I always thought Army was a waste of time, don't get me wrong I still think it is. However i suddenly had a change of mind, just treat it as a vacation before the barrage of work and studies come my way. I mean I basically just enjoy everyday out of camp, I do what i want. But i haven't been making use of this available time to do anything constructive... I wanna wake up and feel like i can take charge if my life just like how the airforce guy (forgot yr name sorry) i met at bukit timah field told me abt. hopefully that day comes soon...

"Everything in Transit" by Jack's Mannequin is the holy grail of alternative rock in my opinion. The clarity and sincerity in Andrew McMahon's voice and the symphony of the music is certainly mind blowing... http://www.myspace.com/jacksmannequin

"I wake up to find it's another

Four aspirin morning, and I dive in

I put on the same clothes I wore yesterday.

When did society decide that we had to change

And wash a tee shirt after every individual use:

If it's not dirty, I'm gonna wear it.

I take the stairs to the car

And there's fog on the windows.

(And I'm Fighting the words...)

I need caffeine in my blood stream,

I take caffeine in the blood stream.

I grip the wheel and all at once I realize:

(And you're getting away...)

My life has become a boring pop song

And everyone's singing along" - from I'm Ready





Played soccer at punggol on the 23rd with my fav combination of players including ethan... Boon had a bag of tricks but looked frustrated, Adib as usual shone throughout the match and is arguably the man of the match. Had several scares in the match but we triumph 3-2. I think I'm falling back in the quality of soccer though. Sigh

Merry Christmas with my JC frens at my house. The long overdued gathering was finally put together. Although we didnt have turkey, we got chicken... served with chips, vodka and laughter. Merry Christmas guys.


Finally,

To ALL!

Jacks Mannequin - The Mixed Tape (Live On Kimmel)

Flabbergasted... "symphony of sounds"

The best sale this festive season is at our oh-so-beloved Paragon. With sales in most stores and boutiques which include AX, Calvin Klein, United Colors of Benetton, Guess and many more, it is really a bargain for any fashion-conscious person, well i couldn't resist the temptation... but not after i had lunch with my family at ding tai feng, supposedly one of the top 10 restaurants in the world. Whoa... but it wasn't as good as i make it out to be... but the xiao long baos deserve special mention... and the array of fried rice which i didn't get a chance to stomach... hahah... so get frisky this festive season and eat, shop and party till we drop!

“People are just people
They shouldn’t make you nervous
The world is everlasting
It’s coming and it’s going
if you don’t toss your plastic
the streets won’t be so plastic
and if you kiss somebody
then both of you’ll get practice”
-Regina Spektor from The Ghost of Corporate Future

It has been quite a happening past 2 weeks. Let me recollect...

Paid DXO a visit wif hornyteam members (kayun, max, zhiping, kenneth and wayne) surprisingly i got to meet up with ethan loo the capitan... hahah he told me he wanted to organise a match after he got all sentimental after browsing ngak's friendster... wtf?? hahah but i miss them too the soccer guys. saw ashley, lucky no wig... hahah... but anyway kenneth told me he bought gucci shoes for $600 overseas. gay. had great fun drinking and dancing... zhiping brought a fren along and her dance moves were... hot... y dun he jus go jio her??? makes me wonder whether he gay... partied till 3am before we left.

Had 2 soccer matches yesterday and today... and won 6-1 each...
Yesterday was with scorchers and it was nervy but we held on... had major cramps towards the end... need 5 b ex la... haha wei min played too altho he was too tired for the second half... went out wif him for awhile after that... he is so unfathomable i would say but in a good way.

Today was with hornyteam and it was actually a stroll in the park literally. had lunch with dad after that at this posh but cosy shanghai restaurant. its called yanqing shanghai blah blah blah... if you dun alr noe, yan qing was a channel 8 host i think... the food had extravagant prices tagged with them... guess wat 4 xiao long bao costs my dad $8 compared to crystal jade 4 for $3.60... sent dad to the airport after and heard that he may have to stay in US for quite a bit due to the lack of air tickets... i wish him a safe trip and a good stay there...

Watched "it all began with a kiss" just now... and Uni life in Taiwan is well oh so happening and fun... pls let NS end now...

schmaltzy

adjective
effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"

found an unusual yet delightful word on the net... jus wanted to remember it so i posted it here