one more week and all the members of team18holdings will be doing their national service although some of us are finishing soon.
2 years of training. personally, i hope that after these 2 years, we may actually come out being crazier than how we used to be. we took fun to the max level we knew and maybe after 2 years of oppression under the government, we may actually crack and bring fun to a whole new level. if 10 is the max, then we shall go to 11! lol. lets see how things go eh.
nth much for the week. bball on monday, and then i practically cui-ed for the next few days. still helped my mum out with alot of things though. but then, doing shopping with her sometimes sucks me dry of my life force, pissed to the max. its like taking a bullet to ur nuts. hahaha.
home alone for the bulk of friday. some important stuff in the morning, home, applied for smu, bed, cycled to buy lunch, home, cycled to tp to print my result slip again, cycled in the rain, rear wheel slipped abit and drifted, home, cycled out for dinner, saw joy, had dinner with jm and her, went to develop their photos with them, bought mac to eat eventhough it was just after dinner, home, ate mac, slacked and slp.
was out the whole day with my mum and sis ytd. great day out and then rotted at home today. blogging's my last resort.
oh yah. important shit. i may actually be moving back to bedok depending on the situation and my parents' decision. my grandma wants us to go back and live with her. i can tell u, seriously, if we move back, fuck me and shoot me with a gun right after that. hahaha.
first up, that apartment is small and sharing the bedroom with my grandpa and bro is unthinkable. already had some disputes sharing room with my bro and now this, taking operation "fuck jem" to a whole new level?
ok, even if we get a different apartment in the same building. it'll still suck. of course, jj's gonna be living near me like how we used to. like a stone throw away if i throw really hard.
but here's the thing. jj might be moving to tampines in the near future. here's the deal, bedok's not bad a place, i used to live there, that place is my root but the headquarters of team18holdings is in tampines. hell no am i leaving tampines. my life's here. everything i need is here.
dont really know what to do other than my usual approach. 走一步，看一步。
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
had nth to do on sunday so decided to take my bike and went for a ride. initially, i wasn't fixed on any location but i decided find my root once again, to the place where i grew up and started my basketball journey.
somewhere around tp, there's an entrance into bedok town park, from there continue until u see the first overhead bridge and there's where my primary school used to be.
used to be known as min xin primary, now a malay old folks' home i think. well, this is where i started my basketball journey.
a closer view.
that was our assembly area.
and this was our basketball court. i would probably be able to dunk if the rim is still there.
our side gate. yeah. normally from here, my friends and i would embark on a short trip towards our favourite place.
well, this isn't the place. our favourite place is further down. but back then, the fence/gates weren't here at all.
this is our rival court. normally we will travel here just to give the rivals here a good thrashing. hahaha.
nothing much has changed other than the fences.
close up view of their rim.
part of the route to our own basketball court.
a stopover along the way. we will usually wait here for a friend to go home and change.
one of the "coolest" place along the route.
lol. we used to fool around and got our basketballs stuck over the ledge. wonder how we got them down though.
further down and you'll reach block 533.
used to be my favourite place. we did alot of stupid stuff here. block catching, stealing of ppl's slippers when ours spoilt, picking up g strings that dropped from bamboo sticks and pulling them over our friend's head.
the place where we played gameboys and talked cock.
and just beside u will come to this resident corner.
favourite spot to play card games. little exposure to the surroundings so police won't know that primary school students are playing dai di here. lol.
there was always a mentally handicapped uncle here who will always swear at us, so one fine day, we decided to bombard him with grass jelly. not a good thing to do, but still, it was thrilling back then.
favourite spot to stop for a drink.
the mama shop there.
the playground where we used to fool around. the starting point for our block catching too. it wasn't like this in the past. looks like this is the only thing here that's changed over the years.
and there u go. once my favourite basketball court in the world. would come here almost everyday. would leave home at 10am and go home at around 7 in the evening during school holidays. when i was in primary school, we got to know some of the bedok town sec basketball team players and eventually became very close friends with them and played with them everyday. thats how i got my basketball basics. playing against older, more experience players and nv winning them really caused me to push myself to the limit everyday.
these bench were where we challenged each other to see who can finish their packet of chicken rice faster. hahaha. of course, the secondary school boys will win.
the not so favourable side of the court.
this is where we will put our bags, relax in between games and spectate games.
our side of the court.
over the years, nth has changed. not even the colour scheme of this court.
close up view.
oh yah, along the way to the court, you will come across this small park/area.
one of the staircase leading up to it.
quite a nice relaxing place to be at albeit for the abundance of mosquitoes.
there used to be a swinging bench here. guessed over the years, it just gave way. best place to relax. my friends used to bring the girls they like here to pak tor. lol.
sometimes when we got tired of hanging around at 533, we will run over to a female friend's estate and hang out there instead. and this, is our daytona track. nth fancy though. just primary sch kids racing with their bikes though the bike accidents can be pretty funny at times.
while the rest are off racing or playing, some of us will just chill here.
another playground meaning another starting point for block catching.
there was a underground tunnel around that estate and on the other side of the tunnel is another paradise. this playground was part of it. its not a starting point for our block catching though, its the place where we would go and wait for a female friend while she went home to prepare to slack around with us. oh yah. fyi, my friends and i were from min xin primary but the female friends we had were from telok kurau primary.
the basketball court there.
so yah, this is the underground tunnel i mentioned.
staircase out of the tunnel.
ramp for bikes.
the sheltered walkway back to 533.
this is the overhead bridge at the middle part of bedok town park connecting it to block 533. u can see it along a certain expressway which i forget along bedok.
view from heaven. lol.
somewhere around tp, there's an entrance into bedok town park, from there continue until u see the first overhead bridge and there's where my primary school used to be.
used to be known as min xin primary, now a malay old folks' home i think. well, this is where i started my basketball journey.
a closer view.
that was our assembly area.
and this was our basketball court. i would probably be able to dunk if the rim is still there.
our side gate. yeah. normally from here, my friends and i would embark on a short trip towards our favourite place.
well, this isn't the place. our favourite place is further down. but back then, the fence/gates weren't here at all.
this is our rival court. normally we will travel here just to give the rivals here a good thrashing. hahaha.
nothing much has changed other than the fences.
close up view of their rim.
part of the route to our own basketball court.
a stopover along the way. we will usually wait here for a friend to go home and change.
one of the "coolest" place along the route.
lol. we used to fool around and got our basketballs stuck over the ledge. wonder how we got them down though.
further down and you'll reach block 533.
used to be my favourite place. we did alot of stupid stuff here. block catching, stealing of ppl's slippers when ours spoilt, picking up g strings that dropped from bamboo sticks and pulling them over our friend's head.
the place where we played gameboys and talked cock.
and just beside u will come to this resident corner.
favourite spot to play card games. little exposure to the surroundings so police won't know that primary school students are playing dai di here. lol.
there was always a mentally handicapped uncle here who will always swear at us, so one fine day, we decided to bombard him with grass jelly. not a good thing to do, but still, it was thrilling back then.
favourite spot to stop for a drink.
the mama shop there.
the playground where we used to fool around. the starting point for our block catching too. it wasn't like this in the past. looks like this is the only thing here that's changed over the years.
and there u go. once my favourite basketball court in the world. would come here almost everyday. would leave home at 10am and go home at around 7 in the evening during school holidays. when i was in primary school, we got to know some of the bedok town sec basketball team players and eventually became very close friends with them and played with them everyday. thats how i got my basketball basics. playing against older, more experience players and nv winning them really caused me to push myself to the limit everyday.
these bench were where we challenged each other to see who can finish their packet of chicken rice faster. hahaha. of course, the secondary school boys will win.
the not so favourable side of the court.
this is where we will put our bags, relax in between games and spectate games.
our side of the court.
over the years, nth has changed. not even the colour scheme of this court.
close up view.
oh yah, along the way to the court, you will come across this small park/area.
one of the staircase leading up to it.
quite a nice relaxing place to be at albeit for the abundance of mosquitoes.
there used to be a swinging bench here. guessed over the years, it just gave way. best place to relax. my friends used to bring the girls they like here to pak tor. lol.
sometimes when we got tired of hanging around at 533, we will run over to a female friend's estate and hang out there instead. and this, is our daytona track. nth fancy though. just primary sch kids racing with their bikes though the bike accidents can be pretty funny at times.
while the rest are off racing or playing, some of us will just chill here.
another playground meaning another starting point for block catching.
there was a underground tunnel around that estate and on the other side of the tunnel is another paradise. this playground was part of it. its not a starting point for our block catching though, its the place where we would go and wait for a female friend while she went home to prepare to slack around with us. oh yah. fyi, my friends and i were from min xin primary but the female friends we had were from telok kurau primary.
the basketball court there.
so yah, this is the underground tunnel i mentioned.
staircase out of the tunnel.
ramp for bikes.
the sheltered walkway back to 533.
this is the overhead bridge at the middle part of bedok town park connecting it to block 533. u can see it along a certain expressway which i forget along bedok.
view from heaven. lol.ok. thats was my trip down memory lane. a pretty fun part of my life. of course, dunman sec days and post secondary schools days with team18holdings are still my fav. but this is my root, the place where everything begins. my slacker and drifter attitude and of course my long, underachieving relationship with basketball.
thats all folks.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
met up with dk on friday. walked around town and talked cock. nice outing. still the same old dk i knew. my partner in crime for pranking ky back in the ncc days. he's now a sportsman. very into hockey. good thing. more things in common now. lol.
pool with brothers ytd. the attendance was good. the outing was epic. peiren did some stunt again. last ball, mistook the black ball for the cue ball and shot it. epic foul which resulted in my win. hahaha.
slacked around after that and then its home sweet home for everyone. the whiskey brothers booked out only in the morning so better let them go home early to rest up arh.
so now, what should i do to keep myself occupied?
pool with brothers ytd. the attendance was good. the outing was epic. peiren did some stunt again. last ball, mistook the black ball for the cue ball and shot it. epic foul which resulted in my win. hahaha.
slacked around after that and then its home sweet home for everyone. the whiskey brothers booked out only in the morning so better let them go home early to rest up arh.
so now, what should i do to keep myself occupied?
Thursday, October 21, 2010
great day out with brothers ytd. slacked around and crapped. can't get any better. made plans for next week. chalet or major slacking at pasir ris beach.
today's a great day too. plenty of reasons to be happy.
1) went bballing. what can i say, my passion. trained on a new move, showed good results too.
2) pulled 12 chin ups. hahaha. results of doing training at the back of the truck where the grip is like shit.
3) just dl-ed one piece 13th opening. epic nice song.
4) just read one piece 601. romance dawn for the new world. f-ing awesome.
well. hope tml will be better.
counting the days. 2 weeks plus. omg!
ok. short and sweet post.
today's a great day too. plenty of reasons to be happy.
1) went bballing. what can i say, my passion. trained on a new move, showed good results too.
2) pulled 12 chin ups. hahaha. results of doing training at the back of the truck where the grip is like shit.
3) just dl-ed one piece 13th opening. epic nice song.
4) just read one piece 601. romance dawn for the new world. f-ing awesome.
well. hope tml will be better.
counting the days. 2 weeks plus. omg!
ok. short and sweet post.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
wah. balls almost dropped. the circuits tripped when i was switching on my fan. and when everything was ok, guessed what's not working fine? my external hdd. straight away no morale.
know what's inside not? all my sitcoms, movies and animes. actually, movies and other animes can forget it. can always dl them when i wanna watch. but my collection of one piece and sitcoms, epic ttm ok?
good thing, i'm a natural genius. kept double copies of the really important files. these files are like an old navy seals' war medals to me. f-ing precious. they are the photos and video clips that team18holdings took over the years. really precious stuff. those memories: priceless.
anyway, went running. u know there are times when u are in ur absolute best and u broke ur own record and u are especially proud of urself? well. there one more occassion where u might actually be even more proud of urself. i think that time is when u are at ur absolute worse and u still manage to push urself to cover the same distance when u are at ur absolute best albeit a slower timing. i did just that today. determination ftw yo.
actually, i realised one's determination might actually have a direct correlation to his/her gl-ness. like u know? gl ppl nv give in? so the more gl-ness u have, the more determination u have in a sense.
hahaha. finally, my external hdd nv spoil. the adapter spoil nia. thats y balls nv dropped. lol! actually wont drop also. at most re-download those stuff nia. plus i have lots of time nowadays.
know what's inside not? all my sitcoms, movies and animes. actually, movies and other animes can forget it. can always dl them when i wanna watch. but my collection of one piece and sitcoms, epic ttm ok?
good thing, i'm a natural genius. kept double copies of the really important files. these files are like an old navy seals' war medals to me. f-ing precious. they are the photos and video clips that team18holdings took over the years. really precious stuff. those memories: priceless.
anyway, went running. u know there are times when u are in ur absolute best and u broke ur own record and u are especially proud of urself? well. there one more occassion where u might actually be even more proud of urself. i think that time is when u are at ur absolute worse and u still manage to push urself to cover the same distance when u are at ur absolute best albeit a slower timing. i did just that today. determination ftw yo.
actually, i realised one's determination might actually have a direct correlation to his/her gl-ness. like u know? gl ppl nv give in? so the more gl-ness u have, the more determination u have in a sense.
hahaha. finally, my external hdd nv spoil. the adapter spoil nia. thats y balls nv dropped. lol! actually wont drop also. at most re-download those stuff nia. plus i have lots of time nowadays.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
so today's 10-10-10 huh?
gets me thinking. so far, i've survived the millenium, the millenium bug, sars, secondary school, 6-6-6, 9-9-9, h1n1, etc. whats next? 2012! and i am coming straight for u yo!
malaysia on monday with my mum. nice trip. the only purpose of going to malaysia is to eat. could have stayed longer but my mum wasn't feeling well so reached home by 3 plus. went running though. something got into me and i simply went all out.
not a really smart decision because i cant really walk properly for the next 2 days. hahaha. but come on, its not training if u don't go all out right?
so for the next 2 days that i can't walk properly, i pretty much still accompanied my mum to do her daily shoppings. lets just say i'm doing what i can when i'm still free.
met up with my insurance agent along with jj then its full time hanging out in town.
cycled from pasir ris to the tip of east coast and back on friday. super shagged. plus a lapse in concentration resulted in me buang-ing. hahahaha. my mind drifted off somewhere eh and when i came to, the front wheels already at the edge of the pavement.
the injuries are not really painful but more of a nuisance. cant slp properly and no bballing for at least a week. holy shit.
queenstown with ky ytd. i have nth to do and he needs someone to accompany him to shop. so why not? i'm like freaking free everyday.
regretted quitting my job so early. was thinking that maybe 1 month is enough to rest. but seriously, i have too much time right now and nth to do.
ok lah, there's something to do but it is not looking that great.
and crap. jj's block leave ends today. =(
gets me thinking. so far, i've survived the millenium, the millenium bug, sars, secondary school, 6-6-6, 9-9-9, h1n1, etc. whats next? 2012! and i am coming straight for u yo!
malaysia on monday with my mum. nice trip. the only purpose of going to malaysia is to eat. could have stayed longer but my mum wasn't feeling well so reached home by 3 plus. went running though. something got into me and i simply went all out.
not a really smart decision because i cant really walk properly for the next 2 days. hahaha. but come on, its not training if u don't go all out right?
so for the next 2 days that i can't walk properly, i pretty much still accompanied my mum to do her daily shoppings. lets just say i'm doing what i can when i'm still free.
met up with my insurance agent along with jj then its full time hanging out in town.
cycled from pasir ris to the tip of east coast and back on friday. super shagged. plus a lapse in concentration resulted in me buang-ing. hahahaha. my mind drifted off somewhere eh and when i came to, the front wheels already at the edge of the pavement.
the injuries are not really painful but more of a nuisance. cant slp properly and no bballing for at least a week. holy shit.
queenstown with ky ytd. i have nth to do and he needs someone to accompany him to shop. so why not? i'm like freaking free everyday.
regretted quitting my job so early. was thinking that maybe 1 month is enough to rest. but seriously, i have too much time right now and nth to do.
ok lah, there's something to do but it is not looking that great.
and crap. jj's block leave ends today. =(
Friday, October 01, 2010
here i stand
with lines drawn in the sand
on each side there’s an ocean
staring out to see the lights as they pull me in
it’s brings me close to home
i start to swim alone
the stillness of the sea
comes crashing at my feet
i try to watch the sky for signs of a new life
i try to stay with what i know
i don’t wanna follow sorrow down
i don’t wanna live a life without
the past is over now
i don’t wanna ever let you down
i don’t wanna die, i don’t know how
i hope you’ll stick around
we’re lost until we’re found
i had that dream
where i just can’t wake up
i’m standing on the edge of my little world
i’m filled with silent sounds and bliss
with little to believe
i think i found the words
a story to be heard
with every whisper
i try to watch the skies for signs of a new life
there’s so much that we don’t know
i don’t wanna follow sorrow down
i don’t wanna live a life without
the past is over now
i don’t wanna ever let you down
i don’t wanna die, i don’t know how
i hope you’ll stick around
you never know, you’re high or low
there is a lot i’ve got to learn
you start so fast, you never last
thinking the time was mine to burn
you never know, you’re high or low
there is a lot i’ve got to learn
you start so fast, you never last
i don’t wanna follow sorrow down
i don’t wanna
the past is over now
i don’t wanna ever let you down
i don’t wanna die, i don’t know how
i hope you’ll stick around
you’re lost until you’re found
oh, you’re lost until you’re found
oh, you’re lost until you’re found
oh, you’re lost until you’re found
oh
tonnes of thoughts running in my head now. guess this one month will be my last month focusing on bball. learnt that we dont always get what we want after a heart to heart talk session with a couple of friends. time to stop, i'm missing out on so much opportunities along the way. 13 years. its not that easy to put down. sometimes, it feels like i'm at a crossroad. i wanna take a step forward and move on but when i think about the years spent on it, i'm afraid i might regret that decision. seriously, i know my skill level is pretty high if i get real serious, but despite that, i still feel quite useless at times because bball is the only thing i'm good at. wonder how i will feel like after putting it down? wonder what life will be without it?
i feel like renting a bike and just cycle around for one day on my own. just explore. disappear. maybe i'll do that next week.
hmmmm. i might have gotten my hands on something that i can't handle right now. i guess i shouldn't approach this situation with the thought of failure in mind at all. i might not be the best for it right now but as long as i give it my best, everything will be fine.
had too much time on my hands and went back to friendster to read up on all the old testimonials. remembered how i used to be. great life back then, great outlook on life back then also.
hitting 21 soon. time to take on the obstacles in life head on. dig deep jem, dig deep. it'll be a long fight till the end.
we don't live our life just to find our purpose for living. its what we do in our short lifetime that matters.
guess i should learn from my old self and dont be so hard on myself at times, have a simple outlook on life, just do the best i can in everything and enjoy every single processes as they unfold.
be optimistic, asshole. =)
with lines drawn in the sand
on each side there’s an ocean
staring out to see the lights as they pull me in
it’s brings me close to home
i start to swim alone
the stillness of the sea
comes crashing at my feet
i try to watch the sky for signs of a new life
i try to stay with what i know
i don’t wanna follow sorrow down
i don’t wanna live a life without
the past is over now
i don’t wanna ever let you down
i don’t wanna die, i don’t know how
i hope you’ll stick around
we’re lost until we’re found
i had that dream
where i just can’t wake up
i’m standing on the edge of my little world
i’m filled with silent sounds and bliss
with little to believe
i think i found the words
a story to be heard
with every whisper
i try to watch the skies for signs of a new life
there’s so much that we don’t know
i don’t wanna follow sorrow down
i don’t wanna live a life without
the past is over now
i don’t wanna ever let you down
i don’t wanna die, i don’t know how
i hope you’ll stick around
you never know, you’re high or low
there is a lot i’ve got to learn
you start so fast, you never last
thinking the time was mine to burn
you never know, you’re high or low
there is a lot i’ve got to learn
you start so fast, you never last
i don’t wanna follow sorrow down
i don’t wanna
the past is over now
i don’t wanna ever let you down
i don’t wanna die, i don’t know how
i hope you’ll stick around
you’re lost until you’re found
oh, you’re lost until you’re found
oh, you’re lost until you’re found
oh, you’re lost until you’re found
oh
tonnes of thoughts running in my head now. guess this one month will be my last month focusing on bball. learnt that we dont always get what we want after a heart to heart talk session with a couple of friends. time to stop, i'm missing out on so much opportunities along the way. 13 years. its not that easy to put down. sometimes, it feels like i'm at a crossroad. i wanna take a step forward and move on but when i think about the years spent on it, i'm afraid i might regret that decision. seriously, i know my skill level is pretty high if i get real serious, but despite that, i still feel quite useless at times because bball is the only thing i'm good at. wonder how i will feel like after putting it down? wonder what life will be without it?
i feel like renting a bike and just cycle around for one day on my own. just explore. disappear. maybe i'll do that next week.
hmmmm. i might have gotten my hands on something that i can't handle right now. i guess i shouldn't approach this situation with the thought of failure in mind at all. i might not be the best for it right now but as long as i give it my best, everything will be fine.
had too much time on my hands and went back to friendster to read up on all the old testimonials. remembered how i used to be. great life back then, great outlook on life back then also.
hitting 21 soon. time to take on the obstacles in life head on. dig deep jem, dig deep. it'll be a long fight till the end.
we don't live our life just to find our purpose for living. its what we do in our short lifetime that matters.
guess i should learn from my old self and dont be so hard on myself at times, have a simple outlook on life, just do the best i can in everything and enjoy every single processes as they unfold.
be optimistic, asshole. =)
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