Name - Glenn
Age - Two-Oh
B'day - 11 August
Schools - Rosyth Primary; Nan Chiau High School; Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Current)

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Xx Here's Agony, but where's Rapture? xX

I've been having periodic urges to consume alcohol recently. In fact, I just downed a bottle of beer that I secretly bought while my parents were out. I know one bottle isn't alot, but it's quite comforting. My mum saw my empty bottle of Corona from last week and said I was becoming a 酒鬼, alcoholic in other words. I think it shall be the last time I secretly consume alcohol, makes me feel guilty instead of better.

Don't get me wrong. I may be beginning to appreciate the taste of beer, but that doesn't mean I drink till I'm in a fucking stupor. Quote Wikipedia, "Initially, alcohol generally produces feelings of relaxation and cheerfulness, but further consumption..." You don't have to know the rest, I don't and will not drink until that state.

Yes, I am going through a bumpy patch right now in my life, but I'm still able to function well. If not, I'd already have jumped off Platform 9 of C-100. In layman terms, C-100 is a distillation column at the training plant and Platform 9 is at the very top of it. Jumping off the top of really tall things = death = not good.

It kinda seems I'm making myself miserable, perhaps. But I guess it's just human nature. I've lost many good friends and I shan't hide it. Yes SG, I don't know how you feel about this, but to me, it kinda seems like I no longer know you anymore. I'd still Hi to you on the streets, but I might not ask you "Got time for some catching up?" It's not too late to salvage this friendship, but I have a slight hunch you wouldn't do anything about it. Don't get me wrong, this isn't what's upsetting me. Ho.

Anyway, we all gotta move on. Meet different people along the way on our lives. Right now, I think I'm pretty much stuck in the mud.

Thanks to You (I think I better not put out your name, haha) for listening to me. I'd probably have crumbled by now if I kept it inside. But, thinking back to the first conversation, it kinda seems you got yourself tangled into my mess. Haha.

Thanks Francis, for understanding. Simple. Wait, he doesn't have my blog address anyway. Ha.

Thanks to my Poly classmates and friends. Special thanks to Harvard, Shaun and Reuben. You guys are great. Wagner, thanks for visiting my blog. Ha!

Thanks to all unsung heroes. You know who you are. If you don't, the only qualification needed is "having made my life better in any way."

This is it. Till next time, Auf wiedersehen!

P.S. Harvard! When's our outing at Timbre gonna be? Ha.



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Xx Drinks? xX

Alright. End of Week 3 at CPTC. 3 more weks to go! Come on! Anyway, Thursday's test wasn't good but it wasn't bad for 4 hours of studying as well. I think I'll be able to get at least 65 la. Ha.

We initially wanted to go to Timbre for drinks(and to eat). But the queue was so long! (The pizza smelt "Woots!" from outside. Grah!) So we decided to come back another day, during the weekdays. I think it'll most likely be in 2 weeks time. The rest day before our 12-hour night shift at the plant. =/

So we headed down to DXO instead, but it was full as well. So we finally settled for Harry's. It was Shaun's birthday so we treated him to drinks. But he drank so little, chey! Lol. Anyway, we "psycho"-ed him to drink a flaming B-52 shot. He was freaking frightened la. Haha. But he did drink it anyway and it was really "shiok" according to him.

Alex, monkey see monkey do. Decided to drink a flaming B-52 as well. And then, our Mr. Weijie also another copycat. Hahahaha. But he was a little deviating la. He ordered an "Orgasm Bailey's". The waiter tried to light it but he gave up. "Die la, I think this one cannot light." So... he ended up with a really hot shot of "Orgasm".

Anyway, I think that's about it. Till next time, Auf Wiedersehen.

P.S. Check out the time this was posted. Hahaha. I'm a little woozy right now.. Sleep....




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Xx Mid-Term CPTC Test xX

CPTC mid-term test this Thursday (or was it Wednesday?). Haven't studied a single bit for it. Just wasn't in the mood for it. I simply no reason why as well. Just didn't have the motivation to open up the madly scribbled lecture notes.

I really feel it's quite (not fully) a waste of time over there. Anyway, I don't feel the panic of being unprepared yet. Another thing I learnt at Sulzer is to take things slow. The more you rush, the worse job you do. I think back of all the rushed quotations I've done. When the customer comes back with queries to your proposal, you'd think why you overlooked it in the first place. So if you see me having this "Heck Care" attitude, it's not that I don't give a fart about it. I just don't see the need to panic, yet.

Oh yeah, regarding the Industrial Attachment results. I've put it behind me. I just remembered what my colleagues stressed to me. You can't stop others from comparing you, but you should know where to set the level and work towards it. True, I'm really disappointed that I didn't get an A+ for this, but I shouldn't have compared myself with others. There just isn't a point in doing so. So what if I've beaten you, or you beat me. I don't need this to reflect my brilliance or amplify your "superior-ness". (Haha, what a snobbish line.) So yeah, I may not have obtained my desired grade from working at Sulzer, but I've definately learnt a lot of life lessons there.

Wonder when I'll start revising. Hmmmmm.
Cheers!


On the sidenote, whatever happened to these 2 beside me? I guess it's time to move on and find a new clique. I hope I'm not wrong to feel this way. I'm not abandoning this friendship, I've just left it out in the open. I think I've tried to save this friendship, at least.

P.S. I look so swollen (not that I'm not now) in the past! And damn, wish my facial skin was still as good as back then. =(

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// Citizen Erased @ 8:36 AM

Xx CPTC xX

Last Friday was the end of my stay with Sulzer. From yesterday onwards to mid-October, I'll be receiving training at the Chemical Process Technology Center at Jurong Island. Damn, it's just so boring there. And what a bloody waste of time. Takes about 1.5 hour to travel there and back.

Took some safety test today. Sheesh. It's such a no-brainer, I don't know why we had to sit through 6 hours of safety lectures. Pretty sure my class finished the test in under 5 minutes. We sort of "stunned" the trainers. They kinda went "huh?" when we submitted our papers. Quote Reuben: "Our class is a bit aggressive with tests ah." Touche.

Anyway, I hope these 6 weeks really pass by quickly. I'd rather be in school than here. At least I don't have to travel this far. But Alvin had a point. Go back to school; spend 5 months there; graduate. He says he'll feel so old. Haha. To think of it. 3 years really passes by quickly. And that's the end of my diploma education.

What's the next step to take? (Besides the very obvious NS enlistment, which I'm very openly not looking forward to, and refuse to give a damn about it.) That's something Francis (no longer my Boss, haha) told me to think about. Actually, I'm not even sure if I'm a friend to him, despite him telling me quite a lot of things about himself and his past. I certainly do hope I am. Ha.

Coming back to the next step. There's a lot of things to consider. To me, I'm definately heading to further my studies. But, whether it be still the same course of study or location of study, is still very much a big question mark. Ergh. This is too much too handle! Sigh. Shall push it aside for a moment and come back to it soon.

Anyway, I guess this is about all for now. Let the 6 weeks fly by real fast!
Till next time, Auf wiedersehen.

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Xx Last Day at Sulzer xX

Yesterday was the end of my 7 month stay with Sulzer Chemtech. I really had a great time working there (as an Applications & Sales Trainee Engineer, Ha). In fact, I'm kinda glad that ExxonMobil rejected my application just for my "color blindness". Waste my time with the stupid medical check up. Sheesh.

Treated the Sales department to cakes. Hahaha. It was affordable la, and I'm not a miser anyway. Heh. Anyway, I've learnt and gained a lot there. I really believe my stay there has helped me developed personally.

Boss treated me to dinner last night. I treated him to drinks later on. Had a long (maybe not very long, ~2.5 hours?) chat with him. It was quite relieving after talking to him, maybe 'coz I was partially intoxicated. Haha. I really hope I don't regret the decision to have that chat with him. I told him my personal belief: "Whatever decisions you make, be sure that you don't regret it." Let's just see if I can fulfil this belief of mine.

In any case, I was told I really need to think about which step to take next. Life isn't fair, and I guess he's right. I do need to think about where I wanna be in the future. He offered me 2 options. The 2nd option isn't as favorable as the 1st. But the 1st has too much to sacrifice, too much repercussions to face. I really need to weigh them out or find alternative solutions.

Okay. Some pictures of the team I've worked with there. I wish Chemicals Group I big success in the entire Sales Dept.

Till next time, Auf wiedersehen!








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