last 6 hrs on singapore soil gg this is surreal.

i have read my last naruto in sg.

i am complete.

SEE U ON THE OTHER SIDE!!!

i like the song... its a song that depicts our lives in the rat race very well.

do we really know what we want, or are we just being told what to want?

i hope that i can be my own man in a society where idealism is scoffed at.

even so, do i really know what my ideals are?

You are feeling really miserable at this time and you'd like to form a relationship with someone with whom you could really communicate. At the same time, whoever it may be, that special 'someone' must not conflict with your own belief system or ideals. This makes for tough going - but it would seem that the situation is only transitory. It will soon pass. (I dont think im very miserable.... but yes the special 'someone' would be a cool addition to my life rofl (itll be good if she cooks and irons))

Being impulsive and irritable, your desires and needs are paramount. You do things with insufficient thought - with little regard to the consequences that may follow. As a consequence of this attitude, you may be experiencing stress and conflict. (emokid_88 here)

It is amazing that you yourself believe that old 'adage' that you are a misunderstood person - and you feel that because of this you are being left out in the cold. It is because of this lack of believed understanding that you feel the need to conform to society in general - but this situation leaves you 'cold' knowing that you are not appreciated for your true self. (im very much the social misfit :)) Any relationship that you are developing at this time does not seem to involve any true emotional commitment, you seem to be just playing along. (GASP NO! im not so frivolous!)

You are pretending that the situation around you doesn't matter, but the effort of trying to conceal your emotions and anxieties is resulting in untold stress. The existing situation is disagreeable. You feel unwanted and lonely and you would really like to associate with someone whose ideals are as high as your own. (again, emokid_88. *slices wrist*) You want to be above the standard of mediocrity and this need to be needed and that need to need has almost become an obsession. You are trying to magnify the need into a compelling urge. You would really like to tell the world how great you are but no, you are holding back because you feel that your peers may treat you with contempt. This is a great pity because you have in fact a unique quality of character, but the continual restraint that you impose on yourself makes you suppress this need for others and you pretend you don't really care. You treat those who criticise you with contempt. However, to be honest, beneath this assumption of indifference you really long for the approval and esteem of others.

You are greatly impressed by individuality and have interest in people who have outstanding qualities. You try to imitate those people that you admire and their characteristics, hoping that you will be able to display similar qualities in your own personality.

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ANW its 11 days till i fly... im excited!

yes i will miss my family and friends lots, but as situ says, we've gotta "take the next step". we're big bois now and it is time to embark on the great journey that is LIFE.


speaking of situ, he has coined a couple of new phrases in ithaca.

"Toe in every boat"

"Thumb in every pie"

of course, both these phrases are followed by a "if u know what i mean" eyebrow-raise.


sorry side tracked, i miss situ hahhaa as gh3y as that sounds.

but yea, no looking back, the nxt 9 mths are gonna be AWESOME!

no point fearing the unknown, im gonna embrace it instead :) friends and family in singapore pls dont forget me though!


i quote sclub7's never had a dream come true

"its no use looking back or wondering

how it could be now or might have been"

abit out of context but u get the drift yea!


I AM TOTALLY PSYCHED UP ABOUT LONDON ALREADY...







just need to start packing :(



 

joel says:

gerbs!

i think i left something in the cab

but i cant rmb what it is (ghin acts coy here... he knows he lost his cam but refuses to admit it)

gerbs says:

haha

the hat is it? (keegan's hat)

joel says:

no the hats w me

we took a comfort cab right (ghin trying to find out which cab company so he can call them up)

gerbs says:

no idea

seriously dude

you dont even remember what you lost

and you want to call the cab company? (hear: gerberts laughter)

joel says:

nvm forget it (yea right)

gerbs says:

maybe you left it somewhere else?

joel says:

ya

proly

fk i feel damn bad abt last night

was super retarded (DAMN RIGHT U WERE DRUNK)

aiyez

gerbs says:

why?

joel says:

was quite high

and was talking rubbish ("jennnnhaaannn im damn high can u slap me?" in front of the rest of the warwick freshers)

gerbs says:

you werent lah

no when i was around

joel says:

haha thanks feel slightly better

but i shudnt have drank long island tea (well well i rmb the last time ghin got drunk on long island tea)

oh well

gerbs says:

but

you feel that you lost something

without knowing where when or what you lost? (gerbs refuses to let go of his prey)

joel says:

yeah ill prolly find out in time (no u wont ghinhoe muahahahaha)

gerbs says:

eh ghin hoe

can you upload the zhu video

mine doesnt really work (gerbs teasing ghinhoe... trying to get him to admit his loss. ghinhoe u were given a chance but....)

joel says:

i didnt take any video

my camera wasnt gd enuff

gerbs says:

i thought i saw you taking photos

joel says:

i rmbed that the resolution was bad (u passed it up n00b)

i have finally decided to blog about the trip.

firstly, i must state that all S06A trips always have many mishaps.

secondly, and more importantly, if u thought ghinhoe is the most pai mia person in class, u were WRONG.




rewind to tioman jun 2008....

1. Ghinhoe forgot to bring his passport, but managed to get his mum to send it to him in time to cross the customs to meet us.

2. Ghinhoe left his camera battery in the charger ("Eh use my camera... how come not working ah?).

3. Ghinhoe thought that we were going to Bintan. ("In my mind i was thinking that if i couldnt meet u all across the customs, i would go directly to Bintan to meet u all.")



now forward to 9 Jun 2009, 1800 hrs.

situation: gerbs nic zhu and i were eating dinner at popeye's in T1. Situ was late because he was programming a programme to help him cheat at aardwolf, an online text based game (somebody repeat after me, "no lifer").

Me: eh nic why didn't u apply for exit permit from MINDEF at home? its so convenient 1 or 2 minutes enough already.

Nic: 1 or 2 minutes thats why can come to airport then apply online using the comps in the departure hall.

Gerbs: u never know what might happen....

Nic: what could possibly happen?!

Murphy's law indeed....



at 1815 hrs situ arives...

Everyone: wtf situ why u so late??? we're running out of time.

Situ: ok i da bao.

we proceed to the check in counter 7.



at 1830 hrs, the airport worker is verifying our passport.

as he reaches the last one....

Airport Man: *looks vexed and turns to supervisor and whispers some shit before turning back to us* excuse me, who is mr zhu zhengyi?

Zhu: me

Airport Man: your passport only has 5 mths validity left. u need a minimum of 6 mths in order to travel. I'm sorry but we cannot let u board the flight.

Zhu: really? Shit.......................................................

Some lines that I used to in my p sch compos were very apt for the situation.

"I was rooted to the spot and sweat poured out profusely", "I could not believe the scene that was unfolding before my eyes", "we were aghast! nothing could have prepared us for this turn of events." etc etc etc

Before we could pull ourselves together, the next whammy came...

Airport Man: *looks through the rest of the passports* excuse me, mr eric ang teck chin, but your passport has also less than 6 mths validity. im afraid u cant board as well.

HORROR, our party of 5 was whittled down to 3 in less than 1 minute. gerbert and i looked at each other in disbelief. the situation had gone beyond our wildest imaginations of paimianess. it even made ghinhoe seem lucky.

BUT TO OUR RELIEF

situ: oh i brought my malaysian passport *hands it over to airport man*

Airport Man: *after checking with supervisor* this is fine, u can board.

PHEW what a let off, looks like we needed 2 hotel rooms after all.


So for the next 20 minutes there was alot of swearing, mainly from zhu. we were trying to find a solution at the jetstar counter to no avail. zhu could either buy a ticket for the flight at 11am or 730 pm the nxt day. but that depended on him being able to renew his passport.



at 1645 hrs.... 5 minutes before our boarding gate closed...

we decided that we had to go in.

Nic: Shit i still have to apply for my exit permit from mindef

gerbs: and he wondered what could go wrong....




Luckily, though, we made it on the plane on time.


In the end, zhu decided to pangseh us. as a result, nic and i stayed in a room with an extra bed. we also had an extra breakfast voucher every morning.

at least we could get onto the cabs and tuktuks comfortably!!!


and btw zhu, we thought of u every 2 hrs. the most frequently heard phrase was....

"i wonder what zhu is doing now."

and the answer to that


"probably staring into space thinking how paimia he is"

That's that for Zhu...


if u thought thats the only pai mia incident over the course of our 3 days, then THINK AGAIN.

the other major incident was when gerbs left his sony cybershot camera on the cab. a loss totalling $300+. fortunately, it was already 3 years old, so depreciation and utility derrived makes his loss less than zhu's invalid $180 ticket, from which he derrived ZERO utility.

of course, gerbert being gerbert was shocked that such a paimia thing could happen to him. he spent the rest of the night proclaiming his love of a certain someone in the hotel room. not only that, he contrived to do and say senseless things whenever we broached the topic of his love life, for example, losing the BRAND NEW toothpaste that we just bought.




Other pai mia incidents include....

1. getting conned by tuktuk drivers offering 20 Baht rides. TWICE. these assholes were touting tourist traps they had deals with.

2. running out of money by the morning of the second day when we had the whole afternoon left in bangkok.




But there were some interesting moments...

1. bumping into our RI year head jasbir koh not once but TWICE!

2. seeing this cute thai girl at our supper spot. she was our waiter and i insist she was warming up to me.



We did lots of shopping and nic bought more than 30 tshirts and polos. situ and gerbert have no originality. they chose the exact same shirt as me after i chose it. situ even bought the same white sweater as me. if u see us wearing similar threads on future facebk photos, please note that it is due to their lack of originality and sheep mentality.




i guess thats abt all i want to blog abt....




Oh wait, i have created a new PAI MIA RANKING!

1. Zhu Zhengyi aka Tao Ran

2. Joel Lam Ghin Hoe aka faghoe

3. Nicholas Kwok Kang Rui aka gerbert aka loverboy G aka (only to himself) G-smooth.



CONGRATULATION GHINHOE, YOU ARE NO LONGER THE MOST PAIMIA.

but actually, to those not in the know, zhu and ghinhoe are one and the same. we used to think that they were just long lost brothers, but this recent incident has proven that their fates are intertwined to such an extent, that it can only be concluded that they are one and the same.