There's a land that I heard of,once in a lullaby.

2009-07-28T19:44:00.000-07:00

My beloved childhood friend, Liang Ze, is leaving for the states in a few weeks time. I'll miss him dearly, especially since he'll be gone for many years, enjoying free flow of buffalo wings and beer every night! Uncle Shee Keong decided to organize a boys night out, at a restaurant called Brussel Sprouts. We had beer for starters, which as usual I didnt quite enjoy(much to the disgust of Uncle SK). The pussyfoot jibes kept coming, and even our waiter refused to get me one! He insisted it was beer night so I had to force sour beer down my throat(most people would never complain about this). We had amazing mussels(4 different kinds), amazing Belgian sausages, Pork Belly, and many many other dishes that would force you to throw your diet plans out of the window.And then there were the free flow of Belgian fries, the cause for my extremely sore throat, but I cant complain. It was great fellowship, & great food :D

2008-09-03T09:26:00.000-07:00

I finally got to meet my beloved primary school friends! Was terrified at first cause I heard that I was the only guy going. & then jason called! Met sam and Jason at Orchard station before proceeding to Borders to spring a surprise on Mr Woo. Surprisingly, Sam and Jason couldnt even remember who Mr Woo was! ANNNDDDD after 11 years, I finally saw him! We then decided to head up to Cedele first since we were all early. So there the three of us sat, going down memory lane and helping Sam and Jason rekindle their memory. Waited about an hour before the next person came! Daphanie strolled in, followed by Ying Xuan(Still pretty after all these years), Alexander(always punished with me by Mr Woo), Shu Ting, Debra and Siying, Elisa, Regina, Gina and finally Michelle! My ridiculously priced meal came 20 minutes late, and I felt terrible cause the rest all waited till my food came. Anyway, headed to the big O for supper after that! And finally, to top the whole evening, Mr woo drove us homeee! The bishan people(5 of us) squeezed into Mr Woo's poor car. I really enjoyed myself and I can't wait for the next gathering! :D

2008-08-23T01:19:00.000-07:00

Yep. Dad got another 24 inch iMac. Sadly, its for the office & not for home :( The box was extremely heavy! Speaking of which, I'm using another brand new 24 inch mac to type this post!WHOA this is amazing man :DD

2008-08-20T18:23:00.000-07:00

I know, I cant believe it either. I'm actually updating my blog. Well, although school assignments have been pilling up sky high, I have not been able to resist the urge to catch the olympics everyday. And so far, I've not been disappointed. Yesterday, I had the honor of watching Usain Bolt smash Michael Johnson's 200m record. I expected him to jog to victory, or to showboat, but he did none of them. It was true determination that won him the race, & congrats to him for smashing two world records in a single olympic games. This man is the real deal. Modest, friendly, and laid-back,he is simply phenomenal.

Although Phelps created huge headlines with this Amazing haul of 7 Gold medals, one of the highlights of the games, for me, was when Yelena Isinbayeva broke the pole vault world record. It was a third & final attempt to break the world record, and the entire Beijing National Stadium was silent as the crowd waited in anticipation. & she absolutely nailed it!

And now...To another topic. I just found out these past two weeks how I should force myself not to develop feelings for any girl. Its exhausting work, and you pretty much end up getting disappointed most of the time. It's hard to impress too, to match up to their incredibly high standards. They must be intelligent, good looking, charming, have a well-toned body. Sometimes its as if whatever you do isn't appreciated. okay this isn't the best way to end a post. CHELSEA ARE PLAYING BEAUTIFUL FOOTBALL! :D I never thought this day would come but Scolari's doing a fantastic job so far. and and I cant wait for my items from threadless and fredflare to arrive! Well, at least there's something to look forward to.

2008-07-01T08:20:00.000-07:00

Time waits for no man. That saying became clearer after we spent time with the Bungums. They may be back visiting in Singapore but they'll be going back to the states pretty soon, and all the tears will commence once more. Mai Fen invited a few families to the Aloha chalet(never like that place) in Changi to spend time with her family. Played the beautiful game with Haaken and brothers, using two huge tree barks as goal posts.

Adorable Baby Athea

2008-06-30T08:58:00.000-07:00

Some horribly blur pictures from the Father Son Game. It went pretty smoothly, except for the fact that we only had two short hours to squeeze in many games. But other then that, it was a success. Aunt Irene & Uncle Jing Rong were there so it made the occasion even more special, except that I hit the post twice. BUNGUM'S TRIBUTE GAME CONFIRMED ON THE 7TH JULY, YOUTH DAY. The choices are pitch 2 or 4. Be there or be square! :D

2008-06-26T09:13:00.000-07:00

Just found out that December will be packed with traveling! While my other family members drive up to Thailand(Love the land of smiles), my brother and I will head to Taiwan to spend quality time with Uncle Jing Rong & Auntie Irene. After that, it'll be to the States to celebrate Christmas. It's freezing & snowing in Minnesota come December so you can probably guess how exited I am! Hopefully, there'll be no change in plans.

Tribute to Aunt Irene & Uncle Jing Rong <3

2008-06-25T08:58:00.000-07:00

Aunt Irene & Uncle Jing Rong departed Singapore at approximately 1.30 pm on the 22nd of June, 2008. They then landed safely at Taipei 4 hours later. Both of these people mean the world to me, & I was extremely sad when they left. Most of my Uncles & Aunts on my mum's side either don't give a hoot about us, or are hardly there for us, aside from Uncle Peter & Grandma. Aunt Irene and Uncle Jing Rong on the other hand, are always there for me, & they mean the most to me. To me, they are the only extended family members I hold dear to my heart. People say I can always visit them again but time is not on our side. Aunt Irene & Uncle Jing Rong are getting older and every moment I get to spend with them is precious. Therefore, I've set a target to visit them once every year. It's strange, the family members you hold close to your heart are always far away, while those who do not care about you are less than two train stops away. Sigh, the irony of life. Anyway, thanks Aunt Irene & Uncle Jing Rong for spending so much time with our family, we treasured every moment we have with the both of you. Love, Zane Boy.

2008-06-19T09:47:00.000-07:00

tears of joy!

June the 19th, 2008. An ordinary day to most people was possibly one of the most special days in my Aunt Irene's life. After years of hesitation, backsliding and fear, my Aunt finally decided to get baptized. My Aunt had always wanted to be a Christian, although Grandma gave her the beating of her life upon hearing the news of her new found faith when she was a teenager. After years of backsliding in Taipei, she finally decided that it was time. The initial plan was to get baptized in Singapore, her homeland. Daddy approached Pastor Jimmy to request if Aunt Irene could be baptized in Bethel Presbyterian Church and as expected, Aunt Irene had to go through the membership classes but that would have been impossible, her stay here couldn't allow that. Thankfully, Bartley Christian Church agreed to baptize Aunt Irene at our home. It was a beautiful ceremony that only close friends attended and I praise God for finally granting my Aunty's life long dream.

2008-06-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

Champions League Final 2008,

Moscow.

I can't put reiterate how much I was looking forward to that magical sporting event. Weeks & weeks of eager anticipation, Hoping that abramovich would finally win the trophy he craved for most in his homeland of russia. There were many doubts in my head. Firstly, would Avram Grant, the Weary One, actually make the right team selections? Or would he make the same tactical blunders during the Carling Cup Final. Would Didier be in Match winning form? & the biggest fear of all, would Florent Malouda start? I was praying hard he wouldn't. Finally, the big day arrived. After hours & hourse of waiting, I finally saw the team sheet. Damn, Malouda was starting, Drogba alone up front. That wasn't a good start. I was hoping due to some miraculous turn of events, that christiano ronaldo had a pimple on match day and decided not to play. Everything went well till Didier lost him head. Stupid man u fans around the estate weren't helping either,kept cheering when united scored. Then came the shootout. Daddy sat beside me, cheering chelsea on. And for the first time ever,he actually said he wanted to see United lose. And then JT, our captain Marvel stepped up. And then he slipped & missed. Sigh, the feeling I felt next when United converted the penalty can be compared to my worst breakup. But with great disappointment comes maturity and I'm sure Chelsea will be back next season, stronger than ever (: LONG LIVE CHELSKI!.

2007-04-17T07:55:00.000-07:00

It's been a week since I started my Adobe Photoshop & Cad cam 2d courses at Palin school of art,and I'm not enjoying myself.Both the classes consists of people that are old enough to be my parents and I'm the youngest in both the classes.Not only that,All my weekday nights are spent at class and I can't get to stay at home to watch tv.Oh well,at least the lecturers are good.My Photoshop lecturer reminds me exactly of miss quek.Lame jokes,always laughing at things he says while one or two polite students laugh back politely.Anyways,Dad broke the news to mum and I that my aunt in taiwan had breast cancer first stage.I was really upset,cause I'm really close to my aunt,and she's probably the only one that trully cares about me besides my mum and dad.she got the tumour removed last week,and thank god she found out when it was in the first stage.Anyway,mum found an article in the classifieds looking for art students to work as display artists,and I went for the interview today.I got the job,along with 9 other students.There were 3 other students there with me,and we all had a very good chat.One was studying fashion design at some private school,while the other is in NUS,and lastly,this hot tp girl :P
I swear thinking about her is like making me drool on the keyboard right now.She like dressed so simply and she still looked so goood!without even trying man.And she talked to me non-stop so I left the office feeling like I was on cloud-9!wheeee.

2007-04-03T08:25:00.000-07:00

amaris and I planned to meet at city hall station at 1.30pm.If I was late,I would have to treat her to dinner.I have a very bad habit of being late when i meet people so I've really been making a huge effort to be on time this year,but its not working!ahahah oh well.As usual la I over watched tv and I was 19 minutes late according to amaris.Like real.I was actually 17 miuntes late!Which is not much difference but still!:P I tried to come up with some lame excuse of me waiting for her outside but she had already seen me come out.We walked to the library,and did some drawings.After that,we headed to bishan and walked to school to meet gowri!We took our time to walk and that kinda irritated gowri,which was the main objective.I decided not to join ama and gow to go up for drama and instead,I waited for miss quek outside the art room.She finally appeared after 40 minutes of waiting.Soon,gow,ama and Mr koh came down and we went off for dinner at thai express at j8!It was a wonderful dinner and I really enjoyed the stories and jokes that we all shared,especially about BALDY!The whole purpose of bringing miss quek to dinner was because we wanted to treat her to dinner but as usual,she refused and ended up paying for us again.And she insists that we cant treat her and mr koh until we start working full-time!Guess what everybody!I'm proud to say that for the very first time this year,I was on time to meet ama today!and she didn't give me any credit la.

2007-03-30T08:46:00.000-07:00

SENTOSA PICTURES BAYBEH : D

testing 1,2,3.

2007-03-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

yay yay new blog!sigh,sadly,I was late as usual for trip to sentosa.(As quoted from gow's blog)There were only 5 of us but we still had a good time relaxing in the..er..SUN!But that was only when we were leaving.We first had brunch at food republic,and i forced myself to enjoy the most expensive nasi lemak i've ever eaten in my life.When we reached the beach,we set up camp beside a huge group of ah bengs who were playing some stupid dare game.I soon found out after taking a few photos that the memory card in my camera was missing.So sadly,my camera couldnt take much pictures at all.Thank god for camera phones!heh heh heh.We then moved to the nicest stretch of beach i've ever seen in sentosa.I had forgotten to bring an extra shirt so I avoided jumping into the water at all costs.I shouldnt have made it look so obvious because I soon found myself being dragged into the water by 3 very wet monsters.After being dunked in the water,I realised that my lens were still on.Too late already la my lens got spoilt.ahahha after a while,i got out of the water to take a shower.It was so refreshing!& the rest soon found out later too.Sadly,gow and I got bitten by ants and it still hurts now.Thank goodness for Ian,he had an extra shirt and I borrowed it.His shirt had this interesting smell of ian & it really reminded me of Ian.We then took a shower before heading for some Ice-Cream at ben & jerry's!

BACK FROM THE OUTBACK!

2006-12-04T18:58:00.000-08:00

G'day mates!I'm back from darwin,and i have so many things to share with everybody.About the trip,and the daily events that occured in my 11 day stay in the northen territory.It was a wonderful experience,very different from my past visit to australia,5 years ago.Back then,I visited Perth,Melbourne,Sydney,Tasmania,and Magaret River.It lasted for a month,and it was just as magical and exciting as the Darwin trip.The most exciting thing about these trips is that my family never ever go on tours.I personally dislike going on trips with tours,as there is hardly any freedom and time,instead,you are constantly forced to go around with a huge tour group,and you can't do things that you wish to do,due to the time constrain.Thus,it really is wonderful that my father always chooses to rent our own car in aussie,and find our own way around.This time round was no different,and we rented a Toyota Tarago,known as the Toyota Estima here in singapore.My aunt and uncle from taiwan,joined us for the trip and we had to rent a bigger vehicle.Although we were landing in Darwin,we had no intention to stay there,but instead to drive thousands of kilometres to The Red Centre,which is the desert of Australia,also known as the outback.This area in Australia is filled with the native Aboriginal people,who have had a deep spritual and physical connerction with the region for 60,000 years.Its amazing how these aboriginal people survive in the Outback,and it really helped me appreciate the weather here in singapore.The landscape of the Northern Territory is barren,and there is hardly any rain till the December period.The climate is a huge drawcard,with sunny days and balmy nights for most of the year.The centre of australia is visually stunning.From the rich colours of the desert plains to the spectacular gorges and tranquil waterholes of the macdonnell Ranges,this timeless landscape has the world's biggest monolith,the world's oldest river system and ancient rock formations going back millions of years.One of the most famous natural wonders in the world,always being considered to be one of the 8 world wonders,is Uluru,also knows as Ayers rock.As the world's largest monolith,it's massive proportions are a stark contrast to the flat desert surrounds.I had the privilege to spend two days at the uluru,and it was a beautiful experience.I've decided that i want to share my adventure in the Northern Territory,with daily journals here on my blog.Before anybody gets any wrong ideas,the Northern Territory in Australia is very very different from the other parts of australia.New south Wales,Queensland,Victoria State and Tasmania are so different from the Northern Territory.In terms of weather,landscape and scenery,i have to say that The Northern Territory is so different from the other states in Australia that it doesnt seem like Australia at all.It is hot,dry,and it doesnt have the normal,relaxing kind of holiday atmosphere.Unlike the other states in Australia where there are loads of shopping and relaxation that occurs,The Northern Territory has no big cities,only very small towns with populations of just thousands.In my entire 11 days in the North,i hardly saw any families whatsoever,only adults that were dressed for adventure and non-stop action.Nobody that visits the North goes there for relaxation,but for adventure and action.The north has a huge reputation for flies,and they were hugely irritating,hardly leaving you alone.The average temperature in The North was about 43 degrees out in the bush,and it was not cold in the night either.It is usually freezing cold in the Outback in the night,and temperatures can go as low as -6.We chose to visit the Northern Territory at the hottest,dryest part of the year.It is the period of time when hardly any tourists visits that area,due to the immense heat and the flies of course.Thousands of tourists flock to the North in winter,which is in june.So the hotels and the roads were horrible empty when we were there,and you could drive for an hour on stuart highway,without seeing a single car drive past you.So thats just a rough summary of the trip!I hope everybody enjoys the daily journals throughout the 11 days,which i will put down on my blog.cheers mates! :D

2006-11-20T21:01:00.000-08:00

YAYAYAY.This will be my last post in 3 weeks.A hectic month awaits around the corner.I'll be leaving tomorrow for australia,darwin for 11 days.After a day of rest,it's off to malaysia for 3 days with my uncle,auntie and family.4 days after,its off to chiang mai,thailand for a mission trip for 12 days.Its 27 days of being away and i'm looking foward to the trip.