It has been a very long time since I last saw Boon Chyuan. Lunch with him and Wee Keat was good, or rather the whole meet up was good. I do see Wee Keat quite a bit but I only see him once in a blue moon. Let's hope that changes.

I learnt quite abit of Boon Chyuan's recent past today. There really is technique in asking questions the correct way. He was more forthcoming with things he had been keeping from us, maybe due to my neverending stories. Both of them really laughed their asses off.

On a more serious note, Boon Chyuan really showed me a whole new perspective of the incident. One perspective I had not thought about before. I guess the situation could have been handled better and it would have been much more pleasant. Sometimes, things just don't go our way. Even though this incident could have been improved from a much earlier time, it still screwed up. Too little too late, not that it's too big a deal now.

A New Blog Is Upon Us. Rock On.

First post in nearly 2 months so it'll be a rather short one for now. SHIFU!! I'm not sure if you're reading this but your latest post about Langdon really spoilt it for me! I haven't read it yet. =(

I don't think I have the best Dad in the world.

I know I have the best Dad in the world.

After 9 days since it started, my Reservist has finally ended.

Overall, this was a not bad incamp training but it could have been better without the emergence of "The Active". What is "The Active"? "The Active" is a being who despite being a NS Man acted like a NSF. This term can be applied to any officer, specialist or man. In this incident, The Active is referred to a certain specialist. Usually The Active has the uncanny ability to rub reservists in the wrong way. The higher the rank, the bigger the number of people affected. I'll skip the details but it ended with another specialist of a higher appointment indirectly apologising for him and trying to get the rest of the people to understand. Now, that would have been avoided if The Active had asked nicely, not brought his temper, attitude and rank to a perfectly fine working environment with the rules of the game being unspoken. All I can say to him is "Chill, Dude.".
Ah Gu and his hangover.

The reservist ended with a cohesion at Tampines Safra, having the standard bowling and archery itinerary. Bowling and archery was something we were never too fond off, we chose to play DOTA instead. It had been nearly 3 years since I had played. I don't even remember what to or not to do anymore. The majority of the guys on my team were either new, lousy or totally out of touch, with me being the lousy one. It was not a bad game of DOTA but a pathetic one. We were trashed, owned and destroyed. Somehow, it did bring a desire to pick up DOTA all over again but thankfully the desire disappeared after the third second it was brought back.

After outprocessing, we had lunch at Ah Gu's workplace, the Nihon Mura at Tampines Stadium. The place is quite crowded for a friday afternoon though. There are quite a few kids around, guess that could be due to the schools around in a heartland area. Lunch was just the few of us from the same batch, me, Mark, Leonard, Koon, Gu and Zhiyuan. We practically ordered everything on the menu. Some of the sashimi was not too fresh but the salmon and tuna was not too bad. The fresh grey prawns are a must try! I always thought that they should be cooked but I was glad I tried it due to constant coaxing from Zhiyuan. Food is one thing I can trust him on. The grey prawns totally did not have the prawny smell usually associated with not too fresh prawns, maybe due to the freshness of it. The taste and texture of the prawns were brilliant. I would never have stopped if not for the fact that I hated to deshell it by hand or rather, Zhiyuan's hands. The chicken wings were good too, even though it was just seasoned with salt and pepper. The taste of the chicken was really brought out well without anything overpowering it. Another favourite of mine were the hotate mentai and iwatako mentai, the cheese on top of it was to die for. Besides all the standard menu items, we had a lot of special items due to Gu and his colleague connections. The only regret for all these was that too much eating and we totally forgot about photograph taking. I just got to do this again sometime soon.
Me and Koon's R6 2006
Me and Zhiyuan's Honda

I realised I look quite good on a bike therefore I should go get one.
We caught Tansformers: Revenge of the Fallen after lunch. Koon had to go as he had something on with his cousin.
What's up with this? =P

Since we had a little time before the movie, we had some good old coffee bean frappes and even more chatting.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen had a good soundtrack, lots of action, lots of Megan Fox, lots of Shia LaBeouf. Have I mentioned Megan Fox is so hot she sizzles? Her eyes are just so.. so.. perfect! Shia LaBeouf is super cute too!

Storywise, there isn't really one. I thought Optimus was too strong at the end, he should get his trailer. Megatron should have been renamed Galvatron and everything seemed so simple without any difficulty for anyone. Nonetheless, I would catch it again, not for the story though.

It was a good day with the guys and we really should do it again soon.

Due to the lovely reservist I just had, I have not gamed for a very long time, therefore I need new games soon!

I am so supposed to meet my bestie for dinner tomorrow but since she is always so busy, I guess that is another rain check. ps. to bestie, if you are reading this, i'm not always the one standing you up! =P

After everything, I do miss You.

Jerry's BBQ and Grill

Ever since I was posted to Seletar Camp in June 2005, I have always eyeballed this place everytime I passed by. Hidden at a small corner, it seemed to be able to just rely on its reputation to survive. So be it on the way to or fro from work, or out on work, it always looked like a must try.

Four years down the road, I finally tried it. The Jalan Kayu Branch.

Dinner with Mark was good. That would be because the company was good. It has been nearly a year since we met up, had dinner and just chatted. Sadly, the food was not as good as I had hoping for it to be. Service was terrible, if there was any service to begin with. The famous ribs were quite normal. Drinks were normal. Dessert, too, was normal. The only saving grace were the Buffalo Wings. Overall, it was a rather overpriced bill for a rather common experience. 40bucks per person should have gotten something better somewhere else. I should not have stepped in to this place at all. At least, I would have been left wanting and not have all hopes dissolved this way.

I have just been awed again. Take a step back, 飞伦海. Move away, 棒棒糖. Here comes Super Junior! I was totally caught offguard during their 金曲奖 performance. It was really quite good. I finally understand the Korean hype a little better. =)

ps. On a side note, 五月天 took the title for best band! ROCK ON!

Starhub 100mpbs Boost

Not too long ago, I took up the trial by Ripplevox for the latest technology from Starhub. The 100 mbps boost to my internet connection. In turn, I have to do a little write up on it. I thought this was fair enough as the thoughts of surfing at such speeds were very tempting. It reminded me of the Singtel Magix days which I sadly missed out on.

The service of the internet connection is quite similar. It becomes unresponsive occasionally, usually after being connected for long periods. Downloading is much faster for certain local websites but the surfing beyond that are largely the same. There is a faster experience with the boost but that does not happen all the time. There are instances where high speeds were reached. Overall, the boost has a faster surfing and downloading experience, with some websites being able to fully utilise this.

Reservist in 8 more hours.

What done is done.

As usual, rash like always.

Why does this always happen to me?

I am pissed.

It appears that nothing can prevent this slide.

Why do I not trust myself more?

Another lesson is waiting to be learnt.

On a sidenote, I seem to be losing friends by the bucketloads.

How can you call me uncle?

Of all people, YOU!

So mean!

So so mean!