Oosh! Yes, I finally ran the HumanRace 10km on a good Sunday, I'm real glad there wasn't really any rain for this event.

Meet dog and Junwei 230pm at Cityhall MRT, we took our time to Esplanade park where we deposit our 'barang barang'. It was pretty much still early before the race, yet the crowd was already building up with ppl jogging around for their warm ups.

4pm, everyone gathered at the starting point, apparently, ppl were way earlier and we had to squeezze our way into the first wave...

BEFORE:
We ain't hardcore running junkies, so we went around the vicinity, took pictures of ourselves BEFORE the race, walking around in Esplanade, on the roof top, library...basically enjoying air-con, more of 'cooling-down' then warming up for the run LOL.

With the pool of red counting down with the emcees Utt and another girl, its the commencement of the run! A sea of red runners waving to the camera place above us...Lots of human congestion and overtaking lol. Plenty of jokes between my pals and I, however, as the kilometres clocked on us, jokes become huff and puff.

I guessed I wasn't well hydrated the day before, I was feeling kinda thirsty and dehydrated somewhere in the 6km mark, splashed myself with a cup of water and gulped down another 100plus at the 7.5km water point. However, this perk ran out fast, thirst took over, I was literally aiming and holding on to the finishing line...for water lol.

9km mark, I thought I would be able to get my gear up like most runners, dashing towards the finishing line. But I was really parched, all I could do was constant speed. Saw the WWF Panda mascot waving to us, I knew end was close, I gave a hard high' 10 to Mr Panda and eventually finished the race. WATER TIME!! lol

After:
Finishing line...say Cheese! *Huff, Puff, Grasp*

Concert for runners! Showcasing new local talents and I think Boys Like Girls were there later that night as mentioned by the event. But we were starved, so we made our 'Little Escape' from there and missed BLG. Meh...

23 Aug, Happy Birthday to our fav 'dog' Jooheng lol, wish him success in his job and LOVElife lol, come on, we're waiting!

Got him a Braun Buffel wallet (yes, this brand again..lol) & a casio watch to replace his war-torn just-do-it. Then dinner was on him, Botak Joness, at some Braddell kopitiam.

We headed down to Koon leong's place for cake, wine and games after our omg-fulfilling dinner. However, the night ended prematurely as Ying yi felt ill apparently from some food poisoning when Koon picked her up after some Fireworks Galore. And so we left around 1130pm, get well soon YY! I missed all the laughters...and the dirty jokes...damn.

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24 Aug, nightmare. It was Humanrace - Racepack collection day so Junwei and I went down Clarke Quay to collect it. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Checkis out...

 

 
OMG, is this Singapore Idle?? This can't be happening...

 

 

2hrs has passed...

 

 

Yes Finally! .....3hrs...Faintz

Admist the queuing, I took down many pics on the pubs that I 'crawled' past, it started from MOS, Lunar, Clinic, Highlander, Pumproom, The Arena then Satay Club...But the one that caught my attention was Clinic, they have the seats which I thought I would use after 3hrs of standing...

For $48.15, here are the stuffs I've received in my Racepack, took a snap at the more important ones.

Clockwise: Compulsory to wear running Tee, 1Litre Nike water bottle, 100+, sticker, Running guide along with Blue running tag and 'Championchip' which I have to secure on my running shoes for electronic timing, Lance Armstrong's "Live Strong" wrist band, sweat band from YaaHoooo! and a Humanrace pinup.

14th August, its my brother's bday, may your wishes come true! Well, its been couple of years since I bought anything for him...Heh, I kinda missed the sec sch days where we will buy each other presents - usually soccer jerseys, prob' cos it won't eat so much brain cells. I promise, I will buy you a gift next year ok? Its afterall the Big 30 we're talking about LOL
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Okayz, I put up a new pic on my Homepage, its a combi of 6 pictures featuring those characters. Did some corel painter read up...had to return the book in 2 days, so I had better hurry up! Then an impromptu practical lesson of what I've learnt, the power combi of photoshop and painter. Below are the 6 pics/wallpapers which I found in my bro's lappy...

 
Thiz what I came up with. Pic gallery (From left - right: Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Incredible Hulk, Human Torch, The Thing and Elektra, All Characters Copyright of Marvel)

Nothin' going on these few days, just a belated birthday celebration with Junwei last saturday. Too bad fer him, had to spend his bday in Indonesia cos of work commitment. But its all good to see his non-stop mouth action and my buddies!

Have been trying to scoop some new songs to my Itunes, so I went YouTube for some lookouts. Hmmm, found some nice pop songs, though not the latest ones but they're still cool to listen to. In addition, found 2 nice music videos with some kind of story plot in it, as least its not those low budget walking by the beach kind eh...My first videos on ma blog!
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1st, check out this girl, Taylor Swift, somehow she appeared on my 'pop' music search and I realised she's one hella pretty fine girl ^^. Country songs not really my kind of genre..but for an eye candy & that green outfit, she's got 5 stars!

2nd, Rascal Flatts, if you still remember, I had him as my blog song last post. A sad MV I would say but a very beautiful song.

With regards to my previous post? Its just one of those emotional nights perhaps heh. I appreciate those who offered me comforting words eh, thanks. Watch out Sept...I think Final Fantasy is coming to town heh...Ciao for Now!

Livin' till today, 25yrs have gone. True, my life has been ups and downs like everybody. But I stood up to every challenge that awaits me...I have never let myself down, never let any fuck person mess with my personal visions...neither have I key the word 'Impossible' to my brain.

I suffered a major setback during PSLE. 155 score, didn't take my English paper due to a fucking fever. So What? I've been through JC and now a degree holder like every other person...

I wasn't borned Arnold nor Beckham. I had dark eye rings, they held on me like I'm their birth mothers. Skinny & slightly inclined chest. Bad remarks, unpleasant glares, I wished they were hallucinations but *knock knock*, face the reality. So What? I hate it but I never blame anyone since its a fact. Their actions gave me determination instead. I was a CSM, cream of the crop, I had ppl coming to me, offering compliments, I made my point to the crowd and my family.

Army...I knew everyone didn't think I would survive thru in one piece, but I shit those fuckers. True, I almost had to recourse my BMT which to me is an insult. My first 2.4km run timing 14:29 mins, 2nd last in my company & I'm in the 'enhanced' cohort, laugh by all means. So What? I ran alone a few times each week before my sleep. Breezed through NS. From then on, I've never fail an IPPT test even till now. True, no biggie since I ain't a gold awardee but I'm proud cos I'm not one of the freakin thousands of ppl slogging in their remedial trainings 3-4 times a week.

So many other So Whats? Whether it's major or minor task, I don't give a shit about credits, I only wanna proved myself worthy...I never lose to myself in any situation. Never.

However, rarely, when a msn window pops out, I feel like the whole damn world just crashed onto me. Its been so many years, yes, I blame myself for I wasn't a confident person by nature, I blame myself for not being as good as others, I blame myself for not giving the best. All these amounting to the failure of what seemed the happiest moments of my life...

So many years past, I trained my physique up, I opened myself up, no longer the goody good introvert that always took a step back to avoid dramas. I let my wild side loose, I drew confidence from so many sources...I thought I managed to hide my weaknesses. So I Thought.
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You seem like a mirror which reflects my inabilities. Whenever you appear online, you decimate all my efforts. Its like I haven't done anything, I'm so minute, never gonna be in the same league as you, back to square one. I never felt like this even when facing so many personal challenges. Never.

I haven't had the luxury of spending alot of time being with you yet you managed to carve a place in my memory. I don't know why...clueless. It hurts when we parted, yet I have to exit so gentlemenly when I'm clearly a wounded soldier...

They say time heals...but when? What if the wound breaks up...will it take the same amount of time to heal again...if yes...then when?

What a seemingly wonderful day today and tomorrow...only to be ravaged by such feelings...Kudos to Beijing and Singapore's 43th...

Yesterday...All my trouble Seeems soooo Far Away...Wrong. Yesterday, I invited Pei to my place at 12noon cos' she wanted to learn some Adobe Photoshopping. But then, Jess tagged along ...*DUNNO how to spell Lightbulb, hahaha*

Later in the noon, Nee the 3rd SCBkerteers decided to join us after her work and haircut. I dispatched Pei and Jess to escort her....and of cos, my Green Apple Green Tea.

Taught Pei the basics using 1 of her 'One hundred million zillion photos' in her lap top. We 'cut' this wooden chicky pic outta some photos we had at Mind's Cafe last month. Named it..Bird Bird, beautiful name aye?

While they were busy escorting Nee, I got bored and I redid Bird Bird. Made it looks like its heading right, added some plants, quick blue skies, sunlight...15mins, what a record.

Ok lai, Executive Summary of what they did throughout the day...
Pei - Got the hang of Photoshop...
Jess - Read dunno what book...
Nee - Dozed off. ZzZz

Whats worse....they watched the Greatest moments of Horlampic on TV 5. A famous Hokkien saying...'Sibei Bo LIAO!' Then we had dinner at J8 and call it a day...

 

 

Well, honestly, I wasn't satisfy with Bird Bird looking all chunky and straight...*That sounded wrong* Duh. I decided to combine the magic of Photoshop and Painter...and waaa laaa, SPeedy BB! *Fwwwooom*

Peeps, notice this site for quite some time, for people interested to make their own comics via photos...For those working who're bored, check tis outz! http://comiqs.com/index.html

Alright, got time to blog a little...What to do, jobless, wake up, job hunting, eat, draw, exercise. These are the itinerary for almost everyday lol. CrapZ!

A little late but I was finally able to snap some shots of my presents for my birthday like weeks ago. 

This German wallet was from a bunch of crazy girls, look at the shiny shiny Braun Buffel sia...wee u weet. Ok la, don't wanna be bad, it was from a bunch of pretty and cute gals *wipe that grin off your face*. Nuff Said. 

 


Front view of my Netherlands jacket

 
Check out the back of the jacket, along with it are 3 Renoma singlets and , yes, 2 briefs...awesome colors. Hail to my pig and dog friends! Why these presents...is to mimic someone hahaha

My mum almost destroyed my Netherland jacket when she washed it along with a Tee bought from Thailand. That tee discolored and stained my white Renoma singlet, luckily my mum reverse the jacket so only the inside was affected. Phew.

*Stretched* Ok...to end off, I was thinking since L is featured in my front page...its a lil' unfair to leave the main culprit out. So..ta da, I brought Light (or Kira, wadever) and his apple crunching Ryuk here lol. Alrighty then, sleep time. ZzZzZz...

Alrighty, finally completed my *NEW* front page. Well, Death Note just came to my mind when I was thinking of a new picture...no particular reasons. Even the songs were from the movies, all sang by Red (still)Hot Chilli Pepper *sneeze* - Dani California on front page, some croony piano and Snow(Hey Oh) which you may be hearing now.

Ahh, just turned 25 couple days ago...21 was exciting...22-24 was like a usual day....then came 25. Twenni Fibe was hmm...mysterious...a little disappointed, had me think back of the things I've done, the decisions I made..things I've achieved (if any), left me wondering in a vacuum for a night. Anyways, the celebrations I had with my friends...it was fun, entertaining and of course Happy.

Well, I'm still trying to retrieve whateva pictures I had during my 2 days of birdday celebration...Ahh...guess what...the next birthday is 26, time flies...I don't know what I would tell myself when that day comes, if it comes.

 

 

Awesome. Went to watch Hancock with my buddies yesterday with high expectations of it. Here's some review...

What made this movie Hancock instead of Cockanathan is of course I Am Legend Will Smith, he never fail to disappoint me even when he was in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. And a surprising addition to the movie was Charlize Theron, the oh so gorgeous South African borned. She managed her character well, so strong yet so fragile. Conclusion, acting rules over plot. Story ain't good enough, lots of things left unexplained, some parts contrary to plot and a few twists (good/bad, you decide)...

Later in the night, I had a nightmare, a scary one, woke up in cold sweat man. It goes something like, a usual day out with my buddies set in seconday school times, an unknown teacher (a lady though...Ahem). Suddenly, went to play some impossible rollar coaster which dropped my pals and I in mid-air into a swimming pool. Upon checking the mirror, I realized my right eye became smaller and my left row of teeth gradually came off showing a less than impressed new row of decayed teeth. Sheer HORROR. Then I woke up. This nightmare is similar to Hancock in a way...the plot is screwed. Alright, Ciao for now!

2 days, no bath, no brushing of teeth, not to mention having "big business". It has ended, brings me back memories of how I endured my 7 days field camp during my BMT days...But of course, reservists lead a much much betta life.

Although having a mundane feeling before the start of my ICT, it wasn't as bad as it was..The laughters, teamwork and looking for one another drove off all the tough moments. To sum up, it was merely friendship which makes hard times enjoyable, talking about old times, and getting to know new friends. Not to boast, not everyone gets such experiences in life. And oh...the freedom to use vulgarities without being stared at by hypocrites on the streets, definitely some form of freedom of speech. It was....fun.

Some of my favourite lines and scenes I encountered..."Eh, need to bring toothpaste & toothbrush for that 2 days ar?" "I intend to change a new set of uniform each day lor" "I brought Sun Tan lotion along lor". "Eh, pass me your wet tissue leh, thanks" This is what I call the luxury of reservist. Awesome.