moved..

i've realised that its such a hassle to keep switching between two sets of blogs on two different systems.

i've now moved over to WORDPRESS

sometimes i just hate uni life

last week was indeed a killer one. 1 exam, 2 projects, 3 quizzes all rolled into one.

somehow i sense a conspiracy of letting everything accumulate and blow us all into pieces. its like snowball that just gets bigger as it approaches and plummetting you as you collide with it.


some things have been moving really fast, i'm glad but i'm afraid of spinning out of control and landing flat on my face. again.

why do i feel i've been done this path before?


on a lighter note:
today during math, the lecturer was going through partial derivatives and turning points etc. he came unto a sort of turning point called "saddle point". but being brit, somehow my friend, fx, didn't catch what he said and turned and asked me if it was saddle or subtle point. to illustrate to her what it was, i began rocking up and down on my chair as though it were a saddle. it hit home instantly.

unfortunately, it hit home with the backrow. who all burst all laughing. what was more hilarious to me was straight after the laughter, the rest of the class was looking in our direction, completely clueless.

sleep is for the weak, unfortunately, i'm weak.

emo-babble

its been a long time since i've blogged here. photography, jobs and school have kept me far too busy. when i do have time however, its been well-spent with walkabouts and shoots. i don't feel the inspiration to write and come hit me.

lately, i've been feeling a lil down. a project that went haywire, not getting my grades and feeling ever so lost and abandoning all hope.

when the going gets tough, the tough get going

how i wish i was tough enough to keep grinding through this life i have.

thanks to a certain friend who's been around, listening to me vent and emo -_- sorry you had to listen to all my crap =/


my portfolio is now up btw!

please support me! mucho gracias ~

:: shutterd pictures ::

feels like 24

its 3.30am and i just showered, after hanging out at west coast park, after supper at fong seng's nasi lemak, after die hard 4.0 (review later!), after sparring with W.

all in all a rather unproductive day. which is set to change.

sparring was good. didn't play very well, repeated the same form of tuesday night. slightly better but not good enough. let W get to the hill in both sets twice before coming from behind to win. lots of nerves for both of us today, strangely. i was slightly distracted by the time so that played its part too.

die hard 4.0 was good, i'd give it 4/5. action is quite slick, very entertaining. not much of a storyline but then, who really cares when the action just keeps you glued. simpsons coming out end of the month i think, so no really good shows to tide me till then. have got a coupon to clear though =/

supper at the nasi lemak at fong seng was good. rather the sambal was good, the ingredients were quite standard.

then to west coast park, where we walked ard in the sand, climbed that net thing (rather i just did, jq was too scared) talked abt movies a bit and then i'm home!

that was like an hour ago heh. just showered, prob gonna stay up. econs quiz tmrw on chap 8 which i haven't studied for (although i had planned the last 3 days to-sigh the problems of a procrasinator) as well as one journal and english homework due. will get it all done tonight or rather this morning. prob a short nap and then off to school. tennis tonight too!

Alcano Part 2!

Went for this private pool clinic (which turned out to be just alcano playing whoever on a bar table) and watched him exhibiting his greatness again.

Shot of the day was the double kiss on the 8 to send it to the top corner. ask me when you see me if you wanna know how/what he did.

some photos.. abit sad that the lighting was quite bad (well its a bar/pub and lighting is not really a big thing there,) and my cam (and more likely techniques) are insufficient for the task (when can i get my 24-70mm f2.8L and 5d?)

so here they are:


























Then just a short update. School's alright, midterm results are in and i'm doing fairly ok. Sitting on a B or B+ for maths, A- for english and A for econs. Hopefully, God willing, I can keep that up.

Been playing better since i watched alcano, have been playing like a bit of a robot when i spar with W. played snooker too on monday with D, trying all the shots and shooting them as if they were pool shots. heh rather interesting to see them go in and the look on his face. 

i lost the first frame by a point, but won the next two by 7 and 44 points respectively. 

how did the 44 come abt?

well to put it simply, everytime i missed (which i did alot) i would leave him hooked real bad. twice he kicked out by he hit the black instead of the red. lols. plus the potting in that frame was something i've never done before, i made what i saw. wow.

new sparring partner & movie reviews

played W last friday and drew 2-2, didn't play very well. always felt like i was chasing. played again on tuesday and won 3-1! quite fortuitous to win the first set but then the last two sets, guessed he just crumbled, heh. looks like i got a new sparring partner! =P

some movies that i've watched recently, hot fuzz and oceans 13. i'd rate both of them 4/5.

hot fuzz was very funny in a brit humour kind of way, balancing action and a witty storyline. its about poking fun into the stale british police force and the story of this over-achieving cop who lands himself a promotion to a sleepy, perfect village. but underneath that exterior of perfectness, there's a sneaky conspiracy going on.

oceans 13 was a more sophisticated storyline, i liked it not only for the star-studded cast but its overall storyline, witty remarks and sudden twists. how did you get even with the most ruthless man? this very talented team is back to show us how ;)

transformers was better than i had expected. the action was thick, fast and furious. clearly an action flick, as the storyline was quite flat. well, not as if its meant to have lots of dialogue. pity the transformations between normal vehicles to their bot forms could have a bit slower, it would have been a lil more cooler. i'd rate this 3.5/5 btw, for girls, the army guy guy in the show is hot (as claimed by a few girls i've spoken to) and i will say that the female lead was hotter! ;)

now back to my essay =P

btw, i'll be meeting Ronnie Alcano tmrw for his private clinic at Duxton Blue :)

i'd easily recommend those two shows to anyone.

a day with the World Champion!

he came, he played, he conquered.




























watching him play, i could describe it in two words: efficient & confident

the precision and power of his stroke is truly one to behold. i think there's only one way to beat him, that is to not make a single mistake. i was thoroughly impressed by his level of play.

World 8 and 9 Ball Champion in SG!

Yup, its all over the news and ads! Ronnie Alcano, current World 8 and 9 Ball Champion, of the Philipines is here in Singapore. He's doing some Guiness sponsored events and will be playing by request at Games Fusion @ Depot Rd.

I'll be there to clock some of the action and will bring you back a nice report with nice pictures before heading to the national 9 ball finals between Aaron Koh and Benard Tey to cover that too!

Stay tuned for an exciting episode tmrw!


(btw i still have to mug for my econs midyears!)