Evening Robbery

Sigh. Macs delivery is not for a single person stuck at home ordering a single meal. The $2 delivery added to a single meal makes a Big Mac upsized $8.40. And I swear if it's not for the fact that it was a girl on the line, I would have went "HUH so expensive?! Why?! Oh delivery charge $2? Ok forget it". Instead, I went, "Okay, thanks".

And now why did I call Macs delivery in the first place? Miss Jin from Copenhagen thought it was a good idea. Anyway she didn't know it would be that expensive too. Sigh. And my food will arrive in 45mins. In that time, I could have walked to Hougang Mall and back several times. I'm a hermit. I don't go out much. My S-shaped spine is getting worse with me slouching in my chair for 3/4 of the day, not running, not exercising, not even walking much.

The fries better not come soggy. I'm so hungry ...

Colorgenics Personality Test

Strangely accurate results for a test so simple. Take it here.

And my results ..


At this particular time you are perhaps setting yourself too high a target and so you are living in the land of 'make believe'. It would also seem that you have been bitterly disappointed in the past and you are at a stage where you feel that you can trust nobody. You would like to forget it all and turn your back on the past and start anew.

Always anxious to accept the role of the leader, as indeed you often work well with people - but try to stay out of the limelight. You'd like a life of ease with no one to rock the boat and someone who understands you is so important in your life.

You feel truly deprived - not getting your fair share, but you have accepted the fact that that is the way things are at this time and that it is prudent to let matters slide and not hit your head against the wall -so conform and agree for a while. Accept the situation - nothing can last forever.

Recent disappointment has led you to become truly introverted. You are becoming suspicious of everybody and consequently you now feel that you are unable to trust anybody. Unfortunately it would appear that you are curbing your natural enthusiasm and imaginative nature - perhaps this is because you are fearful that you may become over enthused and find that you could possibly be carried away by wishful thinking. You are keeping your distance to see whether attitudes towards you are sincere - but this watchfulness could easily develop into suspicion and distrust.

You wish to safeguard yourself against criticism or conflict and to embed yourself in a protected situation. You are a difficult person to relate to and very difficult to please

Mi Lu Bing's Hai lang

Hey

I wonder how's the sun. I haven't been under it for a while now;at least a week. The moon's doing great though, we're very well acquainted. I stay up until 6am, then sleep until 2pm. Weird sleep cycle. I haven't been to town in ages. Haven't been in crowds. I'm turning into a hermit!

Tomorrow, or rather, later, I'll see the sun again! Church. I'm supposed to be back-up singer for youth service tomorrow. Practice starts at 9:15am. No where I'm going to be there at that unearthly hour .. *grin* Sigh, it's been so long. So long since I last did so many things.

Smallville season 5 is ending ..

I saw, on Timothy's portable hard disk, the lyrics to a song written by Nic - "Empty Box". It's inspiring; it inspired this.

if it's true that life's an empty box
then shouldn't the heart be cold
for how can warmth exist in emptiness?

if it's true that life's an empty box
our feelings are on display
with nowhere to hide

but, if life's an empty box
that means it's up to us
to fill in the void
..with God, with love, with friends

thank you Lord, for staying true
through all the times
i've forgotten you

i've willfully disobeyed
i openly rebelled
yet you stood your ground
even as tears rolled down

i look at you
and it pains my heart
yet my feet refuse
to go to you

Cafe Iguana

CHEAP, GOOD BOOZE. Cafe Iguana has half price for all house pours, including wine, custom-made brewerkz beer, and their awesome margaritas from opening all the way till 9PM! Whoah. Found that out by accident when I was having dinner there with Hamzah and Weeli.

Rocks. $4 glass of wine. $6 for a glass of margarita that is arguably the best I've ever had. Amazing. Ah, the steak cost me $25 though. BUT, it was a great steak so it was well worth the moolah =)

The company was great. The 3 of us were inseperable back in secondary 3. 2 chinese guys and a malay wrecking havoc in class. It was great fun, and I really miss those times. Hamzah got retained in sec 3, and I was stuck with Weeli for sec 4. Haha. It wouldn't have been that bad if he was single, but he wasn't, and I had to tag along with him and his girlfriend together with her friends .. which wouldn't be so bad if there were pretty girls amongst them, but NO, there wasn't. Ah well.

Had a great night =) No pics though.

Change

I ordered a cup of milo peng and a can of coke, handing over a $5 bill to the elderly lady at the drinks stall. She returned me $7.60. Instinctively, I told her in hokkien that I only gave her $5 and returned her the $5 bill that she gave me as part of the "change".

As I related the incident to Jia an as I sat down at the table, it struck me that if I had not returned the change, our supper would be free. I started to regret returning the change. Why didn't I just keep quiet? Then I gave myself a mental slap, thinking instead of how as a kid I would have returned excess change happily and willingly without any regrets as I had just a moment ago. The comforting thought is that at least I instinctively returned the change. Or maybe that's just my upbringing, and given free reign, my inner self would happily have pocketed the extra five bucks.

It's scary, at least to me. And it makes me realise how important it is to guard my heart, and my mind, against such moral declines into debauchery.

Army Rice Table

Met up with my Field Defence Course mates last night for dinner at Suntec's Rice Table. Ever eaten there? It's an a-la-carte buffet where they first serve you the whole menu, which incidentally, isn't much. Thereafter, you can order specific dishes from passing staff. The problem is that the staff don't walk pass you often, and even when you do place your orders, they might conveniently forget the entire order, arrive with half of what you ordered or take so long to bring the food that you lose the momentum that all good eaters know is essential to a proper buffet meal.

In short, lousy place. Great company though. I love those guys. After the course, we were seperated into different platoons. Some of us were posted to other airbases, so we hardly have time to meet. I didn't feel that much for them when I was in course. I hated the army, and everything to do with it. I still do hate the army of course, I just appreciate the friendships that are built while we're all doing time. Maybe it's the same-shithole mentality. We're all in shit together, so that's something that actually bonds us together.

Behold my l33t spelling

Easy Mistakes: Commonly Misspelled Words

Are you a lexicographer?

Your spelling power places you firmly among the word elite! You got 12/15 correct.

1	Correct! The correct answer: A sergeant Your answer: A sergeant

2	Correct! The correct answer: B apparent Your answer: B apparent

3	Correct! The correct answer: B gauge Your answer: B gauge

4	Correct! The correct answer: A daiquiri Your answer: A daiquiri

5	Correct! The correct answer: A rhythm Your answer: A rhythm

6	Correct! The correct answer: B weird Your answer: B weird

7	Incorrect The correct answer: B dumbbell Your answer: A dumbell

8	Correct! The correct answer: B grateful Your answer: B grateful

9	Correct! The correct answer: B medieval Your answer: B medieval

10	Incorrect The correct answer: A liaison Your answer: B liason

11	Correct! The correct answer: A pastime Your answer: A pastime

12	Correct! The correct answer: A minuscule Your answer: A minuscule

13	Correct! The correct answer: A lightning Your answer: A lightning

14	Correct! The correct answer: A exceed Your answer: A exceed

15	Incorrect The correct answer: B millennium Your answer: A milennium

This must be the first photo I've taken alone with Agnes since I knew her when we were 13. And it's a photo with both our arms folded. Haha. We squabbled a lot in secondary school.

13th April 2006 at Billy Bombers, Marina Square!

Have I told you lately, that I love my Chrome? A love affair spanning 3 years? I love my damn bag.

Yawn, it's bloody 5:11am!!

Started the day yawning .. and refusing to get up. It was 1030am, and my alarm just rang. I grabbed my phone, off the alarm, and silently cursed the newly downloaded alarm program on my computer for not working properly. Naturally, I promptly went back to sleep. The next time I opened my eyes was to see my father coming through the door saying "Shaun..". That was 11:12am. I was going to be late for lunch with Jun.

Next, lunch with Jun. Turns out she was later, and I had to wait over 20 mins for the princess. Tsk. Lunch was great though. We talk better now. This always happens with my girlfriends turned ex-girlfriends. Funny.

When you meet a friend for coffee, or a meal, you're usually in a good mood, and the conversation's amicable. Your pour out your heart, share bits and pieces of your lives with each other, basically catch up. If there has been any unhappiness in your life, you share it with your friend, he or she nods sympathatically, maybe crack a little joke or two, offer a few words of encouragement, and .. that's all. You can talk about almost anything; you are unlikely to be judged the way you would if you were talking to your significant other. Things are just more relaxed.

Dinner was with Agnes, whom I've not seen for years, Janet whom I see occasionally, and Jianming who I see almost every day *grin*. We wanted roast goose at Marina Square's foodcourt, but goose was sold out. What luck. The last time Janet, Jianming, Jia an and I went, the whole damn store was closed. Anyway, we settled for Billy Bombers which, well, is arguably a step up. Adventures at Billy Bombers chronicles with photos below.

Nobody(except me) wanted beer, so we just took some pics, did some window shopping(except for Janet who bought something from Zara) and settled at Rocky Masters for horrible Mango "fruit blended with ice". It was ridiculous. $4 for some mango flavouring, ice, soda water, and colouring.

Blading later with Tim, Sheena, and Janet. Jasmin was supposed to come along .. but well .. she was tired. I BET she was watching korean dramas at home. I'll ask her tomorrow. It's 5:25 now. Gawd.

Anyway remember to catch Superband on Monday. Support Mi Lu Bing of course.

Jianming, Me, Agnes(in green), and Janet at Marina Square's Billy Bombers

My Alcatraz Burger arrived. It looked HORRIBLE. I remember eating it with Jun once, and there was a proper steak in between the buns. The one that was presented before me tonight was a total disgrace. My heart freaking broke.

Rib Eye Steak on a bun?! The damn steak looks like a patty .. and medium rare my ass! Not a drop of blood! That's a "wtf" look.

after complaining and switching to an ALL-STAR, Shaun's happy.

the girls paid .. =)

BBC NEWS | Europe | Godfather town mulls name change

BBC NEWS | Europe | Godfather town mulls name change

Italian lawyer Antonio Di Lorenzo is making his Sicilian town an offer he hopes it can't refuse.

He has begun collecting signatures for a referendum to change the town's name: Corleone, made famous by the Godfather films and books

BBC NEWS | Europe | 'Top Mafia boss' caught in Italy

BBC NEWS | Europe | 'Top Mafia boss' caught in Italy

Real life mafia boss. And he was caught in Corleone, the home town of Vito Corleone, The Godfather.

It's not personal, it's business.

Read Mario Puzo's "The Godfather".

The book more than deserves being called a classic. Despite being a book filled with violence and ostensibly chronicling the adventures of a Mafia family - with the mafiosi as the protagonists, no less - it imparts valuable lessons on human character and honour.

Law enforcement authorities are portrayed as corrupt; crimes committed by the rich and influential go unpunished while common law-abiding folk find themselves powerless and unable to trust the judicial system. In a world like this, who do you turn to? Well, The Godfather.

Read it!

Other Chrome lovers!

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Check out the white chrome bag...beautiful. In my hands it'll get dirty real quickly though.