Saturday, November 26, 2005

 

the questions of 'what if...' Part 4

Part 4

Career.
Fast forward my life to the part where I'm starting my career. Fresh out of serving my National Service, armed with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, I set about looking for a job. In a strange twist of fate, I was offered a job as a some kinda 'IT Engineer' doing a project in a local bank. With almost zitch IT knowledge I jumped in. Life was tough in the beginning because I'm totally out of touch with the computing world then. My own personal computer was still running Windows 98 Second Edition and all I was doing is surf net and chit chat niah... It was stressful but thanks to the good bunch of people I worked with, life was good to me.

Then, one fine day, a good poly mate called to chit chat. His company, offering aviation maintance services had some openings. He recommanded that I try for it, so I went. I 'charmed' my way through, got it. Tough choice. I was pretty much ok working at my current workplace. Am I willing to come out of my comfort zone and return back to the oil and grease world of engineering? I said no.

Question: What if I made the jump?




So far, these are the major 'What Ifs' question that has been lingering in my mind. 'History is only for reference and the future is what I make out of it" I'll always adviced. Yah right, I ain't no pastor, I can't practise everything that I preach. These are my regrets... and I'll have to live with it for the rest of my life. I need to close some chapters in my book of life. Someday maybe I'll be able to come to terms with that... Someday.

Friday, November 25, 2005

 

the questions of 'what if...' Part 3

Part 3

College.
Like all good parents, mine wanted a good education which may warrent a good future for their kids, my dad packed me off with a suitcase and 2 carton box of my personal stuff to Perth for my college. Yes I had the luxury of having an overseas education but once again I screwed it all up nicely... How perfect eh? 25k cold hard Singapore Dollars down the longkang just like that. I did everything a 16year old should do except to study. Returned to Singapore a failure. An expensive lesson I reckon.

Question: What if I stayed on in Singapore and entered my polytechnic diploma studies one year earlier, how different will it be?

Thursday, November 24, 2005

 

the questions of 'what if...' Part 2

Part 2

GCE O Levels.
Ok, I was kinda a bit of a A.S.K (read: Ah Siak Kiah) back in my Secondary school days. Carefree with money at my disposal. Free and easy, I didn't bother much about my studies. 'Can pass and score decent marks can liao' mentality. Come to think of it, those were the most eng eng cheng cheng times of my life. Didn't know the importance of money, didn't know the importance of a good education, didn't appreciate what I had around me... Well... @ 12-15years old, what do you know? (excuses excuses excuses)

Question: What if I had good self discipline, studied hard and saved hard?

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

 

the questions of 'what if...' Part 1

Lying in bed last nite @ 1am... I wasn't able to sleep. Its the time of the year again. Whenever my birthday draws near, I'll turn into a 'thinker' kinda person (Reflections of life I'll call it). This year, weighting heavy on my mind is a series of 'what if' questions. I wondered, how different will my life be if I took the other route?

1. PSLE
I was in Primary 5 when i made it to the top 10 of my class. Not too bad for an average student... Something went wrong with me and I slacked a lot in P6. Got a score of a miserable 205. It was enough for me to go on to my affiliated Secondary school. Before that, I made the wrong mistake of being too ambitious and picked a SAP school for my 1st choice. In the end, I went to a neighbourhood school that was supposed to be near my home (but they bloody moved to bukit timah the year I enrolled).

Question: What if I had picked my affiliated Secondary school?

Saturday, November 19, 2005

 

absolute ePing

This entry is all about me.

Nick: ePing.
Age: 24 turning 25. (*ahem*)
DOB: The First day of the First month of the First year in the 80s.
Sex: Preferable at least once a week.
Address: Room 88, Buangkok Green Chalet.
All about myself: Fun-loving, Crazy whacky nutty, Flirtous with a sincere heart & Totally out of this world.
(Men are from Mars, ain't they?) - Fly me to Venus.
Picture me: I'm round, with a headful of thick curly hair. No pictures please. neither do I don't want to entertain any claims made to me on breaking anyone's display or be accounted for any bad nightmares that follows. Seeing is believing. *lol*

---the end---
For more information, please enquire at the reception at Buangkok Green chalet. Proof of identity is need and all information will be kept private and confidential.




Disclaimer: I am writing this entry with Absolute Vanilla vodka running through my veins. oOoOo, I'm Lovin' it.

Monday, November 14, 2005

 

where art thou my lup?

Today, I was awaken from my afternoon nap by the ringing of my mobile...

"Yes?" I answered in a sleepy voice.

"Hey Ping, how's it going? Hey... I'm getting married!"

Immediately I sobered up, rubbed my eyes and asked: "Whao... Congrads man!"

A bit of a background: This friend of mine is 23, my junior in my National Service unit. Family ran business, he's a capable young chap. @ 22, he earned enough moolah (thru selling 2nd hand cars and helping out in his family biz and serving his NS as well) to buy himself a nice old WRX. He has been dating this girlfriend of his for about a few years already. No surprises about him getting married or so I guess...

Oh well, after I put down the phone with him, I felt this emptiness in my heart... I reflect upon my own status, single. Not that I'm not enjoying it still, sometimes i just feel a little lonely. After all, most of my friends are either happily attached or married. Maybe I just need to feel up this little void that has been developing in this little fragile heart of mine. Its time...

Wednesday, November 09, 2005

 

of geylang and joo chiat.

Confession time.
ePing has been a bad boy today. All right lah, not that bad lah... Just that today I tagged along on a male 'bonding' trip to geylang AND joo chiat. Nothing much, just 'window shopping' without the intention of 'buying' anything of course.

Hey, ePing is a decent boy... not innocent but surely decent hor.

Geylang. A place where you can find good food and good sex on opposite sides of the lorongs.
It was about 8pm when we got there. My god, the place IS bustling with life @ 8pm. Eh... Dinner just over, need to work it off? All the time I thought people only get horny late at night, boy was I wrong. What do a single 24 year old boy knows? (act innocent niah lah, bleh...)

I was led to Lorong 12 and 14 where its supposingly are the most 'happening' streets. Let's just say that if you're thinking with the wrong head while walking around here, you can go astray easily. Gorgeous SYT babes plentiful, wearing nothing much more to be left to your deepest and wildest imaginations. Like what a friend always says, "Give half ball." Oh well, isn't this one of the oldest trade recorded in history, this surely shows something yah? *lol*

After walking around for a while, we got bored and decided to head back to the car. Then my friend cheeky suggested we go for a drink. Hmm... don't look right that smile. I wonder where to next? Answer: I found myself starring at the signboard of a karaoke pub off Joo Chiat. Whao... I heard a lot about this place. Isn't Everitt Rd just nearby or something? I know, Fei Fei wantan mee is nearby niah. Come on... next better excuse please!

Sleazy I concluded the moment I stepped in. There were many girls near the entrance, eyes lid up the moment the bunch of us stepped in. I quickly scanned for a clear passageway to squeeze my way in. Did a quick survey of the place, wah! Let's just say there are a lot of hanky panky going around in an open area. I even spotted in a dark corner, a couple making out. Aiyoyo, buay tahan liao, 5mins and I'm out.

Temptation I resisted. Pat on the back for myself, cheers.

Monday, November 07, 2005

 

Post holidays trauma...

Post holiday trauma I suffered today.

Last week was like a breeze, waltzed into office on Monday feeling a tad blue in the morning... Straight away after lunch, woooohoooo Friday mood liao. Replay that on Wednesday. I only got one question to ask, "SONG BO!?" hiakz hiakz hiakz. Took leave on Friday which means I had 4 days of rest! Wooohooo~!

Then yesterday evening it striked me, MONDAY is coming to visit AGAIN. Aiyah... Life still has to go on, so i pulled up my socks and tell myself: "Jiayou jiayou jiayou..." Anyway, I read on RCC that in 2006, its gonna be another Good Year! (no... I personally prefer Yokohama or Bridgestone tires) wahahhahaha... very corny leh. *roll eyes*

New Year’s Day Sunday* 1st January 2006
Hari Raya Haji Tuesday 10th January 2006
Chinese New Year Sunday** 29th January 2006, Monday 30th January 2006
Good Friday Friday 14th April 2006
Labour Day Monday 1st May 2006
Vesak Day Friday 12th May 2006
National Day Wednesday 9th August 2006
Deepavali# Saturday 21st October 2006
Hari Raya Puasa Tuesday 24th October 2006
Christmas Day Monday 25th December 2006
Hari Raya Haji Sunday*** 31st December 2006

* The following Monday will be a public holiday.
** The following Tuesday 31st January 2006 will be a public holiday.
*** The following Tuesday 2nd January 2007 will be a public holiday.

# The date, 21st October 2006, for Deepavali is based on the calculations as before. It will be counter-checked with the Indian Almanacs when they are available towards the end of 2005 as the actual Deepavali date is based on the Indian Almanacs. Should there be a difference, the Ministry of Manpower would announce it accordingly towards the end of 2005.

I got a good feeling about 2006 already. Bring it on! *Big wide grin*

Sunday, November 06, 2005

 

2332

My 1st virgin blogging attempt @ unkster. Decided to cut and paste over.
Credits to Muffadoodoo's editing skills. Hiak Hiak...

No, its not a 4D number, its how I call the Nissan Sunny. Try saying Nissan Sunny in hokkien, doesn't it sound like Li-Sah-Sah-Li? Ok so today, I made my way down to Ubi and met a good friend from the car forum I frequent. Lets call him 'teapot 24YOB'. While waiting for him, I ventured into the Tan Chong motors showroom. There I was, standing innocently staring (meanwhile lusting at the Murano test car parked outside) at the 2332, as well as the cute SF*... ahhh, day-dream mode on..ok ok, so a Tan Chong SF ( did I mention cute and very very adorable) approached me..

"Can I assist you?" she says.

"Eh, (while still checking out the car like how I'll usually do, probing every single nook and cranny ) is the free servicing package still available?" in a totally busines-likes and straight tone.

"Yes sir, it is." She replied. All sweet and cheery.

(I looked up. Awwww, what a beautiful pair of eyes....gosh..)

Is this supposed to be my review of my test drive experience? Oh dear, my bad...Ok the 2332. So I asked more about the car, price, package blah blah blah blah? There's the EX saloon, the Super saloon, the Super saloon luxury edition blah blah blah blah? So when the ultimate question came in, "Can I have your phone number??"

Ok Gotcha!, attempted dry humour @ 2am in the morning, forgive me yah? Its not easy to write a 'field report' at 2am in the morning when barely 3 hrs ago, you were still sitting at Marche with 2 friends, drowning yourself in 2 HUGE 1 litre mugs of erdinger dark. So allow me to day-dream a bit...

"Can I test drive it in auto??" I asked, sheepishly.

"Eh, okie but can I have your licence??" said the cute SF, still in a cheery tone.

"Ooooh kaaaaay!" I replied, in my bad bad bad attempt to look and act cute.

Just as she went out to get the test car ready, I glanced out of the showroom window and saw a dark blue Clio turning in. Teapot 24YOB!? I waved. It was my Teapot 24YOB with his LML**.
Anyway, my SYT*** of an SF pulled up in a greyish (uber-ly unker of a colour) Ex saloon auto 2332. I happily hopped in. (no suspension or car seats were harmed) She explained the functions of the car to me, what is for what. Boy I was really impressed. Impressed by her professionalism ok? Nothing else. And OFF we went.

(FINALLY some people might think, after reading so much crap about the SYT SF, my humour or whatever that's left of it blah blah blah blah blah)

Actual field report of my test drive. (With a 1.6 entry level car in mind please, no Merc e240s, Bimmer 520is or Audi A4s pls. Just a plain good old sunny.)
7/10. Smooth. Decent. No bad jerks, preeeeeetty much responsive lah, but I had a hard time trying to overtake a taxi that was trying to be funny with me. Of course I had to exercise some self control while testing due to a certain accident that happened recently which came out in the papers.
Few things I told the SF that I wanted to try out before we set off.
Acceration - I asked for a straight and hopefully clear road around Ubi with no side road so no jokers can jet out from the side roads and make me a star in tomorrow's papers.
Parking - So cute, she allowed me to drive into the basement of Tan Chong to park.
Turning radius - since I'm a paranoid fellow when it comes to u-turning. My dad's previous Renault Kangoo is not much of performer in this department. I'm always worried about hitting the curb.

I would seriously consider this car, reasons given.
- Tan Chong dangled a sweet carrot in front of me. FOC Servicing! 1k 5k 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k. So I was told that the 1st 3 services were pretty much the industrial standards here. But I still have to find out what's included. I was told briefly that wear and tear parts are not included.WHAT wear and tear? Alamak!, too brief, need to find out more.
- The SF's cute.
- It's decent looking enough for me to own for 10years. Yes you heard it right, 10years.
- I still think she's cute.
- I'm a sentimental fellow, I passed my license in a 01 sunny. Period. *lol
- Did I mention she's cute?

Ok so after 779 words, my conclusion. I wanna OPC SUNNY!

*SF - sales facilitator
**LML - love of my life
*** - SYT - sweet young thing.

 

birth of a blog.

Ok, so after much procrastination, I have decided its time I jump on the bandwagon and start my own blog.

Procrastinate
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
To postpone or delay needlessly.

This is soooooooo me. Procrastinator me. oOoOo... sounds terminator-ish?
Here's what I read on another chap's blog.
"Procrastination is like masturbation. It feels good until you realize you're screwing yourself"

Alamak! So much for my 1st post.

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