you're such a BOLONGY!
Okay I'm officially happy with my new bottle. Free from SUTD at Edvantage, it's plain white and I just painted a panda over it using acrylic. It's now hanging over my table to dry and I'm really happy about it. So now I'm not carrying the same bottle as that annoyance in class. Pictures next time.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
in retrospect, at 2:22 AM
I want my studies in order.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
in retrospect, at 11:36 PM
So yeah,
countdown to A' levels. I forgot where I got the link from, but I think I slightly recall one of the DHS teachers creating this at the start of the year. I book-marked it since then.
Yes, so by 100 days, I should have caught-up with all tutorials (or even ahead of them) and started on JC1 revision. Especially for math since I skipped most of the chapters in the CT2s.
VJC's scholarship fair today. I think other than bond-free university scholarships, the only other scholarship I'm interested in is SPRING. But I'm like SHIT INTERESTED in SPRING scholarship. Went for the dialogue session, and I stepped out real interested. Can't really pin-point exactly what it was that interested me, but OMG I'M SO GOING FOR IT. My bro told me it's real tough to get in though, but then again I checked out Brightsparks forum (woah I'm really serious, huh) people said that they got called up for the first interview with ABBB(B). 4 H2s though, so not too sure about my chances. But yeah man new motivation! EH ASK THE MUGGERS NOT INTERESTED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO SCREW OFF LAH :)
Anyway, friends, even if everything currently looks like they are going to fuck up at the end of the year, please stay strong and don't give up! we're friends and we've got your back!

Cute boy to brighten up your day! Friends don't stress k, like what we say in matches, yi fen yi fen qiang hui lai! Anyway OMG don't eat the bubble it's poisonous! Shit okay I accept him as my second future son. After the Ukulele boy boy. OMGWTF I sound like a girl fantasizing over cute kids. But too bad they really irresistible I would die for a son like this. Not literally.
People like you, Gives Me Hope.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
in retrospect, at 11:19 PM
You returned my wallet to VJC's security post on Thursday, 22nd July 2010. I felt elated, honestly. I might have only did a tiny skip of celebration when the general office called me in the morning, but that feeling lasted throughout the day. I feel really fortunate, I thank Buddha cause I've been praying throughout the taxi ride that night, the bus ride home, and my wish came true. But most of all, thank you.
I don't know if you would be reading this, but then nothing on my wallet indicates VJC, so logically I guessed you might have Googled. Then again you might not visit back again, but if in that tiny possibility you are reading this, I sincerely thank you from my heart. Your action gives me hope in society & in humanity. After-all, what the adults describe as a dog-eat-dog world might not be that bad huh? I respect you for your choice to care about the person who've lost his wallet, for the trouble to travel all the way to return it, and most importantly to remain anonymity. I guess if it was me I wouldn't choose to remain anonymous, because who doesn't like to be thanked for hard work, who likes to put in effort but not get credits for it? Of course I would like to see the smile on the owner's face, and a part would be my curiosity for everything. I guess you might not imagine your simple action to be as noble, but I over-think things and yes, it means a lot to me and I am eternally grateful.

iPod Touch is not officially at maximum capacity. I still have plenty of albums I want to put in it. If I get desperate I think I'll bring up the old iPod Nano for the mandarin songs, iPod Touch for all others. Then I'll bring both around. Maybe. Or I'll just give up on mandarin songs altogether. But no, I do like mandarin songs sometimes. I still absolutely love S.H.E and Jay Chou. Songs contain memories to me, those periods of time when I hyped over them, so some of them do remind me of specific friends, specific events, specific happy days also specific deaths, losses and regrets. So yeah that's a lot of my past in there.
I feel like I could just listen to music, lie down and relax, then I won't need to study anymore.
Bloody FML.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
in retrospect, at 1:06 AM

After tuition, peed, went home, wallet gone. Left my wallet on the urinal. I just came back home from running around Marine Parade in slippers and school uniform and it's a shag-dog-day. Losing wallet in school is so unlike losing wallet in the public huh. I've lost my wallet at least twice in school and both times kind-hearted souls returned them to the GO. Puck. I have to learn my lesson soon. One other time I left it in the public toilet, I realised after 10 minutes, dashed back and to my greatest happiness it was still lying there untouched. Why is it always the toilet? I think I get too happy after my relieve myself of the pee I forgot about it. Or maybe I sub-consciously wanted to wash my hands first so I forgot about it. Next time wallet in pocket before you pee.
Fed up with myself lah. My mum's super annoyed with me too. Cause 'keeping valuables in pocket while doing everything' is her... 3rd most-nagged line. That comes after 'family' - ranges from not quarreling with my brother to spending more time with grandma. And in 2nd place 'being careful while crossing roads, go take underpass instead'. So yeah, got nagged at home, on the cab, while walking to the police station, back at home till she went to sleep. Says I'm going to have to pay for my own renewal of the cards. Helpful Brian just told me online it's going to be $60 / $100 for IC replacement. That's $60 for a good excuse and $100 for a bad one or not putting in effort to create a good one. My police report states "lost" cause I honestly told them I lost it in the toilet. Within these days I shall try to victimize myself in a fabricated tale about "lost" wallet so I can save myself $40. I think it's $50 for EZ-link replacement. Pucking broke. So yeah I'll start with collecting money from those who owe me money from Wenxin's birthday present the last time. Desperate times, desperate measures, sorry guys. That's going to get me around $30 back. And then I'm pissed at myself, so now it's $4 each day including transport. That's $0.70 x 2 for direct bus to and fro. And $2.60 for 2 meals in school.
$4 a day policy will discontinue when my budget deficit breaks through the -$200 mark. It's currently -$249.84, with the replacement money it's going to be almost -$400. Yes puck me I'll be doing $4 a day for the rest of my life.
Anyway yeah for anyone who will be reading this because you found my wallet and Googled my name Chew Bolong, please call 96312670 and return me my wallet please! I don't care you can take the $7 I have in my wallet but please return me my identification cards, you can't do anything with them but returning them to me would save me a heck load of money. I will love you for the rest of my life! Please please please thanks! I top-up $10 for you? Kidding. I treat you to a meal lah k?
Last LAN Game.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
in retrospect, at 1:01 AM
Last LAN game of the year (till after A levels). Shit guilty today, LAN overtime and ended up on last bus at 12.15. Felt guilty like crap. Plus full day out tomorrow. I'm not sure of what to expect, for those who know what I'm talking about. Anyway oh my virgin DOTA experience. Dragon knight lol. I think I spent more than three quarters of the game re-spawning, healing at base, walking towards the combat zone, or escaping the enemy chase LOL. Yeah but anyway woah midnight bus damn shiok the bus journey took 20 mins. When it is usually 45 - 50 mins. Plan is catch up with tutorials and the CT2 topics that I didn't study (loads fr math) then at the end of next week it's full force.
[EDIT] (Cause I hate short posts) Watched Inception today, I think it's good, good thrillers always end in cliffhangers don't they? Last time when Shutter Island was out I didn't catch it and I hated it cause everyone was discussing it and I didn't know what the hell they were talking about. Somewhat like World Cup a couple of weeks ago. Sucked. But yay for Inception! Oh dinner at Marriott Hotel today was great - food's quite good. Caught up with cousins and our table was a hell lot of laughter. Atmosphere was light and everything nice.
And he said, with some finality:
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
in retrospect, at 11:04 PM
I think I can end this. I won't say I'm going to quit cause every time I say that I jinx it up and I end up having an urge to post something again. So yeah, no official goodbye, but I'll just fade off from here, slowly but surely. Till there's none of me left and none of you left and this place becomes soulless. I'm trying to be positive in everyday life, but I think I'll just lose it soon. Recently the vibe around everyone's just... a bit depressing. Some days fun, some days boring, some days sad. From this point on I think it's a down-slope of emotions, of happiness and smiling faces. Studying's inversely proportionate to happiness, afterall. I hate to see everyone sad though, so un-fun.
Guys, if you're reading this, please go off and study okay. Especially Ivan. But eh thanks in a way cause today when Gary scolded you I kind of felt it. It's not exactly motivation, but yes, a bit of a wake-up call. Cause really, in Singapore, you can't do shit without getting grades. It's time to face up to the truth, friends. Don't want to see any sad faces on your faces during A' levels result release okay. <3
I hate it that there are no places you could
go to study out on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Today was so unproductive, it hurts.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
in retrospect, at 9:04 PM
Pucking Prick.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
in retrospect, at 12:43 AM
Great week. I think this can mark the end of my playing a-fool and start to rush deep into mugging. I shall be looking for people to study with everyday after school. Cause studying at home has recently became mission even-more-impossible. A few days ago I tried to study at home but my mind's always "come on a movie won't hurt". Yesterday I ALMOST wanted to start designing a skin (which takes at least 10 hours to complete), cause I miss playing around with Photoshop and designing skins so much. Going to spam after A' levels I swear. Anyway yeah, today I came home and I saw that my bro had all his crap in the toilet, living room and such. Shit, he's back for good. He's officially a clerk. He's going to be home every single bloody night.
Yeah, L4D today with Creudor OGL guys and watching Spain win Germany at Gavin's huge house that night. I don't watch soccer but I was hoping that Germany would win (I almost did a bet) but that didn't. Bloody Paul-oct, serves him right he's going to be cooked for dinner. But aiya, quite sad leh. Germany lose then the Germans like that to him. Bit sore. They consoled themselves when Paul first ate from Spain, saying that Paul remembered the 2008 Euro Finals where Spain won. Do they even let him watch the match? Anyway, watching the match killed me the next day. Shag like hell day. Plus lots of pimples.
I realise for the past few days I've been using an increasing amount of "fuck"s. I mean, shouting. Think I shouted at least a 100 "fuck"s today in the 3 hours of L4D. Not kidding. You know what? Thinking about it, I also distinctly remember at least 5 "fuck"s on Monday playing Monopoly at Wenxin's house. Monopoly. Plus Wenxin's dad was home so they all gave me stares and "shhh"s when I accidentally let slip one. From now on, I'll say "puck" instead, I learnt this from Skins, and yes, the only vulgarity which starts with P is "prick" so yeah I'm cool like a pucking pitch, pan-ni-nah. Okay no I don't use Hokkein vulgarities they are exceptionally uncouth.
Zell-V Ah-Ma!
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
in retrospect, at 11:11 PM

I swear I saw Zell-V Ah-Ma today at Serangoon Central. Went there for lunch cause school food seriously makes me want to puke. Just one meal to remind me of the fact that... VJC has lousy food. Thanks, for contributing to my perfect first day of school. Today sucked lah, eh I miss 4E times. Oh yeah back. You know what, I didn't even feel like giving the image a border cause it's pretty ugly (HAH YES managed an oxymoron), it doesn't really deserve it. Anyway, she was buying rojak or something, flowy flowery knee-length skirt and either a white tank-top or tube. Dresses like as if she's 20something. Damn gross who's she kidding she's at least 50, her face has lots of wrinkles. I took like quite some time to manage to find her face to attach to this post. I've no idea why I thought she had a lot more wrinkles on the ad too. But upon close scrutiny... hmmm I think they made her up well. Maybe it's her true age shining out, that's why I thought she had a lot of wrinkles. But hell yeah real life I swear she has a lot. I mean, she probably depletes the amount of make-up my mum uses in a year for a day, but sorry it's not helping (too) much. Okay yeah wait now I remember I think her voice sounded damn old in the advertisement that's why!
Inevitably, I start to wonder why would a
girl sorry, ah-ma would want to do that? I mean, you're rich, okay, maybe you're single, that's justified. But it's not like you're going to hook up young blokes at clubs for a one-nighter? I mean, I don't want to think about what's under the clothes. HAHAHA. Oh shit sorry. Mature content? Anyway. You'll stick out like a sore thumb when you hang out with your bunch of tai-tai friends for high-tea. You are neither here nor there, you get it? You can't hang out with the old peeps at the community centre nor the (slightly) younger generation at (more mature) clubs like St. James or something. And for Buddha's sake, you did a Zell-V advertisement telling everyone you're 60 years old so don't try to deceive anyone else already! And you probably only got a few thousand for that? Maybe one year's supply of Zell-V? Heck, not worth it you know? I think you've already bought 5 years of Zell-V right? Oh man why am I so evil to that innocent Zell-V ah-ma?
Fun fact: I recently heard caffeine releases some bio crap in your right brain that increases your creativity! So that explains mine! HAHA just kidding.
Late nights, hell lot of durians, too little water
I think I've fallen sick.
Monday, July 05, 2010
in retrospect, at 9:31 PM
The Boat That Rocked / Pirate Radio
Sunday, July 04, 2010
in retrospect, at 12:38 AM

I think it's worth the watch, helps you appreciate music, especially in the age of digital downloads when you've thousands of 'free' tracks in your reach, you hardly remember the excitement of tearing open a fresh CD cover and savoring the tracks in their original sequence, immersing yourself in music. Honestly, in this day and age, great music gets pushed down in our recently added playlist everyday, we hardly get to appreciate them completely, huh? We start listening to new ones before we get to understand the intentions of the music and what it encompasses.
I give it a 4.5, and I really urge you to catch it (where, I don't know) since the CTs are now over and all of us deserve a short break. Sadly, the keyword here's short. Watched Toy Story 3 in 3D yesterday, which sucked. The plot and stuff were good, but watching it in 3D is just painful. Extra 4 dollars on a Friday afternoon which made my ticket $14. Actually $28 in total cause I paid for my brother in lieu of his birthday. It's just painful if you can't see without spectacles, so you have to put on the 3D glasses over your spectacles over your head. Then through the movie you gotta balance your head and spectacles in such a fashion, the loose 3D glasses won't slip off. Felt like crap. Especially when Toy Story 3 had less 3D effects than... the trailer of Cats and Dogs. Cheap 3D effects in Cats and Dogs though, they ended up looking like those pop-up story books, the cats and dogs are almost still 2D but merely raised a layer up, if you get what I mean.
351MB left in my iPod Touch. Don't wanna delete any songs. Shucks.
Squaddlewack
Thursday, July 01, 2010
in retrospect, at 2:16 AM

I realised that running, straight road, ahead in a direction, speeding, not looking back - that's actually a theme for escaping reality in Skins. And uhm, Skins' really so much deeper if you look into it, helluva themes floating around.
Okay I'm officially happy with my new bottle. Free from SUTD at Edvantage, it's plain white and I just painted a panda over it using acrylic. It's now hanging over my table to dry and I'm really happy about it. So now I'm not carrying the same bottle as that annoyance in class. Pictures next time.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
in retrospect, at 2:22 AM
I want my studies in order.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
in retrospect, at 11:36 PM
So yeah,
countdown to A' levels. I forgot where I got the link from, but I think I slightly recall one of the DHS teachers creating this at the start of the year. I book-marked it since then.
Yes, so by 100 days, I should have caught-up with all tutorials (or even ahead of them) and started on JC1 revision. Especially for math since I skipped most of the chapters in the CT2s.
VJC's scholarship fair today. I think other than bond-free university scholarships, the only other scholarship I'm interested in is SPRING. But I'm like SHIT INTERESTED in SPRING scholarship. Went for the dialogue session, and I stepped out real interested. Can't really pin-point exactly what it was that interested me, but OMG I'M SO GOING FOR IT. My bro told me it's real tough to get in though, but then again I checked out Brightsparks forum (woah I'm really serious, huh) people said that they got called up for the first interview with ABBB(B). 4 H2s though, so not too sure about my chances. But yeah man new motivation! EH ASK THE MUGGERS NOT INTERESTED IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO SCREW OFF LAH :)
Anyway, friends, even if everything currently looks like they are going to fuck up at the end of the year, please stay strong and don't give up! we're friends and we've got your back!

Cute boy to brighten up your day! Friends don't stress k, like what we say in matches, yi fen yi fen qiang hui lai! Anyway OMG don't eat the bubble it's poisonous! Shit okay I accept him as my second future son. After the Ukulele boy boy. OMGWTF I sound like a girl fantasizing over cute kids. But too bad they really irresistible I would die for a son like this. Not literally.
People like you, Gives Me Hope.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
in retrospect, at 11:19 PM
You returned my wallet to VJC's security post on Thursday, 22nd July 2010. I felt elated, honestly. I might have only did a tiny skip of celebration when the general office called me in the morning, but that feeling lasted throughout the day. I feel really fortunate, I thank Buddha cause I've been praying throughout the taxi ride that night, the bus ride home, and my wish came true. But most of all, thank you.
I don't know if you would be reading this, but then nothing on my wallet indicates VJC, so logically I guessed you might have Googled. Then again you might not visit back again, but if in that tiny possibility you are reading this, I sincerely thank you from my heart. Your action gives me hope in society & in humanity. After-all, what the adults describe as a dog-eat-dog world might not be that bad huh? I respect you for your choice to care about the person who've lost his wallet, for the trouble to travel all the way to return it, and most importantly to remain anonymity. I guess if it was me I wouldn't choose to remain anonymous, because who doesn't like to be thanked for hard work, who likes to put in effort but not get credits for it? Of course I would like to see the smile on the owner's face, and a part would be my curiosity for everything. I guess you might not imagine your simple action to be as noble, but I over-think things and yes, it means a lot to me and I am eternally grateful.

iPod Touch is not officially at maximum capacity. I still have plenty of albums I want to put in it. If I get desperate I think I'll bring up the old iPod Nano for the mandarin songs, iPod Touch for all others. Then I'll bring both around. Maybe. Or I'll just give up on mandarin songs altogether. But no, I do like mandarin songs sometimes. I still absolutely love S.H.E and Jay Chou. Songs contain memories to me, those periods of time when I hyped over them, so some of them do remind me of specific friends, specific events, specific happy days also specific deaths, losses and regrets. So yeah that's a lot of my past in there.
I feel like I could just listen to music, lie down and relax, then I won't need to study anymore.
Bloody FML.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
in retrospect, at 1:06 AM

After tuition, peed, went home, wallet gone. Left my wallet on the urinal. I just came back home from running around Marine Parade in slippers and school uniform and it's a shag-dog-day. Losing wallet in school is so unlike losing wallet in the public huh. I've lost my wallet at least twice in school and both times kind-hearted souls returned them to the GO. Puck. I have to learn my lesson soon. One other time I left it in the public toilet, I realised after 10 minutes, dashed back and to my greatest happiness it was still lying there untouched. Why is it always the toilet? I think I get too happy after my relieve myself of the pee I forgot about it. Or maybe I sub-consciously wanted to wash my hands first so I forgot about it. Next time wallet in pocket before you pee.
Fed up with myself lah. My mum's super annoyed with me too. Cause 'keeping valuables in pocket while doing everything' is her... 3rd most-nagged line. That comes after 'family' - ranges from not quarreling with my brother to spending more time with grandma. And in 2nd place 'being careful while crossing roads, go take underpass instead'. So yeah, got nagged at home, on the cab, while walking to the police station, back at home till she went to sleep. Says I'm going to have to pay for my own renewal of the cards. Helpful Brian just told me online it's going to be $60 / $100 for IC replacement. That's $60 for a good excuse and $100 for a bad one or not putting in effort to create a good one. My police report states "lost" cause I honestly told them I lost it in the toilet. Within these days I shall try to victimize myself in a fabricated tale about "lost" wallet so I can save myself $40. I think it's $50 for EZ-link replacement. Pucking broke. So yeah I'll start with collecting money from those who owe me money from Wenxin's birthday present the last time. Desperate times, desperate measures, sorry guys. That's going to get me around $30 back. And then I'm pissed at myself, so now it's $4 each day including transport. That's $0.70 x 2 for direct bus to and fro. And $2.60 for 2 meals in school.
$4 a day policy will discontinue when my budget deficit breaks through the -$200 mark. It's currently -$249.84, with the replacement money it's going to be almost -$400. Yes puck me I'll be doing $4 a day for the rest of my life.
Anyway yeah for anyone who will be reading this because you found my wallet and Googled my name Chew Bolong, please call 96312670 and return me my wallet please! I don't care you can take the $7 I have in my wallet but please return me my identification cards, you can't do anything with them but returning them to me would save me a heck load of money. I will love you for the rest of my life! Please please please thanks! I top-up $10 for you? Kidding. I treat you to a meal lah k?
Last LAN Game.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
in retrospect, at 1:01 AM
Last LAN game of the year (till after A levels). Shit guilty today, LAN overtime and ended up on last bus at 12.15. Felt guilty like crap. Plus full day out tomorrow. I'm not sure of what to expect, for those who know what I'm talking about. Anyway oh my virgin DOTA experience. Dragon knight lol. I think I spent more than three quarters of the game re-spawning, healing at base, walking towards the combat zone, or escaping the enemy chase LOL. Yeah but anyway woah midnight bus damn shiok the bus journey took 20 mins. When it is usually 45 - 50 mins. Plan is catch up with tutorials and the CT2 topics that I didn't study (loads fr math) then at the end of next week it's full force.
[EDIT] (Cause I hate short posts) Watched Inception today, I think it's good, good thrillers always end in cliffhangers don't they? Last time when Shutter Island was out I didn't catch it and I hated it cause everyone was discussing it and I didn't know what the hell they were talking about. Somewhat like World Cup a couple of weeks ago. Sucked. But yay for Inception! Oh dinner at Marriott Hotel today was great - food's quite good. Caught up with cousins and our table was a hell lot of laughter. Atmosphere was light and everything nice.
And he said, with some finality:
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
in retrospect, at 11:04 PM
I think I can end this. I won't say I'm going to quit cause every time I say that I jinx it up and I end up having an urge to post something again. So yeah, no official goodbye, but I'll just fade off from here, slowly but surely. Till there's none of me left and none of you left and this place becomes soulless. I'm trying to be positive in everyday life, but I think I'll just lose it soon. Recently the vibe around everyone's just... a bit depressing. Some days fun, some days boring, some days sad. From this point on I think it's a down-slope of emotions, of happiness and smiling faces. Studying's inversely proportionate to happiness, afterall. I hate to see everyone sad though, so un-fun.
Guys, if you're reading this, please go off and study okay. Especially Ivan. But eh thanks in a way cause today when Gary scolded you I kind of felt it. It's not exactly motivation, but yes, a bit of a wake-up call. Cause really, in Singapore, you can't do shit without getting grades. It's time to face up to the truth, friends. Don't want to see any sad faces on your faces during A' levels result release okay. <3
I hate it that there are no places you could
go to study out on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Today was so unproductive, it hurts.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
in retrospect, at 9:04 PM
Pucking Prick.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
in retrospect, at 12:43 AM
Great week. I think this can mark the end of my playing a-fool and start to rush deep into mugging. I shall be looking for people to study with everyday after school. Cause studying at home has recently became mission even-more-impossible. A few days ago I tried to study at home but my mind's always "come on a movie won't hurt". Yesterday I ALMOST wanted to start designing a skin (which takes at least 10 hours to complete), cause I miss playing around with Photoshop and designing skins so much. Going to spam after A' levels I swear. Anyway yeah, today I came home and I saw that my bro had all his crap in the toilet, living room and such. Shit, he's back for good. He's officially a clerk. He's going to be home every single bloody night.
Yeah, L4D today with Creudor OGL guys and watching Spain win Germany at Gavin's huge house that night. I don't watch soccer but I was hoping that Germany would win (I almost did a bet) but that didn't. Bloody Paul-oct, serves him right he's going to be cooked for dinner. But aiya, quite sad leh. Germany lose then the Germans like that to him. Bit sore. They consoled themselves when Paul first ate from Spain, saying that Paul remembered the 2008 Euro Finals where Spain won. Do they even let him watch the match? Anyway, watching the match killed me the next day. Shag like hell day. Plus lots of pimples.
I realise for the past few days I've been using an increasing amount of "fuck"s. I mean, shouting. Think I shouted at least a 100 "fuck"s today in the 3 hours of L4D. Not kidding. You know what? Thinking about it, I also distinctly remember at least 5 "fuck"s on Monday playing Monopoly at Wenxin's house. Monopoly. Plus Wenxin's dad was home so they all gave me stares and "shhh"s when I accidentally let slip one. From now on, I'll say "puck" instead, I learnt this from Skins, and yes, the only vulgarity which starts with P is "prick" so yeah I'm cool like a pucking pitch, pan-ni-nah. Okay no I don't use Hokkein vulgarities they are exceptionally uncouth.
Zell-V Ah-Ma!
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
in retrospect, at 11:11 PM

I swear I saw Zell-V Ah-Ma today at Serangoon Central. Went there for lunch cause school food seriously makes me want to puke. Just one meal to remind me of the fact that... VJC has lousy food. Thanks, for contributing to my perfect first day of school. Today sucked lah, eh I miss 4E times. Oh yeah back. You know what, I didn't even feel like giving the image a border cause it's pretty ugly (HAH YES managed an oxymoron), it doesn't really deserve it. Anyway, she was buying rojak or something, flowy flowery knee-length skirt and either a white tank-top or tube. Dresses like as if she's 20something. Damn gross who's she kidding she's at least 50, her face has lots of wrinkles. I took like quite some time to manage to find her face to attach to this post. I've no idea why I thought she had a lot more wrinkles on the ad too. But upon close scrutiny... hmmm I think they made her up well. Maybe it's her true age shining out, that's why I thought she had a lot of wrinkles. But hell yeah real life I swear she has a lot. I mean, she probably depletes the amount of make-up my mum uses in a year for a day, but sorry it's not helping (too) much. Okay yeah wait now I remember I think her voice sounded damn old in the advertisement that's why!
Inevitably, I start to wonder why would a
girl sorry, ah-ma would want to do that? I mean, you're rich, okay, maybe you're single, that's justified. But it's not like you're going to hook up young blokes at clubs for a one-nighter? I mean, I don't want to think about what's under the clothes. HAHAHA. Oh shit sorry. Mature content? Anyway. You'll stick out like a sore thumb when you hang out with your bunch of tai-tai friends for high-tea. You are neither here nor there, you get it? You can't hang out with the old peeps at the community centre nor the (slightly) younger generation at (more mature) clubs like St. James or something. And for Buddha's sake, you did a Zell-V advertisement telling everyone you're 60 years old so don't try to deceive anyone else already! And you probably only got a few thousand for that? Maybe one year's supply of Zell-V? Heck, not worth it you know? I think you've already bought 5 years of Zell-V right? Oh man why am I so evil to that innocent Zell-V ah-ma?
Fun fact: I recently heard caffeine releases some bio crap in your right brain that increases your creativity! So that explains mine! HAHA just kidding.
Late nights, hell lot of durians, too little water
I think I've fallen sick.
Monday, July 05, 2010
in retrospect, at 9:31 PM
The Boat That Rocked / Pirate Radio
Sunday, July 04, 2010
in retrospect, at 12:38 AM

I think it's worth the watch, helps you appreciate music, especially in the age of digital downloads when you've thousands of 'free' tracks in your reach, you hardly remember the excitement of tearing open a fresh CD cover and savoring the tracks in their original sequence, immersing yourself in music. Honestly, in this day and age, great music gets pushed down in our recently added playlist everyday, we hardly get to appreciate them completely, huh? We start listening to new ones before we get to understand the intentions of the music and what it encompasses.
I give it a 4.5, and I really urge you to catch it (where, I don't know) since the CTs are now over and all of us deserve a short break. Sadly, the keyword here's short. Watched Toy Story 3 in 3D yesterday, which sucked. The plot and stuff were good, but watching it in 3D is just painful. Extra 4 dollars on a Friday afternoon which made my ticket $14. Actually $28 in total cause I paid for my brother in lieu of his birthday. It's just painful if you can't see without spectacles, so you have to put on the 3D glasses over your spectacles over your head. Then through the movie you gotta balance your head and spectacles in such a fashion, the loose 3D glasses won't slip off. Felt like crap. Especially when Toy Story 3 had less 3D effects than... the trailer of Cats and Dogs. Cheap 3D effects in Cats and Dogs though, they ended up looking like those pop-up story books, the cats and dogs are almost still 2D but merely raised a layer up, if you get what I mean.
351MB left in my iPod Touch. Don't wanna delete any songs. Shucks.
Squaddlewack
Thursday, July 01, 2010
in retrospect, at 2:16 AM

I realised that running, straight road, ahead in a direction, speeding, not looking back - that's actually a theme for escaping reality in Skins. And uhm, Skins' really so much deeper if you look into it, helluva themes floating around.
Before you read this,
This blog is not going to be about cheery encounters, sizzling gossips or interesting current affairs.
So if you're looking for any of the above three, do 'x' this page. That was a warning - before you waste your time here.
The author of this blog is pretty much a narcissist, and most of the posts here would be constantly lamenting about tiny things in his head which wouldn't concern you, nor the world.
Instead, the further he serves his two-years compulsory bond of being born a Singaporean son - National Service - the more tiresome and self-absorbed his posts will get.
The only intended audience for the blog is the author himself, and perhaps those who care enough.
Take this as a warning, so if you're looking for entertainment, this really isn't the right place. I've warned you...
P.S. I know this blog template's absolutely narcissistic.
More About Me
Chew Bolong, Singaporean. Would have to emphasize on that point at times cause you're not exactly the first one thinking that my name's PRC.
Oh, yes, my name's a Mandarin translation. Get on with life already.
I graduated from Dunman High School, then Victoria Junior College and I'm currently spending the next year and a half of my life (brainless), in National Service.
I have interests in designing and art [note: interest doesn't mean ability], (indie rock / folk) music, nature, long walks at night and making friends - sounds like a weird combination to say but those are things I associate myself to.
I'm an
ENTP but at times an introvert. I love deep conversations with people.
I'm always in a dilemma deciding whether or not to change this description about myself, so I've decided that additional details shall be listed under.
27 Random Facts you HAVE to know about me
1. I used to suffer from insomnia cause annoying tunes would be stuck in my head or I tend to think through every event that's happened in the day, so I wouldn't be able to fall asleep. But in NS that doesn't apply anymore, cause I'm always tired. Don't think that's a good thing.
2. I like long walks alone at night, because it gives me a good opportunity to reflect, let my mind wander into deep stuff and just immerse in nature and the surroundings. That's provided the place I'm at is quiet and green. Yeah that's parks, garden, and most of Serangoon. Unfortunately, since NS, my mind's been pretty empty most of the time.
3. I told myself that by 37 years old I must have a (big) house complete with a billard table, a home-theatre system, a cosy round table and 4 armchairs in a corner of my (huge) living room, a secret hideout with natural lighting to chill and read books, a tiny bartender corner, a walk-in wardrobe and a useable kitchen amongst all other things. But my definition of future success only encompasses one thing - happiness. Yeah, it's a cliche but there must be a reason why it's a cliche right?
4. I enjoy people-watching. Behavioral science. You can actually tell a lot from that.
5. A part of my body I hate the most? My calves for sure. If you're a consistent reader of my blog I'm sure you would have heard of it already. But yeah, I'm standing at merely 165+ but I'd rather have thinner calves than be taller.
6. I (secretly) detest the Secondary 1, 2 me cause I was way too childish and immature. Not that secretive anymore, but I could have better spent that 2 years doing something else rather than doing lame things and attracting attention. I don't exactly like to mention this cause it's unglamorous, so lucky you.
7. I'm extremely afraid of cats. Like as if you don't know that already.
8. I can't take plain white bread. Nor powder formulated (warm) milk. They really make me wanna puke, cause they've that gooey feeling and they get stuck between or under your teeth. Which is disgusting. That's probably one of the reasons why I'm so short. I didn't know fresh milk existed when I was young, so I didn't drink milk for around a decade.
9. I find people who have good fashion sense and natural leadership emanating from them incredibly sexy.
10. I like girls with slightly reddish long hair and colourful sun dresses.
11. I have an inevitably heavy breathing, and it always gets worse when I start to notice it. Instead, I just reminded myself of it and am having a hard time trying to regulate my breathing right now. Plus I only breathe through my mouth. Although I've a big nose, my nostrils are probably small cause I have a blocked nose 24/7. BUT somehow when I fall asleep my body will force myself to breathe through my nose. Which is the reason why I snore in lectures. It's not even a snore actually - just heavy breathing sounds. I know I sound defensive right now. But no. True story.
12. I think the first gush of air from the air-conditioning system of a car is extremely addictive and pleasant. I'm pretty surprised some of my friends thought so too.
13. Crocs look ugly, but they smell really awesome to me. That fresh smell of sweet rubber. Everytime I walk past a Crocs outlet my heart melts a bit. No one seems to agree with me on this though.
14. The standard pen I use is a Pilot G2 0.5 ballpoint, and I write with such force on paper that Mr Ken Leong once commented on my essay: "braille?". The problem's so severe I need to use a cardboard piece (or a stack of paper of at least 5 pieces) as padding whenever I'm writing on paper. I switched to Uniball 0.38s in JC2. I am now using the Uniball to sketch as well.
15. I'm fully equipped in the skills of martial arts: junior black belt in Taekwondo as well as 6 years of Wushu. But I haven't even so much as laid a punch or slap on anyone. Okay I think I've slapped my brother a couple of times but that doesn't count cause I don't use my full force on him. One day I'd really like to try and punch someone. See if he even feel it hurts.
16. I'm guilty of judging people by a first impression (or just a quick scan). Don't everyone do?
17. Though I do say that, I find that my first 'evaluation' of someone is always pretty accurate. If I don't like someone, after time others will find it the same too.
18. I really like to whine and complain. I've been trying to tone it down recently because I realised that I feel better after I let it all out, but yet it only spreads the gloominess to my friends. I'd hate it if my friends were always whiney too, so I'll tone it down. I'll try.
19. I don't know why but I'm much more expressive online. I spill out secrets more often. I blog about things I don't even tell my close friends. So yeah, do read more when you still have the chance to. :D I suppose I'll stop blogging once I'm off the "student" label. Once I enter the workforce, when things are really so much more political and shit.
20. I've a weird habit of munching off the circumference of my burgers before I savour the centre of it. Don't laugh.
21. I have slight lisps. I wouldn't exactly call it that really, cause I refuse to admit it as a flaw, but pronouncing things with "esses" usually results in my tongue sticking out between my teeth and what comes out really sounds more like a "th". Yes, you can mock me about it for all your eternity of a boring, insipid life because I've came to terms with it. Booyah.
22. I believe that if someone isn't vain, he/she probably doesn't look good either. So yeah, come join me in being vain.
23. I'm quite a perfectionist about my companion, love and relationships, so I don't date easily.
24. I'm a huge nature lover. I want to walk Singapore's city at night with my friends. I want to camp under the stars with my friends. I want to live in the mountains without civilization. With a close friend or alone. My future half would probably have to love nature as well. Not like hiking-nature or climbing-nature, but really just the nature all around you. Even in the city.
25. My friend once said that I like to "fix broken dolls" as a boyfriend. In some ways it sounds apt, cause I think that girls with... a bit of emotional damage are deep and... more exciting to be with. I sound like I've dated before, but no, I've always been single. Evergreen, if you play that 'traffic light' game in University. Don't be weirded-out by me please.
25(ii). So yeah, if you're someone (or you know someone) who likes nature, likes long walks at night, likes folk / indie music, slightly emo / reflective at times but friendly otherwise, call me.
26. I listen to folk, alternative rock and indie music. I hate it when the artists I like gets famous and extremely mainstream. And that's not just a childish thought. It's because I think there's this special bond shared between you and the artist (and his / her music), and when it gets mainstream, the bond you had gets shared with all the other millions of people in the world, and it's no longer special. Kinda like what you'd say with relationships.
27. Finally, I fancy a good laugh everyday. My friends have given me that, and that's why I love them so much.
Not your usual Bucket-list
Yes, in order of 'want'.
1. 1 month backpacking trip to Europe / cold climate areas with a close pal (or two). The less civilization the better.
2. Is wanting something illegal illegal in itself? Yes, drugs - at least once. LSD, to be exact.
3. Making (good) friends with someone insane. I mean, mental. But I don't want to make it sound derogatory. There's something strikingly beautiful about insanity, like experiencing another dimension of some sorts.
4. The Killers' concert.
5. A folk / acoustic concert - say Iron & Wine, Bombay Bicycle Club, Inch Chua or Zee Avi.
6. Camping under the stars in the city (Padang?) and listening to acoustic sounds.
7. Experience the Glastonbury / Lollapalooza / Woodstock / Coachella festivals.
8. Bungee-jumping.
9. Scuba-diving.
10. Going for a real Broadway production.
I know - I'm weird, right?
emails: chew.bolong.2009@vjc.sg (main) / bolong02@hotmail.com (dominated by junk mail)
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