back to the plain and simple

well i guess complexity was never my thing,
its been a long time since i blogged! ughh

something which i love to do and yet still find the time and excuses not to haha!
perhaps i just have too much time on my hands before i enter army lol.
i wonder what i'll get though =/ it just seems a little interesting i guess..
ever thought of it this way?

when the time comes for you to be assigned to something.
will you just be another one of the common or would you be different?
army, navy, civil, airforce, commando, ndu. hmmm
more or less interesting to see where i end up.

Life's little pleasures

You know u just gotta "love" the days when u think to yourself

" OK OK! im going to blog! AH nice ideas!"

Then when u Hit blogger it Suddenly goes POOF!



ahhhh gotta love these days! gives you a chance to see how creative you can get. AHAH which unfortunately isn't one of my strengths! HAHA bear with me here alrighty! haha =D

well i suppose i'd definitely agree that blogging HELPS in one thing! expressing our thoughts and in a way DE-stressing! hahah =D its nice to WRITE! haha.


suddenly gt this whole ENVIRONMENTALIST persona after watching The O.C hahah =D Summer roberts! hahah one of the most superbly shaped characters in the drama. ok when i mean superbly shaped... it means personality and you can really see her maturing through the different seasons.


So what have i been doing during the Holidays? haha well... slacking for the most of the matter but yea! DRAMA fever lolols! or rather some would call "Couch" potato-ing hahaha!

I've never thought i'd be at this point right now LOLOLS! who would've thought 6 months ago i'd see myself at home watching Tv for leisure =D hahah! well hahah i guess things change! LOLOLS!


I LOVE TV dramas!

haha anyways its funny how things progressed today lolols! SO TODAY is the once a holiday "frustration" days when u choose your classes haha! so much coordination and competition lolols!

anyways managed to get the group together i guess but yea the time table is haha yea... HORRENDOUS! of the lot... hahah! but well as i'd like to say. when Life gives you a box of chocolates... you gotta learn to live with it and most importantly make the BEST out of it.

so yup... met Jona for dinner at wm lolols! funny how things turned out though haha! i was supposed to pass marv a harddrive which made me kinda pissed cuz i had to walk around with a "foreign object in your pocket" and it keeps dangling back and forth lolols! well things are cool now lolols! and jona had to pass a tennis racket to his pal Joanna lolols! =D


Funny how coincidental things can be turns out Singapore is REALLY small lolols! joanna happens to be friends with......"SeShay"? well i dont know how to spell it though but it sounds like that whose brother is Issey who I met thru kev LOLOLS!


so yup Arcading after that loolols! MY SHOT IS SUPER OFF TODAY! =( hahah! but yea finally perfect for the bonus spot Yayness! hahah very lil perfect spots today hahah! JONA... UR SICK!!! hahahah! hahah hes wicked consistent LOLOLS!

the Basketball game really gt my arm VERY VERY strained lolols! man i cant imagine how people can keep shooting accurately after 100+ points when ur hand really GETS on your nerves lolols! hahha =D


so yup! gt a mindef letter for medical. haha! MAN its been a whirlwind 3 yrs and before you know it.... ARMY -.- ROAR! hahah well next year at least...

BTT 9 oct =D hahah!

train ride to helll

haha! i'm Back from beijing! lolols! i wouldnt consider it much of a trip but its definitely a fun-filled experience and i loved the time i spent there =D lolols! loads of fun hanging out with you guys! Thanks Aik & Hong yi! hahaha =D


well the trip to beijing has really shown and taught me some important things and lessons in my life lolols!!! DON'T MISS YOUR TRAIN! hahahah lolols!!! well yea, i missed my return Train Ride from Beijing to Shanghai last night lolols! well Pretty Scary though.. it was like 7.20 when i reached the station and i heard the last call so yea, i thought not too bad? hahah! well yea who knows when i went there they stopped cutting the tickets.... n i was like O.O! OMGOSH!! hahah =P


well yea, Aik went "give me your ticket" and WOOSH! hahah =P he ran to help me change a ticket lolols! thanks Bro! hahah =P So yea anyways, i had ta get back by today lolols. I told myself, BY HOOK OR BY CROOK im gonna get back to shanghai! n well the rest is OK PLAIN AGONY =P


so here it comes: NICK's SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR STANDING TICKETS TO SHANGHAI FROM BEIJING


Man, when the dude at the counter told me, OK, i've changed your ticket to a standing ticket from bejing to shanghai at 8.15. and NO dont ask me anymore, There aint anymore seats or beds. LOLOLS! well in a way I feel God has really taught me a valuable lesson through this.

n that is to GRAB the OPPORTUNITY when YOU See IT! and BE ON TIME!!!!!


well in case ur wondering why? here comes the story hahah!


so what i'm left with at this point in time is
- Inital plans of sleeping through the journey ---> SCRAPPED
- Standing ticket for 13 HOURS!
- being potentially robbed? hahaha! lolols! of course that didnt happen but yea it went thru my mind u know? lolols! ur with ooolala ppl now =D
- NO MONEY IN MY PHONE!
- potentially hopeless case senario in short!

well i believe God works in mysterious ways and i guess this is God's way of showing me when life throws at you lemons, make lemonade. well I definitely feel hardened by this experience.


at first in the initial 5 hours of the trip i was standing, n man u can guess how hard it was... imagine this narrow space for walking cluttered with people. i tried to sit but yea, oh well scrap that cuz u get people walking back and forth for like EVERY SINGLE TIME I JUST SIT DOWN! ROARRR!!! lolools!! n yea i couldnt call james to tell him that my train has changed timing... which me uber anxious!!


so yea this was when God took me out of my comfort zone as in REALLY OUT of it. if things couldnt get any worse, it did. the police came in checking identification lolols! which they didnt do when i came to beijing. so yea i was like O.O! thank God i brought my Passport!!!! i was expecting some trouble to it being olypmics season and all but to my surprise the Officer glanced at my passport and looked at me: " ok its done =D" lolols! n im like WOW! ahha...


AND JUST AFTER THAT! God answered one of my prayers for getting through the train ride lolols! =D cuz i wanted to sleep SO SO SO bad hahah =P i'd practically rush at anything i could get haha... THE DINING CABIN =D my"Haven" lolols!!


the train attendant came asking if anyone wanted to buy dining cabin tickets and of course, if i'd still stick in my comfort zone i'd most probably have to really stand for the whole journey. but yea something just gave me that push and like Go! i've prepared it for you already. n thats the answer to my prayer. really. the dining cabin had everything, seats, food, water and you know normally if you wear ur contacts for more than 24 hours it probably be dry? I managed to sleep with it till the morning up till now. of course i took it out alrdy n its still MOIST! im like thank GOD =D


man.... n thats nt the end of the story yet. its morning and the cabin closes and 3 more hours to go... so what do u do? walk all the way back to cabin 3..... with a heavy bag and plastic bag. oh yea, the dining cabin is in 9. imagine the walk... UGH! i wouldnt go through that again! really survival instincts when ur at ur bare minimum.


worse part comes now. HIGH TIDE and NO TOILET! so yea the time painfully goes SO SO SO SLOW.... and im off the train and lookin around for a toilet like maddddddd. well yea the rest is history.


Met up with james. My china bro waited for me for 1.5 hours at the station, ran to my house, waited for another 1 hour, went back home which is about 1 hour away and when i called... RUSHED back down. man, I'm so thankful to have a bro like him in china haha =D

we then went to have a REAL GOOD meal after that... i definitely owed him one there. MAN can so many things really happen in one day?


well anyway met kelvin not too long after that and went with him and his colleague, amanda to eat xiao long baos =D different different types! Ma LA xiaolong! bet u havent tried that one yet! hahah! Pretty good and Cheap! hahah =P


then we were off to the Shanghai specialties store to shop for his souveniers =D lolols!! we saw this AMAZING PRO BUTCHER! we told him we wanted 250g of the Meat and Lop... EXACTLY 250g... if we took a picture at that moment.... u would probably laugh at our shellshocked faces! hahah =P dont underestimate butchers! their good with their maths and fractions! hahahah! =P


well im tired... i guess thats enough drama for a day? LOLOLOLS! Thank you so much Lord for bringing me through this and teaching me so many valuable lessons.


Apologies for this SUPER LENGTHY POST =P hahah!

HOHOHO?

HOHOHO! not too long now before i return =D lolols!!! just lets say..... 20-30 more days hahah =D yayness! lolols. im having a pretty hard time deciding when to come back now hahah =P should i come back on the 8th of august or the 15th of august or some where in between? i cant seem to decideeee roarsss!!! i end my attachment on the 8th =P ROAR!

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO DECIDE ON A DATE!?!?!?!

haizzz... call me fickle minded or what not but yea =P I CANT DECIDE! roar someone give me some ideas!!! roarrs =P

well yea that aside... I'm like recently going on a guest pleasure trip....lolols! means i just suddenly have the feeling to give some REALLY Good service lolols!!!

so yea =D n I DID! lololols!!! the guest was so happy she wrote me a card =D lolols! yayness!!! lolols!!

she wrote something like: " Nick from Cafe Studio gave EXCELLENT service". well something like that i cant remember what else she wrote lolols! i forgot to take the letter home -.- its most probably still at the work place lolools! haizzz....

well i guess today USHERing has helped me in a way or two...

Today, we had to carrry some really heavy and huge shit ={ or as my colleagues call it "ang guan cai" means literally carrying coffins hahah! yea its that huge... a few of them anyway...

but the part i hated the most has still definitely has to be the FRIGGIN HEAVY GLASSS PANELS! ROAR!!!!3 gigantic pieces of glass used to lay out on the "coffins" for the beautiful sunday brunch buffet =D when i get back i'll show u the pictures lolols!!!

Imagine a glass panel which is hmm lets say a head taller then me when im standing up... yea that huge... and the scary thing is that my colleagues say that its rumoured that in banquet they carry this huge piece of glass by themshelves... n im like O.o! u gotta be kidding me! well... no amount of moving chairs could ever prepare me for this man! hahahah =P

pretty fun day at work lolols =D we were trying to mimick different accents of the customers we have... well surprisingly thats what i love doing =D hahahahahah! well maybe its not surprising but yea.. .random no doubt lolols!! THIS POST IS SO RANDOM TO BEGIN WITH! hahaha

so heres my posting for this week? ahahah! =P totally no direction but yea! hahah =P ohoh! i might post another one in a few if i remember to about the saturday JAPANESE Restaurant and IRISH HOUSE Restaurant/Bar outing with Kel hahah =D

so yea till then =D oh oh!! BEIJING this friday =D lolols!! 12 hour train ride... geee i should've taken an airplane 2 hrs -.- but yea oh well...

ughhh!!

I guess its just one of those days when you HAVE inspiration to write and you're too lazy to do it! =P So now, its a barren wasteland but im still gonna write nonetheless =P muahahah! well i guess one of the things that living in Shanghai and abroad has taught me is that no matter what happens the most important thing is to J.K.S - Just keep Smiling! cuz no matter what circumstances or trials you face.

and trust me in china you face ALOT! but well its how you look at it that matters, but well you know me! hahah =P i just keep smiling lols! never thought i would have one of those Shopping Spree moods lolols! but well i guess its a worthwhile purchase? hahah! bought a cap and a pair of quicksilver slips lolols! so COMFORTABLE! hahah man i hate my previous pair =P good riddance hahaha!

im gonna sidetrack abit now hahaha! you know i've been thinking pretty much lately after Cheryl's post on love languages and i guess my love languages might have changed in someway or another but i think its still the same? its something like this:

1. Time
2. Words
3. Touch
4. Service
5. Gifts

well i guess Time is on top of it all cuz to me i believe its the most precious gift anyone can give as Time is something that can't be retrieved when lost =)

Its sort of like an investment of the most expensive kind no? hahaha! if you think of it in an economic/monetary sense lolols! eg. Opportunity cost! haha its all based on how it affects you - the spending of your TIME hahah =P