tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72867662012-02-17T11:31:20.500+08:00Yes. Bong is actually my name. No. I don't do weed.bONGnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-49627049936898898472010-10-19T01:09:00.003+08:002010-10-19T01:39:56.798+08:00

Lots of churches nowadays preach about how great God is and how you're blessed you are. It's so easy to sing praises to God when everything is going good. It's easy to attribute all the goodness in your life to God's graces and how He's provided for you. But what about the bad things in life? What about the starving child with the vulture lurking over it?Where is God in there? Where is He when a

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-25062039538621539842010-04-26T22:51:00.006+08:002010-04-27T00:26:29.397+08:00

Tweeting either makes you more efficient with your words or limits your attention span to 140 chars. I do miss blogging. So what has happened in the 4 months that I haven't blogged here? Lots and nothing at the same time.Taking a leave of absence from school was probably the best and the worst thing that has happened to me. Strange is the duality of life, no? I really feel so much relief now and

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-38863328200140402412010-01-12T21:35:00.002+08:002010-01-12T22:09:48.759+08:00

"It is another Malay winnder but it does not bother me much because my ricebowl is not affected by it"XXXX, MAE, Yr 4, 24This was in response to the result of the recent Singapore Idol final where the winner was the third Malay, male winner in a series that is only three seasons old.This disturbs me quite a bit (even though it has absolutely no effect on my ricebowl). While it is a very practical

bONGnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-43422057960418357872010-01-06T03:18:00.002+08:002010-01-06T03:25:53.614+08:00

I don't know why. But I just feel extraordinarily miserable tonight.It's not something that I know how to express at all. For once, I'm lost for words.I know I have many friends who would be willing to hear me out. But I wouldn't know what to tell them anyway. Leaving is never easy. And that is the way it should be, else no one would want to stay anywhere. But when leaving is the right thing to

bONGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-51275829888894635672009-12-17T01:56:00.002+08:002009-12-17T02:48:40.760+08:00

Well, I'm back again. After more than a month of absence from this blog. Not like my readership is damn high or anything, but I hope the few of you that do check my blog would have missed me. Anyways, there are plenty of stuff on my mind right now that aren't really suitable to be posted online. No, nothing R-rated. But just personal stuff.December is always a bittersweet month for me. There's so

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-56054698278152604992009-11-10T02:56:00.002+08:002009-11-10T03:21:57.990+08:00

It's been an awful semester for me. Emotionally, academically, socially, whatever I've done and not done. It's just been bad. I just feel that in the past few months, all I've been through is negative growth.Since early in the sem, I've been in a regressive state. I've wanted so much to say what's been on my mind. But circumstance, though more often than not, excuses, have prevented me from

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-71237481003397193742009-10-22T14:58:00.003+08:002009-10-22T15:26:02.020+08:00

Heys! I'm back!Anyone miss me?No?Awww. Damn.It's been a hectic past month. What with holding meetings, canvassing for funds, school, lab reports (I could go on), workshops, performances, projects (I told you I could), etc etc etc (for the sake of your time I'll just stop there). And yes, I know the liberal use of brackets in that last sentence does look a little odd. But that's the fun of it

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-16213446804284569072009-09-17T04:23:00.002+08:002009-09-17T04:53:01.738+08:00

Well. Finally. We've managed to settle our committee and now work can really begin on next sem's Hall Production. Exciting! It's been a tiring two days of interviews and deliberations but at least now that's all over, we can finally get down to doing some actual work. By work, I meant we can start full scale production. Don't get me started on school. Haha.I'm really stressed about this year's

bONGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-36323572082594227112009-08-13T06:22:00.003+08:002009-08-13T06:56:40.047+08:00

Yes. Britney totally rocks. Love her to bits. Schoolgirl outfits are totally right for the wrong reasons.Anyway, Jash kinda blew. Haven't drank like that for a pretty long time and I guess there were a lot of things that I haven't settled internally. Can't believe I was stupid enough to crack like that. I guess I didn't realise that it was that much of an issue to me. I thought I was over it all.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-61042500132578077802009-07-29T06:14:00.002+08:002009-07-29T06:29:01.447+08:00

Yes! Finally something good to write about here.We have (at long last) finished all the work on the Mistaken soundtrack!! Awesome. After all the months of slogging trying to get everyone down, the multiple layers we had record for each track, the reviewing of the edited tracks. It's finally done. Will be launching it during the FOC comm introduction night as a sort of publicity for Hall Prod so

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-71389609392803582432009-07-11T04:50:00.003+08:002009-07-11T05:09:27.711+08:00

Yea. Everyone goes through some growing pains once in a while. Not just the physical pains but the emotional ones too. I hate blogging about stuff like this. But sometimes talking helps get things off your chest.Don't you think it's pretty weird. Emotions are created in the brain and shouldn't really affect anything else. But you do seem to have actual heart pains when you go through tough times

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-73540698014446700422009-06-30T20:20:00.001+08:002009-07-01T13:34:30.319+08:00

Sometimes I really feel like Job. Obviously not to the extent of having my family and everything I own taken away from me. But I do sometimes feel like God is testing me. Distractions that are taking me away from the job at hand and my general inability to focus on what I'm supposed to be doing.It's also at times like this when I turn back and look at my faith. I just can't forget everything, put

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-64443448027373326582009-06-21T23:23:00.002+08:002009-06-21T23:39:36.954+08:00

Ah fcuk it. No, seriously. Bon Jovi has some of the best rock balland lyrics ever. Was listening to Bed of Roses over and over again. Like woah.Can I drown my sorrows at the bottom of a bottle of JD? Cuz alcohol is sorrow's only nemesis. Dammit. Don't feel like writing anything.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-91433529305640791042009-06-13T00:47:00.007+08:002009-06-13T00:59:22.965+08:00

Check this out. Bloody good stuff. Had me laughing all the way thru... Awesomely funny musical.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-22305720658126162342009-06-12T01:38:00.002+08:002009-06-12T01:58:17.049+08:00

Take two panadols and see me in the morning.Unfortunately, my headaches are that easy to get rid of. It's kind of a turbulent time with all the talks about Hall Allocation and stuff. Who gets to stay next year and who doesn't. I'm kinda miffed (putting it lightly) at the way that certain priorities were set this year. I'm not being biased cuz of my position or anything. But I think there was

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-38720471461013016922009-06-01T14:39:00.003+08:002009-06-01T16:45:41.866+08:00

You know how sometimes life throws you a curve ball? You don't really know if you should take a swing at it or just let it by. I'm not sure of anything right now. Some of my friends have been telling me that this isn't worth my time. Some have been telling me that there is a fighting chance. But I think I naturally tend towards the negative as a defensive mechanism.(Confusion enter stage right.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-8655965811461433172009-05-29T22:39:00.002+08:002009-05-29T23:29:35.513+08:00

I suppose some people are quite surprised at the way I'm reacting to my results. Personally, I don't know why the surprise. It's not that I don't care but simply because I understand that the amount of effort put in is equal to the returns that I get back. And the returns from this sem was precisely what I deserved.Do I regret not working harder? Well. No. Before anyone gets on my ass and starts

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-85547506190928972242009-05-23T05:38:00.002+08:002009-05-23T06:32:43.694+08:00

Mediocrity. There I said it. The M word. Why does being mediocre have such a negative connotation to it? I don't think that being ordinary is necessarily a bad thing altogether. Is being normal abnormal? Is there something wrong with leading a quiet life? Why is this blogpost rife with rhetorical questions?To me, it doesn't seem all that bad to life out your life peacefully in stereotypical

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-11168145697597686082009-05-20T15:46:00.003+08:002009-05-21T22:07:23.375+08:00

Okay, I know I've been bitching about how I can't wait for the exams to be over and how there are so much that I wanna do. But now, almost a month into the hols, I have accomplished nada. [edit] I just learnt that the submission deadline for Mini Musical 09 is 31st July. Hurray for procrastination!![/edit] Goddamit!! I think it's the waking up past noon problem. Haha. Cuz by the time I wake up,

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-83999314495852687112009-05-14T20:21:00.002+08:002009-05-14T20:30:39.347+08:00

I wanna say something, but at the same time I don't think that I should. But it's killing me inside lah. I need to do something about it.That's what next week is for, I guess. Where is my interrogator when I need to talk!

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-91466036025746664212009-05-04T17:05:00.001+08:002009-05-07T04:13:42.447+08:00

Okay. I need to say this. AWESOME PAST WEEK...It's been a week since exams ended and it's seriously been a blast. Three days in Tioman, great weekend, puke-filled Saturday night and a power fun night at Pump Room just now.Tioman was seriously best. I haven't been so relaxed in a long long time. I've had many things on my mind so it was nice to just go there and chillax. Cold beer in one hand,

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-56304800374312180482009-04-23T17:10:00.003+08:002009-04-23T17:24:16.455+08:00

Masochism2 : pleasure in being abused or dominated : a taste for sufferingI don't know if I take pleasure in mentally torturing myself. But I know that I always seem to torture myself by just daydreaming and wishing that something could happen. I need to go out and do something about this but that'll have to wait till my exams are over. Just that focusing on my last paper is a little

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-64334820181063505042009-04-18T04:27:00.002+08:002009-04-18T05:22:20.337+08:00

It's not my habit to blog so often. But I really have stuff to get off my mind.I have without a doubt lost my direction in life (please no wisecracks about gothere.sg). My idealistic ass stepped out of JC thinking that I could take on the world only to get turned around and kicked by life's big boot. I thought I had a career goal, a path for me to follow but I did not consider the possibility of

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-58191803371164570432009-04-16T19:29:00.004+08:002009-04-16T20:31:08.518+08:00

On Tuesday before my first paper, I was honestly freaking out. I knew I wasn't prepared for it and there wasn't any more time to do damage control. That's when I thought of one of my favourite psalms or actually my favourite bible quote.Thy word is lamp unto my feet,And a light onto my path-Psalms 119:105Now. I don't normally like to preach on my blog cuz I feel that religion is personal opinion

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-44571936797017916062009-04-09T11:54:00.002+08:002009-04-09T12:00:53.228+08:00

OMG. That's it. 5 days before my first paper. Crap!Btw. For all maths students out there. http://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMTThis guy is saving my ass for my MAS papers. Who says youtube is only good for a laugh.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-526789173885525412009-03-28T03:37:00.002+08:002009-03-28T03:48:10.270+08:00

Haven't been sleeping too well past couple of days. And all I do is just look up at the ceiling and just zone out. It's wierdly ironic. Cuz sometimes I'd just day-dream while lying there. But it's night so I shouldn't call it daydreaming really. But it's not regular dreaming-while-you-sleep dreaming. And calling it night-dreaming sounds stupid cuz the night just seems redundant. Hrmm.You know in

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-48086461423736867122009-03-24T01:00:00.002+08:002009-03-24T02:42:10.607+08:00

I think a major problem that I have is that I assume that a problem if ignored for long enough will solve itself. Obviously, that's not entirely true. If left on its own, a problem will generally not bother you until one day when it decides to come back and bite you in your big fat ass.School is exactly like that. With all the stuff that was going on earlier this sem, I decided that school was

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-55977976194375818402009-03-13T04:12:00.003+08:002009-03-13T15:13:58.052+08:00

I've come to realise that there are three types of people in general in school. Those that are studying cuz they believe in what they are studying and that is all part of their life plans, those that able to study for the sake of study even though they don't know if that's what they'll be spending their whole lives doing, and those that are like me, who are not sure where they want to be ten

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-39481596579930732532009-03-03T22:01:00.002+08:002009-03-03T22:35:39.895+08:00

"If it's not happy, it's not the ending."- excerpt from Sleepless Town: the MusicalNo. That's not the sound I make when I sneeze. And no, I did not make that word up.Kakorrhaphiophobia is actually the fear of rejection/failure and I think to some extent all of us suffer from it. Some more than others and some with more drastic symptoms than others.I think that the main problem I have in life is

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-20632637309181996832009-02-28T00:13:00.002+08:002009-03-03T22:37:42.684+08:00

Excerpt from Mistaken; the MusicalI would tell her everyday just what she means to me.And count the ways that I love her. Live and breathe her. Listen to her. Speak to her. Make her smile because her smile is the most beautiful thing in the world. I would tell her every night that I couldn’t live without her while she falls asleep in my arms.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-41786389152857973872009-02-25T16:00:00.002+08:002009-02-25T16:16:50.112+08:00

Well. With Hall Prod finally over, I can at last get some time off to do some actual work and not be bothered with rehearsals and meetings and what not. And trust me, I have alot of catch up on. I'm doing a lot of tutorials from scratch and reading some of my lecture notes for the first time. But, if I had the choice, I wouldn't change a thing.I wish I had the same passion for my studies as I

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-28797580395817045522009-02-23T03:35:00.002+08:002009-02-23T04:24:35.378+08:00

It's finally over. And I can't decide whether to be happy or sad. On the one hand, I can finally have my nights back to do whatever I want. On the other hand, I don't know what to do with them. I prob need to get studying, but that's such a chore.I have to admit, I was tearing at the "Biggest Mistake" scene. Firstly, Dhaniah and Omar got the emotion perfect. Then, to hear the audience applaud in

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-20550750839308944702009-02-18T13:37:00.001+08:002009-02-18T13:39:41.317+08:00

Okay. This guy is FREAKIN' amazing. Take that all you guitar hero wannabes!! This is the real shit.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-39138383779022134982009-02-17T14:42:00.001+08:002009-02-17T14:53:47.053+08:00

Okay... I don't really think it mattered who won the election.But nothing could be worse that this guy.It's not difficult to improve on crap...

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-28455056223050624692009-02-14T21:46:00.002+08:002009-02-14T22:04:11.389+08:00

Sometimes we learn important lessons through our own actions and inactions. And over the last couple of days, I learnt a very important one.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-72704416177170032362009-02-13T03:12:00.003+08:002009-02-13T03:32:33.489+08:00

Before St. Valentine's Day, there should be a day for all the lonely souls out there to just mope around and wonder what could have been. For V day is nothing but a commercially advertised market place holiday creating artificial demand for things that are readily available around the year and are in no danger of shortage.If I sound bitter, that's cuz I am. I don't think I can express fully what

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-54553466323688866112009-02-10T03:21:00.001+08:002009-02-10T03:43:53.216+08:00

Okay. It's 12 days to the big day. And it's starting to feel like it might be a little tight. There are quite a number of things to touch up before it would really make an impact on the people watching. And there is really not enough time.Well, with rehearsals every night until the big day, I'm sure that we'll pull through somehow.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-42201376723366155592009-02-05T03:08:00.002+08:002009-02-05T03:19:57.062+08:00

I was looking at all the Superbowl ads that were posted on YouTube after the Superbowl earlier this week, and I came across this ad for AshleyMadison.com. Basically, it's a dating site for married people that are looking to have an affair. And their tag line is the one that really takes the icing off the cake."AshleyMadison.comWhen divorces isn't an option."Frankly, I'm just disappointed. To me,

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-32586703270099988502009-01-29T13:18:00.002+08:002009-01-29T13:29:11.402+08:00

I think I'm a very self destructive person. I get too easily affected by distractions around me and problems that don't exist. It's like I just get pulled into a downward spiral created by my own doing (and often by things that I don't do). I let myself fall behind and once I see the backlog, I don't do anything to clear it so everything compounds itself and I end up falling further and further

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-74220158859180694762009-01-22T12:26:00.004+08:002009-01-22T13:09:07.261+08:00

While all the hooha is going on about Obama's Inauguration, I'm keeping myself optimistic without being overly excited. I do acknowledge that Obama is a very intelligent man and an excellent public speaker able to rouse the masses, but one has to bear in mind that so far all he has done is talk and he's promised many things. It has yet to be seen if he can and will deliver all the changes that he

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-42962626771842061522009-01-18T16:59:00.004+08:002009-01-19T17:00:21.315+08:00

Well. Hall One has got off to a pretty good start in the inter-hall rugby. We played reasonably well against one of our main rivals for the title, Hall 2. Though we lost, we still made it though to the quarters although we were made to play an extra game to get there.It's been a long time since I've played a 10's tournament like this so I'm really tired out. Aches and pains, but it's all

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-90944333391493182852009-01-16T01:43:00.002+08:002009-01-16T01:55:05.047+08:00

AT LAST!I'm done writing all of the songs for hall prod. It was just a burden off my back.I honestly enjoyed writing them cuz it was all themed and I could be really corny with the lyrics. But it was creatively and emotionally draining. With all the other stuff that's been going on in my life, it was kinda hard to get the right emotion for certain songs.But yes! They are all finally out and the

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-87264162218880440222009-01-06T16:23:00.002+08:002009-01-06T16:35:12.518+08:00

My month of January is packed to the max. I have something on pretty much every night of the week. If it's not OMC, it's Hall Prod, if not it's NRC. I honestly like being busy and doing stuff, but sometimes I'd like some actual quiet time not having to worry about deadlines, rehearsal scheduling, proposals and meeting sponsors etc. I'd like to just find some time to just absolutely do nothing.

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-35735317137687729062009-01-04T16:00:00.002+08:002009-01-04T16:15:04.844+08:00

So it's 2009. Sorry if I'm exactly jumping around and singing the new year in. But gimme a break. It's not like something remarkable happens at the stroke of midnight on Jan 1st.I guess the start of the year has been kinda hectic. Lots of stuff to do and no time to do all of it. All this in between the family gatherings and meeting different groups of friends. I'm just dry.Too much to think about

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-71068396761563875312008-12-29T04:10:00.002+08:002008-12-29T04:44:48.018+08:00

Okay. So there is some breaking news. Results just came out for sem 1. HAHA! CUI!!!I think I got the grades that I rightfully deserved. That's to say my grades weren't fantastic nor were they rock bottom.I was kinda stressed out about this result cuz it would validate the choice that I made a couple of years ago and the choice that I made earlier this month. I WILL SURVIVE! Strive on.Okay. Enough

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-70053891349197529462008-12-20T23:13:00.002+08:002008-12-20T23:25:01.897+08:00

Well. This year has been quite an adventure for me. A lot of first times to experience, a lot of people to meet and a lot of new environments to get used to. So my year end report is really really long. Hope you guys enjoy.Official Release DayIt's been a funny sort of year. I started out my year well and truly in an ORD mood. My ORD date was in February but my understudy came late in the previous

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-20562012779859883842008-12-11T11:52:00.003+08:002008-12-11T14:56:41.100+08:00

In between rehearsals, song writing, meetings, inter-hall games, trainings etc, I barely have enough time to sit down and do nothing.I guess I kinda like that as well. Being busy all day beats having nothing to do and stuck at home or in my room. And I'm enjoying pretty much everything that I'm doing right now so I don't really mind.But guess the lack of sleep is kinda slowing me down. Have been

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-16237947004281144462008-12-09T11:10:00.002+08:002008-12-09T12:57:43.510+08:00

I know it's not going to be the last time I feel this way but it sucks.On a slightly different note, I'm feeling creatively constipated. I still need to work on my songs but nothing's coming out. Haha. And deadlines are fast approaching. DIE!I've watched like dozens of musicals just to get inspiration. HSM 1, 2 and 3, Hairspray, Phantom, even bloody Sound of Music. Haha, I don't think I've ever

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-37279387126608857462008-11-28T13:46:00.002+08:002008-11-28T13:53:26.747+08:00

Alright!! Forever the Sickest Kid has an album. Haha, actually I think it came out a few months ago. But I wasn't really looking out for it. But now it's out, woots!!Sister Hazel - Your MistakeGood song.I wanna be goodI wanna be greatI wanna everything except for your mistake...goodness. what lyrics. simple and yet so impactful.I just found out that I have to write all the songs for the Hall

bONGnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-65268415582956355462008-11-27T17:56:00.002+08:002008-11-27T18:04:45.821+08:00

Okay. This post is probably overdue. It's Thursday and I finished my papers three days ago. I probably should do some self-reflection and a post-mortem on the semester that has passed. But a post-mortem would be much more significant when they find my body in two weeks time after the results are posted.Seriously, a borderline student's best friends are moderation and method marks.Oh well. Looks

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-6280544839285468332008-11-24T01:17:00.001+08:002008-11-24T01:20:37.111+08:00

AliveLiving in silence, dying incognito.The solitary soul stares at His own reflection.All around turtle doves in the human form walk by.Do they notice him? Is He worth their second glance?Thoughts of the respite of Darkness try to comfort HimAs He walks through the desolate roads of His mind.Thoughts of the cool nothingness of Darkness.Thoughts that are quickly banished from existence.For He is

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-43392010465751947752008-11-17T22:46:00.002+08:002008-11-17T23:17:01.341+08:00

Dammit. I just want to drop dead. I'm staring at my notes and they don't make sense to me at all. I was staring at a past year paper which just compounded the issue by making it all too clear how much I don't know.I still can't figure out why I took on so many commitments outside of school. Yet another mistake to chalk up to my unending list of lifetime mistakes. By the time I'm done with all the

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-15281666151615417282008-11-10T20:26:00.003+08:002008-11-10T20:48:31.579+08:00

Deceit. No, it's not the chair that you are sitting on.It's the way that your mind plays tricks on you. It's the way your emotions make you think one thing at one moment and something else at the next.Is it a lie the way that I feel? Possibly. And as the days go by, the more likely it seems. The gut instinct that I may have yet again made a bad judgement call accrues with time. Too many people

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-38985619131652188192008-10-31T23:23:00.003+08:002008-10-31T23:43:47.119+08:00

The problem with being a "happy" person is that no one ever sees the dark side of you. What's hidden behind the smile and what is hurting you deep down inside. Can I say that I identify with The Joker? Well, to an extent. Not to the extent of being psychotic murderous maniac but to more towards the tortured-soul-masked-behind-a-smile side of The Joker.I don't think that it's cuz of anything other

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-23457517044890588682008-10-30T16:28:00.003+08:002008-10-30T16:41:22.929+08:00

Finally getting into the swing of the exam fever. Have a lot to catch up on, but at least I've started doing something about it. Too little, too late? We shall have to see."It's her hair and her eyes todayThat just simply take me awayAnd the feeling that I'm falling further in lovemake me shiver but in a good way"- Out of my League, by Stephen Speaks.Goodness. I still love that song. Some of my

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-81891929241417393642008-10-21T01:22:00.002+08:002008-10-21T01:39:09.824+08:00

I think I've spread myself out too thinly. With all the stuff that I have on other than school itself, I'm finding myself with less and less time to myself. I'm sure that I have lots to blog about, but I'm having the worst mental block ever. My mind is not processing anything at all! I can't believe the stuff that I wrote just now for my hall's theatre production. Total CRAP! Goodness.Do you know

bONGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-57632328872732119152008-10-10T02:03:00.002+08:002008-10-10T02:09:07.156+08:00

At last! Something that I can be happy about in school. Just got back two of my midterm results. I got a 63% for my physics and a 80% for my chemistry paper. The 63 sounds quite low, but it's quite an average score among the cohort. And the 80 may sound very high, but again it's just average among the rest of the cohort.Nonetheless! I think it's encouraging news that couldn't come at a better

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-58263963485203654592008-10-03T02:11:00.002+08:002008-10-03T02:34:39.295+08:00

Sometimes I feel that I'm neither here nor there. Someone once told me that I'm a Jack-of-all-trades. But as the saying goes:"Jack of all trades, master of none"And to an extent I think that it's true. I can logically discuss topics from Art to Zulu Tribesmen. But I know of nothing in depth. My knowledge of most topics are quite touch and go without going too far in.Have I found my niche? Where I

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-88575430393670499542008-09-29T18:01:00.002+08:002008-09-29T18:22:17.875+08:00

NOT!!!Totally funny. I went for computing lecture today in the hopes of packing some last minute info into that little space between my ears. All in the hope that it may help my chances of survival during this Saturday's computing mid-term (yes! my computing mid-term paper is on a Saturday. wtf!).Was so proud of myself. I actually managed to follow the lecture and write a proper code on my lappie

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-32828881678282219042008-09-26T02:21:00.002+08:002008-09-26T02:29:28.278+08:00

Dammit. It's been a terrible week thus far. My back's been killing me, my four day old cough is not getting any better and the flu isn't doing me any good as well..I've accomplished NOTHING in way of actual work during recess week.I can't get to sleep either. It's 2 am and I'm still awake cuz everytime I lie down, I'll start coughing and hacking up phelghm. Am I grossing you out? Well, try being

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-15900673972119458452008-09-21T13:18:00.004+08:002008-09-21T13:36:00.537+08:00

I don't know. And I've not known for a long time. Why does life seem so easy for some and yet is such a struggle for others. I can't say that my life is unbearable but neither is it a breeze. I just don't know what to do anymore.Am I really studying what I want? Am I living my life the way I want to?I just find that the more questions I answer, the more questions come up. And everytime I think

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-2051708460140789502008-09-18T15:07:00.000+08:002008-09-18T15:08:45.846+08:00

I know it's an age old arguement. But it's nice to revisit old friends once in a while.I came across something today in my chem lecture notes that really got me thinking. According to Dalton's Atomic Theory, atoms cannot be destroyed, CREATED or transformed into atoms of other elements. In saying that, he is saying that since the beginning of the Earth and the universe, there have been the same

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-39418386739253775682008-09-10T00:26:00.001+08:002008-09-12T12:15:51.043+08:00

Man. My whole life has become centered around school. And hall. All my time seems to be spent doing various uni activities. I haven't even trailed for about two months already and met the north riders like once only since school has started.I think it's really high time for me to start gaining momentum. The rest of my cohort taking the same course as me seem to be freakin' brilliant. My tutorials

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-67880260259163605832008-09-02T12:10:00.004+08:002008-09-03T12:16:02.044+08:00

At the end of last week, I can honestly say that I was depressed. Not to the point of being clinically depressed but morale was low in the Bong camp. Every single day of the week, I'd gone to class and just sat there in stunned silence as the class continued to discuss concepts that were flying over my head (have you seen Jeff Dunham's Peanut? rreeoowww...). It's not a good feeling. But what am I

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-47563289255653084232008-08-26T10:29:00.003+08:002008-08-26T10:56:31.862+08:00

In Greek mythology, the Fates were these three women that spun, measured and cut lengths of string that symbolised one's life, immortal or mortal. They would decide how long your string would be and how it intertwined with the other pieces of string that they cut. It was said that even Zeus was subject to the influence of the Fates' weaving.It really makes you wonder. What if there really are

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-84839535746183453012008-08-15T04:36:00.003+08:002008-08-15T14:24:27.237+08:00

Every now and then, life get's complicated. It's not anything major but all the small little things that add up and form just one big mess.In hall there are tons of cats that just amble around daily, meowing when they want food and perching themselves on ledges and stuff surveying their "kingdoms". Sigh. If only our lives could be as carefree as that. I guess that just comes with the territory as

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-44351603073804407742008-08-11T01:28:00.002+08:002008-08-11T02:22:36.216+08:00

The first week of school has been kinda weird. Mixed feelings. It was nice to get back to some form of intellectual stimulation but at the same time, my mental inertia is not letting me get anything substantial into my head. honestly, hall life is a little stressful. you gotta think about how to get enough points to stay in hall. and then you obviously have to contend for modules. and keep your

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-15947692000398248802008-07-25T17:57:00.002+08:002008-07-25T18:39:46.778+08:00

Have been watching a lot of The Big Bang Theory lately. It's this kinda new sitcom about two roommates, an experimental physicist and a theoretical scientist, who come home one day to find that this hot single white female, played by Kaley Cuoco (whoa!), has moved into the apartment across the hall from them. They're totally awkward socially and so the series revolves around the "beauty" and the

bONGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-41294219982652079862008-07-17T22:43:00.002+08:002008-07-17T22:50:28.937+08:00

Okay. I'm officially pissed off with facebook. Been trying to put the pics up from my UK/Paris but every time I try, it takes forever. And then tells me that I've timed out my session and the upload failed.So far I've only been able to upload one set of photos from Paris. So let that whet your appetite till I get more up...

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-42422429941158951592008-06-30T03:20:00.002+08:002008-06-30T03:37:21.411+08:00

Arrived in Heath row airport just little over 48 hours ago. After a long 13 hr flight, the hour's taxi ride into the heart of London to my grand-aunt Eleanor's house was an hour too long for my liking. But we finally got in and managed to settle in nicely. Her house is in an apartment block right in the centre of London just one street down from Baker St made famous by the brilliant detective

bONGnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-79456515335962911832008-06-25T12:51:00.003+08:002008-06-25T13:13:47.353+08:00

Freakin' amazing video. Weezer's Pork & Beans off their new album...Look out for your YouTube favourites like the Canon in D boy, Numa Numa guy, the dramatic chipmunk, the kung fu/karate dude, diet coke and mentos ppl just to name a few. Plus a parody of a certain Apologetic video and a really cool second chorus at 1:48.and another awesome song from Cobra Starship - Guilty Pleasures.First you

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-7555607314358037112008-06-23T15:38:00.002+08:002008-06-23T16:06:35.601+08:00

Working for the last couple of days as a street surveyor, I really got to see a lot of different personalities. Some of them nice, some not so. But what I can say for sure is that this job is not easy. After a couple of hours of rejections and plain dismissals, you really begin to beg for recognition as a human being. I even began saying thank you to those that turned around to reject you with

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-67355100115429429332008-05-27T12:54:00.003+08:002008-05-27T17:03:59.916+08:00

Heys. The pics frm my US Trip are up.Go check it out at my Facebook.New York Part INew York Part IINew York Part IIICalifornia Part I: San FranciscoCalifornia Part II: San Francisco and Porterville

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-40518645197764645842008-05-20T16:52:00.004+08:002008-05-20T18:26:21.594+08:00

Okay. So I'm getting a little lazy. It'll take too long to do a day by day summary of my trip. And my pictures are taking a little longer to upload cuz I lost my handphone cable. Shucks...But being in the USA was a real eye opener. Especially cuz I got to see quite a few aspects of the States. The busy New York streets, a slightly more laid back San Fran and the small town Porterville, CA.I liked

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-6979879237963858162008-04-24T08:06:00.003+08:002008-04-25T19:05:09.299+08:00

Over the past three days, I have been the ultimate tourist. Camera out, head upwards n getting lost on the subway. Excellent. Honestly, that's how you tell the difference between a local and a tourist. The tourist will always have their heads in the sky looking at everything above them. A local couldn't give a fuck.Day 1: Monday 21/04/2008Went to see the Statue of Liberty today. Yeah. The ol'

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-3045590490265248952008-04-20T22:09:00.004+08:002008-04-21T04:29:53.171+08:00

Okay. After the long suffering on the flight to get here, I'm finally sitting comfortably in the apartment that my sister is renting for all of us to stay in while we are here in the big city.The 24 hrs spent sitting in planes and waiting in transit to get here was quite an ordeal. Couldn't imagine that sitting down was actually that much hard work. Not to mention that on the 11 hr flight frm

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-64898682880200646942008-03-03T19:00:00.003+08:002008-03-03T19:07:07.120+08:00

Had a good day at the track yesterday. It was a rather humbling experience. Was trying to clear a double on my 2nd lap out on the track and I didn't get enough speed. Ended up in an endo and a sprained wrist for my efforts. But it was really fun. Had a good time in the whoops and the tabletop after that. Managed to get some air there after getting my confidence after the crash. I still haven't

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-89302580918742552092008-02-13T17:20:00.002+08:002008-02-13T17:32:18.359+08:00

Well. I'm finally a free man again. No more obligations to an organisation (that will not be mentioned) that treats its "temp staff" like crap and pays them crap.But 470 a month is better than what I'm currently getting. 0. Nada. Zero. Kosong. Ling. I really have to go out and get a job. Just lemme relax for a while and enjoy freedom for a while. I'm honestly grateful for Chinese New Year. Angbao

bONGnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-36849075727569285222008-01-29T22:39:00.000+08:002008-01-29T22:52:27.895+08:00

I've finally gotten my ORD counter down to single digits. Sorry that I've been harping about this for the past two years, but yes, it really is that depressing having to see camo green everyday.But ORD is no where near slack for me. I've still got lotsa stuff to clear up before I can go. My clearance, the Sqn heritage board, the CPT Ted valentine's day bear thing. Sigh, they're really making full

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-77475697993662840212007-12-20T15:54:00.000+08:002007-12-20T15:56:56.147+08:00

check this out... super funny.apologies to those who don't understand chinese. :)

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-17851634451763180512007-12-15T22:56:00.000+08:002007-12-15T22:57:56.342+08:00

Yet another gut busting top ten list from the master Jason Rohrblogger. All hail!!http://toptenlog.blogspot.com/2007/12/top-ten-most-annoying-songs-ever.html#links

bONGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-67942183907800241462007-12-04T22:23:00.000+08:002007-12-04T22:25:40.079+08:00

Bro_isk showed me a damn funny clip on his handphone that day. Thought that I'd show with you all...ORD OH!

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-84271012138880091592007-11-30T14:29:00.001+08:002007-11-30T14:41:47.587+08:00

I just had this really weird thought while I was having my morning crap. (Yes. Shit appears to go both down and up.)Who invented the clock radio? It's an incredibly strange yet ingenious invention. The guy that thought of it must a been really cool to just wake up one day and think "Hey! Won't it be great to have a clock and a radio all in one?".But it's an invention that really has some identity

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-65797298875931444132007-11-12T22:49:00.000+08:002007-11-12T23:01:47.853+08:00

That's it. I'm officially psychopathic. If not psycho then just plain self-destructive. I have this wanton desire for all things that I can never have. Be it girls, a flashy lifestyle or a Ford GT.Unfortunately, that's the way the world is. You snooze, you lose. And I do hit snooze on my alarm clock many times in the morning. This time, it's not the hitting the snooze button so much as the fact

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-44166783633033343352007-11-05T18:56:00.000+08:002007-11-05T19:07:48.916+08:00

The end being ORD. Got news today from my ma'am that I won't be going to Brunei after all as someone else from another base is able to stay there longer than I would be able (and willing) to. So shall be spending the rest of my NSF life with my Stallion Family.Good and bad in a way. I'm obviously more comfortable in this sqn having been here for over a year now. And with all the friends that I've

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-70185410437789926132007-11-03T22:33:00.001+08:002007-11-03T22:42:27.388+08:00

Well. I've told my ma'am that I've decided to accept the offer. She's pushed through the paperwork but it still requires AMD approval. That's the Air Manpower Department.Since this is a pretty last minute thing, she was saying that I might have to be prepared to go off with very little notification. So now I just sit and wait.I'm honestly okay either way. I'm not too concerned if the posting

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-10855973402237216322007-10-25T20:04:00.000+08:002007-10-25T20:17:21.518+08:00

My boss and her husband came to my office yesterday and asked me if I want to be posted to Brunei Det as an admin staff there from 15th Nov to 14 Jan. The perks are excellent. 1.4K/Month and since I'm going to be there for only two months, I won't really be assigned that tough a job. Plus Brunei Det is rumoured to be rather "relac one corner" type. I'm seriously considering accepting the

bONGnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-56432834569277154372007-10-17T18:37:00.000+08:002007-10-17T18:59:36.097+08:00

Was watching News 5 @ 9 last night (for lack of anything better to watch) and was seriously amused by how news in Singapore is nothing but a joke. So I've compiled my top 3 stories of yesterday's new bulletin for your reading pleasure.3. NHS Dental Services in BritainThe newscaster goes something like, "And the Dental services in Britain are falling into decay" (pun fully intended). The punch

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-26167388118283885562007-10-05T17:51:00.000+08:002007-10-06T17:44:32.332+08:00

I'm selling a brand new Samsung E740 Music Phone.The box seal is broken as I have opened it up to check the contents when I collected it but other than that, the phone is totally unused.I'm starting the bids at 350. But if you can offer me 400, it's a immediate deal.Once again, I say... it's a totally brand new phone. all the accessories are included.-Earphones-512MB Micro SD card (w/ Adaptor for

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-72758425532461230442007-10-05T00:16:00.000+08:002007-10-05T17:51:47.446+08:00

What really matters in life. Money that comes from the job that you do or the joy and Passion that you get from doing something that you love even if you can barely make ends meet? To me, I have a kind of cliched point of view on the topic. It's a mixture of both. Cuz you can never get the best of both worlds. It is impossible to live on either extreme of the question, for me.Money. Everyone

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-36090987518706415812007-10-03T22:17:00.000+08:002007-10-03T22:57:05.562+08:00

Had one of the worst dreams of all time last night. I dreamt I was attached to Jamie Yeo. You know. The stick insect that presents sports on ESPNStar. Yeah. It was really gross.I was holding her hand sitting on the couch watching TV and there was nothing there. It was like holding a malnourished frozen chicken wing. You know the kind that is still slimy and the skin isn't clinging to the flesh so

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-11625786086986127782007-09-24T19:33:00.000+08:002007-09-24T19:58:47.916+08:00

I invite you to take a gander at the two photos of the same stretch of beach taken 3 months apart. Before AfterIsn't it amazing what a difference a few months can do to the view. How can you talk about changing the world and making it a better place when this is happening in your own backyard. I say, do your own laundry before offering to do someone else's.I just feel that it might be best to

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-34414023059749583802007-09-10T20:01:00.000+08:002007-09-10T20:21:02.586+08:00

The Rugby World Cup is finally underway. Many days of sleep deprivation lie ahead for me. The coverage is really good this year. Well. Good for rugby fans in S'pore, not so good for the eye bags that are starting to blossom under my eyes. Sigh. My hopes are with the Wallabies but the Boks seem pretty strong this year.Anyway. I'm thinking of going for my OW diving course next year in Feb after I

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-70183092794539154822007-08-27T18:49:00.000+08:002007-08-27T19:16:57.621+08:00

Went up to Nursajaya yest with Uncle Richard to watch the Motards at the Go-Kart track there. really fast buggers. But looks like fun. Wanna try it out one day for fun.Enjoy the pics One lap around Nursajaya

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-76042976768258583172007-08-12T21:13:00.000+08:002007-08-16T00:01:15.442+08:00

Sadly, I'm back. would have loved to stay there a bit longer, heck I'd love to stay there period. The pictures don't really do justice to how beautiful the place really is but I thought I'd just share anyway.Night 1/Day1We left the house at abt 2130 on the 8th and set off for Merbok. Merbok is a small town in Kedah which is the 2nd most northernly most state in Malaysia and abt an hr's drive to

bONGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-17174813339882676752007-08-04T21:01:00.000+08:002007-08-04T21:24:52.732+08:00

Finally had my chance to go up in the aircraft that I've been seeing and hearing for a whole year. Tein (AOSS) and I and some other pax were in the Flag flypast Chinook today for CR6 of the NDP.We walked out to the Chinook after the crew had started up and done their preflight checks. As I approached the rear of the aircraft, I could feel the blast of the exhaust. Freaking hot sia. It was a bit

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-77908153014083173802007-07-25T20:48:00.000+08:002007-07-25T21:01:26.893+08:00

Yes! have finally reached the "200 days to go" mark on my ORD countdown. time is really slowing down the nearer I get to ORD. it's strange how time flew past till the days when the number of days left started getting noticibly smaller and smaller. from that point onwards, it's been snail's pace all the way.And to top it all off, I'm flat broke. If I were any more broke, I'd have to push my bike

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-71389375040752073582007-07-23T21:34:00.000+08:002007-07-23T21:55:41.839+08:00

you know. it's strange that when you have your head in the sink at some bar puking out whatever you just ate within the last two hours, you really have some deep thoughts.I think that I have this whole Jekyll and Hyde thing going. I have this side of me that wants to be a good Catholic and Christian. And this other side that loves going bonkers and blowing chunks for the fun of it, burning up my

bONGnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-16370641004297450002007-07-10T19:47:00.000+08:002007-07-15T17:56:18.713+08:00

I found an old post off my blog dtd October 21, 2005.It had a list of the stuff that I wanted to do after my A's. 1 1/2 yrs down the road since that post, I review how much of it I can cross off my To-Do list.things to do after As:-get a jobdid that. worked at two places before enlistment. met people that i never would have met if it hadn't been for this job. had fun at the cafe. caught up on

bONGnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286766.post-32188808132112919272007-07-10T18:32:00.000+08:002007-07-10T18:38:13.698+08:00

damn. makes BMX street look ordinary man.

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