What is the world wide web coming to?

Damn.... the internet is really 'f*&% up' now...

Everyone is paying and getting shit connection...

This thing seems to happen on a yearly basis... (maybe my own imagination...)

WTF...

Samurai float!

This float was discovered 'DEAD' and its death is really mysterious lor...

At least it died like a samurai... kekekeke

3 claws...

My friend caught this '3 claws' fellow and showed it to me. I quickly took our my camera to capture this encounter. I have heard about it but never in my life ever saw one. Now I did and you all as well. 3 claws... aiya... in the end, this shrimp still ended up in somebody's tummy... hahaha

Big blue claws...

What do I do when I am bored at my work place?

Today, Chaos again...

Chaos!!!

It was the first Saturday that Whitewater Recreations ever encountered in her really really short history.

Bloodshed everywhere... in the "longkang" (drain) and also the shrimp pond...

The ever flowing water in the "longkang" was blood bath and the shrimp pond was hideous...

Chaos everywhere!!!

Little human terrorists came in an army... causing bloodshed in the "longkang"...

Humans also went on to invade the shrimp's territory...

Bloody mess everywhere...

To make things even better, I had to blood bathe myself in the shrimp pond after the park closed for the night...

I smell blood... and later on more blood will be shed...

Bloody!!!! Chaos!!!

Whitewater Recreations opens on 19th Dec 06.

News Flash cont'd...

"ABC was found dead after a few days in captivity. Some gruesome murderer apparently tore off two of its limps! (Ouch!!!) It did not take long before Ed-san found out who is the culprit as he witnessed the gruesome murder. He saw the murderer holding one of its limps in the air... laughing away like a mad man! Instead of confronting the murderer, Ed-san decided to retreat from the scene as the situation was 'Code Red'. The hideous laughter from the murderer haunted Ed-san as he said that this man is tall and very PAI KIA. Ed-san tried to retrieve his camera to capture the 'magic' moments but too bad, no camera. Oh well... ABC is history and there's no way to revive it anymore... let's keep silence for 3minutes in rememberance of ABC....."


Alright, enough of nonsense... hahaha.

Finally, after so many months of waiting and waiting and more waiting, Whitewater Recreations is finally online. My new prawn fishing pond will start operating on the 19th Dec 06, 0900hrs in Yishun Bottle Tree Park (opp Yishun Stadium). Khatib MRT is within walking distance.

For drivers, please use Lor Chencharu (opp Sembawang Golf Course). Free parking.

Hope to see all my friends there sooner or later. *smile*

Finally... the wait is over.

"ABC has been....."

"News update.

ABC has been captured. Ed-san from Whitewater Recreations has acted swiftly to terminate the risk that the public might face. Ed-san has left ABC's legs hanging in mid air.

Nicely done Ed-san!"

;P

Warning, ABC sighted in Yishun!!! Seriously!!!

"This is the latest ENN (Edward's News Network) report. People have sighted ABC (a-li-get-de, bua-ya, co-co-dar) in Yishun. ENN warns all people who is reading this 'news flash' now to be careful as ABC poses a danger to the general public. Meanwhile, Ed-san (E'do-san) from Whitewater Recreations is looking into this 'serious' matter and he promises the public that no one will come to harm as he will ensure that the ABC is handled probably accordingly to the standards of AVA (Animal is VIP Authority). Please stay tuned for midnight news (if any)."

Get off my back... PLEASE...

I dont own a car but I have been driving almost daily lately. Alot of times when I am on the road, I just stare blankly ahead on the straights... just focusing on the road and within speed limit. Then I realize that I am a Hyundai Getz and Toyota Vios magnet...

These Getz and Vios are all pretty much modified with all the poser's factors. Big wings, side skirts, huge front and back bumpers... VERY VERY FIERCE stickers (stickers dont make a car go faster)... lots of colorful gauges...

Somehow... these owners like to high beam me... maybe I look nerdy with my glasses and they try to bully me...

I didnt bother and just carry on within the speed limit and go easy on the throttle on the straight. On the straight, everyone also can floor the pedal and even ah mah (grandma) could weld the pedal to the floor...

These incidents all happened on the same road and the road will end with a very steep corner into the freeway. These Getz and Vios that I encountered were all found 'butts glowing red' throughout the corner...

"Were they doing heel to toe technique or what?"

If so, they should be long gone... but somehow they were still hugging the tarmac even they left me behind on the straight. The familiar brake lights haunt my memory.

First occasion, I sent the RX300 into screeching with her aft tires... overtook the Vios in the turn. The road has alot of sand and stones and speed strips in the corner... I think the Vios got alot of pimples after I passed him. Thereafter, I lost him in the rear mirror after the corner and never saw him beaming me again.

Second occasion, another Vios too... (I wonder if there's a group of Vios losers haunting that stretch of road that I always pass on...) same thing as well. This time, The VR* is my ride. One hand on wheel, one hand on shift lever and half a backside on the door... and same results... my Sony Vaio changed seat after I finished the corner... maybe I should ask the VR* owner to upgrade to bucket seats. Maybe.....

It's getting late... time to sleep...

@}--

It is almost time for Christmas once again. Everyone is getting busy... about anything... or simply busy with nothing...

Lately, my life is getting busy and busier each day. My patience is about to be paid off with my new job. I have so many things to handle in a day and somehow all these are making me alive rather than staying at home and rot on my PSP or PS2 console...

I made a lot of new friends for the past month. Life around these newly found 'kakis' are lighting up my life further. I could feel that my life has progressed further or perhaps... I am getting older. Oh well... my latest 'encouragement' is "I think you must have just finished your National Service, right?" Such encouragement surely amuses me and surely make my day brighter... heehee.

My project is about to due soon and hopefully... I am able to meet the deadline with 'flying colors'. Hopefully my patience and efforts would be fruitful.

My life will get even busier later on... but for good...

Even though after my pretty negative medical review on Thurs, I am not really sad but just have to accept the fact that my ankle is not healing like it should. Doc says that my ankle needs to be accessed further and I might need to be sent to the operating theater again... wtf... This time... a new procedure, a brand new one like the previous times... a new hope for my ankle defect.

"Could I just change my ankle... overhaul it whatever.... I just wish that I could run again..."

Life is tough... but it would be better if I could win this "@}--"..... life would be better I guess..... time shall tell.....

It is getting late... time to rest...

"@}--"

Diet Coke plus Mentos...

Lately, there are so many videos in YouTude about mixing Diet Coke and Mentos... but there's finally one that is pretty cool.

Check it out!

"Sitting beside the pond..."

I was sitting by the pond this morning. Listening to the flow of the water and the bubbling air at the surface of the water. From a distance, underneath a cherry tree, something caught my eyes. I didnt pause at all and grabbed my camera...

I shot the above...

"Double hookups!"

Moments like these are precious...

Sunday, I actually prawned for about 10mins. I realized that I actually still have it... I landed more than 10 prawns and actually had a hookup rate of about 80%.

Just then, the 'little princess' (Joshua's daughter) appeared and decided to join in the fun as well. All had a good day in the farmway looking at puppies and prawn fishing. Wonderful!

There were so many children around today. Sitting at a corner, I heard laughters and saw love between the young ones and their parents. Just like a family day and indeed, it was Sunday. Sunday is family day...

Time to sleep... another long day later...

Big head carp... smell!!!

Big head carp, a very smelly fish...

"Why?"
"Dont know leh..."

The slime on the body gives out a 'nice' smell... lol. Even the net that was used to haul this fellow up from the pond stinks!!!

I didnt catch this but seeing people hauling fish from the pond make my night at the farmway. Some anglers purely pay for the 'battle' and not to own the fish at all. Alot of fish were actually released back into the pond after the angler subdued the fish. Catching and releasing in a pay pond, are not very common in Singapore.

"Eeeerrr.... not sure if this is really true..."

Somewhere in Pasir Ris Farmway.... #70....

"Life is beautiful... can be even better..."

More... (Is my life getting better or worst?)

"3 in a night, not bad... but I just watched only... my friends caught them."

"Sweetie corn!!!"

"Passion....."

What have I been doing for the past few days?

The pro is on the left. This was her second prawn in her life and she gets this big fellow...

"NOT FAIR!!!"

"Hmmm.... maybe I could start selling prawns instead..."

" What have I been doing for the past few days?"

I have been very busy preparing for 1st Dec 2006 (hopefully all things will go well and fine). At the sametime, I am also doing consultantship for my friend's newly set up company.

At the end of the day, I get to relax and have some beer (I think I have been drinking nightly non-stop for almost 2wks... shit) at my friend's newly opened prawn pond in 70 Pasir Ris Farmway. I enjoyed looking at kids doing prawn fishing. Their joy and laughter take my troubles away. I get to fish for patin, big head carp, tilapia etc... at the same place. I just love the farmway very much. So kampong... and the company of my best friends... my pain and sorrows (got meh?) drown into the night and when I get home, I just sleep like a pig till morning and work like hell the next day... (BTW, I am work-a-holic... right spelling? ;P )

Lots of things are in my mind... Design for this, and that and these... and those... all catching up on me... setup for this... and that... and many many!!! New friends, new environment, re-newed dreams, new goals... all are choking me but they are at least keeping me occupied. I couldnt be more glad for all these...

Oh, I just love the bbq'ed corn... so sweet... so sweet...

Kiwi!

This is so so so cute!!!

Seven Seas Bubble Magic, Kawaii!!!

"IT FEELS SO GREAT!!!!!"

"It feels great!"

It has been a long time since I prawned.....

"It feels great!!!"

New jigs, nice!

I was out of town again yesterday and lucky for me, I came across some really nice jigs in Malaysia. The owner of these jigs is kind enough to let me take a few shots of these really nice and new jigs.

The weather was really hot but not really humid in M'sia. Humid not but due to the heat, you will still sweat in the sun...

Hopefully, the smaller ones would touch down Singapore soon...

I love jigs... more and more liao... shitz...

Humming bird

The above is cropped form Juha's photo and further ps'ed to create this effect. Spare your 'C & C' if you have any. Attached is the original photo, resized for easy loading and viewing. I tried to shoot for the past few days but just couldnt produce anything at all... shooting drought for me... maybe I should go and wet a line instead.

SEVEN SEAS ARMORCLAD GT 77EX, 80EX.

First thing in the morning when I stepped into the shop, Joshua told me that the new Seven Seas ARMORCLAD GT XXEX series have arrived. Wow! I am excited but my excitment did not last for long.

When I first hold the 77EX in my hands, my excitment drops immediately. It is a heavy rod in my opinion when compared to Zenaq's or Smith's popping rods. I am a small guy, thus I think something lighter will suit me better. The previous Ultimate Z model is even heavier. The new ARMORCLAD is definitely very very much lighter when compared together.

One of the reasons for its weight other than the fancy wrapping (how heavy can this be??) is that the blank is thick at about 3mm.

Something that I notice from examining the rods is that those with fancy wrappings have serial numbers and those normal ones do not. (Dont ask me but they still come with the same factory warranty though.)

77Ex means the rod is 7 feet 7 inchces. 80EX, I am sure you already know.

As usual, Seven Seas's rods are very colorful with those fancy wrappings. For this round, some dont have the fancy wrappings at all. A fresh look for me. I think they really look nice as well if compared to the fancy wraps. Classic... not complicated.

When we load the rod, the tip is pretty forgiving and quoting from AG, he believes this rod casts really well. He says it feels like Zenaq Fokeeto popping series but just heavier. The butt strength is excellent but the Smith's popping series seem much brutal in power. Maybe this ARMORCLAD fits right in between the other two mentioned brands.

77EX and 80EX are capable of popper of 250grams accordingly. Great for 200grams poppers as not to forget that the split rings and hooks have weight too.

AG has bought one 77EX and I guess he is going to test it soon. Till then, maybe more feedbacks from users like him would better conclude about this rods.

Till then.