had an eventful week

a mixture of happiness and sadness

met up with Fenny on Thurs for prawning
initially asked Van along
but she had sth on hence left with just Fenny & I
bought 3hrs + 1hr from prev session
experienced relatively good catch-rate
caught 21 prawns in total
there's an exceptional size at abt 22cm !
it has princer like a lobster!
blue-ish and plenty of "pimples"
it put up a strong struggle before I fished it up
understood from the owner that it's fished from the river
hence the meat is extra tender and sweet
Fenny had her eyes on it eversince it's caught
eventually convinced me to have it GRILLED
we did grilled 2 average ones earlier
but this tasted almost like lobster's meat
can taste the freshness w/o much seasoning
just a pinch of salt and over charcoal grills

that's my 1st catch if I rmb correctly =)
1 each from Fenny & MyselfGRILLED fresh w/o seasoning
my "Mini Lobster" measuring 22cm!
look at it's intimating princers!
GRILLED fresh w/ pinch of salt !
sliced and shared with Fenny =)
some 20 average sized ones of 12cm plus
nicely packed into Box for freezing
freeze while semi alive to seal in it's freshness

~~~~~ the following is somehow 'emo' ~~~~~

recvd a call from my mum on Wed
she have to extend her re-entry permit
she's still a PR, not a Citizen
hence she'll require that done every 5yrs

I believe due to a recent incident
that happened at my Maternal Grandpa's funeral
that actually accelerated the situation

hence my dad refused to pass her his NRIC
for the extension purposes at ICA
I wouldn't blame him for his anger
if it's me, I would probably done the same
in a fit of anger

I became the 'negotiator' AGAIN (DAMMED!)
if I could afford to take sides
I would take my dad's side AT ALL TIMES
however, I've to remain neutral and calm
in order to handle the situation well
well, the ten commandments says
Respect Thou Parents!

intitally failed to get my dad to pass me his NRIC
however, after my mum left (thankfully)
he gave in and passed to me
I believe he understands my difficulty too

though that I know that it's wrong for me to say this
but I wished that divorce would solve this issue
it's conflicts after conflicts
eversince May 2003
however, my dad is worried over the final outcome
hence divorce haven't materialised, yet

I've to accompany my mum to extend her re-entry permits
though I hate to go with her
for she'll keep harping on past issues
wanting me to take her sides
but I've no choice
I've 2 important documents to "escort" to ICA Bldg
my dad's NRIC and Marriage Cert
if duplicates are accepted
I would had leaped at that opportunity

I'm planning a whole day of events after that
in order to prevent being asked by my mum to stay on
hopefully, I'm able to 'ignore' her at ICA
I keep my fingers crossed
that the extension is done swiftly
for once, I do hope ICA officers works efficiently

at moments I wept silenty

couldn't sleep last nigt
gave up stirring in bed

went back to work on my Anti Virus issue
it has been having problems updating
receiving numerous trojan attacks lately
I believe something has went wrong somewhere

back to the main issue of insonmia
I've started back on my course of Flaverin Tablets
I hope it'll start to fine tune my sleeping habits
at least, it might just correct what it's meant to correct
it's an Anti-Depressant afterall =)

decided to pop-by SK Polyclinic since I'm wide awake
asked for some ointments for my rashes, lips
as well as some super drowsy medication
to help me sleep well at night
hopefully that will help me to finetune my bio-clock

came home after seeing the doctor
took a quick shower and went to bed
somehow, I've managed to doze off...
woke up later at about 8pm
wash up and headed to Hg Mall Harvey Norman
I've to pick up my Washing Machine
ordered it since 2weeks back
have been busy hence pushing back collection

self-delivered to my Hg House
setting it up only on Fri
since I'll have to supervise internet connection
I wonder what's required to be done by Singtel
then again, it's FOC =P

bought KFC dinner before returning home
my initial plans for dinner was
BBQ Pork Ribs & Oyster Mee Sua
but they were sold out when I went at 9plus
I shall get the BBQ Pork Ribs tmr!
as for the Mee Sua, another time perhaps

some issues is better to remained bottled
some issues isn't
u may think it's for the better for the other party
but the hurt is greater to bear
than the truth that I longed to know

Valentine Day came and went
didn't planned for anything in advance
just took on the day just like any others

woke up at about 4pm
headed to PS to stock my TOP Locker
sales has been consistant and brisk
stock with Pooh Plushies today
sold a stitch clock as I was stocking my locker
quite pleased with the recent sales

I'm in love with the Wild Mushroom Soup
from Saybons; a french stall @ PS
they serve nice Mushroom Soup
bits of Wild Mushrooms are present
coupled with freshly grounded black peppers
it's simply GREAT !

dropped by TKA to grab some toys
targeted those Couple Mickey & Minnie
spent $8 to get the knowledge
$1 per toy to grab them thereafter
grabbed a set of 3 plus an Extra

dine with Van's Churchmates @ Sakura YCK
Jieying was present as well =)
it's a pleasant meal
though I was a little stuffed by the spread
then again, not much variety present either

left Sakura close to 10pm
headed over to AMK Hub w/ Van & JY
decided to race some rounds of Daytona
played Basketball & Namco Drums
it's a hilarious game
decided to try out Fantasia Plus II
got the Mid Size Sylvester Plush
Van & JY was SUPER DUPER NOISY !

headed to chill at Mac
from our initial plans of a drink and snack
turn out to be a 2hr chat
it's fun to think back of our CVSS days
and to wonder what our futures might bring
decided to leave before it's soon morning

on a side note
It hurt to love someone and not be loved in return
It hurt to live in the past
letting it go may be the best plans of now
It's useless to harp on the issue
I'll wish u all the best
I'll be foolish to give up the entire forest
just because of a tree

It's best to move on to the future

Deferment no longer serve it's purpose, it's initial plans
might as well, Enlist
It may do me more good

life has been eventful recently
however
laziness to pen my thoughts
hence the lack of entries

been staying up till late recently
watching late night shows on Cable
mostly are CSI, NYPD Blue, Burn Notice
occasional Looney Tunes if I'm bored
or those shows I'm watching are re-runs

attempts to sleep earlier fails
even with the medication
my body refuse to shut down
tried to sleep slightly past midnight previously
end up stirring in bed till dawn
even if I did doze off
I woke up almost in half hourly intervals
which makes me feeling worst the next day

those matters that bothers never leave
hence concluded that I should just sleep late
those days that I have appointment
I've no choice but to drag myself out of bed
and try to sleep in the day if possible

somehow waking up in the late afternoon seems better
lesser stuffs to do, lesser thoughts
been waking up close to evening recently
which isn't quite bad either
since there's nothing much to do daily
sleeping is my new found past time

I've also received my Enlistment Letter
Enlisting on 16th Mar '09
required to report to CMPB at 8am!!!
freak them! 8am?!?!
will be posted to HQ RSAF after that
HOWEVER
I'm not required to undergo BMT
neither required to stay in on 1st Day
so I'm still thankful for the above

decided to scrap my plans of deferment
since there's like no point to do so afterall
given the way things are now

recently bought my DSLR from Harvey Norman
chose Nikon D90
total sum came to $2,100
my dad paid in full for me =)
I'm quite taken aback by his decision
nonetheless, I'm thankful to him for this gift

sometimes I regret knowing stuffs in-depth
well, the truth hurts
but what can I do? that's life
a lonely day ahead

'everything's back on track'
that's what I thought
but.. it's not to be

I wonder if set-backs comes in a Bundle
or so it seems to me

got my Posting Results on 30/01
my JPSAE application was rejected
though I've not pinned high hopes on it
the disappointment are still present
all hopes aren't lost, yet
I'm accepted into my 2nd Choice for my JAE (JIE)
Higher NITEC Business Studies (Administration)
school will commence on 13th Apr

I'm thinking if I should appeal on it
my 1st choice was Events Management
under Business School as well
shall accept current posting while I ponder over it

received a call from my Dad on Mon
told me he's hospitalised for observation
due to irregularities during his ECG Threadmill test
there's not much info from him
except it's just an observation
learnt from my aunt today after her visit
that he underwent a minor surgery
the doc operate a little to check his arteries
THANK GOD it's not choked or anything abnormal !

at least
there's a silver lining to all these set-backs

I've just encashed my Toys OutPost sales for Jan
total sales was $167.20
upon deduction of next month rent + 6% commission payable
received a total of $77.20 from Shannon
the sales was up to my expectation
though I wouldn't mind if it's more =)
re-packed my locker again

here's a preview of how it's like for now

finally located a shop for my Chupa Chups Vending Machine
it belongs to my Grandma's friend family business
it's a good thing that I know her friends since young
delivered over my Machine today
with a Capacity of 336 lollipops
I hope I can generate sufficient sales at Boon Keng
we'll see when I do my fortnightly inspection