dual climate...

About the weather in a tropical climate like Singapore.

Came across these comics from my lecturer while re-reading my lecture notes for the second time. Though it wasn't that funny the first time i saw it i sort of giggled the second time. Laughter admist the stress...Perhaps they were a source of relief underneath the piles of notes above me.

She's always a woman to me...

I think this song is really cute...

She can kill with a smile

She can wound with her eyes

She can ruin your faith

with her casual lies

And she only reveals

what she wants you to see

She hides like a child

But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to live

She can take you or leave you

She can ask for the truth

But she'll never believe you

And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free

She steals like a thief

But she's always a woman to me

Oh, she takes care of herself

She can wait if she wants

She's ahead of her time

Oh, and she never gives out

And she never gives in

She just changes her mind

She will promise you more

Than the Garden of Eden

Then she'll carelessly cut you

And laugh while you're bleedin'

But she'll bring out the

And the worst you can be

Blame it all on yourself

Cause she's always a woman to me

She is frequently kind

And she's suddenly cruel

She can do as she pleases

She's nobody's fool

But she can't be convicted

She's earned her degree

And the most she will do

Is throw shadows at you

But she's always a woman to me

Sound Journeys

Weeks of hard work especially for Kok Ming. But the group's effort finally paid off.

Good music ( percussion) and wine to go along...

The exhibiton day of the Sound Sculpture

Our group leader a.k.a project head supervisor, Kok Ming

Kian Wee explaining to a visitor on the use of Professor Oosterlynck's instruments

Some music by Dr. Robert Casteels

And finally the group picture...

Xiao Xing's Birthday!

Happened last week...But still not to late!
We happily went to vivo city to celebrate after studio.

Nothing extravagant..it's my first time munching a Carl's junior burger. Country bumpkin right...but still it's nice. Too much fries though. Couldn't finish. HY gobbled it all up for me! hahaha..Not everyone had that for dinner.

That's no victory sign! Bad Ivan!

Is this picture sadisitic or wad?

The traditional evil birthday picture with 'THE KNIFE IN HAND'

They we so much like kids! really cute and fun to watch all of them trying to throw Bhotish into the wadding pool.

Really a nice place to people to relax. Kind of romantic at some places too...

Smile :)

more pictures..

Playing in the pool

Just having fun..
A nice setting to end the day..

Beauty

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There is beauty everywhere

See the faces of beautiful people on magazine covers.

They are only part of the beauty that you see in this world

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Beauty is not visual alone

It can be heard

Hear the music dance into your ears

Think of how music can described as beautiful?

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Beauty invigorates the sense of touch

Feel the textures of the leaves and trees

Each has a unique 'thumbprint' in itself

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Last of all...

Beauty is holistic

It is found in the face of God and we are made in His image

It is comforting to know that

We possess everything that's beautiful within ourselves

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Yellow Fellow Party!

Let the sky tell you the time...

And let the Smiles show you the fun!

Happy 20th Birthday Sarah!

Problem-solving

Problems...hai..

They are always there. Will always be there. And never leaves you.

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do you ever reach a point in life

you look back realising this crossroad you faced

will be just another period in life that took you

so hard to overcome just like the ones before?

This struggle you took pains to overcome was actually not as problematic as the seemed

Things when seen from a third-party POV,

just becomes so easy to solve.

'SNAP'!

The answers come out just like that.

When our time comes for the very similar trial,

Ours is just a BIGGER mountain, that needs a BIGGER solution,

that takes MORE effort than everyone else's.

I guess it's human nature to have double-standards.

I guess perhaps through this hypocrisy,

we are able to lean on each other for support.

Put it in a nicer way, having double-standards and associating it as bad is just overrated.

Perhaps we do that to give each other hope and optimism.

I've learnt something not only from the movie (Click) I watched today,
but also from what Mj taught me before again and again.

But i guess the main thing is not about problem-solving.

It's about accepting one another's flaws and putting aside grudges.

It's about chucking away egos and allowing other to forget their undesirable pasts.

To give them space to grow and mature through their unsightly flaws.

To reach an accomodating state and allow everyone to start afresh.

The main thing is not about problem-solving.

And everyone struggles with that.

heh...ESPECIALLY me.

I will be here

I Will Be Here(Steven Curtis Chapman)

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Tomorrow morning if you wake up
and the sun does not appear
I will be here
If in the dark, we lose sight of love
Hold my hand, and have no fear
'Cause I will be here

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I will be here
When you feel like being quiet
When you need to speak your mind
I will listen
And I will be here
When the laughter turns to cryin'
Through the winning, losing and trying
We'll be together
I will be here

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Tomorrow morning, if you wake up
And the future is unclear
I will be here
Just as sure as seasons were made for change
Our lifetimes were made for these years
So I will be here

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I will be here
And you can cry on my shoulder
When the mirror tells us we're older
I will hold you

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And I will be here
To watch you grow in beauty
And tell you all the things you are to me
I will be here
I will be true to the promise I have made
To you and to the One who gave you to me
Tomorrow morning, if you wake up
And the sun does not appear
I will be here
Oh, I will be here.

Your presence is much needed

i realise that i have been editing and adding happy stuff in my life into the blog that i totally ignore those horrible and irritating struggles i come across. As real as any human being, I have my difficulties, problems with self-esteem, confidence, religion, BGR and what have you...

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Like I've said before. Nothing you desire most comes easy

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i feel stagnant...

Worse...

I feel I've been ignoring Jesus these few days.

Nonchalantly having a sluggish time of my life.

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I need a revivial. I need disciplince. I need patience. I need care. I need Love. I need You God.

:"Trust Walk":

ok..i managed to snatch this from Wanxuan's blog. just one ok.

Thwang, Bump, Hit, Goooal?!

The worldcup fever just ended with a whistle and tweed.

Red card for Zidane with an unsuspecting head butt out of nowhere at all!

hahaha...not that I cared. I was watching my very first match of the end of soccer fanatic charade going on for months! And the last i heard were one of the more exciting ones. But no *hoot* about that la. I just managed to learn some new stuff my sister thought me about soccer...things like offside, sidekick, penalty and corner...well, at least now I am know a little more educated. Not that I have to be since MJ doesn't even watch soccer.

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Ok so lets see...since France and London, there was Portico which i am at the moment trying to get pictures esp. of "trust walk" where i got assaulted a couple of times. And dearies such as Mizah, Luke, Shijie, Jonathan and Chinwei were quite comforting. So even after the attacks I'm at least not so traumatized. heh..

The camp was in a way fun la. But quite tiring. I didn't really do much as an OGL but I really wonder how superhuman Pek can handle being with them almost 24/7. He doesn't even sleep much! His patience and peserverence is admirable.

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Me, being a gamemaster and doing the games with Chinwei, Ivan, Nicholas already wears me out. The title OGL shouldn't be for me la...

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Really thank God that He allowed me to join and help out at this camp and allowed me to meet more people. Even the ones that were just mere acquaintances before. But fright night was something that I hesitated about alot because I only realize after signing up to participate that It would really be a sin to create unnecessary fear in other people's hearts.

In a way, i thought that i did really deserve certain attacks inflicted on me during the 'trust walk' event. I just wanna sa sorry to those who were still affected by that night. Forgive me ya? :)

The last of overseas trip this summer

Day 3

the Notre Dame in Reims

We then spent an entrie day with Jacq's bf, Nicolas family. Which was extremely interesting and fun! We picked cherries from trees, strawberries, peonies, daisies, lavenders, and many many other flowers. It was such an experience with French people, to see the way they lived and loved life. Many of the people in Reims loves the nature hearing from Nicolas's grandparents.

Day 4

As the sun rose to the next day, it's the Versailles Palace ( It's famous for the gardens)

It's uncannily accurate and symmetrical

Look what my mum spotted outside of the palace! A colourful range of bicycles.

We drove about 2 and a half hrs back and another 2 and a half back there so we didn't go anywhere after that.

Day 5

at the departure hall to London. We took a budget airline. very cheap only! but too bad it's going to move a few hundred miles away to anyther place.

Day 6

The ceremonial guards change at 11 am daily. Those in the red uniforms will go through a tedious ceremony to leave the parade before being taken over by those in Blue uniform as seen the from picture below.

Day 7 & 8

We managed to visit Shakespears' brithplace, the wife's home, His new place and some other houses. Also we got to see Oxford Christchurch college where they filmed one of the scenes in Harry Potter. The Eiffel tower, we also saw. We paid like 11 Euros get to get to the top of the tower where it was freezing. My sis and I shook like we were dancing. I didn't get to upload the pictures cos there's something wrong with it AGAIN!

Day 9

In central London, at Mayfair, and all those interesting places

We walked, and walked, and walked....

You had no idea how relieved i was when i saw the meter that was 'parked' beside our car. My legs were giving way under me.

Day 10!

First class service! Back home...:D

YES or NO

1. You can only say YES or NO.2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages you / comments and asks!

1. Taken a picture naked? Nope
2. Painted your room? Nope
3. Made out with a member of the same sex? NOPE
4. Drove a car? Yep
5. Danced in front of your mirror? Yep
6. Have a crush? yeah
7. Been dumped? nope
8. Stole money from friend? 'COS not
9. Gotten in a car with people you just met? Yep.
10. Been in a fist fight? Yeah...
11. Snuck out of your house? nah..
12. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? yep...
13. Been arrested? NO.
14. Made out with a stranger? NOOO....
15. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere? Yups
16. Left your house with out telling your parents? uh huh
17. Had a crush on your neighbor? heh...yea
18. Ditched school to do something more fun? nope.
19. Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? Yeah.
20. Seen someone die? Nope
21. Been on a plane? Yep.
22. Kissed a picture? yalah
23. Slept in until 3PM? once...
24. Love someone or miss someone right now? yep
25. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? yeah
26. Made a snow angel? Nooo.
27. Played dress up? YES.
28. Cheated while playing a game? uh huh.
29. Been lonely? YES.
30. Fallen asleep at work/school? YES.
31. Been to a club? Nope
32. Felt an earthquake? NO.
33. Touched a snake? YES.
34. Ran a red light? Yeah..
35. Been suspended from school? NO.
36. Had detention? nooo
37. Been in a car accident? NO.
38. Hated the way you look? not exactly
39. Witnessed a crime? YES.
40. Pole danced? NO.
41. Been lost? YES.
42. Been to the opposite side of the country? YES.
43. Felt like dying? YES
44. Cried yourself to sleep? YES.
46. Sang karaoke? YES.
47. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? YES.
48. Laughed till some kind of beverage came out of your nose? yuck n yes....
49. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? if i rmbr distinctly,YES.
50. Kissed in the rain? yuh.
51. Sing in the shower? YES.
52. Made love in a park? NO!
53. Had a dream that you married someone? YES.
54. Glued your hand to something? YES.
55. Got your tongue stuck to a flag pole? NO.
56. Ever gone to school partially naked? NO.
57. Been a cheerleader? NO.
58. Sat on a roof top? nope.
59. Didn't take a shower for a week? NO.
60. Ever too scared to watch scary movies alone? yeah.
61. Played chicken? YES.
62. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? YES.
63. Been told you're hot by a complete stranger? nahh.
64. Broken a bone? NO.
65. Been easily amused? YES.
66. Laugh so hard you cry? YES.
67. Mooned/flashed someone? NO.
68. Cheated on a test? YES.
69. Forgotten someone's name? YES.
70. Slept naked? nope
.71. Gone skinny dipping in a pool? NO.
73. Blacked out from drinking? NO.
74. Played a prank on someone? YES
75. Gone to a late night movie? YES.
76. Made love to anything not human? NO.
77. Failed a class? YES.
78. Choked on something you're not supposed to eat? Not that i rmbr.
79. Played an instrument for more than 10 hours? YES.
80. Cheated on a girl/boyfriend? Never.
81. Did you celebrate the 4th of July? NO.
82. Thrown strange objects? YES.
83. Felt like killing someone? YESS.
84. Thought about running away? YES.
85. Ran away? no.
86. Did drugs? NO.
87. Had detention and not attend it? NO.
89. Made a parent cry? NO.
90. Cried over someone? YES.
91. Owned more than 5 sharpies? NO.
92. Dated someone more than once? YES.
93. Have a dog? NO.
94. Own an instrument? YES.
95. Been in a band? YES.
96. Drank 25 sodas in a day? NO.
97. Broken a cd? YES.
98. Shot a gun? NO.

Prancing in France

Just came back from France on the 14th of June.

It was fun la...but I'm suffering terribly from jet-lag now. Sleepless nights and sleepy afternoons.
I really must turn my body clock around.

Actually i'm feeling kind of lazy typing everything out and anybody will probably fall asleep just listening to me...So maybe i'll just let the pictures do the talking. I'll fill in when it's necessary...

so...after touching down and collecting the rented car in France,Paris, we set off for some sight-seeing in Paris first before residing at Jacq's humble home in Reims.

but first some sight-seeing...

Passed this Napolean war memorial

and went to the Louvre. LOOK at how long the 'Q' went!( it's only part of it ok?!) It was the first sunday of the month so tickets for every museum costed $0! ( take note ya?)

The famous Orsay museum was next. It was previously an old railway station. Just look at the number of butresses holding the walls up!

One shot with the 'Godesses'!

Next day we came back to Paris from Reims again paying tolls that you would probably swear at. We visited the iconic Eiffel Tower. Paid 11 Euros to go all the way up. It was freezing up there!

OOKKK...i've been trying so hard to blog the rest of the pics but it's been unsuccessful the past few days. I have no idea what's the problem mannnn..

when i finally managed to do it. I'LL DO IT.

till then!

Feed me...

Things can get so lonely when you have nothing to do.

I have been scouting around for temporary jobs and even asking friends for 'lobangs'.
They'll all start coming in good time I hope.

I'm really happy that friends have been doing so well
I've met up with Verna, Jing Tzy, Rebecca and Angie and they are still so bubbly. Got more doses of Verna's jokes that day. It ws just like old times with the 'wei wei wei' joke and all. Violet wasn't there...which makes it a little quieter than usual cos she'll usually be pouring me with gory scenes she encountered during nursing attachments. hah...miss her. miss them!

Met up with Mingjie's cell. let's see if i can remember their names...
Jon, Sebas, Derek, Des, Cheryl, Wilson, Weisheng, and Cheng You.
Great! that memory book that i've been reading recently is certainly giving me a boost to my memory man...
maybe i'll recommend it.

Have been slacking many days. Watching movies to pass time. I've watched the old version of Titanic, Hello Dolly, Sound of Music, etc...all the oldies. Really nice to watch...simple to understand yet interesting. The titanic of Jack and Rose was so unrealistic though it grossed highly in the box office. must have been the romance.
Producers in the past had it great man...

Mj's has been stretched quite abit recently. He's really tired spending alot of time doing BB, reaching out to pple, meeting pple to talk and know about their lives and even coming home 1 - 2 am. Though I've been spending time with him for the past 2 days or so, he's always so exshuated and sometimes I can become not too understanding. I'm really demanding sometimes so I say sorry my dear ok...
Thanks to him for trying...

Cos this week has been really free and lax for me.
Sometimes I wonder if God will reprimand me for bring so lazy and useless.

I've came up with my panel for the Singapore Arts Museum exhibition for NUS year ones.
Hope I've designed it nice enough. So far Dorcas and mj has seen the softcopy for AO size.

Speaking about Dorcas, I've not seen her for the longest time! The last time was probably after fetching her to Dover mrt and then meeting her to shop.
MISS her man...my best friend.

This coming week is really going to be packed...everyday i'll be going out.
I feel so unambitious...

Rush!

picnic with mj!!
it was so so fun...and so spontaneous. we only decided to go for a picnic 15mins before we set off!
I gathered everything i could find as fast as i could in 10 mins...kite, egg tarts, mat, plates, forks and drinks...and we left on our bicycles to pasir ris park!
it was so relaxing just sitting in the breeze...

...Niang niang chiang...

hahaha!

*snort*

Cloud man ah u?!
SO sad he left for malaysia on tuesday for retreat. Can't wait for him to be back!

Thank You

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I thank God for someone who cares

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I thank God for someone who is always so patient

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I thank God for someone who is willing to teach me as I go along

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I thank God for someone who goes through the bad times as well as the good

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I thank God for someone who bothers to spend, not waste time, with me

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I thank God for someone who misses me

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I thank God for someone who is an inspires me

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And whenever I see a someone that sings with joy in Your name and derives his goodness overflowing from You, I thank You.

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today is today. today is great!

--scanned panels for portfolio.--

--yayee...MJ is free finally from the bondage of exams!--

--watch M:I:III today! it's very cool la...so action packed!--

--tried so hard but in vain to find a pair of nice sandals.--

--Thanks MJ for enduring the painful process of walking and walking and walking and .... with me the whole day!--

--accomplished nothing but accomplished everything--

--having nothing but having everything--

--costed nothing but valued more than anything--

Tuck in!

Outings after the examinations!

First up, gathering with the RAQAW gang(ok, lemme explain... having a few gangs means having to name them ok! can't come up with something better).

Wing's boi couldn't make it... But oh well.

Ridza received his belated birthday present and QB received his belated Birthday card.

Wing, Qb and Ridza

Ridza opening his 2 months late present..haha..
My fault..sorry sorry

Wing n I

Lunching at SukhoThai Express.

Qb,Ridza,Wing and I

First time there...It's rather tasty.

Qb and I

Wing and Ridza.

We had Swensen's Crunchie cone after that.

It's been a long time...

Qb and Ridza

Qb and I

next up!

Dining at Pepper Lunch with Wing n Constance

queue was long but it moved quite fast!

Ade, Wing and Constance 'Q'ing up for foood...

Constance and I

Wing and Constance.

We all stank after the dinner...But it was quite a good meal. First time trying food from Pepper Lunch. Will recommend those who haven't gone there to try.

I have a feeling I'll have to start working out even before the first few weeks.

Oh...and I need a job before i seriously get so bored at home during the holidays.

I've even started doing clever puzzle books! How bored am I huh?!