Tips For Train Rides During Peak Hours.

Do Pardon Me For This Ugly Drawing And My Limited Vocabulary And Poor Usage Of English. These Are Based On My First-Hand Experiences.

I've Been Taking The Train To Work For The Past 3 Weeks. It May Be A Short Period Of Time And Yet, I've Seen So Much Happening In And Outside The Train. During The Rush Hour, The Trains Get Really Packed And I Often Encounter People Raising Their Voices Just Because They Got Pushed And Shoved. I Know It's Uncomfortable, But Do Note That Everyone Is Feeling The Same. The Fact That Some People Have Lower Tolerance Level Can Lead To Staring Incidents Or Even Conflicts.

The Trains Here May Be Really Crowded During Peak Hours, But It's Really Nothing Compared To How It's Like In Japan. I've Been To Japan And I've Experienced The Train Rides There Before The Morning Rush Hour (Around 6.30 Am). They Are Already As Packed. Couldn't Even Imagine How It Would Be Like When It's 7 And Even Later. Taking The Trains In Singapore May Seem Really Horrible, But Sure Enough, You Haven't Seen The Worst. (But You Could Well Argue That Trains in Japan Don't Breakdown As Often)

Now, Here Are Just Some Of My Opinions On How Train Rides Can Be Less Uncomfortable/More Tolerable (Enjoyable..? Not Really).

1) Queuing Up Before The Arrival Of The Train

I Do See People Doing So Most Of The Time But When The Train Arrives, The Queue Immediately Vanishes And It Feels As If Everyone Is Competing To Get On The Train. These People Should At Least Respect That Since They Are Already In The Queue, Then STAY IN IT. Not Like It's The LAST DAMN TRAIN That Is Coming. 赶着去投胎 (Rushing To Be Reborn)? Translations Taken From Google.

2) Allowing People To Alight First

This Is Where Shit Happens. There Will Always Be People At The Train Exit Blocking The Way Out Of The Train And Hence, Some People Will Take A Longer Time To Get Out. Before Entering The Train, Do Make Sure That These People Have Alighted Before Boarding. You Don't Want Them To Be Shoving You On Their Way Out.

3) Try Not To Listen To Music And If Possible, Don't Watch Dramas/Movies Etc. And Read Newspapers At All

It Is Generally Alright To Listen To Music So Long As You Are Aware Of When The Train Is Stopping At Each Station. This Will Allow You To Make Way For Those Who Are Getting Out Especially If You Are Standing Near The Exit. You Don't Want People To Be Screaming At Your Ears. If The Train Is Too Packed, Kindly Step Out Of The Train To Allow Others To Alight First.

If You Are Watching Drama/Movies, Chances Are You Aren't Even Aware. Hope You Get Shoved Out Of The Train Without Even Realising. Muhahaha!

Reading Newspapers Is One Of The Really Selfish Things To Do On A Train. When Everyone Has Already So Little Space To Themselves, Suddenly There's This VIP Who Whips Out A Newspaper And Takes Up The Space In Front Of Him Instead Of Moving In For More People To Board.

4) Spraying Some Perfume/Deodorant/Taking A Bath

I'm Not Too Affected By This Personally But I Believe Many People Are. Everyone Is So Close To Each Other That You Can Literally Smell Someone Else's Body Odor And Trust Me, It Can Be Really Disgusting. But Then Again, Spraying Too Much Perfume Can Have A Reverse Effect Too. Taking A Bath Would Be Just Right To Keep You Smelling Fresh.

5) Saying Sorry/Excuse Me/Thank You When Making Way/Giving Way

Basic Courtesy. Words Like This Are Really Pleasing To The Ears. I'm Sure If You Are Polite, People Would Give Way To You Willingly.

5b) While Exiting, If The People Standing Near Is Unaware (Watching A Movie Etc.), Kindly Tap On Their Shoulders To Alert Them

At Least Warn Others Before You Are Going To Push And Shove Right? Don't Give Others A Heart Attack. Who Knows, They Might Be Watching A Horror Movie. But If They Really Are, Tapping On Their Shoulders Could Be Even More Creepier.

6) During Train Emergency Brakes, Grab Hold Of Someone Who Has Loss Their Balance If You Are Holding On To A Handle.

This Happens Quite Often, Especially If There Is A Train Ahead. I Got Caught Off Guard Once When The Train Brakes Were Jammed But Thankfully, This Kind Lady Actually Grabbed Hold Of My Hands. Don't Just Look Out For Yourself. Be Nice And Lookout For Others Too! (: Of Course, Do Notice Where You're Grabbing Too, You Don't Want People To Misinterpret Your Kind Intentions And Accuse You For Molesting.

Here Are Also Some Problems Which I Have Noticed But Have No Ideal Solutions To:

There Is Uncomfortable, And Then There Is TEN TIMES More Uncomfortable Just Because Someone's Hair Or Face Is 1 Inch Nearer To Yours. Imagine A Lady/Gentlemen Stand Facing You And Her/His Lips Are Just Centimeters Away From Yours. When This Happens To Me, I Just Look Down Or Look Away. Looking At Someone In The Face Can Get Really Awkward And When The Train Brakes, The Unexpected Could Happen.

As For Farting On The Train, Holding Your Breath Would Be Ideal. Allow Others To Breathe In The Air First. When You Start Seeing That The People Around You Has Fainted, That's When You Know It's Safe To Continue Breathing.

Jokes Aside. I'm Sure If Everyone Puts In Even A Little Effort, Train Rides Will Be Much More Tolerable. We Will Be Able To Start Our Day Well Rather Than Being All Grumpy.

There Is Nothing As Hard In The World As Understanding Yourself.

An Awesome Week.

Work Life May Not Be As Interesting But At Least I Have Scheduled Weekly Tues-Dates To Look Forward To. And Fri-Dates With My Parents As Well. And Well, Time Passes Really Quickly When You're Busy. 2 Weeks Down!! 20 More Weeks To Gooooo!

Another Meet Up With Course Mates Again For K Session On Friday. Had A Blast~

And While Me And My Friends Were On Our Way Back On The Last (Or Last Second?) Train, Someone Vomited. It Was Near The Doors Of The Train. And As Usual, I Never Fail To Surprise Myself. 90% Of The Time I Don't Really Know What I'm Doing. It's Like I'm Only In Control 10% Of The Time.

At That Point In Time, When I Saw This Lady Vomiting, I Never Really Thought Of Cleaning Up The Mess. Really. This Isn't My Job. It Clearly Isn't. So I Offered Her All The Tissue That I Had In My Bag, While My Friend Also Offered His. She Did Not Even Respond So I Place The Tissues At A Seat Beside Her. A Lady Also Walked By And Offered Her A Plastic Bag.

And I Stood There Waiting. Hoping Someone Would Clean Up The Mess Miraculously. But Of Course No One Did. People Just Avoided And Moved Away, Disgusted.

Putting Myself In The Shoes Of Someone Who Was Entering The Train, He Could Slip, Fall And Land On The Pool Of Vomit. Putting Myself In The Shoes Of Her, She Would Be Feeling So Embarassed. Can Totally Understand That If It Was Me, I Probably Would Be Too Shocked To Even Make Any Movement Because I Could Imagine Everyone Staring At Me.

This Is When I Did The Craziest Thing I've Ever Done In Public. I Walked Over, And Started Cleaning The Mess. Of Course I Didn't Really Care About The People Looking At Me Because Obviously The Stench Was Bothering Me More. I Almost Threw Up As Well, But I Got It Done With And Alighted The Train. Luckily I Had My Friend Around To Carry My Bag For Me.

After Which, My Friend Actually Told Me She Was Drunk. I Never Really Thought Of That, But I Guess She Could Well Be (Because She Did Not Even Say A Word The Whole Time). And Logically Speaking, Maybe She Did Not Deserve My Help, But I'm Helping Those People Who Are Entering The Train And Risk Slipping And Fall.

It's Not Like I Wanted To Be A Hero And This Clearly Doesn't Make Me One. Not Like I Saved Someone's Life Or What. But I Guess Life Is Boring Without The Want To Constantly Help Others.

Sometimes, It Feels Like An Addiction.

因为不想接受

不能接受

又能怎样

The Things That We Can't Explain In Life, We Live With It.

I Survived My First Week At Work Miraculously.

Thought I Was Already Doomed On My First Day. Work Sure As Hell Was Tiring. Way More Tiring Then Studying. But At Least At The End Of The Day, It Feels Fruitful. It Feels Like I've Accomplished Something. But Staring At The Computer For Hours Is Really No Joke. Working On Those Excel Spreadsheets Can Be Really Really Frustrating As Well Because Excel Works In A Funny Way At Times.

Anyway To My Surprised, My Department Had Lou Hei And Buffet Lunch On Thursday In The Office. There Are Also Other Events And Bonding Activities Aside From Daily Work - CIP And Department Outing. I Guess These Activities Is To Make Working Life More Interesting And Not Too Mundane.

Anyway, I Usually Sleep At Around 1 Am Before And Now I Can Hit The Sack By 11 Pm. Really Goes To Show How Tired I Am. And I Must Admit It Can Get Really Annoying At Times In The Morning When Everyone Is Pushing And Shoving Around In The Train.

Overall, I Would Consider My Experience So Far To Be Good. I'm Given Work To Do And I'm Always On Task. And I'm Given More Work To Do. This Allows Me To Past Time Really Quickly. The Working Hours May Be Long From 9 - 6.30 Pm, But If You're Working On Something, You Don't Even Notice How Fast Time Passes By.

Well Anyway, Treated My Parents To Dinner @ Eighteen-Chefs On Friday Because Why Not, And Cooked Spaghetti For Lunch Today. My Dad Actually Said My Spaghetti Was Better Than Eighteen-Chefs And All I Used For The Sauce Was Just Packet Chili Sauce, Tonnes Of Tomato, Celery, Mushrooms And Chicken Meat (Because There Wasn't Any Ready-Made Spaghetti Sauce). To Me, Maybe There Was Still Much Room For Improvement But At Least I Believe It's Way Healthier This Way By Using Natural Tomatoes And Well, Life Isn't Just About Eating Good But Also Eating Healthy And I Can't Emphasize This More Than Enough Because We All End Up Having Health Problems.

太多时候

我们把一切

当作是理所当然的

只可惜失去了

才懂得珍惜

We Can't Keep And Collect Life's Best Moments In A Bottle, But Yet They Never Will Leave Our Hearts.

Yesterday (Friday) Was Simply Awesomeee. KTV With My Clique After Which Had Steamboat With My Fellow Course Mates. Walked All The Way To The Flyer To Enjoy Chingay 2015 And River Ang Pao. There Were Fireworks Too.

Sorry For The Lack Of Pictures. Was Really Lazy.

At Times I Wonder, Why People Would Even Keep And Bottle Up Their Feelings. And I Realise There Are Two Main Reasons. One, There Is Absolutely No One They Can Trust. Two, They Feel Like They Should Not Burden Anyone With Their Feelings. And Then I Realised When Both These Reasons Add Up, You Get Someone Silly Who Keeps All Their Feelings To Themselves, Because They Cannot Share Their Feelings Simply With Someone They Trust Or Don't Trust. That's Me At Times But It's Only Because I Can Handle It.

And For Those Who Can't. I Really Really Hope They Will Think About It As A Whole. Think About Your Friend's Point Of View. Would They Want To See You Fake A Smile? That's Really Cruel To Them. Bottling Up Your Feelings Is Simply Selfish. If You Care, You Would Share Because Isn't Caring About Sharing? This Will Also Strengthen A Friendship Because Your Friend Would Feel Like They Are Reliable And Can Be Trusted.

Well, Internship Starts Next Week. Life's Gonna Be Really Busy. But I Guess Being Busy Is A Good Thing. Let's Hope Everything Turns Out Well.

只能说

我没资格

去爱

Review On Buffet Lunch @ Suki-Ya Hotpot Buffet (Kovan Heartland Mall)

It's Been Awhile Since I Last Blogged So, Why Not Blog About Food? Suki-Ya Is A Hot Pot Buffet Restaurant Which Also Comes With An Ala Carte Menu. My Overall Experience Was Slightly Disappointing.

From Above, As You Can See, This Is All That The Buffet Has To Offer. The Variety Is Really Really Pathetic. There Are No Desserts And Only 3 Types Of Fruits Served For Lunch Only. There Will Be Ice Cream Served However, For Dinner.

The Soup Base For The Hot Pot Comes In 5 Different Flavors. The Manager Was Kind Enough To Explain To Us What We Were Expecting For Each Flavor And Their Distinct Taste. We Chose Sukiyaki (Savory-Sweet Soy Sauce) And Batauiku (Pork Base Soup) And They Were Surprisingly Fragrant And Flavorful. The Sukiyaki Base Was However Slightly Too Salty But The Batauiku Was Simply Perfect. The Taste Wasn't Too Strong And It Lingers On Your Tongue.

These Are The Main Things They Serve For The Buffet. The 3 Different Types Of Meat: Pork, Chicken, Beef And Not To Forget The One And Only Type Of Fish Served: Salmon. They Were All Really Fresh. Taste Was Distinct And The Quality Was Definitely There. For Meat Lovers, This Is The Part Where It's Time To Spam Meat. NON-STOPPP!

Among The Other Food Offered, Those That Were Noteworthy Was The Cheeseballs, Cheese Toufu, Purple Cabbage, Mushrooms And Even Bamboo. They Had Other Varieties Of Vegetables As Well. Everything Served Was Generally Fresh And The Quality Was Definitely There.

Service In General Was Mediocre. In Fact, It Felt Like They Did Not Have Enough Staff Attending To The Customers, Maybe Because It's Weekday (Went On Monday). But The 'Special Service' Given By The Manager Was Indeed Impressive.

Another Thing To Note Is That Pricing Is A Single + Only. There Is Absolutely No Service Charge.

Monday - Thursday
 Lunch: $23.90+    Dinner: $29.90+

Friday - Sunday, Eve Of Public Holidays And Public Holidays.
Lunch: $25.90+     Dinner: $31.90+

Food          : ★★★★☆
Ambience  : ★★☆☆☆
Variety      : ★★☆☆☆
Service      : ★★★☆☆
Price          : ★★☆☆☆

Value        : ★★★☆☆

If You Are An Insane Hot Pot And Meat Lover And You Feel Like You Could Eat Meat NON-STOP Throughout, This Is A Good Place To Try Out. However, If You Prefer A Wider Variety Of Food To Taste And Tryout As Well As Lovely Pastries To End It Off, Like Me, You'll Find This A Real Disappointment And I'll Suggest You Give This A Miss.

*Thumbs Not Up. Not Down Either*

Have You Ever Wondered How Strangers See You?

This Has Been On My Mind For A Really Long Time.

I Never Really Understood Why People Would So Often Approach Me For Help. By People I Mean Strangers. And By Often I Mean At Least Once A Week. Which Brings Me To This Thought: How Do Strangers Actually See Me?

The Most Common, Would Be For Direction. Whether Is It At The Bus Stop Or Even In Campus, It Just Happened To Be Me. I Wasn't The Only One At The Bus Stop And I'm Sure There Are Many Other Students Around The Campus. It Just Happened To Be Me. Now Why Me? Almost All The Time I Have My Earpiece On, So I'm Sure They Chose To Ask Me And Not Anyone Else.

It's Obviously True That How We See Ourselves Aren't How Others Sees Us. And I Couldn't Imagine Myself As A Stranger Approaching Me For Directions. That Would Be Hilarious.

And Very So Often Do I See People Dropping Groceries Or Dropping Stacks Of Papers Or Even Coins Or Anything You Can Think Of And It Just Happened To Be Right In Front Of Me And Somehow I'll Always Manage To Help.

So, Is It Me Who Choose To Notice Small Little Things Like This, Or Does Everyone Really Encounter Such Situations So Often?

At The End Of The Day, Helping Others Makes The Society A Better Place To Live In. Even As The Saying Goes "What Goes Around, Comes Around" Ain't True, I Never Really Expected Anything In Return Because The Moment I Chose To Help Someone Was The Moment I Received Something Which Cannot Be Bought By Money. Something Deep.

But You Know What's Funny? Someone Whom I Haven't Seen Before Trust Me Enough To Ask Me For Help. My Friends Probably Won't.

Or Maybe I Don't Have Any Friends.

在许愿时

投下硬币

下一秒里

期待有你背影

The Road To Success Is Filled With Failures.

At Times I Really Wondered, What's The Point Of Getting A Degree? Because All Day My Parents Are Just Nagging About Getting That Piece Of Paper. You Spend $$$ And 3-5 Years Of Your Life Getting A Piece Of Paper That Will Get You A Job And Most Probably You Will Lead An Average Life Just Like Any Other People Out There. Your Life Will Have No Ups, No Downs. I Wouldn't Consider That As Success Because Are You Telling Me That You Have Encountered Failure Along The Way? What Are The Lessons You Have Learnt Along The Way?

And Let's Say If You Spend This 3-5 Years Of Life Getting A Job And Maybe You Get Paid Let's Say Around $400 Lesser Than A Degree Holder Every Month. But You Have A Pay Advantage Of 48 Months (4 Years) On Average. A Diploma Holder Would Get A Pay Of Around $2,000 After Coming Out Of Army.

$2,000 x 48 Months = $96,000

$96,000 / $400 = 240 Months (20 Years)

This Excludes The Cost Of Getting A Degree As Well As Your Pay Rise Over The Years. No Doubt 10 Years Down The Road You'll Probably Be Earning $3,000 - $5,000 Per Month Depending On How Capable You Are But Nevertheless Even If You Are Earning $5,000 Per Month And A Diploma Probably $3,000, It Takes You Still 2 Years To Break-Even.

That Is What Most People Will Be Doing. For Their Whole Life. Work Under Someone. Get A Comfortable Pay. Probably 90% Of The People I Know Is Aiming For A Life Like That.

But My Thinking Is So Different. I Like To Explore. I Like To Be Creative. I Love To Try New Things. I Hate Working In An Enclosed Environment, Where There Are Rules To Adhere To Everywhere. And I've Learnt A Lot Along The Way. Maybe I'm Not The Master Of Any, But Have You Ever Thought, If I Could Someone Combine The Things I've Learnt Together And Create Something New? Wouldn't I Be The Master Of It? It's Definitely Easier Said Then Done Because This Is Just An Example I Used To Illustrate.

Taking On Life Is Like Taking On The Challenge To Fail And Not Give Up. While I Cannot Focus On Trying Out New Things In Life Because I Have Not Finished My Studies Yet At Least I Have Plans. I Mean How Cool Would It Be If I Could Set Up This Unique Restaurant Such That The Waiters Are Taught To Perform Magic To Entertain Customers? Or To Do Balloon Sculpturing To Entertain Kids. Again, Such Would Require Lots Of Innovation And The Capital As Well To Start-Up.

Nevertheless, Getting That Degree Seems To Be A Must Because My Parents Aren't Supportive. They Feel That They Should Be The Ones Paving The Way For Me. I'm Never Gonna Learn If That's The Case Because I'm Probably The Type Who Learns Better Through Failures. At Least The Pain Is Worth Remembering And It Serves As A Reminder Not To Make The Same Mistakes Again.

No One Says It's Going To Be Easy. But At Least I'm Willing To Try.

就算全世界的人

不了解你

那你也必须

了解自己