Friday, 17 July 2009 ' 16:40
Tuesday, 14th July 2009
Today is 2nd yr, 2nd term, 2nd day of my higher nitec. Been embark in sch project since the 1st term. Anyway, thanks of grp leader bendict is not we couldn't proceed til so far.
Thursday, 16th July 2009
Today my classmate, Long ge (De Long) nv come. So a bit quiet lah, coz he is jokers among 3 of us.
Friday, 17th July 2009
Today lesson til 12 noon. This whole week no work for me, veri quiet. Feel like lose job liao. haha. I went for a hair cut at sunplaza as my hair is long n messy. haha. I took bus 31, 969 n 167 home.
When i alighted from bus 31 at Tampines Interchange, joining the queue for bus 969, saw "her" in front of me in the queue. "She" was jus standing, leaning againist the railling next to me. Not being exaggerate, but my heartbeat was fast n almost out of breath. haha
When boarded bus, i was sitting behind "her" observing. Til i fall asleep. Don noe y ar, today damn tried.
When i woke up at Khatib mrt, i continue observed. Thinking that "she" will alight later than me, somewhere in Woodlands but "she" alighted at Chong pang.
I regreted that nv befriend with her. But also gd lah. haha. Coz my hair damn messy as the wind at the interchange is strong, blow til like a monster. Anyway "she" my lock target liao. haha. Waiting for next rite moment.
Lonely rider, Ah tongSaturday, 11 July 2009 ' 15:53
Monday, 6th July 2009
Sch reopened liao. Monday blues. Due to H1N1 virus, my sch entry point is jus like immigration checkpoint. When "checkpoint" cleared, a colour sticker is given to stick on our lanyard. Now my lanyard veri colourful liao. haha
Thursday, 9th July 2009
3 of us, me, benedict n de long been conplaining no money as we r temporary jobless. Today i gt lobang liao. Finally aft a long wait, gt delivery for me to do liao. haha.
Friday, 10th July 2009
Aft lesson ended at 12.30pm, i had a quick in sch alone the rush to the office. As sky in getting dark liao, delivery during rainy is such a trouble. I reach office at 1.30pm, collecting goods for delivery to Chulia St, raffles place area. 2.45pm complete delivery to raffles place, rushing bck to the office for another delivery to Kim keat, Balestier area. 3.10pm bck to office, rushing to Kim Keat with goods. 4.30pm, job completed. It's time to gt home. I reach home at 5.30pm.
Saturday, 11th July 2009
Today i stay home n become zai nan liao. haha. Tmr if weather allows, i would go for another ride like last week to Keppel Bay as today Jason no off day.
I kana Mindef letter liao, goin for 2nd time body checkup. Sian ar, must do the 300 question liao. haha. I think almost all the 2nd yr higher nitec student all kana liao. I think within less than 1 yr time goin in liao. Haiz, finally when most of my friend ORD, i goin in. haha, lao peng.
Lonely rider, Ah tongSunday, 5 July 2009 ' 11:33
Saturday, 4th July 2009
1st, i wishes all American a Happy Independent day.
Well, bck on the weekends ride.
Map of Keppel Island
Target destination:Keppel Island, Harbourfront area.
Jason n I failed to reach there last weekend as weather condition n timing allowance not allow n not enough. We decided for a 2nd attempt today.
1.15pm :Setting off from my hse in Sembawang to Jason's hse in Khatib.
1.45pm :Reach Jason's hse, helping him with some bike stuff
2.00pm :Setting off from from Jason's hse in Khatib riding to Keppel Island.
3.00pm :Reach Esplanade, stop for 5 mins break as we are a bit exhausted.
4.00pm :Reach destination, Keppel Island (Keppel Bay) aft struggling through the traffic jam outside Vivo City.
Although it's a 2 person ride, I gt to think of places to stop for break, planned route to avoid jam n handle traffic jam safely.
We use Lentor Ave-AMK-Balestier-Lavender-Beach Rd-Esplanade-Shenton Way-Keppel Rd- Telok Blangah Rd for heading to Keppel Island.
I last min planned another route to avoid jam at Bugis when we r heading bck home. Telok Blangah Rd-Keppel Rd-Anson Rd-Padang-City Hall-Selegie-Little India-Thomson Rd-AMK-Lentor Ave route for heading bck home.
Such a nice landscaping arrangment.
Keppel Bay bridge. Nice design, isn't?
This looks like somewhere in Greece rite?
A shot taken a the Jetty of Keppel Island, me n our bikes
Shadow of us. Guess which shadow belongs to me?
Our bikes
Aft 2 hours ride from North to South, we took a break in the shade in Keppel Island
Lonely rider, Ah tongMonday, 29 June 2009 ' 15:03
Friday, 26th June 2009
As the same with everyday during this holiday, wake at 6am, go for a morning jog, 7am bck home from jog, taking a quick bath, a quick breakfast, 8.30am leave home for work, 9.30am reach office n start work.
Well enough, today gt delivery to do. Sometime i felt bored when there is no business, no delivery n i stay in office for few hrs. Today delivery to Joo Chiat complex in Geylang Serai n Megaplex in Changi Airfreight Centre.
As standard, a lot of time will be spent in pass changing n all the checkpoint/ custom clearance when delivery into Changi Airfreight centre. So i push it bck the delivery to aftnoon, i go for Joo Chiat Complex 1st.
I spent almost few hrs to complete delivery to Changi Airfreight Centre. I reach home at 5pm.
Sunday, 27th of June 2009
As planned, i n Jason r riding into Keppel island near Harbourfront area but plan change as weather is bad n not enough time. But our ride is still on. We ride all the way to Esplanade. We set off riding from Khatib at 2pm.
Between our ride, we were forced to seek for shuttle in Ang Mo Kio as it started to rain. We waited for almost 30 mins then we continue riding to towards town area. This stop also causes time drag bck.
We reach Esplanade at 4pm. Have a 10mins toilet break then we set off U-turning bck home as dark clouds came. We took the Bugis route bck home but ended up stuck in the traffic jam along Vitoria St. We diverted into Small road to avoid jam. Wat a relief! We finally reach the main road again.
We continue our trip via Little India n Upp Thomson Rd. We were forced to stop again at Sembawang Hills as it rains again. Aft around 30 mins to 45 mins the rain stops, we continue riding again.
I accompany Jason bck home, then i ride n reach home at 7pm.
Monday, 29th June 2009
Today is my last week of sch holiday, i'm off from work, staying home for whole day. Felt a bit bored, having no idea to my sch project also. Jus like a wu tou can yi (headless Housefly), having no direction liao.
Lonely rider, Ah tongThursday, 25 June 2009 ' 20:20
Monday, 22nd June 2009
Today is my off day from work. Coincidentally, Jason today also off so we meet up for a short ride in the aftnoon into Pulau Punggol Barat, Seletar East camp n Loop route bck yishun via Jalan Kayu n Yio Chu Kang Rd. We completed riding at 4pm smth. It was a bit early for me to go home as i don wan to slack at home staring at the com. So i slack at Jason's hse chit chat til 5.30pm then i ride home.
Wednesday, 24th June 2009
Supposedly Arif n me is visiting Eagle Service ASIA(ESA), which we are former attached to during our attachment suring NITEC time, today but kana put aeroplane. Coz he wake up late. Then we postponed it to tmr, thursday 25th June 2009. Lucky i gt work to compensate tmr off.
Thursday, 25th June 2009
I left home at 11.15pm. Go work? Nope, i'm meeting Arif for a visit to eagle. I reach Pasir Ris at 11.40pm, waited for Arif til 1.15pm. We took bus 109 from Pasir Ris to Eagle in Loyang.
Upon walking to the main gate of Eagle, i called Karu to verified our entry. N we felt smth not rite as it seems to be quiet like a death town. Everyone face was glum.
Upon entry, we wore safety glasses n shoes walking to through the engine assembly area to the cafe. We bump into our former supervisor, Mr Zin Atan. He leaded us into the workshop, to visit the workarea n some of our former colleague.
Upon walking into the workshop, things changes. Mr Zin says company restructed. Some of the 90 employees of 800 over employees in the company are being retrenched. As times are bad, some of the employees are asked to leave n some volunteen to leave. We are lucky to see our former colleagues are still there. The moment ex-colleagues, Sito, Wan n Hamdan saw us they shouted: Arif! Ben Tong!
The workshop was quiet as only 3 engines are in the engine bay. Unlike last time, 1 month can hit 25 engines, Now, 1 month hit less than 10 engines as wat i'm told by one of my ex-colleague.
Aft that we when to the cafe n had lunch. While the 2 of us had lunch, we chat abt sch life n last time during attachment time.
Aft we finished our lunch, we continued to hang around in the workshop finding other ex-colleague. We saw our ex-colleague, Edward, filipino, wearing white uniform liao. ESA forien worker shd wear blue uniform but y is he wearing the white? When we asked, he joked. Coz when i washed my shirt i put too much chlorine liao, that's y became white colour. haha. But our guess was he maybe convert to S'porean PR liao.
Aft that, we had a chat with another ex-colleague. Heard from him: If without FedEx (Federal Express)'s contract, Eagle couldn't have suvived til now. Thanks to FedEx. So u guys better study more n be someone next time. I'm on the list of retrenchment, if the company's earning nv improve by this yr end, 2nd waves of retrenchment will come n i will have to go. Hope to see u as an engineer next time.
Aft the short chat with ex-colleagues, we bidded a farewell for our visit to our ex-colleagues in the workarea in the workshop.
We changed back our pass. While walking to bus stop, along Eagle's fencing, we even managed to greet the uncle who managed the rubbish area. We also bidded a farewell to Karu via fence. We promised to visit next sch hoilday again.
Things that changes in Eagle,
- Renovated Entry area, welcoming area
- Company restructed, dept moved desk
- Renovated workshop
- Retrenchment
- Quiet workshop as no Business
- Guardhse no longer under SATS Police (Airport Police), now under Certi Cisco
Special thanks to Mr Karu for verifiying our entry.
Lonely rider, Ah tongTuesday, 16 June 2009 ' 21:06
This is my 1st week of hoilday. Last Sunday went for a leisure ride with Jason n Andrew. Congrats to Andrew as he jus ORD from NS liao.
Sunday, 14th of June
I cycled n reach jason hse at 1.30pm. Set off from his hse to Sembawang Park at around 3pm. We had a short chat while making a stop at Sembawang Jetty. Aft that we went for a water break b4 heading to Lower Seletar Reservior.
We make a stop again at Lower Seletar Reservior, enjoying sea breeze n chit chat. Aft that we move on into area near Seletar Airport.
We discover a new road leading into island another off Seletar waters, Pulau Punggol Barat. I had visited that island previously in November last year with fellow forum bikers from SMBF (Singapore Mountain Bike Forum).
So this is my 2nd time visited the island but this time round i'm riding on road. The other time i was riding off road. 3 of us decided to take some pic b4 leaving the island as we knew each other for so long liao, since sec sch til now, 3 of us nv take pic together b4. Except class photo lah. haha.
(From left: Andrew, Jason, Me)
Monday, 15th of June
Today consider my 1st day of hoilday. I wake up at 6am. Go for work? Nope, not so early but for a jog. Coz long time nv go for a morning jog liao as i'm bz n tired handling tests in sch previously.
I'm bck from jog at 7am. Had a breakfast n shower n went off from home taking bus to Aljunied office for work at 8am or 8.30am.
I had delivery to 2 places, Tai Seng near Paya Lebar n Kaki Bukit near Eunos.
I reach office at 9.30am. Taking along some document for delivery n 2 boxes of goods, i set off from office in Aljunied to Tai Seng Dr in Paya Lebah area.
Finish delivery n bck to office at 11.30am. Doin some paperwork til 12.30pm then go for lunch. 1pm bck from lunch n continue with my work til abt 1.30pm i went off for delivery again to Kaki Bukit Ave 1.
Lonely rider, Ah tongMonday, 8 June 2009 ' 16:50
Monday, 8th of June 2009
3 Tests this week. Today is my 1st test, Material. Confirm fail liao. My mind is blank. Out of 7 questions, only 1 question i'm veri confidence with. Still gt Thursday Process Technology test n Friday QC test. My hope r on this 2 liao. This week pass liao, then hoilday liao.
Lonely rider, Ah tong ' 15:56
Saturday, 6th of June 2009
Tonite goin to stay overnight at East Coast chalet for Glen's birthday. I meet Andy at Bedok at 5pm. As this is a surprise "operation" planned by Glen's gf, we r not allowed to tell him anything abt his birthday celebration.
Abt 5pm smth or 6pm, 4 of us reach chalet liao. N some of Glen poly friends also down there liao. Around 7pm Glen reach chalet without knowing anything, n 5 of us, me, Quan, Tao, Andy, Nigel try to hide but were exposed few mins later.
Most of the ppl attended were from, Balestier ITE. So gt quite a lot of things to chat although some of them i nv saw b4 de lah.
Around 9pm, cut cakes liao. Nigel chu patten liao. QING YI XIA! QING YI XIA! everyone was shouting with the lead of Andy when during phototaking of Glen n his GF. haha. Then they kissed each other liao, everyone shouted again LA JI! LA JI! haha. Glen was so embarrassed liao.
Aft 10pm, everyone slowly left the scene liao. Glen n his gf also go slp liao. Only left some of Glen's poly classmates n 4 of us coz Tao when home liao. We play card, smoked, chit chat n drink to kill time. Till abt 4.30am then we go slp, change shift liao as Glen n his gf wake up liao.
Around 15mins later when everyone in the room was half asleep, suddenly few of Glen's friends, Glen n gf raided the room with Camera flashing. WTF! Somemore Nigel, who is sleeping beside me was wearing a boxer at that time. haha. Chaotic scene last for around 30mins n ended with Nigel chase them out n lock the room shouting, Oi! Come in and snap ur cam again, I will catch u n rape u! haha
I slept til 6.15am, when my nose was blocked coz the room was too cold liao, then i when down to the toilet to take tissue. When i went up n sleep bck again, i can't gt into sleep liao. So i went down again. Saw Glen's friend smoking behind the house so i went to had n chat with him.
7am, Glen was bck from a walk liao. Andy also wake up liao. Had a chat with Andy.
7.45am, Andy asked me to wake Quan up coz he need to pass him smth.
8am, Andy left chalet for home.
Then had a chat with Quan. Not long aft, Nigel wake up n join our chat til 9am he ride bike home liao. Left me n Quan downstair chit chatting.
10.30am, morning call for everone who is sleeping upstair.
11.00am, packing up n prepare to leave liao.
11.30am, check out n follow Glen taking taxi to his hse in Toa Payoh.
12.30pm, reach Glen Toa Payoh's hse, help him to carry thing up.
12.40pm, had lunch opposite his hse.
1pm, It started raining liao when we r walking to Bradell MRT taking train home.
1.30pm, Reach home liao.
2pm, It's time to gt serious liao. Study for test tmr.
Lonely rider, Ah tongFriday, 5 June 2009 ' 16:03
Wedesday, 3rd of June 2009
Lesson start at 11am. I go sch early at 7.30am. Thinking that weather i might see "her" on bus 969 a not. As i took 969 to sch the other time saw "her" at yishun at this timing. But too bad lah nv see "her". I reach sch at 9am, copying some note from Benedict. Then had a early lunch with Wen jie n Benedict at 10.30am.
Thursday, 4th of June 2009
Today also don noe y lah, i very blur. Don noe wat am i thinking of lah. 4get to bring the book for Material lesson instead i brought QC book which i don have the lesson today. Almost gt into wrong queue n boarded the wrong bus at Tampines Interchange when on the way to sch.
Friday, 5th of June 2009
Time passes fast, today is friday liao. I'm looking forward for tmr as i'm goin to attend Glen Pang birthday chalet at East coast. I'm also looking forward the week aft next coz hoilday starts liao. haha. But i'm not looking forward for next week as i'm having 3 tests in a week.
3 tests in a week is double combo to me liao. Out of 5 weeks day, 3 days tests. I was jus wondering y teacher always like this ar? It's jus like wan to accumulating everything together liao. Y can't conduct test 2 or 3 weeks earlier?
In sch, teacher always use grade n mark to threaten us. I felt like telling the teacher: U better watch out when u r outside. Don let me see u outside. N i felt like punching my fist on her face directly.
Lonely rider, Ah tongFriday, 29 May 2009 ' 17:35
It had been quite some time nv blog liao.
Well, previously i almost broke n almost out of job liao.
Jus few days ago, finally gt delivery assignment to do liao.
Ytd delivered to Shenton Way n i took bus bck home aft completing my job. I almost overslept in the bus n missed the bus stop which i'm supposed to alight near my hse.
I also don noe y ar. Damn tired.
Today, i almost tear myself into 2 liao. I received instruction in the morning, that I need to rush a delivery to Kaki Bukit in aftnoon b4 3pm. Few hours later, i received another instruction from my father side, gt urgent thing for me to do.
My movement shedule today
- So aft lesson ended at 12.10pm (lucky gt early release), i rush to the sch cafe had my quick lunch n proceed to office in aljunied.
- Reach office at 1.30pm. Settling some paper works for delivery.
- Leave office for delivery at 2pm.
- Consignment(Goods) reach customer office at 2.30pm.
- Delivery done, boarded bus 5 from Kaki Bukit to Thomson Rd at 2.45pm
- Reach Thomson Rd at 3pm n boarded bus 167 home
- Reach home at 3.30pm.
Next weekend i need to attend my "brother", Glen Pang's the birthday. I'm so looking forward abt it. haha. It may be our gathering also.
The week aft next, gt test liao. 3 tests choke together. I tua diao liao. I think need to temporary hold bck my job liao.
Lonely rider, Ah tong
