Just being me.

let the sun shine!

Please bring out the sun....stop raining! We all want our clothes to dry! :(

posted by ah choy @ 2:03 PM 0 comments

Wow. This Christmas really has been a season of eating besides a season of giving. Heh.

Attended Sab's wedding yesterday....so happy for her! I find all weddings really touching, especially church weddings. Christmas eve was at cai's place as usual, and the food was delicious! Not forgetting a time in the great company of family and friends.

Went to catch a movie today at vivocity. Its huge! The cinema too, though i found the seats a bit stiff, i like the ultra-large screen and the space between the rows of seats. You don't have to worry about late-comers stepping on your toes as they walk to their seats in the middle of the row. No hassle! Well, I can't say much about the shopping though cos I didn't fancy much of the shops there. Although I would say that food and beverages outlets are the main draw for me to vivocity. The restaurants are big and spacious, with nice ambience.

So, I've started on my CNY shopping. Its a good idea I start now, because I forsee that I won't have the time once school starts. Well, at least I got one item out of the way. A nice skirt from BYSI for 23 bucks. I am very pleased with myself. Heh. Now, for the hard part. A matching/nice top which will satisfy my fussy nature for tops. Sigh. M also seems very happy with her purchases, because she paid 105 bucks for 3 tops and i pants. Which is a really good deal! Post-Christmas shopping is always good! :)

Oh yeah, I've found another way to pamper myself. A good and nice manicure really does wonders to lifting my spirits. I think I was lucky and got a rather well-trained manicurist to do my nails. She's really good I think. So much so that I wouldn't mind going back there to request for her to do my nails.

posted by ah choy @ 10:17 PM 0 comments

Christmas!

Its such a lovely day today....just sitting here, lazing around. I have so many things to be thankful for... =) Being home alone is not that scary after all. Gives me time to think and reflect. Heh.

Merry Christmas everyone!

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posted by ah choy @ 2:24 PM 0 comments

argh. the rain is really frustrating. it has not let up in like 2 days or more! was in town today and my shoes were drenched in puddles of water on the pavements and roads. please bring back the sunshine!

met up with tania, lydia and jac today. the four of us meet once yearly for a gathering of some sort and it was a good catch-up with one another. watched a movie after lunch and dropped by at jac's place cos they wanted to have a go at trimming Banjo's nails. Boy, did he give us a scare! after cutting a little, they started to bleed. and it didn't help that banjo is such a difficult parrot to handle. but thanks to tania's calmness, things got under control. phew.

posted by ah choy @ 8:29 PM 0 comments

"my pride and joy"

That would be Mr Ng's words of Renfred to everyone else if he were there at the airport today. But honestly, you could see that everyone who was there at the airport today was beaming with pride for the sailors and team singapore. Congrats to Renfred and the keelboat team for bringing back the Gold! It was definitely well-deserved. A total of 5 golds and whole lot of other medals from the whole sailing contingent who are all Singaporeans, by birth. What an achievement. Now the work starts for the Olympics 2008 and beyond.

posted by ah choy @ 7:23 PM 0 comments

walking in a minefield

I really think there should be sensors whenever I hold a conversation with a certain someone about people in general. Just the mention of a name produced a knee-jerk reaction hostile reply. Again, I was thrown off-course. Why must this always happen to me? I feel like I just walked into a booby trap. There was no indication whatsoever that could preempt the outburst. So I beared the brunt of it all. What's new.

Well, I hope that the hols have been an enjoyable one for all you readers. ;) It certainly has been enjoyable for me, if not a busy one. Heh. I think this must have been one of my busiest holiday period so far. Well, its sort of the last one before I plunge head-first into teaching next year. How time flies.

I had a heart-felt conversation with a fellow-coursemate who underwent a tremendous ordeal in the last 5 months. The bottom-line is, her prognosis is very good. The thing is, before I met her yesterday, I could not put a face to her name, and I finally had a chance to meet her, almost by accident! But with God, there is never an "accident". When things happen, they happen for a reason. And I believe that He brought her to the Christmas Concert so that she could experience His love in a real way; after all that she had went through. During my conversation with her, we connected instantly and I really thank God that she was so open in sharing her story with me. Simply put, God is good all the time. :)

posted by ah choy @ 8:58 PM 0 comments

covering my bases

so that she has less reasons to nag at me.

Argh. I am fighting a losing battle. I should just retreat and regroup? Don't show me your sulky face everytime you feel like shit. Cos it makes me feel even worse too. Perhaps you have NO IDEA how I feel.

Can you smile for once? Please?

posted by ah choy @ 10:11 PM 0 comments

i love josh groban's music! he is so talented.

A bit of the asian games action from sailing... we have 4 golds and a possible fifth one from keelboat if they win india tomorrow. And sengleong, gets the silver by the skin of his teeth. What a comeback from not being in medal contention. What a surprise.
Colin is just superb, almost god-like. No surprise there though.

can see someone's head getting bigger liao. hee.

posted by ah choy @ 8:36 PM 0 comments

battered and bruised

I have 1 enormous blue-black and one small one. Never have I collected so knocks/bruises/cuts while officiating in a race before. Perhaps it is a sign that I have been working hard? Heh.

My stomach has been feeling funny this past week. I wonder why....

posted by ah choy @ 11:34 PM 0 comments

high and groggy

It seems that 10-12 days out on water has taken its toll on me.... Think I am dehydrated...did not occur to me till I downed 1 and a half glasses of beer.... something which I usually do and nothing happens. I felt like I was "floating". Not a good feeling man. Another sign that I am dehydrated is when my sinus starts to act up. Sigh. Failed to take control of the situation. Time for damage control! Haha. =)

Have been really busy this hols. I think I need to slow down and take time to smell the flowers. And get started on my micro-teaching assignment. Argh.

Time to zzzzzz.....

posted by ah choy @ 10:42 PM 0 comments

the art of "breaking and entering"

Yeah, I'm beginning to excel at this. In case you are still wondering about what I'm referring to, it is my own home. =) Ahahahaha... This is the second time I've done it and circumstances have forced me to "show hand"...so I duly obliged. Heh, apparently no one knew I wasn't home yet so they latched the door. I'm not gonna provide further details as to how I did it though. Hah.

posted by ah choy @ 10:46 PM 0 comments

great winds

failed to lift up my spirits. I hate it when you play the blame game. Why does it always have to be my fault? Menopause is definitely the root of all evil. Argh.

Dear God,

I pray that everything will be alright and that you will help me to pull through this. I pray also that you will mend the hearts that have been broken and restore the broken relationships.

Fang

Footnote: Its good to let the tears flow once in a while. =)

posted by ah choy @ 7:22 PM 0 comments

my dad is weird. never met anyone as petty as him. argh. frustration is beginning to set in. why can't he forgive and forget? i hate being the middleman. bleah.

i'm barbecued. and there are 6 more days to go. i'm tired. fragmented post. i don't really care.

posted by ah choy @ 9:22 PM 0 comments

sailing camp report

I never got a chance to participate in a sailing camp when I was in TKGS or SA. Thus, the next best thing that can come close to experiencing camp life is to help out in one. One year ago, I helped out too....but this time was different. I was more involved with the kids and their sailing.... Of course, it helped that I knew how to drive a boat and had a considerable amount of sailing knowledge. This year's camp was better organised and I think the kids really benefited from the experience..(notwithstanding my shouting on the water :p) My role was not really one that was set in stone...the line was very blur. I was not really a student, not yet a teacher. Heh, so yup, I guess I had the best of both worlds. But the last 3 days were really fun, I got to learn new stuff(driving a motor boat-rubber dinghy version) So yup. Looking forward to next year's camp as a teacher! :) I am really tired, and it doesn't help to know that I will be under the sun "working" for the next 6-7 days. Gotta have an early night tonight man...I'm still running on adrenaline. No rest for me.... :(

posted by ah choy @ 7:51 PM 0 comments