I'm back! With a new blogskin and blog header picture. Was so tired with the last blogskin. It was so green and glaring. Just makes me want to go emo. Lol. That was illogical. So I changed to something simpler and more pleasing to the eye and yet looks elegant.
Well anyway, it's the new year and since my aim in life is to be a media designer, I figure a good way to get my brain to start churning out creativity is to design anything I can, thus for this year, one of my goal will be to create a new blog header at least once a month. If I don't, just shout to me in my tagboard. Lol.
Sabtu, 17 Januari 2009
Selasa, 13 Januari 2009
Long Fingers
While I was driving back from camp today, I tuned in to 91.3. Listening to the Married Men chatting on the radio. They started talking about long fingers for men. Apparently, there was a research at some London university about long fingers. And the conclusion was the men with ring fingers longer than their indexes tend to be more financially sound or able to make money or somewhere around that line.. Wow.. I really can't help but wonder how did the researchers ever come to this conclusion. Lol..
Adding on to that, Rod Monteiro made a joke. Here goes: "In Singapore, if you find men who have pinkies (last fingers) longer than all the other fingers, that is the last finger nail has grown so long till it extends over all the other fingers, chances are their noses are very clean."
LOL.
Adding on to that, Rod Monteiro made a joke. Here goes: "In Singapore, if you find men who have pinkies (last fingers) longer than all the other fingers, that is the last finger nail has grown so long till it extends over all the other fingers, chances are their noses are very clean."
LOL.
Nearly Summoned!
I just booked out of camp today. Was driving back home but stopped by SPC at Yio Chu Kang Road area to pump more petrol. Nothing out of the ordinary. After paying, I drove off and decided to stop by Shop N Save at Kovan Center. I parked along the road in front of like 10 other vehicles. I figured that I would quickly run in and buy what I want and get out of there before any police come. Moreover, most of the other vehicles there were vacant. So I went in, bought my stuff and came out. SUAY! The police were there and like all the cars were gone save a couple. Mine was all alone further in front of the kerb. A policeman was writing on his pad in front of one of the cars that was left behind. I was so afraid that I got summoned but when I went to my car, the wipers had no slips or anything. Whew! I think the police might have just arrived when I came out. Luckily I didn't stay to buy anything else. I quickly drove off before any policeman come to my car. Haha!
Kamis, 08 Januari 2009
Third Hand Smoke
Wow.. It's been a long time since I last posted..
Anyway, I've read today's copy of Mind Your Body. This is the first time I came across the term: "Third Hand Smoke". I'm sure you'll be thinking similarly, "is there such a thing as third hand smoke?" Haha.
Ok let's check it out. First hand smoke is the smoke that the smoker breathes in. Second hand smoke is the smoke that the smoker exhales and another person breathes it. And third hand smoke is not so much the smoke, but rather the left behind chemicals that linger around even after the smoke has dissipated.
As we all know, cigarettes are made of thousands of chemicals. And lighting a cigarette makes these chemicals react, produce smoke and leave behind the end product. To put it as an analogy, imagine you have paper. You burn the paper and you'll get smoke and ash. But even after the ash is cleaned up and the smoke dissipate, you can still smell the smoke and find small traces of ash around. That is pretty much what third hand smoke is about. After the smoke is gone, you can still smell it and find traces of its harmful substances around.
Why is it dangerous? Would you like to hug a pillow with leftover cigarette chemicals? Or drink from a cup with small pieces of ash? Furthermore, you get to consume the same harmful chemicals as a smoker would by smoking, thus you'll have a chance of developing the same disease as them even if you don't smoke. Yeah life is unfair, at least in this sense..
STOP SMOKING!
=)
Anyway, I've read today's copy of Mind Your Body. This is the first time I came across the term: "Third Hand Smoke". I'm sure you'll be thinking similarly, "is there such a thing as third hand smoke?" Haha.
Ok let's check it out. First hand smoke is the smoke that the smoker breathes in. Second hand smoke is the smoke that the smoker exhales and another person breathes it. And third hand smoke is not so much the smoke, but rather the left behind chemicals that linger around even after the smoke has dissipated.
As we all know, cigarettes are made of thousands of chemicals. And lighting a cigarette makes these chemicals react, produce smoke and leave behind the end product. To put it as an analogy, imagine you have paper. You burn the paper and you'll get smoke and ash. But even after the ash is cleaned up and the smoke dissipate, you can still smell the smoke and find small traces of ash around. That is pretty much what third hand smoke is about. After the smoke is gone, you can still smell it and find traces of its harmful substances around.
Why is it dangerous? Would you like to hug a pillow with leftover cigarette chemicals? Or drink from a cup with small pieces of ash? Furthermore, you get to consume the same harmful chemicals as a smoker would by smoking, thus you'll have a chance of developing the same disease as them even if you don't smoke. Yeah life is unfair, at least in this sense..
STOP SMOKING!
=)
Sabtu, 20 Desember 2008
A week more to IHM Christmas Play!
Hi..
Our church is having a Christmas Play for the first time and I'm quite happy to be involved in this ground-breaking event. Haha. It's only a week away now and I'm so excited, yet nervous because I'm afraid things may go wrong since it's the first time.
Anyway, I did the promo video for the play (yet another video for my portfolio =D ). I'm too lazy to load it up here so i'll put the link to my church youth group (Testimony of Light). If you are interested to view, please go and take a look. LOL.
Our church is having a Christmas Play for the first time and I'm quite happy to be involved in this ground-breaking event. Haha. It's only a week away now and I'm so excited, yet nervous because I'm afraid things may go wrong since it's the first time.
Anyway, I did the promo video for the play (yet another video for my portfolio =D ). I'm too lazy to load it up here so i'll put the link to my church youth group (Testimony of Light). If you are interested to view, please go and take a look. LOL.
Jumat, 12 Desember 2008
My First Car Accident (Part 2)
continued...
I know it's been a long while since I posted the first part. But it's partly cuz I'm busy, you noe, goin for holidays, working, etc.. Oh, also I was spendin a lot of time gaming. LOL.
Anyway, I'll continue my story to the best of my knowledge, since I'm.. well.. quite forgetful in the short term. Haha..
After the collision and the excitment, I just sat there in the driver's seat, not knowing what to do next. In my mind, I was constantly thinking, my dad's going to kill me, my dad's going to kill me.. Instead of thanking God that no one was hurt and it was a minor accident. But you will understand only if you were in my place. After "stunning" there for about a min, I called my dad and told him what happened and asked what to do. I was surprised he didn't scold me but told me calmly to get the particulars of the taxi driver and wait while he and my family, who were apparently out for dinner at the moment, to rush down. So I got out and approached the taxi driver and asked for his particulars. To my luck, I think, the taxi driver was a very nice middle aged chinese man. He didn't argue with me or anything but just said he was on his way home to have dinner. I felt more relaxed and told him that I was also on my way home to have dinner that I have just bought and spilt in the car. LOL.
My family came down about 15 mins later. And my dad did the talkin while I listened at the side. After a while, my dad drove the car back home. Soon after, at around 10 plus, we drove the car down to the workshop at Defu where we applied for the insurance and I had to give in my statement. The workshop loaned us a replacement car until the repairs are done.
As of the time of this post, the car has been repaired and returned within a week. The costs was bourned by the taxi insurance. And I have not drove any car since then. That was nearly 3 weeks ago. I'll be back as soon as I regain my confidence.
Conclusion: Although the accident was a frightful experience, I learned something out of it and I'll know what to do if, Heaven forbid, I get into another accident. Or at least how to react if similar circumstances were to happen again.
I know it's been a long while since I posted the first part. But it's partly cuz I'm busy, you noe, goin for holidays, working, etc.. Oh, also I was spendin a lot of time gaming. LOL.
Anyway, I'll continue my story to the best of my knowledge, since I'm.. well.. quite forgetful in the short term. Haha..
After the collision and the excitment, I just sat there in the driver's seat, not knowing what to do next. In my mind, I was constantly thinking, my dad's going to kill me, my dad's going to kill me.. Instead of thanking God that no one was hurt and it was a minor accident. But you will understand only if you were in my place. After "stunning" there for about a min, I called my dad and told him what happened and asked what to do. I was surprised he didn't scold me but told me calmly to get the particulars of the taxi driver and wait while he and my family, who were apparently out for dinner at the moment, to rush down. So I got out and approached the taxi driver and asked for his particulars. To my luck, I think, the taxi driver was a very nice middle aged chinese man. He didn't argue with me or anything but just said he was on his way home to have dinner. I felt more relaxed and told him that I was also on my way home to have dinner that I have just bought and spilt in the car. LOL.
My family came down about 15 mins later. And my dad did the talkin while I listened at the side. After a while, my dad drove the car back home. Soon after, at around 10 plus, we drove the car down to the workshop at Defu where we applied for the insurance and I had to give in my statement. The workshop loaned us a replacement car until the repairs are done.
As of the time of this post, the car has been repaired and returned within a week. The costs was bourned by the taxi insurance. And I have not drove any car since then. That was nearly 3 weeks ago. I'll be back as soon as I regain my confidence.
Conclusion: Although the accident was a frightful experience, I learned something out of it and I'll know what to do if, Heaven forbid, I get into another accident. Or at least how to react if similar circumstances were to happen again.
Minggu, 23 November 2008
My First Car Accident (Part 1)
I know what you are thinking: Why do I appear so happy to blog about an accident? Actually, I just want to share with everybody cuz I'm still haunted by the incident. It was my first car accident, with me behind the wheel and I had just got my license barely half a year ago.
RECOUNT:
Ok here goes.
21st Nov 2008. 8pm. I was driving home in my dad's Mazda 5 MPV. I dropped my frens at Jurong East MRT, drove back incident-less till Serangoon Station. I turned into Central and dropped another fren at the MRT. I went on to Serangoon Central to buy my dinner at S11 coffeeshop, or so it used to be called. After that, I decided to go a big round, pass the MacDonalds and Braddell Heights Community Club, back onto Upper Serangoon Road. I carried on driving forward until the junction between Upper Seragoon Road and Serangoon Central Road.
The moment. I was driving along the bus lane, in between a few cars. The light was green. The car in front of me turned left. I slowed down, letting the car turn. Thereafter I continued to drive forward into the junction. I noticed a red TransCab at my 2 o'clock, moving forward, stopping, moving forward, stopping, etc. I thought he wasn't going to turn, so I gently sped up. When I passed the green light, all of a sudden, the taxi sped past and tried to make the turn into Serangoon Central. I was taken aback. I jammed my brakes and flashed the high beam. But to no avail. I could only watched helplessly as the front half the taxi made it past my car. I kept my eyes trained on the back of the taxi. The last I saw was the reflection of my left headlight getting brighter on the taxi boot to the point that I could even see the bulb itself! And the next thing, at approx 8.55pm, travelling at 50-60km/h.. BANG!! I jolted in my seat, car stopped dead in the tracks, radio went off. Immediate silence. Within half a sec of impact, I spun my head to the left to see the taxi spin about before coming to a halt at the corner traffic light. I was absolutely stunned.. I didn't even take off my seat belt. I switched off the engine, turned on the hazard lights and just sat there, for whatever reason.. I was so afraid and shaken by what had just happened..
to be continued...
RECOUNT:
Ok here goes.
21st Nov 2008. 8pm. I was driving home in my dad's Mazda 5 MPV. I dropped my frens at Jurong East MRT, drove back incident-less till Serangoon Station. I turned into Central and dropped another fren at the MRT. I went on to Serangoon Central to buy my dinner at S11 coffeeshop, or so it used to be called. After that, I decided to go a big round, pass the MacDonalds and Braddell Heights Community Club, back onto Upper Serangoon Road. I carried on driving forward until the junction between Upper Seragoon Road and Serangoon Central Road.
The moment. I was driving along the bus lane, in between a few cars. The light was green. The car in front of me turned left. I slowed down, letting the car turn. Thereafter I continued to drive forward into the junction. I noticed a red TransCab at my 2 o'clock, moving forward, stopping, moving forward, stopping, etc. I thought he wasn't going to turn, so I gently sped up. When I passed the green light, all of a sudden, the taxi sped past and tried to make the turn into Serangoon Central. I was taken aback. I jammed my brakes and flashed the high beam. But to no avail. I could only watched helplessly as the front half the taxi made it past my car. I kept my eyes trained on the back of the taxi. The last I saw was the reflection of my left headlight getting brighter on the taxi boot to the point that I could even see the bulb itself! And the next thing, at approx 8.55pm, travelling at 50-60km/h.. BANG!! I jolted in my seat, car stopped dead in the tracks, radio went off. Immediate silence. Within half a sec of impact, I spun my head to the left to see the taxi spin about before coming to a halt at the corner traffic light. I was absolutely stunned.. I didn't even take off my seat belt. I switched off the engine, turned on the hazard lights and just sat there, for whatever reason.. I was so afraid and shaken by what had just happened..
to be continued...
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