Songs of the Sea

Replacing the Musical Fountain, Singapore retained its money-making schemes by charging entrance fees for this new attraction. But hey, I did enjoy the show. Definitely a must-watch.. Honestly, where does the 6 dollars go to? The gas for the pyrotechnics? The water? Or the cast? Haha.. just a typical singaporean complaining. So just ignore me and enjoy the show if there is nothing left to do on mainland.
Haha.. and I got a shock when I found out that one of the cast is my friend.

a 'bang' to end it all..

White moonlight

moon

The moon was painted a blurry white,

I closed my eyes and wished inside,

that all the wrongs be turned to right,

so that I'll sleep in peace tonight.

Oh my..

Just when I thought last week was hectic with the hours of research for the term paper.. This week, and it's only Monday, I have more work piling up..

Agenda this week:
LSM1101 lab report
LSM1101 test (fri)
Chinese tutorial
Chinese conversation exercise
Chinese oral presentation
Chinese short play practise
Freshmen sem ethics report
Freshmen sem ethics presentation
GEK1521 term paper summary

Guess it's time to sit down and start working..

Desperate Housewives: Like It Was

"We all have our reasons for rewriting history. Sometimes we need to provide ourselves alibis. Sometimes we wanna hurt someone who has hurt us and then there are times we just wanna spare ourselves embarrassment. Of course, there are some who feel that to rewrite history is just another way to lie but what is history anyway but a set of lies agreed upon?"

Post-InTempo

It seems as though I had been missing school for a week. This week, the post-InTempo week, has been like a slap back to reality for me. Only a month till reading week begins and workload are starting to come knocking on my door.

Today I had a one-on-one session with Dr Roland. It lasted 40 minutes. 40 minutes in his office. I initially was really afraid because earlier this week, Yat went for the session and it got me really nervous. But I was surprised to see how wrong I was. There he was, giving me a reality check, making me verbalise my dreams, making me realise there is more to school that just modules. But most of all, he made me realise what sort of person I wanted to become. He asked me, 'Do you want to be famous?'. If it comes, I'll accept it. If it doesn't, I won't chase it. That was my reply.
The talk was really an enriching one. And he was quite open in sharing his experiences too; because what we all need is for someone who has been to the top of the mountain to share us the view. His view maybe limited, but well, any view is better than no view. Haha.. for some reason I was really intrigued by the Galileo's thermometer he had on his desk.

Today's lecture was damn interesting. Prof Liu showed us a video about microgravity generated flight. It was a japanese documentary so we didn't understood a word.. but it was just as hilarious.
Let me try to explain..
They carried out an experiment, letting animals experience weightlessness. A cat, a lizard, a frog, fishes and birds. I don't whether it's educational but I certainly rate it a 10 for entertainment value. During the brief few seconds of weightlessness, all the animals seems lost; the fishes and birds swam in all directions, the frog was kicking its legs frantically in mid air, and the cat sprang out of the box, trying to grasp at the walls. It set the whole LT laughing like mad. It was damn damn damn funny..

Also caught a performance at LT13 after school today about south-east asian music. Seeing people from different races and backgrounds play the gamelan got me impressed. Mind you, the profs teaching the module are caucasians. Haha.. The music played tonight was from Thailand, West Java and Central Java. Distinct sounds from different instruments, coupled with dances made the whole performance a perfect end to the week.

Musical fountain - before closure

For those unaware, the musical fountain at Sentosa will be closed from the 27th March onwards. The last performance is on the 26th.

So we caught today's show.. and I felt so lost amidst all the tourists.

these lights on the floor are so cool!

an editorial shot on the sentosa express..


an another..

InTempo07 - 3

2 more sent in.. from Su..

Yus, Me, Su and Rai.. they change so much..

happy.. happy.. happy..

more to come..

InTempo07 Pictures - 2

Yay! Next set of photos just travelled through the optic fibres.. courtesy of Edna through Yokes..

err.. I wanna say juniors.. but I realised I'm not that young anymore..

acting cool..

acting nice..

acting wild..

once again.. acting cool..

and again.. acting wild.. haha

and if flowers were to run out on Earth.. find Edna.. she'll turn anything into a flower..

more to come..

Desperate Housewives: A Weekend in the Country

"We all carry something with us. Of course, it's nice if we travel with someone who can help lighten the load. But usually, it's easier to just drop what we've been carrying so we can get home that much sooner assuming, of course, there will be someone there to greet us when we arrive. Why do we clutch at this baggage, even when we're desperate to move on? Because we all know there's a chance we might let go too soon."

Young Mendel..

Today we became young Mendel, counting plants.. tobacco, tomato, sporghum and corn..
And for the first time in my life, I saw an albino plant.. and all this while, I thought only animals have albino. Guessed I was wrong..

InTempo07 Pictures - 1

1st set of photos just came in.. courtesy of Yoke Khee..

Yours truly, Arlin, Chang Yung, Edna, and Yoke Khee

Kenneth must have missed his eupho..

Loving my Artiste pass.. and no.. it doesn't say I wear red thong.. lol

My one year junior turned one year senior.. haha..

Yokes act cool.. shouldn't we be helping to load up the instruments?

Me and Erina.. with wide smiles after the concert..

More to come..

InTempo07

Many thanks to these people...

Suhaila, Raihana and Yuslizah...
Yup, haven't seen rai and yus like ages.. even though they you all live around cck. Ha.. it was shocking to see you all.. And Su, thanks a heap for the card.. very colourful. And you really shocked me when you bring them to the concert, on Yus birthday some more. Haha.. looking forward to the musical fountain next week.. :p

Azri, Chandra, Cheah and Kelvin...
my army frens.. here for Da Capo and now InTempo.. Glad you guys could make it especially for Kel coming down all the way, with little rest from yesterdays NTU art stuff. Chan, for taking interest in Poema. It wasn't easy bro, but we scaled the alps. And looking forward to being 'neighbours' soon. Azri.. haha.. have fun at your attachment tomorrow.. Cheah, always the first to reply..haha.. said i blow well.. haha.. you mean 'play well'.. and sorry for pressuring u guys for the last minute ticket thing.

Engene and friend...
Yup, my army and gym buddy.. thanks for coming.. making you drive around NUS to get the tix. Haha.. Glad you made it with your 'I haven't decided who to ask' date..Hehe..

and to the band members...

Yokes, Edna, Chang Yung, Arlin.. Thank you guys for making Eupho section the most hardworking section.. and the always 'first to reach full attendance' section. Haha.. enjoyed sectionals.. though we always end late. Haha.. but I guessed it paid off in the concert.. all the running notes.. well played. And everybody in the section is a soloist today.. Woot! Thanks Edna for the flower.. and for teaching me how to fold the paper flower. And Yokes, I'm waiting for the pictures. Haha..

XuanZhi and Yanting.. woohoo.. Dreamgirls in our band.. together with the other girl (paiseh dunno the name). Haha.. eh, I waiting for your pics too.. Haha.. You all so cool during the concert.. Well done!

for those whom I may have forgotten, many sorries to you.. I have to clear this off my chest.. Actually there's more, but I shall end off here for now.

Desperate Housewives: It Takes Two

"Have you met the perfect couple? The two soul mates whose love never dies? The two lovers whose relationship is never threatened. The husband and wife who trust each other completely. If you haven't met the perfect couple, let me introduce you. They stand atop a layer of butter cream frosting. The secret of their success? Well, for starters, they don't have to look at each other."

Euphonium Sectionals.. during rest

Kinda bored during sectionals today.. so decided to take some pics during the 5 min rest..

Yea, my new best friend just arrived.. a mute.. for Poema..

Ok.. practise these bars.. 48-81, 137-142, 194-213, the whole of page 5, 269-279, and 362-end.. phew..

It's no fun approaching the 'storm' of Poema.. running notes all over with accelerando.. no fun for the fingers...

Desparate Housewives: Listen to the Rain on the Roof

"Every storm brings with it hope that somehow by morning, everything will be made clean again. And even the most troubling stains will have disappeared. Like the doubts over his innocence or the consequence of his mistake. Like the scars of his betrayal or the memory of his kiss. So we wait for the storm to pass hoping for the best even though we know in our hearts some stains are so indelible, nothing can wash them away."

And so the first episode of season3 ends.. Kinda miss DH for awhile.. especially the end quotes.

The Pursuit of HappYness

Concluded my week with 'The Pursuit of Happyness' in the comfort of my own bed. A brilliant performance put up by Will Smith as Chris Gardner. Inspired by a true story, Smith puts across all the right emotions. Not to mention his son acting alongside him. Accompanying score was perfect. It has been a while since a movie like this appeared in the big screen.

My eyes welled towards the end.. damn sad.. couldn't last a day in his shoes..

4/5 for the whole package.. 4.5/5 for nearly making me cry.

"Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can't do it. You want something? Go get it. Period. "

A kitten stuck on the roof of a covered walkway
Meow Meow Meow..
loud, frightened
Peering on the edge, wanting to jump
Meow Meow Meow..
helpless, alone
Mom was trying to find a way up
frantically searcing
Meow Meow Meow..
small, petite
But at last the mother was met
the meowing stopped