*sigh* here I am at home on my duty cuz i decided to go a bit late. (hrm hope my OC and CSM doesnt read my blog.)

How can anyone do duty on CNY?! esp. an almost ORD personnel. *boooo* SAF.

Just checked my mail on WoW, gonna pack bag, then leave. The two other duty partners, both Indians, happened to like pineapple tarts and bak kwa. So being a nice guard comm. I'm bringing in some for them and also cuz I have so much at home.

May all you people get tons of ang baos this year which I'm not having. =)

a happy happy CNY to all who reads my blog. Rushing off for reunion dinner now~ blog later =)

Can't sleep! Booo.. anyway chatting about life with Da online now.. been awhile since I chatted with her.. heh the fellow mudder with messed up bio clocks.. And daphne's doing her matrices.. *ack* just got off WoW, gained a crazy amt of exp in such a short time~

feeling poetic now~ but shall post it tmr~

Hey hey.. how'd you guys like the new look eh? Hrm spent bout 4hrs getting this up.. its 100% self designed! with code ripped and mutilated from another source of course.. but graphics are all self created =)

Left out a lot of stuff from previous blog, leaving the 2 essentials, blog and tag. Will add in the rest when there's more time. I am so sleepy now.. night pple.

Before I start this blog entry proper, thanks to all those who informed me that my blog was messed up. But not to worry, it has been fixed and I believe it has just been momentarily T1wTiiFiieEDxXx by the previous post on twits.

Now, back to the entry.

Setting: East Loop LRT leaving Sengkang MRT Interchange
Cast: Me, A poor mum, An effing irritating kid a.k.a. EIK (8yr old boy), Trainload of commuters.

(Me sits at the double seat facing EIK and mum.) NOTE: EIK and mum speaks Mandarin.

EIK: (Loud whiny voice)Ma, what you want to do later? You want to cut my hair, go shopping, or go home? Huh? huh? huh? huh?
Mum: (Silently ignores)
EIK: What you wanna do? What what what? (voice gets louder)
Mum: (Gives a silent frown)
EIK: So what you want to do?! You want to cut my hair? But I dont want to go shopping! I dont want to go home also!! (escalates to a scream)

(Entire train stares at EIK, including Me)

Mum: Shhhh.. you see, everyone's staring at you already.. you are so noisy people are unhappy.
EIK: (Shuts up for about 5 seconds, aware of the disapproving stares)
EIK: (breaks into a half-whine/cry) You want me to go jump off a building?
EIK: Huh? huh? You want me to go die? I'll die and let you see.. Do you want me to jump? do you? do you?
EIK: I'll go and die let you see! I'll go jump!
Me: (VERY BIG WTF forms in head.)
Mum: (Refuses to answer)
EIK: (screams)Maaaaa... you want me to jump? So what you want to do? You want to cut my hair, shop or go home?
Mum: Aiya, I'll go cut your hair la.
EIK: I dont want!!! My hair is still so short! I dont want!!
Mum: (sudden raise of voice) Then you dont follow me!
EIK: (makes a helluva noise)

("Kangkar Station")

Mum: Let's go
EIK: I dont want to go! arrrrrrhhhh... (Mum drags EIK by arm off train)

(Me walks ahead, EIK and Mum still at the 2nd storey, taking stairs down.)

EIK: I'll jump let you see! I dont want to go home!
Mum: (screams hysterically) You go jump la! Go jump! Go and die! I dont want you anymore. (still dragging EIK down the stairs)

(Me walks so far ahead he can't hear anything else except for Mum and EIK screaming at each other.)

--- End ---

Wtf man.. The whole time in the train, I was so tempted to use whatever strength I had to bellow at the stupid kid to Shut the F*** Up.. And about death threats, is it because I'm really getting old into the twenties, or have I just missed out on the whole part during childhood or using death threats on your parents. The impression I get is that either the kid watches too many drama serials w/o parental supervision, or the parents lock him up in a cage 20hrs a day, Thus causing his mental state to be screwed and needs self worth evaluation and wheedle any signs of love from the Mum constantly.

As for me, I'd have held him by the collar, and held him over the railings of the station and ask him again, "So do you really want to jump?". Maybe the mum should do that to avoid future such incidents.

I'll have kids next time, and this has really set me thinking: "I better not screw up my role as a dad and guide to my future kids, or bear the consequences for the next 10 to 20 years."

To my future kids: Please please please turn out to be angelic little darlings, fluffy cuddly and all. Thanks.


P.S. An addon to my post. The above last comment was made assuming that I *do* live past forty. If not screw it man, I'll die the moment my kid starts to walk *grin*

Hrm.. at home on a day of coughing and MC.. have to go back to camp by 1730 though for duty.

Haven't been blogging, but here're 3 things I've been wanting to blog about.

1. Rosh's Party
2. Memoirs of the Geisha
3. Twits

Rosh's Party
Let's start with the recent Rosh party.. hehe went down to her place with stef on a cold drizzy night, and we were the first ones there! then we proceeded up to her very breezy apartment with a wonderful view of the coast and a section of the ECP. Nature and Technology side by side.. how cool.

Then came the usual chatting, and bumming around, till more people came. It was then I came up with the idea of Punk'ding Ben with "Green Faerie" (lime cordial with russian vodka) Followed by a unwatched Sky Captain, pizza, and a box of cheesecakes.

Cranium was next, with four very unique teams. LOL

Me, Pearl, Rosh (Winner!)
Aud, Weihan, Harish
Ian tan, Ching, Stef
Ian Cheng, Tanen, Ben

Ben's team was amazing at Green Cards and Humdingers.. idiot oldies.. And I finally conquered "Lawnmower" in Sculptorades.. No more whale! Also, I think I can't play Cranium anymore.. been through all the Creative Cars I think. We secured our win with a spectacular Remote Control from Pearl =) *clap clap*

By the time we were done its was already way past midnight.. had a bdae celebration, then everyone zoomed off~ leaving the FFs with Rosh.. and the cameo by Nick haha. Had such a long chat till 5, but i was so drowsy I didnt catch much at all.. Bah sorry Rosh.

Memoirs of a Geisha
Before I start, I have to say that between two of Zhang Yimou's women, I'll pick Gong Li as the hotter one any time.

Zhang Ziyi is ok. But Gong Li.. *stunned* A woman at 40, she sure can stop a truck load of men with a single glance. Her flawless skin and refined features.. help me...

Anyway, it was a long movie, but developed pretty well imo. Though I did find Ziyi's blue eyes a bit off. I think most of you would've known the story by now, so I wont be saying anything bout it.

Two things that crossed by mind during the movie: War sucks and I wanna be a rich guy in older Japan.

Last thing I wasnt happy with the movie.. Why must it be a happy ending?! I know I love happy endings but in this case it just made the whole movie so cliched and the happy ending seemed so abrupt.. like it was just thrown in last minute to appease Hollywooders. BAH.

Twits
Hahahahahaha.. Twits.. never knew there was a term to those people I've been seeing till Aud introduced them to me. Go google Museum of Twits and check out the blog. It's enlightening and hilarious though a bit harsh at times.

I'm sure most of you out there have already seen a twit or two, or even been twitified once before. So now, what's a twit? Basically their native language sounds like this:

nii bUu hAo deRrrxx.. mii noRt fAttt WaRrrdd.. wEii sHeNnn meeRr coRr mii faTtt? or
mUzz luBb mii dEep dEeep wOrxXx

Haha I've known of tattooed, smoking guys who spew vulgarities nonstop talking like this online. For more go check out the blog.. haha and be sure to read the comments for the OSG(Orange Shirt Guy) entry.

Its sad how a portion of Singaporean youths are walking down this path of language bastardisation and refusal to change, believing that its cute, cool and the way to be. I myself am a Singlish supporter, cause I believe its a part of the Singaporean identity, which we use to converse with fellow Singaporeans. Since every other english-speaking country have their own slangs and whatnot too. Things like la, chey, lor, certain hokkien/malay inserts are fine with me. But not this!! Its a darn pain to even read the language twits write, and its whole point is not to be consistent(thus fails as a medium of communication)..

So is it, LubB, LurRRvvEE or love. *sigh*

+:-*mUsEuM-oRf-Tw1TzZz *-:+ It's a twit thing.

Some of us have a bit of twitness in us, but that's still ok. Pls do not venture deeper into this path..

Went to camp
Slacked around
Played chess
Had lunch
Went for physio
Sent Daphne off
Went home
Rest

woohoo just came back from a jam-packed day as pseudo tourists! In summary, today's outing which started as a frisbee outing was to bring the 2 tourists hailing from Cornell, Yizhuan and Daphne, around Singapore. WARNING: Draggy boring account of whole day ahead.

The day started off pretty bad with a Yizhuan who hasnt been around the 19th much.. and I forgot to adjust our timings for him. I sent out a msg for all to meet at 9am at Harbourfront MRT. So this happened: Yizhuan reached at 0855, Daphne at 0940, me and Sadu at 0950, Tanen at 1000, Ben and Emma at 1130. LOL so Yizhuan was naturally pissed.

And so we finally got to Siloso beach, played frisbee till Ben and Emma had to leave for stuff soon, and then went to try the Sentosa Luge. Basically its a mini-Gokart down Imbiah Hill. And took the chairlift up again. Fun experience! Something we wouldnt have tried usually. After the Luge we came up with the idea to go East Coast for blading, since the 4 of us, Tanen YZ, Daphne and me didnt really know how to. And stopped for Katong laksa before walking to PP, bought socks and walked somemore to ECP.

More walking and walking and walking and we finally reached the Rollerblades rental shop! rented 3 pairs for me tanen and YZ, and Sadu was nice enough to carry our stuff for us while we bladed. And, our birthday princess Aud graced our mini 19th outing in the afternoon decked in shades and pink shorts, bringing with her her own blades to lend us(thanks babe!) So we -wobbled- our way to the Beginner's Corner, levelled up a few times then made our way out. We balded around, learnt how to brake, and even had a "train" with Aud dragging us all along.. haha fun fun. We bladed all the way to the end, with amazing Sadu carrying the barang barang of 5 people and walked/ran 8km with us all the way. You go dude! CBRD has done you good.. lol but seriously, thanks man. Tanen fell alot, I was almost issued a speeding ticket, YZ hated humps, and Daph(deaf?) looked like she was skating on ice. My U-turn turned out badly with me almost doing a split on the floor.. owww..

After releasing our screaming ankles from their hell-hole, we resumed our day-long walking. Off to Lagoon to submerge ourselves into Singaporean local food and to fulfil the chilli crab crave of Daphne. Same protocol, everyone paid $10 and some of us set out to buy a multitude of local dishes. Massive pigging out ensued, the momentum stopped momentarily only by the attack of the Strawberry Mantous.

Wah.. I was the first to try those little Mantous which comes deep fried with chilli crab, and I dipped a piece of it into the sauce. Ack.. it was damn weird! Strong strawberry smells were mixing with the chilli and the whole thing tasted wrong. Who would ever serve strawberry flavoured mantous with chilli crab?! Anyway we requested for a change and the uncle gave us a plate of plain mantous as replacement.

Ate. Ate. Ate. Eventually everything was finished and here I am, pigged out and resting at home preparing to sleep. Did many things we wouldnt really do if it was just another 19th Sentosa outing, cuz in the process of showing Daphne around we enjoyed ourselves tremendously too.

What a day. Sunkissed, tired and feeling happy overall.

Heh that's right.. just got back from a trip to Settlers.. nope, not with the FF, but with 1 campmate and his gf, and another campmates with like 8 of his church friends.

Haha that's like 12 people? and I generated $140 of income for them in one trip. Anyway, today was fun fun! I was running around, teaching two tables how to play "I'm The Boss" and playing it myself too.

Mingze(my campmate)'s gf, Joanna was seriously good at "I'm the Boss" for a beginner, cutting deals that no one could stop and always demanding a huge chunk of the shares.. heh nice meeting you! (if u read this)

But the rest didnt exactly seem to enjoy "I'm the Boss" as much as the councillors did, so I had to bring out the big guns.. Cranium!! hehe Cranium took only about 5 mins to teach and soon everyone was acting, drawing and plainly pulling out their hair during humdinger.

As usual, many hilarious moments happened, like my Sculptorades rendition of a helmet being sabotaged by the other members causing my partner to spew out words like toadstool, mushroom cap, maplestory(?!) etc etc. And I found out I couldnt spell "Onomatopoeia".. Mrs Albar my fantastic Eng/Lit teacher from RI would've poked my ribs so hard that my spine straightened if she knew.

Really enjoyed myself introducing the games, the food pricing, the packages and background information about board games to the bunch, and also teaching them and stuff.. So guess what? if I get the chance I think I just might go work at Settlers!

But the whole thing ended pretty late though.. and I didnt go HRC for salsa night.. i like the place but havent been there in a while.

The sun should work harder each day. So does the moon and the stars. They should both work 15hrs shifts, so as to create a 30hr long day.. 24hrs is not enough!

My new year has been as hectic as Xmas, which in summary included 2 stayovers, 1 barbecue, 1 swim, 15mins shower at home, 1 day at sentosa, and ended with a back to back "Chronicles of Narnia" and "King Kong".

(DISCLAIMER: Pearlyn Yap Kian Li shall be referred to Pearl in following post. Please direct all complaints or notices to sue to idontcare@itsmybloghaha.com)

Pearl's party was G.R.E.A.T. with a truckload of exclamation marks. The attendance was one of the highest the 19th has ever achieved in quite some time.. and of cuz there was the special guest, Andrea "Mummy" Phua! who garnered many decibels of screaming with her entrance. Its really nice just hanging around the 19th again, and just plain chatting, playing board games, bridge, or settling whatever male pride issues on this testosterone-borne game known simply as "Winning Eleven". Then came the hilarious group chat in Pearl's room which pretty much revolved around the topic of sex. The infamous "KC couples" too, whether knowingly or unknowingly provided quite some fuel for the sexual banter, and resulted in me getting physically abused by stef every 2 minutes for any hints of me participating in any kinky acts with her. And Rosh-kneeknee!! i can't think of anyone more talented at being funny than you.. haha I mean, who else can make Ohm's Law sexy and funny at the same time.. *grin* and that stupid "do your boobs hang low" song is stuck in my head... popping out its ugly head in my mind occasionally.

And Chiching! how can we forget your reflex action? hahaha.. Prove it! *jerk. spasms. uncontrollable laughter*

The night then continued, after the bulk of the people left for home. We continued chatting, and the FFs, FOFF, The MaxPearlAud and nicholas and lauretta and others(?) were there. To Laur: would've wanted to answer your questions, but did not want to get too explicit.. lol go ask ben! and tell him not to go scientific. And we did digress and sidetracked a lot while answering your questions. Pila is still the unquestionable Sex Goddess.. lol.

A quick 1 hr nap, home we go, and away to Sentosa we went. Frisbee was fun fun fun in Siloso beach. Had a few games, and 2 games with another group we met there. Nothing else happened, except for a bunch of Bengs disturbing a pair of Horseshoe Crabs mating. It attracted a bunch of photo snapping peeps, and I got a bit irritated I just had to go in, pick up the pair and throw them into the sea. (But sadly a while later Aud saw an uncle with the male in a red pail.. sigh... they're already rare enough as it is)

We guys are n00bs at Carl's Jr. Much to learn we have, young Burger Chompers. It was not bad, I had a Portabello(?) Mushroom Burger that was a crossbreed of BK Mushroom Swiss X Mac's Big and Tasty.

Teleported down to PS we were in a rush) to collect the tix for Narnia, and Stef's dinner. And when stef arrived, we went on a double date with her friend for Kong at 930pm.. Narnia ends at 920pm.. I thought I was gonna sleep through Kong.

Narnia.. waaahhhhh... I like comedy. I adore sci-fi. I *loss of words* fantasy. It was really nice, the colours, beauty and rendering of the magical creatures. And I enjoyed the battle too, though I thought there wasnt enough detail given to it. And I half-expected Susan to become an arrows-machinegunner aka Legolas only to be disappointed when the only arrow she shot was at a hapless ugly dwarf. The witch could wield her sword and mace too.. woot. Throughout the whole show at the back of my mind, I was chanting: "Edward, Go back and try your wardrobe. It might lead to Narnia. Gooooo" but its never gonna happen is it? -sigh-

King Kong.. hrm. Its one of those movies that you watch already knowing the story, so I was prepared to be bored. But the old New York, Naomi Watt's sad eyes slowly gripped my attention. Then came the island.. WOW the black natives actually spooked me a little. -well done- and the Cave scene? amazing. Slugs with teeth? woohoo now that's sweet. Not to mention giant centipedes, killer crickets and huge scorpions. Kong's facial expressions, the build up of their relationship, slow but good work imo. I survived the whole 3hrs, went back and comatosed.

Today was great, rushing around again, from home to work to physio to stef for her dinner, then back home for mine.

Dont you guys think we need 30hs a day? *ponder*