Botanical Gardens..

Most of us, especially teenagers somehow cringe when there's a trip to unlikely places such as Singapore Zoo, or Botanical Gardens.

I am one of them who didn't really liked the idea of going to the Botanical Gardens, if not for my project a few months ago.

I had to take photographs of orchids, and along the way I took some intriguing photographs.

I personally find it a challenge, because I didn't have much experience in regards to photographing plants and flowers. I had some really weird and difficult angles which got my whole body aching.

But here are some of my favourite ones:

A road to a nursery?

Initially I didn't find this nice, but suddenly the angle and the vibrant colours simply made me put it here..

I think the sunlight added a nice touch to this one..

Took this underneath a big leaf when the sun was shining on it.

And last but not least, here's my fave photo:

I find it extremely nice because of the intricate details on the plant, and the sunlight that shone specially on this plant. Not the best, but my favourite among all of them..

Well hope you enjoy them!

James Ho Locksmith?

Spotted this shop at Peace Centre with my friends like few weeks ago.




It's not opened by me, or any of my relatives!


Oh yes, I have to talk about this incident which happened on the train last weekend. I was in the jam-packed train in North-East Line, and I was standing at a corner, feeding music to my ears.

As I was listening, the train braked at one particular stop. GUESS WHAT HAPPENED?

THIS LITTLE GIRL GRABBED MY FATS. Can you imagine the scenario?

She probably was finding something to grab, held on to my shirt, but perhaps my shirt was too tight, (QUIT FANTASISING PEOPLE.) and she grabbed to my fats.

The whole moment was so awkward, and she felt for a good old 10 seconds.

WHEN DID I BECAME A POLE?! But still, I'm glad that I saved that poor girl's life from falling down!

Starting to see the day.

Thanks for all the concern, because after enduring a tough weekend; I can't believe I ended work at 11.15pm on Friday and worked on Saturday as well.

I've decided to look on the positive side, and persevere. Thanks to everyone who commented, and encouraged me.

And that of course, includes my liasion officer cum mentor, Mr Ransome Chua. The sms and the call really hit me hard, and I thank him for that.

I've got 8 weeks left, and I shall look forward to it, and learn to love the attachment.

Here are some excerpts from the sms:

Losers are the quitters, winners come about because they never quit, but pick themselves up when they fall time after time. Don't run away from your fears, because fear always has a way of overtaking you and starting you in the face.

Face up to it, do your best and kill that fear; for that is the only way to vanquish it. And in the end you will stand tall because you know you can do it.


That hit me hard. REAL HARD. It was one of the most powerful thoughts I've ever read, and it left a deep impact on me.

So yep, I'll not rant and try to be positive. Always.

Thanks all and I love each and single one of you.

Can I be happy at work?

Sorry for the lack of updates, because most of the time I'm back home rather late and is rather too tired to pen down my thoughts.. But still, I thank you for coming back to check again. Somehow, there'll be alot of texts..

I'm penning my thoughts down, and whether it is a rant or a complaint that will affect me, I don't really care anymore.

I've never felt so indignant, sad and depressed for a long while. I want to love my work. I really do. But why do I find so much sadness in this attachment?

Is it because I didn't get what I wanted? I've complained before that I have to OT everyday. Initially I thought it was fault, because I couldn't do things properly and quick.

My boss told me before: "Actually I don't encourage interns to OT."

Few days later he asked:

"What time did you finish work yesterday?"
"8.30pm."
"So early?"

Probably in a joking manner but I wasn't amused.

Because I will NEVER be let off at 6.30pm, it's very difficult to meet up with fellow friends on weekdays. They get released on the dot, maybe slightly while more. And they still had to wait for me and called to ask because I can never give a definite timing.

I tried to work things as fast as I could, so that I can be let off by 6.30pm.

But it was not meant to be. Take today for example, I was summoned at 4pm to crop this group of peoples' photographs, and compile every single one of them into this template. 2 hours deadline.

The techniques were easy. But guess how many photographs do I have to crop? MORE THAN 400!!!

Of course I overshot, and 1 of my boss decided to let me off early, seeing that I was sick today. 8.15pm that is.

Then suddenly, another boss wanted to check my sketches:

"Hey James, are you meeting with anyone?"
"No.." (Who am I to reject right?)
"Ok lets discuss."

I was pissed, and so tired. And the whole thing ended at 9.30pm today. I was so disappointed today, because he said something like: "finish ur diploma and go do other stuff that you like."

I somehow interpreted that he had given up hope on me or something like that. That made me felt sad.

And to add on to my fury, I was told that I might need to come back to do work for this coming weekend.

I SERIOUSLY CANNOT TAKE IT. It's like you have OT for the past few weeks and yet you might still need to come back this coming weekend?

I need to stop here. My mood is worsening after each sentence.

FRIENDS, DON'T CONTACT ME TO GO OUT ON WEEKDAYS ANYMORE. I DON'T HAVE A LIFE.

My mundane life..

Thanks for those who cared, I really appreciates it. Things has started to get better, though I still have to OT all the way. Met up with my polytechnic friends and we talked about our internship life. And it's great to meet up with them. Tian Tian I miss you too!

I think it's about time I pick myself up, have the confidence that I once had and start afresh. I've been rusty and behind the scenes lately.

I was looking at my previous photographs, but I had a good laugh at this one.

CHLOE AND ME KISSED.

WHAT IF MY GIRLFRIEND GETS ANGRY?! Damn!

Ok, not past tense, because we never really did. Year 2 memories, and it's how interesting time flies.

And to Clarence, Derrick and Clement, all the best for your National Service!

I dread design.

First week of attachment has passed, and I'm already 70% sure that I'm not going to do design anymore. Plus now I'm in such a foul mood, thanks the flu that I had today which really brought my mood down. So if you excuse me, allow me to rant here.

I've just only finished the first week, and I've never felt that kind of stress of a long time. It's fine that I do some menial jobs, but I've been doing projects that I'm unfamiliar or very poor at.

I've got projects in hand and I've never dread development so much before. Stuff such as finishing the final artwork concept every day continuously or even doing 5 concepts before lunchtime prove to be an impossible task for a mediocre junior designer like me.

Someone kill me please. I've been working overtime and has never finish at 6.30pm on time before. And don't tell me that doing unfamiliar stuff or things that I'm very poor at will help me to improve.

Think about it, when you pray to God, you will pray that everything will go on smoothly and hope there will not be obstacles for you.

You don't go: "Oh lord, please let something happen to me so I can become a better person."

If you are a person who dashes across the red traffic light often, you will NEVER think that one day you will get knocked down by a car and learn a lesson from it.


Friends that are on internship are never as worse as me, as far as I know. I'm not trying to pinpoint, but I'm disappointed that I wasn't exactly into publication.

My bosses and colleague are nice people, but not the work. And I hope that things will get better as I endure my 12 weeks of gruel internship.

PETA, you're a pile of bullshit.

PETA stands for People for the Ethnical Treatment of Animals. It's how nice to hear that they don't support animal testing, fur farming etc, and how passionate they feel about animal rights and fight for these animals. Most or all of PETA members are vegetarians.

I myself support some of the stuff, including whale killing etc. But sometimes they can be really ludicrous and how far their thinking is.

Here's what happened:


President Obama was in a television interview, and he smacked a house fly in the middle of the interview when the fly keep persistently interrupting him in the interview. The fly died.


Now, PETA is calling it an "execution" and wants President Obama to show more compassion to even "the least sympathetic animals."

PETA continued further: He isn't the Buddha, he's a human being, and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.

And PETA gave Obama a device to trap flies so that they can be released outside.


You can watch the video of the interview here:



PETA, what is your problem with a fly dying? Some flies can be of great danger to human beings because they can transmit diseases, or worst still, eat your flesh.

Do you just stand there and let the fly consume you or whatsoever? Or will you defend yourself by killing it?

Sure, you can say that you're referring to harmless flies, and we should show compassion to them. But think about it. Isn't it a natural instinct for people to smack a fly when it is irritating him/her? And how you can even link the incident to the Buddha. It's god damn hilarious, PETA.


You guys puts adoptive animals to sleep (equates to killing as well) and yet you made a big fuss of President Obama killing a fly. It's time to get real, PETA.


I used to have respect for you, but this incidence made me lost most of it, if not all. I feel very strongly about certain topics when my bullshit detector went off. And this is one of them.

And you, PETA is a pile of shit, and cares about such mundane stuff. Why? Because flies love to stick around shit.


This is best I feel what summaries PETA:

"I'm all for animal rights, but PETA is unbelievable."

Some current stuff..

First and foremost, I wanna say a BIG THANK-YOU to Tzewei, for helping me today and getting my way through the office.

I've got a nice colleague and 2 seemingly nice bosses, but I had to sign a contract due to the nature of the work that Im going to do, and it is so highly confidential that Im not allowed to post any of the related stuff at all!

And I'm working from 9.30am to around 7-8pm everyday... I don't mind doing menial jobs, but I just didn't like the idea of having OT.. And I'm not doing much of publications as well. Yes, I'm complaining, not that I should, but oh well..

I somehow dread the first day of work, and as far as I'm concerned, I think the next 3 months will be a little bit of heaven, but a whole lot of hell. Let's just hope I don't hate design.

That aside, I've watched Transformers 2 with my good friends, which I've haven't seen for few weeks? I had great fun that night.

I'll give a rating for 3.5/5 for Transformers 2 this time round, and I must say that it is pretty good, but the storyline wasn't that strong.

Ahh, and it's also Mir-ene's 21st birthday! She's damn cute and sweet!

She's really drunk!

I adore this class!


Okay, gotta turn in for now! Im tired!

Let's pay a tribute.

I will be having my attachment next week, and I'm not really looking forward to it.. Ahhh, and it lasts for 9 weeks. Let's just hope that they have more publication projects, which my interest currently lies in.





And.. Im supposed to blog about happy stuff.. but today, one of the greatest legends in the world has died.





His name is Michael Jackson.






I'm not really a true blue fan of his, but I loved some of his songs such as "Earth Song" and "Heal the World". He writes beautiful songs, and of course his magnificent dancing as well.

Apparently, he died of a heart attack in a rented apartment..

Regardless of the scandals that happened to him or whatsoever, let's give credit and respect to the King of Pop, and let's pay a tribute to him.

Rest in peace, Michael Jackson.

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Battered and Beaten.

Somehow, depression sets in again for me. I just don't know why. Losing confidence in everything I do, doing for the sake of doing.

Suddenly, I just felt there were too many responsibilities that I couldn't ignore, and I felt so overwhelmed. It's been a while since I really sat down and think.

I sometimes think I'm a lunatic. I sometimes even think what is it like to have a terminal disease.

And recently, I've been frequently trying to induce cough to get a kick out of it.

I have great friends, wonderful family and a good and positive future. But yet sometimes I think Im better off dead. 

Don't take this post that seriously though, perhaps Im just talking nonsense.

Led by my nose.

Sometimes, I simply do design work just do please my lecturers, having no opinions for my work at all. Now, I'm so stressed and desperately need a breather.

Busy till next week. Will blog when I have the time.

The Singapore Idol Experience.

If you ask me how's the experience like for Singapore Idol, the first thing that comes to my mind, is the hot and humid weather that roasted the contestants.

I queued up with my fellow friend, Donavan at around 7.30am on Saturday. It's been a long time since I've suffered such weather, and we queued all the way till 5.30pm, only to be able to register for the auditions, which happened on the next day.

If you had read the papers, there are over 4000 people who signed up.. In order to create effects for the show, here's a peek for you:

They called some contestants to get high with Gurmit Singh.

It's like: This is Gurmit Singh and...

Contestants: WELCOME TO SINGAPORE IDOL!

You don't see people wearing ridiculous outfits and costumes that will make them a fool of themselves. 99% of them wear smart casual outfits.

Of course, there are the irritating ones who cut queues, and those punk rocker wannabes have their nails painted black, and had tattoos all over. (Paul Twohill wannabe as well?)

When you're queueing up for like 18-20 hours in total, you will start to talk with people around you and you'll be surprised how nice they are. The new friends I've made have joined local singing competitions such as Anugerah and Campus Superstar. And they made it till the next few rounds.

Don, Farhan and I..

Farhan sang Fly Me To The Moon..

The middle one is his girlfriend..

Another friend is Hillary, who's the one in the middle.

Comical and nice girl, she's only 16 and has big dreams!

So ya.. all of us had our auditions on Sunday.. and we met up first before queueing up.

This is my registration number..

4D punters can go buy this number.. 2296! Hehehehe!

Our seats before going up to the waiting room.

In the waiting room were the contestants, and we get to hear them sing because they're rehearsing. I tell you, most of them knows how to sing, while some have fantastic voices. And well, some can't really sing.

AUDITION EXPERIENCE

Finally when it was my turn for the audition, I walked up one of the cinemas (they held auditions in the cinemas they rented) and turned right.

On my right were two motionless-looking producers, and 2-3 super bright spotlights shining down at me, with a huge camera smack right at the middle to film me.

And then, after telling them my registration number, and telling them the song which I was going to sing (Mad World, Gary Jules) and started singing.

The atmosphere was tense, and it was extremely silent. Then, I started singing. My heart was beating extremely fast, and every time I take a breath to continue the next sentence, I felt even more difficult to breathe.

But my notes hit the right tune, the tempo was right and everything seems to go well and smooth. Suddenly, I was asked to stop singing. It has only reach like the 4th or 5th sentence of the lyrics, and it wasn't even at the chorus yet.

The whole audition lasted barely a minute and I asked to leave. There wasn't any comments about my singing or whatsoever.

Then, we had to go to the results room, where they named all our registration numbers, and said we didn't make it and thank us for the participation.

At that point, I personally felt neutral. Not even a tinge of sadness or happiness. I took rejection easily.

I've always felt that a good singer is a good storyteller. A singer does not need to have the powerful vocals of Beyonce, Mariah Carey, or even Whitney Houston. But what the singer needs is to be able to emote and relate to the songs, so that the audience can connect and listen to them.

People ask if I'm going to join more competitions next time. My answer is 50:50. 

Once again, I'm really touched and blessed at all the support you guys have given.

I will be recording more songs, and will continue to soar.

Because I will continue to sing.

I suddenly see a surge of viewership in my blog, probably to see what my results were? Ahh, enough of beating around the bush, but I didn't make it.

The judges were the producers of the show, and I guess my song didn't sit well with them. This weekend had been really hectic and tired.

Despite my exit, I came to realise the value of friendship, because my friends gave support and encouragement. Dozens of messages, and I felt really touched.


Of course, every single concerned one gave me consolations and some were rather hilarious. But I have to say, I wasn't the least bit disappointed or sad. I should say neutral.


You see, I went into the audition room with only 2 producers and 1 or 2 cameramen, and me singing alone. I felt really nervous. I found it difficult to breathe.


But I must say that my vocals didn't fail me. I hit the right tune with the correct beat, so Im rather happy. I mean, if I went to that audition, and I suddenly went out of tune, or something that went horribly wrong, than I will be really disappointed and sad. Thankfully, it's not the case.

I can imagine some people laughing or smirking at my exit right now, but I think I don't really care. I'll blog about the whole process and experience soon.

Right now, here's a quote that I found interesting in the movie, Fame:

In this world, it's not about how big you can make it. It's how far you can take it.


I did my best, and my exit does not act as a deterrent for me not to sing. I will continue to sing, and continue to shine.

One of the most nerve-wrecking moments of my life.

Ahh, this Saturday will prove to be one of the most nerve-wrecking moments of my life. Yeah that's right. I'm joining the national's singing competition, Singapore Idol.

I've been preserving my voice for the past week, and singing everyday. A lot of people have asked me before why didn't I join this competition or that, well I didn't have the courage to do so.

But now, I have the courage, mainly because of the encouragement that Mr Vin (A lecturer) has given me, which was filled with such sincerity. Also, the peoples' comments made in my Youtube page..

Also, I just wanna see how far I can go and how I can improve..

Hopefully, people will give me their support regardless of the results, and not laugh at my exit..

Wish me luck..

Second chance..

Currently listening to Corrinne May's Love Song for the #1, which is my favourite song in her albums. I somehow has the urge to write a poem regarding ex-convicts, well probably because my current project involves them.

Looking back at the days when I committed crimes,

I felt naive, stupid and foolish.

But now, repentance and acceptance is all I wish to find.

I walked out, after seven years in jail.

Bright sky, fresh air but no family in sight.

I asked myself ; Am I destined to fail,

when no relatives were there to invite?

I suffered and have been duly punished.

Why can't I have a second chance?

Didn't I had enough anguish,

that sticked with me for months?

I've turned over a new leaf.

But how did the society perceived me?

An ex-convict with a stigma.

Is that how I got my karma?

I wish I had a second chance...

-James

My favourite photographs.

I'm not known as a photographer to any of my friends or relatives. Photography is part of my life, though I never stated it as one of my interests until now. Ever since I got hold of my own camera, I've been taking photographs as and when I like, and I do like to consider myself an amateur photographer.

To me, a good photograph means you can emote and connect to it, as if you're at that very moment.

Here, I will show you some of my favourite photographs I've taken over the past few years, and some involves school work, while some are taken with personal interests. Do comment!

Note: Pardon me for the inconsistencies of watermarks in the photographs!

All photographs are taken using the Fujifilm F50fd.

ANIMALS AND INSECTS

Title: The Solemn Monkey

Location: Singapore Zoological Gardens

Title: Motherly Love

Location: Puok, Cambodia

Title: Smitten Love

Location: Nanyang Polytechnic

NATURE AND PLACES

Title: Thorns with a Prick

Location: Southern Ridges, Singapore

Title: Light of the Darkness

Location: Southern Ridges, Singapore

Title: The Street of Serenity

Location: Puok, Cambodia

Title: Boys

Location: Puok, Cambodia

Title: The Slingshot Girl

Location: Puok, Cambodia

I don't know about you guys, but the last photograph, The Slingshot Girl was my favourite among these. Her solmen expression emotes very well in my opinion.

Well, do comment after seeing these photographs!

May Babies!

I don't know why, but suddenly there are many friends are born in the month of May. I've attended more than 6 birthday celebrations. Still, Happy Birthday buddies! Will post up pictures soon..

Life is still rather stagnant, and I've been neglecting this blog for a while, which probably explains the decreasing traffic of this blog. Sorry people, this blog no longer proves to be much of an entertainment.

School is still boring, 9am to 5.30pm almost everyday, and school work is starting to pile up as weeks go by. I've submitted two entries for the Crowbar award and hopefully I can get shortlisted..

I sometimes feel that Im not a good friend, but yet I always seem to see the true light of friendship. Thanks guys. I really appreciates it.

Will be back, and Im going to share some of my fave photography here.

Curtains' finally closing.

Have you ever felt that the world is coming to an end?

The flowers are withering.

The trees are burning

Women and children are crying.

Everyone are dying.

Suddenly, the happenings around the world is just like a show.

A show full of fears.

Performers flowed with tears,

Knowing that the ending is near.

And finally, the performance is ending.

Curtains' finally closing.

And every single one of us, dying.

My HAIR DAY experience.

My friends had the intention to go for a haircut at Kimage School Of Hairdressing located at Funan the IT Mall, and I decided to go along as well.

My hair, which I haven't cut for 2 months, was rather ugly and in order to create a new outlook, I printed out this picture as reference for the hairdresser to see:

www.hji.co.uk

GUYS, LOOK AT THE HAIRSTYLE, NOT THE FACE STRUCTURE!

Perhaps I was expecting too much from a $6 haircut which includes shampooing and styling. So the newbie hairdresser came to me and I showed her the actual photo above.

This is how our conversation came about:

Me: Hi, is it possible to cut this kind of hair?

Hairdresser: Wait ah, let me ask my teacher.

*Teacher steps in*

Me: Hey, I was wondering if it is possible and suitable for me to have this hairstyle?

Teacher: Ya, it's possible.

*And using the reference to teach the student how to cut my hair and tell her all the technical stuff.*

Instead of using shavers, she used a kind of blade that cuts through my hair. And I tell you, it's feels like tearing your hair instead of cutting it. Just imagine the scrub that your mom frequently uses to scrub the toilet... Yeah, imagine that on your scalp.

Washing of hair was pretty good and relaxing and the massage was good as well.

There were teachers to guide them and inspect as well.

And yes... here comes the end result after everything is over...

OMG LOOK AT MY HAIR! FAIL!

Never mind that my famous F4 hair is gone, but the changes were WAY TOO DRASTIC.

SOMEONE TELL ME THE SIMILARITIES PLEASE!

This is probably the last time I will visit it again, but then again, I wasn't too disappointed, neither was I too pleased as well. But I think these students are still in the early stages of hairdressing.

Tauruses' birthdays!

Recently, I've been to several birthday celebrations.. So many tauruses! Well, here are some pictures:

Aliff's birthday falls on 11 May, and they prepared some decorations in the room for him.

Classic expression!

He loves Bengawan Solo's Pandan Chiffon Cake, with 20 candles on it! Oh, he loves the purple dinosaur too!

There was also filming later that day in our room too..

Next, it's Chu Xiang's birthday which falls on 12 May, and we gave him a surprise on the stroke of midnight!

He looked rather surprised... or not. 

Coffee Cake!

Also, Jun Ping's birthday falls on 12 May as well!

Unlike normal birthday cakes, this time round, it's made of donuts!

Once again, happy birthday to all of them!

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day Mom, I'm grateful for all you've done!

 

From the bottom of my heart, I wish you good health and hope you'll live to a ripe old age. Hope you like the present that brother and I gave you!

The day I crossed over to the dark side.

The dark side emotes hatred and ecstasy.

I never did wish it was a fantasy.

In some point I must cross.

In the end I know I'm in a loss.

Endless nights when it's still young.

Move it, spin it like a yarn.

Live life like its delusional

Dawn comes, the dark side is pure illusional.

It's happening at Orchard Towers!

I didn't know Orchard Towers were so happening in the night! Caucasians trying to hook up with prostitutes late in the night. And guess what? Clever taxi drivers wait around the area trying to pick up those passengers!

I just find it amazing, because I feel it's a stark contrast from the usual day in Orchard Road.

Heh, just when I thought Orchard Road was boring, there's still stuff I haven't discovered!

Happy Birthday Daphne!

Today's Daphne birthday, and I would like to wish her a very big 20th birthday!

You know Daphne, although we have been calling you an elephant for years...

or even the incident whereby I gave you up to to pursue that sea turtle in Pulau Tioman..

still, I would like to wish a very happy 20th birthday again!

Hope you enjoyed the early celebration last weekend!

Whale sharks in Singapore.

I was at Vivocity the other day, and was visiting National Geographic's store and they had this blue whale exhibition. As usual, I was deeply intrigued when it comes to underwater creatures...

Images shown are the actual life size of a baby blue whale.

Very interesting I must say, but it somehow reminds me of a friend who told me about Singapore casino developers with the intention of bring whale sharks into Singapore. 

They were building the world's largest underwater world in Sentosa, and they want to bring in whale shark, the world's largest living fish. I greatly oppose to having whale sharks being exhibited in Singapore, because it will never fare as well as it could in the wild.

These are extremely big creatures, and evidence have shown that they fare poorly while in captivity. And they have been listed as vulnerable by some animal bodies.

I really condemn such actions, because it jeopardises the well being of the shark in favour of being a tourist attraction for Sentosa.

When will these people ever learn?

Swine flu pandemic. Is it coming?

Just received news that there will be thermal checks in my school in regards to swine flu, and it seems that swine influenza (swine flu) has mutated from only being able to pass from pigs to humans, now can be passed to humans to humans.

Scary isn't it? It reminds us of the dark days of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) when it hit Singapore.

Now, these are the countries being infected with swine flu: Mexico, Israel, New Zealand, United States, Canada and the UK. It hasn't hit Asia yet, however, there are suspected cases.

Swine flu has already killed more than 150 people in Mexico, and up till now, there's no cure for it.

There is every reason for you to be worried, but it is important to eat well, sleep well and take good care of yourself. 

As for me, there is a possibility that I will have to work at home, and do my work and keep in contact with lecturers through webcam, etc. That's provided if the swine flu worsens.

Disrespectful of the dead.

I think I've been having some weird habits recently. I've been inducing cough to get a kick out of it, and I stop when I have the urge to vomit. Oh my, is that a different form of anorexic?

Anyway, two weeks ago I went to the cemetery for Tomb Sweeping Day, whereby we offer food offerings for our ancestors. 

It was rather warm but peaceful. I don't know if it's a tradition to ask lottery numbers from ancestors, but I really abhors it. The worst ones come from funerals where these people hope to get lucky numbers from the dead.

Heck, there are even those who can obtain numbers from accidental deaths reported in the newspapers. I despise people like that, and they don't deserve any of my respect.

They are just like vultures, feeding off peoples' misery and anguish. How disrespectful can that be? If you were the one lying in the coffin, won't you feel sad that people are seeking fortunes off your death and not mourning for you?

Recaps and a new term.

I'm back to school, and I wasn't really looking forward to it. Bah, I've turned lethargic, lazy and uninteresting.

I have my own private desk and it kinda looks empty, except for this:

I felt it was rather thoughtful and sincere. It was great to see those classmates back and schoolmates as well, but I somehow misses some who went for their attachment.

During the past few weeks were a number of events..

Clement's 21st birthday!

Wei Chong's birthday celebration at my class chalet..

Happy birthday to both!

And last but not least...

Singing!

Was wearing a friend's cap to see how it turned out, but guess it didn't work well with my gigantic head!

Let the voices shine.

Today's the big day for my beloved NV Choir, as it is the Singapore Youth Festival where they will be graded for their performance.

Just a short post here to wish them all the best and hope they will attain a good grade.

What is wrong with being left-handed?

You know, I have some relatives who kept forcing their toddlers to use their right-hand, whether if they are learning how to hold utensils or pencils, even though they have an inclination towards left-handedness.

I am a left-hander, and when I was young I was forced to eat using my right-hand by my parents. In the end, they gave up when I cried non-stop.

So yes, I'm left-handed and has a certain amount of ambidexterity, like using mouse with my right-hand (duh) etc.

Other then that, I'm pretty much left-handed in my everyday life.

In this right-handed world, whereby 93% of the adult population are right-handed, left-handers like us face problems sometimes.

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For example while writing in compositions, I always get my hand smudge with ink when I write with my left-hand. Whenever I go out with my friends, our watches tend to knock against each other, which we will try to be mindful to make sure it does not happen again.

Back to the topic of forcing toddlers to use their right-hand, a quick check with Wikipedia shows that left-handedness is associated with superstition and many languages in a negative way.

These are some of their meanings in regard with "left": Clumsy, Improper, Awkward, Wrong, Illegal, Immoral, and Evil etc.

Seriously?!

I never expected such stigma to be associated with left-handed people, but how come they failed to realise that left-handed people are associated with intelligence? 

Im not self-aggrandizing here, but guess what? The President of United States Barack Obama is left-handed too!

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So come on people! There's nothing wrong being left-handed, and to hell with stigma associated with left-handedness! It's the 21st century!

Better in time...

The only way to occupy time now is to update more, and I'll probably record more songs and upload it online.

Sorry for not blogging frequently and the recent mediocre posts. Thank you guys for staying with me all these while. 

I appreciates it.

April Fool's day with all seriousness.

April Fools never came as a fun day this year. And I've never felt so much fear, doubt, and inanity for a long time. On the other hand, it was amusing and ridiculous at the same time.

It was also the day which I found the strength, unity and love within the family. It was so overwhelming that I felt they were the most beautiful things in the world.

For now, I could just wish that everything would turn out smoothly. I apologise if the above description fuels your curiosity to know what happened.

To those who knew what happened, I plead with you to not let the cat of the bag.

I'll be back.