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Tomorrow is the day of truth, where everyone will know where they're posted. For some of us, the terms SISPEC and OCS don't even cross our minds. Perhaps it is true that from enlistment day our fates have been laid out already, it is merely a matter of walking the path. We used to re-write songs with a PES C theme, which is why many have come to see us as chao keng kia or ckk. I remember how my section used to joke about how instead of going to SISPEC, we'd all end up going to SK-PEC  to become Sai kang specialists. Now that we've passed out, the past seems to have shed new light on my future.

I still remember the words of my OC during our passing out ceremony and he said that he was proud to have led us, his first batch of PES C2 recruits. For despite being PES C2, many of us had the enthusiasm of the PES A/B recruits. We have little of actual combat training and hence most our time was spent doing saikang. But at the end of the day, it has been more than an honour to have been through all this. PES C does not have to be the slacker's path in NS, neither is it the most tediously routine one either. Coming out of BMT has taught me that what good we do, we do because we want to do it. In other words, how the rest of the 2 years becomes is not a matter of posting, but of personal choice.

Everyone has their part to play. Not every soldier will fight. But it still means that every soldier can do his best. I've decided that I won't let the rest of my 2 years go to waste. As one of our songs goes "why must we serve"; its not because of nationalistic pride, or that I love our land and my loved ones, but because I want to.

<15 hours.

This was sent out to inform the team about the business plan and the powerpoint.

Hey Everyone,

Though the Startup@Singapore Finals judging has already ended, but some of you might need the business plan and/or powerpoint presentation for some purposes. Hence, to simplify everything, the Business Plan & Powerpoint Presentation has already been uploaded. Do note that both files are STRICTLY Private & Confidential. Please do not share it with anyone else without the prior permission from the group.

To ensure the confidentiality of the Business Plan & Powerpoint Presentation, both files have been encrypted and locked. The password for both files can be found in the attached jpeg file. If you are unable to open the attachment or access it, do contact me.

Back then, we never thought of encryption and locking. >.< Things do change with time.

(Th3No0b) Im going to be the next hitler
(Th3No0b) Im going to kill all the jews and 1 clown
(RageAgainsttheAmish) why the clown
(Th3No0b) See? no one cares about the jews
(RageAgainsttheAmish) lmao

01/21 - Jimmy Stone: First of the Ten Hearts 

02/21 - Bobby Randolph: Second of the Ten Hearts

03/21 - Sein Martin: Third of the Ten Hearts

04/21 - Steve Garland: Fourth of the Ten Hearts

05/21 - Rick Albert: Fifth of the Ten Hearts

06/21 - George Rosten: Sixth of the Ten Hearts

07/21 - Billy Locane: Seventh of the Ten Hearts

08/21 - Miriam Locane: Eighth of the Ten Hearts

09/21 - William Gregory: Ninth of the Ten Hearts

10/21 - Eric Walsh: Last of the Ten Hearts

11/21 - Walter Sullivan: Assumption

12/21 - Peter Walls: Void

13/21 - Sharon Blake: Darkness

14/21 - Toby Archbolt: Gloom

15/21 - Joseph Schreiber: Despair (Giver of Wisdom)

16/21 - Cynthia Velasquez: Temptation

17/21 - Jasper Gein: Source

18/21 - Andrew DeSalvo: Watchfulness

19/21 - Richard Braintree: Chaos

20/21 - Eileen Galvin: Mother (Reborn)

21/21 - Henry Townshend: Wisdom (Receiver of Wisdom)

Mainly for Hee, who was curious about the Chaos Marines' "demon"

This popped up while reading through the C&C history this morning.

Our progression thus far could be similar to that of the development of a standard GDI base. Birth is likened to the Construction Yard, where given no experience at all, a priori knowledge dictates every player to build a powerplant before anything else takes place. Eventually we enter a basic refinement of our speech and actions typically through the ages of 3-5, something like building the refinery. Then we enter primary education, which is the barracks, where all the bread and butter infantry are produced. Eventually we go into secondary school aka the war factory. Thats where literally the big guns come out and things get harder, relatively. Also at this period, typical human development is significant because of puberty and all the rush about social awareness, emotional sensitivity and expressions, so on...Thats like the radar. Eventually you hit a crossroad of what you want to do in JC, or where to spend that 3k in a skirmish map before you begin a proper assault. Normally people put it into a tech centre or an airfield, but for the sake of this post, lets put into the supply depot. That allows you to build minelayers.

Minelayers are like the brain cells that allow for mugging. As my dad always used to tell me, every exam is some sort of a battle, the one who goes in fully prepared will win (obviously not having seen the power of an ion cannon yet XD). Anyways, mugging is like mine-laying. The more usually the better but strategic placement always helps. The goal is to lay  enough mines to blow up all incoming enemy forces (likened to tests, exams assignments etc). The effectiveness of this is measured in terms of the blast resulting in a crater.The radius of the crater is measured to see who is the best, 100 usually being the perfect radius, but depending on personality, some would settle for a 70 or others would get 80 and say they've "failed".

Problems with this are burnout. Sometimes your minelayer needs to return to the depot for a refill, but because of the deployment of mines, it gets bombed by its own mines, which is damn sad/laughable (if you are not the one). Either way this is very undesired.

The reality of this out of the school context is that while we are so caught up in laying mines for the big one, we forget that an enemy assault may be an aerial one.


( The Orca Dropship )
( The Mammoth Tank )

I still remember
How you looked that afternoon
There was only you

You said "it's just like a full moon"
Blood beats faster in our veins
We left our trousers by the canal
And our fingers, they almost touched

You should have asked me for it
I would have been brave
You should have asked me for it
How could I say no?

And our love could have soared
Over playgrounds and rooftops
Every park bench screams your name
I kept your tie

I've gone wherever you wanted

(I still remember)

And on that teachers' training day
We wrote our names on every train
Laughed at the people off to work
So monochrome and so lukewarm

And I can see our days are becoming nights
I could feel your heartbeat across the grass
We should have run
I would go with you anywhere
I should have kissed you by the water

You should have asked me for it?

And our love could have soared?

I would let you if you asked me

I still remember

This has been 1 really really long week.




All this aside, i think i have managed to clear a great load off recently. I've never really wanted to understand a person so fully that i knew him/her inside out. It'd totally take the fun out of life, i mean where's the sense of mystery and suspense? Its easier to just let somethings remain unresolved.

Peace out. Till march 26, when C&C3 comes in =D

This is probably my first post of 2007. and already so many things have already happened. I won't really be bothering to recount all the stuff, just the stuff from the past week will do.

YAWP! server. Pretty happy with what has been done, though i think it could've been improved, esp in terms of browser compatibility. Anyways, this together with the most amusing bet ever has led me to be very happy! I'm getting a proper one next weekend! Though so far its only for Cafe, I'm thinking of moving the litwing one over too, to see if its easy to port the entire thing to a different machine.

YAWP! filler item. GG indeed! Can't say it was the best but we sure did have alot of fun doing it. Shoutout to greg, hee, jack, alfred, zhang, shangda, colin, syl and all the others who have helped us in 1 way or another. In everyway, this marks the last of our filler items, so yeah, its been great working with you guys. Oh not to forget, fish who has helped us too previously!

Zoator TD. Ryan, if you are reading this, get the map from either rachael or me. Its...complicated to play. No idea how it really works and i am leaking at level 2! argh

Startup 07. We got into the semi-finals! Very proud of the team and all the effort they have put into the project. (Though i am pretty sure none of them will see this post) Jiayou guys! Things worth noting.

"Innovation & Value Proposition - Seems like there's a need."

People with ESTP preferences are interested in everything going on around them - activities, food, clothes (uhh really), people and the outdoors. ESTPs tend to be
1. practical and realistic
2. observant
3. focused on immediate experience

ESTPs make decisions by logical analysis and reasoning and can be tough when the situation calls for toughness. For the most part, however, they prefer to deal flexibly with what is, rather than making judgments. ESTPs are usually
1. analytical, rational and good problem solvers
2. straightforward and assertie

ESTPs are strong in the art of living. Others respond to their enthusiasm and good humour; they love life and immerse themselves in it. ESTPs are people of action. They dislike and avoid theory and written directions. Traditional schools can be difficult for people with these preferences, though ESTPs do well when they see the relevance and are allowed to experiment. Others view ESTPs as
1. Gregarious, fun-loving and spontaneneous
2. adventurous risk-takers
3. pragmatic trouble-shooters and problem solvers

Taken from Introduction to Type by Isabel Briggs Myers, fifth edition.
Does it sound true?

I have decided that Math was one hell of a bloody mistake. Its like the perfectly screwed DotA game. First we are up against a Faceless Void the size of a ph4t Roshan. As if it were bad, we were denied practically every creep because of wtf mode, hence perma TIME WALK and CHRONOSPHERE. As if to make it anyworse, the entire year is just a mass of spamming DAGONS. As of now, i think i am broke on marks and my level on maths is probably still 1. yes, this sucks like hell.

Hello 07a14!

Well, since we're all into doing this.

1. I'll respond with something random about you
2. I'll challenge you to try something
3. I'll pick a colour that I associate with you
4. I'll tell you something I like about you
5. I'll tell you my first/clearest memory of you
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of
7. I'll ask you something I've always wanted to ask you
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your blog

1. EITHER: Five really good titles for a porn movie OR: Five really good names for your 'little brother'. Puns must figure largely (ha ha!) in all five.
THIS IS TOUGH
a. Coming Home
b. Toy Story 3 : Woody's Revenge
c. Shaving Ryan's Private
d. The League of Extraordinary Horny Gentlemen
e. The Naked Gun

2) You have to get three tattoos. Where are they and what do they say? Yes, the tattoos must be on your own body.
On Head - Shoot me
On Rear - Shoot me, but with something else
On region slightly above the other head - Do not Shoot me

3) What is your favourite background sound?
The track from Mission Impossible 2 Soundtrack called INJECTION. The name says it all.

4) Day of Reckoning! You can say one sentence to God, and this is going to have to redeem all your misdeeds. What is it?
"Oh, So you are God..Is string theory right afterall, cos i bet my morality that it doesn't exist."

5) An analogy to describe someone you are thinking of right now. You need not name names. The analogy can be as revealing or as diabolically veiledly obscure as you like.
If i were bread, i wish you were my butter. (READ IT ANYWAY YOU LIKE)

I am leaving DotA till God knows when(cos of parents). So till then, someone please replace me for A14 DotA. I will still help out in coaching (and attempt to be nicer and not bark out so many things) and i'll still burn the CDs.

This week has just been hilarious. DotA has invaded A14, shortly after the Puzzle Fighter craze...and it has left us with 16 people interested in DotA

Guys - Boon, Fish, Ai Nan, Tristan, Ryan, Greg, Hee
Girls - Rachael, Siewch, Karen, Amanda, Lisabel, Jasmine, Veron, Helen

Holy shit, yes, more girls than guys! 1 day we will be so pwned. 1 day. Someday. Maybe. Not. But anyway, the most hilarious match of the century occured today when Amanda played against Jasmine.

me: ok, Guys! For this match, we wun say a thing!
jack, Boon, hee, greg, ryan: HAHAHA
boon: this match will be entertaining
hee: Oh My SON (or SUN, but seriously whatever)

And it sure was the most hilarious match ever, there was fingering at first, and it became double fingering after a while. Jasmine also frequently impaled amanda, either before fingering her or after. LOL. But seriously, the match was pretty good and both of them "fought" hard, and though they weren't very good, they still managed to pull through almost all the basics very well.

PS Fingering - Casting the spell Finger of Death (aka shortform fingering)
Impale - Spell called impale (no comment needed)

And so it finally arrives.
DOTA! A14 VS A15!!
Its a pity its only a 3v3, but we'll get more people to join (hopefully). But for now, lets look at the team A14 is sending, we have:
1. Boon (Roshan)
2. Fish (Scary Fish)
3. Tristan (Pudge / Bristleback)
[note: bristleback on began today because acc to someone both the person and the character he was using bore an uncanny resemblance...i wonder who XD]

This competition has seen a dormant Roshan suddenly spring to life and to revoke his claims that "I WILL QUIT DOTA!" and suddenly say "WHEN IS THE NEXT MATCH". It has also brought several other people to join the DotA family...not forgetting Greg's very interesting training sesisons too.

I think this post is long overdue, and its probably the first time i can stop staring at Adobe P/AE and start to erm, look elsewhere.

Anyways, firstly. I really wanna thank Ervin, Jeremy, Jialin and Yuelin for all the time we've spent so far these weeks. I really enjoyed working with you guys (and hopefully the same for you though i know i slack alot =P). Yeah, and well, i guess we'll defintely have many fond memories whether we get into council or not. haha but for now, [Quote boon gan "Just ZHAM"] and [Quote Yun Xiao "jiayouz"] =)

Not forgetting everyone else who has helped us along this journey. It was all that you've done that kept us going (and laughing some times).
1. Michelle - For the 1003583409580923th time, you do NOT have fat legs
2. Jack - your ending scream was damn hilarious
3. Clara/Gen/denise - a big thanks for helping with the shooting
4. Chao Han /Ming Hao / Elgina - for being in the show! =)

Secondly, we'll (hopefully) be doing a real shoot of the MTV, a serious 1 without school uniform and with a proper cast (the crushes).

yup thats about it. =)

Annual Camp for J1 students (apollo) 27-29 May
Location: UBIN

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