EEEEYUCK! I have just been through one of the most horrible moment of my life!!

And I am not referring to Kylie's concert. No, not yet... Instead, the following two words should provide you with everything you ever need to know: STAR WARS... Nuff' said... (><)

Me and my other half went to town today to do some "light" shopping and to catch one of the most anticipated movie this year. We hurriedly bought tickets for the show as we didn't want to be dissappointed with a "SOLD-OUT" response at the ticket counter. ALAS, the following 180 minutes after we stepped into the theatre ended up to be a very sorry for us.

My other half clearly dozed off for a grand total of THREE times during the show, and I was struggling to keep myself focused on the political-heavy drama. Thank god for Ruffles potato chips, or not I would have never survived to see the 'rising of Darth Vader'.

I can only summarise the entire show as a piece of "very boring and totally uninspired" movie. It could have been the greatest finale ever, but instead it let the sheer scale of the graphics used to pummel the storyline into almost non-existence. The script is pure crap, and the dialogue is cringe-worthy. Nothing in the movie is worth mentioning, except for the battle between Yoda and Darth Sidious, which also isn't really THAT great at all.

So guys, even if you really have loads of time AND plenty of money to kill... DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE!!! AT ALL COSTS!!! Unleass you wanna walk out of the cinema wishing you had spent the 19 bucks on better causes, like charity.

Speaking of charity, I have read in newspapers recently that women all around the world are flooding hospitals to check for Breast Cancer... No thanks to Kylie.

As many of you guys SHOULD already know, Kylie has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer on Tuesday last week. I was away at my class chalet when I overheard the dreadful news on radio. I never could have "fun" at the chalet afterwards...

Luckily for Kylie fans, the cancer is only in its early stages and upon several diagnosis, the cancer has been found to be confined to the breast and has not spread anywhere else.

Action was taken promptly soon in which where she was warded and had her surgery only yesterday. So far, the latest news of her is that the surgeon has confirmed the operation to be a success and that she will defintely recover fully from the ordeal.

Alright, now that I have gotten the "GOOD NEWS" over and done with, its time for a REALITY CHECK... After news of her illness were announced, the Kylie Showgirl was promptly postponed and then CANCELLED a few days later...

I know I should be worried for her health instead and that it is only right for her to take a break, but I can't help but feel cheated. After all the effort that I have made to ensure my availability for June 17th, fate has turned against me and spat at me right in the face. I know I am very selfish for thinking this way, but I just can't help it. In fact, I STILL can't swallow the fact that there won't be anything more to look forward to this coming June... SIGH...

Luckily for me I still have my beloved to lean on in times like this. She sure helped to cheer me up alot even though she wouldn't be getting her free concert tickets any longer.

Btw, I would like to take this chance to thank all those who contacted me after hearing about Kylie's news. I am very grateful for your concern and I really appreciate your comforting messages. ^^

Oh well, at least Kylie's fine and I am secretly hoping that she might announced another Singapore gig in the near future. Right now she needs rest, rest and more rest, so that she can make a comeback and then slave her butt off for asia.

After watching Star Wars today, I have learnt to take everything in my stride and accept the fact that the concert is really cancelled. Nothing can be worst than making me watch Revenge Of The Sith for a second time.

NOW THAT IS A TRAGEDY IN ITS OWN...

*Shivers in fright*

New Enlistment Notice

------ Recaps ------

1pm to 8pm : Went out with my poly pals to town to "walk-walk" as well as discuss about our chalet at Aloha Changi next week. We then later walked to Sim Lim from there as I wanted to purchase a computer game. Too bad I couldn't find any copies of Unreal Tournament 2004 selling for decent prices.. Will go to Tampines' Challenger shop this weekend to try again.

------ Recaps Ended ------

When I came home today, I opened the letterbox to find a letter from the Ministry Of Defence posted to me. Without any hesitation at all, I hurried over to one corner and frantically tore the letter apart. It was as if I was stark raving mad with a mighty hunger for whatever was inside the envelope.

To my utter surprise, the letter revealed a new date of enlistment assigned to me that I have not been expecting. When I went to submit my new Napfa results on Monday, the woman at the counter told me that I will be enlisted in July instead of June.

However, the new date that I have recieved today was light years away from July; I will be enlisted on the 7th of OCTOBER instead.

At first, I was quite happy on learning about the news because I have finally achieved my main goal of watching the concert. But the feeling of dread slowly sinked in when I slowly realised what all of this meant. Not only will I be starting much much later than before, I will also be ending my National Service much much later too.

WTF?! I wouldn't mind July at all... This sucks... Oh well, at least now I can simply sit back and anticipate the arrival of the concert without fearing for NS any longer... Heehehee... =P

Btw, I have just found out that the most expensive seats for the concert have been SOLD OUT! Wooooo... Heng I got my tickets alreadi... HEHEHEHE =P

Whenever you feel like it! =)

LOL... I woke up to the beat of Kylie's songs today. Dunno why, but something in me went BEZERK, causing my mind to be flooded with thoughts after thoughts of the concert that is only a month away.

I'm sure you guys must have read or seen some clips on it in newspapers and magazines lately. HECK! Even the electric New Paper website has a entire webpage DEDICATED to her! WOAH! Tha's saying alot!

KYLIE FEVER IS COMING TO SINGAPORE! DO YOU FEEEEEEEL IT?!

"Love makes the world go round. I hold it in my hand. But it slips away, and i watch it fade... Love is a mystery. I hear it talk to me, but the words are strange... Like it knows my name..."

Before Can't Get you Out Of My Head was released on the radio a few years back, I used to hate all Idol-worshippers. I thought that they were all crazy, spending so much money on someone whose already rich enough to retire at the age of 20. (Think BOA or Ayumi)

I could never picture myself liking anyone enough to feverishly sought their products out, nor spend so much money on a stupid concert only to be disappointed by their live vocals, which can never match up to their studio recorded vocals.

Bleh.. Who knows I will have become a Kylie-mad fan in only a few years later... There's nothing wrong with that right? At least I'm not into Britney... Hehehehehehehhehe! =P

Btw, I actually DREAMT about the concert last night......... Stop laughing alreadi! (><.)

YOO HOO! I Have finally done it! WOO HOO! BWAHAHAHAHHA

Guess what? I went for my Napfa test earlier today in school with HUGE butterflies in my stomach. I was so nervous for the whole day that I felt like puking, because I know that if I don't get a Silver today, I will never get the chance to see the concert that I have been anticipating for the past few months...

When I reached the sports theatre, I met this malay guy who was dressed in sports attire. We then started to talk about the Napfa test ahead, and proceeded to do our warm ups and practices.

A while later, a third guy shown up just before the exam started. As I am simply too tired right now to go into details for the entire exam, I will just summarise some of the key points:

1) First one was the Pull Up section. Luckily for me, they allowed us to pull in whichever way we liked. Thus, I FINALLY managed to do a grand total of FIVE pull ups. ( I know its only five, but its what I needed to get that pesky Silver recognition)

2) Second was the Sit-Ups section. I easily breezed through this one with GOLD recognition as I was born with a stomach of steel... Hehee..

3) The third one was the STANDING BROAD JUMP, another segment that I am TERRIFIED of. Sadly, I wasn't born with Frog Legs, and so couldn't jump very far. But a miracle happened today. It was as if I suddenly weighed lighter than a feather, or maybe it was the strong wind current that carried me through the air as I glided and landed gracefully. Whichever the case, I managed to jump far enough for the score I was aiming for on my 2nd try.. PHEW!

4) The fourth was the Sit and Reach section. Eh.. Nuthing much to say here except that I got what I wanted again.

5) The fifth one was Shuttle Run. I was pretty nervous when this one finally arrived as I was afraid that I may slide and skid a little when braking to get the wooden blocks. Actually, I did slide a little later on, but somehow when the officer announced the result, I couldn't believe my ears; 10.4 Secs!!

6) The last one is easily the most feared of most participants; the 2.4 KM run. I was wasn't too excited for this one, nor was I afraid of it also. Easily to me, this could be one of my more confident segments for the entire test. Plus, today there was an extra INCENTIVE for me; I got to run the entire 2.4 KM with a HOT BABE running beside me and encouraging me to run faster. Come to think of it now, I dunno whether to feel honoured or sad because I was outrun by her.. Haha..

Here is a comparison of my previous results and my current results:

Previous Napfa:

One Min Sit Up - 50

Standing Broad Jump - 180 (><.)

Sit and Reach - 34

Pull Up - 1 (><.)

Shuttle Run - 10.4

2.4 Km Run - 12.18 (><.)


Current Napfa

One Min Sit Up - 43

Standing Broad Jump - 226 (00.)

Sit and Reach - 38

Pull Up - 5 (00.)

Shuttle Run - 10.4

2.4 Km Run - 11.44

Hehe.. Got improvement right? No thanx to the many late nights of Pulling, Stretching, Jumping, Hollering, Skipping, and Limping. Now that I have finished the test, I have been busy stuffing myself with food even as I type now.. MMM....

Btw the malay guy I mentioned earlier has also passed the test, with more marks than me somemore. But the other guy didn't, as he gave up during the 2.4 KM.. Sad huh...

Now, all thats left for me to do is to get a good night's rest, and bring the results slip over to CMPB next Monday...

KYLIE!!! HERE I COMETH!!!! (^^.)

Yoo HOO!!

LOL! Its been a while since I last visited the Gashapon Machine... I'm feeling all fresh and recharged after my six days long break from work and everything else. So many things to update now; things like how Ken Sim has gotten married and is trying HARD for a baby, how sucky is The Pacifier, and how I managed to lose in almost every game of Warhammer: Dawn Of War.

BUT, I will not dwell on these unnecessary stuff, so you don't have to mouse-over the "RED CROSS" button at the top right hand corner... Haha... Hmm...What better way to start the blog with then to post a picture of the Kylie Tickets that finally arrived today!


Woo hoo!

LOL.. They are the only things that seemed to be giving me the reason and drive to retake my Napfa tests, which by the way, will be held in school on this coming friday. Soooo wish me luck! =P

Now that I have got the tickets over and done with, I will go into more serious stuff. The upcoming Kylie concerts have gotten me all bothered and fired up for the past few weeks, and had blinded me in the process. I was so caught up with my Napfa training and all, that I had actually failed to notice the impending doom that will be befalling me in under six weeks... One word: ENLISTMENT!!

To tell you the truth, I seemed to have lost interest in the concert, as I don't want to expect too much from the Napfa tests that I will be taking. You know the phrase: The higher your expectations, the harder you will fall. Or sumthing like that...

I am terribly afraid that I will be extremely disappointed in myself should I fail to pass the Napfa again. And because of that, I see the whole thing in a different pespective; If I really cannot turn up for the show, I will be able to go into my enlistment much earlier then most people and then gain from the experience. Plus, I have already asked my friends to help me take lots of photos on my behalf and get the Programs Book for me too.

This way, I will only be missing out on the actual performance, but not the ENTIRE gig. Its just another way of comforting myself, thats all.

These days, I have trained myself to see things from two different pespectives, in contrast of the negative pespective I have always seemed to adopt. Whether it is the small stuff like the weather, or the major stuff like enlistment. Somehow, I have managed to make myself feel that National Service will be fun and exciting. Not to mention also different from the lifestyle that I have been living for the earlier portion of my life.

Enlistment: Friend or foe. No matter the answer, being a male in Singapore we HAVE to go through it once in our lives. So why make ourselves suffer by worrying? Hehe, I don't anymore.