Island In The Sun

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hip hip
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When you're on a holiday
You can't find the words to say
All the things that come to you
And I wanna feel it too

On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain

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hip hip

When you're on a golden sea
You don't need no memory
Just a place to call your own
As we drift into the zone

On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain

We'll run away together
We'll spend some time forever
We'll never feel bad anymore

hip hip
hip hip
hip hip

On an island in the sun
We'll be playing and having fun
And it makes me feel so fine
I can't control my brain

We'll run away together
We'll spend some time forever
We'll never feel bad any more

Hip Hip

We'll never feel bad anymore
(hip hip)
(hip hip)
No no
(hip hip)
(hip hip)
We'll never feel bad anymore
(hip hip)
on an island in the sun

Oops!...I Did It Again

First of all, I must say, I am really pleased with my results. My late nights in NTU did pay off. As usual, I managed to clear all the modules (abit of luck) but what really made me so proud that I have to post it here is that finally, for the first time, I see no ‘C’…All As and Bs, mostly B+(definitely luck). But you got to be happy for me if you have seen how I studied. My roomie would know. Of course, I have to thank my tutors and friends who have blessed and helped me along the way. I still need them for the next few sems to keep up the grades and the ultimate goal: Up Up the GPA…But for now, a new haircut for the New Year.
Cheers...

A trip down to IMM and we said...

'Halleluyah'. First it was the shuttle bus, then the building itself. Guessed the rain didn’t kill the people’s shopping spirit any bit. It’s been ages since I last shopped with my mom. Needless to say, photo taking is definitely at the top of our shopping list.

Me with A Reindeer-Wannabe

Got myself a pair of black jeans to make the day's squeezing worthwhile. Haha...We got all the wrong reasons for buying new stuff, don't we? Well, that would be the christmas spirit I guessed...

True Colors...

Took an online quiz and found out that I'm actually Yellow...The first thing which came into my mind is, "yellow, yellow, dirrty fellow". Ya, which is also what my friends called me during my days in Jiemin Primary School. If you wonder why, it's only because I belonged to the "Yellow House" at that time. It was so so so so long ago...Anyhow, more on the quiz...

The color of brightness and sunshine - you sure know how to add color to someones life! A primary color, the color of sun, life and happiness - you sure do live a wonderful life and possess the unique ability to brighten anyones day with a mere touch. The color of royalty, smileys and happiness - be proud of being Yellow!

"Happily Ever After"...Overrated???

Looking at the days ahead,
It’s so sunny and great.
Suddenly, I feel not equipped,
ready to enjoy what I have.

You see, for me, it had always been about the chase,
Wanting the stuff I couldn’t get.
Even though the trips and falls,
It’s less painful this way.

Cos what’s so desirable about finally getting what you wanted?
You cling on tightly to “happily ever after”,
So afraid that any small change
will drive your prince charming away.
And so you stand still and wait,
For him to eventually get sick
and not walk away.

I guess it’s a different ball game altogether.
I guess relationship is nothing without issues and complications.
I guess faith is nothing without courage.
I guess tomorrow is nothing without today.

You make me want to take the first step.

You are whatever “happily ever after” means.

For those who care enough, I am not dead... at least not yet. It’s just that it’s that time of the year again. Jia you to everyone and try not to get drowned by piles of notes and tutorials. Hope to see all the smiling faces in 2 weeks time…

My new toy


It’s what I have been busying with for the past 3 weeks. It’s big and hot and the best part is, it’s free of charge. Training is needed to prevent the user from getting hurt by it and it’s better to play it in groups if you get what I meant. Finally, I managed to get some pics of it. Let me now present to you my new toy: Stream power plant.

The various components are:

The boiler which turn water to steam

Steam pass to the superheater to become superheated vapor

finally to the steam turbine to the generator to produce electricity

Some readings to obtain for calculations

According to the lab tech who bought the power plant, any part of the component can easily cost up to a few million dollars. But for us, MAE students in ntu, it's free. For a geeky student like me, it's a good thing.

I’m sorry…I’m sorry that some days, I just feel like renting an old, sad, classic movie and watched it alone at home. I know, I already watched it over a million times and I knew that storyline whereby the girl cried, with all the stuff he had left behind, while asking why he is not coming back tonight.
And I know, I know it’s just a movie. I’m sorry, but I just like to get into the mood, to let my heart squeeze a little bit, to feel or even cry a little. All because life moves so fast, everyone moves too fast, but I’m not over it yet. I’m not ready to move on…I’m sorry.

默契 = Ecstasy

儿时就玩在一起，
渐渐了解彼此的个性。
我知道你不说的秘密，
你清楚我不高兴会到哪里。

我感冒，你也在流鼻涕，
甚至懂我几时会放屁。
喜欢的音乐第一个告诉你，
只因为我知道你也爱听。

时间没有拉远我们的距离，
因为说好永远在一起。
争吵就帮彼此擦干泪滴。
哭后，不好的都忘记。

朋友，默契是你给我的Ecstasy。
喜欢的地方，我们一起去。
我不想说的，你都会不提。
讨厌的东西，还好你也不会把它理。

爱人不如一位好知己，
我的知己就是你。

PS: 默契 - 1. 交往;密切關係, 2. 和諧一致

Ecstasy - produces intensely pleasurable effects – including an enhanced sense of self- confidence and energy. Effects include feelings of peacefulness, acceptance and empathy.

Family Potrait

Was at my cousin (chuyan)'s place when my mom decided to take a few photos of ourselves... Pics really do mean a thousand words (said or unsaid) when it comes to family. Here we are...

Mom n Chuyan

Mom and I

Chuyan and I

Chuyan and I making faces

You know honeymoon is over when...

your new school timetable is up!!! kindof sad but I must say I did enjoy my 3 months break, even for the fact that I have to go back to school 3 times a week, in the first month, for my psychology classes. Compared to last year, I am having alittle less anticipation now maybe because I'm not "new bird" anymore. But still, there are stuff to get used to, for example, prepare for lectures and quizs, doing tutorials and REALLY STUDY for a BETTER GPA. Yah, tell me about it...

My face on edveNTUre?!?


One of my China friends just spotted my face on edveNTUre website and asked me to log in to see for myself. I am not 100% sure if it’s me, due to the size of the pic but I do see some similarities there. But you know what, I trust my China friends since they are all so smart and cautious and take every small single detail so ever carefully. Here is the pic and I will let you be the judge.

My first attempt at cooking: Fried Rice


After watching “大小爱吃”, I am somehow convinced/tricked into believing that cooking isn’t really a difficult task. So I decide to cook my own lunch today but the only ingredients I can found in my fringe are some cabbage, lean meat and leftover rice. And that decides my dish to be …Fried Rice.

It’s really my first try in cooking and I didn’t really think of posting an entry about it. So I didn’t take the pics of the prepared ingredients which I washed and sliced and fried. However, after tasting it, I decided to write about my successful attempt and took a pic of the done dish. I’m so proud of myself, so much so that more attempts will be coming up (I hope). Hahaha…



The end result: (Believe it or not?) A delicious lunch and a satisfied customer

It’s official

After 3 years of wondering which engineering I might be getting into in NTU, I finally got my answer on 25^th June 2007. I’m glad to announce that it’s my first choice: Mechanical Engineering. The best part is Akbar, Eugene, Junjie, Kenny…and all are going to study the same course too. At least now, I have got Akbar to go to school with everyday. I’m glad.

GST credit has already been deposited into my bank account. That will be an additional $300 to spend before I get my part time job. At the moment, $300 may seems to be quite a big sum of money to me, but still it’s not an excuse not to find a job for the month of July. In Singapore, you will NEED MORE THAN $300 to SURVIVE.

The weather has been really really hot these days. At first, I thought I can cut my hair only before school reopens (to save money), but I changed my mind when I realized I has been bathing at least 2 times everyday. So... here is it... my new haircut.

Before>>>>>>>>>>> After

HEADACHE



Since when has it become a monthly post? Haha...guessed that it looks like it for now. Sem 2 is really going very fast, and before i realised it, exam is in less than 20 days. Ya... I know. Here it goes again. It's time to start digging for coins in the spare pockets of my jeans and throw them into the wishing well(if you get wat i meant). I really don't have confidence in any of the paper this time round.
No time, no time, no time... I wrote stuff, will find time to post them after the exam before i lost the bits and pieces of my writing paper. Anyway, this post is not only about whining, but to share a piece of good news. SUN YANZI 10TH Ablum is finally finally out. I quite like it, even though i was hoping for more surprises, most of the songs are her normal bittersweet love songs...which are also good by the way. Maybe I will like it more, and I always will, when I listen to them more, but now, it's back to lecture notes and tutorials.

I’m shedding my skin

Pls don’t think U know me

I'm not who I used to be

Don’t make me into your own belief

It’s a new beginning

Just wait N see

A Day As a Banquet

Today, I joined my aunt to be a banquet at the Le Meridien hotel. I always thought working as a banquet would be quite relaxing until I tried it out myself. After filling up the personal information and collecting our uniforms, we went for a briefing by the manager who divided the lot of banquets into 4 teams. In my team, there are 3 guys and 3 gals and turned out that the guys would be the runners whose role was to bring out all the plates of food to gals to serve. Imagine carrying 10 plates of main course dishes on a tray for countless of rounds…Furthermore, different dishes are located at different rooms and you really have to walk fast, not run, so as not to break the plates or glasses. The gals will be inside the hall topping drinks for the guests. After the guests finished the food, the runners then have to bring all the dirty plates, collected by the gals, into the big smelly basin in the kitchen. The grant finale will be the packing up after the guests left. The gals cleared up the tables while the guys stacked up the chairs and rolled the cleared tables into the furniture room. All in all, it’s really like sia kang for just $6 per hour. The good thing is I managed not to break anything and my captain and staffs were nice. But honestly speaking, being a banquet is really not my dish. It’s going to be my once in a lifetime experience and hence, the photo for memory.

Before we look at all the pics of smiling faces and celebrate our national day…

I wanna say, stop the war,
Stop those gunshots…

I don’t wanna wake up every morning
To find my only goal is to stay alive,
In this living hell where I see people die,
Every waking moment of my life.

I don’t wanna learn how to use a gun
To have the thought of using it,
To shoot the bad guys who try to rape me
Every night.

I don’t wanna leave everything behind,
Look up to the middle of the sky
For bombs which will be coming down
To where I hide.

I don’t wanna lie to my child,
To say that it is gonna be ok,
When I might be gone for a second,
And never ever be coming back.

I wanna say, we are all
Human beings with thoughts and feelings
for god’s sake,
not just some piece of "walking meat".

Let the anger goes,
Let the bullets go,
Let the innocents go,
Let the tears go.....

I just watched the show and I have to say I really enjoyed it. I love watching horror movies especially when they have taught me one thing or two. Of course, if you don’t watch it, you won’t learn from it. So I really urge those who haven’t watched this show to go try. It’s not really scary after all.

Too Lost In You






All my friends seem to be doing ok.
Why am I the only one not in the case?
I don’t need plenty of dates,
I just need you to think my way.

Tell me you are busy.
Yes, you know I will believe.
Tell me you are not ignoring me.
Cos you have no idea what you have done to me
By not doing anything.

I wish I could compete
With all those stuff that are preventing you from loving me.
I don’t know what I am doing,
I just wanna make you happy.

And you can’t blame me,
You are the one making me lose me.
God, please tell me it’s worth it,
Or wake me up from this dream.