Good Times Together

Celebrated Ivan's birthday on Saturday night.

We went to Katong for a meal before heading down to BQ bar at Boat Quay.

To be going all the way down to a place like Boat Quay and celebrate a friend's birthday is not really of my kind,
but since Sean is working there and all...
He could probably get some cheap drinks there so why not.

Anyway, we did enjoy ourselves alot.

Thanks to the alcohol.




Guoliang on the right trying to act Hip Hop.




Two handsome guys with the most good looking one hidden behind.








Me swapping with Brandon and taking the shot.




Sean, Sean's friend, Guoliang, Xuguang, Me.
Ivan and Brandon.




'Nabei Cheebye! Who ask you to be so handsome!?'








Please don't stab me.








Four Fucking Retards.




Me and Brandon.
My neck like Jek Tio like that.




Me and Xuguang.
Used to be smoking buddies in Temasek Polytechnic.
But not anymore, dude!




Have to guard the door at all costs.
Top secret activity going on behind.




Aiya.
Chey.
Guoliang down there Pang Sai.




Last but not least,
checkout Ivan the romeo and his babes.


Happy 24th birthday Bro!

Tuna Power

Forgive me for I have made a mistake.

The supposedly named Dr Chua should be Dr Chia instead.
How can I just anyhow give people wrong names like this.
Must be some idiot from my workplace who gave me the incorrect information.
Nevertheless, I apologise for the misinterpretation.
Changing the surname from Chua to Chia would be...

Chia le ke.

Chia le ke?
One may ask again.

Chia le ke Jia Sai.

Anyway...
Today was quite a happening day for me.
We had area inspection in the morning, the usual cases during the day and ending off with a carrom competition once more.
The previous competition was based on a system that wasn't really fair thus there was a need for a rematch.
For a game that consists of a thousand year old board with countless scratches and a set of seeds with colours that are fading off, it sounds pretty professional to me.
I think for a $45 prize money, we had to follow international standards and play in the national stadium as well.

Dr Jeremy was the one inspecting us this morning.
He had to wait for Dr Lee to arrive before he could start.
Mainly because Dr Lee is new and he had to be taught on how to do area inspection in the near future.

Dr Jeremy is the keyboard specialist.

For some reason, he likes to check the spot beneath the keyboards.
He will usually lift the keyboard and wipe across the area using his hands.

'Keyboard must clean ah.'
Then he will walk away without checking any further and proceed to the next station.

Maybe he got a bad experience in keyboards or something.
He could be using his computer and suddenly a cockroach ran out from beneath the keyboard and gave him the shock of his life.

Speaking of traits,
Dr Laurence, Dr Lim Chan Meng and Dr Kelvin have their own way of inspecting too.

Kelvin is like the most garang one of all the medical officers.
He checks practically anywhere and everywhere.
Fortunately underwhere is not included if not he would have found even more distinctive stains.
Often the outcome would be some pushups and an additional level of hatred towards him.

Lim Chan Meng is the total opposite of Kelvin.
I am not saying that he does check underwhere but he's completely slack.
All he does is walk around and smiling to everyone when he comes close.

Laurence is the attitude problem kind of person.
As long as you don't make him dislike you, you're quite safe.
If not, he will pick on you and unleash hell.
He likes to check on the rubbish bins too.
Probably he grew up from there when he was a baby. His mother knew he would grow up to be like this so she had to do something before it was too late.
Other than that, Laurence would walk around the place scanning for mistakes using only his eyes and without touching with his hands at all.
Since he is the Eye doctor, I am sure that he is able to spot microscopic dirt by depending on his eyes alone.

The cases during the day were tedious.
It's the retarded batch again.
Those who never study properly and ending up in ITEs.
Giving us fucking alot of problems with their spastic intelligence and behaviours.
Well... There's nothing we could do.
Wanling and I could only attend to them like how we usually do. How I wish that I could just smack their heads and tell them to wake up their fucking ideas.
Tattoo so many, walk in like some fucking gangster then after that give simple instructions also cannot follow properly. Must breast feed sayang sayang explain until so clearly.
Fuck off lah. Waste my time only.

Late in the afternoon, the time to compete in carrom came...

I don't mean to brag but,
I and Yean were the first to be eliminated again.

After rounds of carrom, Kong and Victor managed to win and emerge as champions.
By the time they were victorious, I was already in the MRT on my way back to Tampines.
The games have extended until everyone else had gone with only the loyal supporters left.

When Kong won, he sms me and I told him that next week he had to treat lunch.

'Cannot lah, that one is tuna money.'
He replied.

Poor thing.
Kong don't have enough cash to eat proper meals.
He spends his savings on bread and tuna so as to survive for weeks.
This $22.50 would mean alot to him.
It could stock up his tuna for another two weeks of supply before he starts to worry again.

No wonder he played like a champion.
He must be a very hungry man.

Next Generation

Four days have passed since the arrival of our two new Medical Officers.
Dr Lee and Dr Chua.
They were posted to our company so as to take over the respective ones who are going to finish their service soon.
Dr Lee would be replacing Dr Phua in the X-Ray department whereas Dr Chua would be replacing Dr Tan in psychiatry.

In my opinion, Dr Chua should be replacing Dr Phua instead.
If that's the case, then I can say that Dr Phua tio Chua liao.

Tio Chua meaning kena Dr Chua already, or can be kena caught by surprise.

Chua Ka Lao Sai.

Dr Chua's full name could be...
Chua le ke.

Chua le ke?
One may ask.

Chua le ke Hong Kan!

By this time anyone should be pissed off by all these lame shit already.
I am not surprised if someone responded by saying something nasty.

Phua Chee Bye.
Phua Teh Kor.

Just kidding lah.
I know that they are nice people.

For me to poop on!

Battle of the Year

Carrom has done it again once more.
Luring those unawared into a lifetime addiction.

Starting off with Dr Lim Chan Meng, who was the first Medical Officer to play a game with our fellow NSFs. All he wanted was just to pass some time and trying to get to know us better by playing a few games together. Little did he know that what he had done was a drastic mistake. By the time he realized what he had brought himself into, it was already too late.

He was addicted to it and he needs a regular dosage of the game in order to be working up to his usual standards.
Every now and then he would be seen rushing into the mess room and looking for people to play with.
Poor Dr Jeremy Wee who was both a close colleague and friend of his, wasn't spared too. He was deeply influenced by Dr Lim and had to accompany him for rounds of carrom whenever he feels like it.

It didn't take long for Dr Jeremy to be addicted either.

There was once whereby Dr Tan Kheng Liang was asked to play a game with them.

Dr Tan is a psychiatrist.
Probably that's the only reason why he could restrain himself from getting mesmerised by carrom when no one else could.
He played only a few games and managed to escape the clutches of evil by not returning whenever Satan calls out to him.

It was told that Dr Tan played carrom like no other. The way he shoots the striker is extremely unique and I am very sure that nobody else would dare to master his maneuver.
He practically uses his whole palm to move the striker seed.
It is like a Cobra stance, whereby he straightens his fingers together and using them to hit onto the striker with great speed.
It is the hardest technique that one can learn...
That's why you can't blame him for not scoring at all.

Yesterday was the day everybody was waiting for.
The carrom competition organised by Dr Jeremy himself.

He was so much engrossed in the game that he actually held a competition that consist of a $45 prize money.
Maybe he is far beyond addiction already.
Someone who has attained immortality by selling his soul in return for his devotion in carrom.

Before the starting of the main event, Dr Lim and Dr Jeremy were both playing against each other to warm up. At that point of time, there were still one or too cases left but Dr Jeremy was already not in his room seeing the remaining patients. They were then attended to by the reservist Medical Officers who were still there. There was one case which was personally brought to Dr Jeremy in the mess room. The electrocardiogram had to seen by Dr Jeremy so that he could certify whether the person's cardiac cycle was normal or not.
Dr Jeremy was very much engrossed in the game and didn't really bother.
He took the file, glanced through it and said it was normal.

'Pes A.'
'This one Pes A.'

Then he laughed, followed by everyone else.
Let's just hope that he knows what he's doing and not anyhow grading pre-enlistees in the midst of something which is considered less important.
The poor guy might be medically unfit for strenuous vocations.
He could be someone who was excused from physical activities all along during his school days or someone who can't run long distances and carry heavy loads.

But the next thing you know,
He could be posted to become a Commando or Naval diver.

The competition soon started and everyone got into pairs.
I was with Yean.
Elias with Victor.
Aaron with John.
Li Soon with Joshua,
and Dr Lim with Dr Jeremy.

I and Yean were the first to be eliminated thanks to me.
I was so accurate that I scored the last seed for our opponents and made us lost.

I may have lost,
but at least I know I am worth more than $45. (Divided by two somemore.)

I went out of the mess room as soon as I couldn't participate in any more games.
I heard the news that Aaron and John had won the title by beating Dr Lim and Jeremy in the finals.
I am not sure if they really got the prize money as Joshua and Li Soon felt that the whole elimination system wasn't fair. They did protest about it but I couldn't be bothered if there were actually any changes at all in the end.

I would have done the same too,
if the prize money was $4500.

Road Trip

Went to Safti MI around two weeks back on a Friday.

The appointment on that day was actually postponed from a few weeks back since the Dental Officer was not around. He was on MC and I wasn't informed about it until I arrived in front of the receptionist. She told me straight away that the dentist was unavailable and told me to come on another day, which happens to be on the 5th of August. She wrote me a time sheet and indicated a new appointment on the card which I brought along.
It took me about 30 minutes to walk in all the way into the medical centre and another 30 minutes to get out of the place.
I spent not more than 5 minutes in the clinic and was already on my way back out.

It felt like the Amazing Race to me since I had to travel so far to receive a piece of paper and then going off straight away to another destination.

I went down on the postponed date and managed to see the dentist.
Before that, I was thinking if the same thing might happen again.
That the dentist was sick and on medical leave once more.
But God had mercy on this kind soul and didn't allow him to fall sick.
I would have punched him till his jaws break and all his gums brutally swollen so that he had to book a dental appointment for himself too.
I don't really like to walk so much just for fun you know.

To be truthful enough, I didn't walk much on that day.
I was lucky and managed to get a ride when I was going in, and while I was going out.

After I took a number of steps from the main gates towards the direction of the medical centre, I heard a honking sound from a car which was right behind me. I turned around and saw someone winding down the window and waving at me. I moved closer to the car and he asked if I wanted a ride from him.

He was a Major.

A major help to me to be exact.

I act shy abit at first and hesitated for awhile.
But all the while I was thinking of hopping onto the car and letting him drive me to where I was heading initially.

'Ermm..'
'Okay......'

Everyone knows that it's only polite to be sitting in front beside the driver and not behind when the front is unoccupied.
It is only when taking a cab or when a chauffeur is present, then it is appropriate to sit behind.
I walked to the front side and was about to open the door when he suddenly stopped me.

'Sit behind lor.'

He is the owner of the car so... That makes him the boss.
The front seat was occupied with his stuffs thus I had no choice but to oblige and made myself comfortable in the back seat.

I was all set and ready for my Ahmad to take me to my destination.

He drove me to the carpark which was located near the medical centre and dropped me off.
I gave thanks to him before I alighted and made my way.
I could sense that he wanted to thank me too,
for giving him an opportunity to be my personal chauffeur.
He wanted me to sit behind so badly that he didn't even want me to shift his stuffs from the front seat to the back. All he needed to do was ask and I would have gladly sat beside him in the front.

I met Jackson at the medical centre and found out that he had cycled all the way there. He told me that he could probably give me a ride out too...
If I don't mind having to squeeze onto his bicycle and sitting on a cushionless surface.

Well, if I didn't take a ride from Jackson...
I might be thinking of loitering around the same carpark waiting for the same Major to appear.

Taking a ride from Jackson would be a better idea, since the chances of the same person appearing were slim and the chances of me getting caught for a suspicious act were high.

I adjusted myself on the centre of his bicycle and lifted my legs. In the beginning, Jackson was trying hard to balance and pedal at the same time. I was partially at fault too, since I weigh more than the bicycle could carry.
We came to a downslope and the speed of the bicycle increased tremendously. Soon, Jackson and I were at the main gates and we went our separate ways after that.

Now tell me.
Why do I still need a driver's license.

Threat Condition

Did a duty few days back on Monday.

It has been implemented that during the day, duty personnels are supposed to do a scan on those who enter the building. We were given a gadget that could easily sense if there were any metallic objects found on the person.

It is known as a Metal detector.
It is also known as a Weapon detector.
To me, it's just another lame ass piece of crap.

I could still remember that I had attended a lecture taught by a warrant officer on how to properly scan a person using the detector.
The warrant officer is quite a popular guy among all of us, since he has distinctive behaviours which make him easily to be remembered.
Warrant Lim, if I recalled correctly.

Lim is considered to be one of the strictest and so called 'Garang' in our area.
Garang meaning fierce or hardcore in the aspects of military conduct.
Unfortunately, he has a bad habit of fidgeting his neck and shoulders all the time. It could be due to a major injury causing his nerves to breakdown or listening to too much techno and shaking his head right in front of a blasting speaker.

Probably Parkinson's Disease.

He shakes so much that he looks as though he is dancing from afar.
Michael Jackson is the name people have been mentioning about him all this while. And I, myself have been noticing that he blinks his eyes faster and more times than normal. Not only can he be labeled as the King of Pop, he can also be known as...

Blink 182.

Lim did a demonstration on the basics of how to scan a person for weapons and chose a guy from the crowd to try it out.

'Ah you!'
'Ah Goh! Ya, come out.'

He pointed at me and told me to step up front. I didn't expect myself to be chosen since my name wasn't usually called during lucky draws.
I made my way beside him and took the detector from him. He then picked another guy out to be the person I had to scan.
The guy happened to be Edwin and I started off by asking him to empty his pockets.
He emptied his pockets, raised his arms and I began using the gadget to brush against his uniform from top to bottom. All the while with my left hand in my pocket and using only my right to scan. I was doing it like as though there were many girls behind me and I had to look cool together with style.
Lim told me off in a joking manner and instructed me to be more professional. I had to look serious and be more effective. He said that the detector isn't an iron so there isn't a need to be brushing against the body. To be brushing onto the person would be like ironing his clothes for him. The detector is pretty sensitive so it could be kept a distance while searching the whole body.
I scanned again this time round and completed the top part.
Edwin was standing his back facing me and with his legs apart. I ran through in between up his left leg, followed by the right. Then I continued straight up till I couldn't get any further.

I almost shafted the detector up Edwin's ass.

He gave a sudden jerk the moment I ended up at his sensitive area. Like a intense sensation of some sort. Lim asked me why I did that and everybody laughed.
I am sorry for what I did.
But there was bound to be a tendency for me to be naughty since I was holding a long object and in between a pair of legs.
I could actually hear vague voices from deep inside Edwin calling out to me to sodomise him.

Back on Monday, I didn't scan anybody though.
I was just sitting there and playing stupid games on the computer.
There was a point of time where Dr Kelvin came over to me and ask me if I did scan anyone.

'Not really leh, sir.'
I looked at him in the eye and gave a smile.
The kind of smile which interprets like,
'Get real.'
'Do you actually believe anyone would do such a thing?'
He then told me that if warrant Lim came around and caught anyone not scanning, the person would then be charged $50.
What kind of a sick joke is this.

Anyway, that time was around 4 plus in the late afternoon and I knew it didn't matter to me already. All I had to do was close up the station, get a good rest overnight and hand over to the next duty personnel the next morning.

I could easily tell Lim that I had scanned some of the people randomly. I could say that I did it when everyone else was busy with their own stuffs and without them witnessing.

To be truthful, I did scan a few people on that day.

But they were my colleagues and I told them to stop when I saw them pushing a trolley filled with boxes. They told me that those were papers inside but I wasn't convinced. I used the detector and ran through all of the boxes. I not only scanned the boxes carefully but my colleagues as well. I had to make sure everything was clear before I could let them go pass.

'Ok! Go ahead.'

I was obeying orders and just doing my job but they said something to me which pierced my heart.

'Si bei Bo Liao.'