2008

one hell of a year it has been for me....
the 1st year ever out of school life into college life
the 1st year ever going through working life(my dad's life)
the 1st year ever i can actually talk to girls without feeling uncomfortable

guess which is mine? guess guess!
*hint* its blue n i'm particular with my parking.

(jun guan did that if u muz know)

quite a big leap for me though.....

went through a lot of things....
experience a lot of things....
and learnt a lot of things....



met alot of new friends.....
got to know more about ppl that i already know.....
got in into a totally new environment....

what a year its has been........

In The BEGINNING.


from the start of the year i was under BC Pest Technologies.
Thats my father's own company. i worked for my dad.
to be truthful.... i used to be a little embarrassed when ppl ask wat my dad does for a living.
He does Pest Control.
he deals with all sorts of pest.... from termites to animal control.
basically he handles all the dirty stuff normal ppl wouldn't want to handle.
all the messy jobs...

like when u have a dead rat in ur house, he's the man ppl would call.....
like when u have a cockroach problem, he's the man ppl would call.....

[if u DO have this problems like this, pls contact 016-4228995, special discounts will be given to marcuslim's frens. hehe]

and that man happen to be my father..... at one time i actually sort off looked down at my own dad.....

"Eeyeer! He does THAT?!?"

but after the few months i went thru with him..... BOY! am i proud to have a father like him.....
its reali shows how much a father would go through to support his family.....

u think its easy LOCATING a dead rat?
when the very second u open the door to the room with a dead rat, u would wish u were as dead as the rat.... the awful smell alone is able to knock anyone unconscious..... we're talking about an enclosed area... where the smell has been contained for a quite a while....

But this Man has to walk straight in.... take a breath IN THE ROOM.... and find the source of the smell.... which will ultimately lead us to the carcass.... i have yet to master that skill.... i juz cant.

locating is juz the start.... and then disposal? its not a very decent experience....

actually these few months with him was very crucial in our father n son relationship...... i can now proudly say that this Man over here is my dad n this is wat WE DO!
learnt SOOOOO much from him....

and i also did SOOOOO many things i never thought of doing(nicer told by mouth + actions)...... all the odd odd jobs.... i definitely enjoyed my time working under my dad....


P/S : if i'm not mistaken, my dad went to Cheng Yee's house to spray insecticide before....
hahaha... realise it after she told me where she lived. i think its her. should be... correct me if i'm wrong.

sorry not much pics... i dun think of taking pictures when i'm working my ass off....

anyway... moving on

In The MIDDLE

after BC pest was college... enrolled in Inti n was quite happy with it.
i already blog about it a couple of times so i wont reali go deep into it again.
i'll juz highlight crucial parts.

met a lot wonderful people here in Inti
They made it a nice place
i enjoyed my time here

sometimes it was monotonous and routine but sometimes its also quite fun.

HAHA! 1 thing i was quite proud of, my Hokkien went on geometric progression since i joined.
basically in a class of nearly 70 people. only 10 speak English on a daily basis.
i thought i was going to be like those lone rangers at the corner minding their own business but no....
i'm not that kind of person.. i'll die like that.....

the tough times we been through
(as usual wen ping is always the saddest. HAHA)

well, when English dun go well with them n Mandarin dont go well with me.
Hokkien came into the picture! of course, i still had difficulties but at least there's progress....
(better than learning mandarin from scratch)
n to think that once upon a time Hokkien the ONLY language i know.
all in all, i can now speak Hokkien with an English dialect.
Inti Certified.

The happy times we had.

(to return all the pain we caused him... Thx Ping!)

went through 2 semesters of Diploma in Electric and Electronics.
got a Certificate of Merit for one of them. (who would have thought?)


successfully OVERNIGHT-ed at college.
was doing the bluudy project that can make ur whole house blackout.


In The END.

when i got suited with the environment, i begin to get more sloppy.
i no longer pay much attention in class nor do much (or any) homework....
i get interested very quickly but also loses interest juz as easily.... that's bad.
i begin to let joel do my assignments... haha! thanks man. n sorry.
Joel, slap me if i ever do that again!
didnt have enough semangat in the 2nd semester.

had 2 months holidays at the end of the year......
i cant reali remember wat i did.... basically achieved nothing....
i juz remember going out n eat a lot... movie here there... n jogging n hiking n the unfortunate sunrise sunset.
but 1 thing i shall remember for life in this holidays.....

dislocation #2.....

mistakes done....
lessons learnt....
hearts broken....
attitude fixed....
minds go insane....
brains filled knowledge...
arm gotten weaker...
mouth gotten louder...
glasses get thicker....
panda eyes get wider...
course gets tougher....
frens get closer...

all the things that i have done... some with regrets n some with pride n honour.....
lets just say if things get "torn", we can always "sew" it back.
it will definitely leave a mark.... a mark we will all remember... and makes us all a step closer to being a man(or woman/lady/whatsoever).
for the good or for the worst.... i'm glad it happened the way it did.

2008 was a great year.... i'm looking forward to 2009...

Physically Capable!

went to the hospital for a check up for me arm......
its been nearly 3 weeks after the injury and has shown much improvement ever since!
(like how i can type this post with both hands...)

have to wake up super early.... its been soo sooooo long ever since i had to wake up at 6.30am....
reminded me of school..... wake up, breakfast, too late to catch the bus, bath, go school by bike.....
that was my school-life daily routine....

we went to the hospital at about 7.30am....

normal procedure..... go get an x-ray.... then waited for so long only to realise that my x-ray was already at the counter but noone to collect.... we waited at the wrong place..... anyway, at the end got the film.... was happy with wat i see.... from my amateurish skill on reading x-rays, i can tell that its connected juz alright..... happily i went to give the films to the doctor-in-charge then he did some test (eg: can u lift ur arm like this? can u reach ur back?...... etc)

later on, my mum came out with this question.......

"Can he drive?"

in my head, i was recalling the time when i told my mum that i wanna drive and she gave me a long lecture... u noe la... mums.... i dun blame her.... it went roughly like this....

"u will sure lose control of the car wan la.... ur right hand so weak now.... u noe ah, when ur auntie dislocated her shoulder, the doctor say she needs to wait about 6 months untill she can drive again..."

n the nxt thought that went thru my head was... doctors... they will try to take as minimal risk as possible.... so i was actually expecting to wait about a month or so before i can drive again.... but he changed my point of view....

he said(roughly):

"its been about 3 weeks right? so basically most of the tissues have already been repalced by new ones.... driving shouldn't be a problem..... more over, the cars now have power steering, right? so it should be ok.... u dun reali use much of the shoulder to drive.... as for now, he is physically capable of driving a car. "

that last sentence totally change my perception of this doctor..... wah! thank you!

after everything was over, i was dismiss and i dont need a second visit.... the last time i had about 3 visits if i'm not mistaken.... now, only 1 to check up.... i guess the more times u displocate it the faster it heals n the less it will hurt... until to the point where...

"[piak!] oh, my arm come out d ah?.... [crack-kiak!] ok... back to normal..."

i wouldn't want to go to that stage.... i know i fella like that.... n its scary....


before i left the room, the doctor tapped my shoulder.....

"u do realise that by simply lifting ur arm u're actually USING ur shoulder right... how about driving? but it looks like u could handle it.... but u be careful ya"

wat a nice doctor, i'll never forget u, Dr. Wong!

brainwashed by chia haw.....

i was talking to chia haw as usual on msn.....
then he came out with random question.....

Ch : What is ur zodiac?
me : Me? by date i would be scorpio... but since i'm born towards the end of scorpio, ppl say that i can "hop" over to Sagittarius.... n besides... the descriptions suit me better with Sag....
me : Y zodiac all of the sudden?
Ch : becuz i reading the email someone send me about zodiac.... so i ask u....
me : oh, i actually dun reali believe this kind of thing.... its like saying if ur mum born u late 1 sec then ur whole destiny change? i dun think so...... so this juz read for fun nee.....

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Ch : omg.... i juz description about me so true....... like 80 - 99% true
me : reali? waa.. not bad..... go mine n see.....
Ch : sent to ur email d....
me : aiyo... no need send wan la.... i lazy read oso wan lar.... call u see oni....
Ch : juz go read la.... for fun k?
Ch : hay, sag suit u lar.....

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me : OMG! Chia haaaw!! mine oso quite true!! WTH.....

okay... heres the full lengthy description of it..... read as u please.... i would like feedback from ppl after that.... i personally think its quite true lo.... so true that its scary....


Sun in SAGITTARIUS - ruled by Jupiter - Planet of Expansion

To you, life is a journey, an adventure, endlessly interesting and rich with possibilities, and it may be difficult for you to decide where to focus your attention and efforts. You probably traveled around and experimented with many different paths before you settled on a particular career. Or you may go from one project to the next, for once the challenge and vital interest is gone, you are very quick to move on. Commitment, discipline, focus, and concentration are not your strong points. You can be irresponsible and disinclined to take on the burdens and limitations of adult life.

An incurable optimist, you have big dreams, aspirations, and hopes for the future and are usually pursuing some distant goal. You have a great deal of faith and trust in life and failures don't crush your spirit. You always bounce back from disappointments, often with another bright dream or scheme. You have a sporting, playful attitude toward life and are philosophical about your mistakes. You have the ability to sense future trends, to see the big picture, and you like to theorize and speculate. However, attending to all of the details and practical requirements of implementing your theories is bothersome to you.

You express yourself in a very open, direct, and straightforward manner and are often blunt and tactless as well. Because you do not take yourself too seriously, you may not realize how deeply your candid statements can wound more sensitive souls. In fact, though you may not realize it, your insensitivity and lack of understanding regarding others' feelings is probably one of your worst faults.

You do enjoy friendship and camaraderie, but you need freedom also and do not do well with a possessive, clinging, or emotionally demanding partner. You are quite generous yourself, and heartily dislike pettiness in others. Someone who shares your ideals, your sense of fun, and your zest for life would be the right companion for you.

Ch : since when u so interested this things wan?

me : since 5 mins ago...... 1st time i'm reading it with such detail...

but... cannot le.... lidat everyone born around me ma act like me??? nooo.. this cannot beeee......

For those interested u may go to this website and find ur own.... juz click the little icon on the left then look for the "More Personality Profile..." at the end of your short description for the longer one....

p/s: the above convo was edited to make things shorter n straight to the point... all digressed topics has been filtered out.... n chia haw, the convo might be different a bit cuz i retyped it based on my memory.... so there might be slight errors.. correct me if wrong.


i'll end the post with an inspiring pic of my state now.....

can lift 90 degrees up d..... YAY!!!

Till nxt time....

its a yearly event.....

Now, i have some things to clarify.......
i keep hearing ppl saying "typical marcus" when they found out i dislocated my shoulder....
there is also...
"marcus, as usual....."
"marcus, y u everytime get injurd wan?"
"marcus, y u so unlucky wan?"
"marcus, y ur shoulder always come out wan?"
"marcus, injurd again ah?"
"marcus, you're like a magnet for injuries.?"

(fall down on knees with arm raised shouting"WHYYY??"......)
its only TWICE in my whole entire life i dislocated my arm?
is that considered frequent to u guys?
n besides.... its rather the after-effects of the 1st dislocation....

the way u ppl put it makes me feel like i go to n fro to the hospital every week....


no.... i'm not melmen who needs medical attention all the time.... NO! i'm not like him...


ok i'll now try to list down my major injuries which u all say "always" happen to me....

2006
1st dislocation........

be reminded that before this i NEVER had an injury serious enuf to be delivered to the hospital.....

2007
6 stitches to my chin.....

a very unfortunate fall from my bike.....
yes, my fault..... i have to admit....

2008
2nd dislocation.....

which is basically the most recent....

there u have it.....
ALL the major injuries i got that u ppl say "SOO MANYY"
since 2006 things start happening yearly.....
once a year..... yea.. maybe more often than the most of u.
but still not enought to be made "marcus the injury prone guy....."

if u call that frequent then....
u might as well call Christmas frequent... since its also once a year....
oh yea! ur birthday is also very frequent....

"your birthday again arr??"
"y u so frequent celebrate ur birthday wan?"
"y always ur birthday wan??"

TAKE THAT!!!!!
no more.................

Grounded.... for life....?

haizzz... i actually still have quite a hard time accepting this second dislocation....
the dislocation this time is affecting me more mentally then physically....

there was....
no bang...
no crash....
no warning....

i swung my arm and my shoulder juz had to swing out together.....
i mean this is soo sad.......
after that??
no sports for the rest of my life?
what sport can be less exerting than badminton??
there's juz shuttle cocks for goodness SAKE!!!!
n now i cant even hit them.....

well.... i dont think I'm ready to give up sports so soon.... even if thats wat my mum had in mind....
i'm switching to a lefty.... hope i wont be too useless.....
gotta start practicing from scratch again.....

n so its decided!
i'll play badminton wif my left.
i'll play bowling wif my left.
and i'll probably forget about basketball or other rough sports....
start with this few sports 1st....

muz slowly pick up again.......
worry not... as long i still have at least AN ARM and my name is still marcus lim...
i will still live on.....
but for now i guess i will be at home and away from outdoor activities....
hopefully still can go starwalk....
"y cannot?" u ask? my mum forbids.... its not that i walk with my hands....

i'll end this post wif a nice saying that i got from Wall-E
"I dont want to just survive..... I WANT TO LIVE!!!"

here i am... once again...

dislocated shoulder.... again.....
but nvm la.... its my body.... wat to do.....
this is my second time..... n i doubt its gonna be my last.....
i guess i'll just accept it as it comes...... haizzzz...

Dont reali wanna talk about it juz yet....
but u get the picture......


"and if i was any better, i would be sent to the mental hospital for smiling too much...."
dun worry guys.... i'm ok and always will be....

till nxt time..... for full elaborated version of what happened based on third party jun guan-ish point of view.... click HERE.

I think i heard this before. Its like dejavu. I think i heard this before. Its like dejavu

Was talking to my dad for quite a long time.....
juz a ramdom chat.
as realli reali random chat.
we talk about latent heat to microwave ovens to ethylene glycol to how to catch a 'biawak' alive and the releasing it....... and etc

it was all normal.....
only his last few sentences nearly choked me.....
it was something like this......
my dad modified a few of the patent systems.

Me : eh, how could u have thought of that?? this is absurd! but.... it works....
dad : ....and that is all that matters, right?
Me : i guess so.....
dad : n u noe when i thought of this? When I WAS BRUSHING MY TEETH IN THE TOILET

i think i heard that before...... its like...... dejavu.....
for those who knew me in college would understand.... ahahaha!!



p/s: for those who doesnt understand but curious to know..... read my post on September 19th, Friday[it has been awhile...]

Movie, Movie, IUC

Recently went for movies in queens....
2 different movies together wif....
2 different groups in......
2 different time on.... the same day.....

MOVIE #1
1st we watch Madagascar 2.... ok la... some parts quite funny.... but somehow i prefer the 1st one....
went to fetch easaw at school and head to queens..... met up wif the RC gang short while later...

actually, i already watched Madagascar 2 with Joel and all but then i decided to watch it again....
I wanted to justify something...
someone came out with this totally random remark that melman somehow resembles me!!!

how???? reali???? i'm totally against the idea....

anyway, watched the movie, jalan here there... then go back home...
after that, watched 2 episodes of Heroes(i'm currently in season 2) and depart for queensbay again.....


MOVIE #2

for the 2nd movie i watched Quarantine...

exactly like cloverfield la......
videocam-type-movie.....
not that nice.... some parts of the movie they do like this it'll be nice, but if the whole movie was made like that.... it gets... dizzy....
i dun quite like the ending.....
to me the whole movie is juz about this group of ppl stuck in a building n then all died....
nothing unpredictable in the movie.... no big twist.... hardly anything to compliment about it...
well, i did learn a few things though.....

-there is no cure for rabies
-only way to reali identify rabies is by getting a brain sample n not by blood test
-death rates for rabies is 100%
-and last but not least, cam-cordes can wack rabies-infected-zombies to death

after the movie, went to kayu nasi kandar n fet ourselves with roti bom, teh ais and roti tissue....
talk talk talk.....
went home after that......

IUC 2008
visit our school Unit 25 Red Crescent Society...
havent had a nice chat wif the jrs for a very long time....

i was pretty amazed by the teamtest scene...
a whole class (2 Baiduri) was flooded!
as in soaking wet with water!
the water raised up till about 2 inches from the ground....
not bad.... didnt expect they would do it....
i noe nobody else like it but i reali do....
water is nice as long as i cant drown in it....
a meaningful teamtest.... need to carry with all the water....

went lunch at SubWay.... not bad but cost a bunch.... n to be honest... wasnt that full from it either... mayb i should have had the footlong size.... that one scared later i cannot finish....
fetch ching all in my car..... 4 ppl cramped at the back.....
n they suddenly reminded me about the japanese thing.............
i had completely forgotten about that...... well, no comment on that.....
i wont go into it now.... family issue.... all i can say that its not me....
believe as u wish.....

went back safely and got persuaded by chia haw to go to a cyber cafe.....
played CS for like 3 hours..... 3 solid hours.... walau...
fun... n yea... tiring too.... fingers on my left hand very "suei" now....

later return to school.... talk for awhile more... then headed home shortly after that....

Mum complained about my hair.... n ching says it looks like dexter's.....
i'm SOO going to cut it soon..... normally dun care about my hair much as long as they're there....but now its getting a bit irritating n itchy here there... CUT!