Last Day of August

does anyone what does the last day of august signifies for a UNI student in singapore?? it means orientation period is over.. tutorials are piling up and work is snowballing.. time to switch into the next gear or else you will be left behind again.. this is the crucial period which we cannot slow down.. if we slow down here, we wun be able to pick up in the final third..

yupzZ.. so i'm off to do some work.. muahahaaa...

The Silent Whisperer

today i had my first tutorial and lab of the semester.. and they happened to be the same module.. and same tutor.. BUT.. this tutor has a HUGE problem.. a very very quiet problem.. remember the silent whisperer from SG idols?? yah?? now imagine the indian version.. that's my tutor.. OMG!! very painful sitting at the last row.. i'm practising lip-reading thru-out the lessons.. moreoever, he talks a lot.. and the best part? his voice is uni-directional, somehow it's polarise or focused, however u many wanna put it.. as long as he is not facing u.. u cant hear a word.. he's that good.. he explains quite a lot of stuff during his lessons.. but he is WAY too soft.. someone in the class already told him that.. but.. it seems like that's his maxed.. i cant's even see before his teeth.. not even the gums are visible. that's how big he opens his mouth.. and i think he's an indian scholar, and there's this other indian in the class, who seems to hear him pretty well, cos he's the one answering most of his questions... but i think i'm gonna hate him.. why?? cos he "diao" me when i asked the tutor to repeat wat he just said.. wat's wrong with asking qns.. i belief wat i'm asking is relevant to everyone else.. cos they also cant hear.. he thinks he's SO smart.. stupid indian scholar, come spoil market only...

Tiredness Lingers...

being tired is not something that happens suddenly, you dun suddenly get very very tired.. nope.. it's a built-up from past activities.. very often mental activities make u tired faster den physical.. and actually physical training helps to keep u awake longer and better...

now here's my problem.. i'm so so tired.. i feel very zombie-fied... why?? cos i rushed my tutorials yesterday.. although not really everything was done.. but did quite a lot to my standards.. i seriously do not like to do my work on weekends... weekends are supposed to be spent sleeping, enjoying, couching.. yah.. stuff liddat..

i slept thru most of today's lectures.. i was struggling to stay awake.. but too bad.. it din work.. the zZzzZZz monster has reappeared... i'm now rotting in the study room in YIH.. later still got trainin i wonder how i'm gonna do anything tonight.. no time.. no strength.. is this when or why ppl turn to god?? hmmm...

Supper @ TSC

met up with some of the 4e guys just now.. went for supper at TSC.. i was trying to introduce this cafe to them.. i think the thick toasts really got to them.. and we tried the D24 durian one.. that was really fulfilling.. we also tried the coconut floss one.. for ppl who like coconut floss, the taste is very rich too.. and i realised something.. the cafe has live EPL matches on matchdays.. cool.. that's y it was quite crowded just now.. anyway.. i only manage to salvage some shots before they finished everything.. hahaa.. look at the durian..

Yummy Food Fiesta

Had dinner with yanli at the foodcourt @ Millenia Walk.. There's this korean stall which i had mention before, quite some time back i think.. It sells pretty tasty Korean fare, although the dishes look pretty much similar to other Korean stalls in other foodcourts, but it's not... It tastes much much better, and the reason behind it? that's b'cos it's a branch of a very very nice and a little expensive Korean restaurant called MANNA.. no, it's not country Manna, totally nothing to do with it.. anyway, the restaurant is @ Telok Ayer St.. the food is nice.. but not cheap. the place gives u a feeling of modern korea, and there are always korean speaking ppl there..

ok ok.. back to the foodcourt stall.. this stall is my fav place for cheap and tasty bulgogi, saba, kimchi soup & bibimbaps.. there's also cold noodles, which i have yet to try.. maybe next time.. just take a look at the mouth watering food..


aftermath..

went to watch Jennifer Aniston's "Break up".. it was supposed to be some super hilarious movie.. but it turned out rather disappointing.. turned out like some romantic drama instead.. yah.. so din really enjoyed the show.. so went for supper after that.. hahaa..

Supper was at Tong Shui, or TSC which means tong shui cafe.. haha.. i had my 1st try in this shop at the shop opp great world city.. this place is famous for it's Super Thick Toasts and desserts.. but many ppl order a maggi-lookalike-tastealike ramen.. haha.. anyway.. it's a good place for supper.. it opens from 12pm till 6am.. there's scv too.. haha.. we visited the new opened branch at liang seah st.. somehow the business here looks poor.. perhaps it's still un-noticed..

the decor is pretty nostalgic.. and the staff's uniform, traditional too.. haha.. but the main attraction is still the food.. not exactly coffee shop price.. more like a chinese style starbucks.. but the food is GOOD.. just look at the dripping peanut butter...



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Results of IT Security Quest

Recently i ttok part in a NUS IT Security Quest.. I dragged one of my fren to join me.. so we went to look for ans but in the end.. most of the ans were found by me.. and we submitted wat we tot was the most correct answers.. anyway.. the results were out and i got nothing.. but my fren got 2nd.. kaozZ.. i'm so so not lucky.. this is the prize.. good rite.. better luck next time.. but he was nice enough to give me $60 out of $100 NTUC voucher which was also part of the prize..

Fantasy Weekend

it's been a very different weekend for me.. why? cos it's was very exciting yet very boring... there were numerous exciting swordfights, great scenaries, impressive characters, fate which draws the envy of many men.. yet i stayed at home for most of the time.. in fact i was in my room for almost 24hrs.. why?? i was watching VCD.. i rented the whole set of "天龙八部" it's the china 2003 edition.. it's actually being shown on SCV currently but the showtimes are too lousy, maybe cos it's rerun.. i missed the 1st run quite some time back.. watched only bits & pieces.. somehow it seems i was captivated by the showwhen i watched the 1st few episodes 2 weeks ago.. with tutorials and labs starting soon.. i doubt i would have the time to watch the re-run.. so i rented the whole set on saturday.. 27 discs in total, only $10, this tells u it's a 2003 show.. hahaa.. anyway.. i'm done with the show.. i finished abt 21 discs in a weekend... i dun think i've ever done that b4..

it's quite fantastic that i finished everything in one weekend.. with the whole set in my hands.. i just din want to stop for too long to know what happens in the next disc.. and finally it's over.. with a weekend totally filled with "天龙八部", now i feel kindda empty.. alittle lost.. seems a lot like a withdrawal symptom.. a lot like the feeling when i finished watching my "倚天屠龙记" and "宝莲灯"... and i think this feeling will still last for a while.. so ppl if u see me feeling or looking a little lost for the next few days.. u know why..

i always wonder why i like watching such dramas.. my conclusion is i would always immerse myself in the show to an extent of putting myself into the shoes of the characters.. feel what they feel, do what they do.. it's a great feeling, to have great abilities to do great things.. maybe that's wat intrigues me, and have me watch them over & over again...

well den.. that's my exciting weekend activity.. it's over for now.. and maybe it shld stay less exciting till this sem is over.. it's time to study real hard.. hahaa..

A Proud Moment

I'm suddenly so proud of myself, why? cos i spoke up during lecture today. actually it was a built-up to the event.. the previous lecturer already had me on the verge of shouting out.. but someone else did it first... although i din think his solution was good at all.. anyway... this lecturer was telling us that he's starting lab sessions next week and tutorial the week after next... when we have not gotten our groupings.. cos he DOESNT know we have got our groupings.. and i'm so pissed that no one bothered to voice out to him abt out situation.. and so i did...

i raised my hand and told him straight that we cant have our labs next week, cos our lab and tutorial groupings will not be confirm until the end of next week.. and FINALLY he understood our situation.. i'm so proud of myself.. and when he asked if the whole lecture group has the same problem.. everyone ECHOED "YEESSS".. omg.. that's recognition man.. hahaa... only 1 word.. shiok!!!

oh yah... i managed to sell one of my books.. for $20.. but i'm only getting $17 back.. haha... and i totally dun rmember how much i got the book for.. must be ex.. hahaa..

i finally bought my toner but not in NUS.. cos they jacked up the price to $130.. so duhzZ... i bought it for $115 at Harvey Norman.. stupid NUS.. waste my time..

i also brought some books to sell at buybackasia.. i wonder if anyone would buy those textbooks.. i hope they do..

Burning holes in my Pocket

i bought 2 textbooks today... one on probability and another on fluid mechanics.. and it's almost $80.. adn tml still gotta buy toner which costs abt $120... omg.. i'm so broke... trying to stick to $2-$3 on meals to save $$... i sound so so broke..

1st Day of School again

It's back to school after a long 3 mths break.. kindda dragged myself out of bed.. out of the house and to school... it's quite a torturous first day actually... 6hrs of lecture.. but 1 fren had 8hrs.. hah.. that's y i din take a 6th module.. i dun want to go home at 8pm everyday..

surprisingly i managed to stay awake for at least 3/4 of the lectures.. but there's this one china lecturer.. really put me to sleep.. actually it's quite intimidating for a 1st day.. alot of things to absorb,remember and plan for.. it's only going to get worst when the tutorial starts..

recap a little stuff abt yesterday.. had my final game for the vball open.. think it's one of my better performances.. but still lost.. took some photos after the match.. just follow the links on the left... went to watch the philips cup after that.. quite exciting.. i gave up taking pictures cos not very nice.. so i just kept my camera and enjoy the match instead.. hahaa..

A day of taxi

I started off the day taking cab to indoor stadium to catch the opening match of the philips cup. It's a basketball cup organised by SSC, got 8 teams, Argentina, Serbia & montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Melbourne Tigers, Taiwan's Yulong Club, Sg allstars and M'sia allstars. The match i watched was Yulong VS Sg, and to my horror, the SG allstars consists of 6 locals and 6 foreign imports.. this suck big time.. esp when most of the time, all of the 5 in the court are foreigners.. evening though SG won the game i still think it's a disgrace..

Actually after 3/4 of the 1st match, i left, i had to rush down to hougang for vball.. and it was another disappointing day.. yet i still had to force myself to enjoy the game.. well.. it's hard.. to know more abt this go check my tjvb page..

went back to indoor stadium for the 3rd match in cab again.. spain vs slovenia.. quite exciting.. the europeans are all so huge.. yet they are still quite fast.. amazing.. no pictures today.. but tml i'll bring my camera in and try to take some exciting photos..

Happy National Day Singapore!!

Not a very eventful day, today.. stayed at home... and watch tv for most of the time.. hahaa.. managed to catch some of the action going on at the stadium from my window..

apparently ppl are asking me where i was to watch the fireworks.. so i marked my spot with a star on the map.. just beside ECP on the open grass patch.. it's directly infront of the firesite.. the firesite is actually by the coast of that grass patch.. directly opposite esplanade..

how to get there?? i drove to the seafood centre there and parked.. den walk by the coast all the way to ecp.. very fast 15min only...

After a rather disappointing performance in the opening match of Pesta Sukan, I was utterly disappointed with myself.. the most IMMOBILE libero around.. hahaa.. but den again.. i dun think i was ever very mobile.. it's just that my anticipation now just suxX.. i'm always going in the wrong direction, always wrong footed, always caught rooted to the ground. and all this boils down to?? an extreme lack of match exposure.. it's as simple as that.. i'm defending badminton style.. hands only.. with 1 step radius, nothing more.

anyway, that's history.. went out for dinner with yanli and watch the fireworks festival opening from marina south.. it's my first time watching fireworks form such close range.. the explosions are happening literally overhead.. and many a times the buring magnesium almost reached us.. a few spots of the grasspatch in front of us caught fire though.. it's was simply amazing to see.. ppl out there who haven done it?? there's a few more shows left.. catch it before it's too late.. i've uploaded the photos to my fotopic website, just follow my links on the left column.. or the picture below.

i finally placed a bid for my core modules.. yah.. a huge burden finally taken off my chest..

recently, there seems to be alot of ppl falling sick.. going to hospital and stuff.. hey ppl!! take care of urself!! first grandma fell down went hospital, den mum's husband kena stomach virus, den grandma go hospital like some stomach virus too, den mum yesterday got very red spots all over her body... eeuuww...

yah.. it's the 7th already, and there will be twice the horror.. many places gives me the creeps and shivers.. but yah.. i believe i'll survive.. actually i think more ppl die during 7th month den any other time of the year.. why? cos their relatives whom passed on came to bring them away? i dunno.. but that's wat i feel since i was a kid.. i always felt there seems to be more funerals happening during this month.. or maybe it's just me be cranky..

volleyball training today actually not very meaningful.. last training before our first match but many ppl still din turn up.. quite disappointed.. i cant force them to come.. we shall see wat happens during the tournament..

i made some lasagna yesterday, and i think it really tastes damn good.. hahaa.. just look at the mouthwatering food..

never thought that my failure in one module can cause so much problem... cos of the F.. it means i've only earned 34 MCs.. for promotion to 2nd yr we need to achieve 23% of graduation req which is 160, so i need 36MCs.. so yah.. cos of this.. my CORS still show my status as yr 1.. so i wasnt able to see any 2nd yr modules for me to bid.. so i'm like a sitting duck.. nothing else i could do until they add the module in manually for me.. which is gonna take a few days according to them which feels like shit, this waiting..