Rioting moods

2011-01-28T22:38:00.001+08:00

Overwhelmed with assignments from Digital Media & Media Relations :(

2010-10-21T15:12:00.001+08:00

Time to stop thinking for others and start worrying for myself.

2010-10-18T21:30:00.000+08:00

Why is it so hard.. why

2010-10-18T00:10:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday you. :)

2010-09-24T13:38:00.001+08:00

Twelve, eleven, ten. Tis' the day I'll be a happy man.

2010-09-01T15:54:00.001+08:00

I'm a bucket of emotions; you're a bucket.

2010-07-24T23:56:00.000+08:00

Life hasn't been this sweet till now :)

2010-07-15T21:23:00.001+08:00

Can't wait for Australia! 19 days of unadulterated joy!

2010-06-17T00:52:00.004+08:00

Just attended an smu tennis exco meeting recently with the president and there would be some exco restructuring for the upcoming semester based on an election and voting system.

And i'm glad to announce that... i'm the newly appointed captain for the smu recreational team!

Thanks to all for this distinguished opportunity!

Here's the new smu tennis logo:

2010-06-11T17:03:00.002+08:00

Ok time to revive my blog. I'm only doing this cos' i'm gonna end work in 10 mins time and i don't feel like doing anymore work. Well, i certainly hope this counts as reviving my blog cos i don't have any inspiration to pen down anything as of now (maybe later). At least it's still an update yeah!

Hope this happiness isn't short-lived.

k bye for now.

2010-04-06T15:13:00.000+08:00

I could use some weed right now

2010-03-07T18:28:00.000+08:00

sch's a chore isn't it?

2010-02-01T21:15:00.001+08:00

Some things just aren't meant to be.

2010-01-18T10:33:00.001+08:00

Starts today!

2010-01-06T21:50:00.004+08:00

The Ever Changing World

Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.

Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.

It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.

2009-12-21T01:35:00.001+08:00

Guess what?

Linkin Park won the International Artist Award of Asia on MTV Asia Awards 2008.

Hurrahhh

2009-12-16T01:14:00.002+08:00

For the past few wks, i've caught paranomal activity (fucking gd), 2012, couples retreat, new moon, and a christmas carol 3D (a total waste of time).

Paranormal Activity's worth mentioning cos' it's not the typical horror flick tt u'd anticipate. Thumbs up.

2009-12-06T01:32:00.002+08:00

Finally got my 1st A+ of my university stint. I know.. i'm equally dumbfounded.. and.. it's for a module that I'd initially wanted to give up studying cos' we had to study the whole textbook in addition to our professor's slides - Marketing Research. Hope i'll do well for the rest of my papers too!

2009-12-03T14:48:00.003+08:00

Just had a meeting with the smu tennis exco members and i'm honored to be bestowed with the "Vice-Captain" title while still undertaking the duties of a marketing director when the term starts. Yeah double duties.. I'm not sure whether i'm up to it but i guess i'll do my best. Thanks for the opportunity!

2009-11-19T13:00:00.004+08:00

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London (22 Nov - 29 Nov 2009)

This tournament features a stellar lineup of 8 top-performing tennis stars vying for the ultimate championship trophy. I just can't wait.

The weather's so fucking unpredictable nowadays.. It was hell sunny this morning and it's pouring as if the entire Singapore's on fire now. I really really hope the weather's gonna be fine tmr morning during training cos' i've been waiting the whole week for this!

2009-11-17T23:27:00.003+08:00

I'm holding my annual xmas party at my place on the 23rd of Dec but this time it's for my SMU friends. Bring along a gift for the gift exchange yeah!

Took me qt sometime to do up this poster.. but it was rather enjoyable. At least it takes me away from my books for awhile.

2009-11-16T01:57:00.001+08:00

2009 Paris ATP Masters 1000

He brought the house down.

2009-10-26T11:15:00.003+08:00

1st it was sending the car back only when my movie was supposed to start, and i was 20mins late for the movie; but tts not even the highlight. I'd to go earlier to get the tickets for my friends cos I was the one who'd made the booking and cos of this, they were late for the movie as well.

Then, it was bringing a bunch of fucking loser friends back on sunday night till the wee hrs of monday and creating so much clamor that I cldn't slp and had to miss my morning class today. I was supposed to wake up at 630 and needed to study for a test tmr after my morning class so sufficient sleep was paramount. And seriously, who in the right frame of mind would bring barbarians back on sunday night and hang out till late when you yourself have got a morning class the next day and when everyone else living under the same roof has work or classes? You must be a fucking retard or just plain stupid or both.

How fucked up can you get? I'm just this close to losing it; step on my toes again and i'll make u pay. Mark my words fucker.

2009-10-22T20:43:00.004+08:00

Got a new racket through my coach for $259 - Wilson K Six One Team. It's heavier, provides more power, and has a greater stability upon contact with the ball. Can't wait for training tmr after a week of tests (3 to be exact), reports, and presentations.

Night Safari was a blast. The trail of horror was fun and you could hear ludicrously ear-splitting shrieks from spooked-out visitors along the way. What's night safari without halloween... it's certainly worth a visit once a year!

2009-10-09T21:51:00.002+08:00

Caught Defending the Caveman @ the Singapore Repertory Theatre on sat. I wouldn't say that it was bad but neither was it worth the $35 bucks I'd paid for it cos the jokes were entertaining but it was a solo comedy with a fairly plain stage set.

I'm going ballistic over the tons of exams, reports, presentations, and tests these few weeks.

On a side note, I'm catching phobia 2 tmr!

2009-10-05T19:58:00.001+08:00

Fuck projects la

2009-10-02T18:20:00.002+08:00

Phobia 2 has been received with raving reviews and i'm gonna watch it next wk! Horror has always been my favorite genre for movies. yeah

2009-09-26T23:29:00.002+08:00

Went to swensen's@Ion with K after my training ytd for their ice-cream & dessert buffet. The ice-cream was pleasing to the palate but the cakes weren't. Oh and they have great waffles too. Celebrated jac's bdae at nite @ Chin Lee restaurant (some place in the east) and bowling at E-hub after that. Supper at simpang wasn't that great cos' the beef in my fried beef kway teow tasted like dog meat or sth.

Caught Accident just now before K went for her F1 modelling stint @ swissotel stamford. I don't normally catch Chinese movies but we wanted to catch a movie and decided to choose between 2 movies that we've never heard of - Accident & Whiteout. We went with Accident cos' it sounded like a horror/thriller flick but it turned out to be a somewhat boring Chinese show zzzz.

2009-09-20T17:09:00.002+08:00

I wanna watch ATP Malaysian Open eh who wants to go to KL with me. The final match will be on the 4th of October (Sunday) and many top players will be there! Robin Soderling, Fernando Verdasco, Nikolay Davydenko, Gael Monfils, and Lleyton Hewit will all be there to display their stellar groundstrokes!

2009-09-20T15:30:00.002+08:00

Went to butter with chung, david and zhaoming on fri and i had a lil too much vodka raspberry. Yeah i puked for the 3rd time this month. I'm fucking gonna abstain from alcohol for at least a month to keep my liver healthy. So if you're a friend please stop me from drinking the next time. Thanks

Caught the ugly truth @ vivo ytd with Kelly and it's a definite must-watch romantic comedy. Katherine Heigl's just so fucking hilarious. Went to sentosa to catch songs of the sea and den back to vivo for dinner @ marche with yvonne and jason. After that yvonne had to go support her friends perform a striptease @ Taboo as a forfeit and we just followed. It was seriously an eye-opener but it was boring like fuck cos the music was like an amalgam of house+trance+techno and there were only 2 tables for ppl to sit and drink so we left after abt an hour there to my place to hangout.

Had a game of tennis this morning and my relatives will be over ltr for a potluck dinner party. And yes, Sentosa with the usuals tmr but it's not confirmed yet as of now.

I'm so fucking tired. Happy hari raya pusa/haji to everyone.

2009-09-15T13:19:00.002+08:00

US Open 2009 Men's Singles Champion - Juan Martin del Potro defeated 5-time champion and world no.1 Roger Federer in 5 sets.

US Open 2009 Women's Singles Champion - Kim Clijsters defeated world no.9 Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.

It has been an incredible Grand Slam with multiple upsets and great drama. This had to be the best Grand Slam for the year.

2009-09-14T23:44:00.000+08:00

The usuals celebrated my bdae on sat nite. Thanks to nicole for planning!

2009-09-14T21:03:00.005+08:00

It's funny how we managed to juggle 8 or 9 subjects when we were young and not complain; while we can barely cope with 4 to 5 as the years creep up on us slowly, but surely. Instead of inheriting greater wisdom, we're actually acquiring lesser knowledge than before; and our goals in life have dwindled to a single aspiration - work (juxtaposed with play). What else is out there besides living on a fixed income and donating your soul to the cauldron of politics? When we get on in years, our pliant minds will be succumbed to the gimmicks of crooks and swindlers; our eyes will get weary from boredom; we will be plagued by innumerable variants of illnesses; we will be unable to control our bowels; we will have a proclivity to throw tantrums; etc etc.

By growing old, we're not aging per se; we're becoming more childlike, becoming younger.

Aren't we then uncannily similar to Benjamin Button? Or are we not?

2009-09-13T15:10:00.002+08:00

Kelly :)

Finally caught Final Destination 3D; and the storyline's still the same as FD 1,2, & 3. Damn boring.. but at least it's still much better than Thirst. Thirst is like....... what the fuck.

2009-09-10T16:45:00.007+08:00

Finally a proper update. Been so busy lately.

Met up with ivy, swee, and jeremy last thurs to celebrate my bdae. Went to cross keys for dinner.

Had dinner with my family on Friday @ Pan Pacific Hotel. Met my cousins at Timbre @Arts House for drinks and music thereafter.

Met up with shereen, yvonne, jason, tianle, melanie, and kelly on sat. Yvonne and Shereen planned a day's worth of activities and the nicest thing was tt it was an all-expense-paid day's worth of activities (ranging from bowling, arcade, movies, etc etc)! It's not very nice of me to just plainly accept it but they just kept rejecting my efforts of paying. Dinner was supp to be at some Jap restaurant but i thought that Mariner's Corner would be a better place for a group gathering so I brought them there. They wanted to surprise me with a cake at the jap restaurant but they had to lug it to the new destination instead. Haha. After tt, they came over to my place for drinking and mahjong and what nots.

It was a day filled with fun and laughter, and it was really my most memorable bdae celebration ever. I always thought that the length of a friendship determines the strength of it but clearly enough, I was wrong. It wasn't the activities; but rather, the company that dictated the intensity of exhilaration experienced that particular day.

And yes, I certainly can't forget how much i'd vomited that eventful day.

Had to wear this "Birthday Boy" badge the whole day and I must say tt it'd garnered lotsa unnecessary attention!

Will be celebrating with the usuals this fri and my bmt mates on sat.

Tt aside, I've got 2 tests and a report due next week. what the fuck, seriously.

2009-09-04T18:48:00.000+08:00

My sincere thanks to everyone for the well wishes!

2009-08-30T23:45:00.000+08:00

US Open 2009 commences tmr!

2009-08-24T21:13:00.004+08:00

Met up with yvonne, shereen, tianle, jason, and melanie on sat to catch UP 3D and I must say that even though i've not been an advocate of cartoons or animations, this is one of the few animations to watch. Their 3D effects aren't exceptional so the usual cinematic experience should suffice.

Went to essential brew for dinner thereafter and then it was my place for mahjong. Damn, I've never made any earnings from mahjong sessions in the past and as of sat, this proposition still stands. In fact, I had to incur a deficit of $3.70. i know it's not alot but it's cos we were playing with a base capital of $12; so if we were to play big, i'd probably lose the car or sth. Oh well. I suck at mj.

Federer clinched the championship trophy in Cincinnati yesterday at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters after defeating 4th seed, Novak Djokovic in straight sets. It was his 4th ATP World Tour title of the year and 8th win against Djokovic.

2009-08-21T22:38:00.005+08:00

And so my marketing efforts had paid off. Just take a look at the registration list and you'll know.. there were around 90 people who came down to our tennis booth to register.

On a side note, I was involved in a minor accident along holland road today. I accidentally hit the rear of an old toyota cos the driver (an old man) didn't dare to drive out of the filter lane due to a menacing oncoming bus. Upon seeing the bus, he started accelerating but decided to brake after a few secs. And so, seeing that he had decided to go ahead and beat the bus to it, I released my brakes and kept my eyes focused on the bus, trying to beat the bus too. But that was when I bumped the ass of his toyota. Seriously old man, pump up your guts. You put our gender to shame.

Ok it wasn't a big deal cos both our cars'd only incurred a minor dent that aren't visible from afar; but i had to compensate him cos' by law i was the one who'd hit him from behind. Fucking hell.

2009-08-19T17:32:00.005+08:00

Spent the whole of last nite and this morning rushing the artwork for 2 tennis emailers; to be sent out to everyone in smu in time for Friday's CCA Day - Vivace 2009. Looks like my photoshop skills aren't too bad afterall.

I'll be stationed at the tennis booth from 10am -1pm on Fri so if you're interested in joining do drop by. However, we'll be holding trials to determine if you have what it takes to join the team. Anyhow, just sign up alright.

2009-08-17T22:55:00.003+08:00

The new world number 2 dethroned Nadal from the spot after winning the Rogers Masters in Montreal, Canada defeating Juan Martin Del Portro in 3 sets. He currently holds 9,250 points just 1,790 points shy from the world number 1, Roger Federer.

Hurray Murray.

2009-08-16T15:40:00.004+08:00

Family Tea Party.

Food. Cousins. Family. Sweet.

2009-08-16T15:36:00.001+08:00

Family dinner with cousins at The Buffet Restaurant @ M Hotel

2009-08-12T22:17:00.002+08:00

I'd been channel surfing alot lately and i happened to catch snippets of "My Sweet 16" on MTV; it's fucking inexplicable (ok she's filthy rich) how some girl can spend $300,000 on her sweet 16 bdae party complete with chingay floats, dancers, magician making her appear and what not. Her gift from her dad was a $100,000 jaguar sports mobil which amounts to $400,000 on the total bill.

I think her dad will have to mortgage their house for her 21st bdae. But then again, it's just peanuts to them.

It's damn cool nevertheless.

2009-08-11T20:33:00.004+08:00

The eagerly anticipated final between top seed Andy Roddick and defending champion Juan Martin Del Potro did not disappoint on Sunday, in Washington, D.C., as second seed (6th in the world) Del Potro successfully defended his Legg Mason Tennis Classic title with a thrilling 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) victory over the American in the final of the ATP World Tour 500 tennis tournament.
Source: www.atpworldtour.com

US Open 2009 looms.

2009-08-08T01:09:00.002+08:00

For the past week, i've caught ice age 3, the hangover, harry potter, public enemies, and GI Joe.

GI Joe's superb. U gotta catch it.

2009-07-30T21:03:00.003+08:00

3 Birthdays in 2 weeks

Delon's 22nd @ Outback Steakhouse. The Bushman Shroom's simply great. It's like xiao long bao when you bite it.

Yvonne's 21st @ Beaulieu House (situated within Sembawang Park)

She got some of her frens to give a speech about her; and... I was one of them.

Shereen's 21st @ Cafe Del Maar, Sentosa

There's another bdae coming this week. Man i'm broke.

2009-07-15T21:13:00.003+08:00

I've been doing so much writing at work that i feel like i'm the senior editor of Food Republic & DTF. Ever since i did my first writeup of Food Opera on the last page of the Food republic booklet, it has always been "Roy, you can really write well.. can you do a writeup for this?" or "for that, and this?" and "oh for this and this and that and that too?" I'm like a copywriting machine churning out press releases after press releases... articles after articles.. I've got so much to write that I had to bring them back to do for the past 2 weeks.

Here's what I had to write for these 2 weeks: individual writeups for the media clipping boards of 26 tenants (of food opera), individual descriptions of 5 sculptures that will be engraved on gold plaques at Food Opera (I had to fabricate stories behind the sculptures can you believe it!), 4 writeups for 4 different kinds of cuisines (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian), 4 paragraphs of "The Evolution of Street Hawkers" (Early 1900s, mid 19th Century, Late 1900s, Modern Day) - all of which are to be placed in frames with illustrations at Food Opera, and a warning letter to an existing tenant for defaulting our service standards.

For a moment, I thought I was interning at sph.

Food Opera will be officially opening its doors on the 21st of July (next tues). Be sure to read the articles on the walls as well as the descriptions of the sculptures cos' they were all written by me. Hah

2009-07-10T23:00:00.003+08:00

Been wanting to put this up just after the match but i was too tired and the past few days have been really hectic. Oh wells here it is.

Champion of Wimbledon 2009 Men's Singles and the greatest tennis player in history with 15 grand slam titles beating pete sampras's record of 14. For a moment, i thought Roddick would stand a chance but he blew it. Guess luck favors the stars sometimes.

The match was worth every minute of it. It was the 1st time i've seen Roddick play so superbly well in years.

2009-07-05T00:00:00.007+08:00

The all-time favorite Steamed Chilli Crab Dumplings are back at all Din Tai Fung outlets from 1st July to 31st August. I was told to write the press release and come up with a headline for the above product and it's featured in all our Chilli Crab Dumplings advertisement collaterals! heh.
I've tried it myself and it's simply mouthwatering.

Spice Up Your Palate!

Singapore, 1 July 2009 – In conjunction with Singapore Food Festival, Din Tai Fung offers a gastronomic dining experience with the much anticipated Steamed Chilli Crab Dumplings. Inspired by Singaporeans’ all-time favorite delicacy, these Chilli Crab Dumplings will set to tantalize your taste buds with the use of traditional piquant condiments; to stir in a hint of local flavor and that extra touch of perfection.

At 40% larger than the signature Xiao Long Bao (Steamed Pork Dumplings), this palatable delight consists of a concoction of spicy, succulent crabmeat and steaming consommé ensconced within a delicate, translucent skin.

For the 4^th year running, our master chefs are proud to present these exquisite dumplings to you again!

The Chilli Crab Dumplings are available at all Din Tai Fung outlets from 1 July 2009 to 31 August 2009.

Price: $6 per portion (4 pcs)

2009-07-04T23:35:00.003+08:00

Serena William's (left) is officially the reigning champion of Wimbledon 2009 in the Women's Singles Championships. She defeated defending champion, sister Venus Williams (right) in straight sets 7-6, 6-2. They will be playing for the double's trophy later in the day. It was rather an unexpected win as Venus Williams never lost a set in this yr's Wimbledon Championships prior to the finals; however, Serena Williams brought up a better game and deserves the crown.

2009-07-04T13:59:00.004+08:00

Andy Roddick has earned his ticket to the wimbledon finals after dashing the hopes of the British locals by defeating Britain's home favourites, Andy Murray. The last British who'd won Wimbledon on home soil was 73 years ago by Fred Perry. Looks like they gotta wait another year for a new historical record to be made.

I'm definitely disappointed that Murray couldn't get a chance to win Wimbledon but nevertheless, it was an exciting match to watch and he'd played well; just not well enough.

Roddick will be facing off with Federer in the finals held on Sunday. Catch it live on Star Sports!

2009-06-27T00:08:00.001+08:00

The demise of the stellar King of Pop is ever so hard to believe.

2009-06-25T22:54:00.002+08:00

Juan Martin Del Potro seeded No. 6 in the world has been edged out of wimbledon by former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt. What a major upset.

2009-06-20T16:35:00.004+08:00

World No.1 Rafael Nadal has announced that he'll be withdrawing from Wimbledon 2009 due to recurring knee injuries. He was diagnosed with tendinitis in both quadriceps tendons as well as a small amount of fluid on the kneecaps.

Looks like fed's gonna win it again. Who knows? Murray may have a shot at it too.

For more info, log on to www.wimbledon.org

2009-06-19T21:46:00.003+08:00

Wimbledon 2009 commences on the 22nd of June.. Will Federer clinch his 15th grand slam title and beat Pete Sampras's record of 14 in the history of tennis?

Speaking of federer, I just dreamt that I met him at the french open last nite and he autographed my t shirt or sth cant rmbr. The thing is, i'm not even a fan of him. Andy Murray winning his first grand slam should be THE dream. WtfI've been wanting to buy this wimbledon polo t but after including freight charges, gst and airport taxes, it'll most probably amount to abt S$250 - S$300. I don't know if I wanna pay so much for a polo t. I know that it's by Ralph Lauren but.. I don't know la.

2009-06-14T23:01:00.002+08:00

Murray bt James Blake in straight sets on the grass court to clinch the Aegon Championships trophy today. Looks like he stands a great chance of winning in Wimbledon. He's the player to watch.

2009-06-09T21:21:00.001+08:00

He fought. He persevered. He truimphed.

Winner of The French Open 2009.

2009-06-09T21:18:00.003+08:00

Tea Party 2.

2009-06-06T22:45:00.004+08:00

No. 7 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated World no. 1, Dinara Safina in straight sets to clinch the championship trophy in Roland Garros, Paris.

Congratulations to Kuznetsova for winning her 2nd Grand Slam - the French Open!

2009-06-05T21:37:00.003+08:00

Gary's 20 sth bdae. Marina barrage. Roger's place.

2009-06-02T21:03:00.006+08:00

And there I thought my picture was small. I just got recognized by the breadtalk staff @ Raffles city when I went in to buy a piece of bread for breakfast tmr while waiting for the bus to come.

I just realised that the promotion started yesterday and the posters should be up at all the outlets then.

Breadtalk staff: Eh! you look like the guy in the poster!

Me: *Silent*

Breadtalk staff: Really look alike leh.. is it you?!

*Everyone stares at me and the poster and my bread*

Me: Er.. ye..yes. tts me.. hahah

Breadtalk staff: wah.. you want discount?

Me: Don't need la.. it's ok. Thanks.

Like not paiseh. I was just buying 1 pc of bread for breakfast... discount what sai.

But honestly, I think the photo's qt small.. unless you really go and look at who's in it. Oh wells.

I thought I saw nicole at Aljunied station on my way home just now. Not sure if it was her though.

Defending champions of The French Open, Nadal & Ivanovic both got booted out of the tournament on the same fateful day. What a stunner.

2009-06-01T23:04:00.005+08:00

I know. This photo's the epitome of grotesqueness.. but it's on breadtalk's website and it'll be on the posters of all breadtalk outlets either this wk or nxt wk. Thankfully it's small. It was the creative director's idea.. "turn your head and wink while eating the bread" and it became a somewhat orgasmic shot. Thanks alot. Really.

Anyhow, submit creative photos of you eating bread and stand a chance to win a pair of return tickets to japan!

For more info, click on the banner at breadtalk's website: www.breadtalk.com

2009-05-31T23:54:00.003+08:00

Robin Soderling just defeated the 4 time defending champion, Rafael Nadal in 4 sets; Nadal is out of the tournament! yeah!

With djokovic and nadal out of the french open, murray draws closer to his 1st grand slam win in Paris.. but not without a fight from his arch nemesis, Roger Federer.

2009-05-31T22:19:00.002+08:00

Photo taken with my assistant manager (center) and manager (right) at the media launch of DTF's Xiao Long Tang Bao last Wednesday @ DTF Raffles City.

2009-05-31T02:44:00.001+08:00

Top seeds elena dementieva, novak djokovic and venus williams are out! wad the fuck

2009-05-27T20:14:00.001+08:00

Honestly, who cares about the fucking quizzes you guys take?

2009-05-26T22:03:00.006+08:00

Wandy's Wedding
I wish them a blissful marriage!

2009-05-24T22:00:00.003+08:00

Very often, we view heroes as people of distinguished courage or ability, people who have saved lives, or in the context of our modern world - people with supernatural abilities.

I caught a snippet of a documentary on the History Channel titled, "Memories of the Manilla battle". The "Manilla battle" was, as a matter of fact, referring to the japanese invasion during WWII. Many of the survivors interviewed had lost their loved ones to the senseless killings of japanese soldiers; each and every one of them had tears trickling down their cheeks, as they relived the harrowing moments of their past. It was undeniably the nadir of their lives. I thought to myself: "How much they must've hated the Japanese!"

I was wrong.

"It was not their fault, for they were only following orders. Forgive and forget.. I can only leave them to God."

"I regretted taking revenge on them with that machine gun. I believe in God, but what I'd done was unacceptable to Him."

These were the true words of the survivors, whom their friends and family were massacred by the harbingers of death - the Japanese.

In all honor and glory, they're my heroes.

I woke up this morning with tears welling up in my eyes. Vivid images of my grandfather had flashed past in a haphazard manner. Granddad, I miss you.

2009-05-24T19:14:00.002+08:00

The French Open 2009 has officially commenced.

The game is on!

2009-05-22T21:30:00.003+08:00

Forbidden city @ clark quay last sat

2009-05-18T21:13:00.006+08:00

Ok some very overdue pics. Yina's 21st no i mean 23rd bdae.

O'Town @ Playground, Harry's, Dbl O, Rebel

2009-05-17T11:50:00.000+08:00

I still can't believe del potro beat murray in the madrid open. wtf

2009-05-14T21:40:00.004+08:00

Sometimes the journey on a bus can be a game of musical chairs.

Who says Singaporeans aren't a gracious lot? I was on my way home and found a seat in the bus. Then there was this frail-looking emanciated old man who boarded the bus at the next stop; instinctively, I gave up my seat so that he wouldn't fall and break his brittle bones. At the subsequent stops, more senior citizens, parents with kids, and pregnant women boarded the bus. Soon everyone started giving up their seats and it became somewhat comical. And then it started to piss me off.

Lady who gave up her seat: "You can have the seat"

Father of a toddler: "No, it's ok you can take the seat. Thx."

"No, no, please sit down."

[Shakes head and smiles]

[Lady refuses to sit down and looks away]

I was like.. Fuck. just take the God damn seat la. They were holding up the line of passengers who were waiting to board the bus cos the bus was extremely crowded; yet they had to pull such a stunt. Seriously, what a joke.

I mean it's gd to give up your seat to someone who needs it more but if he refuses, then don't bother. Why hold up the entire bus and put yourself in such a bad light. I really don't understand.

I say stop this "graciousness" cos you need it more than others.

No, i'm kidding.

2009-05-12T21:25:00.004+08:00

I just came back from my run and I realised tt over a short period of 3 wks, my 2.4 timing has improved by almost 2 mins from 12:40 to 10:50. I'm glad tt my effort has paid off cos I'd rilly drag myself to run every alternate day even when if my work ends late.

Here's my how my day fans out: I end work late everyday and when I reach home it's almost 845pm; and most of the time, i'll be too weary to even walk properly let alone, run. Factoring in time for my round trip to the canal, I'll be home around 940 for dinner. Afterwhich I'd do 3 sets of pullups and crunches.. All in all including showering time, I'd be done by 11pm. I'd then watch an hr of tv, and turn in at 12am. At 645am the next day, my new day starts.

It's not tt i'm not tired but I rilly wanna get at least a silver for my upcoming IPPT on the 13th of june. It's rilly tiring and I can't wait for it to be over!

2009-05-07T21:18:00.002+08:00

My coach just told us that we'll be participating in competitions in the nxt sem, which means we gotta train harder. Kinda good in a way cos it'll train our fitness and consistency.

As you know, i'm doing mktg & advertising for din tai fung and food republic; but i just received a call from the breadtalk mktg exec tt i'll be involved in breadtalk's Japan Festival event tmr @ Great World City. They'll need me to model for sth and for some photoshoot.. i'm not even clear abt what i'm needed to do but she just told me to dress up tmr for it. Oh well.. I guess it's gd cos i get to take my mind off work for awhile. heh

My laptop just broke down AGAIN. Note: AGAIN. Wtf's wrong with hp laps. Fucking durable la.

2009-05-04T22:28:00.002+08:00

French open runs from the 24th of may to the 7th of june... Nadal will seek to conquer the clay courts at Roland Garros, Paris, after being named the "King of Clay" and has proven it to the world yet again after emerging victorious in the Monte-Carlo Open as well as ytd's Finals in Rome, Italy.

Nadal's in perfect form and he'll most likely clinch his 5th victory after 4 consecutive wins at the French Open (2005-2008). Catch it on supersports.

On another note, Murray is finally World No. 3! Looks like his hard work all these while has paid dividends! I rmbr i mentioned tt Murray's gonna make it to world no. 3 soon in one of my previous posts, and after Djokovic's lost to Nadal in ytd's finals, he has been officially propelled to the no. 3 slot. Yeah!

2009-05-02T09:41:00.002+08:00

Finally got back my results.. my current gpa's sitting at 3.575 and it's an improvement from last sem's. It'll be harder to maintain this gpa now.

Oh yes my boss just told me tt the cd with the photos weren't delivered on time which is why the photos of the xiao long tang bao and me eating it weren't featured on today's zao bao, but she said she'll keep it for future use. Hahah oh well.. Not fated i guess.

2009-04-23T12:17:00.002+08:00

Went to town with yvonne on tues nite to look for my office attire but i'm telling you it's so damn hard to find a shirt tt fits me cos' their smallest size is the smallest european size and it's fucking huge. Tt's including zara btw.

Shereen joined us after tt for awhile before i sent them to the new butterfac at one fullerton. Was supp to go but i was so worn out from the running of errands for the past few days.

2009-04-23T02:08:00.003+08:00

My Bloody Valentine 3D. This is fucking hilarious.. robocop(s).

2009-04-23T01:57:00.003+08:00

Green day's new album - 21st Century Breakdown - will be coming out in May. Check out their single, "Know your enemy".

2009-04-20T13:11:00.005+08:00

And so, today officially marks the closure of my year 2 journey. I must say that I'd put in a hell lot more effort this term than any others, and im praying to yield bountiful rewards from it. If you heard me,thank you God, Amen.

I forgot to mention that i got the marketing intern position in breadtalk group pte ltd (which starts on 27th april). On hindsight, it's ironic how i didn't even want to go for the interview cos i was like wth breadtalk simi lj and i had so many projects due tt wk. And so... i didn't even prepare anything for the interview but thankfully i think i did well cos after 1.5 hrs of interview, i got selected out of 5 applicants. I guess it paid to listen in class during my FT and marketing mods.

Oh and during the interview the brand executive manager told me that food republic's gonna open 2 new branches along the orchard precinct and one of it (at ion orchard) will be opening in June; and that the intern will be busy taking part in the advertising, meeting of clients, copywriting, publicity, media and press releases, photoshoots, parties, events and what not. After the interview I was slapping myself for not preparing for the interview cos at tt juncture i rilly wanted the job, but luckily i did well enough to get picked! Thank God.

I don't know if i'm revealing too much about it cos i alr signed the contract of confidentiality and i'll be sued if i divulge any information regarding their expansion plans; but who cares this is a worthy cause for celebration.

Anw im surprised tt most of my friends think that the breadtalk grp is qt successful in their marketing campaigns and tt i'm fortunate to get selected, cos i rilly didn't think much of breadtalk (in the beginning, tt is). Now i'm honored to be given this opportunity; but with tt aside, I was told that there'll be lotsa work to do and i have to be prepared to work overtime. I hope i'll still have time for my friends and tennis.

Time to get clothes for work, and for now, it's time for tennis!

2009-04-16T20:20:00.004+08:00

The Inherent Price of Time

Naive and free we once were;

Playmates and toys we held so dear.

A mind ever free from woeful troubles,

Yet all we cared were the size of our bubbles.

People, cars, and morning dew,

Never failed to set our faces anew;

Where our tears of sorrow ceased to flow,

And our faces lit up in a resplendent glow.

As we trod down the road of wistful wisdom,

Our doubts and burdens were lined to Lisbon.

Feuds, accidents, and catastrophic floods,

Soon became the fear that flowed in our bloods.

As the sands of time does the bidding of nature,

We’re imperceptibly enthralled by sins and danger.

Now, says who we know not what our futures hold,

But the impending gloom and doom; be foretold.

- Roy

2009-04-11T02:06:00.002+08:00

I feel so underachieved; haven't accomplished anything great in these 22 years. I wanna live life to the fullest so that I won't look back and regret when i'm 70.. help the poor or sth. I need to do sth meaningful dammit!

2009-04-06T13:46:00.002+08:00

I've been receiving numerous calls from prudential, great eastern, AIA, and some advertising agencies requesting for me to turn up for an interview, but what the heck i didn't even apply for any positions in these companies. I wonder how they got hold of my contact details and even where i'm studying now. I don't know if it's a good or bad thing (given the current bleak economic climate) cos i'm not sure of the positions offered to me and it may just well be a scam.

2009-04-06T02:54:00.002+08:00

Murray beat djokovic 6-2, 7-5 to win the sony ericsson open in miami and secured another 1000 points. He was 1-4 behind djokovic in the second set but stepped up his game and took the second set as well as the championship trophy. He's just a step behind djokovic in the total no. of pts won now. Looks like he's gonna clinch the 3rd position in the world soon.. Great job murray.

Was playing tennis at singapore poly this morning and this coach who was playing with his friends decided to coach us for free today cos he said he saw the potential in us. Oh and he knows my coach too.. even though he's 20 odd years older than him.

Doubles match coming up on wed nite from 8-10pm with some ppl from the smu tennis team. yeahhh... need some time off studying for my upcoming exam - which is nxt mon btw. heh.

2009-04-06T01:07:00.002+08:00

I'm catching the sony ericsson open finals live on super sports now

Djokovic vs Murray.. I'll update the results after the match. Murray to win!

2009-04-04T13:55:00.003+08:00

I think i had a lil too much to drink. Feeling like fuck now.

2009-04-03T14:28:00.002+08:00

Andy Murray cruised into the semis after defeating Fernando Verdasco 6-1, 6-2. He'll be facing Del Potro next after Del Potro edged past world no.1 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Cool shit.

2009-04-02T21:02:00.003+08:00

There will be a face-off between Murray and Verdasco once again in the quarterfinals of the sony ericsson open in miami later today.

I'll definitely be rooting for Murray as he tries to avenge his Australian Open loss to Fernando Verdasco.

2009-04-01T21:15:00.006+08:00

Finally ive got some air to breathe. Just finished my last presentation today.. Sch hasn't been this fucking busy until this semester. I think cos I solely did the mpw proj due to some assholes and china dolls in my grp. I'm not exactly against mao zedongs but im telling you they're fucktards. i used to think that they're smart and hardworking.. but contrary to belief, they're lazy, ignorant, useless and whatever traits you can find in a bloody panda.

I'm not exaggerating btw. I had to literally do everything for them. Tt's including their slides cos when i asked them to do their own slides they just don't do it according to the report but their own panda brains. But at least they realised tt they didn't do anything since they've the courtesy to grade themselves down for peer evaluation.

Exams in 2 wks time.. Fuck.

Dbl O on fri. :)

2009-03-29T19:13:00.001+08:00

Fucking projects and cheena babes

2009-03-20T00:14:00.002+08:00

Been fuckingg busy.

Murray's doing well for Indian wells. yeah!

2009-03-08T15:27:00.005+08:00

I've got hell lotsa work to do but i'm just idling my time away.. ok maybe not cos i went to church in the morning and tennis thereafter. I just don't feel like doing any work now. I wanna watch some tv but there ain't anything worth watching now and there're no tennis matches to catch either. Damn it!

Btw.. catch My Bloody Valentine 3D. It's fucking gd.. other than its awesome graphics, the storyline's surprisingly qt gd too. Anticipate thrills, (blood) spills, an unexpected twist, and unadulterated gore. I'm a devout fan of horror flicks so you can trust me on this.

2009-03-07T21:42:00.003+08:00

You're God damn fucking selfish.

On another note, I just realised that the saf medical officer who went AWOL and found dead in melbourne recently was my neighbour.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_346656.html

This is shocking.

2009-03-01T19:26:00.004+08:00

Went to Tempur with my dad ytd to get this pillow. Used it last nite and i must say it's fucking comfortable. My dad thinks sleeping well is very impt which was y he was willing to get this pillow for me despite the hefty price tag.

It's from denmark and it uses space technology. It's worth the money.. try it!

2009-03-01T14:10:00.000+08:00

Happy founder's day

2009-02-27T15:02:00.002+08:00

My dad's company is hiring!

Position available:
Full-time computer/admin assistant

Working hours:
Weekdays: 830am - 6pm
Sat: 830am - 2pm

Requirements:
Conscientious and willing to learn

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2009-02-24T14:58:00.004+08:00

I just finished my last mid term paper on sat but im still unable to heave a sigh of relief cos' the whole of ytd was dedicated to proj meetings; and the drafting of my resume and cover letter today for my internship this summer. Anw i'm applying to breadtalk pte ltd as a marketing intern under the wing of food republic, and Singapore sports council. The latter's window of application has been opened many weeks ago and there're alr 2 applicants before me; so i'm guessing that i'll most probably get the breadtalk internship.

I know wth right.. but i was busy mugging for my mid terms la. Breadtalk's like the cherry on the cake if you compare it with whatever's left now.

On a lighter note, I got an A for my mpw mid terms!

2009-02-18T23:37:00.003+08:00

Ytd was my 8th consecutive night without slp.. wonder if it's the stress from school or from life itself.

Growing up is tough. Isn't it?