Sweet Forgotten Angel..

2012-01-07T12:07:00.001+08:00

Well, some of you have read my list for things to do differently in 2011.. now's time for the little review, and plans for 2012!!

Things that worked!

Do something EPIC!!: Hell yeah!! I got to the finals of 2 karaoke comps! (even when the rules said I could only make it thru to one).. EPIC WIN MUCH??! ;DD

Plan some Awesome AnimeUNSW club events: Could have been better over the year, but at least it ended pretty well with the AUNSW CHRISTMAS PARTY!! =D (thnx to all who helped out! ^^)

Pick up another "Useless" hobby: Drum-mania! (well, not entirely useless.. but hey! new arcade talent! =D )

Things that didn't

Learn a New Language: FAILED... D:

Start studying EARLIER: DOUBLE FAILED!! D:

Be Sporty at least once a week: Haha... hahahaha... ha.. >

Well.. 3 out of 6 ain't too bad right? =P

Now off with the old, and In with the NEW!!

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NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR 2012!!

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Since I'm now the Events director, the 2 main things that needs to be done are:

For the Club

PLAN AWESOME EVENTS (in advance): I think this was the biggest fault on my part last year, that we had good ideas, but insufficient time to manage them (damn you engineering!!) still.. I'm looking forward to a new year of better stuff hopefully =D

Make the club self-sufficient: Considering that I would be doing tougher stuff for engineering soon, i might have to limit my involvement eventually.. =( but not before I make sure the next year would be just as great..

For Epic Win!:

Make Youtube Covers/Music Videos!: Since I decided to spend $$ on a xmas sale to get this portable voice recorder thingy.. I might as well put it to good use right? =D

Learn/memorise more KARAOKE PERFORMANCE PIECES!: Given the time I spent learning 2 songs for the karaoke comp last year, I should probably start now to increase my repetoire (and maybe clinch another win! =D )

FINISH THAT DAMN COSPLAY!!: Yes, I have a few cosplay plans lying around, but a lack of motivation to finish them.. maybe I really should.. >

For Self Improvement:

Stop being so shy: Ironically, I think I need to get out there and talk more =O

Learn that Instrument!: Well, at least improve on it.. don't get stuck there.. D:

Stop swearing so much: Yes, I'm planning for a occupation at sea, so i should swearing like a sailor..

For PONY!!

Become Vegan once/twice a week?: Cuz I realised I've been eating junk quite a bit.. and there are days where I really should get some proper fruits/veggies.. >

Lose 1kg/month till return to sg: IAN FUN J C!! WE ARE NOW FRIENDS.. BUT ENEMIES.. LIKE FRIENEMIES..

So yes, 10 resolutions for 2012.. Hope there's better odds this time =)

2011-10-12T17:12:00.003+08:00

Isn't it funny how much people can change since you last knew them?

People like.. from high school? or your drama club?

yea.. sometimes you stumble upon an article with someone you know in them..

http://www.misssingaporeworld.com/Contest/Contest.aspx?contest=The%20Finalists

and find out they were the runner up for a beauty pageant =OO

2011-07-18T17:53:00.003+08:00

Guess who managed to get to the finals in a karaoke competition?? =DD

Hahaha.. it was quite a fluke in my opinion.. and to be honest, there's so much more I should have practiced too along the way.. but hey.. a win is a win right? (or in this case.. 2 wins.. ^^ )

wahahahaha... but I'm not really sure what to think about this.. by right, the rules stated that that i shouldn't have been able to get to the finals for 2 categories.. but I did.. which i guess would make me the 1st ever person to pull it off at smash! =O

like my other win at a cosplay convention.. it kinda does feel like a snatch and run.. kekeke..

but pfft.. who cares.. I got like, $100 worth of prizes from that.. it kinda helped cover up for the $220 i could have gotten had I decided to skip smash by taking a later flight due to the whole plane hold-up thing on Quantas.. =)

2011-07-03T00:10:00.004+08:00

You know.. its funny talking to someone you knew from ages ago.. Esp if its someone you used to like..

Things are very different now from how they were back then.. like how i would have killed to have an opportunity to talk to her the way I just talked to her just now..

She was probably my 1st crush.. at a time where you were just learning how having a crush is all about.. a time where they were all you could think about.. and all you'd be hoping for..

Its funny how my heart throbbed a little.. throughout the whole time.. but strangely i felt nothing else.. no strong longing to be together like i used to.. none of that awkwardness in sharing my thoughts with her..

She was probably the one who started it all.. the big change for me to turn into the person I am today.. by the time I realised she and I weren't going to get together the way I was back then.. I decided to embark on a journey to become the kind of guy girls would regret not trying..

How successful was it? I don't really know.. I don't really remember much about how I was before.. except for the good things i bothered to write down..

how does she think of me now I wonder? how does she feel that I used to like her?

Well, I don't know.. but all I can do is wish her all the best in facing the things she's facing now.. I've changed for the better after meeting her.. I can only hope I can repay the favour..

2011-01-31T01:53:00.002+08:00

I know its not much of an impact.. But I think the world needs some change..

Are the problems of the world finite? or infinite? either ways.. i don't think it matters.. What matters is the rate at which we can solve them..

Each generation comes with its own problems.. as well as its own solutions.. The generations before us have tried their best.. and now their wills would be inherited by us.. the current generation..

Yes.. it seems unfair that it'd seem they're dumping all their unsolved problems to us.. Pollution.. Diseases.. Social Ills.. etc etc.. but you can't deny that they've done well to solve similar dilemmas of the generations before them.. such as medical breakthroughs.. Initiating Gender equality.. the internet etc.. In our hands is the tools that could really bring progress to the human race..

undoubtedly.. we would also be leaving our unsolved problems to our future generation one day.. in the hopes that they too would help us find the answer..

This might be just a stab in the dark.. but i think one of the biggest probs we can try tackling now.. is that of discrimination.. and general hate..

no one is both perfect.. and putting people down based on their looks/religion/circle of friends, is just plain wrong.. there has to be an end for this somewhere.. and I feel we shld start looking for it now..

Is it that hard to accept another person for who they are? is it that hard to show some grace and forgiveness when they falter?

I believe none of us have gone through our lives without making a single mistake.. and even if we did, that'd be a mistake in itself.. don't cover them up.. proclaim them.. that you're proud you made it, such that others won't have to make it again..

To be honest.. I'm not even sure where I'm going with this post.. But, I feel it was started with kind intentions.. and that thoughts that are deeply rooted with kind intentions.. would find their fruits someday..

2011-01-01T23:48:00.001+08:00

Hahaha.. I just received an email from.. (wait for it..) MYSELF.. which i written while I was really down and depressed earlier last year on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.. (OMG.. its 2011 already? =O)

funny thing is.. I'm still kinda affected by the same thing that happened back then.. but reading the words i wrote back then.. it gives me hope that good things would be coming my way.. it almost feels like they're words that came from someone wiser and more experienced.. when in fact, its just me at a different point in time.. xP

I guess we actually can help solve our own problems this way.. if viewed from a 3rd person's perspective..

but anyways.. just wanted to say a special thanks to Amanda, who helped me think of this idea.. and helping me out while i was in the dumps earlier last year.. Rachel, who's been helping me recently and listening to my problems.. Jessica, who brings little bits of joy and laughter into my life.. YuLin, for supporting me even though our views on things can be conflicting.. and whoever else reads my blog.. no matter how dusty it's become.. xP

Without further ado, the email which I wrote for my new year.. =)

Happy New Year everybody!!

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Life is short.. as lives that walks this earth come and go.. What mark to they leave behind that they once existed before us?

Its true that people change.. that nothing is eternal.. that one day I might forget the person i used to be in the past..

but at this point.. where they say the decisions you make would define who you become in future.. I still wish for a way to remember the things that makes me.. me..

How this would work.. Life doesn't have a save/load function.. But the best i can think of is sending a letter to the person I'd be, somewhere down life's path.. a letter containing all the hopes and ideals i hope to preserve..

Let anyone who reads this be a witness.. as I would be a witness to anyone who'd wish to use this idea too..

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So to the future Gabriel.. if you're reading this (no.. i don't think I'm dead yet.. =X ), I hope it'd be in happier times..

You may not been blessed with the blood of an angel.. but you have the blood of a Hero running through you.. Let it inspire you.. lead you on undauntedly.. along with anyone else you meet along the way.. It can be your beacon whenever the road seems dark..

The world tells you to pick your battles.. but sometimes we can't choose to not fight a battle.. we can't choose to run, just because its unlikely we'd win.. Sometimes a man, needs to be a man.. and do manly things..

Thus said.. I won't run.. here I stand at another crossroad in life.. unsure of my footing.. struggling against a nameless foe.. Hoping that I can survive through it all..

But such is life.. It is a battle i cannot avoid, and i do so praying that someday you'd see the light i was fighting towards..

Don't be afraid to try new experiences..
Fight hard for what you want.. The world is yours for the taking.. New possibilities are just out there waiting to be discovered by someone with the right heart for it..

Cliche as it may sound.. Out of the many art pieces I may make.. paint or craft with these 2 hands.. nothing even compares to the beauty that is you.. Continue to keep that nice heart and thots of yours.. Continue carrying yourself as a gentlemen.. Continue to walk on happily..

And maybe someday, it'd all make sense.. The reason behind our existence..
Till then.. keep pressing on..
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2010-11-15T10:45:00.002+08:00

girls here can be rather... How do I put it? Brave? On my way out of the house, I met this girl who was about to brave the rain to get to the randwick busstop.. For those who are wondering, that's quite a distance! And she gonna get drenched head to toe by the time she gets there..

Naturally, I couldn't leave a girl like that after seeing that.. So I ran up to her with my umbrella and a casual "where are you headed?"

Smooth huh? ^^

But Yea.. I'm quite surprised by the culture here.. I find it rather attractive actually.. That even the girls here can be quite assertive.. (i think that's the right word?)

interestingly.. Our conversation steered from simple introductions to Anime.. Though I feel it was kinda her taking the lead.. Hehe.. I still got a way to go I guess.. =S

Sam, from a certain sydney girls high school..
She was pretty cute too... =)

2010-11-08T11:03:00.004+08:00

Can I just say something?

...

Bakuman is an AWESOME anime~!!

I'm sure many of us had this idea when we were into anime as kids.. to grow up and become a manga artist or animator etc etc..

I had that same dream too.. to write captivating stories, and turn them into pieces of art...

I wonder where it all went though..

Maybe this hols.. I'd try picking it up again.. to see if it goes anywhere.. =)

But in the meantime.. if you're reading this, go give Bakuman a try.. the synopsis can be found here.. =)

http://myanimelist.net/manga/9711/Bakuman

2010-11-06T00:06:00.005+08:00

Seems like I've been helping some ppl with their "relationship" issues recently.. which is funny.. cuz I can't say that I'm without my own.. =P

but it does remind me of a time when I was in a similar situation.. I guess after hearing so much.. you can't say that guy or girls have it any easier than the other.. while girls might be thinking being a guy is so simple.. you get to pick your choice of girls amongst the flowers.. that logic is ultimately flawed.. while there's a small population of guys who are actually able to do that (ya know... maybe the prettier ones who know their way with words..), there's a much bigger portion of guys who's wishing for a world where girls would fight with each other to dance with them.. not forgetting that guys generally are the ones bearing the higher % of rejections..

That said.. guys can't really complain that girls have it any easier.. there's societal norms that forbid them from being as open as they want to be (at least from how i see it..).. as well as the many shy moments/insecurities that a guy faces.. probably in larger proportions.. why do girls put on make-up or dress up prettily? isn't it partly because they're chasing a guy's perception of what's beautiful.. so they can find some sort of measure of their self worth?

Ultimately.. they face the same problem as guys.. wondering what does it take to make that someone look our way..

it seems like a vicious cycle of insecurities.. you're looking for someone whom you can be open about and share these things with.. but while trying to find them, you 1st have to hide it until the point where they've accepted you..

so what's the point I'm trying to make?

I'm not sure either.. =X I guess i'm thinking it might be a better world if we could all be a bit more honest about ourselves.. about who we like.. who we can't live without.. who we'd like to get to know better.. and.. who we know would love us back the same.. =)

funny how sometimes you seem able to solve everyone's else's problems.. but not your own?

it got me thinking.. that if you're telepathic, and could read other people's thoughts.. would that make you the smartest person in the world since you know what everyone's thinking?

I guess not.. because these thoughts came from another person..

however.. if you could build on top of these thoughts you've compiled together...

hmmmm...

I wonder if something amazing could happen..

2010-11-04T15:33:00.004+08:00

How does it feel to be missed?

Is the world a little sweeter?

does your heart skip a little faster just from hearing from someone..

does it fulfil all the days you spent thinking of that somebody.. in that single day you were remembered?

the palpitations.. the anxiety.. its like standing on top of a stage with a full audience..

all this while.. wondering if there's someone out there looking for us too..

2010-10-13T21:10:00.003+08:00

What is the Colour of Loneliness?

Sometimes.. I wonder too.. Is it a dull colour like grey? or a sad sort of blue?

a misunderstood colour like Pink/Purple? or Gold which thinking itself royalty, doesn't mix much with others..

An void like Black?.. or a sickly green?

But yet these colours seem to find their place somewhere in art.. they find places where they can belong.. thus I feel..

The Colour of Loneliness is "Colourless"...

its like being there part of a picture.. but being unnoticed..

In the same Vibrant Colourful world, yet not part of it..

The Colour of Loneliness is "Transparent".. "Forgotten".. "Unnoticed".. wouldn't you agree?..

2010-10-10T20:10:00.002+08:00

Its 10/10/10...

I guess that in itself is deserving enough to have post of its own? =P

Not sure why.. but the thought of some people crossed my mind recently.. Like.. People whom I spent New year's Eve with earlier this year.. How I totally sucked at guitar back then.. but got a lot better since.. xD

And how my life kinda revolved around FB.. and how my life used to be before..

How things were different from how they are now.. How I've changed from how i had been..

Yes, some parts I'm not so proud about.. But now that I've come to that realisation.. I can make a change.. Right? =)

Its not gonna be easy.. But, I believe it IS Possible..

Its like how I've been making these AMVs over the past week.. None of them had a clear idea in mind.. but I knew the direction the whole video would take..

To the time for being emo is over.. Its time to kick this bad attitude in its behind, and cheer up right? =)

I believe that's where my shine was.. Something I've been trying to find for the past while.. the past few years even..

I guess that's why we were given 2 eyes.. One to keep track of the present.. and the other of the Future.. The past.. I'd leave to my older days to look back upon.. =)

Lord I'm doing.. All I can..
To be a Better Man..

2010-07-27T22:21:00.003+08:00

Its only when you wake up that you notice it was a dream...

I met her on a flight.. a flight that should have been impossible to meet on..
these flights sorta transition between different worlds for me..

in the next scene.. we met one on one.. sorta camping by a riverbank.. I snuggled warmly beneath my covers.. while she hugging her knees braving the little chill..

she was ranting.. what about i only picked up bits and pieces.. she was asking "what countries were you ok with not going to", as she was pissed off with several people.. presumably from various places around the world.. And thinking who shld could discard/don't put up with any further.. She looked cute nonetheless.. bickering with unseen people such rich emotion.. It felt comfortable to be around.. knowing this wasn't how she normally behaved around others..

"Any country was fine" I told her.. In my mind, that was the truth... that it all didn't matter as long as I was with her..

but for a moment after.. we were both taken by the natural beauty of the place that was around us.. There were cliffs in the horizon, a beautiful sunrise.. large expanse of water.. it was like we were on an adventure together it seems.. an adventure together alone..

We stared at it for a bit.. till my head wandered off on it's own.. i started hearing those announcements from tourist group-leaders.. like "on your right, you'd see.."
(with my mind's eye.. I also imagined A boat passing by?)

I shifted my blankets a little closer to her.. it was not gentlemanly to leave a lady in the cold.. but as her feet got under the sheets.. it seems like she recalled a warmth she had missed.. as she quickly got under the rest of my blankets.. her head rested against my arm as her pillow..

The poor girl I thought.. as my other arm moved closer to give a warm embrace..

that's when the dream started collapsing.. I shut my eyes.. and woke up to a sound i was familiar to every morning..

my alarm clock..

It was then you'd notice it was all a dream..

it is regretable that i couldn't bring her into this world with me.. for she's someone who only existed in my dream fantasy.. but still.. I was happy enough to meet her..

My unfound princess..

2010-03-24T22:39:00.002+08:00

its strange how sometimes life work in mysterious ways... There was this girl whom I met on the plane here to Sydney... And kinda throughout the whole flight I was thinking of someway to sit beside, and maybe talk to her..
Sadly, my plans were a little lacking in the confidence department.. And all I managed to muster up was to ask to borrow her pen to fill in my landing form..
Well.. Back then I was telling myself "its alright.. Maybe she goes to a diff uni.. Maybe she's not even singaporean.. If its fate, we'd meet again anyways..
Well I was quietly delighted when I suddenly met her at O week.. And now more so since I realised we're both in the Kendo, as well as anime club as well!! =O
Yea... Funny how life works sometimes =) I guess this is a good turn of things

2010-03-06T22:14:00.004+08:00

Guess who's writing a new post!?

Haha.. somethings are just too good to let off.. Such as a crazy session at Karaoke with some of the most fun ppl you'd meet in your life =P

names names names.. lets see.. there was Geri, Nat, Kaye, Desmond, Joseph, Roy, Jeff & Me!

Some highlights for the day.. we went direct from the SSA's Beach BBQ, and on the Bus, there was some crazy students playing their music on speakers.. and at one point they were playing "She will be loved", and the bus sorta.. spontaneously burst into song at the chorus.. OMG.. It was so funny.. It felt like we were all on a school trip or something.. =P

Anyways.. after some running around, we managed to round up everyone to Greenbox.. It was pretty much Jeff and Joseph's 1st time at Karaoke, Jeff being a total noob, was choosing Karaoke unfriendly songs (you know.. those meant more for clubbing/dancing to) or those super difficult ones (Like "I don't wanna miss a thing", which totally kills your voice after xD ), and sorta let someone else take over the singing half-way.. Dem funny la.. but then again, i probably did the same thing during my 1st experience at karaoke.. =P

Nat kinda went completely wild too.. not sure when Linkin park was suddenly suggested into the mix.. but she was like "yeah yeah!! choose that one!"... and later when the MTV started, she was like "Linkin park songs must go to the front and shout out loud", and then proceeded to stand in front of us for her "Performance". Just imagine this pint-sized power-packed girl in the front shouting out linkin park lyrics like there's no tomorrow.. I couldn't stand it.. I couldn't let her do this alone.. xD

as a result.. I'm sorry for all for deaf (or soon to be deaf) ppl in the room.. =X

had dinner at this small korean place beside Hungry Jacks.. and parted ways.. Managed to at least drag Kaye to the arcade for a while though.. =P

Anyways.. I hope everyone had fun!! cuz I wanna do something like this again, and i wonder who i can ask.. xD

2010-02-15T14:39:00.003+08:00

Okies.. random post.. Its been a few months.. and I've gotten better with the guitar! well.. like finally.. Now I can sorta "fake" that I've been part of a guitar ensemble, and actually play something decent to prove it.. =P

Btw, to those who might be reading this.. Happy CNY and a V'day to you all.. How did it go for you ppl? =)

truthfully.. mine didn't go so well..

"Thou biggest action are taken, not all will end with result you wish for. " I guess..

Well.. You can't lose what you've never had.. So what have i got to lose?

whether I got anything out of it.. well.. i can't be sure..

sucks when the things most precious to you, are memories.. that no-one else seems to care about.. Memories you hoped to treasure together with someone..

I'll survive.. no doubt about that.. but this thing.. well.. its definitely gonna leave a scar.. a scar i hope won't make things awkward between us and other people.. =T

2009-12-27T00:23:00.004+08:00

OMG! this post is too awesome not to write.. so thus you have me here writing it.. =O

just wanted to shout out that..

Yui Makino is SOOOOOOOOoOooO CUTE~!!!
*fanboys fanboys fanboys*

no honestly.. i think the 1st line i rmb her saying was..
"Ano.. maiku.. maiku.. (microphone)"

when she was asking for her mic to be switched on.. in a way that only the japanese ppl are able to do it? OMG.. my heart started melting from the cute-ness of it all..

it wasn't long before i started crying as she was singing.. I'm not even sure why it hits me like this.. I can barely make out a few words in between lyrics.. yet somehow her song pierces me where i'm most vulnerable.. able to reach me in that distant world i'm in.. in fact, i believe the Aika (from the Aria series) seated beside me was close to tears too..

*sniff*

Now i think i can understand why things like Ouendans exist.. Its formed by people who wish to see their idols through stardom.. who wish to support these stars in any way they can during performances.. by cheering.. waving light-sticks.. shouting random replies to her questions whilst on stage..

Heck.. Even I'd want to join one, if it was to support Yui.. I'd very much like to see her on stage for many many many more years to come!!

I left EoY today with hands raw from clapping.. eyes dried from crying.. but with autographed pictures and cd of yui's new album.. Yups.. tonight's has be a Good Good night..

except that... I think i'm suffering from Yui withdrawal symptoms right now... T__T just thinking how much i'd like to hug a Yui wearing a Panda costume right now...

Dear Yui,
If you're reading this, I hope that you have had an enjoyable 1st trip to Singapore.. I hope whatever little i could do to cheer you on in the audience somehow reached you, like how your songs reaches me so effortlessly whenever I'm down.. I'd pray for your continued success in future, and please do come by Singapore to perform again!!

(The spoils of the night.. =D )

3 autographed photos of her.. and her latest single.. =)

2009-12-20T03:08:00.002+08:00

Its been a while since I updated here eh?

Yea.. i guess its been a while.. =P Guess what ppl? I'm 21 alr.. and with that comes a whole range of R21 stuff and other vices.. =X

well.. it was a simple celebration on the actual day.. together with Nadia, Amber, Sze and Fun.. we dropped by mad jacks at douby for dinner.. had cake.. then headed over to some corner arnd SMU, sat at some benches and started playing guitar.. =) quite romantic i must say.. I guess that's something i wanted to experience once..

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How do people spend their 21st bdae anyway? Jovi's bdae on sat was spent with a whole buncha zombies (a.k.a watching Zombie-land, then playing L4D2).. whereas mark had his at his condo, which a whole extended family (and being pelted by flour)

Apparently my idea of organising a paintball event to celebrate today was considered rather "Brave".

"Brave" in the sense that, if there were some dangerous characters around... it could very well be a 11v1 match.. with me all by myself... =X

but well.. it didn't go that bad.. thankfully for my team-mates were truthworthy ppl (Dave, Tania & Eden.. i *heart* ya'all~!! =D ) it turned out to be a friendlyfire-less day.. and would have been left without grudges if only the last round went well..

let me paint the scenario.. There's 2 flags per team in the center of the field.. and the objective is to be the 1st team to bring both flags back to your home base.. and then place a special flag in the center area..

as for the last round.. i was the brave soul who went to bring back both of the flags for my group.. not a very easy task considering the distance and speed involved.. and the high possibility you're gonna get some 20-cent marks left on your skin for the next few days.. (which is probably why i'm still awake.. cuz they still kinda hurt.. T__T )

so yes, when my team in all its glory went and placed the final flag to certify our victory.. and the cease-fire command was issued.. naturally i went out to do a little victory dance. ya'know.. to express my overflowing emotions at that point of time.. unfortunately that dance was out in the open.. and was cut shot by 3 pellets smacking me square in the chest.. =(

INTEGRITY... man.. integrity.. it all begins with "I".. shooting a poor guy who's happily doing a victory dance should be a punishable offense..

but then again, on the bright side.. that was a little less painful than what i anticipated.. so i guess i can let this pass.. see i'm so nice right? ^^

so nice that there's now a big burnt hole through my pocket right now.. =X

*sigh*.. oh wells.. I guess we only turn 21 once..

Happy Birthday to me =)

2009-07-29T10:36:00.001+08:00

taken from
http://politics.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/368533

"I was bringing my children home from Downtown East last friday when a group of army boys boarded the bus with us. Gosh they were so smelly and disgusting that my kids started to make sick faces at me. Their sweaty body touch mine hands and my kids and I glared at them. SAF should really ban their soldiers from taking the bus. Can't they take taxis with their pay? What are our tax payer money for? Somemore they come from tekong dunno got any germs or virus with them. Later they spread to my children and worse to us. Hope the relavant authorities take note"

if this is really the type of people the population's like.. makes you wonder how patriotic the boys in there are.....

2009-05-04T15:09:00.002+08:00

Aren't you happy to have friends like this? =P

Just last week, i received this letter from a dear friend back in singapore.. and with it, a blessing steming from an ancient Japanese folklore

"An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury."

However, like a typical student doing maths (or in this case physics).. she had to dissect this legend by..

1000 x cranes = Big wish regarding "world peace" or "cure for cancer"..
therefore..
1 x crane = 1/1000 of a big wish, approx enough for wish regarding small things like "exams"..

=X

i had a phys test last sat..

...And i think it helped xD

2009-03-17T19:33:00.002+08:00

Sometimes i wonder how i ever survived pri and sec sch.. I was an introverted character, who felt like he was the complete opposite.. i wonder if there's a complex named after something like this =T

Anyways, just in case someone like me is saying goodbye to their friends, and flying off to sydney to study (omg.. and i just found out Eleanor is here too =X ).. Here is..
*drum rolls*

Gabrylo's guide to surviving in Sydney!!..

Things you should do..

1. Make friends.. lots of them.. (consider practicing opening up to people, so conversations don't seem so awkward)

2. Learn to Cook (Seriously =X its no joke when your food tastes bad, or a fire alarm gets set off)

3. Be prepared for erratic climate changes... (Cold weather.. Sudden downpours.. Potential sunburn)

4. Do your homework!! (so you can ask the questions now, not later.. )

The past few days have been nice to me.. making friends really does make a huge impact on your life =)

Just ytd.. lectures became more fun.. breaks less boring.. networking more easily done.. increased hp activity.. found potential study partners.. as well as ppl you didn't expect to meet at the library =P

so yups.. life's gotten better since I first landed.. =)

anyways, i know its a little late.. but here's a BIG THANK YOU going out to all the nice people in my life who sent me off at the airport, as well as those who sent their well wishes in advance =P really thnx.. and miss you guys loads..

2009-02-10T13:23:00.002+08:00

Taken from the online article found at the UNSW website.
(http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2009/feb/Top_of_the_class.html)

"UNSW has been judged the top university in Australia for the quality of its learning and teaching."

"The results of the Federal Government’s Learning and Teaching Performance Fund for 2009, announced by the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, show UNSW ranking number one for business, law and economics and for science, engineering, computing and architecture."

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mMmm... business and engineering.. maybe i made a good choice after all =)

countdown of less than 2 weeks.. its kinda hard to believe that soon, I'd be gone... ='(

Death of a Heroine..

2009-02-09T13:41:00.004+08:00

It was just like any other summer day..

Like a summer day in our adolescence, when we both co-incidentally were having a sleep-over at the same house of a brother/sister friend..

Like a summer day years ago.. when i was still dressed in sch uniform and chasing after a shuttle bus with her.. I caught up to it just in time, to ask the uncle to wait a while for the girl who was just a few paces behind me.. Back then, i felt like a hero who had just saved the day..

Like any other summer day.. while i was dressed in army garb, and she beamed a smile at me while we were on the lift together.. It made me wish her parents weren't there so we could have a conversation that was purely between us..

Just like any other summer day..

Funny isn't it? that on the summer day where i finally remembered your name, I'd no longer be able to call you by it..

On this typical summer day, I saw your face in the papers..

My prayers are with you,
Jacklyn..

2009-01-30T00:54:00.003+08:00

Showers of blessings to whoever visits my blog during this Festive season~!!

(changes snow effects to become showering "$"s )

xD

Moving on, for those who don't know yet.. Gabrylo would be leaving on the 24th of Feb.. yup, that's right.. the 24th.. which is a tuesday/working-day/school-day for most ppl.. so i'm not really expecting any grand send-off (Considering my flight plans were changed from the 21st- [a sat] to this date cuz my parents insisted on a cheaper flight ticket)

as a result of this as well, i'd be missing part of my orientation week in uni as well... talk about double bummer..

thinking of send offs.. it makes me reminisce the times i sent a friend off at the airport.. Must be quite a nice feeling, having friends you know and trust all gathered to see you off.. to offer emotional support for what would be a rather trying experience of flying alone..

not that i'm complaining.. my parents did do alot just by agreeing to send me overseas.. its just that there's this side of me that wants to sorta.. collect all these little life experiences?

well, no point thinking about it now.. to all those who offerred their condolenses for not being able to send me off.. Thanks =) your wishes were well received, and warmly appreciated!! hopefully, my flight back would be under better circumstances.. somewhere arnd dec i suppose =P

i won wine

2009-01-24T23:39:00.005+08:00

Let X be the number of people at an event.. Where X is a positive intergral, and X is >11

There are 11 prizes to be won at the event.. and the X ppl have submitted a lucky draw coupon each to win the prizes..

each of the prizes are brought out one by one.. and subsequently, a lucky draw coupon is chosen at random (and not replaced) and the prize is given to the corresponding person at the event.

Thus, the possibility of getting the prize would be..

1 / X, for the 1st item brought out..
1/ (X-1) for the 2nd item..
1/ (X-2) for the 3rd item..
...
....
1/ (X-10) for the 11th item..

#######
Deshou?!
#######

Now, if we give X an arbitary value (i.e .. 20?) we can see that for the 1st item, we have the hardest possibility of 1 in 20 of getting it (5% chance).. the possibility increases with the subsequent items such as the 3rd, which has a 1 in 18 chance, down till the last item which has a 1 in 9 chance of winning (>11% chance)..

now, at the event.. they had consolation prizes such as a bottle of wine.. mid-tier prizes such as hard disks, or ipod nanos up for grabs.. and a laptop as their top prize..

Strangely, following the above example.. they put the top prize of a laptop as the 11th item.. making it the easiest(?) to win out of all the prizes available..

Now, that part has got me worried.. as i now wonder if i shld be happy about my luck.. i got the hardest to win prize out of that lucky draw.. The consolation prize.. a bottle of wine =X

DOTS LA!! COULDN'T YOU PUT THE LAPTOP WITH THE HARDEST POSSIBILITY OF GETTING?! OR AT LEAST PUT THE CONSOLATION PRIZE AFTER THE TOP PRIZE HAS BEEN GIVEN OUT?! (i might at least feel better about getting something instead of nothing in that last scenario)

T_T

don't mind me.. its just ranting of someone had to lugg some dead weight with with him after the event, while he was out shopping the rest of the day =P

2009-01-21T14:46:00.004+08:00

And we talked the night away... =)

Its been a while since I've held a fruitful conversation on the phone.. let alone a conversation spanning more than 4 hours into the wee hours of morning..

That silly girl.. she didn't want to sleep even though there was only 3 hours before she had to wake up.. for some reason or another.. it seems most of my memories of her were similar to this.. the first night we chatted on the phone, i was terribly sleep deprived.. it was a chalet where she went back earlier cuz of curfew.. and woke up abt 4+ am and started talking to me (i hadn't slept a wink that night i think).. another incident was when i was in camp, and we talked till my hp batt died.. needless to say it was in the early morn =P there was even once we chatted, until a certain someone fell asleep on the phone!! xD that was definitely a first for me..

so yea, now i owe someone a ice cream treat.. and a cosplay hunt "date" abt sg... =T srsly.. girls these days.. *sigh*.. dunno what to say..

on a different (happier?) note.. I'd be getting my new phone this weekend? thnx to someone taking their own sweet time =T its over a month since camera phones are legal.. and barely a month left before i fly off to use it here.. on the bright side, i now have a camera to use while in aus to take pics.. on the down side.. the limited time part to take whatever pics i can of sg before i go..

I even have some backdated post waiting for a camera so i can finish posting them... =.= i guess that's what it means by the chi saying..
"Kao shan.. shan dao.. Kao ren.. ren pao.. zhui hao jiu shi kao zhi zi.."

*sigh*.. there's so many ppl i want to take a pic with for remembrance to take with me.. T_T

2009-01-14T01:27:00.003+08:00

Its been January for a while already.. I guess its a little late to say.. Happy New Year?

Alot has happened the past few years.. alot has changed.. and i guess, some things still remained the same..

sadly, there's this little attitude of mine that's still kinda stuck with me.. the "living like i'm gonna live forever" kind of attitude =T

Was it because my youth was being wasted someplace, that I instinctively became this way? preserving the childish mentality that I have all my life and all the time in the world to do all the things i want to do? Starting the draft of a master plan in my mind, but unwilling to go any further than that.. =X i guess this is one of my biggest regrets i wish i noticed earlier.. if I had known.. perhaps I would have my own article published in my sec sch's news.. a bigger role for a performance which ppl actually paid to come to watch!..

meh.. so i got the 1st part right.. dreaming like you'd live forever.. just leaving that last part about living like everyday was your last..

well, no time for regrets at this point.. its time to look forward to a brighter future ya? Haha.. Sydney.. sometimes i wonder how i did it.. it really is meant for studies, but somehow i feel like i've landed myself a 5 year vacation overseas.. And its in Aus! one of the most beautiful places in my memory.. so as to not waste this chance.. I'm considering joining some adventure club once over there.. (if possible =P ) haha.. i get the feeling i'd meet someone i really wanna know from there..

failing which, well.. theater seems like another good way to meet ppl =)

And so, the usual stuff that comes with every January.. Gabrylo's New Year Resolutions for 2009!!

Take active steps to keep in contact with old friends, as well as make friends with new ones =)
Lose weight/maintain weight.. (like any other year =X )
Be more active instead of being shut-in at home..
Not to dwell in the past and regret every silly thing.. i'm alr 20.. or rather, i'm only 20 and there's alot of silly mistakes to make before i'm done. =)

wow.. only these few? i could have sworn there were more this year.. haha..

to end off, I'd like to write a wish for the coming year.. just like what they do on those shrine trips on new year's day in our favourite animes/dramas =P

my new year's wish?

...

"For something good to happen" =)

2009-01-11T15:16:00.002+08:00

It happened as a stroke of inspiration.. while watching a retarded episode Yarong sent me online of this "cooking" show.. called "Gaki no Tsukai".. where there were a number of chefs in this episode trying out different ingredients to make a unique type of Taiyaki..

The 1st part can be found here..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeZARwFHrtM

It so happened i was eating chicken rice at my computer for dinner.. and so it hit me.. Why not a fusion food for chiken rice? (not taiyaki chicken rice mind you =X ).. the fusion i was thinking was more towards sushi.. in that sense, chicken rice and sushi does have a bit of similarity.. in which they both have a unique flavoured rice, together complementing whatever filling/meat that is with it..

The only problem i can think of at the moment is.. if the seaweed would complement the taste of the chicken rice.. in my mind, the current seaweed i'm thinking of are those crispy seaweed ones sold in those discount stores... probably cuz i have a craving for them right now... =T

*shrug* if i was going to become a chef, this might be one of my most closely guarded secrets.. but by the looks of it.. i guess cooking for a living seems too troublesome for me =P

2008-12-19T23:59:00.002+08:00

From a failed plan trip to Wild Wild Wet, it was salvaged into a Dinner gathering @ Pizza Hut =P

Couldn't say i wasn't suspicious of their timing, receiving an sms earlier in the week asking when i was free.. that seemed awfully like a belated bdae plan doesn't it? xD

well, after our food, dotty, amber + meows suddenly went out for yet another "toilet break".. only to return with a birthday cake in hand =P

haha.. it was quite a hilarious situation after that.. having to imagine lit candles, and using a pizza scoop as a knife.. xD but overall, i truly appreciate the effort =) this would be the surprise party i've been looking forward to all this time!!

after that, Fun & Lin left 1st.. and meows soon after.. leaving me, dotty, amber & adel at a windy spot beside woodlands library.. we chatted for a bit, regarding cosplay ideas while happily fliping through the twin's Xmas present =P soon though, i somehow got them engrossed in this music game on my PSP called "DJ max Portable", both the 2nd, and the clazziquai edition.. not a bad way to spent the night, and before we knew it.. we were almost late for the last train =X

oh well, that doesn't really matter i guess.. =) will be going out this sun to scout for potential Chii/Freya's clothes with them.. and they say they'll have my Xmas present ready by then! lol.. no matter what it is, i'm kinda looking forward to seeing it xD

things might be a little different than I expected.. but well, maybe Xmas wouldn't be so lonely this year after all =)

2008-12-15T00:10:00.002+08:00

Happy birthday to me =)

Where did i go today?

E2Max @ Cineleisure

Who was there?
David, Kenn, Yarong, Jovi & me, inside a 4com Chamber

What did we do?

^_^

ZOMBIE HUNTING~!!!

Hahaha.. had my 1st experience with this really addictive Zombie killing game, called Left 4 Dead..

those interested in knowing what it is, can find the intro movie here =P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbzyt79iSR0

It was a simple celebration.. but a Fun one nonetheless xD i can still hear the girls screaming at every little detail inside the game.. haha

i won best cosplay?!

2008-12-13T22:32:00.013+08:00

Dec 13th... The EoY (End of Year) Cosplay Event..

After countless days fretting/preparing for it..

The spoils of the day?

-a number of empty hairspray cans.. (thnx to someone =P )
-sore legs..

-stained clothes..

-a major headache.. (probably from all the phone calls that day..)

But more importantly..

1st Place in the Cosplay Competition Male Catagory~!! =O

No wait.. WHOA?! o_O I was quite stunned myself.. cuz originally i just joined the competition for fun, just for the experience.. but then again.. there were only 5 other guys in the Male Category.. I was like a household name amongst the other FF:VII fans (there was this lady who came up to me, saying how she loved the Cid from the game).. And, i had a part of me just dying to do this.. =P so i was kinda like predicting what kind of questions they'd be asking me on stage..

Emcee: So, you're Cid Highwind? I'd suppose you'd have some sort of airship with ya?
Cid: Yeah! Cept' I'm afraid its a 'lil too EXpensive to park ma Highwind at the EXpo..

(crowd cheers)
Emcee: Not that I'd know any place you'd have parked it.. but anyways.. Where's your Party members? if you have any around?

[okies, from this point on... I was really on my toes.. cuz i hadn't anticipated this question, nor could i have said i kena pangseh-ed by my team cuz they went for lunch =X ]

Cid: Well, I guess they're pretty much out adventuring without me! Since i'm a little too high leveled for them all..

(The Emcee seemed a little lost for words at this point..)

Emcee: mm.. hmm.. well, that looks like an interesting spear of yours.. with all the intricacies here and there.. how did you make it?

[Another one.. Now, i couldn't just tell him i made that spear just by combining a Laundry Pole, and a plastic toy sword together now could I? so the only option left?..... Smoke your way through =.= ]

Cid: Make this thing? Naw.. I was fighting some high-leveled Boss.. and found this in a treasure chest soon after..

.....

yes, those last 2 answers were spastic i know =X but well, i think it might have earned me points.. I found a video online that featured a bit of my time on stage.. it can be found roughly 2min into the video.. Here..

funny thing was.. although i did have frens there i asked to vote for me.. i only just realised they didn't have the time to.. cuz we were all busy posing outside for photographers while the results were being tabulated.. =P Not that it would have made a difference though.. The best female cosplayer (an online fren of mine, Seri) easily had twice my number in votes.. She certainly deserved it, doing a wonderful job at Youko from xxxHolic.. and when she suddenly cut the emcee off by asking "Do you have any wishes" in a very in character kind of way.. I swear i bursted out laughing at the resemblance.. =P

Ignore the "Narutard" in between the picture.. turns out Dave's her secondary sch classmate, as well as my neighbour.. so we let him into the picture ^^ haha

Anyways, i have a distinct urge to post these following pictures..

By Right, it shldn't say "Best" cosplayer.. but rather.. "most popular" cosplayer.. since there have a judge's choice prize for those outstanding costumes at the event today.. But well, who cares about those tiny details eh? =P

Haha.. and the Prizes inside!! Clockwise from top..
Moogle Stuffed toy, which i really love xD
Pink Negima Pillowcase
Gundam Seed random figurine box (Kira Yamato + tori inside)
Fate Stay Night Gachapon (Sakura.. don't really care abt her =X )
Clear folder of some random anime ( Basara X Cross )
1 yr free premium membership for sgcafe =P
Code Geass Artwork Collection ( Suzaku *bleah*.. the one i got from the goodie bag was better)
$100 Kino Vouchers!! Yay!
WoW Wallet.. just nice, i was sick of my old one xD
Kakashi Coin pouch (looks.. weird to carry arnd =X )
$100 Black Alice vouchers (which, isn't really alot when i went to check their clothes out.. each was abt $400+ =X )

but well, considering the amount i spent on cosplay thus far.. it pretty much gotten back everything + more =P

Anyways.. just to end off.. I wanna shout-out something to the Cosplay Group that started it all for me..

Seriously love you guys loads.. And hope we all still keep in contact even after this group starts doing its seperate thing =)

Well, there comes a time for everything where you just gotta move on.. and anyways.. I think i've eaten too many lollipops(aka Cigarettes) as this character...

Anyways.. Cid, its been a fun time while it lasted.. Thnx for being my 1st Cosplay character, and i hope the future cosplayers who do you would have as much (if not more) fun than i did =)

2008-12-09T00:40:00.002+08:00

Haha.. 4 days away!!

That's right.. its only 4 days away to the EoY event!! =)

Omgz.. another route march together with my group's Aerith and Zack to look for hairsprays and such.. still, its quite an interesting experience.. at least you get to learn where to look for certain items, such as the wig shop i didn't know existed at Chinatown.. and the ulu shops that cater to specific needs xD

4 days away.. i just can't wait.. got to do something about my jacket though.. still seems in a mess =T i might actually consider the stapling the badges to my jacket idea =.=

2008-11-27T23:26:00.013+08:00

Anime Festival Asia was (Love)...

at least for the most part.. I rmb-ed why I enjoyed Cosplay again.. somehow ppl seem to know your name (or rather, your character's name =P ) Haha.. strangely, this all was a result cuz i made a call to Jas/Hel, asking if they were interested in Cosplaying on sun.. what started out as a joke, apparently got momentum.. and before i knew it.. i was already packing the stuff for the cosplay, and planning where to get a new blue shirt =X oh well.. it was well worth it, considering all the nice pictures i got of the day =P

The Gundam Exia~!! haha.. my 1st thought after my fren sent me this pic was.. "Hey.. doesn't this look like how they portray a gundam pilot and his gundam? =O " yea.. i know i know.. i shld differenciate reality from fantasy ya? =P

Hehe.. in case you're wondering.. this is a classmate of mine from those Jp lessons i'm now taking.. whom i just started talking to not long before the AFA event!! =P kawaii ne? sono neko mimi-s ? xD

Haha.. this is actually one of my favourite pictures from the event! Not everyday you see a Cosplayer Cosplaying a Character Cosplaying another Cosplayable character do you? =D okies, if you didn't get what i said, nvm.. Simply put its a Konata cosplaying Haruhi xD Kawaii ne~?!

And this pic was taken on the 1st day, notice the similar armband on our shoulders? lol!! i knew i had to take this picture no matter what cuz of that =P apparently she rmb-ed me.. and we got along quite well after exchanging PM-s on sgcafe =)

So yups! just wanted to dedicate the rest of the space here to a couple of ppl..

My Jp Classmates, who were so enthu about coming down to see the AFA =P
David + Alex + Fren, for helping to carry my bag about on the 2nd day xD
Amber, for being the photographer with my camera =D
All the Cosplayers who took pics of/with me ;)
Kenn, for getting me worried i'd get flamed for your spear stunt with the balloons =X
May'n, for that wonderful performance that opened my eyes to a new lvl =)

Haha~!! gosh, can't wait for the next cosplay event already!!

2008-11-20T19:08:00.002+08:00

Oh boy.. seems alot of things are happening recently..

1st up, Anime Festival Asia, happening this weekend.. seem alot of hype about it.. Well, i guess i'd be going since its not like i have much else to do =P

info can be found here.. www.afa08.com

Next up, is something i just found out when Fun called me.. Its a Cosplay Challenge, which involves a series of Workshops, and even prizes for the best cosplays.. well, don't need to think so far ya? but the workshops is enough to interest me.. Especially the part about making props =O

More info found.. here www.cosplaychallenge.com

oh dear oh dear... i wonder where all my money went =T

2008-11-13T23:59:00.001+08:00

OMG!!

there's this new channel on TV called "Okto" or something... but what's suprising is that, my fren just gave me a call.. and told me to turn it on.. after fumbling with the remote control for a while, guess what i saw..

Toradora =OO

LIKE WHOA?!?! that's the anime i'm following right now!! how the heck did they get it?! and what the.. its quite up to date too!! just one episode behind me =XX

thursdays 2330-2359... i must rmb this time slot.. =O

on a side note, this week must be the most tv i've ever watched in the whole year.. 2 hours at the clinic in front of a tv watching Ellen and Oprah =.= Cashmere Mafia on wednesday, I survived a japanese gameshow earlier today.. hmm... i might actually be getting into the habit again =P

2008-11-04T23:00:00.003+08:00

I can almost feel it..

In 1month, + 1 hour, and i'd be breathing a different kind of air!! Omgs.. i've been waiting for this moment for so long.... >__<

So, in order not to waste anytime when the moment arrives, i shld make use of the time now to do some planning ahead right? hehe... i wonder what'd be amongst the 1st things i'd do..

I guess one of the things on the list, would involve hair.. my days as a teenager is fast approaching an end, and i kinda wanna try doing something to it before its over xD Hehe, as a result of the Cosplay event earlier this year, i've been debating whether to make it Blonde or Titanium White to fit the characters i've been wanting to cosplay! but well, on hindsight now.. cosplay is only for a day or 2.. and those colours with permanent dye would just start to look weird once my black hair starts to grow out again.. so i shld pick something a little more complimentary right? well, been giving it some thought today.. brown is a little too common, red and orange too striking for my liking.. so which colour is the one for me?!?! Haha, like a smack to the face, the answer was glaring fiercely at me in that bus ride.. kinda literally actually, cuz the guy standing beside me had a metalic glint to his hair, and the sun was kinda reflected off it =P makes sense? NO! Makes Dollars!! (i made a funny pun =O and it perfectly describes metals too.. xD ) haha.. so racing through the various potential metalic colours that'd fit black.. i decided a Bronze/Copper-tone would be best! (at least, its a colour i'd like too =P ) its not boring like brown, and it shld strike a select crowd of ppl.. well.. maybe not completely metallic.. an Ashen brown with a copper-tint would go well.. maybe i could add some streaks of silver to it too~!! its called highlighting isn't it? ahhhhh.. just thinking about it makes me go.. **Kakoii~!** (faints)

besides, that guy who's hair i was staring at.. (the hair mind you, not the guy =XX ) he had some "wisdom hair" too xD although the white seems to have absorbed the metallic colouring.. and became little dispersed kind of shiny bits.. the effect was quite pleasing to the eye i must add =O

doh.. i shldn't have asked the barber to cut my hair so short today T_T how do i grow out a reasonable length back to canvas out this masterpiece i've imagined out in my head!! sad-ed.. screw the rules! i'm not cutting my hair any shorter than it is now till i'm outta here! unless, someone can introduce me to some miracle ginseng hair tonic to re-grow hair faster? =D

*waits*

guess not.. =T

Well, on the note of change.. a new wardrobe would be nice too.. but that'd require lotsa $$ on hand.. since i'd be officially unemployed soon, that might be a slight problem too.. although my initial drive for finding a job is dashed (Since its kinda obvious now the nihon plans are kinda ruined thnx to my study plans T^T ) there's always seem to be another reason to work it seems.. But since its beginning to look alot like Xmas, this shld be but a minor inconvenience.. deshou?

==================================

Life's been too dull in general the past years.. its time to change all that.. Starting afresh, living anew.. Haha... time to catch up on the youth i missed out on all this time ya? ^^ matta ne!?

2008-11-01T22:19:00.006+08:00

The lights darkened inside the theater, as a news reporter appeared on the screen like they were filming a television series.... Suddenly, a call arrives, and they're whisked away to the scene where some firemen rescuing an old lady.. The residents of the building gathered at the lobby, worried.. There was someone screaming earlier.. hastily with the police, the firemen kicked open the door to investigate.. Something isn't right.. The old lady is standing there looking fine.. but with blood-stain her clothes.. the rescue team approaches cautiously.. A policemen get's knocked down, and the old lady mercilessly claws and bites him.. What's going on here.. bullets fly.. the policemen needs medical assistance.. but before they can get him out of the building, they find themselves sealed in the building at gunpoint.. What's happening?... why are we..

Quarantined....?

Me: Whoa.. Scary Trailer..
Fun: **ck, I'm not watching this movie!!
Amber: Isn't that the trailer for the movie we're watching now?
Fun: Oh no~!!..
(insert Silent Scream image here)
.....
Fun: I thought we were watching Tropic Thunder?!
Me: xD

Happy (belated) Birthday Meows!! =P

For this celebration, since its the day after Halloweens.. we decided to catch a film that's more in character with the "scary" theme xD which was kinda funny, cuz although most of us weren't good with this scary genre =P funny isn't it? considering we had 2 cute witches gracing our occasion, but they were kinda busy spending half of the movie-time shielding their eyes from the movie screen.. apparently out of the 6 of us there, i was the only one who kept my eyes on the screen throughout =O hehe, and as a result of that i had to explain to amber what happened during the parts her eyes were.. "diverted" from the screen? =P after the movie though, she was still buried under her jacket.. and it was then i couldn't resist..

"why not fill her in on all the screaming she missed out on from the action?" i thought to myself, as she peeked her eyes our innocently, while gently lowering jacket..

NOW's the time to strike! (insert scary inconprehensible sound here)

"Ahhhhhh!!"

at that point, a number of things happened at once.. i was vaguely aware the whole theater must have heard her scream.. i knew that i was about to apologise for my mischieveousness.. but i also knew that i was currently being pummelled by a rather aggitated pair of fist belonging to the girl i just scared.. yikes.. girls nowadays... kinda scary huh? =P haha.. but since she was able to smile after the whole ordeal.. i guess the bruises from that were kinda worthwhile for the memories of today we'd remember some years down the road =)

So how was the movie? not bad i must say.. Did some research after the movie, and found out .Rec was a Spanish movie which was released Nov 07.. a whole year ago.. and the trailer we saw before the movie, was for an American remake of that movie that's released Oct 08...

Haha, after the movie though.. after some oaths going around about

"No more scary movies for me!!"
"Its only cuz its the Halloween season that's why k?"

I was thinking, so we'd be watching another scary movie this time next year? xD

okies, back to business.. now was time to think more like.. Mission Impossible.. The plan was to lure Meows to a spot upstairs( in other words, Distract!), while a special ops grp (a.k.a Dotty) would acquire a small cake (a.k.a cupcake) to serve as meow's bdae cake.. well, other than the part where i had to "leave" and "look for dotty" in order to cover up some blunder (Adel, i'm quite sure it's her fault xP ) it turned out generally well i guess.. =P we paced about this korean fair at vivo.. and ended up sitting in a circle at some quiet corner of the sky garden to chat.. with a tub (or is it called a cup? o_O) of Ben & Jerry's 'Strawberry&Cheesecake' Ice Cream to end of the day of events.. Sadly, not many pics taken that day.. since no one brought camera.. Its times like these where i wish i had my good'o camera phone T_T

Ahh wells.. i'm sure everyone went home with some fond memories of today =) haha, maybe a few not so fond ones as well xD but anyways, hope you guys are still able to sleep well tonight? =P

Love ya'all loads ^^

2008-10-06T18:54:00.003+08:00

I had a very very weird dream last night...

I dreamt that i was on a tour around Japan.. and then i noticed there was a very familar character beside me on the tour bus.. i rmb spending some time fumbling my bag for my camera.. before mustering up the courage to ask..

'Sorry mister?'
"Hmm?"
'pardon me, but i can't seem to convince myself otherwise.. are you by any chance Hardo Gay?'
"Hardo Gay hOooO!"
'OMG! can i take a picture with you?'
"OoOKK~!!"

gosh.. what's wrong with my brain i wonder.. seems rather screwed up to be dreaming these kinda weird characters... but anyways, it doesn't change the fact that i really really wanna go to Japan!! =P

and guess what? just the other day Coco asked if i would be interested in a trip to Nihon~!! like, a fren kinda thing.. Gosh, I'd love to.. but well, its a $2.5k+ love affair (as an estimate).. still it sounds like something i'd like to try at least once in a lifetime.. only probs is.. i'm gonna be officially unemployed in 2 months (Which may actually be a gd thing.. cuz it doesn't pay enough anyways).. and well, the short amount of time + job searching that needs to be done to get out the sum.. kinda makes me wish i had more work experience/lobangs to say out off-hand i can find a job easily.. but well, i don't.. so.... ANYONE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR PPL TO HIRE / KNOWS OF ANY LOBANGS.. PLS CONTACT ME xD

so much is uncertain... so many things we can only do our best, and hope it'd turn out well.. but i guess, like most things.. we just gotta do it one step at a time.. =)

(oh btw, I'm back in the country.. lol... forgot to mention xD haha... did anyone miss me?)

2008-09-15T20:25:00.002+08:00

OMG!! there's a Fate/Stay Night team being set up for EOY this year!! =O

I so wanna join but well... S'pore seems like its 3241561861 miles away still... =T well, i guess i can start thinking about it in 2 weeks, when i'm back safe and snuggled at home..

Archer-chan~!! T_T

oh, on a side note... My brother just became a father some days ago.. which kinda makes me an uncle officially =XX with my 20th bdae coming up later this year.... Gosh i'm starting to feel old =T

hehe, really didn't see myself like this when i was younger xP how much ppl change as they grow up =)

2008-08-17T15:42:00.004+08:00

I wonder when my dreams started becoming so vivid..

You were there beside me.. in that lonely corner of town.. seated upon that high perch, we raised our ruby glasses to the moon, who bore witness to our quiet rendezvous.. In the background.. the noise of skateboarders echoed in the far distance..

amidst all the noises.. we sat alone..
..

alone in each other's company..

the fragrant smell of flowers.. the warmth of your hands.. Resonance of your voice in my ear.. the flushed rosy hue of your cheeks.. each moment was so saturated with you.. by the time i took notice, the next one had already arrived.. every breath i took, held sweet intoxication..

there, we spoke of sweet nothings.. of the irrelevant world about us.. of a time we shared together.. of a time we were together before..

just then.. the sweet be-spectacled girl.. shyly averting her eyes.. hinted something to be done in the magic of the moment..

like a fairy tale.. it held the lingering taste of mint and lemon..

i awoke, face flushed upon my bed.. wondering if the last words i heard was real or imagined..

"i love you..."

2008-07-14T15:37:00.002+08:00

Hehe.. just did my wisdom teeth extraction today (the left 2)

Was really scared as i sat upon the operation table.. especially when they started poking my gums with needles =X

Thankfully, the drilling off didn't have any pain thanks to the painkillers.. but the tremors in my jaw at that time cuz of the drilling left me petrified to the spot.. but now, my entire left cheek's kinda swollen.. and feeling weird.. drinking soup or water became a chore =X

well.. will evaluate whether this 6 day MC is worth it or not on saturday.. then consider whether to do my right side or not =P

Till then, its updating my blog time!! lol...

*starts getting creative juice ready for blogging*

2008-07-12T23:47:00.005+08:00

Its been a busy week.. Since rushing to Cosfest the weekend earlier, i hadn't really had much rest since because of camp.. But anyways, at least ytd some gd things happened at the Rifle Range ;) I'm now a Marksman~!! and officially $200 richer (in 2 months time) woohoo~!! xD

Anyways, today after booking out of camp, i suddenly found myself meeting up with Biying in the afternoon.. after frantically searching my pile of notes for A'lvls.. i finally found some GP essays worth reading to pass to her =P

so how did it start out? i was late =X like, quite late cuz someone suddenly said she'd be 30mins earlier than the appointed time, and i planned to arrive just 10mins behind the appointed time.. add that up and you'd get something i don't wanna think abt T_T

We ended up touring PS a little bit, stopping by the Comics connection that just changed it location and looks, Touching the pianos at YAMAHA before someone got us chased out for playing too loudly!! xD We then decided to take a long walk from PS all the way to Suntec, which she claimed to be "Only as far as ACJC is from the mrt".. =.= i wonder.. which mrt was she refering to? i don't think its the bouna vista mrt Normal ppl go to.. =X

Anyways, i finally got my Haruhi "Captain" armband from Otaku house, we wandered arnd a bit, stayed in the arcade for a while.. and sat down near the fountain just prior to dinner to rest our legs/consume-medication/laugh at the weird ppl doing some fight exercises behind the glass window.. In the end, to kill time, i brought out my psp and intro-ed Patapon to her.. yups, she was having troubles despite believing she'd be gd at all music games xD Later, when the time for dinner came.. i found myself $45 poorer from a japanese restaurant, where i decided to pay for the poor student's meal =T meh.. at least the food was really gd.. some place called "Waraku" at Marina square there.. there was a long queue just to get in as well.. and i was teaching her a new method to solve the rubik's cube during that time =P

End of the day, we made our way to macs to sit and chat for a while.. as well as to properly hand-over some notes to her.. it was during this time where this group of guys beside us were talking about some puzzle question.. which somehow i managed to solve on the spot xD let me see if i rmb how it goes..

You're stuck in a room.. and there are 2 doors to that room.. one would leads you to freedom, the other to your doom.. There are 2 ppl standing in front of the doors.. One is an angel who can only speak the truth, while the other is a Devil who can only lie..

So here's the problem.. if you're only able to ask one of them (you don't know if its the angel of the devil you'd be asking) one question.. how do you determine which door is the one that'd would lead you to your freedom?... =P

go figure the answer youself ;)

2008-07-06T23:38:00.002+08:00

What is Cosplay?

Cosplay- short for "Costume Play", is basically describing a performing art behavior of self-rigging out as a character with corresponding costume, accessories and/or parameters..

In society, interactions of "cosplay" behaviour form a subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, tokusatsu, video games, and less commonly, fantasy movies, Japanese pop music bands, Visual Kei, fantasy music stories, novels, and anything in the real world being unique and dramatic (or their more anthropomorphic form). In some circles "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume, without considering the mind of an actor and the common form of "cosplay" in a major "cosplay" culture.
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Omg, i really can't believe i actually did it.. In a span of 2 weeks since i joined sgcafe.com at Shengyi's request, i got all my stuff together and went down in cosplay to downtown east's Cosfest VII event.. =X total i spent on the stuff would be about..
$50 pants
$30 brown Long sleeved shirt
$10 blue T-shirt
$25 Goggles
$20 Spear-creation
(+$35 for wasted material =.=)

$135+.. for something that i intended to be cheap and easy to do =X

Well, i guess i shld be happy that i actually got it done in time.. And as a result of that, i met alot of new & interesting ppl.. As well as a new experience.. Haha, The 1st thing that made my day was when i was running to find Adel on the 1st day, and this girl was shouting "Cid~!! Cid Highwind~!!" at me.. and asking me to pose to take a picture xD haha.. at least i was recognised.. I was half-worried such a simple costume might get overlooked by other ppl..

But that was only the start, soon as we gathered the rest of our Final Fantasy Group, and snatching certain characters from here and there.. It wouldn't be too far-fetched to say, there were cameras on us all the time =P we even started counting down, just to syncronise when to stop staying in a certain pose.. lol..

Anyways, just a couple of pictures of the FF team members i met that day =P

Gunner Yuna, Cid Highwind, Gunner Rikku, Zack

Squall & Rinoa

Kadaj & Yazoo

Reno

Seifer and Yazoo =P

There were even ppl we stole to take pics with us during the event =P but well, i'd have to find some nice pics of them 1st.. if any kind soul out there happens to have them.. Please send me a link! Thank you xD

Was truly a memorable day.. a Big thanks to Adelyn, Jovi & Biying for dropping by to lend me your support =P

gosh, now my mind is racing to plan what to do for the next cosplay event.. it might soon turn out to be COSTplay for me xDD

2008-07-02T18:28:00.004+08:00

Hehe.. saturday was a day of co-incidences.. i wonder if i used up a lifetime of luck all in one day =P

It started when i left my place.. Was due to meet the twins at Yishun, but i kinda overslept a little bit =X however as luck would have it.. This father offered me a lift out of house.. which is kinda cool, cuz i always thought the residents in my area were a little detached.. If this happens more often, no doubt i'd have to start changing my view xD

After that, dropped by the twin's place for a bit, to pass them a whole chunk of new animes (as well as the pics from sentosa the week before) =P Haha.. and met their little sister Jasmine for the 2nd time.. Gosh, she's so cute.. makes me wish i had a younger sister like her.. and seeing how her sisters are like, she'd only get more adorable when she grows up =) Goodness knows the little details of while i spent the afternoon there, but at the end of it.. i was reluctant to leave their place =( boo.. but all things had to come to an end right? yes fun, i'm coming to meet you..

Not sure why he's suddenly so free to accompany me today, but when i told Fun about my plans to Cosplay, he proposed we go shopping at Far East to get the last few items for my Character.. Turns out he knows someone who works around that area (the mum of a fren from his old sch who plays WoW), who was quite an interesting character! haha.. so unlike the stereo-typical idea of parents i had.. She even brought us around to the more likely shops to find the stuff i need.. in the end, i ended up buying a brown shirt from a shop intro-ed, since leather (or even pleather) would be kinda costly for something that's just worn around the waist.. well, that settles the bigger part of my cosplay.. =)

After that Fun had to leave to meet his classmates, while i had a CWC (creative writing club) meeting to attend.. lol, strange thing is, I wasn't even an official member of that CCA.. i mean, how could i be? being in a different sch and all.. =P but well since their ex-president was my camp-mate, and i did know a few ppl here and there from my stay in AC.. why not just drop by and see how it goes? i mean.. it couldn't do any harm right? right?.... =X

Haha.. but honestly it was the most fun i could have at a restaurant with pretty much total strangers i just met for the 1st time =P singing endless choruses for a girl named "Gloria", some mini kung-foo fight with this random guy Ben, being bombarded by countless lame jokes from a choir-girl Eleanor.. Meeting a girl named silk (interesting name right? =O ) with alot of interest in japanese culter, And even met a "bunny-girl" Estelle, and another rubik's cube player Bi-ying =P

probably the most memorable parts of the night was when some of the guys left, and the rest of us was around mr.Kurohige-san playing truth or dare xD lotsa funny things happened, and kenn + Ben seemed to have the worst of luck.. Kenn esp, since he's baka enough to think "The hole that triggered the last one won't be the same one again", when he didn't reset the position =X
oh well.. maybe someone will find a cure for it someday xD

after dinner, was called back to find Fun and his frens.. they were busy prawning at bishan.. will i intend to give it a try someday.. After a while, we managed to grab chan as well, and the 3 of us bunked over at chan's place playing monster hunter all night again.. gosh, we slept at abt 4+ i think.. half the time worried about making too much noise (most of it came from me, who kept dying =X ) oh wells.. =P

another busy day for me.. gosh, all these activity takes some getting used to.. haha, but its a welcomed change xD whee~!!

2008-06-23T20:42:00.007+08:00

Heys.. here's the update you've all been waiting for abt saturday!! =P

21st June, 2008

Who knew how much preparations went into making this day a success? haha.. after countless days of planning.. mass sms-ing and calling for ideas and such.. it finally happened.. a 2months late Bdae celebration for Dotty!! =X lolz..

The meeting

Well.. Don't really rmb much about this, other than Meows and Dotty being the earliest to arrive (biggest suprise was Meows, cuz she's perpetually late it seems!! but i guess Dotty being with her sorta countered that xD ), followed by me and Fun (whom i dragged along cuz he said he wanted to skip lessons), Robby, and finally the Twinies =)

Was a little awkward i admit, making decisions and choices initially.. Perhaps i was stuck in an introverted mode for too long.. but anyways, after much deciding with the group, we found our way to Vivocity, and ate Chicken rice at one of the restaurants there..

Lunch was ok la.. but wasn't really worth the $ in my opinion.. maybe i'm too used to the big portions of kampong chicken my parents always bring me to.. but that didn't matter, cuz i knew there was something in store for us later on ^^ we then headed to the sky garden area to get our tix into Sentosa.

The Beach

Hehe, it was dem crowded la.. People everywhere etc.. Since all the better places were taken up, we settled ourselves in this tent area which had shade as well as fans =O kinda suprising right? Haha.. well we got chased out later.. but not before a few things happened..

Well, the 1st one wasn't too good.. At that same tent area, Dotty&Meows bumped into someone they knew from YJ, and we were given the information that Patch, a cat from sch.. wasn't with us anymore.. Not exactly the best way to start a celebration was it? Well, the guys were getting to work.. Fun was on the guitar trying to change the atmosphere of the place, while me and rob started digging for "buried treasure", or rather dig a hole big enough to bury someone inside later.. xD

After a while, after dotty and meows finished making their calls to the juniors, they started taking notice of the large hole we were making.. ^^ good, now that we caught your attention.. Let me introduce you to a little friend of mine..

Kurohige-san~!! xD

What is Kurohige you wonder? =O its actually this pirate inside a barrel, and there's slots in the barrel for you to poke sword in.. if you're unfortunate enough to poke the wrong hole, it'd trigger the mechanism to make Kurohige fly out of the barrel.. And well.. GG to you? ;)
was sorta motivated to buy it, after i saw this episode of "Hardo Gay" with it xD can find the video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGDnqaqEVdw

So.. why was this thing so impt? Let me try to illustrate.. When the guys and girls are seperated into groups, and the team's survival hangs on the thread linked to whoever chooses the wrong hole.. Its like a dramatic scene waiting to explode~!! Especially since i came up with several forfeits for the losing team in this case xD

Poor Dotty.. on the 5th sword, she became the 1st victim.. The Penalty? having something drawn on her by her group using permanent marker xD it actually turned out quite well cuz i guess girls are born artists.. lol, lucky her? =P

2nd up, was Meows.. who pop-ed Kuro-san out on the 1st sword =X well, bad luck's like that i guess =P She had to lead her group in a session of warm-ups~

Then.. when it seemed like the guys might actually have their turn.. There was Amberlyn.. on the 7th sword i think ;) the penalty, was to do a commercial.. Which i took the liberty of filming down, and you can now all enjoy it on a youtube page near you xD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW4JZfCQC9k

Well, sadly we didn't have time to use the big hole we just made.. cuz shortly after the commercial was filmed, we all sorta got chased out of the tent area.. =( boo.. so after covering up the hole the best we could, we left to find another location to put our stuff.. =)

The Sea

After that, we had lotsa fun taking pictures, playing monkey in the water with a volleyball.. I realised i was seriously "Dem attractive", for the wrong things.. somehow Garbage finds its way to be quite easily =X anyways now, if you followed those stereo-typical japanese animes, what else is missing from this picture? =P Haha.. don't worry, we do have it.. Meows was nice to have prepared Home-made food for us all with dotty's help~!! ^^ Ranging from Sandwiches to finger foods.. there was Chips and drinks brought by the rest of us too.. =) i'll let the pics do the talking for now..

before we left though, we were lamenting how we hadn't gotten the chance to bury someone yet.. Suprisingly out of the blue Amber willingly volunteered to be buried~!! =O suddenly invigorated with renewed energy.. Me and rob once again got to digging another hole by the beach.. haha.. may i now present to you, our mascot Mermaid Amby~!! *clapclapclaps* ^^ Thanks for being so spontaneous.. lolz..

And the mermaid is born xD

Amber, after being dug out =P

Ben & Jerry!

the day sped by rather quickly after that.. we showered up, and headed towards our final destination.. Vivo's Ben&Jerry to get ice cream for dear Dotty =) as well as getting her to open her presents.. haha..

Meows had to leave soon the desserts, and we said our gd byes.. the rest of us the spent some time at the sky garden after that.. Its a really romantic place i feel.. with a professional guitarist by our side setting the mood =) we played a bit of card games, while dotty and rob went to find a marker to decorate "wilson", my badly abused volleyball of the day =P .. haha, the bridge game was kinda cute... I think Amber kinda had bad luck, cuz more than one occasion she asked for a reshuffle cuz he only had a queen in her hand xP poor girl.. but then.. her bad luck with queen came and visited me as well too.. =X lolz..

The Home trip

it was about 11+ when we all decided to head home.. Fun, dotty and robby went on the train.. so to even out, i took 857 with the twins which took me near my place =) Haha.. the bus ride was rather eventful too.. Got Adel to try out the cat ears she's been wanting for a while.. And Amby did the same too.. Meows~!!

And they got their revenge on me for "Vandalising" their hands earlier on as well.. T_T sry k? i'll go practice some chibi drawings to do a better job next time? hehe.. what i got was quite cute actually.. it was a turtle with an oversized head such that it can't hide inside its shell.. Not sure if amber intended any special meaning behind it, but a person who can't retreat into its shell.. Means he has to boldly face anything thrown his way and move forward, am i right? ;) haha.. that might be inspiration for a story someday..

We chatted about all sorts of things on that trip.. making me wish this fun-filled day didn't have to end.. There was one part which i can't rmb what we were talking abt.. but their reply was" Nah, gabby's a Gentlemen.. so no need to worry while he's around" =P
Its been a while since i heard someone say that.. If that doesn't make me happy, i wonder if anything ever will.. xD Haha..

That was today recalled as best i can.. Quite a long post isn't it? i'm sure there's more if only my memory wasn't so rusty.. but still, i'm sure there's more good times to come amongst us friends =) Dotty~!! your turn to plan the outing!! lol

and oh, Weilings~!! if you're reading this, we wished you were here!! our family gathering wasn't complete without you =P hahaha

MeowMew Family Forever~!!
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2008-06-22T01:46:00.005+08:00

Its a beautiful day!!

If i said this was probably one of the best days of my life, I'm seriously not exagerating =P I did most of the stuff I ever wanted to do on a beach.. with some of the best of company.. heehee..

Those stuff would include.. Playing beach ball in the sea.. having homemade food made by girls.. serenading by the beach.. burying someone in the sand with a mermaid sculpture (thnx for being so spontaneous Amby =P ) some hilarious dares which the girls were willing enough to take on, and drawing on ppl with markers (weird idea? haha.. i guess it is a little.. but thankfully for the artistically inclined ppl arnd =D )

gosh.. recounting all the stuff would probably take another day to re-live it all in words.. and the time is getting a little late too.. hehe.. well, wait for me.. I'll make another post with lotsa pictures taken this day sometime this week..

Either ways, for all the MeowMew family who might be reading this.. just wanna say..

YOU GUYS RAWK!! LOVE Y'all Forever and ever and ever, no regrets xD

you know those shows where there is reunions between old friends from sch.. If i had a list of all my life-long friends, you guys would definitely be on it =) that's 100% chop-guarantee for sure.. haha.. Hope we'd stay friends forever k? =P

and gosh.. we look like 100 pics today.. hehe, no wonder it took so long to transfer to my com =P haha, till next time then!

2008-06-21T09:43:00.003+08:00

Gonna be a Meow Family outing today..

Been anticipating it for so long, that i couldn't sleep properly.. hehe.. =P

I hope today goes well.. I really put quite a bit of effort to come up with games and stuff, and other interesting things to do at the beach..

With a little luck, i'd be back here later with a sweet post all about today ;)

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Its time to throw away all that sorrow.. I'm not sure when I started being this way.. but its long enough.. There's a destiny out there waiting for me.. And all i gotta do is follow it instead of resisting it.. And everything else would fall into place in time..

Though trying all paths seems like something i HAD to do anyway =P maybe that has to change too..

2008-06-13T23:03:00.005+08:00

Went to sentosa today.. for like, the 1st time in dunno how many years..

Gosh, i completely couldn't recognise the entrance.. i think the last time i been here was back in J1, as part of an orientation class outing.. and since then, its obvious that alot of construction has been going on.. hehe..

Either ways, it was a pretty gd day.. much better than i expected initially.. i realised i haven't touched bball in quite a while, and its gd to get back into the game =P i also had my 1st experience with beach volleyball, and a fire-walking variety of handball.. hehe, regarding volleyball, i think i kinda found a new love.. its lovely if both sides are skilled enough to handle the ball back and forth.. unfortunately, not all of us are born athletes.. but there were a few gd balls every once in a while ;) i'm now reading the rules for the game on wikipedia.. haha, almost wish i had the chance to try this sport alot earlier.. =P

Oh, something interesting about today too.. considering it was an outing who all guys involved, and the beach would be a dull place if left just like that.. I really applaude this fella who not only struck a conversation with a group of random girls, but even managed to ask them to join us in some games! i only rmb a Jolene and SiLing from my team though.. and i think there was a felicia on theirs..

On a fairer day, perhaps i could have done the same? in a more familar environment that is.. =P

They even remembered me as "The handsome guy" cuz when one of them remarked before out game of handball..
"I'm myopic! i might just pass to the wrong person"
i replied "just pass the ball to the more handsome guys lah"..

haha.. so i'm the handsome guy?.. in the memories of nobody.. that really made my day =P

well, there were some unpleasent memories, but lets not rmb that ya? Its alr expected from ppl like that, that i've becomed numb to it..

wells.. right now, i gotta deal with my sunburnt skin.. and i think walking the next few days is gonna be a little difficult too.. lol.. but if this is all i gotta deal with, for the experiences today, it was all well worth it =)

2008-06-06T19:08:00.006+08:00

You sir, are very wise!!

Not only do you have a stock of wisdom hair upon your head at such a young age.. You now have 2 sets of Wisdom Teeth to match!! =O

all at the young age of 19.. hmm..

For those who might we wondering what happened? simply put.. i just went for a dental appointment at Alexandra Hospital (Gosh it's dem far away =P ) well.. despite that, i'm actually kinda happy I made the trip =)

hehe.. the staff there were top-notch in my opinion.. Helpful, courteous.. and giggling half the time at me for some weird reason =X i'm not too sure how i looked that day, but i found myself in a couple of awkward situations too..

like that time inside the X-ray room.. when i had difficulty removing my pouch from my belt in that small area cuz i couldn't maneuver.. or when i bumped my head into the machine on my way out of that room.. =T let me say in my defense, that i'm not nearly so clumsy on normal days k? it just seemed inevitable that day to avoid these happenings.. boo.. and out of the corner of my eye when i was reading while waiting to be called.. there they were giggling at my general location... *sigh* no doubt describing to each other some little details that happened inside.. i involuntarily found myself retreating slightly into my book, and perhaps blushing a little.. they giggled some more.. =(

oh wells.. that wasn't so bad as what happened a little later.. i basically have no idea how i mistook someone saying "Jessica" as my own name =.=

but well, all in gd humour i suppose.. when i left, the receptionist beamed a wide smile as she said
"Please come again!"

no doubt i will, for that 2weeks MC!! xD (over 2 operations)

well.. i may be saying that now, but i'm actually pretty scared how much pain is involved =X that 0.5% chance of losing feeling in your lower jaw.. that's kinda scary too... T_T

so much for being so wise..

2008-05-25T22:35:00.000+08:00

Street-fest today!!

And lotsa cool ppl were walking arnd in costumes.. omgs..

i kinda wish i had a costume ready.. to join in the celebrations.. haha.. but well.. i guess that has to wait a little while longer..

Cid Highwind.. why is your #@!($*^ Plain blue shirt so @#*$U hard to find?

but anyways.. i think i have a rough idea how to get it done.. another small prob would be the goggles.. but according to a fren, a trip to far east shld solve that problem easy =P

and oh.. did i mention? Yarong gave me this oversized cube.. which i totally forgot that she got for me some time ago.. hehe.. its so outstanding.. and there's even this uncle that came up to me after that and asked me where i got that from xD

so yups.. an interesting day today.. if only i could have more days like this ;)

2008-05-19T19:57:00.001+08:00

I'm not feeling too well lately.. And honestly speaking, i don't really know why..

Its supposed to be a great time.. 4 days away from army.. been re-watching the 1st series of Naruto while practicing dizi.. while training my Monster Hunter on PSP.. And last night i was in the company of what i'd consider 2 of the greatest guys i ever know.. (ya know, the kind that i'd more than willingly intro to my girl friends.. cuz i know they're real gentlemens..) and we had a sleepover at Fun's playing MH2 all night..

Well, i've had what i'd consider quite a bad streak of luck then.. there were times in the game where one small mistake on my part equalled the demise of the entire party.. There was the Tigrex ball of Doom.. the Gravios fireball of Doom.. the Plesioth Tail Whip of Doom.. the Shakalaka cut which made me lose my Quartz Ore =.= but basically what really takes the cake is, after putting in 90 hours of gameplay into this 2nd version of mine.. my savefile got corrupted

Its the 2nd time.. i think the 90 hour mark is like, cursed for me.. cuz that's pretty much what happened for my 1st time too..

*sigh*

and i guess i'm feeling a bit of nostalgia too, cuz its Vesak day.. funny, how ppl think Vesak day is some Indian festival.. Actually, its a Buddhist one.. Trust me, i know first hand cuz i once typed a speech to explain what Vesak day was all about.. for a certain someone, sometime in the distant past..

I know its meant to be all behind me.. that i shld just forget abt it and move on.. but i guess, something like that for me, has never been easy..

Its been bad luck after bad luck.. I really feel like crying, just that i don't think i can.. I seriously hope all this things would just stop soon...

i hate being unlucky =((

2008-05-08T02:07:00.003+08:00

Hehehe.. i got little announcement to make..

I GOT ACCEPTED INTO SMU!! lolz..

well, my dad's giving me mixed reactions about this.. 1st saying it's a gd option.. then somehow wanting me to pick up engineering.. =T

well, like i've said before, i just don't think i'm engineering material..

Anyways.. that's another option open for me.. and i think its the most promising one yet.. who cares if its not business? at least there's a chance for me to do a double major in business/econs here.. a much better chance than what the other unis offer..

And besides.. after talking to the uni ppl.. seems like SMU kinda caught my attention a little more =P esp since its much more accessable to my place than the western side..

7months to ORD.. it still seems like such a long time away..

The Elves are creatures of mythology

2008-05-06T20:29:00.016+08:00

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The Elves are creatures of mythology, often pictured as youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living as one with nature. They have been portrayed to be long-lived or immortal as beings of magical power, and are renouned for their mastery of art and grace.
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Today was destined to be nothing else but a gd day.. ^^

Not even a lack of sleep, rainy weather or exploding expendatures could stop it.. The reason why? =P

I had 2 beautiful ladies entertaining me till the early morning on the phone. We chatted from about 11.30pm till 2+ about all sorts of sweet things.. and the same 2 who invited me this day for lunch at Taka. =D

The day didn't really start out so well though.. i stepped out of my house at about 11am, fulling meaning to get to Yishun on time, when no more than 100m from my door, the sky decided hurl a torrent of rain upon my path.. =T

i thought it was ok innitially, cuz i brought an umbrella with me.. but soon enough i realised the umbrella was really really too small, and my shoes were totally getting drenched partly cuz its not even splash-proof like my previous pair =X needless to say, the moment i caught a glimpse of a taxi, i immediately jumped at the chance to escape my misery!

well, i arrived at their place well earlier than i expected.. but fortunately, they were alr awake and getting prepared =P the rain stopped as abruptedly as it began, and the rest of the day was a sunny one =)

Oh, did i mention? i just got a hand-me down camera from my parents!! well, its not the top kinda quality considering phones now have up to 5 megapix.. but after being away from cameras for so long.. i guess its kinda a novel thing all over again =P here's a pic of the girls and their little sister (at Yishun MRT) who was dragged along with us since her exam in the morning finished and they couldn't bear to leave her at home xD
Well, i'm ok with that.. could start interrogating her for more info abt her sisters! bwahaha.. *insert evil laugh here* ^^

Here's at the restaurant at Taka.. not sure what's its called.. but i think i vaguely rmb seeing a sign saying "Family international Buffet". Hehe, sadly forgot about my camera's existance till after my crab encounter.. where i now completely understand why crab isn't a dish served on an European table.. There's absolutely no way to eat it with fork and knife! and even with hands, it was still quite a pain =X

(btw, that's crab on Amby's plate *shudders* go ask the twins if you want to know the rest of the story..)

Hehe.. This pic's of Adel after she tried a herbal jelly that's been passed arnd the table.. at 1st she claimed "its just bitter cuz you guys nv add honey la".. but somehow my camera caught a different expression from her.. haha.. does a camera lie? =P

Here's another one of adel with her dessert plate.. on the left is some coffee cup chocolates that all of us agreed was worth 2nd helpings.. that's some cheesecake in the center, followed by chocolate fondue marshmellows on the right =)

Adel's idea.. presenting, Adel and me Crossing our chocolate fondue marshies!!.. haha..

Finally a normal pic of their sister Jasmine, after she decided to stop moving and smile at the camera =P (the last 2 attempts were blurred)

and the last pic i have to show.. another pic of Amby with the coffee cup chocs in hand.. =) if you observant, you'll notice the last 4 pics all had this same choc in it.. cuz all of us die die wanted to try it no matter how stuffed we were =P (plans were made to steal this choc from jasmine, cuz she hasn't finished hers yet at this time.. but well, cannot bully small girl la xP )

That was just the afternoon.. after we parted cuz they both had to work.. Towards evening, i even managed to meet up with Jinghui and get the long-awaited Dizi-s I've asked for ages ago =D *squee!!* finally i have a flute to play arnd with.. haha..

It was just a random thought i had while i was returning home, but there were lotsa co-incidences this day.. where lotsa things just worked out.. for example, the rain caused me to reach Yishun earlier, and the taxi seriously just pop-ed out of nowhere.. As a result, we reached the buffet in time, with 1 and a 1/2 hour before the end.. just enough time to comfortably finish lunch before they closed for lunchbreak.. (whereas if the rain/taxi didn't come.. i doubt we'd have eaten there..)
Also, we had time to snap some neoprints before they left! haha.. i'll post those another time =)
meeting up with Jinghui was also by chance.. as she just msg-ed me out of the blue saying she's back in S'pore, and she brought the dizi-s along too!! oh ya.. it was claire's bdae a few days back, and we even got a prezzie for her too!! this cute piano styled bag from Bugis, which costed us quite a fair bit.. at 1st we were wondering how to meet up with her to pass her the prezzie, cuz both of us were really busy.. but on my way home on the mrt, i decided to try giving her a ring to see if she's free..

She was =O

Haha.. was it mere co-incidence? or magic of some sort? =P

well, i'd like to thing there's some Magic in this world.. A magic that some ever-youthful, chibi-characters bring into my life =P

Oh, did i mention that Adel's taking art? and Amby's into adventure sports? ;) heck, even Jinghui's gd at dizi.. (jasmine, just met her today so.. xP )

I'm not sure if there are real elves in this world.. but if they are, I'm almost certain who to suspect.. =P

A day spent enchanted by the Elves.. Could it be anything else, but enjoyable? =)

2008-05-05T09:28:00.002+08:00

I kinda suspected something like this, since last night while on duty i received a msg inviting me down to Meritus Mandarian S'pore for Hi-tea.. From Sch of Mech & Aerospace Engrg. NTU..

When i opened my letterbox, inside was a reply i've been waiting a while for from the universities.. but i can't say its one i quite like =T

NUS: Mechanical Engineering
NTU: Mechanical Engineering
SMU: ??? (haven't replied)

Nopes, the reels ain't gonna show a jackpot, cuz SMU doesn't offer Mechanical Engineering.. But if it gives me a rejection letter.. its gonna be just as bad as having a single path shoved into my face =T

well.. i guess i shld be happy i got a place in the 1st place.. but well.. Its just blah!.. I had hoped i had better chances this year to get into business =T

So yea.. if SMU doesn't like me, the offer UNSW offered me seems really really attractive now..

2008-04-30T22:59:00.004+08:00

I wonder if dreams have any meanings behind them..

any significance or impact to our lives..

Last night, i had a very sweet dream again..

The bits that i remember of it, was that there was this party of ppl whom i met, and halfway into a discussion we came to a topic of some puzzle solving quest.. you know, those we get a clue, then run off to a place.. maybe finish some trial before rushing off with your next clue?

apparently, this scenario involved this party of ppl who had just finished an event like that.. but i would came later, didn't get the chance to participate.. Almost on whim, they gave me my 1st clue, and all of them went about sch to resume their positions, so that i could 1st hand experience whatever i missed.. at that time, i found it more touching they were willing to do so rather than awkward =P

My 1st clue.. It was sorta some number code, but i immedately recognised it as the Chinese Orchestra style of writing music scores.. and where i was meant to go was relatively easy to decern by looking for the opening notes.

Without knowing, i found myself in a lift headed towards a lab (my 1st station). Without knocking, i entered the lab, and found a girl half-changing inside.. yes, its awkward mentioning this i know.. but that girl.. that girl was actually someone i know in real life (not some ficticious char i dreamt out)..

Gentlemenly, i walked out of the room.. and sat outside with my back facing the door till she was done.. she opened it shortly after with a smile saying "Thank you", dressed in more casual P.E attire.. and welcomed me in..

The rest of the dream was a blur.. but i believe it involved me solving the question she put forth to me quite easily.. and i received a scoresheet with the piano-styled notes as my next clue.. with that alone i was pretty sure i managed to identify all the other stations i needed to go to, and in which order.. such that the girl exclaimed "No fair! why weren't you on my team earlier!" in a cute manner.. =P

well, that's all to the dream i rmb.. but not the end of my story..

This evening, after an irritatingly morning shift in an environment of time-wasting tasks.. my mind drifted to this dream, as i contemplated each detail about it on my way home..

guess what?

like the co-incidence you only get in movies, i met that exact same girl in the underpass... =X

do dreams really have meanings i wonder......

2008-04-24T21:35:00.003+08:00

Well.. since i'm online, and i've been spending the last few days of freedom watching anime, i might as well post this..

http://misshallelujah.livejournal.com/327319.html?style=mine

Its about the anime Gundam 00, which although has alr finished its 1st season, i'm still missing out of the last few episodes cuz i hadn't had the time to find some nice ppl T_T

anyways, the review was done by a fren's older sister.. (Coco's =P ) and if i had read it sooner, i would probably have been hooked on the series sooner, and thus die week after week in anguish waiting for a new episode (thank goodness i didn't then? =O )

anyways.. for those who don't know a thing about Gundam 00.. i reccommend sparing some moments of your time going through her review =)

After all, What would gundam do? xD

2008-04-20T00:26:00.006+08:00

What's the difference between Peasants, and Kings..

hmmm... i wonder too..

In the manga "Ouran High Sch Host Club", Its partially this area where quite a bit of humour comes about.. but in real life, well.. it can be an entirely different thing entirely..

but in the end, comparing spending $200 on a single shirt, or on some digital devices.. digital device would get my pick anytime.. i mean, well.. i know some ppl are picky about their clothes, but i guess i wouldn't spend that kinda money unless i absolutely have no other choice (not like i have the $$ to spare anyway.. =P )

So the high-end life? i guess i experienced it a little today.. following an AC guy arnd town area.. its a whole new world really.. but there's no way i can live such a lifestyle till i'm earning more than my keep.. which probably won't happen anytime soon.. hehe.. is this how an aristocrat feels i wonder?

Anyways.. i caught another movie this weekend.. with pretty much the same group of ppl.. Hehe, the movie now is "The Forbidden Kingdom".. 2 weeks ago, we were pretty much "WTF?" at the trailer we saw waiting for Three Kingdoms to start.. at first i imagined it to be some rip-off american kung-foo movie.. turns out to be something exactly like that, but with alot more humour.. =P

Hmm.. what to expect? english speaking chinese ppl.. the usual chinese fights inside restaurants.. a villian who looks like an Xmen, with some super commercial hair =P .. some lame dota references (MKB.. lol) and i guess some badly translated chinese proverbs and more lame scenes.. Still.. its really worth a watch if you just wanna relax and catch a simple movie.. 3.5 / 5 stars on my ratings =)

So that's my weekend.. only 2 little regrets, one was not dropping by paragon sooner, cuz i met an old fren working there =P the other well.. can wait a little while i guess.. haha.. =D

2008-04-12T00:33:00.000+08:00

Okies.. Ytd was the most i've ever spent on a single taxi ride.. as well as the most i've spent in a single day on taxis..

mainly because of a $26 trip from my place to clementi, in the early morning when traffic is horrible..

worst part is.. i was in uniform, and it started to rain too on my way out..

i seriously hate uniforms now..

Anyways.. I had an SMU interview today.. kinda scary.. maybe cuz i haven't acted in a while =P i wasn't even sure what to turn up in.. or what questions to anticipate..

Guess what?

It rained again =.= TMD!! but at least this time wasn't so bad.. cuz it only started when i stepped out of the MRT.. its times like these where you wonder about economics.. and whether someone out there has analysed the effects of rain on the sales of umbrellas.. ( o_O yea.. that thought nv really crossed my mind till today.. )

So the outcome of the interview? lets say it was Disasterrific!

one part disaster.. one part terrific.. my bro tried helping me predict what sort of questions they'll be asking.. but i couldn't be bothered to pay them more than a moment's glance.. turns out it wasn't any difference, cuz there's no way anyone could have predicted their question coming out.. But the gd thing is, i guess i was more comfortable with a random question, cuz the other candidates couldn't have prepared for that either xD

What would your reaction be to "S'pore has banned Chewing gum.. now there has been word whether should they ban Cha Kuey Tiao too?"

mine was "Wtf? dem.. that came out in the news??! why didn't anyone tell me =X "

i shld have noticed the atmosphere a little more though.. cuz apparently now that i think back, it might've been a random question to smoke us =.=

Well.. after sprouting ideas such as consumer choice (and smoking as a comparison for other unhealthy choices), Kuey Tiao as a cultural identity (as compared to casinos or ferris wheels which other countries alr have..) , the effect it would have on local businesses, as well as other stuff.. its kinda awkward that your admission into uni depends on such a odd question =T

Well.. guess there's nothing more i can do but wait for a Acceptance or Rejection letter.. which according to liz, could happen anytime from 1 week to 4 weeks..

Now that kinda reminds me of a phrase somewhere..

"April is the cruellest month.."

CRUELLEST MONTH!!

2008-04-06T17:12:00.003+08:00

Haha.. some interesting things happened this week..

1st off, Wednesday! met Ally-cat who came back to S'pore for a week, along with Coco and Hazel.. was quite a fruitful event, even though i was dem tired from my morning activities.. well, that was one of my precious annual leave spent =P
We had lunch at Ajisen Ramen.. like the 2nd time i ate there in the week.. hehe, i ordered the same Vegetable ramen, and had the same looks given to me at the table.. "Why the heck did you order that?! you're not even vegetarian".. *shrug* maybe a few months of turning vegetarian might be good for me =P

after that we roamed arnd Kino for a while.. could tell that Ally had a bit of things on her mind, even though i don't really know her that well.. only from the occasional msn chats, and the description i've given of her every now and then.. if only i knew her better, perhaps there'd be something i could do to help..

Anyways, we sat at Coffee club for a spell after that.. its kinda sad being sick, and trying your best not to infect other ppl (such as busy university lvl students =X ) well.. that's another 1st experience for me, cuz i hardly ever patronise such places before due to financial constrictions xD .. haha.. after chatting and drinking for a while, i guess i was sorta the culprit who catalysted the random song playing session with my psp.. jovi soon followed, as well as yarong.. not too sure if ally didn't have songs to play, or was purposely more mindful of the other patrons and telling us to hush the volume =P hehe.. overall i guess i can imagine what i missed out after leaving AC..

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Yesterday, went out with JingHui and her brothers.. ya know, i've been having this itch to go play DDR-supernova for quite a while, but since the one at douby is always crowded with players, i was wanting to drop by jurong point to try the arcade there instead.. Guess what? after wandering with jing and her bros for a while at IMM (as well as finding out both of them play Monster Hunter xD ), we decided to catch a movie at BoonLay GV.. 3 Kingdoms.. While waiting for the late night movie to start, i noticed this guy-girl pair on the machine playing, and 1-credit flashing on the screen.. here's the thing, for supernova, 1 credit is all it takes for 2 players to play together.. when the girl suddenly used their card to tap another 2 more credits into the machine, i realised they must have been oblivious to this part.. being the kind soul (and seeing how beginner difficulty didn't seem to suit the girl), i stepped in to offer some sagely advice =D guess what? i was sorta rewarded cuz for the next 2 credits, the guy who seemed a little turned off by the game, left the girl in my care.. so i got to play 2 rounds for free! lolz.. was a little rusty, and was sweating like free after that.. but its been a while since i had fun like that =)

3 Kingdoms was quite a decent movie.. wasn't quite what i expected, cuz i only know a handful of characters from the entire story.. the story revolves around this character Zi Long, from when he enlisted into the Shu army, till he became one of their 5 leading generals and eventually his fall.. some of the scenes were very touching, even though they may be represented simply.. like the concepts of brotherly bonds, and the acts of selflessness for the greater good. another plus point was the company i was watching it with.. us 3 guys have experienced army (though jing was at the side wondering what "stand-by area" or "guard-duty" meant ) and we found humour in relatively normal scenes.. sry to all the other audience who were wondering wtf was wrong with us! xD

So yups.. that was my week.. so much for saving up this month, in a single week, i pretty much made up all the ground i lost in spending =X

2008-03-27T19:21:00.003+08:00

GRWAAA!!!

I've been sick for over 2 weeks already.. =T and i blame the weather..

and for that, i almost got killed by the weather today =X

It happened while i was walking by the corridor to pick up some stores, when suddenly the sky flashed and a bolt of lightning cracked down from the wall just 2 metres ahead of me..

...

Nope.. my entire life story didn't flash by in my mind.. so i guess life still goes on.. =S

Sickness i just one of the many problems i'm facing now.. other than the usual relationship one (which has just extended its territory into the relationships between co-workers in the office), I now have to stress over what to fill in (and how to fill it in as flawlessly as i can).. My university application..

a daunting task is it not? now what's the fun if that was all to it?

lets give it a time limit then, say.. 2 days?

..
hmm.. something else is missing.. how about a little more challenge?

A sucky computer and lousy internet

that's better.. now for the finishing touch..

Army.

Nuff said.. amidst crazy ppl making noise all day long, squabbling over somewhat.. minor things.. i mean, why can't we all be nice ppl and just get along? is there really a need for lies and deceit and enmity and such? It'd really be a wonder if there's such thing as enough peace in camp..

*sigh*

drats.. and the countdown timer is still ticking =X

i guess not even a hailstorm can take my mind off this matter.. (which i heard there was in S'pore today!)

2008-03-01T00:06:00.005+08:00

Isn't he a hottie? xD not only does he look good, but he studies rocket science too!! super smart guy in kick-ass clothes + bad boy attitude + spear = Cid Highwind, a character from the FF-VII game..

and a potential target for cosplaying in my opinion =D

i mean.. he could carry a rubik's cube arnd, and still be in character! how cool is that? wahahaha.. xP

2008-02-24T16:39:00.007+08:00

There comes a time in every man's life.. when you just gotta learn to let go of $$.. examples of such times is when you're sick, when your fren's bdae is coming.. certain BF/GF issues.. when frens are in trouble.. or when your wardrobe has nothing that fits your figure anymore =X

and now, i can add a new one to that list..

When your handphone doesn't show anything on its screen =X

WTF?! its almost like the dreaded blue screen of death on a PC, with the words "All data deleted" flashing in the center.. except that interestingly, the phone still works.. i could still make calls to ppl, but its by feel cuz the screen doesn't show anything (so lets see.. navigate blindly to your address book.. then pray you rmb how you spelt your fren's contacts as.. then press dial) though heaven knows how you're gonna read sms-es like that =P

initially, i didn't think it was such a big deal.. but when it came to receiving vital information about where to meet for a friend's suprise bdae party (elaborate more later =P ), replying missed calls, and being stuck in camp on a weekend with little entertainment.. I probably can't survive long without a properly working phone!! T_T

in other words, while i was stuck in that office with nothing but a draggy LoTR extended marathon to watch (not saying LoTR is bad.. but 1 of their extended movie is enough for me a day =X ).. i started banging my phone in hopes that it might revert back to a working state.. miraculously after abt 15 mins of trying, it did.. and light was shed on what i missed out on abt 12 hours of phone inactivity =P

Usually, hardly anyone contacts me out of the blue.. but this time arnd, its a pleasant surprise! haha.. gonna keep my little secrets.. cuz i'm graduated alr =)

actually, another reason why i kinda want to spend $ on a hp, is cuz i'm kinda overspending at this point of time in outgoing calls =O like, last week it was just 180 mins all in one nite/morn.. hehe.. GG la.. that's enough to erupt my hp bills.. So perhaps its time i got a prepaid card from m1, which i think has one of the best plans for outgoing calls? =P

going out to search for an interesting non-camera phone soon =)

So.. friday.. lotsa stuff happened, but the most significant would be coco's little birthday dinner =P HAPPY BURRFDAE YARONG!! haha.. special thanks to June too, for making it all possible by getting THE Gundam Meister Cake, and contacting everyone who was to come =D and oh, thanks jovi for being my contact when my phone sorta dieded and i didn't know where was the meeting place, and also for repairing my guitar string so that i could do the impromptu Happy Birthday on it xD

okies.. gtg now, if i really intend on getting my phone before returning to camp.. Cyas!

2008-02-16T12:01:00.004+08:00

just when i thought that my bunk had too much clothes occupying my locker..

INTRODUCING.. The latest in army apparel!! super torn pants, courtesy of "Teh art of Flying-ppl making", a.k.a close combat training

nopes.. its more than your conventional tears at the knees or heel area.. but all the way from where it splits for your legs, to pretty much 3/4 of the way to the left knee.. guaranteed to draw attention your way in any crowd.. and cool your lower body.. proven and tested by mua'self!!..

why?..

Simply cuz i torn my own pants throwing someone during training =X

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Anyways.. this week at camp was just like any week.. cept that v'day happens to fall on the thursday.. i took half day leave (though i have no idea for what since i have no one special to ask out..) ended up in NUS walking arnd a bazaar.. and meeting random ppl whom i msg-ed kinda last minute =P

Not too bad.. managed to meet up with Twins Yulin and Yusu.. QuhynAhn.. Ximin, and yarong.. would have loved to meet more ppl, if not for the time restrictions and if only i could grab hold of those ppl..

well, it felt sorta nostalgic.. even though i've only experienced it twice in my entire sch life.. all about was the air of valentine's inside a sch environment.. students carrying flowers/chocolates/balloons while walking to and fro from lessons.. something you probably won't experience in 09 or 10.. simply cuz v'day falls on weekends then xD

at the end of the day, i guess i'm kinda glad i went out.. painful though it was initially..

one day perhaps.. this date wouldn't be so lonely.. but 1st, perhaps its time i graduated from all these childish feelings i've been keeping.. after all, who has the time to babysit a dreamer-boy?

2008-02-11T21:28:00.000+08:00

would anyone miss me if i'm gone i wonder?

...

Though unconfirmed whether i'd be going yet.. i got a reply from UNSW that my application for Engineering/Commerce has been accepted.. i've yet to reply them..

seems like lotsa ppl are going to australia.. Kris, Eileen.. now i know Yanni is too..

and S'pore is a unforgiving place in terms of education..

I might be better off over there after all...

2008-02-09T19:28:00.000+08:00

How was CNY you ask?

Other than being an extended break from army.. i guess it was simply... boring =X tried asking ppl out, but in the end went to the movies and cybercafe alone.. but at least, the arcade was fun.. Tekken 6 is now out.. and Asuka is back cuter than ever.. although some of her combo list is changed, its nothing too drastic..*sniff* T_T But at least her throws are improved (i'm even learning some of those throws now! xD ) and the graphics are more breath-taking than ever..
and it seems they've added special effects to the environment as well (i slammed this other guy.. and suddenly, the ground gave way and we all fell into the sewers =p ) cheesy i know, but it's a start..

well other than that.. i've finished some of my animes alr.. and now half-way through Nodame Cantabile the drama.. well, its my 1st experience with jap drama.. but even being a 1st, i bet this has to be one of the most exaggerated ones around xP

oh wells.. Happy Chinese New Year everyone!!

2008-02-03T17:41:00.000+08:00

The weekend seemed to have passed by pretty quickly..

It started thursday night.. When there was a cohesion to send off one of our commanders.. Went to tampines safra Sakura for buffet dinner.. though its a little painful on my now dwindling funds, its good food nonetheless.. and i'd go back again if anyone's interested though not anytime soon =D

Well, there's this run that was happening friday morning at someplace i wasn't familiar with.. but thankfully jon opened his doors for me to stay overnight at his place.. thus saving me time for sleep, and effort to find the place xD

after friday's run.. came home quickly to change a new set of clothes.. then rushed off to NUS hostels to meet pok to re-stock my dear November =P gosh.. now she's really full.. but the gd news is.. I now have Nodame Cantabile!! both the anime and drama!! woohoo!! xD gosh pok seems really talented.. though he has weird ideas sometimes (such as balancing his laptop on a colour-pencil set and his textbook to improve ventilation to cool it down).. I was dem shocked to see a piano keyboard inside his room!! waaa... and its right beside his bed.. the place looks even bigger than coco's when we bunked there! haha.. but then that might've been because of overpopulation inside that room =P

anyways.. ate a quiet dinner at Astons over there.. had a craving for pasta recently, those side dishes/appetiser kind.. then proceeded to find my way to the performance venue.. which was like on the opposite end across campus.. i wonder how life would be like, if i end up studying here next year =P thank goodness for their bus services

Met jovi for a brisk moment before the show started.. so sad, all our seats were dispersed abt =T

Anyways, yarong's play was pretty decent.. makes me wish i had the chance to perform again.. all the thrills of being in front of a receptive audience.. oh how much i miss it..

After the play.. my night wasn't over yet.. i made my way to Changi airport to stay there overnight.. Sounds a little crazy huh? hehe.. actually looking back now, i guess it is.. but at that point of time, it seriously seemed like the best idea out of all i had.. after all, i was still kinda sick.. so its unlikely my parents would let me leave so early in the morning just to send a fren off.. 2nd-ly.. Changi and my place are quite distant.. and with them planning to meet at abt 7.30 ... it means i gotta wake up 2 hours in advance.. with yarong's play ending abt 10.30 at Jurong and it taking abt 1hr+ to get home.. it doesn't leave alot of time for sleep too.. so.. xD catch my drift?

Anyways, i wasn't the only one spending the night at the airport.. at the macs where i sat down to have supper before sleep, there were students as well as travellers with luggage sharing the same thoughts as me.. it was a little hard to get to sleep though.. with the air-con near freezing, and the sleeping posture a little awkward.. i sat through 2 episodes of Heroes on my psp before my body decided to hibernate till morning..

amidst all the times i woke up, the last 2 were by frens sms-ing me to check where i was.. quite funny, their expressions.. "Are you there yet?" "yes dear, i was there since 11.30 last night xD " "WHAT?!" haha.. thank you ximin and steff for waking me up though.. it'd have been dreadful if i overslept the timing when i was alr at the venue =P

Eileen sure seems to know alot of ppl.. and all those present were those that could be bothered to wake up to see her off.. there's even a guy who woke up to drive her and her luggage to the airport too.. I wonder if i knew ppl like that arnd..

anyways, after seeing her off.. a group of us went back to the macs i slept at to have breakfast.. can't help but feel a little like an outsider.. cuz 1, they're mostly her classmate, and i'm not from their class.. even though i know most of them there.. its still a little awkward..

anyways, after we parted ways.. i made my way to Calvin's place to dump my new stock of animes on him.. and get some new ones too.. perfect, now i can sit in front of my com at home, and not move an inch for days..

So yups.. that was pretty much my weekend.. probably the most "drama" i've had in a while =)

2008-01-30T19:25:00.001+08:00

Valentine's day in is 2 weeks..

While initially my head was brimming with ideas on how to celebrate it.. now, i'm not too sure even if i want to..

My heart's a little of a mess right now.. and i'm not really able to pin-point a reason why.. maybe its because it's gonna be the valentine's for the last year of my teen.. or perhaps its because after 19 years i'm still a lonely soul on this planet.. maybe its the thought that everyone's becoming so lovely dovey around this time that i'm simply suffering from envy or pangs of jealousy.. or might it be that i'm still clueless how to go about a relationship after all this time?.. or bloody clueless what love really is..

Either ways.. i feel like a failure right now.. i just feel like locking myself somewhere.. maybe just staying it camp on that day even though i know its possible to go out..

*sigh* and know what's the best part? there's another part of me angry at myself, saying i'm getting depressed for no bloody gd reason..

...

i'd have considered myself a romantic person.. perhaps for someone i love, i'd have climbed 3 storeys to knock on her window.. serenade on a guitar till the neighbours fling pottery in my general direction.. get hauled away by the police for harassment and disturbance of the peace.. But that's the stuff of movies and tv serials.. and perhaps a little too dramatic to properly win the heart of a lady.. however, what i did wish to do for this year.. was to make a bento with my own hands, ask the girl i kinda like out of her house in the darkness of the night to join me for a candlelit picnic at the center of a basketball court near where we live.. then perhaps play with some sparklers while i quietly find a way to slip a note into an obvious spot amongst her possession.. sooner or later she's bound to notice it, and in it.. would be a sweet (even if somewhat cheesy) poem, asking her to be my valentines..

as wishful that i could tell this girl that she was special.. i'm not too sure i can.. 1, cuz she has mentioned before she set her sights on someone else.. 2, i know i'm alot of emotional baggage to begin with.. being in army has only made that worst.. She's studying still, and i don't want to be a burden.. and lastly 3, perhaps because i'm scared to love.. as hard as some of you might believe.. no, i've only ever had 1 gf. a somewhat sweet, but short-lived one.. and I've faced rejections more times than i'd like.. and each time, it just hurts a little more.. the next "i'm really sorry, but i like you just as a friend" , "give me a little more time" or the silent treatment, might just shatter my heart to a thousand pieces..

I've been wondering.. am i that bad a guy? or have i just been going after the wrong people? its nice to know there are people trying to be nice and comfort me during times i'm down, but sometimes i really wished that girls would be the ones giving guys flowers, just like in those romance animes.. i don't know about other people, but i keep every little thing that's been given to me.. and i kinda wish someone out there would keep my stuff like that too.. i rmb a time when i cut my fingers doing origami hearts for friends.. they probably don't know, but it took alot of effort to even make a proper one.. i just hope it lasted the day at least, before it becomes forgotten..

*sigh*.. sometimes, i just wished my life was a little more romantic.. or at least, dramatic..

2008-01-20T23:31:00.002+08:00

Haha.. i found out!! her name is Sharleen! That girl at the cosplay shop is Sharleen!! lol

In case you don't know.. the shop i'm referring to is commercially known as "Otaku-House", and i'm only $40 away from getting my VIP membership!

okies, i guess i must be feeling a little high now..

=D hope it lasts a little longer this time..

2008-01-01T13:52:00.000+08:00

Ok.. i think i just perfectly screwed up my sleep cycle last night with my countdown plans..

so how was my countdown like? got tix for my parents to catch I am legend at AMK hub, and headed down to Vivo-city for some countdown action =P hehe.. i was meeting Sarah, and we initially planned to call YiFang along to dinner and perhaps catch a movie early in the morning xD but well.. things didn't go as well as we expected.. 1st being that Marche was "closed" for business when we went there at 8 and it was still crowded inside =T 2nd being Sarah's parents suddenly calling arnd 11.30 saying that she gotta go and see some aunt who's passing by at the airport while waiting for their next flight..

which leads to my next problem.. i had 2 extra tickets for that movie at 2.10 , and only a little over an hour to find replacements! man.. that was probably my most frantic hour of the new year.. i guess i called at least 1/2 my phonebook (X to Z + A to J ), wishing everyone a merry Xmas (yes.. it was a test to see if they were sober enuff to know what i'm talking abt xD ) before i found 1 guy who was willing to make the trip to vivo to join me.. an army guy (well.. lets just say i'm not used to calling army guys out since we spend like all day together? =P ) that's when the next person pop-ed into my mind.. my sergeant..

Just like that.. the 2 ticket slots were filled.. Gosh i shld have known army guys have nothing better to do xD

So yups.. Le Grand Chef was a good movie to start the year with.. as expected from most korean stuff, its filled with sad and humourous moments at the same time, i found myself sometimes caught in between the two =X

The movie ended abt 4.30 ... we spent the time from then till the mrt opened looking at drunk ppl from the powerhouse, and pretending to be drunk ourselves! =P

had breakfast at clementi Macs.. then headed home by mrt..

gosh.. and i'm booking back into camp in a few hours time.. =.= ciao.. gotta get some shut-eye..

2007-12-27T18:16:00.000+08:00

27th December..

I rmb i awoke from a vague dream.. with my mind still hazed by a recollection which fleetingly disappeared.. almost by instinct, i reached out my hand for my handphone to check for new messages during the night.. when i saw the time at the top right hand corner..

9.55

something's not right here.. didn't i want to wake up by 8 or something?

9.55 ..

the sun's a little to bright to be 8.. and didn't i have something to do at 10? if so then why did i wanna wake up by 8 for.. hmm..

9.55!!

CRAP!! i was supposed to meet some otaku-s at clementi MRT at 10!!
For those of you who don't know yet, the closest MRT to my house would be YCK.. which is like the furthest point from Clementi no matter if i travelled to JE or Town-ish to change train..

almost like a herald of my dismal situation.. an sms came from Coco.. saying she'd be 10 minutes late..

10 minutes..... great, now all i gotta tell them is to give me abt 1/2 an hour to get ready to leave.. and another 1 &1/2 hour to get there from my house.. =.=// gosh, what a way to start the day...

anyways.. i reached Coco's hall at abt 2+ after lunch and everything.. not too late apparently, cuz they only just started on episode 2 of KKM.. xD hehe.. well.. was a little shocked when i entered the room though.. cuz by the looks of it, it seemed like a 1-man bunk (in army terms).. and there i was, the only guy (at least until JZ came) among 4 girls.. =X ...zOMG!! i'm surrounded by fangirls!@! somebody saaAVeee me~!!

haha.. it was really a 1st time experience for me.. all this while i've only been watching anime by myself, or at the most with another 1 or 2 more ppl.. a pity though that i didn't bring my glasses as i rushed out of my house, cuz half the time i was squinting at the laptop to see the subtitles =X

so how was the day spent? i made frens with rong's sis June, and another "Moe" scholar (check wikipedia under japanese slang if you wanna know what moe means xD ) by the name of Sandar.. and all manners of animes were played that included insanity like Haruhi Suzumiya, mecha from Gundam 00, sch-life Ouran Host Club, i-have-no-idea-what-classification Kyou Kara Maou, and other random episodes here and there.. while some of us may be typing fan-fiction on a seperate laptop, scrambling/solving a rubik's cube (i did all the solving i think =X ), munching on snacks, or even doing odd pairings with whatever we could find.. The Light and Lawliet plushies were the most obvious and abused ones, who were subjected to ruthless physical examination checks by pervies!!.. others included the black and white mascots of Tsubasa which i still haven't quite rmb-ed the name yet.. and the poor gundam models which were forced into *ahem* R-rated poses by a very twisted individual.. =X NOT ME!! i may had a hand in "catalysing" the process, but honestly.. fangirls nowadays xD

(updating of the rest in process)

2007-12-23T00:00:00.000+08:00

Hahah.. The long awaited MeowMew family gathering has concluded!!

lolz.. at first i was a little skeptical about what was gonna happen.. with it being the rainy season and planning going all.. But anyways it was a good day today.. even if only for the following reasons

1. MeowMew & Mr.Kitty managed to make it for the gathering!
2. We got them both to wear Cat ears cuz they were late!! xD
3. Amberlyn (whom dotty & i was planning on giving this pair of angel wings ^^ ) was wearing this blouse with the word "Angel" on it.. haha.. so qiao xP
4. The dices i got Adelyn came in useful in the end for some decision making purposes =P
5. Just nice everyone got presents (even if it meant i spent the dragon's share on it.. hehe.. =.=" )

anyways.. here are some pics of the day =)

Haha.. really thanks alot for coming down today guys.. i know my house is a little out of the way for most of ya ;) anyways.. hope you guys had fun!! i know i did =)

2007-12-17T19:59:00.000+08:00

Haha.. Had a mini AC guitar gathering today.. partly cuz its a really late meeting that sabbie yulin and i promised we'd do like.. 1+ yrs ago (roughly about the time of ACJC fun O'rama..) haha.. even managed to get Tania along! which is really cool cuz as sabbie would've put it.. "you know its really kewl? cuz i realised we only knew each other for those 3 months.. and yet we're still meeting up.." =) hehe..

Anyways.. we had lunch at sumo house at clementi.. then while sabbie had to rush off for a meeting at NUS, Tania me Yulin and her twin sis (yes! i now know another pair of twinies! xD) Yu Su (at least thats how i think its spelt) headed down to Fuji Palace to go Ice Skating =)

Heh.. another fun filled day for me.. seems only me and Yulin were the "experts" at skating.. so most of the time we were helping our student make their way around the rink =) but still.. it was a good chance to catch up with these lovely ppl i met in that short time =D

2007-12-15T21:55:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday to me =)

hehe.. i realised its a little hard to sleep early on a birthday.. at 12.00 midnight sharp, i was awoken to blinking lights and strong vibrations from my half-working phone on the floor.. strange though, cuz usually i don't notice it.. Guess what? it was an overseas call from Beiqin =P gosh.. and if i had missed that one.. i'm sure my inbox would have been flooded by now cuz of her xD haha.. she actually planned her time over there just to give me a call.. how sweet huh? =) that made me really happy.. even though i was only half-awake during the whole conversation =p (during which.. i was vaguely aware of all the sms-es ppl were sending me at the same time.. i think i got abt 8 of them during the space of 12-12.30? x) )

well.. couldn't sleep that well for some reason.. perhaps my mind was a little too flooded with things i wanted to do for this december.. but still, i managed to enjoy the rest of the day =) left early in the morning to collect the shirts i ordered online, and managed to get the twins out to catch a movie. yayness!! xD Then while in the horrendously long queue to get the tickets, i saw this vaguely familiar face some distance behind.. GOSH!! its that guy from S4 department in my camp!! =X well.. since he did look all lonely catching a movie by himself, i graciously invited him to join the 3 of us to catch a movie together =P

And the movie of the week is, Alvin and the Chipmunks!! haha.. quite a childish show again (i wonder why i keep watching these =X ) but still it was worth a good laugh..

2007-12-11T23:59:00.000+08:00

It was a night to rmb.. =P haha.. today marks (pretty much) the end of army for the rest of the year for me, and already i can taste the freedom that comes with it xD hehe.. earlier today while i was leaving camp, SiYing msg-ed me, asking whether she could borrow my rubik's cube for work.. heh.. how could i refuse? met her after her work at about 10+pm.. There i sat (feeling silly-ly like some tv-drama character) at the playground near her place waiting for her to arrive.. Suprisingly she was pretty much on time, though the look on her face totally spelt out that she expected me to be later than her =P Some how during the course of the day the idea of bball came into the picture too.. so at that late point of night, we both made our way to the bball court at selaseh by foot, praying that we could still shoot some hoops before the residents there chased us away xD

If there was any point of my life where i really wished i already knew driving, this would be one of them.. But thankfully, she seemed (somewhat) ok with the long walk to the bbal court.. on the way we chatted about old times, and how our lives are now.. I slowly reminsced the times i had at sch.. though not always perfect, it had its good days..

When we finally got htere, we spent some time at the closed coffee shop with a cube between us, as we waited for the soccer players using the (I stress) BBALL court, for their games. No matter though, cuz if their loud game was somehow tolerated at that late hour, our newbie match probably wouldn't agitate the neighbours =D Well.. i realised i've been having alot of practice relating cube techniques to all manner of people.. perhaps soon i can become a professor at teaching this cube or something lol.. Siying's not too bad a learner.. she got the first layer pretty easily, and what i like is her determination to try solving it by herself 1st =P haha.. sorta reminds me of me when i 1st started.. though i sincerely hope it comes back in one piece unscathed after all that =X

The soccer ppl soon left, and we started playing some bball with my ancient (i think abt 14 yrs old) bball.. soon it progressed into a 1 v 1 match (which i really tried hard to give chance =X ) followed by a modified "ABC" game.. we actually managed to play a bit, before the lights at the court went dark at approx 2330 hours.. taking that as a sign to leave, we headed to the shell station to get a drink..
i wonder if these are the sorta things bf/gfs do on a more common basis

Bought snapples for the both of us.. then caught a taxi back to send her home.. hehe, was kinda funny hearing her argument that the uncle wouldn't take us because the distance was too short.. well, if it really was that short, we wouldn't have bothered hailing the cab now would be? =P anyways.. she offered to pay me back for the taxi when she had the money, which i graciousl y accepted.. cuz if nothing else, it'd give us another chance to meet up =) though i think i already forgotten what the amount was already *wink wink* haha..

so yea.. that's the start to my december holidays.. only a little less than a year till ORD loh~!! ^^

2007-12-09T19:19:00.000+08:00

I like puzzles.. yet i hate them alot at the same time..

http://lineage2.plaync.jp/l2fun/flashGame.aspx

spent the better half of today solving this one.. the main objective of the game is to control this character and go about this dungeon searching/maneuvering/unlocking/finding for all 40 items scattered around the place.. although it makes me feel smart i managed to solve most of it by myself.. it makes me feel stupid at certain parts that it took me so long to figure it out =.=

so.. if you were to ask me if i'd like puzzles for my bdae/Xmas.. hmmm... i'm afraid i got mixed feelings abt them =X=X if they were too hard to solve.. i'm likely to just break them in fustration.. if they were too easy, its likely to sit on my shelf to collect dust in a few days.. =p

haha.. i know its a little late, and some of the following stuff are really just wishful thinking xP but here's a wishlist of things i would just love to see this december period =P

DDR or MonsterHunter2 or Tekken5 UMD for PSP
Cosplay costume of Archer Fate/stay Night
New Com..
Any fanciful/durable notebooks (the paper ones silly =P )
new headphones with really long wires
new handphone xP (my current one can't ring anymore)
rings/necklace/ accessories..
sports wristband
piano keyboard for camp! lolz..
flute or any other portable instrument =P
new fitting jeans (since my old ones are now too big =X )
4x4 Rubik's cube (got a 5x5 one alr though xP )

hehe.. but those are the material things.. want to know what i really want? ;)

All i want for Xmas, is euUu.. =D

but failing which.. a water sports partner or dance partner might be nice.. =) heck, even a trekking or jogging buddy would do.. haha.. i wouldn't mind an arcade partner for time-crisis or Ddr either.. haha..

oh well.. those are but the normal stuff.. as usual, i'd love to see whatever random prezzies ppl can think of too =P shhh.. dun tell them but.. i also got lotsa random prezzies for them too k? xD

wahahhaa...

Merry Xmas everybody!!

2007-12-07T22:13:00.000+08:00

ORD-o~!!

Its sorta like OREO.. but it tastes better..

And its only 365 days away~!! Whee~!!

now.. if only i had a calendar to keep track *hint hint* haha..

2007-12-02T19:07:00.000+08:00

ok.. some efforts have gone into my blog to make it a little more Xmas-y.. namely..

Changing the BGM to SilverBells (which was pretty easy after searching imeem =P )

and.. adding a snowy effect..

which isn't so easy =X

so despite my best efforts..

i only got the snowy weather on the top of this blog =S

.....

Better than nothing i guess... though i really wish i knew how to make the whole blog snowish all the way.. T_T

Christmas cheer everybody~!! =)

2007-12-02T11:09:00.001+08:00

Haha.. guess what?!

My face is in the papers today!! (The Sunday Times, Article in Gen Y section, page 44.)

well.. not exactly my face.. just half of it, simply cuz the photographer decided to use a pic where he can make all of us look anti-social, and absorbed in our cubes..

hehe.. but at least my face isn't covered like some of the other guys.. kinda feel bad for them, if they specially came all the way down to vivo for this shoot.. at least my face has some traces of me in it (Don't you just feel that strong aura i'm emitting from the papers? haha xD )

Well.. not the best photo.. but its a decent memory to keep.. after all, how many ppl get their face (profile? =X ) everyday? hehe.. i might just cut it out and go laminate it.. =) all in all, Gabbie is happy with this start to december!! xD

(btw, if you wanna see the article, it can be found just below, cuz some nice guy decided to upload a scan of it.. Thank you nice guy!! xD )
http://sgcubers.com/forum/index.php?topic=29.0

2007-12-01T00:01:00.000+08:00

Hehe.. Christmas is arnd the corner.. and there's so many things to do.. cards to write.. prezzies to buy.. gatherings to plan..

But still, its december.. and for that, its another reason to smile =D

i rmb i used to hate being a december kid.. like those days when you were in primary sch, and some kids would always have their bdae cakes in class and everyone would know its their bdae.. makes you sorta feel forgotten in sch that your bdae was always spent away from frens.. they often had their elaborate parties too..

but well.. this dec will be diff.. and i'm thankful for all the ppl who add colour in my life =) it may be a bit of a hectic month.. but i know there'll be many pleasant memories to share amongst us xD

Happy December!!

2007-11-29T22:11:00.000+08:00

RED = ANGER

1. Are you currently mad at someone?
maybe just a little

2. Which of your family members has the worst temper?
my dad.

3. Have you ever thrown something at anyone?
Yes. but usually harmless items.. there was once a not so harmless item, but that was purely accidental =X

4. Does your face turn red when you’re angry?
been keeping my anger under control too long to know..

5. When you’re mad do you prefer to stare angrily or yell?
Stare..

ORANGE = EXCITEMENT

1. Has anyone ever thrown a surprise party for you?
Haha.. Yes!! last yr before i enlisted..

2. Are you easily excited?
For most part, yes =)

3. What event is coming up that you’re most excited about?
haha.. meeting all the nice ppl i know this december xD

4. If you won a million dollars, what would be your first thought?
How could this be used best to benefit those about me.

5. If you could have anything right now what would it be?
Perhaps she knows.. but its never so simple is it?

YELLOW = SELF DISCOVERY

1. Name:
Gabrylo d'Artificer.. nicknames Uncle Gosh, Art, Angel, Cube guy..

2. Birthday:
10days before Christmas

3. What’s your main goal in life?
To take over the world~!! or at least.. not to be forgotten..

4. Do you want to have children?
Yes.

5. How do you want to die?
With true friends by my side.. in silent reverence of a unforgettable person

GREEN= OPINIONS

1. Are you against gay marriage?
Yes.

2. Lower the drinking age?
No. Some ppl are too easily controlled by vices.. and i'm against inconsiderate behavior.

3. Capital Punishment?
against the death sentence..

4. Abortion?
dun agree to it..

5. Democrat or Republican?
Neither.

BLUE = LOVE

1. Do you love someone?
yes, though its hard to say..

2. Do you have a bf/gf?
No.

3. Is it better to have loved and lost than never loved at all?
Perhaps.. if the other party felt the same way..

4. Do you believe in love at first sight?
No. First impressions don't last..

5. Would you tattoo your lovers name on your body?
Lovers.. no.. my lover, she'll know eventually x)

PURPLE = Q&A
1: How many beds did you lay in today?
1 in camp, 1 at home.

2. What color shirt are you wearing?
White

3. Name one thing that you do everyday?
Say a prayer for the impt ppl in my life

4. Look to your left:
A messy bed with my mp3, glasses, jacket, wallet, bag and some toothpicks (what are these doing there? =X ) on it

5. What website(s) do you visit the most during the day?
My Blog, frens Blogs.. Gmail, Wikipedia, Crunchyroll and friendster =)

6. Do you have plants in your room?
No, and it'd have to be really resilient if it wants to survive in there =P

7. Does anything hurt on your body right now?
my back probably due to a lack of exercise.. my head cuz of some stressful ppl today..

8. What city was your last taxi cab ride in?
urm.. Lion-city? =X

9. Recent time you were really upset?
2 weeks ago..

PINK = LAST
1. Person you saw?
parents when they went to bed.

2. Person that said they loved you?
can't rmb.. perhaps, never?

3. Movie watched in cinema?
Beowulf with the twinies!!

4. Song you listened to?
Let me be with you, from Chobits.. Round Table feat.Nino

5. Person you talked on the phone with?
Sergeant!

GREY= TODAY

1. What are you doing right now?
updating my blog, while surfing for some guitar tabs =P

2. What are you doing tonight?
its 0020 fri morning so.. in abt 20 hours time i imagine myself cuddled with my PSP

3. What are you going to eat?
Subway!! (if i can find the cash)

4. Did you accomplish anything today?
its only 20 mins! ytd however.. was hectic with outfield preparations

5. What shoes are you wearing?
none! but otherwise.. mizuno (i'm flat-footed you see.. =T )

BROWN= TOMORROW

1. Is?
Saturday!!

2. My plans are?
Get myself into the sunday newspaper with my old class of cubers ^^

3. Are you going to laugh?
Of course~!! its a reunion of old frens tmr =P

4. Any TV show you watch coming on?
hehe.. haven't watched tv in ages..

ok.. not the most interesting meme.. but well.. *blah* =P

2007-11-25T13:26:00.000+08:00

had a vague dream last night.. but at least i still rmb some details.. in it.. yam and lin were in it.. and we were having a heart to heart discussion.. as usual, can't rmb much else like dialogue or what clothings they were wearing.. but the feelings it made me feel.. almost as if my dreams were little silent movies.. no dialogue.. just plain emotions passed through an intangible medium.. hehe.. perhaps this is a sign of how i truly communicate.. through feelings more than just words..
=P

anyways.. this week's been pretty eventful.. met twinies on fri to catch Beowulf! was sorta a last minute thing.. since i called adel in the morning.. and she walked out of her lecture just to take my call ( T_T thanks del! i'm so touched! ) and asked her abt the movie.. hehe.. was sorta suprised that amber could make it too! even though she was barely on time (it was a 9.35 movie.. she came sharpy at 9.30 =P ) i kinda enjoyed the time with del waiting for her.. there we sat outside the cinema.. she with all her books, and me with my barang barangs.. watching anime on my psp in mute appreciation.. hehe.. even amby's 1st description of us was cute..

"waa.. you two really seem like a couple sitting over there! =D"

"Small thanks to 'who' i wonder?" came my reply =P haha...

at first, Beowulf may seem like a romantic movie.. since most of the couples had the girls resting their head on their bf in the theater.. it was only when i got home and discussed the movie with Maki , that i was enlightened..

-=[MaKiNo]=-*-=[雨中璇转]=-*-=[I'm FiNaLLy BacK oN tRaCk]=- says:
i fell asleep halfway thru e movie lors :p

so hmm... maybe not so romantic after all.. haha.. xD just as it was written in the newspaper.. it had lotsa naked men high on Mead, demon slaying.. and CG animation (actually.. it was all CG animation.. hehe..) but i'm glad the twins seemed ok with it.. if there's anything i must comment, its that the effects was really gd!! the movie showed it was snowing.. and i actually could feel the cold!! (actually.. it was alr cold by the time we sat down =P i wonder what would have happened to amber if i hadn't passed her my jacket xD )

after the movie.. we headed to macs for a while to discuss where/when to hold our next family outing.. (shld be on the 20th dec i believe =] ) with the planning stuff out of the way.. we started drifting off to random stuff.. hehe.. kinda funny how they were gathering IQ questions to test me since the last time.. and i actually managed to come up the ans on the spot! whee~!! other things included the rubik's cube (which inspired a heated debate on the other table when they saw my 5x5 cube, and started arguing whether it proves intellect or not.. =X weird.. )

well the most memorable for me, was when i showed them the latest addition to my neck-wear collection.. there was this glass cross with black border that i had difficulty pairing up with any strings to look unique.. at least until i got these brown/dark-brown/black leather cords from my parents.. hehe.. the only problem was that i didn't know any fanciful knots to tie up the two ends.. =X well.. they came up with these 2 simplistic knot that they used on 2 ends of the cord.. such that it is also adjustable for the length.. And voila! even though it was my design, its almost as if they gave my necklace new life! haha.. omgs.. i love this new necklace of mine la.. i might just wear it everywhere i go =) best part is.. its not metal.. so my skin won't break up in rashes too xD

yea.. it was another memorable meeting with the twins.. so even though it was late and i had to take a taxi back... it was all worth it =)

2007-11-24T23:57:00.001+08:00

There was this cuber's gathering in the afternoon, organised by my sensei Zhenghao.. and after the whole thing, robbie called me to tell me that he got a msg on his blog from a reporter asking about it =O

"Hi,

I'm Debbie from the Straits Times youth section. Am doing an article about the Rubik's cube getting popular again. Saw your post about having a cuber's meeting in Singapore - just wondering if you managed to get together a group of people? Do you know any of them who are willing to be interviewed? Or are you a Rubik's die-hard fan/collector? Could you give me a call at ********. thanks lots!"

Small world isn't it? my picture might actually make it into the newspaper xD

2007-11-23T12:46:00.000+08:00

haha.. just changed my blog's BGM.. even though Bq commented about the old one saying

Beiqin says:
my fren say the music v v nice
Beiqin says:
dun change... v nice

oh well... that old song was stuck there for dunno how long le.. and i meant to change it some time ago.. so just think of it as a update in due ya? haha..

Gabrylo//Artificer//Cuber.. says:
so.. do you prefer this song better? or the old one?
Beiqin says:
this i dunno leh...
Beiqin says:
i like both
Beiqin says:
the 1st more melodic...
Beiqin says:
this one more calming

^^ so the verdict is? the new songs stays!! at least until i feel the need to change it again..

anyways.. was looking through some of my older blog entries.. some of them from my older blog on msn-spaces at http://sheepheaven.spaces.live.com

kinda funny how you forget how you were last time, when you are so cooped up being who you are now.. hehe.. call me a sedimental fool, but i can't change who i am.. all these small memories are like little treasures to me.. little testaments to prove, that a person like me once existed.. =)

well.. can't say that me in the past was a mature person.. but i sorta envy him now.. he seemed quite carefree, easy-going and with a "healthier" outlook about life.. haha.. its kinda hard to imagine that we're actually one and the same person right now.. and to think i alr thought i was mature back then... then again.. i still think i'm mature now.. =X haha.. i pity the future me who has to read through all these events..

hmm.. i wonder what is this called.. viewing yourself from a 3rd person's perspective? hehe.. well its interesting how i still rmb the tiny details which i kept track of during my JC days.. what's more interesting is how i recall some details i decided to omit.. to make the whole post woven like a bard's tale.. hehe.. seems a little difficult now, though i can't for the life of me think out a reason why..

oh well.. i'll think about it another time.. i'm in a happy mood now, and i dun wanna spoil it with whatever potentially harmful thoughts that might just unlock through the process of thinking xD ta ta~!!

2007-11-22T23:30:00.000+08:00

Haha.. met this kewl girl at the arcade today, by the name of Emiko.. not sure if its her real name.. but what the heck... i guess i may drop by douby a little more often =)

INFJ

2007-11-18T20:53:00.000+08:00

Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
by Joe Butt

Beneath the quiet exterior, INFJs hold deep convictions about the weightier matters of life. Those who are activists -- INFJs gravitate toward such a role -- are there for the cause, not for personal glory or political power.

INFJs are champions of the oppressed and downtrodden. They often are found in the wake of an emergency, rescuing those who are in acute distress. INFJs may fantasize about getting revenge on those who victimize the defenseless. The concept of 'poetic justice' is appealing to the INFJ.

Accurately suspicious about others' motives, INFJs are not easily led. These are the people that you can rarely fool any of the time. Though affable and sympathetic to most, INFJs are selective about their friends. Such a friendship is a symbiotic bond that transcends mere words.

INFJs have a knack for fluency in language and facility in communication. In addition, nonverbal sensitivity enables the INFJ to know and be known by others intimately.

Writing, counseling, public service and even politics are areas where INFJs frequently find their niche.

Introverted iNtuiting Feeling Judging

by Marina Margaret Heiss

INFJs are distinguished by both their complexity of character and the unusual range and depth of their talents. Strongly humanitarian in outlook, INFJs tend to be idealists, and because of their J preference for closure and completion, they are generally "doers" as well as dreamers. This rare combination of vision and practicality often results in INFJs taking a disproportionate amount of responsibility in the various causes to which so many of them seem to be drawn.

INFJs are deeply concerned about their relations with individuals as well as the state of humanity at large. They are, in fact, sometimes mistaken for extroverts because they appear so outgoing and are so genuinely interested in people -- a product of the Feeling function they most readily show to the world. On the contrary, INFJs are true introverts, who can only be emotionally intimate and fulfilled with a chosen few from among their long-term friends, family, or obvious "soul mates." While instinctively courting the personal and organizational demands continually made upon them by others, at intervals INFJs will suddenly withdraw into themselves, sometimes shutting out even their intimates. This apparent paradox is a necessary escape valve for them, providing both time to rebuild their depleted resources and a filter to prevent the emotional overload to which they are so susceptible as inherent "givers." As a pattern of behavior, it is perhaps the most confusing aspect of the enigmatic INFJ character to outsiders, and hence the most often misunderstood -- particularly by those who have little experience with this rare type.

Due in part to the unique perspective produced by this alternation between detachment and involvement in the lives of the people around them, INFJs may well have the clearest insights of all the types into the motivations of others, for good and for evil. The most important contributing factor to this uncanny gift, however, are the empathic abilities often found in Fs, which seem to be especially heightened in the INFJ type (possibly by the dominance of the introverted N function).

This empathy can serve as a classic example of the two-edged nature of certain INFJ talents, as it can be strong enough to cause discomfort or pain in negative or stressful situations. More explicit inner conflicts are also not uncommon in INFJs; it is possible to speculate that the causes for some of these may lie in the specific combinations of preferences which define this complex type. For instance, there can sometimes be a "tug-of-war" between NF vision and idealism and the J practicality that urges compromise for the sake of achieving the highest priority goals. And the I and J combination, while perhaps enhancing self-awareness, may make it difficult for INFJs to articulate their deepest and most convoluted feelings.

Usually self-expression comes more easily to INFJs on paper, as they tend to have strong writing skills. Since in addition they often possess a strong personal charisma, INFJs are generally well-suited to the "inspirational" professions such as teaching (especially in higher education) and religious leadership. Psychology and counseling are other obvious choices, but overall, INFJs can be exceptionally difficult to pigeonhole by their career paths. Perhaps the best example of this occurs in the technical fields. Many INFJs perceive themselves at a disadvantage when dealing with the mystique and formality of "hard logic", and in academic terms this may cause a tendency to gravitate towards the liberal arts rather than the sciences. However, the significant minority of INFJs who do pursue studies and careers in the latter areas tend to be as successful as their T counterparts, as it is *iNtuition* -- the dominant function for the INFJ type -- which governs the ability to understand abstract theory and implement it creatively.

In their own way, INFJs are just as much "systems builders" as are INTJs; the difference lies in that most INFJ "systems" are founded on human beings and human values, rather than information and technology. Their systems may for these reasons be conceptually "blurrier" than analogous NT ones, harder to measure in strict numerical terms, and easier to take for granted -- yet it is these same underlying reasons which make the resulting contributions to society so vital and profound.

been wanting to put this up for a while.. I am an INFJ.. and it sounds so true.. =T *sigh* feels gd to know that someone out there might actually understand me..

2007-11-17T21:26:00.000+08:00

Been feeling a little emo lately.. but i guess i've thus far recovered a bit.. also not sure why i felt that way.. there's no single event to blame, but perhaps it was a sum of a number of things that has happened recently.. =X

well.. picking up from last time.. i guess it still affects me that i'm quite emotionally attached to certain things.. about what happened last week.. shan't go into details, but it involves me sorta taking some msg-es seriously, when it was just that someone's fren who was playing a prank =.=

and guess what? i was right.. that she was quite a sad state too when she did the pranking.. so as much as i'd like to put blame on her.. i'd hold back the majority of it, even if it was just the benefit of doubt..

that's not the only problem..

there's this other girl whom i've been trying to help through her troubles.. a lot of time, care and concern went into this.. but till now i didn't mind, seeing it as it was the right thing for a fren to do..
But now i discover that she's been using an alias to converse with me.. in other words, i don't even know her background.. much less even a real name.. although it would have been saintly to adopt the "if its true, then i've done the right thing/if it isn't, i haven't lost anything" approach.. i'm finding it hard to help someone who doesn't even put a certain degree of trust in me.. i mean.. come on.. i'm putting my sincerity into helping someone.. secrets, thoughts, humour.. I've given them without a second thought that it could leave me vulnerable to criticism or ppl's judgement, to try to cheer her up and make her feel better.. but without that degree of trust i feel.. shortchanged.. i wish i had angel's blood through my veins, but i don't.. i'm only a human.. these are the ugly thoughts that surface from a darker part of me.. a part that i try hardest to keep control of..

*sigh*
is that small request asking for too much?

...

i rmb rong's once mentioning.. "We had to put trust in our friends before they became our friends".. but sometimes i feel i trust too easily.. getting myself emotionally involved with things that in the end ppl find is the stupid thing to do..

so maybe i am stupid.. by wishing in those times i'm down that a hero would come save me.. i know how it feels in those times, and i tried very hard to help anyone as best i can when they were feeling the same.. even if it means sacrificing time/effort/sleep/money etc.. at the end of the day i convinced myself it was worth it, as long as someone appreciates the effort.. I'd do it again if it means etching a pleasant memory of me onto someone..

but what if.... ..no one does?... what if i had a name, which everyone forgotten.. i hate to think this way i don't want to think this way.. but i did feel this way.. quite strongly last wed, when i had just came back from a draining exercise in the wild.. drenched in sweat and rain.. ears tortured by the endless commands and radio waves throughout those 3 days.. and another 2 days stuck in camp before i return to the comforts of home.. i had one hope, which was that someone would have left a msg.. a simple hi or take care would have been ok, no need for those lovely dovey I miss you-s or Lets party (though those would be nice too).. but there wasn't any of that.. if my bunkmate wasn't in the room at that time.. i very well could have just broken down at that very moment....

Friday itself, held no special meaning even if it was book out day.. not sure why, but i began to trek from camp all the way home instead of taking a bus.. took about 1hr+ for the whole journey.. halfway i even stopped to buy 2 Barcadi at 7-11, even though heaven knows how bad i am with alcohol.. then not knowing why as i neared my home.. i decided to msg fun to see if he was free to meet up.. hehe, he must have felt something was wrong.. as his reply sounded a little frantic.. in a sense i was happy for this thoughtfulness, yet displeased at how i must have appeared..

well.. after meeting fun, i did feel better.. even if it was only by a little.. not sure how long it was.. but we sat in the park, him with his new white acoustic guitar (yes.. he's master the art of serenading i swear) playing as quietly as he could so as to not disturb the neighbours.. and me, like a patient by his side ranting about my problems while downing a bottle of barcadi.. switched locations a couple of times cuz of fun's dislike of dogs.. fed a couple of mozzies in the process.. even made a few phone calls to extend the night's activities.. hehe.. but in the end, i started having a little headache probably cuz of the drink.. so we ended the night early..

well.. fun was probably right about one thing.. anyone would feel shitty while stuck in army, thinking about how lonely they are and how sad life is.. the only ones unaffected would be those with gfs alr.. and if you aren't, you're better off gaming and not thinking about it.. well.. can't say my com at home is gaming quality anymore.. but if spending some $$ at a LANshop would be the miracle therapy for me.. i'm willing to give it a shot for a couple of weeks..

still wish i was part of the other group though.. but.. lets not go into that topic.... =)

2007-11-11T15:31:00.000+08:00

Guess what? =O

Gabbie's going for 2 exercises in the next 2 weeks..

And there's another one coming closely after that =.=

*sigh* so much happened in a short while.. and i'm not even sure where to begin.. =S well.. lets start with the happier parts first.. =)

Met Adel on thurs to catch "Stardust".. haha.. was sorta a last minute kinda thing, cuz on weds nite i was quite determined not to spend deepavali stuck to my com/psp/bed.. and go catch a movie i've been dying to watch for a while =P haha.. thanks del for accompanying me!! truly appreciate it ;) rmb our promise k? that we'll find the time to catch all the other fantasy movies coming up (now that i think about it.. there's quite a number of them too =X Beowulf.. Golden Compass.. enchanted too? maybe? =P ) ahh well.. we'll see when the time comes..

Anyways.. about Stardust.. It's a really sweet movie that was adapted from a book.. (warning, some spoilers ahead) The main character is a man name Tristan, who lives in an english town named "Wall".. aptly named because of the wall built beside it, that is a portal to the magical realm of stormhold. One night, while Tristan was trying (again unsucessfully) to win the heart of the (a little stuck-up but) beautiful Victoria.. A star shoots across the sky.. Tristan promises to retrieve the star to prove his love for Victoria, and so she gives him a week to do so or she'd marry another man.. Thus, Tristan sets out cross the wall to bring back the star.. not knowing that other than him, there are witches and princes after the star as well..
=) hope this summary of mine is gd enough to get your interest to catch it =P

oh, then on saturday.. played LAN with dave and alex (the usual), then left to meet miss Taki at amk hub after her work.. haha.. come to think of it, its our first time meeting each other offline.. even though we're known each other since last yr thru auditions.. must have took some lvl of courage on both sides.. but glad we did in the end ;) haha.. not sure why.. but i came up with this crazy idea just before i left my house.. which was to print out her nickname and use it like those ppl at the airport would to find someone they haven't met in a while =P funny how we were arguing over sms who'd be the easiest to spot.. guess who won in the end? xD wahahaha...

Had my 1st experience at Pepperlunch with her.. Then headed to catch "The game plan".. (haha.. she sorta gave me this cute glare when i offered to pay the movie tixs for her.. well.. next time perhaps =P ) anyways.. guess what's the 1st thing i noticed abt the movie? =O The Rock is Balding!! lolz.. overall kinda enjoyed the querky moments of the movie.. although it had a simplistic storyline.. they managed to cram lotsa silly moments into it to show a softer side of dear Dwayne =P hehe.. cheesy moments everywhere.. yea, its like another family movie =)

After that we went to play Ddr at Jubilee.. gosh, Taki didn't even know there's an arcade there!! but then again.. she did have some problems navigating about amk hub too.. =P so guess Jubilee is a little ulu compared to that.. haha.. on the dance machine.. i almost died laughing.. i was half expecting a maniac-lvl player.. or at least trick-mode (from her cute sms that said " I woNt let u beat me. Dancing is a gals' specialty. Its a born gift." =P ) but what i saw at the end of the 1st song was a girl on the brink of collapse.. we both failed anyway, not that i could carry on straightaway anyways.. =P couldn't help but burst out laughing then.. at my own initial image in my head, and the poor girl catching her breath xD well.. she's not too bad la.. maybe with a little less time spent on audi, and a little practice.. who knows? i might have another ddr buddy =D

bought some drinks at 7-11.. then found a quiet place near gd-speed cybercafe to rest.. chatted about all sorts of things.. before we parted ways at the bus interchange (and strangely.. just in time for dave and alex to find me alone =P hehe.. its fate la ya? ) hope she liked the little kitten doll i got her.. she always says it took her some getting used to my "Meow-ing" online.. maybe this habit would rub off on her too! lolz.. anyways.. Thanks Taki for the really cool "Heroes" memorials!! haha.. i bet some guys in camp will soon be jealous of me real soon =D

well.. initially planned to write about something that got me down earlier this week.. but looking at how happy this post has been so far.. i guess i'll just cut it out.. haha.. anyways.. going back to camp tmr.. its gonna be a rough week.. Hope there's phone reception in the wilderness, so dun forget to msg me back if i look to you for entertainment k? xD

Dramatic.. =)

2007-10-28T19:35:00.000+08:00

Ok.. so here's a shoutout that is a little late.. together with some shoutouts that are perfectly on time ;)

To all those S.I signal bunkmates, and anyone else who are having their overseas training as part of NS right now (yes prash.. i think you'd look at this =P ) .. All the best out there!! dun get eaten by wildlife ya? xD

To ppl taking A'lvls soon.. Best of luck!! dun give up k? even though studying's a pain.. its worth every single drop of sweat and blood once you achieve what you set out to get ;)

And most imptly.. To MeowMew!! to whom we've just jio-ed out to celebrate her b'dae with today =P haha..

It was a sneaky plan which dotty came up with.. To ask meows out without informing her about the "special guests" we invited =P simply Mr.Kitty (1st time meeting him.. but keep forgetting his real name =X) and Adelyn.. hehe, sadly.. her twin and our mumsies couldn't make it.. but we still made the best of things =)

so.. what was the plan? to put simply, we organised a time for all of us to meet up to find a cake.. then told our intended "bday girl" to meet up with us an hour later.. hehe.. eventually we settled for Secret recipe for a number of reason.. 1, its Halal.. 2, it offered to do writings for our bdae cake (and swensens didn't =T ) and 3.. probably cuz the guy at the counter was a funny guy.. ^^ hehe.. so with our venue and cake settled.. all that's left was to bring our recipient..

so me and dotty went to pick up meows from the mrt.. distracting her with random questions.. whilst leading her unknowingly to suntec.. that was the easy part =P what was difficulty was to seat her in a close proximity of our guests.. hehe, here was where we could have improved a bit.. when she dropped by the place, the way she gingerly paused.. covered her mouth with two hands to muffle a giggle.. i knew the gig was up.. and guess what gave it away? nopes, there wasn't any unintended action from our guests (since adel was drowned in my PSPgame Monster Hunter.. and the guy was playing mariokart).. but in meow's exact words "the first thing i noticed was his shoes!!" haha.. guess we shld have told mr.kitty to get a special pair of shoes for the day..

so.. there we had lunch.. Chatted randomly about anything under the sun.. i earned the usual scoldings from them of being too cold with my jokes.. and with nadia commenting "That's so like you to do (add random action here)".. which ranged from losing my previous 2 pair of specs..
mr.kitty seemed to be quite a fun loving guy as well! adding to the mood with antics such as *ahem*-ing really loud so we could get the waitress's attention.. or taking away dotty's plate so she couldn't eat, and buying time for meows to finish her lunch (since she kinda eats slow =P ) i guess dot might be right that we could be gd frens =)

so what happened next? out came the cake.. and by the time we finished 1/2, we couldn't eat anymore.. So.. we had a little bit of cream facial going on (dun worry.. the unfinished half was not involved =P ) hehe.. initially i intended to stay clean.. but i guess adel kinda noticed and smeared me some.. *bleah* must have been revenge for me suggesting "adel is a gd target cuz she's stuck in the corner" idea xD

Why can't all b'daes be like this? i dun mind getting creamed a little as long as everyone has fun =D

so aft that, we visited the arcade to hang out.. i now kinda know what are the games i shld learn more of.. Daytona specifically.. so i can crash ppl, and avoid them all ganging up against me =X lolz!! (guess you can figure out what happened xD ).. and House of the Dead 4.. so i can increase survival rates for me and my partner =) and oh.. maybe Ddr.. to make it look easy enough for ppl to wanna pick it up.. hehe.. turns out today was adel's 1st time seeing me do this ;)

towards the end.. we were scouting for a decent neoprints shop.. but found a mini-anime convention there.. haha.. our dear del was disappearing and reappearing around every corner.. only to disappear again to take more pictures of the artworks on display.. heh.. seems she's picked up freehand drawing as part of her course.. and in particular she's fascinated with the japanese stylised drawings of manga and animation =P JY adel in your drawing aspiration!! rmb to show me whatever progress you make k?

and so the day ended with nadia leaving to give tuition with half a cream cake in her (/her bf?) hand.. while mr.kitty and dotty followed her to the mrt.. as for me an adel.. we waited for the bus 857 to bring us to yishun interchange.. hehe.. not really sure why, but during that bus ride with her, i recalled all these strict gentlemen codes i used to follow.. one of them being to escort a lady if she was traveling alone =P another.. was to tend to her needs as best you may (buying drinks and accepting all favours etc).. haha.. looking back it does seem like quite a silly ideal.. it'd take more than that to suave the other gender into your general direction.. but overall, it wasn't a bad way to go through life.. somehow seeing del's cute expressions (esp those when she attempts to catch the melody of a song she's nv heard before) just makes these gentlemenly acts all worthwhile =) even when half-way i realised that 857 dropped pretty close to my place halfway along the journey.. i couldn't help but let her continue sampling whatever songs in my playlist that suited her fancy =P

~~~
There's this anime i just finished watching.. by the title of "Honey & Clover".. it's definitely one of the best romance animes i've seen thus far.. but there's this line in its opening theme that stuck me somewhere during the last episode.. that made me want to listen to it again and again.. here's how it goes..

"For every person passing by.. It gets more dramatic" =)

The song is aptly titled "Doramachikku".. (in other words "Dramatic" =P ) That's how i want my life to be like.. to add colour to the world.. the same way ppl add colour to mine ;)

haha.. i've given some thought as to how i'd paint my reality marble.. a world that reflects what's inside my soul.. and i finally think i've thought of something to my liking.. It'd involve a theatrical stage.. with curtains all about that leads to different scenery.. and the seats scattered all about in no arranged fashion.. haha.. a little hard to fit this concept into words.. but that's the briefest of descriptions i can spare for an idea i'm still concocting..

Träumend

2007-10-21T17:17:00.000+08:00

Träumend = "dreaming" in german..

I chanced upon this word in the Rozen Maiden 2nd season.. in its title.. Rozen Maiden ~träumend~

Lately i've been having alot of dreams.. and I'm almost certain i had dreamt about sabbie last night.. except i can't for the life of me rmb anything about it.. the experience when i woke.. was that there were some simple.. sweet moments involved.. i guess we'd never know.. isn't it just sad when something like that just slips you by? =X the same feeling of lost..

Anyways.. on a happier note, i got to meet up with Fun on saturday.. haha.. he seems to be doing well.. taking classes for design.. met at funan, and i scouted the portable hard disk which i wanted to get.. (abt $160 for 150 gig of space) and i got a cheap pair of replacement earphones.. though now i kinda regret.. i shld have spent a little more for something more comfortable =X well.. nxt month's pay perhaps..

Caught Superbad later in the evening.. was a hilarious movie!! just that it had alot of crude language and sexual references (a little of an understatement =S ) that took a little of getting used to.. but amidst all the funny antics.. awkward moments, and crazy plot.. it was really a story about 3 guys who were clueless how to approach the female gender.. and if these guys have a chance at things? well.. that must mean there's hope for all mankind ;)

argh.. gonna be a rough week ahead.. but hopefully.. it'd get better soon.. =) can't wait for that to happen..

2007-10-07T21:39:00.000+08:00

haha.. crazy saturday.. Not sure for what crazy reason, but when Jovi set the timing for us to meet at plaza sing at 12.30.. i found myself there 1/2 an hour early.. With yarong holding the ultimate record (at least in my book) of being *drumrolls* 2 hours early!! =O gosh.. when she sms-ed us to say she was alr there.. i was still at home (secretly planning what to do in the time it girls "gracefully allow others to spend" *cough*being-late*cough* xD )

Turns out Jovi was the only one keeping that tradition.. Me and Yarong spent about an hour at the arcade before she arrived (actually didn't seem that long.. cuz i only spent $$ on 2 games.. Tekken and Time Crisis 3.. i wonder when i got so gd at them =X )

anyways.. went we met jovi at the bus-stop.. was quite suprised i got a random present from rong! it was a Trinity Blood novel.. and the 1st in my collection!! (actually.. it really seemed like a comic book.. ) haha.. it seems so long since i've gotten anything from anyone.. so Thnx Rong!! really appreciate it.. hope you find the death note umbrella and book useful XD

well.. before the outing, jovi told me to bring my portable dvd-player along.. at first i was wondering where would be a suitable venue to take it out and start watching.. but somehow while we were having lunch, we found ourselves watching Haruhi Suzumiya inside aijisen ramen.. =X hehe.. queer experience indeed.. but it was an enjoyable one nonetheless.. even though some guy from the table behind us sorta showed us his disapproval of it.. haha.. he was probably emo we were enjoying ourselves and he wasn't xD

anyways.. after that we headed to sunshine plaza and met up with JZ.. as well as to get some anime stuff.. i saw this really attractive clock at this other store, where the times flipped like those old scoreboards before the digital age.. but the price was a little steep at $90+.. while i was wondering at it.. the rest were gasping at this strawberry coloured pink and reddish keyboard on display =P (ok.. its totally not my colour.. but i might just consider buying it for someone as a random prezzie xD haven't decided who yet though..)

So.. the spoils of the day from our trip to the Holy land? =P for Jovi, it was her Zettai Ryouiki inspiration (a figure of Tosaka Rin from Fate/stay night.. the master of the servant "Archer"! xP ) for me.. it was volume 2 & 3 of Rozen Maiden.. gosh.. its really ex sia.. roughly $17 a book.. but i can't help it.. =( i'm sorta attached to these dolls right now.. i wonder why..

anyways.. the day ended off with yarong leaving for Jap classes.. and me giving jovi her 1st Ddr session!! yay!! now if only we could drag her to East Coast arcade and do some intensive training =D

towards the evening when we parted.. i left to go for JingHui's Chalet.. there a number of random things happened.. I've ensnared a few more ppl into playing with the Rubik's cube..
made some new frens.. sat by the beach till early morning.. then played games at the internet cafe there without sleeping all night!! gosh.. at daybreak i was a little bit grogy.. but somehow i made it onto the bus to church.. half-asleep and vaguely aware of my surroundings.. i was suprised i got off at the right stop, and perfectly on time too =P

ahh.. gosh this entry came in about 2 weeks late.. and there's alot on my mind i wanna put into words.. but i've been kinda busy these few weeks.. *bleah* i'll attempt sorting this all out later.. =X i promise..

2007-10-04T20:53:00.000+08:00

Ok.. so this supposedly isn't an arrow.. but it had my name on it when i dropped by Yarong's blog =S

(yeap.. its definitely an arrow.. probably of an anime-blackmail kind xD hahaha...)

Pick five anime series, assort them randomly and then answer the questions. If you're going to do this meme, try not to look at the questions before you decide the ranks!

(ok.. i kinda accidentally knew what was coming, since i alr read jovi's version.. so at least i tried using animes that weren't mentioned yet, by looking for traces in my rm ;) )

Shuffle!
Sumomomo momomomo
Chrno Crusade
Rozen Maiden
Fate/Stay night

1. Which is your favorite series from your list? And why?

Chrno Crusade.. The opening still remains one of my favourites, and the storyline is really touching ;)

2. If you were to pair two characters from 1 and 4, who would they be?
Dots! mind you.. Shuffle! is a harem anime xD hahaha.. i think asa sempai and Suisenseki would make an interesting pair! though Suisenseki would be scared half to death by Asa's eccentricity and scary stories xD

3. What is one thing you'd like to change about 3's plotline?
What is there to change? =S maybe expand more about Father Remmington's role in the story.. and make the final confrontation between Chrno and Aion more epic.. but otherwise its beautiful the way it is =)

4. If both main characters of 2 and 5 were falling off a cliff, which one would you save?
hmm.. Koushin is a martial artist with no martial abilities.. and Emiya Shiro has fallen off a building before.. so he probably knows how to save himself ;)
I'd save Emiya though.. just to see how he'd look in the future ^^ besides.. sumomo would probably save koushin before i know it =X

5. Which event was the most horrible for you in 1?
The first couple of episodes.. which took a while of getting used to, because it sounded really too far-fetched for a storyline =X

6. Which is your least favorite character of 2?
eh? i guess it would be Sanae's Grandmother.. stop bullying poor sanae!! T_T

7. If the antagonist of 3 were to rape the main character of 1, what would you do?
Aion? rape.. Rin? o_O urm.. go ahead.. Aion's probably jealous the princess of the demon world went after a human guy xD it'd be a different case if he was after dear Kaede or Sia =p

8. What song reminds you of 5?
Any orchestra piece.. that vaguely resembles the BGM played whenever Saber is in a wounded state.. or any kick-ass battle theme that brings to mind some cool dude using dual swords in a professional fashion ;) (ok.. i nv really liked the opening or ending themes of this anime =X )

9. Of 1, 3, and 5, which is the easiest to think about?
oOoo.. thats a toughie.. Shuffle! and Fate/stay night are both *ahemerogeahem* games adapted into anime.. which makes them easy watching, yet filled built with characters with deep motivations if you wish to analyse further.. Chrno Crusades while starting off as a carefree "blast everything to kingdom come" anime, then weaved a tangled plot that spanned wars fought by people/demons ages ago.. ahh!! my head is spinning @_@

10. Are the protagonists of 2 and 4 similar?
o_O hmm.. a bunch of dolls drinking tea with the martial artists of the modern world (who were having some sort of hot-pot duel with queer stuff in it =X ) ..
nopes.. i think i'll just go subway rather than have lunch with these wierd ppl xD

meows.. some animes shld just stay where they are and not invade other animes @_@

2007-09-25T15:38:00.000+08:00

Yue Bing Jie Kuai Le~!! ^^

lolz.. so that was a direct translation of "Happy Mooncake Festival".. so what? =P a CLB student shld be understood to make such mistakes ya? hahaha...

For those who insist otherwise.. fine.. =X
"Zhong Qiu Jie Kuai Le" ke yi ma? xD

Hehe.. its been a long time since my msn was so flooded with ppl chatting ;)

2007-09-19T21:30:00.000+08:00

I shld quit fasting.. cuz lately, i discovered i've been gaining some.. w..we..weig.... Weather's been really hot lately hasn't it?!?! =X

Haha.. for those who don't get it.. "fast"ing here refers to.. Fast-food xD and in my particular case.. Pizza is the biggest culprit.. why, while i was at camp i chanced by this amazing 1-for-1 pizza delivery, by the name of "Pelican Pizza" (only google for it if you got a weight-gaining wish =X ) one of its outlets is quite close to my house/camp.. so the pizza is always hot when it arrives.. also, there's like a wealth of cheese on it.. and this addictive crisp of the crust, that makes you want to eat more until you are full.. (oh no.. even talking about it is making me hungry.. T_T )

So.. what's the solution? lets say i found the next best thing =D

its quite a simple weight loss plan actually.. whenever you're hungry, lets go Subway instead!! lolz..

so here's my little confession.. i got addicted to subway footlong sandwiches.. its filling enough to skip breakfast (or in dire situations, make up for a skipped lunch in an early dinner xD ), tantalise my taste buds with crisp breads and layers of meat.. and its packed with lotsa veggies i actually dun mind eating, since the sauce is something you don't taste often (at least for me.. being stuck in camp and all =P )

now on hindsight.. i wonder how ever i did save money from not eating.. Eating is like so impt ya? without eating these little treats, i could have just died in camp from food-boredom-gamy xD

2007-09-16T20:59:00.000+08:00

I've just finished watching the anime "Welcome to the NHK".. what started out as a desire to find out what other songs were sung by "Round Table" (the same ppl who sang 'Let me be with you' the OP theme from Chobits), became an insatiable curiosity to find out more about this storyline.. eventually i got my hands on the manga.. and the 24 episodes too.. and gosh.. its probably one of the most memorable animes in my opinion..

"I am a loser. The world hates me. I am a good for nothing. I am so pathetic…but it’s not of my own doing. There must be some extraordinary secret organisation conspiring to cause misery in our insignificant lives."

"It’s never our fault."

The story revolves around a character named Satou, who for some reasons isolated himself from all contact with the world, and lives alone in his own apartment as a "Hikikomori", ultimately coming to the bizarre conclusion that this happened due to some sort of conspiracy. One day just when his life seems entirely unchanging, he meets Misaki Nakahara, a mysterious girl who claims to be able to cure Tatsuhiro of his hikikomori ways.

There're quite a number of touching moments in this anime.. a number of depressed/emo moments.. some touching scenes, and a bit of that "obsessiveness" in things i'm starting to grow fond of... I admit, i did cry at a couple of the scenes in this series.. although i admit, this probably isn't an anime to watch if you're looking to relax and enjoy.. it sorta disarmed me.. hit me with things i haven't thought of before.. overall it was a sad story, but one that i was addicted to.. i wanted to know more with each passing episode.. perhaps... because it reflected a part of me in it..

so yea.. my mood was sorta affected the rest of the day cuz of it.. but i don't have any regrets.. Love this anime to bits.. ^^

Maybe.. i was really more of an introvert than i'd admit..

2007-09-09T02:32:00.000+08:00

Hehe.. caught my 1st late night movie ytd.. with a girl who just had her first time being rebellious (well.. sorta.. she's nv been out so late before =P ) haha.. actually we intended to catch a movie arnd 9pm.. but Vivo was left with only the 1st row seats for 881... so in the meantime we wandered arnd the place.. mostly the arcade (air hockey ended with her quiet tired xD ).. then the serene sky-garden.. chatted on all sort of stuff, we started fiddling with my PSP (playing diner dash) =P

Haha.. so about the movie.. it wasn't quite what i expected.. i went in thinking it was a comedy all the way.. in the end, though it had its funny moments, it was more of a touching story.. something which.. well.. i found a little too draggy for my tastes of this genre ("The pursuit of Happyness" did that well).. Perhaps i'd have enjoyed it more if i was more proficient at hokkien..

Oh well.. blew alot of money away that night.. 2 taxi trips, one up one down.. total costing arnd $35.. hehe.. thankfully pay-day is only a couple more days away.. so i guess splurging like this wouldn't harm too much.. ^^

wow.. caught 2 movies this week.. and maybe another one tmr.. lolz..

2007-09-07T22:16:00.000+08:00

oOoo.. here's a little something interesting i got from pop-ing by Yarong's blog...

Pay It Forward: I will send a handmade (or at least I'll do everything I can to make it handmade) gift to the first 5 people who leave a comment here on my blog. I don't yet know what that gift will be, but you will receive it within 365 days. The only thing you have to do in return is "pay it forward" by making a similar agreement on your blog (and please do!)

One thing to note though.. it'd have to be a comment
(notice that little "Would you remember.. (0) comments " thing at the bottom? =P )
yea.. was feeling a little lonely cuz all the msg-es on my blog were on the tag.. It has more feelings attached to it (at least thats how i see it) when words are attached to a particular post ;) haha.. so yea.. here i am paying it forward too.. Rmb to comment k!?

2007-09-06T22:01:00.000+08:00

Haha.. dun have much time.. so here's just a quite update about today..

Met up with MeowMew and dotty today.. sorta an impromtu sorta outing, cuz i realised i got the day off~!! WooHoo!! supposedly Meow had a break from 12 till 4 from lessons at NUS.. but in the end she just skipped the 2nd half of lessons to be with us.. aww.. so sweet right? haha.. i noe i noe.. Thanks Meowmew!! ^^

Caught ratatouille in the afternoon.. Was really a very nice movie.. full of laughs and all the fantasies/antics of a fictional world.. Thoroughly enjoyed it.. in my books, i'd give it an Excellent rating ;) 4.5/5 stars..

after Meow's finally resolved to pon class (actually not really pon, cuz it was a lecture you could catch online as well =P ) we went on to play pool... was really funny, cuz all 3 of us had funny characteristics when it comes to playing.. Dotty for example.. would aim carefully.. and just when she moves her cue stick to hit to cue ball.. the cue stick would suddenly jerk upwards and miss everything entirely =P in meow's case.. it'd seem that her Cue ball has an affinity for pockets.. meaning the white ball keeps going into the hole xD my case was quite interesting too.. i believe my cue stick was imbued with anti-gravity properties.. cuz whenever i hit the cue ball.. it has a tendency to fly (generally accurately i must add) to where i was aiming.. Also.. Not only did each of us have our own characteristics though.. we started mixing and matching each other after a while xP hahaha... Must be some Meowmew family clan syndrome or something.. perhaps our other family members has some unique ones we've never seen before! =P

Ah well.. gotta run now.. kinda sad that this "cinderalla-man" has a curfew of 2330.. no fair!! Cinderalla had till midnight!! T_T

2007-09-04T20:16:00.000+08:00

not feeling really well now.. feeling a little down..

Well.. probably the most significant part of this, was that a meeting i arranged with an online friend was cancelled.. Hehe.. it probably doesn't sound like much, but if this was your first time meeting someone online whom you've nv met in real life before.. well, lets just say it took alot of courage on both sides =( and the reason was her fren's bdae.. while this is a perfectly alright excuse, its also open to speculation whether or not its true.. (not that i really bother even if its not.. its better she wanted to meet me.. rather than was obliged to meet me)

Well.. was kinda looking forward to this one.. even started practicing my chi vocab since she commented she's more comfortable with chi than eng.. and since we agreed on the movie 881.. this actually wouldn't have been so bad if she told me earlier too.. instead of just the night before.. cuz i kinda had a long break from fri afternoon till tuesday night from camp.. and this was the only plan i made to go out.. so imagine.. i haven't left my house much during that period.. watching animes and reading comics all this time.. without that movie, i practically resemble a hikikomori (thnx "welcome to the NHK" comic for teaching me this term.. if only i could find the other books somewhere.. its actually quite nice.. check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_NHK for more info )

Well.. not really complaining that the time wasn't enjoyable.. cuz i did manage to read finish alot of stuff i hadn't had the time to.. its just that well.. maybe too much of something (even good things) could be bad.. I kinda suspect i'm quite into the romance genre for mangas.. and its kinda depressing.. Why? simple! cuz i dun have a romantic life.. and i probably won't for at least another year or so.. and the best part is.. i could probably relate to most of these male protagonist and their charm.. (some of which you know is fantasy-ish but that's part of fiction =p ) aiya.. i think its just this period of life..

Anyways.. another sad thing now is.. i just got word that PSPs aren't allow in my camp anymore.. NooOoO~!! which evil bugger did this?! without PSPs... i might just die from boredom =X no music.. no games.. no videos or pictures.. gosh.. life just got sadder by a notch..

well.. on other notes, i finally have plans to craft the twin swords Gan Xiang (Kansho) and Mo Xie (Bakuya).. The signature weapons of Archer from Fate/Stay night.. hehe.. will let you know how it goes once i get the materials..

till my next update.. byes..

2007-08-30T19:40:00.000+08:00

I'm here to offer a prayer to a platoon mate of mine, who has just met with a road accident.. He's still alive and well.. but the mere thought of it is a scary one.. The closest thing i've ever had to it was a roller-blading accident, which pales completely right beside this.. =/

Get well soon k?

2007-08-26T20:01:00.000+08:00

I'm awake.. i'm awake...

Somewhat at least.. i just undertook one of the most taxing tests of my life!! =P shall i try to elaborate?

Haha.. it all started ytd, when i went to catch Eileen's graduation performance.. sorta a formality for me to be there.. But hey, why would i wanna miss my fren's singing performance? and miss the chance of throwing some ridiculously cute soft toy into her arms and have her carry it all the way home from there =D wahahaha... but jokes aside.. she was actually pretty gd on that day!! (although the opening dance with her inside looked kinda awkward xD ) Anyways.. just wanna wish her..
Congrats on making it through~!!

yay... *clapclapclap*.. See? told ya there's nothing to worry about ya? =P hehe.. quite a bit of the audience belonged to you too (like.. almost the entire left side).. didn't ya hear our voiced drowned out by your loyal fans? ;) lolz

Anyways.. after the entire thing, it was about 11pm.. and i had to report for the 12km run at arnd 6.15am the next day (at City Hall there.. the NDP floating platform).. so naturally that didn't leave much time to get back and rest.. but another problem was, trains only start running at abt 6am.. LEAVING JURONG EAST.. thus, getting to City Hall from my place by train on time.. is quite an impossibility..

so a creative mind would go.. "Why not camp outside tonight?" =D
a bit more of a siao guy would go "since a taxi fare from home would cost a dem lot at that hour.. why not use that money to have fun instead?"

so mixing these 2 equations together.. a siao creative guy would go.. "HEY!! lets find some frens an just play LAN all nite at town.. then walk to the venue"

Guess which one was me? xD

anyways.. i survived the 12km run.. apparently some other guy didn't (and alot of other ppl were seen lying down half way or fainted after the whole thing) its quite sad news to hear of all this..

anyways.. talk about it another time.. =(

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/296104/1/.html