Desmond's Retrospective Corner

2008-11-08T14:52:00.004+08:00

'tis what my PW group peeps say of me.
lol;

这世界很复杂
混淆我想说的话
我不懂太复杂的文法

2008-11-06T00:02:00.005+08:00

果然是台上五分钟，台下一年工

PW's coming to an end!!!

Fun at times it indeed was, but arduous process undoubtedly.

Just glad that it started well, went very well with a wonderful group and coming to a good end.

The entire process, time and effort spent slogging this project out was probably a not-to-be-forgotten experience. I just hope that the results would match, reward and probably justify the pain-staking efforts ploughed into this.

I thank God for SA001 and for every single member in my group of which without any one of them SA001 would not have acheived this much. As cliche as it may sound, it was no means by chance that we were put in a group by mistake or by accident.

2008-10-26T16:41:00.000+08:00

Like finally, the long awaited day for WR submission!

Final Written Report submitted on Thurs (23/10) and thinking back, its amazing how we could change so much (half the project) in just over a week. well none of my PW grp members ever imagined they would be doing a project on buses...not less me when i never dreamt that I would ever be using my hobby as the core basis for PW! The countless amount of hours, hard work, sweat, blood and toil (lol) spent was certainly a feat but the end product certainly carries with it a great sense of accomplishment. (Oh i'm definitely gonna write this in more PW surveys so that PW will never ever be scrapped MUHAHAHHAHAHAHA. indeed PW is one of the trademark and 'much-anticipated' curriculum that all potential J1s will 'look forward' to, how can they possibly remove it man...LOLs)

Drawn by Joleen:

The cover page of the WR

The 4 ladies in my group...thats them yawning after sleeping over a few hours back.

Presenting to you SA001

I cant rmb if this is written by qristeena or tiff.

Yeah. I can declare with conviction that we've put in our very best for this end product...so we'll just hope for the best!!

2008-10-19T19:33:00.002+08:00

i just got home from Camp REACH...organised by MCYC for Bt View Sec 1 students.

i must say i had a great time during the camp (though i loathe camps). i was part of the facil. team of Group 3 - Fantastic 9 with a team of crazy yet fun people consisting of Sheena, Angie, Siti, Nabilah, Rasyiqah & Nelson. The synergy between both the facilitators and participants was rather amazing with the help of chicky's crazy friends LOL, & no doubt we all had a fun time (though tiring at times).

the workshop also set me thinking on what i must aim for the future which i conveniently 'stash under the bed' each time its been brought up...and i came to the realisation that i must be fitter (in terms of health) than what i am now. (OH SINCE WHEN RIGHT)

Fantastic 9:

i don;t know how these young people perceive this camp but i do hope that it will impact them in some ways or another, big or subtly. hope those little cards were meaningful to them.

as for now, its back to ground zero - reality. We're not BUS-ted had better not be busted, with only 3 days left before submission after 'revolutionising' our entire project.

i just hope for the best with the little time left.

as for the camp, my only regret is probably not bringing my camera. (HOW COULD I HAVE LEFT IT OUT)

2008-10-16T00:40:00.000+08:00

Be strong and courageous, do not be terrified, do not be discouraged for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. [Joshua 1:9]

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. [Isaiah 41:10]

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. [Jeremiah 29:11]

Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD. [Psalm 25:4-7]

2008-10-15T00:51:00.002+08:00

To pounce on every and any opportune to find fault and insinuate others?
To think that they're that superior deserving?
To be a nosey-pokey and meddle into others' affairs?
To threaten and try to sell-out one another?

I suppose thats the essence of being a TRUE friend.

Like hey! I have to search the oxford dictionary for the definition of friend again huh?

Callous and indifference.
There's a threshold to my tolerance.

I'm aghast.
Beyond indignance.

2008-10-06T22:29:00.000+08:00

I must say this first...don't faint at the pics below!

Well, right. On sat, I went for a buffet session with yiwen cindy and the Heng at Sakae Robinsons Rd.

Of course, needless to say we enjoyed the food very much...up to the point when...

U wanna guess what i did?????????
(im pretty sure the photo is staring at u now unless your poor eyes are dying - and in dire needs of a will LOLOLOL)

yah so there you go....

and that....
lasted me for my family's dinner and the following day's lunch and surpluses for 'snack-time' on the TV. good stuffs to share...

lol.

not forgetting, on the same sat, i publicly embarrassed myself in another separate incident T_T ...to ehhhh-hemmm, dance, one round so that cindy can continue, such that I was laughed at by two malay girls. I, at that point of time, really wished, as what yiwen will coin, as 'wishing a hole will appear and disappearing into the ground'. ultimate. But on the other hand i can now say i have ever tried to dance ah. TRIED.

now thats one box which i can tick of my DO-IT-LIST. hah.
(if u believed i had one in the first place)

2008-10-01T11:10:00.001+08:00

well

i must say i learnt quite abit in a short span of the last 3 days. lol. honestly i must attribute this to being part of the post-exam syndrome. perharps my brain grew just after having exams for it knew i can start emptying out useless crap that's taking unnecessary GB of space.

i didn't know that Lido and Cathay Orchard are 2 different places
i didn't know what's a tank-top
i didn't know Ngee Ann kinokuniya is about a 100 times bigger than my house. lol.
i didn't know the difference between fiction and non-fiction
i didn't know that the underpass from Orchard MRT to Wisma is closed
i didn't know that the oil prices went down by 9% (though utilities bill went up by 21% !!!!)
i didn't know that P comes before S.
i didn't know that it feels so much better revealing your hidden problems, nevermind what others may think
i didn't know that the bus fares increased today - to $1.00 for cash being the cheapest fareband .___.
and i didn't know today was also coincidentally Children's Day.

.__________________________________________.

yup and i think i improved in my punctuality too, lol

on Monday, i made chicky and cindy wait 60mins for me. (awww sorrrrrrrrry!!)
on Tuesday, i made yapple wait for me for 40mins. [that's a 20mins improvement]
on Wednesday, i made Ben XY Victor and gang wait for me for 0 mins [that's a 20x2 mins improvement!]
then on Thursday i shall improve my punctuality by 20x3 mins ???

NO WAY. dream on; tan gu gu....and akan datang.

and i am starting to pick up some simple malay phrases too, so....
apa macam?

2008-10-01T10:57:00.001+08:00

Collin Firth - Our Last Summer

The summer air was soft and warm
The feeling right, the paris night
Did it's best to please us
And strolling down the elysee
We had a drink in each cafe
And you
You talked of politics, philosophy and i
Smiled like mona lisa
We had our chance
It was a fine and true romance

I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the seine, laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain

We made our way along the river
And we sat down in the grass
By the eiffel tower
I was so happy we had met
It was the age of no regret
Oh yes
Those crazy years, that was the time
Of the flower-power
But underneath we had a fear of flying
Of getting old, a fear of slowly dying
We took the chance
Like we were dancing our last dance

I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam, round the notre dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand

Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
Living for the day, worries far away
Our last summer
We could laugh and play

And now you're working in a bank
The family man, the football fan
And your name is harry
How dull it seems
Yet you're the hero of my dreams

I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the seine, laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam, round the notre dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
Living for the day, worries far away

Mamma Mia was just amazing...i loved the way the writers skillfully woved the songs to fit in the show nicely. Plus, to add on to the fact that the cast were not professional singers that made the movie even better. &of course, i totally loved all the singings which goes without saying.

Now i ask, where's my The Sound of Music VCD?

2008-09-30T01:38:00.002+08:00

i stepped into a bookstore, specifically Kinokuniya at Ngee Ann City today.

and boy was i overwhelmed by the wide range of commentary books they had on shelves!
not that i know not what a bookstore has....but rather it was today that i flipped some books, of which caught my interest.

talk about the childhood books that I was reading. which was just a couple of minutes ago to yiwen...

well the range of books that sparked that hidden interest were like topics ranging from how this fella lived his life for 365 days in a journal to commentaries like Is the world flat and globalisation to blah blah blah.

if only they had stools and cosy seats ala Borders. yes today was one day of which the value of a library in me extended to merely a place for arduosly mugging for stupid exams. are our library books range as good as those found in bookstores or is it just me who dont know how to find the 'good' stuffs in the library, for all i know is that libraries have children section and all i know there are kiddy novels like erm Nancy Drew and what nots...Archie's comics too. somebody bring me to a library one day to find. (note why i say someone bring me instead of accompanying me; i probably would be lazy to go myself! :p)

talk about libraries just for mugging...and the F1 for Singapore writing history. yes u'll ask whats the link. sometimes dont u find it sad and to the point of it being meaningless when the world is constantly judging u...
by how u fare
by how u perform
by how well u score
by how much u earn
by how much fame u have

and the list goes on...

this promos has been certainly one of the most heck-care attitude that i've brought for a major exam. the shear thought of studying all that there is - just for the grade, makes me just lose that drive that motivation that focus. i mean im not saying that scoring well is anything wrong but that why is this world so inequitable why is everybody and everything being judged being ranked being in a hierachy system. why is is that grades mean EVERYTHING? can a 2hours paper really judge u comprehensively and accurately? judging u according to? based on?

if only exams were abolished. im sure its pretty much a waste of time to both students and teachers alike. think of those poor dodos stoning for a 3hour paper invigilating. who would want to? and all those used papers for foolscap, answer booklets etc. if only, if only they were abolished.

that will certainly be the true essence of education - learning because u want to, u desire to for those are the subjects u are truly interested in; not merely to "get those grades to get to uni to get my degree to get my honours and find a high-paying stable job" sounds fairy-tale like. if one's not interested why force? why compel? its not that physics equations or integration steps will really be useful, unless u aspire to be an engineer and that brings me back to the same point of being inclined and having that desire to learn more. truly in this complex world....less is more.

talk about why singaproe is hosting the grand prix in the first place. doesnt it all boil down to money money money and fame fame fame? go flip the newspapers and see...its all about tourism dollars and 'showcasing singapore to the world' for fame....and 150million is being spent on putting up that 'show'. ever asked yourself that opportunity cost of that 150m? if that 150m could be used and channelled to other purposes?

u know it irks me how we being the richers ones are keeping the wealth to ourselves and circulating it among ourselves. allow me to quotes some facts from human geography. see...info learnt that i know i can apply...yet it didnt come out for the papers so which when used would be deemed as irrelevant (and obviously i didnt really know how to ans to the qns to the best of the little part of knowledge that i know). is it comprehensive? obviously not!

"20% of ppl in EMDCs have 80% of world's income trade & investment while 20% of poorest only have 1% of that"
"15 out of 200 countries conduct 63% of exports, 67% of imports"
"US leads the Services industry with annual US$9trillion followed by Japan US$3trillion."
"The entire African continental economy is no larger that Spain at $580 billion"
"1 in 5 in the LDCs live by with less that US$1 a day"

Africa and her starking people and being by-passed of the benefits. 2 billion other people. being forgotten? imHo countries should slow down, people humble themselves and stop trying to build each a sandcastle and tower of wealth to out-win and beat one another...pillling on to the already stiniking heaps of cash and stock that they already have....relying so heavily on cash. see what happened in 1929 during the Great Depression? see what happened just 2 weeks ago to lehman brothers and yada yada? why place such a great reliance and dependebility on money - a material thing! why? can people ever wake up of their senses? their money will die with them one day too. instead of using money to heap and pile to stash away why not use it to make another person's day? why not use it to help the other 2 million people living at the 'hidden' corner of the globe?

if only each country were to contribute just 1% of their GDP to the african economies, to only ensure that they have a REGULAR and ASSURED meal each day, thats all they ask for. we? i AM certainly sure they will have a 100 times better living conditions to what they have now.

i just came home from a seoul garden treat. no doubt it was a simple gesture of a Thank you meal and i did appreciate that...but what irked me again, was the wastage of food! heaps of meat was piled up and in the end it was obviously destined to be in the dustbin. well im not trying to be a whine-kid here but i certainly cannot just sit down and say nothing too! (not that i can do much anyway).

and so each time i hear of money this and money that, nations spending on this and that....i often ask myself where did this money come from? and where will this money end up in? after thaat quote of 1 in 5 live on less that $US1 a day pops into my mind.

so i ask.

are we really doing enough to help those acutely poor, those starvaing and yearning jsut for food each day. they are at the hands of us the devloped, the rich countries for their providence. 20% holds 80%s of the world's money. as stewards of this earth and having much blessings, are these being used more wisely to help those are they all horded by the rich and those with only a self-agenda to fufil? and i ask yet again, does anybody, any country at all realise the world (the rich ctry) needs to do MUCH MORE to make that small difference?

to tie in, does grades really mean all that there is in store for us? "to get grades to get into uni so that u can be rich one day in a high-paying job?" sheer naivety. grades certainly dont mean much all to many of us although one will argue that "there is no choice thats the value of the grades and the only way to survive". all relative because of the complexed society we are 'transiting' in.

what has the world evolved into. money being the centre of all; that common agenda that common goal for all that we are doing.

is it really worth all that trouble and sometimes, that misery?

it all started with that forbidden apple...

yes i know i have ranted qutie a bit and some may criticise me of being a NATO (no action talk only), saying how we should help and not being so selfcentered yet on one hand i am not doing anything too, only to rant and to blabber in cyber space. for that i shall take my, graceful exit, before i get ridiculed & criticised that the world probably will never really care and school's still of paramount importance.

2008-09-20T11:37:00.002+08:00

"I realise that there's nothing better for them to do than to be cheerful and enjoy what is good in their lives. It is a gift from God to be able to eat and drink and experience the good that comes from every kind of hard work.

When times are good, be happy. But when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one time as well as the other so that mortals cannont predict their future"
-Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 and 7:14

It has undoubtly been a rough week, for most if not everyone. At least, thats evident in my circle of friends. I thank God for the many good friends He has placed in my life to have fun enjoy in good times and to encourage and build each other up in rough times as well. It has been no coincidence that our paths have crossed and that the best of friendships have blossomed.

i called, You answered, You came to my refuge and i just want to be where you are.

2008-08-29T23:57:00.006+08:00

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the wise words of professor newton...................................he's 'hmmm', questioning Y (why) APPLE...why why why?!?!

ambassador for WHY PAY MORE.

yapple share your royalty fees with us pls.

and this is for fer:

hahah. where else could advertisement be of impact to me...lol.

2008-08-17T20:24:00.001+08:00

Stalks of carnations, for funerals, no doubt. Now....if you're thinking if the blog author has just died in the cyberworld, I'm here to prove u wrong!!!

10th Aug was Ms Khairani's birthday (my sec3 & 4 Form/EL/SS teacher). Much thanks has to be given credit to Kim for organising the entire class to meet up again to celebrate her birthday. Before that she was requesting me to develop several photos, which made me look through my photos folder to select the photos.

It made me realise how much I missed CCHMS; which was more than what I thought I would in the past. Now all the flaws, imperfections and shortcomings of the school which i used to complain about all seemed to fade away as I now, truly learn to appreciate everything the school has done and provided for. Ya sorry...the nostalgic mood has engulfed me.

The very beautiful lake which all of us are proud of. The sparkling, lustrous shine of the new classroom block.

4 Forgiveness 2007

yeah photos of Ms K birthday celebration on 100808. We were at Fish & Co. Glass House beside Park Mall. photos by Kaiquan (dont say i din credit ah)

nictay and houyi smiling at the cam

all the guys from FG that were there. the girls were seated at another small table behind.

ah kaiquan took one shot of the girls. all 8 of them were there.

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my best buddies that walked with me throughout my sec3 and 4 life. They were a blessing to me and we shared much joy laughter and what have you. without them my sec sch life would be just.... incomplete.

Kaiquan . Abel

teckseng . dennis . jiawei

jiawei. sitting on the floor at LT during some uber boring a.maths lecture

some of us, 2 Integrity '05. Taken on Grad night (?) if i din rmb wrongly.

my hair ain't uncanny.

JUST SAY its COOL.
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14 Aug was Prof Newton - Y-APPLE 's birthday.

yup presenting.

14 aug...was a thursday. yup.
anyway being the unfit me, I had to re-take my NAPFA (right lets count its probably the 4th or 5th time) yet AGAIN, which isn't that unexpected since i do zero training and im not even fit in the first place. A decent body size (not fat) doesn't equate to being fit, if thats whats running through your mind.

well. so poor me had to run the poor run and being the benevolent WeiHeng, he ran with me for me entire length of 2.4km.

so first round....
run run jog..saw an 857 at the expressway and ran a little faster to 'give chase'. just a little motivator.

second round....
jog jog brisk walk(dying liao...)

too bad thats the price to pay for being unfit.

that carried on till the 4th round, when pacer WeiHeng decided to push push push. from 'Jiayou jiayou" became to using an arm to push which became to using both arms to push...till the last lap, he was pushing me with his arms wrapped around my waist....

awww.. wo shi zai tai gan dong liao... very touched by that motivation. Without his pushing I would have walked all the way I guarantee...

Man...just want to take this chance to THANK you again mr apple...

It was mr apple's birhday on that day yet I couldnt do something for me but instead he was the one who made a difference in my day. *guilty guilty*

After that zao-ed out to Broadway with the poor pandan cake in my bag for 24 hours (bought a day ago)

Cutting his cake with a pair of fork and spoon:

Ferina smiling from ear to ear (reminds me of the Sunkist Orange advertistment)

Yeah all of us that celebrated for him.

so yup that was for thurs. and anyway i failed it by 11seconds too.

so friday i re-took it again...DUH. Praise the Lord I finally passed =DDDDDDD I want to thank Him for the running experience the day before and for delivering me for friday's run too.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
-Philipians 4:13

that, was the motivation the Lord had implanted in my mind in my answered prayer.

2008-07-27T23:46:00.002+08:00

Somehow or rather, there is a dearth of things to blog about and hence, every now and then i'll rip stuff off zhengxiang's blog =D (hope ya dont mind hahahahah)

(which makes me wonder why do i even keep a blog for)

whatever man (thinking deeply & philosophizing is not healthy btw)....

so here goes.

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FAITH - The link between God and Man

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks one of his new students to stand and.....

Prof: So you believe in God?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Prof : Is God good?
Student: Sure.
Prof: Is God all-powerful?
Student : Yes.
Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm? (Student is silent.)
Prof: You can't answer, can you?

Prof: Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student: Yes.
Prof: Is Satan good?
Student : No.
Prof: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From...God...
Prof: That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.
Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.
Prof: So who created evil? (Student does not answer.)
Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Prof: So, who created them? (Student has no answer.)

Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?
Student: No, sir.
Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?
Student: No, sir.
Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student: Yes.
Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.
Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?
Prof: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as cold?
Prof: Yes.
Student: No sir. There isn't. (The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.) Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it. (There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darkness isn't. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?

Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.
Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor.Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Pro: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.
Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir? (The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)
Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.)

Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain? (The class breaks out into laughter.)
Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir? (The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Prof: I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.
Student: That is it sir... The link between man & god is FAITH . That is all that keeps things moving & alive.

and the student was none other than........
APJ Abdul Kalam, the former president of India.

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to end off, these are 2 sunrise shots i shot in my stay in Penang.

This was my 2nd morning if i didnt remember wrongly.
Chicky fell in love with this and she wanted me to name this photo 'Chicky'. So here you go...control your EGO LOLOLOL.

- New Mercies Every Morning -
Great is Thy faithfulness, morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided.

-John 1:51-
... "Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."
-Acts 7:56-
..."Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."

At Teluk Bahang...with a U101 ShengLong bus. Spent some 1hour45mins waiting for a U502 bus to come >.<
take me home....

2008-07-13T20:24:00.001+08:00

today was a breakthrough.

& I saw the manifestation of His good works before my very eyes.

having a thanksgiving list would take a lifetime to compose - and complete. it's infinite.

2008-07-12T14:48:00.002+08:00

it has almost been 3 weeks since i last touched this place (thanks for reminding, lol)

common tests was ok...and a good thing that i fell sick during the CTs period. Thank God for that. After which when i recovered, I was in the pink of health, to enjoy my penang trip from 3rd - 6th July! (of which i didn't need to worry that i may/would fall sick) Was blessed with much for my entire trip & weather/timings/events was brilliant and exceptionally good during my 4 days stay there!

Yeah I know that my memory (retention rate) is quite bad so I'll try to blog on my trip if I can find time to do so, of which at this point I'm already trying to rmb and trace the towns where I went in Pulau Pinang.

So that will be reserved for later (or never). HAH.

Came across this video which meaningful brought across the message of thier theme 'Family' (& also well filmed considering Singapore is noob at filming) and it was commissioned by the MCYS.
Well, later on I found out that it was directed by an acclaimed Malaysian director called Yasmin Ahmad (no wonder its better than the typical SG production HAH)

Of which, I searched her name in youtube and found some other Malaysia related adverts. Im not sure if she's the one that directed it but it is still, another truly meaningful one, of which it is an advertisement which is commissioned by Petronas.

Can what we build today bring us into tomorrow?

The italiced red words above is just but a superficial point to bring home (which is the objective of the adv).

If you were to think a little bit deeper (allow me to rewind and summarize)
This malay man is a skillful boat builder and he's poor and in debt. Hence here comes the government (tuan haji) who always help malays by giving contracts (building the boat). We even see the tuan haji gives (and deliver!) free engine n tools (subsidies) to help man out. Yet, this man does a cheap job, instead of making a brand new boat, he salvages stuff from an old and broken sampan wreck, thinking that since this was his last project before he resigns.

Little did he know that his boss is asking him to build a boat FOR HIMSELF to survive and make a living of his own. He has, literally stabbed himself in his foot. In all that we do, we do it with pride and utmost effort. All or nothing. This highlights a downfall of a slip-shod attitude, which eventually has done himself in. It is a lesson not just for him, but for all of us too. If he had known from the start that it was for himself, would he have resorted to a cut-cost, unethical and slip-shod attitude in building the sampan? Obviously, no.

2008-06-26T20:24:00.004+08:00

Right, common tests are coming to a near-end soon, with only my H1 Physics paper tmr...so i'm letting loose a little now. Its only the CTs...20% NIAR (to put it crudely).

Anyway thats not the point at all.

With much happening in the world around (oil price surge, food shortage, MiddleEast peace talks etc and the list goes on), it is hard not to batter an eyelid and simply not give a heck or a thought on what the future holds.

Some say its the Second Coming of Christ in the splendour of glory and power that the earth has never witnessed before, others are just skeptical while some just simply dont care.

Me? I think its a wake up call. WAKE UP CALL. I repeat.
God is a gracious God...and we humans are often too many times forgetful, forgetting that He has blessed us much, forgetting that He even exists?!

Is the Second Coming drawing near? Of course it is! None of us knows when...not even the angels. But, prophecies that were told in the Bible is coming ALIVE. Prophecies of the Second Coming, such as the book of Ezekiel in the bible; ezekiel chpt 36 and 37 having been fulfilled when Israel returned back to her land in 1942, Ezekiel 38's prophecy has also begun to unwind itself...and will the other prophecies begin to unfold...Of course it will!

It is the VERY fact that prophecies are coming alive that the bible has testified itself to be TRUE, and from God. With current issues in the world and prophecies unveiling, the topic of the Second Coming has ignited a great interest in me and I've begun to read & research more on it...shall share at a laterr time. (rmb i still have physics tmr lol)

Nonetheless, watch this clip if u may.

Some background info:
It has been prophesied and it will be, when that the Second Coming of Jesus comes, He will take away all his saints; the believers off from this Earth straight to heaven without going through the process of death. This is termed as the Rapture of the Church. Afterwhich, when the rapture has taken place, the anti-christ will arise when the world will worship this person and that will mark the start of the seven-year tribulation (such as the 666 tag) which will have much sufferring (literal hell on earth if u may call it) Why so? This is God's way of awakening the world, much in oblivion.

Hence, in the first part of the clip the church has an ongoing service and the children playing with their toys. When Christ came in a flash to take His people back up to heaven, the guy in black is left behind. Left behind - for he's the only unbeliever left there.

2008-06-15T23:11:00.004+08:00

Right....once again from a third person's point-of-view, yiwen has gently reminded me on how my blog has been subtly turning into a bus-weblog (without me even realising)...

[& how this intro emulates her intro post....HEY u must feel honoured im giving u a chance to be EGO here, LOLSZZZ.)

keke.

same goes for my next post....

COMING SOON =D

2008-06-12T01:45:00.002+08:00

A very Spectecular accident I must say...

From:

(this is my photo...)

To:

Credits: ST and Tamago from SGForums.

SBS8074K

It crashed into a rear of an SMRT Bendy Bus.

and i WAS THERE man. But i just passed by it...couldnt really be bothered. The traffic was also spectecular too...cus both buses blocked the entire road. so cars and buses alike were stuck in the jam for a good 500m along the 2-lane Yio Chu Kang Rd.

Somehow, witnessing the extent of the damage and crash...i've realised i've got no feelings for this bus man...

crash ah...let it crash lor. scrap it.

lol.

these new scania buses aren't my favourite buses.

come come, either scrap it or fit it with a front of a laid-up Mercedes O405 bus =D

2008-06-10T01:01:00.000+08:00

7 JUNE

Total Distance covered: 92km + 96km + 78km + 120km
Total Time spent travelling: 1h + 3h50min + 2h30min + 3h + 40min
Total Displacement: zer0 (DUH)

A saturday set aside for 1 day trip to malaysia =D

Planned trip was supposed to be to Muar, followed by Segamat. Of course it was meant to be taking the express coach up all the way to Muar. Anyway, just to orientate you people, Muar and Segamat are both johor states. Muar is just below Melaka which translates to about 3hours from JB to get there by NS Highway. Refer to map to orientate

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As I was mentioning earlier, the intention was to purchase the express tickets at Larkin Ter in JB...sekali who knows why buy business is super good to both Muar and Segamat; such that tickets were sold out like free food rations...took 170 in to Larkin Ter and reached about 7.15am. the 0730 0800 tickets were all sold out; earliest that was available was 0830h tickets (of which some bus operators only had 1130 onwards available :O ) which would mean we would be stoning for quite awhile from 0715 to 0830.

So, change of plan to a more exotic route - taking public route bus using Federal roads instead of the express bus using NS H'way =D

Route taken for the day trip was:
JB (Larkin) ---> Ayer Hitam ---> Segamat
[lunch + camp for photos]
Segamat ---> Muar (via Jemantan --> Tangkak)
[walk + camp for photos + dinner]
Muar ---> Larkin, Larkin ---> Marsiling MRT

A brief outline would be as above. Hopped onto a Service 2 Mercedes OH from larkin to Ayer Hitam, and then changing to Service 79 which plied between Ayer Hitam and Segamat. The distance from Larkin to Ayer Hitam was est 92km, while from Ayer Hitam to Segamat it was about 96km, of which the total 198km (or rather 200km) travelling took 3h50min. It pales in comparison to the 3hours needed for an express bus from larkin to melaka sentral. BUT, it was worth the extra time spent travelling via federal roads rather than by the mundane NS H'way. At least weather was cloudy/cooling when we were travelling which made it quite a pleasurable ride.

Time-line
0530h: Leaves House for MRT to Kranji

0558h: Reaches Kranji MRT and boards 170 to Woodlands Checkpoint. At an unearthly hour of 6am there were so many singapore cars entering Malaysia! (for what arh?) So driver cleverly makes a big round and continued journey straight along Woodlands Ave 3, turn right towards Kranji MRT and back again along a very empty Woodlands Rd to turn left to Checkpoint.

0700h: Cleared customs and got onboard another 170 straight to Larkin Ter in JB. Squished myself at the entrance door but for a good 15mins only. Reached Larkin 0715h.

0715h: Well as I mentioned above, it was planned to buy the express tickets to muar/segamat at larkin for the 0730 trip but too bad all were sold out and the tickets left were those super late...so took federal route that took federal roads (ya duh).

Hopped on Service 2 at Larkin Terminal and took it from end to end, 92km which took around 2hours before reaching Ayer Hitam terminal (it is denoted by the red dot on the google map above. The halfway mark to Muar).

Right, I guess all, if not most of you would be bored out by all the wordy craps above...
Linear blogging of photos shall commence.
Lol.

Typical federal road...

A place that we passed by on the way to Air Hitam...

apparently its a malay word and there's not only a Sengkang in Singapore but also in Johor, above and in Sabah or Indonesia. Anybody care to shed some light on the meaning of Sengkang?

After a 2 hour ride we finally reach Ayer Hitam, the halfway mark to Segamat...

Ayer Hitam Bas Terminal.
The gravel road is pretty cool.
A kampung bus terminal in a not-so kampung place of Johor.

Line-up of Service 2 buses...3 generations of Mercedes buses.

a mercedes OF, OH, & O.405, from left to right.

Some mini shop at the terminal...which charge EXHORBITANT prices for their things (cus its a tourist stop too besides Yong Peng)

RIght, so we were there for only 10minutes and thankfully, our connecting bus arrived more promptly than expected. Transferred to Service 79 operated by Yow Hoe Bus Co. So off we went....completing the other half of the journey to Segamat, completing another 96km of journey...and MIND YOU it was super CIRCUITIOUS...and they're crazy to have TWO BUS CONDUCTORS on board to collect fees, alongside with the driver. SO smart and efficient.

So ta dee dee dum....and finally reach SEGAMAT...in approx 2h.

Well, at least here's a decent terminal building

which houses both the federal routes and the express inter-state routes.

Some cute buses by Yow Hoe parking at Segamat...and these are Ford brands.
Ford...which is actually a modified truck chassis for this bus, which gives it its puny length and size.

And the highlight of the day at Segamat:

Mercedes Benz O.309 mini-bus

After camping for an hour and having lunch, we boarded Service 65, to head to Muar. Slated route of Sv65 was Segamat --> Muar, via Jemantan & Tangkak.

RIGHT, and as if the prev route wasnt long and circuitious enough, this time round this route took 2h30mins to complete the 78km :///

To put into perspective, 3hours is needed to complete an express route from Johor to Melaka, which is around 200km. Perharps its easier to picture now how circuitious the 78km route is.

BUT, it was a good time to sight-see the small towns and given that 1, the weather was cloudy so it wasnt that hot and 2, the bus albeit its old age of 25yrs, had wonderfully sturdy suspension coupled with its all-time powerful Mercedes engine from the very-old OH chassis generation.

Some photos along the way to Muar...

See the background of the 3 photos. Now I ask myself, or rather i ask u too.
Are the thin clouds really that low or the mountains are abit too high?
lol.

I Think this was taken at Tangkak...

Malaysia's very own version of Great Malaysia Sales...

And some smoker was smoking on the bus...which was this guy sitting in front of me. After awhile he did realise I had a camera with me.

&...I personally feel he blends in well with the seats upholstery LOL.

Well...so after 2h30mins we finally reach MUAR.
yeah man...lol

ok so this was the good ol' merc that I was on for the ride:

I read reviews and have heard of Muar being quite a peaceful town for 'rolling back' into a slow lifestyle if one wants to have a short breather.

Apparently i was DEAD WRONG!!!

It was so chaotic, crowded and claustraphobic man....macham 20times as crowded as Orchard Rd or Little India...

Yes...such an eye-opener, I thought I was India man....no hard feelings yo.
Check out the state of their buses:

Mercedes O.309:

Mercedes O.709:

pity those people at hanging precariously at the door...good training for pull-ups though.

So many crowding around the bus waiting to board...If they could they would sit on the head of the driver or something man...

This is really...PACKED LIKE SARDINES.

a close-up:

(it just takes someone to close the window pane and OUCH! there goes the weasel...)

There's this bridge that we also had to cross over to get to the town of Muar:

Some boats by the river:

After an entire of day of bus spotting and riding from 6am till sunset...it was time to say goodbye. Boarded a KKKL express coach back from Muar to Larkin followed by 170 back to Singapore.

The sunset behind us...

....bidding us good bye.

Ya thats all :)

2008-06-06T23:46:00.000+08:00

6 JUNE

well my first studying session with kaiquan at bugis. circled round bugis and national library before deciding that we should head down to the TCC outlet at NAFA at bencoolen street. I wouldn't say that i exactly did much work but i also won't say I didn't do anything at all. Ok contradictory. Whatever. Warm session and I guess its a prelude for more to come. However arduous and mundane studying can get, I somehow learn to enjoy it (when studying with company), but of course enjoying it only as much as it will last. Extra blogging coverage here by Kai Quan.

SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT LAST PART EH???

Of course, that's just but one reverse-psychological tactic to sugar coat and (hopefully & forcefully) convince myself that studying isn't that a CHORE.

oh my pinochio nose is yelling at me......STOP lying to myself!!!!
before it explodes from excessive incontrollable exponential growth......

2008-06-04T02:12:00.003+08:00

A quiz which Jessica tagged me to do:

Instructions:
Step 1 : REMOVE 1 question and ADD in your personal question to make it a total of 20 questions.
Step2 : Answer 20 questions and TAG 8 people on your list and list them out at the end of your post.
Step3 : Notify them in their that she/he in their tagboard she/he have been tagged.

1. Who did you last watch a movie with ?
Last watched Jumper w/ Abel, Kaiquan, Lucas, Nictay, Kenneth Gan...there were other 4fg peeps which i cant really rmb all. (eh lol time to catch a new show man...)

2. How do you feel now?
Shag. I want a holiday..and a well deserved holiday. Certainly not one now with the worries of Common Tests at the back of my mind, which will be when school reopens.

3. If you can fufil one wish, what would it be?
I have always wanted to really drive a bus yo. Maybe that would be?

4. Who are you thankful to?
Thankful to my parents for providing and taking care of me; great friends and buddies who have been a source of joy and encouragement & God for giving me this life and blessing me with these people that I have in my life. =)

5. What type of life do you lead?
Taking it as it comes along. I belive in letting nature take its course.

6. If you can turn something in the past back, what would it be?
Live a life with no regrets man. Whats done has passed; throw it away, forget yesterday.

7. What are your main priorities for now?
To get through my promos yo, studies is tough and full of trash. &To be a pleasing child of God. Its hard but its not impossible.

8. What makes you happy?
Chilling out with good friends. Little acts of kindness & graciousness that warms the heart.

9. What do you wanna change in you?
Complex qn man. Maybe being more sociable. lol.

10. What song can you represent your feeling now?
ah.... Wang Lee Hom - Gai Bian Zi Ji (王力宏改变自己) Click here for MV

11. What kind of person you hate most?
i hate you. the one whom is reading this now. dont bother looking behind. YES YOU! (lol lol lol lol hahahahahhahahaha)

12. Is there anything you wish to confess now?
confess what...infatuation ah? over bus lor. until i meet the special her.

13. What is your definition of your dream house?
A house that is cosy, and me and all my loved ones are staying in it ;D (copied from jessica =D)

14. Who will you go to if you are feeling low one day?
I'll take some random crap bus that uses express and ulu routes like 975 to Lim Chu Kang or 172 via Jln Bahar or something. Of course call up some close friends as well, and most imptly talking to God through prayer.

15. What do you want to achieve?
I want travel around man. Singapore is boring.

16. What age do you want to get married?
population demographics geog lessons taught me to marry early LOL.

17. What do you regret doing the most in your life to someone?
Isn't this a repetition to Qn6. if saying apologising sincerely from the bottom of my heart doesn't do good, is that really a true friend (who doesn't forgive)

18. Who made you angry for the past few days?
Not that i can rmb. Maybe SBS Transhit la, a little. Stop de-registering/cannibalising/scrapping my favourite Mercedes O405 buses!!!

19. Would you prefer to hang out with your bf/gf/friends?
hey i dont have a luxury of choice between gf and friends now yo. lol.

20. If you had one wish currently, what would it be?
I want go holiday NOW and i want a professor to do my common tests while i go away for my looooong holiday :)

people to tag:
kaiquan, chicky, ferina, zhengxiang, natalie, junjie, fizzy, rachel

(...ok soo lame)

2008-06-02T23:37:00.002+08:00

A FINE city as we know...

..... to counter the malaysia oil ban for SG vehicles.

2008-05-20T20:18:00.010+08:00

i think i didnt mention it in my earlier post, so shall say it now...

a big THANK YOU to all

who have helped me to casts votes for the Light of Life Competition...

really appreciate your time and effort to vote and special thanks to people such as kaiquan for his publicity/advertistment and spam voting and lollipop for her daily voting and of cos many others which i cannot possibly name it here...THANK YOU once again.

Photo-sharing time!

Presenting to you my class...08A01.

-photo credits to Ariel

Ariel's Birthday Celebration

Learning Journeys to Parliament House

(below) we the 5 guys...after being in a majority-boys class for 4 years, being the minority for once needs a little getting used to.

My PW Group (christina's not in photo) ...

a significant height differential, they complain...well what can i do?

Rugby Finals - SAJC vs ACS (I)

-ironic that i koped my own photos HEH! source from ariel, lol.

save me the time & trouble on uploading haha.

Prayer before kickoff

The HAKA!

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Just a random picture to share...

An advertistment has recently sprung up on a number of buses sporting red and white colours, as shown in an example below. Love the colour combinations as it resembles partially, the old yet friendly livery that the once-SBS buses used to adorn. Certainly if it catches my attention it has to be one of my personal favourites of the year!

SBS2594R on Service 93, en route to HarbourFront.

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God grant me the
Serenity
to accept things I cannot change,
Courage
to change things I can, and
Wisdom
to know the difference.

Oh Lord let this be a prayer unto You and may it be a constant reminder everyday to press on. Amen.

2008-05-18T00:56:00.006+08:00

it has been an all-busy & hectic week for me, but im thankful that the week has come to an end.
much has happened over the course of the week, partly because the J1 exco has taken over from the J2 (which I think is one of the fastest cca to take-over)... i understand amulya's position now - being chief photographer can be a stressful job.

ok there's so much to blog but i dont have the time to now...shall do it some other day when i have the time & inspiration to do so.

Meanwhile, watch this!

a production by some of the ex-chungchengmain ppl in vjc, and cheoreographed and edited by DingJie.
very neat job...am very impressed with the video-shooting and editing by DingJie.

Definitely will look forward to next year's production of their MV from the team for their VJC MusicFest competition.

and WAIT! for those who think that they flew to china to shoot the video or it was shot in some temple building....the answer is a BIG NO.

that's my alma-matar YO. which also explains why im so proud of this MV production which indeed, captured the essence of the exotic school building facet which exudes the rich chinese culture she possess (well, at least on the superficial side).

2008-05-10T19:12:00.000+08:00

the most mundane saturday ever!

friday: slept from 8.30pm - 8.30am

sat: not that 12 hours of sleep was insufficient, but after lunch...just by merely hitting the haystack for fun, i fell asleep! 2-5.30pm if u may ask.

so now i am, AWAKE typing this random rubbish (obviously I havent done anything useful to make the day a non-mundane one)

maybe that 'accumulated tiredness' explains why I've been sleeping so much in school the past weeks.

&, i was particularly PISSED and IRRITATED on friday!

....it was when I decided to sent my motherboard to the service centre for repair...never did i expect I would waste the entire good friday afternoon just on that thing! the only day that i end school at 1.30...yet the motherboard had to spoil the good day!

spent quite awhile walking through the ubi ind est under the scorchy-ly hot sun and after they 'detained' me (ok they kept me waiting for quite some time) to inspect the motherboard...

Verdict: WE DO NOT TAKE IT IN. WHAT?! I spent a good sunny afternoon after school to come (walk) to ur place and now u are telling me that u are rejecting it?

the IDIOT SHOP which i bought the parts of my desktop from Sim Lim GAVE ME THE WRONG WARRANTY CARD. i am so pissed can. now i have to...spend what...another friday afternoon (the only weekday i can spare) next week to bring it down to CHANGI?!

I want to use this BULLDOG-FACED bus to ram their office down.

but before i can do that, someone help me drive this down from melaka first.

2008-05-07T22:14:00.000+08:00

hello!

haha needa help from u all!

My photo got shortlisted by Cancer Society (its an old photo which i posted here in february) ....so could you all help me in the voting for my photo?

the photo:

voting here:
http://www.nccs.com.sg/foundation/vote1.asp

my photo is in the middle of the page,
"A Glimpse Of Hope" by Desmond Tay, St Andrews JC.

help me vote kkaes!! vote everyday until the 12th may...

thanks!

2008-05-04T16:29:00.000+08:00

ok i know this update comes a little late after the 24th apr, but still.

just a brief one to put up photos...

my birthday celebration at PS kopitiam, haha. it was supposed to be on 24th after school but chicky ran back to her chicken coop before chinese(ok she went home lah) and cindy zao-ed home so...it was on the following day. it was simple yet a thoughtful gesture, thank y'all !

25th April
the group of us:

ok thats me (duh) making a birthday wish

mr handphone. haha humorous guy and i always look forward to his lame jokes ^^

ms lolli is congratulating too...and cindy looks like a flower xDDD

ferina....and huilin's gonna devour the cake lolx! (though she says it ain't nice)

the ANPAN MAN eating noodles...a breakthrough.

26th April
it was a saturday...okay so I had my testimony sharing time in church, the marking of the closure of MasterLife 2 course which was a 12 week course. Thank God not only did He provide me with things to say for 3 minutes, I ended up speaking for 10minutes! Ok, so my testimony needs extensive editing and summarizing....which reminds me that almost more than a week already and I havent done it yet! Received a "Answers to Life's Difficult Questions" by Rick Warren book as a token, as well as a cross collar-pin too!

So it started at 6pm but I had to leave halfway at 6.45pm since I had to rush off to NAFA for SAJC Drama play which wasnt worth the time and money spent i swear. Sad, I couldnt listen to the rest of the others' testimonies plus I wasted $12 on a drama with poor storyline. I must say the actors and actresses were good, just that there were too many conversations and dialogues! Excuse me it's a play, not an interview session man! Anpan Man & huihui were so happy (&relieved) when they heard that.

A scene of the Travelling Lights play:

Huilin, ferina, cindy and I

and as i'm uploading the photos now, this blogger is really pissing me off with the photo uploading creating large blank spaces between each paragraph...piss me off.

30April
SMRTBuses unveiled (&unleashed) her new weapon (bus) which can finally be on rival with SBST. SMRT is bringing in 67 Mercedes Benz OC500LE buses, which is Euro5 Emission Compliance Standard (which basically means it performs catalytic reduction to breakdown Nitrogen Oxide to just Nitrogen and Oxygen. I'm not implying that you should stand at the bus's exhaust pipe to inhale pure oxygen either :/) Can't wait to board them, which will start plying on the roads of 14May. Merc buses....ooh lala my favourite!

Photos of them at hoejyh's gallery (if you're interested): http://dolphinairlines.fotopic.net/c1502615.html

2May
After yet another mundane day of lessons, there was Learning Journeys for my class. Before we set off I learnt that bee's class (A06) was going to LTA! Which i sooooo want to go, of course. In contrast to my class (A01) going to Parliament House...well what i could say was that it was on the whole, boring and they were merely propaganda to me lololol.

After that, the class went off to PS Pizza Hut but I made my quiet exit as they were heading down the escalator, to the bus stop instead and took 133 to NYJC to meet kaiquan and the 4fg peeps. (Ok maybe not that quiet an exit anymore since i've written it here). Kicked abit of so-called soccer for an hour before kenneth finished his soccer match. &Kaiquan was super funny at the coffeeshop...he was clearing a 'misunderstanding' between RJ and himself (some nanyang student council exco) and when he 'cleared' already, he lifted up his palm; while RJ gave him a friendly-fist gesture instead. Mr KQ got confused and he stood there STUNNED. Truly a sight to behold man. Hilarious. Too bad aint got a photo. Kaiquan you are lucky hehehe.

3May
Nothing really much...was huilin's birthday though; & I was the 14th person to send her brithday wishes hahah. happy birthday huilin! ah yes i rmb I lolli asking me what i was revising in the morning...so i told her that I didnt intend to and didnt even bring home math book. Stayed at home the entire day and was clearing my room, which was driven by....boredom! Desktop was pissing me off with the intermitten integrated graphics screwing up...i suspect that the chipset overheated and/or is faulty, since its the chipset that is responsible for processing the integrated graphics. So, dismantled my com and removed the motherboard...this is what it is below:

Took the motherboard with the intention of repairing it...but the guarantee card has a wrong serial number! RARR RARR RARRGHHHH its giving me extra trouble of sending it down blah blah...and the chance of not being able to send for repair since they have every right to reject, though I have the invoice receipt.

Well, thanks ferina for the group photos above & I'll put the remaining photos up some other time. As you know this stupid blogger is pissing me off with the Photo Uploading flaw. Anybody knows of any way to get around the problem?

And yes, I've got a getaway trip to break free, already in the midst of planning! Coming in 59days...woooOOOOoooOOoOoOoOoooo!

That's something good to look forward to when preparing for the Mid-Years come end-June, which isnt a tad too far too.

2008-05-03T23:44:00.000+08:00

You Are Special
By: Max Lucado

The Wemmicks were small wooden people. Each of the wooden people was carved by a woodworker named Eli. His workshop sat on a hill overlooking their village. Every Wemmick was different. Some had big noses, others had large eyes. Some were tall and others were short. Some wore hats, others wore coats. But all were made by the same carver and all lived in the village.

And all day, every day, the Wemmicks did the same thing: They gave each other stickers. Each Wemmick had a box of golden star stickers and a box of gray dot stickers. Up and down the streets all over the city, people could be seen sticking stars or dots on one another.
The pretty ones, those with smooth wood and fine paint, always got stars. But if the wood was rough or the paint chipped, the Wemmicks gave dots. The talented ones got stars, too. Some could lift big sticks high above their heads or jump over tall boxes. Still others knew big words or could sing very pretty songs. Everyone gave them stars.

Some Wemmicks had stars all over them! Every time they got a star it made them feel so good that they did something else and got another star.

Others, though, could do little. They got dots. Punchinello was one of these. He tried to jump high like the others, but he always fell. And when he fell, the others would gather around and give him dots. Sometimes when he fell, it would scar his wood, so the people would give him more dots.

He would try to explain why he fell and say something silly, and the Wemmicks would give him more dots. After a while he had so many dots that he didn't want to go outside. He was afriad he would do something dumb such as forget his hat or step in the water, and then people would give him another dot.

In fact, he had so many gray dots that some people would come up and give him one without reason. "He deserves lots of dots," the wooden people would agree with one another. "He's not a good wooden person." After a while Punchinello believed them. "I'm not a good wemmick," he would say. The few times he went outside, he hung around other Wemmicks who had a lot of dots. He felt better around them.

One day he met a Wemmick who was unlike any he'd ever met. She had no dots or stars. She was just wooden. Her name was Lucia. It wasn't that people didn't try to give her stickers; it's just that the stickers didn't stick. Some admired Lucia for having no dots, so they would run up and give her a star. But it would fall off. Some would look down on her for having no stars, so they would give her a dot. But it wouldn't stay either.

"That's the way I want ot be," thought Punchinello. "I don't want anyone's marks." So he asked the stickerless Wemmick how she did it.

"It's easy," Lucia replied. "Every day I go see Eli."
"Eli?"
"Yes, Eli. The woodcarver. I sit in the workshop with him."
"Why?"
"Why don't you find out for yourself? Go up the hill. He's there." And with that the Wemmick with no marks turned and skipped away.
"But he won't want to see me!" Punchinello cried out. Lucia didn't hear. So Punchinello went home. He sat near a window and watched the wooden people as they scurried around giving each other stars and dots.
"It's not right," he muttered to himself. And he resolved to go see Eli. He walked up the narrow path to the top of the hill and stepped into the big shop. His wooden eyes widened at the size of everything. The stool was as tall as he was. He had to stretch on his tiptoes to see the top of the workbench. A hammer was as long as his arm. Punchinello swallowed hard. "I'm not staying here!" and he turned to leave.

Then he heard his name.
"Punchinello?" The voice was deep and strong.
Punchinello stopped.
"Punchinello! How good to see you. Come and let me have a look at you."
Punchinello turned slowly and looked at the large bearded craftsman. "You know my name?" the little Wemmick asked.
"Of course I do. I made you."
Eli stooped down and picked him up and set him on the bench.
"Hmm," the maker spoke thoughtfully as he inspected the gray circles. "Looks like you've been given some bad marks."
"I didn't mean to, Eli. I really tried hard."
"Oh, you don't have to defend yourself to me, child. I don't care what the other Wemmicks think."
"You don't?"
"No, and you shouldn't either. Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you. What they think doesn't matter, Punchinello. All that matters is what I think. And I think you are pretty special."
Punchinello laughed. "Me, special? Why? I can't walk fast. I can't jump. My paint is peeling. Why do I matter to you?"

Eli looked at Punchinello, put his hands on those small wooden shoulders, and spoke very slowly. "Because you're mine. That's why you matter to me."

Punchinello had never had anyone look at him like this -- much less his maker. He didn't know what to say.

"Every day I've been hoping you'd come," Eli explained.
"I came because I met someone who had no marks."
"I know. She told me about you."
"Why don't the stickers stay on her?"
"Because she has decided that what I think is more important than what they think. The stickers only stick if you let them."
"What?"
"The stickers only stick if they matter to you. The more you trust my love, the less you care about the stickers."
"I'm not sure I understand."
"You will, but it will take time. You've got a lot of marks. For now, just come to see me every day and let me remind you how much I care."

Eli lifted Punchinello off the bench and set him on the ground.

"Remember," Eli said as the Wemmick walked out the door. "You are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes."

Punchinello didn't stop, but in his heart he thought, "I think he really means it." And when he did, a dot fell to the ground.

2008-04-25T14:55:00.000+08:00

I guess i'm pretty much driven more by my heart, than my brain. Currently, I owe it to my emotions that helped me to fire up this new post, from a hiatus of 2 months.

For many years, my favourite Mercedes bus, SBS3758D was on permanent route 135:

135 was a route that i used to commute daily to and from school during my days in cchms...during the days that i was staying at Aljunied. Thereafter when i moved to AMK. this service continued to be frequented, along with Service 24 & 43. the good old days of 135 had superior frequency of 6-10minutes per bus and i especially enjoyed taking it home when the buses would be bunched up, hence usually being empty and drivers speeding since there werent many passengers and boarding/alighting activities.

24, 43 & 135; ESPECIALLY 135, are more that just mere bus routes for me. They hold this special sense of significance which when reflected upon now, overwhelms me with a great sense of nostalgia. When i see, come across or board these familiar mercedes buses of 135 and the volvo mk3s on 43, they are symbolic icons and representation of the days that i had spent in Chung Cheng; the friendships, buddies and bonds made, the time spent together in class, cca, work & play alike. This probably holds significance to my heart as I can relate to the bus routes and i spend quite a fair bit of my time each day simply by commuting up and down from home and school. The time that i spend travelling gave me the chance to catch my much-needed cat-naps, rushing-of-homework or simply by reflecting on what has happened.

Now, as i leave cchms behind me and a chapter of my life closed, so has Service 135 likewise. The (crazy) depot has removed 4 buses of my fleet of Service 135. Read, F-O-U-R. (324S 325P 3758D 3849A) Now, my beloved Service 135 suffers from a much poorer frequency of a never before 20mins after 8pm and 12-15mins in the day! To add on, my favourite merc bus was one of the 'uprooted' buses, which was moved to Service 24. At least im glad its still under a service which is a favourite of mine.

Well, the only thing that i can be glad and thankful for is that this drastic changes took place AFTER i graduated from cchms and i didnt have to rely on service 135 anymore.

To add on,
on 24 Apr 2007, I specially woke up early to catch an early trip of my favourite merc on 135 (5.59am from amk int) to board and pay using cash, so i could keep a record of the ticket dispensed (since i wanted to keep it as a personal birthday present).
Now,
on 24 Apr 2008, when I had not a faintest idea where and what this bus was serving on, it actually just 'came' to me as I was waiting for my bus home. It was on Service 138 that was one of the bus services i was waiting for. In all delight (& amazement at the same time), I boarded this one special bus that holds a significant value to me and these thoughts ran through me as what I've been typing now.

It is by no means a mere coincedence, that I should be able to board a bus that i couldnt find for so long yet when it was on my birthday, it chose to appear before me, allowing me to catch and board it, effortlessly. Once again, it is amazing how God can work in our lives, His plans and timings and all, yet through these small things (& seemingly insignificant) that we can find joy, in simple things.

Before I end off, I just want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all who have sent me their greetings and well-wishes; & special and double thank you to Yiwen, Cindy, Huilin, Valerie, Ferina, WeiHeng, HangPing for making my 17th birthday a memorable one. :)

2008-02-09T04:22:00.000+08:00

shall share some sunrise snapshots shot a couple of weeks ago..

-what can i do for you, Lord.

- fish for men

- reaping the harvest

2008-01-26T12:01:00.000+08:00

the last thing that would ever cross my mind would be to see my friends crying...and i was proven wrong. not just one, but many. a sight that wasn't at all a pleasant sight, heart wrenching if you may add. right from the general office, it was already foretold from Ms.K's face, and her emotions were like an open book; they never lie.

taking it day by day and being happy-go-lucky, it would be all of like a beautiful dream; such that it could be replayed like of the sec4 '06 batch, but it wasnt meant to be. i'm not saying all these because of my own results but owing to the fact that we cant ALL celebrate together. its hard to fathom how all the hard work did not equate to good results, and how it could be inversely proportionate in some cases. if only that was a proven formula which was mathematically sound.

i'm just feeling a little low now. not because of my results, but because of my fella peers and brothers. whatever it is, there is a purpose for everything under heaven; life goes on.

whatever that may be now, all of us are taking our own seperate paths now. what good will it be for me to feel low for all, only to be forgotten like a dust speckle blown by a strong gust.

come what may be, this results that i have now all comes from above. For it is "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts." - Zechariah 4:6

2008-01-12T17:06:00.000+08:00

hi world, i (think) almost forgot the existence of this site - which was to blog. lols.

aiyah nvm la i think everybody gave up coming back here to read liao since its like almost half-DEAD :\

so hor uhhh..got lots of things to blog but i have no idea where to start from la.

anyway,
presenting to you 08A03 of SAJC pae '08 ! :D

taken at some classroom G403 bef GP. lols.

anyhow, give thanks to the Lord for everything; good and bad, for it all happens for a reason.

2007-12-17T23:41:00.000+08:00

&i think its about time i give this blog a refreshed outlook, and an update too :p

hey and tell me if you're posted to SA for pae ok?

haha.

2007-11-16T06:43:00.000+08:00

the intermitten weather of 'hot and cold' has made me feel a little unwell so i found myself stuck at home watching mtvs on youtube. lol.

watch this!

zhang yu's powerful vocals for an impactful introduction of the song, lovely!

2007-11-13T15:05:00.000+08:00

in case u weren't aware, Os are finally over!!

ironically, the sianzation feeling is starting to find itself creeping and slithering stealthily into me, and thats absolutely absurd! retarded, u can add.

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

too much things to say till i've no idea where to begin.
zZZZzzzZZZZzzz

ooh and yes im hoping and crossing my fingers that the next few days will have decent weathers ahead...(i think im hoping in vain)

k nvm.

eh anybody got lobang to intro ?

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<- tag replies ->
nictay: i not so sure but i think the 4th plane is most prob a private-owned jet. yup enjoy ur HK trip too.
fizzy: heh yes yes i wanna travel and breathe other countries' air and step on their soil too sia...need a breather to relax and to spot bus too, haha.

2007-11-09T09:55:00.000+08:00

i'm left with both my sciences' mcq next monday...

anyhow, i'm starting to find an inclination towards aviation and it is interesting too!

and the queen of the skies, the A380, otherwise known as the whale.

superb photo!! agreed?

photos from airliners.net
copyright Nathan Zalcman, Pavel Caslevsky & Vianney (above) , Stil (below)
(hoho wait they sue me if no copyright acknowledgement lol)

and this photo insipired me to do the same for buses :D:D

multiple exposure otherwise known as HDR.

and did i mention? playing midtown madness driving HK buses are sooooo cool and the fleet is so diverse too....going ga-ga over the photos taken by several hongkongers and they remodel the bus into computerised graphics which makes it so cool loh...

in a more direct way may i imply that singapore buses are getting boring of late too :O maybe thats why our scanias dont look as impressive and the wow-factor for me personally, is not there. maybe it would be if it was with a KMB livery. (lollollol why do i sound so unsupportive of our own singapore buses lolx)

In this instance, perharps the old saying of 'the grass is greener on the other side' holds. lol.

& ya erm nictay i update le, hahas.

2007-11-03T05:59:00.000+08:00

for you to accompany the MV above:

周杰伦-彩虹
作曲:周杰伦作词:周杰伦

哪里有彩虹告诉我
能不能把我的愿望还给我
为什么天这么安静
所有云都跑到我这里

有没有口罩一个给我
释怀说了太多就成真不了
也许时间是一种解药
也是我现在正服下的毒药

看不见你的笑我怎么睡得着
你的身影这么近我却抱不到
没有地球太阳还是会绕
没有理由我也能自己走

你要离开我知道很简单
你说依赖是我们的阻碍
就算放开那能不能别没收我的爱
当作我最后才明白

有没有口罩一个给我
释怀说了太多就成真不了
也许时间是一种解药
也是我现在正服下的毒药

看不见你的笑我怎么睡得着
你的身影这么近我却抱不到
没有地球太阳还是会绕
没有理由我也能自己走

你要离开我知道很简单
你说依赖是我们的阻碍
就算放开那能不能别没收我的爱
当作我最后才明白
看不见你的笑
要我怎么睡得着
你的身影这么近我却抱不到
没有地球太阳开始环绕环绕
没有理由我也能自己走掉
是我说了太多就成真不了
也许时间是一种解药解药
也是我现在正服下的毒药

你要离开我知道很简单
你说依赖是我们的阻碍
就算放开那能不能别没收我的爱
当作我最后才明白

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anyway, i think the story behind this MV is that the guy found out that he has cancer and termionally-ill. He's afraid to break the news so he lies to his gf that he is going to study aboard. Before he sets off, he takes her to the places that they went to during their courting days and before he dies he sends her his diary.

ya i think its somewhat like this ah. eh got any addition dont mind tell me ah lols.

again, IMHO this is one of the only few nicer songs of his album, the rest of the songs from the album gave an impression such that the sogns were cut for the sake of filling up a disc to sell as an album. yes it sounds direct but im just being honest. this is so similar to the Fantasy album where only some of the songs were impressive such as ting ma ma de hua, tui hou & bai she feng che. the rest wasn't up to the cut. in short, he's tired and has lost his inspiration to write, perharps its time to get others to do it for him.

2007-11-01T06:25:00.000+08:00

oh hi world...
this is me taking a break.

share with u the new bus that sbs is bringing in. 500 of them.

this is the 'special' bus that sbs felt that this bus deserved the much coveted and revered '8888'

coming your way......soon.

2007-10-11T09:50:00.000+08:00

TWO YEARS in TWO WEEKS

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enquiring...utututu tututututu beep beeeeep......

Next blog Update: 12 Nov
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hohohohoho.

2007-09-16T06:01:00.000+08:00

hello people!

alright, read that article above?
entinced by the monetary awards?

yes well, then do me a favour by signing up here:
http://www.emailcashpro.com/?r=busfreak

k thanks in advance!

2007-09-07T14:03:00.000+08:00

hello robotics peeps,

if u do manage to read this (or perharps if ive not conveyed this to you), dont feel disheartened over this year's njrc results. come what the results were, its alright, for i knew u ppl put in your best in this and thats what matters the most.

instead, view this opportunity as a learning experience and make full use of it to learn what one has seen from the others; as an eye-opener or as a realisation on what went wrong. remember, strategies are keys to winning. moreover, take this round of competition and results in your stride. as it is, everything happens for a reason. come whatever, work hard & smart the next time round and surpass the mark and effort poured in during this period of time. for many of you, its only your first (or second time) in this major competition. look ahead, for you've many more opportunities waiting for you to shine out there. remember this, there is no failure - there's only lessons - in which they are to mould you to be even stronger & wiser than u used to be. similarly, this is one of the many lessons of which you acquire out of your mundane classroom lessons. carry this motto with you and undertake all your endeavours with this in mind.

finally, may you take this short period of time to rest well, and start on your revisions for exams.

with lots of love.

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晴天娃娃 - 江语晨
曲--周杰伦词--黄俊郎编曲--林迈可

门外的桂花香飘进我的书桌前
我知道该起床妈再给我两分钟
拉开了窗帘怎麼是下雨天
把吐司咬碎碎餵我的狗叫MIKAI
哥哥说你猜猜今天为什麼下雨
原来MIKAI把晴天娃娃吃了

我讨厌下雨天亲爱的你快出现
不然我就告诉妈咪你偷牵我的手
我喜欢夏天你穿背心的感觉
每天都想黏都很甜 (x2)

把吐司咬碎碎餵我的狗叫MIKAI 哥哥说你猜猜
今天为什麼下雨原来MIKAI把晴天娃娃吃了

我讨厌下雨天亲爱的你快出现
不然我就告诉妈咪你偷牵我的手
我喜欢夏天你穿背心的感觉
每天都想黏都很甜 (x2)

2007-09-01T11:53:00.000+08:00

hmm, just wanna say big thank-you to Jane and Yulin for their gifts to me for my 'stepping-down' this year....photos and more updates to come, soon. (indefinitely, lol)

2007-08-11T08:04:00.000+08:00

for those who have the spare time (& money), jay chou's Secret (bu neng shuo de mi mi) is not to be missed!

a dramatic yet romantic plot, with an unexpecting twist with lots of feelings and emotions invoked and a beautiful ending with all the loose strings neatly tied, it was, and is definitely a feat for the storywriter.

Follow the notes upon a journey
At first sight marks one's destiny
Once the voyage comes to an end
Return lies within hasty keys

& i don't mind watching it again, HA HA. of course, if somebody's willing to sponsor another ticket for me :D

2007-08-06T07:50:00.000+08:00

i've finally relinquished my chairman post officially during the student leaders' commendation (for sec4) and investiture ceremony(for sec3) last monday (300707), which makes jane and hennes the new 'lao da'. yes and somehow my term didnt feel like just a year in position but so much longer; even shawn see comes up to me after the ceremony and says, "Wah desmond u finally can step down after so long hor."

Indeed.

A four years journey where much experience and life lessons were learnt, and wonderful memories with seniors, peers and juniors, inclu. my europe trip, made this 4-year journey entirely worth remembering for.

what was once your life, is now a legend.

whoa i make myself sound so old and nostalgic.

& its time to start archiving and creating an album on the school's beautiful facet and architecture too.

for a start:

2007-07-16T06:20:00.000+08:00

i am totally fed-up with imeem for its 30 seconds preview policy so ive resorted to using iwebmusic despite the significant loss of quality. hang on till i get my file host to work...lol.

kk i found this playlist which i felt was quite nice and ive deleted the long lyrics so that viewers can enjoy my nice sunset photos to compentsate for my 'stagnant' blog hor :p

2007-07-15T14:44:00.000+08:00

i wonder if anybody saw the sunset 2 days ago, which i must say, was simply mesmerising.

beautiful isnt it?

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i must thank kaiguan for im now a proud owner of a limited edition twin packed bus models! :D

unveiling the new package...

the duo each bearing the current and the old livery each...

the volvo badge

those good ol' days....familiar ?

the hallmark of sbst's fleet...

This is the 1108 of only Twin pach produced?!?!

and thats what u get for $98???

2007-07-02T02:57:00.000+08:00

Field Of Dreams - A final tribute to Kallang's National Stadium.

1973 - 2007

so there i was with my class witnessing the 2 matches played and the final grand ceremony.
since im a little lazy i shall just copy and paste the commentary that ive typed for my photo gallery :p

Field Of Dreams, a special ceremony on 30 June 2007 to mark the grand closure of the National Stadium at Kallang - from 1973 to 2007.

Featured were the football legends returning to play one last final match, Singapore ex-internationals vs Malaysia ex-international. The final score was a draw at 1-1 and it was a friendly match of 50 minutes.

The next line-up was the friendly match between Singapore (Lions) and Australia which was a friendly match, bu a full 90-minutes game and ended with a score of 0-3.

The grand tribute ceremony also featured the athlete stars such as Remy Ong, Ang Peng Siong, C Kunalan and U K Shaym and homegrown singer Kit Chan to perform. Fireworks and lightshows were also one of the many spectecular displays and highlights of the event.

Photos of the ceremony and the stadium:

Click here: http://www.sbs3758d.fotopic.net/c1315866.html

& the group of us that were there:

i had to use paint to manually paint black colour on the iris of chanxi's & brandon's to correct the red-eye syndrome. lol.

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tag-replies:

weipin: yup thanks, ive changed it already :)
wei: haha hi too
jeslyn: lol ok sorry if its a bit late
jessica: oh ok i have no idea what that crush thing is that that u are talking but nvm since its randon anyway =x
junjie: thanks! haha that worthiness thing is all decided by the programmers anyway! haha! see you soon!

2007-06-20T14:54:00.000+08:00

there was a communication breakdown between weisheng and i & this was how my contact appeared in his phone:

Desmon
91542790

lol. not only did he key in one digit of my number wrongly, my name was also spelled wrongly =/
we ended up meeting 17mins late. lols.

cedar p6-2 class gathering at Marina Bay was indeed a heartwarming experience where we could all (no, actually 14 of us) could get down together to have a steamboat dinner and just share all that has happened (and yes 4 yrs that gone by felt like a mere fleeting moment), & knowing that everybody is doing fine, if not even better than before.

i think i would smell of soot and carbon since i ate lots of it =x
yes and thats quoting erm, my chem tuition tchr's story, lol.
aiyah in simpler terms the meat that was cooked was all chao-tah lah.

the plates before the meal. shot with Aperture priority, F7.1

after the meal, and deborah camera shy? =x

my 2 good buddies.

junjie, i suppose this is candid enough? ha ha.

jj and i.

after the steamboat, we headed over to the arcade that was just beside the steamboat restaurant and played the usual games like time crisis, daytona, initial D etc which is standard across the various arcades. for once, cant the arcade game vendors come out with new games?!
whoa and weiming was superb in his dance steps for the para-para, if im not wrong thats the name?

and to wrap it up:

2007-06-18T13:39:00.000+08:00

a beautiful song with very meaningful lyrics which was sung in church by the youths for father's day :D

The Prayer

I pray you'll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don't know

Let this be our prayer
When we lose our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe.

I pray we'll find your light.
And hold it in our hearts
And stars go out each night
Remind us where you are.

Let this be our prayer
When shadows fill our day
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe.

A world where pain and sorrow will be ended
And every heart that's broken will be mended
And we'll remember we are all God's children
Reaching out to touch you
Reaching to the sky.

We ask that life be kind
And watch us from above
We hope each soul will find
Another soul to love

Let this be our prayer
Just like every child

Needs to find a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we'll be safe.

praise the lord!

2007-06-17T04:34:00.000+08:00

taken from junjie's blog:

some lame quiz as a yardstick of how dumb one is?!

I am smarter than 29.18% of the rest of the world.
Find out how smart you are.

and whoa this is even lamer, measuring how much one is worth:

I am worth $1,346,000 on HumanForSale.com
How much are you worth?

eh harlow im not for sale no matter how much material money u put before me.

2007-06-16T01:50:00.000+08:00

yes i finally finished the chem tys papers, lol kaiquan did all of them in 2 days but nvm i was only one day late, haha!

and somebody has friendster liao sia! haha have fun playing around with it....& lols, bro we forgot to take photo also lol =(

&& 9 more days dreaded school is reopening, urgh!

and yes i will definitely miss the volvo mk2s buses as the entire batch is now progresively being sent to the erm, gallows. you know what i mean.

2007-06-15T01:24:00.000+08:00

I must say this contestant really stands out from the rest for me to pick out this to post here. haha!

Yes, anyway i think her looks sorts of resembles kaira gong shi jia and indeed her voice sounds somewhat, but not totally though, like fish leong.

oh well the only thing is that she's from chung cheng yishun and not from chung cheng main, lols.

2007-06-05T22:49:00.000+08:00

Your Power Bird is a Vulture

You are always changing your life and the lives of those around you.
You aren't afraid to move on from what holds you back.
Energetic and powerful, you have a nearly unlimited capacity for success.
You know how to "go with the flow" and take advantage of what is given to you.

What's Your Power Bird?

You Are 60% Psychic

You are pretty psychic.
While you aren't Miss Cleo, you've got a little ESP going on.
And although you're sometimes off on your predictions...
You're more often right than wrong
So go with your instincts - you know more than you think

Are You Psychic?

lol.

2007-05-31T14:26:00.000+08:00

interestingly, the hit-counter has been increasing but not so for the tagboard >.<

wait till i have the inspiration to write a proper blog post like how i used to.
lol.

till then.

2007-05-31T14:14:00.000+08:00

i have no idea how to start off this post so i shall just start it off like this.

i have my problems, everyone has; but i trust that HE, my god, will be there to guide me and walk me through. praise the lord for my prayers have been answered.

amen.

2007-05-09T09:02:00.000+08:00

could kind souls out there help me fill this simple form up?

http://kevan.org/johari?name=desmond+tay

it wouldn't take u more than a minute :)

and oh yes do fill in with your real names.

thanks loads!

2007-05-08T12:03:00.000+08:00

some insights:

Your Five Factor Personality Profile

Extroversion:

You have low extroversion.

You are quiet and reserved in most social situations.

A low key, laid back lifestyle is important to you.

You tend to bond slowly, over time, with one or two people.

Conscientiousness:

You have low conscientiousness.

Impulsive and off the wall, you don't take life too seriously.

Unfortunately, you sometimes end up regretting your snap decisions.

Overall, you tend to lack focus, and it's difficult for you to get important things done.

Agreeableness:

You have low agreeableness.

Your self interest comes first, and others come later, if at all.

In general, you feel that people are not to be trusted.

And you're skeptical that anyone else really feels differently.

Neuroticism:

You have low neuroticism.

You are very emotionally stable and mentally together.

Only the greatest setbacks upset you, and you bounce back quickly.

Overall, you are typically calm and relaxed - making others feel secure.

Openness to experience:

Your openness to new experiences is low.

You're a pretty conservative person, and you favor what's socially acceptable.

You think that change for novelty's sake is a very bad idea.

While some may see this as boring, many see you as dependable and wise.

The Five Factor Personality Test

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OH WELL.

i simply aint doing justice to myself but 1: staying at home and not studying when i actually badly want to 2: catch the Dennis Dart Bus on service 7 and 33.

at the end of the day, what do i get? nothing. both was unaccomplished.

in case if u were wondering whats the big darn deal of a dart, its a shorter bus measuring 9.4m &its NOT a common occurence. i would term it as rare?

its a bus this small, yes and on a service that passes through orchard.

now, you tell me doesnt that make u feel so DARNED FRUSTRATED and irritating to have that bugging feeling of 'guilt' trickling down you?

its time to relax...and let go. put it simply, life still goes on.

so stop lamenting! arghhh.

2007-05-05T11:25:00.000+08:00

yayy finally my darling bus 3758 come and find my after like so many months and ... the aircon condenser's weird & surreal noises has been FINALLY fixed. now with the condenser being quiet i can now appreciate the refined & top-notched retarder sound of a merc engine & of course, without a tv mobile (which i find it irritating, in case u werent aware).

driver was a runner too and skillfully weaved in and out through the jam at amk ave 1. (2 cars involved in an accident and obstructed the flow of lane 2)

& some monster or alligator bit the rubber handrail of my bus's seat siah.

rarr rarr rarr

2007-04-25T06:28:00.000+08:00

thanks everyone

for all the birthday wishes and gifts :)

&i'm one year less younger...again. time flies ya?

2007-04-07T15:54:00.000+08:00

true beauty in just a mere palm size - the Canon Powershot S3 IS.

after a year of faithful service of my A410, i've eventually decided to upgrade to an S3 & this blessing came from my father as an (early) birthday present :))

its this:

RRP (recommended retail price) was at 749 but the final price tag for mine was at 665.

savvy ?

2007-04-04T11:21:00.000+08:00

"lawl how did this get here?"

now its my turn to ask the target setting sheet how did the expected score of 11 for midyear came out. happy click click click anyhow tikam tiakm and thats what i;ve actually keyed in for midyr. walao i get <16 happy liao lor the target is too irrealistic but nvm its just a target-setting sheet. the only thing that its bugging me would be i would be too embarrased to submit this target sheet and getting my midyr results in...4 weeks time?!

lols.

ummm

can anyone help me re-do or recommend a new skin for my blog pretty please.
looking for something ummm ... abstract.
lols.

2007-04-01T19:21:00.000+08:00

each chemistry lesson for me is like a story-telling lesson. mrs kee comes in to class, rattles off and at my side scribbling the things written on the board and at the end of the day, making not a head nor tail, or at least still a head with no conlusion.

dumb chemistry is world of flying words and numbers with 'diagrams' that at the end of the day dont make a single sense to me although some like hoarui loves it and describes organic chem as a 'jigsaw puzzle'. even yanting agrees that chem anlysis is CRAPPP with the colour analysis and what nots. ya i would find it even more meaningful to mix poster colours then stupid mixtures!

chemists too free laios la and i dont mind dropping chem lor. whats the point of just getting a slight passing marks. C5? for what? & its not like as if my CL is getting anywhere too with a D7 ... Expected L1R5 of 8 pts by the target-setting software based on t-score of 244. to give up isnt an option at all.

you tell me how leh.

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and just a random photo,

you dont have to look far to find gold... give yourself a few moments to ponder over it.

2007-03-23T22:49:00.000+08:00

a long hiatus not, but simple a slow frequency in updating my blog. =p

my first micromouse competition, under the great mentoring and guidance of james, this was the result:

with appreciation for james for his help for not just my teams but for all the other teams too.

yup, seemingly small as the prize may be, it was more of the effort and the time spent working with all my wonderful juniors that were more memorable, &that no other awards could supercede it.

still very grateful that i have something to bring back to school but at the same time still dont feel satisfied for shawn's team. suspect was the school field being inaccurate for boht our robots exhibited similar symptoms of irregularity. made it to the goal in my 8th run and had a pathetically rocket high score or 26.03 (the lower the better). &of all lots that i had to drew i had to pick up stupid no.1 being the first team to run. absolutely hated that feeling cus its always the case of setting a benchmark for the others to beat and with all those eyes at the robot. my robot is shy u know. :p

skipped school on fri also to help laura's team (&also to escape 3 tests :p). built an entirely new bot with the best stuff i could offer but things didnt go the way we (or at least me) wanted it to be. firstly it was the drawing of lots that totally changed the course of events. stupidly it drew up to be cchms team 1 vs cchms team 2. walao! cch fighting against herself. out of 8 teams. can get anymore suay than this? during the course of the gameplay the referee also macham like sissy lah dont dare to pick up robot & knock off sensors and parts. urghh...nvm. at least sheena's team managed a 3rd so its ok.

headed to TM for lunch time at pastamania and had a a nice chat with james and irvin, something that we didnt have for...very long though i dint eat there simply because it was expensive. ate with the trio at LJS and as usual; throwing of ice cubes and bursting of chilli sauce but who cares as long as we enjoyed ourselves, right? got chased out of the stupid arcade in uniform so resorted to xbox at toys r us and playing with battons till the staff walk by. lols.

more fun time after the prize giving at the safra just opposite the ite. bowled and arcade of which both was super fun. first time bowling too. lols.

&now Science ctr is opening a new category for NJRC allowing JC/Poly/ITE to take part. now this is even more tempting to join robotics next year but till then, its time to start studying hard to leap on to the next phase.

labels: micromouse 07, bowling + toys r us.

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tag replies

laura: haha apologies for long inactivity. linkked.
hennes: lols ok la nvm friendly one only lols.
jessica: haha thats the price of not following instructions :p
hafiz: yah lor haha u are having your As, & i'm having my Os this year. sian! hahaha.
cheryl: thanks for your wonderful commentaries, but...i wasnt the winner; the results are out le. sian leh got ppl copy my idea of water on a leaf, alas with a different composure :(

2007-02-18T18:26:00.000+08:00

alright,

firstly, happy chinese new year to all!

-drawing courtesy of siongmin (class deco)-

and another gif graphics for friendster testimonials acty..

Free Graphics - MySpace/Xanga/Friendster

a brief summary...

finally the OBS Barker outing kicked in and it was on fri afternn after cny celebration and only 9 out 18 people attended. took 14 to suntec and had lunch at swensens which i felt was simply not worth the money spent. u know it when one walks past those eateries and their stomachs growl; so do their wallets. lols.

didnt feel the unity there though. was like a divided outing esp when there's 2 distinct cliques. if not for aaron and abel going i would have chosen to go for class outing too.

watched the protege which was acty NC16, it beats me why jiahong bought that movie too but luckily and happily, not ghost rider. the ticketing guy was like super blur and he didnt care anyway so we just walked in like without a heck in the world.

a story of an undercover working as a drug dealer under a big boss which operated the 2nd biggest drug operation in HK and subsequently became the one the boss wanted him to take over from, which is how the name of the movie derieved from la. lols a good flashback example which i thot ms khairani would have used too.

rarrr and found out after the show that the class gathering acty split up into the LAN group and the KBOX grp. i would have and definitely would have chosen to be with the kbox group but ah nvm lah, the movie was indeed a good one and cheaper so allow me to put it simply that its a trade-off and justified?

lols.

boarded hafiz's TIB808U on 857 to initially head to SLS but plans aborted since it was a HEAVY downpour and what a disappointment rainwater acty started leaking from the side of the window ledge and hmph, that was one wet ride home...

2007-02-10T15:41:00.000+08:00

lols. the post for february is finally here. (no, its not intentionally meant to be a post a month but time just seems to past so quickly)

ahh oh well anyway i dont have much readership too the hitcounter tells it all.

anyway even before cny arrived i have received my first angpao - from sbs transit.

lols as connie as it may sound but yes its won by accumulating bus rides. oh pls it was so easy to win it this time round nobody in the bus community actually bothered with it.

and for your reference (right click and open as new window/tab, duh)

walao ji siao siao another person same name as me.

no happy liao.

when i go sbs HQ to collect my prize if i meet the other fella wahhh i go box him wokay?

2007-01-13T16:02:00.000+08:00

its about time i had make my first input for the month, and the year.

thanks everyone for all the christmas and new year greetings and stuff...and perharps now its the time to flashback for 2006.

jan-
the transition from lower sec to upper sec. new class with new people and teachers. a handful from IT but only a handful. dennis jiawei wongyi went to DL to do triple science, teck seng in BN doing 9sub; missed the times of sec2 of course. everybody felt the same for awhile too. luckily and happily, glad i din follow them to do trip sci in DL.
class was divided at the start & ms khairani did a great job to dissolve that. teachers were great at the beginning and life improved as a class and it started to set sail, seeking a bright path ahead.

may-
my first time flying out of Asia, a 13hrs flight to netherlands. rather honourable to represent singapore in an international robotics competition that we won for ourselves from FLL 05 competition. flew there with Mr Khoo taking care of us and with shiliang hennes chun kiat. admittedly din put in my best, i seriuously admit that. we could have done better than being 10th in the world for overall. well i guess thats what anyone else would feel too lah, in spite of anybody in any competition or situation.

anyway thanks to shiliang and hennes and ck for making it a memorable trip and for Mr Khoo who was always eveready and willingness to help us in every other aspects; from the hotel registrations to offering to buy the mouse & allowing me to run off for awhile to the otehr end of the Eindhoven Bus Station to catch some shots and for the keychain after the competition.

missed my entire exams in school and re-took it immediately when arrived back to singapore. fell sick immediately and mind was blank. took the papers with no preparations AT ALL. i guess its a nicer way of putting it is testing how much i know off-hand rather than studying and memorizing lols. i scrapped thru it and somewhat performed around the average scores of my peers. praise the lord.

july/sept-
njrc was a total flop. water based mission whereby robots had to be sunk in water. real crappy nonsense. thankfully tricia invited us to use haising's map too instead or having to run up and down to science ctr and kope playfield from other ppl and sometimes getting driven off.
had high hopes and was my last chance in njrc too. in the end it was a total flop.
high hopes had really made me feel real miserable for a day after the competition and i still have not forgotten the sms-es that i received from cheryl asking how did the competition go. a little thought goes a long way, and i really needed those words of encouragement at that time; thanks cheryl for that.

oct-
the eoy period when everybody would begin to mug but as usual i din really study much too until the very end, when my foundation for chem was especially weak. didnt understnad the entire acid bases salt nonsense and flunked that subject. all the CA marks pulled my overall marks too. A maths from a1 pull down to a2, e maths from a2 to b3, physics for eoy paper a1 to b4 i think and subsequently the rest too. made to retake the chem paper again in dec. i passed it but in my own standard its passing without a merit while the rest did exceptionally well. guess its time to work even harder?

nov/dec-
start of FLL 06, yet again. this time round having slacked most of the time in school before heading for OBS (Outward Bound School) Leadership camp from the 20-23Dec. again it was a great camp and experience, and was rather slack though (or rather not as 'siong' as i had expected it to be). supposed to kayak for 6 hrs but met with a thunderstorm midway in the seas. choppy waves made the kayak unstable and strong winds blew it off course. almost crashed into a seawall and severall others capsized. thinking back now its really scary lah, in the open seas and thunderstorms and choppy waters. got stuck in some cold beach for an hour or so i think. then again that experience probably is the one that makes this trip a memorable one, & it was also my first time i climbed a rock wall, and climbing it all the way till the top. abel belayed me and i wouldnt have reached the top without his precise timing in tugging the belay. abel is like one brother whom i dont ever know how to express my gratitude for.

anyway after the camp, returned back to continue for fll with only a week and a half to carry on. Best Innovative Robot Design and a 4th postition overall would never have been possible without Faris's unwavering help and sacrifice though he had an exam in his midst. really appreciated that. I have my great tact-team to thank for also none other than Hennes, who have been with me in every competition inclu my netherlands trip since sec1 and weiseng who was eveready in the final part, the programming and deploying. not forgetting yehwen with his initial constructions and his help, pardon me lah but still helped me with lots of things without any complains.

after a week's break of competition headed for a cruise sail with parents and brother for 7 days. blessed with absolutely great weather and time together. docked at the last place at phuket and was a patong beach. completely changed after the tsunami hit it when i last visited it when i was in... pri 5 or 6 lols.

christmas eve and new year's eve was also spent with fellow bus enthusiasts photographing niterider and niteowls buses. something which i have not done before, for 1. i didnt own a tripod yet and 2. i did not even own a camera last year in 2005 at this period. lol.
not forgetting, thanks to jack for being more than a senior as a bus enthusiast, being a friend one could count on for advice, help and to allow me to share some of my problems and experiences with. (i still rmb the 7 newspaper cuttings that i had to rush out heh).

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with that,
now that im a sec4 i am sorta compelled to stay in 'hiatus' status for cca and of course, as hennes takes over im also glad im not going to norway to be 'in the way' and 'in command' too, although i am sure that it would be another memorable experience to another european country if i fly there, minus the buses.
hopes my results will eventually justify me not flying there in the first place.
and for hennes and weiseng: do cch and singapore proud! be sure to bring back an award to join the paramount series of lego trophies we have in the cca cabinet, proudly saying its ours, Robotics club, for the school.

2006-12-30T08:00:00.000+08:00

Maybe one may share the same sentiments with me:

"Can I Not Go To School?"
SBS Transit - We Go All The Way With You

SBS Transit is able to help us not to go to school?! :p haha.

interesting yet timely advertistment for the typical school kid nearing the December holidays.
catch this bus on 31.

to be continued.

2006-12-27T13:14:00.000+08:00

rainy days have been a real nuisance lately and today is no exception. rainy days mean that no sun is out (duh) and photography for me grinds to a halt! errr ok not to a halt but quantity slows down, lols. anyway, SBST has rolled out another 2 new services 45 & 185.

poster:

(lols go rotate it yourself)

tried the new service 45 not from ang mo kio ave 6 (my house) but at ave 1 instead. rather pissing with 2 waves of buses passing by (with exception of 58 lols) before a guiness bus 288M rolled in. after that bus i hopped onto a Nokia Bus 2779A on 153 at upp sgoon rd! SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET timing man! boarding a Nokia Bus after a Guiness Bus!

the significance in the 2 buses (in case you were wondering), is that the 2 respective companies have signed on a deal with SBST to operate free loops from City Hall to the partying areas to promote the clubbers to board buses instead of errrrrrr drink driving? lol. Nokia being a little more special in the sense that the interiors have been refurbished and sofa seats have been in place isntead! Try getting the buses on service 153, 162 & err i forgot the 3rd one. lol.

the bus was beautifully refurbished and created a very warm and comforting ambience. yes and good to sleep too lols. now, after a ride on this, man am i gonna get one of those when i grow up too! lolx! errrrrr i mean when i have the resources too i am gonna make a say, house? out of a bus! yes, a house out of a bus! and a 12metre house. good thing is, i can be your neighbour the next day and the following day another fella's neighbour! lol lol lol. get desginers to design it and retail it to the entire globe. living with style man!

well, how certain the idea will materialise will naturally depend on how one will work towards it...so i shall refer back to this post the next time i get a house-in-a-bus?

2006-12-26T11:20:00.000+08:00

indeed, christmas is here and the time that everybody is out partying, shopping and what have you. orchard road overflows with people of all kinds on christmas eve and admittingly, i'm one of them too camping for buses till 2+ lols.

midtown madness like this:

people...

and traffic... (seasons greetings with my 162 bus hmmm)

amidst all these hustle and bustle, lets not forget the true meaning of christmas.
interesting excerpt i got:

Letter from Jesus~ Dear brothers and sisters - in - Christ, Advent reminder for all
Letter From Jesus;

Dear loved ones,
As you well know, we are getting closer to my birthday. Every year there is a celebration in my honor and I think that this year the celebration will be repeated. During this time there are many people shopping for gifts, there are many radio announcements, TV commercials, and in every part of the world everyone is talking that my birthday is getting closer and closer. It is really very nice to know, that at least once a year, some people think of me. As you know, the celebration of my birthday began many years ago. At first people seemed to understand and be thankful of all that I did for them, but in these times, no one seems to know the reason for the celebration. Family and friends get together and have a lot of fun, but they don't know the meaning of the celebration. I remember that last year there was a great feast in my honor. The dinner table was full of delicious foods, pastries, fruits, assorted nuts and chocolates. The decorations were exquisite and there were many, many beautifully wrapped gifts. But, do you want to know something? I wasn't invited. I was the guest of honor and they didn't remember to send me an invitation. The party was for me, but when that great day came, I was left outside, they closed the door in my face .... and I wanted to be with them and share their table. In truth, that didn't surprise me because in the last few years all close their doors to me. Since I wasn't invited, I decided to enter the party without making any noise. I went in and stood in a corner. They were all drinking; there were some who were drunk and telling jokes and laughing at everything. They were having a grand time. To top it all, this big fat man all dressed in red wearing a long white beard entered the room yelling Ho-Ho-Ho! He seemed drunk. He sat on the sofa and all the children ran to him, saying: "Santa Claus, Santa Claus" .. as if the party were in his honor! At 12 Midnight all the people began to hug each other; I extended my arms waiting for someone to hug me and ... do you know ... no one hugged me. Suddenly they all began to share gifts. They opened them one by one with great expectation. When all had been opened, I looked to see if, maybe, there was one for me. What would you feel if on your birthday everybody shared gifts and you did not get one? I then understood that I was unwanted at that party and quietly left. Every year it gets worse. People only remember to eat and drink, the gifts, the parties and nobody remembers me. I would like this Christmas that you allow me to enter into your life. I would like that you recognize the fact that almost two thousand years ago I came to this world to give my life for you, on the cross, to save you. Today, I only want that you believe this with all your heart. I want to share something with you. As many didn't invite me to their party, I will have my own celebration, a grandiose party that no one has ever imagined, a spectacular party.I'm still making the final arrangements. Today I am sending out many invitations and there is an invitation for you. I want to know if you wish to attend and I will make a reservation for you and write your name with golden letters in my great guest book. Only those on the guest list will be invited to the party. Those who don't answer the invite, will be left outside. Be prepared because when all is ready you will be part of my great party.See you soon.

I Love you!
Jesus
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that basically should summarize what i was saying earlier. sad isn't it?
as i watch the church performances and musical and its just so amazing how God works in them and through them.

awaken these sleeping eyes of the world.

2006-12-23T18:01:00.000+08:00

some cool stuff:

Gaussian Blur HX3 (lvl 50 song)

New Generation HX4

kee siao la!!!

2006-12-22T16:26:00.000+08:00

chem re-exams just ended. just as i figured; teachers were lazy. me picked up the '05 eoy paper to do and thats somewhat about all for preparation. true enough lots of it came out. lols. no QA, and upon 75 marks only. many shared the same sentiments that the paper was generally easy. ok that was comforting.

great. so finally feel free again.

&come this 26 Dec, a new Service 45 will be rolled out. at a ridiculous frequency of 15-20mins; hellooooo its not service 200 u know. SBST has invaded my peaceful town with this new service lols. kk me will be releasing a route to instil 'healthy competition' and the best part of it will be having a fast, easy and direct route to school. lols.

kk. cut the crap.

-so its the threshold of a new beginning of yet, another year, 2007.

still at the threshold. so shall reserve my comments till later. reflection for the year.

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and lols ok tag replies.

jack: haha yeah. but its all over now so its time to relax again!
davin: that crapitized blog is truly crapitized with all the missing pics lolololol. sure go ahead using the code.
zhengxiang: heys thanks for ur well wishes! =)
rachel: haha thanks for wishing me well too..hmm photos all vv messy lols.
passer-by: u want sites for exploration harh? how bout a construction site? =p (and pls leave ur name down, pardon my straightforwardness but i hate annonymity. thanks)
hennes: haha. where's ur tagboard btw. ur blog looks soooo gloomy and...depressing? lol.
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and the MV for this song playing now:

2006-12-10T19:28:00.000+08:00

i finally got hold of the itinery of my holiday trip and where i would be going (lol).

i would be leaving tmr (er. actually its later in the afternoon. lol) at6pm.

hmmm.

Sun: Singapore - depart 6pm
Mon: KL (Port Klang) 10am-7pm
Tue: Penang 10am - 6pm
Wed: Krabi 7am - 4pm (GMT +7)
Phuket 6pm - nxt day
Thur: Phuket till 6pm
Fri: Langkawi 9am - 7pm
Sat: Straits Of Malacca lols. (in sea lah)
Sun: back to Singapore! 9am.

and hur. still worried for my chem paper. which wud be on tuesday, the week which i will be coming back. hur. good game :\

what can i say? brought this upon myself. no discipline + no time management.

bahs.

anyway, for friends who bother to take time off reading this ... take care in singapore ookay?

cyah!

2006-12-10T09:08:00.000+08:00

now Lego has indeed brought the standard of robotics to a much higher and intermediate level. all the old and unsensitive touch and light sensors aside, now with the new acclaimed NXT the sensors are so much more improved and with addition to ultrasonic, sound and bluetooth connectivity. all these sophisticated stuff seems too way advanced for me? oO.

check out more in this short clip:

if one is further interested, click here to read more.

2006-12-09T15:52:00.000+08:00

now that my competition is over, its time for me to start mugging for chemistry?? arghhhh. like huh? zzzz pengs.

schedule:
10-17: holiday
19: chem re-exam

today's the 8th. essentially one can use one's fingers to count how many days i have to study. like how do i start studying (notice that its not revise) that?

lols.
good game liao.

but what can i do? just hope that can pass ah. else die ah. i dun wan detention like jail kid or worse force me to drop. NO WAY sia i will not let that happen.

not forgetting, those that also have to sit for the chem re-exam like me, all the best too.

2006-12-04T15:48:00.000+08:00

Attack Of The CLONES. literally.
FLL 06 robots out there had zer0-cr3at!7!ty.

basket sia. 20 odd robots out there looked and moved exactly the same. schools which had their robots cloned across the board. what and who was i competing against? cloners. attack of the clones. (if u think u're one of them, take no offence, please)

&i still have to accept the fact we still lost to those cloners. got 4th for overall. but that wasnt what we actually planned for. thats fine with me, but not so
when i let down those that believed in us and the robot,
when i dashed my 2 senior mentors hopes of beating a certain team and person out there,
when my mentor's hard work, sacrifices and time all went down the drain.

wasted. &gone. just like this. 2 weeks of time and work, decided on 3 runs over 2 days.

at least, a Best Innovative Robot Design award was still ours.
&thats smtg i must be thankful of.
&though it pacifies the heart
that all the hard work was not gone to waste,
it is still not comforting for comfort.

2006-11-27T18:45:00.000+08:00

alright people, i'm back from obs ! :D

and yes i just woke up lols. still getting mixed up with my night and day lols.

hmm just a short one la..

the obs camp was fun ya, and in barker watch (yeah the best watch to be in ya know). got sunburnt on arms, toenail piercing into my toe and thumb bleeding plus lots of cuts.

Albiet all those, i would like to thank everybody in the watch for making this trip a memorable one. It was the people that one was with, not the activities, that made it fun. Guess all understand this by now?

" Getting together is just the beginning,
staying united is progress."

2006-11-20T10:31:00.000+08:00

well i guess after such a long time of not updating i owe this blog a post. lols.

anyway will be away from 20-23 Nov (which is essentially tmr) for my OBS camp at ubin. lols.

bleaghs wonder how it will turn out.

and a beautiful sunset shot during the 'magical hour' on friday, 17 nov.

lols. guess where this was taken but no prices for that . HAHA .

hmm. and yes. esplanade is back in season again. (i mean the sunlight is at the correct direction now during this period of the year.)

and for hafiz and rach who's crazy over bank advertistments HAHA.

2006-10-25T06:35:00.000+08:00

Finally, after such a long period of time have i finished up my bus gallery :D

View my bus photographs here: My Bus Photo Gallery

After like months of just stashing all the photos in a few large folders, i've finally got the time to arrange and sort them out and tada, the gallery.

Having this sian feeling over me and feeling kinda tired, i just want a rest from everything. lols i want more outings be it bus or class or friends and whatever, just wanna have fun haha!

(presenting ep with his turban replacement lol! ...over-exposed shot but who cares man, hahas)

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FLL 2006? Do i even think that i can lug home the championship award once again like last year?

My intuition; no. Makes me wonder why i'm joining. Its not that i need the CCA pts; i've already maxed out the cca pts anyway. Perharps i should look at this like more of contributing my last to the club (cca). So shall i rope in the potential sec1s and my hopeful sec2 as 1 team? Hopefully passing on all that i know to them which is what i believe in, but i ponder more deeply if i was or am successful in acheiving that.

These will all show in their participation in future competitions in due course, but right now, for as long as im still in this club, it is, of course, still my duty to help and guide them but, i can't be there forever right...

2006-10-22T14:32:00.000+08:00

i AM a lousy gamer; and i MUST admit it lols.

After a long period of time since i last played LAN with teckseng/dennis/wy, today was finally another occasion that we had, or rather I had the chance to be able to join them. Hectic schedules amidst others were of course my priorities.

Can i say that dota is a curse? previously we all had so much fun playing CS for like 4 hours straight but ever since dota came out everyone else has made the switch to playing dota while I, continue to lag behind and still have no idea how to play that game. As i play with them, all i could do was to helplessly stare at my monitor and watch my character being pawned and thats pathetic okay. In a single match i could like accumulate 15 deaths? like lol? Play AI also can lose. Haiz. I'm not a born gamer lah lols my maple also never chiong one. Well, at least i wudnt get hooked to playing lor. Luckily i caught my skill back in cs and teckseng and i had so much fun evading from wongyi's usual and predictable tactics plus peeking at his computer screen haha!

in addition, today being a saturday meant that 853 would terminate at Upp East coast. But of course, as forgetful as i was, it slipped off my mind completely la but i wouldnt regret alighting amk ave 8 too as both, the perm uncle and the bus was slow - referring to the Clear shampoo lance. urghh simply disgusting style of driving. Enjoyed a cruising 22 merc down but missed both my 43 and 76 bus together. Double kill. urgh. >.< Eventually spotted 1003 at tg katong rd while i was waiting for another bus to east coast rd. Ridership - 1 pathetic guy. SMRT must do more lar. Can't they just display 853W so that ppl like me can also remember.? If thats not worse after missing both my 43 and 76 bus together, convinced ts to take a B9 on 12 and at mountbatten road his 33 scania zoomed past us. walaos. in a bid to chase after it i found myself at Chinatown opp people's park complex like lol?

Alighted and wanted to camp at the road divider and surprise surprise, there was someone who looked familiar shooting buses too. it was haorui that i saw lols. teckseng accompanied me for a while and thereafter he went to look for cheese and milk stuff for he wanted more calcium. hmm.

What a coincidence haorui was also from cchms. 2002 graduate. lets see, i would be a cchms graduate in 2007 too. 5 years after him. Lets see if after i graduate would there be someone else like me graduating from cchms - 5 years after me too, haha!

Well, only time can tell...

And 2 marine buses that i caught, with striking differences.

Spot the differences?

ya one is a kee siao voracious shark while the other is a smiley and friendly one. haha!

2006-10-20T16:23:00.000+08:00

i shall let my photos do the talking for me today...
used davin's S80 for the last time before returning him today while heading down to harbourfront to collect back my old camera; and i grew so accustomed to his camera so fast that i had that sense of inferiority towards my A410 though i shouldnt be. and lols Canon changed the whole ciruit board for me; previously was the lenses, its as good as changing to an entirely new camera with an old and scratched body lol.

the first greeting on my way via ECP (after that usual grueling climb up the sheares bridge which singapore VOs have no torque one)

the CBD skyline lols.

lols i gotta admit that vivo is a nice place with so much water features which i didnt bother to explore previously. though its so big too that walking around was a little troublesome lols.
and if u havent been there yet, let me bring u thru this walkthrough of some highlights of this place.

the escalator up. what complexity.

the roof garden of water works.

gym in the pool!

the captivating waters of the pool

an offshore bar if thats what u name it

some cute little fixture

the 'beautiful' & 'breath-taking' scenery

like hello? its a thurs aftnn @ 4pm and its so packed like a sunday aftnn.
wah surely a very successful mall worx.

hmm. 1Dec. grand opening. interesting.

and i'm sure all who has visited that place would surely have seen this iconic bridge:

want a peek at what's behind this structure?

yes, its a permanent fixture u idiot. u knw who u are lols :D

and of course how would i forget this - the most important of all:
yay got this shot on thurs. this shot encapsulates the whole reason why 3rd level of vivo had all those waters and wavy decorations and the theme it was built around - water.
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Its been a great pleasure for me to finally get my hands on the Canon Powershot S80, borrowed from a friend as my A410 is in the repair centre (oh well its actually ready but im too lazy to collect it lol).

In case u didnt know what the S80 is, click here to find out.

yes 8.0megapixels (no big difference actually) but with a disappointing misely 3x zoom nia. canon tries out with a 'cool' design with slide up cover but imo, its a complete design flaw. results in so much fingerprints from rubbing across the lenses. ouch! however, only 2 things that i really love about this camera; the ease and flexibility in controlling exposure with the dial to swiftly turn and adjust to the desired exposure compentsation and of course, the large screen lols. at first didnt know how to use the exposure thingy too lols only knew how to compensate in steps of 1/3 for the older camera but hey, there's always a start to everything. and im very sure that this is just the start lol. ya starting to get the hang of it and its rather fun though. makes me feel that the camera is so stupid too, lols the A410 more 'auto' but also more 'auto' in spoiling photos lol. still cant do those artistic effects like focus lock and ya all those focusing but that would be later lah. but just give me more time to get to know this baby thoroughly and appreciate this true beauty.

however, if after reading this u would think that i would want to own an S80, but i beg to differ. considering first the steep price of $899 and the design flaw coupled with lousy 3x zoom, i could well get an S3 and still have $100 left. or the Powershot A710 DSC with 6x zoom ooooh!
ya thats my verdict for S80 lols.

caught some photos with the S80 at harbourfront since i was there to send my A410 for repair..

SBS 9106 X - 97

SBS 580 T - 131

since was there too decided to see what's with VivoCity that it created such a wave ...

lols. didnt look as wavy as i had expected what. still a building with 4 walls lol! okay la good effort though =) must give the architects some credit for the hard work right, lol. didnt bother walking in as i peeked from the outside and saw so many 'More Shops Coming Your Way' signage. lols only some cafe. still got construction workers outside still doing the work at the wing before this entrance. makes me wonder why they didnt complete the entire construction before opening. some eyesore lar.

and yes the day that i went there was still during my exams lols. think it was mon or tues.

and when i was studying on one occassion, was too bored and since there was sunlight pouring into my room...this was my take.

guess the subject i was studying =p

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from phone calls...

"what lah? i yesterday play maple until 4 lehs"

"he sleeping now. later going to guard MG (mixed golem) slot from 2am - 6am"

hahas but ive done till 5am before lols but that was last time heh.

this, as u just read, is the aftermath of exams lols. and with the stupid haze, everybody, pls take care of yourself even as one enjoys and entertains oneself with playing ya lols.

as much as i had been waiting for this moment to be 'liberated' for the time being after the exams period, its somewhat ironic that we (teckseng and i, and perharps the rest too), at ctrl library to read comics and me, my singapore buses books, didnt quite feel the sense of relief of exams being over. (photo at left taken out of pure boredom lols)

perharps, i must admit that i didnt really study and put in my best lar. but i see no reason to feel afraid about getting back the papers either. its not that its gonna change the fact that i wouldnt be doing well lols but mediocre marks doesnt really matter to me too lols. and as i take back my results the following week and the week after next, my report book, shall just look back and reminscent at my sec3 life and hopefully, awaiting the threshold to the following year of my sec4 & last year in cchms. hopefully.

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received a phone call on friday which made me so frustrated urghhh. stupid duties which would last for 12h45min for a day! 9am-9.45pm. and for 2 days! this is so crazy and a waste of my time lar. its not something that i would love or enjoy doing so its basically, giving me such a headache! shant elborate too much lar. i just need your (to all reading now) help in thinking of excuses for me not to go. please someone save me, please.

the whole day spent for that could be better spent for me to get down and expand my mk2 collection lar lols. i just realised i got so little mk2 photos, which sadly the entire batch of B10M-Mk2s and Scania N113 is going to be scrapped, or sold, whatever, next year. i had better hurry.

sit back and i shall try, by in a week's time, to finish up my gallery since its after exams when i finally have the luxury to sort out, categorise, resize, edit the photos and what have you. and the haze isnt in the least bit helping me too.

2006-10-08T07:20:00.000+08:00

now playing: 听妈妈的话, 周杰伦.

this song's lyrics is rather meaningful and ya, reminds me of another song from his qi li xiang album, wai po. anyway for the benefit of those who has no idea what he's rapping u could refer to the lyrics below. ya.
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歌手：周杰伦
歌曲：听妈妈的话
专辑：依然范特西

小朋友你是否有很多顽抗
为什么别人在那看漫画
我却在学画画
对这钢琴说话别人在玩游戏
我却在躲在家背abc
我说我要一架大大的飞机
我却得到一只旧旧螺旋机
为什么要听妈妈的话
长大后你就会开始懂得这段话
长大后我开始明白
为什么我跑得比别人快
飞得比别人高
将来大家看的都是我画的漫画
大家唱的都是我写的歌
妈妈的心她不让你看见
温暖的事都在她心里面
有空就得多摸摸她的手
把手牵着一起梦游
听妈妈的话别让她受伤
想快快长大才能保护她
美丽的白发幸福中发芽
天使的魔法温暖中慈祥
在你的未来音乐是你的王牌
那王牌谈的恋爱
而我不想把你教坏
还是听妈妈的话吧
晚年再恋爱吧
我知道你未来的路
干嘛比我更清楚
你因为太多学习的同学在这块写东写西
但我建议最好听妈妈我会用功读书
用功读书怎么会从我嘴巴说出
不想你输所以要叫你用功读书
妈妈挑给你的毛病你要好好的收着
因为不知道是我要告诉她我还留着
对了我会遇到我(周润发?)
所以你对跟同学炫耀赌神未来是你爸爸
我找不到你写的情书
你喜欢的要承认因为我会了解你会在操场上牵她
你会开始喜欢唱流行歌
因为张学友开始准备唱吻别
听妈妈的话别让她受伤
想快快长大才能保护她
美丽的白发幸福总发芽
天使的魔法温暖中慈祥
听妈妈的话别让她受伤
想快快长大才能保护她
长大后我开始明白为什么我
跑得比别人快飞得比别人高
将来大家看的都是我画的漫画
大家唱的都是我写的歌
妈妈的心她不让你看见
温暖的事都在她心里面
有空就得多摸摸她的手
把手牵着一起梦游
听妈妈的话别让她受伤
想快快长大才能保护她
美丽的白发幸福中发芽
天使的魔法温暖中慈祥

2006-09-24T13:53:00.000+08:00

Special thanks to shiliang for making this movie as a momento for our netherlands trip on the 2-9 May '06...well pictures tell a thousand words so, ya just watch to find out yourself...

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and yes speaking of which, the results for the competition hahas.

and we were Team Singapore - Team1337
Overall Ranking for Teams

hahas my second qualifying round :
2nd Qualifying Round
with a score of 317 and 6th position hehs. screwed up the 3rd run though. program corrupted during the run >.<

hehs Robot Design Assessment 3rd lehs hahas. too bad got no 1st 2nd 3rd only give to 1st niar.

and thanks to Mr Chee for the update on Singapore website too:
Writeup
Photos

so oh well... i guess this would be my archive post for future reviews should i want to view them again...ciaos.

2006-09-23T14:16:00.000+08:00

okay finally have some time to blog...

hmm.

all i could remember for the week was that i kept sleeping when i got home and didnt do any revision at all >< i cant really rmb what happened for this week too hahas. oh ya. the big thing in town - IMF. not that im interested in the finance and monetary issues; but rather the crazy deployments SBST had made. and mercs unleashed from their kennels and running around like wild lunatic dogs. LOL. on services that only we could dream of, for instance 7,74,132,147,196 amongst others. hahas. but im proud of them lols.

and to share some of them...

chance shot...

SBS 450 K - 32 (SL bus)

SBS 346 D - 165 (amdep 166) (temp hg bus)

SBS 455 Y - 165 (amdep 72) (temp hg bus)

ya la thts abt all i have lor for IMF crazy deployment. haiz.

and some other nicer ones too while i was camping for 48 mercs to no avail =(

SBS 2769 D 36

SBS 9364 S 197

one creative adv imo.

SBS 9342 E 31

and taken on either mon or tues i cant rmb..

SBS 3758 D 135 =)

hmmmm..

and another hit in town is the new TICKLE ME ELMO.

its soooooooo cool and it was sooo funny too..

hahas.

2006-09-18T05:16:00.000+08:00

Coffee Bean Guy

This is not a trick or one of those "magic eye" images. Somewhere in this photo, hiding between the coffee beans, there is also a little photo of a man. It's like "Where's Waldo." Can you find him?

Reportedly, if you find the man in three seconds, the right half of your brain is highly developed.
If you need between three seconds and one minute, then the right half of your brain is developed normally.
If you find the man in one to three minutes, then the right half of your brain is functioning slowly and you need to eat more protein.
If you have not found the man after three minutes, then the right half of your brain is a mess, and the only advice is to look more for these types of exercises to make that part of the brain stronger.

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oh my... someone please help me identify the man; i still can't see it =(

2006-09-17T11:56:00.000+08:00

seems that im like addicted to the computer and the internet haiz. trying to study but just cant seem to take myself off the computer lols. just think why you are reading this blog which is updated everyday. walaos i need help man this cant carry on lols. haiz.

haiz and bad weather again today. caught jack's kiddo ala 9688h and oooh it really sped. wah. speedy zippy to compassvale rd. but still missed the 303C i saw earlier leaving hougang ctrl on service27. haiz. boarded a 965 again like yesterday to yishun. but this time i just had this laziness not to alight and to ride till yishun int. ya and make me waste 45 mins >.<

ya some world-class transport system the govt boasts about sbs transit and smrt corp. ya world class serivce 851 also make me wait for 8 mins past the time the bus supposed to arrive. the queue still like snake already all zig-zag out so many ppl the bus still dont wannt to come. must be the SC sleeping or what sia. lucky ppl down here sharp eye saw the got BC walk over to 853 berth ah. faster chiong and yes i got onto some TIB924S. it was like 4.12pm already zzz. then rained until so heavy. made me take all the way to AJC cus ppl lazy to take out umbrella so use covered over-headbridge instead. this called clever travelling when garment dun build enough covered pathways lols. then missed an 851 bendy and 513m(86). zzz. that means i have only 2 imcompetant lousy frequencies services namely 852 and 853 to wait for. i was telling myself if another 86 bus comes i will stop complaining that i want better freq for 86.

alas 403Y arrived. ok. 86 frequency isnt so bad afterall. lol. at least never let me wait so long like some SMRT BUS CORP. saw the 851 which i was supposed to take. a 12m rigid bus with power98 adv. most prob 813D. and so many ppl until standing at the steps. and i was laughing at them to myself like "hey there haha im faster than u and i don needa cramp inside wakaka".

but its just too bad for them.

What's Your Personality Type?

2006-09-17T02:05:00.000+08:00

You Are An ESFJ

The Caregiver

You are sympathetic and caring, putting friends and family first.
A creature of habit, you prefer routines and have trouble with change.
You love being in groups - whether you're helping people or working on a project.
You are good at listening, laughing, and bringing out the best in people.

You would make a great nurse, social worker, or teacher.

What's Your Personality Type?

2006-09-16T13:06:00.000+08:00

2 more weeks to EOY. 2 more weeks. which is 14 days. yet i am still not motivated to study.

hmph.

prepare to fail ah? lols anyway i study or don't study also will fail lols. don't understand concept mahs how to pass hahah.

haiz.

so 1 week just passed so quickly... with the IMF in town, SBST is really outstretching their resources and i'm just so loving it! (well im sure the others do too..) from s56,70,133,162 completely 'volvolorised' (aiayah thats nothing..) to mercs finding themselves in HGDEP and BBDEP!

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its definitely driiiiivvvvvviinnngggg me crazy woooooohaaaaaaaaa. the reign of mercs. =D . if its not because of cctv cameras bbdep wouldnt be so crazy....sometimes it often makes me wonder why people always have the mentality of volvos being more superior and mercs being ... lowclass??

so ya lar, mercs on services such as to name a few, 27,32,33,48,83,101,159,163,506 etc.
and when i was walking out of school i was like telling myself; im gonna get myself a merc on 43... and ta-da! 541G appeared before me. not on 76 nor 135 nor 31. but on 43 :D. ya la because of this bus decided to go to sengkang to camp for mercs though the weather was bad and it wasnt as if i was in the pink of health, eh. stupid weather made me so sick with stupid flu ie, a dripping nose and bad bad sore throat. then no sunlight so sians. 10 days isnt a very short period of time u know. so ya la, camped at the sengkang east road road divider for 40 mins with a dripping nose i dunch believe it lols. for the love of mercs. in addition to the slight drizzle which made the lens abit wet. and not forgetting Canon just changed my camera lenes a week ago nia hahahs.

but somehow or rather....the mercs grand debut in areas which they shouldnt be has became numb to me lol. i no longer feel that wow feeling anymore. lol. but i still must have photos or else later on i will whack myself for not getting these rare deployments down on photos lols.

aiayah everybody is also sian after reading so much nonsense.

presenting my catches for today. pardon me the quality hahah. but enjoy it anyway.. =)

SBS 91 M - 83

SBS 95 C - 83

SBS 260 S - 83

SBS 105 H - 159 (hahah back on former perm)

SBS 541 G - 43
(the bus that i must thank for actually making me stay here to camp hahah)

ok so thats about all.

peace out.

41 things i've done out of the 99 things

2006-09-15T07:29:00.000+08:00

41 things i've done out of the 99 things

[1] I have read a book before
[ ] I have run more than 2 miles without stopping.
[ ] I have been to Canada.
[2] I have been on some sort of sports team.
[3] I have watched cartoons for hours before
[4] I have tripped UP the stairs.
[ ] have fallen down an entire flight of stairs.
[5] have been snowboarding/skiing.
[6] I have played ping pong.
[ ] I swam in the ocean.
[ ] I have been on a whale watch.
[7] I have seen fireworks.
[ ] I have seen a shooting star.
[ ] I have seen a meteor shower.
[8] I have almost drowned.
[9] I have been so embarrassed I wanted to disappear.
[10] I have listened to one cd over & over & over again.
[11] I have had stitch(es).
[ ] I have licked a frozen pole and got stuck there.
[12] I have stayed up til 6am doing homework/projects.
[ ] I currently have a job.
[ ] I have been ice skating.
[ ] I have been rollerblading.
[13] I have fallen flat on my face.
[14] I have tripped over my own two feet.
[ ] I have been in a fist fight.
[15] I have played videogames/com for more than 3 hours straight.
[16]I have watched The Power Rangers before.
[ ] I do / have attended Church regularly.
[17] I have played truth or dare.
[ ] I have already had my 16th birthday.
[ ] I have already had my 17th birthday.
[18] I've called someone stupid. And meant it.
[19] I've been in a verbal argument.
[20] I've cried in school.
[ ] I've played basketball on a team.
[ ] I've played softball on a team.
[ ] I've played football on a team.
[21] I've played soccer on a team.
[ ] I've done cheerleading on a team.
[ ] I've swam on a team.
[22] I've been swimming more than 20 times in my
life.
[ ] I've bungee jumped.
[ ] I've climbed a rock wall before.
[ ] I've lost more than $20.
[23] I've called myself an idiot
[24] I've called someone else an idiot
[25] I've cried myself to sleep
[26] I've had (or have) pets.
[ ] I've owned a Spice Girls cd. and or tape
[ ] I've owned a Britney Spears cd
[ ] I've owned an N*Sync cd
[ ] I've owned a Backstreet Boys cd
[ ] I've mooned someone
[27] I've sworn at someone in authority
[28] I've been in the school newspaper / insights.
[ ] I've been on TV
[29] I've eaten sushi.
[ ] I've been on the other side of a waterfall
[ ] I've watched all of the Lord of the Rings movies.
[ ] I've watched all the Harry Potter movies.
[ ] I've watched the 3 Stooges at least once.
[ ] I've watched "Newlyweds" Nick & Jessica.
[30] I've watched Looney Tunes before.
[ ] I've been stuffed into a locker
[31] I've been called a geek.
[32]I've studied hard for a test and got a bad grade.
[33] I've not studied at all for a test and aced it.
[ ] I've met a celebrity / music / TV artist.
[34] I've written poetry.
[ ] I've been arrested
[ ] I've(had) been attracted to someone much older than me
[ ]I've been tickled till I've cried
[ ] I've tickled someone else until they cried
[35] I've had / have siblings
[ ] I've been to a rock concert
[36] I've listened to classical music and enjoyed it
[ ] I've been in a play
[ ] i've been picked last in gym class
[ ] I've been picked first in gym class or so
[ ] Ive been picked in that middle-range in gym class.
[37] I've cried in front of my friends
[ ]I've read a book longer than 1,000 pages
[ ] I've freaked out over a sports game
[ ] I’ve vomited in public
[ ] I've washed someone else’s vomit
[38] I’ve ran away
[ ] I’ve had a stalker
[39] I've had a fight with someone on txt
[40] I've had a fight with someone face-to-face
[ ] I've been in a car accident
[41] I've forgiven someone who has done something
bad to me
[ ] I've personally seen someone die
[ ] I've been confronted by a police officer but got away
[ ] I've(had) lost someone who meant the world to me

2006-09-12T11:09:00.000+08:00

yeah man finally im back to ROCK & ROLL for spotting buses again ! =D

firstly, i finally have the energy and spare time to be able to stay awake, so i could enjoy a speedy b9 ride down on 21, plus TIB780P's aircon's fixed! cheers.

secondly, after school this bus that i have always been trying to hunt down finally appeared before me - SBS 370 H. the nikon bus. caught a rear shot at paya lebar rd when it was moving off hence the camera model number on the advertistment was blur >.< and this 2 little twins which found themselves parked side by side like a couple. Mr and Mrs 'Family Life' Bus

indeed the Family Life advertistment is successful right? =p
awwwwwwww so loving .... somebody's 'fav' merc was also restickered too LOL. none other than 576G. =.=

and this is advertistment by SBST with a B9TLis indeed eye-catchy and innovative.... don't believe?

here's an aerial view of it first... (1. pardon the location taken yeah , 2. pardon the quality too)

firstly, they have cleverly used the double rear axles effectively; 1 for a car and the other for the front of the B9TL. and of course it accompanies the tagline of "There are unseen reasons why 2 of a kind can arrive together". still not convinced?

rear view:

see the service 14 DM3500 rear with another bus ontop of it, and also cleverly exploiting the current service 22 desto?

i have no other way to put it except for this design being REAL REAL cool and indigenious.
i daresay i would vote this adv as the best bus adv of the year, if theres one, seriously.

ok so now bus aside for those who wanna read abt my robotics.
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yeah after much thoughts that went through me plus the comforting advices that the ppl around me had given me. i guess that yeah, this njrc isnt such a big deal after all. anyway realistically, would i be able to fight off fuhua in the finals even if i ahve gone in? i don't think so. i daresay im not up to darren's standard to compete with them seriously. the results are a living example right? 1st 2nd 3rd all fuhua owned all the way. nothing much to say already lah.

more imporatantly, was that of course i have prob learnt a little to wisen up after having those wishful thinking all these while lah. and as (quoting from faris), how far can Lego robotics bring you? unless u aspire to be some trainer lah. else i don't think this cuold actually bring me very far and as stated in the NJRC challenge announcement.

Q13. Can we use other programming language instead of ROBOLAB?
Ans:
As NJRC is meant as an entry-level robotics competition, only ROBOLAB and INVENTORS are allowed for the programming. We DO NOT allow programming by other software. Any team that is found to use other software will be disqualified.

saw the words in bold there? yeah. it says it all.

what is more important is the friends that i have now and tht they do care about me and their concerns for me just warmed my heart and made me get over this quickly. thanks so much to all of you guys....those words which may be seemingly small but it did mean alot to me, really.
seriously without those encouragements and concerns, i don't think i would be even in the mood to get all those photos above...

and just rmb;
whatever will be, will be.
life still has to go on.

live with no regrets.

2006-09-08T14:57:00.000+08:00

my last and final year in njrc. my last chance. and i threw it away. just like this.

got a frigging zero out of this whole nonsense. mission 1 robot screwed up completely. run 1 got the first buoy and failed the antenna. stupidly and kanchiongly carried on with the diagonal collecting plan which was a SUICIDE. restart. bot bang onto the frigging truck. my luck was running dry. a zero. told myself theres still a chance, a second run, a second chance. i will make sure im on the first page with fuhua.

then frig it no batt, carried on with plan to change 2 batt.walaos too fast and exceed. change one niar. still cannot. robot too fast exceed all the values. no time to change value. my luck was running real real low. first buoy bring to base = succeed. raise antenna, still fail to raise fully. DROPPED back after being raised.

playfield 3 antenna, what have i done to u? all of haising antenna plus trial plus calibration time antennas all listen to me why must u go against me, in my SECOND run?! when line tracking back to base what was the object that obstructed the path?? the 4th buoy at the nails! it never ever happened before! fine. restart, restart lah.

for some reason 1st buoy cant even collect back. fine it reached the base 1. nvm abt that. forfeit the rest. vie for the last buoy then chiong colour identification. press program 3; press run press run press run!
guess what? program corrupted! screw it, seriously. no first buoy. no last buoy. fine. colour ident. go and come back. then eh? no light? damn the wire. damn the damned wire. i cleaned forgot i had to reconnect the wire back to the bulb. no points. no second try. no other things to launch from base1. even my only hope of last buoy couldnt even work. what nice job. my only hope of the competition. was over. in 2 runs. fate was sealed.

i was really really seriously predestined to lose lose lose. and lose terribly.

fine the so-called hope. mission 2.
run1. robot go in water. pop comes out the cup. nice job. seriously nice job. best sia.
run2. collect sample. come up the ramp and veer off at base. 1 wheel off the flotel. 0 points. rules say 3/4 robot inside base. i go there u tell me must be fully in. what is this sia science centre. u rock sia. then never officially announce can choose to start from flotel or ramp. i still thought down tehre only can launch from ramp only when tricia told me say can choose. then penalty 10 points. she also abit abit unsure. then i still machiam go so called 'strategise'. go there u tell me no points minus. typical lah. every year also like that change rule here and there. shiliang is right lah, science centre isnt up to standard. ya nice way of comforting myself yeah yeah.

so shall i say i had a perfect 0 for the whole thing? a ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO. 4 times in a row. all my hopes were flushed away in 4 runs. EVERYTHING. all the effort and work and sacrifices. all gone. talk about gaining experience. COMEON lah, gain what. now is applying them and not the time to gain. i gain for what? my last yr for njrc still want to gain what exp? too free arhs?
and robotics comp all about crying? often see so many people crying after their runs. used to find them soft. never thought i would be reduced to that state. seriously never. was like so positive and everything worked just so well that it could never cross my mind.

i had put in more enthusiasm than what was needed. and too much of it. such that when i lost it all. it was so so great. too great that i almost gave up after mission 1. despair was all that u could see on my face.

i'm sorry. really sorry to everyone who put their hopes on me. really sorry. things just didnt turn out the way we all wanted it to be. and im really sorry for that. i just hav no other ways to put it in words.

its not just the disapointment that i have, its the let-down the guilts me even more. at least scoring something is more dignified than a mere but SIGNIFICANT zero.

and to think i wanted to even try to match to the first page and fuhua?!
how could i even think of that when im not even HALF of what darren is!

total dumb and noob failure. failure. zero zero zero zero.

to think that when i lent my robot to a junior he could get 30 points with it, and not once but TWICE. ya. TWICE. THIRTY POINTS. to my junior that i lent to: sorry that i have to put it this way but its just so damn UNFAIR that my own robot doesnt obey my command and gives me a straight zero but gives u 30 points not only once, but twice. shall i say that im just plain unlucky?

i also once remember that someone once told me that i should NEVER share robot under any circumstances. never. cause only the builder and creator knows it best. best. and to bring it to its fullest potential. looks like he's right after all. but what have i got to say? try to comfort myself its a misadventure?

simply, i put in too much hope and effort. and when i lose it all. its like a glass shattering into a million pieces. i fall. and i fall real hard. yes i admit i cried. and i cried even harder when i know i COULD have done better. but will it help to replay everything? will it?

just trying to move on, but the guilt is still rooted in me.
i have let down cchms name and darren's exosphere legacy. my robot didnt listen to weiseng in his last round either.

but im glad that at least i still had a friend who remembered i had this competition and that was comforting. seriously comforting. thanks so much.
even a bus ride was never that comforting before; the service 52 bus that i took home after competition. SBS 577 D. my 135 voith gearbox AMDEP bus. pure coincidence?

i didn't think so.

2006-09-04T07:00:00.000+08:00

Taken on the 30th of Aug, along Dunearn Rd (Opp HCI).

Do you feel the tranquility amidst the bustling whizz?

2006-09-02T14:21:00.000+08:00

a rather long and tiring week...

so many events and thoughts to write out so, i shall just keep them to myself for now.

and i think the camera also spoiled at such a timely moment, prob to discipline myself from always going out to take photographs. of course there isnt anythign wrong with that, but for now there are other things that take precedence, such as my competition and of course all those small class tests.

and of course, im aware that they are people who scan blogs using technorati to check on people's progress for NRJC. well thats TOO BAD. xD.
im not obligated to splash onto the wide internet world the progress of my team or how far and much i have programmed (or even build hahah) my robot lols.

as for now, just wish me gd luck for my competition runs which is on Thurs, 7th Sept. =D

Quiz on 20 people

2006-09-02T14:06:00.000+08:00

lols i wasnt selected to this but since it has been on so many people's blog, shall give this a try...

Quiz on 20 people

--- Rules----
1.Decide on 20 random people.
2.Preferably 10 guys and 10 girls
3.Don't read the questions till you've chosen the 20 names.
4.Don't have to rank, its random.
5.Lastly,tag people to do this.
Actually, anyone of you could do this!
Most importantly, have fun!

1. Loh LQ
2. Pang W.P.
3. Dennis
4. Jack AY
5. Josephine Tan
6. Hennes Tsang
7. Tham J.W.
8. Wong Yi
9. Cheryl Yeo
10. Shiliang
11. Abel
12. Teck Seng
13. Khoo J.J.
14. Chang C.Y
15. Serena Yeo
16. Loh K.Q.
17. Kong J.Q.
18. Tai X.W.
19. Gan Weisheng
20. Davin Ong

How did you meet 14?
Since Sec 1 in 1HM, then transferred together to 1IT.

What would you do if you never met 1?
Then my primary school life wuld only be half as wonderful.

What would you do if 20 and 9 dated?
I doubt if they even know each other.

Do you ever like 19?
As a friend niar.

Will 6 & 17 make a good couple?
They have never met before lols.

Describe 3.
He's the oldest among all of us, 91-ers. Born on 1-Jan. And tells off people & defends friends when appopriate.

Do you think 8 is attractive?
yahs i think so. always talk to girls one hahah.

Say something about 7.
Funky.

Do you know any of 12's family?
Nope.

What's 3's favourite?
maple cashcards lols.

What would you do if 18 confess his/her love for you?
that wouldnt happen in a million years.

Who is 9 going out with?
lols i dunno? twohill? =p

How old is 16 now?
same age. 91-er

When is the last time you talked to 13?
whoa. like a month ago. calling me to ask for bus directions lols.

Who is 2's favourite band or singer?
Chinese pop.

Would you ever date 4?
erm he's a guy.

Would you date 7?
he's also a guy..

Is 15 single?
good qn. pri sch friend but lost contact though.

What's 10's last name?
liang

Would you be in a serious relationship with 11?
if he doesnt mind LOL. joking no lah -duh-.

What school does 8 goes to?
CCHMS. 3DL.

Where does 6 live?
Siglap

What's your favourite thing about 5?
Her thoughtfulness.

Have you ever seen 7 naked?
No. What a question.

And i tag
(aiyah the ppl i wanna tag all no blog >.<)
make it simple, all who visit my blog.

lols.

Origins of Ancient Chinese Characters

2006-08-27T23:55:00.000+08:00

Questioning about your faith or the bible?

Ancient Chinese Characters - Truth or Myth?

Praise be to God.

2006-08-18T23:57:00.000+08:00

just a summary...

its been such a fast transition and hey, its already August of 2006. not forgetting the njrc that i still have and the toot EOY exams which is so near. =.=

firstly, SG Idol really has no meaning with Mathilda out. this whole contestant-voting system is simply bull lah. take the joakim as an example, he still gets thru each round and though mathilda is gd, she also entered in thru the wild-card, u remebered? this just shows that though she is good, she doesnt have that pool of supporters that jokim has. so the only voters might be his own friends and those supporting him at the studio? and the rest of SG just sitting and wathcing by? this is the aggravating factor of the whole system. solution: lift the charges of the vote of 50c per call/sms. k say here no use, must go complain complain complain to ST forum and everywhere, be the typical sing-gar-pur-reean.

with that, below are some videos of her performances that i found...

nice effort, but she's not cut out for this genre. too bad.

this is one of her best performances imo...

Wildcard:

and have u realised jacintha has been talking nonsense all these while?

2006-08-10T14:19:00.000+08:00

Didnt do much, stayed at home the whole day...

and i missed Kaira's performance for NDP 2006 on TV >_<

then the school v zhai also, sing My Island Home then dowan to sing Xing Fu De Tu Xing >>_<<||

i turn on the TV she sing last sentence liaos then all the fireworks started bursting everwhere. zzzz. hope someone post a good one on youtube.

right now shall make do with this first :D

hahas.

then chanced upon this too:
Hito Concert 2006

then i have this too:
Kaira Gong Shi Jia - Zai Yi Ci Yong You

lols.

2006-08-09T03:45:00.000+08:00

this year's national day celebration in school was vv fun man, all of cheered for Abel when he sang and sang vv loud too.. woots i love the class spirit man! This is what drives everybody forward, and something that i used to find boring became so fun. Seriously, this was the most fun National Day celebration can? last time it was all so different; the national celebrations were just so boring lols.

Hahas the most fun part was when we all ran about the audi and guess what? The most cool part was that when Mr Chua shouted at the ppl in front, nobody gave a HECK. lols.

After that was the birthday celebrations at the concourse...shan't elaborate too much on it, you could see what happened from the photos here: http://desto-metsec.fotopic.net/c1047008.html

aft everything, decided to go back home as the weather didnt look too promising. walked out with FC and we bought some food frm the bubble-tea store. 5 mins later, a familiar bus rolled in which was none other than 3758D : D

by the time it reached AMK, the sunlight was rather ok so it such at a weird time so i had to stand at the road divider across jubilee and this is an eg - SBS9622Y 25:

Hope they will chop off those stupid railings aft junction of ave 3 and 8 and exterminate those stupid trees too >.< hahas though that cant be materialised cus its under the PM. double triple dots.. ...

went home, took a rest and came out again for tuition and boarded this Senheisser merc none other than TIB782J.

followed jack to Marina Sq and it was like zzz walaos so many people. we went up to the staircase of Marina Sq and took our shots.

And Guess what? Nearing the ending of the fireworks display my camera just went - DEAD. >_<

Memory card error.
Card locked!

AHHHHH. that same recurring problem. kkiezx lucky come home still can upload all my remaining photos.

sending in the camera's nt gonna change the problem sia. i wanna get a new camera which is more powerful than my current one =X. I must say this value-entry has served me well, but there are other models out there which will serve me even better XD

After the firworks it was super jammed up and wah seh, like grid lock sia. The traffic lights were like non-existent man, walaos red or green still got ppl cross. Then reverse psychology sia. Green light all the cars stop. Red light vehicles move. Cool man nice job traffic martians. =.=

jack and i met zp at PPC and took 9096R from there and talked alot bout buses and what knots. then i took this wonderful senheisser merc TIB 782J home again, 2300hrs meeting the same SL again lols after boarding his bus 5 hrs before. Reached home at 2320 hrs. What a day.

What does your name begin with?

2006-08-07T18:42:00.000+08:00

Found this pretty cool test and i dunch know if its true across the board, but i found that it does reflect abit abt me, so yeah, its fur you to decide if its true. Check this out here:

What Does Your Name Begin With?

Does your name begin with: A
U are not particularly romantic, but you are interested in action.You mean business. With you, what you see is what you get.You have no patience for flirting and can't be bothered with someone who is trying to be coy, cute, demure, and subtly enticing. You are an up-front person. You often don't get hints & you ever pass any. Brains turn you on. You must feel that your partner is! intellectually stimulating, otherwise you will find it difficult to sustain the relationship. You require loving, cuddling, wining, and dining to know that you're being appreciated. Your mate's physical attractiveness is important for you. You tend to be very Practical, & not very emotional Your choices are very good & can only lead to trouble. You are very self satisfied & egoistic.
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Does your name begin with: B
You give off vibes of lazy sensuality. You enjoy being romanced, wined, and dined. You are very happy to receive gifts as
an expression of the affection of your lover. You want to be pampered and know how to pamper your mate. You are private in your expression of endearments, and particular when it comes to love. You will hold off until everything meets with your approval. You can control your appetite & feelings. You require new sensations and experiences. You are willing to experiment.
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Does your name begin with: C
You are a very social individual, and it is important to you to have a relationship. You require closeness and togetherness. You want the object of your affection to be socially acceptable and good-looking. You see your lover as a friend and companion. You are very sensual, Needing someone to appreciate and almost worship you. When this cannot be achieved, you have the ability to hold out on affection until you receive this.. You are an expert at controlling your desires and doing without.
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Does your name begin with: D
Once you get it into your head that you want someone, you move full Steam ahead in your suit. You do not give up your quest easily. You are nurturing and caring. If someone has a problem, this turns you on. You are highly passionate, loyal, and intense in your involvement's, sometimes possessive and jealous. You are very sharp & talented often with sense of humour. When people bother to look deep inside they cannot resist what they see. You are stimulated by the eccentric and unusual, having a free and open attitude. You get jealous of other people and lose your temper .
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Does your name begin with: E
Your greatest need is to talk. If your date is not a good listener, you have trouble relating. A person must be intellectually stimulating or you are not interested sexually. You need a friend for a lover and a companion You hate disharmony and disruption, but you do enjoy a good argument once in a while-it seems to stir things up. You flirt a lot, for the challenge is more important. But once you give your heart away, you are uncompromisingly loyal. You will fall asleep with a good book. sometimes, in fact, you prefer a good book to a lover)
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Does your name begin with: F
You are idealistic and romantic, putting your lover on a pedestal. You look for the very best mate you can find. You are a flirt, yet once committed, you are very loyal. You are sensuous and privately passionate. Publicly, you can be showy, extravagant, and gallant. You are a born romantic. Dramatic love scenes are a favourite fantasy past time. You can be a very generous lover.
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Does your name begin with: G
You are fastidious, seeking perfection within yourself and your lover. You respond to a lover who is yourintellectual equal or superior, and one who can enhance your status. You are sensuous and know how to reach the peak of stimulation, because you work at it meticulously. You can be extremely active-never tiring out. Your duties and responsibilities take precedence over everything else. You may have difficulty getting emotionally close to people.
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Does your name begin with: H
You seek a mate who can enhance your zest for life ,fun & everything You seek for. You will be very generous to your lover once you have Attained a commitment. You are very affectionate & very strong. Your gifts are actually an investment in your partner. Before the commitment, though, you tend to be very careful with your every move and equally cautious in your involvement's often as you believe that you have to look out for yourself. You are a sensual and patient lover. You will hold off till everything meets your full approval. You are a perfectionist, hard to satisfy and strong in your beliefs. Not influential, you always stand your ground. People can always count on you to stand by them in a crisis. You are a dreamer with/ a passion for life.
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Does your name begin with: I
You have a great need to be loved, appreciated... even worshiped. You enjoy luxury, sensuality, and pleasures of the flesh. You like necking spend hours just touching feeling & exploring. You look for lovers who know what they are doing. You are not interested in an amateur, unless that amateur wants a tutor. You are fussy and exacting about having your desires satisfied. You are willing to experiment and try new modes of expression. You bore easily and thus require adventure and change. Your commitments don't last very long & you often tend to stray. Loyalty is not one of your strong points. You are more sensual than sexual, but you are sometimes downright lustful.
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Does your name begin with: J
You are blessed with a great deal of physical energy. When used for a good cause there is nothing to stop you, except maybe that they aren't always used for the good. (you could dance all night.) You respond to the thrill of the chase and the challenge of the mating game.You can carry on great romances in your head. At heart you are a roamer and need to set out on your own every so often. You will carry on long- distance relationships with ease. You are idealistic and need to believe in love. You have a need to be nurtured deep within.
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Does your name begin with: K
You are secretive, self-contained, and shy. You are very sexy, sensual, and passionate, but you do not let on to this. Only in intimate privacy will this part of your nature reveal itself. When it gets down to the nitty-gritty, you are an expert. You know all the little tricks of the trade, can play any role or any game, and take your love life very seriously. You don't fool around. You have the patience to wait for the right person to come along. You are very generous & giving, often selfless. You are kind-natured & sweet, which is found to be attractive by many. You are a good friend.
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Does your name begin with: L
You can be very romantic, attached to the glamour of love. Having a partner is of paramount importance to you. You are free in your expression of love and are willing to take chances, try new sexual experiences and partners, provided it's all in good taste. Brains turn you on. You must feel that your partner is intellectually stimulating, otherwise you will find it difficult to sustain the relationship. You require loving, cuddling, wining, and dining to know that you're being appreciated. "You require loving, cuddling, wining, and dining to know that you're being appreciated ".
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Does your name begin with: M
You may appear innocent, unassuming and shy; but we know that Appearances can lie. When it comes to sex, you are no novice but something of a skilled technician. You can easily go to extremes, though, running the gamut from insatiability to boredom with the whole idea of love. You can be highly critical of you mate, seeking perfection in both of you. It is not easy to find someone who can meet your standards. You have difficulty expressing emotions and drawing close to lovers. You are often selfish, thinking you are always right no matter what. You never give in. Winning is your prime desire- at any cost. You often forget friends and family and you live for the moment.
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Does your name begin with: N
You are emotional and intense. When involved in a relationship, you Throw your entire being into it. Nothing stops you; there are no holds barred. You are all-consuming and crave someone who is equally passionate and intense. You believe in total freedom. You are willing to try anything and everything. Your supply of energy is inexhaustible. You want to be pampered and know how to pamper your mate. You also enjoy mothering your mate. You often have the greatest love affairs all by yourself, in your head. You are very imaginative.
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Does your name begin with: O
You are very interested in fun activities yet secretive and shy about your desires. You can re-channel much of your energy into making money and/or seeking we. You can easily have extended periods of celibacy. You are a passionate, compassionate lover, requiring the same qualities From your mate. Love is serious business; thus you demand intensity, diversity and is willing to try anything or anyone. Sometimes your passions turn to possessiveness, which must be kept in check.
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Does your name begin with: P
You are very conscious of social proprieties. You wouldn't think of Doing anything that might harm your image or Reputation. Appearances count. Therefore, you require a good-looking partner. You also require an intelligent partner. Oddly enough, you may view your partner as your enemy...a good fight stimulates those vibes. You are relatively free of hang- ups.You are willing to experiment and try new ways of doing things.You are very social and sensual; you enjoy flirting and need a good deal of physical gratification.
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Does your name begin with: Q
You require constant activity and stimulation. You have tremendous physical energy. It is not easy for a partner to keep up with you. You are an enthusiastic lover and tend to be attracted to people because of their ethnic groups. You need romance, hearts and flowers, and conversation to turn you on and keep you going.
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Does your name begin with: R
You are a no-nonsense, action-oriented individual. You need someone who can keep pace with you and who is your intellectual equal-the smarter the better. You are turned on more quickly by a great mind than by a great body. However, physical attractiveness is not very important to you. You have to be proved to be worthy for a partner. You have a need to prove yourself the best. You want feedback on your performance. You are open, stimulating & romantic.
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Does your name begin with: S
For you, it is pleasure before business. You can be romantically idealistic to a fault and is capable of much sensuality. But you never loose control of your emotions. Once you make the commitment you stick like glue. You could get jealous and possessive. You tend to be very selfish often regarding yourself as the only human being on the planet.. You like being the centre of attention. You are very caring sensitive, private & sometimes very passive. Turned on by soft lights, romantic thoughts. When it gets down to the nitty-gritty, you are an expert. You know all the little tricks of the trade, can play any role, or any game, and take your love life very seriously. You don't fool around. You have the patience to wait for the rightperson to come along. You are very generous & giving, often selfless. You are kind nature & sweet which is found to be attractive by many. Yo u are a good friend.
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Does your name begin with: T
You are very sensitive, private & sometimes very passive. You like someone who takes the lead. You get turned on by music, soft lights & romantic thoughts. You fantasize & tend to fall in & out of love soon. When in love you are romantic, idealistic, mushy & extremely. You enjoy having your senses & your feelings stimulated, titillated & teased. You are a great flirt. You can make your relationships fit your dreams, all in your own head. Once you put your mind to something you manage to stand by it and see your dreams through. You aren't very good at expressing your feelings. You like things your own way. You do not like change, you like to hold on to things. This may not always be good because if given an opportunity things may develop into great things. You work your way to the top. Attention must be given to what others say because even though you do n't want to hear it their advice may turn out to save your life. !
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Does your name begin with: U
You are enthusiastic & at your happiest when in love. When not in love you're in love with love and always looking for someone to adore. You see romance as challenge. You are a roamer & needs adventure, excitement freedom. You enjoy giving gifts & looking good. You are willing to put others feelings above yours.
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Does your name begin with: V
You are individualistic & you need freedom, space & excitement. You wait till you know someone well before committing yourself. Knowing someone means psyching her/him out. You feel a need to get into his/her head to see what makes him tick. You are attracted to eccentric types. You believe that age is no barrier. You are good at responding to danger, fear & suspense.
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Does your name begin with: W
You are very proud, determined & refuses to take no for an answer when it come to love. Your ego is at stake all the time. You are romantic, idealistic, often in love with love itself, not seeing your partner for who she or he really is. You feel deeply about love & tends to throw all of your self into a relationship. Nothing is too good for your lover. You like playing love games.
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Does your name begin with: X
You need constant stimulation because you get bored quickly. You can handle more than 1 relationship at a time with ease. You can't shut off your mind. You can do 2 things at once. You are very talented.
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Does your name begin with: Y
You are sensual & very independent. If you can't have it your way, you will forget the whole thing. You want to control your relationships which doesn't work out too well. You respond to physical stimulation. However if you can make money you will give up the pleasures of the flesh for the moment. You have a need to prove yourself the best. You want feedback on your performance. You are open, stimulating & romantic.
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Does your name begin with: Z
You are very romantic but show feels that to love means to suffer. You wind up serving your mate & attracting people who have unusual trouble. You see yourself as a lover's saviour.
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so..... does it reflect your character accurately?