byebye USA

returning to Singapore in 3 days
it's been a wonderful experience
shifting back to my other blog...
byebye US! i'll miss my holiday....

http://we-sing-hallelujah.blogspot.com

i'm leaving soon

last 3 days of work
last 5 days in wildwood
less than a mth to Singapore
argggggghhhhh
so fast!!!!!!
dinah doesn't wanna leave
just some photos during our annual photo shot for the yearbook

singaporeans, malaysians, indonesians, hongkongers and a korean
doesn't he look like the prison break lunatic???? i think he does!!!!

the last training class which was sooooooo small...front to my right is nick the other trainer & maggi (manager & trainer) is the lady in the front extreme right

supervisors!!!

me huijing & xianzhen...very good friends, one's my roomie.they left already..i miss them so much

Team W.A.V.E!

leaving in less than a month

time FLIES
leaving Wildwood, leaving Morey's Piers, leaving all my new found friends
in about 24 days
sooooo fast!
really gonna miss this place
what a contrast to the first few days here
when time crawled by & when i wanted to go home
it's officially the summer break here
shops are open til late
and the pier & waterpark open til late too
it's getting really hot & humid too
rather unbearable
so busy with work that i don't have time to run
or don't have the energy or motivation to
but still eating so much cos of the tiredness
bad bad bad
didn't realise that my last post was 9th july
it didnt seem that long ago
prolly cos i'm so busy with one training class after the other
& my off days are also packed with shopping & travelling
to Atlantic City last week & Philly yesterday
one more training class starting tomorrow...
gotta be there at 7.45 a.m.
so i better get to sleep now
too lazy to upload photos
haha

some lifeguard pix

endless Atlantic Ocean from the top of a slide at Ocean Oasis

another shot.i just love the view.the white thing is the NorEaster

look at the slide.it's called the cliff dive.just 3 degs off vertical.can't wait to ride it

one side of Ocean Oasis from the top
CPR-ing on the infant GID (guest in distress) baby burger! weiming & me carrying our infants which we saved after performing CPR

haha.one of the signs in the waterpark
erin, bridget & christine.. slacking around after training today
nick (supervisor) & spastic joe who is one of my good friends from my batch of lifeguards

:) sunblock on my hand

pics of day off

xianzhen & me on the sky ride (sth like the chair lift thinge)
me only with the pier behind
jingyi & claire with a beautiful shot of the pier & wildwood behind them
the other 2 piers as seen from Adventure Pier (the pier furtherest away...where i work as a ride operator)the endless Atlantic Oceanthe atomosfear, just goes up slowly, then shoots down. love that feeling man! haha

3 girls, daryl chee & his kiddy ride which we sat
the small cars of darchee's ride

4 of us in some mini roller coaster

jingyi, xianzhen, me & claire at Surfside Pier

shot of me & claire on some roller coaster ride called the NorEaster

stephy's house.super nice

singaporean lifeguards. not all of us were there..supposed to celebrate somebody's bday, but the bday boy wasn't even there...check us out man.all chao da.... more photos are with my other friends..will upload more soon

byebye nice house & room

yup, we gotta shift outta our nice cosy house
arghhhhhhhh!!!
i love this room & house
don't wanna shift!
dunno why we hafta shift also
gonna hv a mtg tmr morning
guess we'll know the reason then
gonna shift this coming weds

time has been flying by so very quickly
this week just flew by with all our trainings that ran for 4 full days
9plus all the way to 7plus in the evening
in a flash, it’s already Sunday
and it’s about a mth til we stop work
that is super fast
I’m really gonna miss this place
The half county half city feel…
The weather is getting really nice, hot & sunny
But its not at all humid like s’pore, cos the cold, aircon kinda wind still blows

some of us had a day off yesterday (Friday)
had such a good day off
woke up late
went for a jog
then to the supermarket
cooked lunch
and headed to the water park to play!!!
Feeling’s so different when u’re playing instead of guarding
And then we went to the 3 piers to sit all the rides!!!!
It was shiooooookkkk man
Realized that as I grew older, these rides have no kick any more.haha
Love the free-falling feeling
I’ll wanna go bungee jumping if I have the chance
There’s reverse bungee here, but we hafta pay to ride, so don’t think I’ll have the chance to try it
Took sooooo many photos
But the internet is so slow so I’ll just upload a few for now & more nxt time

I’m now helping with lifeguard trainings
Training the other new lifeguard that come in
The only guard from my batch to help. haha
Apparently I was supposed to be a supervisor
But I think because I’m leaving in abt a mth’s time
They didn’t promote me
So I’m helping with trainings, which are conducted by the supervisors as well as our managers, etc of the waterpark
Gonna be pro at this soon man
This is my 3rd time going through this
And gonna do it for another few more times
But I kinda miss guarding
Haven’t really jumped into save any one yet
I should get my chance soon I hope
So exciting! Ocean Oasis, the other water park down at surfside is gonna open soon!! There’s like a swim up bar & stuff…this park’s much more happening, and much bigger than Raging Waters…

Really wanna thank God for all the blessings He’s given to me
And the favour He’s given me with my employers
And for protecting us here…it can get kinda dangerous
Oh oh & also for giving me a superb memory that earned me $20 cos I managed to memorise everybody’s name (think 60+) in the training class..hahaha

Ok I gotta report to work at 8am!!!
Tiring siaaaaaaaaaa (derek’s fav word which all of us have been using a lot these days.hahaha)

Arghhhhhhhhh the net is soooo slow
Can’t get any pix up now
Will do it soon

dinah loves the beach

ok i'll update this blog now
been losing track of days cos there's work almost everyday
and we just take each day as it comes
let's see...i'll start from the busy weekend after the first week of training
it was memorial weekend...the water park was open on Saturday
the weather was superb...nice and sunny
guarding was tiring, but was a new experience
there're many spots in the water park to guard
so each of us stay there for ~30-45minsand then we change a spot on a rotation basis, with different spots in different routes
the system of rotation is very interesting man...very unique
but kinda hard to explain
anyways, we gotta scan our area in 10secs
moving our head up down up down up down then sweep the bottom back to the original spot
and every 5 mins a bell will go "ding dong, ding dong" and we'll hafta walk around to keep us alert
worked sat, sun, mon
after that, i kept hearing the ding dongs even at home
working hours ~9.30am-6pm, then headed to AP at 7.30pm to help with the rides
never seen the piers & boardwalk sooooooooooo crowded before
the waterpark and the piers were crazily full of ppl

tues went to atlantic city
shopping!! very happy cos the pants and shorts fit me very well here
so hard to find in spore
bought fossil watchs..super cheap
and GAP clothing..its like our giordano in spore.dirt cheap
had a superb lunch at this restaurant, Ruby Tuesday
then went to visit the boardwalk there too
very different from our boardwalk
it's so commercialised...so many casinos
went to trump's taj mahal casino
was an eye opener..never been to a casino before
had a great day and then it was work again

weds-friday the waterpark had an education extravaganza thg
the high schools nearby had field trips to the waterpark
there were soooo many kids man
they said there were ~2500 kids
saw many hunks and babes but they're all so young
the ppl here are all so young, but they look so mature
the sun was up everyday, so we're all chao da now
but then the wind became very cold
so we were cold and chao da
cos we had to get into the water for this ride called the sky ponds
had to push ppl down on their floats
so it's freezing when we get out and the wind blows at the subsequent spots that we guard
the crowd on saturday was ok
not that crowded
and there were dirt bikes racing on the beach nxt to the pier
very cool to see them race, but their engines were terribly noisy
became quite a noise pollution
and then, it stormed on Sunday
rained quite heavily and gusty winds blew
so all the piers were closed
we were soooooo happy to get a break
went to rio grande (our fav hangout) which was an approx 15 min bus ride
shopped til evening
got a pair of levi's at US$12!! Haha
stuff here's super cheap man

had lifeguard trg again today and for the nxt 3 days too
cos there're many other new guards
did the stuff we learn the last time all over again
think we're pro at CPR alr man

i finally did what i wanted to do ever since I knew I was coming here
went for a run ON the beach
barefoot
shiooooooooooook
and played in the icy cold water
been dreaming abt this day since dunno when
it was awesome
realised i'm always near the beach
in spore, from east coast to west coast
and now i'm just a 5mins walk to the atlantic ocean
wow

i'll upload more pictures soon, but for now just some random pix
quote of the day by my mom..i find it hilarious man
"why the beach no trees one"

pictures

after work on saturday..it was freezing..the pool was the fountain pool, where the water was warm.the lady in the jacket is maggi, one of our managers/supervisors

me and allan cleaning up the sun bathing deck
the way we look when we guard...derek looking very professional here.haha

shot of mariner's landing at night

very crowded boardwalk on a weekend.what a difference as compared to the deserted boardwalk on a weekday

a typical shop on the boardwalk, selling these kinda shirts and stuff

yum yummm..dunkin donuts.i'm always eating their donuts.very nice

boardwalk in Atlantic City trump's taj mahal casino.really nice inside...

ok that's all for now...have lots of other photos, but i'll upload them another day.have a full day of trg again tmr, so gotta get to bed...

beach pix

had a super busy weekend working
will blog abt it again
but for now
the pix of my bday beach outing
fren's website
http://www.pbase.com/geordie_gallery/you_know_what_i_did_this_summer_24_may_07

36hr long 21st Birthday

Had a wonderful birthday yesterday
Pizza party at the work place (although the pizza wasn’t very nice)
Followed by a SOP of the rides in the water park (although we were supposed to ride them)
Ended quite early, so we went to the beach!!
It was really awesome man…the waves, the clean (icy) water and the fine sand
Played captain’s ball, took many photos, and got thrown into the icy water
Went home to cook a delicious dinner
And then my lovely friends surprised me with a cake!
Gonna go help test out the rides today and then help with another lifeguard test
After that there’s work at AP again from 5-11pm
Hope I get to operate my ride instead of being a cleaner

the pro xianzhen fryin the egg.she's a really gd cook...chef at coffee club leh..

our dinner
the chefs of the day

my birthday cake! have my name some more

my sweet friends :) thanks guys

wanted to post this ytd but the net was down...

haven't had much time to blog these few days
was busy the whole weekend with work
saturday & sunday was not too bad
working as a ride operator at Adventure Pier
it was the first weekend open since september last yr
i feel so happy to see the little kids get all excited and have great big smiles on their faces when they sit on the rides
but it was really tiring11am til abt 2plus then a 15min break, then half an hr break for dinner at abt 6, then another 15mins at 8plus, 9.ended at 11pm
i just collapsed on the bed when i gt back
sunday wasn't that bad cos we ended at 5pm
monday had a swim test to see if we could be lifeguards
swim 200m and pick sth up from a 3m pool
was soooo happy cos i really missed the water
today we started trg...learnt CPR and some rescue drills in the water
it was fun! but FREEZINGGgggg when the wind blew (which was almost all the time)water park's (called raging waters) gonna open this weekend
so this is kinda like a mini trg just so that we can be ready this weekend
the nxt week we'll get the very proper trg for the certification and the license
tmr's gonna be another day of trg
and then thurs have some pizza party followed by playin on the rides to learn them! so fun!like a party for my birthday! haha
talking abt pizza, I AM FAT
its just pizza, pizza & more western food & pizza ard here
although i run, it's not enoughhhhh!!! arghhhhhhhhhthe cold weather doesn't help man.u just feel hungry so fast
just had 3 slices for dinner cos we had some ride operator's social night at our workplace
had fun playing silly games

i can finally sleep w/o waking up in the middle of the night due to the cold
life here has been getting better and the weather is really nice
really sunny in the day, not that coldthe wind's still v strong and cold though

found some places with my friends names
dot's place
craig's house

my birthday's now! spore time...
means i get an extra long bday this yr! haha
i'm finally an adult.not like i want to be one.hahahahaha...

summer's finally coming

shots of the tents on the beach...a whole beach full of them..

didn't manage to get shots of the boardwalk full of people...

weather was really gd today..kinda burnt now...had fun

its the cold that makes me feel so miserable

nice n warm tonight.shall nt waste slping time.will update again soon...

Beach Jam

first weekend here
its really different
all the shops are open and there're so many ppl
this weekend is special, some event called the Beach Jam
where all the scouts gather at the beach
pitch their tents, and stay over
the sight is spectacular...
hundreds of tents all over the beach
and the beach is really hugeeeeee
too bad i don't have pics of it...

total sai kang day
after our trial runs and cleaning up of the whole AP
we went over to Mariner's Landing to help
humbled by the experience
we were cleaning the toilets
constantly sweeping it, getting rid of the sand
sweeping everywhere of the sand
and obviously it's never ending cos every where's sand
back breaking job man
5 hrs of that
but it's the first time meeting/seeing so many American ppl
i'd say there're many nice ones..really friendly and polite
and there're the racist ones...
oh well, tryin to get used to the insults...
some of them really just think that the whole world is all abt America
how shallow...oh well, their loss, not mine

ok i'm gonna slp now..totally tired and aching
10am-11pm today
1030am-11pm tomorrow
need God to help me survive and stop me from going insane

First day of work

was kinda my first day at work yesterday
we reported to Adventure Pier, the furthest away from our house
think its the smaller of the 3 piers also...
cos we were lifeguards, we were given the smaller rides to handle
we'll have our lifeguard shift in the day and then ride operators in the night
but the water rides are nt open yet, so for this weekend we'll be ride operators.. im in charge of a very easy ride called the "Apache".haha...helicoptors!
the season's not here yet and the weather's still quite cold
today's very cold, weather.com shows a 10deg C...
predicted to storm again..hope it doesn't man
that's why the theme park's only open on weekends now..
it'll fully open in a few weeks...
so, we had to study the ride manuals
then had a short training with the "supervisors"
then had a short MCQ/T or F test (i got full marks.haha)
after that we did some cleaning up of the grand prix cars
and then we rode em for ~15mins! super fun! haha
why i say "supervisors" (quote, unquote) is cos i do not see them as supervisors at all they are really biased against asians
our "supervisors" are some young punks who have not even been here before
and they applied for a job just like us
and they're our supervisors.oh well
while they were "training" me, they were gg on and on abt the party they had yesterday
or what they wanted to have for lunch
goodness...how unprofessional
the wind was (and still is) superrrrrrr coldddddddd
the sun is hot,but when the wind blows...........you freeze.really freeze
we went to Rio Grande after work for some chinese buffet
it's only abt an 8min bus ride from here
the food was SUPERB
and the best of all, we made new friends!!
made frens with the sporeans from the house nxt door
they're really a hilarious bunch of ppl man
had loads of fun with them..now the group is like huge
went to this place called ROSS and K Mart too
the textiles here are really cheap man
food's ex but shoes, clothes etc etc really cheap
there's a cinema there too..they watched spidey3 there last weeek
think we'll watch shrek 3 there together
some of the locals are really unfriendly man (well most of them are)
on the bus back, we were just talking normally
and the woman infront went "would you mind???!!!"
so we were like "whaatt??huh?" and we laughed a bit at her grouchy-ness
she replied "ha ha ha ha ha, very funny huh?"
could hv slapped her face man
when she got off she went "ha ha ha ha ha" again
what a b****
and there were some blacks sitting infront of my friends
the bus lights were turned off for awhile and u could turn on ur own indiv light
my friend wanted to look at her new radio, so she turned her light on
and they were like "what....turn on the lights for what?turn it off!"
my friends dint hear it, but i heard....tsk tsk tsk tsk
the ppl are like how unfriendly.....i'd say worse than s'poreans la

today we're gonna have a trial run
pretend the pier's open, and run our rides like how we would
then gotta do cleaning up again...
saturday its gonna open and there'll be some guests..
i hope the sun will come out man! if nt i'll just freeze...
ok gtg get ready...work's at 10am
pics below...

some of the new friends we made.another full table sitting behind...

chinese buffet food!

my ride! the APACHE...dun pray pray..haha

this ride's called the Great White.small roller coaster..

some more shots of Adventure Pier

a shot of the middle pier (Mariner's Landing) from AP