My Review

Korean Drama 49 Days

2011-09-30T16:01:00.000-07:00

Synopsis:
Shin Ji Hyun was enjoying absolute bliss as she was about to marry her fiancé, Kang Min Ho, but her perfect life is shattered when she gets into a car accident that leaves her in a coma. She is given a second chance at life by a reaper, but it comes with a condition: she has to find three people (except her family) who would cry genuine tears for her. In order to do this, she borrows the body of Yi Kyung, a part-time employee at a convenience store for 49 days.- Source: Drama wiki

Starring:

Lee Yo Won as Song Yi Kyung
Nam Gyu Ri as Shin Ji Hyun
- Kim Yoo Bin as young Ji Hyun
Jo Hyun Jae as Han Kang
Bae Soo Bin as Kang Min Ho
Jung Il Woo as Scheduler / Song Yi Soo
Seo Ji Hye as Shin In Jung

Extended Cast

Choi Jung Woo as Shin Il Shik (Ji Hyun's father)
Yoo Ji In as Ji Hyun's mother
Bae Geu Rin as Park Seo Woo
Son Byung Ho as Oh Hae Won
Moon Hee Kyung as Bang Hwa Joon
Kang Sung Min as No Kyung Bin
Yoon Bong Gil (윤봉길) as Cha Jin Young
Kim Ho Chang as Ki Joon Hee
Jin Ye Sol as Ma Soon Jung
Lee Jong Park (이종박) as Go Mi Jin
Ban Hyo Jung as sunbae Scheduler (cameo)
Kim Hyung Bum as another 49-days-traveller (cameo, ep 15)
Jung Da Hye (정다혜) (cameo)

Source - Dramawiki

My review:
What caught my eyes to watch this drama was the title itself, 49 days. Because for my belief, it is said that when a person passed away, their soul will come back to make the last visit of their loved ones on the 49th day after they passed away. Thus, I was curious about whether is this 49 days linked to ghost/spirits and indeed, it is somehow linked.

However, don't expect to see anything scary or gross because it is slightly towards the love, family and friends type of relationship plot. Spoiler ahead: Don't expect a happy ending... Sometimes things are meant to be that way. At the end, it felt like a journey ended for the next to begin.

At the end of the show, it's really *thumbsup* for Lee Yo Won's superb acting! Portraying 2 person character of lively self (when possessed by Nam Gyu Ri) and the emotionless self of her original character in the show, I wonder how she did it. Maybe it is combination of her lively self in Surgeon Bong Dal Hee (SBS, 2007) and the emotional-less self in Bad Love (KBS2, 2007), but to do that in a show, that's impressive!

Boomerang @ Robertson Quay

2011-09-24T22:49:00.000-07:00

Brunch time! The very first brunch visit with my friends. A search from the web display this place as one of the brunch location but I am not recommending to this place to those who do not have big appetite.

The presentation of the food looks excellent.

3 Eggs (comes with 4 triangle slices of thick toast)

(The fillings: Shaved Leg Ham, Mushrooms, Tomato) (SGD $14)

You can choose 3 fillings from the list below (any additional filling is an addition of $1)

• shaved leg ham • smoked salmon • spicy Italian sausage• salami • baby spinach • Spanish onion• tomato • mushroom • cheddar • jalapeño • capers • Kalamata olives •

The egg omelete was well cooked.

But personal preference would be towards the type of egg omelete texture, something similar to McDonald's Big Breakfast.

For those who dislike buttered toast, rest assure as the toast they served doesn't do so. They provided the butter for you to decide how much butter you want, or if you decide to have it plain. However, the toast overpowered my big appetite that I was almost toward drinking a mouthful of plain water for every bit after the 2nd slice.

Seriously, I made a bad choice combining mushroom and tomato. It seems to have this weird taste which confused my taste bud, thinking that something tasted fishy. Turns out that mushroom with tomato is a no-no unless you like the combination of their taste.

Additional sides - sauteed potato (SGD $3?/$5?)

A very filling side dish which I regretted ordering since I couldn't even finish the toast. A very compact bite was all I can remember because I was too full from the toast.

Ice Mocha (SGD $6)

It's been a long time since I drink ice coffee and since almost everyone ordered this, so I went along. See that bottom layer, it's chocolate. A mild sweet beverage.

If you are not a coffee lover, here is the ice tea. ($6)

This is the Steak and Eggs ($24/$25?)

(Apologies for my bad photo taking skills)

The Ashes ($22)

This is very worth it if you compared what is consists of for brunch. Almost everything that you would want to order are within... From the toast (which is at the right hand side top corner), to the harshbrown, bacon, sausage, omelete etc etc

As it was noon time, my friend opted for the Wagyu Burger (SGD $25)

A bite off the Wagyu Burger

Hm.. This should be Chicken Parmigiano?? ($25)

It's nice and it reminds me of Lasagna.

Potato Wedges (SGD $10) that remains crispy on the outside and yet soft within even after being left untouched for a period of time BUT we are just too FULL...

Boomarang is located at:

60 Robertson Quay, #01-15 The Quayside

Singapore 238252 (next to The Gallery Hotel)

Tel: +65 6738 1077

Operating Hours: 7 am to 3 am (Mon - Sun)

Source: www.boomarang.com.sg

Ootoya @ Clementi Mall

2011-06-18T21:11:00.000-07:00

Went there with my mom and sis and wanted to have Japanese food. After much consideration, we went to Ootoya @ Clementi. And indeed, "This is one Japanese restaurant with no ramen, sushi, sashimi, nabe or yakitori." Source

Despite that, we still go ahead with our plan.

Queuing is expected but if you are looking for someone to be waiting at the counter to guide you to where the queue is, don't! Ask the people where the queue is.

There were two things that surprised me though.

Call me a "mountain tortoise" but I was amaze by the pen ordering menu BUT I didn't get to use it because I didn't even know about its existence nor did the staffs tell us about it. The pen was at the door entrance slotted nicely and even though the menu had instructions at the bottom of the menu but... Well, maybe it is still in testing phase and not available for use yet, I don't know. So, we had to call for them to take our orders and they memorized our orders!

Another thing that surprised me is the free flow of rice. A pity I didn't get to refill my bowl since I felt quite full after 1 1/2 bowl of rice.

Okay, We started off with potato salad but it failed to impress my sis who is crazy over potato salad. Maybe it could be the portion, maybe it could be the slightly mild taste of potato...
The overall blend is towards a natural taste of fine ingredients.

This is charcoal grilled pork fillet set. The pork meat is well done, slightly tough with slightly burnt charcoal taste(?) and without much spices or artificial flavorings (somehow I was reminded of char siew and bbq chicken fillet) My mom sang praise of the meat sauce but never really tried the sauce. There were only 5 pieces of fillet accompanied with finely-sliced cabbage. (Not enough for meat eater like me!) But this set portion seemed just right for my mom.

My sis went for the grilled chicken with egg set. Reminds me of katsu don and oyako don. Didn't like how the rice was which was soaked with the egg and sauce but it could have been very soggy if not for the japanese rice grain used. Seems to use the same cooking method as the charcoal grilled pork because they taste almost the same except that this is using chicken and not fillet and with eggs. The portion is big so if you are a big eater, you might want to pay this restaurant a visit.

This was what I had. Fried pork fillet (coated with breadcrumb) with simmered eggs. I know it looks like baked rice but it's due to camera-man's lousy skill (which is ME) thus it looks weird. Now, this is really another BIG portion dish. The breadcrumb fillet was very compact (and so was the simmered eggs) and I was instantly reminded of Tonkichi (as in the fillet size). Everything tasted natural, comparable to homecooked food using quality ingredients.

Maybe it's due to culture differences or language barrier, service was not as expected. (as mentioned earlier, maybe the idea of using the pen to order was what we were expected to do)

Total expenses: $64.75 (for the above + 2 cups of hot tea)

Recommended for big eaters (as rice is refillable) or if they like fine ingredients and prefer natural food taste.

Don't Let Your Hand Writing Uniqueness be Lost!

2011-06-07T05:26:00.000-07:00

Don't Let Your Hand Writing Uniqueness be Lost!

Are Songs Becoming Harder for You to Remember?

2011-06-04T23:36:00.000-07:00

Are Songs Becoming Harder for You to Remember?

Arab Street

2011-05-14T10:42:00.000-07:00

At the suggestion of good makan (food) place, we headed to this place at Arab Street (near Bugis). Well, the very first thing before we even met was me praying that it won't rain when we are there. (And days ago, I was praying it will rain because of the hot and stuffy weather where there wasn't any wind at all.) Anyway, it stopped raining by then we yes, we made it to the place.

At my friend's recommendation, I tried this indonesia dish called Sate Padang. Everything looks similar to Singapore delicacy - Satay but the meat that this eatery used is beef (which I was trying to convince my friends it's mutton but I was wrong) and the sauce is toward curry flavor gravy.

Sate Padang

Pricing is $6.00 for a set (7 sticks of satay + lontong)

For big eaters like me, of course I was complaining that I am still not full! Thus, while walking around to look for photo-taking spots + more FOOD!, I was brought to this eatery full of dishes. In the end we settled for kuehs only. (Per piece costs $0.50). Sugar coated kuehs, so sweet and so nice.. But I prefer the donut shaped (it is not the normal donut, the texture is more chewy) to the balls shaped (the filling taste like sticky rice + grated coconut). The black piece of kueh is made up of rice as well and it has a fragrance which I like a lot. Hope to revisit this place for more kuehs. (A pity we didn't get to try Tahu Telor)

Moving on... there were a lot of shophouses building and also a Malay Heritage Centre but it was closed for renovation for the time being. In the end, our plan for photo-shooting became a wander-less walking around arab street. It's amazing that I have never been to those place before.

A Quick View

In used?

Nice view out there?

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No more photos! We kept walking and walking and walking. (But my legs wasn't aching though.)

First we passed by store selling tin robot which does not requires battery to move! It is controlled by some mechanism designed within and operated with a key and has a on and off button but it was going at SGD $20 and the uncle told us it is going at SGD $40+ elsewhere. It's tempting... but I didn't buy it.

And there is this Tuo Luo which I thought I won't find it in Singapore as well, but the uncle was also selling it. And the "5 stones" and "Go Lee" (Marble), the bubble blowing toy shaped in different form such as the Aladdin lamp... And that's not all...

There was yet another mega toy store selling miniature cars, boardgames, etc (occurs 6 shop houses in total). There is this game called "Pickup Stick" which the stores sells a similar one but it uses satay sticks instead of the plastic type one (which I will buy for sure)

Along the way, you can see many stores selling stuffs ranging from clothes to beads to handcraft items. With fading interest in wander-less walking, we were back to square one -> Bugis.

But it's a weekend! And it's crowded! So... next destination...

Swirl Yogurt.

(No photo again)

$0.30/10g

My friend paid $8 for his yogurt. Thus, you can expect how much yogurt that was.

There were 8 flavors to choose from, and you decide the amount you want to eat because it's D.I.Y style.

1. Choose cup size

2. Choose flavor

3. Control the handle to get the amount you want

4. Time for toppings (self-service, self-select)

5.Weigh

6. Pay

7. EAT!

(But I will still stick to Yami Yogurt for now)

Dinner Time!
Yes, finally more food.

Queue Number 22!

The drink is nice, I liked it. Never knew that cucumber and lime can made such a nice blend.

(Oh, I forgot to take a snap of the Teh Botol)

This was Lele Penyet, which is Catfish! Don't know how it taste like. Maybe I shall try it next time.

What I had, Ayam Panggang (Grilled Chicken)

Like the chicken, like the sweet soya sauce with chilli but portion is small. But thanks to my friend who was too full from the $8 yogort from Swirl Art, he gave me a portion of his rice and in the end, I was bloated!

And the wait for the final dish, Ayam Penyet (Fried Smashed Chicken)

The above three dishes are ala-carte and does not comes with the rice. Thus, remember to ask for the rice by topping up $0.50 per plate unless you are there on a weekday where they comes in a set (dish + rice at a lower price value)

This is one of the outlet at Bugis. There is 2 other outlets, one at Jurong East but not sure about the third outlet location. Also, I forgot the name of the stall as well. Let me try to find the name and put it here.

Conclusion of today, it's a sinful day of eating food without spending big bucks!

The trip to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - KTM

2011-01-08T09:01:00.000-08:00

Took a trip to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - KTM before it is officially closed (shifted location). Above is a side view of the entrance.

As you can see, the weather didn't look welcoming. But what do we worry about since we are sheltered in the train station

We were about to left when we suddenly saw this train. For a moment I thought it was there since we got there. But as you can see in the previous picture, it wasn't. So it's just me imagining things. LOL

Korea Drama Giant

2011-01-07T08:40:00.000-08:00

Title: Giant
Official Site: http://tv.sbs.co.kr/giant/
Episodes: 60
Director: Yoo In Shik
Screenwriter: Jang Young Chul
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast start : 2010-May-10
Cast:
Lee Bum Soo as Lee Kang Mo
- Yeo Jin Goo as Kang Mo (teen)
Park Jin Hee as Hwang Jung Yeon
- Nam Ji Hyun as Jung Yeon (teen)
Park Sang Min as Lee Sung Mo
- Kim Soo Hyun as Sung Mo (teen)
Joo Sang Wook as Jo Min Woo
- No Young Hak as young Min Woo
Hwang Jung Eum as Lee Mi Joo
- Park Ha Young as Mi Joo (child)
Lee Duk Hwa as Hwang Tae Sub
Jung Bo Suk as Jo Pil Yeon
Kim Suh Hyung as Yoo Kyung Ok
Lee Moon Shik as Park So Tae
- Seo Ji Won (서지원) as young So Tae
Yoon Yoo Sun as Kang Mo’s mother
Yoon Hyung Kwan (유형관) as Yeom Jae Soo
Shin Seung Hwan as Yeom Shi Duk
Choi Ha Na as Yeom Kyung Ja
Han Kyung Sun as Lee Bok Ja
Im Jong Yoon(임 종윤) as Yoon Ki Hoon
Moon Hee Kyung as Oh Nam Sook
Kim Jung Hyun as Hwang Jung Shik
Jang Soon Gook (장순국) as Joo Young Gook
Lee Seung Hyung as Moon Sung Joong
Park No Shik (박노식) as Park Choong Kwon
Song Kyung Chul (송경철) as Nam Young Chul
Bang Kil Seung (방길승) as instructor
Hong Yeo Jin as Yang Myung Ja
Yoon Yong Hyun as Go Jae Choon
Hwang Taek Ha (황택하) as Yoo Chan Sung
Lee Hyo Jung as Han Myung Suk
Kim Hak Chul as Oh Byung Tak
Lee Ki Young as Min Hong Ki
Im Hyuk as Baek Pa
Son Byung Ho as Hong Ki Pyo
Lee Eun Jung as Jina
Jun Jin Gi as detective lieutenant
Qri as Bunny Girls (cameo)
So Yeon (소연) as Bunny Girls (cameo)
Min Joon Hyun
Choi Min (최민)
Kim Ga Eun

Story:
This drama tells the story of three siblings who grew up in the 1970′s. Lee Kang Mo, his older brother Sung Mo and younger sister Mi Joo were separated at a young age when their father was killed in a smuggling scheme and their mother also died subsequently. When they are able to reunite years later, they had all reached adulthood and are determined to exact revenge upon the people responsible for their misery.

Info Source

I started watching this drama because of Lee Bumsoo and conclusion is that I got more than what I asked for. From romance to conspiracy to revenge to tear jerking scenes, you can find them all in this drama.

Got to admit that I am not a Korean drama addict, thus most of the cast I hardly recognize. However, their acting impressed me. Especially their ability in bringing out their characters' different transition at different stages. (Also, credits to the crew in charge of the casts' appearance (style/makeup/outfit).)

However, one would have to think "Woah, so everyone is actually connected to each other" because the plot pretty much makes everyone an important role/pushing factor for the plot to push through so the main characters can proceed to next stage of success.

Good things need time to digest. Take your time in going through the drama's pace.

Osmanthus Jelly/ Gui Hua/桂花糕 ... or at least it looks like it is

2010-12-23T07:58:00.000-08:00

Yes, I like the fragrance of osmanthus! Got my first try eating the Gui Hua Tang Yuan and felt in love with the fragrance. It took me a while before I am able to try making my own jelly because I wasn't successful in finding the flower.

Thanks to technology, I found the place to purchase the flowers (in Singapore) from a lady who wrote in her blog. Knowing exactly where it will be available, I decided to look if my neighborhood area has it. Surprisingly, it is available in the Chinese Medical Hall. Thus, it's not that difficult afterall. Just head to your nearest Chinese Medical Hall and ask if they have it.

Note that this is one of the recipe that I came across for making Osmanthus Jelly. There seems to be several ways to making Osmanthus Jelly.

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Back to the recipe, I started with
a packet of 10g Konnyaku Jelly Powder (Unsweetened)
950ml water (following the instruction of the Jelly Powder packet)
210g sugar (following the instruction of the Jelly Powder packet)
2 teaspoons* dried osmanthus flowers (following the recipe from the lady blogger, which is 1 tsp flower for every 400ml water).
Optional: Wolfberry 2 tsp (Rinse with water to preserve the taste)
* Note that the tsp don't not need to be a full rounded, just the normal level tsp will do.

Instructions
Add 2 teaspoons dried osmanthus flowers in 950ml water in a pot. Using medium heat, wait for the water (with flowers) to boil.
While waiting, use a big bowl and combine 210g sugar and 10g Konnyaku Jelly Powder and stir till sugar and jelly powder is blended in with each other. Leave aside and check on the water.
Once the water is boiling, switch to a lower heat and drain approximately half of the dried osmanthus flowers from the water. (Do not discard, leave aside).
Add in blended sugar + jelly powder gradually into the water and stir constantly to prevent any lumps.
When the entire portion of blended sugar + jelly powder are mixed into the water, keep stirring till water boils again.
Remove from heat and add in the flowers (that was removed in step 3 earlier on) and stir for a while.
Optional: Place wolfberry at the base of jelly mould
Pour the mixture into desired jelly mould.
Note: If you decide to make one big piece (which I did), after pouring the mixture into the mould, you may notice some bubbles. Using a spoon, press lightly on the bubbles to make them disappear.
Picture of my very first attempt Osmanthus Jelly
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Differences between Konnyaku Jelly Powder "Unsweetened" and "Premixed"

I had the opportunity to try out both the Konnyaku Jelly Powder "Unsweetened" and "Premixed".

I prefer Konnyaku Jelly Powder (Unsweetened) which gives a firmer, "Q" version and such that when you bite a piece, it it almost like you are taking a portion away from the jelly but it could be too sweet if the mixture was over-boiled when making.

The Konnyaku Jelly Powder (Premixed) is of a softer bite and it feels like eating a cake (fluffy-feel). Making the Osmanthus Jelly which the pre-mixed version seems to have a more flowery fragrance as compared to the unsweetened version.

Cheers to all

It's all about food~And I am not going to backdate my post~

2010-12-11T08:53:00.000-08:00

Back dating seems a bit difficult so not going to back date my stuffs anymore. Thus, there are photos which are taken some time ago but only uploaded now.

A couple of food shots from several outings.

If you missed the chee cheong fun with sweet sauce, you can still find it at Chinatown.

This is an sweet dessert which has looks like cheong fun wrapped with mango + mango sauce but the white sheet is actually not. Not sure if I remembered correctly it being nata de coco but I was looking forward to a mochi or cheong fun wrap. Anyway, the big chunk of mango is as good as eating the mango itself.

A sweet treat from South Korea. I prefer the Crunky Lotte than the White Chocolate Dice.

And the spicy rice cake bought from NTUC

Journey through Life: Watch This Video and a Child With Diabetes Gets a Week of Life-Saving Insulin

2010-11-09T08:28:00.000-08:00

Journey through Life: Watch This Video and a Child With Diabetes Gets a Week of Life-Saving Insulin

Saw from my friend's blog post...

View the video and a child with diabetes will get a week of life-saving insulin.

Want to help? Pass this message to your friends and others..

If you happens to have a blog? See that "create link" below? Click on it and it can automatically generate a post for your blog. It's easy and you can help a child in need...

Alone at the Chinese Garden

2010-10-11T20:17:00.000-07:00

Despite being 2 days late for Mid Autumn Festival, it's so exciting to see such a full moon. Almost missed it if there weren't those few people snapping away at its direction. See!

Sharing the few pictures that I captured that day when I decided on a solo picture taking session. If you see noise, your eyes are not playing a trick on you. Because I got the wrong setting (yet again... I just can't get anything right)

The three different spotlight

It was rather dark with an glowing orange sky when I took this picture. On the left, I made a huge photo-shop editing because there was a tree captured in it... I did wanted to remove it entirely but my skill is limited and it's going to destroy the reflection view. Sometimes I wish I can have my laptop with me so I can see the picture in a larger screen... Then I would be able to focus on the row of trees entirely with the reflection (although I don't know if my lens can cover that in one shot... But we can always rely on stitching... right?)

This place is really wonderful at night. An attempt to capture the whole view. This is the paranoma piece and a pity that I couldn't get that full "boat" in the left.

Well, thank you all for viewing and this is it... As I have many repeated shots instead of wonderful (if I can even have one... Anyway, trial and error... trial and error....) thus... that's all I have to share... Cheers

P.S: If you want a bigger view of the pictures, don't click on the ones in the blog. Look at the ones in my flickr account (Top Right Hand Corner)

捍卫真爱 (Han Wei Zhen Ai ) - 神木与瞳 (Y2J)

2010-09-28T09:11:00.000-07:00

作词,作曲：阿弟仔

M: 寻找掉落的心跳

遗失的美好爱情的记号

要深烙

F: 祈祷不灭的火苗

无尽的浪涛
下一个拥抱能到老

M:为了我的存在你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱喝彩

不管再多艰难再多阻碍
也要走的勇敢灿烂

F:为了我的存在你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱精彩
过了几个世代几个审判
也要流传我和你的浪漫

M: 体会炙热的绝对洁白的纯粹

爱情的焠炼要永远

F: 感觉忘情的狂野恣意的沉醉

爱情的光辉要完美

M:为了我的存在你的存在

扞卫永恒的真爱喝彩
不管再多艰难再多阻碍
也要走的勇敢灿烂

F:为了我的存在你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱精彩
过了几个世代几个审判
也要流传我和你的浪漫

B:为了我的存在你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱喝彩
不管再多艰难再多阻碍
也要走的勇敢灿烂

B:为了我的存在你的存在
扞卫永恒的真爱精彩
过了几个世代几个审判
也要流传我和你的浪漫

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M: xun zhao diao luo de xin tiao

yi shi de mei hao ai qing de ji hao

yao shen lao

F: qi dao bu mie de huo miao

wu jin de lang tao

xia yi ge yong bao neng dao lao

M: wei le wo de cun zai ni de cun zai

han wei yong heng de zhen ai he cai

bu guan zai duo jian nan zai duo zu ai

ye yao zou de yong gan can lan

F: wei le wo de cun zai ni de cun zai

han wei yong heng de zhen ai jing cai

guo le ji ge shi dai ji ge shen pan

ye yao liu chuan wo he ni de lang man

M: ti hui zhi re de jue dui jie bai de chun cui

ai qing de cui lian yao yong yuan

F: gan jue wang qing de kuang ye zi yi de chen zui

ai qing de guang hui yao wan mei

M: wei le wo de cun zai ni de cun zai

han wei yong heng de zhen ai he cai

bu guan zai duo jian nan zai duo zu ai

ye yao zou de yong gan can lan

F: wei le wo de cun zai ni de cun zai

han wei yong heng de zhen ai jing cai

guo le ji ge shi dai ji ge shen pan

ye yao liu chuan wo he ni de lang man

B: wei le wo de cun zai ni de cun zai

han wei yong heng de zhen ai he cai

bu guan zai duo jian nan zai duo zu ai

ye yao zou de yong gan can lan

B: wei le wo de cun zai ni de cun zai

han wei yong heng de zhen ai jing cai

guo le ji ge shi dai ji ge shen pan

ye yao liu chuan wo he ni de lang man

Hort Park Re-Re-Re-visited!

2010-07-24T02:47:00.000-07:00

Yes, I love Parks but NO, I am not a lover of insects and pets. Especially if I encountered it accidentally! But always, I get to encounter them and I think my photography kaki(s) will like to go with me on photography trips because I almost can always get something special. Previously at Botanic Garden (months ago) I spotted a huge size iguana (luckily not kodomo dragon which is not possibly in Singapore (assured by my friend), and when I go MacRitchie Reservoir, I spotted monkeys (A LOT OF THEM!!)

And now back at Hort Park, I spotted a lot of different (?) ? I don't know which categories I should classified them under but I spotted:
1. snail,
2. millipede,
3. iguana
4. black centipede(s)!

Back to my trip to Hort Park

Objective: Close Up shots

Outcome: FAILURE! (First, I didn't bring my very very heavy tripod! I want to change to the one that my friend have!! it's SO LIGHT with the head included!!!) In the end, I sticked to what my friend proposed, 18-55mm with Hoya +4 filter.

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See this insect? I am trying to recall if I took it with my +4 or without. Nevertheless, isn't it cute? It's like looking at me

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want plate-leave?
(I was looking at the spots on the leaf when I took this picture but I realized it look more like a green plate (without a dish.)

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I know I know, the flower looks better than the petal but it's quite unique (imo).

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The best nearest distance I can get before it flew away. I want 105mm! The eyes would be so nice (if it's in focus).

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Stem? Stalk or Spiral? Was trying to capture the "hairs" on it but it didn't turn out as planned so...

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Relaxing my eyes, I looked up. Nothing special, nothing unique, and they are just trees, leaves and branches with no high rise building behind and it's enough to make me appreciate that.

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Is this lalang? That's was the question I had in mind. I have seen the stalk of lalang but this (as shown in picture), it must have been a long time ago (when I was in my primary or secondary where we have a field) where I saw it.

to be cont

Japanese Drama Untouchable

2010-06-26T10:44:00.000-07:00

Title: アンタッチャブル

Title (English): Untouchable

Episodes: 9

Theme song: Orion by GIRL NEXT DOOR

Insert song: Koko ni Iru yo by 72

Synopsis

When reporter Narumi Ryoko loses her job at a first-rate publisher and ends up at a trashy tabloid called "Shukan Untouchable." She now chases celebrity scandals and sensational stories, but she hasn't lost her sense of duty or her persistence. While investigating her stories, she tends to notice details that imply some hidden truth beneath the surface, leading her to probe deeper into dangerous secrets.

Casts

Nakama Yukie as Narumi Ryoko

Kaname Jun as Toyama Shiro

Sato Tomohito as Takafuji Shinichi

Ashina Sei as Makise Misuzu

Urano Kazumi as Nishio Rika

Tsujitani Yoshimasa as Katayama Tamotsu

Tanaka Yoji as Nakahara Makoto

Sakai Toshiya as Jonouchi Hitoshi

Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Narumi Koji

Tanaka Tetsushi as Kashimura Hideaki

Terajima Susumu as Nagakura Eiichi

Above info extracted from wikipedia

My Review (Spoilers below)

Nakama Yukie was the reason that I watch the show (liked her since watching Trick). The beginning of the show, I was impressed with how an incident turned out to be a pre-planned one. But towards the middle, I was onto who the main culprit is (and proven right) because of too many such situations in other dramas where the closer the person is to you, the less suspecting you will be.

I was expecting something even larger (darker). I find it difficult to accept how the main culprit can manage to get his threat to the big boss because he could have been "finished off" easily.

But the story plot could have been worse if the creator is force to make another twist or force a happy ending or even worse, a sudden ending, which happens often (and sometimes comes with a disastrous impact on the show's entire plot). Thus, the ending is acceptable (for me).

As usual with most Japanese drama with each episode (at most 2/3) focused on a new story with same base characters, Untouchable is the same. But towards the end, I would suggested you get all the episodes (and your time) ready so you can watch them together because that's the few episodes that keeps one guessing who that person is, leading from one suspect to another.

(Still, I prefer Nakama Yukie in Trick than this.)

Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

2010-06-25T10:13:00.000-07:00

Title: ヤンキー君とメガネちゃん
Title (romaji): Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
Also known as: Flunk Punk Rumble / Yanmega
Episodes: 10
Theme song: Loose Leaf by Hilcrhyme

Synopsis
Shinagawa Daichi used to be a good student who has now become a delinquent, while class president Adachi Hana was a delinquent who is now trying to move on. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa, but she involves herself trying to correct his ways.

Main Cast
Narimiya Hiroki as Shinagawa Daichi
Naka Riisa as Adachi Hana
Hongo Kanata as Izumi Gaku
Koyanagi Yu as Chiba Seiya
Kawaguchi Haruna as Himeji Rinka
Suzuki Ryohei as Nerima Seiun
Minagawa Sarutoki as Sakai (homeroom teacher)
Furuta Arata as Shinagawa Chuta
Hori Chiemi as Shinagawa Kiyo
Owada Miho as Shinagawa Kairi
Ito Shiro as Adachi Tatsuo

Above info extracted from dramawiki.

My Review (Spoilers ahead)

Set in the classroom environment, it is a slight change of the usual Gokusen/GTO characters.

Here, you don't get to see teachers with good fighting skills. You get to see many students. One is the former yankee, Hana-san (our female lead), a current yankee Daichi-san(main lead), an elite student (who has another unknown secret) and their sidekicks.

Hana-san character reminds me of Gokusen's Yankumi in the first episode because of how persistence she is in trying to get all the students (in her class) to come to school. But a little surprise is how the show creator makes Hana-san's character to influence Daichi (as in trying to make him focus on changing his yankee style).

And also, it's very confusing when I initially thought it's difficult to get into the school. However, Rinka (whom I have an impression is not one with good grade) can suddenly transfer to the school and also, in the later episode, it turns out that Hana-san grade is at the last of the list (of the school and with a very low score for their exams), I am confused by how they can get entry in the first place. (If anyone can explain to me how the school admission works?)

Anyway, all in all, it's an enjoyable storyline with many laughs and easy storyline that does not put much stress to the heart. The pace is alright and the settings is just fine (as compared to the environment where you take one look and you will know it's studio set).

Side track

Saw some comments that Naka Riisa looks like Eriko Toda but based on this picture , I took she looks more like Nagasawa Masami.

Sunset @ Marina Keppel Bay

2010-05-23T09:37:00.000-07:00

Oh.. yet another last minute proposed phototaking session. Suggested by my friend, we headed to Marina Keppel Bay Club to try capturing the sunset. A pity is that I didn't manage to get the idea how to take the picture nicely. BUT...I wish This is MINE~~ (sounds like Lord Of The Ring line? lol)

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Sigh.. I thought it look nice... But...

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Anyway, I saw this and was very curious whether is it purely a piece of art work or is it something useful. Anyone has any idea what it is?

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Sunset-ting~ When we reached there, the sun was so bright because there wasn't much buildings (almost none) and you can really see the BIG sun!

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Proof of "I was there"

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Sunset!

Singapore Art Festival

2010-05-18T22:52:00.000-07:00

Trying to recall when was the last time I went for such event... It must be none? Haha.. Anyway, my photo taking kaki told me that I should take go and check it out. Although I was quite reluctant initially (because I didn't want to go alone), but in the end, my kaki was "onz" enough to revisit the place with me ah tada! There I went...

Upon reaching, I was already amazed by the "fire" around me.. From the ones that were hanged as shown above and below (continue to read on after the picture)
to the one that was manipulated by people (of course not by anyone) and it's really amazing how the fire was controlled to blast upwards (like rocket high as shown below) ...
...or how dim it can get without being put off. (The below picture is not yet the dimmest because it's too impossible to capture (for me))

If you think that was all, you are wrong. By the trees were again pots of fire (Not the song "Fire" though but it's a nice song introduce by my friend recently)

After "fire"-struck for quite sometimes, we finally moved further into the area and I saw this moving circle (which is so hard to capture in picture).

I think I like the tree better than the charcoal burning inside this ball. Somehow I associated this with Halloween when I first saw it.

And when I turned around.. I see this

Tried my best in capturing the flame

(to be cont. with more photos)

Just some rantings

2010-03-25T02:17:00.000-07:00

Ever since I stopped my blogging at Chinatown, it seems to have attracted a lot of spams comments. Till date, I already rejected 10+ spam comments. Hopefully it will end ah~! Hopefully

Chinatown - Chinese New Year Deco

2010-02-03T10:43:00.000-08:00

Well, this is taken during pre-Chinese New Year. As I was early, I went around alone taking pictures.. The place was SOOOO crowded that I was lucky to have the space to do some snapping.

Yes, it's blurred and it is done on purpose. Playing around with my camera....

Now, grabbing a spot at the bridge, I quickly snapped this word "spring" decoration.

Plum blossom! I like it so much because it's in pink... A pity this is a fake one.

The human traffic there was so scary that I had to wriggle my way out and finally found a resting spot beside the temple and continue "snapping". This lantern seems almost the same that was on display during the lantern festival.

Attempting to create a "moon" from the lantern "bulb"

Oh yeah, my friends reached! And OMG! Their DSLR ran out of battery! So in the end, we ended our photo taking session earlier than planned. A shot at their camera

Oh yeah, not before we tried to capture the moon but many failed attempts

My last shot before we called it a day

Chinatown

2010-02-02T05:45:00.000-08:00

Don't be surprised if you found this entry in the year of 2010 but this is actually dated 2009 because I was busy with posting photos in flickr but not adding new entries here.

Date: On one of the Normal Saturdays, 26/09/09
Time: Morning to late noon

Me and my photo-taking kaki went to Chinatown hoping to get something nice. But as any normal days, it was quite a hot weather that day so lots of sweats were dripped (but no worries, the sun helped to clear it away).

Look at this! I mistaken it as SQL! But well.. it's just my mistake

Moving around, there was a stretch of colorful shop houses. A picture of one of the shop houses.

I am totally into the number 8!

At the end, you can go find this entrance/exit path:

Well, when we moved around, there is an lantern exhibition for moon cake festival. The material they used are very unique.

Films? no.. look carefully

Different fabrics

Using CD & bottles

The below pictures are taken somewhere near.. eh... Tanjong Pagar? My friend brought me there and told me that it is a very nice place (which indeed is) to take picture. The only thing is, I was so tired and all in sweat when we reach there. Hopefully I will have the chance to go back to the place because there were so many unique stuffs over there.

A pattern of a stone statue.

A good word for business engraved on the doors

And a very nice mailbox

The last shot before I left the premise

Self-Composed Lyrics: 错了

2010-01-15T06:58:00.000-08:00

M：时间流逝太快没有计算
却发现分离的漫长多么难挨

M：度过多少的夜试图整理这一切
证明我已回到孤独那一页

F：还是孤枕难眠听说你接受了这一切
伤透心你没发现分离的理由

F：冒险过了头你没有挽留
你真的没有回头没有留 OH~

Chorus
M：心很痛却没有救
F： (心很痛却不能够)

M：以为这是你要的结过

F：我要的是我们的快乐

M：心很痛却不能够以为幸福不是我能给你的

F：心很痛因为你错了我也错了

M：度过多少的夜试图整理这一切
证明我已回到孤独那一页

F：还是孤枕难眠听说你接受了这一切
伤透心你没发现分离的理由

Chorus
M：心很痛却没有救
F：心很痛却不能够

M：以为这是你要的结过

F：我要的是我们快乐

M：心很痛却不能够以为幸福不是我能给你的

F：心很痛因为你错了我也错了

Chorus
M：心很痛却没有救
F：心很痛却不能够

M：以为这是你要的结过

F：我要的是我们快乐

M：心很痛却不能够以为幸福不是我能给你的

F：心很痛因为你错了我也错了

Ending
M：谎言 B：我们不应该被谎言磨灭 oh~
我们之间是否还有未了缘~~

Self-Composed Lyrics: 面对你

2010-01-12T09:40:00.000-08:00

不曾恨你

虽然被你当游戏

拿捏玩弄后丢弃

不可能更加悲剧

想要恨你

却又不舍得恨你

怎么你不珍惜

我们有过的回忆

谁能帮我解救我拉着我

不要再一次的奢望

不想面对你

不是因为害怕或是委屈

面对你对我冷言冷语

我们怎么继续

不想面对你

怎么可能对我如此恨心

面对你那颗以冰冷的心

已经没有结局

Repeat V1, C1, C2, C1, C2

Self-Composed Lyrics: 来不及

2010-01-10T22:28:00.000-08:00

不愿犯规你拒绝让他受罪

我们只能这样的后悔收尾

不能挽回我好想忘掉一切

就让记忆重归到原点

最后没有挽留

沉默失落伤痛

败你已选择关怀

哀只能把你埋进我的 mind

还是到不了未来

来不及给你多关怀

原来输的不是我

不够疼爱

不能挽回我好想忘掉一切

就让记忆重归到原点

守候已没有人等候

了解放手感慨

败你已选择关怀

哀只能把你埋进我的 mind

还是到不了未来

来不及给你多关怀

只是错过给你多实在

最后输的不是我

不够爱

Self-composed "Let You Go"

2009-12-24T09:52:00.000-08:00

Hm, in case you are lost in what I am posting, it is something that I am trying out lately due to too much time in hand . This is one of my lyrics composition. I know they aren't the up to standard so just bear with me. Hopefully I can find a kind soul who can do the melody for me. If not, I will be just spamming my blog with lyrics and photos for the time being. LOL

Verse 1

不是谁的错

虽然心会痛

只是付出后

无法在回收

Verse 2

原来那时候

不能给你的

不是我的爱

是我的关怀

Bridge

限制自己只能痛到昨天

痛过后以为就能入睡

今天又换上新的痛彻心扉

Chorus

Why does it hurt me so?

痛过后全身疲惫

疲惫了还想见你的美

每夜无法如眠

Why can't I just let you go?

为什么我还要守规

明知道是我不对

在挣扎还是无畏

Verse 3

试图找寻

新的平衡点

不想去理会

明天那一些

Verse4

不想在守

这样的周围

希望明天能

有转变

Chorus

试图找寻

新的平衡点

不想去管

明天那一些

I just wanna let you go

The Taste of a Peanut

2009-12-05T22:58:00.000-08:00

During a wedding dinner, I said that I would blog this and here I am. My friend asked me what is the taste of a peanut as he said he is unable to describe the taste. Sweet? Salty? But he just can't define it accurately.

But to me, Peanut on it's own, without any coating, tasted kind of milky and unique (for me). And the feeling of the crunchiness kept me eating, one or two, or a handful at a time... until there is none left that I stopped.

Peanuts are almost found in everywhere. Take for example, snacks: salted or sugar-coated peanut, desserts: chocolate-dipped ice-cream coated with peanut or the peanut paste dessert, bread: peanut butter jam in your toast, drink: the peanut dashed on the whipped cream in your ice-blended coffee.

No matter where you found them, their taste are still unchanged. Isn't it fascinating?

Chinese Garden

2009-09-12T22:24:00.000-07:00

Have been updating only my flickr account and totally missed out on my blog... Make up a bit...

Here's the photo of my solo trip to Chinese Garden. I went there on a hazy day and spend like 2 hours sweating like mad...

Ops.. this is not within Chinese Garden. I took a bus to somewhere nearby and walk my way to Chinese Garden MRT. There is this very nice place that you can either go there for a walk or to cycle. (Do rem to give way to pedestrian and bring towel + a bottle of water!)

Forgot to mention that you can catch the Chinese Garden from far at the park which is like 10 mins walk from Chinese Garden MRT.

Here is the path before you reach the Chinese Garden entrance. I wanted to take a longer stretch but due to several elements, I can't and I had to edit to remove a red pole which was in the middle of this picture.

There were a lot of Zen elements which makes me feel totally not in Singapore as there ain't a lot of tall buildings or HDB when you reach Chinese Garden. This is actually the reflection of the trees which looks very interesting to me.

Another reflection shot

You should not missed out the 7 storey Pagoda. Yes, every level is accessible. And at the 7th storey, you will be able to see the entire view of Chinese Garden (and many other buildings, such as HDBs, condominium, MRT track). This spiral staircase is within the Pagoda.

And this? This is the door knob of the Pagoda

Followed by the door image

There were a few things that I tried to capture (playing around with "ideas")

For example, at the second (or was it third? forgot) level, I went out and remembered a wedding photo where the photographer wanted to capture a pattern of the entrance (somewhere else) with the couple at one side. Using the same concept, (without the couple though), I thought that this picture looks like a chinese word. However, I am still working on what word it could be. :p Let me share with you if I remember.

This photo was yet another shot which I attempted to mimic from others. However, I am still working on which should I be focusing on.. The object in the background? or the window grill. It was suppose to be a picture thru the window grill but it didn't look good for me thus I focused on the window grill instead.

Well, after spending some time (actually like 30mins +), I continued my journey outside. At times, take a look up and you might find some cute little birds chirping (for me, I found one which is willing to "pose" for me LOL)

Photo takings

2009-09-11T00:17:00.000-07:00

Some mentioned that taking photo ain't about just happy-snapping. But I find it hard to change this habit of mine.

You see, unlike my peers who have the talent for photography, I am not able to visualize what I wanna take on the spot. Thus, most of the time, when I see what my friend took, and my mind goes "Oh, so this can be taken like that". When I wanted to try out the same shot, a part of me wants to try something different. But sad to say, it failed badly anyway. Thus, my "happy-snapping" will comes in (again...), trying capture whatever I see..

Korean Drama That Fool

2009-09-10T23:55:00.000-07:00

Starring Hwang Jung Min as Goo Dong Baek, Kim Ah Joong as Han Ji Soo and Joo Sang Wook as Kim Kang Mo (Ji Soo's secret love).

Honestly, this is my first time seeing Hwang Jung Min's acting. I started this show purely because of the plot and Kim Ah Joong, the lead actress for 200 Pound Beauty. I was impressed with her singing in that movie. The plot is actually a simple one, with some twists here and there... Simple: A famous star and a down-to-earth man fake marriage become true. Twists: The factors leading to the fake marriage and the factors causing the fake marriage become true.

BUT I would give the biggest credit to Hwang Jung Min. If not for him making his character alive, I wouldn't have continued this drama. Lee Chung Ah as Goo Min Ji (Dong Baek's younger sister) and Baek Sung Hyun as Han Sang Chul (Ji Soo's younger brother) also brighten this drama making it more interesting.

Btw, after I did a google on Hwang Jung Min, then I realized he bagged a number of awards (mostly for movie performance).

Some info about the drama

Title: 그바보 / That Fool
Alternative title: The Accidental Couple / While I Was Looking / That Dummy
Previously known as: 식스먼스 / Six Months
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-29 to 2009-Jun-18
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Goo Dong Baek is an honest and good-hearted postman. One day he encounters with Han Ji Soo, a top celebrity. However, an ordinary man gets no chance to show his feeling to this top actress who everyone loves. Six months period of time with her elapses like a midsummer night's dream. But he cannot just end up his love like a “dream”. Shouting out love! His love has just begun.

Source from Dramawiki

09/09/09

2009-09-09T22:15:00.000-07:00

A special date which I remembered being invited to a dinner date with my best friend whom insisted that we should make this date memorable cos it won't happen again. Mabie next year 10/10/10, I will invite her for dinner instead and cont till 12/12/12. :) So Ami chan, you have a date with me on 10/10/10, 11/11/11 and 12/12/12!. Make time for me wor~

iPhone Hang?

2009-09-08T19:47:00.000-07:00

My sis came to me today with an iPhone which hang... Without a clue (and press the power on/off button doesn't help) I GOOGLE for help! One of the solution (which was the most simple one) was to press the Home key and Power On/Off key for for about 5 sec(or more) and iPhone will reboot.

And it worked!
However, if you have professional (iPhone) personnel around you, it's always better to check with them before doing this as you never know what caused the iPhone to hang in the first place.

Regards

不死心还在 (Bu Si Xin Hai Zai) - 信樂團& 動力火車 (SHIN & Power Station)

2009-08-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

作曲：孫志群．黃邁可．劉曉華．傅超華．左惠夫
填詞：劉曉華．徐昱鈴

不死心还在　

推翻命运安排

为了你活了下来　

给世界一场意外

还不够　

还没到最后

管天理容不容　

心还跳着就有梦

还不够　

不会有最后

谁说我们会选择放手

曾经过　

彻底毁灭的荒漠

远方你的身影　

开出花一朵

一路上　

灰暗统治的天空

绝望的狂风　

逼退不了你我

不死心还在　

推翻命运安排

为了你活了下来　

给世界一场意外

不死心还在　

拯救我们未来

这条路　

很愉快

你和我　

没有尽头才精彩

当灵魂　

被利剑刺穿

你的爱修复我　

到最坚固的状态

当冰冷　

再袭卷而来

胸口再没有任何破绽

曾经过　

彻底毁灭的荒漠

远方你的身影　

开出花一朵

一路上　

灰暗统治的天空

绝望的狂风　

逼退不了你我

不死心还在　

推翻命运安排

为了你活了下来　

给世界一场意外

不死心还在　

拯救我们未来

这条路　

很愉快

你和我　

心还在

不死心还在　

推翻命运安排

为了你活了下来　

给世界一场意外

不死心还在　

拯救我们未来

这条路　

很愉快

你和我　

没有尽头才精彩

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bu si xin hai zai　

tui fan ming yun an pai

wei le ni huo le xia lai　

gei shi jie yi chang yi wai

huan bu gou　

huan mei dao zui hou

guan tian li rong bu rong　

xin huan tiao a jiu you meng

huan bu gou　

bu hui you zui hou

shei shuo wo men hui xuan ze fang shou

ceng jing guo　

che di hui mie de huang mo

yuan fang ni de shen ying　

kai chu hua yi duo

yi lu shang　

hui an tong zhi de tian kong

jue wang de kuang feng　

bi tui bu le ni wo

bu si xin hai zai　

tui fan ming yun an pai

wei le ni huo le xia lai　

gei shi jie yi chang yi wai

bu si xin hai zai　

zheng jiu wo men wei lai

zhe tiao lu　

hen yu kuai

ni he wo　

mei you jin tou cai jing cai

dang ling hun　

bei li jian ci chuan

ni de ai xiu fu wo　

dao zui jian gu de zhuang tai

dang bing leng　

zai xi juan er lai

xiong kou zai mei you ren he po zhan

ceng jing guo　

che di hui mie de huang mo

yuan fang ni de shen ying　

kai chu hua yi duo

yi lu shang　

hui an tong zhi de tian kong

jue wang de kuang feng　

bi tui bu le ni wo

bu si xin hai zai　

tui fan ming yun an pai

wei le ni huo le xia lai　

gei shi jie yi chang yi wai

bu si xin hai zai　

zheng jiu wo men wei lai

zhe tiao lu　

hen yu kuai

ni he wo　

xin hai zai

bu si xin hai zai　

tui fan ming yun an pai

wei le ni huo le xia lai　

gei shi jie yi chang yi wai

bu si xin hai zai　

zheng jiu wo men wei lai

zhe tiao lu　

hen yu kuai

ni he wo　

mei you jin tou cai jing cai

爱到疯癫 (Ai Dao Feng Dian) - 动力火车 Power Station

2009-08-19T09:03:00.000-07:00

作词：Hebe、施人诚

作曲：Ella

空荡荡的房间

坟墓里一样安静的夜

不肯撕去的昨天

陪着我还在等谁

你一定没有变

一定还爱我对不对

眼角不能有泪水

下一秒你就会出现

爱到疯癫

苦的酸的无所谓

看背叛爬上你不遮掩的脸

我竟然还觉得很美

爱到疯癫

伤了痛了都没感觉

你要我等你到哪个期限

我都奉陪

你下楼去买烟

然后迷路迷了几天

这样牵强的谎言

对我都是种慰藉

你一定没有变

一定还爱我像从前

嘴角不能再流血

等一下吻你不方便

爱到疯癫

苦的酸的无所谓

看背叛爬上你不遮掩的脸

我竟然还觉得很美

爱到疯癫

伤了痛了都没感觉

你要我等你到哪个期限

你要我再赔上多少尊严

我都奉陪

爱到疯癫

苦的酸的无所谓

看背叛爬上你不遮掩的脸

我竟然还觉得很美

爱到疯癫

伤了痛了都没感觉

你要我等你到哪个期限

我都奉陪

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kong dang dang de fang jian

fen mu li yi yang an jing de ye

bu ken si qu de zuo tian

pei zhe wo hai zai deng shui

ni yi ding mei you bian

yi ding hai ai wo dui bu dui

yan jiao bu neng you lei shui

xia yi miao ni jiu hui chu xian

ai dao feng dian

ku de suan de wu suo wei

kan bei pan pa shang ni bu zhe yan de lian

wo jing ran hai jue de hen mei

ai dao feng dian

shang le tong le dou mei gan jue

ni yao wo deng ni dao na ge qi xian

wo dou feng pei

ni xia lou qu mai yan

ran hou mi lu mi le ji tian

zhe yang qian qiang de huang yan

dui wo dou shi zhong wei jie

ni yi ding mei you bian

yi ding huan ai wo xiang cong qian

zui jiao bu neng zai liu xie

deng yi xia wen ni bu fang bian

ai dao feng dian

ku de suan de wu suo wei

kan bei pan pa shang ni bu zhe yan de lian

wo jing ran hai jue de hen mei

ai dao feng dian

shang le tong le dou mei gan jue

ni yao wo deng ni dao na ge qi xian

ni yao wo zai pei shang duo shao zun yan

wo dou feng pei

ai dao feng dian

ku de suan de wu suo wei

kan bei pan pa shang ni bu zhe yan de lian

wo jing ran hai jue de hen mei

ai dao feng dian

shang le tong le dou mei gan jue

ni yao wo deng ni dao na ge qi xian

wo dou feng pei

Haw Par Villa

2009-05-11T13:00:00.000-07:00

Going to crash post all my entries which I have omitted for... months? After
many months of "I will be heading to Haw Par Villa", I finally get to go! (Again
with my photography kaki- I guess I really find it hard to be taking photo
alone.. Makes me feel like odd one out in the crowds LOL)

Extracted from Wikipedia: Haw Par Villa (Chinese: 虎豹别墅) is a Chinese mythological theme park in Singapore, located along Pasir Panjang Road.
The park contains over 1,000 statues and 150 giant dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese folklore, legends, history, and illustrating various aspects of Confucianism. These include The Laughing Buddha, The Goddess of Mercy, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and most famously The Ten Courts of Hell, a depiction of a gruesome underworld of tortures and torments set in the mouth of a 60-meter-long dragon.

Within this place, you can find a lot of interesting statues which comes from
myth and legends.

Opening Hours: 9am to 7pm

Admission: Free

The Entrance

My first stop was the Ten Courts
of Hell (which I would recommend you to go for it), but there is a small fee

The origins of the '10 Courts of Hell' is believed to be based on the Indian
Buddhist legend of the 'World of Suffering' (世间苦难) where one would be punished
in 'Hell' for sins committed in one's present life. The concept of 'one reaps
what one sows' and 'cause and effect' （善有善报，恶有恶报）depicted in the '10 Courts of
Hell' is the central tenet that serves to restrain anti-social, unethical or
immoral behaviour.

A sneak preview of what you might be able to see via the path to Ten Courts
of Hell:

This is a chinese saying on Retribution... Do you believe?

Repentance

The view before the gate to Ten Courts of Hell

Entrance to Ten Courts of Hell

One of the punishment (pierce) if you committed something wrong in life.

The guard passing out the sentence
(Translation of the chinese: The judge sentenced the guy to be reincarnated as a black sheep and the girl will be reincarnated as a rabbit)

>This is a city for those souls who died a wrongful death

TBC...

Fort Canning

2009-04-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

After my "fatal" encounter with 3 wild dogs, yes, I venture back to Fort Canning with my photography kaki. Although the place was nice, but I didn't really took a lot of pictures as it was very hot that day and I spend most of the time wiping my sweat than taking pictures. I should have really considered taking my drops of sweat as well <- ok.. it's just a joke. Back to the topic, this plot of tiny flowers (if you know the name, pls kindly let me know thanks).

It was on the slope of the bridge and if only I can bend more.. I had wanted to capture a picture for the desktop background but this is the best I can do..

This is the famous cupolas! You shouldn't missed this if you are visiting Fort Canning... Y? Cos it is a cooling shelter and it looks nice from far.

If you think this picture looks blur, or not sharp enough, it's not your eyes'
fault. This is actually from the bench and I have cropped it from the bench.

Moral of this picture, be kind to baby! Special thanks to my photography kaki for lending me his leg to rest on the statue. Don't worry, nothing was tampered, damaged, or broken. It was just a candid shot in case you might misunderstood the situation.

Here comes the last picture!

Botanic Garden Revisit(s)

2009-04-11T12:32:00.000-07:00

Yes, this is the third time that I went back to Botanic Garden and it never fails to amaze me. I had thought that I finished covering almost 80% of the place but I was wrong. After getting a map from the counter, I realised just how big the place is. However, I spent most of my time walking and exploring than taking pictures, thus, it will be a short collection.

Do you see the light? A pity I wasn't able to make the petal brighter to show it's white color as the yellow area will be overly-done.

I like this picture a lot but if only the leaves are less obstructive.

I love this shot as well, but if I could just have it without the yellow flower in between.

Inspired by another photographer, I happened to spot them in this position and without delay, I took a few snaps in case one is not enough.

Another interesting moment that I couldn't resist from taking

The "firework sparkle".. Doesn't it look like?

Surau Kampung Lorong Buangkok

2009-03-08T08:32:00.001-07:00

After weeks of delaying to visit the last kampung in Singapore, I got my kaki again to check the place out. I wasn't sure if the kampung is still there. Anyway, my kaki and I decided to go ahead. Meeting at buangkok MRT, we took bus 43 and alighted at Buangkok Green Blk 911 where we were supposed to take bus 101 to Buangkok Link Blk 980C. However, as it was only a bus stop distance, we traveled on foot. Reaching the end of Buangkok Link, there were two paths; one that led up to International Alliance Hostel, and another where there were a lot of vehicles parked. If you are going to pay a visit there, don't make the same mistake as us. We went UP the route towards International Alliance Hostel which is wrong. Even a call to our friend who lives nearby gave us little directions as the place does not have those names which he gave us. Luckily we spotted an auntie whom seemed to be living in the vicinity. Thus, we asked her for some guides and she pointed us to the route where a lot of vehicles were parked along the roadsides. And just after a short distance of walking...

We finally reached!
(Apologies again for my bad photography skills)

This signboard gave us assurance that we were at the right place!

And walking around the place, we can see that constructions were taking place. Here is a customized letterbox!

Followed by a standard design letterbox~ Look at it carefully.. The rust seemed to tell you the age of the letterbox

A look at the last kampung in Singapore

The materials of the roof

And a side view of what I would say, a recently-painted house

If you are going to visit this place, do not forget to take the pictures of the flowers! They are so beautiful!

And so is the plants...

My kaki told me that my 50mm will produce a good shot for these beer bottles but I did a bad job. Let me link his picture here when he (FINALLY) posted it.

Anyway, beware that there are dogs around so if you are heading there alone, try not to venture to those areas where there isn't anyone who can help you if you accidentally agitate the dogs. Although I only spotted 2, but I got barked at once when I stopped to take a shot. I guess either I disturbed his nap or I stepped on his territory.

End of my another short post with short description~

BTW, if you are thinking of visiting this place, another alternative route you can use is to alight at Yio Chu Kang and take bus 70 and alight at Yio Chu Kang Road opp Shell Station. (BUT well, always do a double check for the directions as I didn't travel there via this route)

Admiralty Park 1st March 2009

2009-03-01T21:57:00.000-08:00

Sunday morning~~ What a morning ~~ After months of no shooting activities, I finally found my kaki~~ (who is at last free to join me). Initially, I wasn't sure whether going Admiralty Park is the right place for photo taking as I have never been there (neither is my friend). But seeing that many photographers mentioned about this location. I convinced my friend to join me... And it was a trip worth going.. Other than the weather not that welcoming... (due to current unpredictable weather)

After a delicious (and exp) Mac breakfast, we started walking from Woodland MRT station. Almost got lost as I was going toward the wrong side. Luckily I remembered that I should be heading towards Woodlands Ave 2, I asked my friend to get his camera out (fitted with a 18-200mm Nikon lens) and took the road sign. (which was when I saw RP on the right side! Which is just beside Admiralty Park! Thus, we then proceeded back to the right track (with the dark clouds above us))

The Flowers Series

Upon arriving at the north entrance of Admiralty Park, we were greeted by the beautiful flowers in the pond beside a restaurant. (I cropped this picture to make it looks like chinese dui lian, those vertical banners)

This picture is cropped to show only the 2 beautiful flowers.. Their colors makes each other stands out.

Yet another 2 beautiful flowers where their color make each other stands out.

The Insects' Series

See the yellow butterfly? It keep flying non stop. Thus, I took a snap of it in action and left. What I am surprise is that it is not very OOF.

This grasshopper was easily spotted! Actually, me and my friend saw like 2 or three together but I only managed to capture one in my shot which is not OOF.

This moth was flapping away its wings that I have to wait for the right moment to snap it!

And if you happened to encounter a dragonfly that stops by for you to take picture, this must be the same dragonfly. I took like 4 snaps of it and it was still resting... Until I accidentially moved and it flew away.. And just like my friend predicted~~~!!! The eyes wasn't focused when zoomed in... Next time~~ I MUST look at the eyes after taking the shot.

The Mushroom Series

Me and my friend did not really venture thoroughly as the mostiquoes keep biting me and thus, we walked out of the cooling area... and saw these mushrooms towards the west entrance..

Although it seems a lot in my pictures, but there were very few of them. It does look tempting to eat BUT I doubt it is edible.... I prefer the mushroom from the supermarket that are edible! LOL

Before leaving, my friend decided to let me take a "special" shot... where he volunteer to place his camera AND his nokia phone WITH the mushroom...

I must really apologize as I did a bad job~~ Luckily~ his camera and phone are not damaged/dirtied..

The nature series

As the weather was very humid, and it look like it could rain any moment. When I look toward the sky, there was a portion which looked so nice.. After editing, it looked like animated sky... Don't you think so?

The last picture of my trip~ The branches branching out towards the sunlight....

Lost Shots (Part 3) - Flowers Series

2009-02-22T15:00:00.000-08:00

Look at the cute little flower! see how the flower actually tries to conceal its beauty with the pink "petals".

Normally you will see this breed of flowers everywhere in red. Thus it caught my attention being orange in color.

Doesn't this reminds you of a cartwheel?

And this flower looks like the wheel of fortune....

Lost Shots (Part 2)

2009-02-20T06:00:00.000-08:00

A re-edited sky which seems nicer (although less natural)

This was taken during National Day? I can't remember the exact time. There was light decoration on the trees near my place and I wanted to try out something unique so I took a shot at the lights, moved a bit when I captured the photo and with the entire dark environment and minor editing, this is what I got.

If you have been to Hort Park, I hope you didn't missed this statue nearby the entrance. I caught it in my camera! But it took so long for me to post it.

Up close and personal with the parrot at the bird park? Another lost shot which I took look nice but I don't know why I failed to post it in my blog

Special Treats from Bakezin! $1/pc macarons
Got a total of 12 different macarons from the outlet at Jurong Point and they are really SWEET! Try the chocolate and strawberry macarons! (too bad I was too eager to taste them that I forgot to take a snap shot and when I remembered, I was left with 6 of them)

After some sweet stuffs, it's thing to look at something spicy! Old Chang Kee's curry puff (re-heated)

Lost! Taken Shots in 2008 (Part 2)

2009-02-19T06:03:00.000-08:00

Playing around with simple photo editing, I hope that I had salvaged the below pictures.

This shot of lilies went unnoticed initially as I thought it doesn't give me enough courage to post it. When playing around with the effect (cropping and focal b&w), it somehow makes me feels that there is a "story" to tell. Do you feel it?

Another shot of this pretty flowers(although I hate to admit but I have no idea what is the flower name). This picture was also left lying in my com as I didn't find it attractive. Although some editing is done, I was still thinking whether is the color too .....

Doesn't this look familiar? Well, it's taken somewhere near fort canning (liang court stretch). Apologies first but don't ask me what's the name as I have no idea.

Took this shot at the bridge nearby/towards Clarke Quay. Me and my friend happened to be in time to capture the G-Max ride

A BIG (LONELY) FLY!

2009-02-19T05:22:00.000-08:00

Lost! Taken Shots in 2008 (Part 1)

2009-02-18T05:21:00.000-08:00

I was flipping through my 2008 pictures captured and I was surpised to find a number of shots that I took did not get posted in my blog. Thus, before I continued posting photos taken in 2009, here are the photos that I have took and overlooked.

This is a sunset moment which I accidentally spotted from fort canning.

Yet another bee caught in "action"

Singapore Flyer! And I still haven't got the chance to take a ride in.. Have you?

The relocated Merlion still performing its duty!

And look who's there!

My Valentine Dinner @ Kyomomoyama

2009-02-14T18:36:00.000-08:00

For fear of the crowds, I went to the Central @ Clarke Quay and had a peaceful Valentine Day at Kyomomoyama. I ordered a sukiyaki set with tempura while my boyfriend who couldn't take beef ordered an unagi with pork katsu combo set, which includes miso soup, chawanmushi and rice

On served, this is the presentation for my sukiyaki with tempura.

And this is the image of his unagi with pork katsu.

Removing the lid, it looked piping hot!

Removing the cover, it looked delicious!

A close up of the unagi (beware of the soft bones)

A close up of the pork katsu (Drink more water as the coating was too thick and we were done with it after a piece or two)

A close up of my sukiyaki (although it taste nice, but I felt thirsty as the soup base flavor seemed too thick)

A close up of my tempura (which is one of the nicer dish of all)

A close up of the tamago (I forgot the name but I was looking forward to a sweet taste but I was wrong. I guess I ordered the wrong type)

Ulu Pandan Reservoir Shots

2009-01-31T07:00:00.000-08:00

I wanted to capture this for a longgggg time. It might seem plain boring but somehow, I thought it just look nice to be left alone, undisturbed.

The two boats

Looking away

This is the path between the reservoir and the drain. It was a LONG pathway which I was not too keen to walk a complete round as the weather was not good.

My First 2009

2009-01-22T08:35:00.000-08:00

I proudly present to you my first picture (posted in my blog for the year of 2009)

Mango Kacang Paradise

Shared this very SWEET desert with my mom. Although named Mango Kacang Paradise, don't expect the ice-cream to be mango-flavor. The ice cream is vanilla with a layer of mango syrup + chunks. Although it's nice to have a cold and sweet desert in the hot afternoon, it didn't went well with my TOOTH! I think I got a decay tooth..... *CRY!!!

Chinese New Year~

2009-01-11T08:34:00.000-08:00

A shot of my house's Ying Liu (Not sure what is English name) which my mom wants it to blossom in time for CNY. Originally, its branches are full of the above...

Then it will start to grow into this

and now you see the leaves... After this stage,

it will become like that...

For my mom, Chinese New Year should never be without any decoration (In order to get into the mood of CNY)

And also some good fortune related stuffs such as this crystal plant with the coin engraved with the word "Zhao Cai Jin Bao"

And also this (mini-size) mandarin orange plant!!

19-12-2008 Captured at Orchard Road

2008-12-19T19:38:00.000-08:00

Before I proceed to "showcase" the pictures I have took, I would really like to show this two pictures. Originated from the same picture, I wasn't able to decide which edited version is better, thus, I decided to show both pictures. Noticed the flower? It was a pity I couldn't see it blossom in the drink...

Yesh! Finally after 1 month plus....

Yesterday I went shopping @ Orchard. Actually I have been there for quite a number of times since the Xmas decoration was up but then I didn't have my camera with me... Not wanting to carry a very bulky lens(ok not that bulky BUT) I choose my 50mm f/1.8 to go along with me...

There were a lot more that I wanted to capture, but I was trying to figure out HOW I should captured it...

Okay.. This is not in Orchard.. It's the Xmas decoration @ Bugis... I went there before going Orchard but it was still bright daylight.. Thus, I didn't took much photos of the Xmas decorations...

After meeting up with my friend, I went Takashimaya. They had this very big Xmas tree which I couldn't even get a good focus. These are the most focus-ed shots of all.

Looks more like a wallpaper.. LOL

Time to head on my next location: Paragon

The dancing lady and partner

The ladies looking for dancing partners

Doesn't she looked like the queen of all?

Inside Paragon
Although there are two, but I attempted to create a third one using the relfection from the panel on the right. (I know it's OOF but the shot of the lady in the middle looks nice as there is a glow from the light bulb which looks like a star)

Thanks to my friend who was willing to wait for me while I tried to capture this lady. It's quite a nice shot as it wasn't OOF but my composition.. (something doesn't look right to me)

There were a number of performance going on at different parts of Orchard and in front of Paragon, there was this performances by a different group of kids, adults and teens.. I only stayed to capture some shots when they were preparing for the first item of the evening (as I have what I termed it as "crowd-phobia")

(Apologies for the lack of captions)

After capturing their shots, I continued my journey
In front of CK Tang... The light decoration was so nice... But I can't capture the beauty of it.. and not to mention there were SOOOOO many people walking.. I didn't want to become an obstacle...

The ribbon with the candy heart (While on my way to Robinson)

The light decoration in front of Robinson...

Another reflection shot (In front of Robinson)

Inside of Robinson

In the kid's department, there were so many cute bear decoration...

At the ceiling, they have this "cable ride" for the bears

It's the center of the attraction for this brown bear as it is the only brown colored bear from among the white bears in the ride

Misc Shots (AGAIN)

2008-12-14T00:38:00.001-08:00

My phototaking kaki not in SG! muahaha.. So I am posting misc shots that I have captured (again). Hope I didn't repost any pictures....

This shot was taken when I got my 50mm. I was trying out the manual focusing and took a trial shot. Turned out to be quite nice

The red mosqitoe in my kitchen! Wanted to kill it but in the end I forgot after taking a few shots of it... I hope it went out of my house

This lizard is so small that I didn't noticed it initially.. Luckily I didn't step on it..

After taking a number of snaps, it still stay at the same place...

I tried to force it to leave but it stayed put. So in the end, I can only try to NOT step on it.

See this small bottle with this transparent, small round thing? It will expand to the size of those in green and purple. Amazing? It will shrink back to it original size if you leave it in the open space and then grow once water is given

My advance Xmas gift... Finally managed to get a snap of it with the snowflake still moving....

My advance Xmas gift (2)... Actually I got 2 of it.. Cos my friend find it hard to decide which is nicer... and thus she bought 2

A gift to my sis... as she is a fan of kiki and lala

J-Dorama Onegai Darling!

2008-12-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

Also known as:
1. Onegai Darin!
2. Please Darling
3. 老师情人
4. おねがいダリン！

Synopsis:
Kaori and Keisuke are just like any ordinary married couple, except that Kaori is a high school student and Keisuke is a high school teacher. Even so, they are blessed with happiness till one day, Keisuke was posted to be the English teacher in Kaori's school. In order to hide their marriage from the school, Keisuke and Kaori have to put up an act when in school. Being very popular with the school girls, Keisuke always gets Kaori jealous and irritated. Will their marriage last? Or will they be able to hide till Kaori graduates from high school?

Cast:

Takahashi Yumiko as Nakayama Kaori
Moriwaki Kenji as Fukuhara Keisuke
Nishijima Hidetoshi as Nagasawa Toru
Inoue Harumi as Nishidera Yoko
Matsushima Nanako
Namikawa Etsuko

My Review:
I have been searching high and low for this classic romantic comedy. This is one of my very first Japanese drama and I was hooked onto to it. Although it was a 5 episodes drama, I had thought that it was longer. The drama was very cute as the couple have to hide their marriage in order for Kaori to graduate from high school and Keisuke to continue his career as a teacher. Every episode focus on how they handle things, such as mutual trust for each other, and how to compromise with each other...

P.S: I can't find it anywhere. If anyone knows where I can find it, please do let me know? Thank you in advance

Simple Tones Performance @ Tanglin CC 22nd Nov 08 - 5pm

2008-11-25T20:47:00.000-08:00

Went to visit my friends' performance and took a couple of pictures (which are still viewable for the eyes.. hm..)

Preparation in Progress (I) - Testing the percussion

Preparation in Progress (II) - Testing the guitar

Finally~ Performance Begins

Qns: Conflict between the singers?
Ans: No, he is just waiting for his turn

Here you go: Both are singing

Misc and Trial Shots

2008-11-20T08:24:00.000-08:00

Armed with my 50mm f/1.8 lens in my D40 Nikon body, I went around taking trial shots to get some proof of just how good this lens it. Due to being too embarrass to take picture when there is many people/in shopping mall, I made my way out of Suntec City and I saw the below. Trying to capture the whole thing within one shot was impossible due to my lens, so I actually stitch it and it just somehow look like a round board instead of the original rectangular shaped.

It's just so amazing! Although I will get better (close up) of the flower if I have my 55-200mm, but 50mm is definitely excellent in capturing moving things! Just take a look at the below flower, it was actually moving due to wind! All I did was to focus and snap and here you go.. the flower is not OOF! If I was using 55-200mm lens, I doubt I will be able to get the same shot (okay, I know if we are looking @ macro, then that might not be the case)

Another nice flower!

After a couple of steps and turning to my left, I saw this ->

And this:Hippo Ride! Can't resist from taking a shot at it as the guide somehow caught my attention. Hopefully he doesn't mind that in the end, his image are not captured within this picture

After walking for quite sometime (I lost my way somehow trying to find the bus stop near funan LOL), I came across this seats.. I wonder is it re-arrangeable.

And finally@City hall

It's for him

2008-11-18T06:17:00.000-08:00

His BIG day!

As he is not picky, we got a blackforest cake from Crystal Jade @ Bakery.

The cake from Crystal Jade

The CANDLE

Make a wish!

Cake cut!

The Gift

The Gift 2

Always Online - JJ Lin 林俊傑

2008-11-17T09:06:00.000-08:00

詞: 林怡鳳曲: 林俊傑

yeah~yeah~yeah~~ yeah~~~ yeah~

變色的生活

任性的挑撥
瘋狂的冒出了頭

單方的守候

試探的溫柔
還是少了點什麼

遙遠

兩端

愛掛在天空飛
風停了也無所謂

只因為你總說
Everything will be okay

準備好了321
I'm always online

和你1 to 1
愛開始擴散

我們連結了

穿越

天空銀河

Wu~wo~oh~wo~oh

開始倒數321
刪除我的孤單

More and more

盡是深刻
愛亮了

愛笑了

I’m always online

變色的生活

任性的挑撥

瘋狂的冒出了頭

單方的守候

試探的溫柔

還是少了點什麼

遙遠

兩端

愛掛在天空飛

風停了也無所謂

只因為你總說

Everything will be okay

準備好了321

I'm always online

和你1 to 1

愛開始擴散

我們連結了

穿越

天空銀河

Wu~wo~oh~wo~oh

開始倒數321

刪除我的孤單

More and more

盡是深刻

愛亮了

愛笑了

I’m always online

準備好了321

I'm always online

和你1 to 1

愛開始擴散

我們連結了

穿越

天空銀河 ~ he~

開始倒數321

(刪除我的孤單)

刪除我的孤單
(More and more

盡是深刻)

愛亮了

愛笑了

I’m always online

愛亮了

愛笑了

I’m always online

Always Online

ci: lin yi feng qu: lin jun jie

yeah~yeah~yeah~~ yeah~~~ yeah~

bian se de sheng huo

ren xing de tiao bo

feng kuang de mao chu le tou

dan fang de shou hou

shi tan de wen rou

hai shi shao le dian shen me

yao yuan

liang duan

ai gua zai tian kong fei

feng ting le ye wu suo wei

zhi yin wei ni zong shuo

Everything will be okay

zhun bei hao le321

I'm always online

he ni1 to 1

ai kai shi kuo san

wo men lian jie le

chuan yue

tian kong yin he

Wu~wo~oh~wo~oh

kai shi dao shu321

shan chu wo de gu dan

More and more

jin shi shen ke

ai liang le

ai xiao le

I’m always online

bian se de sheng huo

ren xing de tiao bo

feng kuang de mao chu le tou

dan fang de shou hou

shi tan de wen rou

hai shi shao le dian shen me

yao yuan

liang duan

ai gua zai tian kong fei

feng ting le ye wu suo wei

zhi yin wei ni zong shuo

Everything will be okay

zhun bei hao le321

I'm always online

he ni1 to 1

ai kai shi kuo san

wo men lian jie le

chuan yue

tian kong yin he

Wu~wo~oh~wo~oh

kai shi dao shu321

shan chu wo de gu dan

More and more

jin shi shen ke

ai liang le

ai xiao le

I’m always online

zhun bei hao le321

I'm always online

he ni1 to 1

ai kai shi kuo san

wo men lian jie le

chuan yue

tian kong yin he ~ he~

kai shi dao shu321

( shan chu wo de gu dan)

shan chu wo de gu dan

(More and more

jin shi shen ke)

ai liang le

ai xiao le

I’m always online

ai liang le

ai xiao le

I’m always online

My Nikon AF-D 50mm f/1.8

2008-11-11T06:46:00.000-08:00

Finally got my second lens. Although I have to use manual control, but something slightly happier is that IF I decided to upgrade my camera body, I might be able to use the AF mode.

I try capturing this (try out to be OOF)

And this although is OOF, I like the color (so nice)

Advance * 10 Xmas from a close friend of mine

The cropped picture

It's Panorama Time?

2008-11-10T03:32:00.000-08:00

Finally got the software to stitch the pictures that I took.

This are a few shots which I have taken from Hort Park

Part 1

Part 2

As I wasn't sure whether I am able to stitch the pictures, I took a limited view of the Park. A very nice view (I believe they are cultivating the plants at that area) so I got to see the different plants planted nicely.

See the lady at the left side? hehe.. that's... NOT me, it's a lady friend of mine who I accidentally (or purposely? hm...) caught in the picture

A view of the AVA's event on 10th Nov 2008

04-11-08 Special Thanks for the gifts

2008-11-04T07:08:00.000-08:00

My Birthday Gift

Due to the lack of photos from my Fort Canning Trip, I played with my camera taking the pictures of the gifts which I have gotta from my colleagues. I still remembered clearly the day before my actual birthday, I fell on the staircase - injuring my wrist (in an attempt to reduce the impact of the fall) and my kneecap (which hit right into the edge of the staircase. One of my colleague even commented that he had never seen something so dented in his life which I didn't know to laugh or to cry.. muahahaha) Thus, on the actual day, I was at home (instead of work) recovering from my kneecap and wrist injury. So touched that someone remembered my birthday.. Thank you for the bear.. I still couldn't bear to unwrap it from the box

Gifts from overseas trip

No.. It's not me who went overseas.. (I want to go overseas...) These two gifts are from two of my colleagues went overseas during the Deevapali holiday.

My Farewell Gift

04-11-08 My short trip to Fort Canning

2008-11-04T06:19:00.000-08:00

What a weather... The day started out looking so fine. With perfect sunlight and everything. Thus, I planned my trip to pay Fort Canning a visit. However, before I could take any decent pictures, I was freaked out by the dogs which barked fiercely at me (which at 1 point, they seemed like chasing me) Pardon me if I don't understand what they are trying to do (as in they are giving me the signal to play with them? or if they are simply guarding their lands)

01-11-08 Hort Park Misc Shots :)

2008-11-01T05:00:00.000-07:00

The Colors

The moth

The iguana

The bee

01-11-08 Hort Part Revisited 2nd Collection (The disturbed flower)

2008-11-01T04:47:00.000-07:00

*Flower: What a lovely day it is...

Bee: Let me disturb you then

*First attack
(Unsuccessful)

Bee: Let me change my position

*Second Attack
(Still unsuccessful)

Bee: Pull you

*Bee continue pulling

Outcome: Bee wins

Victory pose by Bee Bee!

01-11-08 Hort Park Revisited (1st collection)

2008-11-01T04:43:00.000-07:00

25-10-2008 Small collection

2008-10-25T08:15:00.001-07:00

Fort Canning SHORT SHORT Trip.. (w my dear tripod first time :D )

See the ants? Found it there (after tons of mosquitoes bites.. Really should have gotta insect repellent)

Live Action day at Botanic Garden 19-10-08

2008-10-20T07:26:00.000-07:00

Botanic Garden 2nd visit (Part 2)!

Experimental shots (1)

Flower by the pond...

One of its kind

Care for a.. hmmmm.. grape? Just kidding...

Under the shade

Under the shade(2)

Smile

Experimental editing (1)