for xiang yew

oi! there's something wrong with the comments on your blog. i tried to post so many times and i had to retype three times! anyways here's the reply to your post about toa payoh.

okay this is like my fifth time trying to post a comment and i've gone from notalgic to pissed and now freaking pissed. anyway i was saying something like..

i still remember doing project outside your door with brandon chan. sigh, feels really nostalgic. seeing the pictures create a sense of longing for the old days to happen again. makes me miss my whompoa place too. too bad they've upgraded as well, and it doesn't look quite like the place i knew and love.

when we're young, we always hope for newer and nicer things. now, i just wish that things could go back to how it was.

To Steve Irwin, With Love.

Some moments in life you'll never forget. Life as predictable as it is, sometimes throw at you what you least expected. We watch movies and dramas, their script merely exagerated versions of our lives. You watch reel chararcters die and sometimes shed tears. It seems so real. But yet when it happens to real people, some how you can't believe they're really gone.

Steve Irwin, better known lovingly to the masses as 'the crocodile hunter' was killed by a stingray on Monday, (4th Sept 2006) while snorkelling off Australia's northeast coast. Police who watched the tape said Steve did not seem to be threatening the creature. He was swimming above it, when the stingray turned on him. It used its serrated barb and pierced Steve's chest. Steve lost conscious immediately after pulling it out.

Steve is known best for his tv series "The Crocodile Hunter". Shown daily on Animal Planet, his show provides fun and entertainment for many families. Not to mention, it educates people of all ages the need to save animals from cruelty and poaching.

For me, i'll always remember Steve as a whirlwind of energy, fun and dare. I wouldn't say i'm an avid fan, but I have enjoyed every single episode that I watched, and watching re-runs now feels painful, because he's no longer physically with us. As one of the many viewers of the series, i mourn the loss of this great tv personality and naturalist, while at the same time i feel for his family. Hosting with his wife, and his daughter Bindi and son Bob making occasional appearances, the show is reality tv at it's truest. we can only imagine how they are feeling.. and i want to offer them my deepest consolation, and pray that they will move on when it is time.

Steve is truly a great person, whose passion shone through his personality. He did great things in and with his life, that many of us respect. We have grown to love him and he will always live in our hearts.

haha it's fun-ner than i thought!

You Are 50% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too damn weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

Your Old Fashioned Name Is...

Bartholomew Olingworth

What's Your Old Fashioned Name?

OMG. so do i actually say it or pur it?

Your EQ is 140

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick! 51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese. 71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely. 91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that. 111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt. 131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin. 150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.

What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?

Ahem!

You Are Beef

You're big, burly, and maybe even a little stinky. And no one's going to come between you and a good steak. And you've probably never met a vegetable you like, unless fries and ketchup count.

What Kind of Meat Are You?

Not true at all! I like my veggies and... I don't stink, do i? *blinks*

Your Sexy Brazilian Name is:

Gustavo Santoro

What's Your Sexy Brazilian Name?

yeah baby yeah.

Your Hidden Talent

You have the power to persuade and influence others. You're the type of person who can turn a whole room around. The potential for great leadership is there, as long as you don't abuse it. Always remember, you have a lot more power over people than you might think!

What's Your Hidden Talent?

everybody bow down please!

Your Porn Star Name Is...

Xavier Dicks

What's Your Porn Star Name?

i love these names!

You Are a Powdered Devil's Food Donut

A total sweetheart on the outside, you love to fool people with your innocent image. On the inside you're a little darker, richer, and more complex. You're a hedonist who demands more than one pleasure at a time. Decadent and daring, you test the limits of human indulgence.

What Donut Are You?

focus, and a short research post. [nevermind the source comes from a gay site]

i can't believe i've been so focused for the past few days, that intent on completing the website. why, the last time i ever remembering being that focused when trying to get a splinter out of my finger. so may i please hear a round of applause all round please? thank you.

And news in 8 Days that made me snort (with laughter),

1) "Smoking scenes from episodes of Tom & Jerry will be stubbed out after viewers in Britain complained that the violent cat-and-mouse cartoon glamourises the bad habit." (8 Days. p.14, #828)

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"Anti-smoking groups that track the entertainment industry say the incidence of smoking scenes in movies, including those aimed at young people, was the highest in the year ending in April of 2005 than it has been since 1994.
Thanks to the combined efforts of Hollywood and celebrity/gossip magazines and television and despite the ban on smoking ads, our society is effectively and successfully teaching our kids that "cool people smoke". Click here to read full article

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2) "Britney Spears loves her pooch, Lucky (SNORT), so much she wants to follow the example of the ancient Egyptians and be buried with her mutt. Guess hubby Kevin Federline (DOUBLE snort) just has to look for his own grave plot." (8 Days. p.14, #828)

3) That Whitney Houston is Osama Bin Laden's secret crush.

doctor jokes

Patience. says: (11:54:14 PM)
An 85-year-old man went to his doctor's office to get a sperm count.
The doctor gave the man a jar and said,
"Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample tomorrow."

Patience. says: (11:54:15 PM)
The next day the 85-year-old man reappeared at the doctor's office and gave
him the jar, which was as clean and empty as on the previous day.

Patience. says: (11:54:20 PM)
The doctor asked what happened and the man explained:
"Well, doc, it's like this - First I tried with my right hand, but nothing.
Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing.

Patience. says: (11:54:25 PM)
Then I asked my wife for help. She tried with her right hand,
then her left, still nothing. She tried with her mouth,
first with the teeth in, then with her teeth out, and still nothing.
We even called up Arleen, the lady next door and she tried too,
first with both hands, then an armpit and she even tried
squeezin' it between her knees, but still nothing."

Patience. says: (11:54:31 PM)
The doctor was shocked! "You asked your neighbor?"

~@ngeles~ ™ ...Commander of the Faithful.. says: (11:54:43 PM)
WTF!!

Patience. says: (11:54:45 PM)
The old man replied, "Yep. And no matter what we tried,
we still couldn't get the jar open."

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (11:54:52 PM)
wtf

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (11:55:06 PM)
haha that's freaking lame!

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (11:55:19 PM)
but dun worry i'll pass it on 

Patience. says: (11:55:23 PM)
lol

~@ngeles~ ™ ...Commander of the Faithful.. says: (11:55:47 PM)
LAMED!!!

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (11:56:51 PM)
okay ask u guys lame one

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (11:57:08 PM)
why did the doctor lose his temper

Patience. says: (11:57:40 PM)
u continue my lame story?

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (11:58:10 PM)
no la

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (11:58:15 PM)
different one

Patience. says: (11:58:31 PM)
lol

~@ngeles~ ™ ...Commander of the Faithful.. says: (11:58:59 PM)
i don't wan to get involve w tis lame shit!!

~@ngeles~ ™ ...Commander of the Faithful.. says: (11:59:01 PM)
hah

~@ngeles~ ™ ...Commander of the Faithful.. says: (11:59:03 PM)
hhhh

Patience. says: (11:59:27 PM)
doctor want to get his temperature high?

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (12:00:01 AM)
nope

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (12:00:04 AM)
becuase.....

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (12:00:25 AM)
he didn't have 'patients' (patience)

:: Simple Logic :: Mental [ realrun ] says: (12:00:35 AM)
hahahaha

Patience. says: (12:00:46 AM)
quite a gd one

Patience. says: (12:00:47 AM)
lol

sensitive topics

as of today, the list goes as follows.

sensitive topic 1: NS
sensitive topic 2: skin

had a brilliant time with andrew kit and weilun today. too bad no pictures to show. only video in andrew's phone, but i'd better not even try uploading it here. a murder could happen that very night that i try. heh.

chinatown

we now officially know our way around chinatown even better than kah yan.

"can take picture some more!"

this isn't happening. it only happens to my older relatives, neighbours or friend's mum. how many times have i heard that "aiyah! so suay, how can i not buy? must be my luck, better go temple to pray tomorrow." yes, it happens, but definitely not to me.

and now that it has, my life has taken a desvestating turn. i have learnt a valuable lesson, that no one is spared from the evil clutches of 4D. i buy occasionally but have yet to even come close to a whiff of winning. so i sort of stopped buying for the past few weeks. and as fate will have it, my aunt, a religious 4D buyer asked me to turn on the wednesday results on teletext.

i regretted it immediately. my eyes did an auto zoom to the third prize and i couldn't freaking believe what i saw. 3300 [my marathon tag number]. yup, an impossible number, but yet.. sigh. thinking about it just brings tears to my eyes. and already sad, i was unprepared for the next attack to come my way - the rage of my aunt! "wah lau, never kai siao, if not i saw buy one!" she said heatedly. "you know how much you can win if you buy 5big 5small?" she carried on, energy flowing into her words. "i don't wanna know," i said depressed. and pretending she didn't hear that, "more than $7000!" she almost shouted into the quiet night. Crushed i was, i tell you.

till today, i am reminded of this everywhere i look. my blog, when i buy the "xiao lao ban" seaweed ($3.30), my marathon t-shirt. sigh, nowadays life's just an endless 3300s. now i know better than to take chances. i picked a coin yesterday and today, i'm gonna buy the year at the back of the coin.

take a chance? bah! not me.

what's in a hair?

real run '06

clark quay at noon

crowds. bah. we just don't mix. put me in a crowded bus, train, esplanade when fireworks are on and i'll be moodier than stale bread. which is why i really enjoyed my walk alone through clark quay last sunday. there were few people, mostly tourist taking a stroll enjoying the quiet in an old place, rich in history. before the changes, shophouses along clark quay and chinatown, the national library.. these made singapore, singapore.

yet, attempts to modernise such places, leaves an aftertaste of bittersweet.