thinking... and thinking... and thinking...

random updates

2008-05-31T20:40:00.002+08:00

1) Had a wonderful time at Genting and KL with RH. Genting's weather is cooooool, shopping at KL rocks and spending lots of time with RH indeed adds a lot of sparks into my life!

2) Competed in NTUNPCC's first ever Dash-n-Paddle event which comprised of a 5km run and 1.5km kayak, was a team with RH and we came in first for our detail! (though the overall top three placing eluded us :S )

3) Final semester's results were just out yesterday and I'm glad to say that I got my second class (upper) honours! four years in law school have not been in vain. And with me getting to know my friends in law school, fellow HOs and my wonderful cadets, these four years in uni have no doubt been very fruitful :)

4) I participated (impromptu decision with my TO Ms Lim) in Presbyterian High School's Air Rifle Shooting Competition today since I was already accompanying my cadets there. And i managed to win a nice looking silver medal! haha :D my cadets did the unit proud too with all the effort they had put in, kudos!

5) Starting work this monday, haiz dunno what to feel, kinda sianz yet kinda excited... man such conflicting feelings... well shall say more when it really starts :p

More random thoughts

2008-05-07T23:50:00.002+08:00

1) Met up with three of my secondary school sec3/4 classmates on monday for dinner and "Ironman". It's been a long time since we met up and I realise that we're already into our tenth year of friendship. And even though we dont meet up often, whenever we do, we still crap a lot and act like ten years havent passed us at all :p

2) Had a movie marathon today watching "Over Her Dead Body" and "Harold and Kumar 2". Both films were enjoyable and its most definitely worthwhile to catch movies on weekdays instead. Both films at a total of $12 at The Cathay; if on a weekend, the cost could reach a high of $21 for two movies. Inflation is everywhere! Thus the moral of the story is: work around the system! :]

Random thoughts again...

2008-05-03T22:44:00.002+08:00

1) For four years, I've been thinking about graduating. As of 02 May 08, I finally stepped out of Singapore's education system as I finished my last undergraduate exam! (the paper could have been easier though... haha...)

2) Today I completed what should probably be my last outdoor proficiency course with NPCC: Jetty Jump Trainer

- Come to think of it, if not for the incomprehensible decision four years back to join NPCC, I wouldnt have known my wonderful cadets, my fantastic NPCC HO friends, my lovely girlfriend and gained so many outdoor experiences that I never thought I would have gained, which includes climbing a seven storey high challenge pyramid and flying-fox down from the top, and obtaining my powerboat licence.

3) The cliche that goes "taking the first step is always the hardest" is definitely manifested in jetty jump. But it does feel shiok to hit the water and give the thumbs up sign! Of course, the sea water can always taste better if ever possible.

4) Pacing... everything is about pacing so that you will not burn out...

random revelations today...

2008-04-25T23:28:00.002+08:00

1. Peiyi's name is in fact spelt with a space in between: pei yi :)

2. Time passes very fast... it's not only four years that have passed very fast... but this year is almost half gone already :S

3. At 2pm today, I was supposed to hear the strength for my unit ;p

POP goes my heart...

2008-04-19T23:55:00.002+08:00

Dear AHNP cadets,

Nothing much I say can describe how much I am going to miss seeing all of you on a weekly basis... especially for the sec4s...

All I can say is: I LOVE ALL OF YOU!

ultimate mantra

2008-04-07T19:54:00.002+08:00

And before i forget.. dear cadets.. please remember... always bear in mind...

Do anything but dont get caught!! :D

a surprise post!

2008-04-07T19:34:00.002+08:00

Haha thought that it'd be apt today to spring a surprise in this blog by having a new short entry as I am feeling a bit sentimental... As the semester draws to an end soon, it is going to be a different feeling as one phase of my life comes to the "start of a new beginning"...

And this time round, it's not only leaving law school but leaving active duty from my npcc unit as well.. time really flies.. and today I finally finished one of my last few outstanding tasks by conducting the rifle drill component for the sec 3's drill test with Leona... I hope the views and suggestions we've given will help them along the way as they begin to train their juniors when they take over... it remains my regret that I've not had enough time to push them a bit more so as to draw out more of their capabilities and potential...

Ah! Before i forget, there's a new vending machine in AHS selling fresh fruits-in-a-cup at $1!! I have no problems with the interesting and creative mechanism put in place to attract students to have a more balanced diet; however the price just disturbs me.
Why should the school encourage the students to eat fruits through the use of a vending machine when the drinks stall actually does sell slightly more fruits (in a plastic bag) albeit at the same price?
Wouldn't it be better to subsidise the drinks stall to sell the fruits at a cheaper price instead? After all, one huge watermelon that can be cut up to fill up at least 8 cups costs less than $6 at most.
Haiz this just affirms my worry that AHS indeed has one of the most expensive canteen prices food when there are in fact students on financial assistance in the school.

Oh well... inflation is always a readily available explanation... :p

Geographical revelation!

2007-09-18T14:31:00.000+08:00

Ok it's been a long time since I made a blog entry... and so the latest update pertains to my geography knowledge (or lack thereof) regarding Southeast Asia ;p

Today in aviation law, I realised that East Malaysia is actually not within Peninsula Malaysia itself.
Rather, East Malaysia (the yellow coloured land) shares a piece of land with Indonesia (the purple coloured land), which means that East Malaysia is separated from the main land of Peninsula Malaysia by a very big body of water (much much much bigger than the sea off Changi Beach) even though they belong under one State!
Makes you feel that Pulau Ubin or Pula Tekong arent so far from main land Singapore after all ;)

Six years of primary school, four years of secondary school, two years of junior college, three years in university... and this is by far the biggest geographical enlightenment I've had! Wahaha
This would explain why I always thought that Kota Kinabalu is in Indonesia when in actual fact its in East Malaysia...

2007-09-08T23:24:00.000+08:00

The "oldies" three years ago when we were still freshies :]

Always young at heart

2007-09-08T23:04:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was our NUS NPCC Mega CSSP seminar.. The event went well and I'm glad that emcee-ing went smoothly as well especially when at the last moment I had to do moderation for the Q&A session :)

The highlight to me though was catching with fellow HOs from my batch -- which i now term as the "Oldies".. haha

We had fun chatting.. cracking jokes.. poking fun at each other.. catching up.. And I realise that... no matter where we are even for those who have graduated... whenever we meet up as a group.. we're always young at heart and start acting like kids again... truly young at heart =p

Looking forward to the next time we meet up... before one of us joins SPF! Wahaha

Long lengthy days, taxing tax law, running runners

2007-09-06T10:58:00.000+08:00

Ah for the past few days... Moments passing have just been draining as mondays and tuesdays were long lengthy school days... Mondays are 9am to 6pm.. Tuesday was 9am to 930pm :S
On the positive note though, once my intensive modules ends today, my tuesdays will end at 6pm and thereby mark the start of my 2 day school week! Woohoo!!
For those who think this is slack... Haha it looks slack on paper but it really isnt when you look in totality at my law school years where for year 1 and year 2, it was a five day week for every semester... And of course, there is the need for self-discipline to study during the 'off days', which I hope can exercise =p

Spent the whole of Wednesday revising tax law... Its really quite a mental challenge to get the facts of the case right and to figure out exactly how people are structuring their transactions to minimise tax payments... After that would be to get the law clear so that we will always fall within the safe perimeters of the law... Then as my prof says... It is all about having a healthy despise of the law ;]

Wednesday was also the first day me and some of the cadets went for a run at bedok reservoir... Quite impressed with them as everyone finished in about 40mins... A very good timing for them first-timers especially the two secondary 1 cadets who came! When I was in sec 1, I didnt even complete 3km before and yet they've reached such a milestone... 2.4km should be no problems liao :)

Oh for a period of time I was running beside Lightning Jiamin McQueen and I was informed that she hasnt watched a movie for quite a while liao.. Her last cinema outing was probably to watch Toy Story... haha... so michelle and gang if you're reading this... do ask her out for a movie when the exams are over... let her experience once again the glorious impact of wonderous cinematography and state of the art sound systems!

A hilarious joke!

2007-09-02T20:28:00.000+08:00

一天，嘴饞的小黃又跳上餐桌找尋食物。

忽然，牠發現了一隻烤雞，牠正想對那隻雞下手時，主人忽然大叫：只要你敢對那隻雞怎樣，我就對你怎樣！

結果，小黃伸出舌頭舔了一下雞屁股。

-- credits to TRH :)

Life's secret weapon

2007-09-01T22:51:00.000+08:00

Perhaps, even without oneself ever knowing, the greatest secret weapon is one's self-confidence that lies within...

-- Take the Lead

First post, just for AHNP

2007-08-31T19:40:00.000+08:00

By somewhat of a popular demand, I've decided to start a mini-blog; "mini" because I dont think that i'll be a regular blogger as I dont perceive myself to be an expressive person. And of course, the occupational habit of mine requires me to define "regular blogger" as a person who blogs on a daily basis :)

I think it is apt that my first post is to commemorate a day in which I experienced a very strong sense of satisfaction, surprise and, most definitely, 感动. Nothing too corny/lame here today, except expressing my appreciation to the cadets of AHS NPCC for today...
"Satisfaction" came when we had NP unit lunch today and I felt that everyone was indulging in the presence of everyone. It was not simply another lunch, it was a feeling that the unit has bonded and that all inter-personal barriers have broken down...
"Surprise" came when we received doughnuts :] I appreciate that you all had gone to queue for them and even had them tucked away from sight so as to catch us (and a bit of our tear ducts) off guard...
Of course, "感动" came when all of you, though sounding mushy, shouted "thank you sir and ma'am, 我们永远爱你!" This was definitely the icing on the cake :))

My NP life begun almost three years back under the persuasion of two friends and with me being kinda lost in the Corps without prior background. It was a stroke of fate that brought us together in AHS NPCC and it has been a joy-ride ever since! Although we didnt see much of each other during the first year, we've nonetheless come out strong as a unit, being proud and supportive of one another :]

As much as you all thank us for our efforts, I'd like to thank all of you as well for the dedication and enthusiasm that you've given us. And of course, I am fortunate to have the luxury of having all of you listen to my long stories on life and listen to me nag ;p

If the world's a stage and, we're actors and actresses, I'm glad that our stories have and continue to be intertwined with one another... The presence of all of you has left a positive mark in my life...