Air-con

The hawk.. The plane i fly here in canada..
My first solo on the hawk.. Shiok!

do u prefer the hot or cold climate? i like the cold.. but not the cold that i'm experiencing now.. who would like walking to work when its -20 outside? its even worse with a wind chill factored in.. haha.. but its not that bad la.. stay indoors..hha..

driving ard now is quite tricky with all that snow and ice on the roads.. thank god for traction control and all season tires.. just hope that the weather will clear up and i'll get to fly more.. these 2 weeks have been quite slow with all the weather and stuff..

anyway i cant wait.. 1 more week and i'll be on holiday in LA! cant wait for the rest, cant wait to see mel and i cant wait to tour.. its gonna be tight in terms of time but i thing everything will work out.. gonna drive quite a bit from tahoe to vegas.. passing thru area 51... ooooohhh... scary.. anyway good thing the USD is dropping now so hopefully it'll drop further.. then the trip will be cheaper! haha..

miss singapore tho.. but think the experiences of the past 2 yrs will make me appreciate sg much much more..

going off to study..

im off..

Cheers and God Bless!

Colddddd

It is getting cold.. No doubt.. think its starting to snow outside.. think thats the leading edge of the front coming our way.. Ate some oreo blizzard ice cream just now tho.. haha! ordered a small cup expecting the kind u get in orchard road. Was pleasantly surprised that it was much larger than that.. jialat.. there goes my diet.. there goes all the hardwork i put in the other day.. sigh.. well guess the extra meat would come in handy during the winter survival course and when i go ice fishing.. insulation man! must put it to good use.. well how is life in canada? well it isnt that bad.. bought meself a pair of ice skates and gonna skate once a week.. aim=do not fall down. but i tink kex and i are getting better each week.. next would be to learn ice hockey.. but i dont expect to play that much.. dont wanna get crushed by the ang mos. very rough sport. the only thing i find really nice abt the sport are the fights.. haha funny..

miss sg tho.. especially the food.. miss fooood...

miss mel.. miss my darling(civic).. hahah! miss family.. miss church.. miss friends...

but actually im kinda used to it already.. 1 month in air grading, 3 weeks in brunei, 10 months in pearch and now a yr here.. long time man.. enough said..

anyway heres a song which mel would know, one that ive loved since a yr plus back..

so thats all for today.. Cant wait for dec! !

Cheers and God Bless!!

Its been

a long time since i last blogged.. nothing much has changed actually.. highlights are few.. except for the snow that fell during the thanksgiving weekend.. that was nice.. and cold.. cold... its not actually that fun once it keeps snowing.. but the snowman was cool..

anyway its mel's birthday today and i wanna wish u and big happy birthday darling!! hope u liked the gift.. haha.. took me quite a long time to figure out what was the best.. haha.. not even sure if it looks as nice in real life compared to the picture they provided.. haha.. anyway went to the Swarovski website to compare and they have pretty nice stuff there too ya.. haha.. dont really know so much abt crystals unfortunately.. diamonds better rite? haha..

anyway its gonna be another 1 and a half months to the end of the year.. which also means the 20th of dec is closer.. cant wait for the trip!

walking to work in the morning is tough especially when its in the minus temp side.. no joke.. experience to believe, especially the wind.. the thing is winter hasnt even started yet!! arh!! cold!! thats all for today from the heartland of canada.. where temps are gonna drop to -30 in abt a months time.. where ppl drive huge SUVs ard.. lugging all the stuff ard for i have no idea what..

a random post.. partly due to the randomness of whats going on in my mind..

cheers!!

God Bless!

A new week

Honestly, im really proud of singapore! was watching the qualifying and actual race live on the canadian sports channel over here. the singapore name is being promoted and hopefully when i tell ppl where im from next time, they wont ask if its in indonesia or china or wherever.. haha.. was thinking if i should bring a map with me so that i can just point it out.. visuals were great with the backdrop and stuff.. just sad i couldnt be there.. had hoped so much that i wouldve made it.. nvm theres always next year.. i will be there! (i hope)

so this week has been alright.. only one event last week so it was quite ok.. this coming week should see me start actually flying the hawk.. its gonna be big challenge to fly the thing not only becos its much faster than my previous aircraft, but there are so many procedures here.. but i hope to be able to get up to speed..

anyway the weather here is getting colder.. gonna buy my winter clothing soon.. need to get those thick ones.. apart from that, nothing much la.. im spending quite a bit here mostly due to food... sigh.. expenses here are high man.. roughly 30 bucks a day on food.. think i need to plan how to save.. cant save as much as wad i would like.. must save more!! haha..

im off.. life here is quite boring.. would really appreciate if they could have a hawker centre here.. missing sg food..
cheers!
God Bless!

I is.....

life is going on.. car died on me.. haha! battery problem... cant wait for dec break! USA! hopefully everything will go by plan..

do u know how to count down from 5? watch the video and test urself and see if u get it right.

God Bless!

Cheers!

Forward

Havent updated my blog in awhile.. Life is coming along.. Started flying my simulators but i wont start flying the actual thing till maybe next month.. the hawk is a great aircraft.. the only thing i dont understand is why its landing gear is a button.. haha.. interesting..

kex and i finally got our car last week.. an oldsmobile alero coupe.. not bad.. 2.4 ltr.. old but alright.. haha.. bought for 5k so thats a good price.. the tv in my room has 50 channels.. still, there are times when i just cant find anything nice to watch! but i must add that the advertisements are damn funny.. haha.. some are really creative, some lame but all good.. beginning to watch CSI more now since they come back to back.. haha..

think the mood now in north america is not the best.. all the economic turmoil and stuff.. wages in sg in decline in real terms in respect to inflation.. hopefully sg will be spared to a certain extent.. really hoping that inflation would slacken off now that commodities have decreased in price.. good news is that oil prices have dropped.. $91 plus.. haha.. all along it wasnt the supply issue that was driving prices up abv $100.. now its getting corrected.. stupid oil brokers.. anyway short post.. need sleep.. its noon in sg now and 2130 here.. makes u appreciate life back in sg and all that u miss.. i miss u mel! :D

see ya.. God Bless

Cheers!

Gonna leave u with a wonderful song by Johnny Cash titled 'Hurt' (dont worry.. im not hurt or anything.. its just a great song and video abt his life! haha)

Home and off again

pics from mall of america during our stopover in the city of minneapolis, usa... the largest shopping centre or mall as they call it in the WORLD! made vivocity look like century square.. haha

wah matt, nice body ah?

bubba gump! real thing.. didnt eat there tho cos couldnt find tom hanks inside..

Jonny rocket. Burger with onion rings.. yum.....

'wah piang so big ah? in the middle still got theme park!'

this was one big place man.. not only were there alot of shops but there were 4, yes 4 large departmental stores(like isetan or metro). the need for so many? big is best la.. haha took 4 hrs to walk the 3 magnitudinous, cyclopean, (big la) floors.. walk meaning only go inside like 4 shops and walking past the rest.. tiring.. plus another 2 hrs watching a movie which, wait ah, which cost, u are gonna be shocked, costing 5 dollars!!! which means 7 dollars in sg.. wah. watching a movie never felt so good.. haha.. honestly thats the only thing i know abt the city.. it has a large mall.. thruout the whole stopover i was fighting jet lag man.. 24hr plus journey.. no joke.. sit down=sleep in the airport.. sleep until ppl stare.. 'how come this guy sit up straight also can sleep until like that..' haha!!

well all i can say abt the 2 weeks back in sg is that it was the best.. it was short, definately but i can safely say that i made the most out of it.. meeting up with everyone again finally after a long 10 months is a really really very good feeling.. haha.. that is what home feels like. surrounded by ur closest pals and just enjoy their company.. maybe the good thing abt having a short 2 weeks would be that every single minute will be fully utilised.. like how it was.. back usually ard 2-3 am and up again in the morning.. tiring yes.. but fulfilling and fun to meet the different ppl, definately.. wanted to talk more but sometimes i had work the next day.. sigh.. wad to do ya.. haha.. but it was great meeting u guys back home man and now im off for a year!! haha.. till then u guys must take care and update the blogs! and when i get back (hopefully i wont look any fatter but thinner) it'll happen all over again but this time i'll have more time..(i hope) anyway all the photos that i took back in sg is on facebook..

seeing mel (the love of my life) finally was ***(cannot describe the feeling).. hahaha.. dear i wanna thank u for all that u've done for me all this while, be it when i was away or when i was back for the 2 weeks.. its difficult and will be more difficult now becos of the time diff but we can do it k? i love u! haha!! hope you like your advanced birthday present! haha.. so er this present valid for how many more of ur bdays ah?? 3 yrs?? hahah.. kidding la.. anyway sorry u couldnt really study as much as u would've like when i was back with all the stuff going on.. but now u can! u can do it!! haha.. driving to ntu from home brought back so many memories man.. ahha..

honestly i miss sg quite badly.. the ppl and the place.. being in a foreign land for most of the yr teaches u to treasure.. sg is SO SO different from the ang mo countries that ive visited.. they're slower paced.. less stuff to do, or actully nothing much to do.. good thing would be that i'll be able to concentrate on my flying, which id have to do considering the stakes are now.. harder, faster jet and much more stuff.. ground sch will be starting next week so i'll start to learn the systems and checks and all that and also their procedures.. hope everything will be good and manageable...

anyway im in a city called moose jaw.. dont ask me why its called that. close to a city called regina in a province which has a very long and hard to spell name called saskatchewan.. with that im off.. take care and work/study hard!! for those in army, just tahan and make the most out of it.. remember the good and forget the bad.. it'll make ur life more enjoyable.. haha..

take care and see u soon!!

God Bless

cheers

Home Coming

Yes.. finally i can see the end.. the end of 10 plus months in a foreign land, which has become not so foreign.. today a few guys will be going back.. for me? pls pray for the weather.. hopefully i'll be back mid this week.. God has been good to me.. he gave me the best girlfriend, the best course, made me the best overall in flying, and sent me to nftc. when i first started to course, i told him to lead me to where he wanted me to go. i had really hoped for transport.. hahah!! but in the end i believe that we all have a calling and a higher purpose.. Thank u Jesus!!

How was perth been? initially quite boring with nothing to do cos we didnt know wad to do.. then summer came.. summmmerrr... it was the most interesting and fun time i had in perth.. the memories of the beaches and rottnest.. looking at the ang mo beach babes who u thought were on the covers of some magazines.. (mel i didnt really pay attention to them kk?) hah.. supposedly, some were really hot.. thats why the guys loved the beach.. hhaha.. so i bopian have to follow.. haha..

winter has been bad for flying.. rain, wind and all that.. hai.. now that im used to the cold, im not sure how im gonna adapt back to the heat in sg.. ah!! air-con..

anyway tink that my time back in sg will be a short one.. 2 weeks plus i think.. no time.. wads more mel's sch starts next week!! so how to go on holiday?? how?? go on weekend lor.. sigh.. anti-climax man.. booked a trip to bangkok.. going there with an empty luggage bag.. haha.. looking forward to that.. rest and relax...tom yam... asian food.. cheap food.. cheap stuff.. think being in aust has been good.. showed me how low the cost of living is in sg.. even with all the increases in sg, the prices here are still siao in comparison.. one small pack of fried rice with some meat 10 dollars... can cry.. chicken rice 8 dollars.. mee pok 10 dollars.. see also eyes pop out.. pop out also dont wanna go back in and see the other prices..

but visiting the instructors at the homes and sightseeing has been great.. dont mind coming back next time.. i've also learnt one thing.. ang mos know how to enjoy their lives.. relactose sia.. must try to relax like them.. find a coffeeshop in frementle, find a seat by the window or next to the street, order a nice cuppa and relax or read a newspaper.. good for the mind.. haha..

think having the 4 seasons is a great thing.. colours differ, clothing styles change to suit the climate and u get 4 different sets of stuff to do.. haha.. maybe not so many sets.

so aft sg, im off to canada, another seasonal country.. there the winters can reach way below the 0 deg.. trying to find good winter wear.. gonna need it when im there.. cant really buy here cos my luggage's almost maxed out.. bought new shoes, shirts and stuff.. (mel i'll try to get something from Supre kk?? problem is now its mostly winter wear.. so its kinda hard to find the dresses and stuff)

when i initially heard of the probable 2 weeks back in sg before flying off again, i was speechless.. but this phrase that i learnt together with my cse is this,

'the best happens to those who make the best out of the things that they through..' so im gonna freaking make the best out of it.. no let up.. maybe drive slower to save petrol.. haha.. but im gonna make my time in sg worth it.. spend as much time with her and friends as possible. with that, i'll see u soon..

God Bless!!

Cheers

Time

Time has passed.. Nine months actually.. thats a long time.. theres a joke that if any of us had made a mistake, or forgot something *ahem back in sg before we came over, the time would probably be now that the mistake would become rather obvious.. thankfully, no one received any new additions of any sort.. haha..

but seriously, the cse is coming to an end.. im done with navigation and now just a handful of sorties left to fly before i finally get those bars, those bars.. those bars which others would just take 9 months in ocs to get and here i am, 2 yrs. fullstop.. but its alright.. other stuff help make up for it.. actually quite alot.. me not complaining. sadly i cant leave right aft i finish.. i'll have to go thru a last extra module. 2 weeks leh.. sigh.. so where are the benefits of doing well? hopefully the flying will be fun.. no idea wad cw or tactical form is.. well guess im gonna find out.. just to update u guys i'll be back in sg for maybe a month plus at the most and then im off again.. mostly likely to canada.. or france.. i have no idea.. that would be another yr.. so..... i have very little time back in my beloved little island city. sigh.. the to-do-list is rather long.. tinking of going to melbourne with mel, depending on the availability of tickets when i get back.. i know wad u're tinking.. why aust again?? i dunno.. she knows.. haha..

anyway tink one of the highlights for me so far would be the low level nav solo.. shiok.. actually all the low level sorties were fun.. advanced aeros are gonna be in full swing this week.. God help me.

alright.. see u guys soon..

cheers!

God Bless!

hmm

found this photo of my service term end of course dinner at Amara Hotel.. memories man..

well ive been thinking of what i should blog on.. considering that there are so many restrictions and stuff.. (actually u can attribute it to laziness) so here i am, 8 o clock, daylight savings time near a small town called bullsbrook, which btw ppl in perth have no idea where, typing away on my trusty laptop. Sending and receiving MBs with the world outside via a small box called bigpond, which i have to say is way overpriced. But taking into account the level of development that exists in the area, i will have to say bo pian. U see the box im talking abt is wireless. Wireless=expensive=1gb a month=$50=me always busting my limit=me always paying more than $50=me always trying to surf less online=me failing. So that is one circle.. tink of upgrading to the 3gb plan for 100 bucks a month.. but that!! alot!!! of money!! so me is bo pian. stick with the 1 gb.. few more months only la... soon i hope to smelling singapore air, eating all the hawker food that ive been dreaming abt(cant believe how much potatoes ang mos can eat boy!), doing all that things i want to do, and giving mel a big wet kiss!! (bet u're grossed out. i would be if it were u. haha)

so thats the challenge.. survive till that day comes..
then i will do what i did when i came back from airgrading. dump my bags down and get my ass to 85. well that is the price i pay for the line of work im in.. too high a price? u decide. will be going overseas again shortly aft i get back.. so maybe just a month in sg before i leave to canada or france or wherever.. given up hope on anything else.

being in a relationship with someone whose always away isnt easy.. so many times have i seen my pals break up with their loved ones whilst others still remain rock solid.. why that happens? i have no idea but i can tell u that if the relationship was based on solid respect, trust and love for each other, more often than not it would last the distance. and thats what i want.. and am working for.. hopefully she'll become that CFO and i can retire and relax!! haha..

life has been alright.. the course is doing alright.. so hopefully the rest of my stay in aust will be alright.. to the rest of u, i will be back! be it for supper, desserts, soccer or otherwise, I WILL BE BACK!! haha.. study time.. good night and good luck. :D

God Bless!
Cheers!

While i was away

Northbridge, perth..


Christmas at the Mess.. Good thing Santa showed up and gave me my present..

lionel and i

the guys at the aquarium of WA

trying to pose.. haha..

may the games begin!

hard fought game..

The beach

Rottnest cycling

HOT!!! 44.6 DEG

shacked.

well i havent blogged in quite a long while.. normal i expect.. so ive been rather busy during this past month or so.. went back to singapore for a week.. see my family friends and especially her! ahah.. well some asked me if the $1700 price tag was worth it, well i really tink it does.. but i still tink SIA shouldnt make use of the holiday season and jack everything up.. its retarded la!!! $1700 can bring u to europe and back during the off season man.. well wad to do.. the things i do, or spend if i might say for love.. it was really worth it.. met up with pals i didnt really get a good chance to say bye to.. really was impressed with my sis and her bf.. the dinner was really splendid.. top class la.. really went above all expectations with the whole manner in which the thing was run.. felt like dinning in.. with all the order and customs.. tink mel was quite shocked ya.. had no idea dinner was going to be run that way.. anyway send me the photos taken that night ya??

went to nick's house after that for the Christmas celebration.. the usuals were there and think its really wonderful how a group of kids from shss have grown and matured (hard to believe sometimes! aha) into young adults looking forward to life ahead.. most imptly, that everyone is still together says everything.. friends really do last forever.. tink wed or thurs night was i tink the best night of the whole trip.. went to east coast to cycle with mel and then went down to century sq and met up with hj lucas and gang.. had dinner and then bumped into xiang peng and matt.. that was just the start man.. had initially laid down some boundaries on the flight back on what i cannot do.. but i guess if it was going to be, it was going to be.. wont talk too much about it.. but those who know, it was awesome la.. didnt know that place had stuff like that to do.. but be safe ya.. especially peng and xiang.. haha.. hoped mel enjoyed herself tho.. haha.. but this is good training.. more is to come.. haha..

but the most impt reason for me coming back was to see mel.. actually we had a choice of whether she should come over to perth and tour with me or i go back.. in the end i went back.. reasons ranged from perth is quite boring and i miss singapore and friends.. those 8 days were God-sent becos only courses during this period could ever afford a break to rejoin with loved ones.. THANK GOD!! although it was too short, it was everything i could have wanted.. ate and ate and ate.. i grew fat.. she didnt. sigh. shopped and shopped and shopped.. i have never bought so many things within such a short period of time.. haha.. anyway hope u like ur wallet mel! haha.. we went to watch the stories or something of the seas at sentosa.. tink it was great.. more than what i expected.. too bad we didnt get a chance to go to night safari.. im sorry!! haha.. no time.. soon it was time to get back.. met up with the 136 guys and hong tat.. the french air force wso! haha.. no la rsaf wso la.. haha.. cant complain abt the $1700 price to him man.. he like paid twice wad i paid.. haha.. euro la... everything also ex..

so was back.. went to rottnest to snokkel and ride ard the island.. nice place.. weather wasnt.. it hit 44.6 that day.. when i first came here, ppl told me summers would hit 40 plus.. i didnt believe them till that day.. and now its quite often that the temp hits above 40.. u have no idea how hot it is.. really.. gonna post some pics of our trip.. went to the beach to play too.. the aussies here that the beach very seriously.. i found out why.. hot sun plus cool seawater=shiok! waves that u can never get in sg.. and the guys especially love the sights walking and swimming abt.. quite alot ya.. haha.. mel u're hotter k?? dont worry!! hahha!!! but some i have to say really are hot.. cannot dispute that kind.. think girls see also cannot get their eyes off.. haha.. but hey! 49% of aussies are obese.. so i love singapore and mel my dear!! work is starting soon.. so here are some pics.. if u love adventure and the beach, perth is great... talked to a guy from Nice, southern france today and i tink i wanna go there.. dear start saving.. haha..

im off!! take care!

cheers!!

God Bless

the guys.. still smiling.. not shacked yet.. haha