frozen memories

where have i left off?

2008-08-25T19:32:00.004+08:00

been neglecting the blog..ahwell..let's see..

back in singapore w dearie..

new toy for the romantic photos i plan to take when i go to london at the end of the yr to visit dearie..imagine using an old camera to take a photo of us w old buildings as the backdrop..heh.

some practice shots..

covered two ndp events..

liang po po and pck!

asbc dinner

they mamboed! gaaaaah..

played around with film..

cross processed:

life's been alright, i guess..nt so motivated to study cause of all the problems at home..plus it's getting lonlier over here, by the minute. been referred to as "the rich boy" by an acquintance a few days ago..nt good. :S been feeling a lil irked these few days, felt as tho i've been taken for granted by pple; hate it when that happens when u're just being nice. gah..

exams

2008-06-28T21:03:00.000+08:00

having my exams now..will be back in sg soon..~muahhaaa..

friends

study!!!!

2008-06-17T17:21:00.003+08:00

my study week now, a week more to go to my first paper, 3 more weeks to go to going back home and hugging someone.. :) so looking forward to that..

weather's been really aweful..windy, cold, rainy..and i'm sick. bleahz..

some photos of my classmates..

some street photos..

sick..queen's bd!

2008-06-09T16:00:00.003+08:00

went for a walk around town..it's queen's birthday holiday today, so none of the shops are open..but still lots of interesting stuff/pple around!

other random stuff..

a lil sick these few days..bad sorethroat, a lil dizzy this morning..but i'll live.. :S

hmmm...

2008-06-07T08:47:00.000+08:00

woah....

2008-06-03T20:24:00.005+08:00

hdr...click on the photo to enlarge.. :)

blah blah blah..............

2008-06-03T05:13:00.004+08:00

exams in three weeks' time..shucks. :S too soon, waaaaaay too soon.. :S

had buyer's then seller's remourse..sold x, bought z, sold z and rebought x.. can't beat a full frame sensor! (camera)

meddies..

anyone wanna model for me? :)

*yingz: updated the link! :)

:S she's going on a holiday..which means no/minimal contact for the next few weeks.. ='(

more..

2008-05-27T18:52:00.000+08:00

i think i like this style..

cinematics

2008-05-25T10:38:00.001+08:00

finally tweaked a processing style to one i like...

blah blah.

2008-05-24T15:01:00.007+08:00

random shots during the day..

that's a caramel machiato btw. and the diff between a latte and a machiato is that they pour in the expresso shot after having the milk and foam in the cup for machiato, vs having the shot already in the cup and pouring in the milk and foam after that..dun think it makes much of a difference tho..nt sure man..probably a latte is more homogeneously mixed but a machiato has more coffee at the top? dunno..and a flat white is a latte with a lil bit of water..hmm..

and that's my coursemate btw. nt some random gal..

was at my friend's birthday, at his place which is super ulu (read: no street lights, neighbours kilometers away) and was able to see the stars nt normally seen from the city. it's quite bright still cause the moon was up already; imagine being there on new moon..~whooooooo...

yup..and ulu also means that it's much colder than the city, less heat retention cause there ain't kilometeres of concrete slabs and no tall buildings to stop the winds..plus his house is kinda on top of a hill roughly one and a half times higher than (the pathetic) bk timah..plus the party's held outdoors..

yes, they were having cigars..and no, i did nt have any. i've something against tasting and seeing smoke coming out of my mouth. i'd go for breadsticks (to simulate a cigg) and frosty breath (condensation to simulate smoke) anytime..

some technical stuff..i used a home made diffuse/bounce card for the photos at my friend's place..spent a max of four bucks instead of odering them online for over thirty bucks..haha..

update of randoms..

2008-05-21T20:54:00.004+08:00

someone complained again that i've nt been updating my blog..well..i really wonder who else reads it! my floodbox's down cause no one posted on that for more than a month, that's kinda sad..

aiyaiyai..nothing much to say abt/update cause nothing much's been going on; the usual routine of waking up (being woken up), coffee, skyping/webcamming/facebooking, rushing off to catch the bus, tutes, lectures, go home, shower, eat (almost always my grilled chicken sandwich..either that or steaks), dvds/facebook/forums, mug, skype/webcame, sleep...

nt been gyming/exercising cause every day is just soooo tiring..i shld start exercising again tho, gym or play badminton or something. gah. i'm nt even walking to school nowadays cause i'm so tired/sleepy in the morning..so much for wanting to wake up at five every day to go to the gym before tutes..

oh, can u believe it? three lectures were cancelled last week, we were informed at the very last minute..and another one was cancelled today. BAH! wonder why..must be the horrible weather..it's getting colder and wetter, a LOT wetter compared to may last yr..

oh well, the boiler (water heater) in my house breaking down didn't help w the cold weather..it's fine now but had cold cold cold showers for two days when it failed. surprisingly it's nt that bad, it's hard to get used to the temperature at first but was ok after a while..and if i stayed in the shower for too long, i'll be shivering, uncontrollably, for the ten to twenty minutes after drying up..

bought two and a half kilos of bananas today...i'm kinda hooked actually, been eating banans for the past few days..don't really know what type tho, definitely not lady's fingers or organic red tipped.

hmm..what else is there? that's abt it really..oh, just bought my tix back to sg..will reach on the first sat of july. :)

more leaves..

had to run around chasing falling leaves to get that photo.. :) well worth it!

when it rains, it pours!

we've decided to collect baby (sports) shoes! how cute are they? heh. they might worth heaps next time..

first one's running shoes for the baby boy..engineered and built for running but will be worn during fast paced crawling instead. heh :) love the mini shox springs. :)

a birthday muffin..haha..

brrrrr...

2008-05-11T19:52:00.002+08:00

it's getting colder here..abt nine degC in the morning and twenty degC in the afternoons..the funny thing is, it's super chilly in the shade but pretty darn warm out in the sun. :) good for those lazy-afternoon-lying-on-the-grass kinda stuff..

nt been exercising..nt good..nt good at all! paid for my gym membership but thanks to my daily eight to five schedule, i dun have the time/energy/mood to actually go and gym..oh well..sigh..

change of seasons...

transport..

misc stuff..

i miss doggy...

2008-05-06T21:39:00.000+08:00

='(

skate park....

2008-05-04T18:49:00.002+08:00

random shots

technology can be such a bitch..so many different ways for us to communicate and they all breakdown..shucks..

sian....... :S

photoupdate..

2008-05-02T21:47:00.003+08:00

random shots of my friend who works at the cam shop..was fooling around w a two thousand dollar lens and a flash that costs seven hundred bucks..crazily expensive.. :S

random shots of classmates..

totally random shots..

i'm sooooo sian.. :S another week passed, one more week closer to the end of the semester and closer to the exams.. GAH!

watched iron man yest, it's waaaay good! in fact, it exceeded my expectations; it's as good as the trailer! wheee...

sian.....

2008-04-24T22:12:00.003+08:00

sian sian sian sian sian sian.. two weeks passed..of which i was sick for ten days..GAH!

me no wan go baq to mugging.. me no wan to say buai buai.. ='(

<3

:)

2008-04-24T22:06:00.003+08:00

boo. wo hui hen xiang hen xiang ni de. hui ting ni de hua guai guai de. ni ye yao guai guai de, hao hao du shu o. hui jin liang xiang ni jiao wo de ba ni fang zai xin li bu shi fan zai nao li. xi wang zhe liang ge yue kuai kuai guo. ai ni.

-michelle

cable ski 360

2008-04-20T09:24:00.003+08:00

so sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet....

SINGAPORE

2008-04-18T10:37:00.001+08:00

572Z8694, originally uploaded by adrianzg.

yes..i'm back in singapore..for just weeks..but i'm happy.. :)

sunset..

2008-04-11T05:31:00.001+08:00

572Z7427, originally uploaded by adrianzg.

they're kinda depressing, yeah? but the sadness that comes w it kinda makes it feel a lil romantic too, don't u think? the serotonin levels in ur brain supposedly mimicks depression and ocd when u're in love anyway..

sian..

2008-04-11T05:28:00.001+08:00

572Z7380, originally uploaded by adrianzg.

sian......

lallalalaaaa....

2008-04-03T18:26:00.002+08:00

nothing much's been going on..weather's getting colder and i'm finding it harder to get out of bed..that's all!!!

photoupdate..just cause u complained..

2008-03-23T18:24:00.003+08:00

sorry for nt updating..been really really really busy w uni and the hospital. both are going well (i think). got quized by the registra and snr consultant the other day and i did well! basically they threw me ecgs of someone w right bundle branch block (heart block) secondary to myocardial infarction (heart attack) and a series of ecgs from someone who has had a heart attack..basically they wanted me to figure out what's wrong w them and how to manage them..and why was i chosen? according to the consulant, i "look the least confident of the lot". of course la! my first day leh! *smacks head*

anyway, the food at the hospital sucks.. :S tastes horrible and really expensive. bleah..

oh ya..there was a heat wave last week. minimum temp was 35degC. max was 42 i think. now it's back to a cool (coldish) 19 degC - 27 degC.

let's see..what else have been going on w my life? nothing much ba. just that i'm really really really really really really really really happy now. :) i shall take it slow and enjoy it like a glass of fine wine.. :)

some photos..ok, "some" wld be an understatement..

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northern lights
some visual art thinggy. basically they project stuff on the old historical buildings (the library, the main uni building, the museum, etc) and every one goes whoo and aahh..

got tired of the buildings..so i took photos of pple..

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jazz night
an event by the medical fac..supposed to be a classy event w live jazz music, wine, cocktails, suits, dresses, cheese, crackers, etc etc..but almost everone will end up drunk and puking their guts out at some pt..fyi, i was sober..

more photos on my facebook..
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easter sunday
which is today..went to qubic to get bubble tea, took some photos of summer, the bubble tea gal from shanghai. :) was supp to go to the beach after that but the tram tracks was under maintainance, so i ended up going to the mall (all the shops were closed) and botanical gardens instead..ended up lost at one pt cause i didn't have a map of the garden and it's a *huge* place..

tracking shot of a dragonfly..

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random shots..

moi..

i love my cam!!!

2008-03-10T17:25:00.004+08:00

original colour and contrast from the camera, no other photoshoping done other than resize..

i love full framed sensors!! for canon users, this was what i used:

EF50mm F/1.4 @ F/1.4-2.2
picture style: protrait
contrast +2
sharpness 0
saturation -2
colour tone -2
EV -2/3 or +2/3, center weighted metering
WB cloudy, WBshift +B3 G4

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sheet man..i kinda used the L word.. :S but nt in the usual context..but bad enuf..

watashi...

2008-03-08T22:09:00.000+08:00

i got a lil less fat.. :P

stuff..

2008-03-08T20:14:00.001+08:00

snails..

hummer limo..

streets..

street performance..

old old old watch

queen e...

2008-03-06T18:19:00.004+08:00

tuesdays will be the worst (most hectic day) for me.. :)

the present state of my room...

aussie coins..

views from da balcony..

i'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy..i've nt been so happy for soooooooooooo long.. :) and the reason is you.. *doink*

chinese has more meaning ba..

busy...

2008-03-05T21:11:00.000+08:00

sorry for the lack of updates..i'm darn busy!! :S

fond mems..

2008-02-24T07:03:00.001+08:00

got this from hy's blog..love it! :)

You know what SBC stands for.

everyone's wallet used to be the velcro type

It was cool to have pagers in primary school

SBS buses used to be non-airconditioned. The bus seats are made of wood and the cushionwere red. The big red bell gave a loud BEEP! when pressed.

There were still bus tickets and bus conductors would come up to check them.

Envelopes were given to us to donate to Sharity Elephant every Children's Day.

You've probably read Young Generation magazine.You know who's Vinny the little vampire and Acai the constable.

You know what PETS are and the hidden animals in all the text pages.

Writing lines and caning hands were common, esp if you failed chinese spelling

Movie tickets used to cost only $3.50.

Gals were fascinated by Strawberry Short Cake and Barbie Dolls.

You carried a lunch box to school but either threw away the food or brought it back home again.

Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, The Three Investigators, Famous Five and Secret Seven were probably the thickest
story books you thought you would ever read.

Catching and pepsi-cola was the IN thing, and twist was the
magic word.

Your English workbooks were made of some damn poor quality paper that was smooth and yellow.

Waterbottles were slung around your neck and a must everywhere you went.

Girls played five stones and boys played with marbles.

Science was fun with the Balsam and the Angsana being the most important plants of our lives, guppies and swordtail being the most important fishes.

Who can forget Ahmad, Bala, Sumei and John, immortalized in our minds from school textbooks.

We conducted experiments of our own to get badges for being a Young Zoologist/Botanist etc.

Every Children's day and National day you either got pins or pens with 'Happy Children's Day 1993' or useless plastic files with 'Happy National Day 1994'.

You wore BM2000, BATA, or Pallas shoes.

Your form teacher taught you Maths, Science and English.

You went to school in slippers and a raincoat when it rained, and you find a dry spot in the school
to sit down, dry your feet, and wear your dry and warm socks and shoes.

There would be spelling tests and mental sums to do almost everyday (you hated them).

Your friends considered you lucky and rich if your parents gave you $2 or more for pocket mone everyday.

You saw Wee Kim Wee's face in the school hall.

Boys liked catching fighting spiders, earthworms or tadpoles.

Collecting and battling erasers was a pastime for boys.

Class monitors and prefects loved to say, "You talk somemore, I write your name ah!"

You got booked for muddy shoes in class.

There were at least 40 people in one class.

You brought every single book to school, even though there was a timetable.

lalalaaa...

watches are so nice to photograph..

complaints..

2008-02-23T23:03:00.002+08:00

ok..i've received complaints that my photos are too big and it takes forever to load my page..and sometimes the page jams..GAH! it's a lot of effort editing and uploading those photos, k? gaaaaah..

what's the use of taking high quality photos when all u see are tiny squares u faces in them? :P okay okay..i'll leave those "high quality shots" big but will try to shrink the crappy, everyday shots, k? happie?!

alternatively, u'll just have to wait for the page to load till the photos u wanna see appears..then press "escape" to stop the page from loading anymore..or press escape before any photos load, then right click the header of the post u wanna see and load it in another window. :)

bubbly..

2008-02-23T22:59:00.004+08:00

V1: I've been awake for a while now
you've got me feelin like a child now
cause every time i see your bubbly face
i get the tinglies in a silly place

C: It starts in my toes
makes me crinkle my nose
where ever it goes i always know
that you make me smile
please stay for a while now
just take your time
where ever you go

V2: The rain is fallin on my window pane
but we are hidin in a safer place
under the covers stayin dry and warm
you give me feelins that i adore

C: It starts in my toes
makes me crinkle my nose
where ever it goes
i always know
that you make me smile
please stay for a while now
just take your time
where ever you go

B: What am i gonna say
when you make me feel this way
I just........mmmmmmmmmmm

C: It starts in my toes
makes me crinkle my nose
where ever it goes
i always know
that you make me smile
please stay for a while now
just take your time
where ever you go

V3: I've been asleep for a while now
You tucked me in just like a child now
Cause every time you hold me in your arms
Im comfortable enough to feel your warmth

C: It starts in my soul
And I lose all control
When you kiss my nose
The feelin shows
Cause you make me smile
Baby just take your time
Holdin me tight

Where ever, where ever, where ever you go
Where ever, where ever, where ever you go...

that's more or less exactly how i feel..i dunno what's going to happen next.. :S

fringe..

2008-02-23T22:32:00.002+08:00

yes..i'm back in adl..and i'm sick (as previously mentioned..) bad bad bad bad sore throat (pharyngitis)..i can't swallow, nt even my own saliva..bought lozenges thinking that it'll make it better but realised that it's of no use cause it works by the mild anaesthetics and what nt being dissolved in my saliva and me swallowing it..and i can't swallow it cause it hurts waaaaaay too much. imagine someone rubbing a scouring pad on ur throat whenever u swallow..it hurts so bad that it hurts even when i move my head or press against my windpipe.. GAH!

anyway, it's the fringe festival now..lots of baskers and steet performers the coming few weeks. shld be quite good. :)

bright eyes and bushy tail

2008-02-23T22:30:00.002+08:00

we'll be so happy together if she's a human..but... :S

cny..

2008-02-23T22:26:00.002+08:00

i noe i noe..this is a lil late.. :P

i'll make sure we'll do something once a week ~if i'm studying in singapore..but too bad! :) great that we're still quite close after half a decade..

sick..

2008-02-23T17:36:00.001+08:00

horrible horrible..super duper sore throat..i can't even swallow..can't eat, can't drink..gaaaaaah!

cny..

2008-02-12T14:37:00.000+08:00

the group:

the gals looking pretty:

the guys being themselves:

the pple..

bier

2008-02-07T00:08:00.000+08:00

saw this lil bugger..it probably died after being trapped by the rubbish bin's lid.. :P

on the radio

This is how it works
It feels a little worse
Than when we drove our hearse
Right through that screaming crowd
While laughing up a storm
Until we were just bone
Until it got so warm
That none of us could sleep
And all the styrofoam
Began to melt away
We tried to find some words
To aid in the decay
But none of them were home
Inside their catacomb
A million ancient bees
Began to sting our knees
While we were on our knees
Praying that disease
Would leave the ones we love
And never come again

On the radio
We heard November Rain
That solo's really long
But it's a pretty song
We listened to it twice
'Cause the DJ was asleep

This is how it works
You're young until you're not
You love until you don't
You try until you can't
You laugh until you cry
You cry until you laugh
And everyone must breathe
Until their dying breath

No, this is how it works
You peer inside yourself
You take the things you like
And try to love the things you took
And then you take that love you made
And stick it into some
Someone else's heart
Pumping someone else's blood
And walking arm in arm
You hope it don't get harmed
But even if it does
You'll just do it all again

And on the radio
You hear November Rain
That solo's awful long
But it's a good refrain
You listen to it twice
'Cause the DJ is asleep
On the radio
(oh oh oh)
On the radio
On the radio - uh oh
On the radio - uh oh
On the radio - uh oh
On the radio

horology/photography

2008-02-06T18:32:00.000+08:00

in case any of u don't know..i love watches..

update..

2008-01-27T22:30:00.000+08:00

found a nice spot at the beach..no one's there and kinda cool to chill at the breakers, reading mags and what nt..

horological photos..just completed this one..but these are old photos..i've replaced the bezel with a better one i bought from this guy in hongkong, so i've gt to take new photos soon...and yes, that's a scratch on the watch crystal, nicked it against a pillar while walking to the beach..i've polished it out already. :)

description from antiquorum, C is case, D is dial and M is movement:

Ref. 5517 / 5513, “S.B.S. Submariner” Rolex. “Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660 ft=200 m", Ref. 5517/5513. Case No. 5339798 stamped between the lugs and in the case back. Made in 1972 for the British Special Boat Service and issued in 1978. British military issue number 0552/923-7697, 710/78. Very fine and very rare, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel, military diver’s wristwatch, with black bezel with 60-minute divisions and fixed bar lugs.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down engraved case back and crown, graduated revolving black bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard". D. Black with luminous round, triangular and bâton indexes. Luminous "Skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1520, rhodium plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.

This watch is from a series of watches ordered from Rolex by the British Navy for use by the commandos of the British Special Boat Service, one of the world’s most highly trained Special Forces. These watches all have fixed bar lugs which by stipulation of the British Ministry of Defence should not be less than 2 mm in diameter. Other stipulations were that the hands should be of sword type as they are more clearly legible under low light conditions, that the dials be marked with the “Circle T” which is the international symbol for Tritium, and that the case backs be engraved on the interior with the case number to avoid backs being swapped during servicing, thereby rendering the issue mark invalid as the case numbers for all the watches are recorded against the Government Issue (G.I.) number in the Quartermaster’s register. Another watch from this series was sold by Antiquorum, Geneva, “The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wristwatches”, April 1, 2006, Lot 31

The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wristwatches / Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks
14-05-2006
Sold including buyer's premium:
30,680 CHF

prices had been going up since 2002..first one was sold for about four point eight thousand usd and the highest sold for fifty thousand usd in 2006..~crazy..

this is the one which was sold for fifty thousand..

stella @ wisma..i dun like it.. :S

my mouse broke down..so i toke it apart to see what's wrong..the shaft conecting the center button/wheel to the clicker broke..i tried to epoxy it back but somehow the plastic couldn't hold..oh well.. :S

finally! went to cosy bay at tanjong rhu..nice place to chill and nice view too, esp for sunsets/rises

beaching..

2008-01-20T00:04:00.000+08:00

pls remind me to bring food to the beach next time..i got really really hungry and had to leave early. :S

kwak..chimay..yum yum..

2008-01-16T21:25:00.000+08:00

remind me nt to drink during the day, esp on an empty stomach and drinking beers w nine to ten percent alcohol content. i apologise to my friends for the calls and smses i sent while i was high. :P

long update..

2008-01-15T12:07:00.000+08:00

sorry for the lack of updates, been busy procrastinating..

met up w louis last week, went to boat quay area to take some photos..

tourist shots

random shots

creative shots

update on miss chloe: too much trouble to try to know a random sales gal. she's probably nt worth it, so.. *throws shopping bags on the ground and walks away*

guess what..i've found tons of places to chill out in singapore. going to write up the list here in case i forget the next time i'm back in sg:

oosters @ far east square and suntec
broitez @ vivo
balaclava @ suntec
paulaner @ marina
cosy bay @ tanjong rhu
dubliner irish @ orchard
scruffy murphy @ marine cove
stewhaus @ east coast
charlie's corner @ changi village
new harbour bar @ tanjong pagar
timbre @ arthouse and substation
bellini's room at st james
crossroads @ meridian orchard
couple of bars along wisma
long bar @ raffles hotel
giraffe @ istana park

what do they have in common? hmm..other than long bar and giraffe, they all have imported beers, not the crap tiger (for that matter, heini too) u get at ur usual places. :S oosters have lots and lots of exotic, imported beers like duvel and kwak and, my fav, chimay bleue. :)

long bar is filled w caucasians..and very ang-mo-ish; pple sit at the bar and yak. their live band is pretty alright too..

giraffe serves the BEST mojito i've ever tried. very nice lime magaritas too.

balaclava has two for one during the day, till eight pm. ambiance is nice too..

paulaner is a microbrewery; ie they brew their own beer in house. i was there the other day when the master brewer was working. and the place stank of dried, boiling grass/hay. it's kinda nice at first but became too overwhelming after a while. :S

yes, i had to call up four or five places in search of my dunkel. at least i've found it now. :)

ok, so i sound like an alcoholic..but i'm nt! i dun drink to get drunk. nt anymore anyway.

fat. i'm so fat now. i'm eighty one kilos. :S that's almost double of what some of me friends weigh. :S got to get my arse to the gym but gosh, the inertia. :S yes yes, drinking doesn't help. bleah.

a name pronounced as rer-shell sounds good, eh? not that common (heck, i've nt heard anyone else named as that) and doesn't sound too princess-y like tiffany..and yet it still sounds a lil regal.. i lub. maybe i'll name my daughter that, ~IF i even get married. :P

so..i'm still single and looking. i kinda have a check list i'm ticking off whenever i meet someone. it's a pretty long checklist too..*counts items mentally* abt tweleve points? and that is provided that the gal is even into me. but heck, a guy can chase, right? anyway, i've kinda given up tho..might be a good thing cause i can spend all my time and money for myself..albeit by myself. ='(

i've ran out of ideas for my next project watch..parts are getting really really expensive, pple are charging euros instead of usd. drats. parts are getting really really really really hard to find as well. in fact i'm still looking for some parts for two of my prev projects.

i'll be leaving sg soon, a few days before my birthday. :S

guess wat? i've got into cranial nerves dissection! :) now i've to look for more scalpal blades and read up on cranial and neuro anatomy. bleah.

home..

2008-01-05T10:54:00.000+08:00

the same stairs that u climb, the same gates and doors u go tru, the same sofa u laze on..images u think u're so used..are so different at night..

NYE

2008-01-01T20:18:00.000+08:00

did something different this yr..

and the fireworks..

mel..

funkie photos from her site..

sooo happie!! tkz for the awesome company!!

mating season...

2007-12-30T00:14:00.000+08:00

i wasn't able to stop smiling..that was how infaturated i was..let's call her miss chloe..yes, she works at chloe in taka..

so..i didn't get her number the first time i saw her..i went back again but the store was closing..i waited but she didn't come out. i'm sure she saw me. well, i did see her peeking out from the door!! i waited ten minutes and left when she didn't come out..

oh well..shld i force it or shld i let fate take its course? shld i go back again or shld i just leave it as that; i might meet her again somewhere else if we're fated to know each other..

oh well...

THANK YOU!!

2007-12-26T12:31:00.000+08:00

*beeeg hug*

thank u for the presents. love em! :) hope u like urs too..u can save it up till u're sick of ur present one..but then again, how likely is that?!

and sorry abt the perfume..i totally did not expect any of that to happen..

shanghai...photos..

2007-12-26T12:21:00.000+08:00

dunno what to say..so just look at the photos..

went there w my dad..

and my sis..

as u can see, she's a cam whore like me..

brought a lot of cash..

went to a lot of places..

china's packed w pple..

good to be back home. :)

arf!!

2007-12-13T10:51:00.001+08:00

someone's got a doggy!! :)

shanghai..photoupdate..

2007-12-11T21:52:00.000+08:00

using my sis's lappie and her photos..first three edited by me and the last 2 by her..and no, those're nt my feet..

bombs away!!

2007-11-28T22:02:00.000+08:00

three is a crowd..

skydiver..

foetal position..

i believe i can fly..or my arms are flabby enough to act as aerofoils..

quote from a female jumper.. "i was wearing my bikini top over my face when i landed." :S

poket watch..

2007-11-24T10:24:00.000+08:00

bought this for $100.. :) hope to sell it for more or put it in a project watch.. very nicely finished movement that is keeping excellent time..

street performers..

2007-11-24T10:21:00.000+08:00

waiting...

of jags and horsies...

2007-11-24T10:14:00.000+08:00

cldn't help myself.. :P

hot hot hot hot hot!!

2007-11-16T20:30:00.000+08:00

finally! exams are ova! i mean over.. :S last paper yest afternoon..can't believe it's all over.. :) i forsee two and a half months of slacking and chilling..probably gonna work tho. :S too bad the dudes are going off to the land of chocs and watches for their uni. ah well.. :S

it's so darn hot now!! 39degC! and 2 weeks ago it was like 14 degC? gosh. :S so hot that i bought an inflatable pool for thirty bux, pretty good. it's almost three meters by three meters and half a meter deep. pumped it up and filled it up this aft, it's now at the balcony under the sun. ~coool.. :) i'm gonna soak in the sun while cooling off in the pool, with a nice book and a glass of iced tea. how does that sound? :)

photoupdate

2007-11-16T20:28:00.000+08:00

christmas pagent..something like chingay..

testing out a tele extender..

lalallaaa...

2007-11-11T18:38:00.000+08:00

earned abt US five hundred bucks from making/assembling/modifying watches so far..waiting for someone to deposit nine hundred bucks into my bank account now. :S don't think i'll be able to do any horological work when i'm back in sg tho, no tools and nt many suppliers willing to send stuff to asia.. :S

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hmm..what can stress do to me?

- makes me sleep at two/three am everyday..even tho i try to sleep at midnight. :S
- makes me wake up at two pm..
- makes me make perverted comments
- sensitises me to create sexual innuendos..
- makes me do weird things like sleeping on chairs
- makes me spend money on ebay..
- makes me go on a crappy diet..makes me fat! (i'm thirty four inches now..my WAIST!)
- makes my room a temp file folder for my notes
- makes the floor my desk
- makes me use my camera to take notes in the library
- makes me eat the same thing three/four times a day for a week! (roast pork w rice..)

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bah! i think i'm getting jealous.. :S nvm..a less than three more weeks till i get back to sg!!

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going to shanghai with my dad in mid dec. shld be fun...hmm..shld i work in shanghai this holiday? might be a good experience.
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is there anybody out there?!?!

aargh!! i wannnn....

2007-10-28T22:37:00.000+08:00

looks like it's been made for me. :) :)

eyes...

2007-10-28T18:09:00.000+08:00

makes good photoframes too:

me w my new hair..

one of the prettiest girls i know..

blah blah..

2007-10-24T21:51:00.000+08:00

had a singaporean lecturer today for a lecture on musculoskeletal pain..he is full of crap!! ultra lame jokes and weird analogies.. :S

~finally! some photos..

idea!!

2007-10-22T22:18:00.000+08:00

just had a crazy idea..how abt a three days two nights farewell chalet for the dudes and dudette who're going my hological macca next jan? three days and two nights of crazyness, mahjong, going out for suppers at odd timings, etc etc. sounds fun to me.. :)

confessions..confrontations..

2007-10-22T21:21:00.000+08:00

sometimes a confession takes the great load off ur chest and u'll feel at ease almost instantly. try it. :) confession and confrontation, two of the most useful things i've learnt..

life's been..er..tiring. ha! weather's been really weird of late, almost thirty degC a day and sixteen the next. :S and it rained today, first time in two weeks or so..maybe more.

some extremely shallow depth of field:

so disappointed..

2007-10-14T21:06:00.000+08:00

w some pple...they tell u that they're ur good friends, u treat them as that but in the end? sigh.. no/minimal contact for ages..i feel like an acquintance to them..sometimes WORSE than an acquintance. bleah.

less than a yr and things changed.. oh well.. *pops another lexapro*

yikes!!

2007-10-10T23:36:00.000+08:00

going to do venipuncture tml..aka putting i.v. drips into pple..that means that pple will be doing it to me too!! YIKES!

so bored w my life now..gt to find something new.. :S

photos!!

2007-09-29T19:40:00.000+08:00

graffiti..

watch movements..

bored..

2007-09-28T09:37:00.000+08:00

bored..

great..my patient cancelled the appointment w/o telling me..shld've gone to melb w her.. :S it's abt sixty bucks by coach, eight hour journey..shld i? ~nah..

broke the tudor 2452 stem while changing crowns on the watch last night..O_o had to fashion a new stem out of one from a calibre 1570, lots of sanding, grinding and trial and error..it worked but it's nt as good, lots of catching at the gears. :S drats. where the hell am i gonna find spare parts for a movement made in the sixties?!!?! *bangs head on table*

(the stem is the long rod connecting the crown (the thing that u turn to change time) to the movement (basically it's the engine of the watch))

done..

2007-09-25T22:58:00.000+08:00

different dial, hands and movement..

i'm actually getting much better at this..must be all the finger acrobatics during limb dissection. :)

glenelg..

2007-09-22T22:00:00.000+08:00

sigh..i might as well convert my blog into a photoblog permanently.. :S

went to glenelg w karine and her friend from melbourne..karine's a nurse. :)

lomo style. :)

i'm nt alone..

raaaaaah!

2007-09-21T23:26:00.000+08:00

arghz F*. seller sent the wrong set of gilt hands to me..what's wrong? it's too long and too big!! :S :S :S going to get him to send the correct set of hands.

horology..

2007-09-21T22:20:00.000+08:00

holidays now!! been doing some watchmaking..i'm putting together a (potentially) $12k watch. :)

rolex 1570 movement

dial (redial on genuine singer base)

new old stock gilt (gold) hands with different inserts..

waiting for a case now..fun fun fun!!

was out today.. <3 <3 <3 :) *big grin*

victor harbour!!

2007-09-18T20:27:00.000+08:00

potraits

scenery

birds

creative shots

paparazi..

shot of the day?

please don't feed seagulls..

hot!

2007-09-16T12:03:00.000+08:00

i'm hooked onto christina now.. :) :)

some photos from fri night..

free hugs day..

mr balloon man..

some random shots..

2007-09-14T14:20:00.000+08:00

hehe..

2007-09-14T06:38:00.000+08:00

quite cool to have six of ur friends using photos u took as their facebook profile photo..actually eight if u include msn. :)

holidays just started..WAIT! what holiday? got to start mugging/cramming/praying for miracles..OSCE's in three weeks time. it's a clinical exam where i've to take history, do physical exams, diagnose heart murmurs, diagnose breath sounds and do patient counselling in six minutes per station. *gulp*

i'm in the process of putting together a watch which will potentially cost eleven thousand usd..sourced all parts, now i'm waiting for them to be delivered so that i can put them all together and do modifications..nt sure if i'll be selling it, it all depends if i like it.

btw, (here's augustine's album of this yr's tempest..

nt from augustine's album..

more here..

so lonely..i'm so lonely..i've got nobody..to call my own..~oooooooooooh... ='

happy birthday!!

2007-09-10T18:42:00.000+08:00

..maybe i shld start charging $$ for taking photos. :P

and the birthday gal..

and me..

and of me and jess..

~great..

2007-09-08T09:15:00.001+08:00

..i've just became famous overnight.. :S in the med population, of course..and nt famous for med..kind of..weird.

tgif!!

2007-09-07T22:45:00.000+08:00

tgif!!

international food fiesta..

more photos here and here

camwhore!

2007-09-05T20:15:00.000+08:00

what do u get when u hand me a camera and place me in front of a dirty mirror w some toothpaste?

some other random stuff:

can u believe that there're pple buying and selling watch straps made by panerai before richmont's buyover for over two thousand usd?? crazy. but u'll have to take into consideration that the pre-v (pre vendome, or pre richmont buyover in 1997) cost over fifteen thousand usds now. they used to cost around a thousand dollars. crazy crazy.

photo overload!

2007-09-02T19:44:00.000+08:00

ai-yai-yai.. :S

i'm nt the only one..

random photos..

2007-09-01T18:52:00.000+08:00

cool kid

musicians

graffitti

gosh..my housemate is having a party in the living room..i feel so lonely..

branding..

2007-09-01T08:49:00.000+08:00

same movement, different brands, different prices. CRAZY!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BREITLING-WINDING-CHRONOGRAPH-MOON-CALENDAR-S-SMODEL803_W0QQitemZ170143646210QQihZ007QQcategoryZ31387QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Rolex-Vintage-Oyster-Chronograph-Moonphase_W0QQitemZ280145852901QQihZ018QQcategoryZ31387QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

RAAAAAAEEE!!

2007-09-01T08:31:00.001+08:00

..u have some serious competition here..

http://kai.com.sg/

anyway, just a plug for you and ur website..the clothes are sooo nice!! (shrieks!)

http://ebigshoppingbag.livejournal.com/

the models u use are so much better as well! :)

ok..so now i've another sister?

i think gerraine will look better next time..judging by how much she's changed over the last few yrs. :)

and yes, my younger bro is gonna be a superstar..he's taking singing and dancing lessons from some music production company/school at tg pagar.

life..in mono.

2007-08-31T18:54:00.000+08:00

and in colour..

meeeee...

sick sick sick sick.. :( my ears are blocked (swollen adenoids compressing the eustachian tubes?)..

:( :(

2007-08-30T21:16:00.000+08:00

i miss my guitars..i miss the way they sound, the way the sqeal, they way they vibrate against my body when i play em.. =''(

stan!! go rip some solos!!! :)

i'm sick.. :( there's a weird bug going around med school.. :(

crazy..

2007-08-29T19:48:00.000+08:00

bloody moon!!

2007-08-28T20:03:00.000+08:00

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!

omg..

2007-08-28T06:23:00.000+08:00

have to do breast exams on thurs.. O_o

iwc..

2007-08-27T08:09:00.000+08:00

photoupdate..

2007-08-24T21:57:00.000+08:00

i think i prefer monochrome for pple..

glenelg w sara..

few more hours. :)

it's a boy!!

2007-08-23T21:51:00.000+08:00

..and i missed the birth cause she went into natural labour at four when i was having my clinical. :S still..it's great to see the baby and mother safe and sound. :) do u know that baby poo is dark green, turning into mustardy colour? hehe.

gym was good..i'm gonna torture myself on sat w three new exercieses..~muahahaa.

limb dissection's going well..cleaned up the nerves innervating and the vessels perfusing the muscles in the anterior compartment. i've removed all the organs in the pelvic cavity and cleaned up the abdominal aorta/inf vena cava and T1 and T2 nerve roots. whee..

i've packed my gear for tml. hehe. hope it won't rain!

photoupdate

2007-08-22T18:49:00.000+08:00

me..

school..

randoms..

induction..

2007-08-22T05:48:00.000+08:00

..on thursday 8pm..will probably last abt six hours..gosh, can't believe i'll be there watching the whole process..that also means that i'll be left w less than five hours of sleep and considering thursday is my craziest day (gym at eleven, limb dissection at one, clinical at three, probably a seminar at half past five..), that extra sleep is much much much needed! :(

going to glenelg on fri to shoot the sunset..think i'll have some pretty photos of a pretty girl too. :P

oh yes..someone's birthday.. :) :) do u feel that ur big twenty one is creeping up on u? haha. it's nt that big a deal, it's just another birthday, glorified by everyone cause it's the end of ur teens. someone shld probably drag u out to watch an R21 film but doubt u'll appreciate that.

disability assignment on chronic fatigue syndrome due on monday!! :S it's kind of shitty cause i'm doing the research paper based on the australian population. kind of useless imo unless i'm staying in aus to practice, which i doubt.

simpsons!!

2007-08-21T19:28:00.001+08:00

hey pretty! birthday in a few days time ya? haha. here some lame stuff for u:

walk around..

2007-08-19T19:25:00.000+08:00

bikers, scooter-ers, skaters..

birds in flight..

architecture..

chillout day..

i'm nt the only one out there..

ow..

2007-08-18T18:26:00.000+08:00

ooooow...my right shoulder hurts. :( trained till the pt i wasn't able to do 10 pushups. felt good after that but now my shoulder's giving way. :S

spring?

central market

walk arnd..

hehehe..

wheeeee....

2007-08-17T20:59:00.000+08:00

i shld really call my pregnant lady..she's due on thursday. O_o"..

so..three friends got into car accidents, one got hit by a van, suffered internal injuries, one of em was trapped in her car when it rolled over, another got caught in a hit and run accident and is undergoing major surgery.. :( to all the other friends out there: be careful!!

so..did a case presentation today, w/o notes. yippee..received very positive feedback on it. :)

nothing much on limb dissection, found the femoral nerve and most of its branches, cut off a few nerves on the way..cleaned up the femoral artery and vein, gonna follow the artery's course into the popliteal fossa. the most difficult part is almost over. i'm thinking of doing the upper limb dissection on my own..hmm..

gym is showing progress yet again! gonna try out something new tml. will be fun. wahahahaa..provided the weights don't fall and crush my toes. do u know that u need maximum of fourteen percent body fat to get six pack abs? any more and u'll have ab instead.

don't think i'll be going to allied health ball..well..it's a good chance for me to meet girls..but it clashes w someone's birthday. haha. i'm glad i won't be there, no way am i going to look unglam or gay! wahaha.

where can u find this in sg?!

i love candid shots..

photoupdate..

2007-08-12T20:12:00.000+08:00

interesting sight..was ultra cold and misty a few days ago. brrr..

some street life:

the music is actually very very good! they played led zeppelin, deep purple, hendrix, etc.. old skool stuff.

torrens river..

ducks and humans sharing the same tree..

photoupdate..

2007-08-11T20:57:00.000+08:00

my pecs are fatigued.. :( yeowtch.

photoupdate

2007-08-10T20:34:00.000+08:00

tried out some lenses at a cam store..wow..big diff!

some random shots..

ikan bilis, anyone?

hmm...

2007-08-08T21:15:00.000+08:00

pointless..

2007-08-07T21:03:00.000+08:00

i'm running out of stuff to take photos of..i'm out of ideas! raaaaaaah!

hmm..my pregnant lady's expected to be due on the sixteenth! :) yipeeeee!

my chest is getting bigger... ;)