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    December 29

    part 1 & 2

    part 1
    lets talk bout d exciting part first
    today met up with some SVs @ Sentosa
    played beach volleyball with some angmohs n bangladesh
     
     
    then dine in Secret Recipe @ vivo
    ordered this pan-grilled catch of d day... not bad =p
    but d tom yam seems more attractive XD
     
     

     
    part 2
    now lets talk bout d sad part
    this sem's results were on ave...
    other than my HRM...
    dun understand how my hrm went down d river... aihz...
    n its gonna b d first time i'm gonna appeal =.="
    damn...
     
    December 28

    JP NYNY

    on the 2nd day of christmas i got myself a new ZINC bag
    a bag tat ppl normally wont buy lol~~ so i bought XD
     
    u can say its cute
    or weird
    or scary?
    or childish...
     
    but i think its cool cos i get to design it myself... keke~~
    i wanna learn fashion =p gotta start livin my dream haha~~
     

     
    on d 3rd day of christmas met up with my fashion designer
    went arab street to source for fabrics... ...then PS Spotlight
     
    went to a cool alley where ppl exhibit upcoming fashion
    n also a place with Shisha... ...kinda similar to smokin i assume?
     
    intro-ed to NAFA... ...n its school compound
    n d cool restaurant they normally hang-out
     

     
    on 4th day of christmas pia FYP!!!
    but dinner with skywalker @ JP NYNY
     
    cool menu with funny names...
    :: shameless screaming shrimp fritters ::
    :: fish bites ::
    :: clumsy cruising crispy soft-shell crabs ::
    :: smoky cheese balls ::
    ... etc ...
     
     
    TADA!! our seafood platter (which burnt our pocket) =.="
    ps, we tot it was cool cos d plate was so damn big XD
    bout 45 for 2 ppl... ...luckily no dessert phew~~
    if not i probably gotta cancel tmr's gathering hahaha~~
     
    @ d mean time... ...enjoy ur day ^^
     
    December 26

    merry christmas~~

    on d first day of christmas i spent some time in ADM doin some edittin
    b4 gg out with family for dinner @ jap village n shoppin @ JP
     
    a christmas gift from a bday gal =p
    n a lovely pic from a zi bi woman -____-
     

    last nite stayed up till 4+a.m.
    just couldnt stop chattin... she was sooo COOL~~
     
    i'd always wish others would do somethin for me...
    on christmas eve... it really happened!!
     
    just a simple pic... which really got me touched...
    just a simple gal... with so much in common...
     
     
    unexpected...
     
    we had our first choice as ADM... second as mechanical...
    i work for mark... she work for marks' wife >.<
     
    can u believe tat?
    OMG~~ it was just 2 coincident...
     
    Red heart
     
    ps, happy bday to wanling
    n merry christmas to everyone ^^
     

     
    tuesday's gathering was in a small group...
    many din turn up... ...only 5...
    watched BOLT 3D @ Suntec
    just tryin out d new tech lol~~
     
    ps, pokemon master is always so damn funny... ...everytime lol~~
     
    went arcade-ing after d show
    n dinner with francis @ vivo ^^
     

     
    YES MAN!!! u must c this show...
    very meaningful... by jim carey...
    n hopefully u will end up with a diff persp on life...
    LIVE WITH DREAMS!!
     
    ps, dun end up like a walking zombie keke~~
    u probably r 1 of them if u don hv dreams =p
     
     
    December 21

    Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks? or just a dream?

    another day has gone...
    roomy went back le...
    neighbours also went back le...
    whole row only left pichooi in his room... ...alone... ...doin nothing >.<"
     
    so ADM is where i spent my leisure time @
    watchin video tut on 3D Modeling...
    i know its kinda weird to do such thing during d holidays...
    when friends r chiong-ing their FYP... ...or holiday-ing...
    but today i kinda realized somethin...
     
    ADM is kinda 'abandoned' during this period...
    normally its crowded with ppl... ...day n nite... ...n past midnite... XD
     
    i opened d master folder...
    browsed through some files...
    n there was it...
    d models tat my teacher actually done for Dreamworks o.O
    d NARNIA characters!!!
    WOW!!! terror man... ...n suddenly i felt like i'm so noob T_T 
     
    anyway... just finished d tut on UV layout... somethin I should've known since yr 1 =.="
    n gotta work on my Beipiao's UV tmr...
    work harder... n probably 1 day i'll get into Disney or Dreamworks... ...or maybe Pixar =p
     

    lately been spending hard...
    just got a 1T ext hdd ytd...
    just a backup cos i got a feelin my laptop is gonna die off soon =X
    n 2 nites @ Mayflower...
    first 1 without 'warning' so ended up in sports wear n shorts haha~~
    second 1 din spend though =p
     
     
     
    lastly... ...HAPPY HOLIDAYS~~ ^^
     
    December 16

    SIGGRAPH Asia Conference 2008

    oh gosh~~ it finally came 2 an end...
    so miss everyone...
     
     
    miss d early shifts...
    wakin up @ 6plus a.m....
    rushin 2 Suntec...
    n coming back @ 11-12plus a.m.
    not enough sleep... tired...
    but really enjoyed d times tgt...
     
     
     
    miss d red vest...
    n d blues...
     
     
    miss d times standin outside d room...
    open n closin d door...
    sayin "can i please check ur pass?"
     
     
    miss d screenings and talks...
    "fast forward", "behind d scenes of Pixar", "LucasFilm: d Clone Wars" etc.
    n d best of d best animations @ ET screening...
     
     
    miss d times we had tgt @ marina barrage
    takin funny pics n doin funny things XD
     
       
     
     
     
    miss d last day tgt...
    miss d lame jokes...
    n d "hip" place we sort of created ourselves XD
     
     
    it was a wonderful exp...
    gettin to know friends from US, China, India, Aus, France, Japan, Mongolia, Vietnam, Indonesia etc.
    n d locals from NTU, NUS, SP, NYP, NP, NAFA etc.
     
     
     
     
     
       
     
    gonna miss everythin... everyone... everyday...
    but definitely not gonna miss d application for SIGGRAPH Asia Conference 2009 in Japan!!! XD
    c u guys next yr... ...hopefully ^^
     
     
    December 11

    Siggraph Asia conference 2008 - Briefing & Day 1

    today is d first day attendin Siggraph Asia Conference 2008 @ Suntec Convention Centre. quite excited cos gotta know a bunch of new friends, from all over d world.
     
    first shift starts @ 8am. woke up @ 6am... tired... sleepy... reach Suntec ard 8am. accidentally met Soon Wei @ city hall mrt, then Andy in Suntec. Checked-in. TL was Eugene. Teammates was Sara (US) & Yang Yu (China). in charge of d Art & E-Tech Gallery. so basically we just assist those ppl in setting up their booths becos d gallery starts tmr.
     
    ps, those technologies are damn AWESOME!!! so high tech!!! so cooool~~ n i bet u nvr c them b4 XD yeah~~ gotta check them out tmr XD
     
     
    second shift was basically just waitin in d ready room for immediate backup positions. kinda boring so i requested for a shift XD yeah~~ n TL Benny got me a slot in room 304, alongside with Soon Wei n Canicious, swapping with some Austria guy lol~~
     
    c how bored was i? surfin d net beside TL Benny
     
    shift done n back to d ready room awaiting for some cool swap haha~~ 5pm got another position 2 fill up - checking passes for "Fast Forward", which i intended to attend 2 XD teamed up with Ria from Indo.  <--F.I.R. hardcore fan XD
     
    "Fast Forward" is like a review of d upcoming talks.
    each presenter is only allowed to present their paper in less than a min i think.
    so sit back n c how creative presentation takes place.
     
    after "FF" came out n accidentally met my ADM prof XD he's d educator's chair for this conference btw =p then dinner with listya in food republic. 
     

    ytd was d Siggraph Asia Conference Briefing Session.  purposely head down 2 Suntec for d 1 hr plus briefing. n guess wat? the head of d Asia Conference 2008 is our very own prof from NTU - Prof. Lee Yong Tsui (my lecturer for Computer Aided Design)
     
     

    Did u know?
     
    - D fees for Full Conference non-Siggraph member is SGD900?
    n our student volunteers pass is equivalent but free =p
     
    - D previous Siggraph Conference 2007 was held in San Diego?
    n unfortunately... ...i din apply for it T_T
     
    - D next Siggraph Conference 2009 will be held in New Orleans?
    - n D next Siggraph Asia Conference 2009 will be held in Japan?
    yeah~~ better take note n be ready to apply XD
     
    - NTU has a Siggraph NTU Student Chapter
     
    - SIGGRAPH is short for Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques
     
    December 09

    Phuket 5D4N trip

    Day 1 -- 1 hr trip from KL to Phuket with AirAsia. nice plane n nice air steward XD. Settle @ Charlermporn Guest House. Not exactly opposite Patong Beach but not very far though. within walkin distance n seperated by Jungceylon Shopping Mall XD Clean room clean toilet nice receptionist =) :: thumbs up ::
     
    first day only shopped @ Jungceylon. Spent 7788 of my money =.=" broke on first day :: faint :: nite time went Bangla Street. all d pubs n clubs n u-know-wat lol~~a lot of things to buy 2... arh~~ saw d nite view of Patong Beach... wow~~ n they say... "gd guys go to heaven, bad guys go to Patung" haha~~
     
    chalermporn guest hosue (like hotel deluxe room XD)
     
       
    Left view (Shop Houses) <-- (Balcony view) --> Right view (Jungceylon Shopping Mall)
     

    Day 2 -- Jungceylon and Bangla Street again!!! additional pocket money from parents... no more =x just so many things to buy XD Went for foot massage... then nite time headed to FantaSea (performance show) damn ex!!! bout 1500Baht (bout 60+ SGD per head) but quite worth it, with thai culture, history, magic show etc.
     
      
    Welcome to FantaSea ^^
     
     
    Palace of the Elephants (where d performance @)
     

    Day 3 -- James Bond Island!!! d island where 1 of d james bond film took place. went to several other small islands 2. canoe-ing, swimming, take pics etc. syok~~
     
    poke u little island XD
     
     
     
     
    Canoe-ing~~
     

    Day 4 -- Phuket Town 1 day trip. visited ATV, Pearl factory, jewelry factory, monkey school, elephant ride, cashew nut factory, Central shopping mall, temple, n went to watch sunset but 2 bad couldnt c~~
     
    ps, just in case u wonder how to differentiate real n fake pearl, rub against each other, real pearl has rougher surface, fake 1 smoother =)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    Day 5 -- back to KL =p
     
    December 02

    its exam's thanks-giving ^^

     
    just wanna thx those who accompanied me throughout d exam period...
    just some simple friends...
    just u... n me... n some others...
     
    the last day b4 d last exam
    D day b4 our last paper...
     
    yeap~~ we made it through d nite tgt =)
    thx everyone (esp ms. Jenny) ^^
     
     
    time to leave to Phuket yay~~ ^^