1. 29 June 2012

    This week:

    • I achieved a Silver award for IPPT, also setting my own personal best Standing Broad Jump distance of 181cm, 11 Inclined Chin-Ups and 41/42 Sit-Ups, and my best 2.4km timing in a few years of 13:50mins. Very, very proud of myself.
    • There was also Games Day this week, and our house, Loyalty, turned out the champion after the games and cheer results were collated. I took part in Tug-o-War in the women’s category and we beat all the other teams - even have bruises and rope burns on our arms now for evidence!
    • We have a whole week of shooting ahead of us. Can’t wait to fire a weapon for the first time!
    • Went over to Reza’s place today to meet his mum and Aqi. Aqi tried on the Man Utd t-shirt I bought for him, and it might as well have been a mini dress. LOL. His dad says he’ll probably just keep it till Aqi enters primary school. Hahahah. Shucks. I really overestimated that boy’s size!
    • Deployment tomorrow.
    • I’m tired.

  2. 26 May 2012


    Emman and I eat a lot when we’re out together.

    We started with mee soto and soy milk, and then moved on to Pouring Puff and Hot Waffle at Andersen’s for dessert, after which we shared a hotdog bun, nachos and popcorn while watching MIB3 in 3D (AMK Hub 3D quality is friggin’ good!), and then coffee at Macs after the movie to warm ourselves.

    I met Reza after that. Still inconclusive. He says he wants to talk to me again when we both have more time. I’m not in a rush to end things immediately or start seeing other people anyway, so we’ll see.

  3. 19 May 2012

    wastethesewords replied to your post: I felt like a rich person for a day.
    How’s the situation with your blackheads hun?

    MUCH lesser blackheads… but the SCARS!!! They’re still on my face. Just got home and gonna exfoliate now!

    At 8am tomorrow morning, I’ll be back out again. Gonna take my bike trial theory tests, and then meet my bunk mate at Bugis to shop for a cheap, black watch, and then City Hall to shop for shoes, and finally, to Cineleisure to watch Avengers and have dinner at Pastamania.

    Earlier tonight, I had a nice bonding session with the bf’s mum, brother, and nephew. I packed Burger King dinners for us, and we shared camp ghost stories and jokes. My bf himself, though, I only saw him for about 5mins. :(

    Sigh.

  4. 6 May 2012

    I’m finally home after a week or so.

    Over the few days in camp, we’ve had physical training and I was appointed Admin IC and Bunk IC. I’d say I’m doing well so far. I’ve slowly learnt what’s expected of us and I find myself being able to do the foot drills quite well now and my fitness level seems to have improved. Also, while staring at my thighs yesterday, I noticed for the first time that my skin isn’t dry, maybe because of the daily water parades aka rehydration regimes.

    After book out, I spent some time with the bf, it was too little time if you ask me. This is gonna go on for 7-9 months, and the only time I have with him is 1-2 hrs before bed on Friday night, and 1-2 hrs before he leaves for work on Saturday morning. That gives us 16 hours max. per month. Ugh. That doesn’t even add up to a day! :(

    Anyway, today’s Ninja Natt’s birthday! We celebrated it yesterday at Universal Studios Singapore and it was amazing fun! All the rides were open and the queues moved real quick. Our only complains were that the rides were a tad too short. When the theme park closed at 9pm with a grand finale of fireworks, we were all famished! We had a good wholesome dinner at Chili’s before heading home.

    In another 4 hours, I’ll have to return to camp again. Sigh.

  5. Phone calls from camp

    • The phone rings.
    • Me: Hello?
    • Bf: Hmmm hrmphhhh hmmmmm hrrrmphhhhh...
    • Me: Ummm... why are you just breathing into the phone?
    • Bf: Is my heavy breathing not turning you on? Hahahaha.
    • Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

  6. Phone calls from camp

    • Bf: Hmmm hrmphhhh hmmmmm hrrrmphhhhh...
    • Me: Ummm... why are you just breathing into the phone?
    • Bf: Is my heavy breathing not turning you on? Hahahaha.
    • Me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

  7. 24 April 2012

    A quick update before I book into Home Team Academy (HTA) tomorrow morning.

    Yesterday:

    • Shouldn’t have gone to the gym. My body’s aching now and I’m gonna have to endure it through the strenuous training the next couple of days.
    • Shamelessly went to my bf’s house two hours before he got home and hung out with his mum and nephew, ‘cus his place is 10mins away and I was too lazy to go home and head out again.
    • His mum invited me to London with them!!! Sadly, I’ll be in camp, but that’s not the point! She invited me along for a family trip overseas. That says a lot.
    • Anaqi voluntarily played butler to bf and I, and he’s definitely the cutest butler in the entire world! He poured chilli into our food for us, poured our drink into a glass for us, arranged a remote control each neatly in front of us, adjusted the trash bin to be aligned with the table, and brought a packet of tissue into the room for us.

    Today:

    • Last day of attachment at Foxtrot. I miss some of them already.
    • We went to a few house visits, but all were disappointments.
    • Have to start packing my bag for tomorrow in a bit! Towel, toiletries, stationery, socks, undies, white tank tops, and plenty hangers for the clothes they will issue us tomorrow!!!

  8. 21 April 2012

    I’ve been insanely busy and exhausted from work, and trying to spend quality time with the family, bf, and friends, while still trying to get enough sleep. Hence, I had to remove the single most time-consuming factor in my life for the week: The Internet.

    I reckon from now on, I may only come online during the weekends. However when training begins on Wednesday, I might even be too tired to do that.

    Anyway, work has been interesting. I’ve learnt a lot just over the last 5 days, and I have awesome colleagues. Also, I like that I can dress like I’m going for a rock concert to work. Work attire is t-shirt, jeans/pants/leggings, covered shoes. This job is perfect for me!

    Tomorrow is hair cut dayyyy!!! Bf picked me up last night so he can spend the last few hours with my long hair. He ABHORS short hair. LOL. We bought McD home for supper, watched a lil tv, and then I slept over, and in the morning, had breakfast at the table with his family. His mum and I are getting along real well. :) It’s a bit hard to get used to the irregular hours at work. Some days we get to come in at 0930 and leave punctually at 1730, maybe even earlier. And then there are days where we have to stay at work till 0200, or later, but get to come in late the next day, and then due to circumstances might end up staying till 1930. So it’s completely unpredictable and it’s almost impossible to make plans outside of work. The bf got quite grumpy about it, but his mum talked to him about it, and now he’s being such an angel. O:)

    I’ll be back on here later to browse through the hundreds of pages that I’ve missed. Right now, I’m going back to sleep. Yaaaaaawn -o-

  9. 15 April 2012

    Best Sunday in awhile.

    My day started at 730AM today. I got up early to accompany the bf to a soccer game, and boy, I’m glad I did! This is the first game I’ve been to where a few other wives came in support, and along with the wives, super adorable kids!!! I babysitted and chatted with some of the mummies, and then Linda’s kids wanted me to go for lunch with them. So when the game ended, we went a few blocks down to have chicken rice.

    (Alyssa, Aryanna, and Annika)

    (Ayden and bf in the background warming up)

    (Mummy Linda and her kids. The helmet was getting a lot of attention this morning! Lol! All the kids wanted to wear it.)

    Annika, 8, is the eldest of her siblings, and she comes across as very mature for her age. She laments exercising, but enjoys dancing. Alyssa, 7, is the most talkative, competitive, and energetic! She keeps asking me to run with her and play games with her and Ana. Aryanna, 4, loves Dora The Explorer and loves picking flowers for her mummy. Ayden, 2, has a very limited vocabulary, but uses it effectively throughout the entire 2 hours, asking for “thong! thong!” (he meant, song), “ball” and for us to “move” out of his way. He obviously also has a sense of humour. When we went, “Eeeeeeeee!” when he was smearing his mucus with his finger, he charged at me, finger pointed at me, with a cheeky grin on his face.

    Linda has a beautiful family - I’m glad I met her. All Lindas seem to be nice people. Heh.

    Before the weekly grocery shopping, we dropped by the bf’s place for about two hours. His mummy was so cute today! I enjoy my small moments with her because she always makes me smile. When I went to salam her and tell her I was making a move, she expressed shock that I was there for such a short period of time. And then she struggled to get up and hug me and kiss my cheeks, and there was so much pride in her eyes when she said, “Take care and all the best.” (for my job, which is starting tomorrow) My first hug from her! Awwwww :’)

    Now I’m back home, happy and sleepy.

  10. 9 April 2012

    The Open Net guys came in the morning to install the fibre optic internet cables for my flat. Hurray to faster internet soon!

    A few seconds after I let the last technician out, the bf called.

    “Hello.”

    “Baby why aren’t you sleeping?!”

    “Because… you have to let me in.”

    “Huh?! You’re outside?”

    “Let me in.”

    “You’re really outside? How did you get here in this rain?”

    I opened the door and see him looking miserable, with his helmet and backpack, water pooling around his feet. We ended the call.

    “It wasn’t raining when I left home,” he continued as I unlocked the gate.

    He stepped in, onto my floor mat, and I took all his belongings and allowed him to continue dripping onto the thick fabric. All this time, I was laughing wildly. He was a sight to behold. “You’re so cute, baby,” I hugged him and shook in fits of hysterical laughter in his arms.

    We dried him up and dressed him up in some of my brother’s comfy clothes, and then hung out till the rain stopped. Once the skies cleared up, we rode out to Jalan Kayu for brunch.

    After trying many versions of the Prata Bomb, I conclude that the one at Thasevi Food is the best!!! They’re generous with the butter, condense milk, and honey/sugar, and these ingredients are all evenly spread out in the folded dough, unlike other restaurants where some parts of their Bomb are kosong*. I got the bf hooked on it too! c:

    Hahahahaha I really should’ve gotten a picture of him at my doorstep! He looked so sad! Part of me pitied him and went “awwwww…” and wanted to dry him, hug him, and warm him, but I’ve never seen him look more forlorn and I couldn’t stop giggling. He left for home about an hour ago, and just as he got down to his bike, it started raining again. Hahahaha. Fucking suay**. That poor boy ♥

    Well, here’s a photo of the prata bomb.

    All the good stuff’s hidden inside. Slurps!

    *kosong: Malay for empty or plain.Singaporeans, Malays or non-Malays, use this word very often, especially in ordering food. E.g. prata kosong, kopi-o-kosong (kopi is Hokkien for coffee - yeah, I know, we Singaporeans like to complicate things by mixing languages and dialects)

    **suay: (pronounced sway) Unlucky in Hokkien. Or for emphasise, you can say “si peh suay” which means very unlucky.

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Queenie, 22. Singaporean.

Quirky. I blog all things interesting - part personal, mostly Nature, Science, Math and Humour.

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