Day 4 and 5

Day 4, visited Agra fort.. Trekked 3km to the Fort, from Taj Ganj, enjoying the scenary along the way.. Though Agra, the city itself is really very dusty.. Actually I could have just took the cycle-shaw to the fort, which would take a mear 5mins, but just as to expand all the time I have till my train at 5.40pm, I took the walking instead.. So in the end, I'm glad that I bought my pair of shoes along.. covered 3hrs of walking on day 4, roughly 12km or so.. Some how I know that this would not have been possible, if I'm not travelling alone, cos its hard to find someone who don't mind walking the distance with me.. lolx..

At the entrance to Agra fort, ( Red fort .. cos the whole fort was built with red bricks )

The big courtyard in the fort...

I love exploring ruins.. (Its so hard to find one good angle to take photos with no other ppl.. India is really too packed with inconsiderate Indians who refuse to get out of the picture.. )

Emo pic...

Saying good bye to the fort..

Onboard the train at Agra Canttoment station, initially, I entered the wrong cabin.. Went into the lowest class, the sleeper class, where all the locals are.. And not a single foreigner.. which I found it rather awkward... Why did I board the wrong one ? cos the sign on the display was in reverse order.. so the tail of the train became the head.. Upon realising the mistake, I ran towards the right cabin, which was.... very far infront... for a moment, i was still thinking how come I'm paying so much for such a crappy cabin.. haha... anyway, I reach Jaipur 1 hr behind time, at 11.30pm.. Only to reach the guest house at 11.50pm. Checked in unwillingly to a worn down room, with spoilt shower head.. but what to do in the wee hours ? Just accept it and sleep.. haha..

The sleeper class Train cabin

The correct cabin I should be in.. ( orientation of photo wrong.. rotate clockwise pls )

Day 5... Supposed to be heading to Udaipur.. however, after checking the availability of the train tickets, I cannot make it back to delhi in time.. Or rather, the time may be a bit too tight.. Considering the delay that India time can cause, I'll prefer not to have that worry... so Scrapped the idea of going to the fairy tale like city... So I spent the day to visit Amber, A fort on the hills .. This fort was used as the capital for a period of time, and in the fort itself, there were many areas of specialisation.. ranging from bronze streets, gems, farms, etc.. just a mini city of its own rights...

Father of India.. taken outside Jaipur Junction.

the view of the Fort from far was beautiful.. It just reminded me of Great wall of China..

Marble building once again.. My fav type of materials.. I'm sure my house will be made of white marble in the future.. lolx..

Amber fort from the foot of the hill.. doesn't it looks nice?

I had to make a 15 mins climb up to the top to reach the fort entrance.. heave... oh ya.. got assaulted by some monkey along the way.. damn it.. would have kicked his ass off if he tore my jacket.. stupid monkey..

Now i'm going to be stucked in Jaipur for one more day before I head back to Delhi a day earlier than expected. Well.. no choice.. Would have preferred not to go back to that city again if I could. nvm..

I'm getting quite sianz of the food here.. somebody pls give me black pepper crab, steam fish, stir fried dou miao, and pork ribs... Arh...

Thrilling day

Well well.. What an exciting day it was... Started off waking up late .. and I almost missed the train to Agra. Super lucky that my Sis SMS me at the correct time, 6am, and I sprung out of bed, only to realise that I've got 15mins to catch the Train. Can't imagine myself spending another day in the Complicated, disgusting, touts invested Delhi.. Yikes..


Luckily I have more or less packed my stuff the night before, So Just had to dumped it in, and lug it down, Chiong onto to Auto, and sprint off to the New Delhi train station, 1km down the road.. By all luck, it was at the first berth, the FIRST train that I saw, and looking at the clock , 6.13am, I heaved a sigh of relieve.. It departed the station at 6.16am. like Hao heng can I get.. Phew... Morning adrenaline rush... ( the first time i would have hope that India rubber time would be used here... )

On the train, Sleepy eyes, barely woke up yet...


Reach Agra at 8.25am, 2hrs train ride.. Super on time.. In the background is the Akbar's tomb, Son of Humayun..


Taj below my legs... Phee

Random Horse Carriage along the roads.. there's camels walking beside me now actually..

The magnificent Taj Mahal...

Taj is truly magnificent and splendid. My Jaws dropped the moment I walked past the gate. Its really Stunning and beautiful.. A monument fully build of White marble, a remarkable piece of artwork.. you have to see it for yourself to believe just how nice it is.. to me its worth every penny that I paid for (S$28. ). I actually stunned there, and stay rooted to the ground for 10 mins, before I moved closer to the Taj.

A closer view of Taj.. the whole site is freaking big..

Notice the big blue sky behind Taj ? The whole Taj was built on elevated marble. Thus making it 3m higher than everything else, and exceptionally beautiful.. * claps claps* to the architect in the 1600s.

The gate that separated Taj and the garden..

Another view... by Sunset..

There's much more to what I've seen. But seriously, Taj overshadowed everything else that I saw... The rest shall be in my memory card.. haha.. Plus the uploading speed here is horrible.. I took an hour to upload those above.. zzz..

Leaving Agra tomorrow evening for Jaipur.. to complete the golden triangle in the Northern part of India. This will complete the story and the battles that were fought back in the 1400-1700 A.D... visited most of the forts that has been standing in India.

Still thinking whether to make a trip to Udaipur.. a further 500km from Jaipur.. its a 14hrs bus ride.. Sianz.. but its a so called fairy tale city... hmm...

Day 2 in Delhi

Morning Greetings... Taken while I'm having breakfast. Temp hovering around 5 degrees. ( in the morning ).. So have to put on everything even when having a meal, cos there's no door stopping the cold air from blowing in...


Some selected photos taken today. Here it goes..

Jama Masjid .. ( The biggest Mosque in India. )

Outside Lal Qila. ( Red fort )

Delicious Lunch at one of the Recommended Restaurant.. yes.. Butter Chicken.. Would say its the best dish I've had in India so far... erm.. ya.. paid the most too.. the butter Roti n butter chicken is S$10 in total..

One of the tomb beside Hamayun's Tomb.

The entrance to Hamayun's Tomb..

Hamayun's Tomb

Hamayun's Tomb

India Gate..

That sums up what I've seen for Day 2 in Delhi. And I'll call it quits. So many tombs and mosque in the same place can be a bit overkill. And to think I'm heading to Agra tomorrow morning to see Taj Mahal, ( another Tomb ). Well.. India isn't complete without seeing Taj. So hope it'll be worth my visit here.

Things are going on much smoother than yesterday.. perhaps I'm turning ignorant to everyone on the streets. Surviving here is much more expensive than I've thought and planned. Staying in Local budget Hotel sets me at Rs 300-450 (S$ 12-18). but the transport is killing me.. Paying from place to place is no joke. Especially when the auto driver simply refuses to use the meter when he sees a yellow skin man walking around. Thus, I resolved it using my trust worthy pair of legs. Covering the Old Delhi and new Delhi on foot, I think I covered around 3hrs of walking, erm.. around 12km ? Not that I can't bear to part with the money to the auto driver, but I want to see more of how the locals live and what they shop and eat.. Its very different from those tourist vested places. And of cos, there's no touts along the way. Good way to burn the fats that I accumulated from the afternoon delicious Butter Chicken too.. hehe.. Entrance fees to each of the different sites cost Rs 200 - 300. and to bring in Camera, its another Rs 200. Day like robbery.. what to do .. when we are tourist.. locals are paying Rs 10. Zzz..

Will be heading to Agra early in the morning 6am. and its colder there. Just checked the forecast for the next 2 days, -1 to 9 degrees. *shivers * My newly bought Levi's jacket better come in handy..

*That aside, I'm utterly disappointed with my results.. Just don't bother asking me about it.. I'll not say a single thing regarding that. Just that when I almost fell off the Hamayun's tomb when I tripped on a rock, I thought it was a blessing. ( that shows how bad it was... ).

Trust no one except myself

After sending the team off to the bus, Spent the night alone in Pai Veceroy, In Bangalore. the night was alright... Especially it was in a familiar place for the past 2 days. Set off for the Airport early in the morning 5am. Luckily I could wake up in time..

The service at the delhi domestic airport was horrible.. touched down 30 mins late, and 15 mins bus ride from the plane to the arrival hall. should i say that the airport was that big, or should I say, the layout of the airport sucks.. waited for a further 45mins before the luggage appeared. So was supposed to reach Delhi by 10.10am, in the end, I got my luggage at 11.50am. have gotten used to the India Rubber time here... Muz always prepare for time buffer...

Went straight to New Delhi train station... Thinking of buying the tickets to Agra immediately, but got Con off by the touts, who was posing as luggage potters, trying to check tickets at the gate. And to think I got con by that.. Arh... I was just 2 mins away from the Real tourist Information Bureau, but he was uber friendly, and really convinced me to follow him.. while on the way, realised that he wasn't bringing me to the delhi tourism board.. instead, he brought me to a whole stretch of travel agency.. with all of it labelled. "International tourist agency". like Wth.. the touts and con man floods the whole street, hiding along every corner of the street.

Feeling uneasy inside the so called " tourist information centre" i forced my way out of the place and back track my way back... erm.. its 2km back to the station.. luckily i constant keep track of the way they drive.. along the way, MORE touts, poached on me,... telling me that the one i went to was a lousy, cheating agency, tell me that there's a better one, will bring me there.. All played similar tricks, pretending to call someone, telling me the train is full, there's no tix here and there.. need to take bus, etc. Seriously lost track of how many times I had to brush them off. To a point, I couldn't be bothered to reply them.. just ignore, pretending that I can't speak English, can't understand konichiwa.. helloz.. watever. I was simply irritated by it. All in all, I went to at least 4 " conning place " but walked away unharmed. After all these, I simply refuse to believe anyone, other than myself. even the one standing outside the station in uniform can be in cahoots with the auto-rickshaw driver. it was really that bad... In the End I had to tell myself.. Head straight to what the guide book says, and ignore everything else.. TRUST NO ONE EXCEPT MYSELF. ( myself, cos i need to read the map)..

Finally got the tix to Agra at only Rs 375, compared to one that quoted me Rs 1575, and the package of USD 150. Seriously wanted to go and slap those guy's faces.. wasted 3hrs of my time, if not could have gone to explore a bit of Delhi.

Would say Day 1 experience was horrifying. never expected the situation to be this bad and misleading. have to stand strong and hopefully survive thru the next 7 days. Alone in a foreign land, is a totally new experience, both thrilling and frightening. Really have no idea, how many more con man i'm going to meet tomorrow.. and what lies ahead of me.. guess this is why it makes it even more interesting... Cos I'm a thrill seeker...

*Some laughters and company are miss..

back in Bangalore

After 12 days in a little village, I'm kinda sad to leave the place. Though the living conditions there was actually quite terrible, but I was surviving perfectly well with it. Perhaps because of the previous experience with such atrocious conditions, I was able to get use to it relatively easily. The team , which consists mainly of girls took a long time to get use to it, with so much whining and complains that make it a little irritiating at times. Whatever it is, I enjoyed my stay there.. The carefree lifestyle there, escape from the hectic and busy life back in Singapore.

Just a short write up... its 1am now.. Don't know where to begin writing. using my friend's laptop at the moment. Guess I shall just upload a few photos for now...

Hooi Ching n me at Hotel Empire, having dinner...

Rehearsal for cultural night exchange.

Just before Cultural night exchange...

My Favourite Student, Chinne.. A self motivated kid, who is very eager to learn..


Fang at the Primary school.

First day in the Primary School... Swamped by the kids..

The first Indian meal... With so many more to come... arhz...

On the flight to Bangalore on 10th


This are just some random shots selected... Will recollect my thoughts again after some resting...

Will be touring Bangalore city for the next 2 days before heading down to Delhi on 25th. Just got the news that Delhi's temperature dropped to 4 degrees. Woohoo... I'm super unprepared for that cold.. lolx... some shopping needs to be done...

Leaving

The Golden harvest, Team handicap has finally come to an end. after playing 84 boards in 2 days, I'm a bit mentally drained. Finished 6th, just 4 VP away from the 4th team... So close to get into the semi-finals. Wasted... At least was glad that the performance picked up a little after the first day when we ended 8th. Finish ahead of the other NUS team, and all 3 teams of NTU. So its a good job for my team members... * thumbs up * The top 4 teams are those veteran players from outside clubs. Uncle n Aunties bully us... ( eh.. some are in national team... )

Good experience.. I'll be back again to fight for the top 3 honours..

Just 10 hrs before flying off... and I can't believe that I don't really have the urge to leave. Should I say, I can't bear to leave ? Hmm.. something very rare to come from me.. Usually would just leave without any hestitation and doubt. Still staring at my own luggage in front of me, i just don't have the feeling that "Yeah!! I'm going overseas.. Happy !! " kinda weird...

I'll be away for 23 days, from 10th till 1st Jan. Hopefully will be able to update sometime during the 22nd or 23rd, when they are having the RnR in Bangalore.

Meanwhile... Good bye to all.. Wish me luck ba.. I need lootsss of it.

Day 1 of Golden Harvest

Day 1 of Golden harvest was still quite alright. Not exactly very happy with the performance of the other pair. Pulled down the results a bit. but, have to pardon them. Its their first time playing a competition... At least after the 4th round, where we beat NTU team 3, 25-0 VP, we're hovering in the middle of the table. Hopefully tomorrow's 2 more round will be good..

Packing is almost done. So big.. not happy.. all because of the bulky sleeping bag. BUT... I managed to beat my sis bag's weight. It stands at only 7.6kg.. Wahaha.. 23 day trip. Hopefully I didn't forget anything.. if not i'll freeze there..

Chocolate Shopping

Today was in the mood to buy chocolates. And I spent nearly $40 on Chocolate today !!!! started off when I was at Dhoby Ghaut, walking past one of the stall. Bought the 77% Dark Cocoa, recommended by the sales girl. She was telling me that this is very bitter le.. still got another one at 88%. but upon eating, like seconds after I bought it... ( can't resist it... lolx ). Found that she cheated my feeling.. Not bitter lor.. But it was really quite nice.. haha.. so in the end bought more chocolate. Whaha.. most of it is going with me to India. Will be my source of energy, cos I believe the food they cook will definitely not be sufficient. And the more impt thing is that eating Chocolate makes me Happy !!!

77% Choco

Just simply enjoy the pure taste of Cocoa.

Finally started packing my bag.. hmm...trying to beat my sis's 8kg. and she's going euro for 2.5weeks. How sia.. Will bring minimal stuff and see how light I can go.. Wahaha... though Delhi will be at 0 degrees. hopefully 3 t-shirt will be suffice.

Busy

The first of the many busy day has begun. Meeting for YEP lasted till 4.30pm, with OT work till around 6pm. Had to learn dance, cos we need to prepare items for the cultural night. Wa laoz... I suck at that lar... I like to watch dance, and would like to learn... BUT I seriously can't dance for nuts lar... look damn funny.

The positive thing about it is that they are all very nice ppl, and fun to chat with.. So it makes the interaction much more comfortable. And honestly, other than Fang, this is the first time that I'm talking to most of them. Things looks good at the moment, Just that I've started to notice some ppl who like to procastinate. Something which I can't stand. Got things to do, DO ... don't wait..

I'm really dead larh... no time to do anything.. zzz.. physically tired before going for the trip is no good..

16th blood donation

Went for my 16th blood donation this morning. Squeezing the time out to go, cos I've just past the 12 weeks allowed period AND I need to start taking malaria pill in the next few days. So kinda rush, and today was the only day available.

Anyway, took back another " blood bag " in exchange for the real one.. At least that's what the nurse told me just now.. lolx... quote " I give you one small one in exchange for your big bag of blood... "

Some of the Squeeze ball that I've collected over the yrs. ( misplaced some... sadzz.. )


Way to go to hit the 50 time donation champion. Only 4 times a yr, So. hmm.. got another 8 more yrs to go before I can hit that no. haha..

Went to queensway, and wanted to buy the deuter bag... but.. it was so costly... running on a tight budget now.. zzz. bo bian.. can only window shop.

The good thing was that I had the IKEA meatballs and the chicken wings.. Yipee !! crave for it for the past few days le.. Happy to be able to eat it just now.. easily satisfied.. Just give me nice food will do.

Got selected to be the team Captain for Golden harvest this coming sat. Suddenly tio arrow out of nowhere. Now there's even more things to do.

Yipee...

Mummieeee... Its Ovveerrrr !!!

That marks the end of Sem 1 07/08. Hasn't been a really good semester. Engine not cranked up yet.. Just started to get a taste of how Uni life. Its been more of a trial and error sem for me.. To make mistakes now and able to learn from it, is important. Or at least, the excuse for myself if I'm not doing well...

Played pool at Mambo Bukit Timah in the afternoon, just a little too tired to focus and play properly after the first hr. Result of 4 hrs of sleep the day before. Anyway, enjoyed hanging out with des, lianghe n tuck weng just now... Total relaxation for all of us, with never ending laughters and jokes all the while.. Finally could let our hair down.. *phew..

Now there's tons of preparation work to be done.

1. research on the modules to be taken next sem has begun. 4 mods confirmed . just one more to go... y so early ? cos I've no time to plan for it when back...

2. Research for my backpacking has to resume. Cos I've absolutely no idea what to do there, since they don't accept international credit cards, I can't buy the domestic flight from here.. Plan A , Plan B, and many plans has to be ready in case the other doesn't .

3. Training for Bridge has to resume. Cos Golden Harvest comp is this COMING SAT!!! and i've not touched it for a month. Hopefully not too rusty. Pal... Where are you ? we need some pracice... haha...

4. Packing of the bag.

There still seems to be something missing.. What is it.. hmm...

Now its 5 days to take off... Think I should make some time to have a proper dinner with my family. before my Sis fly off to Euro in 2 days time. Miss those days when I could sit down at the table and enjoy the dinner together as a family...

What's next...

I don't want the last day to be here... Tomorrow is the last paper and ironically, I don't want it to come so fast.. There's so much things to do after that.. How I wish I can just continue to study and not think about anything else..

Honestly, Studying is a bliss.. at least for the month leading to the exam. Nothing else other than just studying, no worries, no problems... alright, problem with cashflow cos never teach tuition means sucking into savings to survive, if not I'll be eating grass by the roadside..

Now now ... its 14 hrs that separate me and the so called freedom.. ( where I'm not exactly free to do anything ) Totally in a Pang Kang mood today. progress was wols. Don't know what the heck I'm doing..

Horrible bus 10 driver..

Yet another sunday spent in sch studying... Thank goodness this will be the last sunday I'm spending in sch this yr... Had lunch at Botak Jones at Clementi, enjoyed the Rib eye Steak before heading down to Des's place to study. At least something pleasant before facing my second wives... ( erm.. notes... )

Leaving the module totally untouched is quite a risk actually. Now chionging through everything in 2 days. Lightning speed is required. Just one more day to go before the final battle is fought.

Felt darn stupid just now... Didn't bring any change, and I will be heading to school to study again tomorrow. Waste 3hrs plus of travelling just because of that.. ARhz... leaving the place at 11pm, only to return there within 12hrs.. Zzz..

Anyway, took bus 10 home just now, a super long journey home, but its direct. So bear with it.. 1.5hrs on a hap-hazard bus was HORRENDOUS. The driver was driving the double decker bus like a rally car.
1. Flooring the accelerator at every opportunity... achieving max speed asap.. ( right, he don't need to pay for the diesel.. )
2. Turning abruptly at ALL turns, swirving me from side to side .. (couldn't sit still without holding on to my bag, if not sure drop. )
3. Braking so Laaattte, that I'm thrown forward everything he breaks. ( So nice of him to test how effectives the break are.. and the breaking distance to prevent clashing into the car infront. )
4. High beaming other drivers when they cut into his lane... ( how polite can he be... )

Gave the driver a good stare when I got down.. Wanted to tell him what an exciting ride he has given me... Right... Not when I'm reading notes...

Shall not comment on the colour of him.. *looking around * @_@

Hmm. today was the actual day of SCSM. felt quite left out, not able to be there. More so when i pass by there when I was on the way home, seeing the tentage set up along padang. How I wish I could be there this morning, mingling with the crowd, the adrenaline rushing into the body, the thrill of overtaking ppl infront, the fun of spotting friends along the way and the sense of accomplishment when passing the finishing line. No chance for it this yr... could only msg frens who went for it.

To all those who went for it and completed it .. Congrats to finishing the race. Its not the timing that matters, Its the courage to sign up for it, and the determination to complete the gruesome 42.195km that sets u apart from the rest.. WELL done chaps !!

Game over for Calculus

Screw the Calculus.. its gone case.. Not that I was going to score well in the first place.. but rather I'm so going to die for that.. Will be glad if I can even pass it. Crap... First time so not confident for math...

Almost wanted to go to SITEX with des, but the temptation to play pool was too strong to resist. So in the end went to play with Eugene, Jeanie n Ramen instead.. ps des.. Well, did play well for today. Had a good streak of 10 games that kept me on the table for about an hour. If only the trial was on.. Just too bad that I can't make it on the day.. guess will miss the chance to enter team nus. The feel today was just right... positioning, shots, everything just went well.

Maybe its good this way too.. cos I may need to drop cue sports in the end.. Time is just too short for me to do everything..


Sis bought me a casio EXilim as my bdae present. Though I still need to top up $80 myself, cos it exceeded her budget a bit.. lolx.. It's nice.. and it just come in time for my trip. Yipee!! so she'll be bringing the other camera to Europe and I'll carry this with me..

Time is just running real short for myself... Still got one more paper on Tues. The LAST paper, stats. Totally didn't study anything today, gave myself a break.. Tomorrow will be heading to sch to resume the routine AGain... Zzz... I've got like only one day of free time for myself in the upcoming week before I fly off. Haiz.. its just too pack..

4th, last paper
5th, ONLY free day ( erm... perhaps some shopping )
6th, YEP meeting
7th, YEP meeting
8th, YEP meeting/ Bridge competition
9th, Bridge competition.. Fly off at night...
10th - 1st Jan.. away...

Crazy schedule coming up... Don't like to be so busy..

Things hasn't been really going well... So many cock ups here and there.. Stumbling on many hurdles along the way... Have been fighting a one man war for some time.. and think this will not change in any near future... Just have to stay strong and fight on...

Life is all about priortising

Just feel much much better today. More relax, and in a happier mood. Guess its because the 2 heaviest module is over le.. Less taxing..

Life is all about priortising... There's so much things that we want to do.. but there's just so much time that we can have.. Even if you can have all the $$ in the world to do what you want, I'm sure you won't live enough to do all of it... (unless, of cos the potion of eternity is really found... for those who play Sim 2 will understand ) What should we be doing at our age now ? What's important to us and is it really that important 5 yrs down the road ? Admit it.. What we are doing now affects our future.. even if you are not going into the same field as ur studies, the higher level of education will still develop our knowledge.

When things get a bit out of hand, stop/pause for a moment to think... Is this really what you want? and is there any other things that's more important and needs to be done instead ? Most ppl say they know what they are doing, only to regret later.. me, a life example.. Sis warned me early on to study hard, stay consistent, and not take up too much things in Uni, cos the competition will be stiff... I did not heed the full advice and still did not take things too seriously.. Only to find myself trapped when I realise the heavy workload was piling and the sem is so bloody short.. barely have enough time to breathe and catch up, the Final exam is here ...

Now its almost over.. erm.. in another 5 days time.. Shall just see what atrocious results i get. the last min chionging won't pull up much, but at least salvage some grace for myself.. ( subjective .. plus HOPEFULLY .. cos totally no confidence .. Haiz.. ) Don't dare to think about it..

Can I really be hardworking and last through 3-4 yrs like that ? everyday just study and do tutorial, and come exam period, last 4 weeks, mug every other day ? Its really unbearable.. Having done that Once in Sec 2, for streaming, Once in Sec 4, Once in Yr2... that's every alternate yr... now... its TWICE every yr.. Wth...

U know its time to rest when...

You know its time to take a break and give the brain a break when you encounter a MENTAL block in an examination.... went in to the Chem paper this afternoon, and I was experiencing a mental block for the first 15min... Stucked on the first qn, which was supposed to be the easiest... Just couldn't think of anything... So had to move on and see how.. Luckily in the end, after doing the rest of it, my brain was working much better and could do the qn.

So gave myself a break after that, and scraped my plan of going to study. Brought all the notes to study, but use none of it.. make my bag so heavy for nothing...

First time in months that I came home without anybody at home. Funny feeling....

Saw this car while walking home... Notice anything different or special ? ? ?


The number plate is made using cardboard... lolz.. wth larh.. I'm sure the TP will not summon him if he dares to drive out using this impromptu DIY number plate lar...

when studying gets high..

When studying gets a bit too high... This is what happens...




Self entertainment...

When things don't go the normal way.. you just have to go find another way.. Sometimes peace is required to be able to stay on track...

Things come and go as it is..

drained..

Drained.. really tired... Think I screwed up my own paper with insufficient rest for myself. The paper for IT was easy... but Concentration wasn't there.. and I think there's a few careless mistake.. which is very costly.. Bio d, wasn't as good as I would have hoped. This 2 were my more prepared paper.... and it doesn't look that good.. more to come in the disguise of Something called Organic Chem. and a Monster Calculus.

Knowing myself that I need to rest well the day before the exam, and last min studying RARELY helps me, cos my brain works best when its fresh, and not in such a state that its drained out. perhaps I should just rest well and not study anymore... I'm really tired.. But I know I muz force myself to carry on.. Been hanging on myself on a thin line.. hopefully it won't snap anytime soon..

Quiet for most of the day today.. Just don't know what to say.. perhaps I'm putting too much pressure on myself for this first sem. IF only I have started working hard earlier on... yeah,.. the usual If only comes when everything is over...

If only.....

Cue sports.

Got this article from the poolfanatics forum... courtesy of kw...

Didn't realise that I was in the photo... lolx.. cheap thrill...

Battle begin

Tomorrow is the Big day liao.. After such a long wait.. Its here...




Perhaps it was the exam stress.... The absorbtion rate was exceptionally high.. all went well except something... But its alright.. overcame that le...

Just wanted to share this msg that Fang sent me in May'06 .




Its been in my phone all this while.. and whenever I get angry or frustrated, or just unhappy.. I will take a look at it.. its just a gentle reminder for myself, that works wonder...
( thanks to dan who helped me typed it out.. )

1 day.

1 day... that's all it separates between me and the start of the First semester examinations. Just saw the count down counter on my desktop and it showed me a horrifying 1 days 0 hours 0 mins 5 sec exactly ( as of what I typed )... Ppl have been constantly reminding me of how important the first sem is, cos it will set a foundation and will affect the cap score. I know the importance of it ... But it all seems to late to change anything now... What can a few days of work do the make a difference ? IF it really can change an C to an A, within such short time, then those ppl who have been consistent with their work, might as well go bang the wall. Now's just the revision part ba...

Have been studying for quite some time, and the feeling isn't exactly great... As stress as I can be.. I don't think I've shown it.. only those who know me well will notice the difference in my attitude and behaviour.. not really smiling that much ( as said by n3ng) don't have the feeling to talk crap, always thinking abt some mod, and don't have the mood to do other stuff now.. Its bugging me at the back of my mind, n I just can't fully focus.

What's really impt to me now ? no idea.. but there's nothing infront of me to decide between..

Pizza Feast

Another day of studying.. chose to study in VJ rather than in sch for some reason. Though something seems to be missing... have been studying together day in day out for abt a month. Sudden break for 2 days seems extraordinary...

Anyway, tried to enjoy our dinner just now. We ordered 2 sets of variety meal box which was meant to be for 4. Ate so much larh... Super full.. But it was enjoyable. Took a few random shots.

FEAST!!!


Sometimes Nice food just lift our mood for the moment. Away from the Mugging...

MS, enjoying his meal..

Enjoying our chickenwings and cinnamon stick.

Yet another day gone by... its down to 3 more days to the first paper. I've kinda "ren ming" le. Don't think studying any harder this last min would make much of a diff. just take it as it comes ba.

FIFA 08

Couldn't stand the temptations any longer... I went to buy the UMD for psp. bought the fifa 08. its on impulse again.. lolx.. muz curb my own spending habits... before i make myself broke..

Though I can now play le.. yipee!! BUT honestly its non-comparable to pro evo. Alright... maybe I've been too used to playing pro evo, for the past few seasons,... but the graphics and controls SUX!!! ARhz... spend $62 and play till not shuang ... Arhz... burn my $$ away... T_T

Was talking to meng, and daniel abt " where would we send our sons to if they can go any sch.. would it be VS ? " Surprisingly.. all 3 of us said no... answer given were, RI, HCI and ACS (I). Perhaps its cos we've seen how much VS has changed, or rather dropped. It pains us to see how much it has degraded. And spending 6yrs as a Victorian it makes us feel even more for it. The best times we had were actually not those in VS, but in VJ. Don't understand why some ppl still like to talk abt the past and even raise up some issues, where I think its giving the rest a bad impression of the sch. And those are just one side of the story, there are so much more honourable things to say. Which I choose not to say. As some ppl alway say, there's heaven and earth in VS. experience really depends on where you are at that point of time.