From tmr, bus and train fares going to increase again... this time round the fare increase seems to be more than last year... last year bus only raise by 2 cents but this year those above band 3 increase 3 cents... i think is becos now they didnt increase the cash fare that's why, even though the overall increase is lesser... like kena 'cheated' cos most of us use ezlink instead of cash...
but luckily concession pass didnt increase, and i'm still eliglible for concession pass for the next 4-5 years or so... now NS then after that in uni... so dun care abt it lor... just buy the pass and use it's benefits... hope the won't increase the pass next yr...
and btw, happy children's day! haha...
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
funny sia... all 3 phones not working properly...
currently as i'm in national service and the camp doesnt allow us to bring camera handphone... so i dig up some of my old phones to use... these phones are quite old model liao and may sometimes give problems..
then today the phone that i usually use the batt suddenly run down very fast and the 'battery empty' signal came out quite soon... the 2nd phone also no more batt... then the 3rd one although the batt is full, the phone could not detect the SIM card... so it's like having 3 phones but still have to be uncontactable... SWEAT!
then today the phone that i usually use the batt suddenly run down very fast and the 'battery empty' signal came out quite soon... the 2nd phone also no more batt... then the 3rd one although the batt is full, the phone could not detect the SIM card... so it's like having 3 phones but still have to be uncontactable... SWEAT!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
more stress in PLAB...
after doing just 1 mount at plab, have started to feel the stress here as compared to tengah... it's more strict here at plab and also the punishment for mistake is higher... so a mistake might meant staying in for more than a week... in tengah, it may mean staying back for only 4 hours for a few dismount day...
but maybe the stress also adds up as i was doing main gate for the mount... i've never done there b4 during april b4 we get posted out... i only did there during the OJT...
but maybe the stress also adds up as i was doing main gate for the mount... i've never done there b4 during april b4 we get posted out... i only did there during the OJT...
Pulau Ubin Cycling (17/09/06)
on sunday, some of my church youth went for a cycling trip at pulau ubin... actually it's part of the DOT retreat for youth leaders from fri to sun... but i'm currently not a youth leader yet, i only went for the ubin trip...
we only set off at 2pm, which at first i think was quite late as i think we may need quite a long time to cover the island... it's also my 1st time to Ubin, so i dunno anything there... become like a tourist.. sweat! haha.... we went cycling around the island but unfortunately we only managed to cover the westen part of the island cos there's not enough time for the eastern part... another time ba... we managed to see an old quarry and also a beach facing malaysia... at some parts the HP network change to Malaysia maxis, DiGi or CELCOM... dunno why malaysia's signel seems to be stronger then singapore... must check b4 using the phone otherwise will b overseas call then sianz liao...
throughout our stay at ubin from 2 to 6pm, it didn't rain at all as compared to the past 2 days where it keep raining like crazy...although the sky did turn quite dark with lots of cloud and very windy towards 6pm... but god hold the rain as we're still cycling out in the open... after these 3 days of going outing in outdoor, i really feel that god is really protecting the events from being ruined by the rain... everything for the 3 days was mostly carried out as planned with only some slight delay... God is good!
but while we're on our way back to mainland, 1 of us found that she's left her handphone at the coffeshop at ubin... sianz... but really thank god cos it was handed to the owner of the shop and she kept it for her... at it was already past 6pm so nobody is going to ubin at that time so she had to pay $20 instead of the usual $2 to take the bumbboat there... but it's better then losing the phone...
we had dinner at changi village hawker centre and i eat stingray again, after having eat that quite alot the day b4... like those thing i seldom do one but when do will do it more than once within a short span of time... like going to beach and BBQ... think may not always happen but it's true, for the past 3 days at least...
i agree shared cab home with 3 other ppl living near me so can reach home faster but have to pay la, cos i got bus & train concession liao but it takes super long to go by that...
we only set off at 2pm, which at first i think was quite late as i think we may need quite a long time to cover the island... it's also my 1st time to Ubin, so i dunno anything there... become like a tourist.. sweat! haha.... we went cycling around the island but unfortunately we only managed to cover the westen part of the island cos there's not enough time for the eastern part... another time ba... we managed to see an old quarry and also a beach facing malaysia... at some parts the HP network change to Malaysia maxis, DiGi or CELCOM... dunno why malaysia's signel seems to be stronger then singapore... must check b4 using the phone otherwise will b overseas call then sianz liao...
throughout our stay at ubin from 2 to 6pm, it didn't rain at all as compared to the past 2 days where it keep raining like crazy...although the sky did turn quite dark with lots of cloud and very windy towards 6pm... but god hold the rain as we're still cycling out in the open... after these 3 days of going outing in outdoor, i really feel that god is really protecting the events from being ruined by the rain... everything for the 3 days was mostly carried out as planned with only some slight delay... God is good!
but while we're on our way back to mainland, 1 of us found that she's left her handphone at the coffeshop at ubin... sianz... but really thank god cos it was handed to the owner of the shop and she kept it for her... at it was already past 6pm so nobody is going to ubin at that time so she had to pay $20 instead of the usual $2 to take the bumbboat there... but it's better then losing the phone...
we had dinner at changi village hawker centre and i eat stingray again, after having eat that quite alot the day b4... like those thing i seldom do one but when do will do it more than once within a short span of time... like going to beach and BBQ... think may not always happen but it's true, for the past 3 days at least...
i agree shared cab home with 3 other ppl living near me so can reach home faster but have to pay la, cos i got bus & train concession liao but it takes super long to go by that...
another BBQ...
on saturday evening, my friend invited me to his 21st birthday party at a garden near his house at c'wealth... it's also near my old house... the friend was actually my pri & sec sch friend... we also study the same poly but diff course...
it was a BBQ so that means i had 2 BBQ in 2 days... wow... sounds good but like eating too much fried stuff liao... but this bbq as it was held at the place where it's surrounded by buildings, it's quite hot as there's not much wind, even though the weather was supposely the same as the day b4 at east coast... once again, god is good as even though it also rained for the whole afternoon but the rain stopped once we start the fire... god really answer the prayer...
as i was the in the same pri & sec sch, i know quite alot of friends there compared to some others... so it was also like catching up on those friends whom i've not met for quite long... what a wonderful combination... haha...
it was a BBQ so that means i had 2 BBQ in 2 days... wow... sounds good but like eating too much fried stuff liao... but this bbq as it was held at the place where it's surrounded by buildings, it's quite hot as there's not much wind, even though the weather was supposely the same as the day b4 at east coast... once again, god is good as even though it also rained for the whole afternoon but the rain stopped once we start the fire... god really answer the prayer...
as i was the in the same pri & sec sch, i know quite alot of friends there compared to some others... so it was also like catching up on those friends whom i've not met for quite long... what a wonderful combination... haha...
Saturday, September 16, 2006
100 days to Christmas!
it's 16 Sept again, and once again, it's 100 days to Christmas! wow... time flies and the festive season is round the corner...
but b4 the christmas lightup there's still the mooncake festival, deepavali and hari raya puasa, all within next month and all comes with lightup at chinatown, little india and geylang... mooncake festival one has started and malays are starting their ramadan fast in 1 wk plus time...
so it's going to be festival all the way till CNY... pocket going to break again... hehe...
but b4 the christmas lightup there's still the mooncake festival, deepavali and hari raya puasa, all within next month and all comes with lightup at chinatown, little india and geylang... mooncake festival one has started and malays are starting their ramadan fast in 1 wk plus time...
so it's going to be festival all the way till CNY... pocket going to break again... hehe...
went back to PLAB for 1 hour...
we were told to go back to plab this morning cos heard that they got some important things to settle... but it was like quite 'wu liao' cos we only there and hear a few words then can go back liao... my shift is not mounting today for those 2 shift that are mounting they need to help to do the manning cos of the IMF they need more manpower...
is like a waste of time cos i need to take 1 1/2 hr to go there and another almost 2h to come back... plus need to wake up by 4.30am cos i live quite far... but thank god still can get the weekend... then mon i think will be quite 'xiong' becos the IMF still on and got more task to do...
is like a waste of time cos i need to take 1 1/2 hr to go there and another almost 2h to come back... plus need to wake up by 4.30am cos i live quite far... but thank god still can get the weekend... then mon i think will be quite 'xiong' becos the IMF still on and got more task to do...
SPCCC BBQ - (15/09/06)
yesterday SP crusade had a bbq at east coast... since it was my off day so i decided to join them for the fun...
the weather was like it was already raining on and off since thurs evening for yest it rained for most part of the morning and cont till afternoon... when i reach there at abt 3pm it was still drizzling... so we waited at the mac for quite a while... the rain still did not really stop so at first we tot of shifting the bbq to someone's house... but thank god we didnt cos there's alot of things to carry and that it stop raining when we reach the pit!
throughout the whole event besides a few drops of drizzle it didnt rain, althought sometimes the sky looks quite cloudly... really really thank god for it cos i'll be a mess if it were to rain while we were bbqing...
so becos it has been raining for the whole day the weather was super cool, esp since we're at the beach with the SW monsoon wind it blows directly to the beach... and the wind was cold! it was even colder then aircon... this is also the 1st time that i dun sweat at all at BBQ... usually i'll be sweating like crazy... so it was very comfortable to do the BBQ and also since the wind was so cold that we need the bbq pit for warmth if not our hands are going to froze.. haha... but i think becos of the cold wind the food took very long to cook... the chicken like put there 1/2 hr also not totally cook... wait until we're all starved..
really thank god for the whole yest and also when i go back with some of us, the bus arrived within 1 min when we reach the bus stop... some ppl decided to stay overnite but i didn't cos not prepared for it plus i need to go back camp... dunno did it get much colder in the wee hours.. hehe...
the weather was like it was already raining on and off since thurs evening for yest it rained for most part of the morning and cont till afternoon... when i reach there at abt 3pm it was still drizzling... so we waited at the mac for quite a while... the rain still did not really stop so at first we tot of shifting the bbq to someone's house... but thank god we didnt cos there's alot of things to carry and that it stop raining when we reach the pit!
throughout the whole event besides a few drops of drizzle it didnt rain, althought sometimes the sky looks quite cloudly... really really thank god for it cos i'll be a mess if it were to rain while we were bbqing...
so becos it has been raining for the whole day the weather was super cool, esp since we're at the beach with the SW monsoon wind it blows directly to the beach... and the wind was cold! it was even colder then aircon... this is also the 1st time that i dun sweat at all at BBQ... usually i'll be sweating like crazy... so it was very comfortable to do the BBQ and also since the wind was so cold that we need the bbq pit for warmth if not our hands are going to froze.. haha... but i think becos of the cold wind the food took very long to cook... the chicken like put there 1/2 hr also not totally cook... wait until we're all starved..
really thank god for the whole yest and also when i go back with some of us, the bus arrived within 1 min when we reach the bus stop... some ppl decided to stay overnite but i didn't cos not prepared for it plus i need to go back camp... dunno did it get much colder in the wee hours.. hehe...
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Farewell Tengah!...
this morning marks the last time that i'll be going to tengah air base officially... we went there for the CO dialogue which was also planned so that they could thank us and bid farewell to us...
actually we had already finished our last duty on mon and brought our stuffs back to plab, so this is an extra thing... i think what i'll miss from tengah is the short travelling time (since i live so near to it), and also the canteen food esp the nasi lemak and chicken cutlet... these can't be enjoyed at plab... now will get a work 2 rest 2 day and alternate weekend... hopefully that manning stays...
then today confirm that we'll need to go back to plab on saturday... sianz... heard that need to stay 1 night and that'll be sat night... like will mess up alot of schedule... cos of the IMF thing lor... now can only prepare for the worse and hope for the best...
actually we had already finished our last duty on mon and brought our stuffs back to plab, so this is an extra thing... i think what i'll miss from tengah is the short travelling time (since i live so near to it), and also the canteen food esp the nasi lemak and chicken cutlet... these can't be enjoyed at plab... now will get a work 2 rest 2 day and alternate weekend... hopefully that manning stays...
then today confirm that we'll need to go back to plab on saturday... sianz... heard that need to stay 1 night and that'll be sat night... like will mess up alot of schedule... cos of the IMF thing lor... now can only prepare for the worse and hope for the best...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
TAB Delta Outing...
Yesterday, our tengah airbase delta platoon had an outing for the farewell to those from Paya Lebar and also before the platoon get split... those from PLAB, like me, had already finished the last duty there and will go back to plab on fri... we'll only go back to TAB on thurs for the last time for the CO dialogue... as for the delta shift, it'll be split into the 3 shift so they'll no longer be mounting together... so it's like this is the one and only time that we could gather together, together with the old and new specs...
we went to the Sakura buffet restaurant at science centre... becos it's a weekday so there's not much ppl and only a section is open... but becos of us they got to open another section and also the aircon... like we're very big like that but we're the biggest group of the day lor... haha... the food still the almost the same as the last time but there's no fried salmon, which is what i like... sianz... now got dory fish fillet... also satay still taste good but the shark's fin is still not very nice... too sweet and dont have the correct taste...
after that, some of us went to jurong pt to watch a movie, Little Man... it's quite a funny show, with a man who's very short acting like a baby... some of us also played aracade b4 that then they like 'pull' me to play and scan the card for me cos i don't play aracde one and dun have the card... we actually intend to have dinner together first but we're still quite full from the buffet so we decide not to have it...
can say it's a fruitful day, but will feel a sense of farewell as i dunno if there's any chance in the future that we could go out together, given that we're having diff schedule liao... but see u all and the base for the last time tmr...
we went to the Sakura buffet restaurant at science centre... becos it's a weekday so there's not much ppl and only a section is open... but becos of us they got to open another section and also the aircon... like we're very big like that but we're the biggest group of the day lor... haha... the food still the almost the same as the last time but there's no fried salmon, which is what i like... sianz... now got dory fish fillet... also satay still taste good but the shark's fin is still not very nice... too sweet and dont have the correct taste...
after that, some of us went to jurong pt to watch a movie, Little Man... it's quite a funny show, with a man who's very short acting like a baby... some of us also played aracade b4 that then they like 'pull' me to play and scan the card for me cos i don't play aracde one and dun have the card... we actually intend to have dinner together first but we're still quite full from the buffet so we decide not to have it...
can say it's a fruitful day, but will feel a sense of farewell as i dunno if there's any chance in the future that we could go out together, given that we're having diff schedule liao... but see u all and the base for the last time tmr...
Monday, September 11, 2006
managed to go to church again, & back to PLAB...
yeah... yesterday morning managed to go for the whole church service again for 3 consecutive weeks... thanks to the 1/2 day leave that i took... cos it's a 3 day mount then abit sianz to stay in camp for 3 days so come out lor.. haha... next week i should be getting the both sat and sun but it's the PULSE retreat weekend so there's no youth service, only got adult... maybe going to pulau ubin to join them for the retreat but not sure yet... if go there then maybe not going to the church service cos like can only go for a while then must go down to changi liao...
then today is my last duty at tengah airbase cos we taking leave on wed and thurs... as 1 of our friend got a mini bus so after our duty we bought our things back to paya lebar liao... then the paya lebar OC say we may need to go back on fri & sat morning to go for orientation... if this timing still ok but dun end too late if not may affect othe planning... if we didnt go back today maybe wont have this...
but pray that there won't be a staying in of 1 week... now the 911 and IMF like anything can happen leh...
then today is my last duty at tengah airbase cos we taking leave on wed and thurs... as 1 of our friend got a mini bus so after our duty we bought our things back to paya lebar liao... then the paya lebar OC say we may need to go back on fri & sat morning to go for orientation... if this timing still ok but dun end too late if not may affect othe planning... if we didnt go back today maybe wont have this...
but pray that there won't be a staying in of 1 week... now the 911 and IMF like anything can happen leh...
911
Today is the 5th anniversary of the 911 attack... so fast 5 years liao... still remember that time when it happened... i was in Sec 4 and was about to have the sch Prelim exams... that was a tue and i just went home from tution and when i watch the tv, i saw the two WTC towers with smoke coming out and it says planes had just crash into it... got a shock...
what follows was many many news about it and many days of mourning... luckily didn't affect any exams result... really must pray for all these attacks to stop as it causes unncessarly lost of life and property, and make ppl around the world anxious...
what follows was many many news about it and many days of mourning... luckily didn't affect any exams result... really must pray for all these attacks to stop as it causes unncessarly lost of life and property, and make ppl around the world anxious...
Friday, September 08, 2006
World Food Fair...
i went to the Expo again today for the Food Fair... then there actually got some other exhibitons like the John Little sales and the Expo Book Fair... so in the end i stayed there longer then my expected time, and also bought more things than i expected...
but i think no more chance to go for these fairs again this year cos i'll be on duty from Fri to Sun and all these fairs ends on Sun...
but i think no more chance to go for these fairs again this year cos i'll be on duty from Fri to Sun and all these fairs ends on Sun...
Thursday, September 07, 2006
COMEX is here again!
It’s time for another mega IT show event COMEX… it was held from last thurs to sun at Expo… Last year it was at Suntec but I think cos of the IMF so it was changed to Expo… it’s further la, but I still go down as the things there are cheaper…
I only managed to go down on Sunday with Zhi Qiang, the last day becos I was in camp on thurs and fri then sat I went to the RASF open house… when I reach expo mrt it was like so crowded until the entire platform was filled with ppl… but this is expected lar, and on sun there’s at least 2 or 3 churches having service there…
It was quite crowded along the walkway but once inside the hall, it’s not so squeezy along most parts although there’s still some major bottleneck junctions where ppl come from all 4 direction squeezing pass one another…
after walking through the halls, I bought a 40GB external photo bank hard disk, which means that I can transfer the digital cam photos into the hard disk without a PC… this is useful especially in overseas where with my current photo taking rate, 1 GB of memory card won’t be enough if I want the best quality… beside that I also bought some DVD+R disc and also managed to buy another battery for my camera for standby… I also found the Inke Refill booth which they actually provide free ink refill for everyone for each cartridge… so I managed to refill two cartridge but I dunno the quality yet as I’ve not tested it…
after the show, we went to tampines as zhi qiang wants to buy a shirt… we also have dinner there… it’s been more than 1 year since I went there so its’ quite refreshing I guess… then heard that the next IT show event, SITEX 2006 is on 30 Nov to 3 Dec, which is like going to clash with alot of other events... so see how lor...
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