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Your label is the Nice girl/guy. You tend to care
for others over yourself. However, many people
appreciate your caring side and would rather
stick by you than hurt you. But, there is a
downside. Some tend to abuse your kindness and
take advantage of you. You always try to see
the good in everyone and try not to hate.
Also, you have sharp insight and a great
personality. Calm, serene, and understanding,
you make a worthy friend and a valuble ally to
people in need. Don't change your sweet
nature, your constant being-there can save a
life.

I suggest your go into a field that
centers around working with others such as a
doctor, baby-sitter, psychologist, lifeguard,
or Teacher. If none of these occupations
interest you, it is okay then. I am sure that
there are plenty of oppertunities out there for
you.

What type of teenager are you?

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Bah! mY COMPUTER SUX AND SO DOES MY TAGBOARD! oops caps was on. Oh well.....

Let see how was my week? Okay i guess. My birthday was thoroughly ruined by my work, office stuff and vehicle responsibility. Thank God, my superiors are understanding so i managed to pop out for a while to buy some stuff and go home. The week in general was hectic with lots of work and training to be done. I really must thank little Wei Jie for being there for the company. He may not be a good commander but he is one super admin spec. At least i can leave the admin work to him while i train. A peace of mind i crucial to a good training.

For all those who visit my site, pls tag on the board. It juz was reinstated!

Thanks!

Finally time for me to do my weekly update of my blog. This week is a week of learning and change. Much of the things that happened and so much to type into my blog. A brief but accurate summary of the week.

Sunday: Went to camp, took over the office and mainly sat in my little cubicle waiting for phone calls and bringing the 'little children for their meals'. Slack but still my whole weekend was burnt. Finished reading The Poet by Michael C, City of Bones by Michael C and Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell. Too much time in the the office.

Monday: Nothing much happened except maybe i could not go for nights off due to the briefings. Relatively slack day. Learnt the art of patience and that everyone is equal juz that you cant always see the big picture.

Tuesday: Commander's Training. Dreaded but fun, yet scary. It is a very dangerous and ominous thing to have in the training program. It is like training with people you call superiors doing the things you expect the your subordinates to do. Fun though. The whole night was wasted becasue our superiors failed to coordinate their orders so left myself and jakson alone in the office without any orders. Lesson of the day: No one is perfect so dun expect all your plans to go smoothly.

Wednesday: Briefing, briefing briefing. All for the Thursday's live firing. Was Fun though but stressful especially when the vehicle indents screwed up and your CSM is screamin at you for things get done. Well it was a good day. Bought some food for the next day. Lesson of the day: do you prep early.

Thursday: Woke up and there was CSM screaming at everyone and everything. I managed to get everything working but it was a tad late so things got delayed and really not good. Once we reached there it was smooth sailing. Going everywhere in a rover. Playing with the communications. Chatting with the signaller about life and stuff. CSM was very good at teaching stuff. Learnt a lot. Lesson of the day: Everyone is smarter than you juz that you may not see it. Slept at 0440hrs.

Friday: Woke up at 5 am. Booked out and went home. Tired........ Slept till 10+ and had lunch. Played Golf and then went home to sleep again. Lesson of the day? Sleeping a lot does not make you more energetic.

Saturday: Woke up @0630hrs for breakfast and prep myself for soccer and my blood test. Went to the clinic at Outram for the test. The lab techs were super professional. Surprisingly not much time wasted. My blood must flow too freely. Went for soccer with my frens. Chris and Jon Dave were exceptional on the pitch so was our new fren Bing Jie though he could play more street soccer because his shots went wide and long. I guess i would too if i was a field player. I need to learn how to play proper soccer and not juz tackling. Had lunch in NYP. Food was cheap but choices were few. Mainly because it was 1pm. Went to Chris's house to play games. Ended up staying out till 1800hrs. Went home for dinner. Went to Jon Dave's place for soccer and watched Liverpool lose 2-0 to Southhampton. How many times have i seen that happn before?

Well, the week was hectic but hey it was fun. Hoping the coming one will be more fun and less stressful though in army, both are not exclusive of each other. HAHA!

Ciao!

Hey hey hey! Been a while since i last blogged but really too tired or busy to update.
Anyway the pasty week was hectic like the past few but only that i slept at 0000hrs and wake up 0530hrs or earlier. Tiring but fun!

Monday: Had a 3km run in uniform. Tiring but felt good. After that went for Chemical defense training. Did not really do much so ended up doing admin work till 5 plus. Went out with Adrian for nights off. Went to Woodlands Regional Library and Causeway Point. Bought my stuff and went back.

Tuesday: Handled my vehicle and helped my superiors. Planned to go home and enjoy myself but things happened so ended up going to sleep late. Forgot why i think had some work or something. Oh yeah was DS.

Wednesday: A fair day which ended up being CAT 1. Our OC was kinda pissed and so our night was destroyed.

Thursday: Day was fine i guess. Mostly maintain our vehicles and prepare for platoon training. Went home and organised the final details of my class outing. Caught up with Cehngxi online but had to leave at 2200hrs.

Friday: Slack but productive day. Taught Weijie how to do admin and guess what? He is more on about it than me. Well maybe the fire will burn less brightly after a few weeks like myself and Jaks. Finished updating the nominal rolls and personal data of the company. Did my admin till 2200hrs then changed into more comfortable clothes and went to help inspect weapons. Went to sleep at 1am.

Saturday: Woke up @ 0500hrs to book out. So tired i hit the sack and woke up at 1200hrs for lunch. Went to the driving range to hit some balls. Hitting better but not good enough i guess. Went out with my class. Met at Lido top floor but ended up in Dennis' father's shop for dinner. Talked about NUS, army and our friends. Chris was telling us about the underbelly of NUS while Jonathan was slamming Chelsea. I juz had to wear my favourite Chelsea polo. Well it was fun but since i got duty today i left early and went home to sleep.

Sunday.: Woke up and prepared to go for COS duty. B YE!!!!!

Whoa! Seven days since i last blogged. Been a lot of days but not much really happened.
Recap of the week the hath past.

Monday: More or less rested at home till afternoon then went to hit the ball. Got the technique of hitting the ball but still cant hit the dimpled spherical piece of plastic straight!!!!!!! After that went to swim. Still nothing worth reporting.

Tuesday: The day i went back to camp. Really hectic day. Did my BOS and preped for training. Finally went to the library to change books.

Wednesday: Pretty much the same as Tuesday with lots of work to be done and things to settle. Went home to have a quick bath and clear my ever growing inbox of junk mail. My emails are arugono@hotmail.com, arugono@yahoo.com, ianluca@excite.com and Swiminator@swimmail.com. The oldest is ianluca.

Thursday: Being trapped in the office again! Did the longest CRO in my short term as a sergeant. So much to type about poisons and CD. Went out with my pal Chris and Jon Dave. Went to the night market to buy stuff. Got me a couple of chinese CDs and glue for my charts. Even with friends in the civi world my work follows like a shadow or stalker. Well, shows my dedication to my job.

Friday: Spent my time checking CD suits and cleaning my vehicle for inspection. Ended up waiting for things to happen and fell asleep. Booked out on Sat. Finished reading Mortal Fear By Greg Illes.

Saturday: Came home, pottered around for a while then prepared to go for my friend's party. Left the house at around 1630. Reached Tanah Merah MRT at 1800. Realised the place was deserted. As in really no sign of any shops or convenience stores. Wasted half an hour there. Thanks to my instincts i brought a book to read. Tian Kwan and Jing Yuan finally showed up. Of course still had to wait for our host to give us the Navigational Data Sheet, Compass and Map. Actually, thats what i thought because he took his time to come and he invited 40+ ppl. In the end, he appear to pick us up. Nick Lee's house was fantastic. So many people i know but have not caught up with them due to all kinds of reasons. Well, met Kenneth, Chun Kiak, Nick Pang and Thom there. Talked about our unit and stuff. As usual Pang and Turkey went for the booze. I went for the food and ,man, i was great. Nick Lee's mum can really whip up a storm. Lamb Flaps, spaghetti, curry and much more. The cheesecake was heavenly. The 'kids' ended up in Nick Lee's room playing PS2. Funny thing is Khee Yong's girlfriend was winning everyone in Crash Bandicote Racer or something. The day ended with his mum fetching me to the MRT and I went home. Tiring but fun

Well, updated some small things in my blog. Hope you like them. Pls feel free to critcise the blog but constructively pl,s. Blog-bashing is so childish.

Well, Saturday was fun. Went jogging with my cuz then ate peanut porridge because the rain came and spoilt my run. Came home did some reading and Internet related stuff. Had a quick lunch then went to play golf. Well, not good at Golf but at least I can hit the ball. Later went to the pool. Surprisingly I have not lost much of my speed and 'feel' for the water. Had dinner then went to Chris house to watch Chelsea vs Liverpool. Kinda plain but at least Chelsea won! Makes we wonder why Glen Johnson is playing when he sucks compared to the rest of Chelski! Chelsea needs a new defender playing Carvalho's position.

Meet The Fockers is a really funny movie. Gaylord really emulates the fiance wanting to get into his future father-in-law's good books. The rest of the cast is funny because they seem to be trying to do the exact opposite. Well, it is stupid at times but it is a comedy not a play so plot is less important than the gags and slapstick comedy. I recommend anyone who loves comedy and does not mind the poor plot. It also teaches a bit about how powerful love is.

Hey yo!
The last time is blogged the year was ending and all was well. Now, as i blog, people in Indonesia are dying by the thousands. An average of 20 000 Indonesians per day have died since the tsunami hit the archepelago last week. It is very sad that as we Singaporeans celebrate the new year with our foam parties and countdowns, people in neighbouring Indonesia are sifting through the rubble for loved ones and fellow Indonesians. Tragedy could and should have been avoided but money politics and power diverted live-saving money into the pockets of fat cat officials. Nothing stinks more than your own crap! The Indonesians were corrupt but no one cared! Now, almost 100 000 Indonesians have died. Washed away like dirt. The poor will suffer most when the rich are corrupt.

It is the same in all countries. USA, Indonesia, India, China and Russia. Powerful nations with many mega rich people and ultra corrupt politicians. When you look the other way, you can never look back again with out regretting. God has sent a sign to us but as usual we 'hyper-intelligent species' have ignored him and blamed others for the mishap. Why do we even bother to invoke the Lord's name when all we care about is our pockets and power?


In WW2, the world lost 45-50 million people. It was declared a tragedy. Have we learnt anything since then? No! We used God's name to abuse those not in our circle of trust! We pushed the Palestinians out so we could put the Jews in. No one wanted the Jews so why not use the Bible to find a place to dump the 'undesirables'. God sent Hitler to us to scare us awake but all we have to show for it is 50 million dead humans and a big 'Holy' problem.

We do not turn to him for guidance but for self-assurance. Let us repent or else we might go the way of the dinosaurs. Humans came out of the shadow of the Dino Age. So humble our beginnings but yet we now act no better than the very creatures God destroyed to give us a chance to rule. Mother Earth is dying but does anyone care?


The last week was okay. Had range from mon to wed. Passed the test though could have done a lot better. The next two days were spent completing my admin work which piled up during the duration of the range. Very very tiring. Considering that i slept everyday after 1 am and woke up before 6 am, I am quite okay.

Friday was coolio! Booked out at 12+. Went home and had a quick nap. Then met my friends at Tiong Bahru. Bought our tickets for Meet The Fockers. Walked around till 2145. Saw some really cool PDAs and handphones. Got my eye on the connection cables for DVD player to Music player. Finally, got my Christmas present which was S.H.E Encore. Got Jay-Z and Linkin Park too. On discount so could not resist! After the movie, we celebrated the New Year! Went home and slept. More updates later! Now tired!