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I am Lip s!!!

Lips (Kevin Chia) is a personal trainer, but he could not reject the school's oversea attachment program. Somehow, his idea of the work environment is not as rosy as he thinks. He was "promised" to go to a hotel initially, but he was posted to the resort in the end.

*Hotel has in-house gym and access to meat where he can still eat and train.

The resort was located in a very deserted village where a lot of Guilin-ian have not even hear of this place. Over there, there is no gym! no meat! no clique! no entertainment!

As a hardgainer, he lost all his muscle due to the fact that he lacks resistance training and good food. His girlf is far away back in Singapore. His clique are all busy. It doesn't help when his girf and him argued over nothing recently.

*meat's serving size of at least 1 portion/meal

Now still stuck in China for another 35 days, Lips must battle to keep his sanity! He is in his room 24/7 except for lunch and dinner. I think he is a little bit crazy recently. He started talking to the dogs! WTF

His daily activity currently...

• Wake up at 10am
• Lunch at 12pm
• Dinner at 530pm
• Sleep at 1am

During time in between these 4 important timings, he will pass time by

• watching movies (now left 2 movies liao!! SIAO LIAO)
• playing winning eleven
• eat
• eat
• eat
• nap
• MSN
• Forums

Nevertheless, he has these tasks before his return.

1. Periodic report
   
2. Final report
3. Plan first date with girlf after her exam
4. Do PT homework
5. Plan ideas for his car
6. MAINTAIN HIS SANITY!!!!

Everyone, please wish Lips luck.

Godspeed!

If you are reading this and are missing me, leave a comment. It will make me feel better. :(

Get your own perspective from various sources.

A newspaper is a written publication news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint.

I need to emphasize that writing is definitely not easy because of simple grammar or punctuation error that I always commit. Just look out right grammar/punctuation is important.

Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior.
You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy - will you let me be yours?

Gloria

Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior.
You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?

Yours,

Gloria

Other than this, the ability to express and bringing the reader into my perspective/idea is also important. With this point, I wish to tell my younger friends and readers that you have to read the same piece of article from various source and come up with your own perspective. Newspaper in a certain country is controlled by the government and they have the right to censor/edit. Hence, they can give you a very slanted view to support a certain view.

Here's just 1 letter to straits times forum which has been edited to give a total different view.

The published letter

18 Dec 2007
Straits Times Print Forum

Pay rise for top civil servants timely

I read with great relief the article about ministers and top civil servants getting a 4 - 21 per cent pay rise next month (ST, Dec 14).

We can now be assured that only the most competent people will serve the country. With the rise in their remuneration, we have secured their steadfast service, as well as their continued fervour and dedication to fight for our cause. It could not be more timely. When inflation is soaring and some Singaporeans 'can barely stay afloat' (The Sunday Times, Dec 2), we need, more than ever, the best possible team of civil servants to lead us through the difficulties.

We cannot afford to lose them to the private sector, and have to retain them at all costs. This is especially so as these senior civil servants have been in the public sector for so long that they are likely to seek fresh experience in the private sector.

With the festive season coming, I hope that they will not forget to share the joy of receiving with the less fortunate. Therefore, I appeal to them to follow Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's lead in giving to the poor and spreading the blessings.

Agung Santoso Ongko

From this letter, the writer is SUPPORTING pay rise right? Just look at the original letter that he wrote.

The original letter

"I read with great relief the ST article “Ministers, top civil servants to get 4% to 21% pay rise in Jan” published on 13 December 2007. We can now rest doubly assured that only the most competent people will serve the country. With the rise in their remuneration, we have successfully secured their most steadfast service, as well as their continued fervour and dedication in fighting for our cause. Certainly, it cannot be timelier. At this point, when inflation is soaring and some Singaporeans “can barely stay afloat” (The Sunday Times 02 December 2007), we are in dire need, more than ever, for the best possible team of civil servants to lead us through all these difficulties. We cannot afford to lose them to the private sector, and have to fight to retain them at all costs. This is especially so, as these senior civil servants have been dwelling in the public sector for such a long time that they are more likely indeed to seek a fresh experience in the private sector.

With the festive season coming, though, I sincerely hope that they will not forget to share the joy of receiving with the less fortunate in our midst, for the total annual increment that every senior civil servant is set to receive can actually support approximately 1,000 other Singaporeans. Therefore, I appeal to our senior civil servants to follow PM Lee's lead in giving back to the poor and spreading the blessings. What that increase means to you means infinitely more to them."

If it has not become apparent to you by now, I had meant this piece to be satirical. And I admit that I may have failed miserably. I admit that it may be my own incompetent, ambiguous writing that has resulted in the gross misunderstanding. It is indeed possible that my vagueness has led to the editors misreading my intentions and viewing all the hyperboles and superlatives as redundant emphasis on my support for the pay rise. I shall, however, leave it to you readers to decide for yourself.

I hope I have made my position clear, though: that I am strongly opposed to the unwise timing of the ministerial pay rise, and that if it happens anyway, I call for those benefiting from it to share with those among us who live on $290 a month, and are saving every single cent just to continue surviving.

- Agung Santoso Ongko

Conclusion
Read all news with a pinch of salt. Find out the real thing and come up with your own perspective thinking. Just do not trust ALL news.

Source

ps: So if you read this, next time we discuss about politics in Singapore, just don't tell me all those craps which I had been listening la.
"XXX is the best"
"They gone AWOL!"?
"Economy is good!"
"Pay rise is necessary!"

disclaimer: if this blog entry is not suitable, please contact me to take it down.

slacking is good? it will be good for a few days, or weeks at most..

we are so sick of slacking....

me: What did you all do in the room today?
pearleen: everytime you ask this, everytime we give the same answer
me: oh is it?

We are basically doing nothing everyday.

Just 2 stupid things about Denise and I.

Denise
her atm card was blocked because she input the wrong PIN 3 times.
the number of our local atm is 1,2,3 and 0 at the bottom right?
over at that atm, it's 123 at the bottom, 789 at the top.
she remembered her PIN through a keying sequence and she doesnt even know her own PIN.
She needs a HP to get her PIN right.
Oh mine!!

Me
possibly more "oh mine"!

We are at this hotel room at yang shuo. We are going out for a walk when i said "eh, the door cannot be locked?"
I tried locking with the key but it seems that the key unlock the door in both directions. (clockwise and anti-clockwise)

They: huh? yours also? we also cannot lock leh.
me: cannot la, like that how?
they: HAHAHA, LOCK FROM INSIDE LA

Oh mine by kevin.

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We are waiting for pearleen to do something really stupid. Dont just let me catch you hor P!

Transportation woes in Singapore

I always complain about driving is expensive in Singapore. It is definitely much more expensive than public transport, but I still prefer to get stuck in a traffic jam (wasting time) than waiting for public transport. This entry may be a very long one but I'll make it better with headings.

Why I choose car over public transport (Summary)

• When I’m stuck in a jam, I can still relax in my car, listening to music etc. I do not have to squeeze with people like a sardine in a bus/train.
  
• I can live with inconsiderate drivers – with a few years of driving experience, I just know how to keep a distance away from these drivers.
  
• I cannot live with inconsiderate public transport users – just 1 main factor: personal hygiene. Some people just smell.
  
• Paying a few hundred more monthly is still affordable at my level; I am a happy car driver.

Public transport in Singapore

The main focus of the ministry is to bring about efficient and cost-effective transportation to enhance our economic competitiveness and quality of life.
It strives to make Singapore an international civil aviation and maritime centre for the region.

New Transport Minister PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rachel Chan
Tuesday, 26 December 2006

Singapore's transport system underwent changes at every level this year, with increases in bus, MRT and taxi fares, to a new Transport Minister - Mr Raymond Lim. He plans to draw up a blueprint for improvement for public transport. A new set of bus service standards, which has been drawn up based on commuters' expectations, will see buses arrive on time, be less crowded and travel faster. In the aviation industry, Changi Aiport is expected to sustain its status as the region's hub.

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I have doubts over their mission statement. If they want to bring good services to us, will they have price hike to achieve "maximum profit"?

Why are there so many cars now?

• COE/ERP doesn't work well as proven. If COE is still very expensive like over $30k, I will think there will be much lesser cars in Singapore.
• To get a car in the past, you need at least 30% downpayment. With $0 driveaway & 10 years 100% loan now, you can see just too many cars.
• Just blame it on the poor public transportation!
• Over-population? Our population is about 4m currently & we are aiming for 6.5m! Just wait and see how crowded everywhere will be in another few years.
  

Look at the public transportation in HK.

this time in HK, its more crowded then last yr but I had no problem travelling ard on Xmas eve and on Xmas day itself

1: 24th Dec went to ocean park.. by 6pm the bus queue i think almost 300M long... but it took only 15 mins of few double deck buses (no standing) to clear myself at the end of the queue out. Was so amazed with the buese respond to a situation like that.

2: taken more then 10 MTR trips... and probably 9 out of 10 times I was spared a seat as I am with my 2 years old kid. In SIngapore I considered lucky if i get 1 out of 10 times of such courtesy.

3: Xmas eve so went dinner.. then by 11pm want to go back and the taxi (with service available) are everywhere. Picture here:


4: all the buese here (at least Citybus) has this LED to tell u the next stop... extreamly useful for those unfamiliar with the place they going. I think spore only few SMRT buses has this rite??


5: buses here also very on time. never late, but also never early. and the network here is very good.. almost everywhere i can take bus/mini bus when MTR is not accessing those places.

Not to say the grass is greeener on the other side, but my 6th day here is good enough for me to conclude the above, esp i took a lot of public transport over these last few days. 4 more days to go and i am glad with what i seen so far.

ONLY PROBLEM: MTR and buses here not as cheap as singapore.

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You see, I am just like any other typical human. If I can get around in Singapore comfortably in a bus/train, why the heck will I want a car?

I just want to have a seat during my journey.
I just don't want to spend 30-60minutes to wait for a bus.
I just don't want to squeeze with so many people.

If our public transport becomes...

1. at most 10 minutes of waiting times
2. bring you from point A to point B is shortest possible time. (20 minute as claimed by someone - driving in Singapore)
3. a comfortable journey

I will gladly sell my car and hop onto any bus.

A summary of why are there so much problems.

1. self centered Singaporeans (including me)
2. money orientated organizations
   
3. over-population

My wish list (Which is impossible la)

1. Another expressway built above current CTE - CTE2?
2. Lesser people? (Yes, you can tell me to move. Sure i will when i earn enough)
3. A more social gracious society (boy, this one will be hard!)
4. More purchasing power! (Either control inflation or raise income)

But i know i am dreaming.. at least i hope that my future will be bright enough.
Doing things what i love and earning enough for retirement to maintain my lifestyle.