Wednesday, December 15, 2010

A Year Of Joy, Gift & Experience

10 days to Christmas. 16 days to the last day of 2010. 2011 is finally approaching.

I do not know where to start, as this year has been fully-packed with activities and commitments. So ... I'll just talk about what happened recently. Haha!

My dear Janet's 21st birthday was on the 27th Nov. It was our 1.5 year together too! It was a party decorated with flowers and greens as people wore their best-suited clothes for the party. My baby received lots of presents, of which she was elated, and I am very sure she's especially happy with one of the presents. Hehe! I had lots of fun, and I am sure my dear had it too, so it was a success =D.

Following closely behind was my Standard Chartered Marathon 2010. I finally got to run my first and full marathon. Remember my mentioning of a bad ankle? Well, it got better towards race day and did not hinder my race. BUT! The lack of proper training and conditioning burnt my muscles to the core 3/4 through the race, of which the last 12km was complete torture. HAHA. I fell 1 hr and 20min short of my targetted finishing time at 4.5hrs. Nevermind, I finished the race, that's the most important. Haha.

The next thing I want to mention is house-moving. 20th December will be the day we move. I am excited. Haha. Soon enough I'll have my own room, a TV in it for me to watch Starhub TV and hopefully I can add on further entertainment, like a PS3 which I have wanted so long ago. Haha!

Last but not least, I will be flying to Penang with my dear's family on the 30th Dec to 2nd Jan. Yes, I will spend my new year day overseas, a first. Haha! Let's pray I don't gain any more fats from this trip, but I can tell you no one can stop me from eating all I want. LOL!

Ok, till it's time to write my yearly resolution, enjoy the last few moments of 2010 with the ones you love and, I know there'll be lots of partying to do the last 2 weekends of 2010, so do take care as well!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Woah!!

Now a proper post on the year 2010.

HAHA! You know, I am pretty afraid I would lose my writing touches if I were to stop writing all together, but hey, did I say I want to close this blog yet?

I know I privat-ised this blog for some time, but I have opened up again for public general reading and sharing. Not that I am some popular figure, but I am sure friends want to read about my life. Lol!

Same thing, just some random life updates.

I have completed more than a year of service with NS! another less than 10 months to go. I'm feeling great, yet lousy when I see people leave before me. HAHA.
I sustained an injury in NS, though it has not affected me in great numbers, but I've gotta take care of it while training for my marathon this coming end of the year, otherwise it'll be $45 ill-spent, and another year of disappointment of not joining the race. It is just a minor injury to my ankle, which up till now, I don't know what happened because I missed my medical check up with the specialist after my ultrasound. Next appointment to be on the 28th Feb 2011. NUH is so inefficient.

Oh, I gained like 5-6kg after leaving SISpec. How cool?

Fats mainly. Ha!

10 more months to starting my education cycle again. Friends around me have been complaining how tough University is for them - the never-ending projects and assignments, morning lectures, tutorials and friends who put up another face on your back - makes me wonder if I really do anticipate returning to school. Not after all when we crashed Ben Yang's office as he went on with his philosophical small talks again, which have me all excited about school once again. I mean, what else is more enjoyable than school? Haha.

That's all for the update. I am very sure I have missed out quite a lot, but I can't remember everything. Haha.

Cheers to life =D

Friday, October 01, 2010

Song of Aragorn

Here's a poem I read before in one of the Lord of The Ring books. Came across it while stumbling like 3 min ago. Written by J.R.R. Tolkien, the renowned fantasy writer of all-time:

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.

Hope you like it!

Friday, September 03, 2010

Your Time.

Take time to make yourself feel good, 'cause you do whatever you want, you can now, in your world.

Abstract from Jamie Oliver's Jamie At Home.

True to that, I made a simple cheese toast with multi-grain bread, 2 soft-boiled eggs and hot coffee for myself this morning. Made an ill man's day there. Ok, Jamie can make better breakfast, but it's the healthy, simple meal you enjoy in the morning that makes you feel good for the rest of the day.

Dear recently came up with a short excerpt on how a big smile a day can really make up for all the losses you suffered the day before. Make yourself feel good, and you'll feel good all day long.

Reminisce yesterday, enjoy today, anticipate tomorrow 'cause you know you're still part of this beautiful world - Jeremy~

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

National Day 2010 (written in camp)

The rain seems to grief today as we march past Padang, the event venue. It doesn't matter though, because we will show the world that this small island, despite all its setbacks and losses, will prosper and made known to many in the future in this world full of uncertainties.

Celebrating our 45th National Day this year, Singapore sure has gone a long way. Forty-five is a relatively small number as compared to our neighbouring countires who have celebrated their independence for more than this number. However, these 45 years have seen tremendous transformation, from our separation from Malaysia to raising our flag in Athens, Greece as we welcome global young athletes to compete in this year's Youth Olympic Games.

I grew us as a boy with little aspiration, always immersed in the pool of toys I owned. Nothing else seemed to matter, because Power Rangers would be there to save the world from evil. So, all I did as a boy was crashing my toy cars, building swords out of Lego, playing block-catching with neighbours' kids and sadly, doing piles of homework.

These childhood moments came so naturally, almost as if Singapore had not weathered any storm before. Never did I think about how much had been sacrificed to build this place I called home.

Then, I enlisted on 6th October, 2009.

Yes, training was tough. As a soldier, we complain about why NS is made madatoryl; we complain why we have to march 24km; we complain about our commanders ... But as soldiers, we all know deep down, that we cannot possess what we cannot protect.

Times in army made me think. I thought of my family, friends, and those vivid childhood memories still etched in my heart. I came to wonder one day - why do I have all these?

Sixty-five years ago, Singapore was a ruined country from all the damages inflicted from the war. Twenty years through, we tried to break free from then unreliable British custody by forging a merger with Malaysia. Things went horribly wrong when an anguishd PM Lee announced our separation, followed by declaring our independence through the screen of the black and white TV. Forty-five years on, we have today.

Today couldn't have been possible if not for the leadership of our government, the sacrifices our forefathers made and their determination to build this nation. Singapore did not prosper overnight. Many decisions were made to protect this land - education was provided to ensure continual growth in economy; NS was made compulsory so as to instill a sense of belonging of our men and provide deterrence; HDB flats were built to improve our living conditions. All these contributed to our success.

What we have today do not guarantee what we will have tomorrow. I have no doubts Singapore will prosper in this lifetime, the next and the next. Protect what we have today, and enjoy it tomorrow. Happy Birthday Singapore!