Picture taken over the Easter Weekend on the Banff Gondola.
Overlooking the town of Banff in the Canadian Rockies.

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

A continuation

well, the prelims are just over.. with one down, ive got a large one ahead.. ard 40 days i presume.. tink i really have to get my act together and its about time i guess.. its difficult to come to fully understand the importance of the A levels.. i mean the direction of our lives will be set with the results from this exam.. be it succeeding and finding great jobs or just getting stuck in a rut and having no where to go.. which way do i wanna go? its obvious and anyone who doesnt know the obvious answer ought to...... yes... moving on, believe many people get really depressed during this period of time.. no outings.. only the four walls of wherever you study.. (ok you have more than 4 walls in some places.) so the gravity of the situation really is daunting.. am i up to it? well my guess is as good as yours.. all i can do however is to put my trust in God.. i know that the plans he has for me are only for my benefit and all i have to do is to do my best..

have you ever wondered where you'll be when you die? seriously? tink about it.. i mean life just goes with the click of the mouse.. (maybe not so fast) but its still worth considering.. for me, im sure.. how bout you? with all that ive seen over the years with all the missions trips and all that, spirits do exist be it they be good or bad.. there is really no doubt.. A God exists.. and from my point of view, Jesus lives.. My many mission trips to Myanmar have really served to open my eyes.. literally, right in front of my eyes, you see demon possessed people rolling about and cursing and vomiting when prayed for.. although wad you see in the movies are sometimes overdrawn for entertainment, the real thing does freak you out.. these are ordinary folks who lead normal lives.. but then prayed for, the demons that reside in them without the person's knowledge reacts and wad you see is most of the time, really scary.. so do you expect me to believe that spirits dun exist? So you ask, how do you know that Jesus is the true and living God? well for one, the demons fear even his name let alone the spirit of God.. there're so many stories that i can tell you to prove this point.. there was once in Myanmar in the northern states, my father was praying for this girl who had some problems.. the name Jesus is above every other name and so in prayer, my father just prayed for her asking for wadever that was burdening her to be removed.. unknowingly, later the demon within her began to manifest.. the whole group of christians dan surrounded her and continued praying.. into it, the spirit thru her began to plead for us to stop praying and to spare it.. you know that you know that that was the demon speaking.. you have to be there to know.. so to cut the story short, the demon was cast out and until today, she has been a conpletely changed person, active in church..

i have no idea why i wrote this today.. just wanted to just share my experiences with you all.. im indeed blessed becos of the fact that most of my friends are christians and quite fervent ones as well.. but there are those who are christians yet professional ones, living double lives and acting totally different in church and elsewhere.. im not perfect by all means, ive made my mistakes and i try to watch myself in wad i say and do.. but there are those who dont..
change is the only constant in life.. For those who arent christians, i hope this entry has been an enlightening experience on one of the many ways the spirit of God moves in.. i seriously dunno why i wrote my entry like that.. Jesus loves you and he died for you.. where will you be after life? and even if you're saved, how are you going to account for your life on earth? did you even try to lead your friends to heaven? it all boils down to really being a true disciple for Christ..

hope you've understood wad ive said.. :)
Cheers and God Bless!

Sunday, August 28, 2005

i is speaking perfeect Feanch..

Freanch is a fery fery fice language.. wifh afot of fh.. anyway its 74 days to the As man.. hoho.. hehehe.. tink im going nuts.. have enjoyed my two yrs of fun and now its time to study.. yes, study.. who came up with this term 'study' in the first place? well, there is indeed an answer to that question..
long time ago, there was a man called Safainhorambaba who lived in 300 B.C. it was a splendid period to live in with all the new mud houses that just came into development.. now they had doors for goodness sake which finally allowed for easy entry and exit from the houses.. (the previous method being climbing up a ladder to the top of the roof and sliding down on a pole thru the hole in the roof to the centre of house.) although the element of fun was removed, however the utter convenience of the door made life so much easier.. ppl now could could bring their produce and shopping items into the house without breaking them. (this happened as ppl had to throw the stuff thru the hole in the roof to get it into the house.) but most imptly, ppl could finally sleep in peace without having water soaking them wet when it rained.. (think you can figure out why this happened) thus the invention of the door was of profound significance to humanity and all who lived in mud houses.. and it was this invention by Safainhorambaba that paved the way for an even greater variety of doors we see today..

I'll continue the story on how the term 'study' came about in the next post.. so till next time, and in the words of Safainhorambaba, ' go and see alibaba!'
Cheers!
God Bless!

Monday, August 15, 2005

ze veather fis very vot.

yes, the weather has been a little warm.. i really dun like high temperatures.. anyway thats for that..

anyway the prelims are just around the corner rite now so yup, am feeling a little worried if i might add.. who wouldn't? they say the two years you spend in jc are the worst two (studying wise) you'll ever have to go through.. for all the 18 years that i have lived, i totally agree with that.. whats more! i'll forget everything i learnt when i enlist into the army, cleaning toilets, polishing my boots and.... marching.. yes... overheard a conversation the other day between two guys, presumably two NS guys.. One went 'i tink i march too fast like that..(mimicking how he really marched) how do you march slower?' i couldnt hear the other's reply.. whether i really cared or not, that i leave it up to you.. it just shows something.. when i go into army, im most likely gonna be like him.. marching in front of a mirror to see if im doing it correctly.. speaking in all the acronyms like so you finish your FT so that you can enter OCS so that you can become the CO of the HUDSAFHO..(the last one was made up) well.. picture looks bleak but i'll live thru it.. thats why i love my country so much.. even with all the stupid things that we have to go thru, with all the cyclical movements of our education system, changes in the system that existed 10 years ago which were abolished and now return, well, we still live thru them.. i mean we have to.. besides no one government in the world is perfect.. neither is ours.. ours just tries too hard..
well wad do you get in the end?
you answer for yourself.
Cheers!
God Bless

Sunday, July 24, 2005

food for thought

have you ever eaten till you've felt your skin around your belly tighten? well... i have.. and i must say that its rather cool.. hehe.. actually just got back from megumi, with yet another wonderful meal with my parents.. anyway life has been good.. have actually studied a little and am planning to up to pace a little.. i guess i have to considering the poor results i got for CAs.. disappointing man.. like the grades were indescribilblibibibibiby horrible.. arh! well just have to learn from it i guess.. received my photocard driver's license yesterday and am wondering wad in the world i was doing when i took the photo.. its like.. nvm.. not as bad as the one in my IC.. haha.. that one is beyond description.. i looked like i had a beard or something and essentially appeared drunk.. haha.. but that was yrs ago when i had a beard.. haha..
anyway, am off now.. gonna study a bit i guess becos of the hist test tmr.. sigh.. well thats all for this entry folks.. take care and enjoy urselves!
God Bless.. :D

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

well

am rather happy.. haha.. guess most of you should know why.. dun really know wad to write.. this week has been good.. am currently badly sun burnt and my face hurts.. cant evern touch it.. hai.. as usual i guess.. anyway had our basketball match today which we lost.. i mean its not surprising considering the team we were up against.. its quite difficult if you're not really big.. haha.. and like i dun even know the rules of the game la.. but well tink i'll just stick to my notion of basketball.. just a sport that dirties your hand.. really.. aft a game, you'll see why.. at lest for soccer, you've got boots.. hahah.. and like your hand is relatively clean i guess.. i tink most of the time when it doesnt rain..

so ya today's entry is quite nonsensical la.. have no idea wad to write.. all i can say now is that im tired! haha.. so this i where i shall end..
take care and God Bless,
cheers..D

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Yes! back to english now....

well havent been writing for awhile.. sorry if ive deprived you of your entertainment and pleasure but you can always go ard looking at other blogs which are updated everyday like E....'s or hiimaguywhoblogseverydaybecosidunhavealife's blog or something.. no names here to protect myself from all the stuff you read abt in the papers.. this blog is all clean stuff ya.. anyway so back to my life.. well have received my results for most of the papers which turned out disappointing and hence, ive decided to change a little of my study habits here and there.. hopefully to better results.. well thats life rite? change being the only constant in our hectic and busy lives.. so i guess ive to change some stuff and we'll see how it goes..

anyway am rather pleased now becos i just packed my room! you cannot imagine the sense of fulfillment i got from it.. totally worthwhile exercise considering the efficiency in which the job was completed.. hahah..

anyway so life has been ok.. just tinking how sad and mundane my life for the next couple months will be.. really... its all abt studying you know.. its rather saddening cos studying isnt really the nicest thing to do.. (i tink for most ppl. but if you find it the most fun pastime in the world, then.... yea... great...) so as i was saying.. sharks where was i? ah forget it.. shall stop here for today.. have driving lessons tmr which are always so fun.. test on tues!! ah..... God pls give me favour from the tester.. find out if i pass or fail here.. (if i dun reply means i failed.. i mean who would want to tell the whole world you failed rite? but its not really a matter..) i guess if i fail, God just doesnt want me to drive.. i'll rather let him decide ya?

so yup i'll end here.. you guys enjoy urselves and take care!
God Bless!!! :D

Sunday, June 19, 2005

why is the whole blogger website in chinese???

well this is the second installment on the stupid mistakes on them signs ard the world.. hahah..
enjoy..

In an Austrian hotel catering to skiers:
Not to perambulate the corridors during the hours of repose in the boots of ascension.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
Our wines leave you nothing to hope for.

On the menu of a Polish hotel:
Salad a firm's own make; limpid red beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted duck let loose; beef rashers beaten up in the country people's fashion.

Outside a Hong Kong tailer shop:
Ladies may have a fit upstairs.

In a Bangkok dry cleaners:
Drop your trousers here for best results.

Outside a Paris dress shop:
Dresses for street walking.

In a Rhodes tailor shop:
Order your summers suit. Because is big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation.

From the Soviet Weekly:
There will be a Moscow Exhibition of Arts by 150,000 Soviet Republic painters and sculptors. These were executed over the past two years.

A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
It is strictly forbidden on our black forest camping site that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for that purpose.

In a Zurich hotel:
Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose.

In an advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist:
Teeth extracted by the latest Methodists.

In a Rome laundry:
Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.

In a Czechoslovakin tourist agency:
Take one of our horse-driven city tours - we guarantee no miscarriages.

Advertisement for donkey rides in Thailand:
Would you like to ride on your own ass?

In a Swiss mountain inn:
Special today -- no ice cream.

In a Bangkok temple:
It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed as a man.

In a Tokyo bar:
Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.

In a Copenhagen airline ticket office:
We take your bags and send them in all directions.

On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.

In a Norwegian cocktail lounge:
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.

In a Budapest zoo:
Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.

In the office of a Roman doctor:
Specialist in women and other diseases.

In an Acapulco hotel:
The manager has personally passed all the water served here.

In a Tokyo shop:
Our nylons cost more than common, but you'll find they are best in the long run.

From a Japanese information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner:
Cooles and Heates: If you want just condition of warm in your room, please control yourself.

From a brochure of a car rental firm in Tokyo:
When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage then tootle him with vigor.

Two signs from a Mojorcan shop entrance:
- English well speaking
- Here speeching American.

gonna study now.. one more week to exams!! ah!! (tink you should be able to guess how im feeling from that expression.. haha..
God Bless..

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

why is everything in chinese? how do i change this?

well i couldnt take it.. i just have to post this!!! haha.. enjoy.. :D

Here are some signs and notices written in English that were discovered throughout the world. You have to give the writers an 'E' for Effort.

In a Tokyo Hotel:
Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such a thing please not to read notice.

In a Bucharest hotel lobby:
The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.

In a Leipzig elevator:
Do not enter lift backwards, and only when lit up.

In a Belgrade hotel elevator:
To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is then going alphabetically by national order.

In a Paris hotel elevator:
Please leave your values at the front desk.

In a hotel in Athens:
Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily.

In a Yugoslavian hotel:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.

In a Japanese hotel:
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from Russian Orthodox monastery:
You are welcome to visit the cemetary where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.

oh man.. cant take it.. there are still many more.. check back again to find more..
God Bless.. :D

"You're about as useful as a one-legged man at an arse kicking contest."

I'll start the entry today with yet another set of quotes to inspire you on.. To dream big dreams and also hopefully, achieving them.. haha.. enjoy..

"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." - Terry Pratchett.

"The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans are suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you." - Rita Mae Brown.

"Love is temporary insanity curable by marriage." - Ambrose Bierce

So there you have it.. actually there are plenty more of where these came from.. some and just outright stupid.. like this one

"The first ninety minutes of a football match are the most important." - Bobby Robson.

Just wanna let you know that this quotes are real quotes and not made up.. haha.. Tink you would be able to recognise some of them.. haha.. Well life has been ok.. studying and stuff.. eating and stuff.. sleeping and stuff.. well, the list goes on.. soccer and stuff.. etc.. (not forgetting housework and stuff ah!) So how has your week been as far? dun tell me k? haha.. anyway just wanna wish you all happy hols and just to remind you, only 2 weeks more to CAs.. he he he.. so im off.. gonna study i tink.. not sure.. you guys take care..
God Bless!

Monday, May 30, 2005

A peacock has too little in its head, too much in its tail..

I shall start today's entry with a famous quote from a very remarkable person.

' YVAN EHT NIOJ'' doesn't mean anything! It's like 'ramalamadingdong' or 'give peace a chance'!"

Homer Simpson

its actually quite true if you tink about it.. that is to say that one actually possesses the abilty to do so..

so.. well the start of holidays has just began.. the time has come for us to begin with the season of merry-making as we study like nerbs at the airport when we're actually stoning half(or lets say 3/4) of the time..(its useless to act. we know we've all done that before.)haha.. we'll just leave that topic alone ya? haha.. life has been good.. just came home from soccer with sec sch buddies.. had fun which is everything that matters.. to win all but the last is just the topping on the cake.. haha.. so think i shall stop here.. as you can see, you aint getting your pennies worth of entertainment by reading my blog rite? haha.. well if you can help yourself to the links to your left and enjoy urself.. haha.. im sorry.. really am not a good entertainer and i admit it.. too lazy to be one.. haha..

so this is it, to all out there, lets hope for world peace k?!

cheers and God Bless!!! :p

Monday, May 23, 2005

word power

well the weeks been alright by my standards.. watched star wars which rocked totally and just finished the yet to be released sin city.. A good show i must add.. very stylistic man.. Gory too.. anyway today was great! woke up at 8 and went down to M court to play soccer.. went home and followed sis for branch at our fav jap restaurant at siglap.. MEGUMI!! ah!! it rocks.. still can taste the spider maki.. you've gotta try it.. went home and watched the movie and studied a little.. did housework(being as efficient as i am, the task was completed in a new record of 5 mins. this due to the fact the household management has not attained an ISO rating..) carrying on from where i left off, just got home from a wonderful meal at crystal jade.. am very satisfied.. being satisfied is perhaps an understatement as a matter of fact..

anyway term 2's coming to an end.. a few more months to the As.. so.. ya.. will leave that as that...

am off now.. wanna sleep early tonight.. have got a long day tmr with sch and word power at church.. first time in the competiton so we'll see how it goes.. hopefully better than wad i tink.. hahahah.. so to all, cheers and take care!
God Bless!

Sunday, May 15, 2005

the brightside of life

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt
"Man in the Arena" Speech given April 23, 1910
26th president of US (1858 - 1919)

Friday, May 13, 2005

so

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.

some things arent meant to be.. in all truthfullness, it really boils down to how it isnt the result at the end of the day.. wad matters the most is that we gave our all and fought on.. and the spirit with which we did so as a team really deserves praise.. in the end, we take away a group of friends that have gone thru thick and thin with you and ppl who you can count on.. this is for you guys! you did the sch proud! you guys rock!

life goes on..
cheers to all
take care.
God bless!

Sunday, May 01, 2005

yea

so yup the week's been alright.. soccer tournament going on and stuff together with driving and stuff.. so all's fine.. now just hope that we can get into the semis which would be awesome man. however am quite sad that we didnt get to host considering that our field is like 100 times better than the one in SA. but wad to do rite? so we'll just go there with the little supporters we have.. haha.. kidding.. (try to make it)

so ya everythings ok.. am trying to catch up with all my subs and i tink im on the right track. just better stay on it. hahaha. anyway am going for band pract aft this and dragon boat aft that.. so it'll be a fun day.. got into songfest man so all who havent bought the cheap tickets, wad are you waiting for???? hahaha..

yup so this is it for todays entry. im gonna do my best to blog more but you know la.. i have a lot of times to do..(actually lazy la.) hahahah.. so cheers to all!!
God BLess!! :D

Sunday, April 17, 2005

wow

its been quite a long time in blog yrs since my last entry ah? haha.. well things have been going on these past few weeks with the A division tournament and my driving lessons and SCHOOL! haha.. but everything has been going on smoothly.. really thank god actually cos so much can go so wrong and stuff.. so we have won the two matches we have played and we face an extremely impt one tmr against srjc.. we will win! we must! we are capable of doin it.. tink for those who have watched the games, i tink you can conclude that i havent really been playing well.. its really quite upsetting when you tink abt it cos was hoping that my previous form would last but as usual it didnt.. well but on the brighter side, i can improve so much more.. and i will! i will! (must actually) haha..

well for driving and stuff its been good so far.. hoping to do everything under or ard 20 lessons.. save money and time.. haha.. so yup this is it.. actually didnt have a good day yesterday becos of my stomach.. vomited a bit.. so am feeling better but not still not usual.. gonna rest aft this.. ok so this the end of this week's entry.. you guys take care and pls do keep in touch! friendship is something god has really blessed everyone with.. and i SO thank him for it! hahaha!
cheers!
God Bless

Thursday, March 31, 2005

me is

me is tinking good things.. me is also tink today is good becos i enjoyed meself today.. me went for bandpract for songfest this afternoon and finally decided on the song.. me is tink the song is very! nice.. haha.. so wait and see and hopefully everything turns out right..

so am looking forward to tmr becos of the sports day trails.. hopefully my knee will hold and stuff.. ya wads more i have training in the afternoon.. ya so.. gonna wear the guard already..
this is a pathetically short entry man.. so sorry.. but am rather sleepy.. think i ate too much for dinner.. anyway and to wake up earlier tmr to book driving lessons for may.. hope i dun miss any of them cos i kinda hard to book late..

ya so enjoy the weekends to all..
God bless!
Cheers!

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

zoots

ive got a tag board.. you guys can go ahead and pls yourselves.. have a hist test today and tmr.. arh!! but hey.. this is life.. you guys study hard and enjoy urselves as i mug myself to sleep.. haha..
cheers!
God Bless!

Monday, March 21, 2005

wad can i say

really.. wad can i say.. was really quite stunned by the result today.. like we were leading 3-1 man! and in 6 mins, we lost it 4-3.. take that for turning a game around.. we played well for a total of 70 mins.. the last ten were just chaos.. we just fell asleep man.. but its ok.. tink everyone really woke up today during and aft the match.. everyone has realised really how much work we need to put in to get where we wanna go.. as wad most ppl say, the ball is round.. so round balls can do just anything and go anywhere rite? haha..(theres no link) but ya.. to all soccer guys reading this, we really need to improve on our mental stamina.. its really impt and i myself have to work really hard to improve in that area cos that can win or break your game..

so thats all for today folks.. really not in the mood to talk abt anything else.. oh ya sch was good today.. although was kinda tired and stuff but its only the first day.. gonna sleep early tonight to get some much needed rest.. so to the rest of ya.. study hard! haha
cheers!
God Bless!

Sunday, March 20, 2005

botheration towards the new term

i tink im rather entitled to this emotion as a matter of fact.. haha.. who actually looks forward to the sch term other than s_ m_n.. if you figured that out, im just kidding k? haha.. anyway ya people usually have mixed feelings towards this type of stuff.. like yay i can go back to sch to see all my friends.. and like sigh, have to go back to sch and study and wads more, this yr's the A levels man.. wad could be better to top it all off.. haha.. well but sing or barren and sing and i will indeed.. life is too short to be sad.. you'll just punch yourself later for wasting time like wad im doin now..
its interesting how ones life can change and defer in such a short space of time.. was just looking back at the previous entries and was rather entertained at the emotions that i experienced especially during the results.. hahah.. anyway it was also surprising to find out that this blog is already a yr plus old.. so in blog yrs, its doing quite ok.. hahah..

anyway tmr's start of sch.. gonna start studying especially for my math which im totally hopeless in.. like totally.. but miracles do happen and am gonna do my best to make sure it happens.. oh theres a match tmr too.. against greenview again.. tink we will definately put in a better fight this time around.. we'll see how it goes.. come down and watch it..(although i dun know wad time it starts) so ya.. to all having their As this yr, make or break man.. lets get it started.. oh man that sounds so KONny*..(tink ive been quite KONnily* influenced lately.. ) hahha..
so cheers to all..
GOd Bless!!

*(im just kidding if this applies to you) hahah

Friday, March 18, 2005

today

well decided to blog today becos its now the end of the holiday.. did i mention that it passed to fast? well i dont tink so.. anyway wad can we do.. its interesting how some people say your lives pass by faster the older you get.. i kinda tink that is totally too.. i spent my childhood just lazing around doing nothing but watching ninja turtles and the other cartoons(why did i not see simpons??).. anyway looking at wad i just wrote, i sudden realise how im still in my childhood.. to a certain extent that is.. the very fact that this statement rests upon boils down to this.. you've got too much to do with that amount of time.. in essence, as we age, we get more stuff to do; be it becos we have now the ability to do so; or met the necessary requirements, with still the same 365 days of the year to pack it with.. i have no idea why i just said that.. maybe becos ive got alot on my mind.. well?? perhaps.. but its so true.. this just shows how some sayings are actually true..

so this is the end of todays entry.. there was no point in blogging today and this was just a result of me not tinking..
i'll end with this quote, 'time waits for no man'.. (some of you may find this familiar..) :D
thats all folks..
God Bless..