Happy early birthday Vene!

Asher

Does not get how to use the Tumblr Blog

a-ngoi-ing v2 BETA

We are trying out tumblr!

http://a-ngoi-ing.tumblr.com/

Cousins, I should have invited you, but if not, please tell me!

We should move the blog to Tumblr!

WE SHOULD MOVE THE BLOG TO TUMBLR!!

XIONG WAS HERE.

tar heels

5 August - 7am, terminal 3.

Probably there around 5.00am!

a grebfruit a day...

Awesomeness - just got back from the benny greb clinic:

Without a doubt, the most enjoyable clinic i've been to thus far. He is such an entertainer, and that shows in his playing too.

the only quote i can remember properly:

"bass players, if you're so musical, why do you only have 4 strings?"

LOL.

He is really funny - just wish I could detail all the nonsense he did. made references to world cup as well! haha - talked about how his first recorded practice time felt a bit like soccer, that he kept on hoping that he would "get the ball" (practice the proper thing instead of getting distracted), but kept on losing it... and added very quietly "to spain".

HAHA.

all round nice guy too, even when signing autographs. definitely a welcome sight after the last concert we went to at nexus...

and some insightful stuff too - where you are now and where you will be is a result of millions of decisions you make. "if you practice tennis instead of drums, you will be better than me in tennis" - it all boils down to what you choose to use your time for.

what do you want to be?

i hope they record it as a dvd haha

1 more month.

Till I bid adieu to Singapore - temporarily of course.

Will miss the people - somehow feel that perhaps the timing wasn't the best - but hey ho, trust God we shall!

Xiong is back in Aus - hopefully he'll be updating this blog soon! Sigh - one less agricola-er. NEW BLOOD NEEDED!

(Pain, relief, sadness? JUST KIDDING)

world cup fever

GREAT JOB CALVARY!

weekend

So Stellar Memory finally launched their EP!

And Josh probably had the loudest fan group. Oh, Gabriel too!

Speaking of Gabriel - we watched Karate Kid - just a few of us since many were at the Calvary CD meeting and what not.

After that I headed to the IT Show! Caught some last minute bargains:
The one of which I am most proud of is a new Olympus PEN! Got the 3rd last piece!

kukup!

Just got home from 2.5 days of church retreat. great stuff! albeit too fast - it's probably closer to 2 days? Since we only reached after lunch on the first day, and were on the bus to SG about 4pm today.

Would have loved more time - there really honestly isn't much to see in Kukup and you probably would have a good idea of what the place is like in 2 days, but it was really fun to hang out with the church peeps. Board games, karaoke, food (more accurately, ice cream and bubble tea) hunting, mudskipper intimidation... It helps that the environment was really conducive as well.

Well, we kinda tried to pack things in i guess, so it probably wasn't as chill, but awesome nonetheless! i miss saboteur nights. Don't worry jay and abel, we'll have a real agricola match sometime!

For more pics and videos, check out Facebook!

aunty kat has a blog!!!

http://cookwifemumlife.blogspot.com/

agricola!

first game in a long time - i know. We had family steamboat - with an extremely low cousins turnout. Just vene, alden, audrey and myself. haha!

it was weird not having virg around either :(

anyhow, the match was pretty interesting. alden looked like he had the upper hand till about mid-game. was able to take advantage of a few tactical errors, 44 - 27!

and oh yes, new cousin on the way!!! from aunty kat:

"Hi my dear nephew

Always good to see your updates on FB though I haven't been active lately..Bel is a handful and I'm busy with re-doing bits of our house. I was just looking at your profile pic and seeing that you seem to be the thread that binds all the cousins, was wondering how you could help me update the gang that you guys will be expecting a new cousin by 1 Dec this year. Yes, I'm preggers again, maybe your mum has told you, and it'd be cousin Number 16, I think? I've totally lost count!
But yes, such a grateful testimony to praise and thank God for...it's another miracle given my age and medical history.

Pray for the baby's safety and health.

Meanwhile, may you have fun at school and write me whenever.
Love
Aunty Kat"

WOOT!

Unupdation *?*

So sorry for not informing you people 'bout whats happening in the land down under..because couldn't really think of anything to blog 'bout.

So...With the news of Alden, Mum's going back on Saturday..Yay*?

First time my parents tried my cooking from school..Apparently it did better then I expected! *It got an average*

Drove with Uncle Joe....Somehow it was barely scary...contrary to what I always thought, well I got a 'Excellent Begginer' from Uncle Joe...Oh and to Xiong*Thiong?* and Jie Vene, I also did the reverse driving thing =)

Ok time for photos!

Panoramas to be precise =D

My Close Group Of Friends *Not Very White As You Can See*

Took this quite a while back...Over a month ago
Just didn't bother making it into a panorama
The full picture is 9mb so yeah..had to crop some of it out
Still I like it =D

Well thats 'bout all that has been happening so far...until the next time I blog, you people can have dreams 'bout what happens here =D

From:
A Very Contented Owner Of 6 Bobby McFerrin Albums And 3 Season Of Sam And Max

oh my sleeping child, the world's so wild but you built your own, paradise:


well, more dinners as well!

Holidays and The After-effects

One week has passed after the holidays...and its also the first week in which it seems the hardest to get up..considering that I have been in a Late Sleep-Late Wake cycle during the holidays..BUT that is entirely my fault and I take full Authority for it.

So...What did I do during my holidays?

Eat, Sleep, Play, And Family Time!
We also had a barbeque down by the beach with both cells..This is when I actually got to know the kids in my 2 cells *Yes we go to 2 cells, one on wed, one on friday*. The kids played by the beach and the adults....I actually have no idea what they did. We had a Awesome time, 3 of the kids, all 1 year younger then me, trying to push and pull me into the ocean, I won...Then we played cards, Bluff/Cheat *whatever you guys call it* in which I won...Then we played at the beach summore...then we went home..

So...What has happened during the week?
Monday, No school! Lucky me...this was when the barbeque happened.



Tuesday, Was a killer getting up, although I get up at 8 for school, I was getting up at 12 for the past 2 weeks.



Wednesday, We got to leave school EXTRA early because of some meeting the school had during the night, all the preps and stuff



Thurday, nothing interesting happened, except for dinner, with one of the cell group member's house *Divinia's cousins, Auntie Laura's sister* with Uncle Mark and Auntie Violet *Joel was working so...We didn't see him* and uncle Joe. Had an awesome time, played more cards, this time with PENALTY! *I didn't lose of course* Oh...And I got my leavers Jumper.

Friday, Today. First time I wore my leavers jumper to school..it is nice and comfy.
OK nevermind that...But the best part about it is, what I put on it

Isn't it Awesome?

Yes people, a leavers jumper is a Hoodie that is only available to students doing their last year of high school *secondary+jc* and has a customised name for you, the name can be what you chose so I chose this remembering my dear loving family in Singapore...And of course because it means my name with a -ing behind
*A. = Asher, Ngoi=Ngoi -ing=Extra*

And Asher's Driving so far: In my translation from my dads words

Good driving skills except Reversing and parking.

Wish me luck as I'm Gonna have to drive with uncle Joe when he comes back...

stress

ewwwwww...

i know some of the ladies with the ngoi genes will be itchy to squeeeeeeze this computer screen.

of belated birthdays and posts

Was trawling through some albums to see if i missed any important photos before i uploaded new ones, and i found this:

("bak kwa is not pork!")

Well, quite a while back, the cousins (all who were available) surprised ernie-wernie with a cake. san san volunteered (so nice) to help me call ernie and preempt us as to whether she was home, and operation surprise began. unfortunately i called aunty jane and panicked when she nearly got ernie to the phone... but it still was a surprise for miss chang:


Happy birthday dear ernie!

We watched big momma's house that night. mmmhmmm... just something nice about not worrying about the next day and enjoying some downtime with your cousins :)

Post-ORD Depression

The title says it all. There's a sense of miss when I can't walk into the station as one of them anymore. I felt so guilty, I actually went to apply for the SCDF Auxiliary Unit, but don't tell anyone yet. It's what I'll try and do if I have the time to commit.

Anyway, got a $20 NETS Flashpay Card (that says National Service in SCDF and has a cool logo) AND a Swatch Watch for Perfect Attendance. How's that for an ORD goodbye? Also, in the list of presents were cut fingers and a swollen left foot. I think sprains heal faster.

So life after NS begins. So they say, the real world. Sometimes it feels like I've never left. A lot of things that need to be done, daily running schedule (once the leg heals), daily EATING schedule, daily work, meeting up with friends, music projects both church and outside. In about two weeks, things'll kick into full swing and start to get hectic. Very sweet.

In the meantime, check out Sean Harrison's MySpace. He's a new guy I was introduced and asked to play guitar for. Very nice tunes, kinda like Jason Mraz, but in his own distinct way. Doesn't sound local.

Josh

Holidays And More

Wowzers...One term has passed..And quite a bit has happened. As you all know,(courtesy of Cornik tagging everyone ELSE except ME inside a certain post on facebook), I went for my school ball.

In case you are wondering, NO I did NOT have a partner, like the Year Co-ordinator said: Well Asher, If you bring no one, you are responsible for no one...except yourself of course.

So sorry that I do not have any photos, the camera came 1 day late and thus, shortage, reduced to stealing pictures off facebook. =D
*Technology makes photo-snatching Oh-so-easy - Asher's translation of dads long talk on how technology improves convienience*


Well, in other news:

I've been expecting the expected storm, unexpected results of there not being one although clouds are dark grey, and surrounding the whole area *Pretty much as far as I can see, and considering I currently live near the top of the hill, thats quite far* Just had abit of a drizzle here and there

Jie Vene is in Perth! Had dinner with her...twice, but hey, its still better then not meeting her at all. *She tried the duck*

We also went crabbing, but its not net crabbing though, this time, it was Scoop crabbing, where we went into the ocean with flashlights and crab scoops to catch crabs. Caught a few, and then we....
Let them back into the ocean because they were too small *Awwwww*
Oh well, at least we caught some..its the experience that counts.

Wart treatment is due in 12 hours, bracing myself once again for the not-so-pleasant experience.

Oh and I Don't Know if I've said this before: Thanks for letting me listen to downhere Cornik! Im still awed by them

Asher wrote this blogpost at 10:30 pm on the 5th of April, Wart Treatment Happens at 10:30 am on the 6th of April...Spare me please....

update!

Sometime back, we had a cousin's carl's jnr outing @ ECP - plus aunty hazel. i guess there's just something about having a little junk food once in a while. sure its a bit guilt inducing, but oh so tasty. plus, it was cheap junk food, courtesy of vouchers! Here are the photos:

($1.50 for carl's jnr?!)

(should have this more often)

And not too long ago... we sent alden back in. Pasir Ris is a littlleee different now. They added a slip road, but it hasn't solved the car problem! Just look at this:
And this is our dear army boy:

(feeling a little blue?)