the new year post.

i anticipate this to be a loong post, so be forewarned =)

happy new year! this was the first year in a long time that i haven't been able to countdown! :(
so sad. cos i was on duty at jurong. i ended day shift and so was quite shack, was more or less asleep then SOMETHING woke me up at 11.58, i dunno if it was my internal body clock or my friends talking or what, but i did.
Then the smses started coming in.. could hear some people shouting in the distance.. wow. welcome 2009.

i've been thinking about how to structure this post cos i've SO much to say, and after some blog hopping, ill do it in 3 parts:
-review of 2008
-resolutions of 2009
-random stuff
3 Rs! woo. ok let's go.


ok, how has 2008 been? If i had to describe it in one word, i would say .. it has been a year of 'growth'. Yes, this is the most concise term that can describe everything that has happened. 'develop' is another possible word. well to be in proper tense it would be 'development'. oh well

I've definitely grown physically stronger, after entering the army. But physical strength aside, i've grown alot mentally. I've learnt that i can handle much more than i thought i could. i've learnt how to push myself beyond my limits, to endure.
One of my toughest experiences was definitely the taiwan trip .. training in the ruthless terrain and unrelenting weather was the ultimate test of endurance. but i made it through! and the main thought was really the 760dollars/month that i would be getting if i did. =) heh

friends? easily the year when i made the most acquaintances. and when i learnt how to make a 5-minute-acquaintance. (i.e. get to know someone in 5 minutes) Note that 'acquaintances' are not 'friends'. Acquaintances are people you wave to when you see on the street but dont talk to , friends are those you stop and talk to when you see them.
And with army you can make alot of acquaintances, cos it's so easy to make conversation with an NSF, just start with the basic questions like 'what company in BMT' , 'which unit', 'do you know xxx ' blabla. so easy. hahaha

ah, i really solidified my relationship with bestie this year. i'm like so certain i want her to be my bestie for like .. forever? like i've told her to be my best woman (like best man?) for my wedding already . hahaha. she's just so reliable and i can trust her with just about anything. love ya chris =)

relationships? well i ended one in the beginning, but it was a pleasant experience for sure. not the ending of it la, the .. duration of it. at least the separation wasn't a miserable one, but rather a mutual one that i felt was for the better.

i feel like i've grown more confident. maybe because as a spec in army i have to speak up in front of my men, have to lead them. or maybe because i'm buying alot of new clothes so i think i look better and have better self -esteem. i dont know. but i feel more confident and can walk with my head up higher

i definitely wont forget this past year because of ARMY.. and i cant wait for this current year of 2009 to end.. because ill ORD in november =)

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resolutions of 2009!
-Stay positive
This is just about the #1 rule of survival in the army. once you start being negative and complaining.. it just spreads to everyone around you and life is miserable. as long as i can remain positive, my life will be more enjoyable and time will pass faster =)

-be a good influence
It's extremely tough not to conform to the ills of army, but ill try my best to be squeaky clean , as much as it makes me an outcast, but i will try!

-grow fitter
i needa be fitter to pass my SOC and to be able to push my men on such as during those crazy route marches. ugh. time to do some pushups and crunches everyday. and i want my solid camgigandet-abs back, so ill start doing those crunches ^^ hahaha

-make more friends
learning to make 5minute acquantainces has left me with an addiction - to make friends. hahah. i'm still shy and wont be liek some social butterfly but i certainly dont mind making more friends! ^^

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Ok this post is coming to an end. before that.. how many of you listened to 987FM's top 100 sound countdown? the link to all 100 songs is here .. and i'm quite angry with it. So many trash songs make it so high up the list (handlebars is at 45!!??) and the good songs fall behind (Spiralling-Keane is LAST ?! Realize is 98?! ) ugh. i hate 987

alright, im getting uber tired suddenly. must be the long duties. zz. good-first-night-of-2009!

edward vs james

just for the sake of argument, i'm making this post. i realised it will seem pretty gay for me to do this, comparing male actors.. but after hearing from people in church like clara and others.. i really cannot jst sit down and do nothing!
now, i can't believe there are people who actually think that robert pattinson is good looking, and cam gigandet is not.

Ok if you have no idea who i'm talking about, robert pattinson played Edward Cullen in the movie Twilight, and Cam Gigandet played James, the evil nomadic vampire.

I'll just put some pictures of them in roughly the same pose for comparison's sake, and you'll judge for yourself who's better looking. well ok fine i'll give my opinions too :p


#1 - Looking off-camera
Robert:


Cam:

Alright, rob looks OKAY in this pic, because they dont show his weird squarish jawline and the blush hides it well. cam? doesn't he have this attractive forlorn look that's expressed almost entirely with his eyes?

#2 - In character (in the movie)
Robert-


Cam -

ok, robert looks good in this because he's trying hard to be dazzling and dazzle bella. but this short of Cam is totally candid, yet he still looks wicked and good!

#3- Unglam shot
Robert -

Cam-

rob looks.. hypnotised or something. and i thought Cam just looked very weird in this shot


#4 - I-am-trying-to-seduce-you face
Rob:


Cam:


if you say rob wins this one you really need to get your eyes checked.


#5 - hottest shot
Rob:


Cam:


Rob doesnt have a topless shot because he has no muscles, as i told you in my previous post about twilight. so it would be kinda embarassing. This is the best half body shot i have of him.. and ZOMG WHATS WITH THE HAIR. lose the hair, he'll look decent.
Cam's hot bod. nuff said.


yup, so ... i dont know how you feel about either actor now.. but if you still think robert pattinson is hot.. something is really wrong with you. cos he's clearly not.

so, bye!



Cam: what? you think the goofy-looking+messy-hair look is IN? right...

the end of a long break.

But they say all good things come to an end, my friend

Ah, Rooster says it so well in 'Angels Calling'. All good things come to an end.

I just ended my loooong break since christmas eve. that has been.. 4 days!! yes 4 days is an extremely long time since my normal weekend breaks are like under 2 days. And it did feel like i accomplished alot. there wasn't a day which i just stayed at home and did nothing (well besides 25th, which was recovery day for the overnight on 24th)

26th was mahjong day at daniel's house.. scraped together last minute =) and after that was supper at RK house which was partially to celebrate lydia's bday! haa.


27th was a day out with bestie ^^ and we coincidentally met john and cheryl. he tried to arrest me hahaha.
oh no i'm getting gwynna's disease of putting 'hahas' in every sentence. must.. resist... haha.. noo!!

today was soccer! and played some boring mini mahjong with weilyn/yvon/randompersonwhokeptchanging. weilyn brought the mini travel set..which has no animals!! so i was making a fuss about it the whole time .. cos animals are damn crucial can. they give you the much needed dai to get a big win and also deny ping hus.
claraa was fiddling with my phone.. took her 6++ minutes to find the camera la. hahaha noob :p

lol!! well she was about to take a pic then it was my turn in mahjong so i quickly turned back to see what to throw. then she changed her face to this .. annoyed-looking face.


ok i'm here now.


ROFL
she's SO gonna beg/plead/threaten/blackmail/beg me to take this down. hahahaha


soccer was rather fun. i scored 2 goals! =) then they made a big fuss about it as if i very pro lidat. which of cos i'm not, i dont really play soccer. just happened to be able to put the ball into the goal at that time la. ha. felt quite shiok scoring. cos got SO many shots.


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anyway. things with someone SEEMS like they're back to normal.. though i never spoke with that person today i dunno. oh well.
time to prepare to book in

:( i'll be counting down to 2009 in Juron g Is land. have duty that day. sigh. only book out on the 1st. bleahz.

Happy 2009 in advance! ill put up my resolutions when i book out that night.