爱拼才会赢

Remembered when i was at Chiang Mai early this year, i sang this song to my fellow softballers, and this was part of the reason y i was branded as the Team "ah beng"....simply becos i can sing a hokkien song.......

This song is meaningful in its own way, and i tot i shld share its lyrics wif everyone, and of course the flash of this song......thks to its designer......and of course the original singer 叶启田

爱拼才会赢

一时失志不免怨叹
一时落魄不免胆寒
那通失去希望
每日醉茫茫
无魂有体亲像稻草人
人生可比是海上的波浪
有时起有时落
好运歹命总吗要照起工来行
三分天注定七分靠打拼
爱拼才会赢

Success does not fall from the sky anyhow. This song tells us that in order for us to succeed in anyway, we need to put in the hard work and effort. dats how i inspired my students during the camp as well.......

"As dun fall from the sky! you need to work hard to deserve it"

dats y, i haf to motivate myself to work hard too.......so dat i can graduate smoothly this sem..
:)

Favorite lines during Chinese New Year

CNY is round the corner, as usual, i'll be seeing many relatives whom I only see for once a year. Perhaps we really do not have common topics, dats y, for every year, I will alwiz be bombarded wif the same questions repeatedly over and over again.

Classic question 1

relative: Ah wee ah(dats my alias since young, chinese call that 乳名 if i'm not wrong), 你出兵了没有？it means whether i've completed my national service, but it will always sound like 你出殡了没有????? this means whether i'm done wif MY funeral..........

my repeated reply: 我当完兵了， 不过我还没死，所以还不用出殡. it means that i've completed my national service alive, and i don't need a funeral for myself........lol. feel like slapping them...so old liao still talk so tactlessly and brainlessly during CNY. since i cannot stop them, i oso talk tactlessly to them.

Classic question 2

relative: Ah wee ah, 你当完兵了吗？几时进大学？ this is asking whether i've completed my NS again, but followed by "when will i be entering the University???"

my reply: 早就当完了， 大学都要毕业了.......this means i've completed my NS long ago, and i'm already graduating soon...(I've answered this question for the past 3 years at least. that was my reply last year)


Classic question 3

relatives: Ah wee ah, y din bring your girlfriend along????

my reply (for this question, i got 3 standard answers and i always switch among the 3 of them):

1) nobody wans to be my girlfriend leh
2) i dun even haf enuff time to sleep liao i where got time to find girlfriend??? (this one is pretty true)
3) i no $$$ how to haf girlfriend??? (quite true oso)


Well, i wun be surprised if i'm being bombarded wif these questions by them again this year.
All these nonsenses aside, would like to send my regards to all my frens and may all haf a blessed and delightful 2006, year of dog!

有人说岁月太匆匆 转眼又一年在手掌中溜走

是不是没有做什么 就这样让时光留不住

年轻的世界也许不曾感觉 生命是如此短促

如果你期待有收获 不要犹豫不要蹉跎

过去的岁月已不会再回头 未来的路仍然要走

在新的一年来临的时候 请你接受这一份祝福

过去的岁月已不会再回头 未来的路仍然要走

在新的一年来临的时候 请你接受这一份祝福

金包银

Most of my frens will noe that i like to make fun of this song, mainly becos it speaks the minds of pple like me......no money, no authority......unlike many pple out there who is born with a silver or golden spoon in their mouths.....but honestly, this is nevertheless a good song in terms of its lyrics, though it's a typical hokkien "cry daddy cry mummy" song..enjoy listening to this "William Hung" version.

Listen to 金包银

JJC Softball Gathering 14th Jan

JJC Softball Alumni cum present JJC Softballers

very glad that this gathering was a success. only 1 person flew me aeroplane, though many "old guys" came late. though sucky field at NTU, but the game and gathering were still enjoyable. The days on which trainings were conducted 3 times a week from 9am - 5am will be memorable to me, and of course great teamwork and friendships as well.

To the present softballers, if anyone ever got a chance to read this, train harder to improve your standards. The fight is not yet over until the end of the tournaments, so make best use of the training times u have left! do not disappoint ur coaches, teachers and seniors!

To all prospective mothers!

Found this website and it's pretty interesting!

To choose the sex of your child using natural means!

Memasak!

It has been more than 1 mth ever since i cooked a decent meal at home...reali too busy sia. Today finally got the "drive" to cook a simple meal in 1 hr. cos i reach home oni at 5+, and wanted to eat dinner b4 7. so i juz gotta demostrate "how to cook a decent meal quickly". juz fried fish and a cooling radish soup. Yum......sedap sia.......真是老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。。。。。

我要的结局

我要的结局

我带着一颗疲惫的心 走在寂寞无人的森林

心里想的全是你 怎么也不能把你忘记

记得很久以前的某一天 你悄悄在我手机留言

留言里的字里行间 诉说着你对我的依恋

可是我却不懂得珍惜 不敢承认我其实爱你

宁愿看着你受委屈 难道这是我要的结局

直到有天你悄然离别 我的眼泪才开始凋谢

欺骗自己总有一天 你将飞回到我的身边

假装对你完全毫无惦记 你的照片还在我口袋里

醉后真情只想说给你听

不时想起我俩的往昔 曾经共度的欢乐时期

不知你也是否曾回忆 我被动的心已伤透了你

如今的你和他在一起 我的心还漂浮在哪里

只好衷心地祝福你 虽然结局总叫人叹息

Listen to <我要的结局> by

pasting the link onto ur browser http://images.hsy9435.multiply.com/song/1/6/full/UmFuZG9tSVZWLl5Zv0PJ7YGjO.xEhQtd3C0P8dzPwKxAXaPsVySsRw==/wo%20yao%20de%20jie%20ju%5Btuned%5D.mp3

It has been long ever since i last uploaded a song of my own. This song is a 90% true story, of mine. Few of my close frens might know about this, while most dun, cos i rarely talk about my "love life". One of my earliest work, I composed this song when i was in the army, around 2001. Dats y the effect is also pretty poor, cos it was recorded few years ago, when i was still very bad in recording techniques. Hope you will like it.

More from Chiang Mai!

Tasted bamboo worms at Chiang Mai. Din haf chance to taste these bugs and worms. These pics r not taken by me of course..
The younger generation Singaporeans will haf no idea wat this red 'beancurd' is. Perhaps I'm no longer young too...i could recognise it the moment i see it. It's pig's blood. yes, 猪血. liquid pig's blood is solidified into semi solid using some chemicals which i do not know. It's already banned in Singapore probably due to hygienic reasons. My jap teammate tasted it, after i told him to do so, and he puked it out the moment it entered his mouth!!! I ate it when i was young lar. din like it, but dun hate it then, but now i chose not to eat it....human taste do change....
Also tried this paint ball game. It's like counter-strike in real life, but using paintball bullets. 14 of us were split into 5-5-4 and we played losers out. I teamed wif Lio, Jac, Twe. Knowing that i am a lousy shooter, tested and proven in army....when i was alwiz scheduled into 'reshoot detail' to pass my range. In the end, i volunteered to be the suicide shooter..to pair up wif Lio and i told him:
"i will charge 1st, u'll fire behind me, let the enemy recognise me and fire at me while u remain concealed and fire at them"
in the end, we played 3 games and i had 0 frags (as expected) and for all games, i was the 1st person to be killed and shot.....
I comfort myself that as a recce, i'll neva fire my carbine in times of war............i will juz run or get bombed when contacted...cos a 4 men team can neva match a platoon or company...cos i'm not RAMBO!

PRSS 3E5/2006 U r terrific!

Was away for the past 2 days because of this Sec 3 camp. This is indeed an excellent learning experience for me as a class coach. Rallying, cheering, communicating, group managing skills were tested and further cultivated in me, since this was my 1st time doing such an activity.

The feelings of satisfaction after the camp could not be explained in 1 paragraph, due to my limited vocab..lol....I was extremely touched as my students told me,

"I don't want to go home, I wanna stay here"

"How i wished i can stay here forever"

I have to teach the students important values like honesty,teamwork, integrity, confidence, discipline, mutual understanding, respect, treasure what they have in life etc, mainly by using my real life experiences as examples. By doing these, ive learnt to improve as a person myself, because i see the importance of correcting myself before i can correct others. The event might haf ended and i've left the camp, but i do bring along wif me valuable experiences and exposures and memories that i will never forget for the rest of my life.

On my way home, I chatted with KC, as to whether this will be our 1st and last time as outdoor camp coaches.

KC: Yes. This will be my last time. I'm not suitable for this job.

me:
Yes, because i enjoy the company of students, the cheers, the team building process, and the sense of satisfaction i get when i see the spirit of the class gets high with my motivation and rallying. Even if i were to lose my voice cos of shouting, i haf no complaints.

No, because of my character. I don't like the process when i've devoted my 100% to them over the past days, and everything is back to square 1 after the camp ended.....it's like bringing up a child, and having to see them leave me at the end. I'll reali get pretty upset.....

I noe I need to learn to be immuned to such pain, and i'm "TRYING" hard to learn. So will this be my 1st and last outdoor camp coaching trip??? time will help me decide...

Little creatures

Chiang Mai Mosquito

.........................big but weak......easy to hit!

Chiang Mai Dragon??????

...............this is in fact avocado sushi wrapped in vege and fish

not very special lar...ate it at sakura b4 too...

After meal dessert????

Ate a bowl of kway teow soup at a noodle shop at Chiang Mai market place......after finishing the tasty noodles and while i'm drinking the soup. i saw this baby cockroach in my soup..........puiz....not full grown de, but i could still see its legs....

Alien???

I seriously pity this newborn kitten..its name is 阿独, cos it's born with only 1 eye and without a nose. This poor kitten only survived for 1 day before it dies........

By the way, I will be away from wednesday to friday for an adventure camp. To help out as a camp coach......to put it simple, i'm going to become a nanny for 20 sec 3 students for 3 days!

School starts today!

Softball Team in Field Attire

School's starting today......make up lecture for Tues (public holiday). Back to the geeky me......

5 more months and i'll be out of the WCU!!!

More photos from Chiang Mai!

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web link of another set of photos

Happy Birthday XL! May "world peace" be wif u and stay blur and funky alwiz!!!

Just returned!

Holidays will be over for me on the 7th Jan, when my 1st lecture commences. Btw I just returned home from Chiang Mai last night. The trip was really enjoyable and memorable. Apart from a new experience spending New Year in a foreign countries, I've also made new friends from Chiang Mai, more importantly, the softball team is now brought closer with this trip i feel. In case i get dementia in the near future, i shall write down the memorable experiences i've encountered during the trip, and i'll be back tracking the dates of the blog.

Happy New Year!

Touch down at Chiang Mai on 30th Dec around 1900 Thai time. Accomodation at Lanna View Hotel. Very cheap rates at only 2500++Baht for 6 days 5 nights!

Start of tournament on 31st Dec at Chiang Mai University. Nice and cool weather until noon time. Sun sets everyday at around 1800.

Counting down to New year! We light up lotsa fireworks.

Also lit up these 孔明灯, wat i've neva seen in my life. Each person will light up a Kong Ming lantern, write down your wishes for the coming year and let it rise up into the sky!

The sky full of these 孔明灯 was a magnificent scene! one can see more orange twinkles than the number of stars in the sky!

Our Japanese team mate playing with the souvenior from the Tournament organiser....Kawaii??????

Beautiful fireworks that we lit ourselves.

I can never get so close to them when I'm back home in Singapore

1st Jan 2006, 0000hrs was spent at the Chiang Mai night bazaar (Walking Street).

Apart from seeing a sky densely packed with 孔明灯， once the clock meter crossed the 0000 mark, non stop fireworks began to beautify the dark sky for around 30 mins! even more beautiful than what we can find back home in Singapore! After seeing those fireworks, I began to wonder what is so special about the 1 minute fireworks in Singapore during National Day, and how cum it cost the Sing govt thousands of dollars for that miserable 1-2 minutes..........