4th last weekend Tortoises

Cold Choco milk in the early morning always felt like slurping sludge

this is my fourth weekend on a countdown till freedom is seized from me

nah, it's not that bad, but got to get a little self-pity

gonna get going soon, or i'll be late again

it'll be a whole two days of fun

to create a whole lot of memories

that might be useful in weeks to come

Work is going to be going full blast

as the main project is about to commence

life's just gonna get exciting, ain't it?

so LOL and live it

stay happy

Kenn

it ends tonight, it ends tonight

today, 25 of august, is where my YOG journey as a volunteer would end

i would declare that it was a fruitful and purposeful journey

fruitful; as i have taken photos with tom daley and megan sylvester

purposeful; as i have spend my free time volunteering and i have learnt many skills

like from guiding of groups to taking care of kids

it will be difficult for me to not wake up tomorrow and head for the village

and once again my life will be back to slacking and working

i had really really enjoyed the company of my fellow volunteers and it had been an enjoyable 10++ days

rather than making this post sounds gloomy

China boys will be back soon!

they're coming back on the 27th, 5am or so

the train doesn't even operate that early

but once they're back i have new company, hopefully

Have a safe trip back home!

i'll be waiting,haha

Kenn

The 5th Day at YOV

i was lazy to blog on what happened from the first to the fourth day

basically i'm working as a tour guide in the Youth Olympic Village

i bring S'pore Primary and Secondary student around the village

to experience and learn about YOG and most of all, have FUN

Today i was facilitating Monfort Junior School

i had enjoyed the interaction again, they were a bunch of cooperative kids

they were a little talkative, they liked to be heard and i just can't get them to get into two neat lines while touring the village

the reason might be that they're really excited

throughout the last half of the tour, they were really hungry

some of them kept bugging me about hunger

with their young hungry faces, i feel for them, but i can't do much

how can i forget about the kid whom have a strong passion for softball,

i felt it

he told me his story about how he got into the school's softball team

very exciting story he told

i was motivated by him, not very much, but he did attract my attention for one.

Before he left, he asked if i had facebook, he was the only one that i was willing to say "yes, i have"

i can't image if all of them adds me, Haha, disastrous

also while i was briefing the school for one of the station,

this old guy came up to me and took a friendship-band-looking-bracelet and shoved it near my hand but not on my hand

and then it dropped onto the ground

to think about it, i then realised he was trying to wear the friendship-band-looking-bracelet on me

but it dropped

i picked it up

and he was pushing it to me

in his foreign language

he said stuff, stuff that i can't decipher till now

i bet he said he's giving me the friendship-band-looking-bracelet

i guess that from his body language

i thanked him with my best body language thanking

it all happened super fast

i guess he is a colombia's NOC

cos the friendship-band-looking-bracelet says colombia

The receiving of the bracelet makes me feel happy and special

i guess it was lucky

if i could meet him again, i would show him the the bracelet fits well and properly thank him again.

Okay i have to prepare for day 6, take care and goodnight

Kenn

New Found Friend (talking bout' friendship, relationship's overrated)

let me pour out my thoughts on what would happen when my friend (anyone of them) gets a GF.

what you'll be losing is the

together time (you used to have)

no more talks on how good it feels to be single

lesser activity which will cost more bucks (cos money goes to GF)

and when you meet up, it's all about his GF this, or his GF that

okay, okay i'm just being a pessimist

this time when i'm put to the test, it's different

i know what would eventually become and decided to move on with my life

so get another friend, but it ain't so easy

it takes with a huge scoop of affinity

but what happens when you befriend your friend's brother?

i'm in a good position to explain this

I had experience the almost exact feelings I felt (when the friendship had just started out my your friend) from the brother

well, people do change through time, you'll be experiencing them differently, at different phase

but the surprising thing is that the lost feeling does still exist and could be retrieved

little things, like hanging out with the brother triggers memories or sometimes when stronger, déjà vu

it was like time travelling back in time to my friend

and I would reflect on how that time was simple and blissful

at the same time, realisation would make me feel that I should treasure the current time I am existing in

therefore, i strongly think that i should embrace the present

to me, this experience was interesting and fascinating

thus i wanted to share about it

but i took a long ass time to type it out

to explain it the way i thought was most appropriate

Kenn

not posting enough

let me start with what i did today:

Nationals (LifeSavingCompetition)

this year, i'm one of those who comes late, sits and watching the com.

i wasn't much into the whole com.

except when it comes to our own competitors, i would shout, cheer them on

indeed, the club has improved this year!

we bagged a sliver medal

we only won a bronze last year, so it's considered as an improvement

so i guess our competitors are now celebrating or sleeping at the loft

And what i have been doing lately:

YOG (Volunteer)

i've joined YOG as a volunteer

thanks to my friends, they got me in

okay, back to my role in YOG

i'm ushering students ( from S'pore primary and secondary schools ) around the Olympic Village Square

although i'm not enlisted early ( yup, i'm still pissed about it ), but at least i'm doing something that's worth my time

to me it will be one of the events that the country would remember long enough till i die

so i''m officially commencing my duty on 16th August ( haha, that would be the day when the brothers unite )

i went to the YOG opening rehearsal last friday

and it was freaking awesome, that's what i think tho

it's better than this year's NDP, haha, it's my opinion

Anyway, i'm happy to be involved in YOG

Kenn

BBB

Belated Bro's Birthday

I totally forgot one of my best friend's birthday

yup screw me

what a friend

he finally booked out after being confine for 2 weeks

so i went out with him and everything's my treat

have to mend up by treating him food and movie

haha

Enough about that.

Today's is NUS INVITATIONALS
i went as a supporter

and the best news i have is that we won 3rd placing for rope throw

all credit goes to emmeline and zikun

WOOHOO!

take care dudes

happy 108th day in Shanghai!

PS3 still out of commission

tell you what sucks the most

It's when you have a PS3 and you can't play it

i had went all the way to Wisma Atria to collect it yesterday night

sony sent me a sms ard 7pm and i felt that i just have to collect it, hoping to have a good time in the night

got to cab there as i have to reached there before 9pm or it'll be closed and it cost 16bucks

waited for ard 30mins before my turn

i passed my collection ticket to the customer care officer

he typed some stuff then went to get my PS3 and passed it to me in this almost over-used sony plastic (well it's at least a sony plastic bag)

I was worried if the PS3 was really repaired, so i asked if it was working or not

that person replied 'if it wasn't working, we wouldn't call you right?'

well, not much to ask then

i further ask if it was not working would he fund me the transportation fee to take it back

he kinda surrendered and gave me his name card and said i could call him and service man would come to pick it up if it was faulty

unfortunately, when i went home and test my console, there was no visual on the TV

first was because the console couldn't read my game discs and after them servicing it now have no visual

so my friend had advice me not to call back to the annoying customer care officer

he would rather me send an email to the higher ups

so i will heed his advice

he's helping to to draft a complain letter, he's good at that

hopefully sony people get to read my email tomorrow

and give me a call

i just want them to send technician to my home and fix my PS3 ASAP

wanna treasure all my time to play it

Haha.

that's all the rambling

Kenn

FINALLY! but the dates are a little screwed.

Good afternoon Mr KENNETH.
Your enlistment date is on 08-Nov-2010. Your reporting unit is BASIC MILITARY TRAINING CENTRE SCHOOL 2.

finally, it's here.

long awaited.

i've promised to share with everyone

but the dates are ...

means that i can get more time with my friends and family

and my PS3 when it comes back from the repair shop

Kenn

i'm just so lucky

okay, my newly bought (which has been only played for a day) PS3 is currently at Sony's repair center

not sure whether if i got cheat or not but i got the console from an online shop (qisahn.com)

they're quite reputable online but anything can be fabricated easily

i choose to think that it's just bad luck, it's not the shop's fault

but they should have at least offered me to trade for a new set

instead of advising me to get to the Sony repair center

just have to endure the pain of being addicted to RockBand for 5working days before they ring me to collect it, if it has been fixed

life has been kind on me

cos god does not want me to suffer

thus i have no NS enlistment letter

(have to get over the feeling of being neglected by the NS)

thus the reason why i went to get a PS3 is:

PS3 = No Enlistment letter + Extra Cash From Lifeguard Duties

talking about books, i've been reading Tuesdays With Morrie

it's that kinda books which is being classified under INSPIRATIONAL

the story make you look back on your life

and you'll find yourself reflecting

it does make me feel holy to a certain extent

try reading it

take care everyone.

Kenn

Drunk Out

went out to Dempsey Hill last night to have a drink or two

but ended up getting well drunk

everything was slowed down by like a second

but i'm still clear headed
this is the second time that i had been this drunk in my life

we started drinking at a thai microbrewery

we had dunkel beer and some snacks

it was really noisy and hard to have any convo. thus heading to the wine company

we had 4 bottles of wine

1 white wine and the others were red

it was a crazy experience but we were in safe hands

with the wine, we had cheese and sausage too

the convo. was good and it make the gathering purposeful

i was well drunk when we finished the 2nd bottle

getting to the toilet was really fun as i was a little disorientated

when we hit the 3rd bottle, my reaction time got slowed down

but i could still function normally and this time getting to the toilet was difficult

we kinda stumbled around

I didn't suffer any hangover the next morning

cause we had good quality wine

it was a well enjoyable night

Kenn

100th post

i've been looking around for the reasonably cheap LCD television

it's for gaming purpose only just for the soon-to-be bought PS3

so it's down too either Sharp or Samsung

i had a difficult time deciding which to choose

and i'm also stuck with the decision if i should get the TV and PS3

but my dad's paying, so why not

I haven't been exercising much cos running by yourself sucks bigtime

and i'm going to be spending my time on every Monday and Wednesday in school assisting beginners swimmers to swim

so i'm gonna lose the training times on Mon and Wed

but if i'm hardworking enough, i should join the competition training on Thursdays

Hence, i'm not burning my fats away in a whole week

recently, i've been invited to NTU for a talk cos i'd been accepted into Biological Sciences (BS)

i wasn't expecting much from it at first but thank god i went for the talk and it did made me think about the limited choices i have

there were some reason why i was reluctant to enter BS at first

1. I don't really like researching anymore

after attending the talk it seems that there are other fields of researching that is not totally like researching, it sounds like crap but it gives me hope and i've decided to take my chances again.

2. In BS there weren't any specialization in the degree

from the talk, they were saying that within 2years or so, they will implement specialization within the course of BS

i've also talked to some current students and realised that i need not wait for NUS rejection letter, cos with my GPA, they would be sure to reject me.

at least i wouldn't be sitting aside and hoping that it would come

also they said that i will be given up to a max. of 5 core module exemption for year 1 modules (year 1 modules consist of 8 core modules and a few electives modules)

but i must also be aware of taking the exemptions as some modules is related to a certain extend to the year 2 modules

so these are some things that are on my mind currently

And graduation day is coming, on the 25th of may

i'm not so looking forward to it, haha

Okay that's all and enjoy the weather.

and ya i've yet to received the enlistment letter! darn it.

Kenn

messed up life

i've been messed up lately

but everything's fine as of now

i've not been updating my life on a regular basis, darn it

blogging might be a good therapy for me

so lotsa things have happened

and i'm still awaiting for the enlistment letter

ffs can't they send me in quickly

i have been working all this while

and i nearly bought a PS3

i was convincing myself how much fun i'll derive from it

in the end i scrape that idea and maybe i can get a itouch?

i was thinking if i would make a good teacher?

maybe one that teaches sports or the foundation of sports

sports is a new and emerging field that has potential

and the government is pumping in quite a huge sum of ka-ching

it might be one of the jobs that i might enjoy

teaching/coaching teens or kids might not be so boring afterall

well, gonna start experimenting if i'm cut out for this job or not

hope everything's well for everyone

Kenn

Fun Returned

erm, Fun has been returned to me

HAHA, god has ways to make you happy (i'm talking about guanyima)

just received a call and was asked if i could be a camper instead

i was like, isn't it going to be a foul move?

like cheating everyone, apparently it's fine

maybe they're lacking of model camper

all the more fun i'll have, of course i say yes

it's fun being doubly returned

so gonna have lunch with cck now

work will come after that

looks like it'll be a hot sunny day today

please let it rain

then i'll be able to cut some slack from work

take care everyone!

it's gonna be a great day ahead.

Kenn

Fun Stolen

sometimes when you're excited about, like an event

and you were told you'll be part of it

but the outcome is that you'll not really gonna be a part of anything

and that's when all the fun had gotten stolen from you

it's not about blaming people on who cause what

it's more like everything just becomes boring (sian)

and ffs your day could get any better because of whatever had happened

the event's (Freshman Orientation Camp) happening starting tonight till sunday

gave up my saturday shift as i tot i was going to be there tonight

it seems that i'm invited only to saturdays night BBQ

i would say, it beats better than nothing

thinking positive would make everything better for myself, i guess

but i'm still curious on what had affected the decision making process, Haha

that sounded like some IS module

Kenn

People and places

i help some old couple at pool today

and found out they're from inner Mongolia ( i tot they were from Shanghai)

well, got to talked to the gramps and learnt that his son (or his grandson was studying in NTU chem eng.)

and he said he will be back tomorrow to give me his address (in China)

so that i could go to his place to experience Mongolia when i go China again

dudes, you sure can guess my facial expression at that pt of time

i was like... ...

but i could break his china heart, i smile and nodded

well been working all morning

had lunch with youwei at Astons

and thinking of the choice University in the night

it's either NTU or NUS

gonna choose one and go all out to get it

Kenn

Weather's hot

can't sleep till one, my sleep pattern has been affected by late night dramas

and the weather's is not helping

Hot and Humid

that's what you get here

i really do envy the cold weather you'll get in Shanghai

Thank god it rained tonight, but i still kinda sweat a little

talking about god, i saw this middle-aged women 'praying' to god on the MRT

everyone heard what she's 'praying' for as she was loud

it's freaky but at least you'll see that it has brought comfort to her life

went for the first NCAP lesson today

it's a basic course needed, before being able to apply for SI (swimming Instructor)

it's well relaxing

since i've graduated, should spend my time more purposefully

gonna skip training tml

cos i'm having full shift (0745 - 2145) at two diff pools

needa earn some cash before i go into spending spree

Take Care Everyone!

Kenn

Keeping an open mind is difficult

ivan, ck, justin, kelvin and I went meeting our teacher from sec sch

i felt great after meeting her, it's like a yearly thing that we would do

by just sitting there and listening for ard 3hrs made me felt that i have learnt a lot from her

she's a ground to earth person i would say, everything she said is reality

my A maths was salvaged by her during O levels

smth she said that i couldn't forget is that a person's character is enough to define how far he will reach

another thing she said that i find enriching today was that

Being open-minded to every one is possible but it has a certain degree of difficulty to it

you might fail being open-minded to someone, but dun give up

the process might end you up bashing the wall but it is needed

after venting your angry or pek chek-ness

you can re-evaluate yourself and see where your problems lies

naturally you'll feel better and you will be more willing to accept other's opinion

so i'll end it here, hoping she'll live life happy.

Kenn

NTU

just got a reply from NTU

i got into the course i wanted

Bio Sciences, I'm happy at first

but till i heard that some dudes got into direct 2nd year

gonna call NTU on monday and check if i qualify to get the express route

at least it's gonna save me ka-ching!

Kenn

First Contact

First thing that Alvis said was that the weather was freezing
(shouldn't you report strength first? that's the first thing you should do)

Hope everything is well for them and get some internet within the next few days
If facebook isn't working in China, use China's version of facebook

Remember to take care of your lips and ears, that's what the cold weather will attack on!

Kenn

Departure

It had been 8 hours since the China Boys departed to Shanghai.

It was memorial to be having fun playing mahjong and looking that anxious Dehong saying '我还没有pack好我的luggage leh', but still he was thrashing the rest on the mahjong table.

The feeling was tense and maybe sad but being masked up with some excitement

After taking group pictures and photos with the departurees, we bid farewell

And it's six months later before they return

We will be missing you guys!

Kenn