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- Before I leave
- In less than a month’s time, I’d completed the Basic Wings Course in Pearce and depart for home. I realized that I’ve not exactly experienced the local culture here in Western Australia. Thus, I’ve decided that I would love to... Read full entry
(0 comment) | Jun 28, 2008- Coffee beans and perfume
- While shopping around Harbour Town a few weeks ago, I came across this perfume store and decided to drop by to check out the fragrance collection. As I picked up a test stripe on the counter, I saw this glass... Read full entry
- May 4, 2008
- Anzac day
- I planned to wake up at eight-thirty but ended up sleeping past ten and finally awake to the chirping birds by my window. We were suppose to attend Anzac Day commemoration but the management was kind to excuse us, fearing... Read full entry
- Apr 25, 2008
- Officership
- Came across this interactive Swedish officership test on Vanessa’s site and I decided to give it a try to see if I have the cut for it. Turns out that I barely qualify for recruitment into the Swedish Armed Forces... Read full entry
- Feb 25, 2008
- Chinese New Year
- I woke up to the sight of dark gray skies and heavy rainfall. It has been so warm for the past few weeks and the sight of rain coupled with the smell of fresh air is welcoming and perfect to... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Feb 7, 2008
- Happy Australia Day
- Group of colleague and I went to Langley Park to participate in Australia Day celebrations. The atmosphere was filled with excitement as people gathered by the river to watch air show and fireworks. Needless to say, I had a... Read full entry
- Jan 26, 2008
- Tremors
- Barely less than 5 minutes ago, I experienced the first tremor in my life! It occurred right after I’ve swallowed my medication and the shaking confused me for a moment as I thought how could the medication effect kicked in... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Sep 12, 2007
- Happy National Day
- I remembered when I was young, I looked forward to every National Day celebration. Over the years, I realized that this special feeling within me is still alive. I have not missed a single National Day celebration and I’ve always... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Aug 9, 2007
- Letter of complain to Philips
- Hello, Two week ago, I sent an email to your consumer care department to enquire about replacement accessories for my DECT phone. Within seconds of sending the email, my mailbox chirped to inform me of new unread messages. Turned out... Read full entry
- (4 comments) | Jul 25, 2007
- Web trends for 2007, part 2
- Earlier this year, I published an entry on how the folks at Information Architects have developed a train route look-alike map of this year’s big web trend. Now, they have come up with version 2 of the Web Trend map... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jul 21, 2007
- The Internet periodic table
- We all know that different elements when put together make up everything around us. Similarly, the internet is also made up of many elements for everything to run in harmony. Wellington Grey has created a graphic representing some of the... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jul 19, 2007
- Life is great
- I came across this quote by Lloyd Biggle Jr in a vegetarian restaurant few weeks ago. I must say it serves as very good reminder on why everyone should be a vegetarian. Life is life’s greatest gift. Guard the life... Read full entry
- May 18, 2007
- Driving in rain
- I was about to leave my house for driving lesson when the gloomy clouds decided that it had endured enough and started to give way by releasing its long accumulated load. I thought to myself “oh no, not again”. I... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Apr 7, 2007
- Excuse me uncle
- While walking to the polytechnic for a swim this morning, I came across a group of students who were playing soccer at the school field near my neighbourhood. As I continued to stroll down the familiar stretch of route towards... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Feb 8, 2007
- On discipline
- This topic has been discussed numerous times at work and each time, it is the same old reminders and enforcement. I’m kind of sick and tired of it not because I cannot uphold my discipline but more of having to... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jan 9, 2007
- Mom, there's a new bus service
- Recently, the service operator that provides bus service in my neighbourhood launched a new service. I came to know about it when I saw a poster being advertised at the bus stop promoting the new service. As it provided little... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Dec 29, 2006
- Internet is taking a break
- As reported in the news, the earthquake in Taiwan has damaged a few undersea cables that connect us to the rest of the world. According to IDA, it is expected that the internet connection speed will be slow for the... Read full entry
- Dec 27, 2006
- Rain rain go away
- I’ve not seen sunlight for almost 3 days now as it has been raining continuously since Sunday. I’ve not stepped out of the house as well partly because I’ve nowhere to go and I dislike being caught in the rain.... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Dec 19, 2006
- Experiencing gravity effects
- Gravity [grav-i-tee] An attractive force which all matter possesses. Every bit of matter attracts every other bit of matter. The strength of that attraction depends on two things — the mass of any two objects, and the distance between those... Read full entry
- Nov 29, 2006
- Which file extension are you
- While scrolling through my bookmarks in del.icio.us, I came across this interesting quiz and thought of sharing it here. Oh well, the results says I’m HTML but I don’t quite agree with it. Feel free to take the quiz here.... Read full entry
- (1 comment) | Nov 21, 2006
- My classmate's wedding
- Congratulations to the lovely couple! After nearly six years of courtship since secondary school days, they have finally tied the knot. As I’m writing this entry, I wondered how fast time has travelled and how my life and the... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Nov 12, 2006
- Test results for human relations
- While checking my emails, I was invited to take a test on human relations and decided to check it out to see for myself how true it is. Here are my results: Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful &... Read full entry
- Oct 21, 2006
- The keep in contact dilemma
- Very often, we would find ourselves exchanging contacts with one another and asking one to keep in contact. We are so used to keying in names, phone numbers, email address or even address into our cell phone and PDA without... Read full entry
- (2 comments) | Oct 14, 2006
- Future MRT map
- Stumbled upon this possible future MRT (Mass Rapid Transit)* map of Singapore while clearing my inbox. From the map, we can see that apart from the circle line, which is currently undergoing heavy construction, there are plans to add... Read full entry
- (2 comments) | Oct 13, 2006
- Because I fly
- While entering a room back in Air Force School today, I was amazed by the new design and fresh coat of paint and somehow, this particular aviator’s poem caught my attention Because I fly I laugh more than other men... Read full entry
- Sep 4, 2006
- Teachers' Day
- The last time I participated in a Teacher’s Day celebration was in 2001 — that’s exactly five years ago! Can’t believe time has past at the blink of an eye. If I remember correctly, at that time, there isn’t any... Read full entry
- Sep 1, 2006
- Happy 41st Birthday, Singapore
- I barely remembered watching last year’s National Day Parade (NDP) that was telecast on television. It seems that time passes at the blink of an eye as I grow older each year. However, I’m sad to say I won’t be... Read full entry
- Aug 9, 2006
- Youth day
- It looks like I’ve past the youth day celebration era or am I really that old? If you were to consider my age, yes, I’m no longer a youth. I suppose I’ve completed my transformation from a teenager to young... Read full entry
- Jul 1, 2006
- Dream cars 06'
- Just thought of a few dream cars which I fantasize but will never be able to afford one. The cars shown (clockwise) are Lexus SC, Audi TT and Honda Integra. You may notice that why is the last picture... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jun 26, 2006
- Avoid spilling oil or you'll be asking for trouble
- A stupid lizard catching session caused me to accidentally spilled oil onto the floor. What makes things worst is that the lizard was not caught after all! It was not my idea. Apparently, someone in my household cannot stand the... Read full entry
- Jun 24, 2006
- Body language
- I found a new interest while I was reading a book: Studying of body language. I was amazed by how it taught me to be more sensitive towards people — in terms of paying attention to own or even someone... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jun 20, 2006
- The lift
- As buildings and skyscraper get higher, the lift is an indispensable option when constructing buildings. Nowadays, modern building and housing apartments features lift that travels at high speed and even stop at every level and this provide great convenience older... Read full entry
- Jun 15, 2006
- Why I blog
- I was inspired to create a web site and started blogging a few years ago after reading from the newspaper about web logs (aka blogging). You can find some background of this site here and more about me. So, why... Read full entry
- Jun 14, 2006
- Remove before flight
- I’m looking for this cool tag that I can hang it on my bag (or in future my flight bag). For your information, this is a cover used to cover certain valves and/or parts when the aircraft is not in... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jun 2, 2006
- The F16B birthday present
- To my year 1 (2003) polytechnic classmates out there — remember the birthday present you guys gave me? Well, it’s finally out of the box and assembled into a complete piece after keeping sealed in its original package for 3... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | May 27, 2006
- 04.05.06
- This is a self-programmed entry that has been programmed to be published on 04-05-2006 (or May 04, 2006). The last time such sequential date exist was in February 01, 2003 (01-02-03). The next time this entry will be programmed to... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | May 4, 2006
- But you're wearing spectacles
- This is the common perception of the majority when they got to know that I’m a pilot trainee. I guess the impression of a pilot to many is one that looks cool with his sunglasses as well as having perfect... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Feb 25, 2006
- Irritants
- I’m not those who usually get irritated easily but recently, this is getting on my nerves. Now that I’ve been posted to Air Force School, I get to travel daily from home to the school and vice-versa. It’s great to... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Feb 10, 2006
- Leaving on a jet plane
- I’ll be leaving for Brunei in a few hours time and will not return till Jan 12, 2006. The idea of doing some “homework” before my journey to Burnei struck my mind and thus, I searched Google for some general... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jan 2, 2006
- Survivor Brunei
- I’ll be going to Brunei on Jan 3, 2006 for a ten days jungle orientation course. This would be my first time embarking on an overseas outfield exercise and I believe many of us are certainly not looking forward for... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Dec 31, 2005
- Life in new camp
- The day when I reported to the Home of Combat Engineers in Nee Soon camp, I told myself that this will be another fresh beginning of military training and I’ll have to have a more positive thinking and look forward... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Dec 30, 2005
- Farewell march
- As a farewell march for Service Term and for those posting out to support arms, we marched 23km last night. This was part of our senior bar presentation ceremony, which was suppose to be held before sunrise and on top... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Dec 21, 2005
- Cohesion night
- I’ve never really attended any formal social night event in my entire life and this is one of the first time I have to find a date for my social night (Wing Cohesion Night) event in the Officer Cadet School... Read full entry
- Dec 17, 2005
- Completed service term
- When I first enlisted into OCS Alpha wing, I was apprehensive, anxious and feeling very pressurized and worried. This was because I’ve been told that Alpha is a very “siong” (hokkien for tough) wing as compared to the other Army... Read full entry
- Dec 11, 2005
- Training this week
- Since the end of the last outfield exercise, we were given more recovery time as well as time to clean our muddy personal stores. This week also marks the start of a sequence of Individual Proficiency Physical Fitness Test (IPPT)... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Dec 3, 2005
- Field training aftermath
- I’m back from 8 days 7 nights of outfield training! This is one of the longest outfield training I have participated since my last outfield during Basic Military Training (BMT) days. To sum it up, here’s a chorological sequence of... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Nov 30, 2005
- Field training
- I’ll be away on outfield military training from 11/21 till 11/28. Then after, I’ll have to bear with another 4 days of in-camp training before returning on either 12/2 or 12/3. During this period, it is going to be extremely... Read full entry
- Nov 20, 2005
- A welcoming break
- Since my enlistment into OCS, weekends have been exceptionally precious. I usually get to book out on Saturdays at 3pm and will have to return to camp on Sunday in the evening (the time varies between 1900 - 2100 hours).... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Nov 1, 2005
- Won't be back till...
- As mentioned in my previous post, I’ll be confined for about 2 to 3 weeks (not exactly sure of the date at this moment). Hence, I won’t be able to update this weblog although I will have access to computers... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Sep 18, 2005
- New military vocation
- I’ve been waiting in apprehension for my military posting for the last few days. Initially, the instructors told us that we could send them a text message and ask for our new vocation few days before the official posting results... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Sep 16, 2005
- Welcome back
- I’m finally back from 2 weeks of military training in Pulau Tekong. These two weeks may seem to pass quickly to some of you but for me, it was a real drag! The first two weeks of training was not... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jun 25, 2005
- Gone training
- Starting tomorrow, I’ll be officially enlisted as a full time National Servicemen. It has been slight more than a month since I’ve returned from my internship program in the United States and I definitely miss life there! I’ll be away... Read full entry
- (0 comment) | Jun 9, 2005
