I guess God often work in miraculous ways.
He offers solutions in times of doubt and uncertainty.
He lends a helping hand when you are right on the cliff.
He gives you a window when the last door closes on you.
But,
Just when you think you have a clear path ahead of you, he adds a little adversity.
Just when you think you are saved from falling, he removes that hand.
Just when you see the window, he adds a lock.

Life has been a lot of ups and downs for me since Secondary,
but of course, became more significant in the Army.

I was afraid, and weak.
But God gave me Alfred, Pangwei and many other friends to tie me thru' the arduous journey.
to pull me thru' all the seemingly endless route marches,
and the torturous "botak" period.
Then, he added IPPT, so that I wouldn't be able to join the rest to be future specialist.
I tried and tried, training hard each day.
Just when I almost gave up,
God gave me that much needed hand, to pass and become a specialist trainee in the
School of Infantry Specialist.

It was there where i realise that he added another hurdle.
the SOC.
I was demoralised when one by one, were one step ahead of me.
It was then, when God provided me with an alternative route.
to be a scout, to escape ASLC.
Yar. I was happy. for a moment though.
but upon seeing that i was the only one i knew in my whole Hotel Coy in 3SIR Btn,
My mood dropped 12 stories high.

So there i went in 3SIR,
he gave me a bunch of other fellow comrades,
to tie me thru' this period.
He gave me a bunch of people, who are probably the best lot I have ever known.
Enci. Hui Kai. Kenneth. Samuel. Kenny. Ignatius.
Timothy. ZhouXiang. Melvin. Jason.
and Toy.
Each of them played an important role in the second phase of my Army Life.
Bringing me thru' all the fast marches,
Giving me a lift when I needed help.
Guiding me through all the tough times we had.
I was complaining then. yes i admit.
but, I was glad.

In Atec S2, i once again witness the supreme powers of God.
The unbelievable coincidences,
the unity and cohesiveness amongst the 6 teams,
the willingness for each commander
to pull ourselves together to do one-last-good-one after all that we had been through..
is just amazing.
I was really impressed by Him.

After I ord, I moved on in search of the right path to the working world.
I guess I wanted a lot of things,
a lot of ambitions, a lot of dreams.
God gave me an opportunity to work in the Ministry of Manpower.
I was totally thrilled. But He took it away from me the next day.
He then gave me friends who are willing to accompany me to find jobs,
in NbyN, Recruit Express, Kelly Service, Adecco and BGC.
It took a while.
and just when I decided to shift to learning stuffs instead,
He gave me a job. 3 jobs actually.
NTUC, RBS and CNB job.
But He added quite a bit of headache in it.

Well, now at RBS,
when I am now made to be a little more occupied with my time,
and once again renewing my earning power,
He gave Toy received his confirmation to further his studies.
He pulled away my best-best friend.

And just today,
when I thought I was left work slightly earlier,
He gave me a train that crawled from stop to stop,
making the 38mins ride a 70mins one.

Life is certainly full of ups and downs.
Full of challenges, separations and joy.
But it thought me not to take for granted, the things closest to my heart;
not to run through life so fast that I'd forget where I had been,
but also where I would want to go.

It taught me how to learn, appreciate and move on,
that in every line, there is a start and an end.
It gave me lots of challenging obstacles,
lots of crossroads, where any direction doesn't seem to matter anymore.
It taught me that I won't be able to outwit, outsmart and outlast Him.
It taught me that its time to evolve,
and emerge a stronger,
and better me.

Today might seem like just any other day to others.
The day still ends in 24 hours,
the sun still rises at 7.14am,
and RBS is still in Commonwealth.

But today would mark the day,
the day
when one of my best-best friend
will learn to spread his wings and fly.

Soon, all these are no more..
No more someone who totally understands what I am thinking w/o having to mention it.
No more someone who is willing to offer me a ride when I am late or "sleepy",
One less someone who is willing to hear me talk when I'm bored.
No more cheap indian flicks,
No more late night supper.
No more someone who is willing to follow me go to places when others backout last min.
No more someone who is willing to go to places I so badly want to go.

Nevertheless,
I just hope the bonds so painstakingly forged, will never weaken,
and the memories so deeply etched, will never be forgotten.

It is said that the ties that binds us are sometimes impossible to explain.
They connect us even after it seems like the ties should be broken.
Some bonds defy distance and time and logic;
Because some ties are simply...
meant to be.

Hopefully so.






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"Who gets to determine when the old ends and the new begins?
It’s not on the calendar, it’s not a birthday, it’s not a new year,
it’s an event —big or small, something that changes us,
ideally it gives us hope,
a new way of living and looking at the world,
letting go of old habits,
old memories.

What's important is that we never stop believing we can have a new beginning,
but it's also important to remember amid all the crap
are a few things really worth holding on to.."- Meredith.

Free-Ants

All these years, all a-lone
The wind'd passed, the rain'd gone
There were tears, there were wrongs
Still remember what we held dear

True "friends" love, will then know
Is lonely, to say goodbye
There are dreams, there is you
In our hearts

Friends walk this life to-ge-ther
Those days will ne-ver return,
Just one word, just one life
A life-time, over acup of wine

Withfriends will ne-ver be lonely,
Lifelong friends would un-der-stand
There are wounds, there is pain
Must still go,
our seperate ways.

OH man.
So many people are wearing army shoes on the streets these days.
And even though I'm not really a total-army-hater,
but YUCKS!
They just don't look nice.

I totally hate it when people make religion just another money making opportunity.
Where people use the trust and faith of others to earn money for themselves..

In bangkok for example,
tons and tons of people flock from one temple to another praying and worshipping the gods above.
but with it comes a price.
First, a 30Baht entrance fee.
Then, 20 baht to buy joysticks and a few gold paper.
Followed by another 80 odd baht to LOAN a robe for prayer.
or 20 baht for you to throw coins in some bowl.

While the price might be low, and nothing much to some,
I mean, isn't this something quite saddening to witness?
People are now making use of others faith to make money these days.

In the streets of Thailand,
people find tapping into religion so profitable that
even fake protection plates are being sold and bargained for.
I mean, there shouldn't be a price to beliefs and faith anyway.

Even in Singapore,
while it the situation is much better,
Ping an fu's now cost $2 in some temple,
some incense papers costs $3,
and having your name handwritten on a board in marker costs $20..

With general costs of living rising over the years,
it looks like the inflation has not spared religions,
or at least temples, as well..


well, at least joysticks here,
are still free..

Zouk's really an eyeopener.
It's not like what I thought it would be.
cause....
"Phuture is like a thousand, million times better" -xj
and I totally agreeee..

Work can be really, really boring.
Sometimes, it is quite a torture to act busy,
to look busy,
and appear as though there are tons of work to do.

You cannot read.
You cannot surf.
And all you can do is navigate thru' excel words and ppt,
typing words..
words that do not seem to make much sense.

It's really boring.
So much so that,
I have already prepared instructions for my understudy when I leave office...

Haven't been updating this blog for quite some time,
so shall touch on first about my Chinese New Year experiences in Bangkok!

They say photo speaks a thousand words,
so my this post shld be quite long...

I shall post the slightly more interesting photos here,
but for the rest, you can always find them on facebook.


Doesn't this look like the RBS logo? lol. it seems to be called Central here.



They say in every ten thousand lobsters, there is only one blue lobster.


THis is a real cool picture taken with the CASIO digital camera.


After a long day shopping, its always feel good going for a little massage.


It may look simple, but it is definitely the best porridge i have ever tasted in the whole wide world!



I have seen dyed hair, but ever seen a dyed poodle?


They say with credit cards you can have numerous discounts. With the MBK smart purse, you can even save 2 baht when you visit the toilet!


Doesn't this look very familiar?


I guess these two should be artistes ba. Anyone knows who are they??


The Oh-so-ever familiar A&W. And my only regret in this trip, was to not eat in there... Even in Bangkok, A&W are few...


Short and stubby Bananas


Can you spot the buddha head...


Doesn't this look like the wooden elephant in Vivo?


You have seen black, white, brown eggs. but have you seen so many pink eggs?



Life's really much relaxing in Thailand than here......