Time really flies very quickly, and now it's already the 1st week of my first academic year. Not that I'm skipping classes, but there's nothing for me today, hence I'm like at home getting my desk and desktop organised for the upcoming year.

The 1st Youth Olympic Games has ended, and boy it was a hell good time. I have been in Bishan Sports Hall as the Media Stand Assistant. Since everything is over, I thought I would like to share some thoughts about the 9 days of work which I had at the Gymnastics venue. It has been a wonderful time, since I also get to watch some action from the gymnastics athletes. Their performance were really world-class and I'm glad I had the opportunity to participate in this event. Everyone at the Bishan Media Ops team has been great, and it has been a pleasure working with these people.

It's going to be a hectic 5 years, and hopefully I will complete the course without too many hiccups because JC life previously was a little rocky. Well, I'll see how things go. Who knows, I might getting myself in YOG Nanjing 2014...

I am actually using e-mail blogging, which means I am posting this blog post through my e-mail account. I wanted to try it out a few months back, but didn't have the motivation to do so. Since a big event is coming, I suppose it's timely for me to use this feature, which is more convenient than logging in to 2 different pages to send to my 2 blogs. I will not placing any pictures with every post. It's tiring to look for different pictures every time, not necessary to do this.

The biggest event in Singapore is coming up: the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. It's coming up in 6 days' time. I am looking forward to my job scope at Bishan Sports Hall for the Gymnastics event. I have seen the rehearsals for the Opening Ceremony twice, and I am only impressed by the multimedia and visual effects, especially the effect of getting the buidlings in the surroundings of the Marina Reservoir involved in the lighting effects. Of course I will not spill any beans at all because it's going to be a great show on Saturday night, though I'm not sure if people worldwide understand the significance and what the show producers would like viewers to take back after the show.

The next event: National Day tomorrow. It's going to be a spectular and grand show, or is it, according to the show's creative director. The theme song "Song for Singapore" by Corrinne May: I find the song quite reflective, makes you reflect on your identity as a Singaporean and the little things in life as we grow up. Probably just my own opinion, but I think there are some out there who share the same thoughts.

Soon, I will be starting my university life in 3 weeks. Frankly, I am not enthusiastic on my university life, because of all those community projects and team building stuff which I do not fancy at all, and I mean totally not in to it. Seen an article in the papers on NUS students making a float in 1 day for their orientation week, and I am in total disbelief that people are actually spending time doing this. I know people will give those same old encouraging remarks, saying that it promotes teamwork and building bonds. Not my cup of tea, please do not ask me do all these things, and it's an outright no way from me. Hanging out with friends for lunch or movies or urban activities, probably I'll chip in. I hope I can get along with my coursemates well though, hopefully not getting me to do those ridiculour teamwork stuff.

It's been 4 months since my last blog entry at the beginning of the year. OMG, seems that I have not been keeping my blog alive even after NS... Probably not having the time to bother about my blog, or even there was time I was doing other things. Have been watching a lot of Taiwanese variety programmes through the Internet lately.

I do realize that I have been listening to a lot of songs from the Eurovision Song Contest, for the contests of 2005 to 2009. There are some songs that are really not bad to listen to. This year's entries are rather interesting. There are a few entries that I am particular attracted to.

• Romania: my favourite so far =) "Playing With Fire" is a very upbeat song with a very punchy and catchy melody. Not very hard to miss this song, especially it is one of the few duets.
• Ireland: not too bad a song. Taking into consideration that Irish entries were rather peculiar for the past 3 years, this year's entry is rather remarkable. It is the typical type of ballad which you would hear in most grand events. However, "It's For You" is very comfortable to listen to and I quite like it.
• Moldova: great clubbing song. "Run Away" sounds like the type of songs which you would find in current mainstream clubs. (Mind you that I do not really like to go clubbing, so this may not be accurate) A catchy tune could garner some votes.

This year's edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the last week of May this month, with the Final on Saturday night Europe time / Sunday morning East Asian time. I'm not sure whether to catch the show live on their official website or wait for a few more days to watch it at another time in my own time. No doubt it is going to be an interesting show this year.

Picture of the Day: The Logo for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, hosted by Oslo of Norway.

Happy New Year 2010! 1 decade has passed, and things have changed a lot since then. JC life has been over for 2 years, and National Service is a thing of the past. I can't really wait for university to begin, though it's going to be a really long wait of another 7 more months.

I've already gotten a temporary job, and hopefully it will be meaningful and that I would be able to gain some social experience, or something like that. Hopefully I would be able to get through this transitional period towards my university life.

Meanwhile, please enjoy the celebrations this year all around the world, with credits from websites of various news agencies.

Celebrations from past years: 2006 2007 2009

Marina Bay, Singapore

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jakarta, Indonesia

New York, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Sydney, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Tokyo, Japan

Beijing, China

Hong Kong, China

London, United Kingdom

Paris, France

Berlin, Germany

Moscow, Russia

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Dubai, Untied Arab Emirates

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Beirut, Lebanon

It’s been too long since I have last entered a blog entry. Not counting the ORD countdown and blog anniversary entries, it has already been half a year since I have last posted any entries. Probably too tired to do anything during the past 6 months, but now it’s a totally different story.

Do note that there has been a change in the way I have entered my blog posts. I suppose as time goes by, I really wanted to make sure that my English doesn’t rust too much. Might be just my own thoughts and beliefs though. I might want to change my Blogger template again as the new year comes, probably by the next Chinese New Year in February 2010.

The year 2009 is coming to an end, and it has been quite uneventful other than my NS life. It is going to be rather uneventful for the coming year, at least for the first half. Now awaiting for university course to start, which is due after the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in August 2010. The 2 year-end trips that I had was rather interesting: Dec 3-6 Port Dickson + Cameron Highlands (family trip), Dec 21-23 Genting Highlands (hcse trip). Frankly speaking I preferred the earlier trip because I’m totally not into theme parks and expensive food which tastes cheap. The Genting trip was fun, despite having RM15 wanton noodles…

The new year is going to start off with a class gathering, strings gathering and a relative’s wedding lunch. Not quite what I have expected previously, but it is quite nice to have such major gatherings at least twice a year. Hopefully the new year will be a nice and wonderful year.

Picture of the day: To usher in the new year with Times Square, New York.

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Time really flies very quickly, and now it's already the 1st week of my first academic year. Not that I'm skipping classes, but there's nothing for me today, hence I'm like at home getting my desk and desktop organised for the upcoming year.

The 1st Youth Olympic Games has ended, and boy it was a hell good time. I have been in Bishan Sports Hall as the Media Stand Assistant. Since everything is over, I thought I would like to share some thoughts about the 9 days of work which I had at the Gymnastics venue. It has been a wonderful time, since I also get to watch some action from the gymnastics athletes. Their performance were really world-class and I'm glad I had the opportunity to participate in this event. Everyone at the Bishan Media Ops team has been great, and it has been a pleasure working with these people.

It's going to be a hectic 5 years, and hopefully I will complete the course without too many hiccups because JC life previously was a little rocky. Well, I'll see how things go. Who knows, I might getting myself in YOG Nanjing 2014...

I am actually using e-mail blogging, which means I am posting this blog post through my e-mail account. I wanted to try it out a few months back, but didn't have the motivation to do so. Since a big event is coming, I suppose it's timely for me to use this feature, which is more convenient than logging in to 2 different pages to send to my 2 blogs. I will not placing any pictures with every post. It's tiring to look for different pictures every time, not necessary to do this.

The biggest event in Singapore is coming up: the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. It's coming up in 6 days' time. I am looking forward to my job scope at Bishan Sports Hall for the Gymnastics event. I have seen the rehearsals for the Opening Ceremony twice, and I am only impressed by the multimedia and visual effects, especially the effect of getting the buidlings in the surroundings of the Marina Reservoir involved in the lighting effects. Of course I will not spill any beans at all because it's going to be a great show on Saturday night, though I'm not sure if people worldwide understand the significance and what the show producers would like viewers to take back after the show.

The next event: National Day tomorrow. It's going to be a spectular and grand show, or is it, according to the show's creative director. The theme song "Song for Singapore" by Corrinne May: I find the song quite reflective, makes you reflect on your identity as a Singaporean and the little things in life as we grow up. Probably just my own opinion, but I think there are some out there who share the same thoughts.

Soon, I will be starting my university life in 3 weeks. Frankly, I am not enthusiastic on my university life, because of all those community projects and team building stuff which I do not fancy at all, and I mean totally not in to it. Seen an article in the papers on NUS students making a float in 1 day for their orientation week, and I am in total disbelief that people are actually spending time doing this. I know people will give those same old encouraging remarks, saying that it promotes teamwork and building bonds. Not my cup of tea, please do not ask me do all these things, and it's an outright no way from me. Hanging out with friends for lunch or movies or urban activities, probably I'll chip in. I hope I can get along with my coursemates well though, hopefully not getting me to do those ridiculour teamwork stuff.

It's been 4 months since my last blog entry at the beginning of the year. OMG, seems that I have not been keeping my blog alive even after NS... Probably not having the time to bother about my blog, or even there was time I was doing other things. Have been watching a lot of Taiwanese variety programmes through the Internet lately.

I do realize that I have been listening to a lot of songs from the Eurovision Song Contest, for the contests of 2005 to 2009. There are some songs that are really not bad to listen to. This year's entries are rather interesting. There are a few entries that I am particular attracted to.

• Romania: my favourite so far =) "Playing With Fire" is a very upbeat song with a very punchy and catchy melody. Not very hard to miss this song, especially it is one of the few duets.
• Ireland: not too bad a song. Taking into consideration that Irish entries were rather peculiar for the past 3 years, this year's entry is rather remarkable. It is the typical type of ballad which you would hear in most grand events. However, "It's For You" is very comfortable to listen to and I quite like it.
• Moldova: great clubbing song. "Run Away" sounds like the type of songs which you would find in current mainstream clubs. (Mind you that I do not really like to go clubbing, so this may not be accurate) A catchy tune could garner some votes.

This year's edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the last week of May this month, with the Final on Saturday night Europe time / Sunday morning East Asian time. I'm not sure whether to catch the show live on their official website or wait for a few more days to watch it at another time in my own time. No doubt it is going to be an interesting show this year.

Picture of the Day: The Logo for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, hosted by Oslo of Norway.

Happy New Year 2010! 1 decade has passed, and things have changed a lot since then. JC life has been over for 2 years, and National Service is a thing of the past. I can't really wait for university to begin, though it's going to be a really long wait of another 7 more months.

I've already gotten a temporary job, and hopefully it will be meaningful and that I would be able to gain some social experience, or something like that. Hopefully I would be able to get through this transitional period towards my university life.

Meanwhile, please enjoy the celebrations this year all around the world, with credits from websites of various news agencies.

Celebrations from past years: 2006 2007 2009

Marina Bay, Singapore

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jakarta, Indonesia

New York, United States

Las Vegas, United States

Sydney, Australia

Auckland, New Zealand

Tokyo, Japan

Beijing, China

Hong Kong, China

London, United Kingdom

Paris, France

Berlin, Germany

Moscow, Russia

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Dubai, Untied Arab Emirates

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Beirut, Lebanon

It’s been too long since I have last entered a blog entry. Not counting the ORD countdown and blog anniversary entries, it has already been half a year since I have last posted any entries. Probably too tired to do anything during the past 6 months, but now it’s a totally different story.

Do note that there has been a change in the way I have entered my blog posts. I suppose as time goes by, I really wanted to make sure that my English doesn’t rust too much. Might be just my own thoughts and beliefs though. I might want to change my Blogger template again as the new year comes, probably by the next Chinese New Year in February 2010.

The year 2009 is coming to an end, and it has been quite uneventful other than my NS life. It is going to be rather uneventful for the coming year, at least for the first half. Now awaiting for university course to start, which is due after the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in August 2010. The 2 year-end trips that I had was rather interesting: Dec 3-6 Port Dickson + Cameron Highlands (family trip), Dec 21-23 Genting Highlands (hcse trip). Frankly speaking I preferred the earlier trip because I’m totally not into theme parks and expensive food which tastes cheap. The Genting trip was fun, despite having RM15 wanton noodles…

The new year is going to start off with a class gathering, strings gathering and a relative’s wedding lunch. Not quite what I have expected previously, but it is quite nice to have such major gatherings at least twice a year. Hopefully the new year will be a nice and wonderful year.

Picture of the day: To usher in the new year with Times Square, New York.

a scheduled post to mark 1 more month to ord... time for me to clear leave, clear work, clear everything... pink ic here i come... it's time for ccc: civilian conversion course... hahahahahahaha... very good, very nice, very slack...

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a scheduled post to mark 2 more months to ord... last month for doing duty... everything related to army is going to be business of the past... time to start forgetting stuff here and there... looking forward to pink ic already... hahaha... very good, very nice, very slack...

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