best of me

2011-03-31T22:05:00.002+08:00

feels like a kid again

visited mint museum of toys with the girlfriend couple of weeks ago

these collectibles can fetch as much as US$15,000!

if i were to retain some of my toys 2 decades ago, i should have made a premium? haas

i want the day to come closer. but when should i make the first step?

2011-03-12T01:45:00.002+08:00

its finally back! after months of hiatus

this site has grown thick cobwebs and readers have either given up or deleted this site under their favourites after seeing the same.old entry dated back on jul 24

am trying hard to clear the cobweb. hoping to update best.of.me often as before

however, life is not the same as before

am in the midst of starting the next stage of my life, as a young working adult

time when i struggle to blend into or make an impact in the working society

time when i think, is this the right one for me?

nevertheless strong support of my other half supplements these struggles and makes my life less miserable.

3weeks ict has definitely given me deep thoughts (but of course glad to catch-up with my kilo team-mates :D)

more than a year ago best of me was filled with his owner's running enthusiasm and passion

it faded and i recorded the worst marathon result at last year's standchart race

am hoping to bring back the passion, starting from where i began!!

::: return of best of me :::

2010-11-23T19:19:00.003+08:00

best of me will be back in December!

after 4 months of absence

stay tuned for more whining, rants and joy from the best

2010-07-24T15:24:00.003+08:00

hello everybody! best.of.me is finally back!

apologies for the lack of posts recently due to some transition in my life :p

i promise to blog more, if not at least once a month to update the best.of.me to you all. haas

been busy job-searching and attending interviews for the past weeks to an extent that i get soo excited each time i goes for my interviews! haas

after a week of considerations between both parties, and falling into deep dilemma

ive found myself a job!

and will be embarking a new phase in my life with PhillipCapital

things have yet to firm up but am looking forward to get things started as soon as the next couple of weeks

as mentioned previously, i had a short getaway trip to tioman island with the girlfriend and uni peeps last month

pardon me for posting about the trip and photos soo late (even photos of my last days in hk are still not uploaded on facebook!)

back to tioman trip, more than 6hrs of journey from spore is no joke!

it took about close to 5hrs just to reach the jetty before taking a ferry to tioman island

left golden mile complex at 630am, making in time for the ferry before it departs at 1130am

fell into deep sleep on the ferry as soon as i popped in one tablet of seasick pill (which somehow has an effect of a sleeping pill! haas)

upon arriving the island, was greeted with an excellent weather, countless mountain streams, curves of golden sands and clear water (not crystal-clear thou')

checked in to paya beach resort which is only 5mins walk to the jetty

our room reminds me of east coast chalets but of course, slightly better in terms of its facilities and cleanliness! haas

by the time we settled down, it was close to 2pm and all of us were famished from the loong hrs journey!

apparently the "recommended" food there is ramly burger which i dont find it fantastic thou :p

as the day approaches evening we took a stroll down the beach, wading in the shallow waters overlooking south china sea

day 2 awaits us with "must-do" activity in tioman island - snorkelling!

with just 70rm (s$35) we got ourselves a private boat (with sailor) to bring us 5 different locations for snorkelling which also comes with the equipments

we love snorkelling!

being able to get upclose with clouds of colourful fishes & patches of corals

especially with the loved one was a lovely & memorable experience in tioman island

without doubt, tioman is a beautiful yet affordable getaway destination you can consider with your loved ones :)

it will take sometime for me to settle down on my job before planning for the next trip :(

it wont be easy; hardwork and commitment are vital for the next couple of months or even a year

i hope ive made the right choice and the word - regrets will not come into my mind anytime soon

cheers.ciaoz

2010-07-03T16:17:00.002+08:00

the best thing about our short getaway trip is holding on to your hands

strolling down the horizon sandy beach, swimming with stream of colourful fishes and bed of beautiful corals

most importantly it was the quality time spent over the 3days

i love you baby

due to the world cup climax, best.of.me will be back blogging after next week. haas

would love to share my experience & lovely underwater encounter at tioman island with the girlfriend and uni peeps over the past 3days

cheers.ciaoz

2010-06-16T17:30:00.001+08:00

am re-colouring the 'almost-fading' passion for running with a new pair of shoes - the nike lunarelite+. this is only my 2nd trainer shoe after mizuno waverider 9 which has cushioned my pair of feet for the past 3years. took this trainer to track yesterday evening & it feels comfy without giving much problems aft 8 laps. instead, it was my stamina that gave way :p haas. cant wait to clock more mileage on my lunarelite in coming weeks!

took me some time to decide which trainer that is going to conquer the year-end marathon and other races. until 2days ago, decided to drag the girlfriend with me to queensway shopping centre where it offers fantastic deals. selling S$199 across all nike flagship outlets, i gotten the trainer for only S$139!! no doubt queensway shopping ctr offers much better deals for almost the same items available in those nike or adidas outlets in shopping malls.

the nike lunarelite+

an ultra-light, ultra-strong Flywire upper provides a snug yet flexible fix

responsive cushioning and a low to the ground ride

dynamic support can actually tell when a foot needs extra stability and then adjusts accordingly

for more info on nike lunarelite+, check out the video below or visit nikerunning.

came across an interesting article on the new paper dated back to january 1999, on "why orchard road will never flood" (click here for the full article)

"almost never", proclaimed by the ministry of environment. "be'cos orchard road is protected by a mighty drain named the stamford canal". the canal is sooo "good" that it can empty an olympic-sized pool before your cup of latte has time to cool. haas. but this morning, these statements have contradicted...

thou' i din witness the floods. facebook.stomp.straitstimes.channelnewsasia have been flooding with the news on the flash floods in orchard road and various parts of central singapore. many wondering now, is spore sinking? is the movie: 2012 a myth or fact? or is it be'cos people have been chucking rubbish into our stamford canal and drains that cause the floods?

cheers.ciaoz

2010-06-11T10:31:00.001+08:00

it has been some time i last blogged "seriously"! many events happened over the weeks and i doubt i can recall & blog it each and every one.

from my previous entry, you may know that ive officially graduated from school. it was a huge disappointment for my final results. hard work and results were negatively correlated. knowing that the time & effort you put in doesnt reflect on the final transcript is simply devastating. ive let down the world of economics - my all-time favourite and forte this semester. over-confidence defeated me and am just too ashamed to say, "my strengths are in economics"

sooo confident that i will score at least distinctions for both econs papers even though i din do well for my tests. but it turned out to be worst than i thought. i scored only credits (which is a damn f***ing 'C' grade!) for the modules. argh. am soo affected by the grades that i dont feel glad about the rest of my papers which scores slightly better than i thought.

some of us might think that having good grades is not everything. YES - but to a certain extent as these good grades may give you a competitive edge over others. these grades differentiate you between a first-class degree or a third-class degree holder. thou' my degree has no honours, it works the same way as all of us wanna graduate with 'flying colours'.

nevertheless, on a happy note, i can finally declare the highest qualification in an application form is - degree graduate. haas.

ever since i came back from hong kong nearly a month ago, ive sent no more than 5 resumes and receive no more than zero replies. and i'll need to get worried if i remain jobless for the next one month. with bank loans, holiday trips and shopping sprees tormenting me, am desperate for a job now! haas.

am back to 'no-more-than-5km' slow jogs around my estate after nursing an infected toe couple of weeks ago. no choice but to drop out from the 10km passion run 3weeks ago. it was my first "nonparticipating" passion run since its inception in 2007. despite missing out this race, took time out to give support for my besties whom i'll be running alongside at the year-end marathon.

passion run and sundown marathon 2010 are two major races i missed out this year. with the economy showing signs of improvements while my finances showing otherwise, i doubt i'll be attempting as many races as before as they are reckon to be inflated (like nobody business!)

6 months have passed and if no other races is installed for the next 3-4 months, standard chartered marathon singapore 2010 will be my first and final race for 2010!! and it will record as the least no. of races since 2007!! this year's standchart marathon will different from the previous years as it will be my first participation in full-marathon distance. before the commencement of the trainings, am sooo in need of a motivator to keep my pair of feet cushioned. haas.

with less than 12 hours to go...

world cup fever for the next 4weeks! woohoo..

despite all the complains against the 'green' & 'red' firms
and even to the extent of boycotting the firms...

ive signed up the world cup package with the 'green' firm anyway!! haas

2010-06-03T08:34:00.003+08:00

ive officially graduated... with disappointment

absolutely disappointing & heartbreaking

2010-05-27T04:42:00.003+08:00

i miss playing this with my uni peeps

am totally addicted to this card game after the hong kong trip :p

2010-05-25T22:20:00.002+08:00

买东西, 吃东西, 买东西, 吃东西

high-rise buildings. steep slopes. neon lights. land of wanton noodles & dim sum

5days 4nights hong kong-shenzhen trip last week was awesome with great sight-seeing, shopping, food and companionship

arrived before noon and check-in newton place hotel which is about 10mins walk to 牛頭角 mtr station. similar to spore and taipei, railway system in hong kong is easily accessible

旺角 & 油麻地 are the famous areas we went on our first day where numerous shopping malls, ladies market and temple street night market are located

what comes to your mind immediately if you are in hong kong for breakfast?

none other than dim sum! our first dim sum breaky was settled near our hotel and it blew me away completely

its siew mai, shrimp cheong fun, congee and many more are simply mouth-watering that we overeat almost every morning. haas

visited ocean park after breakfast on day two. if i remember correctly, i attempted only two rides from the summit rides as compared the rest of my frens whom "conquered" at least three

given my phobia for heights, am actually quite proud of myself taking on the cable car, ferries wheel and the swing. haas.

"unfortunately" am jus too afraid to attempt the roller coaster where the rest challenge it without fear!! *cheers to them. shame shame to me* haas

nonetheless my most rewarding moments in ocean park gotta be... ...

the dolphin & sea lion show!! haas. it was my first encounter with dolphins and they amazed me with their intelligence and "stunts" with human beings

due to time constraint, we missed out the giant pandas enclosure from the other section of ocean park. but still had a fabulous day in the themed park thou' din attempt most of the rides :p

head down to tsim sha tsui for dinner (which din impress my taste buds) before taking a stroll down the avenue of stars (星光大道) and enjoying the astonishing night scene along the waterfront

unfortunately we missed the "symphony of lights" which happens 8pm every night

third day was spent at shenzhen - a shopping paradise for all

not much in shenzhen but shopping is a heaven. with just s$150 it can satisfy me with tops.shoes.watch.bag. only regret is i din get to buy the remote control helicopter toy which costs only 90rmb (s$18). argh!

by the time we reached the hotel, it was close to 1am and we were dead tired but with smiles as we head to bed. haas.

we head down to central and mid-levels escalators the following day where we visited sun yat-sen museum before making our way up to the victoria peak. that's where we visited madame tussuads and get upclose with celebrities and famous leaders (in wax). haas

view from the peak is stunning if weather is clear. however, it rained and the vision is very misty as we made our way out from madame tussauds. luckily i took a quick shot before the rain.

our last evening in hk was spent in causeway bay and back to mong kok's ladies market for more shopping. the only "perk" in causeway bay was taking a ride on the "ding ding", the world's oldest double-decked tramways in operation

shopping in causeway bay burns a big hole in our pockets becos of the "atas" shopping malls around the district and that's where we decided to head back to the ladies market in mong kok for more deals and bargains. haas. that wrapped up our time in hk as we took an early flight back home the next day :(

hong kong is one country i would like to return in the future (prob for its summer sale!). as for now, planning for next trip gonna be... ... japan? wooo

thank you yvonne, kenny, alicia & aggie for the companionship :)

2010-05-11T01:05:00.002+08:00

am a step closer to this!

double chin. huge "adorable" cheeks. replenish of size "XL" clothes. tummy bloating out. 34 "sexy" waist line. "once-a-toned" pair of legs turning into "soon-to-be" pig trotters. make it simple - best is getting fat! woohoo. haas.

cause of it? weeks of improper meals, "stress-relieve" snacks and late-night-early-morning mac breaky meals. on top of it, my last run was all the way back to late feb and running shoes have been left to collect dust since then.

supposed to hit the pavement immediately after my papers! but broken & infected toe has forced me to delay my running plans. it hurts quite abit when i put on my shoes and was told by the doc - no running for the next 2-3weeks~ with passion run in 2weeks. i doubt i can go for pb this time round :(

i have to say this! am free from sim! woohoo! finally done with 1-half years of my uni education *provided if everything goes well* this semester was really tough and challenging! assignment.tests.exams - all doesnt come easy!

am expecting to clear my econs and ifo papers (hopefully least a distinction) but i'll be crossing my fingers for investment paper which i screwed it terribly. regardless of the results. i really hope the next time i enter into sim it will be my convocation and not to do these all over again! haas.

the next phrase of my life. aft more than 18years of education. its time to land a proper full-time job and crave a career out of it. paying my school fees and provide to the family. saving money and travel all i can. haas. most important question - what do i really want? as of now. all i can think of is to eat.sleep.enjoy. haas.

replenishment of sleep is the main activity ever since my final paper ended last thurs. and i cant wait to catch up with my frens whom i neglected over my mugging days.

cheers.ciaoz

2010-04-28T07:48:00.001+08:00

i wanna watch these 2 men after my exams!

ip man vs iron man
who will top the box office?

its 7.48 am and am heading to bed after spending "quality" time with my notes through the night

i love exams!

2010-04-23T05:55:00.001+08:00

變形DNA*無限放大版

one of the best concerts ive attended soo far

despite heavy downpour in the late afternoon resulting in the delay to the show

it did not dampen my mood and the rest of 15,000 people in the national stadium last weekend

rather it got high from the moment mayday appear to the end of the show

definitely a day i jump out of my seat from mugging and jump with the band

first mandarin group to rock the national stadium

lead singer ah shin rocking down the runway

mayday's 6th member

2010-04-17T00:46:00.003+08:00

lets rock!

2010-04-11T01:59:00.007+08:00

i think am too loquacious when comes to doing my papers :(

"if you can get your ass down and do something, make the best out of it"
- quoted from yvonne

2010-04-08T15:34:00.003+08:00

distress - probably the best word to describe this week. totally lost my plot for my econs papers. esp the one 3days back. it was the worst paper attempted and am very sure result will be hell badly-done!

for the past week. i thought i had prepared "well" for the paper, putting more effort and time to it so that i wouldnt hav a hard time to study for my final exams. but it turned out to be a wrong "strategy" and i completely blew it away.

as soon as i flipped over the paper. the questions and diagrams all of a sudden look soo stranger to me and i actually took lottas time solving each qns. as a result i couldnt finish the paper on time and left out quite alot of qns!

huge disappointment and was kinda demoralized aft mon's paper. simply had no mood, low confidence and unprepared for yesterday's paper which add even more misery this week.

time management - am totally suck at it. be it allocating revision modules before exams or during papers. it has been the case since the days education came into my life!

i wanna do well for my uni. ive high expectations for myself. i wanna achieve much more than what i din managed to do so back in poly. this is why ive changed for the good - study hard!

things hav turn out good soo far. until recently whn am feeling soo lethargic and slow with my progress. there were moments where i jus dread going to sch. or get my ass nailed onto the chair for revision.

after these 2 horrible papers. i realised that i couldnt take setbacks and once failure hits me, its jus sooo hard to pick myself up.

2 weeks is all i left! its either do it or screw it. realistically high distinctions are beyond my sight and all i push for now is to maintain my distinctions.

its really tough for me for the past 1 year. i had to work doubly hard to understand each module as compared to the rest of my peers. am not academically-inclined. and i jus do not hav this 'good student' instill in me.

i know its kinda annoying to see me keep whining about my school. i hate talking about school to anybody and this space of mine is probably the only place i could pour my sorrows. and i want to make it last as am sooo wanna graduate aft this semester.

supposedly to start on the rest of my revision by heading to sch lib early today. here i am sleeps in till afternoon and lazying around causes the time to tick away quickly. argh.

had a horrible march. and now, i hate april

best on red-hot exam mode

cheers.ciaoz

2010-04-05T23:10:00.001+08:00

what's the point of putting soo much effort yet couldnt apply it for 80mins?
what's the point of spending soo much time yet couldnt complete it on time?

my mind went total blank & "coma state" from the first second

am utterly disappointed with myself

2010-03-27T03:40:00.001+08:00

a breather

finally.. able to catch a breather after weeks of long days and late nights

just to get the final assignment of my uni journey to an end

credits to ken and agg for the teamwork

given the effort we have put into the assignment

am hopeful results will turn out to be 'high-flying' as i reckon the exam for this module gonna be extremely tough!

cant help but to imagine the scary combination of business statistics & business finance knowledge from the previous semesters put into test for this exam!

first paper falls exactly 4weeks from now. and am seriously gotta get my ass nailed onto the chair & my brains running soon if i want to meet my objectives

march is a crazy month! project meetings and studying for tests took up most of my daytime, with evening classes on every single day and then return home to continue with assignment

ends each day miserably drained and tired! what a life!

deep thoughts.emotional.paranoid.depressed

hate it!

2010-03-21T04:51:00.001+08:00

despite the hype hovering the director of this film

i will still continue to support his productions

who never failed to bring laughter and tears throughout my growing up years

like what my daddy says, his affair and productions are two different issues

we may change our mindset against his personality

but his productions will never change the way it should be

i miss blogging

2010-03-06T23:57:00.000+08:00

coming weeks will be crazy

with countless hours of research, sleepless nights and over-dosage of caffeine

adding to the heat

tests will 'kick off' as early as next week

followed by assignment due and back to tests again

time is short and am running out of time

this is soo called... madness rush

2010-02-23T10:41:00.004+08:00

though cny is not officially over. am self-declaring the end of cny! sch will resume later this evening aft 2weeks hiatus. means no more lazying around but attention turns to mugging from today onwards :( have to say that am totally lost on stuffs taught since semester commenced last month. and its time to warm the chairs & desks in sch lib.

cny over the week was great! with lottas food and gambling, as well as wonderful time spent with family, relatives and friends. jus that the aftermath of overdose goodies is unbearable! as usual. each young mister and mistress has to come out with at least 2 greetings as we 拜年 to our emperor and empress of the huang family. haas.

sissy always impress the family with her 'chim' greetings

aside from the gatherings. took time to settle 2 things. first is the subscription of the mio tv for the barclays premier league channels. ever since singtel secured the bpl rights for next season. ive been wanting to subscribe to it but din hav the time to do so due to work commitments. irony, i'll hav 2 set-up box from next week. just because we hav 2 fiercely telecommunication competitors.

secondly. first race of the year has been confirmed! 100plus passion run 2010, scheduled to be held on 22 may will be my 4th consecutive participation. this is one race am gearing to beat my 10km pb of 55mins which i clocked 3yrs ago at passion run 2007. this year's passion run will be bigger! besides the 10km race. organisers hav included a 25km race and 50km team-of-2 race.

click on image to navigate to passion run 2010 website

just a 5mins 'msn chat' with you made my yesterday
with a smile...
thank you

cheers.ciaoz

2010-02-14T03:04:00.001+08:00

finally.. able to take a good rest from a last day mad rush clean up before ushering the lunar new year! hope all had a warmth reunion dinner and wonderful time spent with your loved ones earlier. no exception for the huangs this year. had a scrumptious steamboat with a heartwarming company of my family.

families do get together for dinner now and then. what's more, some families do hav steamboat couple of times every year. hence, why is this day sooo special to us? we can say its our chinese custom that we 'must' hav reunion dinner on this day. for me, every lunar new year eve i'll get to see each of my family member moving around the house from morning, busy doing last min tidy.clean up before the clock strikes 12mn. thats where the reunion dinner kicks in, giving a heartwarming feast for everyone.

will be doing visits for the next 2-3days where some of us will get to catch up with relatives or friends whom we get to do so only once a year. i always dread going to my paternal side one the first day as i'll feel extremely bored with simply no one to talk to! they are either too old or too young to connect with me. besides, its really sad to see members slowly drifting away jus becos a senior member has passed on.

no doubt. i'll still get to enjoy the rest of the "holidays" before getting my ass back to notes.. seriously! difficulty settling down (even browsing through the notes) for the past weeks. and with the cny hovering this 2weeks, i wonder whn i will get my brains moving. haas.

all i had for the past few weeks was splendid time spent with uni peeps & friends over activities like hang-out & movies, ubin & kite-flying sessions. never i learn the vulnerability of friendship until today where it can make or break it if one doesnt treasure or words/actions go wrong between both parties. if something is wrong, do some reflection & fix it if you can as actions speak louder than words!

on the last note..

wish all a happy lunar new year
may tiger year brings prosperity and good health to all

& happy valentine's day
may this day brings beautiful moments to all

2010-02-05T02:28:00.005+08:00

阿密特

she simply has an amazing & tireless vocals

showing no sign of fatigue after more than 5hrs of 2 nights-concert

indeed a great singer.performer.artiste

2010-01-29T16:26:00.005+08:00

cny is around the corner! did spring cleaning for the past 2 weekends and i realized that there are loads of redundant items lying around. what should hav kept ive kept it in my wardrobe. else it was either dumped or donation to the salvation army. however. there are few items i would like to sell off. hopefully can get hold of some pre-angbao cash! haas.

best.of.me may not hav high traffic of readers. but i do appeal to all my "diehard" readers or "once-in-awhile" readers to 'shout out' to your frenz or family/relatives who might be keeping a lookout for the following items.

jvc 21" normal television @ $40

comes with a new remote control as the old one was smashed aft constant falling from my bed for the past few yrs! haas.

nevertheless tv remains in perfect condition!

had to get rid of it as new arrangement to my room prevents me from watching tv while asleep! haas.

next... hyundai 22" lcd tv @ $80

unused lcd tv lying in room as best has preference for normal tv over lcd tv during his growing-up days. haas.

keeping it will only create more cob-web!

lastly... ~~2 ipod nano 3 gen (mini) 4gb @$80 each~~ *sold*

reason is simple! sissy and i hav upgraded to an ipod touch! haas.

prices are negotiable and am dying to get rid of these items

hence interested parties may contact me or 'shout out' on the tagboard

cheers.ciaoz

2010-01-25T18:53:00.000+08:00

i cant afford to let her go again
.....
....
...
..
.
unless i witness this pop diva in my own eyes

*best promises this will be his last splurge before cny*

2010-01-23T02:57:00.002+08:00

without checking out its trailer or synopsis earlier

i simply hav no idea what was this movie about before screening

less than a minute into the movie.. it scares the hell out of me!!!

and was held in scary suspense for the rest of the show

as a movie-goer am not a fan of horror or gore movies as i dont think my hearty can take such shocks (haas!)

movie-goers who love vampires (not twilight kind but those scary ones!) and all the screamings

might want to consider catching this - daybreakers

2010-01-22T02:22:00.004+08:00

new year. fresh look

decided to give best of me a fresh look after 1 1/2yr. simplicity remains the criteria whn doing up a new blogskin. this is why i chose this newspaper-themed outlook and hope this new look doesnt disappoint my readers!

22days into new year. 7days to the end of my stint with mom's company. longest.busiest task assigned to me to date. thou' spending 3mths of my "youth" in an "auntie working environment" can be quite a challenge (haas!) ive learned alot from these experienced staffs. esp whn comes to swift decision-making.

only drawback is that they love to whine! jus like other typical aunties on the streets! and that's include mom too! haas. importantly i can feel a sense of achievement to see a new department set-up with the help of mom and auntie sandy.

school kicked off on mon! with work continues till month-end. and am already feeling exhausted aft only 4 lectures. slow start to lessons. concentration level drops to 0% once "bell rings" for lecture at 7pm. one thing for sure - i cant work & study at the same time. haas.

not only school had a slow start. no runs registered for the first half of year sooo far! no newton 10km run & suburban 10km team run this year and not taking up sundown marathon in may due to the price hike looks likely to contribute more lazy-ing around & putting more load to my body mass. haas. only north east run scheduled on 14 march the one race am still contemplating to register.

3weeks into 2010 and many things hav happened since...

guess many of us know the haiti earthquake that trembled and killed tens of thousands of people in the caribbean country last week. one of the worst disasters aft the 2004 tsunami i can remember. did mention abt disasters aft watching 2012 a mth ago. and all of sudden this happens in a country across the globe. come to think of it. its disheartening to see these countries not only hit by poverty but disasters too.

thousands of homes destroyed

even the republic's presidential building couldnt withstand the earthquake

citizens left stranded on the streets with their homes destroyed
some even resort to violence and loots to keep them survive from the ruins

we will usually "touch-&-go" abt how unfortunate this happens in these countries becos our country is unlikely to experience poverty or disasters. all we talk about for the past few days is the excitement sentosa world's casino & universal studios going to boomz our economy and tourist visits. haas.

able to take a day off tomolo gives me more time to settle my sch stuffs. payment of sch fee & tonnes of notes to print for the sem. before doing some retail therapy for cny wears & catching up with uni peeps over dinner tmr evening.

cheers.ciaoz

2010-01-11T23:01:00.001+08:00

2010 started with lottas work.work.work. thou' each day is extremely tiring & dull. its a good sign! as this means income is flowing in with more self-indulgence to pamper myself. haas. returning to school in a week. simply hav no time & chance to enjoy myself for the rest of the week. but to only to "look forward" to sch reluctantly.

nevertheless managed to meet up with the guys for night cycling last friday, instead of our usual runs or drinking sessions. started off from tampines at 11pm and tour towards sentosa. clocking a total mileage of 52km and damaging our asses aft 7hrs of cycling. haas. no doubt. an eventful catch up session with these peeps before each of us head back to school these 2weeks.

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best in "back-to-school" mode

2010-01-01T03:36:00.004+08:00

there goes 2009. here comes 2010

yet another year came to an end. and we hav ushered a new year few hours ago. 2009 was incredible! whn best returned as a student in feb after hiatus for 2years odd. some bright and dark moments through the uni year. bright? would say i've done well for the year and am looking forward to achieve better results for my final semester & graduate on a high note. dark? particularly disappointed with 'someone' who caused soo much damage within a short span of period. at times i wish i wouldnt hav anything to do with you. but what's been done or said has already caused sooo much hurt & disappointment.

emotions aside. on a happy note. raced a total of 150km running events for 2009. with fubon taipei half-marathon marks my first overseas run 2weeks ago. furthermore. managed to beat my long-awaited half-marathon personal best & improved my record for full-marathon at sundown marathon. where i'll be taking a 'bye' in full-marathon distance this year.

resolutions for this year hav been drafted. besides the usual running activities to be achieved this year. my 'top of the list' resolution gonna be to graduate with distinctions! and of course land on a prospective job & work for the $money$! haas. on the last note. hope all put unhappiness & sadness from 2009 behind & move towards a fabulous 2010 ahead. cheers.ciaoz

happy new year to all
may 2010 brings good luck and health to everyone

2009-12-29T22:05:00.000+08:00

was looking forward to land myself with the

"hottest gadget in town" & "8-out-of-10 using" iphone 3 weeks ago

when m1 decided to compete against singtel & launched their very own plans to its subscribers

however (or rather fortunately)

my one-plus-one plan forced me to turn down the offer as it exceeds our monthly-bill budget

3 weeks later...

as i randomly walked into m1 outlet at tamp mall again on christmas day

i came out with this...

blackberry bold 9700
the perfect christmas pressie for myself

thank you nokia who has been my pillar of communication since the day i first held a handphone

2009-12-24T22:14:00.005+08:00

臺.灣

6days 5nights taipei trip finally comes to a closing end. awesome trip. fantastic weather. and great companionship. fortunately with chin around. his strong mother tongue & vast knowledge of taiwanese 'culture' (mostly through variety shows! haas) +plus+ my "excellent navigation skills". makes travelling soo much easier. haas. not forgetting my taiwanese aunt & family who constantly ensure of our safety while we were over there.