::some updates from over the weekend.. friday had PTM after school ended.. had expected to be called up, took a look at the list.. noticed I was exactly at the cutoff region, Jack who had just one more point more than me didn't have to come..
Sunday was better spent than Sat.. did some maths before going out.. went to the national library first to take a look at the exhibition first.. oh yea, for those who don't know yet, one of my photos for Eye é City 06 got selected for the exhibition and book.. if you happen to pass by the National Library this month do head on down to B1 to take a look at the exhibition..

Eye é City 2006
Exhibition: 30th July to 31st August, 10am to 9pm daily
Book Launch: 4th August, 3pm to 5pm
Venue: Central Lending Library (National Library)


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::not blogging as frequently as before, the period between each post would gradually get longer I suppose, since we're not that far from the As now.. the melancholy of schoolwork starts to set in, without any distractions from CCAs and all that, the days seem to pass exceptionally fast.. started to keep to myself more often recently, not like myself just 3 months ago.. lots more thoughts are accumulating in my head, mostly on school and education.. my increased devotion to studies have been somewhat stifling.. laws, equations, rules, numbers, functions.. add on Wednesdays are now extra practice sessions, hardly any room for a creative outlet..
anyway, at least thing penetrated though this cloak.. finally got our class tee on Friday, quite easy to spot our class on Friday.. just need to spot the maroon colour, but of cos some of the non-teaching staff also had the same colour..


Maroon 21..
should have brought along the pod that day, had to balance my cam on stacked chair.. though you can't really see in this pic, the back has the numbers 21 encoded.. 2 was made up of caricatures of everyone, with everyone's birthdays and 1 was the list of memories we had together.. that ought to alleviate the long hours of Friday..

did abit of anime watching over the weekend.. watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, which has to be the best anime I've watched so far.. has a very unique plot, who knew taking strange phenomena like altered realities, time travelling etc and mixing with school life would be so interesting.. a few quirky parodies of other animes appear also.. the order of the episodes aren't in chronological order, which makes it more interesting.. found some translations of the light novels which its based on, the anime only covered about half of the novels.. read vol. 4 which probably would appear in the 2nd season, along with another short story in the prev vol, explains some events that occured 3 years ago.. the included the link in the title, I definately recommend watching it..

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::this is one post I've wanted to do for some time now.. some revelations of myself, my feelings, inner thoughts etc.. there has been this fear of mine, of letting someone know me closely, and vice versa, afraid being hurt.. maybe its also the fear of losing someone you care about.. theres alot of thoughts that go through my mind everyday that I'm also afraid of blogging about.. thats why most of the time I blog about the events that occur in my life.. steming from the same root cause of losing memories that I hold dear to me.. taking photos is more of taking memories..
think I've written another similar post sometime back.. the feelings feel the same yet completely different.. in the com lab now typing this, have maths remedial later and also just found out I've econs remedial also the next week.. more trials and tribulations ahead.. As are not far behind, I know I've this strong inner drive, but sometimes lack the willpower to engage it.. some plans for till the end of the year.. wanna write a GP essay weekly, prob blog about it here also.. practice maths, revise chem and econs.. quite ok with physics, prob helping others out would be more effective.. need to come up with a revision timetable or something first..

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::some updates from the past few days.. Monday had a grooming session, so we were encouraged to come in corporate attire.. just wore my black pants with the long sleeve shirt and leather shoes.. of cos these kinda optional things theres always the prevailing "if my friend wears then I wear" phenomenon.. prob a higher percentage of guys wearing than gals, cos the attire for guys quite standard.. the guys went to LT4, had the familar all-guys atmosphere all over again.. talked about how to project a professional image, in terms of both attire and etiquette.. quite an useful session..
went to have lunch at PS with the rest of the class.. left early to collect the 10-22, wanted to take some pics after phototaking tmr.. didn't turn out as I thought out.. went to the parade square for our informal shot, formed the numbers 0621 by linking hands.. but the 1st time wasn't that clear, the photographer was kind enough to let us have a 2nd attempt..
then met up in the band room to discuss about the events we had, to include in the CCA records.. the James Hargest Exchange was listed and AE XII wasn't??

went to Changi Boardwalk later in the evening to make the most use of the 10-22..


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and what a sunset it was.. too bad I didn't bring my digicam or a telephoto lens, the big red "yolk" kind of sunset.. was quite a clear evening, so could even see the stars coming out.. oh yea, noticed quite alot of couples having their photoshoot while walking there, 5 to be exact.. quite romantic if you ask me, saw a couple perched on the rocks, in their suit and wedding dress, and with the waves swirling around them..

got back some of the mid-years papers already.. sucky results, so far only physics got back the same grade, a B.. the rest really deproved.. and the ironic thing is the subjects I studied for the most I didn't do well, whereas those I didn't study as much did better.. really did put in much more effort into this mid-years than block test.. not prepared yet for full papers..

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::7th July 2007 07/07/07
first thing you notice, my blog is now green.. well, its in conjuction with Live Earth, partly also me wanting to change my blog skin now.. been using the same skin since its conception, just changing the font colours over the years.. would revert back to blue something on Sun, green is quite glaring on the eyes..
woke up at 5+ in the morning today.. loaded a roll of film into my pinhole and took 88 to the blocks opp punggol park.. another cloudy morning, this time cloudier than usual.. as I was heading back to the bus stop opp, noticed a couple of tall trees swaying in the wind.. thought it would make an interesting pic with the long exposure time of the pinhole.. started to drizzle as I walked towards the spot I wanted..
luckily I had the umbrella I carry around in my bag, though quite hard to set up the tripod with one hand.. not really worried about the pinhole getting wet, since theres no electronical parts at all.. but its not waterproof, though its light-proof.. a wet and gloomy start to the morning..

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::a short post..
midyears are over, physics was quite ok.. prob the subject I've most confidence in.. went to AMK Hub together with the class, but all went on to do different activities.. me, joel, pc and yong huan went to watch Transformers at the newly opened Cathay.. there was a special student discount so only had to pay $6, and it was worth it..
the movie was spectacular, though lotsa ppl complaining about the plot.. but just the visuals alone was worth it, though I wished the transformers had more screen time.. my fav character prob would be Starscream, love the update to the new F22 Raptor.. transforming in mid-air, taking out the other planes.. a slick movie in all, compared to the chunky cartoon of yesteryears..

then today went for my ns medical checkup.. coincidentally met Kok Wey there, as well as alot of other nyjc-ians.. they prob had the same thinking as me, earliest date after midyears were over.. had to do quite a number of tests, urine test, blood test, eye test, hearing test, x-ray, dental, physical checkup and a aplitude test.. thought my brain could take a rest after mid-years but I was wrong.. mental sums, patterns, shapes, logic, the works.. everything was ok, but the drawing blood part was a new experience for me.. I'm ok with injections, but having a needle stuck in you for a period of time isn't fun..
took 57 to Bishan, but stopped by at the city to get another roll of film, Provia 400X.. prob gonna take the pinhole cam for another spin over the weekend..

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::went out on Fri to get the pinhole cam.. met Hafiz first at City Hall to get my ticket for his concert tomorrow.. he came at noon, passed me the ticket and we went on to look at some stuffs.. went to buy a roll of slide film first, got the velvia 100.. then went to Funan to look at some cams Hafiz wanted to get..
he had to rush back to his rehearsal at 1.. alighted at Orchard and made my way to Kino.. had a pleasant suprise that there was a 20% discount, so that makes it $9 cheaper.. had a 10% discount coupon for Pepper Lunch which was expiring, so decided to treat myself..
msged Gloria if she was free to help me out with the Jap text, but eventually figured out how to assemble it after staring at the diagrams long enough.. hahaa.. loaded an roll of film which I found in my drawer, an expired Kodak 200 Gold.. went for a walkaround of my neighbourhood the next morning..

wanted to evoke a sense of nostalgia, of something lost.. dug up some old memories I had of my neighbourhood..


the playground I used to play in..
it was upgraded from those old playgrounds with concrete structures and sand while I was in lower primary I think.. it has been resurfaced a couple of times due to kids playing with candles on it.. the sheltered walk way behind is relatively new, completed as part of an upgrading programme in 04-05.. and a fitness corner behind and hard court behind, completed around 2000 I think.. remembered a couple of big shady trees that used to be standing there..


abused..
walked further on to find another playground that was under repairs.. the slide and the metal spiral ladder had broken.. got a feeling its due to abuse though..
well, playground are getting irrelvant with computer games and the digital age.. no one wants to go through the process of checking the angle, patiently waiting a few seconds for the exposure, manually winding the film and having to wait for the lab to process it when you can just snap and see your pic instantly.. instant gratification..


the crossing..
anyway, since I'm ranting about my past, would like to resurface some old memories.. there's my neighbour/primary sch classmate/childhood friend Po Kiat.. remembered cycling/exploring around the neighbourhood together, the hilly bumps behind Xinmin, the slopes near Bowen.. hanging out at the fitness corner after sch.. well, if you're reading this, we ought to catch up with one another sometime..
and there was Xueli, who moved out in 98 or 99... quite different from another Xueli that I know.. she lived with her grandmother in the corner unit and was a year older than us, quite tom-boyish.. was my friend from the opp gender I think.. just lost contact after she moved..


reach..
wound back the film after taking one last photo above.. a sorta closure for myself.. represented some feelings I had in the past.. wasn't exactly tall when I was young, couldn't even reach the bar of the monkey bars without climbing up the sides abit..

anyway, had to scan in the negs myself cos the lab couldn't.. collected it at about 6 then waited for 161 to woodlands.. coincidentally met some of my juniors on board the bus, Alif and the twins Gary and Gerald.. they were going for OP 2007 too, so tagged along with them..
went to buy some bread before walking to RP, made it just in time for the concert.. their reportoire consisted of alot of classical and contemporary works.. the concert was well performed, though had some extra sounds by the audience.. there was a boy behind us eating crackers which was abit irritating.. met Shi Chie, Clement and suprisingly Desmond there..
went back to Causeway Point to eat after the concert.. had some talk about band, and some advice seeing they just took over from the prev batch.. gave them some ideas for M10 next year, having an an alumni item for the 10th Montfiesta would be a good idea.. revisiting some pieces from the prev Montfiestas would also be nice, would like to hear pieces like Procession to Peace and Persis again.. I'm sure my fellow alumni would want M10 to be a big success..

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