I want to be policeman..I wan to be good man...
It has been a month since I graduated from Poly. Currently I am living a 'retiree' life, not that I mind because I am enjoying it very much. You see, to me Mondays and Saturdays don't make a difference anymore.
Quite a number of my friends have been enlisted in NS and are going in somewhere in June to protect cillivians like Yours truely. For all my friends going to Tekong soon, good luck and don't worry about the Hantu story I have been telling you. I made it all up. Tekong don't have hantus, they only have potiananks.
As for me, I have not even received my medical letter yet, which means I am still far away from being enlisted. Most people know about my intentions of signing on as policemen. Why policeman you may ask. Well, of course it is to uphold law and justice in Singapore and my aim is to bust the bookie synicate in Singapore
so that I can be the ultimate bookie.
2 days ago, I decided to call up CMBP and enquire on my medical letter. The guy on the other line was very polite. He asked for my IC number and helped me to check my status. He even stated that mine is an unusual case and he needed some time to check with his superior. He told me he will get back to me as soon as possible. His 'as soon as possible' took 2 days and counting and I am still waiting for his reply.
Apart from enquiring on my medical status, I also spoke to him about my desire to join the police force and he gave me a number which he said is the police recruitment hotline. He said I could try my luck there.
I was directed to a voice message.
"For English, please dial 1. Chinese, dial 2.......for applying for higher officers, please dial 1. Police officers, please dial 2..." and so on. Finally after many pressing of 1, 2 or 3 I was finally directed to their hotline where I could finally talk to the officer on the next line. There I was met with this response. " I am very sorry but the line is very busy at the moment. Please try again later."
If you are wondering whether I did succeed in calling back or whether I tried again, well, my clue to you is I am not a very patient man. It is so hard to be a 'hao ren' nowadays.
Wah! Alone ar! So loser ar?
I was out in Jurong point alone getting some stuff when I saw an old classmate of mine. Her first remark on seeing me was, "Wah! Alone ar! So loser ar?" Although I was grateful that she never commented on me putting on so much weight since the last time she saw me, I was nevertheless quite pissed off by her loud remarks. Suddenly a lot of eyes turned to me, making me almost attemptting to dig a hole and hide my face. Yah. So what if I am alone. You don't have to announce to the whole world right?
We exchanged the usual conversation like 'what u doing now', 'how's life', 'you still see that Janice around' and etc and parted ways. We didn't try to meet up again since we were more like hi-bye friends in Secondary School. Come to think of it, I don't even remember her name. And of course, I was polite enough not to scold her a loser because SHE WAS ALSO ALONE.
Now, really, is it wrong to go out alone? I mean I admit most people hang out in groups but it isn't a sin to be out alone right? Ever since my graduation(almost) from Poly, I have been idling. Most of my peers have already found part-time jobs or are already working or in NS and are of course, not as free as me. But that's beside the point. I truely enjoy being out alone as much as in company with my friends.
You see, when you go shopping alone, you don't have to bother too much about your peers not happy at waiting for you too long at a particular shop. Neither do you need to wait for your friend slowly browsing in the shop. You can take your own sweet time to browse without the worry of putting too much inconvenience on other people. You will not need to put up with worthless comments from other people like 'Eee,so ugly. Why you wanna buy it for?' That is as good as commenting that you have poor taste.
I watch movies alone at times too. I really do feel very comfortable and not a bit weird about it. Because you see, many people have different tastes and likeliness for certain movies. A good movie to me may not be a good one to you and vise versa. Also by watching alone you wouldn't need to suit everyone's time slots and arrange a time where everyone can make it. But well, I wouldn't go out specially alone just for a movie. I only do so when I happened to pass by a cinema and it happens to have a show I watched to watch that suits my time.
I dine alone too. That is what happens to me almost everyday. When I wake up in late afternoon, very often there is no food in the house and thus I have to walk to the market or the coffee shop down my block myself to get my lunch or dinner. One of my favorite things I love to do is to sit down with my friends and lunch together and gossip to whilst the time away. But I don't have much of a choice since I led a livestyle very different from other people whereby everyone is working while I am an entrepunter(refer to previous post).
I do know of some people who wouldn't step out of their house unless they have company. Which means they don't shop, see movies nor dine alone. It seems that it is not
right to do so. (So I presume they wank in a group as well?) Haha, whatever lah. Everyone has their different lifestyles and and living habits and I am not going to argue with anyone about that. But to me, I think it is more tragic to go hungry than dining alone.
Really. Esp going hungry.Of course, I certainly don't mind someone to go shop, dine or to the movies with me as I said I enjoy doing these stuff alone as much as doing it with company. But there's a catch.
Only hot babes need apply.
Go and find job lah!
That's what my mother is saying to me almost everyday. She simply cannot tahan the fact that a full-grown man like me is wasting my time at home instead of finding a part time job to earn some extra cash. Even my dad shakes his head every morning when he wakes up to go work and realizes that his son is still not sleeping and sitting by his computer.
Yep, ever since the end of my exams 2 weeks ago I have been idling at home most of the time, sleeping only in the wee hours of the morning and waking up only when the sun has gone down. They didn't understand how I couldn't tahan the heat of the afternoon sun and therefore choosing to hide and hibernate in the air-con room.
Another thing that they never realise is that instead of idling, I am actually quite busy and spending my time rather productively. You see, when I wake up in the late afternoon, I have to rush to my favourite outlet in singapore also known as the Singapore Pools to do some drawing. I will also take a walk in the market to look out for new VCDs and maybe some snacks. After an hour or so, I have to report home for dinner. To my credit, I am always punctual for dinner and I hope my mother appreciates that.
I will sit by my computer after dinner and do some research on the latest movement in the market. Some people call that soccer odds but I will prefer to call it 'market'. Around 10 plus or so, I will hold a meeting at a nearby coffee shop with my shareholders whereby we will discuss the stock to buy that night. Throughout the whole night, I will spend my time monitoring the live movement of the stocks through ESPN and Stars Sports. By the end of it, it is almost morning. See, so busy. So many things, so little time. How to find work?
I am actually an entrepreneur in the making although most people misinterpert that as 'trash'. Anyway, I have already planned to surrender myself to the Government after my results is released. If I am not wrong, my results is due in a week's time and hopefully, I will get my diploma. Meanwhile, I am getting my degree in punting. See, I am so hardworking and always willing to learn. If only Mama understands that.
My First Time(s)
My first time to a massage parlor
On Friday right after my exam a week ago, I went on my first ever visit to a massage parlor located at Taman Jurong. That massage parlor is a CLEAN one, where you just go in and enjoy the spa, sauna and etc. Of course there is someone to massage for you but other than massaging, nothing more was done. REALLY.
It was not too bad. I really need it after a night of studying for the damned IMGT paper. The place is located upstairs of Superbowl at Taman Jurong. The cost is $45 per session and you can stay there until the parlor closes, which is around 11pm. See, for $45 you cannot expect anything more than a decent massage and thus further proof that I went to a CLEAN parlor mainly for the sake of massaging and relaxing in their spa pool and suana. After that, you can even go to their TV room and relax. The softchair there really rocks. It is so comfortable that I thought of bringing one home. There is also a snack bar where you can eat for free. It is certainly a good place where you can relax for the whole day. But I repeat again, it is a CLEAN one and I am definitely innocent.
My first time playing archery
Shooting arrows has always looked very easy to me. All you have to do is to put the arrow onto the bow, aim and then release. But I was wrong. It is really not as easy as it seemed to be.
I went to Genting Highlands with my classmates a few days ago. It was overall fun and I even played archery for the very first time. It cost around Rm 45 for a 100 sticks of arrows. 4 of us decided to give it a try and you don't get this type of chances quite often.
It was generally ok
apart for the first 7 arrows flying to the ground instead of the target board. Even the damned Ruby Chong did better than me. It was overall a good experience but my arm is quite sore after that.
My first time in a casino
I have finally turned 21 last year and is therefore legal to step into the casino at Genting. It was really an eye-opener. I could almost imagine myself sitting on one of the tables and having my hand in blackjack and many other games. Well, almost. Not after I saw that the minimal bet on one of the tables is Rm 50. I heard from other friends before that each table has a minimal and maximum bet and until I am sure of which is which, I won't dare to risk sitting down and donating my money to Genting Charity Foundation.
In the end I settled down on the jackpot game. It wasn't too bad. I won Rm 17 on my first night. It was only after the 2nd night when I realised that the jackpot machine is actually a loan shark in disguise and he charges really high interest. I was made to give back the Rm 17 on the 2nd night and even had to pay an interest of additional Rm 13. NNB.
I am quite likely to go there again in a month time with my family and I swear I must get back that Rm 13 or better still, make them pay me back with interest.
