The World Of Complex Simplicity (Eusoff Edition)

Greetings...

2008-01-16T21:43:00.000+08:00

The posts in this blog are the compilation off some posts from my old blog which is I have already closed down.

Most of the posts featured my life in hall as an Eusoffian, but others are just some of my random thoughts and a tiny glimpse of my personal life. And I know my posts are unbearably wordy... so... enjoy reading. =P

Also, do note that my grammar, spelling and vocabulary is not really very fantastic, so please pardon me for all the errors in the posts.

I guess that is all I have to say for now. Thanks. =)

B Block Talentime Performance

2007-11-01T23:20:00.000+08:00

We won the Best Block Performance for Eusoff Hall Talentime! I guess I shall let the video do the talking. I am the guy doing the coins and pipe by the way. =)

It is not everyday I get to do such stuff in my life and when we B Block guys put our various expertise together, we can achieve something really great. At the end of the day, teamwork is about the right people, with the right skills doing the right job to get things right.

Hope everyone enjoyed our performance. =D

A Long Absence...

2007-11-01T10:46:00.000+08:00

It seemed like I have totally forgotten about this poor little blog of mine. Life has been a little too hectic and I realized that I can no longer write sensitive or personal stuff on this blog on mine anymore because simply there are too many people who claim they are "concern" about my life and many others who have too much pride to take my personal comments.

Really sorry to my dear friends who are using my blog as your source of entertainment or as an honest perspective on the happenings around my life. Please do MSN me to get updates from me nowadays, if it ever works properly in Hall ever again.

Just finished FlyBar's performance in Central Forum just now for the Hall Bazaar, and immediately after the performance, there was 2 request for Audioworks to set up the sound system for their bazaar and functions. I wouldn't say the sound today was good, but it did some justice to our outdoor system considering the echoes bouncing off the stairs and interfering with the output sound. Kudos to Chee Eng and EE Wuen for manning the mixer. No major flaws, which means a good start for the future of Audioworks.

Time is running out and I am positive that there is no time for me to pass down everything to my juniors; kind of left my Senior Advisor down here. But I guess I have to accept that fact and just do my best. I realized that my juniors are to dependent on the seniors for guidance and does not take enough responsibility for their work. So I am just going to "watch" from now onwards, because it is time they start holding it out on their own. Fundamentals are thought to them and now it all boils down to their talent. I also have been a lot stricter and harsh on the members, because time is running out, and it is time to give them a wake up call to start solving their own problems.

Speaking from a fair point of view, EusoffWorks members are more well trained, take better ownership and have more pride on their work. However what is lacking is confidence. Administration wise, EusoffWorks has made a quantum leap, but it is still far from perfect by my standards, but then if it is good enough then it is good enough. Joshua still lacks the qualities of a seasoned and mature leader, but I think it is only fair if I give him time. Although I still can't comprehend why he "fights for Eusoff Hall", but the passion he has will bring him a long way I am sure. But which leads to another problem, he has too many passions which results him getting himself into various commitment issues.

EVC-MINDS has just received an Outstanding Contributor's Award from MINDS. It sort of made a laughing stock of EVC for scrapping MINDS off our service list. And it is also sad and disheartening to hear someone say EVC-MINDS actually does NOTHING. As pathetic as it may sound, but if one has to resort to using an award to prove that a voluntary group actually does work, then so be it. Some who are still passionate about EVC-MINDS might ask why as last year's coordinator, I did not fight for the defense of EVC-MINDS existence. All I can say is, I was just informed that the service is scrapped and I wasn't at all involved in the decision making process at all.

I guess I am one of the few people in EVC that has attended MINDS, SA, NUH(twice) and Elderly service. What I want to say is that every single of this service is as important and as meaningful as another. For people who has not been to other services claiming that they are useless just makes me despise those people.

I guess I shall stop here before people start getting sensitive again. =)

Eusoff Portal And Forum...

2007-09-22T08:20:00.000+08:00

Just launched the Eusoff Portal and Forum yesterday. It all started from the Eusoffworks' Blog, then to JJ asking me to be Head of Computer Committee and then getting down to work.

So here it is, the result of our hard work. *Click On The Picture!*

Computer got a really good team this year. JJ and I are working really hard to form up this new committee which for the past many years has been in a horrible state. But the good thing is, this year, we manage to grab a couple of dedicated and capable freshmen which has already contributed much to the building of the Portal and Forum.

The Portal and Forum is mainly community driven, but I got a feeling that Eusoff is not a very IT-savvy Hall that is into online forums and portals. So all my Eusoffians friends reading this entry please participate in the forum and visit the portal!

With regards to Audioworks and Eusoffworks, as their Senior Advisor, I have condensed all the fundamentals of Audio System in the training program which I passed to the Committee; basically it is all my fundamental technical knowledge. Eusoffworks however has all my management and administration wisdom. I compiled a comprehensive SOP for Eusoffworks during the 3-month holiday and passed down all my templates to them.

I guess I am fair this way. It is really difficult to balance out my commitments in these 2 committees. If I work harder for either side, the other will complain. But that is not important anymore, because now I am going to work on Computer Committee.

Audioworks and Eusoffworks is stable and growing at the moment under the leadership of Andrew and Joshua. So now, I am going to embark on another journey to bring another screw-up committee in Eusoff Hall to its feet, the non-existent Eusoff Hall Computer Committee.

Year 1 it was Audioworks. Year 2 it was Eusoffworks. And now it is Computer Committee.

A Big Project...

2007-08-27T16:25:00.000+08:00

I can feel the winds of freedom brushing past my invisible wings. Doing things without worries and guilt is really a good feeling.

I thought I would have more time literally doing nothing, but I was wrong. On my way back to after a wonderful dinner, I realized that I just got myself into a Big Project! A Big Project of Small Little Things.

When I know I am free, when people ask for help, I will offer my time more freely. They are not big favors, just little ones like getting a loaf of bread from a nearby supermarket.

When I know I am free, I will go around doing new things or engage in activities I always wanted to do. Small little things like going out with friends to have coffee or attempting or rather failing to make prata at my home kitchen.

Before I knew it, all these Small Little Things became A Big Project, and again, time is a luxury I no longer have; maybe I never had it in the first place.

Someone once told me that the direction that I used to heading in my journey to find happiness and a meaningful life is not the only direction I can go head, because there is joy in doing nothing as well. There must be wisdom in the "joy in doing nothing" but I am not wise enough to comprehend the deeper interpretations yet.

I have found happiness and fulfillment in the direction I headed, so now I am turning back and try to find and experience a different path. This path is more difficult then the previous, but at least I feel that I am making good progress.

I always like good challenges, but then if I keep this "hobby" up, then it is hard to find the "joy of doing nothing". Okay, my journey has just gotten more difficult. XD

Night...

2007-08-24T05:24:00.000+08:00

I used to be so busy that I hardly had anytime to sleep. But now even without any responsibilities other then studying, I am still not getting enough sleep. So I thought about it on my way to lecture with Jit Vern (yes, I can talk to people and think about my own things at the same time) and I believe I found the answer.

I am not really sure if there are other sharing the same mentality as me, but I am actually having difficulties letting go of a wonderful and beautiful day. When things are all nice and pleasant, I just want to hold on to them. So I always have the tendency to stay awake, because the moment I sleep, the day would have ended and I will wake up in a new day.

There are many things I want to do, but even now when I actually have free time, there are still many things that I am unable to do, because there are just TOO MANY things I want to do! Greed is a good word to describe me I guess.

So will I let go of today and sleep early? I am not sure. But nevertheless, I know the next day I wake up to, will just be another wonderful day. =D

Back To School...

2007-07-25T16:47:00.000+08:00

Holidays are coming to an end and school is starting soon. Hall activities and module bidding is slowly building up momentum again. So I guess it is time for me to be an Undergrad and an Eusoffian again. For the past few days am having mixed feelings about reverting back to my primary role in society at the moment. It is not that I really had a choice or anything, but through the holidays, I am actually doing something for myself for once. It feels good being selfish at times.

Really had a lot of fun and did many interesting things during the holidays. Done many things I didn't have the chance to do during school time and took care of things that I have been neglecting.

Retracing my thoughts, I realized that I have made lots of positive differences in the lives of the people whom I love. and learned that sometimes cruelty is kindness and that kindness can be cruelty.

I guess I can say I am feeling happy now. I have accomplished all that I have set to do and fulfilled a number of my Dreams. To be honest, I am running out of Dreams to pursue at the moment as I cleared too many during this summer break. So I i guess now would be a good time to slow down a little enjoy all the successes I have worked so hard for.

Anyway, here is a picture of the Fei Fei Wan Ton Mee at Everitt Road I had more then a month ago. All the ingredients are under the noodles if you are wondering why it is so plain.

Fei Fei Wan Ton Mee

It does have a special taste though and it is worth a try. One of the few famous stalls that didn't jack up the price of their food. =D

Discipline...

2007-07-13T14:59:00.000+08:00

I am sure some of you guys are probably thinking that I have forgotten to blog again. Actually... To be honest, I almost forgot. Some might be thinking about what is the point of I "forcing" myself do something which is so "difficult"?

Discipline is the word.

Despite my chaotic lifestyle, I actually keep myself quite disciplined. Many a times, being discipline is about forcing ourselves to work on something we don't really like working on. Since I am a professional student, let me use studying as an example. If you really like studying (I do know a few people who LOVES studying), I am sure you don't have to force yourself to sit in front of the desk instead of logging in to your favorite online game. Discipline is what keeps us glued to our books instead of keying in the user name and password.

Nothing really exciting (by my standards) has happen this week. Tuesday evening I met up the KX to catch a movie. It is good to have KX living around Boon Lay as it gives me the option of not traveling to all the way to Yishun to meet up with those "lazy to travel bastards". =P

Speaking of KX, my senior in the Library Club a long time ago, although he may not realize it, he is pretty much the guy who brought me into the world of responsibilities, leadership and committees. Before I knew him, I was a ordinary secondary school student who is only interested in having fun and making friends. And I can still clearly remember the Library Camp where we were assigned to work on 3 of the most complicated and hardest to organize games in the camp...

Those were great times and it sort of shifted my priorities. I learned to become a Leader. Thanks to KX. =)

From that camp onwards, I lead many other committees and teams in the schools I have attended all the way until today. Those who know me well must know that I am a challenge seeker. And leading committees in schools and hall are becoming boring. I feel that there is less and less I can learn from leading these committees as I become more and more proficient as a leader. Complicated problems are just a mixture of simple problems I have encountered before.

So now I have gone into corporate leadership and it makes what I do in school seem like child's play. Trust me, dealing with "old men" is really hard work for a young man like me. =P But I guess the passion is still burning and responsibilities is still there to finish up what I left off in Eusoff Hall. I hope that explains to my dear friends who are worried that I have lost my fighting spirits as I am not that active in school anymore. =D

Tuesday Night...

2007-05-30T11:59:00.000+08:00

Its has been quite a while since I last blog. Actually it has only been 6 days, but I always have this illusion of time; an illusion that what happens a day go seemed to happened a week ago. I guess it is the price I have to pay for sleeping 6 hours a day and packing a inhumane schedule.

But despite so, I felt like I have been living my life to the fullest and not wasting every single second of my time. Working, spending time with my family, hanging out with friends, playing games, exercising and sometimes, just stare at the fishes in the fish tank.

Sometimes I feel rather weird that even being such a loner (I am happy being alone actually), I actually had a bunch of good friends that I can hang out with.

Sunday went to SLS with my brother to buy casing. We were looking for the cheapo S$20 casing but they seemed to be extinct. The cheapest we can find was S$35 so we decided give it a miss. Met up with BX to help him buy his webcam and mouse. But in the end he only got a mouse as a webcam seemed a little "waste of money". I also met up the JJ to collect Eusoffworks' computer back and luckily I manage to wrestle the car away from my dad that day to avoid having the need to haul a CPU from Bugis all the way back to Boon Lay.

Monday suppose to meet BX and WZ at 6pm for dinner and movie and Vivo City. But I was a little (1.5 hours actually =p) late because something happened. So end up I have to treat them dinner. So we made our way to Secret Recipe and had a quick dinner because the show was about to start soon. BX ordered the most expensive dish without even feeling a little "paiseh". =p That is the problem of having friends who are too close to you; "paiseh" is no longer in our dictionary anymore. Friends are meant to be "exploited" and "cheated" I guess. =p To be honest, I am also guilty of "exploiting" BX so getting "cheated" of a meal is fine with me. =D

After a hard day's work, a good dinner with great company is certainly rewarding. And I planned to take pictures of the food, but when I realized I forgot to do so, the only thing left was the receipt. =P

After the movie ended at 11.30pm we manage to just catch the last train and I was lucky to catch the last bus as well, else it would be a long and tiring walk back home for me. All in all, Vivo City is a really big shopping mall, but I did not get a chance to explore it because I was late. But I am quite sure I will be there again because there seemed to have quite a number of restaurants serving yummy food! =D

Today, life is back to normal. Working hard and trying out new things. Behind every successful story, there is a painful process that few people know of. I always believe in working hard for something I want, so I will not ever regret missing out a good opportunity. But fatigue has been catching up with me quietly and I guess it is about time I take a short break from work. Forgetfulness is a good sign of tiredness.

With regards to my results, I am really satisfied with them! Even with all the Hall Activities, I am glad that I did not lose my focus. Got a clear picture on what to specialize now at last!

Going to rest now and my MSN is popping up non-stop. I also would like to apologize to those whom I did not return calls or SMSes; phone bill exploded again. Please pardon me. =P

Drawing The Line...

2007-05-23T15:02:00.000+08:00

"Creativity vs Chaos"
"Determination vs Stubbornness"
"Passionate vs Obsessed"
"Enthusiastic vs Fanatical"
"Resourceful vs Cunning"
"Calm vs Cold"

It is rather obvious that the above 6 lines sort of describes me. At the end of the day, when people look at me, it is only natural that they draw a line inside their mind and "categorize" me.

So what is the difference between "Chaotic" and "Creativity"? To me, it is all the same. "Passionate" and "Obsessed" are the same thing as well and it is solely dependent on where each individual draws the line; the same line that separates "Enthusiastic" and "Fanatical", and many other things.

Each of us draws our line differently, at different places and I feel that it is important not to understand how people draw their lines, but instead be wise enough to accept that people draw "lines" differently from ourselves. Of course, it would also be good if we are able to understand where we ourselves draw the line so we are able to better management our own biasness, we well as level of acceptance towards different people.

So where do you draw your line? Is it different every time?

If it is different for the same character attribute on a different person, then you are biased fellow. If the "line" is drawn on the same spot for everybody, it means that you tend to make decisions on the character of the person based on your own set of criteria in a fair manner. I have come to notice that, sizing-up people is a very important aspect of my life, so learning to draw a "line" nicely can be quite useful. =)

Anyway it is just a random though (again =p). It has been a long and tiring day, so I guess I shall end my entry here and try to force myself to sleep more! =D

Take care my friends!

Happy Mother's Day!

2007-05-15T04:21:00.000+08:00

Finally got some time to blog a while and its been a week since my last entry. My schedule is rather packed but I have been working hard to achieve the Model Monday balance; and so far I have been doing well.

Nothing really interesting happened over the week. I am just going about my usual business as usual, things went on as they should and nothing really significant has changed.

On Saturday, I was a rather hectic rush to meet up with BX, WZ and Ah Nae. We are suppose to meet at 11.30am at Novena, but I was 20 minutes late. I never like being late, but sometimes my schedule just doesn't allow me to be early. Sometimes with the limited time I have, I have to choose between being a good brother who choose to fetch my brother back from camp or being a good friend who is punctual. However, there is one good thing though, and it is that both my family and friends are understanding people who knows the kind of schedule I run on.

I felt rather bad being late and I immediately apologized to my friends the moment I met them. We went across the train station and dined at HK Cafe. We are suppose to go to an international buffet, but it was fully booked because of Mother's Day.

We sat down and ordered some food. BX said that he was really surprised to be able to "secure" my time, so die die he must make this outing happen and WZ was like fanning the BX's flames into my face. After some really good food, we went to loiter at Novena Square, and I guess everyone was rather surprised at I don't have to rush off for another appointment immediately after lunch. While walking around the shopping center, WZ said to me that it was a MIRACLE that they have manage to ask me out. Then I asked them is it really that difficult to ask me out and both of them said yes. Of course Ah Nae is trying not to make too much noise because he is sometimes guilty of this "sin" as well and that he packs a schedules almost as tight as mine (maybe tighter?).

It is good to meet up with friends and we are planning to meet up for badminton in NTU this week. Soon it was evening time and we chit chatted until no voice already, so we decided to go home.

A number of my friends are getting depressed nowadays and it is starting to worry me, and many a times, they told me that I am the only person who is willing to listen to them and that makes me even more worried, because most of the time I would be... missing or trapped in hall most likely.

Model Monday...

2007-05-08T14:39:00.000+08:00

Woke up at 9am today to help my dad do some online stuff then drove him to work. Then in the afternoon had lunch with BX at my place, then went to NUS to settle my room stuff and get my laptop reformatted. After that drove BX to repair his Samsung burner (which I recommended him to buy). Well, all I can say is the moment the burner got out of the box, it isn't working; good recommendation by me. =p Again went back to NUS to get my laptop back, after which BX rested at my home a while and then I send him to NTU to listen to his internship briefing.

Spend practically the whole afternoon hopping from one spot to another. But in the process, BX and I made plans to go for an expensive international buffet, indian vegetarian food, badminton, suppers at Yishun and shopping for cheap Levis jeans.

"It is easier to find you during exam time then on any other days lor..."

-BX

Well that sort of rang the bell for me. Where am I on the "any other days"? Where I am when my family and friends are looking for me? But, look at today, I am available to spend a whole afternoon with a good friend. Things are changing for the better; a lot better. My Dreams... I have not stop pursuing them, but I feel like slowing things down a little and make way for other wonderful things in my life. There is no need to rush to fulfill my Dreams I guess.

On the way back from NUS, I ask BX how he feels about my life after spending one afternoon in my life. His sleepy expression tells it all I guess. But to be honest, I like my life "sleepy", even though to some people, my life seemed very exciting. Well, watching an action movie in exciting, but going through one, is madness! Trust me. =D

After sending BX to NTU, I went back home to warm up the PS2 a little and soon it was dinner time. Together with my mum, I drove to fetch my dad back from work and we had dinner together. Just the 3 of us now since both my brothers are in NS.

Then after dinner, I spend my night sitting at the balcony by the fish tank and just thinking about today. Soon I fell a sleep...

I woke up at 10.30pm and now I am blogging. What a wonderful day I had today. I did work, spend time with my family, hang out with a good friend, and spent time with myself! Things are balancing out and that is why today is Model Monday. I shall work towards days like this.

Sometimes from Joshua and maybe HY, I saw my own past. Joshua told me a few week back that playing and enjoying is a waste of time. And it sounded really familiar. It sounded so familiar that I thought it was I would said that; and yes, it was indeed I who said those words.

Responsibilities and unfinished work. I used to not be able to sleep on unfinished work and relax myself while not completely fulfilling my responsibilities. Running away when it gets too much is what I am doing now. When I felt that I have ran far enough and is all recharged, I will turn back and face all the challenges again.

"It is alright to run away from problems. As long as you remember to turn back and face it again, when you feel that you have run far enough."

- Huan Jin

This holiday is time for me to pay back all the time I owe people whom I loved. When the next semester starts, at this point in time, I am not sure if I can still achieve this Model Monday. But lets just allow me to try as much as possible to live in Model Monday for now and do whatever I can to repay my debts.

In case if I owe you anything, just SMS me and let me know! =p

Post-Exams...

2007-05-07T15:55:00.000+08:00

Really sorry that I have been MIA to some people these few days (since exams are over). Never enjoyed my life more then any other time in my life! Hanging out with friends, PS2, PC, cooking and slacking(spending time with myself) all packed into this 4 days!

While everything is moving quickly in my life, home seemed to have stood still for me. My room looked the same when I left it a long time ago, my bed smelled the same and everything is at where they suppose to be. Nothing has changed much in the living room too! And the kitchen is still being well maintained by my parents; other then that we now have a new wok which I have yet to put it through my stringent tests. XD

Somehow it seemed like every semester, I studied harder then the last. Don't ask me how I did for the exams. Honestly I don't really know for this semester. Seemed to do better because I can answer more questions. But the truth will only be revealed when the results are out.

There are a couple more people I haven't met up with, so I guess it is time to have a meal with them or something before my life gets hectic again!

So I guess that is all for now. Play too much until too tired to blog. XD

What If...

2007-05-01T01:05:00.000+08:00

"What if, the way to a simple life is not simple at all, and that the path to happiness is not a happy one?"

Something to ponder about, but now is definitely not the time for me to think about such things. Just "finished" my cheat sheet for EE2012 and going to put it to the test in the morning to test if it is helpful at all.

Sometimes I feel like I have everything, and all yet all I want to do is to let go of everything I have. I mean when you have nothing, you work your soul out to get everything you wanted, but when you have everything, you feel that they just weigh down on your shoulders and chain you to the ground. Everything come with a price I guess. And I can't help but feel that people can never be contented. The grass is always greener on the other side. And yes, I am greedy! XD

One of the way I thought of to get myself out of this is to make a choice; to decide if I should have everything or nothing. It is not the easiest of choices to me and may even take a me a life time to decide. I guess when I have seen enough and lived long enough, there will be a day when I finally would be able to come to a conclusion. So for now, I shall just leave it as it is.

Just like in the exams, when you can't do a question, skip it first and come back later. =p

The Moon...

2007-04-28T00:27:00.000+08:00

I would like to share a photo here.

Nope! I did not steal it off NASA's website. I took it just after dinner earlier today. I saw the moon and decided to snap a shot of it. Unfortunately I do not have a telescopic lens so the moon turned up a little small.

Actually this shot wasn't taken at night. It was taken in the late evening when the sky is clear and blue. I mean if you go out and look at the moon at night in Singapore, it doesn't look like this I am sure. This photo looks like it is been taken by a space shuttle. Basically what I did was to remove the blue light from the Earth's atmosphere that was in the sky from the computer using GIMP. Quite cool right? And if you are wondering where I waste my time on, it is this kind of "no-impact" research. XD

Photographic Memory...

2007-04-22T17:38:00.000+08:00

I woke up not knowing it is Sunday morning. Everyday seems to be the same during exam period. In the afternoon, I went to study in the Seminar Room with Ian and Jacky. I was working on EE2009 and attempted a past year paper. It was an open book paper, and so I end up flipping around the textbook searching for formulas and such.

Imagine, how good would it be if I could just take mental snapshots of all the pages in my book so I can just flip them in my brain. I know few friends who have photographic memory and below is an illustration of what they can do with a page in the textbook.

All the text, graphs, diagrams and formula all presented to you exactly as they were in the textbook. No more getting stuck because you forget an important formula or concept, no more flipping around the textbook in open book exams, and of course, no more wondering if you remembered something correctly or not.

Unfortunately when I tried to take mental snapshots, this is how they ended up.

So much for photographic memory I guess. =p

Well, when photographic memory fails, something more reliable is always around that would be good old Old Town Ipoh Coffee! I was sanctioned to deploy one these every 2 days when I met up with her 2 days ago. Since photographic memory doesn't work, what is next is to gulp down one cup of irresistible white coffee, feel happy and start mugging like hell!

Anyway, I am wanted to post a picture of the "Digital Voltage-Lock Loop" circuit which I build a couple of weeks ago in EE2006 lab. I remembering spending hours and hours debugging the circuit and my hard work paid of in the end with a working circuit. It was my first self-designed and self-built digital circuit. The sense of satisfaction when you watch the LEDs lit up in the correct sequence was indescribable. I remembered when I first read the Lab Manual, I was totally lost when I tried to conceptualize the circuit idea. And when I got my design out, I was a little disheartened by the "extremely" complex circuit I have to build on the breadboard. But when I look back now, the circuit seemed to be an extremely simple one to build, and I wondered why am I struggling back then. Experience is important I guess, especially in circuit design and working with the breadboard, and I am glad that I manage to gain some from this lab and not to mention a new found interest in digital electronics. =)

Next year we the C1 guys are moving up to B4. Really going to miss C1 really. But a change in environment is good sometimes as it allow us to gain new experiences. Actually, I can't wait to move up to B4 and stay in my new room. Dying to know how it feels like to be up on the 4th floor and live in my new room. =D

The key chain above is a souvenir for all the C1 guys, for us to remember the great times we had together. Credit goes of Andrew for making this key chain for the all of us. Our story is not over yet and definitely more wonderful times awaits us the next year. Thanks for being such great friends C1, Hall Life would not be the same without the company of you guys, or maybe I should say, there would be no Life in Hall without you all being around.

Lastly, mug hard people! This advice does not go to the C1 guys, because they are already mugging like don't know what already! XD

P.S : The picture of the key chain was taken in dedication to the C1 Muggers. =)

14 Hours...

2007-04-20T02:11:00.000+08:00

Stubbornness can turn to good discipline sometimes.

Today, I cooped myself in my room for 14-hours to finish up on EC1301. Actually I planned to go to Jurong West Library in the morning, but being surrounded by ultra-hardworking NTU students mugging there just freaks me out. XD

For the entire day today, I read the Economics textbook; almost the whole entire book. Honestly, I never knew I could study so hard. I thought I studied my hardest in my 'A' levels, but ever since I come to NUS, my mugging prowess seemed to have reached a much higher level. Can't imagine I can spend one whole day with just one book...

I remember when I was in secondary school, I used to study for my test just one day before. And of course I did not do well. XD Everyday after school at 1pm, I would play soccer, basketball or work in my school library as a librarian all the way until school closes, which is about 6pm. When I get home, I would eat dinner, watch TV, chat online, play computer games or sleep. I did my homework in class. When it is literature lesson, I would pretend to listen but I am actually doing my maths homework. The same strategy was applied to my other homework, and that is why everyday I would have finish my homework when class ends and effectively, my homework became classwork! =p

I am not particularly stress actually, even with exams just a few days away. Fatigue is what describes me better at this point in time. Discipline is important. No dates, no excessive MSN chatting, no spending more then 1 hour on meals, no thinking of weird plans and no distractions (yes, even facebook). Luckily, so far I have been ultra disciplined and wasted time in all my temptations only in my breaks. One chance, one shot, and this is what exams is.

Anyway oo-ying asked me if I want to play in Engineering Carnival Captain's Ball again this year and I straightaway agreed. I guess I have learned to lose up quite a lot recently. I still remember our team name last year was "The Undecided", and I wonder what this year's name would be. =) Get ready for violence people... yes... in Captain's Ball. Don't forget to get life insurance too... =p

The Small Little Things...

2007-04-13T01:51:00.000+08:00

Sometime I feel like I am an immature child and feeling happy over small little things around me. Those small little insignificant things where no one would even feel anything about.

This morning I got back 2 of my lab report and I got 9/10 for both of them. And later in the day I went to check out my CA grade for EE2010. I was expecting myself to fail the paper as I had not enough time to finish the paper, but it turned out that I did rather well. Most people when they wouldn't probably care what grade they get since it is like only 10% and all you have to do is to answer one question correct in the finals to get back that 10%. It is rather unexplainable and until this point of time I am not sure why I felt this way. Small material things can this make me happy and smile for like a week?

Of course there are non-materials things that make me happy as well. Earlier tonight, Johnny and I set up the audio system for the room bidding exercise. I had spend quite a number of events with him teaching him about the art and technique of setting up the sound system. Progress was slow as setting up a good sound system can be rather difficult and there are lots of fundamentals that must be observed. But tonight, I saw him drawing up the set up plan by himself. Although it is a rather simple plan for experienced people, but for someone who has no background at all, it was indeed a feat to be able to master the art so quickly. I was smiling the whole night because I am glad that all the time I spend on teaching and nurturing the future of Audioworks had finally paid off. I am not sure why, but such small little things make me very very happy. =D

After room bidding, there is photo taking for committee. I was rather angry at the way things was arrange for the photo taking. It was like no one except Eusoffworks cared. Joshua, I really have to give him lots of credits for helping me build Eusoffworks to what it is today. I remembered we started off with junk and today when I open the doors to the editing room, we know things have changed, for the better. I have to admit I very often ask Joshua to help me with Eusoffworks related things as he is one of the most reliable person I have around me. And today, I "made" him go down to set up the camera and everything just to take photo for ONE committee. It is a waste of his time and I know very well what a horrible schedule he runs on. But everytime when I needed help, he is always there to help. Like last minute ultra urgent event evaluation forms and all that. And everytime he helped me, it made me very happy and gald; not that I have something less to do, but it showed me that there are people around me who cared and will be there even in the toughest of times.

There are many other things. Like Jie Jing offered to help me haul the monitor and the CPU out of hall while it was raining heavily for repairs despite how tired he is. Wenlin making a cup of green tea for me when I am couging and the smile on her face when she takes a beautiful picture. Xinyu despite taking 8 modules coming down to help me take pictures for the student leaders and edit videos. Jitvern coming over to remind me about my signals test which I have totally forgotten. Receiving SMSes from my loved ones. Getting a pat on the back. Watching Andrew and Shaunie bicker outside my door. The "If A Nerd" IHG Opening Video. All the hundreds and thousands of small little things that happened. And each and every single one of them made me happy.

Call me naive, stupid, dumb, immature or simplistic. But that is just me. I smiled when everyone in C1 manage to get a room in B4 and that we can stay together. The small things people take for granted fuels and motivates me. I can still remember how I was like when I go around C1 telling everyone that I finally got my circuit working like some small boy with 50cents in his pocket.

I have to agree this entry was a little random and unstructured. I just felt a sudden urge that it was necessary to record things down in my life before I forget them. Things just move too quickly in my dimension.

Going to visit Alvin this Saturday. Ah Nae told me that we should not visit him too often else he would not be able move on. It kind of reminded me of the tough and sometimes evil decisions I have to make sometimes. And I can still remember that day... when Ah Nae called me...

Looks like there is more mugging to do tomorrow. I am not complaining as it is my JOB. I am a student by profession after all. Professional Student? Probably not the most popular of jobs especially in NUS. =p

Believe...

2007-04-10T02:31:00.000+08:00

Recently blogging has become a luxury I can no longer afford. Studies, hall stuff and my business seemed to be leeching every single minute that was given to me. So to all my 10 or so "blog-fans", I would like to apologize that my blogging frequency would drop for the coming few weeks due to Exams. To be honest I have started preparing for Exams for like more then a week ago. The last weekend, I cooped myself in Hall just to finish up my studies and to clear all the stuff I have left undone in Hall. It was a weekend with totally no rest at all and I am operating like for 20 hours a day.

Of course every hour I spend breathing is not all work. Thursday night, I spent time with myself my gaming like there is no tomorrow. On Good Friday it was my birthday, and C1 had a BBQ. Saturday evening I went out to have dinner with my friends as they insist that birthdays should be celebrated. Sunday morning I went to witness Szephing and Melissa got baptized.

C1 BBQ on Good Friday

The C1 BBQ was graced with good food and good people. And a good BBQ in C1 doesn't end without a "raping" session. Finally after a long wait, Shaun got initiated into the Brotherhood Of C1 in our toilet. After which, all hell broke lose and both me and Andrew were "raped". While Andrew was being "raped", some of the guys went to his room and moved his bed out to the grass patch (look carefully at the above picture for the bed) and refused to help him shift it back. C1 is getting a little unsafe to stay and when everyone thought the C1 muggers are all mild and quiet, they are all wrong! =p

Personally I never bothered about my birthday. And usually I only remember it only until like just a few days before. Celebration is not important and gifts are unnecessary. And all I ever hope for is for all my family members and friends to be happy. Smiling at me each and every single day is the best birthday present I can ever get. When my old friends asked me out on Saturday night, I rejected them initially because I need to finish up some work. Upon receiving the news of my rejection, they bombarded my phone with SMS "teaching" me the importance of birthday celebration. And I gave in. In one of the message it wrote : "To you your birthday may not be important; but to us celebrating your birthday is more important then you think it is." I was very touched, and sometimes I feel like I am not sensitive enough to how others feel and think. Again, stuffed myself with tonnes of good food and lots of laughter. Although it was a short gathering, it was fun indeed as we laugh at each other's awkward way of savoring the great taste of crab meat enclosed in hard shells. =)

Last week, Eusoffworks organized a photo shoot for all the hall committees. This is the first year Eusoffworks is handling this event hoping that we would be able to deliver better photographs for this year's Yearbook.

Audioworks

Eusoffworks

EVC Main-Committee

EVC MINDS Service

Audioworks, Eusoffworks and EVC brings back lots of memories from this academic year which is coming to a close soon. All the blood and sweat, all the passion and commitment, all the time and effort I have spend with these people in the photographs are priceless.

These 3 committees are my pride and are part of my life. I will never forget these people who worked so hard for the committee and sometimes for me. At times, they are my source of strength and the disgust of disappointing them keeps me going.

I am glad that I am given the opportunity to play a small part and led these committees to greater heights. The sense of satisfaction I gain and the discoveries I made about myself seemed limitless as I slogged to make things better. Never a dull moment, and never a chore or liability. My passion runs deep in these 3 committees and they will continue to do so. Passion is the thing that truely fuels me, not my sense of responsibility.

A Break Finally!

2007-03-30T21:37:00.000+08:00

Since the last time I blog until today at this point in time, I have no taken even a single breather. Been working non-stop like some robot. Every night before I sleep, I will "program" myself with the things I need to do the next day. And the moment I wake up, the program would run and I would just follow it almost instinctively.

Had a lot of fun last weekend. Wasn't home for most parts of the weekend and the time when I am home, I would be rushing to finish up with my schoolwork. Went to out to have dinner with the Eusoff people on Saturday night. I wanted to blog about it earlier this week, but since Melissa has kindly blogged on my behalf, I shall take the liberty to be lazy. =p Anyway here is the link to her blog.

Then on Sunday night, went to see Dance Uncensored. Melissa choreographed a dance and many of us from Eusoff went to support her. It has been like almost a year since I watched any cultural performance since the last time I was involve in DP. Really needed to involve myself in something that is not related before I get too addicted to work.

Times have changed and people change. Some people grew and become mature and understanding, while other became nothing more of a shadow of their past. Sometimes I can't help but think that I am moving so fast that everything around me seemed to be standing still.
That is why I am glad that there are people around me who are moving slow. People who would ask me to slow down for them because they couldn't catch up and show me how beautiful the world actually is.

So many things have happened in these 2 weeks. During MAB dinner this week I saw the future of Eusoffworks proudly stepping on the stage and getting recognized for their hard work. At least the hours I spend writing those nomination forms have not going to waste. =) The award is nothing more then just a piece of paper to me, but when it is given to people who are important to me, it means something else. And recently Audioworks just manage to get our hands on our long awaited T-shirt thanks to the hard work of Andrew.

I hope next year, many of the freshman this year would join back Audioworks and Eusoffworks as seniors. I am tired of the high turn over rate in these committee. I hope to see one day where people enjoy working in these 2 committee and are passionate about their work and not just join for points. After all tech-comm don't usually give a good sense of satisfaction unless to people who are passionate about their work. It is behinds the scene job and there is almost no recognition. No one will see your hard work and appreciate what you did. But what makes me go on? It is because I like the job. I enjoy connecting cables and filming video. I may not be very good at them, but they are my hobbies. I mean must we be good at everything we do? And that the moment we don't do well means we should just abandon that hobby and move on to something else? At the end of the day, maybe we should question ourselves and find out the true reason why we do things? Do we do things so we can prove that we are good? Do we engage in our 'hobbies' such that people would respect us? Maybe at the end of the day it is not a hobby and is nothing but just a tool.

I am staying in hall next year and I hope that I will have the chance to be the Head of Eusoffworks again. There is a strong desire to finish up the job I have started this year. I have sort of laid the foundation this year and next year will be the year for us to shine.

As for Audioworks, I think it is time for me to let someone else be the Vice-Head. I guess I should move on to be Senior Advisor (sounds cool), and continue to build upon the hard foundations that our seniors have left for us.

MINDS, I think I will still go for it once in a while because it is the place where I made a lot of friends. It is really to see how a person like me can actually make a positive difference in the lives of others.

A long time ago, someone asked me why do I always like to engage in activities that at the end of the day, no one appreciates what I have done. Again it is all about passion. And it is the thing that keeps me going strong despite the many obstacles in my path. Of course, no matter how strong I am I must also thank all those who quietly help me cleared out some of the obstacles, those who give me the strength to stand up on my own whenever I fall, and those who did small things what changed my life.

Sometimes I wished that I have the chance to feel bored and lonely. A chance to live in solitude and run to a place where no one loved me. Sometimes my friends and my loved ones seemed to make me forget that I need time for myself. And sometimes it overwhelms me. I am a person who is not used to having people to love me and care for me. That is why sometimes I just run out of my room to PGP and sat by the Koi Pond myself and leave everything behind. Having all my friends and loved ones all trying to cuddle beside makes me take them for granted sometimes. And that is why sometimes I want to run away and remind myself that I need time for myself and that they will not be by my side forever.

I guess it is enough blogging for today. Feeling all freshen up now after writing. Tonight I shall rest and tomorrow it is WAR! And if any of you see me smiling to myself for no reason, please let me know. =)

Splash Of Life @ Eusoff

2007-03-18T23:35:00.000+08:00

I submitted a couple of photos for a photography competition organized by Culture Comm. And out of the 6 photos shortlisted, 4 are mine. It was a little "paiseh" actually, but the good thing is that I won a Silver Award got the last photo (the clothes line photo). No one was award Gold because I think the judge thinks that our standard is too low. XD So now confirm got S$40 in my pocket, and hopefully they will still give me S$10 for each of the other shortlisted photographs (I know I am greedy). =p

This is the first ever photography competition I have ever join and I won something! It is rather encouraging and I hope from Eusoff Hall, one day I will be able to win a NUS wide competition.

Anyway here are the photos...

The theme is "Splash Of Life @ Eusoff" and the photographer is free to interpret the theme as he or she wish.

2 power-pack computers are coming to Eusoffworks Editing room after such a long wait. Can't wait to see what they look like and test out their power. Lots of inventories are also coming in for Eusoffworks and Audioworks. So it seems like there is a lot of new toys to play with. XD

Ok going to sleep already. Else can't wake up for class again like last week.

NUS Open House...

2007-03-08T23:56:00.000+08:00

Spent the last 2 days producing a video that serves to introduce Eusoff Hall to the potential freshmen. It was a rather last minute job and I am not quite satisfied with my quality of work as I had a really hard time finding inspiration in such a short time.

In any case, this video is still "presentable" and I decided to spend more time sorting out post-IHG stuff in Eusoffworks instead of spending more time on new projects. But, it feels go to edit video again. Ever since I become Head of Eusoffworks, I didn't have much chance to edit any video as I am mostly busy with administration and training. And I must thank her for sending this music used in the video! Always there are the right place, at the right time and doing the right thing. =D

It has been a really long day today and tomorrow is going to be yet another long day. My health has not been in really good condition lately and it is deteriorating. So tonight I am going to sleep early before I fall sick and land myself in an unproductive state.

Other then busy with Hall Stuff, nothing really interesting happened lately to be honest. Tomorrow night there will be an EVC BBQ and I think would be helpful to help me relax a little. This coming weekend is NUS Open House and I guess I have to bring my brother around the campus and "drag" a few juniors into Hall. =)

Seriously, I have to agree that a boring life is a good and peaceful life. Sometimes so many things happen and they ALWAYS happen at the same time for some really mysterious unknown reason. And because of all these work and stress, my mental power has improved drastically especially my short-term memory. Mental reflexes improved quite a bit also as the time I take to do my reading and my tutorials shortened by quite a bit.

Manage to catch up with my studies today finally and everything is on par again. Hopefully next week things will slow down a little and let me catch my breath.

A Night Of Fun And Laughter...

2007-02-16T02:39:00.000+08:00

C1 BBQ just ended. It was a whole lot of fun us C1 muggers I must say. The BBQ started off normal like any other. The crowd was good and the food was superb. As usual like many C1 activities, at the end, things go out of control. It all started with Ashok, and soon, we are bathing each other in BBQ sauce, chicken wing marinate, orange squash, chocolate, kaya, butter and chili sauce in our favorite torture spot; the C1 toilet. Really has lots fun and like any other C1 Mugger, I got my nipples well "massaged" today and it still hurts now. I got a feeling we C1 boys are a damn sadist bunch, and at any time, we can just turn of each other and start our "friendly" set of nipple pinching, watering down each other, hitting each other butts and such. But it was fun. And it just helped made us closer to each other.

Luckily we did not wake our RF's baby while making so much noise in the process of having fun. Somehow, I foresee more of such friendly torture in the future and from the looks of things, I got a feeling that everyone in C1 will turn up in swimming trunks or full body armor for out next mini party! =p

The "torture" pictures will be uploaded soon if I can get my hands on them. Too excited to sleep now so I think I will just do a little bit more of blogging.

Well I went to the IHG Closing Ceremony today and Eusoff Hall lost the overall champion by just a little bit. So while waiting for the ceremony to begin, I went around to take a few pictures just for fun. It is my 1st time doing low-light photography and I did not bring a tripod along, so the picture did not turn up very nice.

And since Piggy wanted some pictures, here they are! =)

If you are wondering, the pictures are blurred on purpose to create an effect of motion although not nicely done. XD

A few more days to Chinese New Year and I am all set for it. My studies are all up to date. No lectures missed or tutorials left undone. And for the past few days I even did some revision for midterm test. Looks like I can really enjoy this Chinese New Year to the fullest. =D

And before I forget,

Have a Happy Chinese New Year my friends!

30 Minutes Of Nap...

2007-02-07T23:54:00.000+08:00

Everyone is pretty stress up recently. Everyone is asking for everyone else's time. Each one of us have only 24 hours and yet these 24 hours has to be split between so many activities. Shaun is mugging in his room as I am blogging. He has a test the next day. DP Sets is really eating up a lot of his time.

For me it is not different. Been running around non-stop and working on stuff here and there since 8am this morning. After 1 week, this is the first time I manage to secure a proper 30 minutes of nap. I think I am just unlucky. Every time I wanted take an hour nap in between my day, someone has to SMS me, call me, or knock on my door. I have failed to take a nap for 1 week and it is driving me crazy. There are 2 breaks in my day and that is my 1 hour power nap and 1 hour dinner break. The rest of the time, is about clearing my To-Do list which includes everything from brushing my teeth to having meetings.

I think I really should switch my phone to silent mode when I am resting like Jit Vern said. It is no longer about being responsible and contactable, it is about myself. Sometimes I can forget which SMS I replied or which phone call I returned or which email I have processed and such.

Looks like I got overwhelmed. I have to agree some things are bottlenecking at me because there are just so many things I need to clear before I can unplug that bottleneck.

People are expecting a lot more from Eusoffworks compared to last year. I guess our profile is a lot higher this year and people know what we are capable of. I remember last year no one even bother if Eusoffoworks are there to take footages of IHG other then the Sports Sec. No one even ask for any videos and photos.

Eusoffworks still has a long way to go. But generally there is a good improvement to the technical skills of my members. Attitude wise, all I can say is there is good and bad people and I hope after a few years, Eusoffworks will be able to build a roster of purely elites which of course consists of seniors. Equipment wise, still sucks. Administration is really slow and I simple don't have the time to keep pushing things through.

But then again, this is my life. I am suppose to live a life like that. This are not as bad as last year when I am in DP. It seemed like I am still able to take everything in my stride for now (yes even if people disrupt my precious 1 hour nap). I am not sure how long this will last, but I know it is going to end some day, and so I am working towards it's end.

I have been disappearing from Hall during weekends nowadays to have fun outside and working from home. Weekdays is purely for work and studies, and Weekends are for fun and love. I am trying really hard to separate work from fun which means I work super hard during weekdays and play really hard during weekends. Up to now this system has been working perfectly.

Things are not that particularly bad for me nor neither is going really well for me. It is just Normal. It is not boring since every single minute something new pops up, neither is it depressing since I get a good sense of achievement every time I clear something from my To-Do list.

Good Luck!

2007-01-29T23:55:00.000+08:00

For the last 2 weeks, I have been a very lucky person. I seemed like my luck have changed for the better. I need to sleep early today because I have been awake for more then 24 hours as of now.

Nothing much happened today. Went on my usual routine and doing the things I normally do. But the weather today is damn good! In the afternoon, the sun is bright and the air is cool. Really felt like going for a run, but exercising with a heavy sleep debt can be dangerous especially if I am going to run alone.

Worked on my presentation which is due on Wednesday. Sorted out all the details and now all that is left of it is to work on the powerpoint slides. There is Signals lecture tomorrow morning and I have yet to read the textbook. I think I will wake up early tomorrow morning and revise a little before going to class to avoid being a blur sotong during lecture time.

Like I said, I am really the kind of person who would feel happy again after one night of sleep. What happened yesterday seemed so distant and it seemed like I have took it in my stride already. Everything will sort itself out eventually given time. My friend called me to say that she is feeling better today already and I am really glad to hear it.

The air is cool tonight and I am sure I will enjoy the nights sleep! =D

Tomorrow will be a tough day. Got to work on my studies as well as my To-Do list. Fighting one battle after another and rest for the night just to fight another one tomorrow. Luckily Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and it is going to be a much needed break for me.

A Normal Day...

2007-01-23T01:47:00.000+08:00

Managed to battle my way past half of my To-Do list yesterday(since it is past midnight) and feeling a little satisfied with myself for the amount of work I have been doing. Forgot to take a nap or rather there is no time for me to take a nap in afternoon, because the work just keep coming and coming.

Played a little bit of basketball while filming today and read up on EE2010 today and was finally was able to grasp what the lecturer is teaching. For the rest of the night, I worked on my To-Do list. It felt really good when you can strike something on the list, so I work and work with the motivation of striking words of the list (I know it is a dumb motivation). =D

Went for Eusoffworks supper and door tag making session a couple of hours ago. The supper sort of rejuvenated me. Seeing my members enjoying themselves and having fun makes me want to work harder and make things better.

I need to get Audioworks going again. Andrew have been covering lots of things for me while I am working on Eusoffoworks. Really owe him lots of thanks. Given that Eusoffworks is now more or less stable and functional, I should move back to Audioworks do my share of duty.

Learned a little bit of Kendo outside C1 from the "masters" just a moment ago and I must say it is quite interesting.

Feeling quite happy lately, because the people whom are valuable to me are happy. I like to see them smile and hear them laugh. My headache disappeared for about a month, and my flu is gone for now. Have been replacing Ipoh coffee with Red Date Tea lately and gotten 2 new cups, so in case one crack, I still have another one! Opps... just remembered I forgot to return somebody her cup. XD

Today At Clementi...

2007-01-17T23:49:00.000+08:00

I hate paperwork! I rather do boring maths tutorials or impossible-to-do Electromagnetics homework. It is not that I am not good at paperwork. On the contrary, I am actually very good with them. When I was in the Army my paperwork is flawless (well almost or at least it look like that are to my superiors). But as one would put it, laziness bring forth innovation. So I designed a computer database system to significantly shorten then time spend on them. But I still hate them, because they are so boring... A good leader needs to be administratively strong, and seemed like I don't meet that criteria. =p

Went to Clementi Central after MINDS today. My time at MINDS has thought me to slow down for other people and showed myself that I am capable of helping an old lady wash her hands without breaking her fingers. I really enjoyed my time there. Everything seemed to peaceful and slow. It is as if time has stopped so that everyone could catch their breaths. My purpose of going Clementi Central is to buy my Singapore Studies Text From Clementi Bookstore.

I walked into the shop and straight to the counter and showed the staff the ISBN of the book I wanted. After 10 seconds of fiddling with her computer, she replied "No Stock." The whole process took less then 30 seconds. On my way back to the train station, I saw bubble tea and tarts, but I resisted the temptation of buying them as it would cost me my dinner which is due in a 2 hours time. Knowing that I have a whole pile of paperwork waiting for me at my desk, I decided to procrastinate a little and take a walk around the Central.

Ok, I need to sleep soon! Tomorrow 8am class again... If anyone see me puke blood around NUS, please be careful not to slip over them. =p

End Of First Week!

2007-01-12T14:16:00.000+08:00

Today concludes the end of the first week of school. I thought of doing some running, but the the rain just wouldn't stop.

This morning I got up at about 7.30am and realized I was late for breakfast! Suppose to meet up with Wenlin and Wayne, and it is quite inconsiderate of me to be late especially when Wenlin woke up early just to eat breakfast with us. Sorry to both of them!

For the past week, I had a series of good and bad luck plus a whole bunch of blurness. Tutorial balloting went really bad for me because I just couldn't get the slot I wanted. It is a game of chance and I kind of got used to my bad luck. But on Thursday, the department decided to open up a few more places in the more popular tutorial slots which I manage to secure a place as it is first come first serve! I am glad that I did not manage to get the slots that I bidded in the previous rounds which would have forced me to attend tutorials in odd hours. I believe that Life is unfair but is balanced. =)

This semester I have 3 days with classes at 8am. So I "decided" to sleep by 12am everyday! Of course it is easier said then done. And until today, the earliest time I slept is 2am which was yesterday. Like Jit Vern said to me today, "Work can never be finished.". Every night, I would peep out of my window to check if his lights are still on or not at times past midnight. From my observation, for everyday in this week, he slept earlier then me! I am SURE that he is more busy then I am and he must have a secret skill that allows him to sleep early and still get his things done...

Yesterday morning I woke up late for class, because I set my alarm to 7PM instead of 7AM. Thanks to Jit Vern for waking me up else I think I would have woke up just in time for dinner instead =p.

Went to Clementi Bookstore to get our textbooks today and I seemed to have problems making decisions. I guess I am a little tired after the lecture and the lack of sleep, and so my lazy brain decides to run on minimal power. It was pouring on our way there. Well, at least there is one "intelligent" decisions I made today and that is to wear shorts and slippers to class. Ok, another reason for the sloppy attire is also because I am late for breakfast. =)

My "To-Do" list have been piling up and I hope I did not forgot any pen down any of them especially the important ones. There is also a handful of decisions I have to make and see them into actions. I am not complaining actually, because I am glad that people around me are willing to take some load off my shoulders and carry out their responsibilities properly. You know who you are and I know who you are. Thanks again!

This coming weekend is going to be 2H's 10 year anniversary BBQ! Kind of excited actually and it feels quite special and a little hard to believe that we are still keeping in touch for 10 years which is like almost half of my existence on Earth. Got to sort out the food list tonight and arrange a time with BX to go down to SLS tomorrow to get his burner and of course to eat the Minced Pork Noodle at the basement food court.

Finally manage to get my hands on Audioworks stuff again after one month of break. Got a little rusty with handling all the equipment, but yesterday's IHG Supper is indeed a good warm up. Well, it sort of reminded me of New Year's Eve where I forgot to switch on the mains to the rice cooker and made my family starve for an hour.

The reason why I don't make much mistakes at work because I am dead serious when I am at it. My face tells it all. But off work, things are apparently different. Yup, I got up at 7am on the first day of school because I thought class it at 8am when it is actually at 9am. The consequences are sort of negligible as I spend that extra hour in the morning ironing out my desired timetable. Someone once told me this : "Know where to make your mistakes and when to laugh at them."

People...

2007-01-10T16:35:00.000+08:00

"Most Of the Time, People Don't Change, It Is Our Expectations And Perceptions Of Them That Changes All The Time."

Just woke up from a nap on my table an hour ago and now my back is aching a little >.<. I seriously need to learn to break away the bad habit of taking naps halfway through work on my study desk. Speaking of which, yesterday night I spend an hour pinning up cards and all sorts of little presents on my noticeboard to make my room look less dull and more lively. I can live comfortably without all the nice and glittery stuff in my room like the last semester, but she said I should "decorate" my room a little. Well being spartan, I am a little apprehensive about spending an precious hour to do something "unimportant", but in the end, curiosity got the better of me because I am curious about how it would feel to have a cosy and "decorated" room. So I bought a box of pins just to do this and it felt quite good actually to make my room more "me". It sort of filled me with a little more sense of belonging and somehow it feels a little more ... attractive (pardon me if I lock myself in my room more nowadays =p). Kind of hard to find words to describe this feeling actually, but it indeed made me felt better and just maybe it is the first step of of my exciting journey to learn to enjoy my life more. =)

Nothing much to look at. Since most of the things people give me are food. All I can blame is me and my greedy mouth. But, hey, keep the food coming ok? Because I don't mind them. =p

I have decided to participate in a Short-Film Competition yesterday night and manage to put together a team of 6 talented individuals from hall. They are probably the 6 strongest video editors and film maker in hall at the moment.

One of my Dream is being realized sooner then I thought and the idea of going for a competition makes me really excited. I can't sleep at night because of this. Ideas for the film we are going to produce flow through my head one after another and no matter how I try to stop thinking, I can't. The worse thing is that I have a class at 8am the next day!

IHG 06/07

2007-01-07T23:38:00.000+08:00

Just got back from filming IHG at Sheares Hall not long ago. The Sepak Takraw Carnival lasted for 13 hours, and it is really tiring to be there to capture the moments with the video camera and DSLR. The day before, I spend the whole afternoon at SRC doing the same thing but with Touch Rugby (got a really good sun tan too!)

During the holidays, I stayed in hall and helped my fellow Eusoffworks members produced a short film for IHG.

Not bad for starters and I am sure that more short films will be produced in time to come. I really hope that one day Eusoffworks will be able to win an award in a Nationwide Competition. =)

I got a feeling this IHG is going to be tough for Eusoffworks with the shortage of manpower and the lack of disk space, but if we work hard enough, there ought to be a way where we can still can get things done to a high standard. And for the next 7 weeks or so, I am going to show my members why I am their Head and that I am not only good at all the technical stuff =p.

Recently I have been like a slave driver as well as a slave myself. I have been "forcing" people to work like there is no tomorrow and making sure myself work twice as hard as them. I always believed in Leading By Example and I am going to do just that!

Feeling better now already even though I am very tired. No more flu!

After a tiring day, all it takes is just an SMS from Taiwan and a good hot cup of Red Date Tea to charge me up again. School is starting tomorrow and I am really looking forward to it. And it is going to be a little tough for my little body with IHG riding on my back together with schoolwork. But I am sure it is not going to be as bad as last year. =)

Had a really enjoyable holiday! I am Spiritually all charged up and ready to face chanllenges ahead of me. Had a balance of everything; work, play and rest. But life and home is getting a little too comfortable for me, and I am hungry, hungry for everything good and bad that is going to come my way.

Ok, I need to rest already (see? I am taking care of myself =p)! Tomorrow 8am class! Until next time my friends, and may all you all fulfill all your New Year Resolutions!

Fun With Sandwiches...

2006-11-11T22:12:00.000+08:00

It was 7.00am when my alarm rang. With just 3 hours of sleep I woke up, changed up and proceed to B2 Kitchen to assist in preparing the food items. The night before, I went out with a couple of volunteers to to haul back bags and bags of food from the nearby GINZA plaza. I must say it has been a long time since I last did shopping, but luckily, food prices remained stable unlike oil prices >.<. Just what am I up to? EVC MINDS is organising a Special Project for MINDS CTDC (the place where we usually go perform our volunteer work). It isn't some impressive and complicated Special Project. Our job this morning is to just to be "Sandwich Chefs" and teach the clients how to make their very own sandwich! It is simple sandwich with tuna, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and hot dogs. It is a very simple project to plan, especially with the help of Wang Qi my assistant-coordinator. We sort of got the project down in 1 meeting and 3 meet ups. Good things need not be complicated. =)

Arrival at the center at 9.30am.

May the sandwich making begin!

Savouring the fruits of their labour.

The munching continues...

Volunteers are hungry too...

Mini-Karaoke Session

Folding Paper Planes (and many other things =p)!

A Group Photo before we leave at 12.30pm...

I guess both the clients, volunteers as well as staff had fun today. And the sandwiches tasted quite good actually despite the simple ingredients.

Mid-Autumn Fun...

2006-10-07T20:39:00.000+08:00

I can still remember clearly what I am doing during the night of the mid-autumn festival. Attending meetings, working out budgets and workplans, rushing my projects and sending out emails. What a pathetic way to spend a festive season, but being a workaholic, I almost forgot that I am actually standing on mid-autumn festival!

It all started when Melissa and Michelle came to C1 in an attempt to invite the C1 Muggers to join them in the their mini mid-autumn celebration. I was quite reluctant to go intially because I am still rushing my budgeting, but then I decided that I had enough (pissed off) work for a day and take a break.

We set of at about 12 midnight, and it was a foggy; actually it was a hazy night like some explorers going on an adventure.

Pre-setting off picture where we light our lanterns.

A sign of bad omen according to Jit Vern as his lantern fell off the stick minutes into our adventure.

Posing while waiting for the traffic light.

Gathering up our lanterns.

Our lanterns.

Profiling shot for Regina. She complains that her hair looks ugly...

Jit Vern looking at girls *ahem* something...

Shiyun... she only allow us to take one shot of her...

Melissa... one of the first few to volunteer for the shot. Nice picture in my opinion.

Thanks for the lanterns and mooncake! Michelle the event organiser!

Ian with his trademark pose!

Group photo.

The best lantern shot.

Candle flame...

Not all the shots are taken by me. So many people took so many shots to a point I lost track of which picture is taken by who. I wonder what is with the sudden interest in photograpy... =p

And if anyone wonders why there are no pictures of me, again don't ask. It is a really sad story... =)

Anyways, after running around, taking pictures, enjoyed the mooncakes and a visit to McD, we concluded out trip and took a slow walk back to hall at about 2.30am. I guess everyone enjoyed the outing.

Sometimes is it good to let go of our work and recharge our spiritual energies once in a while...

Eusoff Hall Inter-Block Games 2006

2006-10-03T18:00:00.000+08:00

Yup, another video production by Eusoffworks, and thanks to Chen Yong for uploading it. =)

This video could have been more well done if we had more time and the computer breaks down less often, and YouTube certainly does not serve Xin Yu justice with the low picture quality (all his special effects cannot be seen!).

Anyway enjoy.

Steamboat Dinner...

2006-09-30T21:24:00.000+08:00

This afternoon, I was invited to a Steamboat Dinner with some of the Malaysian juniors in hall. Most of them are from EVC Elderly Service, but being the usual thick-skin (non-Malaysian, non-Elderly Service Member), I joined in.

It has been so long since I last handled food and was a little clumsy while helping out with the preparation of the food items this afternoon.

I got to admit that the Steamboat Dinner was nothing less then a feast. Good food, great company; what more can one ask? =)

I am quite lazy to blog today and the sight of words freak me out after one whole day of non-stop reading. So I think I shall let the pictures tell the story. =P

Thanks for the dinner. =)
By the way... I haven't pay for the dinner... and don't ask me why am I not in the pictures...

Taking A Break...

2006-09-29T18:09:00.000+08:00

I have always been in the Video Production area, so today, I decided to try something new. I have been reading the manual of the Canon EOS 350D Digital SLR Camera for the past few days. And today, eager to find out how good a camera man I am, I decided to put my new found technical knowledge into test during my 2 hour study break today.

I conveniently took out the DSLR Camera from Eusoffworks Video Editing Room and headed to the carpark just outside Eusoff Hall and start snapping at everything I that I feel could be a "photo opportunity". To be honest, it is my first time taking pictures of other sorts, other then family pictures.

At the moment, I can neither say I am fully proficient with the Digital SLR Camera yet nor I have a good photographic skills. This is just the beginning of a new journey of discovery for me.

Taking photo is not my field of expertise, but I do have a little skill in "photoshopping". All the pictures are "photoshopped" slightly to make them look better. =p

If you "admire" my work and would like to have a high resolution of the picture, feel free to contact me. And it would be good if I can gather some feedback from my blog readers with regards to my phototaking skills, so I can improve on them over time.

I think I found a new hobby. =)

Eusoff Hall C113

2006-08-17T16:50:00.000+08:00

It had been more then a year since I moved into this room and everytime I stepped into this little space of mine, it bring back many memories of the past....

This morning, after some warming up with dear old school work, I decided to clean up the room. And the following is the "cleaned up" look.

The Study Area; the place where I spent most of my time, mostly not studying.

The Bed (The place I often neglected...) is of course the place where I rest. But sometimes the booster, pillow and blanket would stay in this photographed position for up to a week. It is not that I did not sleep on the bed, it is just that I am so tired sometimes I just doze off on the bed without using the pillow, blanket and booster. =p

The Star of the table is obviously the laptop. Can say I can't live without it. This table is usually not so empty. When tutorials begin, every single inch of the table top will be covered and a destinctive MUG of coffee should be somewhere beside the laptop.

Upon entering my cozy corner, this is the view you will get. Can't say my room is the neatest, but it is certainly not the messiest. =)

Life in C113 has certainly become more exciting as many of my friends have moved over and become my neighbours. No more relying on MSN for communication. All we need to do now is shout. =)

P.S : The pictures taken are over exposed because it is taken by my phone. So don't come ask me why my table top is being illuminated with a holy glow. =)