23rd Birthday Part 2 - SURPRISE!

Ever wondered how you can have two surprises in a day!? I had them on my 23rd! Just when I thought the day is going to be over with my jL coming back from her home tonight and accompany me ... she actually masterminded a surprise BBQ with the help of Ron and company! Although it didn't turn out quite the way she expected but I was deeply touched... Never in my life has a girl done so much for me. Yes, I have girls who had went after me before back in younger days (haha I am still quite young I know), but jL is different. She's someone whom I am deeply in love and is still very much crazy over and yet she's doing all these fun things and giving me surprises after surprises. I still remember the two of us seen this somewhere on a film...

The best prize in the world is surprise. And the best present is present.

I have them both. I have the surprises given by jL and the present moment to spend with her. Ron asked me a question quite a while ago, "Yingjia better or jUnLi?" My answer back then was "I can't answer you, both are different kind of girls..." The answer was changed yesterday. Guess I don't have to say it here =) Reason? It's simple. Read my last entry again...

Thank you Baby, you have really made this 23rd a special one. I truly appreciate every single little effort that you have put into making this a "DA BOMB" day. From bluffing me that you bought a boxers for me as birthday gift to co-ordinating with the whole blk (almost lah) to celebrate this silly boy's birthday. (of course not to forget Ron and my other Bros)

I think a million of thanks is really not enough to show my appreciation to all of you...let me try to be a better friend to all of you and treasure every single moment of our life. Blessed~

23rd Birthday!

Ok, last entry was written on the spur of moment. =)

I am still in a daze after the unexpected crowded celebration by Eguanas Family yesterday midnight...

Alright let me clear my mind after a day of 6 hours lessons...

I personally feel that birthday is a day to joy and woe...

The reason to be jolly? Guess it's obvious...

1. Be happy that you are still living and able to live past your birthday!
2. Count your blessings that you are given a chance to experience life.
3. Be thankful that you have family and friends who remember this special day =)

As for the reasons to be worried?

1. Even though you have many friends around you, somehow you have this feeling that they may just forget about this day. Don't know about you, but I always have this feeling.
2. You are getting old. Especially so for those who have reached adulthood. That means more responsibilities and worries coming up.
3. Get saboed!? Especially if you have crazy friends in hall...heng I have great and sane friends :P

Talking about that, still remember I was pinning some hope in having a tennis racket as a birthday gift a few days ago. However, just a few days ago while shopping around in queensway, when I saw the big price tags on some of the rackets, I started to feel bad and worried. I feel bad as I made such atrocious demand on my last last entry and worried as I am sort of afraid my friends would really buy it and the same goes to not buying :P

Nevertheless, this great family in Hall really made my dream comes true. It's an outrageous request and yet they fulfilled it for me!!! Thank You everyone! Everyone who chipped in that money (I really hope it's not a lot for you guys...) into buying that super duper nice racket for me! I promise the racket is for public use (for that I mean to those who shared the gift =) ), so feel free to borrow from me when you want a game of tennis at E block tennis court k! Wahaha Yes, you didn't see wrongly, it's E block's tennis court! Let me take this opportunity to thank the following dudes and babes who contributed to the bueautiful racket:

Ron Koh! - Thanks 1888 Bro!
Qingyou! - Thanks for making the trip down to get it for me! Really appreciate it =)
Wilson! - Thanks for being my neighbour and all the encouraging words you have given to
me over the year
Alvin Yang - Thanks for being the friend the way you are. You are great!!!
Kendrick - Thanks for being such a wonderful senior and neighbour.
Always giving me positive views and comments. Ya DA BOMB!~
and of course the rest of the Eguanas:
-Jzesern (The video SHEN! Thanks for all the nice videos! =) )
-Yannick (The crazy Mauritian staying opposite me!!!)
-Austin (The most decent exchange student I've seen lah! Thanks dude!Do keep in contact!)
-Dinah (Queen of Track, Pool and Road! Be happy and stay that way k!)
-Nikki (J Lo! Been a long time since we call you that! Stay confident and funky!)
-Eileen (Mei You Yong! Finally You Yong, bought gift for me! Wahaha~ Thank You!)
-Janice (Thanks sis! Thanks for being there for everyone everytime!)
-Steph (Ever cheery girl, keep smiling k! Brighten the days of all Eguanas~)
-Darren (Hey Da Ren, continue coaching us tennis k!)
-Jiemin (Lao shu Lao Hu! Sha Sha Fen Bu Qing Chu)
-Enwei (Stop PS2ing! At least on my birthday? kidding lah =D)
-Teckie (cut your hair lah!)
-Pearline (Thanks for being the sweet junior and blk comm you are =) )
-Ben Por (I still love your HEAD racket Por!)
-Alvin Lin (Ni de Neh Neh Hen Bai leh!)
-Yongqiang (His birthday is a day before me!)
-Derek (always thought he reminded me of myself in year 1...impulsive during IBG :P)
-Shuqi!!! (Thanks for being so encouraging and great to everyone in the block!)
and the handballers from other blocks:

Jieming! - Always my IDOL~ Shen~
Sweeyong! - Despite all the misunderstandings over the year, You command my respect!
Jinxian and Jinrui - Thanks for coming over yesterday!

This list is as of accurate to what Ron gave me. If you have contributed to the wonderful TT cloud Triple Threat Tennis racket (wahaha HaoLian Big time) Please let me know through this blog or SMS me ya!

Just when you thought that's all for the night!? Let me say all the celebration and planning started from my Dearest Baby jL! I don't know how accurate is this, but Ron told me jL came up with all the ideas and stuffs...THANK YOU BABY! You've been great to me! I truly appreciate this birthday not because of all the gifts you have given to me but because I am able to celebrate my birthday with you and so many friends =D

That's not all! She handmade this beautiful "lamp" for me! With a nice shape of X'mas lightings Heart Shape~ Sweet. And yes, that's not all! She spent another huge amount on a crumpler sling bag for me! It's really trendy, nice and compact! Ever thought of only boyfriends spend on girlfriends? My Baby can prove you real wrong! I Love you jL!

The day was followed by wishes from all over my network of friends. From my closest primary school classmate to my primary school crush then to secondary school's last relationship affair!
And also from Flings to Financial Planner! Most friends somehow remember my birthday this year! Really Really sweet of them. I promise I must remember my friends birthday better from now on. If not by brain also must be keyed into my new phone. Lost most anniversary dates as my old phone was traded in. Thank You everyone! I truly enjoyed my 23rd. More so than any other birthdays I think (maybe on par with 21st? Coz I was dunked into the pool back then! Stupid Gerald Cho with his Co. - eh you never wish me this year!)

THANK YOU EVERYONE ONCE AGAIN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MYSELF!!! WOOHOO 23rd Rock and Roll~

Here are my Gifts!!! BIG BIG GRINZZZ~


The One and Only Lamp in the World!


My 23rd birthday gifts!!!

and of course there'a special birthday card by jL that's only for MY viewing =D

Mind your own issues

It's been a long time since I do this...bitching! But I just got to do it as someone just pissed me off terribly!

Was talking to some juniors just now over dinner. This supposed Green-force craze junior was telling me how the Blue-force is slack and waste of money. And how he almost signed on to that but chose the Green-force in the end as he thought only the "Flyers" vocation are worth signing. The rest are just slackers that waste people money. Then another junior went on to compare the budget between the two forces. Stating the Blue-force has more than the Green-force and always waste it on mess functions every friday.

I can't be bothered explaining all their rubbish concerns, as apparently they are just lamenting their unhappiness towards the Blue-force, no amount of explanations will be accepted by them.

Yes, I may not be the most committed Blue-force officer around. People said I am slack and stuffs, can't believe I am a regular and etc. But at least I feel I perform my duties when required. I don't go around bragging about my service and put down others. Why did I sign on? For money! Quite frankly, that's what attracted me and most other people. On top of that, the dynamics and challenges that my vocation has to offer expediate the signing on. Yes, it's slack in terms of physical stress, but I can tell you not many people can take the mental toughness of it. I admit I am the strongest of my cohort, I am weak in mental but my perserverance paid off as compared to some physically tough officers who tried to convert from the Green-force but simply just did not possess the flair and mental. Another reason, both the Blue and White force operate real time everyday. Everyday is full of changes and challenges. We don't engage ourselves in simulation and doing pointless things, we have straight to the point trainings and work. Compare that to the Green, I am not quite sure how much they can match up to us. With the modern warfare, how often will we see the use of the Green!?! Think about that and tell me the satisfaction you get in serving the Nation by joining which service. Waste of money? Let me tell you that as with having frequent Mess activities, that also means higher subscription fees to the Mess, please be sensible, you really think the organisation is that good to sponsor all the drinks? For your information the monthly subscription fees for officers is $18 for the most junior ranking and it expediate as the rank goes up! So now, do you think Blue-force personal should go and have their share of drinks since they have already paid for it? And do not just judge a service by the NSF clerks, it's just the same as if I judge your person by your appearance! Be sensible my junior number 2!

So Green-force junior, do you think you are up to the task?! Do you think you can pass out from the course if you have signed on with the Blues. You don't merely put down other services my junior (ashamed to even acknowledge you as one).
If you think your service is so good, why still harbour the thought of going into the elitist? And if you really want to get into the elite force, why are you so slack in your physical training?!

To me, you are just a childish adult, who only likes to acknowledge your own efforts and likings. For example, you complained to everyone about how boring basketball, tennis, table tennis, etc are and bragged about your own interest, soccer. For a die hard soccer player, I have nothing to say about you, but please your own soccer skills, not to talk about your forte, GKing is not even good enough! Come on, go and polish yourself up before making that sort of statement next time. For a person, I think you have a long way to go. Locking yourself in the room and thinking you are doing the right thing is not the acceptable behaviour in our hall... but so luckily I am not going to see you soon. I wish you all the best in whatever interests you have and may you stick to your Green-force forever, as you are only suitable to be in that service.

Been quite disturbed recently, one friend seem to always on the helped side and when I needed some help from him, he seems incapable...I don't know if it's for real that he can't help of simply just being selfish...but I am disappointed. Come this semester's final papers, you won't get my help for sure!!!

Not a good way to welcome my birthday but heck it...23rd only...not as if 21st or 100th years old...

Face Recognition

Haha~ For this photo, I look like ...










Bryan Adams...Angelina Jolie...Roman Abramovich...Richard Gere~!!!

Check out yours @ www.myheritage.com !!!

P/s: Other photos showed me resembling David Beckham!!?!?!?!! Ronaldo!??!?!?! Madness~

Birthday Wish

BooHoo~ 1 more week to becoming 23 years old. Like what many adults have said, time really flies once you reached adulthood. I have sort of lost track with my age for a moment, until I solved some simple algebra!

Ok, motive of this blog...birthday wish! Instead of drawing a long list of birthday gift wishes, I have just decided to stick to one. That is a brand new tennis racket for beginner. If you are feeling rich and interested in buying me one, please get me one that's good for beginners ya!? Last heard from a tennis player that Prince Thundercloud is good :P

I have never done such daring request before, hope this would pay off? Wahaha~
Actually, frankly speaking, I just wish my luck is going to be better from now onwards...already on a losing streak in my "parlay" career...Boo~

Check it out!!!

Handball...

The season is going to start again...this time round...Singapore Handball League...

First match up...against our favourite neighbour...

Will we be up to it? Will I be able to give in my 100%?

Just some glimpse of my past...during IHG Final...


The leap...


The swedish fin...


The Hang...


The Dive...


The Fall...


The Tears...

Passion and Ability

Passion: strong feeling or emotion

Ability: the quality of being able to perform

I still remember what my JC basketball coach once told me in his car, during one of the many rides he gave me in the morning..."Being passionate and wanting to do well is one thing, the ability to do it is another..." The statement strike and stucked inside me till this day.

I gave up on competitve basketball earlier this semester, I am quite tired of facing defeats and disappointments time after time. Yes, that's a weak attitude for a sportsman, but maybe I am not one afterall. I never play sports for the correct attitude I guess. I play sports and engage in team sports for the fun of it. The joy of playing in a team, the pleasure of seeing my efforts being paid off in terms of personal glory or contribution to other team mates fame. I am a soreloser, I hate to lose and I hate it when things do not go it my way. I get pissed off when fouls are not called for and passes are not given to me. Basically, I do not have the right temperament to be a sportsman.

I love competition, I love the adrenaline rush when I gained a point or forced a turnover from the opponents. But I am really tired of the disappointments and injuries. I hate the pain to see my team down in tears, I hate to feel the heartache of feeling unjust and I hate the thought of why yet another defeat...

I have mentioned earlier, I will and can never be the player to change a game single handedly, I am by no means an important player or superstar. The tag of "wonderkid" given by tootall was too kind for me. Maybe it's more applicable for Wilson. Nevertheless I am still proud to be labelled together and bragged about it. That's how they way I overcome my inferiority. I want to be with the best, yet I feel inferior. I want the best, yet I feel inferior. The chance to play with the Legends was really tempting, but somehow I know and others know as well that I will not be playing much in that team. Team KR will be sending a team, one that comprises mainly the year 1s, not that I look down on them, but I am sick of playing with players who are technically not there. By that I mean normal passing and some common senses play...things which I feel that if you are a guy who play sports and watch soccer would know! But well, somehow they don't. Nevertheless I will still be playing, for the sake of the future and for what tootall and the rest of the seniors have taught me, the tradition and continuity. I dare to say I don't have much feelings for KR, by that KR as a whole. Of course I am proud of the support we had at times for matches like last year's handball matches as well as the handball final this year, the incredible cheering during both years of RAG and of course being part of the great Hall Musical this year. These are some events which made me feel touched and proud to be counted as part of KentRidgean. For that, I will play for Team KR.

I have also registered for hostel stay in KRH next semester. Yes, I procastinated. This was supposed to be my last semester. It would be if there was DnD this year. But by fate or destiny, there wasn't and I would really like to attend one last DnD with my buddies in E block before I leave for exchange. On top of that, I am still sore over the loss of IBG title, which I hope we can win it back next semester. It's not going to be easy, but we are still the favourites!

Like I have said before and many others as well, hall is addictive and harmful. It sucks your energy and freedom away but could very well give you climax...

For now, I will strenghten my knee and ankle, hopefully good enough to last me throughout IBG next semester. IHG, Handball League or Fed team...maybe not in this lifetime...

I am someone who needs to be told that I am good enough...