Khairul Ruzaini

Help?

2011-03-04T08:25:00.002+08:00

The wisdom tooth growing is really affecting the nerves to my brain. Growing to be wise is a painful process i guess. Like as if it is not depressing enough, my body decides to add another misery. Swollen left eye. Great, JUST GREAT.

Well, at least i got a reason to be in front of this computer rather than the books, for now at least.

UOL exams in exactly 2 months' time. *Gasp*

Q & A

2011-01-26T00:22:00.004+08:00

To Passerby:
I think there's not much of choice, unfortunately. Im not trying to dampen your spirits but we have to be realistic too. Unless you wish to go directly into the workforce, i think getting your O levels cert will be the next best step. From what i know (maybe you can check their websites if you want to do your own research), even those private diplomas offered by private institutions such as SIM would only accept candidates with acceptable no. of credits from their 'O' level results. It depends on what course you wish to pursue. Perhaps a more specialized diploma offered by Laselle, NAFA for talented individuals in arts and design may have a better chance, if you do have the passion and talent.
Much being said, actually it depends on what you want to pursue in life. Once you know that, the path ahead is clear for you to choose for. Begin with the end in mind!

To Bobo:
Im not sure if the directives has changed over the past year, but as far as i know, YES you have to recourse the full pro-term again. That being said, the cadet would need to join the next batch of OCTs. I know, it sounds depressing. But going through army, especially command schools, is never easy. Good luck!

A little workout for the brain

2010-08-02T02:39:00.003+08:00

Let me blow off the web dust on my blog!

Okay done.

Hi everyone! I'm not sure if anyone still read this blog, but heck! i shall still post this entry.
First of all, its been a fruitful past months that i went 'missing'. I was rather busy working with Inland Revenue of Singapore (IRAS) as a tax officer, Enforcement Division. What i did basically was picking up calls from taxpayers who has overdue taxes or filing. I would say it was rather nerve-wrecking at the start and as someone who doesn't spend much time talking on the phone, i felt a little restless now and then with the earpiece covered my ears. Worked there for about 3 months before I decided to leave the job to prepare myself to go back school!

YES... SCHOOL.

After 2 years in army, i would say it is a little weird yet something to look forward to. I suspect my brain is filled with dust and rust right now, and in need of serious clean-up. Oh.. regarding school, after 3 years of trying out for the local uni of NTU NUS and SMU, sadly for me, i did not make the cut to study in any of them. It was a real heart-breaker. REALLY. I did not cry over it though, but enough to make me to frame up the rejection letter and use that as a motivational piece. I wondered and pondered for few days after receiving the letter, where did i go wrong in choosing the courses and the appeals, but eventually i had to swallow the sour truth. The fact that i did not do well for my A Levels. Even with BCDC kind of grades did not make the cut, i have to admit, Singapore educational standards has risen up so quickly when actually with this same grades few years back, it can at least get me into a decent course.

Anyway, i knew i cannot just stop here. An alternative education route is just what i need. And so.. after weeks of serious consideration, listing out the best other possibilities and opportunities for my life, i finally made my decision. I chose to study in SIM Global Education - University of London taking up BSc (Hons) Accounting & Finance. So here i am right now, waiting for school to start on 23rd Aug.

I would say it was not that hard in choosing the degree programme that i want. I knew i'm interested in, other than sports, it will be business and finance. I wanted a certain specialization either on banking, economics or accounting. And accounting was the one of the brighter prospects from the research i've made. So yes that's about it. I've made my decision.

Okay im really tired right now. I shall hit the bed right away.
I will continue soon okay. hopefully REAL soon. :)

P.S: Anyone in need of tuition? i hope i can start some tuition classes soon!

2010-04-09T03:19:00.004+08:00

I shall dedicate this entry to the popular comedian, TV and radio personality Din Beramboi, or his real name, Mior Ahmad Fuad Mior Badri who passsed away recently due to Dengue Shock Syndrome.
It was a huge loss to the Malaysian entertainment industry. His death came as a shock to me because i have just started watching his latest show 'Spontan' in Astro Warna, or the malay equivalent of 'Who's line is it anyway?, and it has been my routine to watch it every night on youtube before going to sleep. I have always enjoyed watching his show, and his acting and funny antics on TV had never failed to make me laugh.

Salam takziah kepada keluarga Din.
Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat dan ditempatkan dikalangan orang-orang yang beriman.
Amin.

Post ORD

2010-03-30T02:17:00.011+08:00

I've decided to blog since i just woke up and i can't sleep right now. Thought of sleeping early at 10.30pm but somehow the body decides to be active again at 2am. Weird.
Anyways, 3 full months has already past since i've last blogged! And i've realized many things had happened which i have yet to talk about it.

First things first, i have ORD!
Well.. at least a month ago actually.

So, like what usually 'Men' do after they got their Pink IC and much-awaited freedom from National Service, I've decided to take a break and enjoy every simple life's pleasure for now. At a start, i felt a little strange waking up in the morning, after subuh prayers, and i was asking myself "hmm.. what should i do next?" I was thinking maybe, should i go for a run? or should i go for my breakfast first? Wait.. are there breakfast ready for me in the first place? As much as Singaporean guys dislike/hate National Service, i have to admit i miss those physical trainings and the well planned-out meals, though it didn't went along well with my taste buds but i finished it anyway. It is the right amount of nutritional values and exercise regimes which made me grew up to a healthy 63kg guy, packed with a decent amount of muscle, well, at least if im compared to my old self back in JC. Im saying this, not because i wanted to go back army, but it is the discipline that has been instilled, is now diminishing fast upon the 'Operationally Ready Date'. Yeah.. so much so as being labelled operationally ready. Instead, S'porean guys are supposed to be afraid of being called upon anytime for war and fight for the country. Just a little reminder, the next time you exclaim "ORD OH!", be wary because it has also a hidden meaning of " 'Obviously Ready to Die' OH!"
haha. Don't tell i didn't warn you.

Finally got my LTA rank on the last day as an NSF. haha. so slow.

I've been bugged (in a good way) by a number of "is that you on TV" questions or equivalent lately. So let me clear the doubts, YES THAT'S ME. :)
Up to date in this year's itself, i've been in one of the episodes of a suria info-ed series (Testimoni on Hyrul Anuar) and a family gameshow (Hooray Hooray last episode), which is coming out tonight! I won't say im proud of this so-called breakthrough into the entertainment industry, but i won't say im hating it either. Let's just like say, im just trying out every opportunities and gaining new experience. Like in the case of Testimoni, it was just a post-ORD instinct. I was yet to get a job, so when the audition came about, i decided to give it a go. Never thought of getting role because it took me few weeks before i was called up. Even that i rejected it initially because of the role that i was supposed to bring across. For the benefit of those who didn't get to watch the episode, i acted as a cyber buaya looking for victims to fulfill sexual desires. I felt it was challenging for me, especially on an acting debut! Luckily it wasn't that bad afterall. In fact, i've enjoyed the experience. Making new friends with the casts, crew and the people behind the scene. And even if this going to be my only acting opportunity in life, im glad that at least i got to experience it. So again, do catch me tonight @ Suria 8.30pm!

The casts and crews of Testimoni.

The other two main casts i've worked together, Erny and Faizal.

The assistant producer, Iqah. Coincidentally both of us wore green on the last day of shoot. haha nice.

And after more than a month now, im sure you are asking me what i am doing currently, well basically im on a mission of doing odd jobs. An accidental one that is. I've wanted a temporary job which last me till end of July but i've yet to get one! Maybe because of my commitment on weekends that is. I kept getting 6-days/week job which i try to avoid because i need the weekends for soccer and family, really. Oh ya, forgot to mention. I'm currently playing in the National Football League (NFL) Division 2 with Borussia Zamrud FC, besides Team Orange under Equatorial Football League (EFL). So yeah, i would prefer to commit myself to a 5-days work week and the two teams, instead of the 6-days work week and didnt get to play soccer at all, since that one day-off might not be necessarily be on weekends. I've did some acting and calefares (Suria's Dikir Putri and Cinta Ixora too), and did some chocolate factory work alongside with the China workers (i've been pushed around by them in my own country. tak boleh accept sey! haha kidding. but really), and also part-time waitering with Grand Hyatt Hotel. So yeah.. that's basically about it. Odd jobs aren't that bad too. It gave me to experience the different kind of industries, the expectations and job scopes. It is not easy afterall in the working world. The important thing is, how much and how fast you can adapt to the environment as quickly as possible. :)

Okay, i'll stop here. I shall reserve my in-depth opinion on that once i got a temporary job. Haha. Goodnight people.

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010.

2009-12-31T01:11:00.009+08:00

Just as we all know, time flies very fast. It's already the end of the year! how fast was that?! I got soooooo much to update, hopefully i can squeeze everything inside. After reading up my last few entries i realized i've updated like.. once a month? NICE. i didnt even summarize my 2008 year! and now i feel the need to summarize my 2009.

the year TWO THOUSAND NINE was a very very good year indeed. I felt the need to count my blessings so alhamdullilah, it's been a memorable and smooth-sailing one. :) Undeniably, the best moment in 2009 will be the Commissioning Day. It has always been my dream to follow the footsteps of my war local hero, 2LT Adnan Bin Saidi, and being in his shoes now, i felt both the recognition given and the responsibilites i had to carry. What makes it more memorable was the journey i experienced during the 9 months of OCS. The friends i've made, the regimentation i've learnt and the military strategies i've gained were invaluable.

Come to think of it, im going to receive my additional bar soon as an LTA! It may look nice but that's another bar of responsibility given.

2009 was also the year when i volunteered to do something REALLY DIFFERENT. I had a choice not to raise up my hand when being asked "who wants to go HQ NCC??" but i chose to raise my hand anyway. It was that spur of the moment when you felt you want to be different from the others, without thinking what ppl might think of you for that kind of decision. and i remembered vividly, my officer instantly replied "EH KHAIRUL **** UP AH YOU?!" and i just laughed it away. i told myself "why not?" it's not like as if it's a REALLY bad place. well, i wanted to go NCC last time during sec sch, and didnt get selected coz i've already got a place in the soccer team. probably this should be my chance to 'so-called 'redeem what i didn't get the last time?? Well, no regrets from that day i raised up my hand. HQ NCC posting was a new challenge to me. Instead of dealing with recruits, men and the higher-ranking military personnel, i had to deal with civilians; cadet officers, cadets, teachers and even parents. It was a whole lot different from what i've learnt in army, but that's what i want, to learn as much as possible with the new challenges i have to face. :)

A typical day in the office.

2009 was also the FIRST TIME i've played for a weekend league team at a consistent basis. Thanks to my light schedule in HQ NCC, i can spend my weekends for my passion. Team Orange came to 'sign' me up with recommendation from CPT Clarence and im glad i've settled really well into the team!

Not only i get to enjoy my passion every weekend, i even won 3 awards recently during the 'gala award ceremony' at St Wilfried Field! hahaha. Player of the Year, Best New Signing & Golden Boot Award in season. :) even if im not going to play for the biggest club in the world and winning the Ballon D'Or with million of cashes in hand like Cristiano Ronaldo, i think this is enough for now. haha.

Moving ahead.. 2010 will an another crossroad in my life. A new chapter in life. Previous crossroad was the time when i chose JC over poly and it was something i've learnt to accept as the right one. And now.. this particular junction in my life is much more complicated. Maybe i've considered alot of options that's why. It's either studying at an overseas university or not, it's either take that army scholarship or not, it's either committing myself with professional soccer or not, or maybe do i still want to achieve my ultimate dream as a pilot? I wanted to achieve so many things in life but i realize i can't have everything. I need to make that right choice soon, VERY SOON. And that decision will ultimately decides the next 10 years of my life.

Let's make 2010 a better year for everyone. All i want for 2010 are, new perspectives to life, good health & wealth, and become a better person to my family, the society and God. Insyaallah. :)

Pieces - Red

2009-12-25T19:35:00.002+08:00

wow.
im just into this song already.

too bad this song was from a Christian band. and they referred 'you' to Jesus. As a Muslim, we do not depict our God to have physical atttributes or relate it as one of us. So, by right, we could not 'see your face' as what wrote in the lyrics. Nevertheless, the song is very very nice i must say. (:

Simple Pleasures

2009-11-21T13:21:00.014+08:00

I need to loose myself and start doing this, just like i used to.

Just do it

2009-11-21T12:47:00.004+08:00

Don't stop.
Don't procrastinate.
Just keep going.

Q & A

2009-11-21T10:58:00.006+08:00

To William:
The Cadet Conversion Course for BSLC crossovers to OCS is, as you know, the preparation of OCS and giving you a little taste of officership. The ability to initiate, think out-of-the-box, lead to perfection, and of course, maintain high level of integrity & discipline.

As far as i know, mine was a 2 weeks course. We went through 4 main aspects; technical handling in demolitions & GPMG, Standard Obstacle Course (SOC) which is a compulsory to pass, presentation on current world issues and leadership games & talks, and lastly a week of Pulau Tekong missions in both attack and defence.

The first 3 things won't be much of an issue (since i assumed, that's why you are chosen for!) but what's important is the 1 week of field camo itself. Be prepared to be appointed as a Platoon Commander/Sergeant and excel in it. It won't be an easy task but its not that hard too.

Just as to say, if you're chosen for this, you are automatically be presumed by the commanders that you are already a highly-motivated soldier who are willing to take that hard knocks along the way and learnt from it. Remember, the two weeks course is just a CONVERSION course. Meaning to say, they are just going to change your mentality from a newly-appointed Corporal to a Cadet. Surely, you will still feel unsettle when you first step into OCS, just like i do. But it should be just fine once you get used to it. (:

best moment.

Saturday Morning

2009-11-21T09:02:00.003+08:00

For you i will - Teddy Geiger

These Walls - Teddy Geiger

I just love his songs man.

Heal The World

2009-10-04T20:35:00.004+08:00

I've decided to change my blogskin... like finally. i can't exactly remember when i last did it, but i think it was roughly 4 years ago. Meaning, i have been sticking to that old blogskin for 4 years! That's quite a record. Haha. It's not that im lazy to do it(okay.. partly i admit), but i really really liked the old one. But, like an old wise man says, you have to move on and change for the better. In this rapidly-changing world, you have to constantly keep up with the pace with the society you are living in. Get it? Haha you know what i mean. At least a simple thing like, a new look for my blog, shows that im learning to accept with the changes happening around me.

Talking about a rapidly-changing world, i was sad to hear about the several disasters that has been happening recently. Just take a look at the 7.6-magnitude earthquake. Only in West Sumatra itself, it is feared that more than 1,300 people is dead. And to think about what happened to the 400 people having a wedding celebration in Pulau Air, all gone sucked 30m into the earth from a landslide. What does this shows about the earth and nature? Scientifically speaking, the earth is getting old and this 'rapidly-changing world', not only refers to the modern technology and infrastructure, but also to the climate and the environment that we are living in. It is just embarass to say that, as Modern Man is going into a new era, the ageing chart of the earth also grows exponentially. A Modern Man supposed to know exactly how to improve one's life, but on the same time, be conscious about the environment and not be selfish about his own well-being. In a religious point of view, as a Muslim, i have to say that people have the tendency to pray and in search of His help only when they are in need. It is important for us to have faith in our respectives beliefs and continously pray for the best of health and life. Don't lose hope when you are down and thank Him for the blessings you cherish.

Personally, i feel really blessed living in Singapore. Even if its just a small hot country which people complaint about, I would gladly say it is the safest place for us to live in, and that's the best thing you could ever ask for especially at this depressing period. So let's support and contribute whatever we can for our fellow friends out there who are in need of help. Be it prayers or donations of money or clothes or volunteer work, let's do something good today. Your small little effort might just be significantly important to someone. Make this world a better place. Insyaallah.

20 years of life

2009-09-26T23:03:00.006+08:00

It's been a hectic time for me for the past weeks; that explains why i took a little more time to post this. Continue from where i stopped in the previous entry, the H1N1 probation period was finally lifted earlier than expected and therefore the flurry of activties kicked in like nobody's business. camps after camps, courses after courses, expeditions after expeditions and the list goes on. And the end of all these, HQ NCC had to bid farewell to an another group of ORD personnels. Mr Herald, Khairul Anuar, Riduwan and Raziff to name a few. Those endless support, guidance and company that i would cherish for a long time.

Hari Raya preparation this year was a little special for me, because after 15 years living in the same room, i decide to do an, what u called it, 'extreme makeover'. Not that extreme.. but both bro and me did quite a plan on our drawing board and think through thoroughly with a long list of exquisite ideas of designs. I would say its not bad for a start. This was my first ambitious plan with all the effort, time and money spent. Nevertheless, im not going to stop here. I'm very sure there's plenty more of an overhaul to come! :)

It's only an hour away from my 20th year! Wow.. that's fast. Im no longer a teen anymore. Meaning.. there's some things which i can't do such as:

Collecting green packets on Hari Raya
Hoping for mom to give me pocket money
Relying on dad to fetch me whenever im stuck somewhere outside
Getting a hairdo from my sis
Asking my bro for advice whenever im stuck on what to wear for the day

Which also means.. i should start doing this:

Be financially independent(saves up money from this last 4 months of NS!)
Stand up firmly and say "It's okay makcik, im working already part-time"(though next time if im still unemployed after NS)
Getting a car licence! (i enrolled for BBDC since 2008's July and i've yet to start on my first practical)
I think Awal Ashaari's hair is nice in Syurga Cinta. But i dont think i suits that. Need to get a new hairstyle soon!
Start wearing my own clothes & accessories (if u see in an all-look-good attire, that's not mine)

Being in this 20th age zone meaning responsibilities have grown way up even before we realized it. I knew someday i had to sacrifice some things to help out with the family. My parents has been tirelessly doing all the work at the market and there were times when i can see they are just in need of that extra helping hand to push a little harder, especially during the Hari Raya season. Our parents are not getting any younger by the day and its time for us to step up and contribute what we are capable of. You need to be there even when they didn't need you. Your presence and effort will be appreciated, i can assure that. If you are being sincere, that is.

After more than a month of inactivity in the gym, i finally started again this week. I've recently read about how Ryan Giggs kept his fitness up through pilates sessions and trained on his flexibility and core muscles, and with his current top form continues (he just assisted 2 goals against Stoke just now!), i just want to follow his footsteps! So.. from now onwards, you readers as my witness, to encourage me to sustain this gym regime and healthy fitness of mine. Thank you.

And with that, i want to end off with, Chelsea lost 3-1 to Wigan?!
Wait.. Manutd won 2-0 over Stoke both from Giggs's assists!
What do you know? They are the league leaders now!
That's a nice 20th birthday present.

Selamat Hari Raya to my dear readers! Maaf zahir dan batin.
May all of you have a blessing syawal for you and your family. :)

July Updates

2009-08-01T22:10:00.015+08:00

i think i should start making every entry a monthly personal update, especially at this rate!

Hmm.. okay. Let me talk about the month of July. It was supposed to be one of the busiest period for any HQ NCC personnels, since school re-opens and normal NCC activities are resumed. However, it was declared that all HQ NCC activities are either postponed or cancelled till the end of August, thanks to the right timing of H1N1 outbreak. Therefore, it was a quite a good life during this few weeks. Been really working hard day in day out, everywhere but not in the office. What i meant was, there were more outdoor activities for the NSFs like kayaking & rock climbing 1 star course, Trainers' day(where we will just swing around, climbing here and there at the adventure stations), runs to train for the upcoming Army Half Marathon (AHM), and not forgetting, the rigorous weight trainings by the newly-posted bodybuilder ferdaus who makes me not even wish to move my joints after every session.

Trainers' Day.

Rock Climbing 1 star course at SAFRA Yishun.

SuperSunday with Team Orange was great. Great bcos im glad im performing well so far, at least from what i think! We had a couple of pre-season games to gear up our fitness and team strategy, but it was also sad to see Bryan to sit out for the upcoming EPL qualifying new season due to the nature of his injury. He had multiple bone fractures(sounds like road accident right?) when he landed awkwardly on his left ankle.
An excerpt from the team's website:

"Recalling the incident, Bryan could vividly remember himself jumping in the air as he tried to flick the ball with his right leg. The next moment, he lost his footing and his whole bodyweight came crushing down on his left ankle. Khairul, who was the nearest to Bryan could clearly hear a "crack" sound while a few lads simply "could not bear" to see the awfully awkward position of the ankle."

Yes, i was there to witness it. And it wasn't a nice scene.

July was also a good month for family gatherings! We had Princess M's birthday celebration/cuzzins' rendezvous at her 'palace', and also cuzzin's gathering @ Jurong Pt's Swensen. The games were fun, PS3, the forum perdana, the makeovers of our cute lil cousins and many more. Enjoyed it pretty much especially those i havent seen for ages!

fixing in nicely. ehh we won lah sey!

The cuzzins on my mom's side.

The cuzzins on my dad's side.

And lastly, I wish to dedicate this post to the these influential figures who had made a great impact in their respective arts of work.
May God rest their souls in peace.
Amin.

Sir Bobby Robson
18 February 1933 – 31 July 2009

Yasmin Ahmad
1st July 1958 - 25 July 2009

Michael Jackson
29 August 1958 – 25 June 2009

If I Die Tonight (Too Phat feat. Liyana)

2009-06-30T21:46:00.002+08:00

I've been listening this song for some time and the lyrics is really meaningful, in my opinion at least. It gives me that extra motivation to put my best every single day.

Some of us take things easy and some wish the day will past quickly.
Others hope for the right opportunity to come before taking actions.
and only the minority will make full use of each day coming.

An excerpt from the song, "take every day like ur last day", really make me think twice, or maybe thrice, for what ive been doing all these while.
There are days when i just dread to go through, but let's just ask this to urself.

"what if u wont get to see the next day?"

Do you still want to dread and go through the motion of the day?
I dont think so.

Every day is a start of a NEW day. There will always be new opportunities, adventures and life lessons to cherish and it is important for us to THERE to take it, to learn from it and be a better person by each day.
Do not waste time pondering too much about the past, but instead, inculcate this habit of learning in the present, and be optimistic about the future.

What i wanna say is..
You cant decide when your time is up in this reality world,
but you can decide how much you want in your life before it happens.

Viva La Man United!

2009-05-19T20:56:00.003+08:00

Woohoo!
Manchester United is the champion of England... again, and for the 18th time!
and coming soon, Europe!
Wait a minute.. only a few months back they just won the World Club Championship.
That means..
They are the best club in the world too! :)
Hahaha.
Just another addition of trophy to the Hall of Fame and we gonna be the first club in history to win the unprecedented Quadruple.
Bring it on!

2009-05-04T23:01:00.003+08:00

WOW i just realized i didnt reply to my fellow taggies for like almost.. 5 months!
The last one was dated back all the way t0 Dec 2008. haha

Anyway here's my replies to tags:
(haye) : Hey there passer-by! YES my hands were swollen back during JCC. It is really REALLY bad that my friends called me Doraemon.
(Syeera) : Im doing well thanks. hope u're doing well too. :)
(fazzy) : yeah i look at it already. boleh lah tahan comel...
(Ireadalot) : okayy.. i'll take note of that, thanks!
(ayshy) : terima kasih banyak2 kak aisha and cik piah's family! :))
(aisah & yraa) : okay fine both of u r linked!
(eva) : TRUE TRUE! hello. :)
(aisah) : woah woah.. kata-kata dari seorang adviser betul! IYE lah makcik saya akan terus bersemangat and berjuang demi keluarga, bangsa dan negara! haha
(thereader) : thanks.. this IS the new post. haha
(fiiez) : yeap.. see ya soon. :)
(MK) : alah.. same lah!

Presenting to you...

PFA Player of the Year!

Ryan Giggs!
I really don't think he deserves to be the PFA Player of the Year.
It should be PFA Player of the Decade instead!

But no matter what.. im proud of him man.
A dedicated loyal player to Manutd, no fancy stuffs and has always remain down-to-earth throughout his 22 years of footballing career.

My last wish from him,
to see his magical maut-punya dribble one last time before he retires..

Ungu - Cinta Dalam Hati

2009-04-25T22:27:00.004+08:00

I kind of like this music video and the song itself. The guy inside kinda both kental tapi kesian jugak. haha

Mungkin ini memang jalan takdirku
Mengagumi tanpa dicintai
Tak mengapa bagiku asal kau pun bahagia
Dengan hidupmu, dalam hidupmu

Telah lama ku pendam perasaan itu
Menunggu hatimu menyambut diriku
Tak mengapa bagiku cintaimu pun adalah
Bahagia untukku, bahagia untukku

CHORUS
Ku ingin kau tahu diriku di sini menanti dirimu
Meski ku tunggu hingga hujung waktuku
Dan berharap rasa ini kan abadi untuk selamanya
Dan izinkan aku memeluk dirimu kali ini saja
Tuk ucapkan selamat tinggal untuk selamanya
Dan biarkan rasa ini bahagia untuk sekejap saja

Pictures & Life in NCC HQ

2009-04-23T22:41:00.009+08:00

Pictures of the month depicting what i've done so far.

Commissioning Ball. I decide to bring my PJC classmate, Xin Yi. Thanks for coming! kind of last min bcos i ask her only like a week before the event. haha

During the Cadet Officer Course's parade. Reminds me of my commisioning parade but doesnt come close to it. hahaha here am i with the CLTs.

NUS's Qalbu show with the ex-PJCians. Dah mcm kakak-kakak dorang tu.. haha

Me and Dannylah, bed buddy Iktiar's gf. haha bukan calang-calang orang, producer for Qalbu seyy!

And finally, i signed a 'loan contract' with Team Orange for their EFL assessment league games. Giggsy-Cristiano-Theo to the rescue!

HQ NCC

2009-04-23T20:43:00.003+08:00

Tomorrow will be officially be my 1 month stint here in HQ NCC.

Gladly to say, i have really settled in well. I've made a whole lot of new friends, taught the young NCC cadets and last but not least, learnt the traits of both as an officer and an adventure trainer (haha).

What i mean by adventure trainer is really what you think it is. Those of you who went for OBS or any adventure camps before, you will know by now what to expect during the course. Rappeling, Rock-climbing, Archery, Paintball, High & Low Elements, Flying Fox and MOC (Motivational Obstacle Course.. almost the same as SOC in army but way much simple), and my role is simply conduct these activities, either as conducting officer, safety, or a station instructor.

Interestingly, i've never done all these before here in HQ NCC. I have not attend the BIC(Basic Instructor Course), which only be held in May, and yet, i was thrown into the deep sea in handling these activities, and surprisingly, well enough(i think) even without an upper study. Besides that, there will be frequent trainfires( as what we know in army, technical handling), IMTs(arcade shooting) and live ranges.

I would say im both fortunate and unfortunate to be here. Fortunate being its a 8 to 5 job, handling children instead of men, 2nd biggest rank here in HQ(the only above us is the NCC commandant) and way less stress compared to operationally-ready units.
Unfortunate being i didn't get to put what i've learnt to practical use for the past 12 months in army, no shiong missions in the jungle to cherish, cannot tekan NCC cadets (must treat them like my younger siblings, according to commandant), and to simply summarize everything,

I don't feel like a soldier anymore.

More like adventure trainer in OBS moulding the cadets into future leaders.

And im not that person.

Well, thankfully i have a fun bunch of friends here. They helped me alot to settle in and enjoy this place. Without them, i would dread to go work everyday. Just for ur info, i would say 80% of the sergeants here are all the malay mats who share the same passion as me, SOCCER! Some played for clubs before, and interestingly, one of them is a malaysian actor! Cool.. now i wont feel that awkward for being active in drama & sastera. haha

Nevertheless, i won't disagree with anyone who says being an officer here in HQ NCC is having a good life. It is too GOOD LIFE.
But so much of it can be bad.

The important thing is, i need to make full use of the free time for the next 10 months.

Alright, i'll stop here. Take care my fellow readers! :)

Commisioning Parade 72/08 (21st March 2009)

2009-03-26T20:35:00.014+08:00

As I am writing this, im wondering whether i should be happy or otherwise. Its been 5 days since i was officially announced as the newly commisioned officer, but the feeling inside me still hanging for the past. It's strange when you know that THIS was the time you have ALWAYS been longing for, and NOW it is FINALLY here. One of the goals in life as i pesevered through nine gruelling months that was ultimately achieved.

I personally felt that was what OCS was all about. Other than equipping us with the necessary skills, instilling pride and responsibilties as an army officer, as we always pledged and obliged doing so, it actually boils down to how much you have bring back home and cherish from the experience. The strong friendship ties I've made, the environment I've gotten used to and the chiong activities I've enjoyed, are the ones which built my character, my personalities, values as I grow to the person I am today.

On a side note, its funny in a way. People always hope something to end soon, but when it finally done and over with, you start looking back and hope that the past will resurfaced. And to some extent, you WISH that you should have done better in some ways or another and MAYBE even regret for something.

But not for me in OCS.
I THINK i've made some impacts with the strengths i had. Well at least i hope so. Like how i was able to make my platoon to enjoy soccer and train them as a hobby, like how i've shown the 'if you believe in yourself, you can achieved anything' mentality in the PT excellence, like how i taught them the beauty of being able to play the acoustic guitar, and maybe a little more than that.

I personally believes that, as long you are able to make an impact in one's life for the better, your efforts are not wasted.

Alright, without any further delay, here are the pictures from the 72/08 Commissioning Parade!

My contingent six marching in as the first contingent to enter the parade square.

That's me in the DSLR Canon camera!

Start of the slow march.

Slow marching up the stairs. This was one of my favourites during the parade.

Arguably this is the proudest moment of my life. That's why smile tak maitain. haha

The Jasmani family with Kak Aisha and Cik Man.

My aunt who tirelessly took care of me when i was only a baby, when my mom was away for work.

The 3 musketeers as we were always called by the platoon.

The annoying, smelly, not-so-fair(not my choice of words, blame Ecknath) bed buddy, Ikti!

As my future slowly unfolds, I realize its time for me to move on and set my own paths. Being an officer is no easy task. The black bar on the shoulders represents the responsibilties i have to carry. As i always told myself, there's nothing in this world that is easy, its only how much effort you put in to you make it easier.

The posting that im currently serving is NCC HQ as the Training Co-ord Officer for the East District. I hope, as what i've learnt so much in the past 12 months in NS, i can put it into good use and give back to the society and in this case, the NCC cadets and cadet-lieutenants.

It's important for me to thank all the people who has made my OCS journey an invaluable one. The officer instructors, especially CPT Clarence whom tirelessly push me for the best and LTA Shew who believes in my capabilities. Oh let me tell you, because of him, I tried up till the 6th time for the PT Excellence Shuttle Run when i finally broke the OCS record with a timing of 8.44s, which was previously 8.5s. And i got a special plaque for that. hehe.
And not to forget, my platoon two mates! and the Melayu Mats of Echo Wing! Thanks for the great memories. :)

And.. after all these while, having a childhood dream in 2nd Lieutenant Adnan bin Saidi, i can finally be called as 2nd Lieutenant Khairul Ruzaini bin Jasmani.

Same Aspiration. Different Legacy.

Last Stretch

2009-02-15T22:23:00.003+08:00

CSB tomorrow.
PAC next week.
Joint Term next 2 weeks.
Commisioning Parade in 5 weeks time. :)

I can finally see the light at the end the tunnel.

THAILAND - Kanchanaburi

2009-01-27T00:36:00.017+08:00

Hey guys im back!

Well, im glad that this whole Ex. Crescendo Thailand is over! :))

Its more of a relieve i would say. Whatever it is, I believe everyone had a great and memorable time in Thailand.

The bunk. It reminds me of the thai ghost movie, The Dorm. haha.

Firstly, the infantry trainings there were much more fun and less tiring compared to the jungle survival trainings in Brunei. We used the TES set ( for ur info, its a laser device attached to ur body and rifle to determine whether u're alive or dead in a battle, cool huh?) during the missions we had. It was a 10 day back-to-back missions in which we do an attack at dawn and defence at dusk and vice versa. It was a inter-platoon war and its up to us to come up with the tactics and strategies to conquer each other. NICE.

Random Pics with Liu Bo, the China man & Ecknaath the Indian-Aussie boy.

There was one time when i was the GPMG Commander and just seconds the battle broke out, 2 of my MG men 'died' and i had to chiong and carry both the ammo box and the heavy machine gun and start doing my firefighting, leap and bound. haha. I was literally dragging myself with the MG on one hand and the rounds on the other and around my neck. Fuhh.. at a glance, people may thought Rambo on the loose. haha. I think my officer took my photos doing that so let's hope i get that soon. haha.

See those hills & mountains in the background? That's where we fought day and night. haha.

And i was chosen as the platoon commander for ASO -POI (Area Security Operations - Protection of Key Installations), which is basically planning and come up with a masterplan to protect the ammunition cache from any potential terrorists threats. I was asssessed though and personally, i think i did decently well but nothing spectacular. My platoonmates acted out as the terrorists and they give me one hell of a problem to deal with. Bombs, hostages, shootings ANYTHING you can think of. haha.

I've made a couple of good friends, both fellow men and animals. First was the Thai army liasion, TONG, who guide as through the navigation phase and keeping us at bay with the thousands of wild dogs there, AND also this white dog which became my team's recee force, tirelessly tailing us and recee for any hidden routes in the vegetations. haha thanks for the hospitality given. :) AND not to forget the persistent Thai villagers who kept selling us illegal redbulls, cokes, ice-creams, Pat Thai (fried rice i mean) and other stuffs. We were not supposed to bring any cash for trainings but some of us did and bought these food and drinks from them which encourage them to come even more! haha.

My last photoshot on the bus before we finally leave Sai Yok Camp. This is the view outside our dorm.

The town of Kanchanaburi where once Japanese ruled to transport goods & ammunitions and the POWs were held to built the Death Railway.

OKOK lets move on to the R&R there. I would say it is fun and cheaper compared to Brunei coz that's when it really unleashes my shopping frenzies. haha which is good ONCE in a while. =P I bought a several T-shirts, jeans, belts, bags and shoes. haha and not to forget some souvenirs for my family. Too bad just when i realize i wanted to buy some things for my friends but i had soo many things to carry home and decide not to. haha

The River Kwai Bridge in Kanchanaburi.

This is the cafe that sells the infamous freaking loong bread name of 'BREAD RUBS THE BUTTER ADDS THE SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK'. That explains everything. Its hilarious when we kept ordering that particular menu. haha.

The floating market. Surprisingly i didn't buy much here coz the prices are all jacked up! mentang-mentang lah aku tourist. haha I tried to bargain though but erm.. not really good at that.

OK that's basically about it. 8 weeks to go! :)

Sawadeekhrap Singapore, Sawadeekhrap Thailand

2009-01-03T23:52:00.023+08:00

Well.. im off for Thailand tomorrow.
It is going to be an another 3 weeks stint of trainings and mission exercises.
What should i expect:

Ex. Red Beret (3D2N Navigation exercise)
Ex. Homerun (3D2N Inter-Wing Defence & Attack exercise)
Ex. Nomalcy (ASO - Area Security Operation)
Ex. Finale (Hmm.. not so sure about this. Sounds scary though)

I got 4 days off-in-liew since Wed and it has been a catchin'-up session for me with my fellow JC and Sec sch friends. Like the reunion dinner with the PJC MCS members..

At Al-Azhar.

Bowling session with the PJCians.

Peeping mats crashing to someone's wedding reception in Sentosa. Haha.

And talking to Segaff's gf behind his back. hahaha! Ehh this look scandalous sey pahadal padahal.

There's plenty and MORE pics to come.. but too bad. i didn't have it with me now. Today had a mini picnic/beach/kite-running session with the CCKsians at ECP and it was nice man to see them after soo long. And also with my fellow 4/9 classmates yesterday when we had a BBQ outing at West Coast Park organized by our Class Monitor.. Harris Lim. haha. And oh yeah.. not to forget, the jamming session with the PJ Mats right after that at Chinese Garden.

Anyway, i lost my HP just now. hurhur. i placed it inside my pocket.. as usual.. and as soon as i realized it, there's a hole in my pocket! and it must have dropped it somewhere. Worse still, i knew the bat was low and i can't get it through. All the contact lists which i've collated for the past 6 years since i first use a handphone, ALL GONE. hai.. just the right time to lose it.

NVM. i'll try to get a new phone 2mr morning if possible. Budget pon budget lahh..

Oh YA, did i mentioned anything about a new guitar which i've just bought? OK not yet. well its worth freakin' $250 at Swee Lee in Bras Basah. Blue Fender acoustic guitar. well its quite costly for me.. especially when my initial budget was <$100! Well, like what amy said, its a "LONG-TERM investment". haha yelahh thanks eh..

Alright im off now, will be back again on 24th Jan. Till then, take care fellow readers. :)

Shaggedelic!

2008-12-19T10:30:00.000+08:00

Hey.. I'm BACK again! Sorry i know its been some time i went missing, but i can assure you.. i have PLENTY of good news and memories to share! I'll try to squeeze in whatever i can say here, but SURELY.. this entry can't summed up what i've went through so far.

Brunei overseas training.

Although it has been more than 2 weeks ago since i came back from Brunei, the memories were still fresh in my mind. The endurance, the anxiety and the fear; there were times when these feelings were too immensed to handle; causing some of us to break down.

Sitting there quietly.
Just waiting for a miracle to happen.
Clueless of WHERE we were
and hoping.. just HOPING..
for someone to make that decision.
and carry on.

The 9 days i went through was the LONGEST 9 days i ever had.
With the limited supply of food (we were given only 48hrs of food ration), i had to resort, worse to worse, to eat a biscuit per meal everyday.

Some of the highlights i'll never forget:

Ride on the Super Puma heli during mission.
Resort to do the most gay-est hug at night just to keep each other warm.
Killing a quail with my bare hands!
A teammate of mine just broke down and cried when we got lost and in badly racing against time. (it caught me by suprise!)
Another two of my teammates were stung by hornets.
Combat swimming across Sungei Batu Apoi ( along with our field pack and rifle seyy)
Getting leeches bites, sandflies, mosquitoes and bloodsuckers making my both hands swollen like Doraemon.
Reaching the summit of Mount. Tegulong and Mount. Biang.
Receieved a telegram from my family on the 8th day in the middle of the night and in the middle of the jungle sent by our instructor. ( many emo-ed that particular night by the fireplace)
That FIRST step into our base camp at the end of the 9 days.

The experience i've gained throughout the JCC(Jungle Confidence Course) made me really REALLY treasure every single priviledges i have here in Singapore.

Imagine.. every single day you have to worry about the 3 basic things that a Man need to survive in the jungle; SHELTER, FOOD and FIRE. If it rains and your shelter is not up yet, you can just sleep in the rain for the next 12 hrs for the next daylight to come. Bcos of that.. u're cold and it need of warmth. But the ground is yet and the firewoods around u are wet too and so.. fire cannot be start. Considering food is limited, you have to think of ways to ration your food very wisely. And throughout the night, you have to start thinking about how to navigate to ur nxt checkpoint. In the midst of that, u're feeling very uncomfortable with the endless insects bites and the soaked uniform and socks inside your boots. And being alone, in the darkest region of the Brunei jungle doesn't help either.

Well, that's the WORSE CASE SENARIO i can think of, but thankfully, my situation was slightly better that that.

The experience was enough to make me lose 3kg. Others were better losing up to 12kg. But too bad i gained 5kg after feasting on the buffets during R&R. haha.

In the skytrain, just before i flew off for Brunei.

A week after we came back from Brunei, we had our Marksmanship Badge Test. I was optimistic but i knew this test is never been easy. But the thought of having the Marksmanship Badge on the no.1 spurred me on. With the additional $200 bonus, its worth every effort to hit the target.

AND alhamdullilah.. i achieved that. though i didn't get the $200 that i want. Bcos i achieved it on the 2nd try. only on the 1st try we can get the badge +$200. and come to think of it.. i missed by 1 shot during the first try! I can't believe that 1 shot worth $200 has just gone down the drain. just like that. on the LAST SHOT SOMEMORE. haha.

Last Saturday was the 71/08 Commisioning Parade and i was tasked to do ushering and crowd-control at the grandstand. And that's when the first time i donned on the no.1. The parade was something very special to the graduates who had spent a solid 9 months to eventually become a 2LT, 2nd Lieutenant. That moment of relief and joy, when they threw the peak caps high into the sky, gives me motivation to press on. Just 3 more months to go, and i will eventually be there too, standing in the middle of the parade square doing that same accomplished things, knowing i've done my parents proud. That's what i want. And that moment will stay inside my mind to motivate me.

Elroy and me preparing before the parade.

I'm currently on leave for this whole week, clearing my leave that is. Well i decided to spend the time with my family and we had our holiday overseas trip to KL and Genting. I've yet to receive the photos from my sis.. so i guess i'll talk about that the next time. What i can say is.. Genting was happening man! As what i've told some of you, the festive season mood, decorations and the cold 14degrees celcius temp. just make me feel as if im in Europe seyy. haha

K.. i'll stop here. Hopefully i can get some of the Brunei pics to be uploaded here. Other than that, see you guys soon! :)

Brunei

2008-11-08T13:45:00.005+08:00

Well, this is going to be my last weekend before im going for Brunei for the next few weeks till 3rd Dec.

I know its going to be tough..

It is never easy to navigate through.
I need that mental toughness with me very soon.
and the strength from Him.
I need that little push of motivation for me to pull through.
For that nine days of survival.
I need to overcome the hunger and pain.
The isolation and the rain.

I want to make my parents proud.

Having that badge across my chest.

One is already down from the 13 Melayu-s Band of Brothers in Echo Wing. I hope there's no more.

Updates

2008-10-27T20:40:00.002+08:00

Wow.. that's a month since i last post an entry.

Something which have been VERY long due is, Hari Raya!

Its was very demoralising with the fact that i need to book-in that first day itself by 2200hrs.

I insisted on my family to continue jalan raya while i go home myself but they decide to go home early anyway, and i guess we went to only two house-visitings.

Well, the baju kurung was bought by my mom. She bought it herself coz i didnt have time to buy for myself in the first place. Its NICE.. but its abit kuch kuch hota hey though.

I did manage to squeeze my 3rd weekend to go out with my fellow CCKsian and PJCian peeps. In both occasions, its either i came freakin' late (7pm i mean. haha) due to my late bookout, OR leave early due to my early book-in timing. Its really frustrating but of coz.. its all about SACRIFICES.

Im trying to think of what else to write other than ARMY life, but i can't man. That's the only thing that has been revolving my life now.

WELL, 4 weeks done in Pro Term now and i will be going to Brunei very soon on 13th Nov. That will be about 2-3 weeks time? Yeah.. and ohh Thailand too in January. That will be a total of two months stint overseas trainings.

I have always been feeling strong, excited and raring to go for the challenges ahead but also, deep inside, homesickness tend to settle in me too. I remember exactly how low i felt during the first two week in Pulau Tekong and also the first few days in OCS. The morale was so low to the extent that i had high fever( if im not wrong 39.8C) and i had to be given IV drip for few days.

"Soldiers are meant to be fit, but what makes the difference from the others is their MENTAL STRENGTH."

That was what my dad always remind me whenever i felt low in camp, and his words have motivate me all these while.

OK.. Maybe i should share some glimpse of my 4 weeks here so far in Pro Term.

The first would be.. i was chosen for Cadet Platoon Commander(CPC) on the first day on Pro Term and not only that, i had to carry out that responsibilities for 4 weeks! overtime sey.. coz it was suppose to be 3 weeks max. darah up man.. haha. but it was a good lesson for me coz it made me ON ALERT anywhere, anytime.

The other would be during Urban Operation exercise whereby we need to do a swift attacks to buildings. I was called a hero (haha!) by my officers coz of some reason or another. Its difficult to explain it here but basically, i did some things which should not be done due to the risk but i did the right thing. aisey man! haha.

Ohh ya, the other day(2 weeks ago if im nt wrong) i went to play a field soccer match for Hafiz's team, my close friend from cckss. I remember coming late(bgn lmbt sey.. due to late book-out the previous nite), and the team i was supposed to play for was 2 goals down. and what do you know?! Khairul Ruzaini came to the rescue! haha. and match ended 6-3 with me scoring 4 goals. hahaha.

OK.. I have to go now. 2200hrs is the book-in timing and i need to prepare the same ol' stuffs again and i'll be back by next monday.

Take care my fellow readers. :)

End of Service Term + Block Leave!

2008-09-26T23:52:00.003+08:00

Its been more than a month the last time i've blogged!

To start with, i've just completed my Service Term in OCS. And on wednesday we just had our 24 +6km route march and we've gotten our SENIOR BAR! With that, im now having my block leave till monday morning and there, starts the Professional Term for the next 5 months. What surprised me was how much i have persevered throughout this holy month of fasting. Although there were 6D5N field camp, with the inconsistent weather between scorching hot and freakingly cold, and the endless digging of shellscrap and fire trenches, im still fasting without any premature breaking of fast so far. Alhamdullilah. :)

ANYWAY, we had Social Nite' as part of the event at the end of our service term. I would say it was OK. The performances were good and the food were nice, but i was hoping the games would be more exciting though. Whatever it is, that night was supposed to be for us to become a GENTLEMEN lah katekan, and it was compulsory for us to bring along a date. And soo.. as spoiler as i have always been, i decide to bring along my sister!

Yi Long, me and the China man Liu Bo.

Ikhtiar, who almost wear the same outfit as me except the white belt.

The chocolate fondue was nice..

And yesterday was my first time playing at Kallang The Cage for a soccer kick-around with my platoon mates. It was full of fun, even our CPT Clarence joined in even though his wife is heavily pregnant back home! i wonder if i would to that too next time. haha.

NEXT TEAM!

After that i met up with my fellow sec sch mates who wanted to break fast together, and we had it in BAGUS in IMM. haha quite pathetic considering we can go to some better places to eat. haha but NEVER MIND.

It was great to meet them again to catch-up with one another and with the fact that i was the only one serving NS now, i feel abit older sey.. haha. feeling keabang-keabangan katekan.

AND TODAY, i just came back with my family from ANGSANA in JB to do some last min shopping for Hari Raya. I didn't really buy for myself, since i've already bought my Baju Kurung from Geylang last week, and so i decide to buy some pirated PS2 games instead! hahaha its been awhile i did that. Only my mom and sis were very active in shopping and i can't do much but to relaks one corner...

Its been awhile since i last make those random expressions. haha.

Preparation for Hari Raya is been good so far. My parents decide to renovate some things in the house like the lightings and the toilets. And me and my bro helping out with the painting of house. I realized that EVERY YEAR without fail my family has always been changing the colours of the walls! SEMANGAT Hari Raya beb...

Sadly, i won't have much time to go out with my family and friends for Hari Raya gatherings, because i will only be available on the first day of Hari Raya and the consecutive Saturdays. So.. my friends out there, KIRIM SALAM jelah dari saya!

Just in case if i didn't get the chance to say this..

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my fellow readers..

SELAMAT HARI RAYA.

MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN. :)

take care.

SISPEC BSLC: From Private to Corporal

2008-08-17T00:19:00.008+08:00

After 8 weeks period in SISPEC BSLC, it was finally over and done with. Everyone was rushing to go off for their respective vocations and it was such a waste that we didn't have the time to say a proper goodbye and well-wishes.

Alhamdullilah.. i would say the course has been smooth-sailing for me throughout. I've made dozens of friends, but alot of close ones too especially my platoon mates; Rayyan, Silas, Jack, Hady, etc.. my best bed-buddy Junan and not to forget my arab PJC bro Syed Segaff!

I would say Hotel Company has really groomed me into a better person, both physically and mentally. I felt so much fitter now after those 4km runs every morning, and also handling the pressure and responsibilites as the Leader Platoon Sergeant (LPS).

It was such a honour and bonus for me to have my contributions recognized, and that, initially it was annouced i was in the top 5 in the platoon. Few days later, the LPS for the day came up to the whole platoon, "Guys, after the analysis of IPPT results, theory tests and peer appraisal, your Platoon Best is Khairul Ruzaini."

It was such a pleasant surprise, and before i knew it, i was asked to go for the OC interview for the selection of Company Best. i tried my best though, but my impromptu technical handling tests didnt go well and so i got the Company 2nd Best. A good achievement for someone who didnt dare to dream to become the best at first.

What was in my mind was simple: Have the right mentality and do my best.

And that was exactly what i said when i was interviewed for the OCS-crossover selection. 10 panel judges against 7 potential candidates. Everyone was trying their best to sell themselves and i gave a simple, yet maybe too humble for an answer. There was one part i even included in on how much i was inspired to follow the steps of Leftenan Adnan. haha. abit corny but i thought i gave the perfect answer. Thankfully, i was the 28 chosen out of the 42 who went for the interview.

From a Platoon Best, to Company 2nd Best and now here am i, going through Cadet Conversion Course (CCC) for my preparation to OCS, it has brought me so far beyond my boundaries that i've never dream about. A different and a long route maybe, but i hope it won't put off my spirit.

In addition, we had our 28km route march on thursday night till the next morning, and immediately we rushed off for the graduation parade. It was such a honour for me to have the Corporal rank on my no.4 from the CO himself who is a Lieutenant-Colonel, and what's more important and memorable was that i was standing in front of the whole company getting the Platoon Best award.
I felt the closing stages of the course was going rapidly fast and at one point of time, i was still unsure and asking myself whether this was a reality or just a dream. It takes me some time to grasp what's going on.

Nevertheless, here am i preparing for my next phase of my NS life. BMT days are over, SISPEC BSLC just ended, and now 2 weeks of preparation and off to work towards my dream for my lieutenant rank for the next 7 months. It is long way to go, but im sure it will be worthwhile.

They were no parents invited to take our pictures during our graduation parade, so.. that's the reason why this entry is lacking of pictures. This is the best i can get. hurhur.

Anyway, take care my fellow readers. :)

Weekends

2008-08-03T21:47:00.005+08:00

I've come to realized that i've been going out quite often every weekend. Army days really take the leisure off me(and to the rest of NSF out there) so we'll tend to make full use of our time off.

Yesterday, the plan was to attend my first driving theory lesson and go out with the PJC mats for some jamming or playing pool. YES im taking my driving licence now! :) However, got a call from Firdaus, my close buddy back in CCKSS, to visit the CCKSS food and fun fair. I was reluctantly initially coz its been 3 years i've graduated! confirm the teachers there won't remember me, i thought. and also bcos of the time constraint since i was rushing for the afternoon lesson. Did went for it, but merely for 20mins so i didn't really manage to talk to my former teachers.

Rushed for the lesson immediately after that and met with the guys. We went to the MI mart opposite PS and planned to watch The Mummy but as expected, it was fully reserved! hai.. and had our dinner at Mackenzie Rex restaurant. my first time there though and i would say the chicken rice is superb! do go and try it.

Today was equally fun too coz i had my first mini bike run at Tampines. Initial plan was to play at Kallang but due to time contraints, we stopped for breakfast in Tampines and play at some multi-story carpark. haha asal main rembat je. But it was fun man!
The funny thing was.. i went very fast with that bike, probably due to the fact that im quite light, compare to Anuar. haha!
At one point, we imagined ourselves racing in F1 and anuar 'lost' bcos his engine died just at the beginning of the 'race'. hahaha.

Got to go!
An hour more to book in. Take care guys!

3 more weeks to pass out!

2008-07-27T17:49:00.010+08:00

its been very tiring nowadays. i guess this is where the honeymoon period is over. hurhur

i managed to sleep at most 4 hours for this entire week. we had our 4D3N field camp in lim chu kang and a live section firing on friday. With an additional responsibility of being the LPS(leader platoon sergeant), it'd made the situation tougher.

THANKFULLY, i've come out one piece this week. And with all the drills and exercises we had in the dirty wet outfield, that also means more clothings need to be brought home for washing. nice lah..

anyway, yesterday went out with my arab buddy, segaff. The initial plan was to meet at 5(am) to avoid the traffic (and ERP) to have our breakfast(well.. in NS we are trained to eat early breakfast. haha) at the newly-opened Changi Airport T3. but the fact that we bookout late and reached home at 1am on sat morning, we ended up meeting for lunch at IMM. brought along anuar and syazzie for a walk in town too and anuar almost got his PS3 from the arcade machine in Bugis Junction. i think he's frust now considering he's just a block away from that ultimate price. haha.

later in the evening, went out with my family for the Perkumpulan Seni dance and drama in Republic Poly. quite an interesting one although the dancers did quite a no. of glaring stumbles.

and that was yesterday. This morning i was invited for a friendly match at west view pri, and to think about how karat i've been so far, it was such a surprise i can still scored 4 goals and assist the other 2 in a thrilling match which ended 7-4. haha! guessed im physically much better now from all the army regimes.

and the funny thing was.. i was soo shagged that even when i had my haircut just now, i felt asleep! For a couple of times, the barber had to adjust my head coz my head kept bobbing up and down. and when it was finally done, he asked me, " tired eh? ok im done.. u can go home and sleep now." and he laughed. haha kurang asam betul..

Another tiring week im expecting to come with Wanderers(navigation test in Lower Mandai), IPPT and 3D2N Grandslam field camp. let's go...

Photo of the week: Its me on segaff's mini motor-racing. u don't need licence to race with this bike!

Do you know?

Yahoo the complex internet organism has complicated name. Word \"Yahoo\" is shortcut for \"Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle\"

Best Week of NS Life.. So Far.

2008-07-06T12:13:00.015+08:00

Yes Spain won! Though i've predicted Germany to win, i actually wanted Spain to win it. SO THATS OK. :)

This 2nd week of ARMY life in Pasir Laba was filled with theory and practical tests. There were theory test in TSR(Training Safety Regulations), practical tests in techical handling of the latest weapons SAR-21, GPMG SAW, ARMBRUST METADOR and not forgetting the navigation exercise. Im glad that i've cleared all the tests well. :)

Friday we had our first IPPT, and im thankful my fitness from Tekong is still here in Pasir Laba. and because of that $200 extra for this month! :)

And of coz the higlight of this week would be the SISPEC's Sports Day!

There were basically 5 sports to participate for; Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Tug-O-War and Route Relay. A week before i was chosen as the Soccer I/C so as to gather the best players from the company to participate in the 9-a-side inter-company tournament. I was given only 14 slots for the team but there was at least 17 players to choose from and so, i had such a dilemma to drop 3 of them.

Anyway, it was for the benefit for the team and i had to made that decisive choice. That night before the actual event, our CSM(Company Sergeant Major) called up the respective sports captain for an urgent meeting. He wanted to know which sports has the most confidence to win because there's this 'Joker Card', which will double the points for the sports we bet on it. When he asked me, i told him, "We'll try our best, but i do not want to put that pressure on the team". And that, the 'Joker Card' was given to the Basketball team.

Hotel Company, where i belong to, was the Defending Champion for the previous Sport's Day, and so, the expectation was high. However, soccer was never a forte for us, and so we're the underdogs. Charlie, Bravo, Juliet and Kilo company are the top 4 favourites. I decide to give them a peace of mind and told them "try your best, have fun do our company proud". I used what i've learnt from the years of experience from Football Manager(haha!) to come up with a formation and strategy so as everyone in the team can compliment with each other's abilites. Just after we settled down at the granstand, it was announced,"First match of the day, Hotel company vs Bravo company!"

The strategy i came up with. ITS OK IF YOU DON"T UNDERSTAND! haha

Quarter Final:

My close buddy from PJC, Redzuan was in Bravo and i was happy to meet him once again for a game. The 1st half we were pushed back all the way deep into our penalty box because we hadn't really settled down and get our momentum. 2nd half was better when we had some glittering chances but spurned it, including one which hit the post. And it ended 0-0, PENALTY SHOOTOUT and we won! in which i missed mine. hai..

Semi Final:

That was when we finally played beautiful football! we played against Golf company and we dominated the whole match. The first goal came when i started the counter-attack and dribbled from halfway line and assisted Kanu, our left milfielder for a tap in. i scored the 2nd goal after we did another swift counter-attack! 2-0 the final score. :)

FINALS!:

I was nervous yet quietly confident that we can win, but Juliet company has some of the best individual talents, ranging from club players and national U-18 player. I told the team before the game "Guys we've come this far, and we've exceed our expectation, let's finish this off!"

First half we dominated the match, but 2nd half was a hard-fought one. It was such a demoralising moment when 5 mins to the final whistle, they scored! It was a miscommuication in the team and they took that chance. Determined, we quickly took the kick-off and before i knew it, i earned a freekick for the team. Rayyan, our right midfielder, took it and scored! The match went on for the next few mins with us spurning one chances after another, and it ended 1-1. to PENALTY SHOOTOUT!

The penalty rule is that there will only be three kicks for each side. I was not confident to take it(since i missed mine during the 1st match), but the team insisted that captain should! I agreed but i told them im taking the last one coz i was really hoping that we would finish the shootout fast and not to dragged it till the last kicker!

1st kicker from Juliet: That U18 National player scored!

1st kicker from Hotel: Roland, our ex-VJC centre back scored!

2nd kicker from Juliet: Saved!

2nd kicker from Hote: Rayyan Saved!

3rd kicker from Juliet: Saved!

And Kanu, turned to me, "its all up to you man."

I was so nervous that i can feel the body stiffened! As walked to the penalty spot, i didnt look up, placed the ball and adjusted my socks to buy some time for me to calm down. As i take the 3 step backwards( yes i count it!), i saw the keeper was praying i guess, placing both hands over his mouth looking down, then look up and started jumping around and waving his arms. For once, suddenly i feel the goalpost is so small! Flash of memories appeared upon me about how Terry missed the penalty during the Champions League Final between Manutd and Chelsea. and there's similarity to it. Our team was wearing blue, i being the captain, and taking that decisive penalty kick!

I didnt plan where to slot that ball, i didnt even think what kind of celebration to do IF i do score. i ran up and sidefooted it...

AND

SCOREEE!!

My mind was blank momentarily, and the next thing i knew i was running back to my team, screaming in joy! They jumped over me and gave me one of the gay-est hug i ever had! hahaha. the rest of the 200 company mates ran into the field and joined in with the excitement. I won't blame anyone if from afar, you mistaken it for a Euro 08 victory! haha.

This trophy will remind me how much the team worked hard for it.

Moments after that, CSM came up to me personally to congratulate over the team's success. I was delighted for the team as we overcame the odds, worked hard for each other, team spirit, the never-say-die attitude, and as what people always say,

thats the TRUE UNDERDOG STORY.

EURO 2008: My Prediction

2008-06-22T22:05:00.004+08:00

Man.. my two favourite teams are out, Portugal and Netherland.
Nvm.. im supporting Spain now!

I hope to see more of this celebrations from David Villa.
But somehow i have this feeling Germany may nick it in the end.

And this guy, Michael Ballack, will play a significant role to their success. Who's up for it?

NEXT: SISPEC Pasir Laba

2008-06-22T21:04:00.000+08:00

Went to my cousin's wedding the other day.
And he's married to a Penang 18-year-old girl, now my cousin-in-law Aisyah.

The Bride & Groom of the day.

My family, without my dad who was on overseas trip.

Yes! I spoilt this picture. haha

I was wondering why he, who is well-built and good-looking working as a SCDF DART team commander, decide to marry a decent, low-profile girl when he can just go for any singaporean girl. No offence to aisyah bcos both of them are perfectly meant for each other. :)
So I interviewed him the other day, and he replied it short and sweet,
"Singaporean girls are high-maintenance. Hard to please them."

haha. NO COMMENT.
But of cos that's only a generalisation. Im sure there's plenty of girls out there who is doesn't fall into that category. No worries.

And man.. I was posted to SISPEC.
My cousins were like "Woah thats good. SISPEC is for those who did well for studies and physical trainings!" and they were explaining to my aunties, before i knew it, compliments and praises coming in.
haha THANK YOU i felt better.
So off tomorrow to Pasir Laba.

*Another shot for that chance*

Quotes from BMT days

2008-06-15T22:13:00.000+08:00

Some of the memorable quotes/conversations i'll remember from my BMT days..

"Give a pat on the shoulder of the person on your left and tell him,
'If u cannot sing, don't sing!
Give a pat on the shoulder of the person on your right and tell him,
'If u cannot take it, just fall out. Don't pull down the whole platoon. The safety rover is always on standby. Don't waste its petrol."
- Sgt Joel, during route marches.

"When i ask u all to squeeze, u better squeeze fast.
When your movement is slow, i will be angry.
When i am angry, i will ask u all to squeeze and spread and squeeze and spread.
When u all keep on doing squeeze and spread, u will be tired.
When u all are tired, your movement will be slow.
When your movement is slow, i will be angry..." - Sgt Hozefa, during our routine exercise regime.

"Captain Roger: Is your name really TEA?
TEA: Yes
CR: Yes? that's all you can say??
TEA: Yes INDEED.
CR: So you're saying my rank is INDEED?!
TEA: oh sorry, Yes SIR!"

"You don't want to polish ur boots right?! Nevermind push-up position down! down,down,down,down..
Some of you don't want to count right?! Nevermind crunches position change! up,up,up,up,up,up...
Still don't want to do properly right?! Nevermind jumping jacks position ready! 16 counts of 40!"
- Platoon Sgt Joe Wee, during inspection of attire.

"Look around you now.. sound off if anyone making any pussy sounds or showing pussy faces, just ask them to fall out!" - Sgt Joel, during breaks in route marches.

Just ended our Ability Group Run(AGR)...
Sir: Guys, you all feel shag anot?
Recruits: Yes sir.
Sir: Well, whenever u feel shag, u shld turn and look behind.
We all turned around, and we saw the singapore flag.
Sir: Whenever you all feel shag, just look at the flag. Remind yourself why you are here in the first place, then you wont feel so shag.
Haha patriotism!

SGT Joel: Guys, when you jump off the ramp later, shout a girl's name that you like.
The rest of us: Felicia Chin!
SGT Joel: knock it down 20.
and we've realized that she's was his. In his dream at least.

POP Oh!

2008-06-14T22:00:00.001+08:00

Orion contingent arrived.

I was so glad both of them were there to witness it.

I feel a little weird as im typing these words out.
Its been more than 2 months ago since my last entry, and i should say NS made the brain function slower than usual.

Anyway, tuesday ago, it was such an emotional yet enjoyable moment I had as soon the MC officially announced, "Presenting to you, the TRAINED SOLDIERS!" And i knew finally, BMT days are over.

Im glad that i've made it through the tough trainings, long runs, several route marches and going up and down the standard obstacles. Not to forget, the endless 'knock-it down'!
During the 9 weeks being stranded in Pulau Tekong, I've gained (better) discipline, time management, armed combat experiences and of cos.. friendship.

It started with 51 of us in a platoon but 4 got injured and went out of course.

We experienced the ups and downs together, for example. being punished to go up and down the from 1st to 3rd level of our company building several times for falling in late. Countless sets of push-up to crunches to jumping jacks just because the minority didnt polish their boots.

On a positive note, we managed to get our 'revenge' on the sergeants and officers on the last night before we POP. It was like a night war, going on the whole night till 1am, drenching them up with a super-combo mixture of water, camo cream, prickly powder, toothpaste, detergent, combat rations and anything you can think of. HAHAHA.

Some of the highlights of my BMT:

Firstly, i had my rifle stunned by my sergeant during field camp! It was such a demoralising moment for me because i was so tired that i didnt sling the rifle properly before going to sleep. And barely 10mins, i woke up and realized i was hugging nothing but myself. Confinement for the week. Nice..

Secondly, I had the best timing for shuttle-run in ORION company! And I did it consistently thoroughout the 3 IPPT tests. :) Not only that, im happy to announce that im one of the 25 gold medallist for IPPT out of the 200 recruits in the company. aisey man.. haha.

And lastly, im pleasantly surprised that i was selected for the Drill Squad. Basically that's the so-called regimental marching and precision rifling. 60 recruits were interested initally but they wanted only 30. So they cut down, choosing the best 30, and i was one of them! haha lucky me. And you know me.. i was a total noob in marching before this, and to come this far, im happy for myself. To think about it.. the other 29 were previously from various non-uniform groups and i've been living with only soccer and malay cultural society. haha. We did decently well though, came in 4th in the drill squad competition.

The siblings.

Orion Platoon 2.

He's the man. Our platoon sergeant and section commander, 3rd SGT Joe Wee.

Nicely taken photo. We tossed the quietest guy in the whole platoon, Kumar!

Though he can be irritating at times, he is cute in some ways.

AND PRESENTING TO YOU! Army life can turn you gay..

Personal discretion is advised.

Here's a video basically sums up everything on my POP day. Enjoy!

And for now, im having my 2 weeks break before im posted to my new unit. In the meantime, im badly in need for a rest!

From Boys To Men

2008-04-08T12:27:00.005+08:00

Five For Fighting

Half time goes by

Suddenly you're wise

Another blink of an eye

19 is gone

The sun is getting high

We're moving on...

Chorus

19 there's still time for you

Time to buy and time to lose

19, there's never a wish better than this

When you only got 100 years to live

Time do flies very fast.

Tomorrow will be another personal milestone; to serve for the country.

Im looking forward to an another new chapter of my life.

Making new friends, experience new things, and of coz enjoy in the process.

I was quite unfortunate for the past few days, including today, for having high fever, body aches and nausea.

and today, when i read the Straits Times, the front page was talking about the symptoms of a dengue fever, and it is EXACTLY what im experiencing.

I hope its not. Thank God, im much better compared to yesterday.

Segaff, my imitation Arab friend, called me up this morning for a last hangout before we two going in tomorrow. How i wish i can.

From today onwards,

No soccer
No hot shower
No combing of hair
No mom-cooked dishes
No sleeping/waking up late

Well, im sure i can resist all these at the moment. Not for long though.. especially soccer and the dishes!

I had a great time talking to my parents just now after lunch. My dad was sharing his NS experience, and my mom was teaching me how to march! haha well she's from st john last time. It feels weird doing marching, and i guess i need more time to perfect it.

Klah i'll stop here. Im sure the next time i post, there will be plenty of memories and stories to share. Anw, here's a video regarding what most singaporean think about NS. Enjoy!

Take care my dear readers!

Shadow of the day

For One More Week

2008-04-02T22:53:00.005+08:00

I love this song the first time i heard it.

Another gorgeous indonesian singer in Bunga Citra Lestari. nice name too. :)

Anyway, its exactly a week now to ARMY. Let's check on my list.

Non-camera phone: Check
Basic toiletries: Check
Clothings: Check
Mentally prepared: Check
Physically: Still in the process
:
OK fine.. Im raring to go!

Besides that, another book that i've done reading recently. Well a week or two ago exactly. It's called For One More Day by Mitch Albom. A well-written book with a nostalgic touch which inspires its readers to live their lives meaningful. The story revolves around the life of Charley Benetto, a broken man who decides to take him own life after everything seems to go against him. He was in a different world, met his mom who had passed away long time back, and she taught him the value of life, reminisced about how he used not to stand up for his mom when his mom did the vice versa for him all these while. A touching mother-son relationship story which brings out the importance of teasuring one's life, knowing that there's always someone who cares for every each one of us. It also shows that sometimes we tend to neglect what our mom had done for us.

I constantly remind myself how my mom used to save me from potential disasters i've did and that, i would never able to repay what she's done for me.
All i can say is.. its never to late to make a difference. We may one day up there already thinking we've achieved everything, but before you even realized, you are already free falling all the way down to the lowest point of your life.
Constantly remember Him coz the wealth, the good health we obtained will return to Him someday. Well, same goes to the other religions. :)

American Idol 2008

2008-03-26T22:56:00.006+08:00

Oh ya.. I need to say this.
Michael Johns is the next American Idol!
well.. that's what im predicting.

He has that 'cool guy' factor and stage presence of a quality superstar.
And with that superb and soothing voice, i can see him go all the way.
Go man.. I support you.

Updates!

2008-03-26T21:27:00.003+08:00

Woohoo!

Singapore won 2-0 over Lebanon!

I was abit nervous sitting in front of the television just now, and only within 15 minutes, singapore were leading 2-0.
I would say the match was quite even.
Lebanon was making more dangerous swift-passing moves, but unfortunately they didnt take their chances. Generally those were just half chances, trying their luck from long-range shots.
Singapore, on the other hand, has clear cut chances, but missed alot too. So credit to them for taking the two chances.
And Shahril Ishak, my once idolized player no. 17 back then in sec 4, he missed a couple of definite goals. Probably he was abit too excited on such a do-or-die game, same goes to Fazrul Nawaz! Naseb kau score..

And and.. i realized, Shahril Ishak looked like my close friend from CCKSS, Mohd Khairul. aisey man!

Talking about soccer.. last friday, i participated in the Tampines GRC World-Record Breaking Feat for playing in the longest futsal tournament for 56 hours straight!
Well of coz my team didnt play the whole 56hrs, we were given 9.30pm fri - 9.30am sat slot, so it was an overnight tournament for us.
I would say it was quite a nice experience for me, knowing that i've never play soccer at night!

Eh wait.. (side-tracking abit) i did. And i remember the first and the only time i did was after the Terawih prayers and we had the 'Terawih Cup' tournament, and we were playing around 2am, Qiammulai katekan, and ended up being caught by the police ALONE as everyone managed to run away. When we saw the police car approachin, everyone involved was screaming "Police, chao chao!" I did chao but i dropped my handphone while escaping. The battery cover was detached and decided to stop running and search for it. Haha!
The next thing i knew.. the police car stopped beside me and u know the rest..

What i've learnt is that, i can't seem to escape from the law everyime i broke it. There are other times i broke the law and caught. in short such as..

caught by the SMRT personnel as i past the entrance barrier without paying!
scolded by SBS bus driver for taking everyone's paper tickets! (the old system farecard)
and standard.. umpteenth times running away from the police for playing in soccer restricted areas!

Lesson learnt: Don't ask me as your partner for any law-breaking attempt.

Ok ok back to the topic, the futsal tournament we played 6 games altogether.

2 wins, 3 draws and 1 lost.

One particular game was quite a memorable for me personally.. this particular team was on a winning streak and when its our turn to play against them, we were down 0-1 in the 1st half (note: i was on the substitute bench for that game) and i only came on in the 2nd half, what do you know.. we made a comeback and won 3-1! 2 assists and a goal from me. :)
Ok that's about it coz the other games i didnt score. haha.. and you know what?
I played the whole game for the other 5 matches.
and i played well only in this particular match.

Lesson learnt: I can only play well after coming on from the substitute bench.

I remembered after our 'shift' ended, we were like zombies taking bus 67 back to CCK. Just about to walk home from MRT, my bro suggested something.
"lets play our usual soccer routine at YewTee!"
And so...... we played! hahaha. till 12pm. and by then, i knew i had just made a new personal record for playing for the longest time. 15 hours straight i would say. HAHA.

This is what people called, CRAZY.
but i would say, PASSION.. and yes, abit of craziness too.

WHAT MAJOR IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

2008-03-21T16:04:00.009+08:00

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You scored as Accounting/Finance/Marketing

You should strongly consider majoring (or minoring) in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, or related majors (e.g., Computer/Management Information Systems (CIS or MIS), Entrepreneurship, International Business, Operations Management, Public Administration, Real Estate, Risk Management, Sports Management).

It is possible that the best major for you is your 2nd, 3rd, or even 5th listed category, so be sure to consider ALL majors in your OTHER high scoring categories (below). You may score high in a category you didnt think you would--it is possible that a great major for you is something you once dismissed as not for you. The right major for you will be something

1) you love and enjoy and

2) are really great at it.

Consider adding a minor or double majoring to make yourself standout and to combine your interests. Please post your results in your myspace/blog/journal.

Accounting/Finance/Marketing

88%

Education/Counseling

75%

Biology/Chemistry/Geology

75%

English/Journalism/Comm

75%

French/Spanish/OtherLanguage

75%

Psychology/Sociology

69%

Physics/Engineering/Computer

69%

History/Anthropology/LiberalArts

63%

HR/BusinessManagement

63%

Visual&PerformingArts

63%

Mathematics/Statistics

63%

Religion/Theology

56%

PoliticalScience/Philosophy

56%

Nursing/AthleticTraining/Health

44%

Well, i think i should just focus on Business and Accountancy. Hmmm..

And 3rd choice Biology and Chemistry?! haha no way.

Reunions

2008-03-17T00:40:00.010+08:00

Well on friday, i went out with the Wan-s and Segaff. It has been weeks i last went out with them since they were in Tekong. Well maybe not segaff coz we have been playing squash for a couple of times recently. Haha. Squash not bad eh..
Anyway, we went to watch Step Up 2 and i thought it was freaking awesome!

Redzwan was so excited after the movie that he wanted to show his 'moves' in every area of space in Cineleisure that he can find. haha.

As long as i can remember, this is the only the 2nd time we took this kind of group photo.

The next day, it was my turn to catch up with my kranji pri sch guys. After soo long, since my absence when i joined JC, i finally had time to spend time with them.
We went to Seoul Garden at Causeway Point and i felt it was one of the most enjoyable gathering i had with them after a long time.
We spent the whole afternoon talking about our progress and we had a good laugh talking about the 'old' days.

The time when we would run to the field for soccer everytime school ends.
The time when i hold on to that Star Pupil badge every month from the beginning till the end of the year in P4.
The time when i was selected for emcee-ing for almost every school events, with diff female co-emcees till people jelak looking at my face.
The time when me, hakim and haziq were prefects, with that tight shorts, the notebook in our lil pocket and the classic superman hairstyle.(ok that's me only)
The time when my female teacher told me she would date me if she's my age!
The time when i cried because i was disturbed liking this girl when im not!
The time when i cried because i was 'bullied' by a group of girls!

So, as you can see, I was not the typical strong boy type BACK THEN who would fight back or stand up for myself. Very the kental lah i can say. But im quite sure now... im not as kental back then. haha
And surprisingly, i was totally opposite of that in the soccer field.

Probably one of my bestest friend back in pri sch, Hakim.

And to bring those primary school memories back, before we bid goodbye, we had our last activity of the night.
Counter-Strike!
and surprisingly i still had that killer instinct and topping the 'no. of kills' table.
hahaha.

PS: To my dear friend Hakim, good luck bro for your NS today later in the morning.

2008-03-13T21:40:00.004+08:00

I've come up with my personal video about my life in PJC.
Just trying out the Window Media Maker so sorry if its an amateur work.
Enjoy it!

2008-03-12T17:23:00.002+08:00

Im quite surprised to see the sudden surge in my tagboard. It has been ages seeing such phenomenon. haha.

Anyway, im okay actually. It has been done and over with. So move on now.. I've applied for NTU so far.
Just to satisfy my readers' curiosity, i'll tell you my choices:

1st choice: Maritime Studies and Business Major(erm!)
2nd: Aerospace Engineering
3rd: Maritime Studies
4th: Material Science & Engineering
5th: Mechanical Engineering

I've realized that maritime studies is quite cool.. and the job prospect is good. Of cause i want to get the 1st choice, but i think its very unlikely so i'll put that 3rd choice anyway. Nevertheless, I would be happy enough to get any of choices above.

Ok, let's change the topic.
I want to show you all someone very special who has influenced me greatly in soccer.
He was nicknamed the Welsh Wizard.
'Welsh' basically because he's from Wales and 'Wizard' because he was like a magician who is capable of executing fantastic tricks and skills in the field.
I would say he is my all-time favourite soccer idol since i started kicking the ball.
Back then, i would learn to do those trademark zigzag runs he did..
I was dare enough to say im a left winger when i can't even cross or shoot with my left leg back in my first match for CCKSS.
Of cos i didn't excel and so i was asked to switch back to right winger where i belong.
Right-legged giggs wannabe, still not that bad i guess.

So here is he..
Ryan Giggs, The No. 11 of Manchester United.

Reflection

2008-03-10T11:44:00.008+08:00

After 3 days since the results released, and pondering over it.. I realized I didnt really do that well for A's. But why am i contented by it? Maybe because that's what i aimed for. I aimed to get ABC back then and getting the grades drop by a grade, that is usually we should expect. And that's really what i get:

GP- D
Chem - C

Math -B
Malay Lit -C
Physics -D

I came to realize that i didnt put too much hope for A levels. My aim beforehand was really simple.. make it for local universities.

Doing it well or scrapping through it is totally different thing.
And yes.. that's what i get.
With that kind of grades, im capable of scrapping through a place in Uni.
But the feeling of satisfaction, after 2 years of studying, is not there.
I could have done soo much better.

And personally, i did feel a little regret for not studying much harder.
Friends of mine having same or not as good L1R5 compared to me were getting straight As, and i felt so left out.

I sincerely believe its all down to the desire, hunger and how badly you wants it. People are willing to do almost anything to get what they want and unfortunately, in my case, i was not determined enough to see the As on the certificate.

However, i still thank Him for putting to such a test. Luckily, im still capable of getting a place in the university, and i see it as a 2nd chance and probably my last chance to prove something.

P.S: to nazeera, well NUS business will be just a dream i guess. engineering will be good enough. :)
to fazliah: Not forgetting to thank you for the great book u've recommended.

Book Review

2008-03-09T21:40:00.006+08:00

This is another inspiring book i greatly recommend!

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

For those beginners or in malay terms, baru nak berjinak-jinak, in reading, like me, in reading books.. this is a book for you.

Generally this book is about the greatness of life and personal goals. Everyone has different perspectives in life. Some of us are ambitious, some are contented the way their lives turned out to be, and some dislikes it. Whatever it is, we have our own ambitions and goals in life. There's surely something that u want greatly. Its about dreams and living up to it.

This book focuses on Santiago, a sherperd who dreams to see the world. He is an optimistic guy, independent, patient, hardworking, willing to sacrifice for his goals and strives when pressure builds up. I do believe in order to do that, we do need such characteristics like him.

I find it useful and inspiring for those who needs some motivation in life. As somebody used to say to me before, "Without goals in life, we are as good as a living dead". We need dreams so that we have something to aim for and work towards it.

There's this particular phrase which caught my eyes.

"You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't true love... the love that speaks the Language of the World"

Hmm..

A Level Results

2008-03-07T21:59:00.004+08:00

well A level results was released today.

I was neither happy nor sad when i received the results slip.
It was OK i guess, but i felt i can do better.
Nevertheless, im thankful that my results are capable of making it into our local universities.
Alhamdullilah. :)

Anyway, my GP passed!
I was so relieved because PJC has only 87% passes in GP, gladly, im one of them.
According to my results, i think i should just focus on relief teaching math rather than physics!

Im starting to plan which course to pursue in.
Well.. there's some choices in mind.
Im considering between Engineering or Business.
Business seems interesting but i heard it's very competitive.
So my chances might be a little slim.
My plan has always been Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in NTU. But many said NUS has always been a better choice.. so let see how it goes. :)

Okok, enough of thinking, i want to relax now and im already looking forward to my near future plans.
There's another weekly soccer tomorrow, NTU/NUS Open house, my pay, the record-breaking feat playing in the longest FUTSAL match this 21st march and of course ARMY!

The Life As A Teacher

2008-03-04T22:31:00.006+08:00

Well, i've been out for some time, but at least now im free!

To start with, i guess im done with my teaching career. haha. well.. at least for now. 2 weeks of teaching is enough for me. You know.. a week into teaching, i was looking forward to its end. Its not that i hate teaching, in fact i like it. Except that maybe i overworked myself trying to prove my worth as a relief teacher. Haha. Generally the students were lively and co-operative during lessons, except for the inevitable noise. Since i was asked to replaced 2 teachers, one went for a camp and another went for his reservice, i had no choice but to teach 8 classes! All three sec 5 classes, one sec 4 class and four sec 3 classes. Mind you.. half of it is taking O's this year and the pressure is always there!

Math, Physics and CHEMISTRY! k wait, when i was told i need to teach chem, i was a little worried, because im sure you all know about my level of competency in that subject. haha.

Physics basically i taught the sec 3s and 5 classes and i enjoyed doing it because that's my favourite subject! The only problem is.. i taught too fast and the students will go, "Cher, that's all? How come so fast?!" Here, i can seriously say that i didn't really like talking to the whole class. Most of the talking will be usually be done one-to-one. I would prefer to do the opening speech, an outlook about the particular topic and the rest is just practice. haha. But of cos i did went through it and explained to them the questions they don't understand.

And Math! I had fun teaching it too simply because i didnt face much of a problem solving the questions being asked.

This is where i enjoyed the comfort of the office, marking, preparing lessons and looking back at the TYS!

Overall, i felt satisfied for those efforts i put in because i think i did pretty well as a relief teacher. There were times when i stayed back after school just to answer their doubts. And i was gladly to do so because that shows how much they wanted to excel. You know.. I was pleasantly surprised when 2 of my students told me i did a much better job than their teacher. I was undeniably flattered but 2 weeks of teaching, of cos im capable of putting my heart and soul to bring out the best of them, but if 2 years, i will burnt out! Therefore, here am i, giving my salute and respect to the teachers who had taught me before. I know i had never give anyone of you gifts during teacher's day, but i do appreciate the efforts you all put in all these years.

I have more to share here actually but if i continue, this entry will be freakingly long! That's basically everything about my experience in teaching in ADSS. I would love to continue till im enlisted in april but too bad, my service ended there. Nevertheless, a new experience gained and memories to be remembered for a long time.

2008-02-18T12:54:00.010+08:00

Wow.. i think i enjoy doing something other than soccer.
Its cooking!

I've been learning to cook some dishes from my mom recently, notably my favourite dish.. AYAM MASAK MERAH! or what u called it red-sauced chicken.
With great appetite comes with great responsibility TO COOK.
And so.. if in any case i'll be away from home, i think i should not be too worry in getting homesick or missing my mom's cook.

I found this video from my random search and i think i should post it. It is one of the ways i can help to advertise my family's business. hahaha!
This was when the recent Hari Raya was nearing(including my A's!) and.. if im not wrong, i skipped school to help them out! Hmm.. Im not sure if i should call myself hardworking.

And i found another video taken 2 years ago during the tournament at Fico Sports hub. Here.. are some of my contributions to the team. chey!

A trip to Tanjong Pinang & Pulau Penyengat

2008-02-09T21:40:00.000+08:00

Well, im back from a short family vacation since yesterday. We went to Tanjong Pinang/Pulau Penyengat for 2days on Thurs and Fri. I was particularly excited to go solo buying and shopping my own things there because i think i doesn't do that before! Usually, my mom would buy and let me wear whatever she has for me. hahaha! Talking about a guy who didnt have his own fashion sense and depend on poeple around him to get him one. Well, i can gurantee, im going to have my own choice of fashion from today onwards. Im not going to spend much but at least it won't leave me scratching my head on nothing decent to wear for a concert, outing, or even date(nay!).

To start with, we went there by ferry. A 2 hours journey which is not particularly exciting because i had a slight tinge of seasick.

Upon reaching, we checked in into a resort..

..and proceed on to have our dinner at "Depot" Ayam Penyet. Just look at them.. everyone is either seasick or sleepy while waiting for the food to arrive, except my dad. Haha.

I think it was better than the Spore's version because of the genuine kampung ayam taste with more special side dishes.

Later, we went back to our hotel and played pool against one another. I played 2 games only, both against my bro, and unsurprisingly.. i won. Haha. And the rest of the night, I taught mom, my auntie and lil bro on how to play.

The next morning, after breakfast at the hotel lobby, we went to the beach and posed for more pictures. Here.. we took with Mahadi Syor, a comedian in Suria. He was also there having his holiday!

We checked out of the resort and headed towards the jetty to go to Pulau Penyengat.

Not really a speedboat but its still made me wet cos nak act hero sitting outside the shelter.

Here it is.. Pulau Penyengat!

We had a bike ride around the whole island and it was freakin nice man cos the guy who rode for me and bro was speeding! Gerek beb but dangelous!

The island has unique and vast historical background. There's the old ruler's palace and royal tombs, among them the grave of the respected Sultan Haji. He was also the creater and author of the first Malay Language grammar book, and that is among the legacies left by the Riau sultanate. I wish i have thanked him for the beautiful literature of Malay language.

The pic below are some of the other kings who ruled the island. I was actually searching if there is any 'Raja Khairul' but too bad lah don't have.

The old Istana now turned into muzeum. I like the authentic designs of the whole architecture. It reminds me about those times when i tried to tackle this sweet kampung girl. haha! like real..

The well of never-ending supply of freshwater. It was said this well is only 3m deep and the water is special. Im not sure how special it was so i tried...

and it was really really pure and cooling. And i end up taking wudhu' too and it is one of the best i had.

We posed on the Sultan's throne and i felt like Datuk Penghulu sitting there with that pose.

And seriously this one.. i was disappointed to see people selling those turtle eggs! Well, i guessed they did it for a living, but i was hoping they won't sell it excessively. And nice one.. my dad bought 20 eggs. Turtles.. i tried my best to warn them about your near-extinction. At least i save your kind by not eating those eggs.

Soon after this, my handphone went flat i didnt take our pictures having dinner at some seafood restaurant and the shoppings. It was 2 days worth spent and i learnt alot of of the historical backgrounds of my own race, language and culture. You know.. the locals there at Pulau Penyengat doesn't speak bahasa Indonesia but perfect Malay! I seriously believe they can easily excel doing our Malay exam papers.

Alright man, im off!

Review

2008-02-02T14:07:00.000+08:00

I've just realized that i've been using this blogskin for some time now; almost 3 years now to be exact. I wonder why im so loyal to this, maybe because i REALLY think it is nice. nvm.

Other than that, i've been quite hardworking in reading books. I just done with Khaled Hosseini's novel, The Kite Runner. This is one inspiring book which motivates me to read more. If you want to know the outlook of what life is all about and the struggles in meeting basic neccessities of the Afghanis people, the betrayal, guilt, redemption, hope, friendship. love, the cruelty of the Talibans and the misconception of Islam.. Do read this. It has opened my eyes and realized how cruel life can be and the importance of treasuring every moment with our the loved ones. I can tell you one thing.. im so glad and THANK GOD that im born in Singapore. I think i will just be Taliban there to have a decent life. You know.. the Hazaras there were treated like servants, animals. Before this, I doesn't realize the great importance of racial harmony and world peace. I know the situation there was bad but i didnt realize it was THAT BAD.

Anyway, thanks to Fazliah for recommending me this book. Im looking forward more now to your future recommendations. :)

On top of that, i've borrowed this book called Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra. It was my choice and not from Faz's recommendation so... i hope it will turn out good.

Oh ya, the Kite Runner movie is coming out soon!

I've just found out( i bet you all doesn't know it too) that Kaka means Uncle in Afghanis language, Farsi if im not wrong. I will encourage my nephews to call me Kaka Khairul from now onwards. Haha.

And and.. you know what? The role of Soraya, one of the characters in the book, was acted out by this Iranian-born Atossa Leoni. Wooot!

2008-01-29T00:21:00.000+08:00

I was doing some editing to my photos and i stumbled upon those pictures i took back in kampung. And i realized i have some of it which i wanted to share with u guys.

You know.. i've tried to do those jumping shots, and i think im bad at it.

Let's see:

ok.. maybe everyone is not ready. Just look at me. The excitement and the semangatnye untuk melompat.

Maybe that's not so bad. Let's see the next one:

That is what happen if you're too old among those in the shoot.

Aaahh.. This is one is classic. I can't believe my younger cousins and bro can emo too!

Let make a short story out of this:

One day, I tried to ride somebody's bike without permission.

And since my mom doesn't allow me to ride bike, she was angry and kicked me out of the house.

For several days, i was left outside wondering what should i do.

Luckily my brother asked me work with him, and now we ended up selling petrol and tyres by the roadside..

haha. can lah. im bored that's why.

A Start To 2008

2008-01-22T21:30:00.000+08:00

Hey guys..

Well, im back with lots of stories in store!

First and foremost, im a teacher now! well, relief of course. i ended up late the first day when the person called me at 7.10, askin me to report to school at 8! To add more misery, i ended up at the wrong place. i went to admiralty pri instead of the sec sch which i supposed to report at! Baaad start.

Teaching was ok. I taught 4NT, 2NA and 1NT that day. Particularly lost where shld i go during recess so i sat with my 4NT class in the canteen. Anyway, I had to replace an english teacher who was on an urgent leave so yes... i was asked to teach english and english lit! Not my strongest of subjects as you know me, but still.. its not THAT bad.

Im not going to elaborate on what i'd taught them or how i'd taught them, bcos im afraid my students will read this! All i can say is.. its kind of weird being a teacher because i was a student myself just last year. Entering a class and introducing myself as 'Mr Khai' and by saying 'Good Morning Class', it feels so different. I sensed the great responsibilites, the demand of the job and the need to know when to be fun and and when to be serious. I feel so grown up now. (haha. yes khai u've just grown up by 5 sec after typing this.) The feeling of going into the staff room, getting to my desk, having lunch at the teacher's lounge and chats with my colleagues, it is a whole new thing for me.

Some excerpts from my students:

"Cher, can i go toilet?"
"Cher, can u help me edit my compo?"
"Cher, u got friendster anot?"

last but not least, bonus question:

"Cher, u married already ah?"

haha! well, im not. do i look like one?

I really need some serious cutting to my hair. Its so long and i may end up in detention man.
Anyway, i'll be a physics teacher soon. This reminds me of something.

Teacher: What is the unit of power.
Students: Watt!
Teacher: What is the unit of power.
Students: Watt!
Teacher: Im not asking you all a question. im saying.. Watt is unit of power.

haha. typical Mr Tan back in CCKSS.

Besides that, i went for the RSAF Compass Test. It was a long 5 hours tiring, mentally draining test. I had both good and bad experience throughout the whole procedure.

The bad news is.. the jetfigther stimulator test, i think i didn't do that well because my plane, which was supposed to go through smoothly through the loops, didnt go as planned and it was moving sideways uncontrollably due to the high sensitivity of the joystick. (not mentioning my bad handling too)

The good news is.. i scored full marks for 2 tests. the mental sum(thank god i took math in school) and concentration test(alhamdullilah i was gifted with a very focused mind). The multi-tasking test; consist of right hand handling the joystick(up and down only), listening to errors in mental sum( and by pressing the trigger whenever there's errors), left hand doing the typing of the instruction given AND the legs to move left or right. quite demanding but gladly, i scored 5/8.

hopefully, if i do passed this test, i'll be called for the interview soon. do pray for me ok?

2008-01-09T18:02:00.000+08:00

A fusion of piano and Steinberger guitar of the song "Love Story". Cool!

The First Test

2008-01-05T23:17:00.000+08:00

Im excited but nervous on the same time.
I'd received a letter from RSAF for an Aptitude Selection System(Compass) Test on the 14th of Jan.
This is going to be my first major test towards my dream.
Im not sure if this is going to be my big break, but whatever the outcome is, it happens for a reason.
Im feeling optimistic.
Every dream has its own challenges and obstacles, and in this case, i knew it won't be any less then a rough journey.
No doubt, many aspiring young men like me wish everything is planned out for them ideally, according to their preferences.
The chances of being a pilot is like hoping to get into top 10 in the batch, out of thousands.
Yes, the chances are slim, but remained focus towards my aim is the utmost importance.
Im not giving this up without a fight.
Im sure, like any other people who share this same dream, will give their best shot.
Im no different.

Second plan? Let's not think about it first.

Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008

2008-01-04T07:40:00.000+08:00

2007 has came to an end. 4 days ago to be exact. haha. And a new year has already begun.

To think about what i've done in 2007, i should say it is one of my hardest and tiring year i've ever had, but of cos i do have some of the memorable things that i'll never forget.

Basically 2007 was the year of my A levels. I would admit it is one of the most challenging period in my life to deal with. Since the day i've accomplished the O's, i thought i would never go and push myself like this again. I was considering to go to poly. But being Khairul Ruzaini here, he is always trying to score against the odds and do something different. It is a positive thing to do, but sometimes our effort doesn't match with the things that we want. So being me again, there's alot of instances whereby i didn't put enough effort to do what im supposed to do during my 2 years stint in PJC. Only during the 2nd phase of the challenge that i've finally set aside a whole lot of time revising with different types of people. It helped so far and im glad it did.

Other than that, 2007 was also something for me to remember of because i've achieved my target that i've set since primary school. I've always wanted to win the overall individual champion during sports day. Since my pri sch days, i always play as the second fiddle. Being 2nd has been part of my life. It can be frustrating though but that has been a motivational factor for me to push on. I remained hopeful throughout these years and thank god it pays off in 2007. I've won gold in 100m, 200m and 4x100m and not to forget a record-timing of 10.96s for 100m. The record was not something that i've aimed for but i'll take the credit anyway. hehe. Luck do play a part too. To realize that it was my last sport's day, im happy that i've rounded off my sport's day years in a memorable fashion. Alhamdullilah.

2007 has also been memorable because i've learnt about life skills with more in-depth which are of real-importance such as self-independent, discipline and resilience. Independent meaning i myself has to be responsible for my own learning and not being pushed on by teachers like what i've used to back in sec sch days and not to forget, the work i had at Bookfest. Discipline because i've learn to plan out my to-do and not-to-do activities better and resilience for being cool and strong enough to overcome barriers even when the chips are down.

Hopefully, with 2008 draw to a new beginning, everything will be just fine and there's some things to be remember of. More work, A level results and of cos, the Army Days. Let's start!

Updates!

2007-12-27T23:31:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!

Sorry for being too carried away with my activities during this hols. Although i have a whole lot of time to blog, i chose to prioritize other things first. haha.

Firstly, i had my first ever job at Suntec Convention Centre during the Bookfest 2007 event. Being inexperienced in this working world, i had applied the job thru Kelly Services, which is totally unneccessary. So that means 20% of my pay gone to them. hai.. nvm. Other than that, it was a beneficial experience as a Popular staff. For ur info, it was only a 2 weeks stint. The first 3days was quite tiring cos we need to arrange the products and do the stocking. Since the opening of the event, my job was such a breeze.. really! We were supposed to stand around and wait to ans any customer's queries. I was in charge of the multimedia department and since many companies such as Samsung, Philips, Brothers, Creative etc came down to set up their own booth to sell their products, the customers can go directly to the respective promoters to inquire. Thus we were just stoning one corner, watching free movies from their latest LCD screens. haha! nice.

Of cos there were some irritating customers who will come up to us and complain about the prices. Another type is the bitchy ones. haha. and surprisingly, im not referring to aunties or ladies, but a small boy! hahaha. I wont elaborate it any further cos it will be a very long story.

Anw, I made alot of friends, and unsurprisingly, they are mostly younger than me cos they are waiting for their O's results. I feel so old, man. However, it did help abit cos many thought i was 16 cos i didnt look like 18. haha! nice one.

Experience-wise, i did almost every job available during the event, except for cashier. I did the stocking, packing and unpacking, arranging, pushing cartons, answering queries, assistant cashier(the one who will pack the customer's products) and collecting pellets. So in other words, im an effective worker! ehem2.

Oh ya! not forgetting.. guessed what is the record i've seen a customer spent at a single payment? S$6,800 man! freakin crazy. i tell u what he bought.. hundreds of PSP games! Business i guess. But still.. it is crazy.

me and segaff. Getting ready for work!

Fuhh! centre of attention.

My Multimedia Department Colleagues. (Me and Fadhilah are the eldest here.. mcm abang2 lah aku. haha)

The Multimedia guys with 2 Philips promoters at the right.

Last but not least, Taufik was there too! Wasted his fans are not enough to bring the house down.

Since the end of this work stint, i've been quite hardworking going for fitness trainings. haha. More and more soccer and swimming. Gym not yet lah dey. Really soon. i've been going for swimming 3 days in a row now. Technique-wise, im so much better now. Fitness-wise.. erm.. still can be improved. haha. I felt i was in my top form after such a long time in soccer last tuesday. I think i played significantly better in futsal compared to street soccer. Field match will be the best though. Therefore i conclude sumthin: The bigger the playing area, the better i play. More friendly matches please!

Anw, i wonder how my friends are doing in NS right now for those who are enlisted in dec. Im sure they are having a whole lot of fun there. haha. but seriously.. NS will be fun if u look at the positive side. Live Firing, BMT-ing, learning the arts of war and strategic defence and attack. Everything seems so exciting with the whole new experience. But one thing for sure.. i can't wait to see those who i can't imagine being botak, botak for once. haha.

N0t to forget, A level results is nearing. If im nt wrong, it will be released in the early of feb. Im excited but nervous in the same time. I've a fair share of good and bad dreams about it and im nt sure which one to believe in. Please let this be good.

GradNite 'O7 at Swisshotel, The Stamford

2007-12-05T20:43:00.000+08:00

OK, just let the photos do the talking... (with some captions)
Warning: This entry is flooded with pictures.

Welcome to PJC's Gradnite at Swissotel, The Stamford.

Classmates: Yiling(left) and Cheryl(centre)

From left: Me, amy, fazliah, syazwan and shahrul

The self-confessed Brad Pitt(erm!), Clement Ong, runner-up for prom king.

with christabel..

diyanah, ex Head-Prefect during my pri sch days.

with Silu, my classmate imported from China.

Faiz, who never fails to share his sarcastic and intellectual jokes.

Andre, PJC's rugby captain who played a significant role for our Nobel soccer team to win the inter-house soccer comp last yr.

Fazliah, whose husband is a celebrity soccer player back in Argentina. haha.

Sponge, my hockey mate.

Didnt know him well, but i took picture with him anyway since i'll remember as the guy who sat beside me during our A-levels. haha.

baranee, just take note.. do remember to tell ur dad that i wanna become an SIA pilot too one day.

Bryan, PJC's basketballer and my chemistry classmate.

Oliver, the joker from basketball too.

Habib, my classmate back during MI days and now, still as close as ever in PJC.

Matthew, hockey mate.

Ziqi, hockey mate too and not to forget, also a teammate in Da Gama's clan during OBS.

Eva, knew her thru dikir barat last yr.

Cheryl, the ever-so-squeeky girl in class.

Alex, chemistry classmate and michael jackson for the nite.

Teo Sian, basketballer and another Da Gama's teammate back in OBS.

Shah, the Xabi Alonso's wannabe and ex-PJC hockey captain.

Faizah, the bubbly lil girl i've known this year during chemistry class.

Wafa, MI schoolmate and Indian Idol. haha.

Syed Segaff, one of my close fren, PJC's MCS President and an imitation product from Dubai. muahaha!

Ahmad Amirul, PJC's hockey asst captain and a freakin hardworkin guy.

Hui Qi, the first-ever girl who beats me in badminton. NOOOO!

Shahrul, a friend of mine who can be a very good uztaz and imam one day.

Amelia, another freakin hardworkin individual who made me study harder. haha.

Cik Ahmad Redzuan, the lanky tall guy with his formal way of talking. Saya2 awak2. hahaha.

Syazwan, one of my closest frens in PJC. Kind and helpful soul and his biggest assets: His goatee and his not-so-menjadi jokes. hahaha!

Bing Rong, we are known because of our Kaka-Gerrard partnership. *erm2!*

Li Nan, PJC's and national rugger.

Sebastian, also known as Arjen Robben of PJC.

Zuraidah, 'daughter' of mine in PPP who became successful and selected to act in Kids Central. Just look at her 'dad'.. no wonder.. haha.

Khairul Anuar, one of my closest friend in PJC. He is the Ruben of PJC and also a math genius.

Gerald, the one who complimented me that nite by sayin.. "woah, im taking a picture with the most profilic soccer player in PJC." haha. im so honoured!

2007-12-02T23:03:00.000+08:00

I had a soccer match against a team consists of JJCians ppl last thursday, after being informed by Ismarian to play for his team. Basically his team consists of PJC J1s and some sec sch students. Lost 5-6, and from that scoreline.. you can see for urself that it was such a goal glut game. However, i should not complain much cos we played hard and made a great attempt for a comeback after being trailed 0-3 in the first half. Quite satisfied with my own performance cos i did scored 2 goals and assists the other 2, and not to forget the last one which came from an own goal from their keeper.

Anyway, i wanna send my sincere apologies to the team for missing the last-minute penalty which could end up a draw and also being a bit to harsh towards the team. Although i didnt know the team well, i did make some good frens along the way and i was quite happy the way the team pushed on to give them a strong fight.

Besides that, i went for the RSAF talk this morning at Raffles City Convention Centre. I thought it was quite interesting, especially the talk from LT James Kee, a helicopter pilot, who described vividly about his journey in becoming a pilot. And you what... i've sign up for RSAF! One thing for sure which convinced me to do so was, they said that once we graduated from a pilot in RSAF, we can move on to commercial pilot! I've been longing to know that! Hopefully.. just hopefully, i'll make the cut. Insyaallah.

Wait.. i think my blog is lacking with pictures and videos. Do you think so? There's so much words man!

So, lets put something to make this blog lively. Here.. is a video a re-enactment about WWII. A story of 3 siblings who are lost in a jungle and fighting for survival. Enjoy it!

And also a random photo of this year's SYF. Just look at those faces. Terpukau satu2!

A-levels: IM DONE!!

2007-11-26T00:31:00.000+08:00

Finally, after 2 years' of sweat, tears and blood.. Im done with my A's! haha. wait.. not to that extent lah. But seriously.. im so relieved that its over! You know.. Being in JC can be so unbearable if things are not going your way.. alhamdullilah, everythin was quite smooth for me throughout that period.

Anw, A levels was ok i guess. GP was 50-50. im nt sure wat i wrote for the essay. "History of Singapore". Explains that..
Math, Mly lit and Phy were so much better. Although mly lit was abit different from what we used to practise in sch.
Chem was a little bit difficult for me. Well.. actually thats not surprising since my chem has always been not good since secondary school.

Since i've tried my best, i will just hope it will turn out good. Because i will be lost if i didnt make it to university. and if god wills, i want to enter Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in NTU. That will be nice... Insyaallah.

I don't think i've said this during my previous entries before, but im enlisted for NS on the 9th of April nxt yr! so late man.. Don't ask me whether im joining the Army, Police or Civil Defence coz i myself not sure. haha. REALLY. and why in the world do i need to go for the 2nd medical checkup?! seriously no answer to that. nvm.

Anyway, recently i received this RSAF letter. wow! i was excited of cos. I thought i was confirmed chosen intially, but when i read further on, it is an invitation for their talk. haha. chey... but i think im going for it. You never know when ur opportunity will come. So, im trying my luck to get any tips there. haha.

Besides all these, im free after the A's ended. Abit TOO free i can say. That is why im trying to get a job soon. Someone offered me a job as a malay instructor, teaching malay language to Chinese and Tamil students. On the other hand, there's currently a job at Ritz-Carlton Hotel as *erm* not sure. I prefer a customer service job where i can relate with new people everyday. Let's see how it goes.

Recently, last friday to be exact, my cousin's malaysian granddad died of old age in Pontian. Although i didnt knew him that well, i was grateful that he has taken care well of my family's land property there. I was there on wednesday and thursday and he was in an unconscious state. I held his hand. It was cold and he was having difficulty in breathing. I pitied his condition but i can't do much. All i do was praying. just before i left for Singapore, i had a last look at him and deep inside, i knew that will be my last time seeing him alive. True enough, around 4.30am, my dad woke me up and told me he had just passed away. May god bless his soul. Amin. You know.. he's the one who taught me the skill of slaughtering a chicken. I think it will come in a handy one day.

The upcoming most-look-forward event. GradNite. Well, i havent bought anythin yet for it but this time, im sure im not goin to repeat the same mistake like i did back in CCKSS. I wont plan last-min for what i wanna wear, i wont wear oversized blazer, and i hopefully, my hair will be in a much better shape, for ONCE! You know.. i always dream of wearing what taufik batisah used to wear for most of his performances. PURE WHITE. i think wearing white is cool man! but of cos no budget ah to wear it. its ok.. i'll look for improvisation.

here are the videos about a landslide in Pontian happened just 200m away from my kampung. And the reporter on LIVE, Khairul Ruzaini reports.... (with his rabak malay, mentang2 Alevels baru abes)

Alright, my bed calling me. selamtz.

Wake Me Up When September Ends

2007-09-27T23:00:00.000+08:00

I can't help it but to blog, AGAIN.. (banyak masa sungguh eh ko khai). Just wanna a say a big thanks for those who send their regards and well-wishes. Terharu saye.... :)

Sempena hari jadiku terletak dalam bulan yang suci ini, aku nak make full use keistimewaannye.

Pass my A levels with flying colours (insyaallah..)
Getting into a local university (tak nak menyusahkan mak bapak aku lah blajar luar negeri)
Menjadi seorang anak yg mithali kpd ibubapa (bkn aku jahat budaknye.. cumer nak jadi lebih baik)
Menolong ibu di pasar (ni mesti.. raye nak dekat!)
Kemas segala document aku yang berserak rabak macam reban ayam
Read more books ( buku yang slalu bace aku.. bkn aku bace dorang)
Baju raye pakai last year nye tak perlu beli baru (1st day jelah nmpknye beraye)
Menjadi abang yang bertanggungjawab kpd adik2nye
Find a job after A's ( sebagai abg, perlulah sumbang kpd financial keluarga)
Mengeratkan lagi tali siraturrahim dgn sahabat2ku yg lamer ku tak jumpe
Mengatam Al-Quran untuk kali kedua (hai.. kalau aku lebih rajin last time kan baik gitu)
Menjadi seorang imam yang lebih baik (sudah sekian lama ku tk menghafal surah2 baru)
Terus mengejar impianku untuk menjadi juruterbang (susah tu mmg susah.. tapi kene berusaha)
Pegi gym (workout untuk kebaikan sendiri.. sedikit sebanyak badan mcm Kaka dah orite lah.. haha..)
Part of the NSmen soocer first-team. (rabak khai.. siang2 dah pikir NS)
If given opportunity, pursue further to play club level (insyaallah kalau aku tidak disuruh main goalkeeper)
Mendapat tab guitar lagu TERKINI(main guitar pon lagu2 zaman dulu beb.. retro.. ni lah kes blajar dari ayahku)
Last nye aderlah.. untuk aku tau sendiri

So, thats my 18 wishes for my 18th birthday!.. dah tue bangke aku ni. tak lamer lagi dah 81thn, cucu dah keliling mendengar cerita zaman remaja aku.. So, kenelah zaman remaje aku ni dicorak dgn pencapaian2 dan pengalaman2 menarik supaya aku dpt kongsi kpd dorang2 tu. Insyaallah.. yang penting berusaha..

klah, sebelom ku pergi membawa diri menjejak langkah ke medan peperangan A levels yang semakin hampiri ini, marilah kite renungi bersama-sama zaman nostalgik ku bagaimana aku dibesarkan hingga ke hari ini.

Mawi belajar dari aku sebenarnye membotakkan kepala.

Ni masa aku dah pandai naik kereta roda ni.. Zaman inilah aku menjadi seorang pembunuh melenggek segala anak2 kucing yang aku nampak.

Ni sebenarnye aku baru dpt lari dari penjara.. tapi kene masuk dlm lockup balek. Alah.. mcm cite Prison Break tu.. dorang buat psl kehidupan aku actually.

Ni plak semasa aku 6thn.. time semangat Hang Tuah.. Pernah ku perform di khalayak ramai dgn berpakaian ini dan menonjolkan ilmu silat aku yg tak seberape tu.. Kerisku plak dibuat khas dari cardboard.. Kalau korang nak tau, aku dpt 2nd dlm competition tu. not bad eh.

Oh.. ni plak semasa aku dpt lesson pertamaku di Desaru. Actually kakiku tak sampai menekan pedalnye so aku letak bag at my behind. Pandai kan aku..

Aaah.. ni maser zaman menengah. Aku digelar 'budak seluar ketat' kerana nak saved duit tak nak beli seluar baru walaupun kaki aku tu dah besar mcm pokok pisang. Maklumlah.. sampai skarang aku masih cycle ke skolah.. camne kaki aku tk grow.. haha. Yang hairannye, ramai plak peminat tat time.. taklah hansem sgt kan.. tak tau lah..

Alright everyone, taking care.. Selamtz!

I'll Be Back After A's!

2007-09-24T15:00:00.000+08:00

Well, well.. Prelims are finally over. Which is both good and bad news. Good news is that i can now focus entirely on my A's but the bad news is that A's is drawing near!

I guessed i should not explain it any further, if not it will be as long as the other past entries which i did. haha. Alright, lets start talking about something new. Something which everyone will go through in life... which is... relationship. I've read quite a number of articles based on how to become a gd partner and etc.. and i find it quite useful for everyone.

Why i chose this topic because basically, my friends (the guys) always shared about how they fail to either win a girl's heart or emo because they just broke up. Pity u know. I myself not good in this but sometimes i do try to make an effort to advise them. Well.. i think it is important to see our own mistakes.. although its very difficult to do so. Most of the time, we end up blaming the other party because of a failed relationship. Remember.. *erm2* love is beautiful and we have to respect love like we respect ourselves.. chey.. :)

TIPS:

1. Strong in religion
- This element of religion is very useful. No religion teaches us to be bad. Religion teaches us to be patient and learn how to react to certain situations. We learnt to respect people, including our partner. I can bet you ur relationship will rarely have arguments. Serious!

2. Confident in yourself
- As Oasis's saying goes " Don't look back in anger". Sometimes the grass are greener at the other side. So look forward and think positive. Old flames are difficult to go away but if you still love him/her, remember.. as long as he/she hasn't got married, you still got chance. Must think that way aite. And of cos, learnt from your past failures and don't repeat it.

3. Moments Of Romance
- When you are down and everything seems to go wrong, do not let it loose completely. Bring back the memories, moments before the courtship, the time when u wanna tackle her, the time when u two had a perfect time together, the time when u said I MISS YOU or I LOVE YOU.. cewahh! Bring back all those memories and confirm, you will cherish ur partner more.

4. No to one-sided
-Remember.. Don't do things just to please your partner alone. In a r'ship, both parties need to play their part. Happy together-gether, sad together-gether, everything must experience together lah! That will be better right? If there is anything to be discussed, go ahead! Share what u like and wat u dislike and understand each other's interest.. aite? You Never Walk Alone!

5. Advice
-Advising each other is important so as to remain strong in the relationship. But of cos, let ur tone be nice when u're advising. Don't shout lah, of cos, the other party will be pissed off. Aperdah..

6. Don't look down on ur partner
-As the saying goes again, " No one is perfect". Accept the way ur partner is. Remember.. inner beauty is much more important cos it will last for a lifetime. Even if ur partner is not as pretty as Siti Nurhaliza or as handsome as Taufik Batisah, ur partner is already a god's gift. So, appreciate ur partner!

7. Promise
-Promise is a very delicate thing which can easily be broken. So be careful the next time when u want to make a promise. Do not promise the things that u know u cant do it bcos, once broken it is considered sold! u sold his/her trust away! Trust is very impt to keep the relationship strong, so do not give it away cheaply!

8. Always be on her side
-This goes especially to the guys.(termasok aku lah ni) Usually guys take for granted that the girls is always ok. Not good man! Must make an effort to be with her always.. cos remember, u choose her to be ur lovely partner right? So.. cherish them and dont neglect them! sadist u know.. human beings do have feelings which need to be taken care of.

9. Communication
-This is an important aspect in the relationship. Remember.. when having problems, share and solve it together. Got plans, discuss. Got anything to share, just share. Don't keep2. The best thing is, communicate in person.. until both party understand it so that there will be no misunderstandings.

10. No harsh words
-Lastly, do not ever scold or scream at ur partner.. especially guys again in this case. Mood swing or having a bad day, at least, do not affect it to ur partner too. Control ur voice when u're angry and control ur actions when u're pissed off. As guys, u need to know that girls is an emotional being, so.. learn to keep cool and use ur brain, not ur feelings! As Mawi always said, " Hidup ni mesti kene chill... baru WORLD!"

On a personal note, im not lah the hitch or anythin. Just trying to share some things which i thought will be useful to u all also. As far as i know, i still have alot to learnt from this. But watever it is.. budak2, ingat! study comes first. dengar lah kate mak bapak. jgnlah matair2 dulu.. tu later in life can.. kalau dah gatal, kahwin sudah. haha. sori tu yg slalu mak i yg ckp. anw, do put ur studies as ur first priority. And if u do have a gf/bf, AT LEAST ah.. dun let it affect ur studies. klah, sebagai akhir kata sebelom aku gone for good for my A's, do not blame fate if we havent put in effort. So what are you waiting for?? work it out man.. Selamtz!

funny soccer.

The Time Is Near

2007-08-30T23:24:00.000+08:00

I had my first prelim paper today, General Paper... and no comments for that. All i can say is that my paper 1 is fine, but im a lil bit worry if my essay goes out of track. Compre was quite difficult but my time management is better compared to the past. haha. So... nothing to be proud of actually.

So my next paper will be on the 10th of Sept onwards. Which means i have only a week more to study.. and exactly 2 months away from my A Levels! It's very scary to realize that my 2 years in JC had passed very quickly. I doesn't even have the time to appreciate it. Everyday, my routine has always been the same. Wake at 6.30am, bathe, pray, eat breakfast, go school, lessons all the way to 4 in average, night study in sch(if gt mood) till 8, reach home, eat dinner, check email, do some work and sleep. And this cycle continues. Well, actually this process only started a month ago. Before that, especially last year, i would reach home late from hockey trainings and the schedule would end up the same as now.

In addition to that, my social life is quite affected while im in JC. The only time im able to spend time with my sec sch friends is during Saturday. Well, we'll just kick around the ball and crap while waiting for 'next team'(correct anot Taufiq? haha). Really miss the old times man. Sometimes i wonder why i didnt just join them in poly in the first place. Life would be much more simpler and less complicated i guess. I will be able to play street soccer everyday, join the poly's soccer team, look out for chicks(erm! khai khai.. aper nak jadi ngan kau..), hangout, play pool, counterstrike, go gym and the list goes on. Come to think of it, i would be much more happier if im in poly. Poly life is great and im sure i will perfectly fit into the system. But i chose JC for one particular reason. The one which i've been hold on to for a long time.

To become a pilot. That's it. Cannot see the link? Well, let me explain. A well-paid pilot needs to have a degree. In order to have it, i have to go to uni. can see now? haha. good. as simple as that. REALLY.

My perspective of life is that we must aim high and push ourselves to the limit. We'll never know our potential as long as we enjoy the simple life's pleasure. Sometimes it is good to go out of our confort zones and try on other things. That is why i so far i took every opportunity that is available for me. Personally, i've been trying to follow that life motto as close as possible. But of course, as an adventurous and ever-courious teenager like any other, im still the Khairul Ruzaini you know of who enjoys every single moment of his life. Im saying all this partly because i was inspired by some people i've met in life, for example, recently, Doctor William Tan made an inspiring talk to PJCians last week during assembly. He is one good example that we need to follow and to be proud of. And also not to forget, Ikram from the novel 'Restu' too. hahaha. (Don't understand? Go read the novel!) Therefore, im not saying that poly life is laid-back or whatsoever. Don't get me wrong ok? Poly life is best, same goes to JC. whatever it is, make full use of it. To cut things short:

APPRECIATE LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURE + AIM HIGH
= ENJOY LIFE!

Damn.. why i explain so long man when this mathematical equation explains everything. haha.

One of the few moments in PJC that i made a fool of myself. haha. Im not lembut! Itu semua reakaan semata-mata!

National Day Break.. Nice.

2007-08-09T02:12:00.000+08:00

Life is fine so far.

Stress starts to build up. Which is good.
Without stress, we won't be pushing ourselves. Assuming everyday is Sunday that is.

Tests are coming up very fast and furious. Which is good.
Without tests, we won't be able to tell whether we had master certain topics and understand the concepts fully.

Revision and Practice Papers are coming in everyday. Which is good.
Without revision, we solely tend to read through the lecture notes, thinking we have studied, which is not.

English Premier League is starting from this weekend onwards. Which is NOT good.
It will distracts me and waste at least 2 hours every week. (If i decide to watch Man Utd match only, which is not always the case)

Friendly matches are creeping into my weekends. Which is NOT good.
Soccer matches makes me tire fast and sleep for additional hours = less time to study.

GCE A Levels in 83 days' time. Which is NOT good.
You know that i know that everyone knows time is going to fly very fast.

Today's National Day Celebration in school was a bore. The performance is more like Racial Harmony Day with dances from different ethic groups. And the sing-along songs were very limited. They played the new ones instead of the classics. Because of that, nobody was in the mood to sing along. I was just looking forward to play soccer after that. To add on, Al-Function team is set to play against PJC Soccer Team this sat. wow.. interesting isn't it? For the first time, im going to play against my own school. A goal from me will be nice though. But one problem: I got a new injury, actually not really new bcos it bothers me only recently when actually it has longed since last year. I think it has something to do with my right metartesal bone. There's always a sharp pain in my right toe everytime i tonjol(toe-poked in Malay) the ball. Well-known footballers like Rooney and Beckham all experienced this before. Hai.. this is the problem when you play too much soccer.

Alright, Happy 42th National Day to all!

P.S: Sorry for the crap entry. Seriously, i can't think of what to write man!

Updates

2007-07-08T00:26:00.000+08:00

Sorry guys.. its been a long time i last blogged. 2 months? Ya.. that long i guess.

Ok.. for the updates.

1) Let's talk about the most exciting thing first. Ya.. u know. Soccer! Anw, i will just make it short and simple. Al-Paix(Al-Function combined forces with another team, PAIX) played 2 matches so far. Against this team consist of Teck Whye sec ppl and we won 4-3. I scored two to be more detailed. haha.. and just now, against MI soccer team. Lost 2-1. But we really felt it was supposed to be 2-2. no referee so that's why. abit unfair. And ya, a fight almost broke out. luckily i came to the rescue and calm the situation down. standard. I was like shouting to everyone, " You all want to play football or not?! If you do, then better start playing REAL football or we should just stop here!" Fierce..

2) PPP. White box Festival. I was surprised to get a call-up by Cikgu to become the main actor fo this year's event. Even though it was nice to hear that, im not mentally prepared to go through another round of intensive rehearsals. Furthermore, the actual performance is only in 2 weeks' time! All that i can promise is that i can help to improve the current situation of the preparation right now. To start with, the J1s did pretty ok and not as bad as what i've heard from Cikgu. Even though they are quite lagging behind time, im quite confident they can pulled it through that day.

3) Mid-Year Exams. Hmm.. well, what can i say. Unsurprisingly, i failed my H1 chem. I didnt prepare enough for it simply bcos i focused too much attention on my H2 subjects. And luckily the strategy doesn't really backfire as i passed all my H2 subjects.

Math-C
Phy-E
Malay Lit(paper 1)-C

Malay lit paper 1 was bad. i went off-tracked in my compo and it pulled down my marks significantly. I should have gotten B. Same goes to math and phy. Should have gotten a grade higher. But its ok. Its only mid-yr. I still have my prelims before my actual A's. Come on khai!

Ya allah, sessungguhnya insanMu ini memerlukan pertolonganMu. Berikanlah ku kekuatan dan tabahkan lah hatiku. Tenangkan lah fikiranku dan tunjukkan lah cahaya nurMu kepadaku Ya Allah. Amin.

4) Left Hamsting Injury. I realized that im having a recurring problem with my left hamstring. It all started during sec 2 when CCKSS played against Jurongville which we drew 3-3. And it happened again in sec 4 in the match against Juying in which we won 3-1 and i was forced to be sub out. And it happened AGAIN in this year's Sports Day in my last event. Other than that, i do feel the pain on and off. Seriously, it is frustrating. Everytime the injury occurs, i can't even bend, sit down, or pray properly. I think i really need help here.

5) Im off! it's morning already. Hopefully i will have time to blog more often. Sorry for the inconsistency and delays. Adios!

my *erm* girlfriend, Gita Gutawa.

NAPHA test - My Last

2007-05-05T01:14:00.000+08:00

Finally, I'm done with my NAPHA test.

To start with, I got full marks for all my five stations!
Although i had never been doing well enough for my sit-and-reach and standing broad jump(SBJ) recently, i finally achieved it. You know i've never been flexible and therefore i was quite surprised that i managed to hit 51cm for sit-and-reach. Not only that.. for SBJ, i finally crossed the 250cm mark by getting 251cm. haha. 1 cm more only.
However, i paid a price during these two stations because it worsened my hamstring injury. So when it was time for the shuttle run, i really ran slower than slower. To add more misery, the track was slippery. I had 3 tries but 2 of the tries were not counted as i slipped during the run. I ended up getting 9.6s for the last try. Not only me though who slipped. i guessed 75% of the them who took the NAPHA test that day slipped and fell too. haha. So its not that i'm clumsy or anything.

By the time we had to prepare for the 2.4km run, i was already having a serious hamstring problem. Unbearable it was and i had a difficult time to even walk. However, i did pushed myself to complete it. I was literally jogging with 'one functioned leg'. So.. the timing was really nothing to be proud of. i got 11.45min. hahaha! C grade of 3 points to be exact. Therefore, i got 28 points in total.

Anyway, im really glad that NAPHA is over. It's been a long time since i played soccer in school. So PE is perhaps the best time to do it.

For now, i should just relax one corner and wait for the injury to heal.

Selamtz.

Reflection

2007-05-01T00:30:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!
Just wanna keep you all updated..
Recently i've won 3 golds from my school's sports day! =)

Woah.. isn't that nice?
Actually, seriously, sincerely, frankly, honestly, i had never dream of that to happen.
I was just hoping for a 2nd for my both 100m and 200m events.
Yes.. I had to admit that i was really nervous before the events because there were some good runners. Although i kept some hope and optimism to win both, i didn't put much hope for myself. I told the inner self of me that, since this is going to be my last sport's day, i should just go out there and enjoy every moment of it.

Fortunately, it ended up really really well for me. For a moment, i thought it was like a dream come true or some sort. haha. Maybe im still dreaming right now, but as i looked back at the medals i've got so far in my whole like participating in sport's day, it was true indeed. I've achieved almost everything that i hoped for.

Back in primary school, i aimed to be in the top 3 for every events i participated and i finished 2nd for all the events, namely 100, 200 and 400m. That was way back in Pri 4. As i moved on to my secondary school life, CCKSS gave me a chance to prove myself that im capable of doing long distance running. The first year itself i've won 1st in the Annual Cross-Country. I was ecstatic of course! I had never knew that im capable of achieving such feat. But somehow my stamina dropped as the years went by and i got 2nd in sec 2 and 3 and 6th in sec 4. haha! perhaps im too old to run anymore. After receiving my O's results and graduated, i told myself that im not going to repeat all those achievements i've made last time. You know.. sometimes when you achieve something great, you feel you have done enough and you are contented with it. That's exactly how i feel.

Therefore, after all these years studying in tertiary education, i realized one thing, we should not be contented of what we have.

We must always persevere on and continue to strive for bigger success. We may find it mentally exhausting and physically demanding as it goes on, but we will never know when our time will come. The time which may change our life permanently. I'm not talking about those negative stuffs, but the good ones. You know.. when i won the title of 'Individual Champion', it was not a matter of personal glory or something to be boast about, but the feeling of satisfaction and the sense the achievement are invaluable. It is something that is very priceless and only hardwork, endurance(and of course, abit of luck) can paid it off.

Anyway, although i've said that, to be frank, i was quite lucky to win these things because i've never work hard for it. Maybe soccer has helped me to become a fitter person all these years but other than that, i didnt really go for runs or have a little workout at the gym. I guess, maybe i've got a little advice for everyone of you out there.

-Put your mind to anything that you do and everything will just fall in place nicely-

That's what i believe. Focus on the things that you aimed for and insyaallah, dengan keberkatan ibu bapa awak jugak, you can achieve almost everything. Why i said 'keberkatan ibu bapa'? Because they are ones who will give us the blessings to do things the right way. So, do good to your parents today onwards ok adik-adik?

Selamtz. (",)

Sweet Victory

2007-04-20T00:58:00.000+08:00

"This year's sports day was my last, but it was my best." - Khairul Ruzaini

Im back! (for now..)

2007-04-14T03:42:00.001+08:00

Hey guys, im finally here to update.. Sorry to keep you all waiting. And yar, thanks very much for your patience. haha.

Let's see.. last 2 weeks, i went to Cameron Highland and KL with my family and cousins to attend my cousin's wedding cum short break after my common test. Oh ya.. talking about common test, its been very bad. i guess i didn't really prepared well for it although i studied hard this time round compared to the other times. Therefore i had to meet the HOD to have a small counselling session.. and it ended within 6 minutes only! maybe my case was not that serious compared to the others.. but yet, it's still bad.

Going back about my short holiday, it was quite a memorable trip. I didn't really regret going there and miss 2 school days. haha. but seriously before that i was desperately didn't want to go for the trip bcos i was afraid to miss lessons. luckily i managed to pick up from where i left and still coping quite well now, i guess.

Anyway, Cameron highland was nice man! very cold. macam kat negeri orang putih dah.. the hotel didnt even have an air-conditioner because its already cold enough.. and the people there are really proud of their strawberries harvestation. Strawberries shops are everyway. From the fruit itself, to the souvenirs, to the toys. Everything. its like heaven of strawberries. haha.

The following day we went to KL to shop, shop, shop. Not me of course. My aunties lah who else. I only managed to buy some PS2 games for myself at Petaling Street. that's all, serious. I didnt really looked forward to my cousin's wedding initially, but when i finally went for it, it was happening man! Alot of popular celebrities there including Fasha Sandha, Jalahuddin Hassan, Rosyam Nor, Ezyln, Aqasha and many more. i was awe-struck of course! Can't believe that im finally meeting these talented and well-established individuals. Fasha was gorgeous that night and Ezyln was so compatible with me. hahaha! tak tau malu. but seriously, she was very sweet seh that night, and still do. Terpegun sungguh..

And.. i've done with my NS medical screening. It was quite an expericence for me. Suddenly i feel that im no longer a teen but a young adult. The pre-enlistees there were all much older than me. I can't wait to experience the NS life. Its going to be tough, everyone knows that, and im excited with the challenge. But yes.. A levels comes first.

This week was quite interesting for me.. i had my SYF Malay dance and Sport's Day Heats on the same day. After a gruelling 5 months of rehearsals, it finally paid off. We won Silver! that's really a big deal for me and the rest because we're the pioneers of Pioneer JC to participate in this. I was not surprised by the results though because i was expecting it already. Overall, i've gained alot of experience through this process because this is my first time participating in a CCA consisting of the both sexes, therefore, i've learnt to make friends and get along well from the opposite gender. haha. afterall, i've been only in soccer and only soccer in my whole life. At least now i know how its like to perform in the SYF. Quite sad that its going to be my first and my last time. hai..

And yar, for my heats.. i got 2nd in the 100m event. Lost to a J1 volleyball guy by his head. I was disappointed with myself for slowing down in the last 20m. I was leading for the first 80m when i realize my legs were getting tired very fast. i slowed down a little and he catched up on me. wasted.. hopefully it wont repeat again in the finals. For the 200m events, the heats was cancelled and brought forward to the finals. its going to be a a very tough race because from what i know, my competitors are all VERY fast runners. I won't put much hope on this. For the 4x100m event, i got the feeling that its going to be a very exciting event because all the houses have good runners, and im really looking forward to it. It will be nice to repeat last year's victory. =)

oh ya, PA 4-on-4 futsal tournament is tomorrow! It's been a very LONG time since i last participate in a soccer competition. The last time i did was the last year's Al-Falah futsal tournament which we ended up runner-up. That was a memorable feat because we managed to beat the JOGA BONITO champions in the semi-final stage in which we won 1-0, courtesy of my last-grasp goal. haha. hopefully i can repeat that tomorrow. insyaallah..

Before i end this, i wish to send my sincere gratitude to all my fellow malay dancers for putting their heart and soul into the performance. Its been a very nice experience to know every single one of you. Take care aite!

Selamtz.

One week break, that's just what i need.

2007-03-10T13:59:00.000+08:00

Finally! it's term break. but i can't slack too much. i got Common Test once school reopens.

Hai.

Alot of things to do recently. The nearer the A's is coming, the more i feel unprepared.
Talking about A's, my seniors did well man! 98% of them are eligible for uni.

Isn't that impressive? =)

yeah, very impressive indeed. therefore, the school is expecting more from my batch. The pressure is on!

So far, i had alot of class tests, but im glad that i cleared my GP IRP test. That's crucial you see. Failed and you need to retain in JC1. Yar, i know. my english is BAD. Even now when you're reading this, im sure you've already spotted some language problems. Got so far? haha.

Aniway, PAE students had left already, and now new batch of students are coming in. and its a whole lot of them. they got 1060 students! Compared to my batch of 650, they are almost twice as much as us. Oh ya, about the soccer proposal thing, i don't think they are going to set up this year. Hai. What to do. They felt rugby is the more popular sport in PJC. Yelah tu.

My class is having an unbeaten run so far in soccer. Win 3 matches and draw 1. the draw we got was during the match against 06S26. We were leading 2-0. They came back to lead 2-5. But we fought back too, and the match ended with a 5-5 scoreline. Thrilling yet a tiring match. I scored 2 of the goals and assists the other 3. haha. =) nice. But our defending really need to buck up.

Talking about soccer, im getting worried now for Manutd. Larsson is going back to his hometown, Saha and Solsjaer are injured and only be back by the end of this month, Rooney not on form and Alan Smith is lacking in match fitness. I don't know how Alex Ferguson going to deal with this but i just hope Manutd will win the Premiership title this seaon. confident lah!

And and.. i just realized, Sport's Day is coming! It will be held on 18th April i guess. Shesh.. so fast! I can't wait to add new medals to my Hall of Fame. hahaha! ader2 je. hall of fame konon.

that's my collection so far. =) sejak zaman primary school seh collect-collect bende ni. haha.

Alright lah, back to studies. I've tonnes of work to do. I try to update as frequent as possible aite!

selamtz.

keep a lookout for me, thanks.

This is the Title

2007-01-28T04:17:00.000+08:00

A very good morning to everyone! Its 4.17am. And yes, i don't know why in the blue world im still not asleep. Perhaps bcoz of the post-Kallang-Fever symptom. Or issit simply i have not tried sleeping late for quite some time.

Since the beginning of the year, my com has been infected by virus man! and tats explained why i rarely update this blog or chat. Frustrating it may be, but come to think of it, its actually a piece of good news.

Com infected by virus = lagging in the system = no mood to use the com = wont be online-ing that often = saves time for other better things

Can see? Its a blessing in disguise actually. And how ironic it can be when im actually blogging now to talk about this. kwahkwahkwah.

Injuries and more injuries has been piling up on me recently. Soccer.. Badminton.. MALAY DANCE even took a toll on me sometimes. Soccer well yeah on laz friday i had it in school and it was so much fun when u're against ur JC1s. We imagined ourselves as Team Singapore whereas the JC1s as the Malaysians. haha. crap! and yes we won all the matches. *erm*( no wonder S'pore win juz now) And yesterday's morning MCS camp cum soccer was also another one which i played. Captain's ball was a disgrace when i tripped and fell after hitting a girl's heel. hahaha! Tetapi dengan semangat yang kental lagik liat, aku sambung bermain. Badminton for PE on friday was tiring too since i kept smashing that freakin shuttlecock against Edwin, the self-proclaimed Ronald Susilo. the back-roll during the dance practice cause me to twist and landed awkwardly on my back. haha. again... another silly thing to concede. Being careful is one thing. Containing urself is another. Sometimes ppl tend to get too excited when the situation gets unpredictable yet potentially-interesting, like me. hahaha. yeah, i admit. Im sure ppl enjoy rising up to the occasions. On a sidetrack, like the Causeway-Combat match juz now, Singapore was more determined and motivated to win the game coz they were playin in front of their own fans. A nerve of steel and focus needed to take those heart-wrenching penalty kicks. Im sure those weak-hearted will faint on the way walkin to place the ball on the penalty spot. scary, seriously. i experienced that during my secondary school days and i can still remembered vividly that i was perspiring to the max. Everyone was counting on u to score and u knew the stakes are very high. One mistake can proved costly.

Back to the topic, i think i should calm down and be cool. chill, relax one corner but contribute things on the same time. In terms of soccer, i've done that. Critical passing is much cooler and dribbling. Unless ur name is Cristiano Ronaldo or Ronaldinho, den better not do those fancy footworks. In terms of study, i've tried to do that but yet to be successful. perhaps exams is not here yet thats y i cant judge it for now. U can still be cool even if u're a studios freakos u noe that? haha.

Aniwae, school has been very good so far. im enjoyin life although GP remedials habe been spoiling my tues every week. I seriously need to pass that GP test man! God help me please. I really wan to take my A's tis yr, score well, go uni, take degree and fly off. yeah, i made it sound so easy. Really need to work hard man! Orite, i stop here. Its time for morning prayers. taking care. selamtz everyone!

When Terrorist Stikes..

2007-01-12T21:14:00.000+08:00

2007. A New Beginning.

2007-01-11T19:02:00.000+08:00

WELL. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007 to EVERYONE!
im so late.

It has been some time since i last blogged. Im SO sorry because as you know, school has re-opened.
And being busy as always, i can't really blogged that frequent. Hai.

Nvm. That's not the point that im going to talk about today. What's more important is that i finally QUIT HOCKEY. Yes. im OUT.

After a year being a hockey player, i think its time for me to 'retire'. Its not that im not fit nor im not interested in sports, but simply, hockey is so much difficult to master. When you can't master the sports, you dread to go for the trainings. And everytime you go for the trainings, you feel its boring because you cant do anything much, especially dribbling. for those who know me well, I love to dribble regardless the sports; soccer, rugby etc. But when comes to hockey, i can't do anything much with the ball, except for stopping, BASIC dribbling, pass. That's all. After all, all these while, i hoped that through the trainings, i will improve on that, dribbling past one or more opponents like what i did in soccer. I get frustrated when things i expect to happen doesn't happen. Although i was VERY glad and excited when i was selected for the first team, playing as the CENTRE FORWARD, i can't help it when my techniques are still not up to my expectation. I do scored some vital goals and making nice runs down the flanks, so im not that bad actually, i presumed.

Being in 2 CCAs currently is also partly my reason why i quit. For the benefit of those who still don't know what's my other CCA, well, im telling you now, its Malay Dance(MCS). Its not that i was entirely forced, but it is a two ways thing, they forced me to join and on the same time, i agreed to it coz i feel i want to learn something new in my JC life. Being malay, i should know more-or-less some of my Malay traditional dance moves right? Its only for this year's SYF what.. no harm. its not that im going to be a malay dancer for the rest of my life. The important thing is, i will gain something beneficial from it. I hope so.

Thirdly, i was actually planning to join Soccer which, i hoped, it will set up soon. Im already doing the proposal and petition with some of my friends' help. But i got 3 problems; they may reject our proposal, JC2 might not able to join a new CCA, and we for sure might not able to play in this year's tournanment which will be held this April. So, yes, my chance to represent PJC Soccer is very very slim. One thing for sure, i just hoped that soccer will be set up, thats all. I will be more than happy to see that happening. Although if im not going to be part of it, i will still be glad to see the individual soccer talents among PJC students. And people start to recognise me, Sir Khairul Ruzaini, as the Founder of PJC Soccer. haha. okay. thats crap.

Aniway, apart from all those things, school has been quite a smooth sailing for me. Maybe because its still early and it havent reach the stress peak level. But i think im more disciplined now. haha. chey. nolah, its just that im more determined to do well this year. So, need to be more hardworking lah. hopefully, i can continue this attitude till the A levels, if better, for the rest of my life. haha. insyaallah.
Oh ya, J1s PJC students this year is quite promising you know? I mean, the girls. haha. nolah. im just trying to say that there are more pretty girls this time. BUT im sure, im not not going to tackle them or anything, coz simply, i don't have time to. If in any circumstances i got time, then, maybe. haha.

In conclusion, i think i got to go now. Roger Out.

Towin-ing For A Good Cause

2006-12-17T00:03:00.000+08:00

2 days of 'working' experience in METRO was very enriching indeed.
I've learnt alot, especially getting myself used to the town life, and of coz, the directions!

First day, i've already facing problems of even going to Paragon, the place i was supposed to be at for the SIF-Metro thingy.
I dropped at Somerset MRT and instead of going to the Orchard Road, I walked along the Somerset road and wondering where IS Paragon. I went to check on the directory map and that was went i realized i was WAAAYYY off.
I finally reached there after 30mins of wondering around. haha..

The METRO lady who briefed me about what i was supposed to do for the day was gorgeous dude! I kept smiling at her throughout the briefing, and she responded with a smile too. I guessed she knew what i was thinking. ha ha ha. Nevertheless, i was NOT distracted by her looks coz she tested me on the rules and regulation that i need to abide. She asked me to gave one but i gave TWO! She was impressed indeed. haha.

My 'colleagues' for the day were my own classmates; Hui Qi, Silu and Edwin. We were given a booth, where the donation was to be held.

Throughout the 10 hours from the 2 days of asking people to donate willingly, i had a taste of the various kind of behaviours from different people; both foreigners and locals. Surprisingly for me, 60% who donated were foreigners! I wondered if they were trained to be like that back in their country. Hmm. I guessed Christmas is coming, that's why.

There are some behaviours from them which strikes me; either interesting or unsual. haha.

There's this classic one; an old ang moh guy. Just for ur info, anyone who donate will be given a METRO voucher and have a chance to win a lucky draw. When this guy donated, we asked him whether he wants to fill in the lucky draw form but he rejected it by sayin "Nono, donation must be made from the heart. Sincerity u know." he said with the typical ang moh accent. For a moment, i was impressed with that, but just before i wanted to thank him, Silu asked him if he wants the voucher instead, and he immediately replied ,"Wow, thats better!", took it and walked away. hahaha. so ironic man that guy!

And there's this indian guy who really DON'T want to donate when we approached him, so we gave him our pamphlet, hoping that he will changed his mind. Few minutes after he walked away, he came back with a $5o dollar note in his hand and slipped inside the donation box. I never knew that pamphlet will made such a difference! haha. Coz im sure many of u, when u get pamphlets or ads through the streets, u will be walking a few metres down and dispose it away as soon u see the nearest rubbish bin. Isn't that right? Or perhaps to be more exact, u just litter it. haha.

There's alot more than that which i had experienced. But i wont say it anymore here. To know more, i recommend u to start working now, be a salesperson of sumthin, coz it will be so much interesting knowing the behaviours of different poeple.

Go. Go ahead and find a job.
Siting at home will just make u fatter.
haha.

For now, people like me, should just stay at home for the rest of the holidays and start preparing for school. OK, lets start. Where's my pencil case?

Ada hikmah sebalik HIKMAH.

2006-12-14T21:09:00.000+08:00

OK. Lets blog about last Monday.

HIKMAH finally ended! Man, i just love the ending.
Everything seems to turn good.
Adrian recovered from his loss of memory.
He gets back with Ana.

One lucky guy.
Ana is such a pretty, religious, tetap-sabar person.
He should be very very thankful that Ana wants him back.

Why such dramas must end with a happy ending?
Next time, if im the director, i will make sure the main character dies.
haha. that will be more dramatic.
especially the main character which everyone adores. in this case, Adrian.
His first accident made him lost his memory.
Then, his second accident made him back to his usual-self.
Got such thing ah? Two times lucky seh. haha.

Aniwae, in overall, i actually like the senetron lah.
Alot of tragedies, complications and Ana, especially, handled it very well.
I give credit for that.

LUCKY still got HIKMAH 2 next year.
I just wonder what more problems will arise.
Hmm.

So, on tues, i did some tutioning with my cousin and the next morning, i went for hockey training at NTU. We had to do a 4.8km run as a warm-up before our match against JWSS. by then, every single one of us doesnt have the energy to run around the pitch. Luckily it ended 0-0. Fuhh! and i had a goal opportunity to score on a counter-attack but the keeper saved my shot. Should it have been soccer, i should have blasted it............ over. haha.

We went swimming after that at the NTU itself just for some fun, although it was not planned. Therefore, nobody bring any extra underwear. hahaha.

And today, again, doing more tuitioning with my cousin. As u can see, its getting more routine for me. the same old things kept repeating. Hafiz asked me out to play soccer at SP but i was too tired coz the previous nite i slept late watching Chelsea vs Newcastle. Curse them for the 1-0 win, but, I cant deny.. Drogba is really good man.

Aniwae, for the next 2 days, on fri and sat, i will be at METRO Paragon doing some community work from 10-3. Probably collecting donations lah. So if u want to help me, and also to help the poor people around the world, come down lah yer and contribute the money that u may potentially waste it on other unnecessary things. haha.

2006-12-08T22:50:00.000+08:00

Takde duit tambang untuk balek.
Camne nie..

The Day I Did A Bad Deed(A Lie To Save A Friend)

2006-12-07T23:52:00.000+08:00

Today was quite a hectic day for me.. MALAY DANCE(erm! aku dipaksa lah) in the morning, den i have to rush to my cousin's place to give him tuition. He is planning to go Anderson Junior College next year, so yeah, his mom kind of want me to prepare him for next year's syllabus. haha.

Aku maner nye pro je ajar2 orang. haha.

Immediately after that, rushed again to meet Taufiq, Firdaus and Hafiz at BP. Initially, we were planning to go to SIM to have our lunch and go to SP for soccer. But we changed it last min to eat at Al-Ameen.

This where something really wrong happen.
Not to me.. of coz.. haha. But to HAFIZ.

Hafiz was chewing a gum and he decided to spit it out from the overhead brigde near Beauty World there. He aimed a car which cun2 speeding below him. and it HIT! BULLEYE at the windscreen.
Of coz the other 3 including me kept insisting him not to do that.

We thought nth would happen but as luck always against us, the car made a right turn to the Beauty World carpark, winding down the window, and started shouting at us. Hafiz started to walk fast and take cover in Al-Azhar toilet. The other 3 of us chill2 walk to Al-Ameen as if nth happen. haha. We didnt do anythin wrong wat.
Surprisingly, the driver never gave up and approached us, still in his car, taking our photo using his hp. We posed for it lah of coz. haha.

We started arguing with him about that incident in front of the Al-Ameen restaurant. Luckily, tat time few ppl only. We argued and argued, denying that we are juz 'acquantaince' to the cuprit. Hafiz came to the rescue, but tis time, he was wearing a different shirt.

We acted stupid all the way thru the argument, saying that the culprit we knew him as 'Kamil'(sorry to all the Kamil-s in the world for using ur name) . I just give u all a glimpse of our conversation. Here it goes:

Juda(Tats his 'pet' name i think.. haha): I think u're the one hu did rite juz now?(saying with an angry tone while looking at Hafiz)

Hafiz: Ouh.. so u blaming me? i juz came and i dunno anythin happen.

Firdaus: Yar.. he just came down from the bus.

Me: Anyway, i think that Kamil had run away far from here by now.

Juda: Can you contact him now? Dun say u all dun have his no.

Hafiz: Hey.. do u understand? We are not close to him. We only know him while playing with him once at NP. tats all.

Me, Firdaus, Taufiq: (Nodding our head and said a convincing 'Yar!')

He took my hp no. and take our group photo one last time for 'memories'. He asked we all to search for 'Kamil' and called him back b4 5 right before he finally left.

Fuhh! That was the end of it. We four sat for awhile and started laughing to ourselves about the incident.

Just imagine what will his reaction be:
During the arguments.. we paused.. and smiled at him.. "Sir, we just wanna tell u that...
U're on MTV Boiling Point. Here's ur 10 bucks.

Ungu - Tercipta Untukku

2006-12-06T23:27:00.000+08:00

10 Days Away From Home.

2006-12-04T17:10:00.000+08:00

I've been away for 10 days away from home, according to my calculation.
And its all happening in November.
So its like 1/3 of the month i've been away from my family. So sad.

Let me break down the 10 days:

-5 days having OBS
-2 days having Class Chalet at Downtown East
-3 days having Hockey Camp

I only reach home from the hockey camp yesterday afternoon. It was a very tiring and emotional(erm!) month for me.

OBS was indeed fun and tiring. That one i do not need to talk much coz i know everyone knows about it. I was in DA GAMA clan. Make alot of new friends from other JCs such as AJC, NJC, TPJC and MJC.
My personal achievement there was went i was selected to be the Navigator for the Sea Expedition and the Captain for the 8 Sea Expedition Leaders. haha. wow! It was a nice experience for me although i was quite stressed up when comes to make sure everyone have enough water to prevent dehydation, where to stop for lunch, their safety etc. I had to lead 62 of them back to our base camp by canoeing around the whole Pulau Ubin.
I suffered sunburns and now, people think im getting darker now. but dark nice rite? haha.

For the 2 days class chalet nothing much i guessed. haha. Coz only 4 boys turn up! I brought a soccer ball but how to play wif only 4 boys? the girls at least 11 came. haha. Most of our time doing BBQ-ing and playing PS2, Pro Evo 6. That's all for the first day. And we went to Escape Theme Park the next day in the morning and i left early in the afternoon to go VivoCity, meeting my family and cousins there to catch a movie, Happy Feet. Really nice show. You all must watch ok? haha. really, its nice!

By the time i reach home, it was late, around 1am and i had to pack my bag for the next's day hockey camp. And that's when my HP spoilt when i charged it! Spoil my mood seh that night.

My first day hockey camp was quite HAPPENING already. In the morning itself, while having my physical training, my malay dance cheographer, Mr Othman, caught me not going for the his malay dance practice. haha. shit. and i was forced to stop my hockey trainings halfway for the dance. In the afternoon we had our team bonding games and at night we had to watch the World Cup final(Hockey not Soccer!) between Germany and Australia. We watched this movie too, Remember the Titans, which is about an American Football Team having some race crisis, between the blacks and whites and how they overcome that barrier to win the championships. Another nice movie i recommend to u all.

Second day we had our physical trainings again in the morning followed by a testimonial match against our PJC Alumni. lost 6-0. haha. i played the Centre Forward position and it seem i missed all those chances in front of goal. I guessed i should just focus on my soccer. hahaha.
Back in school, we played street soccer and yeah.. i was back to my best man!
We had BBQ that night.. and thats make me to have 3 BBQ outings in just a week including the one i had during my ex-cckss friend, Delia's birthday party.
That night, the whole hockey team cramped together in one room to share about their ghost stories. And when comes to this, i had alot of them! So i was like becoming the main ghost story-teller. hahaha.
The next day, we were slacking all the way. the whole team only woke up at 9 when we supposed to have our Canal Run at 7. haha. and you know why our teacher-in-charge didnt woke us up? Coz he was away having his Standard-Chartered Marathon Run. therefore, nobody control us that day. haha. we played soccer till 1 before we were finally dismissed.

During this November month, not only i had learnt to be a leader in OBS or a first-team player in hockey, i also learnt how to handle setbacks when comes to relationship. I had some emotional roller coaster ride (harris taught me this phrase) recently. Lost someone whom i dearly love for 2 long years. But i had to move on. Perhaps we might meet again in the future. Only God knows.

Aniwae, i got to go now. Maybe when i got those pictures during the 10 days, i'll post it here. Sorry for the LOoOOoNNg post. i know its boring. haha. but if u do read this now, i guessed u must have a strong endurance to finish reading this post! Congrats.

Khairul - Pupus

2006-11-23T21:21:00.000+08:00

Emo-ing in school. haha.
Credit to Khairul Anuar for making this video.
But spoil lah the video slanted.

Heaven Knows

2006-11-22T22:49:00.000+08:00

She's always on my mind
From the time I wake up 'til I close my eyes
She's everywhere I go
She's all I know

And though she's so far away
It just keeps gettin' stronger everyday
And even now she's gone
I'm still holding on
So tell me where do I start
'Cause it's breaking my heart
Don't wanna let her go

Maybe my love will come back some day
Only heaven knows
And maybe our hearts will find a way
Only heaven knows
And all I can do is hope and pray
'Cause heaven knows

My friends keep tellin' me
That if you really love her
You've gotta set her free
And if she returns in kind
I'll know she's mine
So tell me where do I start
'Cause it's breakin' my heart
Don't wanna let her go

Maybe my love will come back some day
Only heaven knows
And maybe our hearts will find a way
Only heaven knows
And all I can do is hope and pray
'Cause heaven knows

Why I live in despair
'Cause wide awake or dreaming
I know she's never there
And all this time I act so brave
I'm shaking inside
Why does it hurt me so

Maybe my love will come back some day
Only heaven knows
And maybe our hearts will find a way
Only heaven knows
And all I can do is hope and pray

Maybe my love will come back some day
Only heaven knows
And maybe our hearts will find a way
Only heaven knows
And all I can do is hope and pray
'Cause heaven knows
Heaven knows
Heaven knows

Different style of juggling a ball

2006-11-01T01:57:00.000+08:00

That time during school nothing to do while waiting for the japanese students to arrive, we decided to play some sports.

Here, redzwan juggled the hockey ball using hockey stick whereas i used my speciality.. which is my legs!.. haha.

I can now safely stop thinking about promos

2006-10-31T16:49:00.000+08:00

Alright, like finally,
i'm able have a peace of mind..
for now.

Yesterday we got our results slip for our overall academic performance this year.
And alhamdullilah,
i got promoted.

I was expecting it actually because from my promo results,
i can roughly predict that im able to pass all the subjects except for GP and Chemistry.
This two subjects always spoilt the show man.

I told myself, GP is going to be 50-50.
If my good luck charm is with me that day, i will pass for that subject..
if not then, fail lah.
and unfortunately, it went the way i hope the least.
But its ok, but i will need to go through intensive GP clinic next year.
nice.

For chemistry, i had to drop it for next year.
What a pity because i studied so much since sec 1. haha.
so which means im not going to take H2 chemistry for A levels.
which also means more courses in uni will close their doors for me.

so stop dreaming of becoming a doctor lah khai!
or a chemical engineer..
or a biomedical engineer..
and the list goes on..

man.. i think i should just forget about all this and start focusing on my childhood dream.
which is to fly. pilot lah in other words.
I know its very difficult to get especially malay guys like me.
But im still stubborn seh. haha.
Degil punya budak!

klah, i stop here. take care everybody! (",)

All about Japanese

2006-10-24T13:06:00.000+08:00

Well, i came across this post bulletin in friendster and it captured my attention.

You want to know your japanese name? If you do, then try this out.
It's quite interesting.
However, the names sounded very stupid and funny. really. haha.

All you have to do is to..
1) Take each letter of your name
2) Substitute it with the japanese word.

Aniwae, the names might be kinda long.
So don't complain if it is difficult for you to memorise it.

* A- ka* B- zu* C- mi* D- te* E- ku* F- lu* G- ji* H- ri*
I- ki* J- zu* K- me* L- ta* M- rin* N- to* O-mo* P- no*
Q- ke* R- shi* S- ari* T-chi* U- do* V- ru* W-mei* X- na*
Y- fu* Z- zi

For me.. my japanese name is Merikakishidota shidozikakitoki (Khairul Ruzaini)

haha. it really sounded dumb man.

Aniwae, talking about japanese.. just now PioneerJuniorCollege was invaded by Japanese students!
there were lots of performances put up by both my fellow PJCians as well as the japanese student themselves.

This is one of their performance.
Their dance looked neat yet physically straneous man.
Enjoy!

Random

2006-10-19T21:33:00.000+08:00

okok. fine.. i blog.
actually quite lazy man to do it.
especially when you are anxiously waiting for ur promo results to come out.
shit man.
its really freakin scary.
i really dunno how im going to fair for my papers.
although i got tat feeling somehow i will scraply get promoted.
hopefully tats true.

Aniwae, back to soccer( haha.. i know u dun like me to talk about this),
my class, 06S19 thrashed 06S20 7-2!.
nice man.
i scored a hat-trick although im not suppose to be proud of tat. all simple finishing. haha.
nvm. i will dedicate a special post if i scored a wonder goal aite.
something like van persie's or xabi alonso's goal should not be a problem.
HAHAHA!.
orite. i stop there.

For ur info, 2mr is PJC Open House. OPEN TO PUBLIC of coz.
everyone come aite.
even if u dun wan to join PJC.. juz hav a look ah. No harm wat, rite? haha.
i will be neither be performing nor i will be helping out at any stalls.
so, if u do go, expect to see me lepak-ing at one corner. or probably playing soccer. haha.

alright. adios everyone. i will try to update as frequent as i can.
Selamtz ah.

Karena Wanita - Adaband

2006-10-07T15:16:00.000+08:00

Post-Promos: What's Next?

2006-10-07T13:13:00.000+08:00

Being a first-timer in my school's inter-house soccer tournament is quite a nice thing to remember.
Being champion in my first try is a much sweeter way to celebrate after this tiring, almost never-ending promotional exams.

Firstly, i won't talk much about my exams.
Just hope everything goes well.

Aniway, im finally QUITE free. I said 'QUITE' because actually, i still have to go thru my OP and malay H1 exams. So it still not entirely ended. The exams for this year is still on man!

This time, fasting month was quite challenging for me. I never really have my sahur nowadays. can't wake up perhaps. Sleep late due to the promos that time. And when i did, there's not much food to eat. My parents are very busy with our family's business. Especially with our new stall, Umairah Western Delight in Woodlands. Hope u guys support my family's business aite! haha. And yeah, the nearer Hari raya is coming, the more bz i am. will need to help my parents at the Jurong West Stall sooner or later.

So yeah.. that's it. I had some memorable things to be proud of about yesterday's events. Nobel Soccer Team is the CHAMPION!

and im proud to be the captain of team.

Those guys did great man. I had to rely on the my non-malay teammates to win the competition since i was fasting and i can't run much. that's why i played the lone striker role. just waiting for the ball and do some counter-attacking. haha. We ended the competition without conceding a single goal. Isn't that great? We played a total of 4 games with the score: 3-0, 1-0, 2-0, 2-0.
The final match was the most dramatic, unsurprisingly. Both teams badly wanted to win. But i spoiled the even-contested match, with the first goal. haha. dribbled past 3 defenders before tonjol-ing the ball into the net. nice. tyco u might say, but still, its a goal. haha. I scored a total of 2 goals only throughout the whole thing, since i did more assists den juz goals. haha. and u know what? its not easy to score when u used the entire breadth of the field using only street soccer goalposts. qutie pathetic. haha. that's Pioneer Junior College if u want to know.

Alright, i stop here lah. Selamtz!

Joga Bonito.

Amazing Videos

2006-09-05T00:52:00.000+08:00

http://www.qarxis.com/lionroar

hey, for those people out there!
Watch this video.
Im amazed with the way the lion roared the word "Allah".
The greatness of Islam.
Allahhuakhbar.

and watch this video too.

http://www.qarxis.com/node/778

It is about a car, which they called it "Ghost Car".
When the cops gave chase to it, it vanished into the twilight zone.
Scary.

Blogging from KL in Grand Seasons Hotel

2006-09-03T11:59:00.000+08:00

hey.. im in KL now.
And i still have time to blog man!
There's a computer in my mom's and dad's hotel room.
how cool is that?

So, this made me to blog for the first time outside Singapore.
Nice.

Just now, i watched CTea and Datuk K. live! in TV3 having their wedding ceremony in Kuala Lipis, the hometown of CTea.
She sang 'Dealova', and it really sounded nice.
Impressive.
Lucky Datuk K.

And yeah, i almost met Mawi at Bukit Jalil Stadium just now in the afternoon.
There's a bazaar there and he was supposed to sing.
I waited there from 12 to 3pm but he was nowhere.
When i reached my hotel room and swtiched on the TV to TV3,
There he was singing live!
haha. wasted man.

Alright, 2mr im going back to Singapore. Hope to see you all soon!

Sport's Day In PJC

2006-08-25T22:30:00.000+08:00

Alright2, since today im quite early to reach home from my religious class, i should tell u all what exactly happen during my sport's day, which was on last wednesday.

It was held in the late afternoon, at 3pm, so u all can imagine how long i had to endure throughout the whole day schooling. yup.. SCHOOLING. there are no day off for the sport's day. haha. It was kind of distracting when u had to study but on the same time, worrying about the possible outcomes of the sport's day. haha. scary man.

Fast Forward --->

200m
My first event of the day. For those who had read my previous posts, actually, i was still suffering from multiple injuries at my shoulder, right knee, left arm and my little finger on my left hand. haha. All because of the fall i had during my 200m HEATS. unnecassary injuries. Back to the event, since i've gotten 1st for the HEATs, i was kind of overconfident that i win it again that time, so, i warmed up abit and i THOUGHT i was already fully prepared.
UNFORTUNATELY, i lost and gotten the 2nd place. losing to Redzwan, my closest competitor in during my HEATS, by half a second. At the last 100m which im supposed to burst, i felt my muscle cooled down and became heavy, making it difficult for me to sprint. So, that's why i lost. BUT also, congrats to Redzwan for the winning. Im very happy to see him win although, personally, which i think applies to everybody, that we all had losing. haha. right?

100m
After given some time to relax, it was the 100m event, which this time, i really badly wanted to win. Although my level of confidence had dropped drastically after the last race, im still left with that extra determination and self-belief.
Luckily, with god's will, i won. 1st! GOLD! although i never really know what's my timing. I think its slow lah because never get to break the record. haha. The record was 11.41s and my timing in the heats was 12.12s. its ONLY 0.71s difference BUT that's quite a big margin u know.

4x100m inter-house
This one my relay team won GOLD too! 1st! I had not much energy left when comes to this. but luckily, although we were in the 1st position since the start of the race, i should gladly thanks to my last runner who really did a fantastic job. He is our PJC Rugby Captain, so u all can tell lah that he is really freakin fast. For ur info, im the only J1 student in my relay team, the other 3 are all J2 u know. woah. how come i sound so proud of that? haha. aiyoh.

4x100m inter-CCA
So i represented for my MCS rather than hockey due to the less competition in the inter - 'Clubs and Society' race. Like what we are hoping for, we really won the 1st place! Alhamdullilah. although our 3rd runner injured halfway before the race, we had no choice but to use our reserve runner. and unbelievably, that reserve guy really made a great impact on our team by overtaking everybody at the curve. When it comes to my turn, it was already a breeze for me to finish it, because i was way in front of them u see. haha. not because of me, but because of that reserve 3rd runner guy who helped me alot.(im not going to name him. ceonsored.)

At the End of the Day,
i won 3 golds and a silver medal. Not bad for a J1 student who are still amatuer in track events. I almsot won the individual award since i get the most number of medals but it was eventually given to this guy who had broken all his 3 events which he participated in, 400m, 1500m, 4x100 inter-house. Congrats to him too.

Klah, im really tired now. I need to have some sleep already. im still going to have my MOCK A LEVEL EXAMS MALAY PAPER in the morning tommorrow. hai.

Random

2006-08-23T00:21:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow.. eh.. wait.. IT's TODAY!
MY Sport's Day is TODAY.
Oh man, im not really in a good condition.
With bruises still yet to heal from the fall i experienced in my 200m heats, im not really prepared for it, really.
And during PE lesson just now, i spraint my little finger while trying to lay off the ball for my friend to smack it in a volleyball match. Hai. Unnecessary injury.
Hopefully, with the injuries im experiencing now, it motivates me more to win.
and not the other way round.

Can lah Khai! Go and break the records! (haha. like real.)

A Month After My Disappearance

2006-08-06T01:39:00.000+08:00

Woah.. it has been a month since the last time i've blogged.

Let see..

Firstly, our PJC PPP's performance was a blast! I really enjoyed it. Im going to missed those old times man. Especially those rehersal days when we need to stay back after school almost every other day. Naik penat dok. But it was all worth it.

Because WHY?

PJC was one of the top 3 institution in the OVERALL CHAMPION category!

Temasek Polytechnic was the overall champion followed by Pioneer Junior College and NUS.

Compared to schools which won the most awards that day, PJC has the most with 4 awards.

Outstanding Direction
Most Effecttive Use Of Set
And 2 Outstanding Performers won by Redzuan and Zuraidah

Individually, i never won anything. but its ok. What i was hoping for was to let PJC win something that day and we did. Im so glad about that.

Espcially with the strong competitions from Innova JC, Jurong JC, National JC and NAFA, we were quite worried that we will not able to bring up the reputation of our PJC MCS. But somehow, alhamdullilah, we make it. and we make it at the very last minute. Because we changed alot of things on our performance, few hours before the actual thing. Fuhh! Congrats to everyone for making this far and stood on during the good and bad times.

Aniway, Promo exams is coming for all JC1 students this year. 7 more weeks and counting. I really hope i can make it to JC2 without much problems. Insyaallah. Pray for me aite.

Sports day is coming too. I think it will be held by at the end of this august. Wow! i joined 100m, 200m, 4x100m for house and another 4x100m for my CCA. For the 4x100m inter-CCA, I chose to represent for MCS rather than hockey. Its not that i hate hockey, only that if i represent MCS, i will have a better chance of winning. Because MCS will be running against club & societies CCAs, the likes of Media Club, Chess Club, Choir etc. haha. and if i represent hockey, my team will need to face other sports CCA like basketball, rugby etc, which is more difficult lah. haha. So, thats why i representing MCS. clever right?! haha.

And bad news for me, i sprained my ankle just now during my routine Saturday Soccer. Somebody( Im not naming him) kicked my leg instead of the ball and i ended up falling awkwardly, twisting my ankle. Hai. my first ever ankle injury. haha. and my feet getting bigger every second. Bad news. Really bad news. The Sports Day's heats is just next week.

Hopefully, i can recover in time. Pray for me again aite? haha. thanks. Oklah, i think i better stop here. Take care everyone! =)