MelodieS of LifE

Wong Chiew Eating House

2012-02-10T00:06:00.000+08:00

Got this recommendation from Zhi Wei and Boon again and they drove me down for some supper dinner after music practice.

Name: Wong Chiew Eating House
Location:19 Sembawang Road,Singapore
Website: http://www.wongchiew.com/
Rating: 4/5

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The Pork Century Egg Claypot Porridge I tried.

I find the pork century egg claypot porridge excellent. They are very generous in giving both the pork and the century egg which is my favourite. The porridge is also not very watery and taste is just nice, not too bland or salty. There are other very nice food here but it would be more convenient to come if someone has a car.

Komala's Restaurant

2012-02-09T23:55:00.000+08:00

Another recommendation from my dear bro.

Name: Komala's Restaurant
Location: Northpoint Shopping Centre
Website: http://www.komalasweb.com/
Rating: 2/5

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The Bryani Poori Set

I would say that my rating certainly does not do justice to the food for I do not find the food especially to my liking. I suppose there would be someone who appreciate it more.

Take away my toxicity

2012-02-08T00:03:00.000+08:00

Dear Lord, please remove all the toxicity from my heart and give me the peace that only you can provide for me. Fill my lonely heart with your unfailing love. In Jesus name I pray, amen.

The talking Bible

2012-02-03T21:53:00.001+08:00

One of my new year resolution is to finish up the entire book of the Bible again. And all thanks to You version Android App, I can happily say that I am right on track to finish up this this year.

What makes it so wonderful that I have to share is that the God's words in the form of the Bible is really coming alive when I am seriously sitting down and reading. God's words come alive not only in the form of many kind words promising me love, peace, rest, but also tons of words of reprimand, tons of words that made me reflect about my life.

Hmm, on a side note, I hope the purpose driven life course will help me find out what is my purpose in my life.

Coldstone Creamery @ Far East Square

2012-01-26T23:51:00.002+08:00

Got this recommendation from Dar's brother and Zhiwei and we decided to try it out.

Name: Coldstone Creamery

Location: 47 Pekin Street, #01-01, (Mon - Sun), 11am to 11pm

Website: http://www.coldstonecreamery.com.sg/

Rating: 4/5

The Mango Pomelo Sago Bliss (Gotta Have it size)

Heard from Hui Hui this one is good and is only available during CNY. So we went on to try this one out. It is seriously good and unique. Haha I should be trying out other favors soon !!

Hock Lam Beef @ China Street

2012-01-26T23:11:00.001+08:00

Got this recommendation from dar and the people working around Raffles Place and decided to check this place out.

Name: Hock Lam Beef
Location: 22 China Street, #01-01, Far East Square
Website: http://www.hocklambeef.com/blog/
Rating: 4/5

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The regular beef noodes + sliced beef + beef balls

I would consider it very good considering that beef noodles itself is getting more and more rare and I seldom find anyone who can cook well. What is important to me for beef noodles is the gravy and the sliced beef and I am surprised that the gravy is exceptionally good. The beef meatball is also very well made to my liking. The beef is not cooked thoroughly and is very tender too. But I think paying $6.50 for a bowl of regular beef noodles is a bit too steep though.

那些年，我們一起追的女孩

2012-01-20T01:01:00.000+08:00

《那些年，我們一起追的女孩》是一部能让我回味我们在中学那些美好时光的电影。那时，每位男生都有他们心目中的沈佳宜。我也是如此。正如《那些年》歌词说，每一天积极上学就为了能见你。坐在你座位前后，故意讨你温柔的骂。日子飞驰而过，当年美好的回忆就如老照片般收拾起来，被我们前面的人生路程给取代了。

我却和电影里的结局不同，没有错过当年的爱情。我很庆幸能有机会回到最初的起点，在次好好的来爱你，好好的紧紧抱着你。听着胡夏的《那些年》让我重新的爱上你，因为两人的缘份有时因为一时缺乏勇气，就错过了。你叫了我，我就去了，才有机会告诉你我没有忘记我对你的感觉。慧欣，谢谢你让我继续喜欢你。

又回到最初的起點
記憶中妳青澀的臉
我們終於來到了這一天
桌墊下的老照片
無數回憶連結
今天男孩要赴女孩最後的約

又回到最初的起點
呆呆地站在鏡子前
笨拙繫上紅色領帶的結
將頭髮梳成大人模樣
穿上一身帥氣西裝
等會兒見妳一定比想像美

好想再回到那些年的時光
回到教室座位前後　故意討妳溫柔的罵
黑板上排列組合　妳捨得解開嗎
誰與誰坐他又愛著她

那些年錯過的大雨
那些年錯過的愛情
好想擁抱妳　擁抱錯過的勇氣
曾經想征服全世界
到最後回首才發現
這世界滴滴點點全部都是妳

那些年錯過的大雨
那些年錯過的愛情
好想告訴妳　告訴妳我沒有忘記
那天晚上滿天星星
平行時空下的約定
再一次相遇我會緊緊抱著妳
緊緊抱著妳

Why I hate religion, but love Jesus

2012-01-16T00:34:00.001+08:00

This video is simply inspirational. It makes me rethink about what we are actually doing together in this "social gathering" we called church. Are we really coming from the correct point of view about things ? Do we use church to get closer to God or do we get closer to people we called church through God ?

Our main focus should be God and church is simply a "tool" to help us achieve this aim. We should not be aimlessly keeping ourselves busy with activities that only meant to make us more holy than the average joe. It got me thinking that probably God would have wanted to us to build personal relationships with Him rather than corporate relationship with Him. My aim for the new year.

Treasures of the Earth Part 5 - Fluorite

2011-12-05T13:13:00.007+08:00

Treasures of the Earth Part 4 - Tiger's Eye

2011-12-05T13:13:00.006+08:00

Treasures of the Earth Part 3 - Pyrite

2011-11-08T00:02:00.002+08:00

Treasures of the Earth Part 2 - Rose Quartz

2011-11-08T00:01:00.002+08:00

Treasures of the Earth Part 1 - Amethyst

2011-11-08T00:00:00.000+08:00

My latest hobby - treasures of the earth !! This is the first part series of the stones that come with the whole package.

Phew...

2011-11-02T15:51:00.000+08:00

Just have enough time to take a small break before going full steam again. I sometimes wonder whether my bandwidth is like those of a 56K, never enough to seriously stream a movie from the net. But nevertheless, another busy quarter is over with nothing to look forward to.

My dar is right, end of year is always so busy.

Apple and Hogwarts collaboration

2011-10-07T17:05:00.000+08:00

Any company who wanted success should amass huge amount of money and buy over Hogwarts. That is the best explanation I can come out with to explain the success of Apple. There must be some witchcraft going on in the company to be able to bewitched the entire world into buying their products. The factories must be churning out little Horcrux also known as iphone 4 and ipod nano, in which once the user uses it, will have "the one who shall not be spoken" speaking to him and telling him that Apple is the best.

Curious how I got to this conclusion ? Here are some points worth thinking about.

1) Apple fans are almost always ready to forgive any technical failure Apple has. Take the finger grip of death in iphone 4 for example. What do you call a handphone who cannot be held with the hand to make a call ? Nothing ! Isn't the handphone something you hold with the hand to make a call ? Apple fans are so willing to forgive that and make do with the external casing and buying them by the millions. This kind of treatment is definitely not happening to other technological companies everywhere else in this world.

2) Apple sales model does not seem to follow the law of economics of the world. Think about it, does Apple ever release statements of slow down in sales due to the bad economy ? Nope. What happens during a bad economy? People tend to spend less and want to retain more money. This causes a decline in revenue for many companies during bad economy. However, Apple fans are willing to splurge hundreds of dollars on their products even during bad economy, to the extend we hear stories of young girls selling off their bodies and guys selling their kidneys to get their hands on the Apple products.

3) Why the fuss over Steve? I bet CEOs die every year too. No doubt that he is good but think again, the beautiful iphone everyone is holding on now does not come from him alone. But from the team of dedicated R&D engineers who worked hard to give him what he wants. As employees ourselves, we understand the feeling of churning out data and presentation slides for hours for our bosses only to have them get the credit for it. So with that argument, I simply do not understand why we have to immortalize someone who puts almost impossible targets/vision on employees, worked them so hard, and gained the credit every time by holding the shiny new device at the launch conference.

Horsey

2011-10-07T14:45:00.000+08:00

WeeH!!!! I can't imagine the first time I blogged after so long is to post something without much content, but nevertheless, I am so happy !!! Cos tada !!! My first Polo Ralph Polo T-shirt !!

Color chosen by the fashion designing dar dar. Wanted the brown one initially but my colleague is getting that one and I figured out I don't want to be so gay to have a "couple" T-shirt with him. But then, this is a steal at $52 compared to the $160 which I saw at Takashimaya, and its the real stuff hor.

Crazy HDB Prices

2011-04-19T13:26:00.000+08:00

This is what I saw when I plotted the HDB prices of a typical 4 room flat. Can you see how fast it is going up ? To be fair to them, all the prices plotted here is of the projects in the same town, Yishun and in a same plot of land, namely projects like Jade Spring, Dew Spring, Floral Spring and the new ones Orchid Spring and Vista Spring.

Which year are you going to buy a house ? Check out my projections.

No title, refuse to put a title and be put down

2011-04-12T23:30:00.000+08:00

I hate it when someone puts down something that I am proud of. I am so stupid to offer it to them for them to put down in the first place.

LV Anyone ?

2011-03-03T10:58:00.001+08:00

买名牌货只是在无用的追求高尚生活品质，
设计名牌货才是高尚生活品质的最高境界。

The air people

2011-03-01T14:42:00.000+08:00

Millionaire means you are able to put on airs as you millions .
Billionaire means you are able to put on more airs as you're one thousand times richer.
If you have thousands, you cannot put on airs. Sorry man, there is no such thing as a thousanaire.

Thanks Fei

2011-02-17T13:06:00.000+08:00

Hey thanks Fei for the cup !!! Now, its seating proudly in my office. Heehee, just want to show you I got use heehee!

Damn.... You clicked wrongly again

2011-02-07T00:13:00.000+08:00

I have just learnt a new set of theories, theories that could cause confusion even to the smartest of all.

1) It is a WHOLE LOT nicer to go to the content page and look for the correct slides than to flip the slides to find the correct slides.

2) When you think that it is nicer to flip the slides or that both are actually as bad, always go to rule number 1.

3) When going to the content page is whole lot nicer, if it does not turn out that nice, you are the problem.

4) If slides are impromptu-ly not used and you cannot react, it is your problem.

5) Human error is your error.

6) If the computer does not behave the way you want it, you have a problem controlling it, not the computer.

7) God made us and said it was good, she said it wasn't good enough.

Weird right? I was always wondering.... isn't church a place where people can tolerate other people's mistakes better than anywhere else ? I am totally disappointed with her behavior. John 8 Verse 7 says "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." Isn't there anyone who will not make human error? Let him come forward and take up the important task. I bet he wasn't even human, or else it wouldn't even be called "human error".

Seriously, cut people some slack or just cut the person off from the duty. Either way is fine. And also some people has been blessed with the ability to hurt people from behind the pillars. Either feedback sincerely or curse right in the comfort of your home without letting the person know. Either way it is fine too.

Empty

2011-02-05T14:22:00.001+08:00

I felt really empty every time that thing happened. Felt like emptying everything for her leaving nothing for myself and having no one to fill me up again. I hope God can fill me up again to move on.

Hope

2011-01-20T00:07:00.002+08:00

I have suddenly thought of a new quote which I consider quite good. I am not sure whether it is original but here goes,

"Hope is when you give yourself a second chance" Yao Liang.

It is in response to someone posting on Facebook a comment, "what is life without hope ?" I only have this to say to her. No one in this world is going to stop by and offer you something, for we are all limited. There is also no hope when all the world reaches out their hand and you refuse to extend yours. A person is doomed if he does not help himself. I hope she finds the 2nd chance that she always needs, and Jesus can provide the 2nd chance.

What the hell, I'm a virgo...

2011-01-17T10:48:00.000+08:00

http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/01/13/new-astrological-signs-current-astrological-signs-wrong/

Hack it man, just because some Minnesota Planetarium Society dude changes the horoscope signs by adding one more in, I have to start behaving not like a libra, but a Virgo. Shucks. Ohh ohh I have to start correcting my grammar and tenses now for Virgo are perfectionist.

Haha, do not panic, read the below article

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/01/why-did-your-zodiac-sign-change-we-asked-the-astronomer-who-started-it-all/

Humor

2011-01-13T21:35:00.000+08:00

I have a "offbeat sense of humor", no wonder not everyone can catch it.

Yippie !!!

2011-01-11T15:57:00.002+08:00

Cool !!!

2011-01-11T15:56:00.002+08:00

Best Christmas present for this year - From dAr

2010-12-31T00:17:00.002+08:00

Guess what I got for Christmas from my darling ? A Pedro Leather Bag for my work. What I always wanted !!!!

Nice right ? WAHAHAHA!!!!

永远是你的错

2010-12-15T12:49:00.000+08:00

如果一个人不爱你永远是你的错。

她不爱你，是你的错，因为你不够好，她嫌弃你。
她不爱你，是你的错，因为你人太好，她配不上你。
她不爱你，是你的错，因为你反应慢，被别人追走了。

Just some random thoughts that I have...

約書亞樂團-在你手中

2010-11-08T23:52:00.002+08:00

我願意將我全心交在你手中

毫無保留毫無保留

我願意將我全心交在你手中

毫無保留毫無保留

生命中一切全是你所賜給我

賞賜在你收取在於你

也許曾渴望擁有，但你要我慢慢學習

放手在每一分鐘

現在我已經不同

生命屬你不屬於我

甘願成為你手中美好的工作

A "head"ful marriage

2010-11-01T15:57:00.003+08:00

Attending so many weddings recently made me think about once again about what is love, what it means to love.

To some, love is being with the person who loves you. To another, love may be the feeling you get when you get something you wanted. To others, it may be comfort, loneliness busters, an occasional surprise from him.

It sets me to think, realise that I am quite a traditional person when it comes to love. I believe love is all about the mind rather the heart. This thinking is all reflected in the vows millions of couple exchange around the world.

"For better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in health and in sickness....."

Of course "better", "richer" and "health" gives us the "good feeling" that drives love. However, "worse", "poorer", "sicknesS" doesn't generate that kind of positive feeling. They generate negative ones. If love is driven by positive feeling, marriage will collapse. It is during the tough times that we use our sheer mind to control the fact that we chose to stay with the person we so called "love"

If love was driven by positive feelings, you would not even be born. Feeling naeusaus in the morning, swollen foot, carrying a heavy load for 8 months and getting all fat is not exactly a positive feeling to handle for a mother.

Having said that, I do wish William/Jing & Zhi Ming/Jia Min a blissful "headful" marriage.

Superwoman

2010-08-12T22:42:00.000+08:00

Its true, she's a superwoman. I can't believe the number of times she stood up against my nonsense, giving in without speaking a word. Trying her best to understand me while I babble on and on about myself. Trying her best to make sense of things and change what seems to be hard.
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Thank you darling.

Commencement tomorrow

2010-07-06T16:35:00.001+08:00

Tomorrow is going to be the day to mark the end of my education era,(at least for now). It is a day which I will embrace with joy and a tint of sadness. As everyone knows, the grass is always greener on the other side and I admit the schooling "grass" seems greener to me right now.

Putting aside, I'm still looking forward to Commencement tomorrow with my good friends. One last change to catch up with everyone before life and reality catches up on us and we are all so busy to even do so. Looking forward to taking good photographs with my family, a group of people closest to you but hardest to even get a group photo together. Looking forward to show appreciation to people who are always so supportive of me.
More photos will be going up soon !!

Once again Mondaaaaaaay.

2010-06-28T10:27:00.001+08:00

Moving on to the 4th week of my work, I can't help feeling something is missing. Probably missing my days schooling. Schooling is always very enjoyable once you are out of it. I missed the days of total freedom, doing things I wanted during the normal working hours. I simply don't dread the Mondays. The weeks are probably not as long as it used to be.

Probably I need to reinforce the fact that I am now an permanent engineer doing something important for the company, not an intern which holds no responsibility for everything that I have done. WIth this thinking, probably I will look forward with higher motivation for work.

I think this holds true for life too, we need to constantly rethink our identity in this world. Who we are. We are not ourselves, we are somebody due to the meanings attached to us by somebody, something. Fulfilling these meanings serve as a motivation to life itself. Of course, meanings differ from person to person.

For now, I am very contended with having someone special whom I can wigggggle to on Sunday cos Monday is coming.....

Dean's List

2010-06-21T17:15:00.001+08:00

I must say today I have received very very good news for myself. I got myself into Dean's List ! Even though I don't even know who the Dean is but I am still very very happy !

Ok for people who saw this, they may be wanting to punch me on the face for being too arrogant and declaring to the world. Let me clarify something, I'm not the kind of freaky people you get in NUS who says "oh i'm in the dean's list arh, ok loh, last year I'm also in." Nope, I'm nowhere like them. Why ? Cos I'm an average, or should I say below average student who started NUS with a CAP of 2.8 and only managed to squeeze into 2nd lowers in the Final semester when all my friends are all clear and sitting comfortably in their 2nd lower or 2nd upper classes.

Thus this explains my joy when I saw the magical 2 words in my transcript this morning. It is something which I will not even think I can reach in my entire life in the university for somebody with my grades. I must say I want to give all thanks to God once again ! Hard work and hard praying works wonders for someone that average.

Talking about average, I also found out I have taken the whole range or grades of A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D+ & CS. Luckily I didn't get any of those Ds and Fs. I'm seriously thankful that my uni life ends with a high.

Note: I'm going to start scolding if they made any printing error on my transcript or they calculated wrongly.

I swear it wasn't me !!!

2010-06-17T15:35:00.001+08:00

I swear it wasn't me !!! I didn't go to Hotel 81 !!! oh btw I got the Platinium Membership for the Hotel if any of you want a cheap getaway, do get it from me. (Haha joking lah, this allen dude must have chalked up enough reward points for me to redeem a membership card)

I was quite fed-up to see my name there in case there are people out there who only looked at the headlines and the names and none other between those key words. But it turns out to be quite an amusement to see my name on papers. Sadly, my debut paper turns out to be something so yellow. If you wanna read, can click here. Haha !!

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Christian Life

2010-06-14T13:07:00.000+08:00

Heard another inspiring story from Pastor Huang on Sunday. I loved analogies and stories that tell something. It may not be in the exact words but anyway here goes,

"There's this man out in the desert, walking slowly, dragging his empty water canteens with him as he scouted the desert for any water sources. He had been without water for very long and his throat is dry. Suddenly, from the distance, he spotted a hut and walked quickly, almost running, towards the hut.

When he entered the hut, what greeted him is a shabby place. He noticed something at the corner of the house. On further investigation, he realised that it was a deep underground water pump. Overjoyed, he reached for the handle and pumped with all he could muster. No water came out.

He sat down panting, as if all strength and hope left him when he found something stuck out of the dirty sand. He picked it up, dusted it down and found out it is a container containing water with a label on it. It read, "Pour this water into the deep well and pump after that. In this way, the water can be drawn from underground. REMEMBER, always refill this container for the next user. "

His mind raced. Should he pour it in ? What if it does not work ? He will not have any water at all, not even the one in the container. Suddenly, he smiled, opened the container and poured the water into the deep well. He reached for the handle for the second time and pumped with all his might, once, twice, each pumping action easier than the last one. Water started to gush out and he drank to his heart's content. There is even enough water to fill up his water canteens to move on in his journey.

As he left the hut, he shut the door, leaving behind a container, full of water, with a label saying "Pour this water into the deep well and pump after that. In this way, the water can be drawn from underground. REMEMBER, always refill this container for the next user. Yes !! This is true !! It really works !!!"

Few inspiring points from the story.

1) We must give up the little something we hold dearly to us before God can give the great things.

(The man gave up his little container of water and exchange for a whole gush of water)

2) God has already told us what we should do to get his blessings, it is up to us whether we want to follow.

(The container has already told the man how to get water, it is up to the man whether he wants to follow)

3) When God has given us his blessings, it is up to us to tell others about this good news.

(When the instructions really work, the man went on to write something extra to tell the next user about the

good news.)

This is something about living a christian life the way it is supposed to be.

Start Work lo

2010-06-10T14:41:00.000+08:00

Time really flies. My holidays after my graduation (non official one) has finally ended. I don't want to complain anything except that I think it is too short. But still, I am thanking God for giving me the opportunity to relax with the company of good friends, family and dAr. A good and well-spent holiday.

Starting work is not easy. I'm not complaining too as I have to thank God for giving me a job to do. As a first job, there is nothing to complain about as we don't know anything about everything. The first week is still very much manageable as they are " honeymoon" periods of my work.
I have to hang on, but it gets too irritating when people around you started and continually posted pictures of themselves having a great time overseas. STOP POSTING !! Hahaha so sorry, just a jealous me complaining. Got to hang on when the real thing starts.

Thanksgiving Time !

2010-05-07T00:06:00.000+08:00

Its time for a little thanksgiving post. I was cleaning up my room as usual and I saw two sweet notes on my white board. All thanks to the writer of the two notes who is very encouraging during my exam period. They are none other than......

my dAr DaR and......

my superb brother, YY !!!!

Thank you !!

New Shirt

2010-05-03T01:25:00.000+08:00

Thanks Yan Yee Da Jie for the nice Shirt !!! Here's the Pix !!

YEAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-04-30T20:21:00.000+08:00

YEAH !!!!! I found a JOB !!!!!! I have never been so happy for a long time already. Actually not due to the fact that I have found a job itself but more of the joy, relief and the thanksgiving feeling that overwhelmed me. As a fresh graduate, we do not have the necessary skills to boast about and to me, finding a job is equal to finding someone who appreciates me for who I am. (For I have nothing much to offer) It is the feeling of being appreciated as a person.

It brought me relief as I am seriously worried after my friends, one after another, found a job already. Peer pressure is always there, no matter whether you like it or not. Finding a job now brings about the relief that I finally got my share of the feeling of security.

Thanksgiving ? Yup I've seen once again that there are people around me who are simply great people. People who are worried FOR me, worried WITH me. People like dAr, yufei (whom I found out from Sin), ANGELS members, daoshi (s) and many people in church, dAr's family and of course my family. The tons of prayers that are piled in in every bible study meeting.

It is amazing how God prepares me for this whole journey in the job search. After the whole event is over, when I looked back, God must be wanting me to concentrate on my final year project and that is the reason why I do not get the kind of interviews and the phone calls like what others did. Interviews take up time. From there on, I must admit my FYP results is fairly good (even though the results are not out) with God's help.

After FYP is over, God helped me once again with a chance encounter with my Human Resource Lecturer, whom I spoke to regarding my problem of the lack of phone calls coming to me. She is kind enough to advise me and true enough, my resume is not good enough for companies. I changed them according to her advice and sent them out again to the various companies.

The amazing thing is that I got an interview scheduled one day before my final paper in NUS and I prayed and went. The interview is smooth and I got a reply from them on the same day of my final paper in NUS. What perfect timing which can only my managed by the almighty God. I'm simply amazed by this whole encounter. All praise and thanksgiving to God.

考完咯!!!!!!!!!!!

2010-04-29T15:45:00.002+08:00

考完咯!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool it with the Job search

2010-04-27T23:48:00.001+08:00

Something to ponder about regarding the Job search race. Something that dAr inspired me. When we go for an interview, it is not a session where ONLY the employer has the chance to find out how good you are and be choosy about it. It is also our chance to find out how good the company is and whether we wanted to work for it. It's a two way conversation and not a one way one.

When that is true, there is no point fretting over it. If the employer wants to hire me, the company definitely finds something in me that they are interested and they will be interested. If they find something in me that don't suit them, even if I got to work with them in the end, the result will not be good. It boils down to one thing, finding a job is like match making, 勉强是没有幸福的。

Be Still

2010-04-26T00:34:00.000+08:00

This is one inspirational song which I heard from hillsongs translated into chinese and sung at our church this Sunday.

The songs title says it all, Be still. We are always freaking out every minute, every second in our lives. Worrying about whether we can get good grades, whether we can land the first job, whether we can find the perfect partner, whether we can have freedom of doing things we liked. We...we...we... and more we. We are busy fighting every day of our lives, doing things to achieve what we wanted. This song just mean...hey...stop...stop what you are doing and feel what God has done in our lives, see what God has created for us. Trust Him, for He is the one that created the heavens and the earth. He is telling me to be still and wait...I will.

Shut my mind

2010-04-22T20:48:00.001+08:00

Watched Shutter Island by Leonardo Dicaprio with dAr on one of the days when I decided to take a break after FYP. A very good film with a nice twist at the end. Something like The Sixth Sense by Bruce Willis. For people who has watched Shutter Island will know that everything started from the point of view of the person involved but started to unwind into what others see of that person. In other words, you from a third person view.

Sometimes I wonder whether everyone is living in their own shutter island in a certain way. A person may be wondering why everyone is looking at him in a weird way when everyone is just staring at the shit underneath his shoes. Come to think of it, what I thought myself to be may not be what other people thought of me at all. 0% match. I guess that's life, living blissfully in our own shutter island while people you offended is finding every opportunity to make you realize the truth.

For me, I would rather get out of my shutter island of the fact that I still have my final exams and stop blogging.

FYP over !!!

2010-04-15T22:13:00.001+08:00

Final Year Project is finally over ! The final CA4 presentation is quite smooth for my liking. No other nosy students in the room to listen to what I have to say. Only my Korean examiner there to listen to me. No need to bribe him with a little Kimchi as he seems friendlier in CA4 compared to CA2. Even his questions to me seem friendlier than the ones in CA2. It's very encouraging to know he find the project quite good and significant time put in to do this project. Everything seems so worth it. Hope to get something decent for some CAP pulling.

All thanks to everyone who encouraged me, helped me, especially with the help in prayers. I do believe that they really helped. God listens. Now for the final lap in my uni days. One mid term test and one final exam to go before it is officially over.

Going into the final phase of studying life

2010-04-11T12:21:00.005+08:00

Going into the final phase of studying life had brought about mixed feelings. Feelings of relieve that I am finally able to get out of it (i'm not particularly fond of studying in the first place) mixed with feelings of happiness (i'm not going to be poor again) with a tint of uncertainty and unease ( from all the unknowns regarding the working world).

Finding a job out there is not easy...it never was in a place like Singapore. You have to prove to people who they want you to be and not who you are. Nevertheless, I guess I will somehow land a job I like with God's help.

Doing Final Year Projects have somehow opened my eyes to the world of research. What is the meaning of the word "research" ? To search is to find something which no one has found. To re-search is to find something which someone else has already found. Thats exactly what I am doing. Pointless is the word literally...my project points to nowhere. Sometimes my work amuses me so much I will laugh while writing my report.

Ok, enough of babbling and going to go back to my pointless task of FYP powerpointing !! (ironic...)

Dull

2010-02-09T23:07:00.001+08:00

I happen to click on my blog and found out that my blog's name is called melodies of life. (Dude, I knew its called that name lah, just that it was so long ago that I actually looked at that name)

I think for now, the melody to my life should be a monotone noise bah, too much to do and so little time !!! ARGH!

Amazing Torch 2 !!

2010-01-05T11:30:00.000+08:00

Felt so cheated by this amazing torch, guess what I've found inside the torch??!? Button Batteries !!!!

Amazing Torch !!

2010-01-04T23:48:00.000+08:00

This is the most amazing torch I have ever bought. Check this out, apparently the whole human race is to get this torch in order to ensure survival after 2012. (World may end..)

Check this out !!
1) No batteries and NO BULB !! Amazing torch that does not use any bulb !!
2) Its a HAND PRESSING torchlight that SHAKES to recharge.
3) Whats that logo ? Recycle ? Nope, its "destroy" logo.

This is the instruction on the side.

1) Of course lah, how can a new science and technology product be made from old science and technology.

2) Give this torch some heavy metal music and it will light the room for you.

3) Seriously this torch don't last long, it has "low health"....

4) Scary....this torch will take the lift for several times on its own...

Second part of the instruction

1) Wow, amazing benefits, who needs a gym membership when you can have this thing for $3.80

2) Move away OSIM, it can provide blood circulation.

3) Hey kids having PSLE, no fear !! Use this torch to get ur "As" It makes your brain clever, promote memory and makes you healthy.

4) What's more, your hands will be relaxed and you can write faster !!

National Crisis 2010

2010-01-04T15:37:00.003+08:00

I have a national crisis to report. Given the diligence and the efficiency of the Government. I cannot believe that they actually overlooked this important issue. It is an issue which will surface this year, given all the buzz about the integrated resort. This issue will threaten the IR, in which billions have been pumped in to build it, and it is also strategically built on the Marina Bay to offer the best breathtaking views of Singapore.

These are the key players of the national crisis. They cannot be taken lightly.

Firstly, Swissotel Singapore

(From structurae)

Secondly, the Esplanade

(From Johnny Jet's)

Lastly, the upcoming IR

(From Tour Singapore)

Readers might be interested and at the same time puzzled over what roles the 3 key players played to cause the National Crisis. Let me give you a clue. Due to possible "adult content, only the link is displayed here.

Clue - Click here!

Still no idea what the national crisis is ? Before clicking on it I would like to give some disclaimers.

1) Do not click if you are not above 21 years old as it contains adult content.

2) I do not in any way promote adult content in my blog, I treat this as a National Crisis instead.

3) I happen to take this photo while on a river cruise with my darling. No Photoshop is used at all.

Click here to look at the National Crisis.

Imagine all the guests living in the top floors of IR having a super good view of it ! So much for breathtaking world class view indeed.

Is expectation wrong ?

2010-01-04T10:55:00.002+08:00

Sometimes I wonder whether expectation is correct or wrong. It seemed like a double-edged sword, where one edge of the sword seemed sharper than the other side.

In relationships, we have learned not to have too high an expectation for fear of great disappointment when they are not met.

Sometime back, we were told not to have high expectations for something we spend our entire lives slogging out just to pay it. We were told to pay 1/3 a million to get something near to the rubbish chute on the 2nd level which is a full 30 minutes away from the MRT.

Now we are told to settle for something less then expected after we spent like a full $24,000 on the education versus the $6000 spent by polytechnic students.

The bottomline, always expect less than what your abilities can offer, life will always be a bliss.

It's a lonely world out there.

2009-10-28T18:38:00.006+08:00

It's a lonely world. There are people out there in the world crying, people out there who put on a brave front everyday just to hide their loneliness and the need for love and care from others. This thought came especially strong when I got to see 2 person.

I saw this girl on the train. She looks decent, almost like an ah-lian. I wasn't particularly looking at her. I was staring into space at a general direction towards her. All of a sudden, she placed her palm on her wrist, rubbing on it and covering it. I wouldn't have noticed if not for the sudden conscious effort.

Then I knew why...there are more than 6 cuts across her wrist. She thought I was looking at her wrist and tries to cover them up. Those are still fresh cuts, red and sore, one parallel after another.

Then there is this guy which sleeps at the rubbish collection point at night. He looks decent, definitely not poor, (I saw his crumpler bag and croc shoes). Why is He sleeping there ? He must have his reasons for doing so, of which we don't know. But one thing for sure is if He knew Jesus loved him, he wouldn't do that.

They are all people, people that are around us. People that we brush by everyday on our way to work, to school or even to meet our friends. What can we do for them ?

A Guide to Taking Better Pictures

2009-10-08T11:23:00.003+08:00

I'm impressed with the video by Samsung. It really inspired me to become a better photographer. If the monsters can do it, so can I !!

How true is this ?

2009-10-01T22:38:00.002+08:00

There used to be an old saying which goes like this....

"男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎"

I wonder whether the old saying will turn out to be like this in the new society

"男怕入错行，女怕嫁错入错行的郎"

Penny for thought....

Big Elephant

2009-08-24T15:10:00.002+08:00

My girlfriend highlighted to me something which I have never noticed, something which is almost as scary as the big bird and worth pointing out to everyone out there who hops by my blog. Look carefully at this picture which I have posted again....Look very very closely....

What the ***, the elephant got no big ears !!!

Why things become so hard ?

2009-08-19T22:57:00.000+08:00

Let me give u a scenario. You are on your way to the place of your dreams, an utopia. The journey is long and suddenly you come to a crossroad that leads to 3 paths. Puzzled, by the path, you turned to ask one of the two guys standing on the road.

" Are u going to utopia too ? " you asked.
" Yes, I am. " he replied.
" Which way is to utopia ? "
" Any way will do just as long as u keep to the track" he answered.

Just then, the other guy turned around and said, "No no, its different, only the middle path leads to utopia and you must keep to the middle track only to reach there."

Which path will you choose if you desperately want to go there ?

Of course choose the middle path as this would fit exactly what the two person says right ?

Sometimes simple things become complex through our minds. People often say all religion is the same as long as we do good deeds. But we believed there is only one way to eternal life, through Christ. If that is so why not choose Christ first and keep to the path by doing good ? Why do some people choose to go to the left or right path just to try their luck ?

王耀樑名言

2009-08-07T00:14:00.002+08:00

“真金不怕火，假金笑死我。" 耀樑

Big Bird Part I

2009-08-03T01:33:00.006+08:00

I have one fear and I'm not afraid to admit. I'm scared of big bird from sesame street. Don't laugh just yet, this confession is about something when I'm younger. I would like to prove my point here, it would be useful if you have watched sesame street.

The first reason why I have BBphobia (Big Bird Phobia) is cos of the fact that my primary school teachers used to show me a picture of an elephant and an ostrich (again I assumed that the big bird is an ostrich) standing side by side and the tip of the ostrich's head can only reach up to the ears of the elephant, so....Look closely at Big Bird in the following picture...

They are the SAME height !!!! (What the.....) comparing the elephant to elmo, the elephant is big so it should be the correct size (what logic is that ?) so that leaves the big bird being a giant freak ! How can a bird be so big !!!!

Secondly, I would like to draw your attention to BB's face in the following photo.

Oh no, why is "it" wearing a pink and blue eye shade? Oh my goodness, no wonder I have some phobia against people who wear thick makeup. Must be cos of BB. And why is a bird wearing a makeup in the first placE !!! Freakish... You cant blame me for simply fearing BB. Which leads to Big Bird Part II

Big Bird Part II

2009-08-03T00:59:00.000+08:00

I found out 2 things when I grew up. Firstly, I found out that I no longer have to fear BB as I have grown taller. So fear turns to hate. Secondly, I found out that this world is filled with sadistic people who would just love to see the agony of another person when he receives a scary present. In other words, they loved buying me Big Bird soft toys. (To the person(s) who bought me the toy, no offense ok ? I loved the toy)

So what happens when I received the most scary bird in the world as a present? The picture speaks for itself.

DISCLAIMER 1: PLEASE DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.

DISCLAIMER 2: IF YOU ARE THINKING OF TRYING ON BIG BIRD, IT'S OK

"Hello ? Anybody there? "

"Look ma, no hands !"

"Why is my paper not coming out ?" Wished I could push him in and close the printer cover.

"Hehh Heh, finder keepers, my laptop. I'm going to bring it home." Squashed while trying to move it.

"Oh no, I'm dead...the laptop's owner's is torturing me.."

"What should we do with this BB?" Face off with lappie owners after removing him from poking chamber.

"We will openly humiliate him !!! Wahaha !!"

FYP

2009-07-31T01:15:00.002+08:00

I've received the allocation results for my final year project. Guess I got my first choice ! Ok, nothing to be really happy about as I couldn't even remember what I put in. Is that what I really wanted ?

Anyway the project's about "Transparent substrates for FeSi2 films in photovoltaic applications"

The reason I chose this is firstly, it has a collaboration with one of the A*Star institutes. I wanted more exposure with experienced people, (to make up for poor grades), learn more from them. Secondly, also hoping that it will make my resume look nicer. Thirdly, cos I think the world is moving towards greener energy and this project is just doing something for the world by improving on current PV cells. Fourthly, I wanted to take some of the PV cells home to save on electricity bills. (Haha just kidding)

I think I need to pray for God's total guidance in this FYP as this is the first time I am doing big projects on my own. Hope I can make it through.

Sum it up - Intern

2009-07-31T00:41:00.005+08:00

I'm blogging from my com at 12.42am, 30 minutes after I stepped home from my work which ended at 11.45pm. Tomorrow will be the last day of my internship and this indeed is a day which I am so so so looking forward to. (I can remember the last time I have this feeling is when I am ORD-ing)

To sum up this internship, I would admit that it is definitely an eye opener for me. I did, or rather the company asked me to do a lot of things which is a first for me. Some interesting things I did.

1) Work till 12am , a whole 15 hours.

2) Burnt a step down transformer. (Literally heard a "POP" sound)

3) Fed 24V into a Ethernet cable and watching the fire come out.(My friend's doing the watching)

4) Crimp my own Ethernet cable. (In the end i crimp about 16 of them until I become so pro in it, can ask me to do it for you if you want)

5) Playing with sensors. (Anything you can think of)

6) Shorting a 24V supply and jumping at the spark it created. (Have you watched the NDP ? Something like that)

7) Learning everything about air con system that I grow scared when I looked at the ceiling while shopping at TAKA.(Cos' I can ACTUALLY understand how it works....)

8) Learning everything about DB. (Another scary thing, I can ACTUALLY understand what it does if I opened the electrical panels)

9) Climbing up the roof to fix something. (Really good view, I must admit)

10)Coordinating with people from a lot of different company. (Can start scouting for which company to join next time I graduate le)

11)Designing the user system graphics. (Anyhow do de, can't believe the client is really using what I did.)

12)Fixing a problem for a few weeks only to find out it isn't even my problem in the first place. (....)

13)Getting mini shocks once in a while. (Will I turn into Blanka from Street Fighters?)

14)Finding a pair of wires from 300++ pairs. (I still couldn't find it, nvm)

15)Communicating and giving instructions to the Bangladesh workers. (Not really communicating, cos I couldn't understand them and they couldn't understand me.)

16)Being looked down by the GM who thinks I couldn't complete the task. (Heck care lah, I've completed it anyway)

17)Skipping Dinner for an entire month. (Nothing to eat there at night...hungry...)

18)Eating the same food for lunch for 2 months. (Daytime also nothing to eat there.)

19)Finding out how stupid some smart people can get. (I shall not say who it is)

20)Finding out how stupid some ideas can be. (I shall not say also where the idea comes from. *hint* look at point 19)

The first time some that I looked forward to school so much.

"School school come again, go away from my intern"

Dead Blog

2009-07-03T23:47:00.002+08:00

A lot of people are complaining about my dead blog which firstly, i made that one up when i mentioned "a lot of people" and secondly, i must admit, it's really as dead as me myself.

Been on internship for the past 2 months which is the most tiring job I've ever worked. I never felt so "bangla" before.... Must be God's way of teaching me something...hmm.. But no choice, I have to hang on until the end for the CU from the company. For people who are interested in what I'm doing right now can read this article,

http://www.wildsingapore.com/news/20071112/071107-9.htm#st

I'm in a company that helps to create the system for this building which proved to be quite interesting but tiring. Shall not say too much in case it gets confidential but ok...ZZZzzz sleepy......

Company

2009-05-30T11:47:00.001+08:00

Blogging from the company, shows something which I shouldn't have done but "I DON"T CARE!"

What the logic is that ?

2009-02-03T23:21:00.003+08:00

I figured out some logic behind while sending dAr back everyday. Its regarding MRT trains.

Qn: Why do people not want to move to the middle of the train.

Ans: Cos' if they were to move in, when they want to alight, people at the door don't want to give way to them by stepping out of the train. So they prefer to stand near the door, easier to go out.

Qn: Why do people not want to give way by stepping out of the train ?

Ans: Cos' if they were to step out of the train, people from the outside will try to squeeze in and in the end, they will be the ones left out. They don't want it so they prefer not to step out.

Conclusion: The fault of people not being able to get on the train is NOT cos' people don't want to move in BUT cos' people try too hard to get on the train

Morale of logic: Don't get on the train if you want to get on the train.

Prezzie from Europe

2009-02-03T00:16:00.003+08:00

Thanks Jeanette for the little prezzie from Europe !!! Its going to add on to my ongoing collection of ornaments from all over the world !!!

Lamborghini

2009-01-22T23:35:00.001+08:00

Qn : What limits the speed of fast cars like Lamborghini ?
Ans : One lane road.

Colours

2009-01-22T23:31:00.000+08:00

"Black is not a colour. Black is the absence of colour. Evil is not from God. Evil is the absence of God" yL

Dun blame me

2009-01-18T00:28:00.001+08:00

Dun blame me even if I didn't do it well, I tried my best....

Week before School

2009-01-06T11:16:00.005+08:00

One week before the school starts and I still have this 3 day workshop to attend, sianz....

So many things left undone but I don't feel like doing them, I think that will be left until May.

All thanks to Mei Jun for the yummy snacks from Korea !!!

All thanks to Suli for the yummy snacks from US !!! Hope the trip is fun.

Something done over the weekend, a wood fantasy mansion project by me and dAr. We went to buy the spray paint and painted the house. But the project is left undone for more than a year bah. Finally managed to get it done. Now it sits proudly on the piano .

Postcard

2008-12-31T13:13:00.004+08:00

Introducing the all new Picasa 3 which has a fun feature of creating postcards in the form of collage works.

This one is so nicely done by daR.

To everyone, happy new YeaR!!!! Hope everyone will find the love peace and joy in the new year !!

New Glass

2008-12-27T00:30:00.005+08:00

Sembawang Shopping Centre is open !!! Much awaited shopping centre is finally open after a disappointing Northpoint opening which consist of nothing interesting other than the library right at the top. Went to daiso at Sembawang Shopping Centre and guess what ? Bought a pair of champagne glass for me and daR.
I wasn't really particular about the quality or the brand of the glass and how the wine will swirl inside the glass, creating a special reaction and stuff like that. To me glass is just to hold wine without leakage, full stop. So i got these for $2 each. Super worth it lah~ CHEERS~

Had an exciting Christmas Service and Dinner at OCC. Some photos !!!

Hope to get some of the other people's photos soon ~

Relieved + Happy = Hard Work

2008-12-23T15:40:00.002+08:00

Chim equation ? Not really lah. I'm relieved that my results for the last semester did not seem as bad as I have thought and also in fact I'm quite happy with it. That's the reward for someone who aim low (Disclaimer... Please aim high) so all these add up to equal to more hard work in the coming semester !!

All thanks to GoD for leading me through this semester. All thanks to dAr for the understanding and support too~ All thanks to the many professors around me who helped me including Prof Tan, Prof Kang, Prof Chen, Prof Kang 2, Prof Chia !!

Gonna work hard le !

Suli's Wedding

2008-12-12T12:34:00.010+08:00

First of all, CONGRATS to Suli and Wee !! Have a happy marriage and hope that you will support and love each other until hair white white. Here's the photo of the newly wed couple !!

{happy wee and suli}

Ok thats all for the couple and more photos of my daR. Wahaha so evil...

{Me and dAr at Suli's House. dAr's the bridesmaid of the day !!}

{Photo Shoot outdoors with dAr, thanks to Liam}

{Gentleman should hold the door}

{My pretty "Bride"}

{My favourite Photo!!}

{Glamour Shot at the reception}

{At the dinner with my dAr}

Cannot forget the other glamour girls too !!!

{Glamour Girl Yu Fei)

{Glamour Girl Mei Jing, also the MC for the day}

{This one not that glamour...}

Holiday Once again

2008-12-12T10:59:00.003+08:00

It's the holiday once again and due to RＴ in the army, I guess I wun be working. Stayed at home and rot all the way and watch some of the Japanese drama, both starring Ueto Aya.

Hotelier

Attention Please

Going to watch more shows at home wahaha!!!

Mugging

2008-11-28T17:16:00.001+08:00

Blogging here from the Central Library in NUS. A final rundown to the final paper of this semester .

EE2001 Over

2008-11-07T11:13:00.002+08:00

Finally EE2001 is over !!!! All thanks to my dear group mates Chen Meijun, Tan Kian Heng and Kang Ming Zhi for working hard together to make all this possible !!! Great job everyone !!! Too bad the model cannot take home.

Also all thanks to my dearest dAr for supporting me all the way through this project and helping me to debug the problems in my system even though she knows nothing about electrical stuff. MuackZ!

Hope to upload some photos of the project soon.

Love

2008-11-01T22:38:00.001+08:00

"The best common interest a couple can have is love of God, everything else falls in place. " yL

Jia You !!!

2008-10-28T23:59:00.001+08:00

To everyone that is taking exams now, jia you !!!!
To everyone facing work stress, jia you !!!

Ok, thats all for some random blogging. ....

13-Year-Old Boy Talks About God

2008-10-28T23:45:00.002+08:00

13-Year-Old Boy Talks About God @ Yahoo! Video

Talk about Faith as a child, many a times children have the faith in God that when we become adults, this faith fades. Let us be like children when it comes to faith for the heaven's is just like the children.

George Muller's Quote

2008-10-28T01:23:00.001+08:00

" Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man's power ends. "

George Muller

dAr's favourite cat

2008-10-24T12:39:00.003+08:00

This is the cat that is always at the entrance of the bus interchange. dAr's favourite cat in Yishun cos its really quite cute. Now its lying on top of the door at the shop houses. Another of the cat's favourite pastime which also includes watching the buses.

Why I know ? Cos' I always see it mah.

My BdaE

2008-10-07T17:52:00.018+08:00

Thanks ANGEL for the super duper terrific bdae celebration, this is one of the worst bdaE after the one in army when I got sabo-ed too. I shall not say more, just look at the photos. All I can say is that I think I'm stupid, I have sensed something amissed but didn't link them together, so I got sabo-ed. But its fun !! I think you all have more fun sarbo-ing me. Haha ^_^

5 things I sensed is amissed.

(1) Why is music theory at 2pm when usually its at 3pm ?
(2) Why is Fei early despite it being changed to 2pm ?
(3) Why is Zhiwei in green when I saw him at Bethel Hall ?
(4) Why did Zhiwei came from home but have to call Zhiming to get his shirt ?
(5) Why is Jiamin picking up the phone when Zhiwei called Zhiming ? She shouldn't be here at 2pm right ?

{Me and the green cake, something's wrong, why am I wearing green, I hate green, whats going on ?}

{The super nice green cake lah!!! I mean "super" nice. But its surprisingly tasty considering it's green, hmmm}

{THIS IS NOT MY SHIRT AND I STILL WEAR IT ?!?!?! So dumb dumb, they tricked me to wear this uncle shirt diaoz, really ugly lah, nvm act uncle all the way loh }

{Thanks hah Fei, something not green but is equally nasty, the BIG bird. Notice that I CAPS the word "big", no one has ever seen a bird bigger than an elephant before. Nasty.}

{Finally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Something which I got that is not green......}

{ Pose for the ANGELS group photo!! Oh my gosh, all green....and why am I wearing green ?}

Got another celebration in NUS with BRC gang !!! Thanks everyone for the bdae cakie and also the fun outing at the chickeny (quoted from Meijun) place called Dallas at Chinatown. Here are some interesting pix from the camera of Kian Heng and MJ.

{What's wrong with the cake, it seems chim, got to find out whats wrong...}

{Me and Kian Heng's BdaE cakie!}

{Cake scientist formulating the cake}

{Monster cardboard is eyeing the cake too...}

{Me and Kian Heng happy bdae, but my RT coming, he's one not yet}

{Mei Jun smiling so happily, even the eyes are gone}

{Why is Gavin praying to the Cakie God ?}

{More nuggets, the nuggets are good, even better than the chicken}

{All the free flowing chicken !!! More more!!!}

{One photo for BRC!!!! Except our dear qing ling not here}

Buying hand chicken, anyone ?

2008-09-26T17:07:00.003+08:00

Went out with BRC yesterday to Dallas Chicken Buffet at Chinatown. While waiting for the traffic lights and Gavin, we chance upon a super funny advertisement on the pillar.

It says to "buy good bad hand chicken" So anyone who cannot finish their KFC 2 piece chicken meal or their overnight chicken which has grown mould on it can sell them at ABC !!

My Ipodzzz

2008-09-20T15:05:00.006+08:00

This is the new present that I got from dAr DaR!!! I'm so so so HAPPY about it. It's the new Ipod Nano Chromatic!!!! and mine's the yellow one which i think it looks more like a gold. Before I continue to babble about it, I'll show you the photos first !!!!

{ The super duper cool Ipod nano Chromatic in the original super duper cool plastic box}

{Another shot of the super duper, yah yah you all know liao ^_^}

{ All the super cool stuff of Ipod, my first apple product}

{ The yellow (gold) Nano, so slick and hot curves hahah}

{My nano when its on, it has the best LCD in the market}

Thanks dAr, thats one of the many BEST presents that I have got from you !!!! Love u and my Ipod so much. I think I'm going to get a screen protector soon to protect it soon. Oh yah i forgot to mention too that daR help me to put a sweet engraving on it at the back of the Ipod !!! sorry dude, not going to post what is the message here, secret...shh...

Tune in !!!

2008-09-17T08:31:00.002+08:00

Tune in the 938 LIVE on friday 10.30am !!! My bro is going live there over the air to talk about his final year NYP project about the racing simulation that is totally the same as the Singapore Leg of the Grand Prix. So cool lah, I didn't try this before, hearing myself over the radio so I would be sure to record it down.

Wrong Focus

2008-09-14T12:14:00.002+08:00

The dialogue is a big mistake right from the start. Everything is wrong about it and I think the focus is also wrong too. We're all heading for a different direction right from the start. What started as us wanting to tell him what's wrong WITH him ended up with the focus being changed to a QnA session where we ask him and he clarify with us.

Why do I say that this is a big mistake ? Cos' the latter focus gave him the absolute idea that there is a problem with us and that is the main reason we are holding the dialogue with him, to clarify OUR doubts and OUR queries with him who supposedly know the answer. NO ! Wrong. We are supposed to TELL HIM what went wrong with him and he's supposed to get our idea. We didn't even say that he's wrong, we just wanted him to know that there is another way of saying things so that people will not get the wrong idea of him, we didn't even say his intention is wrong and he still fights us on it.

For example, a mother could say something like " why you so stupid !! what the hell, waste my money look after you and feed you when you cant even study well, wah lau, work hard can or not, bloody dumb boy" when her son did not do well in his study, versus " hey ah boy, i know you have worked hard this time, but I can see that you are still playing a lot of computer games, why not cut down on that and spend more time on homework, you score well you become more confident and mummy become more happy, thats better right ?"

Notice that both brings the message of telling the boy to work harder, but when it comes to packaging it, the difference is great. Why why why cant he get it ?

Thanks!

2008-08-22T13:02:00.000+08:00

Thanks ANGELS ^2 for helping to pray for me. I'm better le, on the way to watch the fireworks later with dAr !!!

Start School

2008-08-15T23:43:00.002+08:00

The feeling of starting school is super boring, especially when I have so many projects up my sleeve, slowly creeping up my neck. But the feeling of seeing some old friends once again is quite a good feeling. And my Indonesian Pandang stall, yummy. Hope to survive through the Sem and up my CAPs once again.

Where's the love?

2008-08-04T00:49:00.002+08:00

I kinda of liked the Black Eye Pea's song, "Where is the love?" I used to like it as its quite a catchy tune with catchy raps. But now I do looked into the lyrics with more details. In fact, with much more details. Its true that in a world without love, nothing matters anymore. Troubles will be everywhere with whole lot of hurt and suffering as icing. Relationships without love will be whole lot of crap. Guys saying their story and girls saying their side of the story. Who is correct and who is wrong ? With love around does all these matter anymore ? NO!!! So where's the love ?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send us some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
(From Where's the love, Black Eye Peas)

Which is better?

2008-07-31T00:27:00.000+08:00

Which is better ? Being alone or being left alone in a group ?

SentosA !!!

2008-07-28T10:24:00.009+08:00

Sentosa = Seen the 沙. Yup that's what I've done exactly with dAr one fine Saturday. I'm not exactly a Sunshine Boy (in fact not at all), I'm a sportsman but all my sports are generally indoors too, wahaha!!

So suddenly I have this 心血来潮 to try out hanging out at Siloso Beach with dAr. She liked it too, having the chance to be a bikini babe for a day. It's a fun and relaxing day and otherwise expensive day too.

{dAr waiting so happily for the Superdog culet. Her lucky 7!!}

{Mr Straw at work, no lah only me trying to act sunshine, I think it doesn't work this way}

We had our Superdog at the Vivocity before heading off to Sentosa. The Sentosa Express ticketing counter super crowded lah. Suddenly, I felt a gush of sunshine-ness aura around me as everyone there is all so sunshine. We felt like one of them. ( Even though I think its an illusion) So after getting the $3 ticket to the Sunshine Island to see the 沙, we're off !!!

{Cool right? Sunshine Guy and Pretty Babe}

That's us at the Siloso Beach. We're there for the sun, the sea, the beach and of course the beach babes. Tons of them. All the fun until we saw something gross and primitive. We saw this group of Malay bikini girls playing volleys near the beach. Then suddenly this well built white Indian came and wanted to join them in playing. Then he started to get all touchy with one of the girls. Splashing water at her and then helping her to clean the sand of her eyes and stuff. The most ridiculous thing is that at every 15 minutes interval when we looked back at them, we would notice that he had taken off one piece of his clothes, only to reveal a full suit zebra print undergarment, shirt and boxers. Gross.

{Another one for the picture}

After that we decided to take the Sentosa open air cable since we had not tried it since its opening. But the moment we went up in the air, it seems like a terrible choice. We're both scared of heights and the dangling legs doubles the fear ! But ok lah, after that we got used to it already and it's more fun enjoying the view.

{We were so scared of dropping the camera that we tied it to dAr's handbag, courtesy of dAr's bright idea}

{ Some pix of us at the the cool deck. }

The best part of the day, we chill out at the cool deck at Siloso Beach. Got a drink and listen to the live performance special of the day. The place is romantic with all the jazzy music. I've always wanted to go to a jazzy chill out place with dAr and its great, the music's great too.

Gold Dust

2008-07-28T00:37:00.003+08:00

The Gold Dust Issue is so controversial that I refused to take it as face value. I knew something is wrong right from the start when I heard it. It doesn't seem like the spirit that I've read from the Holy Book. I know that this is dangerous cos' I have used the "I feel" approach, but still I felt something is wrong. There are too many unanswered questions. On further searching, I've found quite a few websites that have some arguments about the gold dust phenomenon. I would like to point out first that the websites are not the truth either but rather they serve as a form of material worth further investigation. The Bible remains the only truthful source around.

http://www.demonbuster.com/gold.html
http://intotruth.org/tb/gold.html
http://almightywind.com/golddust/caution.htm

After the disclaimer, I wished to continue by saying that after reading those websites, they do really provide some good arguments to the Gold Dust Issue. At least bottom line, there is some controversial issues or else people would not be writing all the stuffs about it. I need to find out about the answers. I need answers, not from the head but from someone higher than the head. I hope that I will get them.

These are some of the points raised from the websites.

1) God doesn’t promote the metal that is one of the sources of greed in this world that are used for Heaven’s pavement.

2) Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. (Prov 8:10-11)

3) My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: (Prov 8:19-20)

4) Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. (Ps 119:127)

Read and judge it for yourself, i'll be searching for my answer. Whatever the case, the Bible's always right.

Stressed.

2008-07-16T00:03:00.002+08:00

Its once again the stressed up period of the year. The CORS bidding again. This time, its double the stress as we have to choose our own electives that will decide our fate in the working world. WAH!!! I still have no clear idea what to take at which semster and I really hope that I can find someone to study with me during the semester. Pray hard.

Cutest Cat ever

2008-07-14T00:16:00.001+08:00

Hey saw this one Youtube, everyone's gonna love it, its so cute !!!

PUMA ? No!!

2008-07-07T23:46:00.004+08:00

Created something like this when I'm bored and trying hard to think of something for the Tuanqi T-shirt. Haha Cool? I bet somebody should have already done this.

YAG - Young Adults Group

2008-07-07T23:44:00.003+08:00

This is the tentative name for the bible study group that we are having. Things are starting to take shape and everyone is enthu about their roles which is really a good sign. I hope and pray that this thing will continue on and on. Our first assignment might just be coming up.

Sentosa Beach Challenge

2008-06-29T23:54:00.002+08:00

Really happy that the event is finally over and the general response is quite good. Hope that everyone really enjoy themselves there despite the hot weather which is roasting us. All thanks to Wan Yi, my assistant leader, with helping to get the materials ready and the discussions on the games, Jia He, my best group member, with the organizing of the second game and Hao Yang, my most sacrificial organiser, for helping to take charge of a game even though he's not in my group. Many thanks to all !!!!!

PRISM

2008-06-09T00:51:00.002+08:00