19% done


V v happy that I have finally
started writing my thesis
again...


My target at the beginning of the
year is to complete 40% by end
of the year... Oct target
is to reach 21% ..
Nov 28% n finally
Dec 40% ...


I think it can be done... writing
is easier than doing
expt ... n just
need to
have the will power...


Sitting down writing is
not my cup of the tea...
becuz I'm hyperactive
& can't really sit
still ... but
if I don't write I will
be stuck ...tt's how
I motivate myself


There are still a lot of hiccups
but after 4 years, I really
looking to a new beginning,
a new life ...


My future might lie away
from the academic
field ... the word
is MIGHT ...

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Elva's new album was released
this month ... I think
she is the complete
artiste ... she got her
own unique style, great dance
move & her makeup &
styling artist are
top-notch.


Haven't finish the album yet, but
a couple of songs is the album
is great ... the first
song released in the media
is "Diamond Candy"


As the "lead song" in the album,
I think "Diamond" is
simply an Elva song ... great tempo
& very energetic ... the MTV
is v cute ... gals will
say she is acting cute
but she is CUTE ... HEY!!!


the lyrics go like this:
萧亚轩 - 钻石糖


恋爱就像选糖 别再眼盲睁大眼光
别轻易投降好看的包装 不一定高尚
打开再欣赏 有没有中奖


别担心 勇敢去尝每一颗 都有希望
没有人不会受伤选对糖 让你闪闪发亮
闪亮钻石糖 是甜蜜的梦想我们都在想像
快乐的配方闪亮钻石糖 有幸福的光芒
当对的人出场 会散发那道光


他有没有肩膀 会不会是软糖
热情是否够长 温暖着心房
赏味期等待 保存期收藏
爱的理想对象 掌握在自己手上
幸福掌握在你手上


失恋就像苦糖 试吃没保障
酸甜苦辣 敢试就要坚强
热恋像蜜糖 钻漾的光芒
谁都别想抢 要风靡全场


我不想 生活总好像 被寂寞搞得绝望
我期待遇到那真爱 带我旅行四方爱的一个秘方
就要勇敢去爱


the words are simple ... but
I like songs like tt ...
fun but meaningful ...
I think life shld be like tt
too ... fun that makes perfect
sense


Do u believe 恋爱就像选糖??
nvr thot abt it, an interesting
analogy ... wonder wat elva thot
abt it ... haha


Some pple compare Elva
with other diva like Ah-Mei or
Fish Leong ... I think
Elva's style is not really
abt power or about vocal
precision ...her song has
its own style & I can always
sense the emotions tt
she is trying to infuse
into the songs ... tt is what
I get from listening to her music

1.5 mths to Stand Chart Marathon & Macau/HK


This year I really spent a lot on
traveling ... but I guess it's worth
the $$$


the Hokkaido trip was FABULOUS ...
& the coming HK trip should
be gud fun too


I'm just thinking how I am going
to rush some results out ...
if not I donno whether

my boss will frown at
me when I applied
for leave


This will be my third time
gg to HK ... basically I've
always enjoyed when
I'm on a trip


But I guess I'm happy everywhere
most of the time ... even if I'm
in Singapore ... I only
wish I really don
have to work
tt hard


Tt's a hard enuff wish
at the moment ... time
is running out & I need
to hand in my
thesis next Aug


The best thing is after 4 years ...
I really feel I'm gg to
graduate ...


Postgrad life is tough ... but
I feel tt it's really the
real thing ... learning
how to work ard problem
every single day

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On Oct 4, Jw's gf asked me to be her
'accomplice' in her surprise celebration
for Jw... so I agree to blade
with him on Sunday evening
as part of the plan


Bladeing on sunday evening is
good ... v v cooling &
the atmosphere is
really relaxing


Jw thot me sth new & he was
happy tt I picked up it
v soon after he taught me


From the beginning, Jw was
my instructor all the way
till now ... it's like 3 years now ...


The best thing abt bladeing
is feeling the motion &
remembering how
u struggle trying to
move on it the
first time u picked it up


I think Jw din really know
tt we were planning
sth ... the secret is
when u are doing sth sneaky
u just make sure tt u
r not so conscious abt it,
den pple won't really
feel a thing


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it's 40 days to Stand Chart marathon
... but I haven't really train
for it ...


Signing for the 42 km is quite
a madness ... a spur of
the moment ...


last year, I was testing whether
I can complete the 21 km run
without training ... SUCCESS!!!


it sounds stupid to experiment
the same thing on a 42 km ... cuz
walking 42 km is no fun ... I have
a frenz with me so it's nt
tt bad ...


After the run, I really want to relax
& not do so much ... perhaps take
a break from a work ... from
everything ... not surfing net,
not reading financial reports,
not doing experiments ... juz gg out
like I used to do years ago ...
& experience the good old life
for a while

2009 should be one of the busiest year of my life


have a been long, long time away
from blogging


September was busy ... with
presentations & stuff ...
I'm onto my last
module for
my postgrad


Postgrad module isn't
like undergrad mod ... THE ...
but still find it v
v unenjoyable ...


I really, really enjoy undergrad
life ... with lotsa frenzs &
free-time & the
exchange ... it was
heavenly


But postgrad life was
everything undergrad
life wasn't ...


I reckon in this four year I
really have learnt a lot ...
mabbe many years down
the road, if I look back
I will appreciate
this 4 years


For now, it's still about trying
to graduate on time despite
a lot of hiccups


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A couple of days before my birthday,
KK & pals organise a
bbq


The bbq was v gud ... but it was
hard work carrying on
the stuff to the bbq pit ...


KK remarked tt he had
nvr saw me sweat tt much ...
& Vian & DL were
also struggling carrying
all the food stuff


bbq with ice-cold beer is v
gud but only me & KK
drank ... he told me
after tt he wanted to make
me a bit drowsy so
I won't retaliate during the
birthday cake cutting


in the end, no one get to
eat the cake & my
t-shirt is still smelly after
a couple of wash ...
but quite touched tt
my frenzs spent the time
to organise the bbq
to celebrate my bdae ...
I think it's really a lot
of work


bdae is gud ... got a lot
of free dinner!!! haha ...


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I guess I have been busified tt
I can't recall a lot of
events in the past weeks
& months ... will write
more soon!!!