The friend's a hero.

I'd love to stay and chat.
But you're being a total bitch.
*Swooshhhhh* Piak. Ouch.
Hahahahahhahahahahhaahahhahahhaha. You idiot. I like your style.

Somehow or rather..

The guy on the right, standing...LOOKS SO MUCH LIKE MITO LA! YOUR LONG LOST BROTHER IS FOUND IN PERTH MAN! COME AND REDEEM HIM.

Your economy no enough. Lucky i is in Australia.

"We are now facing a potential worst economic melt down, since 1997. The finance minister had said that it might take a couple of years before this recession can see any sunshine beyond the greying clouds. The same would be like you - preparing to go for a picnic at East Coast Park and the sky gives you the finger: "Not today pal."
Yes. The economy outlook is that bad. Some MPs want to help you with systems in place but have no clue what systems they are. "What systems did you say sir?"
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/380695/1/.html

Okie, I'm not an economist or an analyst. But I do keep track of what "Front Men" in charge of certain big corporations say. Like GIC. And when Dr. Tony Tan, Chairman of GIC (former Deputy Prime Minister) comes out to tell Singaporeans it's okay we are still hanging on, everything is fine, no panic needed; it's usually a sign that says YOU"D BETTER PREPARE YOURSELF.

How bad?
-Banks are going to stop lending $$. And even if they do, just look at the interest rates they are offering. Banks said they were going for 3Rs. Reduce employment, Re-use copy paper and Retrenchment exercise. Good workout guys.
-More job cuts.
-More news on job cuts.
-More girls find bankers less appealing. Lawyers rejoice.
-More girls going to feel that gentlemanliness fluctuates with the economy.
-MOS closed down. The party people should write to the Ministry of Sound and demand an explaination from the Minister in charge.
-Rich people complaining about foreign workers dormitory.

How stinking bad?
-Your utility bills just went up 21% ..thats like another quater more of your bill. Singapore Power is government owned and being privatised. Ideal way to confused customers/citizens. For public or Profits?
-Your transport cost went up by a few cents. SMRT belongs to Temesek Holdings, which is headed by Ms Ho Ching, who is wife of PM Lee. Are customers/citizens confused already? Public or Profits?
-Your hospital ward charges went up. Your Medi-Save contribution, you can't claim unless each time your bill is S$ 30.00 or more. Public or Profits?
-Your Singtel local fixed line also going up. S$10 bucks more. Government owed Company. Publlic or Profits?
-GIC made a return of 18% on investments. And your stinking CPF interest rate is a fantastic 2.5%. Where the fk is the rest of the money?!

What can I say? ...Seeeeeee Bye!"

大家好！

I would like to show off my new love.
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Ok, back to the books.

God's cooking this weekend.

Godskitchen is coming this Saturday. AHMAGADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.

WO DEDICATE SONG GEI NI TING OK BAOBEI!

Sending PineGrove to nirvana.

I win. I think.

I would like to denounce the notion of the pinkerton syndrome.
Asians do get a shot. I repeat, Asians can win.
If you're me, that is. Heh.
I got commitments you see. I don't mean to. In advance. Really.

Anyway, some photos of how Shaun "died" in his birthday celebration at PineGrove.




And of course, at the end of the day, my post-birthday celebration, i was awarded.....


And for all the heart-aches-er, i present you,

Morning get-up song for everyone in PineGrove.

Proudly present..

THE HENG FAMILY. I just can't help it. The photo sticks out like a sorethumb in the lounge. Must post to whole world to see one. HAHAHAHAHHAHA.
And his fierce Cousins. HHAHAHAHAHHA. GANAS.

Accounting > Me

I felt gutted. 20MCQs, and all it takes is a sudden switch off of your brain to screw it up.
It was tough, like everyone said. I'm not everyone.
I'm putting too much pressure on myself.
Vexed to the max.

Uncle agony to the rescueeeeeeeeeeeee.

Dear monsieur Ng,

Take this part of you, to be a part of you.
Eventually, they'll be thankful to you.
There is this scale, in which we straddle along the course of our lives.
You might tip it, you might crash it, where perfect alignment will never realise.
Stay on general course, live with it, as long both feet are on it, they will love you for it.
Yes, you hate it, but this is Science.
The Science of being a human.

Forever yours,
The quintessential Singaporean

So here it is.
Does she always appear cool and confident to you? Or conversely, do you sometimes feel like she has more than her share of insecurities?

Most women, no matter how they present themselves to the outside world, have a few nagging insecurities, especially when it comes to dating. Indeed, the dating world can be rough, and while men also have their share of insecurities, they tend to stress about very different things.

The following are just a few of the things that a woman tends to worry about when it comes to dating or being in a relationship.



Her dating insecurities

1- You might not call her after the date.
Following through with what you've promised her is the first step to building a woman's trust. So if you say you are going to call her on Thursday, call her Thursday. If you say Friday, do it. If that's not your style, though, or you'd like to keep a little mystery, just don't be definite about when you'll be calling. It's better than breaking a promise and at least she won't be waiting by the phone on a particular day.

2- You just want to sleep with her.
It's a hard line to walk: If you make a move too soon, she'll think that's all you want. If you wait too long, she'll think you're just interested in her friendship. So the best way to work this is to just be sincere. If you are genuinely interested in pursuing a relationship with her, let her know. From there, she'll give you the signals to let you know when she's ready to get romantic with you.

3- You're dating other women.
It is perfectly acceptable to casually date more than one woman at the same time, as long as you are honest about it. So if you are dating other women, don't lie about it. You don't have to bring it up in conversation, but if she does, be honest. Once you start sleeping together or things seem to take a turn for the serious, she might assume you're exclusive, so it's only fair to let her know if that's not the case.

4- You're not that interested.
Even the most confident woman sometimes needs a little affirmation that you're interested in her. You could let her know by telling her outright or through a gesture, such as sending her flowers or calling her in the middle of the day, just a little hint to let her know that she's special to you.

her relationship insecurities

5- You're cheating on her.
Ask yourself the following question: Why is she insecure that I'm going to cheat on her? Have you given her a reason by cheating in the past? If that's the case, I'd be hard-pressed to say that she's being irrational. If that's not the case, however, you have to discuss the issue head on and let her know that you are committed and have no intention of cheating.

6- She's not satisfying you in bed.
Just like men, women have a lot of performance anxiety in the bedroom. So if things are going well in that department, make sure to let her know. If not, however, be sure to address the issue in the most sensitive manner possible. For example, don't tell her, "I don't like the way you..." Instead, tell her, "Let's try it this way..." JAJAJAJAJA.


7- You're not attracted to her anymore.
Just because you are a few years into a relationship, it doesn't mean that she doesn't need reassurance anymore. In fact, because you are a few years into a relationship, you have to work extra hard to let her know that you still find her attractive. Remember to compliment her and let her know that she still has it. This will reap rewards for you too, it'll help keep your romance alive.


8- Another woman is stealing your attention.
Do you flirt with other women in front of her? If you do this consistently, I don't blame her for feeling insecure in this department. There is nothing wrong with harmless flirting, but when you're with her, devote all your attention to her. You can flirt on your own time.

secure her

Yes, the world of dating is harsh. But with a little foresight and sincerity, you can make her feel infinitely more secure, both about your relationship and about herself. You should now be in a much better position to boost her sinking ego. So if you genuinely care about her, isn't it worth the extra effort?

Swee anot? I write aunty agony style for you lei.

Twist that tongue for me.

This is the story of four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. Consequently, it wound up that Nobody told Anybody, so Everybody blamed Somebody.

Loco loco.

I just had this MSN conversation with a friend who was rather disgruntled by the actions of her boyfriend. My general understanding of the situation was that, in summary, he lied to her that he was studying and having supper thereafter when he was actually livin' la vida loca down at Ministry; she found out, she took him to task for it, everyone ends up getting extremely pissed and emotional.

Now, it isn't in my nature to sit in front of the laptop and pretend to be sympathetic - that just ain't me. Sure, I listen when people have gripes about stuff, but I try to maintain an objective stance on situations; basically, I often drop counterarguments when I ought to be sitting quiet and consoling the distressed soul on the other end of the conversation.

So it was that I went about harping on how many boyfriends avoid telling their girlfriends they club because its kinda a dual-bind situation whereby 1. you tell you die, or 2. you don't tell, she find out, you also die... But at least got chance she won't find out, see? I know it's not exactly the best thing to say to someone who's distressed, but I can't help being me, alright? As far as i'm concerned, reason is the only true sovereign in life - everything can and ought to be reasoned out.

Anyway, at some point of time the spotlight shifted abruptly to the issue of this not being the first time she'd caught him - heavy emphasis being laid upon "NOT first time ah! NOT FIRST TIME" My response to this was to again apply the laws of common sense by pointing out that ALL relationships will face deception and lies at some point of time, because nobody's perfect (and more importantly, ALL women lie - but I didn't say that, of course). I even ladled on a teeny bit of humor/sarcasm by replying that she'd better not tell me its the SECOND time (because I thought that'd be kinda over-the-top to profile someone as a compulsive liar on the basis of 2 misdeeds).

Hrmph. Its a case of either my common sense malfunctioning, or girls not having any common sense to begin with, because my cheap attempt at sarcasm ironically turned out to be true.

This reminds me of that book title - Why Men Lie and Why Women Cry, or something. So most guys I know have lied to their partners to go clubbing before - so what? If as a girlfriend you lose your cool everytime your boy heads down to a club for some fun, what dya really expect? You honestly expect him to willingly put himself through the girlfriend shredder everytime he wants to visit Zouk? Face it - everyone lies at some point or another, so what makes your partner somehow more immune to such phenomena?

Ultimately the question is about mutual trust, innit? And seeing as to how trust seems a scarce (and highly idealistic) commodity in most relationships, methinks that this once again reinforces peoples'choice to stay single as a pretty damned good one.

Girls are emo-freaks, guys are all selfish bastards, and i'm happy to straddle the fence and watch the firefight, thank you very much.

Money No Enough? Money No Enough.

Were I to ask you if money meant everything, I haven't the slightest disillusion that you'd reply with anything other than a quick and emphatic 'no' (discounting of course the chain of Huh's, What-a-dumb-question's and What-the-fark's which inevitably follow such an obvious question).Is it such an inane question to pose, really?
I'm sure you'll have met people who'd reply in similar fashion within a heartbeat of being asked, before going on to bemoan the inability to afford their latest escape. Clothes, maybe. Clubbing. Cigarettes. Video games. Cars. Phones. Girls. Drink.
I'm just throwing ideas out right now. You get the picture.
Can you be happy and be broke at the same time? Sure - just look at me. If you can't think of any friends whom you've ever known to proclaim as such, then i'm your milestone man - as with all people, i'd love a briefcase with a million bucks to magically appear at my bedside tomorrow morning, but otherwise let it be known that Shaunie-sama is for all reasons and purposes quite happily broke.
See... The way I look at it, there're 2 parts to money and happiness. And before you start thinking i'm hoarding some great piece of wisdom - no, i'm not, the 2 parts are money and happiness, respectively. Think of them as seperate entities, for now.
Only le freaking stupid could've ever come up with the theory that money can't buy happiness - Monumental. Pile. Of. Royalfreakingbullshit. Obviously temporary happiness is derived from my sudden acquisition of a Maserati Coupe, so who're we kidding here? So the purists argue that temporal happiness isn't true happiness - oh alright, you win, you can return to your little fantasy realm now, freak-you-very-much.
Some people have the good fortune to be born into a life whereby money and happiness are easily acquired, or already staples in the household; well, good for them - they have my sincerest jealousies well-wishes.
Some people have shitloads of money but zilch happiness. Naturally, we'd have to define happiness in order to ascertain its presence... But i'm generally of the opinion that if you've a set of parents who couldn't care less about you, you'd be a pretty deprived of the happiness of familial warmth, and ergo all the money in the world wouldn't really make you a complete person because you'd never understand what it truly meant to find joy in a relative, or a spouse, or your child. Hey - this happens; i'm citing this example from someone I know.
As for the last alternative... Let's see:I'm broke.I'm happy.Voila! Presto! Alakazam! And we have a winner, folks!
Because happiness is subjective to definition, I shall simply rattle off reasons for my current state:
Firstly, i'm not sick anymore - I was getting abit worried at the lengthy tenure of the flu, really. Naturally, you can consider this a really minor reason to be happy, and extremely short-termed in nature.
Secondly, i'm significantly unburdened by any commitments or constraints. Maybe you are too. Why aren't you happy, then? How many opportunities does one have in life to exist free as a bird (figuratively), not needing to heed some demand or pull of higher authority and/or responsibility? Enjoy freedom while you can, dove.
Thirdly, i'm finding gazillions of things to do everyday, within or without the house. I've never had any problems with the common complaint that Singapore's a boring place; Granted, you usually require a car to reach all the hard-to-get places, but once you have one... Boring? How could I ever proclaim Singapore to be boring if I hadn't even explored every nook and cranny thoroughly? All the so-called haunted places? All the run-down shops, ancient with cobwebbed trinkets? All the heights with beautifully panoramic views of the night sky and city lights? All the great places to eat? Plenty of these don't cost much or don't even cost at all. And don't even get me started on the things you can do at home.
Of course, there is one last equation we haven't sorted out yet, and that's having no money AND no happiness. Well, g'luck to you mate - I hope it's simply because you aren't trying hard enough, because i'd hate to see fate stack itself up against anyone. It's the phenomenon of the Gambler's Ruin - the house always wins.
Take a step back from materialistic outlooks, take one towards examining yourself; there're always friends you've neglected, things you've procrastinated on, promises you haven't kept - stuff like that. More often than not, i've found that effort buys greater stakes than mere dollars and cents, thereby explaining why someone as broke as I am can still dish out a mean and extremely memorable birthday gift if I so choose to.
Summary? Being happy and content need not cost a cent, even if the presence of many many cents would probably contribute to a much more... all-rounded form of happiness. JAJAJA.

Middle name's Lost. Just like summer rain.

There was a kid I knew once - brightly idealistic chap, walked with a bounce in his step, saw the world through the hues of springtime warmth. Granted, he started pondering life at a rather young age - recesses were sometimes spent strolling the school driveway and discussing life with a friend - but really, life was... Well, life was a massive playground to him. Studies were effortless, friends were everywhere, ignorance of everything irrelevant was bliss.I state the obvious when I say that he grew up - in truth, Neverland exists as a bedtime myth and Father Time waits for no man. Like you, he faced all the pains of growing up: teenage acne, a constant and inexplicable desire to rebel against authority, the pubescent problems of sexuality, innumerable encounters with school disciplinary authorities... whatever have you, and whatever have you not.And through it all, he maintained that irrepressibly optimistic view on the ups and downs of life. He thought of himself as unbeatable, invincible... Blessed. Fantastically idealistic; superbly naive, but too far gone to care. He believed that given his potential and the right opportunities, he could change the world to suit his desires.Fast forward to a recent past, whereby he experienced love and knew great loss, one that embittered him drastically, and one that I see no need to reiterate once more. It will be sufficient to say this: reality pays back tenfold for attempts to escape its prison, and he'd buried himself under a lifetime of romanticised ideals in order to flee.So where do we stand now, and what do we have left?A pessimist or an optimist? But surely it's more complex than such a simple dichotomy.A hollow shell? Impossible, because ultimately everyone bears substance.Maturity? But what is mature to you may not be mature to me. If maturity is subjective, can anyone ever be considered mature?Weathered, then - wiser to the workings of the world, and a lot less innocent and idealistic than before...... But that's not right, because i'm still idealistic; I cannot escape it, because the choice I made then is irreversible now. And so I overcompensate by being disgustingly cynical - cynical of all things good in life, of all things involving ideals. Of luck and coincidence as farce. Of happiness as transient. Of religion as fiction. Of love as the ultimate game where the house always wins.Tell me please - what happened to that boy from oh so long ago? Where is the irrepressible bounce in his step now? Since when did the hues of spring and summer evolve into the dull haze of alcoholic inebriation? Because I tell you now, that there is no real pride to be derived from being labelled a cynic - I wanna believe in something, anything, anyone... Without having to beat myself down with second-guesses, third-guesses, doubt and skepticism.Why have I become the way I am? I don't know, really. It's stupid to pigeonhole it as arising from one failed relationship, and you'd be equally as stupid to even attempt thinking it. And that's the thing - I don't know why I am the way I am.What was the catalyst for my change? Who was responsible? Was it her? Is it you? Is it me?It gets kinda sad looking back and thinking, 'Why am I shooting down everything good that comes my way? Aren't all good things invisible to the eye? What happened to following my heart?'I really don't know what went wrong. Something got broken and I just can't fix it.Isn't it paradoxical that i'm searching for an explanation as to why I cannot stop attempting to explain my life?

A and V.

While the individual man is an insolvable puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical capacity.
You can, for example, never foretell what any one man will do, but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to.

Signing out,
The sign of six.

Experiencing tunnel vision,

Just outta curiousity: How many times have you ever wished you could just be someone else?

I'm not saying that I do; it's just that it's something i've often thought about - being someone else. Well, not someone else per se, but just... a change of heart? a change of mind? a change of character? You get what I mean, don't you...?

One wonders if there's such a thing as an inner person. Cliched, yes (somehow I inevitably drift towards dissecting cliches, don't I?)... But stop to give it some thought. Could there really be some innate personality which defines the way you are and the way you behave? What philosophers have debated for ages over - the existence of the 'soul', or the 'form'.

Or are we the creations of our upbringings, the products of the mould of society around us? If that were the case, then we might arguably be able to change ourselves if we're determined enough, correct?

I haven't really met any personalities from the 2nd category; as such, i'm somewhat pressed to agree with the 1st logic - that there's something inside each of us which predetermines who we are. From personal experience too, I can't help but agree with it - there've been many points of time along the road whereby I wish I could swap the (general) nice-guy persona for one of... well, I wouldn't mind being my cousin. Heh.

I'm not saying anything, mind you.

Question: The one and only response i've ever gotten when telling people how I wish I could be somebody else (discounting silence, of course) goes something along the lines of "But you're great just the way you are!". The thing is... So? I thought about it for abit, and my frank conclusion is that people who tell me that i'm 'great just the way I am' either

1.) say it's so because it's the only socially-correct thing to say at that point of time.

2.) say it's so because they cannot comprehend the possibility of the person in front of them behaving in any alternate manner, which leads on to...

3.) say it's so because they subconsciously desire to reinforce the stability of their lives: no-one really wants friends who change like the weather.

You might say that i'm just being overly negative. Well... Once again, think it through carefully - what i'm saying is that people act out of self-interest, and therefore seldom do we find a truly selfless/altruistic action in life. For instance, if you were to quote the example of social volunteers/helpers as a counterargument - while that isn't materially rewarding, it's certainly intrinsically rewarding to the person who performs it, however that may be.

I'm off tangent. So basically, my point is that people inevitably do things with their own self-interests (perhaps unconsciously) at heart, and therefore I ought not to listen to people who tell me to stay the same, because thats just a load of bullshit.

I've given you a justification as to why this problem ought not to be tackled from the perspectives of others, but from one's own viewpoint. Can you change your entire system of being if you so chose to? That's the question from me. I haven't seen examples otherwise, and so I patiently await enlightenment upon my doorstep.


Bless my soul. Love me so.

For no apparent reason.

In all honesty, i miss it. The memories and all that jibes and jazz.
Well, here i am. Returning from ground zero after an indefinite period of seclusion.
You miss me, definitely. We'll have a good time. Great time.
On board ship, fellas.