Been some time since I blogged eh?
Don't feel like doing a long post now, so...
In the past week I...
- went outfield for exercise for the second time
- slept in a tonner
- did flag marshalling for AHM training at ECP
- despaired when Germany beat Portugal
- played soccer until sunblack
- finally bought and downloaded Team Fortress 2
- played bowling and had highly fluctuating forms
- almost fainted when Holland lost to Russia
- went for combat shoot and had loads of IAs
- passed combat shoot despite the IAs thanks to my buddies
- had a niggling bad throat
That's it.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Lots of stuff happened this past week. Lets see which had most impact on me...
The 2 NSFs who died while training.
I can't say much about this piece of news, except that its sad that 2 guys my age died for no apparent reason. Especially when it could have been anyone, even me. That's the scary thing about this whole sudden cardiac arrest thingy. Already I'm a bit paranoid walking in open spaces when there's heavy rain =x I don't know how the SAF is gonna come up with a "solution" or whatnot, people are still gonna die of this, no matter how thorough the medical checkup is. Kinda reminds me of "Deathnote".
The PC Show 08.
The sole reason why I'm going to brave the crowd later on is to grab that LG 22 inch widescreen LCD monitor for $359. Hopefully, today being the last day, it'll cost even less.
Euro 08.
Its a great feeling when both your favourite teams, the Portugese and the Dutch (strange, weren't the 2 fighting for control over the colonisation of Southeast Asia?) are doing so well in the tournament. Finals - Portugal vs Holland!
An update of what I've been up to:
Playing Sonic the Hedgehog!
Remember this? My childhood was spent playing this great game! Feeling nostalgic all over again =) I even have Sonic 2, 3 and Sonic and Knuckles! Now if only I can find that aeroplane game...
The 2 NSFs who died while training.
I can't say much about this piece of news, except that its sad that 2 guys my age died for no apparent reason. Especially when it could have been anyone, even me. That's the scary thing about this whole sudden cardiac arrest thingy. Already I'm a bit paranoid walking in open spaces when there's heavy rain =x I don't know how the SAF is gonna come up with a "solution" or whatnot, people are still gonna die of this, no matter how thorough the medical checkup is. Kinda reminds me of "Deathnote".
The PC Show 08.
The sole reason why I'm going to brave the crowd later on is to grab that LG 22 inch widescreen LCD monitor for $359. Hopefully, today being the last day, it'll cost even less.
Euro 08.
Its a great feeling when both your favourite teams, the Portugese and the Dutch (strange, weren't the 2 fighting for control over the colonisation of Southeast Asia?) are doing so well in the tournament. Finals - Portugal vs Holland!
An update of what I've been up to:
Playing Sonic the Hedgehog!
Remember this? My childhood was spent playing this great game! Feeling nostalgic all over again =) I even have Sonic 2, 3 and Sonic and Knuckles! Now if only I can find that aeroplane game...
Monday, June 09, 2008
And so it ends... But its just the beginning for us!
We didn't win anything yesterday, but at least we walked away with something much more valuable - experience and advice! Plus we had (or at least I had) a great time on stage.
By the time we got up on stage (we were the first band, quite stressed), I think most of us had the mentality "ah heck it, finals liao, just whack ah." And whack we did. I wouldn't say it was our best performance musically, but image wise I think we did our best to work on our showmanship (we were practically jumping around).
Seeing other bands play on stage was quite enlightening , and it really showed the many ways in which we have yet to improve and work on. The top band Xcalibur totally owned everyone with their technically sound skills and crazy showmanship. They had the real classic "rock band" vibe that you don't see much nowadays. Supernova were not spectacular, but what impressed me was that they looked good on stage, the so-called "tai fong" or stage presence. Although the songs they played were relatively simple, they were tight and in tune with each other. The 3rd band Hidama was the usual Tokyo Jihen funk style, unique and refreshing (though I still can't appreciate the vocals lol). To be fair she had that natural, "look-at-me!!" singing style.
The other band which didn't win, Xbred, was quite a surprise actually since I thought they'd at least get something. But their guitarist was quite right, without a vocalist they already had a disadvantage from the start. Still the stuff they did was crazy! I've still got a long way to go before I even touch the tip of their iceberg.
We were disappointed of course. But like Joe the soundman said, there are many opportunities out there for us. Really gotta thank him for all his advice and comments since the Jrock festival 2 weeks ago. Hopefully we'll get a chance to work with him again. And thanks to everyone who was there to support us!
For now I think let my Cort take a lil' break and give my accoustic some attention. Been ages since I touched it =.=
Something random, tagged by XJ =)
#1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
eh. be damn sad and move on. no guts to whack the other guy (maybe knock into him when he waiting for train, den drop onto the tracks LOL sadistic)
#2. If you can have a dream come true, what would it be?
for the earth to be clean, free of all pollutants, no global warming, all life living in perfect equilibrium. and the widespread adoption of green technology.
#3. What will your dream wedding be like?
hmm. somewhere cozy without much hype, with a jazz band playing, no sharks fin!
#4. Are you confused as to what lies ahead of you?
not really. ORD!!!!!! that goal is very clear in my mind LOL. go uni, get that degree, work in some green company, save the environment, get married have kids, get a green house with a green car, live like a greenie (with the only sin of having a super ultimate powerful gaming machine). I'm green da ba dee da ba da...
5. What's your ideal lover like?
interesting, outgoing yet knows when to stop, smart dresser (not too outrageous), attentive and fun!
#6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone ?
the latter. the former is hard when that someone doesn't reciprocate.
#7. How long do you intend to wait for someone u really love?
not very long? dont wanna remain single for too long den become some 40yr old virgin.
#8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
find someone else to secretly like.
#9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
hmm. disappointed at not winning anything yesterday, but rather short-lived. camp politics.
#10. What do you want most in life?
personally, just have a comfortable life, nice family, rather normal. no need to be rich or famous or what. although I sometimes dream of being a rock star.
#11. Is being tagged fun?
well, sometimes. when the questions are interesting (and no need to spill too much brain juice to answer)
#12. How do you see yourself in ten years time?
married, possibly with children. with a comfortable career. godly guitar skills. (LOL) inventor of some radical new green technology.
#13. Who is the current most important person to you?
everyone who is close to me.
#14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
one heck of a girl =)
#15. Would you rather be single & rich or married but poor?
too extreme sia. married but average ok anot? i know everyone wants to be rich, but i don't. (too much) money is evil.
#16. If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be?
parrot. den i can train it to answer my calls.
#17. What are one of those things which you would prefer not to do?
sai kang.
#18. What kind of person do u think u are?
normal, unassuming, slack, relaxed
#19. What do you define as a bad day?
when everything that can go wrong goes wrong.
20. If you have to choose between love (as in boy-girl relationships) and friendship, what would it be?
love. not that i'll throw my friends aside. its all relative.
The 8 lucky people to be tagged are
???????? i dunno who reads my blog so if u feel like doing this just do la
We didn't win anything yesterday, but at least we walked away with something much more valuable - experience and advice! Plus we had (or at least I had) a great time on stage.
By the time we got up on stage (we were the first band, quite stressed), I think most of us had the mentality "ah heck it, finals liao, just whack ah." And whack we did. I wouldn't say it was our best performance musically, but image wise I think we did our best to work on our showmanship (we were practically jumping around).
Seeing other bands play on stage was quite enlightening , and it really showed the many ways in which we have yet to improve and work on. The top band Xcalibur totally owned everyone with their technically sound skills and crazy showmanship. They had the real classic "rock band" vibe that you don't see much nowadays. Supernova were not spectacular, but what impressed me was that they looked good on stage, the so-called "tai fong" or stage presence. Although the songs they played were relatively simple, they were tight and in tune with each other. The 3rd band Hidama was the usual Tokyo Jihen funk style, unique and refreshing (though I still can't appreciate the vocals lol). To be fair she had that natural, "look-at-me!!" singing style.
The other band which didn't win, Xbred, was quite a surprise actually since I thought they'd at least get something. But their guitarist was quite right, without a vocalist they already had a disadvantage from the start. Still the stuff they did was crazy! I've still got a long way to go before I even touch the tip of their iceberg.
We were disappointed of course. But like Joe the soundman said, there are many opportunities out there for us. Really gotta thank him for all his advice and comments since the Jrock festival 2 weeks ago. Hopefully we'll get a chance to work with him again. And thanks to everyone who was there to support us!
For now I think let my Cort take a lil' break and give my accoustic some attention. Been ages since I touched it =.=
Something random, tagged by XJ =)
#1. If your lover betrayed you, what will your reaction be?
eh. be damn sad and move on. no guts to whack the other guy (maybe knock into him when he waiting for train, den drop onto the tracks LOL sadistic)
#2. If you can have a dream come true, what would it be?
for the earth to be clean, free of all pollutants, no global warming, all life living in perfect equilibrium. and the widespread adoption of green technology.
#3. What will your dream wedding be like?
hmm. somewhere cozy without much hype, with a jazz band playing, no sharks fin!
#4. Are you confused as to what lies ahead of you?
not really. ORD!!!!!! that goal is very clear in my mind LOL. go uni, get that degree, work in some green company, save the environment, get married have kids, get a green house with a green car, live like a greenie (with the only sin of having a super ultimate powerful gaming machine). I'm green da ba dee da ba da...
5. What's your ideal lover like?
interesting, outgoing yet knows when to stop, smart dresser (not too outrageous), attentive and fun!
#6. Which is more blessed, loving someone or being loved by someone ?
the latter. the former is hard when that someone doesn't reciprocate.
#7. How long do you intend to wait for someone u really love?
not very long? dont wanna remain single for too long den become some 40yr old virgin.
#8. If the person you secretly like is already attached, what would you do?
find someone else to secretly like.
#9. Is there anything that has made you unhappy these days?
hmm. disappointed at not winning anything yesterday, but rather short-lived. camp politics.
#10. What do you want most in life?
personally, just have a comfortable life, nice family, rather normal. no need to be rich or famous or what. although I sometimes dream of being a rock star.
#11. Is being tagged fun?
well, sometimes. when the questions are interesting (and no need to spill too much brain juice to answer)
#12. How do you see yourself in ten years time?
married, possibly with children. with a comfortable career. godly guitar skills. (LOL) inventor of some radical new green technology.
#13. Who is the current most important person to you?
everyone who is close to me.
#14. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
one heck of a girl =)
#15. Would you rather be single & rich or married but poor?
too extreme sia. married but average ok anot? i know everyone wants to be rich, but i don't. (too much) money is evil.
#16. If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be?
parrot. den i can train it to answer my calls.
#17. What are one of those things which you would prefer not to do?
sai kang.
#18. What kind of person do u think u are?
normal, unassuming, slack, relaxed
#19. What do you define as a bad day?
when everything that can go wrong goes wrong.
20. If you have to choose between love (as in boy-girl relationships) and friendship, what would it be?
love. not that i'll throw my friends aside. its all relative.
The 8 lucky people to be tagged are
???????? i dunno who reads my blog so if u feel like doing this just do la
Saturday, June 07, 2008
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
whirlwind!
Pretty interesting weekend!
Met up with XJ at Central on Friday after work for a Japanese dinner :) The restaurant we wanted to go (Ma Maison) initially had a waiting list of 45mins, others like Waraku had uber long queues and the only choice left was this curry udon restaurant Wakashachiya, which was relatively "empty". Not surprising, considering that Japanese curry + udon makes a strange combination. I ordered the standard Tonkatsu curry udon while she had the salmon. It tasted pretty good at first, but after awhile the sourness of the curry overpowered everything. Looks like mee rubus too lol. Not bad, but for the price it wasn't that worth it. Went for a nice walk along Clarke Quay :)
Saturday was the big day (sort of). Went jamming in the afternoon before heading down to Orchard Cineleisure for the SSF WOW! band competition qualifying rounds. Just before we headed out to *scape youth park for the sound check it POURED. Had to chiong across 2 roads, getting totally soaked as a result. Luckily our instruments weren't affected by the rain, though I had to walk around in wet shoes ><. Thankfully the rain stopped which allowed us to grab a quick dinner before the actual competition. I was quite impressed with 2 bands, the first one which had a charismatic vocalist, and the one before us which did a wicked sick instrumental (the guitarists pwned all of us LOL). Hidama did a pretty good cover of Tokyo Jihen songs, though I can't appreciate the vocals. Then it was our turn. We did Big Machine by Goo Goo Dolls, followed by Stay Away. It was all over in a flash. I can't really remember what happened heh. Anyway the big news is - we got in!!!
Semi - finals @ Plaza Singapura, this Friday (6th June), 7pm!
Met up with atheon from Malaysia on Sunday with some Singaporean YLs for lunch at Ma Maison (this time the waiting was 15mins lol).
Yup that's the fabled "It's happy line" single! Finally got a chance to see it (thanks to Danny).
The food was good, although rather expensive considering the portions were quite little. I ordered the beef stroganoff omurice set. Man the omelette covering the rice was damn good! I think I finished the plate in 10mins. benzwong had the strangest item on the menu, squid ink spaghetti! It tasted like char kway tiao haha. Although not exactly Japanese food, I think 80% of the customers (and even the staff) are Japanese, which definitely says something about its fame.
After that we started our guitar shop tour, first to Peninsular shopping centre, followed by Swee Lee at Bras Basah complex. I didn't realise there was a new guitar shop called Blackwood Guitars, they sell rare guitars! Imagine the entire shop selling stuff you can find only in the special room in Swee Lee! It also sells stomp boxes (besides the usual BOSS) and amps of never-seen-before brands.
I was pretty tired after walking around the whole day. Sigh. Lately I've been feeling rather sleepy when I wake up in the morning, I probably need to start sleeping early again zzz. Its tough especially since you wanna make the most of your time out of camp.
Met up with XJ at Central on Friday after work for a Japanese dinner :) The restaurant we wanted to go (Ma Maison) initially had a waiting list of 45mins, others like Waraku had uber long queues and the only choice left was this curry udon restaurant Wakashachiya, which was relatively "empty". Not surprising, considering that Japanese curry + udon makes a strange combination. I ordered the standard Tonkatsu curry udon while she had the salmon. It tasted pretty good at first, but after awhile the sourness of the curry overpowered everything. Looks like mee rubus too lol. Not bad, but for the price it wasn't that worth it. Went for a nice walk along Clarke Quay :)
Saturday was the big day (sort of). Went jamming in the afternoon before heading down to Orchard Cineleisure for the SSF WOW! band competition qualifying rounds. Just before we headed out to *scape youth park for the sound check it POURED. Had to chiong across 2 roads, getting totally soaked as a result. Luckily our instruments weren't affected by the rain, though I had to walk around in wet shoes ><. Thankfully the rain stopped which allowed us to grab a quick dinner before the actual competition. I was quite impressed with 2 bands, the first one which had a charismatic vocalist, and the one before us which did a wicked sick instrumental (the guitarists pwned all of us LOL). Hidama did a pretty good cover of Tokyo Jihen songs, though I can't appreciate the vocals. Then it was our turn. We did Big Machine by Goo Goo Dolls, followed by Stay Away. It was all over in a flash. I can't really remember what happened heh. Anyway the big news is - we got in!!!
Semi - finals @ Plaza Singapura, this Friday (6th June), 7pm!
Met up with atheon from Malaysia on Sunday with some Singaporean YLs for lunch at Ma Maison (this time the waiting was 15mins lol).
Yup that's the fabled "It's happy line" single! Finally got a chance to see it (thanks to Danny).
The food was good, although rather expensive considering the portions were quite little. I ordered the beef stroganoff omurice set. Man the omelette covering the rice was damn good! I think I finished the plate in 10mins. benzwong had the strangest item on the menu, squid ink spaghetti! It tasted like char kway tiao haha. Although not exactly Japanese food, I think 80% of the customers (and even the staff) are Japanese, which definitely says something about its fame.
After that we started our guitar shop tour, first to Peninsular shopping centre, followed by Swee Lee at Bras Basah complex. I didn't realise there was a new guitar shop called Blackwood Guitars, they sell rare guitars! Imagine the entire shop selling stuff you can find only in the special room in Swee Lee! It also sells stomp boxes (besides the usual BOSS) and amps of never-seen-before brands.
I was pretty tired after walking around the whole day. Sigh. Lately I've been feeling rather sleepy when I wake up in the morning, I probably need to start sleeping early again zzz. Its tough especially since you wanna make the most of your time out of camp.
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