Little Updates

It's been abt a week since i got back.
started my leave last sat n will b on leave till 1st jan 2008.
shiok!!

leaving for shanghai/beijing in like 2 days' time.
bought my winter jacket w the ampersand boss n jarrod last week.
not forgetting a pair of gloves n a beanie too :)

my bag's pretty much packed.
n for the heck of it, i bought a lomo cam.
the action sampler.

seems like fun... gona bring it along w me on the trip.
only wish i can see the results now instead of having to finish the whole roll of film n developing it.
think the digital camera age has made me less patient w seeing my fotos after taking them.

been in a movie mood lately.
watched hitman n golden compass. planning to catch enchanted n lust, caution.
lust caution is like ending soon. hope i can catch it tom.

went for another interview last thur. it's a job based in sg, w occasional travelling.
perks seem pretty good- car allowance, 18 days leave.
now i juz hope the salary can match wad i wana get.

registered a company so dat if i get this job, i can go buy a commercial van.
diesel is cheaper than petrol. so many things hinging on my getting this job at a desirable salary.

my dad wants to change the sofa n sideboards after christmas, so gona go shopping w him after i get back.
plus i'm hoping to get a bose sound sys for the house as well... hehehe...
playing guitar hero at home w dat is gona b such a blast. woohoo !!

guess dat's all for now...
more when i get back from shanghai/beijing.
so exciting... going to some really cold country for the first time.
gona see snow !! weeee !!

i so sua ku. almost 30 den get to see snow.

Boats Are my 2nd Home

Got back from batam doing some setup work on a rig and a barge.
had a day's break n after working thru yesterday n today,
it's time to sail off again tonite to the gulf of thailand.

fortunately, this is gona b only a one week job...
so will b back home soon... :)
so dun need to miss me...

but the one week in batam was real hard work...
pulling cables across the deck, setting up gps antennas on top of the crane on the rig,
which at the very top, where i was, shd be abt 70 meters from the ground.
think damien, mark n ben would have been so scared dat they prob will have shitted in their pants.
hehehehe...

this weekend n the next burnt... my consolation is my long leave in dec.
n my holiday trip to shanghai !!yay!!
but need winter clothes...
so the ampersand boss is going to shop w me when i get back...
hor? hor? hehehehe...

dat's all for now la.
gota go take a bath n get ready to go for mass at sacred heart since couldn't attend this morning.
take care u all!!

The Letter K

Saw this in lil ms snooze's blog.
according to her, it's been going ard.
hers is the first i've seen.

anyway... it looks interesting enough for me to go do it too.
abt time i update abit also...
but lazy la...

Your name :: Kevin
Four words :: Kill, Keg, Kettle, Kebab
State/country :: Kazakhstan
Boy Name :: Kenneth
Girl Name :: Karen
Occupation :: Krispy Kreme Staff?
Something you can wear :: Knickers
Something found in a kitchen :: Knives
Something you shout :: KNN!!
Something you do at school :: Kill ants?
Name of an animal :: Krait
Name of a Drink :: Krysanthemum tea.
Name a Holiday :: Kris'mas?
Name a body part :: Knee

K is a killer.
let me know if u have REAL correct answers.

and congrats to lil ms snooze once more on the birth of lil nat. handsome looking chap i must say...

and now, updates of sorts.
it's been like abt 3 weeks since my stupendous holiday in melbourne.
came back w 3 new pairs of shoes n abt 14 tops including 5 which i ordered from chargrilled
n a hoodie from funkyshoes.

was at cafe del mar for dinner last weekend to celebrate jacq's bday.
food wasn't all dat great. so dun go there w high expectations.
tho the food does look good... but looks can b deceiving... and they are in this case.

but the company was great. it's always nice to hang w the church peeps.
hope to do it more often...
of coz not forgetting the fri dinner kakis as well.

been playing a bit of mj recently... n losing money... luck not so good.
i need to b cheapo n find noobs to play w.

going to batam on thur for work... gona b there like for abt 5 days.
den coming back n hopefully will stay ard till my leave starts n i start preparing for my dec shanghai holiday
which includes a xi'an/ beijing trip...
which means the bund, terracotta army, possibly skiing in beijing, shopping along nanjing road, visiting notable architectural n historical sites ard shanghai/ beijing.

unfortunately, i'll b flying on china eastern due to budget constraints.
flying on sq will set me back by another 450. which i can easily change to RMB to spend.
so have to make do...

esp since my dad din give them a good rating when he n my mum flew china eastern for their 9 day yunnan trip
which they juz came back from.

been sending out resumes, hoping for a reply so i can change to a job dat will keep me in sg so i can have a social life.
n meet frens n watch musicals n plays n go sentosa for chillout sats, botanical gardens for picnics, eating all over the country.
n of coz hopefully salary can help me afford a van.

guess dat's abt it for now...
for all of u having ur exams now or have them coming up, good luck !!
for those struggling w work, 加油!!
for those struggling to find work, 加油!!
for those who are sick, get well soon!!

2 Journeys Completed

I was finally freed from the "slavery" of the life dat was the norm on the barge...

was flown out to dili on the first chopper @ 6.15am...
arrived at 7.30am, only to have to wait till 2pm for my flight from dili to darwin. %$&*$@!

reached darwin at like 3.30pm n it was abt 5pm by the time i checked into the holiday inn for a short rest b4 i leave for melbourne (via sydney) on my 1.30am flight.
after a quick transit, i was in lovely melbourne at 8.30am.

so dat makes 2 journeys complete... one was abt 58 days long n the other a mere 9hrs.
but nonetheless, dat's 2 down... and one hellavu spanking time in my short 4 days stay in melbourne.

to prepare for the "big nite out" w ryan n friends, i had to go get decent looking clothes, worthy enough for the nite of partying... n within 3 hrs of touching down in melb, i'm A$200 poorer but 3 tops richer. 1 carhatt tee n 2 fcuk tops - 1 tee n 1 polo.
pretty good buys i must say...

plans to go get good cheap adidas n nike stuff tom at their factory outlet...
followed by the mega adventure of kevin at the crown :D
hehehe...

i thank all who have been a regular source of boredom killing while i was dying of boredom on the barge. haha...
ppl who bothered to keep me engaged on msn n chatted w me... n putting up w watever nonsense i made them endure... :P
facebook has done much in terms of keeping me occupied during the v dull days of "work".

but none will have been possible if there was no internet access on the barge.
and thank god for dat !!

i've finally had 2 solid hours of good sleep in the last 48hrs. coz i have not had proper sleep since 11.30am of 18th oct.
due to the travelling n all.

n after a short 2 hr nap, dinner is pizza delivered to the house... coz ryan is too lazy to wake up...
looks good tho.
photos when i'm free enough to download from cam n upload to shutterfly/facebook.

dinnertime now... den it's mj time... den it's chionging time... so my nite is all planned n is gona b loooong.
u all have a great weekend coz i know mine how is gona be ;)

More Yummy Eatz

Discovered 2 new places to go eat.
cilantro and macaron.
i think macaron has been ard for a while liao...
but i suaku ma... only found out abt it a couple of days ago.

I WANT TO EAT!!
*SLURP*