e s o p h o r i a - it's all about how you perceive me.

oOoo.. today im very happy. Firstly is because its our(me and db) 99th day.... hmmm. lolx. and secondly i got a new singlet. hahaa. I can now finally brave thru' the hot scorcing months on more than one singlet. lolx.

I got back from my m'sia hol in Rawa Island. Its some off shore beach island resort. Nothing much to do really, except snorkel and get cooked by the sun(i got sun burnt) and eat and sleep. ya.

The fishes there are quite colourful, not lyk those u see in Discovery channel of course but snippets of them. The corals are mostly.... dark brown/black but still there are some corals u see in Discovery channels. Lyk the one with the clown fishes inside u noe? lolx. Its a v.nice place really, like a getaway kind of thg.

Next time maybe, i shall org a trip to tt island, wld u all come? haha. Trust me, i noe exactly how it all shld be done ;)

Midyr in 3 days...... Mr Lim says phy will be a killer so dont be too disheartened. I hope my other subs can do well, quite well in fact. Im aiming high~ anywayx------ All the best for ur midyrs toO! Juz give it ur best shot, its not the end of the world if it doesnt turn out ur way. I'll keep my fingers crossed for me n for u all. haha.

-Mark-
6/23/2005 10:08:00 pm

I Juz got promoted to senior CLT. hahaa. What does that mean? It means that i can still continue to contribute to my air unit in cat. high. It would not have made a dofference if i wasn't promoted, i will still help them anyway. But looking back on my very short one year stint as a CLT, there is much i have achieved and much i have yet to do.

I still rmb, i entered and came out of my 47th clt course with much vigour and purpose to help my unit. Alas, it was not to be, situation took control with JC life to cope and Guitar Club. J1 life was crazy. I took 4 subs all the way to promos, which meant loads of time has to be spent on hmwk n studies juz to pass. It was tough trying to adjust to JC life. On top of that, there was guitar twice every week and when syf came ard, it inceased to 3 times a week. Still,i had to go back to HQ often to help establise the aeromodelling club. Then only did i have time to contribute back to my unit. sigh~ After the aeromodelling club was setup, i cldnt find time to go back anymore, whats more, their training schedules were not taylored for the JC ppl. e.g thurs 1-5pm.??? how to go? im in the middle of class u noe? So other than getting to fly the plane twice n lots of 'saigang' preparing the club, nothing was left for us to do. It was simply out of our way.

I went back as and when i could and helped more with the back stage planning n discussions with Qin Xue, who was doing most of the ground work. What we discussed, he would try it out etc. Everytime i go back, i carry myself with a great sense of pride that i could come back to my alma mater to groom n give a part of myself to the cadets. Up to today, I wish i could be with them more often and help Qin Xue and Mr Goh guide them and give to them what NCC has given me. The discipline, confidence, care for my ppl etc. With Darren and a few more who just passed out, congrats! And hope they can continue what i have not begun. Only then will i have a peace of mind. =)

Lastly, how can i forget all the support my CO, Mr Jeffery Goh and Ms Wong(Mrs Tay) has given me? They supported me all the way in trying to startup line flying, part of aeromodelling here in CHS. Financial and moral backup which was so graciously given helped in my own experential learning to grow as a person. At least i can say for now, i have given smthg to my unit. Hope the aeromodelling course was successful for the Part Bs. =) Thank you Sir and Mdm. I will continue to help out with my heart n soul everytime i can make it back.

-Mark-
6/15/2005 03:59:00 pm

So... It was barely a day ago when i had completed my 30 hr famine camp. 30 hrs w/o food. Can U imagine urself going on such a quest? Surviving only on plain water and a few packets of sugared drinks to keep us alive. This is nothing compared to the starvation and poverty that the people in Mongolia, Cambodia, Eutopia and many other parts of the world are experiencing.

After a terribly messy start, we got to our activites which were lessons on poverty, hunger and AIDS. Lectures, experiential activites and disccussions took us all the way to 9. The more memorable ones were the setting up of the shelters we were suppose to sleep in. With only cardboxes, sticks and sheets all thrown in a heap. Our teamleaders had to fight for these resources and it helped tt he was a rugger. haha. Coped alot of stuff. The other one was the 'piggy-back-and-take-water' activity. lol. Fun. =D

Thanks zk for bringing me to tt 'secret shower place'. haha. v.little ppl and only 2-4 grps of ppl knew of its existence, so didnt hv to rush and fight for the shower cubicles or share them like those gays back in NP. yuks. NP rox la. Their facilites are a million times better then AJ's. Swimming pool. convention hall, massive campus area etc.

Day 2...newspaper collection. Nothing much. Spent an hr plus waiting for the truck to collect our newspapers. By then alot of ppl were overcomed with exhaustion and slept at the void deck waiting for tt illustrious truck to arrive.

Gorged down my food during the break fast then left with the class to go to sm food centre and shared a plate of carrot cake with debbie. Top up with a big glass of sugar cane juice, aHhhh.... it was heaven to feel what it is like to be full again =D

Made a quite a few friends like Shi xiang, Jeremy,the dotA expert, Rong Sheng etc. yup. To my C-18 ppl, had a nice time with u all, see ya all in AJ soon =)

-Mark-
6/06/2005 11:17:00 am

Class guys with my alto

-Mark-
6/04/2005 12:36:00 am

Guys' Jerseys

-Mark-
6/04/2005 12:36:00 am

oOoo Guitar concert was over a long time ago and i did enjoy myself alot then. Everything, from the preparation to the actual day, i enjoyed it tremendously. I'll write and post more pics when i have more of them =)

Anyway, today went out with vic tan n lum, zhiguang, cl n beng chong to see guitars after gp today. Went all around from PS to Davis and one other place which i cant seem to rmb the name. Getting old here. Crapped alot and its v. fun ot hv vic n cl ard. Lots of crapping n v.fun. hahaha. We saw guitars ranging from 3o+ to 6000+ at the Guitar Gallery. siao. Talked even more about guitars lyk what wood is the best etc. Im confirm getting a new guitar at least 2000 i think during or after NS. ZQ and lum look sead set on their 4.5k guitar from a danish maker. Im still contemplating... Was too tired to join them for dinner.

Famine camp tmr.. wonder what it will be like. No food for 30 hrs. gosh. what a feat. Hope the ppl there in my grp not too anti social. Dont hv anyone i know inside. Right now my idol is yang xue fei. The very talented young lady who plays the guitar so fluidly and with so much elegance and skill.. hai, missed her performance the other time she came down. sigh

-Mark-
6/03/2005 11:43:00 pm

Quotes

"What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop?" - Robert Browning

"What profits the man who gains the world but loses his soul?"

“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” ~Benjamin Franklin

Life can be tough, misery is optional.

“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” ~ Harry Potter

"Some people feel the rain, others just get wet" ~Bob Dylan

"Sex relieves tension - love causes it" ~Woody Allen

Soul meets soul on lovers lips

Be without a doubt

Love of my life