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tHeKOPrAntS@9:29 AM
started work 2 wks back..working in NTU for Singapore Computer System on this wireless project..basically my job scope is to gather some readings from the access points, make sure that all the data tallies and do some admin work..but it's really getting boring coz most of e time, especially after i've finished what i'm tasked to do, there's nothing much to do besides checking thru the documents again..but how many times do u want me to check? last wk was the worst coz i was so tired after catching the liverpool barcelona match that i was really struggling to keep awake while sitting in the office with nothing to do..just like what i'm doing now..nothing to do..boring..anyway Chinese New Year was pretty ok..i love my nephews man..haha..esp the one called brandon..he's so active and whole day wanting to play my psp..haha..super funny..hmmm..went back to Malaysia to visit my maternal side too..hasn't been back there for 4 years le i think..seriously i dun even know how to address the relatives over there...as in i recognise them but dunno what to call besides auntie and uncle..sad..guess it's due to the limited times i've went back to malaysia and the limited time i get to interact with them everytime too..wasn't really bothered in the past to ask my mum how i shld address them..only this time round did i really find out who was my mum's elder and younger siblings..haha..
anyway had another field soccer match yesterday..against some police ppl..they were quite a decent team i must say..match ended 2-2 with james scoring a late equaliser..was really relieved when he scored the goal coz our side had wasted so many golden opportunities before that..shld have won the match to be honest..anyway that's the 4th match we have played in recent weeks and we're still unbeaten so it's not too bad i guess..once again i failed to score though..a pity coz i always thought i could have scored in the 2nd half when i played as an attacking mid..it's been such a long time since i last scored for Scorchers..hopefully next match ba..
playing field soccer regularly is great man..hopefully the next match will come ard soon..
Monday, February 26, 2007
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tHeKOPrAntS@6:38 PM
as a lot of my friends have been lamenting, life's pretty still after ord-ing..but i guess we all rather lead a still life than an army life..haha..anyway, just had a field soccer match yesterday again..lots of ppl couldn't make it so in e end it was pretty much a mix of my friends and friends of my friends..haha..played against weilin's camp team..mer! won 3-1 in e end..pretty comfortable win as we had quite a solid defence with ak and my primary school classmate who was formerly yjc no.9 and played as a defender for his school..anyway there was this once when i went on a run down the right flank and got hacked down after going past the guy..was damn furious but i didnt shout or scold anything..heard a few ppl from the opposition team saying good foul though..wth..well, guess it was a good foul or i would have released the ball and hopefully some1 would have scored..anyway we scored from the free kick so their evil intentions of stopping me were in vain..haha..anyway after the impact of falling onto the ground i just couldn't play anymore..sorta having a stitch, can't describe it though..haha..totally not in the game anymore and i think i wasn't making space down the right at all for ppl to pass to me..but it was just too pain la..anyway it was a good match under the scorching hot sun..but a serious &*(&@#%&^@# to the referee for charging 140 bucks for the field and his services..the field only costed 50 bucks as we found out after asking the referee for the next match..so u mean this referee is so special that he charges 90 bucks for his services? -censored- ...i've decided to refrain from scolding vulgarites, something i can't stop doing after army days..anyway went home after the match, washed up then headed back to town to have a belated celebration for weilin's birthday..me, alex, ak, kk turned up for the event..other than kk, alex and ak both called me with the intention of cancelling the event..haha..the truth is i didnt want to go either cos i already felt like fainting when i was walking home from the mrt station, which was the same case for alex and ak..just too unfit and having to play under the hot sun earlier on almost killed me..haha..but it's to celebrate weilin's birthday rite? so how can we cancel the event? mer! haha..anyway we just treated him to manhattan's at plaza singapura before heading over to one of the pubs near paradiz centre to catch the newcastle liverpool match..wonder how newcastle actually managed to win but well..that's football..anyway hoeman turned up halfway through the match..the man had his reply from Middlebury College earlier on and he's been accepted in..haha..he was screaming over the phone when he called weilin to arrange and meet up with us..when he arrived everyone noticed that he was already having a sore throat..haha..congrats to him..finally realised his dream..
i'm bored..really bored..
Sunday, February 11, 2007
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tHeKOPrAntS@12:08 AM
2nd day since ORD..feels great to have completed my NS liability..really hope that all the friendships and bonds formed during NS won't fade away though..here's wishing happy birthday to my fellow PCs alex and lishun too..dun forget me man ppl..anytime u wanna find someone to chill with i'm always a call away..hmmm..went to Astons to eat yesterday again..can't stand it man..it's just way too good..value for money definitely..anyway been playing lots of tennis recently..gonna play doubles in some intermediate competition with my junior alex in april..gotta train up..forehand's pretty much there already..time for the rest of the strokes..volleying, smashing the ball, serving, backhand..so much to improve on before the tournament starts..anyway it's quite amusing that my fellow pc and junior are both called alex, both from hong kong..and while they dun look e same, they have similar type of face shape..lolz..maybe i shld get both of them to meet one day..long lost cousins probably..haha
Friday, February 09, 2007
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tHeKOPrAntS@2:25 PM
another 1 month plus has passed since i last blogged..i'm just 3 days away from ORD..incredible..as i was packing my duffer bag before i left camp, it just felt so...there was just this tinge of emotion running through me..2 years has passed just like that..from BMT to SISPEC to OCS and finally TAB/FDS..it's just unbelievable..so many friends made, so many unforgettable experiences in OCS, all the fun and joy in FDS and valuable lessons imparted to me by my superiors..while i'm glad that this chapter of my life is finally coming to an end, i'm pretty sure that many years down the road i will still remember the days that i led as a NSF..
BMT - first experience in the army..definitely helped to be in Scorpion Coy which is much more welfare than other companies i guess..haha..gotta know fellow red supporter Yiing Jye who was in my section..cool man..haha..and it was great to have Pompi and Ak around in the same company too..oh..how can i forget the day when we crawled out of bed at 2am and sneaked into the recreation room to watch the Champs league final between liverpool and ac milan..haha..
SISPEC - only stayed there for 6 wks but it was great knowing my section mates..playing soccer in the bunk using a self-made ball was real fun..too bad i didnt stay for the full length of BSLC or i'll surely have learnt more tricks from my buddy Russell and Jegan..haha..
OCS - ok..my mind's in a blank now..simply too many things that happened in OCS..slacking in bunk, getting takan, doing sai kang, field camps..this surely must be the most memorable 9 months of my life till date..really appreciate having the platoon mates that i have..ppl who go through thick and thin with u..really dunno where to start from but to anyone of u Bravo platoon 2 ppl out there who's reading this, u guys rock man!
FDS/TAB - yes..PCs have to stay in..when i was told abt this by my upperstudy, can't say i felt too good yeah? but nonetheless, it has been a fantastic experience in FDS. ok..staying in sucks but it really gave us lots of time to do all sorts of crazy stuff that i think i will never do again! haha..sometimes u just get so bored u suddenly start to say stupid things..haha..all the time spent talking cock over Malcolm, Club 2..getting chased out of our first bunk into another place, doing up our new bunk..all the activations that we've underwent..audit..9.15am meetings with CO..11 months have passed in a blink of an eye..really learnt a lot from my OC, S3, CO and the warrant officers..not forgetting my fellow PCs..Ben, Teo, Kenneth, Qiu, Jonathan, Li Shun, Alex, Lie Qi and platoon sergeants Ngiam, Ah Goh, Bosco, Sylvestian, Jerry..it's been really great spending my last 11 months with u people..be it doing work, going to the mess, fooling around..u guys have been great company man! dun ever lose contact with one another i warn u all..haha..and dun forget Bosco..i'm still the reigning champion in winning eleven..hahaha..
Anyway all that's left now is to go back on the 6th and collect my pink IC..woohoo! finally the day has arrived..what to do next? look for job? slack ard? really not too bothered right now..perhaps i'll just wait till chinese new year has passed before working..for now..it's time to sit back and savour the freedom that i have now..
Sunday, February 04, 2007
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