Mr Kua Diary

Long time no write..

2010-05-01T02:28:00.001+08:00

Sitting next to my 90% asleep wife, I finally decide to continue contributing to my pathetic blog..

Well a 4 mth old married man,(the same amt of time which I hv not written) to be very frank is still finding n searching the real meaning of marriage. Not becoz i'm tired or unhappy abt it, but rather trying to dig out instances n reasons to value add such a special bond between u originally unrelated person...

Ppl say there's no "what if", how true can tat be.. What if I had done better at PSLE? what if she had done worse? What if i really gave up yes back? What if she accepted me even earlier? What if I had done better at the sorties in Tamworth?

Well this is indeed fate, fate is the combination of all the occurence of one instance in every probability n no results of othe combination will be known.. Fate n no more "what if" had brought me to where I am now..

No more questions of the past but more queries into the future how can we improve the already satisfied life we r in now!!

- live from my iphone

Counting down..

2009-12-04T19:50:00.002+08:00

Whoa.. 1 long month since I last left a post..

Tomorrow is an important day of the wedding procedure. Was supposed to be busy for tomorrow's preparation but now I seem to be looking for things to do instead.

How is marriage life going to be? Everyone is resistant to change. So am I. Knowing nothing about marriage life except that change is a constant kindda put me off. So used to this feeling of sitting in front of the com doing nothing. Gonna miss this feeling.. Miss this feeling of shouting across living room for ah Ma. Miss feeling of staying up late chatting online alone in the living room. Gonna miss that smelly yet familiar bed. Gonna miss the feeling of browsing aimlessly across all my SCV channel looking for some surprises. Gonna miss the excitement of playing 4 dota games in a row in the afternoon and complaining of the lousy teammates. Gonna miss the feeling of having time all to myself and doing things so randomly. Gonna miss that feeling of arranging my messy table and find some sense of achievement after that. etc etc etc ...

Heart to heart chat?

2009-11-02T22:50:00.003+08:00

It has been perhaps 10 long yrs since we have spoken this long..

I just feel he is blurtting out all those he has kept for so many yrs waiting for a listening ear to hear. Dunno how much of it is true and also not sure is there any unsure element which he is hiding.

Well, whatever the case, I seriously hope him success and let the woman he loved have something to feel proud of and carry that into her dreams..

Call me Bo Liang

2009-10-31T03:02:00.002+08:00

Came across this cute article about Hainanese.

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asian%2BOpinions/Story/A1Story20091029-176708.html

As the article suggested, somehow though sadly I dunno much about being a Hainanese, but I'm proud being one already. Though I'm not a pure breed, but my childhood days with my grandparents and great grandmother has turned me into one.

Just as the article suggested, our forefathers dun hav much money with them, coz they really send home all the money they earn, leaving the bear minimal for their survival here. Remember my article about how thrifty my grandparents are but spending all those money on their love ones. It exactly the case, I have to go back to Hainan Island to know how much they have contruibuted, they simple build schools and house with these money remitted over these years.

I'm not into criticising other dialects, or I may be wrong here.. But you must hav heard stories of families being stingy and fighting over inheritance and money etc.. you surely wun hear this from a pure hainanese family...

Shopping with ah ma

2009-10-19T01:06:00.001+08:00

had a great day shopping with ah ma, as usual so thrifty when coming to buying things for themselves. but it would definitely be a different situation if it is buying something for the kids. all those bargaining in the Market counts for nothing.

it is tat kind of selflessness that really touch me, went to the jewellery shop and she insisted that the chosen rings were too small. all that I can do is to fight claim tat the smaller rings look nicer.

after all it is still a fun filled day.. looking forward to my big day with ah ma wearing her new glamourous blouse

- live from my iphone

Definitely, Maybe...

2009-10-16T22:44:00.004+08:00

A supposingly romantic comedy. Some humour and laughter. Sweet romance. But it's the cute kid that I enjoyed the most.

It does reminds me of how a young life can grow to be and I may be just part of it...

Nothing beats the moments Will told his daughter, "There is a happy ending to the story.. .. An that's you.."

Kind of enjoy the last 1.5 hr lying on the crouch and just watched the movie brainlessly, aimlessly, randomly.. This is the type of life I like. I dun like shopping, I dun need to have full of friends and activities, I dun need a plan sometimes, I dun need discipline.. etc etc etc..

But again the truth is, I'm leaving singlehood, the things I do everyday is no longer random. She likes plans, discipline and full of activities. Can she be like me? Would I be happy if she is too-me?

New plans, new targets, new anticipations, that's what I need.. Buck up.. Life is never yourself anymore. It about 2 ppl now. Start working now!!!

Finally it's here

2009-10-14T23:00:00.000+08:00

yup way else but my much anticipated iPhone? feels gd to discard WM for gd but I'm not giving up samsung yet, let's see wat the developers can do to bring android to omnia

hehehe

On his last journey

2009-10-08T21:26:00.003+08:00

Today we sent wai gong on his last journey. It has to be the most elaborate funeral I have ever witnessed. Hundreds of ppl walked him along Jalan Kayu and Yio Chu Kang Road for i guess 2km. It was a gd weather and we hogged much of the traffic along the way.

It was again one of the most difficult moments to handle at the crematorium. As expected, everybody broke down, I could do nothing but watch the coffin being pushed by the machines into the burning chamber (if this is correct term to use) and let out all my grieve and sadness for this magnificent man.

I have come across a few new faces through this 7 days of wake. Many of them supposingly my cousins but I have to admit this could be the first and last time I might be meeting them. For the regular close cousins, this event has somehow brought us closer. Going an unfortunate event together does bond ppl together sometimes. After the passing of wai gong, I hope the family will still make more opportunities to meet up and gather to update each other on the happenings.

外公，慢走。。。

Wai gong has left

2009-10-04T11:25:00.003+08:00

According to mum, wai gong has left peacefully on the morning of 2 Oct. I really hope it was a relieve for wai gong becoz he had gone thru a lot of pain in the last weeks.

I felt it is a small regret that he couldnt attend the big day of his 3 grandchildren coming December. But seeing him go thru all those pain, I dare not think too much.

Dun throw that away..

2009-09-07T02:36:00.002+08:00

In your closet or drawer, is there a thing that is no longer functioning or useful?

Why didnt you throw that away during the last spring cleaning?

Does it remind you of something or someone so you can't bear to throw it?

Or is it simply, you have built a bond wif it? Though you didnt take it out and admire it everyday..

We do have such things I believe. There is just somethings you wun throw, though useless, dusty, taking up spaces..

Follow your heart, dun feel like throwing, then dun throw, why let others affect your decision and scare them laughing at you? Well, let them be.. dun care.. just do it!!!

Saddening

2009-09-07T02:33:00.002+08:00

Mum asked for my dear's chinese and english full name, i asked her why. She just said quietly, "We think ..."

Things never go the way you want it. People come and people go.. but what can we do.

Mum seems to be taking it calmly, so what should I say.. I just wan to make a trip there and hope things arent as bad..

Living for yourself

2009-09-02T19:36:00.000+08:00

Are you living for yourself or living for others?

Do you want to live for yourself or live for other?

Seriously I dunno the answer..

All ready for the new season..

2009-08-15T00:05:00.003+08:00

After so much anticipation, the new season of BPL is finally going to start.

Simply can't live without it..

Man U, just pick up the record 19th title we can keep their mouth shut once and for all.

还是会寂寞

2009-08-11T01:09:00.002+08:00

No worries, my title is not describing my mood or feelings now..

Just heard this song twice over my ipod just now and felt so attached to it. It is amazing how sometimes one song can keep going on in your head and u just have tat urge, "I wanna hear it forever.."

Where's my direction..

2009-08-05T22:11:00.000+08:00

Michael Jackson 1958 - 2009

2009-06-27T12:28:00.001+08:00

What else dominates the world news and blogs other than the departure of Michael Jackson?

Though not his biggest fan, he was an influence during my school days in the 90s.. An exceptional talent and a man to be remembered..

RIP Michael.. We will always miss you..

10 years ago..

2009-05-27T19:54:00.000+08:00

It was eactly the same event 10 years ago, oh my, time flies..

Chunda and libin were at my place, all ready to catch the champions league finals between bayern and manchester united. Well, everybody knew what happened, treble in the making, best of all, all the drama that came with it.

Will man u receive their retribution tonite after 10 yrs? Exact scenario, but this time is barce chasing for the treble.

Still memories of those gd old days still mingle ard..

I'm all ready and get set for the showdown tonite.

Barcelona vs Manchester United

Ah Koh Koh bday..

2009-05-14T22:25:00.000+08:00

A fruitful weekend, a slightly different bday for her I guess..

Other than the usual dinner, KTV and gift unwrapping session, we took the day to Sentosa for some tanning and soccer..

Great day as we were all shack out.. yeah, that's part tat makes it great..

Photos will come soon.. Be right back..

Depression #1

2009-04-27T00:13:00.001+08:00

Now i can start to understand all the conflicts that arise from a wedding preparation, worse still, a marriage preparation.

Already engaging in numerous arguements and unhappiness, I managed to find 1 more thing to worry about and make everybody frustrated.

Recently there is the launch of The Peak in tpy. Well, the pig or the peak remain debatable but it is not important, after viewing and considering, i think we want to give it up. Reason? Small and expensive, simple enough. Next we decide to venture into the resale market.. Thinking tis was a solution to living in tpy, well, it triggered a string of unhappiness.

We have considered many places but after much much consideration, we want somewhere in the cluster where it well accessible and near to my current house. So this means we will be paying alot more just for the location. After a few calls, we met up with this agent call Kenny. Nice and friendly guy, and we were amazed by this unit near to where I stay but of couyse the only stumbling block has to be the price.

After some rounds of discussion, me and my wife to be thought this has to be the one. But remembering the cost and it is still our first viewing session of the so-many tpy units, mum and myself some how think we shld wait and see. But will our favourite unit wait for us? and at this point of time, my wife-to-be is very unhappy with my indecisive-ness. first yes, then no, then dunno.. Well, if it's me, I might be angry also. But what can I do. Everybody is right and I only want everybody to be happy.

Everybody has their own priorities and a story to tell. I believe my eventual decision will lead to one person's unhappiness probably, but I would still hav to do it some time this week. The 2 most important women in my life. Can I hav a happy conclusion?

Shhh... dun tell them k..

Happy Birthday.. Part 2 - 4th April 2009

2009-04-09T03:43:00.000+08:00

After a long Friday night, early morning we went to send Ah ma and ah gong to airport for their trip to China. Followed by Mum's belated birthday lunch at Parkway Parade.

The real thing I wan to bring up here is the Cheer, 陈绮贞太阳 2009 concert..

All the details of the concert can be found here:

http://www.cheeregoers-sg.com/concerts/4th-april-2009-the-sun-indoor-stadium

Thanks to a bunch of hardcore Cheer fans..

To be frank, I hav my doubts about her concert at first, becoz some of her songs didn't really impress me alot, I was more attracted to her rock & roll songs. POWER!!...

After the concert, this has changed..

When she picks up the mic and sing, she will just capture all my attention, even with my 20x zoom camera all ready for the event, I never fail to keep my eyes on her. There is so much charm in her, that there is no word to describe.

Yes whoever is reading this, you are right, I am hopelessly obsessed with her.. haha.. But as I recall the past concert experience, no one has ever done what she did, and yes, not even Jacky Chueng.

When she sings, the crowd is all quiet, all so engross in her singing, when the rock item comes in, everyone would be on their feet. She has that ability to change the atomsphere as and when she likes. She doesn't has to give a single command, "Hey gimme your hands" etc, her band and singing would just pull your hands up in the air and lift ur butts off the chairs.. hahaha.. *Sorry, this is a very lousy description, will be reviewed..

Some parts of the concert that's worth remembering (for me):

1. Her stage setup - fantastic, the use of CG coupled with the songs and the real underlying meaning of them is simply great!

2. Her singing - no need to mention, her Live is simply awesome, no mistakes, nor forgetting of lyrics, truely professional

3. 绿蛋糕 - is it really that nice? She's not the first foreign singer mentioning this, I remember some Kelly fans also mentioned she like pandan cakes also.. lol

4. "把相机都拿出来。。" - she also took out hers and start shooting like a small kid.. haha

5. 还是会寂寞 - the song that I hav been looking forward to since a very long time. This song didnt impress me at first, until 3 nights before the concert, somehow I dreamt of her singing this song to me... hmmm, well, in the end, she didnt disappoint me either..

6. Is her tattoo real? - if no, that's fine, if yes, quite disappointed, I thought the tattoo was too much for her, I like her singing more, the tattoo seems to have diverted some attention away from her singing.

Again my vocabulary is very limited to describe all my emotions and feeling for her and her concert. Only her.. can make me change my long-used msn nick for gd..

I luv qi zhen, Kelly...

Happy Birthday.. part 1

2009-04-09T02:30:00.000+08:00

Well, lotsa gifts and happening, when it all started on Fri..

First my bunch of friends wanted a surprise party at s

oup restaurant but I screwed it up by exposing them myself.. But it was still fun and really appreciate the effort.

Suz brought David to join us, nice guy with lotsa smiles, other participant are the usual lot, Brian, Fulin & Felicia, Ben, Vincent, Kahmun n of course myself and ah koh..

Think this has to be the birthday with the most gift, see below.

Suzanne & David's Hugo Boss perfume, as usual, it is nvr just the fumes that attracts you.. hehe

Next is Ben, Brian, Kahmun, Vincent, Fulin and Alwin's ipod nano and "captain's armband".

The motivation is to help me slim down, tying the nano to my arm during running is supposed to keep me running further and longer.. lol..

Finally it's ah koh's present, Bran Buffel's belt and wallet, well, the wallet is nice and simple, but the belt is really outstanding. Very sleek and innovative design, love it!!

Thank you everybody for the wonderful gift and fantastic night...

Man utd fan

2009-03-28T10:22:00.000+08:00

The last post happened to be an update of man u winning a CL knockout tie 2-0 against inter, but the worst had happen right after that.

Man U 1 Liverpool 4

Fulham 2 Man U 0

7 point lead cut to 1 point lead but still with 1 game in hand.

Well soccer is an interesting thing. After watching soccer and discussing soccer, I find that somehow I', begining to hate Liverpool even more. The arrogance of the 80s still linger in the 21st century, even though nothing was won for almost 20yrs. So now i kindda understand how the atomsphere is like when you lose a derby game in England.

Imagine the nonsense and comments from the fan sitting next to you is an opposite fan. Because of this, I think I'm beginning to like big games at crowded place. Hahahahaaaa

9 games from now we will see who has the last laugh..

Casual updates

2009-03-12T15:54:00.000+08:00

It has been long since I contribute something to the WWW.

Well, no major happenings,

- Man utd won 2-0 again inter at the CL knockout stage. Great performance byu Giggs particularly and Vidic.

- It has been long since I took a half day leave to laze ard and waste time, so here I am wasting my time away.

- Ah dear b'day is about 2mth away and I have already thought of what to buy liao. But shld I let her choose the model or I just pick myself and give a gd surprise? hmmmmm

Ciao, meaningless blog, see better post next time.

Doing things for the first time

2009-02-21T12:56:00.000+08:00

Haha, so exciting to see my first eBay purchases reaching my door steps.

Well to many this is nothing, they probably have been buying things of eBay for years. But in order to search for Koh's gift, it could only be found on eBay, so my virgin eBay transaction went to that.

It was a satisfying experience to see something u choose, bid and won eventually coming to u. Not really that it could be a gd bargain, but i think it's more of doing something successfully for the first time, some more at the first try!!!

Think thru some of the things you have been doin quite frequently these days. When ever you find it boring, try to recall when was the first time you did it.

Lazy Blogger, lousy valentine

2009-02-07T01:18:00.000+08:00

I'm really a no discipline and lazy person, everything leave to the last min or simply bo chap. Thought I had a wish to vent my frustrations and feelings here but still ineffective at all..

Well a bit toking nonsense now becoz my mind isn't thinking right. Fever on and off since last nite and it's really horrible. Wan to slp but cannot get to slp, screw up valentine celebrations and worst of all, not getting a gd gift for her. Pls gimme a hint, what i can get for her, my brain is cracking..

Happy 2009

2009-01-03T11:12:00.001+08:00

Happy new year!! 2009 will definitely be a better one than 2008..

Another 12 months just flew by once again, with few memories of big happenings still in my mind. Sichuan had a very bad earthquake and kill more than 60,000, wiki said it was the 19th deadliest earthquake recorded, I cannot imagine the other 18. It was time for the Olympics and everyone is excited about it, Singapore proudly got another silver but more drama followed. Then came the malemine poisoning in dairy product and other food product that came from China. Then is recession and all the stock market etc. So overall it wasnt a very gd year compared to the previous few.

On a smaller scale, it was also an average year for me with few things to remember and cheer about. Earlier in the year, I recorded a bad loss on one of my investments, so from there I decided to earn money, make money and save money. Well, throughout the whole year, I really did managed to earn money and save money on a monthly basis for my big day coming dec 09.

Another significant event is our preparation for wedding. From talking about it, to planning, to making deposit payments for our venue etc, we have indeed went a long way and have done many things. We argued many times which is not something new and things seems to be stable and we are all ready for the big day. Hope nothing comes out unexpectedly.

A Korea trip in march was also something I will never forget. It was a short 8 days trip but I really enjoyed. It could have been the time when I enjoyed myself the most in the year. oh but wait, another moment which I enjoyed again was the night we spent at Marina Mandarin on 2nd August to view fireworks. It was a special nite for me and her to remember and I really hope we can go back there to relive that moment every year.

2008 is also a year which makes me think alot. I have gone deeper into my thoughts and felt even more depressed at some times. But I managed to pull myself out again from it and start to look at things from a more positive perspective. I have set goals for myself and will concentrate on them, rather than thinking of 'those' things..

1 down period of the year is Doris leaving us. As a christian herself, she returned to her lord and some how Kevin overcame the painful feeling of physical separation. For most of us, it was still a difficult fact to bear. I will always remember her...

I didnt make many new friends, but a few special ones worth mentioning. Yuin was a colleague of mine, we shared many nonsense and she exposed me to alot of new thoughts and thinking, if there is fate, she was brought to me by fate. Eric isn't a new friend, but becoz of some happenings, I felt closer to him and perhaps, we become closer friends than ever. Well, this one isn't really a friend, she's my god-daughter, hehehe.. Bornt on 8th July 08, Desarae is a special girl which I cannot possibly leave out in this 2008.

Well, that quite sums up 2008 for me in a short note. 2009 will be another big year for me, especially my wedding in Dec, I want it to be an unforgettable one for my guest and esp my wife. I hope to fulfill the same resolution of "earn money, make money and save money", and possibly another big dream is to have a home of my own. A job switch at this timing starts to seem wrong, so see how it goes. I have also started to pick up some photography thingy and let's see if I can advance anywhere in that direction. Also hope I can find more meaning in life than all these monetary/physical desires.

My 3rd Man Utd kit!!!

2008-12-23T21:07:00.000+08:00

Yes, ever since started working, kept telling myself, it's time to start buying and collecting my favourite Man Utd jerseys. Well, the excuse, think i dun spend too much on lavish goods, so this is only think i will spend foolishly on..

Enough talking, here are the pics...

Though I keep saying I want to buy, but so far all man utd kits are from my ah dear and one of it from my buddies.. thanks bros..

Thanks ah dear..

Singapore Sports - What do we need?

2008-12-23T20:46:00.000+08:00

Disappointingly.. SG lost the semi finals of the Suzuki Cup.. The papers are all filled with words like shame, and disappointment. But what is the real disappointment to u?

If SG had won the Suzuki cup, aka Tiger cup in the past, would we have been proud? Half the singaporeans would curse and swear and say "aiya, all the ang mo playing, of course win la.. go challenge the world stage and see.."

Then will come the topic of foriegn talent.. then comes the arguement from sports council saying, other countries are doin it, so what's wrong wif it?

So we need to win an Olympic silver again in London 2012? Do we need to dominate the footballing world? What will happen if we cannot even make it to past the group stage of Suzuki cup next yr, wat can happen any way?

So do you know y the stadium is not as pack as before? do u know y we were once so proud of winning only the M-League but no body cares when we won the whole south east asia?

We dun hav to win..

We only need to do our best!!!

If we see 11 Singaporeans, not only citizens, but home bornt, home grown.. gone thru primary school, early childhood which consist of school work and ECA, sang the national athemn every morning, watch the National day parade live at national stadium at least once, took PSLE, get complained by parents of playing too much soccer and not studying, etc etc etc.. u know what i mean..

When we see that lineup.. then u can be sure national stadium will be 50,000 crowd full even against a small country for a friendly game..

Quite a fool..

2008-12-17T00:26:00.000+08:00

While chatting with seowyuin, she told me that she could help go thru my resume since I'm in the mist of updating it. Decided to show it to her reminding her not to laugh at it.. haha in the end, when she returned with comments, I laughed at myself.

OMG... I always thought that I found a wonderful template and am so proud of it..

To my horror, it was not even near..

She provided very valuable comments which leaves me to think I need really alot of time to change my resume, and also reminded me of a nonsencial incident involving my gd pal, Suz..

When I was first looking for job, she wanted to helped becoz she is workin at some HR recruitment agency, she looked at my "then proud resume" and scolded me and say it was a lousy written resume. Of course hearing that, my first reactions was to defend myself, completely ignoring her words. Reason: simply becoz I spend alot of time to make up the nice template. (n i'm still proud of it today)

If someday she gets to see this, well, Sorry Suz..

Since this is a thing of the past, think i'm not goin to bring it up right at her face and apologise, at least i think i really did a gd job for her bday tis yr, hope can call it quits.

Congrats Alvin & Shujing

2008-12-13T10:23:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday/Monday, 7th Dec - 8th Dec 2008, was a fantastic and magnificant day for the couple. In a relationship lasting 9 yrs, they finalling tie the knot at raffles hotel.

No mixed feelings at all, it was a busy but yet fulfilling day being a brother for one of my very good friends.

Oh wait, there is one thing worth mentioning about Alvin after all. Throughout the whole wedding preparation to actual day's event, I have been hearing some unhappiness from people around him, saying, he has not done enough for Shujing, and esp in wedding preparations, many things were left to her alone.

I cannot speak up for him on that, and I dun really know the details to start defending Alvin etc. But you have to agree something about Alvin is his patience and attitude towards the people around him. Have you ever seen him flare up or throw a tantram? Has he ever shouted or even show unhappiness? NEVER!!!

I wouldn't say I meet him often enough these years and I didn't spend 3 yr with him in Australia. but indeed he has never blown his temper. Every injustice he suffered, he would just keep quiet with a smile. Especially during days when we were in poly, the 4 of us always move around together, 2 x Alvin, lb and myself. We often had quarrels and things we dun seem to agree on, all of us had a taste of each others' temper, but never had I felt it from Alvin.

My point is, dun always judge a person by the things he did correct or wrong, judge from his attitude and behaviour at extreme moments. Haha, perhaps tat's the same logic as from army when they whack the trainee damn jialat before examining their ability to handle situations etc.

What happened in Munbai??

2008-11-28T22:57:00.000+08:00

Just received a notice about my blog being locked.. seems like quite long since I last posted and also quite long since someone read it as well.. ～失败

Nvm that, what prompted me to make some noise is the news of Mumbai terrorist attack.

Let's make this short, saw a sms talking about a Singaporean 28 yr old lawyer hostage being killed in the terrorist attack in Mumbai. A young and promising lady, lost just like that. I dun know her, but some how just felt very sad and a pity that Singapore had lost this young lady and imagine the family that flew there is goin to handle all these devastation.

What kind of irritates me is the lack of coverage of this piece of news for Singaporeans. Of all methods, it had to come thru a sms, when I quickly log on to our local news website, I was so disappointed to not see any coverage. Well, they were faster during the Olympics when we went to the finals, but isn't this more important and deserve all the attention?

Finally after much anxious waiting, I had to see it on news on TV at 11pm, then finally on our magnificant newstation official website and they shouted "Breaking news"

Be strong and safe..

1 week ago...

2008-09-25T00:36:00.001+08:00

1 week ago today, we sent Doris on her last journey as she battled but lost to cancer.. Doris is a cousin of mine, but we were not that becoz we had quite a huge age gap, but during the final journey, I still couldn't hold back my tears as we saw the last of her..

My regards goes out to the direct family, esp the husband and the young kids. So much to bear and so much to go thru.. Throughout every session I was at the wake, all I heard was the story of Doris being a strong woman and a family which nvr gave up. Nothing much to mention as I wish Doris is with her Lord and the family be brave and strong.. As Kevin was saying, they now have tis dream and challenge to bring up the kids to be doctors in researching for a cure for this dreadful disease.. For their mummy, I know they will do it!!!

The big bang experiment..

2008-09-11T00:05:00.001+08:00

Heard that it's the biggest physics experiment at all times, all the hype and noise abt it has occupy all headlines across various news stations and websites.

Many critics has tok abt the possibility of a black hole generating from the collision of the particles kindda freak me out a little, and the various mankind threatening pheonomenan. Fear strikes and really starts to hesitate whether to read more about the potential catasophe.

I guess the best way to overcome fear is to face it...
Indeed I did not regret, as I did more reading, it does seems more ppl speculate on the tis end-of-the-world topic more than the experiment itself.. After many rounds of reading and somehow, more convinced this is indeed the experiment for the good of mankind than to harm them.

May God bless these researchers and guide them the right directions.. Safe and sound..

6-2, 7-5, 6-2

2008-09-09T23:35:00.000+08:00

Last of the Grand Slam series for 2008 just ended last nite. No need me to say, Federer finally found his touches and won 3 sets to nothing against Andy Murray.

Clever, smart player whom you will not feel bored watching.. Haa, dunno since when I start liking tennis and I cannot stop enjoying them since Wimbledon finals 2 months back, to Olympics and now US Open. Will continus this interest some how, hopefully ipicking up the racket and whack some balls.

2 baby story in 1 weekend

2008-09-07T15:15:00.000+08:00

It was a wonderful Friday night where some of our closest friends gathered at my god-daughter's house to for a spendid steamboat. The special guest of the night was Cynthia, who flew back to visit her friends and relative from overseas work. It was abt 6 mth when we last saw her, never disappointing us, still as cute/sweet but blurr and lost.. haha

The other highlight is still not the steamboat. It's my god-daughter. Everyone took turns to carry her. As a god-father, I was a disappointing one, haiz.. Cannot even carry her properly and dunno how to pacify her like how all the other uncles and aunties were doing. Cute definitely dun need to say. Big eyes, smooth skin and the familiar crying voice.... but all babies sound the same when they cry, why ah?

Remember almost 11 mth ago, when yan secretly told us that she's pregnant, we were so happy!! The first of your closest friend is giving birth to a little princess in 7-8 mth time, WOW! It was unforgettable, frm the news being known, to the seeing her tummy growing and the things they did for the little precious, to giving birth, the confinement month.. Magnificant!! You cannot understand the anticipation and the sacrifice you would do for the precious!! And indeed, after all those hard work, you see a beginning of a new life and seeing it grow is the most touching things to happen in life..

Just over 24 hours, I also managed to get a piece of news of a new life from another friend. This time it wasn't a happy or touching one. It was a unexpected news of a new life of a unmarried couple. When you always hear these stories on the internet or TV, you just think that it will not happen to ppl around you, but i'm wrong!! Truth is indeed hurtful. They took up the painful decision, there goes. I'm in no right to judge who's wrong who's not, it wasn't quite a choice that the decision was made. Just disapppointment and feeling sad, could only vent some fustrations and forget what has been done..

Deadline Thriller

2008-09-02T23:06:00.000+08:00

What's new? All the transfers happening only at the last hr as usual.. it just gets more exciting over the years.. Rejuvenation for Man U as Berbatov finally makes the move to for over a 30M pound deal. Promise.. My next man u jersey will definitely be his name.. Song boz...

The shock of the town still has to be Robinho's transfer to Man C.. Manchester must have been a happening town on Monday night. Robinho's move smash all British records and of course his pay rise is definitely worth mentioning. According to reports, his new pay is 3 times his Real pay, whoa lan.. Quickly on my FM to discover his pay stands at $60,000 pound per week. So it will be $180,000 pound per week in man c? OMG.. who else can earn that kind of money.. is he tat good? Can't wait to see his debut against Chelsea in 10 days time..(of all clubs.. hahah)

Aspirations

2008-08-26T22:24:00.000+08:00

Just finished a seminar by Microsoft, they call it MixItUp.. mainly to introduce Visual Studio 2008 and some cool looking development tools...

First is a short 15 min talk by their director, Mr Fernadez (think spelling is wrong), a wonderful speaker who didnt really say much technical stuff. Only the next 2 speakers touch on the technical details which really put me to day-dream a little..

Looking the way they demo the development tools, it really somehow inspire me to go into .net developing to realise the dreams of building chio chio applications accessed on the web. With a head full of coding knowledge gives me another kind of satisfaction which really no other IT job can give me.. This is truely what inspire me to be a developer, and possibily 1 day as a presenter or lecturer to give my lecture on a certain topic and answering every troubling questions that conmes. But how feasible is this goin to be? Can I ever stand up there to give a gd presentation and crack some joke to amuse the whole crowd?

Well for all those to happen, I first need to quit my job.. oops.. my colleagues will be seeing this. But you see, there is more things in life than realising your aspirations alone!!

How much have these ppl really gone thru to stand up high and presenting their knowledge and ideas? They are ever so readily prepared with answers to the most embarassing and political questions, did they go thru some terrible ordeal to learn that answer? Did they sacrifice some friends or love or family ties to gain all those knowledge?

Maybe I sound too serious also.. Well, there has to be quite some failure examples to see these success stories right in front of you..

It will be just another day of work and looking forward to my next pay day for now.. Hopes, inspirations, ambitions, all these have to come another day..

Cannot buy my iPhone...

2008-08-20T01:01:00.001+08:00

Haiz, the wait has finally ended, Singtel has finally released it pricing for iPhone on the midnight of 20Aug 2008 just as rumours described..

I'm not a typical youtube or net savy guy who will hog on the internet even on the move, so their "fantastic" flexi plans is not for me.. I should just stick to classic "Classic" plan, since i'm already a loyalty customer. Only $568 for 8GB and $728 for 16GB. 8GB is reasonable enough for me i guess..

Just as I happily ready to commit then I stupidly realised, "ya hor, my 2 yr contract nvr 21mth yet!!!" $568 then should become $668.. omg.. budget burst!!!

Have to wait till November then can get liao.. see you soon iPhone..

To console myself, I can only tell myself, no point paying $100 more for just a 3mth wait, another thing is "use this waiting period" to see reviews and let our "pilot" users chiong in first to suffer.. haiz...

Table tennis star Ai Fukuhara

2008-08-16T12:12:00.000+08:00

I'm not a big fan of table tennis but no man gets bored looking at gd-looking sportswoman. haha

Firstly congrats to Singapore reaching the finals of Olympics finals in table tennis, but they are not the ones going to be featured here.

16 Aug 2008 morning, Japan vs Hong Kong in the bronze medal play-offs, Hong Kong 1 Japan 0, the next game is between Japan's Ai Fukuhara vs Hong Kong's Lin Ling. When the TV was on, Fukuhara was already 2 games down, 1 more by Lin Ling and it will be Hong Kong 2-0, but somehow she fought back to 1-1 for Japan an amazing comeback.

As I watched, kindda notice this girl is quite sweet and cute looking. Though young looking, she releases a charm of a devoted sportswoman whom has a nvr-say-die attitude. Of course next, is to on the PC and start google-ing "Ai Fukuhara". Here some of results from the searches.

As I dig out more pics, managed to find more of her info on wiki, when has wiki disappoint us? After reading, I was even more impressed!!

Born 1 November 1988, already rank 10 at the age of 19++, highest table tennis ranking for any Japanese on the official ITTF rankings. Starting to play at 3 yrs old, and playing professional at 10, joining the Japanese team in the following year. Numerous competitons in her 20 years of playing. Recently made abassador to China-Japan Cutural and Sports exchange year along with Noriko Sakai. Impressive!! Education wise, she on her way to the Waseda University.

Besides all of those stats, she was the flag bearer of the team Japan at the Olympics opening ceremony!! A prestigious honour for any sportsman or woman, only the country's icon will be carrying the flag, such as Roger Federer for Switzerland or Yao Ming for China.

By the way looking at the rankings for ITTF, look at the names of top 25 woman players and see the pattern, while looking at their country again, what do you see? http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/Ranking.asp

While we admire her success and talent, she has to be part of Japan sporting and world table tennis history. But are you aware that at the age of 3, you would not remember what you like and what you don't? At 3 when u start playing table tennis, is it really what you want? While many Singaporean were scolding some parents for using their young kids to show off and force them to produce trophies of all sorts, is Ai Fukuhara one of these victims like those in Singapore? If not, then what's the difference between her and some of our poor kids performing on Saturdays programmes singing and dancing? Why do we praise her only but scold those in Singapore? So when parents push their child to learn something, is she becoming another Ai Fukuhara or becoming a victim of Singapore critics?

Think about it...

Ai Fukuhara.. Stay cute..

You want to compare Olympics opening ceremony to National Day Parade?

2008-08-13T21:20:00.000+08:00

As I speak, I'm watching the Beijing 2008 opening ceremony. I have heard so many times that the opening ceremony is spectacular, no doubt about it. Sadly, the next day is our very own National Day Parade 2008. Sad not because it is not as good as the olympics, but sad that from then on, there has nvr been a moment of complaint abt our parade compared to the ceremony!!

(trust me, wait till you take a look at PRK's national day, we managed to see some shots from documentaries, wun lose to Beujing 2008..)

What do you want? Do you know how long they take to organise this ceremony? How many students were involved? How much money was spend on the props and equipment? Mind you, they are doing it for perhaps 1 in a 100 years. How many billions of people is watching from their home's TV.

Well since you want that standard, ask yourself the following:

If you are a parent, will you not complain that your son is participating in the parade rehersals everyday and neglecting their studies? Probably half of them will drop out because of tiredness, another half because of school work, what's new?

If you are out of job and grumbling abt the government, would you make noise and say "Why the country can spend so much on a stupid parade but not give me some money to buy food or use some time to find me a job?"

Our poor NSmen and Ns personel are already poor thing enough to burn their weekends to help out at the parade, you think everybody will be happy about preparing and rehersing?

Beijing alone has 17million, SG about 5million maybe. What do you want?

Well, watch and enjoy the opening ceremony, praise them and remember till the next Olympics, just think abit before you make your complaint ALOUD..

He's trying to say "not rich dun drive la.."

2008-07-26T01:21:00.000+08:00

Saw this very unpleasant article on asiaone and I believe it would have appeared in a few more places. The person whom post the article was trying to tell netizens that car owners should stop complaining abt driving costs in SG. Such as the hike in petrol and ERP charges.. But the way he sound towards the end really piss me off..

"Many Singaporean motorists, including myself, purchase a car for convenience, and if we can well afford it, we should not be complaining about parking rates and other costs of maintaining a vehicle."

I do feel he's trying to simply say "Not rich dun drive la.. stop grumbling.."

Has he ever wondered who these complaints really came from?
Apart from the miser minority whom drive a car to feel a lift in status, the real complaints and victims are the people who has to survive on driving, private bus drivers, delivery ppl and taxi drivers perhaps..

You think they hav a choice when it comes to petrol and ERP increment? they lan lan hav to drive and suffer, all just for the family, making ends meet. Not like what the write says, "..we should not be complaining about parking rates and other costs of maintaining a vehicle.." They dun wan to maintain a vehicle.. but do they have a choice? NO!!!

You better not post another bladdy article complaing ur kids' school bus increase their fee again..

Lunching in Raffles Place area

2008-07-21T19:44:00.001+08:00

Raffles place has indeed developed a culture of its own, that is so uniquely Singapore, by the number of tissue packets on the seats than the number of ppl looking for seats.

Well, I just discovered another interesting fact, is the conversation which ppl talked abt.

You dun have to eavesdrop on the person sitting next to you, abt what they are talking abt and what they are complaining abt. They seems like they are nvr shy to share with you. It will definitely always be some complaints from the office!

Usually, the morning accumulated nonsense and unhappiness, will all be spilled during lunch, already there is not enough time to eat, the person sitting next to you will still be grumbling, "whoa lao, that betty hor, ppl 9 o'clock work, she come in at 9.30..", "the thing Candy ask me to do is ridiculous, y? think i'm her maid ah.." etc etc etc..

Since it's Monday, these complaints are unneccsary louder, the way they sound, they are nvr wrong, but what can they do when they go back office again? Behave like nothing happen and work...

Well, it's not ethically or moralely (think the spellings all wrong) unsound or bad, but hav you wondered who is sitting next to u? could he/she be your new colleague or ur new boss, even worse. Could that person know some one from your office, since half of the ppl working there wears a pass during lunch? Imagine the foreigners moving ard us, do we want them to have an image of Singaporeans as really complaint king / queen? it's really about time to shake away these tags!!

Since the morning is already bad enough and nothing can be done, well, y dun we just try to forget them and share wif your lunch mate what happening / happy / interesting / funny things is goin around you over the weekend? wouldn't that be more interesting and enjoying? hav a gd laugh and go back to work smiling.. and hav a better day from there on.

Battle of Red Cliff Review

2008-07-12T02:22:00.000+08:00

While the whole world is queueing up to be the first to get their hands on iPhone, I'm proud to say I'm the first few hundreds to catch 赤壁 in Singapore first. (lame, nvm..)

Well, gd show overall, with a disappointing ending, not becoz it's lousy, but becoz there's no ending.. Should have thought of that when I realised that there is no burning ship on the trailers. The whole theatre complained and you can hear whispers ard you saying "Huh?! that's it??"

Overall still a not bad show though.. gd battle scenes and some funny parts to entertain the ladies not there for the history portion, for historians, it's kind of 三国演义的演义, watch it and you might understand what i trying to say.

Complaints about Lin Zhi Ling being a "vase" in the show, just like a friend brought it up, "How can 小乔 not be a vase in this show?" So what if you put an Oscar winner at the role, nothing much she can do for that role, so stop complaining..

Must repeat myself.. kinda love the jokes between Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, pls be reminded that they dun really exist is history..

Promotion !!!

2008-07-08T23:31:00.000+08:00

Well, yes it's July but i'm not talking abt my promotion, cause there isn't any tis yr for me, but my 2 very best friend just got promoted!!

About 50min ago, Ah Kwee and Yan just got promoted to become daddy and mummy!! whoa, I sound like I'm the 1 giving birth, but sorry, I just cannot contain my excitment at this moment. Will update again tml wif pictures and more stats..

Waste my leave and my sleep..

2008-06-26T16:49:00.000+08:00

Getting all pumped up and ready for 1st semi finals between Germany and Turkey, so I set 2 alarm at 2.45am and 3.45am in order not to miss too much of the game. But by the time I really woke up is already 4.15am..

Whoa lan, feeling disappointed that I miss the whole game, I am even more disappointed with what is going to happen next..

Turned on the TV to see the score tie at 1-1 at 76th min, but the interesting thing was how come Philip Lahm is not moving?? Guess there was a lag in transmission ba then I patiently wait for the image to resume again. Then again, I fell asleep, but for every 2 min or so, I opened my eyes to glance if the match is back. Wehn it finally came back, it is already 88th min!!! and the score stood at 2-2 this time.

"@#$%^&%$#@$%^$#@@%$^$#@##&^*&%$#^#&^$#$^%&^$#$@#^$&%&%$#@#%

First I have to overslept, then the transmission have to disappear for me to miss another 2 goals. But luckily, Germany scored another 1 but followed by another transmission error again

"@!##$%^$@!$#%^&@#!^@%&*#$@&^*&$#%^&*&$%#@%^&*(^&%#^&^*&&^%$^%#

This time, I didnt bother, striaght away to the bed and catch that last 2 hr of sleep before work. Waste my sleep and my leave.. sianz..

My "Latest" Favourite HK drama

2008-06-16T22:30:00.000+08:00

After a boring Monday, can finally catch the 11th episode of VV drama's 溏心风暴..

For those who have SCV, pls tune into channel 55 every weekday at 9pm.. Really very nice show..
For non-subscriber, dun be sad, looking at the trend of channel 8 and channel U, I think they will proudly present it on TV by 2010, trust me!!

Just as I do a google for this series, suddenly I saw some headlines, saying..
"TVB大戏《溏心风暴》曾在香港创下2003年以来的港剧收视纪录 .. "

OMG, as I was singing your praise, little did I know this show was best seller in HK in 2003, and it's part 2 is coming out.. Come to think of it, SH, I do have many complaints about you.. I shall leave that to another day, stay tune as well.

Now, some credits to 2 very impressive actors/actress whom caught my attention.

陈豪

So used to him being a bad guy and now he starred as an old fashion 30 yr old man who is full of jokes and crap, but definitely no doubt he will impress you with his new image, esp if you hav caught him on other shows as being serious, mature and bad..

锺嘉欣

Yup, nothing but chio, a bit ang mo look, significant improvement in acting, ever since the 皆大欢喜 II where she acted as a chio executive. Do look out for her in coming HK drama. Here she play a sweet looking girl who had gone thru alot of hardship before becoming a top lawyer i think (dun forget i onli at episode 11)

No doubt these 2 are the main leads of the 11 episode so far, see them almost 50% of the time. Up till now, all the scene were funny and sometimes touching, those happy endings after some family unhappines kind. Heard from my friend this is actually a very very sad show.. Oh mine, we shall see how it goes. For those who have seen this show, pls dun laugh at me k if i say something very wrong.

Ok, I going to catch my favourite drama again liao.. Yes, the same episode, since SH have this 3hr replay thing, sound stupid but you can nvr stop repeatedly watching your favourite show.

Cheers,
Hav a gd week ahead, hope my next post dun come 1 month later.

Champion's League Finals Review (of another kind)

2008-05-22T05:37:00.000+08:00

5.36am 22nd May 2008

Manchester United has just claimed the Champions' League trophy once again after 9 fateful years. Some things to remember about this final..

Even watching in the comfort of my sofa, I couldn't stop worrying esp after seeing Ronaldo miss the 3rd penalty, as Terry comes forward for the last kick, when all man u fans thought it was gone but surprisingly he missed... Song bo?!?!

Oh my.. Something to think about, how will you handle if you were John Terry? Avram Grant for once did something sensible this season by quickly rush forward to console him right after the last penalty. Terry did everything right tonight only except the penalty, how he had wish everything had gone wrong except the penalty instead.

Drogba, shame of the game, that slap he gave Vidic was perhaps his way of saying "I quit!" perhaps. Stupid, foolish, nonsense, dumb.. pls gimme more words to describe that.

Scholes finally got to play his CL finals, but have to leave the game with a broken nose, at least he wasn't alone, Nani broke his head also while Hargreaves at some point of the game had a bleeding nose as well, since when did football become so bloody.. it's more dangerous than my army days.

Let me catch man u lift the trophy then will update more about the match again.

Making an effort

2008-04-20T11:44:00.000+08:00

Finally I have gathered enough effort to start blogging, when my sis saw me trying to start a blog, she laughed at me saying, "Not in liao la.."

Well, never mind la, it's meant to be like a diary, to record the important events in the years and not to forget the details as time flies.

Other than events, guess I will be posting a lot of complaints about happenings around us, I still a typical Singaporean after all, like to complain a lot. Of course, significant moments like man u winning a game etc I might also blog, haha..

Most importantly, hope to hear more from my friends if they see my blog and have comments about it, with that then I will find the motivation to continue blogging.

Cheers..