Monday, October 30, 2006

khingky barefoot

today i took sora out for a ride
since i havent talked abt sora since dunno when
i believe some of you dunno who sora is
sora's my bike
and yes my bike has a name

so anw i cycled from home to the zoo again
it took 15 mins but i wanted to cycle an hour
so i tot i would cycle for another 15mins then turning back homes
wah 1 hour cycling ah? quite tough right
i tot so oso. so i lowered the gears
then suddenly
...
...
...
(suspenseful silence)
...
...
..zzzz
zz....!
oh yes suddenly
the thingy that changes gears
suddenly came loose and kena the cogs
issit the deraileur? or is deraileur the change ring one
err anw the thingy that changes gears
suddenlys began to spin freely all over my bike
loci bike chain
the it got stuck and the chain slit its wires
basically the whole thing went crazy

so i stops under the flyover and tried to fix it for 40mins
my fingers got all black and sticky from the grease
but to no avail
i just didnt have the bike-tical knowledge to repair it
so i just locked it up

with my proneness to ankle injuries
and the instability of the cycling shoe
which resembles an inverse high heel shoe
i stripped my foot and with my helmet and shoes in hand,
i ran to the 138 bus stop

i had 2 $1 coins in my pocket
but as i ran and my foot rammed against the floor
albeit against a few painful stones,
the runner inside called out
it felt sooooo good
so i ran home
ok la got walk abit some places cannot run one
but it felt soooo good
until my foot started to hurt
so for the first time, i was quite happy to see the mandai crematorium

so much for today

today, i take a lesson from my sister's experience
as the saying goes
kiang tio ho, mai keh kiang
in case some of u tink thats latin or some cheem language
its hokkien
is meaning clever good enough liao, dun act clever

Saturday, October 28, 2006

what is to be done

this entry is entirely dedicated
to reminding myself of school things to do during the holidays




enter soldier and officer
solider: sir!
officer: tok.
soldier: medea and gabbler have gotten away.
officer: fan out and search, put the ee squad on patrol with their dragonlances.
soldier: how about anna and ms julie?
officer: send CASper after them... make sure he stays invisible.
solder: yes sir.
officer: i want them history all over again... re-history...
solider: yes sir, but how about the press.
officer: say nothing. i want them history internally. assess your answers before you give them.
solider: yes sir.
officer: anything else?
soldier: no sir.
officer: very well.

exit officer

soldier ( walkietalkie ) : siddhartha! code purple!
sidd ( walkietalkie ) : pupil?
solider ( walkietalkie ) : purple! the colour purple!

Saturday, October 21, 2006

chinese karaoke

on wednesday our sch had the chinese karaoke competition
for the first time, i was involved
i had tried in sec1-3 already and finally this year, i came through

eventually, i gave a sterling retro performance and came 2nd

it's been very special for me and im missing it,
though it lasted only over 3 days
all the rehearsal, the searching for that elusive vcd,
shopping for retro wear and eventually performing
all stood out for me in my life

i remember being so unprepared for the auditions
chionging to library to search and print the lyrics
to a song i just learnt the night before
then i sang it one octave lower for safety
and thereafter worrying over the exam period

i was really happy when i found i qualified
and from there i began serious preparation

my song dated back to the 40s and was damn tough to find
but eventually i came to this shop with this super zai uncle
who remembered every single song in his shop
and pulled out that disk
the song was sung by many ppl and i told myself anyone would do
just as long as i could get to sing it
but when the uncle pulled out the disk it was the singer i wanted
it was perfect

the first rehearsal involved standing on stage to sing
ok that was obvious but i want to have things here clear
so when i read this again everything would be very vivid
anw
singing on the stage was very much easier for some reason
maybe its just me
but for once i could control my vibrato properly
but i was off-beat and needed plenty of practise

rehearsal two was rather similar
still off-beat, but not as serious

then i spent the rest of that day looking for all the retro stuff at bugis
i had from the start a very clear picture of what i wanted to look like
tight, flowered, long sleeved shirt,
gold rimmed, BIG sunglasses
and a pair of leather shoes to go with my black pants
each time i found them, they were perfect and i was really excited
as i pasted them onto my body, i had another vision
and it was also very good
i grabbed my tube of gel and flattened my hair, side parting

then came wednesday
i was scheduled as the last singer, after justin and fuiyi
that meant two things :
i was to come on when ppl were getting restless
i had to sing after the 2 ppl i thought were very good

backstage, i cut a figure of tranquil, confidence and calm
offering support and coolness to the more jumpy ones
but inside, i was an ant on a hot wok
i was very scared

then the event kick started
it was perfect
when they flashed my picture,
they stopped short of showing the song name
it contributed to my element of surprise and well, humour
it was all perfect

then one by one, ppl went out to sing
that did nothing much to me, until fuiyi stepped out
the past 2 days of rehearsal have been a nightmare for her
she was always so afraid and always so on the brink of crying
she couldnt remember her words, nor could she follow the music
even though we assured her that her voice was very nice to hear,
which was true cuz it really gave me this fuzzy wuzzy warm feeling,
she was still apprehensive, timid
but then she stepped out to the unknown
and from her voice it was obvious -
she was being very brave
although i admit i preferred her singing when she was scared,
she showed 100% courage, something the audience could not see
her performance brought again a smile to my face
and my vision began to blur
but maybe that was cuz i wasnt wearing my glasses
but what it did do was calm me down. my confidence grew.

it was my turn. and from walking out retro-styled
to hitting the right notes and the right vibratoes,
it was all so perfect
i was enjoying myself
it was as if i stepped onto the track to race -
i was in my element
and so i sang

in the end though, i lost to justin
some people said i should've won
but i'm not so sure
after all, i always felt justin would win
it was disappointing, but i somehow felt happy, joyful

the thing is,
initially, it was 100% justin
but as i walked off that stage to the cheers of the crowd
knowing that everything had been perfect
i smiled, and said to myself
"i have a chance"
and that was enough for me

Friday, October 06, 2006

speak good singlish

as i was listen to mrbrown the speech good singrish pack
got stark realisation kena me
acherly is can setting up the singrish class for the foreigner
is got they all want to learn good singrish one like bongard
it will teaches them how not to sounding bad speaching singrish
like bongard

i belief the foreign ppl is sometimes want to integration into singapore
but the ang mor ness is the really the machiam hard to mai chup
so thus therefores it necessary for they to speeching good singrish

"as a matter in fact", is form of service cuz helping those in needing helps one
which meaning not hard to finds the teachers oso cuz can add inside the c.a.s.
i think is really feastabile ones, ist works!

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

economys

nbccb is now obsolete
move over!
i shall now demonstrate my grasp on the newest funkiest swears

you gnp gdp nnp ni!
expenditure income output you!

ah hah.
there we go.