YoungWolf2k: The Origin
Colin is from the Gaelic
word Cailean which means Young Wolf. The nick was
first used in the year
2000 and hence the
addition of suffix [2k] =)
The Dedication
This site is dedicated to all
my friends, those who
cared and kept me in their
constant thoughts and
prayers when I couldn't
see the light at the end
of the tunnel.
The Sponsors
Special thanks to my twin
bro, Gavin @ Cedric and
best bud Kevin @ Vaslav
for upgrading me to
Premium Member previously!
Special thanks to my cousin,
Allen for keeping my blog
alive for the whole of 2006!
Thanks for believing in me!
The Inspiration
And to those readers, for
which this blog is maintained
for, keep those comments
and inspiration rolling in.
And to another special
someone, whose smile
makes and brightens
up my day but doesn't
quite know it, thanks for
your warmth, thoughfulness,
listening ear, and thanks
for being there! You never
know how much your sms on
one fine morning brighten
up my whole day!
[7:09 pm] If I Told You That This Song Was Meant For You....
On the first day of Raya, I had a small gathering of close friends at my place. Chef of honour was Scotty, with help rendered by Simon who's the Asst. Chef while I was trying to help out here and there, whenever I could.
Scotty whipped out a mean looking curry, and also help prepared the fried rice and fried meehoon (both also not halal, oops) with Simon who seems to be rather at ease in my kitchen... Haha.
Dennis prepared the nice pasta and KK prepared our nice dessert for the evening as well.... Thanks guys for the great food and company!
While some of them were busy playing mahjong, and the rest were talking, and some of us were actually sitting in front of the telly watching this Thai movie which was recommended by Simon and Le Roy sometime back.
I managed to get the DVD from Simon but the English subtitles were rather poor. LR went home to burn a copy of the DVD's ISO and came back 30 mins later (with fluent translation, thanks LR!) and the few of us sat down while watching this tear-jerker movie.
The movie is called 'Love Of Siam' and the main song inside the movie really touched me when I watched a fan-made video clip. Tthe name of the song is Together (Kan Lae Kan in Thai) and here are the translation of its meaningful lyrics.
(Subtitles here differ from the one in the link above)
If I told you that this song was meant for you, would you believe me?
It may not sound as beautiful as other songs
You may know that love songs couldn't be written out if we didn't have the feelings of love
But for you, sweetheart it all came out easily
You may have heard thousands of love ballads
Some may touch your heart, though they mean nothing more
But you'll know when you listen to this song, it was meant just for you
You would know by heart what I meant, and we would be there for each other
Chorus:
Let the song play while we're walking together on that path
All I hear is just the voice of you and me
We'll be together for so long
As mentioned in the poetry
That where there is love, there is always hope
Your love has lightened up my heart
You are my destiny
Love holds up many truths to look for
And I have wasted ly lifetime searching for them
But not so long ago, I realised when I get close to you
If my life is a rhythm
You're the beautiful lyrics to this song that has touched my heart
We walk along the way, all I've heard is the voice of only you and me
We walk along the way, all I've heard is the voice of only you and me
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I recommend that movie for it's general theme of love. Watch it if you can ;)
Other video clips:
(WARNING: Video Clip contains SPOILERS about the movie. Please proceed at your own discretion)
This week, has to be in record, one of the most challenging weeks in recent memory.
Not only in the sense of my work, but also in the sense of some of the problems that some of my friends are going through. And how things that happened around them are affecting them.
One of them is having family problem, another lost someone close to him, a couple going through some tough times, another kid who's kinda lost and confused, one friend who's unsure of his relationship, one friend undergoing an operation... The list goes on.
Also, on Monday night, I guess I did something, something that came straight from my heart. I bought a book for someone that I hold close to my heart, who is going some tough times now, but unfortunately he's someone that I'm unable to reach to as he's walking this difficult path. I'm sad that I wasn't there for you, but I'm always a phone call away, yea? :)
Wanna give a special hug out there to several of my friends, and hope that whatever problem they face, or whatever bad news they received, they'll still be ok.
At times I wonder how do I sustain the positivity in helping them to deal with their problems/situations... And then I realise that well, they are in a much harder/sadder position, and thus they are going through much more.
What I can do, or some of us could do, is to help the other when the other is feeling sad and down.
That's the magic of my circle of friends, and that despite our differences, our disagreements and our 'dramas', we still very much take care of each other.
We are family, and I'm proud that I have you guys, my brothers and sisters, with me.
Sorry for the lack of updates... Have been busy at work with two tenders, and with the hectic weekend schedule, it's been quite a fun-filled month with one activity after another, it's been great!
However, I do have one new entry! This is for the grand trip to Langkawi and Penang with my fellow gym friends! And boy was it fun!
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As the second place winners of Miracle 2008, we did get some goodie bags during the prize giving ceremony, and inside one of those bags was a set of free room vouchers for Awana Porto Malai, Langkawi courtesy of Genting!
There's a voucher for 1 room for 1 night for each of us, and we've decided to make full use of it by heading over to Langkawi for our first ever mega-excursion trip!
Unfortunately, Simon and Nat were unable to join us for this trip, so it was me, Jason, KK and our fellow RATTs friends - Kelvin, Alvin, Darren, Patrick, Darryl, Ehsan and my twin bro, Gavin.
We started off the journey on Thursday 14th August at 430am in the morning... Hahaha. We drove all the way up north, stopping for breakfast at Bidor before continuing our journey all the way to Kuala Kedah. We left two cars - one was driven by KK and the other by Darren.
I'll skip the commentary and let the pictures do the talking... ENJOY!
p/s: Look for the pic where Jason's hair was on FIRE as the glass on the top of his Flaming Lamborghini fell and hit his head!
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Jason: MY HAIR IS ON FIRE!!
Colin @ yw[ :) ]
Monday July 21
[4:57 am] Memories of Putting Our Hands Up :)
This entry is dedicated to my fellow RATTer's and all our supportive friends who have supported us during our journey to the grand finals.
Check out these clips... It brings back very fond memories of our team, The RATTs' performance during FF Miracle 2008. Today marks the day exactly one month ago where we took to the stage, and showcased what we have been practising for the past 3 weeks.
Ryu's Style - Da Pump (Live in Concert)
Ryu's Style - Da Pump (MTV)
Now I realise that there are more English verses in this song that I originally thought!
Check it out! Break beats! Sound mix! Jam Session! Story! Look up the sky! Verse two check it out! Here we go! We got the vibe! Put your hands up! Feel the heart beat! Don't forget... Time is over...
Thanks for the great memories!
Colin @ yw[Look Up The Sky!]
Wednesday July 09
[1:22 pm] What A Miracle!
It's been nearly two and the half weeks since the grand Fitness First Miracle 2008 event ended, and I guess that now I still have a little time (and hoping that it's not too late) to pen down my thoughts over one of the greatest charity adventure of my life!
What started off as a simple adventure for us to pass our time has indeed turned into a life changing experience. I've met so many new friends along the way, and in the course of this charity drive, we really had our FUN!
And do you know what made this year's Miracle event so much more memorable for me? It was the help and support from all of our friends!
We had a great bunch of people that was rallying behind us during our RUSH Challenges, during our practices, helped us out with our costumes and rehearsals, helping us with our team strategies, posters, collection boxes, fans' tags, our music, pictures, videos and SO MUCH MORE!
You guys really RAWK! And The RATTs will not be the same without each and everyone of you!
Another proud achievement, despite we didn't win the event was that with the help of our closest friends, we managed to hit our collection target an unexpected 4 times! We smashed RM5k within the first week, RM10k in the following 10 days and RM15k the night before the last RUSH Challenge! And during the grand finals, we hit RM20k!
That's RM 20,000.00 for CHARITY!
I won't hide the fact that I was dissappointed that we didn't win the event despite trying our hardest, and I only started to let it go when a friend of mine told me that we actually did VERY WELL!
And one thing that I learnt from this experience a lot, was something that only I understood after the event ended. It was a point that Simon was pushing during the entire challenge, and buddy, thanks so much for making me see things in a different light! "Put on a good show", he says, and I know we did! I can say that my parents and my bro were so proud to see me on stage, and that's a feeling that money can't buy! :)
And also to my dearest bro's in arms, Jason and KK whom have made this experience so much more enjoyable and memorable - we've bonded so much more during this Miracle, and I'm glad to know both of you! I enjoyed our simple talk and jokes, and just being confortable with each other!
The RATTs -> Jason, KK, Simon, Nat and me!
Alright, I wish to write more but time is not on my side... The rest of this month would be a rather hectic one after my long 5 day vacation on the tropical sunny island of Bali... Am not quite sure how am I going to cope with the numerous meetings, external audit and two large tenders taking place back-to-back!
Juz a short note to inform ya peeps that I'm back safely from the lovely tropical island of Bali!
It has been a most fun-filled, enjoyable and most memorable trip, did many "firsts" again on this trip, including seeing an active volcano in real life (Mount Batur), went white water rafting (our guide nearly died during the 2.5m drop!) and some other things that I will only remain ONLY in the camera.
Haha.
And back to work, the next three weeks would be pretty hectic... Have several meetings coming up, a department farewell dinner, an external audit taking place next week, and two CONCURRENT big tenders which are closing on the SAME day...
Whoa... I wonder how am I going to survive that! :(
Pics will be up as soon as I have them on my Facebook profile, so keep coming back for more!
p/s: Special thanks to my travelmates Simon, Le Roy and Ken for a wonderful time! :)
p/s2: I wish I was still on my holidays coz it's a nightmare coming back to work!!!!!!!
Colin @ yw[ :D ]
Thursday July 03
[6:31 am] First Holiday of the Year - BALI!
Just a quick one!
It's now close to 430am in the morning and I've just showered and finished packing my luggage for my trip to .... BALI!
Will be there from Thursday the 3rd to Monday the 7th of July...
It's my much awaited holiday this year, and hopefully the first of a series to come... :P
Bali in July, Langkawi in August and Singapore in October! WOO HOO!
See ya guys when I get back! Till then take care!
p/s: Will post about my Miracle experience when I get back!
[2:10 pm] Wear ORANGE and Come and Support The RATTs!
Dear friends,
Come and support my team, The RATTs for the Fitness First Miracle '08 Charity Finale tomorrow at the Piazza, The Curve!
So guys, here is just a brief summary for The RATTs involvement in the FF Miracle 08 Finale tomorrow....
1030am BODYVIVE - The RATTs will be dressed in sky blue for this class. Come and join us in the first class of the day, while groovin' to some retro sounds!
1245pm GROUP PERFORMANCE - The RATTs will stage a ONE-TIME only, 5 minutes Group Performance! Come and watch us perform! Bring your friends and family!
615pm BODYJAM - Come and join us for an hour of solid dancin' and partyin'! The RATTs will be dressed in black for this class!
Come with your friends, your best friend, your boyfriend(s), your girlfriend(s), your parents, your siblings, your neighbours, your colleagues, your family, your extended family and your friends - help us to help those in need as we raise funds for CHARITY!
p/s: We'll be carrying our donation box through-out the day to raise some cash donations, and we'll be selling some coupon books as well... Pls come and find us - it's quite easy to spot us (you'll know why!) and if you need to contact me, I can be reached at 012-3117657.
Wow... I guess it's been sometime since I last updated my personal blog, although I've been updating my 'other' blog The RATTs fairly regularly since our Miracle adventure began.
So far, I guess we've been having lotsa fun during our challenges, to date we have finished 6 our of 9 (thats 2/3 done and completed!) and yeah, we have done Balance, Attack, Jam, Combat, RPM and Step so far. The upcoming challenge is BodyVive, and I guess I'm looking forward to it since all the hard cardio classes are over, with only Pump left the following week. All in all, that would be all the 8 Les Mills program covered, but with one more RUSH Challenge left (the 9th), well, am not quite sure what to expect.
Am hoping that the last RUSH Challenge #9 or perhaps #8 would be held at Curve to promote further awareness for the Miracle Event Finale but am not sure if that would happen. There's still a couple of gyms that have not been covered yet - namely Manulife, Summit and Uptown, so yeah... Chances are pretty slim :)
But nevertheless, I have to say that I've been having lotsa fun so far in the Challenges so far, and nothing is more fun than having fun with your closest friends.
Alright would love to write more but I'm going out for dinner with my parents now... so will write more when I get back or refer to The RATTs for some updates for the next 2 weeks.
I CURSE THE BASTARD WHO STOLE MY FAVOURITE WHITE NIKE AIRMAX 180 AND MY NIKE SHOE BAG FROM FITNESS FIRST THE CURVE LAST NIGHT.
And somehow, in all the FF's, I've been the most unlucky in FF TC, I've lost to date - my gym towel, a pair of Nike socks, an underwear, a pair of SWEATY shorts, my K810i Sony Ericsson handphone and now my fave pair of Nike trainers.
IT REALLY BOILS ME UP BECAUSE I NEED MY FARKING SHOES FOR MY UPCOMING RUSH MIRACLE CHALLENGES 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 AND OUR FINAL PERFORMANCE ON JUNE 21ST.
I CURSE THE BASTARD(S) that took any of the stuff I've lost at the gym, and I don't care, but I curse that if you took something that belonged to me, I wish that you will get involved in an accident and get your leg amputated or something to that extend.
Or your balls gets chopped off as you walk down the street walking with my shoes, or your head gets hit with a lamppost till your skull crack if you are using my phone.
AND I MEANT EVERY SINGLE WORD OF IT YOU FARKING BASTARD(S)!
Update: I found my Nike shoes back on Monday at the gym. But it wasn't found or taken from the front desk, but I had to take it myself from 'somewhere'. Now, that's a pretty serious statement that we should take a look into.
Colin @ 
