Hey peeps. Those who are going for the night cycling this Saturday night, please take note of the following.

Below is the approximate cycling route we will be taking. Starting from Pasir Ris, working our way West before heading South, up Central and Eastwards towards back to Pasir Ris again. Distance is about 80-100km or more.

Optional

Comfortable gloves.
Medical stuff (Medicine, Muscle Sprays, inhalers, anything you might need.)
Snacks!
Spare spectacles or contact lens solution for those who wear contact lenses.
Raincoat
Sunglasses (for the morning part)

Please sleep lots in the afternoon before coming. I don’t want people sleep cycling.

Request to all going: Please sms me to confirm your attendance and bike.

Pardon the deadness of my blog as I have been pretty tied up with NS work and other commitments. A selected few might have known that I am now an intern at RedSports.sg. I am an intern as a photographer cum writer, a.k.a photojournalist. And trust me, it ain’t easy working as a photojournalist. Its mentally and physically torturing as I experienced it during my first official match coverage as an intern recently. And without enough rest, I was drained pretty fast.

If you don’t know what is RedSports all about, in my own words: its an online website dedicated to bringing the local sports to a higher level and a larger audience. This is to showcase our athletes and display their talents for the international world to see. (BTW, Chess is a sport!) Its the pioneer of its kind and more recognized by students from many varsities and institutions.

What do I get from the internship? Well, first, no cash. 2nd, training. 3rd, experience. 4th, opportunities. What kind of opportunities you may ask. Maybe the possibility of shooting Formula 1 cars in the upcoming F1 race in Singapore? Youth Olympics 2010? Asian Youth Championships? Nontheless, the awesome, cute, pretty babes you can see competing and those in the audience! ><

Details: I was covering for the Energizer Netball League 2008 (ENL 08) and there were 2 consecutive matches. Both were held at night and it was the most horrible conditions to shoot at even with a f/2.8 lens. (Geek talk!) I had to pump the ISO to 1600 which was undesirable on a low-end DSLR. (MORE Geek talk!!!) But, BOH-PIAN. 50% of my shots had to be scrapped because of blur or lack of sharpness. The low light was the main problem… Stupid haunting…  My article is up!!! Most of the writeup was done by me except for few phrases which was contributed by a fellow intern, Shaline. Though, heavily trimmed by Leslie (a.k.a Uncle Les), probably because I talk too much cock. Photography, by me. Duh!

The 2nd match article of that day would be done up pretty soon. By thrusday hopefully.

As requested, here are some of the pictures from the recent 19th ODAC gathering. Just click play to view in slideshow mode.

How to enjoy? Best viewed in Post mode. (FYI - Just click the post title) Grab some food, drinks, click play, sit back and relax. Make sure you don’t spill your beverages onto your keyboard/laptop! Best parts were kept for the last - CAM WHORE!!! Too bad, no pictures from Archery range. Those who went? Contributors anyone?

Blog about the event another day… Too frigging tired from work everyday. FUCK. Wanna be a clerk? Think many times before saying that again.

Title:	19th ODAC Outing cum BBQ 07 Jun 08
Description:	For Viewing Pleasure

Update: The gallery for pictures taken by me on the above-mentioned event - HERE!

Shucks, having OPS duty tomorrow till Monday morning. After that is work again… 24hrs of OPS duty + 9.5hrs of work, looks like its going to be my longest time spent in ARC. Report at 0700-0730HRS… I think I am going to bring my office PC to duty so I can finish up any loose work. LOl

Got a new rear cassette for my bike! Its a road cassette, didn’t bother the model as I plan to get a Scott road bike at the end of year so didn’t bother much about it. As long it works well and faster than my previous cassette, I am happy! Now flat average speed is >32km/h. Its damn hard to hit >35km/h, the resistance at that speeds builds up pretty fast, like an exponential graph. I think maybe my bike is too small or shaped wrongly for me, affecting my optimal riding posture… Hmms

Got my first official bike tool kit (TopPeak Hexus 16) , my first official biking shirt (Polaris Blue Shirt) and a 2nd rear light. Too bad, no pictures of me in my new attire >< Sexy you know! =P Lols! The 2nd rear light was bought on accident as I thought the 1st one was spoilt. But after buying the 2nd rear light, the 1st one came to life… Crap, wasted $38 bucks. Now I have two rear lights, feels so kiasu suddenly. Anyone want? Shimano, 5 LED, 4 modes I think, Waterproof, etc. Selling for $35 since its brand new!

My shopping list for my cycling - a few attachements to get rid of my Deuter bag so I can ride more comfortable and efficently.

Oh ya, I LOVEEEEEE my new Crumpler! Whickey and Cox! I think I can squeeze 3 DSLR bodies, 1 medium telephoto lens (70-200mm f/2.8), 1 zoom lens (17-55mm f/2.8) and maybe a kit lens like 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 or a AIO lens like the 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6. Still can put a 15″ laptop! I reckon a 17″ Macbook Pro can be fitted snugly according to the specifications provided online by Apple and Crumpler.

I think I spent too much this month… Time for abstinence! -_-”
Next allowance day - 10 JUL 08! Thursday!!! Its only four days since June allowance day and I am already thinking of the next one… By the way, for those who don’t know, NS/NSF pay is called allowance and not salary for a few reasons. I won’t state them because, well I am liable for my words/actions since I am “bonded” to SAF. But if you know the difference between an allowance and salary, you are one step closer to finding the answers. The rest is for you to guess.

I feel like changing my blog tag to: The confessions of an NSF. LOLS. My website would be immediately put on observation by you know who. HAHAHAHAHAHAS. Should I?

If you are bored tomorrow, Sunday, please drop me a message or a call, I might be free to chat for awhile. I would most likely be VERY BORED! =)

Cheerios!

HELP!!!! I NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER MEEEE!!!

Anyone interested in R&D/Welfare Clerk? HEHEHES
Oh, R&D = REGIMENTATION AND DISCIPLINE!!! I AM GOING NUTS!!!!

Today got court martial, go witness one of my many cases. KNN, adjourned…
Another Idiotic moron to court martial soon.
PPL doing this that.
Assholes losing things here there.

PPL CLAIM MONEY
PPL APPLY FOR WELFARE BENEFITS

KENA AUDITING
SHREEDING PAPERS THAT ARE more than 5 years old
PREPARING FOR MORE AUDTITING

KNNB CCB.

Then my uncle’s PC needs help.

And I haven’t plan the night cycling route for tommorow and the groupings. Only just settled the bookings for archery and bicycle rental later.

Barely have 5 hours of sleep each day.

Pardon the short forms, the CAPITALISATION of alphabets and profanities. Also the little details provided on certain points due to the confidentiality nature of my work.

Time to go plan my nite cyclign route….