tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352709082011-07-08T07:57:41.617+08:00Vexed at times, but just bewildered most of timesFarmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05122356878073539286noreply@blogger.comBlogger621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35270908.post-17017664864188442882006-12-17T13:16:00.000+08:002006-12-17T13:17:22.626+08:00

After 3 long months away from home, the farmer is finally back.... The heat, humidity and smell of Singapore air never felt so good....

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Wah rau! Why must they take away our laptops so early? Its not that I don't have my laptop, but the server here are encrypted and can only serve their own laptops. So bloody irritating.... Now I gotta go two days without internet, what am I gonna do with all the time?Hhmm, maybe now is a good time to start writing my end-of-course report.

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The farmer saw this somewhere and thought it might be good to share this....There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: -1. EMERGENCY: The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112.If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile

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Contrary to what I wrote yesterday, today is very much about why I love going to friends' wedding dinners.Well, first of all, chances are that you will be seated with friends you had not met for a long time and catching up with old friends is always a blast. There will always be that geeky outcast who evolves into a stunner, success stories, sad stories, heart warming episodes and many many more

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Wedding dinners can be categorised into 2 types. The first type are your friends and associates' wedding dinners, while the other type is your cousins' weddings. While I always enjoy attending the former, I simply resent going for the latter. Today, I shall blog about the latter.I could still recall instances where aunties and uncles whom I could vaguely remember just simply came up to me and

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Bottle of Budweiser in Canada - CA $315 min taxi ride in Canada - CA $20A simple dinner for 2 in Canada - CA $50My experience in Canada - PricelessI did my final presentation today and with that, it concludes my 3 months stay here in Canada. Finally, no more homework over the weekends, I can sleep all I want and get drunk without having to worry about the next day's lessons.It all seems like a

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After slogging away at work for most parts of the year, I finally managed to catch this movie during my free time here in Canada.Now to start off, IMHO, this movie aren't any good, but there was this scene that made me sit up and ponder. It almost felt like reliving the vexing times I experienced with my other half and I'm very sure many couples had gone through the same.Scene at Home after

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Farmer is busy with his final assignment to conclude his 3 months of stay in Canada....As always, if you really have time to spare, here's a rather long, but interesting article to share....Advice from a 13-Year-OldHello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for E.C.O. - The Environmental Children's organization. We are a group of twelve and thirteen-year-olds from Canada trying to make a difference:

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Before your mind starts running wild in sexcitement, allow me to qualify that I'm neither affiliated nor a fervent admirer of the infamous blogger with the initials S.S.More importantly, my skin is not beautiful and I don't *swallow* to maintain my looks. I know my recent posts have been focusing too much on sexcitement, but I couldn't help it and almost fell off my chair when I saw the following

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Monday morning...The most dreaded day of the week, but somehow today turns out to be the most happy Monday ever for me. The first thing I saw when I stepped out of the barracks was this....OMG... Puddles of water are starting to freeze, looks like its going to snow in the next couple of days. I didn't have to wait long, by mid day, the weather had changed....So shiok! I managed to see snow on my

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In order not to confuse you readers any further. I shall no longer be known as 'Ed' or 'Ed***' or 'kakiberet'. From today onwards, it would simply be 'farmer'.

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"Here, take this pack of condoms and use it. Don't get drunk and bring back unwanted diseases to me."Would your spouse or girlfriend say that before you embark on yet another overseas business trip? Does that means she doesn't trust you? Or its just a show of affection and she cares about you? Are there any underlying messages or hints of contempt?That was the topic of discussion amongst the lads

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I had always used it since I started, and had dreaded the very day when I would be forced not to. Sure, I know I should always try with new methods. But it just feels so much safer to go with it, you know? I want that extra.... security. I just wanted to get things done. I don’t want to worry about something else when I'm doing it....Besides, I never heard any complaints about it lately. They

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The farmer is busy ploughing the fields....If you really have time to spare, here's a rather long, but touching story to share....When You Divorce Me, Carry Me Out in Your ArmsOn my wedding day, I carried my wife in my arms. The bridal car stopped in front of our one-room flat. My buddies insisted that I carry her out of the car in my arms. So I carried her into our home. She was then plump and

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Side Talk:After posting the last post, I realised that in fact this was my third trip to Halifax. The first being the trip to the Citadel, followed by the visit to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.After a late breakfast, my buddy Abdullah from Oman and myself made our way to the biggest mall in Halifax, the Mic Maq Mall. As per the previous night, the anticipation was playing up again.

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Money.... Check...Credit Card.... Check...ID.... Check...Its time to PARTY!!! At last, after 2 months in Canada, I can finally visit the capital of Nova Scotia. Though, this is my second visit to Halifax, the first visit was pretty much confined to agenda. Staying in Kentville is fine, but it is no place for young people like me. There is really nothing much going on around the town of Kentville,

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Yeah!!! I'm leaving for Halifax, capital of Nova Scotia, the gateway to Atlantic, Canada for the coming weekend. In case you are wondering, I'm typing this on Fri noon and here is exactly 12 hours behind Singapore.Hopefully I can get internet connection in my new room. Not taking any chances though and will be bringing along my laptop. So, I'm gonna leave you here with a random picture I took

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It was 1745hrs last evening, when I saw Yousef and an anonymous fellow student X (who declined to be named) at the barracks. Yousef said, "Hey! X is getting a tattoo, let's go together." I thought to myself, why not? I never seen anyone having a tattoo before and decided to tag along.Off we went, 15 min later, we were in the store and another 10 min was all it took for X to decide on a Yin & Yang

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Speeding. Singaporeans love to speed. Everywhere we go, we cheong (speed) here and cheong there, like there's no tomorrow. I, for one was guilty on many such occasions and even had the honour to have my class 2A Kan Tong (revoked) five years ago.In Singapore, we employ a substantial amount of traffic police officers armed with the latest speed laser camera and impose heavy fines to ensure our

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Was doing some housekeeping on my blog, when I chanced upon the following on one of my favourite post about the Ah Bengs and Lians.... Hu's the real Takumi? This guy must be watching too much Initial D... My guess is his a Jay Chou wannabe or a self proclaimed king of Mount Faber, driving a Subaru Impreza, but think its a WRX, Ah Beng driver. Check out his post and got a shock of my life.His ego

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Before I started the farmer saga, I was intending to write about my trip last week in Gagetown. No negative or desecrating stuff, I promise..... So, here goes.On my way to Gagetown....Gagetown is the largest military training area in the East coast of Canada and houses quite a number of units. Gagetown provides basic training for infantry, armour and artillery soldiers as well as officers. After

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The farmer has a confession to make.After much advice from my closed ones and some careful consideration, I decided that it is only right for me to stop blogging on anything that is offensive in nature or in any manner suggest negativity on the organisation that I am working for. i.e. Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) All adverse comments from my previous posts had been removed. This is purely a

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The farmer has been advised by the you know who....All comments that were originally penned down by the farmer in the now (in my own humble opinion) infamous "Are you a farmer?" post have been removed. It seems that the farmer's remarks on the ....[censored].... were deemed too ....[censored].....If you are thinking:Q1. Has the farmer got into trouble?A1. Yes, no, maybe, not much resolution

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15 Nov 06... Turned on laptop... Time was 0815hrs... Login to Hotmail... I was astonished to see this...You maybe thinking, "HUH? What's the big deal? I receive way more comments on a single post than all his comments combined" But, unless you are Mr Brown, Mr Miyagi or Kenny Sia, it is not very often one receive 8 comments on your blog in a matter of 7 sleeping hours. Worst still, most of the

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I received a mail from my my boss last night, he told me that what I had wrote on the farmers issue had really shaken up the elites and they are doing something about it to compensate. Rumours had been going within the ranks of the elites that the Goods & Service Tax (GST) hike is to fund the year-end bonuses for farmers like me. Yeah right, fat hope....Funny how Goods & Services Tax seems more

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If you are a Canadian reading this, this post might not interest you as you probably knew all about Remembrance Day afterall. But, if you do not know a single thingy about this memorable day, you ought to be ashamed and shot on the foot.11 Nov is Remembrance Day for many around the world. Really Pai Seh (Shy) to say this as a military chap, but I only learned about this day a couple of days back.

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---Contents from this post had been removed---See article published by The New Paper (TNP):[quote]ARE you a 'farmer' (army slang for rank and file) or a 'scholar'? If the farmer keeps seeing the scholar getting hoisted on a pedestal, won't this breed resentment and class-consciousness in Singapore?*BLOG BUZZ*[quote]'What happened in the case of the RJC girl... had little to do with the remark

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Writing this at 5 am in the morning, 3 hrs before heading off for yet another field trip to Gagetown in New Brunswick. I was told that there will be no internet facilities available for our trip, which is for 4 days. Felt really uneasy when I was told about it, feels like not having my mobile with me when I'm out on the streets. Anyway, was looking through the itinerary and couldn't help but

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Stumbled across this article from TODAY, it was quoted that:"Britain is becoming a "surveillance society", where CCTV cameras, credit card analysis and travel movements are used to track people's lives minute by minute....................... Britain is ranked bottom of the democratic Western world and alongside Russia for its record on protecting individual privacy in a table published Thursday

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The above mentioned topic is taken from TNP.Talk about Retro, nothing comes close to this, Cantopop is set to reign again. Just when I thought the days of William & Angie in the back-then CANTO was over... Hearing the Deejay go "C-A-N-T-O...Canto Canto.... T-E-C-H-N-O... Techno Techno". (If you are not Singaporean and born after the year of 82, you probably will have no idea what I'm talking

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I finally got an opportunity to attend a Halloween party and I know its a tat too late to write about it, but what the heck... Its my blog anyway and I'll decide what I want to write about... :)The night started with a trip down to Farm Explorers' Corn Maze, paid CA$5 and wondered why I pay to get myself lost... Anyway, I was getting really excited and wondered if the maze would look like this..

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John, Johnny, Johnson, Joe decided to play a game.There are 5 hats on the hat rack. 3 white and 2 green.John pointed to the 5 hats, then lined up his companions in a single file facing forward. John then placed a hat on the head of each of his friends, put the spare hats out of sight, and asked, "Tell me what colour hat is you are wearing?"Johhny, who was last in the line and could see only the

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Today marks the start of Daylight Savings Time. Yeah!! That means its an extra hour of sleep for tonight... Which means that Singapore's time is officially 12hrs ahead of Canada.Missed the halloween party last night.. What a bad mistake, I should had went with the guys. The boys came back in the wee hours of the night smiling gleefully. Must had been quite a spectacle with all costumes and stuff.

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Weather in Kentville had turned for the worst, hitting a low 2 & high 8 degrees celsius. Wonder if I can survive such harsh conditions when it starts to snow. I heard from the locals here saying that the last course had some students whose flight back home was delayed due to the snow. Hopefully that doesn't happens for me... How bad is the cold here? I shall use a scoop of ice-cream to

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In the past, I always thought that people with the age of 26 & below are mostly Inconsiderate, Ignorant and Immature. I shall now pronouce these character traits as I(3). Why 26 & below? There are several reasons to substantiate why the age of 27 is the turning point. Reason #01 - Ed*** is 27 years of age, reason #02 - refer to reason #01 and the list goes on...Ok, enough sidetalk, lets revert to

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WARNING!!!THIS ENTRY IS A PHOTO-HEAVY POST. IF YOU ARE USING DIAL-UP CONNECTION, ITS GONNA TAKE YOU SOME TIME TO LOAD THE PICTURES. BUT THEN AGAIN, ITS PROBABLY WORTH THE WAIT.Charlene is my brother's daughter, she's the darling, princess and angel of Ong family. I love her beyond words can describe (Oops, wonder if I'll get into trouble for writing this? Ok, I love my wifey more then) and I

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This was my weight on 1 Sep 06 before I came to Canada.This is my weight now! After nearly 2 months in Canada.Dammit! Ta Ma Di... How did I manage to put on a whopping 2.5 Kg in just 2 months? *Panic* Just when I thought that my clothes shrunk due to the dryer, it was in reality just my pot belly. But then its cold here mah, need more food to keep warm leh. Gross... :(Gotta start my workout fast

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I was talking to my coursemate in his room today and saw this on his bed...WTF#!? *Gasps* At first glance, I thought my friend was a lady in disguise. Crazy thoughts starts racing through my mind to rationalise what I had just seen... Maybe he or eh... she or he/she was a lady who really wanted to be in the Army, so he/she pretend to be a boy and got enlisted. Hhmmm... Not possible...Triggered by

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Another dreary Sunday, another day of aboslute monotony in Camp Alcatraz, while there remains work to be done, I chose to increase my capacity of wisdom and knowledge through the best means possible. By being a couch potato. One thing that is great about this place is the couches in the TV room. You can't find any couch better than these. Soft, plushy and leathery. It even warms your butt to the

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Jones bought a dog from Smith for $20 and paid for it with a $30 cheque. Smith persuaded Eaton, a shopkeeper to cash the cheque. When Smith gave Jones the $10 change, Jones rode off with the dog and was not seen again. Later the cheque was found to be a fraud and now Smith had to refund Eaton the amount he had received. Smith had originally paid $10 for the dog. How much money was Smith out of

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Yesterday we went for our 2nd trip of the week to 14 Wing Greenwood, the Canadian Airforce. Feels like the good old days in Primary School. I didn't take any photos due to security. The visit was like none other, there were no fighter jets or all so powerful machines, but we were introduced to the Search And Rescue (SAR) Unit.The SAR Unit is truely a fantastic group of professionals. Due to the

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Shiok ah, this week have 2 excursions, 1st stop on Mon-the visit to Nova Scotia's Lieutenant Governor. Canada is a member of the commonwealth. As the Queen stays in England, she has a representative in all provinces of Canada to rep her for largly ceremonial roles.The Honourable Mayann E. Francis is the newly appointed Lieutenent Governor for just a month. I couldn't help wondering why would

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Today, marks the end of Part 1 of my torture in this far far away land. I was really glad to have completed my presentation, but I was not the best presenter. Dammit... Tar Ma Di... Brasil was tops and gave a presentation that would make any superior very proud. I was maybe 2nd best I think. So I decided to call for a celebration for this joyous occasion and decided to starve or "fast" for the

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Today is the 1st round of presentations on our own countries. As always, I prepared my slides and checked them time and again. When I was done, I was so impressed with myself that I didn't even bother to let my instructor check it cos I was cock sure of myself. To my surprise, after listening to my fellow international collegues. I was thoroughly amazed by the fantastic ideas and efforts that

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It has been 5 weeks since I left home for Camp Alcatraz, weather is turning for the worst by the day. I wonder if I can cope when winter kicks in. From all warm and green, it is now, cold and yellow.A lazy Sunday in Nova Scotia can be quite a challenge. It is just plain boring (notice that I had used the word "boring" for the umpteen times in my previous posts) cos all shops and stores in town

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The only thing I enjoyed during my trip to Cape Breton Island was the accommodation provided by the Canadian Coast Guard College. Finally, a decent room to your own. I can have my own bed, tv, bathroom and even a bathtub... Cool... Not bad, we even had a tour around the college on Thanksgiving day. But then again, not much people were around, so it was another boring affair once again. Canada had

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A crime has been committed. There are 4 suspects, John, Johnny, Johnson & Joe. An investigation revealed that only 1 of the 4 suspects was responsible for the crime. However, a subsequent investigation proved that only 1 of the 4 suspects' statements was true. The suspects made the following statements:1. John said, "I didn't do it."2. Johnny said, "John is lying." 3. Johnson said, "Johnny is

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After a rather short and uninteresting break at Cape Breton Island, we finally made our way back to Camp Alcatraz. We had dinner at the most unusual place, one where you will definately not find in Singapore. The name of the place: Curly Burly Grill Bar. At first look, the place looks like the typical bar or pub you will find in Canada. However, after placing our orders, I looked up and saw this.

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I should had posted this on the 4 Oct, but I'm gonna post it now anyway. 4 Oct has always been a special day for me and my wifey. It's her birthday as well as our wedding anniversary. Smart right? One stone kill Two Bird sia! Like dat then can save $$$ mah, no need to buy 2 gifts, just 1 will do.Ok, that's besides the point, this year marks our 2nd anniversary together in heart, but apart in

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This is my tribute to the man above in grey, who had made things happen for us. Not only was he a fantastic host, he had gone beyond expectations and went for the extra mile. He is truely an example of a good ambassador for his country.Like I mentioned before in the earlier post, he paid for our entrance fee for a cultural visit. Then, in the night, he bought us to a pub, paid for the cab and

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Next Stop was the Fortress of LouisbourgAnother wonderful place, nice scenery, nice people, nice buildings, nice artifects. I'm not really the type who likes to look look see see. My only joy was meeting 2 ladies from South Korea, they were like the only Asians I had met since I came to Canada. I asked them for a picture together and they kindly declined, I guess I must had looked really

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Its Thanksgiving on Monday, our host being such nice people decided to bring us up to Cape Breton Island for the weekend. In case you are wondering where Cape Breton is....Its a 5 hrs drive up north of Nova Scotia from Kentville and I must really commend on our outstanding CI, who is obviously the duty officer. He literally paid for the entire course of 27 pax for a cultural visit to a hertiage

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This is my trusty radio that has endured much knocks since 2001, the wire attached is a D-10 cable that significantly helps to improve its reception. Otherwise, it is pretty much a junk. Every night, I'll turn on my radio and I've to admit that Nova Scotia's radion station is really bad. And I mean really BAD. I'm not the type who is fussy about music and the selection of songs is quite alrite.

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I never knew the true essence of "Jia Kang Tang" until I came to Canada.Breakfast (Diced Potatos) Lunch (French Fries - Still Potatos)Dinner (Baked Potato)Judging by the amount of food I take in everday, I think I'm gonna gain at least a few inches round my waist. But the weather here is just too cold, so gotta take in more food to stay warm. I was 71Kg before I came to Canada, wonder how much

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One of the few things I learnt in the course was to practise good English. I must speak in clear and concise English; and use simple sentence structure. In addition, when structuring sentences, there must always be Accuracy, Clarity, Brevity, Relevance and Logic.According to the Oxford Dictionary:Accuracy means: the quality of being accurate, that is exactness or precision.Clarity means: state or

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Just last Friday, we made a trip down to the biggest city in Nova Scotia called HALIFAX. I was going like "Yeah! Finally can get to see some babes... erhh.. some normal people I meant". We made our way there via a really wearily looking school bus. *picture our primary school days* After an hour or so, we finally reached there and was greeted by this breath-taking view of its skyline. Our tour

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This is where I have my meals everyday unless I'm given off-pass by the prison warrent on weekends. My personal favourite part of the serving areaAt first look, the dining table looks really nice, prim and proper. Napkins, salt and pepper all lined up with all the forks, spoons and knives. Doesn't it look lovely? Look! They even had a really cool table mat showing the whole of Nova ScotiaUntil

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Get your own countdown at BlingyBlob.com

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To be nominated and be the only nominee representing my formation was something I was really proud of. I wasn't too sure if I could be selected, after all I must compete with many people in the organisation leh. Somemore its ....[censored].... who is gonna do the selection leh. BIG F&*k Man!!!!!!My reaction when my boss told me I was nominated for my course. This was my reaction when I found out

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So much to say, so many thoughts, yet when its time to pen down my thoughts, my memory turns to this 'Freeze' mode. I've really SHort or InTermediate (SHIT) memory. And I mean really bad memory, I'm most prone to lose track of things cos ...eh.. ar..ok I give up.Anyway, I'm now in Canada attending a course for my job. For those who know me, you probably know what I do for a living. And for those

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