Appreciate me for who I am,
not what I can do.
Listen to what I thought,
not what I said.
Judge me by what I will do,
not what I have done.
Remember me as I tried to be,
not who I was.
Because I am not me.

--Alwyn

Warning!! Extreme Picture Intensive Post.. may will lag the computer..


its been a whole month.. actually more than a month since i last posted anything here.. it is those kind where you are so busy with lots of stuff until u dunno what u wanna post anymore..

ok summary.. i've been to Bali and Taiwan.. nuff said..

been quite a empty week.. went out to watch the same movie twice, helped Tian move her stuff from NTU hall back home, collect my Diving Certification Card.. yup that sums up the stuff i did last week..


going to Bali tomorrow.. for 9 full days of sun (hopefully).. and definitely no flu, regardless swine or not..


something someone posted on FB.. thought it looked interesting..


was joking to Jieyan on sunday, that in the current situation and the alert status of people on the Influenza type A, if i were to just sneeze at the airport tomorrow, security is gonna quarantine my ass till way past my Taiwan trip.. hahaa.. quite a high chance.. cos lately i've been having sneezing fits.. either someone is constantly thinking of me, or someone is violently cursing me behind my back.. i prefer to think the former ^_^


as for Taiwan right after Bali.. i a little worried about the situation there, cos Hong Kong and South Korea already kena.. wish it wouldnt spread over..


some random thoughts.. my Brunei JCC also lasted 9 days.. hard to think that i've actually been through such a long and tiring training.. dont think in my current state i have the mental perseverance to cheong through the whole thing all over again..

but incidentally, i did pack some stuff that i did use during JCC, like my gortex boots, my jackknife, gloves, water bag, survival pack (just in case) and not forgetting my jungle cap.. reminisce of old times..

你真的还是那么恨他吗? 能不能教我? 也许这样, 我才会更快忘掉她..

all the best, and see you all when i come back..

the past few days broke the monotony of the 2 weeks i went into "self-exile" in order to save up money.. hahaa..


met up with Tracy and Shawn to discuss the Taiwan trip itinerary at Tracy's house.. skype with Jiamin in Taiwan to link up with her on which days to meet and which hotel/ motel to help us book.. easier to do it over at her side..


camped at home the whole of friday.. SCV was so bloody boring due to the repeated movies and shows i already watched at the start of the week.. ended up played the piano for most of the day..


one of the two fingers that bled after i finished my intensive piano session.. think it was because of the way i cut my nails, then the sharp edge pierced the skin when i slammed a few notes.. even part of the nail chipped off..


met up with Xinyu Justin n Jieyan for a bowling session in the afternoon at Ehub.. quite expensive per game ($4.20), but long time never bowl, so i dont mind the cost..


Xinyu trying her best to learn how to bowl.. hahaa.. i'll reserve the unglam shots here instead of Facebook..


Justin then drove us to Changi Village for dinner, but we were early, so we took a walk near the beach..


情侣在沙滩散步.. hahaa..



this cat was scared of a Siberian Husky which a couple was taking for a walk.. it just jumped onto the tree and cling there until the dogs went away..



our beloved Tekong.. hard to imagine that BMT was more than 2 years ago..


dropped by Justin's ORD bbq with his BMT mates.. he went to catch up abit, while we caught up with the swings..


not pictured - me eating sand..

that empty swing was what i was sitting on a moment before.. i jumped off, unbalanced, and fell into the sand.. tried it again at night and managed to remain standing..







i purposely over-exposed the camera to the night sky.. can see a little distortion of the colours, and many more stars that our eyes normally cannot see.. those white dots are all stars.. the distortions are little green, red and blue dots which can only be seen up close..


went Jieyan's house to chillax later.. they played mahjong while i just SCV-ed..



realised that i have this OCD-ish thing about displaying my Gundams.. regardless of how packed my display cabinet is (and it is seriously packed), u can never find any two of the models touching each other.. not sure why, but i never liked them to be supported by their neighbours..

i also do not like my models to be standing in static poses, meaning just standing, looking straight, arms holding the weapons and hanging by the sides.. i prefer more dynamic ones even if it means standing sideways and holding a rifle up.. only few exceptions are my Perfect Grade-class Gundams.. they simply are too big to do any dynamic poses without taking up one whole level of the display shelf..

this two characteristics combined, means my display cabinet is a tough place to clean.. every time i need to arrange my models, it is like playing a game of pick-up-sticks.. hell, i cant even stick one finger in fully without touching at least 3 models..

大扫除 is always a pain in the ass for me..


ps. my parents dont allow me to go Malacca with them, saying my travel schedule is too packed and will be too tiring.. guess i'll take those 3 days as a break then..

for the past 2 days..









nothing happened.. absolutely nothing..


the only interesting thing i did was to call travel agencies to check on holidays to Vietnam for my parents..

man.. when this kind of stuff becomes the highlight of the day.. i seriously need some excitement in my life..



so, here's a overview of my upcoming (packed) overseas trips.. going to have some problems packing my bags.. pun intended ^_^


Bali (云岗 gang): 5th May to 14th May

Malacca (Family): 15th May to 17th May

Taiwan (Loners + Joan): 18th May to 30th May

Vietnam or India? (Family?): to be confirmed.. but in June..


finally going overseas with my family, on a plane.. since, if i never remember wrongly, 2003 to South Korea.. one or two Malaysia trips since then with them, but those are small.. in total i missed 2 China trips, 1 Australia trip, 1 Japan trip T_T (WHY!!! WHY MUST I BE TORTURED THIS WAY!?!?!), and 1 Thailand trip.. sianZ~

still, the 2 oversea trips with friends, i really need to consider my budget.. left like about $900 in my bank, and the most $1.2k if all the pay comes in.. maybe $1.5k if all the money ppl owes me comes in.. still not enough.. Bali already estimate need $1k.. guess i am going Taiwan to beg, borrow or steal then..


was playing my piano as the sun was setting just now, then decided to play with the long exposure with my DSLR..




the orange glow comes from the light reflecting off the paperback books i used to support the camera..



was playing the 2nd piece in 斗琴 from 不能说的秘密.. the lens was open for about 2 seconds.. can see the shadowy form of my fingers as i reach for the low notes.. hahaa..


i remember how people have the impression that pianist are very charming.. i do agree that some songs just sounds very attractive, but i never feel that it should be the main reason why people feels attracted to pianist.. Appreciate me for who i am, not what i can do..


while surfing the net today, i found out that yesterday was the original Gameboy's 20th Anniversary..


hijacked from Dannychoo.. i still have it in my cupboard.. in working condition too =D

WARNING!! Picture Intensive Post.. 18 pics in total..



another boring day at home.. boring is sian, but at home means i am saving money, which is good..

practically SCV-ed most of the day away, slacking on my parent's bed, watching TV and using laptop to chat with friends at the same time.. stayed out longer after lunch to run 3 separate errands, but i completed them within 10 mins..


main highlight of the day, i took out my PG Aile Strike Gundam to test the compatibility with the PG Gundam Astray Red Frame.. sadly, they do not fit, even though they share the exact inner frame, just of a different colour (Bandai is cheapskate).. think if i were to remove some parts from the Gundam Astray it may fit in properly..


and since my PG Aile Strike Gundam is finally out of the display cupboard after so long, couldnt resist letting him join in the fun of posing with the PG Gundam Astray.. i'll let the pictures do most of the talking..


playing with swords =D 2 katana from Astray, 1 grand slam from Strike..

















i like this double sword pose alot..



letting the little guy in on some of the action..



take it easy, bro..

LOL!!! the brotherhood pose.. due to some armour placement problems, the Astray cannot kneel as nicely as the Strike.. kneeling is one of the hardest thing for a Gundam model to do nicely, except maybe crossing his arm..








tomorrow is all set to be another boring day.. gotta think of something to do..


must..

not..

become..

a..

couch..

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