Festive season is around the corner. Better log in this journal b4 I start to drink again...ahahah!
Just want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Hope that all in all, everyone had a good 2005.
I conveniently sum up my 2005
1. first overseas CNY with my family
2. got my pilot licence in June
3. 9 months overseas, 3 months in Singapore
4. Flew the Cessna 172, Baron BE58, Learjet 45, Boeing 777
5. Blk 478, Segar Rd, #XX-XXX, S670478 (keeping my add info confidential first)
6. Bed, Sofa, dining table.....to come
What is exciting in 2006?
1. Mark's wedding
1. Project Home 2006
2. Project Wedding 2006
Care!
Aliying
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Wala wala and Balaclava
Round 1
where : Wala
when : wed
who : Eizac, Kapor, Jeffrey, Huimin and self
what happened : proceeded to there after a good meal at Sushi tei. Refer to the earlier entry abt Eizac. In a nutshell, he just came back from Sydney for a short holiday. Singaporean, 27 years of age, mickey blue eyes, funky, fun to be with, beach boy... Initially thought that we just going to chill out cos we would be working tomo. Jeffrey is on his way separately after clearing arms from ICT. First attempt at Wala Wala. Nice place with ample seating. Beer slightly on the higher side, but managable. Servers not so nice except one wearing a cap. We insisted that we wanted him.
So we started with just a jar of beer. Tasted even nicer with the warm night! But madness arises when Jeffrey arrives. Decided not to let Eizac come and go, we combined to order another 6 more jugs of beer, 2 jugs of long island tea and 1 waterfall to sum up everything. This is total nuts! NOt advisable for the faint hearted. Even I kanna 2 X jia lat jia lat.... Luckily, my reputation as the Ta IC sailed mi through.
Woke up the next day with a bit of the nasty hangover. Told myself, must not drink like this again.
Round 2 where : Balaclava
when : Thu (what!!! the next day! I thought I say I am not drinking again) who : My NUS classmates and myself
what happened : went to Efung first photo exhibit at the National Library. You can refer to his website for my details. Being an Everest Summitter, he is coveted as a mountaineering photographers in extreme environment. www.stefenchow.com
My warmest congrats to his success for this first solo photo exhibit launch. After that, we proceeded on to meet the rest of the guys and gals at Balaclava. The whole place, as usual, is jam packed like nobody's business. Luckily, I got dual ambush into the place to secure a place. Two things - to celebrate the success of Efung's photo shoot and to celebrate Mark's Bachelor nite. Jugs after jugs of Hoegarden, the alcohol refused to shoot up to the higher percentage in our blood. Drink after drink, Mark is still standing strong on both feet. Yingwei was thinking ahead - plan B must be activated to achieve the hard objective - to make Mark drunk for the very first time. A bottle of Jim Beam and 2 waterfall...hahaahhaah!After that, Mark became shaky, but still steady. Nvm, my final blow - a flaming lambogini to bring today's class outing to the new maximum. No need for mi to say more cos the photos below says a thousand words.
Mark, Jeffrey, April, Minchao, Efung, Mingyun, Huimin and self
Ta the waterfall - No refusal is accepted - There is no stopping!!
Nothing can bring E fung down!
All in all, really enjoyed the class outing! For those who missed it, there is always the next one to look forward to.
btw : Aliying better start storing karma or else people are going to whack mi big time for my bachelor nite!
Aliying
where : Wala
when : wed
who : Eizac, Kapor, Jeffrey, Huimin and self
what happened : proceeded to there after a good meal at Sushi tei. Refer to the earlier entry abt Eizac. In a nutshell, he just came back from Sydney for a short holiday. Singaporean, 27 years of age, mickey blue eyes, funky, fun to be with, beach boy... Initially thought that we just going to chill out cos we would be working tomo. Jeffrey is on his way separately after clearing arms from ICT. First attempt at Wala Wala. Nice place with ample seating. Beer slightly on the higher side, but managable. Servers not so nice except one wearing a cap. We insisted that we wanted him.
So we started with just a jar of beer. Tasted even nicer with the warm night! But madness arises when Jeffrey arrives. Decided not to let Eizac come and go, we combined to order another 6 more jugs of beer, 2 jugs of long island tea and 1 waterfall to sum up everything. This is total nuts! NOt advisable for the faint hearted. Even I kanna 2 X jia lat jia lat.... Luckily, my reputation as the Ta IC sailed mi through.
Woke up the next day with a bit of the nasty hangover. Told myself, must not drink like this again.
Round 2 where : Balaclava
when : Thu (what!!! the next day! I thought I say I am not drinking again) who : My NUS classmates and myself
what happened : went to Efung first photo exhibit at the National Library. You can refer to his website for my details. Being an Everest Summitter, he is coveted as a mountaineering photographers in extreme environment. www.stefenchow.com
My warmest congrats to his success for this first solo photo exhibit launch. After that, we proceeded on to meet the rest of the guys and gals at Balaclava. The whole place, as usual, is jam packed like nobody's business. Luckily, I got dual ambush into the place to secure a place. Two things - to celebrate the success of Efung's photo shoot and to celebrate Mark's Bachelor nite. Jugs after jugs of Hoegarden, the alcohol refused to shoot up to the higher percentage in our blood. Drink after drink, Mark is still standing strong on both feet. Yingwei was thinking ahead - plan B must be activated to achieve the hard objective - to make Mark drunk for the very first time. A bottle of Jim Beam and 2 waterfall...hahaahhaah!After that, Mark became shaky, but still steady. Nvm, my final blow - a flaming lambogini to bring today's class outing to the new maximum. No need for mi to say more cos the photos below says a thousand words.
Mark, Jeffrey, April, Minchao, Efung, Mingyun, Huimin and self
Ta the waterfall - No refusal is accepted - There is no stopping!!
Nothing can bring E fung down!
All in all, really enjoyed the class outing! For those who missed it, there is always the next one to look forward to.
btw : Aliying better start storing karma or else people are going to whack mi big time for my bachelor nite!
Aliying
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
The wait begins
Dear all,
Had not been getting in entrys, apologies abt that. Had been busy seeking out the furniture and meeting contractors. Man, this is tough!
Will have to repeat one of my simulator session due poor performance. Had nobody to blame but oneself. Got to admit the mistake, learn from it and never do it again. Buck up, Eng Wei!
Things of the lighter note, is highly exciting.
Wed - Meet up with Eizac.
Eizac is a special friend of mine who just came back from Sydney. Heard of this great guy when I first entered JJC in 1995. They were saying abt this hunk - nice, cheerful, cool, etc. Though we never get to know one another, we sort of are able to engage in conversation very easily. Think of it as friends who had known each others for years. The breakthrough came when I made the move to visit him in Sydney with Huimin. In layman term, to bunk in with him so as to cut cost in accomodation in the very expensive city of Sydney. The holiday in Sydney provided mi much more surprise than expected - a real friend called Eizac. Sleeping on his sofa bed with Huimin really brought back fond memories. He is, indeed, a really nice guy. ANd you know what, he is available. :)
Thu - Efung's first solo photo exhibit cum class gathering
Efung will be having his first photo exhibit abt Mt Everest on that day. Huimin and I will be attending. That is closely followed by the class outing at Balaclava. Know what, Mark is getting married and it infers that he will have to drink big time...roped in Jeffrey to help mi complete the task. I should be able to make Mark drunk, but Jeffrey and I combined will definitely make Mark drunk! :)
gtg now.
Aliying
Had not been getting in entrys, apologies abt that. Had been busy seeking out the furniture and meeting contractors. Man, this is tough!
Will have to repeat one of my simulator session due poor performance. Had nobody to blame but oneself. Got to admit the mistake, learn from it and never do it again. Buck up, Eng Wei!
Things of the lighter note, is highly exciting.
Wed - Meet up with Eizac.
Eizac is a special friend of mine who just came back from Sydney. Heard of this great guy when I first entered JJC in 1995. They were saying abt this hunk - nice, cheerful, cool, etc. Though we never get to know one another, we sort of are able to engage in conversation very easily. Think of it as friends who had known each others for years. The breakthrough came when I made the move to visit him in Sydney with Huimin. In layman term, to bunk in with him so as to cut cost in accomodation in the very expensive city of Sydney. The holiday in Sydney provided mi much more surprise than expected - a real friend called Eizac. Sleeping on his sofa bed with Huimin really brought back fond memories. He is, indeed, a really nice guy. ANd you know what, he is available. :)
Thu - Efung's first solo photo exhibit cum class gathering
Efung will be having his first photo exhibit abt Mt Everest on that day. Huimin and I will be attending. That is closely followed by the class outing at Balaclava. Know what, Mark is getting married and it infers that he will have to drink big time...roped in Jeffrey to help mi complete the task. I should be able to make Mark drunk, but Jeffrey and I combined will definitely make Mark drunk! :)
gtg now.
Aliying
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
no good
kaana whacked at work, in the positive sense...buck up!
..not much mood to write...standby...
Aliying
..not much mood to write...standby...
Aliying
Sunday, December 04, 2005
lalallaalala....feels good after a base check
So what is a base check? A base check, in layman term, is defined as a test to certify that the webmaster, that is me, is able to fly the aircraft. And I am here to inform that I had passed the base check alreadi. Yipee!!! The feeling of passing the base check definitely feels good. Not the most amazing pass, but a pass is a pass. 70 is a pass - 100 is a pass. The most important thing is that I had learned something from every simulator session. It will be stored in my long term memory. :)
Base check will be conducted every half a year. So for my rest of my life, if I want to continue to fly, base check will always be part and parcel of my life. As for the details of the base check, better not reveal it too much, cos you may not know if you are infringing on personal information of the airline.... you must know your rights, k?
Talking on the more general sense, taking the base check reminds myself of the numerous checks(aka test, exam, proficiency test, etc). Competency check, tech exam, ATPL exam, solo check, Progress check 1 2 3 4, flight test, L45 ground school exam, L45 base check, L45 mid phase check, L45 final check, B777 ground school exams, B777 base check and many many more. .....
Even though after going through so many trials, I anticipate that there will be more challanges to come in the future. No matter how experienced a person is in his particular field, I would still feel a bit of the nervous when I am about to do the base check. However, all in all, I felt a sense of maturity in doing the things that I believe in - not the best, but will continue to prove that with hard work, determination and self belief, we can achieve the things that we want. The same logic works for mi - be cool, relax, chill, do your best and learn something out of it.
Base check expiry date : 04/06/2006
Good nite,ladies and gentleman
Aliying
Base check will be conducted every half a year. So for my rest of my life, if I want to continue to fly, base check will always be part and parcel of my life. As for the details of the base check, better not reveal it too much, cos you may not know if you are infringing on personal information of the airline.... you must know your rights, k?
Talking on the more general sense, taking the base check reminds myself of the numerous checks(aka test, exam, proficiency test, etc). Competency check, tech exam, ATPL exam, solo check, Progress check 1 2 3 4, flight test, L45 ground school exam, L45 base check, L45 mid phase check, L45 final check, B777 ground school exams, B777 base check and many many more. .....
Even though after going through so many trials, I anticipate that there will be more challanges to come in the future. No matter how experienced a person is in his particular field, I would still feel a bit of the nervous when I am about to do the base check. However, all in all, I felt a sense of maturity in doing the things that I believe in - not the best, but will continue to prove that with hard work, determination and self belief, we can achieve the things that we want. The same logic works for mi - be cool, relax, chill, do your best and learn something out of it.
Base check expiry date : 04/06/2006
Good nite,ladies and gentleman
Aliying
Friday, December 02, 2005
critical week
Going to start a not so usual week...base check week. This is a check to certify that I can fly the Boeing 777. Hopefully I can pass. Pressure will be there, but I hope that I will be able to chill myself down. Relax, take a deep breath. Everything will be just fine.
For the rest of the people running the upcoming marathon, I wish you all the very best. Though I am not competing, I can at least 80% understand how tough it will be. Take this moment to wish Jeffrey, Mingyun, Dave, Chin Chew, Yong sheng and Zhiyang all the very best!!! :)
Going to sleep now cos got graveyard shift again!
Aliying
For the rest of the people running the upcoming marathon, I wish you all the very best. Though I am not competing, I can at least 80% understand how tough it will be. Take this moment to wish Jeffrey, Mingyun, Dave, Chin Chew, Yong sheng and Zhiyang all the very best!!! :)
Going to sleep now cos got graveyard shift again!
Aliying
Saturday, November 26, 2005
SITEX computer fair
Was at the SITEX fair today,....not bad, the response was huge, but as usual, I am "armed" with the usual singaporean mentality of look see look see....nah...actually, I am consolidating my targeted things to buy. The fair not bad, portable hard disk drive drops price compared to a month ago....also, saw the launch of samsung digital camera, cheaper notebook (i recommend twinhead, cos the prices are really attractive for the up the edge stats). Min got herself a portable 4Gb harddisk from prestigo for $149. Size is nice and small,.... As for mi, for the same amount of price, I would prefer a 60Gb harddisk from Iomega.
Here are some things that I target to buy
1. A 160~250Gb portable hard disk, hopefully >5400rpm, for my digital stroage solutions
2. Up my Fujitsu E8010 RAM to 1Gb
3. A Fuji S9500 Digital SLR... my friend is currently using a Fuji S9000. So I hope that the S9500 is also good to go.
But, the reality of life bites in ...where got the money? Though it is not going to be instant, but at least there is something else in my small little life that I want to convet for....That is life, I reckon, to keep on going and pursue the smaller and not so materialistic things in life....
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen.
Aliying
Here are some things that I target to buy
1. A 160~250Gb portable hard disk, hopefully >5400rpm, for my digital stroage solutions
2. Up my Fujitsu E8010 RAM to 1Gb
3. A Fuji S9500 Digital SLR... my friend is currently using a Fuji S9000. So I hope that the S9500 is also good to go.
But, the reality of life bites in ...where got the money? Though it is not going to be instant, but at least there is something else in my small little life that I want to convet for....That is life, I reckon, to keep on going and pursue the smaller and not so materialistic things in life....
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen.
Aliying
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Finally a breather
Finally a breather from my intense work. Had been so worked out that I fell asleep while waiting for my notebook to boot up....
Am I glad that I am having my off day tomo. But tomo awaits mi as Min and I would be meeting up with a contractor. Five choose one is out strategy to go. When I thought there is alot of contractors around, there are even more furniture shops, even more electronic stores - Harvey Norman, Courts, Best Denki, Best Connection, safe superstore. There are even more thousands and one items in IKEA, Molecule, Lorzeno, etc.....Oh my god!!! Who can help mi in that??
Errr...from the above mentioned talking, it can be conveniently summarised that ....yeah, Min and myself got a new house. Felt quite good to own a property for the first time. But the upcoming tasks ahead are piled uphill to the max. Contractor, budget, design, furniture, electrical appliances, which wall to knock down, lighting, etc.....
Here are something that I want to get out of my house
1. I need a dining table - This is impt to mi as I, a family man, would like to have regular dinner with our families
2. Wireless solution - No more LAN connection for mi. I must have wireless connection throughout the whole house
3. No bar counter - Yes, this comes from mi. I believe that I need to be a good boy in front of my parents. No hard liquor, no wine, no beer...all hide inside the fridge alreadi...hahaahah!
4. A space to put up memories - photos, gundam mecha, jigsaw, ROM mega card, etc....
5. A nice sofa for mi to sleep upon. I love sleeping on the sofa.
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
Aliying
Am I glad that I am having my off day tomo. But tomo awaits mi as Min and I would be meeting up with a contractor. Five choose one is out strategy to go. When I thought there is alot of contractors around, there are even more furniture shops, even more electronic stores - Harvey Norman, Courts, Best Denki, Best Connection, safe superstore. There are even more thousands and one items in IKEA, Molecule, Lorzeno, etc.....Oh my god!!! Who can help mi in that??
Errr...from the above mentioned talking, it can be conveniently summarised that ....yeah, Min and myself got a new house. Felt quite good to own a property for the first time. But the upcoming tasks ahead are piled uphill to the max. Contractor, budget, design, furniture, electrical appliances, which wall to knock down, lighting, etc.....
Here are something that I want to get out of my house
1. I need a dining table - This is impt to mi as I, a family man, would like to have regular dinner with our families
2. Wireless solution - No more LAN connection for mi. I must have wireless connection throughout the whole house
3. No bar counter - Yes, this comes from mi. I believe that I need to be a good boy in front of my parents. No hard liquor, no wine, no beer...all hide inside the fridge alreadi...hahaahah!
4. A space to put up memories - photos, gundam mecha, jigsaw, ROM mega card, etc....
5. A nice sofa for mi to sleep upon. I love sleeping on the sofa.
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
Aliying
Friday, November 18, 2005
Yet another graveyard shift completed
Man, I just came back from the graveyard shift. Felt quite wasted and definitely to catch up on my sleep deficit. (Even though I know the for human performance, there is no such thing called I owe 3 hrs of sleep, I repay 6 hr of sleep to have a surplus of 3hrs) 3 graveyard shifts down, 2 more to go. :(
Things on the lighter note, Min and I managed to catch the sneak of Harry Potter on Wed. My comments to it was not too bad! The only dislike that I have is that the director shortened the quiditch world cup in the opening scene. When the world cup final was just abt to start, the audience were thrown in the death eater scene. No good, no good! Thought that the introduction of the other 2 magical schools were good, giving us the mystic and magical feeling. Strongly reminded mi of the first instalement. For the rest of the movie, you got to view it yourself.
Update on the tHings to look out for this week
Harry Potter and the globet of fire (Done!)
Project Home 2006 scrap book (doing it tonite)
Makan with my family (postphoned to next week)
Catch up with Jeffrey and Jaslin
Good day, ladies and gentlemen!
Aliying
Things on the lighter note, Min and I managed to catch the sneak of Harry Potter on Wed. My comments to it was not too bad! The only dislike that I have is that the director shortened the quiditch world cup in the opening scene. When the world cup final was just abt to start, the audience were thrown in the death eater scene. No good, no good! Thought that the introduction of the other 2 magical schools were good, giving us the mystic and magical feeling. Strongly reminded mi of the first instalement. For the rest of the movie, you got to view it yourself.
Update on the tHings to look out for this week
Harry Potter and the globet of fire (Done!)
Project Home 2006 scrap book (doing it tonite)
Makan with my family (postphoned to next week)
Catch up with Jeffrey and Jaslin
Good day, ladies and gentlemen!
Aliying
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Just came back from work Time now 0610hr LMT
Ended my work earlier today, now putting my last bust of energy to type something b4 I sleep. I was flipping today's Straits Times when I came across the movie session. Ok what, there is mulitple sneak previews for Harry Potter and the globet of fire. Trying my luck to see if I can purchase two tickets so that I can surprise Min (Min is quite a Harry Potter fan like mi too). Just trying my luck on internet purchase, I discovered that most of the good seats are taken up. Guess I am not like the the young Eng Wei who would very on the ball try to get 2 tickets, by hook or by crook. hahaha!
But like what I tell myself - there is a better day to watch the movie :)
I would be looking forward to see how the director squeezes 743 pages of Harry potter into 157 min of the movie. That is an equivalent of 4.73page/min. That is speed reading! Madness!
Aliying
But like what I tell myself - there is a better day to watch the movie :)
I would be looking forward to see how the director squeezes 743 pages of Harry potter into 157 min of the movie. That is an equivalent of 4.73page/min. That is speed reading! Madness!
Aliying
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
BALANCE
SO glad that yesterday is my off day. While everybody is on his way to work, I am so glad that I am able to sleep till half past nine on a monday morning...Guess I am finally reaping off the hard work of working on Sunday nite. Ha!
What I did today wasn't anything spectacular. Breakfast :coffee and biscuit. Lunch :porridge and fried eggs with cai pok. Watched a few episodes of animation (Neon Genesis)back to back...Had never been so shiok for a while alreadi... went for a swim in the hot afternoon. Had dinner with my parents b4 making my way to meet min.
Balance - not too much, not too little.
Throughout my life, I was always thinking abt the word balance and how it applies to my character, my work, my life, etc. For eg, I used balance when I am meeting up with different groups of friends. With my SIA guys, I would be talking abt how our flight goes and things to share abt. With my sec school friends, I would be talking abt the good old days, etc. With Min, I would be talking abt (*^&(*^%&^$^ NOTE : This is up to me to know, and up to you to find out. :) I also use the word balance when I am with Min. When we just started out together as a couple, I was just abt to enter NS. Poor Min can only get see mi during the weekend. Naturally, like any other girl around, she would want to maximise the time spent with mi from Sat late afternoon to Sun late afternoon. Hence I did not have time to catch up with my friends. The theory of balance took a long while to commmunicate - Min and I had our space, she had her own space, I had my own space. Now I can meet Min for the first few hour, then drink kopitiam beer with Fuhan and Keng Fei.
Balance is needed in my character too. In general, people feel that I am too formal at times. For people who do not know mi initially, they may feel that I am very "false", very "fake". This sorts of make mi unapproachable. For people who know mi, this is the way I had been talking since I was brought up from young. I am lik that one - courteous "ke4 qi4". THis problem was
brought to my attention again when I attended the 21 day OBS course in P.Ubin. I never know that being myself can impose so much hastle to my friends around mi. On the contrary, I also believe that I am who I am - Yingwei, Engwei, Aliying, Chong. I came up with the solution that I felt most desired - still be courteous (eg, greeting the elders, saying thank you to the cleaning Auntie) but also be one who can be approached and be chilled out with.. The balanced Yingwei, Engwei, Aliying, CHong, I seek to be.
But I do understand that Balance = fn (temperature, perf, temper, location, feeling, emotions, x to the power of infinity) - where x is an unknown that Aliying is still finding out what it is....
I do understand that I cannot be balanced all the time. That is why it is still balancing. Got it? There is no such thing called the ultimate balance!
THings to look out for this week
Harry Potter and the globet of fire
Project Home 2006 - scrap book
Makan with my family
Aliying
What I did today wasn't anything spectacular. Breakfast :coffee and biscuit. Lunch :porridge and fried eggs with cai pok. Watched a few episodes of animation (Neon Genesis)back to back...Had never been so shiok for a while alreadi... went for a swim in the hot afternoon. Had dinner with my parents b4 making my way to meet min.
Balance - not too much, not too little.
Throughout my life, I was always thinking abt the word balance and how it applies to my character, my work, my life, etc. For eg, I used balance when I am meeting up with different groups of friends. With my SIA guys, I would be talking abt how our flight goes and things to share abt. With my sec school friends, I would be talking abt the good old days, etc. With Min, I would be talking abt (*^&(*^%&^$^ NOTE : This is up to me to know, and up to you to find out. :) I also use the word balance when I am with Min. When we just started out together as a couple, I was just abt to enter NS. Poor Min can only get see mi during the weekend. Naturally, like any other girl around, she would want to maximise the time spent with mi from Sat late afternoon to Sun late afternoon. Hence I did not have time to catch up with my friends. The theory of balance took a long while to commmunicate - Min and I had our space, she had her own space, I had my own space. Now I can meet Min for the first few hour, then drink kopitiam beer with Fuhan and Keng Fei.
Balance is needed in my character too. In general, people feel that I am too formal at times. For people who do not know mi initially, they may feel that I am very "false", very "fake". This sorts of make mi unapproachable. For people who know mi, this is the way I had been talking since I was brought up from young. I am lik that one - courteous "ke4 qi4". THis problem was
brought to my attention again when I attended the 21 day OBS course in P.Ubin. I never know that being myself can impose so much hastle to my friends around mi. On the contrary, I also believe that I am who I am - Yingwei, Engwei, Aliying, Chong. I came up with the solution that I felt most desired - still be courteous (eg, greeting the elders, saying thank you to the cleaning Auntie) but also be one who can be approached and be chilled out with.. The balanced Yingwei, Engwei, Aliying, CHong, I seek to be.
But I do understand that Balance = fn (temperature, perf, temper, location, feeling, emotions, x to the power of infinity) - where x is an unknown that Aliying is still finding out what it is....
I do understand that I cannot be balanced all the time. That is why it is still balancing. Got it? There is no such thing called the ultimate balance!
THings to look out for this week
Harry Potter and the globet of fire
Project Home 2006 - scrap book
Makan with my family
Aliying
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Oh no!!!
The thing I do not wish to come true had come true alreadi. I will be working on the day I am attempting the Std Chartered Marathon! Murphy's Law always work for anybody. Noooo!!
Even though the odds are against mi, I will continue to train for the full marathon. I may or may not be running the half marathon. Once again, it all depends. I guess started lah...the nature of my job does not permit mi to fixate schedules ahead of mi. My work nature is very dynamic and the operating pattern is not fixated. Lots of standby next time. Will not be
getting the usual sat and sun off. However, I am definitely not complaining abt it. :)
It is always good to make sure one enjoys doing his works. Sort of getting into the routines of the Simulator session alreadi. Looking forward to meet Jaslin and Jeffrey and coy for the upcoming Fri drink session. Also to get a chance to look at their photo taken during their recent trip to Nepal.
Just ran with Huimin yesterday. Feeling good once again. :)
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
ALiying
Even though the odds are against mi, I will continue to train for the full marathon. I may or may not be running the half marathon. Once again, it all depends. I guess started lah...the nature of my job does not permit mi to fixate schedules ahead of mi. My work nature is very dynamic and the operating pattern is not fixated. Lots of standby next time. Will not be
getting the usual sat and sun off. However, I am definitely not complaining abt it. :)
It is always good to make sure one enjoys doing his works. Sort of getting into the routines of the Simulator session alreadi. Looking forward to meet Jaslin and Jeffrey and coy for the upcoming Fri drink session. Also to get a chance to look at their photo taken during their recent trip to Nepal.
Just ran with Huimin yesterday. Feeling good once again. :)
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
ALiying
Friday, November 04, 2005
Post Deevapura..now siong siong coming up
Had been a great week cos we got two holidays. Though it is not back to back, I am definitely not complaining...
The going is getting tough as I will be commencing my first graveyard shift. Do wish mi luck cos I will be having a very hard time fighting the ZZzz monster during my work in the wee morning. Everybody is still tuck nicely in their sleep then.
Will be writing more coming early next week where I will be a bit more free,,,,stay tuned
Aliying
The going is getting tough as I will be commencing my first graveyard shift. Do wish mi luck cos I will be having a very hard time fighting the ZZzz monster during my work in the wee morning. Everybody is still tuck nicely in their sleep then.
Will be writing more coming early next week where I will be a bit more free,,,,stay tuned
Aliying
Saturday, October 29, 2005
blogger
I came across a journal put up by my Ah-lian friend, Jieru abt the issue of blog. She he had feedback saying that the way she writes her blog is so different from the actual person that others perceive of her. Some say that she is not being herself, aka very false. Not the very good lah....
I was pondering abt it and it brings mi out of the bigger picture - what is my objective of having this aliying blog of mine @aliying.blogspot.com? In my opinion, I view this blog as one that is informative, to update friends who I cannot catch up with due work committment, etc. I view the blog as one that helps mi to set realistic targets (eg meet up with person AAA, do BBB, read up on CCC) I view the blog as a self reflection of my feelings, my thoughts, my annoucements, my nagginess (aka ALI). I may be writing the blog when I had a bad flight; I may be writing the blog after celebrating my upcoming 9th anniversay with Huimin, I may be writing my blog after drinking 6 bottles of Bud.
And I may be writing my blog when I had won Jeffrey's money in Manjong.
The moral of the story - One can be writing the blog in different ways due to the mild changes in character on that day, environment, audience, emotions, activities. However, I am still Aliying and I am still the same Chong / Eng Wei / Yingwei / Aliying that everyone know abt.
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
Aliying
I was pondering abt it and it brings mi out of the bigger picture - what is my objective of having this aliying blog of mine @aliying.blogspot.com? In my opinion, I view this blog as one that is informative, to update friends who I cannot catch up with due work committment, etc. I view the blog as one that helps mi to set realistic targets (eg meet up with person AAA, do BBB, read up on CCC) I view the blog as a self reflection of my feelings, my thoughts, my annoucements, my nagginess (aka ALI). I may be writing the blog when I had a bad flight; I may be writing the blog after celebrating my upcoming 9th anniversay with Huimin, I may be writing my blog after drinking 6 bottles of Bud.
And I may be writing my blog when I had won Jeffrey's money in Manjong.
The moral of the story - One can be writing the blog in different ways due to the mild changes in character on that day, environment, audience, emotions, activities. However, I am still Aliying and I am still the same Chong / Eng Wei / Yingwei / Aliying that everyone know abt.
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
Aliying
Friday, October 28, 2005
Anime forever!
On Yahoo Auction, I had just won the bid of two animations sets - Neon Genesis Evangelion and Full metal Alchemist. Hurray! On top of that, the Gundam Seed Destiny had just been completed and was ready for my acquisation. ahahahahahah!
Not very sure what do I mean by all these? Act, I am quite a fan of japanese animation. Layman term - cartoon, not layman term - anime. I had been watching all these when I was young - from the very retro and traditional Macross Saga to the latest Gundam Seed Destiny. Animation had evolved over the past twenty years of my life to the latest hits - Initial D [Takumi doing the drift in street racing with his father(Bunta)'s AE86 and moving on the WRX] and Naruto [Some crazy ninja who only know how to create clones of himself after 155 episodes and still going strong]
My next wave of OJT is coming up soon - that means the stress level will be there one.... Nevertheless, with a balanced mind,I am sure that I am able to find time to watch an anime episode.
:)Good nite, ladies and gentleman
Aliying
Not very sure what do I mean by all these? Act, I am quite a fan of japanese animation. Layman term - cartoon, not layman term - anime. I had been watching all these when I was young - from the very retro and traditional Macross Saga to the latest Gundam Seed Destiny. Animation had evolved over the past twenty years of my life to the latest hits - Initial D [Takumi doing the drift in street racing with his father(Bunta)'s AE86 and moving on the WRX] and Naruto [Some crazy ninja who only know how to create clones of himself after 155 episodes and still going strong]
My next wave of OJT is coming up soon - that means the stress level will be there one.... Nevertheless, with a balanced mind,I am sure that I am able to find time to watch an anime episode.
:)Good nite, ladies and gentleman
Aliying
Monday, October 24, 2005
Commenced!
The time has come to reveal what I had been doing for the last 20 months. Finally I had graduated (or commenced) from Singapore Flying collge to SIA as a cadet pilot. These 20 months of training had been much of a challange to me - financially(a major paycut for mi), morally(the dos and don'ts in the aviation industry), physically(the incapability to differentiate between weekdays and weekends), mentally(prior preparation prevents piss*** performance), emotionally(homesick, relationships are challenged upon), etc.
It had been alot of ups and downs for mi. Throughout the training, I had sensed that I had matured to the next level - thinking ahead, thinking out of the box, thinking of things around mi. Hope that I had not become a complex guy, still is a guy who wants the simplest things in life - live happily, eat happily and smile happily.
Ups
I finally made my mark to continue as a pilot, but be rest assured that there is always room for improvement; met my guys in course 98, tremondously strong support from my wife, Huimin; continuous renewed friendship from our friends; joy of making the sky my home; fortunate to be given a chance to fly; Good decisions made at the toughest time
Downs
Not clearing my first solo; wait to rush, rush to wait; homesick; study and fail exam; uncertainities; challanges;
Myself and Huimin
Like to take this opportunity to thank Huimin / Min for all the big and small things that she had done for mi - my soulmate, my wife and my pillar of support for the last 2 years. Working overseas is tough for mi, but it is even harder for Huimin back in Singapore. Not easy, not easy....
Aliying
P.S - This is not the end. I had commenced on my next phase of training
It had been alot of ups and downs for mi. Throughout the training, I had sensed that I had matured to the next level - thinking ahead, thinking out of the box, thinking of things around mi. Hope that I had not become a complex guy, still is a guy who wants the simplest things in life - live happily, eat happily and smile happily.
Ups
I finally made my mark to continue as a pilot, but be rest assured that there is always room for improvement; met my guys in course 98, tremondously strong support from my wife, Huimin; continuous renewed friendship from our friends; joy of making the sky my home; fortunate to be given a chance to fly; Good decisions made at the toughest time
Downs
Not clearing my first solo; wait to rush, rush to wait; homesick; study and fail exam; uncertainities; challanges;
Myself and Huimin
Like to take this opportunity to thank Huimin / Min for all the big and small things that she had done for mi - my soulmate, my wife and my pillar of support for the last 2 years. Working overseas is tough for mi, but it is even harder for Huimin back in Singapore. Not easy, not easy....
Aliying
P.S - This is not the end. I had commenced on my next phase of training
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
mid week
This week seems a bit "tight" Time management to be improved upon...looking much forward to spend the weekend with Huimin.
Also up in my game plan is to meet up with April and Hanrong, for Efung presentation at the National Library coming sat.
Got myself an Ascics GT2100 shoe - ran 10km for 2 conservative days. Feeling not so bad. Signing up for a marathon in Singapore is no joke, really....
Aliying
Also up in my game plan is to meet up with April and Hanrong, for Efung presentation at the National Library coming sat.
Got myself an Ascics GT2100 shoe - ran 10km for 2 conservative days. Feeling not so bad. Signing up for a marathon in Singapore is no joke, really....
Aliying
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Annapurna 2003
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The time had come. Jeffrey and I are finally on our way to our own theatre of dreams - Annapurna circuit cum Base camp trek.
Below are two of my fav photos that I had taken throughout the whole trip. All in all, I had taken 7 rolls of colours and 2 rolls of black and white. I truely enjoy the shooting experience with a manual SLR. The first pic is taken from the Annapurna Base camp in the early morning sunrise. Powerful rays, blocked by even more powerful mountains. The second pic in black and white is a pic of an elder sis and younger bro. To them, we are like the 10, 012nd people asking them to do the same pose. But for us. it ponders mi to think that the elder sis is trying to protect her younger brother from these foreign weirdos like Jeffrey and myself.
The concept of the trek was inspired by our JJC ODAC days. Even though NUS ODAC and rovers offers nepal trekking every year, it did not trick us into going for the package trip. We want to do it on our own, getting lost on our own, going into the unexpected on our own
Attached is my trekking soulmate, Jeffrey during Annapurna 2003. As mentioned in the previous mail, he would be making his way to Nepal from the happening India side this time. In addition, he would be attempting the wonderful Everest Base camp trek. Wish I could be with him, but my job do not permit mi to do so for NOW. I told myself like what others had always told mi - the mountain is always there. :)
Finally, this is mi trekking enroute to Annapurna Base camp. If I am not wrong, this is the coming down stage. My stats are as follows - A total of 21 days, covering a total track dist of 350km, 2 rain days, highest attempt of 5546m (Thorong La high pass), met countless friends from Holland, USA, India, Singapore, France, Korea, England, etc, met a very good friend called Colin Mark Holmes, had countless Dal Bhat, vegeterian for 3 weeks, broke my shoe, 2 sets of attire only, left my footprints there.
With all these writings,pic and memories accumulated, it still couldn't replicate the entire experience that I had during Annapurna 2003. I told myself - I will be back!
Aliying
The time had come. Jeffrey and I are finally on our way to our own theatre of dreams - Annapurna circuit cum Base camp trek.
Below are two of my fav photos that I had taken throughout the whole trip. All in all, I had taken 7 rolls of colours and 2 rolls of black and white. I truely enjoy the shooting experience with a manual SLR. The first pic is taken from the Annapurna Base camp in the early morning sunrise. Powerful rays, blocked by even more powerful mountains. The second pic in black and white is a pic of an elder sis and younger bro. To them, we are like the 10, 012nd people asking them to do the same pose. But for us. it ponders mi to think that the elder sis is trying to protect her younger brother from these foreign weirdos like Jeffrey and myself.
The concept of the trek was inspired by our JJC ODAC days. Even though NUS ODAC and rovers offers nepal trekking every year, it did not trick us into going for the package trip. We want to do it on our own, getting lost on our own, going into the unexpected on our own
Attached is my trekking soulmate, Jeffrey during Annapurna 2003. As mentioned in the previous mail, he would be making his way to Nepal from the happening India side this time. In addition, he would be attempting the wonderful Everest Base camp trek. Wish I could be with him, but my job do not permit mi to do so for NOW. I told myself like what others had always told mi - the mountain is always there. :)
Finally, this is mi trekking enroute to Annapurna Base camp. If I am not wrong, this is the coming down stage. My stats are as follows - A total of 21 days, covering a total track dist of 350km, 2 rain days, highest attempt of 5546m (Thorong La high pass), met countless friends from Holland, USA, India, Singapore, France, Korea, England, etc, met a very good friend called Colin Mark Holmes, had countless Dal Bhat, vegeterian for 3 weeks, broke my shoe, 2 sets of attire only, left my footprints there.
With all these writings,pic and memories accumulated, it still couldn't replicate the entire experience that I had during Annapurna 2003. I told myself - I will be back!
Aliying
Monday, October 10, 2005
Ah Sean!!!
Sent off Sean a few days ago for his advanced training in Maroochydore, Brisbane. The whole course was there , felt so good. It had been a while since we gathered together. With a mobile office deck, it would be difficult to locate oneself from time to time. So Course 98, as far as I am concerned, remains a reason why people stick together as good friends. :)
All the best to Sean for his advanced training, and I will be looking forward to chill with him back in Singapore again.
Course 98.04
L to R :Myself, Sean, Yang
Got to go to the airport again to send off my friend Jeffrey, who would be going to India to work and proceed on to Nepal for the Everest Base Camp trek. The next journal would be touching upon my amazing trip to Nepal 2 years back with Jeffrey. Stay tuned!!!
Aliying
All the best to Sean for his advanced training, and I will be looking forward to chill with him back in Singapore again.
Course 98.04
L to R :Myself, Sean, Yang
Got to go to the airport again to send off my friend Jeffrey, who would be going to India to work and proceed on to Nepal for the Everest Base Camp trek. The next journal would be touching upon my amazing trip to Nepal 2 years back with Jeffrey. Stay tuned!!!
Aliying
Friday, October 07, 2005
To my Bahasa Melayu Abangs
Recall my previous outstanding tasks:
1. Study for my OJT. Time is running out! - The tides are against mi. So many things to learn, so many questions to remember, so many whys in my head?? Nevermind, keep yourself chill, everything will be fine. Tomo will be my crux day as I will try my very best to consume and digest as much info as possible.
2. Meet Hansong and Shunhe - To be postphoned to next week.
3. Send off Lip Chee and Maggie. - Done!!! today 0800hrs
4. Meet Fuhan and Keng Fei. - This is definitely the highlight of the week...
This is definitely the highlight of this week.
The title of this journal sums up how I found this two dear Bahasa Melayu Abang in the year 2003. I first met Keng Fei in the year 1995. Reason - he jumped from JJC to NJC (Upgrade). I jumped from NJC to JJC (Downgrade). He went to NJC OAC. I went to JJC ODAC. Okie, so from JJC, I heard that there is a bloody smart guy who scores a 6 points for L1R5, and there is a not so smart guy aka mi who scores 14 for L1R5. Nevermind, we next met in the same
BMT section. Yes, two botak guys trying to get into the routines of National Service. Then we split ways again. Next, we met again in NUS engineering - he in Civil and mi in Mechanical. Still crossing each other's path. Then came upon one fine day where I was attending my first Malay class. Next thing you know, Keng Fei was sitting next to me. From then on, a brotherhood was forged and there was no turning back then on.
Fu Han was a friend of his. Commando Occifer, long hair, nice dimples, look like Takashi abit, humble, down to earth. Believe mi, I never thought that I can make very close friends in my Uni days. They proved mi wrong. The three of us, aka the Bahasa Melayu Abangs, became one of my closest group of friends I am so honoured to have.
We met up at Rouge initally. However, there was absolutely no way to squeeze ourselves into ice cold beer. We proceeded on to Balaclava. It had been a while since I had been there. Good Stuff! Good drink, good crowd, good music, good chicken wings. 3 of us, 18 bottles of Bud. (I hate it where there is 1 on 1) Really had a good time as we came together to celebrate for a lot of
reasons - I am back in Singapore, Fuhan will be tying his knot with Wenjing, Keng Fei had a comm success with Wendy. They taught mi something - as long as you are positive in thinking, YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Got to go now....lots more to type, but got to go now.....
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
Eng Wei, CHong . Yingwei
1. Study for my OJT. Time is running out! - The tides are against mi. So many things to learn, so many questions to remember, so many whys in my head?? Nevermind, keep yourself chill, everything will be fine. Tomo will be my crux day as I will try my very best to consume and digest as much info as possible.
2. Meet Hansong and Shunhe - To be postphoned to next week.
3. Send off Lip Chee and Maggie. - Done!!! today 0800hrs
4. Meet Fuhan and Keng Fei. - This is definitely the highlight of the week...
This is definitely the highlight of this week.
The title of this journal sums up how I found this two dear Bahasa Melayu Abang in the year 2003. I first met Keng Fei in the year 1995. Reason - he jumped from JJC to NJC (Upgrade). I jumped from NJC to JJC (Downgrade). He went to NJC OAC. I went to JJC ODAC. Okie, so from JJC, I heard that there is a bloody smart guy who scores a 6 points for L1R5, and there is a not so smart guy aka mi who scores 14 for L1R5. Nevermind, we next met in the same
BMT section. Yes, two botak guys trying to get into the routines of National Service. Then we split ways again. Next, we met again in NUS engineering - he in Civil and mi in Mechanical. Still crossing each other's path. Then came upon one fine day where I was attending my first Malay class. Next thing you know, Keng Fei was sitting next to me. From then on, a brotherhood was forged and there was no turning back then on.
Fu Han was a friend of his. Commando Occifer, long hair, nice dimples, look like Takashi abit, humble, down to earth. Believe mi, I never thought that I can make very close friends in my Uni days. They proved mi wrong. The three of us, aka the Bahasa Melayu Abangs, became one of my closest group of friends I am so honoured to have.
We met up at Rouge initally. However, there was absolutely no way to squeeze ourselves into ice cold beer. We proceeded on to Balaclava. It had been a while since I had been there. Good Stuff! Good drink, good crowd, good music, good chicken wings. 3 of us, 18 bottles of Bud. (I hate it where there is 1 on 1) Really had a good time as we came together to celebrate for a lot of
reasons - I am back in Singapore, Fuhan will be tying his knot with Wenjing, Keng Fei had a comm success with Wendy. They taught mi something - as long as you are positive in thinking, YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Got to go now....lots more to type, but got to go now.....
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
Eng Wei, CHong . Yingwei
Monday, October 03, 2005
Met up at Jaslin and Dave house for a housewarming session. This is highly regarded as one of my top priority "list of things to do when I come back to Singapore". Making my way to the lovely Bukit Gombak, Huimin and I were the first to reach their 5 Rm home. Very nice and cosy, Well spaced and feels very "Jaslin and Dave". You got to see it in order to tell...hahahaah!
Celebrated Jeffrey 27th Birthday. Man, am I happy that he caught up with mi in terms of age...hahaahah! Had a cake from Angie's choice. Nice. Prior to that, we had pizza, salad, Jomson Duck, drumlets, etc. Top it up with a few can of Tiger beer and that is life!
Drank 2 bottles of red wine, merlot and Grenache. Should try the latter first as it is lighter. Dave had always been a joy to drink with. His Hong-Kong-Award-Best- actor skill and his worse-than-auntie bargaining skills not to drink in front of Jeffery and I are simply amazing....hahahahaah!
Played Manjong and continued to drink till 4am in the late morning. Truly enjoyable, truly Singapore style.
I love Singapore.
This week will be a tough week to manage. Here are things that I aim to achieve for this week: 1. Study for my OJT. Time is running out!
2. Meet Hansong and Shunhe
3. Meet Fuhan and Keng Fei. Particularly significant as this will be the last kopitiam beer with Fuhan as a bachelor. Die Die must drink!
4. Send off Lip Chee and Maggie. My closest couple friend are going to Taiwan for 10 days for their first wedding anniversary. How sweet!
Time is not by my side. But I will work it out!
Eng Wei, Chong . Yingwei
Celebrated Jeffrey 27th Birthday. Man, am I happy that he caught up with mi in terms of age...hahaahah! Had a cake from Angie's choice. Nice. Prior to that, we had pizza, salad, Jomson Duck, drumlets, etc. Top it up with a few can of Tiger beer and that is life!
Drank 2 bottles of red wine, merlot and Grenache. Should try the latter first as it is lighter. Dave had always been a joy to drink with. His Hong-Kong-Award-Best- actor skill and his worse-than-auntie bargaining skills not to drink in front of Jeffery and I are simply amazing....hahahahaah!
Played Manjong and continued to drink till 4am in the late morning. Truly enjoyable, truly Singapore style.
I love Singapore.
This week will be a tough week to manage. Here are things that I aim to achieve for this week: 1. Study for my OJT. Time is running out!
2. Meet Hansong and Shunhe
3. Meet Fuhan and Keng Fei. Particularly significant as this will be the last kopitiam beer with Fuhan as a bachelor. Die Die must drink!
4. Send off Lip Chee and Maggie. My closest couple friend are going to Taiwan for 10 days for their first wedding anniversary. How sweet!
Time is not by my side. But I will work it out!
Eng Wei, Chong . Yingwei
Sunday, September 25, 2005
A brand new start
Will be starting my next OJT tomo. Steep learning curve, they will be....Go through it, I must.
Sat, attended my friend Ah Tan wedding at Conrad International. I am happy to see the both of them tie the knot after walking together for 9 years. It had been such a fulfilling relationship for the both of them. My most sincere congrats, once again, to Ah Tan and Lydia.
Celebrated Huimin's niece Nicole 4th birthday just now. Photos WIP. Man, kids nowadays are so fortunate, they are able to get multiple presents from a single giver. Huimin explained to mi - what you cannot get back in your younger days, you hope that the next generation would be able to benefit.
Just had a kopitiam with my best friend, Jeffrey. Damn shiok man!
Got to get myself mentally (prepare to read more manga) and physically (sleep lesser tonite) prepared for the next challange!
Eng Wei, Chong . Yingwei
Sat, attended my friend Ah Tan wedding at Conrad International. I am happy to see the both of them tie the knot after walking together for 9 years. It had been such a fulfilling relationship for the both of them. My most sincere congrats, once again, to Ah Tan and Lydia.
Celebrated Huimin's niece Nicole 4th birthday just now. Photos WIP. Man, kids nowadays are so fortunate, they are able to get multiple presents from a single giver. Huimin explained to mi - what you cannot get back in your younger days, you hope that the next generation would be able to benefit.
Just had a kopitiam with my best friend, Jeffrey. Damn shiok man!
Got to get myself mentally (prepare to read more manga) and physically (sleep lesser tonite) prepared for the next challange!
Eng Wei, Chong . Yingwei
Friday, September 23, 2005
Readers, I owe you all this one, as promised
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Sitting at Brisbane International Airport
Here I am, sitting at the Brisbane International airport, waiting for my inbound flight back to Singapore, SQ246. This moment of time, I felt the evergrowing anxiety to be back to home ground. I am longing so much for this day. In less than 10hrs time, I will be able to see my wife, Huimin and my family. Concidentally, she is "able" to come and fetch mi... :)
For today, I did my clearence. Maroochydore had been a nice and relaxing place to work in. TO the north is the beautiful Noosa and Coolum. To the south is the usual Sunshine Plaza and Brisbane City. Had a hell of a good run in Brisbane! Now I am starting to enjoy running in the cooling and less humid weather. Tink will be kind of a culture shock to mi if I start running at East Coast. hahahaah! On the lighter note, I am pleased to inform all of you that I am finally decommisioning my SAF New Balance Shoes. It had served mi well (Thanks to it, IPPT gold then got chance) I will probably get a pair of Ascics shoes.
I was chatting with the administrator, RObyn. Slim, humourous, slack at times, mother of louise, mandalene, georgia, olivia and Grace (Yes, she is a mother of five daughters), she had been much assistance in making sure that my paperwork and documentations are correct. It is simply amazing to note that paperwork is still so so necessary despite the advanced technology. Can imagine how boring work is for her. Guess her only consolation is that she gets a chance to meet different characters when it comes to doing clearance.
Oops, got to board the flight now. I am BACK!
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
For today, I did my clearence. Maroochydore had been a nice and relaxing place to work in. TO the north is the beautiful Noosa and Coolum. To the south is the usual Sunshine Plaza and Brisbane City. Had a hell of a good run in Brisbane! Now I am starting to enjoy running in the cooling and less humid weather. Tink will be kind of a culture shock to mi if I start running at East Coast. hahahaah! On the lighter note, I am pleased to inform all of you that I am finally decommisioning my SAF New Balance Shoes. It had served mi well (Thanks to it, IPPT gold then got chance) I will probably get a pair of Ascics shoes.
I was chatting with the administrator, RObyn. Slim, humourous, slack at times, mother of louise, mandalene, georgia, olivia and Grace (Yes, she is a mother of five daughters), she had been much assistance in making sure that my paperwork and documentations are correct. It is simply amazing to note that paperwork is still so so necessary despite the advanced technology. Can imagine how boring work is for her. Guess her only consolation is that she gets a chance to meet different characters when it comes to doing clearance.
Oops, got to board the flight now. I am BACK!
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
I had finished my OJT in Brisbane!
Just finished my final OJT in Brisbane. It feels so good to be able to head back to Singapore! In total, I had been away for 78days.
Recalling my list of things to do in Brisban, here is my final report
1. Climb Mount Coolum (Done)
2. Finish my OJT here (Done)
3. Run 21km under 2 hours (Done)
4. Watch more DVD, finish Initial D Stage 4, watch heaven dragon eight episode (Done)
5. Buy my wine glasses, more merlot, more sightseeing (Done)
6. Finish the LOTR trilogy book for my second attempt (Still in the two towers, to come)
I will be back!
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Recalling my list of things to do in Brisban, here is my final report
1. Climb Mount Coolum (Done)
2. Finish my OJT here (Done)
3. Run 21km under 2 hours (Done)
4. Watch more DVD, finish Initial D Stage 4, watch heaven dragon eight episode (Done)
5. Buy my wine glasses, more merlot, more sightseeing (Done)
6. Finish the LOTR trilogy book for my second attempt (Still in the two towers, to come)
I will be back!
Good nite, ladies and gentlemen
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Saturday, September 17, 2005
One more week
The final countdown has finally come. One more week to go b4 I hit my way back to Singapore. DOn't know whether it is good or bad news for Singapore. :) Had learnt much during my OJT in Brisbane. There are times where things could have been slightly better. But I had learned, through fishing, that 1)there are so many other things that are beyond our control 2)patience is a must, you rush it, you lose it.
ANd the time had finally come for the final test. Hope that I will do well and make my way safe and sound back to Singapore. If u are reading this, wish mi well!
Good nite, ladies and gentleman
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
ANd the time had finally come for the final test. Hope that I will do well and make my way safe and sound back to Singapore. If u are reading this, wish mi well!
Good nite, ladies and gentleman
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Saturday, September 10, 2005
List of things to do when I come back to Singapore
1. Spend time with my loved one
2. Project Home 2005
3. Attend Xinyi wedding (A friend that I had kept in touch for the last ten years. Believe mi, I had known her as a friend during my first 3 months in NJC back then in 1995, along with Huijing)
4. Buy myself a pair of track shoe as part of my built up to participate in this year end Standard Chartered Marathon.
5. Further OJT on my career
6. Fix up my Canon A70 digital camera or get myself a new second hand digital camera (I saw a Canon A85 going on S$350 in Singapore Yahoo Auction)
7. Attend Ah Tan wedding
With all these in mind, that sort of will keep mi busy till the end of the year. This year had been a tough year not only for myself cos I had been away from Singapore for a total of 9 months. Howewer, I think it is even tougher for my wife, Huimin. Registered my marriage with her, then go for overseas work assignments. Bad boy, Eng Wei, bad boy! All in all, kudos to all the girlfriends, wives that had stood thick and thin for all the lucky guys out there working.
As I am out here fishing by the river outside my accomodation, typing this journal, I still feel that there is so much things to do out there, but there is so little time to do that. My outstanding agenda includes Kelong fishing with Jeffrey, play manjong, visit Jaslin and Dave new home, climbing Mt Kinabalu and etc.
Good day, ladies and gentlemen
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
2. Project Home 2005
3. Attend Xinyi wedding (A friend that I had kept in touch for the last ten years. Believe mi, I had known her as a friend during my first 3 months in NJC back then in 1995, along with Huijing)
4. Buy myself a pair of track shoe as part of my built up to participate in this year end Standard Chartered Marathon.
5. Further OJT on my career
6. Fix up my Canon A70 digital camera or get myself a new second hand digital camera (I saw a Canon A85 going on S$350 in Singapore Yahoo Auction)
7. Attend Ah Tan wedding
With all these in mind, that sort of will keep mi busy till the end of the year. This year had been a tough year not only for myself cos I had been away from Singapore for a total of 9 months. Howewer, I think it is even tougher for my wife, Huimin. Registered my marriage with her, then go for overseas work assignments. Bad boy, Eng Wei, bad boy! All in all, kudos to all the girlfriends, wives that had stood thick and thin for all the lucky guys out there working.
As I am out here fishing by the river outside my accomodation, typing this journal, I still feel that there is so much things to do out there, but there is so little time to do that. My outstanding agenda includes Kelong fishing with Jeffrey, play manjong, visit Jaslin and Dave new home, climbing Mt Kinabalu and etc.
Good day, ladies and gentlemen
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Monday, September 05, 2005
Shall We dance?
Recently, I visited my friend's blog www.millionraindrops.blogspot.com and came to know that she watched a movie called "Shall we dance" by Richard Gere, J Lo and Susan XXX. So with that in mind, I rented the DVD and watched it.
A romantic comedy, it is abt a lawyer called John Clark who wanted something in a box instead of the usual writing wills for other people. He wanted to make things happen for himself - his desire to learn ballroom dancing. So with alot of apprehension, determination and willpower, he braved himself to learn it. Shall not tell you all what happened in between, but the ending struck mi most when John came to his wife in a suit with a single red rose inbetween, in the middle of a shopping centre. Man, even a man like mi who die to have such a wonderful and impactful scene.
Two things that I learn from the movie:
1. It reminded mi of my JC Prom nite, in particular. How nice it would had been if I know a bit of ballroom dancing. Then, I can go up to my newly founded girlfriend then, Huimin and ask her "SHall we dance?". Now ten years later, I still do not know a single step of ballroom dancing. Guess it would be funny for mi to be dressed up in a suit and start swaying away left right centre. But it is always small motivations here that makes mi ask myself again - Shall I learn ballroom dancing? How much do I desire? How can I make it happen? It may not happen, even when I finished my advanced training in Brisbane and back to Singapore. The rest is up to mi -
2. A single red rose may sound very silly, but I guess girls, in general, really love roses alot. It had been a while since I gave roses to my wife due overseas work committment. So if you are reading this, do not tell my wife that I will be sending her flowers soon. Roses work for mi, how abt you??
Good day, ladies and gentleman, I am going fishing for the nite.
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
A romantic comedy, it is abt a lawyer called John Clark who wanted something in a box instead of the usual writing wills for other people. He wanted to make things happen for himself - his desire to learn ballroom dancing. So with alot of apprehension, determination and willpower, he braved himself to learn it. Shall not tell you all what happened in between, but the ending struck mi most when John came to his wife in a suit with a single red rose inbetween, in the middle of a shopping centre. Man, even a man like mi who die to have such a wonderful and impactful scene.
Two things that I learn from the movie:
1. It reminded mi of my JC Prom nite, in particular. How nice it would had been if I know a bit of ballroom dancing. Then, I can go up to my newly founded girlfriend then, Huimin and ask her "SHall we dance?". Now ten years later, I still do not know a single step of ballroom dancing. Guess it would be funny for mi to be dressed up in a suit and start swaying away left right centre. But it is always small motivations here that makes mi ask myself again - Shall I learn ballroom dancing? How much do I desire? How can I make it happen? It may not happen, even when I finished my advanced training in Brisbane and back to Singapore. The rest is up to mi -
2. A single red rose may sound very silly, but I guess girls, in general, really love roses alot. It had been a while since I gave roses to my wife due overseas work committment. So if you are reading this, do not tell my wife that I will be sending her flowers soon. Roses work for mi, how abt you??
Good day, ladies and gentleman, I am going fishing for the nite.
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
laze around north of Brisbane
ADMIN : Had not been updating my own blog recently. Will make an absolute effort to put in more details. Secondly, pic will be online soon to make the blog more readable, so stay tuned. (",)
It was a fine morning when a few of our guys - Kim Song, Eric Ki, Patric Choy, yang, gene, taha and myself carried out a small day trip to climb Mt Coolum and make our way to Noosa. Mt Coolum was kind of the last min, so imagine mi wearing slippers threading through the slippery rocks. Luckily, I got my ODAC training whereby I climbed up Mt Ophir in my slippers. BUt WARNING, as far as one is concerned, it is always good groundmanship to wear proper shoes to prevent sprains, bites and bruises.
Mt Coolum is situated a few bus stops away from my accomodation side. The climb is relatively easy. It is similar to Bukit Timah Hill, slightly lower though. As I reached the top, it brought back fond memories of my trekking days with my best friend, Jeffrey. Though the process of climbing up is extremely tedious, the end results of reaching the top, enjoying the views from the top is something to cherish always. Still remember my younger days when people tell mi - "you siao or not, waste S$2000+++ to torture yourself by trekking in Nepal?" I replied," because it is there and you can see what other people cannot see from above". It rekindles my fire deep within mi to trek and climb higher mountains. My next feasible target may be MT Kinabula with my wife, Huimin. Making it happen is what I need to do amid my hectic schedule.
We proceeded on to Noosa Head. It gave mi a "Holland V cum CHangi village" kind of feeling. Nice beach, people, chill out, alfrenso coffee, etc. When I was walking thorough, I saw a simple outdoor marriage ceremony. THere is a small garden, the bride, bridegroom, 3 pairs of brothers and sisters. Can see from their faces that that day is the happiest day of their lives. It sort of bring back sweet memories of my engagement party on 29 May 2004, less the drinking, of course. :)
Take care, ladies and gentleman.Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
It was a fine morning when a few of our guys - Kim Song, Eric Ki, Patric Choy, yang, gene, taha and myself carried out a small day trip to climb Mt Coolum and make our way to Noosa. Mt Coolum was kind of the last min, so imagine mi wearing slippers threading through the slippery rocks. Luckily, I got my ODAC training whereby I climbed up Mt Ophir in my slippers. BUt WARNING, as far as one is concerned, it is always good groundmanship to wear proper shoes to prevent sprains, bites and bruises.
Mt Coolum is situated a few bus stops away from my accomodation side. The climb is relatively easy. It is similar to Bukit Timah Hill, slightly lower though. As I reached the top, it brought back fond memories of my trekking days with my best friend, Jeffrey. Though the process of climbing up is extremely tedious, the end results of reaching the top, enjoying the views from the top is something to cherish always. Still remember my younger days when people tell mi - "you siao or not, waste S$2000+++ to torture yourself by trekking in Nepal?" I replied," because it is there and you can see what other people cannot see from above". It rekindles my fire deep within mi to trek and climb higher mountains. My next feasible target may be MT Kinabula with my wife, Huimin. Making it happen is what I need to do amid my hectic schedule.
We proceeded on to Noosa Head. It gave mi a "Holland V cum CHangi village" kind of feeling. Nice beach, people, chill out, alfrenso coffee, etc. When I was walking thorough, I saw a simple outdoor marriage ceremony. THere is a small garden, the bride, bridegroom, 3 pairs of brothers and sisters. Can see from their faces that that day is the happiest day of their lives. It sort of bring back sweet memories of my engagement party on 29 May 2004, less the drinking, of course. :)
Take care, ladies and gentleman.Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Friday, August 19, 2005
Still in my 10km mark
Just ran for the second time this week. Time 00:59 Dist : ~10km, I reckon. Glad that I am getting used to my running. Feeling strong at the finishing. Knee is okie for now. But it seems that everytime I run a longer dist, my knee must hurt. Then the next time when I run again the same longer dist, my knee is okie. Hope that I am heading in the right direction. Let us recall my "my things to do b4 I go back to Singapore" - to complete 21km in Brisbane to prepare for the Singapore marathon at the end of the year 2005. I still got a month in Brisbane, so will make the best out of the situation!! :)
So what else had I been doing during my free time? I had just finished Harry Potter - Half Blood Prince. Not so bad, but I think it is on the downturn side. This fact had been proven, the first is most often the best: Star Wars Trilogy and not the Phantom Menance, the matrix and not the Matrix revolution, the fellowship of the Ring and not the Return of the King, Gundam Seed and not Gundam Seed Destiny. I miss the first :)
Here is my list of things to do in Brisbane:
1. Climb Mount Coolum
2. Finish my OJT here
3. Run 21km under 2 hours
4. Watch more DVD, finish Initial D Stage 4, watch heaven dragon eight episode
5. Buy my wine glasses, more merlot, more sightseeing
6. Finish the LOTR trilogy book for my second attempt
Good day, ladies and gentlemen
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
So what else had I been doing during my free time? I had just finished Harry Potter - Half Blood Prince. Not so bad, but I think it is on the downturn side. This fact had been proven, the first is most often the best: Star Wars Trilogy and not the Phantom Menance, the matrix and not the Matrix revolution, the fellowship of the Ring and not the Return of the King, Gundam Seed and not Gundam Seed Destiny. I miss the first :)
Here is my list of things to do in Brisbane:
1. Climb Mount Coolum
2. Finish my OJT here
3. Run 21km under 2 hours
4. Watch more DVD, finish Initial D Stage 4, watch heaven dragon eight episode
5. Buy my wine glasses, more merlot, more sightseeing
6. Finish the LOTR trilogy book for my second attempt
Good day, ladies and gentlemen
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Monday, August 08, 2005
Had been a while since I wrote
It had been a while since I wrote. Well, I am still who I am :) Approaching the mid phase of my training in Brisbane. Still got one good month to go. So let mi tell you what I had been doing for the last two weeks
1. Went back to Singapore for 2 days for my project. Had kept a very very low profile abt it. Not even Jeffrey and Lip Chee know abt it. In due course, I will reveal my project to all of you. Stay tuned. By the way, had mee siam, roast duck rice, chicken rice, kopi satu susu sikit, fish sliced porridge. Hor yeah!
2. My Harry potter is half way through...still do not know which main character had died...and everybody don't you tell mi who that is....slow in reading, I am.
3. Initial D had been advanced to the 4th stage alreadi....Yes the dream team had finally forged upon.
4. Gundam Seed Destiny had only been advanced to the 15th episode. Any kind soul to help mi out?
5. Running : Yes, I had reached my 10km mark alreadi, only half way to my target distance of half marathon. One more month of training in Brisbane. Knee cap had been doing well, just hope to continue to strengthen it with intervels of short bust running and endurance running and good food consumption.
6. OJT on my current training. Learning curve had started to steepen up again. Got to wake up, concentrate and give my best!
It is time for me to rest cos I got a black day tomo ie day off! Got to rest now...good nite, ladies and gentlemen.
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
1. Went back to Singapore for 2 days for my project. Had kept a very very low profile abt it. Not even Jeffrey and Lip Chee know abt it. In due course, I will reveal my project to all of you. Stay tuned. By the way, had mee siam, roast duck rice, chicken rice, kopi satu susu sikit, fish sliced porridge. Hor yeah!
2. My Harry potter is half way through...still do not know which main character had died...and everybody don't you tell mi who that is....slow in reading, I am.
3. Initial D had been advanced to the 4th stage alreadi....Yes the dream team had finally forged upon.
4. Gundam Seed Destiny had only been advanced to the 15th episode. Any kind soul to help mi out?
5. Running : Yes, I had reached my 10km mark alreadi, only half way to my target distance of half marathon. One more month of training in Brisbane. Knee cap had been doing well, just hope to continue to strengthen it with intervels of short bust running and endurance running and good food consumption.
6. OJT on my current training. Learning curve had started to steepen up again. Got to wake up, concentrate and give my best!
It is time for me to rest cos I got a black day tomo ie day off! Got to rest now...good nite, ladies and gentlemen.
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Friday, July 22, 2005
Just another Off day
I am so glad to have an off day today. It is soooo important to have an off day after two intensive drilling of advanced training. Quoted by my friend "when it start, it will end". True enough, the tough training for the day had ended. And I am at my kitchen, once again, typing something to be posted on the next journal.
It feels so good to be able to dine together. My friend, Melvin decided to inspire oneself by cooking for 10pax - black bean chicken hor fun. All of us tried to help out in one another - eye power, cutting the veg, boiling the flat noodles, boiling the bak ku tae, grabbing extra chairs and utensils, etc. Had a heart to heart dinner. I am sure that it will not be the last one.
I love get together, makan and chill out with coffee or a mug of beer.
Things to do today
- read up on my work syllabus
- watch Gundam Seed Destiny
- Go for a run (45min)
Had a good day to all
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
It feels so good to be able to dine together. My friend, Melvin decided to inspire oneself by cooking for 10pax - black bean chicken hor fun. All of us tried to help out in one another - eye power, cutting the veg, boiling the flat noodles, boiling the bak ku tae, grabbing extra chairs and utensils, etc. Had a heart to heart dinner. I am sure that it will not be the last one.
I love get together, makan and chill out with coffee or a mug of beer.
Things to do today
- read up on my work syllabus
- watch Gundam Seed Destiny
- Go for a run (45min)
Had a good day to all
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Saturday, July 16, 2005
He who shall not be named is back!
Yeehaw! THe six instalment of the book had finally arrived today! Will be looking forward for the book to be sent from Singapore to Brisbane by my wife. :) Thank you so much!
Had been doing a lot of running here in Brisbane. From my list of things to do in Brisbane, I have this project on going - to run a 21km here in Brisbane successfully for the major built up of running a marathon this year end.
For today, I had just completed a 1 hr run (I hope it adds up to a 8.5km mark). Slow and steady does the way. I am not looking out for some fantastic record breaking time. My goal is short, simple and unambigous - to finish a marathon. At this stage, I am not sure if I can do it or not. But I always remember what a friend of mine told mi - "Got try then got chance, no try confirm no chance!" Secondly, I got a crazy best friend, Jeffrey, to do it together.. Easier to do crazy things together with someone else, so that you realise that you are not alone in doing crazy things in order to feel alive. :)
I must say that for today's run, I struggled, panted and simply exhausted. My knees are hurting and be rest assured that I am not a fan of extreme pain. Hope that the continous training regime will knock off my injury and make mi a new aura man. Top it up with some karma and I am positive that things will go on nice and sweet.
Time to go for a run.
"The runner in front is meant to be overtaken" - Nike advertisment at East Coast Park
Eng Wei, CHong / Yingwei
Had been doing a lot of running here in Brisbane. From my list of things to do in Brisbane, I have this project on going - to run a 21km here in Brisbane successfully for the major built up of running a marathon this year end.
For today, I had just completed a 1 hr run (I hope it adds up to a 8.5km mark). Slow and steady does the way. I am not looking out for some fantastic record breaking time. My goal is short, simple and unambigous - to finish a marathon. At this stage, I am not sure if I can do it or not. But I always remember what a friend of mine told mi - "Got try then got chance, no try confirm no chance!" Secondly, I got a crazy best friend, Jeffrey, to do it together.. Easier to do crazy things together with someone else, so that you realise that you are not alone in doing crazy things in order to feel alive. :)
I must say that for today's run, I struggled, panted and simply exhausted. My knees are hurting and be rest assured that I am not a fan of extreme pain. Hope that the continous training regime will knock off my injury and make mi a new aura man. Top it up with some karma and I am positive that things will go on nice and sweet.
Time to go for a run.
"The runner in front is meant to be overtaken" - Nike advertisment at East Coast Park
Eng Wei, CHong / Yingwei
Sunday, July 10, 2005
LIFE IN BRISBANE
Had just spent my first weekend in Brisbane. Was sent to Brisbane for my advanced training. Will definitely miss singapore, especially my loved onesas well as the food. Oohhhh, I miss the laksa and the satays and....
Life in Brisbane had been so far so good for mi. Stayed in a chalet, next to a river. Though it is now the winter season, it does not feel like winter.It feels more like spring to mi, with lots of sunshine and chilling weather, say like 20 degree celcius. I am still wearing my usual T shirt and bermudas running around. :)
Feels so nice to meet up with the rest of my guys - Bret, esmond, KT, Meng, Melvin and Eric. Felt very fortunate as most of our guys are rather tight in our training. Hence we got a chance to "stick together" even when we came over to Brisbane. I will be attempting to organise a course gathering soon. Heard that the T bone steak at the Lawners club nearby is cheap and nice....yum yum!
Not sure if everyone felt the same, everytime that I moved out of my comfort zone, there is apprehension, do not know what to expect, information overload, blur blur, learning new things, missing the loved ones, missing my fav fishball noodles, etc. Though it is initially tough, I am looking forward to the objectives at the end of my training - learnt new skillsmaking new friends, rekindling existing friendship, breaking new grounds, looking back and give yourself a good pat on my own back and say "been here done that"
Got to work hard now, see you later, mate!
T-67 days to go homeEng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Life in Brisbane had been so far so good for mi. Stayed in a chalet, next to a river. Though it is now the winter season, it does not feel like winter.It feels more like spring to mi, with lots of sunshine and chilling weather, say like 20 degree celcius. I am still wearing my usual T shirt and bermudas running around. :)
Feels so nice to meet up with the rest of my guys - Bret, esmond, KT, Meng, Melvin and Eric. Felt very fortunate as most of our guys are rather tight in our training. Hence we got a chance to "stick together" even when we came over to Brisbane. I will be attempting to organise a course gathering soon. Heard that the T bone steak at the Lawners club nearby is cheap and nice....yum yum!
Not sure if everyone felt the same, everytime that I moved out of my comfort zone, there is apprehension, do not know what to expect, information overload, blur blur, learning new things, missing the loved ones, missing my fav fishball noodles, etc. Though it is initially tough, I am looking forward to the objectives at the end of my training - learnt new skillsmaking new friends, rekindling existing friendship, breaking new grounds, looking back and give yourself a good pat on my own back and say "been here done that"
Got to work hard now, see you later, mate!
T-67 days to go homeEng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Will be away from Singapore for a while
Yes, I am leaving my dear Sillypore to Brisbane for training tonite. Must say that over the last month in Singapore, well spent it is.
Met up with my engagement party helpers yesterday at Secret Recipe, Plaza Singapura. People there are Efung, Huiyi, April, Hanrong, Huimin, Jingyi, Chin Chew, weimin and cherlene. Yes, the names that I had mentioned are some of the most amazing people who helped out in the engagement party of Huimin and I. Though the event had passed over a year alreadi, we were still talking abt the "wish" that I had declared that nite, the nite that I drank till I am 110%unconscious, the nite we had so much fun, the nite that I found out that I got more right hair on my right nipple than my left, and so on. Really had a nice dinner and chit chat and dessert. Will be looking for more of these when I come back to Singapore.
Oops, forgot to infer that I had just celebrated my first anniversary with my wife, Huimin.
I will be back in 3 months time. Will be attempting my very best to update the site. Stay tuned.
Good day, mate! Down Under, here I come!
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Met up with my engagement party helpers yesterday at Secret Recipe, Plaza Singapura. People there are Efung, Huiyi, April, Hanrong, Huimin, Jingyi, Chin Chew, weimin and cherlene. Yes, the names that I had mentioned are some of the most amazing people who helped out in the engagement party of Huimin and I. Though the event had passed over a year alreadi, we were still talking abt the "wish" that I had declared that nite, the nite that I drank till I am 110%unconscious, the nite we had so much fun, the nite that I found out that I got more right hair on my right nipple than my left, and so on. Really had a nice dinner and chit chat and dessert. Will be looking for more of these when I come back to Singapore.
Oops, forgot to infer that I had just celebrated my first anniversary with my wife, Huimin.
I will be back in 3 months time. Will be attempting my very best to update the site. Stay tuned.
Good day, mate! Down Under, here I come!
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Monday, June 27, 2005
A Miracle wedding of Jaslin and Dave
It is a nice sat evening. Huimin and I were walking along Beach Road on our way to the wedding of Jaslin and Dave's at Raffles' Hotel. The time had finally come. While I was away from Singapore due training, Jaslin had linked up with Huimin to ask if the both of us can make it. I would be a heartless soul to reject such sincerity from a close friend like her. Now, the miracle is going to happen soon at the Lawn, Raffles Hotel.
The Lawn is a rectangular yard whereby Jaslin and Dave are going to exchange their vows to become husband and wife. Though I had alreadi been a married personnel for a year plus, I can still feel the excitement of getting married (as if mine had just happened the day before) - the atmosphere, the love, everybody talking abt Jaslin and Dave, challanging Jaslin to be demure, asking Dave not to shave his moustache, seeing Jeffrey panic button pressed, seeing my dear ODAC friends, etc. Weddings are such a joy to attend that I am quite sure that your live span would be lengthen if you attend more weddings. (putting the Hongbao money aside...haahahah)
The sequence went like this : seating of the guest, invitation of the Justice of Peace to be seated, walking in of 3 pairs of brothers and sisters, the ring bearer, jaslin and father, transferring her to Dave, vow taking, exchanging the rings, declared husband and wife, petal throwing and fire crackers, photo taking. It feelsssss so good to be able to see Jaslin in the good hands of Dave. FYI, they had known each other for 2 decades, and Dave had loved her since primary school days. Arrgh!!! Man, all the women in the world would die to have him as their husband. But am I glad that Fate had put jaslin and dave in good hands together, forever and ever.
During the dinner, I managed to meet up with more of my ODAC friends - Gina, Ginny, Kim Lan, Ah Hong, Aloy, Julian and Betty. As I caught up with them, vivid memories of us going to expeditions of Berkelah Falls, Mt Kinabalu flashed back within mi. I always believe that good friends are always met in the hard way. Though many had stopped trekking, the forged friendship remained strong in all of us. [eg, Ginny is now busy taking care of Carriane (carry - ann), others in no particular order choir, chionging, teaching, construction, HR, etc] You can see that wedding also serves as a centre stage for all of us to put aside time and meet up as purely friends.
Last, but not least, my most heartiest congrats to Jaslin and Dave on their marriage and I wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
The Lawn is a rectangular yard whereby Jaslin and Dave are going to exchange their vows to become husband and wife. Though I had alreadi been a married personnel for a year plus, I can still feel the excitement of getting married (as if mine had just happened the day before) - the atmosphere, the love, everybody talking abt Jaslin and Dave, challanging Jaslin to be demure, asking Dave not to shave his moustache, seeing Jeffrey panic button pressed, seeing my dear ODAC friends, etc. Weddings are such a joy to attend that I am quite sure that your live span would be lengthen if you attend more weddings. (putting the Hongbao money aside...haahahah)
The sequence went like this : seating of the guest, invitation of the Justice of Peace to be seated, walking in of 3 pairs of brothers and sisters, the ring bearer, jaslin and father, transferring her to Dave, vow taking, exchanging the rings, declared husband and wife, petal throwing and fire crackers, photo taking. It feelsssss so good to be able to see Jaslin in the good hands of Dave. FYI, they had known each other for 2 decades, and Dave had loved her since primary school days. Arrgh!!! Man, all the women in the world would die to have him as their husband. But am I glad that Fate had put jaslin and dave in good hands together, forever and ever.
During the dinner, I managed to meet up with more of my ODAC friends - Gina, Ginny, Kim Lan, Ah Hong, Aloy, Julian and Betty. As I caught up with them, vivid memories of us going to expeditions of Berkelah Falls, Mt Kinabalu flashed back within mi. I always believe that good friends are always met in the hard way. Though many had stopped trekking, the forged friendship remained strong in all of us. [eg, Ginny is now busy taking care of Carriane (carry - ann), others in no particular order choir, chionging, teaching, construction, HR, etc] You can see that wedding also serves as a centre stage for all of us to put aside time and meet up as purely friends.
Last, but not least, my most heartiest congrats to Jaslin and Dave on their marriage and I wish them all the best in their future endeavours.
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Friday, June 24, 2005
Back to the Swiss old days
Got inside information that my Swiss Cottage Secondary School Form teacher Mrs Lee Ji Pang as well as one of my most beloved teacher Mrs Chin are going to retire from teaching today. I told myself down down must make an effort to make my way down to school to meet them. True enough, I arrived at Swiss Cottage (Bukit Batok) at 1530hrs LMT to hook up with Ben.
Man, it had been a long 11 years since I graduate from secondary school. There is so much changes to the building, to the kids, to the layout, to the atmosphere. But some things do not change - the same cheerful uncle Charlie who sells drinks, the friendly Auntie who had gone through thick and thin with him. We chatted for a while, talking abt the new layout of the canteen (more stifling now), how the new malay vendors sabo him, his son coming back from Hong Kong due overseas attachment. Even though I am not of close terms with Uncle Charlie, we spoke as if we were close friends. We belong to what we say the era of 1991~1994. :-)
Finally got to meet Mrs Chin and Mrs Lee after their contact time. Not very sure what do they mean by contact time, but I think it is something like shooting all the arrows b4 school reopens. Finally they came out and I am so happy to be able to see them again. Mrs Chin hugged mi so tightly as if her son is back to see her. Believe mi, the feeling is soooo good. I still remembered when I was young, we learned so much intangible things from her in all aspects of life. Foolish I am, but I dare to dream. Leadership I was taught the hard way. Determination I was to make sure that the objective were met at the end of the day. Results though important, it is the process that moulds a person.
I was greeted by a young female lady which I later realise that she is a vice princpal. Man, I was honoured!!! Ben, Daniel and myself were even introduced to the Principal, Ms Tay and we had a chat. I guess in the eyes of all teachers, seeing their former students coming is indeed a proud achievement for them. Mrs Lee was close to tears and we talked abt the good old days that we had. I updated her abt the status of our class,like Tingxui married last year and Dharma had a son. She showed mi the teachers day present that we gave to her 11 years ago, all in good condition.
Really had a good chat with Mrs Chin b4 we left. Retirement is not the end of the day. More good times will come, I assure them.
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Man, it had been a long 11 years since I graduate from secondary school. There is so much changes to the building, to the kids, to the layout, to the atmosphere. But some things do not change - the same cheerful uncle Charlie who sells drinks, the friendly Auntie who had gone through thick and thin with him. We chatted for a while, talking abt the new layout of the canteen (more stifling now), how the new malay vendors sabo him, his son coming back from Hong Kong due overseas attachment. Even though I am not of close terms with Uncle Charlie, we spoke as if we were close friends. We belong to what we say the era of 1991~1994. :-)
Finally got to meet Mrs Chin and Mrs Lee after their contact time. Not very sure what do they mean by contact time, but I think it is something like shooting all the arrows b4 school reopens. Finally they came out and I am so happy to be able to see them again. Mrs Chin hugged mi so tightly as if her son is back to see her. Believe mi, the feeling is soooo good. I still remembered when I was young, we learned so much intangible things from her in all aspects of life. Foolish I am, but I dare to dream. Leadership I was taught the hard way. Determination I was to make sure that the objective were met at the end of the day. Results though important, it is the process that moulds a person.
I was greeted by a young female lady which I later realise that she is a vice princpal. Man, I was honoured!!! Ben, Daniel and myself were even introduced to the Principal, Ms Tay and we had a chat. I guess in the eyes of all teachers, seeing their former students coming is indeed a proud achievement for them. Mrs Lee was close to tears and we talked abt the good old days that we had. I updated her abt the status of our class,like Tingxui married last year and Dharma had a son. She showed mi the teachers day present that we gave to her 11 years ago, all in good condition.
Really had a good chat with Mrs Chin b4 we left. Retirement is not the end of the day. More good times will come, I assure them.
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Off for today!!!
The time now is 1100hrsLMT. Feelssss so good to be given a day off to rest at home and explore more on my newly found blog. Had been wanting to type some journals since this blogging thing pops up say 2 years ago, but the lame excuse of mine is LAZY!! But I am glad that this task had been shot down from my ultra big "list of things to do when I come back to Singapore and before I leave Singapore list". Just to share with you some of the things that I had drafted up:
List of things to do when I come back to Singapore and before I leave Singapore list
1. Spend time with my loved ones, eat dinner, watch movie, go Zoo, etc
2. Repair my shoes
3. A new pair of specs
4. A watch
5. Start a blog
6. Settle my work related stuff (that is a big subtree of another list of things to do...)
7. Redeem my freebies from credit cards b4 it expires
8. Fix up my brother desktop which is U/S for the last nine months.
9. Watch Initial D with the "Chong aka Chiong" family
10. Celebrate Father's day with my family
11. Meet up with Huijing and Xinyi, Meiting, Jacqueline, Jianfeng, Kok Kim, .....
Yesterday, I met up with my sec school guys - Ben, youtian and Daniel. Kudos to Daniel for making the extra effort to meet up with us despite the fact that he only touched down in Singapore today from Bangkok. The gathering was kind of a last min, and I was just organising it given the slim chance...The results are satisfying. 5 came /8 possible. To quote what a friend of mine, Ben Poon KK, told mi "got try then got chance, no try confirm no chance one lah!" Most of then are fine. One is a teacher, one is a chemist and one is an engineer. But we are bounded by the fact that we had known each other for more than 15 years. Oops, I think I had just revealed my age to all of you out there. :-)
My wife Min met up with us later in the second stage and all of us went to view Youtian's new house in Yew Tee. Good stuff! HDB 5A, 110sqm, renovation thrown in with a human touch and you have a home of your own. It is amazing what are the topics that we talked abt throughout the years of friendship - from which girl to chase, NS chiong Peng Kang Hill, the most hated lecturer in NUS/NTU to the everlasting FYP.. Now we are talking abt which contractor to look for, marble or homogeneous flooring, which venue to host the wedding, etc.....Time flies, I say....
So after this entry, I am going to :
1. Fix up the second PC which I had damaged while troubleshooting the first one
2. Animation Time
3. Research on my current "project 2006"
4. Meet up with my NUS classmates, 9pm, Holland V
Good day, mate!
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
List of things to do when I come back to Singapore and before I leave Singapore list
1. Spend time with my loved ones, eat dinner, watch movie, go Zoo, etc
2. Repair my shoes
3. A new pair of specs
4. A watch
5. Start a blog
6. Settle my work related stuff (that is a big subtree of another list of things to do...)
7. Redeem my freebies from credit cards b4 it expires
8. Fix up my brother desktop which is U/S for the last nine months.
9. Watch Initial D with the "Chong aka Chiong" family
10. Celebrate Father's day with my family
11. Meet up with Huijing and Xinyi, Meiting, Jacqueline, Jianfeng, Kok Kim, .....
Yesterday, I met up with my sec school guys - Ben, youtian and Daniel. Kudos to Daniel for making the extra effort to meet up with us despite the fact that he only touched down in Singapore today from Bangkok. The gathering was kind of a last min, and I was just organising it given the slim chance...The results are satisfying. 5 came /8 possible. To quote what a friend of mine, Ben Poon KK, told mi "got try then got chance, no try confirm no chance one lah!" Most of then are fine. One is a teacher, one is a chemist and one is an engineer. But we are bounded by the fact that we had known each other for more than 15 years. Oops, I think I had just revealed my age to all of you out there. :-)
My wife Min met up with us later in the second stage and all of us went to view Youtian's new house in Yew Tee. Good stuff! HDB 5A, 110sqm, renovation thrown in with a human touch and you have a home of your own. It is amazing what are the topics that we talked abt throughout the years of friendship - from which girl to chase, NS chiong Peng Kang Hill, the most hated lecturer in NUS/NTU to the everlasting FYP.. Now we are talking abt which contractor to look for, marble or homogeneous flooring, which venue to host the wedding, etc.....Time flies, I say....
So after this entry, I am going to :
1. Fix up the second PC which I had damaged while troubleshooting the first one
2. Animation Time
3. Research on my current "project 2006"
4. Meet up with my NUS classmates, 9pm, Holland V
Good day, mate!
Eng Wei, Chong / Yingwei
Monday, June 20, 2005
NUS classmates, my ME Class 2A, 2B(1999-2003)
Going to meet my NUS classmates for the first time soon eversince i am back from Perth, WA. Really really excited to be able to see them soon cos when we meet, we "Ta!" or chill out!. For those who do not know what is "Ta!", all you have to do is open up a can of beer / have a glass of merlot/ a shot of Famous Grouse, Tequila pop, Chivas neat, then you drink from the tip to the bottom, then I will tell you what is the meaning of "Ta!" :-)
We were fortunate to have classes forged in NUS Mechanical Engineering (ME). Hardly surprising, most of them broke up when one graduates, starting to work, based overseas or simply too busy to catch up with due clash of schedule. Yes, my class faces the same prob, but yet, everyone in my dear class are still willing to meet up when the notorious class outing arises from the bottom of the earth. Everyone is striding well in their own wide and varied fields right now (We graduated 2 years ago, you know??) - from mad scientists, financial planner, "mountain of doom" specialist, mountaineer, heavy transport operator, communication analyst, army regular, bio researcher awaiting to transform himself into Darth Vader, engine master so that he can be the first Asian to be in the F1 chief engineer, pneumatic pumpers, teacher, "everything also do" engineers, etc.... Even though all of us are busy, they are all very willing to put aside time to have a class outing. FYI, I go by the rule of at least 1 class outing every 3 months. And I am proud to mention that our class had been achieving that since the year 2000. Kudos to my class!!
Who are the hearts and souls in my class? In my own words, it is all the very single individuals in the class. Though it takes a simple and normal guy to organise a class outing, it takes everybody to make a class outing a success. "Class outing" - defined as a gathering of 2 or more people to eat, drink,"Ta!", relax, chill out, gossip, talk abt the good old days and think abt the good new days ahead.
With so much benefits in hand, isn't it time to have a class outing for you?
Eng Wei Chong / Yingwei
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