AY2015/16 Sem 2

So it's been a long time since I was here and another semester has passed. Time really flies... Year 1 to year 4, and ongoing to year 5. Just some random muse of what happened during the sem that just passed

Managed to get in XQRJ Top 10 and was really glad to have played w this band. Their hardworking and effort to present my song in the best way is really undescribable.

Bro enlisted to army!

Won 3rd at XQRJ! First music award so yay!

Shifu Lee really helped me alot along the way since day 1!

Took this mod that requires us to use scratch to do programming. no more classes under the same prof pls.

Met my mentor at the CNY dinner! didn't know she's also from xinyao time.

Send Mr Soo off to Nanjing for exchange.

Did a light painting project with Playeum

The cafe gig a.k.a TRASHIES unite at Eve bar again!

Bro POP-ed!

Won Impresario Original Composition! 2nd music award :)

Set-up for Random Blends

Met Prof Zhang after quite some time. Pleasantly surprised ^^

Team Dark Side of Singapore

and then,,, it was EMERGE once again.

Dad's birthday

Post-EMERGE Celebration!

Virgin bridesmaid experience

Post Random Blends Celebration

last filming session for Ken's class

Impresario Celebratory meal at Swee Choon

YAYYYYY successful film once again!

End of the sem w KTV session w BFF Teng and Felanski

I must say that ever since I came back from Shanghai, I have been really busy with school. So busy that in the middle of the sem, I have almost no time to meet my friends or to just chill outside. It's really quite a huge comparison with my first 2 years in uni but it is in this Academic Year that I felt like I truly live to be a student. The learning curve was wide, it was steep but each completed work, every achievement, it is a milestone in my NUS life. 

The profs and tutors I have had, many were amazing people who are amazingly talented and make me feel like I am a noob all the time. But I won't say that I have had roses and violets all the way. There were some who make classes feel like a drag at many times. But ultimately, each obstacle overcame just made me a stronger person. Learning from each and every experience. 

Next sem's gonna be an entirely different one again but I am not expecting any less of myself. It is when we continuously strive to learn and that makes us better. 

Thank you to all those who have helped me in a way or many ways over the last Academic Year. :)

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2015 Resolutions

1) Complete NOC with good report and grades

2) Master how to do song arrangement

3) Have 15 completed songs (I have 7 to date)

4) Learn how to do the pull up bar

5) Do more gigs

6) Lose tummy fats!

Breko cafe

Long time since I blogged so today I'm gonna reconmend this cafe I went to recently!

The name of this place is called Breko Cafe & Sandwich Bar and It's located at holland village.

Okay so this is how the cafe looks like when you step in. There's a bar counter which serves alcohol and the usual bar stuff. And they have a small little staircase that leads you up to a private corner.

This huge signboard actually remind me of this eatery I went to when I was in Taichung last year. 

Okay so this is their menu and you can see they offer a variety of food ranging from pasta to burgers and baked rice. They have quite abit of sides as well. The price range is about $14-20 and the portions are actually filling. I didn't try but I heard their sandwiches are good too!

I ordered their ribeye pasta which is recommended by the chef. I would say this is a pretty good main course. 

I requested for my ribeye to be medium rare and it turned out quite good. It was chewy but not to the extent of not being able to bite it apart. the meat was tender and there wasn't much fats . The black pepper sauce on it was mildly spicy -not those really spicy ones that people like me who don't know how to take spicy food would find it a turn off. 

As for the aglio olio, I found it abit bland initially but the pasta gives you an after taste that is alittle salty and spicy. The olive oil was really fragrant and it didn't come about as overly oily. The chilli, like the black pepper sauce, was not very spicy till I couldn't take it. There's one thing I like about this dish and that's the cheese they sprinkled on top. They weren't stingy on the amount of cheese and it made the pasta much tastiern 

So this would make a good choice for those who can only take mild spicy food and those who like to eat pasta but dislike overly oily ones. This only cost me $20 (w gst)!

Siyi ordered this creamy seafood baked rice which was really good! I loved it more than my own ribeye pasta. The cheese wasn't too salty but it gave the baked rice flavor. They were also generous on the portion of seafood which includes mussels, shrimps and squid. This is one of the best baked rice I've eaten so far and you can get it for just $17 (w gst)! Really worth the money.

For those who like to chill at a bar but can't find good ones in the day, Breko Cafe have an all day long happy hour! Going to a bar will never be just a night event anymore! 

Breko Cafe & Sandwich Bar @ Holland Village

38 Lorong Mambong

Singapore 277694

Tel: 6468 4424

Breko Cafe & Sandwich Bar @ Bugis Village

229 Victoria Street

Singapore 188023

Tel: 6337 5525

Website: www.brekocafe.com

2014 Resolutions

1) Pull C.A.P up till a least 3.5 

2) Apply and get in NOC.
3) Have 10 completed songs
4) More songwriting opportunities

5) Have a regime and to be disciplined keeping to it!

6) Exercise more to lose tummy fats.

7) Spend more time with loved ones.
8) Travel to at least 1 country I haven't been to

results of 2013 resolutions

It's 31st December 2013!

One year flew by really fast... Time to match my results to my resolutions and see what have I achieved.

Let's see...

1) Pull CAP up to 3.8- 3.9
Hmm didnt meet this one so it's probably time to work harder the next 3 semesters!

2) Apply and get in NOC
applied but didn't get in. try again next year!

3) Learn a 3rd language
YES ACHIEVED!
took LAJ1201 this year and had quite a fun time learning jap with my slaves and prince. haha

4) Improve on singing and have an appearance during starbucks gig
YES ACHIEVED!
Weiliang set the goal for me to try and perform during october starbucks but thanks to teresa, i managed to have my first appearance during the february one. and in october, managed to sing some songs that i alr sing until sian alr hahaha. but thanks to weiliang for practicing so hard and encouraging me!

5) Improve drum skills + master cajon
YES ACHIEVED (sort of)!
tinghui said my drums were better during mini con so yay! cajon wise... not bad. at least i know the basics alr thanks to cajon society and beat'abox! :)

6) have a regime and to be discliplined keeping to it.
hmm... this one not really... have been sleeping even later than the previous year... and not really disciplined in studying too...

7) exercise more to lose tummy fats
ehh... i did lose some fats but not cos i exercised. so maybe... half achieved? haha

8) spend more time with loved ones.
okay la half achieved. did spend abit more time with my family than the previous. mainly time wasted because i stay in hostel....

9) have more photography opportunities
not sure if this one achieved. joined the photographic society but never really take part in their activies.

10) be more active and get to know more close friends
YES ACHIEVED!
got to know veronde, celine, siyi the senior bunch. a few really quite close. :)

11) travel to 4 different countries
YES ACHIEVED!
went JB in jan with the band ppl, taiwan in may with teresa and siyi, korea in june for summer school, hongkong in september with mum and JB again in december with family.! 4 countries!

12) Attend summer school
YES ACHIEVED!
Went to Korea University for summer school and had quite a fun time!

Okay end of 2013 resolutions checking. not bad la i must say. about 7/13 achieved. that's quite alot already.

That's it for now folks. Last post for 2013 done.
See you in 2014!

Semester 1 AY 2013/2014

School started 2 days after i came back from Korea. Although the time was pretty tight, the joy of seeing my family and friends was really great. Voices audition started on the first wednesday and I was really excited to see the auditionees as well as my friends! Oh not to mention the 1-for-1 starbucks too.

Then, there was the CAPT Formal dinner. They gave out free mugs for us too.

Some of the more prominent ppl who made my life in CAPT much more wonderful. Oh and our guest-of-honour was S.R Nathan!

Then mid-sem, just before recess week, my mum, sis and I headed to Hong Kong for a short trip. The Tim Ho Wan there really much nicer than Singapore's

Met up with Virina there!

Managed to catch the ending of Triumph to the Skies 2 there and the trend was to notice pilots! haha took photo with the pilots of my plane on the way back to singapore!

One year really no joke. Been through all sorts of obstacles with this amazing comm. finally, we are done to AGM a.k.a handover day. All the unhappiness, let it be gone. All the happiness, let it stay in our memories forever... :)

Met up with Ms Liang for Tim Ho Wan! Paiseh to make her wait 1 hour man...

Post-handover supper at Soon Fen's place!

one of the rare times i will take the train home....

Went for the annual TVB star awards with my mum who managed to get some VIP tickets. Met Vee there too!

And then, in the blink of an eye... I am 21. Thankful for this bunch of people.. :))))

This week was quite a overwhelming week. It didn't start too well but it ended well. Had supper and games with this group of voices ppl! <3

Celebrated Prof Seow's birthday by appearing at her doorstep at 11pm with starbucks cakes and yam pau! With pretty candles of course!

 ktv with the voices ppl at pasir ris!

My lil sis went to china for a week so here's a pic of us sending her off.

October is a month to celebrate! We celebrated porcupine chong and tere's birthday at a jap steamboat restaurant in marina square! Not forgetting minion cupcakes from Temptations Cakes.

Voices Qing Gong Yan! didn't really join the juniors since i had dinner at Owl with the seniors. but we went for KTV after that. tere and i left early in order to catch the train though... 12 ppl in a small Teo Heng KTV room. we really super zai!

Some time at home playing with soft toys with my brother...

No matter how busy, we will always have time to celebrate each other's birthday! celebrated huixian's birthday at liang court before heading for ice cream and sitting by the singapore river watching ppl bungee jump. Huixian wanted to take but none of us dared to take w her... haha

Spend one evening having dinner at Alcove located at NUS UCC with siyi! Not bad la the food.

One weekend, siyi and angella came over to 'study'. but of course, i think i was the only one who studied. mum cooked a feast for them and siyi, being a super garlic lover, finished almost every single bit.....

After Study sessions with siyi!

Met up with tere at vivo city for tea break (to use our TCC card) and supposedly movie but missed it cos of the stupid 196 that refused to come. had dinner at kim gary!

Then, the following wednesday, met up with siyi and tere for dinner at star vista. we settled for a hong kong cafe and they went to eat blackball while i bought koi. they helped me act some funny scenes for my NM project too! it was really funny!!!

The final friday of the sem: woke up early and headed to biz to celebrate min jia's 20th birthday!

Then in the evening, went to tiramisu hero to celebrate yiusi's birthday! really cute cafe. the food's pretty good too.

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