Happy New Year!

Happy New Year EVERYONE!!!! WOo Hoo!

Its been a very long time already and after browsing through all my friend's blogs, I decided that i had to write something here. Its been a nerve wrecking year for me in 2008 going through school life and all sorts of different things. Most of all, I felt that i have aged...

Firstly, A levels. Its the most stressful and boring thing i have ever done in my life and i really hope that i won't have to do this kind of thing anymore. Going through A levels made me feel how dumb and stupid i can be at times and it has also showed me that with much effort, I can really stuff ALOT of stuff into my head. Stuff that i thought was impossible to go inside my head somehow managed to go inside, somehow.

Life after A levels is confusing. Its a sense of feeling lost after all the routine studying schedule and all of a sudden, "Hey? i don't need to pick up a book anymore?" Hmm... It really feels very very weird. The first few days were terrible. I did not know what to do and how can i pass time. Time seemed to crawl at an amazingly slow speed. Its like the first few days you go to school feeling how time is passing so slowly? Come to think of it, time seems to pass slower when you don't need it and it just speeds through when you really need it. Oh well its all psychological.

Attending 3 chalets in a row was a first for me in my life. Never was I involved in 3 chalets at one go. One sec 4 class chalet, MR chalet and finally SB5 chalet. I enjoyed all of them equally (: Sec 4 chalet was more of a gathering for me to meet up with old friends and catch up with them. Did not stay for the night as i had MR chalet the next day. Although it has been 2 years already, the bonds that we forged during the secondary school days remain strong and i could really feel the atmosphere that reminded me of secondary school days. But oh well, as usual, I don't fit in very well with my sec 4 class. Not that i can't fit in at all, but just not very well. But still, i really like my sec 4 class.

Then MR chalet. It was one heck of a chalet. It was like one big family having a chalet. All the other halfs of most MR members were invited to the chalet and really, it didn't feel wrong at all. We had Charis and Ziyi who joined us even though they were not MR members but they blended in well with us(: Once again thanks for coming(: Although i really hated my buddies teasing about me, i know that they tease me because they care for me, because they want it to happen which is also what I want to realise also. However, sometimes its not very nice to continuously tease and tease cause it really hurts me. Hope you guys can understand how i feel (:

Then it was prom night. I did not attend but i somehow got in =X Saw so many people dressed so pretty and so handsome that i got abit jealous. But oh well i saved some money -_-...Went for post prom party and i can tell you its not my cup of tea. The music is just blasting and piercing that my ears hurts. Me and Shuteng just left at like 3 plus and we walked around trying to find our way in town cause both of us are goon dus when it comes to walking around town. We wanted to find a macs to have coffee and just sit down but no matter how we walked, we lost our way-_- Our initial plan was to find raffles city so we walked and walked from raffles place to cityhall and then somehow we just ended in bugis-_-"' finally found what we want and we just bought food and eat. Slept at the macs till it was like 5+ and we decided to try our luck to catch the first bus. Took 170 and it was a very very fast journey from bugis to my place. I think it took like 30mins the most? No much stop and no much traffic. End of day, Clubbing is not my cup of tea.

Working is fun for me. First time i really work in the real world earning money. first day of work is kind of confusing cause i did not know anything to do with selling. The most confusing thing was each and every products pricing. Just way to confusing. But slowly and surely, i will pick it up. (:

On the last day of the year, I got a very very special opportunity to go behind the scenes of Channel 8 new year count down show. I am really really lucky to have a friend to help me arrange for it. Reached Vivo at like 9.45 and there was like a freaky queue outside. I got the backstage pass and go all the way backstage. Woots! Damn exciting. Saw alot of artiste and sure they are all very gorgeous:D Really was an eye opener on how people run shows. Really an eye opener.

Here's wishing everyone a very happy 2009!

My audio salvation is here!

A's is almost over and finally, after a long time, I've finally got it (:

WOO HOO!!!

Second Repair of GC

Not mine of course :P Haha. Its my friends. His calculator got pretty screwed up and many of the buttons could not be pressed. He told me that some people said that the battery leaked and the liquid caused the calculator's inside to corrode and spoil. So i decided to take a look.

Opened it up and wah it was a mess. All the dried up battery water was inside and it was slimy. Took it for a wash and rubbed it clean. At first i thought it would be a simple thing cause maybe it was just dirt but after washing and trying to turn it on again, it didn't seem so easy.

Spent like 30 mins before I figured out that the battery water has actually corroded the conducting tracks on the PCB to the extent that a few of them are no longer conducting anymore. So i whipped out my trusty soldering iron and some enamel coated wire and began re-routing the tracks with the enamel wire. It wasn't easy and my hands were kind of shaky today.

After around 30 mins, i finally finished re-routing all the necessary tracks. Tried it again but oh bugger, it was even worst. I tried and tried and tried all sorts of method but it just didn't work. Logic was telling me that what i did was correct but i just couldn't solve the problem. I got so frustrated that i decided to give up.

I closed up the thing and screwed the whole thing up till the final cover. It was only then that i realised that i had screwed the screw in the wrong place inside so i couldn't screw the top cover up. Screw it!

So i had to reopen the whole thing again. This made me hand itchy again and i decided to give it one last shot. I desoldered the whole thing, and resoldered the whole thing again but this time in phases so that i would know which track that i re-routed controlled which buttons. This was a better choice as i could see if the soldering was done right. The first one went in and :D It worked! I restored the number zero and some other numbers when replacing one track. Then i moved on to the rest and finally everything was back and working fine.

I tried to neaten my soldering with some solder flux and dang, that was a bad decision. it screwed the whole thing again-_- Now the stupid feeling was feeling up in me and i was starting to feel damn sian about this. At first i didn't know what was wrong again but heck, i decided to just wash it with some water again. WOW! After washing with water and drying it with a hair dryer, it worked again! So happy. And i realised that this thing couldn't had alot of flux lying on the conducting pads cause i think the flux could conduct electricity too. So yea washing away the flux solved the problem. Closed it up and :D a job done again. So happy!

Yea okay i guess about 90% of the people who read what was up there understood nuts about it but in short i repaired another GC.

So anw, yesterday's night was very very clear. I couldn't resist but to take a photo of it. Here it is:

Peering through the clear night sky, I couldn't resist myself but to feel helpless...

College Bowl

Woots! Fun. Haha. Been some time since i posted too cause of prelims which is quite bad. But anw, College Bowl. Shall just post photos cause a picture speaks a thousand words :D

Life is unpredictable...

After what happened for the past 2 days, I finally realised how brittle and how unpredictable life can really be. First it was Kai Yan. Though i did not really know her, apart from playing netball with her on a few occasions, I knew what she was going through. I admire her courage and the strength that she had to fight her illness. Unfortunately, she passed away. She was a brave and courageous person. Rest In Peace.

Then today, Clement called me.
"Hey, you know anything that happened to Xing Zong recently?"
"No, why?"
"He committed suicide yesterday."

It was really a blow to me. 2 days, 2 lives. He was a great classmate to me. One that had a happy go lucky attitude. It was totally unexpected of him to commit suicide. Brother Muscle! How unexpected. Life could have taken a setback, but why? Why choose to take your own life?

Life is really unpredictable. A moment you may be seeing your friend so cheerful, being with them having fun with them and the next moment, they are gone. Its really unexpected of him to take his own life. He was so cheerful and always so happy, how could he have committed suicide? Its totally unbelievable, but it has happened. Hais. What can i do, what can i say? It has really been an honor to be your classmate. May You rest in peace.

Goodbye 12th Media Resource Crew

Friday was the official last day for my batch in Media Resource Crew. My batch was the 12th batch of MRC. Honestly speaking, I am really proud and fortunate to be in the 12th batch. The 12th batch was a magical batch. With each of our individual specialised areas combined together, we were a batch that was made for success. With each and every show that we do that outperforms the previous shows, we were on our road to totally creating a new unprecedented standard in ACJC MRC's history. Oh well, I will really miss my batch of talented people, especially my main comm and sub comm members. Of course i can't miss out all the people who were constantly there to support us. Shu Teng, Wei Enn, Matthew, Kevin, Fang Yu, Tian Cheng, Buo Wei and iVan.

To my wonderful Comm members, thank you for being there to support me. Especially to Kee Ann and Zhong Xian. Haha, our job scope totally changed from the previous batch. I focused mainly on technical aspects while you guys covered my administrative aspects. Thanks alot!

To Brandon: Thanks for being my president, although at times i wonder if did i make a wrong choice back then as to whether to vote for you as my president. Well everyone makes mistakes at different parts of their lives. But still thanks for being there and try to learn to be a bit rational and learn some self control and perhaps reconsider how you package and present yourself.

To Zhong Xian: Okay i love arguing with you although it does not improve my GP in any way. Haha. Firstly i must say that i'm sorry for having a negative impression in the past and perhaps made a wrong judgment about you. But seriously, try to tame down a bit cause for me to have a bad impression of you to start off with means that something is not right with you in my eyes right? But still, thanks for your "anger management" problem that has prevented me from getting anger management problems. If not for your constant lectures with the J1s, then i believe i would have to be the bad boy and do all the bad things. Really Thanks!

To Kee Ann: Wah seriously, YOU ARE A WORKAHOLIC. DO YOU REALLY LOVE TO DO WORK!?!?! OH MY TIAN LA! Work work work non-stop -_- Learn to take things easier too at times (: Although they say you must do finish all the work, you don't need to do it to such an extent. Its really too much for them to ask you to do that. But in all case, THANKS ALOT! I think the person i should thank the most is you cause you really did a wonderful job. Amazing one i must say. Even the people in my father's office can't do a job like how you do it. I SWEAR! I am really fortunate to have you as my QM.

To Shermaine: Thanks for being there when i need your help. Though we didn't really get to know each other well, it was enjoyable having you as my friend. Thanks for always extorting money from me anyway.

To Colin: You and KA, seriously form the totally imbalance stock take team. YOU GO GIRL! :D Haha. Thanks for all your help ad being our odd job worker =X And for that, I shall reward you with the title of "Sir Sai Kang". Okay la, really thank you ALOT. Always there to cover for everyone when we are all busy. Maybe saying a little less of those superlatives vocabulary would make you a nicer person. But oh heck, i love your "wonderful" vocabulary.

To Joe: YAY! MY BUDDY FOR VIDEO EDITING and a great self taught drummer. AND OH! A great dancer too! Never failed to have fun when editing videos with you. Your eyes and perspectives are really a wonderful one. I never fail to enjoy listening to your ideas. Always gives me new insights. Thanks alot!

To Xiang Jun: Thanks for being the camerawoman for like almost every time i need you to be. Thanks alot! I wish you and him all the best too (:

To the rest: Thanks for being in MRC. To the people who honestly regards MRC as their CCA and not like those who have multiple CCAs and always never fail to not turn up for events, no I'm not talking about you big guy, REALLY THNAKS! Thanks for having trust in us, having faith in us. Thanks for not giving up on my comm and continue to support us. Even though there has always been the misconception that we want to get all of you guys out and claim fame only to us, you guys continues to stay on. Honestly, that very day when all hell broke lose, I really didn't mean my words to be that way. Really. And for all you know, i wasn't the one who came up with the various test and quizzes. Irregardless of that, I'm very touched to those few who bothered to continue having trust in me and my comm and not blame anything on us or bear any grudges with us. Really Thanks Wei Enn, Kevin, Matthew, Tian Cheng and Shu Teng. For those who were angry with me, firstly, i am sorry but please realise that i do not have to. Shan't elaborate on that.

Anyway, time really flies. First official event was teacher's day and then seniors night, then orientation then bla bla bla and now its all over. Woah. Just can't believe it. As time passed, we all got to know each other better. We grew, we improved and we became a team. Thanks (: Like we all agreed on, "The development and creation of a crew like ours is not just a matter of talented people but also 'cooperative' teachers." Unfortunately we are bounded by them, or else we could have gone further but also with them, our crew won't be this crew that i know of now. So to the teachers, thanks for being cooperative and understanding while in the mean time also 'cooperative and understanding'.

To my successor. All the best to you. Whatever that i need to teach you, i have taught you. Now its up to you to cultivate and grow your own skills. I don't expect you to be at the same level as me but if you do i would be really glad and comforted.

To our successors. ALL THE BEST TO YOU GUYS TOO! Like what KD said, don't let your small quantity of crew members be a hindrance. All you need is to improve on your skills and efficiency and a small number of crew will be not a problem anymore. Learn to repackage yourself and learn to show some self confidence. Its all about the package, really. So all the best in your future endeavors and in the mean time don't neglect your studies and oh ya, to some of you don't enter depression mode okay? Haha.

CMPB + Passion AC

4th July, America's Independence Day, my medical checkup day and also Passion AC day. So fun right? Haha. Went for CMPB checkup in the morning with Kang De, Kee Ann and Zhong Xian. The 4 of us had quite some fun at CMPB and the bus ride back to school from CMPB was the best. We were so unhappy with the bus uncle that we were like saying all the guai lan things very very loud. The bus uncle was weird. We went up the bus and tap our cards and he wanted to check our bus pass cause he thinks we cannot be students. So okay lor take out and check. But its so weird, a bit too extreme i think and his attitude wasn't the best kind of attitude. So the 4 of us were just totally du lan by him that we started to like complain about Singapore's bus system and stuff like that. Super funny though. Haha. Oh anw, im in PES B because of having a history of Scoliosis.

So anw, got back to school. Took my own time to settle down before going up to the hall. Much to my relief, everything was more or less there already. Just that the mixer was patched like totally wrong, wonder who did the patching of the mixer. So i just went about re-patching everything and its done. Tested the whole system and it was just sounding the way its supposed to sound. Monitors were also working perfectly fine too just that it is also patched wrongly to the amp-_-. So got everything up and ready by around 4.30ish? Waited for the CF people to come back and we began our sound check. I took a different approach this time round for sound check. I ensured that all the monitors were having a good mix through them. I walked around the stage listening to their monitors ensuring that there was nothing being too loud or too soft. The most fun person to do sound check with must have been the drummer. Quite comical. Haha. 6.30 came and people came in. Started at around like near 7.20 i think. Shall not talk so much about the mix, but i had fun doing the mix, cause its also most probably the last mix for me being an MRC member :'(

Oh wells, there is a time to let go of stuff and yesterday was officially the last event the J2s would be doing. From then on, its the J1s turn to do events already. I'm really kind of worried for them, but I can't do much anymore. What i should have taught them, I taught them. What i should have cultured in them, i really HOPE that i have cultured in them. Now its up to them to up their standards. All the best J1s!