the lastsplash

Yeah!!!* (do a Stresemann imitation) ... Finally killed off the exam! It was the last nail on the board, keeping me from enjoying my break since end of hell-month. Of course there is still the ICT (aka Reservist for those not in tune with military term), but it'll end tomorrow anyway! Double Horray! After the morning paper I had lunch at Lau Pa Sa with my dear and Theresa. The last we had lunch together was the end of one paper last semester. Time flies. Since it was a good six hours before my dinner appointment, I had chance to go Christmas shopping and get a feel of ' oh-so-free-nothing-to-do '. I started out with some meaningful activities like reading the newspaper throughly at the Esplanade library, and finishing a book. Then I made the mistake of leaving the library... Everything seemed so 'you-must-buy-me-for-someone'. Perhaps it was the Christmas bug - the spirit of giving. I discovered some fantastic shops at Raffles City Shopping Mall basement. There wer...

I was really excited about this exhibition. Finally, the works of the legendary pop artist in Singapore. First learnt about Andy Warhol only at about ten years ago, and his works I saw were only in books and websites. So, twenty years after his death, we can finally get to see the real thing. Below are the only three pictures I took, photography was strictly not allowed. Tho' I saw some people snapping away with their hand phones, and one using her SLR (perhaps she was the official photographer??). But generally there were many CCTV cameras all over the place (could be almost the same as the number of works on display), so I did not attempt to embarrass myself. Ah yes, I went along with my good friend XTT-KC. This was the closest I got of photographing the exhibition. I think students should all pose at the entrance, there were lotsa 'A's for grabs! I needed a few myself for my remaining semester. Okay, I know, cold joke. Brrrr.. Incidentally, XTT-KC wanted at least two A...

I bought a BURSJÖN storage stool from IKEA for office use this afternoon. Perhaps you may think that it is an alarming signal of growing attachment to the company, I'm doomed to be stuck there forever! Well, the fact is I see my $19 investment as a way to get more real estate on my desk. I like to have more empty space. By keeping the files and papers in the storage box, I have a clean and neat desk which makes working more enjoyable. It isn't exactly expensive and it serves as a stool as well for colleagues at my desk for discussion. And i love the idea of customizing my work space. I will thrive in companies like Ideo where you get to hang bikes on the ceiling and an plane's cockpit sticks out of the wall! At least one person doesn't see eye to eye with me and made it loud and clear. He exclaimed that some have big fat bonus and there's a need to feedback to boss bout company's poor infrastructure that staff must buy their own furniture. Well, to consider my...

What better way to spend your time on the commute than to my term paper! And I did at least 30% of my term paper while traveling in the train. Finally, my laptop sat firmly where its name suggested it should be, on my lap (okay, on my bag which was on my lap). =p

It feels so good to watch a great movie. I have not done any movie review for ages. Actually, it is quite a while since I watched a movie. Into the world of love and magic. The book is only a short novel, the movie ain't no epic either. But it certainly did the book justice! You can almost feel love flowing in you when Claire Danes glows. God! She IS still so beautiful!!! Remember R&J? It's pretty cool to see Robert De Niro getting in touch with his feminine self! And get a glimpse of how Michelle Pfeiffer will look like if she lives a few hundred years old. It is a wonderful story by Gaiman, who is so good at crafting the stories where pieces fall nicely together and the ending delights you. Stardust was the second Neil Gaiman book I read. With the perfect plot of many little messages which Gaiman wanted to put across, throw in the special effects and fantastic soundtrack, my imaginations came alive! Add it to the list of classic fantasy movie. But somehow, I feel that abo...

We are continuing the Commuter-Series from long time ago. Thanks to some experiences I had on the bus. Now that I am no longer that tired and start noticing the environment, my urge to complain and blog came back. Sitting at the back row of the bus, three commuters really irritated me. Irritant #1 : He was playing techno music so loudly on his phone. This DJ-Wannabe boy probably just wanted to share his lousy music with the rest of the world. Imagine loud, high pitched, fast tempo noise ? Yes you get the picture... What I wanted to do? : Snatch his phone and throw it on the ground. If it doesn't break, I will pick it up and throw till it breaks. Irritant #2 : He was enjoying his wonderful Mc-Chicken meal in the bus. Using his wonderful skills, he managed his burger with one hand and chili sauce on the other (he squeezed some sauce onto his burger). I think next time he should also try having steak or chili crab in the bus. If not, a bowl of laksa would be good too. What I wanted...