Itinerary

Time flies. I can't believe it's been nearly three years since I blogged. I wonder who still reads this anyway. I can only thank god for bringing me through my darkest days. I don't know how many times I said this but God has been very gracious to me. Giving me things I will never ever take for granted. Bringing so many people in my life that I will cherish!

When I was 12, my teacher gave me a  tiny souvenir. It says "Through the darkest night. His light will shine." I didn't really understand what that means then. 10 years later, looking back at all those mistakes I'd made, all those achievements I attained, I really grew up a lot. It is however not the achievements that make me happy but the process of overcoming them.

I really like to thank a few people that changed my life.

Ms pauline tan, the very first person that brought me closer to god.

Pastor How and Pastor Lia for their awesome sermons and teachings that really opens up my mind.

Jennifer for being with me through the toughest times of my life and bringing me to see Vanness Wu in her church. :D

Jun jie for bringing me even closer to god and praying for me!

My super awesome band mates from Music District! You guys are the most sick musicians and songwriters I'd ever met. (Tim, Merwyn, Xue Yi, Audrey, Faisal, Weixuan, Thomas, Chanel, Gabriel, Zi Jian)

Mala who never fails to cheer me up every single time we meet, for doing all the wild stuff together and teaching me bad stuff that I shouldn't know. You are an amazing friend and photographer.

Jon for pushing my limits in drumming with all the sick song suggestions.

Yixin, Shimin, Sheryl, Yifang for always being there for me. Even 10 years down the road, we could still could talk like we met each other yesterday, carry on with what we left the other day.

All the friends that had been there for me at some point in my life and I'd been grateful for and I really mean it from the bottom of my heart:

Audrey, Valerie (For studying hollywood to bollywood together with your friend!), Debbie, Xiao Ting, Shi Jiao, Hui hui, Jessica (miss those playnation times), Katherine Chan (my drawing master), Sheng Xian (Funky bass and jokes), Mac (For the jokes and the riffs) , Korny, Wan Xiang and Diana (for the music, alcohol and talking), Andre (for the jokes, fun times and the enlightenment), Roger Low (my sound design hero/teacher that teach me silence is loud), Hannes Martin Rall (for being so encouraging and patient), Junxiang, Carol, Kee Seng, John, Tan yin (for the encouragement and understanding, which reminds me I'm a really bad person), Daniel Chong for playing drums with me.

All my inspirational people that changed my life: Jimmy kadesch, Mike Johnston, Local Natives, Young the giant, Kimbra, Gotye, Noah Bradley, Stevie Mcquinn, Alexander Moller, Sungha Jung, Hillsongs United, Planet Shakers, Broader Daniel, Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, The XX, Basement Jaxx, Christina Aguilera.


By the way I got an A for my film module on my birthday. That is a GPA 5.0 for that. Showing off now :D YAY!

Thank you everyone! If I die, I hope someone see this and tell them I really like them a lot.

:)

Happy birthday Singapore.

I should have never give up. The time off gives me some breathing space to think. Life should never be too materialistic. I should just go for my dreams or at least what interest me. "If money isn't a problem" I think my life will be a crazy one. It will be like no other .

Drummer. Guitarist. Dancer. Cinematographer. Movie critic. Food critic. Traveler. Backpacker. Leader. Entertainer. Photographer. Daredevil. Singer. Ebayer. Donor.

Lil' brother giggling away,"It's talking" Her elder sister said, "Let's go find mum you idiot."

I moved.

Happy cloud taking away.

June holiday is really the last chance to mug hard. Everything just feel so different with 'A' s round the corner. I get really afraid whenever I start to think of the "less than two pages" essay I wrote. I'm disappointed with myself but more than that I fear the consequences. Seriously, I'm going to get it. Blame it on me for not getting myself 200 percent prepared for it and get distracted by even the smallest thing that was going on around me. Just got to keep telling myself to look on the bright side and learn from the mistakes I made.

I really appreciate the birthday card even with those weird greetings by some. "Thanks lots" Chikopuh, for smearing the yummylicious chocolate creampuff on my cheeks instead stuffing it into my mouth while I'm trying to play that freaking game of Reversi. Thanks for all the heart warming stuff mixed the cold B&J ice cream... FAT. FAT. FATS.



I'm really blessed.

Okay I came across this joke:

Two children are in a doctor's waiting room, and one of them is crying.
"Why are you crying?" asked the other child.
"I'm here for a blood test, and they're going to cut my finger."
When he heard this, the other child started to cry.
"Why are you crying?"
"I'm here for a urine test."


I've decided to embrace myself to fight the feeling of fatigue and work towards my goal. Anyway, it's just a few months away and I will be able to do the things I want after it. "I love PCMG, I love PCMG..." I'd heard a few extreme strategies to fully utilise time like using ziplock bags and the corners of the room which I find them quite interesting but I think I will just stick with my goal-oriented study plan to push myself further.

I had already come up with an adventurous-after-the-war-with-some-other-people-To do list. Meanwhile, I will just have to concentrated on what is 'considered' important.

We are living on different planets.
I need to find my aliens.

Here are the pictures...






Emoing


Y change the world


???

OKAY. I shan't post seriously unglam nor blurred pictures.

I should start chanting "I love PCMG, I love PCMG" so that it will be stuck my head and that I will start to read and revise my work.

Great.
Pretend the room is soundproof...

Hello. Due to the pressure change during monsoon seasons, took a pill to stop my runny nose which made me feel a little drowsy the entire day. Went off to feast with my old 1E5 friends who didn't change much and most of the guys are just stretched longer. Just couldn't decide what to eat, walking from Sakura to Swensen then took a train to New York New York...



Liu Chin is super nice and treated us some appetizers for the night.





I was busy taking the photos of the yumyum like a food critic. The most "the" part is that I forgot to take the main course; my juicy chicken.



This is the clearest photo which framed all our faces that we took like in 20 shots? S.E.Y it.



Derek with his candy floss.

I enjoyed the night :) Will be updating the rest of the photos soon.

To dreamland.

Weekends are here again and it seemed a little longer with good friday. I finally got the chance to watch 'August Rush' and man it was inspiring! Haven't really watch movies about music since the last film like Drumline??? I suddenly have this urge to play string instuments after watching it plus Nodame Cantabile. Really, love love love music very much. It is just something to turn to when you're really down and it will always be there for you.

The movie is like really really touching, how people try to feel the music around them and the maternal love for the child. Argh, I feel like crying now. One of the greatest films I ever watched. Sometimes I grade a film by the number of goosebumps I had while watching it. Duh. I dream big too!!!

After hearing songs from With Hearts As One, it really pulls me up. Sometimes I wonder what it really means to have a plan lying in front of me.

Someday. Love love love.

Did quite a few adjustment in life. Now that I finally found a goal in life, I am going to work towards it. Academic work seemed to get better and life will get remarkably better without some pompous heads that blacken the day.

Maybe I should also try walking down the streets at 2am and pretend that I'm the only one on earth. Hehe. How dumb.

Fushh.

The past few weeks had really stretched me, juggling between play and work. In fact more work than play. I realised that I hardly have the time to even practice for my drums for the week. Repeating the same rhythms and beats that I should have grasped before I even enter the studio. Make up lessons are accumulating. Thankfully, the time table is going to change (hopefully for the better) and March holidays are here for me to reflect and catch up with my screwed up J1 and some J2 work.

I remember how much the teachers have emphasised on the word "Consistency" but wrong choices and blurred goals have set me walking on a wrong path. Fortunately, many things happened and the people around me have changed me. Comparing my results for some subjects, I know that hard work really makes a significant difference in grades. I just got to plan ahead and there is still time for miracles to happen. (Please tell me there is)

Thanks to my great friends for cheering me up. I know that I did my best and nearly reach my target. That's somewhat a good start for me. Learning from other people mistakes and seeking growth continually definitely helps. Some people just don't realise what an impact they have on our lives with the stories they share.

Grateful stones.

Sis bought me this chinese version of The Book of bunny suicides by Andy Reiley and I enjoy it very much. It's just about crazy bunnies attempting suicides. Some of my favourite parts. Actually I like all of them. Eek, I'm a sadist. Question: Do animals commit suicide?




The layout of the room changed. I can't help but notice Mr. Jay Chou staring at me while playing drum.



After seeing my test marks for globalisation, I decided to be a little more dilligent towards studies. So I went to the Toyota's website to search for something to write for my geography essay and discovered One EskimO's song - Hometime. So soothing, like lullaby. Then I went to check them out on myspace and discovered that all their songs are super dope. Makes me feel like I'm entering the alpha state of mind; so relaxing.

Watching Nodame Cantabile on Crunchyroll. It's so damn freaking funny. WAHAHAHAHA.

Ciao.

Last night, I went for YOG with some friends due to the lack of CIP hours. Argh. It was quite fun actually, with all the spraying, sabotaging and smacking of balloons in all directions. My ear drum is a little damaged by the loud music throughout the programme.

Looking forward to the new sports stadium.

Ops. I ate the pizza.

You Are an Okay Student

You know how to get by school, but your heart isn't always in it. Motivation is a problem for you. Maybe you need to study something more exciting!

There's a Chance You Could Be Violent

Overall, you're a pretty chill person - and you have a good handle on your emotions. Sometimes your anger gets the best of you, and end up regretting how you act. Try to curb your temper more often. It only has to get out of control once to do some damage.

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence Score: 75%

Your Intrapersonal Intelligence is High You have a great understanding of who you are, and your place in the world. You know what path you're on. And you are excited about your future. You're always deepening your inner knowledge and introspection. And enjoying it every step of the way.

You Should Play the Drums

You are often hyper, restless, and full of a little too much zeal. However, people may be surprised to know that you can focus your energy well. You are driven and engaged enough to be a great drummer... and you have the stamina to practice for hours. In fact, when you can channel your energy productively, it only increases! You are independent and spirited... but also consistent. You can definitely keep the beat. You work well in a group and contribute heartily - without needing to take the lead. Your dominant personality characteristic: your aggression Your secondary personality characteristic: your precision

The second day of CNY is the coolest. We went to Aunt's house for another round of steamboat and this is when sis introduced the drinking game - Circle of Death. Rather inauspicious but it's an ultra fun drinking game and we have lots of Carlsberg with soy sauce. The 9 of us sat round and laugh at the lame jokes, sabotaging others to shield ourself.

After we left Aunt's house, random conversations brought up CJ7 and we decided to watch it at Westmall. Since there is still time left till the show start, we had many rounds of puck and pool.



Then, 11 of us squeezed into the theatre. I wonder why it is so damn crowded at night like waiting for countdowns. We commented that the furball 7-zai is a combination of Chicken little texture, Teletubbies Po's antenna, Ultraman blinking and sound when energy runs out, Doraemon pocket with a silicon body and alien eyeballs. It's cute anyway. The ending was rather abrupt but the lameness of the movie makes it worth watching. Two adults paid for our dinner at hawker centre while the rest are playing mahjong at home.

For today, we had the end product of mixing Carmen Rose, Chile 2006, almond syrup plus bitter gourd tea together for second round of circle of death, watch The Guru and played fireworks. I realised that I haven't touch schoolwork for 4 days.

Peace.

Happy Chinese New Year people!

The festive season is back again. One wonderful about CNY is that I have the time in the world to do the things I always wanted to. One of it is to complete the documentary "Inside North Korea" by National Geographic which is one of the most shocking and interesting documentary I'd ever watched. (I rarely do watch documentaries) Next is my favourite Photoshopping! It's been months since I last use Photoshop, which is the creation of this blog page, and now i'm trying out Photoshop Element 6.0. Arhh!!! I wish I own it. I'm so glad I still know how to do it. Anyway here is something I did for CNY:



I always feel so bloated during this festive time but I just can't stop munching on food and drinking! By the way, Carlsberg is actually tasted quite good. It's so nice to come together to ask each other how's life and temporary drop the word 'fatass' from our vocabulary. My house is so damn crowded today and cousins sat on my bed to watch Shinchan.

There is another steamboat tomorrow.

Let's rock! I love hong baos.

I had my first malay lesson for cultural studies. It was quite cool as I learned a couple of 'nice' words to use on my peers. Other than that, nothing much happened today.

Anyway, my sis returned from China last night. My first time to Terminal 3 and I wondered what is that large mechanical flower doing there. I seriously got no clue of the functions so tell me if you know. I made a surprising discovery in the toilet.

We came up with a couple of lamo reasoning why she was taking so long and finally she came with more luggages than she brought there. Selamat Pulang. Then, we went to have our dinner at West Coast.

China stuff are cheaper. Here are some of it...


Belts


Bling bling plus cina card. Paradoxy.


'Supplements'


Monga monga


Death note collectables.


I think I saw Mr P***k before but it's cheaper there.


Doraemon DVD

CNY is coming up and WTH, spring cleaning on Wednesday.

Excuse muah.

My hair was soaking wet after PC. WTH. It is so tiring, not forgetting my poor stamina. It's been months since I exercise.

Actually, the new teachers aren't really that bad and I started to plan my life. I find more time to do stuff instead of wasting them on useless things. The 'big rocks and small pebbles theory' really worked out for me.

Yesterday's drum lesson was like so fun and stress releasing. Mr. Anthony is such a nice person and I'm sure to buy him a teacher's day present if I'm still taking drum then. It is such a wonderful thing to find someone who share the same interest with you, talk crap and teach you how to play. I was feeling so refresh after the lesson. When you are happy, whack the drum kit hard and happiness will turn into rhythm. When you are angry, whack the drum even harder and the anger will just turn into rhythm. I just love drumming. It is never too stressful, boring or tedious.

I did some cooking today.


Beat the eggs!



Supersize cheese omelette, two baked hashbrowns, two bacon and one cup of mixed fruit juice. It is super fattening but cooking is so delicious, fun and stress releasing as well. Haha. That is what life should be; enjoyable and colourful. I'm gonna leave behind all the unhappiness, worries and all other things that is pulling me down.

Carefree! *Tweet. tweet.

School holidays are like so short, I didn't even get enough of everything. Teachers are like everchanging and I don't really feel like taking another step to get to know them. Come what may. Just want A levels to be over soon and leave the school.



Tonight is JJ Night 2008. A freaking year passed. Finally, we have some juniors to be in school. Looking at them, it reminded me how pathetic I was in camp. It was so much fun but at that point in time, something was just missing. Have fun peeps.



Sing along session. The start of all emoness when people start to sniff and sob. It was too contagious and I decided to leave. By the way, there is a super cute boy there. Kawaii. Will update if possible. Thanks Jennifer for the superb chocolates from Australia.

The final mile.

MiSa is really a great tear-jerker. A subtle sadness can be felt from each of the different scenes and no wonder it won the best picture award. An inspiration that tells me to frame subjects that tells a good story for both motion and still. It reminds me that someone said that you do not need a good camera to take a good picture.

" Take the first step in faith, You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." "The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all." How true can that be.

Drop the word fear.

Now working in Expo and there's a mega sale in Hall 5. Do visit this weekend and grab all the stuff early. Calvin Klein underwear and shirts sold for only 5 bucks. My favourite chocolate is damn cheap. I bet Expo will turn out to be a warzone tomorrow. The more I know about the secret, the more I wouldn't talk about negative things.

Customers are really cute, always pop some lame questions and laugh at their own jokes. Whenever I have breaks, I will spend some time watching Formula Drift with the bystanders. VOOM VOOM VOOM. Screeecchhh. At a distance, there only thick white fumes. Walk closer... even better, I can smell petrol. Frangrant. I was wondering when will the car fly into the crowd but the drivers are too good to even hit the cones.

Hi people, I'm back from band camp. Happy christmas eve to all!

Camping is really fun. In camp, I got to know the juniors and they are really funny and entertaining people. Met up with other alumni friends too! Starting to love music and drumming even more.

Back home, I had a chicken and bacon tomato lettuce sandwich with mayo and played on drum later. Then I started to have diarrhea. Feeling weak, I fell asleep for 15 hours and when I woke up, it's a new day. Haha.

Will be disappearing for another 1 week. See you guys around.

Bye.

Early turkey feast today. I'm totally in love with gravy on rice! Cheers people.

"Because she knows what she believes today can be different tomorrow."

Okay, who watched Asian Idol live in Jakarta, Indonesia on TV? Hady Mirza was kneeling on the floor. Not a single judge thinks that Vy and Hady stands out and most of them chose Mau, Jaclyn and Mike. In fact, I thought they are right. However, I musn't deny the fact that their looks do play a part in getting the votes. It turned out that Hady Mirza became an Asian Idol overnight. Unbelievable.

Probably, one of the reasons of the win might be that the voters from other countries thought that Singapore is small and wouldn't get that many votes. The system was to choose 2 idols from 2 different countries so they vote one for the own country and the other for Singapore. In the end, it turned out that everyone thinks the same way and Hady Mirza gets votes from it. Or Singaporeans really voted a million times. Or it could just be the charm and voice of his that drew votes.

Either of them, I'm looking forward to tomorrow's HEADLINES. Expect the Unexpected! I'm not really crazy about Hady Mirza but I'm glad he did it.

So far.

Finally! After a super long day, I met up with Shimin and Liu Chin for Sheryl's water baptism. We got to choose gifts that Shimin bought for us.


Bei Bei, Jing Jing, Huan Huan, Ying Ying, Ni Ni

That's what I learnt about Olympics in China from Shimin; each of them symbolises something.


I chose the lao da, the fire torch that starts the game.

Back to water baptism, I think the best part was the refreshment. WOW. Congratulations to Sheryl and Sharon for being baptized. Both sprinkling and immersion are really fast. Hopefully.

I'm officially grounded and I'm gonna turn the house upside down.

ROAR!

The nurse keep making me laugh and have to repeat everything at least twice. WTH. The best thing was that I have to dilate my eyeballs once only. An open date appointment on the day when the rectina detach and floaters burst.

I select and picture which is bus coming.

I'll be blind not.

Hey guys, I'm back again. Just here to update you on the SGR seminar by Dr. Mel Gill at the Suntec Conventional Hall that I'd attented. The three hours is worthwhile and life changing. He has a strong sense of humour which is indeed a special way of communication that brings people together and connect the hearts of all. It was the super lame joke he cracked that draws me to pay close attention to him. Talking about the laws of attraction! The seminar attracted a lot of middle age group people with the exception of a kid, a baby and myself.

I learnt a bit on quantum physics today, it was just a sneak preview and I can't wait for next year when we will be touching more of it in school! It is true that what we feel changes eveything and expectation does change reality. It also reflects on our society which is true that most of us lack self-esteem which is like a barrier as we have doubts with ourself. However, the past is not important and what matter most is that we have faith in ourself! I'd been in a hypnotic trance before and as he unravels the mystery of our brains, I started to realise what had happened to me since I was born. The events that took place that are so special. Success is really not always about money and a thought can change our emotions. I agree with him that everyone present in that room wasn't there by accident and I made friends much more older than me. "Ginger is still old then spicy" in chinese. Haha. They are much more mature and experienced and I really hope to make more of such friends! Sometimes being sociable is really easy because the people just make you want to talk.

Books I read told me to have paradigms and so did Dr. Mel Gill. What do I say about myself will be a window of how people see me. I am going to discover the secret of the universe and find my true destiny; my live catalog. How the world spins...

Thoughts are frequencies. On and off.

I feel so stupid. I know the answer to my heart long long ago. I shouldn't even tell anyone what I was thinking. I had it all along! Never mind about all the pretenders in the world and move along without them.

That dream repeated again. The gross intestines plus a liver coming out from the throat of an angmoh woman pulled out by an angmoh man again and a picture of 1000 days book. The quote comes out for the third time - "If you fail to plan, you're planning to fail." Oh my, it's time to get my engine started.

Happy belated world AIDS day to everyone. Let's fight aids by using latex. Teehee. Spread the word of love to the people you cherish!

Smack and whack. Dummies.

Mesh and muffler.

I'm still trying to complete season 1 of Heroes! My computer speakers really suck and I have to pause my show to let them take a break in between. The interview at Neythal road is absolutely weird. I wouldn't want that job and I don't wanna work for Ministry of Manpower. I was so late for my drumming lesson in Town Area and I had to ran miles to take the train. Sweating like a pig! While running, there was this taxi driver who horned me and told me to get into the car. I was like telling him no because I got no money on me but he said it didn't matter. So I did and made it for my drum lessons on time! WOW. He thought I was a Malaysian then I told him I was rushing down for my music lessons. He said that I must take good care of my fingers and stuff. LOL. Nearly burst into laughter but he is just really really nice. In studio, Mr Ant. recommended me to an electronic drum on the noticeboard and gave me pointers on how to 'Sha Jia' = Bargain, to make it sound nicer, negotiate. Anyway, I find the price very reasonable but I had to wait for mum's 'approval letter'. I wonder why my dreams always lie in people's hand like purchasing SLR camera and so on. It is always money, money, money. If I have all the money in the world, I wouldn't work. I will serve and volunteer.

In a paragraph.

I've watched 100 films in my life today. Don't ask me why I count because I don't know. It was just that I started counting from one fine day, like the actress in Secret counting 108 steps to the classroom. The 100th film I'd watched is Secret. Don't ask me why after so many months then I watch it. I must say it's the first time I feel better that the story is left hanging there. It's a secret. Don't ask me why I'm acting secretive because I'm busy too. My stupid ceiling is like a fountain.

Splash, splash, splash.

This morning, my brother was playing with the candles and I joined in with a stack of newspaper. Then I threw it on another stack of newspapers and that was how the fire started. The living room was filled with ashes after that and we have to clean the whole living room.

In the afternoon, I met a scammer.

A total freak.

Please watch out for the scammer trying to cheat people on the internet and do not be easily deceived. Check for registered companies and legitimate assignments. It is really obvious to see the flaws in the statements and I was like so pissed. These people should be jailed but on the other hand, it reminds me to be canny. It was a waste of my time but I lucky enough to withdraw before the assignments even started. The thing is that my resume fall in the wrong hands. Darn. I now realised what that deam means and thanks to Yifang for hearing me out. It's really a reflection of how the world is like; intricate. I should start to think simple.

The third thing was even more upsetting. My mum disapprove me of spending my own savings on buying the Yamaha drumset. It is not spending things that will get me nowhere, it is about my dreams. There is like a huge mountain of difficulty in front of me right now and I really wish I need not have to worry. After shopping for my music book, had my favourite Takoyaki and drinking water chestnut drink, I felt better. Maybe I should stop thinking about working and concentrate on my revision and prepare for the 'A' levels.

It's so hard to say those words.

East Coast Park has the other side. Take a second to listen and take a deep breath. Slow down your pace and you will find it.

I simply love silhouette.

Yo people I'm back! I'm relieve and glad that the chinese paper and oral presentation are over. Whatever the results man! I guess I'll be working and if you want to date me, I would have to check my itinerary. Give me a ride! Haha. Anyway, I just finished watching Stardust and it was one of the best fantasy movies that I've watched so far! Two thumbs up yeah! Excellent graphics, compositions, storyline, humour and everything else. They live happily ever after... Yeah, yeah I mentioned it before, that is my all-time favourite ending! Go watch it people! Woohoo! I'm going for a haircut soon okay.

I should really start to mind my language and stop my mouth in taking control of me. I should also start being proactive and not reactive towards what people say.



Here is a significant and unbalance picture which only Jennifer can catch the underlying meaning. Presenting to you, the bloated caps.

Drumming lessons start to rock!

Shimin and I are best pool partners and we won every round.



Thanks to Sze Yee's friends for paying for the pool game.

Funday.

Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslim friends and those who are involved in the celebration. Haha. Anyway, my super nice neighbours delivered the sweet and spicy food to our doorstep. How sweet of them!


Nice pastries.


Thick flavoured chicken, mutton and veggie.


Pregnant lontong. Haha.

Just in case my friends are wondering why I was like greeting them with Selemat Hari Raya repeatedly, I'm just too high in the festive season! (Though I got no green packets)

After that, I went down to HOGC and I really felt refresh when the river ran through me! Haha. I'm so glad that I really try to commit myself and I gained lots and lots from the few hours. It is still the same old words; how much you put in determines how much you will get in return. I'm a dead and different person again. Thanks to all friends who really made my day and Jun Jie for sharing many thoughts with me!

We are a new generation.