Gonna go for cruise trip tomorrow!

Oh yea, cruise trip tomorrow! My final break before the hell called school starts again! =P

Arrgh, what has happened recently... Let's see, I got a 3ds and am playing Pokemon Black 2/Legend of Zelda now!

Makes me feel young and childish again or even more so! Must thoroughly enjoy this holidays!!! =D

Now for some nice pictures!

Haha random band of brothers shot which Mr Gng posted on fb suddenly! :P

Itacho Sushi W Jin Wen and Jin Tong after watching Hotel Transylvania! Haha super funny show! ZING!

Thirds outing!!! =D FINALLY!

Bugis not bad christmas tree lol

Last night supper W Hong Wen & Justus

Cookoff session's ribeye steak! HAHA! W Jintong as our dear chef!

I SEASONED THIS MYSELF! LOL! AGLIO OLIO!!!

Haha cannot remember much of anything else! I need photos to stimulate my memory so badly!

Oh and some nature guiding photos!!!

Spot the monitor lizard!!!

Never knew that I knew SO LITTLE about mangroves!

Random shot of a dragonfly lalala!

Oh ya results came back! LOL! Guess I did a little above average? Not that good, but not that horrible either! =)

But surprisingly!!! MY MA1505 GOT B! Personally I feel that it's an over achievement! I honestly expected a C to S/U! Now to S/U the B upsets me a little! But to think I managed this grade... So damn touched!

Haha oh well lazy to type anymore!

Be optimistic all!

P.S. I need to start on my dramas soon, but should still leave some for sem 2 life!!!

And for everyone who didn't do that well for this semester, don't let it bring you down for the rest of uni life! Those bullshit about how Sem 1 is so important is merely psychological, statistics wise, you could simply switch your grades now with a future awesome grade and see that everything turns out the same! Don't let this psychological pressure bring you down!

And haha if even I can get A, I can confidently say it's possible for everyone who studies enough! (Niaoing myself ttm!)


JIA YOU AND BE OPTIMISTIC!

21st birthday party and so on!

Holy crap! This blog has been dead for almost 2 months!!! Time to revive it!!! HAHA!!! Since as Candice reminds me, blogging improves my writing skills although I know mine still sucks so badly! BOO!!!

Haha last blogged was like 10km run that time, and now it's like... HOLIDAYS!!! Finals are over, 21st party over, bunch of outings not updated!

Shall skip the part about mugging for finals, since there's only one thing I do remember! Amount of effort put into Psychology compared to the OTHER 4 SUBJECTS = 10:1.

Seriously, if the bell-curve doesn't exist, I would really enjoying learning so much more. This whole competition thing is simply stressing me out badly! (Although I'm competitive by nature but still! I'm a competitive slacker!)

Haha and so, SOMEHOW, I got through finals! HEHEH!!! And next would be eh, preparing for my 21st birthday party? Haha think I missed out quite a few outings in between but heck la! Lazy to find pictures!

Had an awesome and stressful 21st birthday party at my place! So freaking stressed la, running about entertaining all 6-7 groups of friends! Didn't even get to eat dinner till after the whole event! :(

BUT STILL MUST THANK:

CANDICE FOR BEING AN AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHER! (I know my hair sucks and I look like a damn working adult, as quoted from Zi Xiang in UK: You going for interview after that ar?) HAHA BUT THANKS FOR PUTTING IN THE EFFORT TO PHOTOSHOP ME SO I DON'T GLOW IN EVERY PICTURE!!!

YONG ZE FOR DECORATING!!! Haha so pissed that everyone suddenly said that I'm the bastard for treating such a good friend badly! Pui lor! We are such good buddies leh of course must help each other la! Haha and I helped him alot too k!!! CHEH!

And hmmmm, everyone else for coming down la! I suck at giving speeches lolol!

HAHA MY BE OPTIMISTIC CAKEEEEE!!! Wanted to put prince Jon Teo but you know, relatives around so must act  abit LOLOL.

FRIENDS WHO WERE STILL THERE FOR THIS SHOTTTT!

FAMILY! =D 

Celebrating PY's birthday!!!

Haha lazy to put pictures liao la damn troublesome! =P Since all also copy from FB de!

Next memorable outing was trip to the oceanarium at RWS!!! Haha omg it's like super duper cool and nice! But no dolphins for now la (Pissed ttm)! No wonder they give us $5 F&B voucher! So not worth it!!! :(

Luckily NUS student price $20 only! Heng ar! So actually only paid $15!

Here are some very very nice and cool photos!!!

Haha really had a fun outing with beechee group! Will miss everyone so much! Haix, everyone is like enjoying life overseas while I'm stuck in SG! Even my cruise trip at the end of the month is going around Singapore! LOL!

Super respect Abra la, dare to go Taiwan alone! I want that too so desperately but I understand the two main risks for me: Getting lost and getting kidnapped! SO NAHS! First one highly likely!

What else ar, hmmm very lazy to think le la! Went for supper with army pals just now! Got to meet everyone except bitch zx still in uk, and jj and jon tan all overseas too!

Finally got to meet Neil after ONE WHOLE YEAR! HAHA! And yea, no one changed at all except Fernando who really slimmed down haha! No pictures though! HAHA could wait for ZX's screenshot though! Managed to skype with him haha! =D

Yawns, during exam period, everything seems so enticing and games appear so attractive, but now that exam's over, I'm just bored, plain bored. All the expectations just went POOF!

HAIX! Oh well, shall exercise more so I don't get overly fat/skinny! That's a sorta good goal this holidays! =D

Oh lastly, AS USUAL, I shall give a quick and simple review of how my once favorite show, The Vampire Diaries is now starting to go downhill! Quite sad really! (Spoilers alert!!!)

Firstly, for a show that has always been known for it's impeccable plot and a storyline without loopholes (Okay I found a few myself, but I'm really critical so ignore that!), the show is becoming more and more unrealistic ever since season 4 started!

I'm not sure if this is due to their chief writer changing whatsoever, but I've always been amazed by how the writers manage to create plot twists that surprises even me!

However, the latest episodes have not been delivering TVD's usual standard at all especially since more plot holes are being created every minute! The sire bond sounds like total bull crap if we look at Katherine's case, the case of the Five has been sprung upon us so abruptly, the cure seems to magically appear just when they needed it most, Stefan is acting even more irritating and dumb than usual, Professor Shane is still a complete enigma after 9 episodes and deaths don't create that much of an impact no more since they simply kill off characters we are not emotionally attached too and sometimes it feels as if they are just killing off characters for the sake of killing them off.

A death full of impact like that of Anna's, Jenna's, Alaric's and Elena's should be what we're looking forward to. Entirely unexpected (mostly) and hurts the audience deeply since we are so emotionally attached to these characters!

I'm starting to feel that the writers are succumbing to pressure from the audience, and changing the storyline to suit the audience's preferences, and that's just bullshit. An awesome show just became shit, what happened to ignoring what the audiences feel?! What happened to a realistic drama?!

Furthermore, instead of introducing new elements into the show (Like the damn cure that so magically appeared?! Although I highly suspect it's actually a cure for death but whatever!), the show should have continued delving into what it has developed so far! The case of Tatia could have been used?! The case of why Michael knew Elena was the doppelganger when she was young could have been explained?! And while all these are being explained, the cure can be nicely weaved into the plot?! Instead of boom! We have a new vampire hunter in town and hohoho merry christmas, he holds the cure to all your problems noobs.

One good thing about TVD has always been how they build upon what audiences already know, but with this latest season, it just feels that they have insufficient content and is now forced to inject new content and changing the rules of the show altogether! (Kinda like Mists of Pandaria but even that is more justified) Old content ain't always bad content and should always be utilized while weaving new elements in! The writers, in my opinion have disregarded that entirely and is simply upping the stakes for the sake of upping the stakes itself.

And what the hell is wrong with Caroline and Stefan?! They are such an irritating pair together, speculating bullshit together and constantly exaggerating. And honestly, I expected more out of Stefan instead of asking Damon to simply end everything with Elena due to the dumb sire bond. That's like the most selfish thing I've ever heard him say especially since he knew Elena had human feelings for Damon before transition?! So why should Damon even give in to him?! Logically speaking, he's still the one who indirectly caused Elena's death -.-

Lastly, I was really super worried that Tyler might die in this episode so PHEW!

Oh ya watched the hobbit too! They really tweaked the plot ALOT since most of the content wasn't in the book! And yea, it was a bit too unrealistic lol, but overall still rather awesome! Can't wait for the next 2 parts! And the way they started the movie was ingenious since they could use the same setting for the sequels! :)

Okay it's 3am and I'm tired! Shall blog again soon since I'm so damn free! Shall watch more of Homeland and The Walking Dead tomorrow!

Sincerely hoping for TVD to miraculously revive itself after the mid season break! I would not want a show I adore so much to simply go to waste.

Be optimistic all!!! =D

Attempting to enjoy the finer, minute things in life

Wow, wasn't today just productive! Studied for at least 6 hours?! Although I only studied 2 subjects!!! (Bio!!! I will get to you soon!!!)

So HA! Now's finally my rest time yet again! But first, let me first brag about my Nike 10km run!

Yes, yes, I know it's just 10km, but surprisingly I broke my promise to run any marathons after that terrifying ordeal of 42km! (Paralysed at home for 3 days, scary much?)

And so, I completed it with Abraham, Givon and Jia Hui! Thank you all sooo much for running together! As in going for the run! (Lol, in the end only me and Jia Hui left running together! Cause Givon was like some racing car -.-)

Before the race early in the morning where we're not late!!!

Freaking cool dog wearing a Nike shirt, just so damn cute and awesome!

HAHA Ain't all our butt prints nice! LOL!!!

Final shot after the race! The finisher tee looks like shit though! -.-

Oh! And feel like sharing some structures we made during biology practical! LOL! It's like Lego!!!

DAMN COOL RIGHT! I still don't get any of the gene structures thing yet but shall mug them soon!!! Damn awesome to complete it! Haha big thanks to tom and another lab partner!

Went for Bridge CCA on Thursday night to play GOGOGO and German Bridge, since we just ain't that interested in contract bridge. Quite awesome it is, to simply stray away from a hectic life and just enjoy laughing and playing cards with friends. Been awhile since I got to appreciate that, and I must say I really miss it.

Why make card playing so competitive? =P We are just a bunch of simple folks trying to outwit each other and have fun at the same time! =P The joy of winning, oh my just indescribable! AND SHOUTING OLD MAID AT EE CHOW WAS THE BEST MOMENT EVER! LOL!

Played again on Friday night, but this time we put in the element of watching Digimon! Omg so damn nice to just relive old memories.

I swear I'm gonna force my kids to watch every single season of Digimon till season 4. No way are they going to watch that rubbish on tv which is like not even funny?! (Except maybe Ben 10 and Phineas and Ferb, Jimmy Neutron, Fairly Oddparents, Spongebob is acceptable for now!)

What happened to the good old shows?! Foster Home for Imaginary friends? Dexter? Captain Planet? Courage the Cowardly Dog? Lilo and Stitch? Heck even Akazukin Cha Cha! I heard some creators of these awesome shows stopped producing cartoons/retired! Haix, we need them back so badly!

Ohana means family, and family means no one gets forgotten or left behind.

I totally encoded that into my long term memory! Loving Lilo and Stitch!

Kids needs more cartoons that are good!

Okay enough about cartoons! Time to talk about Hard Rock Hotel and celebrating my buddy's birthday!!! =D

That damn ice box thing in the table is just FREAKING COOL! LOL!

Suite

Buddy's birthday gift from us!

All my dear army pals who turned up! :)

And so... Happy 21st Buddy! =D Must be more mature from now on and go find a gf asap la!

(Lol, and yang zhi shaving his head was just damn funny! LOL!)

And haha just spent like an hour bitching with Nelson Quak! We are in the same faculty but we somehow NEVER see each other!

Well, he's still a bitch that is doing very well in terms of academics I must say! (Still got a shock to hear he's in Dragonboating, still refuses to believe it now LOL)

Met Dong Dong too! LOL! Like super long no see la! Miss all my medic pals from back then!

Haha! Can't wait to meet up again! (DEC 7! MY BIRTHDAY PARTY! =D)

Took mrt back with Yong Ze, and listening to him rant about Taylor Swift's new album Red! Lol! One crazy country music fanboy friend I have! -.- Loving Begin Again though!

Oh and on a random note, my razor mouse broke down and the precision is going all crazy on me! Wanted to get a new and better razor mouse but went to research and apparently I got the best and most popular one without realizing wow. -_-

Last but DEFINITELY NOT least: Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episode 2!



Don't talk, don't say a thing 
'Cause your eyes, they tell me more than your words 
Don't go, don't leave me now 
'Cause they say the best way out is through
 
And I am short on words 
Knowing what's occurred 
She begins to leave because of me
Her bag is now much heavier 
I wish that I could carry her  
But this is our ungodly hour
 
I know you're leaving now 
'Cause I held on to my way tightly 
Stay still until you know  
Tomorrow finds the best way out is through
 
And I am short on words  
Knowing what's occurred  
She begins to leave because of me
Her bag is now much heavier  
I wish that I could carry her 
But this is our ungodly hour 
Ungodly hour, ungodly hour
 
And I am short on words 
Knowing what's occurred  
She begins to leave because of me
Her bag is now much heavier 
I wish that I could carry her 
But this is our ungodly hour Ungodly hour, ungodly hour
 
Her bag is now much heavier I wish that I could carry her  
But this is our ungodly hour

Shall not spoil the episode... But just wanted to take out my favorite speech and post it here!!!

Damon:

Floating lanterns in the sky, can you believe that? Japanese lantern is a symbol of letting go of the past, well here's a newsflash, we're not Japanese.

You know what they are? Children. Like lighting a candle's gonna make everything okay, or even saying a prayer, or pretending Elena is not going to end up like the rest of us murderous vampires.

Stupid, delusional, exasperating little children. I know what you're going to say, it makes them feel better Damon. So what? For how long? A minute? A day? What difference does it make?  

Because in the end, when you lose somebody, every candle, every prayer is not going to make up for the fact that the only thing you have left is a hole in your life where that somebody that you cared about used to be.

And a rock, with a birthday carved into it that I'm pretty sure is wrong. So thanks, friend, thanks for leaving me here to babysit, because I should be long gone by now. I didn't get the girl, remember? I'm just stuck here fighting with my brother and taking care of the kids. You owe me big. 

Alaric: I miss you too, buddy.

So yup, one of the best speeches in the entire series... Simply awesome, and somehow it feels like everyone could relate to it. Who hasn't lost somebody after all? 

Missing Alaric so much already, to our dear Vampire hunter, guardian and buddy. 

And so here I am, attempting to enjoy the finer, minute things in life. Not that hard really, considering  how everything around us is just so beautiful once you take a step back and just take it in slowly, enjoyably.

So to everyone who's stressed out, I highly recommend watching the vampire diaries to destress.

Firstly, the series is amazing, secondly, the cast is awesome, lastly, their choice of music is impeccable.

So yea, here's to the cast and production team for making my Fridays less monotonous. Thanks a lot, really. After a long week, this really means a lot to me.

Be optimistic all, remember to take a break from this ungodly hour. :)