Good evening.
Just a few more hours and I will be back in camp.
Tomorrow’s another field camp.
Damn I really dislike staying in the field. Bugs, grass, funny stuff around me and I have to paint my face with camouflage cream!
DAMN!
Oh well…less than a year left anyway. Got to grit my teeth and bear with it.
Temasek Polytechnic is waiting for me!
I went to the zoo today with my sister, brother and my cousin from
Yes she’s from
The funny thing is that she is 40+ years old and is my cousin. -.-||
Her daughter, who is 27 this year, has to call me uncle. -.-||
What the hell…what a mess up age gap.
Frankly speaking I never went back there even though my family has a house there. Next year will be my first!
Anyway back to the zoo. We went quite early and had KFC. Gosh I ordered for my cousin 2 piece chicken meal and she couldn’t finish it. I myself had a 3 piece chicken meal and I had to help her to finish it!
Half way throughout the tour of the zoo it started pouring. We had to wait and wait under shelter for the rain to pass but it didn’t and continues to the point where it is drizzling before we head off.
A few minutes later it rained heavily again. We did the same thing as we did early with the downpour and move off when it drizzles.
Then the rain started heavily again.
Gosh…it is really a waste of my time and I had to return back to camp! I cannot possibly spend the whole day waiting for the rain to end!
In the end, around 4pm we departed the zoo with some exhibits not seen yet.
Guess I’ll come again sometime in the future huh.
I’ve taken some pictures but I guess I’ll upload them on my next post.
Went home straight and I came back to settle some web stuff.
By early June I guess I can post something about this web stuff that I am working on so be patient.
I brought my physics textbook to camp given by my classmate from ITE College East back in 2006. I’m going to have a head start in some physics before I go for my game programming course!
Many many things to learn man.
PHP, C++, C#, Java, Actionscript.
Damn where do I find the time?
God lead me on….please.
I don’t have much time left.
Saw this on Benjamin Yap's blog so I gave it a go and here is what it says about me:
What Yam Shi Jie Eric Means |
 You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. |
I felt that...it's kinda true,LOL.
Alright now, off I go to the zoo now!
Good morning!
As of this post, I am currently on stand by mode. -.-||
Damn, if the army calls, I need to rush down in a cab right away and get ready for mobilization.
Shitz…there goes my peaceful outside army life. I even dream of this nonsense in the middle of my dream last night!
Ah well 356 more days left as of today.
I shall bite my teeth and tongue and hang in there. I can see the light to ORD!
Bought a few cards from http://www.mtgfanatic.com/ 2 weeks ago…man it still has not arrived! Gosh…I’m dying to play my new goblin deck with my platoon mates man.
I JUST CAN’T WAIT ANYMORE!!!
I just checked out the ultimate game school online, Digipen, where they had just opened shop in
Gosh…the requirements for it….it’s freaking insane. Digipen is my
But how do I get in? Mathematics isn’t my strongest subject and I had never taken physics in secondary school (not that I want to take any subjects in my damn secondary school). The degree program requires me to take SAT 1 so that they can evaluate me…but honestly, if you get a crap score, do you think they will want you? No matter how nicely they written on the webby about low SAT 1 scorer, in a heated decision to decide whether this candidate A is better than candidate B, they will eventually look at some other achievements and…seal the low scorer’s fate.
God oh God…guide me….how do I prepare for this battle?
If…yes a good IF on the positive side…I do manage to get in…how do I sustain a good grade?
There’s also a constant thing nagging at me.
AGE!
I am getting so ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooold.
Many responsibilities are starting to come. But…seriously…I just want to study and start my career. Those responsibilities….dang can they wait?
God…I don’t know what to do….lead me on.
Greetings!
It has been a long time since I’ve last updated!
I’m back from
Well actually I’ve been back for about 2 weeks now; it’s just that there was so much catch up to do that I do not have time to write a post!
So here I am typing out this post telling you what happened when I was in
I was in
My luggage in total weighs close to 30kg!
Thank God my ‘beloved’ paid for everything otherwise I will go to the zone in my neighbourhood to pay a visit to ‘you know who’.
Training was good followed by the rest and relaxation period.
Let me tell you about how I feel about
Indian merchants raise the price of their wares to exorbitant amounts and almost all are out to cheat you. It’s very hard to find a decent and honest merchant. As long as you are a different skin colour and don’t speak their language, you become instant money jackpot!
Can you imagine I paid S$3 for a can of lemon tea just because we stopped at a pit stop while traveling?!
There is always a constant mob of salesman made up of kids and teenagers showing their Taj Mahal souvenirs and wanting you to buy! A tip if you’re going to buy anything in
I’ve been to many bazaars in
I’m going to score straight As when I go to Temasek Polytechnic man!
It is really depressing to take a walk down Indian streets man. Seeing the despair and the rundown buildings really makes you down while shopping. I’ve saw houses belonging to both rich and poor and it is really a large gap between the rich and poor. The rich gets richer while the poor gets poorer. The poor never seems to get out of the vicious cycle of poverty. I’ve seen 3 generations in a family living in a broken down make shift hut by the side of the road when my tour bus was caught in the
Sorry to burst your bubble Miss Cindy, but that is what I feel about
On the bright side, we went to Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal.
Both of them are really beautiful. The structure was so beautifully designed and majestic and it really reflects the riches and power of the rulers during their time. I can’t help but wonder what the hell happened to
I had 4 days of leave from our training in
I went back to College East on Tuesday and was surprised to see a laptop sale going on.
I was like…WTF! We didn’t have that back in my batch!
Truly College East is moving from glory to glory!
I met Adam & Chester at the life lobby on the first floor while I was on the way to meet them. They invited me for lunch but I declined, only finally accepting their treat for a drink.
We catch up on what is happening and we had a good talk together.
As usual Adam tries to ‘introduce’ some girls to me but I refuse the offer, LOL.
We went back to Sun Centre of Technology, where I met some ex-students that I helped to teach with Susan, Andy and Andrew. It was good to see some of them displaying their talents in the various projects and competitions that they participate in.
I pray that they will become successful and most importantly able to further their studies in polytechnic man!
Seeing them makes me wish that my ORD is next week man!
I really can’t wait to go back to school and finally doing what I really wanted to do. I’ve waited for like 9 years (including next year) to do it man!
Recently my bunk has been real crazy about Magic The Gathering. Yes you heard it right; we’re so bored that we play card games!
Now now before you try and think we’re immature, let me tell you something. Magic is a very deep and fun strategy game so if a 3 years old can kick your ass in it; it means that he is a very good player. Want to know more? Check out here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering
Finally, enough talk. Time to show you some pictures.
Yes, the grand Taj Mahal.
Yep, that’s me.
The gardens at the Taj Mahal.
Guess how high up am I?
There used to be precious stones here…the British army dig them out when
Beautiful isn’t it?
Amazing how grand and beautiful it looks huh.
The great Agra Fort,only 25% is for public visit and the rest is used by the Indian Army.
A building in Agra Fort.
My platoon at Agra Fort!
The view of the Taj Mahal from Agra Fort. It is a very beautiful sight.
Ah there is still many photos! I took about 800+ pictures so check out my either my Friendster or Facebook to see all of them!
Thanks for reading and God bless!