The first, and Lets fight the break of dawn.

Great "party" we had yesterday.
Bad countdown though.
My parents werent as enthusiatic as myself.
Alone i was on the break of 2008.
On my TV couch,
counting down with a pack of cookies and my sisters' stuff toys.
Would blog about the party soon enough.
Need to go working soon.

Sigh*

Oh 2007, how much are you missed.

Here is to the last step,
the last post of 2007.
Heres a small recap of what happened on this awesome year.

Ill call this year,
the year of the rat pack.
You know who you are,
kudos to you all.
made this year as meaningful as i can ever imagined.

They all derserve a little space here on my blog.

Dinesh - Heyo my best bud for a long time, thanks for everything you have done for me this year.

Nik - Ah, our abbey road, it doesnt end this year, nor the next. Thanks for being a 'godly'friend.

XN - ARGHH! yes. your the life of the party. Thanks for being there when a friend is needed.

Chester - Santa claus. The laughter you bring is priceless. Great job.

Matthew - Yes, shit happens and i am glad to be of help. Anyway, thanks for being resourceful.

Aaron - You are lame. But nevertheless, a great friend.

Brendon - We will rock the world, with both of our poker-like hands, no one can beat us in tai-di
haha, thanks for making cat class fun.

Here are the new inductees to the group.

Kimberly - Wow, a year is gone soo fast, yet great friends we still are. Thanks for being there as a really great friend.

Melody- How can i ever forget you. My klutz sister. Haha. Thanks for being there when i needed a hand.

TIFFANY - Well, i guess the year was great, but without you it would not be as perfect.
Thanks for just existing. All the talks, it means alot. Thank you.



2007
January, Mark turned sixteen.
April, Mark had a 'make-over'.
July, Mark panicks, O level.
September, Mark had the biggest epiphany yet.
October, the rat pack studies.
November, knew melody's and tiffany's existance.
December, hang out almost every other day.


The year is full of ups,
A month better the previous.
A final farewell countdown to 2007 would be the cream to the would-be perfect year.






The group. End of 2006










End of 2007.

Here i am bidding farewell
to the fair-maiden of 2007.

Ikea, thanks for the yet another visit

Just came home from work.

[cue the beatles]

Its a hard days night,

and i have been working like a dog.

but yes,

waited for Tiffany, Melody and Matt for at least 2 hours.

and had a quick run at Ikea

Giant

Back home.

And yes.

12 stars today.

yay.

New book.

Yay-er.

Couple of pictures from the past 2 weeks,

all stolen from Melody's blog.

Thanks Mel.

Thud.

Straws and heres us

Little by little, and Merry christmas.

Yes, its 8 hours to christmas.
Merry Christmas.
I hope you people are on Santa's nice list,
cause i am sure i'm not.

Shopping.
Family dinner
Mass.
Gathering.

This is how Christmas eve would be spent.

Sleep
Work
Family

This is how i am gonna spend the day the good lord is born.
This is sad.

Just went shopping with the pack.
Pretty fun i guess.
Now, i am totally cashless.
And i never liked withdrawing money,
haha.
Tiffany mentioned i am feminine.
NO! in fact.
I am as masculine as David Hassleoff.
Nik and I really want the huge sunglasses.
I think Kim is broke too.
Chester is Santa Claus,
serious.
Melody had problems looking for shoes.
Dinesh,and his last minute xmas presents.

Okay.
Gonna get ready for dinner.
Christmas dinner that is.
God. I am becoming what i ever hated.
Blogging nonsense.

Anyway.
Mark says Merry christmas to everyone.
He is gonna learn some christmas carols.
So that he can sing later.

P.S.
[Kim]She is not going for mass, mixed feelings.

Mark is back, Yay.

Yes.
I am back, after taking a loong break from blogging.
Haha.
Korea was great
Bangkok was better.
Singapore, uh,
wasnt that peaceful.
Exothermic reaction between friends.
I dont wanna talk about it.
There is no time now.
Have to rush for 11 am mass.
Its 10.35 now.

Sorry god.
I am late.

Tiffany and Melody is back today,
yay.
Now Nik and I can step back as replacements.

Bye!

the mark.

Scotch
Creme de Cacao
Frangelico
Goldschlager

Shake with cracked ice.
Rocks glass.
No garnish.

notes:
liqueurs: Frangelico [hazelnut], Goldschalger [cinnamon]
This receipe is theoretical, concocted with mixology knowledge-how-stuff.
Which is why the proportions aren't formulated. Yet.
But it sounds pretty darn good.

Golf

Golfers out there,
anyone care for a game?
I am itching to play.
Let me know,
i can organize.
Location: NSRCC[tanah merah]

Cheers to the next step.

Barty was a blast.
Am still awaiting the pictures from matt before i post it up.
Anyway, tequila downed me.
A big thanks from the group to the -dy-ny-ly.
You were entertaining enough.

This is the last day.
When we walk as students.
Yes, the real world is next.
We all are going to be great success.
Great leaders of tommorrow.

Here's a few nonsense that happen at the barty.

1. Mark adds in soda water to the punch.
shake shake shake
spill

2. 'We all live in the yellow submarine, the yellow submarine'
-all in unison

3. "To spongebob"
-toast

4.'Take me down to the paradise city
where the girls are fat and have big titties.'
-Xiang nian when he was high

5."I love you guys'
-Mark shouted after having shoot tequila.

6."I am so tired"
-Nik.Wait, nothing special bout that.

7."Mark! What the fuck!"
-Dinesh , after mark tried to shake soda water.

8."Snore"
-Aaron Chua, Jonovan , Matthew and all other sleeping beauties.

9.Navin cant walk straight.

10.Shane knows my secret.I hate alcohol.

11.Milk and lemonade and tomato juice is good.
Yes Kimberly and Tiffany and melody, you could have killed me.
Wait. Did i taste pepper.?
Zombie cocktail, or rather, bloody mark.

12. "I am not going to lose the bet, whatever your name is"
-Xiang Nian to Melody

13."Even if i win, i will never take money from a girl, its rude."
-Xiang Nian

2 hours later ,
"Where is my money!? Where is it?!"

14. "Go. To. Sleep.!"
-Melody

Another poem. title?

Like mother to stillborn,
she wept.
There were no tears,
but blood;
The infant dressed
violent red.
Never would he experience love,
nor life.
He cost dreams and aspirations, a price
too high.
As love pushes an act;
the night,
where murder is planned.


Haha.
1 day to barty.

Changi Airport.More Flashbacks

Just came back from dinner at the Airport
with my family and soon to be family-esther
The fountain outside the arrival hall brought back fond memories of my granddad.
May he rest in peace.

Hmm

We should not dumb down our speech when speaking to infants.

GooGooGaaGaa?

Magic.Money.

I made $400 playing Magic.
Yes, you read it right.
I made money playing cards.
At the same time,
my dad got 7th in a golf competition,
Congrats dad.

I lost in the finals of Singapore Junoirs Open 2007[39 men]

I went 4-1-1 in the swiss round to clinch a top 8 berth with 13 points[placing 8th]
Nik went 2-4 and dead.[27th]

Winning Singapore's number No.19 in the quarters.
And my friend whom i playtested with in the semis.
Then losing to Singapore's No.1 player currently.
Now i rank 104.
Haha.

Just ask Nik.
We saw a spectrum of people with a 'beat-me' on their forehead.
Really, annoying, pestering , over-enthu, naive idiots.
Well, we are 16,
And the majority are 18.


Well, there are some nice people around nonetheless.
But still,
Magic is a sport.
And some are just ruining it for us.

More infomation on the game.
http://www.magicthegathering.com/ - Magic official website.
http://www.sgcardgames.com/ -Singapore magic forum.

Haha.
Free advertisement.

Anyway!
Party is on in 2 days time!
Invite list are already out.
Call any of us 5 to double confirm
and donate stuffs if possible =)

Turning 10.And an epiphany.

Papers over.
Life next.
Here is something i find really meaningful.
A poem,
O level unseen text.

On Turning Ten

The whole idea of it makes me feel
like I'm coming down with something,
something worse than any stomach ache
or the headaches I get from reading in bad light-
-a kind of measles of the spirit,
a mumps of the psyche,
a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.

You tell me it is too early to be looking back,
but that is because you have forgotten
the perfect simplicity of being one
and the beautiful complexity introduced by two.
But I can lie on my bed and remember every digit.
At four I was an Arabian wizard.
I could make myself invisible
by drinking a glass of milk a certain way.
At seven I was a soldier, at nine a prince.
But now I am mostly at the window
watching the late afternoon light.

Back then it never fell so solemnly
against the side of my tree house,
and my bicycle never leaned against the garage
as it does today,
all the dark blue speed drained out of it.

This is the beginning of sadness,
I say to myself,
as I walk through the universe in my sneakers.
It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends,
time to turn the first big number.
It seems only yesterday
I used to believe
there was nothing under my skin but light.
If you cut me I could shine.
But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,
I skin my knees. I bleed.

Billy Collins


Very meaningful at this junction of my life.
Here i am, thinking what life is and what life suppose to be.
I have seen the truth, I have seen what is ahead of me.
Lessons should be learnt, not taught.
My whole life i told myself to be different from others,
not to hurt other people's feeling,
To think that the world is all beautiful and serene.
How naive.

In reality, life isnt.
Make a mistake suffer.
I have found out there is more to life.
so much more we all could do,
but we dont.
Life has so much meaning now.
I just realised that money is hard to earn,
Death is imminent.
Life is fucking short.
Parental love is eternal.
Yes. This is life.

We have to deal with problems within ourselves,
before giving a hand to society.
Live your life with what YOU think is right.
Not what other people say is right.
If you are correct,
fight for it.
If you are wrong,
admit it.
No harm done.

I am not going to be the sensitive guy anymore.
I am not going to be the one giving in even though i think i am right.
We all have the right to be selfish at times.
Maybe its just the stage where anger takes over,
or i am just trying to find myself,
I am like this boy.

I skinned my knees. I bled.

exams, pressure and expierence moulded me to someone i always hated.

'human.'

Job Interview.There is always a first.

Ikea.I just love that place.
Now, its my workplace for at least 2 months.
Pay is sufficient.Work time is bad.
Weekends.Who works then?
Me, of course.
Stupid, foolish youngster in need of money and full of time.
Here's how my interview went.

Bloopers.[correct answer is in the bracket]
I/C:S9101555B
Colour: yellow[pink]

I have been convicted.[i circled the have]
I have been on drugs[i circled the have once again.]

School: St.Patick's school

Well.Its my first time.
Never had to fill up this kind of form before.
At least i made up with the way i presented myself in the interview.
Fluent and honest.
haha.

Happy halloween.

Happy Halloween.
Let me put on my Nazi uniform and scare you jews.

My home business is kicking off.
Yay.

the pen and the sword; linguistic on award.

barty on the thirteenth of november, tuesday[grad night].

bar:
750ml moet and chandon [4] [that's the champagne]
750ml london dry gin
750ml jack daniels
1 litre martini brand rosso vermouth
1 litre martini brand bianco vermouth
1 litre bacardi big apple rum [white]
1 litre kahlua [coffee liqueur]
1 litre absolut pears
1 litre [unspecified brand] tequila
~250ml bombay sapphire gin
~250ml absolut peppar
*hopefully we can get another [750ml] bottle of spirit, an unflavoured vodka or white rum

an assortment of juices, standard mixers [club soda, ginger ale, etc.]

24 champagne flutes for the bubbles. [personal]
7 martini/cocktail glasses
6 wine glasses
[maybe] 6 rocks glasses
6 highball [collins] glasses

some cocktails you can expect: [vodka]martinis, mojitos!, margaritas, moscow mules, daquiris, white/black russians.

the island resort, east coast. the unit has been booked. D8. duplex.
food will be barbecue. sponsored by Shane's sister, so thank him duly.

feedback.

note that this post is constantly being updated.

English Os.

I hope i have done well for english.
I rattled off irrelevent answers for english, read the story too deeply,
took it as though it was a poem i was suppose to analyse.
My composition was the only thing i was proud of.

I did the piece on Heroes and wrote about my dad.
Cilched, but the story is unreal.
In this story, my dad has already passed on [he hasnt and he is healthy].
I quoted shakespeare.Yay.
I started out the compo with a sypnosis.

'Every 13th Nov 2007, I would rest myself beside the bed you used to tug me in. Your portrait on my right hand and hope, on my left.Know that each day i live was a day shorter to the time we would meet again...'

Not sure if it works, but i hope it does.

I had a few lines which i am proud of.

'He had bread crumbs for breakfast, rice and gravy for lunch and hunger for dinner'
'Only then he realised that trust comes with lies.'
'He died in the arms of my brother,smiling' [too cliched, yucks]
'We did not mourn his death, instead, we celebrated his life'
'What did Albert Einstine ,Adolf Hitler and my father had in common.
They left behind a legacy,becoming an immortal.'
'The world lost a great man, Heaven gained a glorious seraph.'
'A lost brother, a great man, a saint, my father.'
'We leave the world with nothing, except memories of our great-doings and sins.'
'a begger dies no comet is seen.That very night, a comet flickered across the sky, like a firefly in a huge sheet of grey.A man, strived to stuggle out of poverty, succeeded.'

The middle part of the essay was all bullcrap about my fathers business and hardship.
I just love those lines i came up with.

Mark is in the middle of writing a sonnet, check back in a months time.
Haha.

How wonderful.Beautiful.

English, a mere 14 hours away.
3 papers down.
Liberation date's 6th Nov 2007.

D-day is over.
Soon, my history book will be reduced to ashes.
Notes torn into pieces.
I hate Hitler.

Mark is feeling nolstagic.
Someone pull me back into 2007.
I am somewhere in 2006 right now.

Click made me feel funny again.
Crap.
Kate Beckinsale is hot.

MG is becoming my second home.
Thaipan, my kitchen.
Mum's not happy.
Dad too.

Gotta go practice maths.
and read some poetry,
come tomorrow,
the inner Shakespeare will emerge.

Just another night at mandarin gardens.

... Except Dinesh was there. So that made it, y'know, exceptional.

This is what we call "studying"
-Doing nonsensical things at MG;
looking like a horse in the above picture.
Our posse will be there almost every other night.
Join us, if you want to.
All photo credits go to Matt and for certain shots , din.
Dippi , Nik , Matt, XN and I started talking about our future while listening to Frank.

'Xn and his sex dome...
...in space' - XN
Dinesh , thou who wanst not affiliation with toddlers.

Pizza was late,
incurring the wrath of Nik.
Spaghetti was cold,
killing the appetite of Matt.
Lemonade was limited,
leaving us with half a glass for me and Dippi.
O levels are nearing,
we don't seem to care.
We went downstairs,
Playground. Study at our usual spot.
Taking pictures, moving around.
And suddenly,
... our lungs' capacities became comparable to a 3 year-old's.

URL.Time for a change.

Hey people.
I will be changing my URL soon.
So poll would be up.
Pick your favorite.

Cheers,
Mark

Until then.You will be missed.

Until then..

Alas, the time has come.

The end of mine and 150 other students life in St.Pats.

4E4.You all will be missed.

Never again that we are going to be in the same classroom - studying.
Good luck for your O levels and all the best.

You people will be in my prayers.

From today on, we are no longer St.Pats students.

We are Patricians.

Honestly, I have not regretted anything in this school.

I felt it is a choice well made.

A big thank you to all the teachers, you have moulded me to what i am today.

A big thank you to my classmates, be it 4E1 or 4T1 , you have made school enjoyable.

A big thank you to the 4E4s, classes are so much more interesting with you guys.

A pig thank you to Cass for being my punching bag for 2 years.Peter Griffin.Joking =)

A big thank you to Johnathan Kwok , for being a good sport and letting us hurl insults at you.

A big thank you to the Prefects for sacking me 2 weeks before i stepped down.

A big thank you to Miss Quek, for being the nicest form teacher around.

A big thank you to the clique.

Wait .

why do i need to thank you for?

Its forever brothers.Amen.

Dinesh,Matthew,Nik,XN, Aaron,Shane,Fabian,Anthony,Chester,Jerome,Jonovan

Anyway,thank you.

Me,Shane and our favorite teacher.

Our one last cheer.

More pictures up soon.Need to gather them from sources.

Farewell.You will be missed-both school and friends.

Pride.

Pride is dangerous.

It was pride that caused the World War.
It is pride that causes the rising number of homicides.
It was pride that caused the Beatles to disband.
And It was pride that caused John Lennon's death.

The price people pay when pride is lost?
-life.

Why are people cautious of the company they keep?
Why do people keep a distance from people with menial jobs [rag and bone. janitor.] ?
Why do people find humour in these peoples' job, and thus constantly poke fun?

They call it pride.

PRIDE
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.

and this is how i see pride.

PRIDE
a catalyst to all inhumane behaviour.

At this very moment, pride has struck again somewhere;
it has sworn to pester us for eternity.

I rather be a believer.

Its been a while since my last post,
and really,thanks for all those words of confidence.
Yes Brendon, we should try it one day.
Self-esteem is one thing.The other thing that affects me is religion.
Dinesh and I debated over this topic for over a year now.
He believes in science.
I believe in religion.

Science vs Religion.
Two that totally contridicts each other.
One is true while the other is false,
what is your point of view?
Shout it out.

My point is that i rather be hopeful.
What is there to lose?
If you believe in science,
you die you DIE
If you believe in God,
you die you are in peace for eternity.

If science was true,
I die i would not remember about my existance.
But if God was true,
I die, living happy ever after[how cliched, but i cant find a better term]
and apprently the non-believers will end up you know where,
which is do not like to see it happen.

So i made up this line that does not even make sense cause i live by it everyday,
"I don't believe in science'.

I am just gonna spill it all out

A blog isn't a blog,till the author writes something bout his personal life.
His deepest thoughts, the inner him.
So here's a little something something.

I am a paranoid soul.I am too sensitive , trust me, i am sick of it.
I fall in and out of love oh too easily, and yes, i am sick of it.
I am right smack between being a boy and being an adult,
and i think i just wasted my early teens.

I am 16 and i haven't made my parents proud of who i am.
I am 16 and i have not even made myself unforgettable.
I am 16 and i think barely anyone in my primary school recognises me.
I am 16 and i have not sneaked into any clubs illegally.
I am 16 and i have not prefected my skills in English Language.The one subject i actually love.
I am 16 and i have not passed all my papers in one exam before.
I am 16 and i have not have a long relationship before.
I am 16 and my longest relationship is 4 months.
I am 16 and i have not asked a girl out, face to face.

Really. I am sick and tired of this.This are my targets before 8th January 2008[17th birthday]I want to do everything and expierence everything.One lifetime, 16 years ain't gonna come back anymore.

Come tommorrow, I will not be sensitive anymore.I would not let minute matters affect the way i am.My english is going to comparable to Dinesh's in the near future. I cant be ripping off vocabs from him anymore.For the relationship part? After the Os. I hate this sinking feeling you get when you think of someone you admire.The sense of longing for this perfect soulmate.I know shes there somewhere.

Everyonce in a while, you make an unforgettable friend.
Let that unforgettable friend be me.
I would want to leave this world with friends saying,
'He lived his life meaningfully, honestly and with honour'.
Until my time comes,
I am going to make sure that i make a differerence in people's life.


One life,make the best out of it.
Thanks for reading this post and leave a tag please.
Tell me if i have over-done it.

Oh Lazy Tuesday. How much i miss you.

Right.
An epiphany.
Nice time to have it though. 3 weeks to exams.
There's still hope.
I hope.

I miss my Tuesdays,
when I was so free.
Now, its study study study.
cliched, but true.

Brewerkz. A night of sin.

First off:
A BIG thank you shout out to XN,
for the free beer.
It was great.
And Nik,
Thanks for the whatever.
And Fabian
Thanks for joining us.

Xn , Nik , Fabian and I went to Brewerkz near riverwalk,
for beer and burgers.
There was a huge selection of beers.
I am not a fan of beer, but i enjoyed it.
It was good.I recommend the Golden Ale.
Smooth and sweet.
We then walked round and round Riverwalk.
Encountering a wide variety of bengs and lians.
Nik and Fabian were really into babe-watching.
'Miss blue?'

We got kicked out of a couple of pubs.
Even while desperately trying to pose as foreigners.
We managed to get into a club.
Coffee Club =(

Just because i can't think of a better name.

Here's something.
Tangrams give me headaches.
I am not joking.
It was terrible.
It was almost as bad as a hangover.

So does that rubiks cube thingy.
Why is everyone in school playing with these things right now?.
Oh my. I have attempted.
And it demoralizes me.

Yea. Couldn't blog for a loooong time.
Exams Shaxams.
It's boring and useless.
I wish exams never existed.
I mean.
Why would we need like trigonometry later in life[maybe for some only] ?
I would rather be tested on social skills or like street skills.
Book-smart or street-smart.
I'd rather the latter.

For all the mums and dads of the world.

Like a phoenix's fire,
dies;
is rekindled with a tear
A pact made at birth
lasts longer than immortality

-Mark Tan


Something i have written for my parents.
Please comment thanks.


'I hate my parents'
People who have had this thought run through their minds before
think again.
Guilty. Yes i was
but never again.
If they told you that they wished you have never been born,
it's all probably lies.
Parental love is eternal, people.

Singaporeans, Brave or just dead stupid.

Tremors Tremors.
So much screaming.
So much chaos.
But honestly: who stands next to a building which has a possibility of falling,
Head tilted 85 degrees upwards.
Faces filled with fear.
5cm away from the base of the building
and Death would greet them IF the building imploded.

and the scenario that follows:
The alarm stopped.
No all-clear sign was given.
BUT I still could see people.
Pacing into the building like it was safe.
Some even joking:
"Oh. Die then die la"
"I cheated death"
"Why you all run. I just coolly walked out"
If it really collapsed.
I would not feel sorry for them at all.
When life is at stake.
There are no risks to be taken.
Arrogant idiots.

in a less serious light;
Like what the clique always says,
"Mark you are just unlucky"
And it is once again proven:
"Macs or KFC?"
..."Macs"
-Order food.
-Alarm.
I was even scared that if i had walked into the building.
It would collapse with my first step.


Maybe i should stop insulting myself.
Yea i should.


My sympathies go out to the victims of the recent tsunami.
And to the families of the victims.

i am mark!

Nik sparked a conversation about Megatron.
Get real Nik. Megatron isnt real
neither is Starscream.

I noticed something bout myself today.
A table of 7.
Coffeeshop [Blk 57].
I am someone who listens.
Never speaks.
3 times i tried to make a suggestion.
All weren't heard.
These are a few things i did to attract attention:

I cried
"I am going to commit suicide"
"Suiiiiciiide"
"Like i am going to kill myself now."
"like right now."
"Bye."
no one heard.
bet you guys didn't hear.
Only Dinesh was laughing hysterically.
Thats a friend.

I started using my teaspoon and tinkle with a glass.
Classy way to get attention.
Like in weddings.
I am definitely not the best man.

"I have cigarettes "

"I am late for mosque"

None worked.
I need a voice.
No insult guys.

Me and Dippi had our own conversation.
Talking bout Oceans series and Pride and Prejudice.
While the others talked about Transformers and Alien Vs Predator.
Maybe we are just in a different class.
Or different preference.
But whatever.
Friends we still are.
I am happy with what i have.
I am born a follower. I guess i just have to live with it.

Anyway.
BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT TO:

Krystal Fernandez. Happy 15th.!
See.I did not forget. Kinda fast.
Now we share 3 years of friendship.

Dexter Chua. Happy 18th!
Legal. Buy me a bottle of Alize. Keep in touch.

Noel Layno. Happy 17th!
17 years of existence.
Servers forever. Congrats.

Anyway. Heres the servers that went to the Youth Rally 2007.



-Mark
[in case you forgot who i was again][it happens a lot]

Birthday Shoutout & why boys shouldnt wear ladies pants.

Happy Birthday Ming Ee [Aunt Helen for you guys who are wondering].
A shout-out from Singapore to New York.
Happy 30-ish birthday.Yes,I would not reveal your age.
QUICK. Get married.I want some cousins.
Even though you are 30-ish.
I swear you can still pass off as someone 20-ish.
Still young at heart.
Wrinkle-free? Most probably.
Everyone wants a modern and youthful auntie.
And i have lucky to have one.

Quick. Finish your job in NY.
Come back here.
Everyone in the family misses you.
By the way.
Mum is most probably gonna fly me there after Os =)


Mark.


Seriously.
This really happened.
Xn , dinesh, Shane , Nik and Matt wanted to play pool after school.
I brought a set of clothing out to change.
Unfortunately, I brought my mum's jeans instead.
I didn't have a choice.
So i wore them.
Embarrassed.
And violated.
Shane couldn't stop staring at my ass.
Nik couldn't stop making fun.
But whatever.
Shit happens.
I think Matt has the pictures from dippi.
But whatever. It's all good fun.

Pool Table[2 hours] - $4 each.
Food/Lunch/junk snacks - $4
Drinks - $3
Laughing at Mark wearing ladies jeans. - Priceless.

Go ahead and laugh.

I got trashed

What was i doing?

Night.
I changed out of the horrid pants and was pulled to the Youth Rally at Novena Church.
It was enriching.
JJ was disappointed.
No girls his age. Aw.
I sat beside Desiree-something.
The covergirl for Maxim September 2007.
Noel managed to snatch a picture with her.
Me? I am not into celeb gazing.
She is just a Man in a Bowler to me.

Technology. and why i would be content in the stone age if i had a babe.

Hey People.
Comex. The place to be?
Not for me.
Dinesh, Matthew and I dropped by.
I was dead bored. I am not into electronics like those two.
give me children's card game any day.
I would not spend almost a thousand on a picture-capturing device.
I am contented with my 1.3 megapixel phone camera =)
I'll leave all the moment capturing to them.

Dinesh - 'Orgasmic' [looking at the some SLR camera]
Mark - 'Yea' [looking at the Nikon showgirl]

Thank you showgirls. You made my day a bit better haha.
Maybe the showgirls were there for people like me who have no idea why they went- those who only know two camera brands: canon and nikon. stupidiots.
Nikon beat the others hands-down.
Sony just didn't have enough curves.

After the convention,
i met up with couple of my primary school friends.
Sat down in some restaurant and had some good old black and white flashbacks.
One of my classmates came back from China.
4 years or so.
He acquired a chinese accent.
Interesting. I wish i had a unique accent. the Singaporean accent is the one i am trying to lose.

Well. There's something i learnt today
that there are not only 2 camera brands.
There's also...
...Theres....

silence*
[because i don't know how to say i don't know.]
dammit, i should have learnt how to say those words printed on those big balloons.
but wtf, some were like three syllables long. =)

i can't decide if i'm lucky or not.

I can't believe it.
I topped my class for lit?
With a cohort featuring Dinesh and Shane
Whose Vocab is 3x more profound.
Luck always triumphs.
And i am the biggest lucksack you can find.

Here are some lucky situations you can find me in:

1. Time: 8 pm

Dinesh and I decided to take a cab to Matt's and Nik's house since we were late already.
I tried to flag a cab on my side of the road.
The cabs were available on the other side.
I crossed over to the other side.
The cabs were available on the other side.
After half an hour of that.
Dinesh crossed over to get a cab.
True enough.
Taxis avoided me.
He got the cab.
And i had to run over.
Maybe its just me.
I don't know.

2. Time: 2005~ ?

Toto.
I buy 2 tickets every week.
[Its just a dollar,besides it is donating to society.]
good karma :)
Touched once.Winning 90 dollars.
And never hit me again.

3. Time : My whole life.

Why do i always have to wait at the bus stop for 15 minutes?
Or try chasing a bus
but to no avail?
I must be a toy. a toy lucksack that is.

also, i like spontaneously contradicting myself.
[a fiver to whoever gets the correct number of times i contradicted myself in my last post.]

also also, thank dinesh for my newfound wit.

Animal feeding.

Do you support this act?
Me? I don't.
[unless you do it right]

Location: Dinesh's house 3.21pm
I am soon going to witness an act so vile and cruel.
Well.
I made friends with the mouse.
And the mouse is now in the snake tank.
I am not looking.
Those guys are looking this like a mini movie.
And.
I am here blogging.
Let me hear your views on this matter.
I believe in karma.
And this is not good for it.
So guys.
Spill your views now.

p.s.
Dinesh
The cookies are good.
The killing is not.

4 in the morning.

I suddenly woke up at 4 last morning.
And started having these flashbacks.
For like an hour.
Really.
Freaky.
If i could turn back time.
I would.There's something i should have done.
But i didn't.
I have lost something.
Oh god. I better stop whining.


And taggers.
Lower the dirty talk. HAHA.


Did not go school today.
I did not feel like it.

Study Study Study.

2 Study group today.
Tired.
And drunk with fatigue.

Learnt something bout Bren.
Whispers, smiles and wink*
Studied with him and bella.
Place a bet and fed my fishes.

Night study with Matt and Xn.
Destructive people.
Enriching.But i am missing soccer.
'Xn is god' - Xn.

Nono XN.
Self praising aint good.

Xn would like to say f*ck you to all these people
: mark times 9 , matthew , nik , dippi , anthony , alexander , aaron chua , shane , fabio , horse bitch(jerome) , chester , karrthik , jonovan , alexander's cousin cheryl (i wanna fuck u like an animal ) , aris , satish , mathan , enjia(fuck your life) , raja , brendon koh , russel koh , gavin , desmond, donovan , LIMBO(huge bitch) , kishen , navin , ONG LAY SUAN ( THE HOTNESS ) . REMEMBER I SWEAR BECAUSE I CARE

Mark whispers loudly-
That was all wriiten by Xn.
Mark has no part in this whatsoever.

A twin like Donald.

I stutter.
I pronounce words like Donald Duck.
But during English Oral.
I became Martin Luthur King.
Divine intervention really happens.
I remember praying a whole lot.

Soon I would be going to Dinesh's house.
To witness a snake's feeding.
Cruel, yes.
Fun, I don't think so.
I don't know what made me decide to go.

Chinese O levels

C6.
Suprised.
Merit for Oral.
Hmm.Not bad.

My picks are all wrong.
So next week.
Take my picks.
And reverse it.

Poor Matt got the worst scenerio a chinese candidate get.
Pity.
Better luck next time.

Sunday came and went.

Mark's weekend EPL picks =)
Arsenal to win Fulham by 2 or more goals [3-0]
Chelsea to win Birmingham by 2 or more goals [2-0]
Man Utd to win Reading by 2 or more goals [3-1][3-0]

Care to wager anyone?=)

Family day out.Free food.Free shopping money.

Bought a book of poem collection.
Now i feel poetic.
Let me give you guys a taste of my work soon.
Just need to fish it out.
My sister just had her first crush on Neville Longbottom.
Cute.
But sad.
He ain't real.

Check out this poem from the book i got.

Soldier's song
anonymous

I dont want to be a soldier.
I dont want to go to war.
I rather stay at home,
around the street to war.
And live on the earning of a well-paid whore.
I dont want a bayonet up my arsehole.
I dont want my bollocks blown away.
I rather stay in England,
merry merry England,
and fuck my bleeding life away.


Unique.I am too tired to annotate.
Sorry for the coarse language.

Quote of the moment
Coach Ken Carter: [to the people in attendance at the board hearing] You really need to consider the message you're sending this boys by ending the lockout. It's the same message that we as a culture send to our professional athletes; and that is that they are above the law. If these boys cannot honor the simple rules of a basketball contract, how long do you think it will be before they're out there breaking the law? I played ball here at Richmond High 30 years ago. It was the same thing then; some of my teammates went to prison, some of them even ended up dead. If you vote to end the lockout, you won't have to terminate me; I'll quit.


Mark.
Hey Dad.

Some Pictures From Party

That is how high they were

XN falls the first time.

Jesus can walk on water?

So? I can walk on grass.

A few decent moment. Starting the fire

Me and alex at the party - the sane ones.

Haha.A kick-ass party but pity the drunk.They don't remember a thing.

Here is a breakdown of what happened.

Chester took so little.He ended up being a jedi at the end of the day.

Dinesh took the most. He ended up talking crap and puking almost everywhere.

Lucky for the sober people, we ended up packing up and taking care of them.

Xn was laughing hysterically.I think he was the first to lose it.

Dont worry people.I am not those he drink to get drunk.

And yeah.Hangovers sucks.

Alex ended up sleeping over at my place since it was late.

One tequila Two tequila
Three tequila

Floor.

~Xn

Anyway.Here are your photos.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11274653@N03/


and by the way.Click on the picture for a larger one.

In Vino Veritas

In Vino Veritas ~ In wine lies truth
Yesternight.Drinking was abundant.
3 people fell.5 people was in Lala land.
I was lucky to be clear-headed.Along with some others.
Photos are up soon.
Patient guys.

I got my fire ignited

For a quick fix.
I stayed up till 1am last night watching Coach Carter.
Like for the 712356 time.
It still helps. Simply adore that show.
Now is back to studying =(

'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. '
-Timo Cruz

A great quote.


Mark

p.s.
Sorry Xn and Aaron for ditching you guys.Mum was not happy.
And Matt too.SingFest was just too demanding on my pocket.
And i do not want to break my 1 thousand dollar note.

I'm unique

1 billion chinese people
Even if I am one in a million.
There are 1000 people just like Me.

Introduction

My first post i guess.
Haha.
Well actually i am not fully chinese.
My dad is half malay.
So i should be er.
75% chinese 25% malay?
Yea.
But i am not your average Ming.
I totally hate
Chinese Rap.
The spikey hair.
The thick glasses.
Yeah.

I have a group of friends i hang out with i guess.
[not ranked in any order]
Dinesh
Xn
Matthew
Anthony
Nik
Shane
Fabian
Aaron Chew tatata
Alex / Aris
and if i forget anyone of you..
Feel free to condemn me on my comments.
Cause i deserve it
Yeah.

Well.
I am a Roman catholic.
Holy Trinity is my place of worship.
I am an altar server there.
But with all the nonsense/politics happening.
I guess i am taking a break.

I like Indie Rock , RnB
So play me some Chris Brown / Nelly or Arctic monkeys.

I am 16.O level year.
My study time is precisely from 6am to 10 pm.
I am so dead.
And i am still here blogging.
I better go catch up on my history.
Hilter is waiting for me.
Catch you people later.



Mark