blogging

i realised that people are blogging lesser, and lesser, and lesser till ...... some blogs are dead.

i think the blogging habit tends to slowly wear off once we start working.

It's likely due to work, or maybe the things we are experiencing in life.

This also comes to prove that working life is much more mundane compared to studying life, that is why there is nothing to blog about.

nonetheless, i'll keep mine alive.

i used to blog twice a week (before i started work), now i'll try to maintain once/wk blogging. hope the rest of my friends blog more often so that i have something more to read when i'm online =)

do u See it??

have you done the NUS Graduate Employment Survey 2009????

if you have not, here's the link: http://mrcsurvey.com/nus/fresh/index.htm




and take a closer look at the graduate group shot @ the Banner!!!!!


does it look familiar???




if it does, here's a look @ who are those in the picture!!!


lol...

1/4 century old

on thursday. 29'th Oct, i finally joined the Quarter Century club. Membership last for 1 year only.

thxs to colleagues, who as usual, will buy a cake to celeb for each individual's bday.


so fast, i've hit my mid 20s! seriously speaking, it's a bit scary, because every subsequent birthday is a number nearer to 30s.

nevertheless, i'll work towards fufilling the various expectations i have on myself for my 2nd 1/2 of my 20s life. and hope all the goals can be achieved =)

cleared !

shiok....finally cleared my IPPT last CAT X window!!!!

after being haunted by 1mth+ of leg injury (in fact havent recover yet), i finally went to take my ippt on thursday.

went to the same old place, MAJU CAMP, saw the same old PTI, who spoke almost 70% the same speech as i heard last year =)

cleared the ippt together with JX, who happen to be taking his 1st ippt since BMT!!!

sad to say, he's much more fitter than i do :S , i only managed to win him in 1 station...

anyway, my standards drop abit for the static stations, sit ups/pullups/shuttle run...all these i only get 4 pts instead of the usual 5.

glad i still can jump, and running was still ok. though it's like 1min slower than my timing last yr.

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after claiming the $100 incentive from "Ah Gong" for passing my ippt, i headed down to Tampines on JX's car, and down there, i spent $200 shopping....faintz

basically i used $100 of Ah Gong's $$ to clear my last "WANT", which is the Braun Buffel wallet which i've targetted long ago to buy once i pass my ippt.

along the way, saw the sale @ Hush Puppies and end up buying 1 pair of white casual shoes...like it very much.

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went out with colleagues for the 3rd consecutive fri yest, and reached home @ 3.am once again.

started out @ Clarke Quay's CRAZY ELEPHANT which i think serve low quality beers and alchohol @ high price $$$...and the live band's music is nt really to our liking...dunno wat Genre was their music ....doubt i'll revisit the place again..

buay tahan, so the whole gang of us headed down to ST JAMES instead !!!!!

ST James was much better, though it was quite crowded, but the atmosphere, music and performance was much better...

will return there again to finish the 1 1/3 bottle of Volka we left behind =)

ippt later

few hrs more..and i'm gonna take IPPT.

seriously speaking. i think chances of me passing and failing is 50-50.

i havent been training since i injured my leg like 1mth ago.

weaker muscles coupled with heavier load (gained weight), not a good combi.

nevertheless, i shall still go and attempt before my window closes, if not i'll get charged !

hope i can still jump, and still run.

lazy wkend

another lazy wkend.

friday, went out with colleagues after work, watched 500 days of summer, guess i'm more of an action-thriller movie person, so such romance comedy don't really interested.

thus, i shall not rate this movie like what i usually do.

after which, we headed down to Arab Street, in search of Turkish Food and Sheesha (a.k.a water pipe smoking)...

Sheesha actually comes in different flavors, we ordered Apple and Grape flavor.

initially, i couldn't get how to smoke it, i keep inhaling through the mouth, and end up nothing comes out when i exhale, meaning i actually swallow the water smoke.

but after some tries, i "perfected" the motion and smoke as like a real smoker. cheap thrill

i was observing how the Sheesha pipe works and find it interesting. No doubt i think Sheesha is not addictive, but from the reports given online, it ain't very healthy also.

so i guess i wont try it again next time.

yesterday went for a swim @ Safra...long time never visit the Safra pool, glad the weather was good, swam + absorbed free flow of Vitamin D.

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my leg has 90% recovered, but damn, i'm left with 4days to IPPT. delayed like 3 times le.

now i'm worried abt my stamina, think i shall go for a slow jog tml to warm up my leg muscles.

lets see if i can pass the IPPT this time round.

grad trip continuation

m running out of things to blog.

Suddenly, i remembered that i did not complete blogging about my graduation trip. Therefore, before memories fade away, i'd better blog it down for reference next time.

for your/my references, here are the past installments for grad trip

Part 1: Ho Chi Minh

Part 2: Mui Ne

Part 3: Nha Trang

Part 4: Hoi An

Part 5: Hue

Part 6: Hanoi

Part 7: Sapa Part 1

and here goes Part 8: Sapa Part II.................

after the 1st day of trekking along the mountainous area of SAPA, GT gang was all ready for the 2nd day of trekking.

prior to that, we met a fellow group of Singaporeans from SMU the previous night, had a drinking session with them and found out more about the trekking program for the 2nd day.

Apparently, our programs are the same, just that swap different days, so our Day 2 = their Day 1.

the trekking route for the 2nd day was slightly tougher, with a lot of slippery grounds to be expected.

therefore, we equipped ourselves with life-saving bamboo sticks as we embarked on the trip.

nice sceneries along the way ..

we didnt get to see the rice padi field on our 1st day of trekking, glad that our 2nd day of trekking brings us to the mountainous areas where the rice padi fields are.

a deep valley.

nice view of the padi fields

beautiful background, definitely must capture 1 shot!

GT gang together with tour guide and fellow tourist..

we spent some time on this piece of flat grassy land, with freeflow of fresh air and captivating sceneries.

we even took a video of xin demonstrating her golfing skills, thumbs up for the posture =)

round 1 FIGHT !

some parts of the trekking route were not too easy, but that also add fun to the trekking experience.

we have to cross a small river stream, and there were only 2 bamboo sticks that separate the 2 sides!

a great test of balancing skills.

another challenging area:

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perfect place to sit down and chit chat.

free roaming buffalo, and there's even a chicken below it!

an interesting sight, 1 whole row of farmers planting the rice crops. really organised!

another beautiful scenery not to be missed.

we chanced upon their school and their hospital during the trip

a fairly simple and decent classroom.

their "hospital", don't really look like 1, and i'm not sure if it's still functioning, looks like it's closed down

Round 2 FIGHT !

end of trip

big thanks to the bamboo sticks, they have served us well during the trekking trip.

alright, that roughly sums up our 3D3N stay in SAPA.

It is 1 of the most memorable places we went during our 2weeks grad trip. The sceneries there are simply beautiful, esp @ the Heaven's Gate where we had a great view of the valleys and ravines amidst the passing cloud.

The weather is perfect, cooling and rid of any pollution you'll find in urban cities.

It is a place that i'll definitely hope to revisit again next time.

final 2 installments for Grad trip coming up soon...

my fren is a star

congrats Vicky, my sec sch classmate/ fellow bandsmen for being crowned as the winner for Vasantham Star last sat.

all the best to ur "star" route dude (in u happen to read this post)

i think life is really interesting, nobody knows wat's the nxt path waiting for us ahead.

i wonder wat's nxt up for me?

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IPPT date is looming ahead, i've postponed like TWICE ! due to my right foot, which somehow got injured after my 2nd training.

suppose to take my 24yrs old IPPT window b4 my coming bday, which is like counting down in days.

hope it recovers fast enough for me to at least clock a pass timing.

pray pray...