Gobsmacked: My life

2人

2010-02-28T12:15:00.001+08:00

呼吸很轻寂寞很深
世界只剩渐渐变弱的雨声
2人沉默着

你不肯说我不敢问
你的眼睛突出了透明的话
忽然我发现你的脸好陌生

明明是两个不同的角色
爱情却给我们一个脚本
你要的不在我这
我的你不懂的
两人在互相拔河

明明是太多不同的可能
结局却给我们一种选择
要分开却舍不得
两人彼此都忘了要什么

呼吸很轻寂寞很深
世界只剩渐渐变弱的雨声
2人沉默着

你不肯说我不敢问
你的眼睛突出了透明的话
忽然我发现你的脸好陌生

明明是两个不同的角色
爱情却给我们一个脚本
你要的不在我这
我的你不懂的
两人在互相拔河

明明是太多不同的可能
结局却给我们一种选择
要分开却舍不得
两人是不一样的我走了

is it time to give up?..

give up

2010-01-18T12:25:00.007+08:00

alright, i give up.. seems like there's no way to fully mend a relationship when it is broken.. there's bound to be a gap and things won't be the same anymore.. no matter what i do, you will still judge me like how you used to.. everything i do is always because of T.. well, to those imbecile people out there, relationship can refer to kinship and friendship too.. not only about romance -_-"..

why do you have to please both parties?..
you know you can't please everyone in this world..
so why do you want to be mr niceguy and tire yourself by pleasing everyone?..
are you trying to gain recognition from both sides?..
this is the only thing i can think of..
well, if that's the case, you will never be able to do it..
and if even if you tried 200% to make both sides happy, you will still be unable to 100% please a party..
you will just end up causing both parties to be unhappy and both sides to hate each other even more..
the math 1+1=2 doesn't work here..
so have i done anything wrong?..
if any, that would be i've choose one side instead of another..
in your case, i chose that side over yours..
'get your priorities right man! know what's the most impt to you!'.. but what's right?..
no matter what i do, one party will still be disappointed..

have you ever wondered how much effort i used to put in?.. have you ever wondered how much i was affected by you?.. i know you are disappointed with me, that's why you couldn't care anymore.. but haven't i tried to get things back on track?..

well come to think of it, i can't blame you for judging me cause this is the way i present myself.. from all my actions, you can tell i'm 'this-kinda-person'.. and i won't deny the fact that i really am such a person.. i know you can't be bothered anymore.. cause i didn't fulfill your expectations of me.. i didn't turn out to be who you expected.. i don't blame you cause you have every right to be disappointed.. but then again, have i ever treated you like this when i'm disappointed with you?.. not meaning to compare, but just a thought..

nevertheless, i still wanna apologise to you even if it's futile to you.. sorry for making you disappointed.. sorry for giving you such high hopes that i won't turn into this kinda person.. sorry for having such high expectations for each other.. you had high expectations that i won't change while i had high expectation that you will understand.. maybe that's why i feel i'm closer to B now.. cause we don't have high expectations of each other and when things happen, we don't get as disappointed as when it happen to us..

既然那么累那为什么还要努力讨好别人呢？
因为人类永远逃不过要讨好别人的“圈套”。。
就是因为太在乎别人眼光，很多人其实都活得很累。。
无可厚非，我承认我是一个很在乎别人眼光也急切希望得到别人认同的’奴力‘。。
我不能改变人类在这一方面所最求的。。
我唯一能做的是减少在乎的人。。
这样形容听起来有点怪。。
不过明白这道理的人就会感同身受。。

alright, i give up.. if things will work, it will work.. giving up doesn't mean giving up this relationship.. i still want it no matter what happens.. giving up means i'll give up trying so hard.. cause nothing's gonna change.. back to the same point: when something is broken, there will always be a gap.. i'm willing to wait.. if you can accept me for who i am, i will still want to amelorate this situation.. there's always a space in my heart for you and you will always be special and irreplaceable.. but meanwhile, i'll just try less harder cause it's tiring to manage both sides..

i love you, and i will always do <3 <3

p.s. alright, everyone who reads this will know who the intended reader is.. i think you are smart enough to know too.. for those who don't know, it just means you are not focus on reading.. so R-E-A-D harder..

an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind

2009-12-04T15:46:00.004+08:00

this is probably one of the most famous quote made by Ghandi and i was so inspired by it to make a blog post..

as revengeful creatures, we human beings often try to give an eye for an eye to people when we feel being treated unfairly or when we are annoyed by their actions. after getting back at them and sucessfully spiting them, we will feel better for a short moment. but at the end of the day, the question is, has the issue really been solved? after letting them understand how it feels to be treated the way they treat us, so what? nothing is going to change and it just makes us seem petty and childish.

sometimes, the person you're angry with might not even know you are and all that effort and energy put into being angry will not be 'appreciated'. so in the end, you will end up getting more pissed and the person you are pissed with will just happily carry on with his life. so what for get so angry? afterall, what we are trying to do is to make a point to them that we are pissed.

as quoted from nat:

Why in the world would you want to hurt someone whom is dear
to you? They might
not even be around tomorrow. Nor you.

Time is
very precious. And we're
running out of it - every day, every hour, every
minute. This very second.

Some things are not worth holding on to. Anger
is one of them.
Sometimes, the person you're angry with might not even know
it. So all that
effort and energy put into being angry only puts a toll on
your body. For what?
It's too troublesome.

If you have to make a
point, and it's someone you
love, then Trust that there's enough Love for
you to put that point across, and
for them to receive it. Just be sure to do
it only when the anger has subsided.

Have you let go of your Anger
today?

I have.

读书是为了自己，不是为了别人。谢谢你点醒我。

2009-11-29T15:06:00.002+08:00

i need some form of discipline urgently. does anyone sells it?

all on my own..

2009-11-06T20:00:00.002+08:00

all of a sudden i feel so lonely..
i just realised i don't have much friends..
well, it's true that it's the quality that matters, not the quantity..
but it seems like everyone is drifting away from me..
today i was so frustrated and bored with my final year project and i wanted to find someone to go out to relax..
i really need to breathe in some fresh air..
i've already been cooping up at home for the past few days..
i try to sleep early because i don't want to think too much..
but it seems like all of my best friends are not available..
i was so lonely but no one was there for me..
all of a sudden i feel that i have no one to turn to when i'm in need..

most of my friends felt that i have recently changed into a different person..
as such, they start drifting away from me..
it makes me feel so sad..
yes i agree i'm not quite myself recently..
but i thought best friends are suppose to stay and grow with you?..
i thought best friends are suppose to love you for who you are, not what you have become?..
so what if i've changed, am i still not the same person ultimately?..
sigh, so it still boil downs to the same question..
is quality really better than quantity?..
i'm so tired now..
my life is so meaningless..
crap..

when i need you, you are not there.. you don't know that's because i didn't say.. cause if i say, it will affect your mood.. and it will then in turn affects me.. i care about how you feel.. but do you care about me?..

to hell with m1

2009-09-17T14:48:00.002+08:00

okay, i'm finally blogging because
1) found out that blogger is working
2) damn pissed off with M1

so this was what happened...
i tried to make a call to china using my mobile phone but received a pre-recorded message that says i'm not allowed to do so and i should call customer service for more details which i dutifully did. upon checking, this kalangkabo lady said that i couldn't because i'm under 21 years old which i'm totally fine with it. so i asked her if it was possible to get my parents to be my guarantors so that i could make IDD calls and she said no. then i asked her if there is any way i can go about doing this. upon checking with her supervisor, she came up with two very stupid alternatives.

1) buy an M-card
2) wait till you are 21 then make that call

WTF?!?!??! only people from m1 are capable of giving such alternatives. what a classic 哭笑不得 example! i can forsee singtel getting my business soon..

why?

2009-08-02T17:09:00.000+08:00

apparently there's nothing wrong with blogger; it's just my computer. i've tried to blog using a public computer and everything is fine. geez, i must find a way to solve this problem cause i wanna blog with photos!

原来会痛苦的才是真爱...

2009-07-28T13:17:00.004+08:00

当我回看八天前你给我的第一个简讯
当一切都还在起步阶段...
眼泪就不禁的留下我的脸颊..
我越擦它越流..
以前的我那么坚强
为什么现在的我会变得如此情绪化?

ion 是 chio 的 loh!

2009-07-25T15:47:00.000+08:00

i know, ion is no longer the talk of the town. thanks to the perennially down blogger website, i had to blog this 4 days after i've went there. ion is...

OKAY, I JUST REALISE THEY HAVEN'T FULLY SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I CAN'T POST PHOTOS. fuck. no point blogging then.

to be continued.. that is if blogger ever gonna work again..

i'm back... not quite..

2009-07-16T08:33:00.002+08:00

updating soon! :)

meanwhile go follow me on twitter if you want to know my latest update!

www.twitter.com/nykelaz

transformers 2: revenge of the fallen

2009-06-26T21:25:00.003+08:00

so i believe this is the talk of the town now huh?

well, it certainly deserved to be THE talk

that's because it's sooooooooooooooooooo freaking awesome!

managed to watch it on wednesday at the cathay

kudos to alexis who managed to get me tickets at seven bucks

WOOOHOOOO!!!

now back to the show, i actually prefer this sequel as compared to the first movie

megan fox is sizzling hot as usual

decepticons are nastier than ever

optimus prime is the hero

and i'm still waiting for my honda fit to turn into MAGNOFREAKOSAURUS...

hmmm...

p.s. i know i suck at giving names =x

tadah!

2009-06-23T15:32:00.003+08:00

hey guys, i've added this new function in my blog whereby you will be able to listen to my post like a podcast. click on the 'listen now' button on top of every post to listen to it!

why is my phone like a girl?

2009-06-06T21:16:00.007+08:00

it has been more than a week since i've changed my mobile phone and i'm sort of having this love-hate relationship with my new HTC Diamond 2. don't get me wrong, i'm not saying that my phone sucks or whatsoever. as a matter of fact, it is so damn powerful that i don't use quite a fair bit of the functions.

here's some things i like about it:
1) huge touch screen
2) slim
3) doesn't really lag
4) activesync
5) wifi (fb and twitter ftw)
6) weather forecast
7) addictive and entertaining games

on the other hand, these are the things that made me hate it:
1) short battery life (one battery for two third of the day. no joke.)
2) no flash (bad for phototaking)
3) insensitive screen at times (very seldom but it does happen)
4) no casing/cover available atm (have to be very careful not to scratch it!)
5) can't bluetooth photos to other phones

so why is my phone like a girl?
1) you see, like a girl, it has a huge 'touch' screen and it's slim.
2) also, like most girls, with the exception of some (bee em, wanqi etc.), my phone is quick-witted and it doesn't lag.
3) plus, it keeps me abreast to current news on the internet like how girls gossip like no tomorrow.
4) most importantly, mood swing is so its middle name. when it is in good mood, you can do whatever you want. but when it is in a bad mood, no way you are going to order it what to do.
5) my phone is also very stubborn: the more you slam it, the more it won't give in!
6) it can be quite sensitive.
7) the more you play with it, the more you will find it addictive. =x
8) last but not least, i can't live without it.

as such, i shall name my phone Emotion Varies Accordingly.

be good okay EVA? let's try this out for a year. if things doesn't work out between us, i'll give you up before i go arh mee...

twit twit twit

2009-06-06T00:07:00.001+08:00

Hey guys, I'm now on twitter! Follow me @

http://twitter.com/nykelaz

lalala

2009-05-31T21:04:00.004+08:00

alright, i know i have neglected this space for quite some time...
i'm not dead for goodness sake! LOL ...
yah, just busy with school and stuff
geez, i really need to club soon before i go crazy man...
anyhoos, does anyone wants to go clubbing with me next friday? please~
*hint hint*

darn that plastic card

2009-05-06T18:28:00.004+08:00

great, my credit card bill just came in and i can't believe what i've just saw. it's worse than watching saw 1, 2 and 3 ten times in a row on a movie marathon. shocking is an understatement.

mobileone limited $34.24
singhealth $7.00
guardian pharmacy $15.00
civil aviation authority of singapore $20.00
singapore general hospital $90.00
the executive singapore $205.00
transitlink $20.00
giordano singapore $73.60
kiddy palace singapore $16.90

that's a freaking $481.74 is a short span of 19 days! mind you, that's excluding the $265.68 that i've spent in china on my other card. i can forsee myself eating grass in a few month time if i am to continue with my deranged spending power. with that said, i'm still eyeing on that pair of shorts from fox which cost $59.00. okay, i think i should just die.

solution? i came up with a plan to allocate myself with weekly allowances. pretty much like what a dad would do for his son. i'm so gonna spend at most 5 bucks a day in school now from tomorrow onwards. right... this means no more ice cream from macdonalds, no more fruit juice from foodcourt 3 and no more snacking in between lectures! hope everything goes well tomorrow.

awesome, i just opened my wallet and found out that i'm only left with $173.05 for the rest of this month. that equates to just a pathetic $6.922 per day. crap, i seriously need another job. i wonder when will LV call me. hmmm...

P.S. anyone needs a gigolo? i look good in red speedos. yeah right...

NYK'S NASTY NINETEEN BIRTHDAY BASH!

2009-05-01T04:47:00.010+08:00

conclusion : dbl O sucks big time. i don't understand how can they survive for so many years without going bust. i would never step into dbl O again even if it's for free.. well, maybe lah.

i finally got a chance to party hard after three full months
life was quite the bitch without partying
anyway, the main purpose for clubbing tonight is to celebrate my long overdue-d
nineteen birthday!
gosh, I feel so old now.. really, once you passed the eighteen mark, you will start to feel less energetic as compared to the past :(
when i was still fifteen, i could easily club seven days a week
everything sounds so impossible now
an indication that i'm ageing I guess

anyhoos, we were contemplating on whether should we go zouk, rebel or butter factory
in the end, we made a failed decision to go to Dbl O
music was bad, dancefloor was crowded, drinks were dilluted, club was stuffy, DJ was a joke
i think you kinda get the drift

oh yah, people who know me will know that i like flashy colours
so i came up with a cool dressing theme tonight: colours! (read: no black dresses and shirts)
here are some photos of tonight's party!

2nd cake from Rive i've eaten for my birthday this year :)

i heart euu!

on the way out

my presents for today

birthday card

dbl o was so boring that we left at around 2ish when the night was still young

luckily, the company was good so that made up a bit for the otherwise dampening night

went for breakfast at mac before heading home

for more photos:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=79569&id=640492303&l=0b3bff1168

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=79574&id=640492303&l=362b19d4a9

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=79577&id=640492303&l=2eee573983

i offically announce that i heart B8! thanks for everything tonight. ha!

vroom vroom

2009-04-25T23:43:00.006+08:00

After a three-month hiatus from driving, I'm finally on the roads again. Conclusion? I still prefer to take the passenger seat any day.

P.S. My darling is finally safe at home from JB. :)

China OITP - The Workplace

2009-04-05T11:59:00.006+08:00

Okay, this is gonna be a short post as there's nothing interesting about my workplace. The place is huge, possibly the size of Tampines or Ang Mo Kio. However, we only have access to a small part which is like three buildings? HAHAHAHA. When we were told how huge our workplace is, I was kinda excited to go there. But when they told us we are only going to 3 buildings throughout our stay, I was kinda disappointed. So anti-climax can!

We were given our uniform the day we arrived here at Jiamusi and work commenced the next. Here's how I look in my uniform.

Luckily it's not a jumpsuit

First day of work was very chaotic. Everyone went down to the hotel lobby way before the meeting time. As the days went by, everyone's alarm clock seems to break down simultaneously.

Our work place is a short 30-minute ride away from our hotel. We took the free shuttle bus the company provided for the first week. However, the bus is always late and we had to wait till 5pm for the bus although work end at 3pm! In the end, out travel agent decided to book a bus on their own.

Getting ready

Huge signboard at the entrance

Suppose to have security guards at the gate I guess. But the guard room seems like a storeroom now.

Winter sonata

Once we exit the path, we would be at the Administration block. This is where the lecture theatre and the canteen is located. The toilets are cleaner here too so I prefer to pee here. Opps, too much info.

Administration block

Some stone sculpture at the side of the Admin block

Two new buildings that are ready but not used. Awaiting checks by the government officials before they can start moving in.

Dummy aircraft in the middle of the field

Control tower which also houses our classroom on level one. This is the 2nd building we are allowed to go to. The toilets are disgusting.

Next will be the area that we have our practical lessons. As it was winter time when we arrived, the aircraft are grounded from flying so we can move around the apron and runway freely.

The company that we worked at, Heilongjiang Longken Aviation Company, is specialised in maintaining argricultural aircrafts. They have about 50 aircrafts at the moment and is currently one of the largest aviation company in China.

All ice

One of the three hangers. Notice they guys are manually pushing the aircraft?

Our classroom below the control tower. All so serious about studies!

Blackboard. Something which we have see for donkey years.

Sculpture outside the Admin block

Practical lessons inside the hanger.

Lecture theatre

Looking through the window what do people say? If you want to jiak kim jio, do the proper way!

Big hall.

Lecture in progress.

Pioneer batch of interns

Us again!

That's all folks! The end.

Jia you!

2009-03-29T21:40:00.002+08:00

Just found out that one of my friend got cancer by reading his blog archive. I am so affected by this piece of news. I am still in a state of shock as of now. Although it's a bit late,

Jia you Kim Wee! You are one brave and strong guy! Hope you will get better soon.

I wonder how would I have reacted if I were him. Sigh. Why must this happen?

China OITP - The Food

2009-03-29T14:05:00.009+08:00

Food is something that I don't look forward to in China. Basically, my typical day would start with breakfast in the hotel, followed by lunch at my workplace and dinner at a restaurant near our hotel.

Breakkie @ Hotel

The Chinese people don't eat much for breakfast. Neither do they like to have anything cold in the mornings. Therefore, our breakfast normally comprises of egg, bread, congee, buns, dumplings and 'butterfly' (Not sure what's the real name but that's how we call it in Singapore).

The congee they serve is normally sweet and the only salty congee they have is plain porridge, which they don't really eat. You will be surprised how creative the Chinese are when it comes to cooking congee. So much so that it got me thinking whether do they just dump anything they can find from the fridge into the pot of congee. For example, they have green bean porridge, red bean porridge, pumkin porridge, seaweed porridge, lotus and fungus porridge etc. Most of the porridge taste reasonable.

The bread in China is not the soft, fluffy kind that we are used to in Singapore. The bread they have here tasted so stale that it seems to have been left in the open for a week.

For drinks, they have lukewarm soya milk, HOT fresh milk and HOT orange juice. Yes, just in case you were wondering, they boil fresh milk and orange juice. After some days, they kinda get the message that we don't assimilate into their culture as much as they thought so they decided to stop serving milk and orange juice. Smart choice.

Day 1...

...Day 2

...Day 3

...Day 3498129861248912478!

As you can see, the food don't change much so I abolished the idea of taking photos of the breakfast after Day 10.

Lunch @ Workplace

If you think lunch is gonna get better, you are so wrong. Our lunch comprises of 3 dishes (Read: somthing brown + something green + something green) and rice. Notice that I've used the word 'something'? That is because I don't even know what they are! Very often, we would have a small debate during lunch on 'What meat is it?' or 'Is that potato or raddish?'.

The dishes here are usually freaking oily - so oily that you don't feel healthy even when eating veg!

The canteen

The prison-styled meal service

Queuing up for rice

Choice of rice or buns

somthing brown + something green + something green

Deja vu, with buns this time

Every Thursday is bun-day! All of us will have to eat buns for lunch. They claim it's company culture. I claim it's cost saving.

Sick of it by Week 1

Dinner @ 三国美食

Forget about the 美食

This is a restaurant 5-minutes-walk away from our Hotel. Our dinner for weekdays are catered by them. After been through their breakfast and lunch, I've sort of lowered my standards. As such, the food here taste alright.

Dinner normally comprises of 5 dishes and one soup. If you are lucky, you may get some fruits for dessert. That is if you are lucky.

Drinks provided only on Day 1. Afterwhich no drinks were served. Cost cutting I guess.

Vegetarian?

Sian 1/2

Okay lah, I shall give the Chinese people some credit. At least they tried their best to accomodate our requests and they also try to pique our tastebuds by making food look interesting!

CJ-7 buns with green bean filling for breakfast. Trust me, it looks better than it taste.

Ying and Yang soup

As you can see, no spoilt Singaporean would be able to tolerate the food that we had. As such, we had no choice but to venture out into other alternatives - Street food! I know it's kinda dangerous to do so. But when you are here for 7 weeks. You kinda get the idea.

Steamboat

二成麻辣烫

According to the hotel receptionist, this is the best 麻辣火锅 they have in the small city of Jiamusi that I am in. Somehow, I feel that the Cheena steamboat restaurants we have along Bugis is much better. But, for a price of just 3 SGD per person, what else can I complain?

Smokey and noisy

10 person per table. Damn squeezy.

The partition was only three quarters tall. As a result, we were not barred from the boisterous Chinese. I swear I could hear every single word the guy next door said. It's like 93.3 FM and 97.2FM being played simulaneously from your left and right ear. Therefore, the wall was totally redundant and only add on to the clastrophobic feel. Sucks.

Yuan Yang steamboat - Half spicy and half milky

Attention!

Korean food

Caution!: Do not expect authentic Korean food to be served in a Korean restaurant when in China.

This Korean restaurant is just behind out hotel which is very convenient for us. As such, we decided to give it a try after a long day out shopping. Here's the surprise:

Surprise #1: When we asked for a menu, they did not give it to us, yet they expect us to order our food. Service at it's best I guess.

Surprise #2: They actually served more Chinese food than Korean food here.

Surprise #3: I did something stupid. I actually ordered 扬州炒饭 in a Korean restaurant. Dumb me.

Waitress in hanbok and jeans?!?!

When the food came, I realise it was just mere egg + rice and not the real 扬州炒饭.

Fast food

The only fast food restaurant they have here was KFC. And one special thing about their KFC is that they actually focus more on burgers rather than chicken. As I was down with cough that day, I opted to try their fish burger instead.

The fish in the burger was actually cod fish and it tasted so much better than our O.R. Fillet or Fish Zinger. The portion was small though, smaller than Shrooms meal.

Nykelaz shall not complain about the size of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5 anymore.
Nykelaz shall not complain about the size of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5 anymore.
Nykelaz shall not complain about the size of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5 anymore.
Nykelaz shall not complain about the size of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5 anymore.
Nykelaz shall not complain about the size of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5 anymore.

They serve fruit punch instead of coke for the Fish meal.

Yummy but small burger

Ice cream cone

The meal cost about 30 yuan, which is equivalent to 6 bucks Singapore dollars. As you can it, it is not exactly cheaper than what we have in Singapore. To the Chinese people, eating fast food is a luxury. This is probably why the store was always deserted when we walked passed it.

Nykelaz shall learn to appreciate the price of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5.
Nykelaz shall learn to appreciate the price of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5.
Nykelaz shall learn to appreciate the price of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5.
Nykelaz shall learn to appreciate the price of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5.
Nykelaz shall learn to appreciate the price of the Zinger burger from Foodcourt 5.

Hmmm...

China OITP - The Journey

2009-03-15T14:33:00.017+08:00

Okay, I've finally decided to blog about my China trip. Anyhoos, for those buggers out there, the forthcoming post is about my journey from Singapore to Jiamusi which was a combination of air and land travel.

First, I took a plane from Singapore to Hong Kong on Sharkfin Airline a.k.a. Cathay Pacific. Checking in at the airport sucks big time. SATS actually placed a trainee in the Group check-in counter to check the 28409712102947 of us in! WTH. I waited for like 40 minutes and I couldn't take it anymore. In the end, I decided to take things into my hands and helped her with the checking in. By the time I've entered immigration, it was already time for boarding. You can imagine how long I was stucked at the counter!

The plane that brought me to Hong Kong was a 777-300. As the flight was full, I couldn't get a window seat. :( Boarding was choatic with no proper boarding sequence or announcement made. The plane was already half filled when I went in.

Hong Kong, here I come!

Long way to go

Benn and I have a thing for looking at people's nametag. So when I greeted one of the flight attendants, Jacky, by his name, he was kinda amazed.

The ride was pleasant enough although the seats were woeful. Ironically, I would say UA's seats were much better than CX's on this route. However, this was made up by the slew number of eye candies serving our aisle.

No window seat for me :(

Cute Ivy. Too bad, she's too shy to have a picture with me.

Here's Rebecca. Gosh, I'm so disgusted by my stalker actions.

Your eyes are not playing tricks on you. The TV was indeed fuzzy throughout the flight.

Food was utterly disgusting by Cathay's standard. There were two choice, Egg Fritata or Fish Congee. I couldn't catch what Ivy was trying to say as her accent was too strong. Thoughout our conversation, I only heard two words, 'Egg' and 'Fish'. She repeated herself thrice and I couldn't bear to make her repeat anymore. In the end, I took the Egg Fritata as I thought egg sounded safer. Afterall, what can go wrong with egg? I was proven wrong when I opened the pandora box.

Don't be fooled by its looks

I only managed to finish a quater of it which I thought was quite an achievement. I manage to catch some shut eyes before we descend into Hong Kong. Whee~

Exiting the aircraft

Going towards the security

Familiar scene but too bad Benn, Adel and Jeremy were not there. :( :( :( :( :(

For those who don't know, transiting in Hong Kong requires one to go pass security. The line at the security was long but cleared off quite quickly. Kudos to the Hong Kong immigration officers! Soon, I was on my way to catch my flight to Beijing, which is the next part of this report.

After experiencing the nasty food onboard Cathay, I wasn't expecting much for my next flight on Dragonair. Afterall, Dragonair is a subsidary of Cathay. I was wrong again. The food on this flight was so much better and most importantly, the flight attendants were much cuter. Awwww....

The plane this time round was an Airbus 330-300. I've also managed to swap seats with a fellow schoolmate and got a window seat.

Not quite clean window

Gate 35

Gate agents at work

When will people ever understand that there's only one entrance to the aircraft? Sigh.

Boarding the aircraft

View from the wing

In the cabin

Almost non-existance legroom. Tiger Airways or Dragonair?

They even provide bottled waters in the seat so that there's one less reason for passengers to trouble the flight attendant. Smart choice.

Reading materials

WTF?

With and without shades

Food was sex onboard this flight. There were two choices: Chicken or Beef. I took the former as it was the recommended dish. After lunch, I started looking through the photos that I've took. Before I knew it, I was in Beijing Capital Airport collecting my baggage. Dragonair, you're a great way to fly....Ahhh~

Menu

Peanuts were given even though lunch was served in another 30 minutes time

Fooooodddd....

Rock hard ice cream

Rachel sweetie

First glimpse of the leviathan, T3

Nice terminal. But somehow I feel that the design was 'borrowed' from Hong Kong's airport.

Once we collected our baggage, we were received by the local representatives. After which we went for a simple dinner in Beijing. The end? Not quite. It is just the beginning of my 7 hour train ride to Changchun.

The nightmare begun when we arrived at the Beijing's Central Train Station. If you think sardines are only sold at the supermarkets, you are definitely wrong. Cause you can find them at the train station too.

Grand facade but wrong 'atmosphere'

Huge information screen. Macham airport like that.

NON SMOKING waiting room. Pun totally intended.

Young train conductor that's quite relentless when comes to herding the 'cattle'. The Chinese maxim 'Smiling faced Tiger' is so apt to describe her.

After waiting for 2 hours, our train is finally here. We were totally gobsmacked when we saw the condition of the train. Here's what happened.

FUCKING SMALL SPACE FOR 6 PEOPLE!

Smaller than my house toilet can?

So small that luggage have to be placed on top

Tired after a long day

In the middle of the night, the conductor decided to turn on the heater as the temperature outside was cold. However, they adjust the temperature too high that turned us all into Beijing Roasted Ducks. Obviously, I didn't manage to catch any sleep that night. Fortunately, this was an express train and we reached Changchun at about 7 ish in the morning.

Ice forming on the windows

Just before reaching Changchun

At the train station

We had a brief stop in Changchun before we left for Jiamusi, our final destination, in the evening. In order to remain on topic, I'll leave the rest of Changchun to my next post.

Changchun Station

Waiting for our train to arrive

The train ride this time round was worse. The train was old and there were no dividers. You know what's the worst thing? We didn't have the whole cabin to ourselves! Apparently, the agent didn't book the whole cabin for us. This meant that we have to share it with those cheena strangers. They smoke, snore and talk loudly throughout the night. I was lucky to catch 5 hours of sleep. The rest of the people were not as lucky. Some stayed awake for the whole 9 hour ride. Oh gosh, my condolences to them.

That's all for the portion on my journey to Jiamusi. Stay tuned for more updates!

2009-03-09T21:10:00.003+08:00

Yeah, I know, it has been donkey years since I've blogged. These are my reasons excuses:

a) No time
b) Wordpress is banned in China
c) Blogger is in Chinese
d) No internet connection
e) I'm lazy
f) I can't be bothered
g) There's too much photos to be filtered
h) Too tired after work
i) Nothing to blog
j) All of the above

So can't blamed me yah? Anyway, check out my facebook account for my photos in China. The end.

Fortune in disguise

2009-02-20T18:48:00.006+08:00

As compared to Tuesday's paper, today's paper was a pleasant surprise. I could answer most of the questions and I bet this is gonna be my best paper ever. Fortune in disguise I would say. Hope this next two paper is going to be the same. Nuff' said, I have to go back to my revision. Ciao!

P.S. Something to keep you entertained while I'm away. Don't remind me that I'm leaving Singapore in a weeks time.

Can you imagine if these were to happen in Singapore? I'm very sure those people over at Stomp will kao bei kao bu (meaning make a big fuss in Hokkien) about it. Gosh, how I wish Singaporeans are as open to jokes as the Americans. Did I just mention Singapore? Oh well...

Goodbye world!

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Anticipating or dreading?

Happy 'Niu' Year!

2009-01-29T23:25:00.021+08:00

Before I start ranting, I would like to wish everyone a Happy 'Niu' Year! Although mine has been uneventful so far.

Anyway, as accustomed, I spent my entire lunar new year back in Malaysia. My hometown is a humble, nondescript town known as Segamat, which is in the Johore state. For those who habitually flunk geography, Segamat is about 2 hours car ride away from Singapore.

Here's my crib

Good food at your doorstep. What else can you ask for?

Traffic was gratifying. At least not as bad as the previous years. I manage to catch some snooze and managed to wake up 1 hour before our destination.

There's practically nothing to do at Segamat other than eating and sleeping. Food is really good and dirt cheap there. Any of the ubiquitous roadside hawker you see is 1394816238 times better than say a cafe in Orchard. And, the best thing is, it would have cost 1394816238 cheaper over there! Delicious food at affordable price versus Horrible food at exorbitant price. You'll do the math. Well, I guess it's the same throughout Malaysia.

Here are some photos that I took.

Retro toothbrushes

What the hell is this?

HOUSEFLIES! EWWW...

I came back to Singapore on Tuesday night. School started the follow day which was quite the bitch. Reached school uber early as I drove my 'ah beng chia' (literally meaning ganster car in Hokkien).

Waiting for the door to open

Poser shot

After school, Jeremy and I went to Su Yin's house to 'Bai Nian' which refers to a customary house visiting (or "visitation"?!?!? as per Adel) during chinese new year. Gambled a bit but I gave the booze a miss as I still had to drive. The lavish amount of alcohol Su Yin has at home plus my 'ah beng chia' would have gave St James a run for money. Heeee~

Won 10 bucks from gambling but soon lost it to the gahmen thanks to the super efficient car park aunties. Nevertheless, I must thank Su Yin for inviting us over to have fun! You bitch!

Well, that pretty much sums up my boring CNY. :(

Good parker

2009-01-25T02:58:00.007+08:00

Hurray! Today is the first time that I've done a parallel parking besides those I did in the driving school. It was pretty smooth and I managed to get it straight in a single attempt. Cool beans! I was so elated that I actually asked Adel to take a photo of me in a quaint thumbs up pose.

Adel being Adel, she never fails to take a blurred picture. Anyway, it's not all bad. At least you can't see my pimples from here.

oh well...

In conclusion, I can say that I'm a relatively good parker.

I'm back

2009-01-23T23:40:00.002+08:00

I'm finally back to Blogger. Not sure if this is gonna be permanent though. Hmmm... Anyway, this blog is still in a beta stage. Be sure to check out this space soon!

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