SHANGHAI TRIP! ( PICTURES TO BE CONTINUED LATER! )

I'm back from my Shanghai holiday!!!! Hmmm many interesting things happened during my trip there, well... it will be my first and i think last trip there =) apart from the good cold weather and historical sight seeings and shoppings, i was not impressed by the rest.. i wonder how Shanghai women can stand the Shanghai men over there because where ever they go they just spit on the floor and nobody gives way, it seemed that in their mind they have the right of way.. they will just bang you or even when taking a cab, unlike Singapore where people give way to those who had been waiting for a cab earlier on, they just run straight into the cab and pushing you away just to get into a cab. Thats why after 1 hour of getting robbed of my cab, i decided to do the same way and just ignore the manners. The drivers there do not obey the traffic lights and way of route! Even if it is red light they will still go through the traffic and even dare sound the horn at you to call you to get out of the way!

This are some things that makes me appreciate i live in Singapore where spitting is an offence, and courtesy is a virtue!!

On my second day i took a cab which i didn't realise it was an illegal 1 and the cash meter just rose every 3 seconds! and the driver actually brought me to another place instead of the hotel where i wanted to go. I immediately sternly told him to alight me and i took an official cab where the driver told me to be careful for all these illegal cabs where they bring tourist to other places and then rob them.. I was lucky it was in the day time where there are many people around... Thank God

Enough of the complaining, i shall upload some of the many pictures i took throughout my trip!

DAY 1

The hotel ( RAMADA )

This is how my hotel room looks like, the typical hotel room

The view outside the hotel room window

This is XIN TIAN DI, famous night spot for pubs and where the trendy hang out

1 of the beautiful pubs you can find there

Beautiful wine bar

The rain came but did not stop me from enjoying the cold air and beautiful scenery

Reminds me of Paris

1 of the cleanest place you can find in Shanghai already =)

After that a beautiful breakfast of Xiao Long Bao and beed soup ramen from the famous Dian Tai Fung over at Shanghai, their service is so much better then Singapore's and not to mention the food



Day 2

Day 2 was shopping time at my hotel area! The famous Nan Jing Street where you can find at least 5 or more shopping centers side by side!

Along the streets!

Just enjoy the view

The Bund where opposite is Pudong, another shopping district

A clearer view

I love this picture effect

This is 1 big ass thermometer

After that i headed to this posh Italian restaurent

Their butter lobster cabonara looked like HORFUN!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I'm off to Shanghai! I would like to wish everybody a blessed and fun-filled Merry Christmas with their family and friends! Too bad i can't celebrate with my buddies this year.

It will be 7 days of no gym for me!! OMG~ the hotel better have gym facilities so that i can hit the gym in the morning before i go off for my shopping and eating spree Lol.. Let's just hope i won't freeze over there because i was too lazy to shop for any winter clothes in Singapore =) IT'S ALL IN THE MIND~~~

Finally away!

Last week my sister had an impromptu decision to go Shanghai with me, she said that this year's christmas present will be a free 2 way airplane ticket and free lodging to Shanghai to shop! WoOHoOo~ Have not pack my bag yet but will do so after i buy my big crumpler bag for the trip too... today was a funny day, our motive was to go to Paragon to buy our crumpler bag, me and Weiliang already decided which to buy but Zongwei still could not decide which to buy, so we went for dinner and who would have known that after we finished our dinner and went back... THE SHOP HAS CLOSED FOR THE DAY!! I got damn pissed off, makes my whole trip down a waste, We went to Borders and Weiliang wanted to purchase just 1 magazine but because the person infront of him bought i think a library of books...we had to wait for like 20 minutes just so that he could pay for his 1 magazine... not only that we waited like for freaking 45 minutes for our bus to go home~ tomorrow i will waste no time... go into the shop, grab the bag, swipe my card and get the hell out!!! Lol today is really a day of WAITING WAITING WAITING~

Oh well, can't wait to go to Shanghai not because of the shopping spree and delicacies indulgence but because of the cold 6 degree celcius weather over there.. i just love extreme coldness =)

I'll be going off on 21st and coming back on the 27th, just in time to celebrate the end of the year countdown with my close buddies...

I have a few shopping list of stuffs that some of my friends want me to buy for them and 3 other friends that i will not mention "WHO!" called me to buy a bigger luggage bag so i can smuggle them to Shanghai to shop with me... Ahem! If you are reading this.. you should know who you are! Why don't you save the trouble and purchase a ticket and meet me there and i wouldn't mind for you to carry my luggage for me... =)

Top 5 Unluckiest Moments...SO FAR!!!

My Top 5 Most Unluckiest Moments...So Far!

5.) Training for my basketball tournament in secondary school for many months everyday even under the rain and when the time came..i fell sick zZzz!!!

4.) Had real bad knee injury in the past due to too much basketball trainings and i can not sit for long periods in small areas like cars, when i sat for a 6 hour journey for an overseas holiday, i could not stand when we reached and had to lay in the hotel bed for the entire trip and i missed out all the fun!!!

3.) When i was young i roller bladed while my neighbour was cycling behind me, i tripped and fell down and my neighbour behind could not stop in time and he rode his bicycle over my neck..

2.) Few days ago while bathing i thought to myself why all these years i've been staying at my house, there have never been a blackout while in the toilet, and true enough 2 minutes later.. MY ENTIRE BLOCK BLACKOUT FOR CLOSE TO AN HOUR!!! and i could not see a single damn thing in the toilet!

1.) This i really have nothing to say but U-N-L-U-C-K-Y!!! I was making my daily 10 eggs, when i cracked open the 1st to the 9th egg, everything was going well... When i was happily cracking open the last egg, IT WAS ROTTEN! and it just fell straight into the bowl of 9 perfect eggs and i had to throw everything away!!! If only i cracked the last egg first... then i would have saved 9 eggs!!!

FOOD!!!!

This is what i call a GOOD meal after an exhausting gym work out!!!

I bought half of a honey roasted chicken and i made some salad with rasins and tomatoes and 1 big cup of steamed corn with bacon bits... Nothing beats a scrumptious meal on a cold rainy day after a good workout =) It not only fills your stomach and taste buds, it makes you happy too!

Tomorrow i shall grill my Salmon marinated in terriyaki sauce and cook a baked USA potato garnished with salad cream and bacon bits and melted cheese and 3 egg white omelette for dinner!

Total Eclipse Of The Heart

I immediately fell in love with this song, didn't know i have been missing out this good song which was released 1 year before i was born!



Turnaround,
every now and then I get a little bit lonely
and you're never coming around

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit tired
of listening to the sound of my tears

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit nervous
that the best of all the years have gone by

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
and then I see the look in your eyes

Turnaround bright eyes,
Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes,
Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit restless
and I dream of something wild

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit helpless
and I'm lying like a child in your arms

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit angry
and I know I've got to get out and cry

Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
but then I see the look in your eyes

Turnaround bright eyes,
Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes,
Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart

Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

Thoughts

Confidence is a mental process that arises from considering if a person or thing is capable of something.

Self-confidence is having confidence in oneself when considering a capability.

Overconfidence is having unmerited confidence--believing something or someone is capable when they are not.

Self Confidence, something which i know that i lack in me. I used to think maybe it's because i used to think i am always incompetent and inferior to others in skills, so thats why i used to train so hard for my basketball and i not only wanted to be good among all that i know but to be the best. I thought this would make me have more self confidence, well i did work for me.. but it was only at a basketball court. I would be making decisions and plans to try and win the game which i was determined in every game. That thought of increasing my self confidence made me go on to train and play basketball with all my heart to learn for more then 10 years...

After that i got laughed at by my closest friends at that point of my life for being skinny and small size while the rest of them were so called "normal" and made fun of my appearance infront of the girls who adored them to make them feel good , they made it that way and i soon believe that they were right because they were my good friends at that time. I soon got very demoralized and my fist clenched at the hearing of the word skinny.. it was like a great insult to me, only guys who are skinny or were skinny will know how i felt... but i didn't do anything about it because i didn't know where to start

The final blow came when i was being the common target of ah bengs at that point of time, 8 guys unleash all the beatings they could do on me for no other reason then to show their gfs that they are fighters in life and cool for a reason. I had no reason to fight back... and i knew i could not either..

The following week i called my current close buddy, Weiliang, to follow me to the gym to just work out abit, soon we got hooked and we had sort of a silent challenge that who could make the most difference to our bodies... We would eat all the carbs and protiens we could see, i still remember we each ate a buddy meal at burger king, we had 10 pratas for dinner, we had 3 bowls of noodles for dinner, we just ate n ate with the focus of growing big... I was dying to get out of my 44kg body frame... i was literally eating, living, sleeping and dreaming about being "normal"

I remembered going back to my secondary school to have a gathering with all my ex classmates and teachers, the friends who laughed at me once.. maybe all of the training i put in was to prove to them?

I read this line from a show but i just can't remember where i have seen it... but it was sort of reflecting on me. A gal was telling the guy "Why are you trying so hard just to prove to others all these years? Why must you care so much of how other people look at you or think about you? Just enjoy life like it is..." It sort of struck a key in my mind...

From Left: Weiliang, Zengye and Me

Our "brothership" is going strong after so many years...

From Left: Me, Weiliang and Zengye

Mime Torn

This Guy is Great =)

I Would Give Up Anything Just For A Miracle To Happen...

The worst feared had came true when the report came out yesterday, my eldest aunt who complained of back aches and fevers had turned out to be because she is diagnosed with breast tumour and it is cancerous at it's final stages and it is feared that it had spread to her back already, tonight her sister's and brothers will all gather to have a talk with the doctor and see what can be done best to help her go through this hard time. It is a very big shock to all of us, everybody has cancelled their holiday trips to spend more time with my aunt, nobody has yet to let my sister know because she is overseas having her honeymoon. My cousin will wait for my sister to come back from her honeymoon then she will tell her about her mom's condition personally because we do not want to spoil my sister's mood right now. I pray that my aunt will be strong and with the support of us, her loved ones, she will conquer the disease.

"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.

T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.

The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.

When we've been here ten thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.

A New Beautiful Journey Ahead For My Sister...

Today is my sister's wedding... After months and months of planning and arranging she finally had a perfect wedding. First we had the church wedding in the morning, we had to wake up early at 6am so that my cousins, aunts, sister and my mom could have their make over done in time by my sister's stylist. I did not have to do any make over and could sleep till 8am instead but i volunteered to wake up at 6am to help everybody make breakfast and drinks for the long journey ahead. The church wedding was fabulously beautiful, everything went perfect except the pastor made the same mistake again like the rehearsals... he suppose to say to my sister to put the ring on her husband-to-be's 2nd finger but instead he said the 3rd finger.. the universal sign language finger!

After the church wedding was done, we had lunch at the lobby area and after that headed to my brother-in-law's house for the tea ceremony and then back to my house for the tea ceremony, it was very short for the tea ceremony at my brother in law's place because there was only his parents around... at my house all my relatives was gathered and the tea ceremony was about an hour, imagine the number of relatives and cousins i have... i was the camera and video man for the day, and i was so busy running up and down getting good shots for the newly weds...

After it was finished, everybody went back to rest for about 3 hours till the wedding dinner at UOB plaza, 60th floor restaurent... the food was great and the waitresses were very friendly. After a hearty meal and lots of photo sessions and chats we all head back home to rest for a day well spent and never forgotten. The newly weds went back to Fullerton hotel to rest and prepare for their honeymoon on Monday =)

(My gorgeous sister all nervous to walk down the aisle)

(Morning Attire For Church Wedding)

( Night Attire For Wedding Dinner )

Blackies

This was taken last Wednesday at Zouk celebrating our buddy PARANTHAMAN A.k.a PARAN-The-Man ORD!!!
Our dress code theme was all black, before we went into Zouk we went to the nearby coffeeshop to have a round of drinks that we brought, when we were walking towards the coffeeshop i was walkin right infront with another friend, and behind me were like 7-9 friends all dress in black and everybody at the coffeeshop stared at me like i brought a gang of gangsters to destroy their coffeeshop... haha everybody from different tables keep staring over at us and they were kinda quiet... guess i shouldn't had suggested the all black theme.. makes people get the wrong impression of us kind souls Lol

SHOP TILL YOU DROP!!

What a fun but tiring shopping day i had with my sister, last minute shopping to get my clothes for her wedding this Sat. Before our shopping spree we went to Azabu Sabo for some japanese desserts and a small meal, i was smsing my friend and holding the chopsticks on the other hand, she said if i could break open the new pair of wooden chopsticks which were still attached to each other with my one hand she would pay for all that i shop today, lol i immediately just used my thumb to press down on the chopsticks and it broke into half.. and she just quietly ate her meal and had to pay for my clothes later on.. haha should see the look on her face. What a funny sister i got...

(This was such a delicious meal, cut sirloin steak with salad and some japanese sauce which made everything so perfect... even after just eating a big bowl of noodles i just continued eating the steaks, soOoOO tender and tasty! Yum Yum!)

We went from Marina Square to Suntec to Town to shop for my Coat, pants, leather shoes, belt and tie. It took me 7 hours of shopping to be finally satisfied with what i wanted to get, after that i treated her to dinner at Ajisen Ramen and we went back home to rest... HOME SWEET HOME!

This is what i bought, i didn't wear the tie because after i wore the tie, i could not even stretch my arm.. The shoulder and chest area is abit too tight because the coat is tapered fit rather then the normal ones which look kinda baggy. Also bought a snake skin pair of leather shoes and i'm gonna sit near my aunt that day to scare her because she is super paraniod of snakes haha... I showed my friend and she said i look like some kinda mafia boss (-_-") yeah all i need is a gold chain hanging around my neck!!! Thanks DUDE!!!

Foot Longs~

After gym today i decided to head to Jurong Point to get my dinner, since my mom and sister went to attend my cousin's piano concert in town and my friends are busy today so i headed there alone, i bought 2 foot long sandwiches, a club sandwich and terriyaki sandwich which cost me around $16 but it was a great meal after a gym workout. 3 more days till my sister's church wedding on 1st December! and i have yet to shop for my clothes..

Past few weeks in the gym i have been working out very hard, just blasting my mp3 songs and lifting weights till my body is failing me soon. Maybe its due to stress and worries for my friends who are having a tough period of time at the moment. Yesterday after playing some basketball, both of my arms started to hurt very badly because the day before i trained my arms, it was not the normal aches, the pain came from the lower biceps nearest the elbow, i could not straighten my arms or apply any force to grip hold of anything, the feeling was as if both my arms were dislocated at the same time.. I immediately went back home to use the joint and muscle reliver spray and just kept spraying so that the heat of the spray will overcome the pain in my arms. After 30 minutes the pain was gone and i headed to gym with my friends.

I seriously need to have a break and getaway from this place for a few days to relax, anybody interested in going overseas? Be it KL or Hong Kong or Aussie etc...

曲終人散

Last

Getting ready for my sister's big day!

Last week my sister had a church wedding rehersal with the pastor to know how the procedure is like and it was kinda cool. I am so excited for her and i wish them a blessed and forever loving marriage!

My cousin taking a photo of my sister(in black) as she listens to another of my cousin playing the piano as she will be performing a piece on her wedding with her sister and another of our cousin.

This is where my sister will walk down the aisle

Another 2 of my cousin will be singing a christian song for my sister on her wedding day, my cousin in black tee is going to London to perform some songs, when i heard her sing during the rehersal, everybody just kept quiet and listen to her voice... it was so emotionally captivating
i'll upload the song she sang once i edited finish the rest of the video and extract that part.

Found This Somewhere.... Not Sure Where It Came From But What The Heck~

I'm Sorry
That I am not ambitious enough
That's why i can't be with you

I'm Sorry
That I am not fun enough
That's why i can't be with you

I'm Sorry
That I am not rich enough
That's why i can't be with you

I'm Sorry
That I took it too seriously
That's why i can't be with you

I'm Sorry
That I am not good enough
That's why i can't be with you

I'm Sorry
That I am not smart enough
That's why i can't be with you

I'm Sorry
That I Fell in Love with you

*BANG*

Opps! I accidently dropped my dumbbell while getting ready to have a workout. The drop was so loud my mom thought something exploded haha.. after that i found out i made a hole on my platform steps!!! damn... gotta find ways to cover it up lol

White Christmas

I just realised that this year i am gonna spend Christmas and New Year all alone without my family because my parents are going to Shanghai with my aunts, uncle and cousins while my sister will be having her honeymoon overseas too. Every year we would gather at my grandma's house for a christmas celebration and buffet, well i guess this year i have to make do with it and i'll have to figure out what to do during December!!!
35 more days to Christmas!
Finally i can get to celebrate it without any worries or fret that i need to return to army camp for duties to look after the doggies.. Last year i had to celebrate christmas eve with my beautiful dog Inka and i bought many good doggie treats for her and the 2 of us had such a romantic dinner =) i miss the doggies, it's time to go back and visit them already

讓我歡喜讓我憂

爱到尽头覆水难收
爱悠悠恨幽幽
为何要到无法挽留
才又想起你的温柔
给我关怀为我解忧
为我凭添许多愁
在深夜无尽等候
独自泪流
独自忍受

多想说声我真的爱
你多想说声对不起你
你哭着说情缘已尽
难再续
难再续

就请你给我多一点点时间
再多一点点问候
不要一切都带走
就请你给我多一点点空间
再多一点点温柔
不要让我如此难受

你这样一个女人
让我欢喜让我忧
让我甘心为了你
付出我所有

Cutey

Got bored and can't sleep so i decided to play around with my friend's very adorable dog named Delphi...

Eddie Guerrero

2 years ago November 13th 2005 Eddie Guerrero Passed away.... RIP

THANK YOU!!!!

WooHoo~ Another new handphone! A super freaky small thailand mp3 handphone which can support micro SD memory card too! Thanks to my friend for so called "GIVING" me her handphone~ Cause i have been wanting to get this handphone very much!

Still.....

Beautiful song... Beautiful Lyrics

Beyond Forever

The grandfather of canto pop BEYOND! It's such a waste that they decided to disband, but i was lucky to have gone to their last concert when they came over to Singapore. It was such a joy listening to all their songs, this video is the year Wong Ka Kui passed away and at the award ceremony, his brother Wong Ka Keung sang their song to pay tribute to him... R.I.P

Medal Of Honour

(Back)
(Front)

This is the crappy medal we got for getting 2nd place, i helped the Military Police play for their team, not for the inexperience refree who was suppose to tell us the remaining time left and didn't call the foul , else we would had won! We lost by 1 point in the end... but it was all fun, great team work we had and all. It was long since i had joined this kind of competition ever since i stopped playing so much due to my injured knee, but the passion of basketball is forever in us... 324 Basketballers rocks!

Cats!!!

Lol... this is so funny
I love the 1st and 2nd picture

sOOoOO CUTE!!!!!

Very soon the day will come when dogs and humans can strike a conversation

hmMMm

I have totally no idea which part of Phuture we took this picture at... i just don't remember any big blue wall around... I NEED SOME ENLIGHTENMENT!

Addicted to LIPTON TEA!

This is how much lipton tea i have been drinking for the past month everyday while studying... the size of this is 2 super big gulp!

My Wall Is Soft

Studied till the point of fustration that i used my mechanical pencil and made a hole into my wall...Lol

Young And Dangerous

Those who know this movie series will love this...

Yummy!

After gym i am soOooOoo damn hungry....

Invasion!!!

The Aliens have invaded Counterstrike!!! Arrggghhhhh~

Protein!

My once a week treat of Grilled Salmon, rather then everyday Chicken, and 5 scrambled eggs. I think this time i grilled the salmon for too long... it looks kinda tough