Dragonboat trainin' n meetin' Shereen n Florence

Today dragonboat trainin' was fun although we didn't get into the water as it was rainin' quite badly. I wanna squeeze into the top 10 of Anthony's team...so i gotta keep even more fitter. Met up wif Shereen n Florence after for sushi n haagen dazs ice-cream. Enjoyed myself!



Yesterday Karaoke was fun too with Jiahui, Shereen, Florence, Sharon, May, Joel, Albert, Alvin, etc... n we ended ard 2.30am.

Missing Bangkok

I've left my footprints in many parts of the world (France, USA, Hongkong, Brunei, Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, ...), nevertheless i had never fallen in love wif a place as much as Bangkok. Jus as many of my friends (guys and gals) asserted "waking up to leave bangkok was harder than I'd anticipated." I personally love the culture, the nice and friendly people, the shoppings, the foods, just everythin' tat i could think of. The only deficit is the language tat i can't speak and not many of them really understand English.

I checked out the condominiums there and was pretty surprised tat the prices were very reasonable, less than S$200k Singapore dollar for a Platinum condo apartment, which ya can bearly get a HDB flat in Singapore or a small apartment in Sydney Australia with this price. I am quite tempted to get a condo apartment in Bangkok...if mum allows. :)

SiriOn8 condominium in Bangkok

Right in the city of Bangkok, i heard the voice of Kelly Clarkson comin' fr the huge LCD screen...which again blew me away....in the beautiful city with a beautiful voice....i can never feel better than this!!

Bangkok trip

My bangkok trip was magnificent. I jus luv this place so much, the non-stressful environment, the affable people, the foods...etc.!! Bought a couple of shirts tat i really like...and the prices were jus amazingly cheap...not more than S$16 for each.
Chongyan is a buddhist and taught me how to pray to the 4-face buddha.

We also went to the Chinatown district which is one of the oldest areas of bangkok as chinese merchants were originally moved to this area in the early 1780s when bangkok was founded.


I had the shark's fins and birds' nesks which mum recommended me to try...anyway i didn't quite like it.

and we went to the backpacker street i think at Kao San.

Chatuchak weekend market is the largest market in Thailand and largest of the world. It is pretty much the undisputed king of all markets.

The grand palace is a complex of buildings which served as the official residence of the king of Thailand fr 18th-20th century. However i wasn't allow to go in as my outfit was too informal as shown below. :P


We went Route 66 almost every nite...i luv the hip hip n R&B as Chongyan claimed tat yeah we are always the best rappers in town...oh yeah baby!!

Our two lovely thai friends in Bangkok. They work in Singapore. They r really really nice people n took care of us there so we wun get cheated by the locals, e.g. they checked on our bills after our meals.


Jaslin asked me to help her get the shrimp chips with pork floss and i found it in Chinatown. I couldn't get any 6-mth old baby dress for Ade as i couldn't see much around, and those tat i saw were either too ex (over S$30) or made with materials/fabrics tat i didn't like. I also got a souvenir for Xian.

CVPR international conference paper was rejected

Today i got the news tat my CVPR international conference paper was rejected. I m really really upset n devastated as this is the top conference tat i m lookin' forward 2 get in. I dunno wat to do, i feel like quitin'. I m very tired...really glad 2 see kaixian online again but too ashamed 2 talk 2 her. She'll be very disappointed if she knows she has such a failure friend.

Tirin' day at NTU Openhouse

Reached sch at 8.45am. There were many exhibits tat worth a look. Many of us were askin' for votes fr the visitors. I reckon we did get ard 40 votes. The result is not yet out n the exhibit wif the highest nos of vote will get $2000, followed by $1000 for the 1st runner-up. Wif no doubt the gals were really excellent in pullin' votes n i guess we were far fr them. I'll be happy if we got the 2nd runner-up!! :)

Tien playin' wif the programmed N95 phone.

Tats me!! I m dead tired today!!!!

Preparation 4 NTU openhse!

Was busy preparin' for the NTU Openhouse tomorrow. Prof Yow (one of our nicest professors ard) called my mobile n explained 2 me abt tmr...wat to bring, the attire...etc. I gotta be in sch fr 9am-7pm tmr bein' part of the team. :) I met up Chongyan for sushi dinner n IT show albeit i hadn't finished my work yet.

They r not my friends....i dunno them...they jus happened 2 be there posin'.

This tiny little notebook is rather cool...less than a kg...CY was so tempted to buy.

This machine reminded me of "the time machine". But this simulates the movement of a racin' car...swingin' ya left n right. Give it a try if ya r there this weekend.

Some events 2 look out for! (in Singapore)

There r some upcomin' events 2 look out for . The 1st is the NTU open house 2008 which falls on this comin' Sat, 8 March. I'll be involved as one of the representatives demostratin' some of the projects. I reckon most of the audiences wld be the JC and Poly students, n perhaps some teachers n parents as well. Feel free to drop by, its open to public.


The 2nd event tat i m interested in is the Temasek design show at Temasek convention centre in Temasek poly. It falls on next Thur, 13 (11am-9pm) to 15 (9am-3pm) March. Its also open to public n i m thinkin' of visitin' 2.


The 3rd event i m lookin' out for is this comin' marathon, called the Adidas Sundown marathon 2008 which falls on 31st May. The venue (start n end point) is at Changi point. There r some categories: Ultra-marathon 84km (start time at 8pm), marathon 42km (start time at 12am), corporate challenge relay (10.5km x 4 runners), and team challenge relay (10.5km x 4 runners), start time at 8.30pm. The fee is abt $140 for ultra-marathon, $75 for marathon, and $300 for team and corporate entry. Of cos payin' tat amt, there r some race packs for the participant, adidas adizero runnin' top, visor, finisher medal (provided ya cld finish), finisher cert, adidas finisher tee...etc.


There's another run few days after the Sundown marathon, which is the Saucony 100PLUS Passion run 2008. It is held at East Coast park (Angsana Green) on 8 June 2008 from 6.30am to 12pm. The categories r 15km, 10km and 5km. Participant will receive PA Passion card, two unique gifts, 1 lucky draw ticket, event tee worth $26.90, finisher medal and cert. The fee is abt $18. The 1st to come bk (10 and 15km) will get $1000, 1oth to 2nd places will get $100-$750.


Another marathon to look out for is the Lion City marathon which falls on the 29 June 2008. There are a few categories as well, 50km ultra marathon, full marathon (42km), half marathon (21.5km), 2km/5km/10km run team (6-8 participants), kids marathon (below 13) 1km. Start times 4am and 6am (diff waves of start times). The fees r not out yet. There will be a post race party at Bugis junction after the run.

A new era for feature films in Singapore

A new era for feature films in Singapore was marked yesterday bcos of the released of Singapore's 1st English-based full feature film "The Leap Years". Frankly speakin' i do not know any of the actor/actress in the film as i m totally outdated when come 2 Singapore's film, esp i wasn't in Singapore for long. But i do luv the music which i mentioned in my earlier blog entry.

Quite some work to do this weekend keepin' me chaotic n busy. However i went to the gym for awhile, didn't go swimmin' as the sun was on strike throughout the afternoon...hamperin' me fr gettin' into the pool. I still need some time 2 practise on the piano sheet tat Chris sent me. I gotta ans him by tmr if i wanna be involved in the performance, which the rehearsal will start next week...throughout the mth. This mornin' Jaslin described me as "sexy"....hahaaa. I told her tat wasn't a compliment as sexy is more used on a lady!!! :P hilarious!!!

The 2nd season of the amazin' race asia is officially over. For those who didn't watch...yeah Singapore team won. I m still waitin' for a suitable partner 2 join me for the 3rd season. :P He/she must be able to overcome all my deficits. Here r some pics of their final gatherin'.