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Premature end of my long weekend.

Gotta head back to camp tonight for stuff tomorrow. Haix. Forget it.

Took leave on thursday to support the bowling team. Wa the atmosphere really brought back memories man. Reminded me of the time when i was actually the one down there fighting on the lanes, and people at the back cheering loudly for their own school. Anyways i feel that all of our bowlers did really great and deserved all credit for fighting for the school.

Then it was crazy friday. Went back to school with dt, ken cl and soda, but this time at 0700am in SCHOOL UNIFORM! I was like: I cant believe i still fit in this! Haha then we attended the flag raising and pledge taking where we just could not stop exchanging smirks and laughs. We headed to chill in the canteen for the first period to avoid the lectures and tutorials, but it just so happened that Mrs Loke, the principal actually decided to come to the canteen to have a break of her own too! She saw all of us in our class tees and heres how things went:

Loke: Are you guys having a game later?
Us: Err...No?
Loke: Then what pdp are you people from?
Us (Feeling abit nervous now): Oh this is not a pdp tee its actually our class tee.
Loke: Oh i see... Then what are you guys doing here?
Us (On panic mode now): Err.....Err....
Someone (Think it was me): Oh actually we are just having a break.

(while praying hard for our cover not to be blown)

Loke: So you guys are having free period la!
Us (with extreme relief): YES YA YA we having free period now!
Loke: You should have just told me you had a free period what so i would understand.
Us: We were just surprised you came over and asked.

(Loke walks away and gets her drink)

We were like damn scared la... Then after that we headed to find our teachers like mr low, mrs thangam and all and we crashed mrs thangam's gp lesson with no notes no paper and no pen. This followed by a library visit where dt found his "treasure IN the silk road". The treasure still remains in there though =p. Afterwhich the others played bball and i went to find some of the bowlers and had lunch. Then it was more hanging around and bball and i headed for OCC with the bowlers for the masters.

Wa the masters was even more exciting. Saw a perfect game! Saw 2 close games that both were fully dependant on the last shot by justin lim and saw how impressive everyone bowled. They all seriously deserve to be in the masters la haha. Think i got to train for aeons more to achieve that standard =p But the event ended with us not winning the top 3. But once again it was a good game, you guys put up a good show and i applaud you personally for that.

Wa i said so much. Type until my wrist ache le. Think i gotta go back soon. Till next week then!

I want to move on. I don't want to lose it again for the 2nd time. I want to bring it to the next step. But how?

Er. .. Hi.

Changed my blogskin from one that looked emo to a cute one. Not done by me though but yea think this guy did quite a good job =]

How long has it been hmm, 5 months since i blogged? Oh well many things happened that could not actually be expressed in the mere simplicity of the english language itself. It could only be attributed and confined to the mind and ran there.

FInally a one year soldier man! April 09th haha it felt like: Whoa i actually SURVIVED a year? But the next thought that quickly followed was: Oh man still got that little bit more to go.... Oh well

Got some skin problem recently that was totally unexplained and unaccounted for. What happened was rashes just started appearing all over my left body and they looked like red dots on my skin. Were super itchy at first but after applying some kinda cream my doc gave me it felt ok but te spots jsut refused to go away. Doc said it was most probably an insect bite but he definitely looked unsure when i looked at him. Period. Just hope it would go off with time and showers.

And my puny samsung died on me. It had regular collapses and had to be sent to be charged every 3 hours. Had no choice so i scouted around for another phone and i got the Sony ericsson g700. It's like, a really nice looking phone with a smooth exterior and a touchscreen. Soedy bought it if i am not mistaken.

Then um most probably there would be bball later in the morning and of course back to camp again. Nights.

I'm over it already. Serious.

Tiring day.

Hopped everywhere, from tampines bball in the morning, to serangoon meet friends in the early afternoon, and then hougang to treat my birthday friends. Shag xia rushing from here to there, being late for almost all of them.

Bball today was great. Enjoyed every moment of it cept for the cut i sustained on my lip that was actually quite serious when i looked at it in the mirror just now. Now nicky's swollen lips are even more swollen. And note: I did not injure anyone! Now thats quite an achievement man looking back at my past bball history haha. Then showered at the sports hall before leaving for serangoon.

Meeting friends in serangoon was short, but yeah left shortly after to hougang.

And at hougang, treated a couple (ya thats 2) of friends to ramen at hougang mall. I never knew butter was mixed into ramen until i saw the menu showing: Butter corn ramen. Curious, i went ahead with that and, to my surprise, it was quite appetising! So we went ahead and ate, got fat, and i finally managed to set foot home again.

Wanted to ask the peeps out for outing, but had no idea what a few guys and girls can do in the evening together and make everyone happy we are doing it in the process. So ya it kinda did not happen. Or as a matter of fact, it did not happen.

Well have been facing the com for the rest of today and am bored. No very bored. No very, very bored. Never mind i think i made my point. I. Am. Bored.

And btw sorry chin hock i did not want to join this years biathlon. Just cant swim. Run only haha =p

73 storeys! 15 minutes! Woohoo!

Can't believed i conquered the swissotel man. 73 storeys leh. I was just being paranoid about getting asthma along the trip and dying cos all the marshals would have to struggle to get me down and i would just die. Then today i did it. Wa for those who haven't done it, you have absolutely no idea how it felt to be at the top of the world, or top of singapore at least. Good thing i ran up with my camera to get some quick photos of the scenery there.






Anyway there was a slight hitch in the morning when i woke up late for the reporting time which was stated as 7am on the paper. Then i chionged all the way, running and the like. And when i reached there, there was hardly anyone! Guess what? The race starts at 8 and you could register anytime before that. Haiz shoulda known.

Went for the Salomon trail run yesterday morning. Ended up finishing the race with super muddy shoes, a very sweaty shirt and complete satisfaction. Wa it was definitely not what i expected of the run. There was this area where it was all hilly and grassy and you just ran round and round here and there. And when you looked around you, you see the same hilly and grassy area where the other runners also have absolutely no idea where this would end. That area really took a hell lot of energy to complete and it was absolutely tiring and exciting at the same time since it was my first.

Then played bball with the usual dt ken cl, soedy at field camp, then went home and stayed around before visiting gran's and laying my hands on a fresh tub of B&J's cookie dough ice cream from 7-11 (finally! always no stock one). Then went home completely tired from the days activities and here i am booking in later, and downloading this game that the guys have started playing, called Perfect World. Shall see how good it is then.

Next up: Swissotel Vertical Marathon! 73 storeys of Steps, sweat and shag. Climb it. =]

So it was the normal bball on sundays with abnormal incidents.

First there was the warning. I was playing 1v1 with CL, when after jumping to get the ball i kinda elbowed his head, leaving him grimacing in pain for awhile as i wasn't very light. That was just the beginning.

Then came the happening. There was no match, and we were just randomly shooting and i, happened to want to do a layup. So i went ahead, running, and jumped. Next thing i knew, i felt an impact, a much larger impact than the one i hit CL with, on my elbow. Little did i know, that i hit mr dTwk square on the ear. Shocked by the pain, dt sprawled on the ground and recovered, cursing and swearing at my reckless act. So ya that was the happening, leaving dt temporary deaf and afterwhich, muffled hearing abilities on his left ear for the rest of the day. Sorry pal.

Anyway after that went to collect my race pack for the trail run and they gave me another 30% voucher which i believe they already gave me when i registered. So now i have 2 vouchers both expiring next sunday, and i only intend to spend one. Guess thats one wasted voucher.

Next week run xia.... First time doing such a run so, ya kinda unsure of whats going to happen. And the running route did not provide much comfort either, with all the turns and twists like some F1 race course. Oh wells there is always a first time for everything, isn't it?

Then headed to dt estate for his private economy class cinema. Watched russell peters, then stranger than fiction, which i long wanted to watch and was quite nice, and abit of wall.e for i left earlier to visit my mahjong playing aunt's house, which was eventually cancelled due to the early ending of their game. So kinda wandered before going home.

Yea thats about it, today wasn't much, just slacking in front of my com talking and aimlessly surfing. Going to get my bag now. Next wk then.

Piak*

That was the exact sound that came out when my bike tyre burst today. It burst at quite a convenient moment though. Cycled to some polyclinic this morning and i felt something was fishy about the tyres when i pumped it before moving out. Then i went on to cycle. Everything went well. But just when i came back and was about 1k from home, i heard this really loud sound at the traffic light i was waiting at. *PIAK*. At first i even thought it was the lorry that passed by me who had a punctured tyre. Then i saw it, felt it. Ouch. And i ended up letting the bike ride me for the next 1k home.

But i don't intend to change the tyres anytime soon though. Rather replace him with a new bike since its already like, 10 years old? All rusty and creaky and short. Maybe i could hand it over to my sis after cleaning it up abit for her park cyclings next time.

Laters.

I'm out! Kinda got leave and yea here i am!

And here is the tag:

DT-

1. Data Analysing Robotic Youth Lifeform (DARYL)
2. Try staying away from the bball hoop next time.
   
3. Black.
4. Always there for everything, whether its the ball or anything else.
5. The first guy who talked to me in school.
6. Chimpan-raffe =p
   
7. Why are your hands forever longer than everyone else?

Went to dT's house yesterday, eating a pack of chicken rice from simei to the house, being 'later than late' and watched the ending scene of ironman with dt and soedy. Then the host got too lazy to play risk, so we ended up thrashing each other on cars and hacking the hell out of a bunch of troops in the battlefield on the Xbox.

Then we went IKEA with jud joining us. Ok IKEA on that saturday was so anti Nicky. Everything there was, to SOMEBODY's delight, BEEF. There was salmon but i ate that last week so i kinda skipped that option. So there was.... Meatballs with sauce. Ok. Next item on the menu, pasta with meatballs. Next item, vegetarian pasta with tomato sauce. Thats it. M.e.a.t.b.a.l.l.s. Boing boing. Then after dinner we all walked around ikea and i, Mr Nickylous, learnt a few things! Firstly: Mouse in swiss is, MUS. Then i learnt what a throw was, though i am still not sure why is it called that and whats it for.

Oh and we talked about dt's kids in the future. Lol. Can't imagine what it would be like man, M-cube kids, that go supermarkets getting all the freebies and samples. Haha and his wife too. Hope he's joking.

Then today was the usual bball with the people, except that we played full court today with five army 'old birds'. Shag. Then ate laksa at the hawker centre as last week. The auntie forgot to remove my chilli again. But luckily this time i remembered to check and take it out or else ah.... Nicky's swollen lips would be more swollen again.

Ok then next week would be a more lively gathering with the girls joining for swimming. And yes dT i owe you a tag. Next week. =]

Here i am again.

Did not blog for such a long period due to me either being plain lazy or just not in the mood to express my thoughts.

Things are going quite well so far. I went to watch F1 (qualifying)! Haha still remember when my mum told me to put on my earplugs and i just did not want to claiming it was not that loud. Then, the first car came by and by the time the second one came by, both my earplugs were frantically plugged in. lol. But it was really an exciting experience and i really hope to see it again next time.

And i can't believe the race results. Ferrari won nothing. Mclaren-Mercedes won 3rd. And the thing was, Fernando Alonso, who i acknowledge as a good racer, actually got the first with a starting position of 15th! Weird that Massa had that pit stop difficulty, strange that raikkonnen crashed at the 4th last lap, and even stranger that so many crashes happened. Is it that circuit's fault? Or just that the peoiple weren't used to the night race? Never mind.

Been reading and reading lately. Switching from reading fiction to non-fiction soon. Currently sticking to this really inspirational author, Paulo Coelho who coincidentally writes out my life and could even advise me about it. Really great guy who writes.

And i just bought skates! Cheap cheap ones from carrefour la. I not at the zai level yet. Will learn it ASAP man!

Booking in later. Yep.

Bad mood now.
Feel really heavy.


I wanna scream. Just want to go somewhere and scream my lungs out. I wanna shout out everything on my mind to something, anything, anyone.

I wanna scream.

Do you know how it feels, to tell yourself that everything is gonna be alright, but you very well know it isn't? ~ Harvey Dent: The Dark Knight.

I think i need to put lipstick on my face to show a smile like the joker does.

Movie week. Watched hellboy 2 after early bookout on friday, the strangers on saturday, and most prob another one later. Was also a pocket burning day (definitely) with 2 class gatherings crammed in one day.

Seoul garden with my company was okay, with everyone getting together and finally talking to each other about topics other than amy stuff, and playing lan after that.

Chionged to city hall next to find 0506 for the welcome-back-to-singapore-rachel-cum-class gathering, at some place that i don' even know existed at all la. But the food was great, the atmosphere was nice and everyone had something to talk about. Bought drinks, got my face flushed as usual and got my lips redder than ever again. Then it was home, sweet home.

Missed my long good sleep to help my cousin move his furniture and stuff out for a major home makeover after many many years. Saw some stuff during packing that we laughed about and stuff. And now here i am thinking of what to do next after this.

And for now, everything is working out fine all by itself. =]

Anyone joining the NIKERUN?

I
AM
A
MAN
man....

Yeap thats the life i have been living for the past week. A MAN. Was really sad, disappointed, emo and stuff about the fact that i wasn't recognised even one bit about my efforts and posted to such a job. So i was like stoning in there for like 3 days plus, looking at all the specs and officers there and emo-ing even further, before i finally got my feet together again. I mean, i can't wallow in emo-ness forever, right? I got to stand up and make this better so yeah thats what i have made up my mind on. Like my dad said: NS does not really affect your life in terms of your future and its prospects. Just serve the 2 years, and leave. Simple as that. So thats what i'll live by for the next 1 yr 8 months. =]

Watched never back down before book in. It was like woah... kinda stuff but not what i really expected in the show. I mean, mixed martial arts does not just involve throwing people about right? But thats what the movie did most of the time. Yeah.

Watching wanted later. Yeah the angelina jolie, the bullet curving and stuff. Cool.

I will not tap out in defeat from this emo-ness.

12 days just flew by again. Now its: pack your stuff, and go back to camp.

Still quite sore about the fact i did not go to any form of command school at all. This just goes to show that hard work does not bring you everywhere all the time, and those who did not put in as much as you may get what you actually deserve.

ANYWAYS.... Went out with the 05 guys yest, most of them and we ended up zohan-ning at some weird cinema that i had never even heard or caught any whiff of. The screen was small, to be frank. Then we went to watch judith netball. I was going: Why the referee foul this person ah? Why like that ah? Then who can go where? As you can see, i am more inclined to the basketball and not the netball side.

So yeah shit i'm late. Gotta blast!

Yep POPed on tuesday 100608. And enjoying my life as a civilian for 12 days.

Saw the weirdest thing during my first outing. Was at this MRT station when i saw this 3 people playing with the MRT entrance. What they did was, they tapped their card, went in, turned around and tapped the card to exit. They did this for about 25 minutes. I was like: What the? I mean its absolutely meaningless, useless and a complete waste of time! What were they thinking man?

Ok enough of that. Now lets see....Kept going out with friends for the past week, playing pool and stuff (till i got abrasions on my chin). Now the only people left are the bowling people and 0506. I don't know how and when, but well, i'll try to make things happen.

I mean to post the POP photos now. But. But. Maybe, erm, later ^-^.

2 more days to POP!

2 months really pass fast huh? Can't believe i just went through a life with close to 0 freedom, with grulling physical training, with living in total outfield discomfort and walked like i have never walked before, and of course, SURVIVING it.

I know i know this is only the beginning and BMT is quite slack compared to going OCS/SISPEC, but yeah i'm just happy and am proud to say that i have done my best in my BMT life. Made friends, learnt stuff, and well there were those times where i really enjoyed myself out there.

And no i did not get company nor platoon best. (Because i don't know how to wayang =p)

After this, 2 more days, and i get 12 days of complete freedom! Wah suddenly simple things like sitting down and lying on the bed seems to be a luxury now. Anyway yeah maybe it makes you treasure things more and not take them for granted.

Hope to see you people sometime soon. During block leave of course.

Whats REC NICKY doing at 5:03am? How would i know?

Just don't want to spend too much of my civil life sleeping la....
Came back only this morning and chionged KFC together with lots of other junk food. Then chionged home, chionged to the arcade, then chionged to bowl. And here i am staying awake and probably getting only 3 hours of sleep due to bball with dT and gang tomorrow. YAWN

Oh, and yes i got silver for IPPT. Got to say the training really helps. Felt nothing for the first half of 2.4 and only panted after that. Well my timing improved again from the last IPPT though from 12:20 when i went in, to 10:45 and finally 10:23. Xia la drastic improvement xia! (Ching kiat pats Nicholas on the back)

And someone brought the TJ yearbook to tekong. I wonder if i should say this but everyone was asking who this girl was. Guess who? It's JUDITH man! wo-man! And i was reminded of my super thick red lips which are non existent now. Those were the times....

Ok goodnight. morning. night. morning. night. wadeva.

14 more days to POP! Time just flew and its 7 weeks already.

I booked out one day earlier than others! Haha not really la it was just that my whole section had to go CMPB for some stuff so we could go mainland for the day. It felt really good. We OTOTed to the place, and slowly went back to the ferry terminal, not forgetting to gorge on the good stuff outside first. But all of us got stomachache this morning cos we ate too much yesterday, and my 'feeling' came just before bookout so imagine i had to bear with that and board the ferry. And, no the high tide which made the ferry rock about did not really help much.

Kinda lost as to whether i should go to OCS or SISPEC, whether i should aim for the very best or just spend 2 years semi-slacking as a 3SGT. My parents do support me to go OCS though but well, still haven't firmly decided yet.

And lastly, POP is on 10 JUNE!!! (woohoo!) Now its my turn to have the post BMT block leave so erm, let's have a class outing shall we? =]