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December 29 part 1 & 2part 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 NYNYon 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...
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 2008oh 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 1today 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 tripDay 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 ^^ |
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