Next up.

Already into the last week of June; also the last week to the end of the first half of year 2013.
The haze really subsided quite a bit over the weekend, just hope that PSI won't shoot up all of a sudden again to above 200 or even 300 in the coming days, or ever.

Went out last Friday in spite of the haze situation to catch a move at Lido with Steven, Hilmi, Shafiq and Jia Wei.

Been quite a while since we last met, probably was when we sent the men off to Brunei at the airport.
Thinking back now, we literally see each other everyday and live together for an entire year just a year ago.
And among the five of us, all four of them are going to NTU with only myself going to NUS.
How things have changed.

Anyways, been good seeing them and that everyone is doing well.
First time watching movie in an IMAX 3D theatre as well, and I can't see how the $22 is justified...
There are tons of people in the theatre as well, so I guess we are not in lack of people who are willing to pay as long as they believe that they are getting a much better experience of certain things as compared to the rest.

Man of Steel wasn't too bad, perhaps it's just the typical 'low expectations bring almost no disappointments' for me.

But really, I don't see how I enjoyed the movie much better by paying the extra $10; especially with the uncomfortable 3D glasses I have to put on for more than 2 hours.
Well, that's just a complaint I have to make, but it somehow reduce the overall experience for me when I have to put on the glasses on top of my own specs.


The movie was never what brought me out though, anyways.

The point of meeting them was always what it was, to meet them.
Wonder how often will we meet up in the future with school starting and other commitments to tie us down.


Didn't do much over the weekends either.
Stayed at home, as usual, but with even more reason to do so thanks to the haze.
Thankfully, the air seems to be better now and probably I'll get to play ball tomorrow after driving.

Still got a few days of work on the first week of July; exam invigilation at MJC.
Other than that, I'm left with my last few weeks of freedom before school starts once more.
Well, of course, after my orientation week on Week 0 of the school calendar which I'm gonna register for this coming weekend.


Just gotta think what I can do with the next few weeks; and what will I have to do after that.















Byeall.

Times like this.

Haze was just getting worse a few days before, around the time of my last post.

Getting worse but not as bad as now.
PSI in Singapore hits record high just this afternoon, peaking at 371 and stayed around the range of 300+ which is considered hazardous while approaching the very hazardous range of 400 and above.

Well, at least this is something new and something you don't see everyday in Singapore.
Probably not something we would like to see in Singapore for more than a day though.

First time getting out of home last night after the haze attack, since it only worsen after I came back from DPC.
And I did not even dare to breathe when I got down the stairs.
Had to run to chase for my bus after that and what a cool experience it was.
At least the haze makes me feel like I'm not in Singapore anymore.
I'll really appreciate it if the haze can subside and PSI to drop below 100 by this weekend though.

Many people complaining about the haze now.
Well I can't comment much since I'm just too lazy to read all the news and find out exactly what happened, but purely blaming Indonesia for this is definitely not what I gonna do.


Only slightly related to this matter, but seeing how Singaporeans complain about other Singaporeans is really annoying me.
And here I am complaining about Singaporeans complaining about other Singaporeans there, oh the irony.
Okay getting a little complicated, shall just keep it at here.



NBA Finals later on, hopefully I'll wake up in time to watch and hopefully there will be a really good online stream.
I don't even know what's worse, waking up late and realizing I've missed the game or waking up in time but not able to find a good stream to watch.
Both will be kinda pissing anyway.
But the worse is probably for Heat to beat Spurs.
If I really happen to not be able to watch the match, the very least I would hope for is for Spurs to beat Heat and bring the title back.


And in other sports news...
BPL fixtures is out, and Arsenal supposedly is closing in on Higuain.
Well whatever happens, Arsenal finally seems to be slightly more consistent compared to the past few season.
Still a good 2 months before the new season starts, and by then school would have started already.



Supposedly going out tomorrow night to meet Steven they all.
Really been a while since I saw them; since sending the men for Brunei if I'm not wrong.
And then there's ORD function at the end of the year.
Probably gonna clash with exams but I don't see how we can miss it.
ATEC coming soon for 2SIR so hopefully everyone will do well for it.
One thing I know for sure is that they must have been enjoying life quite a bit now due to the haze situation, and also because ROT 5 just ended two weeks ago.



Meeting with Ventures this Sat, then probably Leaders' meeting next Sunday.
I guess we should really sort out what we have to do till the end of this year, for NPC and also what is gonna happen to the Troop after we start Uni.

A plan is only as important as how good it is and how well it is being carried out.

A good plan with actions and actions without planning is not going to lead us anywhere.













Byeall.

Hazy lazy.

And the first half of year 2013 is coming to an end in less than two weeks.
Last week had been just about camps; well not sure if I can say that when last three weeks had really been just about camps for Chandan.

Don't know how he did it, but even if you enjoy doing something, I guess sometimes it can be too much still.

Glad that I went to DPC.
Even though there's only two patrols, it's still somewhat an interesting camp to be involved in.
And Sarimbun is truly the home of all Scouts.


TP dates are already into October now.
And if I don't book a test date soon, the dates will be after my PDL expire and it really isn't worth it at all to extend it if I just need it for a few days more.
Well, unless, I fail my first test.
Ideally, that should not happen though.
Hopefully I'm making good progress and will be able to pass on my first try.
Then all it took from passing BTT till then will just be six months.


Really listened to Chinese songs much less from few years back.

Partially due to not so popular songs nowadays as well as more external influences in listening English songs.
Shall spend some time listening to newer Chinese songs and finding the nice ones to store in my walkman these few days.


Haze in Singapore is getting real bad.
When you see something trending on twitter, or half your friends posting similar Facebook status about certain things, you know it's either really good or really bad.
Just wanted to start running every other day from this week onwards to train my fitness back up, then come the haze sigh.
Hopefully the haze goes away soon, really bad for everyone's health.
And together with the situation on dengue fever, it suddenly seems like we all have to really take care of ourselves wherever we are and everywhere we go; even if it's in Singapore.



Guess I won't be going out much again this week, partially thanks to the haze as well.
Currently nothing planned yet for the week either.
Been a while since the last time I stepped into the theatres, doesn't really matter too considering how seldom I went to the cinema long ago anyways.
Will just probably have to leave Hangover 3, Now You See Me and stuff at home on the Internet then.

Not exactly keen on Man of Steel since I'm no fan of Superman, but well, it should be acceptable, hopefully.


Countdown to starting school soon...













Byeall.

Finally back from June Camp.
Long while since we've camped in Sarimbun, definitely another great experience.
Don't think I'll be able to pen everything down here, but I'll try; not today, perhaps tomorrow or some time this week.

Would not say that it's a damn good camp, but still, it's possibly one of the better camps, training and experience-wise the Troop have had in a while; partially also due to the location being Sarimbun Scout Campsite.

Was so tired that I slept from 5plus straight through till 11.
Probably won't stay up till too late, perhaps another hour or so before heading back to bed.

Gotta keep the momentum going.











Byeall.

Pre-June Camp

June Camp again tomorrow, this time finally at Sarimbun once more.


Well it might not be like the old days due to various restrictions and screw ups, but it's definitely an upgrade over camping in NASS or a mobile camp; especially when we can't even camp in school now.


Hopefully everything goes well and we achieve what we want for the camp.


Shall try to really sleep earlier tonight, possibly by 11plus to ensure that I get sufficient rest for the next three days.
Doubt we will all be able to sleep much for the next three nights anyways, really gotta work hard this time since we still won't know if we can still commit this much this time next year.


Well I should be back by Monday with stories to tell and another enjoyable camping experience; then life goes on again from there, inching even closer to start of school and stuff.

















Byeall.

Sometimes it just doesn't end well.

Had a kinda long day yesterday, in my case, since I'm seldom out for the whole day since morning recently.

And it wasn't a whole day anyways, not exactly close to it either compare to other people.

Went MJC early in the morning for the invigilation thing.
Reporting at 7.20am when I only have around 4 hours of rest is no joke; it sort of reminds me of life as a student though, but it's just so different now.
So different that knowing an examination is coming, and I'm walking in not in any school uniform and not to sit in the examination hall but to be the one invigilating the exam.
Really miss the secondary school and JC days though, as those are the days we will never be able to get back and experience again.
College's just so different because everyone grew up; well, obviously there are people who haven't mature yet but that just doesn't make it any closer to being a secondary school or JC student.
Being a teenager and a student, we were experiencing many things for the first time and constantly discovering new things and learning new stuff.
While we are still relatively young at this age, being a college student is just gonna be different because of how things work, how we interact with one another, and how we've already seen enough of the world and society to change our mindsets forever.
Of course, the world is ever-changing and one can never see enough of the world; what I mean is just that somehow when we pass through the gateway towards maturity, adulthood, with one foot already stepped into society, it's a one-way trip and we can never return to the way it was before.
Not physically, and definitely not mentally as well.
We will just be moving ahead constantly and while changes will occur in our lives and our minds, none of it will be able to bring us back to the past.



Had a paused for damn long, went to play Tera Online.


Train of thoughts utterly broken now so I shall just carry on from where I left off, after the invigilation.
Went home, settled down and slept for 1hour.
Freakin' tired, probably due to lack of sleep the night before as well as excessive walking up and down the examination hall.
After that went out to CDC for FTT e-trial which was followed by the actual FTT itself.
So I finally passed my FTT too, and all that is left now is to clock the lessons and take the TP.
Only my seventh lesson tomorrow sigh.
Should've chionged much much much more lessons when I had the time.
Wonder if I can take enough lessons in the next two months or not.
Hopefully I will do like twice or thrice a week when I got nothing on so that when school starts I can probably just take twice or thrice a month till TP.
And that will probably in September as heard from some of my friends, well, hopefully I can somehow get an earlier slot though.
Whether I'm ready to take or not however will still depend on my progress for the next two months.
Ideally I should just take and pass it before my PDL expire which is early October.


Woke up early again this morning to go NAS for store packing for June Camp.
Didn't really feel like getting up at all when the alarm rang.
Early morning go school sian-ness.
Fortunately we didn't take till 4pm, managed to finish by 2pm or so even though the Scouts didn't have lunch yet.

Came home after buying KFC for lunch and basically lepak till now.
Was really kinda tired somehow, due to sudden increase in activities two days in a row, three if you count in waking up early on Sunday for basketball as well.
But still didn't nap and although I didn't really wanna game and end up still typing here so late at 2.05am, still gamed for quite a while until now.
Shall try to finish this first, go on tumblr then go to bed.
Driving lessons tomorrow afternoon, better try to reach early.
And iris better don't freakin' scam me on the arrival timing of 28 again.
Always reaching early all the times before and then ended up reaching just on time the last two times I headed towards CDC zzzzZ.

Anyways, finally completed season 4 of Criminal Minds just now as well.
Season finale is just so damn depressing sigh.
On the bright side, 4 more seasons to go!
Really reduced the watching of Criminal Minds just before going to Hanoi I think, or maybe just after I came back.
But season 4 is done now and hopefully I will move on to season 5 and get started on 6 possibly before July.
Just such a wonderful and amazing show, not saying that what they portray are entirely right but the show is just interesting in its own ways.
Season 4 finale is however really a huge blow to the BAU team and its viewers I guess.

"How many more times will they be able to look into the abyss, how many times before they won't ever recover the pieces of themselves that this job takes?"

And the line about not having smart quotes all the time....



Will be sleeping soon I guess.

Hopefully in less than 30 minutes.
Shall try not to wake up too late tomorrow, get ready for driving early, then after that finally have a meal with RW and the PLCo7 minus GY again after that.
Thursday should be a really good rest day and packing day for June Camp.

Speaking of June Camp, I still have yet to search for a good haversack to bring over.
Sigh and that means I'll probably have to bring my old not well-conditioned one.
Also, was planning the hike checkpoints, and realized that I should keep my own copies of plotted checkpoints as reference.
And while it's okay to not have transparency, I can't freakin' find my marker set and got so freakin' depressed about it ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Two sets of markers from NS, one that I brought from home and one that they issued.
And I have totally no idea to where it is right now.
Pissing me off, totally.
Guess I'll try to buy markers tomorrow, maybe transparency, and haversack as well though the last one seem kinda impossible to find by tomorrow.
No point buying tomorrow too if I gonna go out earlier to buy stuff, go driving straight then go dinner; 'cause if so I'll be carrying a bag and a new haversack along just for dinner.

Okay must really end this for now.















Byeall.

Understanding thoughts.

First of June today.

Been absent here for almost three weeks already.
Take away the week I went Hanoi, two weeks have gone by without blogging.
And then it's June already.

Already entering the end of the first half of year 2013.
Too fast, too soon.


First, let's start off with Hanoi.
Hanoi was really an interesting place to visit.
Not somewhere that comes off your mind as a place to go for holiday, to shop or what; but definitely a place that one should visit at least once in your lifetime.
The sceneries are really breathtaking, and while many other places offer similar sceneries or maybe even better ones, it should be consider an achievement to one if you manage to visit Halong Bay, among many other sights you can see in Hanoi or Vietnam.

And having stayed a night in the boat at Halong Bay, it was definitely an enjoyable experience despite several other issues which made it just slightly less than a 100% experience.

Still, the whole trip, and not just Halong Bay, was indeed time well spent with a good company as well.

Being able to walk around the Old Quarters, visiting and looking at their old architecture, watching the renowned water puppetry show; I can safely say that I've been to Hanoi, Vietnam, and experienced their culture there.

And one of the cultures in the Old Quarters just happened to involve "living dangerously", as one would definitely agree to that once you visit Hanoi at the Old Quarters.
Of course, disappointments such as not being able to enter St Joseph Cathedral exist, as well as the railway station; thought I can probably still visit any railway stations anywhere else since there are plenty in the world anyways.


Ever since being back, it just felt like things are kind of different.

First and foremost, obviously because school exams are over and Scouts' meetings are in again.
And then also, June Camp is coming up as the next big thing and there's still so many things to be done.

Continued my driving lesson after having not done so for two weeks, and there's still FTT in two days' time which I almost did not bother about up till a few days ago.

Gotta go to MJC as external invigilator too, hopefully the job's easy and it will be some quick money for me since I haven't been working at all after the six days temp job at OCBC.
And continuing my streak of having friends' birthday celebrations clashing with Scouts' stuff, just had one yesterday when I'm down for Scouts' meeting, and also two more coming up, both during June Camp.

And I don't know if it's something to be proud of or should I be absolutely irritated by this weird fact.



Well, all I know is I'm feeling kinda lost now and unmotivated to do anything at all.
Feel like I got tons of things to do or can do, but I'm just not doing anything about it because they are not absolutely necessary either.
Probably one of the problems with me, that when there's something big coming up I just cannot focus enough to complete my tasks; when it's just me telling myself that I cannot do so and nothing else is stopping me in actuality.

Well, actuality is sort of a cool word.

Just have to understand and put it into practice, that while planning for the future is important, what's just as important is facing what's right in front and dealing with present issues.

No point looking far beyond ahead when there are obstacles just right in front of you and being too concerned with what's coming up next, you are in turn unable to deal with what's coming onto you now.


Understanding something is one thing, understanding it then changing your actions based on this understanding is another.

Put thoughts into words, words into actions, actions into habits, and eventually it will shape you as a person and your life as well.













Byeall.