Bringing joy to others...

Someone told me once that my blog was a source of entertainment....
Hmmm.... i think that's quite a compliment... haha...

Afterall... i figured that we are actually born into these world to bring joy to others... haha...

Take it this way... you play games with your friends, they are happy... you do volunteer work, you make the receiver happy.... when you donate money or buy things, the person at the receiving end of your cash will be happy...
When you loose a game, your opponent is happy....
Even when you get rob, you make the thieve happy.... ^_^

So... isn't it quite right that your purpose in this world is to bring joy to others?

I've been watching some Korean and Japanese movies lately... and i have been doing some comparisons...
Generally... i think Korean shows score much higher.... maybe it's the way they direct their shows... it kinda attracts me more... can't tell why...
On the other hand, Japanese movies tend to be rather moody... and though they can be very touching at times, it doesn't seem to attract me that much... except well.. the actress are much prettier... haha....

So... hmm... the best would be to get Japanese actors and actress in a Korean movie... haha.... and they actually did that... well.. the opposite...
There was this movie, entitled "Virgin Snow" .... no.. it's not some R(A) show... it's quite a touching movie actually... they got a Korean actor (the one is "The King and the Clown", or something or clown and king) in this Japanese directed movie...

Hmmm... oh well.... nothing much to say liao.... tomorrow got to go school... for my programming lesson.... i honestly think there is not much point in going.. the lecturer is seriously quite screwed up... honestly.... it's really much better reading up on your own....
But well.. i'll still go... give some respect... it's the last lesson anyway.... i mean.. he's ok as a person lar....

That's all.... tada...

A nice evening run....

It's been some time.. but i finally did it... haha....

I went for a short run... 4.3km... at Bedok Reservoir...

For the past few weeks... I've been busy with school lessons and studying in school... so much so that i did not manage to do much exercise, save for a short basketball session with LYL...
(To L: in case you are reading.... that's your name's first letter... haha)

Anyway, through the match... i can found out that i really sucked at basketball already.. as well as my stamina... haha... really getting weak... all that studying and sitting at the table is making me a dull boy....-_-"

For the past 2 days... i have been spending the entire day at school.. sitting on the bench... studying... and that really made me back ach (because the bench and seat proportion is not very good), and my butt is sore (from sitting too long)... and my legs rubbery... haha... never move for too long...

And i am thinking... well... this won't do man.. i got to incorporate exercise into my daily routine...

The only problem is that i can't do that at school... because once i leave the bench.... no seats liao... the school tables are hot properties now man.... they get snapped up right after you leave... haha... it's that kua zhang... and if you come later than 1000hrs... no space liao...

Everybody's studying in school...

Hmm.. so i was thinking of maybe go study.. from 0700hrs to 1900hrs, then after that go L's house for a swim.. think that would be a nice idea... haha...

Oh well.. see how ba...

Got to go... tomorrow still got to go dog walking...

FCH~~~

How do i live without you....

Ok... in case anyone is thinking that i am involved in some ship or what-so-ever... nope... haha.... that's the title of a song that i just heard (the title should be correct)... at the end of the movie "Con-Air"... and i'm not really sure why, but i suddenly found it very touching.... haha..

And so.. i went for the net and search for it...

Suddenly remembered that there was another old English song that i liked..."Because you loved me" by Celine Dion... haha..

I think these classics really have the power to touch you.... haha...

Oh well...

Today just got back from my dog walking....

And i would say... well... sometimes keeping a big dog... may be abit dangerous... especially dogs like Huskies...
Their notion of play.... may not be manageable for some people.. especially of smaller size...
Today, i experienced a Husky biting at my food pouch and strap.... it wanted to get more food.... and so i was tugging at it... pressing it down.... and boy... was it strong (lucky i was stronger.. ^_^)
I was kinda bitten on the finger... but at least it didn't bite down... just those small pressure type... and that dog practically climbed onto me...

Well... aside from some scratches here and there... and alot of dirt mark on my clothes... i was still in 1 piece...
But please don't get me wrong... i am still a dog-lover... and i think this is part and parcel of managing a dog... but it's a good precaution for smaller size people not to rear big dogs... it would be hard to control them when they turn hostile...
By the way, the husky, when it was on all fours, is already at my thigh level... around there... so imagine it pounding on you...

Wow....

I still love dogs... muahahaha...

That's all.. go study le...

E1 Completed~~~ And i finally got my master key....

Had my Japanese Elementary 1 Test just now... my last lesson for E1... ^_^
Well.. at least i now have some form of basic knowledge of the language... going on to E2 the week after next...

But well... that is not before i went on to complete some troublesome chores... Haiz...

Had a rather dry IBM UOL lesson in the morning, from 1000hrs to 1600hrs.... and after that, i went down to the car firm... to finally collect my car master key....

Haiz... it had been such a tiring process man... just talking about it drains my energy.. and infuriates me....

Haiz....

Let me began right from the start...

First grouse.... was when i went to collect my car...

The first thing... the car wasn't in a showroom condition... there were visible rain marks... i believe the car was waxed, and they drove to the showroom.. but on the way it rained, but they didn't bother to clean up after that... i have to tell them to do it... i mean.... hey... i am buying a new car from you guys, and you are going to give me a car with all the dirt marks and all???
Hello???? You ok or not???/

And i only got the spare key, which doesn't have the remote control, because the master key have not arrived... i was told the next week it will be reach...
Oh yar... and i seriously don't like the way the lady boss spoke to me... seriously a lack of customer respect...
Hey, i may be younger than you, but i am still your customer... better show some respect...

And another big issue... the brake area of the 2 front wheels shows a clearly rusting sign... and when i asked about it, i was told it is normal.... -_-"
Hey, i sell you a car with rust here and there lar... you happy or not?
*In the end, i got it removed during my first servicing...

Second thing.... i waited super long for the master key... 1 week's wait lead to another week... it was getting on my nerves... it is extremely troublesome to have to lock and open the car from the driver seat manually...
Oh yar... and i realised that the remote control to the car radio system is not working.... and i keep forgetting to ask them to sort this problem out whenever i go there...

Anyway, the main thing that is infuriating me is the arrival of the master key.... as mentioned.. i waited 1 week, just to be told it would take another week(which was this week)... and from Thursday, to Friday, and finally today then i managed to get my key...

The worst thing was.... i was arranged by my point of contact (POC) to go collect the key from the shop on Thursday, but when i reach, the person i should contact is not around, and after some calls, i found out that the key hadn't been taken... and i wasn't informed earlier... wasn't told anything... until i call up to check.... i made a wasted trip down there... and i am seriously not very happy...
From Thursday.... i was promised a Friday can take liao....

The whole Friday... i waited for a call to go collect the key... no news at all... i couldn't get through on the phone to my POC... it was only after i called the shop itself, and spoke to the manager, only to realised that they key still haven't been taken...
Another broken promise....Getting very pissed off.... and i was informed of this by my POC after i made that call...

And finally... today... i was informed that i can get the key already... and i seriously think... there's not much of a point in waiting for my POC to get it from me or whatsoever... i went down personally to get it... and i showed my displeasure to the boss... seriously man...
But the thing was... the manager and the boss were very apologetic.... and in the end... i decided to let it rest... but i still forgot to check with them on the damm remote control...
Man... i hate myself man... should have given them all a earful....make them wake up their idea.... I'm too easily pleased...

Haiz.... i always thought i could trust this POC... but it looks like i was wrong... it would have seriously been much more efficient if i had dealt with the manager from the start... or even the boss for that matter...

This whole incident has really been infuriating me... so much so... even when i write this... i am boiling within myself....

The worst thing is that... this POC... is a friend.... so how do you go about scolding a friend over this type of atrocious services?
I wouldn't deny that he did help me a great deal to get good deal for my car... at least i think so...though looking through the newspaper seem to make me doubt myself... shan't go into details for this.... but his mis-coordination and alot of all this not informing me about things and stuffs.... I mean... even there is a limit to a friend's tolerance...
Put it this way... had i been a stranger customer, i believe he would have been scolded good and proper... because that was what i intended to do, had he not been a friend... i holded back alot for him man....

Even up till now... i still have some stuffs with my POC... and he still haven't seek to arrange a time to return me the stuffs...
For the whole key issue... i was the one who kept reminding him about it... asking when can i get it... and the whole time, he wasn't free to help me get it or something... i had to go get from the manager... is this how you serve a customer?

I don't know man.. do i need to go all the way up to your house to get back my stuff?
After all the trips you made me go to the shop just for a stupid master key? Wasted trips... broken promises and all????

One thing i am sure now though... the image of Parallel Importers (PIs) is already spoilt to me.... i would seriously re-consider getting a car from PIs next time.. or from a friend... for that matters...

Getting emotional.... Haiz... go sleep liao.. maybe i will feel better...

4.8KM Run at Bedok Resevoir....

Went for a run at Bedok Resevoir just now... ran a relaxing 4.8km....

Been a very long time since i ran this distance... think since i finish the marathon last year... i stopped running long distances... haha.... only did 2.4km to train for my IPPT....

Legs abit sore now... haha.... but it's a good run...

After attending my ICT briefing last Saturday... i was rather motivated to train seriously for my IPPT.... got some rather motivational talk by the 9Division commander... a Brigadier General.... haha... IPPT is a form of commitment...it's not only a test.... train not only to pass it, but also train for it for your fitness.... he mentioned something like that...

Anyway..... since my last poor performance of a pass at my last window... i am going to improve it for this window... and another thing is... come June, during my ICT.... the CO have told us that he is going to have a IPPT every in-camp.... and so.... to prevent looking bad... i mean... i am now officially the Platoon Sergeant... cannot be fail IPPT, or just pass.... it's rather un-becoming of a commander... so i am going to work hard for it... haha...

Going to service my new car tomorrow.... nearing 900km liao... so after i go school and elsewhere... the mileage would be about there le... so can go service....

Abit irritated.... not blaming anyone here though... but i was told my car only come with a normal spare key, and a master key with remote control...
So the question now is... if i lock my key with the remote control, and a family member want to use the car with the spare key, how can he/she open it without triggering the alarm?

I mean...i haven't bought any PI cars before... so i'm not sure what's the standard... but so far... all the car that i've had comes with 2 remote control keys... so well... see how ba... tomorrow going down to the shop to get my master key... see can make it to become 2 or not...
Because after 2 weeks of opening and locking the car with the spare key... it is rather irritating.... and troublesome.... and yar... you know what i mean...

So well... see how ba...

That's all...

Oh man...

Oh man... i just committed a very serious sin.... it's gruesome and horrible....

Darn....

I just killed a rat....

Ok... to be fair... i wouldn't say i intentionally wanted to kill it... here's the story...

I as cycling home after my life-saving lesson... and upon nearing my house... out of the corner of my eye... i saw a shadow darting across my bicycle... in between the 2 wheels... very near to the back wheel...
Next thing i know... i felt a "thud"... and i instantaneously recall that i did see something dart past... and so i went back for a look...
And there it was... the rat... lying sideways... motionless...

I didn't see any other visible injuries... maybe it was too dark.... but i think i saw some liquid around it... can't make out what it was though...

I was kinda stunned... i just stared at it for some time... and at last.... seeing that it won't jump back to life... and i don't think i should handle it in anyway... i mean... rats are not exactly the cleanest animals around... especially street rats... and thus... i went back home...

The feeling of the "thud"... suddenly going over something... alive.... can't describe it man.. it just felt absolutely sick...... Arrghhh......

Oh man.... I've just killed a living thing.... think it's my first time on a mammal....

But hey.... it just suddenly dart out.... i couldn't have stopped in time... in fact.. if i had e-brake... i think my back wheel would either be standing on top of it... or drag it across the road.... it would have been worst...

Although in a way.. I know it's not exactly my fault... I couldn't have prevented it... i was going at some speed... and another fact is that... well... rats are not exactly a very acceptable mammal on our society... or should i say.... they are considered pest... so it should be good to exterminate them...

But my inner soul... well... feels that i would rather not have done any killing... it's so sick... and it's against my soul.....
I mean.. though i still eat meat and stuffs, i don't do the killing... so it's still acceptable...
I still remember there was once when i went for a steamboat, and my friends just threw the live prawns into the hot soup and hot plate... i felt so disgusted...

I absolutely do not wish to kill man....

Arrgghhh.....

What's done is done... forgive me ok, rat?

I pray that your soul will go in peace....

Ok.. go sleep liao.. tomorrow still got to go for ICT briefing....

A day made nice....

Went for my dog walking this morning... and i would say i had a pleasant surprise... haha..

I was walking a cross-breed husky back to the shelter, when i chance upon a middle-age man, who parked his blue Mercedes along the path that i was taking... he was wiping his car....

Anyway.... as i walked past... the dog i was walking suddenly went abit closer to the man, staring at him.... then the man just engaged in a conversation with me while greeting the dog with a "Hello"....

But well.. that wasn't the main issue... haha.. the main issue was when he suddenly commented that i was a very kind young man.... ^_^

I was suddenly like... Wow... it feels good to be praised... haha... i mean... i don't remember being praised like that for such a long time... it is especially meaningful if it was made by a stranger...

Wow....

That certainly lifted my spirit for the day...

As i was momentarily stunned... and didn't know what to reply... i just smiled at him... haha...

Anyway.. he is a very kind rich man too... because he told him he adopted a Golden retriever from SPCA some time ago...

Speaking of which... i suddenly don't see any more GRs.... hmm... i guess maybe alot of dog-lovers came down to adopt it le...
Well.. though i may miss walking them... but at least they are now in a good home... which is the best way onward...

Hmm.... oh well...

Starting on my revision already.... 1 last stride for this whole month... i'm going to make it count... Muahaha...

FCH!!!