Dinner

Went out with my mum yesterday as she wanted to shop for a handphone. It was actually more of a shopping trip for me as i had not gone to a shopping centre for a long time. Restocked my stationery and some toiletries, bought magazine and some vitamins.

I had been sitting through tests after tests within a span of 2 weeks. It was a breather for me to rest and relax although the shopping trip was not initially in my plans. My mum did not find a suitable phone though.

Today is the last day of my lab and the last lesson for my elective Magic Voice In The World Of a Singer. My fridays will be free except for 1 lecture which will end next week. More time for studies and revision for the upcoming exams in 18 days.

Went out with my elective group for dinner at Jurong Point Fish & Co. We had a nice time chatting and getting to know each other more as today was our last day of our lessons. The next time we will probably see each other might be during the exams.

The backdrop is not very nice as we sat near the entrance door

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Stressssssss

Stressed up over electronics, stressed up over the upcoming tests, stressed up over my 2nd performance or song presentation in ADM auditorium this friday, stressed up over the recently concluded maths test due to my really stupid careless mistake, stressed up over the long discussed cambodia trip which was finally finalised yesterday.

Got my lorry back today and my convenience is restored. Claimed the taxi fares that i took during the period my lorry was on loan from the aerospace society. Was grateful of the trips that Vicnesh took to send me home during the period as well.

I can't allow for any more stupid careless mistakes for my next few tests or i'll really implode with self loathing, anger and extreme disappointment.

I'll be heading to Cambodia from 5th Dec to 12 Dec. Can't even wait for the semester to be over. The workload and stress are killing me.

I've got normal stress, shearing stress, torsion, bending moment, principal stresses, fatigue, deformations and deflections with some eccentric axial loading. Can you solve this problem? I'll faint if Mechanics of Materials paper appear with so many different type of stresses.

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Quote

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Mark Twain

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Last Movie before Exams?

Watched The Departed with Yining in the evening today at The Cathay. As everybody knows, The Departed is adapted from Hong Kong's Infernal Affairs. Martin Scorsese helms the Hollywood version and he does a great job in creating his own style and adding new elements in the script. Jack Nicholson is brilliant as the looney mafia boss who discharges people with bullets without emotions. Leonardo DiCaprio also shines in his role originally played by Tony Leong as the undercover cop working under Costello. With a screentime of 2 hrs 30 mins, Martin Scorsese manages to engage audiences and keep them in suspense throughout the entire movie. The occasional black humour, the dirty talk, gazillions of expletives and the brutal violence keep this film gritty and dark. There are many winning performances including an unexpectedly good performance by Mark Wahlberg as the foul-mouthed and sarcastic detective.

Although this film stands on its own, i can't help but compare the 2 films subconsciously throughout the movie. Knowing almost all of the twists and turns in the script, i was not really surprised, shocked or overwhelmed. However, this film is a must watch for those who have not seen the original fantastic Infernal Affairs.
****

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Google Earth

I've been google earth"ing" for many hours since tue and it is quite addictive. Just downloaded it a few days ago to discover where the road behind my house leads to and it leads to a quarry! From the picture, it is obviously not a water body unlike most other quarries and i guess the gaping hole has been patched up.

My house

Singapore Quarry (former)

Also looked up some famous places of interest and the satellite photos are displayed below.

Petronas Twin Tower (KL)

Macau Sky Tower

Eiffel Tower (Paris)

Esplanade (aka. durian husks haha)

All satellite images are provided by Google Earth.

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My HOT Lorry

My lorry is definitely HOT property. My recent spate of lending my lorry to the needy ones have proven this fact. Early this semester, i had helped one of my fellow coursemate to shift his stuff from his previous hall to his new lodging. In the 1 week break, i helped Junhui to carry one large piece of furniture from IKEA to his house. Also helped Liyuan to carry a bed from his aunt's place to his house. Helped Zijian today to transport boxes and boxes of bags from Chinese Heritage Centre to Hall 15.

Quite a number of boxes we carried

Also, my cousin came to my house today and traded vehicles with me as she had to help her grandmother move her furniture. Test drove my cousin and her husband's vehicle for a short while and i definitely prefer driving lorry compared to saloon cars. Lorry is higher than conventional vehicles and we have a bird's eye view of the road. Lorry has large windscreen and the windows occupy a large proportion of the vehicle. I feel trapped and "lowly" when i drove the car as the windscreen is slanted and the low ceiling makes me feel enclosed.

Anyway, i'll be getting back my lorry tomorrow afternoon. Will also be lending my lorry to help the Aerofest (Aerospace week of events) to transport stuff around over the course of 4 days. Was very reluctant to lend my lorry for so many days but i still ceded to their requests. Have i turned into a delivery man or transportation guy? I certainly hope not and future requests of lending my vehicle will be only be considered if my convenience is not sacrificed. (Except if any of my close friends need my HOT lorry) Haha...

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Grandma Birthday

My grandmother held her birthday celebration at my house and there were tons of relatives present. I kept my cousins entertained by providing my computer and letting them play some games.

Flooded with people

It was nice to see some of my relatives as we don't really meet up that often (except during weddings and CNY). We all had quite a lot of food as shown in the photos above.

My family with my grandmother and grandaunty

I also took some time to explore the back of my house with my cousins. For people who do not know, my house is situated near Dairy Farm and my backyard is Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. My father lead us to an road that connects Dairy Farm to Bukit Timah Hill and we explored a bit of the virtually unused road. Will definitely go back there for running or exploring.

After chatting with my relatives for some time, i played mahjong with my family. Learnt quite a bit of extra tactics since the last time i played was in NZ.

1 whole day gone just like that. Exams are drawing nearer....

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Study & Leisure

Went to NUS science lib to study for half a day and met up with my jc friends at Great World City in the evening to watch World Trade Centre. We had originally planned to go Vivocity but there were only front rows seats left when we checked over the internet.

World Trade Centre revolves around the 2 police officers who are trapped inside the rubble of the collapsed buildings. We get to know their wives, their children and their family who are on the verge of breakdown upon receiving the bad news. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Maria Bello are wonderful in their role as the distressed wives. Although this film is dignified with noble intentions, this movie is certainly no masterpiece. If the 911 attacks were fiction, this movie would have probably left minimal impact.

As a tribute to the people who died in the WTC, we cannot fault the film for what it wants to achieve. It is incredibly moving at times and there are some moments which activate our tear ducts. However, it is a downright conventional film which probably suits the sombre atmosphere as well as the appeal for the masses. ***

We spent the next 2 hours at a HK eatery opposite Great World City for supper before heading back.

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Music Video 2

Penny 戴佩妮 - 單身潛逃 MV

This music video from her new album is directed by Penny, not the previous mv i posted.

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Music Video

Penny 戴佩妮 - 淡水河边 MV

Penny is definitely my favourite female singer and she is ever so talented, composing all of her songs and even cutting her some of her own music videos.

一个人的行李 Album

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Studying and Researching

Tons of stuff to catch up in school. MOM and Circuits & Electronics still seems so foreign to me. Gotta start reading up on the circuits textbook soon or else it will be a waste of my $38.50.

Anyway, i've been researching intensively for my Macau and HK trip and seems like many of the people around me have been there before. Collected information from the internet extensively as well like where to go, what to eat, where to go sightseeing, how to go there, where got cheap hotels, etc, etc......

List of must-go places in Macau: St Paul's Ruins, Guia Hill, Sands Macau (heard it's super grand), A-Ma Temple, Macau Sky Tower (we can do adventure sports like sky jumping from the world's 10th tallest tower at 233 metres!), Macau Fisherman's Wharf, Coloane Village, etc

Hope to cover ALL these places of interest in just 1 day coz we will just be staying 1 day and night in Macau. Will be going to HK the next day.

List of must-go places in HK: Big Buddha in Lantau Island, Tsim Sha Tsui all the way to Mongkok, Victoria Peak, Ocean Park (might be going since it's so famous), Stanley, Repulse Bay, etc. Anymore?

Should be spending one day in Shenzhen as well. Couldn't really find much places of attraction in Shenzhen except Window of The World, Chinese Folk Culture Village and Splendid China.

Anyway, the trip is still more than 2 months away. I ought to concentrate on my studies.

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