And I say, 'Tis never to be loved and lost, than having to love at all.'

In a world of complexity and mismatch, what sustains the wonderful creation of love and how much value it holds? Love, an intangible and weightless force can fill ones empty shell with the juices of joy and laughter. Yet it can encapsulate anyone to the bottomless pit of despair and pain.

Our creation was never to be single to begin with but a pair with opposite features, needs and sometimes belief. To believe it or not, love makes unification of opposite ends possible. We compromise and give up on many things such as freedom, privacy and sometimes our personal principals. We grumble and whine, yet we always end up saying, "I did all these things for you." But our inner self sometimes question, "Then who is making sacrifices for me?"

And when all things fail, we ask for a chance to change. "Just give me more time and you'll see how much I'll change for you." But have you ever asked yourself why are you remoulding yourself for someone who was a total stranger to you when you first met him/her. Maybe this is the unquestionable power of love. It erases your dignity, pride and even blinds you from reality.

Truth to be told, loves makes others jealous or to put it nicely, envious. When you see how others get in love so easily, you wonder if there's anything wrong with you. "How someone can do it yet I can't?" Is this a question of fate, destiny or maybe the time is not right yet? You decide because "only time can tell." Really?

Putting all things aside, without love, there will never be creation. Many things happen because we have the passion to make it happen. And passion comes a lot from sacrifices and love. Without the love from our parents, we will never be born and be brought up as respectable and refined people. The invention of cars, electricity, Internet will not have come true if not for the love of the inventors interests in these fields and the encouragement they received from they loved ones.

In a love relationship,we learn and experience many things. Every relationship carries different stories that we were once very committed to till kingdom comes. But in every breakup, lessons brought forth to us are always dismissed and the cycle repeat itself again. When will our love fairy tale ever come?

I know it has been a really long time since I've wrote anything on this wall. Today I had my Passing Out Parade and before that a 24 Km route march at 4 am in the morning that almost drag the living soul out of me. More to share in the next few posts.

Just before we pass out from BMT, we were asked to write our NS experiences in BMT. So this is what I wrote to keep you a little entertain.

My NS Experiences

110609. It was supposed to be my special day. Prior plans were made to celebrate my 21st birthday on an earlier day with my friends and family in a beautiful chalet near the seaside. And a letter from MINDEF like an arrow burst my dream bubble as it says “Your enlistment date is on 11-JUN-2009. Your reporting unit is TRAINING LIST BASIC MILITARY TRAINING CENTER SCHOOL 2.” Fate must be toying with me.

As I set foot on Tekong Island many thoughts and questions were running wild in my head. What should I be expecting? How should I answer to questions from my superior or the people around? What kind of people am I meeting and staying with? As more questions were left unanswered, my head was swirling and tummy was spinning like I am on a roller coaster ride. The only way to suppress the feeling was to think blankly. I wasn’t thinking. I was drifting.

Lost in a world of emptiness, I was called by many unfamiliar voices and faces. Confused, I took a step closer and reached out to their hands. The next moment, I was pulled out from my fear and endless questions. The suspicious faces became my closest buddies in BMT. Platoon 1, section 3 was my home on Tekong Island. We share many happy memories and fought through difficult times together. Our bonds were strong and I believe it will grow stronger as the time goes by.

“Tough times don’t last. Tough men do...”

As each day went by, the trainings get tougher. Sometimes I wonder how I managed to survive through those gruelling activities while combating with the unfavourable weather (the sun boils and the rain wets) on Tekong Island. From 21 strength training sessions to 10 over AGR and 60/120 runs. Range to hand grenade trainings and examinations. Plus the physically demanding field camp, SIT test which happened one after the other and urban trainings. And not forgetting SOC and IPPT training sessions and tests. Maybe it is true to say that tough times don’t last, but tough men do. But more importantly it is the decision we made that will make the difference.

If I say fear was never in my dictionary in my whole life, I must be kidding to myself. Each day in BMT, I fear for the activities that are happening the next day. Will I fall sick on the important trainings? Will I miss anything important because of my weakness or inability to participate tomorrow? I remember my first fear came during range. I was never trained to be a fighter and weapons were never a part of me. My personality was more like a saviour who uses words to reason and war was never an option unless the situation is urgent. You may say I am weak, but I fully understand what it means to be a soldier now. In times of great difficulties, we must have the courage to counter our fears and help those in need with our knowledge and ability. With the knowledge to reason and the ability to fight, we fight for a meaningful purpose and that is what a soldier must possess. I have counter most of my fears now. The fear of height during SOC and the fear of speaking in front of an audience have diminished through my training days in BMT.

As a common saying goes, “No one man can stay alive on his/her own.” I have met many great people during BMT. The times I shared with my commanders and friends are priceless and antique. I have learnt so much from my commanders and respect their role as great leaders of Singapore. My comrades, friends, buddies have helped me pass through every single day with joy and laughter. If there’s anything that I miss most in BMT, they will be the people in PEGASUS Company. Thank you all.

A very BIG BIG THANK YOU to all who have wished and remembered this special day of mine. Turning 21 fills me with endless anxiety as it marks a turning point of ones life, thinking and perceptions. Many decisions have to be made and many more responsibilities I have to take. My mind and body slowly soaking in the need to be independent and self reliance.

2 weeks of confinement at BMTC was finally over. Returning to mainland (Singapore from Tekong) was a dream many have been looking forward too. The people, food and even the infrastructures were the kind of things we miss most though at times we do take some of them for granted. 3 days break before booking in on Sunday evening was a breather that everyone needed to escape from the regimental life.

Similar to every new environment, life at BMTC is never easy yet is never too difficult to adapt. The strenuous trainings that we have to put through not only trains the body to be physically fit but also the mind to be mentally strong. Our desire to perform plays a very important part especially during trainings. If one loses the will to do anything or doesn't have a goal in mind, NS will be a mundane journey.

My 2 weeks of stay in BMTC has taught me something. And that is to never be selfish. In whatever situation we must always accomplish the task together. If a man falls and is left behind, our mission is pronounced failed.

Had a great time for the past few days.

Wed - 3 June 2009

Finally done with room painting at man's place and tasted his mum's cooking. Her dishes are always on my favourite list. But my mum is still always the best. Always love her cooking. Each have their own uniqueness. One Eurasian and the other Chinese. But for now, I can only imagine how good they taste in camp. I really hope the food at camp isn't as bad as I've heard.

Fri - 5 June 2009

Met up with FYP mates and 2 ladies. I have to come up with a group name for this. How about Polyees? Ya, this should work. So, the Polyees returned our graduation robe and had dinner at Secret Recipe over at Marina Square. Of course, there were a lot of laughter proudly contributed by Ms Lee. Our happy fruit (kai xing guo). Somehow, during and after meals, she's easily tickled and burst out in laughter as if her food has been spiked with "Haha" drugs or something. Nevertheless, you brought joy.

And a big thank you to all Polyees for the very early birthday cum farewell gifts. My first 21 birthday presents and mini celebration. Really appreciate your thoughts and well wishes. (Pictures of the gifts will be out on the day itself) Will give you guys a call when I'm out.

Sat - 6 June 2009

Received a SMS the day before to cancel all appointments for this very special day. It was a day out with my family. We had buffet dinner at Sakura over at Woodlands, located just beside Republic Poly. It was another mini birthday and farewell dinner just in case I'm not out on my birthday. Had a great time over dinner. Then we went for a visit to RP and I must say the environment is very clean and comfy. They don't have as much buildings as SP and the surrounding is really open. Maybe SP can think of having more open space or a garden and it will be the best poly to study here.

We went for a car spin round the eastern part of Singapore. Visited Seletar Air base and the roads of Sembawang and Woodlands. It's been a really long time since we all went for a car spin together. Is something we always do when we are young. My parents like to travel in cars especially my Dad. He understands the road so well, he can drive you there blindfolded. Had a great night.

Mon - 8 June 2009

The day I most look forward too. A simple "get together" dinner with SBClub friends over at? Guess? ... ... ... Secret Recipe at Marina Square. Yup, I was there last Friday. I beg the waiter and waitress knew who I was that day. Anyways, had a great time listening to their interesting conversation. So many stories. Well not many, but a story that somehow pops endless questions and link to other incidents and somehow we are ready to fly to the moon.

The oldsters had their talks and the youngsters had the time of their lives. And I was in the middle, listening to both sides and surprisingly I find them really interesting. Listening to entirely different sides and gel their stories together. Basically, confusion was the thing I find so interesting. =] Had a wonderful time though some couldn't make it. Maybe next time I'll use force rather than request. Joking.

Well, that's all for today. A chalet is supposed to happen tomorrow and you guys are invited to celebrate my birthday. But I have been called by the government to serve the country. What a pity. Nevertheless, the past few days have been well spent.

The next post will most probably be in a few weeks time. I'll enjoy myself, no worries. Looking forward to the big day though nothing much will happen. But is my 21. Legal age to do do almost anything. So, the first thing I'll do is to play you a very classic music. A music that you most probably be laughing, swearing, loving or hating me for playing it. Cheers =]

just thinking about it
makes me smile outside
and
makes me sob inside

Is hot, Hot, HOT today. Temperature reaching to a max of 33 degree Celsius. The sun rays almost killed everyone on the street today. I could feel myself getting cooked under the scorching sun. Hope the weather will be cooling for the rest of the week. At least rain a little.

Was supposed to post what happened at my friend's place yesterday, but it was kind of late (1 am) when I got home from his place. The first thing I wanted to do was to shower and sleep for the entire week. Well, not exactly the entire week but a full day or 2. You cannot imagine how difficult it was to remove the wallpapers of his room. OK, I admit I was the itchy finger to begin with the peeling, but I didn't know it will be that tiring after the whole thing. The stress and fatigue sipped in after everything was removed nicely. Maybe after reading through the steps we took to remove the wallpapers then you'll understand what we all have been through.

Steps to removing wallpaper from the wall:
1. Spray or sponge warm/hot water over the wallpaper and let it soak for a while.
2. Pick a corner to start peeling the first layer of the wallpaper which has the patterns/shapes/designs/ drawings on it. While doing so, someone of you may experience irritation as the layer tears.
3. When the first layer is removed, the wallpaper leaves its adhesive layer which glues the first layer to the wall. Here's your next mission.
4. Sponge the adhesive layer with lots of water (hot/warm) and let it soaked. Imagine you're washing the wall.
5. Now, use a scrapper and begin scrapping the adhesive off from the wall. Note: You need people with strength and a lot of patience and perseverance. Your room will be very, very messy.
6. The whole process of removing the wallpapers for the room will take approximately 12 hours plus 2 hours of cleaning time.

We begin at 12:30 pm and ended at 1 am. Surprisingly, we somehow find strength to finish it and it was quite fun along the way. You don't get to do this everyday. God knows where we got the patience and power to accomplish the task, but we just did it. Like Emmanuel always says, "...because we are strong (especially mentally) we can move mountains". And I say, "God helps those who help themselves".

Just thinking about man Dad's invitation to do the master room if he finds us doing a great job brings fear and terror. Anyways, painting begins tomorrow. Hope it will be a breeze.

I'll never have wallpaper in my house.

Right now, I feel like sleeping for the entire week. Though tired and knowing the weather is so damn HOT, I went to gym. Almost wanted to sleep on the bench. I was hoping that I don't fall into sleep-exercising. Enjoyed the air condition anyways.

I can't believe what I've been doing for the entire day. I was "facebooking", putting up pictures taken during my stay in SP for the past 3 years.

"I don't go to facebook".

That was the kind of remark I give to people when they asked if I've seen the pictures or friends on Facebook. Yet here I am happily putting all the pictures, as if I am designing a picture book. Along the way, some of you got carried away by my "facebooking" and did the same thing too. It was funny to see so many photos being put up and tag.

I have 6 albums now and they each tell a very unique story. Looking back at what I've done, I must say I have made really good friends and met great lectures along the way. Really happy to have met all of them and will always remember the effort they've put in to make 3 years of poly life so bearable.

2 more albums are still missing and they are my JC friends who I met during my first 3 months in SRJC and my best of the best friends from Drama Club in secondary school. I'll try to get pictures with them and put them up on Facebook before I enter martial arts school. I am addicted to Facebook.

Luckily, I had to attend dinner at my big aunt's place to get me away from Facebook. It was a simple buffet with our close relatives to celebrate Father's Day in advance. Nothing much to say, but I can share with you one thing. My big uncle's relatives (his brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles and aunts) are real hardcore drinkers. They finished 4 bottles of expensive wine with beer and champagne and they are still going for more. Please kids, drinking is bad for health and it gives you beer belly. Abstain from heavy drinking as much as possible =].

Planning for a mass outing is really difficult. Accommodation is really a tough thing to do. But I enjoy every moment of it. Just thinking of getting everyone together for a meal keeps me motivated. I'll persevere. Jia you!

And I say, 'Tis never to be loved and lost, than having to love at all.'

In a world of complexity and mismatch, what sustains the wonderful creation of love and how much value it holds? Love, an intangible and weightless force can fill ones empty shell with the juices of joy and laughter. Yet it can encapsulate anyone to the bottomless pit of despair and pain.

Our creation was never to be single to begin with but a pair with opposite features, needs and sometimes belief. To believe it or not, love makes unification of opposite ends possible. We compromise and give up on many things such as freedom, privacy and sometimes our personal principals. We grumble and whine, yet we always end up saying, "I did all these things for you." But our inner self sometimes question, "Then who is making sacrifices for me?"

And when all things fail, we ask for a chance to change. "Just give me more time and you'll see how much I'll change for you." But have you ever asked yourself why are you remoulding yourself for someone who was a total stranger to you when you first met him/her. Maybe this is the unquestionable power of love. It erases your dignity, pride and even blinds you from reality.

Truth to be told, loves makes others jealous or to put it nicely, envious. When you see how others get in love so easily, you wonder if there's anything wrong with you. "How someone can do it yet I can't?" Is this a question of fate, destiny or maybe the time is not right yet? You decide because "only time can tell." Really?

Putting all things aside, without love, there will never be creation. Many things happen because we have the passion to make it happen. And passion comes a lot from sacrifices and love. Without the love from our parents, we will never be born and be brought up as respectable and refined people. The invention of cars, electricity, Internet will not have come true if not for the love of the inventors interests in these fields and the encouragement they received from they loved ones.

In a love relationship,we learn and experience many things. Every relationship carries different stories that we were once very committed to till kingdom comes. But in every breakup, lessons brought forth to us are always dismissed and the cycle repeat itself again. When will our love fairy tale ever come?

I know it has been a really long time since I've wrote anything on this wall. Today I had my Passing Out Parade and before that a 24 Km route march at 4 am in the morning that almost drag the living soul out of me. More to share in the next few posts.

Just before we pass out from BMT, we were asked to write our NS experiences in BMT. So this is what I wrote to keep you a little entertain.

My NS Experiences

110609. It was supposed to be my special day. Prior plans were made to celebrate my 21st birthday on an earlier day with my friends and family in a beautiful chalet near the seaside. And a letter from MINDEF like an arrow burst my dream bubble as it says “Your enlistment date is on 11-JUN-2009. Your reporting unit is TRAINING LIST BASIC MILITARY TRAINING CENTER SCHOOL 2.” Fate must be toying with me.

As I set foot on Tekong Island many thoughts and questions were running wild in my head. What should I be expecting? How should I answer to questions from my superior or the people around? What kind of people am I meeting and staying with? As more questions were left unanswered, my head was swirling and tummy was spinning like I am on a roller coaster ride. The only way to suppress the feeling was to think blankly. I wasn’t thinking. I was drifting.

Lost in a world of emptiness, I was called by many unfamiliar voices and faces. Confused, I took a step closer and reached out to their hands. The next moment, I was pulled out from my fear and endless questions. The suspicious faces became my closest buddies in BMT. Platoon 1, section 3 was my home on Tekong Island. We share many happy memories and fought through difficult times together. Our bonds were strong and I believe it will grow stronger as the time goes by.

“Tough times don’t last. Tough men do...”

As each day went by, the trainings get tougher. Sometimes I wonder how I managed to survive through those gruelling activities while combating with the unfavourable weather (the sun boils and the rain wets) on Tekong Island. From 21 strength training sessions to 10 over AGR and 60/120 runs. Range to hand grenade trainings and examinations. Plus the physically demanding field camp, SIT test which happened one after the other and urban trainings. And not forgetting SOC and IPPT training sessions and tests. Maybe it is true to say that tough times don’t last, but tough men do. But more importantly it is the decision we made that will make the difference.

If I say fear was never in my dictionary in my whole life, I must be kidding to myself. Each day in BMT, I fear for the activities that are happening the next day. Will I fall sick on the important trainings? Will I miss anything important because of my weakness or inability to participate tomorrow? I remember my first fear came during range. I was never trained to be a fighter and weapons were never a part of me. My personality was more like a saviour who uses words to reason and war was never an option unless the situation is urgent. You may say I am weak, but I fully understand what it means to be a soldier now. In times of great difficulties, we must have the courage to counter our fears and help those in need with our knowledge and ability. With the knowledge to reason and the ability to fight, we fight for a meaningful purpose and that is what a soldier must possess. I have counter most of my fears now. The fear of height during SOC and the fear of speaking in front of an audience have diminished through my training days in BMT.

As a common saying goes, “No one man can stay alive on his/her own.” I have met many great people during BMT. The times I shared with my commanders and friends are priceless and antique. I have learnt so much from my commanders and respect their role as great leaders of Singapore. My comrades, friends, buddies have helped me pass through every single day with joy and laughter. If there’s anything that I miss most in BMT, they will be the people in PEGASUS Company. Thank you all.

A very BIG BIG THANK YOU to all who have wished and remembered this special day of mine. Turning 21 fills me with endless anxiety as it marks a turning point of ones life, thinking and perceptions. Many decisions have to be made and many more responsibilities I have to take. My mind and body slowly soaking in the need to be independent and self reliance.

2 weeks of confinement at BMTC was finally over. Returning to mainland (Singapore from Tekong) was a dream many have been looking forward too. The people, food and even the infrastructures were the kind of things we miss most though at times we do take some of them for granted. 3 days break before booking in on Sunday evening was a breather that everyone needed to escape from the regimental life.

Similar to every new environment, life at BMTC is never easy yet is never too difficult to adapt. The strenuous trainings that we have to put through not only trains the body to be physically fit but also the mind to be mentally strong. Our desire to perform plays a very important part especially during trainings. If one loses the will to do anything or doesn't have a goal in mind, NS will be a mundane journey.

My 2 weeks of stay in BMTC has taught me something. And that is to never be selfish. In whatever situation we must always accomplish the task together. If a man falls and is left behind, our mission is pronounced failed.

Had a great time for the past few days.

Wed - 3 June 2009

Finally done with room painting at man's place and tasted his mum's cooking. Her dishes are always on my favourite list. But my mum is still always the best. Always love her cooking. Each have their own uniqueness. One Eurasian and the other Chinese. But for now, I can only imagine how good they taste in camp. I really hope the food at camp isn't as bad as I've heard.

Fri - 5 June 2009

Met up with FYP mates and 2 ladies. I have to come up with a group name for this. How about Polyees? Ya, this should work. So, the Polyees returned our graduation robe and had dinner at Secret Recipe over at Marina Square. Of course, there were a lot of laughter proudly contributed by Ms Lee. Our happy fruit (kai xing guo). Somehow, during and after meals, she's easily tickled and burst out in laughter as if her food has been spiked with "Haha" drugs or something. Nevertheless, you brought joy.

And a big thank you to all Polyees for the very early birthday cum farewell gifts. My first 21 birthday presents and mini celebration. Really appreciate your thoughts and well wishes. (Pictures of the gifts will be out on the day itself) Will give you guys a call when I'm out.

Sat - 6 June 2009

Received a SMS the day before to cancel all appointments for this very special day. It was a day out with my family. We had buffet dinner at Sakura over at Woodlands, located just beside Republic Poly. It was another mini birthday and farewell dinner just in case I'm not out on my birthday. Had a great time over dinner. Then we went for a visit to RP and I must say the environment is very clean and comfy. They don't have as much buildings as SP and the surrounding is really open. Maybe SP can think of having more open space or a garden and it will be the best poly to study here.

We went for a car spin round the eastern part of Singapore. Visited Seletar Air base and the roads of Sembawang and Woodlands. It's been a really long time since we all went for a car spin together. Is something we always do when we are young. My parents like to travel in cars especially my Dad. He understands the road so well, he can drive you there blindfolded. Had a great night.

Mon - 8 June 2009

The day I most look forward too. A simple "get together" dinner with SBClub friends over at? Guess? ... ... ... Secret Recipe at Marina Square. Yup, I was there last Friday. I beg the waiter and waitress knew who I was that day. Anyways, had a great time listening to their interesting conversation. So many stories. Well not many, but a story that somehow pops endless questions and link to other incidents and somehow we are ready to fly to the moon.

The oldsters had their talks and the youngsters had the time of their lives. And I was in the middle, listening to both sides and surprisingly I find them really interesting. Listening to entirely different sides and gel their stories together. Basically, confusion was the thing I find so interesting. =] Had a wonderful time though some couldn't make it. Maybe next time I'll use force rather than request. Joking.

Well, that's all for today. A chalet is supposed to happen tomorrow and you guys are invited to celebrate my birthday. But I have been called by the government to serve the country. What a pity. Nevertheless, the past few days have been well spent.

The next post will most probably be in a few weeks time. I'll enjoy myself, no worries. Looking forward to the big day though nothing much will happen. But is my 21. Legal age to do do almost anything. So, the first thing I'll do is to play you a very classic music. A music that you most probably be laughing, swearing, loving or hating me for playing it. Cheers =]

just thinking about it
makes me smile outside
and
makes me sob inside

Is hot, Hot, HOT today. Temperature reaching to a max of 33 degree Celsius. The sun rays almost killed everyone on the street today. I could feel myself getting cooked under the scorching sun. Hope the weather will be cooling for the rest of the week. At least rain a little.

Was supposed to post what happened at my friend's place yesterday, but it was kind of late (1 am) when I got home from his place. The first thing I wanted to do was to shower and sleep for the entire week. Well, not exactly the entire week but a full day or 2. You cannot imagine how difficult it was to remove the wallpapers of his room. OK, I admit I was the itchy finger to begin with the peeling, but I didn't know it will be that tiring after the whole thing. The stress and fatigue sipped in after everything was removed nicely. Maybe after reading through the steps we took to remove the wallpapers then you'll understand what we all have been through.

Steps to removing wallpaper from the wall:
1. Spray or sponge warm/hot water over the wallpaper and let it soak for a while.
2. Pick a corner to start peeling the first layer of the wallpaper which has the patterns/shapes/designs/ drawings on it. While doing so, someone of you may experience irritation as the layer tears.
3. When the first layer is removed, the wallpaper leaves its adhesive layer which glues the first layer to the wall. Here's your next mission.
4. Sponge the adhesive layer with lots of water (hot/warm) and let it soaked. Imagine you're washing the wall.
5. Now, use a scrapper and begin scrapping the adhesive off from the wall. Note: You need people with strength and a lot of patience and perseverance. Your room will be very, very messy.
6. The whole process of removing the wallpapers for the room will take approximately 12 hours plus 2 hours of cleaning time.

We begin at 12:30 pm and ended at 1 am. Surprisingly, we somehow find strength to finish it and it was quite fun along the way. You don't get to do this everyday. God knows where we got the patience and power to accomplish the task, but we just did it. Like Emmanuel always says, "...because we are strong (especially mentally) we can move mountains". And I say, "God helps those who help themselves".

Just thinking about man Dad's invitation to do the master room if he finds us doing a great job brings fear and terror. Anyways, painting begins tomorrow. Hope it will be a breeze.

I'll never have wallpaper in my house.

Right now, I feel like sleeping for the entire week. Though tired and knowing the weather is so damn HOT, I went to gym. Almost wanted to sleep on the bench. I was hoping that I don't fall into sleep-exercising. Enjoyed the air condition anyways.

I can't believe what I've been doing for the entire day. I was "facebooking", putting up pictures taken during my stay in SP for the past 3 years.

"I don't go to facebook".

That was the kind of remark I give to people when they asked if I've seen the pictures or friends on Facebook. Yet here I am happily putting all the pictures, as if I am designing a picture book. Along the way, some of you got carried away by my "facebooking" and did the same thing too. It was funny to see so many photos being put up and tag.

I have 6 albums now and they each tell a very unique story. Looking back at what I've done, I must say I have made really good friends and met great lectures along the way. Really happy to have met all of them and will always remember the effort they've put in to make 3 years of poly life so bearable.

2 more albums are still missing and they are my JC friends who I met during my first 3 months in SRJC and my best of the best friends from Drama Club in secondary school. I'll try to get pictures with them and put them up on Facebook before I enter martial arts school. I am addicted to Facebook.

Luckily, I had to attend dinner at my big aunt's place to get me away from Facebook. It was a simple buffet with our close relatives to celebrate Father's Day in advance. Nothing much to say, but I can share with you one thing. My big uncle's relatives (his brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles and aunts) are real hardcore drinkers. They finished 4 bottles of expensive wine with beer and champagne and they are still going for more. Please kids, drinking is bad for health and it gives you beer belly. Abstain from heavy drinking as much as possible =].

Planning for a mass outing is really difficult. Accommodation is really a tough thing to do. But I enjoy every moment of it. Just thinking of getting everyone together for a meal keeps me motivated. I'll persevere. Jia you!