15th Apr
06
Bobby's out of town... So...
Wanted to wakeboard today actually, but Bobby's not around. Ended up meeting CR and his new friend AK. AK's just 2 months into work, damn green. But she's so sunny that I get the impression that nothing daunts her.
Helped CR buy his printer before we went to ECP - which is just crazy on weekends. Too crowded to blade properly; maybe its time I retired my abec 5s, since blading technology is now at abec 7.
So I did this instead...
(scanned by Canon Pixma MP 500)
Yup - its that cable ski 360 thingy at ECP near the seafood restaurants. (See, Bobby, I'll rather let a cable pull me than another instructor while you weren't around!)
There were plenty of boards to choose from: single skis, double skis, knee board, wakeboard. Of course I picked the wakeboard.
It's different from wakeboarding behind a boat. Firstly, there's no wake! Secondly, the starting position took some getting used to. And I kept getting killed at the final bent, while the slack-then-acceleration was the worst... And that was $40 for an hour today. I think I still prefer Bobby's boat...
And we ended the day with the superb Lim Seng Lee Teochew Boneless Duck Rice, 38 South Buona Vista Rd. Shiok!
10th Apr
06
Endorphin rush
Aaron says I always get fitter after a break up (haha, which is not very often). But today, I'm really exhausted after blading with some colleagues from one end of ECP to the other and back .. And to think that I wakeboarded for 4 hours with some NUH GS pple yesterday.
At least after 3 very long weeks, things seem to be clearer. I will move on, because when love has become unilateral, it is not love.
In these short few months, I've learnt more about myself than the past 2.5 decades.
Spoke to my NUH ex-direct superior (I probably have to call her godmother soon) and just spoken to my NUH mentor today. Things are falling in place. I hope to get a general surgery posting during the next mopex. For now, I'll just have to survive ID at TTSH.
And Aaron & Sher Lynn, thanks for being so supportive and tolerant of me during that difficult time.
30th Mar
06
Chili prawns
I spent yesterday morning in the kitchen helping out. Have had a good talk with my mum for 2 years (final uni year, then 1st work year). Picked up some cooking skills as a bonus too!
Patience during cooking is important, and in many other things as well. Haste would only result in uneven cooking, or even over cooking (if all I cared was fire at full blast).
Over-zealousness with seasoning is a big no-no. One can always sprinkle more salt later if it turns out too bland.
Well, I guess cooking cultivates temperament.
19th Mar
06
Could it be any harder
You left me with goodbye and open arms
A cut so deep I don't deserve
You were always invincible in my eyes
the only thing against us now is time
Could it be any harder to say goodbye and without you,
Could it be any harder to watch you go, to face what's true
If I only had one more day
I lie down and blind myself with laughter
A quick fix of hope is what I'm needing
And now i wish that i could turn back the hours
But i know i just don't have the power
Could it be any harder to say goodbye and without you,
Could it be any harder to watch you go, to face what's true
If I only had one more day
I'd jump at the chance
We'd drink and we'd dance
And I'd listen close to your every word,
As if its your last, I know its your last,
Cause today, oh, you're gone
Could it be any harder
Could it be any harder
Could it be any harder,
to live my life, without you
Could it be any harder,
I'm all alone, I'm all alone
Like sand on my feet
The smell of sweet perfume
You stick to me forever,baby
and I wish you didn't go,
I wish you didn't go
I wish you didn't go away
To touch you again,
With life in your hands
It couldn't be any harder
-- "Could it be any harder", The Calling
14th Mar
06
the White Elephant Party
My residential area has now been plucked out of Marine Parade GRC and merged with Aljunied GRC. The opposition seems to be getting their act together this time; they're forecasted to contest 57 out of the 80+ seats. Aljunied GRC looks like it will be contested = I get to exercise some voting rights.
Most of us are contented because the PAP is currently doing a great job. So in a unique political climate like Singapore, do we really need an opposition voice? I believe so. For checks and balances. Look at the old NKF -- wildly successful with fund raising, sparkling image, model charity organisation... Who would have fathom the excesses NKF had?
My point is, if the opposition fields credible candidates, we should vote some in to provide an alternative voice, to give some form of censure.
1st Mar
06
So I've been tagged...
Seven things list. Hq tagged me this couple days ago, so I guess I better get it done now.
7 things that
scare me:
1. Losing my mind
2. Leaving loved ones prematurely in a freak accident
3. A sleepless medical call
4. Someone holding a knife
5. Someone holding a knife and staring at me
6. Missing my breakfast
7. Paralysis
7 things I like most:
1. Lazing at home the entire day
2. Chatting with friends
3. Getting good returns from an investment
4. Planning
5. Toyota Rav4
6. A good fakey
7. Doing handicraft
7 important things in my room:
1. bed
2. acoustic guitar
3. self-assembled computer
4. handphone
5. folder of important documents
6. boxes of nostalgia
7. craft materials
7 random facts about me:
1. I got chicken pox at the age of 16 and learnt how to cycle while
recuperating from it.
2. I’ve played with cockroaches in my pre-school days -- refer to point 3 of
“7 things I can’t do”.
3. I’ve climbed 60
storeys of the UOB tower before.
4. I’ve never sprained my ankles before.
5. Ran my first marathon in 5 hours.
6. I’m not homophobic.
7. Had 8 teeth extracted in total, including 4 wisdom teeth.
7 things I plan to do before I die:
1. Visit the Amazons
2. Trek Mt Kilimanjaro
3. Start a family
4. Finish a marathon in 4 hours plus
5. Do the Appalachian trail
6. Sky dive
7. Get a Tiffany one-carat diamond
7 things I can do:
1. Look far, far ahead
2. Play the saxophone/ guitar/ piano
3. Fakey! (finally…)
4. Laugh in the face of immense pressure
5. Become manic in the face of immense pressure
6. Become extremely sarcastic
7. Morphine and pillow
7 things I can't do:
1. Move my ears
2. Torture a human
3. Torture a living thing (unless it’s a
cockroach)
4. Go without breakfast
5. Sacrifice my sleep (unless it's work)
6. Not run for a week
7. Tolerate incompetence
7 things I say the most:
1. Shit
2. Wah lao eh!
3. Noted. Bed number?
4. I’m very busy. I’ll come later.
5. Impossible!
6. Um hmm....
7. What’s this?
22nd Feb
06
So far, my friends think my top attirbute is 'energetic'...
Energetic is my top attribute. No? At least 2 of my friends think so. You should do my Johari's window too, (and get one done for yourself as well). http://kevan.org/johari?name=stormscape
I enjoyed my Valentine's day and here's what I did...
Nice bunch of tulips. Hopefully, I will still be sending them next year.
Time has flown and HO-ship is ending. Medical posting is only 1/2 the nightmare the seniors made it out to be. Seeing stroke patients with discharge issues have made me rethink -- am I prepare should 1 of my parents get incapacitated by a stroke? Home VS nursing home? Home should be possible. Anyway, I'm lucky that both my parents have not yet been stricken with any stroke risk factors.
I'm re-enlisting in May 2007. By then, I should have a clearer idea of what I want to do.
31st Jan
06
Thirty-eight percent are O+...
This is my latest splurge.
My reward for surviving a month of grade 1 peonship at Changi. Best used with Sennheiser earphones. Just $19.90 for a Sennheiser MX350, and you'll get enough bass for a run.
Oh, and here's the video link I promised someone (who said that I threw a wheelbarrow of dino bones at her). Gone is the old green. Instead, we have red, which is a reflection of my current mood.
Give me a while to sort out the rest of my photos. Then there's an episode I to watch, a mountain of papers to clear and perhaps continue on my forgotten book...