I am standing on an atoll and i am staring back at the events chaptering my life's history. Many of which i still feel that i shouldn't have experienced till this day. But then again, there's nothing in my Birth Cert that states "LIFE: Fair". There are many sayings. "Everything has its time and place", "Time will heal" and etc. Many revolving around time.
Time.. It's scary. It can nurture professional malaise in you or it can bring you the due promotions that you have been slogging for. It can bring you through the dark and tremulous times of your life and yet its the one that brought you there in the first place.It fuels you with anticipation and excitement, and can also serve you a cold hard dish of disappointment. Simply put its ironic and contradicting. They say that "Times have changed" , I say that time is the only constant and its us who change.
Time taught me alot of things and i too learned it well. But i have one more lesson to learn. Humility in despair. Having experienced so many of my(self-proclaimed) lifes turmoils, i have grown to think that everyone else's problems are trivial. To each his own problems. But I can't be blamed entitrely... what's a relationship problem compared to a funeral in the family... btw laptop battery dying so i end here. what an anti-climax!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Baby got an upgrade...
Hmmm never really intended to upgrade anything at first. I merely wanted to bring Habiba in for a long overdue tune up. Front brakes were not responding too well and there was an annoying creeking sound from the handlebars. Other than that nothing else.
The mechanic saw me dismounting from my bike and he immediately told me, "bro, i got 2 recommendations for you... other than that everything is ok with your jamis".
1) Tires (not urgent la.. maybe 3 more months down)
2) Brakes.( Urgent )
So we were walking around his shop browsing all the brakes and rotors. He was giving me the ups and downs of all the brakes. Initially thought of getting a hydraulic brake but he personally recommended a ball bearing one. He won me over with well laid out reasoning and intrinsic "practical" advice. He also saved me quite a bit in cost. Personally, i would recommend HUP LEONG Pte Ltd to anyone if they are planning to get a bike and good after sale services.
So ya, Habiba now rides with a pair of Avid BB7 MTN ( starting to sound like Nisa)brakes.
The mechanic saw me dismounting from my bike and he immediately told me, "bro, i got 2 recommendations for you... other than that everything is ok with your jamis".
1) Tires (not urgent la.. maybe 3 more months down)
2) Brakes.( Urgent )
So we were walking around his shop browsing all the brakes and rotors. He was giving me the ups and downs of all the brakes. Initially thought of getting a hydraulic brake but he personally recommended a ball bearing one. He won me over with well laid out reasoning and intrinsic "practical" advice. He also saved me quite a bit in cost. Personally, i would recommend HUP LEONG Pte Ltd to anyone if they are planning to get a bike and good after sale services.
So ya, Habiba now rides with a pair of Avid BB7 MTN ( starting to sound like Nisa)brakes.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Truly Unwound... for the day at least.
I know i titled my entry as something associated with relaxation, but let me start off with some frustrations.
I am frustrated that i can't seem to spend my hard earned free time, the way i want to. If its not commitments guzzling my time, its always some screw up for the day that requires me to waste my hours trying to rectify the problem. Then, there is this thing called reservist, which absolutely is a bloody waste of my time. One entire week ... poooffff , just like that.
I am frustrated... Despite having so little time, i still do take the effort to stay in touch and organise something up so that all of us can meet up. But why does it always have to end in catastrophe? I mean all you have to do is just confirm if the set date is fine with you and remember that day. But No!!!!! You have to belittle all of my efforts... Whatever your reasons are.... Screw it. Thank you.
You know what really frustrates me? The bloody lack of initiation on your part. You won't lift a finger to initiate, won't organise and won't give me proper confirmation... the least... just turn up. Since i am doing all of the work that you will never do even if i wait a century.
I was about to give up. Then something happened. Nisa calls up to meet at about 4 pm at Sentosa, along with Faizul. Sounded great especially since i was not organising it. Took my bike in the morning and rode around everywhere in southern Singapore. Then rode over to Palawan Beach. Really burnt all the excess energy i accumulated through all the frustrations.
It was really nice actually. No agenda , no planning. Just us in the evening sky and frolicking in the water swimming laps(sort of), talking cock in middle of the lagoon while tredding water. Catching up after a long time. Kinda miss the ol' times when we all used to work together... All these fun was just a corridor away. It was an extremely simple meet but it did wonders for me. It totally calmed me down. Should really thank Nisa and Faizul. Then the fun continued at Seah Im Hawker Centre. Talk more cock while indulging in overrated and over priced food. But the price didn't matter, the company did. It was very relaxingly fun... Anyway here are some pics from our endeavours. Nisa has most of the nicer pics.
I am frustrated that i can't seem to spend my hard earned free time, the way i want to. If its not commitments guzzling my time, its always some screw up for the day that requires me to waste my hours trying to rectify the problem. Then, there is this thing called reservist, which absolutely is a bloody waste of my time. One entire week ... poooffff , just like that.
I am frustrated... Despite having so little time, i still do take the effort to stay in touch and organise something up so that all of us can meet up. But why does it always have to end in catastrophe? I mean all you have to do is just confirm if the set date is fine with you and remember that day. But No!!!!! You have to belittle all of my efforts... Whatever your reasons are.... Screw it. Thank you.
You know what really frustrates me? The bloody lack of initiation on your part. You won't lift a finger to initiate, won't organise and won't give me proper confirmation... the least... just turn up. Since i am doing all of the work that you will never do even if i wait a century.
I was about to give up. Then something happened. Nisa calls up to meet at about 4 pm at Sentosa, along with Faizul. Sounded great especially since i was not organising it. Took my bike in the morning and rode around everywhere in southern Singapore. Then rode over to Palawan Beach. Really burnt all the excess energy i accumulated through all the frustrations.
It was really nice actually. No agenda , no planning. Just us in the evening sky and frolicking in the water swimming laps(sort of), talking cock in middle of the lagoon while tredding water. Catching up after a long time. Kinda miss the ol' times when we all used to work together... All these fun was just a corridor away. It was an extremely simple meet but it did wonders for me. It totally calmed me down. Should really thank Nisa and Faizul. Then the fun continued at Seah Im Hawker Centre. Talk more cock while indulging in overrated and over priced food. But the price didn't matter, the company did. It was very relaxingly fun... Anyway here are some pics from our endeavours. Nisa has most of the nicer pics.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Weight flies when you are having fun....
Picked up cycling quite recently. Not that i didnt know how to cycle or wat.. but just that i gave cycling enough consideration to make it a hobby and a prime mode of transport to work.
I must say it was horribly difficult at first. Bodyaches, breathlessness and the weird way of walking after dismounting from your bike, like as though someone shoved something up your somewhere. But as time went by, it became fun. All it took was just one week for my body to adapt. After that it was really really fun. So i started investing in a helmet, a bag , gloves and a water bladder.
There alot of advantages to cycling. You do not get stuck in traffic jams. You are not limited to just the road ( i pity road cyclists ). You get to the destination faster ( assuming that your destination is reasonably nearby). You save a ridiculous amount of money in transport. You get to blow off some steam when you are pissed ( which i am beginning to do everyday). And most importantly, you can lose weight fast. I did! All 8 Kilos, now i look pathetically scrawny and requests are coming in from everyone to put on someweight.
So its about time i bulked up a abit... just a teeny bit.. they say that its very helpful to have a picture in mind when you are planning to bulk up. So, heres mine.
I must say it was horribly difficult at first. Bodyaches, breathlessness and the weird way of walking after dismounting from your bike, like as though someone shoved something up your somewhere. But as time went by, it became fun. All it took was just one week for my body to adapt. After that it was really really fun. So i started investing in a helmet, a bag , gloves and a water bladder.
There alot of advantages to cycling. You do not get stuck in traffic jams. You are not limited to just the road ( i pity road cyclists ). You get to the destination faster ( assuming that your destination is reasonably nearby). You save a ridiculous amount of money in transport. You get to blow off some steam when you are pissed ( which i am beginning to do everyday). And most importantly, you can lose weight fast. I did! All 8 Kilos, now i look pathetically scrawny and requests are coming in from everyone to put on someweight.
So its about time i bulked up a abit... just a teeny bit.. they say that its very helpful to have a picture in mind when you are planning to bulk up. So, heres mine.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Just randomly....again
Nunbuns, i appreciate your eagerness for an update on my site but kindly understand that i was in reservist. If you desperately need your daily fix of raascal's connundrums.. you can feel free to subscribe .. only SGD 19.99 / month.
Serving my reservists somehow allowed me to reflect on alot of touchy or slightly sensitive issues. I shall dedicate another entry to my revelations in Reservist to add the weight to the banes of our multiracial society. Racism or Economic Practicality, we shall discuss it another time.
On a lighter note, been looking around for a chainstay protector for my bicycle. Freaking hell, they cost anywhere from 4 bucks to 40..... What the crap? So, when i was walking around aimlessly , a "why didnt i think of that?!" moment suddenly hit me. Went straight back home started ripping apart all the fabrics in the house with a very curious mother overlooking my shoulder. After a good one and a half hour of ripping, cutting, pasting , pulling , wiping and cursing....
Behold.......
Not bad for an amateur if i say so myself....
till mom asked why does my bike look as if its draped in a sari.
Serving my reservists somehow allowed me to reflect on alot of touchy or slightly sensitive issues. I shall dedicate another entry to my revelations in Reservist to add the weight to the banes of our multiracial society. Racism or Economic Practicality, we shall discuss it another time.
On a lighter note, been looking around for a chainstay protector for my bicycle. Freaking hell, they cost anywhere from 4 bucks to 40..... What the crap? So, when i was walking around aimlessly , a "why didnt i think of that?!" moment suddenly hit me. Went straight back home started ripping apart all the fabrics in the house with a very curious mother overlooking my shoulder. After a good one and a half hour of ripping, cutting, pasting , pulling , wiping and cursing....
Behold.......
Not bad for an amateur if i say so myself....
till mom asked why does my bike look as if its draped in a sari.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
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