Wrecked iPhone

I just dreamed that the back cover of my iPhone got lost and all the parts in it start disintegrating! Time to change a phone...

Live like we're dying!

Thanks Didi and Bobo! I'm drunk but still, thanks bro!!!!!!

Bah, I just waited 3 hrs for Mr Alex Tan

And he's not even coming.

I'm hungry! :(

Starving with a Heineken

Cos I've been flew an aeroplaneeeeeeeee

Modules are out!

But there're so many clashes. Zzz

Do you have the Cat High feel?

Apparently it's you acting like a jerk when you are not one...
Am I?!

Grades don't measure intelligence
and age doesn't define maturity

Tiring indeed

Having too many commitments makes life move at such a fast pace you don't feel the tiredness until you reach the threshold on the amount of rest your body needs. I''ll cherish the next 1.5 hour of nap!

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Wondering if I will have the time and energy to train and participate in this year's SCMS...

The one that got away will one day be that somebody I used to know. I'm not over you, and for the next thousand years I'll hope that you remain safe and sound, while I find someone like you.

Stagnation

Not many new posts coming up;
that just means life is reaching a standstill.
NUS/HDB/Tuition/Prudential/Exams/Friends/Family..

Whose 24-hour has got some spare to lend?!!

Regulars

I realize I'm too used to having regulars in this place. So much so that I don't like having newcomers judging me all over again.

As we go on

We realize there's a lot of things and people out there that has got so much more stories to tell.

What's yours? What's yours compared to them?

So what if you have all the paper qualifications, all the certificates, all the things today's society deem superior? You just need a story to tell...

Seeing from afar

If I knew he went there to see her, I won't have agreed to meet him there.

Because I know how it feels to see from afar,
and I don't wanna witness it.

I FORGOT TO BUY 0-0!

But my dad got that, so I should still hope both team don't score with 7 minutes left! =)

Thanks Gary!

It looks good cos it's on me, bitch! Lol!

It's been long!

And life's good!

Cos it's been bleeding non-stop for a few years

Nothing's gonna happen!

They shaved the tree!

I always look up to check if there's any high-rise littering and when I did the same thing tonight, the tree was bald!

And it felt so unfamiliar...

Live it again

Bruises, wounds, uneven tan lines, eye bags and level 9999 tiredness;
plus I had to cancel my test tomorrow because I didn't have enough time to study for it.

But it is all worth it. You never know why everyone talks about their camps and got so close to their OG mates until you really go for one yourself. You all thank me for the fun, but it'll never be the same without any one of you individuals. All the tears we shed when it all ended is pretty pointless because we'll stay awesome all the same even with the end of the short 5-day camp. Rock on, A5.

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Most awesome, seeing seas of Red, Blue, Green, Yellow photos floating around on Facebook; we all had fun indeed.

Artspocalypse

Shoot, Shag, Marry

Why so serious?!
But still, thanks to the brave souls who shagged and married me. Lol

Hectic

I just came back from a camp with an average of 4hrs of sleep per night and here I am in front of my comp trying to settle all the admin loads that HDB is sending down and reading through emails from every other where... Most frustratingly, I have a paper tomorrow and I have barely touched the textbook! Life's gonna be as rush as this the next one month or so. I can't wait, but I rather take a chill pill and relax!

Induction programme

HDB is having this induction program for all its scholars, and other than the first day to Ubin for OBS, the others are just boring site visiting (and guess what, last day is a cooking lesson at Shatec!!! Random...)

Anyway, it clashes with Rover's camp so I won't be able to make it. But (surprise surprise!) from the latest mail they sent out, I know 4 other guys from that 17 people group!!! How small is Singapore?!?! It's good to know you're not missing out on the friends-making session...

Aphrodite

Thanks for giving me two answers:
1) Who exactly is Aphrodite(?!?!), and
2) How promising the fun in uni life will be

Thanks Danielle Lim!!!

And yes, I'm back from the Artspolcaypse

Celebrate for my survival!

OGL

I have never liked all the "rar rar" and cheers that you have to do in camps but this time round I'm really gonna take that One Good Leap of faith because I really wanna be in it again...

It has barely started...

And I already have a love-hate relationship for it.

*Ding Ding*

Phone rings, suddenly old...

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Studying for HI exam, preparing for tomorrow's class, settling all the scholarship admin, reading world affair journal and thought catalog, and of course, sleeping early for tomorrow's tuition.

I'm really just finding things to do to keep this day normal;
goodnight world!

That made it into the news?!

Someone got caught for using someone else's IC to get into clubs -.-

Are you kidding me?.. Seriously no other news?!!

Optimist?

Truth is, no matter how optimistic I put myself to show, some, if not most, part of me is really a pessimist. This sentence in its own right, and like many others we make, are realistic.

We're never simply one of the three at any one time. An optimist would leave the door unlocked; a realist will know the constant risk of burglary even with the door locked; a pessimist will double lock it and still live in constant fear. Since we never leave the door unlocked nor think about the imaginary burglar (and the risk of it being real) every single second (ah, now you're thinking bout it), isn't it then true that we don't belong to any of the above categories?

Just remembered

We started off wanting to go on an adventure; we ended on the same spot without a journey.

Let's fulfill this promise some time...

Ms Right

Spent my time stalking all the Ex-es' profile instead of studying which I should really be doing...
I realize all were just a process of learning and growing up; and I believe I was that of theirs too.

Perhaps there's one; the one that got away, that somebody that I used to know, you that I'll find someone alike.
Clicking through, I recollect the memories we shared and picture a life with you, a future of us. Something so familiar suddenly felt so distant.

In another life, I would make you stay.
This life, I'll fight to walk out of it!

My brother just asked me if I'm bringing my gf to the family dinner on Thursday

Hahah, we talk about everything under the sun but not our own love life...

Wedding

Talking to Rex about insurance and we both had the sudden revelation that the last time we actually shopped together was quite a few years back.
Maybe the next time we do that together, it's us getting suits for his wedding?...

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He brought an endowment plan from another friend after I talked to him about it and I wasn't one bit angry at all. I talked to him because I thought he wasn't covered for critical illness, and when I realize he is (unlike me), I didn't feel the loss of commission but a feeling of relieve. The kind of brainwash they give in class to do our best for the interest of our friends and family really did some weird stuff to my business sense...

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Side note: I'm really not impressed with how fast time is flying

Asus

I have never heard of this brand until last week when Brandon told me about it (serious!) and now I'm sitting here using this wonderful new lappy of mine. Still trying to get use to the keyboard (missing some keys at times) and the over-sensitive (sometimes) keypad. But trust me, it's still awesome.

The same thing happened when my brother first got his Hyundai Getz; we never know so many of the same cars (and by same we mean, SAME; less the license number) existed and runs on the road. Asus is indeed pretty popular a choice nowadays! Surprise surprise... the user reviews are equally fantastic!

Blast your mind away

Trying to study to this is impossible. Search for "Boyce Avenue Acoustic Cover" on Youtube and choose the playlist. (L)

Thanks mum!

It came very early and the content is never-before-seen...

21

Time really flies and suddenly I'm heading towards adulthood at the speed of light. Work and life itself have shocked me when I realize I'm just 5 days away from getting the elusive key. I've been telling myself after completing my NS that the eight months or so to come will be the last holiday I'll get in my life and I'm gonna waste it meaningfully; that aim haven't really been achieved but I'm not regretting the changes in me for the past 6 month. Indeed, past 21 years I should say...

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Born to a middle-income family with a wooden spoon, childhood was pretty normal. I have an excellent sister that really is like a second-mum and a fun-loving brother that behaves more like a best friend bounded by blood to me. Cousins that grew up with me still continue in my life journeys to grow old together. Got to know awesome friends in primary school that still remained awesome (otherwise even more so now). Some may have drifted off course, some still gathers every now and then, but friendships so long are hard to find and even harder to keep. Not many people actually lived long enough at my age to qualify some brotherhood as "old" but indeed, you guys have stuck around more than half my life. In fact, 60% and counting.
Family situation took a turn as I move into a different stage in life. Skipping school is no longer a result of willfulness but legitimate tiredness from working every weekend (and certain weekdays). Dad contacting cancer has so much impact on the whole family that even now we live in constant fear of a relapse. Grumbling about it is something I never do because I guess I was too busy fighting. And Lao Beijing fed me for so long I felt guilty by the fashion I left.
Secondary school has been legendary. From the retarded Band of Brothers (now disbanded more or less) to the match-winning basketball team (now mostly retired) to the forever-noisy sports class (now split) until eventually the Wine and Diner united to form the Avengers (that is still going strong). What else to ask for when you have such friends going through thick and thins in your life and stayed when you were at your lowest. One word, awesome.
Moving on and adapting to JC life hadn't been easy. 4 years in a boy school and out of a sudden we are dancing around and cheering everywhere. Sexy and Cutes were definitely an important pillar at that point, especially times when I disappear from lecture/tutorial or even schools. More than that, I would have stayed in AJ if it weren't for them and it wasn't, in any measure, an easy move considering the situation I was in back then. My escapade back to childhood dreams during my flying times is really the most thrilling happening in my studying days thus far. It may just be a Piper Warrior II and not some fighter jet, and I may not have proved myself to be a convincing pilot, but that short stint with soaring in the air was enough for me to tell myself I've tried reaching my dreams. I'm not cut out for it, so be it; move on, knowing I have not let myself down with regrets. Getting back to basketball was a really challenging task back then and the hostility from the team made it an even steeper uphill battle. I fought, and I conquered. We went on to fight for our glory and got defeated but somehow, the brotherhood didn't fail. The girls I got closed to during my VJ basketball life changed my life in many ways and I never understood why. Somewhere some mistakes were made; somewhere else the guilt faded and everything went back to normal. Sometimes, some things happen for no reason; sometimes, they really don't have to happen. Leaving VJ and forming the Awesomes/Kopitiam and PBK group through mahjong is another highlight that is still being highlighted and let's just hope the ink won't fade!
Enlistment, Route marches, Outfield, Turn outs, Medic course, Airborne, Red Beret, Overseas, ATEC, NDP, SAFDP, and ORD; still, nothing beats the thrill of secretly playing mahjong every night in Det office and run the risk of getting turned out! Luck has been a major part of my Battalion life after all the ups-and-downs in BMT that not many knows about. Becoming a runner really made everyone else think my life is much easier, only because they see the good and miss the downside. But I definitely won't play down the privileges I had! XD Clubbing would never have been as fun if it weren't for the bunch of Divine Boys. Dramas happened week-in week-out and we survived them all; nothing breaks us I guess! So let's just continue wrecking havoc! Good Boys went on to yet another amazing eye-opener of my life in diving and thereafter forming the Bobbing (insist on the double-Bs) group. Short term and Long term plan, definitely not gonna miss any interesting spots unexplored!

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As a passionate young kid curious about almost everything, few girls came into my life for some puppy love and nothing hatched obviously. Someone I have always wanted to go steady with, though, went off with my best friend. How innocent those times were (well, not exactly anyway).
Moving on to boys school saw me moving into a relationship I never really moved out of even until now. Someone I devoted a large part of my life into that probably would, and still will, be a strong contender as the individual that shaped me most into who I am today. There was a time I never thought of the future because it was presumably so fixed onto proceeding with that one girl that no alternatives seemed reasonable. The time was wrong, literally. I haven't regretted giving up on that one thing I should have treasured because that process of losing something/someone so important is easily the most enriching lesson of my life. I have nothing further to say, let's just wish each other all the best in the future and move on as friends. Too much have been talk about about this girl and nothing is worth harping over at this point...
At this point I want to insert a certain girl that is never my girlfriend but yet played an equally important role in my life. Someone I am so comfortable with she could have really been a soulmate for life if things didn't take a turn down south. One night is enough the greatest regret in life to happen. Just one wrong move. In fact, this mistake triumphs the one of losing that someone I love. Indeed, it is one mistake I will never allow myself to commit again and one of the rare few events I still feel guilty over and regrets about.
Moving on saw the wild side of me indulging in temporary lust and that is when I met this crazy girl that changed my perspectives about many things. Even until today, she remains the craziest one I know. If my friends-after-breaking-up theory holds, I wasn't serious about the whole relationship. I saw the rash and irrational side of me that did crazy things because of her. It is nothing anyone can be proud of but my time with this retarded one is really the most fun-filled journey and once again, I regret no bit of it. Everyday entails some surprise and some are really unforgettable. What holds more value is really the friendship we maintained after the whole fiasco/saga that is really pretty amazing in my context. Out-of-the-book!
While busy enjoying my singlehood, dreams came true. Cinderella agreed to date the (other) Prince Charming finally and everything really just happened without me really knowing what went on. It really felt like a dream; so unreal it's as though I woke up from a long night after we broke up thanking that nothing disastrous happened in the process and it didn't end up a nightmare. The proud theory I held on so dearly was proven wrong so easily as though it didn't hold any worth at all. From BFF to BGF and we went back to being each other's BFF as per normal. A blink of an eye and a snap of the fingers; it happened and it ended, inconsequentially. Life has been good to me; some things I thought lost, came back unharmed. Let's just keep it this way...

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In my 21 years, I've done so many things. I indulged in smoking, drinking, clubbing, gambling and lazing around. But these really don't qualify as achievements.

I have been through different phrases of life and every individual one brings about all sorts of different memories I'll never forget. Playing the lead role of Prince Charming in school musical Cinderella, participated in overseas exchange to Australia with the Drama Club, competing in SYF and attaining Bronze award with the school's Choir, participated in zonal tournaments as school team member in Basketball and Volleyball, appointed as a Conflict Manager, participated in the Leadership camp to Kota Tinggi and attaining 3 A* 1 B for PSLE. Enrolled into CHS Sports Excellence Programme, achieving 4th place in C'div interschool Basketball Tournament, selected for Combined Schools, claimed the Championship trophy in the B'div Basketball tournament, went on exchange with the basketball team to Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan, appointed vice-captain for the team, participated in Sec3 camp to Teman Negara, and completed O'levels with 7 As and 1 B. Started working at Lao Beijing at the age of 14 and part-timed till 20 years old. Short stint with Senso restaurant for a month. Attained 6.4 flying hours as a Student Pilot with SYFC, achieved 3rd in A'div Basketball tournament and completed A'levels with 6 Distinctions and 2 Bs. Enlisted into Commando Formation for NS, passed out from BMT and Commando Medic COurse, certified first-aider, CPR- and AED-trained, passed out from 201st Basic Airborne Course, went through training in Brunei, completed 72km Route March, presented with Red Beret, attained double RedCon 1 status for both company mission being the first in history, winning the Best Unit Competition, participated in bilateral training exercise with Thai Rangers, presented with Thai wings, part of the NDP11 SAFDP11 and President Swearing-in Ceremony 2011 Guard-of-Honour contingent, appointed CSM assistant, President of Mess Committee, Company Medic and Assistant Company Clerk, promoted to the rank of CFC, received testimonial with double A grading for P&C. Worked as part-time tutor and Admin assistant at Akzo Nobel, contracted financial consultant after passing SCI M5, M9, M9A. Offered placing in NTU Biz/Acc double degree and NUS FASS. Offered HDB Scholarship.

16 hard-earned distinctions out of 20 major papers taken.

Flew a plane, jumped off a plane for static line parachuting; drove a boat, leaped off a boat for Basic and Advance Adventurer diving certification; Climbed the 1276m Mt Ophir and conquered several 42.195km marathon. More to come I hope!

And most importantly, to all who used to call me fat or thinks I'll forever be ugly.........

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (It's not a middle finger and I'm wearing swimming trunks for the record, so please don't report me ^^)

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I have never thought of birthdays as an important day because everyone else's day goes by as per normal with 24 hours and nothing extra to render your "big" day any worth in congratulating. But hearing all the speeches people made during their 21st birthday celebration triggered me to type out my whole life story (now at 1am when I have work tomorrow morning). I don't have a birthday cake to show, but what I do have, is a unique life story to tell. You may not like it, but it's alright because it doesn't belong to you. But if there is one thing that really matters to me in life, it's kinship and friendship. So people, stay close, don't go; we still have a long way ahead.

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Father and Mother, I really haven't mentioned you in my whole story because I always eat my chicken meat last when I order chicken rice. Someday our path will split and our lives will end like this post do, but thank you for going through all the pain in bringing me to this world. Sometimes I think it's sad that I joined this family this late and the time I have with you folks is limited, but then again, what really matters is the quality of the time we spend together. You'll never be reading this and you probably won't understand even if you do. I'm writing this as though I'll be passing on tomorrow but I really am not. Being expressive is the last thing we have in this family but sometimes emotions are really something we cannot control. Since I can never bring myself to say these out, let the keyboard do the job...

I have never come across any parents that are as awesome as the ones I have. They are so cool they are not very sure where my school is or even what the name is, but they are proud of everything I have done. They never forced me into studying, and though I did on several occasions lied about my results, I am pretty sure no blames will be made no matter how disastrous they were. "Why are you not studying?!" is never heard, except when you hear "studying" mistakenly for "sleeping". No parents give the freedom that you have given me and that is the sole reason I am the mature man I am today. The trust that you gave me is something I really appreciate because I have seen how peers crushed down on mounting family pressure. I have never felt inferior having to work part time while studying because the family wasn't in the best financial state when I needed allowance, in fact, it is something I am really grateful of. I tell people how independent I am since I was sec 2 and the respect I gained is something we should all be proud of. No mother will ever ask their son "why not now?" when they say they wanna get a tattoo when they turn 21; and no father will wake up at 3 am just to accompany his stressed-up son in studying when he knows there's no other way he can help. No mother will wake up at 7 in the morning realizing there is no more chicken essence for his son with an important exam upcoming and walked all the way to the nearest 7-11 to get one; no father will come home to a whole pile of dishes and wash them without any complaints knowing his perfectly fit son could have washed them himself. No matter how willful or unreasonable I am, you stood by me, yet never allowing a chance for me to turn out to become a spoilt brat. If I ever have a chance to turn back time and have a say in my incarnation, I will still choose to be back to this family to suffer all the hardships together. The only thing I would have wished for, and am still wishing now, is for us to have another 30 years together.

There is this one blog posts that is sitting alone in my draft box now that I never dared to post because I don't have the answer. "Am I ready?" is the title, and obviously I am not. The brave front I put up, the optimistic smiles I carry, the independence I boast; I realize they are all but empty shells. I am never gonna be ready for the day we bid goodbyes. Someday we'll all move on, and I understand why my father constantly talks about "going home" soon. He just want us to be prepared when the day comes. It will definitely come, and I'll definitely hate that day.

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Someday, I'll be gone too. Uncertain but definitely.

Postcards

Testimonies of me boy to man

How time flies. I hated it when I enlist, because I know someday I'll be looking back (like what I am doing now) and sigh. It's always been the case; every single phase of my life...

Indeed, all of you taught me well

One taught me to be a grown up, one taught me to treasure things around, one taught me to make mistakes, one taught me to live a life, one taught me to live happily every day,

But none taught me how to be myself. Maybe someday that girl will come by; or maybe she won't. Maybe someone else will just turn up to teach me more about reality...

Dream new dreams after the last lecture

Top of my "To-Buy" list now after reading all the reviews!

I'm blogging with my new Lappy!!!

It's been rather friendly to me for the first few uses, let's hope this thing lasts me for 4 years!

Fade behind time

I like how some things are fading behind time.

When the strong ones are gone, what's left is normalcy

Why I no timeline?!

It feels weird that I actually always have in mind a Cover Photo and Profile Picture but Facebook hasn't caught me up with Timeline.

Rainy nights

Thus the soundest dreams.

Start now

You'll only succeed when you change your Can'ts into Cans and your Dreams into Plans

te solum vivere semel

Impossible

That's to having no regrets in life.

Quarreling with parents, giving up on that girl, getting into a relationship with that soulmate, having one night stand with that close friend, saying those inappropriate things at the wrong time, making that rash mistake, not studying enough for that paper, and I can go on listing this the whole night (and it's gonna include me blogging this instead of sleeping now)

But what really matters is learning from these lessons and prevent them from happening isn't it? Not exactly, some things will still happen all the same even if we go back in time knowing the consequence. Because seriously, you only live once...

Mahjong night

The last time I played mahjong was quite awhile ago;
tonight, I lost $20plus.

This is just the beginning...

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Then the mahjong game ended and I fetched the West side people back home. While exiting AYE into CTE I saw this familiar car so I chased him and realize he's Dave. Tailgated him all the way to Serangoon Garden and back to his cafe until he finally realize it's me that's following him. Saved Kaile some trouble by helping Dave with unloading the goods and then off I go to refill the petrol that I used up.

No attendant so I self-serviced. Went to the counter only to realize my insurance premium has deducted the last bit of my DBS account balance and I didn't have other cards nor cash (lost in the game) with me, so I called my lifeline and got Dave to grant me some saving grace (THANKS SO MUCH!) After escorting him back (because he was driving without his contacts by then) I went back home.

At the junction from YCK Rd turning into St 91, the Getz skidded. I was that close to the traffic light when (FKING LUCKILY) the car gained back its control and I leave the screech and skid mark behind me as though nothing happened. The lorry uncle that I almost hit being cute enough chased me not to show me fingers but checked if I was okay. Faith in humanity restored...

Went into the carpark and couldn't find a lot in the lower decks (which normally shouldn't have been a problem when I return at this kind of timing) so I went on to park at Deck J (not forgetting that I mounted the side curb twice on the way).

Got back home and found mum still awake. Tried to find my stack of rough paper to write the deck level for my brother but failed, only to come to know that my mum took it and tore a few pieces out and cut them (for whatever reason). Those few pieces happened to be the ones of my notes, schedules and important documents. A normal me would have blown my top but the night has proven too much for me to be left with any energy to even raise my voice.

That's about how much drama you can wish for in a normal weekday night. It's 4 in the morning and I have to wake at 8 later on. Nicely done... Oh, and Jack sprained his leg during a run last night, I really don't know how is he gonna climb that few levels up to get the car that I conveniently parked so high.

Addiction

Some harmful ones I'm trying to cut and am achieving it.

But that's not the point, I realize I've been rather addicted to all the sitcoms: HIMYM, BBT, Two and a Half Men, Family Guy etc. It's an addiction that moves me on in life with a smile on my face, maybe you should try a dose to lighten up your life if you haven't.

Is this home?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PnoQtS-DjLQ

Your definition of home is all about money, jobs, an accident, and how often the train system breaks down; try the rural area and you might just have less of these problems.

Newspaper cutting

Have you seen the one about HDB flat's comparison with US' mansions and island space? It's really the works of supply/demand where land is limited but people wanting a HDB flat is increasing... Or is it? Now I start to wonder why the government is so rich, maybe someday when I get in I can answer my own question.

To a certain girl I spent 7 years with

It's been so long and we've both moved on but there's still so much I want to say there and then that is no longer appropriate now. Some part of me really cannot let you go even until now; some kind of baggage that you bring along to future relationships. It's really not because I'm single now that I'm saying all these, and I guess most of those that I have been with after can vouch that. Time really flies and we have parted for more than 2 years and it haven't been the best 2 years or so in my life. Losing you is like missing a puzzle piece and I am guilty of throwing that fitting piece away. It's been so long that I really don't remember the whys but I guess it's not quite possible for another restart anymore or at least not in the near future. We do chat every half a year and met up a few times after our separation but it's really not easy trying to maintain this friendship. I'll keep trying. But it really is time to let go of this baggage, to really leave and not exist in memories. I don't know how to make this feeling stop, and I tried my best to let go of you, really; now that time has faded everything away, it's almost time to put that full-stop there. I don't wish you'll find someone like me because I believe you've already found someone better, or if he's not the one, a better one will chance by.

Let's meet up for tea some day, as pure friends; less of an ex, less of the missing puzzle piece.

Why you fail me?!!

Lappy hung and phone couldn't connect to the internet just now; irritated max

How did time pass so fast?!

It's already June; 2 more months to University and it just means I've wasted the last "holiday" of my life not doing anything much! (Not exactly actually, but still, not enough!!)

Mako's (Bastard) Diveteam

Cos they gangster-ed the beds and Jew-ed
Not forgetting the butt-slapping saga, losing of weight-belt and disgusting farewell lunch;
of course all these didn't happen to me but Mr Lucas (I skipped the lunch, too gross.

I just sustained a barnacle-cut that stretch across three fingers, some stupid poisonous fern infection that is still causing rashes on my palm now, minor abrasions on the feet, and most irritatingly, uneven tan-lines.

Of course there were the awesome moments like all the other meals were awesome, the van driver drove as though it's a race, the causeway didn't jam on our return (the other side did, surprisingly) and most amazingly, our $10 dive torch (plus $1 batteries) worked and survived the night dive! (Except Gabriel's that had battery leakage)

The dives weren't as happening and the marine life was rather boring (no turtle as we wanted!) but we managed to entertain ourselves so effectively that the trip was really enjoyable; and yes, one more soon definitely... after upgrading our gears (WHO SAYS GOLF IS AN EXPENSIVE SPORTS?!! Or rather, who classified golf as a sport in the first place? Hah! First item on Lucas and Jason's 1001 Lame Jokes for Dummies)

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First dive was the usual exposure dive, marine life is equally disappointing as the next few dives to come but managed to adjust our weights accordingly and familiarize with ear-equalizing again (which was much improved this time round for most of us) for the dives to come. Second one was a "rehearsal" for our third dive because Mr Lucas Ho (as above mentioned) dropped his weight-belt when we back-rolled in and had to perform search-and-recovery before we actually practise it. Third dive is, yup, boring... except for our own self-created fun! Fourth one was night-dive-turned-current-dive because the current got so strong we couldn't fight it and got sort of drifted back to the jetty (effortlessly but rapidly) but the sky's so dark we couldn't find our boat initially and the wind so strong the only thing we could manage was "shiver-on-the spot five-counts-of-four"! Fifth one the next morning was deep dive and we first experienced the impact of thermoclimb underwater (where 1 degree made so much difference) and my tank was used up exceptionally fast so I buddy-shared with Zac for half the journey. Last dive of the trip was super awesome because it's independent buddy navigation! So after doing a "diving" formation and taking photos, we split up into our buddy pairs (so that Jason Khoo can finally have his own leisure dive). As usual my tank ran out halfway and had to share with Zac. Stupid things like rolling around each other and peeing by the coral is just some fine examples of how retarded we all were. But the feeling of being free and having the schools of fishes encircling you is pure awesomeness that cannot beat anything in the world, except the fun we had (releasing the dragon fish any and everywhere, different uses of a starfish, riding on one another, fighting underwater etc etc)

Some exciting scenes include a super long barracuda swimming solo alongside us at a close distance during our independent dive for quite a distance and we even stared at each other for quite long only to realize after we surfaced that a solo barracuda means it's aggressive and have a high chance in attacking divers (not forgetting barracuda-related injuries are the most common form for scuba divers)... A school of (smaller) barracuda was also spiraling around us during our safety stop as well, come to think of it, sharks do that to surround their prey as well! Naise. Be glad friends, that I'm back here alive and in one piece!

Then again, that doesn't stop the hunt for bigger fish and thrill of deeper waters.
Advance, completed.

Now it's time to get back to reality!