Raphel
Its been quite some time since I last blogged. Partly is bcos there's nothin interesting to write about. But actually I'm quite busy with my own stuff. Hmmm.. Nothing interesting still, except for some extra things which appeared in my house. My parents have finally get someone to install aircon in our hse. Phew. Singapore's intorelable warm, humid weather has finally persuaded my parents to do it. And so the technicians finally came down today. Hooray....

Next is that I got myself a camera. A DSLR cam. Yeah. After years of indecisive temptations to get a digital cam, I finally parted with my hard earned money to get 1. Actually photography has been my hobby since my secondary sch days. Finally a wish came true.

Lastly, something to get excited about. Yeah!! Im going to Hong Kong!! With ronald and jimmy. 2 more wks to my hk trip! So excited. My very 1st trip with my friends and a trip after so many years of entrapment in singapore. Haha cant wait for that day to come. Been counting down everyday for that moment. Anyway, hopefully i got more time to post more entries. So stay tuned. :)
Raphel
Today is a very sad day. Valentine's day. The name of it truely spells out the meaning of my nick. Sad sad sad...... Every year, this is a very ordinary day to me. This year is no different. Hai... Went out with my kaki, Jimmy to get a box of chocolate for his beloved 1. Wa, the whole place was flooded with couples. I was so jealous and envious. Hai... My heart was so sour and aching, wondering when can I be like one of them. Valentine day valentine day. Y must there be such a day which broke the hearts of the lonely ones. All I can wish for is that next yr's valentine's day, I wouldn't be celebrating alone. Hopefully........ Best wishes to all the couples out there.
Raphel
Its Sunday early morning 3.15am. Here I am updating my blog and going to my lala land soon. Wa... almost become a singer overnight during this wkend. simply bcos me and my friends have been going for ktv sessions consecutively for 2 nights this wkend!! Omg!! thanks my friend, Jimmy whos a k box VIP member and a k box fanatic. We have been going for upteen times and I simply lost count of it liao. The songs there, we sing until rot ah. Aiya, actually he got another main reason in going there rather than singing. I suppose haha. Sing until we are all like pandas and speak like ah peis liao lah. Simply put it in 2 words. SHAG Ah!!!
Raphel

Today is the end of my CNY holidays or shld i say yest. So sad... The next public holi will be such a long way down the road. Hai.. This year didnt reli rest enough. Slept very late almost everyday. Must be the holiday mood. Also, the Ang Bao like getting lesser and lesser each year. Guess a person really loses his or her value as he or she gets older. Wo Bu Xiang Zhang Da!! Yest went pua kiao with my friends, end up losing money. Kaoz. Hai... Guess the most enjoyable night is the Chu Xi night liao, where the reunion dinner and the count down mood reli turns me on. Oh ya went to the Chun Dao He Pan on the second night of CNY with ronald to take photos and to experience the crowd. The fireworks looks really great, i should say. The crowd there looks even greater just like the ones shown in the papers. Enjoy the pictures then. Cai Shen Dao. Dong Dong Chen.
Raphel
Yeah!! Went shopping today and got all my stuff. Went out as early as 10am this morning to do my hair at tiong bahru. Haha. Y tiong bahru?? Cos my friend is working at a salon there mah can get discount lah. Bought a pair of working attire there at G2000. Guess no Raoul for me liao cos 2 ex but maybe next time, i'll get it. Hmmm, after that, went queensway with ronald to shop for some t-shirts and also my sandals. End up getting a t-shirt only cos the shops selling shoes are packed like crazy!! As though the shoes are free for grab. Duh. Nvm will get it after the new year period with fewer people fighting for it. Then we left queensway to meet weibin. Guess wat. We were stopped by 2 policemen and they searched through our stuff. Duh. Must be some terrorists suspects found there. Kaoz.

Went Jp next to continue shopping. Shopped through all the stores selling clothes and got myself another shirt with Jimmy. A shop which sells man's clothes with all female assistants. Hmmm spent all in all bout $300 in a day!! Omg. Big hole in my acct liao. :( Sianz. But reli nv expect that i got all my stuff in 1 day. Weet. CNY I'm coming....
Raphel
Alrite guys and gals, this is goin to be a long entry so wash ur face and clean ur eyes b4 u read this. Lol. 20th Jan, buddy Ronald's big day, his birthday!! Happy Bdae!! Last evening, meet ronald and weibin at JE interchange b4 we proceed for our buffet dinner at omni theatre. Ronald suggested having Sakura (international buffet) there. Well, sounds gd as we have not tried b4 mah. Meeting teck also at there. When we reached there, it was packed with people!!There were no places for us at all. The manager suggested to have us placed in the waiting list and we have to wait at least an hr! No choice, so we went for a walk at science centre 1st. Went to an interesting shop there and there was this sales girl there keep smiling at us. Haha, so funny so i thought its ronald's friend. But he said he don know her and none of us know here 2. KNS ronald keep attracting the opposition wherever he go. Next, we went back to the restaurant and found out we r next in turn. Great!! Yummy food coming!! Yeah!! Finally we went in and the manager told us we had to pay by cash as their card machine is out of order!! Holy!! ZZzzz and i go not enough cash. Lucky teck is there when I need him. Haha. (Ronald busily gubbling his abalone sandwich) There was this group of girls having their dinner there 2 and every1 of them r very gd looking!! Holy! Wa, i must say I reli cant get my eyes off them. Imagine a group of chiobus siting 2gether. U'll be dazzled. All of us agreed they r some how quite gd looking. After having our dinner for like 2hrs, its time to go K box to show what talents we got. WWhhoo...

Meeting jimmy at interchange, so we walked back to JE. Went up to K box and got ourselves a rm and start showing off our talents. Weibin hardly volunteeer to apply for any membership but this thime he fought to apply for the K box membership. Wow!! No choice mah, hes our ah Lun lei. Kicking off is me with a JJ's song. (Jimmy preapring to sing. Warming up) (Look at Weibin, so tao zui in this song) Haha. Highlight of the day, Ronald singing his twins songs and jimmy his jay songs. Woot.Then there was this intersting event happened. A waitress working there keep knocking on the door speaking to jimmy and guess wat, she even ask us if we like to play some game. Games? Wat games? We wondered.... and its "Zhong Ji Mi Ma" that we are playing. But we all pulled out in the end bcos too many people are playing!! Omg. We guess the waitress is actually trying to make use of this chance and get to know jimmy. Lol. She even came back to ask us y we are not playing!! Another KNS 1 always attracting the opposition. The brothers are always creating a din everywhere they go. Hhaha. After bout 6hrs of marathon singing, we finally left. We stayed till it closed!! Omg. Only a few rms were occupied by then. Jimmy is addicted to singing now and keep asking us when wan go again. Weibin sing till he lost his voice. Shi Sen. Lol. It was reli a very enjoyable night for again the bachelors gang. Haha.
Raphel
Haha. Went Marina Square to day with Ronald, Jimmy and Teck. Its been a long long time since I last went there. It reli changed alot since the renovation. It has turned into a maze!! Omg! Easy to enter, difficult to shop. The layout was simply like a maze. Wonder which brillant architect came out with the layout. We were going in circles trying to find a shop. In the end, we looked up the shops directory, but we still couldn't find!! Alrite then, we gave up. Haha, we really look like tourists there. Luckily not many people there today. Guess most people went chinatown this wkend. Cos the rain finally stopped! Got my pair of Levis jeans today!! Yeah. 1 item down. So many to go!! :(

Ronald bought a pair of clothes and Teck a shirt. Next, after a series of struggling inside there, we left the place. Went suntec next. Went to a few shops and off we go to Lau Pa Sat to have dinner. (Suggested by Jimmy) Y there?? Simply becos he wanted to eat the bbq stingray. OMG!!! Wat Crap!! No choice... Forced by him, we took a bus there. Had our $50++ dinner there, shared by 4, we walked to Fullerton. Enjoying the beautiful scenery , we sat at the bridge at One Fullerton, chit chatting and planning for the brothers' Bdae. Hhaha. Finally left the place for home sweet home at 9+. A brand new week, here I come....
Raphel
Went Orchard today with my friends. Went to Far East Plaza in the 1st place with them to get a adapter cable for hp. But i'm not the 1 buying. Wa.. Far East Plaza is reli a place of babes, I should say. no wonder Ronald always ask me to go there. Waited for Teck to join us and so we hang around there a while longer. Next went to lots of places and shops like Paragon, Isetan etc. Really gives me lots of ideas of wat to buy for new year, as well as some new outfits for my work wear. Think I getting myself a pair of levis jeans, a set of Raoul office attire and maybe a french connection shirt. Hmmm.. seems to be a very ex new year for me. Today is really as though I am a celebrity myself, going into so many designer label shops yet end up buying nothing!! Haha. Walk here and there till our legs are crying to rest. Went for our dinner at cineleisure, had some taiwanese delicacies there. Next continue our excursion at Taka. Scanned through every single shop we can find, selling men's clothes. Finally left orchard at bout 9+ to go for our supper. Wat a tiring day of window shopping.
Raphel
Year 2006 here i come.... Wa.. already first 2 days of 2006, I was completely strengthless, restless, tired as though I had came back from a war in Iraq. Duh. Wats got into me man? Keep falling asleep during work. Yawn and yawn throught out the day. Cant even pay attention during the class. Guess I am becoming too lazy and lam nua liao. Cannot cannot. Time for me to keep fit. Yeah. Must regain my fitness and stamina at all cost and of cos my six pacs. Haha. Also to prepare for my ippt lah. Although still got time but better train early. Cannot afford to fail at all cost. Somemore in june got reservice..... Sianz. Must tone my body up to meet my platoon mates. Haha. Yawnz.. Wa, buay tahan liao, me go take a nap and hope i recover by this wkend.....
Raphel
Its the last day of the year again. So where did every1 go countdown or celebrate? For me, this yr Ronald bk a hotel room again and invited us over to stay. But pls.... its a bachelors party onli and not a gay party ok. Alrite, started off the day in a marvellous way, guess wat. Its raining in the afternoon while we are goin over to put our stuff at the hotel b4 goin for our dinner. Well, wat can I say. Looks like a party nv got started without a heavy shower just like the xmas eve.

Then we went park mall and PS to grab our snacks and drinks for our hotel party. Haha. Went to this mongolian restaurant at park mall for our dinner. (Buffet style ok) But the food was just ok and we stayed for like 3 hrs plus to have our buffet!! Next preparation for our countdown party. Wanted to go MOS in the 1st place, but after receiving some info from friends, deciding not to go. The queue there was damm long!! Alrite plan B then. We decided to go Music Underground while waiting for Jimmy's arrival. Guess wat, its been 3 long yrs since i last went clubbing. Hhaha. Well, didnt reli like the music cos its either techno or hip hop.... ZZZzzz... Quite a no. of bengs and lians were there 2. So partied ourselves till bout 2am. And then ronald got this courage out of nowhere wanting to know a girl in white!! Wwhhhoo .. Go go Ronald. But in the end, he couldn't find her. Wat crap.

Alrite, back to the hotel for our second round of bachelors party. Daidee and drinking session. And so we played, drink and tok kok at the same time till all concused except me!! Hahah. Guess no choice but to take a nap. Woke up the next morning and it was 01/01/06. A brand new day and a brand new yr. I see light and hopes paving the way for me.....

Music Underground

A pervert Ronald trying his very best to take sone "nude" photos of us


Jimmy just cant get enough of Babes
Raphel
Time reli flies. Today is the last day of rooster yr 2005. Thinking back i seem to have accomplished nothing, except by taking up a degree course. Hmmm.. Time for my resolution for yr 2006, I guess..

New Year Resolution


  1. To do well in my studies. ( Although still got 1 more yr to go)
  2. Find a GF. ( Better find 1 fast if not all gd girls will be snatch up)
  3. Bring my family for a tour. ( Its been a decade since I last travelled with them)
  4. Go on holidays with my bachelor buddies. ( Think either to HK, Taiwan)
  5. Save more money. ( To pay my bills and to go on holis)
  6. Train up for IPPT, regain my six pacs and to get more tanned. ( I don wan to go for RT)
  7. Socialise more. ( Hopefully be able to know more friends)
  8. Do more good deeds. ( Sense of satisfaction and it reli brightens up my life)
  9. Buy a digital camera. ( Longing for 1 for ages. Lumix or Cyber shot gd?)
  10. Put on more weight. ( God I reli need to put on more weight to look more balance)
  11. Explore more gd food. ( Well Yummy king is back!)

Guess this will be my last entry for the year. Hopefully 2006 will be a better yr for me. Happy New Year to everyone!!

Raphel

Merry Xmas every 1. Its xmas eve, so where is everyone going to celebrate? But its raining cats and dogs, pigs and elephants on this very holy eve.... Seems like flooding the whole of Singapore soon. For me, I guess I have to wait till night and c wats my plans. Again with my bachelor kakis I guess. No girls willing to ask me out. Same as all previous yrs. Hai.. Guess this is fate. Hahah. But this yr, finally get to eat some turkey. Haha. at least something in return. Nevertheless, Merry Xmas to everyone!! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way....



Xmas tree decorated by me and my colleagues
Raphel
Time now 12 am. Reached home at 11.30pm. Just had my dinner, filling up my empty stomach all the way from lunch. Wat a day it was today. Woke up at 8.20 am in the morning and realise I was late for work!! So late for work! OMG!! I onli had half and hour to rush to my office in raffles place! Wow, its was like i'm a contestant joining the amazing race. People are racing for money and me? Racing for time... If I had join the amazing race, i guess I would have come in 1st, without doubt. Next, upon reaching the office after a morning rush, just like filming M.I.3, my stomach suddenly got this feeling of rumbling and tumbling. I've got diarrhoea!! OMG!! Wat a start to my working day. Rushed to the gents on and off for like 3 times all in all. Oh well, luckily it subsided in the afternoon. Phew.. My a.. finally get to rest.

After it was time as usual for my nite class. Know 3 new friends tonite and all are gals! Weee... Weee... Hahah.( But I'm not despo pls, just wanted to know more gal friends:)) Towards the end of lesson, my humurous lecturer wanted us to break up into groups and present on a case study. As usual, which ever gender has more people in the group has more power. I'm the only guy in the group!! Omg!! U can say lucky me, but I seriously don think so. All the gals ganged up against me asking me to present. No choice, the girl power was too strong. And so, I stood up and gave a speech, just like giving the national day rally, flawless and smooth. Wow! Hahah. Ok, class ended. Time to go home. On the way this innocent looking adult suddenly came up to me and say he got no money to go home with his E-link card already used up. So, i pondered for a sec, poor guy... Decided to help him and gave him all my cash in my wallet. Yet still not enough as my wallet only got $2. Haha. And his trip was $2.70 back home. No choice. I'm already penniless because of him. But anyway, he returned with a smile and numerous thank you which really makes me feel I've done something right.

Next, I finnaly reached JE interchange, just moments away from reaching home sweet home. And guess wat. I was catch by a prudential adviser again!! OMG!! She asked me this Qs "Wats my Xmas wish this yr?" and i replied her, I wan a gf!! Haha. She burst out laughing like a siao cha bor. She kept pyschoing me to take up the plan, but was to no avail. I told her I got too many committments. Told her I got to give parents money every month, she say I'm very filial. Told her i wan a gf, she say I gd looking ,sure can find. But I seriously X 100 don think so. anyway this is 1st time a stranger told me that. Haha. Whether or not its true from her heart? Who cares. But too bad, shes like in her 30s. Why? why? Y not a young lady tell me that. Why must I be like Bae Yong Jun and be a auntie killer? I wan to be like a lady killer like Jin Cheng Wu. Hai.. Wat a day it was. So so tired after today and yet tomolo I still have class. So signing off now and time to go La La Land. ZZZzzz...
Raphel
Wow, this week was really hectic for me. Totally have no time to post any entries. busily working till 7pm every nite. Reached home everyday at bout 8pm. Having to stay at home and summing up my assignment was totally crap. Totally got no life and not enough slp this week. Oh well.. At least, I managed to catch "King Kong" on fri nite and it was a mid nite show!! Again not enough slp after that. The computer effects and sound of the whole show was perfect. A great film directed by Peter Jackson once again ever since his "Lord of the Rings Trilogy" Some of the creatures in the show was like.. Yucks!! Ever seen giant cockroaches as big as human? Or even giant centipedes and spiders that could like crushed a human?? But all in all King Kong was great in the show and thats how the beauty and the beast myth came about except the cartoon of cos. So sad to see a giant gorilla that could break a T-Rex's jaw but was killed in the end by 6 old junk planes. That was stupid. Oh well, at least a breather for me on fri nite and yet again another week has passed. Another week with another great show to catch ---> The Chronicles of Nadia.
Raphel
Another wkend gonna pass. Tomolo's another brand new wk and and glommy monday for me. Hai.. Got to work and study. Wat a long and tiring day. Sianz ah. Basically wasted this whole wkend rotting, achieving nothin. Saw in the papers that the requirements to be a pilot has changed a lot. Maximum height is 1.9m!! Duh... Which means i can actually go for the trial!! But its all 2 late. A lot of of things still left outstanding for me to achieve and its coming to an end of the year. Really need to take a break but assignments continue bugging me. Time to get tough and puff again... Just hope that the holidays can come faster. But nevertheless, with positive attitute and a cheerful smile will make tomolo a better day!!
Raphel
Just another normal day. Got nothing to do so here I am reciting poems.


Drinking Alone Under The Moon

Among the flowers from a pot of wine
I drink alone beneath the bright moonshine.
I raise my cup to invite the moon, who blends
Her light with my shadow and we're three friends.
The moon does not know how to drink her share;
In vain my shadow follows me here and there.
Together with them for the time I stay
And make merry before spring's spend away.
I sing the moon to linger with my song;
My shadow disperses as I dance along.
Sober, we three remain cheerful and gay;
Drunken, we part and each goes his way.
Our friendship will outshine all earthly love;
Next time we'll meet beyond the stars above.

- Li Bai




Raphel
Thoughts and emotions flooded my brain cells yesterday. I was on my way back home. Standing in the MRT with hordes of people slowly filling up the cabins. Asked myself several questions but couldn't find the answers to it. Yesterday, I went for my night class. After lessons over, I saw that there was this girl who was in my class, hopped into her BF's Subaru Impreza. We do not know each other at all. However, sadness filled my heart. Not becos I liked or have a crush on her but is becos I was jealous. Jealous of the guy... I admitted that a strong sense of jealousy flowing through my whole body. WTH, I pondered. R all guys with wealth and looks get to hitch girls up more easily? For me, i neither got the looks nor money, not even a prospective career which i could foresee. I wondered.. Y is this world so unfair! Having to remain single for so many years, is 1's misery. Seeing couples cudling each other, holding hands or even wiping each other's sweat, which all these i could only fantasise or daydream really brings out the sorrows in me. When will the day come where I get to grab hold of a girl's hand and never let it go, protecting her and providing with the warmest joy and happiness..


Sign.... When it comes to relationship, I was completely hopeless. One's partner is of importance, and so is one's friendship. For one to have narrow circle of friends and without a partner to care and share sorrows and happiness truly brings out the purest of pain. If only god is one of us, maybe he can help me with something.....

Love you love you May I love you tell me what to do....
Raphel
After the sumptuous and fulfiling dinner at Outback, we went over to the Esplanade ( Durian Theatre) for our photography session. Went up to the open air rooftop at the Esplanade threatre. The night scenery was simply magnificent and marvellous. Overlooking the entire CBD area and Fullerton. Simply a great place for couples to cosy up. Too bad, all of my friends are guys, but we are not gay!! Took some beautiful pictures up there. Sat upon the glittering stars in the dark sky, I made a wish. Haha, wats my wish? Na na na, not gonna say. SShhhh.... Left the place at bout 11pm, where the security start chasing people away.

So we left for One Fullerton. Half way through, saw a lonely girl busily chatting on the phone. Hmmm.. Handphone dont need money meh?? Talk so long.... Or maybe she ran away from home? Or that her bf just broke up with her? She really caught our attention as she is the only girl whos sitting on the flyover leading to One Fullerton. Ask Ronald to go ask her to take a picture of us but he chickened out. Oh well. Took some great pictures at One Fullerton with the Merlion the centre of attraction. True enough there was nothing great there except the Merlion and the overview of the Fullerton hotel.




After that, guess we were shagged out so we left at bout 1 am in the early morning of sunday!! No bus, got cab!! But it was a really enjoyable night for all of us. And the lonely girl was still sitting there and chatting on the phone!!
Raphel


15 more km to see kangaroos ahead??

Wake up! wake up! Have I arrived in Australia?? Nope, I did not. Actually went for dinner at Outback with friends last nite. Had it planned nicely and smoothly but in the end, some fly aeroplane, which is so diappointing. Hai... . Typical style of my friends. WTD?? In the end went ahead with it and it was actually a very enjoyable nite. K, lets get on to the food and let myself "Proclaim Yummy King" introduce a few of the specialities.

First up


Fried Onions (On the left)

This was the best fried onions I ever had !! Not too bitter, no strong onion smell. Perfect appetizer for a start. Alrite come to drink on the right which i ordered (On the right). Looks like water-melon juice? Wrong. Its actually a cocktail named "77 Sunset Strip". Nice name heh? It actually tasted like cough syrup given by my camp's MO!! An awful cocktail which i ordered. Pukes. Learnt my lesson from then. Its actually a mixture of vodka, gin, rum, pineapple juice and some other dont know wat.... "Yucks!" I would say. Even I myself can prepare better cocktails.

Main course


Alices Springs Chicken
Thumps up for this main course. Grilled tender chicken with mushrooms and melted cheeze coveredand the Aussie fries. (Poor chicken... but ur meat is ssssooo tender!!) Perfect. Highly recommeded by me. Yummy...

Dessert


Chocolate Thunder From Down Under

Wat a name!! As if thunder will strike from down under. Hah. I would say this was a great desset. Chocolate brownies with vanilla ice cream. Seems common. Even you and me and come up with this, yet it tasted so nicccee... Ohhh.... Wat a wonderful dinner i had. I quite pleased with wat i had, with the exception of the of the drink of cos. The ambience was gd, only if the restaurant could be better lit. In fact, there were quite a number of people celebrating their birthday there. Even the staff and all the other patrons (including us yeh) joined in the singing!! Think we can even sing our very own christmas carol for others next time. Haha.
Raphel
It's late sat nite or should i say early sun morning. Just finished watching a great nite of soccer matches, glad to see that man utd put off another good result even without their influential captain who has quit the club. Yawnzz...., felt slpy but before that that need to update my blog.
Basically a boring kickoff to my weekend, slacking around at home before going to JP with the bin to grab some things and have my dinner. Very surprised to see my platoon mate, also my Wallaby 03 crew driver, J Poh at there too. Yeah, its a long time i met up with them. Same old us, wearing our sloppish outfit with sandals everytime. Hahaha... Never knew that we had so much to talk since our last met up. Great to c u man!! Hang around with the bin there, searching and grabbing the stuff he need to get his delivery done. (Opps is it illegal stuff??) Don't know why but wkend really passed very fast for me. Just like a blink of an eye. Anyway looking forward to a brand new day tomolo. Signing off now... ZZzzzz.... BTW came across this funny animated pic. Hah so cute.....