Chi Chat with Chi Heng

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2010-01-22T14:40:00.000+08:00

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What can you do with US$20

2008-07-13T15:08:00.006+08:00

1. Buy an out of print Stan Getz Album not available in Singapore
2. Rent a Movie @ $2.99 USD (Batman Begins)
3. Buy Gangsta rap music that just hit the streets
4. Download exclusive clips for iTunes.
5. Buy Song Summoner, a Square Enix game for ipod
6. Still have change for 1 song.

Yes. iTunes music store will rock your world.

Ever more so, now that i've got my new toy: the Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 Pros
w00t!
No thats not within US$20, think sgd and x30... you get the idea :)

It never rains but POURS

2008-06-10T18:00:00.002+08:00

Its true.
When it pours, it pours hard.

Take for example the recent series of events:

1. The left ear piece of my $300 iem went bonkers, I had to send it back all the way to the States for RMA...
2. (Ok not so recent) My Phone's Camera lens cracked... how did i manage to pull this one off, I'm also not very certain...
3. My Laptop's battery is dead, meaning im working with a non-mobile laptop. Kinda like carrying a desktop around if you might say, cause you'll always need a power source.
4. I'm down with the flu! Yes it Sucks and Blows! best of all, although I'm covered under my company's health insurance, I had to pay "because i told the auntie too late, and she keyed in the medicine liao"... right...

Too seh to be bothered.

Looks like the "Robert" days are back. Hey at least the fortune teller's pretty accurate on this one.
Hope she's accurate on the 2 other things she said.

The State of the World

2008-04-26T11:48:00.006+08:00

Its kinda funny,
watching the Olympic torch relay. Its like the spreading FT problem throughout the world: We are being overtaken by China-Chinese.

and the irony of all this, especially in Singapore's context is that,
hey, im an FT too!
or at least im a 3rd Generation foreigner, my grandfather was from China. Many people fail to realize/remember that Singapore is a Malay state!
here's a "wow i didnt know that! Explains why our National Anthem is in Malay!" moment

And hasn't this always been the case for Singapore? That people from all over the world congregate here and compliment the weaknesses of each other, making the nation prosperous?
So why the outlash now?

I think its 2 reasons:
1. The sudden sheer quantity
2. The blatant naivety and lack of understanding of the culture/context these people are in, which kinda translates into "Disrespect" for the locals

And I think the people are afraid... Afraid to be taken over, afraid to be undercut, afraid that to be cool in 5 years time you'll have to have a Chinese slang, and afraid that in 20 years time, the Chinese language will overtake English and become the mainstream language (now thats a thought, *shudders)

While that covers one issue, we get another one that less worrisome but more irritating: how "directed" and controlled Singapore media is.

I think only in Uniquely Singapore, you get news titles like these:
"Raising wages to address rising costs not a right solution"
"Its an Honest Mistake, our minister should not resign"

I'm thinking it would actually be quite realistic for the upcoming F1 Event to use an ERP Gantry for a start line, piff

These reporters ought to be run-overed by our elites one day, and the news written as "Reporter dies from accident, is charged $200,000 for emotional distress to elite"

And in Today's News...

2008-03-03T22:09:00.005+08:00

[Newscaster]
Today, thousands welcomed the latest ruling by LTA, to be implemented in the heart of the island.
As of 1st of March, citizens can no longer hail for a cab off the streets in the CBD area, nor can they phone for a cab to pick them up from their offices.
[Interviewee 1]
Yea, i think its a good idea. like that there wont be traffic jam.
[Interviewee 2]
Its great, there're taxi stands all around, so theres no difficulty at all getting a cab within a 200 m radius.
[On scene reporter]
While there are minorities who think it is a bad idea, majority of the people are in fact welcoming this new ruling. This is idunknowwho Channel News Asia, Singapore.
[Que Smile]

-__-
Imagine the benefits/convenience it will bring to the pregnant ladies,
or hey even better on rainy days! enjoy squeezing with 20 other sweaty wet FTs trying to get a cab... wow! thats like totally long term thinking man.

What they said about singapore media is true, I mean its still acceptable for some bullcrap they pull, but THIS?! its like orchestrated to a point when its totally NOT the truth but what they want people to think.

C'Mon, i wasnt even listening to the news on the bus, (earphones on) and i was reading the subtitles and it went something like "You can no longer hail a cab off the streets, cheers". Its like my surname, a total oxymoron...

Then like that cab for what one, cannot hail off the streets. Its like taking a bus at the bus stop.

Digusting. Utterly disgusting.

I hope they can have a good night's sleep knowing that they have sold all their pride and dignity.
[Que Smile]

New Toy!

2008-02-23T14:49:00.002+08:00

Yay! got new iems!
still playing around with it atm, thinking of applying a couple of mods to it...

I Need a Date

2008-01-13T21:56:00.000+08:00

Got myself something special to commemorate my very 1st paycheck!
But the thing is, I really wanted to share this with someone...
So lets hope things will go smoothly.

P.S. I love the way Mastercard positioned themselves here, the experience is really "priceless".

3 Blasting weeks

2007-12-20T22:32:00.000+08:00

So my 3rd week into Qais, i've gotten quite abit of work, even more screw-ups, then some beer,some sex toys, a mp3 player from a lucky draw(!), some sea monkeys, a good long break and best of all MY 1ST PAYCHECK. Heck its not even Christmas yet.

Yes, yes Tomorrow's my bday, but I've got nothing big planned this year... well maybe dinner with the coy and stuff but yea nothing like last year's merlion session...
Well i guess i've already gotten the best present i could ask for - a job. Or even better the dream job.

I really like where im at, but it's too comfortable. Qais is a place where i would like to be at after years of rigid corporate style work, only then, i think i can truly appreciate where I'm at... Feels like i just jumped straight into the fun part, and its kinda hard to cope? Haha mixed feelings, really...

Next year will be a big year for Qais, and by big i mean a massive big kinda BIG, and i cant be messing it up now can i?
Guess I'll be hitting the library this break.

All's well ends well

2007-11-29T06:28:00.000+08:00

So the year 2007 came, struck me like a friking raging train, carried on dragging me several miles under its undercarriage, leaving me decapitated and senseless; it seems that it has finally been moving on, without my battered body (well maybe with a limb or 2)

So i picked myself up, brushed away the dust on whats left of my shoulder and exclaimed... IM STILL ALIVE U BITCH, TRY BETTER NEXT TIME

It has truly been a really nasty experience.
And I don't mean all the physical damage one had to endure as an Infantry man.
Thats really nothing(save a few, ok alot, of cursing and swearing), coz at the end of the day, well, theres an end of the day.

Rather it was the small defeats that added up. Then they multiplied... Then you minus away all the planning you thought you had settled, you were convinced that each scenario was complemented by a contingency plan, which kinda canceled each other out as you went by. And then you become divided, you start to think hey maybe i can do this instead or hey that looks promising.

And then you end up with the equation. YOU ARE STILL ONE CONFUSED FUCKER

Coz nothing works out! not the uni application, not the wisdom tooth extraction that you had to pay for, not the job applications that you made. Hell! Not even the game that you held so much anticipation for.

NOTHING WORKS OUT!
At the end of this day, you'll be convinced that you yes you are a bum. Not even an ORD could perk you up. You become numb, and you start to lose sight of who you are.

Then at the rock bottom of this pathetic person's "life chart", through all the liquid hot magma, a person digs in and pulls you out. Unafraid of the scorching heat, unafraid of losing limbs or being ridiculed.

So now you are back on your feet. Reborn-ed.
You are ready.

I have returned.

Hellgate's GG

2007-11-13T19:37:00.000+08:00

Welcome to the ultimate "Guessing Game"!!!

As part of our efforts to integrate the fun into your life, we have included this special package, Just for you!

You'll never know what will happen next!
Have an exciting time guessing if there will be a wipe, or not!
Or maybe, just maybe, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN AT ALL!
Plenty of fun times to be had.

Don't wait anymore, get your copy of Hellgate: London now!
"Flamewars" an expansion quest available only in our forums have already already begun, Don't Miss It!!

See you in Hell, and have yourself a nice guessing day!!!!

Hella: Longwait

2007-11-13T19:30:00.001+08:00

Sorely disappointed by a local setup's effort on the game Hellgate: London...

lets do a list!

they started off on the right foot in HGL, with a forum and kickass trailers and stuff

then....

BAMM

NO.1
Screwed up the pre orders
by not being able to confirm that pre orderees will receive their orders on the 1st day
I MEAN CMON ITS A PRE ORDER FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

NO.2
People log onto their server, they cant log out, they crash out.
we realised we are playing a build closer to the beta build then a full retail build coz of the lack of patch0

WOOPEEE
best of all we're all capped at level 22
YES!

NO.3
Great, so a maintenance is scheduled, not patch0, just a level cap raise
it came and went. "It was a success!!! but nothing was done, thank you!"
then another maintenance the next day,

finally something right, or maybe not
people with excess exp realised their chars leveled up with NO skill points
kudos to that

NO.4
THE FRIKIN SERVER CRASHES, ON A PUBLIC HOLIDAY EVENING
i cant even imagine the level of negligence, if youre not even capable of providing the very BASICS of your services.

NO.5
The historical server wipe. Or simply known as "The Wipe"
They have decided to wipe the servers to implement patch 0 as the last resort.
Fine by me... fvcked by the others.
and when it was time to implement.....

NO.6
THEY FRIKIN POSTPONE THE WIPE?!?!?!

all these time if youre observant enough, you'll have realised. Realised that their techies arent working on weekends. Not the critical 1st weekend when everyone is jumping on the ship, no....
Not the critical 2nd weekend when people are jumping OFF their sinking ship with the wipe
Even army boys have weekend duty on a rotational basis.
You should too.

I'm amazed truly, that Murphy's Law should apply itself so... harshly on each and every action you take.
Please anticipate screw ups, and work against them, do not accept complacency.

3 sticks!

2007-10-31T00:14:00.000+08:00

heh i got it i got it!

"legendary 3 sticked chop sticks"
+10hp +10luck.
More sticks, more luck! some say rarer then a 4 leaf clover. HAH.

hope its a sign for a turn of events thats been up...

ps: it is not rarer then the mutated 4 leaf clover that occurs in 1 out of 100,000.
tried and tested on the mountains of taiwan. nope they dont have it there.

Monkeys!

2007-09-21T00:11:00.000+08:00

the simple truth

Life is...

2007-09-18T02:04:00.001+08:00

Recuperating from the 2nd wisdom tooth extraction
Playing BF2142 hardcore (lol might go pro)
watching the unbeatables 1 over mobtv
looking through old photos
sorting out my stores at home (yes still, i've got that much rubbish)
hoping for something, anything to happen

Damm looking forward to wednesday, i'll not disclose it for the moment
but should it materialize, its going to change my life

also looking forward to friday!!!

for now thats life...

2012 December 21: Mayan Doomsday

2007-09-12T14:42:00.000+08:00

Yipee, Dec 21 is my birthday lor.

Bloody round 2

2007-09-11T20:12:00.000+08:00

Ok this sucks.
extraction of my 2nd wisdom tooth...
what a nice date to commemorate the fall of my twin wisdoms too.

going to be down for another couple of days...
going to be much more Battlefield, lobo etc

BUT once im done, there's going to be a feast.
will you join me?

hehehe
*ouch*

Thai FEST!

2007-09-07T02:29:00.000+08:00

Came across these ads...
THAIS are ad geniuses!
(56Kers beware)

pwnage...

熱帯夜

2007-09-03T23:59:00.000+08:00

Woah

You'll never expect Rip Slyme's PV for their new song to be this hot...

here's the Live Earth one
just as cool...

因为回忆总是美

2007-08-26T22:56:00.000+08:00

was talking to my men quite abit these days... (coz of 2ntm and all)

and there was one particular conversation that kinda stuck with me.

man: wah seh sgt ord liao ah
me: lol sian leh, where got people ord 2nd last 2 week still tio burn one
somemore next week (my last week) also might tio burn
man: haha then when clear leave
me: tonight lor, but tmr will stay for the celebrations, sgt LH and T coming back leh (that was fri, then i had to replace someone and stay till sun morning)
man: wah but sgt i'll always remember what you told us during bmt sia
me: ? lol what i say last time?
man: "just suck it up and do, because when you look back, memories will always be nice one"
me: haha true...

wonder where the old me went,
guess you get burnt out relatively quick in this line

Pain, excruciating pain

2007-08-16T16:25:00.000+08:00

so i had my 1st wisdom tooth extracted.

argh

been meaning to pull them out for some time but never had the chance to do so...
so yea after effects are quite bad...
will be around these few days... just not active

anyways a couple of interesting things i noted:
what you see of your teeth/ what is exposed is only 20% of the whole teeth
the full op was... rather painless for those who wants to go for it (its the aftermath that kills)
they have dissolve-able stitching!!!

need to go back and get my other one done though... argh.....................

ORD? Right....

2007-07-12T22:41:00.001+08:00

So yea back from the jungles of Brunei, thanks to those who wished me well, i came back unscathed. The same couldnt be said for my men...

But im glad for them, because from what i can see, they've pushed themselves much further and harder then anyone else in the battalion, myself included.
Casualty rate in my coy can be said to be the highest of the 3 coys... (at least in my eyes)

Well most of us thought that the worst is over. Right?

WRONG, i exclaim, way wrong.

The truth is, it has just began.
2 months before my Operational Ready Date
The Battalion has been task to defend our nation by standing by.
Right after our overseas training.

What impeccable timing, eh?

Well, you would begin to say "hey but youre ording soon right? so not so bad what?"
My answer to that would be....

A sigh. Thats all.

Because all our overseas leave will be denied,
Because i have fucking 19 days of off and leave i have yet to clear, of which a good half of it is last year's leave, and my higher ups have the cheek to tell me to sign off the leaves in the system 1st and repay me back in offs(in which most cases it'll be forgotten) so they wont get into fucking administrative trouble.
Because my weekends are STILL burning like its fucking seventh month gim zhua and even if they pay me back the offs in weekdays, some of the time lost can never be replaced

Because our higher up is still grabbing us by the balls, humiliating us in front of the men recruit style without much logic or much justification save to have a display of power in front of the new specialists (god bless)
Because there are some fuckers, who abuses the system and gets away all the time and the so called "fit" people are left with a big pile of shit
Because i still have a fucking 50 km route march
Because i am a NSPS and thus would have to serve an additional 5 years in reservist
Because i was the 1st and foremost battalion best and i'd have to be a role model for my men and commanders, so that fact negates all of the above. more below

Because I have been rendered a lost soul, after being turned down by a local university because of the nature of my STAY IN VOCATION, i simply do not have the time to sit down and take my time to do up a decent portfolio not to mention the baby boom year (yes why would they choose a mediocre student over an elite from a pool of i-dont-know-how-many-but-a-fucking-lot-of-people? i wouldnt) and an overseas education is out of the question (well most prob) because my family is not that well to do.
Because all my friends are flying off to study.

And lastly because i have lost so much, so much. Even after giving my all and by "my all" it takes literal sense in almost all aspects.
Because of this national service path that has been dictated for me, which they say is a path i chose.

Perhaps it is a path i chose
So take it all, its yours.

PS: didnt mean for such an angsty post, but felt good after describing all the injustices and system loopholes
Might get into trouble, might not. who cares anymore

Minutes to Brunei

2007-06-08T17:37:00.000+08:00

So we've come thus far.

There are many things hanging in the air right now, like how its gonna be like over there, will i come out unscathed just like before...

hmm but what tops the list, right now, in my head is something more mundane.
something that has dragged on for ages. Gone before but back now... of all times to bug me.

I dont think i'll ever muster the courage to materialize the words in my head though.
because the balance is so fragile, one wrong move would mean oblivion, or maybe relief. while no move would mean, well whats been happening for the past 2-3 years, silence and perpetual guessing and head cracking.

so until i find the courage to say it out, i guess it'll suffice to be like before.

I've never said it before but, Thank you for giving me strength in all the times of hardship.

Catch you when im back, seeya.

Hmm...

2007-05-28T20:53:00.000+08:00

Down, Down

2007-05-18T23:08:00.000+08:00

Apparently "rock bottom" wasnt rock bottom.

Besides screwing up my application to NTU, there's still so many areas you can go down.

Had to walk 32km again, not that im complaining. Well maybe i am complaining, for real this time, not the joking kind. Well went through with that and all already, so whats there to say anyway.

Screwed up abit of my COS duty, well just abit. But still that wasnt something that would usually happen. Apologies to the BOS. Jobs given to me these days just hang in the air, getting things done seems... difficult. Procrastination on the other hand seems so comfortable. Getting green eyed, complaining, comparing, things that i'd not usually do seems to have a high frequency.

Fell in skating today. Again something that would not happen, well at least not in this magnitude.
Basically my right knee is a red mess.

Guess its goodbye halcyon days. Never thought i would be saying this but, I have no mood for anything now. Just wanna retreat, think about things, sorts things out.
Hopefully something bad enough is around the corner to slap me back into myself, cause at this rate, i dont think i'd have the strength to even bother anymore and i guess ill just rot away.

Im gonna need alot of time to get back on my feet, both literally and metaphorically.

Long Vacation

2007-05-13T00:46:00.000+08:00

Yes shit happens.
NTU has just rejected my application.

Any alternatives? No.
Any hopes left? Nil.
Any anger, disappointment, depression? Maybe.

I'm done and through thinking negatively, so i guess friends can relax.
I mean what can a person do, at the very lowest point of his life when his only hope of a slightly better future is shattered?

Complain? Blame? Take it out on himself? Go on a self destructive pattern that only makes things worst?

Well i guess not me.

I got through that thinking stage back when i was rejected from OCS. (Refer to older posts)
I've got no time to be doing all the above... guess its part and parcel of growing up.

You get numb.

Shit gets thrown in your face, you take it.
Salt gets rubbed into your wound, good, the pain wakes you up.

I guess im the world's biggest push over at this point.
but fuck that, im just like that.

But several things did happen that helped in cushioning the sudden drop in morale.

Kudos to Tommy, for being a good friend, sharing his life story and making me appreciate mine.
Thanks to Lam Heng, ever cheerful,
Victor, Desmond et al

But something unexpected did happen.

I dreamt, of her, instead of who i'd thought i'd dream about.
though that world very much like reality was falling apart around me, she was there.
Well not doing anything at all, just hanging around, just... there.
and her being there, well it brought... comfort, if thats the word
and everything was fine, just like before

The her then,
the her before all the confusion.

Having her around, that rocked.

In the mean time, im back in the fucked up reality.
I guess i'll be taking one hell of a long vacation.
See you when im done

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes

2007-04-22T00:40:00.000+08:00

Or in simple english, "Who watches the Watchmen?"

Just finished the "Watchmen" comic by Alan Moore, and i have to say, its pretty darn good.
Looks like the world really havent changed much since 1986, it's context overlaps today's with impeccable irony...

Do a search after you finish and you'll find a trove of references made to the real world and stuff. Amazing...

Now hear this, there is a "Doomsday Clock" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock)
and is currently set to 5 Minutes to Midnight (Pushed forward just this year because of the nuclear state of the world)

The same time as the comic.

Might just be another coincidence, but one of my all time favourite band is naming their album with reference to the above. Might wanna smack yourself if you havent already guess the obvious.

well in anycase, it's movie is in the works. A single frame still shot of the key character is actually in the trailer of 300 (at 1:52), which once again states the obvious.
Zack Synder will be on this case.
Damm are we in an exciting time.

been awhile

2007-03-14T17:50:00.000+08:00

wooah been way too long since i typed something, so here goes.

work has caught up by alot, i have not had a decent off for.... lets see 1 or 2 mths? (save the lunar new year, even then i was rushing my portfolio)
back to back events sux ass

then again i've applied for NTU's SADM and it looks like i'd most probably go there.
what happened to UNSW?
i figured at the rates of their tuition fee, i'd start working with a debt of $100k... so yea that option though nice, is not feasible at all.

got myself some time this break to finally do something about my com. now it's a monster.
hehehehehe

would wanna plan something with the pros again... get together have a decent meal and stuff, catch up and all, hehe. see if you're invited

I am Done

2007-01-19T13:34:00.000+08:00

I dont know how i did it, but i did.

Its not a great score but its was my best effort.

34/40. Marksman. CSB.

I am glad to say I am done...
Now all i gotta do is to clear my 2nd year ippt.

So it begins

2007-01-14T21:52:00.000+08:00

Finally split up and got organized.

A sad parting with my men in platoon 1...
but alas there are things... you cant change

now i know my men, and its high time to rock and roll.

on the flipside, i've been procrastinating too much with things...

I think its time for the action pack move of the year to begin.
Commencing project.... "Romance"

Gone by...

2007-01-01T19:28:00.000+08:00

2006 just gone like that.
All the training, suffering and not to forget, all the fun.
Well to sum it up, 2006 was a "MIA" year for me. Always caught up with things in the service, so many things i've missed...

2007 will be interesting. Or at least I've planned it so... hehehe
A major movement will occur in January, Feb, March then some hiatus till around July?
A decisive blow will be dealt in August.
Finishing up would be a day I've been waiting for...
7th September

Till then
Wake me up when September ends.

What a way to go...

2006-12-24T13:56:00.000+08:00

Lol Friday was crazy...

Drank wayyyyy to much to fast
Thanks to the stingray crew...
was gone by one plus sia, was sent piss drunk home by my bro ah

wad a perfect waste of money. :(

All of that, followed up by a full 24hr guard duty. -_-
I can call myself a "man" now

Round 2

2006-12-22T01:25:00.000+08:00

Dinner with the bunch at sushi tei was great!
Thanks for all the presents!

But seriously, i felt that the company was much more important ah...
havent see most of them for god knows how long
so round 1 of the celebrations is over

but hey, dont despair if you missed out.

Round 2 is just round the corner and its going to rock.

This Friday (today), its going down at Zouk, phuture.
Fall in.

Zouked out

2006-12-10T21:19:00.000+08:00

Wow
what an experience...

the initial part was kinda boring
but when the hip hop and rnb kicked in...
WOAH

and i mean WOAH
damm power

had alot of fun sia

simultaneously
it seems that the tides are changing
quite a few things happened
i know it too well to let it slip by
heh gonna grab it by the balls

Resolve

2006-11-19T00:40:00.000+08:00

Been thinking alot
as usual...

There are always secrets to a person and i cant help but feel like an episode of infernal affairs.
theres the things i know, and the things i want people to know.

mind games you might call them, keep it bottled up long enough... you'll get affected
certain things you can say, others must remain in your head
some people you need to affect, some... merely extras in the show

then of course you take a breather now and then
you take a step back and analyze

am i good? or am i bad?
is this good really good? or is it derived from bad?

or am i just bad? and the term "good" merely a sympathetic facade
which at the same time drives you nuts for you just to keep up to

from wanting to be good, i believed my heart has become so different so contradictive so unrealistically disciplined, drilled to the point of extremes
because if not, the entire "me" will collapse and cease

times of change people. it is upon me.
ironic that it is so similar to one of my favorite movies
or issit just a kind of console treatment that i apply myself to? sympathy?
would it be any different if i had not watched the show, because right now...

i feel that i am stuck in eternal hell, with all life's irony ripping me apart from spine down

because i have become so fake.
and i hate that. so fucking much man you cant even begin to comprehend

fuck all that "best of" bullshit. Im just a morale boosting tool, in case you havent realize

a tool, hah
it is a slap in my face everytime i get the award. but hey at the same time it is a kick to their nuts, because a person like me can grab it time after time.

ladies and gents
i deviate

the fakeness extend to a much wider spectrum.

Now my resolve is formed.
Things are going to change.

Closure

2006-11-12T19:41:00.000+08:00

FINALLY
god dammed...

was speaking to somebody about somethings...
and as we spoke i realized certain things...
after 3 years in confusion...
feels good

btw im the official target board of ASTW/ PS course
fuck sia all the arrows fly to me liao
lets see if i can take all that shit...

Wah lao again...

2006-10-29T10:34:00.000+08:00

This time, imagine its your 1st time taking a long route march.

on the 5km point, a recruit wants to fall out citing back pain as a excuse.
without medics on the move i had to bring him to the 6km point.

we reached... painfully slow. There was another recruit throwing up at the hut.

"oei, go and see knn. people walk until throw up u still ok, like that you want to fall out."

Just after finish telling him that, i turned around....
KNN, its another one of my recruit that was throwing up. -_____-
fucked up.

i ended up carrying recruit 1's fieldpack all the way back to start point. (we walked 4km by 4km, 2km up 2km down.)

best of all i holland. congratulations...
knn ended up walking around 5+ km for that round

at that point i was honestly abit shag so i told recruit 2
"look, theres a possibility that they dont let you complete the 12km because of timing issues (smoking recruit 101)"
"if you want to do this, we're gonna go fuck fast to catch up, you think you can do it?"
"i try sergeant"

everything on.... a fast march + run in FBO ensues
until i finally caught up with a halted alpha company, taking a company shot

shiok ah the feeling

things you thought not possible at 1st, big words you say,
all backed up by solid willpower and fighting spirit
equals to miracles

the next day, while doing a FFI for my upcoming course, my oc called me up to go to S2 branch
i was greeted of course by S2's head, S4, S3 and CO

"Shit what the heck did i do wrong"

"3SG Puan... you are awarded battalion best soldier of the month, congrats!"

3 am

2006-10-17T00:04:00.000+08:00

Imagine this.

There's an uber important briefing early in the next morning. You sleep late, because you know your cards, you will not be late the next morning.

3am
The phone you placed under your pillow rings and jolts you awake.

"Sergeant.." a faint female voice (?!)
"Sergeant Chi Heng, this is __'s mom, so sorry to disturb you at this hour, but __'s fiance is giving birth soon. I cant get to __... could you please try to get him to call us?"
"?!"

I take a look at the time.
3:28am, the time read cruelly.

"God..." I groaned, taking a moment to register what just happened.

FUCK! i jolted up.
This is a life we're talking about here, if i were him i would have killed to get to my girl and kid.
I picked up the phone and slammed the company's number in, got the duty personnel to wake up and get the proper arrangement.
Set the phone down for awhile.

Fuck it aint gonna cut it, i wacked my friend's number in and got him up to make sure things are moving.

I took a good 1/2 hour to get back to sleep.

I got up, went to the briefing. Ran some errands. Went back to camp.

Then i heard the good news.
"It's a baby girl!"
When my recruit eventually got back, and i shook his hand and congratulated him... It was the ultimate feeling man, aint nothing that even came close.

"Thank you sergeant, for this morning"

The World is Beautiful

2006-10-01T10:55:00.000+08:00

hah reiterating on a point i made about travelling

Theres so much to do, so many people to meet, endless things to buy/eat...
Was hoping to get leave to go to thailand with kong and the rest but it looks rather bleak because of work commitments.

A Taipei trip at the end of the year however, seems plausible
*can i get a hands up whos interested*

but back to the main point
the gals there really are so fine, it makes the world feel beautiful
ahhh

Confined

2006-09-24T18:23:00.000+08:00

So after 3 visits to the hospital, 2 weeks stay in and multiple duties
I can finally get a decent weekend off...

really opened my eyes wide to the world man...
ive got pimps, men(18) with 2 kids, drug abusers, gang members, pending court charges etc etc...
really feel like helping them the best i can...

Guess ill just have to do my utmost and let the rest settle in

Mixed

2006-09-01T21:16:00.000+08:00

Now im utterly confused.

I have just been appointed a PS role for platoon 1.
I still cant figure if i should feel happy or sad...
Because im the only nsf in my coy to have such an appointment

Once again im at the forefront of the war against saikangism.

And for once i feel that i truly can not deliver.
I am neither ps trained nor do i have the experience to handle such a huge task... let alone handle
"my sect coms"
who are friends holding the same rank
Things are looking grim.

Take a walk

2006-08-25T21:39:00.000+08:00

So i was taking a walk,
listening to my shures, on my way to sheares to grab some batts for my surefire...

okay..... thats lame

in anycase i poped over to ikea
and finally found out exactly how homemaking can be so damm fun
i was contemplating between the $15 senero's and the $4 granats (funky names that make you sound like a pro at this)

one kinda feels like suede-ish which i really like, and the other's like a normal pillow
i settled for the granats, which is basically your normal day to day pillows (figured the senero's texture is gonna be too hot for me)

nice

little touches to make camp a little more interesting

next up on my list has got to be a quilt

What the...

2006-08-24T14:08:00.000+08:00

Sunday
Tuesday
Saturday
Monday

hmmm what do those days have in common...?
GUARD DUTY

hardcore to the max man...
dammit i'll miss jac's dinner and a bmt mate's bday chalet just coz my sat is burnt
dammmitttttttttttttttttttttt
haiz
bangalas got better life

hmph

2006-08-10T22:59:00.000+08:00

The ncc peeps were over at plc today for a national camp thing...
figured course of fellow specs in the ncc hq and the gals (GALS IN A CAMP?!) that were around
then again wayyyyyy to young

but back to the topic

so i was at the canteen above my cookhouse which just so happen to overlook the parade square where they were gathered.

as i was getting my drink the lady over the counter asked "Hey, you from across the road?" (The ncc side)
I GOT MISTAKEN FOR A FRIKIN NCC CADET OMFGOFMGFOMGOFMGOFMGFOMG
so i told her "haha, this rank is real one, see no ncc" paid her and left

Wow what a week

2006-08-06T18:30:00.000+08:00

Going back to PLC was quite an experience indeed...
so many farmiliar faces (buddies from 38th ASLC were there on course)
there was even a sending off happy hour for my ex-PC 2wo Lim Fong Chong haha
alpha coy will become damm different without him man... that night all the specs that were posted out came back for a last gathering and seeing them there was..... good.

almost the entire batch of 38th's specs are going off

then off course there was the shiokness of walking around with rank hahaha

Reminescence aside i caught on with something i stopped doing ever since i went to poly - Watching TV

Love @ 0 degree celcius was definitely one of the finer dramas made on channel 8. "Finer" by the o-so-fine cast as well as the cheesy lines that somehow made me not book out for a full week, now thats a feat.

MG course was shiok too. damm slack course im taking with reservist men haha

hmm looking back i think im much happier now then ever in the army... but its gonna be a whole different story when i go back to my unit.

So lets enjoy the moment

Up up and away

2006-07-17T18:51:00.000+08:00

finally sent my shures to hk for servicing.

Its been too long since i posted anything and frankly speaking i tend to run out of things to say just before a post and just scrap the whole thing altogether...

heh things are...
as usual i guess, nothing out of the ordinaire
nothing special, no chicks to cross my path
no up to date topics to bitch about,
no respect in the camp
nothing.

so yea there u go
hopefully soon there'll be something to bitch about in another episode of "Chi Chat with Chi Heng"

Stingray~

2006-06-15T18:11:00.000+08:00

LIMA

yea thats where im at...
Singapore's 5th infantry Regiment

thing is
theres nobody there yet (my men coming in september)
so between now and then would be the all the courses, sai kang etc etc

just got pulled to go for the saf day parade... xiong ah but not complaining man
gotta relax while i can

coz when my men come hehehehehe

Never thought things will turn out this way

2006-06-03T21:25:00.000+08:00

Condolences.
To Sim Yao Hong (1985-2006)
A secondary school friend who went ahead of us.
He was one of the 1st few friends i met in secondary school man... was damm shocked to hear his passing
he took his own life.
dammit

things back at home's not that good too
da ge's down with an old problem that's reduced him to a shadow of his former self
had been that way since my departure to taiwan...
just had lunch with him this afternoon, and he's recovering
really hope he'll get it back together soon
damm grateful to da sao who has been by his side all the way and dad and mom

and me?
everything's smooth, well at least for now i guess
people all around me are breaking down and i keep thinking when it'll be my turn

Back

2006-05-21T12:58:00.000+08:00

Wooooooooot

finally touched down this morning... woah
so many things happened @ taiwan
training was damm tough but enjoyable

Sometime somethings may seem to elude you but suddenly comes back with a hell of a bang

Just when i thought that not being appointed any major roles in Tw could only mean that they have seeved through and picked out the bayonets...
I was told i won a Silver bayonet

SHIOK AH

I'm Off

2006-04-29T18:47:00.000+08:00

So...
its around 8 hours to h hour
theres still quite some stuff to be acquired but hey that can wait...

wanna just chill for the moment ya...
its gonna be a while before i come back

so yea taiwan
HERE I COME!!!! WOO HOOO

Taiwan beckons

2006-04-23T17:28:00.000+08:00

woot going to tw next week
gonna spend close to a month there...

argh still got the 32km in the way
gogogogo

Hmm

2006-04-15T20:24:00.000+08:00

Time for a post.

Just finished my exercise Grandslam II, rode a chinook and it was really quite an experience.
2 Weeks countdown to ROC/Taiwan training sia, cant believe that im really gonna become a 3rd sgt soon

Time as usual is flying by at the speed of light... so many things left to be done

Gonna arrange for a pro event soon, gather all the pros before i leave for taiwan
watch out for it aight, see if you're invited ;)

Hell yea

2006-03-26T03:41:00.000+08:00

Just passed my SOC (Standard Obstacle Course)
9"36's the time

not bad not bad... Considering the fact that I shaved close to 1 whole minute from my best timing...

Gotten Gold for IPPT too
so its $200 into my bank + gold badge
suddenly i have the urge to chiong again

it might not mean much to most people but clearing the soc is something very important to me
it means that ive managed to break another one of my limit barriers
soo.... with both physical assesements out of the way
im glad to say that i should safely pass out as a 3rd sgt

Fight On

2006-03-07T00:04:00.000+08:00

I've been cracking my head over several issues.
The most pertinent of all would be the source of my motivation.

The kengsters have gotten what they want, while ive been given one of the worst alternatives.
On what basis should i fight on?
For what purpose?

The conclusion: Fight on i shall

On the pride on my 2 times platoon best
On the pride of my rank, slapped on by a Colonel
For the people who told me not to give up
For the Silver bayonet

Are you ready for the Second Impact Sispec?
Godbless

Reminisce Time

2006-03-06T16:33:00.000+08:00

Woah, managed to blow my bank account on a new rig
power packed rig for once...

well in anycase while backing up my stuff i stumbled on quite alot of old stuff

was reading em old chat logs
time flies man....
all the oitp chat logs were the most interesting, with chen and pang
all the bitching all the pictures, the places we've visited... its almost like a dream

damm why cant the now be like the past... im kinda like losing all my friends one by one

F to A

2006-02-27T12:32:00.000+08:00

yes... I've poped...
yes... Once again I'm platoon best...
yes... I'm still a spec... at sispec...

quite tired of the whole affair already
there really isnt much for me to work hard for, the whole feeling is just like "ahh whatever lar"

Maybe its foxtrot, but then again i kinda enjoyed my stay there
maybe im just jaded

meritocracy my ass

Contacted!

2006-02-12T18:49:00.000+08:00

wah lan

kena contacted by a frikin huge wild boar while defending my post...
came about 20 cm from my face sia

lol heng managed to get my sarg's attention and threw a thunderflash at it

bugger came at friking 2.30 am to disturb too but heng it just circled abit siam liao

in anycase... hand rockets and flares are fun!

2 more weeks to pop!

Come Again

2006-02-05T09:38:00.000+08:00

Wow

managed to stumble upon a single i was looking for.... for 5 years
finally found it at Ears Marina Square

"Come Again" by M-Flo

the amazing thing is that it is a 1st hand disc and only costed me $3.90
jap audiophiles should understand the level of rarity of old M-Flo products hitting our shores...
basically, they dont.

shiok ah eh!

Operation Chinese New Year

2006-01-29T23:29:00.000+08:00

Yea so some stuff happened to SISPEC over the pass few days
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/190514/1/.html

but hey its all cool now
managed to have a great reunion dinner over at Pioneer Springs (Safra Mount Faber) with my bro's in laws... great food and company

visited grandma and the relatives too... its been quite awhile hahah
cousin billy and eileen are still as cute as before lol

at the moment (civillian), life is just how i want it to be
but i cant help but feel sometimes my life is too saturated with the ARMY
gotta keep telling myself its just 2 years...

Left 2 Right 2

2006-01-22T14:27:00.000+08:00

wah lao...
im 1/2 way thru bslc liao woot

quite some things are still at the back of my mind
but at the moment its about how the rest of the mcmers are...

met up with lynn (chong) last night with tim they all and had quite a good time reminescing
lets meet up during chinese new year!!

The 2nd Swing

2005-12-18T04:04:00.000+08:00

just for those who are wondering
Ive been posted to Sispec (School of Infantry Specialists)
and yes ill be aiming hard for the cross over...

But alas it doesnt matter if i cant make it too...
im too tired to be bothered chionging heads on against a rather fooked up system

Feels like enlistment day all over again.
Are you ready sispec?

Entries in the Platoon IC logbook

2005-12-04T12:15:00.000+08:00

Platoon IC Nov 19-23 2005
Platoon Best 30 Nov-6 Dec 2005

I still remember the day I enlisted. My hands trembled as I tried to swear into National Service. Confused, I was constantly telling myself it’s just another phrase of life, nothing to be afraid of. If the rest of the Singaporeans went through it without a hitch, if my brothers went through it without a hitch, everything would be fine.

Everything turned out to be fine.

I still remember from the 1^st confinement, we booked out. Our spirits soared as we return to see our loved ones, our friends. The 1^st sms, the 1^st phonecall home, they all helped to ease our minds, fueling it so we can work harder, and harder. Know we chiong for our family, our friends, the steps leading home, that irritating boy you shared the bus with, the uncle that sells you your 1^st coke when you book out, the tv in your room, your PS2, your computer, the torrent files you’ve been downloading for the longest time, the mp3s, the games. “Protecting the Nation” are big words, sometimes these words may seem way too idealistic, too unrealistic, but know that it is not all talk. It’s the small and minute details of the life here that I am willing to fight and give up my life for, not all the big talk of protecting and defending our nation.

For Singapore, I will gladly fight till I die, because it is my home. Where ever I travel to, I know there is a safe haven here, where my family and friends are.

Don’t say we’ll never go to war; get to know Murphy and his law.
“Everything that can go wrong WILL go wrong”.

I seriously hate this saying but I live by it because I kena shit and flak way too many time for me not to abide by it.

I still remember the commencement of our training. Our 1^st CPT 1, fortunately ended with a CAT 1 (how lucky is that), our 1^st 10 push up that I struggled with. I was honestly taken aback, “what the fuck, that’s just the warm-up? Die liao lar…” Then there was the 1^st ST, the 1^st AGR, 30-60, BCCT, 60-120, ST with SBO, SOC training (if you are in PTP all the more), my 1^st gun shot, my 1^st grenade throw, the 1^st out field. BMT will be the best of times out of the 2 years of what many consider the worst of times.

I enjoy every single activity (no im not really that siao on, just slightly more matured) because I treat NS as a long vacation from my hectic life in the media industry. Learn and grow all you can, its free one.

I still remember all the times I smiled because I excelled, all the times I frowned because I was disappointed. My 1^st shot missed, my actual grenade that hit the target, the return to camp after the grueling 7 day field camp, the night they announced my GOLD result of IPPT, the night they announced that I was platoon 4’s best recruit, the time PS Tan Jia Wen pulled me aside with PC Sir, 2lt Kelvin Liao to tell me that I cannot go OCS because of my weight (WTF), and that I might not be the platoon best because I cannot go to OCS.

For the longest time, I have not cried, I almost forgot how to. But on that day real tears came out, trust me it’s not so different crying with contact lenses, it still hurts like fuck in the heart. That night I cried before going to sleep under my blanket, fucking confused, sir’s words still ringing in my ears.
“Chi Heng, listen to me, you did well liao, do not give up no matter where you go, continue to do your best” It was at that time I cracked and started crying.

I cried not because I cannot be platoon best, but because ultimately I still lost to my body. I only told 2 people about how I am able to excel, Sir and Bronson Chong while we shared a cab home. I chiong hard because as a kid, I was damm sickly and weak. But as I grew up I realized that “hey im not that weak after all” and that was when I started to chiong and see how far I can go, pushing the limits to see just how good I can get. Life is short as it is, don’t make it boring.

Find your own motivation; find your own goal in life.

Adieu,
Blood Sweat and Tears
Puan Chi Heng

Woah...

2005-11-26T07:07:00.000+08:00

Today I come back victorious.

Results:
Chin up: 17 reps (Platoon high score)
Sit up: 54 reps (Platoon high score)
2.4 km: 9 min 35 sec (Platoon high score)
Shuttle run: 9.9 sec
Standing Broad Jump: 239 cm

Total:
24 Points GOLD
Platoon Best PT

The whole process was rather dramatic. My bunk mate Boon Ping was the horse of the platoon ever since we enlisted, he ran a 10.44 when we enlisted so all the way he was leading the 2.4 with NO competition at all… I tried to pace him several times but never did succeed.
And the reason I went in early was because of my 2.4… I ran a 13 flat on the 1^st diagnostic.
On the day of the last IPPT my commanders constantly told me to get the gold because from the last test I was only 19 secs away so I was quite hot liao, plus I was the platoon IC for the few days, the stress really was on me. When the run came I ran like no tomorrow, literally.
Then came the pass… I, for the 1^st time overtook the platoon fastest and it was his words that pushed me further “go go go Chi Heng, you can do it”.
Never expected that and it really touched me, then it was my PC that ran 1 minutes earlier with the detail ahead, he told me to push harder and finally it was one of my sergeants, SG Chin he was telling the detail before me it was 9:45 (gold cut off) for his detail that is when I knew I did it… last burst of fire to the end line.

The feel of getting a gold is ultimate… And that night I couldn’t sleep much, really was too high liao, still pretty high now I guess…
Goal number 1 attained: IPPT Gold

Enduring and Hell Yeah Excelling

"Blood of a Soldier"

2005-10-23T00:23:00.000+08:00

I guess I have learnt much in these few weeks
Both mentally and physically, while mostly positive there must of course be some negative.

As of now ive cleared quite abit of the major stuff in bmt and achieved a Silver for IPPT
A happy camper i am

However there are times when you realise your limit
I almost got KO'ed from a 6 K (note: ONLY) route march, guess i really didnt save much energy for the trip back. but i endured and got through that, subsequently i felt like i pushed through a "Limit barrier", kinda like a physical barrier thats like a brick wall. Sure feels good later but at the point of time, it really sucks big time.

One of my buddy keeps telling me that i have the "Blood of a Soldier", lol. Because of my sibling's lineage... But thats something that have been bugging me.

The world is never fair, i put in say 85% effort and get great results but people put in 150% and get like 1/3 my results. Pros that deserve OCS get shit postings and noobs that chao keng pass their bmt get into OCS... Disgusting.

but for now im gonna be chionging alittle harder because of my smaller frame disadvantage... i am starting to feel the strain now... that bothers me... but till the day i become left behind i shall be the one pushing the people from the back as 1 of the 3 "silvers"

Enduring and Excelling

Finally back from the hiatus

2005-10-09T11:00:00.000+08:00

haha after 1 month of no posting i figured i had to update you guys

alot of things happened and i guess in short: Im loving it in the army
for now lar
ptp phrase (the physical training part) is over for me and now its full gear to bmt
its a great feeling to know yourself improving and the training actually works

enduring and exceling

A Shout Out

2005-09-07T03:47:00.000+08:00

Aight, so this is how its gonna be.
A final Shout Out to all the homies.

LOL
right lets roll...

The Players of Tekken:

Clanmates Legion, though ive never been really initiated into the clan, it was fun playing alongside Omega, Kazuhiko, et al

The Residents of Bugis TKA Arcade, The Enemies, People of =Disc=, People of , People of Chaos

It’s been fun. Though there seems to be some discontent with our play style...
Look, nothing's fair anyways and even if we play till our utmost jianess, you guys still can pwn our asses
And its not impossible to beat my friend aaron, i beat him all the time cause im accustomed to him. And trust me he's still far from Amitaba.
Just play on I say. Respect to Brutal whose been playing with us, keep WOO!~ing
haha you got us hooked too.
(when u go to tka at bugis and hear an individual WOOOO~!ing or saying "Nice" after he hands your sorry ass back to you... yes its him)

The Crew of LOL:

The "cool bunch" Alan, Jevin, Melvin, Xinyi, Vivien, Wilson, James, Peter, Alina, Michelle, Sabrina, Chee Meng, Cam alvin, Lee San
The lighting grips Ba Zhang, ki hong, alfred, eljin, Joe
Cam grip malik, shyam
Stylists Yeer and Candy.
Wardrobe Alvin and lisa

Its been a real blast working with you people, and its a great honor too. I’ve learnt a hell lot from you guys...
special thanks to joshua, alan, jevin, eljin, leroy, wilson, the PAs and San San who gave me advice when starting out and looked over me.
Thanks to those who recognized me and offered me new jobs...
Much appreciated and always looking forward to work with you guys in the future.

The Mass Commers:
It is a mixed emotion now...
Sad because we've drifted so far apart, everyone is walking their own paths now...
Most of the girls are studying, guys... army lor, others working...

Happy too, because everyone is happy (i hope?) following their paths, meeting new friends, working hard in their own fields...

Well the name list is WAY too long to put out... so... you guys know who you are, the people i brushed past, the people i call friends.

The Ngee Ann Chapter has finished, and new content is being written constantly... But don’t let it become just a record in the books.

When i was confused, i reminded myself of all the pain, the nights burned together, fighting shoulder to shoulder to finish all the projects...
That thought somehow just gives me strength to continue on... some people call that pride?

And btw I've never thought of myself as a pro, im just a normal guy (with a lot of luck I guess). It’s the people I’ve worked with that are the real pros…

That’s it I guess… time to bid adieu.
heh
I’ve waited way too long for this…
So just BRING IT.

See you in 2 years time.

The OS

2005-08-18T23:27:00.000+08:00

OmG had a best friend.

His name - Windows.
Windows was a easy peron, things run relatively smoothly, nothing complex. He seems to be quite the popular person around...

They knew each other since 1995... heh they pratically grew up together. They played all sorts of games together from old school games like Daggerfall, doom, wolfenstein, RA (Red Alert dammit) to today's WC3, Far Cry... damm the list is neverending.

But when it comes to work, its all serious in the office. Every now and then they visit the photo shop to do some image stuff too...

But yea like all people, Windows will fall sick. Every now and then he gets viruses from his "network" (kinda like his "hood"). Now, nobody likes Windows when he's sick. He turns all blue start spouting nonsense like "Dumping memory", "hardware/software conflict detected".

heh, like the hell we know what youre talking about dude. Maybe he's like love-sick or something, trying to dump all the memory...
But hey when he's fine, things are great.

OSX lives just next door to OmG.
The Macs (yea thats OSX's surname... pretty wierd eh? well so is OSX's name...) seems be earning BIG bucks. Damm they have everything; 30" cinematic displays, em 60 gig ipod photos... gosh it makes people sooooooo envious.

So yea, i noticed they have like a fetish for apples? its EVERYWHERE in their house man, and they are custom made with so much style! Its almost like "I wanna be like the Macs when i grow up" kinda thing with all the kids now? but hey if everyone tries to be "different" and they all become like the Macs, whats so different about them?

hmm everything runs sooo smoothly in their family. Never once heard a quarrel, not even a slight displeasure at something... Maybe its because the photo shop is located nearer to the Macs' then Window's house, thats why they kinda get there and back faster? I dunno man.

its kinda wierd too, when they are so friendly and stuff? they invite you to join them, kinda like evangelizing(or however you spell the word) people... its almost brainwashing, but hey they have valid reasons...

the only thing bad i noticed from them is the huge, i mean HUGE ass fan at the back of their house. It goes off like a aeroplane, when the family's like doing something in their house... building an aeroplane perhaps? who knows.

then theres the HEAT man. the SCORCHING HEAT.
If i were to accidently drop an egg next door, it'll probably cook in like what less then a minute? haha then it gets like toast-ed if you get what i mean.

So yea OSX's pretty cool with me, we've worked together on several projects, final cuts and stuff... But he's boring dude, all work no play.

Tried playing like Far Cry, some SW games and he just WONT PLAY. so hes kinda like a nerd in that sense...

Then one day, while working, I met Linux.
Shes a BOMB shell. kinda have a crush on her, but i just dont understand her language, heck which guy understands a girl completely. Their erractic, irrational.

I tried pick up lines like "cd.." in her directory, she doesnt understand!?
so i went back, read some books on girls
the next day i like tried to show off my external hdd?
i said "hey check this out: cd /media/storage"

heh i read from somewhere that its their custom to go to another directory but putting a cd and typing extensively the paths involved.

she goes "huh? no such file/pathname"
ima like "WT*?! its right there? isnt it?"

So i tried several different methods to show her
then it hit me... "hey, cd /media/Storage"
OMFG she reads the frikin CAPPED S.

i yea i feel like i know her abit better now? but still not completely...

Black Apple Done

2005-08-17T01:08:00.000+08:00

heh

Managed to crack all the jargons and install osx on my desktop...
lol gotta say, it looks good.

but then again there are several notes:
1) The interface is extremely slow and glitchy here and there
might be the video card. Will try to use onboard and see how it adds up..
might be the lack of memory? 512 mb apparently didnt suffice?

2) itunes dont work: yes... ive been warned, having a chip that only supports up to sse2... damm i wished i had sse3

3) THE VOLUME BUTTON ON MY KEYBOARD WORKS! haha one of the pros from the cons... amazing..

4) have yet to try out other apps... will do when i get to chen's stash ahaha and yea both of us were working on it together for the whole friking day...

damm the unix language, its so strict... managed to learn quite some shit today though.
If you are stuck at having no permission to do "dd bs=1048576 if=./tiger-x86-flat.img of=/dev/hda"(typed all from memory) all i gotta say is... YOU ARE PWNED N00B!

sudo su~ sudo su~....

Project Black Apple

2005-08-14T18:11:00.000+08:00

wow i havent been this excited for quite awhile....

heres whats up: L33t H4ck0rZ have been able to crack up apple's OSX tiger and implement it on a PC...

THATS SOME WICKED SHIT
thats like honey to geek's ears man.

requires SSE2 as minimum requirement: Check
requires empty harddisk lying ard doing nothing: Check
requires someone brave (and smart) enough not to blow up his pc unit: Check

hey that sounds like a plan... only that i've got 24 days left...
lets go out with a bang eh? before army comes...

Bored outta my mind

2005-08-01T03:01:00.000+08:00

lol

just did out a wisp report (!!!?!?!?!?!?!?)
well a mini one only lar for a friend...
just goes to show how friking bored i am
but hey it was actually kinda fun, going back to writing assignments... not many chances liao, in the working world where got things so easy one...

well... im playing morrowind, tekken and a whole lot of other stuff at the moment...
but its just... too empty, you get what i mean?

cant wait for my gameshow assignment this thurs...
stay tuned for updates

Wierd things

2005-07-27T22:25:00.000+08:00

Lets face it, the logic behind various religion's beliefs on how life came to be, could very well be refuted.

Who is God? O' so almighty and noble that he decided to create life? or rather in my context, "Consciousness". Why then the generosity to us homo sapiens?
The wise men certainly hit the brick wall hard when they came to this.
They must have went, “hey lets put it on God’s tab and relieve ourselves of this stupid question”.

Then there is evolution, from monkeys to cavemen to us. This I find is much more believable, for there is logic and pattern…

As a kid I always believed we were, well, Aliens. At least to this planet we are. So many races, so many different species, all derived from different planets - the animals, the plants. It all seemed as if there was a galactic meeting of sorts and somehow we, ended up trapped on this plane.

We all observed the basic rules – 2 genders (ok applicable to most things), survive, multiply, expire.
I find the last one rather… sad.

Heh, random rants from a very bored and heretic individual.

It is Time

2005-07-14T23:11:00.000+08:00

For one last time.
All Pros will gather.

A Big event it would be.

For it is the Graduation of MCM and FSV 2002-2005 Batch.

See you there.

Its a wrap?

2005-07-07T20:34:00.000+08:00

Finally after 1 month 1 week of hardcore sai kang, my PA job has ended.
Leap of Love's shoot is done.

Couple of things that has "leveled-up" for me:
1) My tolerance
2) Body strength
3) Endurance
4) Better view of the industry
5) Knowledge base of food in Singapore

Buying 50+ packets of food at least 2 times a day by myself had its ups and downs...
but that aside I've met alot of people... people that is really cannot make it and some pros that i really respect.

Continuing from my last post, i think several more paths has opened itself to me. I was offered a Casting manager job earlier today, and i think without a doubt i will turn it down.

Heres why.
No. 1) Its a freaking office bound job
No. 2) Its a freaking office bound job
No. 3) Its a &%#@king office bound job

No. 4) I had to WAIT FUCKING 7 hours for a 15 minutes chat with the person in charge, totally fine with me if it were a normal situation,
BUT I FUCKING STARTED WORK YESTERDAY @ 3PM YOU WANT ME TO FUCKING GO TO THE OFFICE AND WAIT FROM 12:30pm to 7 PM?!when i could have been helping out art in packing up or better still, at home sleeping?!
FUCK THAT, really, FUCK THAT.

No. 5) I feel insulted by the comments "Do you know you can get a similar torch for $20" by the person who introed me this job, when i showed him the Surefire 6P which i just purchased. He furthered this insult by bringing me to the shop and showing me led bulb torches.
Dude, its a SureFire. Fullstop.

No. 6) I feel insulted by the comments "Will you work for free? ok maybe not but at least you will get intern pay basic". I do not do charity; neither do i want to add another internship slot into my resume. I have more then enough experience and exposure. Serving as an intern time and time again after COMPLETING my DIPLOMA is a direct insult to my school and my level of commitment and professionalism.

No. 7) I've have been offered apprenticeship from Joe to become a gaffer.

Which then brings us to another point. After today i realised something, I want to work in a production, badly. I want to be working on the set. I want to be someone important.

So heres what i'll do, I will approach Joe and ask for his mentorship in Lighting or approach Alan for training in Sound. Either way, I'll spend my last 2 civilian months training.

The Forked Road

2005-06-29T00:16:00.000+08:00

I feel that I have stumbled into a cave with 2 tunnels. One will ultimately lead to the exit of the cave.

Path A:
To pursue the training and contract of being a Pilot for RSAF.

Path B:
To finish NS as per norm and continue life in the Media Industry.

There are cons to both paths. More noticeably with path A is the 12 and a half year bond, by which i would end up with tons of cash, but age 30 (!!!). And with path B, a perhaps "poorer" life (?), a degree to pursue, at which uni im still considering...

As of now im shagged out from work, tiring but still enjoyable with great company to boot. Perhaps i should travel and get an answer to life's question and make a decision soon...
But then again maybe both paths leads back to the cave.

But knowing myself, i never regret any choices i make, the cons will only serve to make me stronger.

Why did the Chicken cross the road.

2005-06-15T23:38:00.000+08:00

Notice the above is NOT a question.
I have found the answer to the age old question.

Situation
While filming at location, we were constantly disturbed by a hoard of chickens, and including one turkey. Our attempt at recording dialogue was not only difficult but impossible.

Now Why Did the Chicken Cross the road...
A mystery to us all nontheless, save for the Chicken itself.
But i have a rough guess:
In its feeble attempt to escape the fearful, larger, more "intelligent" beings, it came only as natural to attempt to go in the opposite direction of the yelling, armed, and arm flapping homo sapiens.

The Result
The Chicken did NOT crossed the road.
In total ignorance of the traffic behind it. A Chicken became, well, ROADKILL.

Not a nice sight. Not at all.
Not a nice feeling, picking up a stiff roadkill. Not at all...

So its gonna be round 2

2005-06-03T08:38:00.000+08:00

Its Friday.

I have yet to recieve a rejection letter from RSAF.

So off to cmpb again soon.... unless they lied or the rejection letter is lost in snail mail or something.

Another thing.

Its Friday.

Acccording to Geoff San our E2s are coming today... Hope to pick em up later today if possible ah...
hahaha yo geoff pro, its ok if its late ah no probs here

And yes i have a new job. PA to a production company and i just finished work.

Yes i work 1/2 days everyday be it night or day. For the past 2 days it was night scenes...
for tommorow it would be day scenes. and for now its sleeping scene for me.

Life is...

2005-05-31T03:21:00.000+08:00

-getting pwned at Dota
-sleeping and waking not knowing what day it is
-dreaming of striking 4D, Toto (when i NEVER even buy haha)
-dreaming of getting the right job in the future...
-dreaming of taking a shot at flight
-countless GBs of downloads awaiting...
-hoping the days pass faster

Ahh...
Life is meant for much greater things....
but for now, thats life

Gattaca

2005-05-19T22:15:00.000+08:00

one of my favourite movies of all time... rhetorical yet simple enough for me to understand when i 1st saw it.

amazing stuff really.

Kinda thought of it alot recently... can someone really push it so far to the limit and not get caught? maybe then that person is worthy? or maybe he was lucky?

RSAF has called upon me... a dream of a lifetime i must admit. In the same context, i'm kinda comparable to the main character in Gattaca, Vincent. His body is frail, imperfect - a natural born human. Compared to his genetically enhanced brother, there is no fight.

But then there is this thing here called human spirit, or determinance. The protagonist, here on forth "The Pro", who somehow manages to catch up to his brother and eventually goes into space, despite all the checkpoints.

Here's a qoute, one that has been serving me well whenever i've doubts about life and challenges from this movie:

"Vincent! we've got to turn back, we're too far off the shore!"
"no Anton."
"how?! how is any of this even possible?"
"I didnt save anything for the trip back"

Hmph

2005-04-24T23:19:00.000+08:00

Just flipped through the classified section on straits times...

quite alot of jokers sia.
alot of "Min 3-5 years experience"

-_- i mean if nobody were to hire fresh grads... THERE WILL BE NO ONE WITH 3-5 YEARS EXPERIENCE!

Hmm

2005-04-24T19:18:00.000+08:00

Sometimes you just wonder - How much mucus can the human body produce?

I think i just gave out a gallon or 2...
damm flu

"RESULT: Passed and completed the diploma course"

2005-04-21T12:41:00.000+08:00

Thats from the bottom of your current results screen...
That sentence just screamed at me.

Results are... not bad... not bad at all. Broke an all time record high!!!
haha GPA = 3.55
nice way to end Mass Communication, pity I've never gotten an AD for anything...

And i find myself here...

2005-04-21T02:46:00.000+08:00

Its wierd how sometimes you find yourself standing at the same point.
Like how i somehow just clicked on the bookmark and ended here...

Guess i've gotta update some stuff about my life at this point:

1) National Service calls - September 8 is the date.
2) I've gotten sunburnt from swimming and all...
3) I'm Jobless at the moment and the outlook seems... pretty bleak because of NS
4) I've gotten a Hand drawn To-fu as well as a DevilRobots signature on my laptop
5) I've been looking for more and more adventures you can do in Singapore
6) My standard sleeping time is 5 am
7) I'm officially bored.

One of the highlights of this week is actually the LOTR Marathon... Later today if you wanna join us, hopefully can squeeze the Mcritchie trail in between the day...

But i guess one of the most interesting thing that has happened anytime of recent, is getting an email from an individual... She claims to be, like me, a fan of To-fu Oyako!
Interesting interesting... Very few can appreciate the art.

D Day

2005-04-16T22:00:00.000+08:00

DevilRobots were in town this afternoon!
Bought some stuff and did some crazy stunts there... Yup!

I GOT THEM TO SIGN AND DRAW ON MY LAPTOP!

hahahaha pretty insane shit...
Show it to you guys when i have the chance...
tried to "laminate" it by using nail polish... bad move, it started dissolving abit so i stopped...

Then i went to have a haircut... a long due one.
So now im at home, dying my hair and typing this. DAMM THE FOOKING DYE HURT LIKE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

The Chinese Stand Upper

2005-04-12T21:49:00.000+08:00

Nowadays abit boring no?...
Suddenly remembered a lame incident with the pros...

Chi Heng Seh Chronicles (Part 001)

The pros were gathered once upon a time.
To do a workshop they must.
Alas, material were ready for print.

Geoff: Hey pro, the stuff all ready to send to printer?
Chi Heng: Yar, got shortcut.
Geoff: Huh?
Chi Heng: Ctrl+P it. (with a capitol P for Pro)
Geoff: -________- _|_

~Hey Gumok Gumok... Whatcha eating now?~

Lame to the ultimatenessssssss
push it to the limitttttttttttt

Should make this a regular...

Nothingness

2005-04-09T03:59:00.000+08:00

rotting away at home sucks big time

Alot of things have been going through my mind- big things.
about life, about people, about happiness... well almost everything. Im like taking a step back from being Chi Heng and looking... hmm how can this guy improve, and become a real pro in what he wants to do.

Mass Communication is history, but I believe im one of the few lucky individuals to have maximised my stay...
From studying to chionging projects non stop for several days, i never thought that i could work this hard. You get to meet all types of people, ugly ones beautiful ones... and friends, that help you that share your beliefs and work with you towards it.

Its high time to move on, the 3 years was beautiful while it lasted but hey the world's waiting...
I want to travel the world, see everything worth seeing, learn all i can and explore all my limits.

That i guess is the simplest form of answer for me. And i will work towards it even if my body gives way and breaks down, until i dissapear from this world, because thats my reason for existence.

A Smooth Day

2005-03-18T03:32:00.000+08:00

A day could not get any smoother than today.

I woke up at 12:30
boarded a bus at 1:15
transfer (immediately) onto 74 and wacked straight to school

reached at 1:45...

Had Act Dir (LAST CLASS, of EVERYTHING) till ard 5:30
went up office awhile, and went down halo bar to have a beer with Ms Leng.

YES! HAVE A BEER WITH MS LENG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMFG THAT JUST MADE MY FOOKING DAY!!!!!!!!! WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!!!!!

She even passed me a beer, i was holding it like some kind of academy award prize trophy or something... i mean OMG I AM HAVING A BEER WITH MS LENG.

Have to say this: In Mass Communications, i have the most respect for 1 person - Ms Leng.
Becuase it was she who interviewed me, which led into me getting into MCM. Not only that, i hold her in extremely high regards because of her influence and her style...

lol was singing An Jing with Raymond and Howie hahahaha tooo prooooooooooooo
then it was BLASTING WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, and i downed one almost full mug because of "Bo Ta Bo Lum Pa"
what a day...

So we headed down to Rouge, had some fun there. Pretty awesome stuff... Gordon and his band rocked. lol

Gordon: "YOUR MAMA SO FAT!"
All: Silence awhile, OH!
"WHEN SHE JUMP FOR JOY! SHE GOT STUCK!"
great music, great time.

then went out with kong and sat in his car.

Piak. Piak. Piak. Fook lor, i think the fooking birds had diarrhea or something

So we waited. and waited. and waited for Aaron.
hey he arrived and we headed down for supper, kong went home and we headed for pool

Wah lao i feel damm zun now lor, after playing with Tim. had great games, and now im back here.

I mean what a smooth day? What a GREAT DAY?

Well, it had to be.
BECAUSE ITS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
HELL YEAH

2005-02-28T02:36:00.000+08:00

SYMC Crew

Hmm...

2005-02-28T02:15:00.000+08:00

Been looking at some pics that just came in for SYMC...
Gotta admit, the actual day just flew by like that, adrenaline was the only thing that kept me going (only slept a few hours in the office the night before)

The only moment that stuck to my head was still the few minutes with Sherman, Ling and Mr Bangras at the aisle of seats, the hall was pretty empty:

Sherman: Ok everyone lets just take 5 minutes, dont think of anything just absorb everything...

I plonked down literally, lying on the floor from exhaustion.

Silence.

Then tears came... haha i lied that i was tired, hey everyone's got a pride right.

Don't Leave Home Without Chi Heng.

2005-02-27T05:32:00.000+08:00

That's right, dont leave home without me...

http://thesurrealist.co.uk/slogan

Check it out... Here's some more

A Chi Heng Is Forever.
Show Me The Chi Heng!
It's Not All Chi Heng, Chi Heng, Chi Heng, you know.
You've Got Questions. We've Got Chi Heng.

And last but not least...

The Best Part of Waking Up is Chi Heng in Your Cup.

Sounds damm fooking wrong dammit...

Quote of the day

2005-02-21T19:02:00.000+08:00

u can make video tt make tp students regret their choice meh?

Ryan Wee Hao Wei,
3rd Year CMM Student of Temasek Polytechnic,
on the topic of their sucky TVC.

Farmiliar Faces...

2005-02-03T23:56:00.000+08:00

Just had dinner at chomp chomp...
Saw my primary school form teacher (p5 & 6) Mrs Chan and her family having dinner and I just stopped by and said hi.

Nothing spectacular i guess but to me this meeting has been at least rehearsed a couple of hundred times in my head. Haha, wierd...

I guess she was one of the few people who made an impact in my life, once again nothing life changing and great but she was one primary school teacher i remembered quite positively. I wanted to show her that i have progressed pretty well up the education ladder and that I'm grateful for her teachings.

Heck Murphy and his law.

This was the actual conversation:

Me: Hi Mrs Chan, remember me? Chi Heng, you used to teach me in mayflower primary school.

Mrs Chan (Blur look, had to repeat myself): Oo yes mayflower, cant recognize you with your funky hairdo.

Me: Haha, well figured I should stop by and say hi... Nice to see you again (moved off feeling extremely awkward)

damm... i should've at least passed her my namecard...

Flame wars?

2005-01-29T20:28:00.000+08:00

Firstly I think we all should stop for a moment here. Heres an breakdown of what actually happened.

Some of the year 2s from TP, CMM came to grace the event. They left, feeling somewhat shortchanged, and indeed there are many areas in which we can improve.

They expressed their opinions on their blogs, which is entirely fine! I mean, isnt the whole idea of blogging and all, to be have channel whereby we can really give our opinions and share our ideas? That exact notion is one of the fundamental ideas that sparked off SYMC too. And i also believe that opinions should be let known and not bottled up, thats just hypocritical.

I also tagged on their blogs, challenging them to best us. I was not trying to be cynical, nor was i trying to be sarcastic, that was a true and pure intent. Our common goal here as understudies of the Media Industry is to promote it, to encourage its growth. No?

But i DO NOT approve of the direct personal attacks made to the lady who dared to speak up. There were no linkage between the 2 topics and these remarks served no constructive purpose. Cmon guys, our name and reputation is at stake here, it is not some childish prank when you make remarks like that. I believe you will learn that there is such a thing as DEFAMATION in Singapore's Law, and you can get sued for it.

At this moment, there has yet to be any response from the creator of the blog.

I would like to conclude this episode.
Thanks for gracing the event, pardon the flaws as we are, as stated, the inaugural event, the very 1st. Im glad you beared with us, and know this - your input and opinions on SYMC is indeed critical, and we do not want anyone to hinder these opinions. We are infact siblings growing up in the same family and i hope that we can be mature enough to help each other.

As any family, there will be disputes and childishness now and then, but for now let there be peace. Peace out

SYMC - Take a bow

2005-01-29T01:30:00.000+08:00

Dear All,
It has been a pleasant one year since we embark on a journey blooming into something so massive, so immense and personal.

I would like to highlight some of the ups and downs the committee faced throughout the exprience. 1stly, we started out as an SP (Specialist Project) became an CCA and turned into an SP again, we have lost sponsors, speakers, attendance but alas these were minor setbacks. For myself the biggest setback was to lose steam, to lose passion. You see, I hardly helped out with anything for the 1st half of the year, things happened and I got back on track, and boy did i make a comeback. I gave the most of what I can when it came to my turn, because i will not dissapoint the team, they recognized me and believed in me.

Together we packed 1000 goody bags by hand (yes all 1000 are blessed by my sweat thank you very much). We somehow managed to call up almost 50 other schools (one by one) to come to the event, these included students from Hong Kong, Australia, The United States etc. We managed to secure sponsors, so generous we can cater to more than 1000 people coming to the conference. We have liased with everyone whom we thought were impossible before, to now forging new relationships. And the single most important thing I believe we have done - To rally the POWER of FMS, which includes FSV, MCM, our SP groups, students and lecturers. On the 26th we all worked for a common goal, petty politics matter no more.

Please also understand that this is done by NINE students, not even 10, nope just a single digit. In between juggling school work during the semester and work during holidays, we somehow managed.

I would like to also highlight some special people who made SYMC possible:

1) EM (Estates Management)
I've been liasing with these people for the longest time, and they mean business. Thanks to David Chye, Gopal, Mak, Sa'ad et al, they offered the most help when needed, responded to all sorts of ridiculous demands and were there to see SYMC grow up.
Thank you so much, these people gave us students respect and in turn I respect these people from the bottom of my heart. They also sponsored us for landscaping, something that really made a difference to SYMC.

2) Our Principle, Mr Chia Mia Chiang
For giving us advices, the go aheads and nods when needed.

3) Corp Comms
Although I believe there were several conflicts and mis communications, Corp Comms has been kind enough to give us support.

4) Our advisors Mr Brian Lee & Mr Herald Bangras
For selecting such a pro team and encouraging us all the way. There might be some disputes now and then, but hey thats part and parcel of working together, no?

5) SYMC Ex-Co
Surely there can be no other, the 9 of us hanging together through thick and thin. Made history? Hell yeah. I believe we have raised the bar so high, no other can even hope to smell our fumes.

6) The Pros
Yea baby, I have yet to tell you guys this, but the 6 of us has saved SYMC. From sitting down on the MRT with Pang the pro, discussing how to better the workshop, stoning at 3 am with Geoff, designing the Ganja, 1/2 an hour to presentation Raymond slamming me, to the massive production of burning 400 CDs and slotting in 400 DVD covers and booklets (me excluded) with Jac and Clara, we have proed it. Anyone who doubts our proness will just have to challenge us and hell, we will show you exactly how pro we are.

7) Friends of SYMC
To our sponsors, FSV, every lecturer, every single SP out there, every helper, every friend that we met on the way, and all participants, kudos to you for your unconditional help at a time of need.

Once again I take a step backwards and bow to you guys, Thank you!

For the last time,
Puan Chi Heng,
Logistics Director,
SYMC Executive Committee 2005

Signing off.

Seh ah

2004-12-16T01:02:00.000+08:00

Wah lao, going out with Chen and Tim wee is the ultimate ah. lol They talk like shouting like that, kena headache sia.

Had a nap in the afternoon, dream also dream of school work, symc etc but last sem liao lo just pro it.

CTV ROUGE PARTY gogogogo

Guess whos back...

2004-11-29T19:11:00.000+08:00

Back again, chi heng's back
tell a friend

okok.... i tink its been a month since i updated my blog. Headache sia work, day in day out + no internet
so yar lar its finished, done, full stopped and now im all out SYMC blast it.

took another look at life and its good, ok maybe i need to sort my body out, beginning to think that my sleep disorder is becoming an issue.

got a almost free SuSE Linux OS thanks to cylon interactive, tyty Kevin. working there was... so so, abit sorry to say they got me at the wrong time lar, sorting my all my work and priorities out, and what sherman said, i feel is the epitome:

You pay peanuts, you get monkey.

For now, im done sorting shit out and glad to say....

BACK AGAIN

Things happen

2004-11-07T04:01:00.000+08:00

Haiz... been so troubled lately
but i guess im kinda glad in the sense that it slapped me into the right direction
and from this downhill im bouncing fullforce back into a peak.

Gonna help chen do up some promo stuff and get some cash, thanks alot man... always there to help me. Then hopefully go chap ji kar in sitex and earn even more $$.
Wah lao see the linux's interface + dual booting capability made me SIBEI gian to install and try it out.
People try to be different by using macs, but look now, almost every other person has a mac. Kinda scary looking at the conformity rate... Ha different? im going all out in Linux man, I WILL BE THE KEENG OF BEING DIFFERENT MUHAHAHAHAHA, that is if i figure out how to use that os... Well till that time, i'll still be a wannabe

SYMC's gonna rock.

update

2004-10-24T16:11:00.000+08:00

Wah lao, been going to eelynn's place quite the often nowadays ;)
no lar, go there with like the whole bunch of us, leonard and yin seems to be the regulars, cindy too.

Heng: why is breast measured by cups?
Leonard: Because it will sound
wierd if you use bowl, e.g. "A" bowl, "B" bowl and plates... because also wierd, like car "P" plate like that

So yea, medlaw exams over, just chilling out, doing the GMSS editing. Gotta admit man, i love editing. learnt how to use final cut express like overnight, quite the power packed... think the whole thing maybe by next morning can finish?

Satisfaction

2004-10-13T01:42:00.000+08:00

With a loud thud, i handed up my Convex Assignment, my last one of the semester. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

lol i kinda paced myself for this assignment. Started at 11:30, ended at 4, just in time. Did a pretty decent job, i hope. 4k words in all haha in just a few hours, miru was cheering me on and all haha and when i did finish it was like WOAH.

ok so i went home at ard 6pm and sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeept until next morning 8:50 am. I swore i woke up on wednesday.

Today was super busy, RSI meeting, secret meeting that i cannot disclose and then X04 it
damm i missed the goody bags.

Pooling and Chilling was fun with the pros Aaron, Elise, Lidong, Joy and Raymond.
time to crimson skies it and sleep

IM SORRY SHERMAN!

Very soon

2004-10-08T21:26:00.000+08:00

"In a few days time we will be talking about last sem" - Aaron
True, true...

Fuck lar wa buay soong.

cb bo dai bo ji kena shit also dunno who dropped the bomb.

HOW COME?
How come we dont even talk no more
And you dont even call no more
We dont barely keep in touch at all
And I dont even feel the same love when we hug no more
And I heard it through the grape vine we even beefin now
After all the years we been down
Aint no way no how, this bullshit can be true
We family and aint a damn thing changed, unless it's you

Proing it

2004-10-06T21:51:00.000+08:00

Baa, long time since i blogged
so fooking busy sia...

proing it at chen's place, hahaha med law..
aiyo later finish liao then we mohaaaaaaaaaaa and maaaaaaaaaaaahjonggggggg

but 1st we should actually start...

And no steph, im not angry with you.

Lost battle

2004-10-02T02:28:00.000+08:00

Hmm, things seem to be cool now. Finished with the ad stuff, congrats to those who got chosen. For our own one, i personally felt that it was pretty decent, we've got quite a strong idea with consistency in visuals and all. I realised alot of the other teams used alot of membership ideas and discounts, something my group lacked. But was it not the clients themselves who said no to discounts? emphasizing on the quality and exclusivity of their product? not that we were not creative, i guess we were just realistic.
Another thing that i felt was inadequate was our report and presentation, i mean, c'mon guys we struck our end of the deal with em visuals and all what happened to the report? dont just dump the entire thing on elise...?! could've helped out mah... thats what a team is for.
I wanted to do up the presentation pretty badly but due to time, who always works against us, i left it to the rest..

*EGO TIME*
I just wanted to blast here proudly that all visuals for ad were done in....
4 days!!!!! thats from the approval by Ms Low on Fri to the printing on Mon haha too pro...
well actually 2 and a 1/2 because fri was mohaa/mahjong night and we printed on Mon afternoon

ahh done with that, will be looking forward to the pitches from other groups. In the mean time i've finally found time to catch some sleep. Visited Aw at sgh the other day, kena accident... hope he drives more carefully, and yes, fook those taxi drivers.

PLAY GAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeee