12th December 2005-Anticipation

OOOOOO! Cant WAIT for the trip!

11th December 2005-Wow

A smile brightens everyone's day.

Whether you know it or not,
Your smile brings me light that noone else's smile can match
Is the Brightest Light in my Universe
Makes me happy to Be Alive....

Thank you for smiling!

9th December 2005-Semi Happy

Noone will actually know why im semi happy, i should actually be sad, but hey, something happened to cheer me up yesterday...

Secret! haha

30th November 2005- Apologies

Im sorry dearie, but what i did i thought was for the best, and that information was not for me to give, im sorry.

Feel really bad for whats happening, hope i can help somehow, though i doubt you would even talk to me again...

30th Novemeber 2005-Armageddon

Why does life as i know it have to end?

Why does everything i used to know have to go to hell?

Whats WRONG with everybody?!

Whats WRONG with LIFE?

27th November 2005-What now?

How?

23rd November 2005-Sweet sorrow

I have fallen for an angel.
Pity that the distance between Heaven and Earth is so great...

19th November 2005- Oh, the agony...

Day 2 of cold turkey... half way through the day...

This aint easy...

My life sucks right now...

I need a drink... Not gonna get it, but doesnt stop me from wanting one :p

18th November 2005-Breaking the Habit

Im gonna quit Alcholism
Cos
She asked me to...
I mean, an oncoming 27ton vehicle couldnt have got me to give up drinking, but i decided that if that 1 person would tell me to stop, i would try my best...
I mean, alot of friends are concerned and all, asking me to ease up and stuff... I appreciate that, but this particular one... i dunno... makes me wanna quit drinking..

Too late to update this morning, got home at 3am :D

Got flamed by parents, too...

But hey, bright side is, im trying to drink less :)

The cold turkey is gonna suck. Big time.

16th November 2005-

I feel confused... LOL, luckly, i dont think so hard if im drunk...

So now i decided 2 instances that make me happy.
1) A person
2) Alcohol

Since im happy about a person, im unhappy because im happy about that person, and since im unhappy, i drink to get happy again... Its a bloody vicious cycle... Blah

And dont you think the word happy is funny? It looks funny, the letters that spell it, H A P P Y... Even the word sounds wierd... haha

7th November 2005-

Hmm, maybe Thursday's unbalance was because i was an illness waiting to happen, lol... Fell sick over the weekend :o

Friday night started feeling feverish, and Saturday was the bomb! Still went out the whole day though, but didnt stay late at all...

On MC for today and tmr, hope to get some rest...

Crap, last 2 weekends spoilt cos of duty and illness... Grumble... Getting better tho, no longer craving alcohol... But drinking would be a bonus tho :D

To me, that is :p

5th November 2005-...Help me...

Im confused, alcoholic, exhausted and depressed...

And im not sure salsa helps anymore, Thursday night wasnt all that good, something just wasnt right...

Emotionally unbalanced now, hope something becomes clear to me soon...

Alcohol craving 24/7.... Gotta try to beat the habit...

Exhausted? Tonight skipping class and sleeping early, hope that helps...

Depressed? Ties with emotionally unbalanced and confused...

...Help...

30th October 2005-Home

Went for a run, felt good!

Yesterday wake up to Mom asking me if i should take a call, Msg Halim on the line...
Kena stun, he asked if i knew i was duty on Saturday...
I said, noo, my duty is on Sunday...
Then he said, come down, its your duty today, there was a change, how come noone informed you?
I was like, ~!#@~$ okok, i be there soon, i stay far away...

Cursed and swore my way down to Nee Soon camp, DAMN the bloody people who changed my duty, and DAMN the people without the courtesy to inform me... Scared i take MC issit?

End up cannot go for dinner with friends, no salsa... NO SALSA.... @#%@
Sianz...

But on the bright side, i had 2 friends kind enough to entertain me over the phone... Thx guys!

26th October 2005

Why?

24th October 2005-Terminator

Al "liquid silver" Espinoza, omg...

He did a salsa performance yesterday, was so good! Millenium salsa, hiphop integrated into salsa, the isolation and body movement was godlike..

Was a great nite, but too cramped to dance properly, not bad a place though, the decor almost the same as Embassy, only carpeted, lol!

Wonderful chillout place! Balcony open air, with wooden raised platform and cushions and low tables, so nice to just hang out and look at stars!

So sad that i missed both bachata songs they played that nite :( sob sob

14th October 2005

Wow... Thursday is so fun for salsa! Its like, a lot of friends friends friends, more people to dance with!

Found the one thing in dance thats gets me really hyper and high... the dips! LOL! Know only 1 atm, but when the follow really throws herself into the dip and it goes really low, the feeling is indescribable!

Hyper!

9th October 2005- Carls Jr!

Went shopping, got a pair of jeans, finally :p now i have 2 wearable pairs! (actually 4, but 2 not very comfortable :p)

Was deciding where to go eat dinner, then Jean suggested Carls Jr... Go until Raffles Place then she say maybe its closed on weekends... Pengz :p

Then finally managed to find the place, order burger and get drinks... Got salsa sauce also, lol!
The burgers were HUGE! The side dishes were, too! Onion rings the size of your face! No la, but almost that big :p

Great burgers, greater place! Definately worth checking out :)


Then we had salsa... Great fun! Experimented alittle and figured out a simple dip! Whee!
Then Shirine sorta challenged me to a flaming lambo :p Wah! Drink already cant spin, keep losing balance... :p

Sorta a bad balance day yesterday, kept stepping on Jean :p SORRY! We counted 4 or 5 i think :p... Try so hard to keep lady safe from others stepping, and end on ownself step on her :p siaoz

Great friends, great music, great dances, yesterday was totally cool!

8th October 2005

Hmm, just got home from camp. Yesterday unloading for claymore exercise, reported at Seletar at 6 am, then stayed at Changi Naval Base until 2230hrs, drove 1 and a half hrs back to Seletar, and decided to sleep at camp cos a cab will be a bomb :p

Felt crappy, but hey, its an experience. The view off a pier is so nice! Water everywhere, and windy in the evening, beautiful!

Convoy movement also not too bad, fun to play at least once i guess, damn worried i lose the vehicle in front of me, cos i have bad direction sense :p Sure get very badly lost one!

Nevermind, today will be a good day!

Gonna shop for clothes and go salsa, what can possibly go wrong man... Wait, dont tell me, i dont wanna know :)

7th October 2005- Best time of my life

OMG, OMG,OMG!

Finally realised what Ben meant when a good dance makes your day.
I had a TON of GREAT dances today!
The ladies were super cool, and had a ton of shines, danced with Fi! wow! Very interesting to watch her do shines!
Cynthia also alot of shines, very interesting to watch her do, also got chance to do body movement with both of these ladies! Fun fun!

It was crazy today, had so much of a good time, hope it only gets better!

Looking forward to Saturday already!

6th October 2005- Moody?

Life is good, friends are good, salsa is good, work at camp is doable, so,

why do i still feel so crappy?
why do i still feel the need to get hopelessly drunk?
why?

2nd October 2005-

Its Sunday! Friend just came back from Shanghai, helped me get drink, so happy!

Yesterday was so fun, although danced with 2 ladies only, you know who you are :)

Everything was right, timing, rhythm, feel...

Did training, took smaller steps, as J&J suggested, wasnt as difficult as i thought, haha! The moves i did were simple, but everything came easily!

The bachata and merengue were best :) very very fun, with alot of "feel" to it... Now i know why Jon loves bachata :) and merengue is really nice if you spin fast fast :)

Had supper(Drinks) until late, really late, like this morning 5 am, haha! Talk until blur blur, then very sleepy, too bad friend had to work today :O

But overall,
Happi!

Also got a set of dance vids from friend, its a competition kind of thing, like "American Idol", but with dance, havent watched yet, but drooling liaoz :o)

25th September 2005-WoWee!

Was at Union yesterday, coupla friends went down, as usual stayed until late.

Glad I did, the gems came out at about 2am... The dance floor had ALL PROS, ALL!

Each one had their unique style, all of they played with the music, danced and grooved so totally in tune with the sounds... It was crazy, i was practically staring at them stunned...

Also alot of funny stuff happens at night, like a lady who was "snatched" by guys, each cutting into the dance and taking turns, its so cool!

And the usual jokers, ahah, dance with arms across each other, 2 guys with 1 lady, so funny, haha!

Was so cool to be able to see all these happening, enjoyed it very very much!

Jwo's class shows alot of promise! haha! Got at least 2 very promising ladies i danced with, and the guys seem garang enough... Very nice to have more people to salsa!

23rd September 2005-Frustration

Darn. Just fininished Improver lesson 4. It was really bad.
1)Didnt enjoy myself.
2)Ladies i danced with couldnt really follow, and a couple of them backlead soo badly.
3)Ladies i danced with didnt know what they were supposed to do/how they were supposed to follow, really nasty.
4)Class going really slow because some people dont do social dancing, and still wanna continue salsa lessons, most irritating, because it slows down the class, and the ladies dont really improve if the lead cant do nuts.
5)Couldnt catch all the stuff that was taught. Very pissed at myself.

Hope life gets better. Salsa life, that is, haha! Finally understand why Ben was so pissed at some Rueda people... Hope it gets better in I2, heard only the serious dancers make it to there :D

Work wasnt so bad, managed to hit target... Whee... More vehicles next week, must work like a mad dog again to cope with target. Hope we get some incentive or benefit man... Sighz

Bright side, had dessert with a friend today... She actually came all the way down after work, supposed to eat but neither one hungry, lolz, so dessert it was. Maxwell market egg tofu, lol! Not a wasted trip for her, brought her to JJ studio and got her the lesson schedule... Shes gonna start lessons at JJ! :D

Tmr, today rather, will be meeting Jason for cooking! Looking forward to trying his recipes :D

11th September 2005-Damn girls, really, damn.

My heart goes out to all those NSF men out there whose girlfriends wanted a break for whatever reason.

Why NSF guys? Why do girls get bored of us army guys?

They just DONT FUCKING UNDERSTAND. They think university is all there is to life, deadlines, projects, exams. They wonder why WE cannot understand them, why WE dont console them and give them the attention they deserve, why WE cannot entertain them?

Sorry gals, but your thinking is just DAMN FUCKED up. We are over here, slogging our fucking guts out for our country. All you girls think about is yourself. Why arent the guys giving me attention? Why are the guys not treating me like a princess, like a treasure? You think we all wanna spend 2 plus years doing something that makes us left out of the world? Something that isolates us from "The Rest" of the Uni students? Naive Idealistic Bitches.

What the HELL. We start army stories, and you feel left out. We dont, we have nothing to talk about. Hell, you think army is as good as Uni life? Fuck you. Its not all roses over here, FYI. You like getting fucked by superiors in a job you cant quit? For a miserable pay too? Welcome, sign on in the army, slut. Maybe then you would recognise our hardships during our National Service.
Quit bitching about how we dont treat you the same, or have no time for you.

Hell, WE might end up in UNI too, DONT INSIST WE DONT UNDERSTAND. WE WILL. On the other hand, most girls will NEVER KNOW what we go through in army. GIRLS DONT UNDERSTAND. Words from us wont paint a complete picture. SIGN ON. A picture paints a MILLION WORDS. See things through OUR EYES INSTEAD OF YOUR OWN FUCKING MISGUIDED ONES.

Selfish sluts.

Excuse me, if your a nice girl that loves your NSF boy. I speak for the majority of the Uni Girl breaking the NSF Boy's heart. Specially if they were in the same school, same age, yadayada.

Just that most Singaporean Girls are SLUTS. They expect everything from a guy, but they dont fucking give back. Think pussy is all you need to get everything you want? Slut. Car.Condo.Credit Card.Cash.Country Club. AND YOU WANT THE GUYS ATTENTION. Think about it. If the guy has to SLOG HIS ASS OFF FOR THE 5Cs, YOU THINK HE STILL HAS TIME TO BRING YOU TO SPAS EVERY OTHER DAY? Dream on, bitch. Dream on.

Or, you could just go for AngMoh guys. Be the slutty SPG you really are.

11th September 2005- Mission Impossible, Possible!

Army Half Marathon today. Ran with a friend, we kept each other going for most of the run.

Somehow, i managed to finish the run, without walking, all the way keep going.

Thanks to everyone who made it possible! Shirine for her endless encouragement, and Firdaus for the support and company during the run! Most importantly Dad, for transport, and support, if not I wouldnt even make it there on time, haha!

Its a huge acomplishment for me, as there was almost no training for us, basically I went in not being able to run the 21.1km, and still somehow managed it!

Was smiling throughout the run, was smiling and encouraging even when I had multiple leg cramps... Was laughing all the way, talking, chitchatting, even though between us only I did the talking...

With cramps at the knees and calves of both legs, i still pushed on, going even though it was hurting...

The best part is the 1 extra day off due to the medal recieved...

I guess I discovered something about life, and myself today.

In life, mentality is everything. I told myself that the run is just a mind game, and I played like it was a mind game, and won, even though my body was in no shape for the run.

In myself, I have found a new determination and drive, and for what I want, nothing can stop me.

I guess for this new mental strength I have 1 person to thank...
Thanks Val...

So now got 3 days off, happy..

Bought dance shoes last Saturday, but couldnt use due the AHM... Think christmas present you cant open... LOL... SOON!

9th September 2005-Whew

Whew... Just when I thought I couldnt handle more...

JJ Rueda class postponed, probably to next month... Whew, Can do Improver in peace :)

Very tired, but got 2 full days tmr to rest, not including the Marathon, wish me luck :p

8th September 2005- Terrible, just terrible

OMG, today, yesterday, the dancing was terrible... I Missed beats, lots of them. Dance on wrong beat most of the songs, most of the time. Am at a total loss for moves.

Might just be tired, need sleep, sigh...

Terrible terrible...

Then still got added stress of performing up to my own standards now, cos got Rueda, starting Sunday...

Sigh, maybe next week i rest, or go down once only...

Too tired, need sleep :p

5th September 2005-And Now...

Ok.... just downed everything, sorta waitinf for the effect to take place...

Reember, the speeling errprs you see are all because of the alchool, nothing else... Each spacing between sentences is about 2 mins interval... Juast to track my progess..

okkkaaay, feeling a little burn in my tummy.... haha

Vison getting blurdry, hands and head getting disconnected, o can type but dnot feel my hands moving... funny... feeling.... hahahaha... wOOT!

Still sane, think i should down more tequila, hmm

ok! More tequila!

Oww.. Tequila from the bottle into throat feels really hot... ouch! Drinking Martini Bianco on the rocks fto tocool down my throat, haa

Oooo, feeling really woosy... hahah, can still chat, can still type straight if i put in some effort, but its like the words appear without me actuall y knowing what im wrighting, haha

feel like more tequila, i dunno tho.... Just finisehd mu martinai....

Gonning for another tequila plus martine! woot1

Got another shot of tequila, and 1 shot of martini bianco mixed, with some grendaine syrup inside. brings the total to 4 plus tequila and 3 plus martini, with a stout...

Gonna drink already, wish me luck... haha!

My gooodness... the mix is getting me even more heady... haha... its a nice ribina coulour... ribena coulour... ribena colour... ya, ribena colour.... haha! shit la... forget it///

shit, almost gone now

not quite, but like 65 percent? haha, everything is funky now, io feel ahappiy!
crappy, but happy... Gals, sheesh, are they really worth it man? i dunno... Wju am i even mentioning them? dunno sia, muz be drunk liaoz...

Just finished last drink, gonna get choclolates to muinch...

Mom said my face red, i just laughted it off,, almost finished a bar of cadbury chocholate, the big one, woooo!

OMG, just had a long phone converstation, and im like so cluose to plyking... Pukning,, i suck at drinking. sigh

5th September 2005- Ready, Set.....

Ok, gonna get a shot glass
Measure out maybe 3-5 shots of tequila
Down that
AND Chase it with a can o Stout

Later, i will make a post, lets see if spelling is correct eh?

4th September 2005- Same time, different post

Right now, Im stuck in camp doing VBS duty. The MESS is empty... No couches, #@$%ing H3LL... Thought i could get some sleep, now gotta sleep on the floor... BL@@DY CR@P...

Tomorrow sure ache like H3LL, and still have to work, Grrrrr...

At least still got a computer, and Aircon... haha...

I guess if really tired, sleep anywhere also can la huh?

4th September 2005- Long Long Night, Yesterday

Yesterday was crazy, met alot of new people at Union, stayed late, but didnt have the mood to dance much later in the night, was feeling very tired, very off form, and a little sleepy...

Coulda been the music not funky enough, or maybe not happy enough, didnt drink any alcohol, haha!

After dance went for supper, as usual. Ben dragged our instructor along, haha! We had a fun time talking and laughing over supper with the rest of the guys/gals.

By some strange twist of events, I was half dragged into taking the next Rueda class on 11th Sept as a lady needed a partner to join with her... Half dragged because half of me wants very much to learn, more then half actually, the other (Less then)half says that I think I might not be ready yet. Besides, it was almost a challenge to me...

When asked if I wanted to do Rueda, I said yes, why not, only if Jackson says ok, because requirement wise, I have minimum 2 and a half months more of lessons to go before I can qualify for Rueda... He said I could join.

I feel Really Really Really honoured!

However, I know that plenty of hard work is going to be needed to catch up with everybody else, and a lot of practice to make sure I dont lag in either Salsa Or Rueda...

Hope I dont let anybody down! Will work as hard as I can to make sure everything, especially Rueda, goes well for everyone else...

Hope I can cope too, LOL, even remember saying that the last month would not repeat itself as 2 lessons a week is hard to cope with, haha!

My I1 improver class is on Sunday too! Back to back! Haha, might consider switching to Friday class instead... Headache, haha!


OH OH! GOTTA MENTION ABOUT BEN AND THE "WATERFALL!" haha!

Jeffery Challenged Ben, would buy him a drink if he dared to drink it... After mixing 4 hard liquors, he took a fifth liquor, set it on fire, and poured it down Ben's Throat, while standing on the Bar counter... Talk about Attention Grabbing!

Amazing! Best part was, Ben wasnt even tipsy from that strong stuff... Totally amazing, i Salute you Ben! haha!

2nd September 2005- Question

Am I using Salsa as a rebound from Val?

Seriously, I dont know, but Im glad I found something I enjoy.

Lets see where this road leads...

EDIT PS:
Stupid question actually, I enjoy Salsa so much that it cant just be a rebound, sure, i spend a heck lot of time doing Salsa, and really throw myself into it mostly, but thats because I like it, as well as have a lot of free time now.

I have no life, lol...

2nd September 2005- Long day

Just got home from I1 Improver at JJ, wow... Fun stuff, funky 1 1/2 turn we learnt... Cant balance for nuts though, kept falling... Guess im too tired to coordinate... Need sleep... haha

Plus going down to Union again tomorrow, I think im nuts...

1th/2nd September 2005- WOMAD! WOOT!

My word... Went down to Union square, heard alittle about WOMAD, and the band thats playing tonight...

Had no IDEA that they would be so FREAKING FUNKY! Its like, oh my god... They got me grooving so hard I couldnt believe myself... It couldnt have been the 2 1/2 barcardi breezers i had, could it? Nah... It was the band, definately!

Stayed much later then I expected, but wow, was on my feet the whole time after then 2nd band performance... Was really really really excited cos of the great music, the beat was excellent, the band members could wow the crowd with their antics, like starting a mass coordinated dance... Wow!

3 of the 30 people i smsed turned up today... sigh... Not gonna try so hard anymore, its not worth the effort... Or maybe this Saturday will be my last effort... haha!

31th August 2005- I swear Im NOT DRUNK!

OMG, the unthinkable happened when I was mixing my 2nd glass of tequila and grenadine...

Was swirling the glass innocently, when Suddenly I realised that the glass was no longer in my hand... Oops...

Bloody glass smashed on the floormat, staining everything a nice Ribena colour, had to pick up the cursed glass shards, all the while mumbling how I wasnt drunk...

Good thing parents didnt say anything, other then, 3Hrs of sleep a day will do that to you (Dad said that)

God, tequila with grenadine is still helluva strong, its almost neat, just not as raw tasting... Weirdly pleasant... Cant wait to go drinking with the guys... Sigh...

31th August 2005

Yesterday had so much fun. Wasnt really expecting it though, went for a makeup I1 class, and ended up at Union with a bunch of classmates, whom I met only that day, had a great time, only regret not dancing with everybody, missed out 1 lady... Hope that i get the chance to dance with her soon...

Went out for supper after that, talked abit, had a few great laughs... Today wasnt as nice, got shelled by parents in the morning for getting home late. What to do, no car :p

Tomorrow going Union again with Beginner classmates, hope that they turn up though... Heard WOMAD is performing too, hopefully its good, and not too crowded...

28th August 2005-.......

Feel like $#%!, had salsa, had cooking today, had fun playing with Jason's dog, Terri or Terry... Supposed to have a good day, but i still feel like $#%!

Maybe because I am tired,
Maybe because I stupidly walked to Tanglin Shopping Centre
ending up at a closed shop when i really wanted dancing shoes,
Maybe Because Young and his friends didnt know what time they were playing lan till
Maybe because I am tired,
Maybe because I dont sleep enough,
Maybe because the I1 salsa class dont really give a crap about going down together,
and just totally ignore my efforts to make a contact list, for most of them.
Some dont even reply smses, SIMPLE COURTESY DAMMIT

Post edited, some unwanted stuff there, heh

26th August 2005-Lessons

Couple of things I learnt the past week... Either learnt, or verbalized, or formulated in thought...

1) Its good to have many friends, people who you can hang out with, even into the wee hours at night having supper.

2) Outlook is everything, if your happy, everything around is worth doing.

3) Determination is key, and I realised that I do have enough driving force when I have a goal that I wanna reach for myself.

4) Its tiring to hang out too late multiple nights.

5) Hanging out late means less time to think.

6) 1v1 DoTA can be really, really 1 sided... hahaha!


Theres going to be a Bachata workshop today... Wanna drop by Union too, but noone I know for sure is going, and its gonna be expensive :p haha, lets play by ear...

25th August 2005- Eventful It Is

@#$@....Ippt.... Aced every @#$@ station except the blardy broadjump... Seriously, they bully people that cant jump... Did well for myself during the 2.4km, ran without watch but made a decent time, haha!

Talked to Ben for quite awhile today, got a couple of things straightened out... He gave me a lot of inspiration to say the least, therefore, I hereby declare Ben as one of my salsa mentors :D not that he wasnt one to begin with, haha!

Back at work we had a rescue mission, big, nasty 5tonner got itself really dug in to some muddy ground... Poor beast was up to the door in mud, 2 tires were almost invisible as they were buried in sludge. Under the hot sun, in full view of officer trainees, the 3 of us Recovery Techs rescued the giant with finesse, manipulating the Wrecker's Winch Cable, and dragging the giant machine out with Chains and Shackles, it was a marvelous experience!

Boss also said that on Monday, we be pulling an SM1, its a tank! Wowee! Fun :)

Tomorrow on a half day, because I dont want the bachata workshop, wondering if i should go Union square after that... dont know if i will know anyone there... sigh...

That i leave to tomorrow to decide, haha!

25th August 2005- Stressed?

Work is tough, moving hangar, moving workshop... Most of everything we carry over is heavy stuff, backbreaking and tedious process getting our equipment around...

Just back from salsa, had fun, learnt new moves... I1 coming to an end, decided that im going to talk to instructor about the next class to take.

Weekend coming! Hope i can make it through!

19th August 2005- Coincidence?

Quite glad i made the choice to go down Union Square today... Ran into someone unexpected, and yet was hoping to see... Ben should know, haha!

Hope tmr parade will be ok, and that after the parade can still go Union again!

:D

14th August 2005-The most meaningful day of my life

I had no idea. I actually only found out yesterday, or early morning today, whichever you prefer, lol.. Was having supper after union square when Kai Min mentioned she had to wake up early. I asked why and found out she was going to visit a children's home.

Thought about it for a moment, then I asked if I could tag along, reasons being, 1) I love kids, and 2) It was a much more meaningful way of spending a Sunday morning, even though I would love my sleep.

Turns out it was an EXCELLENT choice!

The kids were fantastic, bouncy and happy, most of them. It took all our energy to keep up with them! Most of them had fantastic artistic talent too!

The programme was 1) Musical Chairs
2) Drawing Competition
3) Balloon Event (It was an impromptu thing when Li Wen(sorry if i mispelled) found out I do balloons, haha)

Musical chairs was quite the disaster though, because of the nature of the game, someone is eliminated each round. It had never occurred to us that these kids would be sensitive to loss. A kid pulled me aside as he voluntarily left the game. When I asked him why, he told me he didnt like to lose. Then I realised what a mistake we made. This was a lesson I learnt today.

Thankfully, Li Wen's quick thinking saved the day as we slid immediately into the Drawing Event!

The Drawing Event was much of a success, most of the children were engaged with crayons and a free flow of drawing bloc. It was amazing to see all of the artwork produced by these young prodigies. Some wonderful pieces came out, skillfuly drawn. It just amazed me.

All hell broke loose when the 1st balloon came out! Every kid wanted a balloon, so after 5 minutes of trying to twist balloons, I just thought better of it and decided to just pump out balloons for the kids, it worked after most of the kids had balloons, then they just ran around playing! It was so interesting to watch!

I had so much fun with these children, talking to them, playing with them. It amazing how much you can benefit from an experience like this. At the end of the day, all of the 8 of us were totally worn out. One guy commented that it felt like a whole day event, even though it was only 3 hours... I so totally agreed with him, haha!

Thanks alot Kai Min for giving me this opportunity to visit this really special place!

9th August 2005- National Dayy!

Went to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory today... Ran into Laura Lynn at the cinema! What a coincidence, haha, long time no see, but its still wonderful to run into ex classmates...

The show was so wierd... Its like, twisted and sick in a subtle sort of way. I wonder what the author was thinking when he concocted this fantasy :o

Salsa is giving me a headache... Sigh... I dunno exactly whats eating, i just know its something about salsa... Maybe just tired, eh?

9th August 2005- WOO!

National day! its actually 0130 in the morning :p just got home from salsa.

Got my I1 classmates down, they got their friends down, we ended up with alot of people! It was quite funky, pity i had to leave early. It was like a friendster live in union square, haha!

Feel very drained. Might be exhaustion, might be illness, no idea, but i dont like the feeling...

Was fun however, danced with a lady that took lessons with LADanceConnection(LADC), she was really good! Best part was, she said i was good for a beginner :) so happy!

Frustrated with myself though... Even though i have learnt quite a few moves, i hardly use them, mostly use basic steps alot. I feel that im boring the lady, if not, myself... Not a nice feeling... I wanna learn more, be more fluid, be a better lead, be as close to perfect as possible.

That feeling is not nice, either. Its like, im putting too much pressure on myself, and distorting something that i enjoy doing so as to compete with myself. I wanna tell myself to take it slow, but then, i cant stand the feeling of not learning more. Confused maybe. I guess i should just take it slow and enjoy myself instead of rush rush rush, heh...

Probably gotta get a life... All i have now is salsa, pretty sad for a 20yr old kid... haha

7th August 2005-Uggghh...

Argh. Runny nose... Feels like a blocked pipe... Throat itchy... Dammit... haha

Anyway, national day off comming! Must Survive!

6th August 2005-Bo Bo shooter?

Dangit, had range yesterday... Shot at some tiny black dots... Apparently, i cant shoot very well, i barely had 60% accuracy, or rather, hitting rate... Good thing im not a trooper, or Singapore will be in trouble :p... or maybe the enemy will laugh to death, heh

Got home pretty late, actually got home early today, haha... Spoke to Sondha online, shes kinda surprised... She was like, are you still Rence? haha, funny...

Today Got Salsa!

Fun at beginner class i hope, and tonight, UNION SQUARE! WOOT!

Doesnt really matter that i only know 4 or so moves...

As long as everyone has fun! Right? haha

Its the mid of my 3rd week without Val? Getting used to being alone. Realising that im not actually alone, that i have friends i can spend time with, just that i didnt seek them out before. Its a nice thought, that i actually have friends... haha... Most ppl who knew me in school would know why i say that.

I should get out more often :D

Ta!

4th August 2005- Salsa!

Its like 230 in the morning, just got home from salsa, thx to Jonathon for a lift home :)

Had dinner with grandparents yesterday :) wednesday night, which was a few hours ago. Managed to drag another Jonathon down to salsa :) haha, soon can dance again, im mad about this salsa thing!

1st August 2005- Another day

Nothing much happened. Just got my schedule messed up due to parade reheresals in army. As such, Wednesday wont be too good a salsa day. Not that it will get me down, haha, because torrorrow i can go down with Young. He has some female salsa friends apparently. Or maybe just one. Hope its a fruitful day to learn to dance.

Darn, wish i had more practice on my inter1 moves... But its late, gotta get to bed. Maybe i could squeeze in another few mins of practice :D

Hugs and kisses for all my friends! haha... Not that i have many... Guys, if your reading and have anything to say, please post comments :D Its fun to hear from yall, and also to know what you guys think i think... haha!

Till next time, keep funkaaaay!

P.S. I just got a reply from NTU volleyball... They dont mind noobs! WOOPEE! Something i can do in uni!

31th July 2005- Fun fun fun!

Yesterday was the salsa beginner's 1st lesson. It was so so so funky! It was also an instructor's birthday... Union square was so crowded the whole night! It was funky, the band made birthday announcements, they sang a birthday song in salsa, and the floor was cleared for Rueda, wow..

Was with my buddies most of yesterday, but managed to get up enough guts for ask a couple of ladies for dances, haha...

Cant wait for today's salsa intermediate lesson :) They must think im mad taking beginner and inter1 back to back, haha!

30th July 2005-YES!

Hmm, salsa basics lessons starts today, cant wait :) Hopefully got garang people. Heading over to union later tonight, drinking with buddies, hopefully can get a dance or two, fingers crossed, haha