people around you, you're not worshiping anymore.

The more you experience God, the more you want to experience Him. The more you have, the more you want.

God Himself is more important than what He can do for you.

The slower the worship, the better.

The moment you think, "Ah, look at the way I worship, I must love God very much", you lose your worship.

No matter how busy your mind is, learn how to slow down, and lift up your burdens to God.

Use your heart to worship. 用心敬拜

Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Liverpool

2011-09-19T12:06:00.000+08:00

I like to do player ratings after massive results like these.

Friedel - 5. Can't comment on his performance cause he didn't do much the whole game. Good job staying awake throughout the game.
Walker - 6. Promising, fast and likes to go forward. But gives the ball away at times.
Kaboul - 6. Decent game, dealt with Carrol's physicality pretty well.
King - 7. Considering he doesn't even train with the team. Good game.
Ekotto - 7. Another consistent performance. Again not much threat after the sent offs.
Bale - 6. Shades of his Champions League form, however lacked power during crossing and shooting. A few bad misses, didn't even hit the target.
Modric - 9. Redknapp better start thinking of a replacement for this guy. Not a single mistake the whole game, every pass was perfect. Superb goal too.
Parker - 7. So much better than previous game. His usual breakup play style gives little for the defenders to do. But his passing has the creativity of a rock.
Kranjcar - 6. I'd rather use him as a super sub, rather than a regular. He should cross more and fall down less.
Defoe - 7. This guy only scores goals that are difficult. Easy goals he fluffs.
Adebayor - 9. Scores two. His hold up play is what Spurs are lacking last season. Crouch and Pavluchenko can never do what this guy does.

Subs.
Van Der Vart - 6. A few good passes, but didn't really make a big difference. Needs to get back to full fitness.

Prayer for my son

2011-09-09T18:34:00.002+08:00

Dear God,

I pray that my son will grow up to be

Happy and Healthy

Clever and Witty

Rugged and Sporty

Obedient and Courteous

Courageous and Valiant

Gentlemanly and Kind

Understanding and Wise

Spiritual with the Fear of God

In the Name of Jesus,
Amen.

But if in any case I can only choose one pair, I would choose happy and healthy. (I've got Nothing to blog)

What's in a name?

2011-08-30T14:17:00.001+08:00

Joyce is coming along nicely with her pregnancy. As of right now, its about approaching 6 months. What's next? Apart from receiving some baby clothes and receiving some toys, it's time to think of a name.

We really want a unique name. Yet it must not sound strange. Challenging!

Proverbs 22:1

New King James Version (NKJV)

Proverbs 22

¹ A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

We came up with a few that we both agreed upon.

1) Edison \e-di-son\ as a boy's name is pronounced ED-ih-sun. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Edison is "son of Edward". The name is used in honor of inventor Thomas Edison.

2)Leon \leon\ as a boy's name is pronounced LEE-ahn. It is of Greek origin. Variant of Leo. Thelion is a central figure in the art and religious symbolism of many different cultures, usually meaning kingliness, grandeur, and courage. See also Lionel. Author Leon Uris.

3)Toby \t(o)-by\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Toby), is pronounced TOH-bee. It is of English origin. Short form of Tobias (Hebrew) "God is good". Actor Tobey Maguire.

We sort of decided on Toby for now. Of course things might change.

Money doesn't grow on trees

2011-08-17T18:18:00.000+08:00

With reference to my wife's blog on her finding a cheque in the mail, (http://joyciejewel.blogspot.com/2011/08/ive-got-cheque-in-mail.html) I myself am quite capable of earning money the "unconventional" way.

Guess what I found on the ground today!

It's not much, but its $2 out of thin air. Nobody claimed it, so I claimed it.

I suddenly remembered a few years ago, I picked up money on the ground on 2 separate occasions within the space of a few days. I must have been good.

They say money don't grow on trees.

(At least they stay on ground)

It's a boy!

2011-08-09T19:55:00.001+08:00

Joyce is finally 5 months pregnant, went to do a full scan to check the baby's health. So far so good! Look at the spine!

For the first few visits, the gynae already suspected that its a boy, but she kept saying it can only be "confirmed" on the fifth month. And there you go, this is the proof.

Many of you probably won't be able to make out the abstract pictures above. The one below is the clearest.
You can see him looking at you. If you can't make out what this is, I can't help you.

Joyce went "crazy" and went to buy this burberry romper for our baby. Quite ex hor. Burberry (real one). One piece only some more.

I was joking me and Joyce don't even have a burberry anything. Yet our kid already has one waiting for him before he is born. HOR MIA!

Officially missing you

2011-07-15T16:16:00.004+08:00

Last weekend, Jayesslee came for our church service to sing a few songs and to share their testimony. I have to say I'm very encouraged by their faith, talent and anointing!

Anyway I stumbled across one of their videos "Officially missing you by Tamia". The crazy thing is they have 7million+(correct as of today) hits. More than the original!

I was inspired to pick up my rusty guitar again to learn the tabs of this song. Good old days. :)

Random Thoughts

2011-04-28T13:11:00.000+08:00

I hate road accidents.

Accidents cause jams, jams cause delays, delays waste time and time is precious.

I find an amazing truth in accidents.

Whatever we do, causes an effect that affects not just one person, but a whole multitude.

An accident between 2 vehicles in lane 1 of ECP can cause a massive jam involving hundreds and hundreds of cars.

A small rudder can steer a titanic ship.

A wrong attitude can poison the minds of many.

A vote can affect the future of an entire nation.

Watch this now!!!

2011-03-18T17:58:00.000+08:00

Vote for him at http://www.thisishome.sg/video.php?v=dSoo9qKIMVU

I don't care much about birthdays but...

2011-03-08T01:32:00.002+08:00

I had a revelation recently... "Birthdays are supposed to be spent with people you really care about"

Overwhelmed by the flood of birthday wishes :)

Thanks to W416 and W452 for the wonder dinner fellowship at Manhattan Fish Market @ Marina Square. I really feel very loved and appreciated by your generosity in your time and gifts.

Felicia Lee for her home made super duper Tiramisu cake! No pics...wasted...

Thanks Gavin Huaybing Jimmy for the Starbucks card. I blame you if I'm addicted to coffee again... :)

From Suzy, the nicest girl on earth with a heart of gold. Whoever marries her is so blessed. Thanks Sue! =)

Had a nice dinner with my parents, sister, Joyce @ Seafood Paradise (defu lane) My sis paid for it! haha....

Then Joyce cooked for me a nice warm dinner. Ate half a pot of rice...

What more can you ask for?! I am blessed!

Perfection

2011-01-21T19:23:00.001+08:00

I like things to be in a certain order, folding blankets after you get out of bed, aligning my car seats so that they are in line with each other, washing my cup in the office on monday mornings are just a few of my habits.

I like things to be in good condition, trying to make them last as long as possible, like wallets, watches etc. Recently i noticed some scratches on my seiko frankenmonster, worse still, the clock face had a few chips due to my carelessness. Ouch.

I was pretty disgusted in the beginning, it's almost like the whole watch had lost its value. Its no longer perfect, scratches on the face! I would be reminded that its defaced everytime i look at the time.

Should I get another watch? Should I?

Then soon after, I kinda forgot about it, got used to it,

Sometimes i don't even notice the scratches anymore. Yes it's old and not new anymore. But it bears my mark, followed me through daily life, and its still keeps good time, its still my trusty watch!

I guess you don't need something to be perfect to love it.

New Years Resolution 2011

2010-12-31T15:19:00.000+08:00

Well well, 2010 breezed by so quickly. It's amazing. In a twinkling of an eye, its already the eve of 2010.

Looking forward, I'm going to set some goals for this coming year.

Spiritual
-plan more YA outreaches
-do visitation once a week
-disciples
-read 4 books

Health
-exercise 3 times a week(swim/run/gym/badminton)
-no snacks and soft drinks
-eat more fruits

Finance
-save 15% of income
-use only 1 credit card

Relationships
-visit family 4 times a month

Career
-finish tasks ahead of time
-go for courses

2011 here I come!

One of the hits during my younger days

2010-12-15T17:17:00.000+08:00

I need a new phone!

2010-10-21T13:58:00.002+08:00

I must say it looks very very good... :)

Building your barn

2010-09-22T15:58:00.000+08:00

It's important to have savings in life. Especially when you are expecting big expenses in the near future, eg. house renovations, money for higher learning, etc.

The rule of thumb is that you should be saving at least 10% of your monthly income, but for some of us out there, you might not be saving fast enough to meet your target, eg. your house renovation is expected to start in 2012, but you only have 2 years to save.

Therefore, you might try to increase your savings to 15% or 20% depending on your lifestyle and discipline. I guess a lot of factors affect the aggressiveness in which we save.

1)LIFESTYLE
Depending on your character, you might be a spendthrift, spender, madman when it comes to money. I'm currently logging every single expenditure I've made for the month of September. It gives a clear picture of where the bulk of your money goes, and if possible, ways to cut down on spending.

Some of us have cars, some have education loans to repay, some have one credit card, some have many credit cards, some like to shop everyday, some like to pay expensive stuff, all these affect your savings.

2)DISCIPLINE
This word keeps popping up recently in my mind, someone once told me that discipline determines destiny. (details also but thats another story). I can say that I think very carefully before spending money. Especially purchases above $50. Even during shopping in the supermarket, I try to buy value for money stuff. Recenly I thought of getting a key pouch to keep my keys cause the number of my keys grew and the keys keep poking me. I had in mind a buffel keypouch but when I saw the price $50 i decided against it. Cause to me, my keyring does the job. Who cares about a few pokes?

Some of us have a heavy lifestyle, like hospital loans and family bills to pay, but they are discplined, they don't go on holidays, they don't buy big purchase items randomly. They will have savings.

Some of us have a light lifestyle, no bills to pay, nothing, but they are ill-disciplined. They buy presents for the whole world, they take cab wherever they go, they just buy buy buy. They will not have savings.

The people who save best are people who have a light lifestyle and are very disciplined.

I'm all for enjoying and pampering yourself once in a while, but my personal conviction is, i know i have something i need to pay for in the next 1-2 years, rather than borrowing money or taking a loan, I'd rather save up and pay for it cash.

New things

2010-08-02T23:34:00.001+08:00

More than half the year has passed. Its already August! Looking back, this year is really a year of new things.

I got married in January. New wife.

I moved into a new home in Simei in February. New home.

I lost my phone in a cab in July. New phone (sort of... thanks nick).

I bought my first car with my wife in July. New car.

I am starting work in a new environment in August. New job.

Truly, its nice having new things. The rush and the excitement of owning something for the very first time is indescribable.

But how do you maintain something which is new? Do we lose our interest in our new things quickly? Do we then look for other new things?

I'm quite a sentimental person. My pair of Billabong berms lasted me 10 years, since JC days all the way till today. My backpack lasted me 6 years since NUS days all the way till last year. My seiko watch that i bought last august will probably last me the next 10 years. woahaha..

I believe its good to own new things, and to update ourselves. But there are some things that's worth holding on to. I quite like classic, timeless things. :)

My family

2010-07-04T23:52:00.000+08:00

Few things in life are more important than family. Introducing... Top row(Kelvin, my sister Lisa, my wife Joyce) Bottom row(my mom, my dad)

Another pose... I like this one better hahaha...

Treasure your family. Peace.

I think I'm old

2010-06-30T14:33:00.000+08:00

Just played a game of football with Ronald Yong, Edwin Ong, Adam and Rayvin last Sunday @ Kembangan.

The pitch was slightly damp after the rain. EngWee and Joyce Tham were the earliest, they and their usual gang of childrens church kakis were there.

Playing brought me back to the good of secondary school days where splattering mud was the norm on our white socks and shoes. Running Sprinting to get those long balls or doing empty overlapping runs felt really good. Apologizing for every pass that went wrong was nostalgic.

But somehow, the old body isn't what it used to be. Instead of recovering in a day, my thighs are still stiff and sore up till today(3 days). Considering i didn't try to run alot on Sunday, I cannot help but admit, I feel old.

I guess when you're older, you don't play with mindless running, but you play with your head.

I hope this is a regular affair. Can't wait for the next game.

(but let me recover first. ouch.)

My VW Sales Exec just called me...

2010-06-15T16:11:00.000+08:00

...to say that my car is arriving in singapore this week. Give some time to do checks and registration, th delivery date is by mid july latest. Finally after almost 4-5 mths of waiting. my tin can with 4 wheels is coming.

This is going to change my life forever! Freedom of travel, extremely expensive erp and carpark fees, as well as the ability to bless others with a ride home. (especially the easterners) :D

I can't wait! Yahoo!

3rd or 4th?

2010-05-09T22:39:00.002+08:00

Who cares?! See you in the Champions League.

What a weekend!

2010-04-19T14:13:00.000+08:00

Spurs 1-3 Sunderland (shock)
Spurs 0-2 Portsmouth (disappointment)
Spurs 2-1 Arsenal (delight)
Spurs 2-1 Chelsea (confidence)
Spurs vs Man Utd (???)

What a comeback! Now we are in pole position for 4th. It's between us and Man City now...

This weekend will be crucial for us. Hope for good results! Going for the long awaited win at old trafford and rooting for Arsenal(Wuayboon Sweesiang jia you!) to crush Man City.

Edwin Ong, its crunch time this weekend. It will be a good game.

Haven't seen such a tight race this time of the season in a long long time.

COYS!

Comeback Kings!

2010-04-14T10:39:00.001+08:00

Sunday was a bad day for tottenham. It's the semi finals of the FA cup against Portsmouth in Wembley. Tottenham were favourites to win it obviously(Portsmouth are bottom of the league/relegated), but football is football. We lost it 2-0 in extra time.

I won't blame the pitch that made Dawson slip up in the crucial moment, both teams played on the same pitch. I won't blame the referee for giving a penalty right at the end. But it was a gloomy night for me and Joyce (we watched it at my parents place at hougang until 2am before heading home to Simei).

We have to bounce back!!

As Redknapp says, "Winning a match doesn't make you a good team and losing a match doesn't make you a bad team. It's how you perform throughout the season."

Words of wisdom.

Beating Arsenal will effectively end their title bid while strengthening our place for a Champions League spot. Massive game at the Lane tonight. Massive. (Swee Siang and Wuayboon watch out!). Also see http://joyciejewel.blogspot.com/2010/01/london-day-7.html

My head says it is a draw but my heart says it is a win. So Come on you Spurs! We're still in it for fourth! Manchester City will be favorites now but who cares? Just go for it!

Volkswagen Polo

2010-03-19T22:30:00.000+08:00

Yup, Joyce and I have booked our very first car. The Volkswagen Polo!

Due to the popular demand (thats what they say la), we're only going to get it by June. I guess good things come in good time.

We both like the design, the brand, the fuel economy and also the low CO2 emission.

It's european car of the year for 2010 so it's got to have some standard. Anyway, I've been doing lots of research for the past year looking out for a good deal, after so long, its been decided.

Fortunately, we booked it at a price that is about 4K cheaper than the current price, so i guess its a good deal for a continental car.

Coming soon! Initial D Singapore version. VROOMMM...!

Hey Ah Hoe Ah In-fan-try Ah!

2010-03-13T19:48:00.000+08:00

I will be wearing green from 090310 - 260310...

New home

2010-02-10T13:48:00.000+08:00

Busy trying to get my life back in order. Me and Joyce are furniture hunting these days. Trying to get cheap but nice furniture, searching for good deals. Thank goodness Ikea and Courts are nearby.

In the mean time, getting our gears back to working mode after a long break. Time to go full steam ahead. Fruitful year ahead this year! Amen.

Thank you all those who volunteered to help us fix the dining room light as well as dismentaling and throwing away all my old furniture. You guys are our personal BAI JIA LE *in chinese

Old things no go, new things no come. *in chinese

Happy new year!

London Day 12

2010-02-01T15:12:00.000+08:00

London Day 10

2010-01-30T06:37:00.000+08:00

It was as full day for us today. We signed up a one day tour with golden tours. Supposed to visit Warwick Castle, Shakespeare's birthplace and Oxford university, where Harry Potter was filmed.

After spending so much time in London, it was a breath of fresh air to go out to the country side. It's about 2 hours drive away from the city.

Lots of sheep and open green spaces. Beautiful landscape.

Finally arrived at Warwick castle. A real English castle that is restored and is supposedly to be haunted.

Wooden catapult replica.

Castle bridge entrance over a moat.

The castle was filled with real armor and weapons used in olden times. Old furniture and pictures fill the castle.

Here is the defense mechanism of the castle. Enemy soldiers are trapped between the first gate and the second gate. The defending soldiers will then pour hot oil or shoot arrows from above.

Next off we made our way to stratford, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. But before that, we encountered a short shower of snow! Joyce was thrilled.

Asked me to take photo of it. We are ssnoooow desperate.

Anyway Stratford is this peaceful little town with many old buildings, some as old as the 500 years old. The black and white are marks of restoration during the Victorian era. Originally, the wooden beams are not painted black.

Finally we made our way on foot to Shakespeare's house. The floor of which is the actual floor which Shakespeare walked on as both boy and man.

As you can see, the houses of 1500's are not very big. The ceilings are about my height and the doors are even shorter. It's not because people are short in those days, rather, its to keep the heat in cause the winter, would you believe it, is 10 degrees colder than today's.

After which, we drove off to Oxford University. It's really a town that has nothing special in particular, except it's university. The rivalry with Cambridge was so strong that in Oxford, you cannot mention the word Cambridge, so everybody refers to Cambridge as "the other university".

Oxford University is actually an umbrella of many colleges. So if someone says he is studying in Oxford, what he really means is, he is studying in one of the colleges under the umbrella. Anyway all pics are in this college called Christchurch college.

Everything about Oxford is very elaborate and intricate and ancient with rich history for almost everything.

Oh this is our tour guide. Quite knowledgable indeed.

The place where Harry Potter was filmed. It's actually the dinner banquet hall full of portraits of great people.

It's a beautiful place to get educated. People like C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair.

Signing off now, we got train tickets to Edinburgh, 4 hours train ride to the northern part of Britain. Watch out for tomorrow's blog!

London Day 8

2010-01-28T18:03:00.002+08:00

Nothing much happened today. Except that we didn't eat macdonalds at all today. (miracle)

Yup we decided to eat something different. Some traditional English fare. Went to this nice cosy warm pub in the afternoon for lunch. Meal costs about 8-9 pounds for a hearty meal. (their servings are enormous)

Obviously it's cold. Around 2 degrees and raining cold bullets again. Nothing like a warm cup of hot chocolate to warm the fingers.

Joyce had beer battered fish and chips. The star of this dish is the tartar sauce. Extremely light with a touch of lemon or vinegar in it. Wonderful really. The fish was crispy and fluffy on the inside. Delightful flakes of fish crumbling on your fork as you cut the fish open. Very good indeed.

But man, the best lunch I had so far in London. Suffolk pork sausages with mash topped with gravy on a traditional yorkshire pudding. The portion here is huge. (even i can't finish this. I met my match). The mash (mash potato) here is about the size of 3 large KFC mash potatoes lumped into one.

The sausages are lightly salty, pudding was nice and chewy, the mash and gravy was a perfect blend of sweet and salty and the peas add some nice texture. Delicious.

It was so cold, we ended up shopping most of the time(to hide from the cold). Got some souvenirs from the gift shop. Nice mini! (one of Joyce's favorite cars)

The statue Eros. (one of my favorite statues)

After some shopping, we went to buy some groceries. Ran out of mineral water. They have lots of instant meals at their supermarkets. They eat a lot of processed food them Brits. Check out their range of sandwiches. It's like a library. You need to categorize them. 1.2.1.1 beef sandwiches, 1.2.1.2 roast beef sandwiches, etc.

They have these automatic checkout counters. Where you scan your own shopping and pay through a cash machine. Got into a little trouble at first.

There you go. Done. Happy shopping. 2.55 pounds for a pack of orange juice and a bag of apples (to feed my apple craving)

Didn't do anything much to be honest. But we booked a local one day tour to the birthplace of shakespear and also to Oxford and also to Hogwarts(Harry Potter) on Friday. So do stay tuned. Going to change hotels tomorrow. Tata.

London Day 6

2010-01-26T15:45:00.002+08:00

Its almost half way through our London honeymoon. Been enjoying so far! Today, actually we planned to go to Salisbury, and take bus no 3 to the famous Stonehenge. After having breakfast at the hotel, we were greeted by cold bullets of rain, and the sky didn't look too bright at all, so we decided to postponed Stonehenge.

Where to go? Well, Joyce wanted to watch a play in one of London's many theaters, so off we go to Picadilly Circus! It's already busy in the morning!

We were feeling cold. (i think i'll just say this in every blog). Even when i'm typing this, the BBC London Weather reporter echoes with me, "...It's going to be rainy and very cold..."

There are many many theaters in London. Each theater shows the same show every day for the whole year! One theater shows Avenue Q, one theater shows Thriller, one theater shows Oliver, one theater shows Jerusalem, etc. We went to Queen's theater to buy our tickets to Les Miserables, or affectionly known as "Les Mis".

The price ranges between 20 pounds to as much as 59 pounds. (1pound=2.3sing). We went for the semi-high range, 42.5 pounds each. So 85 pounds in total. Oh ya, if you don't know, I tabulate and log our spending every day which I think I might post it on the last day, as a reference for those who wish to come London one day. I feel like a tax collector.

Decided to go to visit St Paul's Catherdral (the one which marry poppins sang to the children about). Easy to find. Whatever it is, just take the underground. Never walk unless you have time to get lost. (see first day blog)

Gigantic! Magnificent! Intricate design! Very old!

Yet internally, a perfect blend of ancient and modern. (Got cafe in the basement next to the crypt! lol)

We were absolutely awestruck. This place has services on sunday and on weekdays, communions. When you're in it, you feel so small and that God is so big. When you look up, paintings fill the ceilings, each painting tells a story, almost like a comic. (you feel like you want to take a closer look, but no way can you reach it) Quite a humbling experience really.

There were about 5-6 mothers who brought their disabled, wheel chair bound children just to linger around in the church, hoping that somehow their children will be healed. They also honor people who have contributed to England in past. Those who have fought in wars, those who have risked their lives to save this catherdral(St Paul's would have been destroyed in WW2 if not for these people), etc.

We walked through narrow spiral stair cases up to the stone gallery (376 steps up). We can't take pictures, but you see people looking at the paintings, trying to figure out which part of the bible it portrays, and praying.

Going up furtuer to the golden gallery (528 steps up).

The view up there is breath taking.

And finally, another another set of really spiral, really narrow, really steep staircases to ball and lantern gallery, which is the top (approx 100+ steps more). Joyce and I were tired! But the view is worth it.

Making our way down was a lot easier. Haha...

Didn't know what to do from now on, since our play is 730pm. What can we possibly do for 6 hours? Silly me, shopping of course! Joyce whacked it!

Selfridge and Harrods are 2 of London's premiere shopping departmental stores. (I feel so english now, departmental stores! haha... i mean, shopping center if i'm in singapore)

Couldn't take it anymore at 530pm. Still, there is 2 hours to go. So we went to eat something called......

Sick of it already. After which, we proceeded to watch the play. Quite exciting. Many people queuing outside waiting to get in, 1 hours before it starts. Man Londoners are really really punctual about such things.

Holding area to ticket holders, got a bar and all.

Getting ready to start.

Can you imagine? It's a monday night and it's full theater. Londoners love this sort of stuff. We both loved it as well. You must catch this if you have not.

Sorry for this late post though. Knocked out last night. It's 744am here. Tata!

London Day 4

2010-01-24T08:52:00.016+08:00

Woke up early, decided not to have breakfast in the hotel today. Left the hotel and to our surprise. Today was a lot colder than yesterday. In fact, it has been colder and colder as the day goes by. On our way to take a train to Hammersmith station... brrrr.....

Ate breakfast at Macdonalds (8 pounds for 2 people. As compared to 20 pounds forr 2 people in the hotel). Anyway, after breakfast, we hopped on to our bus tour, known as the BBC (the Big Bus Company). Being a Saturday, it was more crowded than usual, but we managed a bus stop seat! The view was beautiful and it was extremely chilly! It's the wind cutting into your face. brrrr...

Went to take the London eye. It was flooded with tourists. Queue was fast moving and efficient though.

By the way, if you do not already know, we copied the London eye and named our Singaporean version the Singapore Flyer. Whats the difference? The view of course. No big ben in Singapore.

After the ride, we decided to grab something to eat. okay, we weren't exactly hungry, but we're so cold!!! We got waffles and hotdogs. Yummy...and warmmmmmmm.

Some photos we took on a very crowded Westminster Bridge.

We took a boat ride along the river that went through Blackeriars Bridge, Millenium Bridge, Southwark Bridge, and yes, London Bridge. (it has not fallen down, my fair lady)

To be honest, the ride was rather dull, so I was excited to get off it.

And we decided to grab a bite again. (Why do we keep eating you ask?) Because it is freezing! By now, both of us cannot take it liao. Go eat Fish and Chips! Traditional kind, with fish skin and fish bones. Crispy fish deep fried in batter. Drizzzled with vinegar, a dash of salt and pepper with a little squeeze of lemon. Piping hot and fresh, it really tastes so good when you're freezing. The warm fish sliding down your tummy. Warming it like a small blanket. Ahhhhh...

We couldn't bear to walk further as the weather is absolutely freezing. Brrrrr.... I was hopping up and down at the bus stop just to keep warm. Decided to go to someplace where we can go indoors. (Uh oh, I thought to myself, shops and shopping departmental stores. Danger Danger!!)

Anyway, we went to Oxford Circus and walked along Regent's Street, an Orchard Road equivalent. Man the shops they have in there are huge! Check out their Topshop. It's like 4 storeys, each storey filled with women who looked like they haven't shopped in 10 years, on the loose! Scary.

There were so many people in topshop, there were 2 queues to their changing rooms on one of the levels, each queue with 20 women. Queueing and all of them still look so happy. The power of shopping affects women across nationalities.

Topshop was so big that it even has it's own internal food point for hungry shoppers. Okay, its for the guys. The girls are all too busy shopping to pay attention. Cool eh, it's just like Ikea, minus the furniture, plus lots and lots of clothes, plus lots of very focused women, plus a handful of bored boyfriends/husbands, plus a handful of poor shop assistants.

Went into a Guess shop, and they had their own personal DJ at the entrance.

Also went to Hamley's Toy Store (250 years old! this store!) They had their very own pirate mascots at the entrance, to lure all the kids.

Anyway, time to sign off. It's 1am here. Check out Joyce's blog for next day's blog!

London Day 2

2010-01-22T07:05:00.000+08:00

Woke up at 7am, getting dressed for a fruitful day. I planned the itinery for today. Let's see how I did!

Decided to have breakfast at our hotel. Both of us had the Irish breakfast. It costs us 10 pounds each! Staff were friendly though. And the waitress got shocked by Joyce's nails. Commented that it looked very nice! (I was crossing my fingers that she would give us a discount).

Ah this is how our hotel looks like from the outside. Not too shabby.

According to my plan, we were supposed to go to 3 places. Hyde park, the museum of natural history and Harrods. According to my guidebook and judgement, it was within walking distance.

So we walked.

And walked.

And walked. (One of many churches along the residential area)

And walked. (Some ducks bathing on the river).

For about 2 hours. Okay okay, I got lost. But we managed to find the underground and decided that it was easier that way. Got a pair of Oyster cards.

Joyce was happy that she doesn't need to walk anymore.

We reached Knightsbridge station finally and made our way to the Albert Hall museum which we explored.

After which we went to the museum of Natural History. Here's a shot from the outside.

Looks like a scene from harry potter eh? Now some randome pictures inside. Basically very big, very grand, and plenty of students in it learning.

Of course, the star of the museum are the dinosaur bones. Actual dinosaur bones that were dug up from the ground. These things were huge!

Thereafter, we went to London's famous Harrod's shopping arcade. It's like the orchard ion of singapore. Gigantic and very easy to get lost in. Plenty of shopping to do (oh no.). Joyce bought these gloves that exposed her nails. The lady serving us commented that her nails are very nice. (again?!)
Some shots on the outside stretch of road.

Only have one shot on the inside. Of course, Joyce told me, she's very excited suddenly (she doesn't know why she's excited) I thought to myself, (Ya right.)

Anyway after which we left Harrod's at 5pm. Guess how the sky looked like at 5pm...

Okay, tired. That should be all for me. Anyway while we were eating our dinner at macdonalds, this lady sitting next to us kept staring at joyce nails again. (The end.)

Happy New Year! Here comes 2010!

2010-01-01T17:48:00.000+08:00

Happy new year to everyone. So happy that all of us made it to 2010. Indeed 2010 shall be better than 2009!

When I was about 10 years younger, I used to chiong orchard road for new year count down. (Don't ask me why I did that). To some people, they love the crowd and love to squeeze with other people on a hot humid night. It takes about 30min to get out of orchard mrt and wriggle your way (at the speed of 5 steps foward a min) to the surface. You know what I'm talking about.

Looking back, I really wonder why I even bothered. Its squeezing for 2 hours before everyone on the street shouts Happy New year together. Then you take 2 hours to get home. All taxis suddenly become hired, on call, and even if you could get on one, it crawls foward like a snail that is sick.

As I grow older, (10 years older) I realise that the best way to spend new years day is with your loved ones/friends hanging out together at someone's home, watching dvd, playing the "sequence" board game, eating good food, etc.

Thank goodness some of us did just that. It wasn't the entire CG, but it was quite fun to be honest. We played some dai di cum truth or dare. some card calling game with colors and mrt name curtesy of suzy. Haha. She's really the queen of card games.

Want to thank all my friends and members who have had a great 2009 with me. I really appreciate and love you guys from the bottom of my heart. You guys have really grown one year older, wiser and in being understanding. You guys are really the best.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Cheers!

Merry Xmas Everybody!

2009-12-23T10:01:00.000+08:00

I wish you a merry xmas
I wish you a merry xmas
I wish you a merry xmas
And a happy new year!

=D

Ps. Don't drink and drive.

Branded goods? Are they good?

2009-12-16T10:30:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I stepped into the LV outlet (orchard ion) for the first time in my life. I have to say, all the staff were friendly. I didn't go there to purchase anything. It was just window shopping so to speak. You see, joyce's sisters' are thinking of getting her this classic LV handbag. $2440. It's looks nice, and if I were a woman I would be tempted.

I am quite into watches nowadays, reading about automatics and quartz movements and all. Mechanical watches are really the epitome of human intelligence. Recently I bought a SEIKO frankenmonster diver because my company had 40% discount for all staff.

I love it. Its half formal, and half sporty. 200m water resistant with screw down crown. Shock resistent, it's big and heavy with substance. The lume is insane. You can read a book with the lume at night.

They say that SEIKO is a poor man's ROLEX. Rightly so, I heard that a ROLEX can cost up to $10,000. But of course, ROLEX is definitely superior to SEIKO. I had a collegue who bought a second hand ROLEX for $1800 for his wife. What a steal!

Branded goods may be superior in quality and function as a status symbol, but ultimately, even though I think ROLEX is a nice watch, I think SEIKO will more than suffice for my current lifestyle. For its price, it is quite a solid watch.

As Paul said, it is good to know when to abase and when to abound. Godliness and contentment is great gain. And in the case of branded goods, I know where I stand and where my limits are. It is a want, and not a need.

Unless, I become extremely wealthy in the future. Who knows? Haha.

Be thankful with what you already have

2009-12-05T08:36:00.000+08:00

Never give up the fight.

Spurs 9 - 1 Wigan

2009-11-24T00:45:00.004+08:00

When was the last time you saw a EPL match where the scoreline had a 9 in it? In my entire life as a spurs fan, about 13 years now, the biggest scoreline I can remember was spurs 6-0 oldham. That was the FA cup I believe. I would not have dreamt of a 9 goal rout. To win by 8 goals is nothing short of magnificent.

It could have been more. 2 shots shaved the posts and the Wigan goal was a handball, so it shouldn't have counted. I could have well been 11-0. But I shan't be greedy. Heehee.

The scoreline was great, but what's even greater was Spurs played so well. The commentator said things like,"so easy on the eye" and "its already 6-1 but the scary thing is, there is still 20 minutes left" (spurs scored 3 more). The thing is, when individual players made mistakes, a team mate covers for him. The substitutes had great attitudes as well, instead of sulking, they stepped up to the occassion. Bentley even had a wicked freekick resulting in number 8.

Player ranking for this game out of a score of 10.
Defoe(10) - Scored 5 goals with great accuracy and power. And still hungry for more.
Crouch (6) - Needs 10 chances to score 1 goal. Not a big fan of his.
Lennon(10) - Ran circles around edman the entire game. He finally learned how to cross properly.
Kranjcar (9) - Side stepping and spreading play superbly. Perfectly weighted passes. Makes it look easy.
Huddlestone (9) - Threading through passes from inside the Spurs half. Who needs Carrick?
Palacios (7) - Winning the ball in the middle of the pitch. The iron fist in the Spurs velvet glove.
Jenas (6) - Substitute. Didn't make his presence felt against a poor Wigan side.
Bentley (8) - Wicked free kick makes up for some mistakes. Needs more match practice.
Corluka (7) - Slow and steady. Would be better if he was fast and steady.
Dawson (7) - Braveheart. Would risk his neck to prevent a corner.
Woodgate (7) - Nothing much to do to be honest. Plays a little to the side for a center back.
Ekotto (7) - Love to see him running down the flanks more.
Gomes (7) - Besides the goal and a few catches. Practically unbothered.

Martin O'Neil must be peeing in his pants right now.

As a parting note, I loved how the commentator said it in the end. "Spurs wiped the floor with Wigan". And that's why I love my Spurs. COYS!!!

2 months time...

2009-11-15T00:01:00.000+08:00

Wohoo... 17th January 2010 is drawing nearer and nearer. Just went to my granny's place for her birthday celebration. She's 83!

My young cousins are also getting older. Andrew is already in primary 4. Shannon is 1.65m tall for a secondary 1 girl. Wow. They grow up fast!

Also, all my aunties are so excited about my big day. They want me and joyce to "jing char" to them. They can't wait.

I also can't wait to see what ang bao they will give. Muahahaha...

Lead a Disciplined Life!

2009-10-24T11:50:00.001+08:00

This phase is my motto from now till the end of the year. I think alot of things can be solved if you lead a disciplined lifestyle.

If you run regularly and eat properly, you'll be trim and fit.

If you do your homework and projects consistently instead of waiting till the last minute, you'll not be stressed and you'll probably get better results.

If you balance your time for church, work, family, spouse, you'll probably have a happier relationship life with your loved ones.

Today I was struggling whether to run in the morning or not, I decided to go ahead and run. Covered 3.7km under a hot sun. Almost died. But happy.

Btw, I got this new Mizuno running singlet for $19 (on 40% discount). A bit heavy for a running singlet, but nevermind.

Lead a Disciplined Life! Don't procrastinate!

Lord of the Rings

2009-10-20T08:14:00.000+08:00

I used to like to tell this joke. "Do you know what are the 3 rings in a marriage?" The answer is, "Proposal ring, Wedding ring, Suffering." Hopefully there's not suffering.

Anyway, I'm getting married in January, that's another 3 months. Wow. Things are happening so quickly!

Decided to pop by Orchard Ion's jewellery belt to get our wedding bands. Simple and nice.

Lean and Mean is the way to go

2009-10-10T08:22:00.000+08:00

Joyce says that she doesn't like guys to be too bulky and chunky. "Lean can liao."

I have to say that I've been slacking in terms of running. I've been doing a little work with my weights at home, so I kinda neglected my running. 10 Kg each.

In fact, the dumb bells I have are a little worn out, while the running shoes I have at home is almost brand new. Man. Time to run a bit.

Totally random, my granny who was there when I took these photos

Just have to recognise that

2009-09-23T00:07:00.000+08:00

I'm just not good at some things... Well, God made us in different shapes and sizes and nobody is perfect. There are some things I feel I'm good at, eating, messing up my room, making people laugh. Some things I am not so good at directions, remembering things, chasing girls.

When you try your best to change some things, but they don't, the next best thing is to learn to accept it.

Tidying some pencils

2009-09-11T15:52:00.000+08:00

Some pencils were scattered around on my desk. I picked them up one by one. I placed the pencils in the drawer which I use to store pencils.

Cockroach wars

2009-09-06T23:50:00.001+08:00

About 3 months ago, I had this encounter with a cockroach. I know what you're thinking (yuck, kel's home is so filthy! so many cockroach stories). Well I have to say that my house is quite clean really. Just that from time to time, a cockroach will show up and try to be funny.

Anyways I was on my comp in the living room one day 3 months ago, when I suddenly heard a fluttering sound, like a plastic like sound, something like 2 fingernails hitting each other (something like that lah). I looked to my left and saw a cockroach the size of thumbdrive right beside me against a pile of boxes on my white chair.

I was like, geez, my house needs cleaning! I rushed to grab my weapon of choice, a roll of old newspaper. I sneaked towards the beast and swiftly brought it down whacking it. Not that I'm bragging, but my aim is usually spot on.

However, I couldn't find the body anywhere, thinking that it got away, I carried on with my comp.

Guess what...

Yesterday, amongst the boxes, there it lay...

It was so dead that it's legs fell off. All that's left is that crispy black body I had to pick it up with toilet paper. Buried it in the dustbin that day. R.I.P.

Ten Ten Ten Ten

2009-08-23T11:24:00.000+08:00

Here's a sneak peak!

$20 bye bye

2009-08-17T12:12:00.002+08:00

For those of you who know me, I set myself a resolution in the beginning of the year to be summon free for 2009. Since the start of the year, I've been extremely careful to put my carpark coupons, top up my cashcard, etc.

Alas, on Saturday night after visting Duncan and Vivien's little boy Raemus, we went for supper near Adam road. And there it struck. The my first summon of the year.

$20 donation. Argh!!!

Money Money Money

2009-07-21T17:56:00.002+08:00

Met up with Karen the other day talking about my finances, I realised I have to really find out where my money goes to every month. Because I had no clear idea. My rough idea is so rough.

Because of this, I've been faithfully keying in every expenditure for the last 3 weeks. I have to tell you, that the bulk of my money goes to birthdays, weddings, red packets and taxis so far. Maybe I should make less friends... (kidding!)

Anyway, I'm making a conscious effort to save especially on travel, and food. The good thing about my company is that I can eat a simple vegetable rice meal for about $2.10. That means $10.50 for one week of weekday lunches. (Oh What savings!)

The challenge is to save vigorously and at the same time be a generous person. What's the point in saving religously and turn into a scrooge. Maybe I can be selectively generous... hmm...

Haha...

Sorry for not blogging...

2009-07-15T20:32:00.003+08:00

Reason for not blogging?

Maybe it's due to my bout of fever over the 4 days I fell sick, but I think I lost abit of weight. My jeans feel baggy (like my old Alien workshop baggy jeans).

Well, it could also mean I am a lot busier, more work means more energy being used, which means weight loss. Recently due to deadlines, my entire project has been in an OT frenzy.

Gosh, my gf asked me the other day, "must you work so hard?" I was like, "no choice leh, got a lot of work, and not enough time".

Nowadays I find it harder and harder to make time to do things. Seems like, I very often need to choose to do some things and forget about the other. I need grace...

I am a Taiwanese

2009-07-07T10:48:00.002+08:00

Well, one week after returning from Taiwan, I realised that I am still missing Taiwan. (lesser now though) Man, I really love the place, nice (cheap) food, friendly people, beautiful scenery. Things you can't really find elsewhere.

Anyway, reason for being in Taiwan if you don't already know, is for my wedding shoot with Joyce. It was fun taking the photos. (I won't be revealing any shots until next year)

The sunset at dan shui is so beautiful. Just a golden yoke sitting on the clear endless horizon. A flawless blend of orange,yellow and blue. God's very own paint brush dancing on the evening sky, perfecting every stroke as the sun dims. You got to go see that.

I am really a Taiwanese on the inside.

Lost in Ubin

2009-06-22T04:07:00.009+08:00

We got Lost in Ubin a few weeks ago. It was a great time of fun, as this is one of the few times, we did outdoor outreaches for our WYZ Tertiary group.It was a lot of hard work! Especially for Jeremy Kuang, Peng Huat and also Weiwen. They really cycled Ubin many times. So much so they didn't need any maps anymore. It was tatooed into their brain.
We had background workers like medics too! Thanks for volunteering your services, Felicia, Clara, Edward, Jeremy and Angela.About 220 people turned up for this. which means that there were about 220 cyclists. Much grass died that day.Yuzhen really enjoyed herself. Enough said.Sprawled around Ubin were 23 checkpoints which teams would need to find. They are very well hidden, haha. Many complained that they couldn't find them. They even said, that it doesn't exist. Of course they found it eventually. No choice. Tertiary level, need to make things challenging. Haha....Are you ready? 1, 2, 3 GET LOST!!!

Last Day

2009-06-14T09:22:00.007+08:00

People come and people go. Well, this saying is so true, it's time to say goodbye to my good friend weihowe who is moving on in his career.
We had a special farewell BBQ on our company's rooftop just for him. Had some simple food, not full scale BBQ, but sort of like a mini-BBQ. Nowadays who wants the hassle of a full blown BBQ?Oh look, here are some hungry ghosts eating their food. Yummy.Some of my lunch gang colleagues... haha... not all of us from the same project, but we always hang out.
What's a BBQ without a beer or two? Maggie really became very red after her bottle. She's the one with the big bottle. Yup. I had my favourite bottle too. Very sweet. = D. Jennifer is being crazy again... as usual... haha... And Wayne is joining in, being crazy also... Why is this happening?? Oh well, if you can't beat them, join them. Haha... Vincent just freaked out! All the best in New Zealand Weihowe!

Another hawker surprise

2009-06-05T16:12:00.002+08:00

After encountering the vegetarian sambal fried rice, I had another culinary adventure, or should i say misadventure.

I was suppering with Joyce at Chomp chomp the other night. We ordered white fried carrot cake.

When the carrot cake arrived, it was extremely oily and with little or no egg. I mean the egg is like half an egg. It was more like fried white turnip only.

Not being one who complains, I just ate it, only to find some surprising finds in my carrot cake... ... ...

A chunk of Otah.

I kid you not. I was like ??? How come got Otah in my fried carrot cake?! If I wanted otah wouldn't I order otah? Was it a new cooking style? Was it because the hawker didn't like my face? Why otah?!

My conclusion is that the stall was selling otah as well. So it was probably an accident.

Maybe next time I would find a chicken drum in my bak chor mee.

A chunk of Otah! gosh.

Top 5 Favourite Snacks 2009

2009-05-28T00:29:00.008+08:00

Here are my top 5 favourite snacks in 2009 so far. (try them !)

1) Camel's Baked Almonds
This is my top of my list. It's baked, so it's not salted, or honey roasted like most other nuts. I like it this way cause it brings out the natural fragrance of the almonds. Delightfully crunchy, (something like pocky), I can finish a bag in one week. It doesn't stick to your teeth like peanuts, it sort of just glides down your throat. High in protein and fibre.

2) Ceres Pineapple Juice
I drink Ceres natural fruit juices cause it's really fresh and natural. The pineapple juice here is not too sour, its mostly sweet with a bit of sour. Very refreshing and thirst quenching. I like it after it's chilled at the bottom of my fridge on a hot day.

3) Wasabi Mini Crackers
They come in extremely small packets. About the size of a thumb nail. There are 2 crackers in a packet. Wasabi flavoured with crunchy sesame seeds. Very addictive. Don't know if they sell it in Singapore.

4) Chicken McNuggets
There are no nuggets like macdonalds chicken mcnuggets. I love it when its fresh and hot. My favorite sauce of them all is probably mustard. Tangy on the tongue. Shiok.

5) Otah Otah
My favorite night snack. I like those that has fish chunks embedded in the Otah. I can finish 5 at one go. The brand I usually eat has a logo of a man with his tongue sticking out. Forgot the brand name though. Otah!

KG Tips #5 Neat and Tidy

2009-05-26T07:53:00.003+08:00

There are many benefits to having a neat and tidy workspace or room or house. Everything looks nicer, you feel less stressed and you get to find your things fast cause you know exactly where to look.

There are basically 3 steps to clean up your environment...

1) Throw things away
Firstly throw away everything that you don't need. This may include old textbooks, clothes you don't wear anymore (you can recycle if you want), old receipts, etc. Keep your rubbish empty as far as possible.

2) Organise your stuff
Secondly, organise your stuff, basically group common things together and put it in a single location. Eg. stationary in a stationary drawer, photos in a shoebox, books on the shelf, bags hanging behind the door, clothes all hanging in the wardrobe, etc.

3) Clean everything
Thirdly, take out some soapy water to clean your items. CDs collect dust quickly and need regular cleaning. Clean your table tops, cupboard tops, areas behind bookshelfs. No point being neat if it isn't clean as well.

4) Maintain
Keep putting your things according to where they should be. From time to time, take some soapy to clean your items. No point having a neat environment for a day. Make it last.

Hope this helps!

KG Tips #4 Exercise with friends

2009-05-23T21:38:00.002+08:00

All of us can do with more exercise. Especially all those who are working. One of the most common excuses for not exercising is that by the time they reach home from work, they are just too tired.

That's why I run with my colleagues twice a week after work. It's great cause when you feel lazy, somehow you would end up running cause they would be.

It takes a lot of self-discipline to run by yourself. But with friends, it becomes fun and not so boring.

Exercising keeps you in shape, keeps your heart beating and is a great way to de-stress. Pity that Joyce doesn't run... ... at all.

:D

KG Tips #3 "Do things today"

2009-05-22T09:06:00.003+08:00

Sound familiar?

I used to always procrastinate when I have a task I need to accomplish. I would always think, "Since it's not urgent, I'll wait till later." I found out that I would forget that I need to do this task, and end up doing it last minute hastily.

Eg. studying for tests, returning a friend's DVD, wishing someone happy birthday, etc.

The moral of the story is, "Always do things asap, so that you do not need to keep it at the back of your head. Just do it and forget about it."

KG Tips #2 "Eat Less"

2009-05-20T23:46:00.004+08:00

This is somehow linked to tip 1. Eat less, spend less, save more.

Anyway, I used to be a very very big eater. Ask any of my colleagues and they would tell you I sometimes eat 2 lunches in a day. Eg. Mee Pok Tah and Chicken Rice. I'm always hungry, especially at night, I'm so vulnerable to suppers. Eg. Half-spring chicken rice in my room(go to sleep after eating)

Gone are those days. Now for lunch, it's just Eg. Mee Pok Tah and papaya. For supper, it's just Eg. a half a plate of fried rice.

This tip is really about sharing. You get to taste different foods, and you end up eating less. So next time before you dig into your plate of hor fun, get another bowl and share it with your neighbor.

KG Tips #1 "Saving Money"

2009-05-20T01:50:00.004+08:00

I'm going to do a short series about simple habits I have acquired during my life time here as a person. Hopefully this would benefit some of you. =D

One thing about myself is that I don't buy things on impulse and then regret later. Usually if I have something in mind that I really want to buy (things that cost above $100 or so), I would wait a while, say for a week or two, before really buying it. I would surf and look at it online, I would stop by the shop to take a look a few times.

I realised that after 2 weeks, my desire to buy them dropped dramatically. I ended up not spending that kind of money.

Could you imagine if I bought things on impulse? I would have bought a car already(which means I'd be in debt, which means I'd be eating $1.90 nasi lemak everyday)

Try it, and see if it can save you some money.

Get Lost~!

2009-05-17T23:19:00.002+08:00

Went to Ubin on Sunday with Jeremy, PengHuat to do some recce work for our tertiary outreach LOST IN UBIN!

Stay tuned to find out more!

Gillian's Ten Ten Ten Ten

2009-05-13T00:49:00.004+08:00

Just want to wish Ghim Hua and Gillian a blissful marriage. Some of us were there. More and more people are getting married. So far, Ling, Lian, Xia, Yi are already married. Tian, Jason and myself are getting married soon. Kelv and Sha... erm... ehem... *cough*
Anyway it happened in the Halia Restaurant at the Botanic Gardens(talk about going green). To be honest, hadn't been to botanic gardens since earth begun.The food was really good. Bernard really whacked the tuna sashimi dish. He must hate them a lot. I ended up getting 2-3 plates for him. Good to see him after so long. We had the same birthday, same primary school, same secondary school, same JC (same class).Atmosphere was good. We chit chatted quite abit. It was a wonderful end to a Sunday. Once again, Congrats Lian!

The Mummy (not the Egyptian kind)

2009-05-09T11:04:00.005+08:00

Met up with some old friends the other day at TCC Raffles Place. Not many of us were there. Only Sha, Yi, Tian and myself. The guys couldn't make it. Kelv was flying and Jason was probably suing someone in court or something.Celebrated Sha's birthday. Finally she's back from Hong Kong after like 3 years These were my best JC friends, we spent quite a lot of time together last time. Of course not all of them were present. But nowadays, it's hard to have everybody turning up.I have not seen Yi for a long time so can't believe she is so pregnant. Also cannot believe Yi is the first one to become a mummy(not the egyptian kind). She's so small. She's the shortest too among all of us. But now she win already.Hope to see more of you guys next time! Till we meet again at Gil's wedding. (this sunday) haha!

I got cheated...

2009-05-06T01:20:00.003+08:00

Well... sort of.

I just came back from supper with some friends. I was walking around one of the coffeeshops, near Bugis area, deciding what to eat.

One of the stall owner aunties kept promoting her food, it was a zhi char stall. Pictures of fried cereal prawns, sweet and sour pork, etc were found plastered around the stall.

It sold my favorite sambal chicken "ding" fried rice, so I decided to give it a go. I didn't usually buy from this stall, but since the auntie was so persistent, I just went for it.

The plate came and I paid $5. After finishing half the fried rice, I realised the chicken "ding" tasted really unchicken-like. Almost tasted like old old meat. Or wait a minute...

I bit a piece of chicken in half, and to my surprise, the insides look kind of tao pok-ish. Something's not right here.

I looked at the stall again. To my horror, there it said, "XXX vegetarian food" in really small letters on the top of the signboard.

I just paid $5 for rice and tao pok. Man! I felt so dumb!

But Yuzhen said, oh, the other time, we ordered many dishes from the stall, "why all the food deep fried one ah?" and realised it was vegetarian too.

(Wow, this stall had many victims!)

I am a meat person, so I ordered chicken wings to supplement my supper. This time, I double checked the signboard to make sure.

Man!

Chicken a la Carte

2009-04-30T00:14:00.003+08:00

please take some time to watch this.

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

How Bazaar!

2009-04-27T10:14:00.016+08:00

Last weekend, WYZ had their first ever bazaar in JW and EXPO. Every CG got involved to set up their own stalls. It was tremendous, as you see creativity oozing everywhere, from the things they sell, to the deco of the stall itself.Obviously some stalls took this bazaar very seriously...
Anyway, we ourselves had a stall set up. Called, ehem, "Pretty Nails" with our nail painters, Esther Chew and Esther Lee, providing nail sticker, jewel gluing services. Of course they are pretty thus the stall name. Even got male customer for nails. Imagine that!I decided to give nail painting a go, had one of my thumbnails glossed black. As if someone hammered my nail. I was not alone, had my first guinea pig, penghuat as i tried nail painting on him. Obviously it turned out horrible, well, what can you do if his nails are ugly from the start. Haha. Joke.

We've got stalls selling those lightup tshirts, that light up according to music. Stalls that sell twisted balloons, Self-drawn notebooks by Huimin, Self-drawn shoes, Self-made accessories by Clara, vintage clothing from famous brands, Beeleng even brought her iSqueeze machine for foot massage at $6. Wasn't too bad at all. Got a hand massage from Bernice, which was really quite professionally done. Jasper wrapped things up by trying to auction off this giant jig-saw puzzle...
Next time we do auction lah...

Meow Meow

2009-04-24T10:04:00.003+08:00

Beeleng, Shawn, Elyn, Joyce and myself are going to watch CATS the musical this Sunday @ the Esplanade.It's the first time I'm going to watch a real live award winning musical. For those of you who have not heard of CATS, its up there with Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, etc.

Cats has been performed around the world in numerous productions and has been translated into more than 20 languages.

Actually I was contemplating going for the Grasshoppers concert. (why are there so many groups named after animals?) But we decided to go for CATS instead. Grasshoppers can wait till later.

Anyway, I paid $212 for 2 pairs of tickets. I think it's going to be absolutely worth it!

Where is everybody?!

2009-04-23T07:41:00.003+08:00

Wow, was in town with Joyce yesterday celebrating a special occasion.

We were just walking around Cineleisure and the Heeren and I cannot help but notice how empty it has become.

Has it always been so empty on a weekday night? I used to go to town on weekday nights pretty often when I was in my teens, and it used to be alot more human traffic than this.

I remember the default to be after school is Lido. Sad to say, not many people go there now because the seats and all are quite run down.

Some shops even close early, and hardly any shoppers around. The Thai express on the top floor was very empty.

Probably goes down to a few reasons:
1)recession, everybody wants to save during tough times
2)more malls, with more heartland malls being built, human traffic thins out
3)better tv shows, people are rushing home to watch the channel 8 "ping pong yuan"
4)exam period, students want to study

Come on Singapore, everybody go spend some money to boost economy!

V8 Cafe

2009-04-20T00:00:00.004+08:00

We celebrated Aileen's birthday the other day at Bugis after service Junction's V8 cafe. It's located at the old Billy Bombers on the 3rd floor. Many of us were there. Jeremy, Dick, Felicia, Aileen (duh), Adam, Alicia and our new found chio friend, WanShin. A sweet young thing.2 usher VIPs were also present. Haha. The food was not too bad, and the price was quite cheap. Ordered a fish and chips for $8.80 and it even came with soup. The staff service was friendly too!
Happy, ehem, 18th Birthday Aileen!!!
After that we went to explore the new shopping mall opposite Bugis Junction. I was huge but many shops were not open yet. I have to say,there are more and more new malls sprouting up.

I'm hooked...

2009-04-15T22:06:00.003+08:00

Ahh... As i spent time watching HZGG, I found myself devouring episode after episode. One episode is never enough. Not that I've not seen it before. I did, just that it was about 10 years ago... Hmm...

During my JC days, 7pm timeslot on TCS 8 i think...

Home Alone

2009-04-13T13:06:00.002+08:00

My family flew to Taiwan for a short holiday this week.

I'll be kind of home alone with my granny. Good oppurtunity to spend quality time with her. She's one of those kind old grandma's who greets you when you go to work in the morning.

Because she'll be home alone, she complains of boredom. So I taught her how to play her favorite "Huang Zhu Ge Ge" VCD. She learnt very quickly. "Eh, poh, ni yao an ze ge TRIANGLE (play button) de an niu"

Somehow her brain can recall things that happened many many years ago. She would be able to tell me how I were when I was a baby in exactly the same sequence every time.

She's healthy enough to cook, iron, watch tv, mop the floor. If I would to volunteer to help, she would chase me away. I have to INSIST in order to eventually pry that mop from her fingers. She's a real fighter, she doesn't give in easily.

Because I'm working the whole day, I try to rush home every night to check she's okay.

And to pry that mop away from her fingers.

Back to the old school

2009-04-07T11:41:00.003+08:00

Went back to my old school AJC during their 25th family day on Sunday. Basically I wouldn't have known it was family day if it weren't for Jane.

Anyway, it's been 10 years since I was in AJC. How time flies. Almost all the teachers who taught me were gone. (as in they went to teach in other places)

As I walked pass the familiar hideouts where we used to skip lectures, catch a snooze, or play carum, memories started to flood in. Ahhh... those carefree days...

I can remember the old bag shelf in the canteen for students to put their bags, how birds would die in the canteen when they kamikazed into the ceiling fans, how the councillors would do umbrella duty during rainy days, how there would always be AJ ice at the old ang mo kio market.

I even remembered during valentines day, the council bought so many flowers to sell that the whole council room smelt like plant.

Sometimes you miss those old days... haha... Nostalgic~!

Home Sweet Home

2009-04-02T23:23:00.004+08:00

Well, it finally happened. After months of balloting, searching hdb for new flats, Me and Joyce went down to Toa Payoh's HDB Hub to purchase our new home together.

The home location? Its at the far far north east. In the forgotten lands Singapore. Punggol! (It almost sounds like another country) Anyway, I was pretty excited, because it is said Punggol will be developed into a coastal recreation district. I envision it to be a beautiful place.Thing is, it will only be completed in 2013. So meanwhile, will be renting a place at Simei. =>

Forgetful Jones

2009-03-26T19:17:00.002+08:00

I keep forgetting to bring my shoes to the office for my evening runs twice a week.

Therefore, I shall officially go buy another pair. I'll park a pair in office, and the other at home. I leave no escape for myself.

No more excuses for runs!

Seek FIRST the Kingdom of God

2009-03-22T13:27:00.005+08:00

In this time and age where we live in, we are constantly on the go. We have so much to accomplish everyday, there is no time to lose.

Some of us are students rushing projects, some of us are working adults trying to hit our datelines to please our bosses, some of us have to help take care of our families because they need us, some of us have so many friends we spend all our time with different groups of them, that by the time we finish one cycle, it's time to go back to the first group. Some of us are so tired during the week because of activities, the weekends are reserved for sleeping.

Every reason stated above is legitimate and fair.

But because time is finite, we often choose the more important things we want to accomplish, leaving out those things which are less important to a later date.

When we are squashed for time and under immense stress, we often reveal what are our priorities. Our priorities are not what we say with our mouths, but rather, are manifested in the way we spend our time.

For a kid who spends all his time on video games, his priority are video games. For a teenager who spends all her time on chasing idols, her priority is her idol.

Seek first the Kingdom of God means you make the House of God your priority. Everything else that you can shift around you go ahead and shift. Your life revolves around the Christ and the church. Not the other way round.

Only by putting Christ in the center of your life can there be abundant life and victory.

"We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed-"

Walk on

2009-03-21T07:40:00.000+08:00

The dullest blog in the world

2009-03-18T23:22:00.002+08:00

Yanfen recommended me this awesome blog.

http://dullestblog.com/

Very very very very... ... ... dull

Ethan's 1st Birthday

2009-03-15T22:13:00.005+08:00

Ethan is one! Wuay Boon and Shannon threw a big party for him at Sentosa!Time flies, it was like yesterday Joyce and myself went to visit him in the hospital when he just got born. I still remember he had finger nails cut cause he was scratching himself. See how he has grown... Anyway on a totally separate note, someone mentioned that I looked a little like Leng Feng... Just for fun... haha

Happy Birthday (Part 2)

2009-03-06T23:30:00.008+08:00

Enough words. Just pics now...

Cell group@SRC. Tks for the "tao pok"Colleagues@Suki Sushi YioChuKang. Tks for the kiwi face. Lay eng stop poking me!WYZ leaders@Giraffee Doby Ghaut. Tks for the "surprise". Karen tks for the drink! Clara tks for the cake! You're the best birthday cake maker in singapore! Go start business!And all the good looking people gathered at one place that night for that moment.
The hunks... so strong and macho...Tks baby for the effort. Your home cooked teriyaki salmon rocks. I'm going to grow so fat because of you!

Happy Birthday (Part 1)

2009-03-06T01:17:00.011+08:00

Want to say a big thank you for all who made my birthday special. Thank you Pastor Zhuang, W416, N425, Colleagues, WYZ Leaders, Parents, and of course my baby Joyce.

While I wait for photos to be uploaded, I shall first post about some birthday wishes I received.

By SMS
Baby Joyce: Happy Birthday dear! I love u!
Jimmy Kwan: Bro kel,sincerely wishing u a happy birthday today.
Raymond: Hi Kel! Here's wishing you a very very HAPPY birthday!! ...etc
Joshua Liew: happy birthday!!
Jeremy Liang: Happy birthday kel! :)
Sharon Wan: Yoohoo! Wishing you an amazing wonderful awesom happy blessed overflowing breakthrough bdae! Happy happy bdae!!
ChyuanWei: Happy birthday ! ;)
XingJuan: Hi, kelvin, happie birthday! Have a great day n may ur wishes come true... Stay happy n healthy... ;-)
Elder Goh: Happy birthday
Davis: Happy birthday bro!
Jeremy Kuang: Hello kelvin. Here's wishing you a great,blessed,happy 27th brithday. Thanks for everything that you've done in my life! Have a great celebration today (=
Edwin & Rae: Hi kelvin! HappyBirthday! Wishing you great joy and many many lovey dovey days with mei mei de joyce in this great year.
Yufen: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! may you enjoy yourself to d fullest today! :)
Wendy Fong: Happy birthday Kelvin! Have a great celebration today! Cheers! :D
Mervyn: With who.. And happy birthday
Alvin: Happy Birthday Jason!!! Wahahahaha! God Bless you! Have an awesome celebration! ;) *no typo here, alvin always calls me Jason...*
WuayBoon: Hi Kelvin, happy birthday! ...etc
Gavin: Happy birthday kel! May you stay handsome and get promoted this year.
Weiren: Haha happy birhtday again! :-)
Suryanto: Harlow.. Hope u hv a great b-date tis yr. Pray tat all ur dreams wil come true. Keep on soaring high in e Lord! Happy birthday n God bless.
Karen Tay: Hey kelvin, thanks for having us as surprises even though it's something new to you! Enjoy yourself in the next 1.5h too.
Faji: Haha happy birthday! :@D
Nicole: Hi kel! Happy birthday!! :D have a smashing year ahead and i know you'll be so so so blessed in all that you do! :)
Audrey Yeo: It's been many years and I've not forgotten.... Happy BLESSED BIRTHDAY!!! :-)

By Facebook
Joel Chew: Yoyoyo.... =) Happy Birthday to YOU!!! Greater things coming your way!
Jasmine Kon: Happie Birthday, Kelvin! =) You are blessed!
Yang Yi: Happy birthday bro!
PeakSha: hey guo-er, din get to see u on my previous trip! Catch u in may!!!Have a great b'day
YiKai: Happy birthday tmr dude! Best wishes!
Aileen Goh: *sends me a happy birthday bear*
Christina Liu: happy birthday wor!! =)
Cindy Png: Hello Guo, Happy Birthday! Its been fun working with you in the zone. Let this year be greater for you! :D
Terry Miles: Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy Happy (times 100) Birthday!
Ivan Gerald Lee: Mr Guo! Happy Birthday!
Donny Tan: happy birthday guo! zhuhai! affliction! haha
Clara Wong: HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUO GE! (:
Jaydee: hey dude, happy birthday man!
Suzy: Happy Birthday! May the lord crown u with abundunce ..dream come true. Blessed yr ahead
Felicia Lee: Happy Birthday Kelvinnnnn (:
Jiawen: Happy Birthday! Enjoy!
Jamie Phua: Happy 30th birthday! opps, oh ya! not yet, but coming soon la. lol!
Adrian Lee: Yo bro! Happy Birthday!
WeiChuan: Hey Kel, Happy Birthday :)
Kok Siang: Kelvin, Happy Birthday!
JiaYi: Hello, Happy Birthday. Still remember those days during cg you, me and Clarise always celebrate our birthdays together. haha. Oh yes Enjoy enjoy... waiting for your BIG day!
ChyuanWei: kel, kel, kel, happy birthday man! ;)
Jason Tan: Happy Birthday! You got your present from Spurs last night so I can save money...
Gwen Teng: HEY!!~~~ Happy birthday to you man!~ Have a great birthday today!~
May Lo: yoyo! happy birthday to yoU!!! have a blessed year ahead. =D.
XingJuan: r u trying to say how popular u r?? haha.. anyway happy birthday once again...
Claris Loh: happpppy birthday Kelvin! :)
QiuPing: Hey Kel! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! May 2009 be the year of abundance for U.. =) Be blessed! May your wishes come true! Enjoy ur day! (",)
Raymond Hsu: Happy Birthday Kelvin!!
Joyce Tham: Happy Birthday Mr Guo =)
Pranee: hey kelvin..!!! happy b'day to you.. =) continue to shine in everything you do and be blessed too..!!!
Naresh: Hi Kelvin! Happy Blessed Awesome Fruitful Birthday! Be Bless and All the Best for the Year 2009! :)
Gladys: happy birthday! =D
YuTian: hi.......nearly missed it... happy birthday....... gosh i must have been burying my head in the sand....when's the big day? congratulations
Altona: hey happy bday bro
Jamie Ho: HeYYY.. Kel HaPPY BiRthday!! :)
Michelle Ow: Happy Birthday! :D
Eugene Tay: Happy Birthdae Kel =)
JunMing: Guo-ge, Happy BirThday~!!!! Hope u have a wonderful and enjoyable day~!!! may god bless u in everyting u do. :D...

It is finished !!!

2009-02-27T14:36:00.002+08:00

Today marks the end of my 3 week ICT. Was it a long week. All the stories I heard about ICT being slack and lobo were irrelevant to me. Chiong Suah day and night...

Anyway, my ICT ended well, it was crowned with goodness. Haha, I surprisingly passed my IPPT as a CAT Y candidate (25-29 years old).

Situp 33 3pts
Broad Jump 239cm 5pts
Chin Up 5 2pts
Shuttle Run 9.5sec 5pts
2.4km Run 12:21min 2pts

No RT for one year. Woohoo... So I can focus on other things...

Shiong Shiong ICT

2009-02-14T17:40:00.002+08:00

Went for my first ICT after 6 yrs since I ORD.

No joke, training was shiong man. But I have to say, I felt quite garung after a long while.

My fellow ICT commanders are all quite zai. So not too bad at all.

Back to the Future: NUS POS

2009-02-06T22:50:00.004+08:00

Ah.. memories... The only time we did everything correctly was on the performance itself. Back to the times where cheerleaders wore pants...

Robbie Keane back to Spurs

2009-02-03T09:00:00.003+08:00

Sold him to liverpool for around 20 million pounds. Bought him back 6 months later for around 12 million pounds. That's a profit of 8 million. What shrewd management we have. => Welcome home Robbie! Just hope that you can repeat that scoring form you had for us before you left. COYS!

What's is the"IN" thing now?

2009-01-22T09:28:00.002+08:00

Well, recently, I realised that the people around me have been really focused on one common issue, fitness.

After all, health is wealth, and you can always earn more money, but if you lose your health, that's it.

That's why one of my aims of this year is to make fitness a lifestyle. Too long have I indulged on late suppers, and mindless eating. Now is the time to look and feel good.

My baby, Yuzhen and Irene have joined Amore, an all-female fitness centre that includes gym and fitness classes(aerobics, etc)

My collegue, Jennifer is joining us in our weekly run on Mon and Thurs.

My sis has been doing tennis, and recently, some water sports.

Rayvin has been working out at the gym, and has some nice looking arms right now.

President Obama runs and gyms every morning. Fitness and success are related I tell you.

I got a ipod armband for running during the xmas season last year.

All these signs are too loud and too clear.

Keep fit. Run for your life.

Junkyard room

2009-01-19T23:06:00.000+08:00

I must seriously find time to do something about this.

Resolutions

2009-01-12T19:37:00.004+08:00

1) Spend more time with my baby
Cook, movie, shop, beach, supper.
2) Health
Make running a lifestyle. 3 times a week.
3) Intellect
Get the Java Developer certification from Sun Microsystems.
4) Spiritual
Pray more. Finish 5 christian books.
5) Appearance
Buy new clothes regularly every month.

Happy New Year !!

2009-01-03T14:28:00.015+08:00

Happy new year to all! Wow wow wow, had a great time at Clara's house on New Year's Eve. w416 and N425 combined CG Appreciation Special! Spent some time together with my dear members and friends, reliving those memories of 2008! Really want to appreciate each of them for their dedication, friendship and love throughout the year. Despite all the ups and downs, we ended the year with a BANG! We had steamboat... which we have no pictures yet... but we do have lots of pictures for "Wii are friends 2"

It was a messy game of wii, with some people cheating.... Of course, there is only room for one winning team.... Congrats!!! Who says girls can't play computer games. They were so good...

We also had time appreciate every single one, and also to give out some mini-awards to certain invdiviuals!

By then, for those who could stay, its time to count down to 2009...
4...3...2...1.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! May your year be filled with light and glory this year!

And for all thanks for the great time... one of the best countdowns ever! Check out the W416 and N425 Appreciation Video 2008!

Xmas Party 2008

2008-12-28T00:10:00.015+08:00

3 elements of a party...

1) FOOD!!
We had donuts, fruits, beehoon, sandwiches, apple strudel, durian strudel, log cake, fried rice, chicken nuggets, chicken rice chicken, turkey, chicken wing. Because of Xmas, there are many many people who are a whole lot fatter, and many many birds that are a whole lot deader.

2) PEOPLE !!
Hey, it's going to be a pretty boring party if it's an empty house. So we got a whole bunch of new faces! Welcoming, *take a deep breath*, Uncle Allan(Jeremy's dad), Auntie Annie(Jeremy's mum), Mrs Lee(Dick's mum), Ken(Dick's brother), Edwin(said i should do MCing as a side line), Eddie, Spencer(Chess Champion), Yixing(old friend), Victor(old old friend), Shank(biker who didn't have a bike), Gary(didn't talk much to him lol), Charlette(the only EE girl i know who actually likes EE), Karen(pretty dancer), ChingWei(Felicia's friend)3) MUSIC !!
We played our favorite Xmas songs like Last Christmas, Last Christmas and of course Last Christmas. Thanks to the vast collection courtesty of Dick. Haha. Seriously, we sang carols in the end, was pretty fun.What's a Xmas party without gift exchange? Everyone got presents, some of which, are useful.Peng, you are fortunate I didn't bring the Santa Costume.

Back to the Future: Ghost of Christmas Past

2008-12-24T22:47:00.003+08:00

Used to have Xmas party's in my old zone's member's house. It was a very cosy home, perfect for xmas cgs. Everyone was so happy. Who doesn't like Christmas?
What's this? Haha... the old "newspaper" dress-game. From Left: Christmas Tree(SongYee), Snowman(XiaoHan), Santa Claus(Josh), Rudolf (Jenna).

That's When I Love You

2008-12-20T11:37:00.002+08:00

Like the Tree needs the Earth
Like the Night needs the Moon
Like the Star needs the Sky
Like the Guitar needs the Tune
My World needs You

Xmas Party

2008-12-13T23:05:00.002+08:00

Xmas Party @ Yishun 19Dec 2008 (Friday)

Food Carols and Presents!!!

Fly Away

2008-12-07T00:34:00.002+08:00

Went to Singapore Flyer today(sponsored by my company). Initially wanted to go in the morning, but had CG so we decided to go in the evening. Bumped into Andy and his girlfriend there.

There was a long long loooooooong queue at the flyer on Saturday night. Though I have to say it was well organised, the staff knew how to usher properly. The gears were in full motion. The scenery up there was nice, but it got a little boring after we reached the top though.It was a pretty enjoyable time together.

We are going to the Zoo Zoo Zoo...

2008-11-28T20:19:00.019+08:00

I especially took leave in order to spend some time with my baby. Decided to go to the zoo on Friday. It's been about 15 years since I last went to the zoo. I'm sure I'm in for a ride.
I recommend the zoo to all couples out there who are complaining that there is nothing to do in Singapore. Well, there is the zoo! It's only $18 per person for a "wild" time.The only memory I had of the zoo when I was young, were the parrots at the entrance. Hey... still there!There are too many animals to blog about, I'm just going to post some of funnier pictures. See if you can guess which animal is in the background!Erm... cockroach? I thought they were trying too hard to incorporate Singapore's history into the zoo. Talked about what pesky animals we encountered in Singapore's younger days.Besides animals, there were many little huts which we can learn more about the animals, like where are they from, what do they eat, how big is their foot, etc etc...What's my favorite animal? It has to be the polar bear... because 1) good looks 2) powerful 3) cool. Not unlike me.Of course, what's the zoo without their shows? Watched the "land" show and the "sea" show. Did have some flash backs at this point. There was even a boat ride in Upper Seletar Reservoir where we caught some eagles and kingfishers. I recommend the zoo to all Singaporeans. If you have not been to the zoo within the last 10 years, you'll be amazed at what it has to offer.
Answers : White Tiger, Lama, Giraffe, Some Monkey, Some Tortoise, Baboon, Emu, Ostrich, Kangaroo, Cockroach.

Number 148

2008-11-26T10:53:00.002+08:00

For those who are not getting married, I'm going to talk about something that will bore you.

Well well, last night the results for the September flat balloting exercise was out.

For the 5-room Kallang/Whompoa flat category, there were a total of 64 available flat units.

Guess what, our queue number is 148. The result says that it is highly unlikely we will get it.

Actually, I'm quite okay, cause housing prices are going to drop, and although the Kallang flat is in a good location (near town), the pricing is pretty steep between $480,000 - $550,000. That's a whooping half a million dollars. =P

Looks like we have to wait for the next balloting exercise.

No worries! God shall supply all my need. =>

What can you buy with $2?

2008-11-24T09:40:00.003+08:00

Recently, the price of COE for small cars had dropped to $2.

Which means a COE right now costs as much as

a plate of chicken rice or
a bowl of durian ice-kachang
8 pieces of chee kwey or
a Macdonalds double-cheese burger
a cai fan meal at my company canteen

This coupled with the low price of cars now, is a tempting combo for me to get a car now. And me and Joyce have decided that if we were to buy a car, it would be the Suzuki SX4. Around $50,900 for now.

Pastor always teaches us to live a life free from debt as far as possible. Of course, in Singapore, you have to take a loan in order to buy a HDB home. So that can't be helped. But as for cars, i can live without it.

First things first. Home first followed by car.

You can't live in a tin can with wheels.

Spurs 4 - 2 Liverpool

2008-11-13T07:26:00.004+08:00

Going to take sometime to brag about my club.

Well well well... Revival has come to white hart lane.

Having starting badly with only 2 points after 8 games, rooted to the bottom of the league, Spurs has seen miracles happen since the arrival of new manager Harry Redknapp.

Hail Redknapp!

He has not lost since he has taken over, with great results...

Spurs 2-0Bolton

Spurs 4-4 Arsenal

Spurs 2-1 Liverpool

Spurs 4-0 Dinamo Zegrab (Uefa Cup)

Spurs 2-1 Manchester City

Spurs 4-2 Liverpool (League Cup)

Hail Redknapp!

It's not how you begin. It's how you end. =>

Food of the Month: Sambal Fried Rice with Chicken Dices

2008-11-11T18:51:00.004+08:00

I'm going to start a new series called Food of the month.

Talks about my favorite food at the moment. Meaning to say, I have eaten it more than one time in a day. =>

Farewell Chalet

2008-11-08T09:16:00.007+08:00

Had our Farewell chalet for Saybin last Saturday. Once again, it was very fun. And Once again, we had wii (Refer to older posts).

Something about our team. We just love wii. Especially when you have it on the big projetor.

with 4 controllers. Its very very fun.

Basically, we played Mario Kart. Very fun on 4 players. I loved the outer space map. We kept falling into space, all 4 of us ended up being in the last 4 places.
Obviously, there was food in the chalet. One thing about our team. We don't like to cook. We want instant food. Yup, these hotdogs were catered in. Guess as you grow older, you don't like to dirty your hands. Haha.
Not forgetting the star of the show. Ah bin... Weird as always. Hahaha!

The older people in the team... Haha... Cedric, Layeng and Me! Macho!
We took lots of photos, cause we didn't know when we can gather like this again. Am I missing something? hmm... haha... Davis and Wanleng... I knew it!
What's our team without some bullying? Bully who? Of course ah bin... He is flying to America soon. Make the best out of it.

Poke Poke Poke!I love my colleagues. We are there for each other.

Till we meet again! Hoho...

Tennis vs Badminton

2008-10-31T23:59:00.008+08:00

After a long lull, I finally went back to play badminton with my colleagues. In the past, we met up every friday for a 2 hr game of badminton. Some of them are quite pro. Enjoyable fridays those were.

Played today, and every person that teamed with me lost! Haha... Anyways, haven't felt my forearm muscles in a long time. Right shoulder also ached.

Just some thoughts.

Along my way home, I passed by Yio Chu Kang Sports hall. As I was walking pass the tennis courts, I realised one thing. The people who played tennis were different from the people playing badminton. Generally speaking.

The people on the badminton courts were mainly IT professionals, like me, uncles and aunties , indian expatriates, occasionally a few gawky kids having some badminton lessons. They came in their whatever attire, shorts, polo shirts, singlets.

The people on the tennis courts were young, hip, and usually physically toned and well built. They sported trendy hairstyles. They come in their nike headbands and tennis attire. All dressed up and all.

Talk about the biggest tennis stars, Roger Federer, Raphael Nadal, Maria Sharapova.

Talk about the biggest badminton stars, hmmmmmm.

Even at home, my sister (who is cooler) has tennis lessons every weekend. I, on the other hand, badminton.

The in thing now is, tennis lessons. Ever heard of your friend saying, "eh, I'm going for my badminton lessons." Never.

But at the end of the day, I still like badminton more than tennis. People can play badminton till they're 40. Don't think you can play tennis properly at 40.

Maybe I'll wear a headband next friday. =>

There's nothing Junior about Carls' Junior

2008-10-30T07:43:00.008+08:00

It's been sometime since I last blogged. Once again, I apologize to all my fans out there.
You know something about Carl's Junior? There's nothing junior about it. I love their portions cause their huge, and their burgers taste good, especially my favourite portebello mushroom burger.

My CG, W416, went to Carl's Junior at the Marina Square for some food. I decided to try something new, a Double Bacon Western Cheeese Burger. See Peng? So excited.Huge burger with double juicy beef batties, topped with slices of crispy bacon, with yummy melted cheese, with fresh crunchy onion rings. Yummy.

Gym anyone?

Wala Wala~!

2008-10-21T07:54:00.002+08:00

To celebrate WeiChuan's birthday, W416 went to Holland Village. Some of them came after the Edge meeting so we were a little late.

Weichuan, Jeremy, Eehorng, Gavin, Dick, Felicia, Aileen were there. WeeKee, Victor and Yixing joined us too. WeiChuan, your "mian zi" very big leh.

Had our supper at Cystal Jade which to my surprise, closes at 4am.

After which, we went to Wala Wala for a few drinks and also to listen to the live band, which was good.

Bumped into Glenn Ong and Jamie Yeo sitting next to our table. Felicia took some sneaky pictures of them, using Weichuan as a decoy. Poor weichuan. Haha.

I have no pictures to show you, all of them are with jeremy.

I'm Yours

2008-10-15T07:43:00.003+08:00

Currently the most overplayed song. Jason Mraz's I'm Yours. Heard it in Shot To Fame Vocals, Heard it in Shot to Fame Band (twice), Heard it on the radio, Heard it playing along some open cafe.

But it's really a nice song.

Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to get you but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
and now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out
I'll be giving it my bestest
Nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours

Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love (love)
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And It's our God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved

So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours

Scooch on closer dear
And i will nibble your ear

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and laughed
I guess what I'm be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue

I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait I'm sure
There's no need to complicate
Our time is short
this is our fate, I'm yours

Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
Please don't, please don't, please don't
There's no need to complicate
Cause our time is short
This is out fate, I'm yours