Feeling sickly

Been slaving off with ungodly hours these days.

As much as I enjoy my work intially.

Now, it's starting to be a little grating with all my soul's consumption towards working.

All that for gaining some life experience at the expense of my life span.

Tsk tsk.

Oh well.

Live and let live.

Feeling sickly from the long hours and really no mood to socialize anymore with anyone.

Starting to feel stale.

Blah.
Ben

Digestion

Today is my off day.

I spend the entire day digesting a novel with a fairy tale ending.

I accompanied a friend out to town and just chill out.

I feel so relaxed.

Life should be like this.

Full Marathon

Woo Hoo !

Sense of accomplishment.

I managed to finished the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon.

All 42.195 km.

It was pure torture I tell you.

Aching thighs but manage to grit my teeth and endure.

My running buddy accompanied me till the 8km mark before he sped off.

That is when my stitches and cramps starting swallowing my body.

But I endured so I can safely say I'm a finisher of a marathon.

Woo Hoo !

Some post-marathon pics. Now recovering at home, heading to work later.

Tata,
Ben

Washing up at the Esplanade

Yeah, we did it !

Board Gaming

An impromptu fun Saturday night outing for moi.

Hang around Katong area with Ivan and Clara.

For a bit of catching up and nostalgic fun.

Played some memory burying Vampire coffin game which was a pretty nifty ice-breaker.

We then played a lengthy game of Vegas Showdown which requires us to build a Casino and it was an amazing game.

Fun. Light-hearted. Challenging.

Walked to Hong Kong Cafe along East Coast Road.

Filled our tummies with sumptuous supper.

I ordered the French Toast, Char Siew Bo Lao Bao and Lychee Freeze with Vanilla ice-cream and mango toppings.

Yummy.

Am gaining weight for the marathon. Haha.

Time to fatten it up.

Gotta wake up for work tmr.

Enjoying it but politics are forming. Sigh. The ugly side of working.

Tsk Tsk,
Ben

Just the 3 of us

ORD loh!

I'm finally being back to called a Mister.

New sense of freedom hehe with my Pink I/C.

I still look hideously young in my I/C and passport.

Will go about changing it soon.

Anyway, been busy working.

Yeap. First day and I clock in 16 straight hours.

Weeeeee.......

Tiring but hey, the dough is rolling in.

What more can I ask ?

Cheers
Ben

Still Alive

I'm virtually dead almost.

Not blogging at all.

Nothing interesting in my life.

Life's a bore.

ORD soon.

Moving On.

Blah.

Ben

22nd Birthday Celebration once again

Organized a mini gathering.

Shared a birthday with me and tiffany for our common frens.

Really hard to organize a turn out to please everyone. Really hard.

***Glares at Eric***

At first, we only wanted to gather along all the Mahjong people only to celebrate.

And it all spilled over to more and more.

So it was mahjong at my bro's place, who so kindly lend us his place.

Ordered pizza and the gals went out to get the birthday cake.

Like I said, everything was rush rush plan impromptu.

Wahahahahha~

Finally blow a cake for my birthday. Weee~

I know. Cakes are getting juvenile but blowing one, well has special meaning. So yippe for me.

Went out to club after that.

MOS was boring. Seriously. Only a few good songs. But crowd control. Simply horrible.

Oh well.

Me & Birthday Gal Tiffy

I was taking away all the limelight from her

Aaron brought balloons. He's a part time clown. I'm not kidding.

Group hug.

One more for the camera

At MOS.

I look high but I really wasn't

Everyone's so busy with their own lives. Hard to come together and just spare one day to indulge in friends.

Oh well. Old liao. What to do. People have to start being engrossed in their own lives le. Lalala.

Cheerio,
Ben

Bowling

Bn Cohesion Day.

So long never played bowling.

Had pleasure of knocking pins down.

My lane was the champion lane haha. Had a few moderately high scorers including of moi.

Had buffet at Seoul Garden then headed home to DOTA.

Counting down the days of ORD.

The Bowling Trio

I am not wearing a Jack's Place tablecloth

Bowling for Nuts,
Ben

22nd Birthday Celebration

Had dinner with family.

Teppenyaki. Yum yum. A big shout out to my wonderful family.

It was a another tame birthday celebration with friends yesterday.

Just a small gathering of pals to commemorate my 22nd birthday.

Everyone was usually LATE as USUAL.

Expected.

Thanks to those who managed to turn up and got my treat from Ben & Jerrys.

Attendees: Luke, Danny, Dan, Brian, Shawn, Emmanuel, Lawrence and Kenneth.

((( The Two Dans had to leave early for good reasons )))

Headed over to Minds Cafe for fun and games.

Played till 2 plus then headed to Newton for supper.

Thanks for all the gifts and company. Appreciate it.

At Settlers Cafe



Shawn, Luke & Me



Brian, Emmanuel & Me



Kenneth, Lawrence & Me

22 liao

Yes. I'm 22 le.

Thank you to all my friends who buzz me on msn, smses or phone calls.

Had teppenyaki for birthday dinner with my parents.

I'll meet up with pals for dinner or movie in the weeks ahead.

22 le. Time to grow up.

:)
Ben

AHM

Conquered the AHM last Sunday.

Super achievement for me.

5 hrs of sleep in 2 days. And I ran under 2 hrs.

I wow myself sometimes haha.

Have decided to go run StanChart marathon.

I'm at the peak of my running fitness. Have to build on it wor~

Gonna train hard for it. I guess I'm aiming for 4h and 30 mins.

Not too ambitious yet not too lousy.

Just wanna accomplish the feat of a 42.2k marathon.

Been resting at home lately.

ORD. Clearing off and leave.

Met up with Clara just now. It's Waffle Tuesday.

Feasted at Gelare at Far East. So nice to catch up with friends.

And I'm feeling real old liao.

2 more days to my birthday. 22 soon. Sigh.

Gonna draft up my birthday wishlist tonight. Lalala. So free.

Geeks Alert

Geeky Ben

Photo whoring

Loads of photos.

Was at Dbl O with Clara, Ivan and June.

Super fun. Got so high. Loads of jugs to drinks. Me and June behaved very wild.

Effects of alcohol to blame. Wahahaha.

Post Mortem drunkards

An extremly high moi and Clara

Anybody wants a smoochy?

DMC pals - Clara, Ivan & June babes

The visibly drunk June lying on my chest

Getting touchy with gals

Was at Paragon just now with Clara and Gwen.

Ate at nooch. Suprisingly good.

Was tired after 18km run in the morning. Shagged so didn't go for drinks.

Now at home being a good boy. Blogging. And saving $$$. First time I'm home so early.

Did loads of photo whoring.

Staking out at Nooch

Me, Gwen & Clara - Pretty as flower vases

Me n Clara

Me n the busty Clara

Me n Gwenne

Me n Glam Gwenne

MTV VJ Gwenne and superstar Clara

The coy Gwenne & shy Clara

Promoting Chrysanthemum

Our Ultimate: Wagging tongues

I have big scary nostrils

Having a fun time lately.

So nice to just chill out with pals. Soaking up the atmosphere and let my hair down.

So nice to be on holidays.

Yay
Benjamin

ORD Celebration

As the time ticks down, my ticker for national obligations is about to reach the climax point of ending.

Yeah.

It's my lull period now kicking back my sneakers to relax.

Was down at Suntec today with my battery.

Boss treat.

Ku-shin Bo.

My stomach lining was engorged terribly.

I came late so they laid out various plates of meaty and desserty goodies for my consumption.

Least to say I can't finish and we had to play the drinking finger games of "chai quan" - the 5, 10 , 15 game.

Had a whale of a time.

Feasting and playing.

Celebrated CSM's birthday and had to endure 3 slices of cake.

I'm fat now.

Officially.

To further cement what I said above.

I had 3 Ben & Jerry's ice-cream for the last 4 days.

My tummy should need a uZap now.

2 months break now before I can officially find a job.

Wee...Wee...
Ben

Being a Virgo

Virgo is the only zodiacal sign represented by a female.

It is sometimes thought of as a potentially creative girl, delicately lovely; sometimes as a somewhat older woman, intelligent but rather pedantic and spinsterish.

The latter impression is sometimes confirmed by the Virgoan preciseness, refinement, fastidious love of cleanliness, hygiene and good order, conventionality and aristocratic attitude of reserve.

They are usually observant, shrewd, critically inclined, judicious, patient, practical supporters of the status quo, and tend toward conservatism in all departments of life.

On the surface they are emotionally cold, and sometimes this goes deeper, for their habit of suppressing their natural kindness may in the end cause it to atrophy, with the result that they shrink from committing themselves to friendship, make few relationships, and those they do make they are careful to keep superficial.

But the outward lack of feeling may, in some individuals born under this sign, conceal too much emotion, to which they are afraid of giving way because they do not trust others, nor do they have confidence in themselves and their judgments.

This is because they are conscious of certain shortcomings in themselves of worldliness, of practicality, of sophistication and of outgoingness.

So they bring the art of self concealment to a high pitch, hiding their apprehensiveness about themselves and their often considerable sympathy with other people under a mantle of matter-of-factness and undemonstrative, quiet reserve.

They are still waters that run deep. Yet in their unassuming, outwardly cheerful and agreeable fashion, they can be sensible, discreet, well spoken, wise and witty, with a good understanding of other people's problems which they can tackle with a practicality not always evident in their own personal relationships.

Both sexes have considerable charm and dignity, which make some male Virgoans appear effeminate when they are not.

In marriage they can be genuinely affectionate, making good spouses and parents, but their love making is a perfection of technique rather than the expression of desire, and they must be careful not to mate with a partner whose sex drive requires a passion they cannot match.

They are intellectually enquiring, methodical and logical, studious and teachable. They combine mental ingenuity with the ability to produce a clear analysis of the most complicated problems. T

hey have an excellent eye for detail but they may be so meticulous that they neglect larger issues. Also, although they are realists, they may slow down projects by being too exact.

They are practical with their hands, good technicians and have genuine inventive talents, Thoroughness, hard work and conscientiousness are their hallmarks, and they are such perfectionists that, if things go wrong, they are easily discouraged. Because of their ability to see every angle of a many-sided question, they are unhappy with abstract theorizing.

Appreciating the many different points of view as they do, they find philosophical concepts difficult, and they vacillate and have no confidence in any conclusions at which they arrive.

With these qualities, they are better as subordinates than leaders. Responsibility irks them and they often lack the breadth of strategic vision that a leader needs Virgoans are essentially tacticians, admirable in the attainment of limited objectives.

Their self distrust is something they project on to other people and tends to make them exacting employers, though in the demands they make on those under them they temper this attitude with justice.

They have potential abilities in the arts, sciences and languages. Language especially they use correctly, clearly, consciously and formally, as grammarians and etymologists rather than for literary interests, yet they are likely to have a good memory for apt quotations. Although they are well suited for careers in machine drawing, surveying and similar occupations, they are better fitted for a job in a library or office than a workshop.

Their minds are such that they need the stimulus of practical problems to be solved rather than the mere routine or working to set specifications that need no thought. They are careful with money and their interest in statistics makes them excellent bookkeepers and accountants. They also make good editors, physicists and analytical chemists.

They may also find success as welfare workers, ministering to those less fortunate than themselves. They can be doctors, nurses, psychologists, teachers, confidential secretaries, technologists, inspectors, musicians, critics, public speakers and writers especially of reference works such as dictionaries and encyclopedias.

Both sexes have a deep interest in history, a feature recognized by astrological authorities for at least two hundred years. If they go in for a business career their shrewdness and analytical ingenuity could tempt them into dishonesty, though they usually have enough moral sense to resist temptation.

Female Virgoans may find a career in fashion, for they have a flair for dress, in which they can be trend setters. In any profession they choose the natives of this sign readily assimilate new ideas, but always with caution, conserving what they consider worth keeping from the past. They love country life but are unlikely to make good farmers, unless they can contrive to carry out their work without outraging their sense of hygiene and cleanliness.

Their faults, as is usual with all zodiacal types, are the extremes of their virtues. Fastidious reticence and modesty become old-maidishness and persnicketiness; balanced criticism becomes carping and nagging; and concern for detail becomes overspecialization. Virgoans are liable to indecision in wider issues and this can become chronic, turning molehills of minor difficulties into Himalayas of crisis. Their prudence can become guile and their carefulness, turned in on themselves, can produce worriers and hypochondriacs.

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So true to the above.

But I don't see why Virgoes can't make good leaders with the above traits.

It's all about harnessing.

Hmmmmm...........

Astrology is getting to me now.

Damn lazy to blog lately. Just found this intriguing to blog about.

Hmmmm.

CO's chalet

Nothing much going on with my life.

Just the usual. But it's so exciting.

Can't wait to O - R - D.

I think it's one of the climax of Singaporean boys.

Clearing offs and leaves now here and there, so a WAVE out there to friends.

Time to CATCH UP.

Anyway, I'm now munching on instant noodles while stuck in camp on a sucky Saturday.

Yeap. I'm doing duty so I have like all the time in the world to blog.

Nothing much to inspect or do on a weekend.

Recently, it was my CO's chalet and took lots of photos.

It might be the last time to see my batch, each fleeting off in their own direction.

Gonna miss my buds.

Hand signals for the Camera

They wanted to act cool ... Doesn't really achieve that effect, ay?

Kiam Pah ah !

Groupshot at the Changi beach

Loads of seafood! But I didn't touch as I just went to the dentist

In da house, Yo Yo.

All the NSFs in da house

The Birthday Man himself, My Very Big Boss.

Chilling by the beach

Ling Wei acts cute

Me & Mdm Freida, undeniably the most charming lady I've met in the army

A brief respite and left the chalet to the airport.

Alex & Ling Wei was flying off to Thailand. Will be gone for 2 weeks.

Oh well. Bugger. The bunk won't be the same again.

Alex, Yoke Chye, Me & Ling Wei

Adios,
Ben

World Cup Fever

Went to watch the 'Live' match of Argentina vs Germany.

So exciting words can't described.

Me too lazy to blog. Let pics do the talking.

Pictures either taken while half time or post mortem supper time at Kopitiam.

So fun. Will do this again soon !!!

V for a Germany Victory

Tongue tied

Act cools

Cheery Tiffy n Me

Me n Aaron

Looking Smug

I predict a Germany vs France finals with Germany winning it.

BOO YAY.

Ben