USE IT OR LOSE IT!
It has been a year since i left Singapore to pursue my le grandeur dream of retiring in style early in life. Life here aint as fun as in singapore but i must say but this is not because of the place, ooops! check that, the place matters too, it was only last week that singapoh got F1 zrroom zrrrooom know! (come on! just imagine yourself taking a nap under a tree, then suddenly a car goes pass u at 300 km/h! u’ll need to hold on to your clothes if u want to keep em! more so if u are wearing those conservative, big-assed, length till your knee kind of skirts!) But it’s more attributed to the new friends i made here and also the different occupation i have here in indonesia. Previously, as u all know, i was a part time student, full time badminton player and fuller time joker. Now? full time technician, parter time badminton player and even parter time joker. tak shiok lah.
Here in indonesia too i dont read as much as i used too, my indonesian sucks, english books sold here are expensive (imagine paying 5 bucks for your daily 70cents, drank over kopi, straits times newspaper!) and no time for reading. yaya, must make time, but a man’s gotta prioritise! and i prioritise making money, finding wife and keeping a healty and fit body over reading (hey! sleeping and eating is a crucial part of the last priority! confirm guaranteed and chopped!)
Hence, as a snowball effect of not reading as much as also not speaking much english (in indonesia we speak bahasa indonesia lah! duh~~~! ) i do feel the deteriorating of the standard, gentlemanly, polite and si be cun queens’ english that me and my friends used to use. (HA! entraptment 101! now u MUST agree that my english is sui sui steady pom peepee stylo milo oreo!) So in the spirit of using it before losing it as my madher used to say, i’m now taking the time to update my blog. but frankly, i’m really surprised on the amount of crap crapity crap that i used to hold in my mind and thus able to write — Men lose their excretory function faster than women? really? thankfully, 2 years after that entry (yea, it has been 2 years babe…) the stuff i have inside is more of quality, sikit atas things. Preview? “Volt x Amphere = Watt”. An encore performance? “Judge not and u be not judged” matthew 7:1 (agree with me my breathren! for the end of days is near! hehe!)
But hey, dont get me wrong, life in Indonesia aint so bad really. Down here, we’re treated like big shots even if i’m not one YET. Parking attendant to help you park your car, an army of maid at your mercy and whims and most importantly, cheap ciggies (less than 2 bucks for a pack of marlo’s lights, how much u’re paying there again? 12 bucks? it sucks to be u aint it? hehe) but the thing is, right now, during hari raya holiday, the maids get a week’s worth of holiday! so now i must clean up myself! when i was in singapore, it’s no big deal, but now? i aint saying it’s gargantous, but it does look like quite a significant of mess i have lyin ard. (now u know why i prioritise looking for a wife over reading! now now, dont hate me now girls… ) OH! did i mention cheap cars here? cars here are less than half the price in singapore! that’s the reason i am able to drive a Suzuki SUV! hehe
Sigh… writing this aint as easy as it used to. last time, i dont know when to stop, now i cant wait to stop. i guess age is a factor… i’m 25 now dude. a quarter of a century! i do hope that by the time another quarter have passed, i’d have a different occupation - part time badminton player, full time dad (awwww) and a much fuller time lover! she’s gonna be hot i tell u!! HOT! u can count on it! hehe! ciaos people. Do take care of yourselves. As the chinese saying that goes “pao cung” translation: “keep your weight the same” i shall wish you the same… but do not, i repeat once more DO NOT wish me the same! my six pack is on the way baby!
Peace out!
October 8th, 2008 at 4:23 am
bro.. it is not that bad la..
your english is still way above most singaporeans i reckon.. AND, just to boost your ego, your chinese is and will always be better than mine.
the grass on the other side will always be greener! we will always want things to be better. that philosophy has served us well so far! there you have tons of people to serve at your feet and tons of super hot babes like eka, etc!
here we theres no bandung to go hang out, the only island we can go to is call ’sentosa’ and the clubs here are just plain boring. so whats up with F1? i watched it on TV just like millions round the world =)
well it seems to me that there is lots to do there.. the key seems to be information (correct information that is), connections and seeing people as people!
i just attended a management course which was conducted by a very successful entrepreneur who shared this
“A businesses exist to solve a problem”
profit should not be the focus of business. focus on solving the problem, do it well and profit will be a by-product..
food for thought.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:51 am
dear justin,
u always have a way to make me feel good about myself. seriously, if i’m a girl, i’d be head over heels, even stillettos over u! hehe!