Daryl L.D.M

Sunday, December 31, 2006

arrh.. the last 4 hours left in 2006... so well.. it doesnt hurt to spend some time pondering on what the year has been already.... i dont remember the exact details of everything.. lets just say to start from january i guess... i remember my first day in 40SAR.. of how worried i was how my platoon would be.. whether i would be a good platoon commander... and my first and last 24km route march in my army life... quiet and all but it marked the beginning of my life as an armour officer..

i recall the meetings.. the sop discussions.. the coHORTS.. lolx.. been a fun time with the command team, keng yang jerry tom cpt dung and cpt vincent.. along with the zai PSs alson, desmond, choo, ben thai and of coz raju~ had its tough times.. its funny times.. in the offices.. in the bunks.. out in the field.. tredging thru mud of lck... biting the sand and dust in babina india... straining my leg standing at the back of my trusty M113.. all the small things i shared with my platoon men... thank you 40SAR!

foR whaT we aRe forced to Do.. We do a Gd joB doiNG it!

then there was courses... first was company tactics course.. 1st time working with ppl more senior than me and treated as equals.. eye opener no doubt.. had me really thinking of how to improve myself as a military leader.. then there were the fun PT sessions.. the usual antics with our syndicates.. markers and more markers... cut talc indeed! kudos to syndicate 4!!

then there was AOAC... finally some action with my armor comrades.. the fun times learning the tank... the drinking sessions... the duck fines.. the high level of learning i underwent.. if ctc opened my eyes.. aoac made me feel like a real military commander.. even now we still meet up for drinking sessions... no more NSF-NSmen-Regular grps! just NSmen-Regulars! hahaz =D

cheeRs!

aTec passEd... seCurity matters... day to day struggles... how do we survive? officers are humans too you know! then theres the strong friendship the platoon commanders and dys all share.. the time to relax together at the mess.. to complain abt all sorts of things.. to support each other when we come into the line of fire.. the teamwork between platoons between companies... the Platoon commanders of 40sAR!

oRd lO! pCs + Dys (NS)

weLl that and passed life in 2006 couldnt be possible without my old frenz.. most notably... 2S04... the class i sweated blood and tears to bring together.. but only succeeded in half.. haha so all these 2 years i was still bearing hope to bring the other half.. then i think.. i guess there are things ever the strong willed cant do.. but when i take a sigh and look back.. i still amaze myself with the frenzhip and bonds of the guys in my class.. that just meeting them amidst our busy army lives give me a heartwarming feeling.. roCk on guyS!

sTick toGether Team!!

thE othEr gRp wouLd be The canoEs! hahaZ... more often than not i find them asking me out than i doing so... makes me feel kinda guilty at times.. but the fun and whacky moments we share.. be it suaning each other or b*tching abt life... canoeing not only changed my life as a person... but also my personality... biat*h! lOlx.. jokinG man.. but these guys may not be as fit as before.. but they still know how to sprint to the finish in the race... of LIFE!

thE famiLy thAt wilL go on 4evA!

thEn theres the nV wannA give up grP.. short period of knowing each other.. but then... why cant we stop meeting up? becoz we just glue up so well! 1S10'03!! loLX... froM settlers cafe to ubIN... you'lL always a find a paRt of mE in them!! roCk on!!

bEen there donE that!

well the list goes on forever.. but wouldnt wanna bore myself out.. haha.. then theres one i learnt that i been really neglecting at times in my 2 years in the army.. my family.. my dad.. my mom... my bro... my sis-in-law.. its esp more important now that my brother has wedded and moved out.. its gonna be alot more quiet in my home... well which adds to my new year resolution!!

coMmissioning was a pRoud momEnt.. takinG thIS piCture.. was anoTher~!

yeap here it is.. 3 more hours to 2007! hahaz.. well.. i really gotta thank someone for this great 2006 that has passed.. but who do i thank? i always believed that everyone's god had a place in the heavens... theres no superior or inferior gods.. all gods who watch over me and anyone in the world should always be thanked.. my parents.. never felt so touched by them than this year.. they are the very reason why i exist~ then theres all my friends and acquaintances who touched me and my life somehow or another... not much of a resolution isit? but well it actually is.. coz all these people all form a part in me as i take my step into 2007.. for my wish is to bring joy if not happiness to all these people as much as i can and in how small a way i can.. and with that.. happy 2007 everyone!!

dEminG
wiTh thiS i wiLl move on

My mind's unweaving/ 8:14 PM

Saturday, December 30, 2006

wooT.. been a week since i blogged? haha time flies when its december manz... hmm lemme see.. well what i did for xmas.. darn.. lemme think.... oh! i was working on xmas day! oh yah oh yah... ok lemme see.. oh yah i met my bestest pals from 2S04!! wooh~~ was a simple gathering (quote ys i think).. yeah its past the age of 'outings' for us good pals man... went to swensons at CP had a good meal and long time chat.. got a piggy bank! loLX.. from kL somemore... its so ugly that its cute! hahaz.. now it takes a place next to my cpu.. blends in quite well! heheZ..

hEi reN ya gao! =D

tHe beStest comPany i caN wiSh foR in xmaS!!

ok.. now next.. what i did after xmas? oh dear... sh*T! i cant remember at all!! oh manz... ok skip skip!! on to last night~! went out with weiliang, daren, pok, li hua and me at PS makan... no photos for that one leiz.. sobZ.. but thats about to change! hEhez.. had a fun chat with lh bringing up all sorts of... WRONG topics.. lesbians ar.. balls ar.... haha lucky she dont read my blog! hahaz... later on after lh left we went to marina sq to shop at zara and bodynits...

pok had a $50 voucher that expires on 31 dec.. then he didnt wanna buy anything.. so he gave me last night.. we later went to azabu sabo for desert.. i thought i had the one in bugis so i knew more abt the jap deserts.. haha but daren's mango ice was so darn good we were all going 'hao chi hao chi!!' loLx... damn funny night man.. so armed with pok's voucher = (his xmas gift to me) i was set on getting something today otherwise it'll all be wasted...

so after work today.. i went straight to centrepoint with chih seng (my colleague) to hit bodynits! haha.. after choosing so long the guy tell me can only use the voucher for selected jeans.. so wanted to bite him! haha but i learnt to have good customer service.. i gotta be a good customer too! haha so finally chose a $83.90 jeans...

jeaNs thankS to marCus!

goLdlion shiRt thanks to daD!

soCom 2 firEteam bravO thanks to bRO!

pResenTs given thiS yeaR!

then i went to taka to get tori q for dinner at the same time check out the roadshow for the 3months contract SH line + free HP... but all the nice ones sold up so dejected i walked back to orchard mrt.. bumped into nigel and the other 2 i cant remember the name.. loLX!! oppS.. from SRJC one lar.. then i remember still got one more roadshow at lido there.. so there i went over.. and yes! they still have stock.. quickly i decided to get it before sold out.. so just nice i got it was the last set for LG S5200..

just as i was transacted with the guy some b*stard stomped in asking abt the 3 months models.. after showing him the other models he ask for the model i just took then said is out of stock then he darn angry.. ask for contact number for other roadshow but is under diff company so dont have contact number to reserve for him.. then he make a big fuss and stomp out.. lolx... i was so am chio i really hoped he noticed... lOlx.. lesson learnt = bad customer = no service = loser!! woohoo~~

my nEw hp~! Gonna Terminate my oLd numbEr soon!!

1 thing though after signing all the stuff he pass my the hp but i felt something wrong.. then ask him anything else? he say no more.. then i suddenly thought 'hey i havent paid yet have i??' haha.. he was 'oh yah!!' haha his colleagues were all saying i damn honest lorz... well i could have saved that $31 sim card charge but compared to feeling guilty cheating someone all day i rather feel the slight remorse of not saving that $31... kkz tml is NYE eve le! gonna blog my post of the year!! stay tuned!!

dEminG
iTs a greaT yeaR!!

My mind's unweaving/ 9:32 PM

Monday, December 25, 2006

hey hey.. its yet another year and yet another xmas has gone and past... things have quietened down alot for my house since my mom's frenz family moved back home.. gotta admit it feels alot less livelier and too quiet all of a sudden... though sometimes it feels funny to have 2 young kids following me ard and asking me all sorts of qns.. it sure feels fun being an elder bro =] but it also made me realise one thing was how lonely it must be for my mom and dad... since my bro moved out... and i'm always stuck on the computer.. seeing how much fun and all my parents had with them ard.. with someone to talk to and have meals with... i feel kinda guilty...

im so used to being independent and living life by myself that i nv really spared a thought to how lonely my parents might feel with my bro moved out and myself being less approachable.. i kinda see myself in the younger of the 2 kids that stayed at my house... naughty, fun but also hyperactive back when i was his age.. seeing how much fun my parents had... i made a silent resolution this year to spend more quality time with family too...

past few days too lazy to blog sia.. suddenly alot of things to say.. finally gotten the size of my suit from a bridal studio to rent it to me for my brother's wedding.. for the first time in my life i finally wore a suit that fits me.. lolx.. it really pains me to see nice clothes all the time but cant find a fit.. up till now i still cant a long sleeve shirt i like for my mc role in jan... manz....

last night i met my parents at ajitei at bugis junction.. had a great sumptous japanese meal that i feel bloated up till now.. went to G2000 and seiyu for my mom to do last min shopping.. lucky i did all my shopping since 2 weeks ago.. lolx.. passed the hush puppy sandals and pendant to my dad and mom respectively.. no presents in return but i did told them i intend to buy a hp.. and i told them to save their cash till i actually see a hp model i wanna buy... hehez.. so its a beltaed xmas gift! =]

kkz going to work soon le.. later meeting up my classmates at CP for dinner cum xmas gift xchange.. lolx.. its the usual bunch of funny guys but i have no complains~~ this year its a quiet simple xmas with my family and my best frenz!! gtg.. sEe ya!!

dEminG
haVe a mErry xmAs!!

My mind's unweaving/ 7:27 AM

Thursday, December 21, 2006

wooH~~ 4 days to xmas... 10 days to new year!! fast right?? omg.. just hastily planned a class meet up cum gift exchange.. quite interesting idea.. nv thought of it before... kinda ironic that my first xmas gift in 2 years is from my company~ loLx.. think last year i didnt receive any presents at all.. this year see my parents will get me anything not.. hahaz..

all my gifts and cards are all prepared.. hehz... also hopefully can stock up on my presents and wait till xmas day then open... not much hopes actually.. mom already so called 'bought' me this LCD monitor i am staring at right now.. loLX.. not bad lar.. met my budget of getting the essential gifts.. now left to get 1 more gift for class xchange... set budget at minimum $10.. saw one $29.90 thing quite nice... dunnoe wanna buy not.. whoever get my gift gonna be lucky man~~

hahaz.. alot to say these days but lazy to blog.. rather chat in msn.... kkz till next time~!

dEMing
laZzzZy

My mind's unweaving/ 11:11 PM

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

yeah thats what i thought as it rained all day long yesterday night till today... really spoils my mood that i just wanna stay home or just stay in office not going anywhere... even last night was pouring so heavily that me and my cab buddy cant even call a cab.. had to wait at park mall till 11.30pm till we finally got a cab... but the uncle was damn cool.. when we reached her place first the uncle drove the cab up the curb so that she can get off under shelter.. then had to make a 6 point turn out.. kudos to the driver man!

cool thing was he chatted to me about his army too.. haha.. funny guy... doing push ups as he talked abt it as he drove.. lucky by then wasnt that heavy.. could barely see in front of us as he drove along yio chu kang road.. the visibility was barely 50m out lorz.. scary...

yesterday was a tiring day maybe coz of the monday blues... felt especially tired after dinner... but one cool thing was this female customer that yelled at me about the bill and how come her subscription was so high... i was also quite pissed but i told myself to stay cool and explain to her... in the end she felt apologetic after i clarified with her and she kept apologising to me.. muhahaha.. victory!! V!

kkz go work le.. meanwhile enjoy my 2 new music videos i fell in love with... snow patrol chasing cars and welcome to the black parade by my chemical romance~~

roCk on!!

dEminG
whoLe week on afterNoon shiFt + woRking on xmAS!! oh no!

My mind's unweaving/ 9:03 AM

Sunday, December 17, 2006

phew.. it always hell when my cousins come to my place.. + today with my mom's frenz' family + my bro and sis-in-law.. lolx.. machiam a open house... first time i felt so cramp inside the luxury of my own home... the cousins just get more and more notorious.. even to the extent of a patient me have to raise my voice now and there trying not to vent my frustration as a 'elder' cousin... but they are really getting too naughty and demanding and unreasonable... just hope they grow up soon... take their first blow in their 'smooth' life... i think its what matters the most to make a man mature... sounds evil but i really hope they learn their lesson one day..

just now was watching house of flying daggers on channel u.. lolx.. the ending was totally crappy... thought was gonna have a big showdown between the clan and the government.. ended up was another 'kill each other over a pretty gal' movie.. hahaz.. but i gotta say zhang zi yi looks hot! >.< somemore so many erhmm scenes.. even the kids who watched were covering their faces with the cushion.. loLX!!!

kkZ gotta work tml... afternoon shift week again... so wont have much chance to shop or anything.. worst still its the week leading up to xmas! oh manz.. wallet or jewerelly? shoe or bag??? manz... still undecided.... gotta get it before xmas!!

meanwhile enjoy the fantastic cinematics of the new world of warcraft: burning crusade.. blood elves are darn hoT!! =D

dEminG
guEss the wholE woRld's gonnA roLL for bLood eLf whEn its out!!

My mind's unweaving/ 11:04 PM

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

aRr~~ today was another peaceful day.. reminiscent of my decadent days before i got my job.. woke up.. play game.. had a hair cut... went out with wei ling and kiat loong to orchard to do shopping... was looking for gifts for my family.. bought 2 things and still got 2 to go.. cannot say.. think they sometimes monitor my blog.. tsk tsk... did alittle 'shopping' on my own looking ard for shoes and clothes...

msg the class but had a disappointing reply only from ruishan, donghai and alvin.... pity money seems to be a hinderance for them to come out.. oh well... had a nice time looking ard... walk until my legs ache.. haha in the end didnt buy anything for myself.. but had a good walk and seeing new things... plus the time spent with my pals kl and wl~~ its just sometimes sad im always the one looking for something.. give me feeling i just make them tag along... well...

haha.. i miss this simple life manz... no worries.. just relax.. dont need to think... i realised maybe i thought too much about my job thats why it causes me to not enjoy life... materialism and gadgets always kinda make me drool.. but unlike last year i am able to control my spending better... with things like hp, speakers, comp upgrade i learn to priortize my needs and all... but still first on my agenda for now is to get a nice long sleeve shirt for my bro's wedding... did i ever mention i gonna be his master of ceremony? then maybe this sunday (my rest day) i'll go get my suit and matching pants done...

then of coz is gifts for my family and close frenz... the thing is i regard my class guys mostly as my bestest of best frenz.. but cant afford to buy a prezzy for everyone of them.. so i figured should have a gift exchange of sorts.. makes it kinda fun too... think is sometimes i spend so much on gifts.. i receive close to none myself i think its best to be more prudent =] if i dont give ya a prezzy pls forgive me.. but if you're a good fren of mine.. you'll definitely receive a xmas card at least!!

dEminG
aRrh.. a reLaxed day..

My mind's unweaving/ 8:45 PM

Saturday, December 09, 2006

arrHh.. the monotony of working for something again.. its so boring... actually i realise i didnt mention in my previous few posts that my home is being shared by 5 more ppl... its my mom's friend's family who's home is taking longer than expected to renovate... the thing is i gave up my room to stay in my parents room so their sons can stay in mine.... its kinda sian too coz cant use my com... then gotta entertain their desires on my xbox 360.. loLx.... but its fun in a sense coz its been like years since i slept in the same room as my parents.. talking and all... its almost like a chalet...

was supposed to end the renovations 2 days back i think... now gonna extend another week.. so i guess i gotta put up for another week... oh well.. its not like a big burden to me anyways.... its been almost a month since i've been eyeing an upgrade in my phone.. but just when i decided to get SE W710i as it is cheaper than SE W850i, then singtel M1 and starhub all only got promotion with W850i.... then singtel had one promotion that just ended with W850i at $99 only... damnit.. with plan of coz... but def cheaper than m1 and starhub who offers at ($268) with 2 year plan... haiz... guess i just have to wait on for a promotion... the thing i really dont understand is why only M1 is selling W710i... is it that unpopular? =\

oh well... gonna work thru the weekend.. the sucky thing i'm doing the afternoon shift... from 1230pm to 10pm... the thing is there's not much life in such a timing.. morning just wake up late... have lunch then go to work... then work till 10pm.... all quiet and sleepy... only thing can do is nightlife.. but i already mroe or less quit clubbing for good... and drinking too.... haiz... at least the 9am-6.30pm shift can do alittle shopping after work and all.... i wan my morning shift!! arrgghh...

but well at least yesterday i used my rest day to catch up on WoW.. and also to meet up with my BMT mates... haha.. had so much to talk abt that i had a bad sore throat... all those fun memories.... trenches... stupid things we did... its just pure fun manz..... i initiated the gathering so i hope it'll go on naturally after this gathering after almost 2 years yup~~

saY fiSH~~!

kkz lar.. off to work le... almost 2 weeks down.. 7 more weeks.. and im freee~~~~~

dEminG
SelF binD to thE shackLes oF a woRking lIfe~~

My mind's unweaving/ 10:41 AM

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

hmmz... these days i feel really sianz... maybe the binds of working are tiring me out again.. but well it aint that bad recently.. been having alot of nice and courteous customers.. (not forgetting the cute and funny voices i get to hear.. lolx) its fulfiling to help someone out.. but when the person is too impatient to hear me out i just feel he/she is just too dumb... ppl should just read the terms and conditions all the time b4 they buy things.. hmphz

the day before i went to shang gri la for my mom's cousin's son's wedding dinner.. haha was a rich man so the wedding was totally different frequency.. had a live band... performances by daphne koo, jack neo, professional entertainers and chinese musicians etc etc... although the line up was impressive, the food s*cked.. makes me wonder if it was this bad during prom 2 years back...

but more of what distaste is how many of the ppl invited are the father's business partners, so much so that reception feels like a business function.. where's the place of family in this wedding? haiz... the whole time i was praying for it to end quickly.. the food came so slowly that after 2hrs we only had 3 course.. >.<

this week is more of afternoon shifts so must adjust my time again.. unfortunately this week my off day and rest day are thursday and friday respectively.. well on the bright side at least its 2 continuous days.. loLx.. anyone wanna meet up? i'm dying of boredom~~

dEminG
caN you TakE iT aLl awaY???

My mind's unweaving/ 10:08 AM

Friday, December 01, 2006

with 4 days of work, and today being the first full dose of a working day.. i begin wondering is just the field of customer service or is it just the fact of committing like 8hrs of your life to a employer that makes me feel so tired and lethargic... today was a frustrating but also a fulfilling one for me... its frustrating due to my inability to help ppl although it seems so simple and still getting a scolding from them.. then theres the fulfilment of hearing an angry customer vent the anger and after giving the customer care hear a very grateful customer filled with thanks..

then theres the type that just don't like to listen to others... its unfortunate that they dont have the patience for me to offer the help.. at first i wonder was it me that screwed up.. then i thought after helping more grateful customers.. i just thought 'they dont have the patience for good service... then they shouldn't deserve then~'

but after a long day at work i went to meet the canoes.. tried to involved all of them after i realised i havent been meeting with them pretty often.. unfortunately i was feeling really tired and sleepy.. as i was queuing up at new york new york i begun feeling sensitive in the nose... not realising i was actually falling sick... damnz... met up with zhen hao, weiliang, mon, li hua and pok ming.. was alittle dead coz i wasnt feeling that good.. but it still felt nostalgic of our good times together as a team... sure hope i can get to meet up with them in full strength one day~~

met wx and alvin on the way back too.. lolx.. unfortunately really feeling alittle 'gone' le.. so didnt talk much or so i thought... guess i should just go sleep now le.. hope will feel better tml.. or it'll be another hella day at the forefront of angry customers... =]

chill~

dEminG
oR dIsabiliTy?

My mind's unweaving/ 11:54 PM