tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-163076072011-10-01T01:12:39.596+08:00Often times, simplicity conquered the day..jalsa...noreply@blogger.comBlogger1631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-5334198523395219492011-09-21T22:41:00.002+08:002011-09-21T22:54:31.094+08:00

Yup.... not going to walk properly for the next couple of days, that's for sure. Thanks to all the squats and lunges in the gym. Thought having manjan next to me when i am working out would give me the required ego boost to push myself and look pro at it, but she is manjan.... she saw through me as if i was standing stark naked. So there was no point in holding it in, all my whimpering screams

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-91345810416960616802011-09-17T03:05:00.002+08:002011-09-17T03:08:26.839+08:00

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jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-69673483044605284492011-09-17T02:59:00.002+08:002011-09-17T03:02:44.924+08:00

9 years ago today at 8.30am, i set foot on the grounds of Basic Rescue Training Centre (BRTC) to commence my National Slavery.. Good ridden.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-18323159464514232962011-09-17T02:33:00.003+08:002011-09-17T02:59:15.007+08:00

More than a year has passed since the last entry and not without reasons. Reasons that had prompted subtle and insidious changes to my perceptions and had significantly altered my perspectives on Life as a whole.It can be labelled as a holistic experience or rather it is. One thing is for certain, this blog is going to get interesting after over a year of slumber.I see that the last post ended in

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-71032941869447172242010-09-05T01:55:00.002+08:002010-09-05T02:53:19.082+08:00

28 seemed rather nice and complete. Not having to initiate anything and being taken care of completely felt rather good actually. Perfect... or so i thought.It was nice to see everyone waiting for me and honestly i did feel bad making them wait about 20 to 30 minutes, but considering that it was my day, what the heck. All that was running through my mind was how well can they pull off a surprise.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-88710418310878239392010-03-19T22:51:00.002+08:002010-03-19T23:05:12.672+08:00

I hate being on Mobilization duty. The bloody letter will simply say "....Mohidin, this is to notify you that your battallion and unit are being placed on standby for the month of March for the purpose of Mobilization and turnout exercise."It doesn't take a genius to figure when exactly they are going to mobilize you.. They definitely will not call you over weekday, coz if they did, they would

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-78496664736243303212010-03-16T13:49:00.002+08:002010-03-16T14:06:34.805+08:00

I am not even sure why they call it the passport "sized" photo when in reality it is slightly bigger than your thumb. But i am not complaining. I believe that everyone has a face suited for something.. I guess mine is criminal mugshots.. Now imagine if the photo was really passport sized..

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-78141151066282908162010-03-14T21:28:00.002+08:002010-03-14T22:02:38.690+08:00

The Royal Prata Cafe Ptd LtdRefined Briyani ~ Perfect Prata ~ Charming Service28 South Bouna Vista Road. 64755991.After a long morning of hiking and car washing with the darling.. decided to head back home from Kent Ridge Park. Was really looking forward to get back home asap thanks to my headache as well.. but along the way, the Gf wanted to have a drink and insisted on the shop stated above as

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-87068939453100136432010-03-13T21:34:00.002+08:002010-03-13T21:37:40.936+08:00

The one dance that i can do so effortlessly and he had to steal it from me...

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-87329289763535196582010-03-13T15:01:00.003+08:002010-03-13T16:24:59.949+08:00

Finally had some time to catch up with some good old buddies over dinner. My unbelievably hectic schedule has kept me isolated from the major transitions occurring in the lives of my friends. Looks like there is a new common theme in my social network..... Marriage. Met up with the group for a catch up session at some Japanese restaurant in Harbourfront and considering that Raj is flying off, it

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-47180483851370411462010-03-09T23:12:00.000+08:002010-03-09T23:18:58.981+08:00

The past three weeks have been torturous to say the least.. Long working days, long daily lectures and CCAs, kinda zapped me completely. Motor Programming Module has been damn dry and very condensed thanks to a lecturer who can only make it to singapore for a mere 2 weeks out of the entire 6 week module..Really tired.. Really tired.. Will start with the interesting posts once I am done with

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-709356848258686982009-09-20T22:29:00.002+08:002009-09-20T22:45:04.958+08:00

Raya seems to be coming to a close, at least for me. Somehow Life is going to return to its mundane state from Tuesday onwards. 11 months and 2 weeks more to go.Something is amiss this Raya. The usual excitement , fanfare and lights seem to be missing. Its very quiet. Too quiet in fact. There is not much extravagant dressing and needless to say, not much babes in rather provocative baju kurungs.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-80684103850947169482009-09-20T03:30:00.003+08:002009-09-20T03:38:36.267+08:00

As we welcome Eid with much joy and happiness, let us not forget those, less fortunate than us for HE gave us wealth and strength to protect and provide for those whom are in need of it. Especially in these difficult times.Here's wishing you a very sincere and blessed Eid Mubarak.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-29870430930844266312009-09-20T03:00:00.003+08:002009-09-20T03:24:39.874+08:00

Its been a very long while and quite honestly I really don't know where or rather how to begin. I would like to update as chronologically accurate as possible but the truth is I really can't remember anything in order these days. There has been a lot of changes occuring in the recent months. Too many and too fast to list all. To start off with a few...Yeah, there is a change to my availability

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-24615994605160886282009-06-04T13:40:00.002+08:002009-06-04T13:48:26.673+08:00

I am complete... i know that there are going to be changes. Change is inevitable.I just hope Life has made me stronger and wiser to buffer it.. I am riding the tiger. Hope it doesn't consume me along the way.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-45540022105363308052009-05-10T22:08:00.003+08:002009-05-10T22:14:57.162+08:00

Caution's thrown to the winds;It's just me and her...It's now or it's never...

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-57371644516279874002009-04-27T21:13:00.003+08:002009-04-27T21:25:47.107+08:00

1. I wonder why when i have to go through just a pile of shit... i always end up with a mountain of it.2. I hope that my students lose their fascination with my hair ( the one on my head as well as the body). If not i got no choice but to wax.... * this can be added to my mountain of shit3. I want to go back to my Primary 6 days.. If I'd known that this is how being grown up feels, i would

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-49584633502338611242009-04-19T23:21:00.002+08:002009-04-19T23:40:16.794+08:00

It's very difficult to make incisive decisions. It's even more difficult to contemplate possibilities that are not within my control and at the same time, accept my inability to control and throw caution to the wind. What my heart desires, my mind disdains....how like that?

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-53182566018716709742009-04-12T00:27:00.002+08:002009-04-12T01:12:10.785+08:00

Went for my first massage in Batam ( and no.. i didn't go for any "specials" or "raba raba" or even "boom booms" ) nothing sleazy in nature. Just a regular massage to iron out 27 years of crank.I did have my apprehensions about going to a parlour and getting (wo)manhandled into pulp, but the company of a friend eased me in to the idea.To be honest, it can be quite harrowing if you do not know

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-25861261229484002052009-04-11T21:54:00.002+08:002009-04-11T22:13:46.257+08:00

Noun : a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.A necessary evil to break the mindless conformism to the expectations of ethnicity and society. An invaluable trait of character that shatters all limitations set upon one's self by that one himself. The one true liberation....It took the skies, the trails and a wicked set of wheels, to enlighten the deluded conformist in me

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-62760256716973413062009-02-17T21:01:00.004+08:002009-02-17T21:37:01.222+08:00

Was in the bus on my way back home when i received a message from a dear old friend..."...... I'll be leaving tonight with my wife and kid to Australia.. It will be 2 years or more before we return......"It stung me very badly. I always wanted to organise a reunion lunch or a dinner where by all the seniors from the Masjid Al-Amin religious class can congregate once before he flew off. He was

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-73345290318002926072009-02-03T23:52:00.002+08:002009-02-04T00:31:40.518+08:00

A lot of things seem rather uncertain at this point of time in my life. There are so many things that i wanted to achieve in this new year but judging from the way i am struggling to manage my scarcely available free time, i doubt i would even get through half of my list.I badly wanted to sign up for guitar classes but my fickle course time table eliminated all possibilities. I believe i won't

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-55141876619301025072009-02-02T22:57:00.005+08:002009-02-02T23:18:07.207+08:00

I bid thee farewell my friend... You saw me through my times of joy, sadness and the entire spectrum of human emotions for the past 4 and half years. You have endured all the punishment i dealt you, and you served me with the utmost loyalty... Though your skin bears the many battle scars, you fought like a warrior with brandishing armour.. But like with everything else... Change has to occur. Its

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-29173486762516603312009-01-04T12:48:00.004+08:002009-01-04T15:10:57.503+08:00

Was channel surfing at about close to 5 am when i saw the breaking news. Israeli troops enter the Gaza Strip after a week long air raid. What is the need for a ground invasion when everything is pretty much leveled out in the coastal strip that measures 41km long by 6km wide.The entire "occupation" stinks of contradiction. What is the objective of it. Israel claims that its not in its intention

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-82869571790145582182009-01-04T02:59:00.002+08:002009-01-04T04:09:13.872+08:00

Life is a beautiful gift. It unfolds delicately with every decision we make. Every decision, has its consequences which in turn will affect the individual and his/her surrounding. What we make of it is up to us.. Ok.. enough of all these long and grossly over-used cliches. There is going to be nothing nice about this entry.I have always considered myself as a relatively good friend to all my

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-54277892114031621742009-01-04T02:19:00.004+08:002009-01-04T02:59:20.819+08:00

Once in a while, comes along a movie that bludgeons your conscience into some serious self-questioning. A movie that questions your sense of morality and sincerity. One that explores the extent of which one is willing to go, to seek repentance. Where sorry is portrayed as anything but a simple word.Seven Pounds. Its an extremely simple movie(really, its like reading "who moved my cheese") which

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-73287281298677781492009-01-04T02:16:00.001+08:002009-01-04T02:19:41.506+08:00

..Sigh....Happy New Year. Thats about all the enthusiasm i can muster up for 2009.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-43286813684716794742008-12-27T22:16:00.004+08:002008-12-28T00:15:28.904+08:00

Somehow, after all the meandering in my plans and my routes since 6 am this morning, Ieventually managed to get to the Kent Ridge Bike Trails... and with good company too, Yusuf, a proud owner of an already scratched up brand new GT Avalanche 3.0.It was all great fun. From deviating at Pasir Panjang at 6.30 am to meet up with Yusuf at Botanic Gardens for Mutton Murtabak ...to proceeding to Kent

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-29261810270602000612008-12-23T01:31:00.002+08:002008-12-23T01:36:16.424+08:00

It's sad that the holidays this year were a total waste. A sad waste. A very sad waste. I think I've had enough. Now back to work...

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-73211262033816405162008-12-23T01:25:00.000+08:002008-12-23T01:31:07.094+08:00

"Meant To Live"Fumbling his confidenceAnd wondering why the world has passed him byHoping that he's bent for more than argumentsAnd failed attempts to fly, fly[Chorus]We were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves?Somewhere we live insideSomewhere we live insideWe were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves?Somewhere we live insideDreaming about ProvidenceAnd whether

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-77569155148861329562008-12-06T13:44:00.002+08:002008-12-06T14:00:40.034+08:00

It's been almost 2 months since my last post. I am at a point where i am not so sure what i want to address in my blog anymore.. part of me wants to streamline the events of this blog to serious issues in life... while the other part is like struggling to break away from being too serious.. Like a conflict of interest.Anyway, time has become such a valued commodity to me nowdays that when i

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-80054448202402566102008-10-10T14:41:00.007+08:002008-10-10T15:18:58.239+08:00

AVID BB7 disc brakes and 24 speed Shimano gearing give the Durango 1.0 a solid performance footing and plenty of potential for skills growth, but at a price that lets you hit the trail without stripping your finances. Same ultra-refined Jamis geometry and frame as the rest of the Durango line, and the handling manners that go with them. Identical wheels and tires with the Durango 3.0 give you

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-76480827332182151962008-10-01T13:17:00.002+08:002008-10-01T13:40:53.728+08:00

Having almost everything imported [including ideas, events and structures], I have always wondered what was soooooo unique about Singapore. The Casino, London Eye.... oops i meant the Singapore Flyer and the F1 races. You get the drift [no pun intended].So, i voiced out my question to a friend [ think Uniquely Singapore...] after the usual Carribbean swim. He was quiet but only for a few seconds.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-52246718324976342872008-10-01T13:08:00.002+08:002008-10-01T13:17:28.814+08:00

Lessons are going good so far. Must hand it to the lecturer. Good articulation, witty humour and excellent content knowledge.On the other hand, Anatomy class feels as if i am learning French. Still getting used to keeping company with skeletons and this huge chart with names of every muscle and bone and yeah, ligaments as well. Everything ends with and -isis or a -fication. So its only natural

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-7481830231082041092008-10-01T12:57:00.002+08:002008-10-01T13:07:42.648+08:00

Work really caught up with me. Can't believe that the final term could herald in so much paperwork , undue stress and so much commitments. New team members are not really making things any easier as well. I hate it when specialization affects team dynamics and suddenly everything falls into a top down approach. Well fasting month is over, so its about time people get put into their places.On the

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-37698037368497192992008-09-07T22:19:00.002+08:002008-09-07T22:32:53.513+08:00

Welcome to the Matrix.....I am the human battery...I don't care who you are, just plug yourself into the system.The system is very safe, peaceful and stable and it takes care of our basic needs.All you have to do is work the daylights off and sometimes some moonlight as well.And for whatever leftover moonlight, retreat into the pigeon holes and recharge.Set aside some earnings so that you never

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-79022054996533177742008-08-27T19:58:00.002+08:002008-08-27T20:32:23.281+08:00

Allah, I know not what is right and what is wrong.For i am nothing but a puny human being.I am neither wise nor strong,and I am at a crossroad into which I wandered without seeing.I have lost much sleep,thinking and re-thinking...of the repercussions should I fail, that's mine to keep.I know now that tomorrow is not mine to control.That its destiny ordained by you,And in due time, it will

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-76019353471696091392008-08-24T01:54:00.003+08:002008-08-24T02:23:23.079+08:00

Faith:Is it strict adherence to a doctrine that is yet to be understood by the common man? Or is it the assimilation of HIS commands in true acceptance?Family:Is it subjugation, with Sentiments as its judge and jury? Or is it voluntary sacrifice, to endorse a smile that is not your own?Friends:Are they merely pit stops in the race called life? Or are they the stop to all the pits in the race

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-85918469336298700702008-08-21T23:21:00.003+08:002008-08-22T01:08:39.853+08:00

I am really not the arty farty kind. Neither am I the culture vulture sort who speaks with a strong and often phony accent. I don't fancy artistic past times such as theatre or musicals. Whatever play that I have attended, I did so in my bermudas and not in some suit. There was always a possibility of being denied access for under dressing, but what is life without uncertainties.. haha.Anyway

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-83504418054581586372008-08-12T21:27:00.002+08:002008-08-12T22:16:23.008+08:00

I've been on a 5 days MC thanks to the extraction of my wisdom teeth. Everyone went like .."wah! 5 days ah, shiok ah!" . Please, there is a reason why i am given 5 days. Because i need that long to recover to a decent level. I had stitches in my gums that were sewed to my inner cheek. That tore everytime i yawned, smiled, coughed, sneezed or even opened my mouth. My diet was severely affected

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-53562519092085069422008-08-10T00:46:00.002+08:002008-08-10T01:21:04.454+08:00

I am not a saint. I never was actually, though I have tried countless times before. I must admit I have mellowed down. Constant pounding of hard choices, ruthless prioritising and heavy expectations on me has affected me. How I think, act and re-act ... all have toned down to a point where I do not see my previous self anymore. Some call this growing up. Some call it maturing.. I say.. whatever.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-45269150554505534642008-08-07T12:46:00.002+08:002008-08-07T12:57:00.315+08:00

The Triathlon Team mates. The impossible has happened... Chandra and Waseem agreed. Normally i would keep things low key till i managed to achieve them. But in this case i am announcing it to the world because when a word is given in public, you will be obliged to keep it. I can already see Chandra's enthusiasm to take part...Faizul, bro, i know that you asked me to join up with you.. but

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-82520845124851073672008-08-06T13:06:00.002+08:002008-08-06T13:15:19.931+08:00

The wisdom teeth are finally out. Would love to elaborate more on my experiences but i am rather tired of staring at the screen. So in true Raascal tradition.. i leave you all my pictures...

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-80253546624274366422008-08-05T11:20:00.002+08:002008-08-05T11:36:41.125+08:00

Dear God.Please forgive me for all the sins i have committed. Knowingly and unknowingly, willingly and unwillingly.Please forgive my idiocy to willingly sit on the dentist chair.Please give me the strength to bear with some stout chinese (assumingly) fella injecting my gums.Please give me the "Rambo"ness to keep my mouth open in the midst of the excruciating pain.Please prevent my pride from

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-22654397109481386922008-07-30T22:23:00.002+08:002008-07-30T23:44:09.657+08:00

I am like a flower. Really ... I am . When it comes to the dentist. In my life I have tolerated many pains. I have suffered the pain of broken bones , fractures, sprains, incisions, lacerations, contusions and many other pains ending with "ions". I also have endured the pains of heartbreaks, hardknocks and even hard-headed people. Often times, I have raised the bar on my pain threshold, reaching

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-24678334740385824092008-07-28T01:02:00.002+08:002008-07-28T01:05:43.703+08:00

Trek Equinox TTX 9.9Coming your way in 2009....hmmm maybe plus another 20 more years just to be on the safe side.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-19055371800540065922008-07-26T21:50:00.002+08:002008-07-26T22:12:23.499+08:00

Randy Pausch ~ Oct 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008 ~Was watching the news when i learned of Randy Pausch's passing.The following ONE HOUR, should you choose to sit and view this will prove very meaningful and he will open your eyes to your own problems. I first got to know about him in NIE and he has changed how i approach the so called problems in my life , forever. I really hope you can view this

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-79065453699207502942008-07-24T22:35:00.005+08:002008-07-25T01:02:20.130+08:00

I simply love to sweat. Not fully sure why though ( bet Wasim or Tahira would be more than glad to enlighten me). All i know is that it helps me beat the stress and most importantly...the emotional build up. I realize that though i am quite frank and open, i do internalize alot of issues that upset/irritate me. Simply because the issue seems too trivial for me to enter the "Raghavan Zone" (

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-56330679378063940102008-07-22T23:02:00.003+08:002008-07-23T00:12:13.753+08:00

Determining what the future holds is an impossible task and we all know that. Then why are most of us ( including myself) trying so desperately to mould it. Is it an innate craving for control? A foolish tenet to be the master of one's own destiny? Lets narrow down the panoptic gaze on Life to just one's career and also lets take God out of the equation ( just for argument sake and to accomodate

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-40080722840275315772008-07-19T23:09:00.011+08:002008-07-20T01:58:18.552+08:00

The Dark KnightThe Director:Simply put, The Dark Knight ROCKS!!! Christopher Nolan delivers a solid rendition of my all time favourite (anti)hero. Nolan has created a reality that has never been so successfully visualized using characters from a comic book. I love it when everything makes sense and has a good and logical foundation. He has stripped the Dark Knight of its circus freak show taint,

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-2782493196621628062008-07-14T22:51:00.002+08:002008-07-14T23:51:36.128+08:00

Keep moving. My motto since young. No point wasting valuable time over spilled milk. I rather work for the solution then to keep lamenting. Moving on presents me with opportunities to seek a closure/ answer to my problems. In case this gets confusing, think about standing and running in the rain. When standing still you get drenched. When you run, you are less likely to get drenched. Stagnation

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-67101060128630181322008-07-08T23:39:00.002+08:002008-07-09T00:25:54.831+08:00

Something has been really wrong with me for the past weeks. I am out of moderation. Need to fine tune and tweak a few things. But fine tune what?Sitting down on top of a hill and staring into the night sky for hours really helped in placing a perspective for my problem. Its a very simple issue. I don't believe. Don't take it theologically though.. Its just people whom i seem to have a problem

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-25963215073087515352008-07-05T00:36:00.002+08:002008-07-05T00:48:10.800+08:00

Its been a very weird week. Actually a tough one. Not physically though. Mentally and emotionally. But i guess the hug from Shan makes up for the shitty week. Thanks babe.

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-84947906611007368842008-07-04T01:40:00.002+08:002008-07-04T01:44:07.559+08:00

Finally.We are Teachers now.Before, we were not.We are doing the same thing now,that we did before.So,are we Teachers or are we not?

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-27528241901110757472008-07-03T21:26:00.002+08:002008-07-03T21:28:59.080+08:00

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-74595496043515032312008-07-02T21:46:00.002+08:002008-07-02T22:42:26.354+08:00

Yes. I am officially cranky. For today at least. My head's every movement is amplified thanks to fluids clogging up my sinus cavities. Whats more irritating is that it (the sinus clogging ) came almost instantly. One sneeze was all it took. So. Today is not really a good day to come up to me and open a grand topic on Life and the frailty of friendships. I can tolerate the nonsensical views of

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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

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-63638781274921407812008-06-17T16:54:00.003+08:002008-06-17T17:21:51.331+08:00

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

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-79904608004394536342008-06-16T21:26:00.004+08:002008-06-17T16:54:30.574+08:00

In case if the frame doesnt load.... visit mentoshelpline

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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

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-30708421100539344812008-06-11T12:09:00.002+08:002008-06-11T16:03:34.167+08:00

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

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-52544849565633152162008-06-09T18:11:00.002+08:002008-06-09T18:29:52.044+08:00

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

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I am tired. Really. All I got was reasons, so give me one more.. to continue.

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Shan and Tahira.... Thank You.

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Santosh Subramanian, a delightful family entertainer. Doesn't waste valuable time in unnecessary fights, punch dialogue and needless sentiments. Introduces the plot immediately and sustains it beautifully through out the movie. Kudos to the director. I must say this is definitely one of Ravi's best movies i ever saw. I loved the background score and Genelia will always be my darling.This is how

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Miracles, they exist. In plain sight.Miracles, I have come to realise, are a matter of perception. Just like how one would view the concept of luck and coincidence. It materializes to those who believe and remains a mirage to those who are skeptical.But aren't we all skeptics? Demanding rationale, justification and results as pre-requesites in order to believe... In this day and age, we have to

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-28176583405604931852008-05-25T03:02:00.001+08:002008-05-25T03:04:15.870+08:00

Around School 9KmFind more Runs in Singapore, Singapore<!-- MMF PARTNER TOOL -->

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Time:It is tough scavenging for time for anything. I am busy, but what am i occupied with? I don't know. Work? Home? Or practicum? Though i found practicum not as intimidating as i thought it would be, I still found myself with a lack of time for my social life and activities. I have incarcerated myself to the confines of my room to an extent my mom feels as if I am a tenant in a sublet room. I

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what day is itand in what monththis clock never seemed so aliveI can't keep upand I can't back downI've been losing so much timecause it's you and me and all of the peoplewith nothing to donothing to loseand it's you and me and all of the peopleand I don't know whyI can't keep my eyes off of you all of the things that I want to sayjust aren't coming out rightI'm tripping inwardsyou got my head

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-56712278496183318452008-05-04T23:33:00.001+08:002008-05-04T23:35:38.852+08:00

Hey all those hamster lovers out there...check out this link. i am not a hamster lover... but support a fren la....http://sheylara.com/2008/04/13/sheylara-great-hamster-giveaway

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The following is an excerpt from a draft left unfinished from April 2005. The original words are those in italics the normal ones are my current thoughts. Just to gauge how far i have come.Warning: Following entry may contain some strong language which could be an anti-thesis of this normally fun filled and crappy blog. You have been warned.2005Friendships that were forged through adolescence and

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-77431386641601972102008-03-30T19:13:00.007+08:002008-03-30T19:34:58.720+08:00

Nisa: As you requested,these are the pics of my new wife... so wats ur verdict? It's official. You can trust me to make some of the dumbest mistakes in my life.. shall elaborate to you when we get to catch up.. haha..

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A colleague came up to me today. She asked, " Din , what was the car that you used to drive?". A question that brewed an instant storm within me. A question that flicked the spotlight on a memory that had absconded me for quite a number of months now. How easy it is lose ourselves and all those that mattered to us whilst struggling to keep up in this race called life.Simply put, Habiba( "beloved"

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-27948874882886952322008-03-15T13:35:00.002+08:002008-03-15T13:44:57.005+08:00

Lessons an amateur wannabe biker learns in the first 15 minutes of riding his new bike.1) Never ride on the road without a bloody helmet ( its like painting a bullseye on your ass for motorists)2) Don't wear any track pants when cycling ( unless you fancy shredded bottoms)3) Don't touch the brake disc after getting down from your ride. ( ever heard of friction? )4) Don't keep grinning when an Ang

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-74301884608366349402008-03-15T08:50:00.002+08:002008-03-15T09:27:42.885+08:00

I have been bugged with this issue for a very long time. Even till now i still can't find the exact words to label it or even describe it. But i am just going to go ahead and blog it in the hopes that some reader out there can help me put my thoughts into words. If they at all comprehend what i am blabbering about in the first place.We all are living in a multi-cultural society. Bear in mind that

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-31172054591430659092008-03-09T22:24:00.003+08:002008-03-10T00:38:14.071+08:00

Finally. Got a breather. So much has occurred at such blistering pace. Not everything has sunk in yet. Still in a daze, waiting for the dust to settle. So much time has passed so quickly and i feel very detached from the world. A very surreal feeling it is.Sitting down and reflecting in the cool breeze helped put back some order into my thoughts. So here it goes, the rhetoric express.Attending a

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Simple, unexpected surprises that put a smile on the face.

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Considering the fact that we are living in a garden city, it's very frustrating to grow my plants in the concrete corridors. But it doesn't matter much since i also get my reprive from these plants.. so its a fair trade i guess...Anyway been waiting to reconstitute my garden to its rightful place in the corridor ever since i moved back to my house. The only problem is that the plants didn't

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-78538015195044940812007-12-17T20:13:00.000+08:002007-12-18T00:38:51.430+08:00

It's an age old issue. Just like expectations it is ubiquitous. Unfortunately it is a mindset that is innate in everyone of us. Only difference is that it varies accordingly to the individuals taste. A condition that has been predominant in every aspect of our lives right from infancy.The shiniest toys..the nicest looking presents..the sexiest babe... the hunkiest dudes.. the movies with the

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-29948206928459998152007-12-15T16:41:00.000+08:002007-12-15T19:13:40.206+08:00

Expectations... it's ubiquitous and exists in myriad forms. It's infused in everyone's lives. Its difficult to acknowledge and impossible to avoid..I have always encountered a fork in my road to individuality. Often times facing dilemma between being the perfect son /brother/ friend/ colleague and being simply me. I am just exhausted giving so much thought to making decisions from the mundane to

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-45779303220753673442007-12-14T02:40:00.000+08:002007-12-14T04:08:37.985+08:00

Went to bed with high hopes that i might finally surrender to fatigue and the soporific outcomes of a hearty dinner. Guess i was wrong. Throbbing behind my eyeballs and the relentless tossing and turnings wouldn't let me.. Imprecating my conditions didn't do me any good either. So i did what i always do best...Decmeber 14.. Memories were flooding back uncontrollably, as vivid as yesterday even a

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-10000463252612800242007-12-13T00:36:00.000+08:002007-12-13T02:24:12.119+08:00

Found myself relating to these songs, not sure why though. Its a strange and humbling feeling when some weird tune unlocks memories stored away in the deep crevices of your brain. Memories that you never wanted to face again. From nostalgia to nightmares. Whats in the note?

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-53087092556968027482007-12-06T09:44:00.000+08:002007-12-06T09:45:43.626+08:00

[The following entry comprises of snippets from various conversations with various friends. Conversations that makes me think about the kind of friends i have accumulated over the course of my life.. haha][In the bus ]MF: Din, i just had an enlightenment.Me: What is it?MF: (with so much conviction) If pre-marital sex is evil, and evil is sin. Since sin is forgiven , so sex is in....

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-84023588891235755442007-12-02T23:20:00.000+08:002007-12-03T14:32:02.433+08:00

What drives thousands of people to wake up at ungodly hours of the night and scramble down to the Esplanande just to subject themselves to hours of gruelling torture just to cover 42.195km? A distance at this day and age, too ridiculous to even contemplate and furthermore to cover on foot. Then why? What is the need to pay them 55 dollars to for a placing in this torture? I can't answer that

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-92002281101528820162007-11-28T15:01:00.000+08:002007-11-28T15:37:53.020+08:00

The 70 km/h speed limit on KPE , the ridiculous waiting period for a doctors appointment, the ridiculous paperwork in the name of administration. What do they all have in common?They are all, as the title suggests, an exercise in frustration. More like a heavy work out i would say. Being patient is one thing, but getting transferred around and referred to countless unrelated workstations seems

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-63471951950920761602007-11-26T18:44:00.000+08:002007-11-26T19:06:46.887+08:00

I just realised that we Singaporeans severly lack imagination and creativity ... and a bit of culture too.. Not going to talk about anything serious, just that i was watching Sun TV (channel 29) on cable. I was seriously impressed by the amount of research, scriptwriting, casting, graphics effects and editing that goes into their advertisements. It's so damn creative. The ads are actually more

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-52291583098328626002007-11-21T18:56:00.000+08:002007-11-21T19:01:22.284+08:00

Its been long time since i laughed like this.. i found myself rooting for the woman.. WHY MEN PREFER SLIM WIFE??????? - The best bloopers are a click away

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First it was Richard Gere using his VISA to swipe the ass crack of a Rajastani bird seller when trying to impress a girl simply wanting to buy 5 birds for her brothers journey.Now it's the Beijing Olympics.The VISA ads seem to be sarcasticly ambiguous. Especially when Asian countries are involved. India was portrayed like a third world country desperately in need of the MNC's economic rescue.In

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-34629132734305515962007-10-08T23:57:00.000+08:002007-10-09T00:08:45.988+08:00

1) Complete the long overdue Documentary on Indian Muslims2) Complete the Documentary on Special Ed.

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Made my occasional visit to my work place last week. As a tour of duty, i started from my class and ended with the OT Rooms. Crapping with the OTs always tends to seize the apprehensions about my job and my seemingly bleak prospects.They give me the "Dun worry, all will be alrite" feel.Anyway, one of them informed me of the contemplations to seek medical treatment in a foreign country ( which by

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-714619301540595902007-10-01T17:08:00.000+08:002007-10-01T18:11:38.700+08:00

Meetings with Hong Bin always bring unwarrented enlightenment. This time, he chose to shed light on the redundancy of the Diploma that we had slogged to attain in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Diploma in Multi-Media Computing...a lodestone to tech savvy teenagers of 1999. A cash cow in the eyes of parents who want their children to hitch a ride on the IT wave at the end of the 20th Century. It's a course

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-79804345060793050172007-09-27T00:41:00.000+08:002007-09-27T01:35:31.331+08:00

Fasting for some reason hasn't been easy on me this time round. I feel alot more tired and lethargic compared to the previous years. Maybe its due to my extra active life style of the past few months. Anyway, recently, just returned home after breaking fast at a fast food restaurant. Realizing that there was no one at home ( all went terawih prayers), i decided to sit back and relax. I quickly

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-27551170658075850092007-09-06T02:43:00.000+08:002007-09-06T02:49:26.509+08:00

The pictures from the birthday.. tot of posting another one of my thoughts.. but i realised i have gotten a tad too serious recently.. so am just gonna hang loose and relax on this one. Enjoy the pics....thanks guys for making it happen... really loved the simplicity of it all...

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-22504876067405813172007-08-10T21:29:00.000+08:002007-08-10T23:47:39.851+08:00

Each sip was cooling every inch of my parched throat. The fluffy sofas were very much appreciated after a long day of an uneventful shopping spree. Stretching backwards and hearing the cracks coming off my back was damn shiok man. I just love the lounge setting and the ambience of Starbucks at The Cathay. It has been a very long time since i last came here. Too long.I always go up to the counter

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-79371750268591019812007-08-09T18:33:00.000+08:002007-08-09T19:29:55.024+08:00

*disclaimer : ideas, statements, suggestions and comments made in the following post are purely the personal opinions of the author. no disrespect is intended towards anyone. I love my Singapore!Happy National Day!!!! Everyone! A toast to everything we have endured so far and for everything else we are going to endure together as fellow Singaporeans.Its nice be a student once again. Having fun

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-80007848272718365912007-07-30T23:33:00.000+08:002007-07-31T00:34:58.714+08:00

Let's face it, we all get e-mail FWDs with loads of general philosophies, half-truths and whole lies. The advice ranges from personal reflections to public propoganda.The truth is , i never really paid any attention or gave two hoots about these mails. In fact i deleted mails which arrive in my inbox with subjects starting with a FWD.Anyway getting to the point. Recently managed to catch up with

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All week, after eagerly waiting for saturday, it feels rather disappointing that saturdays couldn't stay longer. I feel cheated.. All i did was to go for hike at 9 am, complete it at 3 pm. then i went for the national day preview from which i came back only a while ago and thats it. My day is over. Saturday has just gone by.On the other hand , the hike was very good. Covered quite a substanstial

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-66762688577802075002007-07-14T19:02:00.000+08:002007-07-22T22:51:05.732+08:00

I can give a myriad of reasons justifying my absence in the past few weeks...but i'll give it a pass.Alot of things seem different now.. Profession, family, friends, myself. There is some element in all of these factors that seem rather peculiar in the recent times. Not really sure where or to what the changes are gonna lead to.. but i shall let time reveal it to me. i realize that i have begun

jalsa...noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16307607.post-16044353238237789032007-07-04T22:37:00.000+08:002007-07-04T22:48:18.887+08:00

Not into believing that my birthday determines my character... but when a friend of mine forwarded me a page about my star sign... i couldn't help but to sit back and laugh in cynicism as well as continue reading in disbelief at the accuracy of *some points mentioned.. i wonder who writes about all these stuff...VirgoYour element: Earth [ i figured ]Your ruling planets: Mercury [ i rule mercury?

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