As requested, an update

Tings i'm up to frm start of sch up to mid-term break.
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Watching inter-varsity ice hockey match.


Moments of loneliness


Nice trees


Duckies n geese, full of them everywhere.


University of Waterloo at sunrise, taken jus outside my room


Walkin thru the snow, following the railway to St Jacob Farmers Market


A joyous occasion


A veg stall


busy n bustling market


frens


Webster's fall at Hamilton, Ontario


View at the top of the fall


Driver!


Niagara falls at nite, not tt spectacular




snowboarding....... pretty nice ting to do, surprisingly easy to do, maybe cos i've cable-skied b4.

Nxt, the road trip up to montreal, quebec city n ottawa .


the peeps


An extremely nice house at Quebec City


nicely graffiti-ed house tt got chopped into half


a street of Quebec City


a very nice wall mural


dreamy.......


kind of have the narnia feeling


some tavern-like building


another beautiful wall mural, with a church in the backgrd. Montreal n Quebec City is full of beautiful churches


group photo at Quebec City


At ice hotel


beautiful right, too bad neber stay there


A beautiful mansion in Montreal


View of montreal frm a vantage point


nite view of montreal frm the habourfront


typical street of montreal


At Ottawa, capital of Canada


In front of the parliament building






So m i ready?

been very interesting, this exchange. Not just the experiences of an overseas education and all the travelling n stuff, but also how i have time to tink abt myself, away frm all the influence and distractions. Then, i realise i dunno wat to tink abt myself. damm........
Reflecting on my past, i realise it wasnt a very nice path.
So m i ready for the future?






singlish rox!

It doesnt matter if u add the 'lah's or 'loh's, the distinct singaporean slang when they speak is enuff. Enuff for wat? enuff for other singaporeans to identify u as their counterpart. For example, we were happily skiing at Chicopee ski slope. While queuing up at the ski lift, we were chatting, n out of nowhere, a couple just asked if we were Singaporeans. Whoot! This happened not just once. A NUS student also identified us in a similar manner in skool. It happened to other pple studying here wif us. Cant help but feel a swelling of pride in our distinct slang, our special code, someting truely uniquely singapore.






3rd day in Toronto


At some park in Toronto......nice blue skies!!!!


At St Lawrence Market, one of the best markets in the world? hmm....i tink any of our wet market in sg trash it upside down.


Fruits n vege stall


Pastries stall......pastries r prob the onli nice n affordable culinary item here.


Hockey hall of fame........Canadians r realli crazy abt ice hockey.....someting like how much Sg luv soccer.


Some nice cool interactive game in the hockey hall of fame......the kid is tryin to prevent the puck frm enterin the goal.


n it is snowing!!!! my 1st taste of snow falling frm the heavens.


Ice skating in front of city hall, realli quite interesting. Imagine ice skating in front of city hall mrt.






2nd day at Toronto

Explored the city for the 1st time.





Walked through Kensington Market and past chinatown. Didnt c much of aniting at Kensington market though.


More snow covered street view


Bata Shoe Museum.......didnt manage to c the bata white sch shoes tt Singapore students r so familiar wif. It showcases a wide range of exotic footwear.


Luv this pic.


Overlooking the city.


Casa Loma, a 98 room castle, legacy of Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. A rather famous Canadian financier, industralist and military officer of early twentieth century.


Ceiling of Casa Loma.


Swarovski crystal christmas tree.......it is freakin beautiful.....mus c wif ur own eyes. Camera cant capture its glittering crystals.






I'm at Toronto

Wat a bloody painful flight here frm sg. Butt pain, jet lagged, food sux. (ohhh, they had this rice dessert. 1st time i had rice for dessert.....so weird).
Ohh, the view frm the plane was super nice. From fire works in India, bleak skies in London to snow plains in Canada, they were all truely unique. Too bad my camera is wif my checked-in luaggage.
Anyway, here is a sneak preview of Canada.


Is snowy at -3 degrees now.......quite cool.






2008.....soon....

New Yr, new place, new beginning, new experience. Bye Singapore. Welcome me Canada!






this ting abt time

i never cease to be amazed by this ting call time, timing n everyting related to it. How a wrong timing can totally change ur life. How u cant be together wif certain pple jus cos of bad timing.






I Hate tidying up my room

I admit it is partly cos i'm lazy. But there is another reason.
Everytime I sort out the room, I'll have to clear out some old stuff. Tt means having to decide whether to throw away or keep the old stuff. As I age, priorities change, but there r so many tings i still wan to keep, like the stupid, n idiotic comments left on old lecture notes by JC frens, the old claz attendance sheet, the random memorabilia frm each events or trip tt i attended or went. How i wish i cld keep all these. But tts quite impossible...... How to better sort out my stuff without the heavy heart? Cld anyone tell me?






1st Update after 1 sem plus?

Havent updated here since 1 sem ago? hahraz. means i've been VERI busy. this sem has been rewardin yet irritating. Certainly learned alot and experienced alot - like not to overload too many modules ever again. Some stuff i've did since last post.

- Diving lessons.....i am an advance diver now! It was the most amazing experience. Totally cant describe in words how it feels like to be down in the water, surrounded by fishes and corals n all the weird tingys. Had a veri gd diving buddy Lip En to look after me so it was totally enjoyable n stress-free.

-Scholar's nite. Nice to c u all ard.


-Freshmen Orientation Camp. Super fun trying to be a ghost. Thnx Cherryn n Wee Boon for leadin the pack.

-Prometheus. My hall production . It was freakin fun and made alot of frens. Some more special than others, but all great to have.


-Trip to Udon Thani, Thailand and Vientiane, Laos wif Edwin, my army good fren.

street of Udon Thani


Into Laos


Edwin, enjoyin a Laos meal wif native beer - Beerlao, nice n refreshin in the hot weather.


Monk deep in tot


Lady of Laos


Wif Kids of Laos

-Trip to Melbourne, Australia wif family

Cityline of Melbourne




Beautiful Lavender everywhere


Huge n delicious strawberries tt we were allowed to pluck n eat directly


streets of Melbourne


fields of Melbourne


At Philip Island


Home of seagulls, seals and penguines


Someting interesting






Photog term

"Depth of field is the slice of reality in a photo of mystery."

hows tt?






cogs of society

here is wat i experience in the mornin

they move towards the mrt station like moths attracted by light.
each unique in attire n appearance.
yet wearin the same expression, of tiredness, sleepiness n indifference.

i hear the clattering of heals n shoes as they rush down the escalator.
i see them tryin to catch the train bent on eluding them.
i feel the cocoon tt each constructed around themselves.

is the workin world realli tt bad?
kind of scary jus tinkin abt it.






busy sia

some stuff i'm up to.


a threesome! it is one ting to cableski urself.......it is another to experience it together wif frens, together. Tried so mani stuff tt dae, super fun.......but frank will still sae i shd go try snowboardin cos it is more fun rite?


1st nite cyclin trip wif dsta pple this yr. was fun n rewardin........cycled all the way to nus this time..........for a refreshin bottle of coke......wahhahharz.........courtesy of Kent Ridge, thnx to Hao Xiang.


guess who is under this pile of shit?


soon to be open sg flyer.

who wan pics get frm me k.






choc workshop!

anyone interested also? let me noe quickly!!!

Know your Chocolate
Saturday 15 September
3pm – 4.30pm
The Salon, Level 1
S$35 per participant

Can you tell the difference between a good chocolate and a great one? Does having a higher percentage of cocoa in a chocolate necessarily mean a superior taste experience?

This workshop traces the origins of our favourite deep, dark indulgence and teaches you how to tell the difference between different kinds of chocolates. As part of this sinfully rich course, participants will partake in a chocolate tasting session


Prior registration is required for all Life & Living programmes. To register, log on to www.nationalmuseum.sg (go to Online Booking link at the bottom of the webpage).

Counter sales:
Stamford Visitor Services Counter, 10am – 8pm Tel: (65) 6332 3659
Canning Visitor Services Counter, 10am – 5pm Tel: (65) 6332 0111

A 20% concession is available for members of the National Museum of Singapore only.








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