Converter

Anyone knows of any freeware converter that converts Matroska (.mkv) files to ipod format (MPEG 4?). It’ll help if they brought over the subtitles as well for convenience sake

Heineken Commercial

No matter how many times I watched this, the commercial still amuses me. Enjoy~

Crescendo – Chapter 1

So there we were, heading towards Thailand for our final 3 weeks of training. We reached Changi Airport around 6pm and by 6.30pm, we started heading towards our boarding platform. Then we waited..

and waited….

and finally took the plane. Although we know of the impending doom heading our way for the next 3 weeks, everyone was hyper for some strange reason.

(looks down) Slightly botak heads galore!

The plane landed quite late at night and we then prepared ourselves for the 3-4 hours bus ride to our camp.

I really like those big coaches (the double decker) as we don’t really use them here in Singapore, save for the SMRT ones. Their rides are always smooth and pretty cosy as well. We arrived at our camp in the wee hours of the day and had to unload everything from the truck. We heard rumours that the bunk would be quite old but hey, it might not be that bad right? Wrong!

The cupboards and beds were probably those our fathers might have used. Some of the fans were not working as well. Our bunks back here is way better. Singaporeans are spoilt I guess. Oh well, we got used to the bunk in a day or 2 anyway. It’s quite comfortable actually except in the day where the temperature would soar to 40 degrees and being inside would be a chore. Thereafter, we head to the toilet.

CSM: When you all go and bathe, you better not swimm in the tub arh.

Us: ???

CSM: You’ll know when you go and bathe =D

Thus, we proceed to take our long awaited shower which we soon found out…

Guy A: *@)*&(!(#&

Guy B: CCB!

Guy C: SIALAH!

Guy D: AMMA!!

Over-dramatic but nonetheless, we still receive quite a shock although yet again, we got accustomed to it right at our first bathe. Well, where else can you finally attack other people with water during NS.

Best part of the camp is…THE CANTEEN!!

The food was cheap and excellent! The shops there sell things ranging from souveniers to clothes to whatnots. They even had a LAN shop there. Pretty cool stuff as the canteens back here are well, just normal canteens. Right, that’s it for this chapter. Till then~

Seleção Handphone

Sweet! Anyone who has been watching this season’s anime would probably know where this handphone comes from. This is the phone used by the 12 Seleção in the anime Higashi no Eden. I was just wondering if they would make the real deal and I was looking for the sms ringtones they used when I came across the news stating that NEC has launched a preview of a new line of phones and one of them would be this one here. Not bad at all Japan. Here’s a few more pictures:

I WANT!

With Pride We Lead

The above is a real photo of our parade. It has just undergone the ‘cartoonization’ process. Right, today marks the end of my ASLC (Advance Section Leader Course) chapter. With that, I’m now officially a 3rd Sergeant. I know I have not written anything about the Thailand trip but I thought it would be better with pictures, which sadly are still on hold. How was ASLC?

Well, to tell you the truth, it was not as bad as what people say. Sure, the training is tough but we still held on in the end. I have really learn a lot in this course plus there are certainly individuals who will create a lasting impression on me, especially those who were with me since BSLC.

What surprised me was that I received the silver bayonet award. It was already hinted when we were in Thailand but it is still a surprise. Reason was that I have never become the platoon leader (in layman’s term) or the sort and yet I was able to receive it.

Thanks I guess. Whenever I see it I will definitely reminisce about the time in ASLC. I will now close this chapter. With Pride We Lead, SISPEC!

I’m back from the land of elephants!

It’s good to be back! We arrived in Singapore at the 17th around 12.15am. As per usual, a lot of them head straight to the duty free shops before getting their luggage. With that, it marks the end of our 3 weeks or so training in Thailand. There’s a lot of stuff to be told but I guess I have to organise and sort them out properly before posting them. Well, that should take till the end of this week since I’m booking in tonight. Till then~

Still here smelling mangoes~

Yes, I’m still in Thailand for the 3 weeks or so training. Moving off to the 8 days outfield tomorrow so see you guys in a week’s time.

Thailand, here we come!

This is possibly my last post before going on a 3 week hiatus. I’m heading off to Thailand for, as you have guessed, 3 weeks. The past 9-10 weeks have passed by quickly much to everyone’s surprise. Perhaps it is due to the packed schedule we have.

Well, ASLC so far has been pretty much alright (can’t really say now as we have not done our overseas training yet) We finished our final outfield training in Singapore, which was our Grandslam 2, last week. The highlight for our Grandslam was definitely the:

Chinnook Ride

I was pretty much exhilarated when I hear we were going to ride it. It was a pretty unique experience and the ride was quite smooth albeit the the loud metal noise produced by the two propellers.

Trench Digging

This  is probably one of the main reasons why people refused to go to ASLC. Well, the trench digging was probably not as bad as I thought since they supplied us with chungkol and spades. The sheer thought of digging it with the E-tools (a miniature version of the chungkol) was daunting but we were glad that did not occur.

With that, I bid you guys farewell. See you people in 3 weeks time!

Happy 21st Birthday!

By the time you are reading this, I’m probably out there in the jungles of Singapore. Plus, we are staying in this week which is to say that we might not book out. Sad aye? The mosquitoes will probably enjoy it though. On a happier note, like I mentioned in the previous post, I’ve already passed my SOC so I can concentrate solely on the outfields now. It will be one hell of a ride as I will have outfield for three consecutive weeks, followed by my Thailand training.Oh well, thanks in advance for your wishes (since I will be outfield and won’t be bringing along my phone) I’ll catch you guys later!

Menu *updated*

The Ingredients page has finally been updated. Wait! I meant the menu page. Well, I have not really added much but after leaving it in the dust since September 2008, it has undergone severe spring cleaning and is as good as new!