for those who have watched that show, you'll know what i'm talking about *wink*
school is officially starting tommorow, and i know that many people in s'pore will be typing about today and their regrets and all that mopey stuff. as a typical singaporean, i shall do the same. *for a moment, i typed 'sian-aporean' hahaha! really describes us tho..:P*
hope i can do the following when the term starts:
- do my daily regime in the morning
- reach my classes on time
- don't be rushed when it comes to assignments
- keep promises when i make them
- be more...sure? of myself
- inspire myself more, challenge and step out of comfort zone
though knowing that most of them won't be done, i'm still gonna try as much as i can.
its kinda late, so i'm gonna off. nights :]
Monday, October 19, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
back from seoul for a week + updates
as the title states, this post will be about what i have done (and didn't post :P) haha. the posts will most likely be from the most recent to the least recent. at least, as far back as i can remember.
went to paint the flat at blk 13 again, for my a-ma and a-gong. couldn't paint the extra room still, cause hdb is scheduled to fix it next week. went to school and meet alot of people to pass the souveniers and kimchee :D
this week, btw, as everyone knows, is the last week of hols. it seems so long, yet so short :( as always, i have work i haven't finished, which should have been finished. which means i will have to finish it during the 1st week. and also, what's with the system?? blocking us from taking our gems this sem...i rather we have gems this sem than next sem. at least that way we have more time for our final year project. D:
went to seoul last week, but still haven't uploaded the photos, if that's what's so puzzling. because, so many people put up theirs already, i feel mine is...inadequate? my skill is like, super poor, and even my teacher said so. she said i was better off taking non-people than people, which i do agree cause i don't really like to step out and be outgoing and say 'hey! can i take your picture??'. half the time when i take photos of people, i give off the feel that i'm doing something wrong or guilty and being sneaky. ha. somemore, seoul is FULL of people to take. oh well...
seoul was fun, mostly. because we were on a schedule, we didn't have as much time as we liked to walk where we wanted to explore and shop and all that. one of the things i regret was the t-express at Everland (everyday at everland is a holiday! -tagline :D) and the seoul design olympiad. the t-express, cause i didn't get to sit it another time D: haha! it was close to 90 degrees going up and then down. it was totally stomach dropping!! like when you have a plane turbulance and the plane goes up and down and your stomach follows. yep, that kind of feeling. it was GREAT! hahaha! xD sooo thrilling! i haven't sat on a roller roller-coaster since back in KL where i went with my family to that one in the building (offhand, i can't remember the name). about the Seoul Design Olympiad, what i regretted was not going to the outside to see the stuff. because we didn't have enough time to go buy the shirts during the 1st day, we had to use the small time on the 2nd day to queue for it, and it took up all the time. so well, we didn't get to see. but it was really still fun! and the scenery was really good, also the feng shui. they had hills and mountains in the city itself!!! and of course the seas and lakes in front. real cool, cause you don't get to see this alot in most populated areas. went to cheil, an ad agency. the people were pretty nice, but they gave me really disturbing thoughts and made me kinda depressed.. : cause they said that talent is something that matters, and if you dont' have it, its not likely that you'll be able to survive in the industy. i think i can take the critisism okay, but its that talent but that's getting to me...and also the stuff they said about having passion and knowing that what you want and whether you want to stay in the design and/or ad buisness.
shopping wise, they had what i called their 'orchard road' and 'bugis street' - all within buildings! they were next to each other too, in dong dae mun. i went to the one that resembled bugis street, and got really nice and cheap shirts (which most i can't wear till new year D:) and a pair of shoes. one place to visit again if i go back to seoul :) oh yeah, also the honggil arts village and the university flea market and myongdong and provenece. their wares are super cute! one thing that struck me was that seoul, wherever i went, was kinda..grey? it was more of the buildings and the sidewalks and the sky that reminded me so. cause back then when i was in beijing, the sky was beautiful in autmn, and the grey sidewalks and roads and buildings, and the smoggy air, all this reminded very strongly of of the beijing i stayed in. maybe its just the populated areas that are supposed to feel like this, and s'pore is just the exception. haha! the hotels we stayed in were really nice, and on the last day we stayed at a 5 star hotel! xD they even had bathrobes for us! ahaha! that night, we went out to take photos, cause we thot we hadn't took enough during the day. and it was quite fun :) hope i can go back seoul one day...and to everland, artbox, the nice cupcake shop-and-lady, and the faceshop! haha
ya know, half the time during the whole trip, i was worrying about what to get people. worried day and night, to tell you the truth. even though they told me it's the thought that counts, i still was unsure whether i bought the right stuff back and would they like it... i mean, its no point getting people gifts they don't like. on hindsight, i should have gotten more notebooks from artbox and decorative bags for them... the dolls were nice, but not everyone likes dolls. D: really hope they liked the gifts...
argh..and i still have hmk to do...and was slacking the whole day away. which means i have to more productive and go around less on the websites...hwa-iting! aja!
list of work:
- maya photoshopping in textures and making it back in maya
- e-journal and reflections (5 days worth and 2 nights)
- photo editing and choosing from seoul trip (urgh..there's close to 1000 photos i think..)
- 3 pieces of work for portfolio
- dt blog (am really sorry to my poor teacher..>_<)
random thoughts....:
seem to have a hungry mouth...more like i want to have something to chew on, and not being hungry at all..nyamnyamnyam...
can't stand PDA couples. at least in korea, they at most wear couple tees and hold hands.(or maybe its just me who hasn't seen enough :P) i really hate them. if i ever have a bf (which is unlikely, so i can safely say), i will never ever, do PDA to the extent to vomiting. blehhhh~
want to watch dramas, but know that i shouldn't...eottoke~~?? D:
went to paint the flat at blk 13 again, for my a-ma and a-gong. couldn't paint the extra room still, cause hdb is scheduled to fix it next week. went to school and meet alot of people to pass the souveniers and kimchee :D
this week, btw, as everyone knows, is the last week of hols. it seems so long, yet so short :( as always, i have work i haven't finished, which should have been finished. which means i will have to finish it during the 1st week. and also, what's with the system?? blocking us from taking our gems this sem...i rather we have gems this sem than next sem. at least that way we have more time for our final year project. D:
went to seoul last week, but still haven't uploaded the photos, if that's what's so puzzling. because, so many people put up theirs already, i feel mine is...inadequate? my skill is like, super poor, and even my teacher said so. she said i was better off taking non-people than people, which i do agree cause i don't really like to step out and be outgoing and say 'hey! can i take your picture??'. half the time when i take photos of people, i give off the feel that i'm doing something wrong or guilty and being sneaky. ha. somemore, seoul is FULL of people to take. oh well...
seoul was fun, mostly. because we were on a schedule, we didn't have as much time as we liked to walk where we wanted to explore and shop and all that. one of the things i regret was the t-express at Everland (everyday at everland is a holiday! -tagline :D) and the seoul design olympiad. the t-express, cause i didn't get to sit it another time D: haha! it was close to 90 degrees going up and then down. it was totally stomach dropping!! like when you have a plane turbulance and the plane goes up and down and your stomach follows. yep, that kind of feeling. it was GREAT! hahaha! xD sooo thrilling! i haven't sat on a roller roller-coaster since back in KL where i went with my family to that one in the building (offhand, i can't remember the name). about the Seoul Design Olympiad, what i regretted was not going to the outside to see the stuff. because we didn't have enough time to go buy the shirts during the 1st day, we had to use the small time on the 2nd day to queue for it, and it took up all the time. so well, we didn't get to see. but it was really still fun! and the scenery was really good, also the feng shui. they had hills and mountains in the city itself!!! and of course the seas and lakes in front. real cool, cause you don't get to see this alot in most populated areas. went to cheil, an ad agency. the people were pretty nice, but they gave me really disturbing thoughts and made me kinda depressed.. : cause they said that talent is something that matters, and if you dont' have it, its not likely that you'll be able to survive in the industy. i think i can take the critisism okay, but its that talent but that's getting to me...and also the stuff they said about having passion and knowing that what you want and whether you want to stay in the design and/or ad buisness.
shopping wise, they had what i called their 'orchard road' and 'bugis street' - all within buildings! they were next to each other too, in dong dae mun. i went to the one that resembled bugis street, and got really nice and cheap shirts (which most i can't wear till new year D:) and a pair of shoes. one place to visit again if i go back to seoul :) oh yeah, also the honggil arts village and the university flea market and myongdong and provenece. their wares are super cute! one thing that struck me was that seoul, wherever i went, was kinda..grey? it was more of the buildings and the sidewalks and the sky that reminded me so. cause back then when i was in beijing, the sky was beautiful in autmn, and the grey sidewalks and roads and buildings, and the smoggy air, all this reminded very strongly of of the beijing i stayed in. maybe its just the populated areas that are supposed to feel like this, and s'pore is just the exception. haha! the hotels we stayed in were really nice, and on the last day we stayed at a 5 star hotel! xD they even had bathrobes for us! ahaha! that night, we went out to take photos, cause we thot we hadn't took enough during the day. and it was quite fun :) hope i can go back seoul one day...and to everland, artbox, the nice cupcake shop-and-lady, and the faceshop! haha
ya know, half the time during the whole trip, i was worrying about what to get people. worried day and night, to tell you the truth. even though they told me it's the thought that counts, i still was unsure whether i bought the right stuff back and would they like it... i mean, its no point getting people gifts they don't like. on hindsight, i should have gotten more notebooks from artbox and decorative bags for them... the dolls were nice, but not everyone likes dolls. D: really hope they liked the gifts...
argh..and i still have hmk to do...and was slacking the whole day away. which means i have to more productive and go around less on the websites...hwa-iting! aja!
list of work:
- maya photoshopping in textures and making it back in maya
- e-journal and reflections (5 days worth and 2 nights)
- photo editing and choosing from seoul trip (urgh..there's close to 1000 photos i think..)
- 3 pieces of work for portfolio
- dt blog (am really sorry to my poor teacher..>_<)
random thoughts....:
seem to have a hungry mouth...more like i want to have something to chew on, and not being hungry at all..nyamnyamnyam...
can't stand PDA couples. at least in korea, they at most wear couple tees and hold hands.(or maybe its just me who hasn't seen enough :P) i really hate them. if i ever have a bf (which is unlikely, so i can safely say), i will never ever, do PDA to the extent to vomiting. blehhhh~
want to watch dramas, but know that i shouldn't...eottoke~~?? D:
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Recount
yesyes, i know, i didn't update everyday. its been like, about 12 days since i last wrote, but heck.
been working, reading (yes! something i haven't done in a loong time), and going to school (though this doesn't count as much since i've only gone twice :P). so as much as i can. i'll recount as much as i can for the past 12 days.
went out with goood friends :) with mus and shine, and with the guides as a group, and just hy and pl. too bad that lf couldn't make it tho..sigh. we had lots of fun, for all the outings. wish i could go for more, but i can't. i really treasure my friends, because i know how hard (firsthand) to come by people like them. so i think i'm 'keeping' them as long as i can :) we took neo-prints!! haha! brief neo-print craze, because of the memory-wanting. neo-prints are so fun! wanted to take one with our group, but plaza sing doesn't have the machines, as well as not all of us were there :( hope i can take one with my class soon, to commemorate my survival in poly year 2. ha. the last one i took with hy and pl was so damn funny! we tonked in the coins, and i accidentally hit the smooth white skin extreme side button, which meant that we would be eeextremly, erm, paler skinned than we really are. then the picking of the frames came, then everything was so rushed! we rushed for places and were totally frantic about the poses! we were like, ' ei! do what pose?! what sort of face?!' haahahaha! xD the skin came out really nice, we were all 'wow our skin looks damn good sia.' embarrassingly, cause we were rushing to do poses and i did a kneeling one, which made me turn out damn girly. =_= haha. pl and my eyes were like super big, we were having a 'wow! ei! our eyes so big eh! we look so different la!' haha! wish i really looked the way i looked in the neo-prints. i was glad when i knew that pl and hy had fun, and laughed more than they had. hope to be able to bring that sort of energy for my friends. with mus and shine, also very funny, but in a different way.i observed our prints (pronounced 'preents' xD ahhaha!), and found that i was the only one with a different expression. mus and shine had the almost exact same expression everytime! ahaha! so funny!
during neo-print taking, i always make sure to add the date in at least one of the photos, to commemorate and remember when i took it. hee.
due to *ahem* restrictions, i am unable to put up here, so you'll just have to ask me when you see me. HA!
work, as usual, was tiring, but was bearable because of the company i had with me. would have worked more, but really had no time. had to earn more money for the trip, so that i could buy some stuff back for people, as well as myself. hee! :D
the day after the quake, my mom and brother and me went to blk 13 to clean up and repaint the flat for my grandparents to move in. while my bro and i were working in the storeroom outback, the floor started making popping noises. at first we thought it was the neighbours below protesting against us being noisy by retaliating and throwing stuff onto the ceiling to annoy us. so we ignored it and continued to paint the walls and it stopped. when we started painting the ceiling (ours, not theirs), the popping started again, and it came back with a vengence. the floor cracked. really, it cracked. the tiles pushed up against each other, creating a rise in the floor in one part and a sunk-in part in another section. we think its because of the quake, that shook the building and eventually cracked up the floor. oh well, hopefully the hdb can solve this. alot of the nieghbours think that the flats around our area will be en bloc-ed, hdb won't care. the neighbour downstairs suggested some other group (at this point of time, i can't remember which organization she said, but its definetly governmental), but my mom insisted she would call the hdb first and see what they would do. if they didn't do anything (likely), we would need to get in a contracter to repair the floor. and this means my grandma will stay with us longer. i really don't know wherether to cheer or cry.
today i went to help my grandma transfer her old ez-link to the new cepas card. i thought about alot of things, and it made me almost cry in the mrt. i regret not learning hokkien and tochew. if i did, i would be able to talk to my grandparents more. today, it was the first time i touched my grandma so much and out of my own doing. (really want to thank the people who gave up their seats for my grandma. bless you! :D) partially because of the train and i was scared she'd fall or something. i felt really damn guilty when i walked to fast, and i did it twice. all because i was too caught up in my thoughts. after that, it seemed like she started to walk alot faster, and i wonder if it's just my imagination or she really did it. still, i feel guilty. for not being a better grandkid to her. i hope i can do more, but i don't know how.
on the train, i found it amusing. when i was calling for my grandma to go sit, once in the NS line and the other in the EW line, alot of people's head swiveled to look at the commotion. like it was a new drama. perhaps if they brought something to do, they wouldn't be so bored, to the extent to having to watch this. gosh..so irritating.
ok, that's it for now. i'll talk more later. hopefully. HAHAHAHA
been working, reading (yes! something i haven't done in a loong time), and going to school (though this doesn't count as much since i've only gone twice :P). so as much as i can. i'll recount as much as i can for the past 12 days.
went out with goood friends :) with mus and shine, and with the guides as a group, and just hy and pl. too bad that lf couldn't make it tho..sigh. we had lots of fun, for all the outings. wish i could go for more, but i can't. i really treasure my friends, because i know how hard (firsthand) to come by people like them. so i think i'm 'keeping' them as long as i can :) we took neo-prints!! haha! brief neo-print craze, because of the memory-wanting. neo-prints are so fun! wanted to take one with our group, but plaza sing doesn't have the machines, as well as not all of us were there :( hope i can take one with my class soon, to commemorate my survival in poly year 2. ha. the last one i took with hy and pl was so damn funny! we tonked in the coins, and i accidentally hit the smooth white skin extreme side button, which meant that we would be eeextremly, erm, paler skinned than we really are. then the picking of the frames came, then everything was so rushed! we rushed for places and were totally frantic about the poses! we were like, ' ei! do what pose?! what sort of face?!' haahahaha! xD the skin came out really nice, we were all 'wow our skin looks damn good sia.' embarrassingly, cause we were rushing to do poses and i did a kneeling one, which made me turn out damn girly. =_= haha. pl and my eyes were like super big, we were having a 'wow! ei! our eyes so big eh! we look so different la!' haha! wish i really looked the way i looked in the neo-prints. i was glad when i knew that pl and hy had fun, and laughed more than they had. hope to be able to bring that sort of energy for my friends. with mus and shine, also very funny, but in a different way.i observed our prints (pronounced 'preents' xD ahhaha!), and found that i was the only one with a different expression. mus and shine had the almost exact same expression everytime! ahaha! so funny!
during neo-print taking, i always make sure to add the date in at least one of the photos, to commemorate and remember when i took it. hee.
due to *ahem* restrictions, i am unable to put up here, so you'll just have to ask me when you see me. HA!
work, as usual, was tiring, but was bearable because of the company i had with me. would have worked more, but really had no time. had to earn more money for the trip, so that i could buy some stuff back for people, as well as myself. hee! :D
the day after the quake, my mom and brother and me went to blk 13 to clean up and repaint the flat for my grandparents to move in. while my bro and i were working in the storeroom outback, the floor started making popping noises. at first we thought it was the neighbours below protesting against us being noisy by retaliating and throwing stuff onto the ceiling to annoy us. so we ignored it and continued to paint the walls and it stopped. when we started painting the ceiling (ours, not theirs), the popping started again, and it came back with a vengence. the floor cracked. really, it cracked. the tiles pushed up against each other, creating a rise in the floor in one part and a sunk-in part in another section. we think its because of the quake, that shook the building and eventually cracked up the floor. oh well, hopefully the hdb can solve this. alot of the nieghbours think that the flats around our area will be en bloc-ed, hdb won't care. the neighbour downstairs suggested some other group (at this point of time, i can't remember which organization she said, but its definetly governmental), but my mom insisted she would call the hdb first and see what they would do. if they didn't do anything (likely), we would need to get in a contracter to repair the floor. and this means my grandma will stay with us longer. i really don't know wherether to cheer or cry.
today i went to help my grandma transfer her old ez-link to the new cepas card. i thought about alot of things, and it made me almost cry in the mrt. i regret not learning hokkien and tochew. if i did, i would be able to talk to my grandparents more. today, it was the first time i touched my grandma so much and out of my own doing. (really want to thank the people who gave up their seats for my grandma. bless you! :D) partially because of the train and i was scared she'd fall or something. i felt really damn guilty when i walked to fast, and i did it twice. all because i was too caught up in my thoughts. after that, it seemed like she started to walk alot faster, and i wonder if it's just my imagination or she really did it. still, i feel guilty. for not being a better grandkid to her. i hope i can do more, but i don't know how.
on the train, i found it amusing. when i was calling for my grandma to go sit, once in the NS line and the other in the EW line, alot of people's head swiveled to look at the commotion. like it was a new drama. perhaps if they brought something to do, they wouldn't be so bored, to the extent to having to watch this. gosh..so irritating.
ok, that's it for now. i'll talk more later. hopefully. HAHAHAHA
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