"yuck" basses

Some basses that I would think twice about before buying them...








~Slick~

The horror of basketball

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It was the last point of the last game we were playing that night and the ball was in my hands. As the ball left my hands, I suddenly felt this sharp pain in my eye and immediately lost sight in my left eye. Apparently Mark Yapp, with his 'don't want to lose' style of playing, flew from across the court and managed to get a finger or probably two on the ball. Eyeball that is. All in all, my eye was cut and both internal and external bleeding occurred. I had to see a doctor (no pun intended) to patch up my eye in order to prevent any further infections.

I'm telling you, it sure sucks to not have sight in one eye. Living just becomes a chore. How I pity blind people, even if only partially blind. After 2 days, the patch came off but my sight was still abit fuzzy so I couldn't really drive. Many thanks to my buddies Frank and Ron for facilitating transport for me during this period. I really appreciate their help.

The funniest thing about this whole incident was that when Richard told me that Mark was joining us for basketball I said these words to him, "I don't have anything against him but it's just that every time he plays, somebody gets injured somehow." Haha... Who would've thought that person would be me. Irony can be such a bloody bastard sometimes.

Anyways, bygones be bygones. I don' hold any grudges against Mark nor do I seek to gain vengeance. Of cos that's not to say that I will play basketball with him again anytime soon. Least ways, not until my eye heals completely. I'm just really thankful to God that He did not take away half my sight. It just goes to show that we are not as invincible as we sometimes think we are. We do and always will need God in our lives.

~Slick~

My mind's telling me I'm tired.....

Yeah, I know that I haven't updated my blog eventhough the internet has been up and running again for awhile now but I've been crazy tired lately. I don't know what it is exactly that's sapping all my strength and energy but I really hope it doesn't last for much longer. Anyways, here are some highlights and lowlights(?) of the past week or so :-

Highlights

1) Ron's entrance into manhood - There was alot of skepticism about Frank and I pulling off another surprise party for Ron what with the whole 'Frankie fiasco' not too long before that but in the end we somehow managed to do it. Of course Ron would argue that we just barely managed to surprise him because of our bad acting that night. Haha... Little did he know that we were acting like we were acting terribly just to throw him off. =P I must say that Ron's reaction to the surprise wasn't quite as entertaining as Frank's wailing but it was still worth it to make his face red without the use of alcohol. Tee hee hee........

2) St Andrew's School Golden Jubilee - I did not attend the actual event held on 19th April 2008 but I heard that the response was quite good. I was, however, involved in the thanksgiving service held on the following Sunday at church. Singing in a choir is not easy but it's always a good feeling when your hard work and practice pays off. Although the service did go on a bit longer than expected and Tim pulled a 'Ben' (haha to you Tim), everything went quite swimmingly. Praise Jesus !

3) The I Heart Revolution - I managed to get the new CD from Hillsong United. It's called "With Hearts As One" and is basically a compilation of selected songs performed and recorded live at conferences in different parts of the world. It's pretty cool but I'd recommend it to you as a novelty item only (unless you're a die-hard Hillsong United fan)

Lowlights (?)

1) Family Wars: The Return of the Sister - So my sister is back and as far as I know, she's back for good. I'm not talking about my younger sister, Cassie, but Gen. She's my older sister; the one that I usually care not to talk about. For as long as I can remember we've never really been on talking terms much with each other but then again I am like that with my family so I guess it shouldn't come as much of a surprise. It's been less than a week and she's already managed to clog up the toilet drain with hair. Ick!

2) The horror of basketball - Have you ever defended someone only for it to come back and bite you in the behind? This is by far the worst injury I've ever personally experienced. Pics and story tomorrow. Hehe...

Anyways, that's all for now. I'm too tired to continue.

~Slick~

Happy 17th birthday

To: Rebecca Elicay
From: Ben


Happy annual-coming-into-this-world day! One more year and you're eligible to be a hazard on the road. Hehehe... =P

~Slick~

Ministry of hell

The highlight of my day:

*phone rings*
Me: Good morning, Zuellig Pharma!
Lady: Hello? I am call from Ministry of hell
*here's where I do a double take*
Me: Sorry? Which ministry?
Lady: Hell! Ministry of hell
*confusion sets in*
Me: Ministry of hell?
Lady: Yes!
Me: Okayyyy............. *raised eyebrow* Can I help you?
Lady: I am call to ask you man to get document from 4th floor.
Me: 4th floor? Ministry of hell?
Lady: Yes!
*at this point I'm dumbfounded*
Me: Where is your building exactly?
Lady: Ong Sum Ping
Me: OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I see. Hehe... You're calling from the ministry of health?
Lady: Yes! Ministry of hell.
Me: Ok sure, I will arrange for someone to pick up the document this afternoon.
Lady: Ok, terima kasih!
Me: Sure, trika masih!
*click*

~Slick~

Clara's dance

I thought I'd post a video clip seeing as how I haven't posted one since the last time I posted one.



She's my godmother's daughter and was 2 years old at the time. She'll be turning 6 this year and already speaks more languages than me. English, Mandarin, Cantonese, French and German. Dang! She's gonna turn out to be one heck of a heart breaker.

In other news, I got a sunburnt back yesterday for washing my car in the hot sun without my shirt on. Smart eh?

~Slick~

I'm feeling better, thanks!

Yesterday I found out that I made a $5,700 mistake at work and eventhough I didn't have to pay a single cent of it, it took me about 3 minutes to move past the mistake I had made. It probably sounds a little ridiculous to be able to just look past such an expensive mistake but I've learnt to accept mistakes because it reminds me that I'm still only human after all. Of course there are REALLY 'nonsense' mistakes that even I find ridiculous. Like my colleague who beat herself up the whole day because she left out one page in a document she prepared.

Seriously, she was depressed the whole day. THE WHOLE DAY.....!!!!!! That's just friggin' ridiculous..... =P

Did you ever try to be funny but get the feeling that you were being annoying instead? Of cos I'm not talking about me cos face it, I'm never annoying. Shaddap! =P

Did you ever feel like you were slowly being left behind? That everyone else is getting ahead except you? Every once in awhile I get the feeling that I'm being left behind by all my peers which leads me to do alot of what i like to call "ketchup" work. I guess in a way, it helps me to be a better person but I wish that I didn't wait til I was far behind everyone else before actually doing anything about it.

I just remembered that my personality is that of a CS (Competent Submissive) type so I'm technically not made to lead and I'm glad too because I know that I can't. This is not to put myself down or anything so I don't wanna hear none of that "Aww, I bet you can lead if you really tried" stuff because I accept the fact that certain people are made in certain ways and sometimes trying just isn't enough.

Anyways, I'd like to end this post with a congratulatory shout out to my pal. I'm so proud of you dude. HahhahHAHAhHAAHhaHAhAHAhAHAhAhAHAHAhaHaHahaHaHAhaHA.........

~Slick~