fried shrimp

Trans Cab

2011-12-23T11:35:00.001+08:00

After working late into the night, I took a cab home from the office with my colleagues. After dropping them off at their homes, the taix driver turned to me and asked if there is any particular singer that you would like to listen to. Anyone? I was like hmmm... Try 林宥嘉. The taxi driver instantly changed from a typical taxi uncle to a hip and cool DJ. Spin the disc uncle and blast the music. Hahaha. Its a really enjoyable ride home after a long and tiring day at work.

PS. Nice speaker and powerful sub woofer and amp.

Grandpa and grandson

2011-12-19T21:08:00.000+08:00

As I was satisfying my craving for kaya toast over at Ya Kun, there was this grandpa and grandson sitting opposite to me. The grandpa is trying to get the grandson to accustom to his way of drinking a hot drink, from a saucer that hold the cup (from the olden days). The grandson was reluctant and was sulking when the grandfater insisted his way. The sudden outburst of the grandson made grandpa gave in. Grandson was sipping the hot milo from the cup when he accidently spilled a portion of it on the table. Grandpa greeted that with a stern face, but he went on to pour the remaining hot milo onto the saucer. Grandson obliged to drink from the saucer.

Interesting stuffs!!

2011-11-28T22:42:00.001+08:00

http://www.photographyblogger.net/21-beautiful-rose-pictures/

Address Is Approximate from The Theory on Vimeo.

Do you know what you love?

2011-10-17T23:27:00.003+08:00

A question posed to everyone, people who thinks that they know what they love.

beautiful people

2011-10-12T23:23:00.001+08:00

In life, you will meet many people, some nasty and some adorable. Amidst these people, there are some you would call them beautiful people.These people are special to you, not because of how they look, but the things that they had done for you. These people are the ones that would forgive you and overlook the things you have done wrong. These people are the ones that share their happiness with you when you are feeling down. These people are the ones that will share your joy even when they are feeling down. These people are a special kind of people, they ain't expecting returns for their sacrifices. These people are around you, all the time. They could be your family, brothers & sisters, girlfriends and boyfriends and of course friends.

Why not take a step back and look at the things that is happening around you in GREATER details, you would be surprised that you are being surround by these beautiful people.

Running out of time

2011-10-09T20:25:00.000+08:00

project's due day is coming soon.
pressure is building up; items are still missing.
temper is flaring; responsibility is suffocating.
things ain't smooth riding; nothing in life is.
its make or break; wish me luck.

Give me strength and wisdom to tackle this project.

I love you dear. alot alot.

It's her birthday!

2011-10-05T01:21:00.001+08:00

To my dearest,

From the sound of your voice, I know that you have enjoyed yourself on this very night. Though it was short, we had a great deal of fun. You are just too smart already, fancy guessed almost all the things that I had planned for you. Or perhaps, I wasn't really good at keeping secrets from you. Lucky you.
In any case, I wish you a very happy birthday!!

Flower + Car + Romantic night out = Awesome Day!! =)

From your dearest.

ICT

2011-09-15T21:50:00.000+08:00

After 2 year break from the army, I had a call back for reservist. A high key, which lasted for 2 weeks. It is a time to put down the work on hand and enjoy 2 weeks of break. Well, people always say that going back for reservist is like a holiday camp.. everything sounded like very slack. But in actual fact, going for reservist can be both quite xiong and enjoying at the same time. The training is still as tough every year in preparation for the etap in the upcoming year, but its the companionship of your army buddies and platoon mates that make it really enjoyable and bearable. Even though the NS system still have room for improvement, I would say that the younger soldiers had it better than us, the old people. Ha. Just hope that people see the importance of serving NS and protect your beloved country in times of unrest.

PS. I will miss you. =)

Jump!!!

2011-08-16T22:28:00.000+08:00

Awesome comedy kungfu show. Really humourous and never fails to make you laugh throughout the entire show. Love it. =)

Botanic Garden

2011-06-18T12:42:00.001+08:00

What can you do on a hot sunday afternoon?

chill out at botanic garden, sit back and relax under the shades. laze around the green field and enjoy the tranquility that probably absent from our concrete jungle.

Biennale 2011

2011-04-25T21:38:00.001+08:00

Going from the old kallang airport to the merlion by the bay, we finally found ourselves back in the city heart. Singapore Art Museum. A place where it housed all the explicit art works from countries like malaysia, philippines and some other asian countries. Ironic isn't it? haha. I thought so too.

Amongst of all the art works, I find the video on the interviews with twins and triplets the most interesting. Its not like you see alot of twins in your everyday life. While watching these video, you can't help but put all those twins under close scrutiny, comparing every little details of them. Its an interesting idea to film them down and I salute the artist that did the editing to all the videos. Kudoos to them.

P.S. Its amazing how great we can be together. =)

Updates!!

2011-04-08T19:13:00.000+08:00

It has been almost 5 months plus into working life. Starting off as a product design engineer, I slowly getting reassigned as a research and development engineer. Good and bad.. In any case, I am kind of enjoying myself in doing hand-ons for projects and I am quite certain that I am in good hands based on the fact that they are willing to teach me. Hope everything goes smoothly.

Dear, Jiayou!! I will keep up the good work de! =)

P.S. I miss you dear!

Word of Encouragements

2011-03-16T21:56:00.000+08:00

I have been told over and over again by people that people have eyes to see what you are doing even you don't know them well. Be it good or bad, you are constantly be evaluated by people.

The team leader from another team walked up to me and gave me a pep talk. He said,"Kevin, what you are doing now is good and keep it up." Then, he went to say that all the OT that I had been doing reminds me of his times when he was doing R&D as well. "You practically lived in a worlld without sunlight." FYI, he is the legendary figure in Engineering department. The one and only person that actually slept over in the company to get things accomplished. He was one of the pioneer batch of people that handled R&D in its infancy stage and he was definitely one of the most reputable engineer around. I certainly looked up to him.

The message that he is trying to convey is that I should learn to look after myself and I would probably need to make my boss things differently when I gained enough experiences in the future. Never to stop inventing new methods of doing the same stuff. Thanks for this words of encouragements.

Everyday is a valuable lesson to be pondered and wise up.

The King's Speech

2011-03-05T13:24:00.000+08:00

Its a pretty good movie to catch. =)

From the left: The King, The supportive queen, The speech therapist and a close friend of the King.

PS: 1st LNM

when diana meet mini

2011-02-22T23:05:00.000+08:00

I was really that glad that it brought smile to her. =)

Updates

2011-01-29T20:15:00.001+08:00

With the projects being awarded to the company, my workload has doubled. Not only running experiments in the lab, I had to clear my daily engineering routines. Charting bill of material and part numbers, releasing new doucuments etc. Although this is really nothing compared to those handled by my colleagues, but I am already sinking in. Gotta get a grip on them.

Lately, things had been kind of too hectic to actualy reflect on the kind of life I am living exactly. Almost everyday, I am just going through the motion, tackling any problems that life throws at me. Sometimes, I felt that my brain just frozen up.. refuse to think, letting things just floated by me. I need to get a life and stop getting too emotional for everybody good.

I remembered talking about striking the balance in life. Balanceing time spent with family, girlfriend and friends. All these balancing act haven't been easy for me lately. Same goes for my dear dear. I just want to say that I am trying my best to cope with the changes in the dynamics of all these relations. That I promised to myself. In the meanwhile, PEOPLE, please bear with me.

On the side note, I am an engineer-to-be. Time to loosen up a little.

PS. I realised your effort in making time for us. =)

Khalil Fong -- Wan Le

2011-01-23T11:01:00.000+08:00

I love the vintage feeling of this MTV. Catchy tune. =)

PS. Baby you know my love is true.

Hedley -- Prefect

2011-01-23T10:46:00.000+08:00

PS. Its quite nice song. I haven't gone through the lyrics though. Enjoy.

Something to ponder

2011-01-22T13:32:00.003+08:00

there are always times;
when you are lost,
when you feel lost,
when you appeared to be on the right track, but actually off track.

its easy to grip tight or let loose of an object, but it takes skills to do it just right.

i guess its time to rethink the situation and take a step back. Think carefully.
Not everything is all that simple.

PS. I believe I will achieve that someday.

Bridal Colours

2010-12-28T00:08:00.000+08:00

Here is somthing colourful to spice up your life. =)

http://itsajaimething.com/index.php/2009/01/25/inspiration-boards

P.S. I enjoyed listening to you talking.

Grenade [Bruno Mars]

2010-12-20T22:36:00.004+08:00

Easy come, Easy go
That's just how you live oh
Take, take, take it all
But you never give

Should have known
You was trouble
From the first kiss
Had your eyes wide open
Why were they open?

Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash,
Tossed it in the trash you did
To give me all your love
Is all I ever asked
But what you don't understand is

I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah) Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for you baby
But you won't do the same

No, no, no, no
Black, black, black and blue
Beat me till I'm numb
Tell the devil I said "hey" when you get back to where you're from
Mad woman, bad woman,
That's just what you are, yeah,
You'll smile in my face then
Rip the brakes out my car

Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash
You tossed it in the trash, yes you did
To give me all your love
Is all I ever asked
Cause what you don't understand is

I'd catch a grenade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah) Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for you baby
But you won't do the same

If my body was on fire, ooh
You' d watch me burn down in flames
You said you loved me you're a liar
Cause you never, ever, ever did baby...

But darling I'll still catch a grenade for ya
Throw my hand on a blade for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for ya (yeah, yeah, yeah) Oh, oh
I would go through all this pain,
Take a bullet straight through my brain,
Yes, I would die for you baby
But you won't do the same.

No, you won't do the same,

You wouldn't do the same,

Ooh, you'll never do the same,

No, no, no, no

Quoted

2010-12-03T23:28:00.000+08:00

From the Walking Dead:

"I like... I like what, um...

A father said to son
when he gave him a watch
that had been handed down
through generations.

He said, "I give you the mausoleum
of all hope and desire,
which will fit your individual needs
no better than it did mine
or my father's before me."

"I give it to you."

"not that you may remember time,
but that you may forget it for a moment
now and then, and not spend all of your
breath trying to conquer it."

PS: I love the way you carry yourself.

New Purchases!

2010-11-20T08:38:00.000+08:00

After a long wait, the ipod touch has finally arrived. To add to the excitment, the urban outfitter bag arrived as well. Its about time. hahaha. In case you are wondering how the bag looked like, this is it.

I just realised that some of the apple apps are pretty addictive. hahaha.

P.S. I am loving it.

Updates!

2010-11-01T23:56:00.000+08:00

Its been a while since i last posted any blog entry.

I started work le, for 3 weeks plus already.

Ever since then, it has been waking up early and sleeping late.

Somehow, i still managed to survive thus far.

I am glad that every single seconds, minutes, hours, days are spent fruitfully.

Picking up new stuffs at work and enjoying the life after working hours.

Life is kind of in a neat balance right now, minus a little bit of sleep.

PS. working around the tight schedule to free up some time.

If you run - The boxer rebellion

2010-10-04T16:10:00.000+08:00

I'm always here
Waiting for you all alone
Eyes of the night
Just to see, see you home

There's two of us in here
The only only
There's two of us in here
And it's only

I'm always here
All alone without you now
Lights of the night
Just to see you somehow

There's two of us in here
The only only
There's two of us in here
And it's only

Just you wait

If you run if you run
I'll wait
I'll wait for you

PS. It took quite a while to find this song.

Updates!!

2010-09-26T00:50:00.000+08:00

I have been rather busy for the past few days, had gone for like 3 to 4 different interviews, which can be quite draining some times. 2 more to go. I hope to get a job within 2 weeks. Finger crossed.

If not, I think I would have to resort to teaching or becoming a policeman.

PS. Waiting for response is such a chore, sometime.

Extreme Tests on both Nikon and Canon DSLRs

2010-09-13T14:23:00.004+08:00

PS: When you are this close, whatever happens in the surrounding doesn't matter anymore.

孙燕姿 << 很好 >>

2010-09-10T15:22:00.002+08:00

下雨也好

迷路也好

空气里有种相依为命的味道

爱你很好

连风都知道

第一次心甘情愿不想逃

当爱相随

能完美一切不完美

当你皱眉

我陪你留在天黑的世界

我们是座城堡

爱情放在里面很好

就算没有人看好

幸福是因为互相依靠

爱情是座城堡

牵着手才能找到

当我们彼此微笑

请不要打扰

我们是座城堡

爱情放在里面很好

就算没有人看好

幸福是因为互相依靠

爱情是座城堡

牵着手才能找到

当我们彼此微笑

请不要打扰

PS: oops =X

hmmm

2010-09-10T14:39:00.000+08:00

This is one of my latest food hunt online. Going to make it a point to see what is so good there. The reviews are pretty good and the prices are affordable. Awesome.

http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/yan_palace_restaurant_hong_lim_complex/

I shall post a short review once I try this out. Look out for it.

PS: Reader(s), have fun checking out my posts.

No call

2010-09-09T18:16:00.001+08:00

Another chance went by after waiting out for a whole day... sigh. i think i did quite badly for the written test. Oh wells, I am not going to just give up yet. I got to get myself up on my feet again.

3 more interviews to go, and I am going to give it my best.

No more procastinating le.

Gotta ace the interviews and get a job.

ROAR!!!

PS: I thought I had a chance at getting myself employed Toshiba this time round de.

Kite-flying

2010-09-05T18:52:00.001+08:00

I wondered why my dad has a sudden craze about kite-flying recently.

The latest addition to the kite collection is the King Hawk kite and I don't think it will just stop there. More to come in the weeks. Hahaha. Sooner or later, we can open kite shop le.

Here are some of the website that my fren recommended.

http://onlinekiteshop.blogspot.com/

http://flykites.webs.com/accessorries.htm

P.S. I am enjoying the fun in the midst of dad's craze about kites. =)

02.09.10

2010-09-03T16:26:00.001+08:00

Its an eventful day.

Didn't know that bus 133 got re-routed, hence ended up at shenton way instead of bugis. Now we know.

Bought a top that match my red stripped blue shoe for $12.50 only. Rare find sia.

I managed to take photographs today. Like finally.

I should make it a point to bring my camera out more often, no matter how heavy it weighs.

I got a call from Toshiba Tec the next day. Here comes my opportunity to fulfill my engineer dream!!

Must 抱握 this chance.

P.S. I think i was smiling in my sleep.

er.. i want...

2010-08-26T17:48:00.002+08:00

I want to start work soon.. even though I quite enjoy all the freedom i have right now. hahaha. its crazy mentality, but i do want to start earning my keep. Need money to fuel my passion for photography. =)

Things are looking kind of bright right now.. which is good.

In the midst of waiting for employment, I had taken this opportunity to really explore something that I am not very good at it.. photoshop painting. For starter, I used a monochrome image and practised getting the colours and layers right, to protray the image as realistic as it can be. Hopefully, my passion doesn't go off that soon.

PS. Dad took mum to fly kite today. Hahaha. Haven seen that before.. Hope they have fun.

他不爱我 - Karen Mok

2010-08-13T13:40:00.002+08:00

One of my fave singer.

Ball-lah

2010-08-10T15:26:00.002+08:00

Floorball..I was inspired to draw this out using photoshop, using default brushes. Turns out to be pretty cool.

Secrets (One Republic)

2010-08-03T11:00:00.000+08:00

I need another story

Something to get off my chest

My life gets kinda boring

Need something that I can confess

Til' all my sleeves are stained red

From all the truth that I've said

Come by it honestly I swear

Thought you saw wink, no

I've been on the brink, so

Tell me what you want to hear

Something that were like those years

Sick of all the insincere

So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect line

Don't care if critics never jump in line

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

My god, amazing how we got this far

It's like we're chasing all those stars

Who's driving shiny big black cars

And everyday I see the news

All the problems that we could solve

And when a situation rises

Just write it into an album

Singing straight, too cold

I don't really like my flow, no, so

Tell me what you want to hear

Something that were like those years

Sick of all the insincere

So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect line

Don't care if critics never jump in line

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

Oh, got no reason, got not shame

Got no family I can blame

Just don't let me disappear

I'mma tell you everything

So tell me what you want to hear

Something that were like those years

Sick of all the insincere

So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect line

Don't care if critics never jump in line

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

So tell me what you want to hear

Something that were like those years

Sick of all the insincere

So I'm gonna give all my secrets away

This time, don't need another perfect line

Don't care if critics never jump in line

I'm gonna give all my secrets away

All my secrets away, All my secrets away

ps. its a songs used in both gossip girl and sorcerer's apprentice. its a meaningfful song.

officially graduate le. =)

2010-07-29T23:29:00.000+08:00

After slogging off for 4 years, I have finally graduated le. I am glad that I had the opportunity to meet everyone of you. Be it work or play, everyone of you had added colours to my uni life. Friends from Hall, the floorball team and the minority of mechanical students. Many thanks to all of you. And to my close friends and family, thank you for the continuous supportive, for you guys and gals had always been there for me. Once again, thank you.

Interesting concepts

2010-07-02T22:27:00.001+08:00

http://psipunk.com/quno-future-mobility-concept-for-the-modularized-residential-environment/

突然好想你 (五月天)

2010-06-16T16:18:00.000+08:00

最怕空气突然安静

最怕朋友突然的关心

最怕回忆突然翻滚绞痛着不平息

最怕突然听到你的消息

想念如果会有声音

不愿那是悲伤的哭泣

事到如今终於让自已属於我自已

只剩眼泪还骗不过自己

突然好想你你会在哪里

过的快乐或委屈

突然好想你突然锋利的回忆

突然模糊的眼睛

我们像一首最美丽的歌曲

变成两部悲伤的电影

为什麽你带我走过最难忘的旅行

然后留下最痛的纪念品

我们那麽甜那麽美那麽相信

那麽疯那麽热烈的曾经

为何我们还是要奔向

各自的幸福和遗憾中老去

突然好想你你会在哪里

过的快乐或委屈

突然好想你突然锋利的回忆

突然模糊的眼睛

最怕空气突然安静

最怕朋友突然的关心

最怕回忆突然翻滚绞痛着不平息

最怕突然听到你的消息

最怕此生已经决定自己过

没有你却又突然听到你的消息

Feels emo, listening to this song.

time and time again

2010-06-15T16:06:00.001+08:00

I told many people that I had been through it already, over that emotional period. but time and time again, why do i still feel that void in me? it makes me just wanna cry my heart out.

If you were to ask me if I am happy with my situation right now?

I would normally say I am happy, or at least I appeared cheerful on the outside. But the simple fact is that I am not done with the emo attacks. Just not yet... At least, I can still cry.

If you were to ask me whether do I hate you for walking out of the relationship?

What kind of answer do you want to hear, really? No, I am okay le. You did nothing wrongly, but rather what you had to do. I do not know what you are trying to achieve by asking me this question? Does it feels better hearing that I don't hate you for what you did to us?

It just feels that you are toying with me, trying to lessen you guilt there. This feels like salt in the wound and it hurts like hell. You already did what you had done to me, why still ask me whether does it hurt? Why? Its not like anything is going to happen anyway.

If you were to ask me whether I should be angry wih you, after all that I had done for you? I was angry, but not anymore. There is a saying, everyone is equal, no one else is better, just how you get along with the other person. I think you will understand this in the future.

If you had seen me crying, I know you would understand everything.

I cant say that I am happy right now, because I am not.
I cant say that I am happy that you left, because I was angry.
I cant say that I am happy about you being with him, because I care.
I cant say that I did nothing wrong, because I did nothing.
I cant say that you did wrong, because you had to.
I cant say that I am okay when people praises you and him, because I am only human.

ps. I just hope that you are happy with your decision. At least I know that you are. Congrats.

Diana 35mm Back, Film retriever and Red-scale films

2010-06-14T14:46:00.000+08:00

These are the latest addition to the film equpiments and accessories, that i had already had. Now can really bring the diana out for leisure le, no more 120 film for me.. because its way too expensive for upkeep.

Photography is never a cheap hobby to start with. =(

having 2nd take

2010-06-08T22:42:00.000+08:00

after much considerations, i have decide to switch to playing leftie floorball. playing the right way for the 1st time. =)

but everything would be back to zero. back to basic.

its not too late to start planning for the future, right?
with all the time on hand, i should spend more time thinking now.

starting from scratch again.

35mm films

2010-05-17T00:20:00.007+08:00

The long awaited films.. going to borrow the LC-A from pris to get some exposure on these films. whahaha. Finally. Hope that i wouldn't screw up the photos, afterall they are quite expensive to begin with. $7.5 and $6 from the left.

Point to note, the provia is an expired film. Shall make it a point to post the pictures taken with these films online.

floorball

2010-05-12T17:01:00.000+08:00

frankly speaking, in the current situation of the floorball team, i really don't know where i be standing 1 year from now. its really tough situation right now, especially when there isn't any coach or team manager to lead us.. its like a army without the head.

sad to say, some of us had switched team to hurricanes already, which kind of weakens the team further. Without a keeper, how are we even going to survive under the firing squad from the opponents?

That leaves me with 2 options, play or retire.

the die is cast and the line is drawn

2010-05-02T13:13:00.000+08:00

the outcome is sealed.

i should just take my leave.. away for a while. a long while.

the line is drawn pretty clearly.. and nobody is going to cross over that line and i am pretty sure about that.

with the things falling apart, communication ceases, it take even more effort to maintain the base line of friendship.

there is alot of readjustment to do to keep this friendship.. wouldn't it be easily to just leave?

i don't know why do we still make that effort to maintain this friendship after all this has happened?

is it really worthwhile to walk that extra mile to keep this friendship?

i paused to ponder, searching for the answers.

time will tell.. i do hope that i make the right decision.

分手需要练习的 =)

2010-04-21T21:52:00.001+08:00

A-Lin(黄丽玲) - 分手需要练习的

作词:何启弘作曲:施佳阳

谈起关于你的话题终于可以不用缺席

甚至还表现得不再关心

从前你是伤的痕迹现在不过是场回忆

忽远忽近

我怕的是低潮来袭这城市哪里够隐密

藏住我突然想哭的情绪

宁愿失去斗志勇气好过和你冷战推挤

这样谁输得起

原来分手是需要练习的

等时间久了会变勇敢的

你慢慢出走我渐渐放手

这不就是我们要的自由

原来分手是需要练习的

等伤口好了会变轻松的

海阔天空不残留一点痛

回头看怕懦弱往前走怕坠落

但我一定能学会

在想你的时候不难过

我怕的是低潮来袭这城市哪里够隐密

藏住我突然想哭的情绪

宁愿失去斗志勇气好过和你冷战推挤

这样谁输得起

原来分手是需要练习的

等时间久了会变勇敢的

你慢慢出走我渐渐放手

这不就是我们要的自由

原来分手是需要练习的

等伤口好了会变轻松的

海阔天空不残留一点痛

回头看怕懦弱往前走怕坠落

但我一定能学会

在想你的时候不难过

原来分手是需要练习的

等伤口好了会变轻松的

海阔天空不残留一点痛

回头看怕懦弱往前走怕坠落

但我一定能学会

在想你的时候不难过

550 days of summer

2010-04-16T23:01:00.004+08:00

watched that movie before?

its just as abrupt as it is.

life goes on.

黄小琥 - 没那么简单

2010-04-13T23:42:00.002+08:00

没那麽简单就能找到聊得来的伴

尤其是在看过了那麽多的背叛

总是不安只好强悍

谁谋杀了我的浪漫

没那麽简单就能去爱别的全不看

变得实际也许好也许坏各一半

不爱孤单一久也习惯

不用担心谁也不用被谁管

感觉快乐就忙东忙西

感觉累了就放空自己

别人说的话随便听一听自己作决定

不想拥有太多情绪

一杯红酒配电影

在周末晚上关上了手机舒服窝在沙发里

相爱没有那麽容易每个人有他的脾气

过了爱作梦的年纪轰轰烈烈不如平静

幸福没有那麽容易才会特别让人著迷

什麽都不懂的年纪

曾经最掏心所以最开心曾经

想念最伤心但却最动心的记忆

sometimes.. i wonder

2010-04-13T00:23:00.000+08:00

sometimes i wonder..

should i be doing the things that i usually do for her?

they seem to lost their meaning already.

but time and time again, i am still doing her favours..

sometimes i wonder..

i am beginning to see the light. gradually.

I will always love you (Whitney Houston)

2010-04-10T14:48:00.002+08:00

If I should stay

I would only be in your way

So I'll go

But I know

I'll think of you every step of

the way

And I...

Will always

Love you, oohh

Will always

Love you

You

My darling you

Mmm-mm

Bittersweet

Memories

That is all I'm taking with me

So good-bye

Please don't cry

We both know I'm not what you

You need

And I...

Will always love you

I...

Will always love you

You, ooh

I hope

life treats you kind

And I hope

you have all you've dreamed of

And I wish you joy

and happiness

But above all this

I wish you love

And I...

Will always love you

I...

Will always love you

[Repeat]

I, I will always love

You....

You

Darling I love you

I'll always

I'll always

Love

You..

Oooh

Ooohhh

its time to move on

2010-04-09T10:23:00.006+08:00

Apologies to all those who are going to read this entry. the parts are not coherent. points are repeated. i know its messy, but this reflects my state of mind right now. bear with me.

Everything seems to be wrong on my parts..

I don't understand why can a couple see each other for like 7 days a week, can still find time to go out frequent enough to satisfy each other needs for quality time?

Reasons? I can give a dozen of them... but they all just don't see my point. its not as if i didn't try to bring her out, time doesn't permit me or her to.

i felt its really like a pity. a wasted effort.

seeing her struggle with her work, I spent substantial amount of time and effort to accompany her and teach her in her studies.. so much so that I gave away alot of my own personal time to coach her.. as such, I see her close to 7 days a week. You see, people blame me for not bringing her out, not spending quality time with her.. but they don't understand what the situation i am in. i almost broke down during the times that i had to mentor her work progress.. its a chore to me.. week after week, quizzies, reports, dances and projects.. she don't have time for me. seeing her 7 times a week, makes me think that i don't need to spend extra time to bring her out.. (This isn't a good reason though). But you tell me, it not like i didn't put in effort in asking her out, it like we don't have time for each other.. everything is about studies.

conclusion, studies isn't everything in her life. she wanted fun and pleasure in her life, something that i can't give right now.

i hate how things go on right now.

oh wells, we ain't exactly in a relationship to begin with. it was complicated but not anymore.

I don't blame her for not wanting this relationship, i didn't played my part and i should respect her decision.
deep down, i do feel a little bit of a pity.. that things turns out like this. its like i tried my best and my effort goes unrecognised. it was care that was shown in another form, but apparently its not valid in her point of view. ultimately, i cant give her what she wants and i wouldn't have any reasons to keep her by my side.

it seems like I dun have time for her and vice verse.

it may seems that i am wrong, not fulfilling my role reponsibilities..

I hope that my choice in exiting this complicated relationship is doing her good. this is the only thing i can give her.. i feel bad that i didn't do the right things.. i should take a step back and let things flow naturally.

i dont have time, she cant wait. we cant be together.
its all about timing.

i won't be surprise that she get attached faster than i would think. well, i can only wish her all the best and we should stay as good friends. my exit from this complicated relationship will only officialise her to move on, explore the hidden opportunities in life.

bottomline, she is tired. no point harping on this failed relationship, she didn't want it anymore.

I am tired. i am hurt, but not yet broken. twice in the same spot. twice in the row. its going to hurt even more as time goes on. *warning*: salted content in close approximity!!

i am sorry to say that we both are selfish in some ways.

somebody saves me.

it has been a long journey

2010-04-01T21:48:00.002+08:00

was it 4 years already? hmm.. this sounded really long. its been 4 years since i started playing floorball in year one. thinking of it, if it wasn't for alan, i wouldn't have thought of joining floorball in the first place. for that, i would like to thank him. =)

i started out as newbie to the game, no rules, no skill, no team. just a ordinary member in the club, who is keen to pick up the sport. the good thing is, i wasn't alone in this situation. there are many others like me, who made in through the selections. we wasn't part of a team, there wasn't one to begin with. its was just a club and we had to start from the basics. fortunately, there was this captain by the name of senthil, who should be credited for spending the effort to teach us the basics.

6 months into playing the sports, we think we are ready but there isn't any slot for us to fit in the team. perhaps we are just too weak to begin with. =.( the skill level gap between us and huricanes were too wide and there were too many players, enough to form a team on our own. there is just no one to lead us. No team, no game, no experience. we even almost resorted into playing for other clubs just to get the experiences.

then came the coach, louise. =) she came in to help us, to nurture us into a lean fighting machine. WAR machines. haha. this was the time, when blizzards was born. we worked hard, training twice a day, burning those saturday afternoon, hoping to be in time to be in tip top condition during the season. first game.. hhmm. i dun remember the scores, but i think we won. it wasn't long before we got our first defeat. saddened.

but we din give up because we had the support of the coach. spper coach. verbal abuse was the key to get us back on our feets. haha. i remembered from the side line, she would be there standing with one leg on the boards, her hands gesturing in the air and her machine gun, spraying over the courts. hahaha.

we didn't make it through in the first league. we had another shot.. with more firepower. the goals are coming in and we got through, from div 3 to 2 to 1. the 1 is still not official yet. it been a long journey.. we lost many good players, but also gained many. but the biggest loss was made known recently, louise is going off to carry on her new agenda in life. sad for the fact she is leaving, but happy for her new phase in life. jiayou and have a baby soon. =)

Man, i am so going to miss those good old time..

p.s. I am glad that we were all part of one big family, the floorball community in the past, in the present and in the future. we were always be, in our minds and in our hearts.

woman = trouble?

2010-03-19T18:58:00.000+08:00

thought of the day. Think about it?

Canon 550D

2010-03-14T21:25:00.000+08:00

Rumour was it that this model, Canon 550D was coming out soon about a month ago. Its finally out and it has more power packed inside that little black box. The most apparent improvement over 500D was the megapixels, from 15.1 megapixel to 18 mgeapixel. OVERKILL. In addition, the video quality of the camera improve from a 20 fps to 30 fps (high level of fps enough for film quality). Lastly, the continuous shooting speed was increased to 3.7, an increase that most users would welcome. =)

However, the increase in performance comes at a price, the horizontal voerage had reduced from 100% to approx 95%. But I doubt this small drawback would affect the consumer decision in buying the new 550D. Cheers to Canon for making the prices of DSLR fall.

陈奕迅 - 不要说话

2010-02-11T00:32:00.000+08:00

陈奕迅 - 不要说话

〖其实很多东西都不是要说那么清的...〗

深色的海面布满白色的月光

我促声望着海星不知飞哪去

听到他在告诉你

说他真的喜欢你

我不知该躲哪里

爱一个人是不是应该有默契

我以为你懂得每当我看着你

我藏起来的秘密

在每一天清晨里

暖成咖啡安静的拿给你

愿意用一支黑色的铅笔

画一出沉默舞台剧

灯光再亮也抱住你

愿意在角落唱沙哑的歌

再大声也都是给你

请用心听不要说话

爱一个人是不是应该要默契

我以为你懂得每当我看着你

我藏起来的秘密

在每一天清晨里

暖成咖啡安静的拿给你

愿意用一支黑色的铅笔

画一出沉默舞台剧

灯光再亮也抱住你

愿意在角落唱沙哑的歌

再大声也都是给你

请用心听不要说话

〖祝天下有情人终成眷属〗

愿意用一支黑色的铅笔

画一出沉默舞台剧

灯光再亮也抱住你

愿意在角落唱沙哑的歌

再大声也都是给你

请原谅我不会说谎

愿意用一支黑色的铅笔

画一出沉默舞台剧

灯光再亮也抱住你

愿意在角落唱沙哑的歌

再大声也都是给你

爱是用心吗不要说话

There was a saying that.....

2010-02-10T19:40:00.000+08:00

There was a saying that goes,"If you think that you have hit the rock bottom, and you think that nobody can be that bad shape but you, you are WRONG."

Well, I might be wrong, but I am being optimisstic here. We should all learn to look on the bright side. As far as not all bad things occurs only to you, there might be a bunch of good things awaiting for you too.

So just Smile, because you are never alone in any plight. =)

Right?

Singapore Airshow 2010

2010-02-08T13:52:00.001+08:00

It's a little disappointed to me, because the air display wasn't as spectacular as before. Why we so suay to have F111 grounded? And and, where are the black knights? =( ... MEh... $21 flew away. I bet many others have the same opinion as me. Haiz.

But going to the airshow was a really good place to test the dslr. Its a pity that I didn't manage to lay my hands on the zoom lens. I only had the 18-55mm kit lens. =/. Not everything is lost when it comes to take the ground static displays. The not-so-wide angle lens comes into play, which still manage to frame the entire A330 within a single shot at close distance.

Well, I guessed its high time to spend a little more effort in saving money for the lens. going with the L series. =)

Reviews after reviews

2010-02-03T19:00:00.000+08:00

After reading 4 different reviews about the 24-105mm 4f / L lens, I am even more confused. All the reviews are saying different stuffs. Some says its good, some bad, some too pricey.

I know the images are soft at 24mm at different f stops and slight distorsion to the image, but you cant really tell with an untrained eye. what i am concern was that can I get the same quality or better at cheaper prices? Some of the reviews recommend third party lens, but I have not really seen a good pair of lens that stood up against the challenges of both Nikon and Canon higher end lens. Pardon me if I am wrong.

1600 ++ for 24-105mm 4f / L lens.
2150 ++ for 24-70mm 2.8f / L lens.

Photography

2010-01-30T15:03:00.003+08:00

Having spend one of the precious night, taking photo for SRC for quick bucks.

I came to realise one thing, I still prefer canon over to nikon. Maybe it because of the camera model. D50 Nikon, considered quite a old model, the focusing speed isn't that fast to begin with and the lens from Sigma/Tamron made it even more obvious. Not saying that the lens are not good, but this combination of camera and lens definitely not the best combi. :(

Anyway, I am gain to get the Canon 24-105mm 4/L lens for a pretty awesome walkabout lens. I figured that it could be one of the best lens one can own. the best thing about these L lens is definitely the manual focus ring that can operate even in auto-focus mode, unlike those entry level lens. Yup. Going to lay my hands on this lens soon, fingers crossed. :)

courage

2010-01-18T18:49:00.003+08:00

we all know that it takes courage to admit one's mistake and effort to rectify the error.

I think you are a coward.

foot steps

2009-12-10T18:46:00.003+08:00

Everytime I hear the foot steps, there is a strong urge to see who is approaching.

Everytime I hear the foot steps, I would think that she might be coming back.

Everytime I hear the foot steps, I longed for her return.

Everytime I hear the foot steps, I wished it would be her.

Everytime I hear the foot steps, I wish things would be different.

Everytime I hear the foot steps went past me, I wish I had been given another chance.

Everytime I hear the foot steps went past me, I wandered to the happy times we had together.

Everytime I hear the foot steps went past me, I realised things had changed.

Everytime I hear the foot steps went past me, I cried.

a parcel from poland

2009-09-29T01:30:00.007+08:00

Recently, I bought a item off the ebay website. The seller was from Poland, the faraway land. It was a LC-A. Without the lomoboy logo. (according to the website, if there isn't a lomoboy logo, its most probably made with china lens.... wonder how true is it?) Anyway, I bought it at $150. To me, its a steal because prices can go up to $300 dollars in Singapore. As I unwrapped the parcel and took out the camera, its had that wow feeling.. finally gotten my hands on it.

After some close examination of the camera, I realised that there were some mended cracks at one corner, the battery contact points is mouldy. Fortunately, everything else is working fine. (No scratch, no mould on the lens, working shutter)

Check this out, the canon E430 EXII camera flash can actually work on a lomo LC-A. (tested a few shots)

ITS really OVERKILL. hahahaha.

breaking down

2009-09-24T21:04:00.003+08:00

more project piles up as weeks passed by.

the feeling is quite sucky, esp when you thought you are going to catch up with the school workload, another bomb just exploded right in your face. *BOOOOMM*

this goes on.. tearing the peaceful lives of the student. sending them to their very end. *shake heads*

things pop up and we are expected to suck it all up. shag mentality, building up the cooker pressure inside. hopefully, we could find pressure valve release in the nick of time, else we are all going to just snap. break. split. rip. wither.

shhhhhhh..... the hissing sound from the pressure cooker.

anytime now.

life.. what is life?

2009-09-16T01:07:00.002+08:00

having embarked on the school term.. i came to realised that afternoon lesson that stretches till 630pm is a bad choice for me.

poor focus, lethargic, sleepy due to lunch etc.

then when you head back to hall, your body says rest to charge.

before you know it, its 11pm late into the night.

feeling that you hadn't done your work for the day, you would want to stay up late to complete your work.

you ended up sleeping late and waking up late.

the whole cycle continues.

SNAP OUT OF IT!

Busy start for this sem

2009-08-24T21:53:00.004+08:00

Apart from the usual workload of the school term, there was an additional project, called the Final Year Project. Its like sucking the life out of you, because the fact that you wouldn't know how much effort to put in is sufficient. More is always better. Hence, this explains why the mentally of me trying to shiam hall related stuff as much as i can. However, till now i am still very much into hall stuff. :(

Pulau Perhentian

2009-06-26T17:11:00.002+08:00

"26 people + 5days 4nights = 10 tonnes of fun"

Quoted from Shu Ning.

It was a trip that crossed the borders of Singapore. Haha, I haven been on a trip for damn long. This was something that we all can looked forward to, a break from the monotonous lives as Zai Nans and Nu. Although its a horrendous 12 hours of coach and boat rides, the scenery over at the destination was like WOW!

Fine beaches, clear sea with fishes swimming everywhere. Its really nice. As for the accommodation, its was a 4 stars resort.. so din expect anything spectacular. haha. The name of the resort is Arwana Perhentian Island Resort, one with the not so nice beach. There is another Resort on the other side of the island with the beach called the Long Beach. That one is just superb. haha. Of course, you would have to pay extra for that. Tips: you can take a boat ride (water taxi) from former resort or take a 20mins hike through the hills.

The highlight of the trip was the snorkeling experience in the open sea. We spent 2 days snorkeling. It took some time to get use to breathing through the tube. hahaha. From sea turtles, parrot fishes and lots of stripy fishes, to baby sharks, there are tonnes of fishes in the water. Not forgetting the clown fishes and sea urchins and cucumbers, but the corals ain't that colourful as compared to those in the documentary. haha. Its still interesting to be that close to the fishes. careful, they do bite. haha. Tips: Put on the lift jackets and prepare loaves of bread, the fishes love them. haha.

p.s. Crayfishes are known as Lobsters in Perhentian. dun get them mixed up. haha.

Canon 500D DSLR

2009-06-26T16:57:00.003+08:00

After much waiting, I finally gotten my hands on a DSLR. Yippe.

still exploring the various functions of the camera.. reading up books and reviews.

the user manual is like a must to read, otherwise it might take forever to get the hang of the camera.

Today, just bought a lowepro bag, stealth reporter d100 aw for a $100. *money fly away*

but, its a good bargain, for a large storage (up to 1 or 2 lens), numerous compartments and dettachable thick padding. what more can i ask for?

ps. many thanks to those that made it possible. :)

Trip to JB

2009-05-07T13:35:00.002+08:00

This is by far the most enjoyable thing that I had done during a long weekend.

Plenty of shopping areas, Good and cheap food everywhere. whahaha.

looking forward to go there again. :)

B&W photos

2009-04-21T20:02:00.006+08:00

After much awaiting, these are the photos that came out of the Diana Camera.

It went through many hands,

many peeps through the view finder,

many clicks to frame up the object.

One I like most was the one taken by Pris.. and I happened to be the subject. so coincidental. haha.

there is a reason why some pictures seemed to overlap one another. this was due to my negligence, I tried to shoot 16 pictures in a camera calibrated for 12 shots.. meaning that there isn't enough spacing between each exposure, hence the overlapping of pictures.

hope next time i dun make the same mistake again. hehe.

ps. I still got a roll of colour and black & white films.

120mm medium format film

2009-04-13T17:48:00.004+08:00

I bought 2 rolls of films today from Triple D, located over at Burlington Square.

Details
Kodak
colour film, 120mm, 160 ISO
SGD $5.50
Plastic wrapped

Lucky
black & white film, 120mm, 100 ISO
SGD $4.00
Paper wrapped in a box

Bought the black and white to try it out.. haha. just hope that i don't screwed up the film, because its not cheap to shoot 120mm. Cant wait to load the film to shoot.. whahaha.

ps. writing my log book entry and report. jiayou ppl.

my lomo story part1

2009-04-11T11:05:00.010+08:00

This was given to me as a present for my birthday last year. thanks dear. however, i was quite disappointed when i found out that thre wasn't 35mm adaptor for this medium format film camera. (Thanks pris for all the optimistic view, like shooting in 120mm instead of 35mm..) Somebody tell me that the 35mm adaptor for DIANA + exist.

It wasn't until recently this year, that i found out more about the TOY camera from my fellow colleagues. SOMEWHERE out there, there are shops selling the 35mm adaptor locally. Woah.. And to think that i was complaining to my friends that this camera don't have 35mm adaptor unlike Holga (another toy camera).

Funny how the fellow camera enthusiasts would come together to help each other, sharing their own experiences. its really amazing.

Planning to get my hands on the shutter release cable, some 120mm films and perhaps a 35mm adaptor.

Interesting post

2009-03-27T00:12:00.003+08:00

http://www.ndroo.com/blog/?p=263

For film camera enthu, try reading this..

you would get an insight of what double exposure is like.

the result could be turned out to be quite unexpected.

don't think, just shoot!

p.s. i am starting to play more acrade games, thanks to you.

another weekend past

2009-03-23T21:27:00.003+08:00

it was really dreadful last weekend, but glad that it had all passed.

everything is back to normal again.

4 day week!!

more time to do my stuff.

time to kick start on the IA report.

hope that they wouldn't cut my pay cos we working 4 day week instead.

more time to do research on camera. hope i can lay my hands on one. haha.

PEOPLE @ LEICA

ps. jiayou, pris.

new addition to the storage family

2009-03-15T00:26:00.003+08:00

a trip to the IT Show '09

it was crowded.. as usual.

we went there on impulse.

got subjected to temptation.

gave in to it.

bought the 1 terabyte external harddisk (home edition).

set back by $199.

set my eyes on 450D digital single lens reflex.

the lens.. erm.. still thinking, need to do more research.

alot of things to consider.. the long term issues.

money matters.

8th FEB 2009

2009-02-15T11:07:00.003+08:00

The day that marks the end of the div 3 floorball season.

we came so far, with one goal in mind that was to get promotion.

after months of agonising training, playing floorball for 4 out 7 days,

though its physically tiring and mentally shagged..

we were proud to finish off 2nd and gotten through to get the promotion to div 2:

to meet the hurricanes...

ps. i am glad to play along side with you all. all the ups and downs..
all the goal scoring..
all the goal denial..
all the own goal..
all the 2 mins penalty..
all the verbal abuse..
all the cheering..
all the jeering..
all the play making..

all for the wonderful floorball we played as a team.

HALL 8 HOCKEY GIRLS CHAMPS

2009-02-04T02:05:00.003+08:00

HALL 8 ARE THE HOCKEY GIRLS CHAMPION!!!

MY GIRLFRIEND IS THE KEEPER :)

Check Yes Juliet (We the Kings)

2009-02-01T16:49:00.002+08:00

Check yes juliet
are you with me
rain is falling down on the sidewalk
i won't go until you come outside

check yes juliet
kill the limbo
i'll keep tossing rocks at your window
cause there's no turning back for us tonight

lace up your shoes
A O A O ah
here's how we do
run baby run
don't ever look back
they'll tear us apart
if you give them the chance
don't sell your heart
don't say we're not meant to be
run baby run
forever will be you and me

check yes juliet
i'll be waiting
wishing, wanting
yours for the taking
just sneak out
and don't tell a soul goodbye

check yes julie
there's the countdown
3...2...1... now fall in my arms
now they can change the locks
don't let them change your mind

lace up your shoes
A O A O ah
here's how we do
run baby run
don't ever look back
they'll tear us apart
if you give them the chance
don't sell your heart
don't say we're not meant to be
run baby run
forever will be you and me

we're flying through the night
flying through the night
way up high,
the view from here is getting better with
you by myside

run baby run
don't ever look back
they'll tear us apart
if you give them the chance
don't sell your heart
don't say we're not meant to be
run baby run
forever will be you and me

Industial Attachment

2009-01-02T17:29:00.003+08:00

its a start of a new year. yipee.

for those who didn't have a good year, wish you a good year ahead.

for those who are studying, jiayou for the coming semester.

for those who are working, hope for a pay rise. (provided you still keep your job :P)

for those who are taking part in competition, jiayou and good luck for your games.

lets get our engine started.. vooom.. vooom.. and looked forward to the CNY.

ps. thanks pris for the christmas present. really liked it. :)

Opening match

2008-12-13T22:30:00.004+08:00

It was the first game of the season, the start of the race to the ultimate goal. That is to get promoted to the div 2. After anxiety rush during the game, where we all fought hard against the opponent, NightHawks, we emerged victorious with a 5-1 full time score.

However, we ain't going to let down our guard in the upcoming games.

1..2..3.. Blizzards.

GET busy

2008-12-08T14:01:00.002+08:00

after a sweet victory back during the exam...

its time for some fast paced action.

prep for league and ivp...

revived the blog for the ntublizzards.

get jersey printed.

intense floorball training.

coach breathing down the neck.

more intense floorball training.

time to kick some noob asses.. whahahahah.

挥着翅膀的女孩

2008-11-19T15:27:00.003+08:00

容祖儿 - 挥着翅膀的女孩

当我还是一个懵懂的女孩

遇到爱不懂爱从过去到现在

直到他也离开留我在云海徘徊

明白没人能取代他曾给我的信赖

See me fly

I'm proud to fly up hight

不能一直依赖别人给我拥戴

Believe me I can fly.

I'm singing in the sky

就算风雨覆盖我也不怕重来

我已不是那个懵懂的女孩

遇到爱用力爱仍信真爱

风雨来不避开谦虚把头低下来

像沙鸥来去天地只为寻一个奇迹

生命已经打开我要那种精彩

你曾经对我说

做勇敢的女孩

我盼望有一天能和你相见

骄傲地对着天空说

是借着你的风

我不会孤单

因为你都在

ps. dedicate this song to pris. jiayou for exam.

说好的幸福呢『魔杰座』周杰伦

2008-10-30T22:04:00.002+08:00

你的回话凌乱着

在这个时刻

我想起喷泉旁的白鸽

甜蜜散落了

情绪莫名的拉扯

我还爱你呢

而你断断续续唱着歌

假装没事了

时间过了走了

爱情面临选择

你冷了　倦了　我哭了

离开时的不快乐

你用卡片手写着

有些爱只给到这　真的痛了

怎么了　你累了

说好的　幸福呢

我懂了　不说了

爱淡了　梦远了

开心与不开心一一细数着

你再不舍

那些爱过的感觉都太深刻

我都还记得

你不等了

说好的　幸福呢

我错了　泪干了

放手了　后悔了

只是回忆的音乐盒还旋转着

要怎么停呢

怎么了　你累了

说好的　幸福呢

我懂了　不说了

爱淡了　梦远了　我都还记得

a hole in dam

2008-10-16T21:24:00.003+08:00

Sabotaged by the notorious terrorists, they left a huge hole in the dam in a blast explosion that threatened the heart of the city located downstream. Authorities had evacuated the people immediately, in view of the possibility of flash flood. hours after the explosion, the dam gave way to the overwhelmed floodwater. Water came gushing down, destroying everything in its path. Despite the early evacuation, thousands were caught in the flash flood. Government attempted to salvage the situation, pleading for domestic aid from neighbouring countries. Deputy Defense General said,"The damage had been done, there isn't much we can do but to rebuild the city."

Fortunately, all this was just a story.

2008-10-16T19:43:00.005+08:00

I am so lost. lost to fight. lost to passion.
i admitted that i didn't really do a good job as to what i had promised.
lost to game. lost to opportunity.
things gotten out of control last night. (As far as i know, the walls have ears) it gotten
lost to time. lost to people. lost to myself.
to the point of collateral damage and that sucks pretty much.i just feel like running away.. away from all these sad sad stuffs.
lost to emotion. lost to identity. lost to friends.

its hard to play our roles and its taking a toll on ourselves, to the point we experiences the extreme. happiness and sorrow. sob sob
lost to quarrel. lost to diligence. lost to luck.

i am tired of why we always quarrel.. is this suppose to be like this? i am feeling rather depressed about the fact. why quarrel?
lost to projects. lost to quizzes. lost to reports.
cos we don't see things in common? give and take? i think those words disappeared in our dictionary
lost to reputation. lost to face. lost to radio.

things going down hill again. haiz. so so so many problems arised... why cant things like in the beginning?
lost to communication. lost to msn.

smooth riding and problem free.. why? why? i haven't had a good rest for the past 2
lost to solidworks. lost to will. lost to attitude.
months, even after i got my room in hall. tired tired to the max.
lost aptitude. lost to you. lost to love.

apparently, things haven't gotten any better than before. i don't know what is wrong...
lost to temper. lost to pressure.

lost to stress. lost to pride. lost to ego.

recess

2008-09-16T20:24:00.005+08:00

feeling so happy.tired..
things got really smooth-sailing. cumbersome..
LOST am i
need a break.
a short break from this world.
losing myself, my identity,
signs of breaking down? haha.
i need some time off, i really do.

hall 8 bash '08

2008-09-04T14:52:00.003+08:00

its time to let loose those hairs, drop those books and party through the night. with those blaring R&B music, watch those bodies sway along with the music. as shots went one after another till you hit the high, where impressions changed.

haha.. this sounds dark.

I am selling tickets to my hall bash which is taking place over at St. James Power House. 20th Sept '08, entry before 1030pm. Pre sale priced at $14 dollars and door sale at $16, which include 1 free drink. Interested parties, please contact me at kevinado@hotmail.com.

low low low..

2008-08-21T23:22:00.002+08:00

its hitting rock bottom soon..

with more burden over the shoulder, weighing down.. the pressure just pounded on. its a tough semester, starting with a record high of 7 projects and report writings. adding to that is floorball training, photo videographic society photo outings, freshman orientation camp '09 main comm.

staying committed.. its a big word. i wonder if thing will sail on smoothly in the future.. cos right now, it seems rather bleak.. everything is going down, like the economy going downhill. its mentally draining that i can't really do much about it, the feeling of helpless.. sometimes overwhelms me.

thanks to all those people that actually stop to lend a helping hand to me. don't let me drown in the sea of pessimistic thoughts. let me emo for a while. period.

plans for near future

1) get a room.. stop squatting.

2) perform my duties as a main comm

3) get back on track for my studies

4) catch up with my friends. sorry people.

5) get into ivp squad

6) get promoted to division 2.

7) most of all, i want my second upper!!!

ps. i love you, pris. sound cheesy, but still must say it out. thank you.

fireworks festival

2008-08-20T12:59:00.004+08:00

boom boom.. boom boom.

going to watch the fireworks this coming friday over at esplanade area.. woohoo.. definitely looking forward to that.. a great way to kick start the great weekend ahead. haha. i am desperately losing track of my time since the start of this semester. i don't know why. maybe its because there isn't much tutorials to complete, but rather several project waiting for me to begin on. as ah pau says, its more about discipline in this area. you decide your pace with the given deadline.. do or die, its up to you. wahahaha.

its only going to get busier.

thanks pris for all the wonderful time spent together and all the effort put in in organising the clan related stuffs. good effort and i am proud of you.

ps. i got started working with my new found partner, judy for the CAD/CAM design project. hopefully things would work out fine.

S-P-R-A-I-N

2008-08-13T09:42:00.002+08:00

just i decided to put in the extra effort to train harder for the upcoming ivp trials, running the extra laps, taking shorter breaks to practise the shots.. but thing just went downhill again.

just 20 mins before the end of the training, i tripped over some sticks and legs.. i lost balance and fall straight for the ground. the next thing i know, i was on the floor with my hands holding down my sprained ankle. well, it seems that i always got myself injured during the games and training.. :( once again, i must stress that floorball isn't a safe sport.. lol. (no sport is safe)

i will be out for 1 week plus.. hopefully, i will still be able to pick myself back on track.

ps. i finally mastered the slapper shot with some pointers from my coach louise. thanks.

dry spell

2008-08-08T10:59:00.004+08:00

having spent most of my time away from the computer, i haven't really had the time to sit down to update my blog. its like my blog hit a dry spell.. haha.

drought, that is.

it was a pretty packed holiday.. without much time to really rest. ok ok.. stop whinning and get on with what is installed for me in the school

been eyeing braziliano prala.. hahaha. like how that pair of sandals suppose to be wore, snug fit? loose fit? and the colour combination, i got a pretty stirking one.. bumble bee colour. for a price of $50.. its a bit steep though, got to tighten my already tight waist belt. haha. thanks dear, for this pair of sandal, wouldn't have gotten it if it wasn't for you, :)

next up, floorball.. got to train hard for the ivp selection. gambatte! apart from that, need to buck up on the studies. upz upz and away. haha. lets work hard together.

insinyur 08

2008-07-20T11:07:00.003+08:00

one word to describe this camp.

"shag"

this was one of the orientation camp i been to, whose programmes were jammed packed.. always stretching itself to the very next morning. out of the 6 days, only 1 day did the day programme ended before 2 am in the morning. it was a tiring orientation camp, one which successful did it part in bonding the people together. it was fun, for the takan squad (programmers) even though we had to double up as logistic on many occasions. haha.

our job as the programmers, includes the main task of carrying out the programmes, takaning the freshies along the whole, moving logistic stores, performing first aid and immediate response to emergency. it was a bad job.. i supposed. haha. guaranteed insufficient sleep, minimal welfare, sure ponded at least once, whacked by water bombs, no claims for transport. lol.

despite the fact as i mentioned above, many of us still pushed on, day after day.. giving what the freshies ought to deserve.. making their money worth while. to me, it was a valuable experience, making friends, learning the way of relationship in foc. hopefully, this would do me some good during my hall camp.. hahaha.

3 cheers for XL's programmers.

3 cheers and 3 cheers and 3 cheers for programmers,

hip-hip hoo-ray,

hip-hip hoo-ray,

hip-hip hoo-ray.

see you all in school. =)

depth test

2008-07-09T09:35:00.003+08:00

8th july 2008

this day was pretty rush for her. little details, stuffs to keep in mind prior to the flight to australia. i was there to help her partially, but more of a bell boy to carry her 14kg luggage. haha. (no complaints about that, more that willing to do so.)

there is always that moment before you leave the house, you would turn back to recall if you had missed out on anything. somehow, it always happened. she left behind something that was rather essential, a pair of sunglasses. (sorry :( i couldn't really help much with the packing..)

the journey to the airport was pretty fast.. 45mins. i stoned pretty much on the way, with her dozing off beside me. (last time to feel her warmth before she comes back in 2 weeks time.) then, we reached the airport with no sign of avni shah. (late as usual. haha) not long after, avni came, along with her family. lol.. seeing them, reminds me of the pris's preference. (her friends says that she likes indian, wah lau.. thanks huh)

a hug and a light peck on the lip to send her off. moments after she pass through the gates, i was overwhelmed with emotion that i acutally teared. it was beyond my control.. good thing, that avni family didnt notice that, or maybe they didn't comment on it. so pai seh.

ps. i miss you!

2008-07-05T12:40:00.003+08:00

after 2 weeks of in camp training.. i regained my freedom. even it was 2 weeks of stay out.

haha.

every choice we made,

every obstacle we crossed,

every bricking we experienced,

all leave us closer together.

bonded, knitted, cross stitch,

like the silk threads

in the Kevlar vest.

(sounded pretty weird, hahaha)

ps. good luck for your upcoming game, take a breather if you cant take it anymore.
this is going to be a tough period, lots of ups and downs.. hold on, we should be able to tide it over. :)

ICT

2008-06-22T17:36:00.002+08:00

speaks for itself.. (untold truth)

nothing more.. (lots of extra shit work)

totally sucks.. (get along with long lost buddies)

waste time.. (break away from brain-sapping society)

retarded commanders.. (a lesson to learn from them, don't do what they did, signing the contract)

hair cut.. (a necessary look young hairdo)

fidelity

2008-06-21T14:48:00.004+08:00

i came across this, while watching the house drama series.

in this episode, a patient had been pre-diagnosed (more like guessing) with this african sleeping disorder disease that can be transmitted via body fluid. apart from that, it can also be transmitted through sex with contaminated person. if neither of them admit that they had an affair outside, only the vaccine ( a form of blood toxin) can cure her if she had contacted such disease, or kill she she hadn't gotten this disease. she was in a coma.

if your partner had an affair, does that mean you are a bad person? (from your partner point of view)

reason for having an affair:

1) fling

2) a mistake

3) issue of satisfaction

4) faith

at the end of the show, the vaccine worked. this tells us that the patient had an affair outside. the husband left her in the end. the patient had an affair with his best friend. who is/are at fault?

who can accept that?

we all make mistake, we all pay a price.

14th june

2008-06-20T01:00:00.004+08:00

it was a mere meet up,
a simple get together.
in celebration of the special day.
14 marks the day.

nothing fanciful to boast about.
had a little indulgence over at Food Republic.
with Starbucks in our hands,
we had our little cinematic experience at the top rooftop.
ending with it a Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

i certainly enjoyed myself. i supposed you did too. hope to see you again, in 1 month's time.

EID

2008-06-09T22:41:00.007+08:00

Engineering
Innovation
Design

after 5 weeks of slogging day after day, after day. our effort finally paid off.. it was to the point that we had to dragged ourselves off the bed everyday, working on the prototype till it became a routine. 5 weeks passed just like that.. even though it ate into out precious holiday, i am glad that i got to know one big brunch of people.

we were made of ~~11 guys and 1 girl~~ 12 guys. (i will try to come up with the photo if possible, hahaha). actually, there were quite a few more people behind the scene, whom include some parents of our team mates, the lab technician, the 2 professors. without their help, we wouldn't have constructed the prototype, let alone think of winning. credits goes to everyone that help us. one big thank you to all of you. we did them proud, clinching the 1st prize in our category (environment and safety) and appearing on the tv as well (i think i looked retard on the tv, haha).

here's what written on the net. http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_246199.html

"School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering second-year student Tan Kai Yong, 23, and his 11 other teammates came up with an adjustable belt system that allows three children to sit on a bench seat meant for two adults, without compromising their safety. "

ps. thanks pris for being understanding all these times. one hug for you.

laruent bernard

2008-06-03T08:50:00.003+08:00

chocolatier

what is the first thing that comes to your mind, regarding "chocolatier"? erm.. that would definitely be chocolate. hahaha. that beside the point, everything from there is rich in flavour. from the drinks, the snacks to the very location of the cafe, everything you find that is unique. can't seems to find it else where.

what i am going to introduce you to is "Laurent's Cafe & Chocolate Bar". its located over at 5B portsdown road. to make thing easy for you, the number to call to make reservation is 6475 4182.

what is so special about this place? for starters, lets talk about the cafe's layout and design. located in the midst of the colonial buildings, away from the city buss, it offers you an escape from the routine life. soaking in the afternoon sun, there are sofa placed in the cafe courtyard for those who can't get enough of the sun shine. (ok, i went there in the afternoon, thats why. but, i think that the night time, that would be a pleasant setting) along the corridors, cosy 2 seater are placed with plants as decorations, providing privacy for couples. as for the interior of the cafe, there is one chiller erected within. bottles of red and white wine lined up neatly along the shelves, allowing these bottles to age. i must say that there are large variety of wine, even though i don't really know wine appreciation.

looking through the glass panel from the chiller lies the kitchen. the place where all the snacks comes from. surprising, they are the one that provided desserts for some other stall.. most be really reputable. plus point. next to the open style kitchen, is the counter with many cakes on display. they all looked delicious. haha.

finally, the drinks and desserts. that is the selling point. its plain good. i ordered a hot chocolate coffee, which comes with a cupcake baked till golden crispy kind. (i cant remember the name for the desserts) dipping the cupcake into the hot chocolate coffee, the rich chocolate taste brought out the sweet vanilla taste of the cupcake. its really really nice. you would definitely ask for more, but too bad they sell them. haha. of course, there are other specialties being sold there, like the tea which allows refill of the tea flask and the brownie taste-alike cookie. but, all these stuffs don't come cheap. a cup of chocolate coffee cost $8. sweet price for a large serving. haha. i must say, that you are paying for good stuffs and the ambiance. it worth the money. by the way, for those who find that place for very accessible, there is another branch over at Muhammad Sultan area.

the weeds country

2008-05-21T22:07:00.008+08:00

dom dom.. dom dom.. dommmmm... we are proud to present to you, the shrimp royal family.

high up on the list, we have the crystal red shrimp, the king of the shrimp royal family. wearing that red ruby crystal all over its fair body, definitely an attention seeker. hahaha. on par with it, is the black diamond shrimp. contrasting black diamonds (haha.. not carbon hor) with its fair body, the queen of the royal shrimp family adopts the zebra strips which was the in thing back then.. still stuck in that 60's? wahahaha.

moving down the line to the middle class, we have the red nose shrimp. the typical cunning squire, marked by the red nose like the chinese opera, they existed to take advantage of people, pushing their workers to toil on their vast (seaweed growing) farmlands. next up, the tiger prawn, they got their names for their ~~size~~ fierce appearance. They are the soldiers that help defend fragile kingdom, fighting off the bigger predators. these fearless fighting tiger shrimp, often sacrificed their lives during battles due to poor colour combination that stood out in a land of green seaweeds. (somebody, change the colour of the uniform. lol)

maintaining the law and order is the blue shrimp. in the distinctive blue uniform, they would patrol the streets of the weed city, sniffing out any crime and cracking those mystery cases like what the scooby doo. haha. we have them to thank for the high security, the peace of a mind traveling at the night. being the environmentalist and union, the green shrimp would been found on the street protesting against the red nose shrimp for ill treating the land of weeds and the workers.. even though, they ain't very effective in this monarchy weeds country, they do add some favours to the daily lives, did i mention burning tires? nah, they are green for a purpose, peaceful protest.

sakura cherry shrimp belongs to the group of celebrity. appearing on the television programmes like the famous weed mtv, featuring the latest music, gossips and scandals. THIS IS LIFE, the shrimp way. lastly, the orange shrimp.. guess what is their professions? haha.. orange coverall, that links to engineering. building the foundation of the weeds country, they are responsible for the tall sea-scraper to the underground train networks in the weeds country. pray hard that the buildings don't come crumpling down during natural disasters.

ps. this was featured in the chinese newspaper. had fun writing this.

:)

2008-05-14T23:59:00.000+08:00

i love you, too.