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Name: Maung Soe aka Cloud/Zante
Age: 19
Birthday: 03 Oct 1990
Primary School: Yishun
Secondary School: Yishun Town
Tertiary School: Anderson JC
MSN: justicecloud@gmail.com

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Hardcore Criminals
People who "barks"
The Death Penalty

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Jogging
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ORD
1st-class Honours
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Flying Side Kick
NCAP Theory
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--- 3 SIR Friends ---
Freddy Peh
Herman Cheong (Econs)
Herman Cheong (Personal)
Kelvin Lam
Timothy Chan

--- AJC Classmates ---
Adrian
Claire
Hsien Yong
Hui Keat (Blog 1)
Hui Keat (Blog 2)
Janice
Nicholas
Phyllis
Phyu Thinn
Qi Yi
Wen Jie
Wen Ying

--- MI Classmates ---
Shaun

--- YTSS Schoolmates ---
Eugene
Jin Cai
Kai Sheng
Kelvin
Mabel
Thava
Yang Yi
Zhi Jun

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

One Down, One to Go!!!

Finally, part one of the exam is over! After intense amount training and hard work, we improved greatly and met our expectations! Now that that's done, it's time for a well deserved break!

Last Sunday was really epic - well, at least for me. I was really surprised with the birthday celebration that my platoon mates threw up for me. It really took me aback and to admit, I got kind of defensive when I felt insecure then (Sorry about that!!! Haha). Received a new Polo-T-Shirt, a bag of chocolates and a card (Not to mention, had a cake as well). Haha. Felt very happy after that and well... touched... At least it's all part of memories... :)

We had a short week. Basically, it's just practice and practice till our test. Friday was our Sports Day and it was totally the opposite as what happened the year before (If you know what I'm talking about). That evening, Clarence, Hong Wei, Freddy, Shan Mao and I went to Jurong Point to buy a gift for Kelvin's upcoming Housewarming on Saturday. Initially, we wanted to purchase a Lava Lamp, but agreed on buying some mini Jellyfish tank after that. Although it was pricey, it was still coolz man.

On Saturday, I met Zhi Hao at Admiralty station in the early afternoon and then headed to Kelvin's house. Many of our platoon mates arrived later and had some discussion about the upcoming BBQ session at Jerome's house. After that, Herman and I went training. Grading is just around the corner and fortunately, my Master managed to get some helpers to come over and check on the kids. Thus, we can focus more attention on them.

Monday was a long and fun day. Went to Jerome's house at about 1pm to train on my bowling. Clarence was there to teach me how to throw the ball in a curved manner. It was really hard to learn but I believe would be effective in scoring a Strike. I played for 2 hours after that and then proceeded to play Tennis with some of them. At about 4pm, we went swimming before going to the BBQ pit at 5.30pm for our dinner. That night was rather lively - with the blasting of music, chowing and playing games. We also cam-whored during that... took many pictures... all part of memories... ^^


Me & Kelvin


Herman, Me & Timothy


Herman & I


Group Pose


Ready... Get Set...


Go!!!

 
Group Pose 2


One United Front


Nice Background :)


Oh yeah... that aside... I realise that I really have to learn how to control my emotions... especially anger. Cause I feel that I tend to get agitated and defensive easily. Maybe I shall try my best to take things less easily and enjoy the things that come by. After all, we only have around 70 years to live. Might as well make the best out of it and appreciate the things around us. =D

10/12/2010 07:59:00 pm
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Sunday, September 26, 2010

It's Now or Never

Whoa... it seemed only a while but a whole month has passed! The past month has been physically tiring... being bombarded with outfields and pressure. But as the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect", such trainings are inevitable since ATEC is just around the corner. With so much effort being put in by many people, it would be a shame to let it all go to waste. Thus, I vow to really do my best for this near-final chapter in Army life!!!

I find it really sickening when some people just cannot understand how respect works. On the surface, yes, we must respect our superiors. This is true no doubt but however, after much consideration, I wonder... How much respect should SOME people really deserve? In order for one to respect a senior, the latter should have some character that deserves people's respect. Furthermore, it would be good if the senior also shows some good example to his juniors. If you treat your subordinates like dirt, how do you expect them to show respect to you? Bloody hell... the existance of such guai-lan people are just a joke on Earth... absolute disgrace to humanity and mankind. Please act your age and not be petty when things doesn't go your way. Just because you want to get people into trouble, you keep changing your accusation to suit you. Firstly, you accused people of something and threatened to silence them after they were unable to answer a question that would put them into jeopedy no matter what. Then, when reporting, you accused them of another offence. Please... make up your bloody mind... Think for your own and don't act like a dog under people's control...

Speaking of that, I would like to share a quote that my teacher told my class in my first English lesson in YTSS: It's not the APTITUDE but the ATTITUDE that determines the ALTITUDE of your life. This means that although one may be knowledgable, it doesn't mean he will be successful in life. What's more important is his character. With a positive mindset and a good attitude, he would advance far in life.

9/26/2010 09:21:00 am
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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Lethal Injection... Painless? Humane? Flawless?

To be frank, this blog's initial purpose is to express my views when I was undergoing General Paper in JC. If you look at the archieves, I have some factual and subjective posts. Yeah... you may realise why most of my posts are about Crime and Punishment, Law and the Death Penalty. Cause that's one of my interest in life. To study about Crime and Punishment especially allows me to get more in tuned of the legal system around the world, and hopefully, help me pursue my secondary goal - to be a Policeman. About the Death Penalty? It's because I absolutely detest it... from the process to the intent of it... That's why I want to read up more about such topics to have a broader sense of why such ridiculous (IMHO) things exist.

For some time now, I have been questioning myself on the effectiveness of Lethal Injection, which has become one of the most common method of execution around the world. All of the 38 states in US that allow Capital Punishment (including US Military and US Government) utilises Lethal Injection as the primary method of execution (some states has a secondary method in which the prisoner is allowed to choose from). For your information, prior to 2008, Nebraska is the only state in US that used Electrocution as its sole method of execution. It was rendered unconstitutional then, but approved Lethal Injection in 2009. Furthermore, some Asian countries like the Phillippines, Thailand and China also uses it.

I suppose one reason why Lethal Injection got so popular is because its relatively painless way to murder the inmate. Just some brief information of the process. Firstly, the inmate is strapped onto a gurney. An IV line will be inserted into each arm (One is the primary line, whereby the other one is for backup in case the former fails due to occlusion of the needles, etc). The drugging process can be started either manually or by flipping a switch on a machine. Typically, 3 drugs are used. The first is Sodium Thiopentel, which is an ultra-short action barbiturate that renders unconsiousness in a few seconds (Think of it like putting a person to sleep before an operation). Next up, Pancuronium Bromide, a paralysing agent is injected. This is a muscle relaxant, which completely paralyses the muscles in the body. Finally, a toxic agent, Potassium Chloride, is given. This stops the victim's heart and thus, cause death through cadiac arrest.

On the surface, this method of execution may seem painless, since the victim is put to sleep and thus, would be unable to feel the effects of the other 2 drugs. However, to be considered flawlessly painless would be an overrated statement. There have been occasions whereby the first drug is not injected properly, or the prisoner's body did not react normally to it. Thus, the inmate would not be rendered unconsiousness totally. This will allow him to feel the excruciating pain of the heart attack and yet unable to move his body (due to the paralysing agent). Thus, the victim would be left to die knowing that he is in extreme pain and not able to move his body.

To keep is short (this is not meant to be an argument, just some personal opinion), Lethal Injection would only be effective and painless if Sodium Thiopental is injected with the correct dossage and that the prisoner's body would react normally to how it should react.




9/19/2010 03:44:00 pm
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A Fun Week... A Fun(ner) Weekend!!!

Yoyoyo!!! This week has been very exciting... It totally made me change the way I feel about outfield exercises. Not only was this week's programme quite relaxed, it was really fun as well. Got to do something which I really enjoy - chop trees! What's more fun than sawing off the thick bark of such sturdy structures man... At night, we get to participate in some team building games. Coupled with some "roller-coaster rides",  it was really an enjoyable training indeed.

After booking out, I went to Swensens at Tampines Mall with Herman, Freddy, Timothy, Zhi Xiang,  and Jerome to have lunch. It was having a 1 for 1 promotion that time, so we decided to go for it. The Spicy Fish Baked Rice that I ate was actually quite nice... But still, nothing beats the Curry Zazzle Baked Rice from Pizza Hut. It's still the best! Futhermore, we topped up an extra $5 for a soft drink, soup of the day and a single scoop of Ice-cream. Yummy!!!

Saturday was quite a busy day for me. I was outside from 1100 to 2200 on that day. First up, I met up with 3 of my friends from YTSS: Kelvin, Ka Tat and Kai Sheng at Yishun MRT to head to Vivo for our long awaited movie - Love Cut. Haha... Yeah it does seem wierd to be watching a touching show with guys, but it's interest that counts, right? It certainly beats watching it alone. We managed to purchase a $3 Popcorn Combo (using Kelvin's GV membership card) which consists of a bucket-load of Popcorn and a soft drink. It's really worth it... you get more Popcorn at less price compared to the $6 Safra combo. Anyway, the movie was definitely touching... it teaches one to respect and treasure your loved ones while they are still around. Really awesome movie. Well developed and meaningful. Here's the theme song for the show: Tian Tian Xiang Ni...


After the movie, I left to meet up with Zhi Xiang, Herman and Clarence at Habourfront MRT station. We headed to a nearby Hawker Centre to have lunch then took Clarence's car to the Lifestylemart at Safra Mount Faber. Bought a water bottle, mess tin and a torch light... Oh, speaking of torch light, MY TORCH LIGHT AND SOG KENA STOLEN DURING OUTFIELD!!! Bloody hell... stupid thief not enough money or what... Or hands simply too itchy from some wierd compulsive stealing disease!!! Damn it!!! Never mind... there's always something called Retribution...

After some shopping, Clarence and I had a mini showdown in Bowling. Darn... shouldn't have played a second game... My score dropped like mad... From 119 in the first round to a mere 45 in the second round... What's happening man!!! Need to relax my wrists more... Arrgh... never mind. Clarence then intended to drive Herman and I to Ang Mo Kio (since it's on his way to his next destination), but then, due to my inattentiveness in giving road directions... he drove us to Yishun instead! Haha sorry Clarence... was not really concentrating on the road... Hehe...

Anyway, Herman finally decided to have a personal blog on top of his Econs blog! Whoo-hoo! Got another blog to stalk le... Hehehe... :)

Watch this video... damn cool and funny... Enjoy!!!


9/19/2010 03:05:00 pm
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

2 Down, Many More to Go!!!

This is getting awesome-ly ridiculous... siong training every week... so much so that it made me feel as if I have taken physical trainings for granted. Last 2 weeks have been gruelling for me, especially the most recent training session. What's worse is that the rain made it even more demoralising. Things are as usual, which includes the dreaded nature walk... (I wonder, by the end of the stroll, how are people still gonna have the energy to accomplish their tasks)

Had my third duty this week. Somehow or rather, I am actually starting to enjoy doing them, since it can help me burn some calories. Haha... (No implications ok ^^) So far, my duty superiors have been very nice people. They are the type that command respect through character and actions, rather than forcing respect from their subordinates. Hopefully, my luck will not run out anytime soon, or at least until I attained freedom...

This weekend has been quite short for me. Booked out early on Thursday and played computer game at home. Then, I had dinner with my parents at the nearby Taste of Thailand stall... The Pineapple Rice is very orgasmic. Seriously too value for money. On Friday evening, I met Herman and Keefe at Tampines Mall to have dinner. Dunno why, the Grilled Fish did not taste as good as the last time I ate it... perhaps due to the amount of butter they used... too salty... Then, we watched Haunted Changi at 8pm. After the show, I finally got the point of not to watch any horror movies... Just not my type man... Thereafter, I bought some snacks and booked in for duty the following morning.

I am really looking forward to the ORD trip that my platoon mates would be organising. From Singapore to Langkawi to Hong Kong, at less than about $700 in total. Hopefully everything turns out well. Gonna shop till I drop man... Hehe...

Anyway, I would like to share this video with everyone. It's seriously meaningful and inspiring. Enjoy!


9/12/2010 03:46:00 pm
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Sunday, September 05, 2010

A Very Lethargic Weekend

Whoa... this weekend has been extremely shag-a-holic for me. Had duty on Friday night - of which I only had a total of not more than 4.5 hours of interrupted rest. Then on Saturday, I had barely enjoyed the comfort of home when I have to move out again for another duty. This time, the duty was voluntary and much much more exciting than the one I had the previous day. No no... it's nothing related to the Army. Lolz

I met up with Pauline at the McDonalds near Chong Pang CC and then headed to Yishun Sports Hall together. We went there early at about 12.30pm and got myself refreshed with the rules for an hour before the Taekwondo National Tournament commences.

Omg... it's been like a year since I've officiated in Taekwondo competitions. Luckily, there's no Video Replay this time (which I am not really familiar with its procedure). What's more fortunate was that I was not the first person in my team to be the centre Referee, if not I would have screwed up big time. Haha. So for the first 3 bouts, I can at least get a rough gauge of the level of intensity of the fighters and get more used to the actions of the Referees. Soon, it was my time to Referee the match for 2 bouts. Man... I sweat like hell during that time, since I had to keep following the fighter's positions. Well, that's quite typical of the Junior categories - they make up power with lightning speed. I left at about 4.30pm to go to Yishun library to return my books and then met Herman at Nee Soon East CC at 5.15pm for Taekwondo training before the actual class. After the class, we ate Long John Silvers and then headed home at 10pm.

Back home, Zhi Xiang and I talked on MSN, where he shared a music video entited "Every Singaporean Son" on Youtube. The song is very touching and meaningful, more so when it is viewed on the day of our ORD. Haha... kept replaying and replaying - until I finally closed the window to stop myself from further replays.

Whoa... one whole day gone like that. Now comes the dreaded Sunday - the day I have to book into camp. For the morning, I went back to Yishun Sports Hall to officiate in the Taekwondo competition till about 1.30pm when I went back home to take a rest and chill out. Played some games for about 3 hours and slept like a pig till 6.40 pm.

Damn... weekends are just too short. Now it's about time to head back to camp for a tiring week ahead. Haha... Zzz... very sleepy. Hopefully can have a good rest tonight...

9/05/2010 07:46:00 pm
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Monday, August 30, 2010


Long Weekend Cut Short
I was really looking forward to the long weekend I was supposed to get after YOG. Unfortunately, it was cut short when I had to perform regimental duty on Sunday.

Saturday was especially busy for me. Together with my Secondary School friends, I went out to Vivo to catch a movie entitled "Grown-ups". Since the show only starts 1 hour later, we decided to have our late brunch first. We ate Figs and Olives since it was nearby and it was having a 1 for 1 promotion then. Although it costs quite a lot, the food's well worth it, especially the pasta.

Yummy lunch of Grilled Chicken with Pasta, Chicken Soup and Garlic Bread


The total bill. Darn... I forgot to take Service Charge into account.

After the sumptuous meal, we went to the cinema to watch the movie. It's a comedy show, full of hilarious (and to an extent, childish) jokes. All in all, it's still a movie worth watching on weekdays. Haha. But still, the main humour goes to Kai Sheng's No.1 hairstyle. Lolz. Unfortunately, I will not be posting his picture here since he rather wants it to be undisclosed.



After the movie, I rushed home to prepare my stuff for TKD training in the evening. As usual, Herman and I arrived 1 hour early to warm up and practice our kicks. After the training, Teck Wei and I decided to have a sparring session. I really damn rusty le... It's been like almost a year since I last sparred. (The last time I sparred was during my 2009 October Centralised Grading) He definitely has improved a lot since I last practiced with him. That match showed 1 thing - It's time for me to focus more on kicking and sparring from now on!
 
Thereafter, Herman and I went to 18Chefs to have our dinner. I had a bowl of baked rice and tried out their signature Iced Lemon Tea. Then, I rushed home to prepare to book in to camp for my Sunday duty.
 
Sunday's duty was not as bad as I had expected. The commanders and the duty superiors were very friendly. Luckily I did not kena those guai-lan people. During my break time, I tried out my new NDS game entitled Dragon Quest IX. It's quite a nice classic RPG game that is somewhat like Final Fantasy, where you control a hero and 3 other party members on an adventure to right what is wrong.
 
Sadly, this great weekend is coming to an end when I had to book in early for a long and tiring week ahead. Hopefully, I'll be able to pull through the shack-a-holic training that is in stored for us.

8/30/2010 05:45:00 pm
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Friday, August 27, 2010

YOG Closing Ceremony

Yesterday marks the end of the inargural Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010. The show was awesomely spectacular and it ended with a blast! They just spammed the fireworks!!! Kaboom! Haha. Except for a 'slight' cock-up in the show, everything's just swell. :)

With that in mind, yesterday also marks the end of the constant sai-kang that we have to go through. Much as we appreciate the atheletes who have participated in the YOG, we also have to be grateful to those volunteers and "volunteers" who have spent endless hours day and night to ensure the successful execution of the event. Kudos to all of them!!! =D


A stunning facade of Marina


Look at those bright red fireworks!!!


Combination of the above! =D


Haha I know this's random. Timothy's candit-shot! Lolz

Not only did we get to watch such an awesome show, we also had a 'free-flow' of goody-bags after the show! Also I also managed to obtain 1 of the exclusive lighted Lyo stylo hat! Haha.

Well, happy things aside. Sometimes I wonder if human beings are willing to put in that extra effort to clear their own wastes. It's not like the dustbin is 1km away or something. I'm sure there're plenty of rubbish points around that area and what's more, one is able to find a rubbish bin at about a mere 50m away! I'm not sure if people are really too lethargic, too engrossed in the performance, or just cannot give a damn about keeping the place clean. One can see litters everywhere - on the seats, on the stage, on the pavement, you name it. If only everyone put in that extra effort to clear their rubbish in the proper manner, it would really save the volunteers a whole lot of trouble doing the dirty work for them. And if that's not enough, it would really make the place look clean and liven up the atmosphere! Imagine watching a show in a messy place. Would you want that?


Look at the distance between the bin and the litters


Look at the tremendous amount of junk on the ground

Anyway, enough of YOG. Now that it's over, the trainings are gonna resume full-blast. That means one thing: SHACK!!!!!! Damn... gonna have much time to be one with nature for the next 2 weeks. This is really sickening... I've had enough of nature walks! Never mind, just 7 more months and I'll be free from an almost-total restraint. After that, it's around the world in 80 days!!! Jajaja ^^

8/27/2010 10:51:00 am
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Casting "Arise" on Blog

Wah... long time never update blog le... Think its about time I do so. This blog has been dead for more than 4 months... and now it shall be revived!!!

Army has been rather interesting so far... exposing me to many different events, people and ideas - some of which are truely unique and enriching. Time really flies... From 12 March 2009 till today, it seemed like I've only served a few months. Well, everything that begins has its end. In about 7 months time, I would be promoted to the rank of "Mr". Much as I want my ORD to quickly arrive, I still have to treasure the remaining time left in the Army (especially the friendship forged within the platoon).

Currently, I am helping out in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. There are pros and cons of helping out in the YOG. For one thing, being involved in YOG gives me an opportunity to escape from the rigour of trianings. It gives me a highly probable once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be involved in an international sports event. So far, Singapore has won quite a few medals. What's more joyful is that Singapore has attained 2 bronze medals in Taekwondo! Kudos to Daryl Tan and Nurul Shafinas Zakaria! Of course, not to mention all those who have represented Singapore for the YOG. It doesn't matter if medals are won or not. As long as they have showed sportsmanship and the never-give-up attitude, everyone's a winner!

Now to other issues. It really feels great to be able to go back for Taekwondo training after 3 weeks of absence due to YOG. It finally gave me an opportunity to really work out. Although I injured my right big toe due to an improper landing from a Crescent Kick, I felt like I've re-ignited my passion to train hard for future competitions.

And you know what? I've finally quitted WoW (World of Warcraft)!!! Woohoo!!! I finally thought it through that I should not be spending much time on it, since it makes me forgo other important stuff like going out with friends or studying for University. After weighing the pros and cons of quitting the game, I have finally mustered the "courage" to delete all WoW game contents from my computer!

Last but not least, I really feel that I should start to exercise more often. Now that I've returned from the pseudo world, I should have more time to work out. Firstly, I have to focus on losing weight, by about 10kg! It may seem hard, but it's certainly possible. I've been told time and again from my friends that I should be regulating my food intake. I think I should start heeding their advice. After all, the stake is rather high - its a healthy life.

Hopefully I will be able to update my blog weekly. That way, I will be able to keep track of how I've been doing and most importantly, gives me a platform to reflect and look back to the past. :)

8/22/2010 07:42:00 pm
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Survivor: Brunei (Season Premiere and Season Finale)

Sorry for the inactiveness of this blog these few days. Just don't feel like updating anything yet. Lol.

Whoa, the trip to Brunei has finally come to an end. Only one word to describe it - Siong! Upon our arrival to the camp, we were hammered by one activities non-stop (well, at least 75% of the time). We were faced with the challenge to be given with something to do almost every single time. The first few days were already enough to drain our souls... lectures till night, getting ourselves tired and dirty through field training in the day, especially the lesson on crossing water obstacles. It was conducted in Sungei Batu Apoi. The water was like super muddy. Once we crosses over to the far bank, we were told that we have to cross back to the other side. Omg sia... Crossing once was already enough to make you go for a thorough bath, but twice!

Trainings aside, we were faced with another dilema... The reveille time kept getting earlier! Even as early as 4.15am. How to have enough rest man... Succeeding those day trainings were 3 outfield exercises. I would not dwell much into detail here, cause later scarly kena charged for leaking restricted information. The last exercise really made me felt that I was going on a death march... Hours and hours to nature walk. The load was really heavy and I was walking like an ultra-zombified monster. Thanks for all those who have helped me in one way or another, cause without you all, I would have become an ultra-dead monster.

Once we stepped back into the gates of our camp, we were extremely relieved and happy. Training was over! However, there were still many admin stuff to do, such as cleaning of stores, etc. The last few days in Brunei proved to be challenging in another way - time passed very slowly! All of us were looking forward to step back into the lion city and had enough of training there. In the wee hours of 31 Jan 2010, we embarked on our flight back to Singapore. Survivor: Brunei had finally draw to a close!  Most importantly - WE SURVIVED!!!!!

2/21/2010 06:39:00 am
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