Anyone interested to scale Mt Rinjani? NUS Rovers is organising a trip up there, so it would be good if you guys could let me know by 20th Mar? Thanks!
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I hate people who misuse the AXS Machine!!! The AXS Machine is meant for people to collect the tickets they've booked online, if the booking collection queue is long, and if you really want to know which movies still have seats, can you just make a couple of strides over to the walk-in counters to do so?!?!? It's really a pain in the ass when there is a long queue in front of the AXS machine in GV Vivocity, with 4 people (I suppose they looked like 20+++???) trying to buy (or view?) tickets for the movies, while the rest of the people were waiting patiently behind them!
And gosh..maybe they did that 'cos the walk-in queue was really too long. It was madness. And it was just 4pm in the afternoon, on a Wednesday.
I seriously wondered why people never told them to hurry up, or the GV staff never offered to help them, who were clearly wasting time and having their faces stuck right in front of the that small pathetic screen. Perhaps it's in our nature not to stir trouble?
I stood there for barely a minute, and seeing that they are still fiddling with the touchscreen with little success, I decided to move on to the online ticket collection queue instead. At least, I was able to get my tickets EVEN BEFORE those 4 left the AXS machine. Pathetic.
That aside, finally met up with my jie to watch Protégé...
Awake
Whee! It's Chinese New Year again! It started off rather quietly at my grandmother's place, and I was left to be entertained by cards with my father and uncle, took a quick snooze for roughly an hour, and viola! The house was brimming with people!
All were late, and it could be attributed to it being a (lazy) Sunday. Well, glad to meet my cousins again and also their kids! 5 lovely babies running around the house (well, only 2 are essentially running, wielding 'swords', while a baby boy was attempting to take a walk all around the area and refusing to sleep.)
Being a rather split generation - 6 cousins married with 4 already having kids (1 overseas now) and 7 younger ones still about the 20 something age group - it was interesting to see a 'disparity' between us all. Those married busied themselves with their babies, while we 'younger ones' had to find things to do...well what else but to watch movies on the first day? (This can be attributed by the fact that we lack a mahjong table at grandma's place and the card table is quickly taken up by the adults.)
And with the younger ones having 3 overseas currently (macham outstation), 1 pak-tor-ing with bf, it's left with 3 of us. 3 less 1, so we decided against playing cards and headed for the cinemas to catch Jack Neo's newest production, "Just Follow Law", with cousin Peihuat and his wife and baby! (Well the first time for the baby to go to the movies wor~!)
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Have you all taken the Nokia Bus before? There's one (SBS 2779A) which is plying along the 153 bus route...Although the interior looked amazingly different from a normal SBS bus, it leaves much to be desired with the air-conditioning system, the number of seats and the bus speed. There was little or no air-con in the bus, and it was really bad 'cos it was rather hot, and it's as though one was in an oven. Haha.
But the nice parts were the non-stop MVs, nice white cushioned seats, and it's design. It's as though you're in a moving pub! (Well new idea...maybe a mobile pub/club. HAHA)
Managed to take a couple of pictures of the bus...hehe.
...in school. Haha. Well I guess doing too much lab reports with really no idea of how to do the calculations someone else has done before really makes people mad. But it was sure fun (in a way) and we managed to get about 40% done that night...which is pretty cool ;) I'm glad that I'm doing labbing with Shanbing and Wenyong, it's gonna take 7 more weeks too! Jiayou to us!
Now for some pictures from the K-Box session with the S09-ers...after getting them from Grace ;)
Busy
Just back from the National Stadium, after long jams and taking a detour, and finally showered...sitting comfortably here typing this entry. It was really an unforgettable night!
For the last match in this old and grey National Stadium, we were treated to a tough match for visiting Thailand. With a 55,000 sell-out crowd, the hopes placed on the Lions after the win over arch-rivals Malaysia were high.
I managed to get a ticket after Kheng Hui had extra and passed me one, and I was seated with him and his dad, near the corner flag and amongst many Malays.
The match was fast and furious, and before the visitors had settled Singapore led through an Alam Shah goal, albeit one scored after successive strikes on goal by the hosts. It was quite chaotic near the Thai's penalty area at that time, but luckily the shot went in, though weak.
But after that, instead of seeing the Thais conjure up attacking football, they went down easily to Singapore's challenges, and ended up there were like 5 Thai players off the pitch in the first half for various injuries. 4 yellow cards were also flashed, with 3 at Singapore. Personally, I thought that Thailand players deserved some too.
The half-time whistle was time for us to get some food and drinks, but we ended up having to queue a long long time cos the stall was really slow and inefficient - we were not told that drinks were to be bought separately from the keropoks. We ended up missing the goal which Thailand scored in the 49th minute, and we returned to our seats hoping for more action.
Singapore played with a reshuffled line-up upfront, with Indra taken off for Amri, and Ridhuan moving to a more central position instead of the flanks, possibly to make use of his speed. However, it certainly backfired on the Lions, with the Lions lacking bite in attack. Nawaz, having a quiet game, was also taken off for Dickson, and Ridhuan was finally taken off for S. Ishak, which is definitely the best substitution for the match. After his introduction, the Singapore attack was flowing, with Dickson and Amri raiding the flanks, and Alam Shah making his presence in the box felt.
So much so that controversy followed with a penalty awarded after Alam Shah was fouled by a Thai player in the penalty area.
That sparked an angry reaction from the Thais, who walked off the pitch for almost 15 minutes. I was shocked and outraged at such unprofessional behaviour by the Thais, and the players should have been yellow-carded for walking off, or the cup awarded to Singapore for the Thais had effectively 'thrown in' the towel with their en masse walking out!
Allowing them to continue play after the disruption was certainly a disgrace. The fans were certainly displeased and showed it by booing every touch by the Thais, and definitely insults were shouted. The atmosphere was definitely terrifying for the visitors, but well, I guess they deserved it for unprofessional behaviour.
First we were treated to a I-fall-easily match by them, next we see a walk out by them...What's next?
Maybe Thailand's military will be activated should Singapore win, or maybe Singapore should follow the Thais by walking out on a decision by the referee since nothing apparent is done to punish the Thais. This, I feel, should be where FIFA comes in, and ban Thailand from participating in international matches, or fine them, or awarding the cup to Singapore.
All in all, Fahrudin managed to keep his nerve despite the keeper's distractions to slot the ball into the top left corner of the net. By then, it was almost 90 minutes, and an additional 10-15 minutes were played to make up for the loss of time due to the protests. Too bad Singapore missed a chance to extend their lead when Shi Jiayi crossed only for the strikers to head wide.
The crowd were certainly appreciating the Singapore team today, and it was a really great atmosphere! And this, possibly, will be the last competitive match held in this stadium before it is torn down to make way for a new Sports Hub. I'm sure glad to be in it, to feel the Kallang Roar, to be part of the Kallang Wave. Even on exit, we can hear cars and motorcycles honking in tune...soccer brings people together, just like during the World Cup season!
Singapore! Rock on yea!?! Go to Thailand and show them your stuff!
The Thais, if they do win in the end, certainly do not deserve it. Punish them, FIFA!
Current Mood: Happy
Current Music: Ayaka - I Believe
A long long day.
Yet I ended up feeling satisfied and craving for more...had fun with the S09 people, meeting up (at last!) for dinner and then K-Box at a place most of us are familiar with - Ang Mo Kio!
Ended classes at 6pm, with the Geopolitics class being the last one on the list. Thus I had to rush down to meet the rest at AMK MRT station at 6.45pm. I took 165 as 74 did not arrive, and soon I realised I had reached the outskirts of AMK and passing by Mayflower Secondary School, where I instantly remembered the landmark as that for the famous chili and butter crab! Got off immediately and told Aloysius about my discovery that 165 actually passes by the seafood area!
The rest (Guanyu, Hark Kah, Huijun, Shuwei, Weichuan, Yahui) arrived with Aloy at the coffee shop from the MRT station, while Grace arrived straight from home (yea nearby sia!)
After a brief wait and placing our orders for food, we sat down and were greeted by plates of good food, one after the other. Thankfully we had enough space in our stomachs to deal with the 4 crabs which Grace helped us ordered!
I've tried the food at the kopitiam before and I strongly recommend the 332 seafood outlet as it offers the yummy and tasty-looking butter crab (finger lickin' good!), as well as great chili crab and a wonderful crab beehoon!
Then, we headed over to the new K-Box near AMK library, and it was drizzling somewhat, so all of us eventually got some parts of ourselves wet regardless of the presence of the umbrellas - 'cos the umbrellas are simply too small! The K-Box was really new, and the person serving us were bemused as we apparently got high and became suakoo over the fittings, the presence of 2 LCD panels(!!!) and even a controllable air-con switch!
Well sounds like we ain't our age? And that guy thought that we haven't been to K-Box before. haha...As usual, the 'S.H.E' of our class singing their fav songs, HK with her Mayday songs, Gen and Grace with their Yang Chen Ling, HJ with her Zhang Shao Han, the guys with the irrepressible oldies to end the night...what a great nite!
Too bad I cant stay on to 'ton' the night away with all of them...how I wished I could stay back!!!! But...having a run the next day with some of the Rovers people for the hEart for Art run in school, so gonna get some rest. Went home via cab, but it still cost me 6 bucks when AMK is so near TPY?!? Can't really believe it also...
Just...gonna...sleep...
Grace! I wan the pictures!!! :D
Current Mood: 
Hyper
Current Music: Ayaka - I Believe
This beauty is a fully functional machine gun with TWELVE rotating barrels and a live action trigger. Loads 12 bands per barrel for a whopping 144 rubber bands that shoot off as fast as you can turn the handle! Great fun for kids of all ages. MORE than just an amazing machine, this is a true work of art. 
Yours for oni USD$395.
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