Thursday, January 26, 2006
Thurs!!
Thurs!! Its been a long n rather tiring week but i am still lookin forward to the weekends. Hav been running and trainin for 6th Feb, day of NAPFA. School day was alrite, quite monotonous. Phua was again talkin crap and Ernie, i think his lecture has minimal relations to the syllabus. Planned to go see honda civic and kia rio at Queensway with Nic and JY but during Phua's lesson, Nic n Emi got another war going on via the mobile sms. Nic was apparently at wits ends so i kindly step in and compose several smses thn seek his approval before sending them. He accepted all of them and then Emi was gettin better and slightly happier so i passed the phone back to him. As expected, WW3 begun as soon as the mobile reaches his hands. After much persuasion, nic stayed behind to pei Emi so we had to cancel our trip to e showrooms. Understanding us, we jus postpone it - to tml - if nth were to go wrong.
After sch, return the pellet truck to lab. Wa kaoz, its heavy ehz. Got my admin card back. Went up to Avionics lab to drill holes on e melody generator. Thn after class 04 ended 40 min earlier, a bunch of us intruded the lab to solder the parts together. Got shaky hands, cant really solder properly. argh...
Met tootz n Ali at FC 4 at 310. Ordered some warm desert, not sure wat is it also, the auntie recommand de - so so niaz...Went to Town and window shop. After tt at 620pm, went to meet mum at John Little to shop for New YeaR clothes. Cant really find anything cos the sizes all odd ones, not too big means too small..=( Went to Urban, OG n Robinsons too, cant find a single piece to my liking...
Went back to tpy home after tt for dinner, pull ups and the 9pm show while parents went to collect specs at central. Touchin episode, almost cried. Pull ups, manage 4.1 nia. Deprovin le...=( At 1030, dad arrived and we went to Mustafa to cont the hunt for clothes. Got a pair of Jeans and a Nike cap for my bro; its his bday tml, hope he likes it baz...Looked at shirts and everything else but all also got indian flavours in them..=(
Saw a couple at the shirts section. E guy's pocked marked, tall, fair, look unfit, looks average. E lady's tall, fair, gd complexion, halter neck, hot. After they left the section, dad said, "see, the guy not say v suai but can get such a gerfriend. so you don need to worry, conc and do your best now and the future will come its way".
After payin the stuff, went to nearby coffeshop for supper. After eating we left. Dad didnt ask me to drive, he jus drove. I guess he knows i was tired so i jus rested. Really didnt feel like moving. After i came out of the bathroom, dad said, shit, we forgotten to pay for the supper. Yaz...felt quite guilty. =(
Wished i had more time in a day. its past 1am le and abt 4 hours left to slp. Tats it for now folks. Got to go slp le...*YaWnZ*
My BaBy DiNo
(( 1:36 AM ))
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
The past 10 days...
Hey guys, its been 10 days since i last updated. There are actually 2 to 3 occasions where i wanted to post an entry. I typed 2 of them till abt 40% but i don know how to continue le. I don really know wat to write already. Then, i just save as drafts and didnt continue. They are still there as drafts...
School - Don know wat has possessed me, i actually studied on my own will. Hav been doing Avionics tut for the past few days. Teacher taught till chp 8 le but i chp 1 also haven touch. Up till now, i completed till 7 le; tml shall finish it. After tt, shall be Powerplant. Quite tough actually cos all of us also don really know wat to study. =(
Bike - Last Sat, made my longest bike journey from Sgoon to Toa Payoh Central for squash with JoSh n some church buddies. It was an approximately 35min ride n i did encounter some obstacles. Ehz, don wanna say here laz, paiseh, but i hav learned le so i wont commit it again(i hope). E bike became v twitchy, alot of noise frm everywhere, it feels like its gonna disintegrate anytime. Gonna get WD-40 and hope tt it will help...=/
Computer - I know tt i wanted the NFS Most Wanted but thr were 2 obstacles - I cant find e imitation copy and i think my com cant support. So i installed NFS Underground 2. Sadz, still as laggy as ever. I will enter into slow motion mode at every corner. N not to mention, even on normal program operations, the com is gettin slower too but its ok, gonna get more RAM soon. $45 for a 256mb DDR-266Mhz-CL2 RAM; ok laz, i know its quite antique le. =P
Relations - Has been rather fine recently though sometimes i will think of the past and of her and there's still tat ache there. "Whn something goes wrong in life, change it. If not, accept it and move on". I hav chosen the latter.
Squash - Sux, lost at the SMU open. Was cocky at the 1st set n tried to catch up at the 2nd set but failed. Felt like i hav disappointed my squash buds, i too am disappointed in myself. Anyway, i am gonna pause for squash to train for Napfa..=)
Napfa - 6th Feb. Has been trainin rather hard for the past few weeks but i somehow got a feelin tt it was a little too late le. Situps - 25(42), Chin-up - 3.75(8), 2.4km - 11min45s(11min). The other 3 i didnt go test but as you can see, i still had a long way to go. And to make things worse, i am now sick. Got runny nose, dry n sore throat, giddy, bodyache n a slight fever. SUX...=(
Anyway, frm tml till Sat its Spinnovex - our Finaly Year Project exhibition. Ours is at W1313b the 1st one after the door. Come visit us if possible!! =P
My BaBy DiNo
(( 11:44 PM ))
Saturday, January 07, 2006
1st BiCyCLe LeSsOn...(Part 2/2)
Today, after an approx 8-hour slp, i woke up at 11am. Dad came back frm KL last nite and we watched some DVDs that he bought back. At 1210pm, i cycled to pass NiSe her EZ-link card which i borrowed from her last nite to go Clementi for supper. While waiting for her to come down, it started to drizzle. Sux manz, wats up with rain and me and cycling. After walkin NiSe to the busstop, i cycled home, in the rain. Again, water was everywhere, from the top (ehz, its raining), the sides (cos of winds) and the bottom (from the tires).
Thruout the 20- min journey home, i learnt a few lessons.
1) When the ground is wet, braking the rear wheel is almost useless
2) Before turning a bend on wet ground, slow down
3) When turning a bend, don't brake; accelerate
When negotiating a bend past Buangkok Drive into Yio Chu Kang road, i applied brakes to the both wheels and i was amazed at how easy the rear wheels locked. I applied more pressure to the the front as to the back but the rear ones still locked. My bike skidded and i lost control. Got a few cuts and bruises here and there. After getting up, i cycled again but now at a lower speed.
Past the 24-hour coffeshop at my place, i crossed a road leading to the carpark of the coffeeshop. I slowed down abit when approaching the junction cos there were trees on my left so i can't really see if there are cars coming out. Then when i reached the end of the pavement approaching the road, there was this Suzuki Liana exiting. I braked hard and again to my surprise, the rear wheels locked and mind me it was on tarmac!! Anyway i went to a complete stop about a metre from the side of the car and the driver was kind enough and signalled for me to cross. I continued bursting on the road into the entrance of my block carpark and went to the lift landing. I jammed brake just for fun and i almost hit the dustbin. Conclusion, don play around when the ground is wet. =)
It was a great experience and i learnt more about cycling and safety too. When i parked my bike, found out that is was covered with splatters of mud and so was my shirt and everywhere else. Guess the next thing i would hav to get is a mud gaurd and a bell. =)
Hey NiSe, save up k??
My BaBy DiNo
(( 4:53 PM ))
Friday, January 06, 2006
1st BiCyCLe LeSsOn...(Part 1/2)
Yeah!! Gotten my bike back after seeing it once, then part of it for a week and then none of it for 3 weeks. Yesterday at 345pm, i heard the bicycle gear rachet clicking along the corridor passing my room. I quickly wore back my shirt and went to the door. Paid $178.50 for the front fork, brake set, complete free wheel, 26" tire and inner tube, alloy seatpost, seat and seat clamp. I would say that it was an expensive lesson learnt.
After payin e delivery man, i went to change and pack up and got ready for squash at SP so i adjusted the height of the seat and cycled to NiSe's block. I parked at the 8th floor( with 8 being the lucky number =P ). I locked the front wheel to the frame and the frame and rear wheel to the railing. I parked the bike in such a way that the public can see it even if i have to expose it to rain and shine.
At SP, supposed to meet Josh and Ruben in the middle of their run, training for the upcoming Napfa 2.4km, to return Josh his socks. =P Then to my amazement i spotted them sitting at the bench looking at ppl playing soccer. The run was cancelled as it was still rainin and their hearts were abit sianz le...I was very tired; Wed i pushed myself quite hard to train up for my Napfa so everywhere's still aching. Didnt really felt like playin squash so early so i accompanied Josh and Ruben to the busstop. Ruben went home at the opposite busstop whereas i decided to accompany Josh home. He's going home 1st, eat abit and then drive to church. =)
On the way, we chatted. Somehow i find that there were endless things to talk about. =) At Josh's place, His mum, bro and grandma was in. Went up to Josh's room to chat and ate abit of dinner there. Hey Josh, tell your mum for me that the Chicken taste great n i sort of miss the fish porridge i had last yr too. =)
At 745, we left for the multi-story carpark. I really envied Josh for the ability to drive the car alone, i really hope that i can have this privilage. =( Anyway, i can probably say that Josh was a better driver than me cos up till now, i find it quite stressful to drive my Dad's car still. =(
Reached SP at 8pm, changed and played a little stroking and rally with Jyh Yong. Then played with NiSe. Its quite rather long since i played with her and i find that her fighting spirit was still going strong. Had a little misunderstanding at the court but as good natured as she was, she cheered up soon. =)
At abt 955pm, took the MRT to Clementi to meet Ken, Sab, Yongqi and Yimin. Had dinner and an enjoyable chat. =) We left at abt 11pm. Sab and Ken were going Tampines whereas YQ was YCK, Yimin to Hougang n me to Sengkang. Thruout the whole 1 hour journey, i was chatting with Yimin. Found out that she was a rather chattable and mature person and also that everyone has their own problems and there will defintely be someone out there with problems worse than yours so i guess sometimes we will hav to slow down and count our blessings. =)
Walked out of SK station towards NiSe's block. Sianz, it was drizzling. I walked in e rain, trying to shield my racket frm the droplets. At the 8th floor, i was thankful that my bike was in operational conditition. Cycling in the rain was quite an experience. At higher speeds, water not only came from the top, it also came from the bottom. =) I had Jay Chou's November Chopin accompany me thruout. Reached home, i was drenched. Went to bathe and slacked awhile before slpin at 3am. *YaWnZ* =)
My BaBy DiNo
(( 3:43 PM ))