EarLy DeLivery



I am deepLy in appreciation to You who have given me an earLy present. Thankew for itz a wonderfuLLy simpLe gift!

I Like .. and I wiLL treasure it Like every other gift.



Let me introduce .. this is my beLoved cosy LittLe bed for 365 in Taiwan.

Imagine ..

On a good day, you and your friends decided to pLay snooker. As there were five peopLe, you guys then had to rotate to pLay. ALright you were the Last in queue, and then you watch your four other mates pLay whiLe waiting ..

FinaLLy your turn came! You arranged the baLLs gLeefuLLy, your opponent friend kick-started the game. "Bang!"

The baLLs spread .. and then baLL number 8, went right into the corner pocket.

How wouLd u feeL to be waiting for ur turn, and the game ended, without you even striking a singLe shot?

Their Laughter fiLLed the pLace. I stood there dumbfounded for seconds before returning to my seat.

I am sooooo fucking suay!!!

My Bad

Taiwan is a reaLLy beautifuL country.

But since it is a free country, there ain strict Laws to ban Littering and sorts ..

PeopLe practicaLLy Litter, everywhere. One factor being the Lack of Litter bins around. Thus, once foreigners got adapted to the Life here, they Litter too, very naturaLLy. Today, I Littered. I do not mean it though. Sorry Mother Nature .. I apoLogise.

In Paris, peopLe are so open, they pee on any corner on the street. Last year during my trip on a certain evening, I was unabLe to find a toiLet and thus found myseLf one aLLey and answered the caLL of nature. I know it is ungLam but I juz happen to get reminded ..

.. coz I did it again today on a Taiwanese street ..

My .. bad.

Present

Whenever home comes to my mind, I find it absoLuteLy consoLing to have around me great, fun guys that, in the present, are Like a famiLy to me. Brothers, buddies, datz whay they caLL in the army.

But here in Taiwan, what we have is a unique reLationship.

ALmost 24/7, we stay together under one roof. We eat together. We work together. We fuck each other (no, not brokeback-styLe). ALthough we dun say or show it in the face as Men, I know, for once, that each one of us wiLL definiteLy miss the company on the day we return back to Singapore.

I'd Like to extend my appreciation to the LoveLy chefs who has been feeding me weLL, so much better than others.

You guys rock, seriousLy.

"Li ma bang bang mang La!"

Wassup?

Shit, finaLLy after Like a week without the internet, here I am again, bLogging. Since my beLoved companion, Lappie, reported sick and have since been sent for checkup, therefore it is back to basics ; inserting coins @ the mess for internet service ..

What have I done so far in the past week .. weLL most memorabLe wouLd be a reaLLy interesting 4-day tour to Taichung with the two insane chef friends of mine, nameLy Jerms and ImmanueL. The tour was made so much more budget as we "A"- ed (earned) free Lodging and transport from Jerm's LocaL friend, Wang Xin-yi, born of pure Taichung bLood. Legend has it that through Taiwan, the most beautifuL girLs are Located in Taichung, and an eye-opener it was for the three of us, "The BeteLs" (named after the renown fruit in Taiwan)

Very ironicaLLy, the itinerary for each tour I had incLuded a visit to the LocaL University, and to think I am not even University-quaLified. At the Tung Hai University, schooL of Xin-yi, I finaLLy met my passion of which I had soreLy missed - footbaLL. We pLayed a game with the students there, and we exceLLed onLy tiL the finaL game which I doubt Jerms wouLd wish to remember.

Other than the University visit, Xin-yi drove us to the famous shopping spots, and aLso the beautifuL night niew of Taichung up at a sort of cLiff area. It is aLso said that Taichung is the most romantic city in Taiwan, with the great night Life of nightcLubs and high-cLass moteLs, savorous food in restarants at midnight and many, many spots with spLendid night view of the city for coupLes to create the moments they want.

At the end of the fourth day, I had Left earLier than the other two "BeteLs" to head for Kaohsiung for my beLoved Lappie's repair, and, on the way, for a LittLe meet-up with the two gaLs, WY & PL. We spent the few hours having dinner and to the newLy opened shopping centre, Dream WorLd, where the top is buiLt with a gigantic ferris wheeL. In Taiwan, if you ask a girL up the ferris wheeL and she agrees, it means a reLationship has started. WeLL, no we ain on a 3-some and we did not join the Long queue to go up ya?

ALright it was back to same oLd shit in camp and work .. work and work tiL you drop. I am drained, but at Long Last the nightmare wouLd soon be over.

I miss home .. and I wiLL be back soon.

Shot Right Through

Everytime I taLk .. I dun think twice. Things that come to my head, come to my mouth. That probabLy expLains why some peopLe find it hard to understand that some things I say do not contain the intention of stereotyping the individuaLs invoLved.

Now I reaLise I have to controL my speech at times .. and think, and be so much Less ignorant.

Life is a Learning curve.

A Breather ..

So this evening we decided to head town for a waLk out of the camp. We went to visit the driving centre where a mini-party was being heLd .. as foLLows ...

with the chefs ...

with Gurpreet Singh (of whom the Taiwanese authorities named him 古巴仁* aka Man from Cuba) .. and ImmanueL + ArieL (merging into 1 soon if the boy knows what to do) .. I tink I Looked sexy with the tamborine.

*see beLow

the group photo .. with newcomers, I can finaLLy consider myseLf an oLd bird.

maybe .. soon .. we wiLL see more of this! Boy, work on it ..

ToodLes peeps ..

48 Hours


Work .. work .. work .. work .. sLeep ..

.. and then ..

Work .. work .. work .. work .. sLeep ...

I am freaking shagged. Good things ain come easy without no price.

The Best

Like how diamonds come about, the greatest peopLe are made through difficuLt times and hardship ..

Are you a diamond or just a beautifuL crystaL, gorgeous but worthLess?

Learning Printscreen

Thanks to PL .. I made my first PRT SC in history. And guesz who came onLine right at that moment ...

Over the weekend ..

Had a good two days of tour around Tainan with you-shouLd-know-who .. and their feLLow frenz.

It was good company and great fun .. and aLthough we have juz met, I guess becoz of my extraordinary outgoing character, I bLended right into the cLique.

EnjoyabLe is the word for the whoLe trip .. and an eye-opening visit to two Universities and hosteLs.

The 台南 Tour of Have U Ever With Peeps from NTU @ Taiwan

Ever seen pLants 1.5 x ur height back in Singapore?

Ever seen a permed hairdo as big as this?

Ever seen watch guards on a watch tower?

Ever seen three oLd skooL frenz sitting on an oLd skooL cannon used to defend against the oLd skooL Japanese?

Ever seen a winter meLon the size of ur boLster?


Ever drank the best winter meLon on earth?

With Xuan-xuan, Desmond Tay & Wei-wei's beLoved sweetie pie.

FYI, this famiLy has a reaLLy coincidentaL connection to my Life. Desmond Tay is from my camp whiLe his wife is my former skooLmate. On top of that, she is aLso Peiling's feLLow choirmate back in the secondary skooL days, and to think that aLL of us are here in Taiwan!

P.S (to PL & WY) : ehh dun tink onLy u two got chance to take picture with sweetie pie hor .. *Laughs*

This day was fareweLL to 1st Sergeant Chua and Jerome .. do enjoy the air back in Singapore.

Boy am I growing reaLLy fat .. got myseLf on the scaLe and astonishingLy in my aLmost three months here my weight jumped from 73kg to near 80!

Shit .. Taiwan treats me far too weLL ..

But, I dun give a damn~ .. tomorrow I shaLL be the proud owner of a brand new Laptop. TiL then cya ..

I do not understand .. I am reaLLy juz a simpLe man .. cant I be bLessed with the simpLest things in Life to be happy?

One of my cLoser mates, Surem Kumar, on his burfday two days ago (no he ain no white)

The Three Graduates and the Master! I thank him, sincereLy, trueLy and with my heart.

These few days, I buried myseLf under those past papers .. and odds are on for me to fLunk. Stakes are high ; a bet with Desmond Tan for a carton of Red Tea, and my in-charge Staff Sergeant Matthew for an extra day off incLuding an approved trip to Kaohsiung.

As I took the chinese theory paper which contains aLien words of ancient chinese, my heart thumped. Never have I .. since primary skooL, been so serious in a test before untiL today .. and the stress factor is obviousLy feeL-abLe.

Here, the procedure is .. you take the theory in the morning .. if u pass, you wiLL take the practicaL in the afternoon. If u faiL, you can go home. So as we were waiting for the resuLt, my coach brought us to take a Look at the circuit. But aLL the whiLe, my heart pounded hard!

ALright I shaLL ignore the other detaiLs .. but dear worLd,

I am officiaLLy a driver!

*bLows trumpet* *fireworks* *jump over the moon*

.. aLright I shaLL stop the chiLdishness here.

StiLL, this is one moment to be reaLLy happy about. I worked for it, and I thoroughLy deserve it. 95 out of 100 for theory is remarkabLe .. and 90 out of 100 for practicaL is outstanding ..

I asked coach regarding the practicaL as to why nobody got fuLL marks. Then he, with the sun Looming from his back, said .. "driving is Like writing a composition .. there is no perfection in it .."

EnLightened is the young one, me.

The road, with endLess Limit, is now opened.

I received an amusing emaiL from Sity, former skooLmate in NYP ..

Subject : Fwd: Fw: Interesting fact of Men

1. Men are like .. Laxatives ..... They irritate the crap out of you.
2. Men are like .. Bananas ....... The older they get, the less firm they are.
3. Men are like ......Weather .. Nothing can be done to change them.
4. Men are like ...... Blenders .. You need One, but you're not quite sure why.
5. Men are like ..... Chocolate Bars .... Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips.
6. Men are like .... Commercials ....... You can't believe a word they say.
7. Men are like Department Stores ..... Their clothes are always ½ off.
8. Men are like ...... Government Bonds .... They take soooooooo long to mature.
9. Men are like ..... Mascara .. They usually run at the first sign of emotion.
10. Men are like Popcorn ..... They satisfy you, but only for a little while.
11. Men are like Snowstorms .... You never know when they're coming, how many inches you'll get or how long it will last.
12. Men are like ....... Lava Lamps .... Fun to look at, but not very bright.
13. Men are like Parking Spots ......... All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped.


.. On behaLf on aLL men, I thank the creator for the wonderfuL compLiments as stated.