The World Of Jonny Boy

KPMG

2008-09-03T01:22:00.007+09:30

Ok folks, I know I haven't been updating this blog. Either I was too lazy or too busy. So you know what, I'll just show a few slideshows on what I've been up to out of the KPMG office. Enjoy!!

Mafia Nite

Bintan Dept Trip

WOOOOOOO!!!

2008-04-06T01:09:00.005+10:30

"Nature Boy"

Ric Flair

Datz the only way I can title this blog.

For wrestling fans like myself, we are all sad that Ric Flair's career had to end. But what better place for it to end than at Wrestlemania 24. And after watching the farewell ceremony for the Nature Boy, I was close to tears. The song chosen for the tribute was so fitting, I had to download it.

When I think about it, even tho he travelled the world over, not all wrestling fans can say they saw him live in person and in action even once; and I had the priviledge of seeing him in person, twice.

One thing I wished did happen, was if the Undertaker had brought the World Heavyweight Championship with him and placed it on Ric's shoulder, like Triple H did a few yrs back. That would have been the ultimate icing on the cake. But nonetheless, that was the most emotional tribute I have ever seen.

Thank you, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, for the memories. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Feels Like Tonight

2008-03-06T01:37:00.002+10:30

You, you got me
Thinking it'll be alright.
You, you told me,
"Come and take a look inside."
You believed me,
In every single lie.
But I, I failed you this time.

And it feels like tonight.
I can't believe I'm broken inside.
Can't you see that there's nothing that I wanna do,
But try to make it up to you?
And it feels like tonight,
Tonight.

I was waiting
For the day you'd come around.
I was chasing,
And nothing was all I found.
From the moment you came into my life,
You showed me what's right.

And it feels like tonight.
I can't believe I'm broken inside.
Can't you see that there's nothing that I wanna do,
But try to make it up to you?
And it feels like tonight.

I never felt like this before.
Just when I leave, I'm back for more.
Nothing else here seems to matter.
In these ever-changing days,
You're the one thing that remains.
I could stay like this forever.

And it feels like tonight.
I can't believe I'm broken inside.
Can't you see that there's nothing that I wanna do,
But try to make it up to you?
And it feels like tonight.
Tonight.

Tonight.
'Cause there's nothing that I wanna do,
But try to make it up to you.
And it feels like tonight.
Tonight.

Six months in Toronto

2007-12-28T01:43:00.000+10:30

Seems like yesterday, even tho it was 2 yrs ago, that I left for Brizzy. I still remember the send off from my family and frens alike. Feeling nostalgic, u mite say, but tonite was the feeling for me; coz this time, it's my sister who's getting the send off, to Toronto. Shez goin there for a foreign exchange program for 1 sem, before comin back. I was going through the same wave of emotions she did when she sent me off 2 yrs ago. This time it was my turn, teary-eyed with a lump in my throat and a heavy heart.

Dear Lord, I pray that You'll bless her with journey mercies as she takes the long flight to Toronto, and I pray You'll keep her safe in once she's there, the same way You have kept me safe when I was in Brisbane for 2 years. In Jesus's name I pray, Amen.

Six more months, my dear sister, and you'll be back.

A song for every mood

2007-11-09T02:24:00.000+10:30

Nuttin to do really, and I havent been updating for awhile. So, thot I share some songs that sumtimes define my mood...

Heartbroken => 3T feat. Michael Jackson - Why
World peace => Nickelback - If Everyone Cared
In love => Westlife - Written In The Stars
Rock & Roll => Nickelback - Rockstar
Showtime => Saliva - Ladies & Gentlemen
Hurtful => Rascal Flatts - What Hurts The Most
Pimpin (if that ever happens) => Crazytown - Revolving Door
Reflection => Kid Rock - Lonely Road of Faith
Hip Hop => Eminem, 50 Cent, Cashis & Lloyd Banks - You Don't Know
Encouragement =>Default - Count On Me
Music Mix => Greenday & Oasis - Wonderwall/Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Still here!!

2007-10-21T22:10:00.000+09:30

Yeh folks im still here......juz havent been updating for awhile. Just a little update.

1. Uni reunion
Originally, the reunion was for Jess when she came back 4 a 2 wk break. Last minute she had to stay home 4 dinner. So the main star was not ard. Still ok tho. Got the chance to catch up wif da others: Mich, Jojo, Sam & PJ.

2. Wedding No.3
Another cousin of mine is married. This time round he from my mum's side. Had to rush from office to attend his dinner coz it was on a friday. But for someone who has watched me grow up from young, I wldnt miss his dinner for anything.

3. Wedding No. 4
This one took place 9 days after my cousin's wedding. This one is my poly classmate. Food was rather average, but still an enjoyable nite.

4. Staff Chalet
This one took place during Hari Raya. First time I actually had a company event for staff members only.

And im still gymming around, working in the office, blah blah blah.....

Til next time....

The busiest month ever!!!!!

2007-08-27T23:03:00.000+09:30

Work.

Datz the one word that has been keeping me sooooooo bz, I spent my b'day in the office. Never happened b4. But for some reason, it doesnt phase me one bit. Eventually I did spend dinner wif my family, but even then I wasnt anticipating anything. It was juz another day for me. Man, wat a turn around. Datz how work has affected me.

Nonetheless, I managed to get all my stuff outta way, at least now I have some breathing room to relax a bit, dat is b4 the next mth of reporting begins.

In between, had some highlights. First, my best fren's wedding and dinner. Had the honour of being the MC for his wedding dinner. Truly a nite I will never forget.

Then, WWE!!! And to be honest, I think this event was better than the one in Auzzie. Why? For the simple fact dat they didnt announce the card on their website, which is good coz no one wld know who is facing who. It was incredible, seeing superstars like Ric Flair, Batista, Kane, Great Khali, Finlay, Chris Masters, Elijah Burke and others live and in person. But wat surprised me even more was how popular WWE is in Singapore. I went to the Singapore Indoor Stadium abt 90 mins b4 showtime and the long queues were already lining up. Unbelievable!

Alrite datz it for now. I'll leave you with some pics from both events, as well as another vid from the band Default (I'm starting to like this band).

17 Yrs of Brotherhood

Group Shot After The Dinner

Random thots.....

2007-07-19T00:22:00.000+09:30

Well, itz been awhile since i really write any real updates, so i thot i juz write in a few random thots goin thru me head...

My best fren's gettin married!!! Very fast. We've all grown up so fast. And i'm still single. Hold up, i'm not jealous. No girl wants me, so wat to do? Anywayz, I'm really happy for him now dat he found the one girl he will spend the rest of his life with. Gonna be a real bz wkend.

My fren juz resigned from her job, or rather she tendered her resignation. Had a conversation wif her over the phone. She sounded really tired over her work and i guess she cldnt take anymore stress. I feel for her. Oh btw, she celebrated her b'day 2 wks ago. My present for her? Well it was an online present in a form of an mp3 (cheapskate i know, but it was the best i can think of on short notice). Thot it was a fitting song for her considering what shez goin thru rite now (Remember girl, you can count on me).

Speaking of b'days, MINE's juz ard the corner. I'll be 25 soon. Many birthday wishes will come to mind, but i oredi have one wish come true: The WWE is coming to Singapore!!! And i'm goin!!!! YAY!!!!!! 2 yrs ago, i went to a RAW event in Aussie, this time itz a Smackdown/ECW event. SWEET!!!

Datz all for now. I'll leave you with this vid, which is the MTV of my fren's bday present.

Updates II

2007-04-20T00:44:00.000+09:30

Well, itz been awhile since i typed anything here. Been a real great week, starting from saturday wif my convocation. Finally, the day my family has waited so long for has come n gone. Pretty soon therez gonna be a studio pic of me in my grad gown @ my hse as well as my granny's place.

Then came monday, start of another work week......Oops, i forgot to mention, I'm workin now. Yes datz rite, finally i got a job. Anywayz, ran into a poly fren on the train in the morning, thot i saw my sec 1 classmate during lunch, b4 meeting my cuzin-in-law on the way back home.

Then therez yesterday. Highlite of the day was lunch wif my sec sch classmate; did i mention shez oso my neighbour, for 12 yrs oredi to boot. U know come to think of it, i think this is the very 1st time we ever had a meal together, so i guess it was time well spent (Thanx for the meal gal).

I've oso been reading the news paper lately abt the asian youngster who killed 33 pple in US, including himself. I'm not one to judge other pple, but i find his excuse to kill those innocent lives absolutely pathetic. Itz his own problem that he wants to remain quiet and anti-social. Itz his problem that he dun wanna take counselling. And now he wants to point the finger at other pple?? Datz bullshit!!! More like hez juz trying to get attention. Well he got attention alrite....the wrong type. And now hez dead.....

Anywayz, i'll try to update this blog site more often...

Gone zzzzzzzzzzzzz............

My Graduation

2007-04-14T23:36:00.000+09:30

The heading says it all.....The biggest day of my life yet has arrived!!

Voices That Care

2007-03-19T05:05:00.000+10:30

A little personal nostalgia for me....

Updates

2007-02-11T04:38:00.000+10:30

Well, itz been awhile. Chinese New Year is coming soon too, this Sunday to be exact. All the last minute preprations, including the dreaded "da sao chu", are already underway. But before that, a little update on watz been up wif me since my last entry:

6th January: My cousin Joel's wedding n dinner. Finally, the 1st of my grandma's 12 grandchildren to get married.
24th January: The final academic hurdle. I had to take a supp paper to complete my accounting major.
28th January: Barely 3 weeks after their wedding, my cousin Joel n his wife now head to London for a new life ahead of them, as their own family.
4th February: The verdict is out. Finally....I'M A GRADUATE!!!! Yes, the result was announced online, and I passed my supp paper, thus securing my degree, now with an accounting major to boot.

So with all that has already happened, I can look forward to the new year goodies n of coz the ang baos with no worries.

To all chinese pple....Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!!

Goo Goo Dolls - Better Days

2007-01-18T01:24:00.000+10:30

And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again

And it's someplace simple where we could live
And something only you can give
And thats faith and trust and peace while we're alive

And the one poor child that saved this world
And there's 10 million more who probably could
If we all just stopped and said a prayer for them

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again

I wish everyone was loved tonight
And somehow stop this endless fight
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

So take these words
And sing out loud
Cuz everyone is forgiven now

Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again
Cuz tonight's the night the world begins again

It's 2007

2007-01-01T16:45:00.000+10:30

A Happy New Year to everyone!!! May all things prosper and yield well for you and me for this new year of 2007!!!

The Yuletide Season...

2006-12-25T00:30:00.000+10:30

As my church pastor once said....Christmas is a time of giving and sharing. Christmas is also a time for joy and happiness. Meeting up with family members, relatives, frens whom I've not seen for quite a while, etc. This year was no exception.......well, almost.

First the joys of the season. Two highlights. One was my annual family Christmas dinner with all my relatives. It was an evening filled with food, fun, family carolling (with me as the guitarist), and the traditional present giving. Second highlight was the nite before that. A dinner meeting wif my poly fren, whom I've not seen since after our final exams in poly; so this was our first meeting in, like, 4 years. We had dinner @ NYDC, followed by coffee @ a bistro. In between, we spent quite a while catching up with each other. Truly enjoyed ourselves dat nite.

But by the same token, this year, I also have to be realistic and understand, that not everyone is in the Christmas spirit. Some frens I know have lost loved ones. My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to them in this time of trial, that God be with them to lift their spirits up, that He may give them the strength to go thru this period of mourning.

To one and all, for all the right reasons.......Have A Truly Blessed Christmas!!!!

1st Day Back

2006-12-14T02:22:00.000+10:30

Touched down in Singapore at 5.30 am this morning. Had a few hrs of sleep and i'm off and running.

Started at noon and lunch wif my church frens @ Holland V. Once lunch was over, i thot...SP is nearby, mite as well pop by to see my poly lecturers. Surprised they still remember me, 4 yrs after I left dat place. Good to know they all doin ok.

After further unpacking in my room, I went out again. This time to Orchard Rd.....and meeting a few frens in the process...Nelly, Christopher, Kelly and Ken, members of the NuAge Alliance. On the way back home, happened to meet my poly classmate Francis.

My 1st day back in Singapore....

Time to zzzzzzzzzzz...........

And So It Ends....

2006-12-10T00:41:00.000+10:30

So this is it....in a few days I'm goin back home. Regardless what happens, I've secured my degree and I'm heading back to Singapore. It's been a long 2 years, but yet it seems so short.

Still, I'll always cherish the memories I've made in Australia, as well as the pple I met over the 2 yrs.

In chronological order:

2005
Wilson, Josh, Joan, Michelle, Mel, Pei Juan, Angela, Shury, Eunice, Jeremy, Lawrence, Samuel, Jayen, Taro, Phyllis, Jessica, Nicole, April, Joanna, Colin, Edwin, Daniel, Amit, Lai Lai, Wileen, Andrew, Wayne, Shawn, PJ, Aree, Jade, Risa and Pauline.

2006
Danny, Shaun, Nicholas, Charmaine, Jasmine, Debbie, Sondre, Brian, Liting, Leslie, Zailiang, Esther, SJ, Johan, Lim, Jeannette, Kailin, Kelvin, Jia Hui, Grace, Gracie, Ashley, Ben, Wei Zhen, Jaslyn, Kim Wai, Emmanuel, Quentin, Darren, Jieyi and Desiree.

My Coursemates
Jacob, Marion, Lindsay, Eliza, Sally, Chris Z, Rachel, Jess G, Jess W, Cameron, Tim S, Tim R, Ben S, Stacy, Surya, Sean, Ken and Krish.

My Lecturers
James, Marta, Karen, Peter, Owen, Paul, Chris, Daril, Dong Ming, Reza, Nick, Alanna, Marie, Dennis and Terry.

Pastor Micheal, Colleen, Mary-Anne, Bradley, Heather, Michelle, Little Ethan and everyone else at Churchill Baptist Church

Thank you all for making my stay in Australia a memorable one. I'll never forget you.

Finally...It's All Over!!!!

2006-11-15T00:57:00.000+10:30

Well, it's been awhile since I last had an entry posted here. Been busy preparing for my exams. But at long last, the exams are over. But more importantly, my studying life has finally come to a close. Wow, datz quick. 2 yrs of uni life has come and gone. And to think, 2/3 weeks ago, I was worried that I may not make it thru. But by God's grace, the last 48 hrs would turn out to be my finest hours.

Monday was my 1st paper, which was Income Tax Law. Before the paper, I was discussing a past exam qn wif my coursemate. He commented how the qns in the past exam papers were exactly the same. Hmm...interesting. Anywayz, we went in ready for the paper. When perusal started and I flipped the qn paper...U gotta be kidding me! The exact same qn that we discussed came out!! I dunno abt the others in the room, but I think pple cld hear me giggling away. Anywayz, tho the paper was 90 mins long, I still managed to finish it.

Tuesday morning was my other paper, E-Commerce Infrastructure Management. This I thot was a tricky paper before I entered the exam room. But juz like the previous paper, I was in for a surprise. Tho we were not allowed to write anything during perusal, the majority of my preperation for this paper was spot on. I'm sure many others in the room felt the same way; because of the qns and us being allowed to answer in point form, tho it was supposed to be a 2 hr paper, I finished it in half the time; and by the time I left the room, there were only 3 pple remaining.

To be honest, I never expect my final two exams to flow so well. I guess there were pple praying for me. I know mum was. And I knew God was watching over me. After I left the exam room, I felt like someone took a huge load off my shoulders. I dunno watz the proper word for it, but i spent my whole student life wondering if I'll ever make to the next academic level. And now, instead of wondering, I look forward with confidence that I can at least pass these final two subjects, and look towards my convocation.

Finally.....It's All Over!!!!

Because You Live - Jesse McCartney

2006-10-21T21:48:00.000+09:30

Staring out at the rain with a heavy heart
It's the end of the world in my mind
Then your voice pulls me back like a wake up call
I've been looking for the answer
Somewhere
I couldn't see that it was right there
But now I know what I didn't know

Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky

It's alright, I survived, I'm alive again
Cuz of you, made it through every storm
What is life, what's the use if you're killing time
I'm so glad I found an angel
Someone
Who was there when all my hopes fell
I wanna fly, looking in your eyes

Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky
Because you live, I live

Because you live there's a reason why
I carry on when I lose the fight
I want to give what you've given me always

Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has twice as many stars in the sky

Because you live and breathe
Because you make me believe in myself when nobody else can help
Because you live, girl
My world has everything I need to survive

Because you live, I live, I live

Nicole's B'day

2006-10-15T23:56:00.000+09:30

Nicole just celebrated her 21st birthday. We started with dinner @ Little Tokyo Restaurant, followed by coffee n her birthday cake @ a Milton cafe called La Dolce Vita.

The Birthday Girl

The People Who Were There

Happy Birthday Nic

Group Shot

Shaun's B'day

2006-10-08T01:02:00.000+09:30

Few dayz back, Shaun celebrated his b'day wif us @ unilink. Letz juz say it was booze n pizza nite wif everyone goin crazy wif enjoyment.

The B'day Boy

Shaun's B'day card signed by us!!

Group Shot

The Unilink Water Boyz

Kandy Krash!!!

2006-09-26T12:47:00.000+09:30

Normally, Klub Kandy is probably the one clubbing event that I could just enjoy myself 2 da fullest with my frens. This Kandy was no exception....well, nearly. Coz this is probably the 1st time all my frens saw me in a totally drunk state. Nonetheless....it was a wild nite, and I had fun and enjoyed myself.

Chain Gang!!!

Wilson's Futile "WESTSIIIIIIDE" Attempt

Still Sober....I Think

The Ipswich Boyz

Nic n Jess

Ekka

2006-07-29T22:03:00.000+09:30

I've never been to a circus event this big b4 in my life....so to go to the Ekka for the 1st time was really cool.

Here are some pics from that event.....

The Boyz @ The Ekka

Bird's eye view of the rides 'n' games

Jess & I Waiting For The Fireworks

1ntro Blog

2006-07-27T14:57:00.000+09:30

Well.....here it is....Jonny Boy has officially been bit by the blog bug....

1st en3....look 4wd 4 more 2 come....