Games - Killers of all r/s Part 1

feather's blog:

"Games. Killer to all relationships."

"Sorry", By her bf

"heehee", by Cherub

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Cherub: got plans? eat supper?
Absolut: Tonight got football... Ve premier league is back!
Cherub: football. killer to all relationships.

Friends are close acquaintances for a period of time

i just realised i haven't met a few of my friends for quite a while.

i wonder how many of my ex-hostel friends read my blog nowadays?

i only meet up with 1 hostel friend quite often, and basically gatherings for this group of friends are ONLY organised by he and me...so i guess tats why we two can meet up often.

i organise for him and me.
he organise for him and me lor.

haha!
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just saw an old photo of army days...
wah liew...last time we all look damn silly.

recruit hair cut and scared-shit face....

haha!
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Think really losing a lot of friends liao, but really don't feel like organising any gatherings for them. if they can't be bothered to try and meet up (not asking them to organise, just meeting up when we call them), then why should we bother?

beside......i'm getting a PS2.

HAHA!

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Tip of the Day: How not to lose ur friends.

I introduced my best friend (a guy) from secondary school to my bestest friend (a girl) in Economics.
there goes 2 of my friends!

how do u blog against 50%

so many things to blog.

so many things i can't blog because no matter how statistically accurate it could be, i would still be mobbed by 50% of the world population.


argh. Stop proving me right.....

If there is God, I don't mind having him on my side.

eh.

i spent abt 1 hour plus talking to pastor about career opportunities in my field.
and i spent an hour listening to his preaching.

oh god.
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eh, now i have to fulfil my promise of having a private conversation with god tonite.

somebody wish Him good luck.

Happy 41st Birthday, Singapore

this national day, i would like to highlight the gap we have between the national anthem and most singaporean citizens.

at least those not possessing a knowledge of malay.
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The national language of Singapore is Malay, for historical reason given that Singapore is in the middle of the Malay hinterland for a large part of her existence, even after the British landed here in 1819.

I do believe that more than about 70% of Singaporeans do not understand the national langauge.

And that our national anthem is sung in Malay, and most of us have problems singing it, let alone understanding the significance of the lyrics.

For many times, I have heard singaporeans singing the national anthem awkwardly, with wrong pronounciation of many words.

taken from Bao,

this is a rendition by Olivia Ong, a Singaporean singer based in Japan. She's a professional singer, so I can safely assume her pronounciation ought to be accurate

(i digress here, but I think she has a very sophiscated kind of chio..heehee)

when I hear her sing, i find many phrases seemingly unfamiliar.
Thats because my classmates, and most probably a large part of my schoolmates who have sung with me for the past decades, have not been singing it correctly.

whoot.


And then, how many of us understand the significance of the anthem?
I asked a good number of Singaporeans, and most of them are clueless.
At the very most, they know it means "Progress Forward, Singapore" or something like tat...

Actually it is "Onward Singapore", read the translation and meaning here.
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It may be true that in history, a large part of Singapura (the malay name of Singapore) was rooted in the Malay hinterlands. However that was a long time ago, and a vast majority of the population now do not understand Malay.

I do speculate that Malay was chosen as a national language due to historical as well as political reasons.
It is so much easier to promote relationship with your 2 bigger neighbouring countries when you can point out that you share a history and the same national language.

But as we mature and approach 50years of age, shouldn't we ponder our "roots"?
I am not too sure how other feels, but I don't feel a great sense of linkage with Malaya history.

I feel that Singapore has a stronger linkage to Britain or China, given that the trading post was started by British, and the population was filled by Chinese. But I would be appalled if our national anthem is in Mandarin. We are after all, not a mere colony of China.

But to feel so distant from our national language, and its anthem, the citzen in me just don't feel right.

I would have been more comfortable with English as the national language, given that it is understood by majority of the population. It is the true universal language of Singapore, and ought to be ranked as national language.

What is the use of a national language/anthem if the average nationality does not understand it?

Death > Critical Illness

with only 2 years of experience, it is with much regret that i did my first TPD (total and permanent disability), and subsequently my first death claim (even before the TPD claims are processed).

i remember senior agents have said that death/TPD/critical illness claims are not very common but once it happened, it may change your outlook in life.


though death was unwelcome, it was a blessing.
the curse of cancer is really devasting.
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i took 1 whole day to process the claims. there was numerous insurance companies to go.
basically, the deceased has purchased insurance coverage from all major insurance companies in Singapore.

death ought to be the most simple claim. there wasn't any police report, no accident reports. No statement required.
but even then, there was certificates to be verified, reports to be filed, and claimant's identities to be established.

Who said death was simple?
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I wish that all these insurance companies can band together and have a central system where u file ur claims in 1 location.
this way, its much more convenient.

at this claimant had me to go around all the service centres, I was aware of the locations coz I am working in this field.
Any other person would have sweat like hell walking around with a chunk of documents
(hell, even early preparations and prior work knowledge require me to make 2 trips due to extra documents required)


when you die, of course u need the money ASAP to deal with the funeral.
if not, as I retorted to an officer, how to conduct funeral? body throw on the ground ah?

I wanna be surrounded by Super Heroines

I wanna be like the guy in this MTV!!!




I mean, he is fat lah! but don't u find him cute? his style is damn entertaining, not to mention that he is a superhero (with cape and boots, no less....=p)


AND....

he's surrounded by 4 pretty girls!!! 4 pretty japanese girls!

somemore in boots. (i am such a boot-fetish guy => girls wear boots, cherub excited!)

Not just in boots, but colour-coordinated boots with their skirts!
and.....different colours for each girl!

Pretty Pink, Wonderful White, Babyish Blue, Passionate Purple!
(yes, i know the text of "white" is not white... don't get smart with me)

whooo...i love girls in costumes.
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Alright, let me summarise.
I love pretty japanese girls in colour-coordinated costumes involving sexy boots.