Monday, July 30, 2007

.. busy file transferring nite..

.. while i m writing this, I m transferring a file through msn to my cousin.. is slow.. guess wireless is still not so good as land wire.. hahah.. seems like it is going to take the whole nite..
On another window, I m attaching some photos to be sent to my NDP mates.. some group photos that we have taken during last preview at the kaikan and marina ground..

.. WHY m i in here tonite?.. probably to see how far i can blog or rather how long i can sustain this interest.. yah yah..

still only into 50+ pages into the last Vol of Harry Potter.. so far Mad eye moody had died.. n George lost one of his ears.. hmm.. getting grim.. anyway, will continue to read ..



.. Outside Millenia Walk, the bus unloading area for participants of NDP.. Opposite is the 6 Star Ritz-Carlton Hotel....

Same Millenia Walk but at nite.. the contrast of day n night.. hahha..

I simply like taking photos.. takes even more photos at work.. going to take more photos..

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Others and NDP preview 2007

I tot since i m so wordy, I have to increase the no of photos in my blog.. thus, today i went out with my camera.. First thing today was to attend this seminar on "How to invest in securities Market?" Not that I will become an expert once I attend this course, in fact, I think I was sleeping almost half the time.. is interesting as some market concepts were introduced.. then is not a game for the weak hearted nor for someone who has no time.. u really need to have a nice quiet afternoon each week to contemplate your investment .. hahha.. anywhere not all is lost, I took a nice picture below just beside the SGX centre at Shenton Way...


Some how or other, this reminds me of scene I often see on TV.. like the back street of the commercial centre in other country... hahah..

Then after that, rushed back home to change n pick up my things for the NDP review today.. raining.. n still raining.. I really chanted in my heart for the rain to stop while on route to Tampines Street 81.. which incidentally is the headquarter for the Singapore Soka Association (SSA).. from there, we set off to Marina Bay temporary tent under the ECP ...


Some of us but not all of us.. hahha... aren't us fun people!!..

This is really a great idea to capture some images.. moving towards the waiting area at Marina Bay


Dinner today, how would u like a chicken burger, a chicken part and mash potato from KFC?.. actually today i was pretty hungry so I finished everything!..



For the first time in so many practices and rehearsals, we have full atendance for Block B1.. yeah.. a pat for ourselves n trainers.. total 50 + 2..

End of the photos, though I do have more but then.. maybe next time.. need to go rest now.. tomorrow is another full day of meeting..

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Pop goes the weasel!!...

.. suddenly i tot that the title will be cute.. don know why but the weasel just pops into my head.. hahaha.. don really blog continuously especially when i do not have any photo to support the blog.. gonna be wordy or brief??..

MOTTO for today.. Is Summer but nothing is happening!!!.. if u know what i mean.. anyway, i wonder whether i can change the colour of the the create blog page.. though it is not that ulgy.. ok i m weird..

A friend helps to sign up for the Great Eastern Run.. so I m officially in for the 5km fun race.. need to train.. need to go on a healthy diet too.. have to go see the Hypertension dr but my appointment is in November so I better exercise during this period to bring the pressure down down down.. on the list is running.. n an exercise schedule!!..

.. Manage to find a friend to go watch 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" with.. yeah.. going to book tix soon.. of course, knowing me .. sure the cheapest tix.. hahahah..

.. end of maddening time.. going to bed..

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Last NDP practice before the preview..

.. today is the last practice before the NDP review.. nervious??..hmm nothing now.. just that i m feeling very sleepy... not enough sleep.. i need to rest.. not doing very well on the BP side... going to refer to Cardio for checkup.. family history so have to watch my diet n lifestyle.. healthy lifestyle n i need to lost some weight.. hahah.. so will look nicer wat.. hahha..

got gotten my long long delayed birthday present from my pal in Spain.. consolation is he still remember.. con is it took about 3 months to come.. haha.. anyway, I like the presents.. a fan and a purse and I think i know just what i can do with the purse..

suppose to draft a testimonial for one of the drs that worked with me before to endorse but i think i m too dead and stone now to write anything.. maybe i will do it later.. however at this moment in time, i m really dog tired..

Sunday, July 22, 2007

.. Potter .. is it Potter??..

.. yo yo..21 July, the last of Harry Potter's books was released.. Harry Potter and the Deathly Harrows.. JR Rowling's last attempt to enchant her fan in this last installment of Harry Potter n his battle with "you know who".. hahah.. Well as a loyal supporter, I woke up at 6am on the morning of 21 July - Singapore Time - n make my presence at Kinokuniya Bookstore at Ngee Ann City minutes before the fateful release of this world phenomena ... to catch a copy of this last book, i have taken some evidence of my appearance that day at the book shop.. well the queue was not that long n no one was crying .. there was a dad with his wide awake baby in the queue and a gal who insisted she cannot miss getting her own book even though she had to limp her way to the bookshop.. the power of Harry Potter..


In front of the Kinokuniya, not too far from the front of the queue. In fact as we realised later, there is no need to queue, many books to go around. My cousin was also involved in this crazy chase of the last book...


Cosplay.. staff from Kinokuniya dressing as characters of Harry Potter.. Honestly, I really don know who they were trying to be.. Do we have Draco here (notice the blond hair!!)?.. my guess is as good as ur.. hahah.. ... the book itself!!!.. grab one grab one n be mesmerise by the magic of Harry's world ... don mind owning one of those brooms myself.. haha..



.. Then move forward to NDP NE show No 2 in the evening... I got some photos took previously of the platform.. Watched a documentry when I reached home in the night on how the platform was being constructed and put together by SembCorp Marine.. techonology at work here.. the company's expertise in constructing ships, oil rigs n other floating platform was put into action here .. the platform seems to be the world biggest too.. woooohhh... another reason why we should celebrate with more gust this year.. haha..



photo taken during one of the rehearsals at the Marina Bay Platform..


.. this post is getting long, I m losing steam.. need to go finish writing this n go do my evening Gongyo..

.. Anyone heard of Professor Wei Tsin Fu?.. well this guy invented this Snowball method of piano education n he taught many children to play piano pieces that are of high techinical level.. 2 key points from his theory... Firstly, children must be humble, they must be open minded to learn n parents must encourage n tell their children to not say "no" without trying.. Secondly, children must be taught to help other people because by helping other people, they use their mind more n thus becoming more intelligent.. It is always harder to solve other peoples' problem so by helping others, they become smarter.. he discovers that our brain capacity is really under utlised n his methods is teaching children how to utlise this capacity of their.. BTW, he is also a scientist.. Today, He brought his students to the SSA headquarter at Tampines for a 2 hrs mini concert.. His students are about 15 n a6 yrs old n they are playing pieces that only master can play.. It was really an enriching experience n I totally enjoyed the music.. They played master pieces from Mozart, Beethovan n also Gershwin.. then modern classic was also played.. those that have lots of clashed keys n banging.. fantastic, finally I make sense of these music n it was really worth the afternoon.. BTW, is free so is double n even triple worth it.. yah yah..

.. i want to learn piano again.. hmm.. maybe do my theory first .. but this will have to wait after NDP..

Thursday, July 19, 2007

... Joining the sleepless community.. or the wakeful other half of the world

.. seems like a long title i have there.. well if you really think about it.. it is really bedtime this part of the world n afternoon at the other part.. hmm..the sleepless community always find sensational inspiration after their due sleeping time.. hahah..

.. trying to inspire myself with songs at this hour of the nite... hmm.. well m listening to random songs in my laptop.. currently is playing is "Teach me again" by Tina Tuna and Elise..

.. really need to find something that is suitable for me to do.. to find my niche.. to really be able to do what i m really good at.. although doing something that i don really know is a good learning process but if my passion does not lie there, it will be torturous in the long run..

Don know what's happening to my internet connection.. it keeps going on and off n i have to set it on at least twice already in the last few minutes..

decided to go sleep now..

Sunday, July 15, 2007

.. another SUNDAY just went pass like this

.. hmm... yesterday was the first NDP NE show... wat a way to educate national education!!.. send all of the P5 students to go n watch National Day Parade.. hahahah.. yah yah... is always good to start educating national pride in young Singaporeans... I must have gotten lots of intoxications cos this marks the 4th time i m doing national service for the country.. hahah..

.. n then.. hmm.. Oh yah.. i watched Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix this morning.. despite wat others say, I really enjoy this movie..the effects is good... is impossible to put in all that is dispicted in the book to the movie so the gist of the story is in it.. n if u really think u don know what is going on, get a copy of the book today.. Hey do i get a commission for advertising the book.. haha.. Oh well, was thinking of going for the book launch on 21 July at Kinokuniya.. that provided i can wake up to be there by 7.01am in the morning.. they promise special gifts for members ..n u bet i m a royal member of Kinokuniya.. hahah.. so should i go??.. may i get 20% off the book ... then i m hoping to get at least 40% off.. hmmm... maybe they throw in other discounts as well... let's see.... i will need to get another 1 or 2 more alarm clock.. lots of sleep on Friday n the determination to wake up... sounds like serious business..

i wanted to put photos here but got nothing to put up leh.. wait, let me go take more photos at NDP first.. the fireworks is pretty.. remember to watch n have i mentioned i really like the scale down the side of the expressway by 20 SAF men.. charming..

Alright, time to do other thing.. watch TV n eat dinner..

Thursday, July 12, 2007

LOL.... Friday the 13 soon... good or bad!!

Yoho.... This blogging business is really tedious.. need to come n upgrade, maintain, create n save all those funny tots that i have over the last few days or in the next few days.. hmm.. sounds like a full time business.. hahah..

Nothing really to post today.. trying to amend my resume.. haha.. planning to do some posting albeit by email... just check that my website is still functioning.. need to revamp that soon..

alright.. time to log out n do something else.. yah yah

Sunday, July 8, 2007

Here pass another week!!

Is amazing how time really flies past.. dadada n is into July already.. many things happen during the last week.. not for the bad but just that i have taken up another certification course and now my week days are all packed.. the certification course is a safety assessor course recognised by MOM n will be for a total of 28 hrs over a month with 2 night of lessons each week and a final exam 2 week at the end of the course..

hmm.. then we had the 3rd combined rehearsal at the Marina Bay floating platform.. This time round, we had to performed in front of a full audience.. well we got onto the flatform in good time... n performed according to the routine we have practiced so hard for the past few months.. i guess most of us tried our best but then to the trainers, we can still be better.. BTW, my item is entitled River of Dreams... is basically depicting our ancestors descending into the this island of Singapore from all over the world in the beginning day of the island... thus the music has a mixture of Indian, Chinese and Malay element in it... the rhythm is not easy to catch but to listen to special cue at certain part, we are able to follow perform at the appropriate part of the music.. overall we can do better.. hahahah.. so watched out for National Day Parade on 9 August..


Featuring the Block B1, my fellow participants in NDP 2007.. the boy doing the monkey face is the youngest guy in our group n the most mischievous ..

On the same day of the 3rd combined rehearsal is also the 40th anniversary of Singapore Soka Association celebration cum Youth Festival at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.. missed this though..

Today homevisited 2 of the student members .... it is always interesting to talk to young people.. they made u fill with dreams n hopes afterwards..

Well.. just finished reading this manga title called 水边战役... well in english it can easily be translated as the Water Margin... on the 108 heros of Liang Shan.. although the content of the manga does not follow the original version .. the Water Margin is considered one of the 4 greatest novels of china.. the others being Romance of the 3 Kingdoms, Dream of the Red Chamber and Journey to the West.. incidentally, China just had a competition to choose the gal that can best depicts Lin Daiyu in the Dream of the Red Chamber.. while a successor to the New Lin Daiyu was discovered, the lady that originally played the role also passed away recently.... really 一代新人换旧人 (used negatively here)... ok back to the manga story. There is noone who is really evil or good in the story.. the person who was perceived as the most evil guy did wat he did for what he believed to be the best for the country.. even in the process, he sacrificed his old comrades and friends... We cannot then judged him as wrong but the method that he used was.. in the end, the dynasty will still fall like all great dynasties in ancient china.. actually if u think about it, history really gave people pointers about how a country should be run.. anymore, no politics here.. hahah.. is kinda of bloody so if u have a phobia of blood n fighting, then this is not for you though is not as ghastly as Tekken.. BTW I bought this title for the simple reason that it will end at Vol. 5.. .. 8)...

.. Latest New, Roger Federer of Switzerland just beaten Rafael Nadal of Spain in a 3-2 games to win his fifth Wimbledon Championship.. yeah to Roger.. n that made him in equal par with another tennis legend... well it was a tough fight so we won know whether he will be back for his 6th win next year... watch out..

Till next post.. i better round off and log out.. is getting pretty late... n this weekend the whole world turns to Live Earth, live concert in 9 cities over 7 continents.. I was in green for the 2 days this weekend to support awareness of climate change n to support the 3Rs movement... conserve energy Folks!!!.. save the earth.. we are living on the borrowed earth from our grandchildren.. so ANSWER THE CALL...

Monday, July 2, 2007

LOL.. July... n June just went past like that..

Yo ho.. seems quite a long time since i hop in here.. haha.. anyway, something short cos got to go do my evening prayers.. Hmm.. seems like ebay really works.. trying to sell a digital camera n well there are 1 enquiry so far.. not bad but need to go ask my aunty whether she wants to sell anot.. haha.

Had a really busy weekend.. NDP 2nd combined rehearsal on Saturday .. then Milkrun on Sunday.. needs my sweat n perspiration to complete both.. yeah n the weather is not kidding these days..

so for short, this is it... no pics nope nothing..