31 December, 2007

Hmm, funny. Due to the fact I didn't set the time/date properly, the previous post is still stated as 31st December. Never mind.

And yea, if you check the ClustrMaps thing, it shows that most of my viewers are from Singapore (expected), some east Malaysia ppl, French readers, and Aussies.

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So this is the first post of the new year 2008. Marking an end of the glorious year 2007, 2008 looks set to be a whole new experience.

Let us talk about the previous year and analyse it shall we?

A lot of events took place in year 2007. In politics, French leader Jacques Chirac, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, and Australian PM John Howard were all removed from power! Not exactly. They lost in the elections. Shinzo Abe resigned. Amazing. And this year, we had the Taliban kidnapping of the Koreans. The SEA games took place this year too.

2007 was a very important year to me. In 2006 as a sec 1 I was second last in class. I never forgot how humiliating, disastrous, pathetic, and ridiculous it was. That was why I put in effort and managed to become 10th in class this year. But then again, I fear I might lose my positions this year. Things are different and with the three sciences phy chem and bio all demanding attention, as well as A & E maths, it will be no walk in the park. Luckily, for humanities, I took pure history and elect literature. Those who took both history and geography have a whole shitload of things to memorise. Nah history isn't shit. Its good.

In any case, 2007 was a great year and I hope things will be better this year, in 2008. 2008 already looks set to be an exciting year. Let the good things happen and the bad things, hopefully there won't be many of them.

Anyway, I managed to beat Zejun and Benjamin combined in a badminton match. Wow. Haha.

I wish everyone the best of luck for this new year. This includes myself.

Haha, somehow it feels good. I'm listening to techno, an Indian song, some rap and little rock. Its 1.35 AM. But who cares.

Check out the archives on the right side of my blog. Quite long isn't it. From June 2005 all the way to January 2008. Pretty cool isn't it. Of course, some months are missing.

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The last post of the year! Indeed. I am just posting this for the symbolic meaning. After midnight, I shall post an entry to wrap up the entire year!

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28 December, 2007

There was a spectacular showdown between a 60 year old uncle and about 6 paikias at Yishun MRT.

At first, I was walking towards the bus stop from the underpass leading to Yishun MRT. There was this group of paikias in front of me. Dyed hair, funny spectacles, tattoo, ear piercings, lip piercings, funny clothes... you know how one looks like right? Yea. Suddenly, all of them stopped and turned 180 degrees. I just continued walking and did not look back to see why they turned around. Moments later, I heard a loud "Yeeaaarrrrgh!!!" and a sound of a punch. I turned around and saw a huge group of people forming. I pushed my way through and saw what happened - my goodness! A 60 year old uncle had punched one of the paikias onto the floor! Judging from his distance from the uncle (about 2 metres), his bleeding nose, his bleeding mouth, as well as his bent spectacles, he must have been whacked in the face freaking hard! The uncle looked extremely angry. Seriously, he looked so angry, no words can describe him. He didn't look angry, he WAS angry. You definitely wouldn't want to be near him if he was that angry. Without saying a word, he pushed his way through the shocked paikias and walked away, and in seconds, he looked like any uncle on the street, without a single piece of evidence that a fight took place merely seconds ago.

I don't really know what happened, but we can more or less deduce and guess what exactly happened - the paikias must have provoked him. Thinking that they were in a group and the man was just an old man, they probably did something to piss him off, like pushing him or something. Then the old man blew is top and unleashed such a forceful punch which I currently dream of emulating. Haha.

This shows one thing - paikias on the street are more or less cowards. Think about it, these people smoke, drink, listen to their gang poems everyday, slack at void decks, dress like idiots (except for some), some carry knives, vandalise public property - these guys are probably "tough" huh. But all it took, was for an uncle to punch one of their friends so hard he was sprawled on the floor and had to be helped up, and the the hamster in them showed. They helped their fallen "comrade" (not very appropriate word, but nvm) up and slowly backed away. The 60 year-old uncle approached them menacingly with clenched fists and a face which was steaming with rage, and they retreated and walked backwards!

I decided to follow the uncle for a while, and I did, examining him and walking behind him, keeping him at arms length in case he thought I was one of them and hit me as well. He looked normal and his expression was just like one of the average uncles you see on the street. As I passed by the toilet, where the paikias were, I saw one of them outside the toilet making a phone call. Calling for back-up? Too late, the uncle has left. They're also cowards. There were about 6 of them and they still needed back-up to handle a 60 year old uncle? What the nut. Calling for a doctor? Possible, but unlikely. Whatever it is, the uncle was outnumbered 6 to 1, yet he managed to get them to disperse. This incident shows you that paikias are nothing much to fear. Let this uncle be a shining example of courage and bravery for us to follow, not just when it comes to handling paikias on the street (although I strongly advise against fighting a paikia on the street for no reason as that is morally wrong indeed), but in life, in everything we do, such as studies.

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24 December, 2007

Deleted a lot of invalid links at the bottom. Their photos seemed to be there for no reason at all, making my blog look ridiculous. For now, most of the links below should link to active blogs. Let me know if I'm linking to a dead blog so I will delete the photo-link.

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Just read zk's blog. Haha, he felt that the racist remarks regarding "niggers" can be quite hurting on the eyes to read. Well, zk, you won't feel that way if you de-sensitize your mindset by just watching some Youtube videos, and try to remember that African Americans were treated and called such names in the past, and some white supremacists and Neo-Nazis continue to hate them. I added this American Neo-Nazi on MSN, he hates hispanics, Jews, and most of all, blacks. Yea and he told me that blacks are the race which commits the most crimes in the US, like car-jacking, murder, rape and stuff.

Get an "emo streak"? What? The book isn't depressing at all.

And I am still deciding which of the assignments I should do regarding To Kill A Mockingbird. I agree with zk about choosing a song, but the disadvantage about listening to techno music is that you won't know much songs. Eminem seems very good. Eminem's song, "Mosh" perhaps. Full of vulgarities though.

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OMG my blog was dead for the past weeks... sorry people, especially my loyal blog readers but who wants to read a blog when the holiday is approaching its end... everyone is either gaming or improving their academic foundation before facing the tremendous sec 3 battle next year. But in any case, since it is Christmas Eve, I'll update.

And to start off, merry Christmas to everyone! Post on cbox if you feel like it.

Playing GTA these days... each GTA has a unique feel to it.

And I finished reading "To Kill A Mockingbird". Yay. The book was not as bad as I imagined. Lots of words to keep me entertained, such as "nigger", "bastard" and "whore" sprinkled throughout the book, while at the same time, it does not cloud the deep meaning behind the book.

But the bloody stupid LOTF book still hasn't been found. When the heck am I going to find it. Probably won't be able to read it before school starts.

And I love that ClustrMaps thing, should have installed it long ago. Can't wait to see the red dots begin swelling.

And yea anybody want to play table tennis at blk 836 on the day after Christmas? Let me know, we might also be playing soccer. Yishun ppl only. Ppl confirmed - Shayan, may have Brian chen, ferd, john matthew, vignesh.

Good night then. Techno music is playing in my ears. But I think I'll listen to Jingle Bells instead. Get into the Christmas mood. Haha

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05 December, 2007


Ok sorry this post is more than a day late, but here it is. Photos of my trip to Beijing. As well as detailed captions.

Arrival at Beijing airport. No aerobridge or anything, had to take the transit bus. Beijing airport is clean and left a good impression on me.
I've been to Changbaishan before
Some house in Beijing. Most Beijing people live in such houses I think
The restaurant. Picture's very blur, I know
Another blur picture. This was before the Shaolin performance. Bought a DVD there.
Busy roads
Completely frozen! It was the beginning of winter in Beijing anyway.
Another view of the frozen water body. This is outside the Forbidden City, by the way.
Old rocks. That's why there are so many holes. Hundreds of years old.
There were huge numbers of tourists. Koreans were numerous. There were also some Japanese. Europeans speaking languages ranging from French to Italian to German to of course, English were also everywhere. Not forgetting American tourists, both white and black. Singapore tourists were also there. There were also a surprising number of Indonesian tourists.
Another view of the Forbidden City.
Exit of the Forbidden City.
Tiananmen!!! The most exciting place in Beijing to be, this is an icon of Beijing.
A much better view. That woman on the bottom left was my tour guide.
Mao Zedong Memorial hall. Regrettably, I did not get to go in. Seriously, it was a waste!
Another view of the memorial hall.
Another view of the memorial hall.
A maze-like thing. This was for games. They would pour beer in it.
Some hutongs
WangFuJing street. Expensive stuff here, no point buying. Unfortunately I did not buy any communist books or books on China here. My mother wasn't very happy about it. But bought two communist movies here.
Propaganda poster-like poster. China has always emphasized the unity and harmony of its 56 ethnic groups, the majority Han Chinese and the other 55 minorities. Even though they are minorities, the population of the minorities are millions, millions! Check out wikipedia for more info.
View from hotel room.
Entrance to summer palace, on the contrary it is winter.
Iced river.
Beautiful view indeed. When the water is completely frozen solid, people ice-skate on it.
Friendship store, full of good stuff, cheap or expensive.
View of Great Wall from bottom.
Weapons. Impossible for most people to use though. Super heavy and big-sized.
View from the top of the Great Wall. Going up is tiring, but that is nothing compared to going down. Super scary.
Restaurant with stage.
Park near Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven itself! Built without a single nail.
Very cute ducks indeed
An accident. Bicycle collided with another bicycle I think. When I took this photo, my tour guide flashed me a very stern and disapproving stare. Didn't like me taking an ugly side of Beijing I guess.

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Last photo I'm posting but not least, the great driver, Wang Shifu! Skilful driver, very experienced. And very big sized as well. Taller and of definitely much heavier than me. In any case, this photo was took in a rush, which is why he looks a bit funny.

That's all then. Damn, I'm leaving Singapore to go there again. Damn. I hate it. Waste of time. Knn. Rather stay at home. CCB.

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03 December, 2007

Ok back from Beijing. I'll post the pictures tomorrow and I think it will be the longest post ever in the entire history of this blog, mainly because of the sheer number of pictures despite the fact that the trip was super short (only 4 days and 3 nights in Beijing which is almost a 6 hour flight away) There will also be "exciting" videos but I will have to censor out some unnecessary audio and replace it with music.

In any case, my desire for weapons was almost 100% fulfilled at Bejing because I managed to get cold-steel swords. Mini versions. Still, good enough to cut you. I actually wanted this very nice sword at the Temple of Heaven which cost 380RMB, it was light, of proper length, and just like a long meat cleaver. Damn I pressed it against my fingers and the blade was real not some flimsy wushu sword. I wanted it but due to the fact it could possibly cause some "problems" at the customs in Singapore I didn't get it and settled for a taiji sword which was sort of like a pointer. The tip of the sword is way too blunt, maybe I'll file it to make it razor sharp.


And I didn't get to go to Mao Zedong Memorial Hall... argh. Maybe due to time constraints or perhaps there were too many people. I only got to see the outside. Didn't go in.

I also got my hands on two communist shows. "Zhude and Smedley" and "闪闪的红星" I'll watch them soon.

Ok that's about it for now the pictures tomorrow should do the trick.

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