Hold out the Hope, Hold out the dreams. Steer to your Hope, Steer to your dreams.

Wow, family time now!

Will be inactive till at least 24 Dec for a family vacation.

Adieu! Goodbye! Eh... wait... oh. See you~. XD

Thanks to Mediacorp Ch 5's characteristic replay of the American Idol's previous season's episodes as a buildup to the next season, I had a great chance to look back and maybe have fresh opinions on some of the contestants.

And well to say the least, having caught some of the episodes from Hollywood auditions to Top 36 to Top 13, 11 and 10, I indeed achieved some new thoughts.

Well Megan Joy wasn't as bad as I had always believed. If you head and look at my new Myspace playlist (compiled within 1 hour+ today), she has one performance in there. I always thought she might be something who sings like Lady Gaga, but just short in terms of quality perhaps...

And a little on Alexis Grace. Much forgotten (by me at least) due to her premature exit. But given the keenness of the competition, especially on the male side, it is not entirely undeserved. This was totally the guys' season.

8 guys in the top 13. And I would say Adam, Danny, Matt and Kris would make up the best mix when you factor in technique and consistency and how nice it sounds, their performances. Technically, I would rank the 4 in this exact order. To be honest, Lil Rounds might slot in somewhere 3rd if she was consistent. She wasn't and faded.

But consistency wise Matt drops to 4th. As for the niceness, according to my likes, Danny and Kris feature top, followed by Matt and Adam.

It's because of these 3 criteria that I am fluttering. But well, I guess Danny got to be top on my list and then Kris. XD

I don't really like Allison though. Thought she was consistent but wasn't mad about her singing. Maybe it's because of that Allison rocky edge which I didn't appreciate. In my earlier ratings, alongside Anoop, I thought they will be somewhere 8th or 9th, instead of their eventual 6/7th (Anoop eliminated together with Lil, after judges save on Matt the earlier week) and 4th.

But credit to her, she sounded anything but 16. Like Jordin who sang anything like her 17 years of age. But this is a singing competition and we are looking for Idol quality and vocal ability and the uniqueness to succeed in the music industry. She would be quite good but I am tipping those 4 guys to do better.



And in fact we have an early guide already. Adam, Kris and Allison had all released their debut albums. And using the mose recognised choice, Billboard charts, here are their results.

On the Billboard Top 200 albums, Adam Lambert's For Your Entertainment debuted #2 behind Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream album, which is perhaps to break some sales records. And the Adam album has dropped to #22 in its 2nd week. Kris Allen's self-titled album debuted #11. Allison's Just Like You, released latest among the 3, started in about #34. And some unexpected competition from David Archuleta, runner-up in Season 7, with his album Christmas from my Heart peaking at #30 and after 8 weeks on the charts, at #34.

And referring to the Billboard Hot 100 chart for songs, Kris Allen is doing best, his Live Like We're Dying with a peak of #41, still in the charts, currently at #42 after a rebounce. Adam Lambert's Time for Miracles and For Your Entertainment, I am not sure where they are now. I do remember seeing the songs (at least one of them) on the charts but they seem to have disappeared. If I am right For Your Entertainment debuted #99.

Danny Gokey has released 2 singles which I have mentioned before on this blog. His album should be projected for release somewhere next year. Same for Matt Giraud, but not sure whether he had recorded and released singles. And according to Wikipedia, Lil Rounds' debut album is set for release early 2010.



Back to American Idol. I suddenly remembered that hugely likeable performances of To Make You Feel My Love and How Sweet It Is by Kris Allen (just shown on Ch 5 these few days). Hugely good. And that brilliant So Small by Matt Giraud. For this season, many contestants are really consistent, with Adam receiving poor comments only for his Ring Of Fire (which makes me think, where did the lyrics go?), Danny never bad ones, but like Kris, probably suffered during Rock'n'Roll week more than any other.



So much highlights from American Idol 8 which promises many extended music careers. Perhaps the most successful batch of any Idol season. But Singapore Idol 3 didn't follow up very well.

Consistency wise, maybe the 2 girls, Sylvia Ratonel and Tabitha Nauser (who was eliminated last week). But I have a feeling even when the girls didn't do as well, the judges went on with good comments until Top 5 just to make sure they remained in the competition at the expense of less deserving contestants.

But nevertheless, putting aside Sezairi's dreadful take on Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble, I think it could be more exciting on the grand finale stage at Singapore Indoor Stadium on 27th Dec. Tune in!


On a sidenote, I would hope Michael Buble sing Haven't Met You Yet on American Idol 9 next year as a guest performer, and I hope to see Melinda Doolittle too. And maybe Buble can put behind his less than good performance last time round with Call Me Irresponsible, because of his nerves.

I will be off for holidays from 17-24 December 2009 and because my phone does not have international access, and there's a likelihood my brother will not bring his laptop due to the consideration of inconvenience, I could be totally uncontactable.

So if you want to keep up with me during that period, you can choose to set a reminder on your phone or your computer/laptop, and leave the reading of this post to somewhere between 17th and 24th of this month. Well, this post is one of the most enjoyable posts I have made, because I had jotted down quite some of the more worthy thoughts in my mind. So take this seriously.

I wonder if anyone of you have thought of this before... but it's kinda hard to try and write about anyone. For example, if you are an Introvert and keeps thoughts and feelings to yourself, there is absolutely nothing you would consider typing out for the world to see. Even if you are open about it, there remains the trouble of recollecting events and jolts of memory.

Therefore I am pretty amazed at what I have been doing. At times off the computer I would think in my head, whether I should have published that post, or worse still, brought it to Facebook and tag people. I would think whether that was a good decision; should I have consulted the persons involved, do their opinions of me as a person shift after reading what I write, and am I, by writing lots of good things, appearing like a hypocrite?

But then again, having embarked on this journey, I believed for once, I need to derive a sense of accomplishment, of determination, that I would need to be equipped with more and more as each year goes by. I had done such things many times, such things some people might find completely meaningless and does not help me. For example, if you had tracked my blog 2 years ago, the Monthly Eugene Report. It lasted a whole 5 months but I gave up as it was consuming my time and doing no good. There are also plans I stated which I do not fulfill. For example, the targets I set myself for recreation this Sec 4 year. It could never have worked out.

Lately, the Prediction Series as well. Having spent time drafting a document, putting down my signature in it, getting more than half a dozen players, I knew in my heart I was half-hearted about it. And I could no longer rally people to submit their predictions anymore. If I am going to be doing anything near what a businessman is doing, then I would see this as a failed venture. Not that it pained me too hard.

So I was thinking, about the reminiscence of friends. I have this feeling that people are not innately good or bad. They are innately lazy and concerned with few things. It is as though you would only concern yourself with yourself, people who really matter to you, and you would bother little about the rest, perhaps.

There is nothing much wrong with that.

However, even as I belong to that category, somewhat unavoidably, I am trying to accomplish the impossible. I am doing the Reminiscence of Fateful Friends series. What on Earth was I thinking about?

It started brightly, because I started with my goodest friends (in terms of how much I like them as friends, not in terms of their godly gentlemanship), I could muster some meaning, through fluff. But as it occurred yesterday, it dawned on me it wasn't easy to continue from that. What really mattered to me, at the point of writing for each person, ceased right after Alastair. That makes a grand total of 7, of which I think I will regard with the same sentiment a year later for maybe 5.

No one's fault, not my fault, but for the sheer fact as we meet new people we might distance from some old ones. Though I would try to try my best and have no regrets. We will work to work it out.

But as I try to progress from there, I knocked a tree. I hit the brakes. There is little inspiration. This is becoming a commitment more than a passion. There are hopes lying around waiting for me. Am I one to dare to quash anyone's hope?

But I don't live for anyone else's expectations, you see.

I suddenly remember one day when Kenneth and I was in the classroom after school. I don't know why I stayed, lol. Was it the day of the Quiz Comp dinner? And at one point he was telling me, writing a list of names on the whiteboard, of people he think would do well. And he came up with about 7 or 8. Let me try to name them.

Kenneth himself, Alvin, Seng Peing, Yarn Kit, Shi Ping, Shi Kai, Daniel.

And he turned around and said 'Whoops, I didn't include u.' Then I said something like Nevermind. Knowing I wasn't up to that at that moment. Yeah right. It added a little to my motivation. It fired me up alongside some other things, like internal motivation which is the main factor. To be honest, these 4 years, the only time I was proud of myself was the hard work and commitment for Quiz Competition, and the Publications Department, and the last thing was the diligence and well-followed preparation planning for the exams. That perhaps lasted 2.5 weeks. My proudest moments in my life till now.

And I thought, that was a shame. What a poor turnover rate from academics. And don't get me started on all the failed targets in my physical and recreational aspects.

And how glad I was to have made the decision to join Publications Department, a complicated department with the Webmaster role in it, as well as to rejoin Quiz Competition.

That makes me want to take up more leadership experiences in my life. What about now? What about in JC? I don't know, but I am making this statement. I want to join sports. I don't care. I have said this to Kenneth and maybe some other people. I want to join sports. I missed the chance in Primary School, because soccer trainings clashed with my tuition at the tuition centre, and badminton was only open to girls and table-tennis was not a choice. I missed it in Sec Sch because I didn't have prior experience. I don't regret joining NPCC eventually, for the 2 majorest commitments were my most fulfilling experiences ever. In fact more than OB Sabah. And actually, that I went for OB Sabah was a huge shock and I would thank whoever chose me, likely in NPCC. Thank You :)

I feel like I have been given some leeway sometimes. For example, the delays in Publications. Poor target setting was the biggest flaw of my leadership reign. And perhaps, a little short-temperedness. As Ting Yit might know.

只要不放弃，就会有奇迹。

Moreover, I am not aiming to shatter the Earth and rock all shores. I just want to be proud of what I can do with my life. And the people matter at least as much as other things like career and etceteras.

I got to stop moaning at my limited social skills. Come on, do something about it.

只要不放弃，就会有奇迹。

How apt.

I think I got to reduce MSN chatting (those which I just crap and fluff) and leave the talking to face2face. Wow reminds me instantaneously of that pic with Kenneth. If I can I would retake it. Make it a symmetry XD

Then I wonder if anyone was thinking, what about materialistic pleasures. Like phones, computers, laptops, MP3s... Oh well, being normal, I do think about them. But strictly a a want, not a need. I don't need an MP3 to survive, not at all. Because I listen to songs on the computer. Then do I need a laptop? Not at the moment. I figured in some point of my life, maybe university, a laptop becomes sort of a need. But given that I don't require it now, I am really happy with my desktop.

What about my phone? Come on. Of course I would desire a phone with more functions. I am not talking about things like iPhone or Blackberry (which Obama had for his election, because it is convenient and shapes into a near-need). I don't need to go online or check emails all the time, in the bus, wherever. But you know, I crave for a new phone. No, I don't need a 5.0megapixel camera installed in the phone and whatever. What for? I am not a professional, let's not fake to be one. My family has a camera already, and it's clear and good.

I remember the Publications days. Alastair and sometimes Jonathan and maybe I, taking photos. Alastair's photos have been criticized before by the officers. Whoops. But you see, we aren't trained photographers. One solution is to better our skills. The other is probably to get a better camera to appear better. So I feel sometimes it's unfair.

Some phototaking champion, when he uses a 2.0megapixel camera (phone), for example, would probably deliver photos not as good as a complete amateur using his 8.0megapixel camera to take down pictures for memories.


But whatever rubbish, the only materialistic things I want to have consist only of renewal. For renewal's sake. If I can find one cheap one that looks decent, I would get a new wallet to replace this one which lasted like 5 years already. My brother just passed me a watch that is ticking but unused. I find it nice enough and I take it. I no longer require a new watch. My schoolbag is with me for 4 years, I will probably get a new one, but I don't want the expensive Crumpler bags or anything, for one because they cost, for another because I simply don't like it.

I probably want to get new shoes as well. I saw one at Bata the other day while shopping with my family at Lot 1, but didn't get it, because of the 2 choices, one is like soccer boots design and plastic and somehow got rejected, and the other is more like walking shoes, which I accept of course, because I better get running shoes that look nice instead of getting 2 pairs of shoes and risk wearing walking shoes for a run and hurt my feet.

So, namely, a cheap new wallet, a new watch (new for me), maybe a new bag, new school shoes (probably getting a pair in Shanghai), and perhaps a new phone (new for me) which has at least a camera function. That's all I want.

So if you look at me, it's okay to want materialistic pleasures, but what is dangerous is how you deal with this desire. A constant want of the newest and most expensive goods will appear as a need and is absolute indulgent rubbish! (Random quote from Simon Cowell) And unhealthy. A need for a change of items once in a while is of course acceptable. I would say it is healthy as long as you keep the want for a change to once a year.

Of course if you want to get new phones via plans which is a really smart way if you can wait and don't need to get the luxurious choices, then maybe you can still change once a period passes. Could be 1.5, 2 or 2.5 years. Except I am not under any plans.

Oh well, I leave this to my family. I am not going to ask for one. I let them decide for me, because I trust them to make the good choices for me for now. If you look at my phone, it has in fact only lasted 6.5 months with me. Not one year yet. But considering it's 3rd-hand, I think there's some leeway, right?

I am obliging of being a family's boy, a buddy, and a moral leader. I am totally glad to be these four. And hopefully, be someone who can deal with studies with hard work and also juggle with recreation and family and friends. Don't have to be top, but be among the top. That's good enough.

So if you think this post is really enlightening, or you really like it, don't just press the Like button. If you really think this post tells you a lot, and you enjoyed it, why not copy it, paste it in a Word document (as I had), save it in your hard drive, thumb drive, or desktop, and maybe, you might want to read it again a year from now. If you miss me? Lol just joking.

Of course, I hope to be making such meaningful blog posts time and again. To end, ROFF will cease to be a commitment and I will probably make it like a collective affair, tagging only the people I think should be tagged.

Here I go, and now it's a 3-in-1 package! Haha. Before that, just need to update on a little of myself... as usual.

A bit disappointed nowadays because there is nothing going on. I have been blogging... but not many others are, and not many are reading mine, and it's getting a little lifeless recently. Well-timed because as academics return to my life blogging will fall to be something like a weekly affair as it always has been.

And there is no social activity going on... no movies, no sports outings, yes nothing. Soo Wee is like already entering bowling trainings for JC, thus is unlikely to be calling on us noobs to bowling outings. Kezheng is off to China already, where he claims it will be boring except the 2 days skiing or ice-skating and 2 days of shopping perhaps?

And in fact, there is decreased activity on Facebook. I had officially made a prediction for Facebook's demise in 2010 more than a week ago, and let's see what happens. Could do better than for my flailing prediction series. As well as on MSN. It's now common to see less than 10 of 4I1 contacts online, and many are in fact not able to reply or not wanting to reply. It doesn't matter much to me nonetheless.

I am heading overseas for a family vacation next Wednesday, and other than the loving company of my family, I am intending to bring 1 or 2 of the library books I borrowed and renewed. Great thick books.

The first is Public Enemies. A must read if you want to know more of the stunning crime revelations, more information, much more detailed than the movie which was good. The other is called Renegade, the name of Obama's Secret Service. It tracks Obama's successful election and having read just a few pages, I think it will be a brilliant eye-opener.

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I decided to group these 3 people together because it seems nice fitting. They are good friends within themselves and I regard them as good friends too. All of us like to play soccer. And all of us are from 2M'07 and in 4I1'09.

I was never a buddy of/for these 3 friends. I don't require for that. Having friends I regard as close buddies like Seng Peing and Kenneth is already a really happy thing for me. I read a quote while Google-ing that If you have 5 really good friends in your life it's like already bagus. Xie Xie those buddies first.

But well I don't know if I drove this point through, but apart from spending more time with people I like to, I generally treat my friends equally. You may be someone whom I speak to once a year perhaps, but morally I treat you the same as someone whom I talk to once a day. The only difference is the comfort I derive and the comfort I give. The emotional aspect, that means.

Soo Wee is also in NPCC, and as I had mentioned before, Logistics Department Head, same Division as my Publications Department. Apart from that, there wasn't much common between us. He supports Manchester Utd, I support Arsenal (and Henry). He supports England, I support France's Henry (and maybe others periodically). He organises outings, I attend outings. He has spiky hair, I do not. He is a lord in his department, I am a converser and an equal. He supported McCain, I support Obama.

But despite all these, I find it a joy with him. As I have with quite some people. Somehow he is an Introvert as I remember (maybe like me he has turned Extrovert). But like Alastair said to me in an online chat, Extrovert is like having a knack to express your thoughts and perhaps feelings. Which I do a lot, but seldom in front of life. Soo Wee doesn't so that makes sense, like Yongrui (30 words cap).

Sometimes Soo Wee is like sooooooooo absurd. Ask Kezheng that. LOL. He knows better I think. I don't know how to say this, but sometimes makes me really ____. Interested people can help me fill in the blank.

Well for me Soo Wee like has acquaintances with cute people. For one, Benny. For two, his successor. So much that he is picky and calls Wei Xiang disgusting. LOL. (whisper* me too). But well although I will be like having few memories to pick up from now on for everyone else, he is a good person.

Which is what I say for nearly everyone.

And he has his fair share of nicknames. Pok/Pork (which?), Bok Wee. And from him, Alvin. 88888. And ya, one of those many who likes to create MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS like alvin12388 or along these lines.

A great bowler. But you know, when people do well he go and niao them until they don't. Soo unfair. >.< And he has an influence on Seng Peing more than me for 3 years at least. And he loves giving nicknames. Dan Dan maybe?


As for Kezheng, he's been quietly a good company for me on the bus 852. And I thank him for being able to dao some 157 and 174 and 66 for this 852. Xie Xie Ni. Though sometimes I can comply too lah.

And someone who has a phone that is really amazing. Buttons lost (in Hainan?) and now he is pressing the inside for 4 buttons (right?) And less of a bowler compared to Soo Wee (LOL?).

But you know I appreciate him for like facilitating some outings like Soo Wee does, and you know because he suay (or Sway?) and live in Bukit Batok and then needs to keep taking things for the BBQ which I interestingly followed up with Sorrow. If I dampened anyone's mood I am sorry.

And nicknames, most popular is zebra (or his email Zoo Keeper's Zebra *when did I hear that?) and comes all the jokes like Seng Peing's black-and-white photo of him and all the talk about the pedestrian crossing perhaps led by someone with the initials PSW. Or SBW?


As for Yongrui, finally I get a fellow Arsenal fan. Go Gunners/Gooners! But despite that, he always comes and takes me on in MSN chats whenever I mention Henry and that it just slides down into an endless and matter-of-factly pointless and then it always degenerates into 'stats do/don't matter' and blahblahblah.

So come on, who says he has 30 words limit?? Dun play play leh. Give him the license and he BOOMZ for you to see.

We can talk on the bus as well; sometimes he goes taking 852 with Kezheng and I, sometimes I take 67 with Alvin and him. As Brolin called him, Arshavin (and vice versa), we see the pair of Alvin and Arshavin and it makes huge sense with the 'vins'. XD

Now are you thinking about Adebayor? Well as Yongrui said it was a nickname given to him for bad reasons. Ask him.


On the whole, these 3 friends are friends whom I might meet in Physics Chemistry Math Econs combination. Though I am not so sure about Kezheng (and Seng Peing and Yong Quan), whether they are taking triple science or what.

Of course, if there is any possibility, I might actually hope meeting up in a sports CCA with someone out of these 3 at least? I realised I have never asked anyone beyond Kenneth, Alvin, Shi Ping on their CCA scope or choice. Maybe because these I asked are like more obvious.

Well I am wholly, and in full measure (remember?), going to try my best to land in an enjoyable sports CCA. Badminton seems out, though Recreational Badminton will always be a choice if you ignore the limited expansion and experience. Health & Fitness. Table-tennis (if I am okay enough and the standards are low bcos Ernest said those ppl are not rejoining it in JC). Frisbee? Urps. Taekwando? Rugby? XX Some mountain trekking thing, not fun.

Let's just let me see first. A very convenient term. SEE 1st. See the 1st position? Come on go for it. Being lame, but it seems lame has died down and boomz and niao has taken over the mantle.

My family vacation is coming, and I just attended a briefing at the travel agency yesterday. Oh well, this trip will be the furthest any of us has travelled, and certainly I hope it will be an utterly enjoyable one with the most important people in my life.

Less than a week to go, so time is doing the counting down for me. Oh well as I have publicly announced I have some personal physical targets to reach by next year's NAPFA.

1) Be able to sustain a stable 3.6km run
2) To run 2.4km in under 11min 20sec
3) To do at least 7 pull-ups
4) NAPFA Gold of course
5) Grow more muscles? Haha.

Of course I will be starting revision for academics, and make sure I do! The Math quizzes is just an extra motivation to make sure I do so... need to revise Chemistry, Physics, Math... now I will have to be real consistent in sticking to my revision timetable (at least once a week), now that there are less subjects. GP and Econs are the remaining ones, and who knows, I could be expanding along these lines.

Anyway, I am now typing with my head slanted, because those ear drops just inserted to my left year are like trying to leak out... what a problem my ear, especially left ear, is... The ear pathway is too narrow, thus increasing chances of the ear dirt unable to come out. Now the 2 drops can't even get much in... hate it.

Oh well... it's still leaking somehow... just have to accept it, isn't it? I can't dig a bigger hole in the ear.

I will just add on with some one-line ratings of some movies.

Pirates of the Carribbean: 8.5/10, 9/10,
Yet to watch 3rd film and 4th film is in the preliminary stages of planning.
Kung Fu Panda: 8.5/10
Rush Hour: 8/10, 8.5/10, 9.5/10
Cool finale I just watched on Preview Channel recently. HBO.

And here's a list of blogs I surfed recently:
Kenneth Aww, Wei Xiang, Xue Wei, Yong Quan, Huang Bin.


So the trip is coming, and I won't be active for the period. :(
Oh well, I am fired up and ready to go and confront new challenges for the year 2010. Academically, CCA aspect as well as my physical abilities, moral obligations and social abilities. Meaning making friends and being a good friend and having good friends.

To finish off, I thank Kenneth for that conversation XD

For once I have decided to take the opportunity to comment on the performances before the results show coming soon at 10pm...

Okay before the performances (I had still yet to see Top 4 performances, but got it taped down), I thought Sylvia was the best positioned and being Singapore, it's likely we might get Sezairi instead of Tabitha in the final.

Now here's my take on the performances:

Tabitha Nauser
I couldn't really catch on the first song, but in the second song, the more familiar Superwoman chosen by Dick Lee, I thought she stamped it. Meaning that she had really showed her vocal abilities and really, a good high pitch. And it was an Idol-esque worthy performance.

Sylvia Ratonel
Good job by Ken. Though I was a bit hesitant at the start. I figured it might be because I didn't turn the volume high enough, as at points I could not really hear her. Oh well, 2 songs I have never heard before, as usual, but she could really do well in carrying emotions into every of her performances. My first choice for the final even after the 2 songs.

Sezairi Sezali
The first time I typed his whole name... okay I thought Flo had not done a really great job. The first song was rather flat and leaves little opportunities for him to exploit. Expectations cannot be that high you see... and then there comes a great mistake in picking Haven't Met You Yet by Michael Buble. For me, an avid Michael Buble fan, I had huge expectations. In fact there is no way he could have done well for me because Buble's performance for me cannot be matched in that song. At times the song showed his limited vocal range and for me, it degenerated into some grunting. Only some portions were pretty good. I can't see why the judges said as if it was real good. Not at all.


I thought Sezairi had too limited a vocal range and would thus have limited impact in his performances... with Tabitha getting the high notes right and Sylvia delivering the emotions, there is little space for Sezairi.

My take is an all-female finale.


But in retrospect, the American Idol 8's Top 3 produced much better, of course. Adam Lambert with 2 more of is usual stuff, stunning vocal range... Danny Gokey changing things around with his take on You're So Beautiful, the classic, performed 3 seasons ago by Taylor Hicks at the same stage, and still doing it so well. I agreed with Simon it was a song that does not need any changing in the vocals... but he pulled it off. Then Kris Allen came in with a great performance in changing Kanye West's Heartless and now it's on his self-titled debut album as well.


But my expectations aren't that high either. Oh well... rather good for me, the performances, though I thought Sezairi could have had a bettter chance with other song choices. Seriously, Haven't Met You Yet is a really high-tempo song that requires lively vocals that can bring forth the hope that belies despite prior setbacks. Sezairi, in twisting it into his own, to fit his style, should be given credit for the effort, but the delivery was a little grunting and reminds me a little of Lady Gaga actually... his natural tone on this song kills the liveliness and didn't show enough of the hope that should be presented. Not his fault though. He could do better with something like U2, etc. Buble, the Canadian crooner, is not someone whose songs are easy to handle. That's why he's my idol XD

Before I might forget it, some of the details, here you go!

2 parts mainly: Both related to sports, first part a bit detached, with family, 2nd with friends.

Firstly this segment was like my family was going to play a sport. I already couldn't clearly recall the sport we were like going to play, but apparently we could get real sweaty. And somehow we were decked in our Long Johns! Oh my then I was like, what! Later sweat out also cannot wear for our overseas trip! I am not sure if it was table-tennis or not that we are going to play.

Then we stopped at a long table, like those you might find at the void decks in some neighbourhood blocks. And then decide to change there! Oh my! Anyway, I don't recall playing anything in the end for this though. Haha.


Then the 2nd dream. Wow this is cool. Playing soccer at a street soccer court. It seems quite real, I am telling you. Many people crowding the court, which surprisingly... has the 2 posts quite near. People playing were all I knew, including Yong Rui, Sze Yuan, Justin, Runze, etc. Also some segments.

This was a really great dream because I became a star player and doing really well. I scored plenty, and at one point I was also wondering and then asked if Sze Yuan wants to take a shot and he didn't. Somehow to think of it I was the only one playing.

Okay I forgot how I scored the first goal. Oh yeah I think I recall now. It was a shot I have been trying at home. I am like slightly left of the goal at a distance, and then I fire a shot, a striahgt ground shot to the bottom right corner. Goal! But it was surreal when suddenly there was like a net and then we were divided into the inner and outer sections. How that would work I am not sure... haha. Sometimes the ball goes to the inner section, and sometimes the outer one, where I am. How to score then...? I think I need to sketch out the layout for you to see...

But somehow I did. I got the ball and then I ran towards the narrow section and then ended right in front of the goal and I tapped it in with my outside foot. Wow!

After a while I ended in the inner court and there were many people outside like resting against something and then slacking and giggling away as I told them to come play. Ignored. Those people included Soo Wee and Daniel. Haha.

And following that, I was resting against the net and kept talking to Yong Rui until he was probably frustrated and then shrugged me off. Well does he feel like that when I talk to him? I don't know.

Back to soccer action. Now I am aiming at the other goal. Wow here was when I asked Sze Yuan. Then I was on the right side of goal and was trying to shoot with my left leg. Just like in real life, it was poorly struck and rolled a bit on the floor. Haha. Like that earlier goal, reminded me of my abilities or the lack of it.

Then in a while I was like in the same scenario on the right. Then I recall my brain telling me to dribble to the left and use my right foot instead. And in the dream I did that! Some bit of manoeuvering to do as I got myself to the left side of goal and then with my right foot I hit a straight, low power ground shot into the left of the goal which an opponent, presumably the keeper, couldn't stop in time.

Haha I think I forgot at least one goal, but this is already one of my most detailed dreams. Haha. How much I love soccer... but I love field soccer more. I will need to improve a lot my ball skills, like receiving crosses and first touch and dribbling and feinting. And then my speed and stamina. For the love of the game I don't know what it will be in the future. Just hope to get to play once in a while and polish every time.

Speaking of that I have not ruled out soccer as a JC CCA, but it is hugely unlikely given my current state and the presence of many better players. I would enjoy a central attacking role, and no longer winger, because I cannot handle the running up and down the field as shown in Harmony Cup in Sec 2. Passing and crossing is something I might do better.

Reminds me... Shaiful Esah is really a great set piece deliver and his crossing, corners and free kicks are really important for Singapore. I hope he can set his foot overseas soon and be a real star. Wow, exciting talent for me. Hariss Harun can be a strong midfield enforcer as well. But the thing is, they have got to have the stamina to keep going at it into the seocnd half, which I haven't seen much from them yet...

Soccer rules! Following which I welcome other sports like badminton, table-tennis, bowling, wow. I must really go for a sports CCA in JC, and I hope its an enjoyable one. And hopefully have some friends with me to begin with.