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I’m feeling so restless and lethargic right now. I actually forgot to upload the pictures from last week with njco at botan.zz. tmr.

And she’s back!

“Intimacy – difficult to live with and impossible to live without.”

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what is the first thought that pops into your mind when you see this

SGD1647E

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For me, it was money.

ok, that was random.

Andrea’s birthday celebration and 4e1 gathering yesterday. Organized the 4e1 gathering because Grace is back in town and i thought it would be a good chance for us to meet up with her. In the end many people had school and work stuff to settle and the turnout was pretty poor. The place was super crowded as well. Those in the orchard area will know what i mean.

Ok, pictures from Andrea’s celebration.

this is my favourite picture from the album. I didn’t even look through the viewfinder when i took this picture. was pleasantly surprised when i saw this picture.

saturated the colours a little.

I have no idea what weiming did. think he took something from cher.

birthday girl.

they took quite some time to get the candles lighted in this open and windy environment.

I don’t have a group photo because i was too lazy to bring the tripod.

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Class outing.

Alright, only abt 1/4 of the class turned up. It was still alright, since school started and every1 is busy. And anyway, Siew Yun is back from Shanghai!

ok, she looks more or less the same. except for the hair.

i think this is her favourite pose already. LOL.

the people who are flying off really soon.

thanks to standing about 2 hours under the sun for 2 days, i achieved a tan line on my nose bridge. Almost like what happened in YLTC.

this is the face Grace gives when i annoy her too much. you seldom see this face of her yo. HAHA.

my new york swordfish collar.

this reminds me of the photo where jidan did the same hand wave thing.

once again, no group photo. i was too lazy to look for a good back drop. there were so many people around. …

ok, i need to sleep already. good night.

UFP.

“The early bird catches the worm; He who hesitates loses all.”

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posting from camp right now. yea. the mess is miraculously open today without us having to draw the keys from some stupid ord0ing company shit. and i’m suppose to have nights out today but thanks to UFP (Unfit programme / Unit Fitness Programme), I have to stay in camp. OK my idiotic friend is touching me all around right now. like what an idiot. leaving things lying around. expecting his buddies to keep an eye on his stuff all the time. -.- ok nvm.

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Grace is back!

ok that was random.

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ok, i shall do another post when i get back home.

And I didn’t make it.

I failed my first M3G test last week. The tester penalized me for doing doing something the instructors taught me. and he was the only tester who penalized what I did. I really don’t have an affinity for such assessments. Alright, I might have committed a mistake when i drove onto the grass verge after doing a 4 wheel steer at St Martin’s lane but. Grr.

Next test is tomorrow. Lets hope i won’t make the same mistake twice. Or get the same tester again. Not knowing what the tester wants changes the whole game.

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Had my first civilian driving lesson today since SSDC. I forgot how sensitive the accelerator pedal is after driving military vehicles. The trucks usually accelerate really slowly and flooring the gas pedal won’t make much difference. Cars are so much different. My foot merely moved a fraction of an inch and the engine started revving like nobody’s business already. I guess this will take some time getting used to.

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Seems like it’s gonna be another long week with late nights and torturous trainings. Already looking forward to the end of the week. 4e1 outing! 1730, dhoby ghaut. Don’t forget!

tired.

I’m booked out on a thursday. the past 4 days were really tiring. i tihnk making you read about what i did the past 4 days will make you tired as well.so, i shall skip it.

-skips-

please come to sentosa and visit me tmr.lol.

A job.

I need a job.

on my way home,

thats when i ‘dream’ the most. ok, i added the inverted commas because i believe my dreams aren’t just dreams and that they are gonna materialise one day. In the near future.

And today, i was thinking about how my workspace will look if i became a photographer. I started to imagine what kind of furniture to use and where to place them. How I would put my dry boxes in 1 corner housing a Mark IV and a 7D as spare. Another dry box will hold my precious lens. The 70-200mm L IS USM, 50mm f/1.2 L, 85mm f/1.2 L II etc etc. I will have 2 32″ LCD screens calibrated to match the colours in my prints. A Mac desktop with all the digital manipulation software i need. Lightrooom, Bridge, Aperture, Photoshop, Aftereffects blah blah blah. A hard drive with at least 5 terabytes worth of memory. A comfortable chair. Wooden tables. A neutral coloured room with muted lights. State of the art printer and scanner. A seperate darkroom to develop prints. Room set to 25 degrees celcius. A seperate dust free room (i doubt this is even possible) to change the lens on my cameras. I can go on and on conjuring new items into this non-existent room. After doing a quick mental calculation, i realize the cost of this workspace goes up to about over 30,000 dollars. Easily. Oh well.

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Dinner with POT last night. it was a long time since we ate at poolside man. It was a long time since i visit bukit timah anyway. It was a good place to meet. with island creamery nearby where we headed for desert after.

some ice cream cones at the counter.

look! no scars!

those were the pple present plus me.

Poor jiahao. even when he was suicidal, the autofocus did not focus on him. =/

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Today. Lunched at Dragon gate Restaurant with some of the xclusive members. The food was alright. I realized we shldnt ordered so much at 1 time as the food gets cold easily and becomes less tasty.

these 2 people seriously need their sleep.

group photo.

ok,i’m too lazy to upload the rest of the photos. next week perhaps? hahaha.

off to watch Inglorious Bastards.

Lessons.

Got this in an email.

“Lesson 1:

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.

The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.

When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour.

Before she says a word, Bob says, ‘I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.’

After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.

When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, ‘Who was that?’

‘It was Bob the next door neighbour,’ she replies.

‘Great,’ the husband says, ‘did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?’

Moral of the story:

If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2:

A priest offered a Nun a lift.

She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg.

The priest nearly had an accident.

After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.

The nun said, ‘Father, remember Psalm 129?’

The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again.
The nun once again said, ‘Father, remember Psalm 129?’

The priest apologized ‘Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.’

Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way.

On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, ‘Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.’

Moral of the story:
If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Lesson 3:

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.

They rub it and a Genie comes out.
The Genie says, ‘I’ll give each of you just one wish.’
‘Me first! Me first!’ says the admin clerk. ‘I want to be in the Bahamas , driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.’
Puff! She’s gone.

‘Me next! Me next!’ says the sales rep. ‘I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.’

Puff! He’s gone.

‘OK, you’re up,’ the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, ‘I want those two back in the office after lunch.’

Moral of the story:
Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 4

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.

A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, ‘Can I also sit like you and do nothing?’
The eagle answered: ‘Sure, why not.’

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson 5

A turkey was chatting with a bull.

‘I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree’ sighed the turkey, ‘but I haven’t got the energy.’
‘Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?’ replied the bull. They’re packed with nutrients.’

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.

The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story:
Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there..

Lesson 6

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.

While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.

As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.

The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.

Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.

(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your
friend.

(3) And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep
your mouth shut! “

Destroyer.

I finally drove the M3G this week. The M3G is a vehicle which i operate during exercises or times of war. It’s 13.4 metres long and about 3.4 metres wide. The lane width on Singapore’s expressways average about 3.7m. that leaves 30cm of breathing space. The mirrors are not helpful and checking what’s behind the vehicle at all. You can only use it to check whether you are in lane and whether your wheels are going over curbs or into drains. It’s crazy how the army entrusts a 4.5 million dollar vehicle to a nineteen year old like myself. I already brought down  countless branches and earned many scratches from driving the vehicle for 3 days and 2 nights. I seriously hope I don’t get into any accident while driving the M3G. If the crash doesn’t kill me (and i doubt it would), the consequences will.

The M3g:

The M3G in comparison to a person:

Look carefully, the wheel is almost as tall as the man. in fact, the top of the wheel is next to my mouth when i stand next to it.

the back.

images are taken from facebook. some spec who passed out took them. i dun even know this person actually. HAHA.
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Grace, if you are reading this, happy belated TWENTY! I was in camp and couldn’t wish you on you birthday.

And Vera too. Happy belated twenty. ok, doubt she reads this.

Man. More and more friends born in 1990 turning twenty. It’ll be my turn soon. Depressing.

just another entry.

Just wanna do a last post before i book in.

but i don’t really know what i want to post about.

ok, actually i do. But it seems like it is really going to be a long post and i have to leave in 20 mins.

20 mins doesn’t seem enough given my typing speed and lack of ability to put thoughts into words. or proper sentences at least.

my thoughts are like fragments of. of. of. a bigger idea. idea.big. theory. how. what. why. is it? no. ok. nvm.

and hence i shall post what i originally wanted to post.

Instead, i’ll post something else! like, where do you think is the best place to have a dim sum buffet? (yes lm, this is for next week.) and where do you think is the best place to have a secondary school class outing? i’m kinda runnning out of ideas. ok, just joking. how can i ever run out of ideas. just that most of my ideas are not really feasible. like having 30 people at a beach and expect everyone to enjoy themselves. or going to east coast park when not all of us enjoy physical activities. or go to a jap restaurant when not all of us like jap food. etc etc. so please give some comments. i realise i only received about 7 or less coments since i used wordpress.

12 more minutes before i put on my shoes and start my journey to camp. soc tomorrow. SOC = standard obstacle course.

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i have very interesting bunkmates. did i mention this before? anyway, i wore my underwear inside out after showering 1 day and they kept laughing at me about it. threatened to damage my reputation by posting on my facebook wall about this as well. -.- like i care.

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albums with the names “21 birthday celebration with blah blah” is starting to appear on my facebook notifications page. this means i’m getting old. which is bad. i think i might have Gerascophobia. found the word on google.  is 21 years old old?

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5 more minutes.

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i might not have the chance to have nights off this week thanks to training. i’m finally learning how to drive the M3G this tuesday. it’s 13.4metres long. about 3.2 meters wide. i hope i got the specifications right. hmm. according to my CSM, there is no company in the m3g history which is accident free. Until now. my company is going to rewrite history. =D

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2 more minutes

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i took some time to edit 1 photo today. tried a technique featured in Amateur photography. it’s a magazine.

ok, shall post it some other time because i have

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1 minute.

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left. ok. gtg. bye.