Friday, December 29, 2006

hmmm im kinda invisible in this blog for a long time. [and getting abit extra here] i wonder if people here knows who im still bah. ahah anyway hmm the new blog layout is really nice but as you scroll down i see a repetition of everything. dont know what happen. dont think it is supposed to like that yea? hmm and the music just take it off? ahah. and jiayou in everyone's chessing. bye!

Sunday, December 24, 2006

BMT Life

Ok, yah most of you know I already came back from BMT. But unless you are in the same PES status as me, there is no basis for comparison as to how life on TEKONG will be. The only thing i can say? You get to hear a lot of airplanes fly past you every day.

Btw...I know I abit the selfish la...but can try changing the music of the blog? I think its been here for some time already....haha. Nah, just a suggestion...

Looks like we will be going our seperate ways for now (at least for me), so I can only communicate thru this blog, so keep it alive leh! Haha. Ok seeya asap!

Saturday, December 23, 2006

weii.
yida.
i ish change blogskiin le.
euu all neber sae niice.

Jan 7. Let's rock.
Earn some Che Ma Fei.

I bring some pretty gals from my OG.
Bring some from your side okay?

I heard NS also got some pretty girls.
But very strong. But still can bring one.
Yickloong ;)

Yonghua! Bring some TKD girls.

CTX! Bring some J2 girls along. Pretty ones.

Lez rock. Earn some che ma fei.
10 Bucks. If I kill within half hour. It's very profitable.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Haiz

Okie... i don noe what on earth happened between you two. But i seriously hope everything is fine eh?
Erm, first to our lovely CTX. Yea, you are rite that sometimes we really left you out. I felt that myself... but watever, i am sorry? i will always make a effort to get you in the convo but i guess sometimes i really screw up badly... really sorry. If you have not feel it, yea i treat you as part of us. Remember how you are part of the team during Singapore poly? Well, you are always part of the team. :) And yea, try to cheer up k? No point fixing yourself in a perma depression mode, wont get things anywhere. Sometimes we shld really get on with life. Juz like when i got screwed out of HC, trust me it was really painful, but well.. not everyday is a sunday... so yea.. smile!
Yupps, now to tyl. Got nothing much to say... you are right about some stuff in CHSCC...but there are other stuff that i think differently...Nvm, not impt.. but i think sometimes you need to be more flexible in the theories that are guiding your life rite now.. Anyway, happy NS =D

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Blitzing Off

I rather get the feeling that that post was written after and because of the rather heated argument that Yick Loong and I had sometime around 10 PM two days ago.

My viewpoint of the matter regarding the argument still stands. Nothing's changed. I came to love chess back in Secondary Two, under, I believe, the influence of Mun Kiat. Having "Chess King" in a class full of chess fanatics tends to rub off on you. I still remember how our class loved playing chess during recess times back in Secondary One and Two.

I loved chess all throughout my Secondary School days. Yes, I remember also the times when we stayed back till seven plus on Thursday just to play chess. We got chased out of the room several times, and on some occasions even stayed back in the canteen to play on after we got chased out.

I still love chess now. That's one thing that won't change, for quite some time at least. I'll love chess throughout my JC years, and probably carry over well into my NS life.

I like the people in CHSCC. Really, I do. Mun Kiat has been my friend and classmate for four years, schoolmate for five. We talk about all sorts of nonsensical things, from DotA to chess to girls to anything under the sun.

I remember all the times when Yi Da and I used to quarrel back in Secondary One. We got into a wrestling match between our right arms once, although he probably doesn't recall. He was the first to notice my sudden quiet self a few months back, and that's something everyone else failed to notice. Kudos to you.

Yong Hua is an amiable person. He and I can probably get along very well. He likes singing too, something that only he and I shares in this community. We share the same taste in songs, and I like playing chess with him.

Yick Loong has probably been the best senior I've ever had. He's the only one I still keep in contact with, to tell the truth. I can't count the number of times he's offered his listening ear to me, something which others have offered rarely.

I like the people. But I hate the club.

I've told this to Yick Loong. I see no reason why I should hide it from all of you.

I hate CHSCC. Whenever everyone gets together, I feel so... left out. The five of you - Yi Da, Zhuang Yong, Mun Kiat, Yong Hua and Yick Loong - when all of you get together, I stand no place in that small circle. Bonds so strong, I can't seperate them wide enough to squeeze in.

Yes, skill is no measure of friendship. But think back on how your friendship came about in the first place. Was it not because of your talents in the game? As I recall the friendship began sprouting in Secondary Two. I was no good player at the time, and thus I was left out of it, so to speak. Whenever chess club trainings were in session, the five - or most of the time four, for Zhuang Yong had NCC trainings - of you were almost always seen together. I envied that, really.

I trained hard, in hopes that I would get to a standard high enough to be accepted into your circle. But the time it took for me to develop was ample opportunity for you all to build a friendship. One that didn't have me in it.

True, to Yick Loong and the rest of you, Peng Fei and company are friends and perhaps more. But to him, I'm just another player in the field, one that doesn't really deserve much attention to. To gain his trust and friendship I find you need skill first. Don't argue with me about that point, Yick Loong, because you have skill and I don't. You don't know what it's like to be in my shoes.

In competitions, you rarely see me hanging around you people, or rather only at the outskirts, or unless you're alone with me. Because being with you all as a group makes me feel excluded. I can't follow with half of what you're saying, and I have the sense to keep my mouth shut about things I don't know about.

Which is why I like the people, but I hate the club.

Y'all are the best Secondary school friends I've had. I've lost contact with half my classmates, and the other half I talk to approximately once per half year. All of you can make me laugh and smile and joke, which is something I find I can't do from the heart these days.

Yick Loong, I'm sorry for losing my temper with you a couple of days back. It isn't your fault, really. But sometimes I just can't keep it all in well enough, and well the attitude you gave me wasn't exactly doing much to help keep my temper cool. Sorry ya. I know you're heading off to NS soon. I won't be seeing you anymore before that, not being able to go for the farewell party tomorrow and all that. So I apologize first, for losing my temper. I still don't see things the way you want me to see them and you don't see mine, but let's just leave it at that.

Good luck for your NS years, and take care ya.


~Blitzed off by Wakka02~

Monday, December 11, 2006

CHS Chessclub

Hey everyone, erm...this post is for CHS Chessclub ppl to read. The rest, feel free to read through and learn the TRUTH about our tradition and values. Bear no hard feelings whatsoever while reading this post as its purpose is solely to preach the truth and nothing more.
No attempt shall be made to hide this post...and add in more if you know, cause my memory not very good...but no "flamming"!!!


In this little chess community we have here, there are 5 ex-cat high chess club players. CHS chessclub has been known to produce very good players on the field. But off the field, we too inculcate important values such as friendship and team spirit to our future generations. After all, this is the basis of the success of Chessclub.

The closeness of one's friendship within the club is not determined by one's skill, but rather, by the no. of times the team has gone through thick and thin together. Weathered various storms, share both joy and sorrow. Only through this "vigorous" test, can strong friendship bonds be forged. We try to rope in as many people into the "team" as possible. Not the school team, but this friendship team. One does not need to be a good chess player to be close to the others. Take for instance Ying Jian, 2 yrs my senior. He was a very average player, but he bonded well with peng fei's group and I due to his willingness to chat with us, listen to us, be made fun off and yet not get angry....basically all about adaptability and flexibility. Later on when I met him again in a competition when he was JC2 and I sec4, I could still sense the closeness amongst us, and we still chatted like the good old days.

The hallmark of a cat high chess player is that he must be a TEAM PLAYER. Sad to say, this sense of togetherness is declining over the years. But I am happy that within this small community, we can still boast of it. (At least in my opinion). What is a TEAM PLAYER? He must see the bigger picture whenever decisions are made and respect decisions. Yicheng is a classic example of a team player. When he was Sec3, he was one of the better players among those in the school team, and certainly warranted a place in team A. However, the club wanted to achieve 2 top positions in the Raffles Cup 2003, something which we have done for 5 years running. Thus, yicheng willingly sacrificed himself by unselfishingly moving to team B. He helped us to achieve 4th place that yr. I asked him if he ever regreted that decision as it costs him much glory and fame. But he replied that in chess, we must always look at what is best for the club, and not only for ourselves. He would go on to "sacrifice" even in Junior College against PF and me, so that we could finish 1.2.3.4 in the 2005 char yang bei. He could have finished 2nd, but he chose to draw with me so that I could go into the top 4...

Skills of cat high chess players are not solely based on talent alone. I reckon that at least 70% comes from experience and 30% is of talent. How do we get the experience? We must first have the passion. Passion to learn from mistakes and not repeat them again. Practising repeatedly but committing the same errors is of little or no use. Sacrificing time to practice for important competitions SERIOUSLY is also another way. In cat high, I remember we used to stay back until 7+ to play chess. It has become part of our lives. It is evident in all GREAT PLAYERS of chess club. Up till now, the passion for the game has not died. PF...chess is simply in him. Kai Jun too, and many others. We didn mind getting thrashed by our seniors last time. It was the only way to improve. And the only way to improve our standard is to play with a better opponent. Trying to beat lao shi was also one of our main objectives last time. By far, peng fei has the best record of beating lao shi on 4 occassions, and drawing quite a number. I think I really pale in comparison to him...haha.

Through this never-ending determination to improve, we climbed from "noobs" to become respectable players. But one thing is always practiced: Humility. Despite pf being seemingly arrogant in front of us, he is humble when it comes to the competitive stage. He seldom looks down on opponents, which I have learnt from him, and enabled me to climb to where I am today.

Cat high chessclub was never the "elitist club" in the chess fretinity. We ensured that whoever is willing to learn will be able to gain as much success as those who have already established themselves. We never shun lousy opponents, instead making good friends with them too. This makes us both a powerhouse, and a respectable friend. The club was designed to groom its ppl into good ppl despite the many bad words spouted out by pf during his era. That is why year after year, there seem to be an accumulating no. of people joining the cat high chess club alumni. It is an "invisible" association that is set up by our seniors, and each year, more and more of our ppl become part of the alumni and get to know their "ancestors". This explains why we regard kai jun, tian nuo and others, who are at least 6 yrs older than us, still as friends. This association continues to foster the strong bonds that were once present in chs chessclub. Being a new entrant myself in sec2, I quickly formed bonds with the "older generation" because I felt the warmness they had towards me. I am sure many others have followed suit.

In short, cat high chessclub has a rich tradition despite being only 15-16 yrs old. We inculcate good values in ppl, coupled with its comprehensive style of learning the art of chess. Friendships in chessclub are never measured by how strong a person is, but how willing is he to learn and bond with the "team". The door is always open. Welcome to CHSCC :)

Saturday, December 09, 2006

Dinner On Sun?

Hey Hey...just to confirm ONE LAST TIME....Dinner is on this Sunday at 6pm? Can tell me more details? I think I am the only one in the dark....Dun know a single thing about whats going to happen later on....:S

And how many ppl by far confirm going? Hope all can turn up...but it will be diseconomies of scale after a certain number...haha just joking la...just that each got to pay more cause we only sponsoring $100...That is already a lot already ok... :P

ANyway someone please update me soon...haha or else kmk will pay! Muahahaha ok seeya there tomorrow!

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

-_-

okie okie... i am fine with the idea of fish and co... hmmm, whos the one that hates sean?? *looks innocently around* who who??
wah lao CTX.. this is for you man ---> _l_
Anyway.. yea we set some place at some time to meet eh? I was thinking of going the glasshouse fish and co at doby.. so we can meet at doby mrt.. makes thing simpler huh? then IF we want to play there is lanshops everywhere there =D got cathay movie also... haha.. up to you guys!!

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Haha ok la....fine...Mun Kiat and I decided liao la.... Fish and Co. it will be.... I think mk will be sending an sms to all of you to inform you of the details? Yah so dun worry CTX...not everytime is PIZZA HUT :P

YoZ

I'm like the only guy who got double digit placing? Bah. Sob sob. =(( 3rd place should be mine dammit. Damn that Yang Jia. =(

Anyway. Sean coming for dinner celebrations? I think got someone will object quite violently to that... Not that I'm naming names la hor? LoL.
*Looks pointedly at Yi Da*
Why pizza hut? SianZed. Everytime reunion go pizza hut. LoL. Aiya anything la. It's the people not the food. But can I choose option 1 from Yi Da's list? Not we pay wad. LoL~ =P


~Blitzed off by Wakka02~
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Ok saw it?
sunday dinner at pizza hut.
which one... undecided as of yet.
time, not confirmed yet. If want activities after that, then might eat earlier.
Maybe can play basketball.

Monday, December 04, 2006

Yupps~!

haha i seriously think this competition we really flood the top prizes... hmm, guess lao shi is really proud to have students like us =D Chen Tuan sheng rox!! okie lah.. this sun dinner k? hmm any suggestions where to eat?? hmm, maybe i shld list down some choices :) i go down the price k? ;)

1.Raffles hotel: Raffles grill - average S$250 per pax
2.Stanford hotel: Jan - average S$100 per pax
3.Stamford hotel: Equinox - average S$100 per pax
4.Raffles hotel: Billard & Bar - average S$80 per pax
5.Normal hotel lobby coffeehouse buffet - average S$30 per pax
6. Ting Tai Feng/Crystal Jade - average S$15-20 per pax
7.Pasta mania - S$10-15 per pax
8.Fastfood - S$5-10 per pax
9.Kopitiam (the more high class foodcourt) - S$4-7 per pax
10.Coffeeshop (yes.. the hot, stuffy one with the plastic chairs and the always-have-to-stuff-tissue-paper-under-the-legs-to-stablise table) - S$... (er...juz Cheap lah...) per pax

Well Done Everyone!

Haha well done everyone for the Zhong Xiang Hui Guan Competition!

In this mini "community", we got 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 13th! Haha! Shiok man!
Ok I am really high...but really proud of it la.

Now that this will be officially my last competition, I hope that the next batch can scale even greater heights! Do us proud man! We will always be as one! Haha....Better see at least 4 of you in the top 8 in char yang next yr!!! Then can represent Singapore in sin-mal cup as well as the 2008 Asian Games, where cchess is one of the components :D

Ok, so I think Yida organising an outing on the 1oth? Confirm it asap....cause kmk and I got to "treat" you all.....haha. Yep seeya then!!! Keep urselves free! No 2nd chance :P

Friday, December 01, 2006

Best Wishes

Well good luck to all you people joining the competition! Hopefully the top few positions will all come from the members of this little community. Hehe

Cheers.