HSBC Tree Top Walk and Trekking in Singapore's Central Catchment Area...

10.5km... Yes.... This is how far we had to walk... Or should i say, we have walked...


On the tree top walk finally... After being in the rain for 2 hours, walking around 5km...


This is me on the start of the canopy walk...


And here are our companions on the bridge across the canopy of the forest...


These monkeys were attracted by the food offered by the china tourists in front of us... Anyone reading my blog, PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE MONKEYS...


This is how we looked after finishing the 10.3 km trek... My legs were wet and soggy and numb... Both of us were drenched from the top to the bottom... Its really cold out there... But I think my girlfriend is still strong due to the long hours of shopping training she had in the past...

Residue of the Past...

A Residue of the Past in the Modern Garb of Singapore Landscape... One of the last few retro-looking bus-stop...

Curse My Ex-Pipa Teacher...

It was only this year that I've realised that I was cheated by my ex-pipa teacher, LIN JIA MEI... U see the pipa below... It has always been my treasure... I bought it at $1900 from my ex-pipa teacher Lin Jia Mei when I was in Secondary two around 1995 - 1996. Damned it... Now when i think of how Lin Jia Mei sold it to me, I realised that she is a cunning and evil and sinister and F*** UP person... This type of people will only be fit to live in hell... Arggghhh... Let me narrate my story...

I am not from a rich family and I can say that a family with 3 guys all going to university have really put a heavy financial burden on my parents... My dad has been working for almost 40 years as a low-paid worker in a construction company. From a salary of $1500 till now, $2000, he managed to be the sole breadwinner of our family to raise us all to university and paid for all our school fees... that includes my pipa lesson fees... and that stupid pipa that cost more than one time of its price...

Then, Lin Jia Mei tempted me to buy a new pipa since she said that my skills had improved... She told me that she would go to China and hand-picked a good one for me... When she returned, she sold one to me at $1900. And she said to me that the price is originally $2500 but she gave me a $600 discount and told me not to breath a word to any of my pipa friends cos she said that only I got the special price... So do you all know why she did not want me to tell others about the price of my pipa? Cos she did not want me to know that she has cheated me of my dad's hard earned money...

Can you all see whats wrong now? I can... My brain was seriously and absolutely wrong at that time... I should have ask for the receipt... Damn it... Just by selling that pipa to me at $1900, she had squeezed more than 1000 bucks from me into her pocket... F*** her... I respected her a lot since she was my teacher and I had learned pipa from her for around 10 years... She has cheated me without showing any signs of guilt... This is the $1900 pipa below... It supposed to only have cost $800 at that time... Even now, it does not cost $1900... Come to think of it now, I was sad and angry with myself... Many people told me... If I had learned my pipa from some other teacher, i would have mastered my pipa skills by long time ago... Now, I am still trying to rectify my basics by learning from a new teacher - Liuyan...

This is the $1900 pipa sold to me in 1995...


1900 bucks pipa that should have cost only 800 bucks

Restless Night...

Its already 1 am in the morning... My body is aching all over as a result of yesterday's jogging... I am very awake now as I slept 5 full hours during the afternoon... Slept like a pig...

Have been thinking... What awaits me in the coming semester... Surely there will be more projects, term papers and exams... However, will there be less friends, less hours of time for my girlfriend and less time to sleep...

I dunno... Just hope that there will be more of good stuff and less of bad stuff... Dec 2004 is coming to an end... What does 2005 means? I dunno... Life goes on and on and on... Learn an interesting phrase this year -

Take Nothing But Memories, Leave Nothing But Footprints, Waste Nothing But Time...

What can you see from this phrase? I see sadness...

MRT Facts Unknown to You...

Which Mrt Station was Formerly a Shaolin Temple? Hougang Station Along the North East Line... Those Hand Prints Tell You Why... (Thousand Hands Iron Palm Kung Fu)Maybe I could find the secret kungfu manual somewhere in the station... Then I would be INVINCIBLE and the whole world would be mine... Muahahahahaha...  

Praying is Necessary for "Troubled" People like Me...

What A Busy Sunday Morning for the "Troubled" People!!! 


Who's that Guy Who Gets Touch By Hundreds of People Per Day - Answer: The Laughing Buddha... 


Flowers for the Gods... 


A Typical Sunday Morning of Kuan Yin Temple at Waterloo Street 

Eventfullest Day...

Today is the day when I can finally accompany my girlfriend for morning till night... But I didnt expect it to be so eventful...

When I left my house to meet my girlfriend in the morning, I saw an abandoned rabbit (with a cage) in the void deck... My reaction was... What can I do to save it? I stood beside the rabbit and waited for half an hour when finally I saw an auntie with her daughter attracted by the rabbit... I know the "Angel" had arrived... =p At first, she seemed reluctant when I persuaded her to keep the rabbit... But when I volunteered to carry the cage + rabbit to her house... Hee... I did it... She finally agreed... However, I also remind her that if she don't want the rabbit eventually, give a call to SPCA... I've saved a rabbit... Hurray for Zhiliang... Hahaha... =p

The second and third interesting but embarrassing moments that happened to me is 1) I tried to walk through the MRT "gate" without even scanning my Ezlink card... I was dreaming since I thought the "gate" was supposed to work like those automatic doors you can find in shopping centres... Stupid me... 2) I realised that I forgot to zip up my jeans when I am in WISMA ATRIA... Oh mine... Oh god... Luckily, my T-shirt was long enough to cover my "opening"... =p

Finally, the day ended with a nice show of "The Incredibles" accompanied by "tons" of screaming kids in the cinema... I swear I will only allow 2 children in my future home... Haha... =p...

I am glad I have an Eventfullest Day thats worth remembering...

Reflection...

Exams are finally over... At least for this semester... I still have a few years to go... Just received a personal mail from my history tutor, Leander. Quite a nice fellow. Really proud to receive a personalize email since that shows that I am "something" not "nothing". =p Oops.. Am i being too egoistic? Anyway, sent him a reply on how I felt about my examinations or should I said I am merely trying to fina another person to complain to... I hope with his BIG BRAINS, maybe he could come up some tips for me in writing essays in exams...

After thinking for a few hours, I should have known why I (think I've) did badly for this semster's examinations. Although I ve been quite consistent with my readings and notes, I did not really put in enough effort during the examination period. I was lazy and most importantly, I could concentrate in studying. Plus a few other factors such as stress (Thats a factor important enough for me) I will always remember what Lisa (my "Singapore Society" tutor) told us - that it will really be a waster if one worked so hard during the semester but fumbled in examination. I totally agree with her.

I dun dare to think about my scores for the examinations now. I know its bad but since its not yet known, I am still wishing for some miracles to happen. It happened last semester. But dunno whether that will be the same for this semester...

Well... At least for this semester, I ve learn to write better in my projects and assignments... (though I sill have some problem in using words like "raison d etre", "Hitherto" etc...) Hence, for next semester, there should be no excuse that I can do badly for projects and term papers... Regarding examinations, I hope I wont be depending on luck anymore but on my own ability for the coming semesters.. Really regretted for what I've done and what I've not done in this semester... Both for my studies and for my girlfriend... She must have suffered a lot.. Sigh...

Finally, good luck to my dear fren - Bernie, for her last paper... Yoz... Hope tat when you are reading this, you will be enjoying your holidays liao... Haha...

And to myself... Zhiliang... You have tried your best but there is still room for improvement... Learn to concentrate in whatever you do... Not forgetting how to manage stress... =p Congrats for your LRT personal journals which is seleceted as the model paper for your module mates... =)