The sky was ominous but nathan and me got up early and went to yishun ring road for a soccer match with Ethan's frens. To be honest, i couldn't sleep the previous night upon hearing who I will be pitted against today. Slept around 2am. The two of us got there early and the other team was alr there. I saw Wei min, the supposedly "1,000,000 better than him player" Desmond(I think) and a couple of familiar faces, Siva, Ashley and this Ndu guy. They were not the only players, Ethan subsequently told us there were club players and a sg U21 player in their lineup. I was overawed. But later when our team came, it settled me down a little. Adib, Boon and Josh, three fantastic players what more can i ask for. It got delayed till 11pm before we got started due to some painting work going on and a mini soccer clinic.

The match was pretty even but the other team had better control of the ball and Desmond was really a handful. He is awfully quick and loves to cut in from the left. However we didnt give him much chances and kept a foothold on the game. To be fair, we created numerous opportunities only to be wasted by our striker. But he buried a chance around the 30th min with a stinging left foot shot that was too hot for the keeper to handle. The match started to get out of control with Kim on the receiving end of some really hard tackles but he got up immediately to his credit. Jason a club player with Boon was pretty impressive and held the ball up well. As the match went on, a long ball from ashley saw the sg U21 player allowing the ball to drop to Desmond, I tried to follow him but he was quick. Honestly, I used my hands to grab him abit and Wak came in too. But in blink of an eye, he was past the both of us for a right footed shot that jus went past Nathan. it was 1-1. That was half time. I was tired... fucking tired.

Second half started and we held back and defended and went for counter attacks. One of them saw Adib playing a superb through ball to Jason and he was duly felled by one of their defenders. Josh stepped up with a calm left footed penalty that made it 2-1. The ill-tempered match went to breaking point with both teams hurling abuses after Kim was chopped down viciously. The referee had to end a match that was the best i had played. We won 2-1 and it was all that mattered. Our team is truly great as Ethan always said. I love the team and i wonder back to those days where we had our national A div tournament. How the fuck did we get knocked out first round... hahah but at the end of the day, i admit that i admire the skills the other team had but playing as a team is all that matters whether you win it or not. We fight for one another, just like the AJC motto. hahah never knew i would be so passionate.

I will be going to the Kallang stadium later and a win over Malaysia for Singapore will really cap off a magnificent day for me... Ciao

Mwahahahah

They are retarded... the defenders i mean...

Today i overheard two kids saying "why does she smoke", "only stupid people smoke". I wonder... with all the health hazards involved and the crazy price tags on cigarettes will it deter people from smoking. I wonder...

21st was my mum's birthday and i totally forgot... (damn) had to be reminded by my brother... shiet. In the end we went for dinner at crystal jade in bugis. felt really bad throughout the dinner and i managed a meek "happy birthday" before i booked in. I need a break. I need to start over. but from where...

("Boston" - Augustana) http://www.myspace.com/augustana

"Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World

If you're listening, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

Sing it back, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

String from your tether unwinds

(String from your tether unwinds) whoa oh, whoa oh

Up and outward to bind

(Up and outward to bind) whoa oh, whoa oh

I was spinning free, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

With a little sweet and simple numbing me.

Are you listening? whoa oh oh oh oh oh

Sing it back, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

So tell me what do I need

(tell me what do I need) whoa oh, whoa oh

When words lose their meaning (When words lose their meaning) whoa oh, whoa oh

I was spinning free, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

With a little sweet and simple numbing me.

Yeah, stumble till you crawl, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

Sinking into sweet uncertainty

(Are you listening? Are you listening?)

If you're listening, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

If you're listening, are you listening?

Sing it back, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

If you're listening, are you listening?

I'm still running away

(I'm still running away) whoa oh, whoa oh

Won't play your hide and seek game

(your hide and seek game) whoa oh, whoa oh

I was spinning free, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

With a little sweet and simple numbing me.

What a dizzy dance, whoa oh oh oh oh oh

This sweetness will not be concerned with me.

No the sweetness will not be concerned with me.

No the sweetness will not be concerned with me.

My mum and brother jus got back from japan and judging from the pictures they took it was damn fun la... I wished i was part of that experience. Anyway they bought some red bean pancake that is wonderful and this green tea cake that is fabilicious. Furthermore, they splurged further on clothes in particular on Gap clothing obviously cos there was a sale over there. They even remembered me and got me 2 shirts and a bag. A major thank you for the both of them. They got to see Delorean. If you recall, its the "Back to the Future" car.

Looks like some antique but its actually from the future?

Cool huh?

I guess these 2 pics are the pick of the lot from all the 100+ photos they have to show me. Japan is great but being there is even greater. hahah

Made lunch for myself today from a recipe i found from the net. This actually proves they work. hahah I made baked cheese macaroni and it turned out well, at least on the appearance. The taste was a bit bland and would take some improving. In the end, i made too huge a portion and had to throw the food away. wat a waste. bleagh. So below are some photos to show for my efforts...

Looks like maggots yeah...

Looks golden brown and delicious doesn't it?

In the night, I even won most of my PES 6 matches online which is pretty satisfying after the 7-3 thrashing last night. Fuck. hahah been listening to Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Lenz's "When the stars go blue"... its a fantastic love song...

Just got back from lunch with grandma, my 2 uncles and my aunt with her 3 adorable kids. It started kind of awkward cos of not being real close to them and missing my mum and brother, but it went really well with me chatting wif my uncle throughout. Topics include : my university choice (which he said that NUS has a more diverse student population and i couldn't agree more), Army, careers and many more. But what interested me the most was my uncle's job. He works at DSTA and is in charge of acquisition and integration of parts and weapons for aircrafts. Kinda forgot to mention that we lunched at a tung lok grp retaurant at UIC building, the food was rather delightful and so was the ambience. But Tom and Jerry cartoon sort of stole the limelight for the 3 kids. hahah still deciding whether to go back camp tonight wif a bruised nose and slight ankle sprain... HMMM.... hahah

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

I could watch this a million times and still be awed by it...

Nostalgic will be the word to describe my feelings yesterday. I met up with my sec sch frens for a match at marina south and it was fantastic to play alongside them. To cap off the magnificent day, we won 4-1, at least. hahah. Albert the maniac scored 2 goals altho he could have scored many more. L played well in def. Actually it didn't looked like a great day as the sky was ominous and i forgot to bring my boots, but all turned out well to my relief... We went to old airport road and had dinner after that. And i got lost trying to find my way back...

It would be a joy to be still doing this when we are all working in future... Dun you think so??
To the first of many to come...

Was browsing thru vids on youtube when i stumbled upon my childhood hero's vid of the goals he scored for milan which i supported since young. His vigour, strength and determination are some of the qualities that make me look up to him... PLUS he's a model for Armani... whoa! hahah whatever... I'm actually pretty upset he chose Chelski over staying at Milan but oh well everyone needs a new challenge. By now you shld have guessed who he is...
I present to you

SHEVCHENKO

(picture courtesy of http://www.kryptonsite.com)

Just bought smallville season 5. Costs me $67. a rather hefty price many will say. but after watching the first 3 epidsodes, it completely justified its price. The plot is fantastic, and then kristin kreuk is jus amazing on screen (check out ep5-2 mortal). She's so the "girl next door". Tom and her make the perfect couple. There are more issues than jus the entertainment values, it teaches you issues on life, the toughness of decision making. And i jus can't get enough of the music in the show... "ache" by James Carrington," Precious" by Depeche mode and "A message" by Coldplay jus to name a few.

Spent alot this weekend. close to $300 i would say. bought new shoes, smallville, a belt and lots of great food. like the Loy Kee chicken rice that i ate at Balestier Rd today.

Have a "crazy taxi drivers" phenomenon going btw Terrence and me.

"最美的爱情回忆里待续 "

The most beautiful phrase in this new jay chou song in my opinion. The most wonderful love lives in your memories. Dun you agree? Hahah

And do check out Hebe, because according to Kenneth she has levelled up and i cannot disagree... Hahah...

(repost due to an omission by blogger)