Hey peepz! Another pictorial update for the last month!


Toastmasters NUS had a Humour Speech Contest. And I participated! Supposed to give a speech that was supposed to make people laugh till their funny bones pop. Managed to squeeze a few giggles only. =_= Well, good enough for me. Managed a second placing. Well, good enough for me. =)


Met up with some of the RI guys who are slowly coming back from overseas. That's Mark Yong (lawyer), Jason Wong (Army), Chua Cheng Zhan (resident gossip queen/teacher) and Leon Yap (UK-based lawyer).


Met up with the relatives. Thats Linus Chen, a budding film producer, having studied in LA. He's working on one film now now! Haven't seen so much passion and enthUp and coming local artistic and film director! Dun play play! Watch out Jack, beware Roystan, cos Linus is in the house!


Uncle and Auntie


Engineer Lin Hui with his highly secretive if-i-tell-you-i-will-have-to-kill-you-and-then-harikiri-myself job at D*TA and the ever compassionate and cool Ivan who's a nurse.

Janice throw me a surprise with a survival pack for Japan! Its very nice of her to provide me with local delicacies, but actually, I dun have to cook. Cos there will be a cafeteria with cheap food... Maybe I will bring along for my expedition to Fuji-san...


Had some superb dessert at Airens in City Hall. Its vanilla bean ice cream on top of a huge piping hot apple pie with rhubarb.


Caught up with Keen Low who's choosy with his job options, MHA techie GM who seems to have no limit to how big he can grow (horizontally) and of course, a frequently cutie featured in my blog, PQ. =P

Jon, Dr Darren and Darren Pang bought me a stylish lap top bag! Its officially my second trendiest item. After a certain turquoise colored collared shirt and before some A&F tee shirts Dr. Aidan bought for me from the US.

Here's a quiz! Where can you find two pink Sony Vaios?

And chairs with ear pieces?

Why, its the set on Prime Time morning! I went for a CSC learning journy to MediaCorp!
And this has been Prime Time Morning. Thanks for tuning in, This is MC Tan signing off.

Its my last Japanese class at Bunka! Am a little sad. Cos I really like my Japanese classes! あんど先生!


And my classmates! 皆さんお大事に。またね。

Was chatting with Heng Yap and we got onto the topic of 宇多田ヒカル (Utada Hikaru)。 And we started discussing her songs. So inspired to run a list of my favourite songs from her first three albums! =)

These are the faster tracks that always gets me movin'!

Wait and See


Can You Keep a Secret


Moving on Without You


And these are the slower ones that get me nostalgic.

Final Distance


And prob her most famous song, First Love

Same Side of the Moon by Corrine May



I'm looking out the window
Where we sat to watch the stars
There's a chill within the air
It makes my heart long for your touch
You may be miles away
But as I kneel to pray

I see the same side of the moon
That we'll be looking on when the world turns blue
And know that time and space can't come between me and you
We share the same side of the moon
And though you'll never see all the tears shine through
I know I can't be that far from you
If we're both looking on the same side of the moon

I picture you across the ocean
In your corner of the world
I pray the wind will blow my voice
And gently whisper in your ear
Your night may be my day
And though the seasons change

It's still the same side of the moon
That we'll be looking on when the world turns blue
And know that time and space can't come between me and you
We share the same side of the moon
And though you'll never see all the tears shine through
I know I can't be that far from you
If we're both looking on the same side of the moon
I know I can't be that far from you
If we're both looking on the same side of the moon

Hey peepz! Am going to start putting up entries about my prep to Waseda along the way now!

Just to to inform you of my progress and how I am coping with everything! Also to provide you, my dear friend with the vital information that's most relevant to you: when you want to visit me. haha!!!

Here it is!

Fall Semester: Sept 21 - Mar 31
Winter vacation: Dec 22 - Jan 7
Spring vacation: Feb 5 - Mar 31

Spring Semester: Apr 1 - July 31

USP had our commencement dinner last month! Here are the shots!

Individual shots

Daryl, Daryl, Daryl
Cheryl Song.
PS First class honours Chelsea Wong!

Shamantha's Yeo Zhiquan from Carnegie Mellon

Dessert

Xinyi.

Jie Chun

Group shots.

Gabriel dressed as a Xiao Long Bao. Naturally, he won best costume. =)

Think I will miss USP very much. Though I was not very active in the out-of-class activities due to other commitments (and oh how i wish i did!), I miss the atmosphere, the classes, the people, the professors and the modules that gave me the bulk of my As. =P

Met up with the Magic Gang! Secondary schoolmates who were crazy over the card game.

Here are some of the past photos I've dugged up.

Weiyi.
Ray.
Guanxiang
Yanghau.
Weihao.

And that was what, photos from three years ago?

Three years later, and we've all graduated from universities, we still meet up! But not for magic anymore, but for dinners and desserts!

Went to the Curry Udon stall at Central

Then we lazed about at TCC.





Mostly still the same huh? Perhaps just slightly altered goals, wider perspectives and a keener sense of humour and candor. =)

Little Wonders

Rob Thomas

Let it go,
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know
The hardest part is over
Let it in,
Let your clarity define you
In the end
We will only just remember how it feels

Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain

Let it slide,
Let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine
Until you feel it all around you
and I don't mind
If it's me you need to turn to
We'll get by,
It's the heart that really matters in the end

Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders,
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours,
These small hours still remain

All of my regret
Will wash away some how
But I cannot forget
The way I feel right now

In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away but these small hours
These small hours, still remain,
Still remain
These little wonders
These twists & turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These little wonders still remain

**
Miles apart, I'm glad I have such little wonders, in these small hours.

OMG.

Classic picture.

Look how far we've come... =)

Got this off my friend's. Its pretty lyrical. and emotional... ha...

Farewell

Wilson Loo Kok Wee

This is beautiful!!! Guess whats this?

For the answer (and be prepared to be wowed), click below!


http://www.hyd-masti.com/2008/07/eggs-for-you.html

Went to Architecture Faculty's annual exhibition at Vivo city over the weekend!

Upon Melvin's special request of course! haha!!! PQ and I decided to go together, and boy were we amazed!!!

The model are like damn impressive lah!!! and it takes pain-staking effort to craft and perfect each one of the artist's manifestation of their brilliant ideas.





Melvin and PQ



Taking PQ in all his remaining youthfulness.

Taking Mel in all his craziness (in all sense of the word)


After that, met Jonson and Darren for dinner! Had it at Asian Kitchen at Raffles City. The crispy duck sour plum sauce was delicious!


Great to catch up with friends. =)

and missing some. =(