Feeling quite stupid... Spent like more than 8 hours doing this video thingy. I felt sOoOo exceeding stupid now!
Oh well... I have to conclude "NS degrades your brain, degenerates your brain cell promotion and deorganised your life"
oh well.. on the bright side ... enjoy ^^
Done by Shihui (Now I got the right person) wit aid from cheryl and anyone whom may be concerned :)
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introduction
Hello you! You've reached the blog page of Isaiah Simon Lin. The average guy!This page is currently under-going some revamp for a come-back. Owner's Message Do watch out for this space and... hope you will be lucky one day to find it updated :):) So... COME ON IN AND READ.. YAY! |
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- Saturday, October 27, 2007 @ 9:02:00 AM
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- Friday, October 26, 2007 @ 8:03:00 AM
Right! People out there... Pls do NOT envy me if it's what it seems like I could book out successfully every Friday. No... I came with quite a number of heavy price in exchange for it! And one of which was to do 60 push-ups for every one MC reported in my platoon. Sweet ain't?
Some thanksgiving I've got to share: 1) God is GREAT! I mean... Despite the beating of the chest and down cast whining, I've actually found many friends in platoon nine! 2) I could have more free time to really rest and ponder upon the many things that I have in mind. Not pretty sure if that's good :\ 3) Lesser mental oppression... but of course, more retarded jobs to do.. SLACK-ER duties! Yea! Now now... Apart from the feeling of really being literally rip off from "Heaven", the place I'm in actually doesn't seems to be such a bad place after all. I mean... The people here are so much nicer as compared to CDA times, more "warm" and "communal" life as we startled to face everyday with useless duties like cleaning the food house, cleaning the bunk daily (And I really mean CLEAN in every aspect), and every random "half-right-down"s(push ups) for things that I still yet have problem realising on. Regimentation life is the suxor man~ But nevertheless the group did spur on facing everyday with a smile. Fun people here in Taurans (I think this is the platoon name right?) and our favourite past time!!! Polishing the boots! And it's in terms of hours man! There's this time while I was still in my "transition" stage earlier in the week, I was SO surprise my my bunk-mate that as soon as duties /activities stops, they would sit @ this favourite spot and polish their boots. Now they got me into it too... though I still felt quite inferior that their supremacy in getting their boots shine like mirror still outlast my "proud-est" experience acquired back in those NPCC days. And that seriously feels quite stale... Well... Time do flies (especially in camp.. ALL KINDA CAMP) and I'm in the force for almost one month already! ** Applause** I it did started me thinking that... Time always seems to move so much faster whenever I'm out of the house. It's seriously do man... And OH! One very stupid incident.. Darn retarded!! Ok! It started back on the ERS course days, in one of the training shed after lunch hour and the instructors were "feeling" kind. We were sitting there for at least 45 minutes... Some were sleeping vertically.. some were cursing and swearing away.. for me, I stared at my fire helmet and saw my own reflection. As I stare continually @ it, some how my mind drifted away and was reminded of those mission days I've had.. In Korea.. Cambodia.. Thailand.. The Philippines.. Singapore... ... The greatest impact of course was the Cambodia trip.. Somehow my mind "played" (it became a mp3 player all of a sudden) Yi lu xiang bei - Jay Chou and some snapshots were flying around my head... Now it sounded like some powerpoint presentation.. Now.. not so IT-savvy.. As I reflected and was drifting into my la-la land.. MY BUDDY SITTING ON BOTH SIDE OF ME CAUGHT ME SMILING TO MYSELF!! BIG. WIDE. SMILE! So embarassing!! Now it makes me like some pervertic moron.. However.. Thats the intensity you guys (the xxonites and more of course) were on my mind... Guess what.. It's not just once... ... ... ... ... |
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- Saturday, October 20, 2007 @ 10:00:00 PM
Great experience @ Chomp chomp BUT I miss the snapping around cause my old limited memory brain forgot to bring the camera!!!!AHrRrR...
However... The day still starts pretty interestingly in the morning as I realise I sub-"hibernated" for the whole of Friday night to Saturday noon. Adding to the counts would be.. er mm... 10 hours or so? That's like close to HALF A DAY!!! Oh man... Weekends are so precious now due to some depriving people in camp who makes your weekdays so horrifiying and such a pain. BUT! On the bright side... It did add-on some muscle workout and endurance as it slowly erodes away my image as a physically slim and weak person. I actually looks more ton up in a way... Least saying for an exchange of like more then 200 push-ups a day plus limitless crunches... tons of "power-legs" and insane jumping jets. Right! About chomp~ Ordered Sting-rays... Oyster Omelet.. Hokkien prawn noodles.. some random stuff like fried kang-kong from other tables... weird blue tentacles-alike agar agar (Weird taste and even LOOKS) Great time getting to chill out with the 13 people as we went up to this "Haato" Ice-cream (ok.. yes.. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SPELL THAT ITALIAN WORD) shop and spend like almost 2 hours there playing card games. So "considerate" of us! :) But it's still a good time sitting out and walking around spending time together... Not much chatting though but the communal feeling of just being Xxonite nights out.. nice for a weekend know~ |
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- Friday, October 19, 2007 @ 11:39:00 PM
Interestingly...
I'm blessed being in SCDF (in a way) by having to enter into the "Fit" squad of Charlie Company (I reckon that's where the whole of Pes A and B gather)... Having to have some of the few best instructor (Apparently kind too) to lead the company... Was given attention by practically everyone in the whole lot of BRTC (Basic Rescue Training Center) and that was chosen to be in the No.1 course, the ERS (Emergency Response Specialist) course. Got rid of the rank "Recruit" upon the 4th day of entering the force. Ironically... Got into the course somehow by what I thought was "assumption" selection (As almost ALL of the selected ppl comes from my platoon) and was declared OOC (Out Of Course) after 4 days upon admission. And that the training was a HELL lot of difference as compared to the ones I am having in BRTC. Much much much more better... The thing is... Back in CDA (Civil Defence Academy) while on ERS course, the place is really.. calssy. And that the people there were some sort of "higher" degree sort of ppl, seemingly you're a cut above the rest as compared to the BRTC trainee. Not much focus were being place on "rubbish" duties like random duties like washing of toilet, canteen, running around aimlessly, sitting around and wait for instruction. Now back here in BRTC... Some how I felt that I'm back to "lowly" life now as I got arrowed to do some area cleaning for the canteen; cleaning up some mess left behind by some other fellow trainee from other company. And the ppl there are... crude. Some how.. I felt it that way.. And the BEST THING! I was placed in a bunk full of "prison break" scenerio. Ppl flashing their upper naked body filled with tatoos all over the place. To my horror, I was suppose to be there for the rest of the remaining 5 weeks. Oh man!  |
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- Monday, October 08, 2007 @ 10:29:00 PM
This is the final moment!
Yeap! Really want to start off with many thanks to the mission team for the gifts and organizing all sort of "farewell" bash for me! Sachos and Sachees in church.. YCCA community for the blessing and prayer! Many crusaders out there who are my prayer Espadas (Exclusive name for these wonderful group of supporters)... Bro and sis in Christ from various poly also! THANKS!!! Ya.. couldn't find anything much more to say @ this hour as I'm preparing for NS... My Testimony: Though I always thought that I'm not significant anywhere and of course, not that valued in the eye of many friends/ peers around me and not even the slightest fact that my existence was much noticed. Due to the fact that I grew up in an environment that "attention" speaks louder then "actions" and that everyone was "graded" by the amount of influence that person could get... and getting to higher "grade" literally means anything @ any expenses of like.. telling lies to improve one's self worth, making people respect you, looking cool in front of younger people and make them look up to you and more... And I must admit I do seek approval from peers back then... even the fact that I am from ACS; one of a prestigious school to be. All air up and nose stuck high in the air, the fact that everyone in ACS were big shots seems to "moderate" what seems to be of high achievement to neighbourhood school... Theres a longing and demand for greater attention. As the saying goes "the higher you climb, the greater you fall" which literal applies to this situation whereby causing me to be in extreme self denial, lost of self-worth and esteem. I lose the fight to even announce myself to be equal as to normal people. But God never stop telling me that " SIMON!!! What matters more is how I SEE YOU!! " and that often time I blind myself to facts like "look.. A is so much better then you!" stuff like that... and finding my self worth in all things except God. Then recently... I find that.. I am much... loved~ And that I do have many people who truly cares for me.. as in.. FOR REAL!!! DEEP FROM THE HEART!!! That truly shattered the "wall" that I had put up to prevent myself from getting hurt again. " Awkun " Alright... lose the sad thing now!! Some sharing then...  oppss.. Tilt your head a lil and you can find my parents in their young days!!!! So sweet...  And also my daddy with the grandfather that I have never ever seen before... Not even when I was shortly born. The Lim (Why am I "Lin" then???) Clan    ----> And OH MY! My mummy is SO pretty!! And my daddy is so HANSOME!!!! Oh man!! Great match! ----> The Wedding!  ---  And shortly after which my brother came into this World! And that fine lady was my maternal grandma!!! The malaysian side of the family ^^  And me of course!!! SO CUTE!! I LOVE MYSELF!!! IS IT REALLY ME??!!! Pls do tell me your view.. hehe.. But that was the real me! No doubt!  Cute right?! So chubby and... CUTIE!!!!!  And this is one family potrait that seriously move me to tears whenever I look @ it. Imagine the many years my parents strived to being my brother and me up! Growth-up !!   I do learn how to grab attention @ such a young age~ genius!  aWwWw... Yes yes yes! I know.. many of you will ask "what happen to you now!" **sacarstic** But seriously I know that I was cute when I'm younger... But hey! I look more manly.. mature.. and GOOD LOOKING~ OK??!!! haha... See you guys when I book out soon.... BYE! |
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- Friday, October 05, 2007 @ 11:46:00 AM
Some of the moments with the sachos and sachees in SP... Kinda dark though... can't help but which ever way.. Really appreciate them
Yeap! Newly refurbished vieo! Had some problem with the file size and stuff.. But nevertheless... Yea! Watchable now! Enjoy~ (Kinda dark.. seriously dark) |
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- Thursday, October 04, 2007 @ 12:38:00 AM
Today mark the count down to my NS; blue-ish emo; Whinny; sick; boring life 5 days down the road.
Just got back from a play; more of a hybrid of drama and some cultural skit with zest of rebellion to art. Was pretty heavy-hearted when I was there as I couldn't help but be reminded that NS life is drawing and what I'm doing now is to say "good-byes" to everyone in-one-way or another kin to me. Well... No time for emo of course! And I must enjoy everything that the Lord have instituted for me, and no doubt I did had a great time! And the gang decided to "surprise" me with an "farewell civilian" bash for me right after the photo-taking with corny (one of the cast) (And he was seriously good! Supered) and took one corner of the amphitheatre area. (SP then was super big and pretty man! Some kinda night market street filled with vibe) Was literally speechless (Althought I did tried to say alot of gibbish to cover my inner most sense of insensitivity of that time) and knocked off my feet! But I must confess... I sorta knew what to expect... :) KEVIN SEE! You're really bad @ making the turnout to be so secretive la! And I did sort of expect what was going on.. But really many thanks for the effort! Not forgetting some other rest of the "committee" in one way or another made it possible... I really cannot express much man.. I'm limited right now. ------- Was back here @ home and saw the daily bread and one part of it says: "In life, pain often functions like cracked lenses. It create within us a conflict between what we experience and what we believe.... we need our God to provide us with new lenses... that clarity of sight usually begins when we turn our eyes upon the Lord." With which I thought I'm experiencing the "pain" of leaving many sachos and sachees behind by the depriving nature of NS. Was very sad over that matter. And whats more I could only spend that little time with them... "I know I must not tears... Because with every tears shed, it erode away that joy you had pinned upon me... Your wish was that I'll be happy... And I know my sadness would only bring un-easiness to your blessings I will not fall.. But gladly walk this path... Carrying every desire, hopes and blessing with me and face every tomorrow with a smile" -Radicik Foxin A simple write-up for everyone who cares... loves.. worried and prayed for me... You people are my Angels and I will never forget you. Much Loves... |
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- Monday, October 01, 2007 @ 11:17:00 PM
Counting to NS: 8 days as to be exact as of 1st October 2007.
And of course it seems to be pretty long but to me... Short! Somehow stuck in between of being happy and sad.. more of like.. oblivion I guess.. Woke up this morning and find that I have 2 sms, and one of which contains such detail: "S8XXX21C, you enlistement date is on 09/10/07. Your reporting unit is SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE. Msg from CMPB." At first I was literally jumping off my bed... Why? Very stupid! I thought I saw the message as "today" and that seriously freak me out!  Then... I got too depress and decided to go back to sleep... and guess what? I had an nightmare bout SCDF.. Sweet~ And that dream illustrated some scene of myself reporting in and was constantly being transfer around and literally being not in place of anywhere. And then was deem as some "lost" personnel and hence lose my citizenship in a sense. SOunds rather dumb to have such dream in the morning though. Oh well.. I thought I must say "dark blue is the NEW depressing color" now as I will be literally wearing those uniform W.E.F 9th Oct. Not so glam as I thought after all. But course I wouldn't mind being like this dude below as a fire fighter.. Kinda "heroic" speaking from movies like. ladder 49".. "World Trade Center" and stuff like that.  But I guess the most depressing thing of all is actually losing time with.. 1) Church Ministry 2) Cambodia Mission mate (YES! YOU guys!) 3) Sachos and Sachees 4) many more friends out there who in one way or another cares for me... Much Loved! And I really have to endure the saxor of NS and move on with it... Whats ahead of me is unclear too.. Be it committing myself to full-time work or moving up to Uni. This? That? |
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