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rays 

What's happening to blogger.com?

It has been not just ones but a couple of times while blogger.com is down. It gets really irritating at times when i have to delay my writing because of some stupid technical faults. Even though its for free, still should it be some what workable? Well, i really don't mind paying some bucks every month just to have maybe a little more fantastic on-going feature. And for this post, i couldn't upload photos again plus not being able to change font size. Nerve-racking..

Thats All,
Rays

Some artwork to share..

Dear all, 

Its been ages ever since I last blogged. Well, life has been really boring lately while i was extremely depressed with job hunting. 

Anyhow, dont really have much to blog (discuss) about so i've decided to share an artwork that were done up yesterday noon. Its kind of like a leisure thingy, nothing serious about it. But this is somewhat an example of what i do for my freelance.. =)

Cheers mates. Ciaox. 

Ref: All edited images were taken from google.com 

 

Long Awaited "stuff treat".. LOL..

Couldn't sleep even till 8:48am.. And were forced to enjoy his long awaited Singaporean BREAKFAST.. mohaha.. Wok-fried Quay Tual sided with deep-fried chicken wings. Plus, freshly blended warm Soya milk as accompanying drink. You can go ahead with the cursing and swearing but i'm gonna tell you this.. its damn fucking "Breakfast well deserved"... Haha.. Cheers mates.. 

News of the day..

Was random-ing yahoo news and happen to come across this interesting feed. "Chubby people live longest". Well based on research studies in Japan, it has been proven that fat people lived longer than skinny people. It sort of bothered me that would I rather live longer by being fat or would i die earlier by stay skinny. 

Well, i guess i would rather die early and stay skinny. Frankly speaking, i propose no discrimination on the obesity population and by staying skinny is purely an issue towards self-preferences. I still do indulge in treating my eyes with gorgeously skinny models. All those runways and editorial shoots were a die for. Plus its simply mouth-watering when it comes to that "chic-ness from within". But who knows, maybe a brand new vogue of obesity would inspire the next avant-garde fashion. 

Anyhow, i shall direct you to the original news feed. Cheers hommies. 

News Feed Here: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090619/tts-health-japan-lifestyle-weight-7d7070a.html 

THE GRAND DAY..

Got the results on my current degree program.. Scored a 2nd lower hons + degree. Was kind-of disappointed as i aimed for at least a 2nd upper. Can see my first class drifting away after loads of group work. You know, it's really difficult to work in a group when each wanted different things and aimed different goals. 

But, what can i say. I've tried my very best this time round and would try harder for my masters. Can't wait for the far-near future to come. Would probably work for a good 5 years before progressing to masters. 

Recalling back to the times where i ever said, "studying made hell lot of a disaster in life". Well at this point of time where i've been through university, i have to say i kind-of indulge into the academic world. It's more towards the process, experience and stress that made a die for. Kind-of weird huh? I can't believe it at first but i guess, i've changed to be a total different person. However, not yet too near to be a "nerd" i guess. 

I came from a lousy academic background during my high school period. Well, we address it as "secondary school" back in Singapore and i was under the stream of "normal technical". Which in other words, the worst and lousiest among all. How cute of the governments to categories students. Well, i wasn't too disappointed in myself no matter how people looked at me "academically" and i told myself, "dude, you have to work harder, way more than any other that's standing right in-front of you". 

I knew my journey ahead would be tough and i had visions of them. I know what i want is what i get and i believed in "if there's a will, there's a way". Nobody can ever imagine how much thorns i had to outcome in-order to obtain my desired fruit, even myself. Every time i fell, i just had to keep trying. 

I had read tons of books. Proposal writing, grammar, vocabulary, accounting, gastronomic, hospitality and more. Those were hell lot of nightmares when i first married them. But I did force myself through and i told myself, i'm not as lucky as those who receives loads of help from others. Although i do receive help round the corner and during the period of my study but still, I'm not as lucky as compared to some. 

My journey was alot tougher and rockier as i didn't had to privilege to do literature or composition during high school. Well again not really a privilege at that point of time but you would sooner or later realise and be glad that you did go through that process. Trust me, it was alot easier if you had done them at that age. It really did help to work your future better and smoother. 

Now that i've come so far, i can't wait to proceed on further. I can hear the nature of "career" calling and i can see that success drawing me nearer. Some day, i would be a successful businessman that owns my very exquisite restaurant and magazine. 

Now that you've read about my vision, I want you to pause life for just a tiny second and think about your vision. What do you really want to achieve in life?  *Don't forget to be practical. 

Peace out.. =)  

Blogging Blogging Blogging.. =D

My blog is kinda rotting and am still having a writer's block.. =( 

Be Back Soon, I Hope.. 

Dinner with great Company..

Its kinda been a week full of eating good food. Dined at one of my favorite thai restaurant together with a handful of great companies. This stand alone thai restaurant was located 3 miles away from Luzern bus station. Not more than 5 mins walk and you could see their signboard "Memories of Asia". 

Lilin, joce, Hweelin and myself shared 4 dishes and same goes to Winnie, Vian, Amanda and Yammy. So on our side, we ordered:

1. Red Curry Fish
   
2. Tom Yam Soup
   
3. Pat Thai
   
4. Deep-fried Wanton

Starting from Red curry fish, it was as indulging as the first time i had them. Fish slices were deep-fried till golden-brown and red fish curry gravy was creamy and done just at the right consistency. Could have been a little more spicy though. 

Tom yam soup was excellent but just that portioning was abit tiny. Surely good for 2 persons to share. 

Pat thai was prepared differently as compared to those i had in Singapore. But still, nice wok-fried flavor, al denta doneness and not forgetting lots and lotsa prawns.. Its a "oui oui" for all. 

Last but not least, deep-fried wantons, one of Singapore's delicacy but not sure if its the same for the thai-s. Well just as we all know, deep fried food can't go wrong. Meat fillings were at the right size and consistency, specifically wrapped and fried till crispy golden-brown. Trust me, when they goes right in-front of ya mouth, you just can't wait to chew them. So are your lips getting jealous on da tasting. 

Atmosphere was set right although there wasn't music or special performances. As you can see from one of the pictures, exquisite wooden interior furnishing with sufficient daylight exposures. Sadly, menu descriptions were wrote in german. Thats a "too-bad" for foreigners isn't it. Thank god we had familiarised with the best dishes even without having to glance at the menu. Super us. 

All and all, great companies, great place, good food, excellent experience and nice location. I had given a 8/10 ever since my first visit and till this very visit, its still da same. 

And don't forget to make your reservations beforehand. Hard luck that they are always packed with regulars. 

Peace out.. Rays

What Have I Been Doing During The Past Few Days..

As dinner in school sucks as usual, this gave us a reason to eat reasonably good food somewhere else. So i decided to bring two of my classmates along to "The World Cafe" for dinner. Not the first time for Lilin but first for Yammy.. Lilin has been my eating out buddy lately, so basically whatever i ate or where ever i dine, she's mostly present. 

Wore a sky blue tee with river island jeans which i bought them from UK. Speaking of which, "you can go crazy shopping there, i'm freaking serious". So the moment we stepped into the restaurant, the atmosphere was kinda dead-silent. Staffing was down to 2 at most and so were their customers. I mean how sad, its a saturday evening and thats the kinda crowd they're expecting. This is so not gonna work out in Singapore. Alright so back to the main topic, i ordered a curry prawn dish which comes with fragrant rice and so were Lilin and Yammy. wee.. There are just more to fascinate you, Curry prawn dish topped with cottage cheese. Mouth-watering. Its more like floating on curry river, by passing prawns and pieces of cottage cheese. wow.. 

So upon the minute of settling down with our drinks, we couldn't wait any longer but to gobble things up. its literally gobbling.. haa.. Not forgetting pictures taking session in the mids of eating and drinking.. For that day, only managed to withdraw 2 nicely taken shots. argh. i was so dieing for a SLR every single time when i have to deal with lousy shots.. gosh.. hmm, what else have i gotta say other than the tender prawns, nicely cooked till the every ready doneness and and not forgetting the creamy fragranced curry gravy, not too spicy but just right to trigger your senses. It was indeed a treat well-deserved. For all that dissertation and report assignments, we just have got too little time to enjoy..

ENGLAND TRIP & The MMU VISIT..

It feels really good once again hearing random people speaking "English".. not to mention the british english and that accent but english in its form of language at least. It actually were typical towards the similarities of building styles between UK and Singapore. I later recalled on the history of Singapore being british colonel and/ or in other words, fashion, food and lots more were closely adapted by Singapore. 

Moreover, globalization led to culture diversification. I have seen chinatown for the chinese, curry mile street for the indians and halal food restaurants catered for the muslims. People there were really friendly, well majority at least. "I'm here standing on the British land feeling the Great Britain breeze", thats what i feel and how i felt it when i was there. No doubt the fact of being comfortable with the environment and society, food was way different and noting the fact that English food is far too difficult to adapt. Except fish and chips for being the only great yum, the rest on the row were a big "NOT" for me. 

For a trade off of flying here was to attend programs organized by the MMU and boring trips that's checked a "must" on attendants. Myself wasn't really interested in visiting the manchester football club museum and black sheep beer brewery. eww.. God, those were boring when i thought of. Although i have never loved watching football matches and fancy beer drinking, but still, thats something new. 

Apart from the excursions, back in the campus we have got workshops waiting for our presents. Sugar handling, sausage making, wine, cheese and beer tasting were excellent choices. A bravo for who ever that planned the workshops. 

Speaking of leisure, shopping were as dirt cheap. I had gave a six star for the prices there. I almost got blinded when i compare the number of clothing items i grabbed and the amount i paid. On the second day of the trip, i got eight trendy items on hand and it only costed 88 pounds which in other words, less than 200 SGD. Just to certain the comparison, to grab stuff in Singapore, 200 bucks/nett on hand could only get you some 4 quantities the most. But also not forgetting the fact that you gonna get the chance of flying to England for free and thats how you feel the ultimate kick of being a shopaholic. 

Throughout the trip, Sira, Lilin, Yongyi and myself had taken millions of great shots. Lets see what we've got.. 

PICTURES UPLOADED ON FACEBOOK.. =D

A Day of Randomness..

Its Sunday.. wee.. Slept roughly 7 hrs before brunch. Myself with a few friends squeezing in my tiny room watching movie, "Step Up" is da show man. It totally rockz but though, still prefer "Step Up 2". Briana Evigan is way hotter than Jenna Lee Dewan, well thats what i think.. The gals in my room were cheering for Channing Matthew Tatum and cursing Jenna Lee Dewan. Lol. Azmi and myself were "wow-ing" throughout. Although i have watched that movie for like a million times.

Anyways, as stated on the title, this post is suppose to be a "post of randomness"; fierce. Starting with some pictures i took from my last picnic session.


Practicing macro shot technique on my Casio 12.1, not bad har..


The tree that gave me quite some inspiration. The tree of life.. OMMMM..




Dog taken from random owner. Look how adorable she is.. hellow little cutie cutie. Despite its size and cuteness, it barked at a german shepherd till that poor dog took-off. I got so shock that i almost black out. Fierce.






This dog in particular that i super love. Took a few shots of it "without permission though". shhhss.. But he's really fierce, and pretty. I gonna own one too, someday..


Well, what's more marvelous than the view of Swiss. Priceless for a life time. Just as what majority said, "love da place".

Apart from the movie session, Winnie, Lilin and I when out for a threesome "gardening" session. haa.. You guys know what i mean. LOL.. Stolen a tulip together with some bunches of flowers. The girls were laughing that i suck at the "science-sology" of plants. Come on, thats rocket science man.


Had a few shocks when groups of people or cars by pass. God, how do those theft feel when stealing real hard cash man. It either their don't give a fuck when stealing or they enjoy being caught. After all, still we managed to view the gorgeousness of a fully opened tulip plant.




The prettiness that make you go wana go blind. A phenomenon.

Subsequently, did some muscle "tenderizing" on my lovely room-mate.

What a classic expression. Session by per booking basis, plastic not entertained.


Ending pose photo shoot. Nice..


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cheers,
rays

17th April 2009, 8:00:00 PM

Myself together with jocelyn, we did brilliant for our performance.. So hope our parents were here.. =(
Tell you a trick, i was thinking of my parent, family and friends when i was singing.. its the joy & happiness that i'm spreading.. =D

Song Sang: Where i belong & Xin Lian Xin

Credits:
Jocelyn (Partner)
Lilin Tan (Singing Teacher cum Manager)
Vian, Amanda & Winnie.co (Song Video/ Screen)
Travis & Azmi (Guitarist)
Tina & Angela Xu (Mandarin Translator)
Yongyi and Joey (Camera)
Rest of the Singaporeans, (Mobile Clappers)

TGIF.. "Thank God Its Friday"

5 Shots Challenge.. Subsequently got so bored with friday.. Preparing my singing performance.. plus taking crazy shots.. =D eww.. wee.. eww.. wee..

Come on, Smile with me..


Hmm.. Maybe..


Ooook.. hmm.. but..


Ah haa.. Still, got no inspiration... lol.. and btw, bye..

Gatsby, Gatsby, Gatsby....

More and more fun with my new hair cut.. lol.. Apparently, a pair of ghostly hands having fun with my hair too.. haa..

Guys, its Stella's Bird day..

Myself together with Lilin, yammy, Joce and Azmi.. presents this.. have fun stella.. Watch this ==>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWbRuUE5E9M

cheers,
rays

My New Hairstyle.. Model 2009..

All thanks to Azmi.. a talent hairstylish... Initially, i had directed him to cut according to this picture ==>

And the outcome was really similar.. cool right..

ciaox.. =D

Winding backing to "Europe Trip" - A classical Review..

Very well, at last the time is on my hand. Almost forgot what to blog for my Europe trip. LOL.. Allow me to start from the first day.

(The first thing i saw when we researched paris.. i'm like, wow.. )


(What's more shocking, japanese wedding in France? Its like a die for..)





(More and More sight seeing.. wee..)


(There is this arc shaped building where I totally got no idea about..)



(Flowers were as pretty as my mum.. =D)

And Here Comes The Room. They called themselves as a comtempory arts student hostel. Cheap and Chic..





(A night in there is seriously a die for.. mohaha)

And I proudly present you the washroom.. Super duper small but glamourous, not that i can complain anything when it comes to design.




(High fashion photo shot on toilet mirrors..)

I know u guys can't wait to see more, Photo shot on the staircase.. cool..






(Too cool not fools..)

NEXT UP.. COMING FOR EIFFEL TOWER.. WEE..




















Ever Stand at the Viewpoint of Paris? Here you go... =D






TO BE CONTINUED... STAY TUNED..