plans kept changing and i'm starting to not have time to study for this fri's big paper.
dun really wanna blog today coz i've got so many tasks on hand, but i've got too many things to share too.
.saturday.
no games for the wkend coz the field wasn't avaliable, so only had trng in the morng. quite a tough one coz we did fitness tests and all.
evening, Vincent's wedding.
so fast that he's married. glad that he's found a happy wife.
was a photographer for his wedding day, together with Jovin who was doing the vids.
dont have much time to edit the photos. hope to finish up by the wkend.
.sunday.
morng was really tired. my gang planned to climb at 10am. but all made it only at 11.30am.
almost didn't go coz i wanted to study. but glad that i did a quick one. about 3 walls and some bouldering. no regrets and satisfied.
then headed down to the usual to study.
finally met up with #bangalaloi #F16Tan for a proper rmeal before #airbuschan goes for his night shift.
last one we had was at mac during hariraya while i was working. totally didn't have time to sit down and catch up then coz the whole sg wanted to eat macs while i was working.
on a side note, last fri, i was just seeting my friend's NZ$5 Bill coz its not often that the man on a dollar bill is handsome. nope, its not about the angmoh, but he's Sir Edmund Hilary, the first angmoh who made it to Mt Everest with his sherpa Tenzing Norgay. and u've the got coloured mountain on the note.
so i posted on fb to share this amazing note and say that i wanted this bill so that i can put it in my wallet.
so the next day, i was v surprised to see the NZ$5 bill in my wallet!
initially, i thought that i had accidentally koped my friend's note and put it my wallet though i did not have any recollections about doing that. but well, u see the note, u see the note. after much thought, then i decided to compare the serial no. of the notes and realize that they are different.
so yea, it has to be mother poon.
so i went home, verifed with her, and she said "ya, i just wanted to surpise u mah, surprised"
well yea, because:
1) mother poon is boyfriend material
2) she is socially active on fb
3) i hope she hasn't learnt how to use instragram yet.
but yea, so sweet.
and since its from the house, its probably from the last family tour we've ever had. to overseas, i can only rmbr Australia and NZ. and NZ's probably our last family holiday when dad was still around. so this note meas quite alot to me.
.monday.
somehow quite an eventful day.
mr chee's last day in sj. one of the top 5 aviation ppl i respect. i've really learnt ALOTTTTT from him. not just about the techncial knowledge, but as a person as well. he's really a responsible man who goes out all the way to get things down. i mean, he used to be a VP and all; and just because some stuff were missing and nobody was willing to make conscious effort to hunt them down, he would do it personally. i mean, i rmbr once we did a seat mod program... as a relatively very senior man who's like pretty big shot, because he wanted to get things going, he went right down to the ground to just carry those dirty carton boxes and stacked them up neatly together with another of my collegues. i mean, they were heavy and i'm talking about 60 (or even much more) cartons. he's one man whom has successfully encouraged me to not give up believing and working hard; not through words, but through his own example and actions. and on his last day, he bought everyone nasi lemak from changi v and lotsa magnum ice cream. and what's more surprising, he even personally msged me to invite me up for this simple lunch.
so much to learn from him,
saw 2 of my ex school mates in my ex company., they come, i left. hahhas. could have been collegues. but hope they'll do well!
evening, the 3 of us went coastal road to run!
i didn't go for rugby trng coz i needed to make a few more decisions before i commit for the season again. we ran.... did some exercises, then walked back to watch planes landing. was quite nice. wanted to leave early to study, but we all lepak on the sand till about 9.30 pm!
loves the sunset.
15th Sept.
also marks the official closure of Tampines Bike Park. for new housing developments.
:(
its my first ever bike trail.
used to go there after every mod.
had my bad fall there.
my first trail running there.
too many good memories.
i rmbr gg to cycle there alone once when i was pretty emo. so it was really a place of solice for m;
and also the place where my photog/bike/climb gang become closer over the years.
and yep, on this day, wilson finally proposed to clar. (photos all on fb and
its been about 11 yrs since they're tgt. since she was 14 i thnk. ij girl. sa rugby boy. hahas.
have known them since i was about 16.
ups and downs, glad that they've come this far and finally!
so happy for them.
.Tuesday.
another eventful day.
planned to go to the gym before trng. planned to skip trng to study. then planned to skip everything just to study. but in the end, bike problem.
in the morng when i start my bike, it felt abit funny. it took too long a while for the starter to respond. then the engine got cut off soon after. managed to start it back again, thinking, perhaps its because of the cold. while riding, in some moments, the throttle didn't seem to be able to respond at times.
and at the red traffic light of the big junction, my bike died. wah. i super nervous. coz the road was slightly sloped and i know i cannot push the bike, especially with all the pressure from the road users. i said a prayer. and just before the light turned green for the right turn, my bike came to life!!!!
:D
phew. amen to that man.
reached the building, my bike died totally. couldn't start at all. thought it was a battery prob, but there's still light though. but glad to have made it to work. hahas. decided to call the tow anyway.
i guess it couldn't have been a better time.
imagine if i was rushing for like exam / wedding and all.
and so.. after school, farhan tompanged me to the shop.
it's the magneto coil. it got burnt.
with my fav bike uncle again. all my maintenance have been with him... about 4 yrs now.
everything with the towing + change of batt (coz it affected the battery as well) costed $415.
wanna die. so ex that my posb card declined coz no money. my other debit card didn't have the nets function, so in the end, han tompanged me again to draw money. hahas malu sia.
sigh.
hahas.
and after that, went for bel's dad funeral.
i totally didn't know that the victim of the tampines st 11 accident was her dad.
so when i went to the funeral and heard abt it, my heart totally sank. i brokedown man. idky the suddent outburst, but it was just super tragic.
i mean, in the morng, my batchmates were still talking about it... like how the pedestrain (he) was so so unlucky. i mean, he wasn't even crossing the road, but just waiting for the green man because a driver who lost control of the car ramped into him.
when i heard it at the funeral, i was really super upset. bel's one of my closer touch friends and she's always the strong carefree tomboy. so when i saw her like that today, i couldn't help but to just break down myself too. she's currently studying in brisbane with her bro so they took a flight back ytd night once they heard the news.
while upset, i was secretly cursing the driver. ur reckless irresponsible action has caused so much hurt to so many ppl. well, heard that he's seriously injured and now in the hospital. i mean, for a car to hit a lampost, man and then hit another van and taxi, what kind of speed are u freaking travelling on a small road?! but after cooling off, well, i guess he didn't want it either. but i do humanly wish that he will be guilt trip for life, now seeing how hard it is for my friend to pick herself up. hopefully once he's fully recovered, he can quit his current job and probably work in an area that allows him to run campaigns to promote road safety. throwing the guy in jail wouldnt be beneficial to anyone or anything.
today, she really looked just so..... lost. its really too sudden.
i mean, i can't even swallow the whole situation... i cannot imagine the depths of her sorrow. i mean i've also lost my daddy, but this sudden loss is really too... sudden and uncalled for.
like my bike today, sometimes i just wish all broken things can be fixed so easily.
at the wake today, everything was just too dense and heavy.
so after i left, i got on my bike and was just feeling really lousy about everything. so being emo, i rode around first b4 gg home. i rode past the accident site, stopped while the traffic light turned red and took a good look around. i looked at the ground. u could still see some skid marks, not sure if its from the accident, but there were still bits and pieces of shattered glasses and other bits of scraps.
"life's too fragile"
everyone says that.
but its only when we really lose someone physically to the external factors of the world that forces us to understand the value of that statement.
was just thinking about how our heart beats, how our brain works.... it is just so easy to make all these fail. though its part of Nature that we constantly grow and adapt according to a time frame measured by secs mins hours days weeks months years, it just takes 1 hit to shut off the whole developed / developing system.
so how are we really living our lives? to make the best out of it, or to just sit back and hope for the best to fall in place? everything's so brittle, so i'd rather we make good use out of it.
so for tonight and till thursday when the cremation will take place, i really pray for God's peace to be upon the family and may His grace and love comfort their aching hearts. its not going to be an easy period of time for them, but i really do hope that the family can still draw some hope and good from all these trying times.
:(
really so tired.
so many things undone.
and really too heavy.
may all the weight allow me to have a good night's sleep tmr while i try and make full use of my remaining time to study.
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