actually, many things have happened since the start of the year. The holidays are coming to an end, actually they end today. Start attachment tmrw morning (7am!) and then it’s school and some projects in between. Next sem looks to be much busier and I’m setting myself some higher goals that will require much hard work and prayer to achieve but I’m sure all things will work out for the best!

am looking forward to seeing friends back in nus, making new friends at SMGSS and also getting down to getting busy doing work, studying (hard…as opposed to what I’ve done the past two semesters), and getting fit.have to write down these goals though so they’re always at the back of my mind and i don’t forget..and then regret when it’s too late.

brother’s coming back from a month in Cambodia today…picking him up from the airport at about 8pm…finally get a chance to play with his DSLR as well, haha!

am listening to her on the radio now while preparing for tuition later.

shall google her now and find out what happened to her. saw lee ann womack’s photo recently on people.com as well coz of the country music awards i think and i suddenly wanted to listen to what she’s been up to recently! any hits since “I Hope You Dance”? hmm…

received a funny sms from T this morning about lily allen. WHAT ARE YOU DOING LISTENING TO HER? I always get amused when he listens to music from this generation because his preferences are usually old school rock, rock instrumentals and the good stuff from the 60s – 80s…whereas I’m much more attuned to things of recent times. ahh well, lily allen is AA (anna-approved) for him, although she has a potty mouth.

for the longest time after A-levels ended, I dreaded commitment and anything that would take me out of my comfort zone. i don’t know why. maybe after JC ended, I sort of thought to myself that I had paid my dues to whoever and never would do saigang ever again.

heh, now when i revisit the reasons why i try to avoid commitment and responsibilities whether in school, at home or (especially) in church it seems…irrelevant now. things that used to concern me don’t really do so anymore.

this was what hit me during bs last evening with pauline…

i dunno what challenges the rest of this year, the rest of my life will bring but i guess i’m not going to go out of my way to avoid them anymore.

taken from a bus?

have started taking some photos from my numerous bus trips…random shots, hardly constructed or posed…will sieve through what i’ve got at the end of the week and see if there’s anything good. have already gotten myself the polaroid camera, and the digital point and shoot..now am aiming to get a lomo to compare and contrast, experiment with really amateur photography

something that I’ll start on next week. was initially thinking of cooking recipes from a book ala julie/julia but that may not be that viable. so am still thinking…and wondering what would be a creative challenge.

courtesy of paula hayes

you may also read the article about her…

clearing my room, getting some exercise done and building up some physical stamina also feature high on the list of things to start doing before school starts again…

Monday morning at home with the wind and sun is a good thing. a very good thing.

just some photos from the weekend:

christine in white! we were SSF, vivocity for the radio challenge and hosting after...so good to see her again!

melvyck (boss), jiasheng (fellow saigang warrior), christine

we won we won we won! the kaiser chiefs cd that we (radiopulze) gave away..very ironic.

prize...yay!

rest of the photos from the weekend on fb.

ca! have fun in china!

this week really did seem like a long week…perhaps because of the morning pm and the activities that filled the week. it was good though. some highlights:

meeting up with ca and pat for dinner on thurs

morning pm on friday and breakfast after that

friday bs.

Saturday radio challenge at vivocity, hosting with christine (need to catch up soon btw!)

current desktop background, taken off katepruitt OR etsy, forgot to tag with credit, my bad.

have a great week, friends!

recently, i’ve seen more and more DSLRs…at every event, even when we’re just out shopping I can see camera bags and huge cameras everywhere! it’s not just the point-and-shoot kind but the big ones with pop-up flash and long lenses and tripods…my brother is thinking of getting one soon, before he heads off to cambodia so he has something to capture the memories as best as he can.it’s also a nice skill to acquire–taking great photos.

have friends who are great at taking photographs..of nature, people and events.

for me, i’m not ready to embark on that yet…am looking for a good point-and-shoot camera. not to photo-whore but to be able to capture little moments in a photograph is really magical. i applaud my friends who can do it and have been doing it for sometime now, seeing their photos really inspires and it inspires me not just to want to be able to take such good photos but to open up my eyes to see such beauty around.

can check out inertia is a sin…i go here mainly to catch up on my ex-teacher’s life, see what’s been going on and to admire the photos he takes when he’s out on his nature adventures. i like visiting dooce as well for her funny posts and photos of her dogs, family and surroundings…others i go to for design inspiration. this reminds me–> time to update my blogroll.

been thinking more and more about going ovs this year for a holiday:

1) the weather here is really sapping away the enjoyment of doing things here! turning on the air-con at home is not an option–>so much energy to heat up a room just isn’t worth it. taking short walks downstairs at the plaza where there is a central cooling unit isn’t that effective either..

2) even though it’s the holidays now, i’m either busy with things at one shot (ssf amongst other things) or left with little to do and less inspiration to get things done..

3) it’s been quite a long time since i’ve stepped onto a new shore..

am thinking of a few places, not too far away and not too expensive. any suggestions/know any promotions?