Friday, March 31, 2006
Phone Conversation.
Time: Thursday office lunch hour
Mum: Hullo Ben ah, you want to buy book anot.
Me: Urm okay.
Mum: This book ah. Sex secret #42.
Me: (shakes head) Huh? What again?
Mum: Yah magazine ah. Sex.
Me: (shakes head to check my hearing) Sex book?
Mum: Yah Yah. Sex book. You always buy one.
Me: Urm. What sex book is it again?
Mum: Here got road show. You got buy this month one anot?
Me: I dunno what book you are talking about.
Mum: Title is sex secret #42. Her arousal .....
Me: Urm just buy lor (cutting her off)
Mum: Men's Health.
Me: Oh. Just buy them.
Mum: You didn't buy this issue right.
Me: Nope I didn't. (At this point of time, I was pleased my mind was working right.)
Mum: Okay, I buy the sex secret book for you then.
I was dumbfounded by my mom.
Really.
My mum thinks I buy sex books on a regular basis.
Do I really look that horny?
Ben
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
This year is not a good year for me.
Loads of stuff befallen upon me that made me real upset.
In other words.
It's really an inauspicious year for me ahead for the next few months.
Things that I hold dear to me are either broken or just disappeared, all without my knowledge.
My mp3 player. My specs. My .......
Sigh.
I'm going to lie low.
Not going to make any large investments towards anything.
I don't wish to suffer again.
From any heartache.
Ben
Sunday, March 26, 2006
The lack of updates stemm from my busy army life.
So I'm not going to apologize.
Can't wait to ord and it is still AGES before I get to see my pink I/C again.
As usual.
Been out aplenty. Photos as my testimony. Just feast ur eyes.
Lost: Isolation
Survivor: The Last standing Kampung
Amazing Race: Contestants of the bicycle race
Fear Factor: Visiting Sadako
The Swan: Fatigued from all that exercise
America's Next Top Model: Anne being the ultimate poseur
Desperate Houseshoes
The Apprentice: Working the Bumboat business
Okay enough crappy photo remarks.
Bumbumbumboats
Biking leaders
GQ n moi
Elroy n moi
Firus n moi
Food Fight
Our very own play tent
Participants of the dirrahoea competition
Grilled camel hump
Princess Anne and Priest Ben
Moi, Vincent n Ryan
Me n Vincent - departing for Melbby
Smileys
Poseurs
Nation pride
My GA, Shawn and me
My ORD-ed Upperstudy, the studly Clement
At Heeren with Ben
Bachelors
Best Fren Jacqueeeeeeeeeeee
This pictures are my life for the past few weeks.
Nothing much.
I'm becoming boring.
Yawn,
Ben
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
My life has always been on the ball.
From school projects to tasking in the army, I've always sat on the arrow.
It's tiring.
Really it is.
Always in the pole position, upfront where all the action is can be mentally exhausting.
From ATEC to Stanby stuff, from administrative matters to relationship issues,I really need a clear break.
I want to swim, I want to gym. I want to go out shopping like crazy, I want to eat like a mad horse.
The freedom of being who I am has been suppressed so much, sometimes, I wonder if this is what I want.
Working hard because of my personal beliefs and ideals and in the end, is it all worth while ?
I'm just going to ORD like every of the officers from my same batch.
There is no recognition. There is no acknowldegment.
Simply nothing that reminds me I live of a morbid existence.
But I persist on blindly.
And I remain on track.
Haiz...
Friends seem like one my few distractions that keep me sane.
I can't wait to ORD and feel what freedom is like again.
Pending my local university applications, come what may.
The FO jungle hat - hard earned from the FO challenge
Swensens @ Orchard
Indulging with Ben & Jimmy
Me n Jimmy
So bored were we with life that we spooned around.
Spoon Contestant #1
Spoon Contestant #2
Spoon Contestant #3
Who wants to spoon themselves?
Ben
Monday, February 20, 2006
The weekend was over faster than I could whiff my fresh breath of air.
Went to utilize my weekend so that I could forget the horrid Lim Chu Kang.
Heard news of being activated soon.
Another wave of sianzness.
Damn ssad la.
Anyway.
My weekend. Went out with dozens of different people.
Just to make myself happy.
Am I going into a depressionist state?
I really dunno. And dun care. It's hard to get optimistic.
That's for sure.
Pictures.
YCK porridge with James
Cine Game room - 42" TV - With Ben, Jacque n Shawn
Shawn at DOTA
Fancy Fast Food that ain't worth the big bucks
Jacque stealing our Pepper Lunch
At HANS - before (the other)Ben had to go for work
Dessert feast with Jeremy, Elroy n Emmanuel
Dessert ($7) worth every sinful fat
Elroy opening up to the possibilties of a liposuction
Today, went around town for window shopping.
Playing bowling with Jun Mian and I still rulez!
Chilled at Gelare at Citylink.
I'm getting rounder with what I'm eating in the weekend.
The depression is getting to me.
Help!
Benjamin
P.S. Updated and added friends links...
Thursday, February 16, 2006
I'm back from another gruelling exercise.
With aching feet and sore blisters, I'm taking a respite at home.
Still have a pointless AAR meeting tmr morning. Sianzness.
Even though I was reluctant (and forced ) to go this exercise, I honestly said it was an eye opener.
I learnt so much and I think I learnt the most as compared to the rest who have yet to experiene another round of live firing and doing planning and executing it in a garang battalion.
Damn shagged after the first mission.
Hanging on barely with lil water left, my GA (gunnery assistant) was all the brink of breakdown.
Thank god I found the OP fast before sundown.
Oh well, guess many will NEVER understand what I'm going thru or understand what I'm saying above.
It's all military chatter.
Just glad it's a learning experience.
Exhausting. But Enlightening.
Tasting the bittersweet reward,
Benjamin
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Third time I'm blogging this.
Blogger has crashed on me 3 times.
I'm ultimate sianzness.
Finished with FO challenge.
32km route march with navigation exercises and test stations to clear.
I now have blisters, aching feet and sore calves for proof.
I so don't have enough rest.
And Monday I need to go over to another camp for 5 whole days.
For some planning and outfield exercise.
Another low for me.
I thought coming back from overseas and my battalion would be like lull.
Guess not.
I have like so much more things to do.
And I just want to improve my fitness and look good physically.
Looks like an impossible dream to achieve when I'm in the army.
I just feel damn low.
I just feel like I am so occupied. Feels like in OCS again.
If some ppl dont CHAO KENG and not become an ARSEHOLE, maybe then, my life wont be that tough.
Ben
Monday, February 06, 2006
Yes, the festival is over.
The hongbaos have been ripped dried.
And the goodies are settling its Fats on various homo sapiens.
Chinese New Year is over and the aftermath of it lies on the guilt of the increasing waistlines and the smug looks from owners of wallets with thick wads of 2 dollar notes.
My pickings for this year was average.
Commiserable compared to the national average (i.e. what my friends collected).
I enjoyed myself, visting various homes and pillaging Mommas of giving away the minimum 4 bucks wahahaha.
Reunion dinner
Standard fare healthy gathering
Temple visit on 1st day of CNY
The fruit that defines CNY
Striped brudders
Played MJ at Anne's place
Me, Firus n Ben
Went to Paragon for CNY feast with Gwen
Gwenne in her au natural pose
Pizza.... yum
DOG PICTURES FOR THE NEW YEAR -
The dogs I socialize with the past few days.
Brownie - SUPER CUTE DOGGIE who craves for attention
Elroy's dog with attitude - Sparkie
Looking forlorn - Candy the Cocker Spaniel
Charlie the chihuahua
Charlie again - looking obedient - but he's really not
Jackie - the extremly cute Retriever which I got pawed n licked over - My most favourite dog of all
Me n my favourite dog of all
I wish everyone a great Dog year ahead.
My schedule for this week is farked up.
Who said being an officer is E A S Y ?
I got route march, FO Challenge, taking over stanby stores and being on STANBY and attending ICCT (combat skills). And also 2 DO duties for this week.
Sianzness is too understated for this week.
I just want this week to be over. Sigh.
A not-so-great beginning for the Dog Year but hey, life goes on.
Optimistic,
Benjamin
