jack of all, master of "kor song" (None)

Today finally got to showcase our work for 4D movie and it was really interesting in the way they did it. Jovian impressed me with his “artistic” work by finishing it in 3 hours, though it was done in such short time frame but it really looks good. I spent 2 weeks to finish my stuff yet not they great at all. Also, the Japanese anime style by Siyuan and Denise were also impressive. The best part is yuchao work, where he drew his entire scene and with the music and dialogue, the whole movie is really impressive.

After school, yuchao, Susanne and I went to the lab. I actually ask yuchao to bring his work so do I, to learn from one another. He really had done some good 2D animation in his past. Oh my god, his drawing is really good. Looking back at my work, I realized something very wrong… really wrong…

Suddenly I feels so lost, feel so confuse, I am just a person who knows everything in multimedia yet no specialization. I believe this is what my poly trains me. I should have gone to Nanyang poly instead to specialize in animation. However, times can’t turn back, that’s why I choose to go SADM. I wanted to train myself and really specialized in specific area through my degree studies.

What am I going to do??? Seriously I feel that I feel just like a lost sheep wandering around the media world, no idea which direction to head. Even I set the direction sometimes I feel that I was on the wrong track. Most of my friend does their work with their feel and heart and they do create stuff that I never had thought of it before. I feel I am really very “robot” in some way, always plan my stuff down and executing it systematically. How can I be creative in this way??? I am just not brave enough to step out of this system to break free and explore. Am I afraid of my academics results, my standard of work or not willing to leave my comfort zone? Thought I suppose to come here to explore myself and find my true self and work towards my dreams?

I really don’t know… think I should really put aside the memorable days and event that happens to me in poly, really start a new here, giving myself the chance to explore and discover the new me… am I able to do that? I tell myself before and in the beginning of school term, yes I do see some changes but I just get back to what I am after awhile…

Tired… I am really tired… mind not working today…

finally...

Yeah, finally completed my 4D project at 1:39 am, Sep 27th 2005... oh my god, got to think of it i have been working on projects before the start of the term break till now... finally it had ended... but not the real end as there are more new ones coming up... at least finally clear all the extended expired work... hmm... not really happy abt my work yet... if tml got time, i will give some final touch up...

Of course, in order to have so much energy and determination to complete my work today, all thanks to "The Myth"... haha.. went to watch the movie today... woah... is really worth the 7 dollars... cool! the movie was great... from sound to visual to story to cast... oh my god... the best part is the song... which you are listening to now (if u din off the music...)... i give 4.5 out of 5 star neh... 0.5 is deducted becos of the ending which i feel is abit funny... nevertheless a great movie to watch...

Jackie Chan ROCKS!!! Not forgetting the gorgeous looking Kim Hee-Seon & sexy Mallika Sherawat (the main reason for Indian ppl watching the chinese movie...haha)

a MUST watch movie... you won't regret it...

Running... Out....

Running is a good exercise but definitely not on money!!! haha... been overspending too much this month loh... side a side the money to buy my O2, i actually spent close to 300 bucks this month on materials and entertainment... oh my gosh!!!

Sad to say i am still having the spending habit as i was during the army... At that point of time, i still have allowance to spare, no issue... now i have none... this makes the situation worst... now really waiting for my work study money to bank in... Wonder when will it be...

Yesterday, No! In fact is today, I came back home early morning around 3am... my friend ask me out ktv again.. haha... just can't stop the temptation... see... spent another 20 bucks on a day... ahyoh... seems like if i have more stress and workload, i tends to spent more to relax and enjoy myself...

Chill out on Friday night...

Yah, can't wait to update my blog today. Had a fun time during 2D lesson today. Everyone had to show their work about clothing. Nice to sees everyone work and know their personality through the clothes they design. Some were really wacky, some simple and clean some really "WOAH"... Here are some photos taken during the class...

Me & Chao Ge!!!

ME with Denise Shades... Cool!

Me & Jovian (Gayish Looks)

Tonight, there is also a school event at Asian Civilization Museum. Everyone will be going for the talk on "Fresco". Don't really knows what is it about, but i just go since the school had pay for our entrance fee which cost $40 per head. Actually my main motive was really to get the class together and have some sort of an outing. Too bad, in the end can’t make it there early for dinner and after the show, only left 7 of us to go for dinner... Had a dinner at Burger King... No air-con one.... reminds me of the breakdown of aircon in lab today...

OK down to the best part where only left with nicole, yeeching, jovian and me. We actually walk round Boat Quay to find a place to chill out... yah in the end we went to TCC (forget what it stands for already...) for some coffee... The environment is nice and cozy... we got to sit on the floor with cushion and beans bags around... we talk on a lot of stuff, really enjoyed it... especially the conversation between Jovian and I... just can't really click well... always wrong frequency...we are really from diff culture man... haha...

Too bad only 4 of us... next time really hope can get the whole class out yah... really to chill... no work... only relax and talk "lunguage" (Fei Hua in chinese)... haha...

Love to Entertains, Cheerios!!!

Bugs Invasion!!!

Ah... I am now down on flu...FLU BUG invaded me!!! Think not enough slp that's why... ah yoh... hate flu... cos my taste bud will not be functioning properly... and i cannot sing liao... haha....

nothing much to write today, cos really feeling drowsy after some medication... but came across a song and find the lyrics nice... so decided to post in on neh...

Suo Yi By Sylvester Sim

another wed in the 3D room...

yeah today i spent my time after school in the 3D room doing my 4D work (at the same time as lab monitor)... so good, today i had company... yuchao and samantha also stay back to do their work... working in the 3D room doesn’t seems to be bored anymore...

the best is CT left the school laptop and cables in the cupboard ( i am the person who keep it for him loh)... yes with all this i can use the computer and surf the net even i m not in the computer lab... haha... can do wonders already...anyway today computer lab is just full with people can't really do work in such crowded environment.. some more aircon down...

anyway, quite a relax day... nothing much to stress about... just that need to rush finish my 4D project... dun wish to drag anymore longer...

This "3D" is not the 3D i knew of...

Woah... today 3D lesson is yet another tense day for everyone... start of school after a 1 week break, everyone just could not get things going... today again did some work using papers... building a 45cm tall structure using planes... oh my, the same old things again... i dun mind working on fundamentals... sometimes i dun really know what i am doing.... hai... i think the problem dun really lies on me but also the tutor...

yah, my 3D tutor, CT, as mention before in my previous post, is a good product designer... no doubt he is knowledgeable, but dosen't mean he is at good teaching or have good inter-personal skills... Most of us in class really cannot tahan his arrogant, egoism and some words said by him dosen't even make any sense to us... worst i hate him asking the guys including me to help him do this do that... treat us like his man... hello wake up!!! we are in NTU, school of art, design and media leh... not any military school... if u want to command go back and do it when u re-service leh...

Worst, today while having lunch Chris say that we poly student should show some standards in our work... i am really "HOT" lei...nnb... if u throw me what i have learnt before i sure give him 1 x good one... i dun believe with my competent skills i cannot do it... the work he ask us to do i never do before.. compare to some of my classmates who are really trained in this area... hello CT, if i throw u what i have learnt in mulitmedia design, i ask u to give me the theory shit and design one for me, do u think u can do it? definitely not for the first time mah... dun think u from Germany dunno what school hao lian ah... "nim bei" from Ngee Ann Poly one ah...

lucky for me, i had learnt to control my temper after going through army, especially working under a boss with very bad temper before i disrupt for studies... i know how it feels to burst out and innocent ppl like me sometimes also kana thought my boss is scolding the clerk... that's why i give all out in this blog... another benifits of writing blog...but one of my classmates just can't control... hai...

today so much thoughts on 3D lesson.. because of the 3D portfolio i had to skip must TKD training to come back home early to work on it... hai... next week grading liao, this Friday can't go... wah i will be missing 3 lesson in a row...really need to practice the "pattern" at home liao... aiming for a double promo in belt level...

hai... tml 4D loh... like mark lesson... Ming Tian Hui Gen HAO!!!

relief, such a relief...

Been doing work for the whole day, first time skip lecture in NTU, though i do skip before in poly days, but no choice, project more important...

Later the day i receive an email from my 4D tutor mark... actually this week no need to hand in the work, but must at least all done without audio... wah such a relief to hear this... because i m short of time to add in audio... anyway, at least now i can focus more on my movie...

Sometimes is not good to rush thru work, rather one shd enjoy the process of doing the work... i think this is the best way to learn ba...

Anyway, 60% done for my 4D... 40% more to go...

Got to slp loh... tml finally going back to sch... yah for the sian 3D lesson... actually not lesson sian lah.. u know... hai...

underestimated TIME!!!

hai, i have really miscalculated the time needed for my project... i am in deep shit now... as the rate i m going, i m not able to finish my 4D project... i will not be able to input sound into it... unless miricle do happens...

wanted to spent my night doing my project, unfortunately need to attend a wedding dinner... i must go cos i am the one driving my mum and grandma over to 4 Season hotel at orchard... ok just treat it like a break for me before i work through the night... ok, able to meet my cousin they all and talk to my relatives... they keep asking me abt my gf... haha... at the moment my mind is only occupied by my 4D project... really no time to think abt GF...

anyway, just finish adding the subtitle to my movie... next will be compiling them togther and see which scene i should draw out... hopfully tonight i will be able to compiled the movie though my eyes are eager to "study my eye lid"...

1 down, 1 more to go...

Yah, today spent of my day doing my 2D assignment... Finally is completed... had started since last Sunday and i only manage to finish it today.. really spent too much time on this liao... or i should say, i have to much activities going on during the week day which cos me not enough time to complete the work as planned... anyway, now since 2D is down, next will be my 4D assignment...

Today is Saturday, my dad ask me why aren't i going out? hai... sadly to say, i do have appointment, but i rejected all... first of all i really need to stop going out liao, since i go out almost everyday during the weekday, secondly, i m just broke... no $$...

Friend ask me go watch movie...hai so tempted yet can't... just now when half thru doing my project, my OCS platoon mate called me to go MOMO... wah... very tempted to go liao...but in the end can't ...no time no $$...had to reject them...arh!!! still thinking of it when doing my work...

anyway just finishes 20% of the work... then suddenly got urge and feel to write my blog, so update it now...

jia you ba... i can do it... yes i can... i had do work that are more siong then this, i m sure i will be able to fin in time for this...

This is the result of being tempted...siao siao me posting infront of my webcam...

I Play thru Weekdays, I Pia (Fight) thru Weekends,
To Succeed, I must first believe that I can,
Tough Time Dun Last, Tough Man Do!!!

-danny

Weirong 24th Birthday!

Today's is one of my buddies 24th birthday. Knew him since secondary school, a singaporean-taiwanese... because of that like to relate him to "Ah Bian" cos he got the same surname Chen...haha...

Anyway, spent my day doing my 2D project, hai, underestimated the time needed to complete the work...now i m in serious shit...time not on my side liao...anyway really had to "chiong" this weekend... ready to WORK! enough of PLAY!!!

Yap, today went to Bottle night tree seafood restaurant to have dinner with weirong, delun and his girlfriend. The place quite "wu lu" need to drive then can get here... at sembawang area... Anyway the place is really nice... by the beach and u can see Malaysia from there. A place where couples can go there have a dinner with the romantic scenery. Food there not bad lah... quite ok... Then we go on for a KTV session... yes another KTV session... haha...

Cos weirong wanna learnt how to sing, so teach him a few tricks... Suddenly so eager to learnt, of cos for a certain reason... not to mention is because of girls lah..haha... Anyway, had another fun time at the KTV... just like yesterday... just that today no need to pay... haha... is on the birthday boy... anyway make no difference since delun & i treated him for dinner....

Ok, that's all for today, really must get back to track on my project, wanna work thru the night but i m just to tired to do so, must as well wake up early tml to work on it... so sad today din bring camera out, so no photos to be posted up...

Lastly, Happy 24th Birthday to Weirong... may all your wishes come true...

Outing with my beloved HQ Friends!

Haha...had been a great time yesterday... infact i enjoyed my day to the fullest. Morning i accompany my dad to JB to have lunch at the infamous "BAK Kut Teh" shop...always go there to eat...then went to Holiday Plaza shopping centre to buy moon cake. It is much cheaper then buying in Singapore...

Straight after that, i went to meet up with my unit HQ friends who just came back from Taiwan. Woah all of them look so TAN... good to see them back... we go to play Warcraft (DOTA) at katong shopping centre... i am really sucks at the game..haha...so i just played for 3 rounds then i stop already while they continue playing till 7pm...woah...they really can play and enjoy themselves, i m totally not able to get the hang of it...

Then came a suggestion to go KTV....hesitated a while cos no $ liao..but ah yah, last time meet out already and one of my friend flying of to UK for study, the rest ORD....must as well go enjoy loh... yah, truly we had a fun time at the KTV till 2pm...there we goes on separate ways back home...

Some photos taken during the KTV session... More can be view from one of my friend’s blog (Hanxian) from the side bar link...

picture of the Ass of 4 SIR 11th mono intake...like the pic especially the quote written by ME!!! really describe our lifes in the unit

Happy family!!! Those were the guys that i have meet during my days in 4 Sir, not all but the BEST of all...haha...good luck!

Towards Greater Heights...Ah Wo Ha!!!

Finally got my O2 mini... Yeah!

So happy today, got a good deal for a o2 mini. I manage to buy an O2 mini for 715 thru eBay. Yah a 2nd hand phone, find it cheaper compare to buying a new set and yet need to sign contract. On budget, need to save up a bit so i can spend on the accessories...haha... Good to trade with the person who is a very sincere and trustworthy person. The phone is in great condition though is already there for 8 mths... can't wait to explore the phone...=)

Happy moments comes with bad times... morning my friend tell me that one of my canoeing teammate just passed away... If u all got watch the news, is the person who play soccer then collapse... very sad to hear this happen. Still remember we know each other thru orientation camp when we enter poly, then got to know each other in canoeing club...he is so young, a person who is so energetic and full or dreams and goals, but just left the world like this...

It just comes into my mind that life is full of unexpected events...that's why i feel one must really appreciate the time they have with their loves one and really fight for what they want and leave no regrets...but some time, time is not on your side that u will have to leave what u have behind... just like my friend...

Though we are not that close, however, bth of us do appear in each of our life before

Rest In Peace Perry, where ever you are now...

a simple day...

Look at yesterday post, i said to take a nap and work my project through the night...in the end i woke up around 11 plus the next day later morning...haha... just because of that, half of my day just gone by...

No choice but to really work into my project to get the momentum going, if not i will end up playing too much and get nothing done after the term break.

Later in the evening gone to sch for TKD...learnt pattern for my grading coming October... come back hm very hungry, drive to Boon Lay hawker centre to eat the infamous nasi lemak with my brother...now very full liao... sure gain weight after such an heavy supper...

Just now visited one of my ex-clerk's blog, my unit are back from taiwan atec, saw the photos he posted, really envious them to had a chance to go thru atec and have fun in taiwan... but unfortunately, i had my own path to take and need to give up on going to taiwan with them...

really nothing intersting to blog abt today... just a simple day... hope tml will be better... cheerios!

Such a lovely day...rain...rain...rain...

Started my term break with a 5km run in the morning with one of my buddies... Anyway, it was not a bad run, though i am still having aches on my legs after Saturday UC challenge.

Later the day went to watch Jack Neo movie, "one More chance"'. Not a bad show lah, is a comedy, social and family related show... a typical jack neo movie... should call it yellow ribbon movie...haha... I give 3.5 out of 5 star for the movie.

After which wanted to go buy my O2 mini, is the same old me again, i hesitated and in the end din buy it... it is me that always "san xin Er yi"... think and confirm already but in the end din wan to execute it...hai... will cost me nearly 1k... must really think twice especially when i m not really earning much income.

Ok..really very sleepy with such a cooling and sleepy weather... haven start on my 2D assignment yet... thinking of taking a nap then work thru the late night...

Utimate Challenge!!!

Yo... Finally i completed the Ultimate Challenge. Is an annual event, some sort of initiation for the freshies in NTU TKD. Stay over in school on Friday night and the event ends on Saturday night...

Initially i was still thinking not to go for the camp, cos i m crop up with too much work...but in the end my mind dragged my body to the camp... as the camp goes by and i know more ppl in the club, i started to loosen up and enjoyed myself...

The ultimate challenge is something that i had not been doing for quite some time... is a kind of physical and mental test... cool! got to run as a group, encouraging one another and cheering along the way, shouting like a mad dog...haha... It just remind me of the person i m before during my poly days which is full of "fire" and "determination" during training... the kind of explosion i have within me, i just let it all out!

Glad to had a "tour" round the school campus which i do not had a chance to do so during the sch hours... in between runs there are station to test our physical, mental and skills... actually not that tiring if everyone goes thru together...=)...no sweat ! To end the event and become a full pledge TKD members... we finish by running up the road to nanyang house and break a wooden plank... the plank is easy to break lah...so 1 kick is enough to break it into 2 parts.... Cool...a 4 hours physical and mental training...(anyway the challenge last from 430 to 830, really respect the gals who completed it though they had blister all over their feet while doing kicking...)

Not getting enough slp neh...

Finally, finish my research on my 2D assignment... seems that i am studying fashion..going thru all the fashion books and coming out with ideas to design my clothes... nearly doze off while doing my research...seems that i had been sleeping quite late this week...result in not enough slp then come home really dun wish to work...

This weekend i better spent on day to sleep "gao gao"...enough enough so that i am ready and energized to chiong my assignment during the term break...

Been to my friend hostel today... wah..i gives me a feel that i m back in camp... however, i kind of miss my life in army. In the night all my roommates will just come back to bunk and talk abt our day and some personal stuffs... we even spent time to think of organizing and decorating our bunk to make it "home"...really feels good during the period of time.. we talk cock and have a great fun in our own "world"... can imagine if i were to live in hostel, my life in NTU will definately be more exciting... haha...on the other side i might not be able to focus on my work neh... =)

ok...enough of my Lunguage "FEI" "HUA"...time to slp loh!!!

my Head is so HEAVY!!!

hmm...work load is piling up yah...can sense it already... my term break is coming and for 90% of my break, i will be doing my sch assgn...so sad rite...dun even dare to plan for movies or entertainment...guess i have no choice yah...

Now in computer lab doing my duty again...my brain is so heavy.. been thinking of the design for my 2D project...a costume design... so far ok...manage to fin the defination and analysis part... really dun wan to think of the design idea just yet...my mind isn't working well now...

... so many things in mind... not only school work...but also other things...woh...my head is bloating....starting to crack loh...

Hadicrafts SUCKS!!! Sports RULZESS!!!

Hai..every tusday is the same.... going through my 3D class with the tutor (CT). He is always very demanding and dunno leh... dun really like him... the way he look at our design, i sometimes don't really agree... but i just keep my mouth shut...i know i m not able to give a good reason...i just "feel" it... I hate it when he likes to "command" ppl to do this do that...sound like he is in the army giving instruction...he is just a tutor by look and a beng character in it...(better dun let CT know abt my blog, else he will just grade me down..haha...anyway if he knows at least he will know how the class feels towards him...CT is just an ah beng artist with big EGOSSSSS!!!)

Ok back to my TKD class... today "shifu" really gives us some moral talks...he talk abt how TKD had give him self-confidence and the never say die spirit to fight on with his career outside... i do agree with him... During poly days, if not because of canoeing that train me mentally and physically, i dun think i can be where i am now, of course with other factors lah...I truly believes if a person feels good abt himself in terms of physical and mental, he/she will definitely do well in either his studies or career... That's why i really tell myself to join a sports to continue to train up my mental and physical strength...due to time commitment to my projects i had to give up canoeing but to join TKD as it only covers tues and fri...anyway, not bad lah..started to love this sports already...HEAH!

Ok..to read text is really boring...so decided to post some photos of my days in Ngee Ann Canoeing Club...=)

"TIME" Not enough!!!

Hai, morning i m still worry about not enough time to do my assignment when literature and western art history is back this week... sian... however, check the mail in the afternoon, great this week western art history is postponed again...however, our poor tutor lucy is hospitalized... wonder if she kana the dengue fever which at quite a high rate of kanaing nowadays...Anyway is good and also bad loh...got more time to do my work but tutor sick...

Been in front of my monitor after came back from school... Cracking my brain juice to write a story for my 4D assignment. Phew, really took me quite sometime to think and come out with the story. Ok lah, not that fascinating but at least i can draw something out to show Prof Mark on Wednesday.

Just to share my thoughts... is really feels good to work alone at home...with all the lights off...quietly doing my work in my room... listen to Ping Guan latest album.... he really sings well, his songs can somehow soothes ones feeling and squeeze out the creative juice in my brain...haha...

"Sun"day

OH today is "Sun"day...yah ... it rains for the whole day that i can't even get a glimpse of the sun..haha...actually not bad for the rain... the weather is cooling....

Gone to Jurong library in morning and spent my early part of the day in the library... Got some books on drawing and fashion... then it rains like cats and dogs the moment i am leaving the library...no choice but to sit back relax at one of the couch and read my books...

Gone to popular to buy some stuff and also IMM... haha... like to go around my neighborhood to look for things to buy... quite relaxing thou... then i came home abt 3 plus...


yeah...3 plus yet i haven start doing my work... need to finish my drawing on still life object... spent the next 2-3 hours setting up the scene and lighting b4 i goes on to draw...the final piece seems ok to me... but it seems rather to simple already...

Gosh...i still need to think of story to do my 4D assignment... argh.. think tonight really must crack my brain and pour out my creative juice to think of a plot liao...hmm... wonder what kind of story shd i tell... not forgetting of drawing out the storyboard... wah...think tonight can't finish my work loh...

Fen's Birthday

Hmm...ok today gone out to celebrate fen's 22nd birthday. Ok, went to Crystal jade to eat "la mian". Better then going to seoul garden which is the initial plan... i really dun like seoul garden... the food sucks... Then the gals went shopping again... so bored to shop with them...not able to give comment also... somemore with a grp of gals... unless with my gf lah then diff case....haha..

Anyway, went around Taka to find some inspiration for my project assignment...goes to art friend to look for material, then go kinokunia browse the books and magazine...then go orchard library browse the books and magazine... Finally my phone sounds off...YEAH! my buddies ask me out for KTV... i accept it immdiately... suddenly had the urge to sing...maybe watch too much of "Jue Dui" SUPERSTAR liao...haha...

There i went partyworld...had a really fun time at clementi partyworld with 4 of my friends... so cool...sing till 12...then go for supper at NUS cheese prata shop...

There after sending my friend hm i m now at hm writing my blog... quite an entertaining day for me... good to have one of my weekend relaxing and not think abt work...ok...let's go slp now danny... tml got tons of work to do...cheerios!!!

Lastly, wishes Fen a happy belated 22nd Birthday...
(Anyway, to those who don't know, Fen is my very close poly friend...dun get the wrong idea ok!...haha)

COMEX 2005!!!

Yah...today went down to comex after school...excited about the IT fair and wanna get a PDA phone.. I had been eyeing on O2 mini for quite sometime liao..hoping to buy it at Comex 2005 with lotsa freebies in the package....However, it does not turn out good...cos 1030...yet no freebies...so sad...so in the end din buy anything...think had to upgrade my plan to get a cheaper one from singtel...

Also gone to the food fare to get some goodies...haha...settle my dinner over there...alot of food but oily smoke all around...stinko neh....

Been out at Suntec then gone to Marina square...WOah...changed alot since th elast time i went there...then back to Suntec then on the train back home....quite a relaxing day in school and really nice that i spent my evening walking around to realx abit...=)