Never-ending troubles.

What do you get when you put 2 computer idiots together for an impt job? Still 2 idiots and a major screw-up. No la, Chia and I didn't screw up for that "thing" (can't really mention it here as I don't want to end up in detention barracks aka military prison, sounds a bit serious, but I would rather thread on the safe side :P ). In the end, CPT Simon Lee had to impart his knowledge on servers etc to us. Can you even imagine? Me, who is internationally-recognized as a major computer idiot being associated with servers?! S E R V E R S.

OMG, my army friends introduced me to DOTA.

Damn fun la. Guess I'm addicted to it, but only played 5 matches till now, so I'm still a newbie. I used to dislike DOTA as I've heard that it's quite addictive, but I guess it doesn't suck me that much, so I guess I'm safe. : )

Just had COC (change-0f-command, yeah, we're changing CO (commanding officer) ) rehearsal, which was still acceptable. Had to use the old SBO (skeletal battle order?) instead of our LBV (load-bearing vest) for standardisation. After using it, I think the SBO is more cooling and is much more comfortable than the LBV. Tian Shuo kinda zonked out during the rehearsal.
After the rehearsal, RSM came and asked about Tian Shuo.

RSM: How are you?
TS: I'm fine, just that I didn't have enough water
RSM: Why you so weak? Want massage ornot?
TS: No no no...
RSM turned towards me and asked," Want massage ornot?"
Me: No no no... [._."] what has it got to do with me? *thinking*

Guess you all are clever enough to read between the sentences. 'Nuff said.

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Next, the Pedra Branca issue that has been pissing me off lately. Can Malaysia seriously wake up their bloody idea before their country reputation go down the drain? Fancy using a doctored picture from a blog (yeah, it's true) to substantiate their arguments (which are meaningless) at ICJ.

Photo that is doctored in an attempt to trick viewers that Pedra Branca is very much nearer to the shores of Johore.

Original photo. Photo grabbed from http://blog.simplyjean.com
Moreover, what's so unclear about the sentence,"Malaysia does not claim ownership of Pedra Branca" in the letter sent from if I'm not wrong, the secretary-general to Singapore many many years back. Malaysia government said,"It's not a model of clarity". Bullshit. To me, Malaysia government (notice I added government cos I think Malaysians are nice and reasonable people) is trying to "smoke" their way through ICJ. If the Malaysia government were to provide reasonable and rational arguments (not from a blog which was created a month ago and a post on Pedra Branca was posted 4 days before the hearing took place, where the Malaysian government conveniently thought they could just use the information posted by the blogger, http://www.leuchtturm3.blogspot.com/), I would have gladly listened to their arguments and hope ICJ would come out a fair judgment. But the way the Malaysia government does things sucks, period.

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Ok, I'm glad to know my ah ma was released from NUH on wednesday. She had a bad fall again, which resulted her bleeding from the head. Went I saw her lying on the hospital bed, was quite relieved to see her still very energetic and full of vigour, although her head which was bandaged up reminds me of Oddish. Please be more careful in the future my dear ah ma : ) (okay, I know she can't read this)

On the other hand, my 4th aunt was admitted into NUH too, so much shuttling between places (ah ma and my aunt) was unavoidable. 4th aunt was battling breast cancer and although having completed the chemotherapy course, her cancer cells erupted again. I heard from my mum that the cancer cells had spread to multiple areas in her body. My cousin, Enli (4th aunt's elder daughter) can only be informed as we didn't want to affect her mood for A lvls. Hope Enwei (younger daughter) really understand what I'm conveying to her yesterday through msn. Guess 4th aunt's life has been hard enough. Doctor said she's on the verge of losing the battle....Really hope she can recover again. Hope Lord Jesus helps her.. And my mum is beside her everyday to give her strength.. Please! Get well. Sigh...

Fact of the month:
5 surprising reasons to get MORE SLEEP. (thx to readers' digest)

It could make you thinner! Research shows that those who sleep 5hrs a night were found to have 15% more ghrelin (a hormone that boosts hunger) and have 15% less leptin (which suppresses it) than those who sleep 8hrs.

It could boost your memory. Sleep plays a key role in making new memories stick in the brain. A Harvard experiment showed that subjects taught complex finger movements such as a piano scale recalled them better after 12hrs sleep than 12 hrs of wakefulness.

It can fight colds, ulcers and even cancer. Good sleep boosts the immune system. Melatonin, produced when you sleep is a cancer-fighting antioxidant. Night-shift workers may have up to 70 times greater the risk of breast cancer. Also, the chemical to repair damage to the stomach lining is secreted during sleep, so staying up all night regularly could raise your risk of ulcers.

It can slow down ageing. Persistent sleep debt affects carbohydrate metabolism and hormone function in a way that may increase the severity of age-related chronic disorders. A large-scale study conculded that people who sleep 6-7 hrs a night lived longer than those sleeping less than 4.5hrs.

It could keep you orderly. If you're a child that is. The depression and low self-esteem often associated with just being a teenager actually correlate with sleep shortage. Young kids who sleep poorly are more than twice as likely to take to drink and drugs in adolescence.

Okay, I'm off to sleep, seriously. :) Have to receive my brother at airport at 2am.