Hitman

Weather is a killer these days!! Went to meet Ian and weiyuan to catch Hitman e other day. Decided to meet Ian at his place cos I wanted to see what his Lancer EX can do…besides..he stays in town…so..its convenient anyway…

It rains everyday...

Slow Traffic everywhere..

Look at the water splash!

When I got there…maegan called from the states…and so he asked me to drive instead…

it was my first time handling a Lancer EX…

It has cool interiors! At least I tink so…I like e looks of the steering wheel…and I also liked playin with the moon roof..haha..

But its not so nice to play with it..in Orchard…when traffic is full..cos u’ll inhale nth but exhaust. Haha..so we din try..

View from the roof...

Qiang told me the other day that i would prob need some getting used to...when handling cars of smaller CC...and..he was right...

I had to adjust to the diff in pick up and acceleration...and also e blind spots of a diff car height and length..

But once i did...i realized..its a good car! But its pretty steep..i feel..between 70-80k...cant rem e exact figure..but..its no prob..cos... IAN IS LOADED!! lol.

Drives a lancer EX...buys expensive gifts...stays at Holland Road...owns multiple apartments and properties...nv had to worry abt cash..haha...

But..Thank you so much Ian! For letting me try the Lancer EX

P.S> The car even says 'Bye' when you turn off e ignition. Lol. But i din understand y they built an ignition knob...since it was already a sensor key operated car...I tink an ignition button looks cooler..

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It’s been confirmed…the problem in my right knee has been diagnosed. About 9 mths ago..i started having occasional pains in my right knee when I ran..but I jus thot it was nth..prob ur mind playing tricks on you..but somewhere in june..it really got worse.

Whenever I ran for just 5 mins…the knee would really start to hurt…esp when I scale the slopes of fort canning (our usual jogging route). There were even a few times where I really had to stop along Boat Quay. After each time the sharp pain comes…I would not be able to bend my knee at 90degrees and I would have to keep it str even when I climb stairs..such a pain in the a**. And this would persist for a few days each time.

The specialist confirmed that I have a damaged meniscus in my right knee. When I told him I left it there for 9 mths…e doc gave me e expression like I’m goin to die anytime soon. Lol. He ordered me to stop all sports and exercises and that I’m not to squad either. Sigh. And that if I dun go for the op..the knee will worsen so much such that every step I take would hurt.

I still wanna play soccer man…so I’ve no choice but to agree to the op…which is scheduled in feb. For now…no IPPT..no soccer..no nth…even gym is strictly upper bod stations..and no weights.

I’ve also been told by the military Medical Officer that…there was a high chance..i would be downgraded forever…and can nv do IPPT or have outfield training anymore. Many would tink I would rejoice. I dunno wat to feel. Yes…IPPT is a pain in e a** sometimes…but I like my vocation…there’s a certain amount of pride, respect and image that comes with being a Reconnaissance Commander..

But..its not really up to me how my knee pends out…being in Recon..prob was e main cause of the injury anyway…since we were always carryin loads..running from enemies..firemen lifting each other..doin river crossings…coastal swims…climbing obstacles…repelling…navigating…even poking each other with needles..pushing bikes…pushing rovers…n the list goes on (not even half e things we do)…n I’ve nv missed a single training b4. I may not look like it (cos I slp a lot during rest time)..but its e truth..

For now...I’m gonna go out as much as possible now..cos come feb…I’ll prob be on clutches for a week or 2…sigh..jus in time..for mid terms...

Preparation...

Will continue updating abt e past week n haf after tonight...

Cos..i was fortunate enough to be invited to a private lunch with the Chicago Traders tomorrow after their talk. Quite a few people have been asking me about them and whether I got the job. And the answer is i dunno.

I don't think they've done their recruitment yet, since they're doing the talk tomorrow. Although i'm spending every weekday of this month being trained personally by a successful hedge fund manager (who manages close to a billion dollars in assets), I still felt obliged to do more reading before I meet the traders tomorrow.

What i've been doin e moment i got home this afternoon.
In fact..i was already reading on the train...

In case u tink i'm readin some textbook..u'r wrong..text books almost get u nowhere in trading. I onli read materials and attend courses that are compiled by people who's been there and done that.

Thats where bulk of my money go to these days...

I was able to get my hands on materials from an options trading seminar conducted by a reputable german bank (not gonna reveal who n which organization i got it frm...in case trouble follows).

All of this..prob sounds boring...yeah maybe..to some..in fact most..

but everything is...so long as u've got no interest in it.

Apart from having interest n passion in trading...there are also other reasons y i strive so hard every single day to make sure i become a veri gd trader...

that day...i saw an old couple..walking by the road side..under e hot sun...n the old man..could barely walk...but still...they had to ride e bus...

another day..i saw an old grandmother...carrying groceries in many plastic bags...boarding e bus..n squeezing for a space to stand cos there were no more seats left...

sometimes..i see old couples dat could onli afford to eat plain bread with coffee for each meal at e coffee shops...

All these continuous events made me realise...that i have to make tonns n tonns of money...

to make sure that...my parents din have to walk under e hot sun..or even worse..the rain...jus to ride e bus when they're old.

i dun wan my mum to be squeezin in the bus..when she goes to the market when she's old....

when they're old n retired..they shud be able to eat nice things..n hav a good life...

i wan to be able to buy them a car...house...employ maids...take e load off them...

n to do that...u need money...

SMU is currently the best business school there is in Singapore (i heard this yr it was 1 in 12 or 14)...and some say the region too...

but dats not goin to guarantee u success...no degree, masters or PhD would. everything is from beneath...

i will end this post with a quote from one of my inspirations...Christopher Gardner (e person e movie 'The Pursuit of Happyness' was based on)

"Don't ever let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do. If you got a dream, you got to protect it! If you want something, GO GET IT! Period." - Chris. Gardner

Sun Tanning, Dinner with LTB gang

Went Sentosa dat dae for Sun Tanning…din really get too much sun..but it was still ok..i jus returned a little red.

B4 heading down..we went casuarina road for some jap food..yum yum!

I dunno y..but the entire sentosa only has ONE public carpark!

That means we had to park at one end of the beach..n walk/take tram all the way down to the other…lol.

When we were navigating around the island…I cant help but notice swarms n swarms of Japanese students! There’s so many of them…they could form an army!

When we were at the beach…a group of Japanese girls were there as well…they were damn rowdy…party animals. They were throwing each other into the waters..n when some resisted..they started wrestling! And they were pulling each others’ clothes off so dat they could throw e other parties into the water. (they had bikini’s on them k…dun tink too much!)

And I discovered dat day that Faith is Bi!! We went kayaking too…and den she said she wanna paddle on her own…so I sat back..closed my eyes n relaxed..n when I opened my eyes..we ‘drifted’ to rite in front of where the jap girls were wrestling..n I was… “er…y r we here???....can u dun make it look like I’m some pervert peeping???” Lol. It was so close lo…like..3 to 5 meters away only..easy for them to misunderstand us.

She threatened to drive away w/o me..duh~..

e sensor keys r with me...

She looks like she's realli driving!!

Salad made by faith! There were sandwiches too..

So wannabe me...lol..door not even closed..so fake!

Heading out of the island..

After the sun tanning..i sent faith home as I was meeting the LTB gang..we’re still close after all this while..e strongest group in the LTB class..haha. Faith refused to join us for dinner as she feels uncomfortable to be surrounded by her so called ‘smart people’. Duh~…we’re jus normal ppl can. She holds this super high regard for SMU grads/undergrads...truth is…not all of us r as smart or as capable as she thinks we are..lol.

I met the gang at marina square…n they wanted to go for jap food..n I was.. “huh! I jus had dat in e afternoon…” but it was ok..i’m ok with anything..haha..even if u ‘step’ all over me..i’d still say its ok.. (ask my ex gfs..they would know..lol).

When I met the gang up n told them abt the jap girls…Michael sprung into hyper mode cos he has this incredible fetish for Japanese girls..haha…tsk tsk…somehow..it was already public knowledge..the thing abt him n jap girls…tsk tsk..

Not all jap gals r nice k…its only those dat r on tv dat r nice..e ones dat din make it to tv…r on e streets…hahaha…n some in siloso beach…lol.

After dinner..we went to play pool and I had to leave earlier at around 10.30 cos I was picking up a fren from school to go home tgt..since we stay pretty close..

Andy Bday

Sat was andy’s 21^st bday celebrations..yes…andy..the youngest guy in MA class…although he looks the oldest. Lol.

I met Clarence early that day to buy the pressies…had absolutely no idea wat to get him..dat guy only likes soccer n symphony..so boring..haha. We got him a box of drinking game, a monkey toy (cos he looks n behaves like one) and lastly a La Bi xiao xin key chain. (Xiao Xin is e nick we gave for his crush). The keychain was to…spike him..lol.

If u know andy..tink of his face..and look at this pic..u'd tink..its one...

His place was painted green, and bright yellow. The moment we stepped in..clarence paused..n went.. “his place looks like somewhere…” n I gave him a weird stare. Den he went “oh! It looks like macdonals!!” n we burst into laughter..it does really. He went on to add that it jus lacks a ‘M’ or MacCafe logo.

And look what i found on his wall!!

The cake is so kiddo!! Looks like 1st Bday..rather than 21st..
Realli suits him man..he veri kiddo one..

His place was filled with year ones dat nite man..felt so out of place..but managed to talk to some of them though..and managed to salvage a plan on what to do with andy.

After he cut his cake…he distributed them to us.

We all ate the sponge part..left the cream..and smiled at him.

Oh..so 'ern ai'..

n its both ways!..lol..

Lol. And when he realized our smiles were nth but evil smiles, it was already too late. He tried to turn n run but we already rounded him up n got his hands tied up.

The end product…

I’ve got cream smeared on me too!