recall... and recall...

last sat, our whole base had a recall exercise... it involves all the sqn in the base so everyone had to go back... for me as my shift was mounting that day so i'm already in camp... luckily they go the recall at 10am which is still not so bad as it doesn't the rest of the weekend... for that one they just go sign can go off liao..

as next week we're having an exercise, the last sat was like just a 'practice'... the real one will like come this coming weekend, either sat or sun... so like very sianz cos have to keep on standby and cannot go out freely... then the worst thing is for this recall is not just sign and go off... will have to stay in for abt a week...

so dunno got chance to go church or not, if not i'll miss having youth service for 3 mths, as the other 2 wks i'm mounting... there's no youth service since 10 Sept and if i miss this sun one, the next one i can go is 10 Dec... althought got the youth camp from 1-4 Dec, at least better...

50 days to Christmas

It's 50 days to Christmas... Starting to Countdown liao...
Orchard Road going to light up next Sat... Yeah!

Great World CIty

went to great world city on fri, just after bookout... it's been quite long since i last went there and there're some changes there... Got new basement 2 but then the whole shopping centre looks quite dead even on fri nite... i think is becos of the location (must take bus) and after OG left, there's not much other things to do...

i went there to meet up with my former crusade DG members... we have commited to meet once a month, and the reason it's held there is becos the staff got a discovery weekend at BB HQ just beside great world... so managed to revisit the place and to catch up with the rest, esp 1 of them is going ex-wallaby next mth...

DeepaRaya holiday!

it's the starting of the festive seasons! with deepavali and hari raya just days apart... but as i was doing shift duty i was on duty from last fri to sun, thus was working thru the deepavali... then i off on mon and tue, which includes today's hari raya puasa...

yest i went back to SP crusade to meet up with some friends... quite alot of NS guys went back yest, esp those in BMT as tue is holiday so usually they won't ask the recruits to go back tekong for just 1 day, so they give them off...

we decided to go for dinner, together with the rest of the crusaders... at first we planned to go thai express at tiong bahru plaza, but it was full house liao... then our group like very big.. abt 20+ ppl... so we decided to go to harbour city restaurant which is like very little ppl inside and is the only place which can accomodate us in one piece... it's like quite a high class restaurant then to us ppl which behave like we're in clementi kopitiam like very funny... also the food is very ex.. a plate of fried rice cost $9++... then beside that my table alone got $17 worth of peaunts, tea, towel... so is like each person must pay $12...still got another table...

beside that it's quite good to rekindle those days together while i'm still student, and catch up with them... but now the trend still like not much year 1s are joining us seniors... hope more can join in the future...

and btw, selemat hari raya puasa!

a peaceful mount...

after an evenful mount last week (which i can't elaborate much as it is sensitive, cos it's SAF ma), nothing much happened this week... just that too many ppl got att C so there's not enough manpower... have to do 24 hrs duty over 2 days... usually is around 20 hrs...

nowadays the haze seems to be getting worse... the PSI is over 100 for some of the days... have to wear maze for duty if not cannot stand the smell... and somemore it's unhealthy... and i think becos of the haze more ppl are falling sick...

yest after dismount we were told to clear some of the prows... but the one which i'm working on got a big ant nest there so we could not finish the task... after that some of us went to sakura at parkway parade for a high tea buffet... it cost $16.90... is consider cheap compare to alacarte sushi as the market price is $1.90 per plate... but if compare to lunch which is $20, is consider ex cos the lunch got alot more things, beside the sushi...

Christmas Decoration in Orchard & going to HK in Dec...

today i passed by orchard road and they've already start putting up the christmas decorations... esp those outside paragon and crown prince hotel... but the rest not up yet except the lights on the trees... but most should be up within the next 2 weeks... and also the chinatown mooncake festival lights will end today...

yest went to chinatown with my family to book the tour to hong kong... the package cost like $900+ then plus taxes all these more than $1000... cos is the holiday season so no choice lor... my bro can't go other time... then dun want to take budget airline as the flight is 4 hrs... will only take to thailand if i want i think...

i going there from 5 - 9 Dec so have to apply overseas leave... just nice right after my church PULSE camp which is from 1 - 4 Dec... like going to be the same story as 2003 as this time round got Asian games in Doha during this period instead of SEA games... luckily the Meta is on 26-30 Dec and not clashes during the same week as in 2003... ironically, i last went for holiday with my family in 03 and the last PULSE camp was also in 03...

Vivocity

since vivocity opened last week, i've went there twice to have a look... it's a very big mall, but currently not all the shops are opened... there's even some pools, water features and an amphitheatre on the level 3 rooftop... the mall also got 3 big food courts, not to say there's another 2 at harbourfront mall...

as for other things harbourfront mall already got the BiG store which is quite big then now there's even more things at Vivo... confirm this place is bigger than suntec and perhaps we'll be meeting here for gathering in the future...

sianz... have to go back camp to take photos tmr...

today and tmr are suppose to be my dismount day... but then b4 we went off today we were told that there's a photo taking for the squadron tmr and all of us have to go back... this is like very sianz, cos have to travel so far just to take that photos... waste time... plus it eats into the rest day... same as last time on 16 sep go there for 45mins but spend more than 3 hrs on the road...

luckily the reporting time is 11.30am... if the usual time then even more sianz.. have to wake up so early...

Fare increase from tomorrow...

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...

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!

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

RSAF day / Open house & COMEX...

it's end of aug and the annual RSAF day and COMEX are here again... this year, being part of the air force, i should be involve with somethings on 1 Sep, most likely is direct traffic la, cos RP ma... haha...

the open house will be at paya lebar air base which i wont be involved with cos i still in tengah till 15 sep... should count myself lucky, cos just got the new schedule that my shift is off on this sat & sun again! means i got the whole weekend... still thinking whether want to go for the open house or not... many ppl i know will be there and i should be going back on 15 sep...

then also got the COMEX from tmr till sunday... another IT show and i definately wish to go... althought still havent decide what to buy yet, but i think will burn a big hole in the pocket once i start buying... this year is at Expo, so it's like 1hr + journey to go there compare to suntec which is at a centralise location... there is from 1 end to the other for those at the west side like me... hehe...

another sunday, & 2nd last b4 ZQ enter NS...

it's another sunday and as it's the last sun of the month, my church have combined service with the adult instead of youth... as the adult service only starts at 1030am instead of 9am, we'll usually have our cell grp first at 9am... after not having go for a full combined service for a few months, i think the situation still the same...

usually when come to combine service, many ppl would tend to overslept or lazy to wake up earlier to come for the cell grp at 9, even though most ppl can make it for service... this phenomenum is like going on for the past 3 years, (which i'm also gulity of it b4, during those time when i was bz with study and choir)... i think must do something abt it...

then my cellgroup most ppl are in NS now so our attendace is not so regular.. with zhi qiang going in next fri, i think attendace will get worse... must pray that most of us will be able to have our sun free and that we can continue to meet up and pray for one another...

having buffet dinner...

i took 1 day off from one of my off in lieu today... from the 2 dismount day where they tell get to go back to helpout last time... so it's a sat & sun off this week... but yest kena a 24 hr gate, so the duty is more xiong and cannot go back to sleep in bunk... usually if take leave the next day then your previous day duty will be more xiong...

this evening went out for dinner with my family... actually we planned to go to sakura at clementi for the buffet dinner but when we reach there, the waiter says that it's fully booked and we have to wait for a while, even though there's qutie a number of empty seats... we decided not to wait cos since it's buffet i think ppl will be there for quite long, usually wont come out so soon...

so we took a cab to harbourfront... there got dragon gate restaurant where there's eat all you can buffet... this one is you order they serve to your table instead of you go out to take... but both u can eat as much as u can... we got eat like 3 fishes, crabs, etc.... eat until the stomach is like totally full... dunno what's my weight now.. haha... next time then weigh ba, dun want to get a shock... haha... tmr morning can go church directly from home and go for the whole service... yeah...

booking in at a later time today...

today as there's some ppl from the NDP contingent helping out during the day, our shift can book in later in the evening at 5.30pm instead of the usual 7.30am... so got an extra 10hrs to do my things at home...

actually feel quite weird that i've to go back to camp later in the evening, haven't tried it b4... last time during trainee time is not so early, usually at 9pm... except sometimes during bmt but that's so long liao... almost a year... that means passing the midway point soon... haha... must endure another year lor...

More helpouts in duty...

for the past 2 days, we had those NDP and ASLC ppl helping out in the duties... currently those ndp guard of honour are still rehearsing for the RSAF day but not as many days as the ndp, so they could helpout more... also the aslc has just passed out and waiting to get their sgt rank to be specs... now they just helpout in some of the duties...

as such we did much lesser duties compared to other days... on the 1st day i only stand like abt 2 hrs and 2nd day i stand 3 hrs then after that rest for 11+hrs before doing 2.5 hrs... then this morning do 4 hrs... so do less than 12 hrs for 2 days... usually when low manpower we can do 12 hrs in just 1 day... so is consider slack liao...

another weekend duty this week, tmr and sun... not so xiong during wkend cos so gates are not open, but couldn't enjoy the weekend... next wk then i think can enjoy both sat and sun cos i taking sat off... then can go for my church service fully on sun...

it's sunday...

another dismount day... but quite sianz for the last mount, cos now got the heighten security due to the london bomb scare... now may have to do more checks... another than that still go well cos got the reservist help out so the duty not so xiong...

now still dunno when we going back paya lebar... and on fri heard that maybe paya lebar going to change the shift system to like tengah type, which means no more work 2 rest 2 and alternate weekend... sianz man.. if this is true i think will rather stay in tengah... cos nearner to my house le...

think i still suffering from the post FOP and overnight prayer event... this year like quite bad compare to last year where we still have a youth concert over this weekend... which means last year now still bz with the concert things and not rest... maybe becos of duty, so didn't get regular hrs of sleep on duty days... must get strength from god and hold the fop and overnite prayer spirit... then can really be bless and feel the power......

JCC Overnight Prayer 2006

just came back from the church overnight prayer... we've just prayed through the whole of last night without sleeping... wow praise the god he sustain us through...
the overnight prayer starts at around 8pm yest... its the first time the eng and chi sect are having it together to mark the end of the 40 days prayer and fast since July 1... we had some worship devotion first b4 we started to pray... it's quite fruitful as we pray for the world, singpore, church, cell, etc...

at around 11pm i started to feel sleeply and almost fell asleep afew times... but after 12am and getting the strength of god then all good to go again... i was asked to help to be vocalist for the 2 worship at 1 and 6am... got practice abit last sun... but i think got some prob with the mics so cannot hear the voice properly... sianz at first... but still worship god anyway...
through the night we pray and did prayer walk... sometimes when other ppl praying i think i fall asleep for a while... think so.. haha.. but its around 4am... most of the time still awake la.. and we pray in groups for the kindengarden and community...

we ended the overnight prayer with a final worship at 6am and a breakfast at taman jurong food centre... now should recharge energy first b4 enjoying national day... but dun have tickets to NDP, so later see how lor...

Festival of Praise 2006 (Sun)

Today i managed to get some ppl from crusade going, but no church ppl going... sianz... this year really quite low profile as crusade also only got around 10... still rem last year sun got almost 40 ppl in the group... (can refer to last year's posting) hehe...

we plan to meet at kallang mrt at 4.45pm but as me and zq go straight from church so will reach there late... they decided to go first to book place... but now as the PA office there cannot pass through liao so have to walk the long way and i think they got lost or wat... in the end we take bus there and reach ahead of them.. sweat rite.. haha... then today even better.. there's no queue at all when we reach... the door has open liao of cos.. so managed to enter the stadium in 1 min... hahaha... some more still got front seats... at first sianz cos i tot really no hillsong ppl not coming liao... but after a while still ok.. most ppl come at 6+ and total got abt 3/4 full... although compare to last year full house is still less and weird cos fop usually is nearly full house...
for the 2 days the speaker El Silvoso spoke about things related to The Market Place which i think is quite relavant... the market place doesnt have to be doing business... it can be your school too... the speaker also spoke quite powerful...

this year also the whole thing ended quite early... yest end at 9.30pm and today at 10pm... last year for the last night ends after 11pm and have to take taxi home... can say that this year's event is better organised and more orderly than last year's where ppl keep cutting queue.. haha we do it also.. feel so guilty... managed to take public transport home this year and reach home by midnight...

heard next year delirious is coming back.. yeah... but dunno got hillsong or not... lets look forward to it... 3-5 Aug 2007... think that time i starting sch in NTU.. haha...

Festival of Praise 2006 (Sat)

This year's FOP features Don Moen and Christian City church (Syd) band... But this year not many ppl from my church went... asked quite alot of ppl but only a few interested...

Today i only managed to to get 1 of my church ppl and his friend to go... so we just 3 ppl go. cos some can only go tmr... compared to last year's of almost a group of 30 ppl (church n crusade) cos a few crusade ppl go and book queue then we join in n cut the queue later... but this year's the door open earlier and there's more usher around so cannot cut queue... we reach there around 5.30pm, and tot we should be at the very far end of queue... but the queue wasn't long and we managed to get in the stadium in 20 mins.. quiet fast huh? hehe.. and we still managed to get a good seat... even those come after 7pm still got seats... last year like those come after 5.30 cannot enter cos full house liao...

the show itself is still alright, with CCC band coming in first then Don Moen... this year the worship is not as 'jumpy' as last few years where hillsong is around... all stay in their seats compared to all rush down to the bottom when hillsong was around...

Finally the N6610 is working properly

This afternoon went to collect back the Nokia 6610... Thank god it's repair liao and it's working properly, and no data was lost... Now no need to keep changing phones... and btw, my sony ericsson camera phone the battery i just charge full on tues morning then off it... then today when i want to use the battery is totally flat... dunno how does the battery discharge itself so much when it's not use... heard that most of the older sony ericsson models all like that...

Phones got problems...

Yesterday in camp, my phone's keypad suddenly went dead... All the buttons when press got no response and if there's a call u can only see the phone ringing but no way to answer it... sweat... then my other phone think the SIM card reader got problem and even when there's SIM card in it, it still says 'Insert SIM card'... so my phone line was down for 1 day...

today just send the 6610 to repair... may cost about $40-80... the other one heard may cost $100+ so not repairing that yet... at that cost like buy a new one without plan better... cos my plan can only upgrade in Dec... now i only have a sony ericsson camera phone and a very old N3315... might have to use the 3315 in camp since cannot use camera phone...

1 year to NTU!

Today is 30 July 2006, and its exactly 1 year to 30 July 2007... the day the NTU freshmen orientation is starting... my 1st day orientation may not be that day la, but that it's that week from monday... haha

can't wait for it, and hope the NS can finish faster... :P

Gen12ii Thanksgiving 2006

yesterday was the gen12ii thanksgiving... it's the 1st time that it's held on monday cos for the past 3 yrs was on sat... then also 1st time at covenant pres church, usually at foochow methodist church... there's quite a number of 'incidents' which made the event more memorable... haha...
firstly, when we are going there, the North-east line has already broken down... it's down since 12.57pm but dunno abt it cos nv update the news... so we go bugis to change bus as we think it might be very messy at dhoby ghaut...

then at the church during the worship, suddenly the PA system power blackout... so the projector and sound system all turn off and the place turn quiet... but we continue to sing and worship the god without using the mics... still can hear.. thank god... it took more than 15 mins to get it working again... also met one of my tengah airbase sergeant from another shift there... quite suprise...

after the thanksgiving, we decided to go for supper as some of us were hungry... we went to the zuijiao food centre at little india... as it's late most of the shop already close... there's 1 prata shop still open but when we want to buy, all the special flavours one are all sold out, only left the plain one... so no choice but to eat that... but it's so hard and diff to tear it with fork and spoon... sianz... confirm it's left over stock...

when we're going home after dinner, we thought the train is working already but some train moving on the 'wrong' side of the platform... then in the train after reaching dhoby ghaut it went back to little india... which means still not working properly... so we take a bus as we do not want to spend more time waiting in case got more prob... waste 70 cents... bus is ok cos i using bus concession... also thank god for the bus as i do not have to wait for all my 3 buses home... all come immediately when i reach the bus stop... 1 is even more thankful cos the 2nd bus was actually infront but after a while the 1st bus overtake it and thus allows us to transfer to the 2nd bus at the next stop... thank god... then at night not much ppl so move quite fast... take only 1 hr to reach home... less than what i expect but still is 0015h... what a day...

GPMG Range duty

last thurs was suppose to be our dismount day, but becos the ASLC course ppl are having the gpmg range, we had to go back to guard the place...

it's very sian, cos we have to go back on the off day and also the place is quite deserted... worse thing is that only combat ration is provided as they're not bringing the fresh ration... there also got alot of mosquito... we stay at the place from 7.30am to 1am the next day! actually is suppose to be until 2359h but cos the vehicle broke down so was delayed...

we only reach back camp at about 2am... the next day we still got duty but luckily those who went the day before get those more relax one...

this morning heard that tmr's 1 day mount is cancelled becos got GOH help out... so now we got 3 days off after working for 3 days... but i don't think it is the off in lieu for last thurs cos those who did not went on thurs also get the off... hopefully will have another day off...
also today the Singapore flag is flown at half-mast for our late minister Mr Lim Kim San... never really heard abt this person b4 cos we were still not born yet... Same as Rajaratnam, they were the founding fathers of singapore and 1st generation ministers... this is the 2nd time this year an ex-minister and founding father has passed away...

Sat & Sun off...

Finally, our delta shift at Tengah have a sat and sun off... which means i can finally go to my church's full youth service tmr without taking leave...

haven't been attending the youth service for like more than 2 mths cos of the weird schedule at tengah and also there wasn't any youth service for 4 straight weeks before last week... so actually kinda miss it... so tmr hope to have a good time worshipping god...

and FOP coming soon... 3 more weeks but dunno the schedule yet... heard might have 3 days mount from fri to sun which are the 3 days of the FOP... sianz... then have to take leave if want to go... best is get the sat & sun off again... haha then can go for 2 days... but may suffer 'post FOP' syndrom on mon cos of the lack of sleep and prolong squeezing with ppl...

Italy win World Cup 2006

After the penalty shoot out, Italy are the champion of FIFA World Cup 2006...
But it's raining cats and dogs in Singapore at the same time... Think they're not kind of related, but it seldom rain at this hour in S'pore... haha...

finally got 2 days off...

finally we have our 2 days off yest and today... have not enjoy that for the past month... except when taking leave... ha...

actually from the original schedule we're suppose to have our 2 day off on sun and mon... but last min change in scheule so become mon and tue... so is like unlike paya lebar where we can predict the scheule even until next year... at tengah we may not even know next week's... sianz...

then just now Australia lost to Italy at the last min thru penalty... wat a waste!

Budget Terminal...

went to the new budget terminal this evening to send 3 of our church 'heros' to Darwin for a 1 month project... they'll be there until end of next month... cos they taking Tiger airways and it flies direct there...

currently tiger airways is the only airline that uses the termianl, so it looks like very few people there... almost the entire depatrure hall is empty, and there's only 1 food outlet at the public place... then that day i think more than 3/4 of the place is occupy by our church ppl...
although it's budget but the food like more ex then T1 annd 2... a fish and chip can cost like $10.... the other time i see in T2 like less than $8...

if myself i dun think i'll like to use that terminal. so have to carry the luggage up the bus and down, and no aerobridge... plus the baggage allowance is only 15kg... confirm overweight one... haha...

heavy rain sia... flooded everywhere...

first time the whole shift got off on sunday for the past month or so... although i took leave last sun but this is the first off...

so get to go to church but only for the second half of the service... unless it is possible to leave early sometimes if not dunno when then can go for the whole service...

after the service we get to go lunch with a few of the ex-Novo cellgroup ppl which is quite good cos it's quite long since we last met... after lunch when we went back to church it started to rain very heavily... within 30 mins the entire Tah Ching Road is flooded up to the kerb level... scary sia never see like this before... the surrounding corporation and yuan ching road also flood quite high... then our church having kids camp and they're at jurong lake park... so all got stuck at the pavalion there for sometime before we send a bus to bring them back... suppose to walk one actually cos it's only 500m away, but the road cant walk la... if not your shoes will get soggy and wet...

heard that other place's flooding got worse than this... so dunno wan to count ourselves lucky that the water didn't rise so high or suay that it actually floods there... sweat!
at night we got the kid's talentime where they perform skit and dance... it's always so nice to see kids perform as they always do very funny things and say funny words too... and most important thing is that they're so cute and adorable... sad that i cant go for the earlier part of the camp... hopefully next year got the chance and also for the youth camp coming in dec...

GDOP 2006

Yesterday was also Pentecost Sunday, and we had the Global Day of Prayer at National Stadium... it's the day where the world's christians come together to pray... really thank god that i have take the leave and thus able to go for the event... esp since that i've not been to church since 7 May... cos at first actually the main reason that i took leave was for the family gathering in the afternoon...

it's great that jcc has chartered bus to bring us to the stadium and back, so dont have to walk so much and travel so long... thank god... also the crowd control is good and there's not much jam... when leaving the bus wasn't caught in any traffic jams... the weather was good too, it didn't rain... but it's a bit hot sometimes...

this might also be the last time that i see the national stadium, unless i get the NDP tickets or got some other events which is held there... dont like will be FOP.. that should be in indoor stadium... the gdop was also orginally planned to be at indoor staduim, but it was book so was changed to national stadium.. and guess what? we got twice the number of people yest which the indoor stadium can hold... Praise the Lord!

Book fair & PC show

wow... the book fair and PC show are coming again!! and this year both are held at Suntec...
the book fair has already begin yest until next sun 4 Jun... the PC show will be on from 1-4 Jun...

so i think next week from thurs to sun would be mad crowded at suntec... and i think i'm going to spend a huge sum again... show be going to the PC show on fri...

later going to the book fair then afterwards for a dinner at suntec too wif my BMT friends as our PC (platoon commander here... diff from the PC show... hehe ) as he's going to aust to study...

dismount...

today we dismount after 2 days of weekend duty... weekend duty actually not so siong, cos not much vehicles and also can sit...

then actually we got 3 days of break, but becos there's VIP coming to base these few days, so we have to go back to help out tomorrow... sianz... think they'll compansate us with another day off, but dunno when yet...

Another holiday, but...

today is another public holiday, but after today till 21 Oct will only see 1 more and that's National day... into the holiday 'drought' period again... but actually this year dont really affect me much cos i'm on shift work so have to work on public holiday if my shift kena... lucky to dismount today but have to go back tmr and sun...

so far still can't really compare the duty between paya lebar and tengah cos i only did 1 mount... but should be able to see the different after a few more mount... should be more tiring at tengah, esp if there's only 1 day dismount compare to 2 at paya lebar... but here is dont have 3 day mount which paya lebar has for weekend mount...

PULSE 3rd Anniversary!

on sunday, our church youth ministry celebrated the 3rd anniversary... time flies... it also means i'm in JCC for 3 years liao, and 3 years in Christ... i'm 1 of those who happen to join the church just as the youth ministry started, and can grow together... last year i missed the celebration as i was in Melbourne for my Gen12 mission trip...

we had service as usual in the morning, but it was led by zhi qiang who's leading worship for the very first time... btw he receive christ later than me but i havent do that before yet... after the service we were break up into groups where we proceed to lakeside park for our games...
there's a 5 station games where we have to complete all of them... all of them got a meaning in it like the sudoku (which is a game where we have to fill up boxes with numbers and no number can be repeated within the same box, row and column) where we thank god for giving us a brain for us to think...

after that we had lunch and also interact with one another... we also write our names onto the 'tombstone' where we half-buried it at our church to symbolise that our old self is dead and is buried and what we have now is our new self in Christ.

Below is the link to the anniversary photos:
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wow... a great 4 days...

for the past 4 days... have been enjoying myself... got 4 days break and also to celebrate my 21st birthday and the church PULSE Anniversary...
we book out on friday evening and since sat have been going out with friends and family... had celebrated my birthday last sunday at Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant at the 60th floor of UOB Plaza 1... the food and the view was great! the price of $40+ is actually quite worth it for the food and the view that u get, and some more is eat all u can type, so u can keep ordering but pay a standard price...

on sunday, it was the PULSE 3rd anniversary... it's our church youth ministry... we played many games and also interact with one another... what a great event!
yesterday was my actual 21st birthday... in the morning got go back to tengah airbase for a runway jog but book out immediately after that... in the evening some of my church friends celebrated my birthday for me at jurong point... a great one as we also managed to interact and catch up with each other... also bought alot of things as some shops got give discount on birthday...

visit the link below to see the photos of the birthday celebration:
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thank you everyone...

a big thanks to those who help to celebrate my 21st birthday... from friends to family... the photos will be up soon...

Tengah Airbase

had been posted to tengah airbase for the past 3 days... havent started duty yet... just went through 3 days of orientation which teaches us those things which we had learnt at paya lebar...

if u compare the living condition and shift system then it's like totally in 2 different world... at tengah its those pre-war buildings... then no need to talk abt aircon... even the fans got problem... some bunks only 2 out of 5 working but luckily mine got all 5 working... one very funny one is the fan got turn but the blades doesnt turn... what a weird one...

as for their shift system currently is 1 day Duty, 1 day response, 1 day dismount... so is like work 2 days rest 1 day... sianz... but sometimes may have 2 days off if the NDP GOH got help us... then they like nv do control one... so may ended up not getting certain day off for a few weeks... like mine for now is this mth i get all the tuesday off... but dun have any sunday... then dunno how to go my own church liao...must pray to god for alternate ways liao...

luckily they give off this weekend... thank god... can celebrate my bday and church youth anniversary... but i think they minus off 1 1/2 day leave cos they want us to clear leave also... mon morning got to go back for a run then book out again... weird... luckily i dont live far... if not waste time travelling...

Gen12ii Melbourne, Australia - 1 year on...

it's been 1 year since i took on the emirates flight EK404 to melbourne for my 1st mission trip... seems like yest, esp with all the images there still so fresh in my mind... the apt that we live in, the Glen, monash uni, 12 apostles, queen victoria market... haha...

hope can go there again someday...

Welcoming my brother's friend from Taiwan...

yest night, one of my brother's friend from Taiwan coming here for exchange program came to our house to sleep... this's part of the exchange program to stay in the students house for 2 night... tonight he'll be staying here also... quite a good opportunity to know someone from another country...

before picking them up yest... we went to Turf City... but that place now like quite 'ker lian'... most of the shop had closed with only a few shop left and the Giant and some restaurant and steamboat... the foodcourt and even the Mac are closed... we went for the Steamboat for $12 each... it's not bad as it got more variety then the marina south one but maybe due to the rain, there's not much ppl and many tables are empty...

in the main shopping area... many shops are not there anymore, with one brand which looks like a warehouse sale occupying almost the entire hall including the autrim and the empty shops... the place now looks very jia lat... dunno can survive for long or not...

so fast... graduated from SP for 1 yr liao...

it's been 1 yr since i took my last exam paper in SP... wow since like yesterday... and also the Australia mission trip, coming to 1 yr liao... 19 Apr to 8 May...

but due to the poly time table pushing forward, the current batch already finished their exams in early march and went for their mission trip already... tmr is the start of the new acad year... seems funny cos this usually starts in july... now is only mid apr... but poly term will be starting around this time in future...

Easter Sunday

today is Easter Sunday, the day our Lord Jesus Christ resurrected from the death... it also means ethernal life...

we also witness holy baptism of some of our church friends today... but i'm not baptise yet cos my parents still dont allow and also now as i'm in NS, it's quite diff to attend the baptism class... hopefully 1 day it'll be mine turn... still praying to God abt it...

Good Friday

today is Good Friday... the day Jesus died on the cross for our sins... besides Christmas, this is another important day in the christian calander...

thank god today is our dismount day and we got to enjoy the holiday and also Easter sunday on sunday... if in the other shift will miss both days...

this year, the good friday service was almost the same as last year's, although i miss most part of it... but heard from the others... then after that went to funan... actually we want to buy a laptop bag as a birthday gift for 1 of our brothers but in the end we did not buy the thing but ended up shopping around for other things...

took the 2nd last train back, then took the 1st train out...

last thurs, we went to suntec to celebrate one of New Dawn team member's birthday and also to send Jonathan off for NS as he's enlisting the next day...

then after meeting at 8pm we went to watch the fountain laser show until about 9.15pm then went to Pasta Mania for dinner... super late sia... at there, cos one of us got a friend working there so got 30% discount... we ordered one whole list of things worth more than $140... cos got 12ppl i think... then discount about $45... wow...

after that we went to Esplanade to cut cake for the birthday... by that time it was already near 11pm and most of the place are closing... so had to do it fast in order to catch the last train home...

this's super tiring as i only reach boon lay at 0017h and have to catch the 1st train at 0537h back to camp... feel so tired that day too...

my working schedule...

currently i'm working shift duty at paya lebar air base... it's like work 2 day rest 2 day and alternate weekend... so every 2 weekend will get 1 off... will be working this weekend so the next one will be off... thank god cos next wk is the good friday & easter sun weekend...

but from next month till sep may get attached to other air base cos there's not enough ppl there... if that's so then the scheule will be diff again...

can't write for long now as it cost 3 cents per min... gtg now... see ya soon...

some prob with my internet...

very long didnt update the blog liao... since b4 the start of the OJT and the aust team leaving for melbourne... now ojt has ended abt 1 1/2 wks and the aust team are back...

but during the past week has got alot of prob with the internet and com... firstly the modem broke down so there's no internet, then my previous com also sometimes cannot start... yest just got a new com for only abt $1000 cos got offer... but then got some prob with the internet again.. this time i think is the singnet prob and not the modem...

so now currently at national library using the com there... later going to meet friend...

our 'new' bunk...

this afternoon, i got to see our bunk which we'll be staying until oct if we're standing gate at PLAB... that place ar.. if you see it u'll nv want to stay there...

firstly, the bed is so small that if u turn too much u'll sure to fell down from it, and also some of the bed are not very stable... the cupboard is also less than half of our current one and in BMT....
moreover, we may need to share 1 bed & cupboard with 2 ppl cos there's not enough... sianz...

next, the room aircon is currently not working, and there's no fans yet... and it's indoor with no windows... imange with 80 ppl in it, sure stuff to death if it remains like this...

luckily can book out tonight... can bring back my body mist and air freshinar which i forgot yest... hoopefully the aircon can be fixed tmr... still dunno if will book out on sat or not but maybe not... but seriously hope to get 8 to 5 post soon...

playing with my new Digital Camera...

for the last few days had been playing around with my digital camera... keep on taking pics and pics... already got 286 photos in 4 days... and there's not much special event worth besides the FDS POP and gathering...

and yest can take more than 100 photos in church when a group of ppl are playing soccer... haha... wonder if i were to go melbourne this year will 900+ photos in 20 days sounds little, when it was a scary number last year...

after booking in tonight, dunno when will book out again... can be anyday but up to 2 weeks... so must bring things enough for the 2 weeks... but definitely have to pack up our current bunk and shift somewhere else... afraid will be very heavy if carry all of them together, esp with the SBO, helmet & field pack...

IT Show 2006

yest went to the IT show... it was still not so much ppl went i reach there cos was still around 1pm and ppl are still working... so can walk through the hall easily... but as it gets later more and more ppl started coming, and by 5pm it got quite crowded already...

then yest really spend alot of money... like about 1/2 the month salary... bought alot of things from the IT show and also in the evening went for dinner with my NS friends at Merchant Court... this dinner already cost $34 but the food is quite nice...

and also recently i just bought a new digital camera... the fijifilm F460... hopefully the photos will look nicer now...

but got to save up for the rest of the month...

POP from FDC...

just POP from the FDS on thurs... finally...

but this POP had got many things that happened prior to it... it was orginally planned on thurs, but last sat it says may change date becos the CO is not free on that day... this is quite messy as our parents had already take leave on that day liao... then after that got many dates and time that come out... got sat, fri morning....... until on tues then finally confirm that it'll be on thurs afternoon...

the rehearsal was also quite tiring, esp that the whether was super hot this few days... like standing in the oven... moreover, we had our 12km route march in the morning on wed, then afternoon still got rehearsal... the route march was quite interesting as we march around the base and got to see some of the places which i've not seen before... but the rehearsal was quite sian as we keep doing the same thing again and again... then also now we have to walk quite a long distance to draw and send arms... so like the entire day keep walking and walking....

but now finally can rest for 4 days... only need to book it on Mon 2359h... after that then OJT will start... hopefully its only 1 week and that i can get a good posting...

oh no... conflicts again...

yest we only book out at around 2230h... cos our instructors realise that we're not working together as a platoon properly and try to settle it... then after that some ppl start to pin point one another... hope that the session will open up some doubts abt each other, and we'll forget about the past and not to even hate each other... as christian i did not blame another and forgive those who're in the wrong... hope that others will do the same too...

then still rem last year in melbourne during the mission trip there's also some conflicts between a few of our team mates... then so 'qiao' both that day (4 May) and yest was 2nd day the singapore flag is at half-mast... last time was for the passing of ex-president Wee Kim Wee...

pray that the rest of the year would be smooth and peaceful and not like what happen in the past month... so many ppl i know kena hospitalise and even one passed away...

S'pore pioneer Rajaratnam passed away

One of S'pore founder father, Mr S. Rajaratnam, passed away on wed afternoon at 1515h. Flags will flag at half-mast from thurs to saturday. Although i did not really know him that much, but he's the one who wrote our Singapore pledge which we recite every morning when we were in school.

"We, the citizen of Singapore, pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion, to build a democratic society, based on justice and equality, so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation."

The word came from his pen, and stood for what he believe in. These words are meaningful, especially the part on pledge ourselves as one united people, regardless of race, language or religion.

I got the news through my mother when i called her that night. But what i'm disappointed is that there's no saying about the news in my NS camp when schools have been paying tribute to him. Most people dosen't know anything about it.

Just watch the state funeral on Channel newsasia, which passed by the road which i've just been to on wed, a few hours before he dies. That day we also just pass by Parliament house when we went to supreme court.

Lion's Trail tour

on wed, we went for a lion's trail tour again... but this time we went to some different place... our first stop was the changi chapel & museum... sianz.. cos we've went there before just 2 mths back during the bmt lion's trail... but luckily the tour guide got say some diff things so got near new things like how singapore lost in WWII...

after that we proceed to the city area known as the civil district... the journey there was not bad cos it travelled by ecp.. then can see how east coast park is like now... v long nv went there liao... but like not much changes.. hee...

when we reach somewhere near raffles place mrt... we got to buy food at macdoalds... the one at boat quay beside uob plaza... wow... cos in camp wont be able to eat... after that learnt that there's a mosque in the basement of uob plaza and also some of the sclupture at the lobby...
whoa didnt notice them b4 although i went there many times b4... after that we went to the new supreme court... wow it looks very grand and esp at the top floor disc... the view is super great... got alot of escalators inside up to the disc there... also managed to visit one of the court room... v nice sia.. haha... but hope wont be going there for a case... hehe...

after visiting the court.. its time to go back to camp... sad.. but b4 that the bus driver got go around padang once.. so managed to see war memoral park and the cenotaph... some more the cenotaph was in the middle of the singapore river hong bao 2 week ago... so just saw it on 11 feb... then just 10 days all the hong bao things are gone... just left a few floor boards around... really miss the festive season so much....... now no more celebrations liao... but going to POP from the RP course on 9 march... 1 day earlier... then can go IT show on the 10th.. hopefully... going to upgrade and spend alot again...

finally... Ex earthworm ended...

after 3 days in tekong for the past week, finally endured through it... and yeah.. no more outfield ex anytime soon... couldn't really sleep during those 3 days cos have to look out for 'enemies' attacking even at night... and have to dig trenches...

got 2 incident that happened... one is on the 2nd nite got wildboar came to our site... whoa the wildboar very big sia... up to your chest level.. scary... so we were moved to another place... another one is on the 3rd day one member from another platoon went missing and the whole company looked for him for quite sometime before being found... not sure of what happen la... but thank god he's save...

then today bookout time drag until 2pm cos some ppl didnt clean their things properly and were scolded... later going out to meet friends... and btw.. next year today is 1st day of chinese new year... still long haha... dunno will i be on duty that day... gee...

Yuan Xiao Jie

today is yuan xiao jie... the last day of chinese new year... this also means the last day of festive season... wow.. time flies man... 3 1/2 mths celebration over liao...

then sianz.. cos going back to tekong for outfield training this week... although can say this'll b my last outfield in NS but dun feel like digging trench again... last time was a few days b4 the festive season starts.. now is a few days after.. haha... hope that it'll be over soon... and hoping christmas to come faster... hehe...

Festive Season ending soon...

1 more day in the chinese new year season, and it means that the entire festive season since oct is ending liao also... really fast... haha...

but actually after Weiling's accident last thurs already lost the mood in the festivara... sad... must pray that it'll be good for the rest of the year cos so far it's not been good since the new year on 29 jan... a no. of ppl hospitalise and the worse one last thurs... cannot let this goes on... very emotionally stressful...

goodbye Weiling... you'll always be remembered in my heart...

one of my sec sch classmates, weiling, whom i remembered and cherish alot one passed away last fri after an accident last thurs...

this is indeed the most sadest news i've ever received in my life, besides the one of my grandmother...

recalling those days back in sec sch... really miss those days where we keep getting 'suan' about loving each other and also when we go play pool together... after we graduate she's one of those who helped to organise all the class gatherings... and remembered at the 1st gathering she was sabo and push into a pond and got all wet... i've nv seen her getting angry b4, and seems that she's enjoying every moment...

such a wonderful and cheerful girl... really sad that she's not around anymore...

suddenly can book out on fri... hehe.. dunno why yet also...

just book out of camp... our platoon can bk out 1 hr earlier cos we did well during fibua... but quite surprise also that can book out today, cos in the schedule is written tmr...

the 8km route march was cancelled and changed to arms drill, which was suppose to be on tmr's morning... so dunno when then will have the route march... hope is when my legs are ok or if not then when i'm real sick and got status (hehe.. hopefully not), not like those half half type...
it's just a 3 day work wk this wk and the 1st 2 day we had FIBUA exercise... it stands for fighting in builtup area and we got to simulate a war and 'fight' with each other in a building... it's quite a fun exercise although we're quite tired after coming back from CNY... we had a bbq there but some of us were too tired to enjoy it and as there's alot of sand in the area and no proper toilet, we couldn't wash our hand properly and it's diff to eat the chicken wing as our hands are dirty... in the end i only eat a hot dog only as i'm also v v tired... paid $5.50 for that hot dog.. hehe.. sweat!

next wk going to have POI (protection of installation)... dunno how's it's like cos don't have much info abt it... see how lar.. hope it's not too tough but the following wk earthworm ex at tekong that one sianz liao...

but b4 that gonna go to airport on sun morning to send 1 of my gen12ii team mates off as she's going to study in perth... must leave home real early consider that's on sunday, cos her flight is in morning at 10am...

`Xin Nian Kuai Le`

Happy Chinese New Year... Gong Xi Fai Cai...

2 days of CNY has passed by, and tmr is the last day of cny holiday... haiz... but had quite alot of fun for the past 3 days... managed to catch a glimpse of the fire cracker on cny eve at chinatown, visit relative house, get hongbao, meet up with cousins, go to river hongbao and catch fireworks...

ps: the fireworks video has not been uploaded fully yet as i've reach the limit for this mth... so must wait till feb than can upload... i'll do it when i book out on sat...

12 days to Chinese New Year

12 more days to chinese new year! yeah....

today got an off in lieu for sunday... and yest one of my toe nail finally broke off... cos it's been about to broke off since last month... booking in tonight and out on fri again... the last weekend b4 CNY... haha...

Selamat Hari Raya Haji

haha... another PH again in 3 weeks... yeah... and just 19 days more to chinese new year...

the last few days has been raining all the way and that it rained through the entire 8 Jan, the day we have our range test.. we still shoot when the rain is not so heavy but i think that's not good enough as most of us fail the test... think will have another range test soon...

went down to chinatown today to take a look at the CNY bazzar... thank god that the rain stopped and i can still walk throught it... but the news said business had been affected... pray that the rain will come only at the 'correct' time so as not to affect too much things...

this coming weekend is burned again as there's section live firing... like of scared of that cos it seems quite dangerous using live rounds, but still dunno how the place is like... hope it's not too bad... think will get a day off next tue and hope can visit the sp innovex next sat...

see ya..

HaPpY nEw YeAr 2006 !

welcome to year 2006! hehe...

had a bbq on the last night of 2005 with sp choir... thank god that the rain stopped before we start the bbq... it was held at one of our member's condo... was quite a good one as we get to meet up with the alumnis and members to interact as i've not met some of them for quite long... we had bbq and mingle together until about 2300h, then we went up to his house to countdown... some of them stayed overnite but some of us decided not to as we're very tired... there's still train home as the service was extended...

the day b4 that actually i was quite lost as me and other 13 ppl were told that there's something wrong with the posting and we had to be posted to Air Defence Artillery... thank god the officers managed to push this away and we can still stay in plab... the ADA is more xiong than FDS... luckily didn't get there...

can't bookout this weekend cos got ATP... this one if got marksman can get $200 but i dun think i can get it cos my night shoot sucks... will book out on mon as tue is hari raya haji... yeah another PH... and 27 days to chinese new year... 3 more days before chirstmas seasons offically ends...

**~~MeRrY ChRiStMaS!~~**

Merry Christmas everyone!

after counting down and anticipating for so long, this day has finally arrived... our saviour Jesus Christ is born! yeah~

Posted to RP at Paya Lebar Air Base

received the posting yest... got posted to Regimental Police at Paya Lebar Air Base...

dunno if it's good or not... must wait to see lor... cos some ppl say RP in Air Base is more tough... but dunno lar.. see how lor... hopefully get take it.. but may have to work on sun and PH...

9 days to Christmas!

time flies... it's 9 more days to Christmas.... hohoho... Santa clauas is coming to town...

nonono... Jesus is Born ~~~ The Reason for The Season

Movie King Kong...

on wed night, all the new safra members are invited to watch the movie King Kong at PS... i went with my brother as there's 2 free tickets each... the movie was good but as it started only at 8.45pm and the movie was more then 3 hrs long, it ended only around midnight... by then there's no more train and we had to go home by taxi...

before that, i went to walk down the entire orchard road from after tanglin mall all the way to PS to see all the christmas decorations... they'll very nice esp the centrepoint one... yest one was all in the day but last week got walk from PS to somerset at night... will post up the photos on multiply once i compile it... hopefully got chance to go orchard at night again, esp with the christian christmas carnival outside ngee ann city from today...

and pray i'll get a good vocation when i know my posting later in the day...

POP loh!

Yeah! the day has finally come... 7 dec... our POP day!

actually can't believe that i survived through the whole bmt and past 88 days there was like quite fast... and can't believe that i'm on the parade square marching and throwing the jockey cap...

i think i've learnt quite alot of things through this bmt and make alot of new friends... but i still need to train more for the ippt... still cannot pass yet... as such my bmt status is considered attended instead of completed... but thank god i didnt miss any major events and no need to go back during the next few days for re-training...
now break until 18 dec... must really spend this few days well... but still dunno if i'll go malaysia or not... see how lor...

24km Route March

just completed my 24km route march yest night... it was quite a tiring experience as the longest march we've went through is 16km, and this is 1/3 times more...

before the march begins in the afternoon, we had rest for the whole morning and also the day before to help us replenish our energy... for the 1st 8km was marching around the school compound 4 times... the ground is more even here but after 2 rounds you would feel very sianz already... there's a 15mins break after every 4km, except for the one after 8km where we had our dinner and had 1hour break...

after our dinner, we proceed to march along tekong highway... this is the same as the 16km one, but this time the entire journey will be at night, so it add the level of difficulty... some more my spectacles always got fog at night then v diff to see...

after we reach the 16km mark, we decided to do a fast march back... although our feet are aching from muscle ache and blister, we tried to push one, for this is our graduation march, our final march in bmtc... but there's some uneven ground along the way then i almost tripped into a small step... but luckily didnt sprint the ankle and can still continue...

at the 20km mark, my leg was like totally pain but i told myself to push on... as i walk slower, my PS put me and another guy in front to set the pace... we push ourselves all the way through the upslope and downslope and before we know it, bmtc was in front of us... yeah... and it was about 2315h...

but now my blister on my both legs are very big and i could not walk very fast... but hopefully tomorrow it'll be better cos there's graduation parade rehearsal and i must attend that in order to march on the POP day... 3 more days to POP!

12 days to POP!

finally, get to book out again after 12 days in camp... and another 12 days to POP!... yeah~ for the past 2 weeks we had 16km route march, range and hand grenade live throw...

in the 16km march, after marching 8km at the rest point for dinner, it rained and we had quite a long rest there... but becos of that by the time we end, it's already almost 2330h... then my both feet got a big patch of blister for the next few days and had to fall out for most of the leg activites like running... but i decided not to report sick as i may not be able to go for the range if i do so...

then for the range on sat and sun... it's quite fun to shoot the live round, but we spend most of the time waiting... luckily we can bring some magazine there to read... but i didnt do too well for the test... only 18 out of 32...

for the hand grenade throw this is a live time experience... we get to throw a fake one first which will only make a sound before throwing the real one... the real one at first i thought the sound will be very loud cos i can hear it quite loud from far, but luckily it's no as loud as i tot... the the most sweat thing is it rained when the detail b4 me was throwing... then have to wait for abt 15mins b4 the rain stop... thank god everything went well and there's no blind... if not got to waste 30mins...

so basically most of our major events are over, except SOC which was cancelled on thurs becos of the rain and IPPT, which i havent managed to pass yet... then next wk we'll have our GP rehearsal... the real day is coming real soon too...

book out day... after SIT test

yeah... today is book out day... once again we're out of tekong... but the sad thing is next week becos of range we can't book out... so we'll be in camp for 12 days until 25 nov.. sianz...

this week we had the sit test... actually i dont think i do well in the test, cos most of the mission i didnt do much thing... but i dont want to be commander, so not so bad... the route march before each day is already like killing us...

enjoyed the 4 days break... book in for 40 hours then book out again...

one of the shortest book in time... we book in on thurs night after the 4 days break, then book out again on saturday afternoon... quite weird...

so this week we only had 1 1/2 day in camp, which we had IPPT test and SOC practice. i still fail the IPPT, then SOC there's still some obstacles which i still afraid to try... sianz... i think that would be my worse thing in BMT...

but the past 4 days was fun... i managed to go back SP for 2 days on Mon and Wed and went for the choir prac.. they preparing the concert on 23 Nov... but most of the songs i dunno how to sing... then also meet up with some crusaders... i also went for dim sum lunch on tue with my parents and NS friends for dinner...

50 days to Christmas!

Yeah... it's 50 days to Christmas! getting nearer and nearer... orchard road has already been decorated and soon... it will be christmas day... hohoho...

sleeping in field camp...

during the field camp we had to build our basha with our buddy and sleep in it... although the space is quite small but it's the weather condition that cause the thing to get worse...

it rained at around 2.15am on our first night and we were called to leave the basha and go to the training shed to sleep... the rain causes some water to leak into the basha and the surroudning areas was flooded.. this cause our 2nd night there to be not so comfortable... then on the last night we were suppose to sleep in trench that we dig... but it rained in the afternoon and the trench was flooded.. so we were told to cover up the trench and sleep on top of it... then it rained again at about 9pm... so the whole coy of abt 200 ppl squeeze into the training shed to sleep... it's the worse night ever that i could say, cause the training shed was so cram that we had no space to even stretch our legs, and we couldnt sleep most of the time... most of the time we just keep looking at our watching hoping morning will come faster...

Finally... Field camp over & book out... 4 days break!

Finally... after 14 days in Tekong, we get to book out this afternoon... this stay in period is even 1 day longer than the first 2 weeks confinment...

during the past 14 days, 7 days was spent outfield for the field camp... honestly, i dont like to stay outfield, but no choice have to go through it and finally its over.. it's quite tough especially that it rained quite frequenly this period of time and the ground are very muddy.. it makes our shirt muddy and dirty too..

although all these are over there's still another 3 days 2 night SIT test coming next week... but for now just want to enjoy the next 4 days and to say, the Festive Season is here again! christmas... stretch all the way till chinese new year... hee...

btw, this whole week i'll only be in camp for 1 1/2 days.. cos i book it on thurs night, and will book out again on saturday afternoon as usual... only have training on fri and sat morning.. yeah... but got SOC on sat morning.. dunno wheather can do it or not...

No Handphone from 22-28 Oct

Going to book in later liao... sianz...

after that i will only be able to book out on the night of 30 Oct and have 4 days break. But during 22-28 Oct for the field camp i won't be able to use the Handphone, so don't call or SMS me during these few days... If anything do it after 28 Oct...

thanks

Field camp coming soon...

just book out of camp at 1100h... this is the last weekend booking out before the field camp... sianz... the field camp will start next saturday and will last for 1 week... so my next bookout is 30 Oct... and this is great as there'll be 4 days break due to Deepavali and Hari Raya Puasa...

for the past week we've been doing mostly BMT stuffs... there's still physical training but not so much liao... i've learnt how to handle the M16 rifle, strip and assemble it, some drills on it... being one of the armskote assistant, i have to went in to the armskote room to help to arrange the rifles before and after drawing arms.. not a good job cos will be scolded like hell if something screw up.. then the air inside the room is very bad...

then yesterday i went to report sick becos my cough is getting worst and i got a bit of flu... spent 3 hours at the MO and got 3 days ATT B, which means light duties until sunday... miss the route march and BCCT, but after that is all those not so siong activity which att B ppl still can participate like the IMT, where we practice shooting using the M16... but i will still miss the physical activities on mon as they wont allow u to participate on the day after the status ends...

Sharing of the Australia Mission trip to my church

Booked out at 1045h yesterday...

PTP has ended on thursday and BMT has started... as such, the timetable will be more packed from now on and training will get tougher... must trust god to do it... had started on BCCT and SOC... the SOC is my worst thing for me to cope... becos i'm afraid of heights and the soc requires us to jump... so sianz... but hopefully as time goes by i can cope with it...

going for field camp in 2 weeks time.. it's 7 days in the forest... must start preparing for it liao...
then this morning, i finally shared my Australia mission trip to my church... actually suppose to share last week but becos of the gurad duty... but my voice today wasnt very good as i got cough and sore thorat... but thank god i didnt cough out loud in front and they can hear what i say... also thanks for 2 of our team member in the trip who went down to hear and support me...

Guard Duty

This week, suppose to book out on Saturday... but suay suay kena guard duty on Saturday... as guard duty on weekend is 24hrs shift, i had to do it until sunday morning... just book out at 8.45am but later had to book in again at 6.45pm... sianz...

this guard duty is regemental as we had not kena any minor yet... so its like quite suay, cos usually sat guard duty they'll ask those who had serious mistake to do.. but now as we're only 3 weeks there so no minor had been given out yet...

i opt to do sentry with my buddy, which is to stand at the entrance of the ferry terminal for 2 hours each time... although we did not move about much, its still as tiring as those who do prawling where they walk around the camp... then in the early hours basically we just stare at one another as there's no body coming in...

this week basically we just had more physical training... the road march is extended to 4km liao... but we got more admin time as there's no night activities... but our muscels are aching now from all the exercises and the guard duty...

1st Book out Weekend

Hi ppl,

I just booked out of camp yest... Finally can get back to Singapore mainland and back home... But have to book in again tomorrow at 1830h... sianz... then the journey super long sia... i book out at 1545h then only reach home at 1810h... almost 2 1/2 hours...

For the past 2 weeks it's an adjustment period for us so the training is still not so tough yet... But next week onwards maybe more tough and strict... hope i can take it... Now as i'm still in the PTP stage so mainly is physical training... train until my muscles aching all over... but still cannot do any pull up yet... and another sweat thing is i actually gain weight for the past 2 weeks instead of losing... i think becos they got give supper and also their serving is very big, so i think eat too much liao... going to be overweight soon if this continues...

Enlisting to NS...

Hi friends...

Time flies... and I'll be enlisting to NS tomorrow (10 Sep)... and my first book out date is expected to be on 23 or 24 Sep... During this period my HP will be off most of the time but you still can SMS me... I'll try to read it at night... Thanks

During this period the updates of my journel will not be regular, but i'll try to share my experience in NS here when i can...Will miss u guys there... haha..

Zheng Lin

Bus journey from MM to SP...

talking about the bus journey to SP... funny sia... haha

cos i got a free ride for SBS bus when a bus broke down last time... so i decided to use the free ride for this as this is the most expensive ride that i'll take i think.. cos i going ns on sat liao and the tickets expires on 13 sep... so use lor...

then i have the feeling the inspector will come out during the ride... haha.. then it really come up... whoa... then funny lor... cos since the ez-link started i've only met an inspector once when i use bus concession... but for this ride it was a ticket because i use the free ride... so from what i saw everybody give the ezlink card then only me give ticket.. haha... an another thing is i've not got a bus ticket since 21 Nov 2002.. and if the inspector check the ticket, he'll tear abit... haha.. then the ticket doesnt look so nice liao... haha

the trip also v long sia.. cos got traffic jam near sim lim square there.. so took about 1 hr to reach SP... sit until i want to sleep... haha... then actually want to go crusade room for a while b4 CLM starts but no time liao... when i reach it's already 4.50pm liao so end up going straight to the LT...

NSM and CLM... my last one before NS...

it's my last time attending the crusade staff meeting before my enlistment... actually its not compulsory for me to go as my term already end on 31 aug... but i just went to see see... haha

then during the meeting.. they give me a surprise.. haha.. they thank me for volunteering for the last 2 months and present me a gift and pray for me... abit paiseh.. haha

then after the meeting we went for lunch... there's this food center opp the mass media (MM) at the industry park.. although there's many stalls, only 2 are open... but no choice la.. cos its still early and i still want to back MM to look at books...

so i go to MM.. there got alot of christian books, so as usual i can look at them very long... so in the end overshot the timing which i schedule to stay until.. haha... then i also buy a few of the books...

then at SP... i think due to many people rushing projects, although it's the last CLM of the sem, there's not much ppl... kind of sianz la.. cos usually last one alot of ppl go one... plus this time those who went some also left early... but thank god still got others who went in later...

after that we went to staff lounge for dinner...now the food there they add more topping to it... like nasi goreng and mee goreng they add an egg... but the laksa super oily sia... can fill up one bowl... haha... luckily i didnt eat that... if not need to go extra ptp liao.. haha...

COMEX 2005...

yest was the 1st day of the COMEX 2005... as i was not working yesterday already, i decided to go there to buy somethings...

after eating a 'Eat all you can' Dim-Sum buffet (seems like i've been eating buffets before my NS..), we headed to suntec city... i think maybe becos yest was teacher's day and most students don't have school, the place was quite crowded... only abit better than weekends... actually tot weekdays will have fewer ppl, then i think some ppl also take leave to go for that...

as usual, when going for those IT show will have a tendency to buy new things... the previous IT show in march, i bought a bigger capacity CF card and card reader, then in june i bought a Wireless router... yest i bought a DVD recorder which can record shows from TV... hopefully in the future will not need to so many VCR tapes liao as they're big and cannot keep for long... also bought some DVD+RW for recording...

tired sia.. after walking around... esp at suntec where it's so big...

Last Day of work at CCC HQ...

Time really flies man! today is my last day of my 2 months volunteer with CCC... but quite werid things have been happening in the office for the past few days... haha

for the past few days, i've been installing Linux on 2 PCs and to RAID 1 of them... the thing is that for one of the PC, it always hang when installing halfway, and the other one after installing it hang when booting up... we keep thinking it's either the CD or selection problem and keep retrying for more than 1 day, but still couldn't work... after searching the net, we found that the first problem was because one of the RAM is faulty and the second one is because of the network cable which cause the system to hang...

then today got 3 person in the ministry not feeling well and took MC and for the past 2 days also got ppl take leave, so for the past 3 days the office looks a bit dull and from tmr i'll not be there anymore... :( hope they'll go back tmr if not will also kind of short of manpower liao...

we also had our badminton time today... but with those ppl not feeling well, we ended up with only 5 ppl playing instead of the usual 9... but it's still fun, and i get some tips for training for NS from my fellow brothers... great! also a conicidence is that we had Badminton on my offical first and last day (1 July & 31 Aug) with CCC HQ, and there's none in between... haha...

really enjoyed working there, and thanks for those who supported and prayed for me during this period... will miss the time there man, esp after i go NS...

Aussie Team meeting... and after that...

saturday, we had our 3rd offical team meeting after the trip... me and june were helping to organise this meeting... at 1st when we ask a week ago, everybody can make it except 1 person... so we tot that we could have 11 ppl making it...

then 2 days before the meeting 1 person said she cannot... this one still nvm... but the most sweat thing is that 3 person last min cannot make it.. and another sweat thing is that the person who at 1st say cannot one came... haha.. so we got 8 ppl...

we went to suntec's city Joaquim Buffet Restaurant there to have our lunch and meeting... the buffet is quite cheap, only $9.80 nett, even on weekends...the name is actually porridge buffet but there's many other things to eat too, like kua chap, rice... the most famous one is the duck, where the chef just keep chopping and we just take.. haha... the restaurant didn't provide drinks, and if we want must buy... but there's dessert which has the syrup which we can drink la.. so we took a big bowl meant for porridge to fill the desert.. .sweat man.. the bowl so big sia... too bad i didnt take photo.. then nobody use the small bowls which was supposely meant for desert...

after that we share with one another and pray for each other and our aussie contacts... which is quite meaninful esp that we havent met for 49 days...

after the meeting, we went to marina square to shop for a while.. wow.. that place has change alot after the renovation.. cant even regonise it and almost got lost inside... hehe.. but should get use to it after a few more visits... after that me and kitty went to suntec to buy something before she went to meet her friend

as it was still early, i went to the new national library which i havent been there before since it open... nice man.. the building is high... 16 storey and it's mainly made of glass, so can see very far.. very good scenery... and seldom see escalator at 14 storey.. can take escalator all the way to 14 storey... there's also glass lift, which is quite scary sia as it's 14 storey... and the speed is very fast too, esp when going down.. like you're dropping down like that... the faith hearted should take the other lift or not look outside... haha

time is really fast... my final week working in CCC

wow... time is really fast... and i've come to my last week of work in CCC... i'll be working until 31 Aug which is next wed, so it's less than 5 more work days liao... will miss all the time here man, esp after i go NS...

after that it'll be just another 9 days and i'll be in NS liao... hope the 700+ days will fly by too... haha... then i'll be back to study in ntu... haha

watching Batman 1... the 1966 one... and playing RISK... me like very blur sia...

yest before the dinner in the afternoon, we actually watch a DVD called Batman 1... this was the first batman series ever...the one with the potbellied adam west in his leotards running around biff bamming villans, the one with the *excellent* props and the one with one of the coolest batmobiles ever designed...

we watched it at the chuch lounge, which has a good sound system but is kind of cramp... but ok lar, cos we focusing on the show... throughout the show we were all laughing like crazy... we laugh so loud that even those 50 meters away can hear our laughter... oh no... hope we didnt disturb anyone...

then during the show we ate ice cream.. is like in between all those big buffet i still eating ice cream... no wonder why the pants is also so tight today... but as the room is not air-con, the ice-cream melt quite fast... so after a while we like 'drinking' the ice cream instead...
after the show, we went on to play this game called RISK while waiting to go for the dinner... it's my first time playing this game cos i dun usually play games.. so i like very blur... keep asking my friends which one means what... we are suppose to complete at least one mission given to you... like conquering a land or kill your enemy (ie your opponent).. but i not use to the game so like lost a few army for nothing...

the game will take quite long to complete so like before we get to finish the game, it's time to go for the dinner... but is a good experince so that next time i wont be so blur when playing this type of games liao...

whoa... eat sooooo much... gonna be like a pig... haha

Throughout the weekend, which is the past 2 days.. i have been eating like mad... cos i went to those 'Eat all You can' A-la Crate buffet for 2 days dinner in a row... wow..

on saturday i went with my parents to a restaurant call River City restaurant at Excelsior hotel... there we ordered like 20 over dishes.. with prawn, fish, crabs.. etc...then eat until like the stomach totally full to the brim... haha

then on sunday.. i know the church is going for a thanksgiving dinner for the concert last week, but i din know that we'll be having the 'Eat all you can' style... so is like.. whoa.. going to eat other load of food again...

the restaurant is called Lotus Garden... at the old Jurong town swimming pool there... from our table can see the swimming pool without the water.. then it's a diving pool so it's a deep one and we can see the bottom... like 4.5m deep.. scary sia.. if stand beside it and sure die if not kena cripple one if u fell in without the water... haha

now back to the restaurant and the food.. some ppl there got allergy to seafood so they can't eat prawns... so in the end like i ended up eating almost half the plate of the prawns.. abt 10.. i think gonna get high cholesterol if i continue eating... then some of the sisters at our table can't eat very much.. then after the 1st round they're full liao... so they want to eat dessert... so i tot maybe have the dessert first then later call for some more... but this one after calling the dessert cannot order other food liao... sweat! i dunno abt other places cause i dont usually do that... cos this type of buffet i always want to try as many as possible one... like very 'tan xin' hor... haha
but then after walking a while and wanting to try more food.. so feel hungry liao... luckily we got another 3 tables cos we have abt 40 ppl there so got 4 tables ma... so those from our table who still want to eat go to another table... actually abit paiseh but they keep passing me the food... so in the end keep eating non stop again... feel so bad... hee~... but one of the table with all brothers one they ordered like 31 out of the 46 dishes there... order until i think the waitress and cook got angry... haha..

i think gonna control my diet this wk... cos like going to have buffet again this and next saturday... really like enjoying myself b4 the NS... but if like that go in sure die one.. then i enlisting the following saturday liao... siao liao... must loosen the belt by one button today... think gonna eat little or fast when possible this wk... haha...

Festival of Praise (FOP)

the annual festival of praise which was held at the indoor staduim had just ended last wk... this is the biggest worship event of the year, and this year with Hillsong Australia and Delirious.. no doubt it will be great...

i went for the sat and sun one... me and some of my friend reach around 4pm and the queue is already like so long... but luckily some of my cruasade friends went there earlier so we just join them in the queue below the bridge... haha.. sound so bad.. cut queue..

at 6pm when the doors open, everybody gets so excited and push one another to try to enter the staduim fast.. whoa.. looks like abit out of control.. we were at the east gate which has a overhead bridge which we had to go through.. when i was at the top and look down.. couldn't believe it.. there were sooo many ppl and i couldn't see the queue end.. i think those ppl who came at this time wont have place to get in, esp on sat..

then in the staduim, we try to book seats for our friends as they're behind in the queue.. thank god most of them managed to came in on time, but got a few they got stuck outside becos the staduim is full already.. our group is like really big as since there are alot of crusaders in my church JCC, we queue up and sit together.. think we took up almost 4 rows of seats.. abt 40 ppl like that.. but good i managed to meet up with some ex-crusaders..

the whole event was great, esp the worship with hillsongs around.. all the great and powerful songs.. and some of us started jumping to praise god.. esp the song 'One Way'.. haha.. nv jump so great b4.. hehe.. the speaker Rev Colin Dye so called sermon, or the word of god, was great too..

for both days some of us had to the cab home.. on sat we went for dinner and then there was long queue at the kfc, so by the time we get our food it's too late to catch the train liao.. so had to take cab.. luckily got share cab, if not $22.. siao liao.. then on sun the fop only ended past 11pm.. some ppl went off earlier but i still want to praise, sing and jump to praise and worship.. so me, zq and a few of us stay till the end.. then also too late to catch the train as we went to look at the cds.. so we took bus to clementi to take cab.. it's cheaper this way, but i only reach home at 1am..

overall the FOP was super great! the feeling there is so great and rox.. but have to tahan the before and after show 'drama'.. that is squeezing through all the ppl, queue up under the hot sun, for bus, etc... but i think it's worth it, for such a famous band here.. looking forward to next year's.. hope i can make it..