Short drive but a long ride...

It takes me 25 mins to reach NTU on a vehicle, but it takes me 1 hr 15 mins if I were to take the public transport. Talk about efficiency, I will spend 2 x more time doing nothing if the government not do something about the local transport. Yet, there are raising bus and train fare, am I right? Just my luck not having a direct bus just outside my house to school.

NTU is a ghost town now, 10am at the canteen, barely anyone... Sorry no pictures today... Didn't really wanna take your effort to see nothing!! I had my friend with me, who in the future might be my room mate... Woooo, we applied for hostel orientation which will commence around 18-20+ day of july. After talking to some year 3 oldbies, found out that hall 8 is actually pretty good. It's in a central location, bus stops just outside, the running track is just a few hundred metres away and they have a gym!! Sounds like chalet to me... wahha nO! man!

If you know me well, I am pretty ambitious... I will prolly turn the hostel around and add so much stuffs that makes me feel much at home... =D time to hunt for some furnituress... keke!!
For you people out there, weather has been acting real weird... one day it shines so hot that you can practically cook tofu on the tarmacs... and one day like today precipitate on-off. What is wrong with the weather?? Being a meteorologist now is not an easy job!! Below is a link you can check the weather, although sometimes it's just false information.. =]

http://app.nea.gov.sg/data/mss/docs/ncastmap.htm

Good day guys and gals, weekend is waiting..

Stevie Stevieee, the legend!

I was so amused by his song, "Overjoyed", the lyrics are so divine that can sink anyone into a mesmerising state. It's poetry in a song man!!

Kudos Stevie, also compose great pieces of music like Sir Duke and My Cherie Amour!! Wow wee man!!

Some sample lyrics of that great piece; overjoyed!

Over time, I've building my castle of love
Just for two, though you never knew you were my reason
I've gone much too far for you now to say
That I've got to throw my castle away

Over dreams, I have picked out a perfect come true
Though you never knew it was of you I've been dreaming
The sandman has come from too far away
For you to say come back some other day

And though you don't believe that they do
They do come true
For did my dreams
Come true when I looked at you
And maybe too, if you would believe
You too might be
Overjoyed, over loved, over me

http://58.006yy.com:600/1222222/g/233/12.Wma

A link here if you wanna listen to how it sounds like =]

Will be going down to NTU wit a friend for a medical exam tomorrow, I hope I will be fine, free of any dieseases!.. Heh =] And back to camp to retreive my barang barangs!... Good day ahead guys and gals, the week is ending!!

Osim Tri 2005 Goodies!!

Just to let you view first hand how do some of the goodies look like..














Other than these, there are,
1x Osim Pill Timer
1x Subaru Cap
1x 4AA + 4AAA GP Ultra Batteries
1x Larabar
1x H-TWO-O Isotonic Apple flavour
2x Osim $10 Voucher (min. $50 purchase)
2x GNC $10 Voucher (min. $40 purchase)
1x Speedo 40% off Voucher
1x BAX Global pen

Rise of the mini TaiTais

Just came back from a short trip down town... Got 2 things done...
1. Register for New Balance Real Run
2. Purchase stationeries and hopefully find a book I like at kino...

Errand No. 1, destination stadium taka... The place was quite empty, not many people were patronising the shop then. The sales girls can take up loads of time attending to a customer at the payment counter. I wasn't in much of a rush and didn't show impatience, even knowing I was waiting they didn't show much concern about people queuing; behind me was a tourist.
It's not all their fault though, the customer was so fickle on chosing a pair of swimming goggles... rrr... But It will be of great service, if they were able to ask if what I want. Still, I paid my 20 buck registration fee and got a receipt No. 00521.. Mmmm, good if i buy 24 permutations of 0521? HEHE (:

Errand No. 2, destination Kinokuniya Bookshop...

Sometimes, it's real hard to find something you like. My book interest is limited, I don't like business books, war history, strike rich books, self motivation books. There are 2 main topics I will love to read, travel literature and current affairs.

I went on browsing a few books I might like.

Book A, There was this book about how we live our life in the current technological era. Instant messaging, email, sms had affected us greatly in terms of social and physcological aspects. Sounds interesting?? I guess they are just talking about us...

We are a colony of high techies... Don't we know ourself better than to read how people discriminate us. I did not buy it!

Book B, is about this french travel literature. This brit, who is a traveller moves around in france and see the distinctions of modern france and their culture. I think france is a really exciting country. It quite humbled by it's exuberant history with a very great advancement in technology. But yet, I did not buy it.

Book C, yes above is the book I've bought. It publishes the centennial history of how planes evolve and super power countries tries to awe public of their new releases of modern combat jet planes.

okay! enough on books... Lets talk about the mini Tai Tai!.. Realll... mini! heh! I went on to the magazine section to browse new issue of sportsmag. Similar to me there were many many others browsing other types of magazines. Everyone there were pretty much zipped! quietly enjoying the pictures that each page of a magazine can show.

2 sg teen girls, spoked in a heavy english accent... It was so unnaturally stressed that I nearly fell of my feet... They spoke so loud that everyone can hear them say "HEY LOOK AT THE BOOB!".. you guessed right!, they were reading some womens' mag... They were speaking in a tone such that you feel they are trying to be as classy as possible... Unbelieveable, This trend is rising pretty much everywhere... especially in the Orchard CBD region... I guess it's probably the status that when you are there on a weekday, you really much be a Tai Tai or a Tai Tai's daughter... Is it so difficult to be yourself??

bags bags bags!!

I was hunting for multipurpose laptop bags for school. I went lotsa places... Sim Lim Sq, Funan the IT mall, Beach Road, Wheelock place.. etc... and I came back happily with 2 bags!!





Why the hell did I choose black?? Hey discreet man!! hush hush... Black is seen as a less obvious shade, and known to be a "dirty" colour... I love it, thinking that you spent thousands on a machine and don't want it to get robbed... Yea yea, get a 200+ bucks crumpler with a 17" powerbook, just being not careful will land you 4000 bucks poorer. Rather I find documents in the laptop so much priceless, I can't lose any of it...

Yet, on the other hand, there are still possibilities... =]

The STM backpack is a great buy! 35 litres of space man!! I don't even have to buy COE for this tank!! It's my ideal backpack... I can place my lappy, speakers, wires and such and still have space for books, shoebag and clothes!! Ain't this amazing!! At a cost of me looking like an overloaded turtle! HEHEEE!! Call me ninja!!

The gravis sling was kinda an impulse buy, don't really like the looks, and it looks pretty squarish when you sling it. It's pros, it's a toughy; the base material is rugged man! placing a few bibles inside won't harm the fabric!!...

Happy with my purchase!! Over and out!!

Aftermath......!!

I have been using a polar HRM for my rides, and you can see I am not so much of a strong rider I guess I will be able to pull through 33 km/h avg during the race. It's quite amazing how great riders like Lance Armstrong, winner of 6 TDF's to be able to do an INSANE avg of 40+ km/h!! Sometimes, he just reminds me of smallville's clark kent! Some of you out there ought to agree with me here!

I am East Coast Ready!

Just went down to reccee the cycling route of this sunday's 03 Jul 05 Osim Triathlon. I find the road compared to the recent NB duathlon bit bumpy; probably due to the heavy constructions going on at east coast. Road are small that makes safe handling very important. It's hard to speed along the inner coast where the return leg is because of the heavy cross and head winds in the early morning.

Yes, It's great to have the next 4 days on leave, mainly to train and to get prepared for my school...

Look what I have been drinking... For some of you might know, endurox R4. Great for recovery after a long tough workout... =] No I am not selling for them, but I swear this thing works, and you can get them in your local G N C store...

For some of you that is probably a little outdated, this years real run will be organised by New Balance and no more nike... Route is pretty much the same... Get more info here, www.realrun.com.sg . Hey man! register and you can get nice goodies from it... Though it's not like the NewPaper Big Walk that you can win a sedan from it. heh!

Welcome to MY BLOG

YeS. you are here, it's been a long time I've been free. I had almost completed payment for my Singapore Citizenship. National Service of 2 1/2 years has been partly rewarding and a big waste of time. Now at age 21, I feel a little old to start on a journey of re-education. But nonetheless, many seniors has walked the path I will be going through.

My term will start 25th July at NTU, it's very far and being an easterner, I have no choice but to stay in their hostel. Again, it will seem like army again; for some of you who knows there is army ranges near NIE. Thinking of that sounds... S..I..C..K.

Anyway, I will have a hostel mate I know. I know him through "government bonding", yes he is my leave clerk in my company.
I am not sure if I am ready for school, I had forgotten many things I had learnt and don't know really where to start.

This is all for my first post...
Stay TUNED!