fruitful sunday...

had a very fruitful and fulfilling today...
finally went for a haircut, it was too long!!!
after which, i met up with eugene and karen for eugene's
virgin photoshoot outing with his new babe; Canon 50D.

thereafter, went to attend Kent Ridge Harmonica Ensemble @ The Esplanade...

Great KTV meetup

it's really great to have a ktv gathering with the HB (yes, HB) folks...
it's been a long long time since we last sang together, should make it a
more regular affair in future...

Da Vinci the genius...

after much procrastinations and delays, i finally made it to the exhibition at the science centre. many of my friends said that it wasn't really worth a watch, but i beg to differ. though a little bit pricey @ $15, but it's definitely an eye-opener to realise how ingenious and diversify this man is, especially the section on revealing the 25 secrets behind Mona Lisa.

He's a scientist, a musician, an artist, an inventor, a naturalist, a philosopher.... a true genius; whatever you want to coin it...

go catch before it ends on 16th August...

raindrops keep falling on my head...

this video footage was taken in March 2008 and still lovin' it...
though a simple piece but we really enjoyed playing it

who is she?

was browsing through my photos and found this one...
she's one of the korean friends who toured with us on the same boat in halong...
they're really a very crazy and fun-loving bunch. love to pose and
super active. thai ha, lai yoke, jake, hanshe and koh, please vouch for me!!!

Obama swats fly...

back to changi village...again?

today, we had our team dinner at Ban Heng seafood restaurant at changi golf club.

and enroute to the golf club, i realised i was back in changi village again!
this is the part of singapore where it's totally out of the way from where i'm staying,
and to think i was there twice over a span of 4 days...

matilda house...

i didn't know the existence of this haunted house in punggol until my friend brought me there.
of course there wasn't any sightings as we were there in broad day light, and apparently
there're trying to conserve the building as we could see workers painting the fence
surrounding the house.

for more information on the history of this building:
http://www.spi.com.sg/spi_files/punggol_kampong_house/main.htm

guitar class finally....

after much procrastination, i finally am going to start my guitar lesson, YEAH!!!
have really procrastinated for years, and it's always been on my
wish list; not after a torturous 1 month lesson at yamaha and 1 day at jurong cc...
will be taking it at Music Forest.
i'm really going to be serious this time round...

sarah's first month...

sarah's first month celebration was soooo grand.
it was like any couple's wedding, held at raffles town club.



aren't you lucky, sarah. i never had such a big cake before!

here's the star of the day... (drum roll.......)

Sarah Tan!!!

daddy giving his heart-felt gratitude...



uncle and auntie singing: happy one month to you....

time for sarah's home-made afternoon high tea... :P



and finally, the happy family. WELCOME Sarah!!!

the forgotten uncle...

anyone still remember this uncle?



he made tv appearances several years back when he used to busk
at raffles mrt station nearly everyday, playing the harmonica
with one hand, juggling tennis balls on the other, and making
percussive beats with his wooden clogs...

i was pleasantly surprised when i saw him busking at chinatown point today.
no one knows who he is, where he is from and where he stays...

looooong time no see...

it's been a long time, a long long time since i last updated my blog.
yah, many of my friends have been asking me why.
am i really that busy? is life really that boring? i don't know either.
perhaps there's really nothing particularly exciting or interesting
happening in my life recently worth blogging or mentioning.

congrats to:
1) Jackson and Louise
2) Kaifong and Yingxue

for stepping into parenthood. long journey ahead...

fruitful weekend...

had a very wonderful anf fruitful long weekend. i guessed it's one of the best spent weekend i had since the beginning of the year...

friday: caught a movie; "knowing", with lai yoke, chee meng and xiaowen. it wasn't really that great i think. the genre transformed from suspense/thriller in the beginning to science fiction at the end!?!? anyway, we went to koh's place for potluck dinner after that. it was nice catching up with all the fun ppl from the lab.

saturday: after more than half a year's break, the dragon boat practice had commenced finally. if not for the competition coming up on the 26th, i'm sure it'd have to be drag on and on... but it's rather sad that i'll not be allowed to participate. nvm.... after which, i went for a ktv session with ruoxin and mr chu. we were joined by 2 other new friends; kimberly and peiying. gosh, the 2 girls can reeeeally sing. made me wanted to go for professional vocal classes. mr chu found his vocal range and style and ruoxin finally found her path: jeff chang!

sunday: attended yiqiang's wedding. i guessed it's more like a primary school class gathering. although i didn't attend the same secondary or primary school as yiqiang, but we had a handful of common friends. i was like hey there, oh hi, long time no see, throughout the whole wedding. so glad to see so many old friends all at the same time...

hopefully it'll be a smooth and lucky week ahead...

yesterday and today...

spent a very fruitful and fulfilling saturday.

went to the Asian Civilisation Museum and visited the Kangxi special exhibition. it was really an eye-opener and made me got to know Qing Dynasty even better.

after which i hit the gym. it's been ages since i sweat it out and it felt really damn great!

later on, i watched a film: Shinjuku Incident. it was Jackie Chan's first non-Kungfu movie. well, not that bad, story's alright, just a little bit boring at the beginning.

finally, I went over to st james and joined in hendrik's farewell party till late.

on the other hand, today's a boring day totally. spent the whole day at home doing my project and assignment. i wanted to go for a swim, but it bloody rained! arggghh....

finally down....

i finally collasped... well, it's not really that bad actually. my gastric problem's acting up again after soooooo long. that's the result of skipping and having very late meals. lunch at 3pm and dinner as late as 9pm, sigh... well, i was so happy and excited when i finally closed 3 deals on the last day of the financial year, phew...close shave. gonna get charged up for the new and exciting year ahead!

extremely high stress level....

fuji xerox's really a pressure cooker, and i'm now at my limit....
imagine you're being stressed by your manager, then the head of
the department wants to speak to you, after which another
email from the general manager that singled you out... my goodness,
i wonder how long i can take it!!!

japanese railway station

this is crazy!!! the passengers were packed like cans
of sardine....literally!!!

OCBC Cycle Singapore 2009

OCBC cycle singapore is singapore's first mass participation
cycling event on on public roads cater for every cyclist. It seeks
to inspire all generations of men and women to experience cycling
as a form or recreation and fitness. This event is also committed to
promote safe cycling in Singapore and hopes to continue to developing
Singapore as a growing sporting nation.

many thanks to brandon for his mountain bike and huiling's brother for the helmet!

my 27th...

yep, i'm officially 27 today. i'm sure those who don't know me will not

believe that i'm already 27, so i might as well say i've juz hit 22 this year... :P

thanks to clement for getting me this lamy fountain pen.

i still remember the last time i used a fountain pen

was when i was in primary 5!

thanks bro!

thanks to my grad dip classmates for the birthday song.

trust me, i was really very embarrassed...

oh yah, i finally got first speedlight, nikon sb600 at $150!

got it from my lecturer, Erik.

i was soooo excited....

last but not least, many thanks to haoxin, yaevoon, sherine and jonathan

for throwing me a mini celebration at their house after my class.

really very touched, coz i don't celebrate my birthday...

thanks a lot to all the well wishers, appreciate it very much!

here's a list....

- sherine

- christina lim

- benjamin ng

- dr ct yeo

- haoxin

- clement

- sherry

- thai ha

- luke siew

- songhui

- waiyee

- mr chu wee yong

- juven

- carol leung

- woof

- ruoxin

- razia

- my family (dad, mum, yong n wee)

- wei loon

- zikai

- kian hong

- vern howe

- brandon

- RJ

- wesley

- huiling

- xiaoyu

- abigail

- huifang

- kaifong

- amutha

- raymond lee

- tim

- jonathan

- yae voon

- yinghao

- fiona

- alice, wanxin

- grace tan

- janie lim

-shiyun

- rachel ang

- rachael ang

- han quan

- wee sian

- caiyi

- peter chew

- jinkun

- daviet

- zuoying

- chouchou

- tania

- ha yin

- hoa

- chaoliang

- chiet yen

- tung ngie

- martin chua

- meibao

- kai chung

- louise

- zhiqing

wishing for better luck and prosperous year ahead!!!

chinese new year in cameron highlands

spent the lunar new year with my family and relative in cameron highlands.
come to think of it, it was ages since i last went there and nothing's changed much.



we had steamboat dinner on the first day of the new year...



played BIG 2 on the eve...

vegetable farm...

pasar pagi...

mmm....this looks like...

be creative guys... :P

hey, that's my corn!!!

look at the tomatoes!!!

the colourful cauliflowers!! they're natural, not dyed...

hotspring in perak...

so HOT , eggs get cooked here too...

not your eggs k... :P