Sunday, August 29, 2010
Time for a quick update!
BBQ last fri was pretty fun, & many thanks to YY's dad who sent us all back! It was such a surreal experience to be running in JP at its most empty state around 11.45pm or so to get to our transport! I had a gd laugh throughout the BBQ, and most baffling was to be compared against GS by ZR since I laughed quite a lot at one point! Lastly, many thanks to John who put up with the cooking at his house, since the BBQ pit lights went off at around 10 or so!
Sat- I completely forgot abt Natsu Matsuri since I woke at 12.30(& still pretty sleepy at that!)
I didn't work for the whole of last week apart from Weds =( less $ for me now! Good news is being able to sleep more...but most unfortunately I didn't cook! I had the raspberry milk from the foodcourt as I was feeling a little bit adventurous, and I admit that it tasted normal, pretty much like strawberry milk! The kiwi version which I tried on my 1st round was horrendous since it was way too sour & did not compliment the blended milk & ice at all!
Thurs- 1st time green belt syllabus! All I can say is, I'm really terrible at this new one! So many combi kicks which I actually remember but the problem is getting my body to execute them well. *Sighhh* No offense to anyone, but I thought that some suggestions to executing the kicks were really weird!
On Sat, I went to collect some gifts before heading to pasir ris for the BBQ! No idea why but I've been craving for milk and more lately...perhaps my body feels deprived of these nutrients since I started working and continue exercising in njd? Bought a milkshake from a BBT stall located along the bus interchange just before the bus arrived to take me to the bungalow chalet =X Just my luck that nobody from my batch were at the BBQ! Fortunately I knew some of the guys & MN so things went well in the end...it was such a pity to leave around 10.45 or so since I was just warming up to the small company!
I admit that it was somewhat intimidating to have 4 guys staring at me especially when I didn't know them all that well and 1 asked me on the stance before a fight! We took some pics at the BBQ pit for memory sake, and I believe that KL was insulted by my comment which actually didn't mean the way it was supposed to be =S There were 2 cats in our area, and 1 of them was preggers! I think our host gave it some water in a porcelain bowl, and honestly I haven't a clue why he was so secretive about it. Personally I'd just feed both cats since they're already there and we've got some leftover(and unwanted) food!
Talking about feeding...I've been thinking of making myself sign up for this program at my church since I've been having so many CLs of late(and on weekdays) and they're short of ppl on weekdays! Grrr...ok. I must plan my time well this week!! Since I'm considered priviledged(able to meet basic needs and others + working), it's only right to give back by helping others out! It's always scary to jump into new environments alone, and I can attest to that(such as njd, working, previous year sch & upcoming school)!
Sun- I'd appreciate it if people quit commenting on my size...because the shape of a person doesn't determine how healthy he/she is! Of course there are many other limitations to this, but the list is too extensive, and thus I will not blog it here! Besides, muscles weigh twice as fat! Honestly, have they been brainwashed by the media...?! Seriously...that is rather pathetic!
Hope that the following week brings new ideas, inspirations and gracefulness to my kicks! That'll be all until next time! =D
Aww you're so cute!!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, 190810.
The class received new belts and weapons(apart from us new green belts and purple belt)today! I admit that it was somewhat annoying to receive the same results as before since the wrong footing led to lower points. That's ok anyway. I must strive harder!! Right now the colours of the belts in our class are black, purple, green, orange and white. What a colourful class! Meanwhile, I was reminded of the game on fb called Ninja Warz.
We had belt drill, and then an out of syllabus lesson. Of all things I had to go after ZR, and was somewhat panicking as I wasn't looking forward to landing on the floor if things went awry. I had to wear protective gear, which included the helmet. Weapons were the "nugget" and the "drumstick". Only a few made thru the entire course, and next week I'd have to do the duck walk...scaryy!! GM is really strong, despite looking lean. I managed to do 1 1/2 rounds, and left with a few knocks and scratches on my hands.
Dinner was fascinating, as the Dr. himself explained the process of lasik, pregnancy and delivering babies! The surrounding company was entranced by his passionate explanation, eagerly asking questions while leaning in to hear more stories. Somehow, I felt motivated to study there and then! It's always awesome to see how people speak of the things that they enjoy doing as one would be able to see how animated they are in expressing themselves =D
Last of all, I can't wait to watch the changi hosp movie with the bunch of them!! xD Yay to njd ppl!
Aww you're so cute!!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
**Warning: Rant post! Read at your own risk!**
It's always difficult to write about the people you know and yet don't know so well...so let's start from the beginning here!
Recently, I've not been on good terms with one of my friends. I admit that part of it has been contributed by me, mainly because I sms/say hi etc to this person online(let's call this person as A)in an attempt to keep updated and to sustain a friendship since there's a lack of contact in person. For starters, I guess that I'm unlucky by going that way. I feel so out of place right now that I don't even want to say anything lest A will hate me. I mean, things were going fine at the start and onwards...til at a point which I can't confirm when as of now. There are simply too many factors to consider and endless possibilities.
Argh. Life's complicated.
In general, truthfully, I have absolutely no idea what people expect of me sometimes. Seriously, if it makes you feel uncomfortable, or rather angry or whatsoever, TELL ME(preferably in the nicest possible way)at the 1st opportunity when it is brought up. An example would be to make a joke out of it and I'd get the hint. Afterwards, I'll do my best not to let things like that happen again. But of course, it must be within reason too. I am not a mind reader! At times, I have other things on my mind x=( (frowning face- knitted brows as x)
Most of all, it is extremely unfair to assume things about others before getting to know them well first. Getting facts right is of utmost importance before concluding. However, prejudice is hard to crack. Thus, I have decided to pretend that A no longer exists(for now). That may be the only way to demonstrate that I'm not that sort of person, since I cannot think of other ways other than this to prove my point at this moment. Nobody likes to be accused of things that they are not. Perhaps if things do improve in the future, which I highly doubt so, I will remain civil and be gracious to A.
I've had been more than a little sad to be thought of negatively, but I suppose that all I can do is to wait and see how things go(if any). Sorry to make you feel pressurised, A. I'm only a human being. I'm as fallible as the next person. I guess I had been mistaken about several things. Thus, I will henceforth discard everything that I once felt.
My apologies for bugging you so much. I had no intention of adding burden onto your shoulders. Having left with unanswered questions,there was further confusion, which led one to wonder what had happened. Truthfully, I hope to get enlightened in the future. However, at the rate things are going now, I guess that I'd be a mere afterthought, even forgotten. Who knows?
All's lost.
Note: Long post, and on the bright side, a good practice for me since I need to write essays in the future! Hopefully I'd have more success in those than with people. *sighhh* I'm terrible with words. I hope this clears some of the air of uncertainty.
Aww you're so cute!!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
It's a Sunday!!
Not many things happened today, apart from going to church and jogging with the friends some distance away from the neighbourhood! And gaining some, ahem, Eau de Friends along the way XP
Saturday was fairly lively. Watched Airbender, and had a good laugh over the errors and cast!
*Spoilers ahead!*
Since when did the blue spirit have bushy black hair?! And they mispronounced names like Agni Kai, Iroh and Aang!! Furthermore the firelord didn't have long hair! The acting was so fake in some scenes that it should have been a comedy xD Lastly, the starting reminded me of how silly most of us look when trying out the last kick that most of us learn in njd =X
Here Ben poses with the tix he won from challenging 1 of the bball players in this arcade game thingy held outside cine!
The tallll guy
The signboard that I came across while waiting for fireworks in the evening!
Fried ramen??? 
My ramen from Azabu Sabo. Yeah I know that this company's better known for its desserts, but we went to try it anyway after the fireworks! 
Here's a fast take on this bowl: The meat was tough and unfortunately not so flavoursome, while the bamboo shoots were a little off(but not as bad as the ones I had at Ramen Santouka sometime in April this year). The soup was easy to drink(and certainly not covered in a layer of oil like RS)and noodles were okay, and at least the egg yolk was slightly runny. Add ons are from $2 onwards, if memory serves me!
After dinner I went home...and slept kinda late, I think?
Here's the njd t shirt! Front, above, back, below!
This T shirt's supposedly XS, but it's so huge that it could pass off as M!Bleh. I guess I usually write pretty little whenever there's pics in a post, or I'm just pretty uninspired now >.<>
Aww you're so cute!!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Guess I shouldn't have posted that 1st paragraph yesterday...It's not like a person knows another fully right? Only The Creator knows us through and through! I have to learn how to forgive more, because we, as human beings, are not infallible. Apart from forgiveness, I should learn to be wiser, and not get upset over things that can be changed for the better!
Truth to be told, if that had more stuff like drawings (apart from words alone), I don't think that it'd be discarded, right? What was I expecting anyway...it's just some dumb piece of plain paper and my messy looking handwriting! Furthermore, there are other factors to consider, so I shouldn't get stressed out. Seriously hope that things will be all cool anyway, mainly cos I dislike dragging on problems or whatsoever negative things for days! Now I'm being reminded of someone who recently returned to SG...ugh.
Friday's been one sleepy day for me at the office, so perhaps next time I should just chomp on some dark choc to stay awake! Brought a good past Sci Am issue along to read, but was too tired to process much. Had subway, back to office, took a few more calls and logged off when it was 5pm! More ninja jokes came in today, cos I guess that njd is relatively unheard of?! Laughed with a bunch of guys(don't know all, that's fer sure) while waiting for my neighbour, and the lot of us travelled on the same train for a short while as many went to play l4d!
Evening was spent relaxing at home, and I tried watching Kuroshitsuji II ep 7 since it came out a few hours before...Pity that I don't understand jap! Pretty sleepy here at the moment, so I should get going to bed, or at least play my guitar for a short while 1st!! I must not disappoint my cousin XD or rather, I should practise more cos I intend to try out something one day =D The frequent usage of my left hand on the keyboard during work makes it easier to press the strings down now!
Aww you're so cute!!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
It's been a few days since I've last blogged. Currently, I'm kind of pissed off at one of my friends, and an urge to cry in frustration is increasing in my being. There has been a number of times whereby I reason and try to understand why people behave in a certain way, but right now all that remains is sheer annoyance. Oh well. What a way to end a friendship I suppose... =\
On a brighter note! I enjoyed meeting up with a few ninja-do ppl(5 in total, including sir!) on Tues to watch Salt!Unfortunately, everyone speaks mainly in mandarin and I do feel left out from time to time =\ I brought caramel popcorn from the cornery to workplace and shared with a few people, and still managed to have some left for the movie =X though I bought the smallest size!
All of us ate at Fish and Co. for dinner, and i tried the mussels and mushroom soup since the menu wasn't that extensive. Furthermore I was kinda tired after having to stare at the screen the whole day, so better to have something fairly light! Was pretty full from my own purchases for the movie and thus half of ALL helped to eat some mussels!
Justus drove the 6 of us home, and the remaining 3 of us sitting at the back(after YY was dropped off )had a small squishing competition! Had intended to squish the middle person(ZR) but I lost since GM used too much strength and ZR decided to move to the weaker side(meaning me!) and so I tried poking them!
Wed I went shopping wif MN, and I bought new pointy high heels! Sweet stuff! I'd post the pics up sometime soon!
Thur- took pics with some work friends! Sad to say that a no. of pics look quite weird (was MN sleepy??), so will go retake them when I bring the camera and look less sleepy and dress well! The apple juice frm the canteen tdy came in gradient O.o I'd post the pics on fb or here next post! In addition, it tasted nth much like apple O.o More of a mix of carrot, orange, starfruit and a slight tinge of apple!
Guess that'll be all for now. I'd blog more soon! Au revoir!
Aww you're so cute!!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Yesterday, I had ninja-do grading for the 2nd time this year!
I had dinner just before grading so I was rushing like crazy to get outta the house and to Ayer Rajah CC!!
I spotted ZR and he told me that I was the last one even though I arrived a lil just after 7pm! Great. On my 3rd grading, I hope I remember to be there by 6.30pm instead of 7pm =S Everyone was waiting for me up on the 2nd floor to start the warm ups, and that made me doubly anxious, cos the lot were practising their moves while I didn't have much time for that day to do so =( I signed the attendance list quickly and noted no. 22, or rather Group 2, no. 2!Oddly enough we skipped some warm up steps...so fortunately the ones I did before arriving to the exam venue kinda helped a lil with my flexibility! I'm still pretty bad, but whatever, at least I've improved heaps since Jan! Think I should go do research on nutrition and more, if i ever want to do splits in the future...
When it came to my group's turn(consisting of 3 people), I was half spacing out, since there were so many black belts looking at us all(black belt overload)!!! 1st was pushing kick...and one of the middle kicks was the yoyatsu. Good news about this: I didn't trip myself over and jump like in most of the classes! Bad news: I kicked a lil too low =(
On to kata! I did it ok, though it's a blur to me now, and I don't exactly remember how it went apart from 1 wrong footing but I corrected it after the next step! Great. I remembered shouting "ers!" after all the punches but now I'm debating how loud I shouted for the last punch! That's one of the reasons why I'm so scared =(( YX froze during one part of the kata, and she told me much later that it freaked her out to see all the black belts' eyes on her!
Knife defense was ok for me, though I believe I could have done better too! If I ever do go on to the next belt, I think I should go for the sunday class too since apart from thurs cls I don't practice at home!
Grading ended quite early, like around 8pm or so! There was no brown belt grading so I suppose it ended quite fast...Fetched ZR back to Jurong after grading...and I am anticipating another person to fetch in about 3 months' time XD
Went online when I got home to chat with people! My fingers were busy answering about 3 or 4 windows at a time!
That's all for now...I'd be off for lunch(and maybe more things in the afternoon, I hope!) It's been a sluggish Monday so far, and a public hol at that!
Aww you're so cute!!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Time for another update!
Been adding the other friends from my workplc on fb, and I admit that SG is really small =S
It's been one sleepy week here! I just hope that I'd be alive later in the evening XC
First things first! I'd put a time limit to meeting up and getting home on weekdays from now onwards cos I didn't meet Rah til almost 9.30pm on Tues...and when I gt home it was almost 11.30pm!! Best of all I had to walk home alone, and I'm totally not prepared for any sparring if there's a need to...
On a brighter note, I had a grand time staying in 1 of the shops at Ion and trying out the clothes for prolly almost an hour...! =X Below are some pics I took while trying out the clothes on the current hp I borrowed from my dad cos the cam ran outta battery at such a propitious moment =( A toga dress which I liked and bought! Don't mind the following slanted pics, cos the room's really small and so is the camera's ability to capture the whole length of me w/o having to tilt...
I messed around with the strings at the sides and made the X shape at my neck!
The toga combined with a fluffy skirt which I didn't buy(the skirt, nt the toga)
R finally arrived at 9.30pm or so, and my first impression was...a reallly tall and skinny guy! The dessert from Nabins, as seen below! The restaurant's concept is supposedly arabian, with couches, cushions and curtains to cover each dining area for guests to laze about and eat off the cushioned stool like tables! Didn't eat much that day cos it was already past 10pm! I had the starter and the dessert, cos wasn't too keen on the mains(too late alrdy!)! The mushroom soup was ok, though it wasn't much to my liking as there seemed to be sth missing,say, a herb or two? Below is the dessert! I let R try a lil which he pronounced it to taste like paki food?! Personally I thought it was a lil like those nonya kueh(cos of the familiar ingredients like the coconut) but it also had almonds, raisins, and such!
Overall I think this outing could have been better if there was much more talking! Moving on...A small note to the friends who i've gone out with like one on one (and maybe in a group)this year so far:Do tell when you're free again! It's no fun asking in other indirect ways only to find out that you're not free after all =(( Moving on...Saturday working wasn't as bad as i thought! The trains are as filled as ever, but the plc was pretty quiet! Just my luck that I was stuck at the same table number, but fortunately got 1 fren there to chat with on my right! Almost wanted to shift to other seats where other friends were since they had empty seats on their side, but didn't in the end! Pfft! There goes my chance to chat haha cos at where I sat was kinda quiet, and the bunch of ppl i usually chat with were scattered at the back! I had more opportunity to walk around and socialise when calls were slow to arrive...Went to disturb Sean, who was looking at a whole bunch of women in dresses from a gossip magazine LOL! There was one person who I tried calling a few times, but failed to get thru! Patrick got the call from this person at his phone and he sounded anxious,which in turn made me scared cos I thought it was some angry caller!! Luckily it was nth much haha!! =D It was Rahman's last day and we all took some pics after work, but we look quite horrible so I think i won't be posting them up! Afterwards went off to CJ for lunch with MN, and we ate xlb and the shrimp wonton soup noodles!Lastly, to end off this looooong post, I hope everyone enjoys national day!! Cheers to all! I hope to cook/bake tomorrow if it's possible!! And hopefully go out!
R finally arrived at 9.30pm or so, and my first impression was...a reallly tall and skinny guy! The dessert from Nabins, as seen below! The restaurant's concept is supposedly arabian, with couches, cushions and curtains to cover each dining area for guests to laze about and eat off the cushioned stool like tables! Didn't eat much that day cos it was already past 10pm! I had the starter and the dessert, cos wasn't too keen on the mains(too late alrdy!)! The mushroom soup was ok, though it wasn't much to my liking as there seemed to be sth missing,say, a herb or two? Below is the dessert! I let R try a lil which he pronounced it to taste like paki food?! Personally I thought it was a lil like those nonya kueh(cos of the familiar ingredients like the coconut) but it also had almonds, raisins, and such!Overall I think this outing could have been better if there was much more talking!
Aww you're so cute!!
Sunday, August 1, 2010
It's Sunday!
Still down with a sorethroat so I didn't make much attempt to sing during mass. Sermon was about being rich in God's way and not the physical way, meaning that it's more important to hold and practise good values and such rather than filling up your lives with physical things like branded material items! When ppl die, they can't bring anything that they own in this world to the next, so might as well share the good fortune that they've been blessed with with the less priviledged!
This doesn't mean that we shld give up all luxury items; Rather, it means that we shld also learn how to be more generous towards other ppl! Ok not only generous, but being generous and NOT expecting anything(such as a favour or act) in return. Honestly, what's the point of calling a generous act as a good deed when the giver expects something in return? Generosity should be done out of the kindness of one's heart! Other than that, the rest who do with a motive behind are plain scumbags(my opinion, not anyone else's). I don't mean that the receiver should not attempt on returning the act of kindness, but rather the giver shld not expect praises frm the receiving party(and ppl outside of this group) just cos they've helped them. If the receiver does praise, the giver shld accept graciously.
Alright, I won't continue. I bet I'm boring the life outta majority of my readers from this small rant on generosity. Or go ahead and prove me wrong by discussing this topic with me! =D
Moving on...
I took several pics with this priest who did my baptism 2 decades plus ago! He happened to be in my church tdy cos he's supposed to be in taiwan, which I heard that he was returning to tmr. Hopefully my dad sends me the pics from his blackberry later!
Back to ytd's uncovered topics! I was shocked and pleasantly surprised to be the assistant IC for ninja-do's thursday class(ALL calls it as AIC), since well, it was unexpected and it was the 1st time there's a need for an assistant IC since I started njd in jan. My duties currently extend to helping the girls check their gi(which honestly slipped my mind on thurs since I was almost late for class!), and well, carrying out the warm-ups if the IC himself is absent!
Working for the gavimurn is tiring! I gotta wake at 6am everyday or so, but by the time I'm actually up is abt 6.20am =X Gotta curb this lateness to work!
Somewhat surprised to be asked out by one of my friends, but I went anyway. I think I would've enjoyed it more if I didn't suggest to browse thru clothes! Don't know how ppl perceive things, but I didn't consider it as a date, so I wore fairly sloppy ( t shirt, miniskirt, flats). All in all I think I shld return the favour, but I don't know what, when and how if I get rejected haha. For my upcoming outing/date?! with one friend(who crafts beautiful poems), I must dress better! I think I haven't seen a no. of ppl since 2008, so it'll be a gd thing to meet up!
Alright, this post is so long. I'll quit blogging here. Au revoir!
Aww you're so cute!!
