On the same ride?

Well dun want to say too much, but workwise, there has been a realignment of vision etc etc blah blah b4 the official holidays. Then the final punchline is something like 'you r on the same ride or get a different ride'.

I dun know about you,

but I get this feeling that this type of line, you are implying some 'threat'. And wat type of response do u want from us? I mean some of us are new, so are bonded, those are older, have settled into and depend on the income for their families, and those looking forward to pension n retirement. Wat can one say?

"Yar lemme get on a different ride cos urs not that great or inspiring, esp with that line."

Well I'll am riding nowhere, can only think about my ride after my bond. Hope to ride the wave into somewhere else nearer n with more prospects. ______________________________________________________

On to happier things, yep after the long meeting, finally shifted my stuff to a new place. There goes my original cosy n peaceful corner. BUT thankfully I got a nice spacious n also cosy place. So after 5pm, I left n headed to a nearby shopping centre. I went there to buy 2 packs of paper n a year-plan book.

On my walk, I hopped into Comic Connection and bought the following....



"Bubububububububububub!!' (My name is Monoko, from Magic Rayearth n Tsubasa!)

Haha a damn cute anime character that I am very into for a few years liao. Liked it ever since Magic Rayearth came out years back.

Even in maple, my favourite line is "bubu"

It can be a noun "You are a bubu."

A verb "What are u bubuing about?"

A adjective "You are a bubu person."

Start a sentence "Bubu, how are you?"

End a sentence "Stupid death teddy, bubu."

Nice word, let us all rejoice and cry "bubu!" at the top of our lungs.

Anyway the other item is Trinity Blood Artbook for $14 bucks. A steal.
Its a hot anime that is very gothic, ie vampires vs priest. And the good guy also have a vampire. Nice gothic art. For 84 pages of pure art illustrations, its a steal. There are some very nice pictures.


Male lead _ Abel (priest) Abel (Vampire hunter mode)


Ester (female sidekick) Err forgot her name (vampire)

Well these 2 purchases made me Very happy. Haha hopefully more happier things come my way.

The Flood

Ever since last tuesday, there has been news about flooding in parts of Msia.

Ironically IF I had continued with my stuggle with BM, I would still be in Segamat then and would have encountered the flood. The house my brother stayed at was not affected at all, but the 1-storey house that my mom's friend stayed at was fully-submerged. That part of the town was half-submerged, meaning those shops on the ground floor were partially submerged from last tuesday to about thursday. Kinda sad to hear about that but thankful that me n my mom had come out earlier. Cos even the railway station was underwater, hence if we had hung around, we would be stranded there until the flood subsided.

My mom's friend n her father are now staying in the house she rented to my brother. The flood waters have subsided and there is the unsavourly task of salvaging the water-logged home. My bro complained to me via maple that he had to scrub n clean alot of stuff and carry lots of heavy stuff.

Incidentally my brother claims Maple saved his life....? Well he said that day the flood strucked, he had wanted to drive into town to jalan jalan, but in the end, he deferred due to Maple. Oh well dunno about that.

Then my dad's hometown, Muar is also in the news for the flood. Its about 30km from Segamat and there is a common river running through. Luckily the area we stayed at was not flooded, ie the town area was not flooded, only in certain ulu areas. My dad wanted to go back and we tried to talk him out of it but he would not listen, suddenly becoming a know-it-all. Later after much persuasion, he decided to call home to check the situation. It seems water supply was cut and so he finally decided to postpone his trip until water supply resumes.

Funny thing is both towns never made it into the news for any other reasons. Not particularly famous or anything. I always encounter uncomprehending looks whenever I mention their names. Most pple really dun know about them. Suddenly both are in the news, making headlines, registering in pples' heads. Ironic.

"Its your attitude"

Ever since sunday, after the bloody long lecture and the prospect of studying that mcq, I have been in a rather foul mood. Its more of being irritated n frustration. Doesnt help that my mum who is along with the trip doesnt understand why I was in a foul mood. Try studying or making sense of something that is Greek, see whether u are in foul mood or not. Hence whenever she tries to say something abt the test, it ends up in some sort of an argument, a short one cos I just clamp up after a few sentences, no point arguing, but it just leaves me in an even-more foul mood.

It has been repeating yesterday Day 1 and today Day 2. My angsty disposition has receeded somewhat but somewhat flares up whenever she approaches the bloody topic with no solution. Just want to talk about it but I dun want to talk about it. Just broaching the subject makes me sick.

Again, this morning a repeat of broaching the subject.

"Dunno why are u so moody abt it?"

"Cos the whole bloody world thinks that I can finish learning the dmn thing within 4 days when I dun know a word at all"

"Well dun compare yourself to other pple. You have a year to finish right, what is the rush? Its your attitude that is more impt..."

"............" (signz)

I so am not going to open my mouth, just went back to the computer and continue to translate word-by-word.

Try most people in a similar situation, I bet most would have given up or thrown the book in the rubbish n fish the test, or burn the book or just cant be freaking bothered. I am human and those thoughts did pass through my head. The futility of this stupid course of action is really getting to me. So far I have finished another 3 qns, but some have so many missing words that I cant make any sense of both the qn & answers. Its all gibberish. Ask you, how to learn and study?

Only 1 thing left to say.......................

"FUCK everything lah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Later I be going to maple to destress.

Lament of the BM

As a continuation of the previous post, today was into Day 1 of the 'just-mugging' of the 500 mcq questions. I skipped those with pictures n diagrams and was left with a hefty 330 in pure sentences. SHIT!

The day before I was so pissed and frustrated cos I looked thru n it was really like looking at Greek. Tat I mapled and watched Dvd late into the night before I feel normal again. F*(&#$ tat test in bm, u think all malaysians know bm meh. So last night I was running thru my mind the options left to me. There are only a few- 1) translate every single word in those 330qns then mug for the test, but dunno will take me how long, using a Malay-Eng dicitionary (2) Pay money for someone to press the test for me and pass (3) fucking just give up the test and forfeit it and wait for an English version to come out in god-knows how many years later, then take the damn thing. Personally I prefer no 3.

Anyway given the pressure from mom and her friend cos this trip for me was to so-call learn driving, this afternoon, I started on plan 1. I kapoed 2 malay-eng dictionary to try to translate some qns.

Guess what?

In one bloody qn alone, half the words cant be found and its taking a god-damn long time to look thru manually the dictionaries for words.

You know wat's the best part?

After translating half the question, I found out it was an easy qn, so fucking easy no-brainer! I go thru so much crap just to translate such a no-brainer, after 2 qns, it left me fuming. Gave up. NOT efficient.

After a bathe to cool down, I went to the internet to look for a Malay-English translator online. Managed to find one and started again, keying in every word tat I do not know (which is actually 97%). Again many words turned up blank, but at least it was faster. Finished a total of 15qns before 6pm, when I decided to just maple instead.

Great..... just another 315 qns more to go. Yar I have a year to finish the theory n practical. Guess if I really go abt this crazy plan, I would take about that long.

Wondering why am I suffering so much grief when it is supposedly my bloody precious holiday! A time to enjoy myself n recharge b4 the next hectic year in morning session.

So again after those 15 qns, feel kinda pissed off, though not as much as yesterday that I mapled and then am watching dvd right now. That explains this late post.

For now, see how things go... Without any useful and efficient help, I am going nowhere except continue on translating with that website and maybe ask my youngest sister for some words cos she took malay I & II at university. I tried and couldnt get the Malay course. Cant blame me for not trying then. Every year cross-fac cant get it. My sis got it cos by then it changed to balloting system. Screw that older system too. Could have suffered less grief if I had some knowledge. For now my only bm options are translating n slowly picking up some words as I proceed along at a snail's pace. Great.......... just great.........

F*ck that test lah!!!

K I just came back from a gruelling 8hr lecture at the driving centre. Went there around 8am and all the way until 4.35pm, all in BM some more, u say leh. Just kinda pissed off at the moment.

Why?

Firstly the lecturers, both chinese middle-aged men, loved their own voice in BM. Talk non-stop, talk abt crap examples etc and drag and drag. Imagine one ppt slide took 20mins. Get the point. No flexibility to reduce the content when we were already running severely late due to computer glitches which caused a 2hr delay. Where lunch was supposedly 1hr, turned to 2hrs plus of which we were doing nothing at all. Talk about Msia Boleh. With this type of 'efficiency', Boleh my ass.

Next entire thing in BM, of which I know enough words to count with fingers of both hands... Then saw the booklet for the 500mcq qns. Guess what, 170 of it had pictures, 330 of it are in pure BM sentences. U tell me how to 'memorise' when firstly I dont understand what they are asking and secondly I dont know what the answers mean. At least with the pictures and road signs, I can guess the meaning by looking at some key words... So u tell me how to pass the test? Kinda pissed off. There lies the dilemna, either piah it (which I dun know how at the moment) or throw in kopi-money and cheat or just give up and wait for the english version of the test (which dunno would take how many goddamn years) F*ck them lah. The fact is I have been reading the spore version of the test and know most of the stuff, its the language barrier tat my mom's friend thinks is 'so' easy to overcome. Duh if I could learn BM in 4 days, I would have done that earlier. ##&$^*&%^ *HUGE SIGN*

Now I am just too pissed and tired from the damn bloody long day and sian from that 330qns. I looked through it during the lecture and seriously its frustrating when you dun know what they are asking when u do have some knowledge. And I am not in the MOOD right now to take out the Malay-English dictionary to try to translate 330qns by next thursday.

"Just memorise a 100qns a day" my mom's friend says. A few days earlier. Fish that too.

I am just going to maple around 6pm later until 10pm. Not going to even think about it. Fish the system. Boleh my ass, is all I've got to say.

The Drivng Challenge? Will I survive to get a L-plate?

Hi to all from msia. As mentioned in the earlier post, I am currently in Msia, ie my mom's hometown to learn driving. Currently staying with my brother hence have internet connection.

There have been some major changes to the msia driving test in recent years due to the 'kopi-money' type of license, where bribery can get u a driving license. So this is wat I found out yesterday.... bubu

To get through the THEORY stage:

One has to sit thru an 8-hr lecture all in BM (bahasa malay)

then study 500 mcq qns all in BM, of which a computerised test of 50qns all in BM (apparently no Eng program)

and if one survived and passed,

sit through anther 3hr of theory in BM

all before one is allowed to start learning to drive.

There is only one tiny little, itisy bitsy problem here. I dun freaking hell speak one word of BM!!! Mugging 500 qns in english is not tat difficult. BUT 500 qns all in BM and their answers in BM too is just pushing it a bit too far. Apparently this was implemented recently, hence english versions of the test are not available. Allah help me.... duh....

Try memorizing something in jap while not knowing a word of the language..... =Q=

Nvm the plan is for me to attend the bloody 8hr lecture in BM this sunday. So I'll bring Grey along and do the 'lin hun chu qiao' (body there, mind fly off, zen thingy) =Q= *vomit blood* Only after that will I receive a set of the mcq to mug.... then anytime ready, sit for the comp test...

"Oh it wont be too hard, just mug a 100 qns a day" says my mum's friend.
"..... (try doing that for an equivalent jap test when u dun bloody know the language)"
some pple best keep their thoughts to themselves... Will be busy after sunday i supposed.

In the meantime, I am enjoying my last free time until then. Err more updates later on.

Going back to Msia for Driving... bubu

In another 5.5hrs, I have to drag my sorry ass up from bed and hop down to the Tanjong Pagar Rail Station to take an express train heading to Segamat.

The reason?

To take some driving there. Given I have about 3 weeks more, it will be intensive. The plan is to first pass the theory, which one segment of explaination is in malay, the rest in english, and then get some hands-on driving. At most if cant finish, will break it into 2 trips over a year. Hopefully will be able to drive, I wonder whose car?

Anyway IF I got a licence, I still have to convert through some complicated procedure. Wat the heck, will consider that when I have PASSED the darn thing first.

Yar IF you have noticed, there is some changes to this blog, to usher in another year...
(NOOOOOOOO holidays dun end.........)

and

that is the PRIMARY reason why I am still up at this hour. Fixing up the coding, trying to paste here and there and preview. Given I do not know html, I cant seem to put tat slideshow at my sidebar (the command is and , how to put it more to the right??? Help?) Need some encoding help to fix it at the sidebar so the blog dun look so funny. Also need some help for Free Music to host on blog, so that I can put nice mp3 or midi into the blog. (Help needed for yahoo search, my searches didnt turn up any)

As for the unfinished portion, I'll work on that when I reach my bro's place. Hmm I've got about 1k of ringgit to spend, dunno if I'll be able to. How did I get so much? Well its like leftover from previous trips accumulated plus I xchange 500rm recently in view of driving lessons. Well the main reason I cant spend it is cos I cant smuggle anime out, so no point buying and hence saving alot of ringgit. Hmm if its 1k of Sing, dun mind leh, but its not. Maybe go 'qia' my bro and mom's friends, say is give treat for job lor. Find excuse to spend. Bubu.

Active again

While waiting for the Maple server patch to be finished, I have some time to update this dusty blog with some events and happenings over the past few weeks....

News@Today
Bought PS2 games, FFXII, FFCerebes and Gundam Seed. Had to go down to exchange the faulty ones but the graphics for FFXII blew me away. Its been almost 1.5yrs of not touching PS2 ever since I started Mapling and doing so daily. One thing sad about working life is that you only have enough time for one activity after work; be it reading, sleeping more, mapling or PS2ing.

Mapling-wise, I have reached lvl 104 and still going on strong. Even my pig is reaching 1 yr old soon in another 2 mths time. Now currently trying to get to a billionaire status inside. Oh I learnt one new face which my brother invented

=Q=
XQX

means Vomit blood, notice the tongue? Haha my sms language and short forms have just lvled.

BadEvent@last2weeks
This happened last week. Collegues went for an e-gaming session as a whole group activity. The game designated for play was CS (counter-strike) And as many would know, I had played that in my JC days about 6-7 yrs ago. Havent touched it in a while. So when the game began, after 10 mins of adjusting, I was able to reach a decent lvl of gameplay. As a chiongster, I just went ahead and killed as many opposition as I could find. Fortunately or unfortunately, I used my name and was the No 2 fragger. And those whom died under my gun were collegues, many who used presuedo names which I dun know, including the boss. That day itself was quite fun cos we went to a hip and famous lan centre and it was my first time there. The faciliites were great but the rates were quite expensive. And it was fun for me cos I played a game I hadnt touched in a while and it brought back some good memories of killing, also we watched some others playing some cool xbox games. After that session, a few of my collegues hung around and shopped for an hr. Quite okay outing for me.

The aftermath came the next day. The boss in the starting few sentences of the meeting, said something along the line that I was a good shooter from behind, wording it such that there was no mistaking the malice. The boss said something along the line of good at shooting from behind, hope is not a back-stabber in real life. HUH? What has my gameplay got to do with real life back-stabbing? The connection is illogical. One is a reaction & strategy whereas the other is devious planning & personal attack. It caught me very off guard that I had nothing to say but to have a look of disbelief on my face. If it was meant as a joke, it was done in very very bad taste.
The brief smiling-it-off-apology of using me as an example the next day did little to remove the bad taste and mistrust from those words. Am staring to 'see' the real one behind the mask. The actions starts to betray the real face behind the masks. Cos that week, beside being very tiring, was also fraught with enough of such examples. Nvm that I will think about that after the holidays.

Stopped struggling? Getting used? Giving up struggling?

The previous week has been a hectic one, where there is final last minute revision to squeeze in as many topics as sanely possible within the last few days b4 the exams, followed by invigilation duties during lesson, followed by more revision. Shortly after it progressed to early morning exam marking, followed by invilgilation, followed by revision and lesson as per normal.... It took a toll but I am still glad its over. Phew wonder whose the real one being TESTED?

Thereafter came the adminstrative duties, complete EPMS, key in attendance, key in dunno what character report, remarks and more. Moreover I am hampered by the lack of Token, a usb thing necessary to allow one to login to all the key accounts. DUH!

So during the weekends, just stayed home. Mapling a bit, during my normal timing. Surprising right? A family friend passed away so there were alot of changes of plans for the weekend. It is also the last week of jap holiday. SOBZ... i was starting to enjoy my free saturdays. So Sat was spent going to the dentist, a bit of mapling, watching tv? Hardly went out. Dunno how the hours flew. Sunday we went to the funeral wake, then later dinner. Hmm followed by mapling. Then the weekend is almost over. Luckily i got one day off this coming week in liew. May go out to VIVO city? or Maple 24hr 2xp? or laze and sleep? or wake up early like usual, go for breakfast, then watch and gloat as the working crowd rushes by... while I enjoy my morning coffee? Hmm hope I can wake up....

Therefore 9 more days to end of teaching duties, looking very forward to it. So I dun have to think of ideas to occupy them. Things like Mental sum bingo, teaching Sudoku, or even giving maths puzzles to Online Maths games. Its tiring to have to think up things for them, given I am a boring person.

So far how's my status of "My-life-suck-and-I-want-to-bum" state? Well somehow the feeling receeded a bit. Maybe I am starting to 'fit-in' or am too busy to think about it for the past month or I am starting to accept the "I-have-to-work-to-support-myself-cos-nobody-is-going-to-support-me" truth...

Subaru Challenge?

The Subaru Challenge started once more. Why dun they hold it during the Dec holidays? Then I believe many disillusioned Educators may try their luck to win one. I maybe among them, pressing my palm fervently and hoping to outlast all the rest, all in the name of Freedom. Currently cannot take any leave for any reason unless is for death or maternity-related. So after the kick-off on Fri, the competition is going into its 3rd day and yet there are still pple. Which means it will eat into Monday, which is a working day. Sign... its a conspiracy, to set the event on weekday so tat Educators cant participate.

Well nothing much else to write about, so chiow until next post.

More Videos for leisure

Came upon these MTV spoofs of the various movies, some are really funny.

Matrix Spoof


Matrix Reloaded Spoof


LOTR Spoof


SpiderMan Spoof (noooooo.... wont see him in the same light again)


2005 Star Wars III Spoof


BatMan Begins Spoof


If u've managed to reach this sentence, means u've watched most of the videos. Kinda of funny for some to destress. Haha. Anyway I've put up most of those I've found. U can check up more under 'mtv spoofs'.

Hari Raya - Hellbound style

To sum it up, lots of tv, mapling, slacking and some comics. Coupled with meals and teh ping.

Just finished lvling up to a 1o1 C.dit. Phew its tough work... and kinda dry. For now just chiling... and doing my usual of extending my day longer. Though tom have to wake up earlier than usual to clear something but heck.

Some videos to share, for leisure i guess

Numa Dance World Of Warcraft Style

(Didnt know that WOW characters controls are so flexible, can do dance! When I wanted to dance with my maple character, its only up, down, left and right....
See whether u recognise the moves, Michael Jackson, Numa numa, Magarita
Also a cute n nice credit song at the end. Enjoy)



The Original Numa Numa Paraody that sparked it all...

(Reminds me of Tab's fake husband)



Very Funny NTU lecture.. on the feedback forms

(Laugh my ass off.... really must watch)

Hmm addiction wearing off? Or I just need a break from it all?

Interestingly during the 3 day stay over at Tab's place, it was hard to maple given the laggy internet connection. It got quite irritating that I would just stop after 1 hour of dc and lag or risk pulling my hair out from frustration. Nontheless, it was tiring cos the morning have to wake up around 630am, get ready n eat breakfast, go do work utnil 5pm plus. Then it was meeting for dinner, jalan a bit, then reach back around 730pm sometimes. Which I would try mapling to no avail. Dunno do what then its around 11pm. Tab n her parents would retire to sleep and I would be up reading either storybooks, comic or studying for the Jap test. On most nights I stayed up to 1-2am b4 sleep.

Of course some pple would think at this point I deserve what I got: exhaustion. But its just sometimes I dun want the day to just end like that. Especially if I had gone out and reached back rather late, instead of sleeping, I would be doing something more to 'stretch' the day. Its like I dun want the day to just go by, an entire day gone just cos I went out. Of course I paid the price, tired for the 3 days. Inbetween work, I slept for 30min-1hr. Nobody stopped me cos there was no work to be done. I always managed to wake up once work comes in. On the bus ride home on thursday, I actually fell asleep for the whole journey. N on friday, I actually cleared 1 pile of marking of composition within 3hrs and 1 spelling pile, followed by another spelling pile during curriculum time. Think overwork in marking liao... bubu

This tiredness also partly explains Y I lost my hp after the movie on saturday. I think it either droppped out of my pocket during the movie, or on either of the 2 bus rides I took home. Was like semi-dozing on the way home. Then deactivated the SIM card. Got to pay my sister some money for her phone and get a new one. And I qualify for the 21 mths upgrade. Is it a sign?

Anyway for the past few days ever since thursday, I only mapled minimally. Just to clear the 2xp timing. And though I had planned to chiong last nite n today, just didnt feel up to it. Nor feel so compelled to chiong. Even getting through the 2xp timing was kinda of a chore. The tiredness seeps in and even I felt like watching DVD instead... NO!!! My friends have helped to clear up my 'addiction'. After watching that SouthPark video, they kept wanting to jio me out and which I did go out, last Sat n Sun, this Sat also. But this going out often has a price. Noticed that I gain weight from eating all the rich food everytime I go out as opposed to eating homemeals while mapling and even skipping meals. Hmm having no life seems not tat unhealthy. At least I wont end up fat. Maybe u'll see a slimer me. =D

Anyway I am thinking of taking a short break b4 I chiong. As for daily mapling, may continue but without so much pressure to lvl. Need my sleep more. This week just too siong liao. Need to chill. Need to sleep. Tom got lots of work to clear and I am not keen... cos I chose not to do anything today..... so sad.

Day 2

Its the 2nd day into my 'homestay' and frankly I aint staying much in the house. Its early morning waking up at 630am and go out for breakfast around 7am type. Bubu.... By the time return 'home', its usually around 7pm plus which meant I have to maple, as its my 2xp timing. Though at times I really just feel like sleeping early and heck it all. The lag was slightly better but still got quite bad at times. Later around 10.20pm tried to play a bit of Audition but the dcing and lagging really got to me that I decided to stop playing and study for the Jap test tomorrow. I tried to read up 1 chapter before I was knocked out last night and woke up not remembering wat I was trying to cram into my head. Bubu...

Now I have just finished reading up another 2 more chapters and somewhat trying to prevent the information stored from escaping. Temporary memory is like a leaking jug. You studied and fill up the jug to the brim with water and as soon as its filled, the water starts leaking out almost instaneously. Thats wat is happening. Knowledge is just leaking out... hope there will be enough of it left by tomorrow evening.

For once I want to sleep but Tab is downloading the AuditionSea file and her comp hasnt finished downloading. Funny thing is Tab and her family are really early sleepers as opposed to this night owl. So I am entrusted with the noble task of switching off her laptop after the download and switching off the lights in the living room, where I am reluctantly residing. The internet connection is slow and so as of this instant, I still have to wait for another half hour, though eyes are closing. Bubu...

If not for the fact, have to report at 8am, wouldnt mind mixing myself a nice alcoholic drink... A peach vodka sprite or a brown cow. Maybe will try that tomorrow's evening to celebrate end of jap test. Haha.

Sidetrack a bit, am eating many meals due to breakfasting with Tab, then break, lunch, teabreak, dinner and if hungry at night, a bit of supper eg chips or biscuits.... Hmm luckily its only for a few days, cos at this rate, I'll end up being a ball in no time. Only wish I can sleep soon and NOT wake up so early. Bubu...

Staying over in the name of Work

Starting today and up to Thursday evening, I am now living with Tab under the same house again, much like hostel times but this time at her house. My work has sent me to a workplace in YioChuKang, AMK, therefore I am somewhat forced to think about how to solve the travelling dilemna. Tab offered her place and later after the workplace venue was confirmed, I moved in on monday morning. Basically it wasnt difficult to travel from my home to the workplace for today only. Cos reporting time was near noon, but from tuesday onwards, it is at 8am! Imagine the time I have to wake up in the mornings, then the amount of time to travel via feeder bus and mrt to that place! OMG! Y is it I am ALWAYS sent so far from home. Work was already bad enough, even this stupid assignment, have to send me so far away. If I have that DEATHNOTE book, no surprise whose names are going straight into it...

Grr, that aside, after dinner at Chomp chomp, came back full of anticipation to play Maple, only to be constantly lagging or dcing, until I gave up after my 2xp timing was up and played Audition instead. Though it was laggy but the nice music made up for it. Hmm Tab was trying it out and seemed to be buay gan yuan that she keeps losing. So soon we may see her put on her dancing shoes inside? Dunno?

To sidetrack a bit, after "having a life" for 3 days, ie went out on sat n sun late afternoon and evenings, and today due to severe lag n dc, i went in only to discover great changes. My brother disbanded his own subguild and joined back the original guild, another friend managed to catch my lvl, he lvled up to 100 from lvl 98 in 2 days time. SOBZ if this continues, I dun want to have too much life. BUBU

Currently kinda of tired but trying to delay sleep... but will be going soon. Just wish it was the holidays instead.

Making a Mockery of Online Gamers

Was online mapling when my brother logged in and told me to watch this episode of South Park, which makes fun of online gamers especially chiongsters (game long hours to lvl up type). It was recommended to him by his non-online-gaming friends. Watched it after mapling and a tag-line developed. Now in my guild, we'll say to one another

"XXX, you have NO life."

In reality its a true picture about online gamers, especially the hardcore ones as well as game addiction. Its funny and insightful.

Please Enjoy "SOUTH PARK-WORLD OF WARCRAFT"

Weekend of Gluttony

Last week was feeling kinda overwhelmed. Luckily i was not alone, Tab was feeling the same. It seemed to be a phase, where alot of underlying or unresolved issues come together and just accumulated in a not-so-great week at all. It was a general feeling of 'sianess' and fatique combined with some misbehaviours. So by last friday, both of us were at our limits.

I called Tab after work and asked her if she was free to come out to chill and destress. We met up at Suki Sushi around 730pm. Had a good meal of sushi though at a-la-carte, myself clearing 10 plates easily *pokes my waist* then whilst chatting, both discovered that we suffered from the same feeling of 'downness', and decided that it might be a phase indeed. My sushi picks: unagi sushi, ebi maki, softshell crab maki and tab's favourite salmon sashimi and spicy salmon sushi.

Later after eating we landed up at that cafe in cineleisure for milkshakes and desert. Their main courses are a bit cheaper than the usual too. Maybe should go there for a meal some other time.

The next day, Sat, after Jap we ended up at plaza singapura, cos I was having some Burger cravings. Yet when we reached there, due to cold weather, decided to eat at Pasta mania. I decided to try something. Ordered my usual Chicken bologese and anther Spicy pasta (cant remember the name) and ate both. Cos I was mapling and only had a brunch of half pack of chicken rice. So was kinda hungry by dinner. But Tab's spicy chicken was a tad too hot for her so I ended up finishing abt 1/4 of her pasta too. Hmm 3 types of pasta in one sitting. A tad too much, dun think I will do that again *pokes at waist*

Later after shopping around, we met up with candle, turtle and Tab's fake husband. They wanted to watch movie, but the timing was a bit too late for me. Dun fancy taking nite rider and cab, i didnt join them. Whilst waiting for Tab's fake husband, we drank some coffee at a nearby coffee club. Had a Mighty Joe Young, a very bananany coffee with bits of banana inside. Midway through our crap, Candle started regaling her friend with tales of my gourmet feats, including that pasta feat, updated by Tab, then the Burger feat at Black Angus.... and more.... Eh wonders if her friend thinks I am a glutton?

Anyway lazed around the entire weekend including the Children day holiday. Just maple, eat and sleep. Hmm some sort of Gluttony happening around. Hmm lemme maintain some image and not say what I was eating that monday.

Luckily once weekday and work sets in, I ate in small portions again. Cos if I keep that up, sure will balloon into a full-blown glutton. This week so far okay, feeling more in control and better. Anyway after Wed, which is today, the week should speed past quickly to a welcoming weekend. Yay just another 2 days to go. Just a bit chao-da (burnt) cos I was reading CSI novels deep into the night. Besides that so far okay.

Observation from the 'other side'

Met a collegue from my batch of contract 'chers and also that ex-collegue from contract school. Interesting to note that the two of them are also posted bloody far from their homes. Beyond one hour and up to one and a half.

One tried to apply for transfer on grounds of wedding and moving even further, denied. The other loved her contract school too much and doesnt mind even though she too is getting married and shifting very near to the eastern end of Singapore while her workplace is in Bukit merah. One has gotten a car cos of the sheer distance. The other is intending to get one, once she is married.

Hmm in the 2 years since I had joined, things have moved on. About half are in the process of 'settling-down' be it marriage or even work-wise.

I am still floating around, anchorless and maybe.... not-so-free. Thinking of retirement, trying to pursue forgotten dreams and rekindle dying passions. To my best efforts, to live each day as it is, to stop and look at the blue skies above and inhale the fresh air, to stop and ponder about what life entails for me, to search endlessly for something even if its form is vague and incomprehensible at the moment.

At the moment, I cant imagine what its like to 'settle-down'.

The idea is too remote and alien-like. The prospective of that is too daunting- the matter-of-fact is once married, (in most cases) one cannot stop working to pay housing and car instalments. After when the kids come, one cannot stop working to pay for the education, and thereafter to save up for retirement.

The other prospect of 'settling-down' in a job especially my current industry would mean that I have to do the same thing in a routine manner through the years. It will be the same routine save for two things; I get older but my charges remain the same age.

Its too mind-boggling to comprehend my unwillingness to let go of my freedom. The freedom from work, not so much of marriage. Maybe true to my zodiac sign, I have always longed for freedom, be it physically, mentally or spiritually. This doenst manifest with having a travel-bug like my friends but a longing whenever I look at the skies. To shed the chains and responsibilities and soar and live freely.

To lift the analogy from the Matrix, how would those humans still plugged into the Matrix, know what true freedom is like, given they are plugged into the System in which they live out their entire lives. How would they know if the freedom of choice they had while plugged in is real or not? Is that freedom any lesser than that they experience once outside the System?

True the working and married life have their own promises of freedom, experienced by those who live out their lives in this manner. But is there no alternative freedom? Guess this search of freedom for me entails still much more than financial freedom.

Okay, that's all for my ramblings and deeper thoughts for now. Am not feeling too good, on my second mc, am going to see doctor, rest, maple a bit and finish up some *$&%# work. Maybe I should just chuck the work.

2nd Year Anniversary

Today marks the 2nd year into my job. Actual experience is 1yr 3mths, rest of that is Nei time. Nothing much except have to hang in there. Today I chanced upon the forum, is only for educators one and requires a password n ID to login. It seems all educators have access. Inside I came to an interesting thread - Teachers are going crazy.

The posts are very insightful into issues like stress, IMH, possible types of pyschatric disorders that educators suffer from, burnout and many more. Many educators post their experience and it was an eye-opener indeed. (maybe tab should try to go in)

Some interesting points:
1) Bananas have a chemical that helps to surpress depression. (Eat a banana a day to keep the shrinks away)

2) If you cant change the way things goes, its time to change ur way of thinking. Dont be a perfectionist. Know and adknowledge ur limitations. Prioritise also.

3) If u can hang on, hang on, but if you have lost the passion and it eats into ur life, family, sanity, it's time to rethink or throw in the towel, if not suffer IMH.

4) At most is a 'D' grade lor.

Hmm interesting perspectives that got me to rethink about my situation.

F&$#* it all once the work is over. Rest is MY time. Get out of my head and thoughts. I cant be bothered. Yep and I am not the only one who sometimes have problem sleeping, especially due to observation. Some shared they take tranquisilers to calm down due to anxiety, others sleeping pills. For me, at most is watch anime, until fall asleep lor. Haha.

Nvm now, just finished my mapling, and I am putting on my dance shoes, going to Audition, then some more anime. Tom dun kill myself by going in too early, just go in normally lor.

Holidays are a distant memory...

Yup the holidays came to an end, made shorter by 2.5days by work commitments. Didnt do anything constructive for work. Everything is pure lesiure. Yep after living with my bro over the 3 short days, it somehow strengthened my resolove to finsih up the bond and live there. Can be a bum for a year before I commit to anything. Hehe... only problem is that I would have to save up before then to be able to live comfortably for a while. Another problem arise, is that I cant bum forever. Eventually still have to work for a living. Unless can generate some passive income. Hmm still pondering about this....

Oh besides playing Maple, which I am still going strong, I downloaded and tried AuditionSea, after Tab mentioned about it. Hmm its a new game from creators of MapleStory, a dance game. Saw the cool advertisement at Shaw towers a few months back and decided to give it a go. Oh I am playing a female character using the same in-game-nick. Not too bad. Nice dance moves and some good tracks. Really wish I could dance like that.

After I told Tab about the same nick part, she mentioned the irony of it. Huh? Well Tab remarked the irony stems from the fact that during my peak hour - i would be mapling, and using a dagger to hunt and kill stuff. Whereas during the off-peak hour, I would be strutting my stuff and dancing around. Hmm I would agree with her. It somehow doesnt fit my image. Anyway just had a good dance day at Audition.

The funny thing is I am behaving as though I am still holidaying. Tom I have work but somehow I am still sleeping late. Playing Maple and Audition and even watching some anime from YouTube. Hmm only thing missing is being able to sleep til the sun shines and burns my backside. Well time to go, back to some anime before sleep.

Back

For those who didnt know, some stuff over at work got cancelled, leaving me with a 3-day break which I used to visit my brother in msia. So on tuesday morning, bloody early in the morning, got to the train station and got on the KMT train. Nothing much to say about the journey but it took 4hrs. Brought some work to mark, and didnt do it on the train at all.

Arrived there aound noon and my brother came and fetched us in his second-hand Kanchil. Itinery was easy. Eat lunch, go back. My kinda of holiday. Once there, we settled into the spare room and just sat around. I was slacking and playing a bit of maple, inbetween maple discusssion with my bro watching me play maple or he plays, I watch and discuss. That evening ate dinner and I came back and watched Doom while opening maple shop. Stupid movie. Duh. And I wont want to play the game and scare myself at every corner. Slept late cos was reading some comics.

Next morning Wed, woke up early to send my mom to do her hair and helped my bro get carry 2 cartons of mineral water. We dropped her off, with her friend to do hair. We settled our breakfast and lunch. Simple fare. Went around to a shopping mall to check out the pirated stuff, games, movies or cds but I didnt buy anything. No point if I cannot bring out. Bought a facial mositurizer for my sister. Her daily makeup usage is not doing wonders. Think she needs one. Dabao lunch, went back maple. Later go out for dinner, got dropped back at the house while my bro went for his tuition. Then around 10 he came back and fetched my mom also. Changeover. He maples, I read comics. Drops off to sleep.

Woke up bloody early at 530am to get ready to catch the 715am train. Man 3 days in a row is really crap. I need my sleep. Slept on the train journey. Inbetween got noisy and wild kids. Grr no mood to mark WS also, so dabao back. Wanted to clear later when back in singapore. Just couldnt. Sign. The life of my bro is not too bad. Relaxed and slower pace. Once I got back i went to the neighbourhood to return comic. Subconsciously I noticed I walked faster, I looked around, other people also walk pretty fast. Back to the grind I guess. Just another 2 and 3/4 year to go.

Tom is a full day course, dunno for wat crap use one. Just got to show my face. Hmm if try to clear tom and saturday. Will I die from the amount of marking?

Nevermind those crap, now I'll just go and try out the game AuditionSea and sleep.

Bleah no life... even maple life

Err from where I left off, I am disappointed at the moment. Cos quite a number of students did not do well in their test. Though not counted as there is no CA. But it shows the underlying problem of understanding. Bleah. Went through with them and many inattentive. Need I say more. Disappointed... Just disappointed.

3 of the 4 heavenly kings acted up. Sian.... Just sian.

Marking has piled up which I went in super early today to clear but still left with a pile for tomorrow and clearing in Sept holidays.... Man... Just man.

Impending holidays chopped into series of 1-2 days break cos of course, work activities, only meant that I CANNOT go back to visit my brother and chill... F&$#.... Just F8*$(#

This week havent even touched Maple since Saturday... stemming from tiredness everyday. Just want to relax once I've reached home. Dun have the stamina to maple 2 hours anymore. Will try to catch up on the lvling over the weekends... Tired.... Just tired.

A poem to sum up my state.

Life.... oh life, a bore
People smile, explore
I'm too cold in my core
to taste the sweetness and more

~Hellbound

PS: I dun have a deathwish, just that this period in my life is just so sucky. Am still trying to make myself happier or risk IMH but not all days u succeed. Think gin helps.

A exploration of my current state...

Currently employed, earning decent pay, young and single. Best time of your life right? Yar by right it should be. Somehow being the person living my life, I beg to differ. WHY do I feel this way? I am trying to identify the root cause so that I can live this life comfortably until the end of my bond.

Work fatique is one reason. I have been in the industry for 2 years, of which 1year is spent in the class. Its getting to me. And like what Tab said "Somedays are just too 'interesting' that I wish they could be more boring." Couldnt agree more. The 'interesting' aspects puts one in too much stress and high-adrenalin levels that after a fairly short time, fatique sets in. Not to mention the scale of work is a huge exponential jump from the inital contract days.

Personal time being taken up is another factor. There is a constant pile of marking. Have to go early to do so or bring home. Going early entails waking early, taxi there, mark like crazy, tired, then go for classes. Bringing home entails chucking my bag at my table and leaving it there untouched until the weekend is over. A bit of a dilemma. Think the former is a better alternative. Also weekly lesson plan is so far done on sundays. The fact is that once work ends on Friday, the TGIF mood kicks in and work-related stuffs are just chucked at the corner and out of the mind. The familiar "I-dun-want-to-do-it-I-want-my-weekend" syndrome. So far I have managed to squeeze things into the weekdays, even lps on monday mornings. Guess it will continue to be so.

Observation, one of the most dreaded aspect of this occupation. To those unfamiliar, its a lesson planned to wayang wayang to show to important people (P,VP,HOD or even Supervisor in nei days) Basically though supposedly not judgemental but developmental, the stress is still the same. The lesson is not an accurate reflection of what you would usually do or typically do, but is so peppered with PPT, activities and even worksheets, all designed to impress upon your audience what a good n capable 'cher you are. To show them that you can deliver such high quality and engaging lessons. The reality is once it is finished and they have walked out, its back to the REAL way. The normal, more efficient way termed Chalk&Board.

I just had an observation upon rather short notice. I came out with my own, quite happy with it, showed it to my RO whom gave more ideas to add on, which entails alot of changes and the move from chalktalk to PPT. The ob was the next day, hence I went home and rushed out the changes on the morning of the ob, cos that day itself was a very heavy day and I was deadbeat by evening. However I tried to sleep earlier that night cos I had to wake up much earlier to do the changes. BUT things didnt go that way, I tossed and turned until past 1am then fell asleep uneasily. My mind wouldnt stop thinking about the lesson. So the next day, I woke up deadtired, made the slides and changes, printed out copies, made photocopies at a shop, taxi to work to make photocopies of the few pages of materials. Handed over to my sups and went back to my seat to try to do work, which I didnt manage to do much. Couldnt risk tiring myself out from endless marking. After that, went up to the room during recess and prepared the comp and visualizer and my stuff, prep things up and once the bell rang. Had to go down to bring up the class and then the show begins. Later on, the feedback I got were quite positive. Though I couldnt help feel that the amount of work and effort doesnt justify this type of observations. (PS this is not as much compared to what some chers have spent on just 1 ob, a collegue I knew last time worked until 9pm before just on preparing her resources.) That night after, I rewarded myself with good food and a gin coke and did absolutely nothing whilst at home. No wonder many end up in IMH, leave the service. If this keeps up, we'll all go kuku.

Think I have identified wat really IRKS me about my job. The first 2 already kinda bad enough, the 3rd one is just the straw that breaks the camel's back. For now this broken-back camel is trying to get on its feet. See how it goes. Maybe I should start buying 4D and Toto.

Its a tiring week...

doing nothing much.... BUT I am tired. Tuesdays are the longest days cos its 8 periods straight exclude recess which I would also 'punish' and make those who dun do corrections do. 'talk' to them about misbehaviours. So effectively 9 periods. plus remedial earlier abt 1hour. So 10 hours of human interaction really test the limit of one's endurance.

Then I am bored of working life and have food cravings. Sushi craving was so strong yesterday that I stopped over at a NTUC and bought some to munch on my way home. It was a long day yesterday and I had only 1 egg prata and coffee for the entire day. No recess for me. BUT then while munching the sushi, I was kinda contented even though it was for a short while. To have a place to sit in the bus, and eating sushi, guess I am an easy person to satisfy.

Reached home and had a bath and dinner. Then login online to play Maple, though it was only for an hour, met my brother online and chatted. Currently a lvl 91 C.dit and going to lvl 92 if I could just dig out enough stamina to play more than 1hour each weekday.

Tom and Fri, have to turn up at morning session timing cos of exams. The good thing is no class, the bad thing is less classtime to finish syllabus. Have to juggle then. After today, effectively only left 8 more school days to cover the remaining work. I want to have a life. I looked at my table calendar which is Holiday theme and am reminded constantly of Redang and Tioman island. Miss the lazing around, WITHOUT a care in the world, no worrying about work, time or anything. The mind just goes blanko.

If time allows, I intend to go back to Segamat for a short few days to rest and visit my brother. Of course mapling is in the agenda. Yar before that I will have to clear all my stuff (marking) and get it done. Sign... another 2yr 10mths. See how it goes.... Hope today wont be a bad day.

Just to show HOW much I wanna run away from reality,

Anime Count: finished 178 espisodes of Prince of Tennis, mainly during the evenings of weekdays and weekends.
Watched 5 entire seasons of south park (left 1 more)

Still got the much overdue gundum seed and seed destiny, black cat etc to accompany me.

On mc, after braving through the days with a persistent cough with lots of phelgm n mucus, for a while. Batteries flat. Stone at the bed and try to rest as much as I could. One more day to weekend. No jap or thing, hope to rest.

My passion waning.....

Yes I had a bad day. Its considered among one of the few worst days ever since I started at this job. For one, I started out very sian after a long and tiring day yesterday. Tuesday my very very heavy day. Then today by right is supposed to be lightest day cos got meeting. With my already quite frustrated and sian predesposition, I taxi to work. I got through the meeting. But during the talk with my supervisor, I just feel like tearing. Partly due to frustration on my part, cos too much things and so many petty stuff in class, syllabus and 4 heavenly kings. Enough to really make me feel like throwing in the towel. Y, cos I feel like its my fault. Guess I am just feeling kinda sensitive today, partly being unwell, stomache not feeling so good.

Some questions: "Do you think they are giving you enough help?"
My genuine answer is (Of course not. I know that I am supposed to ask but bloody hell, everything I dunno, dun even know where to start to ask. Everyday something is put on my table, no instruction, no nothing, just do? Then how is it to be carried out? WTF is that thing? WTF am I to do? Yes I got ask and got tell me if I ask. If I dun ask, nothing is said. Alot of times I dunno whom to ask, what to do, where to go....) "Fine. I am fitting in nicely......."

Anyway after that, work started and headed for the 'short' day. Everything went well or okay until the final lesson. Got them to sit on the floor then the same few up to their tricks. Later raised my voice at both of them and one started his famous trantrums, threw the table n chair n threw stationary that hit someone. I had been forewarned about this but the impact is devestating on my already sian state. I got the rest to sit down and ignore that fella, got the rest back on track to finish half of what I intended but more engagingly than what I had intended initially. The irony of it all.

But it left me very emotionally drained and emotional. Sian, frustration at its very very high levels. Had to talk to the troublemakers and I also feel like crying. Then while talking with the vp, i was kinda of emotional, again almost tearing. Sign. This is not how or what I want to start out in a new place. So nvm about it. After work, just took a taxi home, stopped at Ginza and rented 20 comics at one shot, and am now eating my favourite PrawnBeeHoon and drinking GIN rootbeer to destress.

My morale kinda of low, fatique level high, sian level high, frustration level high, feel-like-going-insane level high. Passion level low.

Days left: 2years 10mths 17 days.
Let the count down begin.

Sayonara Sensei

Well think I dun need to practice my jap (scored higher than Tab) haha :P so I'll write in Eigo. Today both of us went for our jap graduation ceremony at the same venue as last year. This time, nobody from our gang gate-crashed for the free food. Yes they have those boneless chicken wings again.

Anyway both of us passed our lvl 3 and are continuing onto lvl 4. And again for the 3rd consecutive year, I got the pen. Tab reckoned that if this continues, they would have to present me with a special award for never missing class for n years! Well it just shows the lack of life on my part, no dates or anything, and so with nothing better to do, might as well go for jap lesson. Learn something. Though there were many times where I had to physically drag myself out of the house to attend lessons, its the journey I dislike, not the class. Hence think I will continue doing that until circumstances forced it. Oh Tab almost got the pen except she had to miss one lesson due to work. Zannenyo.

We were a bit sad to learn that our sensei for 2 years is leaving, going back to Japan, though dun think she is like Fukuda, somewhat no longer employed by the school. Anyway she is there in a pink kimono with sakura flowers. So formal. So before the Lvl 3 were called, the whole bunch of us went forward to take photos of her, like she's some idol cos she was reading out the names of receiptants. Anyway did manage to get 1-2 good shots. Sign, I want to go Japan also. To show our appreciation, we did buy a card and a small gift for her, which Tab forgot to bring. Nvm she would have to make the trip down to hand it over. Near the end, both of us got to take a photo with her. Sensei sayonara.

Well how I wish, I could also say sayonara to my work. Bloody hell, didnt feel like doing it this morning cos have to go for Jap ceremony, then came back around 6pm, mapled a bit, went out with family for dinner, come back maple a bit more, and now dun feel like doing lp. Like wat Tab says, this part about eating into personal time sucks ass. I have not really enjoyed a decent sunday ever since practicum. Now its amost a given that at least half my sunday is used for Lp and powerpoint, resourcing or watever. Think I wont and cant do anything tonight. Having a serious bout of "I dun feel like doing tat right now" syndrome. K will wake up earlier tom to pia out one. And tomorrow I will go to work normally, instead of having to taxi there 2-3hours earlier to mark or piah work. Man, I did that for the entire week. Sian, work too hard, think too much liao. So lets just leave everything to tomorrow.

Now back to piahing my 178 episodes of "Prince of Tennis", currently on disc 2 out of 23 discs. At last, I can understand a bit more of the Jap inside though not all. Well I hope to continue my jap until really really cannot make it. Dun mind if I could persist like this for guitar course and learn continuously and see results but screw that Yamaha...

Its been a while since my last entry...

Well term has started and I have been 'promoted' to the rank of BT, and am starting as a FT with my own class. I am armed without a float and cast into the sea with tsunami waves in-coming. That sums up the situation very nicely.

I am still struggling with the delivery in class part, unfamilarity with the place, things, syllabus and more, coupled with syallabus to cover, wb to finish and weekly tasks to do and I have almost nearly DROWNED on several occasions. And on top of that. I have to shout fiercely at the class at least once a day. With 4 heavenly kings to tackle. What a paradise? *sign* Having a sore throat now.

So currently taxi early to work to go mark stuff, mark 2+ hours then go to class. After at least 7 periods, the day ends... I drag myself home. Bathe, eat and maple to destress. Tired but sometimes have difficulty sleeping as the brain is going through mentally the things for the next day, or possible lesson plans and even how to handle the misbehaviours... This happens especially when I didnt get to maple enough like today. Lag until I only played less than 1hour and now I cant get to sleep. Then I tend to wake up bloody early, way ahead of my alarm time. Just today I woke up at 630am even though I set for 8.45am. And the sky was still dark but just dunno why I had to wake up. Must be that stupid rubbish truck... Have to push work out of the brains. I have been going early to work since monday, today also, tom also to clear up marking. If I can finish, I am just going in on time on thur n fri, which are both my heavy days.

My cough is not aiding me at all. The cold in the office, coupled with warm classrooms only serves to make me cough like I have TB. I dun cough so much at home or wat but once in aircon place then out to warm places, the coughing fits starts. Surprisingly the P6 class that I took, a concerned student asked if I was seeing the doctor. Incidentally that is the only class I enjoyed. Taking them for HE and when I told them I played Maple, instant connection, cos almost everyone played. So easy for me, they listen and do my work, extra time I let them talk with their friends or talk maple with them. Sweet *cartman style*

Erm form class so far, do enjoy PE with them... Rest am working on it. Trying to be a better BT. Anyway I got some encouragement today ironically. U see in the earlier part of the day, the lesson went pretty good. After recess, during art, it was horrible! Shouted myself hoarse... Then later maths class went decently. The last part was PE and it went pretty well. During the PE, a collegue saw the smiles on their face and wanted to take photo. So I had to repeat the game and let him do so. So some sort of positive encouragement. Another is later VP told me that he observed my class earlier and found it to be good?!? That most are attentive except for a few. Err luckily he didnt see my art class. *Faint* Well I am trying to improve so I dun cause them to fail or wat. And also so that I wont go crazy soon.

I saw my brother on Maple a week back and then I was kinda stressed and sian. He's teaching tuition in a small town. I kinda envy him and have some work fatique so I commented that if I served finish my 3 year bond, I might jolly well quit and join him there. Bum for half a year then start doing some tuition too. You dun really earn as much as spore. Maybe around 1.5-2k RM but hey the cost of living in a small town is pretty low. Could be as low as 500RM depending on how frugal one is. Not a bad idea. Earn and save up for 3 years, change to RM then bring back there to bum and spend and teach some tuition. Wont make it as a rich or famous person but live a simple, not-so-hectic-life. Each day a few hours, rest of the day is yours, drive a small car around town, bum, time to do things you like, sleep until late late. Hmm sounds good. Maybe the half year bumming, I can finally go visit Japan during the cherry blossom period! Wont ever have a chance unless they bloom in June or December.

Its not a rational plan but an idea I am toying with to help ease the pain that I am in. Its a nice daydream to think about what I am going to do then when I am free. Its also nice whenever I look at the blue blue sky and remember the seabreeze in Redang, sitting on top of that cafe with a ice-cold Vodka Strobe and staring out at the crystal blue sea. *Signs*

Not enough sleep? restlessness?

I dunno about the rest, but recently I am suffering from not enough sleep and some sort of restlessness.

During weekdays, I am trying to sleep before 12am and wake up around 8am or earlier. But failed miserably in the waking up part. Even on weekends, after waking up, the only thing I feel like is to go back to sleep. Guess have to work on it to have a more scheduled life and less stress from the seemingly lack of time and sleep. Maybe will have to designate certain early days, and rest is normal days instead of having to go early everyday.

Restlessness seems to stamp from the 'swimming without float' situation tat I am currently in. And also the exponential increase in workload. No resources means I have to make my own and improvise, no worksheets means I have to make/print my own, no idea of where certain lessons are stopped means I have to ask class and find out and makes planning irritating. Basically it translates to ALOT of work on my own time and expense, way beyond the teaching and marking, way beyond the hours, way alot more effort and time on my part than I am somewhat willing to part with. My sister mentioned that when u are happy in a job, you do what u have to do. But if u dislike it, you will be tired cos u fight with yourself everyday. I am not sure which camp I am in, guess I am in the "watashi wa hataraku no ga kiraidesu" camp. Hopefully things will look up when i schedule certain days as long days and certain days as short days.

Therefore on Saturday, after jap and dinner. Just felt too pent-up and wanted to do 'something' but dunno wat it is. In the end I decided to walk along the Spore river from the Esplanade. Yup we walked a very very long walk with Tab giving me a guided tour about certain attractions in each place. (Refer to Tab's blog) for more details. By the time we reached Orchard, we had chalked up 13500 steps for a whopping 5.3km. Yep I have my padeometer on to measure my activity or inactivity. Keeping an eye on my diet also, though exercise seems lacking... After that walk, I felt better, not so pent-up anymore. See how it goes after next week, maybe more walks around Spore.

Just finished my weekly lp after much procrasination until I cannot take it anymore, hanging at the back of my mind that I finally sat down and got it done up. Most of it is done except for a bit of minor details which I have to quickly fill in by tomorrow. Now I have some materials lacking which I have to get (on my own expense) and WS for tomorrow remedial. Sian, I wanna sleep and laze around. But at least I have done something so far. Left is to go over and quickly get something cheap and can be used for tom. Then have to study for jap test. Due to my session, I am not able to make it for the weekday test times at all. So I have to take it alone on the Saturday and in one sitting, think not enough time for retest since graduation is on that very Sunday. Somehow memory not as good so study earlier while I still can.

Oh also hardly time enough to Maple, about 1-1.5hr. Even less when it gets so laggy or I am too tired to do so. Just want to sleep by then. Sign. Is this the way life goes? Hope not. Hmm how to fit in 'lessons' like guitar or martial arts? Hmm lemme think about it.

Week 1 *scratch 1* 9 weeks more.... to T4, 19 weeks more to December holidays

That sums up wat I feel right now. Like Tab, also got burnt a bit on thurs and somewat more 'well-done' today. Still minor misbehaviour and relatively mild. Problem is the class is good one, so there is a stress to keep up the results. Hence misbehaviour have to be handled delicately not as to lose rapport b4 i could even build it up.

Still very very green. ALOT of things and responsibilities that has just kept increasing at an exponential rate daily. Granted monday I got to observe, tuesday I missed cos of induction and wednesday due to NEI induction, thursday was still semi-takeover. Today is the taste of full-load. Sign. Last 3 periods very restless n talkative n inattentiveness. Have to scold and tell and tell. Have to be more firm next week. So many things! Then a very BIG constraint, which I shall not elaborate for fear of being sued. Anyway life's not so great. Am thankful that next week got Youth day public holiday.

I agree with Tab, the fatigue is just building up. Partly for me, was my late sleeping hours. But I pushed sleeping to around12am but I wake at 8am. Usually I get up several times due to the noisy rubbish truck clearing trash around 7am. Duh. Finding it a bit difficult to adjust currently. Cos last time in morning, after class, can mark. Now is I have to go early to mark. Generally I am fresh just b4 I leave. By the time I reach, I am tired, sweating and not-so-fresh anymore. Then mark a few, and then soon is time for class. After ending, there is no time to do much cos the place close around 645pm. I would just pack all the guides home and try to do something the following morning. Thats y I wake up earlier. Cos once I 'm home. Just chuck everything aside and bathe, eat then maple for 1-2hrs then cannot make it liao. Stone stone then a day is over. The next day after wake up, around 9am, try to do something until 10plus, have to eat and get out of home b4 11am. Arrive around 11.55am and then the cycle continues. Hmm how to squeeze time out for any guitar course? Or even exercise? Nvm if others can do it?

I wonder if they really do much? Most are married, pregnant, attached. Not that many singles. Dun even have time for myself now, how to even get anyone? Nvm I'll just remain single and dream of my dream guy.... Easier when drunk to imagine, i guess?

Drinks Recipe - for all drunkards or alcoholic-wannabes.

Get the hint? Ya got tonnes of cocktail recipe. When is Candle coming back? An excuse to celebrate. Where's my beer, think I deserve one after an intense week. Think I still got one left. Last time I went to Cold Storage, bought half a dozen of different beer of different brands. So far my verdict is Miller Draft Beer. Nice when very very chilled, ie put into fridge over 2-3days. Fairly inexpensive at $3.45 compared to a cocktail.

Work Begins *melancholy organ music*

Hail all from the Lands of Maple, where I have happily resided for the past holidays. Long as it might have seem but its never enough I tell you. Einstein's theory of relativity is best illustrated by the holidays. When you are having it, it seems endless, yet when it ended, it seems very very brief. Its never enough! So out from the Maple lands, I have to depart from, tumbling back to the reality of life.

To work.

A new place, new people. Except for the travelling, which incidentally allowed me to be in afternoon session, I am so far okay. Its sucky being a form 'cher but one has to start somewhere. It is the eventual fate of all EMS 'chers. Anyway first day yesterday, I didnt even know the venues, timetable until I stepped in and stuff just came thrown my way. Left, right and centre, until I was lost. So far no induction so I dun even know my way around things. No books, dunno venues, dunno wat work or events happening, where are the markers?. And there u have it, the real face of education out there. So dun complain abt new 'chers, they are just having severe information overload. And it will continue on for the entire week. Lucky for me, I have a breathing space of 1 week. To settle in, get my stuff n also observe the systems that their current 'chers have set up n hope to emulate them then am on my own. Think Tab had it differently. For now, I will just do what I can.

The best part is after work, I left, cos no need to stay on late, as its already evening. Took about an hour to travel back, bathe, eat n mapled. Am trying not to think about work. Yep even watched South Park. That little bit which I had to do, did it up this morning. Lesson preparations not yet cos havent read through, intend to read during observation today. Then no laptop at work, dunno if I want to bring my own, lug it around in a bus-train-bus situation... See if I am issued one soon, if not may have to resort to that. See how. Am not able to do printing as freely, cos of policy. So will observe how others manage and emulated. Its a Monkey see, Monkey do situation. So dun complain abt new 'chers. Its the system.

Last thursday, my entire family went to JB to do more banking. This time with my younger sister, having the same banking issue, and the rest of us tagged along to do shopping. Its a fruitful trip in terms of cartoons n animation. Yes I bought South Park season 5, 6 and 8 and Prince of Tennis (POT) the entire set of 178 episodes. Now I am wondering when to start. So far I am into the 4th season of South Park disc 2. Each season is 3 discs. Ya not to mention gundam seed, destiny which remains unwatched, and POT which remains wrapped and those other anime I bought last time, Q-detective and Black Cat... Hmm maybe if Tab having a drinking session, I'll provide the discs. Dunno when Candle coming back?

That's all for now, got to go eat my lunch and set off for work. In case u wondering, I slept around 1am, woke up at 8.30am and have to get out of home by 11am. Tomorrow NEI have something on, so no need to go work. Am exempted and so tom can sleep late cos its in the afternoon. If anything thats suffering, so far is sleep from watching too much south park and maple cos by the time I reach home, my 2exp timing left with 2.5hrs. Nvm I am not aiming to be no1 mapler anyway. Just play for leisure.

K, till next time.

Back from a trip back to hometown

Been away for a fair bit, being stuck at home all day, mapling or sleeping and went back to Msia for a couple of days. Just reached home and decided to blog about some things...

Maple
The scene goes like this.... imagine a dark, dingy room, full of trash and waste. A laptop lies inside, on for 24hours a day. Seated infront of the laptop is an unkempt person with glasses, busily playing Maple.

Maybe? I dunno. Dont think I am that Otaku yet. But I did do a fair share of staring at the screen. For all my 'hard work', here is the result..

Yup another change of clothes and weapon.


Put on the box and I am the joke of the town again.


Err my 2exp card just expired before I went back to Msia. So now considering how much time I really want to spend on Maple, now that I have achieved my target ie to reach lvl 80 before june holidays over. Oh for those who noticed my Pig, yes ITS ALIVE! Yup for another 2 more months.

Trip back to hometown
Oh I went back to my hometown on Tuesday with my dad to fix up banking problems. Msia has this rule that if ur account is dormant for 1 year, it will be locked, and you have to personally go to activate it via a withdrawal. Hence being away from my hometown for at least 2 years, my account has been locked up. Taking advantage of the school holidays we decided to get it done up before work starts. The plan was to head down to CitySquare and open an account, then go back to hometown and transfer some money over. Henceforth, if need-be, just head down to JB and transfer some money back to the hometown account to keep it active.

So after doing the main business of banking, the rest is up to us. My dad had to ferry my aunt around, so most of the time, I stayed at the house. There is absoulutely nothing to do but I bought some comics back and read them and slept. I managed to stop at 2 shops and bought quite a number of cartoons n comics. Spent about $170Rm in total on SouthPark season 2,3,4, BlackCat (whole), TrinityBlood (whole), Dectective Q(whole), FFVII Advents' Children, Bakuretsu Tenshi(whole). Wanted to buy other animes like Naruto, Prince of Tennis etc but these series are not complete yet, so am just waiting for them to end first. So now I have alot of anime to watch, not to mention Gundam Seed Destiny currently with Tab. Nothing otherwise favourable to talk about the trip.

Maybe worth mentioning for those not so-well-acquainted with local cuisine. Everytime my dad goes back, he would always buy these 3 food items. Definitely not for the timid. He would buy Pig's Forehead, Pig's Tongue & Pig's Ears. Pigs' Ears is quite common but the former are kinda of rare in singapore. So needless to say, he bought it for dinner and my first evening's dinner is mainly rice with the former. How it taste? Actually kinda nice except that the Pig's Forehead is kinda of fat, Pig's Tongue actually lean and chewy, just dun imagine tat u are tonguing the pig in a kiss while u are chewing it. Erm its actually my Nth time eating it. (N is a numeral much greate than 50) Well I never realized that pigs have such fatty foreheads. Never knew that its a delicacy... My dad told me over dinner that my uncle said the best part is that entire piece of meat from the pig's forehead to its snout. Then my dad would point with his chopstick that THAT piece is a nose.. and its the best... (argh.. Lose appetite) Then while I was picking up a piece of tongue to eat, I noticed that there is some white thing on a slice. Picked it up and took a closer look... (its some white foamy thing that is underneath the layer of tongue but is cooked... then some other pieces dun have it... argh... lose appetite) So basically to eat this type of food stuff, the advice is just not to look, pop it into ur mouth n chew. Forget things like cleaniless or the lack of it.... So I ate more baked beans with my rice than pig's forehead or tongue. Also ate more pieces of ears.

Luckily the other meals were more normal like zi char and satay or noodles. Phew. Definitely not for the faint-hearted. Fear-factor Muar-style.

FAT
Yes. I have reached this point of my exisitence where I have this feeling : I am FAT. I feel fat indeed. Noticed my bigger tummy and flabby arms. Think this lack of exercise days should stop soon. Indeed the days of eat, drink, and be merry are OVER! I am going to start with the food intake. Indeed it is the Main cause of fatiness cos most of it is ingested. Not so much the lack of exercise but just increased food intake means weight gain. It will be the first to go.

My resolutions and strict self-imposed dietary rules are as follows:
1) No more desserts after dinner - Desserts are either fruits or just coffee or tea. Nothing else. No more cakes, milkshakes or whatever. Water is ideal too. Desserts especially cakes or ice-cream or sweet stuffs are just one of the most unhealthy n calorie-laiden snacks to have after dinner.

2) If I want to drink beer or alchohol, there will be no Snacks inbetween. Its only drinks n no more snacks. Snacking in-between contributes greatly to the already high intake of calorie from alchohol alone.

3) Eat mainly my 3 main meals in a day exclude snacks as much as possible.

Exercise will be around 2hours for twice a week. Preferably full body workout with cardiovasular.

Am starting on the diet first cos its the easiest aspect to control and yet also the hardest to control.

Yup hopefully in half a years time, will lose all that flab. I am too fat currently.... Sian

Sumimasen for long abscence

Well to sum up the reason, there is solely one - Maplestory.

To sum up what I was doing, mainly trying very hard to level.

Anyway a new world Ludibrium was launched near the end of may, a toyland, with of course lots of cute toys, various new quests and enemies. Then I joined a guild opened by a Maple friend and became the Jr. Leader, so have to help members etc. So mapling became a bit more complicated than before where previously it was just killing anything else that moves.

During periods in-between training, I set up shop to sell stuff from siblings or guild members. And to help level faster, I bought a 2xexp card, ie my experience doubles. The downside is the fiexed timing, 6-10pm, daily for a month. So unless its important, I would stay home to maple during that time. On days where I had to go out in the evening, I login in the afternoon.

The rest of my life outside of Maple? Induction has begun and if opportunities arise and the talks were not important, me n Tab skipped a couple. For her, she got the flu bug somewhere on last Tuesday or Wednesday. She nursed her torrential running nose and cough. I had to help her buy food for a while. BUT on Friday, after she left for home, I was going to meet my sister around 6pm so I mapled until about 5.30pm. Was already by then having a coughing spell with running nose. Came back from the toilet and had a coughing spell. Something came up my throat and I tried to force it down but to no avail. It came out and onto the floor of the room. It was a HUGE pile of phelgm. It was more than 10cm in diameter after spilling out on the floor. How I know? Cos there were no food bits except for a bit of chocolate, didnt smell of bile and while cleaning it up, I picked up that gooey substance, it didnt break at all, and I had to scoop and dump it into a plastic bag. It took a few turns to get it all in.... Okay okay, TOO MUCH INFORMATION. I did feel better and stopped coughing after that. Told my siblings and mom and they dulely dubbed it "the phelgm cake" cos of the size. Immediately was isolated in my bro's room. He is out for 2 weeks, but sleeps in my sister's room cos my youngest sister has a weakened immunity. I was isolated to prevent infecting others. After vitamin Cs and cough mixtures, I sufficiently recovered on Saturday.

Only to have to see the infectious Tab on Saturday and after the lesson, I felt sickly again... Again isolation, vitamin C, water and cough mixture.

Recovered by thursday to have a long day. A course at new workplace from 8.30-5pm then a wedding dinner after that. There wasnt enough time to go home to change so I headed down to Clark Quay but was too early. I walked around and ended up with 3packs of Koropok and 1 set of anime, BetterMan. The Koropok were the type made of dried vegetable types and roots. My family tried and said that they tasted different from the normal chips and is very nice. Went into a Poh Kim, they are selling off the older sets of anime for $10 a box. So I looked at the very few titles, and saw one that I was curious about but not willing to pay the full price of $29.90 per set. So now for $20, I grabbed it. Clark Quay has changed alot since the last time I went there. It is no longer dinghy but modernized with lots of different pubs, coffeeplaces and restaurants. I headed to PhoneyJade, the venue for the wedding. Met my ex-VP, and she asked me alot of qeustions throughout the night. There was a short fiasco of being given the wrong table number 2 times. I was at table 10 but my ex-vp came and sat with me, but she was at table 13. I went downt to check and was given a new table 16. I went to the table and it was almost fully seated. Decided to just ask if there was another Hellbound at the table. Yes. Another hellbound. So I went down to check again and saw that my surname wasnt in the list so confusion arise if more than one hellbound turned up. In the end, my table number was 13 with all ex-colleagues. Had so many refills of red wine, which is very fragrant once u roll it over the tongue, cos the waiter kept on refilling. Found the name: RiverCrest 2004. I actually lost count of the glasses but reckon that it was at least 6 glasses. BUT no shaking world. The dinner, the fish, fried prawns and dessert are very good. The rest are so so. It was a nice dinnere except when the vp started discussing some work stuff with the chinese hod and that music teacher. Duh. I was crapping with another colleague.

On Friday we had to travel all the way to ITE east to visit the campus so again I hung around with Tab. Needless to say, I somehow got sick again. Besides that, we had pasta at the SaintO or something, cos I wanted to eat pasta. Tab suggested that place saying that the price is only a little bit more but quite nice. So headed there. I asked for their specialty. The owner told me their seafood pasta. I ordered the Spicy Chilli Crab pasta lunch set, for $11.90. Its a steal! The pasta came. There was half a crab, pincer and all, squid, scallop and prawns!!! Verdict: Delicious. Very good indeed. Their soup" Mushroom soup with garlic bread is thick and very tasty. I would like to eat there again. Interestingly when we arrived, it was rather empty, after a short while, it became full. Also some looked over at our table and ordered the Chili Crab pasta. We actually overheard a few asking and pointing at what I was eating. Its a good deal. Then we headed down to the book fair and i bought a magic book. It is quite good and i read, its actually doable. So now I have lots of things to do.

Again met the still-recovering Tab on Saturday and more isolation, vitamin C, water and cough mixture.

Updates of my 'Boring' life

Well on Friday morning, me and my family drove into msia to go to my mom's hometown for the long weekend. We headed to Segamat and its been more than 4 years since I've last visited it. We stayed at those 3 star hotel near the part of the new city. To sum it all up, the activities were mainly eating, more eating and much much more eating. Breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. Lunch and dinner mostly zi ca (restaurant style). *pokes at stomach* Has it gotten bigger?

Cos the schedule was so packed (mom and her friends had so much eating and visting programmed lined up), there was little time for us to do what we really wanted, ie visit pirated stalls, shopping for clothes etc. But we managed to do that too for 2 hours on saturaday. Besides just eating, another constant was the rain. It rained everyday. Once we were caught in the rain with no umbrella and had to brave the rain to rush back to hotel to change for dinner. Walao. Not to mention, I had like RM$750 with me which I spent rather little. Had $690 remaining after the trip. Hmm should go to CitySquare in JB, I'll spend much more. Cos this trip no anime excpet for a few movies and 1 game. Not much to show for. Hmm didnt manage to get that movie "The King's Man", maybe ask candle to see in China got or not. But got another serial or movie that the guy acted in. Dun know about it cos now at hall.

On Sunday, returned to Spore and I went back to hall before 6pm. Nowadays I maple daily to train up my character before school and actual work begins...

Now I am a Chief Bandit (3rd Job) at lvl 70! Yay! Yesterday hit lvl 70.



Okay so back to training for this week.

Life is pretty alright at the moment. Wake up, Maple, eat and rest, Maple, sleep. Nice lifestyle.

Yay You-Tubes Up!

Videos I was talking about in the previous post uploaded.

1) Cool MTV with Ultra nice song. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/v/v27ItBNn_P0>

2) The video with Lee Jin Ki (Kee?), the clown in the show. Beautiful and nice smile. Nice earrings also.

Back to the Hall... (long post)

Yups, as the title mentions, I have moved back to the hall. Did it on Sunday evening. Chucked a few bags of notes, lps, laptop, a few clothes, my mp3 and its speakers and charger, my phone and its charger. Basically quite a few things to make my stay comfortable. When I opened the door, a musty stench blew past. Its like opening the doors of a crypt. Everything was as I had left it 11 weeks ago except for the junk mails slide under from the door and the dust.

Started cleaning up the place. Even forgot the toilet code until a kind neighbour pointed out for me. Was half cursing and swearing by the time I finished my cupboard, table, shelves and bed. Havent started on the floor yet!!! *faints* Where is Tab when u need her? *grumbles grumbles* Thot she moving back also? Dun tell me I have to clean up the whole room? Hey the floor is much bigger than a single room lor. Walao alot of dirt and hair on the floor. So bo bian. With no help on the way, I used a broom and went through every corner, sweeping out tonnes of hair and very very long ones too. (meaning = not possibly mine) and had to do a very thorough job to get most of it. Then used water and cloth to wipe the entire floor twice! This reminds me of the akido classes, where we have to clean the mats after practice, jap style:

First spread out cloth over two hands, grip the ends, put ur upper body in a pushup position and use ur legs to drive you around.... Man I had to relive that.... So by the time I was done, it was way past 10.30pm, though I arrived around 8.45pm. After that WWIII clean-up, I had a good bath to clean up myself and started stoning.

Basically I still had work pending. My supervisor wanted to see my lp files. It wasnt my idea to meet her so early.... It was two other bloody free trainees under her. Itchy backside.... no life is it? nothing to do have to come and screw me after I just finished tp? Sian the problem was that for the last 2-3 weeks I have not been doing the daily lps dilligently. So I was supposed to get started once I moved into hall. But after that massive cleaning, I was too tired for anything. Online to open maple shop and chat with siblings online. Later was digging around for food cos hungry and ended up eating lots of snacks. Promised to get some munchies tom.

Monday
So I woke up at 7.20am automatically and started to tidy up the lesson plan files. Lets just say from then until 12pm, I finished maths file. English too much to do and too little. Just chucked in the lesson plans from the tb which I followed closely. Prayed wont look too hard. Had a quick lunch with Tab, some good jap food with delicious fried tofu then rushed to library to print out and file in. Then as I forgot where the Sup's office is at, I had to spend 10mins running up and down to search for it. Finally found it, went in. She just flipped casually over first the maths file, then even more casually over the english file. Asked me how I felt about the tp, gave some general suggestions, then told me to inform her where I would be posted to.... Of course she gave me back my files... If I had known, I wont even had prepared that maths file properly.... Sian. Went for lecture.

There is a lecture which like less than half the people went to. Me and Tab ended up there listening to an overview lecture about how we GENERALLY fared for our assignments, tps etc. Then listen to alot of useless stuff about how they grade our assignment, which I couldnt be bothered at this point. Blah blah and ended up watching 2 recordings of groups presenting there RT. Wow, jeez, I am not keen anymore. I only want to know pass or fail, Fullstop. Went to JP with Tab and bought subway sandwich(dinner) and grapes(munchies). Then play maple with this friend, Icy, who arranged to meet online to train around evening. Was half watching SuperBand and half playing but once Lucify came out, I stopped for 5 mins to watch. Once they done, I go back to half playing, half watching. Well I quite like their style of music, visual rock and they did sound very good last week. This week not so good to me but judges praise like mad. Oh well they made it to next week. Yay one more highlight!

Today
Was up early again and decided that I wanted to get back in shape. Really like almost a year never exercise properly. I promised not to just wake up and Maple. Not healthy. So after brushing teeth, started some warm ups, crunches, dips, squats, leg lifts etc. My strength deteriorated but the general feel is still there. Still can do but not as many as before. Stairs currently no problem, have to try jogging. So after I did half an hour and cooled down, I opened Maple and started playing. Only to meet my bro and that friend, Icy online an hour later. Then we all train together until around 1.30pm. As different character class, we had different skills to add on and it was very benefical to all. Had a good time tag-teaming with my bro some of the tougher enemies. Yar I have another box! So far my 3rd box, and I have worn all the colours liao.

This week's fashion theme "Boxes" Eco-friendly, makes one look so stylish.Check it out!

#1 Cardboard Box- stylish


#2 Recycled Box - OUch! Hot!


#3 Paper Box - Eco-friendly! Fabulous darling.


Okay I'm not thinking straight. Its bloody 2am now and I am still awake. Will tell you why below. So Tada! I'm making a fashion statement in Mapleland. LOL!

Later got to go out. Went to see dentist cos almost time for scaling and also a tooth had a chip and there is a gap, that same tooth also had a natural hole, not cavity which the dentist suggested to drill do filling. But I was kinda reluctant as I had sensitive teeth. So the drilling is a torture and also had many bad experiences with other dentist about drilling. So I put off and off for one year until that chip came off and I braced myself and went to had the tooth filled. Hmm that dentist quite good, cos only mildly discomfort, no pain, no sensitive teeth feeling. And done pretty quickly. Except it set me back at 85 bucks, the rest is okay. 40 for scaling and 45 for filling. Can claim half from MOE so no problem.

Then after that went to see senseh with youngest sister, Geoky, to get medicine. That took up til 7pm. Ate dinner outside. Geoky was telling me that there is another guy in Korea, who acted in this movie about a King and a effiminate clown. It is a major HIT in US and other countries but havent come to Spore yet! Showed during end of December. Then that guy who acted as the clown really very beautiful!!! Some say even more beautiful than Gackt! Huh really. He became very very very famous after the movie. Like a Gackt of Korea. Woah really? So she gave me the official address and tell me to check out U-tube for it. Okay. I promised to go after Maple. So Geoky has a new craze now. Our upcoming trip to Segamat will see her frantically looking for that movie, the soundtrack(really very nice theme song-humming it now) Besides her other animes and yaoi comics. Oh well.

So after I returned to the Hall around 8pm, I bathe and played Maple. Met Icy again at 8.30pm for training part II and later my bro again. So played up to 11.30pm then stop. Set up maple shop and then watched for sales or the lack of it. Then I remembered that Korean movie. I went to their official website: The King's Clown. If you like DaChangJin, you would like this, ancient Korea setting. Checked out the pics and some videos, man that GUY is BEAUTIFUL. In fact too beautiful!!! Put gals to shame especially me... Sob sob :(

Okay the pics may not look good, but wait until u see the actual actor in the movie clips!!!! )*Shocking* "
God, you are not a fair god. Make guys so beautiful, its a sin to look at them. What about me?"

Anyway there is a music video with this ultra ultra ultra damn nice song! Go either to You-Tube or the offical webpage, Trailers, 3rd clip. (dunno why you-tube cannot host) Dmn nice tune, very dramatic song. Love it! Should download and ripped into Grey asap. That is like why I am still up, listening to it and blogging.

Oh oh, got one more clip, go You-Tube, there is a clip of that guy, Lee JunKi?? And the entire clip focused on him. Really he looks young and very very very beautiful too. Have features to die for. Then when he smiled, the gals keep screaming none stop... Warning alot of screaming in that clip. But he does look good. Is he better than Gackt? I dunno. I prefer gackt cos he can sing, play guitar, piano etc and compose his own songs, besides the look. Him, got to watch the movie to see if can act or not. So far from clip, cannot tell much... BUT another eye candy. After watching the trailer I also want to watch too. Not so much for the gay element but it looks interesting and like quite big-scale production type. Also I've caught a bit of the DaChangJin bug. My mom bought a few very famous serials like DaChangJin, YiDao, ShangDao. Quite good except I no time and patience to sit down and plow through at least 70 episodes each. I just watch parts and ask for the story.

GO AND VISIT AND MAKE UR OWN JUDGEMENT! I cannot host that you-tubes, its down. If can host later one, will put it up in my next post. So now I am still wide awake thinking of that song. Dmn nice song. The themes in the movie also nice and pleasant. Sign, if only tomorrow dun have stupid tutorial to go for. Definitely a waste of time one. Then evening got to go for Jap cos me going to segamat, Tab flying off to Cambodia. So Maple time reduced tomorrow, see how. Hmm I should think about what I want to get in Segamat.

Also another thing on my mind is Christine's upcoming wedding at the Church. Try as I might to think of things to wear but gothic stuff and dressing keeps coming to my mind! On second thoughts, it'll be fun. But Tab kept reminding me that its our senior's wedding leh... Okay so I'll wear a shirt. Then add chains, wristbands, trinklets, coffin handphone holder.... Maybe should have a hair cut and get contact lens.... Omg, wont even think of this if it is a Chinese wedding.... Exactly becos its a church thing so I have this urge.... hmm should go shopping in segamat see if got anything 'interesting' to wear. Need a bottom? shoes? haircut? lens? also lose some weight and work out to look fitter? Dunno. I shall strive to exercise a bit more now to be less flabby for a change.

Incidentally Tab is not living at the hall. Sunday went out with bf, leaving poor roommate to clean up whole room. Monday didnt stay, today didnt stay. Tom also not staying, thurs not too. Well I stayed cos I've cleaned up the place, brought my stuff liao. Noisy bitches have left so very peaceful now. Its like holidays so less than half the hall is occupied. Peaceful. Also my laptop can have uninterupted connection to play Maple and go online. Also can finish up any outstanding work eg lp files, disburse project money etc, tying up loose strngs. Also not to mention, already paid the rent, might as well live in for a short while. Next time want also dun have liao. Well the whole room is mine. Can sleep late and on lights at late nights like now. Can off fan if I am cold. (can throw stuff at her bed, jump on it, spray beer all over it... take her underwear and throw to guy's floor...) Hahaha.

Thinks that's all the interesting stuff I have for now.