tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61928822011-11-07T00:23:31.970+08:00seeing yourself seeing.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comBlogger1991100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-47412282015293527072008-01-21T03:40:00.001+08:002008-01-21T03:46:40.645+08:00Visual, optical, illusionistic, surprising, optimistic on a dull drizzling day.http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-77332576545741908732007-06-06T17:01:00.000+08:002007-06-06T17:07:56.906+08:00jewel on a hillIt's called Pepys Hill, off what I think is the long stretch of Telok Blangah Road. I've never seen such a thing in my life - look at the huge columns holding the thing up - it's like a beautiful monster. And the view you get from up there is quiet breathtaking (not to mention the cardio workout you get from climbing the stairs). We snuck onto the balcony of this unit that was JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-17468424026825659282007-05-21T20:16:00.000+08:002007-05-21T20:17:55.730+08:00Architecture, Urbanism & Industrial Design At Vivocity24th to 30th MayDo Come!JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-51852959908335200872007-05-03T21:46:00.000+08:002007-05-03T21:54:32.782+08:00DIY Kopi-OAs a result of a no-coffee-maker situation (gasp) at vishal'splace, I resorted to this:3 table spoons ground coffee powder(Supplied by Columbian Drug Lord room mate)1/4 Cup Cold Water1.5 Cups Boiling Water1. Get the Water Boiling2. Mix the Coffee powder with the Cold water, it doesn't have to be 1/4 cup, just make sure it makes a nice and thick, dirty, brown gooey mixture.3. Once the JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-18785226921447821712007-03-31T00:30:00.000+08:002007-03-31T00:35:07.918+08:00the simple things.well we all know all things about life are complex. science is complex, mathematics is a load of (*&^%$#@; architecture is insanely complicated; heck, even art is complex. sometimes if you look around at our apparently bland surroundings, there is beauty in the everyday.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-20459290295214928572007-02-14T01:46:00.000+08:002007-02-14T01:45:24.047+08:00FIVE FOOT WAYFor all architect types, please read Five Foot Way. For all non-architect types, please also read Five Foot Way, but also help tell your architect-type friends to read Five Foot Way. Because Five Foot Way isn't just another magazine; it's about the roofs we live under, it's about the way we exist. JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-83477442401420681932007-01-31T22:45:00.000+08:002007-01-31T23:03:17.363+08:00Studio Sessions, January 2007The Kampong Bugis Thinktankthe rushed master plan model; beach road is to the left; geylang to the rightthe best part about this project (and our studio motto) was not working past 7pm :)JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-12923683132662232542007-01-27T14:27:00.000+08:002007-01-27T15:23:40.431+08:00Brainstorming Kampong Bugis.Remember the place that comes right after Beach Road?The place where (if you owned a Beach Road HDB Apartment) you could catch a glimpse of the converging Kallang and Rochor Rivers? Yes, that's right. Singapore has rivers. Better still, I didn't have an inkling of their existence till now. But we were told to dream up a storm for the area, to redevelop it as something,JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-16535933736625780032007-01-05T21:40:00.000+08:002007-01-06T18:28:49.355+08:00Aiyoh.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-28604666152285660292006-12-24T19:18:00.000+08:002006-12-24T19:19:48.419+08:00Analogize ThisRead them, comment, postulate new ones if you will; this is the beginning of the Analogue Age.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-67209052390643659832006-12-22T03:32:00.000+08:002006-12-22T03:34:17.885+08:00Check out the new Photo blog here. more to come!JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-51747351487564057772006-12-08T18:23:00.000+08:002006-12-08T18:44:46.371+08:00Why Toyo Ito would disown Vivo City. I think many people will say that vivocity is forced. To explain the problem a lot of people have with it; it's like saying you paint a bracelet with gold nippon paint and say its some 24 karat gold masterpiece; it's a fake-o. If you look at Toyo Ito's Taichung Opera in Taiwan, now that is probably what vivocity would have been, had Ito had his way. Take a JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-34228236449629173842006-12-08T16:42:00.000+08:002006-12-08T17:28:21.846+08:00Back from the Buzz, see some snapshots hereJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-13706825989800481932006-11-29T15:31:00.000+08:002006-11-29T15:54:51.653+08:00It's as if on some days you go downstairs to the garden, and you're able to see things you never saw before.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1561595866103985322006-11-25T16:13:00.000+08:002006-11-25T17:03:16.451+08:00A Global Warning.If you think about it, i think this trailer must be one of the scariest you could ever watch. Before i launch intosome instructional on how to save the planet, i think weshould ALL watch this one...Visit the website: An Inconvenient Truth.visited Vivocity. These are just the criss crossing escalators. So sad lah! no wonder the architect wanted to disown the whole project. becauseJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-73705227447879508372006-11-12T00:04:00.000+08:002006-11-12T00:12:42.749+08:00Something jem might enjoy reading,as for the rest here's a brief tailoring 101:Timothy Everest.Gieves and Hawkes are on Saville Row; and here's a new one,Oliver Goldsmith does bespoke sunglasses.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1162484269610627472006-11-02T23:59:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:23.136+08:00"Surfaces define the shapes of our world;light allows us to see them." Erwin Viray JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1160834187221481522006-10-14T21:52:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:23.042+08:003hours in 3 dayssleep, i meanJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1160233524604726952006-10-07T22:58:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.966+08:00surfacesmaybe if i get my hands onto that nokia 5.0 megapixel phone i could take nicer shots.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1155378759634172722006-08-12T18:27:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.890+08:00backyard poeticsJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1154448508688904932006-08-02T00:07:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.805+08:00JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1154249939224458722006-07-30T16:57:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.724+08:00To echo jeremy's sentiments from a few weeks back...i think these people are great.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1153067265940486842006-07-17T00:03:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.645+08:00FLASHBACKHEREHEREHEREHEREHEREHEREJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1152962102649350072006-07-15T19:14:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.564+08:00JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1152873553715975672006-07-14T18:29:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.485+08:00LOVE NOT WARJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1152549416238971942006-07-11T00:33:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.412+08:00JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1152029482737130682006-07-05T00:06:00.001+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.338+08:00HANOIJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1149607175002234502006-06-06T23:10:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.184+08:00JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1149435105921125312006-06-04T23:29:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.109+08:00JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1147832732224567782006-05-17T10:20:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:22.008+08:00Oh my holy apples it comes in black! i remember i once said that if anyone made something like that i'd buy it.. i think i'm gonna be a convert..JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1146983393971589052006-05-07T14:28:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.933+08:00JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1145683972241804202006-04-22T13:31:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.857+08:00If YOU are creative and YOU think you have something you want to show the world, your friends and family about you, your thoughts and opinions, leave me your email address.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1143517408997443772006-03-28T11:43:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.709+08:00a few days later and...I CANT THINK ANYMORE HELP MEJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1143228705032573372006-03-25T03:27:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.636+08:00I can tell you the reason i haven't written anything here for a while isn't because i've gotten sick of it; no..i wish i'd written more. The reason? well.. The designer's block, yes, it's back! however today i think i've made a fresh start with a brand new perspective on things and how exciting it is to have total freedom EVEN with a given school project, so i'm writing, i guess, out of pure JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1142501267161283712006-03-16T17:25:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.561+08:00Anyone with ideas for a sticker set for Majulah Stickapura?put your wacky ideas on the comments page, maybe we can work something out!hurry! there's no time! just think crazy!JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1142151528993353002006-03-12T16:13:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.485+08:00Getting Nationalistick Support the local creative intiative!JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1142100794731138852006-03-12T02:10:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.415+08:00For the Bold and the Beautiful(and the obscenely rich)Ever wanted your very own slice of paradise?Well now's the time to go shopping for it!JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1141145484931804092006-03-01T00:29:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.344+08:00My WindowSpeaking of Windows... Microsoft is planning six versions of the next incarnation of its Windows operating system. Soon our geek box computers will have a new look and new sounds to boot! wooooottJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1140679689948255602006-02-23T15:27:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.269+08:00Remember Dr. Ink Beer?Try Dr. Inking Something Extra Tasty.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1139673712578532262006-02-11T23:54:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.195+08:00today rememberedJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1139142702732812612006-02-05T20:30:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.126+08:00Your travel type: Travel Yup The Travel Yup likes exotic and adventurous travel, but prefers big cities with fast paced life. He has a keen interest in other cultures and always brings home a few souvenirs. Shopping in Bangkok, getting a tailor made suite in Kuala Lumpur, that's the kind of thing the Travel Yup is into. Even though he likes to get away, he prefers his travels to be comfortable. JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1138993255005138402006-02-04T02:47:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:21.051+08:00MixA Proposal for the Youth Council's new Youth Centre called *scape, which will be located on the piece of land behind Cineleisure and Orchard Mandarin, Mix attempts to blend the diverse physical and intellectual talents, cultural sensitivities, creativity and innovation of Singaporean Youth today. The proposed landscape rises from the site as an architectural and urban event in the fabric of JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1138524784531498222006-01-29T16:38:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.967+08:00It's time to ramble about the Lunar New Year. It all started with a nice dinner at my grandma's, just the five of us, dad-mom-sis-grandma-i. and then the next day all it took was just two visits to other relatives' houses did i realize. i'm sick of the festivities! are you? and we SHOULDN'T be, right? i'm sick of having those big dinners where you sit around a great big table and stare at people JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1137827906740950372006-01-21T15:00:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.897+08:00some cool ads i foundHondaThe Economistand turn up the volume for that Honda one..and...returning from the true city that never sleeps,to the city of the what-you-can't-do's..this one courtesy of the HSBC Treetop Walk at MacRitchie.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1135406793912497852005-12-24T14:46:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.827+08:00will be back soon....0055am on the 27th of dec...see you all soon!JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1134889779904064572005-12-18T15:08:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.751+08:00Toronto Maple Leafs 2 - 8 Ottawa SenatorsGood thing i wasn't in Ottawa i guess.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1134859858619150582005-12-18T06:45:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.677+08:00so i arrived in Toronto yesterday evening...and whaddaya know.. qiu's whole house agreed to a conspiracy! to NOT tell me that they're cancelling the trip to Ottawa to watch the Leafs vs the Sens! WTF WTF! Their reason? "Oh...if we'd told you then you wouldn't have finished your work in time." WTF WTFFF! Oh well i guess they were kind of right about that...in a week i finished a 3000-worder, a 38-JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1134429609144215622005-12-13T07:15:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.605+08:00Somehow this mugging session for tomorrow's exam is not turning up with any results WHATSOVER. i can safely say i've got 20% of the material into my brain in the past 2 days, during which i planned to study..this is horrible, but nonetheless, i will soldier on, maybe i should turn off this damn computer, its such a big distraction. Anyhow it helps to know that 2/3rds of the exam tomorrow is open JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1134347094342977632005-12-12T08:14:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.535+08:00Which reminds me..i have to record this...yesterday night was one of the most amazing nights when our 3rd year class descended to eric,jon,abe and jeremy's house's garage to whip up one craaazy private singalong, fuelled by a keg of crappy beer, a drum, guitar, bass, and a crazed singaporean, who i think had a pretttty good time.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1134346284999540742005-12-12T07:45:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.447+08:00SobEven though i'm now suffering under the massive weight of an exam, a 3000 word paper, a way too long 55 page report, and a project report, i'll be with all of you in heart and spirit. I guess even the school knows i'll be spending the festive season on a plane, so they put up a two storey tree just to honour me.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1133856836078309542005-12-06T16:06:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.379+08:00The hours in studio certainly took their toll on this tired mind...dazed, confused and bored, i grabbed the camera and roamed the studio...and found the most interesting subject matter. that's right. the most engaging content ever. you'd be surprised at how colourful some of these are. what's more, each one tells its own story. no prizes for guessing where these are taken...this one is for a JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1133555115203389192005-12-03T04:24:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.300+08:00 on that note, i think every room should have a blackboard wall...JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1133483900100246922005-12-02T08:30:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.231+08:00JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1132979081697554412005-11-26T12:14:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.162+08:00white as snowwoke up as usual one morning, got myself all ready for school, had a quick breakfast snack, then headed out of the door and...the sight that i met with almost blinded me.And check out that sky! WHEN can we get that back home? WHEN?And then we'll all look back at our lives; where we've travelled, what we've done with ourselves, the paths we've chosen; and we'd think...it wasn't reallyJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1132691087599956772005-11-23T04:24:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.090+08:00 Hoo-ah!JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1132271679568027332005-11-18T07:50:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:20.015+08:00Got out of the house this morningWalked to schoolBoyWas it coldNow its almost -5 degrees centigradeAnd they say it'll just get betterand betterWonder how Simon's doingJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1131957301992584702005-11-14T16:18:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.946+08:00And so the merry bunch descended upon the Air Canada Center to see the Raptors take on the Jazz. or, shall we say, try to take on the Jazz. Toronto lost 84-99, with a dismal show of ball-throwing skills. (i'll reserve the term 'shooting' for the american teams). The photo says it all. Toronto, and Canada, should probably stick to Hockey.This next one is for somebody....you know who you are... JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1131659605257610732005-11-11T05:49:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.850+08:00SimonCAM #3Alas, this morning found Simon in pretty bad shape. Probably suffering from a severe bout of cabin fever, (which his owner and friend would probably understand with the greatest clarity) i set out to take him out of his plastic home and release him to the great outdoors. This probably worked, seeing that Simon immediately sprung to life and started walking about, surveying the familiarJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1131578716910732752005-11-10T07:21:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.780+08:00SimonCAM #2 Don't you envy him? he's got his own pad. JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1131434412517487582005-11-08T15:19:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.708+08:00world, meet simon.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1131236440534980802005-11-06T08:17:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.636+08:00something i found on About.com, wonder if it worksby Crystal CoonsDestroy your own jeansApart of being a really cool trend, the worn in denim look is really sought after and can usually only be achieved by wearing the same pair of jeans for years upon jeans. Instead of waitting for that to happen narturally, companies like Abercrombie began to sell destroyed denim at their premium prices. But JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1130903194091829992005-11-02T11:30:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.559+08:00"Pur-Galt-ory"Or so they called the night when scarecrows, barbie-bats, severed hands and living dolls crept out of their hiding places, and graced us with their presence at Fiddler's Bar in the cyptic town of historic Cambridge Galt...It wasn't not too hard to spot Donatella Versace, Catwoman, Garlic Girl, Bruce Lee, the MSN(Busy)Sign, and other fabulous folk just mixing and having a good JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1130697414589909192005-10-31T02:25:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.489+08:00Hope the link to the photos is working. Somebody tell me if its not working please. Think my body is malfunctioning. I fell asleep from 5 to 11pm yesterday, and then i slept again at 4am till 12pm this afternoon. i mean, am i that tired? what the hell is wrong with me? How ironic this whole trip is. Technically, i'm supposed to have fun, because i just need the passing mark for everything i take.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1130487728279874022005-10-28T16:16:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.417+08:00HERE ARE THE PHOTOSJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1130369899461170142005-10-27T07:30:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.346+08:00Back from New York. I'm sad to be out of the city. But i'm happy now i'm back. Today the three Lords (read: group members) decided to take things easy and tried to work together. For once, my group is taking a collective approach to the design. Hallelujah. I thought this day'd never come. Mr Prima Donna however is still making people upset. I think i'll remain the diplomat and try to listen to JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1129844551958863192005-10-21T05:39:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.276+08:00A Big Apple, Please.in an hour i'll be on my way to the city i've always wanted to visit. NYC! of course, i'm not really looking forward to the 12 hour bus ride on the greyhound getting there, (and back) but the rest of it is just a dream come true. forget school, forget cambridge, i'm heading for the city that never sleeps! (or allows smoking in bars)adios, amigos..JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1129277422918720392005-10-14T16:01:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.205+08:00Building TorontoIt's 3am in the morning and i'm wide awake. Maybe its because of my abnormal biological clock which switches me off at 430pm and wakes me up at 10pm. Sometimes all it takes to ruin your entire week is a madly-conceived idea to rebuild the entire Toronto waterfront in a 1:500 scale model made of too-hard-to-cut-into-small-pieces white card. Why the profs are astounded by overly JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1128386233489673482005-10-04T08:21:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.135+08:00The GuvernmentAlthough a few friends would strongly object to my saying so, the guvernment has brought something of worth to the world. Tired, lazy and full from dinner, Alex, Vince, Daniel, Brian, Qiu and I (woot woot...perfect grammar) dragged ourselves down to one of the biggest club complexes in Toronto City, The Guvernment, where his royal highness Dave Seaman was going to put on one helluvaJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1127958552301138402005-09-29T09:41:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:19.065+08:00WorkI start to wonder why I've come out here to see more of the world, when I find myself in studio everyday, till 3 in the morning, trying to churn out a presentation with my mates here...but i guess that's what they call school. It's getting colder everyday, and it's definitely getting harder to cycle back everyday, the icy wind slicing into my very bones. shudder. I dread the day that i'll JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1127430753418090292005-09-23T07:05:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.997+08:00It seems that my heads needs a bit of a nudge before i realise my plight of self-pity. In the words of Yumin the great, maybe this place isn't such a bad deal, and even though i may come out battered, bruised and bored, i'd still reckon the time i had here was the time i learnt the most about myself. I guess you learn the most when you're immersed somewhere for the first time in your life..makes JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1127349381409692632005-09-22T08:27:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.914+08:00BustedIt just pains me to know that i could have avoided this injury that's bothering me right now. And it will bother me for at least another week. Sure, I did wear shoes that were probably a size too small, but the blister that i got was beyond earthly proportions. Worse still, it got infected and now my ankle's the size of mother earth. Swollen, lah. So now i have to get lifts to school and i JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1127023736091790112005-09-18T13:57:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.835+08:00hello city FINALLY. after 13 long days in cambridge, (which is getting better for me by the way, getting used to it slowly) i got my ass onto a greyhound and moved my fat self to the city of Toronto. My euphoria can only be understood after you've known that i moved from this:To this:Yeah, many thanks to Qiuyan and her 4 flatmates at 62 Wellesley Street for taking this overwhelmed, JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1126553328079440192005-09-13T03:14:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.765+08:00San Francisco!While this pre-school lull is hitting me head on with boredom and anticipation, i think i'll show a bit of my one-and-a-half day stopover in San Francisco. Bright lights, museums, fast cars, and miles and miles of never ending, undulating city! Thanks to Steph, i had accomodation, good food, coupled with a whirlwind tour of the Castro..gah! i need to travel.Steph's house on 22nd (i JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1126405643659220272005-09-11T10:21:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.694+08:0024Its sad to think, that almost a decade ago you and i would be just fine sitting at a table, reading something, eating something, playing a game, drawing a picture, listening to music, WITHOUT a computer in front of you. Worse still, its sad to think that nowadays we (especially singaporeans) spend more time talking on our handphones and msn messenger windows than we do with our very own vocal JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1126241061168938462005-09-09T12:35:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.628+08:00the village comes to lifeI made my way down to the main campus at Waterloo today, just to get a few health forms filled in and most importantly to obtain my WATcard. Had i known how tired i looked this morning, i would NEVER have gone. Damn these offices with digital cameras on site! The main campus, as you can see, is quite big, and froshies (orientation week here is called FROSH) were JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1126145593307183352005-09-08T10:09:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.554+08:00Black & White, or Colour? I think i prefer BOTH.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1126046943538839232005-09-07T06:33:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.476+08:00They say that you are your worst enemy. Although i totally agree that some degree of solitude and isolation is good and essential for the soul, i think everyone gets used to a certain way of life after a while-In my case, that would have to be city life. And then i begin to question the choices i've made. i.e, People seem to be asking me "why on earth did you come to THIS place?" all the time, JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1125874121251855292005-09-05T05:38:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.406+08:00Tour de EcoleAfter some lunchtime hotdogs, i figured it would be nice to check out the school. Although it's a Sunday, we figured the school would've had someone in it since the freshmen were beginning orientation week the next day, and sure enough a few seniors were there to let us in. Apparently you require the use of a student card to enter the school...nice security feature, makes you feel JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1125788260677197322005-09-04T06:41:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.333+08:00Sleepless in CambridgeFinally touched down in Cambridge in Ontario. A definite far-cry from the bustling city that was San Francisco. Maybe making a stopover there was a bit of a mistake? Its quiet and slow paced, to say the least, and i wonder what i'm gonna find here to do besides school itself. Anyhow, you lucky guys get a free tour of the house, so enjoy. The house in all its splendor, i JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1125392078014687292005-08-30T16:46:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.268+08:00Chocoholics AnonymousSo C.A or Chocoholics Anonymous met on Saturday night to have our annual AGM, and the verdict was unanimous. Chocolate should be loved by all. None shall fall by the wayside. Dear friends like Hershey, Cadbury and Wonka were all in attendance. The Meeting went on for more than 4 servings, despite warning attempts by the great Han of HOUSE fame. All in all, Club President H.Y JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1125129044739633542005-08-27T15:39:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.194+08:00In the spirit of good times to come and the talent that surrounds us,there'll be an exclusive performance at Singapore's favourite club by the world reknown, mee pok-bred deejays, HOUSE. Bringing the best of deep, soulful house and an intoxicating mix of latin and balearic beats to our shores, there's more than enough to get your booty shakin'. For Poh and Tan Club Members Only......Haha just JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1124631022727473202005-08-21T21:27:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.117+08:00The Park, the park.Welcome to my humble abode, Sunset Way, Clementi Park.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1122489384603831542005-07-28T02:25:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:18.052+08:00Rare Wordy Post From JJSo i gave up the job to be a part time promoter at Nokia. Why? Because they've been 'postponing' the launch of the new N90 phone, (which is an elephant of a handphone) week after week after week. Had i worked every weekend till now, i'd probably have a thousand bucks in the bank already. So i was thinking...maybe i'm not destined to be a promoter. I was madefor a greater JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1121790954595303022005-07-20T00:33:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.984+08:00Check it Out Before you Check InIts amazing how much some companies care for their customers nowadays...especially if its an online company like Zuji.com..check out these 'Friendly warnings'...Maybe small gestures like this really help to foster customer loyalty? Who knows. Koh Samui, anyone?JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1121762746270942462005-07-19T16:44:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.918+08:00Just realised why the pictures i took with my phone were so blur. Cos i didn't take out the clear plastic sticker stuck on it, which is probablyscarred with thousands of scratches..Duhh..i knew i didn't buy a lousy camera phone..JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1121592700525783732005-07-17T16:29:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.850+08:00Goodbye University WalkWell, after 8 years or so in the trusty neighbourhood that is University Walk,after years of telling the cab driver that my house is NOT in clementi, i have,ironically, moved my fat ass to Clementi Park. Reluctant to leave, i snapped a few photos of my beloved semi-detached with my trusty V3...so forgive the pictures for being a little pixellated..*sob*Anyhow, it seems thatJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1120893752351926832005-07-09T13:56:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.778+08:00 My Big Fat 23rd Birthday To Everyone who conspired to con me on my 23rd Birthday... THANK YOU! To Mynn who planned and masterminded the whole thing... THANK YOU! To Ayu, Raja & KL...thanks for the cheesecakes and for belaying me... =P To Hon who lied to me the whole day....THANKKKK YOUUUUU =) Just realised that we didn't take a group photo...this is the best i've got! For more, clickJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1120417119853451872005-07-04T02:45:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.709+08:00Chrysalis is Back!Hey folks, i'm back..have lots of photos to share from the trip.I think one big thing i've realised from the expedition is that the things that we see as 'problems' in our lives aren't really real problemsat all..for example compare not being able to get that nice shirt or blousein a size M, to not having a roof over your head..to having your house literallywashed away. its JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1117033157528367582005-05-25T22:45:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.630+08:00ChrysalisChrysalis is a project of the Singapore International Foundation, underthe Rebuilding Lives Programme and Youth Expedition Project. A long stretch of Sri Lanka's Coast was devastated by the tsunami, with more than 40,000 dead, mostly children and the elderly. A staggering 2.5 million people were displaced. Although 1,600km from the epicentre, the waves struck with huge force and swept JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1115294503977607912005-05-05T19:55:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.487+08:00CAN YOU FEEL THE HEAT It's been just sun and more sun, with 200% relative humidity for the pastfew weeks here...i'm sure you've all realised that there is no suchthing as a 'standard' weather pattern anymore...at least not in this part of the world, as i stay indoors but still get reminded of the blazing outdoors...but then today, i awoke to grey skies and a rumbling, angry group of clouds,and i JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1114951790115648332005-05-01T20:47:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.417+08:00 Friends, grab a microphone, turn up the volume and go download Skype so that we can start some kinda free chat network among ourselves. My nickname is jj8782, or you can put 'JJ Yeo' into the Full Name search field...quickquick go goJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1114099224473337362005-04-21T23:59:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.334+08:00Bored? Fly the Copter. Don't say I didn't warn you...JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1114083202703251512005-04-21T19:25:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.241+08:00Some of you might remember this incident...others may not...but if you were at the last new years' eve dinner that we had,you might recall. Someone help me get leon's picture..i was notthe only one. I think the next nye dinner might be...diminishedin terms of attendance, it seems a lot of us won't be home? Well,to the last few souls left..keep it up! Speaking of which...how long has our yearly JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1112928956068349642005-04-08T10:55:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.176+08:00 and you thought architecture was about straight lines? try telling hon that..JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1112609912979335452005-04-04T18:17:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:17.114+08:00The Topdogs of the Singaporean Billboard Charts!JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1112364739874302792005-04-01T22:03:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:16.908+08:00QuestionsIn another one of my more comtemplative moods, lots of questions are popping up randomly in my head...Do animals have souls? Do animals intellectualize? How do we know they don't? If they have souls, then where do they go after they die? Do they even go anywhere when they die? Or are animals soul-less? What is it to have a soul? How do we know we're not just another group of animals, whoJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1111495055521682522005-03-22T20:34:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:16.843+08:00Time to Kick Ball, Folks. JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1111250256176834882005-03-20T00:35:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:16.775+08:00ALL FRIENDS ALERT!Who knows where my City of God DVD is? Do any of you have it?haha...the wonders of blogging.JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1111073661221692212005-03-17T23:12:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:16.691+08:00Finally getting to see some light here. there's about 2 and a half weeks of schoolto go, finally. Soon, the days(or nights) of all-nighters will be over, and i'llhave my very own life back. Believe me, when i got out of school today, after 3 daysof staring at that computer interface, i could hardly tell the date, the day, letalone the time...JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192882.post-1110645792411403442005-03-13T00:39:00.000+08:002006-11-04T21:58:16.624+08:00*gasp* where did the computer screen go?Anyhow for those advertising buffs...click hereJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10733087611125296967noreply@blogger.com