J & J ~ TwiTs under a roof

2008-12-08T22:26:00.000+08:00

STOP being overdramatic..

Sheesh

u.tube - love, me

2008-09-21T02:07:00.000+08:00

chris - its been a while

2008-05-18T07:57:00.002+08:00

hey its been awhile since im updated
loads of things have been happening
the workplan video is over, quite happy with it
was tough but good to stretch my design muscles again

im back in training now,
NDU training is kinda hardcore,
im currently keeping up with everything
except running, sigh my running is terrible

on the other hand,
i been having loads of fun lately,
my batch boys are crazy, all with their quirks
i now understand why NS is like this "thing"
among dudes, like once u are it, a brotherhood or something
of tough nuts, who were tekan-ed till senseless
all the ways to test the system and not get caught,
sharing field camp experiences
no wonder the girls always get pissed off when they get 3 or army dudes together and aall we talk about is the same thing for hours.. haha

i went to the singapore flyer!
damn its nice,
just felt crazy on labour day,
and since i was supposed to meet jane,
just to catch up and stuff, since we havent met up since i enlisted
=D photos

super high, the view is fantastic,
next time im going, im going during sunset,
heard its beautiful
night is nice, maybe that will be better lol

went for meihua's 21st,
all the photos i took on the dslr are all on facebook
she looked fantastic,
i completely think shes a party animal..
but it was fun,
i got one of my batch boys that looks like her sister,
very disturbed,

gonna bring my cousins to go watch iron man
even tho i have watched iron man already
but its all good,
i think i have been a ingrate this few years
kinda selfish,
my aunts and uncles all have been buying presents for me for birthdays or stuff,
but i havent bought them anything
damn,
so yeah my plan to make sure
for friends or family,
if its their birthday i have to make it a point to call them
or at least try to get them something decent as a present
and taking care of my family,
my 2 new year resolutions..

seeya

chris - the only blogging on a weekday recruit

2008-03-24T18:46:00.002+08:00

while waiting for the computer to render my huge amounts of files,
i shall take the time to blog,
and MSN
and check mail,
check facebook,

and still work late hours to come out with a 4th draft video by wednesday
wonder if anyone ever had to single handedly work on a project like this
with such a tight deadline and survived?
hmmmm.. cuz im really the only one doing this thing, other than a Staff Andy,
who is a nice dude and a christian who helps me get clips and sorts them out accordding to events.

really Thank God for the nice people in my unit, both in the BMT side and the HQ side,
HQ is where im doing this video btw,
i get to rest when my brain is about to die,
and theres a sofa! but im not on it all the time..
occasionally, =D when my brain is fried scramble eggs

sunday was desmond's birthday,
damn tired stuff,
waited to surprise him at like 2am,
madness

okay i gtg,
later when i got more time

chris - endless video editing

2008-03-10T19:46:00.003+08:00

im now a diver and a video editor,
ah well, the perks of serving the country..
lol

anyway, hows everyone?
its like my 2nd/3rd week as a army dude,
and boy i miss being a civilian
being able to go out when i wish to,
calling out friends just to slack hang out or catch a movie,
or church-wise go for cell on wednesdays..

i used to take these freedoms for granted,
now i cant even do anything fun on a weekday.. awwwww..
ahah i watched 10000 bc its not bad,
still worth watching somewhat,

next week step up 2! woot..

okay gotta go,
gotta go chiong training tml

chris - first book out

2008-03-02T18:15:00.002+08:00

1st march
1st book out
10 days of confinement and training saikang and getting burnt

there were its fun times,
the initial period of culture shock,
getting used to the army bed
knowing how much we took for granted the things we did as a civilian
army changes people
its true

when i first got the confirmation that we can leave for home,
the feeling ah, the sense of freedom,
is potent man, everyone was high, all whooped as we shouldered our heavy field packs and walked to the
nearest main road to flag a taxi
i sat in the taxi, it felt surreal
im in a cab! not a bus or a 5-tonner,
stuff that every ns man misses (usually)
: own bed
: msn
: computer
: Friends
: outside life cinemas, shoping centres blah blah

NDU is fun.. really,
the training is crazy, arms are like super sore lah,
i could do like 8 pull ups at first,
then got trained then now im a "zero-fighter"
meaning i cant even do one,
now in the process of running,
we got issued with this shorts
the diver "sexy" shorts
think FBT shorts, but got a slit at the sides
uber funny cuz we train wearing this shorts, no shirt, and with either boots or PT shoes

im now, UBER dark
2 more weeks of this and i be darker than rachel wong
it was good going to church and ant's house and seeing everyone again
everyone was making fun of my hair, hahaha
my botakness

2 hours more to book in time,
gotta pack my bag, see you all on the weekend
=D

chris - NDU, new chapter, mindtear

2008-02-20T01:48:00.002+08:00

all my bags are packed im ready to go
im standing here at my door
i'd hate to leave and say goodbye
but the dawn is breaking
it's early morn
the ferry's waiting it's circling around
i'm not ready i'm so tired i could die

so save me and pray for me
tell me that you'll wait for me
don't worry i am never letting go
cos i'm leaving on a submarine
dont know if i will clean machines
oh man, i hate to go

this was made by christine for me,
my going to NDU present and randomness, but totally appreciated nonetheless

going in in like 5 hours time,
im still not sleeping cuz i still have stuff to clear and things to think about,
my bags are packed,
im ready to go,
cept for blogging and a few emails
and second-guessing meself in decision-making,
jane is right, i cant decide everything on my own,
pray and let go and leave it to God to decide,

oh yeah, i met this new friend,
the girl called jane, (theres a maroon 5 song bout this)
shes 18 and supa accomplished in her own right,
in terms of idea, networking and events,
i feel quite inadequate next to her,
what was i doing at 18?
well nothing much... gahhh, cant afford to waste any more time
she is pretty funny and a designer, altho she isnt formally trained yet
best of all, she a christian, with the same kind of weird christian walk as i had,
backslide, slide into some dark phase of life, and now its like coming up for air,
and sunlight, so its a sense of kinship i dun really have with anyone else,

anyway back to NDU
going in for 10days booking out on 1st march,
cuz apparently we dun have confinement, our training is crazy enough apparently
thank you everyone for the well wishes, the dinners/lunches and msn convos
i feel blessed to have this many friends
cell group, if anyone from there reads here,
thanks for the dinner, really got gratitude right there,
i brought photos inside..for fun, a friend asked me to do that, says makes army slightly more bearable..

//i hope im right, prayer for now, action later

chris - 2 days to going in,

2008-02-18T01:40:00.002+08:00

2 more days, to NDU,
am i slightly freaked out? yep,
anxious to get there? yep, cuz im bored to death at home,
will i miss my bed? possibly, cause usually im very lazy, the bed ah,
is this magnet with a constant attraction, hahaah,

anyway, its getting intense, everyone is getting attached again, or at least soon to be lah,
and, more couple are mending, breaking up and the vicious cycle goes on,
i will miss my computer, cuz i think im the kind that checks mail everyday,
and navy has more or less no computers to speak of,
so im gonna bring this ton of books to bring in

ah yes, small detail i forgot to mention,
watched jumper with philothea, and she was LATE! LOL
but everyone who is late usually has their reasons and an interesting story to tell,
the story how you can be unbelieveably suay, and have everything go wrong for you..yeap.

i will book out on 1st march, 10 days confinement, hopefully by then, im "bald", more muscular
be blacker than rachel wong, and hopefully with more money than usual.. =D

now im rushing this video, the cameraman is zai,
first time i had good looking footage to edit.. finally! after so long!

chris - CNY @ Yongs, Jumper

2008-02-13T00:05:00.000+08:00

CNY at Yongs was good,
met up with all the imd buds,
talked with those i dun normally talk to,
everyone is celebrating my entrance into divers,
saying how much i would die and stuff,
brought the dslr there, snapped stuff with xiaohui going mad with it and
snapping some really good shots!

Yong's Kid is pretty cool, looks exactly like him, up to the nasal voice development
ingrid and mehmeh and justin were playing with him, getting bashed by the bolster and whatnot,

all in all, damn good,

Jumper,
watched jumper, the effects nice, story okay lah,
its eye candy to watch, lol
kudos to dad for getting the tickets
the seats had drinks and popcorn and a goodie bag.. =DDDD

chris - chinese new year

2008-02-07T21:09:00.000+08:00

well chinese new year is a time i actually meet up with my cousins who are GROWING
damn i feel so short,
hahha its alright tho both my uncles are like
damn tall, at least 1.8 m
being the oldest meant i had to take care of them
including my smallest cousin Kien.

im a guy so i DEFINTELY dont gush..
2 years old?
but he. is. damn. cute, he was speaking total complete rubbish to me
and falling all over the place,
and the way his mouth moves,
its something i dont think i can animate, ever,
he was shooting me to bits, with his toy gun,

so im like damn where was i as older cousin?
ahaha ah well, maybe when they get older, can bring them for wakeboarding, paintball, arcade, whatever.. hahah

my grandma's were looking okay, still battling some sick days, but they still going strong,
damn i better visit them more before i book in..

2008-02-06T00:13:00.000+08:00

What Christopher Means

You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.
You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.
A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. (occasionally it just depends on the time..)
Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. ((True..)
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. (c'mon all my devious scsams are fun! admit it)

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. )true.. aagin, i can cite many exmaples, hai, FYP, blahblahblah)

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong.
You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know.
You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do.

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life.
You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. depends, i still relaax the most at home, not anywhere else.. past training, dun ask)
You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.

You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.

You are influential and persuasive. You tend to have a lot of power over people.
Generally, you use your powers for good. You excel at solving other people's problems.
Occasionally, you do get a little selfish and persuade people to do things that are only in your interest.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

chris - during the skeptic times, now i know why...

2008-01-29T21:57:00.000+08:00

i used to be a diehard skeptic,
esp after since when i broke up with meihua last time,
and was bitter at pretty much everything christian
this kind of echoes the days i was skeptic, even now, somtimes,
i become skeptic at times.. gee

from an article on the web

"

To be honest, I also had another motive. As I challenged those who believed in God, I
was deeply curious to see if they could convince me otherwise. Part of my quest was to become free from the question of God. If I could conclusively prove to believers that they were wrong, then the issue is off the table, and I would be free to go about my life.

proof of GodI didn't realize that the reason the topic of God weighed so heavily on my mind, was because God was pressing the issue. I have come to find out that God wants to be known. He created us with the intention that we would know him. He has surrounded us with evidence of himself and he keeps the question of his existence squarely before us. It was as if I couldn't escape thinking about the possibility of God. In fact, the day I chose to acknowledge God's existence, my prayer began with, "Ok, you win..." It might be that the underlying reason atheists are bothered by people believing in God is because God is actively pursuing them.

"

chris - inside out

2008-01-29T15:04:00.000+08:00

chris - who would you wanna have dinner with?

2008-01-29T01:32:00.000+08:00

if i had a chance to have dinner with anyone in the world,
anybody alive that is,
i would have dinner with the grey's anatomy writers
its the way they lock down the daily issues, and just drives the point home while making a tv episode,

the relationships between couples, ex-marrieds, colleagues, lovers, friends, acquaintances and how fragile it all is,

whoa..

who would you want to have dinner with if you could have the chance?

chris - Wii insanity

2008-01-25T23:46:00.000+08:00

gah,
i dunnoe wad to blog anymore

chris - cloverfield

2008-01-21T01:59:00.000+08:00

saturday night,
went out with rainer meh asto justin eugene g.q
went for fish co,
ate 2 platters for 2,
was so tempted to scam the people there that i was still an employee,
went to cathay, watched cloverfield,

i personally like cloverfield,
i mean the shaky camera is the style!
its the style of the whole movie,
and th whole movie is basically watching a home video of
people who were trapped in New York when the monster shows up,

its gripping seriously, its raw, its ground level, you feel like your there,

my only gripe, and peeve, is people talking loudly during a show,
if i had my way, i will knock them unconscious from all their stupid comments during the movie,

ah well, this movie is the first at experimental filming, naturally reviews are mixed..

went to kbox after that,
as history and theory proves,
i have a voice only a mother could love,

but it was fun, the company was good, yeah.. it was a good outing i bet,
but sadly didnt manage to book the Wii at e2max

chris - more achmed

2008-01-20T04:23:00.000+08:00

more achmed!
even tho its at like totally off-season
but this is funny.. =D
but the same disclaimer applies,
take this with a pinch of salt..

chris - war between passion and reason

2008-01-19T00:23:00.000+08:00

"i saw that you were a human being, and i decided that i wanted to be one too"

i been thinking,
cuz my conscious mind and my unconscious mind have been at war for ages,
and its driving me nuts

am i too controlled?
thinking too much into things before i act,
whereas just jumping in and deciding things on the spot seems so much better altho unwise
all my rationales all my reasons in the decisions i made so far,
with all the factors already calculated in my brain it seems the perfect logical choice,
but is it the right choice, my heart asks

in my past i was someone im definitely not proud of,
someone who still scares me once in a while,
but in my effort to change have i done too much?

1 month and one day left,

anyway, i have reviews from good friends! who are movie buffs,
anyway they said cloverfield is nice
hurrah
but for the people who get naseous from jerky images,
bring a bag
just in case

i am going to make sure i get to book the Wii,
I WILLL.. =D

chris - achmad the terrorist

2008-01-16T03:30:00.000+08:00

when shimin showed me this,
i really laughed like nuts,
its pretty funny,
but take it with a pinch of salt,
cuz its racist in some areas..

chris -

2008-01-15T14:45:00.000+08:00

time is nothing..

chris - kids

2008-01-14T23:37:00.000+08:00

i always wondered why every kid was always afraid of the monsters under the bed,
but every kid had the same fear, no matter which country, state, or language, all were scared of the bottom of the bed,
another one, kids always seemed to have supe powers, both real and imagination manifested, one which i always noticed happening was that they knew when exactly the phone was going to ring, its like they are electronically psychic or something

but notice when we become grown up, we leave our childish selves behind, along with all our "sight" and "superpowers" and astute gift for noticing things..

the bible once said, or its still saying, since the bible is pretty much forever,
well, but it says something along the lines of

(Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.)

(Then some people took little children to him, so that he might put his hands on them in blessing: and the disciples said sharp words to them. 14 But Jesus said, Let the little ones come to me, and do not keep them away: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 15 And he put his hands on them, and went away.)

ah well, maybe kids were spiritually more in tune when young at the level where then even adults had trouble reaching

well just food for thought,

chris - exasparated words of advice

2008-01-14T17:51:00.000+08:00

i came across this sordid email in my (thousand and one) daily spam mail.. but it makes sense, whenever i hear of guys being total assholes to the fairer sex.. while the latter has virtually unlimited patience which is beyond normal human limits to my view..

"

To girls: I cannot stress this enough: IF YOU AREN'T BEING TREATED RIGHT BY A GUY, DON'T WAIT FOR HIM TO CHANGE.> DITCH HIS SORRY DISGRACE-TO-THE-MALE-POPULATION ASS,> AND FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL TREAT YOU WITH UTTER RESPECT "

chris - short film by a singaporean, really not bad leh!

2008-01-13T23:23:00.000+08:00

i laughed really hard after watching this
you gotta watch it.. =D

chris - people actually read my blog

2008-01-12T23:42:00.000+08:00

im amaazed, im not alone in this little piece of internet space which i call my own,
less than 50kb,
my own personal space
people actually read this!

so hence this boost to self-worth(im kidding, im not THAT needy)
i shall blog more and with pictures,
as often as i can steal my dad's DSLR out for shooting,

i been talking to lina nowadays,
shes a really great listener and someone to have endless conversations with,
and like me a, a movie buff, even tho we dun exactly see eye to eye bout movies(I Am Legend was not badddd, as a movie by itself, not as an book adaptation, the book is WAYYY BETTER)

but she mentioned something that i feel quite determined to prove wrong,
she thinks that the world is a really sick place,
well i think its how the earth is run by unscrupulous people which is sick
but i tihnk theres beauty all around here.. and to get that,
DSLR photos

cloverfield outing on sat!

chris - inner demons

2008-01-09T03:57:00.002+08:00

well its weird,
the inability of human beings to move on,
i thot i have alreadey closed one of the weirdest and darkest and sordid chapter of my life, yet,
it comes back to haunt me,
whispering, creeping, taunting when deja vu sets in,
i used to be terrified of my inner demons,
so nice to lose oneself to the lust and power of anger and pure rage,

but i thought, "ah what the hell"
turned around, kicked those inner demons in the nuts,
and went back to sleep

Chris - China, New Year, AVP

2008-01-02T01:21:00.000+08:00

well im back, flew back on the 30th
fall sick tho, during watchnight service so had to leave,
but its the 1st day of 2008! feeling good/better already

so i went to watch AVP with shimin
AVP is plainly, quite dumb, its got its shockers but overall very very dumb

just recovered from flu and now im getting a mild case of fever rawr,

day out with shimin was fun, i was late, cuz of reasons not caused by me,
discovered me and shimin have the same phone,
like the same stuff at Mos Burger,
and basically suaning each other bout our non-existant sex life, well mine at least, no idea bout her, shes so detailed its scary.. LOL im kidding btw
in the movie she was cold, (later then she told me) well since i gave her my jacket and she didnt want it, to bad, told her to go and hug the Huge Lady beside her, im not discrimating against people with large sizes, but they do radiate alot of heat, try hugging one in a cold enviroment =D
she really changed man, not so weepy, and not so love torn, FINALLY, a girl who actually moved on, YAY, finally, at long last
went to check out times,
and yeah, i really need to read up man,
so many books to read,
im so heading to the liibrary tml..

2008 has finally showed up, and even tho this year has a big event for me, i really thank God for the friends i have made over the years and to give me the ability to do follow-up with them, despite my overly lazy self

08 = NDU = loads of MOOLAH = tortured mental = great body later = datings! = massive planning required for after-navy activities

chris - once upon a time in China..

2007-12-26T22:12:00.000+08:00

now, im in china,
hainan to be exact,
i havent uploaded my photos of japan yet, and for that i am so sorry,

i baked a ton of cookies for christmas and gave it all away,
i still got people whom im supposed to give to
but sadly they were more or less uncontactable on christmas day
so ah well,
i had to fly off,

im now in hainan,
blogging from a REALLY slow internet terminal at the hotel
but its like a dollar for an hour of internet,
so im not gonna complain,

I Am Legend is nice,
kinda differs from the book,
but still nice nonetheless, you have to watch it
its good,

this is the 2nd time on my own in a foreign country,
surprisingly it doesnt really feel much different,
just a diff language,
more weird people
loads of stuff to see
damn cheap stuff,
its mad

i miss everyone at home
and yeah, i know, supposed to plan outing for everyone soon,
new year new year!

//why you? i have totally no idea..

chris - back from japan and youth camp

2007-12-21T02:12:00.000+08:00

will blog later with pictures
very tired now

Tokyo apple centre

2007-12-07T15:42:00.000+08:00

hi! Blogging from my iPod touch in apple centre japan !

chris - japan

2007-12-05T15:25:00.000+08:00

im flying off, soon, 840pm is the flight,
see ya in japan

and its raining like mad..

and i got a blardy cold

chris - slacking too much is a bad thing,

2007-12-03T16:09:00.000+08:00

yep it is, i need things to do, sadly most of my friends are in army,
the ladies are all hard at work, and im stuck, damn..

nobody wants to employ a schedule-mess like me to work!

japan, in 2 days

chris - im a sucker for,

2007-12-02T00:35:00.000+08:00

okay 2nd thing that im a sucker for,

romantic movies, which have good dialog,
like love actually, insofar i know,

i just watched notting hill,
like 10 years after everyone else,
and damn its good,

now i know where the classic line used in every romantic situation came from,
the line "im just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her."

now i know where did that (supposed to be aww,heart-melting and whatever)line come from..lol, anyway its an oldie which is not bad,
hugh grant and julia roberts

im a sucker for tanned girls and romantic movies.. dang..

chris - everyone is getting attached,

2007-11-29T01:35:00.000+08:00

its crazy! everybody is hooking up these days, practically on a daily basis,
when i check up on them, most of my close friends are already attached,

one word: damnnnnnnnnnnnn

but ah well, i shall stick to my principles, even tho my lesser judgement tells me not to do so,

probably wont get attached till like ending of army/navy
cuz for one, i wont be able to spend enuff time with other half,
so pretty unfair to her and saves me grief on the weekends,

cuz thru some study (loads of experience and friends)
realized the 2 most factors in a breakup
is 1.not enuff time spent
2.not there when needed

well i cant satisfy both criterias ahahha
GAH,

anyway,

.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: there is a shortage of swinging singles!
Ryce: i love being single!!!
Ryce: i can always join your club!
Ryce: sign me up
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: well you are not single!
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: you are booted from the club!

.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: hahahaha
Ryce: so that means i canøt join the club'
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: well
.jagged PORRIDGE PIZZA!: everyone wants to be booted from the club

im usually quite evil and suan my sister that she is gonna be either a spinster for the rest of her life or be married to the few guys "whos left" in church

so yeah join the swinging singles club,
if you are a long term club member, thats really sad..

Chris - Hitman Movie Preview

2007-11-28T00:28:00.000+08:00

jusst came back from Hitman the Movie,
got preview tickets, gotta thank Mark for that,

went with shalyn got everyone i asked was more or less busy with work,
or couldnt make it in time, cuz timing was too tight,

Hitman was good, as a movie,
its more brutal, and its sexy(the girl lah)

Timothy oliphant seems like a more talkative Agent 47,
rats, now i have the urge to play Hitman again, all over again,

went to borders, after tthat since it was just like 9plus,
saw fishe and siyuan.. AGAIN
omgoodness, is there any time i dun see them?

i ALWAYS always see them
everywhere, school, doby ghant, even borders now, thats it, im going to the north,
or i go jurong,

anyway, Watch Hitman,
its good, action, just quite nice ba,

chris - im sleepy

2007-11-26T01:02:00.001+08:00

sleepy, leaving for japan in 10 days, oh boy...

Chris - Sitting in Pictures,

2007-11-23T23:50:00.000+08:00

just came back,
worked for sitting in pictures,

2007-11-21T14:10:00.000+08:00

This is why i still play this insane game..

chris - I AM BEOWULF! and TF2

2007-11-18T02:45:00.000+08:00

okay im officially addicted to Team Fortress 2,
the strategies and the damn easy weapons, and they all look like they popped out from the "Incredibles"

today we watched Beowulf, it started out pretty weird, everyone was a marching group, didnt know where they were walking to till they reached Dhoby Ghant, from Orchard!
i bought the wrong tickets, like its still digital, meaneing the quality and sharpness is there, but its not the Grand Cathay, rawr, wanted tthat, so we were in Front Row seats, luckily Cathay is kind of the nice ones to Front Row people, the seats arent too close to the screen, so we still survived,

after that went to eat Tau Huay, met some old faces,
went home,

and im gonna play Team Fortress 2 tml,
i just created more strategies, just need to plan them out with someone
nicholas maybe

chris - sickness had finally caught up,

2007-11-16T00:28:00.001+08:00

as i post this blogspotim having a damn fever,
after not being sick for almost a year or so, damn this sucks,

anyway!saturday is movie night
we are watching Beowulf, apparentl this dude does his battles naked so its eyecandy for the *humsup* ladies, but angelina jolie appears more or less rendered in chio details!,plus the 3d animation, its eyecandy for the dudes too!

ah well, cinema is a problem, cuz cathay doesnt open their big big screens at 7-8 pm cuz its blocked off as special event, rats, i wish i had some clout for that..

life has been in a simple word *sian*
no job coming my way yet,
december is one heck of a busy month, with christmas shopping and whatnot,
christmas shopping, will mostly be from japan, so expect highly weird things from me,

today i went back school, for dunnoe what reasons, so just caught up with old people, met justin christine and guna for lunch,
and i saw CHINESE Faridah,

im sorry but im still very culture-shocked.. its just me i think..
cuz shes quite cute, and i almost always see her when i head back to school,
and she acted in jared's FYP as a meangirls kinda thing, but she seriously doesnt look the part.. lol shes chinese, but shes muslim! so im still amazed.. lol..

im sorry, im not raciest or anything, but its hard to wrap your head around a concept like that even with thought!

ah well, end off with this link

Check it out, there are some seriously nice movies in this place, and the place ROCKS!

The Screening Room

chris - sickness had finally caught up,

2007-11-16T00:28:00.000+08:00

chris - ipod touch moments..

2007-11-11T02:57:00.000+08:00

im having another "apple-moment"
this is a phrase coined by abel,
when apple does something that just feels so right when
it lands in your hands,
and we stupidly wonder why didnt anybody else think about this before,

and i just had one..
my ipod touch got calender updates.. OH YEAHHHH..
after being stupidly unable to add calender events to it on the move..

and adding on to that..
Mac OSX Leopard..
Spaces and Time Machine..
Spaces cuz im a organizing freak..
and Time Machine for all the Files that i have that keep flying all over the place on my comp.. =D

ah well apple moments

does anyone like laksa?
i wonder, wil eating laksa like curry be good?

-new dish in the making-

chris - FACEBOOK!

2007-11-07T16:19:00.000+08:00

chris - lostprophets -always

2007-11-05T22:23:00.000+08:00

I guess I'm trying to say I'm sorry,
But it always comes out wrong,
I think a part of you still loves me,
Even though we're moving on.

Always, all ways I wanted us to be,
Always, all ways you and me,
And I wait here on my own,
And I wait for you to see,
All the time I spend alone now won't comfort me,

Always all ways...

And I'm sorry for what happened,
But I want you there to see,
That I'm changing all my actions,
I don't wanna set you free.

Always, all ways I want to see you through
Always, all ways me and you
And I wait here on my own,
And I wait for you to see,
All the time I spend alone now won't comfort me.

'Cause I'm waiting for you,
Yeah, I'm waiting for you,
Give me answers, get me through,
I will wait...

Always, all ways I wanted us to be,
Always, all ways you and me,
And I wait here on my own,
And I wait for you to see,
All the time I spend alone now won't comfort me.

'Cause I'm waiting for you,
And I'll wait here for you,
Give me answers, give me through,
I will wait...

'Cause I'm waiting for you,
Yeah I'm waiting for you,
Give me answers, get me through,
I will wait...

Always, all ways

Chris - college students reaching for milk bottles..

2007-11-04T00:49:00.001+08:00

i did some research over the web, for a friend who was down with fever..
her exams are coming (shes a uni student..)
so i went on to research about comfort food,
we all need comfort food, especially since if you are mugging or project-ing,
which makes you practically bedridden..

anyway,

Comfort foods may be all the rage these days, but some people still aren't sure how to define them. .For most people, however, comfort food is food that reminds them of home. Meaningful connections are often made over the preparation and serving of food, cementing family ties or developing friendships. Certain smells connote those moods, certain foods are associated with specific people and certain meals can send you back in time. They make you recall Mom's home cooking - meatloaf and mashed potatoes, chicken soup, pot roast, or warm and gooey chocolate-chip cookies. They are simple, honest foods with tastes and smells reminiscent of more carefree times, which may account for their spike in popularity.

So what, exactly, is comfort food? Simply put, it is food that offers a temporary escape from daily pressures, food that provides solace. Appetite, food preferences, cravings----all of these can be affected by our feelings and emotions, including those caused by stress from world events and even holidays. And often the foods we choose are so-called 'comfort foods'.

There are some days so bad, so stressful, so overwhelming, that there isn't a friend on this Earth, not a backrub on the planet that could unknot your neck muscles.

It is on days like these we turn to food for comfort. Maybe it's mac-and-cheese, maybe tomato soup, maybe pigs-in-a-blanket, maybe something else. But one thing is clear: Certain meals calm you down and put things in perspective.

It is different for everyone, as specific to the individual as his or her own fingerprints. For some, it's JELL-O for others, it's four-alarm chili.

Underlying the theory of comfort food is the notion that food is supremely evocative. It's not just nutrition, not just calories and protein, but firmly attached to memory. And it is the shelter of memory we are seeking when, after a tough day, we ignore sodium and fat content and sit down to enjoy a meal from the past.

"For example, college life is inherently stressful," Virginia Skorupski, nutritionist for Williams College, says. "We try to ease that stress by serving certain foods that remind students of home." Meals such as grilled cheese and tomato soup have been staples of the menu for years.

In addition to this, every attempt is made to make students feel comfortable in the dining halls. There are long-time employees, a squad of moms serving food daily, people who notice when students look particularly ragged and worn, who offer up smiles and advice.

But, as Bob Dylan says, "You can't please all the people, all the time," and there are certain challenges that come with providing comfort food, particularly at a place like Williams College, where the student body is so diverse.

"People come from so many different places, that it's almost impossible to provide comfort food for everyone," Skorupski says. Consider vegans, vegetarians, and international students. "But we try."

One method has had considerable success: the "Recipes from Home" meal, where the food is cooked according to student recipe submissions. If the dish is a success, it is then incorporated into the rotating menu for the rest of the year. This is the origin of such favorites at Williams College as shoyu and voodoo chicken.

Take some advice from college pro Skorupski and dive into your comfort food if you feel overwhelmed by the holidays. After all, you deserve it. Forget for a minute the monthly diet, the skim milk, the bland fiber bar.

They haven't got a thing on your fried okra and grits, haven't got a thing on the ability to remember, with every bite, just how the snow fell outside the window the day you faked a fever, what it felt like to be carried, half asleep, over your father's shoulder.

According to researchers at the University of Illinois Food and Brand Lab, who recently conducted a trio of surveys about America's beloved comfort foods, some of this country's favorites are potato chips, ice cream, cookies, and candy. But snack foods bring only so much comfort. Forty percent of comfort foods fall into the category of "homemade and natural," such as soup, main dishes, and vegetables.

Did comfort foods differ by gender? In a survey of 1,005 consumers, it was found that men and women both selected ice cream as their favorite comfort food, but then differed strikingly, with women naming chocolate and cookies as their second and third-favorite choices, and men naming soup and pizza or pasta. Both sexes picked ice cream as their No. 1 choice, and said that soup is the one food in the group that 'makes you feel good about yourself'.

Don't get the wrong idea-comfort food isn't about gluttony--it's about the comfort and joy that certain special foods can bring us There is no question that comfort foods -- ice cream, mashed potatoes, peanut butter and jelly -- are helpful to many people during stressful times. Everyone should feel free to enjoy the foods that comfort them. You do not have to give up comfort foods in order to 'eat right'. Avoid the urge to eat as a way to quell anger or to overcome depression or loneliness

By not overindulging, you can do much toward keeping control of your health, as well. Eaten in moderation, even the richest foods can be healthful--not to mention emotionally and spiritually uplifting. Just be aware of your portions. Compared with nibbling, physical activity such as a brisk walk or a bike ride offers a more lasting way to resolve moods. Sometimes even a brief change of scenery can do the trick

The truth is that no matter how little fat we eat or how much we run, we're all going to die sometime. It's sad, but true and there's no escaping it. So enjoy yourself.

Chris - college students reaching for milk bottles..

2007-11-04T00:49:00.000+08:00

Chris - why sleeping is so wanted.. we NEED SLEEP!

2007-11-04T00:30:00.000+08:00

Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience - unless they are still up. ~Ellen Goodman

Consciousness: that annoying time between naps. ~Author Unknown

The bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late. ~Charles Caleb Colton

Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. ~Clifton Fadiman

If people were meant to pop out of bed, we'd all sleep in toasters. ~Author unknown, attributed to Jim Davis

I'm not asleep... but that doesn't mean I'm awake. ~Author Unknown

chris - songs

2007-11-02T11:27:00.000+08:00

brighter than sunshine,
your heart is an empty room,
almost always.

chris - aftermath of work

2007-11-02T02:57:00.000+08:00

now that my job for Contender is over, im trying to find a new job, with less than spectacular results, cuz i can only commit for this month in November, i have too many commitments in December le, so may bring my Melbourne Research Trip for Universities to a forward date if still my joblessless continues,

it totally sucks when im going to army/navy soon and that i cant commit for most jobs, cuz they usually have jobs that are either min: 3 month contracts, or less something that extends out through December. but ah well, i make it thru, with some enjoyment here and there..

Wednesday - helped Philothea out on her B-roll, hahaha, did practically nothing cept for some C.A duties, cuz we didnt even use the heavy, big-ass lights that we were supposed to use. but the Restuarent Swiss Culture was really nice, cooked us this lunch for free.

Cheese Fondue with Bread
Totally sinful, Melting Cheese with some alcoholic taste but still super nice

Rosti with Chicken Mushroom sauce thing.
This was nice, Rosti always wins, in any situation, at any time, the chicken was good too, the chef was filmed cooking this, yum

Chicken Wings,
Chicken Wings with chicken salt and cheese powder
damn salty, but totally delicious at first bite

Dessert, Chocolate Fondue!
with Sliced Bananas, Marshmellows, Strawberries and Apples

im sorry that i have no pictures, promise to take some with my new phone when i can.

Today Thursday
headed down to Moving Bits, Had lunch with XH and Beatrice, and we had the famous Nasi Bryani that me and glenn always used to eat, but sadly, the standard dropped, =( there ARE NO NUTS! WAHLAO.. in the bryani! always have one.. but now dun have.. see lah, after one and a half years.. -.-

hmm i got my paycheck, now have to properly divide it so that i can give jia her birthday present, and for me to still spend and still spend for the china trip.. RAWRRRR.. numbers..

Chris - Thinking bout <3

2007-11-02T01:53:00.000+08:00

Heart,
people try so hard to be first in this rat race we call life.. Even if we have to step on everyone else to get there.. But I think its how you get there and how you carry yourself there that would make you a winner in the eyes of he people, its your heart...

Chris - OMG

2007-10-27T10:39:00.000+08:00

my dad just won a ipod classic 80 gig in a company lucky draw yesterday..
WOAH

2007-10-27T10:38:00.000+08:00

chris - im disturbed

2007-10-26T15:37:00.000+08:00

today i have sent johnny off to pasir ris, cause the dude had to go in to get his head shaven
good luck man will keep ya in prayers , LOL

Today was the first day that I heard of someone putting on their facebook profile status
"I am a professional wanker"

chris

2007-10-23T23:17:00.000+08:00

its interesting where life takes you, the people you meet,

i still have no idea why people say i am doing a good job at my work,
i mean its like expected right?

maybe its a mishmash of training from my
dad(who treats me like some kind of soldier and backseat life-advisor,
cuz he thinks i cant do anything right sometimes.. HAHA)

Fishco( i still think the Managers there still had the toughest discipline in Food, Cleaniless and serving the customer)

MovingBits (still the most hardcore Production Job i have ever been on,)

well, but sadly, i cant take any jobs for december, cause, its for family, and church,
but i will definitely will be very actively looking for jobs for november,

DIVERS in feburary,
RAWR

wobble fats!

2007-10-19T12:25:00.000+08:00

Its fun to walk up to your friends and wobble their arm fats!
swing swing

Alright im kidding
as of this time it is the last day of my production
I'm gonna be a free man soon! =D

Gave my friends a treat to pizza thank goodness they liked it

I wanna play halo 3 man...

chris - first iPod touch blogpost

2007-10-08T18:54:00.000+08:00

Well im at work currently and blogging on the iPod touch! Yay!
alright back to work, I'm so gonna fall asleep after this

army/navy beckons

2007-10-07T22:31:00.000+08:00

my enlistment date is finally here
20th Feb, at Naval Diving Unit Sembawang

my parents say already, nice dinner at home, and i have to take bus there,

but its soon... man... so many things to do, plus jobs that im taking up,
actually now i wish it was later, cuz i still wanted to work more, get more moolahs
make more friends in this line.. its been fun..

oh,
i got my ipod touch,
damn cool, surfing is weird,
but its drool worthy.. oh yeahhh

i spilt vitagen near my computer

2007-10-04T00:58:00.000+08:00

thats right, i did,
drinking my childhood drink,
and seeing a friend's atrociously not-really-returned-romantic nick,
i knocked it over, spilling glorious yoghurt-y drink all over my table,

i finally got my paycheck,
its well deserved, with a insane amount of hours added to it,
but its okay, its my networking opportunities, =D

i more or less secured 2 or 3 job opportunities
one as a data wrangler,

one MAYBE as a junior grip,
(they are paid freaking high man)

AD or producer
Which is at some cloak and dagger designer company,
but who employs for only a month??!?!

cuz december is family month and church month,
supposed to go for Holidays with them
and Youth Camp for Church,

with my first paycheck,
i shall celebrate it plus my apparent passing of my FYP
with,

1. buying a ipod touch (saturday)
2. treat family/give money to household
3. give friends a meal, not too intense please,

Contender Asia shoot, which is where im working at is fun,
theres something new everyday, im pretty slack at my job, cuz i usually prepare, so its a breeze later in the day,

The area which i work, is either an office, or the Contender's living quarters, which is HOT, its a sweltering oven, even with the aircon blowing

but lest i forget, there is hot, intelluctual, focused babes who all have the fashion taste that involves as little cloth as possible, but as stylish and not-stumbling to us guys, all to accomodate the heat int he place we work at,

so to add it up,

work is fun,
pay sucks,
food is catered 4 meals a day
most girls there are hot (Ring-card girls, ohhhh yeahhh..)
loads of people to network with,
eccentricity allowed,

listening to oldies,
"you say it best, when you say nothing at all"

velvet underground

2007-09-29T05:22:00.000+08:00

went to velvet underground yesterday,
as a Contender Asia thing, hahaha

the drinks there were nice,
and no, i wasnt drunk, cuz i had to coordinate people home..

paycheck coming! wheee,
probably buying an ipod touch.. =D

im glad,

2007-09-25T00:42:00.000+08:00

im glad,
that now i can see that you will have a happy ending,
its the thing i really did want you to have,

but sadly it wasnt with me,
but i did think its the least that you deserved,

=D

a happy ending,
isnt that wad everyone is searching for?

some friends..

2007-09-23T22:02:00.000+08:00

now im pissed,
and i usually dun exactly get pissed..

i mean its like its rare that i get a freaking off-day,
i plan for today,
its okay it changes,
as long as i get to chill out with friends at a cinema,

but as days go,
my church meeting wore on too long, was 30mins late in meeting them
they tried to call me,
but its a meeting, duh, like i can reply to answer the call
next time i read, (note- at this time it is 5pm)

"We watching Chuck and Larry at 515pm,We buy tickets first,
You dun have to rush here, We watch first. Meet you for dinner or something"

my reaction is "the HELL?!?"
im at Balestiar and the location of movie is at Bugis, unless i fly,
no way in hell i can get there,
i mean c'mon, i plan the outing, isnt it the normal decency to actually wait?!!?

so i just told them to have fun and that im not meeting them, i mean the main event is the movie, not the dinner,
so i ended up hanging out with the church people,

now i know better than to waste my off-days on people who don't exactly deserve it..

Chris - i want an iPhone

2007-09-19T23:30:00.000+08:00

iPhones firmware has been cracked,
and i want oneeeeeeeee..

=D
and i heard, that shipping one over isnt too bad.. =D
oh YEAH!

my call time is 515am .TT

today hanged out with some of the imd-ers
everybody looked shagged tho, like half dying or something
845 all started to go back le.. no fun one.. =(
its RARE that i get an off day! rawrrrrr

but its alright, it was fun and really good to see everybody,
more or less anyway, see how all of them are doing..

man we all are growing old,

you and i Collide

2007-09-19T05:12:00.000+08:00

damn, its a nice song, keep hearing it everywhere,
im overnight-ed last night, which is why im a total slack-nut now,

supposed to meet the imd-ers for dinner later,at PS
finally see like real people other than the people i keep seeing 24/7 all the time..

no offense,
my work is really a blast,
working in production is fun,
being a Production Assistant, its more brawn than brains
with injuries and whatnot,
injured my wrist, but muscles feel like their growing man..

hmmmm,
i need something interesting to blog,
i dun even remember anything interesting
=(

The Contender, my job,

2007-09-03T16:12:00.000+08:00

i got a job, interview on friday, start work on monday,

its high-profile, The Contender Asia!

Some Muay Thai Fighting Reality Show,
Slightly i cant take any pictures, cuz of the non-disclosure agreement,

but nobody stops me from blogging details,

today helped in a arrangment of a lavish LUNCH, which was chock full of singaporean goodies for these people, Friend Oyster, Hokkien Mee, Hor Fun, Roti Prata, basically its like they bought all of Chompchomp and laid it out for 16 people, it could have fed like 50 people at a normal time..

UPDATE : its the fourth day of work,
i have missed Gathering for Corrine, Rachel Wong's Surprise thingie, damn...
and i feel like i worked for like 2 weeks or something, its THAT intense,
im a PA(Production Assistant)

Jobscope : Making everybodies life happy, hydrationally, electronically and hygenically,
Running around like a madman, screaming for my ice kegs cuz i need to hydrate somebody,
Being everywhere at once at the same time and causing massive helpful connotations of helping everybody out..

yeap, basically im having fun..

2 months! then Dec 2007 or Jan 2008, will the series i have poured all bodily chemicals will bear fruit on Channel 5.. =D

Anybody wants to find job with me during Janurary?

//there is something bout that look man.. i SWEAR..the slight smile, the twinkle of a smile,

you gotta be kidding..

2007-09-02T10:35:00.000+08:00

okay fineeeeee,

i admit it, i AM a sucker for tanned sporty girls,

see? happy now?

hahahaahhaa,

Im With Stupid..

2007-08-30T15:36:00.000+08:00

have you ever read this book?
if you havent, please stop whatever you are doing,
even if u are bathing, getting dressed, or cooking lunch or dealing with a crisis,
go down to borders, and get this book,

called
"I'm With Stupid"

its brillantly funny, its much deeper than "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"

and they have this truth, which i just have to share it =D bout the age old classic act of "Peek-a-Boo!" which i used to scare/intimidate/gigglify my little cousins, (back then)

"....when you cover your face with your hands and say "peekaboo!" with a stupidly astonished expression, infants of both sexes would laugh. And at that age they will laugh at nothing else.

So?

So that means that there is a point at which our senses of humor are tabulae rasae except for this most basic, hardwired humor reflex. Peekaboo is a phenomenon that spans oceans, ethnicities, systems of political belief. Presbyterian and Jewish babies laugh at Peekaboo, Hutu and Tutsi babies laugh at peekaboo. Communist babies laugh at Peekaboo. Peekaboo tickles before tickling tickles--but most to the point, it tickles not only before any gender-role brainwashing has occurred but before the baby even knows it has a gender."

cool huh..

PEEKABOO!

2 days of insane slacking

2007-08-29T23:20:00.000+08:00

Sunday -
Slept over at Johnny's Played Halo2,
fixed up his comp,
Gamed some more at Yanwei's House,
Played DOA4 (which the ladies in the Game has BOOBS bouncier than waterbombs, its simply not possible for boobs to bounce that much and that high while fighting)
Gears of War!
Madness with guns, still the game with the gameplay in the world,

Got in Touch with our childhood selves with opening a not-so-recently bought Tub of Play-Doh, 3 Colours

The SCENT/SMELL/ODOUR that came out, mannnn, nostagligic(i know wrong spelling, too sleepy to correct) it HASNT CHANGED, in all these years, but it got saltier,

yep, we tried some..

still the same

still inedible, im swearing off salty food for a week,

i accidently told shalyn "sweaty food"
HAHAHAHA, sounds so wrong,
cuz im imagining a new cusine in mind!
okay its still wrong

goodnight

fats are nice and bouncy..

2007-08-26T20:21:00.000+08:00

yep, but im trying to lose most of it.. before i enter army,
it is no good to be a lumpy misshapen tv/computer-watching slob with no life while guzzling drinks and delicious food..

but its okay to endorse in it once in a while
"pigging out" is healthy on the mind and for socialization purposes,

im being shuttled for either the

Naval Diving Unit(we dive into people's navals, and search for lost carcasses of potato chips.)

Commandos Unit (Free Sky Diving Lessons, a Maroon Beret which a few people will get, and We dun get 2 weeks confinement, unless we do something elephantinely stupid, like wearing our red berets with just underwear and posting the whole fashion look on youtube.)

so in the middle of all this limbo?

a wait till almost next year june.. for my enlistment

a hamster died..

2007-08-26T00:16:00.000+08:00

meihua's hamster just died..
why is this has anything to do with a post here
cuz i was there when she first got them,
and i think i named them too..

i remember that cookie brownie(the name of the hamster..duh..)
was first arrived not via Stork Express, but by Plastic Tupperware Express,

There were 2, scampering in a little box with some absorbant woodchips as bedding,
the other one went to hamster heaven earlier tho,

They liked to nibble, and they were really small,and they were cute, in a little box, near the exihibition hall of Suntec City..

Bye bye little one.. go to a place where exercise wheels and treats are in abundance for little hamsters like you.

Airplane Jokes

2007-08-06T17:31:00.001+08:00

After every flight, pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet, which
conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the aircraft during
the flight that need repair or correction. The mechanics read and correct
the problem, and then respond in writing on the lower half of the form
what remedial action was taken, and the pilot reviews the gripe sheets
before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews and engineers lack a sense of
humor!
Here are some actual logged maintenance complaints and problems as
submitted by Qantas pilots and the solution recorded by maintenance
engineers.
(P = the problem logged by the pilot.)
(S = the solution and action taken by the engineers.)

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for.

P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding
on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.

famous quotes..

2007-08-06T17:22:00.000+08:00

iPods are made for Indians..

Chris - Stop motion Gusinness AD

2007-08-03T20:47:00.000+08:00

This Ad is damn good..

Chris - i cant hold up the whole world by myself..

2007-08-03T18:35:00.000+08:00

now as the final part of my project come together, im getting more and more emo, withdrawing more from everythin that matters, just for completion, im bored, im braindead, i cant think of anything new to animate,

damn, this is the reasons of having a short attention span, it gives out really fast..
i mean its easy to listen to everyone's problems, but im not sure if i can unload mine at them..there are days i seem like im totally normal, able to handle everyone's crazy emotional problems, but there are days i cant even handle my own,

i do wanna escape, yet i want to stay till the battle is won,
but it just sucks to be in the middle of the cyclone,
2 halves making themselves known..

RAWR

Chris - a teaspoon of sense,

2007-08-02T09:35:00.000+08:00

Consciousness is the irritating thing between naps..

Chris - happy birthday to me..

2007-07-28T03:00:00.000+08:00

yay, my birthday has come and went..
a really nice day,

thank you ma sis for the the guy cologne, im now supposed to smell like lime and chocolate at the same time apparentlyin 2 different layers!

eugene got me a uber cool art of the "Batman Begins" book, thanks man.. cuz half the book is about the batmobile,

thanks shimin, shalyn, faith, corrine, sook, johnny, fiahe, siyuan, cherlene, weishan, clarence, serene, allison, meihua, maria, justin, shirley, random SA person, for the call, sms-es and friendster comments or in person..

Thanks and sorry if i missed anyone out,

well, im really glad that i had friends who really bothered to remember something as inane as my birthday, feels good and it means alot.. and yes, i do know that friendster did help some of you out too.. =D

well, did work, supposed to have dinner with the sakae sushi gang, but that fell thru, supposed to meet shimin but couldn't (aw).. so hanged out with eugene and justin to watch "The SIMPSONS Movie"

its good i tell ya, every filming trick, every hypocrisy is in that film,
its not a spoiler, but dun read it if you dun want to..

Theres one bit in the movie, where you will feel a conflict of emotions,

one is disappointment,
outrage,
money-back immediately,
expectacy,
shock,
unbelievability,

and ah yes, you will feel this, i swear,

so all in all a really great birthday,

//NO, i did NOT come out of my mom's belly button!

Chris - Friends, totally rock dude..

2007-07-26T05:16:00.000+08:00

i woke up at 1am, totally grumpy and totally stoned that i was yanked out of dreamland by 3 things, my clock, my mom and my sister.
me being me, who is usually quite crabby when sleepy,
plonked myself on the computer while muttering some unintelligable rubbish,

then,
someone msn-ed me, and made me smile,
cuz she messaged how was my fyp, and when i told her i was frumpy(a word that starts with "f" and grumpy, you figure it out) from waking up,

she basically cheered me up with talk of donuts, and really good food,
so now im awake, but freaking hungry..lol

anyway, no matter how lonely the road gets, its always good to have great friends around.. =D

Chris - mental farts..

2007-07-23T19:40:00.000+08:00

i believe, that its every human ability, to come out with good, even great radical concepts, that could be made films, or products,

i call this eccentric mental farts,
reason being?
its exactly like a fart, just of puff of gas and voila, its gone..
when you work till the brain gets totally mucked up or when you really hit rock-bottom of boredom, your brain, due to frustration, releases something, a strained outburst, a mental muscle tear, POOF, and you have a really cool idea,

"The Kopitiam" coming in 2010.
"Boy ah, mark this Ah Peh's words, everyone's lives all revolve around the Kopitiam."

chris - orgasm inducing dessert

2007-07-22T23:14:00.000+08:00

i have now hatched a villianous plan,
a plan to take over and revolutionalize the dessert industry,

i have created a recipe of oreo cheesecake that tastes so good,
thats its orgasm-inducing..
LOL

alright, im bored

Chris - reviving the dead

2007-07-19T19:18:00.000+08:00

well, as an update, im currently doing a last project, its called Toastformers, a story about a transforming Toaster, it might not be as cool as i wanted it to be, but its a learning step for me, probably will make really short animations just to boost portfolio tho,

If you are wondering wad the hell am i still slacking, the reason is being the army hasnt even given me my enlistment date yet, so hence im hanging in the balance, i got a navy diver interview tho, maybe i could get in, sounds fun.. training would be tough, but hey, its some kind of honor that i be able to say that my army wasnt a waste of 2 years,

after august 8, im gonna SLACK, period. i need the break, and will use my full brainpower and abilities to make 5 days very very fun, while being as inexpensive as possible, anybody wanna join? i promise it will be insanely fun and we will be cheapskate, dun worry,

Jia,someone whom i just known for a short while but has become a very good friend has just flew off, to Greenland! lucky duck,
shes doing something that i ALWAYS wanted to do, go up North to see Auroras, a natural phenomenon(i know thats the wrong spelling, but who cares..) basically shes like me, someone who wants to make our dreams come true, despite the cost to self, the chiding of family or close ones who just think that our heads lost all the screws binding reason together,

ah well, till the 8 of August, =D

JoN - Front Office

2007-07-15T13:16:00.000+08:00

Traders Hotel was involved in a huge project where the old system was replaced and its data had to be migrated to the new one. It had been a really tough period for my dad, especially since he was the project leader. A month ago, he called telling me he would need my help when that time comes as he had a shortage of staff. I agreed of course.

Over the weeks, my dad was coming home late and leaving early for work (Like 5 or 6). It simply hurt to see him exhausted and all. So I was praying hard to God, hoping that everything would turn out smoothly for my dad.. My prayers were answered haha!

So I went to the hotel early this morning to meet my dad. Didn't expect to see my dad look so shabby in his suit la. However, I was proud to see my dad handling the guests like a professional. Opening the elevator doors for a trio of women with such a wide smile etc. It was obvious that his face was crying out for sleep with the eye bags and all but he took it like a day of work. Dad told me that he hadn't slept since Saturday morning 6-30am. That's like 30+ hrs?!

Surprisingly, he told me that he may not need my help anymore. Apparently, the data that consists of histories of guests etc were already keyed into the new system. Haha. Thus, dad brought me up to his room where I pigged till 11am whilst he finishes his handovers and stuff.

I was entrusted with something impt in my possession after he left. Hurry ask me and i'll tell you guys lol!

He has the time to listen. Do you have the time to ask?

JoN - She?!

2007-07-13T22:33:00.000+08:00

"Yvonne?", I called out. No response. Thinking that she may not have heard me, I tried once again. Louder this time.
"Yyy-vonne.."
She looks at me and asks, "What?" (Twitching her eyebrows)
Apparently, she was too engrossed chatting on msn lol.
"May I have the USD cheque book?", I ask.
This is always the part where I dread the most whenever it's got to do something with that darn internal control process...
"US dollar cheque book again??!", she snaps
(moving her jaw from side to side), "Why you keep writing so many cheques?! Nothing else to do issit?!"

Lmao.. She's just THAT fun to disturb la! (I mean not that I have a choice..)
Thankfully, i've always made it back to my desk safely with my cheque books without a scratch wahaha.
Can't imagine myself issuing cheques for the fun of it.

I finally got to speak to her!

kitten

2007-07-12T02:10:00.000+08:00

i found a kitten below the void deck today, its really small, really cute, and its homeless,

it has green eyes, a really cute stare and this annoying habit to just look at you for a long time,

i wanna bring it home, but i live on the 7th storey, and i dun want the kitten to attempt trying out its 9 lives,

somebody adopt it! PLEASE!

JoN - Shock Value

2007-07-11T20:25:00.000+08:00

I've got this R&B single by Timbaland pretty much stuck in my head. It's called "The Way I Are", featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.

I ain't got no Visa I ain't got no money I ain't got no Red American Express I ain't got no car to take you on a date We can't go nowhere exotic I can't even buy you flowers It don't matter 'cause I'm the one that loves you best But together we could be the perfect soulmates

As much as I would really like to play ignorant and remain stoic by fresh gossips, I've simply found myself caught up in an inter-corporate conflict of a seemingly large scale between the TV and the Corporate Divisions in my company... Apparently, i've heard TOO much during lunch with my department staff at Sakae Sushi. Now that was where I heard what ALL office knickers itch to do when they get tgt.

Starts with a capital G.

Go figure.

JoN - Yeehaw!

2007-07-07T21:13:00.000+08:00

Deputy Sheriff Johnny cursed and bailed to the side just as a bullet materialized out of nowhere and blew a hole right where he stood a sec ago.
"I'll be damned! That was Outlaw Esther's second shot at me today! Crikes!", he cried out from behind a roll of barrels.
His fellow counterpart, D. Sheriff KW, turned "Volcanic" and started emptying rounds from his revolver in the direction of the local jail.

BANG! BANG!

A stray bullet turned the lock of Outlaw Lydia's cell into scrap metal. Happy to be out of jail for the umpteen time, she chose "Cat Balou" from her deck and discarded Sheriff Jocelyn's 45/70 Caliber "Carabina" that had a range of "4". Unfortunately, Deputy Sheriff Johnny was more than happy enough to bring Outlaw Lydia back to her cell with his "Jail" card.

Outlaw Keong and Renegade Aining were killed earlier by a series of attacks by bored Cherokee "Indians!" and found some refuge playing the PSP at a nearby saloon amidst the tense gunfire going ard town.

Outlaws won when Renegade Angelia decided to play "Dynamit" and blew up Sheriff Jocelyn.

Outlaws Lydia, Esther and Keong - 1
Renegades Aining and Angelia - nil
Sheriff Jocelyn and her deputies - nil

I lub Bang! man! I really LUB BANG!

Chris - oh yeah,

2007-07-02T23:49:00.000+08:00

its been years since i have felt this good,
today was damnnnn good, messy due to a certain delicious something,

it takes a fun person to make a fun day,

Thanks,

Chris - Transformers!

2007-07-01T00:27:00.000+08:00

damnnn, i just watched Transformers! woot
i nvr seen so much 3d in one scene before,
my jaw was open for the whole movie..
optimus prime is wad i call the ahbeng truck.. LOL

ironhide rocks, his guns ah..
damnnnn

JoN - Migraine

2007-06-29T22:18:00.000+08:00

My dad's so easily satisfied when it comes to his bday. Bought him 3 cans of stout and he is all smiles. haha Happy 40+th bday pap!

Oh did I mention that I wanna marry all the girls in Bugis?

JoN - Cold War

2007-06-23T08:47:00.000+08:00

Something of thought just seemed to strike me hard. It's pretty difficult to meet up for chill time with institutional classmates, ol' time buds and yada yada etc. It may be due to reasons like work, studies, family and all. But what if marriage life and corporate careers start coming into the picture in the near future? I think such catch-ups wld definitely be impossible. Had dinner with a couple of friends followed by drinks at Wine Bos last Wed. It seemed like adult life was the hot topic that night...

Oh ya! I finally own a ROOM. Yea. My OWN room. ZZzzz.. For all that do not know, i've been sharing the same room with my dad as the other room had been out for rent for like 5 yrs. Sadly, I don't feel the pride and ownership of having the room. It looks like a bomb shelter and the wall paint is peeling.. sian 1/2

Ok prayer request time~

1. The ability to juggle studies, work and play to all my polymates whom have begun/are starting Uni education. (To Aining; I'm seriously gonna miss having lunch with you. GBY for being there for me when I felt down. =D

2. Pray that God grants all my friends driving out there journey mercy.

3. A friend of mine was told by her pvt GP that she may have an unfavorable medical condition that cld be serious. The results of her blood test isn't known yet. On top of that, she has great family obligations and responsibilities being the only child. Please pray for her.

4. Pray that i'll be able to attend Church

Chris - Happy Birthday

2007-06-21T10:16:00.000+08:00

Chris - Christian Pick-up lines.. =D

2007-06-18T14:21:00.001+08:00

Christian Pickup Lines

1. Nice bible.
2. I would like to pray with you.
3. You know Jesus? Hey, me too!
4. God told me to come talk to you.
5. I know a church where we could go and talk.
6. How about a hug, sister/brother?
7. Do you need help carrying your bible? It looks heavy.
8. Christians don't shake hands; Christians gotta hug!
9. Oh you are cold, Ecclesiastes 4:11.
10. Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven?
11. What are your plans for tonight? Feel like a bible study?
12. I am here for you.
13. The word says "Give drink to those who are thirsty, and feed the hungry"; how about dinner?
14. You don't have an accountability partner? Me neither.
15. You want to come over and watch the 10 commandments tonight?
16. Is it a sin that you stole my heart?
17. Would you happen to know a Christian man/woman that I could love with all my heart and wait on hand and foot?
18. Nice braclet. What would Jesus date? I mean "do".
19. Do you believe in Divine appointment?
20. Have you ever tried praying at a drive in movie before?
21. (For the ladies) Excuse me, I believe one of your ribs belongs to me.
22. My friend told me to come and meet you, he said that you are a really nice person. I think you know him. Jesus, yeah, that's his name.
23. You know they say that you have never really dated, until you have dated a christian.
24. Yeah, I predicted David over Goliath.
25. What? Friends listen to Amazing Grace in the dark.

Chris - swimming kakis

2007-06-18T10:47:00.000+08:00

yay, i have a swimming kaki now =D
new friend, that i met thru eugene,
shes really cool, 2 years older than me,
and shes pretty sporty too,

went swimming with her yesterday,
talked bout dreams, and wad we are actually doing now than the dreams that we always wanted, being disillusioned, being cynical,

makes me wonder,
is wad im doing currently the dream that i want to do?
im guessing im the kind of person that doesnt/cannot do work alone,
its boring and meaningless that way, somehow i seem to work harder faster and frown less when working with people, hmmmmm,

shes/hes strong enough to pursue his/her dream no matter wad the cost,

are you strong enough?

Chris - business plans and AHHHHHHHHHHH!

2007-06-15T20:10:00.000+08:00

sent justin and stanley off today for their army
and after going to pualu Tekong,
i realized that, its a hotbed for undeveloped business potential!

All recruits green IC has a credit limit attached to it, for them to buy stuff from the camp and from the E-mart, so they have money, from the government, plus its easy and convenient to buy stuff from the camp,
so my business proposal is to

if i set up a Ben and Jerry's there,
a 7 Eleven that sells everything from Snacks, to Army stuff to Safety Kit stuff,
imagine the possiblities!

and there is no compeititers whatsoever =D

anyway, TP is nuts, they are putting into the compeition,
GG!
Inter-Varsity Championships, 2007
oh mannnn i am doomed..

Chris - the stuff on the web man

2007-06-14T16:14:00.001+08:00

and ending with this

Chris - i'll figure something out,

2007-06-13T20:26:00.001+08:00

yeah baby! a break! a holiday to some nice place,
cebu is one cool(hot) place to go to, actually im thinking of batam, cuz of the sea sports there, ah well,

ever had the days where u wanted to do nothing but drop everything and just run off from reality for a while? some people call it escapism, some people call it "a break"
i call it a time for brain-healing, to heal from constant daily barrage of life's missiles,

ah well welcome back sook chin, =D
its was kinda easy to find out whether you were back anot, hahaaha,
anyway, you want donuts? im ordering from dunkin donuts,

my army is sadly "to be confirmed" i think the army doesnt want me, cuz as of this time and date, i have no enlistment date, yay, so i got more time for the Rena Project =D

on jun 17, im going shooting! firearms-course, woots,
anybody wants to join me?

JoN - A05! HooRah!

2007-06-12T23:17:00.000+08:00

Class guys. Missing out on John.

Was an A05ian. Forever an A05ian.

To be Continued..

JoN - Weddings and Wishes

2007-06-10T09:37:00.000+08:00

It was our 1st being invited to a wedding dinner and we were acting like uninvited guests loitering ard the restrooms and stuff. Haha.. Had my fill of laughter just listening to Bal's bullcrap. My goodness she's such fun.

To say why, I think one of the maincourse dishes was chicken and it had been cut into 2 portions with its head right smack in the middle. Apparently, the chicken's head was facing in Bal's direction and she said,

"I think it wants to thank me. (Amidst our laughter)"

To the chicken, "You're welcome dude."
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Oh I'm intending to do a crash-course in driving soon. Wish me luck.

JoN - Cebu next?

2007-06-05T07:09:00.001+08:00

It appears that the rest of our classmates want another planned overseas trip together. I think they were talking abt Redang lols. Seriously, I was thinking of a cheaper alternative with the same exotic beaches. Too bad guys but there's nothing I cld think of 'cept for Cebu Island.

Give Philippines a chance. It's not entirely a politically-savaged country you may think of. It's a beautiful place.

JoN - Pics of Redang

2007-06-03T18:30:00.000+08:00

Finally the pics of our Redang trip.

jagged - change or perish,

2007-06-01T00:23:00.000+08:00

change or be hopelessly left behind,
i agree with jon,
if the change sucks, too bad if you dun like it, its here and its here to stay,
will bitching about it and writing peitions and complaining about it in the coffeeshop gonna change anything? nope,

when society changes, half the people would object,
either because some people really have a personal issue with it, but one portion is just people who cant adapt, love the older way cuz they are used to it,

when a person changes, its because he/she has to adapt to the enviroment around him/her, his/her hurts, mistakes, enotional scars, plans and pain..

when a person changes, its sometimes not for the better, but it is necessary,

but of course, you have to argue the point when a person changes to one extreme or the other, i believe that every change cannot harm your well-being or mental state whatsoever, just doing that would, be, if i put it bluntly, damn dumb..

//im a person who wants everything, who is not gonna stop until he gets it..

JoN - I cried

2007-05-31T09:40:00.000+08:00

Saved the post on my Phuket trip somewhere along the sidebars. So go check it out if need be. I'm still having fond memories of this trip and it gets me frustrated that it all had to end so soon.
Abt change. Change is a huge progress in life. It stands out and makes no mistakes on who we want to be in the future. I may not change for the better but surely no one wants to do it for the worst. No not me. I just wanna see how it goes and adapt as I see fit. Even if it is brought abt my a series of events that lasts through the vicissitudes of heartbreaking emotions. Trust me. A heartbreak changes the distinctive traits of someone's mind and behaviour. To all who may be going through this moment of change - cry it out, face it, play tough and move on.

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I'm stupefied and recovering frm trauma. Was added by some girl who claimed to be one of the cliques I hanged out with. It turned out to be David. Zzz. I'm still badly disturbed.
Pay day says it all. My spending power has increased. River Island @ Vivo anyone?
Oh ya a friend of mine is going on a mission trip to KL next Mon. Please keep her in ur prayers.

"Sometimes I cry so hard from pleading,
So sick and tired of all this beating,.."

I Don't Love You - MCR - A song that made me tear

JoN - As promised ppl!

2007-05-26T12:44:00.001+08:00

Alright the pics are all up and looking great. Stood up the whole night perfecting every pixel at my best. Hey Yan wei, thks for PHOTOSHOP 0.7!
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DAY 1

The hr long flight to Phuket had been uneventful. Praise the Lord for that. Any longer and I might have needed Mamy Poko pants. Compression and rising air pressures ain't really the best thing for the bladder you know?
We stayed at the Banthai Beach Resort facing the west coastal beaches of Phuket. Patong beach they call it. Sunsets are magnificent in the evenings. The sun casts a golden orange hue around the region.
Caught the Simon Cabaret where we watched transvetites in comical and musical performances. Notably, the lipsynching gusto of divas like Tina Turner and a few others.

Sometimes when you wonder whether those mosquito bites are the real things or not
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to have a closer look. =D

DAY 2

We got up early for breakfast. It was gonna be a long day. A mini bus brought us to the pier where a ferry was waiting. Destination Phi Phi Island. The ferry ride was refreshing. Feeling the salty ocean breeze and the morning sun beating down on your skin. Shiok!
Infact, it got so shiok that even my spectacles took a dive into the ocean. Won't go into details. Snorkeling wasn't as great as what I had experienced in Redang. Hmm, It was far from great la. AH it sucked la. The water wasn't as clear as what it looked in the brochure. There were fishes though. I saw swordfishes and a few other bottom feeders.
We were brought to the island for lunch. Exhaustion played a big role in keeping us looking and being stoned.
Back at Patong, we had seafood dinner and some drinks at a pub with live band performance.

Day 3

This is day where shopping comes alive. Eh you know what. I don't wanna narrate le.

DAY 4

I had a great time myself and enjoyed the company with each and everyone of you. God willing, there will be always another. =D