Thursday, August 31, 2006
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Friday, August 25, 2006
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Golden Brown
Read today's Life writeup about Flashpackers. In case you're not in the loop, the term refers to travellers who lug all their gadgets on the go. If you think I'm crazy for carrying a DSLR and 2 lenses when travelling then these people probably fall under stark raving mad category. Laptops, PDAs, digital cameras, Ipods and every Idunnoewat. Apparently, they actually bring more tech stuff and gadgets than clothes or clean underwear. Why travel then? If your ears are constantly plugged into your ipod and your eyes glued to your laptop, obsessively checking email, why don't you just stay at home and watch Discovery travel and living? Its cheaper and you won't get homesick. Oh well, different strokes for different folks.
Monday, August 21, 2006
And I Choose...
And I choose...
to put up this photo because I know Mei the best amongst the female leads but more importantly becuase she specifically told me not to do so. Alrighty, the posters are finally up and I guess it is time to plug the production. So, don't forget to catch this brilliant production.
For those not from NUS Law: Sex, lies, love, lust, betrayal, laughter, tears, you name it, Law IV has it.
For those from NUS Law: You would pay 8 bucks to see someone you don't know make a fool of himself on screen, I'm sure you would pay a tiny bit more to see someone you know make a fool of him/herself on stage, live and within rotten tomato pelting range.
For All: Keep yourselves free on the 2nd, 9th or 10th of September.
More information here.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Makan at Kopi Tiam
Met up with with Amelia and Henrik for dinner last night. We ate at Kopi Tiam at Swissotel because it served decent local food and was air conditioned. Plus it was highly recommended by food connoisseur PohPoh who highlighted the free flow of tao hui jui. Thanks Poh Poh. Besides, Henrik wasn't feeling too good so we decided to spare him the smokey hawker centres for now. It was nice to meet him again considering that the last time we met was in October, in Gothenborg. After dinner we took a much needed stroll to the esplanade and around the waterfront before heading off for coffee at Shangri-la. We took the sightseeing route to the Shang and Wj was nicely rewarded with a live jazz ensemble at the end of it all. Ok, I think I've fulfilled my stereotype-direct-what-i-did-today-kinda-blog post requirement for the month.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Synapse
2800Km and going; fuelstop in Giessen.
The past few days have been spent trying to figure out the Macbook. The good thing about it all is that with my heavily discounted Ipod nano as a result of purchasing the Macbook through NUS and the car kit, I can now listen to all my mp3s in the car. So, I was listening to Franz Ferdinand this afternoon whilst driving to school and it reminded me of the road trip I did with Stephane in April. Franz Fredinand was a regular feature on the trip because of our lack of CDs and beacuse of the long hours spent on the road especially on the Autobahn zig zagging across Germany. Imagine going at 170Km/h on the Autobahn in a 10 year old very French (i.e. beat-up) Citroen ZX sans power steering, ABS, air con, power windows and airbags. At this speed, the steering wheel vibrates so much that it shakes every bone in your body and perhaps even your soul, assuming you have one of course; and I'm not talking about soul stirring drives derived from the likes of the BMW M3 or Porsche Carrera. Anyway, apart from a gut wrenching relfex that now overwhelms me everytime I think of vibrating steering wheels, I felt a sudden wave of sorrow. I miss the care free days spent on exchange. I miss travelling about solo. I miss my exchange friends. I miss speaking a spattering of French, German, Danish and English during cookouts or bbqs. I miss being excited and wowed. I miss... Anyway, it is interesting how the Macbook lead to the Ipod which played Franz Ferdinand in my car bringing about thoughts of Vibrating Steering Wheels that reminded me of the Road Trip and made me miss Exchange Life and resulting in me Surfing my Blog Archives. And boy am I glad that I blogged regularly whilst on exchange. Its amazing how a photo can bring back a torrent of memories. Ah..the power of photography.