(Still) Sick

i've already lost count of the days that i didn't have a lot to sleep these days, because i've been coughing every single phucking night when i put my head on my pillow and neck slightly tilted..

i'd would feel a lil discomfort, try to ignore it, but before i know it, i would let out a string of coughing, break out in cold sweat and try to go back to bed.. imagine that only with god knows how many repetition and you'll get what i have to go through every night.. it has come to a point that i loaf sleeping every night because i have to go through this ordeal and it's not exactly when i wake up in the morning...

i'll probably have to see the doctor again if it doesn't get any better by thursday, the 3rd time in a week.. which is like the number of times i go to a doctor in a year and im starting to look too fair for my own good.. when all this is over, it'll be the time i head out in the sun and look normal again.. haha

was kinda bored and i saw this "blogthing" on Alex's blog, so i decided to work on a few:

Your Hidden Talent

Your natural talent is interpersonal relations and dealing with people. You communicate well and are able to bring disparate groups together. Your calming presence helps everything go more smoothly. People crave your praise and complements.

What's Your Hidden Talent?

What Your Sleeping Position Says

You are confident and ready to tackle life. You are pretty vain and happy with your physical appearance. You are born to be the center of attention, and you're unhappy on the sidelines. You're always up for trying something new - in and out of bed!

What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About You?

Your Seduction Style: Au Natural

You rank up there with your seduction skills, though you might not know it. That's because you're a natural at seduction. You don't realize your power! The root of your natural seduction power: your innocence and optimism. You're the type of person who happily plays around and creates a unique little world. Little do you know that your personal paradise is so appealing that it sucks people in. You find joy in everything - so is it any surprise that people find joy in you? You bring back the inner child in everyone you meet with your sincere and spontaneous ways. Your childlike (but not childish) behavior also inspires others to care for you. As a result, those who you befriend and date tend to be incredibly loyal to you.

What Kind of Seducer Are You?

that's all for now, until i get well (soon, hopefully)..

Eileen and Rayner's Wedding

it's rayner and eileen's wedding yesterday, 10 of us (5 brothers and 5 sisters) actually helped out for their wedding and it turned out to be quite an interesting day as we saw the carefully laid plans of the sisters when we were bargaining the "ang bao" with them..

initially, we(the brothers) figured out that they would change the gate's lock as rayner already has the key, so our one (and only) plan was to bring a chain and lock, so that we can lock them inside the house instead but we ended up forgetting the chain and we had no choice but to comply to their 4 demands..

we basically had to go through what they called "suan, tian, ku, la" (sour, sweet, bitter, spicy) and it was one of the most terrible ordeal that i was going to go through in my life.. haha..

first up was the "sweet", the sisters handed us a very big cup of GOO, all thick and sticky, we can't even tell what they put inside there when we were drinking it but it was revealed later that it was a combination of maple syrup, brown sugar and some other sweet stuff..

next up was "sour", it was lemon soaked with vinegar for god knows how many hours.. it looked bad, but it ended up quite ok as the taste of the vinegar neutralized the sour taste of the lemon, which was quite refreshing after the "sweet" actually, haha!

then it was "bitter", pretty straight forward stuff, they passed us 4 BITTERGOURDS and we had to finish them on the spot.. it was just plain nasty...

finale was "spicy" and i swear it was the nastiest shit i've ever seen and smelled in a while.. it was a combination of chilli padi, belachan and wasabi powder all in a bowl and we were all supposed to take a spoon full of it with the chilli padi.. good thing i didn't take it cos i was sick, the rest of them who took it, had stomach problems after that, haha!

after the whole ordeal, they finally let us in and the routine tea ceremony and all went on before we headed out to Conrad for the wedding reception by the poolside..

during the reception, there was actually this part where all the brothers and sister were supposed to walk in, in pairs, at a fixed interval right before the bride and groom walks in for the solemnization, but we kinda screwed it up and ended up too far ahead of the bride and the groom, haha!

the justice of peace was pretty cheeky for an old guy and he pulled a lot of quick ones at the 2 of them and still keep a straight face, amazing.. haha.. after that was just the normal routine of taking photos and stuff..

quite an enriching experience for me though, first time that im actually helping out in a wedding and it's pretty touching and all to see 2 of my friends tying the knot..

here are some pictures to end the post:


after we realized that we screwed it up




solemnization




the brothers




the sisters

rest of the photos can be found here, if you're interested :D

Sick

i seriously never thought a cough could get this bad.. i've been having this irritating cough for like almost 2 weeks and even after taking medicine, it doesn't seem to want to die down..

it's getting quite bad to a point that i feel exhausted coughing, lose my appitite and stuff..

the worst is that it's eileen's wedding this coming saturday and i don't think that she wants someone who's coughing like he's got TB to help out at the wedding, at least i wouldn't want to..

i need a miracle to happen soon... x_x

beat your kids

training in the rain with a flu and cough isn't really the smartest thing to do when it was pouring like it was yesterday.. so here i am at home after visiting my family doctor for a bad case of flu and cough and after a year and half absence from my family doctor, this was one experience i wish i rather not have..

there i'm sitting, waiting for my turn, this family comes into the clinic and i swore i could hear the kids (a boy and an older girl)even before i could see them coming into the clinic.. it was okay for a while, until the boy started being very rowdy, making lots of noise and all the mother could do was just say:

"keep quiet ah, if not i'll beat you"

and the father just sat there motionless, reading his newspaper... the whole ordeal carried on until i actually entered the consultation room and even when im inside, i could still hear all the noise..

don't get me wrong, i have nothing against kids, i like them to a certain extend, but has the social system changed so drastically that parents actually stopped beating their kids when they misbehave and believe that they should talk sense into them instead?

or is it because nowadays only give birth to like 1 or 2 children and thus find them too precious to beat some sense into their kids? obviously my parents, and many other parents from my time and before didn't think so.. i could still remember how i was disciplined by my parents everytime i try to be rowdy and stuff..

the reasoning with your kids thing doesn't really work for all the kids, even if it does, you still have to beat your kids once in a while to make them remember what's wrong and not to do it again, just telling them off would probably only last for like a week or even less?

so parents, PLEASE BEAT YOUR KIDS!

ps: i am not trying to instigate anyone to become a child abuser, i hereby announce that i will not be responsible if this post has any psychological effect on you and cause you to beat the crap out of your kids. Thank You! haha...

Breather

for some funny reason, this is the first time in 2 weeks that im actually feeling free and have time to do my things. for the past 2 weeks, i would just feel like im having a very hectic lifestyle, rushing through all my things and not having enough time (probably not enough sleep as well)...

i sat down for a while and thought about the things that i needed to do for the week and realized that there's not much work to be done, or at least enough to make me feel like im running out of time.. could it be that my deadly disease of PROCRASTINATION from the past? haha..

anyway, i think i have like way too much time today that i've become very disorganized at what i wanna do today.. haha.. let's see, what should i be doing today:



but looking at the time, im not sure if i can actually do all these things today, haha..

Photo Whore: Commissioning Ball

after all the complains in one of the posts some time back about having to look for a partner for my commissioning ball, it's a good thing that i managed to get one of my primary school friends (yes, we go waaaaay back), audrey, to help me out with my commissioning ball..

dinner was ok, but i thought the atmosphere was pretty good, formal yet cosy, probably because of the size of my cohort and everyone knew each other pretty well too..

it's a pity that i didn't take too many photos with my camera because of the occassion, so most of the photos are actually only taken during reception and after the dinner.. but here it is anyway :)


Entering the ballroom



Me and Yap.. i look like im falling asleep...



With Wenfeng and partner



Photo with my course sergeant



18th Rapier Officers' Course and Instructors (no. 2 version)



Close up shot 1



Close up shot 2



Course Photo (again)



Over-dressed vs Under-dressed


PS: for the last time, she's not my girlfriend and she's taken.. so guys, i hope i answered your questions, WHORES!! haha :x

Photo Whore: Commissioning Parade

Pictures of my commissioning parade on Oct 1st!!



March Pass!



Parents Affixing My Ranks



Family Shot



DK Shot



(From left)Cheryl, Andre, Anand and Peter



Family Shot 2!



I look a tad too uptight in this



Mum, Sis and me in the same uptight position




Feels great to have your buddies commission with you

Commissioning!!

after 1 year of life as a trainee, i've finally gone through the ranks and emerged as 2LT ZHUANG WEILIANG on 1st OCT 2005!!

the feeling of being in the commissioning parade and tossing the peak cap in the end was quite an orgasmic experience.. sure OCS was 9 months of shit, but once you go the commissioning parade, all the shit becomes good shit and you'll suddenly think to yourself "it's all worth it"..

really glad that so many of the DK guys came to watch the commissioning parade although it was so far.. my parents actually took quite a lot of photos during the commissioning parade, but i kinda "left" my camera with eileen when i got totally wasted after the commissioning parade and they had to send me to the hotel along with a few of the other guys, haha!

photos will have to wait i guess... will post again over the weekend.. i thought everything would be more relaxed after i commissioned, but it turned out otherwise.. im freaking deprived from sleep until today since monday.. gotta hit the bed already...

ps:
for some of your guys who are cadets reading this, remember, no matter how tough training is, just push on, many have pushed through and you will be no exception.. just think of what's at the end of the race and trust me, it's worth it :)