Saturday, June 20, 2009


LoveLy. So gonna get the pouch ...

Anyone has got Lobang pLs Let know. Thanks!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Birthday for Kenneth

ToLd u guys it wiLL onLy be the first of many to a Thai pub ..

Money not very weLL spent, yet another experience not to be forgotten.

Happy birthday dude..
.. and to Ms Thien Peiling on the same day (on the way La ..)





Saturday, June 13, 2009


Virgin Visit to Thai Disco

Happy hours @ GoLden MiLe Thai Disco with coLLeagues Sean, JianLiang and Simon for the very first time made it an unforgettabLe experience.

The peopLe are aLL so beautifuL in being naturaLLy happy. The performers aLso take time to extend their gratitude to customers who buy them garLands. JianLiang for a very good exampLe, spent over 40 bucks on garLands for a gorgeous singer who came and had a LittLe chat with us.

Not bad .. but not worth it. However it couLd be the first of many visits as I thoroughLy enjoyed myseLf.

Friday, June 12, 2009

FLip Side



Caught this movie with QJ, SW & JQ @ Ang Mo Kio Hub on a Thursday evening.

The show has been wideLy marketed and with two internationaL renown stars, no more can be said about the roLes the duo pLays.

SeLdom we see the viLLain taking centre roLe, but John TravoLta, with his vast taLent on showcase, took it Like no other. I suppose the script was weLL written .. at Least it is to me.

This reminds me of an incident days back when the Lads heLped out to catch a coupLe of youngsters accused of running away with a cabbie's cashcard and free-riding.

No I wasnt there but I passed by the crime scene and saw these two MaLay boys surrounded by a few angry chinese middLe-aged men. The boys Looked tired ...

Upon reaching the basketbaLL court for the Tuesday soccer session, the Lads were narrating about the whoLe incident and taLking about the good peopLe invoLved. However in my mind I thought of the youngsters, in this case, as the viLLains.

Indeed they may have done wrong, but for every wrong peopLe do, there is aLways a reason behind it. Sometimes we shouLd just show more attention to peopLe in difficuLties to prevent the worst from happening.

In any case, everybody deserves a second chance. But I do not beLieve in a third as it simpLy shows that a Leopard cannot change its spots.

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Jerms, ImmanueL & Messing Dudes

Thank you for being such wonderfuL mates back in Taiwan then. ApoLogies for not doing enough as a good friend.

Jerms, you have been a wonderfuL buddy, man. Appreciate aLL the stuff you guys have done for me though its a bit too Late to return the favour, now. We know that memories wiLL aLways remain deep within. I wish you aLL the best to your new Life in Canada.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

The CycLe

You know that the earth cannot be saved from destruction when ..

1. You are recycLing waste paper to print out emaiLs and then you see your coLLeague printing Loads of emaiLs on pure white paper.

2. You waLk with thrash in your hand waiting to bump into a nearest bin and then you see some innocuous passerby dropping a piece of tissue out of nowhere onto the perfectLy-cLean Landscape which is tainted with a bit of white now.

3. You sweat sitting in the office with air-con temperature at 22 degrees ceLsius (no Lower as the company is pro-environmentaL).

4. You sweat hard waLking 100 metres to the nearby shopping maLL for a meaL.

5. You see your pocket burnt .. for no reason and push the bLame on the sun.


On the other hand, you reaLised that the earth can be saved when ...

1. You watch Captain PLanet (the cartoon) on teLevision.

2. You watch Superman at the movies.

Friday, May 22, 2009

The Tasmanian DeviL





Description : worLd's Largest surviving marsupiaL carnivore
Status : Listed endangered*

*reports from MSN.com

One of my chiLdhood favourite characters in Looney Toons, the Tasmanian deviL is unfortunateLy on the verge of extinction. It is however, not reLated to the effects of environmentaL changes. Taz, has contracted with cancer since 1996.
BANGKOK (Continued)

@ PhyLLis' http://imphyllis.wordpress.com/

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Random Pictures 9-12 May


Reflection in Time.


The Flight.

The 4 Ladies.

On a high, in the rain.


PLayground in the sLums (right behind our hoteL)


RaiLway where sLums are found aLong it.


The Boys of Singapore, donned in Thai fLavour.


The typicaL Jump shot.

Toot-toot Driver of the Year 2009.


Susy with Hong Kong brother, friend and Thai uncLe.


Shop of Mugs. Good for muggers.


The Group.


Last Bangkok dinner.

Friday, May 15, 2009

B for Bangkok, M for Moments

And so the trip ended in a fLash, though it was four fuLL days of extraordinary happenings.

I do not have to introduce you any of the hotspots, you guys wouLd have been there done that. But do Let me share with you some of the series of unexpected happenings that came aLong.

1. First and foremost, untiL at the airport did I reaLise that we are going in a group of 9. I did not know that Susy (of whom I onLy knew at the trip) was going.

2. If you think that the first wasnt any big deaL, yes, you are right. It wasnt any big deaL.

3. However, the main gize came when we met Susy's uncLe (staying in ThaiLand) and her brother (from Hongkong), together with her brother's friend (aLso from Hongkong).

4. Thus, that makes a surprise package of 12.

5. Susy's uncLe engaged in a kinky HeLLo Kitty decorated van, which amazed the grown-up girLs and reduced them to excited chiLdren.

6. Throughout the whoLe trip, Susy became our transLator, coordinator, advisor, and manager. You see, she is the onLy one who can communicate in Thai, Cantonese, Chinese and EngLish. Yes, meet Wonder Woman. Fascinating, ain it?

7. For your info, I brought aLong my Latest acquisition, Canon G10. And heLL no, I did not bring my charger. The camera Lasted me for Day 1. Thats it.

StiLL, I managed to capture 50-odd good pictures on this camera.

8. Karin somehow Lost her enveLope of bahts totaLLing more than 250SGD. This is wat happens when women get so concentrated in shopping than their beLongings.

9. We cLubbed at Route 66 on Day 1 .. the rain came, heavy. And sure it was heavy, the whoLe street was fLooded ankLe high. InitiaLLy, we tried to avoid getting wet, but ended up starting a rain war when one pushes another into the "pooL", and a chain reaction got on the way with everyone kicking and spLashing in the rain. And so, on the very first day, I Lost the usage of my shoes and camera for the remaining of the trip.

10. Nothing much about Day 2, except the unforgettabLe "Tiger Show (or Thai GirL as some caLL it)". So random to bump into former PoLy-mate in KeLLy, who I got to know from Students' Union back then. They joined our group for the show, which was agreed with this Man at 100 baht, incLusive of drink and show.

11. So we went up, saw some girLs (girLs?) on the tabLe doing a coupLe stunts with their *beep*. Mind you, they can be reaLLy good wrestLers if they decide to switch trade.

12. We were aLL totaLLy turned off, and I decided to gather them to find a better show. Just then, the Woman stood beside me, showed me a biLL and said "100 baht drink, 200 baht watch show .. pay 300 baht."

13. For once I thought the Woman made a mistake. So I taLked to her niceLy about our negotiation with the Man (earLier). She started yeLLing and never stop staring hard into my eyes. SeriousLy, she must have thought I was a boy and I wouLd have peed inside my pants. But heLL no. In anyways, we reaLised that there wasnt any point in arguing as the whoLe pLace was owned by mafias. So 1 = 300 baht .. 13 x 300 baht = (go do your math).

14. We Left safeLy after paying. But cursed and swear. Another Lady approached and asked "Wanna watch Tiger Show?"

I repLied "Yes we've watched, very nice. Thank you very much .."

300 baht, for an experience and Lesson we wiLL not forget. It sure is a ring at Partpong. SadLy tarnishing the warm image I have of ThaiLand.

15. If Day 2's event seem shiatty, you haven heard of Day 3.

Day 3 was Pattaya Day. We aLLocated it pureLy to this pLace where we expected a beautifuL beach with Loads of water sports and stuff.

We pLayed water-ski, Sunwei tried the para-fLying thingy. And the freaking banana boat ride which absoLuteLy was out to kiLL us aLL. Keep ramming us into the water with sharp turns. WeLL that was reaL shacking to cLimb up the banana boat again and again and again.

However, here comes Bangkok Con stories Part 2.

K.X's ski boat got scratched (and I reaLLy mean, scratched) after getting hit by Karin's. They ended up asking for compensation of 12,000 baht. It wouLd have been equivaLent to about SGD500. Susy's uncLe tried to negotiate for us and we ended up settLing for 7,000 baht.

It was quoted that to repair the ski boat wiLL mean Loss of business. I say its Load of buLLshit.

16. So far, pretty "entertaining" ain it seem?

17. I guess our trip Looks pretty screwed, but that doesnt dampen our moods. We had a strong company of good friends and everyone can be pissed for just one moment but it simpLy disappears in no time.

18. On the finaL day, we had a Tuk-tuk ride, with destination to be Chinatown. MyseLf, MeL, Sunwei and Hong were reaL Lucky enough to ride on one of the most enthusiastic Toot-toot drivers of aLL time.

I did not get his name. But he, represents the good of ThaiLand. ALong the road, he introduces his wife, his chiLdren and shows us his photo aLbum. He points to us the various significant monuments and expLains to us that he wiLL be bringing us to a tourist shop where he can get free coupons for his gas and exchange for DVD pLayer. He was open aLL the whiLe when we were on the Toot-toot.

19. So you see, from a Tuk-tuk driver, I Learn what simpLicity and contentment is. And how easy it is to be happy. Like peopLe aLways say, you dun need to have the best of everything, but you just need to make the best of everything you have.

How true.

20. So my friends, I must say Bangkok is reaLLy fuLL of twists and turns.

21. Nothing much about Chinatown other than a freaking 60 over dishes of Dim-sum we had. Dirt cheap and damn Lots. Eat tiL drop.

22. And so my short story of Bangkok ends at this point.

Pure shopping? Think again, see beyond and experience whatever you have not. Money can never buy such moments.

23. I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed experiencing these. Remember, open your heart and feeL ...


Last but not Least, with the upcoming Toto Prize of $5 miLLion, try using some numbers you can find up there.

Saturday, May 09, 2009

To Bangkok with Love

With just 3.5 hours before I awake to chase for the fLight to Bangkok, I am not writing off the possibiLity of drinking a can of Red BuLL every two hours.

Come to think of it, might as weLL I dun book the fLight...

.. Red BuLL .. gives you wings!

Thursday, May 07, 2009

3 LittLe Things I Appreciate on 5th May

1. Mum's Cake
She bought a cake .. and I onLy reaLised it when I came home at midnight. Everyone was aLready soundLy asLeep. So, I cut the cake on my own.


2. W
iLLiam's NoodLe Soup
As normaL, we had our supper at the coffeeshop. WiLLiam ordered an additionaL NoodLe Soup just for me on my speciaL day. (But I have aLready eaten one fuLL pLate of fried rice)



3. Wai Keat's Doraemon Cake
My coLLeague at the community cLub who gave me a pLeasant surprise when one moment he found out about my birthday, and the next, he was there with a cake for me. WouLd have faLLen for him deep if I were an the opposite sex.


Tuesday, May 05, 2009

SimpLe With Love

Today is one where of every other day of the year, you receive many, many nice messages from good friends, Long Lost friends, cLose friends, distant friends and famiLy.

Happy 25th birthday to me.

And many thanks to aLL who have remembered (or being reminded) of this good day.

Sunday, May 03, 2009

A New Obsession

In a bid to spice up my aLready duLL Life, I bought a compact camera which costs me about SGD800.

I feeL so darn good about my Latest acquisition.

.. finaLLy understand why women simpLy cant get shopping out of their Lives. It is, to them, a form of 'therapy for the souL'.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

For myseLf, this is a period in time where I dun even know where I am heading but just foLLow as time goes by.

It sucks.

This cannot go on ....

Friday, April 03, 2009

Where there's Life .. there's death.

Where there's Good .. there's Bad.

Where there's a Beginning .. there's an end.

Like a coin - there wiLL aLways be two sides to Life.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

A Tribute to the Greatest Man

He is born in 1922 on Hainan Island and has a scar on the abdomen from WorLd War II.

After the war he comes to Singapore with his spouse.

He was a Loud man in the neighbourhood of Hougang Avenue 4.

When I was a boy, He used to own a western food restaurant in Orchard vincinity.

Then He cLoses it down as the government wanted to redeveLop the area.

He opens a smaLL coffeeshop seLLing porridge in the Late 80s around the neighbourhood, but cLoses it down after a year or two due to bad business.

During my earLier years in primary schooL, with Mum working, He fetches me back from schooL and aLways carries my heavy bag.

Sometimes he does the cooking, and grandma does the fetching.

He conversed in Hainanese with grandma, and that is how I Learnt the diaLect.

I was a mischievous boy with good resuLts, but now, I am totaLLy opposite.

After grandma was gone, He became toned down and seLdom goes out of the house.

Those years after primary schooL, I moved back home and visited him once a few days, then it was once a few weeks, then it was months. And every time, he asks me if I have enough pocket money, and gives me $20 even when I have.

He became bedridden after the MiLennium, and as the years go by, He suffered from dementia.

My Grandpa passes away on 2 ApriL 2009.


He is the greatest man I have ever met.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Party @ Lawn (PeopLe's Association Headquarters - The Old Kallang Airport)


With Vivan (ULu Pandan CC) and Liyan (Ci Yuan CC).

With coLLeague buddy, Sean PauL (no punt, that's the reaL name).

With Sean, Vivian and Liyan.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Buzz

Somehow this month the office has been buzzing with new peeps - temporariLy.

We have an intern from Ngee Ann PoLytechnic and two temp staff - aLL gaLs.

And so, not bad, made new friends! But they be here onLy tiL ApriL. .. =(

Office aside, this week is reaLLy cooL. My beLoved LiverpooL thrashed ReaL Madrid 4-0 and then Manchester United 4-1. On top of that, my team Greats aLso took to the top of the ESPZEN League.

That caps a wonderfuL week for myseLf. I hope everyone had a good one too ..

Friday, March 06, 2009

Singing in the Rain

Thursdays are aLways good, for me particuLarLy.

Of course it has to be - being my off day. In addition, my constituency footbaLL training and games are on as weLL.

Today was a good day as the pLayers came back after a 9-month exodus since exiting the Last tournament in May 2008. There were new faces too, as I dragged my good friends Cong and ZR aLong for a "seLection match" where they sure have performed decentLy weLL.

Right after the match came the rain.

I Love the rain. It offers opportunities to approach a day in a different manner. For us who have juz finished a match with muddy boots, the three of us went into the open and washed our boots by the cute LittLe drain where the rushing water was pretty cLear. It has been years since I threw myseLf inside the rain, other than some footbaLL matches where it came unexpectedLy. PeopLe may tink its a bit crazy for a 24 year oLd to "pLay" in the rain, but I dun care Less. I am enjoying.

Somehow if kampongs stiLL exist, this experience wouLd sure be more common.

Sometimes, we tend to forget the LittLe stuff we aLL did during chiLdhood, and that is why most peopLe are oLd not physicaLLy, but in their heart.

Embrace the rain, if you can, when you can.