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one who matters most is one who gets hurt most

Jan 14 is my mother's birthday. I remember it every year, except this year.

2010 and remedial training must die. it's their fault for my amnesia.

anyway these days, i have been stepping on toes of many.

enough for one to remind me about my nastiness and lope-sided jaws, and another to raise his voice - Not once, but a couple times.

it's time me reflect on the words that came out from my mouth.

Shut up Ben!

breath comes, breath goes.

when i was a freshman back in nus, i joined dragonboat hoping to maintain my physique fresh out of army. obviously, it flopped as i quitted after a year.

i barely knew anyone in the team. Neither am i close to any of them. half the time, i felt like quitting for various reasons - lonely, tough and what nots.

going for trainings was a dread. it was him who changed things for the better. he taught me the various techniques to row well, stood by me when the rest were self-absorbed in their competitiveness to outdo each other.

i will never forget his burger king treat just before we hit the waters in kallang river. Neither will i forget him asking about my well-being even after i left the team.

life is a fragile element full of bittersweet unexpected.

it comes and goes as it wishes.

adrian, i will live my life to the fullest for you.

rest in peace.

Happy 20ten!

8 minutes of fireworks display with accompanying music @ Marina Bay

Not bad, just that at some point, the music became melancholic. One would thought that it was commenmorating world war two.

A day spent with animals!

december's a month of official leave for me.

Wasted one week of it with the army and enjoyed several days of great sunshine in phuket island, i decided that something meaningful should be done while im still free.

SPCA- for the longest time of procrastination, i have finally fulfil a wish of mine to visit the SPCA before 20nine is over. thanks stan!

the last time i even stepped into SPCA was more than a decade ago, and i did nothing back then. Poor student living on $4 daily allowances. What do you expect?

anyway, because of the new circle line; SPCA is way more accessible with a short distance walk from Bartley station.

asked the counter if i can be a volunteer (ad-hoc basis) and found out that it wasn't possible because you need to be committed to even qualify being one.

nonetheless, there's a viewing gallery where all the abandoned felines and canines are housed and it's absolutely free for public viewing! Adoption is also available for responsible pets owners only.

Animals (cats and dogs alike are so cute) from stray dogs to siberian huskies - all abandoned. It was definitely a very saddening sight. How could anyone possibly abandoned these animals like used old toys?


We are not even talking about mad diseased dogs that go around mauling people in broad daylight. These are healthy dogs and they deserve better than being housed in cold steel cages at SPCA. (it's not even SPCA's fault! these cages cost $250 per month to maintain)

stananddoggy
stan with a super happy dog that came in this morning

What's more preposterous was to see pictures of tortured dogs they rescued!

tesa
Tesa, my favourite dog that whimpered when i left her cage. =(

there's a big guard dog locked in fucking rabbit cage!

And a small toy dog locked in a cage abandoned in some bushes and the fucking ex-owner was sadistic enough to leave the water bowl on top of the cage. He/she's expecting the dog to use a straw to suck the water?

what the fuck is wrong with these people?

mousesniffingcat
sleepy cat was sniffed by a rat!

mouseandcat
the rat decides to make friends with kitty

sleeping cat
Look at that sleeping posture, doesn't even give a flying fuck about anything

lazy cat
rooftop suntanning

lil blackie
supermodel

yellow cat
this is one of the friendly ones around

cat on pail
this WAS supposed to be friendly but dunno why it decided to bite me out of the blue

it was an enlightening trip down the SPCA. We donated some money before we left, hoping to gain some karma while making their lives much better- i hope.

you can also sponsor specific dog for $3000 a year. If there's anyone who wants to do it, let me know so that we can share the cost. you can also make a specific monthly donation (minimum $10) through giro.

once again, if you used to own any of the animals in SPCA- fuck you all and hope that your kids get kidnapped to somewhere in southeast asia as street beggars, housed in rabbit cages and drink water through a straw (pray that it's long enough).

Just the way your ex-dog did so. =)

wedding dinner@ Pan Pacific

Just attended my friend's wedding dinner.

Dinner was generally good! Nice food, great wedding singer, beautiful bride.

But not the angmoh entertainer they brought in - irritated me so much with his lame and unfunny jokes about the different racial groups in Singapore. His impersonation of Michael Jackson took the icing on the cake.

One word to describe his MJ impersonation - Horrendible (ok that's 2 words combined - horrendous and horrible).

Gen, Giselle, me and elson
Gen, Giselle, Me & Elson (Trust me. Elson's not wearing make-up. I verified it.)

pan pacific ballroom
An attempt to take the beautiful ceiling

mango pudding
The dessert of the day- Mango pudding with fresh cream. NICE. But the stupid waiter just cannot wait till I take a proper shot of it by sticking his hand in.

Anyway, congratulations weiling for becoming the new Mrs Heng. I hope she enjoys a blissful marriage - most Singaporeans sadly dun.

a pigeon downed with diarrhoea and its loot

hk pigeon
a pigeon of a special breed that flew all the way from hongkong dropped these at my doorstep!

hk goods
christmas gifts! Not from Santa, but from HK pigeon!

my record breaking travels

2009 will be the most travelled year for me.

april - bangkok

july - japan

august - genting

november - bangkok

december - phuket

i wish i could travel more. but on second thoughts, i think im cash strapped.

bangkok (27th-30th november)
family to bangkok
in the plane with my sister and mum

chatuchak market
with mum in chaktuchak market. hot and frustrating.

phuket (16th -19th december)
paradise beach
paradise beach in phuket. quiet and beautiful. stark contrast with patong beach.

maya bay
went island hopping. this is maya bay, which was featured in some hollywood film.

crabbing on sat night
crabbing
went crab fishing with sister and darly in changi jetty. either the crabs were small or poisonous. we released them back eventually.

the meaning of 'xia suay'

News has it that Kelly Poon is quitting her singing career (what career?) to return back to her stable job - SIA girl!

seriously, if im her... i would rather sing in a pub in taipei or become a social escort than to get my ass back on that plane.

Imagine passengers go like:

"Eh, you used to sing right? what happened?"
"Eh ex-singer, i want a cup of tea."
"Why are you so stupid and slow, you think you still singer ah?"

God... super xia suay.