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2009-11-29T12:39:00.003+08:00

.. Updates coming soon

Asia Cocktail 2009

2009-10-05T16:25:00.012+08:00

Finally have some time to manage an update

Been extremely busy preparing for my FYP presentation

Its over now, went rather well compared to what I had feared.

Now, its time to complete the thesis.. and other irritating assignments.

Some photos from Asia Cocktail 2009

~ Asia Cocktail 2009 @ Metros (18 Sep 2009) ~

.. Great night it was =)

`keLvin

SWEET BLACK ft. Maki Goto - Fly Away

2009-09-06T14:28:00.007+08:00

SWEET BLACK feat. MAKI GOTO - Fly away

I've recently gotten hooked onto this song

Its sexy and catchy~

Its one of the very rare Jap songs that captivates me, with the exception of my dear Mika of course.

Awesome.
Love it.

`keLvin

Only You

2009-08-30T23:01:00.003+08:00

Only You

Only you can make this world seem right
Only you can make the darkness bright
Only you and you alone
Can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love for only you

Only you can make this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you hold my hand
I understand the magic that you do
You're my dream come true
My one and only you

Only you can make this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you hold my hand
I understand the magic that you do
You're my dream come true
My one and only you

(One and only you)

`keLvin

Is it over?

2009-08-02T11:58:00.003+08:00

Watching you hold the hand of another...

Was the most painful scene I have ever witnessed...

Words cannot describe how I felt...

A knife through the heart...

Sadness ensues..

Have I lost the chase?...

`keLvin

New Address

2009-07-21T13:23:00.003+08:00

Current Address

In case some of you are unaware, I've actually moved to another place since the beginning of this year.

Reason why I'm posting this?

Apparently, some of you have sent me stuff which.. I obviously didn't get. =X

My sincerest apologies for that.

New Address:

3 Tralee Way

Waterford

WA 6152

Australia

`keLvin

Random Ramblings

2009-07-14T19:59:00.005+08:00

Favourite..

Jap Singer - My Mika (Song: Too many)

Chinese Singer - Landy (温岚) (Song: 祝我生日快乐)

English Singer - Stevie Wonder (currently) (Song: Lately)

Korean Singer - Rain (Song: Cassiopeia)

Band (Group) - U2 (Song: With or Without You)

Cuisine - Japanese

Jap Food - Hana Maki

TV Show - Top Gear (the end.)

Magazine - Top Gear (not FHM or Maxim as some might suspect)

Hosts - Top Gear (All three.)

Variety Show - Top Gear

Car - Top G--.. Aston Martin DB9

Sound - V8 rumble.. or... let's not go there (NSFW)

Computer Brand - HP

Anime - Bleach

Jap Drama - GTO

Korean Drama - None.

English Drama - Top Gear (well it is pretty 'dramatic' at times..)
(.. fine.. Smallville then)

Chinese Drama - The Unbeatables
(*thinks: "wo bu shi chen mo de gao yang, wo you hua yao jiang~~~")

Dream Job - Top Gear Host

Dream Vacation - Japan.. or the Top Gear studio.

Person - The mother.. or sister.

Heartfelt Movie - Forrest Gump

Action - Ip Man (with Chinese pride)

Romance - (still thinking)

Comedy - Harold & Kumar go to White Castle

Horror/Thriller - 28 Days/Weeks Later

Accent - British

Cineplex - The Grand Cathay

Software - MSN

Game - Left 4 Dead (currently. Boomer FTW.)

Addictive mini-game - Plants vs Zombies ("..Brains!")

Country - Singapore

Bubble Tea - Summer Love Milk Tea

Superhero - Superman (duh.)

Actress - Kristin Kreuk

Actor - Tom Hanks.. or Jack Nicholson

President - Ong Teng Cheong

Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong

Youtuber - Skyy John

Position - Professional Engineer (PE) ... what.. did I miss something?

Emotion - Love.

.. Her~

`keLvin

Tell me I'm doing fine..

2009-07-10T13:35:00.004+08:00

Ever since coming back on Sunday..

I've felt a dreary cloud hanging over me..

It gets lonely at night.. and I feel rather 'lost' at times..

That day, seeing you again.. was the best feeling since the BBQ..

You still looked as picture perfect as always..
It was the first time I had heard you sing..
And you had the voice of an angel~

.. so sweet yet subtle~

I wish that moment would never end.

And everyday, I wish I could see you once more.. even if for a little while.

I wish I could ask you out everyday.. but I'm afraid of scaring you away~

So please tell me..

Tell me.. that I'm alright.. and that I'm doing fine

=(

"Slow and steady wins the race" - Chris
.. Please let it be true..

I used to be full of confidence.. but I don't know why..
Lately..
I'm starting to doubt myself.. if what I'm doing is right.. or even enough..

I need someone to constantly tell me.. that I'm doing it right.. and to keep it up..
Continue to be confident.. and to be patient.

`keLvin

Sluts vs Studs

2009-06-28T22:32:00.007+08:00

Skyy John

Sluts vs Studs

I've been absolutely hooked onto this guy's videos for the past few weeks.
Absolutely hilarious some of them are xD
I recommend people subscribe to his channel

"Guess what?... Cockblock LONG RANGE!"
"You couldn't even see that coming!"

hahahaha

Some of the stuff he says is sooO true
Gals, don't take this too personally

`keLvin

Footprints

2009-06-21T17:18:00.004+08:00

Footprints

One night a man had a dream
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life,
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:
One belonging to him, and the other to the Lord~

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
He looked back at the footprints in the sand
He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life~

This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it:

"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when I needed you most, you would leave me."

The Lord replied:

"My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints..

.. it was then that I carried you~"

~

I saw this in Peggy's new house on Friday night and somehow it kinda struck me rather deeply
The ending especially touched me quite abit.. the words reaching into the depths of the heart.

I guess part of the reason was coz I was feeling abit down then.. had nothing to do for that period.. and my mind just kept thinking of you.

Whenever I have nothing to do or am left alone, my mind immediately races towards you and you're all that I think about~

`keLvin

Hoping to hear

2009-06-16T23:16:00.001+08:00

Final paper in 14 hours time..

Hoping to hear from you before that~

It would mean the world to me~

`keLvin

Taking a step back..

2009-06-15T17:21:00.004+08:00

Taking a step back...

.. afraid of becoming just like that monster...

It scares me..
Thinking of the way I had approached things today...

I'm not like that..
I'm just anxious..

Patience is what I desperately need..

"Play it cool"..
These words never meant as much as they do now..
Thanks for the advice..

I'm afraid I might have chipped my chances..

`keLvin

Chance

2009-06-15T01:51:00.002+08:00

I might actually have a real chance this time..

`keLvin

If only you knew

2009-06-13T23:29:00.005+08:00

Tomorrow is another day~
Not just any other day, but a day with you~

A day with you is like being drowned in love all over again~

You are all that is on my mind these days~
Not even the pangs of my final paper, or the brokenness of my tooth bother me when I think of you~

But when I hear of how sad you've become..
Or how your eyes have turned red from the tears that you cried..

It breaks my heart ever so painfully..
Knowing that there was nothing I could do at that moment..

All I can hear are the sufferings that torment you..
The pain and sorrow that you feel..

But you don't have to be alone..
You don't have to cry alone..

.. if only you knew

I wish I could be there for you~
I wish I could rid the thorn that constantly plagues you..
That thorn which makes my blood boil..
Knowing how much it has hurt you so..

But I know you will be strong~
I know that you can overcome~
Whatever it is that you are facing..
I'll always be behind or not too far~

.. if only you knew

`keLvin

Your Opinions Matter

2009-06-09T11:35:00.003+08:00

Just wondering..

I wish to hear from you guys, your thoughts and more importantly your opinions.

What do you think of inter-country relationships?
For example: Malaysian & Singaporean couples

Is it feasible? Realistic? Difficult?

I know of a few friends who have experienced this before and some worked whilst others.. not so fortunate.

To be honest, I've always shook my head against such "cross country" relationships because I feel it'll be immensely difficult to maintain and more importantly, be with one another.

But anyway, I'd love to hear from what you guys think~

Cheers~

`keLvin

On my mind

2009-06-05T22:33:00.003+08:00

You are all that's on my mind
Thoughts of exams, its anxieties, its complexities..
all went out the window with the breeze of the night.

You make me feel something that I've longed to feel
There's something about you that is special to me.

Is it your eyes, your hair or simply that sweet smile of yours..
That puts a warm smile onto my face even before I realise.

All I know is,
You make me feel all these emotions
Emotions that make me who I am and defines the sensitive side of me.

The stories that you share..
Your stories..
Touch me ever so genuinely.

Seeing you troubled with that sad expression on your face..
Words cannot describe how I long to comfort you..
and tell you that "It's alright"

I wish the day had never ended
I wish that moment in the lab would forever be.
And I wish that somehow you could sense
How much you are growing onto this silly little boy

A boy that is thinking of you..
And watching you from afar~

`keLvin

Shimmer

2009-05-29T22:00:00.006+08:00

Amidst all the intense stress and anxieties of the day, rushing to submit reports, charging towards tests..

You became the shimmering light that gave me a reason to be happy despite all~

^_^

.. In other news, I passed my driving test last week. Yay. =D

`keLvin

Over Load

2009-05-18T23:02:00.005+08:00

Over Load

~ Mika Nakashima ~

New Single "Over Load" from my Mika~ ^_^

~~~<3

`keLvin

Words.

2009-05-13T20:01:00.003+08:00

Sometimes,
Anger and disappointment takes over a person

So much so that they begin hurting their closest ones with the tang of harsh words like "Despise" and "Hate".

Sometimes,
They are used to convey the message, to portray the image.

But then again,
Sometimes, there are other alternatives to do so.
Other words, subtle words.

Words that would not intentionally claw into the hearts of the ones you care about.. the ones you love.

Such strong words are not meant for friends - especially the best of friends.
The only regret is succumbing to the strew of emotions at the time,
And pen down what transpired into extremely hurtful words.

Words that may have added unnecessary strains onto the hearts and feelings of another.

Though the message was clear,
The consequence was undesired, unintentional.

Despite the words,
Know that deep down

I still care

.. More than you realise.

`keLvin

Gifting

2009-05-10T21:32:00.005+08:00

- Gifting -

Helped Yu Sheng (aussie YS, not Esen YS. haha) with Ruff-Ruff's present on Thursday.

And boy was it PAINFUL. =\

Reason being: We had to fold those stars out of THICK shiny-coloured paper that was almost impossible to press and fold-in the edges! >.<"

I literally had to use a pair of scissors to push in the sides..
And even that hurt like hell. lol

In the end, we managed to complete the final product which looked AWESOMESS!!
.. at the cost of a blistered palm and a drained body nevertheless.
Haha. But it was fun helping Sheng out. =)
I think I was more excited about it than he was
=D

P.S: I'm glad Ruff-Ruff liked her present.. otherwise.... ehehehe
>=D

. Folding stars... never again.. >.< .

...

And this reminds me of something which I have been dying to get off my chest..
Something also related to gifting.

I've been wanting to do a post on this, but have been v.busy lately.

Its about sending and receiving gifts during special occasions - such as Birthdays.

I've always appreciated gifts from my close ones or anyone.
Whether it be an elaborate and expensive gizmo or just a simple personalised birthday card.

The extent of the gift is not a real issue to me..

What IS important to me is INTENTION.
And by that, I mean the intention of the sender.
It is something that I truly appreciate from a gift.

I absolutely DESPISE and HATE gifts that have no real INTENTION behind it.
Gifts that have NO thought in it.

I can generally tell if a gift has been thought of for 5 mins or 5 hours.
It makes a difference and it can be felt by the receiver aka mE.

I hate it when people send me gifts that were "sent for the sake of sending something", as opposed to "sent because I want to surprise/do something special".

It is especially hurtful and downright disappointing when a fake gift (as I call it) is sent by someone who is close to you - a good friend for example (maybe even a best friend?).

It just tells me that they remembered the occasion (which I'm grateful for) but just thought of something (probably impromptu) to send me that means absolutely NOTHING to me at all.

A meaningless gift.
A gift of no value to me.

How sad is that?

I understand that sometimes people are v.v.busy with their work/studies. So perhaps coming up with a reasonable gift is difficult.

I have no qualms or problems with that at all. It is absolutely fine.

So I would rather not receive anything, than receive something that is useless, means "0" to me, and is hurtful.

I would rather receive a simple personalised birthday card or even an SMS, than a meaningless present. Its that simple.

And to top it off.. if such a gift was not sent by the sender themselves.. but by someone else (whom you probably might dislike)..
.. then that's like shooting me in the ballz and then in the wedding vegetable..

Ouch.

`keLvin

Winnie the Pooh

2009-05-06T13:00:00.004+08:00

If you love winnie the pooh, I'm sorry.

Hahaha

xD

(Hopefully you guys get it)

`keLvin

The SAF

2009-04-11T23:44:00.002+08:00

I can't imagine a world without the 39's and the people I met there..
Or how I would've turned out if I hadn't gone to serve my nation..

The best of friendships are those formed during the toughest of times..

.. And that for me, was in the SAF.

God it feels good to be a part of it

`keLvin

Kristin + DB9

2009-03-08T15:46:00.010+08:00

Some random blogging

My 2 months of internship at Squire Mech (engineering consultancy firm) in Singapore was a rather pleasant one for me.

It was during my Dec '08 to Feb '09 summer break.

I must say, I did learn quite alot from my short but fruitful stint at the company.
Not only did I gain valuable insight into how an engineering consultancy works, but I've fostered new friendships with some of my dear colleagues as well.

Like they say, getting ahead in the office means knowing what you're supposed to do as well as knowing who you're doing it with (erm.. work-related. yes. work.).
xD

But joke aside, this group of young engineers made my stay a rather pleasant one.
One where I felt comfortable working in.. getting tips from them.. learning how to play the game etc.

I remember during my first day at work, after doing all the inital paperwork, I was expecting to be sorta "left alone" and not cared by others (coz they were all v.busy). Instead, I got an invitation to join a group of them young engineers for lunch. I remembered it was Qi Xiang who kinda broke the ice..

"Eh, 去吃了. Lunch time liao."

haha

Over the course of the 2 months, I slowly got to know about more of them around me.
And I made a rather interesting observation.
Of the 8 or so colleagues that I knew.. only 2 or 3 of them were actually Singaporeans.
The rest were either malaysians, indonesians or chinese. Which was rather intriguing.. seeing as how I could not tell some of them apart.

Nevertheless, they were all a bunch of nice and caring people.

Last day at office. Too bad the rest weren't around by then.

Was glad I had a chance to have a nice farewell dinner with them just before I flew off.

L-R: Qi Xiang . Chee Kai . Sarah . Lydia . Valery . Evan

Will certainly miss 'em all.
Hopefully I'll be able to work with some of them in future or just meet up every now and then.

Moving on..

There are quite a few movies to REALLY look forward to this year! =DD

To name a few:

Terminator Salvation

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

.. On the other hand, there are some movies which are just a complete waste of time and resources.
Quite simply, they will probably be utter rubbish.

Again, to name a few:

Dragonball Evolution

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

.. oh and did I mention "Dragonball Evolution"?
I think I did.. but anyway, no harm listing it again..

(!DO NOT WATCH!)
DRAGONBALLZZZ EVOLUTIONZZZ

There. That's better.

Speaking of Street Fighter, I've always been a fan of the video game. And though the first movie of it was abit lame-ish. I still found it rather nice.
(Kudos to the late bison-actor, Raúl Juliá. He was a great actor)

This time however, the new movie doesn't seem to excite me as much as I had hoped (at all?)

The ONLY reason why I would even consider watching this movie is simply because my dear Kristin Kreuk is acting in it. And she's the main protagonist as well.

To me, she is the persona of all that is holy and beautiful in this world we call the entertainment industry.

I mean sure, you have your Jessica Albas and your Megan Foxes. I don't deny their hotness & sexiness.. bla bla. But seriously, any artiste these days can be "sexy" and "hot".
But Kristin Kreuk is in a whole different league.
She may not be uber sexy, but that's because she is exquisitely beautiful.
She's someone whom you look at and think, "Ah, now that's a picture perfect look"

And that is hard to come by.
She is simply the epitome of beauty and elegance.

If heaven had angels, she would be the queen of them all.
And if I were lucky enough to go up above, I would like her to be the one receiving me. =D

Heaven is indeed a place on earth.
(.. sometimes.. probably.. perhaps.. if I do see her.)

My idea of perfect heaven is having Kristin in a DB9 with mE.
Cruisin' along the highroads to nowhere.

When two beauties of perfection & elegance meet, it can only get even better.
Because "+" and another "+" still gives you a "+"

.. And I'm beginning to make no sense..

Anywho, in case some of you are wondering..
"Hang on, what happened to your Mika??? HUH??"

No, I've not forgotten nor left her behind.
She is still v.much with me.

Let's just say,
Kristin is to a DB9, as Mika is to a GT-R R35.
=)

Both are goddesses to me and both make my world feel like a fresh clean crisp of lettuce in my sandwich.
*Mmm! Mmm!

`keLvin

Violent Rant

2009-02-24T13:15:00.003+08:00

This is a violent rant.

To the young asian girl who ALMOST knocked me down with her car earilier..

Fuck You.

Yes that's right, Fuck you. And only you.
Oh.. but if I didn't see wrongly and you had a passenger next to you.. fuck her toO.

What in Jesus' name were you thinking or doing huh???
Obviously NOT looking where you were going eh, you dumb bitch.

I was about to cross the pedestrian (zebra) crossing at my uni.
Mind you, I'm not one of those stupid people who would dash across the road.. thinking "oh its a pedestrian crossing, hell yea I got every right to cross it. Cars, STOP FOR ME.) - No, not me.

I'm the more sensible one who knows that cars are painful when they hit you and will generally, almost always kill you.

As always, I would stop and wait for the cars to slow down first before I make my move..
The car in the other lane stopped - Good.
HER car was slowing down and almost came to a complete stop at the crossing - GOOD..... until I made my move and started to cross.....

Then she SUDDENLY decided to SPEED up and (what seemed to be the situation!) KNOCK ME DOWN.

I'm sorry.. but are you a stupid asian girl or just BLIND?! - I'm guessing both.

OBVIOUSLY she WASN'T looking WHERE she was GOING and OBVIOUSLY didn't have any sense of control over the car.
For crying out loud, she didn't even bother to apply the brakes when she saw me!
Her car was literally CENTIMETRES from my legs.
C'MON.. is it that hard to spot all 1.86m of ME???

I literally had to engage a burst of speed and did one of those martial-arts-kinda dodging manovres. I'm not here to brag but seriously.. if I didn't move as quickly as I did..

YOU WOULD'VE HAD BLOOD ON YOUR FUCKIN' PETITE LIL' HANDS YOU AR-TARD.

You were a "P" plate.. which means you had successfully passed your driving test and have clocked your 25hrs worth of required driving... HAHA. what a joke. Really?
Seems to me you probably banged your tester and had some junkie complete the 25hrs for you.
Pathetic.

It is girls like YOU who make the general female population look BADDD and make those guys think, "GIRLS CAN'T DRIVE FOR FUCK." Its people like YOU. YOU.

Don't worry.. you haven't totally tainted my image of female drivers. I still have respect for them. I believe both sexes have their good drivers and their fucked up drivers.
You just pulled down a point for your sex. But don't worry.. I only hate you.

There is NO WAY IN HELL my life will be ended by a fuckin' lil' YOUNG PRAT like you who hasn't got a clue HOW to drive ok? - NEVER.

Enough said

`keLvin

叶问

2009-02-15T14:49:00.012+08:00

Ip Man - Celebrated Kung Fu Master of The Legend

Finally, I've managed to distract myself from Left 4 Dead (Oops..) and sit down to do a review on this epic film.

Why Epic?
For two reasons really:
1) Master of Bruce Lee
2) Donnie Yen

You put these two together, and with the aid of Director Yip Wai Shun and Action Director Sammo Hung - You get the biggest chinese Epic of 2008 (or.. of all time?).

In fact, to me it was the Best film of 2008.
I'm not kidding here.
To me, its even better than HUGE western blockbusters like Transformers and (dare I say?) The Dark Knight! =X

Don't get me wrong.. those two films blew me away and I was immensely impressed and overwhelmed by them (4.5 / 5 from mE)

But Ip Man?
This gets a full 5/5 from mE.
I've not felt so strongly about a movie for a long time since.. Superman Returns?
But even this is more than that!
Seriously.

Whilst the other blockbusters blew my mind and captivated me with so much excitement and adrenaline, Ip Man did ALL those.. and so much more.

The action sequences were mind-blowingly intense and it kept my eyes glued and fixated (quite literally) to the cinema screens (yes, screenSSS - I watched it twice in the theatres) as well as my Television one (about 4 - 5 times thus far =X)

But more importantly, it was also the emotional parts of the film that truly swayed me.
I could go on and on about this film forever.. but I think its best to just let you all watch it (if you haven't) and hopefully, you will all know what I mean.

To quote two female friends of mine, they said this film appeals more to the male sex rather than the females. And its not just because of all the bish-bash kung fu spectacles, its got something to do with that "male pride/ego/satisfaction" thingy.. whatever you wanna call it. Hard to describe in words really.

Personally, I actually think that's quite true too.
To me, the kung fu was near flawless. And everytime I see the fight scenes, especially during the two epic moments (10 black belts scene & the final fight), my whole being seems to be drawn into the film and its like you're experiencing that exact moment during that era.. the emotions, the drama, the passion, the action..

~ Finale ~

Without fail, everytime I watch those two fight sequences, I would be literally sitting at the edge of my seat, eyes trying to get as much of the swift action as possible, and filled with adrenaline. And I swear, if anyone had disturbed me or even talked to me during those moments.. I'd probably growl and bark at them without any hesitance.. and hate them.. for about 10 sec maybe. xD

Now some people might argue - Hey, don't you get bored watching the same sequences over & over again?

Well no, absolutely not.
(Until I've watched it a hundred times then maybe la.. xD)

And I'll tell you why.
Apart from the skillful display of proper chinese kung fu, every fight (again, especially those two mentioned above) has a deep emotional attachment behind it.
Every punch, every kick.. has passion and heart surged from it (from Ip Man of course).

And the action is only half of what makes this film a fiver for me.
Yip Wai Shun really directed this film such that it covered the important aspects of Ip Man's life and how his fists helped to unify the people of Fo Shan, China. How he became an important icon to the small town and the immense respect he gained from the people.

Yip started the film by portraying the good life Grandmaster Ip had in Fo Shan during the thriving times.
He then later proceeded to showcase the dark and trying times of the people of China during the Japanese Occupation.

The scene in the film (that followed after Ip had defeated the Northerner) depicting this, really striked a chord in me. It was one of the emotional points of the movie that would touch the hearts of most, if not all chinese people especially those who had lived through that era..

Just as important, one of the features that gave so much life and emotion to the film is the heart-pumpin'-drum-beatin' music throughout the fights, coupled with the mellow "Er-hu" drama pieces that just amps every emotional scene and adds so much "ding-ding~" value to them.

Everytime I listen to the drum-filled mp3 tracks of those pieces, I immediately begin to get all excited about the film again and start to recollect the fight scenes and such.

Hahaha.. I'm such a child. >.<

This is more than just your usual "chinese kung fu" bish-bash.
Its the story of the life of the man who moulded Bruce Lee and provided the initial stepping stones from which he became one of the world's biggest legendary icons.

Without Ip Man, Bruce might not have been and achieved what he did.
Thus, the story is not only compelling but also important - especially to the fervent fans of Lee.

I personally feel everyone in this film portrayed their characters really well. From Donnie Yen all the way to his little boy. By that, I mean they could act out the emotions that this film had aimed to deliver.

~ General Miura ~
(This guy acted in GTO! As a student named Murai. Notice the similarity in both names? Coincidence? lol)

~ Ip's loving wife ~

~ Master Lin - the Northerner ~

To sum it up, I suppose this film makes me proud to be a chinese. Its one of those that make you realise - Hey, my culture and heritage can be really inspiring and that I could actually learn a few lessons from them.

Whoo.. that's quite alot of ramblings from me. hahaha. =P
I noticed I used alot of "emotions" in this post. =X
But seriously, its this reason that makes me simply ADORE and LOVE this film to bits~
I mean, a film can be full of explosive action and superb CGI effects, but if it lacks any emotional value.. then chances are I'll not remember it at all once I leave the theatre.

As most of my dear friends know, I am the sort of person who focuses alot on the details of emotion.. And no surprise too, seeing as how I am quite one.

But don't get me wrong, being a person who pays close attention to emotions doesn't mean I'm a softie.
Try to take advantage or tick me off and I WILL bite your head off clean.
Then again, trust in me and you will always have a friend in me.. ever ready.. ever willing.. always there.

~ The bullies ~

Oh, just for the record:

Direction - 5/5
Action Direction - 5/5
Storyline - 5/5 (duh)
"Holy-shit" moments - 5/5
Adrenaline pumpin' - 5/5
Chinese - 5/5
Emotional value - hmm.. go figure.

Epic.

For those who totally disagree with what I just said for the past hour or so, do feel free to keep your comments to yourself. =)

Oh, and eat a %&#* too..

=)

Note: If you haven't seen and are planning to watch the film, its best not to view the videos below.. coz I think it'll spoil the fun for you =D

(Click the "HQ" button at the bottom right corner of each video while playing them, for high quality - Its soo much better!)

~ Epic Moments ~

Ip Man vs 10 Black Belts

(I do apologise for the lack of subtitles here. This video didn't have any but it was the better quality one out there.)

Basically, Ip asked to fight 10 Japs as a means to avenge the deaths of two of his close friends. You can sense the anger in each of his hard-hitting punches.

At the end of the fight, the General asks Ip to return again - Ip replies "I'm not here for the rice". (because any chinese who could defeat a Jap fighter would get a bag of rice as a reward)
The General then asks his name and Ip replies, "I'm just a Chinese"

In both instances, the interpreter intentionally faked Ip's reply to the General (sayin' what he wanted to hear) This is obviously to save Ip from getting shot on the spot.

Final Fight
(Ip Man vs General Miura)

"Although Martial Arts involves armed forces, Chinese martial arts is Confucian in spirit. The virtue of martial arts is benevolence." - Grandmaster Ip Man

`keLvin

Months Passed

2009-01-18T15:14:00.004+08:00

Right now, I am going to blatantly ignore the fact that I have been absent for.. oh I don’t know.. almost 2 months? xD

There have been many things which I experienced over the short period.. some v.exhilarating.. others.. well.. not so.. maybe even painful. =O

Some things worth mentioning:

- 1 -

Experienced my first fireworks right in front of me. The new year countdown fireworks display @ the esplanade was spectacularly exhilarating.

You tell yourself everytime you see it on the screen that the feeling has got to be different in person (duh.). Well.. it is! A million times different! And a million times more breathtaking!

You could literally feel the impact on your chest each time a firework explodes into a beautiful mess of sparks and POWERRRR!!! (no wait.. that’s Top Gear. Sorry xD)
Its like grenades exploding in the air and you can feel its shockwave slamming against your chest. =D

I was so mesmerised by it, I couldn’t even be bothered to take pictures of it. xD

Everything is stored in my camera that is called my brain.

For a moment, the HUGEEEEE-arsed crowd that was surrounding us didn’t bother me at all… All eyes and attention were on those shiny, sparkly colours that were filling the Singapore skies.

- 2 -

Saw my ASTON MARTIN prowling the roads of Singapore!!!! WHOO-HOO!!! Who would’ve thought I’d ever see one! Though it wasn’t my absolute-favourite DB9, it was still breath-taking as well~ An orange V8 Vantage it was~ ^_^

I swear that made my day.

On a similar note, during my time back in Sg this holiday, I’ve noticed that more & more supercars are roving around the streets these days. From the oh-so-boring-and-common Porches (all kinds, even the SUV type) to Audi R8’s to Ferrari F430’s (and one that crashed in an accident =\) to Lamborghini Murcielago LP640’s, Gallardo’s, Gallardo Spyders to Z4’s to GT-R’s to Pagani’s to Maserati’s to Lotus’ to Merc SLK’s (sweet) and of coz.. my Aston Martin (only 1 so far).

Heaps of them on the road nowadays.
Which is exactly why my sister and I both agree that travelling on a bus these days can be rather exciting. =D

(“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get (or SEE on the road!”))

- 3 -

I experienced my first acupuncture treatment.

In a word.. scary. >.<

Sometimes its not that painful (when the doc inserts the needle shallowly) and others its OMG-I’M-BEING-STABBED deep. =X

I know its good for me, it is. But it scares me just thinking of what he’s gonna prod today. :S

And in case some of you are wondering why would I need it? I’m having back problems.. that seem to be getting worse. More specifically, lower back problems. The Chinese physician said partly its coz I’m too tall.. which is true.

But I think its also coz whilst I’m tall, I also don’t have a very strong & sturdy body to properly support the frame.

And through bad sitting postures for 23 years, no doubt.

In addition, I’m also getting help from Felicia. Teaching me how to do proper stretching and strength exercises for my core muscles. She’s my physiotherapist.

PLS GET BETTER.
>.<

- 4 -

Buying my mother’s Christmas gift was quite an interesting one as well. We (sister and mE) had decided to get a pendant for her.. seeing as how she lost one of her precious ones. So we headed over to Parkway Parade and visited every jewellery shop there was.

The interesting bit happened when we stepped into the posh ones. The moment you ask for a diamond pendant.. they ask “solitaire?” and you say “erm.. ya” *BOOOOM* - They hand you all the uber expensive solitaire pieces that can amount to 2 or more laptops! =O

The best part is.. once you sit down.. You suddenly feel this immense pressure building.. subtly flattening your body and PRIDE (ie: spending power). To top it off, they start offering you tea in lil’ classy tea cups.. and then the pressure suddenly feels 10 fold.

To me, it SEEMS like the tea signifies..

“Hey, this person is gonna buy something.. and its gonna be EXPENSIVE.” LOL >.<

Don’t get me wrong. Not all of them actually pressurise you into buying their products. Its just you – feeling small and insignificant.. amidst all the tiny little precious treasures. =X

Alas, we decided upon a lovely solitaire pendant from Citigems. It took us longggg to decide between two types. In the end, we went for the tinier (but more costly =X) solitaire pendant.

Erm… it was still costly.. I won’t say how much.. but at least it was more affordable than the other triple zero companions. =S

Apart from the pendant, they also presented us with a certificate for the pendant (which apparently costs S$80 – but we got it for free of course) as well as a cool cylindrical magnifying glass that is used to zoom in on a diamond and check out its elaborate cutting. =O

Sweet.

All in all, it was a good day of shopping for presents.

- 5 -

Had my first REAL KTV session with the fellas about 4 weeks ago. I say “Real” because erm… we did other “impromptu” ones.. somewhere (and anywhere) before. Lol~

The combo package included a $2 dinner buffet . Yes, you heard me right - $2. lol.
Needless to say, we expected $2 style food.. like stale bread and a teaspoon of water..

But NO!

By all that is holy, we were presented with a huge spread of Japanese food! (which included sashimi and stuff!) :O :O

Naturally, we gouged ourselves with the yummy food, whilst belching out on our microphones. I think the highlight of the night was when we all sang “peng you” together.
Yoke volunteered to take the video whilst we sang.. and I would love to post it up here..
But I’m afraid I would get assassinated by the organization known as the “Coknicles” (or 39 Alpha 1)

xD

A pity we didn’t prepare a list of songs beforehand. So we spent quite some time selecting songs. No worries, the next will be better.

- 6 -

Took a trip on the Singapore Flyer with the family during one of the lovely Sundays. Mother had some free tix from somewhere and the four of us spent 30 min up in the air~
Admiring the beautiful scenery surrounding us.

Thank goD the wheel didn’t stop during our trip! (though it might be quite fun climbing down a rope from the carriages.. =X ) – For those who are not in the know, the Singapore Flyer malfunctioned and stopped about 2 weeks ago.. and some passengers had to rappel down ropes. =X

- 7 -

Last but not least – Ip Man. Epic movie.
A movie I love so much, I want to SEE IT AGAIN IN THE CINEMA!

.. and I DID!! Muahahaha!!

I’ve decided to do a separate post for this movie. =D

`keLvin

Ip Man

2009-01-06T23:02:00.003+08:00

Ip Man

Just one word.

- Epic -

If you don't watch it when you can, you're a do-do. =X

`keLvin

朋友

2008-12-17T23:37:00.004+08:00

朋友 - 周华健

这些年，一个人
风也过，雨也走
有过泪，有过错
还记得坚持什么

真爱过，才会懂
会寂寞，会回首
终有梦，终有你，在心中

朋友一生一起走
那些日子不再有
一句话，一辈子
一生情，一杯酒

朋友不曾孤单过
一声朋友你会懂
还有伤，还有痛
还要走，还有我

Best chinese song ever.. for mE. =D

P.S: Updates coming soon... I think... maybe? =X

`keLvin

One-77

2008-11-18T13:47:00.008+08:00

The One-77

The Aston Martin One-77

Power . Beauty . Soul

Those are the elements that make up an Aston Martin.

And in the new 2010 Aston Martin One-77, they have created what I feel is probably the best loOking car ever.

In the words of Clarkson, "Its pure pornography.."

Nothing can compare.

As the name suggests, there will only be 77 units produced for a small group of fortunate (and bloody rich) people.

And it seems they have taken the number "7" quite literally.

The One-77 will have a 7.3L V12 engine that produces more than 700 hp.
Deliriously powerful yet stunningly elegant, as the photos below emanate this point~

The body is built from handmade aluminum and the chassis is completely carbon fibre.
It will have a 6-speed automated manual transmission system, height-adjustable suspension, dynamic stability control and carbon-ceramic brakes (wheE!)

According to the British magazine "Top Gear", it will be priced at approximately 1.2 million pounds.

So I beseech thee..
If anyone out there has a spare 1.2 million pounds that they somehow or rather do not need, or if you are just feeling oh-so generous, kindly drop a cheque of 1.2 million pounds to my address by 2010. Though preferably by 2009 so that I may place an order for it as soon as possible..

I mean.. there are only gonna be 77 made, so I gotta bid as quickly as possible.

=)

...

Sigh... NOOOOOOOOOOOO~!!!!!
I will never own an ASTON MARTIN!! Let alone the prestigious ONE-77~!!
='((((((((((((((

RAHHHHHH.

`keLvin

And so it begins..

2008-11-09T22:37:00.003+08:00

Yes, the finals begin tomorrow at 12.15pm

On the Red side we have:
1) Electrical Machines 302
2) Power Electronics 304
3) Engineering Management 302
4) Power System Protection 302

On the Blue side:
1) me.

A grueling 4 days of big-arsed papers for me to tackle..

But I say.. *BRING IT! C'MON, THAT ALL YOU GOT? HUH?? TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT PUNK."
..

*Ahem*..
Yes, I hope the fates smile on me this week.

*Gambatte~!*

`keLvin

Mika's New Album! <3

2008-11-02T12:11:00.018+08:00

Mika Nakashima ~ ORION

~ Mika's releasing her new single "ORION" on 12th November '08 ~
~ New album "VOICE" comes out on 26th November '08 ~

YEAHHHHH~!!

This song is really good~

After all the "experimentation" with different genres recently (e.g: jazz etc), which were not bad, she is finally back to her original roots of doing classic melodies that define who she is and puts her at her best at what she does - passionate melodies that reach into your inner emotions with her soulful voice~

This video contains english-subs, so everyone can understand what the song speaks of~
Oh and I like the mirror parts of the video.
Like the way only one image of her looks at you whilst the others turn away~
=)

So what are you waiting for?
GO GET IT ON THE 12TH / 26TH NOVEMBER!!
^_^

`keLvin <3 Mika~

Lois Confesses

2008-10-23T14:14:00.010+08:00

Smallville S08 E05 - Commitment

This has to be one of the best Smallville episodes so far.
An episode which really kept me at the edge of my seat during the part where Lois was 'forced' into confessing her true feelings for Clark~ ^_^

"In season 8, episode 5 of Smallville titled "Commitment", Lois' love for Clark is finally shown.. though under not-so-desirable circumstances.. but still..

Lois loves Clark =)"

The first thing you notice from the clip which I cut is that the entire scenario resembles almost toO much to.. yeap you guessed it.. SAW.
The first time I saw it I was abit "meh..", not another SAW-wannabe, as can be seen in many shows/films nowadays..

But what that scene brought forth and showed mE, completely toOk my mind off this cliche..

Okie, the story goes..
(I will admit, the plot is kinda lame actually.. but what transpired from it is so much more!)

Chloe (Lois' cousin and Clark's best friend) just got engaged to Jimmy.
Soon after, they got kidnapped by this jeweler who obviously had a bad relationship with his ex-wife (ex because he killed her.. no surprise)
His mentally obsessive reason for doing so is that he wants to make sure future couples do no make the same mistake as he did.. having a relationship that was filled with lies etc..

So he kidnaps Chloe & Jimmy and 'puts them to the test'.. which they eventually succeed in.. and were led off the hook.

Meanwhile, Lois and Clark decided to track this guy down to save Chloe & Jimmy.. so what did they do?

- They pretended to be a couple, in hopes of being kidnapped by Mr. Psycho.. which he did -

Just as Clark thought he could easily bash his way through with his super-might (duh)..
The directors decided..

"hmm.. lets make this more interesting and give Mr. Psycho a Krypto-watch.. so that Clarky boy can't do anything.. =D"

.. which I'm glad they did.. coz it only made the story soO much more meaningful~ ^_^

And so, Lois & Clark find themselves staring truth in the face (via a lie-detector lol).. and undergoing the "commitment test"..

.. which as I've mentioned..
forces Lois to confess her true feelings to our dear Clarky~
(which totally surprised him no doubt)

The climatic part to watch out for is at 2:54 onwards till the confession.. ^_^
The suspence and anxiety of just waiting to hear her say "yes", coupled with the intense 'building-up' music, just makes me go, "AWWWW.... ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ "

A moment which marks the beginning of their romance.. that ultimately leads to their undeniable love for one another (that happens wayyyyy later in their lives)~
=)

`keLvin

Field Trip with sheeeeeit Satays

2008-10-19T17:26:00.009+08:00

Semester is coming to an end yet again.
Its amazing how quickly time passes when you're studying... overseas.. at least for mE.

Exams nearing.. assignments/reports due.. bla-bler-blee-blaaaa.
Best thing of coz is...

THE MOTHER LAND IS NEARING!!

I'm gonna kiss the soil that it sits on..

But there are still 5 more weeks to go..

In the meantime, there are stuff to do here.. such as going for a 'Western Power Field Trip' where we checked out the Bentley sub-station - awesome.

And went for Pasar Malam as well - which was kinda awesome toO... except for those goddamned SATAYS!!!!

*RAHHHHHH.

15/10/2008 (Wednesday morning)

Woke up especially early for the field trip at 9am.

Of all the days, goD had to bless us with SCORCHING HEAT. =\
And unfortunately for us, the sub-station was open-aired.. which is gD coz we can see everything clearly.. but also badddd.. coz we got baked like lil' tiny ants under a magnifying glass... a HUGE one.

But all was gD nonetheless.
We finally got a chance to have a first hand look at how a proper electrical sub-station is built and more importantly, all the transformers, distribution lines etc.. (stuff which will put most of you to sleep if I elaborate.. =D)

It was coooOOOL~

I suppose pictures will be more interesting than listening to mE dabble about..

. Our guide .

. 132 kV to 22 kV transmission lines .

. Transformer .

. Capacitor Banks .

. Relays .

17/10/2008 (Friday evening)

After a long week at uni, we decided to chill out at the 'Pasar Malam' event which the uni organised.
For those who are not in the know, 'Pasar Malam' means 'Night Market' - where people set up FOOD stalls (obviously at night) and you basically go around buying HEAPS and spoiling yourself silly with satays, ramley burgers and barbequed seafood to name a few. =D

There were like 30 - 40 stalls that night! =O
But unfortunately, I find that the standards have dropped as compared to previous years. *blah.. =\

. YS , Loong .
YS: "Hey loong.. did you know.. "
Loong: "Hmm.. i think i saw a pretty chick over there.."
xD

Anywho, the group of us comprised of Yu Sheng (yes guys, there is a YS in australia too and he's my 'classmate buddy'.. kinda like how our YS is my 'army buddy'.. HAHA - how coincidental this is. xD), Loong and Sydney (loong's sis)~

. Sydney-aka-Siera Angel-aka.. .
. RAMSAY BURGER! .
.. I mean, Ramley.

I bumped into quite a few friends as well - Yilin, Vicky, Zhi Hao, winny, anGeL, Mario, bido, Aaron, Haitham and Brad.. Okie, so that's quite alot.. lol.

In fact, we all bumped into toO many familiar faces. =)

Alot of hot asian gaLs toO I must say...
and I mean.. a HELL LOT..

.. wait.. I didn't just say that. =X

. We waited 1 WHOLE #!$%ing hour for these SATAYS that were completely SHEEEEEEIT!! .
*BIG ROARRRRRR*
.. we weren't smiling soon after..
>=\

Oh and the live performances were SHEEEEEEEEET.
Pls, if you can't sing (like mE), kindly save our ears from exploding and go do it at a KTV.. coz that's what they're for. =X

Pity.. the gaL with the long sexy legs (amidst the coldness of the night.. yea.. she wore hot pants when it was 10 - 15 degrees) could not sing as well as she loOked. =\

Not only that, she gave everyone the impression that she's gonna be gD coz she and her band toOk a long time to prepare and she kept "mic testing" and even told the DJ to lower the bass and all that..

And in the end..

as Loong puts it..

"EPIC FAIL!!"

But all in all, it was gD fun hanging out with the fellas.

P.S: I was gonna blog about zyinG's 21st biFdaY.. but the PHOTOS HAVE NOT REACHED ME YET. HURRY!

`keLvin

Hot & Sunny

2008-10-14T14:20:00.004+08:00

I love HOT and sunny days in Australia..
.. especially when I'm on campus..

Enough said.

;)

`keLvin

Presentations - More than just boring talk

2008-10-03T16:17:00.003+08:00

Its been a boring study break this week.

Though I did revise and attempt my assignment, it was generally a sluggish week.
Usually if the blog starts growing mold after awhile without new content.. it either means I'm hell busy (less likely) or nothing exciting happened (more likely).

However, today was something worth mentioning.
Today, the presentation session for the Final Year Projects (FYP) took place. It went all the way from 9 to 5~ Numerous different projects for the electrical and computing disciplines.

My good friend and housemate Hafiz had his at 9.50-ish. So I decided to drag my lazy bum out to support him in the lecture theatre.
Sheng and I also attended some of the presentations given by other final year students within our electrical discipline.

Some were "omg-that-looks-straight-out-of-the-text?!" kinda standard, whilst others were more of "holy-shit-that's-freakin'-awesome!"

But more importantly, it opened my eyes to how FYP presentations are about.. how they should AND should NOT be done and what kinda terrorizing questions the judges could throw at you. >.<

More interestingly though, today I saw how even the big guns - ie: professors - are just as much capable at arguing between themselves as teaching us!

As the photo (which I secretly toOk) above roughly depicts, during the Q&A session, Prof. A began throwing questions at the student.
All seemed fine and normal..

Until..

Prof. B (who was the student's project supervisor- ie: the guy who helps you) started rebutting Prof. A and the two went at it for almost 5 min!
And just when it seemed it couldn't get more "interesting".. Dr. C came into the picture and all three were challenging each other's opinions and (evidently) their knowledge on the subject.
HAHAHA!

I personally know all three of them coz each had taught me at some point and I must say they ALL obviously know their stuff well. Really good lecturers.

But just seeing those three superhouses go at it was just SPECTACULAR and was sorta like an "exclusive interview between Bush and Osama" - something which you never thought you would actually experience!

The debate/argument/entertainment went on for probably 5min or so.. before another Dr. (facing my camera) finally calmed things down and said something like..

"Alright, i think that's quite enough.. lets end our arguments and actually question the student!"

hahaha~!

All the while, the student was just standing there.. probably secretly giggling.. whilst the rest of us at the back were internally imploding with laughter and whispering..

".. Fight.. fight.. fight!!.."
xD

But I'm sure at the end of the day.. there were no hard feelings between them...

.. or were there?

Apparently, a friend of mine told me such "head-butts" were bound to happen every year.. as did last year when one of the doctors told a professor to..

.."go back and read your textbook!"

omG. Owned biatch!
=O =O =O

So it seems.. going to uni might not be so boring afterall.. sometimes.
lol

That's enough of that.. here're some random pictures of Little Jovie~

Little Jovie - Evette's cute, furry, tiny ball of fun

P.S: The professors' names were not disclosed for fear of embarrassing them... but more like so I won't get sued or HUNTED down by them! xD

`keLvin

Lois & Clark

2008-09-20T20:36:00.008+08:00

I find that sometimes I see myself relating to Superman and his love for the people around him.. more notably in this case.. towards the loves of his life.

During his teenage years in Smallville, his crush and light-of-his-life was none other than Lana Lang. A beautiful and charming girl who stole the man of steel's young heart and who can affect him the most.. emotionally.
He would do anything and everything for her.. making sure she was always safe and diving in head first whenever a situation arises..

Alas.. they were not meant to be..
Despite loving each other so strongly.. till the point where it hurts.. they could never be together..
.. as the fates saw fit.

And though they were near and far.. knowing that they could never be.. they still cared for one another..
.. But more so for him.. towards her.

I find myself caring so much for her.. Sometimes.. even too much.
Thinking if her day has gone well.. is she coping well at school.. making the right decisions.. wondering if she will falter again?
It seems to me that we are not meant for each other..
The fates intertwining us together.. yet not letting us meet..

There's just this special thing about her that makes me want to care, more than usual.. and maybe even love more than is required (of a friend)..

To me.. she seems to be like my Lana Lang..
Pretty.. charming..
Someone I care alot for..
Someone I would stick my neck out for..
Yet is.. someone who slips by me..
.. and not meant for.

~ The late Christopher Reeve (always in our hearts) and Margot Kidder ~

Lois Lane is Superman's good friend from the early days.. and during that time.. love never crossed their paths for even an instant..
And yet as time progressed.. and as the days unfolded.. they find themselves falling for one another..
And as fate would have it.. the two eventually became one.

Which makes me wonder.. if I will ever find my Lois Lane.
Or will I be forever forced to cling on to Lana Lang..

Just some things off my mind..
Superman is my greatest superhero ever..
His story touches me the most.. and brings warmth to my heart all the time.
And is somehow.. someone I feel I can relate to..

A saviour of our world, living amongst us.
But it is his love for the people that truly inspires me.
Others before self

" The son becomes the father, and the father the son "
~ Jor-El, father of Kal-El

`keLvin

British LOL's

2008-09-12T23:53:00.008+08:00

Another dose of LOL-in-your-face~!

These clips are from the British TV series "Man Stroke Woman"
You can check out more of their clips on YouTube
xD

Really ROFL stuff
Cracks mE up all the time
ahahaha~

New Boy in the Kitchen

"Wedding Cake"

"May I Be Blunt With You?"

The Blind Date

xD

`keLvin

Funnies

2008-09-06T17:13:00.009+08:00

Some absolutely gut-wrenching, hilarious videos for your viewing~

Some might have seen them already.. but here we go~

Bud Light Swear Jar

Japanese Game Show

What Old People Do for Fun

lol~

`keLvin

Of fun and nothing studious

2008-08-29T14:19:00.002+08:00

This week is our break from uni~
Supposed to have revised (which I soOO badly need to.. HEAPS to catch up)..
But as usual, ended up spending most of the precious time having fun..

.. Of which I'm glad I did! =X
xD

"Play now, suffer (terribly) later"
>.<"

Quite a number of outings within a week's time.
1. Mambo Night '08
2. Swan Valley BBQ + Pictionary + Cam Whoring
3. Fremantle Lunching
4. Karaoke Night!

22/08/08 (Friday Night)

Tonight was Mambo Night.
Now, as I've said before, I hardly go to these Mambo events.. simply coz well.. the music is rather un-dance-able.
But this time I made it an exception.

Weiwei invited mE to join her and company, she wanted mE to go and well, its not everyday this happens. =P

So off we were.. after having dinner at her place.. we left for Metros @ 10.30-ish.
Hafiz was so kind as to drive us there. =)

To be honest, it wasn't a very gD clubbing event at all.
For starters, there were rather huge spaces on the dance floor.. something which signifies that "something's not right.. where'd everyone go?"

~ weiwei ~

~ Jacq ~

~ Sydney ~

The mambo music on the other hand was a tad better compared to the one I went to 2 years ago~
So it was still groOvable~
Oh and I bumped into Yilin and Yi Huey toO~
ToOk some pics.. but still haven't received them! *grrr..

. That is not fruit juice at all! Don't be foOled! =O .

At 3.30-ish, the event ended in a rather sudden manner.. the music stopped, some lights came on.. and I was like, "what?.. that's it?"

All in all though, I had quite a gD time with them~ =)

24/08/08 (Sunday)

Today I woke up late.. and almost didn't make it for our Swan Valley trip! >.<" Thank goD for Bido's EIGHT missed calls. =X

. Salvaging for some chips in bido's boot =P .

We all rendezvoused at peGgy's place before setting off to meet Tuan @ Swan Valley.. who was already there since what.. 10am? o.O (and we left her place at 10.30am..)

. "George, George, George of the jungle" .
. "Watch out for that tree!" xD .

Once there, we set up our BBQ pit (which was the electric kind.. that Singapore doesn't have.. I think) and away we go!
*Mmmm...

. *Mmm.. marinated beef sausages... fart-inducing onions.. .

. *Mmm... marinated lamb chops... *droOLz... .

. Making a call to *someone* .
=P

After our tummies were satisfied.. we began playing PICTIONARY.
Had a ball of a time laughing our arses off and scribbling drawings which, surprisingly, we all could understand xD

We played 3 games. And even though we "O-ah-peh-ah-som", it was basically guys v.s gaLs~

. Hmm.. so which word is the craziest to draw?? .

And the guys WON 2 out of 3~~
Yeaaaa~! Hehe =P

After which, we basically cam-whored alot before finally heading back home~
lol~

~ L-R: Tuan , Bido , peGgy , Superman , Winny , Simon , angeL , Mario-aka-Ah Pao-aka angeL's bF ~
. I love this pic .

. The gD thing about having super long legs =D .

25/08/08 (Monday)

Today was abit of a disappointment..
Was suppose to have gone to the Hyatt Hotel for a cheap $25 buffet..
Unfortunately, it turned out to be $45.. must have been a promo before..
Furthermore, the original strength of 7 of us.. became 5.

~ L-R: Lee , Yilin , Hafiz , Weiling ~

So we decided to lunch at Fremantle instead~
Tried out the "other" famous Fish & Chips place at Killiney's (might be the wrong spelling.. meh)
And it was *yummmmmy~
Better than the over-rated Cicerello's (*boO.. you are sucking more..)

. *Mmm... BBQ platter.. .

. *Mmm.. gD ole' Fish & Chips.. .

. *Mmm... everything.. .

26/08/08 (Tuesday Night)

Karaoke Night~!
We sang our hearts out @ Utopia~

English hits, oldies, chinese duets, indo songs etc~
Absolutely love singing at KTVs now.. I think I'll indulge in more when I'm back in Singapore =D
Anyone wanna join mE??

Songs that I like to sing~
华文歌: 朋友，祝我生日快乐，屋顶，Kiss Goodbye.
English songs: Many. Mostly oldies though.. coz I like them and also coz I can't hit the higher-pitched tones of the newer ones =S

I guess that just about wraps up the *exciting* bits of my week's break.
Am suppose to be doing work during the rest of my time.. but.. erm.. there's this thing called NFS swimming around now and then.. =X

*Random stuff*

We found something during our latest jogging session that resembled a HUGE arsed pine cone.. which obviously isn't.. but anyway~

~ 很重喔 ~

. Nah.. .

`keLvin

Mini Cooper?

2008-08-16T14:32:00.008+08:00

I am still crazy about fast supercars and the like.. (and still my.. my.. BABY - The GT-R!!)
However.. it's time to stop being a lil' kid and write about more *realistic* events instead.
lol~

Indulged in quite a few dinner-ings with my peeps.

02/08/08

One was to celebrate PeGgy's + anGeL's 19th & 21st biFdaYs~
Had a nice dinner at *Matsuri* - a jap restaurant along Hay Street in the city.

~ anGeL , peGgy ~

Food is kinda expensive.. but rather nice~
I had the "Soft Shell Crab Roll set" which was *Mmmmm-ilicious~

. *Mmm.. Soft shell crab.. .

Winnnny bought the cake (from Apple Cross "Utopia") and it was abso-tastically yummy as well~
"Dancing Master", it was called.
Haha.. yes yes a rather unique name for an interesting kind of cake~

. I love the yummy bits at the side .

.

~ *Happy belated biFdaY gaLs* ~

. Mario/Ah Pao/anGeL's bf in the white shirt .
. Bido! Good thing you lowered your head.. or evette would've been censored xD .

*Cheers for the wine Mario/Ah Pao/anGeL's bf~! =D
(he's got quite a few aliases haha.)
And for the dinner also! omG. =O

09/08/08

Today is a special day.. coz its SINGAPORE'S NATIONAL DAY~!! whoO hoO~!
But!.. I'm not there to revel in its celebrations! BoooOOO...

*Happy biFdaY my dear*
I know life is tough there.. everything is so competitive.. you have to constantly go at 5th gear.. and most importantly.. CARS are so expensive there!! *grr..

But still!
I love you just as much~!! ^_^
(Cut down on car prices.. COE.. and I'll love you the most. hahaha xD)

It's also the day I went out with m00m00 to Subiaco in the afternoon to walk around and grab some veges and Honey-roasted Macademia nuts and stuff. *yuMm..

Evening came and it was time to meet up with Yilin & gang for dinner @ Makan Makan~
We gathered to kinda celebrate our Nation's biFdaY together~ =)

On that night, I was also invited to join peGgy & gang for steamboat and Pictionary at her place.. but unfortunately I couldn't be at two places in one time.
I mean.. even Superman can't do that.. he's just really reallyyyyy fast. xD

Alot of cam-whoring moments that night lol~

. o.O" .

L-R: Vicky , George , Weiling , Superman , Yilin
Naz , fiz , Radha

. Somehow, this pic is nice .
. And I like it .

. Vicky! Your driving test no problem de. *Jiayou~ .
Oh wait.. you don't understand chinese.. I keep forgetting >.<"

. The Huangs .
Don't they loOk alike?

. erm.. o.O" .

15/08/08

Dinner outing to Concas.
PeGgy, winnnny, biDo, fiz, mE, anGeL, anGeL's bf (Mario/Ah Pao etc) and two of their friends made the list~

After dinner, we all headed to *Icy Ice* for some dessert~
PegGy had her Mango Ice
anGeL & gang had Crunchy Nut
Winnnny had Oreo Ice
.. and I didn't have any of those *Icy* stuff.. I had a Cookies & Cream cake instead..
... which wasn't fantastic at all... =\

Karaoke was next in line.
Sadly, despite my constant persuasion, winnnny still didn't join us. =\
She said she might have other plans..
Well.. Okie loh. ;)

Karaoke-d from 9.30 to 12.

Oh oh, and I finally got a chance to ride in winnnny's Mini Cooper Checkmate! =D~~
It's a sweeeeet ride.
And as I've said before, I believe it's one of those perfect cars for ladies.
Not too humongous nor tiny, surprisingly spacious and cutesy! =D

Tried to take some nice pics of her dazzling dashboard (which is really just freakin' awesome la)..
Unfortunately.. due to bad lighting and my crappish photo-taking skills.. they didn't come out toO well. =\

Maybe next time.

. Those orange lights are really sweeeet~! . =D

. Yea I know.. crap angle.. I should've asked winnnny to take it from her angle .
I mean.. look at the Rev meter! So cutesy and vintage-ish~ =)

. I love your car winnnny .

And for goD's sake!
GUYS! DON'T EVER GET A MINI OK??
YOU LOOK TERRIBLE IN THEM.
THEY ARE A LADY'S PERFECT CAR.
DON'T DESTROY IT WITH YOUR MANLY NONSENSE.

I remember I once saw a guy taller than mE.. driving in one.. and he loOked absolutely HIDEOUS in it!!
What was he thinking??

It's like trying to stuff an ugly elephant into your suitcase.
*shakes head violently*
Doesn't work that way.
You bring shame to the car.. you imbecile.

LOL.

Oh dear.. I've ranted toO much. hahaha

ta~

`keLvin

Nissan GT-R R35

2008-08-07T21:35:00.008+08:00

Today, I shall talk about only one thing...

The NISSAN GT-R R35~!!
A Supercar that has been hailed to be the "Baby Veyron"

This car is currently my FAVOURITE and I am absolutely in love with it.

Its got a 480bhp, 3.8L twin turbo-charged V6 engine and has a top speed of approximately 190 mph (310 km/h)~

0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.5 seconds~
Wow. =O

Together with a rear mounted 6-speed dual clutch semi-automatic transmission, used in conjunction with the ATTESA E-TS system to provide power to all four wheels and along with Nissan's Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC-R), aids in handling and stability.
In addition, three shift modes can also be selected for various conditions (snow, wet roads etc)

In the words of Jeremy Clarkson (Top Gear):
".. I think they put a million horsepower in this one 'coz the acceleration is just blistering.. its just.. savage! God, face-ripping!"

That's exactly that.

Each engine of the GT-R is hand built, thus the actual total brake-horsepower (bhp) it generates varies from car to car. But on average, it has been found to be approximately 480 bhp.. which is bloody damn gD~! =D~~

Another fantabulous feature of the GT-R is that it can corner so well and so sharply.. you have almost absolute and total control of the vehicle.

Its handling is absolutely stunning.

The Price?
53,000 pounds..
S$280,000..

NOOOOOOOOoooo~!! >.<"

But to be realistic.. it is considered fairly cheap when you compare it to other supercars such as Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martins, Merc, BMW.. the lot.

For example, a Porsche costs about half a million.. the GT-R S$280,000.. But the GT-R is faster and more powerful! How about that for value! =D

Furthermore, Porsches etc are all "common" superbrands.. so people will be like.. *wow* and then.. "Aiya.. another Porsche.."
But towards the GT-R they will be.. "HOLY $*#@^#! A GT-R R35~!! WhoO-hoO!!"

hahaha xD

Nissan has truly created a car that is not only fast (and faster than many supercars) but also comfortable and excellent for everyday use.

And here's a clip to help explain why..

Top Gear - Series 11, episode 5

Official Site: http://www.gtrnissan.com/

`keLvin

Dinner Dates & Reviews

2008-07-27T18:00:00.003+08:00

I have returned... to this miserable place once again. Unfortunately.

Well, its time to pull up my ankle socks as high as they can.. and prepare myself for the new semester that lurks ahead. (well.. its just tmrw actually.. lol)

The flight back was "normal'.. and when I say "normal".. i mean it sucked (Qantas mah) as it usually is. I want to sit the A380~!! lol~

So anyway, abit on the events that occurred in the past 2 weeks since my last post.

Firstly, I got sick. Yay.. zZ. A rather rare occurrence. Flu.
Feeling almost 100% already anyway.. so its fine.

Had 2 more dinner outings with my mates before I toOk off.
One at "Rice Table" located within the International Building near Shaw. It was not bad. Indonesian food. At the start, they will serve you all the dishes they have (in small portions of course), and then u can order those u like after.. as many as you want.
Oh, its buffet style.. so no worries.

Unfortunately, I didn't take any pics of the actual foOd itself.. coz I was toO hungry and just went at it. lol~

~ Alfred was supposed to be the only one *smiling*, thus we all intentionally stoned. ~
.. Unfortunately, he failed to deliver yet again.. =\

~ Now this is more like it! =D ~
.. Unfortunately.. there he is not smiling again.. @!%#?? lol~

~ L-R: "Lao Er" , "Lao San" xD ~

~ Our "LAO DA!!" (left) ~

Second dinner was on the last day of my internship.
Had it at Ministry of Food (MOF) @ Marina Square. It was Jap style and it's desserts are the main attraction (as recommended by willy.. which i agree).
This time, we did not take any group pics.. but just foody ones.
*yuM~

~ Tan-Tan Ramen ~

~ The Best dessert @ MOF ~
~ Exquisite fried sweet potatoe balls with Jap Ice-cream, drizzled with some nice.. stuff. ~

~ Stan's dessert ~

~ Tecky's dessert ~

~ willy's dessert ~

Now for some Movie Reviews.
The only two movies I caught in Sg (yes, its quite unbelievable that I only saw a measly TWO)
- The Dark Knight and Red Cliff -

Both of which are EXCELLENT movies. I'll just lay it down now and say both are worthy of 4.5 out of 5 stars!

!WARNING: SPOILERS IMMINENT!

The Dark Knight was simply "wow-some" and was absolutely entertaining from the start all through its 2.5 hr long plot.
Christian Bale was as suave as usual.
Morgan Freeman's presence speaks for itself.
Aaron Eckhart portrayed both the 'White Knight' and Two-Face equally well.
Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon.
Michael Caine added the refreshing bits to the movie through his wit and charisma.

~ In Memory of Heath ~

And of course.. the main character in my view - Heath Ledger as The Joker - played brilliantly and just simply toO good. So much so that I think it will be rather difficult for the producers to find a replacement for him, if there were to be a 3rd film.

The film was awesome not just because of its "wham-pow-bam" action, but also of its twists here and there. Most notably the one involving Batman being tricked by the Joker into saving Harvey Dent instead of Rachel. Kinda sad that part was.

But I guess my fav. part would be.. "WHY SO SERIOUS?" - where the menacing side of the Joker was revealed.
Oh and the Bat-cycle detaching from the Bat-mobile? Now that was surprising and COOL. =O
Especially when the Bat-cycle did a 180 degree flip against a wall. Awesome~

There were so many parts that really impressed mE and I must say the ending part where Gordon was narrating whilst Batman was fleeing really sent a strong vibe through mE as the chapter closes.
A perfect ending.

Very rarely do sequels fair better than their originals. And "The Dark Knight" did more than just 'do better'.. it totally overshadowed the first (Batman Begins), which was already a great movie. =D

Certainly deserving of my 4.5 stars~

*Oh and did I mention there were numerous comical parts as well? ahaha xD

I saw it with 9 of my bros on Saturday (19/07/2008) and AGAIN the very NEXT DAY (20/07/2008) with my sis~
I know.. its like :OO
But hey, I was every bit as entertained and excited when watching it the second time.. even though it was just the day after the first! That's how fantabulous it was~ =D

Red Cliff

This movie is based upon china's history during the (don't know what) era.
(I suck at chinese and just as much at its history =\ )

Nonetheless, you don't really have to be knowledgeable in its history to fully enjoy this film.
Unlike 'The Dark Knight' where I know almost all of the characters, some of the characters in Red Cliff are abit fuzzy to mE. Thus, you will have to forgive mE for not being able to discuss much on its characters.
However, I will say.. I LOVE GUAN YU. Omg. That guy was absolutely the pinnacle of coolness in the show.
He makes his grand appearance, and takes on what seems to be a horde of noob-ish soldiers with just his spear (apparently its some famous weapon.. might not be a spear.. i actually don't know what it is lol~) and his omg-skillz. And according to 'Cao Cao', Guan Yu does not stab people behind their backs (in its literal sense), thus sparing the antagonist which is him.

Uber-coOL~!! I love Guan Yu now. xD

~ Zilong ~

Not to mention, the rest of the heroes were coOL toO - 'Zilong' and the other guy who was big and burly and had a LOUDDDD voice. LoL~ Yea they were awesome as well.

Actually wait.. what am I dribbling about.. the ENTIRE movie is just one huge COOL epic performance la~! ahahaha.

Its directed by John Woo, so one would expect alot of sensational spectacles in the form of fight scenes. And boy does he deliver! lol~

~ Lin Chiling as Xiao Qiao ~
*Supposedly the most beautiful woman in China during that era*
(how apt)

A pity Lin Chiling played a rather calafaire role in the film =\
I was quite loOking forward to her performance..
I mean.. she is one of the best loOking (if not the best) Asian celebs out there.. to mE.

The part which really toOk center stage was during the "Tortoise" formation (I can't remember the actual name.. but it was basically that. LoL)
Really an "OMG-THAT-IS-SO-COOL" climatic battle of the film, where the good guys tricked the baddies into a trap that is basically sectioned into various parts, much like the patterns on a tortoise's shell. Thus the name.
Subsequently, they would slowly take the baddies out via a series of attacks that were really unique as they were funny! The most notable part was when they 'roped in' the baddies to kill them.. until there was only 1 left.. who loOked confused till a final rope was thrown above him and they took him in as well. (My description does not sound funny at all.. you MUST watch it for yourself! ahahaha xD)

Eventually, the generals/heroes were sent in to kill them off one by one. And needless to say, the fight was brilliant. *Thumbs Up*

Having said all that however.. I hated the ending. Why? Simple reason..
It was "TO BE CONTINUED!"
I watched the movie with Yanyin.. and the two of us were like..

"WHA----???", "TO BE CONTINUED?!" NOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo! >.<"

Thus, she exclaimed that she hated the movie! hahaha. so cutesy. =P

~ Tony Leung as Zhou Yu ~

There were also plenty of hilariousness in the movie. They will definitely crack you up!
The funniest part for mE was during the "Breech Birth". hahahaha~
The two of us, including the entire cinema hall, just BURST out Laughing Out Loud! xD
Those who have watched it will know.

Overall, despite the disappointingly-"ARGHH" ending, the show still gets 4.5 from mE.
The action sequences, the charismatic characters and its plot, mixed with a generous dose of hilarity, truly makes this film The Best Asian film of this year so far~

You will not be disappointed... except for the ending of course. =|

And so, despite only having watched two movies, I was most satisfied because they were absolutely fantabulously awesome.
If you can only watch 2 films.. those 2 are definitely the ones to catch.
(Except if you're not in asia.. whereby you will most likely not have the chance to watch Red Cliff in cinemas. =X)

**Couldn't find more pics of the other characters like Guan Yu and the big burly guy =\

`keLvin

Coknicles of Alpha 1

2008-07-16T10:55:00.010+08:00

Ohio~

Lately I've been "actively participating" in another blog.

This site is special to mE and to a certain group of mine~

Subtly entitled, "Coknicles of Alpha 1"
This blog is something we all hold "dear to our hearts". ahahaha~ xD

For those of you who are interested in what it is.. or are just plain bored.. feel free to check it out. Although I must say, you might not totally understand or "feel" the contents in it.

Its basically a blog made by our dear Yokey yoke with the intention of bringing all Alpha 1 people together in an online community forum (more of a blog) thingy.
A place for us to recollect and reminisce all the times we had... mainly.. the "cok" times, thus the name~ xD

"Impossible is Nothing, Cok is something"

http://yokeworks.com/cokbook/

08/07/2008 (Tuesday)

This evening after work, I had dinner with Stan, willy, y0ke, teck and zG at Shokudo Japanese Food Bazaar @ Raffles City~

First time for a couple of us.
It's basically the same concept as "Marche / Vila'ge". You get a card, you scan it when u buy food.. and you pay at the end.

Initially, the spread seemed vast to mE.. but after some time in the place.. I found that probably more could be added.
Food wise, not toO bad. As y0ke puts it, "Anything with Egg is nice." - ahahaha. And to be honest, it is quite true. lol~

I think the best dish for mE would have to be the recommended-by-y0ke "Omelette Rice"~
Nice fluffy omelette on a bowl of rice, sided with a chicken chop or hamburger.
The rest of the dishes which I tried was alright.

~ Sashimi Set ~

~ Omelette Rice with Chicken Chop ~

~ Katsu-don? ~

~ Another Omelette dish (with unagi stuffing) ~

~ Macha Float (Green tea flavour) ~

~ Cheese cake that loOks like a tofu ~

~ I'm a paparazzi ~

~ Ordering some dessert ~

12/07/2008 (Saturday)

Today I watched my first movie since I returned.
Yes I know.. it seems abit shocking. Afterall, I am quite the movie-going fan.

The movie was "Wanted" and probably the initial reason why I wanted to catch it was because of Jolie.
Yes, I think she's a gD actress.. with the pout lips, sultry glares and her bad-arse attitude. I guess I would give the movie a 3.5/5 because of her and the little twist at the end.

Didn't care much for the lead actor (don't know what's his name)
But Morgan Freeman was gD as always.

Watched it with Yanyin who was rather stressed with her work and having to organise her batman event and all (thus the in-between dozing off =P)~ Hope you're alright~

We had dinner at Tao's. And yes I am aware that I just had it exactly a week ago.. but I wanted to let her try it out~ Unfortunately, I think she wasn't completely "wow-ed" by the food coz she was tired and wasn't that hungry~

Furthermore, the food somehow didn't taste that nice to mE as it was previously.
Hmm...

Red Cliff is next. =)

`keLvin

TAO's

2008-07-06T19:02:00.001+08:00

Had a fantastic time with the fellas again yesterday~ Lotsa pics to upload and show u guys.. mainly of the OMG-licious foOd we had at TAO's Restaurant! =D~~

Met Ivan @ Tampines Mall to search out for his graduation forever-friends bear for Trina. Went to a few shops but none had it.. till we entered Precious Thoughts which.. sold out. So we asked them to check the other branches and the one at PS had.
He reserved it and would collect it in the evening. I, on the other hand, went to purchase a laptop fan cooler... which ultimately gave mE problems... zZ

11.30am~ Teck and Yoke finally joined us at Tampines Interchange and it was 291 all the way to willy's. Willy was strolling pass our bus as we alighted and we had lunch at the nearby foodcourt.

Afternoon was spent at willy's owning some n00bs (quite literally).. also tested out my newly purchased fan cooler.... which DID NOT WORK. Goddammit... what a sham. It turns out.. the USB cable was faulty.. and I had to replace it in the evening at the same shop.

So please.. if u ever want to get a laptop cooler.. kindly NOT EVER purchase one from the brand "ATAKE". Slogan is "Take Your Mind!" - HELL ya it did! grr..

Evening dinner was spent at TAO's Restaurant @ Paradiz Centre. A 7-course dinner for about $28++. We all paid $35 in the end.. but it was well worth it~! =D~~ Its kinda like fine-dining.. with the big exception that its so much more AFFORDABLE. lol~ Nice ambiance.. and I must comment that their SERVICE was EXCELLENT. One of the best services I've come across.

The staff are v.friendly.. they take the effort to joke with u and small-chat with u..
An example is when the 10 of us were waiting outside for our tables to be ready.. and one of the staff came out with two baskets of toasted bread for us to munch on whilst waiting. Thoughtful. Hardly see such proactive-ness these days~
And the waiter who came to take our orders while waiting was able to recommend and give his word on certain dishes and he also had a sense of humour.. or at least he tried to. lol~ Nevertheless.. it was the effort that really impressed mE.

My choice of the 7-course meal:
1. Bacon & Mushroom Gratin (with toasted bread) - standard item
2. Fruit Salad (with crab meat)
3. Grilled Wild Mushrooms (standard item, can't choose)
4. Cream of Mushroom
5. Marinated Lamb Cutlets
6. Ice Rose Apple Tea
7. Creme Brulee

ALL of which were absolutely FANTABULOUS~!! *Mmmmm~ =D~~
All are rather small portioned but in the end it turned out to be rather filling even for mE. =) And of coz.. the quality was definitely there. Its been awhile since I've been wow-ed by gD food~

~ A Refreshing start ~

~ 1. Bacon & Mushroom Gratin with Toasties ~

The Bacon & Mushroom Gratin really complemented the toasted bread and it all blended very well. Tasty and satisfying~ No wonder it's a standard item on the menu~ =D

~ 2. Fruit Salad with Crab Meat ~

The Fruit Salad with crab I had was to die-for! Apparently it is an award-winning dish.. and I can certainly see why. The fruits at the bottom were delicate and crunchy, topped with shredded amounts of crab meat. OMG. This is probably my fav. dish of all~ =D

~ 3. Grilled Wild Mushrooms ~

The Grilled Wild Mushroom is another standard item and its probably my least fav. dish. Nonetheless it is rather tasty and a must-try for those who love their mushrooms.. like mE. xD

~ 4. Cream of Mushroom ~

Tao's rendition of the classic Cream of Mushroom soup really sets it apart from the normal run-of-the-mill types. The whole soup is filled with bits of mushroom that really adds that chunky feel to each mouthful. Absolutely delicious and a must-have for Mushroom soup fanatics lol~

~ Cream of Pumpkin ~

Some of the others had the Cream of Pumpkin instead and boy was that just as delicious! :O Either of these soups are fantabulous~

~ 5. Marinated Lamb Cutlets ~

~ Slow Cooked Pork Back Ribs ~

~ Spicy Stingray ~

For my entree, I chose the recommended Marinated Lamb Cutlets. Simply "finger-licking good" as one of the waiters put it. lol~
"You have to use your hands to eat it for that finger-licking good taste."
haha.. indeed it was. There was a mint sauce to go with it.. but I personally didn't like it and prefer the lamb by itself.. *Mmmmm!
Very tender and nicely marinated.. with a small fresh piece of broccoli at the side haha~

~ 6. Ice Rose Apple Tea ~

For my drink, I had the Ice Rose Apple Tea. Absolutely refreshing and it provides a nice ending to a satisfying meal~ A subtle sweetness from the apple and rose.. mixed with the coolness of the tea gives u a cool and refreshing feeling.

~ Ice Grass Jelly Mint Tea ~

~ 7. Creme Brulee ~

Finally, for dessert we all had the Creme Brulee~ I won't say it was perfectly executed.. but nevertheless it was still a great dessert and another must-try!
Its basically abit like an egg tart.. but its made from vanilla extract and topped with a thin layer of slightly caramelised sugar. *yuM~

~ 2 - 3 - 4 ! ~

Excellent food, excellent service coupled with an excellent company. What more could you ask for? I certainly can't. lol~

~ YOU'RE WELCOME~!! xD ~

And finally we headed home.. toOk a stroll from Paradiz all the way to Cityhall MRT.. skipping Douby Ghaut and Bugis.
Whilst walking.. we stumbled upon this cafe with a huge-arse durian statue... and after MUCHHH persuasion.. Tecky finally gave in and toOk a shot with it! hahaha.
I kn0w all of u (apart from the 39 gang) are puzzled by this.. well Tecky dislikes durians. And we've been constantly trying to force him to eat some (but to no avail).. so this time round we forced him to take a simple pic. xD

~ Somebody v. xiao zhang ah.. LoL xD ~

`keLvin

Belated

2008-07-06T17:01:00.000+08:00

Belated Post~

Just finished my TAO's post and I suppose I'll continue updating events that occurred before~
As you all kn0w.. I flew back on the 20th June, Friday~

Just the next day, I met up with the fellas for a day @ willy's~
DOTA, Chocs and a Haircut were the agendas for the day. Met up with willy, y0ke and stan for our haircuts at tampines~ Waited for a freakin' longgg time before we got served.. despite the appointment willy had made. =\ I kinda straightened my fringe abit... which I thought was abit of a new look... but realised it wasn't mE at all a few days later. lol~

After the long-agonising time spent at the salon, we finally met up with ivan and teck to have lunch @ the "Blue Urban Oasis", willy's brother-in-law's cafe~
We all had the Mushroom Pasta which was just *yuMmm. And we had some Texas Wings as well (forgot the name.. might be wrong lol~)

Afternoon was spent DOTA-ing at willy's~ And we decided to order MacD's for our dinner~ Yusheng had joined us by then.
Just before we ended our day.. we surprised van-the-maN with a belated biFdaY cake~ haha. We went back to willy's roOm and for some reason.... we decided to erm... if I may say.. "cam-whore" abit? hahaha..

A bunch of grown men cam-whoring..... right. xD =X

~ yO! HapPy Belated Ivan! ~

~ *SQUEEEEEEEZE~!!* - That's exactly what we were saying! xD ~
~ Yusheng's expression is DA BOMB la! hahaha! (red t-shirt)
~ L-R: y0ke , tecky , willy , ivan , ys ~

~ Randomness o.O ~
"Y0ke! where u grabbin'?? ahahaa xD"

~ Ali-ba-vaN ~
~ Hahaha.. that's willy's beanie cushion on his head btw.. xD ~

27/06/2008 (Friday)~

Today after work, I met up with Yanyin for dinner~ :)
She's another one of those friends whom I was loOking forward to meeting toO~
She still loOked the same to mE~ Pretty but TIRED and STRESSED. >.<"

Met up with her at Suntec where we had our long dinner at one of the Jap restaurants around the Fountain.. (can't remember the name of it =X)
I had the Pork cutlet set and she had the Chicken one~
It really was quite nice the Pork. Tender and flavourful~
The pumpkin croquette was nice.. though not as nice as the "Heavenly Ballz" found in Ichiban @ Wisma~! haha =D

We took our time to eat and talked about many things.. we had quite alot to share with one another and I truly feel blessed to have a friend like her.

After dinner, we took a train to her workplace at Orchard area coz she had to pick up some stuff~ First time I saw her office and man.. it was really quite something,
I told her: "Your office looks like a mini-home.." And indeed it did~ =P

Unfortunately, she had to stay on in office coz someone had thrown her stuff to do =\
So after loOking around her office.. I decided to make a move first~ I would have liked to stay on to accompany her.. but I felt that she would work better alone.. didn't wanna disrupt her~

And so that's the two main things that I had been loOking forward to since I came back~
Time spent with friends is not a luxury, but a blessing~ =)

`keLvin

Forbidden

2008-06-30T11:33:00.004+08:00

Am in my office at the moment.. and yes obviously its been a rather slack-ish day for mE thus far. Basically finished the work that was handed to mE last week.. which included a presentation of an overview of my site's electrical system. Rather interesting I must say... (when I'm actually doing something. lol~)

So I've decided to "spend" some time now to blog just for abit.
I know I've been MIA for quite some time..
Heck.. this is my first post since I came back to Sg almost 2 weeks ago. A few reasons really.. firstly I've been dead tired when I come home at night.. and secondly.. well.. just abit lazy during the weekends =D

Had an exciting time with the fellas 2 Saturdays ago.. shall put it up in my next post.
Also had a nice evening with Yanyin last Friday.. will also post that up later..

But mainly.. I wanted to post something today coz I've been rather bothered with a lil' certain issue..
Don't really know exactly how to tackle this matter appropriately..
On one hand, the solution seems rather straightforward and obvious... but sometimes.. the mind chooses to waiver and fall upon pretence rather than appropriateness..

` .. A growing, forbidden affection..

`keLvin

Repugnant..

2008-06-13T14:29:00.004+08:00

Friday.. June 13th..

3 papers have ended...

Utterly disappointed with my incompetency during this morning's.. and yesterday night's papers...

The papers were fair... dare I say.. easy. And yet somehow... I managed to screw them both up..
Certainly my worst ever performance in my uni life...
Seems so dishearteningly similar to the days back in JC... when I slacked around.. which ultimately led to an abhorrent performance..

.. a time I sometimes wish I could have gone back..

There is absolutely no excuse for my appalling performance... the exams were so similar to all the work I have been doing this semester... and yet by the hand of fate.. it all still fell apart..

I can only hope to redeem myself in next Tuesday's final paper...

I realised as I typed the first sentence.. that today is Friday the 13th.. heh...
I'm no superstitious believer... but perhaps it was that day for mE..

.. excuse my rants..

`a repugnant keLvin

Gordon DeFranco?

2008-05-31T16:31:00.006+08:00

Finally I have abit of time on the sides to start blogging for awhile..
fyi: awhile = 1 - 2 hrs.. lol.

As some of you probably kn0w.. these past 2 weeks have been cram weeks for mE. Had a total of 7 submissions which had to be done as best as I can.. coz I need the marks to bump mE up~! I've so totally dumped myself in the shitz this sem..

The final (and probably hardest for mE) submission was handed in last night at 10.30pm.. zZ.

But enough of that jibber-jabber.
Recently, I have been rather hoOked on two shows - One being an angry super-chef and the other a YouTube fellow named Philip DeFranco.
Gordon Ramsay has recently been like a "superhero" to mE. The way he blows his executive-chef-hopefuls in his TV series "Hell's Kitchen".. and the way he goes around helping others' with their struggling restaurants in "Kitchen Nightmares".
I seriously recommend these shows to those out there who don't mind the occasional ****s here and there..... Alright, who am I kidding.. its FREQUENT. hahaha =X

As for the Philip DeFranco show.. he's basically a dude who does shows on YouTube on alternate days.. mainly Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He is a champion man.. He basically talks about the news (political or entertainment) on that day and gives his quirky opinions on them. He can get a lil' touchy in his opinions at times.. like about religion.. races etc. So just make sure you have an open mind about it.
Some of you might be going.. jeez... that sounds boring.. But NO.. its really entertaining. I enjoy every show he does.. and its also because I love his voice man. I remember the first time I heard him I was like... woah.. that guy has an awesome voice. Kinda like a newscaster's or DJ's~

I've included one of his recent shows. Take note though.. if you're not an open-minded person or don't take dirty quirks too well either.. then you probably shouldn't watch it.

Oh and he talks reallyyyy fast toO~ Haha.. just the way I like it.

PhillyD.TV

On a more personal note.. I guess one of the things that made mE happy recently is a simple conversation I had with Yanyin~ Its been awhile since I last spoke with her.. 2 months to be exact. And before some of you go "eh.. but I also never speak to u since Feb lei..".. when I say last spoke.. I mean online as well. She's a very very busy gaL.. tied up with her work.. I mean.. she even has to work on weekends till v.late.. save Sundays (thank goD ya, Yanyin?). So much so that there's no time to go online toO.

So anyway we chatted for exactly 100min.. yes exactly. My phone flashed "100.00 min". I was like.. "wow. so zhun" haha. Did some catching up with her. She shared stories with mE.. things which were going on around her.. which I really appreciate.. that she trusts mE so. =)
Really hope I can meet her if I go back this holiday~

"Stay strong ya, Yanyin? I believe you will not falter." =)

In other news... my 39 bros had a DOTA gathering at Willy's!!! WITHOUT TALL'O ME??? hahahaha~ Just kidding. Glad that you guys had fun. If I do get back this holiday... I'M JUMPIN' ON THE WAGON TOO!! =D

Oh speaking of going back.. there is a slightly higher chance now that I might.. coz my mother recently went on a business trip with her company.. and she approached one of the MPs (can't remember for which area) for assistance in helping out with my internship.. and apparently that MP said she'll arrange it for mE. Wow.. really kind of her. Hope she keeps to her word. =P

I realllllyyyyy hope I can get that internship this hols.. I miss so many ppl.. my family.. sister (real one :P).. the 39 gang.. my friends... Yanyin.
Oh, and did I mention the FOOD???? hahaha..
But not the weather.. I heard it's blistering right now in Sg.. Yikes.
Perth's weather is soOoo nice now.. about 15 - 20 degrees. *Mmmmmm... comfortabbbble..~

Here's a video compilation of some of Gordon Ramsay's pent up frustrations in Hell's Kitchen Season 3.

**Warning: Not for the faint hearted and those not used to constant.. and I literally mean CONSTANT.. amounts of swearing. Its censored though... unfortunately? =X

` You go Gordon~! =D

`keLvin

Grind, Pantera!

2008-05-24T23:50:00.003+08:00

Just felt like posting this up~

Grimmjow's release (Resurrection form) - Pantera~!

Best fight scene/episode for mE thus far~
I love Grimmjow and I dislike Ichigo.

Grimmjow (blue haired, super coOL) = gD guy , Ichigo (black crap, lame mask.. xD) = bad guy.
(well.. at least that's how I loOk at it.. xD)

.. from the anime: Bleach

.. Grimmjow kickin' some arse! w00t~

`keLvin

Goodness Gracious mE!

2008-05-19T00:13:00.003+08:00

Typical Asian Parents indeed.. hahaha.
Something for you guys to have a laugh at whilst I'm away~
xD

"..He got a B???.."

`keLvin

Older.. but Wiser (?)

2008-04-24T16:23:00.000+08:00

Well well.. what have we here.
An old man growing older and wiser (I hope)..
Some say that 23 is the new 21~? lol..
I guess that's just to make us feel better. Well.. I suppose it applies more to the ladies.. Coz for us guys.. it seems "the older the better".

A favourite analogy I've come across is..
"Men are like Ginseng.. the older they are.. the better.."
whilst on the other hand..
"Women are like tofu, the fresher (younger) the better.."

I know some ladies reading this might flare up and feel insulted. It does sound stereotypical. But hey its just what i hear around.. and in some way I feel that's quite true.

But anyway.. I had a biFdaY celebration on the night of the 18th~ peGgy was the organiser and I must thank her for putting it all together~ Thanks babe~ =) This time, I decided to invite my housemate and best bud Hafiz~
So it was the 8 of us:
peGgy . evette . zyinG . winnnny
Bido . Tuan . Hafiz . mE

~ eve . winnnny . zyinG . peGgy ~
~ fiz . Tuan . muah . Bido ~

We had dinner at vegetarian place called "Utopia"~
Well.. its actually primarily a Karaoke place.. but it sells vege foOd (and bubble-tea) toO. And well it is nicee~ =D

For those who don't know.. vegetarian foOd can be reallllly niceeee. I've had my fair share of experiencing it during my JC days with Yin Mei.. *yuM..

Those really gD ones have "meat" dishes that taste almost like the real deal. So for those who are curious or haven't tried.. do take the chance to have a go at it~ I doubt you will be violently disappointed.

As usual.. the foOd wasn't enough for mE. hahaha~ But that is to be expected from the self-proclaimed "Black Hole" of a tummy. Nevertheless, it was a satisfying meal~ Thanks guys. Oh and of coz.. the dessert came next.
A Triple-layer Ice-cream cake bought by them~ If I'm not wrong, the green layer is pistachio, the middle is chocolate chip and the bottom is strawberry/raspberry~ Topped with a subtle layer of white chocolate.. and some frozen fruits~
One word - *YUMMMM~ =D~~

~ *yuMmm* ~

~ The layerz! ~

~ I was told that for your wish to come true.. the biFdaY person must only cut the cake half-way through.. ~

~ ..And the person whose biFdaY is next, will cut the remaining half all the way down. ~

After dinner.. came the REAL fun~!
KARAOKE NIGHT~!!! whoO-hoO~!! xD

To be honest.. its probably the first real karaoke session I've ever had. And boy was it fun~ peGgy managed to boOk a roOm for us~ The ones attending were Bido, peGgy, Hafiz and mE~ A small but fun group of us. =)
We headed up from the dinner table and began our 3 hour SINGING FEST~!

~ Bido! Our "Idol" ~

So many songs were sung.. I can't remember all of them. I especially loved the ones where we all could sing together and just LET LOOSE and just go absolutely CRAZYYY! All the off-pitched screeching (mostly by mE i reckon lol~) and shouting during some of the songs. And I must say.. Bido can really sing well! omG. I was like... O.O
You are da bombz bidO! lol.

~ hiding in the dark.. ~

I wish I could've sang more U2 songs. But they only had a few which I wanted to sing. I love U2.. and they have so many songs which I love to sing and have literally memorised the lyrics toO. In fact.. I think I know most of U2's songs. Its all stuck in my mind. And the thing is.. I didn't intentionally memorise them.. they just get embedded into my mind when I listen to them. Well.. they are my fav. band.. no surprise I suppose.

I only wished that we didn't have to end so soOn.. and that they had more more more songs in their catalog!

On the actual day.. it was a quiet biFdaY for mE.. for which I was alright with. Had dinner with fiZ at Sara Thai in Karawara. It was alright.. could be better. But the thing which toOk mE completely by surprise was the webcam session that my sis suddenly asked mE to join. "Mum wants to ask you something.." was the reason.
And when I finally got the connection up and running.. I saw my sis.. and a v.familiar background... MAMA'S HOUSE! =O

And before I knew it.. all my relatives and family members started filling up my webcam screen~ They all wanted to celebrate my biFdaY, and they weren't gonna let distance affect it. They even went to the extent of buying a biFdaY cake.. putting it in front of the webcam and sing *Happy Birthday* songs to mE~!
I was like... "Oh my goD.. *big smiles*"

I totally did not expect something like this.. at all.
I was really happy.. seeing all my uncles, aunties.. "gugu's".. cousins.. my lovely nieces "Jia Xuan" and "Ting Ting".. and of coz my lovely family~ ^_^

THANK YOU ALL~! I LOVE YOU ALL~!!
Thanks for the celebration-from-afar~

There are a few other things I wish to talk about.. but I've decided to share them in my next post. I'll just leave this one as a biFdaY one~

Oh and I also wish to thank Yanyin again for the cuteeee CJ7 doll~! She was sweet enough to get one for mE (mini-toOns @ Parkway Parade) when she saw it~! ^_^
*Arigato~~~*

~* And of coz.. a big THANK YOU for all the gifts and well-wishes by everyone~! You know who you are~ =) *~

~ CJ7! ~

~ EZ-Link Card Sticker (from Yanyin) ~

~ Logitech Wireless Headphones ~
(from peGgy & gang)
*iPod not included* xD

`keLvin

In Hell, but with Angels

2008-04-13T07:32:00.000+08:00

This past week has been full of ups and downs.. if not for the ups.. I'd probably think that I'm kaL-eL and see if its true. lol.. Most of you probably have no clue as to what i just said.. its ok. =P

Lets start off with last sat.. I got a real surprise when I received a gD friend's gift all the way from Sg. =)
The biFdaY card was rather heart-warming.. and I like the little "K" , "E" , "L" , "V" , "I" , "N"s that were pasted onto the card front. =)
Did u use squeeze-on fabric paint? Or it came in alphabets?
Enclosed in the parcel was also a 'Superman Returns" keychain which loOked so awesome (I'm a sucker for anything to do with the big guy lol~) and also a nice white Casio watch~ =)

~Thanks soO much Yanyin~

~ All hail KaL-eL! ~

Also had a nice dinner with peGgy, Bido and Tuan at a Korean restaurant in the city.. Hmm.. the foOd was alright.. but I reckon there are other nicer places. The impt thing to mE is the company of coz.. the rest is 2nd.

~ BidO , Tuan , peGgy ~

~ Kim Chi Pot ~

After a pleasant weekend.. it was time for my "hell-week" to begin. =\

There were two things that had to be accomplished within the week - 1) Power System Analysis' mid-semester exam and 2) Renewable Energy Principles' design assignment.

May not sound much.. but both are huge assessments to mE.. PSA exam - 20%, REP assignment - 15%.
PSA exam fell on Thursday @ 10am..
It was actually an easy paper.. but.. because I had lacked the discipline to study well this time round....... I suffered the immense consequences of it.
Sigh.... if only I had spent more effort in revising for it.. if only, if only, if only. All of which are excuses in their own right. No one to blame but myself.
It was soO bad.. that I'm v.sure I've failed it badly. =\
And of coz... I didn't feel exactly proud of what I had done/did not do.
After the exam.. I sat myself down at the computer labs with sheng to try and finish my REP assignment... which was due the following day. Naturally.. not being able to grasp the fact that I had just performed my worst ever in an exam.. I found it difficult to fully concentrate.

Of coz.. I pushed on.. and just when I thought nothing gD would come out of the day... my HP rang. "Withheld" was displayed on my screen. I was abit hesistant to pick it up coz u never know. But I'm glad I did~ =)
A v.familiar voice resounded in my ear.. and just before she spoke her name.. I knew who it was. She called to ask mE what my address was. Abit surprised I was.. but she explained~
Aiyo.. I feel paiseh lei, Yanyin. =P

Though it was just a simple call.. it was because I was hearing a gD friend of mine on the other end that made all the difference. It really lifted up my spirits~ =)

So i guess.. that call saved mE from my own disappointment.

Come Friday.. it was WORSE. Omg.. I've never EVER had to RUSH as MADLY as I did to hand in an assignment~!! It was a HORRENDOUS day... filled with super-ly filled amounts of ANXIETY.. FRANTIC-NESS.. and FEAR.
Sigh.... I don't wish to think about it further... But lets just say.. I also could've done much better. Poor time management.. laziness.. and not knowing how to do it (which is no excuse at all..) led to my ultimate downfall. At one point.. I had to return home to print out my report and attempt to touch it up. But I soon realised there were soOoo many flaws in my report! And there was NO TIME! Die..
But because "due time" was approaching.. I could not do anything further.. and had to literally RUN back to school within 15min to hand it up.

zZz... Kelvin.. You are falling.. slowly.. but surely. WHAT ARE YOU DOING???...

It was the worst experience ever for mE.. in terms of assignments etc. I shall NEVER want to experience that again.. Let this be a lesson harshly learnt.
Oh did I mention I'm most probably gonna do badly for it toO? ...

NO MORE. This insolence of mine has to HALT.
Next Wednesday is my Control Systems mid-semester exam. I will work hard for it and blow it away!
Mika said to mE.. "GAMBATTE, Kelvin-kun~!!" lol.

Enough of my misery.. a wonderful thing happened on friday though.
BLEACH 166~!!
WHOOO!!!
Actually.. it was out on Thursday.. but of coz I could only watch it after everything was done on Friday.
A long awaited episode and boy was it GREATTT-TO~!! An all-out grudge match between Grimmjow (my hero.) and Ichigo (I hate him.)~!!
Only one thing to say...

"GRIND!! PANTERAAAAAAAA~!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!"

whoO~ Grimmjow's released form is coOLLLL.. though I don't like the ears bit. LoL~
Sigh.. toO bad my Grimmjow will lose eventually.. seeing as how he is the antagonist.. =\
Why can't he be the gD guy?? Ichigo is such a pansy.. I hate him. Stupid orange hair. lol.
Next week's episode is gonna be exciting toO I reckon~ =D

*Go Grimmjow~!!

~ Grimmjow Jeagerjaque - Pantera release ~

Another gD thing this week.. I had my first driving lesson on Wednesday~! An hour of fun. Ravi went through the basics with mE.. like how the clutch operates internally.. why your car will stall if u don't clutch-in before u brake etc..
And he straight away let mE drive along the streets~! I was like.. errr... You sure about this? lol.
But I guess he knew I had been driving abit in fiz's car already.
The drive around the neighbourhood was gD.. except that I have to work more on my turning..

"LESSON 1: CLEAR~!"

And finally.. just 4 hours ago.. I went to collect another international parcel from the post office.. and the sender this time? None other than my dear family~ =)
When I saw the sender address and name.. I knew what was inside. I know my mother oh toO well and likewise, she does toO. =)

Thanks for the long anticipated MIKA CONCERT TOUR 2007 DVD~!!!!! WHOO-HOOO~!! =DD~~
I guess they finally released it in Sg~

Oh and of coz.. a nice lil' biFdaY card came along with it~ =)

~ Yes My Joy ~

I feel so blessed to be surrounded by soO many people who care so much for mE..
Sometimes I wonder if I am undeserving of them..
It's times like these that make mE wanna punch myself for disappointing them.. and letting them down.. as was the case this week..

I love you all~ And will work hard for all of you~

`keLvin

OnizuuuukaaaaaaA~!

2008-04-05T16:28:00.000+08:00

I love Onizuuukaaaa~! Yes.. I've re-watched all 12 episodes of the drama and just finished yesterday.. and I'm still so very much in love with it~

Like a breath of fresh air.. it never fails to inspire mE and lift up my spirits.
As I've said before 2 years ago.. this show is THE BEST drama ever.
Even the viewers in Japan think so.. seeing as how it is THE #1 Jap drama ever since it came out in 1998.. till today.
Not to mention, the last episode is still the MOST WATCHED TV show in Japan's history.. And I'm not talking about in comparison with other dramas.. I'm talking about in relation to ALL other TV shows.

Damn.. that's how gD it is.

If you haven't watched it.. I'd suggest u do the moment you are free! lol.

I guess those aspiring to be teachers could learn a thing or two.. things that are "out of the textbook" so to speak? lol..

Anyways.. here's a short clip of the theme song and snippets of the drama. =)

"Poison" - sung by GTO himself ~ Takashi Sorimachi

And I also find the actor/singer Takashi Sorimachi rather charismatic, handsome and coOL.
If I were gay.. I'd definitely be all over him. LoL~ =X

GTO~!! whoO~! I Love You! xD

`keLvin

Revelation?

2008-03-25T15:20:00.000+08:00

I know some of you are awaiting the result of my efforts.. and of my attempt.

Well.. for those closest to mE.. you would've heard from mE way before this post was written.. and thus.. know the result.

For the rest of my friends.. well.. lets just say that,
".. the heart was not able to reach far enough to embrace its star.."

Disappointed I maybe..
But nonetheless.. I have to strive on (in my studies I mean..)
I must say.. its partly coz of this matter (and preparations for her biFdaY).. that I've slackened in my studies.. and find myself having to catch up more than I usually do.. right now. =\

But I don't blame anyone but myself.
I should've still focused during my lessons.. and not occupy my entire time on the matter.. but I'm sure most would understand the feelings and anxiety I was going through..

A Balance should have been made.

Well.. thank goD its the study break now.. a week of no lessons.
I'll have to make full use of it to do lotsa catching up.. and to finish my assignments as well~
Finished Control Systems 301 assignment today.. not sure if its totally right though.. hmm.

Oh yes.. I'm gonna do my theory test this wednesday to get my L-Plate.. and then I can finally embark on my lessons~! wheE! So exciting..
In fact.. just 2 hrs ago.. around 10pm.. I "test-drove" fiz's car at one of the big "ulu" parking lots near Curtin..
Tried reversing.. turning.. accelerating at gear 1... Oh and I think I stalled about 6 - 7 times throughout. haha.. issues with the clutch.. as expected.
Hey, I haven't learnt anything yet! lol...

One thing I'm glad though..
And that is.. we're still v.gD friends~ =)
".. yea it won't. that's for sure.." ,
.. was her reply when I asked if this matter would affect our friendship.
Haven't really met up with her yet since her biFdaY celebrations.. but from her tone via sms and MSN.. she seems honest about it.
I trust her of coz.

Will be meeting her for a jog this sat~ =)
Have some things I wish to talk to her about toO..

Before I sign off.. here are the pics from her biFdaY celebrations..
First 2 pics are from the surprise visit I gave her on the actual day~

~ *Tan-jo-bi Ome-de-to* weiwei ~

~ Pls take gD caRe of it. lol ~

~ My home-made cupcake =) ~

~ Wrapped and ready to go ~

~ WL ~
~ Her "xiong xiong" present.. lol. ~

~ Jacq . Miss m00 . Sydney ~

~ what's with that loOk.. lol? Bad shot perhaps.. ~

~ Cake bought by the gaLs.. its nice and thick with chocolate-ty goOdness.. *yuM ~

~ Our Steamboat~! Kimchi pot and chicken soup pot ~
~ SUPERRR YUMMMMM~!! ~
=D~~~~~

`keLvin

A Heart That's Reaching..

2008-03-16T15:31:00.000+08:00

A Heart that's reaching...

That was the title of the letter I wrote to her...

Handed it to her just before I left in the evening... it was around 8pm then.

"..Oh.. I 'forgot' to hand you your 'birthday card' yesterday..." ,
was what I told her when I handed it to her...

Of coz... I did not. And of coz... it was no birthday card. I chose to give it to her today instead becoz we were having lunch today with her friends... and I knew she would feel v.awkward if she had read it before today..

Yesterday..

Her birthday - 14th March. I woke up at 5am to bake the cupcakes as I had planned... Unfortunately for mE... the first batch screwed up... so I had to make a 2nd... which delayed the time i had planned to leave the house...

Instead of 9am.. I left at around 10am.
With a nicely decorated cupcake and her neatly wrapped present in hand... I toOk my 15min walk to her place.. walking along the ole' Manning Road...

The weather was rather kind to mE... it was quite cooling..

It was actually a risk for mE to travel to her place... becoz the friend who was helping mE to check up on her had gone to uni... but i don't blame him.. coz I did not tell him to stay.. and he had helped alot already.. Thanks william.

Thankfully.. she was home then. Another housemate opened the front door for mE... and I made my way up to her roOm..
I laid my stuff down just outside her room.. toOk out the lil' cupcake.. and lit it up.
A knock on her door came shortly... and it seemed she was about to leave her room to clear her breakfast bowl...

She was shocked and surprised to see mE..
And I then presented the lil' cupcake to her... I could see her face lit up right after..
She was so happy... extremely surprised... and she kept saying "thank you".
Just looking at how happy she was.. was enough to send mE to the stars..

Shortly after.. I presented the present to her...
Again.. she was surprised and the expression on her face was simply....

She said she was shy to open it in front of mE.. so I decided to stay outside her roOm... I gently closed the door while smiling at her just as the door closed..

Soon... I heard a gasp from her roOm... and I knew she had set her eyes on the artifact which toOk so much time and effort from a best friend and mE.

A picture was taken.... and I explained the "history" behind the present to her briefly..

Finally.. it was time for mE to leave... She was kind enough to walk mE out for abit.. till coles.
We talked along the way... stopped at coles and chatted for some time... before we bid our farewells..

It was a successful morning surprise. And I was glad it all fell into place as I had imagined..

Today..

Steamboat at her place.. we ate from 2 plus.. all the way till 4plus.. almost 5. There was so much gD food.. we ate and chatted.. laughed and celebrated.
There were 6 of us.. Weiling.. Sydney.. Jacq.. William.. KK.. and mE.

The gals also bought a cake for her to celebrate.

After lunch... Jacq headed home first.. and the remaining 5 of us sat down and played card games... Dai-di.. bluff.. heart-attack.. to name a few. It was total fun.. we laughed and simply had a ball of a time..

8pm arrived.. and it was getting late for Sydney... her bus trip home takes about 1.5hrs... madness i know. I decided to leave toO... the skies were darkening above mE..

Weiling and william decided to follow her to the bus-stop.. as Weiling had to get some last min stuff for her work from the city...

It was then... that I finally handed the letter to her..... and slowly walked home under the stillness of the night...

"The card you go home le later than read better.."

"ok ok thx for today."

"Hey i should be the one saying a big thanks to you. :)
I really had a great time today.. The food was excellent.. the games we played were fun.. and of coz.. the friends were v.gD company~
... I just hope it won't be the last time for mE. :) "

..The day seemed so good.. almost too gD to be true..
.. And as I walked home ..
.. i couldn't help but feel a sense that today.. might be the last time I would have such fun spent with her..
.. Might this be a sign of things to come?..
.. A day to mark the end of days with her?..

And so now..... the wait has arrived.

It's now 12.21am in Perth..
She came back home at around 10.30pm...
I wonder if she's read the letter...
I wonder how she's feeling... how she's reacting to it...
Have I just shocked her badly?..
Have I made her think otherwise?
Have I just touched her soul?

... or have I just ended it all?...

Many thoughts are flowing through my mind...
I wonder when a reply will suffice...
How it will end up...
Will our friendship be torn apart... or will it make us closer?

.. Will this heart reach its star? ..
.. Or will it slip and fall ever so far ..

.. The decision is yours and yours alone... weiwei

`keLvin

Sakura ~Hanagasumi~

2008-03-16T04:07:00.000+08:00

Sakura ~Hanagasumi~

Mika Nakashima's new single

Its a beautiful ballad sung perfectly by her~

`keLvin

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

2008-03-04T16:12:00.000+08:00

Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own ~ U2

This song is by the best band in the world.. the legendary - U2.
If you listen to the lyrics very carefully.. you'll notice they speak deeply to your heart.. and they mean so much more.

This song was dedicated from Bono (U2 frontman) to his late father (Bob).
He wasn't in harmony with his dad.. and he wrote this song to express his feelings at losing his dad when he never had the chance to make up with him..
I suppose it also serves to remind us not to constantly harbour any ill feelings towards the ones we love.. such that it becomes toO late to say "I'm sorry".. or.. "I love you."

A very touching song that inspires mE always.. teaches us to cherish our loved ones while they're still here... and remember the ones whom we have lost.

Bono's soulful vocals together with The Edge's perfect guitar rifts combine to give this song so much passion and fills it with emotions.

(The bridge at 3:14 holds so much emotions in his singing.. its really fantastic.)

"My Father Bob worked in the Post Office by day and sang opera by night.. he lived on the northside of Dublin in a place called Cedaewood Road..
He had alot of attitude.
He gave some to me - and a voice.
I wish I'd known him better."
~ Bono

I just suddenly remembered this song.. and felt like sharing it here..

And for those who are not in the know.. they are my favourite band.
The only band that truly reaches out to me..

`keLvin

Another Year another Semester

2008-03-03T09:31:00.001+08:00

Ohio-gozaimasu~

First week of semester is over. Feelings about it.. hmm.. nothing much. Mainly had lectures (4) and a lab this week.. nothing stressful YET. And that's a huge YET.. coz I foresee tough days ahead. =\

To be honest.. I'm feeling rather slack still.. the motivation to study hasn't returned. Funny though.. the week just before I flew back, I was quite motivated... but when I arrived.. it just diminished. lol?

I guess... as some of you know.. my mind is more focused on certain "other" matters... or matter actually.
Am so mentally preoccupied with preparations for a certain day..
I wonder if it will turn out well? Its hard to make it so when the "other power" is rather busy.. Nevertheless.. I will try me best~ Wish mE the best will ya guys?

Speaking of which... one of the key pieces of my plan has arrvied~! Yay~ Arrived on Thursday morning to be precise. A huge thanks to willy for sending it, as well as alot of things that my post probably can't contain. lol~

It Arrived so very intact and just as I had left it. Now just have to add some final touches and await for the day to arrive. =)

I'd like to post some pictures of it.. but I'm afraid that would be risking a "leak".. which would of coz.. ruin everything.

Hmm.. I'd better get my motivation back soon.. else the consequences will be dire. =\

Oh yes.. had Concas with Yilin, Vicky and fiz on Monday toO... *YUMMMM!! The Chilli mussels were in season and they were HUGE and JUICY AND OH-SO-YUMMMMMILICIOUS~!!!
I need MORE NOW~! >.<"

Wednesday evening till late in the night was spent at Yilin's place......... fixing up her and Vicky's shelves and drawer/bedside tables. haha~
They were those "assemble-yourself" furniture from Ikea.
As Yilin put it to mE on msn earlier.. "if i were to have done it myself.. i think i will most prob end up under the shelf.."

Hahaha~ =X

This was the biggest shelf that I had to fix.. and it does loOk rather nice toO.

`keLvin

Last Day

2008-02-23T10:46:00.000+08:00

Today is the last day. Sian..

Back to another semester (or two) of studying and missing gD food and people~

But i suppose.. I'll also be able to see my aussie friends~ So that's something to loOk forward to.. and of coz.. a certain issue holds toO.

Spent most of the day packing and doing abit of house-keeping~
I can say its almost done.. but it seems I won't be able to bring along my blender. =\
Oh well.. get one there I suppose.

Yesterday was my last day out and I watched 2 movies~! haha.. being the rather movie-fanatic that I am.. I caught "L: Change the World" (the 3rd Death Note movie) and "CJ7"~! =D

Caught the Death Note movie in the afternoon and then right after it ended.. I went to meet Yanyin for dinner @ Ichiban Boshi at Wisma~ That was close to 6pm~
I love Ichiban Boshi.. omG. I had the "Don Don Zen" set, which was fantabulous.. It came with spicy salmon sashimi w/ rice.. unagi w/ egg on a bed of rice.. tempura soft-shell crab.. cold tofu.. soup and slices of orange (which we both rejected.. coz we didn't like oranges. lol~)
Yanyin had a grilled fish (which I cannot remember the name!) and topped it with a chawamushi rice set~
We shared a plate of Pumpkin Croquettes.. which, as weili calls it, are "tiny ballz of heaven"~ xD
It really is that DELICIOUS~! omG. Whoever goes there has got to try it.

I helped myself to a second serving of the croquettes.. Yanyin was toO full already~

*yuMmmmm~

After dinner.. "CJ7" was next @ Cineleisure~ It was a really nice movie in my opinion. It has both the hilariousness of a comedy.. as well as touching, heart-warming moments of your typical drama~ All in all.. I'd give it 4 stars.. coz I'm such a generous person~ xD
I absolutely love the adorable CJ7 puppy-loOkin' thingy.. I wish I could buy one~ lol
And of coz.. the teacher was gorgeous as well~ =X

After which we bid farewell for the last time.. and I decided to hurry over to HMV to purchase not 1.. but 2 Mika stuffs~! 1 DVD and 1 CD~ hahaha.. it was quite the spur of the moment and I'm glad i did what i did~ lol

Cab was next.. because I did not want to waste my precious minutes in a slow-moving bus.
(Fyi.. I hardly take cabs these days)

Oh yes.. I haven't commented on the Death Note movie now have I?

*SPOILER ALERT*

(Do Not read if you haven't seen either of the Death Note Movies~!)
It was 2 hrs long.. and the story was alright~ The main focus was obviously on "L" and how he spent his remaining 23 days solving a certain case that kinda concerned the fate of the human race.
The movie was filled with comical moments portrayed through "L".. for example.. he tried to stand-up straight for once and he couldn't walk properly. haha~ And there's this habit of his where he types his keyboard one letter at a time.. and with his funny face-mask on! hahaha.. Absolutely hilarious. xD

But at the end of it all.. I suppose a saD ending was inevitable.. coz as we all know.. he has to die after those 23 dayz~ =\

But the thing which surprised mE the most was when he sent that lil' boy to his orphanage for geniuses and gave him the name... ..."Near"~ =OO
That boy was gonna be the famous "N"~!
Obviously.. the movie drifted from the manga.. coz all you manga fans would know that N & M toOk over the Kira case when L died.

*End of Spoilers*

How time passes so quickly.. Already I'm gonna embark on my 3rd year.. Just 2 more years and its the work force for mE.

`keLvin

Fresh New Look

2008-02-21T07:43:00.000+08:00

Talking about my blog.. not mE.. as you can see lol~

Comments and suggestions are encouraged~ =D

Still testing out font colours and such.. wheE~

I so lurrve the flash thingy at the top~ Flash and Mika.. such a great combi~ xD

`keLvin