In Camp Training 2010

Finally I can get away from work. I can now understand why people would rather go for ICT just to get a break from work. Well, sort of for me. Work is still calling and I have to work on the weekend when I book out from camp.

But things may change if what I have in mind comes true. An opportunity is presenting itself which I am contemplating to give it a shot. Still, possibility of it materializing is not high. Too many uncertainties along the way. But I pray God will open the door for me.

Airshow 2010

It was my first airshow and I went on the last trade day. Ticket courtesy of a Uni friend who stay just 1 canal away from me. Haha, yes our block is just separated by a canal.

So I went there without any expectation so it was good. The air display time started while we were still queuing for our entry passes and only managed to catch some part of it. The display were rather distant and so the excitement level was not high. Moreover trying to catch them on camera is rather impossible due to their speed. Only managed to captured 1 or 2 shots which doesn't amount to much and doesn't showcase the display at all.

Other components of the airshow include the booths from the various aerospace companies showcasing their latest product ad technologies. I spotted Honeywell Aerospace booth. A pretty reasonable sized booth i must say. It certainly seems more happening than the business unit I am in. Haha. The other highlight got to be the static display where photo opportunities abound. But after the intial few aircrafts, it starts to get monotonous as the planes look pretty alike. Well unless you're in this industry, then everything will be distinct and unique. Like how my other friends were discussing the terminology and such. They have graduated and waiting for their turn to take to the sky. Future SIA pilots. How cool is that? Why didn't anyone inspire me to be a pilot when I was younger?

Flying Display capture 1

Flying display capture 2

The big names in Aviation

Honeywell big name!

Trying out the indoor simulator.
Later on, I was down at the static display plane cockpit. It is scarily complex.

Plane interior model. Comfort is the word.

Attempting a pro shot but didn't succeed.

Some copter

Static Display


US Airforce (USAF) was there too.

Langkawi 2010

Well, 4D3N in Langkawi passed just so quickly. It was not boring as I thought it might be, considering it's just 2 guys. But it was a relatively good trip with some new experiences along the way.

The travellers - An old time JC friend.
(PS: Tiger is the way - Return tickets cost us just S$80 per person!)


Hotel No. 1 - Our room in a messy state.

The supposedly garden view from our window. It's just a deserted algae infested pond which turned green due to lack of maintenance. Overgrown vegetation covering the balcony too. Bad!

After 2 N stay in Hotel 1, we decided to scout for a better alternative hotel. While driving randomly after dinner 1 night, we came across one which has really good sea view. Facilities looks good and it's cheaper too.

View from Hotel 2. Room has sea view and it's really unobstructed view. Very cool.

The interior of Hotel 2

Messiness after 1 afternoon. What else can u expect from 2 guys?

Sunrise as view from our hotel room. Cool again.

This above pic is not from our hotel. Not Hotel 1 nor 2. This is the third hotel we came across while driving around. This is THE HOTEL. Westin resort or sth. This is their swimming pool which is just some distance from the sea. See the colour contrast above. It's exclusive with their very own quiet beach. Villa is just a stone throw from the sea (really a stone throw) and the villa comes with their own private pool and garden. It cost S$900 for low season per night.

Hotel 3 beach. We were in time for a nice sunset.

An emo moment

Still on the same beach with my faithful sunglass.

What we did

1) Beaches of course. Went sun-tanning. But over-crowded with Ang Mohs and couldn't find good spot. So didn't last that long.

2) Watched people did Parasailing... Haha. We didn't.

3) Eagle watching and feeding.

Eagle diving down for pieces of meat.

4) Jalan Jalan quite a bit. Came across this cigar store where we bought a pack of Cigar. We are non-smokers anyway, just to try it out. Also went to a beach pub. Night life in Langkawi isn't that happening. We had some problem trying to find a decent pub.

Cigar Store

The cigar with Vanilla taste.

5) Went take Cable car. No ordinary cable car, but one that is super high that takes you to this bridge that is suspended in the midst of nowhere. Good view from up here thou. Made a few friends along the way. These guys are from England. Currently having internship in Penang as Physio-therapist. Interesting.

This is how high we are ( if the number makes sense to you)

Taking a pix at the high point

6) More lazing around at beaches.

Sunset moments

7) Island hopping - In this island with cat fishes swimming past ur leg. I have no idea why people are so gian on this. They don't exactly feed on your dead skin, but just swim past. But interesting enough for me to try. Haha.

Welcoming us to the island

The crowd

The fishes

Me

One of the few single shot I took. At one of the island we hopped.

Sunset... with my leg.

The things are considered cheap in Langkawi. But the thing is they have limited variety, so u can find the same thing everywhere. We had a lot of fried rice for our meal. Thai style, singapore style, chinese style, malay style etc... Omelet is also everywhere. Thai style, onion, cheese etc...

One of our breakfast we had

One of the fried rice I mentioned.

Another fried rice. This one is good. Mix all the ingredient and eat. Very fragrant.

We had some seafood on the last day.
(Their calamari is good. Big bite size fried squid with thai sauce. YUM)

Last but not least, the thing that made this a worthwhile trip was the driving experience. Yes, we rented a car for our entire stay and took turn to drive round Langkawi. It was a Proton Wira. It certainly feels shiok to drive around with no instructor beside u and on highway with little traffic. Still careful is the word. But it certainly was a great experience for me who has yet to drive in Singapore yet. Haha...

Our mean of transport for the entire stay

Langkawi

Langkawi, here I come. May it be a time of great fun under the sun. Leaving Fri afternoon and coming back Monday afternoon. 4D3N. Hope I dun get bored there thou.

On a different note, I have been yearning so much to know my solid rock Jesus Christ even deeper. To let Him be the center of it all and to know truly my hope is in Him alone. Hope that is not based on feelings/emotion which changes as the wind blows. Not on my intellectual thinking which gets me entangled up all the more. Not on the circumstances that the world brings on me.

But, on the everlasting hope in Christ Jesus alone.

Chalet June 09

Last weekend was my family chalet. It has become a tradition over the years. All my relatives from my mum's side would spent 3-4 days at Downtown East Chalet in Pasir Ris. I was down for a night from Fri til Sat.

Actually it has gotten a bit boring as we would do the same things over again every year. There is the usual BBQ, cycling, jackpot, tv in room, slack... For someone my age, these ain't appealing things to do over a precious weekend. However, I also realised these are the things which one would miss when we grow older. And they are still meaningful in their own sense... So that's why I was down. Haha.. even thou it was just for 1D1N.

We had BBQ and it was great. I had 2-3 big pc of Chicken Chop, several sticks of satay and prawn, more sticks of vege-mixed-bacons&mushrooms, raw carrot, some rice, some stewed pork and I can't rem already... Was down Kbox with 2 cousins. Havent sung for so long. I think my singing improved. haha... Or rather I am beginning to dare to sing, so it sounded better. Something like that lah...

Wanted to catch a movie, but show and timing didn't fit. Ended up cycling by myself round pasir ris park. I must say pasir ris park is small... didn't realised that before. So much smaller than ECP. Took me 30mins to cycle the entire length. And i wasn't speeding.. Since rental was for 1 hour, so took time to stroll by the beach. haha... more of admiring the 1.5m length beach. It was high tide. Some photos i took.

My Bike

1.5metres width beach

My shadow

Can you spot the mud-skipper-like fish?