今天年初三

今天年初三，我依然在放假。前几天忙着团圆饭和拜年，没什么时间可以在部落格上留言。说到拜年，每年都一样，来来去去就是那一两家。嗨，想找朋友出去玩他们都没空。本人家庭小的关系吧。安排了一些聚会，将在这几天进行，有点期待。今天初三，在家没事做就在中午时分去游个泳，非常享受在大太阳底下浸泡在冰冷的池水中，再随着自己的速度自由自在地在水中游行。怎么今天写的都那么random。一定是自己太闷了。好友们请找我打几圈麻将吧，手好痒哦。前几天一直都在打网上麻将，真是不够过瘾。啦啦啦。。。

Spring Cleaning + Red Cliff 2

I started the first day of my 1 month plus pre-ord off spree doing spring cleaning at home. I realize i'd not done any serious spring cleaning ever since i graduate from JC. I started around 10 in the morning, starting from my study table to my bookshelf and then my own walldrobe. I started rearranging the storage of my books, files and cleared alot of unwanted stuff. I was much more merciless than before in terms of clearing unwanted things. I basically threw anything and everything which i feel i would not be using again. By 3pm, i had 5 bags full of rubbish to be thrown away, 2 bags of magazines and old textbooks to be recycled and 1 bag of clothes to be sold to karang guni. My room feels so much neater and emptier. Great sense of satisfaction. Making space for my army fieldpack and stuff coz i will be ord-ing soon and i need place to keep them for future reservist use. In the process of spring cleaning, i stumble upon some old photo albums dated back to primary school days and i realize zomg, i was so cute back then. Hahaha. But of coz now i am turning 21, i am also very "cute and handsome", just in the "more mature ways". Hahaha.

At around 5pm, i met GR at AMK Hub for movie. We previously had an arguement on whether to watch Red Cliff 2 or Ip Man. In the end i won. I initially thought the movie is going to start at 5.45pm, but only to realize i checked the wrong date of movie schedule on yahoo last night. I checked yesterday's schedule instead of today's. It always happened to me. In the end, we tried out luck at Jubilee's Eng Wah and managed to catch the show half an hour earlier than what was offered at AMK Hub's Cathey. The movie was an abstract from The Romance of Three Kingdom, showing how Zhou Yu and Zhu Ge Liang outwitted Cao Cao in war stratagies. It was very enticing. The story of 草船借箭 and 万事俱备只欠东风 was depicted in the movie. The final war part where lotsa fires and explosions were very impactful. I love it. They removed more of the glore violence and built up more of the storyline. After the movie, the two of us had dinner at Astons. Reached home around 10pm. Eventful day.

HOTO + ORD Treat

These few days were one of the happier days in my NS life. Lets start with yesterday. After assuming the role of Dispensary IC for 1 year 3 months, I finally did an official hand over, under the witness of my boss, to my understudy. At the moment when my boss signed the form, followed by my understudy and then me, i felt a sudden relief as though all responsibilities have been removed from my shoulders as i pass my department on to someone whom i've picked, trained, work with and learn from for the past 4 months. Recalling my times as the IC, i started from scratch, not knowing any work procedures and with the department in a mess, filled with discrepancies. I have no upper study to teach me what to do and how to do. As part of my own initiative, i read the directives and work manuals, consulted my luckier friends in other medical centres who have an upper study to teach them. I established a brand new system under my charge, taking a bet to see if things worked out. Over the months, the discrepancies were cleared and this department is well established as for now. Compared to the time i was picked to take over it, it was a 180 degree turn for the better. Now that it was time to past on to my understudy, i feel that he was much more luckier than me, at least there was something for him to sustain compared to nothing for me to start on. Speaking of my understudy who is now officially the new IC, i strongly believe he is up to the challenge as he is responsible, diligent, hardworking and also, intellectually capable. He is a good natured guy and its my honor to know him. All the best to you, Dillon, remembers the constant reminders of cautions and you will do fine.

This afternoon was our ORD threat. Me, together with 2 other colleagues who ORDs in Feb treated the entire medical centre Botak Jones lunch. I never thought this day would come as i was always the one being treated, batches after batches. Finally its my turn. Although some money from my own pocket was sacrificed, but it was worth it as it marks the near end of our journey in NS and a joy we wanted to share to the rest who ORDed later. As i always tell them, endure through and your time will come. After lunch, i started my off/leave spree which will last until when I ORD in march. In between, during the last 4 weeks before i ORD, i will return once every week. Being one of the last to start clearing off, it was quite miserable before, but now, its nothing more than feeling relax. The next phase would be when i ORD and start preparing myself for uni days.

Random Day Near CNY

Long time no blog. Really, i have nothing much to blog about. Life is soooo boring. 1.5 more days of work and i will be on off/leave spree for 1 month plus. CNY is approaching and i am still not doing anything productive. Well, guess i am really a procrasinator. Tml is HOTO day, so happy. Can finally hand over my department to someone after being IC for 1 year plus. Ok, i think i need to put on my track shoes and do some serious exercising. Argh !!! So sian...anyone free during CNY can jio me go play mahjong?

Random Weekend

I bought a new pair of Everlast shoe for $49.90 (usual price $79.90). That would be my CNY new shoe. The pair of old nike shoes that i wore everyday for all possible occasion/outings/events were beyond repair and beyond hope. Condemn !!! So boring, i think something bite my face, abit puffy and very itchy. Bought some piriton from pharmacy to treat and see if the swelling subside. Yawnz...boring weekend...

回顾2008。。。拥抱2009

2008年在烟火点燃夜空的那霎那匆匆离去，牵着2009年从容地上位。在列出我在2009年的希望前，先让我回顾一下我的2008年，给他做个总结。

2008年对我来说，过得很单调乏味。并没有什么人生巨大的事件发生。一年就顺顺地过。可能是因为全年都处在服兵役时期，所以也没什么特别重大的事情发生。每天上班、看病人、出郊外受训、值夜班、值周末班，过着同样重复性的生活。若要说出一件自己发生在2008年重大的事，那应该是考到驾驶执照吧。在三月份正式开始学习驾驶，到九月初才成功一次通过，考到驾驶执照，真是可喜可贺。

2009年，相信对我来说又是一个重大的一年。这年将会出现人生旅途中的一大转捩点。因为，我将在今年3月正式退伍，8月正式开学，开始接下4年的大学生活。蛮期待的。3月退伍，终于结束了2年的国民服役，开始新的人生，也跟好久不见的粉红色身份证重逢。预期6月尾将开始参加大学新生营（freshman orientation），8月初就开学了。到时将进入一个全新的环境，认识一群全新的朋友，过着从未有的全新大学生生活。除此之外，今年2009年将会是我迈入21岁的人生关卡。21岁了，对很多人来说，这一年的生日意义重大，因为他代表成人生活的开始，自己也将能享用成人的公民权，officially declare myself an adult。

对于2009年的到来，我也想为自己立下新年的新目标：首先，我励志要多加锻练自己的体能。在08年，原本以为服役生活将对体能锻炼事半功倍，但由于自己服役的工作无须太多体力，再加上自己天生的惰性，最后在体能锻炼一方面竟然一事无成，原地踏步。所以，为了自己的健康和体魄着想，我励志今年要试着开始光顾健身房和进行其他有氧运动，把自己锻炼得强壮一些。第二，我想增加社交圈子，放下自己孤僻的一面，认识更多新朋友。相信大学生活动的开始将会是一个很好的机会，也希望从中交到一两个lifelong buddy。若可以的话，也希望能交到一个女友，借宿20年来的感情空窗。

第三，我希望自己能在2009年学习一项新技能，考虑参加大学的一些从未想过自己会参加的课外活动，学习新东西。它可以是一项运动，也可以是其他技能如播音、专业流行歌唱等，但暂时还没想到自己想学习什么新尝试。第四，我励志自己参加一些大型活动，见识一下大场面。暂时已经有打算参与空军部队在每年中旬举办的runway cycling，考验下体力。不会排除参与才艺或歌唱比赛的可能，不是爱现，而是为了增添生活经验。最后，我希望自己在大学的学业成绩“增增日上”，最好在四年后能考取一等荣誉学位。

在此，我祝所以家人亲戚朋友们新年快乐，有个美好的2009年！