the last 2 days
hmm back for about 3 days ready.. funny how i don't feel like blogging once im back, since there's so many things to do and so many ppl to meet and spend time with. oh wells, will be seeing most of you soon anyway!! ciaoz
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napkin man
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2:16 pm
last day
i've finally come to the end of my exchange stint here in toronto. funny how you've missed home all these times and when its really time to go back, a certain part of you feels sad to leave. i'd definitely miss the times spent here, the cold weather , the kam ja dang (korean pork bone soup), the hanging out together with your apartment mates. but i guess it's just another chapter of my life, and it has come to a close. i guess all that's left to do now is to look forward to resuming the life that i have left back in singapore.
aniwei the nyc trip was great fun! was really good to see hua hui and kai after so long. plus i manage to catch my first broadway musical.. in broadway itself! wheee!! yeah we watched chicago, it was really good, definitely better than the movie (ok that was a dumb statement).
im now packing my stuff to return home, freaking alot of things lar! shud haf thought it thru before i bought all the stuffs... grr... alrites that's all for now, the nxt time i post will be back in sunny (AHHH!!!) singapore..
so in closing, i shall say, goodbye toronto , hello singapore!
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napkin man
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3:52 pm
stop and go
back from the mighty slopes of mt tremblant!! i have finally learnt the art of carving (heeling and toeing) the slopes!! muahahaha.. at least i didn't waste my time there.. yupps, reached back about 1230am to find a barrage of ppl in our apartment, and there are still quite a number of ppl left (that's what happen at year end when an apartment is convenient to host friends who are homeless or do not wanna spend money on accom).. i haven't slept since 8am in the morning (time now is 0630) and im feeling damn high from lack of sleep.. anyway will be leaving for NYC (again?!!) in 2 hrs, sooo yeah just thought i'd drop a little update here..
meanwhile, i juz realised indie boy posted twice on my behalf, this realisation came after i visited my own blog 3 times, i didn't really bothered cos i thought those post were my old post.. hmmm thanx indie boy for keeping this space alive.. could sure use some help for the nxt couple of days too..
i'll be back in 5 days.. chill the beer cos napkin man is coming home
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napkin man
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7:30 pm
when wonderful things pass us by
i'm sorry i was not able to fill napkin man's space with the wonderful things i said i would fill it up with. you see, indie boy has had to grapple foot and limb with the giganorama octopus of emo-death and has survived with minor burns, bruises and cuts. save for some demented thinking, indie boy is busy preparing the next wave of attacks despite napkin man's challenge with the overhuge-astic white mountains of doomsday devices.. outrageous as it may seem, napkin man the stubongz will best the balrog of white mountain and come back as the white napkin.
NAPKIN MAN, POWER UP !!!1
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napkin man
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2:26 pm
everybody's favourite superhero
oh kay, vote now, napkin man or indie boy? anyhow, since our the saviour of society has gone off to snowboard (how convenient), i will attempt to fill this space will daily nonsense. much like how everyday has been for those of you who seek refuge in the safe warm but robust rays of napkin man's napkin blasts.
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anyhow.. let us all hope that the slopes don't best our one and only chance against social retardedness..
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napkin man
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10:35 pm
gone snowboarding
user will be back on 22nd December (Toronto Time)
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napkin man
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5:53 am
on the eve of my last paper
hmmm getting the pre last exam jitters.. you know the one where u are so excited about ending that u don't really care if u do well or fail (ok actually i do care if i fail) and all you can think about is the fun times ahead?? yeah we've finally come to that. tmr after the paper which ends @ 11am, i'll take a nice walk down to the bank, close my account, come back pack my bags and get ready to go snowboarding.. whee!! can't wait.. kz i really hope i'll be able to get to sleep tonite.. and then also have some miraculous power to answer every damn question in the paper tmr.
might blog again tmr if i haf time...
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napkin man
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1:53 pm
angels or devils
this is the last time
that I'm ever gonna come here tonight
this is the last time - I will fall
into a place that fails us all - inside
I can see the pain in you
I can see the love in you
but fighting all the demons will take time
it will take time
the angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down
come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold
this is the last time
that I'm ever gonna give in tonight
are there angels or devils crawling here?
I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see
still I can see the pain in you
and I can see the love in you
and fighting all the demons will take time
it will take time
the angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down - come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could break us
if I was to give in - give it up
- and then
take a breath - make it deep
cause it might be the last one you get
be the last one
that could make us cold
you know that they could make us cold
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold
-dishwalla
naps: thanks jj for the recommendation!
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napkin man
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3:19 pm
napkin man action figures
if you haven't realised, christmas is in 2 weeks! for those who haven't got those pressies, what are you waiting for?!if you are worrying about what to get for your love ones, why not show them your love this season by giving them the limited edition collectable napkin man action figures? there are 7 to choose from: 
snorkelling naps
snorkelling naps fights crimes under the sea! you can really see bubbles when you put snorkelling naps in water. great companion for your special girl for those lonely bath times in the tub. 
social worker naps
social worker naps figurine is an inspiration for your friends who are into social work! get the complete set with spasboy and music shen (sold separately) to really spruce up your friends' office. great for those who thinks their friends needs to give more time volunteering for a better cause too! 
snowboarding naps
make a slope out of sand or snow (for those who live in winter countries), put snowboarding naps on the top and see him carve out the slopes! great gift idea for friends who are extreme sports junkies! 
dj naps
um-zi-um-zi-um-zi. blast your music (preferbly house/trance) and see how dj naps wiggle to the fat bass beats! that's not all, play retro aka mambo songs and dj naps does the actions to the songs! great gift for friends who are noob to the mambo scene, also good for those into the beautiful sounds of progressive house music. 
man in black naps
those who are into james bond would love the man in black naps figurine! add a touch of class to your collectables with this figurine. move over ken, man in black naps is the perfect companion for dinner dress barbie. 
boy band naps(photo ripped from muicshen's blog)
teenage daughter crazy over n-sync, or f4?? introducing boy band naps, member of the backslide boys. other members of the backslide boys sold separately... collect the whole set today!! 
liberty naps
a rare item!! only 20 produced!! liberty naps symbolises the the right to drink responsibly and act silly afterwards. put liberty naps next to your wine chiller/cabinet and see him glow! hurry, while stocks last!!
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napkin man
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1:58 pm
wheres has all the holidays gone??
the buzzword around students nowadays is internship. for as long as i know, internships were done only becoz it was part of the curriculum. then there were those who did it because it wasn't part of the curriculum, and they fear they might miss out on an edge, which is fine ,cos this only nullifies everybody else's internship stint (level playing field) .. then came the pioneer batch of ppl who decided to spoil market and decided to do extra internship stints so that they can up their resume. and becoz of that pioneer batch of ppl, now everybody's doing extra internships as if its the norm. and hence put poor ppl like me at a disadvantage.
my personal philosophy has been and always will be: you've got your whole life ahead to slog and work, why you wanna go use up your holidays??!! esp for us uni ppl, its the last ever we will ever have a long long break at a go... i say pack up, and travel see as much as the world as possible. easy to say huh? of cos need money rite?!! soo work for the money lar (part time jobs, sell backside, whatever!) internships usually don't pay much and require alot of your time.. soo haiz.
at this point you should realise ppl like me don't go far in life.. my future's probably a 3 room hdb flat with 2 kids, and we struggle to make ends meet.. and prolly cursing myself over why i din invest my time properly when i was younger... well.. *shrugs* at least im enjoying my bum life while i can... n hopefully find something 'worthwhile' to do meanwhile.. like err play dota or something.. yeah enrichment..
yeah this post is not to encourage or discourage ppl to take up internships .. as long as you've got a plan... that's already alot of respect ya gonna get from me.. just thought i'd offer another view into this thing we call life... meanwhile i'll just look forward to my internship stint (curriculum ahh..don't point finger) at dsta.. yeah looking forward to being work like a dog with a measley pay... just hope they don't make me wear my number 4 uniform to work everyday manz...
kz.. enuff ramblings.. ppl doing extra internships, just remember your old fren here when you make it big kz?? just buy me a beer everyday i'll be happy le!!
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napkin man
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4:01 pm
slog in the cold begins tmr
in about 12 hrs i'll be sitting for my first ever exams in the university of toronto. its an open book (yipee!) exam so i didn't really stardie for it, hope don't sway sway come out something i don't expect cos the mid terms were quite alrite (and i did quite well) and if its the same format i should be safe. hope for the best then! oh for those who are anal about details, the paper i will be sitting for is called computer architecture (well cannot be real architect, be computer architect also good right??)
anyway decided to be bo liao so below is my real topic of this post:
singapore conversion course
you know how when before the guys ord in national service, they will always claim that they have to go thru ccc which actually means civillian conversion course except those who were clerks and stay outs and lobo namely: ian,yuen,kairen,clement, mark, joseph and brian (for the 1st half at least). sidenote: you realised that almost everbody in my cell is a chao lobo less hua hui (maybe) and me (with stealth we move, with swiftness we strike, reccee!!yucks). its as if God was saying 'eh this cell cannot have too many lobos' n hence i ended up where i was.. bleah.
kz so i decided that since i'd be returning to singapore soon, i need to start getting used to some stuffs back home again (hence the term scc.. mmm here's a list i made, feel free to add to it if u know something i don't...
1. tapping my ez-link card
2. look right-left-right instead of left-right-left when crossing the road
3. enter a car by the left door if im riding shotgun
4. not check the weather before i go out
5. not wear more than 1 layer of clothing (related to 4)
6. not buying starbucks coffee since i have my kopitiam coffee (also not having a starbucks within walking distance of my place)
7. not have the urge to walk to clementi cos its so near, cos i walk everywhere here even if its far (i usually take the bus to clementi)
8. stop talking with a fake accent as if everyone is ang moh
9. call everbody as and when i feel like it and not depend on email or msn
10. using my handphone to call and not skype out or calling card (related to 9)
11. dial numbers beginning with 6 or 9 and not 416 or 905 (ian's)
12. be able to say 'toilet' without fear of being laughed at (here, the toilet means the actual toilet bowl .. use washrooms instead to prevent mockery)
13. the 'toilet' will not be in my room anymore
14. stop cooking!! (that's mom's job.. =P)
15. i have more than 12 free transactions on my atm
16. movies don't cost 12 dollars
17. have more tshirts to choose from!!
18. have less tv channels to choose from (including no family guy and ice hockey)
19. not keep receipts of my purchases to claim back gst
20. stop blogging bout missing ya guys!!(and girl)
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napkin man
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2:07 pm
today
i missed you a lil more than yesterday
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napkin man
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3:01 pm
just wanna say
i miss you
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napkin man
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4:07 pm
last week of school
yesterday was officially the last day of school, well ok lessons for me here. ok lar still have another one lecture nxt tuesday but its more like a 'tuition' session to go thru some questions (that's for the course im failing.. so i think muz go.. haha) my first paper starts on wednesday (finally!!!) but feel abit of sadness to know that i'll never have another class here again.. its all good, i oso cant wait to just finish this shit and go snowboarding
so to celebrate the start of exams, we played soccer and drove our asses down to..*drum roll* fans of russell peter's would know about this.. the fabled pacific mall!! muahaha.. its really quite a huge mall lar.. and its full of chinese.. and chinese stuff.. dvds, ginseng, pirated gucci and lv (never ask if it cost 34.50), cheap electronics goods.. bahh i din really wanna shop that much cos i was damn hungry and tired from the soccer.
so we proceeded to this msian/singapore restaurant.. yeah quite good lar, cos i was really craving for some authentic singapore food.. well its not as good as even the normal hawker back home, but its the best here lar sooo don't complain. and they had green chilli in soy sauce!! ok before you go cursing and thinking im bo liao, lemme tell you, u cant find that here in the chinatown in tron-noe, so like i eat my wanton mee (abit like crystal jade pattern) but got no green chilli!!! yeah so forgive my euphoria when i saw the green chilli (ta da!)
aights, nothing more to update.. miss ya guys!(and girl)
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napkin man
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3:37 pm
fail liao le
i haven't been doing well in one particular module here (basically FAILING)... it sucks, cos i've never tabao'ed a subbie in ntu ever.. and now to do it on an exchange program?!! grrr sucks, i really hope i won't end up there.. but its really soo difficult.. not becoz its really that difficult.. but hmm have you ever got a course where the lecturer teaches you the easy stuff to grasp the concept, but then the assignments and test are like way beyond your comprehension?? yeah its something like that, im abit frustrated.. and now i have to complete this assignment.. argghhh isn't that a better way like paying my way thru or something?? hmm im going to resort to begging shamelessly when i get back my results (knowing its a fail)
oh wells.. im tired and i wanna sleep.. so im going to do that now.. goodnite singapore!! still missing you guys!!(and girl)
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napkin man
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3:42 pm
