Moved
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Dinner and Dance
yesterday was the annual dinner and dance......well actually it was pretty enjoyable cos I guess we crazy stressed up people needed that to unwind.....as usual....there were some games....a paegant.....I went there dress as a Tshirt dude...haha....gotta break the mould of a dental student right....in the end we went to this frickin deserted place where a cafe was located......a pretty decent looking one as a matter a fact to chill.... I just need more of these.....Unwind Unwind Unwind....will upload some pictures after I get them.
Thank you for Hari Raya Haji......I just need more 4 day weeks
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Kenny says.............
.....Happy new year everyone.....let me wish everyone reading this blog entry a good year ahead.......
may you prosper in your finances, excel in your studies, improve your relationships with your partner and family members......
remember a little help goes a long way.... peace.....
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Friday, December 30, 2005
Make the world a better place......kiss my ass
Well....yup hiatus after hiatus.....i am being a bitch huh...hah....
1 more day to a brand new year....but it is already a week into school term.....
2005 have been a tumultuous year for me......definitely more bad than good....the biggest defining moment was that I lost my focus in what I was doing. It was the very first I felt that way...I felt like giving up school completely. School became a mindless tirade of routine work under so much pressure. I felt so cheated at that point of time......stupid process of elimination got me into a huge man hole.
All is swell right now. I am not going to pressure myself or give myself any additional pressure. With God with me who can be against me.
Why can't everyone be nice? If you need my help and it is something that will only take 5 minutes of my entire life, I would gladly offer it at that point of time. You know what karma is a bitch and don't go blaming people next time if you need help and people shun you away.........
And there will be this one person who will keep pressing your button. Come on, are you that clueless? Grow up man.
Life is a bitch and you know what I love that bitch.
Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon......
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Sunday, November 20, 2005
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Before I lose my ardent blog readers, I better post something soon...Hah....That is why I am here right now. Just another week more to my holidays and I just can't wait for it....the festive season...the shopping....christmas....etc...
Just spent the weekend at my church, celebrating Cheryl's birthday at acid bar and slacking at home trying to study for that darn FP test which is still a tentative thing. Anyway, blogging seems to be really passe for me right now or maybe I am just outright lazy.....probably the latter....
Shannon....though I hardly knew you, you will be missed....
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Thursday, November 10, 2005
Church On Fire
A long hiatus I took.......stuff happened. Don't wanna rehash the whole scenario. Simply, I lost some passion in what I am doing. Truth to be told, I don't think I even had passion to begin with. Am simply just holding on the very fact that everything happens for a reason. Maybe, I ended up in dental school for a reason. Maybe this place is going to teach me something like the people stranded on the island in Lost. Maybe its my destiny.
Grind my teeth and bear with it......anyway here are some photos with my church gang taken ages ago....lol....while chilling at Harry's ....well actually just one...haha....
(L-R) QP., Derek, Zac, yours truly, CC, Cheryl
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
90/60
That's my lowest record for my BP. Taken on monday......and had an MC for that. This will be the first MC I had ever taken since I can't remember when. Gosh and it felt really great taking an MC....lol...
Diagnosis: Food Poisoning at Hard Rock?
S/S: Diarrhoea 10x, nausea, vomiting, Light headed, no appetite
Treatment: Pacofen, Loperamide, Kaolin and something else..
Prognosis: Feeling much better now
Thank you for those who prayed for me and that I am healed. Thank you God for Lord you are my healer.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Down but not out
Well.....went into another slump yesterday....part and parcel of being a dental student in Singapore. Frankly speaking yesterday I was just upset and disappointed......Throughout this whole term, I felt that I had lost the motivation and the drive for school. No longer I can put up with all these charades and I just lost it. Practically, I was a walking zombie throughout this past few weeks, doing whatever everyone wanted me to do without any intentions. I even thought is this going to be worth it in the end after 4 years, all the toiling and stressing. I felt that I was tricked into dental school. Being a dentist was never part of my childhood ambition. I chose it because I didn't want to do anything else. And you know what life has a way of getting back to you. I have never been stretched till this extent. Some of you might think that I am weak. I am. I admit I am weak. I never had to work so much in my entire life for something and this is just wearing me down.
News got out that I failed my bridge competency. Thanks! Just when I am not feeling too good, something like that had to happen. You know what, life can screw you like MSM. It's not like I am devastated or anything but the very fact that I am always facing the same old song just brought me down to my knees.
These are all in the past and sob I can cry and whail..."Life is frickin unfair"......I know for sure that God has placed me in this shit hole for a reason and I am going to rely on His strength to finish the race and fight the good fight of faith. And tomorrow I will put it in actions.
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Dude where are we?
Alright it has been 2 weeks or so of school....that explains my little hiatus in the blogging world. Well things didnt go remarkably well but you know what I have gotten used to it....... "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil" In the end its all good and I know this is God's plan for me.
Went to acid bar yesterday with QP, Derek and Zac. We just found ourselves a great haunt......music from Michaela was impeccable and its just a great place to just chill except for the tardy hard seats that we got......straining a little on the gluteal maximus. Had a great conversation and this shows how important meeting up with friends are and fellowshipping with one another.
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Friday, September 23, 2005
DAY 2
World Premiere of the movie Flightplan
1900hrs
Alibis: Bran, Jingrong, Siwen and Xueli
Celebrity #7
Name: Jodie Foster Claim to fame: Oscar winning or nominated actress (no idea). Acted in a series of great movies - The Silence of The Lambs, Contact, Maverick, Panic Room, Nell, Anna and The King
Confirmation: 100% (with photos)
Celebrity #8
Name: Teri Hatcher
Claim to fame: Acted as Lois Lane in the early superman series and now one of the leading ladies in Desperate Housewives
Confirmation: 50% (captured her in the photos. Resembles her a lot but nobody seems to remember seeing her on the red carpet)
DAY3
Universal Studios
1200hrs
Alibis: Bran, Jingrong, Siwen and Xueli
Celebrity #9
Name: Jerry O'Connell Claim to fame: Acted in a stringy of forgettable roles. Only remembered him in Scream 2 and Joe's Apartment
Confirmation: 100% (with photos and the confirmation of the studio tour guide)
Celebrity #10
Name: Viggo Mortensen
Claim to fame: Acted as Aragorn in the Lord of The Rings trilogy
Confirmation: 0% (We were tired of looking for celebrities on the day of our departure and we gave his new movie premiere a miss. Haha)
DAY 4
Taipei Airport
0700hrs
Alibis: Bran, Jingrong, Siwen and Xueli
Celebrity #11
Name: Zhang Shan Wei
Claim to fame: I remembered him as a host and quite a crappy singer with a funny look. lol
Confirmation: 100% (Xueli went up to him and questioned his identity and went ahead and took
some pictures of him)
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Hollywood is freaking Hollywood
After the last entry, I thought I won't be seeing anymore stars for the moment. Come on, can you imagine seeing 5 celebrities in one day, say in a span of 5 days in Los Angeles I have seen celebrities for 4 freaking consecutive days! hollwood is happening baby and its happening under my nose.
Alright! Let me introduce the stars that I have met and have come to a pretty close proximity to
DAY 1
Post emmy awards party
2300hrs
Alibis: Nijam, Clement, Bran and Stanley
Celebrity #1
Name: Paula Abdul
Claim to fame: Singer, choreographer and dancer of the 1980s. One of the judges of the hit TV series American Idol
Confirmation: 100% (with photos)
Celebrity #2
Name: Phil Keoghan
Claim to fame: Host of the popular reality show The Amazing Race
Confirmation: 100% (I can't be wrong)
Celebrity #3
Name: Eva Longoria
Claim to fame: One of the lead actress in the hit series Desperate Housewives
Confirmation: 100% (I saw her twice and she was wearing the same dress for the emmys and out of all the celebrities I was the closest to her when I saw her - like maybe a person's distance)
PS: She is really gorgeous!
Celebrity #4
Name: David Boreanaz
Claim to fame: Acted alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Angel and later on came up with his own series titled Angel
Confirmation: 100% (Again I cannot be wrong. He was in breathing proximity)
Celebrity #5
Name: Shannon Elizabeth
Claim to fame: Acted in American Pie 1 and 2
Confirmation: 95% (Thought the name was familiar when the paparazzi shouted and she was wearing the same dress in the emmy photos I came across)
Celebrity #6
Name: Jessica Simpson
Claim to fame: Singer in the Britney Spears Christina Aguilera era and wife of ex 98 degree member Nick Lachey and went on doing a reality TV show on their marriage called Newlyweds
Confirmation: 20% (Well, the paparazzi shouted Jessica and I went around sourcing for a Simpson, an Alba or a Biel and the closest I found was a blonde chick and I thought Simpson it must be. But after walking past her from a distance, I am not so sure.)
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Monday, September 19, 2005
Ahh...after our little trip to the universal studios, we decided to have a our dinner and Hollywood and then across came "Kenneth". I thought someone was calling another Kenneth. But being me, I turned around nonetheless and I saw Clement, Stanley, Wanyi and Nijam - The Loma Linda gang. Wow! We met up like fate brought us together. lol. Anyway, they decided to join us for dinner and after dinner we all decided to go back to our little humble abode at Alta Cienega Motel and we squeezed 9 people in a car. My personal record broken!
The boys decided to have a little boys night out while the girls stayed in the motel. We made our way to Sunset Boulevard and found ourselves in the middle of a party with limousines, security, paparrazi. And we realised that it is the post Emmy awards ceremony party!!!!! I was so star stuck. I saw like almost 6 familiar faces(will tell you who on my next entry). Oh man! Forget about Zoe Tay and Fann Wong man. Anyway after that we visited some club with some people dancing around the pole collecting bills simultaneously (I can't afford to be blantant here cos a lot of people will be reading this haha). I can't say that they are fully dressed but well....you know the usual lap dancing requests etc. It is a once in a lifetime experience and though everything is peachy, I did feel some sense of sympathy towards these people getting like $1 plus tips for flashing their boobies. Oh well....I am still freaking star stuck man
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Universal Studios was awesome literally. I had a really great time playing the rides and stuff.
1. Van Helsing - this is like the haunted house of the park and though I must say its pretty good, there are far too many people in the house for it to be scary.
2. Terminator 2 - This is some 3D show and its pretty moderate. Not a big fan of Asta La Vista.
3. Studio effects of Madagascar, Bourne Supremacy, Land of the Dead, Backdraft. They are pretty good especially the hosts. Quirky and funny.
4. Jurassic Park - This ride is awesome. Though its a little anti climatic but overall one of the best
5. The Mummy - Most exhilarating ride but just too short. And I screamed my lungs off.
6. Waterworld - Really great show and I got wet!!!!!!. They showed Miami Vice when I first visited Universal studios many years ago. Much better than the actual movie. Haha.
7. Back to the future - The lowest point of the theme park! Really stupid ride. They warned people suffering for dizziness not to ride but they didn't warned us that it will cause us to be dizzy.
8. Fear Factor Live - Really cool show. Wanted to be a part of it but the timing seems to be really off. But anyway it is really cool
9. Shrek 4D - Lord Farquaad came back as a spirit and wanted to get Princess Fiona back! The effects are really cool
And throughout the rides we took a lot of photos with many characters. Cool
Russell with his Gladiator outfit!
Charlie Chaplin doing a little dance
Spongebob with an ultra long nose
Donkey!Woody the Woodpecker??? I think that's his name....
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Sunday, September 18, 2005
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Friday, September 16, 2005
Revelation
How ya'll doing?
Alright, I will be leaving North Carolina tomorrow for LA. Things had gotten a little sappy for me. I will really miss Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina and mostly the lifestyle and the people living here.
We said a lot of goodbyes today from Mr. Luten, the doctors (inckuding Marlene), the administrative staff (Tami :) ), the receptionist, the service counter people, the students etc. Though we were only here for 2 weeks, they have been really really friendly and its was very welcoming. We joked that if we bring back this culture of friendliness back to Singapore, we will probably get stares. Haha. I just love this place so much and NC will definitely have a place in my heart.
This trip has kind of given me an insight of what I want to do. Before the exchange, I was sure I didn't want to do a post graduate course but now I really wouldn't mind doing a post graduate course overseas NOT in singapore. Well let me say that I am not a big fan of the education system back there.
PS: Xueli complained that she damaged a lot of her stuff (her socks, shoes, jacket, track pants and cap)
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
the entrance of the holocaust museum
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Road Trip
I had my first interstate road trip with our second rented car, a Toyota Corolla through Virginia, Washington and Maryland.
Virginia - Our first stop and we met up with friendly locals at Virginia. Close to 2 hours drive and honestly speaking, I was restless driving along the highway at 110km/h for a while. Haha
Our not so cheap motel with bad security at Maryland where we found out that there are 37 wanted people for first degree murder published in the newspaper.
DAY 2 - We headed our way to Washington by the metro and I had the most amazing experience since forever. The national holocaust museum is the finest museum ever. Before, I didn't realise the severity of the holocaust. Though the museum did a good job exhibiting the holocaust, no one can describe and fathom the suffering and the persecution that the Jews faced. It is like the must see place whenever you are in Washington cos your life will be changed after that.
Next we went to the national museum of american history and though it was pretty cool, nothing could beat the holocaust museum. Above is a photo of us and George Washington. Next stop is the national air and space museum where we saw a lot of planes and rockets.
We visited the different monuments - Washington monument, WWII Memorial and the White House during 9/11. Pretty cool Huh.
We spent the last day shopping at Potomac mills at Virginia. Ditto. Haha.
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Friday, September 09, 2005
Alright, yesterday was a tired one. I went back to our cottage home and slept through the night literally. Must be from all the walking accumulated since the touring days of the campus.
Yesterday we managed to observe the clinical sessions of the year 4 and talked to a couple of them including the doctors and the dental assistants. Yes! They have dental assistants but its not a 1:1 ratio though. Though some cases are pretty similar to what we do at home, there are still some differences like they have mostly the auto injector gun while we are still doing the primitive way of mixing everything.
Anyway after that, Mr Luten took us to another tour around campus and he brought us to the Dean E Smith center where Michael Jordan once played for North Carolina and all of us got one free poster of the NC football team.
Next we went to meet up with Jingrong's friend, Kim at the Duke university and visited the chapel and the campus. The Chapel is the biggest and most awesome one I have seen, The buildings at the campus are very pretty and castle like. They described it as gothic but I beg to differ. People there are less hotter than the UNC people I feel. Haha. We took a little hike to who knows where and found ourselves a Mongolian grill restaurant and it was the best meal ever since for me at least. Kim was nice enought to drive us back and spare us the agony of walking again.
Go Heels!
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Thursday, September 08, 2005
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Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Our humble abode! Big huh. I am impressed!
My double queen size bed! Of course Jingrong is not sleeping with me. Haha
so cottagey....they even provide us with fruits in a basket!
Say a little prayer. This memorial is found at the park near our cottage home
Photo with the Dean - Professor Williams
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Today we checked out of Marriott with some hesitation, knowing that our prepared accomodation will probably be not as good as what we had. We took a bus to see "Professor" Tom Luten at the school of dentistry and we had a brief introduction to the school. Apparently the undergraduates have to get a degree first before applying to be a dental student. The place is generally nice and welcoming. We seem to be the exact replica of them just slight smaller. They have the service counter, the photograher, the receptionist, the clinic cubicles, the lab 2 with their dummy heads etc.
Next, we were driven by a lady to this amazing neighbourhood and had this beautiful house for the next 2 weeks. It is like a small cottage and it is really big. Bran and I are sharing a place and the girls are having one. We have a room by ourselves, wireless connection, cable TV, kitchen, bath tub etc. It is like a hotel just that its a house this time. And the great thing is I think we don't even need to pay for the accomodation cos apparently UNC is this awesome gracious school. Haha. Thank God!
After that we visited Franklin street and had Mexican food for dinner and took a half an hr walk back to our little humble abode. And I just love the people over here. They are just so friendly!
Right now there is this show called Dial a Lesbian date with this babe stripping down! But she is mosiaced! Now the hosts are squeezing her boobs.
Have a good one!
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Tuesday, September 06, 2005
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Day 3 of my student exchange was spent shopping! Haha...Cos today is labour day so the school is closed and we are only starting our exchange programme tomorrow instead of today.
Today as usual we took a 2 hour drive from our hotel to Concord Mills. This place is like a ultra huge shopping mall with pretty decent prices. We just went one whole round from 12pm to 7pm, trying on clothes and stuff and just spending money. Haha. I spent pretty much on the branded stuff over there and the place is just therapeutic. Bought myself some Nike T-Shirts, a Guess berms, a pair of Levi's jeans and my first Oakleys. Haha. Heading back was a little rough as the roads are without headlamps and Jingrong was as apologetic as before for her navigating skills. Well, not that we blame her for it...Hah.
We learned a little of their culture and picked up a little of their slang for this 3 days and we realised the benefits of being bilingual when we talk offensive stuff about them (especially their weight issues and their unhealthy eating habits.
Have a good one!
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Monday, September 05, 2005
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My SIA boarding pass.......love the SIA flight....so much things to do and of ocurse the stewardessSome fun stuff from delta. hated the journey...terrible seats...poor entertainment value
Colonel Sanders found lingering at Raleigh Durham Airport
My hotel room! Marriott! can you believe it?
Dinner with Marlene Teo who treated all of us to some japanese food
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