Monday, October 13, 2008

graduation

upon graduation, a group of us caderas peeps decided to go around a school and take pics of our memorable moments in school...in our grad gown. I think we took quite a number of hilarious shots... shots that definitely don't make us look like graduates :)

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caderas latinas! the peeps who are essentially the core of my university life :)

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In the ACC room, location of lots of practices for Bailamos, convocation, and Rummage!!

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Students of SESS!

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love this shot! even though can see sherry's shorts! heh

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one of the rare 'proper' shots

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and back to our crazy selves :)

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Not forgetting the SMU Jump @ T Junction.. location of Latin Feste 05,06 and lots of miscellaneous performances.

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lift shot!

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"dreamy in class"

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no copying!!

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remembering printing room queues..

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School of Business!

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:)

Photos courtesy of Jinfu. Thx!

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

postcards

was looking through my stack of brochures and postcards and miscellaneous items that I bought/ brought back from my exchange in Europe.

one word: nostalgia

after more than one year, I can still vividly remember the details of some of the trips, the feeling of being there, the exhilaration felt. this is still my best trip ever. i am fortunate enough to be able to even go there once.. but i still want to go back. badly. why is europe so far away?

going through this stack, i realised how much i love postcards. Really glad i bought them... even though it was the only souvenir i could afford to buy most of the time anyway :)

Just finished decorating my 'exchange days corner'. *grins* The  idea came about after i FINALLY decided to DIY frame our jigsaw puzzle of schloss neuschwanstein  and pasted it on my wall. Feel so good just staring at it!! *BEAMS*

well.. since i can't go there.. i can just stare at this and daydream.

loving my room even more now!

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*Photo taken with webcam hence the poor image quality

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Little Blue Car Part I

Little Blue Car took a little ride in the East on Sunday. Purrrrfect weather. got me on a high after the whole trip.

Poor bf was unable to join me this time cuz he has to work on Sunday *patpat*, so I had trusty thamster as company instead.

Anyway, this is the first time i'm actually taking photos with an object in mind and just playing around with that object. I must say it was pretty fun and interesting.. can't wait to do it again!

Presenting...

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Little Blue Car!!

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thamster trying to give me photo ideas. 

 

 

 

 

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Love this!

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As you can probably tell.. i'm really digging the reflection thingy. I think that's what makes my car unique and happy looking :) And yeah.. i'm still a sucker for scenery.. so don't expect me to take exhaust pipes or something.

Oh crap. need to disappear for a while. will post the rest of the photos another time!

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

yummy!

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finally met up with vincent before he left for germany. our highlight of the evening was dessert from canele @ shaw. enjoy the outdoor environment there, love the crepe. happy dessert :)

(entry written two weeks ago? but never got to post. but CANELE RAWKS! i wanna go there and eat soon)

my first 'allowance' to my parents

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Felt really awkward giving my mummy cash.. so i decided to put it in an envelope  and make it look like a letter!

2nd allowance was paid in cash

i am officially broke cuz of my crazy shopping spree over the weekend. never felt like that before... that urge to shop. but i lurrrrvvvvee all my purchases! Think it's well spent. at least i hope it is. haha

2 tops from far east
2 pairs of shoes from pretty fit
1 pair of shoes for my darling
1 short sleeve 'sweater' from g2000
1 necklace
1 pair of funky earrings
1 eyeliner

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Graduation Dinner Celebration Highlight 2

Dessert!!






greedy looking sis :)

my awesome gelato. best pistachio ice cream i've ever ever had. super smooth, super natural taste *craves*


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Graduation dinnner celebration - Highlight 1

Romantic Fireworks! (just missing the romantic other half)



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Graduation dinner celebration


didn't really fancy my home made pasta




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Commencement

A day that is special for family. for us students... it's a day of wearing a gown and taking peektures. haha. I barely took any shots on the actualy day.. was too tired from the previous night plus mummy wasn't feeling well so i disappeared right after. sad. didn't manage to take shots with many of my friends.
i think i look weird in the gown. so don't look like a graduate at all. :S



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Sunday, July 27, 2008

argh! getting complains from peeps at my horrendously boring blog that hasn't had a new entry in the last erm 2 weeks? in fact, someone decide to point out my obviously outdated "want" list and hence i've updated it. bleah.

to my dearest sis, if you ever happen to have the time to glance at my blog from HK.. i'm so sorry i haven't post up my commencement peeektures as promised!!! will do so erm... soon. *i hope*. Hope you're enjoying yourself :)

on a side note, i had a happening weekend. went to st james for the first time on friday night with the office peeps. ended up at dragonfly which pretty much = weird chinese music band, nice mambo-ish music when band not playing and a lot of old males who have conveniently forgotten their age when they stare at girls that are half their age. oh! and plus a guy that has the worst pick up lines EVER. other than that, i did enjoy myself as i saw a different side of the peeps in office. didn't really get closer to them though. on the other hand, i spent my whole evening talking to this lady who used to work at crystaltime as the brand manager. it was fantastic talking to her and glad i got to know her.. . how i wish she was still in this company. would probably feel more motivated about my job.

yesh. making friends in this company is super difficult. it feels like war out there, where one side is just telling me bad stuff about the other stuff. honestly speaking.. before i even start getting much work done, the mood/office culture there just kills any optimism i have. it's draining hearing about complains, silent wars, getting shouted at for no reason. sigh. just hope things will get better.
focus
focus
focus on the right stuff, miss chan.

Saturday night, i hung out with my two cousins at pump room. awesome band. awesome clubbing music. it's a wonderful mix altogether. people there don't try to pick you up and are there to just enjoy the music. my cousins are crazy. and i think they are one of the best male clubbers there are out there. they actually dance according to the music! the three of us (who were also prob the 3 youngest in the room) were on the podium for like a couple of hours and having a awesome time. i also see the traits of my loud and boisterous uncles in them, especially when they start singing at the top of their voices together with the band. i had a great laugh. really look forward to hanging out with them again.

Aside from my two happening nights, I spent the rest of my days over the weekend trying really hard to feel energetic despite 2 late nights. I managed to drop by the gym for a pathetic run (forced by mummy), pack up my room and watch ballet under the stars with bf.

a great weekend i must say. considering how boring my life usually is. am dreading tmr quite badly. though.

pics should be out soon lah. all in my computer waiting to be shown. haha.

Sunday, July 06, 2008

A stepping stone

I finally managed to get a job. at long last. and before commencement. *phew*
haha.
i have to admit it ain't exactly my dream job (below than ave pay, traditional chinese company culture, no friends as of yet, no where near my friends or sis's workplace), but it's the jobscope and the learning experience that i'm attracted to. It is really a marketing job, focusing on branding and promotional activities for a couple of fashion watch brands. so yups!
just hope things will get better and of course, hope i can do it. haha.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Changi

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classic bench shot

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cool tree

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obviously not the only couple around

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love this (taken by zm)

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Love this too. Though the bike is a bit distracting in this pic, it's the only shot with the cat looking at the camera. haha. i think its black patch on the nose makes it unique.(taken by zm)

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fishing

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the sea was gorgeous that day. it actually looked more blue than green for once!

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it was fun watching the planes approach head on (somewhat) towards us from far and pass right above us. unfortunately, taking airplanes at close distances require skill that both zm and i kinda lacked. still i think he did a better job than me for this one (see below).

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i like this :) zm's footsteps while trying to get a good shot of the beach

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*grins foolishly*

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emo shot

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checking out my unpro cycling skills

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finally.. our standard self portrait and dinner :)

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