".. interesting find.."

I was walking from Simei Mrt Station, when I saw this HUGE poster on the facade of Eastpoint Mall(it didn’t occur to me to take a picture of the poster). A new hobby shop ??. Here?? in Eastpoint Mall??!! .. went to check it out.

Chris Toys on the third floor of Eastpoint Mall, specializes in slot cars. (1:35 scale slot cars to be exact). They also carry stock of VS Tanks, select Radio Control and static models from Tamiya, Mini-Z’s and Mini Inferno from Kyosho and Fleischmann Scale model electric train sets. In addition to that Chris Toys also stock various accessories(e.g paints ) related to the hobby. I must say it was a surprising find for me. The Radio Control/Modelling hobby is a small niche’ hobby group around these parts. And to find a shop to spring up in the heartlands is really extraordinary.

I got the chance (in between walk in viewers) to speak to the owner of the establishment ,Chris, and he seemed to be a really friendly guy. Very passionate about the hobby.

On another note, since I’d decided to blog somewhat more routinely again, I’d thought why don’t I do the PhotoFriday challenge like I’d done before at WTT.I mean to take the challenge lah but I don’t think I’m ready to submit any yet. This weeks challenge is “old”..I found it difficult to actually find a subject to really photograph..then .. this lady thwacked me over the head for not visiting her enough.

"..of demons and ahhh whatever.."

Thought i could come up with a nice title. Don’t be fooled it has nothing, ABSOLUTELY nothing about today’s entry. I’ve been sick .. I’ve been really sick.

Yesterday, during my morning rituals(you know la, bathing etc.), I felt a sudden sharp pain in my left arm followed by this really tight feeling in my chest. I couldn’t breathe. My legs were then suddenly taken out from under me . It seemed they turned to jelly. I lay on the floor of the bathroom for at least 20 seconds before I realised where I was. I recovered to my feet ever so slowly. Spent the better half of yesterday feeling really lethargic and i couldn’t eat. well i COULD eat but i couldn’t keep anything in. I’d throw up after 5 minutes. By the time I reached home I had a fever and a running cold. Odd .. very odd.. As usual I self medicated, and despite the amount of drugs in my system last night, I was still wide awake. For the love of all things holy, I just could NOT FALL ASLEEP!..

Might as well do something right? so I decided to paint a clear lexan bodyshell for my Radio Control Model.

The Results? (more W850 Pictures)

Darkness engulfed my vision finally at 0430hrs. and lasted a mere hour before i woke again.
I still came to work. And as I had mentioned to Fit earlier, there were times I was in so much pain I’d wanted to cry. My eyes feel as if somehow had jammed a red hot iron rond in it , and swished around like mixing a pot of soup. My chest feels so heavy like an elephant is sitting on it,with his nephew on his lap. Last I checked I am still running a fever..

".. insert smart sounding phrase here.."

Did something yesterday I hadn’t really done in years.. I packed .. I mean I REALLY PACKED.. 10 E Macs.. 5 G5’s .. plus a few IPOD’s into two “skids” . The last time I did something like this was about 2 years ago. Since then we’ve outsourced the packing thing , except for yesterday when there was a big fuck-up, and the stuff needed to be packed and shipped on an immediate flight. The packers couldn’t come in on time, so guess who had to do it. Yup. I think I pulled a back muscle too.. Aiiyee CARAMBA!

Was working on this baby last night..


When I realised my OTHER “baby” is quite was quiet (thank you herda, I know I typoed). I turned around to find him FAST ASLEEP, all pooped out from the general ruckus he has been causing the whole night. Now, I’ve had Ary for about 6 months now FOUR month(thank you anonymous comment) , and I’ve never posted even ONE picture of him. WHY? Well this precocious little bundle of energy has never been still long enough in one spot for me to grab a shot on my camera. This time round, he’s knocked out and my camera’s next to me.

and for some reason he LOVES that shoelace.. Got so many toys still yet will ALWAYS play with that shoelace..

[edit 1630] I lost my temper again today. I don’t know why but I seem to be losing it a lot lately. I’m afraid.. Very afraid that I would hurt someone in the fit of rage. I pride myself to be a very patient person but where is all that now? Why am I so easily unravelled lately?

Casualties. Yes there were casualties today. Thank god they were all inanimate objects. My desk drawers,and the holders detatched themselves from the housing in my desk when I slammed my hands onto it. My office door. yes the door. I put my fist through it. Why am I turning into such a violent person? Or has it been in me all this while laying dormant? I pray.. I pray God to give me strength.. Give me strength of faith, of heart.. to get through this. At this point, my enemy, my foe,the biggest adversary I have ever seen .. is myself. The fiend that is within somehow fighting to break out. The Mephisto that is me, struggling for control of my conscious self. I pray, God, for ascendancy to my soul, my sanity. Please dear God Almighty and Most Merciful. I pray to thee for salvation. [/edit]

".. I eat Meat.."

PAPA’S FOUND A BRAND NEW TOY!!…
and it’s a Predator X10… WISH LIST!!!!
*sigh*

Al Chong says:
wats tt?

Shidy says:
its a 4wd buggy

Al Chong says:
oic

Al Chong says:
u getting it ah?

Shidy says:
fuck ah its like almost 800 bucks plus shipping

Shidy says:
but if people want to give me for birthday present.. I wouldn’t mind LOL..

Met Al last night after I dropped off some electronics at S.W’s workshop. It was really getting a wee bit absurd. I was bloody determined to watch THAT movie after failing miserably twice. This time I got one step further. We were actually already standing in line at the box office for tickets.. For some reason I bailed. I don’t know why but I think I got the vibe that Al wasn’t up to it or sum’n. yeah so we grabbed a quickie bite at BK *is it just me or does BK suck nowadays?* and headed up to the pool hall. We played and we talked.

I really didn’t want to go home. I mean I love Ary and everything, but it’s just too depressing. I just realised how mundane and empty my life is. I told Al that even thought we’re like worlds apart I kinda envy him. Sure maybe life’s been handing him a lot of lemons lately, and he didn’t exactly grow up comfy. But yeah I told him straight. I envy him. He ask me why. *Yeah Shidy tell us why*

” At the end of the day, at least you have someone there waiting for you.
Even though she might be a wee bit cranky most of the time..”

“yeah like
80% of the time..” (he interjects)

“but still .. it could even be 99% of
the time .. but that other 20% or 1% for that matter is what it’s all about
isn’t it..?”

he laughs.. ” you got funny logic lah you know that”

I’m not going to deny that I am lonely. Because I am. I come home from work everyday to my kitty. I watch TV. On tuesdays MAYBE I’d attend a Drift Meet. Over the weekends I stay at home and clean my room. That’s all. Noone at home talks to me , they mind their own business. Most times when I try to engage in some form of communication with them I get singular short replies, and they move along with whatever they need to do. It’s the same thing day in day out.. week in week out.

Excerpt of Shidy’s routine (house is empty as always):
“ARYYYY!!!!!…where are you boy? “

“miew *it’’s about time you came home*” (jumps out from under my desk)

“Ary.. c’mere ” (picks up Ary/cradle like baby/rubs tummy)

“miew *yeah yeah whatever i’m hungry feed me*” purrrr

Feed the
kitten.. take shower .. watch TV …
Fall asleep with kitten curled up on my
chest. Fast forward to morning..

Ary bouncing on chest .. I open my
eyes..

” Miew *feed me* “

[edit 1400hrs]
It has been brought to my attention from someone’s Multiply site.

man this picture dates way back to the late 90’s .. maybe 98 – 99.. I haven’t changed much now have I?

".. sightings .."

sheesh .. yesterday was such a busy day I didn’t even have time to blog. AND I HAD A GREAT ENTRY IN MIND TOO. Was so pooped I fell asleep the moment I got home. Well…that and because I didn’t get any sleep on Tuesday. LOL.

Tuesday night started ok enough. Went out with Cash and Al for an SGDrifters Meet. We picked up “The Wagon” at Kembangan and went about our drift meet like every other Tuesday night drift meet. The hot topic of the night was T/a/m/m/y/. Ok this T/a/m/m/y/ girl; I really kesian her .. a bit. But I feel she shouldn’t blame anyone but herself lah also. I mean you put the stuff in your phone you’re responsible for your own possessions. You are responsible for your own actions so.. yeah that’s how I feel lah. I didn’t even know about this brouhaha till Cash brought it up in the car. I recalled Ade talking about it about a week ago. So Cash SHOWS me the “content” in question. Things just went over the edge during the meet. and we had a barrel of laughs.

Someone Drops a wrench ” EH YOU WATCH TOO MUCH T/A/M/M/Y/ lah”
Someone drives his car into the guard rail,”Eh you too much T/A/M/M/Y lahh”
You accidentally hit someone else’s car. and instead of sorry you shout ” T/A/M/M/Y!!”

I mean you get the picture lah. Cash’s phone became the most popular commodity that night. From indiscretions on the phone, someone strays into some mobile video ghost movies. And we began to pow-wow about ghosts and shit. By this time most of the rest of SGDrifters had already packed up and gone.

So there we were, 7 guys exchanging ghostly encounters during NS and stuff. We didn’t realise it but we’d been talking for over 3 hours. It was almost 3 a.m. We wouldn’t have known it was that late till Shiunn and Al said they were hungry. We had our late supper talked some more and Shiunn suggested we go out “ghost-hunting”. Iz, Zhirong and John passed on the offer so it was just Me, Al, Cash and Shiunn(he went home to park his car first and then joined us in the wagon)

Our first stop was Mount Pleasant Road and we also ventured into Punggol to look for the infamous Punggol house. I won’t delve deeper into these two places but we DID have some encounters lah. By the time we all got home it was almost 6 in the morning. Tried to grab some Z’s but Ary was super hyper. lol

So that was Tuesday night..

oh I took a test.. this being boring, nothing to do Thursday and all.

The Boy Next Door Random Gentle Love Dreamer (RGLDm) Kind, yearning, playful, you are The Boy Next Door. You’re looking for real Love, a lot like girls do. It might not be manly, but it’s sweet. We think the next three years will be very exciting and fruitful ones for you. Your spontaneous, creative side makes you a charming date, and we think you have a horny side just waiting to shine. Or glisten, rather. You enter new relationships unusually hopeful, and the first moments are especially glorious. If you’ve had some things not work out before, so what. Your exact opposite: The 5-Night Stand Deliberate Brutal Sex Master On paper, most girls would name the Boy Next Door as their ideal mate. In the real world, however, you’re often passed over for more dangerous or masculine men. You’re the typical “nice guy:” without just a touch of cockiness, you’re doomed with girls. A shoulder to cry on? Okay, sure. But never a penis to hold. ALWAYS AVOID: The Nymph CONSIDER: The Maid of Honor, The Peach