A tough choice

Received the SEP results yesterday, wanted so badly to go McGill, didn't get it and got an offer for Tampere. Couldnt sleep the whole night. Still hesitating, very confused and disappointed. I wanna appeal la. Dun really feel like going Finland leh....

Just came back from Orchard, took a fancy on a very nice long sleeeve white shirt at OG Bugis. Didnt buy in the end. Maybe I will get it in the next few days....I wanna wear that to his concert, 2 weeks away, excited n breathless.

不用麻烦了 不用麻烦了

不用麻烦不用麻烦了 不用麻烦了

你们一起上 我在赶时

每天决斗观众都累了 英雄也累了

不用麻烦了 不用麻烦了

副歌不长你们有几个 一起上好了

正义呼唤我 美女需要我 牛仔很忙的

Okie, I finally learnt how to tackle this chorus le.....try listening to the song 10 times every night before sleeping :p

Oh, bidding has been really smooth thus far, yup, because the real 'fight' happens next week.....Actually still considering whether to take MA1104 as breadth. This Sem's modules are taking up the most popular timeslots like 1-3pm. Then those Gems/breadth that I like just happen to have lec at this period. :< Meeting meiling tmr, still havnt sort out my CE2155 notes for her!...Tata!

A brand new start!

Yay! 2008! A brand new year with new hopes and achievements, that's what I hope to have. Spent the first day with quanfu and the Chipmunks. haha...Ok, the movie is funny, it's refreshing to hear rats talk & sing and the way the cinema kids laugh and giggle. Still can't believe that Jesse Mccartney did the voice thing for Theodore, but he did it pretty well, was a little impressed. I thought he only knew how to sing and act.

Then went shopping again, lol, Mister Lyon just can't resist the temptation of spending money. But AMK Hub is a paradise for ladies lah, so difficult to find a shop that sells men clothing. So straight away chiong to J8 to do window shopping and started comparing prices and quality. So now very tired to think of New Year resolutions.....maybe next few days ba...

As predicted, congrats to the emo My Chemical Romance for winning the song of the year 2007 with "Welcome To The Black Parade". Awesong album, deserved to be given credits. Big question is whether they would be able keep up that level of success this year. Will be expecting more hits from them...

Class outing on 8 Jan, cycling and BBQ at East Coast......

Happy New Year! :)

Song Recommendation of the Week:
Witch Doctor - Alvin & The Chipmunks OST

A song that was being played in the movie when the chipmunks had their first concert. Those who have watched it would know. My fav song from the OST btw. Eh, but still think that it is not worth buying the soundtrack. U dun wanna hear them sing everyday, do u?

Chipmunks:

I Told The Witch Doctor I Was In Love With You!

I Told The Witch Doctor You Didn't Love Me Too!

And Then The Witch Doctor He Told Me What To Do!

He Said That:

Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang

Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang

Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah to the ting to the tang the wallawalla bingbang

Ooh to the eeh the ooh the ahah ting tang wallawalla bingbang

Btw, I give this song 3.0 out of 5 星星s....

Reminiscing and Welcoming

Less than an hr left before 2008 arrives. That's really fast. People always quote "It is not the destination, it is the journey that matters". Pretty true, isn't it? At the beginning of every year, I always think that time is passing by so slowly and hope that Dec would come soon. Now that the year is almost over, it kind of triggered me to think back and reflect on the 'journey' that I have experienced thus far....

2007 has been a fruitful year for me. Giving tuition, doing part-time cashier-ing and performing office work have again given me the opportunity to experience the working life. The past 2 sch Semesters to me are like stepping stones to future challenges. Good thing is I am still able to identify some mod as my favs, it just makes my life more interesting. As the difficulty level increases in the coming few Sems, I hope that I am still able to cope with the work load. I know I will, cuz I have a group of good friends who will jiayou with me all the way. Got to kno a group of year 1 poly students a few mths back, did CE proj with them, really missed the good times we spent together. EVE friends, glad that our friendship is getting better and better. I can tell, and am trying to know everyone since our class is so small, 40 plus pple only...

Still remember the day where kailuen meimei started her hostel life. Shifted dunno how many boxes over to ntu, oh ya and a couple of suitcases if I never rem wrongly. Funny thing is we almost got stuck at the staircase when the gate just couldn't open, then we keep on scanning the hall entry card, everyone tried their luck. I am glad she has been coping well so far. I don't have many juniors from xms nowades, but so far she is the smartest that I have seen. Will be going ntu next wk, probably meeting up with her for kopi or lunch...

A few sad events that happened to me in 2007. Just going to list one. I just hope history won't repeat itself again. Lost a relative just 1 wk before my final exams, that happened a mth ago. Cancer is really scary, and she dragged the illness for 4 mths till that day. Was a lil' upset over the bad news, but pulled myself up and tried my best to study during the reading week. Her memories will always stay with us.

OMG! I realise something, I just saw a couple of prezy I havnt open. Some are belated birthday presents. Really happy that presents still come in one mth after my Bday. lol, I am still thankful to them lah...I dunno if my memory is getting worse, I keep forgetting things, now forgot to open up my prezy. Must go open le, still have 20 mins to New Year.

Before I end off with this last entry for 2007, I just want to say that the happiest thing that happen to me this year is to go out with her. Those beautiful memories will always remain till the end of time. Glad to always have u to keep me motivated. I guess the greatest love for a person is to sacrifice and care for him/her without any reason. It is unconditional, it can never be seen by the eye, but it can be felt by the heart.

A Musical Journey

29 December, 2 more days to the year-end countdown. It's time once again to think back and reflect on the songs that shook the music industry this year. Which number 1 hit song do most people like? Which artist/band enjoys the greatest success this year? Below are some of my views and predictions.

Top 5 songs of 2007

1. My Chemical Romance - Welcome To The Black Parade

A rock song which was carried over from last year, good thing it didn't appear in the countdown that time cuz I know it would be a big hit this year. This song spent an amazing 5 weeks at #1 on the local charts and is still highly requested for on the radio. A loud number which people would never get tired of, that to me, is already an amazing feat.

2. Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z - Umbrella

If MCR didn't get the #1 song this year, I am quite sure it would go to Rihanna. Tough choice cuz this song didn't do too bad this year. Spent 3 straight weeks at #1 in Singapore, and an incredible 10 straight weeks at the top of the UK charts. Who wouldn't recognise the tune of this song if u go around humming "Ella ella eh eh eh..." Catchy chorus, fresh collaboration, well, what can I say? This song is probably the 黑马, they call it the black horse...lol

3. Beyonce - Irreplaceable

Ha, I still remember this song being featured on the TV ad for a mobile phone, forgot what model already. "To the left, to the left...", one of the fav sing-a-long songs introduced this year. Spent 3 weeks at #1 in Singapore. She is one-third of the former band Destiny's Child, probably the best singer compared to the other two.


4. Akon Featuring Eminem - Smack That

"Look back and watch me smack that, all on the floor, smack that, give me some more..." Alright, was addicted to this song during the summer and it became my ringtone in the end. The result of putting 2 rappers together - a #1 smash hit. Lead-off single from his 2007 album "Konvicted" and this song held the #1 spot for half a month in Singapore. Well, given more time, he could possibly replace Justin Timberlake in the R&B music industry. As they always say, 长江后浪推前浪 , time will tell...

5. Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake - Give It To Me
OR
Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic - Apologize

I am not sure if the latter song is in this year's countdown, but if it is, there shouldn't be any problem scoring a top 10 position. Chartwise, "Apologize" at #1 for 1 whole month recently while "Give It To Me" peaked at e same position for 2 weeks in early 2007. A lot of controversy over the song "Apologize". Apparantly, people are saying credits should go to OneRepublic cuz Timbaland did nothing except humming "heh, heh...". Alright, he needs to step up and start singing on his own. Yet, the collaboration for "Give It To Me" was another breakthrough for Timbaland. Sometimes I just wonder should he just do production or singing?

Male Artiste of the year (2007)

Akon

I have to give it to him. 佩服,佩服. He holds three #1 singles this year - "Smack That", "I Wanna Love You" & ballet "Don't Matter". Plus, he collaborated with Gwen Stefani on "The Sweet Escape", also with Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony and T-pain and many more. It is a long list anyway. Aiya, it's the Akon year they say. Somehow his songs always start with him singing the word "Konvict", not sure why he did that, but I still think he did very well this year. The next Eminem to be...

Female Artiste of the year (2007)

Avril Lavigne

"Hey hey you you..." haha, I can still remember her hit single "Girlfriend" and not forgetting the emotional ballet "When You're Gone". I still think that video should be given the "Most Touching Video of 2007" award. She is happily married, making a comeback this year with "The Best Damn Thing". Each single held the #1 spot for 2 straight weeks. This shows that Avril fans are still out there rooting for her even though she MIA for a couple of years. A little hiccups for her this year when she was embroiled in a plagiarism case over her hit tune "Girlfriend" and was sued by the band "The Rubinoos" for allegedly stealing parts of "Girlfriend" from their 1979 tune "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend". Hopefully, she has settled it out of court. Another single from her in the beginning of the year was "Keep Holding On", lead-off single of the soundtrack of the movie "Eragon" and was as one of the songs short-listed for the "Best Original Song" category at the 2007 Academy Awards. Overall, I think she deserves to be Best Female Artiste of 2007, still expecting more hit singles to be released from her current album.

Band of the year (2007)

My Chemical Romance

我的化学浪漫, that's their chinese name which I once saw in Zao Bao, then I burst out laughing. Anyway, it is no doubt that "The Black Parade" album has been well received by their fans and is now Platinum. Releasing 4 rock singles this year - "Welcome To The Black Parade", "Famous Last Words", "I Don't Love You" and "Teenagers", they are not those people who would settle for love ballets. Their music has been described by the media as "pop punk" and "emo". Haha, album pics may look a lil' scary for young kinds, skeletons here and there but MCR explained that they have been influenced by horror films and comic books, and hence their music and image all portray overt elements of fantasy, storytelling and fear. Several new rock bands such as Red Jumpsuit Apprartus and Daughtry have emerged in the music industry, it is a tough choice but MCR has really produced the best results this year.

Thats all I have to say, hope that there would be more exposure to even greater hits in the coming new year....

Merry Christmas!

Its Christmas! hohoho...Had a really good rest today, woke up at 12.30pm...lol..not that I was out partying the previous nite till the wee hours. Went out with friends on X'mas eve, met up with CL and her friend till 11 plus. Tired from all the squeezing along the busi streets of Orchard. The crowd is totally crazy, some keep on pushing and pushing, got me a lil irritated for a moment. But the X'mas spirit is there, everybody is happy, so am I.....

Really need to save money le, just bought concert tickets at $128...Mister Lyon is officially broke!

佳节愉快!

好巧啊! 刚查了一下，12月23日，正好是部落格一周年纪念日，这也是我的第100 页了。时间似箭飞逝，假期过得特别快。这几个星期的天气特别糟， 不时就下起倾盆大雨， 让我无法依照我的行程走，有时想到乌节路逛逛也感到无奈。幸好这几天太阳公公露脸了，也许是佳节要来临的原因吧! 下周四要拿考试成绩了，感觉又兴奋又紧张有害怕。 其实我一向来对很多事情的要求都特别高， 我也不知这算是优点还是缺点，总而言之，只要我觉得我以尽力，我就不能后悔。

这假期总觉得好忙啊， 忙着教补习， 不时还得回校参加一些ChESS 的活动， 前天还把ChESS Room 清理一番。我还以为一个小时就能搞定， 没想到竟然需要花上三个钟。 其实ChESS Room 挺乱的，一箱箱的杂物还得搬到外头重组一番。Welfare 活动还蛮多，我搬的都是一些 Exam Package 省下来的文具和零食。Zusammen 要到了，设定在2月2日，也因为要主办这项大型活动而令我这几天感到烦躁。两位"老大" 回家乡，其他组员也没头绪， 我只好暂时扛起重任。:(

忙归忙，但还是抽出一些时间放松自己，最近就和海洋她们到巴西立公园骑脚车， 其实第二次还蛮走运的，抓了两三只水母回去。水母在水里不容易发现，所以要眼力好的人才能看到，当然耐性是不能缺少的。平时看海洋在课堂上显得非常认真严肃，其实她一向来都期盼到海边玩。我可是第一次看到她那自然的一面，笑起来还挺漂亮的。有些人常说，一个人的美是要发自内心的。我想光有漂亮的外壳, 相信也不会有很多人喜欢吧。人生短短几十年，一定要快乐得度过每一天，珍惜所有的事物。近来就看了新传媒8频道的一部大制作 "黄金路"，剧中的笑姑总是说:"哭也一天，笑也一天，为什么不笑着过每一天"。这句话说的真对。

EVE 这班虽小，但要了解每一位朋友需要一段漫长的时间。希望大家的友情可以一值持续下去，就好像一段爱情一样， 长长久久。。。

圣诞快到了! 又是一个开心的节日， 在这就祝大家圣诞节快乐。Merry X'mas!

Back! Christmas around the corner

Mister Lyon is back from the terrifying exams, only blogging after enjoying 4 days of post exam hols….hehe…it is really weird, I have been going out for these 4 days and it rained every day. Then today when I decided to slack at home, it didn’t pour at all, until abt 3pm when I was buying Nasi Lemak from the kopitiam, it started to drizzle, then getting worse….Arrgg…bad day, now I kno how much the sky hate me….but somehow we have something in common, our mood changes easily, that I admit…

Mon going for ChESS meeting at downtown, got to present some workplan, so today intending to think abt the stuff we have done so far. Actually, nothing much, other than welfare survey and exam package. Zusammen is a big event on the calendar and it is going to give us a big headache just to organize it, so many things must ‘bao ga liao’. Went to sch yest to discuss with the committee (actually just the 2 heads and president), realized that Zusammen must be held before CNY. OMG! Meaning to say in week 3….guess we would be v busi that time. But come to think abt it, the earlier we do it, then can enjoy New Year ma ^^

After my last paper on Tue, went to cruise on the KPE, didn’t had the time to try this underground tunnel expressway ever since it opened in Oct. I was on the ECP from sch, then missed the entrance to the KPE (there wasn’t even any early notice). Okay okay, partly because I was siam-ing away from the speed camera, keeping to the limit of 70 while going downslope (very difficult unless there is a jam) and when I notice the entrance, it was too late to change from Lane 1 to 4 at such a short time. Main thing is the blur me missed the entrance la, anywae, did a little detour and went into the tunnel. Very short one cuz they only opened up 3km of the highway. Nevertheless, it was a fun ride with only a few veh in the tunnel (their hidden speed cameras r everywhere ma).

Bought Jay's album and I must say he hasn’t disappointed me again. Really dig his love ballets like 彩虹 and 我不配. His concert tics are really hot la, there were news that all the tics have been pre-ordered even before they were on sale at sistic. Now all sold out ..‘Bou liao’….Don’t think got a chance to go again. Just a few days ago, ocean was telling me she wanted to buy and go, then I gave her the bad news….kind of made her lose her sleep…but still got 1 mths time…so cannot lose hope...hehe…

Going to enjoy this 1 mth vacation, a lot of shopping to do n a lot of friends to catch up with. I kno it is going to be fun. Must cherish every boring day cuz the whole study cycle will resume before I kno it. Going to organize all my mp3s cuz they are all lying around, oh ya, the year end countdown coming, going to pick out my 5 predicted songs of the year. A lot of “going”s,…haha…well planned hols to relax..

EVE BBQ gathering most likely is end of this year. East Coast better or Pasir Ris? Hmm..

Notice I didn’t talk abt exams, actually I have a lot to say, but I have decided to just keep them to myself this time. 27 Dec is declared ‘Dooms Day’ :(

Okay, ready, getset, Time to start sending X’mas cards!!!

Song Recommendation of The Week:

Taylor Swift – Teardrops On My Guitar

More country music released towards the end of this year. Nope, she has absolutely nothing to do with Taylor Hicks, that American Idol whom I’m nt sure what he’s doing these days. She is an American country singer cum songwriter. Another ballet all abt a girl having a crush on a guy (Drew) who is interested in another gal. Imagine that kind of feeling u would have if u like someone who is so close to you but out of your reach. She has talent, no doubt, but her lack of maturity is showing. Realized that her vocals stay flat during the verses. But overall, this is a pretty good song for the vacation....... Enjoy!

Btw, I give this song 4.0 out of 5 星星s.

The road to freedom....

*Taking a break from the dreaded studying*

Been studying for a few days le. 6 modules, but I am studying 4 first. A lot of doubts floating around my mind currently, I wish I had a group of virtual tutors living with me, then my house would suddenly seem "crowded". Went for consultation on Mon, but realised it wasn't of much help. But somehow I finally figured out how to apply the wave equation already. I got a feeling it might come out. haha...like I can predict...Uncertainty is all abt iterations lo, so I am trying to squeeze all the operators in my "colourful" cheat sheet. This is the module which I badly want to score an 'A', always have a lot of expectations for myself when it comes to maths and chem.....

Will be neglecting this Inferno for a while, until the last day of exam which I tink is on 4 Dec. Somehow I think I can't finish studying everything, but I will try....In the meantime, wishing everyone all the best in the exams. Hope that those we study will come out, those which we forgot to study will never appear.....

Song Recommendation of the Week:
Diana Ross - If We Hold On Together

Nope, not a new song, just wanted to share a soothing tune with everyone during this exam period. This is my sec sch theme song, and I havn't gotten tired of it yet. But everytime I listen, I feel motivated to study. Beautiful lyrics.....

If we hold on together

I know our dreams will never die

Dreams see us through to forever

Where clouds roll by

For you and I

Last Day of school....finally..

Last day of Sem 1 and I am currently stuck in Sci Library, trying to learn as much Hydraulics as possible. Wanted to study on Wed night, but in the end spent all the time on Struc assignment. I keep on doing and changing methods, in the end get different ans, then realise too much time has been spent. Screwed up my OD I think, gem test didnt do well too....luckily infra quiz was okay, sort of a consolation to me ba, hopefully this quiz 2 can pull me up cuz quiz 1 really sucks....

I admit I was a bit sad when u told me yesterday that your SEP application was approved. Sad that I wouldnt be able to see u then but I believe it is your dream to travel around. Still happy for you....will miss you then....:(

Subaru Impreza Challenge : Who can outwin, outplay, outlast?

Annual Subaru Impreza Challenge is here again. As usual, I managed to go down to take a peek on Sun, weather was damn hot, the contestants like cannot feel the heat like tat. In fact, even as I am typing this entry now, there are still 1 guy and 3 gals standing, with their hand on the car. 75 hours le, u all already broke the record. Jia you! But I think u all cannot tahan le..give u all another 3 hours ba…..haha…or can stop at 88th hour. Good fortune leh…huat ah! I think the grand winner should be a girl this time. As the chinese always say, 巾帼不让须眉...it remains to be seen....

Thanks to qt for her belated bday present. Received a few CDs, one of them from The Click Five. Awesome stuff. Think can roughly spot a few of their next no.1 hit singles already. Still love “Empty” and “Jenny”. But I still dun think Kyla is cute......and I am not jealous of him…Speaking of new albums, I have just won the Will.I.Am brand new CD from radiopulze NUS. Didn’t know it was that easy. Or I was lucky…..

Infra proj finally done. I personally think we are putting a lot of effort in it; this week is a good time to end it and submit. I do not want my report to become an encyclopedia or dictionary. Hope we can score well cuz we are spending too much time on it le…..CTW pp also settled. Now left OD next wed…hehe…She said our pp was substantial. Okay, I will see how she will grade it. Action speaks louder than words.

Sigh…I can almost forecast how hectic my week 13 would be…3 tests, 1 OD….

*faint*

Song Recommendation of the Week:
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Your Guardian Angel

A band that was formed in 2003 just for kicks, and now their first 2 singles have already made it to No. 1 in Singapore. According to lead singer Ronnie Winter, the band name means absolutely nothing and it just pop out from nowhere. This band taps into elements of pop-punk, pop, screamo and metal. I feel that they combine them in a way that’s both surprising and invigorating. This song is all about sacrificing everything you have for someone u love, even if you die doing so. I guess everyone wouldn’t mind doing that for their loved ones…Nice slow rock ballet…I really adore it…

"I will never let you fall

I'll stand up with you forever

I'll be there for you through it all

Even if saving you sends me to heaven"

Btw, I give this song 4.0 out of 5 星星s....