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Back to 2 Sig Bn camp where there was some treasure hunt going on and one of the lady officers could not resolve a riddle which suggest some place in the building where the treasure packet was kept.   It stated "in the unseen shadows".  So all of us decided to brainstorm and map out where exactly this place could be.

One of the guys (he resembled one of my men Davin back then) started sketching.  They narrowed down to the QM office and later found that it could be a place near where Nancy sat (surprisingly she is "sent" to work in this unit) so thereafter, we decided to check it out.

During the way, we saw some of the combat companies loading and testing some giant batteries which looks like they have some hydraulic legs which was supposed to retract when you power off it.   The journey there was a little longer; building seems to vary alot and we had to pass through some in the building garage and saw some places which were grilled off by green fencing even from the gap which you can see the upper level diagonally from that level.

Going down, we had to go past some "bunks" and as it was still in the silent hours, we had to walk quietly past these sleeping soldiers and finally found our way to the QM's office.  I found the packet and it was covered in a printed red packet with traditional Chinese motifs.  Quite a big packet though which I checked using the LED light on my Blackberry.

We reached a clearout later and found out that this prize was actually a Blackberry phone.  There's this duo who are always together (like some of the duo bodyguards in some Taiwanese serials) and the lady officer decided to give this to them as a gift.  Unusually, the box containing the Blackberry phone was shrunk small after packing it up, till it was the size of a souvenir box.  The mission was over.

My eyes opened and it was 7:42am.

We were given a mission by this villian when we raided and entered his base; 4 groups of us were engulfed in a gel of some kind which we have to ensure that it doesn't solidify.  The fastest and most effective way was to hit against a glass object and the gel-like substance around us will shatter.

The 4 of us also contained the Super Gangsters, of which, Ruisheng and Yide were somehow in deep slumber and I had to drag them out of bed to "prevent extinction.  Cutscene showing us engaging an enemy in some air battle.  We had attempted to get clearance from Control, where our overseas mobile connection was limited and got the help of some representatives (one of them resembled an ex colleague, Justin) where he could get connection direct via a slide on some butons in the phone.  From the holographic image, Control had told them that they have to keep the signal minimal and this is the best they could do to "control cost" of the outgoing overseas call that were made.

Mission of close combat:  we left the enemy pilot in a beehive form as we managed to fly close and fired the machine guns point blank from the rear. 

After this mission was done, all of us were chilling out in Kevin's gigantic bathtub which looks more like a jaccuzi room.  He had this mouthpiece bitten on that resembled those sci-fi shows where an injured person will be put in a water-filled container and breathes through this apparatus covering the nose and mouth.  He had some comments that it was so drab bored; seems like he was troubled about something. 

I was then going back to a place in UK to pick up something; the streets were cold and everyone could be seen putting on cold wear attire.  I brought a friend along and told her "welcome home" as this was the place that I was more comfortable with than the tiny island where things are getting so expensive.

 Found this provision shop and there were these 2 new staffs whom seem pretty mischevious; one of them was restless and kept talking to other staff while serving customers making purchase at the cashier.  His companion, who was supposed to be helping him was dressed inappropriately in bikini attire, as it going to the beach or something.  Prior to this, the supervisor had also told them "this is not HQ" as they had just completed training and still had the mindset of being very laidback.

A scene which was like the endtimes in mansion, I could see orange aura coming forth which was like a force that will consume everything; I was with Helen (a former colleague who is also now DX) and we had to grab what we need before the coming of the Messiah.  The "essence" of the end times, according to her was to look humble and bring with us only the bare minimal.  On her, which she later put down was a B&W camera of the olden days where one has to place it on a wooden tripod and go under a black cloth to get a picture through the viewfinder.  It turned bright orange in a seemingly possible sign that it would burst into explosion. 

"We can't carry that" was what Helen told me.

The best thing we could do right now is to find the "bare essentials" ie snacks, tidbits or whatever simple things to fill this bag we have to show that we have the "bare minimal".  Candies & snacks we have in our possession were placed into this bag (resembling a simple pencil case) and some which we could find on the dining hall's desk were also taken and place into this bag.

Final scene; I was walking along this pathway just outside Tampines Mall and saw a familiar face; Mel Richard, an ex army comrade regular serviceman is now peddling his bicycle and living the life of a rag-and-bone man.  Quite a baffling sight but he seems happy.  I reached my bus stop and while waiting for a bus, saw this black guy who started to wiggle, pop and dance to some music while a couple more of his like-minded friends joined in.  Surprisingly, the other commuters waiting at the bus stop seemed oblivious to their behaviour and the music which one of them was broadcasting while they danced to the rhythm.  This black guy at one moment was also mimicking Eminem as he was wearing a hoodie and rapped exactly like him.  After they had their medley of hip hop movements, he took out his suede vest which had a unique zippered front, that resumbled the Wizard's attire in Diablo 3.

Eyes opened; 2:15am.

One of the spam that one can receive via Facebook goes like this:

"Dear,

Congratulations from me and members of staff of the FedEx office,Ari
soi 8 branch,Bangkok Thailand,you are the lucky person selected to
receive an undelivered ATMCASH atm card that has been abandoned in our
vault for 2 years.

The atm card was prepaid online on the ATMCASH website in your country
and posted via FedEx from your country to Thailand 2 years ago but has
remained unclaimed by the sender and recipient for the past 2 years
and we have been unable to contact the sender and receiver of the
card,the atm card is prepaid with USD $100,000 (One hundred thousand
United States Dollars).

We are giving out the atm card because it has overstayed in our vault
and the sender did not provide a return address so the validity period
for the sender or receiver to claim the card has expired,so now we
have no option but to send the card back to your country,and according
to Thai law,the card must be sent back to someone in your country and
we the staff of the FedEx office can not partake or share in the money
from the unclaimed atm card and it is highly illegal and punishable by
law for us to assign a relation or friend in your country to receive
the card,that is why the card is going to an entirely neutral person
that was why we selected you through a random online ballot to claim
the card.

If you are interested in claiming the card,you will have to give us
your home or postal address and you will also have to pay a Thai
government tax of $792 USD (Seven Hundred and Ninety-Two United States
Dollars).

Once we receive your address and you pay the tax to the Thai
government,the Thai gvernment will permit us to post the card to you
within 24 hours and it will be delivered to you within 72 hours,with
the ATMCASH atm card,you can withdraw the money from any ATM machine
in your location.

To get more information on ATMCASH and how it works,visit the ATMCASH
website on : www .atmcash. com

Anticipating your reply.

Ms Lisa Nidaline
Manager,FedEx Office
Ari soi 8 branch,Bangkok Thailand"

Saw this in "Other" in the message tab.

Another spam message which I received.  Seems like it is another attempt of a spammer to get attention.

From: hoon mc [mailto:hoonmcj@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 5:46 PM
To: undisclosed recipients:
Subject: HI

 

Hope you get this on time, I made a quick trip to Westminster, UNITED KINGDOM and had my bag stolen from me  with my passport and credit cards in it. The embassy is willing to help by letting me fly without my passport, I just have to pay for a ticket and settle Hotel bills. Unfortunately for me, I can't have access to funds without my credit card, I've made contact with my bank but they need more time to come up with a new one. I was thinking of asking you to lend me some quick funds that I can pay back asap. I really need to be on the next available flight. I was told Western Union  Money Transfer is the fastest way and  best option to receive  money down here. Let me know if you can be of assistance so i will forward my detail in my next reply asap which you will use. You can reach me via email cos i do not have access to phone now just my email. I await your response.... Thanks & Best Regards Bro James

I saw myself in a wildlife national park where the place was as huge as the wild and literally minimal human intervention done. Here I am, in this park and there seem to be some brawl going on where a man was killed but some people were plotting to make it look like he was assaulted by the animals roaming freely around the park.

Cops were called in and a guy extracted his halbard-like weapon from the corpse. It appeared to be part of a 15-unit assembled equipment which not a single part gave the hint it is a potentially dangerous weapon. When the police reached the scene, no one breathed a word and the body was carried out of the park. For now, this case will be undergoing investigations.

Seems that this culprit was someone within the group that I was in when we visited the park.

Next scene showed me moving off the place and in a patch of wilderness, tree trunks with severed top were spotted in large acres across the land. It was identical to one scene in Lord of the Rings where the edge of Fangorn Forests had been tainted by the orcs.

Moving on, I was switched to a scene in Hougang where I had visited before, now; the place where the newly-built carpark is, are in place a basketball court where I could see a big group of men dressed in Japanese wear (only wrapped at the waist) practising some axe melee warfare. The group was at least 100 people in it.

The next place I visited was where I saw Donnie Yen, who taught me the fundamentals of Wing Chun along with some brawling which he exhibits in some of the shows he had done in the past years. He taught me how to judge the opponent's movement and when is the right time reflexes gives the upper hand.

Eyes opens. 7:08am.

Sent via my BlackBerry

This number apparently are so persistent; they have called me twice this morning but I've rejected their call.

This number has a habit to call me during office hours.  Suspected it is UOB from what I read though they have denied.

Today's pace seemed a little faster and a stranger who was running greeted me when I ran past him; hopefully he didn't mistaken me for someone else he had seen regularly or me being of the opposite gender.

Anyhow, he could simply just be friendly.

The fuel I had today could not bring me further; and in view of my upcoming IPPT, I decided to keep the distance not to overpowering.  Furthermore, with the loss of light at this hour, my usual path might be a little unsafe as the last 500m before my U-turn point are usually massively littered with broken twigs, branches and "natural debris" along with unkempt vegetation along the pavements.

I made it while keeping the pace constant; the only discomfort I had was the soaked socks which rubbed against my toes over an extended period of time.  It's time I get a decent pair of durable socks, or those toe-shoes that can wicker off perspiration of the feet without the need of wearing socks.

It's a Thursday and the 7km point did not have the any signs of regular fishermen who would make themselves at home with some comfort items while waiting for their bait.  Could it be the Malay supernatural folklore that kept them away from such places on this particular day of the week?  No point thinking about such creeps.

I simply love that title when I saw this travel email I had received from Agoda, one of the best hotel deal website for my travel accomodation references.  One place that I will definitely need for some good air.

Feeling a little rapid in my breathing this evening; probably due to the long-endured stress that had been brought about from Battlebox where one's patience tends to be stretched in many ways.  Anyhow, this evening was completed with some peace.  Hope the rest of the week will be well for all of us.

Run was completed in 72 minutes, but once again, the GPS on my iPhone had failed to function and capture the exact distance made.

11.35km was an estimation as the plotting manually will be all too tedious.

It was one of the slowest-paced off my usual track at East Coast Park where the routes are continuous and non-interruptive by any junctions of other sort of roads.

I will need to do some proper planning for this alternative road near my neighbourhood.

Sent via my BlackBerry

This number called me again. This time, it's on a Sunday. I won't bother returning call as I suspected it to be spam call.

I'm taking a new route around my neighbourhood as I had to get back early and have some fuel loaded before doing my run.

Today's route is a little challenging as there are some construction of the road kerbs / re-routing of roads hence the terrain was a little uneven.

Familiarisation is needed.

Sent via my BlackBerry