Sunday, September 26, 2010 4:30 pm
I guess I owe myself and everyone who cares an update. It's not like me to not want to write about the past couple of weeks, ever since YOG started. So prepare for a long post of ramblings and glimpses into what I've been up to?
YOG
I think the best part of this experience was that I went into it reluctantly but came out of it a better person, grateful for actually signing up for it, despite the many complaints and all. You know me, I'm not the best person to be around strangers, especially strangers from a different continent altogether. For me, caucasians have got to be the most intimidating, mostly because I rarely see them around, let alone interact with them. The only foreigners I actually know about are what I see in the movies and celebrities. So to be thrown into an environment whereby the majority of the crew were Americans and Australians and a sprinkling of Germans... it's really indescribable - like culture shock, even though you're in your own country. So for those two weeks, I practically felt like I wasn't in Singapore Singapore... if you can get what I mean. A couple of friends who I was working with did help to alleviate the situation a little, because if not for them, I don't know if I would have broken out of that shell, and till this day, I might not even have become more open and friendly to the crew. It's crazy to think that two weeks can change a person's character, but if it can happen to some in a split second, then I guess it can happen in two short weeks.
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| YOG Diving Session |
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| Hanging out in an Aussie pub off Little India to celebrate the last day. |
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| Great people I work with. :) |
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| Crew. |
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| What we do during break. Chill out. |
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| Diving @ Toa Payoh |
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| Catherine, my comrade during YOG! |
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| Singapore Sports School @ Woodlands |
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| Yes the containers that we practically lived in for the whole two weeks. |
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| Condensation on the lens, led to a dreamy picture of the Sports School haha. |
And with experiences like these, there are always regrets. I regret taking such a long time to actually warm up to strangers. It was practice for me I guess after looking back, but to think that everything I learnt during this has now become nothing but a memory really makes me want to turn time back and change whatever I did wrong. I realised I took this for granted in the beginning, and that is something that I can bring into my internship. Take nothing for granted, and absorb everything like a sponge and just make full use of my time there. It's really that simple. If I do things with an open mind, I'll probably live life with less regrets, right?
Of course, this cannot be summed up in the above few paragraphs. If only I documented every single second... but we can only look forward now.
Post YOG / Ryan Cabrera concert
I almost missed this part out. Seriously, I think the lesson I learnt from this was that if a performer is doing two shows, go for the last show because they might decide to do more songs because it's their last night. Other than that, be more shameless and write stupid signs, and don't get angry with your friend who tries to embarrass herself and yourself by writing a sign on tissue paper in hopes that he will read it.
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| The venue of the performance that was quite epic! |
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| How close we were to stage |
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| Ryan Cabrera *spazzes* 5 years I waited... now here in the flesh. |
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| everything looks better in B&W with that kind of lighting sigh... |
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| After much editing to save the lighting... |
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| Without editing. |
Anyway how apt is it that a Ryan Cabrera song plays on my iTunes when I'm about to write this? :o He was amazing, but I wouldn't have minded more interaction. :( The crowd was kinda flat anyways, maybe that was why. :'(
Post Exams
Had to cram for exams, and I guess that part went well; I was too relieved that it was over. Then to celebrate, Angella Ky & I went to have
xiaolongbao buffet at Plaza Singapura, haha. First time eating
dimsum with friends, it was a new experience! & Angella got a new DSLR, so I must make sure to avoid her more from now on hahaha kidding!!!
Then it sunk in that school's officially out... Never will I be sitting in a lecture theater enjoying school life. The next semester will be out in the real world trying to make a mark. Very much frightening, and it knocks you off your feet unexpectedly in horror.
Holidays
Well, without YOG pay, we couldn't do anything... but we went to play Rockband at Ky's house. I think I posted something about that day. Yes. Did I mention I sang in front of them... One step at a time eh?
Then we went out window shopping on Thursday the 16th. Melissa, Amanda Jacq, her friend and Ky. It was only for a while though... saw a couple of things that caught my eye yay! Which I have now bought duh. :)
And after that day, time to head to Hong Kong / Macau for 5 days starting Friday, 18th.
I'm going to post the Hong Kong trip in another post.
So yes.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:58 pm
2 more days. I can't wait! I must take awesome Flickr-worthy photos on my trip there. And also eat my heart out. D:
If I have time to buy souvenirs, I will. But I'm not sure, with my family around...
I loveeeee family vacations.
& I loveeeee flares.
it looks better in flickr.
Okay, just thought I'd update, and say that I went to Ky's house to play Rock Band/Band Hero with Mel & SM.
this is my friend, Mel! :D
am going shopping with Ky & SM tomorrow. eesh, hope i finally buy something.
x
Monday, September 13, 2010 9:41 pm
McFly spammage in progress! :)
I love myself a huge dosage of McFly. They really do make my world, with their earnesty and randomness. <3
I love Danny in this one, especially the part where he gets all "Who said that?", watch it.
this next vid is kind of rude, so...
Danny looks hurt, bored, moody. I don't know why but it pains me to see him that way! :s He's such a nice person, don't avoid him! :(
Eeep! :) Funny, especially when Dougie starts imitating Danny. I read that they had already done many other interviews before this one, and they were all ganging up on Danny (jokingly) so he probably felt a little bored, tired, and down. And I agree with many of them who say that he is allowed to feel that way. We can't expect him to be all happy and goofy all the time. He's human too. I just feel... for him that he feels this way, just makes me want to give him a hug.
hehe so cute when Harry tries to cry and Tom sings acapella! ;)
okay i'm off.
Sunday, September 12, 2010 6:34 pm
Well Sunday's here. One more week, and I'll be off in the air, to the place of egg tarts!
I haven't been blogging much haven't I... sorry about that. I just realised I write more day-to-day stuff on Flickr than I do on here. Oops.
Anyway, hoping to get my haircut (like since forever) and get my 50mm (like since forever too) I tested the 50mm distance on my kit lens and it's like... quite cropped, as in quite narrow Field of View, like many reviews said. I don't know if I'll get used to it, but I think I should. Hm... aiya, how how. I scared I make mistake. But a prime lens is a must!
Forget the random outburst.
I'm very bored, can you tell?
I am watching Modern Family (won quite a few Emmys this year), very good show. Different format of production in that it is sort of those camera that follows your day to day life, but then this really isn't a reality show, and also teaches you stuff. It's pretty cool a concept. No wonder win right? ;)
And McFly these couple of weeks have been super duper active! :) Radio-active if you can get my pun. I love them to death, and the Super Site they are constantly talking about sounds so amazing. :) I really should consider like setting up a site for them or something, make them more receptive to the idea of coming here to perform.
I love McFly, did I say that? ;)
xh
Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:50 pm
This post is to celebrate the end of exams in my poly life!!! You have been warned.
In other news...
It's Hari Raya tomorrow, but it really doesn't concern me since I don't have any close Malay friends or anything... but it's a public holiday and going out would be courting death because it'll just be like a weekend that came early. :o
Still, I'm actually starting to feel bored. I hope next week comes soon because we are heading to Hong Kong! I almost missed the 'n' in Hong and typed Hogwarts. Hahaha. Okay, not funny.
I already have so much on my hands to do right now. :( Want to see a list?
1. Print Exchange/Giveaway (too much to do, like getting addresses, printing the prints, sending, postage, collating all the selected prints... :s)
2. Going to Ky's house - to see her cousin's dog, and Rockband with everybody!
3. Research uni options.
4. Plan Hong Kong trip
5. Finish using the film camera to develop and see if it's still working
6. Shopping after getting YOG pay
Well I can't think of anything more right now... but the above is enough to kill me! :o
Okay I should get to doing something on my list.
More blogging later!
xxx
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 2:37 pm
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totem from Inception
not sure where this was from... |
sharing some random gifs and snaps i snagged from tumblr & elsewhere. i do not claim them as my own.
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| GQ True Blood photoshoot. What's not to like? :o |
Monday, September 06, 2010 8:20 pm
I'm not feeling too awesome right now. I actually have migraines... or splitting headaches... that come in sudden jolts. There isn't even a fever but I'm getting chills. Oh my poor head. Is this like a test or something? To see if I can make it through the torment that is MASINA exam? By golly you have got to be overestimating my abilities. I have no wish to study, and all I want to do is sleep. Please let me get better... or rather maybe not. Then I won't have to feel guilty for doing anything else other than MASINA. I figure I can kiss my A grade goodbye when this exam rolls around. It's too freaking scary to think that the questions that can come out are far beyond what we can predict. And that we have to apply the concepts instead of regurgitating... yes teachers, I understand you want to make sure we have learnt it well, but... cut us some slack really because... we won't even use these concepts once the exam is over! Once it's over, concept, what concept?? I really cannot begin to comprehend what people who really didn't prepare for an exam like this will be feeling when they look at the smattering of words that form the questions and the blank pieces of answer sheets they have to fill. :o
Okay, before my head explodes, I think I should take it easy tonight... bust out some mellow tunes to relax. Ha, talk about relaxing when I should be feeling all jittery... This was probably my alter ego talking. Goodnight. I leave you with a video to tickle your sides. I tried my best to spam the chat when they were on, to get them to reply me if they were doing a tour soon here... no luck. :s
Saturday, September 04, 2010 10:02 pm
Thursday, September 02, 2010 9:27 pm
you might think this is coke, but don't be fooled.
it's actually chinese herbal tea my mom made.
sigh...
i'm just trying my best not to start studying again because i know that
"que sara sara, whatever will be will be"
so apt here yes?
exams exams exams.
why on earth do we have exams?
i'm just posting a couple of pictures from my YOG stint here.
it's actually already on Facebook, but... i have yet to do a proper blow-by-blow post yes?
and Ryan Cabrera!
zzzz.
lazy is me.
Here's eye candy.
sorry it's only the back. but Tim Pyritz in white long-sleeved shirt, is just so adorable and hot at the same time... :'( pity. pity.
okay back to mugging like a muggle.
yesterday was Hogwart's first school day.
I wish I was there.
The conversation's getting stale
If you won't point it out, then I will
