Monday, November 29, 2004
Finally, the last lights of the super long Thanksgiving break have come. Many things have happened, and time just slipped by without my knowledge.

For one, I've finally dissipated the rage i had with blogger and my com when both of them conspired maliciously to erase the entry that I had spent more than an hour typing.

For two, I've finally managed to relax myself for a couple of hours, despite the abundance of sleep I awarded myself with, with games of yahoo pool last night with my darling :) Not bad sia, she actually managed to clinch a few victories from me... *clap clap* I swear that some of them I really never let you :) "some" could be 2 for all you know though, and "a few" could be 3... :)

For three, I managed to make some significant progress in my invention and at the same time, discovered more about myself.

For four, I managed to sacrifice that free splendid Thanksgiving Dinner for an equally splendid, but not free screening of The Incredibles at Marcus Theatre. Had a good laugh though. But missed free food, and Turkey!!! Damn!

For five, I managed to draw some similarities between Dorm life in US College and Bunk Life in Sg Army.

Move-In Day = Enlistment Day.

Dorm Food = CookHouse Food.

Self-prepared food (usually tastes better) = Instant Noodles Using the Hot water Dispenser.

Yelling your lungs off after Quiet Hours = Screaming your head off after Lights Out => both of which offers you a nice little contact card with conditions attached.

Returning to Dorm after a hard day of lessons = Returning to bunk after a long day of training => the ensuing activity is the same - Zzz.

1st Weekend in College = Parent's Visiting Day

1st Weekend to go home = 1st Book Out Day. = Bring laundry back home to wash.

ThanksGiving Break = Long WeekEnd => The feeling of coming back from Thanksgiving or Long WeekEnd is the same - it sux. Also, everyone brought back loads of goodies to survive the remaining weeks of the Semester, or BMT.

LJ's ThanksGiving Break = Confinement in Camp => Having no one ard in the dorm is analogous to seeing empty bunks and cookhouses in camp. Trotting around the campus is analogous to doing Prowling Guard Duty in Tekong. Feelings are similar for both cases - it sux.

Last Exam Day = POP in BMT (Pass Out Parade) => Finally freed from the clutches of the School or Camp to welcome an even more advanced course that has yet to come.

Winter Break = 1 Week Break after BMT => Allowed to go home to cheong with whoever or whatever activities that you have. Time flies even faster during this time.

The whole cycle starts again after the Winter Break. ( 1 week Spring Break = CNY break in Jan/Feb)

However there are also differences, which are as follows:

You pay to be in College, while you get paid in Army.

You have to use your brain in College, while you have to try not to use it in Army.

You suffer the consquences of Chao-Kenging in College, while you enjoy and explore the art of Chao-Kenging in Army.

Of course, it's 2 people to a room here, while it's 10 to 1 in Camp!!! Toilets are still public though, to my dismay.

Anyway, that's so much for now. Don't think I'll be re-writing what that was erased. Can't be bothered... haha~ see ya guys!

*I Miss My dear Dear!!!*




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Inspiration Quotes
Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift

When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.
Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.