Junior asked me to watch some videos on youtube and it was on "Norwegian Recycling" and now i see their songs in mtv.. which i think its cool.. so much more songs they mixed other than the usual one i hear.. coolness!!
and tml night.. i will be leaving for penang to board SS Pallada to sail from Penang to Spore and i am really damn excited to go on board! especially when its with xinying and zhenling! wheeeeeeee... i wonder how are they gonna coordinate 26 sails at the same time manually and it will be damn cool to learn about sailing.. which i have always wanted to!
and by seeing the picture of the tallship.. its already so magnificent and living on board with russians and other nationalities.. will be sure to learn a lot and experience a lot.. and most important.. it will be fun!
misses everyone in singapore but will still be happily enjoying myself out in the open sea on board.. and feeling the sea breeze and letting the sunrays hit onto my skin! ((((;'
til then.. will update bout the trips with pictures.. ((;'
ETA: night of 1st July or morning of 2nd July Berth: Vivocity (provided everything goes on smoothly as plan and estimated)
went for hair for hope briefing just now at KK hospital and got to know more about childhood cancer and really feel for them and glad i am there to play a part in helping and to raise funds for there.. and was really glad to see miss eng there again.. whom was also there as a volunteer last yr when i shave..
i was actually quite touched by the movement of the volunteers and what they do to really support the kids in fighting cancer.. and with such a messy world now.. with disasters all over the place.. we should not neglect helping those in need around us in our very own country too.. especially kids where they just live in this world for a few years and have to fight such illness and go through such pain..
so i really hope everyone can do support them by help donating or come down to hair for hope this coming 6th of july..
i am back from my tioman trip and i'm a certified PADI advanced water diver already! wheeeeee..
departed from RSYC at friday night and make our way to sisters island to clear customs before going to tioman.. and i had a room to sleep and put my belongings but i chose to sleep on the deck tt night.. with the super cool wind and sea breeze.. which was nice.. and early in the morning on sat.. we had our first dive and i was quite nervous and had to fight against the strong wave.. and swalloed from seawater which wasnt really good.. but the 'warm up' dive was good enuff and the subseqent dives were quite smooth.. but my position wasnt that perfect in the water.. and YP underwater camera which was suppose to lend me had no batteries.. so cant take anything underwater..
had 5 dives altogether on sat.. 1 in the morning.. 2 in the afternoon.. 1 in the evening and 1 at night.. and the evening/night dive is best.. visibility was good.. and we saw turtles!!
then after dinner.. we went to tioman island for this heavenly roti bomb! which is prata with condensed milk plus sugar plus honey.. fattening.. but nice.. and bought batteries like finally..
and tt night.. we were making our way through the water.. lightning began to strike and wind started to pick up and the sea was super choppy which really shake the boat from sideways to front/back.. and i was sleeping on the deck for the cool wind feeling but shaky til i have to grab the mattress to prevent slipping and when it rain.. we finally evacuated back to the rooms and sleep.. and two of the divers vomitted tt night..
then sunday morning.. had our first dive and i was hesistating whether to dive since it was very very cold in the morning.. and decided.. to dive.. and managed to took a few pictures.. and realise underwater photography is not as easy as it may seems..
divers and diving boat..
before descending..
during descend..
and the reefs..
stingray taken by YP
and tts it for the pictures taken by me.. the rest are all taken by other divers and will take from them if i can find it..
shortly after the 1st dives.. we went to another location for the 2nd dive and i skipped it.. and went to sleep cos i was like super tired.. and they saw a nurse shark! wth!
the best part for the trip was to be underwater.. because when u are at the surface.. u will have to fight the surface current and u wun know when will a big one send seawater into ur mouth.. and when u r on the boat.. its so choppy then u dun feel very comfortable.. and being underwater is the most peaceful..
and ya bout the food.. we had 9-course buffet plus desert for sat lunch and sat dinner was steamboat.. follow by sun morning.. breakfast was prata.. wedges.. hashbrowns and sausage and the prata is the best i ever eaten.. although its instant prata.. the way the capt cook.. makes it super tasty and tt is wad everyone thinks.. and though i cant eat the buffet.. the food is so much better than expectations.. and during steamboat.. i grab the mushrooms and veggies and the capt stir fry for me! wad more can u expect living on board the not-so-big boat for 17 divers.. the food is wad everyone loves the most.. and not forgeting the icy watermelon waiting for us after every dives...
i seriously feel blessed to be enlisted only in august.. so i can still spend this period of time earning money and to enjoy myself and to go on trip.. and very lucky for me.. working days in keppel bay has been made quite flexible for me too.. which make going abroad convenient..
and yes! i am going for my advance diving trip to tioman tomorrow evening.. and its a LOB trip.. Living on board.. meaning for 3d/2n staying on board the boat.. so we can dive at further places and more exotic dive sites.. and i am so looking forward to it.. will be sure to take photos there when YP lend me his underwater camera..
and next week will also be a busy and happening week for me.. wheeeeeeeee.. and i am starting to miss cheng's presence at work.. no one to talk cock and to jio for night cycling..
and PAT will miss me at work.. with no one to entertain her and to be the super-part-time receptionist.. hahhaha.. right?
i never thought i would get all-metal watch so soon as it dun suit me.. but i tried my cousin's gold casio last saturday and find it nice.. and suits my tannnnnn skin.. so decided to meet her up today evening and went to buy.. and i like the watch so much that i bought two at one go..
the classic..
and if you happen to read newspaper everyday.. or even online news.. the world has become worse than what i had previously mentioned bout the earthquake and cyclone..
now again in part of china.. there were flood leaving people homeless.. and life inconvenient and is believed that the yellow river will overflow in times to come..
also in japan.. earthquake that happen which resulted in death..
in india.. flood caused by early monsoon rain which was unexpected..
in US.. flooding of agriculture resulting in harvest being destroyed.. and vege price expect to increase.. petrol price increase.. resulting in protests.. and unhappiness of the human beings..
come to think of it.. the world is in a pretty messy state aint it? natural disaster that keep us busy and frustrated.. and also a group of people controlling the price of certain important commodity which result in another group of people unhappy and causing trouble.. best thing is this two group of people might not have met before or know each other.. so how messy will things get in future? even a father's daughter can bear kids for him.. no doubt a kid is gonna rape his mum.. and the world just get messier.. and one fine day when god is really angry.. and the devils are really happy.. all i can say is "GOOD GAME!"
attended my Brother's OCS commissioning parade yesterday at SAFTI camp and it was an eye-opener for me as it was the first time i attended something spectular like this.. and there were 500plus officers graduating inculding 60 from navy.. 60 from airforce.. and the rest navy..
reached at around 3plus and have to wait there til like 5plus before the parade commence.. so was just basically slacking and playing around with my brother and cousin and i saw gerlala there.. which means jiawei is also one of the naval officers..
the parade started with the military bands and the contingents marched in and of course.. the navy steals all the limelight with that super-duper-cool-all-white uniform.. which i dream to wear that in future..
and here is the naval officers.. and jiawei is right at the back.. the tallest..
and you see quite a number of female officers.. and also from the navy.. and the one leading the navy contingent is a girl.. and i can imagine joycelyn in there next time.. marching and graduating as one of the officers.. and how proud she will be and how proud everyone around her will be.. i believe she will.. ((;'
unlike NDP where there is chior to sing along.. this parade choir is non other than the officers itself.. singing songs ranging from english chinese and malay.. with the deep manly voice.. hahaha..
and as usual.. the inspection.. and its typical.. he only stopped and inspect near the area where there is photographer and videographer..
there after speech here and there.. sing song here and there.. pledge here and there.. it was time for the so called "meet-the-fans" session where everyone in the viewing gallery flew to the parade square to catch their children there and to change their ranks for them.. their officers rank.. and my mum chose the right time to go to the ladies knowing there wun be a lot of pple queuing.. so i had the honour to change my brother's rank..
and of course taking photo time
the MEN..
everyone of us..
grandma.. me.. cousin.. brother..
grandma and chermel..
plus mum..
officer and future diver..
and the family portrait.. awww so touching...
and i manage to find jiawei in the navy contingent and he is super tall la..
and we were soon chased by the people to get back to our seats for the next part of the parade.. and the officers guai guai go back to their spot and stand straight straight.. so the not-so-playful me and my cousin went to take photos at the parade square before the in charge get unhappy..
cool HUR
a lil joke in a serious environment..
then they began marching THROUGH the viewing crowd.. by the stairs up to dunno where.. and everyone was looking for their sons and trying to shout their name and touch them like celebrity but too bad they aint celebrity so they have to maintain a super cool face with the i-want-to-laugh-but-cannot expression.. and mins later.. the march down again.. which i feel its super lame now..
but come to think of it.. they came back for a reason..
because they forgot to throw away their caps.. and they did now.. after some formality speech blah blah blah..
so as the caps were thrown all over the place.. no one got any prize for throwing the highest.. and again.. the not-so-playful me and my cousin took the cap.. and called it "ours"
cool right..
and i look upon this tower.. and i hope to be here.. as a diver to attend the officer course.. and its like super hard for me la..
and god was nice.. forming a nice background for all officers to take photos..
and everything ended quite late because we have to wait for my bro and parents to finish their dinner there.. so i drove out for dinner..
then after tt.. dad send me to clarke quay where i meet up with the rest with some drinking session to celebrate ray's 21st..
and i got home quite late.. so i skipped work today.. though i woke up on time but i was too tired.. that i slp all the way til 3plus in the afternoon.. and it has been super long since i had slp so long..
oh ya.. and i attended Vespa Club AGM yesterday morning.. and i really feel like riding vespa with them again.. like soon before i go NS but i doubt my financial ability permits.. i got other things to spend on too.. sighh.. vespaaaaaaaaaa
staying up last night in school was pretty fun and the main purpose wasnt really to paint banner but to meet up with the SMAC pple.. and catching up with one another.. but i really need to slp as i got work today morning at 7..
and morning breeze was nice and it turn super dark at around 8 and it began pouring and it was one of the fiercest storm i had ever seen at the marina where waves were huge coming from the breakwater.. and the wind was super strong that blew off one of the fenders.. and me and sharul was walking and slanting at the same time against the wind.. so imagine how strong the storm is.. and i was thinking.. will it go further than that but luckily it stopped..
and during morning.. the singapore air force seems to be practising their part for the national days with the aerial displays of heart shape etc and also helicopter which suppose to hang flags and they flew pass us just nice when Galaxia berth in.. a very big sailing boat.. with super high mast..
left work early and met up with the rest at newton.. and it was quite a good catch up session and also bidding farewell to weicheng who will be ns-ing this coming friday.. and also drinking.. x= and finally a day off tml after 5days of work.. pheww..
Beautiful Sunday with very nice cooling weather to work.. and was busy the whole morning playing around with the fireboat and clearing debris in our own basin and helping shaadiq with his PPCDL practice.. and after that wasnt tt busy anymore.. and another two ferrari spotted at keppel bay again.. which i believed that it belongs to fiona xie or her bf.. whom i saw where they were dining in prive.. and she smiled to me.. wheeeee.. and she is still as pretty as ever.. and hot!
either one belongs to her/her bf and the other.. their fren.. but they left quite early and when we were busy.. and moments after they left prive.. u can hear the loud engine across the bridge..
and pat tested out the digi cam.. with my keppel bay 'girlfriend'
and the guys were bored in the crew room.. so we screw.. 1..
2..
3..
and another busy week to come by starting from tomorrow.. and it will be pretty interesting to see how each day pass by.. happening week!
yesterday left early from work to meet kelvin at vivo to get presents and headed our way to outram to meet the rest.. and went down to eunos to plan a surprise birthday for jeremy... coordinated by his dear gf minmin.. and everything goes on well as planned and yes.. he was shocked! and you shuld see the reaction when he open the door.. and we pop the poppers.. he basically jumped and slam back the door.. and we all burst into laughters.. and even if i open the door for him.. he hesistated to come back to his very own home.. hahaha..
the birthday cake from Prive.. very nice..
and the birthday boy with the present! hahahaha..
and cutting cake..
and the food his parents ordered for us.. very nice of them..
and of cos.. chips!! (((;'
you should go see this video.. how he got scared.. and he really jumped! hahaha.. and he damn lucky la.. two yrs bday all celebrate at his house..
and here are the people who were there..
and yes emilyn.. we felt ur presence.. you were taking this photo.. hahaha..
and some photos..
with weiling with her wait-for-people-to-realise-she-perm hair
with nana!
emilyn and sharon..
emilyn!
and as usual.. the 4 gamblers stayed back to gamble all the way til 1plus in the morning and jeremy was nice enuff to send me and kelvin home despite losing some money.. haha.. and the winner.. took cab.. lol..
past few days was happening! and also tiring but worth everything..
yesterday was MKB crew outing.. trip to Lazurus Island by chartered boat.. and with our small dingy over from the boat to the island.. and we really look like some illegal immigrants hopping on to the island to bbq.. drink and stay overnight.. with no facilities over there.. but only trees, grass, sand and sea.. like some deserted island but on the other hand.. coconut trees were planted orderly.. it was fun hanging around with all of them but was too too tired that i slp quite early and didnt join in the drinking and playing in the sea.. and 6plus in the morning today.. the boat came to send us back.. back to MKB.. and was off from work.. ((;'
and previous two nights were night cycling.. with weicheng and we went to find sivien they all to cycle.. her class people at their class chalet.. and for the first night.. we cycled from midnight all the way til morning.. from cheng's place.. to east coast to changi village and to pasir ris.. and back to where we cycled from.. and the journey from ECP to changi was with sivien's class.. 21 of them.. and it was fun assisting and guiding them.. and cycling and crapping with some of them..
and 2nd night.. sivien called and ask if we would want to cycle again cos she wanted to go esplande.. and she sounded like not much pple wanted to go with her so i agreed.. so me and cheng went to find them at their chalet before heading off esplande and to lau pau sat for supper and then to bugis.. geylang and back to marine parade before me and cheng went back..
haven been cycling and exercising for so long and this two nights were certainly a good one where we cycled for so long til our butt pain and our thighs ache.. but worth looking around part of singapore in the night with the nice night breeze.. and an alternative to vespa.. haha.. a bicycle..
finally.. a night at home.. a good night sleep i hope..
