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[10 Mar 2006|11:40pm] I HAVE MOVED. www.nowthisisbaggage.blogspot.com However, this blurty has seen me through the good and bad times and will be something I hold close to my heart. For that, it shall turn into my more... 'intimate' diary. However, since Im not very emotional, nor intimate, there should be very little entries. But I promise there will be. Im no superman. I was never made of steel. Till then, bye. post comment

and im 21 now [19 Feb 2006|07:45pm] [ mood | cheerful ] [ music | We Are One Tonight -- Switchfoot ] One year older but not much wiser, I must admit as I take my first wobbling steps into the so-called adult phase of my life. 21 years of age. May I survive the pressures and stigmas of this landmark year of my life so far. Headed down to The Liquid Room last saturday which incidentally was the actual date of my birthday. I had initally booked a table for the night, or so I thought. However when I arrived and inquired, came a reply that caused some displeasure. Apparently, I did not make the said booking. A part of me wanted to storm off to the nearest internet cafe and print out the email which confirmed my booking with the guest relation manager. After some negotiations, they gave me a standing table instead of one with seats. Since most of the friends have arrived, I took the offer reluctantly. Turns out some member of theirs have a 'private function', which only meant taking up the tables in the club. Ok, money rules. See, I am never wrong with this point. Nevertheless, had a great night. Unfortunately I didn't much to drink from the bottle of Absolut which I opened. Heh. Big thanks to all who turned up: Stephanie, Glory, Meisin, Stanley, Kaijie, Weijie, Chongming, Siong, Zhipeng, Gloria, Nicholas, Michelle(woops bout the chocs), Whai Kit, Nicole & Mark(feel bad bout the cover and lack of hosting on my part), Yao Kun and Ben. Oh, and not forgetting the presents. Simply lovely, functional and useful they are! The annual steamboat cum Chinese New Year gathering at secondary two form teacher's place turned out to be really nice as well. Got a swell surprise as the feb babies of 206 got presented with an awesome chocolate cake and presents as well. Haha! If I may breakaway from my cynical persona and say, "Awww, so sweet of them". Other notable events over the past week will include an extremely lonely and pathetic Valentine's Day. I can deal with lonely bit as I have over the past er..4 years or so? But the pathetic bit,aye, totally sucked. Got duty that day, strike 1. Stayed till 2300hrs, strike 2. Got struck with flu, strike 3. Aye aye, misery never comes much closer than this. *theatrical wail*: Owww, and my heart is filled with an ocean of tears Went down to MoS on the 15th, still nursing the flu, as Ben's pals from Australia were down for a visit. Neo and I went down together and met up eventually with Ben, someone whom I rather dislike from the office and the two asian aussies, Amanda (the pretty one) and Samantha (the sexy one). All in all, great times all around at MoS. The partymen sans Allan and the lovely ladies. This pretty much wraps up the previous week or two. Had badminton yesterday, was rather bad due to the still effectual flu virus in me. Went about town, hoping to purchase a pair of shoes to replace the Globes and shortlisted two. Couldn't really make up my mind as the those on available might be replaced with new ones for the spring/summer season. Don't wanna end up feeling bummed, even though the new pair will last me for I reckon, a good 2 to 3 years. I forsee an interesting week ahead. Mock exams coupled with a trade day visit to Asian Aerospace 2006. I've got an extra ticket though....don't know what to do with it leh. Quite unethical to sell it on ebay or yahoo auctions right? Sekali sell to terrorist how?! Wahhh.. jialat ah. Oh well...let's go find out who is free on Friday then. Till much later, ciao~ 1 comment|post comment

and the story goes [30 Jan 2006|05:18pm] [ mood | amused ] [ music | Lean Back -- Terror Squad ] Aloha and of course, HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!!! A little late though but I subscribe to the statement of "better late than never". Fits procrastinators like me perfectly. Its been awhile since I wrote/typed stuff in this place, not that there are much significant happenings in my life so far. A few notable mentions though: Went to MOS on the 25th of Jan, with Ben, Kelly(who is from NZ) and his other friends. Enjoyed myself there rather loads. MOS, well, is an excellent club, not so much for its music but its decor and carefully themed rooms for different genres of music. What was rather impressive is Smoove and its hard, gritty ghetto set up and the rather old school funk and retrolicious interior of Studio 54. Pure, well, is pure white. Very bright and very not tactical for ugly people...like me, heh heh. Spent most of my time there at Smoove. The DJ was technically excellent but his music library could do with more buffing up. The Main Arena was playing retro stuffs so Studio 54 was more of a place to chill rather than boogie that night, imho. Overall a nice night out. Made a friend from NZ and danced with this really hot girl in a skimpy cheongsam top not once but thrice. Looks young and dances rather weird initially though... Then I fast forward to events yesterday..and what else did I do but go visiting, met up with relatives and collect ang paos, haha~ Met up with my closest cousin, Fran and also, the aunt who took care of me in the day from the formative years for primary 1 to 6. Awww. Heh. Spent some time looking at venues to mark my 21st birthday. I've decided to really enjoy this birthday as, well, its just not the same. I can't really put such feelings into words now but..yah. Anyhows, finally marked it down to two places. Liquid Room or Club Momo. Liquid Room has yet to get back to me so the tide is turning in favour of Momo. Momo has recommanded their membership in place of an outright reservation as it costs less and sounds more logical, at least in their opinion. But after much weighing of pros and cons..haha, Momo is the way to go, till Liquid Room comes back with their quotations. That's all for the major happenings in my life for the past week or two. Kinda normal really. A rather lazy and slow today, heading out for a pool session with the 06 guys laters. I wonder what is gonna happen next. Oh ya...steamboat dinner part 2, heh~ post comment

life is [09 Jan 2006|12:12am] [ mood | stressed ] Life is like the greatest show on earth. I've always thought my life will never be like those in drama serials, full of dramatic and ironical ups and downs. A very normal life, I thought I would live. Seems like its not the case, especially ever since my dad lost his full-time job like some 4 years ago. Good news is that he has found one again. Slightly nervy news is that he has to go to Shenzhen, China to work. Bad news is that he took the job to pay off credit card debt. Worst news is that the debt is some sum indeed. Only he knows how much and he refuses to say. Kinda expected of him anyway, being the so called stoic father he wants to be. Him being away, no big deal. After all when I was much younger, he was sent to Vietnam to oversee the start of a factory his previous company was building. What is rather distressing is the debt part. The only positive thing of this shitty situation is that my mom still holds a stable, managerial job. So she still manages to feed us all, barely, for all that I can see. So many emotions running through me now. Being peeved and irritated are the nicer ones. No way I will be depressed or what as that is for weaklings who can't handle curveballs life throws at them. Regret..yeah, plenty of that. Too much indeed. Too late for regrets? Hardly. It's what keeps us human. The need for ORD now is so much different. I want a job. A real one. Not entirely for myself but hopefully I can earn enough to also help in the living expenses. 5 comments|post comment

[02 Jan 2006|11:43am] [ music | Lost In Emotion -- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ] Happy 2006~ A year of particular significance. The year which I ORD, the year when I will turn 21 and the year which I will most probably hold a job, if I can find one in the first place lah. Owing to a massive lazy bug in me, I have no input in this blurty from the 13th of Dec..so the short recap of it all for the past er...2 weeks is: (1.)More NS (2.)Spent Christmas night with the secondary school friends at Chin Huat Live Seafood, Marina South. Ended up smelling full of smoke and possibly a higher chance of getting cancer a few years down the road (3.)Clubbing at Liquidroom and Zouk (4.)BBQ with the primary school friends, after 8 yrs of no comms. Spent New Year's Eve at a friend's place. It was planned to be a simple gathering of mahjong, movies and drinks but it turned out to be one of the more memorabe NYE I have experienced so far. Turned out he has some relationship troubles and relatively minor family troubles. Which he in his own opinion is damned serious. Most of it is really..ridiculous but the way he cried and produced and moaned...is quite sad lah. A bit funny too may I add. I wasn't the only one who felt it was funny k..the other three concurred. See, Im not such an ass after all. Conclusion. Shall try hard not to get into a relationship again. If ever I were to fall into this 'ambush', plan for the short term first. Never ever plunge straightway into the long long term. So its down to Orchard today for some shopping. Mom's given money to buy new clothing for the Chinese New Year. Gotta get some proper working attire, so lesser tees and berms now. Working attire is so...bland. The nicer ones are so expensive..like lacoste and raoul. Damned... Am on off on tuesday as well. Yays, means more nua time and shopping. Last but not least, parents are away to Bangkok this weekend. Eehehehehehhe.... post comment

grizzled [13 Dec 2005|09:55pm] [ mood | amused ] [ music | No Worries -- Simon Webbe ] I have never had Murphy's Law so bad till the beginning of last week...and its still manifesting this week. Certain stuffs happened in the office which is just so 'swuay'. Can't bloody wait to ORD. Bought a pair of Adidas shorts for my sporting activities. One pair of Umbros is definitely not enough. Kinda regretted the $35 spent as the shorts is rather...plain. Haha~ Met up with Mich last night too. Scandalous lah her. If not for me, she would be floudering after the 'sword' now, heh heh heh. Played badminton last Saturday, followed by a game of soccer on Sunday which I totally flopped in, due to a slight injury suffered whilst badminton-ing. And of course, the intense fatigue suffered by playing badminton too. Damn damn damn unfit. But not as unfit as previously thought. Anyhow..all worries will be put aside tomorrow...cause.. ITS MAMBO NIGHT!!!! *woot* *woot* But a slight bummer is that gotta go to LTC Low's a.k.a my boss place for a branch gathering on Thursday. Don't we see each other enough in the office already, haha. Fwah lau..damn far can. Some ulu bungalow in Serangoon/Yio Chu Kang/Seletar area. Like huh????? You Have a Phlegmatic Temperament Mild mannered and laid back, you take life at a slow pace. You are very consistent - both in emotions and actions. You tend to absorb set backs easily. You are cool and collected. It is difficult to offend you. You can remain composed and unemotional. You are a great friend and lover. You don't demand much of others. While you are quiet, you have a subtle wit that your friends know well. At your worst, you are lazy and unwilling to work at anything. You often get stuck in a rut, without aspirations or dreams. You can get too dependent on others, setting yourself up for abandonment. What Temperment Are You? You Are Cream Pie You're the perfect combo of simplicity and divinity Those who like you live for understated pleasures What Kind of Pie Are You? You Are Vixen Sexy and sultry, you're the one all the other reindeer dream about. Why You're Naughty: That fur pulling spat you got into with Dancer over Santa. Why You're Nice: Because even when you're nice, you're still delightfully naughty! Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You? but im not gay k... 4 comments|post comment

walkaway [03 Dec 2005|11:00pm] [ mood | cheerful ] [ music | Rocking Music -- Martin Solveig ] Its been a long two weeks since I last did this blurty but then again, let's try to make things short and snappy. Wait..there is no try, do or do not. A quick summary of relatively unimportant stuff. Went about town with numerous different people, for lunches, drinks and shopping. Ooo, how I like shopping. Im not an ah gua however. The satisfaction of getting what I want and what I need is just...addictive. Something happened in the office made the start of this weekend rather sour. Let's just say it isn't' really fair for one person to shoulder blame. But then again, this is the SAF and Im only an NSF..so naturally Im supposed to take such shite right, no? Anyway, its only a miserable five months away from my ORD. Another five more months then I will reincarnated. I think. I need to move! Seriously move my big lard butt and sweat, exercise! Its been two weeks since I had any serious sporting activities. Damn~ Shall go jio people for a game of badminton. Running into some cash flow problems now. Overspent this month on some really..needless stuff ie: ipod nano casing and sad to say..random stuff which is more than needless. I so deserved to be beaten up. 10th of Dec, please arrive quickly. Its gonna be a busy busy December. Zouk on the 14th, leave on the 15th, food buying/marinating for bbq on the 16th and bbq on the 17th! Wah wah wah, can't wait for the 14th as its been trilleniums since I last partied(hehe). Also the 17th, as I can see my primary school classmates again..especially the girls! Wahaha, cause I wanna see how pretty they have grown. Wahahah! Please don't blame me for thinking such thoughys. Im a guy after all Heh heh. And Jammy, if you're reading this, I've got you a fab christmas prezzie..heh heh..in fact its so muahahahha-ish. 13 comments|post comment

release [19 Nov 2005|12:37am] Updates, updates and a little more update. Nothing interesting this week, except for the fact I spent the entire Thursday playing FM 05 in the office as all branch officers were away at some seminar except for my boss. Went out on a little shopping trip earlier, before heading down to school. Rented some vids, bought some CD-R(hahaha!), two reading texts for school and FHM. I figure I spent like..$40+ in 2hrs. Met Melissa on the bus home. Never knew she was on the bus till she smsed me and I responded to that sms 20mins late, heh heh. Must ask for her friend's name, quite lookable...hmmm. Street soccer at Ngee Ann poly tomorrow. Managed to beg decent shoes from my brother, who is rather touchy when I borrow his shoes and shoes only. And finally, the bi-monthly clubbing outing as organised by my branch, OEB, and yours truly, is gonna happen on 30th Nov. If you wanna meet "young, hot, handsome and some who are not all that" officers from the airforce, sign up with me. Entry...pay for it yourself at Zouk lah. 2 comments|post comment

spider webs [14 Nov 2005|11:52pm] [ mood | aggravated ] [ music | Pacific -- 808 State ] Fwarrao....my 2 day old agent18 plastic casing for my ipod nano has a small patch of "spider web" cracks! Damn irritating can! But then again, I should be thankful its not the nano's screen that's got facialized. Still......arghhhhh. 7 comments|post comment

tinge [13 Nov 2005|11:35pm] [ mood | cynical ] [ music | So True -- The Black Seeds ] Reflecting on the past week while munching on Cadbury Old Gold Dark Chocolate is definitely a peculiar experience. The sweet taste of Cadbury threatens to turn my thoughts into positives but the tinge of bitterness in the dark chocolate itself jolts me back to reality, that nothing is really fine and dandy. Been a little busy this week, jetting about home and town for a record 4 times in a week. I really reckon Orchard Road needs something new...or is it just me? Had a big argument with Mom on Saturday. I guess it was just many weeks worth of frustration finally busting it's fury ass. Luckily, the fallout didn't continue for the rest of the day. Maybe cause I was isnt at home after the argument gave us both the oppurtunity to cool down. Popped by the Apple Center at Wheelock to get a casing for the nano. Oh, the casing costs $45. A little pricey but then again, one has to pay for quality and also because, its a product that rides on the Apple brand. Soccer was next after that quick shopping trip. Had a pretty good 1st game after which I ran out of steam(which is to be expected since Im obese!) and just played passes all over the place. Not too bad also lah. And my dear old Total 90 died on me. The front part of the right sole undid itself. Urgh. Looks like I have to wear those 'classic' white school shoes for street soccer now since I have got no spare cash for a new pair of soccer shoes. It doesn't quite fit the budget for this month after the casing purchase. If only my doc from NUH didn't chao geng on my behalf, I would think I will be getting at least $250 more from the damned government...woops. p/s:dear santa, my shoe size is usa size 11... 10 comments|post comment

throw [09 Nov 2005|07:57am] So Dad is outta job again. What else can I say except for that I anticipated it would happen somehow. Not that Im looking down on his abilities but his falling out with his employers has become rather common. I do think it has to do with his management style and his apparent inability to listen to other opinions sufficiently. Plus the fact he gets cheesed off rather easily nowadays...hmmm. NS ended at 2300hrs yesterday. Was on duty. I could whine about the discomforts and whatevers but then again...this minor whinge would suffice for now. Have been experiencing a couple of really late nights, 0100hrs isn't much of a surprise lately. Two hideous pimples have mutated at the mouth area. Fwah...damn 'cham' can. Had Jam over at my place for 2 consecutive days last week. Spent loads of time catching up. Time spent with her is somewhat special...its like how things could have been but will never be? Yeah...and contrary to some belief, the late night meetings we have is not romantic in anyway. Its a Wed, the week has gone by pretty quickly. Wonder what's in store...oh no! NO EPL FOR THIS WEEK AND THE WEEK AFTER! ARGH~ 4 comments|post comment

shocker [04 Nov 2005|11:35pm] [ mood | pleased ] [ music | Inner Smile -- Texas ] Back from a busy busy day. The morning was crappy. Shall say nothing about it except it totally wasted my time. Lunch was @ Din Tai Feng(spelling!) with Mich, who is back from NZ. Shopped around a lil then had coffee @ tcc Cineleisure before she left to meet her "flowers" and I to meet my jc mates. Spotted this nice red striped shirt at Raoul and another decent brown one at the Island Shop. Think I would go for the Raoul one as the colours are nicer and not so dull. Thanks a dozen millions trillions to Mich for the polo! Awww, its so nice. Shall get her a nice nice prezzie for Christmas. Now don't say Im a cheapo because Im NOT! Oh yea, thankies for the chocos as well. Simply lovely! A major bonus is that she gave me dark chocolates and not milk chocolates. Don't really fancy milk chocos. Dinner with Doris, Huimin and Jac was at the Thai Express outlet at Holland V. Then we moved on for coffee at tcc(again!) Holland V. Skipped Wala Wala as Doris and Jac has term papers to finish. Had a fun time talking shit and cracking jokes, talking bout the past and what nots. Heh, I relish their company. Makes being single so much more bearable. Not that I desperately want to be attached lah. So in all, its was a really nice day. Pity we can't do this often, due to conflicting schedules and for Mich, distant lands. *sings*:somewhere over the rainbow... And I spent a massive massive $177 in all today! Food, drinks and birthday prezzies. Warrao..at this rate, Im gonna hit the streets and sell my big bad behind for cash. Eh Jac and Doris...have not paid me for Huimin's present ok. Haha~ But I reckon today's activities are worth every cent..though some things can't really be measured in monetary terms. 29 comments|post comment

[03 Nov 2005|07:53pm] [ music | Asterik -- M83 ] Happy Hari Raya~ And of course, belated Happy Deepavali~ Busy busy night it was, on wednesday. A placid thursday. And a busy busy busy day for me tomorrow. Lunch with Mich, then dinner with Doris, Huimin and er..Jac too? Now I gotta firm up the venues and timings for the appointments. Making phonecalls...troublesome leh. Tsk. 1 comment|post comment

[02 Nov 2005|12:19am] Deepavali has come and gone. Did nothing particularly useful. So would it be Chinablack tonight? Or Mdm Wong's on sat? Decisions decisions decisions. 2 comments|post comment

[30 Oct 2005|06:27pm] Sunday soccer was an affair that swung at polar points of feelings, both euphoria and downright sucky. Less said bout it, the better. I came home, chao ta coupled with a bummer of a headache. An hour's worth of nap time couldn't kill off the pain, so I had no choice but to pop one panadol. I don't have the habit of popping pills. Having a mom who works in a pharma company definitely allows one to know the ingredients of medicine. Nasty stuff indeed. Ask anyone who works in a pharma company and most likely they will tell you they do not take pills unless absolutely necessary. The same goes for me. Seems like my threshold for pain for pain has lessen. People say its all in the head..but what happens if the pain is in the head? I don't think Im making much sense here... Went out last night with someone for coffee @ Starbucks. To me, its just plain old good fun but to a friend of mine, M, its not. She reckons that I like the girl I went out with, just because I mentioned to M the girl has a nice personality and is cute to boot. Haiyo...does it mean that I have to like/like every girl I hang out with? Then they would have no rep left, hahaha~ The coming week promises to be an enjoyable one. Only 2 days of NS, how nice! Goody woody loody~~ You Are 60% Boyish and 40% Girlish You are pretty evenly split down the middle - a total eunuch. Okay, kidding about the eunuch part. But you do get along with both sexes. You reject traditional gender roles. However, you don't actively fight them. You're just you. You don't try to be what people expect you to be. How Boyish or Girlish Are You? !!!!!!!!!!! Does it mean Im metro? Your Haloween Costume Should Be Elvis What Should You Be For Halloween? aaaaaahahaaha~ 2 comments|post comment

achy [29 Oct 2005|12:57am] So on my off day yesterday, off I went to Suntec City and Orchard Road with Xuxian and Kj. We walked and shopped and window shopped a little more. Went to this Tourism Malaysia travel fair at Suntec in hope of hunting down some nice bargains to go on holiday this Nov/Dec. In the end, we got nothing but left mildly impressed by the luxury coaches brought to the fair by some of the tour agencies. Double decker coaches, some with personalised F&B services and karaoke lounge! Wah! However, we speculated that this would not be the case on the actual trip itself. F*****, heh heh. The rest of the day was spent on food and more food. Xuxian and I ended up at tcc @ Cineleisure, just plain lazing around. And it was really lazing around the sofas, reading magazines and sipping coffee. IF ONLY life was this easy sailing. Yea, perhaps, if my dad rakes in millions each year... Achy feet and shoulders are now what I have after the day out. The ankle is hurting a little again. this day would be rather more special if spent with you post comment

[28 Oct 2005|12:45am] Its a friday! Friday! This friday, Im on off. Yes! Off! 28th Oct!! I do think I throughly deserve the off. After all, it has been a rather hectic week. There was a day that I was the only NSF in the office. Also, I have done 3 times of OT this week...so yea, throughly deserved off day! Oooo, I feel warm and fuzzy all over despite it raining now. So Im going out this afternoon with KJ and Xuxian, first to a travel fair, then just breezing about Orchard. Nice. Then I will be on leave next friday again. Very happy too, for reasons and TWO very obvious reasons. Heh heh, *ahems*. Should I go clubbing this friday or the next? On the other hand, heard some news from Huimin. Certaintly did put a lid on the celebrations a little. It felt like a hollow, sucker punch. Aye...low morale, low morale. Would anyone provide me with a perk-me-up? just can't wait, to see you smile 13 comments|post comment

sigh [25 Oct 2005|09:05pm] [ mood | melancholy ] [ music | You Are Not Alone -- Michael Jackson ] Suddenly, I feel so...melancholic. To a point of actually feeling lonely. Sitting alone in the office, waiting for the last officer to leave while the radio belts out love songs. I can change the station but its Class 95, best mix of music, remember? I've got things to say, a little more to express and much more to share. Vulnerable perhaps. One of the moments when emotions come flooding. Perhaps I should do less duty. You Are Not Alone starts playing..doesn't make thing easier. Sigh, nothings beats that special someone. Someone who has been non-existent since 5 years ago. 14 comments|post comment

do you remember.. [24 Oct 2005|05:13pm] The times when ah bengs and ah lians like to showcase their newly acquired ringtones, when the mobiles were still the all too famous 8250s and 3310s? Quite evidently, those times have not faded away. Just last night after my movie, this ah beng boarded the bus I was on...and played his ringtones, out loud! Omg...it was just plain annoying. Of course it weren't those old style ringtones but mp3s. It didn't make things better..but worse as the mp3s were techno! Techno music...omg omg omg! He thought it was the coolest thing in the world. No sir, its not. It was so loud that people in the back carriage(it was a bendy bus) were unnerved by his music. Scrouges of the society. Not because he is an ah beng(I know polite ah bengs..ironic but..well...) but because he is real inconsiderate. Taking in the fact it was already 2300hrs...he could have used his earphones, if he has any in the first place. STUPID ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On other matters, another friend of mine has gotten into a relationship. Congrats dude. I just wish he would stop trying to pair me up with other girls. Im a shallow, racist, mcp with a monster truck wheel for a belly and am as tall as jelly bean. Matchmaking is only fun when Im doing the matchmaking..not being matchmade. I'd rather develope a relationship, not dive into one. Anyway, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo is kinda bad. Don't waste good money on it. I so anticipate DOOM! Out 3rd Nov!!! Woot woot. Shall play Doom 3 with my brother again, just to get into the groove of things. 10 comments|post comment

pooh [23 Oct 2005|03:07pm] So the guy from Singnet came. And my internet connection is ok! But the bad thing is that the wireless connection is down down down! Means that I can only serve at certain times when the one and only dial up modem is available. Back from soccer but going out soon. Heading down to Queensway to get a new pair of soccer boots. Then watching a movie later at 2130hrs. Also planning to get this Gravis bag from Stussy, a new badminton racquet(even though I bought a new one a month ago), a new fragrance from either Ralph Lauren or Hugo Boss. And of course, clubbing requires spending. =) Nevertheless...I feel exhilarated. Oh yea. 2 comments|post comment

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