TaggedWas tagged by Meda to do this. Lol.. anyways the first portion I have already done in an earlier post, so please refer to that one for the answers!
5 things I was doing 10 years ago:10 years ago I would have been 12. Which means Primary 6. Ahh.. the memories.
Console GamingOne of the more hardcore times of my life. Would spend hours in front of the TV playing my PS and my SNES. I cant remember exactly what games but I recall it should be the FF7, Parasite Eve era. Yay Squaresoft!
Magic: the GatheringIf you haven't played this game before and you are a guy, its either you're too young or you have missed out on one of the best trading card games in history. Whats Pokemon and Yu Gi Oh compared to this classic. 5th Edition was out in 1997 I believe, so its around that age.
Thinking about Secondary SchoolIts the PSLE year and of course some thoughts should go to my future. Yup, I remembered the few choices that I had was BPGHS, Commonwealth, Nan Hua and Swiss Cottage haha. Headed to BP in the end and had a good 4 years growing up there. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Tiger Tan + V Lee = Experience.
Trying to pass NAPFAThe fattest time of my life I think. Fat and short. You may have called me cute but if you had seen the pictures, or remembered me from my bad days, you wouldn't have called me cute. Haha.. I'm glad I lost it all though and ended up as what I am. Yup and I pass my IPPT now. Goodbye to fat days. And hopefully I'll never have them ever again.
Hating GirlsPre-Puberty = Girls are aliens. Don't get me close to them cos they are dangerous. 'Nuff said. Eeeee..
5 things on my to-do list today:- Sleep (has failed.. ok actually not really :p)
- Settle my Windsurfing Stuff (Done)
- Build Sandcastles (Done)
- Have a nice bath (On my way after this post)
- Sleep (to end the day)
5 snacks I enjoy:- Chocolates
- Cakes (Nectarie!)
- Cereal and Milk
- Umm.. is coffee a snack?
- French Fries
5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:- Praise God
- Hire a financial consultant
- Donate money to various needy areas (charity, family, the Church etc)
- Buy Beachfront Property and a nice boat
- Be a lifeguard, beach soccer coach or something to do with the beach. Fruit Juice parlour perhaps ^^
5 of my bad habits:- Cynicism (I was called cynical by my secondary school form teacher)
- Pessimism (I expect the worst, but hope for the best)
- I'm pretty unhygienic sometimes
- I love to sleep
- I love to sleep x 2
5 places I have lived in:- Mum's Womb
- Bukit Batok
- BMTC School 2 + SAFTI MI Sierra Wing
- Air Force School
- Chong Pang Camp
5 jobs I’ve had:- Tutor
- Newspaper Collector
- SAF Regular
- Facilitator
- Project Chairperson
Okay the last 2 were school-based so cannot consider haha. Oh well.. As usual I shall not tag anyone! Haha.. whew.. time to bathe! I want cereal and milk!
Shopping ShoppingIts the Great Singapore Sale and my shopping engines have been revving and moving around Orchard, trying to find something nice to buy. Except that, as usual, guys stuff are either too expensive or too poor quality. I've seen a number of really good stuff since roaming around town, but with the exception of Zara, everything else seems horribly bad.
Indeed, its true that guy stuff is always expensive while girl stuff goes for so much cheaper. It doesn't help that I'm no rich kid who can consistently afford Ted Bakers and Calvin Kleins. Even the nicer stuff at Massimo Duti is - Horrors! 400+. Sigh.. looks like i'll never get the stuff I want. Looks like I'm gonna have to wait till next summer to head back to work and earn some money that I can use to purchase the stuff I want. Till then, I would like to scrimp and save but knowing the pig I am, its gonna be hard.
Nonetheless, its funny how I've taken to shopping.
This week has been fun, and I'm sure it'll only be more fun. Everything's quite well packed together and yet I still got sufficient time to rest. Well.. sometimes.. Whatever it is, this are moving along fine! And there are people to thank. Thanks guys! I've really been blessed with everyone around me.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 @ 10:05 PM
Mich's Birthday
Mich's BirthdayWe celebrated our dear RETARD's birthday on Monday at where else but McDonald's @ KAP. To say the truth, its the very first time I had a party at McD's, testament to my lack of a fulfilling childhood. Within the four walls of the room, the few of us degenerated into small kids.
Indeed, there's a kid in all of us, hiding somewhere, perhaps restrained by the realities and harshness of lives. It just needs a place to be released, for us to be able to enjoy the simplicities and happiness of life through the eyes of a child. It was funny how we were sitting in mini chairs, eating at mini tables and playing dumb games like "Blow Wind Blow". I'm sure if we were to be sitting at the sidelines, we would just give a snigger. "Lame". But being in the mood together with the rest made it almost natural to be enjoying ourselves. The kid in us had re-emerged.
What made us throw that kid aside? What made us keep it away so securely that it could never come out again except in times like this? Is it a pity, or a necessity? I wonder..
On a side note, it was nice to be back on the ice. Something I hadn't done for at least a year. The feeling of speeding along, evading other people and feeling the cold breeze on my skin.. I wanna ice-skate again! Anyone?
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Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 10:02 AM
Recent Happenings
Recent HappeningsIts been a tiring week! Packed to the brim with activities and meet-ups with various groups of people. Its been fun, seeing how I've really missed many of my friends that I have not seen for some time already.
The Malaysian Brethren came over for a visit and so we brought them off to Bugis to shop and play. Its funny seeing how they have changed (and how old i've grown), as well as grown into pretty impressive people. Must have been at least a year plus since I last saw many of them. Feeling old at 21+, its a indication that I've matured. How I'm starting to hold better conversations with adults and starting to feel lost with topics of those younger than me. How I'm beginning to call people kids when they are 6 years younger at 16 and are definitely teens now. But not alls bad and sometimes I'm enjoying how my thoughts and dreams have changed throughout the year.
The Ding Dong Family (except Tristan) also met up for the first time ever since the hols started. The night ended with a nice dessert meal at Nectarie @ the Cannery where we ate Dark Choc cake, Apple Strudel, Strawberry Shortcake, Caramelized Banana umm. Cake. The Banana thingy was probably the best, followed shortly by the Apple Strudel. Ah.. sweet bliss! A personal recommendation for the restaurant, affordable and good desserts. Bong rates it a good 4 out of 5! Would be most happy to lead people to that shop ^^ (as long as you treat me!)
Also met up with the NPCC people where we played some boardgames and headed to TCC @ the Cannery (I'm going there way too often!). What followed was a whole night's talk about relationships, marriage, guys and girl etc. It was amazing how the topic unfolded. Its pretty like one of those emo discussions where we really reflect upon how guys and girls interact in a relationships, where pretty noticeable things are brought out into a revelation. It was definitely a learning journey for me. Except that I slept at 4am that night ><
Bollywood Veggies, another food place I visited on Sunday with the brethren to celebrate a few birthdays. Food was alright, largely stuff like veggies and chicken and curry. Tucked away a little too much in the North-Western Part of Singapore, its totally inaccessible except by car. I'm not gonna use all that time to travel there for some pretty ok but not fantastic food. The only thing that saved its graces was the really nice desserts like Banana Bread, and some other kuehs. I'd give it a 2.5 out of 5. Just passes, but thats about all!
Thats it for now! More updates will come as the days go by!
Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 11:07 PM
Kids on Stage Finale
Kids on Stage FinaleAfter 2 days of intensive singing and dancing lessons, the kids were finally up on the big stage. It was a blast, though it was indeed a horrendous mess of kids that were excited (some were bored) to hit the stage, screaming and talking too loudly in the backstage where I was stationed to ensure the groups came in on time to be miked up. It was tough handling the younger kids cos they just couldn't stay still. Played with one particular group and got them a little too excited that they started to grab me and soon I was flooded by a bunch of kids.
Kinda like zombies pulling down people in swarms. ><
Haha.. it was a great 3 days. The kids were sooo cute! And the other volunteers thats were with me were really nice people too! Especially mumsy too! Wahaha they are gonna be really good mothers!
Oh well.. despite the haphazard planning by the organizers, everything went on fine in the end. It was all down to the admirable staff, who made up for a lack of competence with admirable commitment.
Do I regret sacrificing 3 days for this? Not at all! Its been a blast! Kids are indeed cute till they are yours..
Monday, June 02, 2008 @ 11:36 PM
Kids on Stage
Kids on StageAnd Bong signed up for yet another CIP thingamajig. And he really wonders why. Sacrificing sleep, waking up at 0445H just to reach NSRCC at 0715H was plain madness. Stoned, unkempt hair, stubbled chin, and wearing his spectacles, the zombie stumbled out of his house for the Kids on Stage program.
While I was being deployed for Sai-Kang and also horribly became part of a "committee" to plan and execute one of the day's program "Kids-olympics" or something like that, I guess it was great fun and satisfaction seeing the little kids enjoy themselves. And they run really fast! I was surprised to see how fast they ran! Amused yet admiration at the same time.
Really cute kids indeed. A little spoiled, pampered and all, but I could hardly suppress a bit of envy seeing them dance without a care in the world, enjoying the self-confidence that could only be bred from young. Put me on the stage to dance and I would baulk. I'd think you'll never see Bong more embarrassed.
Tml's another day and I wonder what else will I do, but I guess we'll see!
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