Happy New Year's!... Eve.

31st December is always a special day to go out with your friends and family stay at home, relax and enjoy the last day of the year before moving on to the new year ahead. And of course, I am no exception. In fact, I have been staying at home, relaxing, and enjoying the holidays pretty much almost everyday of the holiday period, so I of course have to say that I will definitely miss the holidays.

Countdown cum class gathering is cancelled due to Shawn's (main organizer) inability to attend, and although it is a pity, I am lazy to organize a class gathering anyway. Besides, some people *ahem* are also counting down with their *ahem* loved ones, so it would be umm... a... hindrance to them if I do go ahead and organize the gathering. Of course the main point is that I am lazy. And of course, we are not blaming you Shawn. :)

I have one of the lamest OG names ever, and even the OGL was laughing as she introduced the name to me over the phone. The name is: "Thank you for shopping at 7-Eleven." WTF?! And of course the OGL sounded super enthusiastic, and upon asking more people about the way the OGLs sounded, it does seem like they are pretty much ALL enthusiastic, so I think it bodes bad news for us.

Some other lame OG names (which is pretty much every name):
Transformers: Reminds me of the fat GEP guy who presented his oral defence with Cheeyang and me, and it was so bloody hilarious how stupid he looked as he was presenting. Not the mention the damn loud "TRANSFORMERS, ROBOTS IN DISGUISE" sound played at the end of his presentation. And of course, it's a lame name.
True Love Kiss: Go away you bloody emo Korean soap drama watcher. Disgusting.

Heres what Gene said of my OG name:

Buffet says:
but urs is WIN
FEED THE WORLD™ feeedtheworld.blogspot.com says:
LOL
Buffet says:
srsly
Buffet says:
cannot beat
Buffet says:
our og the name is t3h HAX

Oh well. LOL. Here's some randomness to end my post

Ebonic word of the day: Omelette

"I should pop yo' ass for what you just did, but omelette this one slide."

ivan fed the world.

And so, with it being 27th December, all that remains is just a few days (less than a week! OMG!) before school reopens. This is a period of transition, and it's something that you don't really know very well.

What do I expect? Fun? Dread? Anger? I seriously do not know what the new year is going to be like, considering that it's a new milestone in my life as I head into RJC.

Also, even though this is a little embarrassing to say, I have led the past 10 years of my education in boy schools. This is a period where this is set to change, and I again do not know what to expect. It's not that I do not know any girls, but it's just different in a sense. Not really excited about this prospect, as the image of RGS girls bored into my brain isn't exactly flattering, but it's still something new I will have to get used to.

Now on to the more serious stuff. Does anyone know where you're supposed to go, or what you're supposed to bring or wear on the first day of school? Because honestly, I have no idea what I'm supposed to do. RJC is so damn huge, there can be a million places to report to, and I'm also not exactly familiar with the layout of RJC (unless you tell me to meet at the canteen... I'm very confident I know the way there), so there's a tad bit of confusion here. Anyone with any idea of anything, please inform me. Gladly appreciated.

Also, some news. There will be a countdown gathering for the 4A peeps on 31st December, and the location is currently unknown (will have to confirm later). Whether I can go or not is still a mystery, but I'm somewhat confident that I will be able to go. Tell me or Shawn if you are interested, and we will see what we can do. Your presence is appreciated, and do bring along close friends or girlfriends if you want (do note that this is a jibe at Jon Gan), and hopefully enough people will go so that we can have some fun together.

I'm quite free over the next few days as well, so if there's anything you want to call me out for, please tell me one day in advance, and I'll see if I can go out. That's it peeps!

ivan fed the world.

And so, I came back from my second holiday trip overseas - Malaysia. Having been to Thailand, the stuff in Malaysia seem abit more expensive, but still affordable. Some things I see in Malaysia recently:

1) Emo

Do you see people in Singapore walking around in black stockings, frilled black skirts, black and white striped shirts, messy hair etc etc? Yes, that is the world of emo, which I find severely warped and disturbing. You probably see a few in Singapore, but when you go to KL for example, multiply that by a few hundred and that's the emo population over there. There are even shops DEDICATED to the SOLE PURPOSE of serving the emo population. How did I know? I see a shop full of all that lacey bullshit, and I saw a large sign "MEMBERS ONLY". I was like: "WTF THEY HAVE MEMBERS?!" And then I saw the people in the shop looking at the things that they call clothes, and I realised that yea they indeed do have customers -.-
Anyway, the shop was bloody funny. There were two shops next to each other, and the shop design was CAGES for one and COBWEBS for the other, and the entrance was CHAINED, of course with the big "MEMBERS ONLY" sign there. I actually wanted to take a photo to show you all, but I'm scared they will come out to slash MY wrist. From what I hear, they slash their own wrists only, but I'm taking no chances.

The shopkeeper also looks like a crazy bastard. He bleached his hair totally and made it into some lion mane. Then I started imagining the job interview:

Interviewer: "Are you emo?"
Interviewee: *stares at the floor in cold stony silence*
*10 minutes pass*
Interviewer: "You're hired."

They rox.

2) Chinatown

In KL, Chinatown isn't really Chinatown anymore. Not if you look at the vast population of other races there. A few years ago, mostly Chinese people tended the stalls there and sold the variety of goods there like watches, shirts etc. When I went back this time, the Chinese seem to have been taken over by Indians. Now stop to think. Of all people to run the business in Chinatown, why the hell would they pick Indians to run the stalls? Doesn't it defeat the purpose of the name Chinatown? Weird people -.- Also, we see a bunch of ang mohs around Chinatown, and it's funny to see the storekeepers constantly tout the ang mohs and leaving us alone simply because we look like locals. And then, they have these fancy restaurants which all the ang mohs go to, with yellow or red table cloths and constant touting, and the only staple food that they ever order is FRIED RICE. All of them order FRIED RICE, while the rest of us are eating at the best roadside stalls. And they get very fascinated when they see the hotplate sizzling, like they have never seen it before (which may possibly be true). Seriously funny to observe the ang mohs.

3) Chiobus

Comparing Thailand and Malaysia, Thailand has more chiobus, and also more ugly people. So it's like Malaysia has a smaller range, while Thailand has a bigger range.

And so, I shall conclude this post by saying MERRY CHRISTMAS to all. Have fun.

ivan fed the world.

I came back from Thailand a few days ago, and altogether it was a pleasant experience being able to spend some time in another country.

Not like "OMFG I WENT TO THIS COUNTRY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE @#@&*#&@*~", but I was happy enough to say I enjoyed it pretty much.

Now that is just the overall picture. Some things I feel must be mentioned are going to be mentioned. Some things are just excellent, while some things just kind of want to make me destroy stuff. These are: The Praises & The Gripes.

The Praises

1. Service
Holy crap shit Thailand service pwns Singapore flat. Flat. No comparison whatsoever. The people there make an effort to smile when they serve you, and try their best to do whatever they can to really make you feel comfortable. Compared to Singapore, of which the working population at this period of time is largely comprised of part-timers, some of them students who are not really serious at their work. Well, Singapore does have nice service at some places, but generally its victory to Thailand here.

2. Prices
The stuff here is really really cheap. Maybe its because some of the goods that they sell there are made in Thailand itself. Like for example... FBT stuff. Yea, I'm pretty sure that's made in Thailand, so it comes across as pretty cheap to the average Singaporean. That's why I find it funny when we bargain for stuff, we ask for a discount of around 20 baht, and actually it's only nearly a dollar.

3. The Shopping Centres
Really a marked improvement since the last time I've been to Thailand, there is now a number of large shopping centres for tourists and residents alike to go to. Seems like an encouraging sign that Thailand will continue progressing and improve their attractions for tourists interested in shopping like my family.

The Gripes

1. The Transvestites
No offence to any of them in this section, but I find it slightly weird and disturbing that there is simply a vast number of transvestites in this country. Like you know when you say you're going to Thailand, people will mention transvestites, but when you get there, its a whole lot more than you actually expected. And it's weird when they dress as females (girl school uniform etc.) and speak in a hoarse voice very much like a male's. The number is seriously overwhelming. Go check it out for yourselves one of these days.

2. Infrastructure
The roads have potholes just about everywhere, and cockroaches roam the streets freely at night. Drains are not fully covered, and there are some spots where there is no lighting. Not the perfect conditions one would expect to have a holiday in, so it definitely can be improved.

3. The Old Ah Mas (I want to annihilate them)
This isn't really related to Thailand in any way. But, have you ever went on a tour bus, and met these strange group of old ladies who LOVE to sit in front of the bus, and consistently shoot the tour guide with plenty of questions, whether important or not. An example will be like:

Tour guide: "Now the elections are taking place in Thailand, that's why you see these posters/banners around the city."
#@*&~ Ah Ma: "Who is the best among them?"

LIKE WTFKNN DOES IT CONCERN YOU? Seriously when I keep hearing stupid questions I feel like giving them a final punch to send them to Hell.
And I remember a situation where their grandchildren wanted to sit at the front of the bus, then the bloody old grandmother SCOLDED the children just because she wanted to sit at the front herself so she could ask all sorts of useless questions like the one mentioned above. Seriously irritating.

Pictures are for next post. That's all I feel like saying now. Bye...

ivan fed the world.

All my bags are packed (by my parents),
I'm ready to go...

Going to Thailand for a period of 4 days. Today I say goodbye.

I leave you with:



Have fun kids.

ivan fed the world.

Given my boredom these days, I would actually have jumped at a chance to go out.

The chance was presented to me in the form of my sister asking me to go out to eat lunch at Ajisen Ramen since there's nothing to eat at home. And so I went there to eat and try out the Volcano Ramen, which I can't actually believe is the hottest thing that they have there. Oh wells 8D

Anyway the point is, we got there and they asked us to sit at the table next to the window overlooking the arcade and the route to the theatre (it's at Tampines Mall). So I was just bullshitting around with my sister when I saw Jason Pang. I knocked the window and said hi, and realised that it was a primary school gathering for them, and Daryl and Leonard were there as well. First they saw me and then said hi, and then they turned to who I was sitting with.

Then the next thing that came was actually unexpected.

"ORH HOR..." *does the finger pointing thing*

So I was shouting through the window that she's my sister but they were laughing too much and then just walked away. The girls they were with who were following at the back were looking very confused as well. XD

Here's a chat between me and Jason Pang the day after:

*Vivi*( spectral) Feel detached says:
Eh
*Vivi*( spectral) Feel detached says:
ytd tat one ur sis?
FEED THE WORLD™ feeedtheworld.blogspot.com says:
ya
FEED THE WORLD™ feeedtheworld.blogspot.com says:
-.-
*Vivi*( spectral) Feel detached says:
Look like u
*Vivi*( spectral) Feel detached says:
LOL
FEED THE WORLD™ feeedtheworld.blogspot.com says:
i was shouting that its my sister
FEED THE WORLD™ feeedtheworld.blogspot.com says:
-.-
*Vivi*( spectral) Feel detached says:
Really look like u
*Vivi*( spectral) Feel detached says:
That was freakyy
*Vivi*( spectral) Feel detached says:
Ivan with long hair
*Vivi*( spectral) Feel detached says:
-_-

All I have to say is: -.- 

ivan fed the world.

Ironically, I post more during the school term when we are actually supposed to be busy (well not me) as compared to the holidays where I have so much free time I don't know what to do.

My usual day consists of waking up, eating, gaming, chatting, etc etc until I sleep again. None without the mention of going out. So obviously there was really nothing much to blog about.

Fortunately, these two days I went out of my technologically-advanced cave and stepped into the world outside to play around with my friends.

Day 1: The day of basketball

This day was spent on nothing much else other than basketball, seriously. Given my frequent late nights, I woke up at around 1, and then went over to Corn's house to play around on his computer for awhile. He knew how to solve the Rubik's Cube surprisingly. Fabian joined us and we played pool... on the computer as well -.-

Following that, due to wet weather, we went over to Bedok CC to meet with Yew Jin (deceptively sounding like Eugene) and his friend Jeremy to play basketball. All I can say about my basketball at this moment in time is:

ivan fed the world.