Thankfully, I have come to the end of the first day of my SSM(Service Skills Methodology). Suay suay we get on Monday, first day of week only tired already. Okay since there were so few guys, we bonded quite easily, not forgetting those guys we met at the tailor's. This morning was one hell of the start of a hectic week. Waking up at 5.30am is something I have not done since my secondary school days. Punctuality is strictly emphasized. And I was almost late. Thank goodness I was not. Met Darren at Pasir Ris Interchange, although he was slightly late, but he got on the bus nonetheless. While we were there taking our sweet time changing in the locker room, two lecturers stormed in and hollered at us. That was the start of a tension-filled nightmare for us as we knew from that moment on that they meant business.

For role-call, where they check our grooming standards, from top to toe. And when I say that, I mean it physically. From our hair, to uniform, right to our shoes. And they sure expected complete compliance. Those with even a few strands of hair sticking out were sent to the washrooms to tidy ourselves up. Those who were late, didn't bring socks, had long hair or had stubble(they were called goats hahahaha) were practically screamed at straight in the face.

After that, we started the tour of the premises, and a brief introduction of the equipment, utensils, cutlery and other miscellaneous items we would need in the course of our duty. There are tons of information to digest and memorize, which I doubt I will be able to, with my limited brain power. Up to this point, we had effectively stood for a grand total of 4+ hours. After our much-needed break, we proceeded to the "practical" session. First up, carrying bottles on a tray and weaving through tables, exchanging those bottles with those on the tables along the way. We started with 2 bottles, and slowly increased it to 20, which covered the whole tray. Second station: The sight of miracles and premonition of things to come in the future. You will see why I say that. We carried bricks, yes bricks, on those huge dim-sum trays. We slowly added bricks and an atmosphere of competitiveness surfaced, with the "want-to-win" attitude witnessed by us. Okay I admit I was kind of weak, carrying only 12, compared to some females who carried up to 18/20 bricks. But seriously, I was really afraid of getting injured, having fractured my wrist in Secondary 4. But still, those girls have my ultimate respect for rising up to the challenge and not backing down even upon knowledge that they are of the fairer sex.

Important things I learnt today:

• Must be early( Or bear the bone-chilling consequences)
• Mind over body( Although I don't really believe it. We do not know our potential until we give our all, but dignity and pride can blind us)
• Stay safe( It's not worth it to get injured just for 4 CUs)
• Girls may not necessarily be weaker than guys,as the day has proved.

Today was my "last" day of work at the airport. This episode of about three weeks has been an epic roller-coaster of emotions, putting us through the flurry of "kanchiong-ness" and the downside of fatigue. And we got a complaint today. Shall not dwell on it any longer. Most importantly, the people I met there were awesome! Given our closeness in age, okay maybe not very close for some(you know who you are hahaha), we were able to build friendships in this short period of time. Having to leave them for my education makes me feel kind of lost, like a wandering soul, given the fact that I had spent a great deal of my time with them laughing while working. So this hiatus from work will be missed, surely. The mealtime laughter, evil criticism of others and eventful bus journeys home will be sorely missed. Okay so school is going to start like in 4 days.The holidays passed us by like a breeze that we were all unaware that it had ended. Soon it will be time to get into new classes, make new friends and hopefully, forge new friendships. And most importantly, not forget those old ones. Our resolutions now will all be similar, all going along the line of :" I will study harder." " I will not play so much." "I will stop being so slack." And we all know one thing: We never stick to these self-promises. It just serves to make us feel better. So let's procrastinate no longer, and do ourselves proud for once, acing those papers like poetry in motion. And I just realized my class: 2H02. If you are in there too, please let me know.

Haven't been updating here for awhile, so here we go again. Really late pictures from my short day trip over to JB for lunch and some shopping. From the following pictures, you will see why I enjoy these trips so much. Our first stop was the shabu shabu(meat-dipping) restaurant at the basement of City Plaza. We ordered a seafood and chicken combo with hot and spicy soup. And also fried squid and fried chicken as sides. Our total bill came up to about RM90, which was around S$30+.

Isn't this a totally sumptuous spread?

Seafood combo

After 6pm, there is a 33% discount on everything on the menu at SEASON'S. So mum and I ordered these:

My sirloin steak

I have always wanted to try this chicken curry in bread thingy

Mum's fried tuna spaghetti

 Our total bill at SEASON'S came up to about S$20, complete with soup and drinks. Dirt cheap, isn't it? And we caught a movie there, "Choy Lee Fut" or whatever it's called, a cliche kungfu action film. But I must say the movie tickets there are really cheap, at RM10($4.23) for a single ticket and RM21 for a couple seat.




Fast forward to last thursday. Went shopping with mum in the morning and saw these:

Edible monopoly!

And edible scrabble! Interesting!

On friday, I went over to daniel's house in the morning for some mahjong action. Okay lah, not really morning already. But you know what's the miracle that happened that day? The panda was first to reach! An unprecedented event in history! And I was last to reach. But to my defense, I was awake at 8.30am okay? But I know the others confirm still sleeping one so I did the very sensible thing- go back to sleep. And it was a bad day for mahjong as it seems. The panda won the most, about 30plus dollars I think. I lost $8.30. Yiinshin lost about $15. I not sure about Daniel. The chicken rice with egg that daniel's helper bought for me was superb!

My almost 13 Wonders

Okay fast forward to today. Now lying on my bed, as usual. Looking forward to off day on thursday. And I'm so gonna get my Creative HQ-1600 headphones which has been on my wishlist for 2 weeks!

Friday was the day a small group of 1H08 gathered to celebrate a panda's birthday. We ate at Manhattan's, where the fish n chips were so oily they soaked the tissue I covered the fish in. I gave up eating the fries. After that, we proceeded to Le Danz, a dance club cum bar to have a few drinks, sing at the live band(not me though), and play pool. We went home at almost midnight I guess.

Saturday was the day I screamed my lungs out till my voice went hoarse. Met Changjie, Renhao and Mingfong at Bedok KTV for some 男人 KTV. And as expected, met Daniel there too. After which, we binged on Popeye's at Bedok Point before going for sleepover at Mingfong's place. I watched some EPL matches and we played Borderlands till 5am the next day. I could not sleep in the room because the aircon was so freaking cold even at 26C. I ended up sleeping in the living room, where Mingfong staged the Stealthy Disappearance of a Ninja. We saw him go into the toilet but after a while when we went to check on him, he disappeared!

I had work on Sunday so I went home early with the rest. Caught some shuteye(about 2hrs), before waking up to go for work.

Monday was an eventful day of work. There was such a big crowd sending a Japanese priest off at the airport. Since I was able to enter the transit area with my visitor pass, I tailed him all the way through. After he went into the Departure Concourse, no one recognized him at all. And also, while doing Singapore Citizen Immigration, I saw Elvin Ng and he smiled at me.

The airport is really a fun place to work. You see lots of beautiful people everyday, in the aspects of both personalities and looks. And I must say the Caucasians have really alluring big eyes. One last thing: the Ayam Penyet at T1 staff canteen is really delicious!:D