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Been so long since I last wrote here. Guess I am either too busy or can't really be bothered with this haha. Guess it has just been work work, which has been taking up a whole lot of my time.

I think the most memorable event so far would have to be the HK trip I brought the students to in August. Been so long since I went there, and it's also my virgin trip with students =) The day spent at Universal Studios was really memorable and amazing; I really love there and would want to either go there again or go to the ones in US. The other enjoyable activity done there would be the trekking trip across Lantau Island. It drizzled at the beginning and the ground was slippery, but at least it made the weather cooler. However at the end of the day, I still got kinda sunburnt haha. But I don't regret a single bit.

My reservist stint was also very welcoming indeed. It's a good distraction from work. Missed the mates and the slack time there lol. Been so long since I did nothing much heh. Looking forward to the next one in Nov 2012 =)

And er, I got into my first accident the first week of reservist when I booked out for the weekend. Saw an orange light, braked, and the van behind hit me cos he thought I was going to beat the orange light. I claimed from his insurance, and everything went without a hitch.

I also bought a slr, my first one, as I needed to find a new toy to play with hee. Also because I broke mine during the HK trip while trekking, so I kinda got into slr. I'm still beginning to pick up the techniques and tricks, need lots of practice before being able to take good shots =) spent around $1.5k, inclusive of a dry cabinet and a 3rd party lens heh.

Currently on a 2 week npcc officer basic training course, and will be going for a 4 day 3 night camp tomorrow (tuesday) till friday at ubin. Let's hope the weather's going to be kind on us!

What a chore!

Marking essays is so dreadful and tiring, it saps all your energy and spirits away like a vampire ;(

life

Life's been busy as usual. Term break came and whizzed past me. Over in the blink of an eye. Sigh. I went for some servicing for my car and bought Redline engine oil prior to going to the workshop. Got the 5w30 variant. Then drove my dad and I to his cousin's workshop and changed the EO, air filter and aircon filter. Pretty basic. He charged us $50 only, duper cheap. However, it was pretty evident they were lousy at servicing. They knew the parts to change, but they didn't do any thorough checks or clean the throttle (I don't know what that means, only know that term from other WS websites). Guess I won't be going back the next time. But the Redline oil was really good. Makes the engine run smoother and the gear change is more subtle than before.

Work isn't a bed of roses. Wished I could just take some holidays myself lol.

Hectic Life

Dear blog,

Went for standard chartered marathon, and it was a nightmare. I could still maintain the jogging / running till about 28km, after which I gave up and walked the rest of the journey. It was such a hot and arduous morning, and it felt totally terrible. When I had finally reached the finishing point, I was red from sun burn, and my legs hurt badly. Couldn't walk. Took a cab home and slept!

Then I had gone to Krabi in the hopes of doing my virgin wakeboarding with my friends. Turned out that there wasn't wakeboarding there. So I did some kayaking in Krabi on the first day, then my friend drove 190km all the way to Phuket for wakeboarding. I didn't really manage to stand on the water after the 2hour session, probably because I was too stiff haha. Then at night, I drove the journey back. We got lost and probably clocked 230km haha!

The wonderful and lazy holidays finally ended and soon, school's starting. What a super uber duper hectic and busy life!!! One can never imagine the workload! I work at home after work at night; I work on weekends; I work everyday throughout the CNY holidays. That's how life is for me. I hope it will get better soon enough. Looking forward to the term break!

run run run

Dear blog,

Ever since I've gotten the car, I've gotten used to driving and feeling good every time I take a much shorter duration to get to school. However, there were some minor incidents that upset me, like brushing against kerb and others, resulting in some scratches. The first incident resulted in a $70 hole in pocket, the second time I just ignored it as it's futile to attempt to patch back any flaws.

Just gotten my iphone on Thursday 14 Oct from M1. Bro has got some corporate plan where I could get either 40% off for the first 2 basic plans, and 60% off for the 3rd most expensive plan. So I got that and paid $60 for my iphone 32gb, and am paying $39.20 every month for the $98 plan. A sweeeeeet deal. Too bad have to get a new number. I like this new number too, but I also like the original sighz. What a hassle to change phone number, that is IF I decide to change. Have to inform friends, change online personal information like online banking, NS.sg, singapore portal, insurance, blah blah blah. Sighz. Guess I'll just use this new line till 24mths then terminate it; meantime just use it for extra phone calls / sms and also for fellow iphone friends.

Went for the New Balance run today. I haven't been training, and with the lack of sleep, I really couldn't run. Took around 2hrs for the 15km. Sucks. Going for stand chart in December too, wonder how on earth am I going to conquer it. Gotta start intensive training!