My homie. My shell.: April 2008

Fall for you. Wednesday, April 30, 2008 |

Things are beginning to pick up at work. Lesser sleepiness at least. But it seems like I've problems on what to write in my booklet. Its like the book is for Major Project and what me and my friends do everyday is not exactly projects. Perhaps the small 'projects' the supervisors are talking about will be given later. Currently they are pretty busy with their projects themselves.

A funny thing happened at work today. My friend and I was in the storeroom. Then, this friend of mine was trying to carry something heavy and he just blurted out this: Fucking heavy! CCB!
And the next moment, we heard a voice saying: Hey mind your language ah. Its Irene! The secretary. LOL...at that point I was laughing my ass out la...Luckily, she wasn't pissed or anything. And then she kiddingly said, "the walls have ears". Indeed its kinda true. HAHA.

Anyway, the title of this entry is the title of a song by Secondhand Serenade. Yeah, my favourite at the moment. I lost count on how many times I repeated it today. Here's the lyrics.

The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting
Could it be that we have been this way before
I know you don't think that I am trying
I know you're wearing thin down to the core

But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Your impossible to find

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you i'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may of failed
But I have loved you from the start
Ohhhh

But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
It's impossible

So breathe in so deep
Breathe me in
I'm yours to keep
And hold onto your words
Cuz talk is cheap
And remember me tonight
When your asleep

Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Your impossible to find

3.1 Friday, April 25, 2008 |

Just ended my first week at Philips. Ended with a good note today because the whole department(abt 40 plus people) went bowling!

And yeah, so that made today my first time bowling!

And I did okay la I guess. I got my first strike in my third game. And also got 100 points for that game. That's the best I've done la. But during the 2nd game the scoring machine there screwed up la. Sian. Haha...

So far its been pretty mundane la. But that's because our supervisor is not back from overseas yet. Nevetheless, thanks to Ivan(another engineer there) we at least got some things to do. And yeah, I like the working style at Philips. Very flexible. And the people there are not that bad too. :)

I just hope that things will pick up pace by next week. And I've a feeling it will. Partly due to commitment to my diploma club.

Heavy heavy heavy. That's basically the word to describe almost everything. Its so much different from Cambodia. I'm starting to miss that place.

My side of the window. Monday, April 21, 2008 |

Ganbei! Err...that's ice tea by the way. LOL.

Dinner by the river.

Supper @ KFC. Had fun chatting away with good friends and the teachers.

About to depart for Phnom Penh. Its good remembering them smiling at the point of leaving. I can't deny I felt a tad of sadness. I just wish them all the best and may they lead better lives ahead, leaving the endless cycle of poverty.

Ice cream in coconut shell! How unique!

My lecturers, facilitators, mentors, friends. I'm very happy that they were the ones who led the group.

Toot-toot racing!

The gangsters. Seriously, it was a fun experience jay walking with cars woozing pass from almost all directions. What you see here are a bunch of people who are in the middle of a junction where traffic has no 'government'.

Me with my favourites. Haha. :)

Dance dance dance!

Horsing around. LOL.

Having fun.

What the fuck.

Tuol Sleng Museum

Me and lil boy.

YAY!

Sunset 1

Sunset 2

Sunset 3

Our dining area.

The 6 houses.

Solar panels.

On the roof.

Me and house no.2.

The factory.

Ah Nan's flying kick!

Pimp? LOL

Scarecrows. HAHA.

Home sweet home. Sunday, April 20, 2008 |

Yeah. Though I felt like staying. The life there is simpler. More beautiful sceneries. Cleaner air. Things are cheaper. You can afford a good meal with just 1USD. But of course, its 'just' only for people like us. For people like them, its not JUST 1USD.

I must say the stay there was pretty enriching. Nothing like I've experienced before. The mosquitoes and flies is their form of infantry; the largest force of any army. The project was okay. We did what we could. We ended a day earlier. And yeah, the lights were a success. :)

This time round(as said by Mr Cheah and Mr Andy) the kids were lesser, since its their Khmer new year. Most of them went back to their relatives. It was most unfortunate for the rest as their only home was the orphanage but hey, they got us! :D

Singaporean kids should go there and live their life for a while. Especially those spoilt brats. They'll cry I tell you. Since we left them on Friday morning, I can't help but to be reminded of them when eating my meals. Everytime I eat, this question keeps ringing; what are those kids eating? During our stay there, they told us the food is better when people like us, visitors, came to stay over for while. When we're gone, food will be downgraded back to normal. I can tell you the food wasn't that fantastic even when we are there.

Anyway, my stay there made me feel more thankful that I live here in Singapore. And I'm glad that I went there to contribute to their needs. What we have here such as food, water, decent shelter, proper clothes, education are luxuries over there. So yeah, moral of story, count your blessings.

Enough of that let's move on to a lighter note. I think I'll just go by the pictures.

Don't ask. I don't know what's that. Up to your imagination.

People making a living.

Kids on the streets.

Our bus went onto that ferry and brought us across the river. Cool.

Our room at the orphanage. Its pretty comfortable actually. Air-conditioned.

Sunrise. That's the orphanage from the outside.

Endless view of padi field opposite the orphanage.

Sunset.

Me with Sok Lian.

Drinking sugarcane. I had coke for a change. After that day, I drank at least one sugarcane everyday. My last was on the morning of Friday before we depart for Phnom Penh.Sunlight after the rain.