We only got to book out of camp at 7pm today. Not to mention that camp is in the middle of nowhere and we have to come back in tomorrow night. And I have to go down to beach road army market to get my ID tag tomorrow, so basically I don't have a weekend which totally sucks. Is it me or is this worse than active NSF days? I suppose I won't be compensated for the extra time spent in camp on weekends.....
Good news though is that I passed my IPPT fitness test again this week (although barely). Which means I don't have to take the test again till my next window closes in august 2008, which is a really long time away heheheh!
Whats up for the next week? More card playing (I'm a dai dee expert now), more mosquitos (hopefully more mosquito coils will counter that), more poking (hopefully I won't get poked), more cursing, less nights off, and hopefully it will be all over soon enough. For once I actually think I'd like to get back to the office!
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Sunday, October 22, 2006
NAB for the "has been" crowd....
So there was this famous UK DJ in town recently and he was playing progessive at New Asia Bar. Except that the New Asia crowd only wants hip hop and R&B and didn't like his music so they kept booing him and shouting for song change until he got real pissed off and told them to go jerk off (or something like that). And then he left early. The NAB management says it was stated clearly on the posters, flyers etc that this DJ would be playing progressive and so they couldn't do anything.
My take:
1) DJ has to take some blame. Foreign talent or not, he has no right to shout at the customers. After all he is a freaking guest, its not even his club, so go on back to UK and don't come back again! We don't want you here! I've organised events before where the crowds didn't like the DJ. DJ's only choice is to reflect to the management, DJ's don't scold the crowd. But of course we have a case of an arrogant Brit who thinks he can do what he wants. Try doing that in UK, shouting at the half drunk crowd! Or even in USA! You'd probably not make it home alive! Trust me, I've seen what a mad drunk crowd can do to you.....
2) The crowd should just go on home if they hate the music. What absolute losers booing the DJ like that. I mean, take a hike, the posters and flyers said it was progressive night, so just shut up and dance! It's not like the famous UK DJ would have any R&B and hip hop on him, he can't change the music you idiots! Not to mention the NAB crowd is mostly executives and bankers, so the DJ was right to cuss at them that hip hop and R&B is so out for this class of people! Hip hop and R&B for an executive (mostly chinese) crowd wearing their nice business shirts? Hello, wake up to the 21st century!!! Oh I forgot, these are the same people who were grooving to Mambo Jumbo just a few years ago when they were in college...... It reminds me of the 3 well-heeled girls who were in the middle of Zouk dancefloor on New Year's eve covering their ears. They paid 28 bucks to be seen in the "happening crowd" but had no idea who was playing or what trance is all about, despite the big signs outside advertising one of the top 10 trance DJ's. It's people like this who would end up booing the DJ, what LOSERS!
3) Obviously NAB management is the most at fault here. The events manager should just be fired. I mean, after all these years he should know that NAB crowd only listens to hip hop and R&B (and perhaps Mambo? haha). Despite that he is probably a little more educated in what executives should be grooving too, there's no mistake that NAB totally screwed it up by pairing a progressive DJ with a hip hop crowd, double thumbs down to that. Zouk would never bring on Armin Van Buuren on a Wednesday night! Otherwise those 18 year old "yo-ah, yo-ah" would be totally freaked out and maybe start fighting hahahaha......
You know what? This entire incident reflects on the state of the country right now. Perhaps the report could be the "state of the union" address haha! In one corner we have the arrogant foreign talents trying to tell everyone what to do, while pissing everybody else off even though they are way way overpaid. In the other corner we have the ugly Singaporean. While in the 3rd corner we have the people who brought both sides together, never really figured out how to manage them, and ended up in one whole big mess.
What a wonderful world isn't it?
My take:
1) DJ has to take some blame. Foreign talent or not, he has no right to shout at the customers. After all he is a freaking guest, its not even his club, so go on back to UK and don't come back again! We don't want you here! I've organised events before where the crowds didn't like the DJ. DJ's only choice is to reflect to the management, DJ's don't scold the crowd. But of course we have a case of an arrogant Brit who thinks he can do what he wants. Try doing that in UK, shouting at the half drunk crowd! Or even in USA! You'd probably not make it home alive! Trust me, I've seen what a mad drunk crowd can do to you.....
2) The crowd should just go on home if they hate the music. What absolute losers booing the DJ like that. I mean, take a hike, the posters and flyers said it was progressive night, so just shut up and dance! It's not like the famous UK DJ would have any R&B and hip hop on him, he can't change the music you idiots! Not to mention the NAB crowd is mostly executives and bankers, so the DJ was right to cuss at them that hip hop and R&B is so out for this class of people! Hip hop and R&B for an executive (mostly chinese) crowd wearing their nice business shirts? Hello, wake up to the 21st century!!! Oh I forgot, these are the same people who were grooving to Mambo Jumbo just a few years ago when they were in college...... It reminds me of the 3 well-heeled girls who were in the middle of Zouk dancefloor on New Year's eve covering their ears. They paid 28 bucks to be seen in the "happening crowd" but had no idea who was playing or what trance is all about, despite the big signs outside advertising one of the top 10 trance DJ's. It's people like this who would end up booing the DJ, what LOSERS!
3) Obviously NAB management is the most at fault here. The events manager should just be fired. I mean, after all these years he should know that NAB crowd only listens to hip hop and R&B (and perhaps Mambo? haha). Despite that he is probably a little more educated in what executives should be grooving too, there's no mistake that NAB totally screwed it up by pairing a progressive DJ with a hip hop crowd, double thumbs down to that. Zouk would never bring on Armin Van Buuren on a Wednesday night! Otherwise those 18 year old "yo-ah, yo-ah" would be totally freaked out and maybe start fighting hahahaha......
You know what? This entire incident reflects on the state of the country right now. Perhaps the report could be the "state of the union" address haha! In one corner we have the arrogant foreign talents trying to tell everyone what to do, while pissing everybody else off even though they are way way overpaid. In the other corner we have the ugly Singaporean. While in the 3rd corner we have the people who brought both sides together, never really figured out how to manage them, and ended up in one whole big mess.
What a wonderful world isn't it?
Friday, October 20, 2006
Sleep eat sleep
They say that when you wear green you can sleep anytime, anywhere. I used to think that only referred to the 18 year old youngsters who haven't found any meaning in life. I was wrong. Reservists also sleep anytime, anywhere. In fact, they sleep everytime, everywhere! Any canteen break, lunch break or even toilet break, you will find them lying down on the benches, on the floor, on the kerb, everywhere!
So what's this obsession with sleeping? Are they really that tired from staying up all night? We spend most of the time doing nothing productive anyway, so they can't be tired from the activities..... Well, firstly, the uniform makes you freaking hot and lethargic in this weather, I'd rather be wearing a t-shirt anytime. Not to mention that most of the waiting is done in non-air-conditioned environments. And I'd suppose there isn't really anything else to do! The first day everyone is excited catching up with each other and trading stories. But by the second day everyone is sick of seeing each other and wearing the uncomfortable uniform so they are all just lying around everywhere waiting to go home! They say that soldiers "wait to rush, rush to wait". Well, reservists "wait to wait, then they wait some more"!
I suppose some are anticipating that life is going to be a living hell when we start jungle training next week, so better rest now. And better bulk up too, everyone's been eating more than usual, including myself. But I suppose you can't be just eating all day, so eat and sleep for now.....
I just saw Wan Xin Ling performing in a variety show on Channel U just now. Did you see those dance moves while she was doing the song Da Da Da? That footwork was so awesome man! Wow, what an amazing performance, and nice song too! I wonder if she has any other nice songs? Sometimes with a performance like that, you can't really tell the talent of the artiste by listening on the radio. I mean, there wasn't much theatrics and stuff (not like Snoop Dog MTV), just pure legwork and singing. Just pure skill!
So what's this obsession with sleeping? Are they really that tired from staying up all night? We spend most of the time doing nothing productive anyway, so they can't be tired from the activities..... Well, firstly, the uniform makes you freaking hot and lethargic in this weather, I'd rather be wearing a t-shirt anytime. Not to mention that most of the waiting is done in non-air-conditioned environments. And I'd suppose there isn't really anything else to do! The first day everyone is excited catching up with each other and trading stories. But by the second day everyone is sick of seeing each other and wearing the uncomfortable uniform so they are all just lying around everywhere waiting to go home! They say that soldiers "wait to rush, rush to wait". Well, reservists "wait to wait, then they wait some more"!
I suppose some are anticipating that life is going to be a living hell when we start jungle training next week, so better rest now. And better bulk up too, everyone's been eating more than usual, including myself. But I suppose you can't be just eating all day, so eat and sleep for now.....
I just saw Wan Xin Ling performing in a variety show on Channel U just now. Did you see those dance moves while she was doing the song Da Da Da? That footwork was so awesome man! Wow, what an amazing performance, and nice song too! I wonder if she has any other nice songs? Sometimes with a performance like that, you can't really tell the talent of the artiste by listening on the radio. I mean, there wasn't much theatrics and stuff (not like Snoop Dog MTV), just pure legwork and singing. Just pure skill!
Thursday, October 19, 2006
reservist
Today was my first day back in reservist after 6 years! You probably guessed it right, the pants hardly fit, and I've lost most of the small items that we are supposed to bring.... Probably have to make a few more trips to the gift shop.
We spent half the day learning CPR and the other half poking each other. And I mean poking literally with a needle, the most traumatic thing ever!!! I can't believe we had to go through all this pain again, relive the wost nightmares in 6 years. And to think the newer kids use the smaller needles, argh!!
In between lessons and stuff, its really just idle. Just sit around in the hot, stuffy and hazy training shed, just wasting your life away. I guess the saying wait to rush, rush to wait comes true again.
For half the people there, after this they will go back to their lobo units and sit at the front desk. For my group of people though, its chiong swa chiong hai (rush up the mountain and into the sea) next week. It's only just begun but I can't wait for this to be over!!
We spent half the day learning CPR and the other half poking each other. And I mean poking literally with a needle, the most traumatic thing ever!!! I can't believe we had to go through all this pain again, relive the wost nightmares in 6 years. And to think the newer kids use the smaller needles, argh!!
In between lessons and stuff, its really just idle. Just sit around in the hot, stuffy and hazy training shed, just wasting your life away. I guess the saying wait to rush, rush to wait comes true again.
For half the people there, after this they will go back to their lobo units and sit at the front desk. For my group of people though, its chiong swa chiong hai (rush up the mountain and into the sea) next week. It's only just begun but I can't wait for this to be over!!
Sunday, October 15, 2006
FMC
I just read in The Economist that the next big thing in telephone technology is Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC). Basically you use your cell phone as it is when you are outdoors, but when u get home within range of your home base, it switches to a fixed line using broadband lines, while u get to use yr cell phone and the same number. How cool is that! And when your friends visit your house, they get to enjoy using the fixed line too, but they will be billed individually at fixed line rates!
I wonder when this service is going to come up in Singapore? I read that 3G was a total flop in Europe a few years back, yet they still went ahead and implemented it here, but only recently. And as far as I know, it isn't doing very well here.... Maybe the operators don't have enough capital to venture into FMC after all this, who knows? Or maybe there'll be new players in the market.....
I wonder when this service is going to come up in Singapore? I read that 3G was a total flop in Europe a few years back, yet they still went ahead and implemented it here, but only recently. And as far as I know, it isn't doing very well here.... Maybe the operators don't have enough capital to venture into FMC after all this, who knows? Or maybe there'll be new players in the market.....
Friday, October 13, 2006
Recent article in today paper
| Look elsewhere, doc |
Contrary to popular belief, having a PhD won't guarantee work in life science research
Letter from Peter Song I REFER to your report, "The life sciences conundrum" (Oct 9). I studied civil engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Then, with so much hype being created about the future of life sciences, and with the civil engineering industry in the sunset stage, I took a shot at being retrained for the life sciences. I got a scholarship to do an NUS PhD programme in bioengineering. I stopped after three years on my own accord, deciding to graduate with a Masters degree instead. Contrary to what some have said, a PhD will not get you a research position in Singapore. I learnt this the hard way. Firstly, a PhD is very specialised and most students learn only within a small sub-field governed by their thesis' area of research. So, when the student graduates, he is considered experienced only in that small area of science. He thus loses all chance of working in any life science research position — even a junior post, as he is over-qualified. He will likely have to find a post-doctoral position in the department from which he obtained his PhD. But his supervisor may not have the grant money to employ him. This lack, despite the Government's generous funding, has to do with the research environment at the university, which views students as the main source of manpower. When PhD students graduate, the professor simply gets another group of students to continue the research. The students are paid a stipend from another department in charge of scholarships; effectively, the students come free to the professor because the grant money isn't used to pay them. For grant approval, the professor competes on quality of ideas, commercial potential of ideas and estimated cost of research. All things being equal, the professor who quotes the least amount is given priority. So, the PhD holder has one last option for employment: A*Star's research institutes and private sector research firms. But A*Star seeks out researchers who are experienced and have good track records. The private sector also requires people with a specific set of experience. And, unless their thesis is related, fresh PhD graduates do not have a chance. Finally, A*Star scholars, due to their bonds, can start as fresh PhD graduates in its research institutes. The moral of the story? If you want to work in life science research, you must be an A*Star scholar; a PhD from elsewhere in Singapore would be useless.
Letter from Peter Song
Vivo vivo
I went to Vivocity yesterday. It wasn't really planned but F and her husband were visiting from the US and M and I were gonna meet up with them but rather late at night, so we had to eat and do something first. Vivocity has a direct bus from my office, so we decided to check it out.
The first thing that hits you when you get out of the harbourfront mrt underpass is that there are 2 gigantic foodcourts right in front of you! One kopitiam and one banquet. They are right next to each other but there are some barriers to keep people from moving between them, which we thought was quite weird. Until I realised that one is Halal and the other is not, make a guess which is which....
The rest of vivocity is really a bummer. More than half the shops aren't open yet, so much for the grand opening. Outside, the concrete for the sidewalks have not been cast, and my visitors who passed by the place earlier in the day thought it was a construction site. There was all this hype about new stores that you cant find anywhere else in Singapore, and the management said they didn't want to reveal what these were before opening day except that the first ever Gap store is here. Guess what? You guessed it, Gap is the ONLY new store in this mall! Everything else is "been there, seen that". And the Gap store is half the size of the one in Berkeley (not as if Berkeley is a very big town)!
Probably the only consolation is there is a Esprit (edc) outlet which has menswear. There are only 2 others that I know of (Raffles city and orchard). The designs at each one of the outlets are completely different. I suspect from different countries since the Espirit label is designed all over the world? The price tag was pretty steep though, 80 bucks for a short sleeve shirt. Shouldn't they have opening sales? I didn't see anyone in the store.
Really the only place which seems to be generating revenue is the foodcourt. Theres another food court on the top floor too but we didn't have time to go up there. Alongside the largest GV I suppose. Everywhere else there are people walking around, but not really purchasing anything. I suppose that's because there's nothing really new in Vivocity.
Overall: Thumbs down, been there, seen that......
The first thing that hits you when you get out of the harbourfront mrt underpass is that there are 2 gigantic foodcourts right in front of you! One kopitiam and one banquet. They are right next to each other but there are some barriers to keep people from moving between them, which we thought was quite weird. Until I realised that one is Halal and the other is not, make a guess which is which....
The rest of vivocity is really a bummer. More than half the shops aren't open yet, so much for the grand opening. Outside, the concrete for the sidewalks have not been cast, and my visitors who passed by the place earlier in the day thought it was a construction site. There was all this hype about new stores that you cant find anywhere else in Singapore, and the management said they didn't want to reveal what these were before opening day except that the first ever Gap store is here. Guess what? You guessed it, Gap is the ONLY new store in this mall! Everything else is "been there, seen that". And the Gap store is half the size of the one in Berkeley (not as if Berkeley is a very big town)!
Probably the only consolation is there is a Esprit (edc) outlet which has menswear. There are only 2 others that I know of (Raffles city and orchard). The designs at each one of the outlets are completely different. I suspect from different countries since the Espirit label is designed all over the world? The price tag was pretty steep though, 80 bucks for a short sleeve shirt. Shouldn't they have opening sales? I didn't see anyone in the store.
Really the only place which seems to be generating revenue is the foodcourt. Theres another food court on the top floor too but we didn't have time to go up there. Alongside the largest GV I suppose. Everywhere else there are people walking around, but not really purchasing anything. I suppose that's because there's nothing really new in Vivocity.
Overall: Thumbs down, been there, seen that......
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
trillian
I'm on Trillian now. I must say it took me quite a while to convert away from my regular combination of ICQ and MSN. I guess I got too tired of looking at 2 windows at the same time, plus those 2 have too many silly ads and pictures that get in the way of the screen. Trillian is just lean and nice, totally no ads at all, wonder how the make money huh? Still trying to get used to it though. The sounds they play aren't that nice. And once you close the window you don't see the history anymore if you know what I mean. MSN is much better, you can chat a while, and when yr screen is too cluttered you can close some windows first but if it pops up later the history is still there....
Somehow I feel that something is missing in my life. Everythings starting to become a routine perhaps, and the stupid haze is killing me..... What would I like to do? Don't know really. Guess it would be nice to be really rich and not have to work? Maybe play golf as well as Tiger?
Okay, there's really one thing that would make my day. To be able to step outside my house and ski down an alpine mountain haha. Give me Squaw valley or whistler/blackcomb anyday. Alta/snowbird would do just fine too. Boy I would love to catch some part of the upcoming ski season if I could! Dream on.....
Somehow I feel that something is missing in my life. Everythings starting to become a routine perhaps, and the stupid haze is killing me..... What would I like to do? Don't know really. Guess it would be nice to be really rich and not have to work? Maybe play golf as well as Tiger?
Okay, there's really one thing that would make my day. To be able to step outside my house and ski down an alpine mountain haha. Give me Squaw valley or whistler/blackcomb anyday. Alta/snowbird would do just fine too. Boy I would love to catch some part of the upcoming ski season if I could! Dream on.....
Friday, October 06, 2006
footprints in the sand
I made a lot of footprints in the sand today. We had a big office family day at sentosa, and I basically participated in almost all the games, which was super tiring! But I suppose the sun, sand and sea is something different..... Now I sound like a Navy advertisement huh? Running in the sand is damn tiring lah, way worse than on grass or on land! And its different parts that get tired; really its the soles of your feet. That's a totally different kind of fatigue than I'm used to.... Some of the guys were pretty darn rough while playing captain's frisbee. There were huge guys tackling little ladies! I have a nice scratch on my arm to remember the occasion....
I live by the beach but I hardly play in the sand or the sea. The sea is quite polluted here in the east coast, with all that floatsam coming in from the open sea, so I would not ever go into the water. Its way too hot for suntanning too, and not to mention the beach isn't exactly very clean. But at least it feels kinda natural though the entire east coast park is man made reclaimed land. There were quite a lot of bikini babes at Palawan beach on sentosa, just lying in the sun and getting a tan, and on a weekday too! But somehow it seems real fake. The entire Palawan beach feels damn fake tho it's quite clean. I'm not sure what's wrong, maybe the enclosure of the bay, or maybe it's just too hazy today, but I'd rather lie on a patch of grass than on Palawan beach. Plus its hella hot too! In a few months I might be lying on the beaches every weekend somewhere where all everyone does is go to the beaches. And check this out, its work related too! But at the moment we don't know if its gonna happen or not, and the way things work around here I wouldn't be too optimistic, though we always dream of a better tomorrow don't we?
The haze is really getting to me. Dunno why the press releases PSI at 24 hour averages. somebody has got to wake up his idea and realises that its really really bad arnd evening time and okay in the morning, its not even close, so there should be no averages, just maximum value! When you get hit by a heat wave do you take the average temperature including the wee hours of dawn? Hell no!
I've decided to put up pictures and stuff related to things I like in my office cubicle cos its kinda drab and I realise that people do actually look haha! So I started with some postcards of picasso works, van gogh, and this guy who made a pencil sketch of NYC from the air. Of course I inevitably ended up putting some ski trail maps too! Seems kinda out of place but skiing is the love of my life so I can't really leave that out can I?
There is a possibility that if I get sent away for work it might be ski season. What if it extends partway during ski season and partway during spring where you can go to the beach? I've been thinking if I shld bring my skates or my skiing attire. It would be a problem bringing both cos that takes up too much space. If i send over, I might as well just get new stuff, since my ski clothing is from Ross anyway..... But what the heck, why am I even worrying bout what to bring? Don't even know if I'm going.....
I live by the beach but I hardly play in the sand or the sea. The sea is quite polluted here in the east coast, with all that floatsam coming in from the open sea, so I would not ever go into the water. Its way too hot for suntanning too, and not to mention the beach isn't exactly very clean. But at least it feels kinda natural though the entire east coast park is man made reclaimed land. There were quite a lot of bikini babes at Palawan beach on sentosa, just lying in the sun and getting a tan, and on a weekday too! But somehow it seems real fake. The entire Palawan beach feels damn fake tho it's quite clean. I'm not sure what's wrong, maybe the enclosure of the bay, or maybe it's just too hazy today, but I'd rather lie on a patch of grass than on Palawan beach. Plus its hella hot too! In a few months I might be lying on the beaches every weekend somewhere where all everyone does is go to the beaches. And check this out, its work related too! But at the moment we don't know if its gonna happen or not, and the way things work around here I wouldn't be too optimistic, though we always dream of a better tomorrow don't we?
The haze is really getting to me. Dunno why the press releases PSI at 24 hour averages. somebody has got to wake up his idea and realises that its really really bad arnd evening time and okay in the morning, its not even close, so there should be no averages, just maximum value! When you get hit by a heat wave do you take the average temperature including the wee hours of dawn? Hell no!
I've decided to put up pictures and stuff related to things I like in my office cubicle cos its kinda drab and I realise that people do actually look haha! So I started with some postcards of picasso works, van gogh, and this guy who made a pencil sketch of NYC from the air. Of course I inevitably ended up putting some ski trail maps too! Seems kinda out of place but skiing is the love of my life so I can't really leave that out can I?
There is a possibility that if I get sent away for work it might be ski season. What if it extends partway during ski season and partway during spring where you can go to the beach? I've been thinking if I shld bring my skates or my skiing attire. It would be a problem bringing both cos that takes up too much space. If i send over, I might as well just get new stuff, since my ski clothing is from Ross anyway..... But what the heck, why am I even worrying bout what to bring? Don't even know if I'm going.....
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Go Bears!!
UC Berkeley professor George F. Smoot was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics today (Tuesday, Oct. 3). Smoot, a professor of physics and an astrophysicist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), led a team that obtained the first images of the infant universe - findings that confirmed the predictions of the Big Bang theory.
Prof. Smoot is UC Berkeley's 20th faculty Nobel laureate; 24 Nobelists over the years have been Berkeley alumni, including today's co-recipient, John C. Mather of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and Andrew Z. Fire, who yesterday won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Prof. Smoot is UC Berkeley's 20th faculty Nobel laureate; 24 Nobelists over the years have been Berkeley alumni, including today's co-recipient, John C. Mather of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and Andrew Z. Fire, who yesterday won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Friday, September 29, 2006
Blakang Mati
I'm reading Neil Humphrey's latest book and I just discovered something. Why was Sentosa formerly called Pulau Blakang Mati? Well in Malay, that literally means "Island of Death from Behind". And that's what really happened! The british fortress and guns were all pointing towards the southern seas, but in WWII the japanese attacked from the north and overran the fort, death from behind! Such a historically significant name, with tragic connotations too. And many lessons we can learn from. So why did some fool decide to take away this name and change it to Sentosa?
By the way, have you watched the new Motorola Krzr ad? That's so cool! The music, the video, the phone, the cute girl, heheheh.....
Another quote from Neil:
"Always wise after the event, there were repeated calls at every level after the NKF scandal for more Singaporeans to speak up when they suspect any wrongdoing along the corridors of power. Now the island is expected to become a nation of four million whistle blowers. But it is not as simple as that. For over 40 years, most Singaporeans did not even know they had a whistle."
Ouch, that hurt!
By the way, have you watched the new Motorola Krzr ad? That's so cool! The music, the video, the phone, the cute girl, heheheh.....
Another quote from Neil:
"Always wise after the event, there were repeated calls at every level after the NKF scandal for more Singaporeans to speak up when they suspect any wrongdoing along the corridors of power. Now the island is expected to become a nation of four million whistle blowers. But it is not as simple as that. For over 40 years, most Singaporeans did not even know they had a whistle."
Ouch, that hurt!
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Army singing
My reservist In-Camp-Training (ICT) is just round the corner, so I figured its apt to recall the army songs we used to sing. They might not rhyme very well, but sure makes for a good laugh!
They Say That in The Army...
They say that in the army
the food is very nice
they promise curry chicken
but give you chao tar (burnt) rice!
Chorus:
I don't wanna lead an army life!
OC/PC I wanna go!
PC/Sergeant won't let me go!
Mummy/Daddy I wanna go ho-o-ome!
They say that in the army
the girls are mighty fine
they promise Cindy Crawford
but give you akua (cross-dressed) guys!
They say that in the army
the toilets mighty fine
they promise toilet paper
but give you sand paper!
They say that in the army
the guns are mighty fine
but when you squeeze the trigger
the bullet flies behind!
They say that in the army
the medics mighty fine
you come with broken finger
they break the other nine!!!
Left Toe, Right Toe
Left toe, right toe keep up the tempo
Left toe, right toe oh-eh-oh, oh-eh, oh
Here we go again, same old shit again
Up and down this avenue
__ (insert # days remaining) more days and we'll be through!
Wei-lo, wei-lo wei-lo wei-lo wa-ha!
Wei-lo, wei-lo wei-lo wei-lo wa-ha-ha!
Up the hill! Down the slope!
Any sweat? No sweat chicken feet ha ha all the way!
Any sweat? No sweat chicken feet ha ha all the way!
Underwear wet wet, don't believe come and check!
Check already don't regret!
I Ask My Love
I ask my love, to take a walk
to take a walk, down Orchard Road
bypass Mandarin, to Centrepoint
we had our lunch, at McDonald's
We had fillet, and apple pie
we shared a cup, of lemon lime
I hold her hand, look into her eyes
I ask her to be, my valentine
When I book in, I felt love sick
I miss her so, my sweet honey
Pick up the phone, I call her home
but her momma said, "She's not at home"
I want to cry, I want to die
where did you go, my sweet honey?
After some time, I made up my mind
next time book out, I try my luck!
I saw this girl, she wear no bra
her tits so big, can see from far!
I ask her out, she say "okay lah"
Next I book in, Hotel Shangri-la!
(The next verse is totally XXX-rated, so I will not reproduce it here. But if you want to hear a live performance, just come by Tanjong Gul camp between 24 oct and 4 Nov!)
They Say That in The Army...
They say that in the army
the food is very nice
they promise curry chicken
but give you chao tar (burnt) rice!
Chorus:
I don't wanna lead an army life!
OC/PC I wanna go!
PC/Sergeant won't let me go!
Mummy/Daddy I wanna go ho-o-ome!
They say that in the army
the girls are mighty fine
they promise Cindy Crawford
but give you akua (cross-dressed) guys!
They say that in the army
the toilets mighty fine
they promise toilet paper
but give you sand paper!
They say that in the army
the guns are mighty fine
but when you squeeze the trigger
the bullet flies behind!
They say that in the army
the medics mighty fine
you come with broken finger
they break the other nine!!!
Left Toe, Right Toe
Left toe, right toe keep up the tempo
Left toe, right toe oh-eh-oh, oh-eh, oh
Here we go again, same old shit again
Up and down this avenue
__ (insert # days remaining) more days and we'll be through!
Wei-lo, wei-lo wei-lo wei-lo wa-ha!
Wei-lo, wei-lo wei-lo wei-lo wa-ha-ha!
Up the hill! Down the slope!
Any sweat? No sweat chicken feet ha ha all the way!
Any sweat? No sweat chicken feet ha ha all the way!
Underwear wet wet, don't believe come and check!
Check already don't regret!
I Ask My Love
I ask my love, to take a walk
to take a walk, down Orchard Road
bypass Mandarin, to Centrepoint
we had our lunch, at McDonald's
We had fillet, and apple pie
we shared a cup, of lemon lime
I hold her hand, look into her eyes
I ask her to be, my valentine
When I book in, I felt love sick
I miss her so, my sweet honey
Pick up the phone, I call her home
but her momma said, "She's not at home"
I want to cry, I want to die
where did you go, my sweet honey?
After some time, I made up my mind
next time book out, I try my luck!
I saw this girl, she wear no bra
her tits so big, can see from far!
I ask her out, she say "okay lah"
Next I book in, Hotel Shangri-la!
(The next verse is totally XXX-rated, so I will not reproduce it here. But if you want to hear a live performance, just come by Tanjong Gul camp between 24 oct and 4 Nov!)
Thursday, September 21, 2006
More cars, more bus fare, what is the world coming to?
I opened my email this morning when I got to work and guess what? I got a response from Len Schwer, one of the LS-DYNA gurus! I posted a question regarding smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) the night before and he was real quick to answer man! Wow!
The government is releasing more COEs this month. I guess some officials think that there are not enough cars on the road already! More cars, more gardens, more golf courses and less living space. Spectacular isn't it? And not to mention that the cost of public transportation is going up. The PTC did some math and concluded that public transportation costs much less in Singapore than in HongKong and New York, so no problem raising fares. Errhmm, excuse me, which country is more densely populated? Which country is more in need of living space? I can hardly breathe in here! Public transport companies are doing a pathetic job at earning revenue from advertising and such. No wonder they can't make enough money. Look at the number of ads you see in the San Francisco BART station and compare it to Eunos MRT? Poor citizens should not be made to subsidize a lack of effort on the part of these operators.
Anyway, enough ranting and whining. Weekend's coming and hopefully I will get better from the flu by then so I can after a hectic week at work.
The government is releasing more COEs this month. I guess some officials think that there are not enough cars on the road already! More cars, more gardens, more golf courses and less living space. Spectacular isn't it? And not to mention that the cost of public transportation is going up. The PTC did some math and concluded that public transportation costs much less in Singapore than in HongKong and New York, so no problem raising fares. Errhmm, excuse me, which country is more densely populated? Which country is more in need of living space? I can hardly breathe in here! Public transport companies are doing a pathetic job at earning revenue from advertising and such. No wonder they can't make enough money. Look at the number of ads you see in the San Francisco BART station and compare it to Eunos MRT? Poor citizens should not be made to subsidize a lack of effort on the part of these operators.
Anyway, enough ranting and whining. Weekend's coming and hopefully I will get better from the flu by then so I can after a hectic week at work.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Flu Flu Flu
I've been down with the flu all week, and it sucks. Trying to spend fewer hours at work and get more sleep so hopefully I can get better fast. Could it be the start of the bird flu pandemic that YW is always predicting? I've been eating a lot of chicken lately hmmmm.......
Anyway, I watched Singapore Dreaming twice. The second time was because my colleagues wanted to watch it during our program family day, so I just tagged along. The first half of the show has numerous snapshots of life in singapore that seemed a little out of place the first time. But this time around I got it. Basically the idea is to show how the rich and poor live in Singapore and to switch between the 2. Interesting....
In other news, I discovered the LS-DYNA forum on Yahoo groups. LS-DYNA@yahoogroups.com. Basically that's where around 6000 users and experts exchange ideas and answer questions, and they are rather prompt too! Just shows how excited people are about their work haha! Much more excited than our NTU professors who sometimes take over a month and still do not reply to my queries. Makes me wonder why I don't recommend that the funding we give them be cut right away. I also found out that some people refer to the research we do as High Fidelity Physics Based Finite Element Analysis. What a fancy name huh? The experts out there just call it hydrocodes. I guess a fancy name looks better on your CV.....
Anyway, I watched Singapore Dreaming twice. The second time was because my colleagues wanted to watch it during our program family day, so I just tagged along. The first half of the show has numerous snapshots of life in singapore that seemed a little out of place the first time. But this time around I got it. Basically the idea is to show how the rich and poor live in Singapore and to switch between the 2. Interesting....
In other news, I discovered the LS-DYNA forum on Yahoo groups. LS-DYNA@yahoogroups.com. Basically that's where around 6000 users and experts exchange ideas and answer questions, and they are rather prompt too! Just shows how excited people are about their work haha! Much more excited than our NTU professors who sometimes take over a month and still do not reply to my queries. Makes me wonder why I don't recommend that the funding we give them be cut right away. I also found out that some people refer to the research we do as High Fidelity Physics Based Finite Element Analysis. What a fancy name huh? The experts out there just call it hydrocodes. I guess a fancy name looks better on your CV.....
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
