tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60186932012-01-06T05:45:23.383+08:00Arugono's ThoughtsFREE O LA!!!!!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-89057171900592091682011-03-15T11:26:00.002+08:002011-03-15T11:57:14.153+08:00Not caring who reads this mainly cause no one does.....I guess much of my time now is spent thinking about my life.Marriage? Career? Kids?Seems I cant see past the present. What is the use of Hope when it seems like I am barely surviving....Lets not talk about God..... Some things just dun get settled when life is in a flux. Dog Christian, good Christian.... bah humbug.....I think when I truly Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-21344692320986982852010-11-07T22:49:00.002+08:002010-11-07T22:52:19.574+08:00After half a year of inactivity, I guess its time to update my blog....Much has happened in these 6 months..... Changing church.... Learning how to be a good teacher.... Love, pray, eat....I am in a state of balance but it just takes a few nudges from life to put me off balance and fall again....Wishing God will be with me to help me go through this period of balancing....Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-86132121655911395582010-06-09T18:56:00.002+08:002010-06-09T18:57:42.814+08:00Hey all,blogging from Chiang Mai.Life here has been very fun! Saw a lot and ate a lot. Got so fat.....Things have been going good with Doreen and I think the grad trip has helped our relationship.I love my gf.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-33039802036143449092010-04-07T08:14:00.002+08:002010-04-07T08:17:54.750+08:00I doubt anyone will see this so here goes....Been a long time since I updated. Mainly because I am too lazy....I wish that the tiredness will end and I can live happy and seek the Lord.Too much has happened that is pulling back to the gaping hole in my heart. The solution is unknown. Is it a need for God? Happiness? Money?A girlfriend? I got that one.... So what else can I do to recharge my spentIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-84957972526540762752009-10-03T10:21:00.004+08:002009-10-08T09:55:16.513+08:00God You Amaze MeI have been quite caught up in the world of good grades, money and general world things that I sometimes find the world is a sad place created by someone who really did not assume the worst of his finest creations: Humans.After a bit of reflection and a lot of arguments with a lot of people, I realised God already knew Humans were a tad on the screwed up side. God lets things Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-89651346709765994192009-09-04T11:40:00.002+08:002009-09-04T12:01:51.750+08:00I find it hilarious that UEFA and FIFA have decided to act on Chelsea's inducement on a certain Gael. The above sentence would sound complete like a 3 way fight over a girl if it wasnt that UEFA and FIFA are the governing bodies of soccer and Chelsea is a soccer team which is accused to inducing Gael Kakuta to breach his contract. Inducing? Its that something to do with vomiting. Well, after Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-31617050595906116712009-07-27T11:50:00.000+08:002009-07-27T12:15:55.082+08:00Transfers and CommentsThe past week has been filled by transfer speculations and tapping ups by Man City and Real Madrid. My only comment about this tapping up is stop it. I know Pool, Man U, Chelsea and many others did it. Most of the time it pisses people off and you do not get the player you want. Madrid's tapping up of Alonso is kind of an act of desperation rather than football sense. They Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-31186117435498521532009-07-19T15:09:00.002+08:002009-07-19T15:31:55.511+08:00Long time since I posted.Much has passed. Matric camp was a very fun camp. Got burnt and tired. God really sustained me through the camp so that I could support Edmund and Xinyi in leading the OG.The OG really showed me how much I would enjoy faculty and club orientation camps if they were not so filled with poly-ticks and SDUs. Gen-Acts Club though small and run by volunteers with nothing to Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-7591661931569793782009-05-24T07:31:00.002+08:002009-05-24T07:45:16.656+08:00For those who hate Chelsea so much,I have a few things to say to you. Chelsea is not the most attractive side in the EPL. So What? Look where Newcastle is? You need to be effective not fancy. Under Guus Hiddink, Chelsea are playing nicer football. Same for Scolari, unfortunately, Scolari was shit which gave Pool the chance to be second. I am happy for Pool. They had a great season. The only Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-51496887328436777252009-05-10T08:41:00.002+08:002009-05-10T09:05:47.328+08:00Thoughts after Restructuring.After all the hype, the excitement and fear. The actual process was extremely quick and rather painless. Kinda like a vaccination. The shock of the needle going in stuns you long enough to not realise the process of injection. By the time you realise you got a needle in the arm, its over.Where to I get such analogies? I cannot even think properly when I am normal. Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-2437986700591807832009-03-22T19:40:00.001+08:002009-03-22T19:40:32.296+08:00Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-32846524355522024652009-03-22T11:56:00.002+08:002009-03-22T11:57:54.514+08:00The day has come where we make a stand. We choose between logic and happy. I go for logic. I will study hard and let everything else slide.I want to achieve something this semester. If that is not too much to ask.....:)Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-47391903148649628772009-02-26T23:36:00.002+08:002009-02-27T00:03:22.166+08:00Its Too Late to Apologise by OneRepublicPut iTunes/Napster/Zune Player/WinAmp/etc on shuffle.2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!Lets Begin1.IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?"With Arms Wide Open by Creed"I'd hug the person and say yes it is! :)2.WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?"Another Day In Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-41583512748519581332009-02-14T10:18:00.002+08:002009-02-14T10:19:18.728+08:00I will be updating this blog a bit more often. Mainly with funny stuff I find or insightful stuff.1 more update due.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-17709921826497284392009-02-14T10:18:00.001+08:002009-02-14T10:18:24.344+08:00Sometimes our walk with God is like swimming butterfly, its tough, you are struggling to do the right things but in the end, you feel the sense of achievement.I find my motivations and beliefs are strengthened when I swim. Helps me to focus my mind on God, on my life and what I want to achieve.Iin the public pool, people get in the way, swim slow or just are selfish by blocking your way. Though Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-49899571356868182302009-02-14T10:15:00.001+08:002009-02-14T10:17:41.208+08:00"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."Quote by: Steven WeinbergA quote I took off my Jon David's blog. Was planning to rebutt it on his comments page but was too lazy. Original post exists in on my cg blogFirstly, by saying that religionIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-54592987731077363852009-02-10T07:13:00.003+08:002009-02-14T10:21:54.772+08:00For all the dumb things that happened in the morning, this takes the cake. Scolari being sacked in the final sprint of the season. I admit he was rubbish. Chris did not believe it. Sacking him now is too late. He should have been sacked after losing the Pool game. The one where his crappy tactics cost us the 86 match unbeaten run. That was the turning point in Chelsea's season. He had already Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-54105230418650003222009-01-27T22:33:00.000+08:002009-01-27T22:34:29.375+08:00Opened my blog to the world again.Figured things out.Now for a new working day.See ya soon!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-20102033982267428192009-01-10T08:33:00.001+08:002009-01-27T10:09:31.228+08:00My New Year's Resolution for 2009Career/Studies:1. Achieve at least a B+ for Reporting Statistics in the Media and Human Capital in The New Economy2. Get a 3.6 semester average for Year 4 Sem 13. To study smart and then hard for all modules in 20094. Go for knowledge instead of answers5. Know how to utilize people and resources around me to get things doneRelationships:1. Improve relationships Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-81587045539097922902008-12-24T09:10:00.002+08:002008-12-24T09:19:34.236+08:00After a month plus of not updating my blog. Here I stand ( rather sit) updating it. Christmas is coming! The excitement is beyond belief! So much to do this day. From caroling practice to ushering to countdowns. So much things to be completed and frankly my heart and mind are a million miles away.Life is like mixing 2 unknown chemicals, you never know when something good or bad will happen and Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-61598193006094580402008-10-26T00:22:00.002+08:002008-10-26T00:29:17.696+08:00What can I say? I dunno. Words hurt. Ideas are twisted. The point of a blog becomes very irrelevant to me. I really dunno what to blog. Nothing eventful in my life.Ushering today was fun! Learnt a lot. Sermon was cool. Disappointments are temporary, God is eternal!Maybe I'll blog again.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-56171161442967376102008-10-24T23:55:00.000+08:002008-10-24T23:56:26.082+08:00Another Song which has great meaning to me."Wind Beneath My Wings"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.It must have been cold there in my shadow,to never have sunlight on your face.You were content to let me shine, that's your way.You always walked a step behind.So I was the one with all the glory,while you were the one with all the strength.A beautiful face without a name for so long.A beautiful smile to hide theIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-87777513805224198332008-10-24T23:52:00.000+08:002008-10-24T23:53:31.827+08:00A Really Meaningful Song to meOh,what I would doTo have the kind of faith it takes To climb out of this boat I'm in Onto the crashing wavesTo step out of my comfort zoneInto the realm of the unknown Where Jesus is, And he's holding out his handBut the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at meReminding me of all the times I've tried before and failedThe waves they keep on telling me time Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-32227787147937898332008-09-02T08:27:00.003+08:002008-09-02T08:39:41.272+08:00Comments on the Transfer market.Firstly, Chelsea have blundered the whole transfer window. Chasing shadows after shadows. Kaka? Robinho? Some other player? In the end, the only buys they made were Deco and Bosingwa along with 2 unknowns. No more flair-type players, no depth and no game changers. Just the same old team which was clueless against Tottenham. I still think Chelsea can win the league,Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-29621889085170544192008-08-07T10:06:00.003+08:002008-08-18T00:05:28.185+08:00The holidays are finally ending.... Not that I am sad or scared. Just wishful it could last longer. Though I see myself being less purposeful and more slack and unmotivated to use my life to serve God during the holidays and even weekends. Once school starts, my aim is simple. To work with God to get my >3.6 semester CAP and a >3.05 overall CAP. To train hard for this remaining half a month for Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-87667028791658997162008-08-04T10:23:00.000+08:002008-08-04T10:24:55.077+08:00http://www.dougbrittonbooks.com/onlinebiblestudies-irritationandangermanagement/loveyourenemy-lovingallyourenemies.aspInteresting article on love and self-control.I thank Alex for showing me this article regardless his motives.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-11291789548004467952008-08-02T09:50:00.004+08:002008-08-02T09:54:33.613+08:00YEAH!!! 330th post!And in real news! I got my Gold for IPPT. First one since leaving the army in 2006. (Okay I have only taken 2 IPPTs since then). The amazing thing is 2 weeks ago my time for 2.4km run/walk (who walks for 2.4km hoping to pass siah?) was 12mins and 30+ seconds. Today, I did a 9mins 33sec. A miracle!!!! So happy! My other stations were as expected. A bit slower than usual for Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-69759827731681358462008-07-17T12:36:00.003+08:002008-07-17T13:16:23.886+08:00I am Noah.For all those who are wondering what is up with my sudden affilation with Noah. You see I just went through water baptism last Sunday and took the baptism name of Noah. Noah means comforter.The story of Noah's life involves not one but two great and tragic floods.. The world in Noah's day was flooded with evil. The number of those who remembered the God of creation, perfection, and loveIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-7461273621369137712008-07-14T17:50:00.001+08:002008-07-14T17:52:59.674+08:00Updated my July 6th post.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-66303215530116222008-07-07T15:50:00.002+08:002008-07-14T17:52:20.921+08:00Part one of the Blind 5 year old Piano Prodigy.Part two of the same prodigyIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-19037547932121980642008-07-06T14:32:00.007+08:002008-07-14T17:50:53.247+08:00The Week.This week started slow, with just golf and trainings. Read a lot, slept a lot and learnt a lot. God has given me a lot of questions, tests and no solutions. Its up to me to find the answers to these questions. Many of these questions have no practical application but their answers will help me to know more about God and myself. (I hope.... :P)From Friday, the tempo was quicken by many Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-81024586062471874932008-06-30T04:51:00.002+08:002008-06-30T05:02:32.310+08:00Random PostThis post is a whole post which has no common link, just a collection of random thoughts.This past 2 weeks have been great, 2 weeks of ICT after that was NUS invi and Actscalibre. Busy busy busy. Missed Euro 2008 after the group stages.Went to Sin Yan's 21st Birthday! Where does the time go? Feels like just yesterday, she was only 19.... JK just had to blurt out that 24 is a ripe old Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-25508685788219018932008-06-15T22:26:00.000+08:002008-06-15T22:27:37.476+08:00Me gone far far away.SMS if you need me.Not free till 30th June.SorryIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-55258735184822231392008-06-11T13:06:00.002+08:002008-06-11T13:08:21.113+08:00Sit Up Straight by Kurt VonnegutLadies and Gentlemen of the 1999 incoming masters program: sit up straight.If I could offer you one tip for the future, sitting up straight would be it.Get to know your thesis committee members.You never know when they are going to go on sabbatical.Do not read journal papers. They will only make you feel stupid.Live in Escondido Village once. But leave before it Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-25187700719154092692008-06-11T13:03:00.002+08:002008-06-11T13:06:21.372+08:00Wear SunscreenMary SchmichWear sunscreen.If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-77494708080119301682008-06-11T10:35:00.002+08:002008-06-11T10:55:16.333+08:00Delusional AtheistAfter reading the first 2 chapters of the God Delusion, I was disappointed. I expected really hard hitting, faith destroying, self-reflection causing intellectual prose. Instead, I found bitter, wrath-filled and terpid semi-literate prose. Dawkins, a great scientist, self-proclaimed atheist and well-respected intellectual, wrote perhaps the worst ever dissertation of his Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-38908038160060891382008-06-03T07:49:00.002+08:002008-06-03T07:50:05.890+08:00Koped from Luke's blog....Food for thought: http://exposingfeminism.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/what-happened-to-all-the-nice-guys/Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-21704900460466242952008-06-02T23:13:00.001+08:002008-06-02T23:20:08.855+08:00Changed my template again!Seems the previous template is buggy.... Reverting to a standard one till I have time to meddle with it more....Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-5390201717734725952008-05-14T13:27:00.001+08:002008-05-14T13:27:53.485+08:00I need to stop being so slack....Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-72007921925255364942008-05-14T13:23:00.001+08:002008-05-14T13:23:21.467+08:00Updated my links!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-76120259728457495292008-05-13T10:33:00.003+08:002008-05-13T23:11:07.571+08:00Post-ExamThe past 1 week has been a blast. I ended my exams last week Monday around noon time. The feeling was liberating to say the least. A quick rush back to the classroom to pick up my stuff then went to pray for the 1pm paper takers. A 2 hour swimming session at the NUS pool before eating Subway. The wrap tastes far worse than the bread. That kinda sucks when it is 30 cents more.Went for a Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-12204358719653935692008-04-17T10:16:00.002+08:002008-04-17T10:32:57.839+08:00Exams.....Finally going into the final lap of this semester! The end of this week means the end of my second year in NUS. Thoughts go through my mind such as regrets, thanksgiving and experiences.This semester has been one of happiness and yet stress... I have made many decsions I regret and many decisions were vindicated. I wish I could turn back time but I guess there is no looking back.I Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-12020769674961188832008-04-05T08:07:00.002+08:002008-04-05T08:21:01.679+08:00Mas SelamatThe famous local escape artist who with a limp and no money, escaped through a toilet into someplace and is now 'still in Singapore'. How dumb is that? Which person in his right mind would stay in Singapore, a country the size of a 0.5mm dot on the world map, thinking he can evade the combined might of the military, police and kaypo Singaporeans? Oh wait, he is not in a right mind! Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-17699065574706625342008-02-24T08:56:00.002+08:002008-02-24T09:04:46.105+08:00Its been so long since my B'dae, I'll just forget about blogging about it.... Mainly because I got a nice bout of stomach flu after that and that really put me off!There are decisions we regret and there are those which we do not.... My decision not to go Taiwan was something of both. I want to go but yet I know if I go, I'll end up with more regrets.... I guess its the feeling of what if and Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-40707434537190261172008-01-14T15:22:00.000+08:002008-01-14T15:26:45.804+08:00Start of SchoolUnfortunately, school has started! A new start in a new year. New dreams, new aspirations and new goals. Funny how life deals you a bad hand and you still wanna continue playing.I am looking forward to this new hope I see in this year. I hope to achieve great things with my friends and be someone better.So See YA!!!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-38304848170764400962007-12-25T12:21:00.000+08:002007-12-25T12:25:07.183+08:00Yes, I know.....I havent been updating my blog. Its been a long time since i updated my blog mainly because my com has been under repair and i am too malas to use another com to blog.The past month has been fruitful and enjoyable. Learnt a lot, read a lot and had lots of fun!Hoping for things to calm down a bit soon like more time for reading and research. But of course since its the hols, I am Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-61654442456586826182007-12-07T06:07:00.000+08:002007-12-07T06:09:47.190+08:00DesaruI will be going there in less than 3 hours time so pray for my safety and do not miss me! I will be gone till Sunday night so I will only entertain smses.Man, 3 days of sun, sand and sea. How fun!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-81741323170412075202007-12-06T15:50:00.000+08:002007-12-06T17:15:02.058+08:00Post-Exam and Other Matters Well.... My examinations have ended and I have been spending a lot of time reading Robert Crais, doing QT, gaming, running and chilling with friends from near and far.A summary of the events that have happened since this month started.1 DecWoke up and had a quick breakfast. Check some online stuff, bath, change and rush to school to mug for my last paper, Organic Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1164017945574696792007-11-30T06:41:00.000+08:002007-11-30T06:42:07.057+08:00Got a Cbox.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-4287022976639127712007-11-29T22:39:00.000+08:002007-11-29T22:41:17.658+08:00"Prayer For A Friend" by Casting CrownLord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to doI lift my friend to YouComplicated circumstances have clouded his viewLord, I lift my friend up to YouI fear that I won't have the words that he needs to hearI pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that's sincereLord, I lift my friend up to YouLord, I lift my friend to YouMy best friend in the Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-54794333278827903282007-10-26T14:27:00.000+08:002007-10-26T14:37:00.986+08:00Interesting person of the year: Richard Dawkins.Satan's little helper. He believes that religion is nonsense when in fact without it, I doubt he would be alive to say much anyway.Religion is kind of like be accountable to someone who sees everything and judges you from there. If you think you can live a life without religion and still be nice and fine and dandy. YOU can, just do not cry when Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-31032921637418282572007-10-26T07:27:00.000+08:002007-10-26T07:55:14.626+08:00Section 377AWhat is it exactly? Its a section in the Singapore Penal Code making homosexual intercourse between males illegal while not saying anything about females.On the surface, its an outdated piece of colonial legacy. A unfair piece of legislature aimed at male homosexuals. A ridiculous and unenforceable law. First, a brief background on where it came from. It came from the British who saw Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-37739645926794020302007-10-09T21:30:00.001+08:002007-10-09T21:30:43.700+08:00My Flooble chat tagboard is dead!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1110084998879413812007-09-26T20:53:00.002+08:002007-09-26T20:55:28.199+08:00“It's the team that matters. Where would The Beatles be without Ringo. If John got Yoko to play drums the history of music would be completely different.”“What does a squirrel do in the summer? It buries nuts. Why? Cos then in winter time he's got something to eat and he won't die. So, collecting nuts in the summer is worthwhile work. Every task you do at work think, would a squirrel do that? Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-57340302131883137222007-09-26T20:53:00.001+08:002007-09-26T20:53:41.290+08:00[IF] If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt youBut make allowance for their doubting too,If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,Or being hated, don't give way to hating,And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:If you can dream--and not make dreams your Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-52472689576332137952007-09-26T20:23:00.000+08:002007-09-26T20:32:21.822+08:00Updated my linksFeeling oddly not as stressed as I should be. Knowing that the mid-term tests are coming and the mid term rest is coming to an end, I still feel oddly calm.Kinda funny. “If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation.”Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-5372491908830359792007-09-24T09:39:00.001+08:002007-09-24T09:47:35.872+08:00Chelsea lost....The world says OMG! I say so? Chelsea lost that match as soon as Mourinho left earlier in the week. A new coach thrown into the deep end without the support of his players and supporters will never win. Avram Grant is a nobody compared to Mourinho and he shown it yesterday. I would say the referee helped Man U a bit with the sending off of Obi Mikel and the dubious penalty. Man U Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-50113094124660479642007-09-21T09:08:00.000+08:002007-09-21T09:09:12.828+08:00You are The ChariotTriumph, Victory, Overcoming Obstacles.The chariot is one of the most complex cards to define. On its most basic level, it implies war, a struggle, and an eventual, hard-won victory. Either over enemies, obstacles, nature, the beasts inside you, or to just get what you want. But there is a great deal more to it. The charioteer wears emblems of the sun, yet the sign behind this Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-86271909671451478972007-09-06T16:29:00.000+08:002007-09-06T22:52:14.731+08:00Arugono's Monthly UpdateHi everyone (or whoever actually reads my drivel...)!Been busy with competitions, studies, events planning and social activities....You could say after 4 weeks of school and the competition season, I am drained in many aspects. I feel happy that my friends are doing well, I am glad I have people around me to help me and be there for me. Yet, I feel quite weird.... Like Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-49381138009427443372007-08-17T22:59:00.000+08:002007-08-17T23:04:44.682+08:00I know I havent updated this blog in a while so I will update a short one.School has started and much has ended. My improvements in swimming has ended. All the fun I had has ended. All my dreams and aspirations for the hols have ended only partially completed. I feel a sense of achievement. I have improved since the start of the holidays but still.... Something is missing.... I cant figure it oneIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-12644335914097756472007-08-03T18:14:00.001+08:002007-08-03T18:14:58.535+08:00Soooo Tired....Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-86310984888212029892007-07-31T19:44:00.000+08:002007-07-31T21:31:54.829+08:00Malaysia Trip 2 (Part 2: Langkawi)The bus ride to Perlis was comfortable despite the cheap price of the ticket. Most of us slept the entire trip, I couldnt sleep for some reason. It wasnt that I was not tired, just too excited about seeing new scenery and new type of country. 2 lanes of highway, nothing but farms and plantations everywhere, so different.... Peaceful compared to what I was used Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-72918758155386737562007-07-29T20:05:00.001+08:002007-07-29T20:05:52.621+08:00The Second installment will be posted soon!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-2006961132690702722007-07-27T11:11:00.000+08:002007-07-29T19:56:48.754+08:00Malaysia Trip 2 (Ipoh)As you all know, I went to Malaysia (again....). This time was for business then fun. The trip started at 9pm. I went to New Park Hotel to meet the rest of the team before we boarded the bus to Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The bus ride there was uneventful and I slept or at least rested all the way. The rest stop was Yon Peng, the same place I ended up on my first trip to MalaysiaIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-54733530629454722952007-07-16T14:45:00.000+08:002007-07-16T15:07:28.791+08:00Well.... I havent been blogging in a while. So much to do, so little time. As you have seen in my previous post, I have been out of this country for 1 week. After that came trainings, coming of Malaysian friends and camps. So I have been busy.... Spending time with friends who do not live here or are not here most of the year.... Training for competitions and preparing for camps.The oddest thing Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-17496037492787796682007-07-08T19:38:00.000+08:002007-07-16T14:43:40.340+08:00Trip to Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaOn the 2nd of July 2007, Selene, Jon and myself went to KL for a short retail therapy trip. The day started like any other, I was awaken by my grandma to go eat my breakfast and get ready to go out with my friends. The only exception is that it was at 4.30 am. Took an hour to get ready to leave, before leaving, I called my bro Jon to check if he was awake, he was Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-4223607575563926192007-07-01T08:17:00.000+08:002007-07-01T08:46:04.852+08:00Its been a while since I last updated my blog...Much has happened.... Most of it good... Some bad. Seems to me people who go down the path of self destruction will continue to do so and then justify it by saying its normal.... That is kinda like saying pedophlia is ok or murder is a passing phase..... Man, since when has Singapore become Sin City? Never mind those unusual people....The past weekIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-17175861189841500502007-06-23T23:07:00.000+08:002007-06-23T23:17:16.245+08:00New Beginnings and New EndsAs of yesterday, Marcus Yeo, a friend of mine, decided to leave this fair country for the greener pastures of Melbourne, Australia. What ever motives, dreams and aspirations he had for this trip across the South China Sea into the Pacific Ocean will hopefully be granted.Here starts a new beginning for a friend who I felt chose a difficult path but still I wish him all Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-67899923066362838672007-06-18T12:08:00.000+08:002007-06-18T12:10:14.304+08:00Small Changes are the best!Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-12029017207220749382007-06-05T13:15:00.000+08:002007-06-05T13:49:59.890+08:00Havent been updating the past 1-2 weeks. Nothing much has happened. Went to Uni camp and came back. Learnt a lot about God and am becoming stronger in the faith.The things that have been bugging me these days has been why 2 brothers, Issac and Ishmael cannot get along. Both have been arguing over the same tract of land for years. The funny thing is it does really matter who occupies the land Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-5984646835437967332007-05-20T19:24:00.000+08:002007-05-20T19:49:48.911+08:00The Day the Better Team LostMusic: Ian PlaylistMood: Tired but Happy19th of May will be remembered as a day the better team lost in the FA Cup final. Man U with everything going for them, no injuries, no fear and the elation of winning the League versus Chelsea with 8-10 first team players injured, manager on the way out, captain wants out, etc...Man U lost a match they should have won so they Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-63331990013296069922007-05-11T08:14:00.000+08:002007-05-11T08:42:13.150+08:00Its been 1 week since I got my license. Driving license. The reasons for keeping this secret to myself have been many yet few come to mind at this moment. Perhaps after failing to get it made me believe absolute secrecy is the key to passing or the want to surprise everyone.Now that its 1 week since I got my license and another 1-2 weeks before I get my photocard, might as well tell my readers Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-73426967320733419882007-05-06T20:47:00.000+08:002007-05-06T20:55:25.799+08:00Navigation: P \ Phillips, Craig And Dean \ When God RanAlmighty God, the great I amImmovable rock, omnipotent, powerful, awesomeLord Victorious warrior, commanding King of KingsMighty conqueror, and the only timethe only time I ever saw Him runCHORUS:Was when He ran to me,He took me in His armsHeld my head to His chest, said “My son’s come home again”Lifted my face, wiped the tears from my Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-24011127104244020392007-05-01T15:24:00.000+08:002007-05-01T15:30:13.001+08:009 days of exams, 16days of intense study, 4 months of school and its all over. I am finished!!!!!Probable grades will be quite okay. As and Bs.The feeling of happiness hasnt sunk in yet. The feeling of boredom and restlessness has started. Cant wait to go job hunting and work for a few weeks to survive till school starts and to pay for my trip to Malaysia.So much has happened, so much pain, so Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-40551630461417059952007-04-13T20:42:00.000+08:002007-04-13T20:48:59.048+08:00This is what you are supposed to do. Cut and paste if you decide to participate in the tagging game.Each player of this game starts off by giving 6 weird things about themselves. People who get tagged need to write in a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state the rules clearly. At the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. After you do that, leave them each Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-51358525721906921892007-04-11T23:53:00.000+08:002007-04-12T00:00:24.289+08:00Its been 4 months since i started training for something called the Bronze Medallion and finally the effort and energy spent has paid off.I am one of the 15 new certified lifeguards of NUS ULC Sub-Club.It feels weird to be a certified lifeguard since I always have been protected by my superiors and instructors. Oh well... Time to grow up and contrubute to the school.I would like to thank my Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-28684433750949675682007-04-05T10:41:00.001+08:002007-04-05T10:41:54.180+08:00To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—Jude 1:24 NIVIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-2830063560812797172007-03-10T14:44:00.000+08:002007-03-10T15:01:16.405+08:00I was reading my email today and was appalled by how some of my fellow JC/uni students are growing up to be elitist or living in a whole of their own.Its true to say that we are better than others in education which is the foundation on which this country is built on. As my friend Selene once said, being good at studies doesnt mean anything, when you go into the working world all your books/Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1172458159123546292007-02-26T10:45:00.001+08:002007-02-26T10:50:15.680+08:00My so-called personality/key to my heart.The Keys to Your HeartYou are attracted to those who have a split personality - cold as ice on the outside but hot as fire in the heart.In love, you feel the most alive when everything is uncertain, one moment heaven... the next moment hell.You'd like to your lover to think you are flexible and ready for anything!You would be forced to break up with Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1172458117952498322007-02-26T10:45:00.000+08:002007-02-26T10:48:37.970+08:00My so-called personality/key to my heart.The Keys to Your HeartYou are attracted to those who have a split personality - cold as ice on the outside but hot as fire in the heart.In love, you feel the most alive when everything is uncertain, one moment heaven... the next moment hell.You'd like to your lover to think you are flexible and ready for anything!You would be forced to break up with Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1171937878867205672007-02-20T10:06:00.000+08:002007-02-20T10:17:58.886+08:00All I can say is that CNY has been very fun!!!! The last three days were spent playing with my niece Katilynn Chelsea and my cheeky nephews, Nataniel and Timothy. All three are still in the toddler/baby stage so its fun to play with them. Though Nat's going to be four soon.Its a sign that you are getting old when relatives your generation are having kids of their own and your parents start to Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1171382087667444422007-02-13T23:54:00.000+08:002007-02-13T23:54:47.666+08:00Changed my tagboard to a chatterbox for easy communication.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1171239127381277262007-02-12T08:11:00.000+08:002007-02-12T08:15:59.143+08:00You answer the door before people knock.You ski uphill.You get a speeding ticket even when you're parked.You speed walk in your sleep.You have a bumper sticker that says: "Coffee drinkers are good in the sack."You haven't blinked since the last lunar eclipse.You just completed another sweater and you don't know how to knit.You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.You sleep with your eyes Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1171187898223021022007-02-11T17:57:00.000+08:002007-02-11T17:58:18.236+08:00Updated my links bar and made things bigger for all those with bad eyesight to see what ants i am writing.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1170725143575624202007-02-06T09:23:00.000+08:002007-02-06T09:25:43.590+08:00A song that Guo Yi sent to me and I found quite lame.....I Am CowI am cow, hear me mooI weigh twice as much as youAnd I look good on the barbecueYogurt, curd, cream cheese and buttersMade from liquid from my uddersI am cow, I am cow, hear me moo (moo)I am cow, eating grassMethane gas comes out my assAnd out my muzzle when I belchOh, the ozone layer is thinnerFrom the outcome of my dinnerI am cow,Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1170692085603620722007-02-06T00:02:00.000+08:002007-02-06T00:14:45.626+08:00As I think of the months that have past, I think of what happened..... The dumb things I did and said. The clever remarks i made, the silly things i did..... All were by me. I bear the consquences.... But sometimes I think, what happened? Why did I do that? Should I have done something better or different?The above was just to clear my mind in the aftermath of my examinations, my ups and downs inIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1170576024851073712007-02-04T15:07:00.000+08:002007-02-04T16:00:25.170+08:00 Some Pics From My B'dae PartyIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1169722260782546692007-01-25T18:04:00.000+08:002007-01-29T23:21:59.696+08:00Happy Birthday To Me!!!!24th January 2007 will hopefully be one of the highs of my life. It started less than perfect with me having to drag my half awake body to school for a laboratory lesson.The good news was I knew what to do.The bad news was I wasnt exactly doing the right things at the right time. Well, it was fun and educational. Relearnt my chemical lab skills while trying to complete Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1169252357694215502007-01-20T08:15:00.000+08:002007-01-20T08:19:17.716+08:0024 January 1985Your date of conception was on or about 3 May 1984 which was a Thursday.You were born on a Thursdayunder the astrological sign Aquarius.Your Life path number is 3.Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those withthe Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 2, 5 & 11.You are least compatible with those with the Life Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1168759018397125392007-01-14T15:14:00.000+08:002007-01-14T15:16:58.420+08:00Been busy since the start of the year so didnt have time to blog.Seems things have been bad for many of my friends but as some famous guys said, things have to be bad for you to see the good things in life.Praying I will survive this sem and hoping I will be back en route to achieve my goals both in NUS and out of it.CiaoIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1167585112292788702007-01-01T01:08:00.000+08:002007-01-01T01:11:52.350+08:00Hello my readers,Its been a crazy 2006 and I am glad its over. 2006 has been a learning experience for me. I ended my military career, got my first jobs, went into university and learnt many things along the way. In many ways, my experiences have changed me. Whether postively or not, its for others to find out and me to reflect.I hope 2007 will be a better year for me and those I care about!HappyIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1166441419873248302006-12-18T19:13:00.000+08:002006-12-29T14:12:09.963+08:00DesaruDay 1After 3 days of fun in Desaru, Malaysia, I am back. Below is a short summary of what hath passed in those fun-filled 3 days. The trip started with a car ride to NUS SRC and then some physical exercise carrying the surfboards and paddles out of the store to the loading bay. I placed 2 more sets of flippers into my bag and then we were off via bus to our destination. On the way to Tanah Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1166141390901409572006-12-15T08:06:00.000+08:002006-12-15T08:09:50.943+08:00Hi all,I will be outta Singapore from the 15th of December till 17th of December. The place I will be is Desaru soaking the sun rays, enjoying the beach and having fun.Anything important or urgent, sms me. I dunno if i have internet access there.Ciao!IanIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1166005319080402942006-12-13T18:21:00.000+08:002006-12-13T18:21:59.080+08:00A temporary fix to my blog.Gonna fix it later.Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1166004781493898202006-12-13T18:12:00.000+08:002006-12-13T18:13:13.720+08:00Your Candy Heart Says "First Kiss"You're a true romantic who brings an innocent hope to each new relationship.You see the good in every person you date, and you relish each step of falling in love.Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a romantic dinner your sweetie cooks for youYour flirting style: friendly and sweetWhat turns you off: cynics who don't believe in romanceWhy you're hot: you always keepIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1165931443494371802006-12-12T21:50:00.000+08:002006-12-12T21:52:10.356+08:00Your Birthdate: January 24For you, love is a natural progression from friendship. You are almost always friends first.In love, you are loyal, steady, and honest. You are not a cheater or even much of a flirt. You are likely to stay friends with your ex... and open to rekindling something in the future.Number of True Loves You'll Have: 4Number of Times You'll Have Your Heart Broken: 1You are most Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1165926271528922032006-12-12T20:22:00.000+08:002006-12-12T20:24:31.530+08:00The past few days have been at best interesting. Spending time catching up with my dynamic thrio of JC frens, meeting new frens etc....Seems to me, I havent changed much. Still the same old Ian. Oh well....Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1165787578169067632006-12-11T05:48:00.000+08:002006-12-11T05:52:58.183+08:00Today, we learn the meaning of true friends and self reflection.I wont go into details but lets say i got some issues that need to be pointed out by my friends and reflected by me.Lets hope the long talk we had will not be wasted.IanIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1165662419292842782006-12-09T19:06:00.000+08:002006-12-09T19:06:59.293+08:00Revamped my blog!!!!Comments?Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6018693.post-1165659478347503472006-12-09T18:14:00.000+08:002006-12-09T18:50:04.273+08:00Wasted chances!!!!!Today was a day where i missed chances both on the pitch with my new pair of street soccer shoes and off pitch by not going to meet my LS frens.The day started early, very early. 7 am to be exact. I woke up early for my first driving lesson in 8 months. Yes, that long. The lesson was fruitful and I learnt some new skills. Hope to use them soon.I rushed home, changed and went Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07830719907565518148noreply@blogger.com0