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Happy birthday, Birthday girls!

2011-06-25T16:26:00.001+08:00

Alright, second post of this blog will be dedicated to ah ying and ah yu. Today is their birthday celebration and they're turning 21! How awesome is that! XD and I'm invited as well. I'm gonna pop by at probably 6 plus cause today's program is totally screwed up. As in seriously seriously screwed up. I woke up late today. Then finally when I decided to leave hall for Joan's house.. I realised I forget to take something and had to spend a couple of extra minutes to retrieve it. :/ hence I missed the sbs bus and waiting for damn long! Anywayyy. Photos later :D and I'm typing this post from my phone too. How amazing is that. Didn't know android has a blogger app xD

Side note:
how do you define unconditional love?
How do you define (actions) execute and try?

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green is the new love.

2009-03-29T17:06:00.001+08:00

i love green, how bout you?

Green shirt with green bubble tea :D
I want a pair of green spectables too! ahha, but i doubt ill ever get one. Bet its gonna look weird :S

its time for a change!

2009-03-22T01:10:00.001+08:00

Seriously, i kinda like this new skin!

BECAUSE ITS BRIGHT! and most importantly colorful!

if its too bright and its hurting ur eyes, let me know.
I'll change back to my old one!

you, make me speechless

2009-03-07T17:53:00.002+08:00

Your response was totally unanticipated and totally disappointing.

If i could time-travel.
I'll hope that i can travel 2 years into the future. SO THAT i wont have the pain that i have with me now.

whats wrong with the world man!

2009-02-16T21:32:00.004+08:00

i know people around me have noticed something strange...

well, something's wrong with me because i keep complaining eversince Valentine's Day! And im complaining none other than my posting in SISPEC.

i thought, 8 weeks of infantry will be all that i'll be going through, and guess what. My worst nightmare came true ):
I got posted to ASLC, advance section leader course. Its gonna be another 13 weeks of carrying a matador, running up and down hills! ):

On the night before Valentine's day, everything was still good. Everyone was in high spirits waiting for the graduation 28km march to begin. And so, the march started off and ended at slightly before 6 in the morning.
I had much trouble keeping myself awake to listen out to my new posting at around 10am... and to my Surprise, i was half disgusted at my posting results.
Why ?

BECAUSE > 3/4 of my whole section went to ASLC.. zzzzzzz

and im not gonna complain anymore.. cause i wana sleep already ):

drained out.

2009-02-07T16:14:00.001+08:00

im totally drained from the army..........
i need sleeeeeeeeeeeeep......

just booked out today and just spent a couple of hours infront of the laptop looking at the courses available for application on NTU and NUS's website.........................................................zzzzzzzzzzz

OMGGGGGGGGG!

2009-02-01T18:06:00.002+08:00

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this is classic :D

2009-01-27T19:31:00.001+08:00

HAHAHHAHA! CLASSIC PHOTO. Found by Amelia. Dunnoe where she get from also. But im happy to have this PICTURE. because its my 2ND CAMP in campHA.

Im GLAD IM GLADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD because i have hair in this pictureeeeee! :D

ok, book in time ): bye!

randommmmmmm :D

2009-01-27T10:38:00.001+08:00

random picturesssssssssss at maternal grandparent's place!

TODAY IS BOOK IN DAY. SIANZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZS
FIELD CAMP tomorrow.
EVEN MORE
SIANZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZS!

2009-01-25T23:03:00.001+08:00

its because of this people that care, that i'm still alive.
Thanks Wendy! :))

PS, i edited parts of the convo to protect the privacy of the people involved

happy chinese new year :D

2009-01-25T18:19:00.007+08:00

im chewing ba gua as im doing up this post :D

im not gonna type much. just gonna upload random pictures !

Seriously, i find Samuel being the person with the most amazing posture and expressions in the following pictures.

Then, its my turn to take with FELLY JIE hahahah! :D

PS: hey girl, i wore the shirt u chose. AND i'm glad its nice like what u said :)

a letter to you.

2009-01-24T22:46:00.002+08:00

theres a whole list of things i wana tell you.
theres a whole list of things i want you to understand.
theres a whole list of things im not gonna type it here.

you know, who you are.

ANYWAY! today is GYM day with Nicolas! :D We decided to meet up at 1945 outside tampines swimming complex then go gym together.. but apparently.. gym today closes at 2000. SO, i decided to drag Nicolas along with me for some CNY shopping instead of spending $2.50 for 15 minutes perhaps?

I know im LAST MINUTE. but who cares eh :D and, there seems to be more saleeeeeeee going on in the retail shops at tampines mall at the very last few days before CNY! hehhe. ME bought a shirttttt and i happily paid close to 100 bucks for it. Its NOT that very very very nice that kind but it has a unique designnn so i guess im paying for the unique design more than anything else..

anddddd. before i end this post and go into deep sleep, i wana apologise to SOMEONE! hahah. i hope it wasnt that boring to watch BLUE CRIFF 1 on the laptop! :D

the new baby's home :D

2009-01-18T10:25:00.003+08:00

I redeemed this little baby from Singnet because i recontracted with them a few months ago and its still in the package at home.. The seal is not broken yet and i plan to sell it off. Should i ? Or should i not? Should i sell it off and get a new laptop? Or should i just keep it for personal use? :S

Well, if u'r interested in the laptop, do drop me a price. I might just sell it off :p

EEEpc 900HA, white, OS; XP,
1G DDR2, INTEL ATOM, 160G HDD
WIFI 802.11B/G
0.3M CAMERA, 4 CELL LI-ION

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2G mini SD card.

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Hello people :)

2009-01-17T10:40:00.002+08:00

hello world :)

its alvin. i'm back to blogging. Yes i know i've disappeared and you must be wondering if my BLOG is dead. Well, its not that i've lost the interest in blogging but i've simply got no time to blog. SISPEC is taking so much of my time.. and now, even my saturdays..

Everything i need to do something, ill end up doing in on Sundays and in the end, i miss cell or church ._. I feel so hectic and tired everyday, even on weekends when im back home stoning in front of the computer.

Eye bags are getting bigger, and looking even more uglier than usual. Pimples are outbreaking because of the stupid helmets where trainees have to wear them whenever you're out for training. And shoulders are getting bigger because of the load we carry all the time.. zz

well, im gonna stop complaining and gonna write something positive now :D

sispec FIELD CAMP one is OVER.
im glad the first one is over. And i'm halfway through to completing the first phase of SISPEC! Oh yes, and i've just got an appointment in National Skin care Centre. Guess that i got to get my pimple problem fixed because something even more serious happens.

For this, we stood hours in the parade square

2008-12-25T09:49:00.002+08:00

I'm sure many heard the news. And i'm pretty sure most of the parents did, too. The new rank has been introduced in SAF and now, BSLC privates are now being called "Specialist Cadet Trainee" instead of the good old term 'private'.

It was sure shocking when all of us, new 50th batch of BSLC had to rehearse for the parade on our very first day of BSLC. Well, fortunately enough for us, the sun wasn't that scorching on the first day but on the 2nd day where the actual parade took place, the sun was real hot! :S

And i'm glad the parade is over. Now we're all being called trainees and the physical training is coming in soon.. T_T
and i pretty much want to run a gold timing. But thats like an impossible goal. Yes many of you tell me "nothing is impossible". But everything is impossible when i dont really have much time to train for it. I'm planning to invest my weekends to train on 2.4km run but because of the number of Public holidays i have in this 8 weeks of BSLC, most of the bookouts u have is on saturday! Well, if its a saturday book out, every sensible trainee will SLEEP on the Sunday simply because most of us really lack sleep all the time. So, where is the time to train? ):

Much incentives have been given to people with SILVER ippt. If you only acquire a pass in ippt, you are required to stay on Saturdays IF its a scheduled friday bookout. But if u'r a GOLD medalist in ippt, u get to slack -________-!

Well, thats what the PC or something said. When ippt is being schelduled in a day's program, u become an instructor where u only help to and seeeeeee people run and do sit ups etc. See, Gold medalist get such a good priviledge! And to make my life less tiring in this 8 weeks, i really want a gold T_T but still, im thankful a 71kg me can get a silver with ease :X

Its going to be bookin again soon and this week, i'm getting out on a Saturday. Oh, i've heard news that saturday is a IPPT cat test! hahaha. Well, i do hope my silver medalis standard's are still there! :D

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words. Author: unknown

2008-12-20T18:18:00.008+08:00

And how true is that statement above! :)
i've just met up with one of the very very best friends i ever had in life and its none other that jocelyn wong :S
though we got very much disconnected back in the year 2 and 3 days in poly, i'm glad we made it back on track before the friendship really got disconnected or something.

And this post is specially dedicated to the lady who loves much freedom, as much as i do :)

thanks for being such a good friend that has never failed to cheer me up with your nonsense. Though i classify them as nonsense most of the time, but hey! Her nonsense really does make me smile! And i'm thankful God has sent such a good friend like you to me. Cheers to our close friendship for a good short three years. And lets maintain it for the next many many many years to come! :D

19th Dec, we've decided to hit the shores of Pulau Ubin via the bumper boat. I mean, what other means of transport could i have got? ._. But before the ubin trip, we got ourselves pretty much stuck in Tampine's Swensens (lunch) because the food was simply too nice! hahahaha!

And we touched down at ubin at approximately 1430? I guess it was pretty late already and we went renting one bike each to start our exploration of a beautiful island! I wanted to bring the sua-ku jocelyn to see a wild boar named "ah jack" but, u know. I lost my way and found marina country club resort instead! hahha! So we took the other route, and unfortunately again, we almost went in circles until i realised the tracks look very-the-similar. Evening hit the island pretty soon and i've decided to travel up chek jawa to catch the evening sun or something. This time, we didnt get lost! hahah. Maybe because its only a one-way thing! :D The scenery was a WOOOO-HOO. A And as for the strong winds u can experience on the tower is awesomely mind blowing!

Oh yes, i decided to visit my ideal house again! hahaha!

We stayed up the tower pretty long, taking LOTS. and i really mean LOTS/LOADS of pictures. The sucidal girl dared me to sitt one one of the ledges to take a picture with her and the dumb me actually agreed. Though my heart realllllly missed a beat while i was on the ledge, im glad i didnt drop down :S (hey, im taller. My CG is higher! :X)

Scenery from top of the tower :D

She looks big from the bottom.

And once we're done with chek at around 17 50 just before it closes for visitors, we decided to take a walk at the costal boards where both of us witnessed a scenery that not many has seen.

This one's a winner. I'm sure. Isn't it beautiful??

We left chek's main entrance at around 1810 and went back towards the jetty. But you know, while we were zoom-ing down the ever-dangerous slope, i saw 2 wild boars zoom across the path in front of me :S i pressed my brake in excitement and of course, to stop myself from knocking into them. I was still pretty amazed at the speed they zoom-ed across considering their big fat sizes! Well, i wasnt about to take shots of the boar but, nvm :D

We decided to give up visiting ah jack and went up to some hill filled with flowers instead, hoping to catch a better view of the sunset.

But after a few minutes up on the hill, we realised that the sun was still being blocked by the clouds T_T so we decided to hit a small beach just below the hill and do some sea shell hunting! Well, i didnt managed to find any nice ones to collect, but i'm sure she did! Shortly, dad gave a call and asked me to chiong jetty before both of us will have to pay SGD$24.00/$30.00 (cant rememer the actual cost) for a bumper boat to send us back if there isn't enough numbers of 12 to make up for a usual boat ride trip. Fortunately enough, both of us made it back and ended up waiting with some other visitors at the jetty till the number hit 12 or something before the boatman decided to send us back to changi :)

And to end off the date, we made our way to the changi hawker centre and had a sumptous dinner and we went off together back to Tampines :D

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

I'm still sorry for the directional mistakes. You say its funny. I say its silly. Well, i say our friendship is funny and silly! :)

T_____T

2008-12-19T10:28:00.002+08:00

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now. i DONT want to stay in T____T

ps: its sispec.
suffer in silence, plus extra confinement.

popsssssssss parade :D

2008-12-13T18:11:00.007+08:00

okay. im not slow. im just lazy to post the popssssssssssss pictures.
alvin is glad to have graduated as a recruit from tekong already :D

but then again, i really dont mind staying in tekong for my next 1 year and 10 months!
hahah its becauseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. its so near to home! T_T

the 24km route march is really shag but i still managed to keep my spirits high throughout the whole march :D hahaha.
u know, we (rockyhill) people had to wake up at 1 45am to prepare for a trooplift to ladang! The march actually started like after after after a few hours. In the first 4km of the march, i literally had my eyes closed and attemping to walk straight base on my insticnts. But i guess i fail pretty much because i kept knocking into my buddy who was beside me :X oh well, i guess i need more practice! hahah

and, my heart's okay now. See. i told u it was a CRUSH only. and its been days that i've nua-ed at home. I need to date huiqilim out. We still have the ThaiSlowExpress (she calls it like this) date. okay okay. enough of details :D (im just lazyyyyyyyyy to state more :X)

pictures and more pictures!

this is so random zzzzzzzzzzz. see. dad gets bored all the time.

This is mum :D

This is jia yi :D the buddy who does the honour of waking me up every mornig! :D
SHHHHHHHHHHHHAWNNNNNNNN :|
kenneth, mee, ah zhe, ah dick, and ah mok :S
instructor daniel and instructor chipmunk :D

JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIImmmmmy!

The 9 minute 2.4km runner, gohweihao :D

the 2nd buddy, weilong :D

eh, pang soon pwns in bmt okay!

Seriously, i told him to smile and not blink his eyes already. But u know, stubborn Sergeants..!
Its on the ferry with the parents!

Survivor II Pulau Ubin :) was super shaggged~

2008-12-08T19:12:00.005+08:00

hahah i got not time to post the details.
but definitely i've got something to say!

Team IMBA which consists of:
Amelia,
Alvin,
Yun Tian,
Moses,
Isabel (Group Leader),
Jaime,
Jasmine,
Si Hui

was totally imbalanced :S Everybody was like born chiongsters. Everywhere we went we had loads of enthusiasm and the forever energetic yun tian was always cheering on the group in her own special ways.

Our group work was fanastic and maybe thats why team IMBA made it back first to Changi Jetty Basketball court as the first team! :)
Anyway, i'm not gonna state what games we played because i'm rushing in to book in already~ and yes, its the last EVER tekong book in! Im pop-ing on 10 dec :)

Team IMBA, i just wana thank you for being so spontaneous throughout the whole day! Though we go lost in the midst of nowhere on that day itself and with the hot scorching sun shining on us, we still managed to find our way out! :D

Amelia, thanks for extending the invites to your friends namely yun tian, jaime and jasmine :D
Yun Tian, thanks for making an effort to come down though u were slightly sick!
Jaime and Jasmine, i never knew both of u were so outgoing till we engaged in our first conversation at changi jetty! Thanks girls!

Lastly, some random photos to end the post :) Courtesy of ah BEN that took time to send me the photos!

and i love all of u all, team IMBA :)

i think

2008-12-07T20:24:00.000+08:00

i have a crush on you. yes you.

Your Name Tells A lot About Who You Are

2008-11-30T09:49:00.003+08:00

GAH. GOT THIS thing from my friend's blog. so imma have some fun with it :D

Delete the other persons first name and repost this with the title "Your Name Tells A lot About Who You Are" in 11 minutes and something wonderful will happen...

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
A: Best gf/bf anyone could have [HAHHA. BELIEVE IT OR NOT!]
L: AWESOME KISSER [OMG, I LOVE MY NAME] :D
V: your not judgmental [MAYBE]
I: People love you [UH-HUH] :S
N: Easy to fall in love with [ITS TRUE ITS TRUE!]

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +

A: Best gf/bf anyone could have

B: You love a certain someone

C: People cant help but check u out

D: You are really lovable

E: People love you the way you are

F: Easy to fall in love with

G: You never let people tell you what to do

H: You have a very good personality and good looks

I : People love you

J : People Adore you

K: Best kisser ever

L: AWESOME KISSER

M: Beautiful

N: Easy to fall in love with

O: Wild and crazy

P: You are popular with all types of people

Q: You are a hypocrite

R: You love to kiss

S: You are freakin crazy

T: You are loyal to the ones you love

U: You really like to chill

V: your not judgmental

W: You are popular

X: You never let people tell you

Y: Sexiest bitch alive

Z: Never good enough
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

30th november :)

2008-11-30T07:07:00.002+08:00

7am in the morning, my eyes opened to receive the sunlight of a brand new morning.

If u ought to ask me, i've got no idea why i woke up so early as well. Maybe, its because im used to sleeping only seven hours eversince i've entered NS :S

Life's been still a so-so. Everything's good still except the relationships i have with some people in my bunk. You know, some people are really getting on my nerves and getting more irritating. And fortunately, i'm not the only one that thinks that way.

Anyway, my mentality has been programmed as such that 15 more days, alvin's gonna be out of the island :D Passing out parade is on 15 dec and i'm pretty excited about it! Each recruit is only issued 2 tickets for parents/relatives who wana witness the parade.. and i'm sad i cant invite my good friends to come along!

and after passing out from the big big offshore tekong, i'll have like 11 days of leave. To play, party, sleep, or whatever i want. And that's where i'm gonna wait for my posting as well.
Nobody knows where i'm going. But i definitely definitely wana go MP command or MP men.. because that's the only chance ill get to K9 unit. Well, even if i dont get a chance to go mp command, ill pray hard i get to armor where its kinda fun. (i think)

i wana go command school too, but, the stories i've heard are enough to give me second thoughts :S

anyway, survivor is next week! I'm really praying hard i can book out on FRIDAY night -_-
i know its foolish of me to pay first without even knowing if i can book out anot. But, i'm taking my chances because Amelia, yuntian, Jaime and Jasmine are going with me :D

Survivor II Pulau Ubin :)

2008-11-17T12:55:00.012+08:00

Now, since im going to be away for the next few days before i can get home and blog again, i'll do some advertising :D

Survivor is back and its much more cooler, HAWTER, awesome-ner and Survivor II is gonna be held at Pulau Ubin.

Want a preview on what might happen on that day?
Well, you can look back at some of the games/events that were organised on Survivor I !

heres the link, http://agapianmemories.shutterfly.com/suvivor1

Before i close off the post, heres the details for survivor II:
6 Dec 2008, $SGD$15 for each participant.
Event will start at a tentative timing at 0800 and end at 1830 [cant remember] :S
Drop me a tag or sms or email at alvin_boi@hotmail.com/ohmiigosh@gmail.com if you're interested to particpate!

Still don't feel excited enough? Let this trailer induce more excitement in you :) Credits to Ying Dan. (the date featured in the video is wrong. Just take note!)

What do u do when you're bored at home? :)

2008-11-17T12:30:00.006+08:00

i dont know about u but today, my creative juices took over when i was DEAD bored at home! :D

actually, i dont really LOOOOVE bread before i entered NS.. but i have bread for breakfast like almost 2/5 times in a week when im in camp :D so i loveeeeeee bread now. Especially the ones that resemble the one in the photos!

Today, alvin will show u what he did to the bread with some jam that i SPAMMED across the insides of the bread! :)

First and foremost, hunt down these kind of loaves of bread :D

Then, you attempt to chop its 'head' off :D

And you start removing the insides with a tablespoon without scraping torn the exteriors.

And you take out your *whatever jam and spam/throw/spread if you can inside.

Once done, you can try to cover it up again before sending it to the oven :D

"Burn, burn, burnnnnnnnn" breaaaaaaaaaaaad!

hahahahha. and it appeared black. [my bad] BUT ITS SUPER CRISPY CAN!

Now, carefully remove the bread from the oven and you can start savouring your bread :D

Oh and im telling you, its super nice okay (:

If i ever get bored again, ill try to spam milo power inside. I wana try out chocolate too. Will i get melted chocolate? God knows :S

Okay thats all for today (: booking in at 1955. Last IPPT tomorrow -___- silver, here i come :D

her name is called ex girlfriend, Ping

2008-11-16T22:32:00.006+08:00

Outfield's over [ 6 DAYS. 5 NIGHTS. 5 days of rain :S ] and i cant believe i made it through :) Of course, i wouldn't have made it through without my Savior God and my fellow section mates!
Jimmy, Wei hao, Alex, Chu yi, Alvin, Shawn, Tian xi, Azri and last but not least. My budddddddy Jia yi.
Many of my section mates got themselves hooked into some serious mess. Their legs were hurting alot after field camp. I'm guessing many of them were starting to develop foot root and im thankful my legs feel 100% alright. And situational's test is next up :) 3 days 2 nights of camp.. if it rains again ill be speechless. If it doesn't, ill be glad. Even if it situational test gets boring and starts to rain, ill just treat it as another WWP (wet weather program) JBAC camp :X

Anyway, back to life. I realised i haven been blogging much. Because i dont know what to blog and practically, forgotten how to blog. Besides, being in BMT means i only got my weekends to blog! hahha.

The morning was abit screwed up. Alvin woke up at 11am (: SERVICE WAS AT 11 30 -_____- so, conveniently i missed service. MY BAD! I've got a date with honey shiwah at east coast park in the late afternoons. Apparently, she told me she couldn't meet up anymore in the early afternoons. SOOOOO, i knew that my whole day would be boring and nothing to do at all if i dont go out. SOOOOOOO, i've decided to ask EX GIRLFRIED, ping out.
Well, it was ages since i've last saw her. :D and i figured that it wouldn't kill to just ask her out for dinner! We met up at plaza sing and we had Ajisen Japanese Ramen! And i had "spicy octopus ramen" or something like that :S
I had my doubts because it was rated 3 out of 4 spice ratings! and the ice lemon tea given is like pathetically smalllllllllll! Anyway, meal was nice :)

And after dinner, we were just walking around and i was just shopping around for some bright colored shirts. I've got stuck at world of sports for awhile becuase i was really attracted to some of the shirts there. But apparently, they don't have my size anymore..
Just slightly before 9, we left the building and took a few pictures and concluded the date :)

i'm sure u know which is me :)

Oh yes and lao ma, if u do see this message. U know i wana say i love you. :)
Thanks for the sms-es when im sick.
Thanks for the calls when i get cuts on my leg.
Thanks for being the loveliest mum any could wish for.
Lastly, Thanks for being the tower of strength i could rely on when i'm in the darkest valley of my life!

Life is too short.

2008-11-02T18:35:00.002+08:00

Just before booking in, i got a little emotional as usual and just felt like looking up something on the web to blog etc. Then i've decided to google about "Life being too short". I came across this page and i thought i would like to share it with my readers :)

As people get older, they often remark about "how time flies". Time is the same for young and old, but as we get older, we tend to become conscious of the swift passage of our life. Job said, "My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle..." (Job 7:6). The Psalmist said, "For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again" (Psalms 78:39). James wrote that life is "...even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away" (James 4:14).

We mention this to emphasize that life is too short for us to deliberately pass by the opportunities for joy and enrichment that come our way. It is not so much that others deprive us of happiness, but that we deprive ourselves. It is tragic that some miss so many of the good things of this world simply because they will not allow themselves the pleasure.

Life is too short to neglect friendships.

No one has too many friends and no friendship is of negligible value. Probably every day, there are opportunities for making and strengthening relationships with others. A stranger today could be a brother tomorrow.

Life is too short to neglect fellowship with Christian friends.

The public and private occasions when we can be together to share interests, to share laughter, and to show affection are blessings from God. We realize that even the most gregarious persons need some time to be alone. We also realize the opportunities will soon be gone. Faces we remember from past times are not seen anymore. Their cherished voices and pleasant laughter are absent now. We can deprive ourselves of so much by refusing to be a part of it.

Life is too short to entertain bad attitudes.

Sometimes it happens that someone will get upset or cross about something and let a sore fester within them for months and even years. Their chief satisfaction is the satisfaction of being constantly miserable. This does, of course, affect and hurt others, but the worst injury is to themselves. Time is too short and life too precious to be ruined by unchristian attitudes.

Life is too short to refuse the opportunities to good for others.

The building block of a meaningful life are kind words and helpful deeds. Most people think of this after it is too late. Perhaps the one time many of us think Jesus may have been mistaken was when He said, "...It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35). Our own selfishness can rob us of great blessings.

Life is too short to neglect opportunities for spiritual enrichment.

One who feels he can live a consecrated life without much help simply does not understand the Christian life. Bible classes, special services, literature, are not intended as activities just for people with nothing to do. It is a sad irony that so often those who need help are the ones who deny themselves such opportunities.

Life is too short to fail to speak to others about the Savior.

We are a dying race and very soon our friends and ourselves will be gone. Gone to where depends totally upon our relationship to Christ. This life affords no greater privilege than the privilege of helping another to be saved. But worldly pride, selfishness, indifference, and lack of preparation are keeping us from even trying. Too soon we will watch our neighbors perish. Too soon we will "go, and empty handed".

"So teach us to number our days,
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom"

(Psalms 90:12).

Credits to David Pharr, October 2001

Source: http://gjcoc.com/GNFY/Life_Is_Too_Short.htm

mum just got a new iphone

2008-11-01T17:16:00.001+08:00

And seriously, i think i screwed it up big time. The software got screwed. and now i need help :\

friday book outs are attractive

2008-10-19T19:34:00.003+08:00

saturday book outs are a turn off.
sunday book in(s) result in SUNDAY BLUES.

i dont know what to blog.

oh maybe one thing,

someone accompany me to get some new clothes ! :D
(PS: OLDIE COUSIN. GO WITH ME PLEASE - you know who you are!)

2008-10-11T19:32:00.001+08:00

im getting fatter.

i dont know why

im suppose to slim down

but it isnt working

i think im gonna get help

im gonna find people to help me burn extra calories :\

CONVERSE WAREHOUSE SALE!

2008-10-01T09:22:00.001+08:00

GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN

I WANT GREEN SHIRTS! hahaha. and im going there like now.

For those that want more details, check out

http://tualobang.blogspot.com/

oh, give me a ring too if u wana go with me :D

oh yea.

2008-09-30T16:01:00.002+08:00

i think i've kinda developed some kind of obsession in the colors red, yellow and green :D

i've once loved orange as my favorite color.

but for now,

Green seems to catch my attention more every now and then.

Maybe. i should get a green tee along orchard tonight.

14,914,369 hits.

2008-09-30T10:04:00.001+08:00

unbelievable? Believe it.

I caught this video on Candice's blog and watched it. Its really nice and touching, hence i've decided to put it on my blog too! :D

2008-09-29T20:11:00.001+08:00

oh yes, i bought a new lovely cap too. to cover the botak-ness.
mum says i look like a kuku without hair. :\

call me botak alvin (:

2008-09-29T20:06:00.002+08:00

botak is the name.

im back from my 2 weeks of confinement in Tekong :D
i'm not allowed to blog ABOUT ALOT of things. so i wont.

just gonna say that i've been having frequent sore throats and cough.
and its really stupid to wake up at the normal timing with a throat thats freaking painful.

Fortuantely, thank God that everytime i have a route march, theres no cough or sorethroat and my legs are strong enough to withstand the weight and distance.

oh yes, Joel, thanks a million on recommending those vitamin C pills. They ain't that expensive, but does work wonders.

and YOU. you know who you are. better take care of yourself when u're taking double degree. and drink more water so you won't fall sick!

a wise man, is a botak man.

2008-09-15T09:33:00.002+08:00

oh yes, alvin is going to be botak soon. Maybe, in like a few hours?

and mum stole the camera, so i won't blog about what happened these few days ago. I'll only blog after my 2 weeks stay in tekong and after mum decides to return the camera :D

anyway, RECRUIT daniel and myself had a great time at billy bombers, marina square yesterday evening. Because, many made an effort to come down to bid farewell.

Special thanks to,

Zephyr for organising.
Jie Yi, for her forever-break-camp-liao enthusiasm
Zhong Shen, making an effort to come down yet being unwell
Daniel, showcasing us his botak
Joel and Bao Yun for their special guest appearance
Cherie for her last minute pop out.
Oh yes, and Pram who was super shagg-ed out and still made an effort to come down.

Let's go out again soon. And i know u wana see me botak. Many of them do :\
Once again, thanks for making my "confinement-eve" so great, so fun!

hey babe.

2008-09-05T19:00:00.000+08:00

EX, take care!

this is how lazy i get.

2008-09-02T12:36:00.006+08:00

Guang Yang Primary School.

Sembawang Secondary's camp was on 25-27 while Guang Yaung Primary was on 28-29th.

Look, see how lazy i get when i blog about camps? hahha its 2nd September today already!

Same thing, it was a blast! hahaha.

Although the CUIness of the a typical primary 4 camp was there, i still had fun with them. I used new methods that i've never used before in a primary school camp and it worked pretty well.

i like this method (:

me: EYES ON ME.

students: I want to talk.

and then i can proceed with talking to them! hahah.

iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN thought that it might be the last camp for me.. so i really treasured every moment with my kids. On the second day of the camp, they performed really well in labrador park with their amusing race! hahhaha. And hence, i decided to claim the title "BEST GROUP" for them.

this is my love letter to you..

2008-08-31T11:06:00.013+08:00

Hello Rojak,

instructor Alvin may not be very good with words, but all these are from the bottom of my heart.

We started off as strangers on the very first day that we met. The impression you gave me was just simply magnificent. Do you even remember Bin Li running and charging around like a 'bull' when we were playing the game in the middle of the hall? haha. All of you were very much obedient and of course, i didn't have much trouble organising you people. Well, theres one trouble though! hahah, and that is getting to remember all your names.

alvin is very proud to have said that he's still able to recall all 18 names of you guys from Rojak, even up till now. I'm not able to remember all the names unless the group is really really good and yes, you guys were awesome and the whole group's dynamics were mind-blowing.

The first night of supper when i disclosed the secret that it was my birthday that day, i was really touched to have everybody from Rojak to sing me the birthday song. :) Although i was physically abused by some of the ever-mischievous instructors, thanks for those that still shook hands with me. For those that did shook hands with me, i'm sure you saw my tears of pain and joy. And the tears of joy was for you, group Rojak.

The joy that i had on my birthday was because i truly felt that i had the best group ever and that is all eighteen of you all from Rojak.

Remember the times we went to the command post together to sit down together as a team? So that i can have time to apply medication for some of your friends? Remember how we divided the work equally among each other during area cleaning even when some of the males had to leave for the competition? None of you grumbled, none of you complained. And that's what i call, a magnificent united group! Below are just some of the words i want to express to each of my beloved individuals.

Remember, all of these are from the bottom of my heart! (:

Hafeezahh: The sweet and elegant lady in my group. She's really sweet looking, as agreed by many as well. She's also soft spoken and i hardly hear her talk. But she's really helpful and she never fails to put on a twist sign accompanied with a beautiful smile whenever i put on my twist sign!

Irhanna: Special lady, like a mother of 11. Hanna, remember our 1st day in Challenge Ropes Course? You were unwell but you still participated in cheering the whole group on. You took special care of the others as well. Poh was petrified to tears on the element and when she came down, i asked you to comfort her. Cheryl was scared to tears even before going up, and you did the same. I can't imagine comforting them myself if you were not around to assist. And even on the second day that you were hit by some kind of rashes attack, you never failed to less care for your other group mates!

Faqirah: Hey shorty! hahah. Shorty has white framed specs. And she was my flag holder for the first day. Shorty is a very very spontaneous girl! Remember how she danced on the dance floor during campfire? I'm sure not many girls would have had the courage to step into the middle of the group to shake as much as she did. Shorty was also one of them that taught the whole group the dance steps for LOW! :D [as featured in the video]

Shafiqah: I had trouble remembering her name on the first day, i recall! Fiqah is always the one teasing me, not being able to remember names. Especially Rahayu's name! And it was the second day that i mananged to remember both of your names! hahaha! She's always smiling, super cheerful girl (:

Vani: The sociable little girl that hangs around with everybody in the group! Though i said that shes quiet, she can be quite verbal during discussions as well! When talked to her, sometimes instead of replying, Vani just gives a beautiful smile! :D

Davina: Davi! Probably the strongest girl in the group! haha. She was the one that piggy-backed style Cheryl all the way from hut 3 to the hall and then to the command post to look for me. Although Cheryl weights a ton, Davi didn't grumble at all. Everytime Cheryl needed to respray the sting lotion, Davi never fails to carry/help her in her movements. Thanks Davi!

Cheryl: The girl that weighs at least a ton. OR a million pounds :D hahaha joking Cheryl! She was the one that stepped on a dead bee with her right foot, and got stung by it as a result. She told me she cried at the moment the stung went into her foot, but when Davi carried her over, brave little cheryl was already beaming with a smile. Remember how much you cried during Challenge Ropes Course and rockwall? As your instructor, i'm very very proud of the courage you plucked out and the determination you put in!

Poh: EVERYBODY'S LOVES KUNG FU FIGHTTTTING!

Always teased by me, is the sweet looking Poh. She's a very special girl! Because, she has at least 5 metal hair pins on her head to remove before going up the Challenge Ropes Course element! She has really messy hair with the helmet on you know! hahaha. And for the second day, she decided not to use any hair pins anymore :X And yes, Poh's a very talkative girl as well! :p

Wendy: She's the one. Seriously, seriously i thought Wendy disliked me as her instructor on the very first day. She didn't like to talk to me. Even if both of us were engaged in a conversation, she will always end it fast. Dont know why either ._. well, i was pretty sad when my camper disliked me. But until the second day, she wasn't that bad afterall. :X Especially when i defended her from the title "ah lian" from joel. Wendy's a chatty girl and never fails to stop talking. Especially on the way back to school! She can never stop talking with poh's glasses on. And yes, wendy, you resemble a typical auntie while wearing poh's glasses!

Yong En: Probably made to shine together, Yong En is always hanging around with Wendy. Both of them are always stuck together. Well, one way or the other i guess. But but, i think Yong En dislikes me more than Wendy does on the first day! hahaha. Well, i still remember that i was trying to encourage her up the Challenge Ropes Course on the first day and i got scolded by her in return :\ but she really did me a great job during area cleaning! :p

Rashida: The other poor girl that got attacked with mild rashes is Rashida! Although the rashes got her all itchy over.. she never failed to participate in all the activities.. And of course, she never failed to come to me all the time to apply her medication!

Rahayu: The girl that i can only roughly remember her name on the first day :D There's something special about this girl. Instead of replying me sometimes when posed a question, she'll just give me a faint smile. Try to identify her in the pictures.. try to look out for her faint and beautiful smile! Oh yes, Rahayu, thanks for doing me a great job during area cleaning!

Randolph: A very strong leader. He always have the initiatives to do things and most probably the person that i can entrust the most to organise the whole group up in the fasteest speed. During kidnap, your initiatives to become the last man was simply impressive! And of course, the small little things like helping me organise the group up when being asked too was also being appreciated as well!

Chun Siang: HAHAHA. the guy that was hugged by at least 10 girls during the activity ALL ON BOARD. [the low element] You could have seen how much C.S blushed during the activity when the group decided to send him up to the middle of the platform first and then the other females went up and hugged him so tight. hahaha. Theres one one reason he was blushing. Either its because its the first time he felt so close to his female classmates or, the girls were hugging him so tight that he cant breathe! hahaha. He's a very verbal guy but, still full of verbal nonsense all the time :X

Bin Li: wha. Bin Li's a very interesting guy. He's nice. Always smiley but super quiet. The first ever activity we had in school, he was already charging around like a bull. Even when instructions passed down were, run AROUND the circle and not through the circle ._. Nevertheless, Bin Li still actively participates in all the activity and is never lost! [well, lost sometimes perhaps!]

Ilham: The forever spontaneous guy that i can never get his name right! He's very entertaining and he can dance for sure! Check out his solo part in the video! hahaha! I still remember our first night's debrief when i was saying how come the girls and the guys were seated spearately! then this Ham went to squeeze in with the girls! Sometimes i wonder, how spontaneous this guy can go. haha..

Tazzi: We might not have started off well with each other on the very first day when i was teasing ur name. But i'm truly apologetic about that. Well, Tazzi is a potential strong leader when given a chance to lead but i guess he keeps too much things to himself and doesn't really express them!

Gharfan: Helpful guy that assisted the class monitor when joel and myself personally interacted with the group when it was time to split up the group. Oh and i cant pronounce gharfy's name properly as well! hahhaah i think i got a major problem pronouncing people's name. ._. Gharfy's always playful but at least, he listens to instructions all the time :)

All of you are dearly missed!

Rojak,

before i end off this love letter to all of you, i just want to express my heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for all your efforts. All the fun, joy and laughter we had, has been engraved in my heart and memories already. I hope you feel the same. Take care and study hard. Till we meet on the streets again, i would like to say, INSTRUCTOR ALVIN LOVES ROJAK!

Yours Sincerely,

Your instructor,

Alvin.

it was a blast. almost blew my head off

2008-08-27T19:57:00.003+08:00

Sembawang Sec, group 3 of 2E1;

Team Rojak;

thanks for the birthday song,

thanks for the cheers.

thanks for the fun,

thanks for the laughter.

thanks for the sorrows,

thanks for the smiles.

Lastly, thanks for treating your instructor so well! :)

-i don't have time to blog more,

its another camp tomorrow and its 8pm already. 5 30 am is wake up time for me tomorrow!

aLVIN will sleep now. and blog on Saturday night or Sunday! :D

Anyway

2008-08-23T11:33:00.001+08:00

er xing da bian and family left already (:

left weeks back..forgot to update on blog..

[because alot of my friends are asking if er xing da bian and family is still around! hahha]

horrible camp. way too horrible.

2008-08-23T11:19:00.002+08:00

Kuo Chuan Presbyterian School.

-kids were rowdy

-they cannot stop moving

-they cannot stop running around

-they cannot stop asking each other to shut up

-they cannot listen to you attentively until u tell a ghost story -______-

Remarks: worst camp ever.

iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN hasn't been losing his voice until this camp. I can do back to back 2 camps and still have my voice with me. These 3 days 2 nights had my voice gone or, voice turned to an awful state.

I walked out of the group at least 3 times, making them reflect before i went back.

I blew up at least 2 times, and blasted at some of them at the top of my volume at least 5 times.

Enough of the complaints :D

I'll know post those funny conversations i've engaged with some of the kids.

Scenario 1 [ULTRA SUPER DUPER COMMON]:

kid: Teacher, u see he cut queue. i was here first.

me: aiya nvm one la.

Scenario 2 [HAPPENS BEHIND MY BACK ALL THE TIME]:

kid 1: Alvin, he scold me the F word.

me: Why u go schold him the F word?

kid 2: because he scold me the S word first.

me: what is the S word?

kid 2: SUCK.

me: kid 1, why u scold him the S word?

kid 1: *looked at me with those innocent eyes hoping i wont scold him*

there are much more funny yet irritating conversations.. but i forgot some of them already :D

Anyway, toilet cleaning on the 3rd day was still okay. Because some of them were 'automatic' to help me with the floor scrubs. As usual, i made use of some of the 'elite' students..

The toilet pass Chee Hwa's screening and EV form wasnt that disastrous afterall and i'm glad its all over.

PS: My mirror and myself was really really really glad when we stepped out of the school!

busy

2008-08-18T18:59:00.000+08:00

busy busy.

i am very the busy!

2008-08-11T16:31:00.001+08:00

Even when the sun shines no more,

you'll still be my one and only sunshine! (:

this post is for u!

2008-08-10T01:43:00.003+08:00

shes a sweetheart and a beloved! (:

August 9 2008, Singapore celebrated her 43rd birthday and aLVIN witnessed the fireworks display at makan sutra area :X

happy birthday, birthday girl!

2008-08-05T18:47:00.004+08:00

Eastern parks loop~ [original version]

Eastern parks loop~ [edited version]

started off the day with meeting birthday girl at pasir ris mrt station :D

hahaa. i gave her a late morning call, well. i was 2 minutes late in calling her!

but, we ended up meeting half an hour late :X

cycling fees today amounted to 36 bucks for like 6-7 hours on the account of TWO bikes!

Take a look at the maps above! hahha the first map is the original one i drew while the second one is edited by paint. Birthday girl and myself cycled from pasir ris to east coast park! and our way there was disastrous.. goodness. hahha see the second map!

The red red markings signify where we were lost at! Birthday girl and myself was really wandering on the streets cycling till we saw the "park connector" signages. We were always glad when we see those signages! hahah because they will give us a proper direction and path to follow!

Cycling all the way past Siglap park connector, we were a bridge's distance from our destination! Looking at her watch, we determined that we don't have enough time to catch our movie [the dark knight] at 14 30! So alvin did the most significant event of the day.

He ran up the bridge, ran to the midpoint of the bridge and touched down.

[that means venue reached :D]

then alvin rushed back to the bicycle and we continued with our journey back. Aiming to touch down at pasir ris park to return the bicycles at 14 15, we chiong-ed! But still, time wasn't on our side.

Unfortunately, we had to lock up the rented bicycles outside tampines mall and go for our show~!

->The Dark Knight was cool, way too cool! But i found it abit long and perhaps draggy? Maybe its just me, but the plot was nice!

We cycled back to pasir ris and to realize bicycle rental fees totaled up to 36 bucks.. zzz crap.

ZHU ZHU, Happy Happy Birthday!!~~

when am i going to bring u to Ubin? (:

2008-08-02T23:35:00.002+08:00

Hello Blog, its me again!

Once upon a time, someone ever told me this. "Your emotions are controlled by your thoughts."

and so, how happy i wana live each day, will depend on my own thoughts. If i choose to be happy, i will be. But if i choose not to be happy, i wont be. Sounds logical? i do hope so.

These few days have been days that were filled with drastic mixed emotions and disappointments of myself.

28th-31st August.. i was in JBAC all the way.

Well, iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN was supposed to be down for belaying only until chief deicded to call on the 27th night to request if i could be his group instructor because someone pulled out!

i obviously agreed because i was dying to become a group instructor!

Anyway, there are several reasons why im dying to do camps. I just wana get out of my house.

Ah, before you think that i have quarreled with my mum/dad or anything like that, that makes

you think that im leaving home, u'r wrong!

House has been officially invaded weeks back. But 3 china people. Apparently, they're my

ah ma's relative. They have been invited by my UNCLE over to Singapore to VISIT my ah ma

because ah ma wasnt feeling pretty well. And guess what, its been like 2 weeks and they're

still in Singapore. And, they're not leaving for home till about 2 weeks later.

3 of them consists of two females, and one male. Of which, one male and one female make up a couple. Obviously. I'm sorry if i sound pretty mean here. but the male is really CHAO JI ER XING DA BIAN.

Their invasion of my ah ma's house wasnt officially released to me till i stepped into home that night, after my camp. They looked china :D and guess what! They took my parent's room. And now, my parents and myself with my brother are left to sleep in the living room :D All of us, living room. 3 room flat. [AH MA! WHY YOUR HOUSE SO SMALL] Actually, i don't mind squeezing. Besides, i really need some "quality time" with my ever hot tempered dad and ever cool mum. But the problem is, my parent's room is where all the clothes are kept. I cant even take clothes to shower. Can you imagine the frustration of stepping into house after break camp from JBAC and cant even have a nice shower at night?

i cannot be bothered about knocking on the door politely and ask if i could go in for some clothes. I just asked my mum to take the clothes for me! :P

anyway, now, i shall hereby descibe how ER XING DA BIAN the guy is.

While mum was taking my clothes, i had my laptop set up for some online chatting in the kitchen. Then came this china guy. He didnt say hi to me. [WHAT COURTESY] He looked at my laptop's screen with hysterical eyes. As though he was from flinstone age and haven seen a laptop before in his entire life. But nvm about that. A few seconds into staring at my laptop screen, he decided to take a few steps back and decided to engage in a conversation with me.

he was facing me.

and this is what he did.

HE SCRATCHED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS ASS while asking me some general questions,

then

HE DUG HIS NOSE WITH THE SAME FINGERS HE SCRATCHED HIS ASS WITH and continued asking me questions.

[WHAT GOOD IMPRESSION, I MUST SAY]

Remember what people always say about good impression? I'm sorry if this is insulting to any china people reading my blog. But i think its more insulting to me!

Anyway, forget about that. The more ER XING DA BIAN THING he does is. He likes to walk around in his boxer at night when he wakes up and pee. As though this is his own house. He never realised there were more females around. And guys like me DO NOT fancy a big guy with a BIG FAT tummy with thighs bigger than an elephant walking around with a boxer only. God, it was super disgusting. And he likes to leave my parent's room open in the afternoon and just laze on the queensize bed and digs his nose.

And together, 3 of them.. make my parents and myself go crazy. Today's news is, brother Andy realised that they use all the cups in my house without washing them. They happily take the cup from the shelves and fill up with water and once they're done with them, they put them back in the shelves without washing. [WHAT HYGIENE] goodness.

and now you know why im always filled with mixed emotions these days.

CHEENA PEPLE GO AWAY

LITTLE ALVIN WANT TO PLAY

COME AGAIN NEXT NEXT TIME!

anyway, the camp that i was an immediate replacement as a group instructor was fun fun fun! ahahha i got to mirror wen jie. The all time favourite ra-ra instructor! He was a pretty nice guy to hang out with. And i did learn alot from him. The contact he had with his campers were just simply amazing. The bond he shared with them may seem to be simple, but i can see how much the kids have really bonded with him!

And, ive got no pictures to share. Though i brought my pretty camera along, we didnt take any pictures with the group at all.

anyway, i shall close my blog entry now. its so long. so so so LONNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

aLVIN is tired. Hes gonna rest for the night. Church tomorrow! (:

but before Church, its gonna be the encounter of the chao ji er xing da bians again :\

i really love them. really!

2008-07-27T10:02:00.003+08:00

their self highness ability is beyond words to describe =X

iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN will hereby present a video on some of the girls, from group 7 and 8!

hey zomg!

2008-07-27T09:45:00.002+08:00

this is shocking news :D

I SPRAINED MY NECK. SLIGHTLY. I CANT LOOK UP VERTICALLY WITHOUT FEELING PAIN.

H-help

E-elvin (alvin)

L-levitate his head

P-posture

i need prayers NOW. thankyou :D

and i have belaying tomorrow!

:\ shucks

to the one who once liked me.

2008-07-27T01:08:00.004+08:00

i'm sorry if this post has been addressed to u late.

i'm feeling pretty kuku at this moment of time, at 1am.

Filled with mix emotions, i've decided to create this post.

we had fun going out, sms-ing each other, online chatting and stuffs..

you were fun-loving and i had no doubt i enjoyed every moment with u!

but, theres still something missing! If that something was present, who knows if we were already together by now! haha!

well, you once asked for my response. On how i feel and stuffs but i choose to not give you an answer. Its not because i don't wish to give u an answer but, i do not know how to answer!

well, you're just a good friend to me (:

a fantastic one!

you're an encourager, a true friend.

Thanks for always being there for me!

River Valley High School 24-25th July '08

2008-07-26T19:01:00.004+08:00

Too serious Too soon.

hahha the camp was too serious, ended too soon ):

was a 2 days 1 night camp. But the fun we had, the bonds i shared with them as their instructor.. were beyond words to describe.

Known for their volume and self-highness, River Valley High school indeed gave me good memories. Class 1E was awesome because all of them were different (: They were students that were not shy, very spontaneous and excellent in communication. Anyway, below are just some of the pictures i took with them before ice breakers even started :D

hey, need i mention who's back is facing u ?

and, i get to mirror florence again (:

the forever, cheerful group 8 (: [ DRY RAFTING ]

i really felt remorseful that i didnt take enough pictures with them! Once camp was declared close.. some of them left immediately while some others.. the girls stayed behind for a rehearsal for their school activity. Meanwhile, they came over to the stage area to take pictures with their iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN :D

i wished i had the pictures we took (: but nvm, we might still meet up on the streets one day, group 8! :D

i saw SARAH.

2008-07-26T18:44:00.002+08:00

zomg sarah.

i didnt expect to meet my camper today.

i didnt expect to go down to Tampines mall with an unmanned hair and super ugly outfit.

i dint expect to meet SARAH.

hahaha. Sarah's my dunman high camper :D she's the noisy one who always bugs her instructor everynight in camp before the whole group gets released for sleep :X

I met her inside Tampines Mrt station while i was on my way to Tampines Mall.. i was happily walking and grooving along to the music in my POD when i saw this girl with that kind of "STOP WHERE U ARE INSTRUCTOR. COME AND SAY HI" facial expressions.

i walked towards her while snapping my fingers trying to guess her name in accordance with the help of a hunch.

"i think its Sarah. Well, it looks like her at least. Just a little more tanned than before", i thought to myself.

i went towards her and greeted her :X and HENG. its sarah. if not its so embarassing hahahah.

Anyway, NICE TO MEET YOU SARAH.

Apple Safari, anyone?

2008-07-23T17:13:00.003+08:00

I came across this web browser a few days back when my iTunes was seeking permission to update itself.

Tagging along the update of iTunes, was apple safari. "Apple Safari" appeared in the Apple software updating list but i didn't bother about it much as i thought it was part of iTunes, one of the several music playing softwares i have on my laptop.

it was after the restart of my laptop that i realised i've installed another web browser program, "Apple Safari"!

Anyway, its pretty cool. Although i'm not a big fan of Apple softwares, i think the layout and design of Apple Safari is pretty cool ! :D

So, i've decided to list out a few screenshots ,so all of you readers, can see for yourselves how cool it is :D

Fu Chun Secondary School camp (: 16-18th July

2008-07-18T14:54:00.004+08:00

Instructor Flower went off. So i shall take with group 9 personally =D

AND NOW ITS GROUP 10'S TURN WITH THIER iNSTRUCTOR. [NO SMILES PIC]

The various positions on how u can land on your campers!

iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN played friendly in this camp. He decided to not scold. Not lecture and not scream at any kids. And guess what! My plan worked pretty well. I have no rebellious kids. Even campers that i ASSUMED that will disappear did not disappear at all!

Well, they were mischievous but i know they understood me all the time and always behaved when i was around (:

Group 10 (:

Thanks for the efforts you've have put in for this camp. Its true we might not have started well on the first day.. but im sure things got pretty worked out well on the second and the third day!

Although we had a hard time washing the toilets on the 3rd day.. thanks for still helping your instructor out although all of you were very tired already.

Special thanks to tom who is always very helpful. He was the one who helped me scrub the toilet flooring!

All of you from group 10 are special. We started with 19 people, ended up with 18 because 1 went home due to a stomach cramp. However, we still managed to come up with a manificient performance together with group 9! [SO, give yourselves a round of applause! :X]

I miss all of you as my campers and i really hope for another opportunity to see all of you again in your secondary 3 school camp. Well, provided there is one!

Vanessa, Kai Wen, Renny, Xiu MAI

The efforts that four of you have put in as camp leaders are tremendous! Both instructor Florence and myself do not know how to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude in words but still, iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN will still say a big THANK YOU to four of you!

image source: http://www.imnotobsessed.com/image/thanksuy.jpg

de la salle primary school camp (:

2008-07-14T21:51:00.003+08:00

De La Salle primary school (primary 3) :D
the camp was a 2 D 1 N at jbac :D (11th-12th July '08)

the primary 3 were very very energetic kids. They can never stop running around and the biggest headache is when they start pushing each other.

memorable incidents (: [quotes from the kids]

incident 1 [most common] :
Student: Cher, i stand in front first to form the line, then u see he cut queue.

incident 2 [common]:
Student: Instructor Alvin, u see he push me. Always push me.

incident 3 [outdoor cooking]:
Student: U see always the guys do wan. We all girls always cannot do. They always dun let us do.

incident 4:
Student: Cher u see XXXXX, he keeping pushing us de.

incident 5 [ULTRA COMMON]:
Student: instructor Alvin. Just now XXXXXX SCOLD ME THE F WORD.

WHY U SCOLD HER THE F WORD

i never. But she scold me the D word first

WHAT D WORD?

Dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

THEN U HAVE TO SCOLD HER F WORD MEHHHH

she scold me also mah!

incident 5:
Student: Cher, he point me middle finger!

I screamed at them so many times. But i still had voice to CONTINUE screaming at them on the second day. Two of them said my instructions were not clear while 15 of them said they were clear. I was pretty upset by their response. Some said they did not enjoy the camp.. maybe i scolded them too much.

What if i didnt scold.. will they climb over my head? :\ Oh well!

I shan't mention what were the activities because i see no point in mentioning here :X
So i shall cut short this post and end with a pretty nice picture :) !

[its the last page of one of the girl's reflection booklet, the autograph page!]

spot my response to her! its written there too! :D

went offshore yesterday (:

2008-07-08T18:49:00.011+08:00

oh boy, yesterday's outing was fun!

8am, youths from my church and myself were gathered at tampines mrt station.
Many were late as expected and we waited for them as usual.
Twenty minutes pass eight, we decided to go satisfy our stomachs at the Macdonalds at Tampines Mall!

Shortly after the organiser has arrived, (YES, he was late) and when everybody was done with their breakfast, we decided to set off for our destination!

Pulau Ubin :D

Ubin brings back memories.. because its the place where Secondary and Tertiary schools like to organise UBIN beach clean ups and attracting students by issuing "X" number of CCA points when they participate/register.

1) Took bus 29 down to Changi Village
2) Travelled down to the Jetty and off we go to the long awaited and anticipated PULAU UBIN.

some views of the ocean from the bump boat!

The view from the back of the bump boat!

Shu Qi might be in one of the kayaks from OBS! hahah!

Shortly after we arrived at Pulau Tekong, Yi Qi decided to take out her camera and started taking pictures of everybody. Not wanting to be left out, i decided to take out mine and started running around taking pictures with whosoever i passby xD

The scenery just at the Ubin Jetty itself! Nice nice nice clouds!

"The Dustbin in the middle of nowhere", quoted from Samuel

Alvin & Noel

Alvin & Noel & Sing Heng

Alvin & SamuelAlvin & Felly mei mei

Sometimes, they prefer looking at the sea than the guys at the jetty :\

Cheng Yi planned out the route on which way we'll be taking and navigating around Ubin. There were various locations that we wanted to go.. The wet-land Chek Jawa and the location of the uncle who rears a wild boar were places that we "die-die" wanted to go.

After some serious discussions, we decided to choose the FOUR and SIX dollar bicycles! Alvin choose the SIX dollar one. Not because im rich but it has double suspensions ((: HEY. I HAVE A FRAGILE ASS. Double suspensions means one at the front and one DIRECTLY beneath my ass. The suspensions at the rear will cushion any impacts.
PS: at the end of the day, my ass hurts too. ^%$^%#$%$&^

Cycling around Ubin was fun but one has to be definitely cautious. Some of us were injured and some of us were perfectly okay. But still, thank GOD for whatever happened and the wonderful weather.

After much cycling throughout the morning, all of us decided to stop and rest at a hut, somewhere on the island. We had lunch there. Well, it was just a "make-shift" lunch. It was chips and bread and YUPI worms. [GUMMY worms]

Then then after lunch, the hunt for Chek Jawa Continues! :D It didnt take long till we arrived at Chek Jawa! [VISITOR CENTRE]

THE HOUSE'S BIIIIIIIGGG!

Sing Heng, the tour guide

Apparently, theres an aquarium inside. What for, i don't know either :\

Thats Jing Hui with Yi Qi's Cam. She's trying to video down the fish and trailing wherever the fish swims.

Hey, any pokemon fans? :D it resembles one of the pokemon monsters! hehe.

I guess the chimney will only operate at night when visitors come? :\

Shells Shells Shells (:

do u see the starfishh ((: ?

THERE! another pokemon monster :D ps, i do not know the actual name of it :D I was too lazy to look at the name tag yesterday :\

Close-up view for you?

Exited the Visitor's Center through the back door and realised another path!

Alvin got bored. So he decided to put his camera somewhere and set a timer.
and so, Cheng Yi went to POSITION himself INFRONT of the camera lens! -_-!!

I tried for the second time. Apparently, this time. They decided to ignore my boredom :\

Lunch might not be filling, but my brain was definitely full of pictures and information! The pictures and the fascinating write-ups they have for each creature were just completely amazing. Given one more opportunity to go back Pulau Ubin, i would definitely want to visit Chek Jawa again (: !

Once everybody got off the area cordoned for Chek Jawa only, we continued our BOAR HUNT. Or rather, to find the uncle with the boar that he had reared.

we went up down up down up down SLOPES. for approximately 20 minutes and we finally found the uncle with his wild boar! Boy, the slopes were DAIN-JER-ROUSSSSS! The slopes were steep and one wrong turn might just send u flying with at least 2 cuts as a result.

We didnt take a picture of the uncle but he sure was a friendly Pulau Ubin Villager (: He welcomed us with a smile and his SHOP house even sell drinks. Some of us with extra cash bought refreshements like 100plus etc.

Wild Wild Wild, Boar Boar Boar! :D

Armani hairstyle for a pig isn't that bad afterall is it? :D15 minutes was approximately how long we stayed.

Thereafter, we decided to cycle back to the bicycle rental shop and then it was back to the Jetty!

Dad appeared at the Jetty with his well polished bump boat ! :D Decided to ferry us back to Changi Jetty! [OBVIOUSLY, not all of us]

And the interior designs of his boat! :D

And thats all about the fun we had and the story we live to tell about HOW 29 people went to Ubin and hunted for locations Chek Jawa and the uncle with the wild boar!

Message to dad: Lao pa, u were uber cool with ur boat and (: it was nice seeing u at work. The smile u had on ur face always brightens my day especially when i was half dead at the jetty already.

I LOVE YOU DAD! FROM THE DEEP DEEP bottom of my [ENDLESS] heart! <3

its tiring.

2008-07-06T13:48:00.002+08:00

oh geez, its a brand new week from today onwards agaiN!

I don't have any camps this week :D
And its a bad thing because i got to find things to do at home.
and its really a chore.

Alvin wishes to learn Melbourne shuffle :\
youtube is where i ATTEMPT to learn and when i practised all the shuffle tutorials and stuffs, i decided to look at how i will look like in the mirror.

OH GOODNESS. i look like the happy feet character. I look like a dancing penguin :\

well well, looks like i got to attend classes! Im going to get sponsor ships from mum. Well, though the chances are as good as none..

anyway, im back from camp. A hectic one i guess..
wed-friday was camp at St Johns Island. The ultimate place you would like to go if you have super energetic/hyper-active campers. Why? because the night activity kidnap will drive them crazy. The up-down up-down up-down slope issssssssssssssssssssss. TIRING.

hahah, maybe not TIRING for me but my campers were complaining all the while when we were playing the activity kidnap.. In the end, the hyper-active campers decided not to open their mouths anymore. because they were apparently too tired to talk to me.

Si Ling Primary five was a cohort that had volume and their energy level never seem to cease. Group 1 was assigned to iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN and they were great campers!

I had a super good group leader which made my life easier. Though some of the campers complained that she was bossy, they still listened to her. At the end of the camp, she was awarded the best girl.. Well, it wasn't totally my decision. Some of the other instructors also agreed that she should deserve the best girl award when they saw how she carried out the initiatives even way before her instructor asks her to do something!

Surprisingly, the outstanding character award goes to Ummi from group 1 as well!
I was really taken aback when her name was being announced!
Well, i did not expect my group to have 2 awards..

Anyway, group 1 would not be so united if Dian [group leader] and Ummi did not help me out a little (:
And to the 6 girls who came out with the Las Ketchup dance formation and steps, u girls were great! Being a camp instructor, im proud that all 6 of u stood out to teach the rest the steps without me teaching anything! (: No spoon feeding, i only helped in shouting at some of them to make sure they stayed in place! =D

after St Johns Island camp, crazy alvin and xin yi decided to go help Kok Choy out. We went to JBAC. lolol.
some said we were crazy. Others said we have too much time. While i say, EH CAMPFIRE AT JBAC IS FUN fun fun!

arrived at JBAC and boredom welcomed me with open arms. Florence was busy with crc, Xin yi went to save Kimberly, and i was left alone. In the end, i went to kayak with 2 new friends that i made. Yong jian and Daniel. I shall not mention details about kayaking because using a solo kayak sucks :\ I cannot control for nuts. Im not gonna use a BANDIT anymore for kayak. I would rather go with a camper on a TWO MAN kayak :D

i was dancing along side with roaring monkey during campfire. And his group doesnt seem to have any response when i was doing the ultimate crazy moves during campfire. Oh well, roaring monkey said that, his group was like that all along :\

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Left JBAC with a cab with cic Kok Choy and some of them.. because we stayed back at JBAC to hunt for a missing remote control :\

and then it was home sweet home ._.

a nice 5 minutes shower..

2008-07-01T23:26:00.003+08:00

is enough for the night.
well, i normally don't take too long to shower.
i mean, i wana sleep early tonight!
Besides, its going to be the last night im going to shower with a heater till i head over to JBAC on friday!

camp's tomorrow.. its a 3 D 2 N with Si Ling primary!
Excitement is in me now.. though my eyes are very much semi-closed. Im typing this post in a blur blur and sleepy sleepy manner..

i was at Queensway shopping centre today.. just to purchase what i wanted.

A pair of Adidas water shoes. (Aqua shoes, some call it)

and, one very luminous Whistle! (FOX 40 Safety Whistle)

I bought the shoes because whenever i'm down to JBAC in a camp, ill have to look for other instructors to lend me their water shoes. And i think its very much of a hassle for other instructors to 'reply' me when are already so busy looking out for their own campers. Hence, and therefore, i got myself one! I got it at 55 bucks while tampines mall was selling at 72 bucks ((: Anyway folks! If u think its a good deal, i guess not. Because, all the shops at queensway sell it at the same price! Or rather, most of them do. Price ranges from 54-57 bucks!

And my very own FOX 40 Whistle. If u think im spending on items that are unnecessary! You are absolutely right! hahhaha. I happen to have another whistle and its still working fine. The only draw back is that it has no strap that i can conveniently get it 'stuck' on my body.
ALTHOUGH this FOX 40 Whistle cost me 10 bucks, i very much think its wort it. Because i can put one of my arms through the straps! This way, i can move around, with no hassle at all. Now, i can have two whistles! One on my big bag, while another on myself!

Okay, im going to stop here!
Its late already!
Nights!

just some random pictures from that day's wedding! :D

2008-06-30T18:59:00.002+08:00

Yes thats my PRETTAYE cousin.
Parents are on the left (first row) while im beside the bridegroom!
its the same picture but, a weird smile from me -_-

theres still alot of pictures. But guess what. im not gonna upload them. BECAUSE IM TOO LAZY TO do so. I forgot all about taking them in horizontal positions. All the bee-you-tee-ful pictures i took are on vertical positions!

So i've decided to upload only these 3 above ! heheh

It was Huey Choo's wedding with her beloved boyfriend for a few years. (obviously i cant remember the boyfriend's name) AND it was on last Saturday, 28th June! It was held at Hilton Singapore.. some hotel that was position somewhere near wheelock's place..

Well, i've got nothing to say much except for the food! hahaha. maybe cause the 1 GLASS of red wine made me dizzy. The food was sumptuous anddd cousin wei ling was gorgeous. Well, at least she looks gorgeous when i was semi dizzy from the start! heh

u think its nice?

2008-06-28T17:20:00.003+08:00

Just imagine it to be blue mercury lenses :D

So just imagine grey frame (picture 1) with mercury lenses (picture 2) :D

You think it will look nice? ((:

this is how much you girls mean to me !

2008-06-28T08:47:00.010+08:00

From the first row; the left:
Stephanie, Binthu, Ruth, Bethanie, Sheena
From the second row; the left:
Ms Pauline, Seraphina, Megan, Joanne, Yun Hui, XingYao, Dionne, Rebecca
From the third row; the left:
Mae-ann, Kalpana, Vivian, Mei Ling, Thivya, Gao Xu , Hui Ting, Nurshiela

Ladies from sec 2 PLMGSS ((: , you people were great!

i wana specially dedicate this post to the ladies from my group :D
all 20 of them are very special and they seem to be able to trigger off different expressions on me at different timings of the day!

I only managed to get 2 pictures of my group because they're from my own camera! And i'm extremely proud of myself for this camp! Because i think that i've achieved my own personal goal!

I've managed to memorise, or rather remember all my campers name! And i think its amazing because i can never remember more than 5 in a normal camp.

Anyway, maybe i should start talking about how these girls are able to trigger off different expressions on iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN.

Stephanie: The girl with the sun block from the start of the camp. Shes the see-everything, scream-everything kind of girl.

Binthu: She's a reserved girl but always hanging out with kalpana but refuses to talk to his instructor more ._.

Ruth: Ah, Ruth is a wonderful girl who helps me in this and that and that and this! It's really good to have a helper like Ruth around!

Bethanie: Another one who is alike of Binthu. They hang out in a group together and always talk within themselves!

Sheena: muhahah. My FANTASTIC group leader! I'm really impressed with her. She's the die die will help me kind. Given a task on the first night to retrieve back all the completed reflection booklets, she was kinda reluctant in the first place. But she knew she was the group leader and so she couldn't run away with the responsibility! In the end, she made several trips up and down hut 2, 3 then to the canteen then back to hut 2 and 3 chasing my group people for reflection booklets! However, i told the tired sheena on the first night to go rest already while ill explain to the teacher on the 19 booklets that were only collected!( its 20 people) . Sheena, really really good job in being a group leader. I'm more than blessed to have such a good leader in my group.

Seraphina: She's a quiet girl in the first place. Its so hard to even see her smile. But after awhile, especially the CRC area, she started to talk to me at last! hahhaha because she was the climber. SHE HAD to talk to me! But before all this, i broke into laughter when i saw her with her helmet. hahahha she had the helmet worn opposite! The back of the helmet was facing me and im telling you, its really super duper funny when u've seen at least 100 climbers with a proper helmet and 1 of them come with a different one! hahaha. I kept reminding her of the "eh, ur helmet wear wrong side" incident for that 1 whole day and she will always laugh at herself as well! :X

Megan: This girl has strong leadership skills but she tends to keep things to herself. She doesn't like to express herself much but shes really a very friendly person! The first night when someone fell of the steps while we were playing kidnap, Megan was there to help her to the sick bay with the teachers and i think that, that act of kindness that she has really touched me!

Joanne: JOANNE. HAHAHHA. This girl is totally. ugh. awesome, crappy, talkative! She can talk to me about anything, everything at anywhere, anytime. Anyway, shes my meal time IC. She's always the one whole cleans the table, benches and making sure they're clean. And she's also the one who is always tagging alongside with Sheena! The night where Sheena was collecting all the booklets back for me, Joanne assisted her although she can jolly well let the group leader do it. But i'm really impressed with her initiative! Both of them did a great job for me and i'm sure both of them will become great leaders someday! Joanne, perhaps will become a good musician? (:

Yun Hui: This is a super talkativeeeeeeeee girl! hahaha BUT. talkative but a very fun-loving girl. She likes to put a smile on her face wherever she goes even when the campfire skid preperation got so boring! She'll come infront of iNSTRUCTOR aLVIN and then start her manificient gatsby act. Many a times, i almost fainted because she sprayed gatsby deodorant on her shirt directly in front of me. The best part is, she doesn't put up the act once only. She will come put up the act once in a while! hahah! like for a toal of 3 times!

XingYao: The girl who always tags along with Yun Hui! Meal time, they'll always be sitting together! (: She's also a relatively quiet girl but both of us can communicate well! She's an excellent helper in the toilet! The initiative traits she has, has also impressed me greatly!

Dionne: Assistant group leader DIONNE! Good job for this camp alright! She's an interesting lady. People come camp lose voice because they cheer too much. Dionne comes to camp and she lost her voice because she laughed too much. I also DUNNOE why she can continue lauging so much all the time! And im telling you, my group are people that cannot stop laughing. Once they start, they dun stop. And its contagious. EXTREMELY contagious! Dionne, good job in the "We Conquer" spirit! You have re-defined the meaning of "We Conquer" to me!

Rebecca: Relatively quiet girl at first but she started talking to me after day 2 or something! She's quite kanchiong sometimes but shes a girl that has the initiative to keep the group going and working together!

Mae-ann: I'm very much impressed with this girl, Mae-ann. Though she has some injuries that many would not want to take a risk on, she insisted on doing the rock wall and the crc elements. Of course, as an instructor, i had my own reserves as whether to let her do it or not. In the first place, i was reluctant to allow her to go up as the risks involved were too high but she gave me the disappointed face and she kept asking me to allow her to do so. It was only after i discussed with the teachers that i allowed her to try the elements. Fortunately, she had strong arms and legs that allowed her to CONQUER each element with ease! Good job Mae-ann!

Kalpana: "Cher Cher, stuck stuck!" This was her favorite phrase when she was up on the element. She kept on repeating the same phrase when she was hugging the trunk. So obviously, she was 'stuck'. EFI Charles and myself got a hard time trying to persuade her that shes not stuck and encouraged her to un-hug the tree and move on. In the end, she did it and completed the element. I'm proud of her!

Vivian: Vivian is rather reserved as well but she's a nice camper. Well, at least she doesn't desert his instructor and the other group members in the lurch when they're cleaning the toilet! Asked to do something, and she will do for me! Very very nice camper! (:

Mei Ling: HAH. Mei Ling is super nice. I remember asking her to QC the toilets for me. Ill ask her to walk to each cubicle with me and tell me if its clean or not. If its not, she'll have to clean or ask people to clean up the cubicle for me! I still remember on the first day, she didnt really talk to me much. Though many campers from my group were already talking to me and laughing at some jokes that don't really makes sense! But it was until the second day that i have more communication with her and with the other group members!

Thivya: She can be very helpful if she wants! Because i remember asking her to do specific jobs in the toilet and she did it for me! But, she's always stuck with Kalpana and Bethanie.. hahha so its always difficult to find her..

Gao Xu: Gao Xu is a very helpful girl and she is not rather reserved. Shes quiet all the time because nobody talks to her. Many a times, i try to strike a conversation and i always succeed! Although its only one or two sentences, i know shes not reserved already! Oh ya, shes also one of my toilet QC-ers. heh :D

Hui Ting: Very very very courageous and brave girl. She is one of them that has made me change my definition of "We Conquer"! I recall that she was one of them that went up the crc element and always hesitant on her next steps. She'll always stop in a position for 3 seconds before moving on. When prompted, "Hui Ting, why you stop moving?" She'll then smile at the trunk of the element :\ It was only when she come down that i realised why she always stop moving! "i've never gone so far", was what she told me! And i'm really impressed with her. Her limits were broken. Its a new breakthrough and yes, as her group instructor, i'm very satisfied that she has CONQUERED!

Nurshiela: Shiela is a very cheerful girl! Her face is always beaming with a smile, everywhere she goes. Maybe i'm wrong. But everytime i look at her, shes always smiling for some apparent reason :\ I didnt managed to talk to her much. Because she was one of the selected few that has to go to the NDP parade thing and at the last day while many were washing the toilets, again she was called for some gathering. So in the end, i didn get to talk to her much!

Girls, THANKS for the good job done!

I, instructor Alvin, sincerely thank all of you for making this

camp a success and giving each other so much fun and laughter!

Great job everybody! ((:

aLL 20 of you will be missed!

2008-06-27T18:40:00.003+08:00

I am ssoooo excited! hahaha firstly, i've just break camp from my back to back camps and my mum agreed to pay for a pair of Oakley shades! hahah its just so ironic.

She's a typical mum who scrimps and saves on food and stuffs, but this time she agreed to pay even if it needs to cost her SGD 2xx.00! I was aw-ed and taken aback when she actually agreed :X

ME: Mum, why will u agree?
MUM: Oh, i'll buy for you because it protects your eyes!

now i know how much my mum loves me :D

I LOVE YOU MUM!
from the deep deep bottom bottom (endless bottom) of my big big heart!

ps: camp details i'll update tonight!
and, camp mirror Jaclyn, you were awesome!
and, camp mirror Farhana, you were fantastic!

camp camp camp!

2008-06-22T20:37:00.002+08:00

Okay. im so exicted bout doing Veron's camp in JBAC! hahah because, this is the third consecutive one im doing for her! First was at st johns, followed by bottle tree then its JBAC this time! :D

hehe. im going to sleep early tonight! Because camp's going to start tomorrow! And i'm meeting my new friend Nurbaya at 06 15 at one of the bus stops near to my place. Though i got to take a bus over to the bus stop to meet her, i guess it pretty much worth it. Since theres someone beside me on another bus to Paya Lebar methodist girls school [secondary], i shall make full use of her company tomorrow! hehe. We're going to help each other think of positive cheers.

And because Chief Veron mentioned that she wants positive cheers, i've decided to modify the "SWEEP THE FLOOR cheer! hahahah!

It took me quite some time to modify it and Nurbaya said it actually kinda rhymes. Oh well! In the end, i might not use this cheer if my group people can come up with their own cheer! hehe!

I'm really looking forward to this week's camp! Now, ENTHUSIASM is in my blood. hahaha.. i want boiling enthusiasm instead of boiling anger this time :D

And i've got myself a notebook to write things on! I will try my very best to observe every student and tell them their strengths in the end of the camp! ((:

well, im going to sleep early today! Because i reckon that i will need to toss and turn and roll around in bed for maybe 2 hours then can fall asleep.. the excitement isss craaaaazyyyyyyyyyy :D

hamsters up for adoption!

2008-06-21T07:45:00.005+08:00

They're only 2 weeks ++ old..
new borns and they're really cute. Though i'm not the owner of these 4 newborns, i really do wish that i can help find new owners for my friend who owns these 4 hamsters.

Pictures taken from owner's blog! ((: http://joyiejoy.blogspot.com/
Guys and girls, if anyone wishes to give these 4 newborns a great home, please drop me a sms or, at my tag board! or u can tag directly at the owner's blog!

im sad

2008-06-20T22:28:00.002+08:00

OH IT WAS SAD.
OH IT WAS SAD.
OH IT WAS SAD WHEN poor alvin rejected INNOTREK'S attachment ):

I'm due for Veron's camp and i feel bad about it. I don't feel bad about doing Veron's camp.. i feel bad about rejecting Jones from inno!

I signed up for all the camps available and Jones already planned to give me an attachment on 23-25 and thereafter doing my first camp on 26-27! But both sets of dates, im down for camps!

The very reason why i signed up for all the camps was simply because i was being a kanchiong spider. I was dying to occupy my time and the CICs didnt call me for so long! I thought i was blacklisted or something especially when i made so many mistakes in JBAC! Then now i got my first 2 camps in a week!

Chief Ian, if u do read this, im truly apologetic about the mistakes i made in JBAC.
Chief Veron, if u do read this, im sincerely sorry about the mistakes i made in SJI and BTP.
Chief Mojo, if u do read this, im thankful for being your helper in your recent camp!

and then, chief mojo just sms-ed today! I'm down for his camp on the 2nd-4th July.
and maybe its just me, or its pure coincidence. Jones offered me this date as well, for attachment. Then again, i have to turn her down. sigh!

Jones if u read this, i'm so so so sorry! I hope you understand my plight!

Michelle Ho! Remember to wave at me when i reach your school canteen! hahahha!

im a lazy persoN!

2008-06-19T11:46:00.003+08:00

lazy lazy lazy.. procrastinate procrastinate!

"this is part of growing up!", i tell myself.
I've found and come to a point of realisation that im getting very very lazy nowadays.

For an example, i'm super super lazy to transfer photos from my camera to my laptop and then upload it to my blog. ahah and i just reaslised that i lost the memory card device. Now i DONT know how to transfer over.. ._. My camera has new photo's like Miss Ying Hui's 21st birthday photos, recent camp photos( i think ) and many other random ones which i forgot!

Anyway, life's great! I've been helping out in camps as part of killing time and maybe, passion?
Passion has been a sensitive word to my ears and everytime i help out in a camp, i will make sure that i don't get over-passionate or something!

Two days back was Mojo's campfire night and yes i went down to help! I was called to bring in some stuffs like drinks (FOUR 1.5lites) zomg and some sweets for Ms kai lee. I dragged myself up in the morning at 06 30 and purchased the drinks and sweets at 7am at a nearby convenient store. Happily left house at 0800 when mum decided to walk with me to the mrt station because her work was at 0930. For once, i thought someone was gonna talk and accompany me while walking to the train station. THENNN. the moment we finished walking down the plight of stairs of our hdb block and TOUCHED DOWN at the first level, she plugged her ear phones into her ear and walked towards the direction of the mrt station. I wanted to do the same when she seemed to have no interest to talk to me.

BUT stupid me left my ipod IN my small little box IN my pouch which is IN my big bag which is SECURED by buckles! Well, i decided to make do without music.. i mean, too much hassle for a fifteen minutes walk? :\

Anyway! i reached JBAC at 1005! well, i could have reached later like 1015 but i strolled in pretty fast at the gravel-paved roads. The gravel paved roads were like an endless path connecting the main road to JBAC, Saribum and camp Kristine. And i really really hate walking that path!

oh oh and i've definitely chose a wrong time to blog! I'll update more tomorrow when i get back home or something. I need to ruse down to an interview now ! heheh
http://www.zenitant.com
:D is the company i'm interviewing at!

Reverse Effects :\

2008-06-14T21:57:00.002+08:00

i think i'm in some kind of trouble :\
i'm seeming to experience a reverse effect from the youth camp itself.
i'm like not experiencing what i'm supposed to experience!

I know its weird but, i don't know why this is happening as well )):

maybe i should start from the beginning again. Like, learning how to crawl then walk, so that i may not stumble upon so easily when i run.
My life with God has been filled with ups and downs. But i think i got more downs. WAY TOO MUCH that i feel super weird now.

So i've decided to start at the beginning again. I wana build my crawling foundations well before i walk or run again.

But, God did tell me something. Interestingly, from a video on the last day..

Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. (NIV Bible)

source: http://www.fathersloveletter.com/Devotionals/30_FLLdevotional.html

2008-06-11T08:55:00.004+08:00

oh ya, i think im an ADHD instructor!

ADHD stands for

Attention-deficit

hyperactivity disorder

maybe, i only have hyperactivity disorder and not attention-deficit :p
*left for church camp already*

training yesterday was great! ((:

2008-06-10T08:51:00.003+08:00

having to wake up at 6am was really a hassle and a chore for me.
but i guessed the efforts paid off after yesterday's training! heh

boarded the bus at chua chu kang, opposite lane 1 at 0802 in the morning and i reached at 0837 =D
35 minutes of bus ride. Thereafter, i walked into the long stretch of area which i severely hate to do so. Nevertheless, i still reached my designated area at 0900 BY FOOT. hahah!

Getting close to nature by walking alone was fun. But to my surprise, when i entered the room where the trainees were supposed to be, i find myself to be the second to reach! Meet up time was 0845 (yes, i was late). And the first female that reached came in by car =D so i was the first that reached via bus then on foot! I felt proud of myself for a while! haha.

Anyway, theres just a couple of people i wish to express my gratitude to, for yesterday's excellent training!

Group mates [MOE]:

Dee- Shes like a twin to me. Same thoughts, same sentiments, all the time. Great friend!
Claris- OHHHHH. shes the bimbo of the day ((: Azlan made fun of her. from the morning till the end of training! hahaha
Cheryl, Germaine, Delia- Not forgetting these 3 others. Seemed to be quiet at first. But they're pretty nice to talk to you know!

Lots of new stuffs and knowledge were learnt though yesterday's training! I'm anticipating for my attachment camp before my actual camp comes in. But but! Its church camp tomorrow! SO im going back to sleep at 9 18am in the morning now. I need my rest. My vocal's are not even back to normal despite resting 3 weeks already. And HA, I NEED MORE CAMPS. 3 WEEKS ALREADY T_T

its been months

2008-06-09T22:17:00.003+08:00

can u remember what u told me the other time?

and now. tell me whats happening.

weeks and weeks and weeks.
my bank is still in 2 digits.
i don't know what else to say already :\

speechless. and im going to bed. i'm tired after a whole day of training.

Lunch buffet was yesterday!

2008-06-06T20:37:00.005+08:00

Great ambience!

Do i need to mention who is this? AMELIA LAHS! =D

its me. i know it looks weird. ME ME ME!

Alvin's 2nd serving!

Amelia's 2nd serving!

my 3rd serving =X

Amelia's desert NUMBER ONE.

my desert NUMBER ONE.

mine again =D 2nd oneee!

Amelia's 2nd serving of desert!

DONT THE ICE CREAMS LOOOOOOK NICE?? ((:

OMGOODNESS.
the buffer was NICE.
SUPER SUPER SUPER AWESOME!

and the ambience of the venue was nice too!
it was at the. ugh. COPTHORNE ORCHID HOTEL? o_O

i had the main course meals till i felt that my stomach was exactly like a female who is like 3 months pregnant! hahhaha.

after lunch, it was an interview. I had no stress at all. Because Amelia accompanied me to the interview. hahaha!
Actually, i was kinda stressed and afraid that i wont go through the interview! So i relieved stress by singing my favorite camp song to her. She got so irritated that she was covering my mouth all the wayyyyyy with her handss all the time when i sang the song!

After interview! We decided to explore small Singapore. but, only at the KALLANG area. Alvin decided to go find the KALLANG leisure mall! hahhaha and yes we found it! Its like at some ULU ULU part of kallang. Near the stadium and its only accessible via private vehicles or ONE sbs bus [ONLY] ! hahaha.

then. its home sweet home. because i felt so full still. even at 7pm!

back from camp!

2008-06-06T20:12:00.004+08:00

u know what folks?

i didnt bring my camera down to campfire. why? because i was plain lazy =X

i decided to be HIGH and HYPER during the campfire so it would be a hassle if my camera was with me. Hence i left it in my bag.

When the performance part started, it was a MIND BLOWING one im telling you!

it was power to the max, FUUUUUUUU-YOOOOOOOOOOOOO to the core!

and and hor, the time the performances started were also the time i wished my camera was with me. The dance moves were all good. How i wish i caught them on camera or something! ):

in the midst of the campfire, something happened too!
the FORMATION OF THE FANTASTIC 4.
elaine, kai lee, weiyen and myself became the renowned FANTASTIC 4!
the rest of the instructors had their own groups so we decided to form our own!
and we were dancing and entertaining ourselves from the start of the campfire all the way till the end of it. It streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetched all the way till 5am odd. Until elaine knocked out first. Followed by me!

Then weiyen was happily chit chatting away with kailee till morning came.

Although i didnt take pictures in the camp (JBAC itself)
But i did take a few pictures! After BREAK CAMP. hahahhaha!

The renowned FANTASTIC 4 with their ULTIMATE PASSION FRUIT CLAP!

Jestyn wasn't expected in the picture! haha. SO. Anyway, hes Jestyn! [the one at the back]

Ah Maio got so bored back in Tampines Secondary School that she decided to draw on my leg.

Andrew's last camp ((:

2008-06-03T08:50:00.002+08:00

A group of us will be going down JBAC later for the campfire ..

since its Andrew's last camp. Its going to be a whole lot of instructors there.. can u imagine 70+ instructors dancing para para at JBAC's campfire pit? hahaha and i guess theres going to be more dance as well!

im leaving house soon because ive got a date for lunch later on~ then i have movie in the afternoon. Although im relatively broke, i think i still can afford movie la :X

Kai lee, Wei Yen, Hui qi, and the other west spring instructors WHOM i obviously dunnoe,

6pm meet up ya. Anything call me via my phone ((:

And and. i'll update the photos tomorrow. hahaha. cause move likely ill be staying over at JBAC. I do not wish to imagine nor do i want to walk out of JBAC after campfire which may stretch all the way to a timing close to midnight!

picture from mr yeo from DHS ((:

2008-06-02T22:52:00.002+08:00

i managed to get another group picture of my campers from dunman high school in st john island!

hahahha and all of them look very tired ((: WHY? CAUSE THEY JUST FINISHED THE game, Multi Levels Captain Ball. heh.

Graduation 2008 ((:

2008-06-02T22:14:00.006+08:00

jamie and me!

Azri, myself and ying hui

me me and just me!

oh. and pretty ying hui and me!

Graduation just happened in the past week!

boy o boy, that day (29th May 2008) was full of mixed emotions. Anxiety, frustration, joyfulness and etc!

Anxiety- because the graduation ceremony required everybody to walk on stage one by one to collect the red cylindrical item!

frustration- i eyed each student with excellent results with envy. Felt frustrated that i could have been one of them if i did, try much better at my studies.

joyfulness- 3 years of studies just for today. Its time hard work pays off eh!

i remember the times i studied hard during my finals in year 1, year 2 and the definitely, not forgetting my year 3 ones!

i still remember going through the extents of studying overnight at the Chua Chu Kang Macdonalds for one of my last final papers!
Everything remains vivid in my memories. As though they happened yesterday.

I very much wish everyone (year 3 peers) could meet up one day for a gathering or something. Its gonna be fun i guess. hahaha

oh oh.. and i guess im not going to have any camps in due time.. not any soon i think!
oh oh. and i guess im not going to have camps intime to come.. not so soon i guess.

yayy

2008-06-02T10:24:00.001+08:00

i've fixed all the broken links on my 'links' section!

i've either deleted them, or corrected the url.

nevertheless, i'm still going to link more people. So if u wana be linked, TAG me and tell me about it! ((:

oh. and aLVIN is meeting someone lateeeeeeeer =D
we're meeting at tiong bahru to have lunch together and then settle some stuffs. heh.

oh and aLVIN only has 4 hours of sleep. hahah. there was severe obsession over something during the night ;)

okay okay. its done its done! heh

2008-06-01T23:33:00.000+08:00

okay. i know the 'links' section is abit screwed. Nevertheless, i'll try to fix it =X

The layout now works fine for both mozilla and internet explorer 7 ((: tested and proven by myself.

oh i even took the hassle of installing I.E 7 =D
thanks han en for trying out the buttons for me. If not, ill be like sleeping already, while assuming that my blog is done without any problems.

Everything's pretty new except the tag board i guess. But im simply too lazy to get a new one so ill just leave the old messages there (:

ill start blogging normally (maybe daily?) now since i got so much time before my next camp comes xD

oh oh, and thanks thanks to Amelia who encouraged me to get things fixed. hahha its fixed now but in a screwed manner :\

kill me please

2008-06-01T22:47:00.000+08:00

ive been spending like 4 hours just to do up this blog then hor.

someone told me. i cannot click this i cannot click that.
zzzzzz

i tried with internet explorer and to my disgust, some of the 'buttons' really do not work at all.

however, mozilla works fine lei!

whats wronggggggggggggggggggggggg. zzz

should i just change layout again? )):

the concert was good!

2008-05-25T09:25:00.000+08:00

But i guess it was too dragggggggy. We were seated in the halls at around 18 30 and the concert ended at 22 00. like omgoodness!

And im like sick now. Just vomited for some apparent reason. And i got to go down to Church soon to get something from ah heng and to return Samuel something. O boy :\

The recent primary five camp almost killed me. I lost my voice in 1 day? The first night while i was doing debrief, i was already trying to shout because i can hardly hear myself, what more could the kids hear. But this group of kids were special(: Trust me! They were simply ADORABLE. WHY? Because when i ask them to sit, they choose to stand. When i ask them to stand, they choose to sit. ( a minority of them LAH) I need to repeat my insructions like TWO to THREE times before their brains process it.

However, i did feel quite a pity on the SECOND day when they had to leave the campsite already! Because by then, i started to understand them. And they started to listen to me more! hahaha! Anyway, i really miss them now! Each and everyone of them.

To the kids that made me smile, thanks!
To the kids that made me scream and lose my voice on the very FIRST DAY, thanks alot!
To the kids that help me "SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" to maintain the class volume, thanks a million!

Last but not least,
To the leader i appointed in class by the name of Melissa, thanks for making sure everyone is present when we're moving about in BOTTLE TREE PARK. [and yes, our campsite] !

PS: its very sad. because i didnt get a chance to take a picture with them. Everything was in such a rush. Felt kinda sad T_T
AND I DUNNOE WHO GOT MY DUNMANHIGH KIDS PHOTO )):

2008-05-21T10:56:00.000+08:00

HEY! MY BODY'S TOO LONG.

((: