My Saviour King

Bday presents!

2011-07-28T12:05:00.002+08:00

Thank you Tang Sookyi, Benjamin Siow, Joshua Yong, Eugene Ng, Ezekiel Chan, Wong Shu Yi, Tan Jia Jun James for the awesome billabong wallet!

Thank you to myself for the awesome threadless tees! Running Rhino, Recessionopoly & Imbal Scrabble Rack!

Thank you small eyes for the awesome ASOS shirts! =DDDD

My Bday wishlist!

2011-02-17T23:47:00.026+08:00

HINT HINT I AM SIZE M!=D

Mob Musicians - US$10

You Sank My Battleship - US$20

Guide Double Pocket Roll Up Sleeve Check Shirt - £28

Guide Roll Up Sleeve Check Shirt - £24

Fred Perry Mens Hoop Stripe Polo - £29.99

Ortofon e-Q5 earphones - ~S$400 (buy from Jaben at adelphi mall)

YELLOW Yoyojam Hitman Yoyo - $70

YELLOW Crumpler Salary Sacrifice - ~$200

YELLOW Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 - $180

and yes, i am on the lookout for more yellow stuffs! =D wooooooohooooooo!

Happy Birthday to MEEEE!

2010-06-22T11:42:00.003+08:00

okay thank you to the evilest small eyes who orchestrated an evil evil attack on me... terrible la must make the master of suprise attacks kenna attack until so jia lat meh! okay so you can read her post with commentary and photos of my attacks!

so here are my lovely birthday presents!!

Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66!

Timbuk2 from the eyes and tour guides!!!!!!

YEEELLLOW Nike Drifit from the uncle, aunties, kids at church!

NOT FORGETTING THE STUFF THAT HAS BEEN EATEN AND DIGESTED! - Hagen Daz Fondue from adriene and siyuannnnnnn AND Swensens Ice Cream Cake WOOHOO from shuyi, eugene, small eyes and ezekiel!

so now ah, my last two birthday gifts ah...

Logitech V470 Cordless Laser Mouse

Blackberry Bold woohooo!

Bday wishlist

2010-04-26T13:52:00.000+08:00

Ms Chin si ying adriene was lamenting on the sorry state of my blog so then it came to my mind that it was time for my annual, okay perhaps i do it more than once a year, wishlist! cuz my birthday is coming comingg coming! for all u bad ppl who go huh? go and find out when or i will gen ni fan lian if u forget my bday!

So i need a new laptop tt is not too heavy as i have a long journey to and fro to singapore poly everyday. step in the Macbook Pro! =D - $2348 (remember to redeem the free printer for urself k!)

and then u know i hate creative mp3 players with a vengeance cuz the quality of their players are as bad as their customer service. seriously atrocious. creative u have lost a fiercely loyal supporter due to ur seriously terrible products and staff. so ya i will make do with a yellow ipod nano!! =D 16GB ah of cuz! - $288

and PLEASE DONT BUY SAMSUNG PHONES THEY SERIOUSLY ARE LOUSY! my phone dies within like 10h and its brand new! changed the battery also like that really really cui! i am from now on just going to stick to nokia, iphone and of cuz my personal favourite blackberry. Blackberry Bold 9700 - $988

and then i lost my favourite pen. dunno where did i leave it in sch hai... i wld like 2 blue, 1 black, 1 red and i green! Uniball Jetstream 0.7 - $2

not too bad rite, no thousand of us dollar racing bike or the bike. =D practical stuff.

General Knowledge i never knew!

2009-11-23T22:14:00.002+08:00

Ya these are the fun facts i learnt while doing the sat world history test!

1. 'the mandate of heaven' is actually the divine favour enjoy by wise and benevolent rulers, i'd tot that it was some confusian teaching haha!

2. It was the invasion of Poland that led to the UK and France declaring war on Germany in 1939 - so much for thinking that i'm a WWII buff, somehow i tot erroneously that WWII started in 1945 so ya hahaha!

3. Alexander the Great is actually a Greek! I tot he belonged to some ancient group that wasnt too famous roar!

4. The words algebra, assassin, sugar, zero was of arabic influence - i tot zero and algebra originated from india hmmm.

5. Women who were in the workforce were asked to leave after WWI ended - what mean and ungrateful people eh? perhaps cuz the men needed to be re-employed after they were dismissed from their military duties.

6. The Ottoman Empire was referred to as the SIck man of europe

7. Jazz originated in the USA!

8. Franco held the longest dictatorial regime in Europe b/w WWI and WWII

Christmas Wishlist!

2009-11-17T17:08:00.010+08:00

Yellow Scott CR1 Comp - US$1850/~S$2560

Apple Ipod Classic - $388

A yellow deuter Bag (this model's the Race Air Lite) - ~$125

A laptop (preferrably a MacBook Pro?) - $2788 for the 15-inch 2.53GHz version

A new pair of Vanz shoes - US$70/~S$100

A Gshock (G-7900-2DR) - $118

~~Orange and Brown Crumpler~~ - hahaha decided against it le

Thank You Jesus!

2009-11-14T22:48:00.000+08:00

So off i went this morning at 0740 to cycle to Ang Mo Kio to meet alvin for what i thought would be a leisurely off road trip at mandai. Didnt bring any isotonic sugars, the two water bottles mounted onto my bike, my rain coat and a new tee to change into, the latter two which proved unnecessary.

I actually planned to leave at 0730 so i sped my way along old tampines road knowing i was behind time and i was happy to bump into a group of roadies to chase, helped cut down some time and i was catching breath when i finally reached AMK MRT at 0836, six mins late. Alvin was already there and off we went via thomson road, gosh there are more vicious uphills and flowly slopes then i'd ever encountered in a long long time so maintained my >20km/h speed the best i could and was 90% exhausted by the time we reached mandai. and it turned out that alvin smsed me to invite me to go to Bukit Timah, the nastiest cycling trail in Singapore. If i'd known, i told him later, i'd not have come cuz i have not exercised in months.

By the time we were halfway thru the track with insanely steep uphills and vicious downs with logs, roots, stones, rocks and every other object that could trip your decent and injure you badly. Thank God somehow in the morning i chose to wear my Vanz shoes instead of the worn out army shoes i'd usually wear offroad. The mud was spraying from my wheels everytime i picked up speed, spraying my bike, my legs, my face, my mouth. Exhausted as i was, i shifted into the lowest of lowest gears and meekly crawled by the slopes and other times when my strength failed me, i pushed my bike up the slopes and down the decents when i was running on willpower alone, the adrenaline was long gone. Thank God alvin passed me his ribena cheer pack and energy bar but even after gobbling those two, my body was in terrible shock.

The worst thing is that i only found out that i dropped my phone at the cycling trail only on our way back, i was in no state to go a second round to look for it. It could be anywhere with so many crazy bumps down the phone could have flew out of the open pouch anywhere at the trail. Silly me, my dad just told me in the morning to keep my phone properly, a very painful lesson to be sharper and take heed of our parents' advise.

My contacts are all gone with the phone crap, but even now i am too drained to really grasp the sequence of events. Being mentally unprepared going to Singapore's fiercest mountain bike trail thinking it was a leisurely trip, i could barely peddle up the flowly slopes to the Zoo to have lunch. Much needed energy and hydration yet my body was in serious shock. i just pushed myself all the way home, when i left the Zoo it was 2-3pm. i got lost in Senkang trying to find this new bridge alvin told me would cut my journey home by 20mins. i definitely went so many circles and asked so many clueless people for directions that i spent who knows how long before two people finally directed me the right way. Praise God.

So i limped home at mostly 10km/h on flats and slower than that on uphills, pushing the gears with all my might on the downs, stopped at like 3 bus stops to take long long breaks, completely exhausted, sometimes i just lay flat on my bike, obvlious to the people around me. I was full of mud, grime and whatever else my tires kicked up and my plans to go Youth Service were shelved when i reached home only at 1730, i just collasped in my balcony and rested on the floor.

Thank You Jesus for not taking me home, i still have so many people i need to make right with and so many others i have yet to bless... I felt i had a mini asthma attack all the way back, even though i was using minimum effort to cycle leisurely, each spin was painfully agnosing and there were occasions when nobody was around i was yelling in pain due the chest pains. On a scale of ten, it was at eight. Yeah that bad. In the middle of the trail i could barely walk due to the over strain on my thighs, by the time i went to Yishun i was expressing my pain in moans. My thighs felt they were about to snap. I'm better now, my lungs feel 70-80% recovered except for the times when i inhaled deeply then i'd feel the pain. My thighs are now merely immovable logs that i have to drag along everywhere i went. Must have worried my parents, especially my mum who came to sit beside me as i collasped into bed. Got woken up by dawn at 2200 finding some test paper and i havent been able to sleep since.

World Famous Arches

2009-09-20T00:34:00.000+08:00

ORD Presents

2009-09-01T22:41:00.001+08:00

Just tot i'd make a wishlist for my ORD gifts. =D

Ipod Touch 32GB

Man Utd Jersey

Adidas ZX 500 Sneakers

Logitec Force 3D Pro Joystick

And a nice adidas superstar sneakers! That's all i can think for now. =D

AHM and Swensens Outing

2009-08-23T23:14:00.002+08:00

Had real fun during the stupid 21km... talked so so much with stupid lemon right from the start... cam whore on benjamin shears highway while all the serious runner giving us "the stare", buying delifrance muffin and magnum ice cream at a petrol kiosk, walking for almost 8km with my bladder at full capacity that i couldnt walk straight...

A BIG THANK YOU TO CLEMENT FOR PUSHING ME ON ALL THE WAY!!! I ended the run with a limp cuz my left ankle hurt like crap... But the stupid medal made it all worth it, some celebration photos!

Bao bao subsidised our swensens outing with his swensens vouchers that he won for being top scorer... too bad he was on the phone when the girls wanted to take photos...

Ikea and chinyeee attack!

2009-08-16T21:52:00.000+08:00

Went to Ikea to meet up with G-boy, Sam Sam, Japan and Amanda, the latter whom i've not met in a long long time! =D Miss them so much la! =D

and crazy japan was so amused that i was decked in yellow haha... so she tortured me by making me turn round and round to take shots at me. haha..

Then then i plotted with evilest sook yi to suprise attack on the small eyes right after school but she actually went home, bathe and 'took her own time to eat lunch!' wahhhh make me stall for like 3h until the eyes nearly kill me la.... But alas the pictures are so nice! =D

smoke machine!

the the super crazy dried fish they ate from muji! somemore ask me try! oh my... fear factor!

My new timbuk2 from the rich Chin Yee Skirt Koh

2009-08-14T18:02:00.000+08:00

So ya after months of waiting, i claimed my birthday present. for all of u who also want one, feel free to drop by to your friendly neighbourhood Jeanie and say three magic words to collect your timbuk2, crumpler or LV bag, which ever u prefer. The magic words are 'thank you small eyes'. its that simple. even aladdin had only 3 wishes, but as long as u use the magic words, its unlimited wishes. so go on. =D

Motivation

2009-08-09T20:21:00.003+08:00

Men are motivated and empowered when they feel needed...
Women are motivated and empowered when they feel cherished...

Men

When a man does not feel needed in relationship, he gradually becomes passive , with each day he has less to give. however, when he feels trusted to give his best to fulfill her needs and feel appreciated for his efforts, he is empowered and has more to give.

Not to be needed is a slow death for a man.

Women

When a woman doesnt feel cherished in a relationship she gradually becomes compulsively responsible and exhausted from giving to much. However when she feels cared for and respected, she is fulfilled and has more to give as well.

We live in Singapura MTV

Cracking my brains over our gender differences

2009-08-09T20:09:00.002+08:00

Was reading Men are from mars and women are from venus for the third time i think. cuz i forgot what was it all about. Also to undersatnd myself and my dear little sister and friends better. well i reason if i wanna help a pal, guy or gal, then i better know what approach to use! =D so far, this is what i can understand la... what i type out is what i agree with but of course every person's different.

Why you should not offer men advise

A man's self worth is derived from his ability to achieve results. this is why when women offer unsolicated advice is a sure fire way to push a few anger buttons. in doing so, you are implying that he is incompetent and cant do the matter on his own. The time to offer advise is when HE ASKS YOU for it.

Why men offer advise instead of listening to a woman

Unlike women who cope by talking about their problems, men on the other hand, only talk about their problems when he requires help from the other party, probably someone he respects. To men, talking about a problem is an invitation for advise whereas women mainly just want you to listen. that's why we instinctively offer solutions when women talk about problems.

Why women instinctively give advise to men

Women pride themselves in being considerate of the needs and feelings of others. A sign of great love is to offer help and assistance to another without being asked. A man however may feel offended as he doesnt feel she trust his ability to do it himself.

Changing to tweet

2009-08-09T16:12:00.001+08:00

i was talking to eujinn on how irritating it is when gals like to hold something against us when they expect us to remember that we are not supposed to do to them. Ya its annoying. so....

Dear ladies, please stop using the phrase, 'you know'. like 'YOU KNOW i dont like this and that so why you still do it' or 'YOU KNOW i am like that...' The fact is that is a loaded question. And there are many more things on our mind that some things which you told us before are forgotten. Its kinda irritating. cuz well, ya we dont put all the minute minute details of your what u dont like and what you like. by using 'YOU KNOW...' against something we do unintentionally, well its the start of a quarrel.

Just to let all my lovely fans out there know that i've swapped to twitter mostly. u can drop me an sms or bug me on msn to ask for my twitter user. =D

Nice SG Videos to commerate National Day

2009-07-26T00:58:00.002+08:00

Birthday Attack

2009-07-04T23:17:00.007+08:00

EVENT 1: Meeting up with xinyi and anas before the later flew off too aussieland. =D

EVENT 2: Planning adriene's suprise birthday attack with yinghui and emily. =D it was splendid my dear bimbo friend came down dressed with makeup, heels on all, expecting to go clubbing haha... OWNED!

EVENT 3: Dinner with the small eyes. Yummy yummy dinner! =D Then the terrible attack at my place by the evil people thank you guys i didnt expect to kenna own that i was so stunned until shu yi said i was expressionless... is too shocked dunno how to react haha...

EVENT 4: Hui Min's birthday present sent to me all the way from canada! ty hm! =D She just send me a long long ago photo too! =D

Its been a long time since i've blogged. =D Never thought i would if not for these wonderful friends i have. =D

Happy Birthday to MEEE!

2009-05-28T00:54:00.006+08:00

This is how we own irritating songs. =D

and this is why rich ppl should behave.

Shaun's birthday is coming very soon. and worse its in the middle of confinement week. =( So here are a few ideas to help you with your shopping. =D

I've been eyeing a nike dunk for a long long time. and it so happened that when i just had the money to buy it (due to pay from NS being exponentially more than his school allowance), the yellow version went out of season le. =( cant find it anywhere. perhaps you could! - I bought myself a pair of yellow nike dunks awesome! =D

Well, my current helmet is quite old le, and this would just fit the bill - White MET Veleno D Helmet ($180)

A six speed shifting steering wheel with clutch - Logitech G25 Racing Wheel (US$300)

And of course it'd be awesome to have a road bike! Scott Addict R1 (£4799.99)

Bought myself a new pair of running shoes and a spalding basketball. =D ty for the small eyes who accompanied me to queensway cuz she was hunting for some elusive jacket. =D

And a really interesting poetry recital to a standing ovation. shows u need just heart for people to appreciate it.

Words of wisdom from Jordan

2009-05-19T22:35:00.001+08:00

Reinhard Bonnke is coming to Singapore!

2009-03-25T22:10:00.002+08:00

Bye Liyu

2009-02-11T18:05:00.002+08:00

Took the day off and woke up early in the morning to send liyu off to aussieland to study together with adriene. Tried persuading her that make up aint cool but i dont think i succeeded... After that i went home to game a while and then set off to meet dear xinyi and anas!!! Anas is flying off sunday morning and i dont think i'll be able to fly from tekong to the airport to send her off... pics will be uploaded as soon as i receive them! =D its been a long time since i took pictures with my good frens haha... AND GOT ACCUSED OF BEING A CAMERAWHORE WAH LAU PLEASE LA CAN!

Shaun the mindreader

2009-02-11T06:36:00.000+08:00

Think i can appear on national tv with my own tv show le. I can tell the audience to think of a number and that number is the same number as everyone else when i say it out. and everyone feel the pain together.

Haha no i am not being random. I just feel the powerrrrrrrr!!! Cuz my sis was minding her own business and i went to irritate her with just a random song that popped into my head. Turned out she was thinking that song silently to herself too. Pwnr0x0rs!!!!! Heng its not the same line or else i myself also very very pain...

The title of the song? you'd have to pay either of us big big big big money if u really want to fufill ur kaypohness! =D

Be Like Mike

2009-02-06T22:42:00.002+08:00

Yep, i've always wanted to be like MJ...

I saved the best for last... Thank god i didnt play this gameshow i sure kenna owned big big time! =D

Thank you daddy for helping me get my number out of the freaking MIO plan! and for my new phone finally!!! no more putting up with restarting when people call me and switching off by itself when i'm halfway smsing.

Retarded Videos

2009-02-02T13:54:00.005+08:00

Starwars in Hokkien

And the times when i owned Clayder and pal who could not stop calling me Shaun Blaine!

And of course, my first yoyo performance on stage, a pity i dont have the full version. Kudos to chen and shan zheng for being my partners in crime!

Oh yes and my current wishlist item! A yellow Nike Dunk! Let me know if u guys see it on offer at $70/80! Preferably in the east! Size 9/10.

hai

2008-12-20T22:53:00.004+08:00

My old keyboard kinda malfunction cuz i think it PMSes, sometimes the com cannot detect. i just casually told my dad and he came back with a huge box from challenger! Gosh my dad loves me alot keep buying me all this crazy tech stuff.

For those who wanna know its name. Its called a Razor Reclusa Keyboard.

Damn damn sian... i told myself i'd never blog again but oh what the hell... cuz i cant bitch about what i wanna bitch about but cannot cuz kenna caught talking about about a certain organisation will die a terrible death... but really buay tah han man hai... thank god i took friday off long long in advance, really needed the break...

so fri morn driene asked me out for bfast wif her at simpang but then the owl everytime sleep so late in the mornin then cannot wake up. so i went to eat my fav prata myself. but i damn sian that everything just was terrible. the prata was hot and crispy but i couldnt taste it. the curry was hot yet cold yet sour. i tell u my senses all haywiring. then after that i cycled to tamp to park at my aunt's place and walked to take a bus at tamp mrt to meet them at the airport (dad asked me to go help them carry luggage just b4 i went out). just b4 i boarded the bus my dad call me and tell me no need. hai. so i began the slow walk back to her place, took my bike cycled home and just lay rot the whole day. dont feel like doing anything, just wanna relax and destress thru the little boring games i have on my com. life sucks.

anyway no video to post cuz no hp camera so i guess i just share this email i got from jaena ba. it doesnt mean i agree with it 100% but read it as a whole for the idea i super no mood to edit, which i normally would, but now damn sian diao.

A LETTER TO YOU FROM SATAN

I saw you yesterday as you began your daily chores.

You awoke without kneeling to pray. As a matter of fact, you didn't even bless your meals, or pray before going to bed last night.

You are so unthankful, I like that about you.

I cannot tell you how glad I am that you have not changed your way of living, Fool, you are mine.

Remember, you and I have been going steady for years, and I still don't love you yet.

As a matter of fact, I hate you, because I hate God.

He kicked me out of heaven, and I'm going to use you as long as possible to pay him back.

You see, Fool, GOD LOVES YOU and HE has great plans in store for you

But you have yielded your life to me, and I'm going to make your life a living hell.

That way, we'll be together twice. This will really hurt God.

Thanks to you, I'm really showing Him who's boss in your life with all of the good times we've had.

We have been...

watching dirty movies,
cursing people out,
stealing, lying, being hypocritical, fornicating, overeating, telling dirty jokes, gossiping, being judgmental,
back stabbing people, disrespecting adults, and those in leadership positions, no respect for the Church, bad attitudes.

SURELY you don't want to give all this up.

Come on, Fool, let's burn together forever. I've got some hot plans for us. This is just a letter of appreciation from me to you.

I'd like to say 'THANKS' for letting me use you for most of your foolish life.

You are so gullible, I laugh at you. When you are tempted to sin, you give in

HA HA HA, you make me sick.

Sin is beginning to take its toll on your life. You look 20 years older, and now, I need new blood.

So go ahead and teach some children how to sin.

All you have to do is smoke, get drunk or drink while under-aged, cheat, gamble, gossip, fornicate, and live being as selfish as possible.

Do all of this in the presence of children and they will do it too. Kids are like that.

Well, Fool, I have to let you go for now. I'll be back in a couple of seconds to tempt you again. If you were smart, you would run somewhere, confess your sins, and live for God with what little bit of life that you have left.

It's not my nature to warn anyone, but to be your age and still sinning, it's becoming a bit ridiculous. Don't get me wrong, I still hate you.

IT'S JUST THAT YOU'D MAKE A BETTER FOOL FOR CHRIST.

XMAS XMAS XMASSS!!

2008-11-15T17:34:00.005+08:00

MARRY ME ALYSSAAAAA!!!! SO PRETTYYYYYY RITEEEEEE SHEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

YES YES! Christmas is round the corner and if you dunno wad to get shauny, here's a list to help u! =D first up, i neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed a YELLLLLLLLLLLLLLOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW stunt bike hahha... A Yellow Haro F4 Stunt Bike ($550) will be just right! =D

And my poor butt needs some nice cushioning - White Fizik Gobi XM Saddle ($160)

Well, my current helmet is quite old le, and this would just fit the bill - White MET Veleno D Helmet ($180)

My old Creative is wayyyyyyyyyy old, besides an mp4 wont hurt to kill some time in the army - Creative ZEN X-Fi 32GB ($399)

And of course it'd be awesome to have a road bike! Scott Addict R1 (£4799.99)

A six speed shifting steering wheel with clutch - Logitech G25 Racing Wheel (US$300)

And cuz of my itchy hands that damaged one side of a $100 set of pedals, my $150 pair of cycling shoes are rotting away rarr! A nice replacement would be - Crankbrothers Mallet Pedal ($100)

And of course a nice Hp to use when i'm in army! Nokia E51 ($188 w 2 year plan)

NFS Fever

2008-11-02T16:58:00.003+08:00

well there's so much things i wanna blog about but almost 99% of it involves army and well, we aint allowed to do so... so ya... u wanna find out, ask me in person... poor shaun doesnt have a camera hp so if u wanna be featured on his blog, u need to send it to him *hint shermaine u clown* for the column haha...

anyway here's the chinyee slogging it out trying to race me...

but of cuz i play Need for Speed till siao le... totally bully her by racing so far ahead and u-turning to smash her car face on, starting of the race just push her car's rear so she'll smash into the wall and use a truck, yes a truck to race with her evolution hahaha... and yes, i used the truck to bang her evo of course too! shaun 20,000 : Jean 1. =p

And what could possibly make the following violent convo happen??? i dunno but perhaps it had to do something with the poster at the end of this post! =D

yixian says:
SHAUN
yixian says:
if i'm a dino
yixian says:
i'd bite and eat him up
jeanie jean chinyee!!! 'drawing pictures makes me happy! liberation days- 17 says:
HAHA!!!
jeanie jean chinyee!!! 'drawing pictures makes me happy! liberation days- 17 says:
GO CHEW HIM!!!
yixian says:
hahaha
yixian says:
INTO TEENY EENY BITSY PIECES

Zhng my Bike!

2008-10-19T00:51:00.006+08:00

Hahaha thank god so so much for alvin he's such a big big blessing to me... he gave me so many expensive expensive bike parts that i lost count le... and he helped me fix up my horrendous feeling bike which i anyhow zhng till like sai... here's how it looks like now! =D think one day when i super free i'd calculate again to see how much i wasted on it arrgh...

Scud Ameoba carbon bar ends and handbar, truvativ wavo stem, top peak tri bag all weather... my cockpit looks beautiful when accompanied with the new hayes 9 hydraulic brakes levers!

ah yes my new marz bomber fork fitted on with the hayes 9 disc brakes... so adriene u know what it is already? =D

oh yes and daddy is so nice la, he bought like a $2000 computer for me to play with... gosh i so heart pain he spent that kind of money. to top it up, he bought me a razor mouse and mousepad i come home see i nearly fainted. for those of u who do not know what it is, its like the bmw or mitsubishi evolution of gaming pheriperals. =D

then then, i volunteered to be the mc for the live band event at tamp west cc on sat nite, thereby missing edge arrgh... oh well, although its my 1st time as an mc, they tot i did a swell job. but well, i dont think so, was quite bad, but they like can le... at least i know i have lots of room for improvement. =D

and if u thought my week cant get any better, well god is so good la. i'm just 2 weeks young in my attached company and god blessed me with the appointment of assistant platoon sergeant! and whats more, i got the chance to shoot range and got the marksmanship badge too wooooot! =D

PRAISE THE LORD!

oh yes here's leaving u wif the pic of my lovely bike! Jealous?

2008-10-11T22:53:00.002+08:00

Sorry no mood to colour code now but i wanna paste the evidence!

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today full day busy larr
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SORRYY
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tml tml!
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OH NO I FIND NO ENJOYMENT IN PLAYING DOTAAA! says:
dont say sry la
OH NO I FIND NO ENJOYMENT IN PLAYING DOTAAA! says:
shaun is not ur boss!
~±˚~єїñî¢~lying, trying not to care. says:
sorry boss
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OH NO I FIND NO ENJOYMENT IN PLAYING DOTAAA! says:
shaun cannot be ur boss
OH NO I FIND NO ENJOYMENT IN PLAYING DOTAAA! says:
he is ur toilet cleaner
OH NO I FIND NO ENJOYMENT IN PLAYING DOTAAA! says:
o lvl holder cannot be boss, shuyi is the toilet manager
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aiyo
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no lar
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shuyi is the toilet bowl
~±˚~єїñî¢~lying, trying not to care. says:
hahahahahahha
OH NO I FIND NO ENJOYMENT IN PLAYING DOTAAA! says:
k u say 1 hor
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hahahah
~±˚~єїñî¢~lying, trying not to care. says:
WHEY
~±˚~єїñî¢~lying, trying not to care. says:
ssshh dun tel them tml
~±˚~єїñî¢~lying, trying not to care. says:
haahahha

Nearly got killed again today but some !@#$*!@#*!@$#&%# driver, gosh i hate drivers, esp the incorrigable ones who blatantly break the law. well okay, i break like a gazillion laws but i dont put others into danger, at least i try not to. bloody idiot zoom past 3s after the light turned red, me stoning after the green-man came on saved my life. definitely a god moment when i think i was about to go talk to him then i saw that car zoom in front of my face.

ps. becky is gangster! she brought a huge packet of ruffles to eat in service hahahaha... totally awesome man! next time grace preach i bring the big big industrial size buscuit tin to pass around le hahahaha... okay la, shaun should stop being an ass..

rarrrr!

2008-09-29T02:12:00.009+08:00

thank you god for alvin, such a generous blessing to me, without him i would not have so siao wif biking...

u know he passed me my set of carbon handlebar and stem, crankset and who knows whatelse... so so much more!!! and then most recently when i complained my $3000 bike was giving me backache due to the terrible riding position (silly me act smart go anyhow change the geometry of the bike anyhow only), he so nice to invite me to his place for him to diagnose wad's wrong... then he swapped on a really cool looking scud handlebar for me! OH MY I JUST REALISED ITS CARBON! Oh ya and it comes wif matching handlebars, not to mention a truvativ stem. =D gosh i love him! =D hahaha dont worry i am not gay and he's already married haha...

anyway i was having a discussion wif wen about the terrible fashion of today where gals dress wif seemingly exposing as much as they can with total disregard for the morality of the guys... here's an exerpt:

shauny says:
tee shirts and long skirt is cool ma
shauny says:
so ya it defys my logic
VVenz says:
long skirts are out.
VVenz says:
haha
shauny says:
nooo wayyyyy
VVenz says:
as long as the skirts arent so mini.
VVenz says:
then it's fine, dear shaun. haha
VVenz says:
which era you still living in? haha =)
shauny says:
i living in 19 century
shauny says:
i mean spare a tot for the guys man! we walk everywhere we see evil
shauny says:
wah lau eh
VVenz says:
it's today's fashion we're talking about. and guys hardly care whether or not
the girls are scantily-clad. they'll just look and that's it. not all guys will
stare and then comment.
VVenz says:
HAHA
VVenz says:
it's not la shaun. haha.
VVenz says:
it's fashion for now.
shauny says:
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
shauny says:
gosh curse fashion
VVenz says:
HAHA
VVenz says:
well.
VVenz says:
you cant do anything about short skirts and plunging necklines.
shauny says:
i hope long flowy dressses become in fashion
VVenz says:
it's everywhere.
shauny says:
grrrrrrrrrr
VVenz says:
HAHA
VVenz says:
you think go wedding huh.
shauny says:
yes yes!
shauny says:
hahaaha
VVenz says:
goodness shaun!
VVenz says:
hahaha
VVenz says:
come back to earth!
shauny says:
shaun is on earth
shauny says:
hahahaha

and then i decided to tell shereen about it since we were having an ongoing discussion also... and then another funny convo happened... gosh i catching the evil jean bug of posting convos on the blog haha...

♥sher says:
but yeah la knee length skirts are in fashion
♥sher says:
not ath longer thn that !
♥sher says:
and long skirts and tees dont really match eh dude !
♥sher says:
they look better w tank tops
♥sher says:
hhaaa
shauny says:
arrgh
♥sher says:
hahahhaa
shauny says:
ya nicer but then more guys will gawk at
♥sher says:
kay we're getting otta point
♥sher says:
whhh
♥sher says:
seee
♥sher says:
first trace of shaun being a overprotective bf
shauny says:
tt's y fashion now is bad and evil
shauny says:
we need long flowly dresses to be in fashion
shauny says:
hahaha
♥sher says:
dude, the only way to not let your gf get gawked at is to get a really really really plain one
♥sher says:
haha
♥sher says:
which i know you dont have the taste for
shauny says:
yes poor shaun double standard
♥sher says:
hahaha la, thn get caught in the bicycle wheel how?!
♥sher says:
thn you'll secretly wish her skirt gets torn off right !
♥sher says:
HOHOHO
shauny says:
oh my shereen!!!!!!!!!!!
shauny says:
didnt expect that from u
♥sher says:
ahem.
shauny says:
haha
♥sher says:
not exactly yours.
♥sher says:
but
♥sher says:
hahahahaha
shauny says:
hahha k la i wont give u the "holier than thou" attitide
♥sher says:
YA LA !
♥sher says:
come clean pls !
shauny says:
(knowing i'm a sinful man)
HAHHAHAA
♥sher says:
out with it shaun !
shauny says:
i say am a sinful man le ma
shauny says:
hahaha
shauny says:
i must go blog about these animated discussions

thank you god

2008-09-28T22:10:00.005+08:00

so where do i start... hmmm... i dunno but here goes... i've been just totally sian diao and have had absoultely no mood to drag myself to youth service week after week... there are just certain sermons where u hear a million times and either they are about stuff u dont struggly wif anymore or stuff u just dont want to deal with... the only enjoyable part of edge was like the worship, i'd make the 1h cycle down to yishun just for the worship alone man... mostly just stoned in the service and zone out while jeremy preached.... but yesterday's sermon on secrets just totally blew me away, was one of the times i most willingly went down for altar call without needing an extra strong nudge of the holy spirit to do so. what secret that bogged me? well, u'll know if u've put in effort in this friendship n i'd have already shared it wif u or its only matter of time i do. as i said before and say again, i'm sick of one way friendships and fair-weather or friend-in-need friendships.

so yep, back to the topic after that rant. i stopped doing my devotions and daily prayers for quite some time even though life's been easy for me during the last month or so of lectures and unit integration. my whole social circle went haywire, prob as a result of me telling god to "do whatever it needs to help me stop relying on people but him". so both my best buddies mia le, spending time wif who knows... one of my closest pals in church stopped coming, the other dont see him around much either, prob cuz me myself has not been actively seeking him out... my two cousins stopped dotaing wif me (which is kinda good) but we also stopped going on our late nite cycle for supper sessions... i dont have my beloved sailing team affectionately calling me "capt!"... my good girl pals are now all totally busy wif uni... juniors busy wif prelims and a levels... little sis seems more int in spending more time wif other pals... like wow, god did it! oh ya and my bestest leader stepping aside too... same old me, same old problems and boy was of sick of having no1 to complain to! every1 also got their own lives now oh well...

but really thank god that as rebellous and willful as i am, by his grace i havent ever been able to do a proper backslide. he'd always call me back, slap me around and ask me to wake up my idea or do something before i actually go about that... thank god so so much for jackson who was like my elder brother during this season, sharing wif me his thoughts on current world issues, end times and well, even my favourite topic of history, namely war... i'd just bitch to him like a one liner and he'd come back wif a verse or two and a commentary to encourage an almost spiritaully defeated me during the time when i was appointed course ic over like 90 sergeants who gave me so so much problem helping to coordinate the program.

so yep, in the past week i managed to fast lunch and get back somewhat on doing my devotions and pray, although on a scale as i did in sispec. yep, there was a period of time i was more faithful in waking up early to mediate on his word outside the toilet, cuz that was where the only light was wif all the bunks still dark. prayed for my friends and in denying my fleshing desire to eat, i got back on track and its was like god's timing was so nice in preparing me for the sermon during edge which i was so skeptical about. and the best part was that i almost didnt even go, cuz i'd made up my mind to just stay home and rot (cuz i'd dotaed the whole morning and afternoon, dad wanted to use the com le so i could not dota all the way till i slept - well i could but then dad's been really patient these days with regards to my excessive use of gaming escapism)... then this morning's message on fighting the flesh by the ever so animated and annointed pastor terry, was just like the nice icing of the cake of the awesome awesome week! but then again, the fact that i didnt go for part two of the message during evening service shows that i still have work to do...

but ya la, its nice to be close to god once again, little things like enjoying the worship even when some1 whose voice sounds as traumatising as a horror show is leading to ppl thanking me for encouraging them when i feel the spirit of god telling me to do so... as well, especially when i feel the presence of god ministering to me even as i listen to christian music on the pc. wow...

i'm just gonna let my chatbox rot to death cuz i know that the friends that matter to me already know the things i blog already. i wont bother to keep lookin ppl up in this time when i'm still messed up, enough of leechin on and leading on le i guess... time to grow up shaun and stop bothering ur friends.

anyway, here's leaving u wif pics from my taiwan trip. poor us botak heads then, now we are all sergeants in the respective units roarrr!

changi airport 1

changi airport 2

on an escaltor in a themepark in taiwan

in front of a HUGE ferris wheel

at somewhat taiwan's version of raffles city shopping mall, just that i feel its nicer haha...

here's shaun, signing off

see thor kenna pwn!

2008-09-25T21:19:00.005+08:00

hahaha... Ms see thor hui qi super funny la... like the only 1 who scam till jia lat jia lat hahaha! i just post her blog entry here hahaha... even yiwen laugh until cannot take it! where got ppl so funny de... only thor haha...

I think im becoming like huimin! despite not being in the same school now. i still feel her strong "blur" force influencing me!

this is wad happened! i saw shaun's nick to be: marry me felicaaaaa!!! and thus, being kpo i talked to him.

2:39:49 AM - hui qi: and wad is felica?

2:40:59 AM shaun: my gf

2:40:59 AM shaun: haha

2:41:40 AM - hui qi: hmmms

2:41:46 AM - hui qi: is a human right?

2:41:55 AM - hui qi: sry if i sound absurd

2:42:07 AM shaun: human right? wad u mean

2:42:51 AM - hui qi: as in is rlly gf

2:42:57 AM - hui qi: not cars or anything rite?

2:43:05 AM shaun: lol

2:43:14 AM - hui qi: cause i got alot of male friends who say their gf is their car and got name somemore!

2:43:21 AM shaun: i tot human right as in declaration of human rights

2:43:25 AM - hui qi: LOL

2:43:27 AM shaun: oh pls shaun poor man...

2:43:27 AM - hui qi: no la

2:43:28 AM shaun: no car

2:43:40 AM - hui qi: oh so u rlly got urself a gf le arh???

2:43:45 AM shaun: yes

2:43:48 AM shaun: u wanna c her pic

2:45:02 AM - hui qi: omg

2:45:06 AM - hui qi: im faint hearted too

2:45:23 AM - hui qi: pls don shock me k?

2:45:23 AM shaun: wad faint hearted

2:45:29 AM shaun: haha y!

2:45:38 AM - hui qi: not car den motor bike?

2:45:46 AM - hui qi: my friends always bluff me de!!!

2:45:57 AM - hui qi: den i very cautious now

2:45:59 AM - hui qi: so sorry

2:46:02 AM shaun: hahahaha

2:46:08 AM shaun: good good you should be

2:46:15 AM shaun: hahaa

2:47:14 AM - hui qi: oh gosh

2:47:20 AM - hui qi: so u bluffing me arh?

den i received the photo:

2:49:35 AM - hui qi: ok is a human

2:49:42 AM shaun: hahahahaah

2:49:42 AM - hui qi: she looks like felicia chin

2:56:28 AM - hui qi: eh!!!

2:56:47 AM - hui qi: ur gf looks like felicia chin leh!

2:56:57 AM - hui qi: at least give me some respond!

2:56:59 AM shaun: hahahaha

2:57:01 AM shaun: =DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

2:57:09 AM shaun: see thor quite funny

2:57:13 AM - hui qi: wad wad wad

2:57:19 AM - hui qi: wad thing funny?

2:57:25 AM - hui qi: or is tt rlly felicia chin?

2:57:30 AM - hui qi: eh i feel stupid now!

2:57:45 AM shaun: see thor u v cute la

2:57:48 AM shaun: its felicia chin la

2:57:49 AM shaun: =.-

2:57:50 AM shaun: hahahaha

2:57:53 AM - hui qi: =____=

2:57:56 AM - hui qi: fine!

not my fault k! his nick is felicaaaa not feliciaaa. misleading k! grrrr.

LOL THOR SUPER FUNNY!

DONT KENNA SCAM!

2008-09-22T14:18:00.003+08:00

So ya after a long long time of sleeping and the occassional reading of the Special Forces book i borrowed, i decided to pick up the copy of time that lay on my bed haha... and boy did one article ignite so much interest in me that i just have to tell you all about it!

You know when u go and buy like stationery got some will put "eco-friendly" or a certain foolscap paper brand that says "ozone free"? you'd be suprised that even large companies are listed on greenwashingindex.com - a site that exposes such false green claims. yup, the term for this is greenwashing! Here's an exerpt from the time article.

The first step to cleaning up greenwashing is to identify it, and Tuerff and his partners have hit on an innovative way to spotlight particularly egregious examples. They've launched the Greenwashing Index www.greenwashingindex.com) a website that allows consumers to post ads that might be examples of greenwashing and rate them on a scale of 1 to 5--1 is a little green lie; 5 is an outright falsehood.

so ya la, here is a summary of the 6 hidden myths listed on terrachoice.com that these companies blatantly put big big on their label just to scam ignorant ppl like us! but let us no longer be fooled! =D Click on the link for the full article

HIDDEN TRADE-OFF
Promotion of one aspect of a product as environmentally friendly while its negative impact is obscured

NO PROOF
Environmental claim that can be easily verified

VAGUENESS
Assertion so amorphour that its meaningless - like a "nontoxic" claim when anything could be toxic if misused

IRRELEVANCE
Claim that technically true but unimportant for the planet.

LESSER OF THE TWO EVILS
Claim that is narrowly true but ignores the larger environmental problems - like "green SUVs"

FIBBLING
Claim that is demonstrably untrue

Eco-Buyer Beware: Green Can Be Deceiving

My new fork!

2008-09-20T15:08:00.004+08:00

Just bought a brand new Marzocchi MX Pro Lo (Click to see the review) from some guy who won it at a race... retails ~$400 but i got it at a cool $250! Nice right! =D

Now all i have to do is to get rid of my ridiculously high riser handlebar that gives me terrible backaches every week when i cycle to yishun at such an uncomfortable position! =D Cant wait to drop by alvin's place to set up the fork and the handlebar, woooooooooooooooot! =D

Xmas wishlist!

2008-09-14T01:17:00.007+08:00

YES YES! Christmas is round the corner and if you dunno wad to get shauny, here's a list to help u! =D first up, i neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed a YELLLLLLLLLLLLLLOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW stunt bike hahha... A Yellow Haro F4 Stunt Bike ($550) will be just right! =D

Wanna get a nice light yet not so common fork - RockShox SID Team Fork ($750)

And my poor butt needs some nice cushioning - White Fizik Gobi XM Saddle ($160)

Well, my current helmet is quite old le, this is the only yellow helmet of a colour that meets my standard haha - Yellow Giro Atmos Helmet ($280)

but then i'll prob need the visor to block out the sun, so the road helmat above prob i wont get, need a cross country specific one - White MET Veleno D Helmet ($180)

My old Creative is wayyyyyyyyyy old, besides an mp4 wont hurt to kill some time in the army - Creative ZEN X-Fi 32GB ($399)

and of course, there'll always be my dream bikes... =D In order of price tag, first up the Santa Cruz Superlight (S$2100)

AND/OR the Marin Mount Vision (US$3300)

but then, it'd be awesome to have a road bike! Scott Addict R1 (£4799.99)

No prizes for guessing what colour they are all in! =D

RARRR!

2008-09-09T22:55:00.003+08:00

I really enjoyed this video about President Ronald Reagan and how he used his wit and humour even in formal speeches... why the sudden interest you may ask? cuz we got to watch a few "whose line is it anyway" episodes during the breaktimes in the course haha... Gosh i wanna be like those jokers man, such impromptu wit!!!! =((

If u cant be bothered to watch the entire clip, here's my favour joke Pres Reagan cracked. =D

"A commissar in the Soviet Union went out to one of those state collective farms, grabbed the first worker he came to and said, 'Comrade, how are the crops?'

"'Oh,' he said, 'Comrade Commissar, if we could put the potatoes in one pile, they would reach the foot of God,'" Mr. Reagan continued, "and the commissar said, 'This is the Soviet Union. There is no God.' and he said, 'That's all right, there are no potatoes.'"

And here are the pics of my parents putting on my 3SG rank during my grad parade. and for a long long time, we finally took a family photo hahaa... =D

too lazy to blog

2008-09-07T20:44:00.003+08:00

well ya, i cant really be bothered to blog cuz well i think that the frens who really care about u will bug u non stop to meet up and catch up, that is when the updating of how each other has been occurs... was having a discussion wif a few frens about one-sided-friendships... sometimes we have friends who are more than willing to listen to our problems, will take time time to help u out and stuff but when it comes to their own personal life, you realise that u barely know what is going on in their life... cuz they dont share much with you, the little that they do, is all shallowy issues. so ya, we might be guilty of being a one-sided-friend at times to the people we love and i made it a mental note never to do that to my closest pals again, cuz well frankly if u asked me, one sided friendships are not worth having. the true test of friendship is not only to carry others on your shoulders, but to let others carry you on theirs.

been months i think since i last updated and well, probably only those who i keep in contact wif know what i've been up to... the fact that i've to be so very careful about blogging cuz of army censors already spoils my entire mood... blogging is about freedom of expression and this country well, still is but a nanny state... so ya, i rather bitch in real life than get myself into trouble, esp now when i have my three stripes.

dont have much time to upload photos cuz i only just found my usb addaptor for the SD card like 1h b4 i have to leave the house so ya... many thanks to my dear pal boon and my little sis going thru my last weeks of sispec with me... and of cuz mummy and daddy too, who i so often forget to thank... and more recently, that stupid peng who suprisingly was free to go hang out wif me and boon... caught up wif syl and shuning, and the net ppl, hope we all can eat together after service to keep the bond intact la, i cannot take seeing everyone drift slowly away into oblivion sitting down...

bear wif the lack of explaination and comments for now... be content wif the pics! hahaha... in the parade pic i am 3rd guy in the middle row from the left marker (go ask some army guy what that means).

and ya the cyclin trip to ikea wif dawn and boon..

ps. huimin hope to finally cycle wif u b4 u go off la, rain also just cheong la! =D

Arrgh censorship

2008-07-13T19:00:00.003+08:00

Before i start bitching, here's proof why i shouldnt give up yoyoing haha...

Damn censorship not allowing us to bitch about army on our blogs... like we'll still complain all day long about what we like, but more often, dont like about the noble cause of serving our nation blah blah blah... well, perhaps the mitigating factor about the web being so much more powerful in being able to spread information kinda makes me understand y people arent allowed to blog about their army life... then again, there's always the security factor... gosh i hate army. damn army.

oh well, so off i went last sat to have lunch wif liyu and adriene, tpjc's lovely 420 sailors... Well in case u are wondering what a 420 is... its the boat in the pic below.

Poor liyu just recovered from fever so she didnt wanna eat fried stuff... but well, TM and CS is full of fried junk... so i wanted to go to my usual china shop at CS basement but then they kinda persuaded me to makan at AJISEN RAMEN cuz i've never tried it before in my life... gosh its ex man hahaah! Caught up like the good old days and adriene being adriene, had to take a pic together so she'd blog it. and shaun being shaun, steals the pic hahaha...

then this week i had my fri off from army being our off in lieu... my long long overdue interview with zar, the cafe manager of the Tampines West CC cafe could be done. so i cycled over and had a free oreo cheese cake, ice mocha and vanilla latte. yum yum... =D think it would not be much harm posting the pics here... i'm trying to drag dawn down to try out the drinks, and if she says they are 1337, i'm so gonna organize like some major coffee outing there... cuz got 10% opening discount and 5% additional discount for passion card members... $3 for coffee and blends were the ingredients used are like starbucks/coffee bean standard... i think very worth it leh! =D wanted to call jamesy and sylviey, the two photography mad people, to help me shoot some shots but both of them had cca, so yours truely had to DIY hahaha... =D

The Cafe

The spiffy layout of the furniture

Yum Yum!

so i wanted to go night cycling... but then ian and bing sheng were both stuck in camp and like none of the church gals wanted to go cycle... so well, it was me, dawn and boon... we cycled to cafe cartel at siglap hoping to cash in on the 50% cakes... but to our dismay after reaching there at about 2300, it was CLOSED so sad can... then an idea hit me - CARLS JUNIOR. so off we went there. and i must complain that my sister is one crazy cyclist. so fast la she, that she made me and boon both tired... like who cycles at >20km/h on some lousy bike - my sister...

so then on sat i had so much energy and was feeling bored like shit as i always am after spending the whole week wasting my life away in camp... so i cycled to youth service at yishun, averaging about 23km/h. When i cycled to yishun wif wei lun, we'd take 3h, so i gave myself 2h to reach now that i've got a bike that's so 1337... Ended up i arrived in slightly over an hour! Thank god jason tan suggested i parked my bike in the storeroom or else i'd prob got scolded parking it in the hallway of the church haha...

oh well, so its sunday now and i've to go back in AGAIN SIAN LA! Pamella's flying on wed and i cant send her off cuz we aint allowed to take off while we are on course and oh well, that just sucks arrgh! Went to church without my bible and bike keys cuz i was frantically searching everywhere for my hp only to discover i was charging it on the computer room's floor on top of my subwoofer... ahhhh!

Oh ya, did i mention that my bike is worth slightly below $3000? sick hahaha...

Wanna haves

2008-06-22T01:33:00.005+08:00

Yes yes, once again i shall list the stuff i wanna buy for my bike just to entertain myself...

Giro Ionos Helmet - $330

Shimano PD M520 SPDs - $150

Fizik Arione Saddle - $180

Thomson Elite Seatpost - $110

Mavic Crossride Wheelset - $350

Avid BB7 Mechanical Disc Brakes - $250

Kenda Nevegal Tires - $80/pair

SRAM 9-Speed PowerGlide II™ Cassette - $100

Fox Racing Shox 32 Vanilla RLC - $750

happy birthday to me

2008-06-14T02:14:00.007+08:00

Ah it was so fun to come back from field camp and switching on my hp to see 10 smses, most of which were frens wishing me happy birthay... its nice to know that u are still remembered even tho we are confined to the monotomy of the army... thank you to everyone who remembered! it made my day...

so ya field camp, i was section commander(sec com)... carrying a 10+ kg sec com bag on top of my 15+ kg field pack, 5+ kg Load Bearing Vest (LBV), a 5kg rifle and on the later part of the field camp, a stretcher that felt like it weighed a ton... bah, 3 days of field camp - 2 days as sec com, 1 day as platoon medic. boy was it crazy... tio attacked by sand flies even tho i had mosquito netting over my face and neck, i woke up to scratch twice (once on my forehead and once on the right side of my neck) when i felt a zillion ants were swarming my face... SO ITCHY CAN ARRGH! like all the nimbling on ur skin can drive u nuts didnt have much sleep cuz me and my buddy took turns to man the signal set thru the nite...

finally got to meet up wif sher, who cabbed down from work in town (rich $$ hahahah) to join me for a cyclin session. wanted to show her changi business park but when we got there, the whole place like macham having countdown party, people walking everywhere and cars lined up the roads for kilometers... arrgh totally chaotic... then went to east coast and down to NSRCC, then we decided to take the sadisistically long route to SAF yatch club (its 5-10mins by car so u can imagine how far it was), then went around the airport perimeter b4 stopping by at changi village to catch the closing half of the euro match...

and yes of course, dearest adriene! =D wanted to go eat fish and co actually but then she's kinda saving up and i forgot that rich me could have treated her hahaha... oh well... so today (14 June) i got up at 0930 cuz we agreed to go out in the morning but then when it was about 10 plus and still no reply from driene... i asked alvin if i'd go by his place to borrow some bike mags, mind u they are not cheap at $12-15 a copy, and there's like 5 diff titles to buy every month muhahahaha! oh ya so i went and hung out in yishun till about 1330 then finally she called to say she just woke up... i said goodbye to alvin and made my way back to tampines and when i asked her where she was, she told me at like 1400 she was still at home talking on the phone... typically the blur gal i know hahahaha... so we finally went to subway and after i went to shop for stuff i needed to use in the army and she tagged along.. was so nice to rant with her after so long, wished we'd more time but i'd to rush back home to change into decent clothing for youth service...

boy it is a good idea to invite friends, then i wont have the temptation to pon cuz liek already arranged to meet them... a pity mr peng is busy with you know who and boon said he was busy only later late at nite when i was on my to dinner then he asked me out for a movie... sorry boy i no more energy after cheonging one whole day.. so ya it was nice to meet up with yun song after some time and i think he didnt really like the loud worship cuz although he was singing, he had his arms folded... gosh it was then that i remembered that i'd pray like crazy b4 i invite friends to come... a good thing there was this other guy form another region who was yun song's good friend, so he'd take the church bus back to his home in bukit batok. to end off the day, i ate at simpang bedok with the youth and wa la, li qin was there... so nice to see her there la! after the bunch of youth dispersed at tanah merah, i sent her home and ya then i went back home. so much for running around for one day! =D

and then dunno wad happened but i kenna ps by my family for my supposedly long ago already arranged lunch at fish and co... oh well, nvm sylvieyyy accompanied me in the whee! =D so long nvr catch up and talk nonsense with that crazy gal le haha... too bad jamesy could not join us cuz his parents wanted to celebrate fathers' day... =D thank you for the time sylvieyyyyyyyyyyyyy... =D

here's leaving you with adriene's post for MY BIRTHDAY. =D yes i know i shamelessly copied the html hahahaha dont kill me pls! =D

ADRIENE'S BDAY ENTRY 4 MEEEEE http://adrienecalista.livejournal.com/51221.html

gone are the days were we'd wear ugly v-neck shirts

gone are the days you'll always wait for everyone to launch before you do

gone are the days where our coach would leave vandalisms on our boat

gone are days we'd be crazily retarded

gone on the days where we'd be willing to break the boat just to camwhore

and gone are the best days of my life in tpjc.

our rash guards and ugly shirts might be left at the back of our wardrobes untouched.
our skin might have turned white since the days we'd make ourselves vulnerable to skin cancer.
our very self entertaining breaks we've spent together are over.
and our times in tpjc sailing might just be a part of our memory now.

but the friendships we share is still very much alive.
especially for you and i.

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY MY DEAR SHAUNNYPOOPOO! :D

have fun in field camp!

p.s, notice the colour? (:

Bday wishlist

2008-06-08T17:06:00.006+08:00

Well just to humour myself i shall come out wif my yearly bday wishlist haha...

HARO F4 - ~$500

MAVIC Crossride Wheelset - $400

MICROSOFT Xbox 360 - $499

White YoYoJam X-ConVict yoyo - US$42.50

FOX RACING INC Race Short Sleeve Jersey - US$55

FOX RACING INC Blitz Ride Shorts - US$90

FOX RACING INC Flux Helmet - US$100

Creative m830mAH Li-Ion Battery (my mp3 batt went mad, can only play for a few hours then flat le SIAN!)

and! of my darlings who went wif me and my sis to jalan kayu to eat roti prata last week! this week peng once again mia when boon and me were trying to contact him to watch euro haha... rarrr!

me and ning when we met during result taking! =D

and i've finally snapped pics of my bike!

the lovely Shimano XT Crank

and the spiffy stuffs lying on my handlebear

its been a month...

2008-06-01T19:07:00.001+08:00

ya havent blogged in a long time cuz for one i am too lazy and two i am most of the time in a super ultra uber bad mood when i come back on weekends... why? one word. army. oh well so i'll try to type from memory the meaningful events that occured in the month of may... acty i also dont wanna blog de, but when i read jean's blog and saw how much she just blurted out without a care all the emotions inside, boy i thought, that had to feel good... so ya... i apologise for the lack of pics, well cuz army guys dont get to carry camera hps into camp and i dont bother to change sim cards to another phone on weekends. =D

first up is college day. right after my 28km route march thru the nite, i booked out at 10am and rushed back home to bathe and change to a new set of uniform and then to school at i think 1 pm. was so happy to see joyce and catch up wif her once again, too bad forgot to take pic wif her haha... then also chatted wif all the teachers... and the chinese language teachers are forever calling me yoyo master cuz of the CNY performance i did with shan zheng haha... oh ya, and liyana, farah and melody were so sweet to volunteer to attend college day to watch me collect my prize haha... so glad to talk nonsense wif them once again and yes as usual, they bullied me by stealing my cap and running away wif it.

here's me chatting wif ms de souza. i dunno why we both look so ehhh...

and mr benjamin, valedictorian of tpjc 2008 and my btmc buddy. we both were on sick status during field camp so we built like 2 or 3 admin tentages together, slept in the same basha together and redug our shellscrapes together. i was on some serious 1337 medication and ben'd keep making fun of how i'd take 3-5s to respond to him each time he talked to me or asked to do something. and when i dug my shellscrape till i had a slight fever, ben dug the rest for me. that is my buddy!

and of course, the reason why i could go back to tpjc - collecting my distinguished service award for sailing on stage. and yep, my trademark smile. =D

then there was the trip to ikea with matilda. i cycled my lovely black haro and she bladed along... we took the park connector and i have to say i'm very impressed that she made it up the overhead bridge herself without a hitch from my bike... powerful la haha... but then! she forgot to bring a pair of slippers (u dont see ppl skating around in ikea on blades do u?) so as she waited outside giant i went shopping for girly slippers arrgh such a gayified exprience haha... after she got her slippers, we went to ikea for lunch, and boy was the place crowded man... had to wait like 15mins b4 we found a seat! one of us had to guard our long awaited for place so i did and so she went to buy the food... then she was so sweet to blanja me la, she didnt wanna accept payment from me... think i owe her one nice meal for the many times she bought me makan haha... so ya, it was nice hanging out wif my good fren after so long! =D

then during the last few weeks of my previous course, one day i had a nights out and chia jun happened to be taking his dad's car home so i hitched a ride... like a 30mins drive back to simei and later to go back another 30mins, leaving about an hour to slack at home haha... so then i was pleasantly suprised that dawn asked me if i wanna go cycling wif her... usually both of us will just be on our own computers minding our own business and i guess neither of us like talking to a distracted person... so ya although me and dawn only went to changi business park (the one around expo station) for about a 30min ride, it was nice to catch up wif her and just talk la... blame it on me but i dont like trying a second time when i get a negative response, well what i mean is that when i call home and just wanna complain about some stuff to her one night, she sounded not the least interested... i just swallowed my stress back up my throat and went to bed as pissed as ever and i made up my mind never again to call home to talk to her after kenna one more time like that make me only more pek chek...

then going to my present course really my mood super super pissed. no one week block leave that we were assured of, what a welcome rite. boy was i pissed at having to book on a sunday nite when the previous day i'd just marched 28km thru the nite. really really angry. anyway i was so fed up that i asked mummy to help me pack my bags. didnt wanna think of it or anything related to it and as a result, i only packed 1 set of uniform to camp... oh ya i only found out about the 2 week confinement when i reached camp, or i'd be more angry at home. so ya 2 weeks on 1 set of uniform. in desparation i quickly tried to think of my super good frens who'd b willing to make the crazy trip down to my camp (which is prob like 3h of their time to and fro in total). Xian was in aussie so ya cannot, dawn foul enuf mood and stressed enuf in sch so nvm, adriene having exams so better not ba. so then my two buddies peng and boon lor. but boon was in camp and so happened peng booked out that day. he was uber nice to drive from his home in hougang, pick up my uniform in simei, drive to tuas to run his errand and then drive to boon lay to pass me the uniform. when the shit comes, u'll know ur true frens who will go thru great inconvenicnce for u man. besides peng hor, sher was all ready to also deliver my uniform to me la. what a good fren! but i told her nvm once i got hold of peng cuz she'd haf to take mrt from tamp to boon lay then change bus and back... too evil to ask of such a thing.

so then i finally got to meet up wif boon and peng on the 31st of may (we've not met in like 3 months). it was a fri nite which meant that there was cell group but as usual i'm feeling damn pissed, dun wanna go and pretend that i am feeling all okay and happy.. then dawn told me shen zhi was soloing the cell group as jean and becky were in msia already but then she smsed me to say she was okay wif handling the group. so i went to play basketball instead to relive some stress and anger. so proud of myself that i somehow found the technique for mid range shots, never in my life can i nail 50% of my shots being the lousy player i am but i did that nite. felt so so so so good. anyway i brought dawn along when peng drove us (incl boon) to jalan kayu for dinner. we didnt do our usual marathon thru the nite as peng had guard duty the next day rarrr... hope to meet up again soon la, miss my two gay brothers so so much... =D i forced them to take some pictures but then i forgot how to upload the pics from the camera, have to ask dawn..

and lastly, actually today i was still damn fed up cuz of army and then dawn's sian diao attitude. didnt wanna go edge, just felt like rotting away at home dotaing or go shopping. but then even as i told dawn i didnt want to go edge, i felt the holy spirit telling me that he'll not allow me not to go.. so ya even if its one of those die die also wanna stay home and slack feeling i had, i dunno how i guai guai go bathe and moved out of the house. i took public transport to the yishun building and turns out i reached there faster than dawn on the church bus even tho i started bathing only when she left the house. so ya i knew for me to go to church when i die die also wanna pon, the message confirm god wanna speak some sense into stubborn me. and boy did he. so ya, here goes. as much as i dont wanna share and do my usual practice of just bottling everything inside, i know i have to note it down so god's glory will not be lost as a mere memory.

Giving it some thought...

2008-05-31T23:46:00.003+08:00

Telling stories, sometimes with the facts slightly exazaggerated for more umph, playing yoyo, card tricks, shooting hoops, setting up a $2000 bike to ride. what do these stuff have in common? well i realised they were all linked to my excessive nature of needing affirmation from others. I want ppl to go "ooh, ahhh, wow" so i feel good and appreciated. and in seeking to get that kinda feeling, its an endless search of trying to master stuff that others do not usually do. u may call it talents, such as juggling or freestyling on a stunt bike, but god made me realised that often i wanna learn these talents just to show off. ya to feed this sickening ego of mine. i surround myself wif a huge circle of good pals and a smaller circle of best buds so i feel affirmed... if i dont feel i am accepted, i cant function properly, i'll be damn pissed and emo or whatever bad mood u can think of. perhaps that explains the constant need to dota and pawn noobs, at the very least i feel some sense of worth that i can outsmart, outwit and outlast another person behind the screen on the other end... i wanna quit all these crap well, if its not done wif a positive motive...

so ya, failing the a lvls after i tried my best to force myself to study (to no avail) made me feel at the bottom of the world. from the top of the world when i felt so loved by my sailing team and teachers, i felt i'd do anything for them. fix a bolt, examine for damages, conduct mini theory sessions. yep, there was an endless supply of energy and vigour i felt i could draw from cuz many of them called me "dear captain". now in a new environment where there are scholars all around who have like 6-7 As, ppl who run so fast seemingly without any effort while i suffer like mad and still fail my SOC. oh well, i feel like shit, total shit. but ya, as karina jie challenged me, i'll be seeking to look to him to fill the void and not the stuff of this world to try to attain fufillment. otherwise its just gonna be the really unpleasant and pissed of shaun every1'll be seeing...

2008 Scott Scale 70

2008-05-02T00:49:00.006+08:00

hai have to set off for another long week at camp... 8pm must reach there really really very sian... then my family all havent realised i got a new bike sitting in teh balcony for a week liao... to me, its like when no1 realises u got a new haircut or something like that... didnt manage to spend much time with anybody this week so ya havent really got recharged... damn guard duties... make me cannot come out on sunday hai... anyway here's the new bike:

2008 Scott Scale 70

Size: M
Frame: Scott Scale Alloy 7005 DB
Fork: Rock Shox Dart 2
Headset: Ritchey OE 1 1/8"" semi integrated 44/50mm
Derailleur (Rear): Shimano XT RD-M772 SGS
Derailleur (Front): Shimano Deore FC-M510
Shifters: Shimano Deore XT M770 Rapidfire Plus
Brake Levers: Avid Speed Dial 7
V-Brakes: Avid Single Digit 7
Crankset: Shimano Deore XT M770
BB-Set: Shimano UN 26 / 68-110mm
Handlebar: Pazzaz MT-60 Tapered Bar
H'stem: Amoeba R-DST911
Pedals: Wellgo LU-998-S
Seatpost: Scott Comp / 31.6mm
Seat: Selle Italia C2 Trans Am
Chain: Shimano CN-HG53
Cassette: Shimano Deore 9-Speed (soon to be upgraded to an XT)
Wheelset: Xero Transalp XCM-3
Tires: Maxxis Xenith

sooooooooo lovelyyyyy! i try to take a proper of my bike wif the digital camera when i get my hands on it cuz i zhnged so many things it doesnt look one bit like the official pic! =D and i'm still waiting for the Single Digit 7 V Brakes to arrive then wahhh laaaaaa i've almost got my dream bike... well short for the fox fork, which will set me back about a thousand dollars, well wayyyyyy insane so ya, prob next time when i get a proper job... =D

And i just found out that felicia Chin can singggggggggg ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! *dies*

and and i found the link to her blog! =D - http://feliciasrainbow.blogspot.com/

Freedom

2008-04-19T19:46:00.008+08:00

HERE'S THE BIKE I WANNA BUY: THE HARO F4. AND YES, ITS YELLLLLLLLLOW!!!!

Oh boy i so long to be free from army ahhhhh!!! 8 to 5 ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! No time to whine i'll just post an email i received from an old friend i met in Ragnarok Online...

We try to keep God in church on Sunday morning..
Maybe, Sunday night...
And, the unlikely event of a midweek service.
We do like to have Him around during sickness..
And, of course, at funerals.
However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during work or play...
Because that's the part of our lives we think...
We can, and should, handle on our own.
May God forgive me for ever thinking...
That... there is a time or place where..
HE is not to be FIRST in my life.
We should always have time to remember all HE has done for us.

So oh well, this poem i found that spoke something to my heart i tot i shared wif u guys..

I knelt to pray but not for long, I had too much to do.
I had to hurry and get to work For bills would soon be due.
So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off my knees.

My Christian duty was now done
My soul could rest at ease.
All day long I had no time
To spread a word of cheer.

No time to speak of Christ to friends,
They'd laugh at me I'd fear.
No time, no time, too much to do,
That was my constant cry,

No time to give to souls in need
But at last the time, the time to die.
I went before the Lord, I came, I stood with downcast eyes.
For in his hands God held a book; It was the book of life.

God looked into his book and said
'Your name I cannot find.
I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time'.

Okay although there is no such thing as god never having time for us but the poem made me think about where exactly have i placed god in my life. whether the majority of the tots and deeds in my life reflect a close relationship wif my lord or just bring shame to him. Jesus grant me more humility and strength to carry on in the crazy activities of army and interation wif people who i've met for barely a month. field camps and what not are comin up and training's shifting up a gear, i'll need him to carry me through... well, there's a big difference between barely surviving the 'torture' in NS and rising above whatever they have in store for us... okay my friends, see ya next week! here's leaving you with another nice anology about our Heavenly Father's love for us.

There once was a man named George Thomas, pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit. Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak.I was walking through town yesterday when I saw a young boy coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the bottom of the cage were three little wild birds, shivering with cold and fright.

I stopped the lad and asked, 'What you got there, son?'
'Just some old birds,' came the reply.
'What are you gonna do with them?' I asked.
'Take 'em home and have fun with 'em,' he answered 'I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out their feathers to make 'em fight. I'm gonna have a real good time'
'But you'll get tired of those birds sooner or later. What will you do?'
'Oh, I got some cats,' said the little boy. 'They like birds. I'll take 'em to them.'

The pastor was silent for a moment.

'How much do you want for those birds, son?'
'Huh?? !!! Why, you don't want them birds, mister. They're just plain old field birds. They don't sing. They ain't even pretty!'
'How much?' the pastor asked again.
The boy sized up the pastor as if he were crazy and said, '$10?'

The pastor reached in his pocket and took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. The pastor picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy spot Setting the cage down, he opened the door, and by softly tapping the bars persuaded the birds out, setting them free.

Well, that explained the empty bird cage on the pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell this story.

One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation. Satan had just come from the Garde n of Eden, and he was gloating and boasting.

'Yes, sir, I just caught the world full of people down there. Set me a trap, used bait I knew they couldn't resist. Got 'em all!'
'What are you going to do with them?' Jesus asked.
Satan replied, 'Oh, I'm gonna have fun! I'm gonna teach them how to marry and divorce each other, how to hate and abuse each other, how to drink and smoke and curse. I'm gonna teach them how to invent guns and bombs and kill each other.. I'm really gonna have fun!'

'And what will you do when you get done with them?' Jesus asked. 'Oh, I'll kill 'em,' Satan glared proudly. 'How much do you want for them?' Jesus asked
'Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate you. They'll spit on you, curse you and kill you. You don't want those people!!'
'How much?' He asked again.
Satan looked at Jesus and sneered,'All your blood, tears and your life.'

Jesus said,'DEAL!'

Then He paid the price.

The pastor picked up the cage he opened the door and he walked from the pulpit.

No life man...

2008-04-13T19:54:00.002+08:00

Well, guess life in the army tho its kinda fun firing all the cool weapons and storming buildings... but then there's this longing for a normal civilian life man... there's so many things i wanna do that i used to take for granted... like go cycling far far away during the nite and waking up late the next day... going out for a meal with my good friends and just catching up, now my weekends are just so packed that i can barely meet the ppl i have yet to meet up wif for eons...

spent a nice afternoon after church this morn going shopping wif dawn for her bday present. yes, i know its very belated cuz she took sometime to think of what she wanted and we finally have the chance to do just that... jean and becky joined us too... so in the end she bought a cs lewis book... last nite wanted to arrange to meet peng and boon but then in our usual tradition, the thing dragged for a few hours and it was too late for me to go out as i've church the next morn... well, been having like 5h of sleep each day the past week wif all the crazy army activity... well it might not seem to alot of u, but i am not a person who will sacrifice sleep, not even for studying for major exams, somehow i'll fall asleep even tho i force myself to study...

hope to catch up wif driene and liyu next week... there's also shuning and sher to catch up wif... liy, mel and rar... zhiwei that joker, who's bday is next week... birthday gal joyce wish's for me, her, huimin who's in canada nannying and nithya to meet up, oh boy what a touching bday wish... well, then there's my beloved 1st 3 months clique of emma, yingjie, joyce and yiwen too... oh yes, and matilda too... most of my weekends are spent in church so i kinda get to catch up wif alot of my good frens there but its like life's just going at such a fast pace i can barely spend quality time wif anyone... dad came back this week but idiotic me dunno y i went to dota wif strangers instead of sitting down and talking to him... gosh i am such a jerk..

well, each time i look at both my stunt bike and mountain bike, i get pissed even tho i've been spending lotsa $$$ zhnging them... bloody stunt bike now so rough when i peddle that i get so so fed up, really feel like refurbishing the entire wheelset and crankset, or just buy a new yellow bike... being detached from normal life and getting heat rashes and blisters on my index finger due to placing my finger out of the rifle's trigger make me so grumpy and unhappy... such a not nice person to live wif for my family...

oh well, time again to book in arrgh so ya... gosh i want a life!!! and my dear frens who are all studying, esp the uni kids like xian, henry and shen zhi, jia you for the final lap of your uni life! run it wif all u guys got! i'll keep everyone in prayer... sms me if there's anything i can pray for you guys okay my friends?

love ya all
shaun

Reports from Dawn

2008-03-30T00:33:00.006+08:00

Well i am just here to promote my sister's entry on wad i did during the easter weekend. I think she said b4 she doesnt want me to publicise her url so i'll just paste them here and infringe copyright! =D OKAY I SAY AGAIN, SHE PAINSTAKINGLY UPLOADED ALL THE FOLLOWING PICS, NOT ME!

1st pic of the youth at the easter production... sorry about the rims ruining the pic, i just bought a new shiny set and didnt wanna leave the old pair lying around...

and b4 the cycling trip... i went about doing last min adjustments to the bikes at xian's driveway..

and then cuz of the powerful queue at east coast lagoon, we dao bao dinner and ate at bedok jetty...

here's the pic of the full group of cyclists b4 2/3 of them went home after dinner!!! LIKE B4 any real cycling started!! =.- okay for zhini she had a ton of work to do can understand... =D

sniper diong taking a pic wif some random sign near the sg flyer...

boon acting cute...

us eating at lau pa sat...

with the bikes in the background...

Dawn's commentary
9 of them then set out on a journey to the Singapore Flyer. one of them, caleb kong 15, dropped out as he was on roller blades and could not sustain the speed of the bikers. the team of night cyclers consists of,
the army boys - shaun lee 20, boonhwee 20, joel tan 19, shuxie 19, bingsheng 20, ian diong 21,
the under 17 - andre yeo 14
the girl - dawn 17

they started off around 10300pm from east coast, bedok jetty and cycled all the way through the roads of Singapore passing landmarks such as the National Stadium and City Hall, reaching Lau Pa Sat at 1plus am. pit stops included a very uluated part of somewhere by the beach, where the 8 of them sat at the breakwaters shouting into the open sea and stories of army life was traded.

there were 2 casualities on the way back. ian's back wheel got punctured and he had to take a cab home from Lau Pa Sat while bing sheng's chain almost broked and had to take his father's cab home from the National Stadium. left with only 6 people, the team persisted and cycled through the roads of City Hall and Kallang to reach home. one by one the team reached home, leaving only shaun, boon hwee and dawn to reach their home in simei at 4am. boonhwee and shaun then sat outside the house talking til 5am in the morning.

this is dawn, signing out! =D

rarr cant sleep...

2008-03-21T05:07:00.013+08:00

okay so i forgot to get the fan turning before i went to bed and then i woke up early in the morning, hot like mad... well, u'd if u spent 9 weeks in the middle of 3 ceiling fans turned to turbo speed haha... then the mutton murtarbark plus my cycle to yishun today made my throat super dry, couldnt ignore the pangs of thirst and lack of ventilation so i went to the kitchen to get a cup of water... which unfortunately, also wanst enuf to quench the funny thirsty senasation in my throat even tho my stomach was bloated...

oh well, i guess god loves joel tan... wake me up so early cuz i'm supposed to go help him inspect his bike... but its only 4 AM!!! oh well, i went to try to fix the badly aligned brake pads on my shiny new rims to no avail, still out of alignment despite my repeated tries to make them behave, guess i'll just bring to uncle pro say oon's shop near saint hilda's. oh ya just to sidetrack, there was this uncle changing his bike tires and he sold me his old pair for $10 a set (a steal cuz inner tubing were included and brand new they are $60 and only used for 6 months, mine are like 6 years old). so ya after doing a bit of devotion... i decided i should calculate how much my bike is worth now, after the years of zhnging it... like how i did with my tamiya cars, a $12.90 tamiya car can be worth $150 odd in like no time without me realising it haha... keep buying parts here and there to fix... =D and boy did the figure scare the crap out of me! and i really want to thank god for alvin man, like 3/4 of the stuff on my bike is like given by him man! stuff which i'd never haf the money to buy, so ya, lets check it out - prices are for the parts when they were brand new, of course most are like 5-8 years old now haha... And since i'm sooooo bored, i'll include links to the terms for pictures if you ever wanted to know what the terms mean. of cuz there are some stuff which i cant get the exact pics of so i shall not try... =D

My Bike
(well technically it's dawn's but soon i'll change the fork and frame, then it'll be 100% mine)

Bike Frame - $150
Rockshox Jett Fork - $100
Pazzaz Carbon Fibre Riser Handle Bar - $100
Amoeba Stem - $40
Formula Xero Element XSR-3 Wheelset - $185
Shimano Deore LX Front Derailleur - $30
Shimano Deore Rear Derailleur - $50
Shimano Deore 9-Speed Cassette - $40
Avid Speed Dial 7 brake levers - $30
Shimano Deore Shifter Pods - $50
Pedals - $20
Shimano Deore LX Crankset - $130
Shimano Deore V-Brakes - $30
Shimano 9-Speed Chain - $20
Serfas DDvado Saddle - $25
Setlaz Hand Sewn Grips - $15
Lizard Skin Chainstay Protector - $10
S-Sun L120W Front Light - $25
Sigma Sport Cuberider Rear Light - $15
Cateye Velo 8 Cyclometer - $35
Zefal Kiwi Saddle Bag - $30
Brake and Derailleur Cables - $32
Bearings - $30
Bar Ends - $20
Zefal Bottle Cages - $20
Tires - $20
Inner Tubing - $14
(MET Duello Helmet) - ($90)

(Fox Racing Inc Racing Tahoe Gloves) - ($25)

Total - $1266 ($1381 incl of helmet & gloves)

So now the next two items i'm aiming for would be a nice zhnged headset, bottom bracket and Avid Single Digit 7 V-Brakes to replace my creaky Shimano Deores.

OH YA I WANNA THANK GOD BOON BOON CAME TO CHURCH TO WATCH THE GOOD FRIDAY DRAMA! PRAISE GOD! =D

a new way of thinking

2008-03-15T21:08:00.004+08:00

WARNING: This is gonna be a long long post, which i put alot of thought into after being detached from the world i was so familiar with and possibly, took for granted...

Devotion and prayer time in the army is ever so precious, its like either u get closer of drift further away from God, the later of which i am guilty of if i'm not careful.. More often than not, i'd opt to hit the bed after smsing as many ppl as i can after a long day of crazy work... But when i do choose to spend a few mins with God, it makes all the difference the next day. i'd feel more refreshed, less tired, bicker less with my section mates etc etc... its like u'll be able to see God's hand move in a tangible way when u put him first and commit your day to him in the morn and in the nite just b4 u sleep!

well me being me, acty i didnt wanna blog at all cuz of cuz i'd rather dota than spend like 30mins typing out all of this arrgh but oh well, perhaps some of these may help some other ppl so ya... I'd like to share a certain insight God revealed to me about myself during one day when i was doing my devotion... about how how wrong i had been living and thinking without even realising...

so wad's it about? To put it simply, common sense. allow me to explain. it dawned upon me that was using my gut feeling and instincts; my set of moral values and convictions, to make everyday decisions, be it in counselling friends or teaching a lesson during cell group. Well, not that it is wrong to do so, but i'd always assumed in doing so, i'm somehow in tune with the holy spirit and would make the decision god would have me make; its the right decision as long as i do not feel a strong sense of "do not do it" in my heart. Then it hit me. I should be praying and consulting God, instead of relying on my own intelligence!! What the heck is wrong with me man, guess i'm too stubborn and proud to realise this until now like oh boooooooy...

To quote Oswald Chambers, "We'd get in the habit of continually seeking his counsel on everything, instead of making our own common sense decisions and then asking Him to bless them. We become a prideful, arrogant person thinking we know what to do in every situation" So that was when it hit me like a brick and i asked God to forgive me and remind me not to live life that way. WHY WASNT I AWARE OF THIS BEFORE!!! Oh well, better late than never THANK YOU JESUS. For so so long, i constantly assumed that i'm somehow always connected with God, the decisions i make therefore are okayed by Him... Gosh what a fallacious assumption.

So ya that is basically the major thing that God revealed to me during my last week in the Army and so here i'm sharing it with you guys. =D Now i know i gotta prayerfully consider what is the next step i'm supposed to take with regards to my education. the conviction in my heart is to do a degree in social work, but whether or not that is God's idea, well... I'll have to ask him about that. I'm off for now. Tata!

Signing Off
Pte Shaun Lee

ps. you can check out my testimonies here. i blogged about them on the cell group's blog. =D

The botakness...

2008-02-07T20:20:00.000+08:00

Well i dare not blog anything about army cuz we have been warned not to... after tio charged so better not bad... apparently its fine as long as you do not the good name of the army but if u anyhow suan it... then its good game baby... and me being ever lazy to blog... i shall rip the html off adriene's blog hahaha....

"shaun came back to school today! :DD missed his nonsense like nobody's business.

shaunypoo, meet up for a meal before you book in alright? :D"

(from left) melody, driene, me(duh) and liy... too bad fararrrrrrr didnt come to school on CNY haha... she is gonna be so mad when she realised i dropped by in my number 4... =D oh well, here's the lyrics to "Free" by PlanetShakers, tot it was a really nice song. =D

You saved me
You set me free
You healed me
You made me see
You set me free

You gave me all that i Need
you gave me life abundantly
You set me free

All I wanna do is praise you
cos you have set me free
Your my saviour
You have set me free forever
It is by your grace and power
That you have set me free
You are the way
I will live for you all my days
never will i hold back my praise
cause you have set me free

There's freedom in the name of Jesus
Freedom from all shame
There's freedom in the name of Jesus
Freedom from all pain
There's freedom in the name of Jesus
Freedom from all sin
There's freedom in the name of Jesus
There's freedom in the name OF JESUS!!!!

and of course, here's leaving you with the little music video the church youth did of the lifehouse song...

frens frens frens...

2008-01-09T13:02:00.001+08:00

Its been a lovely week... like everyone's asking to meet up wif me for the last time haha... stupid shermaine forgot to take pics rarrr! and me and ying jie met so rushedly that i forgot to take pic wif the legendary chinese mina... anyway... thank you everyone who made an effort to meet up wif me b4 i go into army and do keep me in prayer ya? =D

10 Jan: The Last meeting up b4 my hair is gone... went for dinner with matilda, matthias, nikki, joyna, shereen and joshua at 18 chef's at eastpoint...

a close up pic shereen took of me rarrr...

and then the pepper didnt wanna come out of the tiny holes... joyna was so excited to catch a pic of me fighting wif the pepper shaker hahaa...

me and stupid matilda...

joyna and matthias were trying to disguise their real identity of ah lian and ah beng...

so we made them fight... but then still look too friendly...

ahhhh... much better lol...

me and matilda again in my study room...

there are more pics but i cannot take it le its liek past 12midnite and i haf to wake up b4 7 tmr... so i'll just leave the com on to receive the photos from josh and just post those that i already received... =D thanks josh!

10 Jan: Ben and Jerry's ice cream with liy and faRARRRRRR!

and of cuz, being the crazy minas they are, tehy influcenced me wif their madness...

me and liy

me and rarrr

and well, liy sent me a random pic of stupid mel who went for council meeting instead of meeting up on my last day stupid mel hahaha...

9 Jan: Lunch at jack's place with driene and liyu... ahhhh we forgot to take a pic wif the 3 of us together! anyway... driene insisted on taking a pic of my hair so ya...

driene and me...

liyu and me...

8 Jan: The act dao gals from my 1st 3 months class... wen, nithya and joyce haha..

oh yes, how can we forget tiger huimin haha...

cant remember what wen was so excited about haha... she will wave her wands and gesticulate when she wants to tell an interesting story haha...

and yes, my usual request of taking a pic wif every1 b4 my hair gets owned... here's nithya and me...

wen and me...

joyce and me...

huimin and me...

and then, there's always the group photo haha...

oh yes, the other 3 were sitting on the other side of the table at chomp chomp so it was me and wen on the other side...

and then, our long awaited VIP emma came...

and all of us went this super girly ice cream shop...

knowing how much i hate gay stuff, they forced me to pose wif this pink heart with my name on it...

where, you guessed it, they took more pictures haha..

7 jan: There is the outing to airport wif the cell group that bao bao and jamesy tagged along with... first up, samy, jamesy and myself...

and the whole cell group...

and one with the t3 skytrain sign...

1 jan: here's those i took at like 6-7am after the new year eve's movie marathon... starring josh and me...

matilda, marcus and myself..

me and thiam siong...

me and sherren...

the group pic of ee ling, thiam siong, me and shereen...

sarah, samy and myself..

The land of shopping and makan...

2008-01-09T10:36:00.000+08:00

Oh yes i finally managed to bug myself to post the long overdue blog entry on indonesia haha... as usual it'll be a photoblog post... =D i'll let the pictures tell the story... =D

So yes off we went on the travelator to our boarding gate...

so almost everywhere we went, we went in a taxi cuz our dad's driver wasnt around most of the time...

the people there find all kinds of ways to make money... like selling things on the roads during the traffic jams...

i used to think the 1337 cyclists are those who rode bikes that cost >10k in sg... but this guy pwns them all.

and their stunbikers hor... makes those vandals at sunplaza park look like girls...

there is like a severe lack of funds available for use there... like there are half complete highways that look like the foundations have been left exposed to the elements for years and burnt buildings that have not yet been refurbished...

oh yes then there's my dad's apartment... a unit there costs more than landed property... sick eh? but the good part is that the shopping mall is just a 5min walk away hehehe... there is like the entire top floor filled with food, food and more food! oh ya, one floor is like 2-3times larger than tampines mall's.

below the towering condo lay a labyrith of really really old housing and shophouses..

my dad's spartan kitchen...

and of course, the lovely view...

which i must say, is even more stunning at night...

but then, nothing beats the sunrise...

oh yes, back to the topic of food... there is like kebabs...

and root beer float... boy i love that to bits man, i can drink that for like breakfast, lunch and dinner...

diary queen blizzards which cost like S$7-8 but are just totally imbal... ANYONE KNOW SG WHERE GOT DIARY QUEEN MUST TELL ME K I WANNA EAT ONE B4 I GO INTO ARMY!!!

for the starbucks lovers out there, how about a drive through for you?

and... of course, the legendary krispy kreme doughnuts... we had like 4dozen of them hahahaha... got like doughnut phobia for a while when i got back...

my dad's super fierce offroad vehicle hahaha...

this mall is like the most lovely i ever saw, their xmas deco hor, makes robinsons look like child's play... and the size and layout of the mall... just simply fab man. its name? Taman Anggrek. oh ya, there's this like 50 year old magician with a shop in the basement.... =D

you just gotta see the motorbike parking lot outside the mall... CRAZZYYYYYYY!

Well, if you that was mad... how to ice skate in such conditions?

and as always a super gay pink shop that if adriene saw it, she think she went to heaven...

here's a pic of me, dawn and my mum at the petrol kiosk in the mountainous region of bandung...

but one thing that is applaudable of the jakartians is that when they do something, they really put their heart and soul into it. the xmas decos, the service... and boy did u gotta see this mega lego city in the middle of the mall... gigantic...

oh yes, and the pig or cow whatever this thing is that my sis redeemed after we spent like $20-25 at the arcade...

soon it was time to go home and here are the last few photos i snapped of my beloved yellow billabong bag..

and the clouds...

i'll be dotaing for a while now... lazy to keep img srcing the pic and hyperlinking and adding alt tags to them arrgh... until i come back wif the photos i took in singapore...

Indonesia

2007-12-22T08:08:00.000+08:00

Well since my sis has already done the blogging for our trip, i'll just shameless copy and paste her entry muhahahaha! cuz i dunno if she wants ppl to know her secret yet not so secret blog url hahaha... =D The "i" in the following posts refer to dawn, not me...

whee.. im in jarkata.. n since i still have e energy, i shall just blog first.. =D

like a lil' kid, i couldn't help squealin when the plane was takin off n landin.. i mean, wat do u expect.. 1st time on e plane was prolly when i was 6yrs old. no memories.. thus, as gd as nvr experienced flyin.. hahahahaha..

dad's apartment is like a new n improved hotel.. hehe.. super shiok.. whole place airconditioned, lil' kitchen, lotsa food n drinks, SUPER NICE SCENERY.. wahhhhhhhhhhh... just tt e toilet smells weird.. haha.. gonna buy air freshener.. but e toilet's nice too la.. nicer den most of e hotels i've been 2 in malaysia. sry la, nvr travel much.

hopefully gonna take a look ard jarkata tml.. hehe.. sun we're gg 2 church, which sounds pretty cool from e way dad talks abt it.. yay.. im enjoyin myself.. it's just gettin better n better..

p.s. we saw a durian tt was bigger than my head.. i mean, much bigger.. haha..

oh ya i do have one thing extra... a video... of the night scenery from my dad's apartment... =D

The gays...

2007-12-18T22:53:00.000+08:00

Oh ya here's the lousy throwing of james into the sea for his bday...

Me taking pics wif ppl b4 i kenna botak haha.. here's one wif jie jie karina...

wif teacher esther...

and worship leader danielle...

We finally got down to shooting a music video hahaha... its uncut, unedit, totally impromptu version of "Never had a dream come true" by S club 7.

we spotted a hot babe sleeping in a car... boon proceeded to go flirt wif her...

The kidnap was on and we had to get outta simei...

But we ran outta petrol...

Fine i'm just tired and talking nonsense... well, its all these two guys fault for being so owl like... 1am then come to my house wake me up ask me go gai gai... =D

Sexy car models...

Well apparently some1 had truely 1337 parking skillz...

Well, which is why we shot this video...

Being the bimbotic cam whoring gals we are, we decided to do some shadow art...

whats an outing without fake emoing pics...

so long noobs i'm gonna steal ya car! =D

Wheeeeeee

2007-12-17T14:03:00.001+08:00

RARRRRRR! yes i know i havent been updating my blog cuz there was nothing worth blogging about how i rot away after the a levels... well, except for youth camp! =D

and just got home for the early xmas bash at jean's place so well i guess we can upload some stuff from that event... =D ah, the video in the morning after every1 thon the nite playing...

so ya i took a pic wif everyone BEFORE I KENNA SHAVE BOTAK... =D first up the man u supporters... =D

sylvieyy trying out the colour ascent function on the camera...

me and samuel (aint he cute?)

me and cleo...

me and cliff...

me and sir henry

me and shen zhi

me and shu xie, who like me is sad we gonna go army...

me and ms sylviey...

me and boss xian xian...

Mad actors...

2007-11-27T01:33:00.000+08:00

Yep i was teaching the lesson last friday and these was the little thingy i asked them to do and boy were they sporting, and i have to say, super funny... =D

Adam and Eve Skit

Aaron carves the golden calf

i'll update more due to constant pleas to do so... i hear u ru and chinyee haha... =D

13. Men and women...

2007-11-12T18:59:00.000+08:00

Just tot i'll post some stuff that cheered me up a little... No offence to the ladies! =D

The Guys' Rules
We always hear 'the rules ' from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. Our rules! Please note these are all numbered '1' ON PURPOSE! On a more serious note, hidden between the jokes, are alot of truth in the many sources of conflict between the opposite genders.

1. Men are NOT mind readers.
1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem. See a doctor.
1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't Expect us to act like soap opera guys.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us. We'd better not answer that question.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say 'nothing,' We will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not wor th the hassle.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear.
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. Really.
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or golf.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!
1. Thank you for reading this. Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight; But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.

12. Studyin's killing me!

2007-11-05T20:59:00.000+08:00

Its gonna be a long post. I need to rant i guess and also cuz ru's bugging me to update... haha lets get my thoughts out so i dont have to keep repeating myself to my lovely pals... =D Many of these things i havent even shared with my closest pals but well, i've come to a point where i really dont care about how others think about me. And also cuz the people i dont want to read my blog dont have the link to this new one. Be it for good or bad, better or worse, this is me and how i think. At least until God someone strikes a chord with my spirit to overcome my thickheadedness. And if you think nagging and scolding can persuade me even the least bit, well you can try... So ya, here's the synopsis, alot of my good pals have been asking what do i have in mind if i really do fail A levels. My answer is still the same, God hasnt told me what he wants me to do yet. My most current plan is to try to enter OCS during army and own the course. But ya if u want to know what i've been thinking of doing in the longer run... Here goes!

I've always wanted to set up my own business, yup, since lower secondary when i led different teams that were undefeated year after year for any fund raising event. I already know where to get magic supplies from wholesalers and i can message the top yoyo companies just as easily. Unless God tells me otherwise, i'll probably set up a magic and yoyo shop at 201 or near church. 201 makes better sense with a higher traffic volume but location doesnt really matter as there are only like 3 other magic shops in singapore and i'll be the only one in the east. But i think i'll prefer a shop nearer to church, though its quite a ghost town there, the close proximity means i can help out with church stuffs when i have nothing to do. All i need is a laptop and i also can pursue my hobbies of web, graphic and video editing...

Radical idea? Well perhaps to most people in pragmatic singapore who have seen how their friends and relatives suffer without a uni degree, or a masters for that matter. But try as i might, i really really really hate studying. Gosh i force myself until damn jia lat and yet i know it still wont be enuf to compete with those siao lang muggers who can study from day till nite as easily as eating rice. I really really dont wanna go university, with my a lvl results, i doubt i can get into a local uni on credit. There's quite a high possibility of it being so bad an appeal with my exemplary cca record wont lend much help.

Scared? Nah. I and say that without hesitation. There was a time when shauny was damned scared god will call him into full time ministry or send him to Africa. Yep i had this really really huge fear of that. Over time, he helped me gradually warm up such "wacky ideas". Yep i'm still kinda scared of going overseas but i'm more receptive to it. When i hear how Pastor Seaward lives a life of not drawing a salary and pledge such crazy amount of money by faith, i'm like wow... That is the kinda life boy, but its too crazy for me to dare to undertake. Perhaps he's calling me to a job not in the corporate, perhaps not, i dont know... All i know is that i'm giving close to 90% of my all in trying to studying for A lvls. For many of you guys, even my best is in pale comparison to what you guys are capable of doing. But as long as i know i try my best and withdraw to chill every once in a while, i'm at peace with myself. Yep, my best may not be enuf to you guys, but to me as long as i've given my all, i'm satisfied. I cant possibly push beyond my limit without being given the feeling that its okay to be human and that i would be still cherished as much even if i fail.

Oh ya did i mention that i really do wanna work towards taking home the world champion magician title? Well the only first place i ever won at a contest in my life is a scrabble competition in secondary school. The rest of life i've been second or third. I'm so sick of all the silver and bronze trophies in the cabinet grrr... But well, this is something i believe is attainable. And with that title, one would possess a greater power (perhaps in attracting sponsors), to endeavour in doing charity or volunteer work. World Yoyo champion maybe pretty impossible as talent is quite crucial, but in magic the trick is just the minor part of the act. It is the personality of the magician that makes it. Someone once said, "If your audience does not tell you that you are the best magician they have ever seen, then u havent dont your job". I'm nowhere near there, but i'll work towards that. And Chinyee, perhaps i can help you find your magician doctor on the world circuit. =D

11. Sexy babe Samuel

2007-10-30T06:52:00.000+08:00

Here's another video by Fiddling steve... a pity his smoothness did not enable him to win a top 3 prize in the theory11.com contest... i was mesmerised by how well he handled the deck with those crazy cuts...

Today there was a hot babe in church... I cannot take how pretty she is!

okay... i was trying to do a 5 packet split extention for my sybil cut sequence then i suddenly got an idea to do a packet display... i started with a few packets all close together..

then i slowly managed to spread them out futher and increase the number of packets in my hands... while dropping lotsa cards...

to dropping lesser cards... currently i am practicing an 11 packet display without dropping cards... i'll get a pic of its as soon as i can find a photographer! thanks to jian lin for helping me take the pics! =D

to my horror of horrors... got a pic of two minas in my hp oh my!!! peng ar...

I saved the best for last... The videos i took with my lousy hp camera of xian's bday suprise... Dont expect too much from the low res capability of the "night mode" haha..

I accidentally hit the stop button while hobbling in the dark... so the action got cut halfway... Here's where i continued from haha... =D

oh ya i forgot to mention that there's a high resolution one from joshua, taken with a digital camera... shen zhi has some clips and a videos too so let's wait till they are online ya? HAPPY BIRTHDAY ONCE AGAIN TO THE BEST CELL GROUP LEADER IN THE WORLD! =D

10. Rarrr!

2007-10-27T15:26:00.000+08:00

Mr Huron and Daren from sunny Singapore can really take on the world's best flourishers at the rate they are going!

Anyway i got my 2m worth of fake money and the rank of "respected mobster" finally... =D so ya that's the only thing interesting that happened about my boring life other than going to popeyes with the two gays and starbucks with cleo, syl and cliffe on fri...

i didnt realise hugh grant can sing so well! he should be a singer!!

9. Rarr a lvls r comin!

2007-10-24T02:38:00.000+08:00

THIS IS BIG BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR JEAN KOH CHINYEE! PLS SUPPORT HER IN HER FIGHT AGAINST ME IN FIGHTERS' CLUB! SHE V V SAD CUZ EVERY1 CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT "SUPPORT CHINYEE NOT ME" MEANS. =D

Oh ya and jamesy... she talked me into fighting u until u beg for mercy to help her take revenge on u lol hahahaha... =D

Here's a really short clip of this 1337 flourisher haha... if she could really flourish that smoothly for real, she would be probably the best female flourisher in the world... hahaha... but well she has rather manly hands for a girl... =D

Oh well, dont have much to say other that to thank zhilin for helping me with chem and henry for math... u guys rock man... thanks for sacrificing ur time! =D i'm suprised the two gays boon and peng have not yet complained about lack of publicity on my blog about them hahaha... let me see, well dawn said that she can always hear us from upstairs when we are at the carpark cuz we laugh v v loud... gosh i know we are creating a huge din but its inside the car hahaha...

The last time two times we pranked peng with super soakers... the first time we shot at him to punish him for being FIVE HOURS late - boy he ran like a coward down the stairs all the way to the other side of the block haha.... as for the 2nd time, well i just gave his car and rims a nice car wash hahaha... other ppl must be thinking, "eh raining ar how come this car so wet?" boon couldnt stop laughing inside the car and peng just gave me the sian look as i unleashed my whole reservior of water on his car haha... oh ya i forgot to mentioned boon loves to press the car horn for fun to wake up the whole neighbourhood lol...

gosh a lvls damn near le and i'm still damn scared of the gp paper... i cant take failing gp again...

YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE A MAGICIAN WHEN...

You second deal when playing Uno.

The only unbent forks in your house are plastic.

You sneeze and immediately produce a Kleenex.

You get emotional when shuffling a new deck.

A Bike to you is a deck of cards

People stop lending you money, or borrowing it due to the fact you can never quite give it back to them

You can't go out in public without being asked to Levitate.

Everything you see makes you think of how to vanish, palm or produce it

You never throw old decks away because "I can make something out of it"

You decide what clothes to buy based on how many props you can carry

You watch intently whenever there's someone playing cards in a film, just to see if they're using a Bicycle deck

You take out a deck of cards and all your friends run out of the room, screaming.

You have more than a dozen open decks of cards and cartons of unopened ones.

You have 101 retorts for the question "How did you do that?"

You have a dog named "Houdini".

No one will play cards with you.

It matters to you how someone shuffles your deck.

When you play the game "cheat" YOU ACTUALLY CHEAT!

After viewing magic on TV, everyone in the room looks at you asks, "How'd they do that?" And, all you do is smile and say, "It's really easy if you think about it, but magicians cant tell." And you're really thinking "How the heck did they do that?"

Instead of asking someone for the time, you just steal their watch.

You post more videos of magicians than yourself on your blog (i came up with that) - and ya, in true shaun fashion, here's leaving you the ultra smooth dan and dave buck. =D in case you were wondering, yes they are twins. =D

8. Gelare

2007-10-22T17:07:00.000+08:00

Before i go on, here's elmo live on a tv show! He is sooooooooo cuteeeeeeeee!! =D

Anyway i went with the net to gelare for the first time of my life... actually i think me and chinyee still owe xian money for it!!! silly me keep forgetting to pay her arrgh... ps ps... a big THANK YOU to shen zhi for the pics (i stole them off her facebook) hehe... Nothing much to comment abt cuz i was in a whirl after taking a bus all the way to katong as tt day i was too sian to cycle...

hungry ppl...

more hungry ppl...

the aftermath...

7. Mr Dashing Doggie

2007-10-19T13:04:00.000+08:00

Today dawn came home with this gigantic beautiful golden retriever. Apparently it was wondering around in the rain and jumped to hug dawn (who was carring her bag and guitar) when she asked it if it was lost. Up she brought it to our home and i gave it a huge container of water to drink. Doggie licked it up in seconds with its saliva flinging everywhere, on the floor, on my pants, everywhere. I went back inside the house to refill the water before mr doggie's thirst was quenched. Boy was he a happy dog, wagging its tail non-stop, even at the drain water beside the plants, splashing the dirty water all over me and dawn's faces. Muhahahaa! It was so so obedient, it would come to us and sit when we called it as it made us run after it around the neighbourhood. Lovely doggie!! Dawn so so wants her own dog even more now haha...

So we brought mr doggie back downstairs to find its owner around the vicinity but there was no1 shouting or looking for it. Since my mum's afraid of dogs, we could not let it stay overnight at our place. We walked the lovely boy to the police post to hand him over as a "lost item (or so the police report stated)". They could not send the doggie to HQ for the time being before the owner reported the missing doggie. Instead they called SPCA cuz the policemen on duty were all malays, who in case u didnt know, cannot touch dog's saliva. Poor doggie was so distressed when we went to say goodbye to it in the holding room at the police post. It forced its way out the door when dawn tried to exit, breakin off its chain as i tried to escort it back to the enclosed room... It was sad sad dog left all alone like some police suspect. i hope the owner quickly claims it! I wonder how mr dashing doggie is now with the other animals over at the SPCA... Here are some more pics and a video of it...

Ya i made it so that no1 can pass. SO UPSETTING CAN! How can dawn pass? then simon is like super tyco i think 3 qn he anyhow guess correct. But still v shocking how can u guys pass!!! =D Ya here's the quiz below for those of u who are curious to see the leaderboard.

Question #1: Which EPL Club do i hate the most?
Manchester United
Arsenal
Liverpool
Chelsea
Explanation: No offence CHINYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE... =D But we man u fans hate lvp to the core!

Question #2: Which hobby do i love the most?
Cycling
Sailing
Card Tricks
Dota
Explanation: The feeling of the wind whistling in your ears, bashing the boat through the waves, your thighs and abs aching trying to keep the boat balanced, looking in the surroundings to pre-empt any collisions... Need i say more?

Question #3: I would pick this as my name if i had a choice.
Scott
Jackson
Peter
Justin
Explanation: I just think its cool.

Question #4: Which subject do i absolutely detest?
Physics
Chemistry
Math
History
Explanation: You ought to know this. I'm perpetually about how pointless i think it is to study that haha....

Question #5: What do i wanna be when i grow up?
World Champion Magician
World Champion Sailor
World Champion Dota Player
World Champion Missionary
Explanation: There is no such thing as a World Champion Dota Player or Missionary! And i'm far for world class in sailing.

Question #6: Which skill do i yearn for the most?
Sleight of Hand (Magic)
Rollerblade
Play the guitar
Sing
Explanation: The correct answer is a secret. =p Hooray for those who guessed it correctly haha...

Question #7: Who is my favourite Magican?
Lennart Green
Gregory Wilson
Doc Eason
Tommy Wonder
Explanation: I love him cuz he is a comedian first, magician second. And not mention his tricks are super duper powerful. Simply brilliant guy. Oh ya, he is an awesome teacher too!

Question #8: Which boat did i want to sail for nationals?
470
Laser
Laser Radial
420
Explanation: I sailed the Laser (single man boat) for nationals but i really really wanted to sail the double handed 420. Laser Radials are only for gals and 470s arent used at JC level.

Question #9: Which is my favourite class?
1B/2B SHSS (Sec 1/2)
3A/4A SHSS (Sec 3/4)
05s23 TPJC JAE (first J1)
06a02 TPJC PAE (J1 1st 3 mth)
Explanation: Well my two pals Peng and Boon did come from that class didnt they?

Question #10: What is the brand of playing cards i covet the most?
Aladdin
Bicycle
Tally Ho
Jerry Nuggets
Explanation: The Nuggests cost about US$150-$175 (S$225-260) a pack. I can easily buy the others! =D

Oh ya here's an easier one i post on the right side of the page. =D Dont worry i meant to let u guys pass this one. =D

6. Bin Laden Bomb Clip

2007-10-11T12:34:00.000+08:00

Had a crazy crazy day with my two gay pals in crime - tan boon boon and leong peng peng. We went to ikea/giant to study/makan... somehow we talk too much crap and distrub one another till our studying is not as productive as compared when i study wif the gals, who will scold me when i get distracted (which is abt every 30s).

We did our usual shouting in peng's the car, what for i cant remember but since boon refused to relinquish the front seat to me, i did my usual tickle attacks to him who was helpless in front hahaha... peng tot that it was very cool toswerve around the numerous bends entering into the carpark but then inside the carpark he turned so sharply that the van behind horned him haha... boy, buy an evolution then drift all u one, kenna horn by a van is simply too malu haha...

As usual i was playing around with my cards as we went up the escalator, doing lepaul spreads and springs. boon grabbed the whole deck and play play go fling one card, which flew past the escalator railing to the ground floor hahaha... stubborn boy insisted on going back downstairs to find the card while me and peng went to the bicycle section to look see look see...

so ya, the reason we went to giant was to whack sushi and we just happily took 3 stacks of sushi and a bottle of meiji milk. at the check out counter, me and peng confidently whipped out $10 notes to throw at boon, well... ... that was until we saw a shocking $49.20 on the display. LIKE EHHHHH... SIAO BO!!! Every1 was stunned but boon recovered the fastest and paid wif a $50 bill.

those two pampered kids refused to eat on the benches so we went to the food court beside giant to feast. Later we calculated it was about a $16 per person for our sushi fest! LIKE OH MY WE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SAKAE. Peng bought 2 tubs of wasabi, which had oversized price stickers on them. one stuck onto the plastic bag, pulling the cover off as the wasabi flew to the floor in slow motion. if only i had that moment on camera... his facial expression was worth a million dollars. i never had such a funny sushi eating experience in my life cuz the 3 of us were daring each other to try bigger and bigger blobs of wasabi and laugh at the sufering of the others... boon, a non wasabi lover, once tio so bad that he stood up and walked abt to try to relieve the sensation. when he came back to sit down his eyes were about to tear. sieok ar! =D

Here's an old clip that just came to my mind when i was thinking of a funny video to share hehe... Here's the Bin Laden Bomb Song, animations by the brilliant albinoblacksheep team. Kids (yes u jamesy and sylvieyy) cover ur ears, imappropiate language... haha kiddin kiddin, but got some not so nice language so i thought i warned u guys first after hantam...

Lyrics
Day-o! Daaa-yo!
Daylight come, and we drop the bomb
Pay -- we say pay, we say pay, we say pay, we say pay-o!
Kick your ass, then we gonna come home

George Bush says that revenge come
Daylight come, and we drop the bomb
Load dem bombs til the morning come
Airplane come and we drop the bomb

Come, Mr. Taliban, turn over bin Laden
Colin Powell gonna bomb his home
Come, Mr. Taliban, turn over bin Laden
Payback come, and we drop the bomb

Lift one bomb, two bomb, three bomb, four!
Payback come, and we drop the bomb
Six bombs, seven bombs, hit the floor
Cruise missile knocking at your door\

Oh ya, i finally found one pic of us doing retarded poses at the wedding!

5. Diediedie

2007-10-07T00:59:00.000+08:00

here's a video i tot was quite funny and yet bad in a way... *psst* Its Paris Hilton boon your favourite! Oh ya the video is titled "Inaccuracies in the Paris Hilton Interview"

yup that is the cheat code for Microsoft's Age of the Empires, a popular strategy game in the early 90s, which is also the first computer game i ever played. But no, instead of the instant win u get when u type that code, i am in the opposite situation...

Gosh i hate studying to bits. Other than the fact that CCA stuffs and the lovely frens i made, JC is total shit. A slacker like me sure tio own. Do the stupid a level course 3 years still fail everything like what the... Go to sch also pointless if what the teachers say u cant follow... I force myself to study beyond what i can take le, the last 2 days i couldnt do anything cuz mentally and phsyically i cant push myself anymore. that's my limit. I dont ask for appreciation or encouragment, no need, just stop nagging at me to study. i hate it to bits and yet i still force. one's home is supposed to be a refuge where u can rest and separate yourself from life's crap but whenever i am at home, "study study study..." or "go and study" or "there is no time left go and study" etc etc. gosh study is a vulgar word.

I hate to be bossed around, to be told to do this and do that, basically treating me like a kid is the most sure fire way to get me really really pissed and earn my RESENTMENT. But also partially my fault cuz i dont communicate my displeasure and just take in whatever crap comes my way, just diam diam and like them lecture and nag and whatever. I am already giving more than my best le and if that is still not enuf for them so ya la whatever... Stop trying to change me, that is not what i need right now. Did anytime i got nagged at to study actually result in me going to my room sitting down guai guai take out my notes and do just that? Ya i know its a problem that i cant take being told how to behave but i have no idea what to do about that now...

Scolding me sure helps eh? Esp when i get repremanded irregardless of what i do, i study or dun study also get nagged or scolded... There just comes a certain time when no amount of "mothering" like how you would a kid will cease to be effective. I slack whole day at home, tio nag. I study the whole day outside and come home, also tio nag wheeeeeeeeeeee. well probably you can, but with great damage done. My hobbies are my means of escape from the shit of studying. And i dont recall being supported on to pursue what i love, its "dont yoyo anymore, go and study" or "stop downloading videos and get your priorities right". I tried to quit gaming, yoyo, magic and whatever. Yes sir ree i did. Whatever is left of my willpower is insufficient to simply stop doing the stuff i love if i am just gonna pursue something i hate without indulging in the stuffs that i really enjoy doing.

Shit a levels. i dont wanna go uni. yep u heard me i dont. esp if all i am gonna get is expectations and more expectations, told to behave in such and such a way. that is all i have to rant for now. gosh that felt so so good to let all that out, it sucks to keep that all inside for so so long. its been a long time since i acty ranted that much.

4. Why am i blogging?

2007-10-06T00:14:00.000+08:00

This are the moves i am gonna try to learn after my A levels... =D

Here's my church camp "run around like crazy to look for food" group... hooray for joan who sent me the pic! =D

Initially i was quite skeptical about this online personality test cuz i once did a similar one during Leadership Training Camp (LTC) that had a few hundred questions. This one only had 30 so i tot it would be wayyyy off... But hey, it was in sync with the detailed test i took! Of course this is just a general grouping and as individuals, no two are alike. I'll take the results with a pinch of salt. =D

You Are An ENFP (Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving) - The Inspirer

(I'll bold the parts that i agree with hehe!)

As an ENFP, your primary mode of living is focused externally, where you take things in primarily via your intuition. Your secondary mode is internal, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit in with your personal value system.

ENFPs are warm, enthusiastic people, typically very bright and full of potential. They live in the world of possibilities, and can become very passionate and excited about things. Their enthusiasm lends them the ability to inspire and motivate others, more so than we see in other types. They can talk their way in or out of anything. They love life, seeing it as a special gift, and strive to make the most out of it.

ENFPs have an unusually broad range of skills and talents. They are good at most things which interest them. Project-oriented, they may go through several different careers during their lifetime. To onlookers, the ENFP may seem directionless and without purpose, but ENFPs are actually quite consistent, in that they have a strong sense of values which they live with throughout their lives. Everything that they do must be in line with their values. An ENFP needs to feel that they are living their lives as their true Self, walking in step with what they believe is right.

An ENFP needs to focus on following through with their projects. This can be a problem area for some of these individuals. Unlike other Extraverted types, ENFPs need time alone to center themselves, and make sure they are moving in a direction which is in sync with their values. ENFPs who remain centered will usually be quite successful at their endeavors. Others may fall into the habit of dropping a project when they become excited about a new possibility, and thus they never achieve the great accomplishments which they are capable of achieving.

Most ENFPs have great people skills. They are genuinely warm and interested in people, and place great importance on their inter-personal relationships. ENFPs almost always have a strong need to be liked. Once an ENFP has learned to balance their need to be true to themselves with their need for acceptance, they excel at bringing out the best in others, and are typically well-liked. They have an exceptional ability to intuitively understand a person after a very short period of time, and use their intuition and flexibility to relate to others on their own level.

Because ENFPs live in the world of exciting possibilities, the details of everyday life are seen as trivial drudgery. They place no importance on detailed, maintenance-type tasks, and will frequently remain oblivous to these types of concerns. When they do have to perform these tasks, they do not enjoy themselves. This is a challenging area of life for most ENFPs, and can be frustrating for ENFP's family members.

An ENFP who has "gone wrong" may be quite manipulative - and very good it. The gift of gab which they are blessed with makes it naturally easy for them to get what they want. Most ENFPs will not abuse their abilities, because that would not jive with their value systems.

ENFPs sometimes make serious errors in judgment. They have an amazing ability to intuitively perceive the truth about a person or situation, but when they apply judgment to their perception, they may jump to the wrong conclusions. The strong sense of values will keep many ENFPs dedicated to their relationships. However, ENFPs like a little excitement in their lives, and are best matched with individuals who are comfortable with change and new experiences.

ENFPs are basically happy people. They may become unhappy when they are confined to strict schedules or mundane tasks. Consequently, ENFPs work best in situations where they have a lot of flexibility, and where they can work with people and ideas. Many go into business for themselves. They have the ability to be quite productive with little supervision, as long as they are excited about what they're doing.

They have a strong need to be independent, and resist being controlled or labelled. They need to maintain control over themselves, but they do not believe in controlling others. Their dislike of dependence and suppression extends to others as well as to themselves.

ENFPs are charming, ingenuous, risk-taking, sensitive, people-oriented individuals with capabilities ranging across a broad spectrum. They have many gifts which they will use to fulfill themselves and those near them, if they are able to remain centered and master the ability of following through.

What's Your Personality Type?

Yay yay thanks to joan for the pics she sent to me! =D They are fresh from the email! First up, the youth at alvin and nicole's wedding... ps. xian do wear dresses more often! so nice can! me and dawn agree that u look very normal in it... =D

and the funny pic where every1 tries to look crazy...

And here's a video of thiam siong being owned by pastor jeremy during youth service quite some time ago... This too is stolen from Ee Ling who got it from Joan. =D

3. 1337 randomness

2007-10-05T07:51:00.000+08:00

Hahaha this post consists of stuff ripped off from people's blogs so let's begin with a quiz result i did off David's months months ago but didnt post cuz i was so sian that i quit blogging then...

You scored as Education/Counseling, You should strongly consider majoring in Education, such as early childhood education, middle childhood education, secondary education, or related majors (e.g., Vocational Education, Special Education, P.E./Physical Education).

Consider adding a minor or double majoring to make yourself standout and to combine your interests. Psychology is a great minor for education majors.

Education/Counseling

94%

Psychology/Sociology

94%

History/Anthropology/LiberalArts

88%

Religion/Theology

88%

HR/BusinessManagement

81%

English/Journalism/Comm

81%

PoliticalScience/Philosophy

81%

Biology/Chemistry/Geology

63%

Nursing/AthleticTraining/Health

56%

Accounting/Finance/Marketing

44%

French/Spanish/OtherLanguage

25%

Visual&PerformingArts

25%

Physics/Engineering/Computer

19%

Mathematics/Statistics

WHAT MAJOR IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

when i saw this pic of yi ru on julia's blog... i found it so funny i could fall off my chair laughing BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! I ALSO DUNNO Y I FIND IT FUNNY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... =D she is confirm plus chop gonna say i'm so mean again hahaha...

And a poem i tot was really really cool... I stole it from Ee Ling who in turn koped it from lynette... Its titled "I'm a Christian" by Maya Angelou.

When i say... "i am a Christian,"
i'm not shouting "i'm clean livin'."
i'm whispering "i was lost,
Now i'm found and forgiven."

When i say... "i am a Christian,"
i don't speak of this with pride.
i'm confessing that i stumble,
And i need Christ to be my guide.

When i say... "i am a Christian,"
i'm not trying to be strong.
i'm professing that i'm weak,
And need his strength to carry on.

When i say... "i am a Christian,"
i'm not bragging of success.
i'm admitting i have failed,
And need God to clean my mess.

When i say... "i am a Christian,"
i'm not claiming to be perfect.
my flaws are far too visible,
But God believes i am worth it.

When i say... "i am a Christian,"
i still feel the sting of pain.
i have my share of heartaches,
So i call upon His name.

When i say... "i am a Christian,"
i'm not holier than thou.
i'm just a simple sinner
Who received God's good grace somehow.

Here's a series of photos i koped from joan... this is what a typical trip to youth service looks like... Here's one taken after nicole and Alvin's wedding. See if can spot me trying to stick my head out in the left side of the picture...

Danielle looks so pro in this pic haha...

I didnt know our congregation for morning service is so colourful!

And as always, here's leaving you with a video from shirgin's blog hehehe... This one ar... totally totally cracked me up... an old music video done by the pasir ris youth... just watching the intro was worth it hahaha...

2. I HATE STUDYING!!!!

2007-10-04T11:34:00.001+08:00

Let me see... where can i start? Well, i was uptight about prelims that i had 4 nightmares in the day before gp paper... from what i recall one was that i woke up late and that the paper already started, another was prob i was outside walking in some shopping forgot got exam during that time etc etc. damn exams!

I have been studying damn damn damn hard... Force until cannot force still must force and yet my results are so fantastic la... Even my gp also can fail i have nothing to say la... I dont recall getting much encouragement from my parents other than my dad promising a new computer if i do well at As (which is obviously impossible), instead all i get after forcing myself to study for hours at a stretch outside is to get nagged at to "stop using the computer and go and study". Go Figure!

Mel, rarr and liy were quite entertaining with their smses sent at the exactly same time. It read, "Baa Baa! Good luck for your prelims sheep! (yes they call me shaun the sheep) Baa Baa! :)) we mish u! *GRINS* " I tot how come the 3 clowns remembered to wish me good luck then my good pal adriene NEVER!!! Turned out she had a little surprise! She baked cupcakes haha... I only have a pic of one of them as my mum attacked the other one before i managed to photograph it... And boy it generated so much publicity around school where almost everyone i bumped into kept asking me if i baked them... LIKE DO I LOOK I DO BAKING??!! *fainted*

Oh well, i was so so upset that after accompanying adriene to ntuc where she was shopping for her family's steamboat dinner... i splurged on all of this rubbish to keep myself happy... boy i never bought so much crap before at one go... damn exams!

Oh ya here are some pics tt i took wif driene cuz i realised we didnt have any pic where both of us looked nice... oh well, not that these turned out very well either hahaha...

What else happened... oh ya, nicole got married to alvin and they are officially the youngest couple of our generation hahaha! =D Alvin actually carried nicole, wedding gown and all, to huge applause hahaha... way to go buddy! Here's me and my sis wif the bride and groom...

i tot that this sign was totally retarded haha... like who will park their CARS or MOTORBIKES at the bicycle bay??

Here's a picture i really like... Tried to spoof xinyi's emoing stance on the road divider, just that i did a single hand fan haha...

And in my usual trademark fashion, here's leaving you with a short video to keep you occupied... Dan and Dave Buck star in "Spring Jam 2007" - one of the most highly rated flourishing videos of all time. Boy they rock!

1. Starting from scratch

2007-10-04T03:36:00.000+08:00

Kinda realised i needed somewhere to rant and give a pat on the back for my wonderful frens who are such a blessing to me... so i guess i'll start afresh with a new blog where i'd pass the url to my closest buddies instead of letting the whole world see so i can go slightly more in depth to my life's happenings...

And if you havent done my quiz... Check it out! I'll give a prize to the highest scorer cuz i tried my best to think of the hardest qns i could ask haha! Its on the sidebar on the right! You cant miss it!

I also decided to try to enable the comments function and watch if you guys will use it or not... you know like how people leave comments on livejournal... it works something like that...

Thank God for my two lovely gay pals boon and peng... I'd be 1000% more sian diao without their nonsense everyweek to crack me up... =D And unfortunately dun fancy taking pics together like gals do so i only have videos to show for all our gay outings... BOOON PLS SEND ME THE BREAKING FREE MUSIC VIDEO WE SHOT K! Those clowns ar haha... okay la actually i also contribute to the madness... Peng we promise to lock u out of the car more often and smash the horn when u turning k... =D Here's those two gays singing in the car... =D They are so gonna kill me for this...

so ya please DO NOT LINK THIS BLOG. I'll appreciate if u'd bookmark it instead. Dont worry i'll update, i'll update... But at a proper time k? (notice the timing of the post entry?) =D