WTSHNN...

"What can I give back to God
For the blessings he's poured out on me
I'll lift high the cup of salvation
A toast to God

I'll pray in the name of God
I'll complete what I promised God I'll do
And I'll do it together with his people"
- Bono, before singing WTSHNN, Elevation 2001, Boston

Right Here Right Now...

What a day it has been... one of the busier ones for the break... at least it was plenty of actions going on ard... Went to the pool to complete 30 laps in under 45mins... must say that it was a feat considering that I retired from the swimming scene for quite a while.. must do under 40mins then can go for the Singapore Biathlon liao... anyone keen to join me?

What was supposed to be just a short meet up session with a diver friend of mine, plus servicing my reg and BCD, turned up to be a catching up session with my dive instructor, Andrew.. he was supposed to be away at Manado, but came back for a while before flying off next month... Had a long chat with him.. plus booze of course... 4 bottles of heniken to be exact... was talking abt his venture to Manado and how he was finally having his dreams coming true.. happy for you boss.. hopefully I can follow u this coming CNY... need to complete my DM as well as experience the simple yet happy lifestyle over there man... "Make a decision, stick with it... Make a mistake, learn from it..." was one of the notable quotes he mentioned... must say I really learnt a lot from him during my diving days man.. from making diving as a passion... to learning the ways to lead a colourful life... You da man boss... So when's the next Hawaiian Five-O man? Plus the stupid card game with the pee cards and your peeping trump card else u won't play? Miss those days man....

Next was the power pleasure craft diving licence lesson... must say that I really learnt quite a bit from this course I signed up.. at least I'm more aware of the islands, beacons, light houses, buoys around the island now... so next time if I'm ever out at sea.. I won't be lost... can even rent a yacht next time to go out to sea... but I can only carry 12 people lah.. so who's interested?? Can make it into a Christmas or New Year countdown plan... or even someone's birthday man... =) I dun mind loaning my services as well.. charge by the minutes though...

More great activities coming up for the rest of the week... (ok guys still hard @ work.. dun be jealous k? You all say I deserve it mah.... just waiting for S1 to call me to head back to work man... a part of me still yearning for that... serious...) Tennis, Sentosa, park connector blading, diving, touch, powercraft driving... plus a dim sum session coming up for the next 5 days... sometimes I'm not sure whether it's singlehood or just free time @ hand... just hope I won't be addicted to this...

More funny jokes to share...

The Engineer Joke:

'There are three engineers in a car; an electrical
engineer, a chemical engineer and a Microsoft
engineer. Suddenly the car just stops by the side of
the road, and the three engineer look at each other
wondering what could be wrong.

The electrical engineer suggests stripping down the
electronics of the car and trying to trace where a
fault might have occurred. The chemical engineer, not
knowing much about cars, suggests that maybe the fuel
is becoming emulsified and getting blocked somewhere.

Then, the Microsoft engineer, not knowing much about
anything, comes up with a suggestion, "Why don't we
close all the windows, get out, get back in, open the
windows again, and maybe it'll work!?"'


'How many Microsoft programers does it take to make Windows a good operating system?

More.'

Be a Wise man... Grab a MAC today...

"A part of me still yearns for you...
A part of me still wants to be close to you...
But I guess you should know, this time we have come too far...
Too far such that I really need to know from you...
Do you still feel the same for me too...
I don't know how to reassure you, that things are pretty much still the same as before...
Still the same as where we first left off...
Still the old me... still the old us... but I hope would be a new you...
A new you whom feels so right, when you are with me once again...
I'm still missing ya..."

The Art of creating Strength...

Just came back from a 5km run.. clocked a rather reasonable timing, at least was under the target I set before I attempted.. My ultimate timing would be under 20mins... averaging of 4mins per km... Achievable? I will let u know in 2 months' time... that's the target period I'm aiming @...

Anyway, back to my blog title today.. was running and running, till the point whereby I just felt like giving up.. I guess everyone would feel the same, esp after a period of hibernation, mine's since last wed's run.. with my neck giving me some sharp pain... plus my legs unwilling to raise an inch higher and further, I decided to try what my good old buddy said the other time, perhaps channeling all the sorrows and miseries that's plaguing your life now into strength, added strength and 'force/psycho' yourself to do better... not sure if it works, but at least I did the run under the timing I set.. These days it seemed, I'm pushing harder for all my runs.. Also, conditioning myself to stop using vulgarities when the going gets tough.. instead, nowadays I'm getting the much needed inspiration from who else, but God.. =) Starting my Navy SEALS training regime now.. hopefully I would survive and give my Ranger course one more shot this year... btw, don't be deter by the words 'Navy SEALS'.. I'm starting from an amatuer condition.. so everything is within the comfort zone.. just hope 18 weeks later (the whole trg program span 18 weeks) I would be a different man.. heh heh... at least fitter than now! =)

Must say nights are really a nice time to run at ECP, and there ain't much people running to begin with.. but lack the extra motivation upon being challenged lah... but then again, there's always the sights of couples strolling along, or a few amatuer bladers picking their skills up... 'next time when I'm attached again, u bet my arse I would bring my girl to stroll often along ECP man, and talk abt the dreams, aspirations, hopes the future holds for the both of us'.. anyway, running @ night also gives me the excuse to sleep in in the morning lah.. esp when I'm in 'cold storage' now (a term my dad kept asking if I was in... ha ha ha.. I'm not k)

Before I check out of here... some funny shit I picked up from a website... Sorry WINDOWS users...

"A stupid man never learns from his mistakes.
A smart man always learns from his mistakes.
A wise man learns from other peoples mistakes.

. . and buys a Mac."


"There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed a desire to become a "great" writer.
When asked to define "great", he said "I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, wail, howl in pain, desperation and anger!"

He now works for Microsoft writing error messages."


I really love the next one

A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said 'WHERE AM I?' in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said 'YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER.' The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it.

"I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer."


Narf Said.. MAC RULES!


"And so, contact has been made again,
But would it be wise if I reciprocate?
I'm not sure this time, caused I have always choosen the obvious,
This time, perhaps, I'll try the alternative
And perhaps, just perhaps again, you would know how much I mean to you"

"Nobody has to be a hero, it just sometimes turn out that way."
- To the men and women that are coming back home from the tidal waves' relief efforts, I salute all of you...

Purpose in Life...

A burning question.. which after this post will still continue to burn in me...

'What's my Purpose in Life?'..

What do you think is yours?

This burning question continues to haunt me... even at 4am in the morning... Its Answer.. only time will tell.. perhaps on my death bed I would then be capable of offering its best answer...

But seriously, I really hope not... cos I still wanna be able to make a difference.. a difference in my life and in the lives of those around me... a difference in this purpose of life...

First stop.. I think I shall stop all acts of procrastinations... and put my planned plans into actions...

Be with me My Lord and My God.. Walk by my side..

Retrenchment... Unemployment...

Now, I'm seriously starting to understand how it feels to be retrenched or unemployed.. it sucks, big time.. imagine having to rot @ home having nothing to do, except staring @ a 15 inch monitor almost all day long (I ain't doing my LASIK ops a favour here man...) Only good thing? I'm still being paid... paid to slack.. sorry folks, not really wanting to waste your income taxes here... but, manpower's damn sucky (Matthias, u reading this? Better make sure u implement some changes when u become S1 man..).. haven't managed to find another posting for me... I'm getting so desperate here, I don't really mind any tasking... send me to India.. Aceh... Afghanistan... Iraq... ANYWHERE!!! I just don't wanna slack... at least not at this time.. my idiotic colleague was joking that if only I was attached now.. think abt the hours I can spend spending time with her... I say talk abt irony @ its best...

Tmw's the last day of work for the week.. hopefully will hear of something.. at least something, somewhere.. for next week...

Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?

iSeek...

First stop: www.apple.com ... log on and be blown away by the new apps and hardware abt to hit our stores soon...

My Favs got to be the Mini Mac, iLife '05 and iPod Shuffle... (think it's almost everything Mr Jobs intro today man..) Anyone willing to sponsor my pursuit into techno savvy stuff? Heh heh... Anyway, Mac OS X: Tiger's abt to hit the market before June '05 as well... better still, maybe our fantastic crew @ Apple can come out with Powerbook G5... so purchasing that would encompass almost all the cool apps abt to be in the market... Budgeting time man...

Anyway, today spells Day 3 without a posting since Monday and 6 weeks since I handed over my appointment to my under-study... still, no one has an answer to my all important question since the start of the year... "Where am I going to be posted next?" My S1 has no clue... my ex-CO thought I was going to School after all.. School MPO says CO School don't know and feels that it ain't wise for me to go over due to the estab change.. my ex-OC is trying to hlep me find out more posting.. my current CO and OC are trying hard to 'get rid' of me as well.. sigh... 'where do I go from here??'

I need some answers man... I need answers...

'Ask, and you shall be given.. Seek, and you shall find... Knock, and the door shall be opened for you...'

100 Years

Was trying this 'What song you are most associated with' and got linked with 100 years by Five for Fighting... kinda meaningful so for those whom curious.. just type the song name and band into google or yahoo and check out the song...

Anyway, just received my 'official' posting... I'm heading back where I have always wanted to go... AISL (Armoured Infantry Section Leader) Course Commander at School.. heh heh... the talk abt demoting the post to a warrent ain't gonna be in effect anytime soon.. so the post's still 'mine'.. however, was initially short-listed to go Aceh for the reflief missions (which of course would have been my top priority choice).. but it's been filled eventually and my bosses think I should secure my primary posting as a course commander first... so school's where I'm heading next monday, hopefully... but then again, things ain't really firmed till I'm sitting on my desk I should say... there's this joke circulating that unless u are at ur post for a good 2 months.. then it's ur post... ha ha... anyway, wait for my good news next week lah.. or see me scream online again... anyway, my Bde Comdr was telling me that if he still sees me free when he's back from India, he got a good posting at Bde.. wonder if it's NDP.. hmmm... might be interesting as well... see how lah... '2 months'... so out of the 4 bad things for Dec 04.. 3 just got better... What abt the last one?? Sigh... oh well... as long as She's truly HAPPY!!

Anyway, unhappy things aside, some updates on my resolutions which I can be damn proud of for now... managed to keep clean from alcohol today even though it was my CO COC (Change of Command).. Sir, you have been truly a great CO and leader.. had an enjoyable time under ur charge.. will always bear the fond memories of ARR... Wallaby... Swimming... Thank You Sir!!! Anyway, with that, I'm still alcohol clean 7 days into jan.. and I never drink drive... ha ha...

Also, found my lobangs for my powercraft licence... biathlons/marathons to take part... musical instrument to learn... that's like a few of the resolutions i have got 'settled' so far... anyway, forgot to add one more resolution.. less swearing.. as in usage of vulgarities, ha ha ha... must be good Catholic mah... still got more resolutions to be settled.. esp when the diving season opens... when my dad finally decides to purchase the new car...when U2 release their world tour details... blah blah blah... somehow, the year's starting great.. or should i say not too bad lah, so will only get better and better...

"Hey 15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live"

05's gonna be a rocking year for me... at least I'll make sure of that...

Day 4 into 2005

It's never easy when u haven't been blogging for a while when u decided to start with ur next post... u always wondered if u shld recap what u have went thru the past few days or.. talk abt what's in line for the next few... and by the time u decide, u just can't very much be bothered to pen down anything... talk abt procrastination at its best (remember my procrastination post the last time ard? ha ha)

Well, new year was spent with lots of booze... in the company of good buddies.. as well as an excellent band... liveband shall i add, EIC that is.. if they are ushering New Year for 2006, u bet my ass I'll be going down to Wala Wala again... but u can bet my ass off that i won't be trying any of the funny stuff we tried that night, ever again... and no, it's nothing illegal... ha ha..

Been 4 days into the new year.. and what have I done so far? ha ha.. been sick in my bed the past 2 days that is... probably after the 200m worth of butterfly that I was 'forced' to swim for my unit... shack man.. but at least I completed and helped get some points... not sure if it's enuff to win anything though... anyway, I also posting out mah.. ha ha... Also, hopefully with this week's of leave, can catch up with friends whom I haven't seen or heard for a long time since... plus running some errants of my own.. before I get all busy with my new posting (Haven't heard anything abt it anyway, yet..)

Been keeping in touch with the relief efforts that we are giving to the tsunami-hit countries, must say that how badly I wished I was doing something there instead of staying at home and 'enjoying' my leave... I would have gladly volunteered anytime man.. one of my friend just left with the 2nd LST today.. all the best dude, and do ur best there man... This tragedy really brought a lot of us to our senses that life is truly that fragile.. at least to me... so here I am, making a whole list of resolutions and must dos for the year of 2005.. Life's short, at least if anything, I would know I have tried living it to the fullest...

In no preferred orders..

1) Refurnish my Room
2) Get my PowerCraft Licence
3) Attend a U2 concert anywhere in the world
4) Learn a new musical instrument (acoustic guitar or piano)
5) Dive again and get my DM
6) Learn to play Golf
7) Learn at least 1 type of dance
8) To have at least 10 grand or more in my savings by year end
9) Abstain from alcohol for the month of Jan and to cut down on intake for the rest of the year
10) Test drive a car
11) Maintain fitness level (IPPT Gold and SOC under 9:00)
12) Learn to fault-find and maintain a car
13) Participate in a Marathon
14) Participate in a Biathlon/Triathlon
15) Write a Mission statement for My Life
16) Make a worthy charity contribution every month
17) Smile More
18) Give people more chances
19) Get my own Fishing Rod
20) Get a Digital camera
21) Learn Sign language
22) No Drink Driving
23) No Unnecessary Speeding
24) Open up my Social Circle
25) Be a Good Catholic and to grow stronger in my Faith and Walk with God...

So what's your resolutions? Made any yet? Let's see how many can I fufill and keep by for 2005.. as far as I know, I'm still making more resolutions...

Cowabunga to 2005!!!