HELLO!

My Ipod - The Legendary Fortune Teller

2006-12-16T19:28:00.000-08:00

This is a shameless ripoff from my sister's blog which she shamelessly ripped of from her friend.

Well basically what we are gonna do today is to put my Ipod on shuffle mode and see how the songs match a pre-set list of questions.

Ready?

1. How are you feeling today?
Civil War -Guns & Roses
(Eh... I'm feeling like going to war? Sooo not true...)

2. Will you get far in life?
Mystery Train - Bon Jovi
(So there ARE some things my Ipod cannot predict)

3. How do your friends see you?
If I can't be Yours - Birthday of Rei Ayanami Soundtrack
(Wud? They wanna be mine? Hmm...)

4. Will you get married?
Everybody's Changing - Keane
(Does that mean I'm not gonna get married or I'm gonna marry a guy?!?!?!)

5. What is your best friend's theme song?
2 Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden
(Yea well, Siva's always been a night person. Asking me to ton with him all the time ^^)

6. What is the story of your life?
The Prisoner - Iron Maiden
(SOOO TRUE!!! SAF IS CAGING ME INSIDE THE FOUR WALL OF HENDON CAMP!)

7. What was high school like?
Wish I Had An Angel - Nightwish
(Haha I guess I always wanted a girlfriend during highschool.)

8. How can you get ahead in life?
Canon in D - Pachebel
(Become a classical musician? I can't even sing properly dammit)

9. What is the best thing about your friends?
Baby When You're Gone - The Boredphucks
(HAHAHA! My friends are best when they're gone! Nah I like having then around ^^)

10. What is in store for this weekend?
Overture 1928 - Dream Theatre
(???)

11. What song describes you?
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
(What can I say, my Ipod loves me!)

12. Describe your grandparents?
Hips don't lie - Shakira
(Haha! Yep their hips definately don't lie! They can barely move)

13. How is your life going?
FantasMic - Nightwish
(OOHHH YEA!)

14. What song will they play at your funeral?
Fade to Black - Metallica
(Haha logical choice. PH33R T3h 1337 SK1ll5 of My Ipod!!)

15. How does the world see you?
Beauty of the Beast - Nightwish
(The truth hurts. I'm but a beast. Well, at least I have inner beauty! Haha)

16. Will you have a happy life?
Ballad of Tabitha - The Boredphucks
(Another weird answer that need time to decipher...)

17. What do your friends really think of you?
Don't Cry - Guns & Roses
(O.O my Ipod's asking me not to cry... hey jerks WHAT DO YOU GUYS REALLY THINK OF ME? Haha maybe that's why my Ipod thinks that they are best when they are gone ^^)

18. Do people secretly lust after you?
Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden
(Nope they don't! Ipod says that they run to the hills instead!! HAHA)

19. How can I make myself happy?
Save the World - Bon Jovi
(A tad hard isn't it? But maybe that's why I'm in Commandos!)

20. What should you do with your life?
The Trooper - Iron Maiden
(GASPS! Ipod says I have to sign on!)

21. Will you ever have children?
Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter - Iron Maiden
(HAHAHA oh well... sorry daughter, Daddy barely knew you.)

You decide if this beats reading the daily papers to see your horoscopes.

Brandon
Peace out.

Water Wastage

2006-05-24T05:33:00.000-07:00

Lets talk about water wastage in Singapore today.

I'm sure you have all heard of campaigns to save water; Turning off the taps, shower instead of taking a bath and so on. But, have you really stopped to think about what is really causing this problem? Who is wasting so much water doing meaningless activities? No, its not the civilians.

Yes, I'm talking about the SAF.

In my short time in the army, I realised that the safety regulations requires the NSmen to have a water parade before and after streneous physical activities such as P.T. and route marches. Let me show you the maths: assuming a normal person drinks a litre of water during water parade, he will have drunk at least 1000 litres of water by the time he ORDs. (That is assuming he has about 300 P.T. and route march sessions during his time in the army. A conservative estimate by most accounts.)

Furthermore, that is not taking into consideration the water he drinks during meals. Multiply that amount by the number of NSmen in the army at any given time, SAF wastes almost 200000000 litres of water a year!

Of course, I have to give a solution for this pressing problem.

DON'T HAVE P.T. OR ROUTE MARCHES!

Think about it. By doing this, the civilians would have 200000000 litres more of water at their disposal which could be used for other profitable activities.

**Think I'll get sued for saying this?**

Brandon
Peace out.

Early Book Out

2006-01-09T04:40:00.000-08:00

My batch must be the luckiest batch ever. We booked out of Pasir Ris Camp in just 3 days! LOL!

Well, army life has been ok so far... eh, maybe that's because its just 3 days. I'm sure things can only get worse. Hey if you're reading this, just leave a message on the tagboard to encourage me ya? This Commando-to-be needs a good morale boost.

That'll be all from me, I'm going to catch up on some must needed sleep.

Pasir Ris Camp beckons

New Theory, Flames and Happy Stuff

2005-12-11T19:15:00.000-08:00

I think I've just discovered something about the human nature. Anybody realised how little tags you get on your tagboard whenever everything is A-OK with your life while once you post that your life sucks or that you wanna die, the tag count goes up? So... that's why so many people are posting suicidal messages on their blogs. Hey, good thinking guys! GO ANGST!

Honestly though, I'm never really a angst ridden person. So I'll just let my tagboard rot while posting happy stuff ok? Sorry tagboard, maybe you'll find a better master in your next life. And you angst ridden people, what's the point of cutting your wrists or burning yourselves with cigerettes? DON'T YOU FEEL PAIN? DOES FEELING THIS PAIN HELP YOUR SITUATION ONE BIT? No, I guess not. Stop doing it. It hurts and you are not cool by doing it. People will look down on you. I know I scoff whenever I see people posting their slashed wrists on the Internet. Go do something that will REALLY attract attention; such as getting good results. Bet you parents will be even more shocked by that than a couple of slashes on your wrists.

Think happy thoughts Brandon.

Yay! I brought a person to Christ this week! I got blessed by my mum this week! I'm starting to accept adulthood as part and parcel of life! My fanfiction story got 40 reviews! W00T! This week is amazing I tell you. Really showed me how God is able to work miracles in everyday situations. So bottomline is, go to church. Its cool and fun. And the best thing is, you'll not go to hell when you die! 1337 eh?

The reason for my sprained back...

2005-12-01T17:53:00.000-08:00

This is what losers do when they are bored; we take team photos before playing a soccer match WE arranged OURSELVES. Ok team, please don't be angry with me, I'm probably the only loser inside. Anyways, I'm the third from right in the second row. Yep, take a good look at him and say a resounding *LOSER!!!*

As the heading in the photo states, we actually won 6-2. But that is probably because I only played till half time. Otherwise, we may have actually lost.

Ok. I know that these genre of self-depreciating blog posts have been done to death by many more 'emo' and 'angsty' people than me. However, I'll still give it a go. After all, now that my schooling days are over, I don't get many people insulting me anymore. If anything, they are starting to say that I am becoming a man!

WTF?

Is it because I am going to be enlisted (according to Singaporean law) into the army that makes me a man? Yes, I'll probably look more tanned and manly after I enlisting but becoming a man? Nope. Long ways to go yet.

Anyways, I prefer remaining a boy. (Think Peter Pan... Lao Wan Tong... Michael Jackson)
Hehe

Just thought you'd like to know...

2005-11-10T23:45:00.000-08:00

I still cannot forget the girl I saw at the 133 bus stop opposite Bugis Junction today.

There I was, minding my own buisness and trying to look cool when this totally HOT girl waltzed past me. Her silky, rebonded hair danced gently aginst the wind while onlookers like me could only admire. Her beautiful facial features were accentuated by the small amount of lip gloss that she put on. She was wearing a pink sleeveless shirt which was not too revealing while making her look sexy at the same time. The way she carried herself was like royalty; elegant and graceful. To say that I was mesmerised by her is an understatement.

Then her handphone rang.

The girl gracefully took out her handphone from the quaint little handbag that she was carrying and glanced at the screen. Then, she pressed the answer button and said, "NABUEY CHEE*** LE KA LAI ZO SI MI?!?!?!" (translation: bloop bleep bloop, what the hell you called for?) The onlookers were astounded. Especially me. Giving a small sigh, I took out my Mp3 player and switched it on in an attempt to block out the tirade she was unleashing upon the hapless caller.

So girls out there, remember that us guys like quiet, demure girls more than loud, vulgar ones. Heck I'll go so far as to say that I'd rather my girlfriend be average looking and yet gentle rather than drop dead gorgeous and vulgar. That's the reason for my preference of Rei Ayanami over Asuka Langley. But then again, Rei is really good girlfriend/wife material. She is beautiful (extremely so), demure, gentle, understanding, submissive etc. But I have digressed.

Oh and if you are a pretty girl that happened to be at the bus stop today, please don't be too angry at the boy wearing a black Hard Rock Cafe Beijing shirt who is writing this post now. He is just trying to make a point. If you do not mind, he would actually like to be your friend. You are really pretty after all. Just don't give him your handphone number. He'll be too afraid to call you anyways.

Admit It You Coward

2005-11-03T18:08:00.000-08:00

To the depraved person who has been using my my name to tag nonsensical statements on my tagboard - Get a life. Don't you have anything better to do than to come and make my life miserable? Go read a book if you're so bored. Or better yet, go to church and learn the fact that giving false testimony about your neighbour is sinful. Don't, and I mean don't ever come back to annoy me or I'll hunt you down.

On a happier note, I am finally able to give my two cents worth on the anime Godannar (having watch 6 episodes already). It is actually quite interesting, once you overlook the skimpy outfits and busty femme fatales. Then again, they were the reason why I continued watching the anime in the first place. But the characters are quite likable and the storyline IS gripping. So watch it if you have nothing to do on weekday nights. (Cazzie are you reading this? ^^)

But I admit Peacemaker, Scrapped Princess and even Shaman King were nicer. Well, one just has to make do. Especially since I don't have the anime channel.

Posted a new story on ff.net. Its called 'A Little Care and Concern Goes a Long Way'. Don't read it . Even I'll admit it sucks. But it was written in just 30 minutes and with only 5 minutes worth of proof-reading. So don't expect much if you still don't heed my warning of not reading it.
(Can anyone sense the irony in this paragraph?)

Bye!

I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again

2005-10-19T05:10:00.000-07:00

Bet the title gotcha there!

Actually, its not me but a cell group member who is leaving. I went to see him off even though it is close to the exams. Uncharacteristic, but it still happened anyways. Guess I'm getting nostalgic. Well, fare thee well wherever thou goes brudder!

I'm feeling creative these few days. Maybe, if you guys are lucky, I might just post a short story (complete with pictures) on the latest adventures of Brandon in Eva land. That is, if I can finish my revision in time. Or if I decided to stop studying, period. An astute person would guess its more likely going to occur due to the latter.

Anyways, exams rears its ugly head once again. I am NOT going to be defeated by it.
Ready, get set, MUG!!!

MUG MUG MUg MUg Mug mug...mug...mmm...snore...zzz

Grad. Day Photos (nothing to see here)

2005-10-13T21:35:00.000-07:00

Just some random photos we took during graduation day.

Nothing really happened that day. Except Calvin having enough balls to go ask a total stranger to take a photo with him and asking for her number as well! You go Calvin!

And nope, I'm not as gutsy as him. I never asked anyone to take photos with me. Not even those I'm familiar with. Strangely though, many people asked me to take photos with them. ^^

Nah, I'm just imagining things.

Well, enjoy!

This is not dead!

2005-10-09T04:27:00.000-07:00

Its been so long since I last did this. (blog) Hope I didn't lose my touch. Speaking of touch, I wanna recommend this fanfic called Touch' by Random1377 (Only for Rei x Shinji fans I guess). You can find it in the fanfiction.net servers.

My illness is cured as well! Praise God!

Played soccer twice today, first with my school mates then with my cell group members. Its surprising though, even though they were girls, my cell group members held their own pretty well. This proves to me once again that I should not underestimate the fairer sex. One thing I did not understand though... why do guys suddenly become so chauvinistic when they play soccer? I admit I'm guilty of this once in a while but the sudden change over my other guy cell group members really scared me. Please give me an opinion someone? And some suggestions on how to change as well. Thanks!

By the way, the song that is playing in the background is Good Or Don't Be. Its from The Birthday Of Rei Ayanami soundtrack. Don't ask me about it anymore. Or if you like it, add me on MSN and I MAY send it to you. It really depends on the copyright law. I bought the bloody soundtrack. My msn is legendoftheoracle@hotmail.com

Thats all from me. Thanks goodness!

I'm in pain...

2005-09-26T20:31:00.000-07:00

Yep the title says everything... missed two days of school due to some complicated illness. Ok, its not complicated, just embarassing. Nope, its not some sexually transmitted disease you perverts.

So here I am lounging around at home with nothing to do and the debilitating pain rendering me almost immobile. It took me over 5 mins just to walk down the stairs from my room to the computer. Can you believe it? 5 mins!

For this, I apologise to my fanfiction readers... I don't have the mood to write anything now. Writing requires concentration and inspiration (yeah right, some might say) and all I can concentrate on now is the pain.

Well, I believe in God's healing powers so I will continue to pray for healing. I just hope He responds soon, I'm in a lot of pain... Haha

Signing off with love (and a lot of pain),
Brandon

Something Weird...again

2005-09-20T04:05:00.000-07:00

Introducing the one and only Pandemonium!

Yeah! Thats my band over there during our first gig. Since I guess y'all are probably totally clueless as to who we are, I think an introduction is an order.

Far left: Siva (Guitars)
Second from left: Brandon/Me (Vocals)
Centre: Shannon aka Spike (Bass)
Second from right : Matt aka Hanxin (Drums)
Far right: Gao Rui (Guitars)

Keep the names in mind, you may be screaming them in the future.

Exam F-up

2005-09-19T02:36:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling kind of depressed now. The reason? Well, I just finished reading Seamok's amazing fanfic called Red Tears. All Rei x Shinji fans should read this. But its not good for your emotions I guess. I'm so sad now I do not even have the mood to play RO, let alone study...

Ah who cares, its only the prelims anyways.

By the way, Seamok's fanfic made me realise how important humour/parody fics are to the fanfiction community. Without them, readers will probably have suicidal tendencies after reading so many angst-ridden stories.

Therefore, I have decided to do my part for the Eva fanfic community and continue on my humour/parody fic ASAP. Just not now...

I think I'll have to go cry in a corner first

Something Weird

2005-09-15T20:25:00.000-07:00

Actually, I just came home from tuition. Well, just want to share something my tutor said.

**Warning- If you easily bored by political discussions and economic terms then please do not read on any further**

For the past 20 years or so, Japan had been exporting extensively to the United States. (You all know that right?) However, all that they got in return is money. Don't look at me like that, let me explain. What's the real use of having liquidity if America is not really able to back up the massive amount of bonds that is kept by the Japanese treasury. What I mean is that, yes, Japan is getting richer but only in the sense that they have more liquidity but not in the amount of goods that they have. What is the use of money if you are not going to be able to exchange it back into goods? In other words, America seems to be consuming for free. Yes I know that they do pay money for the goods but are they really able to exchange their goods for that money when the time comes? So it seems that Japan is really forgoing having more material goods in exchange for a better GDP growth report.

Coming to think of it, GDP and GNP are really just games that we are all embroiled in. So what if we are rich if we are not able to get the goods that we want in exchange for that money.

You don't have to agree with me. In fact, if you have some comments, flames, death threats, etc, I am always ready to accept them. The best would be if you had some more things to add to the argument, that way, I would have more content at my disposal for the A-level economics paper in 2 months time. So in short, what I mean is PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS POINT OF VIEW IS RIGHT OR WRONG!

Another outburst, another apology.

Thanks for reading!

PS: This argument is actually my tutor's. But it made sense at that time. I'm not even sure if I interpretated his argument correctly.

Hmm...

2005-09-14T01:29:00.000-07:00

Hmm... that says it all. I guess I'm back here afterall. The shared blog turned out to be a horrible failure since everyone was too embarassed to post.

Just want to say that fanfiction is what I'm living for right now. Evangelion fanfiction to be exact. Even went so far as to write one myself. Guess the outcome was better than expected. At least the people who gave reviews did not flame me too badly.

If you are reading this page from my fanfiction.net link, I want to strongly emphasise that I am a fan of the Shinji and Rei pairing. Sorry Asuka fans, I just cannot stand her and I think Shinji deserves a better girl. Come on, could you honestly believe Shinji could put up with her "I'm-the-best-so-the-rest-of-you-just-f***-off" attitude for the rest of his life? I think not. Rei seems a much better choice for him. To me, they complete each other.

Then again, I wish Rei was mine in the first place. (who wouldn't)

My next update to my story, Eva Characters in Wierd Situations, will probably be ready in 3 months time. YES! 3 MONTHS! SO STOP ASKING ME TO HURRY UP I'M HAVING MY EXAMS!!!

Sorry about that minor outburst.

Brandon aka BRANCCH aka retcarahc

Tough Decision

2005-01-14T21:58:00.000-08:00

I've decided. This blog shall no longer be of use to me because i now have a shared blog with 4 other of my classmates. Please check it out at www.04a4aguys.blogspot.com.
Its gonna be great!

Brandon
Peace out.

13/01/05

2005-01-13T07:27:00.000-08:00

Today was fun. Played soccer, ogled at girls, got scolded by teachers... the usual stuff. But my hunter retcarahc leveled up again. Haha. Hope to be the most respected player by the end of this year. I was the MVP during the monster hunt too. Won a rare item that's worth almost nothing. Well, I'll be luckier next time I'm sure.

PSSSSSSSSS: why is my blog so pathetic?

First Posting

2005-01-10T05:01:00.000-08:00

Testing testing 1 2 3
testing testing 1 2 3

Hi. I edited my first posting because i decided to post my fanfics on another website. I'll link to it when i learn how to do that ^^.

Umm, what do I have to say in my first posting?

Well, I am a average person who wishes to be special. I always feel like there is something bigger out there for me that cannot be fufilled by what I am doing now (studying). Also, I don't have many friends because I don't like to interact with strangers. Oh ya! I like Ragnarok Online alot too! It is the only place where I don't feel inhibited. So if you play Ragnarok too, feel free to drop me a tag and I'll see if we can have a chance to meet up in Ragnarok. I play in the Malaysian server by the way.

Well, today has been another mudane day. Not TOO boring, just average. Anyways, my hunter in Ragnarok just gained another level. He's now lvl 87 and ready to wreck havoc in the guild war.
I'll write about the outcome tomorrow haha.

To all the students out there---------> Play while you still can, don't waste all your time studying and put off enjoyment. All of a sudden, adulthood approaches and your youthful energy will be sapped up by the neverending demands of society. Also, its never cool to party when you are forty. ^^

Thats all from me. Have a nice day.