Rants Of A Year 1 Uni Boy

I see cobwebs growing in my blog, for I've once forgotten about its presence after officially starting school in uni 4 to 5 weeks ago. And now, I'm left with one more week to recess week, which marks the start of mid term test after that. I'm still trying hard to catch the tempo and style of learning in uni but my brain which has been stagnated by NS for 2 years has been failing me over and over again. I felt like an car that has not been driven for a long time with a cold engine, and the engine keeps on failing to start despite many times i turn the key. But I hope i do make it, hopefully for this term and onwards. I'm still taking a step back and enjoying life, although I know its not the right thing to do at the right time now. Modern Chem and physical chem is killing me. And i was so demoralised by myself for not knowing how to do simple mathematics in MA1421 which i've learnt and mastered very well last time in school. Too much fact was fed into me from my Basic Bio lifesci module and the only thing I can fall back on my past knowledge is Econs 1301, where the tutors during tutorial class sux to the max. Guess I just have to keep on going....i have absolutely zero motivation to push myself into the lifeless mugger state i used to be in during sec sch and jc days. And for those friends of mine who have found ur ideal girlfriend in uni already, stop stressing me to find one myself !!!

I AM TWENTY-ONE !!!!

Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me !!! Woohoo, today is my 21st birthday. I am officially an adult !!! To make things sound a little more negative, i am officially OLD ! Well, i didnt really celebrate my birthday, coz age is just another number, no big deal. I would like to thank those who gave me well wishes and for not forgetting my birthday or me as a person. Also like to thank, once again, my pri sch clique who celebrated my birthday 2 to 3 weeks ago, its some advance surprise celebration, yah. And to those who wonder why i nv invite u guys to any party, the reason is, i didn really have any party nor did i celebrate my 21st. Well, 21st birthday is a very significant day to many of us, its rather significant for me as well since i am going to start school today. My first day of sch in uni!!! The screwed up thing is, my lesson started at 4 and ends at 8pm. What am i going to do now? Just enjoy every moment of freedom? Hahaha. Well, just like other years, i shall celebrate my birthday alone, just me myself and I. Happy birthday to me !!!!

Sci O Wk Part I + FIC + Flag Day

Ok i was back from Sci O Wk 2009 Part I 2 days ago saturday and i had a great time there. A great thank to the seniors especially for their patience and guidiance, especially in the area of module bidding. We played station games and sentosa war games and stuff, just like SCAMP, but we did not really run around the island or go for any fright night at old commando barrack like back in SCAMP. Joy and Javin were in my OG, there were my scamp OG mate as well. Tgt with us was a SCAMP shargen OG senior binglin who was my SOW OG Ninji senior.

Anyway i lost my voice on day 3 and got sunburnt on day 1. I regret not putting on sunblock which i reserved for the last day at sentosa. Thankfully after seeing a doctor on sunday, i manage to recover well in time. Well, my OG Ninji is made up of mostly reserved quiet pple but we are still a strong OG who remain undefeated most of the times during the few days of station games. However, if you still ask me which i enjoy more, i would still say SCAMP. Personally i think my scamp OG pple are really damn high, so is the OGL and seniors. Shargen was at super high mode then and we play out hearts out, we cheer our lungs out and we really enjoyed the time spent. I didnt enjoy as much in Ninji but i can sense the bonding improving with post-part-1 activities such as FIC and flag day which was held today.

I woke up damn early today for flag day and met Ninji at bishan. The entire university's freshmens were involved so theres some kinda small competition between faculities to see who get the most donation. Me weiyao n mariam went to Mayflower market to flag and having found myself a strategic location between the market and shop and save got me almost 2/3 to 3/4 full of donation funds in my tin. The aunties and uncles who went marketing there were lovely. However, things became different after lunch when we set on to our 2nd tin to flag outside MRT. The donation was significantly lesser, given the fact that many pple hav donated alreadi (coz NUS flaggers wearing yellow were all around the island) and they like in a rush. Haiz. Well, at least i feel i did some "gd deed" today hopefully improving my karma.

Fri is Sci O Wk part II finale but i will not attend the slumber party at night. I think i would giv sat's rag day a miss as well since i just landed myself a new tuition assignment from agency teaching J2 chem. Sch starting next wk. I got all my modules but now the troublesome part is tutorial and lab balloting. Damn chem modules' lab and tutorial registration coz its done first come first serve basis on IVLE unlike e rest thats done in CORS. So by the time i figure out how to register for my chem lab slots, the ideal ones were taken. Haiz. Wish me the best ba. Btw, sch is starting on my birthday !!! Wad a way to celeb my 21st !!!

我要开学了！

天啊，时间过得真快，一转眼我就要开学了。还有许多手续还没办妥，最重要的是心理准备还没作好。虽然说参加了一个迎新会和一个英文语言能力考试，但心里还处在一种庸懒的阶段，仿佛开课还离我非常遥远似的。再过一个星期我将官方登记成为学生，也将购买生平个人第一台手提电脑，也将参与第二段迎新会与其开始网上竞镖自己在第一学期修读的科目。好多好多事情和活动将接踵而来。已经两年半没有动用大脑的我不知又如何适应全新的学习环境与其即将面临的课业压力。现在的我是又兴奋又紧张，心理又害怕又复杂。就希望接下来要走的路将一切顺利。啊！！！ 开课咯！！！

SOW Brief + 1st OG Outing + 2205 Dinner

Yesterday was a long day. Woke up at 8am, had breakfast and went down to NUS for science orientation week brief. I arrived half an hour early at Sci Fac and i met up with BMT mate Xavier who is also attending SOW. Near 10am, i met up with a few of my SCAMP OG mates who are attending SOW as well. The brief was short but the queueing up for payment and submission of form took a long time. After the entire brief, the few of us Shargen pple went down to City Hall to meet up with the rest who are turning up for the movie. We had lunch at BK and then proceed on to watch Transformer at Marina Square. The movie was relatively ok, and megan fox is hot. After movie, we walked around for a while before i left Marina around 6.30pm to join my JC class for a farewell dinner for Jiamein. The train ride was fast but i waited for 45minutes for the only bus to bring me deep into the end of Pasir Ris park where the farewell dinner was held. Soon, the rain started to pour as i waited with increasing fustration for the bus. Just as the bus finally arrived, there was this china family who most likely were hawkers, moving sacks of rice, trolleys and all other things they could have brought from their stall onto the bus thus delaying the boarding process of the entire long queue behind. Finally reached the seaside bistro at 8pm roughly. I was the latest to arrive i guess. Just as we were having dinner the rain continued pouring, thankgoodness there was shelther above our heads, which i worried there werent when i was waiting back at the bus int. Dinner ended around 10+ when we made a sprinting dash for an approaching bus 403 which if we missed, we had to wait for another 45min. It was a rainy night. By the time i reach home, it was already midnight. It was indeed a long day.

SCAMP Day 5

Its the last day of camp and everyone was excited to break camp. We woke up at 11am and everyone changed to the standardized turqoise camp tee. We gathered at LT32 for prize presentation award. My OG won special mention OG award due to the unforgettable night we had at Old Hendon Camp. We then proceeded to the main folyer to have a mass photograph taking session. As the crowd was huge, it took quite a while to organize everyone. After photograph taking session, me and my OG had lunch at Science canteen, afterwhich, we officially break camp and go home. Me and 3 other girls who stay nearby shared a cab home. By the time i reached home, it was 5pm. I was burnt and shagged then. Anyway, no regrets joining SCAMP and i will be looking forward to round 2 of fun and friends at Science Orientation Week. 3 Cheers!!!

SCAMP Day 4

Probably the best sleep i've ever got in my five day camp, (coz i slept on the bed while the rest slept on the floor), i woke up early to brush my teeth. However, the weather wasnt good as dark cloud clustered. After all of us changed to our beach attire and gathered at LT 32, we were briefed regarding the programme at Sentosa, afterwhich, we set off to board the chartered bus which transported us to Sentosa Beach.

Upon arrival at Sentosa Palawan Beach, the sky was cleared, much to our delight. My OG started dunking our OGLs and seniors into the sea. We were so excited way before games officially started. Beach games started. There were six stations which involved us getting wet and dirty. But it was fun. We continued dunking seniors to earn more points. Red Bull sponsor girls arrived with cans of red bull drinks which served as refreshment for us after a whole morning of fun under the sun.

We sat down at a shady spot to have lunch before proceeding to the second part of beach game, which was War Game. The sun was very bright and it shined directly on us, baking every bit of us. I started regretting not apply sun protecting and predicted a very bad sunburn is eminent. We were briefed the rules of the war games. Basically every of the three houses had this many number of water bombs and we are to attack other houses' groundbase with the waterbombs. The house with the least number of waterbombs in their groundbase will win the overall champion house title. After filling up the waterbombs with seawater, i already felt the pain on my shoulders and back, but we still proceeded enthusiastically with the war games.

The war game started in a very chaotic manner. Imagine three houses attacking each other. I recalled launching a few waterbombs accurately into other houses' base inspite of their many defenders. The entire scenario was chaotic. Eventually, everything ended and the committee went to count the scores. In the end, my house miraculously won, inspite of the fact that we got the least number of bombs compared to the other two (they successfully bid more bombs before the game). As such, we won the right to bathe at the nearby toilets.

We were released to bathe and change for grand buffet dinner and clubbing at the night. We kind of agree that it was not a splendid idea to change in Sentosa into our clubbing attire. As the few hundreds of us started to squeeze into the limited number of available showers, a long queue is unavoidable. I recalled queueing for quite long before it was my turn. I bathed and changed into my all black attire. I had not club before hence i have no idea what is the definition of "clubbing attire". So i decided to wear what i wore to Ah Lu's wedding the other time.

Seeing everyone fresh and all dressed up was interesting. It was definitely another side of my OG mates i've yet to witness. We board the chartered bus which sent us to Hort Park for our buffet dinner. It was also where we were revealed who our SPs were. Unfortunately, my SP was not present as she sprained her ankle and was sent home to rest. The buffet dinner was good and we watched some games played amongst selected SPs pairs on stage.

It was 9pm to 10pm when we made our way down to DXO for clubbing night as a OG. We were initially planned to club at Butterfactory but due to some payment issues, the SCAMP comm was denied the venue one week before the camp and hence settled down with DXO as a last minute plan. Imagine if we really were to club at Butterfactory, there would not be any clubbing night because Butterfactory was shut down due to H1N1 outspread. So lucky of us. We played and chatted loudy along the whole journey, perhaps due to our extraordinary level of "high-ness". It was my first time clubbing and i was very excited. The first instance i entered the club, i knew it was not a place i liked. The dark and noisy environment was not welcoming to me, especially when the music was played at deafening volume. It gave me headache. But since i was already there, i told myself to let go, enjoy and have fun, it would serve as an invaluable experience.

Me and my OGmates danced through the night and i kind of getting the groove of it. Finally i've experienced what IS clubbing. The music stopped at 2am sharp and we were asked to leave because its closing. At that point of time, one of our senior was dead drunk and we have to send people within us to drive him back to school. The rest of us gathered back at LT32 before proceeding to NUH canteen to have supper, or rather breakfast (it was alreadi 4.30am when i had my bowl of meepok). Everyone was baked red due to the whole day under the sun at Sentosa. Me and a few guys even felt the pain on our shoulders with every single small movement we made. We did not bother to bathe or wash up after that. We just changed and fell asleep at LT32.

SCAMP Day 3

The commercial bus arrived promptly at 9am which transported us back to NUS LT 32. Everyone drifted off to dreamland along the way due to sleep deprivation. Upon arrival at LT32, we were given another sponsor talk which once again, hypnotised us to sleep. Station games around the entire NUS campus took place at 11am. It was followed by lunch and then wet and dirty games.

I was slightly reluctant to get myself wet and dirty at the start but as the fun kicked in, i did not really care much. We played alot of wet and dirty games. We had our whole shirt stained with ketchups and egg. We had our limbs and face smeared with paints and we just had alot of fun. Apart from that, we played with detergent and got ourselves in a big mess. The finale to the game was to tau pok one of our senior to earn extra points for our OG.

We did not bother to wash up and proceeded to dinner, afterwhich is mass dance again. Due to bad weather, we had to carry it out at the foyer outside LT27. Though abit pack, we did manage to learn the entire dance and have fun. Afterwhich, we got our stuff packed and checked into Ridge View Residence. Ridge View was freaking old and four of us have to squeeze into one single room. There was also toilet issue as many of us were fighting for limited number of showers available. We managed to get ourselves cleaned up and got ready for Day 4, which was sentosa day and clubbing night.

SCAMP Day 2

The day started much earlier than expect when a persisting handphone alarm sounded and woke everyone in the LT from the mids of our sleep. The time was 6.30am. Everyone was annoyed and reluctant to wake up but the irritating alarm kept on sounding until someone scolded the F word. We were supposed to wake up at 8am and prepare for breakfast. Breakfast was served. 2 loaves of bread with nutella spread. We then spent the morning making small gift for our SP - the guys made folded roses and the girls made paper minitures. The gift making session overan and spilled over to a boring sponsor talk which casted a sleeping spell on everyone in the LT.

It was around 1.30pm and we embarked on our Amazing Food Race around Singapore. We were supposed to plan our route and visit 6 or 7 food destinations before reporting at Changi Aloha Chalet by 7pm. We started off visiting Casuarina Roti Prata where we guys witnessed the overwhelming appetite of some of the girls in our OG. We then went to Bishan for chicken rice and subsequently Bugis for dessert, Taka for vegetarian meal, Katong for Laksa and Tampines for cheese cake. By the time we board the bus to our final destination at Changi Aloha, the sky was already dark.

No surprise we were the last OG to reach but that doesnt really matter. The entire house as a whole checked into one of the bungolow-liked chalet and we played more ice breaking games while waiting for the night games held at the haunted Old Changi Hospital and Old Commando Barracks off Hendon Road. Since we were the last house to report in as a whole, our house was the last to start the games.

We started around 1am. We were paired up in our OG, boys to girls and were briefed regarding safety precautions. The place looked spooky as it has been abandoned and emptied since long time ago, though the buildings still tower in the dark in the mids of the forested vegetation. I've read and heard stories of how dirty that place was with sealed rooms, mystery death case and satanic face appearance. But we did not care much at that point of time. All we wanted was to have fun.

As we made our way into the first barrack which was the furtherst, we sense spooked but we werent really afraid. We went level by level, room by room to check whether our game stations were hiden within. After clearing a few stations in the three designated buildings, it was 3am where we were given a choice whether to return and stop playing. But we persisted on as the only OG to continue playing after the 3am stop time. The seniors and gamemasters were also kind enough to stay for our sake. As we went on stations to stations, our energy level was dropping and i basically ended up like a walking zombie that i think, if there were any ghosts around at that point of time, they would really be scared by me. But we still pushed on to clear all stations.

Finally, we reached the finale station where everyone had to cross a series of web without sounding the bell. At that point of time, all the gamemasters and seniors involved were present. We cheered our lungs out for every single of our OG mate as they cross the web. We eventually cleared the station with high energy level. Everyone was very high with the constant cheering. The station masters and seniors and committee were very touched by our level of enthusiasm in spite of the time we were at - near 5am in the morning. And we hadnt have any sleep prior to the games. We as an OG also felt the sense of bonding and unitedness which gave us a sense of accomplishment. At the end of the day, the game comm offered to send us back to our chalet with their lorry and they gave us 3 cheers which we reciprocated back. This was also the night that made us Special Mention OG at the end of the entire SCAMP.

Reaching the chalet, it was alreadi 5am. We quickly bathed and had a short nap as we had to wake up at 9am to be brought back to school by chartered bus. It was really a night (or rather, a early morning) that we bonded the entire OG much more closer and a night we would never forget.

SCAMP Day 1

Well, i promised to bring you guys the content of fun and enjoyment from the 5 days orientation camp i joined last week and here are the details.

At 8am in the morning of day 1, i arrived at LT32 with my big luggage bag and my shoe bag ready to embark on a week of fun and bonding. Outside LT32, i checked my name against the list and was brought into the LT by my OG senior like customers being seated in a restaurant by a waiter. The crowd started pileing. I learnt that i belong to the OG Shargen which flag is a shark like warrior, which belongs to the house of Amanzia, water.

The camp officially started off with some basic ice breaking session. I was happy to learn that Kenneth, my cpmc colleague, was in my OG. Also in my OG were Javin (fellow AJCian) and his friend Weicun, Kenneth's MJ friend Don, one of the other OG senior's younger bro, Chii Yeh, 3 girls from NUS High Sch, Debbie, Joy and YY, 2 girls from SRJC, sheena and siting and finally Jac from ACJC.

Lunch was served at 11.30am as we get to sit in a circle and have our lunch, which was packed from the nearby residence. Surprisingly the lunch for that day, and subsequent days ahead was good, despite being just economical rice. After lunch, we played station games at the field. The final OG mate Jeremy, a PSC scholar who studied in Japan, joined in due to prior commitment earlier in the morning. We played some easy station games like sockings over head (the one i saw in Ellen Show), squeezing lime juice from the mouth, etc. While the fun was rather slow-paced, it served as a build-up to what is to come for the next 4 days.

After the games, we learnt Science Faculty cheers where i witnessed the bonding and spirit of the science faculty from the enthusiasm of the seniors. We had dinner and proceeded to the grandstand for mass dance. It was abit confusing at the start as our psychomotor problem kicked in. However, as we proceeded on the dance steps, things got a little more familiar.

Mass dance ended around 9 and the last event of the day was special pal. Special pal was when a guy and a girl freshie got blind-folded and paired up. So pairs basically get to interact with each other in private and blindfolded of cause. At the end of the camp, blind folds will be removed and we will to know who our SP was and what he/she look like. I was paired with this Indian girl from Green house. Do not ask me how i know but we kinda cheated the rules. We were not supposed to leak our identity but who cares. I learnt that she was from NYJC, attached, and intending to do Chemistry.

After the SP session, which ended around 11pm, we went back to the LT32 for a brief of what is to come for the next day and we were sent to the nearby residence to wash up, bathe and prepare to sleep. We layed our sleeping bags along the alley, stage and platform inside LT32 and fell asleep out of the tire accumulated over the day of events.

Back From SCAMP 2009 !!!

Woohoo, i'm back from SCAMP 2009 !!!! Yup, it is my Science fac orientation camp for freshies like me. Anw, it has been a fun and shagging five days four nights. I shall spare you guys the details first since i'm not in the mood of blogging about it now. But its damn fun. Woot. Day four's beach day got me totally sunburnt ! I am currently pain and red and chaota all over from head to toe. PAIN AHHH !!!! But still, enjoyed it alot. Concurrently there were fac of design and architecture and fac of eng camps going on and i heard design/arch camp was affected by H1N1 outspread in PGP residence. Thankgoodness we dont stay there. Despite the many outbreaks of H1N1 that disrupted many camps, my SCAMP still went on smoothly and everyone had fun. 3 cheers!!!

Runway Cycling 2009

The annual National Runway Cycling & Skating was held this morning at Paya Lebar Air Base. This is the first time I participate as a cyclist. However, it is not my first time involved in this event since I participated as a medic on cover during last year's event, hence getting to know of this special event, which gives the public an opportunity not only to step foot onto the restricted military runway, but also, cycling and skate on it.

I woke up at 6.10am this morning where i washed up, had a light breakfast and got myself prepared. Reached the busstop along Avenue 5 where i waited 15minutes for bus 72's arrival. I was scheduled to meet YY and James at Hougang Bus Interchange, where we will take a taxi down. While waiting at the busstop, I embraced the freshness of the morning air as I've yet to come in contact with it for a while ever since I ORDed and need not wake up early.

I arrived on the dot at 7.20am. James was late. However, we found out that there was free shuttle bus servicing between Hougang Interchange and PLAB, much to our favour. We board the shuttle service and arrived at PLAB at 8.10am. The place was packed. We had to go through security check and then proceeded on to redeem our bike which we reserved before hand. As the crowd was rather large, we were kind of lost for directions. We finally managed to make our way to the centre of the carnival where i met up with Nelson. Yongbo was also present. We promptly advanced to the flag off point where i can see ten of thousands of participants in bikes and skates.

We cycled the 15km leisure route, which is one round the runway. Along the way, the sun got brighter and the weather hotter. I managed to spot people i know, mainly those I've worked with during my NS days. Basically they're there as medics on cover. I saw 1ms's staff richard, my ex 2ic ah lu, my understudy dillon and also alex. Woot. Basically went over to say hi. Well, there was a small incident that happened. Two cyclist happened to narrow me and cut into my way from both sides which caused me to brake suddenly to avoid them. However, this caused a lady cyclist to crash into my bike and fell off. Thankgoodness she was not seriously injured. Well, i guess she must be cursing like mad despite my apologies.

We finish cycling at around 10am. The weather was freaking hot then. We seeked shelther at one of the hangers and rested for an hour or so. Afterthat, we return our bikes and went on board the free shuttle service back to Hougang where we had lunch. I also bought some standby medicine and a small pouch for tomorrow's orientation which will last for a week. Basically, I've never participated in any major mass physical activity event like marathon or something so i guess this year's runway cycling would well be my life's first. It feels different to participate for 2 years, last yr as a medic on cover and this yr as a participant. What an eventful day. What an experience.

Sci Camp Briefing

I woke up early in the morning today to attend sci camp briefing held at LT25. Its basically my first uni orientation camp and i know this is a great opportunity to know more people and open up while entering this new phase of my life. Anyway, i left the house early around 8.30am coz i gotta meet up with kenneth at 9.30am at buona vista mrt. So i took bus 74 which arrived promptly, unknowingly entering an arduous bus journey to school. The bus moved very slowly, perhaps the driver has too much time. When the bus reached bukit timah, i was only left with 10min to 9.30am so i asked kenneth to proceed to the busstop outside LT27 first and wait for me there. I decided to take the usual shortest route to sch, i.e. 74 then 151. However, just as i finished msging kenneth, 151 just zoomed passed my bus 74! I was hopeing that 74 will overtake it infront but it didn't, rather, it moved even slower. I alighted 74 after maju camp to wait for the next 151 which took 20min to arrive, after witnessing 3 more bus 74 zoomed pass my busstop. Its just not my day today. When i finally boarded 151, it was alreadi 9.51am. And when 151 dropped me at Yusoff house, it was already 10.02am. I was hopeing that a shuttlebus will come and pick me up but no there isnt. I saw the sat interval was 15 to 20min so i decided to sprint 2 busstops down, knowing that i was already quite late. It was upslope then downslope and by the time i reached the busstop, kenneth and his friends cheered me like i just completed my first marathon.

As i made my way into the LT, already drenched, the crowd in the LT disapointed me coz its, in chinese saying, little cats two to three of them. I do not know its pull strings or wad but alot of them r from kenneth's sch. Hurray, i am sole ranger again. But anyway, was given a short brief on what to expect and what to bring for the 5 days camp. Theres gonna be a clubbing night on day 4 so its kinda "exciting" coz it will be my first time to a club. And i do not know whats "clubbing attire" - can anyone enlighten me? The brief lasted less then half an hour? And we made our way outside to pay up, submit the consent form and get our photograph taken. Oh i met Jeslin, my sec 3 - 4 classmate, who happened to be in the camp committee or something. But anyway, everything finished around 11+ where i took another boring train journey back home. Alright, apart from the stupid dermatitis which i googled online only to find out the real name is dyshirosis, i am down with sorethroat. Brought some danzen, hopeing it will subside soon. I wanna go sci camp fresh and healthy to enjoy the full essence of it.

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When i stepped out of the tunnel connecting Dhoby Ghout station and Plaza Sing on saturday evening, i see crowd made up of mostly NSF....whats more...recruits. They were everywhere...carls junior, pizza hut, etc...clusters and colonies of them. Well, they can be easily identified coz of their short, if not, botak, hairstyle. So yah, not that i wasnt an NSF once, but it just amazed me how easy i can identify this group of young guys now that i've orded compared to last time before i enlisted. Anyway, its something worth celebrating for the recruits coz i heard they're pop-ing soon this week. So girls out there who are attracted to fresh hot-blooded NSF, please head down to PS during weekends....hahaha. For pple who dislike crowded area like me, juz stay clear from there. =P

Cycling @ ECP

What was planned to be a sentosa beach fun turned out to become a cycling session for four at east coast park. I met GR, Dil n lerh at Parkway Parade yesterday at 2.30pm when we proceeded to ECP to cycle. Rental was $6 for 2 hours plus a bottle of free mineral water. It was not very taxing on my wallet indeed. After not cycling for years, i had a hard start at first, trying to master the balancing and starting as i wobble around for the first hundred meters. Nonetheless, i got the hang of it and everything after went smoothly. It was good practice for my coming runway cycling. We cycled all the way down to Bedok Jetty and then to Shrub Garden, stopping at some points to take photos. I coincidentally met my lower sec classmate Sharon Soh at the Shrub garden and we took photos too.

After the 2 hours cycling session, we went to rest at ECP Mac where i passed by Radio 913's roadshow and saw DJ rod. I guess that was part of the National Family Day thing. After washing up, it was near dinner time. Went back to Parkway parade and played some arcade. After that, had dinner at Mos. Me and lerh talked GR into changing his old boring hairstyle and shoved him into the $10 QB cut, waiting for some surprise new look to emerge. However, the barber failed us as he didnt look any bit different from before. Well, it was already dark, roughly 8.30pm....and hence i ended the day by taking a one hour bus ride back to AMK on 135.

Atopic Dermatitis + BK's New Spicy Burger

It has been nearly 2 weeks and my skin problem has not been cured, rather, it aggrevated. Went to see my family doctor again yesterday morning. It was such a long queue that i have to wait outside the clinic. It took me an hour before my turn arrived. After the doctor observed my condition, she stated that its not tinea but rather atopic dermatitis, something to do with contact allergy and is a family of eczema. I was then rather overwhelmed, not by the fact of the new diagnosis, but by the fact that one week ago, the young doctor from my father's company clinic whom i saw for free, diagnosed me with tinea with just one look and all along i''ve been treating my condition wrongly. Anyway, i was told to discontinue the use of the anti fungi cream and was prescribed PP wash, beprosone cream (which is betamethasone 0.05% w/w) and piriton/lorathadine for the itch. It is exactly one day since i've been using the new medicine now. I shall observe how effective the new medications are to my condition. Was rather scared by stories from my friends stating they had such conditions before and took months to cure, blah blah blah....i wanted to join orientation and start school in my best form okay!

Anyway, recently if you are waiting for bus you would hav observed the promotion on BK's new spicy tender burger or tender spicy burger or wtv its called. I've tried it on sunday and i advise you guys not to try it. Hahaha. I'm not some kinda food critic here but I shall give my two cents worth regarding this. On sunday, i decided to try the new burger for dinner. It was all well until i took my first bite. And then i was like...."oh shit"! Not that it taste bad, but it just taste like any other spicy burger you can get, e.g. McSpicy. What shocked me more was the fact that the pure chicken thigh was extremely oily upon deep fried. I can see the layer of skin soaked with oil like a giant piece of fibrous sponge. Well, i have this weird habit of not eating chicken skin or any kinda skin since young coz i was taught that its unhealthy and should remove it. Even when i eat Mcspicy, i would remove the layer of skin first before continuing my indulgence. As for then, i could not remove the layer of skin from my BK spicy tender wtv burger coz my hands were applied with topical cream! Taking a few more bites, i've decided to do experiment it more. I "gently" compressed the burger infront of my eyes and there it was....freaking so much oil flowing out from between the skin and the meat and i almost fainted. The oil just flow out endlessly and soaked the bottom component of the burger's bread. Just as i thought most of it were out, i compressed it again and more came out. I wanted to gave out eating that sinful thingy but was scared to be ticked off by my parents for wasting food. In the end, i removed the bottom burger bread soaked with oil and ate the rest with guilt. Guilt of eating so much fats into myself. Argh !!! So much that i've to seek courage to forgive myself for that sinful indulgance : dear cMh, forgive me (myself) for i've sinned. Anyway, moral of the story: 1. never try new suspicious things again. 2. Always remove the skin whenever it exist before eating.

Updates

I realized how long i havent been blogging over the past few weeks. Not that i hav no time to do so, but rather, i really have nothing much to blog about. So heres a short brief update on what i'm up to now:

As you know, i cant find a temp job, so i spent most of the time at home nuah-ing. Too much nuah-ing is not good coz i will not be used to the momentum of hard work once it starts. Well, i am like living with minimum income, only from my two tuition students, which is 2/3 of my NS pay in total. But still, being rather thrifty (or rather, stingy), i spent quite little so i managed to survive through these days. Have saved enough during NS days to pay for my uni laptop and other micellenous stuff so i wasnt much worried bout that. I spent $60 on another uni inorganic chemistry reference bk and started reading. But i totally do not understand what the shit it is talking about, when i am only on the first chapter. It was demoralising. I guess my brain has been too accustomed to not thinking hard. Sad.

This morning while i go to swim (as i always do at least once per week), my goggles broke into half! Meaning i have to get myself another pair of goggles which would probably cost me at least another $20 to $30? Its money to be spent again! Been saving money these days by settling lunch at home. Stock up my kitchen wif all sorta food stuff during weekend grocery shopping at NTUC with my parents. Well, they pay for the grocery bills, so i did save on that. But still, i only bought cheap stuff like pasta and frozen food, so yah...not really too taxing on their part.

I am down with foot rot at my right toe, yes for those who guessed the medical term for it correct when i post on facebook shoutout, it is tinea pedis. Clusters of small vesicals start popping out around my toe and the web space between big toe and index toe and its really an eyesore. Sometimes i use a needle to burst the vesical and those clear liquid oozing out being dried by tissue. Although i know thats like not the right thing to do but my hand is just as itchy. Haha. Got some anti fungi cream from the nearby clinic to apply but after days it seems to be getting worse.

Waiting for orientation and uni start to school to approach. Cant wait to start a brand new phase of my life, making new friends, learning new things, getting used to new routines. Also waiting for my dream phone - Sony Ericsson C901 or C903 to be out in the market so i can get it (either one) while renewing my singtel contract. Both are 5 megapix cybershot phone and they look rather cool. It is to be out early this year but i guess due to the global recession thingy, the release has been delayed. Oh well...i'm still using my NS phone which screen was been scratched until beyond recognition. Oh well...perhaps i shd ask that from my family member as a 21st birthday gift. Hahaha....juz jk.

NUS Pre-Enrollment Checkup + B&J Free Cones Day

I left the house early at 11.50am, and took a 10min walk to the busstop along AMK Ave 3 opposite the train station. My bus 74 arrived after a 10 minutes wait and there, i squeezed into it, which is packed by students. It was not known to me where these students belong to since the bus is taken by students from 4 varsities - NP, NUS, SIM & SP, my guess was ngee ann poly. I alighted at Bukit Timah Road in front of Mad Jack and took bus 151 all the way to Yusoff Ishak House - NUS where i was supposed to meet Nelson and Yongbo. We scheduled our pre-enrollment medical checkup today as it coincides with Bens & Jerry Free Cones Day which we indulged in after that. We had lunch at Subway because Nel felt like eating bread. I observed that the compound was rather quiet, probably due to a one week term break or study break which i was informed of by Jas.

After lunch, we made our way to the health centre which reminded us of our days as medics in SAF medical centres. We registered ourselves at a separate booth and had our height, weight taken and eyesight tested. Afterwhich, we proceeded to have our BP taken, where i commented on the inaccuracy in using an electronic BP cuff. Urine test was next where the medic professionalism in me set in to remember on taking midstream sample. A CXR was done which reminded me of the last one i did years ago in CMPB. Finally, we were reviewed by a lady doctor who tested my normal brain functioning (the PEARL, no nystagmus, no dipliopia, etc), my stomach (abdomen soft non tender, no voluntary guarding) and also my cardiac functions (hearts lungs clear, S1S2 no murmur, no creps, breathe sounds equal bilaterally). I can actually recall all these things from my 1.5 years of medic mopa experience.

We started to talk medical stuff while waiting for each others' turns and the conversation turned out amusing. We strolled down to the science bookshop where i intended to buy an inorganic chemistry book. I dismissed the intention after noticing that the price was not stated. Again, it was an excuse for my procrastination.

We took a train down to Cathey to have our free cones. It was Ben's & Jerry's Free Cone Day and thus we shall not miss out the annual fun. Upon arrival, we were rather shocked by the influx of students that formed a homogeneously long queue. The thing was, Jas and her friends happened to be in the mids of the queue and her friend whom i do not know offered for us to cut in. However, being rather moral or infact, scared that the back people may complain, i declined politely and walked to the next outlet at Raffles City. The queue at Raffles City was much tamer as i would described and we got our cones within 30 minutes of queue. Students in uniformed formed majority of the queue as usual and i was then, joking to the rest that i would deliver a complain letter to the MOE on schools releasing their students too early. Ngiap and Jonathon joined in half way through.

Finally, we had our ice-cream and we ate it down with sense of satisfaction after a long queueing up process. However, not having enough kick of it, we decided to queue up for the second time. We finished our first cone though and remove all evidence that we already had our free cone to avoid others putting us in the bad light. Nonetheless, it was shocking that many students in the queue infront or behind us were still in the mids of their first or second or third or whatever number of cones. Having chocolate brownies flavour for my first, i went for chocolate macadanium for my second cone and both were equally good.

After the ice-cream indulgence, we walked to Marina Square where Nel supposedly said he wanted to eat something. He did not in the end and we went home. I took a one hour bus ride home on service 162. It was a fufilling day. The only regret i had was to procrastinate at the point of buying my second reference book - Atkins & Shrivers Inorganic chemistry. If only i had bought it.

Tampines One

Visted the newly opened Tampines One this afternoon with ZC. Great appreciation of him travelling all the way from Jurong East. The first thing we did is to visit the famous Uni-qlo shop, which is a famous japan fashion outlet that opens its first franchise in singapore. We needa queue to enter as there is this marshaller controlling the 3 lanes-long queue. Finally got in after half an hour wait, it was kinda disappointment coz i didn really like the clothes there. And its not especially cheap. A plain colour polo tee cost $30. Wow. But the pants and jeans were nice, not the shirt i guess. The new Tampines one was small but long and it is 5 storey high. But the shops were kinda repetitive. So there wasnt much of a surprise factor i guess. Took a bus ride home. Reached home just in time to catch my daily dose of Ellen show.

无字的情批

Mr. Emo King a.k.a. CMH loves hokkien songs in KTV. Happened to browsed thru this song in youtube and i tot not only the tune is tragically nice (its written by you hong ming, btw, thats y its tragic and nice), the lyrics also very 画面感. Lalala....this will be the next hokkien song i will conquere !!!