Finally?

Tmr's the day... THE day. Off to the island resort, where accomodation's all free! But again, dearest Kwok siong would disagree, with his alternative theory, bout 'free' food and lodging WITH allowances. haha. Hmm, actually, this post is dedicated to dearest kwok siong, cos he specifically requested it =) lol U better read it man!

Lemme see... so far, I've been a great right-hand man for kwok. Cos i'm the last one to be captured. So, anything that deals with the outside world, i'll provide intelligence for him while he's being cut off from it, for the time being. Stuff ranging from making phonecalls... to checking soccer scores and movie timings. = ) ok.. shant make him sound so bad.. actually that's bout all, i think... lol And once in awhile, he'll send me some messages to ka chiao me... though he's not presently around, his presence is definitely felt. But its not exactly bad you see, at least there's some humour in my daily routines... haha.

So, back to the Thesis, (remember HHH?) what I did on my last day as a civilian.
Hmmm, all these while while waiting for tmr, i never really felt any sense of being worried.. until this morning.. where i realized i had 1 more day only. (Topic sentence)
*interrupted, with a message from kwok, hoping that i had a great day*
1 more day of waking up AFTER the cock, thats the most important fact actually. Its gonna be back to what I've been doing every morning for the last eh... 12 years of my life? actually 15 years to be exact.

Anyways.. met up with some people in the afternoon. Had lunch with bro. Joshua at some chinese restaurant, serving la mian. lol yum yum... last minute enjoyments. Den met up with Jiade n chun kiat... played some pool n talked awhile. Actually, thats bout it. Just had dinner at home and now im typing this.

Gonna miss many things and people. Guess being away frm home, i should miss home and family. well, good thing there's such a thing called the hp. But i do like the idea of communal living though.. haha. Meet new people, make new friends, do things together... Yer, but it'll be better if its minus the strict discipline and rules part. This kinda brings back the memories of junior's camp at st. john's island. Havent been there in ages. Miss the bunk living kinda feeling, the eating together.. blah blah
Gonna miss some close friends too. jd, shaun.. But good thing there's an invention called the sms. Well, at least i'll be closer to my class people, cos im finally with them in the army. lol

For sure, I'll miss twhacking balls on the pool table. Its been a daily routine already. 2 hrs of daily practice! I'll definitely remember those couple of days where i spent 8 whole hours there non stop playing and practicing, for free =D cos of the vouchers i have to use up. I think there will never be such a chance anymore... unless 1 fine day i decide to take leave and do such things. lol Maybe i'll start dreaming of coloured numbered balls rolliing about in my sleep, withdrawal syndrome u see. Like what Alwyn said: "Not playing pool is a sin". Whahahah Ok, that's abit extreme. I'm not at that level yet.

Yea, and of course my favourite past-time: Checking mail! Hmm, kwok and wes always wonders what i do online. And thier conclusion... checking mail. Maybe its just me. Sometimes i'll go into my account like... 3-4 times a day. Somehow, there's always new messages. I wonder why also. Hmm, imagine 30 unread messages. Its quite a sight to me. But it'll be good, I'm kept away from the PC! maybe i have been spending too much time online... sometimes doing nothing but listning to music and stoning. Shaun can vouch for that.

Ok, enough said. Off to see who's gonna get kicked out on american idol.. hope piggy goes home today =) i dun like him. haha

Tata

^caleb out

9 ball's THE game

Haix...

Had a few games just now, played like crap. Was missing practically every shot, all the simple ones as well!! Positioning was terrible. Stuff I could play in practice, I just blew it all just now. Felt so discouraged and disappointed halfway through the game. Think that affected my concentration and confidence even further, up to the point that I was thinking twice bout every shot i made. Thats terrible.

After the game, Lionel taught me some ways to practice. yeah, he made me feel much better.. haha, cos every player goes through that same phase. I was assured. A comment he made that made me ponder: "S'pore players can never play like the professional players (Taiwanese, Philippines, Europeans, Americans etc) because of their mentality. They don't have a will power and confidence strong enough as them." ok, its not what he said word for word here, but thats the main idea. I think I have to agree on that. Firstly, S'pore lacks the support of society to groom professional sports people, and also, we lack the mindset to make it big in the world scene.

^caleb out

9balls THE game

Am I having second thoughts? or just some sweeping thoughts that will vanish into oblivion after awhile, perhaps only to be awaken maybe some other time, when some spark reignites it...

Hmm, Yong Siew Toh conservatory flashed through my mind. I have 2 years to think hard. Haha, that's if the thought stays.

Anyway, spent 6 hrs at the table today. Whoa, too much free time right? lol. I gotta use up my vouchers before im enslaved in army. Met another player today, who was playing alone, like me... Had a couple of games, race to 19! Haha, in the end, played 37 racks... lol.. and i lost -_-'' 18-19. Think it was like... 3 hrs?
Bahh, missed stupid easy shots. Maybe i was thinking no big deal whether win or lose... but that shouldn be the attitude. Oh well, it was just a friendly game.

I fell in love with piano again. Suddenly, i'm finding my way back to Beethoven's sonatas, Chopin's nocturnes and etudes... And i mastered Christian Sinding's "Rustle of Spring"!!! Great achievement! haha... Suddenly i see the hidden beauty of these compositions, the brilliance and gift of these masters. Hmmm, i wonder why. Issit because of the novel i just finished? maybe.. who knows.

I guess... to keep an interest alive, for a long time... for a long long time, you definitely need occasional, or maybe frequent boosts of inspiration. From the professionals, or from some other sources.

Pool... got my inspiration and motivation to keep playing, improving and enjoying the game when I watched the Pro tour that stopped by Spore a couple of weeks ago live. That 16 year old Taiwan finalist was my inspiration, that made me fall in love with the game again. And of course, the video i saw, of a 12 year old boy playing, and all the 12 year old champions out there winning junior tours all over in America.

Wished S'pore could open up the pool scene, or any other local sport for that matter, instead of just televising useless EPLs and Spanish Leagues, that are just for people to comment over lunch, and fill up the back few pages of The New Paper, or make a small fortune outta it. Ok.. im no soccer fan. But seriously, if only the media could support the local sporting scene. Where's all the local action? Why no frequent tournaments organised for the local players, in all respective sport organisations? Why cant there be local Leagues happening for the different sports... besides the long happening Tiger Cup? Wish some super rich guy would step in some day... Media plays a huge role in creating interest. Wish the gahmen will one day lift the 16 year old ban for pool halls some day... some day.

Hmm, stay tune for another post... to hear me bitch in detail of issues with regards to the above mentioned. haha

Gotta get back my inspiration in music, dun wanna lose it. Maybe I'll stop by the piano recital next week at the esplanade. That'll blow my mind off.. Im sure.

^caleb out

9ball's THE game