Christmas is coming in 4 days yea and it’s shopping time too. I had never gotten my hands so full and spending so much money in such a short time, but hey that only happens once in a year! On the lookout, the weather forecasts more melted snow falling in drips from the sky these days, good news to taxi drivers around the shopping area…

For me, I guess I would be missing two christmas meet-ups/parties because of SAF’s dumb booking out rule, they would rather us singing carols, living thinking of people enjoying roast on the dinner table and havin’ get togethers outside than getting us out for some parties of our own. I would be booking out only on christmas eve’s afternoon and book in the very next day into camp on CHRISTMAS EVENING ITSELF! On my secondary school side I guess I would have to give the christmas eve’s eve BBQ a miss at Purmei hiltop and my JC’s friend’s house party on christmas night. On the bright side at least I can spend this christmas eve with a dinner with my family. Mum’s already made reservations at a resturant, where? it would be a surprise she says… ohh surprises….

Merry Christmas and a Happy new year everyone.

Currently Listening: Jessica Simpson – Rockin’ Around the Chirstmas T (2:05)

*sniff* *sniff* Well, the flu outbreak here almost got me last friday, but I am happy that the fresh air we get from outfield jungle training clears sinus real good either- talking bout a thick layer of nose wax in there. *dig, dig* *roll* *catapult* ….*ducks return fire*

Last night’s dinner was good, held at Orchard Hotel, my family and uncle’s usual international 5 star buffet hangout. Only this time he’s treating (but as usual, everyone will just fight to foot the bill, its just so natural, but something fascinating to watch as to see whose credit card reaches the waiter first). The cuisines available that night are chinese, seafood, japanese and western, PIG OUT! Left the hotel with a deja vu of exploding if someone were to press you in the stomach, man should have cut down on the ice cream…

On a side note, returning now from camp is really now.. a drag… not to mention all the outfield activites, fast marches and PT we have in-camp. Usually our weekends are just spent at home resting and sleeping, hoping to recover from the strains and muscle aches in time for next week’s training schedules. Oh well, thats life in the army, *grunt* Now lemme see… *checks calender* its about slightly more than 1 and 1/2 years till I ORD and get out of army life. Then there comes freedom… I wonder fo people miss army life thereafter… they better not, cos there RESERVIST! argh! arrrggehh *getting into spasm* Mmm, on a bright side I did considerably well on my first in-camp theory test 98/100 to be exact *grins grins* And I wonder how can people get 10/100 in the same test too… ack ack *head exploding from ego-overload*

My usual net surf dosage gave me some money purging side-effects today. Its so as Swee Lee music store virus (or maybe the christmas shopping virus) is presently having this christmas sale going on lately- With a guitar set comprising of a Peavey Predator Guitar, Rage III amp and a HoME bag for $480!!! ($345 online payment, though I don’t really get the reduction in price for online payment) its a steal for such a price. Whats more? theres even free home delivery yipee! Hopefully it won’t be a “real steal” (gimmic) in the end. Would be trying to get enquires on the offer when their shops open tomorrow.

And Mmmm, didn’t know that many in the Singapore Siemens community would be so serious bout getting the SX1 phone, (and I thought I was!) after chatting with some in some Siemens handphone forum. Hope it won’t turn out so common as the Nokias (Most Singporeans are biased toward Nokia branded handphones), then it would be so bleach! – common! (

Currently Listening: Rave – Techno Cocaine (4:08)

Got one of my coursemates, John to give me a lift in his dad’s car to clementi MRT station after booking out from camp yesterday, after some tough training. There was one group who initially wanted a junk food junk-out after losing considerable glucose levels during yesterday morning’s power training. But it was all turned down due to last minute plans. It had been sometime since I’ve been to Clementi central wither and a memorable one I say, since my primary school days. After exploring around I guess what Clementi needs are more stationary stores as getting paint markers was really a pain- part of the dumb army stores to get by monday, lucky I had a few more buddies getting stuffs for my concurrently at beach road, thank goodness for that, it not I wouldn’t have much a weekend. Had lunch at a coffee shop there, never felt so “independent” before (as my parents are overseas and sis on a school camp), but hey at this price, freedom comes into play. *grins*. And so the rampage shopping after that, my memory didn’t failed me and 147 was the bus to take from clementi central to chinatown, people’s park complex where I got my GameBoy Advanced SP for bargain at $140 plus a hardcase. The games on the otherhand are expensive, setting me back a further considerable amount, but hey payday was past few days ago, no grumps…

I had not been to the Chinatown, The Majestic before, which was used to be a old chinese theater which was refurbished into a small shopping center. Hopped down to the popular bookstore there at the topmost level for some browsing. But bleah! almost half of the books there are all chinese books, but I could comment on the rather nice redwood theming of the store, very cozy indeed. The new UK robot magazine series kinda caught my eye, and it had been sometime since I collected or even seen such book/magazine series I last collected e.gBugs, Takeoff, etc… oh well, for $5 as a introductory first issue, it was simply up to be grabbed…. by me.

Reached home at bout 5pm. Phew! finally found some relaxation after finally getting hold of paint markers at BM central and urghh! doing the laundry at home. Dinner at 162 family restaurant was on later in the evening as cooking at home didn’t even crossed my mind and some hopeful, last minute shopping was planned thereafter. The funny thing was that everything seemed perfect as everything was there when I wanted it to be- shops are opened even when it past closing time and stores which I didn’t expect to sell stuff I want, have them… very weird feelin indeed… but it most importantly got the job done and didn’t give me headaches which I was expecting either.

It was a rather eventful saturday, sunday is a day I which I plan to slack at home and rest as I guess those muscle aches would start coming in then.. but ackk! look I spent $350 in 6 hours!

Didn’t expect to be back home tonight, anyway would be up at 5 am tomorrow for breakfast at some nearby food center before heading to camp for guard duty. The thought of it just makes you even more sian considering all the guard duties I’ve did since I enlisted (BMT-1, Sispec-1, now in unit-onemore?) were all 24hr guard duties! dang… The only thing looking forward to now is the offday I can hopefully psycho my ang chek to give me this friday, so I can get my driving theory lessons cleared on saturday itself. Hope nothing happens during duty tomorrow, tata, for now…

Currently Listening: Bomfunk MC’s – Uprocking Beats (3:43)

Today is another day spent a home, not a day wasted but very much more productive than the previous week. First of all, got in touch of one of my “long lost” cousins. Hadn’t met her for quite sometime. She found me on friendster, kinda unexpected though and we did have some good time chating, keeping up on times. Glad that she did so too.

And soo, another trip to local library was up thereafter in the afternoon and that did get me out of the house for awhile.. while I managed to squeeze in a scheduled scandisk run for my comp while I am away, multitasking to the max you ask me? hehheh… returned some mags I borrowed last week and got somemore Maximum PC, Net and Motoring mags to kill time in camp, its just freaking boring there, esp when my dumb platoon commander just don’t seem to get the word “nights off” in his head.

Didn’t get to game much today (as expected). I had no time to play C&C zero hour, can’t really expect much as I hadn’t find time to complete my cobweb collecting Wc3 Frozen trone either. On top of that, I am really looking forward to the release of the Siemens SX1 phone next month, especially when my current SL45 mp3 phone had the right audio plug disconnected (and is beyond repair), talking bout surviving on mono tunes till I get my new phone…arghhh!

Camp-in here I go… hey! would be learning to use a heavy machine gun tomorrow.. whoa!

Currently Listening: BeeGees – To Love Somebody (2:59)