Beyond All Borders

2010-06-28T12:59:00.002+08:00

Gosh. I've been very busy with work, Karen's 9 months of pregnancy, and my little princess Chloe is finally borne on 10 Feb 2010! What a joy our little Chloe is! Always smiling, always bringing smiles to whoever have seen her! And today, I just had a bit of time now to re-visit my own blog. Almost forgotten I ever had one.

Anywae, my little Chloe is down with cough since Saturday night. She probably caught the bug from her fellow baby mates from infant care. Haiz. eveytime I go to pick Chloe, I never fail to see a kid who is not sick or having a runny nose at the centre. Every time Chloe cough, i feel a tinge of heart pain! I think I'm beginning to experience what very parent go through when their little one is sick.

I brought her to see Dr Lilian at Kid's Clinic at Rivervale Mall. Thank God we managed to beat the long Q bec there were some parents who made appointments but somehow didnt turn up on time. We spent only 20 mins and left the place. Dr Lilian as recommended by YSL is a very pleasant doctor. Good that we chose the right place and the right doc. Thanks Mr YSL.

2009-01-14T19:38:00.001+08:00

The freshly brewed beers are 50% off listed prices on MONDAYS! "Samui" is better. Taste a bit like Erdinger

Makan place to recommend - Brewbaker's kitchen & bar (Location: 59 Anchorvale Road #01-06 Anchorvale CC, nearest to Farmway LRT)

2009-01-14T19:04:00.006+08:00

Karen and I visited this place twice. The ambience is great especially at night when the lighting is dimmer. 1-2 years down the road when the riverside upgrading works are done, there will be alfresco dining. Utterly romantic!

Check out my Spag with chicken and prawn. Karen had the Crumbed Fish with Lemon Sauce.

My 1st post for 2009! My new toy! Canon Digital IXUS 870 IS

2009-01-14T18:39:00.003+08:00

Karen bought me a new camera for my upcoming birthday! Hahahaa! So happy!
28mm wide-angle lens; fast DIGIC 4 imaging chip; large 3-inch LCD.

Been using it for few days. So far so good! The processing is indeed much faster than IXUS 60, pic quality is pretty good too!

Getting my first car

2008-12-25T05:09:00.001+08:00

Its must one of those times when I suddenly wanna write something on my own blog. Been very busy at work and not much time to go online.

I guess most guys are into cars. Right? Hahaha! Well, I am, or least I hope I get my wheels soon and say “bye bye” to public transport. Perhaps its liken to committing a crime in Singapore, one gonna pay a heavy price for owning a car. I remembered my friend once told me,”If you cannot buy a fast car, get a cute car”.

That’s precisely what I have in mind now. Buying a cute car such as a Kia Picanto. Getting from point A to B at my pace, my way. Way better than traveling on our “world class” transport system.

I like fast cars. No, I love fast cars! The racer boy in me love cars like Skyline, Evolution. There are many new GTRs racing down the road near my worksite. Audi R8, WRXs (which I don’t like). Having sat in an Evol 10 once, twice. The ADRENALINE rush through the blood is damn thrilling! (& I was just the passenger, not the driver). Missed that experience so much! My choice would probably be an Audi A3 hatchback.

Not too “beng” nor too “uncle”… Okay, back to my dreamland…

Lazy Saturday

2008-12-13T17:40:00.002+08:00

Not really lazy.. just bored.. I had to go to work today. We will be having another road diversion next week or on the 28th. I got Magicseal to install a insect screen inmy living room and master bedroom. Finally, we can keep our windows open. Not for to keep insects out, but the cats in. haha! Anyway i will post some photos when my camera is back from Hong Kong.

What to eat for dinner? I forgot how to get to the porridge shop near Simon Road.

Yummy!!!!

2008-10-12T16:14:00.003+08:00

The Colt Version-R features a DOHC MIVEC with variable valve timing mechanism. A 16 valve intercooler turbo turbo adds to the class topping levels of performance for 154bhp of power. Brakes are 15 inch discs for the front, and 14 inch discs for the rear. ABS, EBD and dual front airbags are standard safety features. In addition, the manual transmission model offers Active Safety Control (ASC) which works by electronically controlling the brake and engine output of 4 wheels, preventing unstable behavior of the vehicle in extreme conditions.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy (Quoted from some forgotten sources... )

2008-10-07T15:14:00.010+08:00

Our new place finally...

2008-10-07T14:17:00.005+08:00

Its has been months since my wife and I settled down at my new place. Pretty cool as it take only 12mins by NEL to reach my workplace. Anyway, I like the serenity of the our neighbour. Our nearest shoping mall is 10 mins walks away. There is a new swimming pool and sports complex about 5mins walk away.

One 7-11 downstairs. The only thing that irks me is those night racers that would without fail... speed past my block almost everynight. I swear I will snipe them off if only in Sillypore there are no gun control laws. Or they would get off their cars and talk so damn loud in the middle of the night. Yes, I will SNIPE their bloody heads off...

Oh yes, I just went to Singlasik to zap my left eye... eye is so dry now.. I will be on leave for the whole week now. Where is my eye drops now??

Photos taken from my living room...

2008-10-07T14:07:00.002+08:00

Geeee... Good news!

2008-06-02T12:10:00.003+08:00

Thanks, if you readng this page, you are a faithful follower of my seldom-updated boring blog... anywae, I got a resale unit at Sengkang. 1st appointment will be 2 July. 8 weeks later, 2nd appointment and I think we will move in in early Sept 08. No doubt its pricy but the location, low cash upfront, 100% move in - no need to renovate, <10 mins walk to Sengkang NEL, 12 mins train travel to my new worksite, direct bus to Karen's workplace in under half hour... made us secured the unit in less than 24 hours after viewing... Considering the unit above mine was transacted recently 28,000 cash, I think we got a good deal.

p:s you will be invited to my house warming. I need a 37" LCD TV or bring cash. hahaha!

IF I were to buy a car today... Daihatsu Terios 4WD Big Wheels (M) specifications

2008-06-02T12:08:00.002+08:00

Engine
Engine capacity 1,495 cc
Engine type Petrol, in-line 4-cylinder, DOHC, 16-valve, DVVT
Compression ratio 10
Bore x Stroke (72.0 x 91.8) mm
Power 105 bhp
Torque 140 Nm

Performance
Acceleration 11.8s (0-100kmh)
Top Speed 160kmh
Fuel consumption 13.3 km\L

Misc technical data
Transmission Manual
Drive type 4WD
Measurements
Dimensions (L x W x H) (4075 x 1745 x 1690)mm
Wheelbase 2,580mm
Min turning radius unknown
Kerb weight 1,140kg
Fuel tank capacity 50L

Brakes
Brakes (Front) Discs brakes with booster
Brakes (Rear) Drum brakes, leading and trailing

Suspension
Suspension (Front) MacPherson-struts with coil springs
Suspension (Rear) 5-link rigid axle with coil springs

Mystery of the half cheese in fillet O fish

2008-05-08T05:45:00.002+08:00

I went to Lucky chinatown yesterday and order a fillet O fish meal. I was surprised to see that there is only half of the cheese in the burger. Thinking it must be mistake by the kitchen, i brought the burger to show the store manager. To my horror, she said "all along", the cheese in fillet O fish is half, not whole cheese. Not giving up, I asked her since when is the "all along" she s talking about. Her reply was "3 & half years ago when she joined Mac..." Folks, really meh?? half cheese in fillet O fish all along?

SPR finally! 07 May 2008

2008-05-08T05:29:00.003+08:00

My Karen finally got her SPR! To her, its not big deal. But to us, it means we can buy a HDB flat, plus she pay lesser taxes, enjoy some benefits as a half sillyporean.

Today is also her Lasik day. Now i am about to finish my shift from 9pm to 6am nightly till end May... By the time she wakes up in a few hours time, she should be seeing things perfectly clear without contact lens anymore.

30 more minutes to countdown to 6am... haiz it will be another 1.5 hours before i reach home to Jurong East. Speaking of which, we bought our new resale flat at Anchorvale. Taking a NEL to and fro home & my new worksite is merely 12mins, excluding waiting time. We should be moving in early Sept... looking forward to moving to new place really... :)

DO NOT VISIT the Brand New Kallang Leisure Park Shopping mall

2008-01-28T17:46:00.000+08:00

Was there in the noon. From the outside of the building there was pretty extensive upgrading. I almost forgotten how the old building looked like. You can still smell the fresh cement and paint(which i hate) while you are walking in there. This photo was taken from KFC. Well, our very old national stadium, due to be demolished anytime soon... Probably one of the last photos you will see of the structure...

To my surprise there is a multi-screen theater, good place to catch a movie bec i think not many people will flood this place yet. Why i say "don't go to this shopping mall??" Simply most of the retail shops are not opened for business yet. Shops that r opened are Watsons, Koufu food court, KFC, Subway(my lunch spot), bowling alley, bowling accessories, skating accessories, skating ring, Poh Kim VCD, Cold Storage. Would you travel all the way just to patronise these shops? I rather go to Bugis!

Woah, i saw the new Stadium MRT station. I think its pretty impressive in term of its size. Probably at night, when they light it up, it will look even better. No picture of the MRT station, was raining when I was walking there...

Loy Kee chicken rice for lunch!

2008-01-25T17:37:00.000+08:00

We had Loy Kee chicken rice along Balestier Road for lunch today... No one took any photos bec all of us were hungry and the food was gone in no time! hahahaha! Se Lay, Kwang Liak, Eric, Jason and myself. Great lunch, I like the beef stew there! Surprised that it actually taste pretty ok.

Just the night before, Karen and myself had dinner at Soup-spoon. This place is fast becoming my regular get a quick dinner spot. I love to drink soups and dip bread in them, so this is a perfect place for me!

Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

2008-01-18T11:49:00.000+08:00

HDB just announced on their website that HDB's latest Balloting Exercise has been opened for applications!
BUT Karen hasnt got her PR status approved yet and we CANNOT apply for them! These are all the areas I have been waiting for. Karen's criteria are close to MRT and supermarket. All the flats offered fulfil her 2 criterias!
Since we wouldn't be able to afford to buy a car and rely heavily on our world class transport system, getting a flat near to a MRT is the most viable option. Plus some of the left-over flats in Bedok are going for around 300k or less. And they will be completed by Apr 2009. Meaning, I can save a hell LOT on rental.

For now, "lan lan lor", heaven and earthly timing dont meet. Gotta wait for her PR to get approval(or not) in April. And we apply for the "start to build from foundation" flats, expected date for completion is between 3-4 years. That's easily 30-40k in rental. Dont even talk abt buying resale flats, how to afford the riduculous cash above valuation sellers are asking for these days?

In this Balloting Exercise, a range of Studio Apartments, 3-room, 4-room & 5-room flats in Bedok, Queenstown, Clementi and Jurong West are now open for application.

Apply today.

Sample units for viewing.
Open daily till 6 Feb 08, 10am to 6pm.

Blk 461, Clementi Avenue 3, #04-608 (4-Room)
Blk 49, Strathmore Avenue, #06-209 (5-Room)
Blk 49, Strathmore Avenue, #06-213 (4-Room)
Blk 89, Tanglin Halt Road, #36-348 (4-Room)
Blk 89, Tanglin Halt Road, #36-350 (5-Room)

To view the contract models, visit our Exhibition at Habitat Forum*, BizFour 3rd storey, HDB Hub today! Exhibition and applications now open till 6 Feb 2008.

Visit our Exhibition at Habitat Forum, BizFour 3rd Storey, HDB Hub, Toa Payoh to see some contract models or view our sample units on site.

Check out details and APPLY ONLINE at https://www.hdb.gov.sg/esales Applications close 6 February 2008.
Participate in HDB's latest Balloting Exercise where a variety of 3-room, 4-room and 5-room flats are offered in the established towns of Bedok and Queenstown. Also available are 4-room flats in Clementi.

Looking forward to go KL this weekend!

2008-01-14T17:16:00.000+08:00

Woooaaaaah... i am looking forward to go to KL this weekend with my wife and friends. Come to think of it, other than the KL Petronas towers, what else can KL offers? I dont like shopping. Well, the food? Perhaps we can go food hunting for local delights! Yes!!!
This short weekend trip is more like a mini get-away to break the monotonous nature of life. I was telling Karen that I really wish that we have got the money to fly to HK for a week. We will eat,(she will)shop all day and night! We can go to Shatin for seafood! I miss the food there!
Anwae, we have to save up every penny we have, after paying off whatever debts or loans we have. She need to work till at least June 08 to have her 1 week leave or so... I am prayng that she will get her PR status by March 08 then we can quickly apply for a new HDB flat. Damn, everything is getting more expensive here in S'pore! I really wonder how much the price of the 4room flat is going to be inflated to by then? Really thankful to Janet for the rental flat else we wouldnt know where to find accomodation in this mad city with ridiculously priced rentals. Why do Singapore always have to compete to be the BEST, the TOP? Someone wrote in the papers that one day our taxi fares will be like Japan. Though i know its going to come true but alas... hope our "world class public transport" will get us through...

A quick search on google on the word "Akatsuki" reveals...

2008-01-14T17:10:00.000+08:00

Akatsuki ( 暁 , Akatsuki ? meaning "Dawn" or "Daybreak") is a fictional organization of criminal ninja in the anime and manga series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto.
Akatsuki (暁) means "dawn" or "daybreak" in Japanese. Akatsuki may refer to: Akatsuki class destroyer , a class of four destroyers built in 1932 that saw action in World War II. Interesting choice of word for the company name indeed!

More pictures of shop

2008-01-14T17:06:00.000+08:00

Dodgy looking shop in my neighbourhood

2008-01-14T16:58:00.000+08:00

There is this dodgy looking looking shop that was set up about a month ago in my neighbour. Initially I thought they will be selling household items but turns out otherwise. The shop only opens for certain timeslots and more often than not, scores of elderly folks will enter for their sessions. The sessions usually last for a hour with loud music and clapping etc. Funny thing is that they dont seem to be operating a normal business. Anyone seen this shop before?

2 more caught within same week!

2008-01-14T16:56:00.000+08:00

Whoaaaaaah! Check this out!

2008-01-12T10:05:00.000+08:00

Now this is the evidence!

2008-01-11T17:03:00.001+08:00

Do you have a COCKROACHES problem?

2008-01-10T17:25:00.000+08:00

Get THIS product!

Its so damn effective. I got 3 cockraoches stuck to it within 2 weeks! NO bull!

New Year Eve 2007, Hello 2008!

2008-01-01T22:43:00.000+08:00

Karen and myself went out for dinner with Rachel on the eve. We really enjoyed our Thai food along this joint along Purvis Street. They serve good authentic thai food and no GST, service charges. Highly recommended!

No photos of the food we ate bec i didnt have camera with me...

Power!!!! 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI (JDM)

2007-12-26T12:16:00.001+08:00

Cute lass

2007-12-26T11:06:00.001+08:00

Ghostly image of a small girl standing by the window

2007-12-26T10:50:00.000+08:00

Yes we all saw a small whitish figure of a small girl while reviewing the photos from the new camera phone of our friend... but when we looked back at the actual building for a close up, "she" wasnt there anymore. It was past 9pm.. and no other activities in there and so no one could be in the building at that time... KEKEKEKE!

Nice ramen at affordable prices at Cuppage!

2007-12-24T18:29:00.000+08:00

Can try this place, we found this place recommended by Jason Lee and the pork ramen taste good! Avoid peak hours, finding a place in this small shop can be a pain...

Red wine up for grabs!

2007-12-22T23:27:00.001+08:00

by the way, if you like the red wine served at my ROM reception, I have 12 bottles left. I plan to drink 2 bottle a month till i finish all. you can stop me from drinking so much red wine by buying them from me at $15 each. I got them at $17.90 ea. Hmmm.... they taste quite good for an under $20 wine... I know bec i am drinking them now.. hahahaha!

3 more days to Christmas!

2007-12-22T23:18:00.000+08:00

Time flies like no other thing... before you know it, all of us will be older by one more year soon... I am not concerned by being older. I just want to get a grip on life and grow wiser, hopefully more resources in the new year... esp now i am married and i NEED the resources... when will I get my promotion at my organisation? Its strange.

Everyone i know in my company got promoted except me. Am i that bad worker? Sometimes, i feel like a worm. Am i so lousy at my work? I know I am not the best or smartest around. But surely i know i deserve more than what i am getting now... Merry christmas to all!

Don't try this food place.. or you will regret...

2007-11-19T16:18:00.000+08:00

Too many people have written great food reviews.Tink I will just tel you where NOT to go... This is at IMM kopithiam

We had Soy Chicken Mee and Black Peppered beef in Baked rice. The baked rice is a complete let-down.

Stay Happy at Work

2007-11-19T16:13:00.001+08:00

Found this pic graffitied by my colleagues...

Rainy today at my worksite...

2007-11-19T16:02:00.000+08:00

Time to catch mosquitoes again!

Unpleasant dressing down soon...

2007-11-13T17:15:00.001+08:00

Karen tells me that she get dressing down from her call-in customers everyday. Its part of her job to get the blame when the courier company or whoever along the way screwed up the delivery process.
Guess I can never get used to people scolding me. Worse still, things that are beyond my control sometimes. Just hope that I will get to keep my job for now. I need it to pay the bills. Pray with me.

BLACK BLACK Monday

2007-11-12T15:43:00.000+08:00

What a day to start the week.. NEA came to my worksite and found mosquitoe breeding. Its the 2nd time in a month and it seem they are very determined to find them in every corner they can. I have nothing left to say. I may lose my job. What a day... Its like a terrible nightmare, but i cannot wake up from it.

Haw Par Villa

2007-10-02T22:33:00.000+08:00

Sometimes have you wondered what the furthest distance between 2 people is? Is it the physical distance, or is it time? Or is it indifference?

I think 2 persons are furthest apart when they are together but yet they are far apart. They don’t know each other anyone, though they seem to still do. They don’t feel for each other anyone, but perhaps they do. Oddly, they have become strangers.
I am leaving my church of 8 years. It’s a fairly large church. I felt sad about leaving. I am leaving many friends and I know I am going to miss them. When you are worshipping in church and you cannot feel God, perhaps you have drifted apart from Him. But when you are not in church and there is a longing, you know He is calling for you. I was in NZ for nearly a month, spent 10 over days all by myself, and talking to myself at times to keep awake while driving alone. I see many beautiful mountains, endless streams, and timeless glaciers. You don’t to see all these to know that someone must have created all these. To me, the Big Bang theory is pure bull shit. I don’t believe in Evolution theory. We, human beings came from some kind of primates. They have failed to impress me with their scientific explanations of how Earth came into being.

I brought Karen’s aunties (from Taiwan) to Haw Par Villa 2 weeks ago. The place is still pretty well-kept and deserted now. The exhibits haven’t changed much for the past 20 years, I guess. One of the most interesting “attractions” for me has to be the 10 Halls of Hade (18 level Chinese hell). There are static displays of how each of the 10 halls looked like. I think they should upgrade it to include groaning sounds or moving parts, throw in some dry ice effects.

My 1st bugging question is… then what happens to the other races when they die? Why do I see only Chinese souls? Does Ang-Mo go to their own western-style heaven or hell, Malays to their own heaven (to see Allah) or hell, Indians too…? If the human world has progressed so much that we have spaceship to bring us to moon and back, why is the ‘Chinese hell’ so backwards? Why are the hell officials still wearing clothes that dated back to ancient China? Perhaps someone had died and came back to us to tell us about the 10 Halls of Hade, then why hasn’t the underworld upgraded their facilities? They have tons of hell money! After all, I see people burning air-plane, Mercs, DVD players and other advanced gadgets. One point to note is that someone ought to burn some Airport run-ways, control towers, pilots, airport staff! Right??? If not, what is the use of air-planes? I grew up in my earlier years believing that there is really a 10 halls of Hade but not now because it is not making any sense to me. Someone may say the idea of creating a hell concept is to make people think twice before they commit crimes or do any bad thing. But ask yourself if such a concept effective today? If yes, then our prison department should conduct guided tours for their inmates to go Haw Par Villa. Or schools should bring their young ones to visit the place as a compulsory educational tour, juvenile courts should send their offenders there as part of reformation training.

My 2nd bugging question, I wonder who wrote the story of Adam and Eve, I am talking about the reliablity of the account, did it really happen? There is only God, Adam and Eve (and maybe the Serpent lurking around) in the Garden of Eden. Who else is there to witness and write down this account? Still, since it is in the Bible, I guess I have to contend for now that it was likely that Moses wrote the account.

Karen recently asked me why is the difference about Jews and Christians? And if you want, Muslims too. After all, all 3 world major religions believe in One and only God, as opposed having an array of many Gods. I told her that early Christianity has her roots from Judaism. For us, our Lord and Saviour had already arrived on Earth in the person of Jesus Christ. The Jews had failed to recognise him as the Messiah and crucified Him instead, to fulfil what was prophesied in the Scriptures. Muslims believe in the revelation brought by Muhammad. She asked me why the Christians today are not united? Why so many different branches? She doesn’t like the pushy and hard-sell approach of many Christians.

(to be continued)

Last day at Christchurch

2007-08-24T00:03:00.000+08:00

Yes comin' home soon!

2007-08-21T17:42:00.001+08:00

Its strange, its felt like I wanna go home fast. Bec i missed all my friends and my dog and my Lobo. I am travelling by myslef for almost 10days already. People whom met me along the way thought its unusual to travel so far alone... Come to thin of it, NZ is not that far. While at Noak's Ark at Greymouth, there is this guy who has been travelling for 6mths alone. He has bought a ticket that will bring him around the globe in a year. Around $6000 in airfares. Of course, he seem to be pretty well-off in terms of $$ power. Haha! If you add up all the accomodation and food, It wil jolly well be more than 10k easily. Even if you have all the money, who has got such time?

I am one crazy guy that will do it if I got both time and money! keke!

my flight will be on Wed! Finally! I heard frm my sister that my mum has moved back to stay with me. Oh no, that's not so good news. Haiz!

Back to Christchurch - 21 Aug 07

2007-08-21T16:55:00.001+08:00

Greymouth bac to Christchurch via TransAlphine Train

Fox Glacier

2007-08-20T15:40:00.002+08:00

Fox Glacier

2007-08-20T15:37:00.000+08:00

Fox Glacier

Greymouth

2007-08-20T15:35:00.000+08:00

Greymouth

En route to Greymouth

2007-08-20T15:34:00.000+08:00

En route to Greymouth

Enroute to Fox Glacier

2007-08-18T17:50:00.000+08:00

En route to Fox Glacier

Photos are enroute to Fox Glacier - Internet access is bloody exp here! NZ$1 per 10 mins!!!

2007-08-18T17:25:00.000+08:00

The last few photos are the room I will staying for 2 nights at Ivory Towers... at least got TV if not I will be bored to death! Anywae, there is only like 2 or 3 channels on the local TV. Exciting right?

And there is no mobile reception here! Unbelievable! There is no night life outside of the backpacker lodge... perhaps only the cafe where i had my steak dinner... And like most large countries, only the main streets are litted up, the highways are all dark by now... In Fox Glacier township, there is only 1 main street.
Tomorrow morning I will be going for a half day walk on Fox Glacier. Great! Monday pm I'll be at Greymouth.

My 1st skydiving at Queenstown

2007-08-17T15:17:00.000+08:00

Dunedin Day 2

2007-08-14T20:30:00.000+08:00

Dunedin Day 2

I will be in Queentown on Wednesday morning

Dunedin day 1

2007-08-13T18:50:00.000+08:00

Dunedin

Timaru NZ

2007-08-13T18:40:00.002+08:00

Timaru

Oamaru

2007-08-13T18:40:00.001+08:00

Oamaru

Rainy day at Dunedin!

2007-08-13T16:39:00.000+08:00

I left Oamaru at 1130am. Prior to leaving, I got to know this Korean guy at the kitchen. I've got haf a pizza in the fridge n thought that i could share the pizza(yesterday dinner's leftovers) with him. He has been NZ for more than 3 weeks! Wish I can do the same. Was great cuz we exchanged stories abt our trips.. hmmm I had much less to share obviously, only 2 days. He advised me to book my backpacker's accomdation early as its hard to get a place. True enuff, ITS IS HARD to get a place!
I went online to try to get a single room. Couldnt get any. I haf the habit of sleep-talking in my sleep and somehow I would rather pay a bit more for that bit of privacy and security. In a shared bunk, i would have to lock up all my stuffs b4 I go out. That can be a hassle esp i love to leave my things lying around!~ Worse still, if everyone snored, and I am the last one to fall asleep... Haiz...

I drove to Moeraki Boulders... check out the photos...

I finally reached Dunedin around 4pm today. Checked into Manor Place backpacker... $56 for a night... hopefully no one is sharing my room.. will find out later in half hour time..

I uploaded quite alot tonight... There is nothing to do at night here in Dunedin... unless one goes drinking... I just drank a hot chocolate.. really shiok man..e esp that the weather is cold outside... I have gotta go back another 15 mins in the cold just to make this trip here...

I will stay another full day here in Dunedin on Tuesday... bec all the shops n place of attractions are closed at 5pm... Prob go to Queenstown on Wed...

Spending my 1st night in Oamaru at Empire Hotel Backpacker

2007-08-12T17:17:00.000+08:00

Its really quite cheap, only $26. I had to share my room with a unknown tonight... wanted a single bed room but they ran out of rooms. This backpacker hotel is really cool place. the facilities are great! If evrywhere is like that, then why bother to put up in a hotel?

my original plan was to stop at Dunedin tonight.. but the sky was turing very dark around 530pm with an impending storm.. So i had to stop at Oamaru. This a a really super dupey ghost town. Its almost soul-less outside of this place... All my photos of the town are person-less and I cant even find someone to take a photo for me. Resorted to to using 10 sec auto timer. I cannot upload the photos today as this pc cannot be used for uploading... USB port sealed...

SO tomorrow I will set off for Dunedin. Its the 2nd largest city after Christchurch in South Island). So i will seeing more people hopefully.

My pizza dinner was great, too large for me to finish by myself, the remains shall be my breakfast tomorrow. The next best thing for me to do is to play my PSP and to sleep. What else can I do now? Boring place, Oamaru.... Bye bye!

Mount Hutt is closed today!!!!

2007-08-10T12:05:00.000+08:00

We were supposed to go Mt Hutt but its closed.. due to I dunno what? Its just closed. The road leading up to the mountains are hang loosely with unpopular "CLOSED" sign. Haiz... I haven't seen snow yet in my life. Kekeke! Guess can catch in after this Sunday. So we ended up in Christchurch again.. This is a pretty small place... I am taking as much photos as I can. Upload them whenever I can along my little road trip south of South Island. If the photos sucks, forgive me bec i'm using a idiot camera. No SLR for me. Not in my this and next year budget either.

Its 4:14pm(NZ time). I gotta spend another 3 hours roaming the streets alone till 7pm. The whole team is meeting up at 7pm at the Square to go to some place to sit on a Gonola, and buffet dinner at some unk mountain top. If only Lobo can be with me! I can't see how much romantic moments I gonna have with a big bunch of guys, sitting in a Gonola? I can look forward to taking more photos. And Food! We are forced-fed here everyday. The food servings are large compared to back home.

Its kinda dumb to sit in an internet cafe banging away on a keyboard as of right now. But to think that I am going to roam the streets again in a little while made me stay here another 15 mins more. They are charging me $1 for 20 mins of use. (Lobo, where are you?)

my uploaded photos from Christchurch!

2007-08-08T15:02:00.001+08:00

NZ Christchurch

Dear folks, Pls dont call or sms me during this period while I am in NZ, bec its cost $$$...

2007-08-08T12:59:00.000+08:00

My google photos seems to take donkey years to upload...

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If time allows, I will post more pictures...

Today is the start of our exercise!

2007-08-06T03:59:00.000+08:00

Dear blog
And I think it will end on Wed evening or Thur am.

So we wouldnt be able to book dese few days. The next update is at 10am.. so that means we would nothing to do for the next 2 hours.. its too cold outside to consider taking a walk either. Hehe! Yesterday, I saw what i thought was the most beautiful sunset fo the week. It was cloudless and the sky was decked out in brilliant layers of light. What a sight to behold. Things can only get better cos we will be visiting Mt Hutt this weekend...

My updates

2007-08-05T09:33:00.000+08:00

Dear Blog
We went out of camp yesterday... took some photos at the Catheral Square and the surrounding touristy spots. Next was the boring Ricarton Mall. A single storey shopping mall like Tampines Mall. The carpark building seems larger than the mall.. But what to do? Everyone drives in NZ, they need the carpark. Next comes the worse part of the day, it started to rain the whole day, all the way into the night. We had to stay in the casiNO for the next 2-3 hours. I cannot describe how awfully draggy this period was for me... For a start, i dont gamble, I suck at gambling. So i headed to the pub for a beer, only NZ$4.50. Pretty good price, incl live band(minus band instruments), only two good looking NZ babes singing karaoke(via some pre-recorded song tracks). Sorry guys no photos of the babes...

The next best thing was our dinner, we headed off to Oxford Ter to a resturant called Taps. Ordered a "Wild Tasting". For the 1st time, i ate some Kangeroo and crocodile meat. The kangeroo tasted like roasted lamb crossed with beef. The crocodile meat tasted like a combination of fish and kampong chicken. Aother pal ordered a fab looking seafood platter! The highlight was a beer sampler. NZ$15 for 7 different types.

AND now, as I am blogging and all ready to load up the photos of my day trip. my external thumbdrive device is too big for the USB port! I have to figure out some alternative ways man!

Its seem colder Today than Yesterday

2007-08-03T12:32:00.000+08:00

Dear blog,
Yipee!~ Looks like we can book out tonight! I seems to have much to write.. but when i sit in front of the pc... my thoughts faded away. Life's good here, but the weather is very cold... plus we got little time to ourselves. The free WIFI setup was not there as orginally planned for(or mentioned). So many of us have to rely on just 3 PCs on our internet connection. Ratio is like 80-3. Go figure it out!

Wonder what's there to do in Christchurch anywae? On last Tuesday when we booked out, the city was like a ghost town by 9pm... however, things could be better today, its Friday. Tell you what, I am bringing my camera out. Will post some pcitures for you all to see... for now, I am logging off to go SALI...

SALI: Stand Around Look Important

NZ from 28 July till 22 Aug

2007-08-02T06:32:00.000+08:00

Hi all
i am now in NZ... from 12 Aug till 22 Aug I will be roaming free in South Island.. sianz... 10 more days b4 we get back our freedom... 10 more days! counting down now... Anyone wanna join me at South Island??? Its freezing cold here....

Check this out: Freaked me out. I didnt take this photo(by the way)

2007-04-26T00:23:00.000+08:00

An ex-colleague passed away... she's only around 28 years old

2007-04-26T00:14:00.000+08:00

I dont know her very well as we only met while attending a company course. Cant even remembered what is the course about as its many years ago. But after tha we(myself) incuded recieved daily doses of forwarded jokes and articles from her. Kinda shock that she passed away. Suspected heart failure due to work stress at her new company a HP. here her blog, you can probably see her last blog entry dated 21 Apr 2007. http://pinkmayflower.multiply.com/journal

I love this track....

2007-04-23T16:59:00.000+08:00

Canon - Funny video clips are a click away

Strongly recommended! ****

2007-04-09T16:55:00.001+08:00

http://www.freedomwriters.com/

Strongly thumb downs!!

2007-04-09T16:55:00.000+08:00

The Reaping

"I rather burn in hell!!!"

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"I rather burn in hell!!! (than to go to Heaven)"

How many us would like to hear that?

Especially coming from those we love, those closest to our hearts. Sadly those closest to us are often the hardest to reach out as well...

We may be even be praying for months, for years, for many years, for many many years... or we may just give up

I remembered reading somewhere this:
"Suppose you are the Head of CIA and you know that some terrorist idiots are planning to bomb the very airliner that your loved ones are going to board...."

Think about it. what would you do? (Get them(and the rest) off the plane)

I was very upset.

Why would someone rather choose to go Hell than going Heaven?
Choosing Eternal Misery over Eternal bliss?

Why would someone choose eating a bowl of sand than rice?

Choosing to drink burning oil Over Cooling water?

Why why why why why why why why why?????????

There could be a dozen reasons why people choose not to believe in Christ.

I see that a big part of it lies in me. I mean I am part of the reason why people wouldnt believe in me. People see me, a christian, people see my life, friends who know me. And when i do awful things(we called them sin), people see! During the Leaders meeting on 3 April, Ps reminded us once again that we are to be the "light and salt of the world". I am becoming less and less of that description. I am not perfect, not even close. Humanly speaking.
I don't impact the world that much now. But surely I do influence my friends, my loved ones. To a certain extent non christians do judge Christanity by the way we behave, or dis-behave...

see my blog slogan: "Don't judge God's holy ideals by my inability to meet them. Don't judge Christ by those of us who imperfectly bear His Name"

Like it or not, I guess its so difficult to win those close to me. What does it take to win over to Christ?

I have been out of "action" for so long... i nearly forgot my own blog address... Watch this space...

2007-04-03T17:36:00.000+08:00

Pelepah Trek 17-18 June 2006, organized by Geylang Serai CC YEC.

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Anyway, I am here to present to you the URLs for you to download the photos for the trip.
For Downloading purposes: http://public.cranfield.ac.uk/sims/c082725/TempPelepah/
For Viewing purposes: http://geylangserai.myphotoalbum.com/slideshow.php?set_albumName=album04

Beyond the Veil: Iranian Muslim Discovers Christ

2006-06-23T00:21:00.000+08:00

http://www.cbn.com/700club/features/amazing/false_religion_ellie_davidian.aspx

Check this out!

Bless 7000 aftermath! EAT at Carl Junior!!!

2006-04-22T17:51:00.000+08:00

"Bill Pleaaaaaaaase! waaah.. got discount?"

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"... hmm.. we are getting bored...YAWN.. "

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Our drinks!

2006-04-07T17:44:00.000+08:00

"Annoucement! Jason is getting married!"

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7 April 2006 bless7000 planning in progress

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tunnel washing

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truck face

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tunnel shots

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dawn finally!

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Low rise...

diversion dawn time - merge

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diversion day.. last night shot at marina south 2nd April 2006

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28 March 2006

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25 march 2006

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my worksite 22 March 2006

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mum's birthday on 21 March

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My Life Last Week

2005-11-21T00:30:00.000+08:00

Pls pray for my dry cough/throat, condition further worsen by lack of rest over the weekend.

Thanks giving:- It will have to be the 18-20 Nov Under 17 Encounter by Ps Roland's Netwk. The Holy Spirit came strongly for the group that Jason & myslf undertook. There was a lot of open-ness and sharing of personal lives, lots of fun moments. Overall, the encounter was a great experience for myslf as well. Praise God!

I learnt something from the Encounter. I see the hunger and desire for God that I find lacking in my own life. In order for God to become more real in my life, I need to desire more of Him. I feel that if I do not even want to desire to be closer to God, then my whole spiritual life becomes powerless, almost worthless.

Singapore 21st French Film Festival

2005-11-07T23:24:00.000+08:00

Haven't watched any Movie Marathon for a very long time... Misplaced the Movie Guide..i aiyo.. though i cld list the names of the movies here. Something refreshing for me... i meant I haven't never watched a single French comedy all my life! And then I am watching 4 in a row.. There were 2 movies that left a impression on me.

The 3rd movie was a story of a man who had a string of affairs with almost every women behind his wife back(obviously). He got blown out of his life when one fine day, a lesbian came into his wife's life. Yes they had lesbian affairs. The man got enraged but eventually the lesbian became part of their life. The 3 of them shared the same house and the same wife. Funny or not? Here's the twist, 2 other lesbians came to visit and now we got a 4 woman,1 man under 1 roof... Interesting story, almost impossible to happen in real life, or is it am I too ignorant?

Gee... New photo from Mt Ophir Trip.. Courtesy Of Eric Soo

2005-11-06T23:28:00.000+08:00

Jason and Joanne Finally ROM today 13 Oct 2005

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I am so glad to attend the ROM of Jason & Joanne, one of the most awaited event of the year 2005! At my age, I would attend a ROM or wedding dinner almost once every 2 months. Keke! (Cont again. I beta ZZ now... )

R’ship with Daddy

2005-10-04T00:27:00.001+08:00

That I will be less time on-line, more time UP-line! Offline by 1130pm everyday

R’ship

2005-10-04T00:27:00.000+08:00

Reading “I kissed Dating Goodbye”. Its helping me in my areas of concern.

Work

2005-10-04T00:26:00.000+08:00

I have started to work on a new Marina South work-site(new posting). Article appeared in Straits Times dtd 3 Oct(Mon). I will be very busy when the project is in full swing. Pray for wisdom and favor. Also no dengue!! I am working long hours outdoors at Marina City Park

Touch Character Development

2005-10-04T00:25:00.000+08:00

That I will be able to get time off to go for TCD… I have apply for leave on next Monday. I know the Lord is also teaching me on the value “Patience”

Life discerning dominant ideal seeker

2005-10-04T00:18:00.000+08:00

Thank you for your application to join the programme. If you are selected for the trial, we will let you know by email. In the meantime, based on your answers, we think you are a ... You understand that new does not always mean better and you see no reason to skip from one fad to the next. You value things that have stood the test of time, things that have proved themselves. You can give a 120% when you need to, but know that you don't need to 100% of the time. You know that life is for living, and you're smart enough to make sure that you have time to relax, chill and just be yourself.

You tend to identify more strongly with your own thoughts than any other personality. To others you are the one with the sharp intellect, strong need for independence and privacy, and intensity of your cerebral interests. You love explaining the world and predicting what it will do next. This derives partly from natural curiosity, and partly because you sense much of the world to be unreliable, requiring that you use your intellect to bring order to your own corner of it.

You have a strong desire to investigate, observe, and understand an issue deeply and provocatively. You are often independent and self-motivated, with a strong need for privacy. For example, others will often have no idea what you have been working on until it is finished and unveiled. Some of the greatest minds in history had similar traits, people whose ideas challenged the conventional wisdom, forcing those around them to think differently.

Famous people who share these traits include:
William Rhenquist, Stephen Hawking, Helen Keller, Arthur C. Clarke,Sigmund Freud, Nikola Tesla, Isaac Newton.

http://www.starhub.com/mobile/imode/survey/frame_edm1.html

Just took part in a Starhub online survey... Interesting...

I am back from Mt Ophir!!

2005-10-03T00:41:00.000+08:00

Just came back from Mt Ophir... very tiring and torturous for my Achilles right knee! But its was all the hard work, given all the fun we had! Its was like Amazing Race and Survival series over a packed weekend. Am really looking forward for the next adventure!

Sidetrack: Hope to visit Israel next year... All those terrorist attacks. Gee, I am not afraid of terrorists bec got angels watching over us... Haha! need up to $3k... worth one tooth implant. 1.5 time my monthly salary...

Reflections

2005-09-25T23:03:00.000+08:00

I am beginning to enjoy blading more each day. All the more as I fall lesser now! I enjoy blading bec I appreciate the time when I can sail through on wheels while thinking about my past week. And still not fall down!
I enjoyed the reflective time I have reviewed my whole week.

I have been re-reading this book "Thinking for a Change" by John C Maxwell. Those principles opened up my mind to the power of good thinking. "Nurture good thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts." I have been brought up under a regime of negative-thinking upbringing. I do not blame my parents. They did for us what they think is best. Thank God that our future generations has been redeemed by the Lord. Looking forward for this weekend Ophir Trip. I can spend this good time to seek Him alone... Many things to tell Him, but I think He already knows. Haha!

Posted to Marina South Site Soon

2005-09-20T22:44:00.000+08:00

Folks, I will be posted to Marina South Site next week for a road divertion project for ECP. My new site office will be in Marina Promenade Park. Don't forget me when you come around the area for lunch!~

Encouraged...

2005-09-20T22:15:00.000+08:00

"Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good... lets us encourage one another all the more, since you see that Day of the Lord is coming nearer"

Last Sunday I felt very encouraged after talking to Michelle. I was reminded that in all the things we do, we are to bring glory to God , to further His kingdom. Lin-de broalso sms-ed me on Monday that "knowing that sometimes things happen are for the preparation of His kingdom..." I thank God that He always put good friends around me. In my walk with the Lord, I looked back and see of His mercy for me, its never ceasing. Though I have failed Him many times, He never failed me. Is the Lord good or what?