November updates

Lots of holidays on the first week with Deepavali and Hari Raya(+ a added day of holiday on friday). Too bad, didn`t plan ahead on what to do so ended up wasting a long stretch of holiday. These dun come very often k? But considering the busy lifestyle lately, I take it as I used that week as a rest week. So not too wasted depending on which perspective. Come to think of it, only on the final week of November I do not have any kind of holiday!

Took a day off(a off which was in lieu since Christmas last yr!!! Yep! I`m a workaholic as much as a flashaholic! :P) on friday of the second week so that I can book into the MCC Ubin Chalet which I organised partly for a few frens and also a flashaholic meeting/torch testing gettaway. Had lotsa fun cycling around the island and went to some more remote and unknow parts of the island courtesy of Derrick and another "local" of the island. Saw a family of Wild boars trottling past and a super boar which literally flew across our path. Kinda wonder how they managed to muster enuf velocity and thrust to launch themselves. Quite an amazing piece of "Air-Pork"!
And yes, met "my best friend"-as quoted by Mark See. Bloody Termites. This is the third time that I was bitten by them. Everytime an agonising experience. But at least this time it let go after I stomp on it unlike the previous two which kept biting even though I pluck the body off. Trust me, you dunno how a bite feels like if you have not tried it. Go on....go step into a termite trail.... During my night walks I noticed that the island was actually infested with them!! You can even hear them gnawing off the dead wood and leaves... The sound is actually quite audible and disturbing! Anyway, after being bitten, I decided to call in some reinforcement. "Eh hello, can bring ur butane blow torch when u come............" The rest I need not elaborate...love it when they go POP! Was so impressed by it that I got one myself last weekend!!

Got a third day off on the third week. This time due to unfortunate circumstances. Had to attend my grandma`s wake. Got to go to the new NEA cremetorium in Mandai. Damn chio place siah.... Dunno how many billions of tax payer`s $$$$ are dumped into making this place. I think even the dead are happy to be cremeated here.
Very strenous week....especially for my parents. Had to move house and arrange funeral all in the same week. Never got much sleep and had to live on bare minimum for a week cos all our belongings were in boxes and we were not allowed to step into our new house or the old one. My entire family even had to go NUS SRC to bathe at the last day of the funeral! AND at the end of it all still had to deal with a see beh kuai lan, unprofessional and unethical Property agent.

Must say that my new place is not as bad as I thought. EVen though it`s slightly further from my work place, the travelling time is slightly shorter due to AYE. And there is much convenience when ur downstairs is quip wif NTUC, 7-11, hardware store and a clinic!! No post office, but I guess you gotta give and take. It`s not half bad for torch throw testing too. With a abandoned Hua yi Sec just opposite my block, it`s dark enuf at night for me to light it up from my bedroom window with my newly arrived Surefire M6 Guardian!!! YEAAHHH !!!!

As for this week, NOT nice at all. Started out on a stressful monday. Been fly kite by NUS ppl at work. Even more stress when I confirmed that I have been cheated of $300 in a internet purchase and there`s not a damn thing I can do about it. Nice.

On a nicer note, I just kanna a HELLO KITTYING from that stupid Cat!! Hahah... Was surprised to open up my mailbox to find a Hello Kitty post card staring in my face!! And it`s all the way from Japan! Thanx Cat!! Was so caught up in recent events that I forgot that you were planning to go Japan in Nov! No wonder ICQ abit more quiet recently. Heh