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2005-03-26T16:25:00.000+08:00

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The Last Post

2005-03-16T23:40:00.000+08:00

This will probably be the last post. I'm not sure about the future. But for now, I can't do this anymore.

I have things that I need to deal with. All that I can say is, I thought I had found the peace that had long eluded me. Unfortunately it was short-lived. I am seeing it again. Flashes of anger and violence. Hatred and discord. I don't know whether I will be able to control myself. I could, snap one day. Then someone will get hurt.

I know this may sound insane.But deep down inside me, there's something horrible. Something twisted and eager to realise itself. Before it becomes a reality I need to calm down.

I need to be alone. Everything I see around me just brings me pain and grief.

Maybe it's just a phase. I don't know. Lately it just takes a lot of effort for me to be happy.

Anyway this is the last post. I'm keeping a journal now. It's for myself.

Thanks for taking the time to read my blogs.

Evil Revisited And Expo Extravanganza

2005-03-13T21:49:00.000+08:00

Saturday: Shan Shan was keen on making a 'real' version of the Resident Evil:0406. So Jon and I decided to help her out. Unfortunately everyone else seemed to be busy and unavailable on Saturday. Since there was a serious shortage of actors we had to improvise and work around some problems.

We wrapped our shooting at 12pm we having some difficulties entering the cargo lift bay. (which btw was for authorised personnel only) Then we made a quick check at the classrooms of Blk L, M and the library to see if we could use the computers for some video editing. No such luck! The school is officially closed by 1pm. BAH.

So wat2do?

Jonathan suggested we played Project Justice at Grassroots Club. It's actually Rival School and some other characters in a new almagated fighting game. Kewl...lol Kewl is such a lame lingo.(I'm lame...)

On the way home, smsed Yaoguang and Inez to ask them if they were interested in going to expo for the popular fair.

One more day and my family in exception Ain, will be going to Indonesia for one week. The house will be so quiet at night. Later in the evening, when I was online, I asked Zero if he would like to visit the IT fair as well as Expo. He said yes.

Sunday: Woke up when I heard the phone ringing. It's Zero. He's asking me where we should meet and when. We decided to gather at Expo by 1pm. Inez however was busy and couldn't come.

Coincidentally we were all taking the same eastbound train without knowing. I alighted at Tanah Merah platform and resumed travel on the train which was heading towards Changi Airport. I was looking to my left and LO~ I spotted Zero next to the staircase. Moments later Zero looked further left and EH~ there was Yaoguang! We boarded the nexr train to Expo.

The popular fair was such a disappointment. There were so little books. I was expecting something like those book fairs at Suntec Convention but it wasn't. What a waste of time travelling there. Imagine 24 stations (approximately one hour) just to get there.

Following that, we covered the IT convention held on level 4 of Suntec. It was so packed. Especially the X-box booth. Gamers there were hogging the console and the traffic. The situation was not feasible for comfortable browsing so we saw what we wanted and left as soon.

We had lunch at Shaw Tower BK.

When in Bugis, the art student would naturally take the opportunity to visit our ART friend.(Isn't there any other major art supply store?!) Woah ho ho, BBC had a book fair. It was way better than Popular's. But the only book I bought was Superman/Batman issue 14 and 17. Jeph Loeb is SO damn good at drawing...GOSH *eyes twinkling

Zero wanted someone to accompany him and play Top Spin at X-Square. (Plaza Singapura)
While we were there we had fun playing with Metal Slug 4 too.

Finally I arrived home and realised that my family has left. I feel so lonely at home. I miss my youngest sister the most. She's so noisy and now the silence is unbearble.

Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

2005-03-11T22:28:00.000+08:00

If there is one word to describe how I felt today, it would've to be sluggish. I spent hours labouring on the storyboard project. Just when I thought my work was done, Eugene pointed out all the mistakes in my storyboarding.

It's not that silly to have omitted drawing beyond the dotted lines. I'm still learning ok? Honestly, some tutors just seem to think that we can get it right the first time.

I was feeling wiped out throughout the lesson until he mentioned the Siggraph excursion to LA. Wow! I want to go there. But it's gonna cost me a cool 3K just for the trip and accomodations. I don't think I can get that large sum of money during the holidays. :(

More bad news (sort of) for me, as I have just learnt that I've got reservist ICT on the 29th of April! I don't know whether I have any valid excuse to defer.I'll have to ask Ms Lee . There goes two weeks of my holiday.

2005-03-08T20:48:00.000+08:00

I forgot that the format of the portrait is landscape and not --- well, portrait. (So ironic)

Torn

2005-03-08T20:42:00.000+08:00

When Ms Lee said that she would be handing out the specialisation documents tomorrow, I was groaning in despair. I'm so confused now.

If you had asked me a week ago, which particular stream was my first choice, I would've definitely answered without a hitch --- Animation.

But I'm not so sure now. Lately I've been thinking of Games as well. It'll be a combination of two things which I'm really passionate about(developing game characters and game development). This is why I'm here (DMD) in the first place. To do something that I like.

Thankfully the deadline is 3 weeks. I don't think this is a decision that I can just make without insight. Maybe I'll be more certain after the specialisation talk scheduled on Wednesday.

[I'm getting cold feet now? Sighs, I just don't want to repeat the same mistake that I made 4 1/2 years ago.]

The Meaning Of Life

2005-03-07T21:52:00.000+08:00

What is the meaning of life?

Well, I was watching an episode of 'Everybody Loves Raymond' on Starworld andRaymond's daugther had asked him exactly that. It was a comical situation because Raymond had prepared for a SEX awareness talk with her...but this question had him dumbfounded. He went downstairs and had a BIG debate with his dysfunctional parents, neurotic brother and anal retentive wife.

Suddenly Raymond exclaims, 'Thats it! Maybe God made us clever enough to ask about the meaning but not clever enough to find out the answer."

Robert (His brother) in dismay looks at the ceiling, holds both hands up and in jest, says to God, 'Awwww C'mon!'

So what's your take on life?

2005-03-07T21:41:00.000+08:00

Yaoguang smsed me around 1.40 pm saying that he's tired. Coincidentally Dorothy logged on MSN just when I received it. She hasn't finished her CP (creative process) so in other words she can't make it either. I don't know why I make an effort to organise anything at all.

Entailing that I was just to bored to do any real work. So I continued playing computer games all afternoon.

I just wanna be loved

2005-03-07T12:12:00.000+08:00

Yesterday I arranged to have a friendly badminton game with Yaoguang today. Perhaps either Dorothy or Jonathan would be joining us too.

But its already 12 and I just woke up. I still don't know whether they are still willing to play. Neither of them are online and I tried sending an sms to Yaoguang. He hasn't replied.

What should I do now?

Maybe I'll wait out and in the meantime do my Creative Process homework. I hope they'll call me soon...

2005-03-07T00:38:00.000+08:00

4S6. The only Sec 4 express class taking Art because we didn't do so super in Sec 2. It's like we were condemned to take a lesser subject(with no academics involved). However it didn't matter to me because I loved it.

Clear the table

2005-03-06T23:46:00.000+08:00

There's so much stuff in my room.

I don't feel like doing anything productive in here. My table is wasted with stationery, paper, books and apparently all the junk that I bought over the past year. It's worse at the shelf. You can probably conduct an archaelogical search there and find some remains of the early 90's embedded there.

I get so discouraged looking at a messy table.

When I actually do attempt to clean up, I undergo a theraupeutic trance. When I listen to the vacuum sucking up the dusts which have gathered in the nook and crannies; I get this feeling of contentment. I think I'm a closet MONK ---the Adrian Monk (the inimitable obsessive, compulsive master sleuth in the TV series erm...entitled MONK)

Yup. I like to arrange things symmetrically. Have things done in a certain order. (this is a natural schedule streamlined into the daily routine) Wear certain clothes. Things fall apart when I break the cycle.

But its not as acute as Monk's probably due to the fact that I am LAZY. Thats really the only reason why I don't clean up my room everyday, do the laundry and polish the silverware...

2005-03-04T23:33:00.000+08:00

I've got the blues

2005-03-04T23:32:00.000+08:00

My ardent fans

2005-03-04T22:55:00.000+08:00

The train goes choo choo

2005-03-04T22:53:00.000+08:00

Osh Kosh OMgosh

2005-03-04T22:49:00.000+08:00

Freaky Five

They say I'm crazy

2005-03-04T22:14:00.000+08:00

The first that came to my mind as I woke up was that I haven't develop the 5r photos for the design fundamental assignment.

It was already 9.30 am.

Furthermore I have yet to cut the mounting board to its instructed size.

I was suppose to hand in the assignment before 12 in the drawing room. Instantly I knew I could never make it. Then I get those 'butterflies in my stomach' because I'm panicking.

Next thing I did was calm down and cut my board. All the while grimacing at the prospect of handing my work late. Afterwards, I took my morning shower and the time? 1015am.

I rushed down to Lot 1 shopping mall to have my photos developed. Before this day, I had no knowledge that it could be done in half an hour albeit costing more of course. So I passed the hour away at the community library which opened at 11.

The fours photos cost me $15! Arrgh...I've done too much spending this week. Printing costs $18, Taxi rides $10, Art Supplies $10 Final Product = priceless? I don't think so...

Finally I reached school at 12 20. It turns out that Jonathan didn't finish his mounting either. So we raced to complete it within the hour. Fortunately Edwin (DF tutor) was in room 521 if blk L and we had the opportunity to deliver our pending assignment. PHEW!

I know a great burden was lifted on my shoulder as I gave it to him. I don't know why this particular homework traumatised me so much. It made me so depress over the past few days.

Can't hold me down!

2005-03-02T23:21:00.000+08:00

What am I doing moping around like a numbskull!

GO on, solve the problem!!!

Fact: The box is folded wrong. The sides are jagged, the layout destroyed.

SO? C'mon this is no time for despondency! Wake up man. You still have the photo shooting. Conceal the mistake. Make the box look like part of a gimmick.

Clean up your room. Listen to some music. Vacuum the floor. Get Busy.

The presentation? As they say in showbiz, the show must go on. If I have to present with that box, so be it. I can't help that fact. But I've got some research and besides that the CD case. GRRR!

Nobody is going to keep me in depression. I won't fail. There's always a way.

OMG

2005-03-02T22:20:00.000+08:00

OMG i made a mistake with the box that i'm suppose to fold. It's late at night, there's nothing I can do now. I only ordered one A2 printout because it's very expensive ($14). Furthermore I can only collect it on the next day.

I need to present tmrw. But I can't now. I'm so tired. I mounted the printout on a cardboard. It became very thick and the box couldn't close unlike the template which I had tried several weeks ago. So I had to improvise. I cut a few corners, here and there. While doing so I made some mistakes as well. Then the measurements became awry. It felt like a nightmare.

I feel so heavy with despair. I asked Zero about the assignment. HE laughed when I mentioned about the incident. I think I made a mistake telling him about it. He just made me feel worse.

Even though I'm so discouraged now, I still have to take the shots of the box. Guess what? My room's a mess too. I tried cutting the sponge and i can't make the dimensions right. There are cardboard, frayed sponge and sticky newspapers lying in a heap of mess.

I don't feel like doing anything. WHy did I make this mistake? I couldv'e torn the prinout from the cardboard and used a thinner paper instead. I'm so stupid and looks like I'm going to flunk this assignment.

BRB

2005-03-01T20:29:00.000+08:00

I know I haven't been blogging for a long time (at least by my own standards) but right now I'm just too wiped out to conjure a post. My mind is practically on 'standby' mode. I want to blog but I feel so....lazy. *Sighs I need a nap.

0406

2005-02-26T20:25:00.000+08:00

I inserted a new blogskin for DMD0406. I'm getting better at editing html, so it took me just an hour to configure everything.

http://06rox.blogspot.com/

Tracks

2005-02-23T21:51:00.000+08:00

Running along the white lines on a red cushioned tarmac gives me a sense of power, endurance and the prevalence of human spirit.

The world as I know it, becomes smaller. I remind myself to focus on my heartbeat. With all the determination and strength that my legs can muster, I push forward with the wind on my back.

Already, I can feel my abdomen contorting like knots in a rope. Beads of perspiration roll incessantly across my face. The heat dances on my flesh. I feel like I'm breathing through a straw.

Suddenly a wave of nausea strikes and I hurl all over the grass.

It has been too long since I ran. (I should've known that the tracks never end.)

Cry

2005-02-22T21:49:00.000+08:00

Honestly, I don't know why I shed tears at the theater of arts during the screening of miyazaki's animation. It just happened.

No child should die from starvation, its just so horrible. Perhaps I broke down because the little girl reminded me of my youngest sister.

It was so embarrasing, that I had to excuse myself and get some fresh air. I feel so dumb for being such a crybaby.

Feelings Insincere

2005-02-21T23:36:00.000+08:00

I wish sometimes that I didn't find out about things. That they were left as secrets.

I used to have this good friend. One day, I found out that he cheated me with some change. It totally soured my respect for him. It was just stupid chump change. WHY did he have to do something fuc**ed up like that and jeopardize our friendship?

And my Mary Jane. The girl whom I had a crush on, a long time ago. Why did I have to find out that she was going out with my classmate? (on the very day that I had decided to confess my true feelings?)

I don't know...maybe I'm better off having no emotions. Then nothing can hurt me anymore.

PS: There's a stupid cockroach flying around the house. Why did I have to see this pest so late at night??? Now I can't sleep in peace knowing that it could crawl all over my face when I'm unconscious.

Constantine

2005-02-19T11:22:00.000+08:00

Somehow when I agreed to watch 'Constantine' with the others, I didn't think eventually I'd be the one organising it. Groan*

How's my review of Constantine? It didn't fare that badly but it wasn't great either. Keanu Reeves can't act. It's painfully obvious. Rachel Weisz was sublime though in comparison.

Keanu tried to emulate dark humour but his timing sucks. He's definitely no comedian. The punchines weren't effective for me although my friends thought otherwise. Sure he's got the deadpan face but I'm laughing more at his poor acting.

I've got to admit though, Keanu can make any hero cool. He's got that handsome mug and ever since The Matrix, he's been elevated to the status of 'the one' action hero everyone wants to see. (I thought he was better in Speed but that's just me.)

Score

2005-02-17T23:21:00.000+08:00

That was faster than I had anticipated. Yup, the new ball has found its home on the roof of Blk L. Courtesy of Anthony who by the way did a smashing volley. Sighs* it has merely been less than a day since i bought it too.

Ballistic

2005-02-16T21:39:00.000+08:00

Talking about soccer, I just purchased a new ball. Against my better judgment of course. I mean, remember what happened to the other ball. It landed on the roof twice and dreadfully, it's staying there permanently now. -_-"

I know that this ball will inevitably suffer a similar fate if we continue to play at the 6th level of blk L. Guess it'll be only a matter of time. And I didn't even get reimbursed for the lost ball. Ack! Moreover, this ball costs more than the previous. *weeps...

Benched

2005-02-15T23:07:00.000+08:00

Haidar had asked me today; How did I feel, being single? (and never having the experience of ever being attached.) I don't really remember what I had replied to her then.

But now that I'm thinking more about it though - the question inadvertantly had me recall an incident which happened 11 years ago.

I remember a soccer trial and an interclass soccer competition. It was a very exciting time for us as we had just completed our exams and these(competitions) were exclusive to Primary 5 students only. The Physical Education (P.E) teacher had set up a trial for us and everyone had a chance to have a spot kick from the penalty box.

I was waiting eagerly for my turn. I paced to and fro. The adrenaline rush was unbelievable. Unfortunately I was the last person in line and somehow the P.E teacher had a lapse in the order. He totally forgot about me. Of course I was livid and dumbstruck.

What about me? I haven't shown what I can do! I have so much to give. This is so unfair!

I cried and cried. It was pathetic. My best friend consoled me and said that he would somehow convince the others to give me a substitute's role. It never happened.

In anger, I cursed the team. I hope you rot you stinkers. Hope you lose big time.

Then I watched gleefully from the sidelines as my class was decimated/humiliated/humbled by their opponents. What have I done? I had condemned my friends solely out of spite and envy.

Maybe that's how I feel. Because that's what my subconscious is telling me.

Get the hint?

2005-02-14T21:49:00.000+08:00

There was this rather unnerving moment in the printing shop, which I had chosen for my assignment (Digital Imaging). The lady, whom I presumed to be the proprietor, was seating at the counter. So I told her that I wanted two A3 full colour printouts. She obligingly took it upon herself to attend to my files. She advised me to outline the fonts which could be a potential problem for prints. Then she was trying to align the tilings when she saw the outline of my layout.

"You drew Stanley yourself is it?"

"Yes."

She gave a curt nod and blatantly remarked,"Not bad..."

"Oh My Holy!"©ResEvil: 0406. All Rights Reserved.

I was taken aback. Whoa she's rather opinionated. But that isn't the crux of my rather inept post, readers. She said those words like it was extracted directly from a fantasy script.

Let me enlighten you. Remember those scenes about the hero acquiring new powers and he rushes to meet his all powerful foe...like Star Wars Ep 5 for instance.

Luke having gained some clairvoyance, had seen a premonition of his friends being held captive. Finally when he rushes headlong to Darth Vader, he's like, "Not bad, Obi Wan has taught you well."

Well okay, I know he didn't say those words exactly but you get the gist. I hope.

PS: I am quite nuts. Btw Happy Valentine's Day to all you horny lovebirds out there. LOL

Scratched Pride

2005-02-07T23:09:00.000+08:00

Maybe I shouldn't have lent Zero my racquet. Even though it was considerably old and worn out, it wasn't in bad shape. I'm upset that he went to deliberately kick and then scratch the paint on the frame. Hey c'mon!...I've never treated your tennis racquets with such irreverent attitude.

Seeing the badminton racquet in that poor condition reminded me of a time long ago, when a boy, 12 years old had wild dreams of becoming a professional shuttler. He had sweet memories of playing with his arch-rival/best friend and inimitable doubles partner. There was also the pain and anguish of losing the inter school tourney. Not forgetting, the joys of being champions of the interclass badminton competition. Oh yeah and then there was also the selection trials. The bitter taste of rejection and acknowledgement of acceptance. All of this etched on one stupid cheap out-of-production racquet.

If you can't even respect that...then you're not a sportsman. Never was and never will be.

So what and I going to do with that stupid racquet? I'm going to hang in my room and retire it cause it's too precious to let some ignorant person destroy it.

I'm Lovin' It?

2005-02-06T01:33:00.000+08:00

Wen Ping says NO. lol. This is actually a pic taken from a short movie clip. If anyone is interested in viewing, I can send it to you.

Resident's Evil

2005-02-05T23:55:00.000+08:00

Oops I did it again. I woke up late and arrived at Mac one hour late. We were suppose to shoot our Resident Evil movie today.

Not many people turned up for the filming(Actually there were only 4, including me). Only Yanashi (Shan Shan), Catherine and Anthony was there at Mac's. We tried waiting for Jonathan and Inez who earlier mentioned that they would be available. But finally,(after our impatience grew thin) we made a mutual decision to go ahead without them. Maybe they woke up late?

We walked towards Blk L and marched up(The lift was under maintenance) to the 6th level. According to the script, that was the first location . Unfortunately, the doors are locked and some man confirmed it rather cockily.

Shan Shan ran all the way to Blk R to check whether the floors were asscesible. Nope -no such luck. We lingered around the lift which was undergoing maintenance(3rd level Blk L) and shot it from inside. Cat and Shan Shan had an idea. This situation , would be ideal for a scene. Later we tried shooting the corridor of the SIT computer labs when suddenly the cleaning lady opened the door with her pass and we had entry!

Amazing. The rooms were spookily empty, the computers were flickering. Even our footsteps echoed with dread. Pefect. I don't want to reveal what actually happens in the movie, you'll have to see it.

However I can tell you, that I had tremendous fun filming Resident Evil: Game On. Even when Anthony and Catherine had to leave due to their squash training, we managed to overcome the limited manpower and finish the first episode. (Jonathan joined us at 11pm cause he had in fact woke up late. Zero on the other hand had assisted us after his game of tennis)

Shan Shan was having a great time directing and sharing her vision. I'm glad I was there to experience that. She was bursting with energy and confidence.

Interview with the apathetic

2005-02-04T22:49:00.000+08:00

I had my interview with Mr Leo (Class Mentor) today at 2.30 pm. I waited listlessly outside room L.431. Waiting for him to end his discussion with Catherine. He didn't know that I was there SO he had a lengthy conversation with her right up to 3pm(It must've been amusing for the IT students to see a boy standing outside a room like he was being punished...lol). Then, he saw me when he was just about to lock the room.

I don't really know how to say this but I think he was intimidated by my 'expressionless' and apathetic look. The first thing he told me was that I looked tense. Without skipping a beat I replied rather nonchanantly that I was like this all the time. (Imagine my deadpan voice and face saying that...) My replies were so monosyllablic that he wrapped up the interview after 10 mins. Gawrsh...I think he would have a better time plucking weeds than talking to a guy like me.

FYI: I always adopt an extremely serious rigour(and my body instinctively bears a attentive posture) when I'm speaking with someone of authourity or a stranger. It's how my mind and body reacts...heh I'm so weird. Sorry Mr Leo.

Departure - Soccer Ball

2005-02-03T22:57:00.000+08:00

Ms Gail is very perceptive. I don't know how she does it but she's very good at reading her student's personality through their drawings. Just like Mr Teh. Amazing. On top of that, she's always encouraging us to do better and giving constructive criticisms.

Ms Jessie, on the other hand, has this boundless energy and is a very enthusiastic. She doesn't seem to tire of students asking her endlessly about their work. She's also very forgiving and has a quirky sense of humour.

They are, without a doubt in my mind, two teachers that I highly admire and respect.

Gosh...history does repeat itself. Yaoguang punted my soccer ball onto the roof from the lvl 6 quadrangle.Just last week, Jonathan laid a screamer on the ball and it fell directly into the balcony. Well, at least it didn't drop onto a car and wreck it...like how Haidar's misplaced kick almost threatened to do so. (Wee Leong grasped it at the very last moment - with one hand!)

Yanashi's (Shan2) script was very entertaining. She's planning to shoot it too. I'll just have to see how things progress...

Supergirl

2005-02-01T23:59:00.000+08:00

Kara: Supergirl. I tried drawing the cover of DC's Superman/Batman #13 using forms. They always use dynamic poses for the covers. Hmmm, good practice. Michael Turner is talented. In fact all publishing illustrators are skilled...sobs* I want to be as good as them some day...

I dream, I can run
Like the wind and be strong
When my heart just wants to give in

Somebody give me a tissue already.

Bear

2005-01-31T23:05:00.001+08:00

I found this beanie bear on the road on the 21st this month. Its left portion is flattened because a vehicle ran over it. I still don't know why I picked it up. And I still have it with me.

Head

2005-01-31T23:05:00.000+08:00

Head mapped with yellow grids

Skull

2005-01-31T23:04:00.000+08:00

A skull's forehead is taped. This is what happen when you've been abused by so many DMD students.

Chinese Eyes

2005-01-31T22:07:00.000+08:00

It's been some time since I've blogged. I just can't bring myself to post inane and dull stories of my daily events. I prefer holding back all the good stuff until the floodgates break open and everything pours out ~ Surfs up!>>>>>>

A few days ago, Catherine commented that I had chinese eyes which I duly agree after extensive self-examination. Just look at 'em. The eye slits closely resemble traditional chinese eyes (or at least how other people perceive them). It's no wonder, that Malays and Chinese often mistaken my race.

For instance, today....I had 3 of the above mentioned incidents. The shop attendants just start talking Mandarin and my mouth is hanging open cause I don't really know whether to just nod my head or utter the oft-spoken words ,"I'm sorry but I don't underdstand what you are saying." Heh, it doesn't really bother me. It's cool, like in a "lost-in-translation" kinda way.

So what did I do today? I went back to school and tried rectifiying my animation(assignment). Celest and Yong An accompanied me for a few hours. Then Eunice finally arrived. (after having her breakfast at 2pm. her timing must be set to Australia's. Heh ~ sorry Eunice) Suddenly Zero popped in and twiddled with the PC. We retired at 5pm. Intially Eunice wanted to catch 'Finding Neverland' however she changed her mind. (again and again and....*repeat)

Unfortunately, I had told the staff at Zenith that I couldn't collect my badminton racquet today. BOY was he surprised to see my face there later. (Cos he sold my stringed racquet to an interested customer. WHAT duh! I paid a deposit...) I had no choice but to wait while his wife stringed another similar model/frame. At least it took only half an hour.

Burnin'

2005-01-26T22:59:00.000+08:00

I threw caution to the wind as I made my way to school for the make up lesson. Just go for it. Though I didn't feel better afterwards, at least I felt contented that I had been present for the storyboard session. My mind was cranking with all sorts of wacky scenarios for the waterbomb commercial. My body may be weak but my mind is in peak condition...heh heh

Wheez...hack...cough...darn cold. I need to consume some medicine now folks. See ya, later.

Down with the virus

2005-01-25T21:55:00.000+08:00

I knew when I started sneezing vehemently on the train(in the morning), it was a sign that I could only get more ill. It was a foreboding symptom. It doesn't matter where I got this cold virus from. Even though I tried my best to stay healthy, obviously I failed - miserably.

According to the doctor I've caught the cold virus that's notoriously infecting denizens here. Subsequently he gave me 2 days mc. My personal feelings though; I don't want to stay home. I'd rather be at school with my friends, learning and having fun. Furthermore...I'll be handing in my assignments delayed.

Well, it'd be selfish of me to drag myself to school tommorow. Why? I'd be spreading the virus to my friends...gee never thought of it that way till just now. Sighs...

The Monkey's Uncle

2005-01-24T21:54:00.000+08:00

Aiyah...I didn't feel like going to school today...got sore throat mah. But I must go see Edwin loh.

Eventually I did see him at 12 noon at Blk R's drawing room. Ooops I went to the wrong room earlier...gee I thought it was Blk L. Anyway I remembered telling Haidar about this. SO in other words, I gave her the wrong information. Sorry.

Mr Ed gave me the green light for my chick design. Yes...oh yeah baby give me five. (slaps?snorts? chicklings?)

Later Zero, Yaoguang, Haidar, Wen Ping, Inez and I left Blk L. Haidar and Wen Ping went to Mac for work while the rest of us settled at Food Junction to discuss what we should do next. Then we started talking about the animation which gradually lead to research.

During our conversation, Jonathan arrived. We waited patiently for him to do his chores before marching off to Grassroot's bowling alley(For our research). What can I say our research was a hands-on experiment. Hmmm...so the ball goes thunk when you throw it -Eureka!

Afterwards the gang made headway for home whilst I returned to school. I still had to complete the animation assignment. What a nice surprise! I saw Catherine in the room doing her assignment on the lightbox. We left at 7pm.

Hey Jealous Lover

2005-01-21T15:19:00.000+08:00

Do you know what's the problem with having your birthday coinciding with a public holiday? It's not twice the joy but instead misery. Let me explain the reason why. Well, in regards to the holiday(Aidiladha), your birthday will be a step down the ladder in terms of significance. In other words, you'll have to take a backseat and become a spectator on your day.

It doesn't really matter to me that very few people recall that it's my birthday. However, I wanted to be alone today at home. I can't even have that since my relatives are over at my house. Moreover, it was my youngest sister's birthday yesterday(she's 3 now), so she has a cake and everything. Then my relatives come over to the house and they realise it's her birthday cake and they're congratulating her etc. In a nutshell, of course I feel sidelined, neglected.

I'm the eldest, I have to relent. I have to sacrifice. I get--- nothing.

F***I just want to be alone today. I'm 22 now and I feel like shit.

Day Of Balls

2005-01-20T23:23:00.000+08:00

My feet was itching for some soccer. I haven't had a decent play in months. So I decided to spontaneously buy a ball from AMK sportslink to kick around in school. When everyone else was busy doing their animation, I was at the basketball court spraying the soccer ball in all directions. It felt great whacking the ball with my left foot. All the pent up emotions went through my leg and slam the ball onto the concrete wall. WHAM! I immediately felt better after that.

Later after design fund class, Dorothy suggested playing soccer...

We did. It was fun too. Playing at the open rooftop, passing the ball around. Eunice almost kicked the ball off the roof and onto the parapet. Scary...I always had a fear of soccer balls flying into my face ever since someone broke my glasses by doing exactly that, sometime ago. Maybe we should've played dodgeball instead?

Spoons

2005-01-19T22:11:00.000+08:00

I broke 3 plastic spoons during lunch. Does it bear any significant meaning? I could decipher it as a sign that something will happen in 3 days time, which would be the 21st of Jan(Hari Raya Haji). Consider this for a moment, I eat using spoons. Could it be possible that I will break something important on Friday?

Then again, maybe nothing bad will occur. I mean it's just a silly superstition, right...?

Words

2005-01-18T23:52:00.000+08:00

Sometimes you say things without realising that its hurtful. You're caught up in the moment and everything's in motion. Suddenly you say something wrong and and you can't hit the brakes in time. You've gone over the edge.

I think it's rather extreme to scrutinize every word when you're having a casual conversation but it makes sense to exercise caution. Obviously everyone responds differently to a witty punchline or humour. Some will find it amusing. Other people might just get rubbed the wrong way.

Thus, I'm afraid that I'll say something impulsive, derogatory someday and lose my friends. It's just one of my many paranoia.

Love hurts (Censored and undiplomatic)

2005-01-17T23:07:00.000+08:00

Wassup with this crap?! It's always about I'm in love...ooh aah wee or I need love...I'm a poor soul who's destined to live a lonely pissant life. Those who're in love just can't stop bitchin about how good it is. Those who're outta love, just can't stop bitchin about how ****ed-up their life is. Damn I swear I'm going to be a vegetable if I hear anymore of this $h1t.

Please don't be offended. Thank you for your kindness.

Rubberneckin'

2005-01-17T20:41:00.000+08:00

I find that Monday is a good day to get some some drawing done in Blk R's room. The reason is that it's vacant on Monday. I was in total isolation. Just the easel, Mr bones and I .

Then I went to Mac's for some lunch. Guess who was at the counter? Wen Ping and her colleagues. I wasn't wearing my glasses (the spring in the frame has broken) so I wasn't able to tell at first, whether it was her.

After lunch I headed back to Blk R and continued my work on the animation assignment.

Later in the evening I took a detour to Ang Mo Kio's Popular where I bought myself Elvis: 2nd To None. I couldn't appreciate Sinatra the way that I could with Elvis, although they were music legends of the past.(Yesterday I bought 'Essential Frank Sinatra')

Last on my agenda was a trip to the optimetrist to get new spectacles. I'm spending way too much these days. I have curb my willful purchasings.

2005-01-15T22:20:00.000+08:00

Spekkio is a War master who imbues magic powers. He evolves with the characters. For the moment, he is just a sheep (with devastating magic)?

2005-01-15T22:18:00.000+08:00

When 4 or more time travellers use the gate, they get lost in time. This place is called the 'end of time'.

Radio.Active Extends

2005-01-15T18:28:00.000+08:00

The Radioactive Streetsyler T-shirt design competition deadline has been extended to 22nd Jan 2005. Groan! It was because of their deadline that we had three weeks to complete our assignment. I can't believe this...we could've another week to finish our work. On the bright side, we have 2 assignments to hand in next week instead of 3.

2005-01-15T18:24:00.000+08:00

Escaping the clutches of their pursuers by entering a 'gate', Crono, Lucca and Marle found themselves in the future. But it is seemingly inhospitable.

2005-01-15T18:21:00.000+08:00

Crono was held captive in Guardia castle. While Lucca and Crono were trying to escape, they had to deal with 'Dragon'.

Almost Fainted

2005-01-14T18:27:00.000+08:00

I woke up later than I had planned. It was 12:15 in the afternoon and I had a class at 3. Initially I thought, "Maybe I should just go to CCK mosque before going to school". Afterwards I changed my plan as I saw that the timing of the Friday prayers today was late( 1:15pm). This meant that I still had an opportunity to rush over to Yishun mosque which was nearer to NYP.

Dreadfully I left the house about 5 mins to 1pm. I panicked. So I increased my pace and cycled recklessly on the road.

(My mother wasn't at home so I didn't eat any breakfast or lunch for that matter.)

I reached CCK interchange at 1.05pm. Normally it would take me 20 mins. A record timing. No time to be proud. Checked my ego and walked past the crowds. Then I saw the ETA of the next train to Marina Bay. One minute left! I ran past dozens of people. It was a scene like those high speed chases in the movies(Except nobody was chasing me). I felt so embarrassed.

I ran past the service station and all the way up the stairs. The departing commuters were blocking my way so I push them away. I swear it's true. I really gave them a hard shove.

The doors were closing! I lunged and somehow--- I managed to board at the very last minute. A total of 8 mins.

Suddenly my body caught up to me. I began asphyxiating. I couldn't control my breathing. What's happening to me? Even in the cold air-conditioned train I start to perspire profusely.

I dismissed these symptoms as exhaustion and continued standing. Later I took a seat because somehow I didn't have the energy to stand anymore.

Although I thought sitting down was a good idea, I had neglected the consequences of my foolish action.

Let me list down my errors. No.1 I had expended an enormous amount of energy in a sudden burst in a very short time. No.2 I haven't had my breakfast. No.3 I sat down after a lung-busting sprint. Never, ever do these things together. I'm serious.

Because when I sat down my vision became darker and I feel nauseated. A few minutes later I lost my eyesight.WHAT's HAPPENING? I closed my eyes. My head is spinning now. Honestly, I've never fainted before. However, I know I was close to blacking out on the train today.

Fortunately I was still conscious. I couldn't let myself faint. NO! If I did, I would trouble a lot of people. Especially my family.

I fought the darkness and channeled what energy I had left to summon my eyesight again. It was so scary. It felt like I was becoming blind. Help me, God.

Thankfully the darkness became neon violet pixels. (I'm not joking) Focus! I did it...eventually I gained sight. Shit. I almost vomited. My whole body was dribbling with cold sweat. At least I didn't pass out. Imagine what would happen if I did. Nobody was there to help me. The passengers there certainly won't.

In the end nobody knew. I didn't tell anyone.Fortunately, everything functioned normally at school. It was almost as if nothing had happened to me.

You're the devil in the disguise

2005-01-12T01:27:00.000+08:00

Elvis is so cool. Well he's dead(at least some poeple do think he is. ELVIS is alive & he's outta this world *Gasps) but his voice is sooo awesome. If I was a girl I'd be like swooning over him. OKAY...that didn't sound normal? Initially I was like...yeah love 'jailhouse rock', 'hound dog' but I mean what's so great about this man. Rhetorically speaking, of course.Duh 'cos he's the KING baby. You've heard of the catchphrase, "Before anyone did anything, Elvis did everything". His vocals are so good that he transcends all genres and imitates all forms with ease. You just name it, rock n roll, gospel, pop, ballads and many more. Although he had lived a rather controversial life...I think what's important for me is his music. Elvis Rocks!

I don't want no other love
Baby it's cause you I'm thinking of
-Don't be cruel

3:33 AM

2005-01-11T03:34:00.000+08:00

I'm blogging in real time...it's morning and I haven't catch a nap yet. GOD I was going to sleep after I had mounted my t-shirt designs. But when I was helping yaogung with his template...I fooled around with debbie(my t-shirt girl). SO to cut a long story short...it looks*suspense* better now??? Way better than my printed work. Damn...this means I have to spend another $7 to print these templates. Sobs^^^^ Why AM I SO impulsive? Should've tinkered with the design a bit before printing. With this <------------------------>much effort put in my design I hope I win this crappy competition...

Radio.Active

2005-01-10T21:05:00.000+08:00

I don't know why I took such an abnormally long time to finish my illustration. Zero took a few hours to do his. Well, on hindsight, at least that's one completed assignment(that is - until I mount them of course). Yay.

It was difficult transition for me to go digital. I've never tried using software applications to do art before, except for Win Paint? But I'm still worried about the radioactive logo. I've heard that we're not suppose to alter it. That it should be left in its original form.

However, I recall that the tutor had given us the nod on this issue. Then why did she do a 180 and chided someone for doing exactly that? It's so controversial.

On that subject, our female (Digital Imaging) tutor is hard to please. She's undoubtedly a perfectionist...that's plain to see. If I don't do something within her expectations, I'm certain to be axed. Groans* Dunno why but I felt gung-ho enough to let my logo be different. I'm definitely going to rue that decision in the future. Why do I take risks like these?

Chrono Trigger

2005-01-09T17:07:00.000+08:00

Don't you wish sometimes that you had a time portal that can transport you through time? You could see yourself in the future or prevent bad things from ever happening. Or just witness the different events that have shaped history. Imagine seeing Caesar, Leonardo Da Vinci or Shakespeare with your own eyes. Solve the greatest mysteries on earth. For instance, how the ancients build the Great Pyramids Of Giza. It would be such an incredible, amazing adventure.

2005-01-09T16:36:00.000+08:00

Guardia Castle 1000 years ago

2005-01-09T16:35:00.000+08:00

Jurassic Dance

2005-01-09T16:22:00.000+08:00

Lucca's Telepod

To whom it is concerned

2005-01-08T21:49:00.000+08:00

So I've decided to change the layout on a whim. It's better this way. The links are working and I can focus on blogging.

I'm getting worked up on the T-shirt design assignment. There's no theme involved, barring the obscenities. Therefore I find myself at a lost. What should I do? Initially I figured, why not do something Asian Hisyam? Of course I do this lots of times,(the self analysis not the question per se) thus people often wonder why I have this perpetual blank face. But I think the design seemed rather traditional and not radioactive enough. Whatever that means...lol

So I bought myself a scanner to boost my morale. This is what therapists and quacks love to call therapeutic shopping. I bought a slim Canon LIDE 35 which is rather economical considering the price and its performance. Goodbye defunct HP scanner. In with the new ---out with the old. OMG I wonder what'll happen if society were to apply such an extreme dispostion.

Now all I have to do is illustrate.

Wooden Heart

2005-01-02T21:27:00.000+08:00

My old friends called me yesterday persuading me to help Perdaus. They had a collection centre at Blk 364 of Bukit Gombak and they needed volunteers to help pack clothes, food and other peripheral items for the victims of the tsunami disaster.

(Let me tell you) Honestly though, I have no interest in volunteering.I won't get paid working on a Sunday. Furthermore my body was still aching from playing badminton the other day. I contemplated skiving.

But at 8am, against all odds I went ahead, because, well -- why not? I have nothing to lose by helping out. In fact isn't it my prerogative?

So we started work at 9.45am immediately after the briefing. There were piles of clothes in black bags, all stacked and clustered in the cordoned area. I started carrying some heavy sacks onto a trolley when the leader spotted me and asked whether I was interested in following a lorry which was scheduled to visit 3 mosques to collect their stuff donated by some samaritans. I gave an enthusiatic nod. Then he picked another volunteer to accompany me. (Actually he initally asked, is this guy whom I just met my friend? I can't possibly say no.... that would be kinda rude.)

Damn, the rain didn't even show any slight hints of subsiding. I climbed up the rear and sat at the middle of the pickup lorry which had a green canvas top. Unfortunately it had some leaks as well.

Our first pit stop would be in Hougang. The En-Naeem mosque. Time: 10.30am. I'm hungry.

When we arrived at the mosque, the rain grew more tenacious. The door to the office was locked. Where is the staff? So the man who was in-charge tried calling the administrators. He's not at the mosque now. He advised us to call Abdul Rahman instead. (I don't know who he is.)

Several minutes later he came and told us that there were lots of vercimelli in the storeroom. That's right...you heard me correctly. VERCIMELLI (Bee Hoon lah, der...) HolY #^@& he wasn't kidding. Dreadfully there were only four of us(The driver, his associate, the indonesian NTU student who was my counterpart and not forgetting yours truly) and the driver's kid. This is going to take some time folks.

It doesn't make any sense though. How do you expect the Sri Lankans to cook their vercimelli?

Never mind. I got cracking and hauled vercimelli by the dozens. There was no shelter from the back gate so I got totally soaked. Every piece of clothing I had was wet. (Yes, even my underwear.) Funny, I wasn't complaining. I was actually having genuine fun working my butt off in the rain.

It took 3 hours of gruelling loading before we had all the vercimelli on board. We took our afternoon prayers before continued to stock the lorry with more food and milk cartons. At approximately 2.30pm we departed.

Next destination: The warehouse at Changi South Ave.

The lorry is stuffed with so much vercimelli that Noviar (my new indo friend) and I were stuck at the end. We were literally hanging on to our dear lives. If we hit a bump, I might just get thrown onto the asphalt.

The warehouse was located near Expo Mrt Station. BTW its still raining. Give me a break already...I'm not a human sponge. Time to empty the lorry.

Get the pallete. Stack the items neatly. Cover the goods with plastic wrap. Use the jack. Lift the freight. Repeat step 1.

Phew. It's as tiring as reading this post. Trust me.

Ensuing that we had our lunch. Time 4.45 pm.

Wow food never tasted so good when you're famished. Oh yeah I'm 100% good again.

Next and hopefully last destination: The Kampung Siglap mosque.

The agenda this time? Apparels and misc garments. Ooh they are heavy. I'm throwing the bundles in the lorry. Hurl, fling, chuck, launch, lob, toss, sling these bundles, with certain caution of course. I don't want to break the plastic bags.

Do you feel weary? I'm wiped out. Finally, we returned to Bukit Gombak. Finally, we can go home. But not before more hurling and etc.

The leader commented that he was grateful for our services. I was just glad the whole adventure was over.

Do you know God has a sense of humour. Why? Just when I disembarked at the Perdaus centre the rain stopped. My shirt dries and my shoes smell funky.

Don't tell me "A little rain won't kill you." Haven't you heard of pneumonia?

THE END.

Wooden Heart Pics

2005-01-02T21:24:00.000+08:00

En-naeem Mosque in Hougang

Inside the lorry with the vercimelli stacked
behind me

I'm stuck in the rear

Noviar Enduro F. 17 yrs old NTU first year
student from Palembang
Indonesia. He's shy.

We're standing. Any hard hits could cause
us to hurtle

The logistics warehouse

Kg Siglap Mosque

Kg Eunos Coffeshop

The view of the warehouse in the lorry

Ain't That A Kick In The Head

2004-12-31T01:39:00.000+08:00

Maybe it was the rain that lulled me into a winding sleep.Or perhaps it was just plain fatigue. Whichever it was, I woke up late. I was supposed to head over to school for badminton at 9am. Gawrsh its already 9.30am and I'm still in bed. So I rushed over to school only to find out that Anthony and Catherine on their way out. Zero was doing his tennis thing in the pouring rain. Jonathan and Inez had woke up late as well. So I was in the sports hall alone. Waiting for...something to happen.

When I was fiddling with my handphone suddenly Len came up to me. She didn't tell me that she would be coming today. Gee...what a pleasant surprise. So the two of us had a few rounds until Jonathan arrived with his friends. Later a totally drenched Zero joined us.

I had to bail at 1pm for my weekly friday prayers. The rain seemed to have stopped momentarily. However on the way back to NYP the weather took a turn for the worse. When I returned to the sports hall at 2.15pm, Jon and his friends were still there. So I resumed playing badminton for another hour.

Finally when I'm back at home, I started chatting with Zero on MSN. He said that wanted to play the keyboard game at the arcade. I tried persuading some people to join us but of course I got shot down. ( I don't even want to try asking my class mates to watch movies or anything else anymore. Its just depressing and a collosal waste of Smses.)

We met at the North East Line station and proceeded to the Star Factory Arcade where Zero flaunted his 'keying' and 'tapping' skills. Wow...I'm so amazed-not!...lol. When that particular piece of itinenary had been dispensed with, we hustled over to X-zone's X-box room.

One thing's for certain, I'm never going to play video games with Yan Yan (kosong) again. He doesn't compromise! [Yeah you don't Zero...jeez. You're agrresive and I'm submissive. Think Comskill] After that lousy half hour we went strolling round Orchard. The crowd's overwhelming and we're desperately trying to avoid the 'foamers'. (Nasty vendors who spray sickening white paste on unsuspecting people)

We walked all the way to the big tree opposite of Wheelock place. Oooh nice tree. Zero grumbled about his performance being cancelled. Following that we took the longer route to 'That CD shop' and did some browsing. I bought Westlife's Allow Us To Be Frank and went home...next year. haha I know that was lame but I had to say it.

Happy New Year Everybody!

2004-12-29T21:25:00.000+08:00

Don't mess with my lollipops

Do the hustle

2004-12-29T21:00:00.000+08:00

It's been a while since I've posted something....so here goes

To all my friends in dmd0406 do you realise that we've done about hundreds of potraits in the duration of last semester? I'm sure you do..."D'uh Hisyam whats your point? That was so obvious -BURP."

Uh yeah...well back to my proposition. FACT : Ms Gail hasn't seen our class portraits before. Do you see where I'm getting at now? So if hypothetically - one was to hand up that particular series of potraits(that we did last sem.)weekly, we wouldn't have to draw them again.

Gasps*Ooooh. Yeah I know...so uncharacteristically evil of me (muahahahahaha) Ermm maybe not.

Oblivious

2004-12-25T22:32:00.000+08:00

I don't believe it...I have Animax on CH 1. It must be some kind of Christmas miracle. Did anybody else knew about this? Is it just a preview? Wow --- an anime channel airing 24/7 and all of them dubbed in English. I must've done something good this year to deserve something like this. Drools*There are so many cool shows that I have to watch. But where do I begin? This is what happens when you're spoilt for choice. Bother...

Windows XP is working fine now after a few tweaking. I still prefer Win 98 though because I'm a sucker for nostalgia. Darn it I still miss Win 95 and Win 3.1. Maybe...MS-DOS too.
[MS-DOS]
C:\cd OLDSCHOOL
Syntax Error

Faster Quicker Better

2004-12-24T22:00:00.000+08:00

The portable hard disk that I had bought on Thursday had failed to install its driver in WIN 98. Laments* Not again... This always happen when you're using an outdated OS. I hate microsoft. (Who doesn't?) So I went back to school thinking that I could get some help from the business students who sold me the hard disk. Unfortunately when I reached school at 3pm the gates were closed. I tried flashing my card to open them. "Access Denied". ???

I didn't bother to wait because I knew the fair was over since it was a half day due to Christmas Eve. So its time for plan B. (I'm making this up as I go...lol) I walked over to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5. There was a computer hardware and software shop in the mall. I had previously went there to purchase the thumbdrive. I asked the saleswoman about my problem and she gave me her advice. It wouldn't work. I've tried it before.

Took her advice and thought about it as I hustled over to the games connection shop. I asked whether they were selling the AV cable for PS 1. $18 per cable. I called Yanashi (Shan Shan) and informed her about the shop. (She Smsed me on the train earlier, asking if I knew where I could buy it).

Later I called Yaoguang and inquired about WinXP. He said I needed the real deal to activate it. NOOOOO....this means I have to spend more dough. But I really need the hard disk to work on the assignments.

So in a nushell I bought Win XP. ($165???) I had to spend the whole night trying to fix the internet connection problem too. Sigh...

2004-12-21T23:58:00.000+08:00

1/144 HG FREEDOM

The seeds of Freedom

2004-12-21T23:40:00.000+08:00

Immediately after school, I went to buy the Gundam Seed scale model which had caught my eye the other day. (After failing to curb the temptations that had been haunting my head. Noooo! consumers always lose....Can't resist the urge to splurge....oooh look at the cool looking Gundam---I must have it. Ka-ching $$$. Another successful purchase.) Bah- I have no willpower...ironic considering the name of the model. :P

This is my first attempt at a Gundam Model. Well, it was a decent result anyway. (Thats what all amateurs say. Trust me)

0406 :Crossroads

2004-12-20T13:57:00.000+08:00

There goes my holiday out the window. Thank God. I was getting bored and even though Bertrand Russell was in praise of idleness, personally it's driving me crazy. I can't possibly twiddle my thumbs forever>>>>>>

I couldn't sleep well. I woke up at 4am and went to school early. The briefing was about an hour long and following that we were dimissed. Damn, we were supposed to have no classes today. And I came back for this? Admittedly I had nothing to do at home, so I guess - no harm done.

Some of my classmates were sporting new fashion accessories, hairstyles and skin albeit not by choice.

Eunice has new specs and braces. She's even tied her hair in a ponytail. Hmm she doesn't look so tomboy now. She's moved on. ~~Now she's a nerdy tomboy. Ha haha ha. OMG she's gonna kill me when she reads this post.~~

Dorothy has sunburn(peeling skin).

Inez has longer fringes(hair).

Wen Ping has shorter fringes(also hair).

Zero replaced his Wilson wrist band. The unsightly tan line is still there though...

Haidar wears her MacDonald Attire and claimed that she embarrased herself.

Too Much Ver 1.1

2004-12-15T01:02:00.000+08:00

Ha ha ha....damn i forgot to mention who she is. She's my MOTHER. She drives me crazy. Well...now you know. I still can't believe I forgot that. :P

Too Much

2004-12-14T21:34:00.000+08:00

So I came home late for three consecutive days. The latest being at 1 am and that was on a Monday morning when a certain friend made a certain late movie booking. It wasn't my idea to arrive home late. I can't believe she's so insanely preoccupied by my timings. She sms me at 8pm if I wasn't at home already. Asks me when I'm going home. She doesn't stop there. Then she probes and interrogates until she completely humiliates me in the company of my friends. Gawd...I'm 21 years old already, I know how to take care of myself. Why doesn't she trust me? I've never been in trouble with the law. I don't go clubbing or mixing around with bad company. I don't even have a girlfriend so nothing *you know that stuff* is happening when I'm out.

I've heard this joke on a TV sitcom(Titus). The comedian makes a statement, "Being a teenager was the worst 31 years of my life". (SOBS""") That is oh-so true.

Showtime

2004-12-09T23:23:00.000+08:00

Its out. The latest timetable for the the second semester is available for perusal. Wow...new modules. They sound tough too. Damn, I should start practising on my painting. Hmm...there's no colour theory. And I bought new brushes too. Alrighty its showtime,I have to do my best. This time I know how the system works. Not to mention the limit of my abilities. IM BURSTING AT THE SEAMS. Let me at 'em. Give me assignments, projects, whatever???

"C'mon Hisyam you can do it!"

Hey...theres no motivation like self motivation eh?

In fact I'm so worked up about it, I should take a nap to relax myself. NO...its not the same old story. Its the same older story. What? There's still a week left...I have to use every precious moment to idle, ok.

A Little Less Conversation

2004-12-05T21:16:00.000+08:00

Its the 3rd week into Syawal which is the month moslems celebrate Eid. I'm still going out with friends and having reunions with former school mates(well at least some of them). Today, I had visited Redha's and Faizal's house. Both of them live in Bukit Panjang and are my college buddies. The thing about having these get-togethers, you realise that people use this opportunity to catch up with your life's progress. They'll ask you stuff like,"Are you working now?", "Do you have a girlfriend?", "WTH? Are you still alive?". HAHA okay maybe not the latter.
For the first time in a long time, I'm actually proud of the fact that I'm a poly student. Sure I keep hearing about how my peers are going to their Universities and doing their degrees. Then I tell them I have degrees too. Don't they realise I'm wearing them(spectacles)? For once in my life I know that this is the right path for me. Nothing can bring me down.(I'm referring to mental people, don't tackle me)
OH yeah my confidence is at an all time high. Its great being at the peak. Can't wait for 2nd semester to begin. I'm an artist baby.

Later in the afternoon. I went to my (NS) squad mate's open house together with Pe Ter. I'm such a freak. I keep whining that I'm lonely but I have friends like Pe Ter who I really can gel with. BTW, He's in NTU (No big deal. I'm in Nanyang too...lol) I am constantly reminded how lucky I am to have ~~won the Singapore Idol~~...friends like him. We should spend some time hanging out. Oh yeah I use cool words.

I Not Stupid

2004-12-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

I really dislike comedians making fools out of innocent bystanders and audiences. They are so immature and mean in nature. I have nothing against pranks and the teasing but there definitely has to be a boundary. Tom Green has such a freaky humour that I find it a total turnoff. I saw a re-run of Saturday Night Live hosted by the zany one. OMG he tried to kiss his own father and I can explicitly see the shock in his eyes. Obviously he wasn't expecting this from his jerkoff son. Then there's The Assitant, hosted by another clown with bad humour. Another fine example would be the crass programme called When Hidden Cameras Attack. There's good situational comedy (Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller) then there's dumbass jokers like those I've mentioned above. How can something be funny when real people get hurt or humiliated? Only in America do these morons thrive. Its pretty sad actually. I just switch channels or turn off the power when I see these things.

Angels and Demons has a very unexpected ending. It was so shocking. So I recommend fans of Dan Brown to try reading this prequel. Warning! Don't start reading A&D unless you're prepared to spare the rest of the day trying to finish it. I still stand by my opinion though. Da Vinci's code is better.

The original Singaporean Idle

2004-12-02T17:01:00.000+08:00

So Taufik Batisah won the battle. I was expecting Slyvester to clinch the title due to his popularity. (Don't get me wrong)I don't watch the Singapore Idol episodes weekly, neither do I support any of those contestants. As a neutral party, I feel that Taufik was more deserving because he did perform exceedingly well. Xanadu who was a staunch supporter of Taufik even forced me to vote. $1 only. No more than that. Even my sister is gaga over that guy. And after this sordid nightmare the AMI. I hate reality shows. Its growing...like that supervirus that's eventually going to wipeout the human race.

Going off the tangent here; I just bought a new book.Dan Brown's, Angels and Demons: The prequel to The Da Vinci Code. Yeah the book is good....but the plot seems like a rip off from the original. Its basically the same formula. Grisly murder+connected to some secret society+religion+a cute intellectual, scientist(woman)+scenic locations. Anyway, the book is just as unputdownable as the first. Got you for a sec there right, u thought I was going to 'roast' the book. Its good but not as sweet as reading the DVC.

I missed the fair

2004-11-30T23:17:00.000+08:00

I thought the animaxtion fair held at expo was going to be held for a week or so. I was wrong. The duration of the fair was from 25th to the 28th. So I missed a golden opportunity to witness a must see event for aspiring animators. What a waste...

Dorothy said that she would be on going on a trip down under starting from tomorrow. So she asked me on her behalf to tell everyone, "Woo-hoo! I'm going Australia and all you losers are staying in rainy Singapore. Wee."

Okay...she didn't say that. I made it up. Actually she said "---U Guys take care in Singapore. Help me wish everyone if you blog today---"

So that makes the official total no. of DMD0406 students on overseas vacation: 3 (Romeo, Catherine and now, Haru)

IMHO I think she made a mistake of passing her message through me because there's only 3 ppl who read my blog. Thats me, myself and I. (Obviously she has forgotten to apply Comm Skill's rule, use proper channels and repetition.)

D'oh

2004-11-29T22:34:00.000+08:00

I seemed to have forgotten to bring back the model that we completed for studio project. Last time I heard about it was from Haidar. She said that it was still in the Computer Lab and some people were fooling around with it. Flashback* that was over two weeks ago---D'oh! I wonder if it still there. I really don't care if they even threw it away but sometimes the estate staff will take these found items and keep them in the Student Affairs Office for safekeeping. Hopefully somebody has thrown it away. (My name tag is still attached to the base...)

Kung-Fu Hustle starring Stephen Chow is coming soon. 23rd Dec to be exact. I can't wait to watch it. I saw the trailer on the Spiderman 2 DVD and it was really hilarious. Stephen was talking crap to a bunch of villagers(a few old men, women and young children) who looked at him anxiously. He boasted that he could take on anyone and asked who was brave enough to step forward. He expected that his boast would make these villagers cower in fear. OMG he was so wrong....everyone stepped forward, including this frail chinese woman. So he picked that particular chinese woman to come forward and give him a punch (to give evidence to his strength). He was so cocky---but this woman was incredibly tough(or maybe Stephen was a weakling?). She striked him straight in the solar plexus(ouch) which had him writhing in pain, as well as coughing up blood. Then he looked up at the woman, raised one eyebrow and said "Is that all that you've got?". LMAO that was so lame. It's got the same type of violent, slapstick humor that dodgeball had. I can't wait for it to be on the big screen.

Down memory lane

2004-11-28T10:09:00.000+08:00

Herwan had invited me to his 'open house' today. He gave me specific instructions to come at around 5pm so that my arrival would be in sync with our other friends. I was there at 515pm but I had to wait until 7pm before they finally made their presence. It didn't matter to me because I had nothing to do at home anyway.
So there was five of us. Murshidah, Nurafidah, Nurfadilah, Herwan and I. The last time we were together had been Primary 6. So it was around 8 years or more before we reunited. Of course I fail to remember any person's name if I don't see them regularly within 2 years.(this is guranteed. no extension of warranty -you were warned)
Later we went to Siti Nurfadilah's house which was deep in Woodlands Ave. We chatted some more. Had more food. Then we left for home.

It has been some time since I've updated so I decided to put in an entry even though I don't feel like blogging today. I've been thinking of setting up another page, "Whine, Whine, Whine". Its a special page where I can just keep ranting and talk bu**$417. Its what I do best. Then again--maybe not. I'm soooo lazzzy.

We Are The Champions - Queen

2004-11-24T19:06:00.000+08:00

*We interrupt to bring you the latest news and update*
Enthused Hisyam: "Yes! I did it, after procrastinating for two weeks I finally finished it! I finished one page. Woo hoo. Oh yeah bring out the cakes and root beer man. Lets pah-tee."

>>>And now you know the reason why I don't finish any of my comics.

*Now back to your dreary boring lives*

The Incensed Incommunicado

2004-11-22T10:10:00.000+08:00

I thought that I would be watching The Incredibles today, unfortunately the tickets were selling out fast. The next available timeslot was at 9pm. I was willing to wait that long but my friends on the other hand weren't.
Hmm :( i was really looking forward to watching this animation. So I guess if I want to catch it, I'd have to do it alone (no surprises there).

I'm really frustrated with my inconsistent drawing results. Sometimes it can be satisfactory and more often than not, a disaster. I hate using pencils...why do art teachers always recommend using them? They always have to be sharpened and its not like I'm drawing real life stills. I prefer using mechanical pencils. Its similar to using the micro pigma pens. Mechanical pencils are fast and you don't have to exert too much force in highlights. The disadvantage however, these pencils make for bad shading.

You know what? I'm going to keep using mechanical pencils to illustrate my cartoons. Rebel!Hopefully I can finish my comic before the holiday ends.

Read me like an open book

2004-11-20T23:24:00.000+08:00

At 11am, I woke up with a throbbing headache. I've only slept for about 5hrs. My friends sent smses to my mobile saying that the plan was that we meet at Jurong East MRT station approximately around 2:30 pm.
So having a few hours to spare I watched some Saturday morning cartoons. I left at about 215pm. I had by chance, met up with Faisal who was going with the group and the two of us boarded the east bound train.
The others were already there waiting impatiently for us. Latif had a car waiting, (he's got a driver's licence. I'm quite jealous of that) somewhere near the rear entrance of the Popular Bookstore.
There were 4 of us at the back so it was a tight ride. (Sounds...explicit lol) Luckily we avoided the jam which had affected Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 thus we were able to reach Latif's house by 3:10pm.
Celebrating Eid is about strengthening friendships and reunions. Its also seeking forgiveness and dressing up in traditional clothings.
Anyway after Latif's house which was at Bedok, we alighted bus 506 which transported us to Jurong East. Our next stop would be Jamal's abode.
After eating some delicious noodles. We waited for the arrival of another friend who was taking his bike to Jamal's block.
I decided to leave at 6pm because I had made a promise to my long time friend Herwan, that I would accompany him to a housewarming ceremony (ppl call it an open house. i dunno exactly why though). He was at the JE interchange so I walked from Jamal's place there.
I haven't seen him for a few years. He's leaner now that he is doing his NS stint and taller. Although his personality hasn't changed a bit. (this is a good thing..)
We took bus 105 and got down near Toh Guan. We found Nurafidah's house just behind the bus stop after confirming with her on the phone.
There were lots of guests at her house. We got a little nervous initially (but hey!) I was hungry so we invited ourselves in.
Okay I haven't seen this girl since 1995 so I don't even recall how she looked like. However she did and she remembered my name as well. Damn...how do people remember such things? It makes me look like an ass. Oh well, humor me.
We dined in with some delectable Nasi Bryani and talked with the host. We reminisced about that lifetime ago when we were pint sized kids. Oh the horror.
Later another primary acquaintace arrives. Inevitably I have no recollection. Its been more than 5 years...give me a break ~ sigh.
It seems, that she is Nurafida's close friend. The three of us started chatting. Then Herwan had a plan to come over to my house. He hasn't been there since I had moved from Bukit Batok. Nurafida had to wait on her boyfriend so the three of us(Nurfadilah, Herwan and I. I'm typing her name just in case I forget it again) left sometime around 835 pm in the evening. There was a direct bus from Nura's house so we took that and promptly came to LOT1, 15mins afterwards.
She was famished so we had late dinner at LJS. Herwan had to go to the toilet, so there I was alone with her for that few minutes. Amazing, she analysed my behaviour like an open book. Maybe she should have taken psychology instead of an economics degree. (Or perhaps become an astrologer. :P)
She said that I was one of a kind. I heard from other people, that this is another term for weirdo.
I had to agree with her and most of my other friends. I haven't change since the day I was born. (Why would I? Its intrisincally who I am. I've grown to love and hate myself.)
Next we took the feeder bus and went into my unit. My grandmother's asleep and the only other inhabitant who was awake is my sister.
I made some water for the guests and talked more. My family came home at around 1045pm.
Another 15 mins later they left.
Herwan made an appoinment with me to go to another 'open house' tomorrow.
TO BE CONTINUED...

"The thing is I like things quiet"

2004-11-19T23:22:00.000+08:00

Chapter 1:
After my friday prayers I went off alone (as usual of course) to Bras Basah complex(affectionately termed as BBC by DMD students) to buy some tubes of watercolour paint and sable brushes. It was raining heavily and I had accidentally alighted one stop before the nearest point. I had to walk from the NTUC building to the National Art Museum and finally along Carlton hotel.
BBC was having a book fair at the ground floor. So there were many books for sale at bargain prices. (At least that's what they advertised)I noticed a couple of art books on Munch, Beardsley, Monet, Picasso and self-improvement books that were interesting.
Returning to my first priority, I went up to the 3rd floor. Then I saw a women burdened with three plastic bags and was having trouble opening the door. I helped her open the door. (yada yada yada y'know chivalry)
I bought the supplies while fighting temptations to buy extra things like sponges ($10), copic marker pens ($3)and a new watercolour pad ($11).
Now with my purchases settled I marched off to Takashimaya's Kinokuniya to buy the book that I had coveted for some time now...Liberty Meadows 'Creature Comforts' by Frank Cho. Wow...Its still raining and there is a slight gust blowing the raindrops at a slanted angle.
On the way there I saw some sculptures being displayed at the art museum. They were aptly entitled 'Blockbusters'. IMHO, it looks like cubism. While I was taking a few shots at the sculptures, a strong breeze knocked down the metal easel, which was apparently just behind me. A few centimetres more and I would've had a really bad headache.
I had hunger pangs so I bought some takeaway from Plaza Singapura's Long John Silver (LJS). The outlet was packed so I brought the food to Meridien(just beside the Istana) and sat quietly at a corner. Suddenly a black crow flew at my feet and surreptiously eyed my food. It wasn't big, it was only about the size of my foot [...].
I ate with godspeed and discarded the leftovers with much gusto.
Kinokuniya is heaven on earth. I love the graphic novels here. In the midst of browsing through several of my favourite comic heroes, (The Amazing Spiderman, Wonder Woman, X-MEN, Batman and Earth's greatest superhero Superman) I saw the book that had me smitten. Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen's crtically aclaimed mini series, Superman: Secret Identity. (I've read the book. Its probably the best comic that I had read in my entire life. Seriously.)
I couldn't leave the store without Frank's Liberty Meadows so I towed that along to the cashier's. A cool $70 just expended on these two books. However the art just blew me away. It's worth more than what I had paid for...
Chapter 2
Mental note to self: Never take the bus towards CCK from Orchard again. There was a massive jam at the BKE. Traffic was slowed down to a crawl. It was really SLOW and I was standing the whole time. My heels hurt. I wanted to sit on the floor but I didn't want to look foolish so I stood for the next 1 1/2 hours.
My Junior College friend smsed me. Let's go visit our soccer coach. OKay...finally some friends who bothered asking me out. I was actually drained. Heck it's an oportunity to have some fun so I relented.
I rushed back home had some dinner and headed towards Bukit Merah Interchange. I arrived at 845 pm and they were talking about the Singapore idols. Not that I care. I don't really pay much attention to that hype.
At 9pm the guys who we were waiting for, finally presented themselves.
I was surprised that the soccer coach remembered me. Though not by name. (he thought I was Usop, whoever that was) It really shocked me cause I wasn't actively involved in that CCA. Some things never change. He's still a scoundrel and cracking those corny jokes. I'm glad I went to see him.
Later the guys decided to pay a visit to Ilham's house, at Jurong West Extension. Its 10 30 pm. We took cabs there and had supper at his place. Yasser joined the party and then there were eight.
They decided to go to my house now. Its 1130 pm. Well my family's still awake entertaining my uncle and aunite, so no problem.
We watched 'The 13th ghost' which was airing on HBO and ate some mee rebus. (cooked by my father who is BTW a erm...a cook) Its 115am. Damn....its Saturday haha. The guys then left but lingered at the void deck. They seemed uncertain of what is their next intinerary. So I brought down the carrom board and we played some rounds before Ihsan's brother came to pick them up. 230am.
We're going on rounds later today.
TO BE CONTINUED.

The Top Spin(s)

2004-11-18T23:52:00.000+08:00

I need to find a job soon. I feel so bored doing basically the same chores everyday. Nobody invited me to go anywhere so I asked Zero if I could tag along.

So we went back to school to play tennis. I've never, ever tried this sport before so I was not much of a challenge for him. Then he decided we should go over to the courts located near BLk M. It was occupied by some basketballers and tennis players. Played some rounds with those tennis snottyfreaks before retiring to a game of badminton.

Sigh...only four shuttlers occupying one court. So we remained there for half an hour. Later, we made a stop at Macs and following that Ang Mo Kio Library. Zero initially thought that he had a measly$0.10 fine and he wanted me to pay using my cashcard. Somehow he was wrong.

Respectively we mad our way to Raiders LAN shop and played CounterStrike. I totally forgot all the controls so I was fodder to the indiscriminate bullets. (At least I went out today.)

Bored: Wearied by dullness.

Tommorow I'll be going out again, by myself, it seems. I wished someone could be with me. Talk about stuff and slack around. Even though, I know, I'll be alone as usual - maybe I should just get used to it. After all loneliness is my best friend.

Tagboard problems

2004-11-17T15:38:00.000+08:00

I've had some uploading problems recently and I just found out that its coming from tagboard. I don't know the exact problem but there was a server connection error. So I decided to change to chatterbox for the moment. Does anybody else have the same issues with tagboard?

Anyway looks like my board is empty again...on the hindsight though, it wasn't a very busy place to begin with. Don't let the stat counter fool you. Its glitchy, I have set the configurations so that it won't count my visits however it sets itself to default after some period. And that kids, is how the 'cookies' crumble...ok that was a lame geeky computer joke.

New Layout

2004-11-16T04:56:00.000+08:00

Finally the new layout is finished! Hooray. It took me at least 6 hours to change the design that I 'borrowed' from blogskins. Its an original concept except for the layout....I don't know CSS that well. Thanks to Jess for the HTML.(I don't know her)
I still have some problems though. I can't seem to input comments without having some problems and the navigation bar is missing...(don't tell Blogger haha)

I guess the page is inspired by Samurai X or what rabid fans would prefer, Rurouni Kenshin. Yeah I know, there's no image of Himura or his gang. I chose to use a pic of a sakabatou instead.

Heart of the sword is one of my favourite soundtracks. It also sounds very profound. Think about it, a living sword or a merciful swordsman? Heh actually I'm making no sense at all.

Its been two days since Hari Raya. I'd like say Happy Holidays to my friends and enjoy your vacation.

Use the tagboard for comments and stuff. CYA later!

Something New

2004-11-11T01:59:00.000+08:00

Updated Mild Mannered Gallery with photos taken at Little India.

Go to Photo Gallery

Sketchy Beginnings

2004-11-08T23:26:00.000+08:00

I was at school today at 3pm for the briefing which I thought was a sketching excursion. Unaware of the current situation I signed up for what turned out to be a recruitment drive for the sketching club. OMG I thought it was a briefing for an excursion...so blur again.
I guess its alright. I like drawing and exploring new environments so the club actually is a perfect fit for my personality and endearments.
Ms Gail explained in detail the club's activities and aims. Pretty much a standard introduction.
Tomorrow we will be getting intimate with Little India. I'm excited about the impending trip. I always wanted to go on sketching trips but I guess I was fearful of being mocked by passers-by.

After the short half hour discussion. I went to Orchard road to buy a sketchbook that I had seen once at Wheelock's Borders. Before I went there however I made a stop at Orchard MRT's Popular Bookstore. I was browsing through some comic books when I had a chance meeting with Catherine. She had just finished working at her dad's Perfume/Toiletries shop and sauntering about town before coincidentally entering the same bookstore.
She had a quick appraisal of the chinese comics and I asked whether she would like to visit borders with me. Since she was waiting for her father who was engaged in an important conference with his staff, she obliged. Borders was having a sale for 2005 calendars. I like the art calendars which had signature works of Dali and other famous painters.
The sketchbook was still available and I purchased it without delay as Catherine informed me that Anthony was waiting for her at the train station. I was distracted by so many books and peripherals on sale at borders but as I had told Cat, I hadn't the money to buy them.
We left the megabook store and found Anthony seated at the staircase. 5 mins later I bade them farewell and went homeward bound.

Pieces Of Me

2004-11-04T21:04:00.000+08:00

I walked into room B uncertain. This is one of those defining moments in my life where I could make or break my future. With my portfolio in my right hand I opened the door and I saw Ms Wendy and Mr Kelvin seated at the corner.
This is my presentation. Everything I had done for semester one, was going to be viewed and evaluated by these two people.
Following Ms Wendy's instruction I carefully placed my portfolio on a table and unzipped it. Then I took my folder and 3D model which I had painstainkingly assembled over the two days to Kelvin's table.
What can you tell me about your animal?
You did not plan your layout properly...
Why did u fold your drawings?
Tell me about 3D model...
Q&A. No problem - its going to be a cinch....BUT why is my hand trembling. No time to think about that.
And a few minutes later it was over.

(Why did Kelvin ask me what I had wanted to specialize in? He asked me not once nor twice but on three separate occasions.) Good Luck to all my friends! Que Sera Sera!

You took the words right out of my mouth

2004-10-29T10:36:00.000+08:00

On the way home today, I was on the train with Celest(Len) and Eunice and we were kidding around, making some idle banter. So I made a joke that began like this,

You know, I feel hungry when I'm fasting but when I see your face Eunice I feel so disgusted that I don't have an appetite.

She gave me her best impression of a constipated smurf.

Then I went on to say something stupid.

How long are you going to stay at your auntie's house? Cause I feel like so depressed taking the train with you everyday. Sigh why do I have to take the train with you?

So Eunice alighted at Yishun without saying a word. The doors are closing and she's still not boarding. Is she serious? I didn't know my teasing had such a grievous effect. I was dumbfounded. OMG did I hurt her feelings? I felt remorseful for making such a stupid joke.

Following Celest's advice I alighted, to take the next train so that I can apologize to Eunice. Unfortunately I didn't managed to find her. Coincidentally I found Wen Ping instead. She didn't take the train with us earlier so I was surprised to have stumbled into her.

I saw her running furtively before we exited NYP so I initially thought she was working. So I asked her why she had ran off without informing us. She replied that she had forgotten to take something from the class room.

Suddenly Celest appears from out of nowhere. She alighted too. According to her, she said that she was worried that Eunice and I had a heated argument.

The three of us started discussing about Wen Ping's disappearance.

I thought that you ran off because you had your period.

Wen Ping Looks at me incredulously and horrified. She flees in terror.

(Oh yeah BTW Celest commented that I had an evil laugh.)

So the journey continued with this awkward conversation of PMS and periods. Wen Ping couldn't stop giggling.

I didn't stop at Choa Chu Kang and impetuously decided to make my way to Jurong East so that I could locate Eunice and apologize.

By some miracle, I saw Eunice among the frenzied crowd of human congestion. I exited the station and ran towards her. I swore, i thought I had looked directly at her and she didn't even flinch. Was she furious?

She didn't slow down her pace until I caught up with her.

Are you angry Eunice?

THE ANTICLIMAX:

1)Eunice blurted,"Hisyam where did you come from?"

2)No why would I be angry? It takes more than that to piss me off.

3)Somehow she meant it to be a prank when she alighted.

THE END

Yes it's a happy ending.

Everybody's Fool

2004-10-29T10:15:00.000+08:00

I was measuring a broken piece of tile which was scattered in front of my studio class. So I was thinking maybe I can use this as my base. Of course this was all just done in jest. I took my metal rule and started measuring when I heard a familiar voice behind me....

"Don't pick up that tile."

Just like those movie scenes where the star gets a rude awakening when he realises his worst nightmare is just behind him. I turned around and it was Jimmy 'Kang' Kang. Eeep! Where did he come from....

Uh-oh.

"If you take that tile the school will deduct from your school fees."

He was joking. At least I think he was.

Then he made some other comments and I explained that it was broken and I was recycling it. Fade into the background....I told myself repeatedly.

I seriously need to get myself some Spider Senses.

The Little Bustard

2004-10-28T01:06:00.000+08:00

Sample of MSN script.
5tUD!0 PR0J3Ct!!! is Yaoguang
A rose by any other name smells just as sweet is Myself

5tUD!0 PR0J3Ct!!! says:
friday got studio proj den ur prayer how?? in e campus???

A rose by any other name smells just as sweet says:
i think i just tell jimmy kang to kiss my ass then i go to the mosque

5tUD!0 PR0J3Ct!!! says:
haha ok. he ask u read e text

A rose by any other name smells just as sweet says:
i ask him to jump down from level 6 cause he's an idiot

5tUD!0 PR0J3Ct!!! says:
GOOD

5tUD!0 PR0J3Ct!!! says:
his e bird we found on the book...............GREAT BUSTARD

A rose by any other name smells just as sweet says:
i think he's screl loose...ask him question then he ask us to read the paper...what a nutcase

A rose by any other name smells just as sweet says:
its not in the paper lor you little bustard

A rose by any other name smells just as sweet says:
hes not great

5tUD!0 PR0J3Ct!!! says:
ya lor den why is he here for ...to tell us to read e notes ?? tink i duno english izzit??

A rose by any other name smells just as sweet says:
no wonder ppl fail...he's so stupid...other lecturers not like him...so lost cause

5tUD!0 PR0J3Ct!!! says:
worst than bakta

Enuf said...

What is that studio project leader trying to prove? We are trying to ask him questions and he tell us to read his notes. The point is, his notes are vague and we are trying to clarify our doubts, so what's the deal you fart-head?

Look Out - Water Hazard

2004-10-26T23:45:00.000+08:00

Oh no! I made a mistake when I was doing the cover piece. (Refer to Ready, Set -Draw)I took the piece of paper that was lying on top of the watercolour pad thinking that it was watercolour paper. So without suspecting anything unusual in the texture of the paper I drew the layout and even started painting before I realised that it was catridge paper.
I took two hours doing a mistake. What a colossal waste of time. Moreover I believe I have the class record for having the most amount of paper signed (we have to sign the unused paper in class to avoid cheating) cause I probably have the most amount of rejected/failed drawings.
We are having the communication skills test tomorrow after the studio work. The question I'm asking (rhetorically of course) when am I going to break fast? I wondered if they spared a thought for the muslims(moslems). OK time to start revising.
48 hours left. Stay tuned for the unfolding drama or comedy....

Ready, Set - Draw!

2004-10-26T01:47:00.000+08:00

Studio project begins today. It looks like I'm going to be busy again this week. Hurrah! I never liked idling that much... but it doesn't mean I'm a workaholic either. The truth is work keeps me occupied and its a good distraction in my social life or rather the lack of it.
The instruction manual and specifications seem simple enough but I just realized how complicated it really is. I hope I don't botch up this assignment. Otherwise I might be withheld from progressing to the next semester.
I decided to start with the 5 drawings. Jackals are really hard to draw. The obscure printout images which I had for reference didn't help also. Drawing animals is definitely not my forte`.
Some of my drawings are unsatisfactory. However I cannot allow myself to dwell on the flaws for too long. 8 days is not really a whole lot of time. We only have about 56 hours left. Its the "FINAL COUNTDOWN"!
Tomorrow I'll be doing some painting. 'Caution' Things will get messy.

Wish me Luck!

Admission Admonitions

2004-10-21T01:27:00.000+08:00

At the end of the mass briefing pertaining to the Studio Project assignment, we were randomly given different locations (The Singapore Zoo, Jurong Birdpark, Insect Kingdom) and animals for subject matter. I have to complete a minimum 25 sketches by tomorrow as research material.
Apparently we have to be there from morning till late afternoon. Unfortunately since my animal is the black bucked jackal, which is situated in an open environment albeit with wide barricades of course, this means i have to be outdoors all the while.
This is however, not the crux of my dilemma.

I don't want to pay $14 to go in....*sobs* thats like daylight robbery especially since I'm just a student. I can't use my SPANS(Singapore Police Association NS) card benefits to acess the zoo for free because I have to inform them 3 days in advance! The problem is I just knew the details of the project today.

a$d#f$g$! Frickin' leechers, I'm just going there to see one animal for the entire Prickin' day. This BITES!

Feel Free

2004-10-20T01:06:00.000+08:00

So these past few days have been blissful.
Blissfully BORING! Well I've been lounging about the house, reading some books, counting the number of hair follicles on my head. I should probably do some work on my portfolio though...nah!!

How listless am I?

ANS: I'm not even going to finish this sent....

Eternal Gratitude

2004-10-17T06:12:00.000+08:00

Its time for a little confession. I know, i keep moaning about how boring my National Service was and how boorish my supervisors were. Actually there were silver linings too. Towards the end of my service I was transferred to Team Charlie. It was mostly work around the police station. No patrols except for dispatches, escorting criminals and sometimes routine neighbourhood rounds.

I am grateful to have had friends who were very supportive and trustwothy. There were of course some people whom I thought were friends but later proved to be otherwise. (But thats another story for another time perhaps?) I didn't expect them to be nice to me. They were regulars so in other words my superiors.

I didn't realise it then but when I recall those etched memories of a pivotal moment in my life now, I recognise it was more than just friendship. We were like a band of brothers.

I never had an elder brother or sister. But these people were family to me. We saw each other more often than we would like to. (LOL) They gave me guidance and confidence. Furthermore, a cherished farewell.

Truthfully, I was heartbroken when I left. I hated being in NS but the moments we had were pure euphoria.

I'll aways remember the times that we had.
NS Sc/Sgt Hisyam.

Paperballs Wars

2004-10-14T22:35:00.000+08:00

Paperball Wars: A New Hope
(with sincere apologies to George Lucas)

A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

The Module empire was bent on destroying the fragile confidence of a young apprentice who had in the past few days had been emasculated by the long nights and influenza. He felt like his body could not take the strain of the assignments. He had given in to his fears and was almost consumed by the dark side. He woke up late yesterday and missed his Colour Theory test. The rebellion spirit however remained strong in him. And suddenly the young padawan remembered - Use the force dummy!
He turned the tide of the war in his favour and handed in both assignments albeit reluctantly because he felt he could've done better.
"One step at a time, you must take, Yes. Hmmm other chances, you will have." Yodels Yoda.
Coming up NEXT: Bhakta Strikes Back and Return of Reject

I managed to complete my assignments and handed them in today. I felt that I could've done better if I had more time. I guess you take what you have and make the best out of it. After 'Design Fundamentals', some of my friends and I lingered in the class waiting 'Drawing' which begins at 3pm. We had about 2 hours of spare time so we fooled about in class. I started taping up paper balls for target pratice and before I knew it, we were having Paperball Wars. Nobody was spared. Eunice, Yaoguang and Jonathan : Team A. Haru, Inez and I: Team B. Team A + Team B= recipe for disaster. It was a nice way to wind down after a incredibly tiring week.