Friday, February 29, 2008 
Felt sick early this morning. Was probably due to the jabs [Typhoid and Tetanus] I took yesterday when I went for the medical checkup for preventive measures before going on an expedition trip. Head felt so "heavy", not much of a fever, body aching especially the arm where the jab was done. Anyway I have already taken the medicine the doctor gave yesterday so I'm feeling way better already. But I still didn't attend training in school as I'm now "resting" at home. Haha.
Tomorrow will be going to watch Leap Years with my girlfriend and shop for some stuffs before my expedition. If you are wondering what expedition trip I'm referring about, I will be heading to Concepcion, Iloilo, Philippines to do Overseas Community Project. Will be there for about 20+ days starting 8/3/2008. Will miss everybody here in Singapore!! Hurhur.. Anyway our team's main project over there is electrification. We have a website and blog which will be updated by the publications team daily on the activities we have done so probably you all can come in daily to have a look when you are free. The website is not up yet but the blog is up already so you all can take a look at it first.
http://ocs08gb.wordpress.com/ : thats our blogging site..
Just got back my results a few days back. Pretty sad with it. My cumulative GPA drop from 3.72 to 3.67!!! What the heck rite.. Gt 4 A's, 1 B, 1 C+ and yeah my C+ grade is my FYP grade!! Freaking results pull my GPA till so low. I was hoping I can maintain it at 3.7!! Curse that supervisor of mine. But the main culprits are my team probably. Enough said about FYP. Hopefully I can get into Uni. I missed this years' application period. Will apply next year. Anyway still thinking of what course to do. Was looking at a Double Degree in Engineering and Economics. Abit of business and at the same time continue on with engineering field. Still have 1 more year to think about it so no worries. Who knows might have new courses that will come out. Anyway our graduation ceremony will be held on the 28/5 at the Convention Centre. Still have to try on the graduation robe in the coming months. Hopefully I will be going in army soon after my expedition. Really don't know what to do when I return from the trip besides working on my NYAA. Haiz.
Anyway better be back "resting". Adios Amigos. Will be back to update this blog again. Bye!!
Cheers Ken
If you fail to plan,
You plan to fail!!
[11:34 AM]
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
I just came back from a camp at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. This camp was organized as a pre mini expedition before the actual Overseas Community Project over at Philippines. The experience there was truly amazing I tell you. It was an eye opener to me. Truly amazing!!! I will show you some pictures at the end taken by my team members, which in the day time can't be taken but in the night its a completely different situation over there. At the end of the day, we had to do a video for future presentation to secondary schools students as we were going to be ambassadors for Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserves represents Singapore Polytechnic.
Our main activities there were basically Mangrove Salvaging, Coastal Cleaning, Mangrove Reforestation & Night Survey. All the activities there were amazing, however the first and once in a life time experience I would encounter and probably would like to go again would be the Night Survey. Extremely exciting over there. Able to see hear many different species of insects and birds. Came across snakes and monitor lizards. Sadly didn't managed to see fireflies due to the weather conditions as well as see crocodiles due to some other reasons. Probably I shan't write much and post the photos.
Night Jar Bird; Dragonflies sleeping;
Tree Climbing Crab; Sea Snake; Pink Neck Pigeon;
Viper among the trees; Monitor Lizard;
Most of these picture are taken up close with the insect/animal itself without zoom and some of them can only be seen at night. Throughout the 2 days of the night survey, I got beaten by mosquitoes countless times!! My group went through the mosquito valley and when we went there, though its dark at night and we can't see but the noise of the mosquitoes buzzing around my ears just scares me!! Nevertheless, this night survey was really an eye opener for me. Too bad I didn't get to see crocodiless on the road. Haha.
Anyway I think I will stop here for the time being. Got to prepare for tomorrow's vocational assessment. See ya!!
The Team
Cheers Ken
If you fail to plan,
You plan to fail!!
[8:00 PM]
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Went jogging early this morning with my dad's friends. Terrible run man!! It was like only an 8km run to botanic garden and I had to go to the toilet twice during the run. The first time was at Botanic Garden itself and the second at a restaurant near Demsey Road. Haiz. Very bad stomachache that prevented me from running well. In the end, it took me an hour just to get to the ending point. Bad.
Later will be going over to my indian relatives house for lunch. Going to have my favourite chicken wings again!!! The only dish I take since I don't take spicy food. Haha. Chicken wing after chicken wing.. So fatty and unhealthy. Haha. Luckily I exercise just now. After that my girlfriend's coming over to visit my parents before I go over to visit hers'. Going to play police and thief with her dog again... Haha.
Recently I received a letter from MINDEF telling me to go for a vocational assessment at Hendon Camp aka Commando Camp. Ha. I have been going round telling my relatives about it when I went to visit them this Chinese New Year and they have been saying "Wa..Commando ar!! The training very xiong wan lei..People eat 1 drumstick, you eat 2!!.." Haha... Anyway received lots of advice from friends and family members and I have decided to reject them cause my aim during NS is to get into OCS and become an officer. But if the commando's really choose me then thats fate. I can't do anything about that. My friends tells me to go there during the assessment to feign injury or to so call "slack" then sure won't get into commandos. However something inside me tells me thats not the right thing to do. It's as good as cheating someone. Anyway will see what happens when time comes and update here again.
Got to go. See ya!!
Cheers Ken
If you fail to plan,
You plan to fail!!
[10:46 AM]
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Back after disappearing for so long!!!! Life is good for me for the time being. Just finished my exams last Friday. That feeling of finishing the very last paper of my whole is just so unbelievable. 3 years passed just like that. The thought of when you first entered Poly till the very last day you leave the Poly. The times you spent with your Poly friends, the times when you have to make new friends every new semester years, the times where you have to stay up late in the night to do reports, mini projects, study for exams, lab test etc. The process just keep repeating each year till that very last Friday. I would probably not miss this process yet, but as times passes and I look back I probably miss the times in Poly. The times where we swap our lab test papers in the middle of a lab test; the times when we played badminton or did pull up during our break time. The many times we had. All in a blink of an eye and its all over.
Anyway life is good for now, preparing for the next phase of grown up life. Got to think carefully what road will I be going through in my next phase. Thought of working part time and study part time after my NS. However still undecided about the course to take. Sad. I need to find that interest.
Anyway all the best to all my poly mates in their future endearvour. Hope you guys prosper well in the obstacles ahead!!
Cheers Ken
If you fail to plan,
You plan to fail!!
[10:44 PM]
