'Rawr' I Am!

May I present you the latest creations from SooChin & Company... Ahahaha...

Posted by Ruben at 11:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Once and for all, this stupid project is gone for good. No more late nights just chiong finish something anymore. Presentation turned out better than I thought it would, especially for Mr. Chan's evaluation. I thought he would have asked tons of questions or even non-related bo liao questions like "What software did you used to make this diagram?" which is precisely what he asked Eleena. Hahaha.. He actually went for his lunch and lecture lor, and delayed my meeting with him from 1.30pm to all the way till 4pm+. Kao. Don't know if it's a good thing or what. Then, he spent like almost 20mins or so with Nicholas's poster... Zzzz... The surprise was actually that he only asked me two-three questions nia. And at the end of it, he even say good job wor. Goodie! But the most stupid thing is that my poster was to be taken away because it has been "selected" even before Mr. Chan has finished grading my poster! Wtf lar. Isn't Mr. Chan part of the evaluators also? =.=" Like what Mark Tan said, it's really unfair lor.. Don't know what to say.. Zzzz...

I would really want to thank Mr. Ignatius Tan here who have provided a great deal of help to me throughout this period, despite having to put up with the nonsense I made - like not doing what is told, not producing the goods he want to see etc. Argh! If I am able to turn back time, I'll make sure I did those man.. He's such a good fellow in school. Well.. He gave me his personal email, and I'll make sure I'll keep contact with him for he is my saviour of my project! You rock all the way man! Take care and good luck with your future endeavours. Really hope we'll get to see you around in Singapore sometime again... :)

Oh yes, thanks Shahrez for the wonderful lunch at your house earlier today. You are really blissed to have such a lovely mum who's real caring. Thanks for the ultra-effective lozengers. It kinda made me 'high' a moment there I guess. Hahhaha... Had a great time there with you guys talking crap. Hahha..

Posted by Ruben at 1:45 AM | Permalink

Urgh. I really hate the weather recently.. It's either wet or hot. Gah! No wonder I'm so damn sick right now, along with the late nights to do my MP poster.. Kao. I haven't been sleeping earlier than 1am since a long time ago already... Finally, tomorrow's the MP presentation and I'm still blogging away and prepared nothing at all. I'm such a last-minute person. And yea.. But life will soon be restored from next week onwards, hopefully without the hindrance of those stupid projects. Oh wait. I'm the leader for two projects kao. Tio scammed by Shaun liao lor...

I don't know how many times I've been saying this, but I seriously think Grey's Anatomy is one of the best medical drama series ever. Why? Good selection of songs to accompany the right moment of the movie like when someone you love dearly is lost or whatever. (Psst.. The song you're hearing now is one of them!) And there's always this "moral of the story" after each episodes. It's sooo not like ER lar - the old days. Hahaha.. And I just found out that Vanessa Fernandez is actually "Miss Vendetta" on 987fm lar. She did a good song with the "Don't Need To Speed" thing for the LTA's pet project - Sound of the Underground to promote road safety in the longest underground expressway in SEA. Hahahaha.. They finally realised the power of music in social life.. *kudos* Check out their website here, where you can download her song along with other local singers. :)

Posted by Ruben at 11:37 PM | Permalink

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kinda funny
I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very mad world mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kinda funny
I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very mad world ... mad world
Enlarging your world
Mad world

Posted by Ruben at 11:32 PM | Permalink

Hahaha.. Since I don't have much time to spare for outside fun, let's do it inside! Check this out.. The Fray performing THEIR version of "Hips Don't Lie"! Hahahaha.. It's sooo funny to see how this band simply having fun with the audience. Would sooo definitely go to their concert if they were to come to Singapore man. It's just plain fun!

Now, let's talk about work. Yup, I finally gotten the balls to meet with Mr. Tan for some project consultation with him. Somehowwww I felt so pai-seh to even want to talk to him lar.. Most probably because I wasn't doing the things he told me to do, and wasn't able to show any product him I guess. Gah. Yes, I should be. Hahaha.. But it's not soo bad after all lar, except when he say "Now, then you look for me" just one week before the deadline. Man! Hahahha... I don't know how on earth he does it, but he seriously have a very clear mind in doing things lar. I think he knows my project better than I do after the discussion. Sheeze! Really got to hand it to him for this... At least now I too have a better picture of what I should produce for my report. But I still do have a lot of stuff missing inside it... I would say I'm only 45% complete. Blahh! Luckily, I got all my music to accompany me through it, which most strangely have demoralising song titles like "End of the World", "Empty", "Don't Make Me Wait" etc.. I'm really starting to enjoy listening to indie bands.. They simply ROCK!

Posted by Ruben at 7:19 PM | Permalink

Is this the end of the world (2x)

I’m feeling low today
Is this the latest fashion
What do the papers say
Well then i’m bored already
I could die, would anybody really notice

I can’t relate today
I’ve never felt so lonely
Is this the modern world
Maybe i’m dead already
That’s the catch, it’s such a beautiful confusion

Is this the end of the world (3x)
Ah-hh, ah-hh

I breathe the motorway
Just for the sake of breathing
I turn the tv on
Don’t know what to believe in

Uh ah, uh ah, uh uh uh, oh-hh yeah
Uh ah, uh ah, uh
is this the end of the world (4x)

Can hardly see the stars
There’s too much light pollution
Is this reality
Or just some new illusion
That’s the catch, it’s such a beautiful confusion
That’s the catch
It’s - such - a - beautiful - confusion
I - can’t - stand - it

Is this the end of the world (4x)

The end of the world
Ahh-hh

Is this the end of the world (This beautiful confusion) (4x)

Ahh-hh, ahh-hh, ahh-hh

Posted by Ruben at 11:21 PM | Permalink

I really really really miss fun. I wanna just chillout somewhere anywhere! Everyday just doing MP logbook and the stupid MP report. I know.. I slacked too much, considering how much data I'm missing in my MP report. I'm sooo screwed. I'm just hoping that I get B, which is rather hard from my perspective. Hate myself for not taking this seriously. Gah. Somemore I got questions that I want to ask my MP supervisor, but I simply found myself couldn't. Because I wasn't able to produce the things he wanted for me. I'm just too embarassed of myself to actually seek help from him. Haiz. I really don't know. But I know I have to be thick-skin and look for him. If not, I'm sure a gonna. Gah. While everyone's out there enjoying now, I'm stuck at home. ARGH! So fucking hate myself for getting myself into this senario. Sorry Gen! Couldn't be there for your last birthday parteh in Singapore before you leave for Aussie. Bleh. Hope you'll have a sweet and exciting day then yeaaa..

Ruben, you can do it!

Posted by Ruben at 11:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tried to take a picture
Of love
Didn't think I'd miss her
That much
I wanna fill this new frame
But it's Empty

Tried to write a letter
In ink
It's been getting better
I think
I've got a peice of paper
But it's Empty

It's Empty
Maybe we're trying
Trying to hard
Maybe we're torn apart
Maybe the timing
Is beating our hearts
We're Empty

And I even wonder
If we
Should be getting under
These sheets
We could lie in this bed
But it's Empty

It's Empty
Maybe we're trying
Trying too hard
Maybe we're torn apart
Maybe the timing
Is beating our hearts
We're Empty

Oh, oh.
Oh, oh.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh.
Oh, oh.

Maybe we're trying
Trying too hard
Maybe we're torn apart
Maybe the timing
Is beating our hearts
We're Empty
(Maybe we're trying)
(Trying to hard)
(Maybe we're torn apart)
We're Empty
(Maybe the timing)
(Is beating our hearts)
We're Empty

Posted by Ruben at 11:47 PM | Permalink

Yes, it's time for Ruben and his mushy mushy stuffs again.. Hahha.. No lar.. Was watching the heartwarming President's Star Charity performance the other night, which suddenly prompted me to ask my mother a random question - if she was worried last time that her child might kena this or that disease or whatever. And that was when I cried, after hearing my mum say that she broke down the moment the doctor told her that I was diagnosed with G6PD deficiency. (Yes, nobody's perfect in this world..) Immediately, I somehow found myself within the arms of the one whom I was inside for nine months. My heart murmured those difficult "I love you" words to her, and I know she felt it too. I guess this bonding is what you call the love between mother and her child.

For the NS medical checkup, I have booked my appointment on 26th December 2007, 10am. As far as I know, Shahrez, Fadzly, Salim, Shaun, Jeremy and Zaiwei (?) have booked their slots on this day as well. Perhaps we can go have some pool game after that? Hahahhaa... Anyway, I had to declare my above condition to the doctor, so I wonder if it will actually affect where I will eventually assigned to after my BMT. This is because there are certain items, of which I cannot consume Fava beans or even come in contact with items like mothballs or pesticides (since they contain naphthalene, which may trigger G6PD deficiency symptoms). This is also the case for certain antimalarial drugs, antibiotics, painkillers and etc. However, from my personal experience, I don't think I have displayed any symptoms to G6PD deficiency before. Maybe I do experience things like paleness, rapid heartbeat and even shortness of breath during energy-demanding activities. But I suppose this is what other healthy people do too right? I have always been written as "Fit for PE" in my school health booklet, after I declared it to the personel in-charge myself.. Hmmm... In any case, I seriously don't want to enter the administrative department or even the police lar.. I need really some military discipline in my life! Crazy I must be, my young padawan.

G6PD is one of many enzymes that help the body process carbohydrates and turn them into energy. G6PD also protects red blood cells from potentially harmful byproducts that can accumulate when a person takes certain medications or when the body is fighting an infection.

In people with G6PD deficiency, either the RBCs do not make enough G6PD or what is produced cannot properly function. Without enough G6PD to protect them, RBCs can be damaged or destroyed. Hemolytic anemia occurs when the bone marrow (the soft, spongy part of the bone that produces new blood cells) cannot compensate for this destruction by increasing its production of RBCs.

Posted by Ruben at 3:08 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)