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2010-07-11T18:54:00.000+08:00

ah KiaT supports Espania tonight!

does time has wings?

2010-07-04T18:51:00.003+08:00

its july.

好快喔。

most of us would have gotten the 'drumstick'

but who knows when they will collect the whole chicken from us?

half the year is gone, looking back at the resolutions that ah KiaT's made, so far so good.

work is really getting busy, which is good! meaning there's money coming in.

there's still alot to be learnt. even though ah KiaT's been 1 month into the job, it seems that he is still abit 半桶水, but still all right!

meeting customers ALONE is really fun, enjoyable and challenging.

going to extreme places like Tuas and Ubi, all the industrial places.

okie u maybe wondering what's ah KiaT's bread & butter.

basically, he is doing trade.

setting up trade line for SME companies.

it's kinda weird selling here,

but 臉皮要夠厚！

if u happen to know any SME, regardless of which industries,

so long their business nature requires trade, or even commercial property loan

多謝噻, please refer to ah KiaT!!! :)

its somewhat very funny to see ah KiaT so hardworking,

bringing documents back to work proposal on a SUNDAY,

but no choice...

不談工作!

its coming to an end, WORLD CUP 2010.

ah KiaT's Portugal is out. so it's left to Espania.

雖然家中有申請收看世界杯，but it's still very fun and enjoyable to catch up with friends to watch together, either at his house or outside like simpang. lol

last world cup source is missing, hence this world cup, ah KiaT only play 2 matches which still pay bits dividends. :)

Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hidetoshi Nakata and ah KiaT all have 1 thing in common.

hahaha.

u may ask what?

well, we all have 24 hours a day!

so ah KiaT's not complaining he's very busy hence can't do this can't do that.

it's time to restart the run, swim training.

the meet up and the supper or drinking session.

suddenly got a urge to share about my work,

but it's better not to let work become my life!! GET A LIFE KIAT!

recently, there's something happening out there.

ah KiaT just feel bit vexed he cant really help.

well but, he can't help either!

okie, there's something utterly wrong with ah KiaT.

whenever someone talks about HONG KONG,

ah KiaT will for no reason lid up his eyes and engage in the conversation.

ala ambassador to HONG KONG.

but he really wish to travel back again,

and not just there. really feel like going on a short holiday in November.

and see, ah KiaT say 要學潛水，講了幾十年都沒去。

actually ah KiaT really hope to go back to Picton, New Zealand.

the mountains he ascended years ago, the beautiful sceneries.

我們的世界真的好美喔！

:):):)

sundown marathon

2010-06-06T18:58:00.003+08:00

back in last quarter of 2009,
when ah KiaT pressed the submit botton at the 84KM Ultra Marathon,
he wasn't kidding!
he was up and prepared for it!

following his motto, endure and excel,
he knows its hard, but not unachievable.

the weekly monday runs organised by Ben definitely helps alot in strengthening the muscle and mind.

the days leading to 29 May isnt that perfect.
haha excuses maybe, but ah KiaT doesnt feel good, legs feeling wobby and weak out of no reason.
perhaps the mind is playing a trick!

come D day, ah KiaT arrived very early as he anticipate a large number of cars hence lots are limited, which is actually not the case.
mentally prepared, he went!

ah KiaT is proud to say he completed 5 marathons before this ultra.
hence he believed he's ready! infact ever ready.
oh my tian.
how wrong can he get. the first 42KM sucks!
its like his 2nd marathon, where all pains from everywhere kicks in!

luckily, he met a fellow ultra, and they ran together to complete the 1st round!
seeks, ben and jesper were there!!!
it was a hugh lift to ah KiaT's confidence, as the confidence starts to diminish through the distance!

off we go, walking briskly through the the second lap.
1KM in 10minutes, and hence around 7 hours we should complete the 2nd lap.
pain really kicks in. fatigue kicks in. tiredness kicks in.

they met another fellow ultra and off they go.
but when they hit the 55km mark, the 2 of them fall out.
ah KiaT struggled to carry on. walking become a pain. and the decision to fall out is hard!

ah KiaT did that at the 66Km mark.
questions were going through his mind. it was that hard to give up. somemore its just another 18km!!
ah KiaT knew he cant carry on else risking further injury.

to sign up is already winning! know when to stop.

but the hardest question is how to say u want to give up.
approaching the drinks station, ah KiaT staggered.

volunteer: sir, want any drink?
ah KiaT: ehh. ehh. is that transport back? i ... i ... want to ... fall out..

hahahaha..
okie la nothing to paiseh about.
but its really that feeling at that time la, if u really understand. :)
through that lonely last 11km, full marathoners are encouraging ah KiaT!

"come on ultra!"

its really an experience la.
highs and lows.
but the feeling sucks when u sit at the finishing point seeing fellow runners finishing their run.

u feel proud for them but at the same time disappointed at urself.

YES,
lack of training.
ah KiaT learnt tapping during his army days,
yet he didnt put them to good use.
Patella suffered. everywhere suffered.
but the mind becomes stronger!

ah KiaT knows Ben is waiting for him, year 2011. hahaha
:):):)

[ps: which explains the reason why no photos here. no finish no photo. all photo in seeks camera.]

and dear seeks is very very good!
last year she drove all the way from Pending to Changi!
now this year, she visited me 3 times!!!
hahaha. thank kiu you!

its back!

2010-06-06T18:40:00.002+08:00

this has been the longest ever break from blogging.
it seems like ah KiaT has forgotten about this site, all the posting dated way way back in year 2006.

a good 4 years had past.
how does one person life change throughout this 4 years.
4 years, 48 months, 1440 days, 34560 hours, 2073600 minutes, 124416000 seconds!

there's no particular reason to explain the reason of not updating this site, just like there's no particular reason explaining why this site is back on again!
however, these 6 months of absence can be related to work, school and plainly lack of inspiration.

yes. the inspiration to write.
regardless if its of cambridge english standard or speak enquish standard[definitely not proud to say that really],
its the freedom. the thought.

FINALLY, there should be a closure to the SIM days, hopefully. fingers crossed.
and right now, ah KiaT has stepped into another stage in his life and its an important one per se.

有人问，why not rest awhile before embarking on new job, why the rush?
well, its simply the plan ah KiaT had set in mind.
its been delayed. real delay.

life is quite pressing at work, learning curve is real steep.
ah KiaT supposed that's the case everywhere.
its pretty much having to expedite ur own learning in the fastest time possible.
perhaps, the stress had gotton into ah KiaT, as he is down with flu for past few days, and the buddy such as cough and sore throat and severe loss of voice followed. alas and to miss a football game today!

its not of complaining as ah KiaT really really see the light through this,
the prospect and everything! which is good.
but being raw in this industry, its better to learn as much as possible and to be open to opportunities and chances.

haven met some friends recently, especially the ex colleagues and the whole group of Hotstuff, and the soccer gang.
but there are some dinner dates coming in, and ah KiaT is definitely looking forward to them!

oh, wad's my working hours?
basically ah KiaT is on a 5 days work week, but days may end up as late as 8 or 9ish especially in future!

call me @ 9CALLKIAT now!
and unbelievable ah KiaT is actually studying his work!
oh please, let me hear good positive news in september.
its 4 consecutive years that birthday month isnt that good looking forward at!

all rite!
jiayou everyone,
in everything u do!
:):):)

聖誕快樂

2009-12-23T16:21:00.003+08:00

2009年轉眼又要過了。

一年又一年，遮麼時間過得好快。

今年的聖誕節目排得滿滿。星期四到星期日。

okie。祝您和你的家人們聖誕快樂！

好像。。。

2009-12-23T16:09:00.000+08:00

it seems that ah KiaT lost the purpose of blogging...

my fifth marathon

2009-12-01T20:30:00.002+08:00

SCSM 2006,2007,2008

Sundown 2009,

come this sunday, ah KiaT will be running his fifth marathon!

this is the year where ah KiaT really trains!

some runs with Hotstuff,

few runs with lawry,

alot self runs along woodlands ave 12 & estate of sembawang.

all the best for everyone!

ah KiaT shall see u all at the finishing line!

and lets have a wonderful lunch!

to share his experiences,

the day before the race,

ah KiaT always do the stretching the night before he sleeps.

Focus more on the hamstring, calf and gluteus maximus, which is your 屁屁.

Relax your mind, do not think of the run.

on race day,

Wake up early,

eat banana for breakfast & 1 energy bar.

and down a can of redbull when you reach padang!

that's his way of preparation!

see u folks,

run ur own race!

endure & excel & enjoy

:):):)

沒主題。

2009-11-17T15:39:00.004+08:00

時間怎麼過得這麼快？

剛辭掉一份工，下一份工很快又要來了。

自己才休息短短三個星期。

還是覺得沒好好利用。

還是一樣做兼職，等那個時間一到，

我就放膽豁出去了。

這几天都在休息。

有時打网球，跑步，野餐，看電影。

錢出沒進。哈哈。

好久沒踢球了，很想念那種感覺。

不知為何，好像成了爛毒徒似，好像手癢癢似，

很想打麻將。

咳，又要花錢了。

須要買個上班包，哪里有好看的，又價廉物美？

pedro的包包不錯，但很多人有。好common喔。

又要買個网球的包包。可以放球拍，球和衣服。

明天有空就下坡逛街。

okie

天氣沒這麼毢了。

該去跑個步，運动強身健体。

後會有期，

個位家伙！

la campanella

2009-11-17T13:13:00.003+08:00

不懂粵語沒關系。

享受鋼琴演奏最重要。

啊，這首歌的鋼琴真的是很贊！

優美的古點音樂可真好聽。

打開你的耳機，把聲量調大，慢慢聽這兩出演奏。

aftermath of REAL & prelude to STANDCHART

2009-11-13T14:05:00.003+08:00

多二十二日就是渣打馬拉松。

how prepared?

ah KiaT used the real run 2009 as a preparation for the marathon.

it was a great run.

Non of his running buddies wanted to run.

wayne & ben both did the 10km distance.

hence, together with his mp3 player, ah KiaT ran alone.

those 粵語 songs were music to the ears, which motivates and push ah KiaT all the way to the finishing line.

it was quite tough actually, especially the last 5km.

apart from the 3 water breaks that ah KiaT took, he managed to ran non-stop throughout!

a finish time of 1:23:53 was well within the target of 1:30!

why tough during the last 5km?

ah KiaT took 52minutes for the first 10km. Thus u can visualise why the last 5km was kinda slower.

the run was tough. the heart rate was constantly at a 90-94%

SO HIGH!

Practise for Standard Chartered is still in process.

ah KiaT shall use back the tried & tested, but very tough 13+1 theory.

3 phases of 13KM run followed by a 1KM rest walk.

it's gonna be tough, but together with his friends they shall complete the race together.

seeks asked ah KiaT,

"為甚麼你這麼喜歡跑？"

haha,

its hard to explain.

ah KiaT realised from young he loves to run,

from those cross country result in sec schools to now.

哈哈哈

2009 is the year ah KiaT really run alot.

sundown + real + standchart.

不可以這樣了。

recovery is more important than training.

let's get into the mood!

it's gonna be full phased carbo loading this month!

ah KiaT really likes pasta.

but feels like going 126 this sat.

:):):)

國語&粵語對唱

2009-11-13T13:22:00.003+08:00

跑一跑

2009-11-03T20:18:00.002+08:00

this sunday, the REAL run. 15km.

ah KiaT is training well, clocking close to that mileage in his routine training.

afew mondays training with the Hotstuffs, and the next few mondays of absence, ah KiaT had to make up for loss time by running at night.

跑步其实不難。

it's not just the mental strength but also the posture and techniques that made running easy and enjoyable.

it's a bless that ah KiaT enjoy running from young. progressing from short runs, to cross country, to marathons.

有冇有人要隨我一起跑？

create your lifestyle.

make running more interesting and enjoyable.

:):):)

do beware of sports injury.

do plenty of warm up before run.

but do not confuse warm up with stretching.

do the right thing!

time to hear some songs again...

2009-11-01T18:53:00.004+08:00

on a sunday evening,

its the best time to sit back and reminisce some oldies that accompany us through the years.

the first song is the chinese version.

u can rate it urself, but ah KiaT prefers the 2nd one which is the cantonese version.

ah KiaT feels that cantonese language matches the rhythm and complement the song better.

the last song is ah KiaT's all time favourite, from his favourite singer from HK.

:):):)

hear it! and relax on a sunday evening.

just something extra..

back with a shout!

2009-10-24T18:03:00.002+08:00

BOOMZ!

ah KiaT is back blogging!

but SHINGZ, he has no idea what to blog.

haha.

ah KiaT's sis and him had a great laugh looking at those video la.

okie time to catch some 家好月圓.

see cantonese learn cantonese. seeks faster come watch heh!

anyway today had a very good workout in the water!

love it!

okie,

will be back soon to blog more,

about mediacorp work, training, my life, and JB trip!

:):):)

.麻将的点点滴滴.

2009-09-11T01:34:00.003+08:00

麻将真的是靠功夫,靠脑筋,靠运气.
只需要四个小伙伴,就能开桌.

有天份的伙子,看一看就学会.
没天份的,学了几年,到了后青春才学会一点.

一开桌,连打五六圈也没问题,
通宵不吃不睡成仙都行.

这种娱乐,老少皆宜都喜爱,
但请记,
小赌于情,大赌回归于龄.
一毛两毛刚刚好.

需要花时它不来,
要做平胡偏偏来.
牌品要好,好朋友自然会来.
大三圆大四喜任你挑.

麻将学问多,
所谓要付学费才学会.
幸好周围的好伙伴都爱玩,
电话一响,迅速飞到.

嗨...
麻将啊麻将.
你真会抓住人们的心.
吃饭睡觉都想你.

到处都可以看到你.
在人们的家里,在度假屋,你都会出现.
在裳事,你也在.

只要有华人的地方就有麻将.
四个小伙伴,就能开桌.
三缺一时呢?
还可以上网viwawa自己玩一玩.

哈哈哈.
发啊!

:):):)

this is what...

2009-09-04T21:13:00.003+08:00

ah KiaT had gone through previously,

and what is he doing during reservists.

haha youtube also has this video.

listen to feel it...

2009-08-30T20:40:00.003+08:00

which is why ah KiaT kept going for their performances...

saaatisfactionnnnn

2009-08-29T11:05:00.002+08:00

its finally back!

managed to get the GOLD in IPPT once again,
after 2 years of failure.
of course, being Cat Y helps too haha.

the decision to take IPPT during ICT prove fruitful as ah KiaT trained during this period, though its only once in afew days. too lazy, NS man mindset.

the speed cycling definitely works,
ah KiaT's weak limbs managed to endure all the way,
9.56minutes!

time to rest at home,
very fast, it's last day at KFCC tomorrow,
my 3rd In Camp will end.
it should have been 4th if ah KiaT didnt defer the 1st one,
and now with the unit slowly becoming extinct,
ah KiaT wonders if he can last the whole NS cycle as a PTI.

a slow and beautiful saturday morning,
if only ah KiaT is at the swimming pool now,
enjoying a glass of ice lemon tea.

arrgh,
i miss hong kong.

中马票, 我年底就飞!
though we shouldn't have this mindset.
alas,
人之初性本善,
为何会起贪恋?

omg.
i feel im a monk!
飞去少林寺吧...

saaatisfactionnnnn

2009-08-27T02:31:00.006+08:00

from the dictionary,
it means,

1.	an act of satisfying; fulfillment; gratification.

2.	the state of being satisfied; contentment.

3.	the cause or means of being satisfied.

4.	confident acceptance of something as satisfactory, dependable, true, etc.

that's how ah KiaT feels,
from his 3rd In Camp Training.

imparting his knowledge during those RT sessions,
making the RT session seems fun and not dull.

YES,
Fitness Specialist at FCC is not those devils u dread to see in Tekong or Units.
Here, the Fitness Specialists are customer oriented,
attending to those unfit NS man.

the NS men felt great after my training,
and suddenly ah KiaT has the growing passion in coaching!
in fact he loves conduction lessons!
the pride in learning and sharing...

well, actually ah KiaT didn't really get to conduct much lessons,
as there are so many FS around,
and sometimes it's just the mindset of NS man.

2 weeks will soon be over,
and it's another enjoyable experience,
seeing back old friends,
except for the few brushes with the RP
and today the 您老兄 Artillery Formation RSM,
who criticize our long hair, our layback fuck up attitude as we never stand and acknowledge while talking to him.

no such thing as "Yes Sir, No Sir"
only, "Orh. Har." or "Reservist eh!"

and complaining to my fellow innocent NSF colleague as he know he's banging a wall talking to us. loser.
and our attire as we are wearing track pants, which is actually our official attire.

and to think we actually help them conduct IPPT.
hai, army is just like that.
my OC never even complain anything, 轮得到你来哭爸!

life is just like that.
our attitude perhaps is really bo chup,
but wad to do when u wake up on the wrong side of bed and need to report camp at 0730hrs!

[ps:haha typical singaporean. blame everything but himself]

nonetheless,
ah KiaT learnt new things again!

原来 there's also another effective and fastest way to train for 2.4KM without doing speed training on the tracks or doing fartlek.

To share with all,
do gym cycling, maximum effort!
重点 is really maximum effort!
total 6 sets, alternate days training.
60s maximum effort cycling, 90s rest = 1 set.

haha try it!
after 3-4 sets, ur leg will feel numb and u just see the motion of ur legs moving up and down and up and down.

it seems effective as ah KiaT no longer pant as much as before while running,
but results will show on sat IPPT,
which should be silver la.
Target November GOLD!

my legs are still whobby. :(

time for a rest after a super super long day!
just returned home from supper with eddy & wayne and a slight drinking session.

sometimes, people envy ah KiaT reservist life.
even the NS man say so.
Ya, its really relax and easy, no jungle no number 4.
but the working hours are damn long.
well, both good and bad la,
anw, this unit will be gone, forever in history soon...

Reservist End = Start of Unemployment.

if only SAF sub ah KiaT a canteen operating license,
hahahaha bi tang liao la!
:):):)

okie to share something again,
Manchester United will draw Arsenal this weekend!!!
sadly though.

haha but will it come true???

spendthrift?

2009-08-15T02:56:00.003+08:00

lawry commented,

"wa, 你有很多东西要买hor?"

actually,
还真的很多
排名不分先后.

1) Asics Nimbus 10
2) Road Bike
3) Road Bike Accessories
4) DSLR Camera
5) Oakley most likely Radar Sunglass
6) Laptop
7) Working Bag
8) Brown leather shoe
9) Smartphone 黑桃电话

if ah KiaT could, and space allows,
he 您老兄 will buy a Natilus multiple station machine and put at home lo!
haha.

well, come to think of it,
most of them are wants, rather than needs.
haha.
is ah KiaT really a spendthrift?

but then again,
要买了才算spendthrift.
looks like ah KiaT has to get these slowly, one by one.
with that most wanted item being the hardest to get,
due to some shity 您老兄 unreasonable reason!

ah KiaT wanna start a new lifestyle!!
He want to try a new sport.
He is glad he pick up tennis, and is playing it regularly with eddy & Jerrold, and will be playing it even more with his other friends.
[还有谁, 就是那些热辣货的人lo]

oh, by the way,
new sport does include mahjong.
haha, ah KiaT 手痒 very often!!!

He doesn't want to just run a marathon.
人是贪心的.
He want more!

talking about marathon,
every marathon, ah KiaT will set a goals for himself.
and TIME is often part of the goals.

this time,
lawry & fio will accompany ah KiaT!
it doesn't matter the distance or the time,
this year goal is very simple.
start & finish together!
cheers everyone....

ah KiaT enjoyed the feelings of running together with his friends.
the wonderful feeling of crossing over the finishing line together.
he enjoyed it everytime when he ran with donovan.
talking about donovan,
he is running another distance, with another person.
ahhem.
hahaha.

see u folks on 6 Dec!
any distance that u run,
it doesn't matter!
what matter most is U are there,
there to run!

okie,
time to rest,
though tmr is the last day at City Gas.
shall talk alot more in the next post about the past few days activities such as,

the wonderful shopping session at Queensway,
the painful knee injury during soccer that made ah KiaT lame now,
the unforgettable NDP experience at floating platform,
the enjoyable JB trip with wonderful people,
the laugh out loud tennis session,
the mystery shopper experience...

ah KiaT is very grateful and thankful for that unexpected gift 1 week ago.
:):):)

[September used to be an enjoyable month,
but it isn't now,
after being a UOL student.
well, the problem lies in me.
ME.
您老兄!]

就算贫病或失忆都争口气从旁保护你

2009-08-04T01:21:00.005+08:00

ah KiaT just find these words so nice and touching...

:):):)
okie as per now, he is deeply 陶醉 into this song.
he can hear this song repeatedly throughout the MRT journey.
ignore him,
he gets motivation & feelings from songs...

命硬-側田Justin

他反对就反对
亦都跟你爱下去
犹如在大战炮火里
毫无惧色冲过去
谁狂怒谁拦路
谁话我共谁不登对
无能力与霸权比赛
还是可比他多老几岁
二百年后在一起
应该不怕旁人不服气
团圆或者晚了廿个十年
仍然未舍弃
换个时代在一起
等荆棘满途全枯死
这盼望很悠长
亦决心等到尾
等得起

先殉了情不对
未反击过已后退
宁凭着耐性与骨气
维持自尊撑过去
谁强韧谁长寿
谁便算胜利击不碎
仍然共你企在这里
捱着等身边指控死去
二百年后在一起
应该不怕旁人不服气
谁人又可控诉廿个十年
仍然未舍弃
换个时代在一起
等荆棘满途全枯死
这盼望很悠长
撑到尾

就算贫病或失忆
都争口气从旁保护你
顽强地等再过廿个十年
等整个世界换风气
历劫还是在一起
这种坚决无人可比
看战事多悠长
亦决心打到尾

:):):)

.走伞.

2009-08-03T10:37:00.002+08:00

难得有机会不用上班,
yes, ah KiaT has been looking for a day break from work.
well, there's something call off or leave isn't it,
but for ah KiaT,
he is just a TEMP staff,
没工=没钱币=吃自己.
so today, the duty roster reads OFF for ah KiaT.

July came and left just like a blink of eye.
it's a tiring month for ah KiaT.
the many sessions of late night,
which resulted in a 3-7am of sleeping time only.
gosh :) wonder how he went through those period,
ah KiaT is someone who needs plenty sleep.

talking about job,
it's pretty sad as ah KiaT will officially quit as at 15 Aug as he had ICT.
the colleagues there, whom ah KiaT knew since his after O-level days.
haha, as his computer is playing that sad song, [did u hear, the 命硬 song],
it simply doesn't help as he kept reminiscing about everything, well everything...

sunday 020809 morning was spent doing something that ah KiaT never done for ages.
those books are filled with dust. he had to take a wet cloth to wipe them off,
before opening that white & black instrument,
and play like he's in a concerto!

sunday is not always about soccer.
有时也要自私做自己想做的东西.

there's alot of things that ah KiaT missed doing.
going for picnics, driving around at night, gym, swim, 卡啦OK, etc....
sometimes really wonder if there's enough time for all these!

ah KiaT will miss the Bangkok trip with the Keep Walking team,
but on brighter side,
he is looking forward to the GO Kart trip!!!

ya, organised by BEN.
haha, all BENs like to organise GO Kart trip heh.
but it's with HOTSTUFF this time!

ah KiaT enjoys overseas trip with friends!
and especially when it's racing together,
well but actually,
the greedy Kiat is actually looking forward to dinner!!!

ah KiaT shopped like mad last month,
because of the GSS,
now his wallet is getting emptier!
haha.

recently,
ah KiaT picked up tennis!
playing with jerrold and eddy.
its fun! still learning the strokes and enjoying the fun of the game.
its time to buy racket and play it regulary.

okie bye folks,
ah KiaT going off soon.
half of yesterday was spent exercising my triceps, forearms, left brain,
and its time for more now!!!
haha

take care folks.
may August be a blessing month for u and ur family!
:):):)

[ps: whenever ah KiaT looked at those photos, he missed it even more. he wants to go back...]

the song sings 二百年后在一起.... :(

2009-08-03T02:19:00.001+08:00

CR9

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but ah KiaT is still a Red Devil!

and a supporter of the Catalans.

:):):)

need for speed.

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ah KiaT missed the Go Kart session which surfboard planned for the excos.
but he's not going to miss this time round.

ben organised this for Team Keep Walking.
and so early in the morning,
off we go to JB!
we dun have to worry about directions,
because some of ah KiaT's friends are like permanent residents of JB,
going there almost every week,
also dunno for what.

Venue: Perma Go-Kart Club, Plentong Karting Circuit, Johor Bahru

we had a hard time finding this place as we went to the previous circuit.
they had changed location!

photos courtesy from melvin's Nikon D90!
haha, he keep persuading ah KiaT to get a DSLR too!
well, 会的.
savings first.
but 买了也未必是我在玩,有人一定拿去.

the photos are pretty sharp!
melvin is one who has alot knowledge about photography.
even focal length 学问 he also know.
okie, time to look at photos.

this is the dirt track that our taxi travelled in.
apparently, this is the only way in!
we managed to see some cattles along the way!

eddy, junjie, melvin, jiahao, ah KiaT, ben, & ben's 4 friends & jh's girlfriend went for the trip! 11 pax

team briefing la.
all the safety precautions and track familiarisation.

ah KiaT and JJ

JJ and ah KiaT are the race stewards for this race
hence we need to be at the side of the race tracks.
hahaha as if....

this is nice!
sharp image, very rich!

您老兄.
ben's super big helmet block ah KiaT's face.

and soon,
off we go!
gentlemen, start your engines!

jiahao driving slowly.
come on, this is a race track, NOT PIE you know!

Ben loves to drift his rear tyres!

Melvin clock the fastest lap among us.
he's got potential!

eddy's on the wheel! siam please.

ah KiaT is trying to overtake!

the professional!
this kid is damn young but drives damn FAST!

its fun on the track,
80cc kart which seems fast,
u get to really speed through the corners,
sometimes locking the wheels,
some small drift,
some 360 degree spin and then speed off,
testing the G force to its maximum,
following the racing line.
wow, what a wonderful feeling.

look at the quality of this picture.
amazing isnt it?

this is another nice shot!

okie,
soon the day is almost done.
the group then split into 3 before going to the next destination.

and this happened.
is it luck or unlucky?

the uncle stuck some kerb,
but the wheels may have sustain alot of damage on the rough dirt road surface.

5757.
安哥就是安哥.
with no time to lose,
JJ quickly made a phone call to Singapore,
to place the number on our behalf.

JJ, Melvin, Eddy & ah KiaT
saturday and sunday,
$2 BIG $2 small each.

we should know the results by now.
hahaha.

the group split.
Jiahao & Ben, together with the girls went to eat at some Japanese restaurant,
while ah KiaT, eddy, melvin & JJ went massage, sauna & relax at New York Hotel.

ahhem,
不要想歪.
kasi clean one okie?
there's cleaner there.

after the Go Kart session,
we were all left bruised and tired.
this is a good relaxation!

ah KiaT encounter this funny incident.

there's this service captain who went to check the massage room.
as all the doors were closed,
he randomly choose a few and knocked.

"有人吗?"
"有"

"有人吗?"
"有"

"有人吗?"
"有"

fed-up that he can't locate an empty room,
he said,

"哪一间房没人的?"

all the rooms went quiet!

hahaha,
ah KiaT burst out laughing lo.
您老兄eh,
if the room is empty,
who will say! casper meh?
hahaha that's really funny.

the day finished with us eating at eden.
the food wasn't that great.
we ate zi char.

the must-have all suddenly become dun-have.
the hope of eating good food was dashed.
haha, next time we must have better planning.

the trip went well,
if not for that corporate event in between the race,
we would not have waited 90minutes in vain,
and hence missing the 呵比鸭,
which eddy & JJ say it's the life-changing experience.

next time perhaps.
we must fully utilise our passport!
okie time for bed,
its the start of another week.

bored.
take care folks.

the day we prawned

2009-07-06T00:48:00.005+08:00

hotstuff have a gathering at the below address,
with the objective of catching some prawns.
the photos speak for itself,
though some of the images may not be of your liking.

the rates.
in the end, we took 2 rods for 3 hours!

off we go!
for some catching!!!

caren got the 1st catch!

followed by teck sheng.

the prawns are huge there!!!
and soon we being to catch it so fast and furious.

ah KiaT's one and only catch of the night.

up next fio!

this must be the 长老中的长老!

seeks is still patiently waiting for her moment.

ma de came too!

it's worth the wait!
good job!

and she got it too!
did she borrow the catch?
opps.

so it's time to cook!
the staff there notice our miserable number of prawns per pax,
and maybe worried we may fight among each other for the food,
so they gave us a bag of prawns!
wow...

that's our end product!

it's another simple yet fun night,
a night of relaxation.
prawning is fun,
especially when u have people around to chat at the same time.

looking forward to the next outing,
where more people can join us!

meanwhile,
time to save up!!!
:):):)

when there's no soccer ball around,

2009-07-06T00:09:00.004+08:00

this is what the Team Keep Walking people do,
at their best.

wayne, melvin, ben, junjie, ah KiaT, jiahao

drink

still drinking

drank

drunk!

yes.
u are seeing double.
do not drink and drive if ur eye sight display the above.

Date: 1st April 2009
Venue: Clementi Road, Halo Bar
Participants: Eddy, Wayne, Junjie, Ben, Melvin, Jiahao, ah KiaT
Occasion: Celebrate Wayne's birthsday
Objective: Drown Wayne & JJ
Result: Postive

in total, ah KiaT can't remember how much did they drank that night.
but now,
the home ground seems to switch to 9 bar. haha

this is what we may do when some of us have abit too much.

but its ok to have abit too much.
like the 闽南语歌,
开心就好!

drinking seems to be our hobby,
gosh,
all of us are in the process of transfer into 安哥.

:):):)

road trip 一路向北

2009-06-28T01:54:00.012+08:00

感觉似乎很爽.
刚从香港回来,又前往大马.

ah KiaT loves road trip,
especially driving trip up north.
to be able to drive is a bless,
u can't describe the feeling of cruising along the journey,
enjoying the beautiful scenery.

ah KiaT's family used to go Malacca often in the past,
for what purposes?
hmmm, to 相亲 hahaha.
but it's been around 5-6 years since the last trip.
so off we go, early in the morning before the sun rises.

having a breakfast pit stop along the way, at around the 70+Km mark.
and soon,
迅速的奔驰, in less than 3 hours we reached Malacca.

first stop is the above.
to pray and play with water.
to experience how in the olden days people get their water from.

a pail is very useful!
to wash 车牌.

there's nothing much in Malacca,
unless u stay over for a night and thus u can walk their night street,
walk the shopping centre.
but there's no shopping in this trip.
haha, simply because ah KiaT shopped enough already prior to this!

sek fan 洗干. hahaha

their parking coupon so funny.
got differentiate into areas like Johor, Malacca etc.
and is those scratch scratch one,
instead of ours peel and throw type.

my family

my schoolmate.
hahahaha

its the first time seeks go to Malacca,
so we decided to play host and bring her around for site seeing.
haha, as if we are the 东道主.

the St Paul.

the nice chicken rice stall is closed!
so we have to settle for the below.

first time eating the rice ball.
but it wasnt so nice.
prefer eating the normal rice type.
but these rice ball really can bounce!
we tried that.

too many pictures.
these should be enough.
haha.

the road trip up north,
driving the avante S.

ah KiaT read reports in forums that say negative comments about the avante's pick up, power etc.
but surprisingly,
there's no need to downgear for overtaking in the highway.
such strong is this 121hp machine.

but maybe its because ah KiaT's dad added a dunno-wad-is-it-call thing near the engine area,
that supposed to give more power and yet more fuel efficient.
all these tips from his tune-car-crazy friend.

5 people in the car,
we tried up to 180Km/h and it's still going strong. low engine noise and steering is still stable!
ah KiaT's dad never fail to get a good car at low price.

the avante S
that brings comfort and deliver speed throughout the journey.
with this new carplate,
hopefully it will be a lucky year!
for everyone!

we caught this on our way back,
which brings a smile on ah KiaT's face.
he loves these!
sun la, rainbow la, buildings la, stars la.

its time to sleep.
0324hrs.
ah KiaT waking up at 0700 tmr,
joga bonito again.
and a long long day tmr.

its good that the group of them play soccer regularly every sunday,
not just to keep fit,
but also to see each other, update on each other life.
wait till ah KiaT brush up his mahjong then he shall join those experts for a game.
hahaha.

finally,
to end off, ah KiaT had a new haircut.

want see photo ah?
cannot la,
because

改头换面

2009-06-26T00:09:00.005+08:00

time to prepare for IPPT,
window is closing soon,
there's really a need now to collect the maximum monetary award.
time to hit the gym regularly like exactly 1 year ago.
need to put on some more muscle mass before going back to ICT,
else wait some 老叫 will say,
those Ethiopia runners though skinny but also got muscle.

the weather is so so so so 您老实的 damn hot nowadays.
and ah KiaT feel like having a hairstyle like this.
he had been thinking randomly about this for years,
but is serious this time round.

especially so after seeing this guy at the RADAC roadshow today,
which ah KiaT's eyes is totally focus on him.
sound damn gay,
but his small frame, with nice formal shirt and western pants,
with that hairstyle that ah KiaT wanna try, really look good!

tell him if u think it doesn't suit him.
its something like this.

对不起, 我是警察.

who need to see kim bum,
when u have hidetoshi.

当......

2009-06-25T00:44:00.004+08:00

照片来时, 我会谈到上马六甲的所所事事.
账单来时, 我会知道有时花了有点太多.
看到那些照片时, 我会回想起那一点一滴所做的事.
听到有人要吃风时, 我会想下一次会是几时.
有人称我为安哥, 我该知道这已经是个不可逃避的事实.
听起五月天的音乐, 我会不知不觉的充满希望.

遥远的故乡高高的月亮
请你抬起头来看看那个心月光

一样的月光, 一样的照着新店溪
一样的冬天, 一样的下着冰冷的雨
一样的尘埃, 一样的在风中堆积
一样的笑容, 一样的泪水
一样的日子, 一样的我和你

same moonlight

2009-06-25T00:08:00.002+08:00

turn ur volume up.
我爱老歌

從新加坡到香港到珠海到奧門

2009-06-13T22:43:00.051+08:00

time really flies.

from months ago when ah KiaT & seeks confirmed the trip,
suddenly, we are on our way!

and now,
so fast ah KiaT is 3 days back already.
and he really missed those times there.

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ah KiaT's dad sent us to the airport as our flight was really early.

0640hours, and before long we were on the flight.
it's been many years since ah KiaT last went overseas,
the last being in poly when he went Outward Bound NZ.

doing some last minute research on the plane.
and it proved fruitful as we managed to go for most of the places we planned.
places of interest and nice food!

不知不觉,
3hours plus had gone and we are reaching!

ah KiaT been to Hong Kong airport only,
when he transitted there many years ago.
but this is the 1st time he really step foot into this city.

we got the ez-link card.
opps, its not. it's also not exactly the octopus card as this card enable us unlimited access on the MTR for 3 days + an additional airport express trip.

but actually,
its not really 五华...

beside doing research with seeks prior to the trip,
ah KiaT had the luxury of having important notes about HK,
which are compiled by his sister and her friends.

thanks! they were really helpful.

so, of we go!
to our Dragon Hostel.

we took bus to Mongkok and once we alighted,
we were bit lost as the buildings were similar!
so out come our map and we managed to reach our hostel.

first stop, food!
seeks found this place through her research!
at 旺角广华街翠园大厦 2-20号.

but we ordered too much, as we do not know the actually quantity.
until the next table commented,
"wow, eat so much."

we ordered 8 dishes. haha

the popular mango + sago + pomelo
羊支干鹿

ah KiaT loves 粉肠.

our favourite!
there's braised char siew inside!

finally, off to our destination.
avenue of stars & symphony of lights!

the Wong Kok Station.

but wonders why it is put as Mongkok. haha forget the story behind this.

the nice scenery.

we walked around the area as we need to wait until 2000hrs for the symphony of lights!

haha so funny rite this banner?

the clock tower.

day time

this is when the night starts to sink in.
those view are really majestic,
high rise buildings, colourful lights.
wad a start to a holiday.

however, the symphony of lights is a little overrated.

it was unlike the photos we saw in brochures.

there are only a few buildings which have their lightings changed.

overrated :(

the shopping centres open till late at night, so it was a great idea to spent the remaining night going around the area, enjoying the atmosphere and the surrounding.

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another long day ahead, this time round to Lantau Island, Victoria Peak and the Madame Tussauds.
the MTR also give out free newspaper like our very own Today.

the buildings there are like this,
高高瘦瘦的.
heard from people that their area are quite small actually.

their MTR system is pretty similar to our MRT
and its so convenient taking the subway around.

ah KiaT is wondering which stop to alight,
and the answer is below...

off we go, to the cable car.
u can find special rates package there itself.
and seeks even recommend the package to 2 groups of foreigners!
hahaha

we set off early in the morning.
there was a slight drizzle but it stop pretty fast.
but the sky is so misty and foggy.
take a look,

look at these steps!
but its worth the ascend
ah KiaT read that in good weather, you may even get to spot the giant buddha from the flight down to HK.

this is the wisdom path.
with different chinese meanings in them.
ah KiaT didn't pay much attention to these words,
as his interest is captured by the nice mountaineous view around him!

so 1 half of the day is gone.
and we have to travel from one island to another island,
to see the must-see Victoria Peak.

it's highly recommendable to visit it during the late afternoon,
when you can witness both day and night view.

kinda cute isnt it?

take a train to Hong Kong Station

Hong Kong island is like their business district.
u can see many high rise office building,
like the above Citibank!

take the peak tram up to victoria peak
enjoy nice jaws dropping view along the way.

u must be saying wow rite?
if u haven been to Hong Kong,
u must be equally as excited as ah KiaT when u see these.
these photos are taken from seeks canon ixus 70,
and if only we have a SLR,
the images will definitely be much sharper and nicer!

ah KiaT saw his friend's HK photo, taken using a DSLR.
wa 您老实eh,
really like those travel books pictures.

and finally the Madame Tussauds,
where you see celebrities and famous people,
be it in politics, entertainment or sports.

and we cap off the day eating in Mongkok Satay King.
only 2 days, and our legs are numb.
we covered alot of distances on foot, and the feeling of our legs is like completing a marathon.

haha, ah KiaT just finished a marathon and yet have to walk so much.

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the 3rd day.
Ocean Park!

take the subway to Admiralty and change to ocean park bus 629.

yes!
ah KiaT took these rides!
for the 1st time, the abyss, which is the tall thingy that goes voom all the way up and down.

the feeling was great really!
haha :)
it was seeks who got ah KiaT to took these rides with her.

the Ocean Park is very big, and we had to take the internal cable from one part to another.
还不错, take 2 rides within a trip!

wad a nice view!
beside these, they have a big aquarium whereby all the fishes, sharks, stingrays, turtles all swam together!

we saw the 2 pandas that China gave HK

we took a bus to stanley market.

it's a great place to shop and bargain. and we had our 1st macdonald meal there.

there's a bus from ocean park direct to stanley market.

Stanley Market is like our very own pasa malam. U have to bargain for the goods,

敢敢殺價!

the Blake Pier at Stanley.

U can get to see alot of nice mountain here,

as well as the 天后宮.

haha, its call 海軍部 in Singapore

中環威靈頓街98號地下

hahaha.

okie la,

its located at Central, Wellington Road

BEST Wanton Mee.

take a look below, anw that's our 3rd official meal there...

we have all heard about nice food in HK.

no doubt, they are all nice though abit pricey, ie SGD5++ for a meal.

their wanton mee is famous for their wanton and their QQ mee.

if u are a prawn lover, u sure love it hell lots!

like what ah KiaT's friends always say,

a life-changing meal.

from our research and information, this place is a MUST-GO.

its directly outside Mongkok MTR.

a big shopping centre and cheap stuff ranging from clothes to bags to shoes.

but then again,

they sell mostly female stuff. u dun really get to bargain there.

hahaha.

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the 4th day. Shopping time.

please come here.

yat dim sum @ 九龍旺角運動場道15號京華大廈地下1－2號鋪

isn't it nice?

haha just upload afew food photos here.

for more can take a look at my 臉書

another shopping centre that we went!

u will get to see alot of this in HK.

its a must try else please dun come back to Singapore

the 羊支干鹿!!!

but its from this shop.

許留山

there are alot there! so dun worry if u can't find.

heard that there's one in Singapore but it closed down.

is it?

okie its a famous brand.

Goods Of Desire Delay No More.

the last 3 words sounds explicit in cantonese.

hahaha do u know?

ah KiaT bought a working bag there

and a mahjong 密紀 there!

the traditional chinese characters are so nice isn't it?

times square

this has got to be ah KiaT's favourite meal there!

but alas the 2 of them only order one pot as they are rather full.

very 可系。

we eat the claypot 田雞.

their famous dish i think is the claypot XO something.

okie, 彬抖？

銅鑼灣登龍街12號地下

Tang Lung Street (Near Times Square)

if you go to Hong Kong Island, you must try it!

the map that accompanied us throughout the trip.

our hostel is located near Argyle Street and Tung Choi Street

the nice bubble tea that has small pearl.

slighly less than SGD2.

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5th Day. Off to Zhuhai, China

the ferry is around 70minutes and its the most convenient and cheapest way to go from HK to Zhuhai.

Zhuhai is located in China, very near to HK & Macau.

Apparently there's nothing really much to see

but alot alot of things to shop!

our hotel! and the best stay of the trip.

rather big hotel room with coffee table consider the price we paid,

around SGD23 per head per night!!!

this is the underground shopping centre.

3 levels and its real big!

ah KiaT doubt anyone can really finish walking 1 level even in a day.

its really that big.

U can really get cheap things there.

ranging from shirts to pants to shoes and bags.

We always managed to slash the original price of RMB200 to our final price of RMB50.

the place we are staying in is at 連花路.

and its not so safe at night for guys.

Do not walk alone else risking getting approached by 軞眉 scantily clad women.

hahaha.

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6th day. Off the Macau

不知不覺, its already our 6th day.

the feeling of coming to the end of our trip really dread us.

Put these feeling aside,

we are off to Macau.

its within walking distance from Zhuhai,

just like Singapore and JB.

these buildings are so nice isnt it?

are the buildings in Portugal something like this?

So european feel like?

Macau is the 1st and last China city to be colonize by European countries.

those photos u see above are found in The Venetian,

the BIGGEST casino!

we only have 1 regret as we can't find the sampan boat to take inside this casino.

argh.

we played jackpot and lost, well for sure isnt it.

the table games seem so alien to us, better dun try wait lose our air tickets back.

the 2nd Casino that we went.

and is because we want to go to Ruins of St Paul.

the famous tourist attraction there.

thanks to the friendly cleaner that explain to us how to get there.

in Macau, we always travel using the free casino bus but of course must be able to get the tickets from the casino for the return trip.

act as gambler.

finally we reached!

nice isnt it?

ah KiaT dun think Singapore's building can be build in these manner.

the famous shop that sell cookies.

ah Kiat bought quite alot here!

their almond cookie is nice.

okie night falls, back to Zhuhai

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7th day

last day in Zhuhai

the remaining day were spent shopping

her buys in Zhuhai

his buys for the whole trip.

we still have not finish unpacking our luggage,

and the small gift we got for our friends are still in it.

haha.

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8th day

back to HK

our Hotel in Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei

not really a good hotel.

small room. small bed.

ah KiaT's 173cm and his leg can be seen pertruding out of the bed.

and wifi is chargable.

temple street.

the shop owners set up their stall at around 1600hrs.

another recommendation from our list.

a typical 2 level 茶餐廳

油麻地廟街63號地下

Mido Cafe

this is called their baked beef rice. haha

ah KiaT think their dishes have names in english if he never remember wrongly.

their trademark pork rice.

but ah KiaT think the beef one is nicer.

its really a blessing.

we heard that there's yet another case of fluids being thrown from heights in Mongkok, the street that we always walked.

we were lucky as we were in Zhuhai then.

otherwise we are 100% sure we will walk down that street again.

Mak Man Kee Noodle Shop in Jordan

佐敦白加士街51號地下

Parkes Street, Jordan

yummy!

no coupon parking.

traditional coin inserts.

so fast. the final night.

heavy feelings were felt. these 8 days went past just like a blink of the eye.

we are in holiday mood,

doesn't want to come back, back to what we do everyday,

back to having to make decisions in life,

so many uncertainties.

haha, we are in our comfort zone.

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9th day.

FINAL day of the trip

it rained for the 1st time in our trip!

we lucky to have good weather throughout the trip.

all our plans went smoothly without the need to activate contingency.

haha seeks got to use her newly-bought umbrella!

this is at Soy Street 豆油街84號

we ate 梅菜肉餅飯 and 北菇滑雞飯 and lemon tea.

we even have time to visit bookstore to browse some books!

they have alot of exotic animals in this goldfish street!

if only we can bring them back as pets. haha

they say come HK must always try their roasted delights.

and especially the 燒鵝！

can't really describe the taste. but its very nice,

especially u mix it with the honey provided.

haha it taste abit like duck heh.

您老实, maybe they give me duck. haha

forget exactly the address of this,

but its somewhere near Mongkok area, which is very big.

hahaha

time to go back...

the only good point of the Dorsett Seaview Hotel is that they have free shuttle bus for us to take to Kowloon MTR Station,

where we can take the airport express train.

our flight was slightly delayed.

must put on our mask selamat for health and safety reasons.

its troublesome if anyone caught the H1N1 flu.

ah KiaT like this shot!

the planes fly so low here...

guess how heavy are our luggages?

we spent alot of time packing our luggage so as not to exceed the 40KG limit.

we did it by overloading our hand-carry luggage. hahaha.

goodbye HK.

it was a nice trip!

a chance to have great sight seeing and shop like mad.

now it's back to reality and ah KiaT has to start saving up for the next trip.

HK is easy to get around.

Communication is easy though its a bonus if you know Cantonese.

it wun be any soon before ah KiaT go back to this city again,

which perhaps explains why he is still missing the days there.

哈亞站，maybe 台灣

but ah KiaT wanna learn diving too.

haha.

and the need for job hunting.

take care my friends.

:):):)

一路走来...

2009-06-12T20:50:00.009+08:00

这几个月来,
力几是这样过的.

力几 = 日子

at lawry's birthsday.

so when wanna go running again?

the girls.

rainer loves studying

so do marcus!

is ben concentrating hard or listening hard?

fabian loves the library!

please do not leave rubbish unattended
fine $50

taking a break, to walk further distance

but they dun seem to agree?

our home ground

who says that the notebook refers to those small $1 one?

finally, exams are over! cheers

at this wanton mee stall somewhere in everitt road

we love kickapo, NOT pickachu

the cards is on the table, table...

说! 东西在哪里?
我不知道.......

they will be frequent visitors to our IR

the last carbo loading session before sundown @ ambush

nice cap, from the nice boyfriend's nice sister.

the carbo loading aint helped by eating these.

the guys

the ladies

they squat so low still cant see the signboard :)

吃桌

the happy memories of past few months.
:):):)

跑吧孩子!

2009-06-12T19:34:00.008+08:00

跑吧孩子!

on a night when ah KiaT ran and ran and ran.
well, maybe that's for the first 10km.

ah KiaT was running quite fast,
beside this young girl, whom ah KiaT select as his pacer.
at the 10km, ah KiaT gave up,
太快了. 跟不上.

ah KiaT realised he had followed the 4:00 pace,
and soon he dropped and follow the 4:30 pacer's pace.

however, running alone was hard.
the mind wasn't in the right state,
the thought of stopping at every drink stop sinks in,
and the unmotivated ah KiaT gave in to it.

at the 30KM mark, the under 5hrs target is really still realistic,
but too many stoppages resulted in a finishing time of 5:20hrs.
2nd best time, still alot way to go man.

YES,
ah KiaT was lazy. his quads, hamstrings didn't ache and cramp that much,
there was still strength to run at a faster pace, but the effort wasn't there.

and to think ah KiaT went for joga bonito after this,
hahaha..
请不要学,对脚的的肌肉不好.

haha,
ah KiaT wore his heart-rate monitor,
but soon it become a stomach monitor as he didn't secure it tightly.

in summary,
it was another fun event,
PB was not met,
but it was fun going through another process,
collecting another medal, another tee & another bib!

我的第四个马拉松.
YES,
ah KiaT will be back for more!
and with more adequate progressive training.
though its always all talk no action.

then the most 可怜 will be seeks,
who got her PB on that day!
she drove the longest distance alone,
just to pick this author up from his marathon.

多解塞!

:):):)

my new running attire!

always buy my bib number, and always never come out

adios

just a short one

2009-06-06T10:28:00.002+08:00

its been a great wonderful 3 days!
Hong Kong is easy to get around,
you will not be lost, unless you are unsure of using and reading a map!
haha.

so to speak, ah KiaT's best friend for this trip is non-other than the map.
its like back to those SISPEC days of map navigation.

the scenery here is splendid!
ah KiaT took cable car 2 times!
together with seeks, they went to alot of tourist attractions,
seeing the night scenery,
especially at victoria peak!

the beer here cost SGD2
so cheap, just abit more than the can drink,
so u can bet what's ah Kiat like to drink here.

Not really alot of shops selling guys stuff,
so ah KiaT is now going to explore new things!
understand abit of cantonese here and there,
but conversation is mostly in english,
to so differentiate from the PRC,
whom ah KiaT feel the locals have abit bias against.

okie see u folks soon!

tick tock tick tock

2009-05-30T02:02:00.007+08:00

its 0200hrs 300509.
less than 24hours to ah KiaT's 4th marathon to date.

the mind is NOT focus,
the confidence is still NOT there yet.
no doubt its 42km and not 84km,
but its still hell lots of footsteps to cover!

preparation for this race is pretty much similar to the past.
unfortunately afew session plus some endurance high intensity run,
which ah KiaT clocked 182 heartbeat per minute out of his max 195,
which left seeks worried,
coz maybe she worry that ah KiaT may kong ka kiao.

but this time,
the feel is NOT there.
perhaps it's cause ah KiaT is running alone this time, without his buddy.
perhaps it's the lack of proper food diet and carbo loading regime.
perhaps it's the thought of running with brooks again.

decided not to get that mizuno shoe now,
as it's bit too late to condition it,
and its more economical to wait for his buddy's good lobang.

perhaps the only good feel that's good is that,
(if u see ah KiaT from head to toe)
ah KiaT is running with that nice sundown singlet,
with the new arm wallet to stuff all the 补品 that is needed along the way,
with the new black tights,
with that ugly brooks running shoe ._."

nonetheless,
it will be another great run.
ah KiaT is looking forward to better his 4:59:57 timing.
hopefully, keeping his fingers crossed.

回想起来,
its really fun to take part in these adventure races.
when we are old, we can reminisce the moments,
looking through those number bibs, race certs & singlets finisher tee collection.

wait till ah KiaT buy that damn 2 wheel thingy,
better his average swim time
then shall he venture into other races.

enough said.
ah KiaT is looking forward to the marathon now!
(fickle minded, but emotions do rise as u write)

and do u think ah KiaT is crazy if he is able to joga bonito after his run?
haha.
looking forward to the dinner gathering too!
the supper yesterday at joo chiat 飞飞 was fun.
the heaviest mee was so so nia but the people there made the night!

tick tock tick tock.
looking forward to Hong Kong!

which means ah KiaT will miss that mid week soccer game, malaysia gold kart session, mambo night etc.

no wonder there's a term call opportunity cost...

tick tock tick tock.
its time for rest.
time to do some stretching first.
all the best people who are running their race tomorrow,
be it ur first or ur n time.
be it 42.195 or 84.390.

:):):)

[endure & excel]

campione da europa

2009-05-27T22:07:00.003+08:00

手心是肉手背也是肉.

ah KiaT supports both the Red Devils & the Catalans.

However, its clear tonight where his heart will goes.

曼切斯特聯隊!

yes that's manchester united football club.

campione campione ole ole ole.

okie, cristiano ronaldo will score, ji sung park will be the 1st asian to play in a european final!

united fans, make some noise.

ah KiaT will join u at kick off, to cheer our team!

:):):)

2009-05-26T14:46:00.002+08:00

this has got to be one of ah KiaT's all time favourite!

yes. :):):)

不要这样啦,笑一笑吧...

2009-05-23T13:57:00.003+08:00

One doctor asked a patient: "If I were to cut one of your ear off,
what will happen to you?"

Patient: "Then I will not be able to hear..."

Doctor: "Hmm.. that's normal...So if I were to cut your other ear
off,
what will happen to you?"

Patient: "Then I will not be able to see..."
The doctor became nervous and asked: "Why would you not see then???"

Patient: "Because my spectacles will drop down..."

A nurse saw a patient writing a letter.. She got curious and went to
take a peek.. But the patient didn't wanna let her see.

Nurse (unable to contain her curiosity): "Who are you writing to?"

Patient : "I'm writing a letter to myself..."
Her curiosity grew and she thought to herself (Why would someone
write
a letter to himself?)

So she asked again: "So...what's written inside?"

Patient (got impatient): "You crazy ah? I haven't receive the letter,
how would I know??"

so what if

2009-05-23T00:20:00.005+08:00

the exams have finished?
UOL exams are always so unpredictable.

enough said.

haha
seeks was so lucky to won herself a state-of-the-art fujifilm F200EXR.
so, ah KiaT tries to import some of those luck and took part in a online quiz, trying to win the following.

Polar RS300X.

nice isn't it?
and it's a newer version of ah KiaT's own RS200.
and ah KiaT think RS200 is like being phased out as it's no longer listed in the web.

Okie, wish him luck so that he can win. yeah!

well,
some important decisions to make during these few days, lets hope ah KiaT will not make sub-optimal decision!

yesterday, together with ben, they collected the adidas sundown 2009 racepack. the sundown singlet is definitely nicer than the blue standchart. However. the size is abit small! haha.

okie all the best for those running next weekend! endure and excel.

so ah KiaT went drinking with Team Keep Walking people. and as usual, they drank like camels but had a great time singing oldies and ah KiaT found a new KTV 主题曲! 说好的辛福呢. haha

okie shall post some photos when zhuoluan send me! 您老兄 eh, faster!

its good that exams had ended, meaning more time to do more things.
there's another exhibition this week at expo.
but honestly ah KiaT dread going there. we all know why.

its been around 1 year since ah Kiat went to the school gym!
its different now.

let's rewind the time to year t-1

2008
1) Go Student Lounge
2) Change shoe in SRC Room
3) Deposit bag in SRC Room
4) Go Workout
5) After workout, nua in SRC Room
6) Bring clothes only to washroom for changing up
7) Rest in SRC Room

now, fast forward to time t-0

2009
1) Go Student Lounge
2) Change shoe in Student Lounge
3) Deposit bag in number locker
4) Go Workout
5) After workout, collect bag from locker
6) Locker number ganna lock, need help from gym assistant
7) Finally, bring whole bag to washroom to change
8) No place to rest, so rest in library
.

哈哈哈哈
we used to take the room for granted, maybe.
but it's been like a personal home!
now, everything have to be done in public, under the watchful eyes of all those cannot-concentrate-fully students.

anyway, 人老了.
too long never gym.
ah KiaT can't carry the weights he used to do so.
seriously. haha.
but it's a good workout nontheless.

jiayou my friends, for your remaining papers.
when the time is ripe,
we shall party like mad!

well,
party in the library, read more books to 读万里书, 知广见文!
and because of all the time spent in Tay Eng Soon,
ah KiaT forgo the chance to tio TOTO.

but it's ok really,
so long it's exchanged for greater grades.

if only ah KiaT can say,

您老兄! 林伯不读了!

[if its sunny, ah KiaT will go Safra Yishun swim!]

KTV PUB NO 1 HIT

2009-05-18T00:42:00.001+08:00

伍月十六日

2009-05-16T22:21:00.003+08:00

sometimes, EPL managers complained about playing so many important games in a short period of time.

ah KiaT just completed 4 important papers within 4 consecutively days and yet he didn't complain at all.

it was tough really, both mentally and physically,

but then again, ah KiaT would rather run 4 marathons consecutively rather than taking 4 papers.

the papers are hard, as usual,

or rather it's also because ah KiaT prepared late for these papers.

its only Macro and MSM which ah KiaT feels rather more confident.

Damn the Finance paper which made ah KiaT wrote some special notes.

Days spent at Tay Eng Soon library will always be remembered in ah KiaT's mind.

sometimes when u had finished 4 papers in a row and the last paper is some days behind, u simply lose the momentum to study.

the feeling of 'oh 我考完了' is there, just like his friends who also felt the same after the paper yesterday.

ah KiaT wonder will all UOL students dread going to expo.

walking down the examination hall aisle, strolling slowly to your seat, ah KiaT did not have any feeling. not a single thought of thinking he will score in the paper.

why?

only in Macro which ah KiaT actually managed to know most of the questions, however its better not to put in high hopes.

just like last year, when disaster strucked!

anyway, enough of exams talk,

ah KiaT is actually looking forward to post ex-post exams!

the thought of touring Hong Kong! haha.

its actually only the 2nd trip that ah KiaT is having without his family.

ah KiaT's mom even got those masks ready for him!

haha. dun think it will be maskless days in HK.

it will be fun,

but it will also mean missing out on the much-awaited joga bonito session with the Hotstuffs, the Excos outing, and other sessions.

despite dreading the fact having to study in the library, ah KiaT is actually quite happy to see his friends there. dunno why, but its like its such a nice feeling.

anyway, ah KiaT suddenly remember that sundown marathon this month end.

ah KiaT have not been running for ages! set a new target this time round, but dunno will it be achieved!

target of under 3 hours?

hahahaha then i will be in the singapore national team le lo.

time to hit the gym again, time to take IPPT, time for job hunting.

and ah KiaT been secretly view bikes site in the last 2 months.

hahaha, 不管啦。just buy if there's good offer.

then can cycle! maybe with mr surfboard who also got his recently, and perhaps psycho that lawry to get one too!

hahaha sometimes its so fun just thinking of these.

well,

manchester united clinched the EPL trophy yet again!

yeah, enough of tv,

its off to the books.

haven been blogging recently,

sometimes its really the feeling and the inspiration,

inspiration to write about something.

its gonna be another day of study tomorrow,

at CDANS,

but after some workout at Safra Mt Faber!

and ah KiaT is going expo again after exams,

helping Kwek in yet another exhibition!

hoping to learn some skills there.

finally,

ah KiaT want to sing KTV with the exco-the 噴煙 one, drink with the Keep Walking people and supper with the Hotstuff gang.

anyone wanna go running next week?

page me!

and ah KiaT hopes to get ang see kee to run at least a 10KM

hahaha.

:):):)

最重要的小事

2009-04-30T21:21:00.003+08:00

世界纷纷扰扰喧喧闹闹什黱是真实

就算庸庸碌碌匆匆忙忙活过一辈子

everyday is spent studying,

its slowly becoming so hectic and somehow so meaningless.

but we do need that certificate.

is ah KiaT the only one feeling so?

April & May are usually the period when the English Premier League gets exciting and the games are a must-watch. Not for these few years.

September is a month for celebration, but these years had been spent waiting and mourning those results.

time for exercise break. this is the best way to distress.

shall be back blogging after exams.

and lets pray this swine flu thingy wun get too serious,

for which his friends can go for their USA trip,

and ah KiaT for his Hong Kong trip.

:):):)

dun ask why

2009-04-17T23:28:00.005+08:00

but ah KiaT can hear the same song many times,
especially on the way home today....
the last one.

混合感触

really feel like going for a jog just like in the video,
只可惜, 这回真的病倒了...

[ps: apologies if these videos causes your browser to slow down]

嘿我回来了

2009-04-10T17:28:00.011+08:00

yes.
finding some time to blog.

what a week it has been!
however its April 10, exams are within a stone throw
and yet ah KiaT seems to have endless loads to study,
and yet he isnt doing that now.

last wednesday,
ah KiaT went drinking with the Team Jurong people.
They are non other than the sunday soccer pals, who mostly graduated from Nan Hua High School!

its been a long time since ah KiaT last drank so much alcohol.
and its not something take pride from.
but ah KiaT just have this 乁乁 in him that whenever he just love to drink whenever there is a chance.

together with eddy, wayne, jj, jiahao, melvin and ben,
they drank 2 towers of beer and 2 bottles of Johnnie Walker Black Label.

不好学喔, but its just some chill out session,
and its the 1st time ah KiaT drank with them.
and of all places,
inside SIM, Halo Bar.

and wow, that place got pool table, darts, KTV, dices, cards,
你要什么就有什么. except well u know what,
haha cause we like 男人.

anyway,
it wasnt good to drink so much,
as when ah KiaT reached home, it was so uncomfortable in his stomach that he had to force himself to output some of his input.

well, its really a long time.
ever since those army days...

anyway what a week,
as ah KiaT had 2 buffets within days.

the first was at Safra Mt Faber,
the Japanese buffet.
after a day of soccer last sunday,
playing in adverse wet weather...

it is actually a joy exercising every sunday,
playing soccer with friends that u've known since secondary schools.
having fun together and remembering the past.
Soccer is fun.
its all about playing beautifully, and hopefully to achieve something like this

and NOT this...

hahaha.

okie,
talking about the 2nd buffet.
its at Sunset Way.
a Chinese & Japanese restaurant named Pheonix something....

they served steamboat style, and have japanese dishes together.
and yesterday,
ah KiaT ate with lawry.
and they ate really hell lots of food.
so they decided to do something together.
the 2 of them only!
and for the 1st time.....

smiles....

想要知道他们做了什么, 请继续收看speak-enquish.blogspot

谢谢收看speak-enquish.blogspot,
well,
for the 1st time, they went for an evening jog together!

at the same time, ah KiaT can trained for his sundown run.
:):):)

they ran from West Coast Park all the way to NUH, and back to West Coast Park.
ah KiaT brought along his heart rate monitor, as he want to measure him heart rate and the zone level that he had set for himself and the calories burnt.

and the kuku ah KiaT brought the watch and the strap, but left the sensor at home!
well.............
anyway it was a great 44minutes run really.
that made ah KiaT woke up at 12pm this morning!

您老实.

anyway ah KiaT is saving up.
yes he is proud to say that his monthly spending is around $250-$300.

Y =C + I + S
S = -S₀ + sY_d

Well,
that's because ah KiaT will be going on a short tour with seeks to Hong Kong!
Tickets have been booked.
Insurance and Lodging still in process.

here i come!

alas,
我的国语说得不好, 粤语也不行.
嗨...
but ah KiaT is really looking forward to this trip!

after exams, shall do more research on where to go.
ah KiaT know nuts about Hong Kong.
Hong Kong drama also seldom watch.

and while ah KiaT took some time to look at his old photos today,
he really wonder if there's still another chance to try these again.

Rock Climbing, Kayaking, Sailing, Confidence Course, Sighting.

ah KiaT really missed those days.
well, hopefully if there's a chance to go and try these again.
smiles.

if next time my son says he dun like outdoor activity,
scare sun scare tough,
go army want to chao keng,
everyday play video game,
林陪柑哪子请他!!

dun understand?
lim pei ga na ji chiak yi.

time to workout
time to study

and ah KiaT is glad he stops buying 4D & Toto for 2 weeks le.
:):):)

ah KiaT likes this song

2009-04-10T03:10:00.001+08:00

DB7

2009-04-08T00:55:00.000+08:00

BSc Kiatism

2009-04-02T13:05:00.004+08:00

.smiles.

如果忽远忽近的洒脱, 是你要的自由

2009-03-27T00:27:00.000+08:00

日子一天一天过, 阮也一日一日老

2009-03-13T11:38:00.010+08:00

time off from studying,

past few weeks had been spent studying and studying.
ah KiaT only went for CF, MM and will go for this saturday MSM Prelim.
its time to pull up the socks higher than Roberto Di Matteo

祥来哦?

就是他.
the former Italian who had the media once calling him as the soccer player with the highest socks!

ah KiaT's been involved in the previous 2009 Modern Living exhibition, being a pole system wardrobe design consultant in his friend's company OPSH. Despite the recession, you can still see people spending around.

Modern Living is located at the same venue as the NATAS fair, and it was really 人山人海, despite the economy.
ah KiaT learnt skills at the exhibition, which is indeed a harsh society with many competitors around. Together with ah Chua & Kwek, they formed the PTI team, which at the last day of the fair, snatched 1 customer, who is at the brink of signing a contract, away from their competitor because the customer was our regular RT man.

Exhibition is fun!
ah KiaT clinched a couple of sales there, and had many leads to follow up!
ah Chua has since become a perm staff there, while ah KiaT shall happily remain as a support.

those skills & experiences learnt during the PTI days certainly build up to our character and personality skills today.
and ah KiaT certainly don't say endure & excel for nothing.

but sadly speaking,
he wonders how come that sentence doesn't seem to translate into academic matters.

Sometimes, ah KiaT's friends may asked him,
"如果新加坡大战,你们这些PTI会做什么?"

Frankly speaking,
we are army trained and we can fight at the warfront, bash the jungles, even in our PT Kit!

enough of these talks haha,
seldom photos to post now, so can only think of these.

[79th BFSC]
[Top: Junming, ah KiaT. Bottom: ah Chua, Mark, Kwek]

ah KiaT attended yet another wedding dinner,
this time is 漏汁 lao zup one.
and the photos are courteous taken from Mark Ng, who until today still 您老实eh remember ah KiaT's full name as Ong Su Kiat, just because Donovan's surname is Ong and he confused himself.

what a confusious!

and they call this the Fittest photo.

well,
otherwise 日子就是这样过.

ah KiaT's City Gas days are numbered.
yes, he is looking for alternatives now, and the minutes spent there are decreasing as more time need to be spent on his subject guides!
when it's time to say bye bye, its time!

ah KiaT had a gathering with what edditipong says,
the Fantastic 4.

the last time we came out together was during this

[wacharawayne, junjie, edditipong, ah KiaT]
两年前!
playing soccer at a multi storey carpark.
and ah KiaT reckon the next time these 4 people meet, shall be 2 years later. haha

though they frequently played soccer together, supper or chill out is seldom at full attendance.

anyway,
this whole week, ah KiaT's parents were overseas.
and he had to tidy the house, do the chores, cook the meals,
and no doubt, 家庭主妇 is really hard.

talking about 家庭主妇,
the daily 9pm show on channel 8 is rather interesting! haha

You must be wondering,
did u just see the sentence cook the meals?

YES!
ur eyes aint kidding you.
Though ah KiaT can't cook for nuts, but got heart sure will succeed!
有心一定会成功!

he cooked pasta with the help from seeks,
those 4 hands suddenly become like 7 hands 8 legs,
make a tidy mess out of the kitchen.

what is tidy mess?
it means a mess that looks tidy!
UNDERSTAND!

and even ah KiaT's sister throw away a 老字号 Al-Ammen Magi Goreng, and eat her brother's Pasta Linguine with dunno what sauce.

hahaha.
:):):)
please pass me the photos soon!

Other than all these, it's pretty much books and books.
though ah KiaT is seriously still lagging behind alot!

the new car is here!
and its fantastic really.
Korean technology is really catching up on the Japanese.
gone were the days of bad review of those Matrix.

ah Kiat just went for the 1st 1000Km servicing on wed.
the car look big, had a european feel.
handling is good, steering is light, higher torque horse power, spacious interior and boot, engine is similar to Toyota VVTI, fuel consumption is said to be at an average of 14.5km/l though its still hard to tell now as the car is still running in.

however, it still lack some devices like the seat-belt indicator, sound signal on when u left the lights on accidentally.
otherwise, its a great car!
its automatic transmittion, and ah KiaT really miss the manual gears, the sound of those engine!

so what car is it?

haven taken a photo with it,
but its this!
黑色的现代.

yes hyundai is call 现代.

Okie, we had a IT show this weekend,
but ah KiaT doubt he will be going la,
as he doesn't have anything to buy in mind now,
or rather 没钱 to buy now.

but ah KiaT got himself a audio technica headphone!

cause, his sister went to buy a new atas one,
and hence donated the old one to her much poorer brother.
hahaha.

okie,
lunch now, and back to abit of MSM
before going to the airport later to fetch his parents.

well,
a enguish question to ask.

that above sentence,
"before going to the airport later to fetch his parents."

is it right to use the word fetch?
as ah KiaT recalled in his primary school days that a enguish teacher once said fetch is used for non-living things like goods.

so confusious!

anyway ah KiaT is strinking!
compared to a year ago, when he really frequent the gym.
its been more than 3 months since ah KiaT last gym and swim,
and 偏偏 today rain argh.

time to pull up the socks too!

日子一天一天过, 阮也一日一日老
老人就多病.
ah KiaT's infamous patella still hurts occassionally when he goes jogging,
as well as those ankles which will tick tiak when he climbed the stairs.

well....

:):):)
speak-enquish.blogspot

i wanted

2009-03-07T03:19:00.001+08:00

to post some entry,
but decided not to,
as the sleeping bug is back again.

and to top it off,
the phobia of exams!
您老实eh.

okie,
will be back to post more!
and looking forward to someday in future.
:):):)

citigroup stock falls below $1!!!!
how can this happen!

.just for laugh.

2009-02-23T23:13:00.001+08:00

差不多先生

2009-02-16T22:49:00.001+08:00

ah KiaT loves this song.
take a look!

my mouth, my language, my rant

2009-02-11T00:52:00.003+08:00

很累了.
一直觉得没时间了,
到了一把年纪, 还不知前途如何?

考试要到了,
阿吉心情就如那首歌一样,
[我好想好想飞
逃离这个疯狂世界]

嗨.
真的不想读了,
有不行了.
城市煤气的工也快要到一段落了.

写到这里,
还是用阿吉拿手的英文来写,
华文太难了.

and here it goes,
well its all about comfort zone.
ah KiaT is still in his comfort zone,
not willing to venture out into the unknown world,
still comfortably working at that company,
with the comfortableness of those familiar faces,
sacrificing the opportunity of earning more elsewhere.

ah KiaT is still in his comfort zone,
not willing to try out new things.
he could have try out coaching or teaching piano as another career.
as the saying goes,
趁年轻,就要拼.

as for now,
its study first.

on monday 090209,
there was a PTI retreat at aloha loyang,
the venue that ah KiaT is so familiar with,
having attended 3 FOC camps there!

Seeing those familiar faces back in the PTI family,
the gathering was fun.
Experiences in working life was shared and we caught up with what each other are doing recently.

Their careers in the army now is in a precarious stage, as seriously, 政府工is a game for scholars. Normal people like you and me, be it work 10% or 100%, still wait for the same pay come 10th every month.

and talking about the $10million toto,
haha,
不是你的就不是你的.

ah KiaT bought his share of toto,
and when his colleagues all share $10 each, they leave out the part-timers as they say students 没钱,不要乱乱花.
so, having bought a fair share of toto, ah KiaT did not join in this pool.

and guess what,
YES,
they got a total of 5 numbers correctly, which gave them a instant return of 1500%.

and guess what,
they use a portion of their winnings to invest in yesterday draw,
and out come 4 numbers,
and got their returns again.

haha,
so they invest abit in thursday draw,
and like the hokkien saying goes,
无三不成礼,
hope they strike it 3 times in a row!

speaking of ah KiaT,
not so lucky, so have to work hard.
Shall start training now, for IPPT.
Cannot get silver again, else go back ICT sure will tio mara.

still on the fitness topic,
dear friend ben signed up for ultra marathon!
its always great to find people with interest in fitness, be it running in marathon or doing jog like 2km run.
its not the distance that matters, rather is the attitude that you have.

and ben also asked ah KiaT to email to the organiser if they allow ah KiaT to switch event.
and ah KiaT shall email soon,
however with that infamous patella problem of his.
lets see how.

okie,
low COE price, high existing car paper value,
which is why ah KiaT's family is saying goodbye to that wonderful XLI that served them for 6 years.

after doing some calculations,
its more worth it to actually change a new car now, as OMV will drop further down the years and you only pay that certain amount to drive a new car for another 10 years.

to cut the story short,
off goes the manual XLI,
and in comes the automatic new car.

well, all cars now are automatic.
okie, ah KiaT's dad not getting Corolla Altis though,
that new model really have its flaws.
so its Hydunai Avante S.

不说这些了,
old people tend to be more lo so.
notice the length of this post?

today at work,
ah KiaT realised he have a very serious enguish problem.

and here it goes roughly like this,

Case 1
ah KiaT:" Hi Ms Lee, actually im calling you with regards to the enquiry of the gas dryer that you actually made in 2008. So, do you actually want us to proceed with the installation else shall we actually cancel the reservation for you?"

haha, it sound so irritating isnt it?
do you have this same problem?

okie,
洗干嘸多了,
time to grab some bite,
do abit of exercise
and off to bed.

its PBF tomorrow.
please, dun let you remain a stain in my life forever!

and talking about school,
what kind of IT system they have,
when the portal always crash!!

regret coming SIM la,
but then again.....

.您老时.

bye XLI

hi Avante

hi focus

[ps: im getting a road bike, no matter what]

经济不景, 4D and TOTO要紧

2009-02-02T22:34:00.004+08:00

经济不景, 4D and TOTO要紧.

its always about money and money and more money.
ah KiaT's CPF statement just came,
and at his elderly age,
that amount there simply doesn't justify.

thinking back,
it always seem that ah KiaT always take a long long route for everything.
Could it have been better if he started work and study parttime?
Could it have been better if he stick to Accounting?

it's definitely better that ah KiaT didn't sign on as a PTI then,
look now,
PTI is slowly being phrased out in the army,
and some of my friends are heading nowhere.
a Air Steward perhaps?

its February,
and exams are near, really near.
is UOL exams really tough or its simply down to the fact ah KiaT is lazy and not-so-smart?

alot of questions being asked,
but where's the answer.

and yet the author is not spending his time well now.

The job industry is real bad now,
and look at the financial industry now,
how on earth can one land a job come june.

arrgh!

Money money money.
yes, for once ah KiaT is greedy!

No investment now,
only way is to use his disposable income to invest in his fortnightly 4D & Toto.
Note: its really disposable income.

do not use future money to buy/invest,
you may 烧到屁骨.
as this year is not a good year for those born in the year of pig, in terms of financial matters.

噢買尬!!!
when is ah Kiat so superstitious?

ah KiaT really need cash.
So, hopefully can 意思意思 abit.

as the hokkien saying,
"抖手脚"

dao ka chiu.

All rite,
for whatever reason, it shall remain there. per se.

work at City Gas is dull and boring at times, really.
only the colleagues there made it interesting.
but ah KiaT has no choice but to stay there,
perhaps until he find another better objective.

February is here,
and Kwek asked for ah Kiat's help in this month end show.
ah KiaT's a design consultant with his company,
but its only selling pole system wardrobe, and designing it.

ah KiaT actually love reading home deco magazines,
its really interesting, and you can indeed learn more ideas,
and perhaps build your dream home in future.

and perhaps,
ah KiaT thinking of getting a housing agent license.
well..........

Jobs jobs jobs.
well, if eventually it becomes a job in the teaching industry,
teaching physical education and enguish,
and there u go,
ANOTHER big round, when this route could have been taken ages ago.

see.
perhaps its ah KiaT's problem.
don't know what he wants.

on a side note,
ah KiaT really really want to get a road bicycle,
and collect more and more watches!

anyway, its really stressing time now,
totally not in the mood for anything now,
don't think going for a jog now will help.

for those who are really unhappy

2009-02-02T22:24:00.001+08:00

人群中哭着
你只想变成透明的颜色
你再也不会
梦或痛或心动了
你已经决定了
你已经决定了

你静静忍着
紧紧把昨天在拳心握着
而回忆越是甜
就是越伤人了
越是在手心留下
密密麻麻深深浅浅的刀割

你不是真正的快乐
你的笑只是
你穿的保护色
你决定不恨了
也决定不爱了
把你的灵魂
关在永远锁上的躯壳

这世界笑了
於是你合群的一起笑了
当生存是规则
不是你的选择
於是你含着眼泪
飘飘荡荡跌跌撞撞的走着

你不是真正的快乐
你的笑只是
你穿的保护色
你决定不恨了
也决定不爱了
把你的灵魂
关在永远锁上的躯壳

你不是真正的快乐
你的伤从不肯
完全的愈合
我站在你左侧
却像隔着银河
难道就真的抱着遗憾
一直到老了
然后才后悔着

你值得真正的快乐
你应该脱下
你穿的保护色
为什麽失去了
还要被惩罚呢
能不能就让悲伤
全部结束在此刻
重新开始活着

untitle

2009-02-01T14:41:00.002+08:00

its another sunday afternoon at home,

resting, copying notes,

before its time to give 5189 another bath,

and get ready for the family dinner.

recently,

ah KiaT bought quite a substantial amount of 4D number,

and the toto draw on 6 Feb.

no buy no hope,

got buy got hope...

anyway just for fun sake.

at home,

its still the discussion of putting a new road bike at home,

which is stalling.

okie that all for today,

time to revise some work now.

农历十二月二九

2009-01-24T11:54:00.003+08:00

all rite,
just finished another class of the week,
and ah KiaT is in the library doing some miscellaneous stuff.

its another 2 more days to CNY,
and ah KiaT wishes everyone an enjoyable holiday.

as the new year draw close,
there are still alot of things yet to be done.
the spring cleaning of the always-untidy ah KiaT's room.

it seems physically challenged to actually tidy ah KiaT's room,
as there seem to have endless things to pack.

being a full-time student,
this holidays may be a studying period.
YES, 5 modules and indeed its not easy.
especially with the prospect of facing that do or die unit.

never in life have ah KiaT been in that position before,
and really, there's no other way out.
lasto chance, period.

as mentioned before,
ah KiaT is forgoing the chance of participating in this year biathlon.
though it may seem like excuses,
but ah KiaT can't deny that having to work definitely takes away time from other activities.

just like the pool = 1,
when there's another variable w coming in,
the remaining pool will have to be 1 - w.

having to work means spending less time in school,
means seeing my friends lesser,
spending time with them lesser,
relationship with them will drift slightly,
involvement in council activities has drop,
no time to use the free gym in school,
lesser time to swim at Safra Yishun,
lesser time for studying in library,
lesser time for jogging.

though the perks of working are still there,
but then again,
looking back, i
s it a case of poor time management or simply cause as the saying goes, there is only this limited amount of time?

ah KiaT doesn't know.

Despite the heavy spending recently,
ah KiaT is actually saving up, for next year actually.
for a certain reason...
not that reason though,
but its this reason.

anyway,
life been pretty much same.

computer is still sick,
which explains the lack of photos in this site,
as the author has to find an agent to actually post this entry.

FINALLY,
ah KiaT had sign up for the sundown marathon, and he will be joining the Standard Chartered Marathon at the end of the year.

ah KiaT's goal is 1 marathon a year,
and this sundown marathon is purely because of running a new route and that finisher tee.

dun think ah KiaT will run the adidas sundown marathon again, unless with friends or other reasons.
friends had told ah KiaT that last year race was poorly organised, with few water points around and only water, so hopefully this year will be slightly better.

was recalling what ah Chua said during that time,
when we grow old, and one day we will flip through all the number bibs that we had collected,
we will recall the journey that we had been through those runs..

smiles,
friends, do join in!

ah KiaT was actually reading this year Budget with great enthusiam, as it really affects all of us.
Job finding is really hard now, and ah KiaT is keeping his fingers crossed,
2 times clockwise.

ah KiaT was actually at a bicycle shop 2 days ago,
fixing his old ancient bicycle,
and he spent like 30minutes looking at road bicycles.
and the desire to get them is getting greater.

not those atas one la,
something that comes cheap, light, can move fast can le.

okie,
its such a long post,
time to get moving,
for a pre-early CNY reunion lunch with my poly mates.

adious.
[is it spelled correctly?]

its been a long while

2009-01-14T22:53:00.002+08:00

since ah KiaT last blogged,
due to the fact that his computer is down....

he can only surf net through his state-of-the art PDA phone, the HTC Touch.
its january 2009,
which means 4 more months to exam.

well.
haha who still read this blog?
make some noise!!!!

anw, alot had happen this month,
ah KiaT decided not to take part in the biathlon,
due to the fact of lack of preparation.
and of course swimming in the sea needs training too.

and most likely ah KiaT wants to run in the adidas sundown marathon,
for the simple reason of
THE FINISHER TEE!!!

it is indeed more nicer than the standard chartered one.
haha.
my heart says 84KM, but its easier said than done.

ah KiaT's sister bought the august Mayday concert tickets already, and it's just so coincident that the concert falls within ah KiaT's high key ICT window.
arrgh.
but it shouldnt be any problem, hopefully.

suddenly feel laggin behind alot in studies,
gotta pull up my socks.

and and and,
ah KiaT been on a massive spending spree.
spent alot recently,
though its on neccessities.
but must save for rainy days too.

and when someone is poor,
its time to get money from the government.
when is the angbao coming?
and ah KiaT is going to take IPPT.

this time should be ok,
with the help of my polar trainer.
haha.

met up with a fellow PTI today while working,
who dun believe ah KiaT can't clock a gold timing run now.
haha
really drop juice.
must regain those levels.

SRC coming to an end.
its kinda relieved and sad,
sad to leave everything behind,
and relieved cause ah KiaT can finally have time for his own other stuffs!

okie,
shall solve my computer problems before my regular post starts to come.
please stay tune!!!

[ps: if you think this post is well writen, all thanks to my teacher, who is guiding me throughout this post, correcting those errors, which means editing the whole post la. haha]

2009

2009-01-01T23:26:00.002+08:00

the first post of 2009.
wish everyone all the best in this new year.

live life to the fullest!
and resolutions?

i just want to do well in exam
and start work soon.

PLEASE.

and till my computer recovers,
i will be back blogging.

the 3rd attempt

2008-12-07T22:17:00.003+08:00

is all about fun, endurance & pain.

talking about pain,
during ah KiaT PTI days, he recalled his instructor saying
"u must enjoy the pain..."

well all thanks to buddy donovan,
we broken our target today.
we came in at around 4.59.59 and 5 hrs flat,
so benefit of doubt, say 4.59.59hrs

hahaha.
it couldnt be possible if donovan didnt push ah KiaT for the remaining 6Km,
when all the lower limb muscle was numb and in pain.
his 仙丹 can only last about 1km before the pain comes back again.

but it was a great run,
ah KiaT practically ran throughout,
apart from using the 4 pit-stop strategy.
haha, say as if its in F1 racing.

the 2nd marathon was basically a run/walkathon,
the 1st was an experience,
but this run was really great!

the mental block at East Coast wasnt really there today,
and for once, ah KiaT quite enjoy that stretch, apart from some cramps here and there...
but 1 thing negative about this new route is the numerous U-turn.
ah KiaT hates U turn,
its like u never seem to see the point of u turn no matter how long u run.

this year run was really completed more with mental strength.
ah KiaT, once again as lazy and a procrastinator,
only trained afew times for this, and longest distance clocked just before the run was below 10km.

but really, 不认老都不行,
the recovery period is getting longer.
安哥 KiaT is still limping.
hopefully it will be okie by monday!

once again,
Congradulations to everyone for completing their run!

anyway this is the best run among the 3 attempts,
and somemore the finisher tee is nicer this year!
photos shall be out soon, so stay tuned.

but no photos with donovan.
we always dun have the chance to take pics together,
as he is rushing to find his students, who came to support him.
anw, his company maybe signing contract to officially coach SIM Track & Field club.

hahaha.

and the buddies could have ran in the same singlet.
haha,
somemore spotting the same watch!

this run was accompanied by RS200, without the heart rate monitor la.
anw, my new buy is great.
like those polar watches ah KiaT wore in army,
this watch can program ur own training program and monitor the heart rate.
and ah KiaT spent the whole evening measuring his VO2 max, which means the maximum oxygen consumption that one can intake.

but shouldnt measure today as ah KiaT just completed a physical activity,
but nonetheless, the reading is 39, which is only of a fair level.
NOT FIT, hiak hiak.

haha,
guess which colour ah KiaT bought?

and this!!!
but its not mine la.

ah KiaT's a watch lover.

where to find $$$ to have this hobby?
:):):)
妳有吗?

run and more run

2008-12-06T01:26:00.003+08:00

its december already!

1 more day to Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008.
and this is ah KiaT's 3rd marathon.
and wow,
to think then,
when ah KiaT finally fufilled his goal of completing a marathon.

its been 3 years!

same thing,
this year ah KiaT gonna run with buddy donovan.
this year route slightly changed.

no more marina south, but enter the new route of crossing the singapore flyer as well as the F1 pit lane.

this time round, 14km will reach east coast, and 28km will exit east coast.
which looks good, as ah KiaT always have mental block at this stretch, so its better to face it early.

the previous 2 runs brought different feelings and achievements for ah KiaT, and he believe this run will bring something different!
there's 50,000 participants this year!

wow,
look at the number, its good!
people making running a habit.

this year goodie bag still okie.
and finally, finally,
after about a year of consideration,
ah KiaT decided to get his polar sports watch!

somemore its ah KiaT former PTI course commander, monkey god who is selling it!!!!

its been on the back of his mind for sometime,
and come thursday, he had a chance to buy it,
and he struggled to leave expo without buying it,
most thanks for seeks' advise against buying it.

but they say 女生变化莫测,
and when ah KiaT reached home,
those against sort of become for.

well,
its a guy thing la.
its investment.

there goes a big part of my tiny piggy bank.

but ok, i spent on myself,
i will have a minimum rate of reserve for you okie?

anyway,
2009 shall be something different.
ah KiaT gonna sign up for adidas sundown marathon.
its on 300509.

a different experience running at night.
but of course its 42.195km.
will NOT run the 84km definitely.
that takes alot of challenge, and mental + physical preparation.

and of course the march singapore biathlon.
registration had started, missed the early bird,
so shall take my time to register.

aviva triathlon shall wait,
until ah KiaT tried osim triathlon,
which shall wait until ah KiaT gets a proper road bike,
which shall wait until ah KiaT got a steady income,
which shall wait until ah KiaT got a good job,
which shall wait until ah KiaT finished the 2009 exams.
EXAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

您老实.

its really a phobia.
another mental block.

time to study.
its december le.

the year is ending,
gotta attend a poly friend wedding.
girls always wed early.
hahahaha.

ah KiaT working at expo this month end,
helping kwek in his business.
selling & designing wardrobe system.
open concept/walk in wardrobe.

well,
alot of product knowledge to be learn.
alot of techniques to learn too.

this shall be a great learning experience.

if u have friends interested in getting a wardrobe,
custom design by ah KiaT,
do come down and take a look.

drop me a call.

all rite,
thats all for now.

and 您老实eh,
haven go nia my 4D winnings..

haha people say dun say out loud,
but its nothing la.
又不是八万十万,
只不过50万nia....

if only...

only tio ibet la.
how much can that be.
1st time buy at killiney road,
well.

十堵九赎
perhaps this is the 1 time ba.

okie la,
财神爷 gives number again la.
see wad combinations u wanna bet.

请看.

:):):)
endure & excel