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22 January 2007

yawnzz

OMGOSH... 1 year 13 days has passed by and without realising it, it seems like I've long forgotten about this blog?! o.O But anyway I'd let this be my first new post for the year 2007. :D

For the past year, I have gone through alot in life and accomplished a few tasks.

I enjoyed the time that I had gone through in Ohana, getting to my present post through continuous efforts. But somehow I can't contribute as much as before. Also, I met quite alot of Ohanians and managed to know some of them in the course of my mapling/Ohana career through outings and events. Knew someone who I liked there, but unfortunately infatuation and some other minor incidents seemed to be taking over my mind during my 2-months course of love-chase. =.=" All that changed xxxxnx's and her close friends' impression of me. :/

Last year I also encountered some major incidents [editing a forumner's post in the name of 'righteousness', bickering with some people over senseless stuff relating to me and my newsletter and picking up 'fights' because of that reason also] and felt devastated. But of course I did not want to leave Ohana considering the work, time and effort I had put in there. I could not even bear to leave my friends behind, especially my guildmates who went through my mapling life with me since Ohana's major expansion.

So, I believe that in the year 2007, Ohana can progress and improve further, especially when it is participating in new games such as AuditionSEA and TricksterOnline.

Looking back, I'd say that there's alot of dust to be cleaned off here; at my blog. I'd be changing the skin and adding a tagbox soon. tata.

Posted at: 2:36 pm

09 January 2006

slacking~

Ahh, so many things have happened during the time I was away from blogging since I'm like too lazy to blog. =.= But anyway, I'll comment on the recent things that has happened.

First of all, my TaeKwonDo grading. So far it has been my 3rd grading and I'm doing it well, with a pass for each grading. But even then, I feel that I should try to aim for a double for my yellow belt pattern, Taeguk-1. Yesterday, it was a really cold and rainy day and I had a bad flu. Even then, I still felt that I had done reasonably well for the pattern and kickings. Well, this will be the last time the grading will be $15. From the next grading onwards in April, the fees will increase 66.66% to $25 which is quite a substantial sum when there are 4 gradings in a year.

Seondly, Ohana. So far, I have been doing fairly well in Ohana, with me myself being promoted to Member of OC and for about 3 weeks +, I even had EXCO powers, which meant that I can do alot in terms of moderation powers. But that ended in a very long story, which I do not wish to comment. Then again, Ohana has moved on to a new chapter with the release of the guild function in MSEA. With the new member hikari who came in on 13th December 2005, the forum has improved alot and all of us credited her for the work she has done for us ever since she was ordained as a Technical Admin after 2 to 3 days in the forum. Well, I was one of the first to talk to her when she came into the staff guild on that night she was appointed. After 1 week of interaction with her, I could really sense the warmth and brightness she could bring on to me. Even if she didn't ever reveal her face in the forum, I could already sense that she's very pretty and charming enough to make many guys go 'wow!'. Character wise, she's kind, helpful, rational, lovely, understanding, mature-minded and smart, which is what I mainly look for. After all, it is the inner beauty which matters more to me than external beauty, unless if the girl is too off-tune, that is. That is all I would say about hikari in my blog for now... since it's a public space.

Thirdly, studies. When the new semester started in November 2005, I was hoping that the modules I'm taking will not be too hard. But from what I see, AEL was a major killer, though the others were still relatively easy enough. Common test has just ended and I hope I'm able to obtain a better GPA at the end of the semester. Well, there's no reason for me to get 3.04 for my GPA last semester. (shucks)

Lastly, maple. I don't know why, but it seems that I'm not levelling fast enough, maybe beacuse there are still many things I have yet to know when it comes to training and building up on my character. But I hope I am able to level better and faster when I decide to train up on a new character, preferably a page or cleric.

That's all for now, very tired. Need some rest before TaeKwonDo at 6pm later.

Posted at: 3:20 pm

18 September 2005

holidays!

Omgosh, I didn't know time actually flies so fast ever since my last post on my blog...
Anyway, I had just finished my end-of-semester exams on my 2 examinable modules. I'm pretty confident that I will be able to score at least an A for my EG1 since it's mostly repeated stuff to me. I'm quite worried about my ELTECH though.[prays hard that I don't drop to a B+ for that module] Although I know quite alot of ELTECH theory in my mind, some of it actually slipped from my mind while I was using up alot of brain cells to tackle the difficult questions. Anyways, I'll know my eventual fate and outcome on the 6th of October.

Further back, I had also went for night cycling organized by NP Primers. Quite fun though, even when I was only half-awake with sleepy eyes when I cycled my way back to the original meeting point. But the overall experience was still very enjoyable, I would say.

Then on the 2nd of Sept, I stayed overnight on campus for the Yellow Ribbon walk on the 3rd. The purpose of the walk was actually to raise awareness about ex-offenders who had been reformed and wanted to be given a new lease of life. The release of also coincided with the walk since the objective of the movie is similar to that of the walk itself, urging the society not to view ex-offenders with scepticism. All of us enjoyed ourselves very much even though everyone was tired at the end of the whole event and we all slept very soundly on the way back home and even as we reached home.

Now, I've found a job as a Consultant.[a more professional term for me given by my manager although I'm only in the company as a temporary staff] The working hours are 10 am to 5pm for me since the company only starts operating from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm, Monday to Saturday. Sundays may also be included since bes T5 consultancy is quite busy right now. Just hope that I'm more clear on how my 1k is being handled now. [As with most companies, they have a strict policy on fraud management. That means whatever $ I receive from investors/clients, I must declare immediately. Commercial fraud is a serious crime in Singpapore btw.]

That's all for now. Just hope that I'm not too lazy to update more often.

Posted at: 2:06 pm

14 August 2005

eventful august

Hmm, looks like this August is gonna get quite eventful. Before I elaborate, I'd like to announce a good news and bad news. Good news is, Everyone in NP TKD passed the grading. Bad news is, no one, including me myself got a double for this grading... haizz.

Back to main, on Friday the 12th, I went to the MTE games and fun night. I was quite alone since I was the only one from my class that went to the event, though people from my LG12 lecture group/Taekwondo people could recognize me and all of us talked together. It looked like the $2 I had to pay for the event was worth it. Because I got a free door gift at the start and more importantly, a buffet dinner complete with a good barbecue where I ate to my heart's content, like everyone else. [I was amazed at the amount of BBQ food they had ordered for this event] I wasn't really very sure when the whole thing ended since I had left at about 9.10 to go home and get my bike for my expedition with my gang at 10pm later on. Basically, I was following the whole group to Bukit Batok's Alif Restaurant for some supper.[I ordered 3 drinks there btw.] Looks like their teh is quite nice though it's very sweet. Like many Malay/Indian Muslim coffeeshops, it's their creative, innovtive and satisfying drinks that really attract the crowds at night. No wonder Alif was so crowded with many cars parked on the main road when we reached that place. Then all of us cycled home passing Bukit Batok and Jurong East and reached home at about 12am. After all, the feeling of cycling at night is really wonderful especially when you can speed down pavements without having to slow down often. :D

Then yesterday, I was doing gamemaster work at one of the forty checkpoints in the CDB area. Basically, I was part of an event called Heritage Walk [夜寻历史] organized by PICO, an events management company. It was quite fun for me and Kah Chun, the leader to set up the checkpoint 29, which is optional for participants. Before that, I attended a briefing on what to do during the Heritage Walk and what was to be expected and so on.[my group was late and could only change into our tees during lunchtime] The lunch was a buffet spread with 2 main courses and 4 side dishes, though it was very average.[Friday's buffet was more delicious] At 2pm+, everyone packed up and brought the relevant props that were needed to set up the checkpoints. My team reached my checkpoint at the Merlion Park at around 2.40pm. The weather was hot and I was literally melting under the hot scorching sun. Though the breezes helped a little. At 3.30pm later, 3 more students from Changkat Changi Secondary came to join us in our work and by 3.45 pm, we had finished our set-up of the checkpoints though we still had to wait for the storyboard and the battery to arrive. All of us slacked until about 5+, when the first participants arrived. Basically, all our work was stamping 'passports', giving instructions to them and executing what we were supposed to do. All of us packed up at about 8.25pm and left at 8.35 when we were sure that there aren't any more contestants coming. Then my group proceeded to the plaza outside UOB building along Singapore River to meet up with everyone from NP who had participated in the event. Meanwhile, we had sponsored MacDonald's burgers and Milo for dinner. After some slacking around, we went off at about 10.15pm to go home by MRT. The ironic thing is, I actually went home by the round-loop North-South line which was like abit dumb to me, but never mind, since a few others going to Jurong East also went by that route. On the way home, all of us Primers talked among ourselves with one another. Just don't know why the other guy beside Terence was so horny when he asked about that girl in Ter's HP-.- Then everyone was tired by now and slept on the train until we reached our destinations... On the whole, everyone had a fun time slacking around, though we were tired.

To end off, I took 2 photos of the Merlion in the day and night and a lighted-up Esplanade at night. But I'm not really very sure how to upload them here...

Posted at: 10:54 pm

26 July 2005

updates

Sorry folks for not having been blogging for a long time since I'm busy with my studies, Taekwondo training and Mapling too. Anyways, I'm updating on what I've done during this 3 weeks+.

Cycling Trip
Happened on Monday the 11th of July. Had a fun time cycling the whole of Pulau Ubin from 11 am to 5pm. Though this expedition was dominated mainly by LSCT people, but I still got along well with everyone. Best thing is, I got to know quite a number of chio bu-s in my group. :D hehe. :P Despite that the slopes were steep, quite a few accidents happened and everyone was tired due to the energy needed, our spirits were not ever dampened at all.

Common Test
It was on 18th and 19th of July, last week. I was lucky that I had only two modules to study for the common test. phew! I did very well for EG1, which was really simple maths for me, but I missed 1 or 2 marks off the distinction mark. As for ELTECH, I'm not very hopeful about it though, but I know I can still pass that module. Even if I can't get an A, please let me get a B.

Taekwondo
This is my main CCA and I'm quite worried as I may not be able to pass my very first grading. I didn't expect that even my main instructor can get so hopeless about me. :( That didn't stop me from telling myself that I won't ever let myself and NPtkd down. But anyway, I managed to do my pattern well on Sunday the 24th. The best I can hope for is a double. Please let me get it when I know my results after 2 to 3 weeks.

Lastly, I don't know why am I so not manly enough compared to other ordinary guys I see everywhere. To anyone who has a heart, I really urge those who really care, whether you are a guy or girl, to help me get out of my old self and lead the life of a person who can be confident. I'm saying this because the most senior man in my class, 29 years old by the way noticed that I tend to behave weirdly sometimes, though he does acknowledge that I'm still think like a man. Oh my gosh, I really feel so upset and hopeless whenever I think of myself. Haizz... That's all for now. Goodbye!

-Xing Kah

Posted at: 8:20 pm

03 July 2005

InitialD

Well, yesterday afternoon, I went to watch Jay Chou's InitialD movie with Chou Meng, Shawn, Ryan, Ann Yong and How Chun. The movie is about racing at high speeds, making use of drifting to turn at bends. [Drifting stunts involved are real, ok? And they are professionally guided. Furthermore, when a cup of water is placed in Jay Chou's humble AE86, there was no spill at all despite drifting at high speeds and all the uphill/downhill moments.] I was abit late when I met the whole group and I even planned to ask ShiPei to come along with us. But since she's not free, then nvm. When we reached Plaza Singapura at 1.30pm, there was already a long queue at GV. When we bought the tix for the 3pm movie, there were only 3 rows left at the front. Nonetheless, the timing allowed us to have ample time to have lunch at Yoshinoya. It was my first time eating there but the food is still up to standard. When we went up to the cinema, it was exactly 3pm and the movie started at about 3.15pm, which is a nice timing. Basically, I enjoyed the show even till the very end, when the song Piao Yi was played at the ending part. Usually, most people will leave the cinema at the credits part but all of us stayed awhile longer to listen to the song.After the show, all of us went to Clementi for about 1 hour+ of pool before going home. Last but not least, Jay Chou rocks man! Although he was fighting with other makes of cars from other teams which are much better than his in terms of performance, he still managed to beat each one of them with his excellent driftings. After the engine of his car died during one of his racings, his father still insisted on changing the engine though the workshop boss said that buying a new car would be better. The performance of AE86 improved drastically after the change to a more powerful engine and that means drifts can be done at higher speeds. Overall, InitialD is a really nice movie which I think all of us shouldn't miss out.

Posted at: 11:30 pm

28 June 2005

MapleSEA

Last Saturday, I went to the official launch of MapleSEA after my BB Primers camp. I still had lotsa fun despite reaching there late at about 4pm. Anyway, I played one of the 2 games available during the tourney and it was a challenge to really aviod the obstcales. After my game, I chatted with the people who were there about Maplestory stuff and got a goodie bag consisting of The New Paper on Friday, Singpost stuff, Starhub promotions, a magazine featuring MapleSEA and a Gunbound water bottle[no more Asiasoft tees btw:(] Next, I went to meet Nicole at Wheelock place though I was abit lost when finding her. But still found her finally. :) She was with her guild members and I went with her to meet Shawn and his gang near Cuppage after she left her group of guild members. At Cuppage, I was there dota-ing and CS-ing[ok, I'm so very noob and inexperienced but no one laughed at me and Nicole who was also quite new to dota, but she's able to pick up dota better than me.] At about 8.30 there, the whole group left the LAN shop and went to PS's Long John Silvers to eat. Staying there for about 30 minutes, all of us left and went to the arcade at level 6 to walk around. Sensing that that place is too crowded, all of us went to Zone X at the Dhoby Ghaut MRT. Then Ivan received a call from his mom telling him and Nicole to go home. So all of us started to go off by MRT in our own directions and I bade farewell to all.

Posted at: 10:45 pm

14 June 2005

TKD

Sorry folks for the delay as I'm quite busy with my studies and gbwc recently. More importantly, I've joined Taekwondo as my major CCA. Last week, I even signed up for the NP Ambassadors. Went through the ice-breaking games and an interview date was arranged for me at the end. This Friday's timing from 4 to 4.10pm is still ok for me though. :) Don't know if I can go through this smoothly lol. Somemore, the mock grading for Taekwondo is coming on this thursday. Hope I can get pass and be able to proceed for the real grading in about 1 month's time. I believe there's gonna be alot of fine-tuning for everyone. But as of now, I'm still quite slacky since I can do well in the 2 most important modules, Engineering Maths 1 and ELTECH due to the fact that alot of info in these 2 modules are there just to help me refresh my memory of the maths and physics concepts in learnt in secondary school. Anyway, I just want to pray hard that I'm able to get a double for my grading and be able to master my kicks well. [My kicks seem to be of no impact at all even though I think I've put in the same effort as others, wtf. Somemore, if I want to really be able to go further ahead, it is important to master my techniques well.] Looking back, I would say that life in NP is really quite eventful to me as of now. Gotta rush out my ELCAD assignment now! bye!

Posted at: 8:56 pm