LAST DAY OF 2007

this will be the last post of 2007, its a new year tmr!

ok, i'll start with sat.went to asc with zhengyi, its was at the main sanctuary, as the tiles at worship hall broke, oh well, its better as its bigger.LL jie called us as we were walking up the last slope to the church on a hot hot day.we were there rather early, as the hall only got one person inside.yuhua couldnt make it, he claimed he was sick, most likely he is lying.couldnt contact daryl.xiuxia led the paw, not bad, not electric guitar this time round, only acoustic.sang some old songs that reminded me of student camp.after service, went to renai, and they were painting some rocks, for painting what we wanted to give thanks for.i painted earth.zhengyi and i didnt bring brushes, cos we thought they would provide some for ppl like us.still got one activity is to change the lyrics of the christmas carol "12 Days of Christmas".im in the same grp as van and lianghan, for the fourth day, we had 4 tho shulings.its some big sized girl at asc who was always made fun of.the other time weixuan called her the big bang.joined a newly formed cell with zhengyi, yanbing's the leader.the jc1 cell, got estee, sinyee,yirong,junle and 1 other guy.hopefully yuhua n daryl would join too, if not it will be super sian.went to play badminton straight after service, then went for the sat group's annual dinner.an uncle there, i think he's drunk, started saying lots of funny things during dinner.he said he was a dinner, and said that he used to carry a log on his shoulders and run on shallow water along the beach.thats hell tough.then he said how far he could swim and run and i'll not carry on with the details.went to pick sis up at the airport, she's back from china finally, and got back lots of stuff, which meant she spent alot of $$ there.

sunday, didnt go cycling, its hard to arrange a time where everyone could make it.went to my aunt's place for a late christmas/early new year dinner.lots of stuff, got sushi,turkey,ham, beehoon,and lots of other small lil things.was really full and tired.and yes, manu lost to west ham, spurs beat reading 6-4.10 goals, wow!

today, went cycling with zhengyi,zhuting and jovan.it was the same route as the other time, same stops along the way.7-11 and changi food centre,and ate the same stuff for lunch again.nothing much actually happened today, talked and crapped alot along the way.when we stop, zhengyi will take out his rubik's cube-3x3x3, and solve it.i sort of forgot how to solve a 3x3x3 cube, ever since i got messed up with the 4x4x4.as we approached zhengyi's place, the rest of us were beaten by the upslope, a long long stretch up in loyang.so all 3 except zhengyi dismounted and pushed the bike up.the legs were getting wobbly,but its fun.we will do that again.than zhuting nearly fell as she hit or maybe just bumped into a post out of fatigue, but she didnt fall.thats the end of the journey, as we split up as i went home.thats another 38.88km covered,in 2 hours and 40 minutes.going to the class bbq later at melville park, and zhengyi would be coming over first to play guitar.

good bye, and happy new year to anyone who reads this post.have fun and good luck in 2008, see you soon.

mixed

i have stopped playing rugby for the nus youth team already.felt better, open to other choices from other clubs.wont be involved in any rugby for the moment,will be playing badminton and electric guitar.learning some new songs that are relatively easier to play.listening to the old guns again, and also queen.no more metallica for the moment, want to go for something slower, but no acoustic yet.

and this is a nice song from queen.

The Show Must Go On
Empty spaces - what are we living for
Abandoned places - I guess we know the score
On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for...
Another hero, another mindless crime
Behind the curtain, in the pantomime
Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore

The show must go on,
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on.

Whatever happens, Ill leave it all to chance
Another heartache, another failed romance
On and on, does anybody know what we are living for?
I guess Im learning, I must be warmer now
Ill soon be turning, round the corner now
Outside the dawn is breaking
But inside in the dark Im aching to be free

The show must go on
The show must go on
Inside my heart is breaking
My make-up may be flaking
But my smile still stays on

My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies
Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die
I can fly - my friends

The show must go on
The show must go on
Ill face it with a grin
Im never giving in
On - with the show -Ill top the bill, Ill overkill
I have to find the will to carry on
On with the -On with the show -The show must go on...

sis will be back from her 21 day china trip tomorrow, hope she enjoyed herself there.asc tmr with zhengyi,cycling on sunday morning, a bigger group this time.holidays are ending, a new journey lies ahead in 2008.anglican high will be missed, the juniors, the teachers, the school compound,and not forgetting zou jiao lian.will go back next year, hope they will be playing home for badminton,hope they win too.good luck and have fun in 2008

2007 ends in 3days

holidays are ending

feels totally terrible when the holidays are ending, the remaining few dying days of the nov-dec holidays.didnt go for the rugby match, didnt feel like going at all.even though the team is always winning, everyone is playing their own game, but c'mon, rugby is played as a team, its not about showing off what you have.im not gonna use any vulgarities here, but the team is really hopeless and cannot go far.hope they will lose today, and i'll quit to find another club to play for.no cycling again today, for the same reasons.and i'll be a no lifer and stay home to watch LOTR.gonna die at home.i want to go out, but who is free, i guess no one.theres a suggestion to cycle on the 30th, i'll probably be able to make it, in the morning.will confirm with the usual people again.

2007 ends in 4 days, school starts in 5

match update

won the rugby match this morning 36-30.good score i think, will be playing again tomorrow.

happy boxing day.2007 ends in 5 days.school starts in 7.hope will get to cycle again, just wish for the better

non-cycling daze

i guess it'll be harder for any cycling trips, holidays are ending, school's starting.was supposed to go cycling today, another good 40km.but, imagine this scenario

Jovan got an injured wrist from the previous trip, while trying to do some sort of stunt.Zhengyi is back at uic to work, zhuting got some council stuff, brenda not free, i got rugby in the morning.so after rugby, i stoned at home.watched the gnr dvd, metallica dvd, queen dvd.

how do we go cycling again?everyone's so busy at their own stuff.if tmr is the same again, which is most likely if i decide not to go out with my cousin, i'll watch LOTR at home, the whole series.

TRASHED ON CHRISTMAS

1015-reached bishan,somewhere that im not exactly sure of the place
1030-started warming up and discuss about the starting lineup
1045-trashing time

the first half of the boring rugby game ended 0-3, its a penalty scored by the opposition.no try, nothing, except for that penalty.i guess no one had the mood to play, its christmas, who wants to get injured on this good day, no one is playing real serious rugby, super slack.didnt want to lose this, and the cap came up with some sort of weird strategy, kick pass through the central defence.fyi, thats a stupid strategy.the person who is holding the ball will kick it through the opponents central defence, then 2 players will run from each of the ends, to grab the ball and touchdown.thats like hell lot of stamina needed.by the way, theres only 16 players today,and we are playing 15 a side, so theres only one reserve to spare.start of second half means the start of the stupid strategy, quite useful at the start though, the first 15minutes, scored 9 tries and all converted.opponent scored nil.so thats 63-3, we are leading.i scored 4 of the 9 scored by the team.the match ended 75-3.got quite tanned from the 2 consecutive days of rugby, there should be one more tomorrow.really tired and sore, came home with an aching shoulder, painful shoulder.maybe wont go for the match tomorrow, go cycling instead.

although i didnt go to asc today, cos of the match, i prayed for quite a while in the morning, give thanks and asked for quite many things.some have been answered quite soon, while others, i'll seek the bible for the answer, im still reading it and ccp still got no time for bs

its christmas today, im not exactly really excited.maybe the excitement came too early, or im too tired, or maybe cos i didnt go church.not sure, but i'll wish those who know me or those whom i know a MERRY CHRISTMAS 2007.the year's ending in 6days.

christmas eve

had rugby match in the morning again, this time at bishan area.won by 3pts only, final score was only 17-14.low score game.only managed to score one try, singapore is too hot, must be.the match was a last minute recall too, they thought the opponent is too strong, but i dont really think so, we were not exactly that good either.

supposed to meet zhengyi,jovan and zhuting for cycling, but zhuting couldnt make it cos she has some project to complete.met zy at 1.30pm, and headed to jovan's place.he brought us through urban cycling, so we returned the favour by bringing him through jungle cycling.on the long, boring stretch of 7.7km, drama happened again.we were chasing the plane thats taking off, apparently we couldnt catch up. we never will on bicycles.then slowed down a lil, and jovan did his freehand cycling again.guess what, his bike went over some rock or twig and bam!faceplant onto concrete.superficial wounds on his chin and knee.jovan, you should give thanks, that its nothing really serious.then headed to changi village to have a meal, great food.and the place wasnt crowded as its a monday, and the people are at the offices working.then cycled home, quite tired already.zhengyi was the first to go , then i, then jovan.thats another 40km that we covered.will try that again.

supposed to go church tmr morning for christmas service at 9am, then adam called and said that theres another rugby match at 1030 at bishan.actually was about to tell zhengyi im going church already, and the call came.hope santa will know that im still good even tho i missed church.will go there and trash them, thats the best christmas gift =)

ITS CHRISTMAS TOMORROW.YEAH........

TOKYO,JAPAN

back from tokyo already, and yeah, i find singapore hot, way too hot.compared to the 7 degrees in tokyo.

DAY 1
arrived at narita airport at around 7plus, took the plane from singapore at 1am the same day.got off the plane, the first thing i knew was muscle ache, was playing badminton with the girls a day earlier then some older men at night.the next thing i knew was that japan is cold, or rather cooling.at the airport, we had our breakfast there.first meal in japan=).guess what, and its ramen with 2 glasses of sake, or japanese rice wine.have been drinking that everyday in japan, it keeps the body warm.finished dinner at around 1030,singapore time.its 1130 japan time.went back to the hotel to rest, then engage some english-speaking jap guy who drive, and paid him 200sgd a day, thats something like 16000jpy a day,just to bring us around tokyo.didnt have lunch that day, went to the ishibashi store at shinjuku district, with my cousin of course.and when you think ishibashi, you should think the GIBSON WALL.yeah, thats one wall of all gibson guitars, customshop inclusive.i started trying them out, started with the gibson les paul standard first.its nice to play, through a marshall amp, the sound is much nicer and better than the les paul ultra.the next one i picked from the wall is the les paul supreme.its much lighter than the standard, sound is around the same.then i tried zhengyi's dream guitar, the les paul custom black beauty.the sound, definitely, is much much much much better than the 2 previous guitars.played SCOM intro for these guitars i tested, i also tested the gibson slash signature, and the zakk wylde one too.also played What The World Will Never Take, easy to play.stuck at ishibashi for 3 and a half hours, its too attractive, and much bigger that sweelee in singapore.when you go there, you will see all those high end sstuff, also including prs, fenders, and super vintage guitars.at least i played these guitars before, but not owning them.went with my cousin to shop at some district near ishibashi, its all the sports stuff and brands, some are cheap, but mostly are not.especially those newer things, and newer and nicer designs.met dad n mum at a sushi bar in somewhere,im not too sure where either, for dinner.its terribly bad to be hungry when its cold out there.the sushi at japan, is top notch, as expected.the taste is good,great,fantastic, excellent,fabulous.its hard to describe how good it is, the topping comes in bigger slices too.and of course, not forgetting more sake.went back to the hotel, too full and too tired.died on the first day in tokyo

DAY 2.
woke up quite late, 11plus tokyo time.tired.....went out at 3 plus for lunch and sake, japanese pork chop bento,with sweet jap curry.thats all for daytime, cos the activity for the day is at night=).went to the tokyo night market, not exactly sure of the name, but its all thos roadside stalls.the food there is cheaper than what you find at stores, and some even taste better, like the deep fried stuff that you can find everywhere.and drank sake as we walked along the stalls to try out more types of different flavours tokyo has to offer.went back to the hotel at 12plus tokyo time, died on the second day in japan.

DAY 3.
feeling better, woke up earlier, its a new day afterall.missing singapore already, the people, the weather, the friends.nevermind about that, cos i'll be back in sg the next day.went to the japanese fish market in tokyo, where they haul in huge tunas,or otoro.thats the main purpose of this trip, to taste otoro belly in its own home,japan.its way to expensive in singapore to eat such stuff, but is isnt cheap in tokyo either, only slightly lower priced.thats for lunch, fish and sake go well together.stayed at hotel for the afternoon, didnt feel like going out.dinner was good stuff again, at another sushi bar.got urchin, eel, and much more stuff than the previous one.they serve better tasting sake too, its sweeter ,nicer to taste.leaving the following day, japan is good, but singapore is better.

DAY 4.
didnt do much , slept in, check out, leave for airport, back to the hot island of singapore

2days to CHRISTMAS DAY