Nueve V (Part I)

Just got back from NTU SCBE orientation camp!! I love Nueve V!!!! Many thanks to (in no particular order), my beloved senior GLs, Qiu Yan, Shan Ting, Zi Yong, Wei Jia, the “senior freshies”, Peggy, Li Xuan and Lufthi, and my fellow freshies, Nicholas, Aloysius,Yi Kang, Seng, Arthur, Grace, Chin Yun, Charlene, Chloe, Yan Jie, Jun Xian, Jie Sheng, Joe, Melody, Bernard for making the camp experience a memorable one~!

More about it. Day One was initiation. What can I say.. Lets just say I’ll never ever ever ever get a fetish for “hot kinky food sex”. The warning of bringing a set of clothing that can be prepared to be trashed was no joke. But it should have reminded about the inclusion of the undergarments too. Not to mention climbing through a drain.. First time in a canal (: Sleep meter : 3 hours total

Day Two. Insane field games. Playing games which were although very pointless, dirty, wet, muddy and noisy, it was still a very exciting and memorable experience getting down and dirty! D: And also found out that I got a lot of very crazy and very nosiy and very lovable seniors. There was Fright Night too at night(duh!) which was really scary at the start, real-time concept eh… although the storyline quite far-fetched… and the seniors almost had us fooled at the start with the yarn.. but I still loved it!! (Though I later found out my SP was playing a ghost during the event -.-) Sleep meter : 6 hours total

~To Be Continue~

Plus.

Back again with another post! Was browsing through the net when saw this news segment on Yahoo! News which read “More than <some 6 figure number> lost in 2009 Q1″. This really shocked me at the state of the employment sector in Singapore man. How is it possible that people out there are floundering so badly in these bad times and we as youngsters, the undergraduates, the future building blocks of Singapore, still be so god damn complacent. Its seriously time to wake up and smell the coffee, life isn’t a bed of roses and as of now, more of knee deep in cowdung.

Luckily, the economy is beginning to pick up(signs? I hope..) and all is not lost. Also saw some good news here and there.. 1000+ jobs occupied by Singaporeans in the upcoming Integrated Resort as well as also the SMRT positions recruitment drive to fill up positions for the upcoming Circle Line station staff. Its really great that in times like this we have great leaders to actually do be doing something about it.

“Poverty. The only thing in life you can get for free.”

However, its not time to get complacent. For a mere 1000 jobs in exchange for 100000 jobs is no positive statistic.. Yet we never know how this has changed those peoples’ lives.. To which I’d like to share a story that really inspires me.

One morning, there was a man walking along the beach when he noticed a boy in the distance.

As he got closer, he realized that the boy was doing something that he felt silly in his opinion. That being the little boy was picking up things from the beach, and throwing them gently back into the ocean.

Approaching the boy, he realised that the boy was actually picking up the starfishes scattered all over the beach and returning them into the ocean and hence, addressed him.

“Hey boy, what are you doing??”

To which the youth replied to him.

“Throwing a starfish into the ocean. The morning is going and soon the sun will be up, if I don’t throw them back, they will die.”

The man then replied.

“Son, have you any idea how many miles and miles does this beach stretch, and how many starfishes are there littered all over them, how are you, with 1 person going about throwing them back, be able to make any difference. Besides, they will only get washed back up onto the beach by the tide.”

The boy, after listening to the man’s words, picked up another starfish and threw it back into the ocean. Turning to the man, he said simply.

“Well, it made a difference to that starfish. For today.”

An act of kindness goes a lot way. In this society, we are like the the little boy, we feel insignificant, that no matter what we do, how hard we try, we are but just a nobody. The people around us are like the man, although they don’t mean it(some do.), they somehow influence us and affirm us how insignificant we actually are. However, we should always hold the attitude of the boy in mind, that no matter how insignificant you might feel, a simple act of kindness, no matter how small, goes a long way to deeply impact someone else’s life.

Deviation

Its been awhile. Haven’t posted here for such a long time already.. and whyever not.. Blogs are meant as a means of expressions, electronically, for those who have lost touch of using traditional pen and paper.. So to put it crudely, its for people for complain, rant, talk about their grievances and whatever shit that’s happening in their sorry lives..

So as of then till now, I had a mission, a vision, a dream. To be successful in life. And with that in mind, I charged tirelessly down the warpath. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months… I’ve lost friends.. lost time.. lost sleep.. lost my basic mental functionalities, but never lost track.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won’t. ~Henry Ward Beecher

So why am i posting again. A reflection needs to be done, I think, after all that months, I seem to have found a distraction. Something that have not bothered me for a long time already.. Who is she? Someone random, its funny how a completely random person which you’ve never met in your life, spoke to for less then the time it takes to fall asleep can make you forget everything you lived for, just even for that point of time. But even then its deadly, for many tough etched out foundation of a dream have crumbled because of distractions, however mild.

Our thoughts create our reality. Where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go. ~Peter McWilliams

Infatuation? Love even? Or just some unknown entity of matters of the heart. I don’t know, nor care. But whatever it takes, I shall not let it affect me!

A person with half volition goes backwards and forwards, but makes no progress on even the smoothest of roads. ~ Thomas Carlyle

Time

Its been really long time since I posted here. What’ve I been doing? Simply that I’ve been getting my life back on track cos after going one entire whole cycle of coming out to the corporate society, trying to find work, sending resumes, calling employers, not finding work, being jobless, worrying about income, worrying about the future. I simply decided that “F**k it, I had an opportunity, so why let naysayers influence me? They’re not gonna pay for my meals or my kids’ education in the future”.. So here I am again. Back with greater motivation and drive D:

So I was surfing YouTube and came across this video which I felt made a really great impact on me :

So they say, you can have money or time but you can’t have both. All parents want their kids to be somebody in life, to be somebody who can make alot. But what’s that worth if you don’t have the time to spend it with your cherished loved ones. Take a moment to ponder the message thats being sent. You can see yourself as a professional making millions in your lifetime, or a very average everyday person so as to have time for your family.

Impact on me, this left me a very deep impression cos while many go thinking that you can’t have best of both worlds, it is simply because they’ve resigned themselves to it, or that they shut themselves to opportunities which are so-to-speak “Too good to be true”. But as a very successful person once said :

” It may sound too good to be true, but is that a reason to stop looking?”

Soon

Still up currently cos have to send my parents to the airport at 3am in the morning!! -_- They’re leaving for Hong Kong at 4am.. Quite excited myself too!! Cos I’ll be going to Taipei for 5 days with my beloved friends!!! In less than 24 hours!!!! WOOT.

Flight at ~2am tomorrow. Have a job interview at 4pm tomorrow, Taka Tower.. And den got to msg Glenn regarding the phone promoter. Hopefully can get a job soon after coming back from Taiwan… This period been one of poverty and hunger. xD

That aside, just got home about an hour ago from Boat Quay. Was supposed to meet Glenn who was supposed to introduce some friends. In the end, he didn’t really introduce any friends to us :/ Only to Desmond and Gabriel -_- Okay la.. we not that important la.. Haiz..

Aye, think I’m gonna go lie down for abit.

Perception

Its been a really long while since i last posted a new entry cos its been really busy over at company picking up new skills and learnin.

I’d say that over the months, my perception towards life and success has changed in out-of-this-world proportions and that i’ve actually decided what i really wanted to achieve.

Lets just start from back before, when i was just an average joe/jane(for the ladies), just like 95% of singaporeans out there, i daresay that our definition of success in life would be something which goes along the lines of having a stable job paying about between 2-5k, just enough to start a family, have a couple of kids, a basic car, everyday food with the occasional indulgence, a very normal hdb flat to live in.. About sums it up, i wouldnt say that its wrong. But isn’t it a pity that we, as aspiring young adults, have actually lost the ability to have dreams. The environment we live in have twisted our perceptions and narrowed our expectations such that we become content with this very average lifestyle. How so?

Simply put. Lets just say that today u started off aspiring to drive a Mercedes, live in a Condominium, earn a 5-Figure income. A very common basic aspiration. So u tell the ppl around u about this dream, ur friends, ur family. What happens?

“Mercedes? Condo? 5-Figure? Eh wake up already or not? U this kind of person can achieve den i already millionaire le.” Familiar? Sadly, this is the kind of environment we all live in. As a result, the aspiring you will downsize, lower ur dreams, a Honda? 4-Room? 5k/month? And as life goes on, our decisions and their results continue to affect our dreams and choices and lead to more downsizin and eventually to be content with an average lifestyle.

Of course, it will be at this point of time whereby these exact vampires will start to jeer about you being a nobody in life and being an average joe.

To be fair to them, just assuming that you somehow through luck or divine guidance, manage to be an elite livin the exact lifestyle mentioned above. I can almost hear these vampires saying that you’re heng one. Silver spoon. Family rich. Sugar daddy. Again, i’m right. Don’t we all assume that of people we see on the streets living the high life, especially those of our age?

Fret not. Its not your fault. Its how our environment has moulded us to be. And also how our human mentality seeks to justify ourselves by bringing down others and bringing up ourselves, which explains ur excuses like ‘if only’, ‘no luck’ and the list goes on..

So that being said, i guess its pretty obvious that we are all trapped in this rat race due to our mindset and attitude. It would be at this point of time where we get 2 different house of thoughts. Them fools who decide to pretend all this just isn’t can continue to live their miserable lives of denial. Them believers can seek to escape the rat race.

How? To be able to do so, the most important thing would be your mindset. Believe you can and you would. Simple words which carry their weight in gold, its sad they are so easily dismissed.

Alas, lets not forget the vampires. For there they’ll be screaming brainwash, lies blah blah blah. But to be very blunt, today if u fall ill would u consult a doctor or your average joe on a cure? So would u listen to someone who has escaped the rat race. Or someone(your vampires) who is still runnin the race? The answer is very clear.

So at the end of the day, my point being? Our dreams are attainable, we just need to change our mindset. People will bring us down, but theres nothing they can do if our belief is strong.

What can you do today after reading this? You can be a believer and start changin your mindset, or you can be a hater and accuse me of conning you into thinkin about a bleak future. Reality is harsh, but if you’ve seen the light congratulations. If not, all the best in the rat race.

Flamin and hatin is inevitable. Opinions are free for all. Feel free to rage me if you disagree. But do note that i, having changed my mindset, is already one up above you. Just so you know.

Twilight

So I finally managed to complete the whole Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer. I had Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse, first 3 books in the series for like forever, and had almost forget that it wasn’t completed. Saw the last book Breaking Dawn a couple of weeks back but seriously didn’t have the spare cash to splurge on it! =( Luckily for me, taking over duty from Hafashah on Sunday proved to be rewarding as he happened to have the book!! Ironically, he only had the 4th book and not the rest =/ And so that was the story about how I managed to read Breaking Dawn withouth spending a cent.

Sunday. I read Breaking Dawn TWO times. Yes two freaking times. It was simply too wonderful to read and remember the first time. I simply had reconnect with the story and it so happened I brought the first 3 books along to kill time! So it was Breaking Dawn for the first time, and then the Twilight series all over again. Gosh, I practically spent the whole 12 hours there reading.

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What draws me so.. I find the relationship that Bella and Edward share to be so deep.. so unique… yet ever so loving to be really.. touching. The books portray their relationship so deeply and so well that it managed to get me all emotional. Will there ever be such deep feelings that exist for me..?

So here I am, reading and re-reading the books again(yes AGAIN). I just completed Twilight this afternoon and was absorbed by Eclipse all the way till late at night yesterday. xD Never been any series which inspired me so and to be honest, I’ve read a fair share..

Now I’m lookin forward to get The Host…

WOrk WOrk

Its been really quite a while since the last post huh! Been so busy with various job opportunities that it’s really been quite a while since I had time to sit down for long term commitments(Lol?) on the computer. Haven touched my Team Fortress 2 in such a long time! Honestly speaking, though its been a really busy lifestyle lately, its still pretty amazing how its possible to have so much fun learning while working and earning money.

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Taiwan. Its surprising how hard it can be to finalize on a holiday to ANYPLACE even with the help of an agency. Can’t imagine how messed up it will be if ke kiang try to book everything standalone. Anyways, think they finally decided on the Jetstar package which includes flight to Taiwan via Jetstar airline, Outbound afternoon 16 Dec, inbound evening 20 Dec, with 4 nights stay at Royal Castle hotel at just below $900. Original package was flights to TW via Singapore Airlines, outbound wee hours 16 Dec, inbound afternoon Dec 20, 4 nights stay at Royal Castle hotel at just below $1000. Sigh, honestly how I see it, the 2nd package seems to be a much better deal considering how irreliable Jetstar can be with respect to their flight schedules, not to mention comfort levels and meal standards(not even free too..). Think its time to take out that travel insurance package..

Over

Great. I just got served a $40 SGD penalty for going over the $500 limit on the Citibank Clear. That’s pretty f**ked up considering I had no warning whatsoever. Don’t credit cards become unuseable once you gone over the limit?

How come mine’s allowed the transaction to follow through and subsequently fined me $40 for it along with a cute SMS to inform me about the limit. Blah~

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(Update)

I called the customer hotline to bitch about it and they actually waived it without much of a fuss. =O

Chillies & Onions.

Seriously WTF @ this. Does chillies and onions even help to prevent rain?

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I’m seriously contemplating getting a Motorola RAZR2 V9 man~ :S

The new Rose Gold colour is seriously.. :wow: