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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Hearing Loss...

during my pre-employment check up last yr... i found out dat I got partial hearing loss... and in very quiet areas, especially in lift... i'll hear an "eeeeeee" sound from my left ear... Sometimes i will feel some pain inside my left ear...

as far as i can remember i fell down at the carpark below my block when i was in pri 2 and i earned myself 9 stitches... according to my mum, i was quite lucky as any deeper the breakage goes will damage the nerves linked to my ears and will result in hearing loss. I was told to be more careful and not to get the same spot injuried again...

when i was in still secondary sch, i will haf problem sleeping at night... so the remedy is to leave the radio on while i sleep & i am able to rest much better... only till my final year in NUS, i start to notice dat my earing power is getting worse...

i tried acupuncture and traditional medicines last year, it only helped to reduce the intensity of the sound and the pulsing pain. in the end the acupuncturist suggest me to try to seek a specialist doctor...

after a consultation in NUH last week, they did ear blockage and audiometry tests on me. There isnt any blockage and the hearing loss is double confirmed...

the doctor inserted a probe into my nose and it isnt any abnormality... the feeling of a probe in the nose is indeed very weird and ticklish... i got to use my mouth to breathe while doing the test...

he concluded dat the damage may be from my brain or the middle region of my ear... and i got to do a brain scan by end of next month... despite so much uncertainties and doubts, i got to stay calm & focus in order to search for the light in the dark...

i believe dat a gd way to start is to read more abt ppl with the same problem as me... also at the same time is to keep a healthy mind & body...

you had a bad day;
6:48 AM

Keeping fit records...

1st week of Jan: Swimming (2) & Jogging (1)
2nd week of Jan: Swimming (1) & Jogging (1)
3rd week of Jan: Swimming (1)...

you had a bad day;
6:42 AM

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

1 full year of service in Schering Plough

Woohoo.... 7 Jan again... time flies... the last 7 Jan i had, was my 1st day at work in 50 Tuas West Drive...

i am still quite happy with my job even though it requires me to do shift work... especially end of each month... keke...

though i worked for quite some time le... i hardly got any savings till this date... i bought too much things to improve on the quality of life to make up the loss during my work... plus i'm paying the utilities bills for the house & some loan my bro took from me...

also wateva balance i had, will be used to repay my study loan... last yr alone... i am able to clear ~SGD$10k of it... 3.5k more to go...

i am hoping to get converted to be a perm staff or find a stable job... especially the times is bad... by the time my contact expires... it will be worse... & it will be bad if i would go jobless during dat period...

i felt either i'll still stay on my job & start saving when my bank loan is fully cleared... or find a perm job elsewhere... i shouldnt be waiting and get slaughtered on the next 7 Jan...

you had a bad day;
7:55 PM

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Summary of 2008... Resolution in 2009~!!

Woohoo... last day of 2008 le... time for a records of happens in this yr...

this yr... is indeed better than 2007... but i hope it will be better next yr...

Career:
i am glad dat i have almost completed 1 full year in my current company, Schering Plough, as a Quality Control Chemist...
- shift work is indeed tiring & i fell sick on at least once every 2 months... I took a total of 4 MCs & cover 4 another days with my leave. If not, I would haf took 8 days MC...
- also lost a total of 10kg and managed to gain 5kg back... lol...
- it is a 2-yr contact & i'm left with 1 yr balance. Even though many of my colleages felt dat my chances of being converted to perm is quite high... but i still got some concerns especially with the current market status...

Cool items I bought this yr:
- LG KS20 phone... after using it for 5 months, i decided to trade it in... (Bad investment)
- 16Gb iPhone (Black)
- Sony Cybershot T700 (Silver, black is out of stock~!!)
- PSP slim 3k (Black)
- crocodile wallet (black)
- zinc bag which so much problems... sighz... (Bad investment)
- Picard leather bag (black)
- high back polyureathane chair (black)
- My 2nd diy PC with quite gd parts and softwares, dat cost me near SGD5k (Black casing)
- samsung washing machine, so dat the old one can finally retire after serving my family for almost 20yrs (Silver, coz dun haf black... lol...)
fyi: black is not my favourite color... but it is 1 of my well likes colours... my favourite is purple... red, orange, white, blue, black & green... r the colors dat i like...

Major twists:
- I tried to quit maple twice... it didnt work the 1st time, so i decided to resort to firmer & underhand measures to ensure dat i dun go back or not being welcome dere anymore. it's been 5 months already & it is working so far... after quitting maple, my social life starts to pick up again... also partly becoz of my mum, i decided to quit maple... but mum, if u happen to read this, will u quit playing mahjong almost everyday for me? :(
- I applied for quite a couple of credit cards... POSB everyday, DBS American Express black card, UOB-Singtel, Citibank SMRT, Citibank master(bad choice), Standard Chartered Visa(bad choice) & DBS Live fresh Visa(bad choice). Credit cards r gd is u r able to pay off ur bills when pay comes. They gives rebates & discounts too... also they gives reward points also. MY favourite 3 are DBS AMEX, UOB-singtel & Citibank SMRT...

Relationship:
yes yes... i'm been single for 11yrs of singlehood already... but my decision is still firm as b4, so long as i dun clear my bank loan. i will not get myself into any relationship... like any other man, i do haf a dream gal... a twist of fate landed me in the same company as her... but after a few months, she resigned for a better prospect which offers her a perm job... based on the current situation, her choice is wise... i am such a fool... i agreed to meet her up for lunch 1day but i overslept... the event was right after my night shift... i tried to ask her out for a couple of times, but it was never successful... while clearing my wardrobe juz now, i saw all the letters & cards she wrote to me... maybe i never really confess to her directly, coz i always felt dat i may not be able to bring her enough happiness with my current state... dere's song dat i always thought of her whenever i listen to it... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIl0Bh2DwWo&feature=related)... i do miss the chocolate dat she made me during my 3rd yr in nus... on her last day at work... she made chocolate too... but i juz recovered from fever... in the end, our colleagues finished all up... (cheek frenz of mine who read this... u all better not make fun using this... else i sure dig out all ur dark secrets & tease u back... bawahaha...)

Family:
- i told my parents, so long as i dun get my masters i will not make any plans for marriage or car... unexpectedly, they din dare to ask for too much money from me
- for my dad, i'm paying the house utilities bill ($200+ max/month). I got for him a supp POSB everyday, in case of emergency
- for my mum, $150 and I got for her a sup card of Citi SMRT card., in case she needs it. I will still meet my mum up at least once per week for a meal or go shopping with her
my mum is still recovering from her stroke since last yr march... her left hand & leg are still quite weak...this yr alone... she tripped & fell at least 5 times... she factured her left hand and it was put on cast... after the cast was removed, she fell and her left hand is on cast again... SIGHZ... i'm not sure how long she will last but i will visit her once per week and to make her happy while i still can. currently, she seems to be addicted to mahjong & plays it almost everyday... i felt dat one or twice per week is ok... but she's over-doing it...

- my brother, he left his job in oct... will be working again in jan... hope dat he will stay in this job for long... as far as i can rmb he never stayed in any job for more than 2yrs... he also dun much savings too & spend quite alot too... i hope he will be able to realise it one day dat it is always wise to keep 2-3 months of ur salary in bank for rainy days... recently, he turned to me & ask me to use my credit cards to pay for a mac book by installments... lol... unknowingly to him, i got plans to get a mac book too... i need it for my iphone... :X
- 2nd mum, still healthy but still as bad-temper... lol... i guess dat's her nature ba... usually when she goes off... my dad & sister are the ones dat suffer... overall, she's a kind-hearted person...
- sister (also most of ur so-called daughter... lol), getting more naughty and lazy... gives up on studies too easily... i think i got to give her extra care and attention... for her poor results in pri 2, we adults r partly responsible too...

Regular meet-up frens:
- Eugene & JunHao: 2 science freaks from nus... lol... a major in physics & a major in computional science... with a chemistry major... 1 cheese luver & 1 veg eater... with a meat luver... having meals together could be quite a hassle at times... we swam, jog & went ktv together... btw, jh cant sing well, he is always half to 1 beat behind... :X... as for eugene... his voice will only sound gd in certain songs...
- Raymond Koh: not u... sengwei (dun be angry seng wei... the most, i'll let u stroke my thigh :X)... lol... this Raymond is my kindergarden classmate... sec sch mates, 3 years poly classmate, army spec course mate, stays in my neighbourhood, his birthday is 1 day b4 mine and current colleague of Esther... he's been single thru out his life... i strongly believe he's still a virgin... btw, quite a gd catch... & a joker too... gers who r interested in him... do let me know...
- Esther Lim: knew her since yr1 in nus... unexpectedly became a colleague of Raymond...
- Gravin: my junior in SP, landed up in same company as me... i guess among all my colleagues, he is the closest to me...

Resolution for 2009:
- Try to stay healthy with less MC for work
- Will lose extra weighs in a healthy way with regular exercises
- Complete clearance of my study loan with a total of ~3.4k left (Target Jan 09)

- Travel to Hainan Island to visit my grandparents' homeland (Target 2010)
- Travel back to Belgium again after 10yrs... (i was dere in 6 nov to 2x dec 1999)
- Go Batam to shop & for spa
- Settle down with a stable relationship
- Continue on to learn
- Save at least SGD$15k
- To commit myself with at least an 1hr of swimming & jogging every week
- To keep in touch with frenz dat i dun get to meet for a long time

Long-term goals:
- to persuit a masters in chemistry, likely overseas (Target yr: 2013)
- cherish my family & relatives
- to stay happy & able to make others happy too

you had a bad day;
3:06 AM

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Joke

A man walks into a drug store with his 8-year old son. They happen to walk by the condom display, and the boy asks, "What are these, Dad? To which the man matter-of-factly replies, "Those are called condoms, son. Men use them to have safe sex." "Oh I see," replied the boy pensively. Yes, I've heard of that in health class at school." He looks over the display and picks up a package of 3 and asks, "Why are there 3 in this package? " The dad replies, "Those are for high school boys, ONE for Friday, ONE for Saturday, and ONE for Sunday." "Cool" says the boy. He notices a 6 pack and asks, "Then who are these for?" "Those are for college men," the dad answers, TWO for Friday, TWO for Saturday, and TWO for Sunday." "WOW!" exclaimed the boy, "then who uses THESE?" he asks, picking up a 12 pack! With a sigh and a tear in his eye, the dad replied, "Those are for the married men. ONE for January, ONE for February, ONE for March....etc."

you had a bad day;
4:47 AM

Saturday, September 06, 2008

My 9th hp... read on to find out...

From nokia to LG... finally now Apple~~~ iPhone...

I used to be an Nokia fan... coz their hp is very user frenly, attractive & affordable... best of all... whenever u go to chalet or camp... sure u will find some1 who brought a nokia charger... dat's y... my 1st 8 hp r all nokia... however, for multi-purpose hp... nokia N-series is rather laggy... they r all rather small but fat/thick... like my tummy :X

for my 8th hp, i decided to go for PDA phone... LG KS20 was recommended by some of my fren... so i bought it... & it became a bad choice... the keypad is so small... or maybe my fingers r too fat... composing an sms has never been so bothersome b4... i guess i was too used to nokia... i felt dat LG r too focus on outlook, rather than function & user-frenly... i guess the keypad is small coz they expect us to use the stylus provided... so after 4months of using KS20... i trade in for iPhone...

9th hp... iPhone, black, 16Gb... I only top $130 & extend my contact by 6 months more... & my monthly MIO bill is reduced by $14 ($125-> $111)... it's totally cool... so many functions.... GPS, weather report, ipod... & best of all so much easier to use... the earphone is quite cool also... the mic is so slim & small... alot of applications dat we can download & personalise using itunes... patching the firmware can also be done using itunes... this phone really bring me into another level in the gadgets world... best of all, it is as user-frenly as nokia hp... in short, best hp i ever had. :) muakz~~

you had a bad day;
12:26 PM

Sunday, August 31, 2008

SPSU Senior BBQ

It's kinda late to post this outing... but at least it's better than never. :)

On 16th Aug, some of my old frenz decided to hold a BBQ & I was invited by Kaixin & JR.

It's been so long since we met... some of them goes as long as 8 years... especially Lijia, Samantha, YenLing, PJ... I went right after my afternoon shift, knowing dat I am tired... but it was worth the effort...

Even though it was the 1st time dere, i could identify some familiar voices from a distance away... when i step in... Samantha goes, "u didnt age at all", YenLing said, "Mermaid". :)

I saw 2 new faces... 1 female & 1 male... After some time later (>30mins. ok ok, I'm slow), then some1 called the female, PJ... I was shocked~!! Omg~~~ she's PJ... in such a sexy dress and makeup... The PJ I knew, way back in SP always wear slippers & shorts... like a little boy...

We played a drinking game... guess wat... I was the 1st round loser & was made to drink all the funny mixture... redbull + vodka in plastic cup... sure taste very exotic & very synthetic... it sarks~!! My pulse went up to 2 beat per sec... never had I got so drunk b4 but I'm still aware of what I'm doing... I swear dat I'll not drink redbull if i can avoid in future...

On the 2nd game, I got this card which I can do something out of the blue & everyone got to follow me... so I quietly kept the card for some time & out of the sudden, I jumped up & laughed at Hans loudly. Everyone paused for a moment and gave me the bryan-is-drunk-look. After a dew sec, then they started knowing dat I got dat card and they followed.

It's too late for me... I already locked dat image into my mind... & I couldnt stop laughing, totally out of control for me... I nearly cried out of it... my body was totally heating up... pulse was even faster... I tried to calm myself down... the excitement was soon taken over by a pain in my chest... so tight & constraint... I couldnt even stand up straight... I squad down and tried to control my emotions and breathing... but it doesnt seem to be very effective... It almost like I am at the verge of heart attack...

I cleared my thoughts again and think of a slow song... this time, the pain seems to be fainting off slowly... I guess the key is to stay calm and not to panick. That was the 2nd time in my life dat I ever laugh so hard...

Knowing dat I almost hit my limit, I requested not to drink anymore... but after awhile, they asked me to join in again... & it was my killer.... beer... I dun like beer... especially if it's mixed with funny things like other types of wine and ashes... I got this funny feeling inside.... redbull + vodka + beer = vomit... yeah~~ I am out of the game again as they played on... I took over as card dealer... haha... easy job... :)

We did many stupid actions and even got some minor cuts on our hands, but everyone was happy. Even for Lijia, he bumped into a pillar and it's painful for him, but he couldnt stop laughing.

After the game, Dillon spot an eclipse... and every1 dashed out to see it... it's was so beautiful... only the right side of the moon is left and it's getting larger...

Thnx Lijia for providing his grand's place for us...
Thnx JR & RH for the spirit...
It's been a great night for me... I think it's 1 of the best event I had in this yr...
Hopefully it wun be another 8yrs till we meet again...

you had a bad day;
3:04 AM

Sunday, July 13, 2008

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you had a bad day;
3:30 PM