kongyee.blogspot.com | the wheels on the bus go round and round

Thursday, September 29

+second book out+

im back for the second time in three weeks. week three has pretty much been short and very "welfare" as what army men would say.

monday was pretty much hell because our platoon sergeant was there and he was the one making sure the disipline level was up to his standard. we never liked him but we know he has to do his job anyway. on tuesday, we were presented with our weapons, the m-16, a super cool, albeit sophisticatedly constructed yet easy to handle. being the most superior in terms of height means i get to receive my m-16 from the OC. very memorable indeed.

wednesday was another exciting day. sergeant told us to write a diary about it. lol. my sergeants are a bunch of jokers when they are in "off-duty" mode. anyhoos, we got to see how magnificient this 0.9m weapon works. and den after that, a route march back to our company with full battle order. thou the whole march was tiring, we spent a hell lot of effort singing our hearts out. indeed, yet another interesting time to think back later on.

and today, training resumes, only for the morning because TODAY is OUR BOOK OUT DAY! we are so early and in so high spirits that the whole bmt shook wherever we marched. everyone was just so happy to be out of that puny island. the whole section got together for lunch at pasir ris and im sure that made us understand each other better through the crappy jokes once again. three more days to book in day. we'll see how things go by den..

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|15:55:00|
|

Sunday, September 25

+back to civilian life+

just as i got used to my old days of lazing around, slacking, surfing the net, and of cuz the bitch-hunting ard, i realised time was running out.. spent the whole of saturday out with friends.. here's the lowdown.

the first place nsf has to visit every other week, the beach road army market. the things we were supposed to buy, and some of the stuff we thought would be useful thanks to the past recruits. had a little chit-chat with old friends i bumped into there, their lives pretty much same as me. how different could botaks' lives differ anyway. some of the platoon mates i saw couldnt recognise me. lol. remove the glasses and everyone is unique in their own way. spending half a day of my carefree civilian way of life doing army-related stuff, not very wise.

bugis next. duno why bugis. there's nothing much there. besides the upcoming renovation process to the bras basah area, there isnt anything interesting there. the edge didnt seem so edgy suddenly, but food continued to be an attractive factor. after which, we parted our ways. joined with my army bro whom i hit down with. the usual hangouts with the usual pretty faces who would linger at that particular street. dinner with the family at suntec. just like the normal ones with rice and a few simple dishes. what's most important is the family bonding time la.

i managed to get a few animes downloaded which i missed due to the confinement week, to spend the miserable and long sunday with some vibe. and of course the much anticipated final fantasy vii advent children. and surprisingly saw chelsea collecting another three points while united and a whole lot of other favourites dropping points. how crazy soccer becomes. hopefully united wins one title this season man. the champions league preferrably..

and so that was how first bookout went. boring, unexciting and pretty much alright i guess. one more week of hell to go through as more shit would be thrown at us. life of a soldier has just began..

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|13:53:00|
|

Friday, September 23

+army rants+

since i've got 3 full days of civilian life this week, i shall crap more about none other den life in national service. the restricted kind of life where u gotta do this, do that, change this, wear that, in order to instill the disipline values in us for the short bmt stint. i never liked the army style of ruling anyway. however given the type of values instilled to me by my parents for the past two decades, i guess the authorian type comes in with an extended degree this time around.

there's not much choice or freedom in camp, simply because we have to stick by the freaking rules. rules are rules. no smoking, no sleeping together, no more movement by bedtime, no excuse to be late, no reason to make yourself sick or unhealthy. when its mealtime and you dun really feel like eating, you still haf to go scan your card and sit there watching as your mates swallow all those food down.

the life as a recruit isnt that bad lah. the route marches where we can all shout till our throat run dry, rant about how crappy ns is in the songs we pen our lyrics in, and doing our duty as a soldier. the sweat and blood shed is all worth it. i see one platoon mate's eye flowing out with tears. he says he's so touched looking at us doing it altogether. what a wimp. but he's so right after all. someone has to bring it out, someone has to carry the shit. but we can all carry whatever shit thrown at us, overcome all the obstacles ahead of us, crossing every hurdle as one. i haf learnt so much in such a short time. *grins.. and stuck in that little space with 49 other men means sharing every single shit with them. one day we will all come out proud and happy as can be.

being on that little island means we dont usually get much infomation about everything, cuz we basically haf our own govt, and we haf to work according to the rules there. news come in the form of newspaper, where we dont usually get. on bad days we dun get any, on good occasions we get TODAY newspaper of the previous day (which basically defeats the purpose of TODAY newspaper). and no more perk-me-up blogs to read everyday, and definitely no chance for any blog rant or anything of that sort.

all this hell will be over in 11 weeks. still a long way to go anyway. no use looking so far for now. one week at one time. looking forward to every book out will be the only thing on our minds at this very moment..

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|22:29:00|
|

Thursday, September 22

+first book out+

for those who are still in dreamland, im already enlisted for national service. 14 days spent with the same boys and the sergents. an interesting batch of diploma holders i haf to go thru the next 11 weeks or so with; the crappy ones, the quiet ones, the garang ones, the wayang ones.

life of an army recruit starts from the botak hair u see yourself every morning, the morning 5 basic exercises, to the cleaning up of your bunk, the tekan sessions from the sir and sergents, the i-dun-wan-to-do-this-but-i-got-to-do-it-because-i-haf-to feeling haunts me every single day. the mini route marches we look forward to because we get to sing out the notorious army hits. of course, the fundamental physical training every single day to squeeze every single fuck shit out of you.

by dinner, you are already half asleep, thinking how the day is going to end. end it quick somehow, rain, or some big shots come give us a lecture or something of that sort. on certain good days where the commanders dun like to give you shit, you get to do your own stuff in the form of admin time. *yawns.. the same old thing goes on and on for 2 weeks. how boring it can be.

let me give a little introduction on my section mates.
bed 1: garang freak. previously frm ncc. ocs calibre
bed 2: this guy is a lazy freak. kpkb kia. only know how to talk but no action
bed 3: thats me. not garang, not wayang. just plain normal
bed 4: my buddy is a porn freak. everyday talk about girls
bed 5: we call him chao keng warrior(ckw). this guy got prob with marching and always giving us probs. maybe slow in picking up stuffs, hopefully he settles down quickly
bed 6: my sec sch mate. not so garang, somehow like my type.
bed 7: ckw2. he's the shy type who tries his best to fit in.
bed 8: sp course mate. also loud and talkative
bed 9: this guy is the timer plus porn king 2. forever girls too
bed 10: he's our star player. 10 pull ups not a prob.
bed 11: a little plum. a little noisy. a little kpkb.
bed 12: dun know why i find him easy to click with, maybe he's the kind who gives you the feeling that he's sincere

the other section people not really talked to them. but some of them stood out.
got one hokkien peng, everything talk hokkien. very interesting la. sing oso wan to sing hokkien. give command oso give hokkien.
another one, for 2 weeks, he has been on att B. never really participated. lol. what a freak. fucking waste of time there, but he's damn noisy during meal times.
this other dude. my friend's friend. he come call me say he see me before. only to realise i've seen him too. very cool dude. u see his previous photos you think he's one chao ah beng, golden streak with long hair. whatever you can imagine those dudes strolling along the streets.

there's plenty more unique characteristics of boys to dig out. and not forgetting that life in national service after the first book out would be more hellish. there's definitely more shit and hell to go through before we become real men. till den we shall see.. how my new chapter in life goes

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|20:14:00|
|

Wednesday, September 7

+final farewell+

the bells are finally ringing. and the gates would soon be opened for the new recruits like me. young and innocent boys turned into strong, battle-ready army men. mentally im not prepared, physically too. take a step at a time they say.. seriously, it looks very very bleak at the moment.

the time has finally arrived finally, for me to go. the previous few times watching my bro and fellow friends go serve the nation, i never felt like this, the mixed feelings in me is tearing me apart. i think im one of the people who is going to hate this national service thing. i never liked camping anyway.

baby brayden (my cousin's son) would be leaving singapore tml too. and i will start to miss him considering the fact that we have only met just one week. how sad yah, that life has to be this way sometimes.. the leaving and parting bit of it kills.

two weeks it shall be, a temporary farewell for me, and i shall be back, in half a month's time. till then..

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|23:45:00|
|

Tuesday, September 6

+final family outing+

babies are the sweetest thing on earth. they laugh easily, they cry even easier. my cousin's son who is ten months old has been here since last wed would be going back to sydney on thurs (same day as my enlistment). im so gonna miss him. such a cheerful batch of people. they make the house much more livelier than it already is. i've got some photos, but my data cable seems to be in some sort of problems, so wait till i get it sorted out, den i'll probably get it uploaded.

today could be one of the final times im visited town and marina area. with the family, plus dad's bro and cousin howie's wife and cute baby. OG was having a sale, cousin anna (howie's wife) got so much stuff there, and many other shops. it was literally grab-all-you-want. things in singapore are so much cheaper here then in sydney, and the food too. the only things cheaper there are cars, and houses. haven had these family outing thingies, and i missed those dearly. the next one to come would probably be in a few years time. a few months more i hope.

tomorrow would be the final day i have with my carefree happy-go-lucky part of me left. the still teenager mindset would turn into men too. how crappy yah. thats how quick time flies. i really hate those meaningless days waiting for enlistment day to arrive. the apprehension, anticipation and anxiety all jumbled up inside me will explode on thursday itself. all questions answered, all doubts cleared.

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|23:29:00|
|

Monday, September 5

+2 more days. boo+

the funeral was held today. it seemed like one of many, but this one remains special. many weeped, i felt bad thruout. who feels happy anyway. rest in peace grandma. =]

anyway, national service is just 2 days away. that damn fast for anyone to take it. life is still bored. i want to play for these two days.. and get my stuffs all packed and ready to go.

i suddenly feel like blogging is taking too much mental strength. maybe because i haven been sleeping well for the past few nights, probably for the next 2 years. thats how busy people's life is huh, i really dont like it, not even abit.

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|23:29:00|
|

Saturday, September 3

+the wake+

and so she was lying there, peacefully gone, with much struggle and pain in her final few days. its been quite a few days since i've talked to her due to her incurable and lingering illness, which made her bedridden and unable to speak properly.

her friends and long-distant relatives poured in these few days to get a final glimpse of her, and i finally got to see some of the faces i have been hearing the names of, and i realised i was quite a popular boy in their memory. some of the friends of dad, uncle and aunts came by too.. the ones they used to stay together in the little kampongs which moved over the years after different reasons, mainly due to government needing to redevelop the areas. these old pals lost touch for decades.

the cars, planes, big houses were flown in. they made life sized structures and overcharged it really. anna (my cousin's wife from sydney) said in aussie, they made much smaller ones and charge it even more. asians arent that greedy after all isnt it? and we were making these money which she supposedly would be spending in nether world. who knows what would happen there.

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|11:42:00|
|

Thursday, September 1

+she is gone.+

my grandma passed away this morning. boo. =[

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|14:25:00|
|

+7 more days+

7 more days to national service man! how crappy life can get sometimes when it hits pit bottom. when the whole world seems to stop and u wish u had more time to do more things u wished u had done when u were still a student. the situations now has made my life in topsy-turvy i dun even realise time flies so quickly by.

the black rim thick frame glasses i made specially for national service sucks man. cost me a bomb yet makes me look damn studious. not everyone looks cool in thick black frames sia. i never looked good in glasses anyway.

my cousin's wife finally arrived safely in singapore today. and grandma saw her great grandson too. grandma must be over the moon and there's nothing she would regret living her life for i guess. the baby looks so chubby! i dun even know if its a boy or girl. the cheeks so rosy and red, the hair so brownish thou both my cousin and his wife are asians. stay in aussie and your kid will grow like one huh. so they should be hogging my room for the next few weeks or so, probably i wont be sleeping well these few nights till my enlistment.

i wan to club one more time, drink till i puke, dance till i fall down...

[[ Fallen Saint ]]*|00:14:00|
|

[[ Music'sPlaying ]]
Play your own music.

[[ The Fallen Saint ]]

kY, sAiNt
17.05.85
indie pop
classics
rhythms and blues
msn: myzterix_star@hotmail.com
email: kongyee@gmail.com

[[ Wishlist ]]

- a degree
- g-star bag!
- a trip a year
- alessandro baricco - silk

[[ RecentPast ]]

We have moved

Be the next #CutestThing beside Churpie the Churp ...

my views on elections.

happy easter!

My Likes!

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

week one

resolutions 2011

happy new year!

reliving 2010... embracing 2011

[[ Reads ]]

jodi picoult - nineteen minutes

[[ CurrentSpins ]]

beyonce - i am.. sasha fierce

mariah carey - memoirs of an imperfect angel

owl city - ocean eyes

black eyed peas - the e.n.d

[[ The Conversations ]]

[[ My Angels ]]

aaron isaac
allY
amit
audrey
boon
cass
cehuang
clara
cmi
derrick
dudley
Eugene
fadz
fadz(multiply)
hock
Immelia
jaassminee
jianyong
jingeileen
joanna
jolene
jool
julian
ken yee
lucas
lllyyyynn
Me
Miya`
moddie
nicholas
pei
rachel
rebecca
shadowss
sharon
shu ling
shumin
stephani3
tan bin
teck wee
vincent
WEijiE
woei perng
wendy
wenda
wenyun
xiu ling
xiu yun
xuan

[[ MoviesToCatch ]]

- oceans 13
- ~~f4: rise of the silver surfer~~
- my wife is a gangster 3
- shrek 3
- ~~transformers~~
- nancy drew
- ~~goal 2~~
- die hard 4.0
- harry potter: order of the pheonix
- ~~who slept with her~~
- knocked up
- captivity
- La Vie En Rose
- the simpsons movie
- cash back
- ~~secret~~
- ~~rush hour 3~~
- becoming royston
- 881
- ~~the bourne ultimatum~~
- poltergay
- blood brothers - ratatouille
- ~~even almighty~~
- the home song stories
- i know who killed me
- ~~rouge assassin~~
- ~~no reservations~~
- ~~i now pronounce you chuck & larry~~
- ~~balls of fury~~
- shoot em up
- ~~superbad~~
- lust, caution(r21 uncut version)
- hunting and gathering
- pleasure factory
- factory girl
- lions for lambs
- ~~beowulf~~
- silk
- ~~enchanted~~
- ~~30 days of night~~
- ~~hitman~~
- ~~the heartbreak kid~~
- ~~the golden compass~~
- ~~alvin and the chipmunks~~
- ~~warlords~~
- national treasure
- ~~good luck chuck~~
- ~~i am legend~~
- ~~my blueberry nights~~
- elizabeth - the golden age
- le grand chef
- cloverfield
- atonement
- ~~27 dresses~~
- AVP2
- ~~sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street~~
- ~~gung fu dunk~~
- ~~cj7~~
- ~~jumper~~
- p.s. i love you
- ~~L: change the world~~
- 10,000 B.C.
- spiderwick
- ~~the leap years~~
- ~~step up 2~~
- ~~august rush~~
- secret sunshine
- ~~vantage point~~
- ~~crows zero~~
- ~~evangelion: you are (not) alone~~
- becoming jane
- sex is zero 2
- bucket list
- ~~untracable~~
- definitely maybe
- ~~awake~~
- the other boleyn girl
- street kings
- ~~forbidden kingdom~~
- ~~harold and kumar~~
- ~~drillbit taylor~~
- ~~made of honour~~
- ~~chocolat~~
- the chronicles of narnia: prince caspian
- sex and the city
- kungfu panda
- ~~you don't mess with the zohan~~
- ~~get smart~~
- ~~the incredible hulk~~
- black book
- hancock
- ~~red cliff~~
- hell boy 2
- the mummy
- pathology
- journey to the center of the earth
- the love guru
- ~~forgetting sarah marshall~~
- cyborg she
- make it happen
- ~~house bunny~~
- ~~big stan~~
- vicky cristina barcelona
- my best friend's girl
- painted skin
- burn after reading
- blindness
- ~~butterfly lovers~~
- ~~tropic thunder~~
- ~~saw v~~
- ~~REC~~
- madagascar 2
- quantum of solace
- ~~bolt~~
- IP man
- australia
- ~~yes man~~
- ~~transporter 3~~
- ~~twilight~~
- ~~changeling~~
- milk
- rachel getting married
- the duchess
- seven pounds
- ~~red cliff 2~~
- ink heart
- ~~underworld: rise of the lycans~~
- the curious case of benjamin button
- ~~slumdog millionaire~~
- valkyrie
- he's just NOT that into you
- marley and me
- ~~the reader~~
- ~~confessions of a shopaholic~~
- ~~the sniper~~
- ~~wolverine~~
- ~~angels and demons~~
- ramen girl
- ~~night at the museum 2~~
- the ghosts of girlfriends past
- i love you, man
- ~~transformers 2~~
- ~~the hangover~~
- ~~GI JOE~~
- UP
- the proposal
- bruno
- ~~district 9~~
- ~~my sister's keeper~~
- ~~This Is It~~
- capitalism: a love story
- 2012
- twilight: new moon
- Avatar
- ZombieLand