Happy Lunar New Year!

A new year begins.

Happy New Year

Bringing in the New Year

It’s been many years since I’ve set up this blog.
Hope to start this year by blogging here again on a regular basis…
It’s not going to be easy because my life’s pretty much the same, serving the nation. This year’s the ORD year though.

9 September never seemed so close.
I have to decide what I wish to pursue for my working life very soon.

Bottom-line is… God decides…

VOTE FOR ME

VOTE FOR ME

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Click on the link, join the forum (it wun take long) and vote for me! Thanks a million!

Nikon D300 Shutter Motor Fails

When your shutter fails to close after it opens, it’s going to cost you at least SGD 130.

These parts were recently changed on my camera.

NDP 2010

I will be covering photographs of this year’s NDP, so do look out for more photos at my photostream.

New Site

Check out www.theantiquegallery.wordpress.com .

Lots of old stuff; Chinese antiques, ceramics, figurines, snuff bottles, martavan jars from different eras. Good for home furnishing and investments. Also available are collectible toys and old silver jewellery like bracelets and belts.

The Pursuit

The Pursuit
The race against time to pursue respect, friendship, and excellence starts from a personal attitude towards it all. In our homeland, that is not easy. Juggling school work and sports is indeed a challenge, and this photograph captures that spirit of excellence and courage.

Steamed Chicken Rice

Served with crispy lemon chicken chunks and a generous serving of beansprouts.

Love the chicken rice from Bukit Gombak.

Mender of Shoes

I shall not pretend that I do not prefer to have people adore me rather than revile me, but I have always found that it was far easier for me to suffer the disapprobation of others than to amend my behaviour in order to find favour with them.

Kathryn L. Nelson, Pemberley Manor, 2006

Flying at the Barrage

Flying a kite in Singapore might seem quite impossible with the advent of urbanisation throughout the country.

It is actually still possible, with a fair bit of travelling.

Tekong Life

The first week of camp has been physically and mentally exhaustive. Rushing up and down staircases, changing quickly into different sets of clothes, and even early morning exercises has totally changed my perspective of army life.

The Adventure

It was the evening of a cold, grey, Monday. The white tiles in the small cubicle-like room glistened with fresh water vapour; the colourful sparkling toothbrushes sat neatly in a row by the sink. The wind howled dismally, whipping up little whirling columns of water that rose and fell at every stale gust that came from above. Armageddon was due.

The dull, murky sky stretched out upon the sanitized clay, a vast infinity of greyness. A string of mucus-coated waste fell into the tranquil waters, sending out ripples of confusion across the lake. Water splashed along the edges of the lake, shining like molten silver contaminated with bits of brown additions. An adventure was about to begin.

Escape

Oh I think I want to escape the PTP stage of NS. Time to retake my NAPFA. Can’t believe my breathing problems will get in the way of my GOLD standard. And yes, its 2 days to my birthday!

Destiny

Destiny

No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.
Agnes de Mille (1909 – 1993)

September 11

The date of enlistment approaches.

Graduation

Don’t mess with the graduate!

And yes, its over. I’m school-less now.

Perhaps I should blog about my day today.

Graduation

Yellow Worker

As I look back in time, I realise graduation is in a few days.

It’s been awhile since I suffered the stress of school. Its been awhile since I had the joy of receiving a piece of work marked with an A+ on it. Time really flies.

I will be going back to Ngee Ann possibly today to collect my graduation gown. Hope to be able to take some shots of myself in it and post them up. It’s yellow and dark blue I presume.

Friendship

What will I do without you guys?

Alone

Sitting alone on a grassy patch of field can be a fun thing to do okay!

How many of us actually take time off to spend alone at a nice place?

Not many!

Infinity

For after all what is man in nature? A nothing in relation to infinity, all in relation to nothing, a central point between nothing and all and infinitely far from understanding either. The ends of things and their beginnings are impregnably concealed from him in an impenetrable secret. He is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness out of which he was drawn and the infinite in which he is engulfed.
Blaise Pascal (1623 – 1662)

Things have been stagnant, much less exciting. The date of enlistment lays far ahead of time at September 11. I have been merely freelancing here and there once in a while for companies and schools, killing time and saving up, possibly for this:

It costs approximately 2.8K, more than my D300. Then again, it looks pretty amazing.

Life after graduation seems very different. I get to wake up at 11 and not even rush out for anything.

Got new equipment such as a softbox and new brollies, and I’ve been having fun with them everywhere. Madness? Nah.

I look forward to the future.