Trumpet Praises

2008-07-22T10:07:00.002+08:00

"Why... so... serious? ... "Let's put a smile on that face! "

It seems that everyone is addicted to the Joker's line in the Dark Knight.... JiaQian was like trying to imitate the laughs & the famous line throughout the FYP meeting yesterday.... but i have to say that Heath Ledger did a excellent job in the Joker role & probably that was the most extraordinary contribution in his acting career... Now that he's gone, i guess when we looked back on the big screen seeing him again as the Joker, we will all remember him.... His sudden death on Jan 22nd led to an impact in Hollywood & clearly stated that he has completed his acting role in the Dark Knight....

2-face was my favourite villian in the Batman animated cartoons and the make-up was superb.... unlike the one we saw on the movie, Batman & Robin, Tommy-Lee Jones's 2-face was somehow look like alien.....

i don't quite follow the storyline, but i'm gonna watch it again on DVD.....

2008-07-14T22:23:00.002+08:00

down with flu & cough in the morning.... =(

feeling terrible for the whole day.... i drove down to michael's home office to brief on the walkthrough for the EZShare Portal which i gave a presentation @ Victoria School in the afternoon....

enduring all the running nucleus from my nose & the cough was hard..... trying to control my sickness became a chore for me.... i was bearing all my coughing during the presentation, & almost got screwed up today due to it..... i couldn't even project my voice, & that was why i used the loudspeaker for the lst time of my life..... the worst thing is: i cannot cough too loud into the loudspeaker..... it is that terrible.....!

i was popping strepsils the entire day... and half of the logenzes were gone within 3 hours......!

tissue papers had never left my side too.....

really feeling terrible now.. just eaten flu panadol & cough mixture...... drowsiness........

better turn in now..... i'm glad the EzShare project had come to an end..... rite now, i have to concentrate on my FYP for now....

2008-07-11T23:51:00.002+08:00

What has this world coming to?

News reports stated that the divorce rate in Singapore has risen up till a point where 3 out of 4 married couples divorced..... the numbers are inclining fast..... why are singaporeans do not understand or take family responsibilities and values in hand?

i just got in contact with a long-lost friend through MSN.... The last time i heard things from her was that she just gave birth to a baby boy... what shocked me is that, she divorced with her husband more than 6 months ago! that was when she just gave birth to her son! Apparently, she told me that his husband is not ready for everything... this is absurd!

you have a son to raise, and now that he's not ready!!?? what is this world coming to???

Marriage.... is it really just a piece of paper? Or a sacred bond between partners?

Anyway, i hope things goes well with her & her son....

2008-07-02T00:15:00.002+08:00

I started to ponder if im pushing too hard on myself, taking up most of my time earning extra income from engaging in IT trainings & freelance projects... ...

i will need to take 1 step back away from my freelances & concentrate on my school project... but somehow there's something which is trying to stop me to... lack of focus? lack of discipline?

procrastination.....

i got back my term 3 results & it was not as good as i expected... believe it or not, i got a 49 / 100 for my game engine module... but to the system, i'm given a pass grade for that (criteria: 45-49% is considered a pass-conceded)... i was taken aback by the fact that i almost failed... but worst is that this module should be expecting a little better than the other one...

term 3 was a hell for me, & im glad that its over... moving on to FYP is indeed a struggle in my own time management...

my lst day in Mee Toh Pri today was hectic, grabbing their attention is a not-so-easy task to do.... on the overall, they are a fun batch of kids to have... but again, what can u expect from them?

my day was totally wore out.... & i shall turn in now......

2008-06-28T00:05:00.002+08:00

my legs were soring..... but i must admit that i'm having a good time with the students today at Kampong Glam.... brought them there for photo shooting.... they seems to be too active and not paying their full attention... but what can u expect from kids like them?

seriously thinking abt the location of that school really turns me off.... i was wondering if mastereign can fork out for my petrol fees so that i don't hav to deal with long journeys of the trains.... its so much better for me to drive down within 45 mins....

life is juz full of surprises.... i've received a call from linus, saying that i've not actually followed the theme given by the school during my photoshop trainings.... believe it or not, the entire phone conversation with him was so tense.... he seems to push every blame to me to ask me to settle with the issue...

well, lst of all, i hav to admit its my mistake for not knowing we need to follow the theme given by the school... but what's done is done.... i don't seems myself to give a very terrible job in imparting the skill sets to the students... a theme is juz merely a guideline to follow..... to me, what's important is that the students enjoyed learning the application given to them.... i'm definitely not implying that the theme given is not suitable..... i juz do not know why did linus made a big fuss out of it...

enough of it..... i had a great time at that particular school and of cos, i'd feel bad if linus is gonna lose this account.... there must be a way to solve it.....

gotta believe in breakthoughs.....

2008-06-24T02:43:00.002+08:00

every person in this world is not made perfect in each other's eyes... all of us should be aware abt this... making urself perfect isnt a good thing to do after all....

flaws.....

bad habits.....

are these factors causing us to be imperfect?

i had a dilenma now that all these bad habits seems to be haunting on me these days & i hav no idea in getting rid of them... u wil hear things like "i've been trying so hard..." or "give me more time...", knowing that these are all excuses..... words that perhaps make ur other half feels better...

what i think right now is that saying these phases will not help if i did not put in a little effort in correcting myself...

i had this very big bad habit that i think i've kinda cultivated it since poly times.... i tend to lose focus on what my friends trying to tell me or talking to me... seriously, i did not realised my bad habit has been that severe, it also affects my relationship wif dawn.... i feel so upset after she picking up my habits to the surface.... sometimes i wonder what will i gonna do to get rid of it.... i found out that i've lacked of discipline in correcting myself.... to enlighten myself, either.....

am i really tt imperfect for her?

it kinda hurts alot when she said i'm like a person being set free in a jungle for a few days, not knowing how to survive....

i wanna change.... change for myself and for the better....... that's what i ask for now.... also, im not blaming her being picky on me..... i hope she dun feel upset in doing this, cos i know she meant gd for me......

2008-06-22T16:05:00.002+08:00

believe it or not, i met a ridiculous taxi driver who thinks i stepped onto his tail for nothing...

it was 12 plus midnight last night when i was driving my way back home from dear's house. i came out from Esso which i got my drink & carpark coupons for myself when there's a taxi who was driving on the left lane, whereas i was on the right. Half of his vehicle was actually coming into my lane & i was quite near to him. He was swaying left to right, perhaps i think he's too drunk or something. i was so reluctant to horned at him because it was midnight.

After i horned at him, he stared at me from the side & started replying to me with his intimating horns. I drove off from him, hoping that he knows he's kinda blocking my lane. Soon after, he tailgated me from my back! i was like, "What an idiot..." The traffic light caught me & him to a halt & when the green light turned on, he horned at me again! it's not as if i'm not moving off or what. You know what's the best part? That idiotic driver began to sway his vehicle to my side, looks as if he's going to knock me!!!

what an idiot!! That freaking childish old grandpa!!

i was so upset with that driver. I should have taken down his plate number and lodge a complaint to burn his ass off!!!

Thank God i made it safe back home... but i was very pissed off with that driver. i prayed that i will never see that kind of driver on the road again...

2008-06-16T00:14:00.004+08:00

a day at the singapore zoo wif dear, huaping, andy & xavian yesterday afternoon...... tiring but fulfilling to see them getting relaxed together outside.... look at xavian, strolling at the zoo toplessly..... wat makes it interesting is that, he fell asleep even before we got into the zoo entrance..... well...im glad he din missed too much animals along the way......

2008-06-12T00:36:00.002+08:00

lst of all.... i have finally finished my exams after all the stress of getting CSCI356 & CSCI366 out of my sight..... the papers were damn hard & i dun even know whether i can make it thru for this term.... 366 was indeed a killer module for us.... morever, our lecturer has earned a reputation whereby none of us liked him..... well, never in my life, i hav been so stressed before.....

enough said.... i juz hope i can pass these 2 modules......

Kung Fu Panda was the pill of relaxation for my day today..... finally, get to catch it in the cinemas wif dear in the afternoon..... i've come to ponder that why hollywood are using pandas as the main character of a kungfu movie..... anyway, the animation was detailed in every actions..... i guess Dreamworks has put in alot of effort in rendering the movie out realistically......

worth the laughter, worth the money......

2008-06-05T12:27:00.002+08:00

It was a stressful week for mi to get mugging for my exams.... it seems too effortless getting all the lecture notes into my head... when i looked at the lecture notes, it seems there's nothing for mi to memorize or to make a note of... i emailed to Casey, our lecturer, to dig out some tips from him.... well, only to ask us to understand the path-finding part of the game engine... tt was a big tip, i suppose.....

366 is just as dry as it is.... but the high possibilities is that the tutorials questions will reflect on the exam paper.... i'd just read the tutorial questions & go thru the boring lecture slides then.....

i cant wait to get my hands off the exam sheets.... then i will be free!

2008-05-31T11:43:00.002+08:00

at last..... i am FREE from all the assignments for now.... cant believe i made it thru this dreadful term.... seriously, it's hell too much stress to handle such difficult assignments when u r not very gd in programming.... all the C++ codes has juz bombarded my head.....

ya.... i still hav my exams which is 1 week's time & my FYP to kick-start straight after exams....

2008-05-25T11:16:00.003+08:00

I realised i've been addicted to the cinemas almost every week.... last week, it was speed racer & juz last night, i caught Indiana Jones 4 on the screen.....

the movie was nicer than i expected.... great effects, storyline & screenplay... captivates my cravings for the past 3 indiana movies...... still love the original soundtracks........ Harrison Ford portrays himself as the daring adventurer in search for the crystal skull....mission is to restore it back to the lost city of gold.....

wat amazes me is tt he survived in a atomic explosion at a nuclear test site!! by hiding in a lead-made refrigerator which blasts off within a few miles away...... wat a sight.....

yesterday was claire 4th bday.... we were at waruku restaurant at marina square when alan's parents & his bro's family were there.... i went down to celebrate wif them for lunch when my cute niece kept bugging abt her cake after lunch....... & there she hav it!

my sis kept disturbing her in an attempt to blow away the candles... my niece pushed her head away from it.... it was hilarious to see the mother & daughter playing around........

it was a short celebration after all..... i wonder if dad is around to see us being so happy abt claire's bday......

2008-05-14T00:04:00.002+08:00

i juz took up a IT training offer from Opera Estate Primary School, teaching papercut animation for pri 4 kids....

well.... wat i can say is.. i had quite a bad day for the start of my lesson.... why? the teacher-in-charge kept interrupting into my lesson.... it seems tt he has everything all prepared b4 i come to take the training.... it seems alright on the surface.... even the teacher also thought of a story for the kids.... hmm..... okay.....

i felt tt teacher is restricting their creativity, not able to let the kids hav their own mind..... it looks as if i can juz let him to take over the entire workshop..... im not angry at something, but juz tt he stepped in too much into me & ice (my asst trainer)...... this is kinda absurd...... i think he's doubting my capabilities..... idiot!

i wouldnt wish to give any comments abt tt particular teacher.... but i hope he should give mi some respect as a visitor of his school.... i cant possibly judge him too much... on the surface, he treats his kids nice & well-disciplined in his hands.... of cos it'd be nice to hav him around...... oh well... i hope it'd be a better day for mi tmr..... $40/hr..... gd money, isnt it?

but im not there for the money, but to get the kids geared up for new stuffs.....

on top of tt, perhaps i came in unprepared, due to my dreadful assignments tt came stacking onto mi.... dammit 366 & 356!!! stupid assignments making me feels like shit!

after all, i wouldnt wanna hav all these thoughts pondering in my head... all thanks to dear's chicken soup for dinner..... =) it was delicious..... finally, i've gotten my craving back to zero degrees.... wouldnt know if i hav another craving for dear's chicken soup again....

2008-05-09T11:44:00.002+08:00

things around mi r driving mi nuts.... ASSIGNMENTS!

it seems im back to term 1, where i hav to deal wif the system admin assignments..... right now, im deadling wif a module where nobody has any idea wat's going on....

366 - multimedia computing
356 - game engine fundamentals

the assignments r stacking heavy on mi for this month.... im fine wif 356, but 366.... it juz doesnt seems to recognise mi..... the codes r weird to mi either.......

i got the worst week of my life...... my laptop got crashed over the weekend when i installed ubuntu..... it entirely wiped off my vista, killing all my data to ash..... not a single left in my system..... i was like... WTF! i hav to bring my laptop down to acer & restore to factory settings.... i hav to accept the fact tt my stuffs r all gone.... tt is killing mi on a weekend, when im supposed to finish up my work...

anyway, i will hav to endure my final semester b4 i graduate.... my course will ends wif a final yr proj.... & guess wat? im assigned to do a driving simulator for my FYP..... wat's more? im the project leader.....!!

responsibilites....... is getting more on mi now.........

2008-05-02T00:01:00.002+08:00

Ironman movie was terrific!! Of all the Marvel movies, i really think Ironman is the best cut of its productions..... worth the weekend tickets to grab a peep

in terms of storyline, directions of photography, characters & of cos....... the armour suits! i like the way they brought the intro of the movie into showing how tony stark landed on the hands of the afghans, leaving his heart damaged..... tts explains the beginning of his mechanical cardiac situation...... i've been a great fan of ironman since i was young & i had nv thought of how tt heart of his came abt... but now i know after the movie screening......

2 hrs of excitement, thrill-actions & comedy...... u should watch how tony evolves his old metal piece of junk metals to the high-end sophiscated weapon systems tt he built in his new suit..... the test-runs of his prototypes & the humourous scenes of him & his robotic assistants.....

2008-04-20T01:22:00.002+08:00

i went to watch the Forbidden Kingdom wif dear..... the movie was awesome, putting 2 martial arts masters together.... obivously, the plot was based on journey to the west, wif an american white kid as part of the prophecy? tt was ironic........it was a gd thing tt he doesnt go "yo yo yo......"

of course, when there's jackie chan, there'll always be humour in parts of the movie..... & also, his home-made martial stunts.... jet li's tough fight wil nv fail to make mi bored..... it claimed tt "huo yuan jia" was his last martial art movie...... but he's still fighting his way thru the big screen......

nice movie & worth to spend ur weekend cash on the tickets....

IRONMAN!!! my next movie in the list...... end of april..... coming soon!

2008-04-14T20:40:00.005+08:00

you guys might think im crazy... but its nv too late to do job-hunting at this time when u hav onli 6 more months to graduation.....

over the weekend, i've submitted my resumes to all these companies that i desired to work in.... here are the list.....

Lucasfilm Animation (junior games animator)
EA Games SG (software engineer)
Mediacorp (web designer)
SPH (web designer)
Creative Technology (visual designer)
SAP (i've applied 5 job titles over here! )
TeleSales (SAP Business ByDesign)
Regional Operations Specialist (Singapore)
Solution Architect- Logistics
Specialist, Payroll Administration
SAP ByDesign Team Assistant
Apple (inventory control specialist & IS&T business analyst)
Microsoft (web platform evangelist)

of cos if u ask, my desired workplace will definitely be Lucasfilm... i hope God will make my dreams come true....

2008-04-12T12:50:00.001+08:00

New Ironman Trailer!!!

oh manz.... im so gonna catch it in the cinemas.....

2008-04-12T00:48:00.002+08:00

things has been getting hectic... not because of school work or assignments.... its juz the constant amendments of pharmatech's bionike flyer & poster design..... cant believe i got tied up wif all these..... somehow its kinda coming close to interfere wif my studies..... but i hope all these design works will be done in a few days time......

on top of that, i was asked to come out wif a corporate logo for Pharmatech Group, which holds the 3 core pharmatech companies together.... believe it or not, i've come out wif 4 different designs b4 see peng finalised wif the best one out.......

it seems tt my creativity limits has been put to a test..... all the juices are gonna get dry someday...... i was wondering how much can my creativity holds in the gaming or advertising industries...... i hav to work on it......

im still quite uncertain where will i end up in after my graduation.....

SAP? Microsoft? LucasArts? EA Games?

there're so many choices & im gonna put all these at stake..... have to start sending out my resumes to all these companies........ my mum was telling mi tt one of her students' mother works as an executive director in Microsoft & is earning abt $16K / mth.....!! perhaps, i cant hold a candle out of her, but its worth a try to get into Microsoft as a stepping stone........

God, please give mi directions......

2008-04-03T10:12:00.002+08:00

finally, i hav patched things up wif dawn now.... our relationship is back on track again..... im very thankful tt God has given us second chance in our lives, to realise the importance of one another.... also, the importance of knowing who is our God in the midst of our lives....

this has made us stronger once again, in faith & trust.... & in love for God & one another.....

i guess this r all part & parcels of our lives, facing rejections & tests..... & i hope dawn & i can cherish this relationship once again.......

for mi, im having a re-construction of my own character & attitude..... sad to say, it took mi a long while to realise how fragile i am..... well, i got pple's comments tt im too weak as a person, not knowing where's my confidence.... but all these r comments & i hav put them aside.... i mean, y should i be so affected by pple's comments? it juz hinder mi so much....... well.... perhaps i hav to work on it from now......

2008-03-31T13:40:00.003+08:00

i juz got back my results from my 2nd term & they were so much better than i expected...

got a Distinction for my 3D modelling & animation... 77 marks

got a Pass grade for my game development module... 63 marks

thank God for all the strength He gave mi to pull thru the term.... 1 more semester to go & i'll hav to endure till the end of my degree..... very soon, the workforce is waiting ahead for us to embark on another phase of life......

things wif dawn has gotten better, the matter of fact tt we r still frenz for now.... i love her alot but we juz hav to take 1 step at a time..... i believe one day there's a breakthrough between the both of us....

2008-03-24T22:31:00.004+08:00

i was humming this song today & perhaps this would suit my mood for now.....

a song by lin junjie......

I can’t believe it Tell me I’m dreaming
That we are still we
It was amazing Said you were lucky
That you found me

It was on a rainy day that we met
You didn’t have a place to go yeah~
I said we just met so lets go slow but no
You just told me to keep you from the cold
Sorry I can’t take it
Why did u fake it Why did we kiss

And I’m just down
You left me with a note without a sound
I figured I must have been such a child
You’ll never know how much I’ve been around
How my heart just frowns

If you’re down
I’ll be your teddy bear I’ll be your clown
I’ll take you round and round and
If you don’t mind I could be your standing ground
Even if that means I’d drown
And baby that’ll be my one last vow

2008-03-23T11:49:00.002+08:00

my relationship wif dawn has come to a test again...

both of us juz think tt its better to be frenz b4 getting back together... it was kinda upset to hear this & of cos, i was reluctant to let go of this....

come to think of it, perhaps it'd be better off being frenz lst to know each other well.... right now, im contented being in this courtship because during this time, i can get to understand her more....

this is life....

during this time, i'd take it as something i would reflect on myself.... i realised i had not learnt my mistakes from the past relationships.... getting into new relationships too soon might lead in a re-bound..... i felt so sorry for myself & even hate being myself...... definitely, i need to change the way i see & handle things like this..... dawn kept saying to be myself, but how would i be myself when i wanna see changes in me?

this would take time, i know.........

these few days, i hav already fallen into a deep trench which i cant be get out of there..... but i've been trying so hard to climb my way up...... dawn is a nice gal & i feel so comfortable wif her... seriously, i had nv felt so comfortable wif someone else but only her..... i enjoyed every moment wif her.....

im feeling relieved but at the same time, felt so empty in my heart...... its like someone had juz sliced a piece of my heart....... on top of this, i had family matters to settle..... i hope i would get over all these...... let not my heart be so troubled......

enough said....

2008-03-13T13:06:00.002+08:00

dear & i went to watch Horton at great world, perhaps to say tt im enjoying my lst day of freedom after my term exams......

it was indeed an incredible animation movie based on Dr. Seuss storybooks which came to life.... Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists..... "just me and the speck.." this goes on throughout the movie.... Jim Carrey once again had led himself in his hilarious ways in the elephant role..... kinda reminds mi of Ace Ventura, the pet detective...... ??

i was thinking on the fact that..... are we really living on a speck, tt someone is actually watching over us......??

more animation movies coming up!!!

kung fu panda..... animators from Pixar had hit it again!! wif Joe Black as the Fighting panda.... well, his skills is to eat???? hmm....... he needs a workout seriously....

Wall.E....... im so gonna watch this!!! i've seen the trailer yesterday b4 the screening of Horton and the detailed graphics really blew mi off.... the precise emotions of the robots had made mi amazed how well they bring out these mechanical characters..... looks like im gonna invest my time, having to study my modelling skills again......

Guess wat???? Ice Age 3 is coming up soon next yr in 2009!!!!! shall wait n see......

2008-03-08T23:00:00.003+08:00

yes guys.... wat u saw from these pictures are not digitally edited.... but it is a raw picture of a freaking lizard which appeared right in front of mi & my frenz when we were studying at my house downstairs.....

it was abt 3pm plus in the afternoon...... jiaqian, kevin & i were studying at our house downstairs for our exams on monday when this lizard suddenly appeared right in front of us..... we were only abt 1-2 metres away from it when it popped right on our backs..... it then crawled to tt tree when we took pictures of it.......

apparently, there were those blangladesh workers who wanted to catch it, but i guess it juz ran all the way to my block..... alongside are those passer-by & neighbours...... i was like "wat the f***"..... i had never seen such a thing at a HDB flat & i really got the shock of my life..... i swear to God, tt was abt 1 metre long.... or even slightly longer than tt.......

the workers were trying to catch it eventually.... but it escaped again & hid under one of the cars at the carpark.. 3 of us went to watch them & enjoyed the good show... when tt lizard suddenly went out from tt car & ran towards us!!!! i was like running the hell out of tt place.......... after which it escaped to the drainages when the workers caught it after 20 mins of luring it out from the sewer systems......... tt was a big relief...

till now, i still got the creeps of tt freaking lizard!!

2008-03-03T23:40:00.003+08:00

"JI Leader, Mas Selamat Bin Kasari, escaped from detention centre"

The big headlines are all over places in Singapore.... this has become the talk of the year around us.... everybody is debating abt his "successful" escape despite the fact tt he's crippled in his left leg... where could he gone to? How long will this antagonizing terror last? the only way to answer all these question is to get him arrested and send him back to where he came from....

i juz received the SMS from the Police abt the notification of the "famous" warrant...... somehow i think singtel has lacked behind my number.... dear received it 1 day earlier than mi and she said im slow!!! well.... nvm abt tt.....

my mum told mi abt this incident which happened early this morning......

she was sending my bro to sch and when she came back, she saw a bunch of malay guys sitting at the void deck, which was the opposite block from mine.... 4-5 in a group.... all of them were talking wif each other, except one that's laying his head on the table, trying to get some rest...... 2 policemen were doing patrol around the neighbourhood and happened to bump onto the group over there...... one of the officer eventually pulled up tt person's head and took a look at him.....

im not too sure whether the officer found him suspicous, but it was kinda funny to think: how could Mas Selamat be lying on tt table in the public??? isnt he on the run now???

my guess is tt: he's probably still in singapore..... i was telling dear tt no one can ever read a criminal's mind......

God's be on the peace of our country right now.....

2008-02-28T10:59:00.003+08:00

my 2nd term of school is gonna end soon wif 2 exam papers which is on the 10th & 12th march.... needless to say, i've completed all my assignments since last week & has started revising all the lecture notes from then.....

overall, i think i hav enjoyed this term wif so much slackness and less pressure i ever received.... i've seen my assignment grades for my 3D modelling and animation and i got abt 43% for juz the lst 4 assignments out of 6..... (each assignment is 10% and exam weightage is 40%)...... kinda confident to say tt i hav oreadi passed this module, but tts not all...... i've set my aim to get a Credit for one of the modules this term..... well, im not gonna stop here, obviously....... i will hav to study hard for my exams for now........ not gonna lose out again......

dear's coming to SIM on the 10th & 11th for some talk..... but im having my exams.... probably can meet her for dinner or lunch in school........ shall see how.... =)

2008-02-22T18:54:00.002+08:00

i had to say that i had a tiring day today, rushing all the assignments and rushing my time to the school which is at punggol!!!

basically, i woke up at 7 plus in the morning to prepare to finish up the assignment tt is needed to be handed in b4 12pm... after spending abt 3 hours plus trying to get the game demo debugged, we realised tt there's alot of documents need to be done and we havent touch on those... i cant possibly be staying so late juz to let them use my laptop... supposed to leave sch to Mee Toh pri at abt 1230pm, but i left at abt 1.10pm!!! i had onli 20 mins to rush & im not too sure abt the place, even though im driving.....

the moment of truth....... i found myself lost in the deserted punggol grass and i was going in circles, trying to look for tt school.... when i got to the school, i was late for 15 mins..... forgot to mention tt i had not eaten my lunch!!!!!

after the class on the way back home, i got lost again!!! i found myself going into the Johor custom!!! i was like..... "WAT THE FUCK!!!" exited the expressway and u-turn back onto the highway and perhaps i wasted 1/4 of the petrol tank today......

here i am, writting this entry in the most weary day of my life....

guess wat?? when i wasnt around in SIM, my group members finished the assignment at abt 5, which is kinda like 5 hours late for submission...... faints!

bad day, isnt it?

2008-02-15T00:33:00.002+08:00

Valentine's Day had just been over, but i dun feel this way..... to dear and myself, everyday seems to be V'day for us..... having each other every moment of our lives within our hearts.... tt is the most fulfilling wishes we ever had.....

i drove down to Great World City in early afternoon, hoping to get prepared wif the flowers for her... Thank God everything went as planned and somehow wasnt too sure wat kind of flowers dear likes...... but white roses came into my mind in a instant... hid tt flowers in the car, praying hard tt it wont die off due to lack of oxygen..... panning up my books for studies at McCafe......

after her work, i received the warmest hug from my little "cow" and then drove her down to chinese garden for a stroll.... we were hoping to get the sunset on 14th Feb, but somehow the HDB flats were kinda in our way....... but we weren't upset at all....... after which, we headed back home after dinner at our usual place

i guess it is only i realised tt having to spend V'day is not about spending money on gifts or flowers or even high-class restaurants or hotels...... its the special day to let us rest in our warmth love wif each other..... even juz a simple stroll at some quiet places would even made our day a special one...... =)

oh well... time to slp now....... gonna hav classes tmr morning.....

2008-02-02T11:40:00.000+08:00

more pictures from the concert and the day before......

tiring nite at ah siong's house

listening to josh's performance parts...

that's josh, ben and ah siong on the drums...

intermediate group playing 'cryin' by Aerosmith... & that's me!!!

Dreamz FM!!!

rehearsal before the concert...

3 ladies from the beginner group...

here's our fans!!

jim singing "不值得 " during rehearsal

my solo singing performance

2008-01-31T18:31:00.000+08:00

its been long since i last updated my blog.... tt doesnt mean there's nothing happening around mi....

today's guitar concert was a big hit of my school life..... besides having solo singing & play guitar on the stage, but what's important is that i had a great time playing guitar on stage wif my frenz.... & i really wanna thank the guys who has been planning this concert for the past few months.... ur effort has been appreciated, dudes!!

it was kinda hectic as most of the arrangements were last minute decision, aparting from the sound checks & set-up of equipments.... we had rehearsal practice at ah siong's house last nite in his studio.... apparently, ah siong's dad is the CEO of Suntec & his house is DAMN big..... & his dog is DAMN huge....... trust mi guys... if i were to describe the size of his dog, u will be blown away...... anyway, we practiced till 11pm b4 we all headed back home.... all of us were lethargic & guess wat? we had to report to school at abt 8am the next day..... most of us were kinda drained....

by the grace of God, we managed to pull ourselves throughout the entire concert.... although the crowd wasnt responsive, but i think we had a great time during the concert.....

well i forgot to mention sth..... we had 梦飞船 (DREAM FMZ) wif us during the concert & their songs brought us the sweet comfort to our hearts.... "Should I Stay" guitar accompliced by joshua, ben, changlin, ernest & amy & "不值得" by 梦飞船... during rehearsal, i was sitting at my position on stage & jim, one of the Dream Fmz member, sat beside mi.... he was rehearsing the song & i was captivated by his voice..... oh manz!! it was a pleasure hearing him sang his melody..... btw, they were very friendly to us.... i guess if we had longer time wif them, they'd easily clicked wif us...... am i rite, guys?

so much for the fun........ thanks God for the wonderful time we all had.... thanks guys for making the day fun!!!

that's jim, sitting juz beside mi!!

the empty stage...

beginners' group... getting prepared...

梦飞船 singing "Should I Stay" wif joshua, changlin, amy, ernest & ben

the finale.... bouquet giving for 梦飞船...

2008-01-11T01:32:00.000+08:00

i juz got back my system administration result & i couldnt really believe wat i had seen in my own eyes.... i got the same marks & grade as computer graphics....!!!

do i really deserved 56 marks for all what i've done for the previous term??

after all the torturing assignments that came crashing on mi, & this is wat i get??

y r most of my frenz getting higher marks than mi!!?? all of us have the same workload, shares the same kind of method doing assignments, i even helped my frenz in their assignments & some even said tt i can do better than them.... so, y am i getting only a pass grade in both modules??

its juz more than a coincidence..... come to think of it, thank God i passed both, but i was juz wondering how did the sch moderate my grades..... this is so unfair to mi.....

i know i had made a big fuss out from myself, but if i didnt find out abt the moderation, it'd be very depressing for mi...... somehow i had to stop brooding abt it & move on to focus on my current term.....

i juz dunno how...... juz hoping for a miracle to happen....

2008-01-07T12:03:00.000+08:00

its abt 2 days since school started.... & guess wat? 2 assignments had juz come.... wat a blow!

pretty sure tt this term's modules are kinda interesting to mi.... not like system administration which i did last term... Game Deveopment is pretty dry in lectures, but i bet the hands-on are spontaenous..... cant wait to see how 3D modelling module is gonna be like...... the time schedule is rather spread out, but nevertheless, the assignments' deadlines are pretty tied up together... i hope they wont stunt us wif last-min deadlines again.....

having cough for the past few days..... & my lovely darling bought mi chicken essences..... !! really appreciated tt..... =) things are going pretty smooth for now.......

gtg now.... dragging myself to sch for lectures....

2008-01-03T22:18:00.000+08:00

a brand new start of 2008.... able to put behind the past & leap forwards for greater challenges in life.... no matter in studies, relationships, friendships...... i can feel that there're things await for me...

well, glad to say that im happily attached wif someone now.... we got together eventually on lst jan 2008.... she is someone whom i am so comfortable with, able to share joy & laughters around.... caring & understanding are something i always admire in her...... all i can say is: she's the one for me..... & i really hope we can share our path & walk together.... we felt attached in our hearts initially & drawn to each other not only because of common thoughts..... its juz something magical within us..... a spark? i guess its more than that.... we fall in love with each other.... that's a simple start between us..... she's also someone who touches my heart with words that truly came out from the bottom of her heart.....

i guess i have already found her.... =) thank God for letting us to be together......

there's a long way ahead of us & i'd like to hold her hand & walk this relationship together....

2007-12-31T12:19:00.000+08:00

in less than 12 hrs' time, 2007 is coming to an end....

2007 has been a happening time for mi..... ups & downs..... even went thru the darkest moments of my life..... lost a relationship & my dad..... but wat i gained was somehow extraordinary... the essence of friendships, companionships.... opened my eyes to see the far-stretched horizon tt lies in front of mi......

ended my 2-yrs NS, started off being an IT-trainer in Mastereign, buzzed off with my degree course in SIM in oct........ in these times, i made alot of frenz around in Mastereign, in SIM.... thank God for wat He had done so far.... =)

still, the darkest moment of my life would be the loss of my beloved father in 25th Aug...... i can still remembered how much i suffered during those times.... but as a family, we managed to pull thru together no matter how much we endured....... again, thank God for the strength & grace He had given to my family to be able to stand firm in our situations.......

Dad, although u r physically not around wif us, but ur spirit will live on
to the fullest in our hearts.... i hav learnt alot of things from u..... to be
generous & humble to people around us.... i had nv blamed u for
anything during the times when u were in vietnam for 15 yrs, but i seen ur
determination & endurance in ur business... one day, i shall be like u....
believe in myself, persevere & make my dreams come true....

love u, dad!

yesterday, pastor leng was talking abt forgetting the former past & move on... & i guess this message has brought us clearly to our minds tt we should be moving forward to the new yr ahead.... not to look back & set new goals......

thank God for the gracious 2007...... a new yr is a new beginning once again in our lives..... =)

2007-12-22T01:11:00.000+08:00

"Treasure Hunter" Nicholas Cage did it again......!! once again, Gates is our treasure hunter of the year, cracking another history-making affairs in National Treasure: Book of Secrets..... i've been waiting for this sequel to be released & there i had it!!

the assassination of president lincoln was brought into the movie, evolved the conspiracy between Gates' ancestor... 18 missing pages from the Booth's diary sparked off the greatest adventure of all year.... this time, the clues are everywhere.... around the world.... from the statue of liberty in paris & ended up at mount rushmore to the secret golden city..... the breaking-in of buckingham palace to the kidnap of the US president...... well, who would come out wif an idea of kidnapping the president???? JFK's conspiracy was brought up during the movie & the President's book........ its kinda bring myself to reality.... does the president's book exists now? if it exists, wat makes it so secretive that it is to be read by the eyes of the presidents?

this sequel was so much better than the lst one...... i guess its even better than playing the amazing race..... one clue lead to another.... worldwide treasure hunt yea?

jerry bruckheimer had nv failed to surprise us wif so much action-thrilled events since the Transformers movie.... the mystery is finally being revealed!

2007-12-19T23:35:00.000+08:00

i juz felt my holidays is kinda short for mi... 3 weeks of relaxation after 2 months of torturous work in sch.... its juz not enough of moi!! anyway, will try to enjoy as much as i can for now....

the 3-day workshop by Mastereign took up alot of time this week..... but i had learnt so much in this course..... reflecting upon my past attitudes of being an IT trainer & brought it up in this course helps mi to realise there's so much thing i can improve on.... mainly in my way of presentation, how do i deliver well in trainings, how to make my lesson alive....... etc.....

thank God for having yvonne as our speaker..... a great honour to have her to share her experiences to us in the classroom....

most impt, on the last day of the workshop, suzzane teng, an image consultant came down to deliver her presentation on how to make the ordinary "extraordinary"...... in which it helps mi far alot to point out the wardrobe malfunctions...... wat to wear & wat not to wear..... colours to match, choosing the correct sizes.... matching the different kinds of ties, socks, shoes, specs..... etc..... she even analyzed our face shape & identify wat kind of shape we look like.....

guess wat she told mi.??????

she said, "i hav a obong (squarish but rather round) face which shares the same shape as brad pitt!!"

i was like..... WOW! my heart melted fast..... hehehehe.......... =)

anyway, wonderful time at the workshop.... made new people.... enjoyed the interactions among trainers from other areas....fun times we had too!

2007-12-13T23:23:00.000+08:00

Exams are finally over.... my well-deserved break has juz started..... !! i do think i really need a long break for this month..... kinda got very tired of assignments, muggings & exam preparations..... well, there goes our lst sem of our course..... i really do hope tt i pass the modules b4 getting into the next semester......

went to watch "Alvin and the chipmunks" wif jiaqian & wenda..... it kinda sparked my childhood memories watching the cartoon on weekdays afternoon...... when i was a kid, i wanna be alvin cos he's the big "chipmunk" of the trio....simon, the smart one... theredore, the greedy but innocent one..... i din expect a movie like wat i saw today...... well, it seems tt everyone like theredore more than alvin because it's cute!!!! hahahaha...... after all, its the voices of the chipmunks tt brought out the laughters in the cinema...... i really think the makers had made a great accomplishment in maing this movie.......

guys, u might wanna take ur time off to watch this movie..... worth the money for weekend tickets.....

2007-12-05T11:36:00.000+08:00

well, u might be wondering abt mi watching this movie at this point of time.... u should know why when i kept complaining abt my overwhelming loads of assignments.... anyway, i juz finally cleared all my assignments since yesterday & movie treat sounds like a gd reward to mi for all my late night sleeps & the 'ultra-high' level of stress for the past few days.....

went to watch at the Cathay wif jiaqian & wenda.... sounds kinda weird to have 2 guys & a gal watching a R21 show..... but i've been wanting to watch lust caution for a long time.....

the storyline was terrific & the captivating moments of each actors/actresses seems to be quite unique..... no one would ever know tt tony leung is still alive at the end of the show, while i was expecting a different kind of ending..... i juz felt tt the sex scenes were too overwhelming..... i guess they kinda overdone it too much..... not mentioning to be 'violent'... u guys know wat im saying yea? wenda was memerising abt lee hom whenever he appeared in the movie....... stop dreaming, wenda... *slap..... hahaha........

well, gona go sch to print some notes to prepare for my exams..... i still havent get my own bday present..... *sob

2007-12-02T11:06:00.000+08:00

today is the 100th day since my dad passed away 3 months ago... juz came back from the columbarian to pay respects to him... again, seeing his niche sunk my heart into sorrows, but at least i know on the 100th day, he has found eternal peace in heaven... the testimony of finding the right niche for him still kept clearly in my mind... so hard to forget..... perhaps this is the only moment i will ever remember....

From his fullness we all received grace upon grace ~ john
1:16

i guess this is definitely part of our life to accept things tt happened around once again... & maybe tis is the way we will never forget memories.....

2007-11-30T12:05:00.000+08:00

assignments r around mi.... couldnt get enough slp because of all the assignments in hand... but i managed to finish up 2 of it.... left 2 more..... & the deadline is due next week.... rawrr!! i still hav to study for exams which is the following week.... RAWR!!!

perhaps being a computer science student isnt easy.... all the networking terms & the sophisticated theory of computer graphics... programming codes binding around my neck, left mi breathless...... when i told my frenz abt my workload now, they couldnt believe how stressful i am, having late nights everyday & my panda eyes.... they will simply shake their head & 'tsk tsk tsk......'

this is madness.......

although half of my workload is done, somehow i hav problems having my localhost to hook up to test my homework.... couldnt get tt step right... but continue to follow other steps juz to complete the task.... networking is juz so troublesome.... dealing wif out-dated versions kinda give us headaches & lots of "???"....

now left with computer graphics 2nd assignment (POV-Ray proj) & system admin 3rd assignment (logwhacker using PERL)....... argh!!

2007-11-26T22:42:00.000+08:00

i still remembered my 22nd b'day when i was in australia having some army exercise... spending my time there watching kangaroos hopping around..... my bday present tt time was a packet of chocolate biscuits from my officer..... my sis kinda celebrated yesterday wif mi & my bro.... of cos there's always joy from my little princess, my niece..... she was so excited over the bday cake tt she wanna blow the candle off from mi...... i guess she's addicted in blowing candles... even from her cousin's bday who is older than her by 1.5 yrs...... well, i wanna take a nice pix of the cake, but my niece kinda fast enough to help mi ate up some of the choco deco on top & also left a cut on it...... oh well.......

this yr, i guess i wont be having the same kind of mood as im quite tied up wif my assignments... i realised this yr i had been going thru tough times..... a failed relationship..... a loss of my beloved father.... a time of hardship to maintain my work & family problems.....

so.... my bday wish is:

i hope tt every of my frenz find joy & happiness in their studies & work... i wish for gd health & a prosperous life ahead........ =)

im saying these from the bottom of my heart....

God bless everybody!!

2007-11-22T23:47:00.000+08:00

i cant help it but saying this all the time... "im tired!!!"

imagine this now.... exams are abt 3 weeks' time & i received 4 new assignments in 1 go... deadlines r pretty tied to each other... 1 assignment is also tough enough to kill our braincells... i really dun understand y our tutors gave us so much work to do... not knowing how intensive they are... seriously, if given a choice, i cant be bothered abt all the assignments...

2007-11-18T21:41:00.000+08:00

im not too sure whether im procrastinating too much... all my absences in church almost every week... kinda feel very depressed now.... headaches which are killing mi everyday.... too stressed up, i suppose? juz managed to finish up system admin assignment 2... but there's another assignment coming up on the line, and i juz dunno how to manage it... and i juz realised t i havent started marking the students' works at NVPS...... there's juz so much to do now!!

my sis called today & said tt my niece is kinda sick & down with cough.... i drove down wif my mum to visit her.... well, tt little princess look juz fine for mi... she even talked alot today! i brought my work down to sis's hse & she bugged into the room, trying to pull mi out & play wif her.....

anyway, enough for the stressed moments.... went to watch beowulf wif a fren yesterday... the story plot was great & cant imagine the realism of CG technology used nowadays.... i was watching the entire show, without knowing tt it was CG-animated but not real humans.... and perhaps, who cares abt NC16 when pple juz come n watch because of angelina jodie's seductive body?

oh well... gonna get back to work now.......

2007-11-16T12:24:00.000+08:00

It was juz yesterday when Lucasfilm Animation came down to SP for some recruitment talk... well, i was thrilled to find out abt their studios which they already resided in Singapore... of cos, there's free game thriller to watch during the talk... thrillers which wasn't out for release yet... i've seen their job prospectus in their studios & sparked my interest in working there.... i guess this is one of my greatest dreams..... i shall try to apply for a job as an animator over & hopefully i can express my talents there...... they do provide trainings for 24 weeks & those who completed the training program will be qualified to work wif the big guys......

a great opportunity ahead..... but lst.... let me juz finish my degree b4 i make this great plan....

2007-11-12T14:59:00.000+08:00

i juz came back from north view pri sch... finally, i wrapped up the frontpage class today, probably this is one of my last trainings for this yr... also the perfect time for mi to concentrate on my studies & upcoming exams....

speaking of which, my exams is abt 1 mth's time & i got 3 more assignments, few more tutorials & labs b4 the exams..... kinda stressed now..... cant imagine how intense i could get when the exams r approaching.....

im still listening to jay chou's new album..... hehehehehe.... =P

周杰伦-彩虹

2007-11-10T01:41:00.000+08:00

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
所有的云都跑到我这里
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
就算放开但能不能别没收我的爱
当作我最后才明白

2007-11-08T20:43:00.000+08:00

i was listening to jay chou's latest album the whole day today.... keep looping it for several times... & no doubt, his songs are getting nicer & nicer..... especially "cai hong"... probably the most touching song i ever hear... well, the MTV almost made mi cry......

2007-11-07T09:36:00.000+08:00

the tension keeps filling up into mi.... the stress tt i hav rite now, probably everyone in uni life is going thru now... for mi, having to struggle 2 modules wif tons & tons of assignments is kinda ridiculous... especially if u dun hav a strong basic of wat u r learning...

i came across our lecturer's email on monday... apparently, our kind tutors wrote an email to our main lecturer, who is now in Australia, bringing up the points where some of us are kinda struggling wif the networking stuffs & the tedious processes in the labs... mainly, most of the people here does not have networking foundation & being a 3rd yr student upon enrolment, its very hard for us to learn fast as there're so much things to pick up in 1 go... for the part-time students, their full-time work committment is definitely the main priority in them now... for the rest, we are belong to the multimedia area & yet still wondering whether is there a need to study networking in our areas.... for this, i hav no comments but juz hav to take the fact tt im learning something new....

the tutors' email sounds quite pleasant to hear & we probably realised tt how protective our tutors have wif us... but the lecturer's email was a different story... wif a different tone at the back...

he's implicating tt we shouldnt make a big fuss out of it... his main points are: we are here to learn new things if we dun hav the foundation... no comments..... he's indirectly scolding our tutors for not guiding us properly.... he strongly emphasized the roles of our tutors & make sure he's there to help us.... hmm.. sounds a bit harsh..... he also said tt the reality of university life is painful & a piece of paper meant to be hard work at the side... on the overall, he doesnt sound friendly in the email.... well, needless to say, all of us who read this email were kinda pissed.... seems our morale has been brought down by this single email.....

i heard from everyone said tt UOW is very hard to study in SIM... especially computer science.... i really do hope tt im not making a terrible mistake by studying tt, cos tt's mainly my interest in doing computer graphics & 3d animations...... i need tt in life.... but juz having unnecessary stress from tt email is hard to imagine the things we r going thru rite now.... our lecturer throwing in last minute assignment to us... tight deadlines.... exams drawing near & stuffs....

im not complaining abt wat i doing now... cos i take the fact tt uni life is indeed a hardest path to walk.... juz hope tt i can pass these 2 modules for this term lst....

God's be....

2007-11-02T14:57:00.000+08:00

perhaps i should post some photos tt i took from botanical garden on tuesday.... its been long since i have taken gd pictures out from my stupid cracky camera... however, managed to get a few shots......

2007-10-31T22:48:00.001+08:00

i could say this week is very hectic.... work in the morning, afternoon had to struggle with assignments... stress keeps piling up & couldnt really take a break & rest... its onli wednesday today & i realised how lethargic i am, waking up early morning & endure my day wif the tremendous amount of stress....

sometimes, i wonder wat's the point of taking myself so hard... i became so helpless at times like this... my temper has gone quite bad due to these stress... even raising my voice to my family when they kept pushing mi too hard....

so sorry if i sounded very dejected now... i really need to take a deep breath & perhaps stay in focus for now.... so tired now

2007-10-30T20:44:00.000+08:00

"First Sermon"

At his first service, the new preachers sermon was extremely long and dull. As he preached, he drank from pitcher of water until it was completely gone.

After the service, someone asked an old woman of the church, "How did you like the new pastor?"

"Fine," she said, "but he's the first windmill I ever saw that was run by water."

Transformers DVD out in stores... & i got it!!!

2007-10-28T11:23:00.000+08:00

i was so thrilled to hear tt transformers DVD are out in stores now... perhaps a long-awaiting period to get this in my collection... i bought the 2-CD special edition that costs $40... & im broke.... well, juz think its worth the money to get that to satisfy me....

i watched the featurettes last nite & it kinda amazed me to see the concepts that is done in the movie... the new concept arts of the new robots... from the making of the real world to the war between the autobots & decepticons... tts not all... the detailed animation of the transformation was the delicated works i ever seen... 38 hours of 3D rendering of the robots took in the scene blew mi off.... also the selections of the robots might made the movie more significant by the fact tt its the lst movie of Transformers..... & ya! the cars........ wow..... =)

ok. back to sch work.... gonna finish off my assignment... gonna due soon....

2007-10-27T00:58:00.000+08:00

there's nothing more like a place to chill out at..... a half-pint heineken & a long island tea made my evening feels relaxed.... have been to shanghai jazz & lot stock wif ramesh & jinder.... but this place i went juz now was belonged to alan's fren.... the bar which opened a yr ago at far east plaza was indeed another nice place to hang out at..... but one thing abt it is that: alan's fren, loon, is a fan of heavy metal music.... so the atmosphere was filled up wif music from Guns & Roses..... well, its not a totally bad rock band i know of..... juz getting used to the place perhaps....

overall, i felt that the place was well furnished with the right ambience.... everything looks nice & the dark curtains reminds mi of shanghai jazz...... perhaps i might drop by someday if i happened to be at far east someday..... =)

well, back to reality.... lecture's in the afternoon tmr..... sianz....

new look....

2007-10-25T00:52:00.000+08:00

new blogskin created.... a refreshing change for my blog....... decided to go white this time..... but its kinda cramped for the body content..... well, nvm..... =P

2007-10-22T17:51:00.001+08:00

System Administration's assignments & homework r kinda jamming my brain now.... got real stuck in solving the problems.... tried so hard to figure out the solutions but seems tt everything is so unsure.... haiz.... nowadays i had been studying like mad.... couldnt really feel the weekend mood anymore when it comes to saturdays & sundays..... been meeting up wif jiaqian, soon jin & kevin for study group..... well, we managed to resolve our questions together, but the progress would probably be from 0% - onli abt 5%??? better than nothing.......... =P

im pretty desperated of getting my own ride to places, even to sch.... my mum wouldnt really let mi drive lst... perhaps her intention was juz to keepsafe my licence for few months lst..... but how would i gonna practise driving if she doesnt let mi..... yesterday i drove her down to west coast area to buy some groceries at sheng song, she kept nagging at mi non-stop, telling mi to speed up, dun make swift turns or sharp turns, asking mi to slow down..... kinda make mi nervous..... come'on... i had been driving my landrover in army for abt 2 yrs & now she's restricting my way of driving.... perhaps im kinda complacent, but she dun really need to "preach" when im driving rite? i know she doesnt like us nagging at her driving skills, but does she really need to do tt to mi???

argh.... @_@

FINALLY i passed my driving test.....

2007-10-18T10:54:00.000+08:00

well.... i passed my driving test juz this morning.... & guess wat?

i passed my test under the worst physical & mental condition.... & by the grace of God, i can finally tk a deep breath out from my torturing attempts...

i wasnt feeling very well early in the morning which i had a final lesson at abt 0640... i din sleep well the night b4... i was tied up wif work & studies the previous day... my energy was completely drained off..... feeling very very terrible then...... b4 the test, i told the tester tt i wasnt feeling very gd & i went to toilet & vomitted.... during the test, i pushed all my energy to concentrate & endure thru the test.....

everything went fine during the test.... my clutch & accelerator controls were doing gd..... but juz then, on the way back to driving centre, this red Mazda 3 juz swayed past my car... without giving way to mi.... i cut onto this lane too.... it was luckiy tt i drove fast in front, otherwise i'd hit onto him.... the tester was shocked too... even went to tell mi not to cut his lane....

at tt point, i was like, "siao liao la.... confirm fail wan..." my mood totally went downhill... i was telling myself if i failed, its tt stupid red car's fault.....

in the room, the tester mentioned tt particular mistake to mi.. but he said tt was nt my fault but i should slow down & let him overtake.... surprisingly, he even took down tt car's plate number!! hmm...... was he trying to help mi??? =P

after assessing my score sheet, he wrote "16" & marked mi a pass.... well, i was super thrilled tt i forgot my sickness......

b4 i left house, i prayed to God tt i will endure my strength & oso said a little prayer to my dad to give mi His blessings for safety & mercy upon the tester.... when my dad was around, he used to scold mi stupid for failing the tests... well, he has high expectations of mi when it comes to driving..... worst of all, i was an army driver & he used to be an army driver too...... =) hehehe....

truly, by the grace of God, i passed with a demerit point of 16.... btw, tt red car nearly made mi failed.... but thank God tt im safe back home now... finally i can juz relieved from the spending of money for my driving lesson & test.....

Thank God for this wonderful moment.... i think if my dad is still around, he'd very happy to hear my gd news.....

no, wait... he's happy now.... thank dad, for the wonderful blessings!!=) Love ya!

2007-10-15T12:32:00.000+08:00

recently, facebook is so popular among all & probably we would forget abt going into friendster to look for online frenz.... anyway, i juz got addicted to facebook cos there's so much interactivites.... i supposed to do my tutorials on fri, but ended up playing wif facebook for the entire day..... if i din do well in studies, it'd probably be facebook's fault..... =P

its been 53 days since my dad passed away... im sure by now tt my dad knows tt he's dead, according to chinese tradition... last fri, when i went down to visit my dad at the columbarian, i couls sensed tt my dad came back to say goodbye to us.... mysteriously, it rained after we got back from the columbarian... i guess tt was the way he expressed his sadness & hurts..... had this feeling tt he was still around, hugging us.....

after tt day, my mum's room door spoilt & couldnt be close tightly.... normally, her door is always easy to close & lock, but now its doesnt... weird huh?? i guess my dad still miss my mum... so much tt he wanna see her every night...... =)

still, the tranquil peace of seeing my dad's ashes laying at the columbarian in a nice environment makes us even more happy tt he can finally rest in peace.... =)

dun worry, guys..... im fine.... perhaps juz pondering abt some "weird" things my dad did....

2007-10-12T13:40:00.000+08:00

It is time to accept things for what they are.

There are some things that just cannot change, no matter how hard i try.

It is time to admit this to myself and move on....

dreamt of u.....

2007-10-07T21:53:00.000+08:00

last nite, i got to see someone which i missed him alot for now.... in my dream, i was standing at the door, probably had the feeling of seeing someone familiar.... true enough, i saw my dad, smiling at me..... after so many weeks, i finally get to see him in my imaginary realm.... he wore his favourite suit wif the yellow long-sleeves shirt.... the tie tt he wore during the family photo shooting...... he looked so pleasant..... there he was, smiling at me...... =) i had so much to tell him how happy i am, starting my sch term in SIM.... how thrill i am being certified by MOE in the AMIS scheme.... i missed the times when we sat down in the living room for chat......

my sis passed me a photo album which was taken at vietnam upon the 2nd day of my dad's death.... once again, i saw his body, ready to bring into the casket... although it wasnt tt much for the photos, but it brings me to a clearer picture of the account my sis & my bro-in-law had on tt particular night when they saw my dad's body brought out from the mortuary.... from the album, i could see my dad's business partners & friends around & i realised there were so many people my dad knew for the past 15 yrs in vietnam..... those who had helped us alot thru the hard times......

sorry for being so emotional again...... life still has to go on....

lst day of school.... kinda lost....

2007-10-03T23:29:00.000+08:00

lst day of school this afternoon....

started off with system administration as our lst module of the term.... kinda lost when daniel, our lecturer, touched on the deeper stuffs on the computer technology... but i got to know the deeper knowledge of how PC technology uses Linux for their backend systems... knowing CPU as an architecture of data & work..... also knowing about the roles of a system administrator, which daniel said coffee is the most supplimentary drink for sys admins..... hahaha... =P

all this while, im a software user.... getting to learn all the hardwares of computers is like getting my nerves out from my head... perhaps now im learning to use programs to create softwares... instead of using software to create things... maybe its time to change my point of view in seeing IT now.....

btw, do u know tt Dilbert comic strips illustrates mainly in office scenerios??? even our lecturer encouraged us to read his comic strips..... hahahaha... =)

once again, back to student life...

2007-10-02T05:44:00.000+08:00

yup... its now 0545 in the morning.... 2nd day of Oct....

i dun normally be online at this hour but I JUZ COULDNT GET TO SLEEP!!! the worst is: im gonna be at Ping Yi Sec later from 9am-5pm, replacing a residential trainer who is on leave today... in addition, i was wif the guys from Mastereign last nite & i hanged out wif them at the pub... u can say i was a little drunk, but not too drunk... ramesh couldnt let mi go off from the pub & insisted tt he bought mi another glass of strongbow, after having a kennys & the strongbow pine.... well, i had fun wif ramesh, jinder, alan "the entertainer" (we'll always tease him without fail), soffian, Jez & her husband Kelvin... i was thinking tt i wont hav tt much fun since im gonna start sch soon.... =(

speaking of sch... my SIM term is officially on the roll now... once again, im a student..... i missed my student life back in poly... played computer games in the lab during lessons, eating in labs, mugging on my assignments for long hours..... missed doing 3D animations from my final yr proj.... those were the days....

thank God for having my studies back on track... despite of going thru hard times now, im still able to pursue my degree after my NS... thank God for the mercy & grace upon my life.... =)

enough of all these for now.... gonna take my bath soon..... tired manz.... =(

2007-09-29T01:38:00.000+08:00

feeling quite reluctant to have sch starting soon next week... perhaps embarking my own varsity life isnt tt easy after all... getting prepared is the worst feeling ever... started to feel more for my bro & my frenz who had started university studies ahead of mi... the problem is: why am i worried abt all these?

im pretty stuck by the decision of continuing my freelance trainer job or taking up see peng's offer as his part-time stuff in Pharmatech Resources... i know he's been trying to help mi in my financial status, but coping wif my studies is another priority to make... and i hav to set tt as my main... i should probably stablize my schedule b4 deciding on all these... my training classes are gonna die off soon... perhaps juz in time to prepare for exam week in SIM...

"ORD.... back to studies... get degree.... so happy..... "

does it sound familiar to guys?

it juz keeps ringing in my head...... =P

jokes of the day...

2007-09-26T22:34:00.000+08:00

Young Guy's BG

At Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, a man in civilian clothes approached an airman and requested a vehicle pass.

The young airman, fresh out of technical training, asked to see his military ID, driver's license and his vehicle registration. Noticing the letters BG on the man's identification, the new airman asked, "What's BG stand for -- Big Guy?"

"No," the man replied, leaning over the counter. "Try Brigadier General."

sch starting soon... UOW, here i come!

2007-09-24T22:25:00.000+08:00

well, sch gonna start in a week's time... got my timetable & it looks crappy... somehow i was bluffed by the fact tt i cant allocate the lessons for myself.. all the lessons r fixed... the most worst thing is: there's lessons every sat!!! =( how am i gonna go for worship prac??? haiz....

anyway, wat im gonna tell u may spooked u & either tickles u wif a laugh...

there's this old man who stays next to my block.... not really tt old, i suppose... he likes to go for a drink at my house's coffeeshop... everybody would recognise him from far because of his limbing movements... tt week when my dad passed away, he passed by the funeral site & asked mi abt my dad's condition, asking mi how my dad passed away etc.... i had a little talk wif him b4 he headed back home...

few days ago, guess wat?

i heard from my mum tt he passed away due to a serious fall at my house downstairs... !!! i couldnt believe wat i was hearing... 1 mth ago, he asked mi abt my dad, & now he's gone too....

believe it or not...

Pharma Inc. website COMPLETED!!!

2007-09-23T00:08:00.000+08:00

managed to get Pharma Inc. website up onto the net.... perhaps, the 2 months' work had been paid off from juz a simple scratch of a logo to a multi-graphic website.... i started off wif juz a company logo & viola! the website is up, full of international pictures & enriching content... (hmm... the pictures are all royalty-free...)

next one coming up.... Pharma Connectiv!!

thanks, see peng! =)

Joke of the Day...

2007-09-20T20:56:00.000+08:00

*Military Time*

My wife Delores never quite got the hang of the 24-hour military clock. One day she called the orderly room to speak with me. The person who answered told her to call me at the extension in the band rehearsal hall.

"He can be reached at 4700, Ma'am," the soldier advised.

With a sigh of exasperation, my wife responded, "And just what time is that?"

Incomplete

2007-09-16T18:01:00.000+08:00

my life is juz empty without u...

i missed u so much... somehow i nv think tt u're gone so far from us... perhaps its juz the absence tt got used to it... nv felt tt u really left us... but i know u r looking gd & doing fine on ur end... God will take gd care of u rite now... somehow i also feel tt u r still around...

i wept when i missed u... but i braced myself up to live a better & meaningful life... i know u r watching over us from far, missing us too... i cant really face this world alone... but with u, everything is possible... ur memories pulled us thru obstacles...

perhaps i dun really wanna think too much... but i miss u...

Ratatouille... =) a rat who likes good food... inspired by him?

2007-09-14T22:54:00.000+08:00

3d animations from pixar will always amazed mi wif their in-depth 3d fundamentals... toy story, bug's life, finding nemo, the incredibles.... these r all the reasons y im so in loved in 3d... i found myself specialised in 3d animations back in my poly days...

Ratatouille..... who wouldnt know they can come out wif an idea of a rat who can cook??? rats r the most filthy creatures in the world... but remy isnt.... when his brother & the rest were eating junk food, he'd probably choose to make gd food... & it turns out tt remy became the finest chef in the culinary world of Paris... the plot itself brings us into a miniature world in terms of "size does matters".... a little rat who can make great food out of its tiny hands... its juz like pursuing a great dream out of its little pair of hands....

in the movie, u might find something familiar in ur eyes.... there is a mime in the background, who is the character "Bomb Voyage" from the incredibles... when the rats are trying to save Remy out from skinner's car, take a close look at the gargoyle they feature. It looks like Victor, from the Disney movie, the hunchback of notre dame... nearly every Pixar film shows the Pizza Planet Truck from toy story, when it actually appears on the bridge over the Seine on the scene where Skinner chases Remy....

well.... indeed a comedy wif great taste..... =)

Evan Almighty........

2007-09-10T22:13:00.000+08:00

i went to watch Evan Almighty at AMK Hub tis evening & i think this is probably the best sequel from Bruce Almighty... channel 5 has its first premiere for bruce almighty... once again, u hav seen jim carrey being "God" for the time being, trying to save the world... Are you sure God really takes a vacation & let Bruce handle his job??? Haa..... ridiculous, isnt it?

Evan Almighty is something different from the lst movie.... the story of Noah & the Ark relived into the movie on Evan Baxter.... building an ark using simple tools may seems impossible in our modern context.. but after u hav watched the movie, perhaps u can see how Noah built his ark using the same kind of tools, as wat is written in the bible... apart from this, there're many parts of the movie which can be apply to our daily lives.... i like this favourite sentence... this was taken when "God" was talking to joan, evan's wife in the restaurant.....

If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does
he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God
give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone
prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy
feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?

i guess it really makes sense tt we r taking God for granted... in our minds, we were always be waiting for God to answer our prayers, but yet God give us chances & time to fulfill our own wishes...... we cant be relying on God too often... its all depend on ourselves, whether wat do we do to fulfill our thoughts.....

well... signing off here... gonna slp soon...

2007-09-09T22:16:00.000+08:00

i thought i can handle my emotions thru this time, but i realise they were all hanging on me, pulling mi down... decelerate my pace... telling myself to be strong but yet im not.... probably i had enough of all these... all the unwanted thoughts in my mind...

for now, i surrender all these to God.... let Him take control of everything... Be it emotions or problems faced now... i give it all to Him rite now.... !!

All i need now is peace.... juz grant mi tt....

Happy Birthday, Dad....

2007-09-08T21:46:00.000+08:00

its been 2 weeks since dad passed away... & happy birthday, dad.....

if u r still around, probably we'd be celebrating for u rite now... together wif mum, bro, sis, alan & claire... but now u're gone... still, i miss u so much now..... but also i promise u tt i'll be strong & stand firm for the family... tts ur b'day wishes... life still has to go on... cant forget abt the times u came back from vietnam & spent time during lunch or dinner at restaurants..... i still remembered me & my bro toasted beer wif u..... seriously, u were the one who taught me how to drink alcohol when i was 12 at vietnam......

anyway, i know that u r happy wif the Lord rite now.... dad, i guess u r not lonely in heaven cos there will always be people around u celebrating ur b'day.... probably playing golf wif u rite now....

so daddy... take care ok? please watch over us thru these times & in the future.... i guess u wanna see claire getting into gd schools & score As in her studies... juz like sis in her younger days? =)

Bless you, daddy.... =)

God is wonderful....

2007-09-04T00:49:00.000+08:00

i would say tt everything has been going on as God planned for us..... & what He did is so magnificent..... =)

from the day my dad passed away.... till the day my family found a suitable niche for my dad's urn to remain inside... God planned it all.... till now, i'd nv think tt everything falls into coincidence....

but b4 all these conclusions, we hav fallen into deep depression of problems & disagreements... the main concern was where to put my dad's ashes.... & because of this, my entire family had so much arguments wif my relatives... but thank God we managed to stand firm in our decisions & giving us strength to uphold our rights.... seriously, it takes alot of effort to convince my relatives until we brought them to the CCK columbarium to let them realise our thoughts... the peaceful surroundings of the columbarium had somehow soften their hearts & minds into believeing tt it is the right place for my dad's remains to lay there in peace... especially my sister, she was so delightful abt us making the right decision.... needless to say, my relatives were happy abt the place too.... at last, i can see their faces turning from sour to the sweetest smiles they ever gave......

i've shared this to my cell & they find it quite amazing....

last thurs, my mum, my bro & i were hunting for the suitable niche for my dad's urn... eventually, we went to CCK columbarium & perhaps after spending abt 10 mins, we found a niche tts perfectly suitable... we were kinda happy & i settled the necessary arrangements at the office... well, we then realised something.....

the niche number were such as: A-03-05-031

A = block name
03 = level
05 = unit
031 = niche no

if u actually re-scramble the numbers, 0133005.... its my dad's NRIC no!!!

after which, we were so thrilled abt this.... went back to tell my relatives abt this...

nevertheless, there's so many gd things happened around... like wat my bro said, "It was a total emotional ride these past few days, but then i could not believe that it will concluded into happy moments."..... the day when my dad's body was cremated, one of my aunt actually saw clouds parting away & then smoke flew up to the skies... at tt point of time, there were no wind indications & its like heaven is opening the way up for my dad's soul to fly up.... let mi tell u this... this was the most unbelieveable testimony i ever seen & heard....

during one of the wake services, ps leng recited a portion from the bible from Psalms 23....

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

my bro was thinking abt this verses & he mentioned it to ps leng....

v2 says he makes me lie down in green pastures..... come to think of it, the place my dad died on tt saturday morning was on a golf course.... with the finest green grass & natural surrounded around the golf course.... & he collapsed in the middle of the golf course..... isnt it to say tt God planned this? i kinda think tt its a pleasure for my dad to pass away within the natural green pasture... God is so gracious tt He take my dad from the nicest place on earth b4 God can take him to heaven....

so many gd things happened...... which i feel so blessed.... =)

like i said, God planned it all...... =)

2007-09-01T19:29:00.000+08:00

its been a week since my dad passed on... over this entire week, my family faced struggles & tensions were kinda sticking around us to worsen our emotions... perhaps i can say these bits of obstacles strengthen me & the rest of my family... over this entire week, i realised the most importance of an unified family values & learn to withstand other kinds of critics & difficulties...

thank God tt although things were going tough within my family, but still God gave us strength to walk down the difficult path... my mum who was emotionally upset by my dad's sudden news, opened her heart to the Lord & allow God to minister to her... i think this was the true moment tt she realised there's nothing to be sad abt my dad's passing-on... but of cos, she still missed him alot... time will heal everything i suppose... now tt my dad is not around, she told all of us to go on wif our lives normally & let not any obstacles stumble upon us... She told us tt we hav oreadi gave my dad the best of its best for the funeral arrangements... and there, our work is done.... surprisingly, all my neighbours & long-time friends of my mum's said tt it was the nicest funeral wake they ever seen... for this, i cant help to say im proud of wat we have gave....

for here, i wanna thank all my friends & relatives who were praying for us... thanks God tt their prayers were somehow answered & enable us to stand firm in our stand...

wanna thank my sis, my bro-in-law... & some of my relatives who went over to vietnam to get my dad's body back... its been hard on u all... seriously, i can tell from the sweat tt they sacrificed during the procedures of the paperworks to be done.... also thank my dad's frenz who based in vietnam... they helped us throughout the hardest times we had.... appreciated tt...

wanna thank you for all my friends who came down to the wake services to show their utmost condolences... needless to say, they were very supportive of me & my family... thanks for their gratitudes....

rite now, i need lots of rest from all the sleepless nights i had for the past few days... will share some of the testimonies of my dad when my energy level r fully charged...

dad, rest in peace... & farewell... i'll see u in heaven one day... miss ya, daddy... =)

Dad passed away....

2007-08-25T22:21:00.000+08:00

10 hours ago, i received a phone from my sis tt my dad actually passed away from heart attack while playing golf at Vietnam.... i was really shaken by the sudden news... i tried not to let my mum know as everything wasnt confirmed..... but one of my dad's employees faxed to us abt my dad's sudden death..... this time, i was double stunned..... my mum got shocked upon receiving tt news.... i couldnt believe my dad juz left us like this...... =( this is so sudden...... i din even get to see my dad one last time..... the worst is he died in Vietnam upon his favourite sport...... !! =( Why does he wanna leave us like tt????

for the entire day, i couldnt accept my dad's sudden news...... it is so hard for mi... but i hav to be strong cos my mum was so emotionally unstable..... Why did God wanna take him away from us??

im sorry... i guess i really need a break from everything.... i couldnt tk it anymore....

Would You Be There - Redwan Ali....

2007-08-24T23:36:00.000+08:00

i've been looking for this song for quite long... i juz met up wif kenny & ronny yesterday & so happened when kenny got this song.... =) hahahahaha.... alright manz... enjoy! =)

feeling sick now.... =(

2007-08-23T00:36:00.000+08:00

well, im kinda feeling quite weak now.... yesterday had slight fever... running a temperature of 37.4 deg celsius...... despite the burning forehead, i still went down to bukit view sec for their claymation lessons.... i know better that the sch was the notorious one in my list of schools, but i still stand firm in my position..... actually, my fever got a bit worse during the lesson.... soon after it ended, i followed norain back to office cos wende is coming down for interview wif ramesh in the afternoon.... my weakness of my body went loose within.... very much, my muscles started to wobble weakly...... i dunno y manz..... morever, i still went down for cell group in the evening as usual.... but left halfway thru cos i cannot tahan anymore.... cannot really concentrate well...... =(

right now, im feeling better but my throat feels very irritated now..... the weather.... its gonna be the weather which makes mi fall sick.....

anyway, i managed to get 3D Studio Max installed in my com now!!! so happy!!! =) i can really start doing some 3D stuffs in my laptop..... really need to thank wen de for the s/w..... =P

2007-08-19T16:32:00.000+08:00

i went to meet up wif my platoon guys at jiun guan's b'day celebration at downtown east.... its juz excited to get to see my bunch of pple when i was still in 3 sig.... well, i heard alot of stories from them tt happened recently in CCC..... time really flies & things r changing like as if the earth is revolving 20 times a day..... they came down quite late because of Army Open House thingy.... but managed to rush down despite of getting held up........ anyway, nice to see pple like dickson, rong chang, siong kiat, mingzhan, york song, ming seng, even guys like cheng aik (aka monkey king) & junjie....... i still missed the crappy-ness from dickson, the sarcastic remarks made by siong kiat, the mischievous behaviour from cheng aik & the whining comments from york song.... hahahahahaha..... it was fun hanging out wif them.... =)

by the way, wanna know something?

all of them said tt i actually lost weight & slimmed down alot...... =)

hehehehehehehehehe......

the service was great today... with rev alvaro sanchez playing his songs for us in the service, & also share God's word with us...... once again, listening to him playing guitar & the harp makes u feel like floating all the way to heaven.... so delightful..... gracious.... juz too many things to describe......

gonna go.... ~*

Fireworks Competition....

2007-08-17T23:35:00.000+08:00

tiring day today indeed..... =( seriously, how i wished i can slp a bit longer this morning as the weather was so cosy.... haiz... & i dun understand why did i put my meeting at 10am wif see peng???? i should hav pushed it in the afternoon.... haiz...... =( now i missed the cosy slp....

toking abt the weather, i've been hearing my frenz saying tt all countries across the globe r experiencing weird weather conditions nowadays... is the armageddon coming to earth? r we facing the end of the world?? God knows...... & somehow life is short... i wouldnt imagine wat will happen to my family & frenz if this were to happen...

i was having lunch wif pamela, one of my poly classmates @ marina sq & she was telling abt the weird weather changes in HK which she went last month wif her mum..... apparently, they checked the weather forecast which actually said "summer"..... they even packed easy clothings like shorts & 3/4 pants for shopping along the streets..... guess wat? when they reached there, the weather was very very cold!! both of them were freezing over there...... they ended up falling sick wif each other....... i mean, wat is the world coming to???? =( after reading news regarding about the weather in US, i wouldnt deny the fact tt the world is changing...... we wouldnt know..... all we can do is to perhaps love the ones around us, for which we nv know when will we be seeing each other......

enough of the talk.......

i went to watch fireworks competition which i eventually hanged around at the city hall area for more than 8 hrs...... i tot i can booked the ichiban boshi restaurant in the evening, but all the restaurants @ the esplanade were fully booked for the entire weekend......!!! OMG.......... but i managed to get dinner reservation @ a peranakan restaurant...... =P

the fireworks were somehow fascinating, but perhaps could be better.... i liked the way they did the heart-shaped fireworks... tt really suits for a romantic moment..... if i were to invest in this fireworks production, maybe i can get those heart-shaped fireworks for my engagement proposal to my future wife...... hehehe.... well, im thinking too much...... =)

i took videos out of everything... well, not really everything...... =P

anyway, there's another one tmr, but too bad.... i cant come down to tt place.... @_@

tired sia....... gonna sign off for now...... ~*

不能说的秘密...

2007-08-13T23:17:00.000+08:00

the romance story with a very big twist tt made the climax of the movie..... i'd probably tot im watching a normal love story which the lead actress would died of some illness, leaving the main lead actor to be remorseful till the ending.... but hey! i was wrong on my own judgement.... this movie turns out to be another way round...... instead, u'd nv imagine how jay chou came out with the idea of ending the story or rather, how events led to the main focus of the movie..... i'd say he's a genius in this.... the words on the music scores played the crucial part of the story on how xiaoyu travelled thru time with music & went to see Jay at his time, which is 20 yrs later.... come to think of it... the last part of the words, "Return lies within hasty keys"..... i'd b thinking tt jay actually realised tt meaning of those words & sucessfully travelled back to xiaoyu's time 20 yrs ago...... hahahahahaha..... my frenz were actually asking mi how did jay managed to travel back time to look for xiaoyu..... wasn't it to be going into the future??? xiaoyu had tried playing those music & travelled probably twice into the future..... =)

seriously, it was so well-written tt the ending was somehow unexpecting... of cos, a nice movie will nv be nice without a few sense of humour in it..... Anthony Wong, once again, played jay's father ever since initial D...... the father pulled off many funny parts in the movie.... well, a nice combination of humour, romance & thrill.......

after watching initial D & Huang Jin Jia, many pple would commented tt jay doesnt know how to act in the big screen......... but i guess "secret" put it off well in his production of all.......

great show!! =) worth the money to watch many times..... hahahahaha.... or perhaps buying the DVD & watch it at home???? =P

Rush Hour 3

2007-08-12T00:21:00.000+08:00

jackie chan & chris tucker are back on the set of Rush Hour 3!! i'd nv forget abt the lst 2 sequels & their hilarious acts that make the dynamic duo in hollywood... =P

this time, the 3rd movie was so much better than the lst 2..... well, we can see the beautiful lady tt grew up from the lst movie.... tt's the ambassador's daughter..... did she really grow up tt fast?? i wonder........ of cos, chris's "gong fu" stunts improved.... hahaha.... but still as crappy as he is..... nv fail to shut his mouth..... =) everyone would nv miss jackie's martial stunts.... he's everbody's idol since young..... i'd think he did a gd job, once incorporated his own ways of directing the movie & his homemade stunts by his production crew..... During the production, Jackie Chan had a cracked sternum and bruises to his shins from his stunts.......

well done! i hope there's a Rush Hour 4 along the way...... =)

2007-08-10T12:22:00.000+08:00

sorry for being so emotional on my entries.... rite now, im kinda feeling better & perhaps more enlightened in some ways....

baby, i know it has been hard for u these days... i truly understand how u feel & know u're doing this for our gd... we may not be together in the end of the day, but i hope things will change for the better in the future... i'll pray for u every now n then.... seriously, dun hav to feel sorry abt the whole thing because u dun wan this to happen either... eventually, time will heal everything... & i'll always give u my support..... =)

for now, this is wat i can say & do for u.... Let God decide everything.... =)

2007-08-05T23:49:00.000+08:00

i heard pple saying this,

"Life is just like a rollercoaster ride......"

now i tasted tt for today....... terrible feeling.......

back to church after a month of MIA....

2007-08-05T18:27:00.000+08:00

i got to serve this week for worship & i'd probably think tt its quite weird to come back then... juz say im feeling different in this way, but hav been quite emotional abt things tt i really wanna put aside yet has been resurfaced for reasons..... a month of "spiritual retreat" was somehow trying to escape my own problems..... i wanna solve everything but im afraid tt i screwed up things again badly.... =( its hard..... yet i hav to face it......

actually, i couldnt find the real reason behind my "retreat".... probably would think tt i dun wanna see her for the time being..... when pple started asking me whether this was the only reason, i was left speechless...... is it really hard to find out the real reason??

for those guys who knew wat was going on between mi n her, u'd be disappointed in me rite? u'd think tt im juz being so childish doing all these rite? =( the fact is: i really think tt it'd be better for her to be happy in church if i wasnt around..... i know rite now, she still hates me.... so be it! i wanna move on, but juz tt there're uncertainties in my mind which i dunno how to open it up.... i felt tt i lost my touch in the church, which leads me to the point where i wanna leave tt place.... seriously, i might leave church one day & go to somewhere i think its suitable for mi......

thinking back of being so comfortable wif guys whom they grew up wif mi in church... & also pple like vic, june, xiaowei, dom, annabelle, mendy, shaun, melvin & other young adults..... i couldnt bear to leave them.....

sorry for being to emotional..... this is juz the wrong time to be like this!!

Range Cancelled

2007-08-04T10:08:00.000+08:00

At one Army base, the annual trip to the rifle range had been canceled for the second year in a row, but the semi-annual physical fitness test was still on as planned. One soldier mused, "Does it bother anyone else that the Army doesn't seem to care how well we can shoot, but they are extremely interested in how fast we can run?"

the simpson movie.... fun-thrill comedy.....

2007-08-04T00:35:00.000+08:00

the simpson movie was exciting... full of humour & jokes..... probably most of it are dirty jokes or lame ones.... well, its worth the money to go watch something tt really laughs the hell out of it.... =) u wouldnt wanna stop laughing from the start of the movie to the end...... guys, juz go watch it....

2007-08-03T00:03:00.000+08:00

my mum has been worried abt her medical condition now, as the doctors couldn't find any problems from her x-rays reports... she was asked to come back for another review next monday... ya, she's quite emotional abt it, worried tt she might get a relapse after the major operation 6 yrs ago... she's been battling breast cancer ever since my sec sch day... do remembered i skipped my sch band's farewell party & accompanied my family to the hospital for my mum's operation... aunt helen & aunt cat were there too.... apparently, my dad didnt slp the nite b4.... but the operation was quite successful as all the cancer cells were removed from her infected areas....

right now, i dunno how to comfort her.... i praying for her tt the doctors would not hav any negative reports for my mum.... & also pray for the peace upon her.....

beating the red light... the next top listed offence in S'pore?

2007-07-31T15:45:00.000+08:00

yesterday morning, when i was abt to cross at the traffic light near my house, i almost got knocked down by a car but luckily the driver was driving at abt 40 km/h... but still, he drove past the red light & juz rammed off from it..... i was quite shocked & i couldnt hav time to react.... probably, i couldnt imagine myself being knocked down by tt stupid car....

early this afternoon, when i was on the cab wif my colleagues to bukit view sec sch, there's this black chevrolet beat the red light too! there were even pedestrains crossing the road! this is so crazy... i've been seeing this for 2 days......

i'd think drunk-driving is gonna b history in the traffic police record..........

music video - When You're Gone

2007-07-27T15:45:00.000+08:00

nice song to listen for the day.... =)

Funeral Bells......

2007-07-23T23:39:00.000+08:00

A minister well known for his beautiful singing voice came home visibly upset after consulting with a new widow about funeral plans for her recently deceased husband. His wife asked him what was wrong, and he revealed that the wife had asked him to sing her husband's favorite song, "Jingle Bells," at the funeral.

He was troubled that it wasn't appropriate to the solemn occasion.

He struggled and prayed about it, and finally decided to honor the grieving widow's wishes.

At the funeral, still sensitive about how some of the mourners might react to hearing "Jingle Bells" at a funeral, he carefully introduced the song with words about appreciating the sense of humor and lightheartedness of the deceased.

The widow had been very tearful during the service. Hearing the introduction to her late husband's "favorite song" she sat up and began to appear quite interested. As the preacher began the song, the widow began to smile, and her tears dried up.

She was actually giggling as he concluded, and he felt glad he'd decided to honor her request since it obviously had been so comforting.

After the service she thanked the pastor for sharing his music ministry, and with a big grin she added, "By the way, the favorite song I requested was 'When They Ring Those Golden Bells!'"

When You're Gone - AVRIL LAVIGNE

2007-07-22T01:24:00.000+08:00

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cried
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie
Is made up on your side

When you walk away
I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day
And make it ok
I miss you

2007-07-16T00:04:00.001+08:00

believe or not, my niece can actually speak so fluently on the phone to me.... this is the actual conversation.....

me: hello...
claire: hello...
me: yes mei-mei?
claire: "Da-jiu" (big uncle)... where r u now?
me: i'm on the train, coming back home now...
claire: jiu-jiu, come back home eat dinner ok?
me: okay... mei-mei must wait for jiu-jiu to come home ok?
claire: ok....

(a pause...)

claire: how long u coming back?
me: hmm... 30 mins....
claire: ok! see you!
me: bye...
claire: bye!

isn't it cute....? she's juz 3 yrs old!! i swear to God tt was the words tt came out from her mouth...

wat's the best thing?? she knows how to recite the tang poem now!!! =)

no joke..... ! @_@

MASK... probably the next movie of the year??

2007-07-13T12:44:00.001+08:00

i dunno u guys out there remembers this cartoon back in 1980's.... it was one of the famous animated cartoon series besides Centurion, Ninja Robots, Transformers.. etc...... i remembered when i was a kid, my dad bought the entire collection of its toys... from the red-car driven by Mask to the villain whose helicopter transformed into a fighter jet.... i missed tt show.... probably might wanna thank youtube.com for fulfilling my dreams of reviving the cartoon again..... i cant believe some of the series were still in the youtube achives..... =)

i was wondering..... since Transformers had made a big hit this year, why not producers like Steven Spielberg, Jerry Buckheimer or Michael Bay comes up wif this MASK movie??? i was reading the latest FIRST magazine & readers were still wondering whether this movie make the next big thing in Hollywood..... perhaps, i can say.... they'd give their best shot after all...... =P

if this comes out into a movie, i guess i cant wait to see all the newly revamped vehicles which can transform into battle machines.... well, maybe they can improve the masks they're wearing.... hee.... =)

2007-07-12T20:38:00.000+08:00

at last for today, im free!!! no lessons for mi..... hee.... =P

but ran some errands for the whole day despite for having my stiff neck.. kinda dragged myself out to go around settling some matters.... went down to see peng's office to collect the cheque from jon.... yeah!! my $500.... without u, i really dunno how to survive for the next 2 weeks... hahaha.... well, i've yet to discuss the future plans of their website maintenance..... bleah... ~~ i think i'd probably follow up with them next week..... =)

meeting wif linus, ashikin & the other trainers at mastereign in the late afternoon... discussing abt the cyberwellness talk at Tanglin Sec.... i tot it was some ordinary meeting today, but its a training for us by Mr Ho-Tan Whai Aun.... well, i dunno much abt him, but i heard from his associate tt he's quite famous in the IT industry.... he gave us training on cyberwellness so tt we can be well prepared on wat to teach the students...... seriously, i tot im gonna fork out my own resources to teach, but he came in handy..... after the meeting wif him, i really think there's nothing to worry abt on tt day...... =)

actually, i'd like to find out from pple... how much they know abt cyberwellness??? will anybody free to open up?? =)

2007-07-10T16:15:00.000+08:00

im going mad soon.....

today i took a class wif my colleague, Norain at bukit view sec sch teaching claymation... seriously, tt was the toughest class i ever taken in my life... i nv expect the whole class was too notorious... its at the extreme side of becoming worse.... can u believe tt the class was situated besides the general office???? so wat!!!??? does the principal ever take actions on them???

anyway, i told norain tt im not surprised if we spent half of the duration scolding & shouting them.... well, there u hav it!.... =P

come to think of it, i had not given up hope on them... i can see some of them were still keen in getting to learn new things... rite now, i've oreadi seen them doing their work.... which probably makes them better to learn.....

i think tt they may be normal tech students, but i hav seen these pple doing successful in the society now.... they may be condemned in pple's eyes... for mi, i think there's sth i need to spark them wif..... so tt they can see wat we trying to give them.....

well, cool off.... im gonna take a nap now...... ZZZZzzzzz......

Ten Ways You Know Your Internet Connection is A Little Slow

2007-07-05T20:33:00.000+08:00

Text on Web pages displays as Morse Code.
Graphics arrive via FedEx.
You believe a heavier string might improve your connection.
You post a message to your favorite newsgroup and it displays a week later.
Your credit card expires while ordering online.
ESPN Web site exhibits "Heisman Trophy Winner"...for 1989.
You're still in the middle of downloading that popular new game, "PacMan".
Everyone you talk to on the 'net phone' sounds like Forrest Gump.
You receive e-mails with stamps on them.
When you click the "Send" button, a little door opens on the side of your monitor and a pigeon flies out.

Transformers ~ NICE MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!! =P

2007-07-04T10:05:00.000+08:00

i went to watch transformer last nite & it was awesome manz!!!! =) the robots were so nicely, digitally well-built... i can say they were the complete visual effect masterpieces.... the transformations were perfect.... the storyline was superb..... its worth the money even if u watched on weekends..... @_@

for those who havent watch the movie, go grab a chance to watch!! let me tell u... its the best movie i ever watched tis yr...!! =P

10 things a cat thinks about....

2007-07-03T11:06:00.000+08:00

I could have sworn I heard the can opener.
Is there something I'm not getting when humans make noise with their mouths?
Why doesn't the government do something about dogs?
I wonder if Morris really liked 9-Lives, or did he have alterior motives?
Hmmm... If dogs serve humans, and humans serve cats, why can't we cats ever get these stupid dogs to do anything for us?
This looks like a good spot for a nap.
Hey -- no kidding, I'm sure that's the can opener.
Would humans have built a vast and complex civilization of their own if we cats hadn't given them a reason to invent sofas and can openers in the first place?
If there's a God, how can He allow neutering?
If that really was the can opener, I'll play finicky just to let them know who's boss!

my website is up on the net now...!! =) hahaha

2007-07-02T18:53:00.000+08:00

finally, after 3 months of hard work, brain cells-killing process... i got my website up onto the internet... !! =)

well, after so much changes here & there, i finalised all the changes to be made on the website... Pharmatech Resources has its new look now.... =P hehehe...

really hav to thank See Peng & his colleague, Jon for the advices & suggestions... looking forward to work with them closely... oh yah... wanna congrats See Peng for having his 3rd boy on the way..... jia you!! =)

a tiring & stressful day....

2007-06-26T11:57:00.000+08:00

its schools' reopening day yesterday... all the kids were still suffering from the prolonged "holiday" illness.... either do i.... =P

my lst class was at north view pri sch, teaching them how to use MS frontpage.... i can tell u this... the kids r super rowdy manz...!! cannot even listen to simple instructions.... i was quite nice to them initially, but i got too firm on them.... although it was 1.5 hrs, it was quite hard to handle... but i can see some were keen to learn... after showing them some websites.... hehehehe.... hav to "hong" them also.... otherwise they wont get to be attentive....

in the afternoon, went down to corporation pri for video classes.... WAH~ the class was rather different.... i was told from my assistant & the teachers tt they were a bit slow... from wat i saw yesterday, they didnt even getting to start their work.... i was like," . . . . . . . . . . . . . ."

argh!!

anyway, i was quite glad to see a group of students getting their brains cracking up to do the video... well, the time for them was rather tied, but i guess they managed to pull though from it....

norain juz called mi to ask mi whether i wanna take over her class at the same sch on thurs..... i agreed to her.... argh! i guess im teaching everyday tis week..... haiz.... =P