Monday, January 01, 2007
Oh well... I'm not gonna do some reflection of 2006... In some way... the previous post was already kind of a reflection... I've read some of the reflections others have written... and gotten myself mentioned in two of them... That brings a smile to my face... Makes me feel that I've made an impression on the lives of my friends... You'll know if you're important to someone when you get mentioned in that way... Of course, doesn't mean that I'm gonna be resentful at those who didn't mention me... Nah... I probably just didn't affect your lives that much... Heh.. Already gotten used to being put in a corner this year... Heh...
Anyway... back to the new year... I actually just got back from games and dinner with friends... Went to the place called PitStop Cafe... Somewhat like Settlers... same thing... games and finger food... There was this game called Galloping Pigs... It had these cute little pig figurines... which I put in some very 'compromising' positions...
Pig porn anyone?? Lol...
Took a walk around the area after that... all the way to funan just for fun... Then went to Fisherman's Wharf for dinner... think their standard dropped since the last time I went there... Staff are their usual gruff selves... Sheesh... If it wasn't for the food and the price, I wouldn't bother going there... Then we took a walk down Clarke Quay... saw everyone getting ready for the new year with their party hats and all that... Saw the Cannery with all the new pubs and clubs... Took one look at the Clinic, and decided that we should go there tmr night... so thats where I'll probably be... chilling at the outdoor booths, or indoors on their quite ingenious wheelchairs...
We walked around a bit more... looked around at all the other bars and such... and then it started to drizzle... Sheesh... decided it would be better to head home rather than get stuck in the rain and crowd at clarke quay... So... took the train home and here I am... Rather boring New Year's Eve... but compared to last year's where I was crying my eyes out, this one is rather good already...
Haven't been putting up many pictures, December's been a busy month for me... After exams, came the prep for my first reservist... 11th to 15th... Rotted in camp for 3 days before having anything to do... then once I came out, came Impresario prelims on the 16th... talk about being in a rush... I was practically going through steps and choreo IN BUNK at night... music pumping into my earphones, think all my bunkmates were wondering what I was doing, facing the window too... Only way I could get a good reflection to see myself...
Worse thing was that there was partner work in the choreo... My greatest worry then was that I wouldn't be able to sync with my partner... But on that day, after a slight cleaning up and practice, we actually did quite well...
Here I am with my dance partner... Grace...
And here we are... The Bandits... lol... last minute name lah...
After the prelims, we had lunch and I treated them to Big O waffles... and their verdict? Better than Gelare's! Lina even kept telling me during the bbq at blast camp, that all she could think about was the waffles... Think I spoiled them silly that day... Ordered two waffles, one with mac nut and banana, the other with double chocolate and blueberries... even worse, Carey was there, so I asked her to give more ice cream... they came with two scoops each!! We were all seriously stuffed after that...
After that, there was Blast camp from 18th to 21st... Talk about a tight squeeze... At the same time, I was having my Basic Open Water Course in scuba diving... So I could basically only go for camp on half days... till about 2 plus on 18th and 19th, cos I had theory lessons at 4.30pm... then one full day on wed... which, luckily, was the day they went Sentosa... then rushing back to the camp on Thurs morning to see their performances and hang out with the jrs till it was time for my pool session at 7pm... Took a LOT of cab that time... had to get to the Singapore Teacher's Union, near Yio Chu Kang... luckily, my dive instructor stays at Pasir Ris... he gave me a lift home that day... the Union was so ulu... even the cab driver needed me to look at the map to see which road was nearer...
Then on Sat and Sun, 23rd and 24th, came the open water dives at Pulau Hantu... thankfully, the rain stopped for me to complete the dives, cos on both days, it only started raining after I my diving was done...
This is Pulau Hantu... looks damn pristine... but the visibility there sucks... 6m down and everything is dark already...
Thats where all the air tanks are... We were on top resting and having lunch... Heh..
Christmas Day saw me tinkering with my computer again... I was thinking of doing some minor upgrades... trying to quieten the fans... in the end, my sound card gave up on me... after 5+ yrs of work... it had a good life... So I went down to the Creative store to get my new sound card... split the cost with my sis since she's also been playing games and music on my com... Hehe...
That and a few other upgrades later... I got this...
Heard of Zhng my Car? This is Zhng my Com... lol
Had to make a few trips down to Sim Lim to really decide what I wanted... its still a work in progress though... wanna make a few more changes... but I can hold those off for now... Got myself an early Christmas present too... Managed to get this super rare car model... Fastest production car in the world at present... Damn nice...
The Bugatti Veyron... 1001bhp...
Then at night, met my sis, Christine, her friend, Chris and Jasmine for dinner at Big O... lol...
Chris is my sis' friend from Aus, met him there when I was there... he's a great guy to be around... and he was going back to Aus 2 days later, so we decided to meet him for dinner... I asked Jasmine along cos she wasn't doing anything either.. and she wanted to try the tofu burger there... hehe...
I've also been kinda busy in the mornings lately... No idea why, got bit by the cooking bug... Tried something simple first... cooking eggs... Did 3 styles... Easy over easy, Sunny Side up and Scrambled... Over the span of 2 days, I cooked 6 eggs... Heh... Never ate so many eggs in my life...
Left: Eggs over easy
Right: Sunny side up
Scrambled eggs
I seasoned them with a bit of black pepper, paprika and salt... Callie told me the scrambled eggs looked like the Mac eggs... exactly what I was aiming for... Heh...
I confess, I've been pampering myself silly this month... and the reason I gave myself other than that I wanted/needed the stuff, was that I ought to, esp after the shitty year I had... Here's a list...
Computer Stuff
CPU cooler
Graphics card cooler
Casing Fan
Sound card
Hard disk
External hard disk casing
Car Models
1/18 Bugatti Veyron
1/18 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster
1/18 Lamborghini Gallardo
Personal Items
iPod 30Gb Video
Fossil Watch (bday present from sis)
1 pair of Levi's 525 bootcut
1 pair of Levi's Engineered
Now all I have left is to find a good pair of shoes to replace my adidas... they've got holes in the sides already... Hehe.. And yes, I finally got my ipod video...
Just got the watch today, from my sis... it's my belated bday present... My G shock was breaking apart... rubber all peeling away... so I decided to get something slightly more classy... Hehe...
So all in all... I guess its more like a New Year, New Look.. Got a few more items to get... but those will come in time... The only thing I want for this year, is to be able to look only forward, and not back... It's gonna be my last sem this year... after that, its either the working world, or something else I've been seriously considering since the middle of this sem... This decision will most probably be the most important one in my life, and I do really have to consider everything carefully...
Other than that, I've got a few other things to look forward to... One is Impresario Finals, if we get in anyway, then I also got picked to do Chingay this year... thats gonna be quite an experience... on top of that, I'm still considering joining Hip Hop Night too... depends on what else I have to juggle first, I'm not one to plunge into things just because I want to...
Consequences do make a large part of my decision making process... I'm also planning to get my Advance Open Water sometime this sem... and hopefully, have enough time to get my Powerboat license and Advanced Driving as well, might wanna try something new too... called European Martial Arts, but that I'll also consider carefully... ICT's also confirmed in July... a High Key one this time, so I'll probably have more things to do in reservist... Ultimately, studies still come first, I might not be doing honours, but I'll do my best to get a good bachelors...
I may have sort of screwed up last year, but I'm definitely NOT gonna screw up 2007... Why? Simple... because I choose to... =)
you have just Slacked with Chris @ 12:10 AM
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