Joey_("v")_Jesus

these pictures speak more than a thousand words.. meeting them is one of the greatest thing you could have done, esp when you know they are moving away, further away from me.. and the most i could offer would be my presence and time.. the sleeping beauty boy.. i met the kids for breakfast on my day's leave.. and after breakfast, we slacked at the kids' house till we were bored and i decided to bring them out for a walk.. we travelled, we played, we talked, we laughed.. and this jorell cant stop laughing when i lowered my specs and act like an old man.. and he's trying to be one too.. and i brought the kids to the humongous field nearby to run around, see kites, catch insects, sun tanning, etc.. and the weather was better than great.. hhaha.. a little sunny but better than rain.. and so, slowly we see people coming to fly kites.. and here's one big one in the sky.. it's a yellow octopus.. jd was afraid the yellow creature might drop on her.. and there, it finally dr...

last few days were rushing.. thurs, met my church friends for karaoke singing session.. haha.. felt it was too short.. we could go on and on but didnt have time.. lol~ friday, after work, went home change and rush to meet johanan cuz i promised him to bring him out.. but because our boss was leaving the sqn, he held a farewell dinner which attendance was compulsory.. and so, i went over just to see him and say sorry that i had to change my mind and break the promise.. well, i didnt want to, but to hear that boss personally invited even the ops A like us, there's no reason to reject. and so, we went MEDUSA.. reached there late, ate and went in.. boss gave speech, was like half drunk.. one by one, aircrew went up to toast with him. and made him 90% drunk.. both alfred and i were hiding at a corner, quietly drinking our own drink. haha.. and and, i saw one of my secondary friend there.!! so happy.. at least she stood beside me, made me look busy hooking with her.. hahaha.. and then b...

fri was a public holiday. talking about long weekend, yes, but a busy one... not really used to it even since my habit of not doing much in india.. haha.. ya, lazy me.. well, back in singapore, time to move on.. it was a surprise joachim initiated a chat with me on fb.. and so, a passing remarks, i asked if breakfast the next day would be okay.. he lived just across the road.. and joel sms me later the night to say that breakfast was ON!! haha.. met the kids in the morning.. they were actually ready by the time i was ready.. and i picked them up and we walked all the way to RM.. macs there was full, and i bumped into SSG melvyn.. haha.. and i remembered it was his birthday.. well, since it was full, we went over LJS to eat.. i bought quite a lot a all of us ate till we were so so full.. and before they returned home, i asked if joa would like to take photo with me.. hmm, it was rare of him to actually not reject.. lol~ and there, a very quick one.. :) later the afternoon, i was invit...

it's results day today for the pri 6s.. many shed tears, little tears of joy many regrets, little congrats many prayers, little praise many scoldings, little encouragement many stayed home, little celebration i was actually quite worried for some of the kids like jones and chong le who received their first major exams results.. but then again, nothing i could have done to change anything.. i couldnt locate jones, while chong le told me his results and he was actually disappointed about it.. well, i didnt want to add on to his discomfort, especially when i know his mum would have said a lot already.. i did set a margin he didnt reach but i knew he did his best.. erika's mum sms-ed me about how sad they were.. steph helped me got results of kelly and gwyneth and they did well.. grats... i went to IT fair cuz anthony was working there. walked quite long before i found him.. got him milk tea and accompanied him for lunch then he went back work while i went to look around.. i was qu...

well, i'm now posting this entry from Singapore. all about India is over. but the memories will never fade away.... i actually enjoyed the last day of my det. after work, my room-mates planned a dinner out together with their MSG and i was asked to tag along. and so, we went out to buy lots of food and drinks and snacks.. and we travelled to their MSG's room to set up a feast there.. we placed out all the food and we all digged in like hungry pigs.. 14 chicken rolls, 3 bags of noodles, 2 whole chicken, 3 packs of salad, 2 big different flavored nuns, 7 pepsis, 3 bags of potato chips, and the list just goes on and on and on.. we were so full in the midst of eating.. and so much laughs during our meal-time where jokes mainly came from audric.. it was really a great bonding session. even the senior WO came over and chatted with us, joked around and had fun.. after that, i went back to look for PJ, just to find out he was playing game. so i went back to pack my stuff and played psp...

it's getting cold here in India.. apparently, it was recorded as low as 16degree at night.. can you imagine how cold it was? as i showered in the morning, i literally shivered through the bath.. it was that cold.. night was even colder.. but i wasnt complaining.. it was fun though and an experience for us.. yesterday, after some celebration with the indians, we organized a soccer game within ourselves.. our last game before we leave.. it was the more fun games of all, especially you know your friends well already and you can joke around, play around and you are not tired cuz the weather was cooling.. lots of laughs and joy.. but as the sky got darker, all of us got really really cold.. though we continued playing, we were struggling to keep ourselves warm.. my hands were so cold i had to hid them under my shirt when i wasnt in control of the ball.. we had to stop the game when vision got in our way.. so, pistol, PJ and i went over to play basketball with the indians.. well, it'...

yesterday night was a blast!! well, i thought my sat would be bad enough since my all my friends werent around.. to add salt to the wound, lunch wasnt provided to me too cuz majority of the people went in base.. so lunch was served there rather than where i stay.. sigh... well, i had an option to go in base to eat but how many people would do that? haha.. we are lazy human beings!! :) good thing was, my friends came back around 4+.. they showered and got changed before we went out to eat our dinner.. as we opened the door out, the first breeze just froze all of us.. it was colder than anybody expected.. now as we searched online for the temperature last night, it showed 16degree.. that's how cold.. and we endured through the weather out for our dinner.. after that, it was time for soccer mania!! first up, we watched liverpool against man city.. the room behind us were people playing cards such as dai di, texas poker and blackjack.. haha.. so happening.. well, the game ended 2-2 and...

i'm all alone on a sat.. all my room-mates and friends left for work.. they were scheduled to work.. but on the ops side, which brought only me, was left in the room all by myself.. well, quiet though, but i'm actually used to them around me.. it's kinda weird now.. nobody around.. well, after what had happened last week during a soccer game, playing sports kinda being banned.. and i've finished that "gong zhu xiao mei" show.. please tell me what to do?!?! oh, and i might not even be back on tues!!! apparently, one of the jet needs some servicing and hence need another operation day to allow it to fly back.. in that case, my arrival back to singapore will be delayed.. but then again, i'm not feeling anything.. i realized something during my quiet time yesterday. as i was writing the verse, i realized that the "fruit" of the spirit was spelt without an "s"!! oh well, talking about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfuln...

after so many indian workers calling you sir, you kinda feel very good every day and hence you will tend to turn away and grin.. well, it's manners though but how many people will look at me and call me, "sir" in singapore? well, maybe not in my many years.. today, right after work, i, together with the aircrew quickly packed our things and rush back home.. reason being: we had a soccer match against the indians.. i went home quickly, shit(cuz i had to) and rush down to the field.. the game had actually started (not playing but lining up and shaking hands).. so i had to wait by the substitute seat.. game was exciting and we actually lead 1-0 in the first half.. i was then sub in to play in the second half.. well, was kinda disappointed with myself for playing below my expectations.. and my legs aint very cooperative too.. my right hamstring hasnt fully recover, my left calf still have the cramp pain since sat.. but then, i created some chances and did some crosses and had...

it was only today that i realised i've been living my days here in India with blocked ears!!! i tried my hardest to clear today but it didnt help.. only when i yawn that i will clear my right ear, but kept the left ear blocked.. yet another day at work.. but the amazing thing was, it rained.. it was the first time in India that i experienced rain.. but it's different from singapore.. when it rains, it's cold.. but perhaps my tolerance of cold is lower than others, but it's cold.. haha.. i browsed through photos of some of my kids who went genting together, in total 4 families.. i really miss them, the laughs, the hugs, the smiles, everything.. cant wait to see them.. oh, and i realized i became thinner here.. guess i really didnt eat a lot, especially dinner.. no appetite.. but dont worry, i'm fine mum.. come to think about st anne's kindergarten has closed for holiday and i didnt get the chance to see the kids for the last time, it saddens me.. but i hope they...

thinking about me being home 7 days from now dont really excite me.. in fact, talking about irony, i felt much more comfortable here than i first came.. i'm comfortable with the friends around me, i'm comfortable with the work and i'm comfortable with the weather (but not food).. everything seems to be going well when you realize you are on your way back.. sigh.. not only that, i found myself closer to the officers than ever, especially my OC, whom i look up to and truly respect.. because of this det, it gave us more time together, chatting and knowing each other.. a very smart and organized person, he taught me a lot of things.. but to think about it, such thing wouldnt happen if we were in sqn.. things would be going so fast, saying "hi" would even be as hard.. but i'm grateful to have time like this.. i'm really thinking a lot.. what do i want to do in life? where will i be heading after this? who will be the one with me? but today's QT taught me so...

okay.. gonna back date a little.. st anne's children had their one and only year end graduation and i die die had to make myself present for these kids. really miss them a lot.. was made to be an ursher on that day, therefore, i didnt had a lot of interaction time with the kids.. however, i was more than satisfied to just be there to see them.. many kids, as well as parents remembered me and i'm grateful for them.. some questioned why i hadnt been to st anne's for so long.. well, i couldnt answer them, but to smile and said "busy". sigh.. if only i had the chance...... i had the time though.. it didnt take long for the kids to warm themselves up with me around.. just that they were too excited in the waiting room, it seemed to become like a fun fair, so noisy.. so i didnt really stayed long.. i managed to take some, only some photos because most of my time, i had to persuade isaac to take photo with me.. i dont know if he was shy or moody, but he didnt want to tak...

i had a better weekend, finally.. at least i had something to look forward to.. sat morning, after breakfast, my room-mates and i played cards.. then, at about 10+am, i went to meet Fangs and some other pilots for badminton game.. it was really a fun and exciting morning.. laughs could be heard here and there.. there was once i actually took a wrong step and accidentally sprained my left ankle.. it wasnt that bad though and the pain is bareable.. it the afternoon, after lunch, i went out again to play soccer. it was much fun because of somebody.. haha.. anyway, since there's no next team, we continued playing goal after goal.. fun cuz much more chance to play but bad cuz since fatique had you the morning, you are very easily drained after a few sprints.. i eventually ended up with hamstring pull on my right thigh after a few minutes of play.. well, i endured it and continue playing.. however, something happened.. somebody few and fractured his hand.. that made all of us stunned and...

finally, thanks to one of my friends to help me configure the com, now i can use the wireless from my canteen.. sore throat still remains the same. however, i see new hope now because i actually saw the doc sitting in my office yesterday and i got the opportunity to ask if he'd had any sore throat medicine.. i was lucky to have him around and he issued me some tablets for comsumption.. hopefully i can recover soon! weekend is here again.. i'm thinking of what to do.. probably badminton later then soccer then watch my chinese drama.. and of course, QT.. guess my friends are all addicted to the "ass-hole" tai di as i introduced them last week.. they are a bunch of fun friends and i'm glad they are my room-mates.. i called Chalor in Thailand last night because i'm really concern about the child whom his mum passed away last night.. Chalor was nice to tell me about it and explain some info for me.. i prayed in desperation last night and i will continue to pray for...

i had a better sleep last night, considered i woke up less than 3 times.. well, guess that was because i slept very late.. haha.. was playing card games with some of the logistic friends i made.. well, i take that as an interaction time, comapared to those gambling and playing mahjong just beside the bunk.. we had lots of laughs and fun.. now, every morning with pain in my throat is a norm.. no matter how much water i drink, it doesnt seem to go off.. besides, the 2 bags of potato chips i bought have been sitting beside my bed for days.. sigh~.. i want to eat them!! lol~ it's a no-fly day today. so i'm kinda free.. however, some coms prob faced this morning and i cannot find any solution yet.. killing my brain cells and still handicap to it.. i will just sit here and wait for miracle to happen.. hopefully later when i call back singapore for help, i can see the light in the dark tunnel.. apparently, now they are all out for lunch.. oh, i forgot to tell you, i skipped breakfast ...

finally, i managed to wake up slightly early to eat the one and only meal i enjoy most.. however, throughout the night, i often got awoken up because of snoring, sore throat and bad dreams.. and it was literally every hour given the fact that i looked at my clock every time i open my eyes.. worse still, every time i goes back to sleep, i would have a dream.. well, i still could remember them.. chong le, sebastian and jones were in the few weird dreams i had.. i had these dreams since last monday.. okay, talking about breakfast, i woke up early to prepare myself for it, just to find out that it's prata and curry.. how disappointing.. i didnt even look at it for long.. i turned and decided on just milk and cereals.. sigh... work now is a little quiet cuz the haze here is rather bad.. (no wonder i'm feeling sick cuz of the bad air) so, flying for the morning wave is cancelled.. am only waiting for lunch.. hope it doesnt disappoint me.. update soon again..

for the last two days, i've been waking up late. i donno know why or how. some of the reasons are... 1) i had ear plugs (many people snore when asleep) and cannot hear the alarm. 2) slept early though but had many weird dreams, cannot wake. 3) woke up many times to pee. anyway, i missed the two breakfast, the best meal of the day because they do not have curry.. or well, i will try again.. i've finished watch one chinese drama, JJ's Yuan Lai Wo Bu Shuai. not too bad, but ending was disappointing.. and i'm feeling unwell.. please pray for me.. i'm a little feverish, had throat infection and morning flu.. other than that, it's still same, boring night.. i'm updating this in my office because my STUPID laptop is not very cooperative about connecting himself to the wireless.. guess both the lappy and wireless are males.. anyway, i just hope they cooperate and let me use the internet in my own building.. haha... oh well, we have this cultural event to put up for ...

it's always so amazing when you experience God's planning (and you know it).. it was so well planned, i've got absolutely no comments.. right after i had a soccer match here in India, i went back to my dorm to rest and dry my perspiration before bathing.. i was struggling with myself whether to play my psp or to read to bible.. okay, it was quite a mind-war before i decided to obediently pick up the bible, sit on my desk and read.. as i opened it to get my daily bread sandwiched between it, i noticed the daily bread was folded at this page entitled "SEEDS SOWED".. well, talking about coincidence (NOT), i decided to read it, which was dated "wed" instead of the page with the current date.. and here it goes, answering the prayers i always have, ever since i came back from Thailand.. "do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reap what he sows...... Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to...

life here at Kalaikunda is fine. dont worry mum.. :) i'm well taken care of.. there's enough to sleep, eat and play. haha.. first weekend in India tomorrow. but for the first time in many years, i ponder what to do. there's really nothing much to shop over. i went to their so-called "Orchard Rd" yesterday but find just a few provision shops open.. probably sports.. but i guess i've got more time to reflect on myself and everything than just sports.. the fact is, every night i would question myself, what's really on your mind, Joey? i often realize my answers are the same, especially when "True Friends" camp in thailand ended last month. it felt like yesterday everytime i look at the photos taken. the seeds then i've planted in these kids actually showed signs of fruits growing out.. it enlightens me all the time when i look at them, or their photos taken with them.. labour is slow but it's actually quite worth it.. though many might not r...

i'm doing this update because i simply have quite a bit of a time here in India. okay, just a quick update... i'm now in India together with the Air Force for an exercise with the Indian Air Force. my duty is to mend the ops to ensure everything runs well, statistics of the duration of hours flown, schedule, etc.. overall, it's been a slow-paced life here and i'm trying to get used to it, though it didnt take long for me to do that since i've been to thailand alone. first two days were rather quiet because i was an advance participant. well, i watched quite a number of downloaded movies to kill time. had time to do quiet time, played soccer one fine evening, played psp..... food was okay the first few days but i'm getting a little disturbed by the fact that it's always rice and curry. i ought to prepare myself but then again, it's always a different story when you're here. i love today's breakfast when it's fresh milk with cornflakes, bread a...

hi all, i'm back to update what's missing over the last 3 weeks.. once again, it's been a while.. my apologies.. 30May_ i was glad to met up with my nic and nat whom i have yet to see for almost 2 months or so.. and as usual, although i had a recovering shoulder, nevertheless, i took them out for a rollar blading session.. my dearest nic. err, a little retarded.. haha.. on Labour Day, i was told by anna and caroline to invite johanan out for lunch. and so, his gracious mum agreed for me to bring him out.. and what's new? we went airport for lunch at popeyes!! haha.. but soon after, i had to go back my air base cuz of the swine flu thing and i was planned for a flu jab to protect myself.. and i left johanan with carol while i rushed back for the job.. and after an hour, i met up with them and i was left with johanan alone while the rest had to leave. so, we walked around and played the F1 game at T3.. the champion! and for the rest of the day, we were doubtful about wha...