  |   |
Messages
Archives
September 2005
October 2005
November 2005
December 2005
January 2006
February 2006
March 2006
April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
January 2007
February 2007
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
July 2007
August 2007
September 2007
October 2008
December 2008
Places to Go
Benglish Translator
Blogger
Blogskins
CSC
Dattebayo Anime
FASCO-CS
FatPita
flexgames
Friendster
funkygrad
Getel Cakes
Goodtree
Guide2Party
Happy Tree Friends
Ninjai
NUS
Paradigm Infinitum
Settlers Cafe
siteSakamoto
S.O.F.T
Squarebrain
XuXuLe
Yahoo! Singapore
Youtube
People to See
beni
boonsong
bryan
charles
cheek
chloe
diana
edwin
fWed
gen
giam
huishan
jooch
joy
jungkiat
lixian
luke
meitoon
mervyn
MOS
mrlobaloba
phyllis
shaowei
shundeng
sujun
tsunting
yi
yuzheng
zhenqin
zihui
Credits
Take a look at this & other blog designs @ Blogskins.com
Picture found @ Digital Blasphemy
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Today i experienced a glimpse of band-life that is so utterly different from the one i had been used to... to the point that i felt - pardon me - disappointed...
On one hand, i see a band that is about 130 strong, with nearly all its members striving so hard to achieve their targets of performing in their concert, and performing well, so much so that the energy they have can leave one so amazed n inspired...
While the other... one that does not have even 20 ppl... and it looks now as if they are there just for the sake of being there... well, i cant blame them having an entirely different level of music-making, cos no matter what, they are still learning... But when it comes to the point that whatever instructions and advices i give just seemingly falls on deaf ears, i really don't know what to do...
I got chided by a friend for choosing a simplistic piece for them... cos at this point, with the strength, i think that's the most they can handle, unless i can see a marked improvement next week... i really do hope i can do something more serious for them, as i hope that no matter how, this will still be an enriching, and that all those guys who have put their time in this will gain something everytime they walk out of the band room after the rehearsal...
Let's hope for something better next week, in terms of attendance, or even... some quality...
On one hand, i see a band that is about 130 strong, with nearly all its members striving so hard to achieve their targets of performing in their concert, and performing well, so much so that the energy they have can leave one so amazed n inspired...
While the other... one that does not have even 20 ppl... and it looks now as if they are there just for the sake of being there... well, i cant blame them having an entirely different level of music-making, cos no matter what, they are still learning... But when it comes to the point that whatever instructions and advices i give just seemingly falls on deaf ears, i really don't know what to do...
I got chided by a friend for choosing a simplistic piece for them... cos at this point, with the strength, i think that's the most they can handle, unless i can see a marked improvement next week... i really do hope i can do something more serious for them, as i hope that no matter how, this will still be an enriching, and that all those guys who have put their time in this will gain something everytime they walk out of the band room after the rehearsal...
Let's hope for something better next week, in terms of attendance, or even... some quality...
Dennis ~ 11:36 pm
Thursday, December 04, 2008
To the guys who know what I'm talking about...
u know... that Sanctuary that we congregate at every Thursday evening some months back?
yea... i miss that place... TERRIBLY =(
u know... that Sanctuary that we congregate at every Thursday evening some months back?
yea... i miss that place... TERRIBLY =(
Dennis ~ 12:00 am
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Oh well, I know I shouldn't have been so difficult... but sometimes, to put my point across, i have to do it...
Today, i scolded someone on the phone, yes it aint her fault or wad, but as a customer, i had been terribly disappointed with the due service...
I will not name the company for the sake of giving them a LAST chance, but it went like that...
Back in May I placed orders for an office chair and 4 plastic chairs, and there was a verbal promise that the office chair would arrive in end June, while the plastic chairs could only arrive at end September
The office chair took up to early September to reach me, due to delays or wad not... For this matter, I had called them numerous times to chase for it, but it kept having delayed... of course, i was already deeply disappointed and i made sure they send my plastic chairs in time, and notify me of any possible delays...
Now, its approaching end October, and the chairs are not here... I had enuff of this nonsense and called up... I was pretty fierce over the fone, which my mum commented, but at such times, they need to wake up their idea!
The ultimatum is this, they promise to deliver the chairs by this Wednesday 12 noon - 2pm, so if i dun see the chairs:
Today, i scolded someone on the phone, yes it aint her fault or wad, but as a customer, i had been terribly disappointed with the due service...
I will not name the company for the sake of giving them a LAST chance, but it went like that...
Back in May I placed orders for an office chair and 4 plastic chairs, and there was a verbal promise that the office chair would arrive in end June, while the plastic chairs could only arrive at end September
The office chair took up to early September to reach me, due to delays or wad not... For this matter, I had called them numerous times to chase for it, but it kept having delayed... of course, i was already deeply disappointed and i made sure they send my plastic chairs in time, and notify me of any possible delays...
Now, its approaching end October, and the chairs are not here... I had enuff of this nonsense and called up... I was pretty fierce over the fone, which my mum commented, but at such times, they need to wake up their idea!
The ultimatum is this, they promise to deliver the chairs by this Wednesday 12 noon - 2pm, so if i dun see the chairs:
- I will send a formal Letter of Complaint to their main office, attn to their GM
- I will cancel order of the chairs
- I will not patronise them ever again
- And of cos, u guys will get to see which company it is
Dennis ~ 2:22 pm
Sunday, October 19, 2008
I've come to realise, that I'm a dedicated trumpeter... and not just ANY trumpeter, but one that plays in a wind band
Come to think of it, all my other stints playing a trumpet had just gone up in smoke right after their respective performances... some duet with a piano accompaniment back in sec sch which id rather forget, or in jazz which i HAVE to admit... is not my type of music...
but YES, its band... JUST band...
i remember, back in JC, after SYF and all the hype... i decided... ENUFF IS ENUFF!!! i had it working so damn hard everyday playing till my lips CHUI, just for 1 piece... a supposedly beautiful piece of Spartacus which nearly killed all my love for it just playing it repeatedly to perform at some stupid competition to get some stupid Gold Award... as IF i can sell that award for cash...
from then, i stopped... n I shut the door on what I loved before, swearing NEVER to do this ever anymore...
5 years later... i thot I had lost it all, but i gave myself a chance again, to watch a band concert... and I chose the nearest... NUSWS...
the concert was great! Poema Alpestre was something I never heard a local band play (if i could still remember what local bands played)... and somehow, by some really really big fluke... i got to know someone in NUSWS who told me they are flying to Italy for a festival and needed a trumpeter...
i stepped into the auditorium for the first day, knowing ONLY 1 person amongst that sea of faces, not knowing wad to do... I got 'thrown' to the then-trumpet-SL who did a pretty good job in making me feel at home, and ben who was a pretty friendly guy but seemed egoistic typical of a trumpeter... but of cos, the unfamiliar feeling still lingered... and coupled with that stiff sound coming out of my trumpet as a result of 5 yrs not playing... it wasnt that nice... except for the fact that the conductor managed to grab a bit of my attention... yah...
break time, OH NO! now how the hell should i mingle with this whole BIG grp of ppl i dunno myself? so i thot i just stand up and walk around and hope to just get in conversation with someone... come on, JUST ANYONE!!!
then, he approached me, probably sensing that i was lost... a hand stuck out... "Hi! I'm Leonard. Pleased to meet you!" I looked up to see that very same figure who was right in front of everyone just before. We made small talk, and it quickly occured to me that there is just something about him I couldnt describe at that time... but quite unsurprising when he was supposed to be able to lead a full-sized band, at this kind of young age... "Hope you'll enjoy yourself in here!"
from then on, i dont know for what reason, it seemed that what i left behind 5 years ago, came back to me in bits and pieces... i cant say i was entirely convinced at that time, but one thing for sure, my journey in NUSWS began then...
fast forward to Italy, which i loved... but talked... so no point harping again... one thing i really remembered in all the performances: Leonard didn seem to conduct, HE WAS DANCING!!! it struck a chord in me... i was actually enjoying it!
back in singapore, i faced yet another dilemma... should I continue? oh well, HJ said they needed me, cos they are playing Star Wars... I reluctantly agreed...
Star Wars was ok... just... ok... I preferred No Shadow of Turning so much more, cos there, I saw a different side of Leonard... so emotional, its breathtaking!
nearer Da Capo 2007, Leonard said we are 40 years old for Intempo, and its time to celebrate, with something we have NEVER done before, and will prove a milestone not for us only, but for the local band scene as a whole! wad de hell could that thing be?
he said, its a BIG piece, and new! we hope to do that, but if we cant... maybe Barnes 2nd Symphony... by then the biggest I have come across was Johan de Meij's Casanova, which I thoroughly enjoyed... I thought of suggesting, but I'm sure Leonard already has something in mind, and also, where to find the cellist???
3 rehearsals to Da Capo, Leonard finally unveiled the piece. it's de Meij also, but another piece... initially i was a bit disappointed, but wad he said next got me interested "... recently composed his 3rd Symphony... for a full-sized wind symphony, with a cello section, and a 6-part female choir... 50 minutes!" is there SUCH a piece for band???
next rehearsal, the CD was played... "BANG!!!!........" omigod... I AM SO GONNA PLAY FOR INTEMPO 2008!!!
till today, Symphony No. 3 Planet Earth remains the ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE BAND NUMBER in my mental repertoire... it earmarked the journey we all went through, physically in an auditorium, but spiritually in some other place, having beautiful scenes painted in our impression as we rehearsed...
Intempo 2008, the CD played again... "BANG!!!........" ok, here we go!!!
it was... too... beautiful... III. Mother Earth, measure 191, Meno Mosso... we were in a state of spiritual high!!! tears began to well up in my eyes... the Hymn to Gaia was next... i sang, with all my heart, and suddenly, the tears could not stop!!! I broke down... subsequently I had to sit out of a few measures cos I could not control my tears, and was nearly reduced into a sobbing wreck! I composed myself, and finished the piece with all I could... NEVER HAVE I REACHED SUCH A STATE IN PLAYING MY TRUMPET!!!
after Intempo, I was thinking... what's next?
yesterday was DaCapo 2008... Leonard's last one with us... come to think of it, I had known Leonard for just over a year, but it seemed like eternity! he's leaving, but its for his own good... it's for him to be able to offer even more to music when he gets his doctorate years down
DaCapo was yet another one! this time, yet again by de Meij, it was an Extreme Makeover!!! Impressive is an understatement... and like I had expected, Leonard meant to give his all, and give his all he did!!! Last note of Extreme Makeover, the finest moment! We all stood up and blared our resonant bells right into the audience, showing them what our brasses can do! complete showoff, but THAT'S JUST ME!!! I LOVED THAT FEELING!!!
now, I cant describe my feeling... i wrots such a long piece, but i in fact is just a summary... there are so many more things I had left out, as it might have become a bible itself...
this all, since March 2007... only one-and-a-half years ago... it was such an experience!!!
to all who have been with me in NUSWS, those initially unfamiliar faces to some of my closest friends today, thank you so much... thank you NUSWS, yet another home for me...
to the man himself, thank you so so much! i wouldnt have learnt so much and enjoyed so much of music making if not for you... thank you Leonard, conductor, mentor, and friend... bon voyage, and i hope i can still address you with your first name when you return as a Doctor
Come to think of it, all my other stints playing a trumpet had just gone up in smoke right after their respective performances... some duet with a piano accompaniment back in sec sch which id rather forget, or in jazz which i HAVE to admit... is not my type of music...
but YES, its band... JUST band...
i remember, back in JC, after SYF and all the hype... i decided... ENUFF IS ENUFF!!! i had it working so damn hard everyday playing till my lips CHUI, just for 1 piece... a supposedly beautiful piece of Spartacus which nearly killed all my love for it just playing it repeatedly to perform at some stupid competition to get some stupid Gold Award... as IF i can sell that award for cash...
from then, i stopped... n I shut the door on what I loved before, swearing NEVER to do this ever anymore...
5 years later... i thot I had lost it all, but i gave myself a chance again, to watch a band concert... and I chose the nearest... NUSWS...
the concert was great! Poema Alpestre was something I never heard a local band play (if i could still remember what local bands played)... and somehow, by some really really big fluke... i got to know someone in NUSWS who told me they are flying to Italy for a festival and needed a trumpeter...
i stepped into the auditorium for the first day, knowing ONLY 1 person amongst that sea of faces, not knowing wad to do... I got 'thrown' to the then-trumpet-SL who did a pretty good job in making me feel at home, and ben who was a pretty friendly guy but seemed egoistic typical of a trumpeter... but of cos, the unfamiliar feeling still lingered... and coupled with that stiff sound coming out of my trumpet as a result of 5 yrs not playing... it wasnt that nice... except for the fact that the conductor managed to grab a bit of my attention... yah...
break time, OH NO! now how the hell should i mingle with this whole BIG grp of ppl i dunno myself? so i thot i just stand up and walk around and hope to just get in conversation with someone... come on, JUST ANYONE!!!
then, he approached me, probably sensing that i was lost... a hand stuck out... "Hi! I'm Leonard. Pleased to meet you!" I looked up to see that very same figure who was right in front of everyone just before. We made small talk, and it quickly occured to me that there is just something about him I couldnt describe at that time... but quite unsurprising when he was supposed to be able to lead a full-sized band, at this kind of young age... "Hope you'll enjoy yourself in here!"
from then on, i dont know for what reason, it seemed that what i left behind 5 years ago, came back to me in bits and pieces... i cant say i was entirely convinced at that time, but one thing for sure, my journey in NUSWS began then...
fast forward to Italy, which i loved... but talked... so no point harping again... one thing i really remembered in all the performances: Leonard didn seem to conduct, HE WAS DANCING!!! it struck a chord in me... i was actually enjoying it!
back in singapore, i faced yet another dilemma... should I continue? oh well, HJ said they needed me, cos they are playing Star Wars... I reluctantly agreed...
Star Wars was ok... just... ok... I preferred No Shadow of Turning so much more, cos there, I saw a different side of Leonard... so emotional, its breathtaking!
nearer Da Capo 2007, Leonard said we are 40 years old for Intempo, and its time to celebrate, with something we have NEVER done before, and will prove a milestone not for us only, but for the local band scene as a whole! wad de hell could that thing be?
he said, its a BIG piece, and new! we hope to do that, but if we cant... maybe Barnes 2nd Symphony... by then the biggest I have come across was Johan de Meij's Casanova, which I thoroughly enjoyed... I thought of suggesting, but I'm sure Leonard already has something in mind, and also, where to find the cellist???
3 rehearsals to Da Capo, Leonard finally unveiled the piece. it's de Meij also, but another piece... initially i was a bit disappointed, but wad he said next got me interested "... recently composed his 3rd Symphony... for a full-sized wind symphony, with a cello section, and a 6-part female choir... 50 minutes!" is there SUCH a piece for band???
next rehearsal, the CD was played... "BANG!!!!........" omigod... I AM SO GONNA PLAY FOR INTEMPO 2008!!!
till today, Symphony No. 3 Planet Earth remains the ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE BAND NUMBER in my mental repertoire... it earmarked the journey we all went through, physically in an auditorium, but spiritually in some other place, having beautiful scenes painted in our impression as we rehearsed...
Intempo 2008, the CD played again... "BANG!!!........" ok, here we go!!!
it was... too... beautiful... III. Mother Earth, measure 191, Meno Mosso... we were in a state of spiritual high!!! tears began to well up in my eyes... the Hymn to Gaia was next... i sang, with all my heart, and suddenly, the tears could not stop!!! I broke down... subsequently I had to sit out of a few measures cos I could not control my tears, and was nearly reduced into a sobbing wreck! I composed myself, and finished the piece with all I could... NEVER HAVE I REACHED SUCH A STATE IN PLAYING MY TRUMPET!!!
after Intempo, I was thinking... what's next?
yesterday was DaCapo 2008... Leonard's last one with us... come to think of it, I had known Leonard for just over a year, but it seemed like eternity! he's leaving, but its for his own good... it's for him to be able to offer even more to music when he gets his doctorate years down
DaCapo was yet another one! this time, yet again by de Meij, it was an Extreme Makeover!!! Impressive is an understatement... and like I had expected, Leonard meant to give his all, and give his all he did!!! Last note of Extreme Makeover, the finest moment! We all stood up and blared our resonant bells right into the audience, showing them what our brasses can do! complete showoff, but THAT'S JUST ME!!! I LOVED THAT FEELING!!!
now, I cant describe my feeling... i wrots such a long piece, but i in fact is just a summary... there are so many more things I had left out, as it might have become a bible itself...
this all, since March 2007... only one-and-a-half years ago... it was such an experience!!!
to all who have been with me in NUSWS, those initially unfamiliar faces to some of my closest friends today, thank you so much... thank you NUSWS, yet another home for me...
to the man himself, thank you so so much! i wouldnt have learnt so much and enjoyed so much of music making if not for you... thank you Leonard, conductor, mentor, and friend... bon voyage, and i hope i can still address you with your first name when you return as a Doctor
Dennis ~ 1:52 am
Saturday, October 18, 2008
My previous post was on September 9, 2007... I think... I nearly forgot about this blog, or even, how to write a blog...
Now why am I here again, my blog asks me, with a hint of that resentful feeling of hurt for being left aside for over a year...
My blog... I'm so, so, sorry to have left u alone, while i went on about my more important stuff... or was I just looking for an escape?
I read my previous post, and somehow, a feeling of satisfaction engulfed me... Indeed, i have moved on =)
Of the things I set for myself to do previously:
1. Those concerts at that time, DaCapo 2007 and Jazz Christmas at Esplanade, were gems of their own! DaCapo gave me the chance to play with 4 other extremely strong musicians in a brass quintet, a truly great experience for me which i yearn to do again... Ben, MW, RC and Daniel, if u read this, u noe wad to do =)... As for Jazz, I still cannot forget that free-ad-lib solo I strewn for In The Mood, something that I can still listen and feel proud of it... oh yah, for that solo, THERE WERE NO NOTES WRITTEN ON THE SCORE!!! ... well... mebe the alcohol helped a bit =P Anyway, more concerts came, some of which r so great that I will be bringing those memories all the rest of my life (one of it just happened yesterday)
2. My work and my assignments... yup, yr4 was the toughest year in my whole NUS life! it was like a journey thru hell and back, but to my surprise, i survived and made the most out of it! I was project leader of the BIGGEST project I have ever done (engineer a H2-syngas plant) and while it provided me with the BIGGEST headache at times, it gave me the most value-add... In particular i still remember that night i was activated back to the com lab to settle a design flaw, 1 day before the deadline, the ultimate stress was that when everything was hinged on your decision which has to be made fast, with ur teammates looking at you expectantly for a solution... Nevertheless, the team was great, and very helpful (thou can still improve a bit on efficiency =P)... Havent officially thanked them for the work, so here goes... Dexter, Xinyi, Eeling, Michelle, KayYang, Juncong... Thank you so, so much, for without your help and work, this wouldnt have been possible =)
3. Yes I made it! Now, everytime I look at the plaque I made with the words SECOND CLASS HONOURS (UPPER) staring back at me, I have that undescribable feeling of satisfaction
4. As of now, I'm working in SembCorp Industries as a Commercial/Business Development Engineer, a job I had set out for in the beginning... It is stressful as I have REAL issues to deal with, but very satisfying as I have learnt a lot on the past 2 months of my job
5. oh well... i have moved on =)
Looking back, I didn expect to have that so many things happening in that one year of my life... all the ups-and-downs, all the new friends I have made and stuff... I'm glad to say i have changed a lot, for the better mostly...
Really, to all my friends, thank you all for the memories you gave me, be it in the past 1 year, in my 4 years of NUS life, or just all the 25 years of life I have experienced!
I will try my utmost to keep this space alive and provide updates of what I have gone through... probably starting with REALLY SIGNIFICANT events in the past year
Till we meet again =)
Now why am I here again, my blog asks me, with a hint of that resentful feeling of hurt for being left aside for over a year...
My blog... I'm so, so, sorry to have left u alone, while i went on about my more important stuff... or was I just looking for an escape?
I read my previous post, and somehow, a feeling of satisfaction engulfed me... Indeed, i have moved on =)
Of the things I set for myself to do previously:
1. Those concerts at that time, DaCapo 2007 and Jazz Christmas at Esplanade, were gems of their own! DaCapo gave me the chance to play with 4 other extremely strong musicians in a brass quintet, a truly great experience for me which i yearn to do again... Ben, MW, RC and Daniel, if u read this, u noe wad to do =)... As for Jazz, I still cannot forget that free-ad-lib solo I strewn for In The Mood, something that I can still listen and feel proud of it... oh yah, for that solo, THERE WERE NO NOTES WRITTEN ON THE SCORE!!! ... well... mebe the alcohol helped a bit =P Anyway, more concerts came, some of which r so great that I will be bringing those memories all the rest of my life (one of it just happened yesterday)
2. My work and my assignments... yup, yr4 was the toughest year in my whole NUS life! it was like a journey thru hell and back, but to my surprise, i survived and made the most out of it! I was project leader of the BIGGEST project I have ever done (engineer a H2-syngas plant) and while it provided me with the BIGGEST headache at times, it gave me the most value-add... In particular i still remember that night i was activated back to the com lab to settle a design flaw, 1 day before the deadline, the ultimate stress was that when everything was hinged on your decision which has to be made fast, with ur teammates looking at you expectantly for a solution... Nevertheless, the team was great, and very helpful (thou can still improve a bit on efficiency =P)... Havent officially thanked them for the work, so here goes... Dexter, Xinyi, Eeling, Michelle, KayYang, Juncong... Thank you so, so much, for without your help and work, this wouldnt have been possible =)
3. Yes I made it! Now, everytime I look at the plaque I made with the words SECOND CLASS HONOURS (UPPER) staring back at me, I have that undescribable feeling of satisfaction
4. As of now, I'm working in SembCorp Industries as a Commercial/Business Development Engineer, a job I had set out for in the beginning... It is stressful as I have REAL issues to deal with, but very satisfying as I have learnt a lot on the past 2 months of my job
5. oh well... i have moved on =)
Looking back, I didn expect to have that so many things happening in that one year of my life... all the ups-and-downs, all the new friends I have made and stuff... I'm glad to say i have changed a lot, for the better mostly...
Really, to all my friends, thank you all for the memories you gave me, be it in the past 1 year, in my 4 years of NUS life, or just all the 25 years of life I have experienced!
I will try my utmost to keep this space alive and provide updates of what I have gone through... probably starting with REALLY SIGNIFICANT events in the past year
Till we meet again =)
Dennis ~ 12:32 pm
Sunday, September 09, 2007
I have decided to move on, and put all these unhappy feelings behind... Have even advised my mum to move on and not get too affected by it already... And this time, I hope that since I have decided, it is to SERIOUSLY move on and not run away from it all...
I have decided to face it in a matter-of-fact way...
I have come to accept that we have no control over life and death, and when it happens, it happens, and we can only do so much as to cope with it...
I have decided not to be emotionally stirred when mentioning about Zicong to anyone, but will only do so when I want, or when anyone asks...
I have decided to do whatever I can to mend this hole left by Zicong, especially on myself and my family...
Yes, it's time to move on already... SERIOUSLY!!!
Come to think of myself, I havent been able to accomplish much in any aspects these weeks... Possibly cos I had been so affected by Zicong's passing... Wat de hell???
I guess I need to re-evaluate myself...
Why? You may ask...
When I sat down to think hard, I have thought about the things I have to / want to accomplish in these coming few months...
1. To practise hard for my 2 upcoming concerts...
2. To handle all my work and assignments efficiently...
3. To finally be able to reach my 2nd Class Upper and grad with it...
4. To know wat I want exactly in my job nxt time, frm the recruitment talks I have been / will be attending...
5. ... (an unspoken agenda I guess many do know... Best of luck to me...) ...
And I think that was all I could come up with!! Goodness... so many of them so work-oriented... It does seem that I have become yet another no-lifer in NUS... Where has that fun-loving, happy-go-lucky Dennis gone to???
Well, it all comes here for myself to wish for something good soon, cos if you'd ask me, I dun think I'm really that happy now, thou it seems otherwise to so many of my frens...
Here's to a happier Dennis... I have to be cos I have promised that to a few of my close frens already...
I wish to be happy... Please grant...
I have decided to face it in a matter-of-fact way...
I have come to accept that we have no control over life and death, and when it happens, it happens, and we can only do so much as to cope with it...
I have decided not to be emotionally stirred when mentioning about Zicong to anyone, but will only do so when I want, or when anyone asks...
I have decided to do whatever I can to mend this hole left by Zicong, especially on myself and my family...
Yes, it's time to move on already... SERIOUSLY!!!
Come to think of myself, I havent been able to accomplish much in any aspects these weeks... Possibly cos I had been so affected by Zicong's passing... Wat de hell???
I guess I need to re-evaluate myself...
Why? You may ask...
When I sat down to think hard, I have thought about the things I have to / want to accomplish in these coming few months...
1. To practise hard for my 2 upcoming concerts...
2. To handle all my work and assignments efficiently...
3. To finally be able to reach my 2nd Class Upper and grad with it...
4. To know wat I want exactly in my job nxt time, frm the recruitment talks I have been / will be attending...
5. ... (an unspoken agenda I guess many do know... Best of luck to me...) ...
And I think that was all I could come up with!! Goodness... so many of them so work-oriented... It does seem that I have become yet another no-lifer in NUS... Where has that fun-loving, happy-go-lucky Dennis gone to???
Well, it all comes here for myself to wish for something good soon, cos if you'd ask me, I dun think I'm really that happy now, thou it seems otherwise to so many of my frens...
Here's to a happier Dennis... I have to be cos I have promised that to a few of my close frens already...
I wish to be happy... Please grant...
Dennis ~ 6:06 pm
Friday, September 07, 2007
My mum reminded me last night tt today's de 21st day since Zicong left...
I dunno myself already... Is it that I am keeping myself away from all these, spending so much time with work, band and my friends? If not how can people grieve about this for so long while i have "recovered" from it so soon?
I guess the I haven't completely recovered... The mere mention of Zicong, the reminder of the times I bunked in his room, the times we played pool, they all still manage to put me into a stupor, letting all the feelings of sadness affect me, though I have been able to manage not having them engulf me...
I feel guilty... It blardy feels sucky when you know everyone else is grieving, even including someone whu has never met him but chatting with him online for a few months, while I am not! Her message to me today has somehow awakened these thoughts inside me... I guess the fact I had been avoiding her questions did show that I wasn't ready to really face it, all along thinking that his passing was actually for him to ascend the heavens, so it's not neceaasrily a bad thing... Yah that was what I said to her... Now thinking back, I guess I had been cruel and mean... Zicong would never have said that, he may have cried with her... I feel guilty...
Xinyi said before that I am brave... I guess so, but is it that I had been so brave that I have become somewhat... unfeeling? What kind of a person had I turned into? I do hope I could be more sensitive, but would that mean much more grief for me? I seriously do not wish that upon myself...
Another thing I saw today has shown me what kind of person I had become... I walked into CSC clubroom... yah just dis once in such a long time... I have not been there as often as I had, like, 2 years ago... And somehow it felt different already... But the thing I noticed is that life still goes on in there and it still looks like how it did years ago... So if CSC didn't change, did I??? Well maybe I did, to which some people say "matured"...
Yea... matured is the word... I dun seem to know as much as last time how to have fun... But I have grown more appreciative of things around me... In so many decisions I make, I have to look at long-term implications, or rather, how long I can see... And now it kinda became a habit for me...
Guess I have to take myself less seriously already... I thought I always had taken things easy, but guess I hadn't really been tested by a serious event... at least not till 3 weeks back... Maybe one does not really understand something till it is lost and gone forever, ya?
I dunno myself already... Is it that I am keeping myself away from all these, spending so much time with work, band and my friends? If not how can people grieve about this for so long while i have "recovered" from it so soon?
I guess the I haven't completely recovered... The mere mention of Zicong, the reminder of the times I bunked in his room, the times we played pool, they all still manage to put me into a stupor, letting all the feelings of sadness affect me, though I have been able to manage not having them engulf me...
I feel guilty... It blardy feels sucky when you know everyone else is grieving, even including someone whu has never met him but chatting with him online for a few months, while I am not! Her message to me today has somehow awakened these thoughts inside me... I guess the fact I had been avoiding her questions did show that I wasn't ready to really face it, all along thinking that his passing was actually for him to ascend the heavens, so it's not neceaasrily a bad thing... Yah that was what I said to her... Now thinking back, I guess I had been cruel and mean... Zicong would never have said that, he may have cried with her... I feel guilty...
Xinyi said before that I am brave... I guess so, but is it that I had been so brave that I have become somewhat... unfeeling? What kind of a person had I turned into? I do hope I could be more sensitive, but would that mean much more grief for me? I seriously do not wish that upon myself...
Another thing I saw today has shown me what kind of person I had become... I walked into CSC clubroom... yah just dis once in such a long time... I have not been there as often as I had, like, 2 years ago... And somehow it felt different already... But the thing I noticed is that life still goes on in there and it still looks like how it did years ago... So if CSC didn't change, did I??? Well maybe I did, to which some people say "matured"...
Yea... matured is the word... I dun seem to know as much as last time how to have fun... But I have grown more appreciative of things around me... In so many decisions I make, I have to look at long-term implications, or rather, how long I can see... And now it kinda became a habit for me...
Guess I have to take myself less seriously already... I thought I always had taken things easy, but guess I hadn't really been tested by a serious event... at least not till 3 weeks back... Maybe one does not really understand something till it is lost and gone forever, ya?
Dennis ~ 5:13 pm
Friday, August 24, 2007
My birthday was yesterday...
Dis year's birthday hasn't been the best I had, especially so in view of what has happened just a few days back... (I'm still recovering from the loss... so yah...) But it has been the most comforting one I have ever had...
No birthday cakes, no birthday song... Got some birthday SMSes, some wishes on Facebook, n some whu wished me when in school... Thanx guys, really appreciate that...
It was just a simple dinner, of good (but not remarkable) steak in Shashlik, which kinda relieved my memories of young, in those 2 occasions whr my family ate thr... Gave me a feeling of warmth, that kinda feeling that no matter how I have grown up n changed, there r some things still the same, and worth going back for...
The same thing when I went up Mount Faber... It was just like 1 year ago, going up thr with the very same person... that person who I can proudly say is my best friend... U noe, I really owe you one for last night, n dunno how I can ever repay you for that... Thanks
Yah... that friend... one that has shown me that in my darkest hour, she will be the one to lend a listening ear, and a helping hand... When I thanked her, I really meant it from the bottom of my heart, and all she said was "Hey... Ain't that what friends are for? I'm just here for you when you need..."
Yes, my friend... Thank you so, so much... It has made me felt so bad for having made fun of you n teased you time and again, just cos I like to see your cute expression when you get irritated by me... I'll try not to do that too much to you from now on ok?
So that has been what I experienced this birthday... Really, no presents can ever be as great as knowing that you have a friend who will always be there for you when you need...
Thanks, Xinyi... Thank you so, so much...
Dis year's birthday hasn't been the best I had, especially so in view of what has happened just a few days back... (I'm still recovering from the loss... so yah...) But it has been the most comforting one I have ever had...
No birthday cakes, no birthday song... Got some birthday SMSes, some wishes on Facebook, n some whu wished me when in school... Thanx guys, really appreciate that...
It was just a simple dinner, of good (but not remarkable) steak in Shashlik, which kinda relieved my memories of young, in those 2 occasions whr my family ate thr... Gave me a feeling of warmth, that kinda feeling that no matter how I have grown up n changed, there r some things still the same, and worth going back for...
The same thing when I went up Mount Faber... It was just like 1 year ago, going up thr with the very same person... that person who I can proudly say is my best friend... U noe, I really owe you one for last night, n dunno how I can ever repay you for that... Thanks
Yah... that friend... one that has shown me that in my darkest hour, she will be the one to lend a listening ear, and a helping hand... When I thanked her, I really meant it from the bottom of my heart, and all she said was "Hey... Ain't that what friends are for? I'm just here for you when you need..."
Yes, my friend... Thank you so, so much... It has made me felt so bad for having made fun of you n teased you time and again, just cos I like to see your cute expression when you get irritated by me... I'll try not to do that too much to you from now on ok?
So that has been what I experienced this birthday... Really, no presents can ever be as great as knowing that you have a friend who will always be there for you when you need...
Thanks, Xinyi... Thank you so, so much...
Dennis ~ 6:40 pm
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Dennis, you may give yourself a pat on the back...
You have done well in the past 2 days, keeping yourself strong in this mess n gloom, and being there as a pillar of support for your family which needed you so much... Please do stay strong, while you wait for your cousin to return, and eventually put the past behind you... Your birthday should be spent happily, so there...
Zicong, this might be the last message im sending out to you b4 i put it all to rest... You had a tough life, although im sure a meaningful one of 24 years... It is really unfortunate for this to happen to you when you are at your happiest... I guess soon, its time for you to leave us forever, but I want this promise from you... Wherever you are, Zicong, please bless all of us, your family... Please watch over your sisters and ensure no harm comes to them... But no worries, I will do my part in taking care of them too, this I promise you...
After the ceremony, you will be leaving, and this time it's not different continents, but different worlds altogether... So please take good care of yourself too... I will pray for you...
Guess you are happy that im still standing, n not that affected by your passing... I know, life has to go on, and rest assured that I will put it all behind me, in a special place in my heart, for you...
Bon voyage my friend... I pray a safe journey for you...
I will be strong, and not falter... so to all my friends, dun worry about me...
You have done well in the past 2 days, keeping yourself strong in this mess n gloom, and being there as a pillar of support for your family which needed you so much... Please do stay strong, while you wait for your cousin to return, and eventually put the past behind you... Your birthday should be spent happily, so there...
Zicong, this might be the last message im sending out to you b4 i put it all to rest... You had a tough life, although im sure a meaningful one of 24 years... It is really unfortunate for this to happen to you when you are at your happiest... I guess soon, its time for you to leave us forever, but I want this promise from you... Wherever you are, Zicong, please bless all of us, your family... Please watch over your sisters and ensure no harm comes to them... But no worries, I will do my part in taking care of them too, this I promise you...
After the ceremony, you will be leaving, and this time it's not different continents, but different worlds altogether... So please take good care of yourself too... I will pray for you...
Guess you are happy that im still standing, n not that affected by your passing... I know, life has to go on, and rest assured that I will put it all behind me, in a special place in my heart, for you...
Bon voyage my friend... I pray a safe journey for you...
I will be strong, and not falter... so to all my friends, dun worry about me...
Dennis ~ 2:49 pm
Monday, August 20, 2007
It has been 15 hours since I heard the news, but till now, I still can't fully digest it... To say heartwrenching is mere triviality, n only till now do I find the courage to spill it all...
Wad de hell had u done my fren??? To throw your life away at mere booze??? Why could such a horrendous thing happen to you??? Why did u just leave us here, picking up the pieces u so cruelly shattered??? WHY???
I know, you won't be able to read the birthday card I sent you, you won't be able to read what I pen down here, you won't be able to hear the hysterical cries of your mum just this afternoon... and probably, you won't be able to hear my prayers to you in the funeral to come...
All the talk now, all the advices I have given you, they seem so mundane... meaningless even...
Didn't you tell me that you enjoy your life so much there in Adelaide? Didn't you tell me that you have to repay all that your parents gave you? Didn't you want to come back to Singapore so that we can hang out for supper or pool? WHY DID YOU GO JUST LIKE THAT???
I detest the way you had been yanked away so quickly, without warning... I dislike the fact that I won't ever have the chance to talk to you, or meet up with you again... And I just can't stomach the way you left... Knocking yourself unconscious just for mere booze? RUBBISH!!!
For hours, I could not feel... Even for the several times I teared, it didn't manage to completely wash away the sadness... It just keeps coming!!! I don't know how much am I able to cry for you... Think there's no other way but to keep praying...
Now I know why people say life is so unfair... You weren't some criminal or felon that deserved that kind of death! You? of all people? I can't... just can't believe it...
I'm tired... tired of seeing all the gloom today, tired of having worried for your family, and tired of having grieved so hard for you... I think I will need a good rest, with hope that tomorrow will be better...
Rest assured that your parents are coming for you already... As I write this, they will be on the flight bound to Adelaide... You won't be lonely no more... Please bless them on a safe journey, wherever you are right now... Bless them for a safe journey back, and please come back with them as well...
I don't know what to say no more... Can only pray...
Love,
Your dear cousin Dennis
Wad de hell had u done my fren??? To throw your life away at mere booze??? Why could such a horrendous thing happen to you??? Why did u just leave us here, picking up the pieces u so cruelly shattered??? WHY???
I know, you won't be able to read the birthday card I sent you, you won't be able to read what I pen down here, you won't be able to hear the hysterical cries of your mum just this afternoon... and probably, you won't be able to hear my prayers to you in the funeral to come...
All the talk now, all the advices I have given you, they seem so mundane... meaningless even...
Didn't you tell me that you enjoy your life so much there in Adelaide? Didn't you tell me that you have to repay all that your parents gave you? Didn't you want to come back to Singapore so that we can hang out for supper or pool? WHY DID YOU GO JUST LIKE THAT???
I detest the way you had been yanked away so quickly, without warning... I dislike the fact that I won't ever have the chance to talk to you, or meet up with you again... And I just can't stomach the way you left... Knocking yourself unconscious just for mere booze? RUBBISH!!!
For hours, I could not feel... Even for the several times I teared, it didn't manage to completely wash away the sadness... It just keeps coming!!! I don't know how much am I able to cry for you... Think there's no other way but to keep praying...
Now I know why people say life is so unfair... You weren't some criminal or felon that deserved that kind of death! You? of all people? I can't... just can't believe it...
I'm tired... tired of seeing all the gloom today, tired of having worried for your family, and tired of having grieved so hard for you... I think I will need a good rest, with hope that tomorrow will be better...
Rest assured that your parents are coming for you already... As I write this, they will be on the flight bound to Adelaide... You won't be lonely no more... Please bless them on a safe journey, wherever you are right now... Bless them for a safe journey back, and please come back with them as well...
I don't know what to say no more... Can only pray...
Love,
Your dear cousin Dennis
Dennis ~ 1:27 am
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Now its Day X ever since I returned from Italy... really regretful of not having any chance to pen mi chronicles in Italy and that beautiful city of Stockholm... but cant blame wad, aft Day 6 in Italy, thr was so much touring n performances tt I cant find miself resting in my room or hostel for more than 30 mins a shot, other than for sleeping... n also, after de trip I just became plain lazy, yar so blame me la... haz...
Ok so let's look at more highlights of my Italian escapade...
Como is a BEAUTIFUL TOWN...
and has a BEAUTIFUL CHURCH...
and we took a BEAUTIFUL FERRY RIDE...
towards BEAUTIFUL BELLAGIO...
I really gotta say tt de day in Como and Bellagio was de BEST DAY i had in Italy... such scenery... n it aint so crowded like de major cities of Venice, Florence, Milan and Rome... would really really love to go back to Como one day... haz
Fascinating city, wif all de interlocking canals which added to its beauty... Specially known for its Venetian-styled masquerade masks and Murano glassware... Well wad more can I ask for? But too bad, just too bad tt it had become all too touristy, wif such HUGE CROWD of tourists all ard... took away some of de charm...
Florence was at first kinda lost on me as I didn really appreciate its architecture tt much, mebe cos of de overload of churches and cathedrals... some more most of them nid to pay n cant take pics... SIANZ!!! But well, I came to realise tt Florence had a real bustling art scene, so much so tt even de buskers r professional musicians! Goodness!!! Also, we found some real nice places (Piazza Michaelangelo and Fiesole) from which we can see Florence at a bird's eye view! One word: UNFORGETTABLE!!! Also, I tried de BEST STEAK i've ever eaten in Florence! BISTECCA ALLA FIORENTINE!!! BURP!!!
Well, here we are! THE LARGEST OPEN-AIR MUSEUM U CAN EVER WALK INTO!!! Serious! Every alley you turn in Rome will behold u yet another monument, church, statue, or obelisk! Thrs so blardy many things to see and take pics wif... I was NUTHING SHORT OF AWED... And some places worth visiting in Rome are de Vatican Museum (especially the Sistine Chapel) and St. Peter's Basilica!!! I can only say tt St. Peter's Basilica can make the Milan Duomo look damn small!!!
Really man! I can't believe that such a city exist! I dunno whether it shd be regarded as a city even, cos while it's densely populated, thr didn seem to be crowds ard, and de whole place is so peaceful! De views across its many bridges are so nice, it's like u're completely taken to another world! I visited the royal palace, and while grand as it may be like de many cathedrals in Italy, it also has de warm feeling of home! Stockholm is another city I will wanna visit again man!!!
So in short, I really had a SWELL TIME there!!! It was so darn hard to just leave man... Darn missed Italy and Stockholm...
Well so after tt LOOOOONG trip I returned to SG just for a few days b4 flying yet again to Taiwan! Will be touching on Taiwan in de nxt entry, so stay tuned!!!
Ok so let's look at more highlights of my Italian escapade...
Como and Bellagio
Como is a BEAUTIFUL TOWN...
and has a BEAUTIFUL CHURCH...
and we took a BEAUTIFUL FERRY RIDE...
towards BEAUTIFUL BELLAGIO...
I really gotta say tt de day in Como and Bellagio was de BEST DAY i had in Italy... such scenery... n it aint so crowded like de major cities of Venice, Florence, Milan and Rome... would really really love to go back to Como one day... haz
Venice
Fascinating city, wif all de interlocking canals which added to its beauty... Specially known for its Venetian-styled masquerade masks and Murano glassware... Well wad more can I ask for? But too bad, just too bad tt it had become all too touristy, wif such HUGE CROWD of tourists all ard... took away some of de charm...
Florence
Florence was at first kinda lost on me as I didn really appreciate its architecture tt much, mebe cos of de overload of churches and cathedrals... some more most of them nid to pay n cant take pics... SIANZ!!! But well, I came to realise tt Florence had a real bustling art scene, so much so tt even de buskers r professional musicians! Goodness!!! Also, we found some real nice places (Piazza Michaelangelo and Fiesole) from which we can see Florence at a bird's eye view! One word: UNFORGETTABLE!!! Also, I tried de BEST STEAK i've ever eaten in Florence! BISTECCA ALLA FIORENTINE!!! BURP!!!
Rome
Well, here we are! THE LARGEST OPEN-AIR MUSEUM U CAN EVER WALK INTO!!! Serious! Every alley you turn in Rome will behold u yet another monument, church, statue, or obelisk! Thrs so blardy many things to see and take pics wif... I was NUTHING SHORT OF AWED... And some places worth visiting in Rome are de Vatican Museum (especially the Sistine Chapel) and St. Peter's Basilica!!! I can only say tt St. Peter's Basilica can make the Milan Duomo look damn small!!!
Stockholm
Really man! I can't believe that such a city exist! I dunno whether it shd be regarded as a city even, cos while it's densely populated, thr didn seem to be crowds ard, and de whole place is so peaceful! De views across its many bridges are so nice, it's like u're completely taken to another world! I visited the royal palace, and while grand as it may be like de many cathedrals in Italy, it also has de warm feeling of home! Stockholm is another city I will wanna visit again man!!!
So in short, I really had a SWELL TIME there!!! It was so darn hard to just leave man... Darn missed Italy and Stockholm...
Well so after tt LOOOOONG trip I returned to SG just for a few days b4 flying yet again to Taiwan! Will be touching on Taiwan in de nxt entry, so stay tuned!!!
Dennis ~ 1:19 am
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Day 6 in Italy...
Ok so that pic has said everything i wanna say... need i say more??? Alrite, now for some pics on de inside of the Duomo...
Ok nuff said... next, San Siro!!!
Well, not de best... but I guess having de chance to go San Siro is gd enuff liao haz... ended up gg to de San Siro store n got miself a jersey and lanyard... got de jersey at onie 49 euros!!! SHIOKZ!!!
Well, just gotta say sorry to all my extremely-anticipatory readers (well, AS IF i have any) cos i had been too busy playing to blog... hell i dun even have time to go on MSN on a daily basis like how i was in Sg!!! (read: SG everyday go online, no fun; IT no time for online, super fun!!!)
Since my last entry, so much has happened!!! It had been tour tour tour concert concert concert in Italy, from cities to towns to villages to towns to cities to... ... ... ... ... wah i can just go on n on n on... buay tahan siaz!!!
Some highlights:
The Milan Duomo
Ok so that pic has said everything i wanna say... need i say more??? Alrite, now for some pics on de inside of the Duomo...
Ok nuff said... next, San Siro!!!
Ok for a soccer buff like me, thr aint no excuse to miss San Siro after i have travelled to Milan... to the uninformed, San Siro happens to be de home of the European Champions AC Milan!!! I was like blardy excited when i got thr la!!! Just too bad I didn have enuff time, or Id get into de stadium for all de pics I can take! So I culd onie take pics frm outside...
Well, not de best... but I guess having de chance to go San Siro is gd enuff liao haz... ended up gg to de San Siro store n got miself a jersey and lanyard... got de jersey at onie 49 euros!!! SHIOKZ!!!
Wahz... at dis rate, i dun ever wanna go back to SG liao la!!! Hahahaha...
Ok anywae, I shared de happy news, now to break one sad news... will be "decommissioning" my blue shades after using it for 2 years, as it has become old and scratchy liao... sigh...
Ode to my shades
Bro, I think ure worthy of tt word after all u've done for me, keeping all those harmful UV rays frm mi delicate eyes while I go abt doing things under de unforgiving sun... Thanks for all these months of adding a delicate bluish hue to my surroundings, mesmerising me wif all de beauty of de world which i culdnt have enjoyed otherwise... Also I gotta apologise for treating u like trash whilst ure still ard, and taking u for granted, never having bothered to clean u up, and exposing u to all those harmful moisture, which resulted in u having developed a host of "pock marks" which cannot be removed at all... So as of todae, before I keep u into a box till god-noes-when, its time for me to say a final goodbye to u...
To my shades, my fren and bro... BUONA NOTTE...
Dennis ~ 1:57 am
Monday, July 02, 2007
Day 4 of Not-in-Singapore
Oh well, my plans of keeping a daily digest of my trip didn exactly materialise, cos it had been return-home-dead-in-de-nite, and I had been too shagged to think of wad to write... So all i did was to dump my fotos in my com and Facebook, and get to bed quickly...
De past 4 days have been good, at least for me... found tt its not that difficult for me to get myself accustomed to life in Italy since I had been eating pasta n pizza since young... n mi hostess is a great cook! really like de food she whip up siaz!
Travelling wise, not exactly fantastic yet... yup i MUZ empahsise on de YET, cos i havent visited de big cities like Milan, Florence, Venice or Rome... but obviously thr r some places tt r worth mentioning...
First is de place whr our Band Festival is held: BESANA IN BRIANNZA... actually thr aint nuthing special abt dis small town... but it houses de most impressive chapel i had seen so far... de town centre building (guess its ok to call it that way) is also quite a looker!
Another place: LECCO, a town beside a lake... really love de scenery thr, thou i can be sure of finding better places... will be gg to Como which, as they said, has better views...
So far, I had played in 2 concerts, in Medolago and Besana... they had been resounding successes n we were given standing ovations by de audiences!!! man, its de 1st 2 times in my life to actually have tt haz... shiokz man!!!
alrite, so tt sums up mi past few days... still got a lot more but im too lazy to pen it... ok nxt, will be in milan for 2 days!!! looking fwd to it siaz!!!
Dennis ~ 8:18 am
Friday, June 29, 2007
Day 1 of Not-in-Singapore
In short, a real real happening day... all chock full of fun, surprises, gapes and shocks...
Time now here is 9.17pm and I already felt so darn sleepy liao... muz be all tt jet lag and having noe accustomed to Italy time (it's already 3.17am now in Singapore for de mis-or-uninformed... whu can still stay awake at tt kinda time huh?? huh??)
Alrite anywae I gotta at least explain how i got to de "happening day" conclusion rite? Ok so here goes...
Leaving Singapore for Bangkok for transit... nuthing much to talk abt... all busy wif their stuff hahaha... Oh yah!!! Just tt i happened to shoot my mouth and, according to a rather-paranoid fren of mine, nearly caused World War III!!! Hahaha kidding... Whoever wanna ask can just ask me personally... Lazy to blog out such a long story here...
At Bangkok International Airport, wad started out as just a simple transfer turned into a shockfest when thr was dis one irate passenger smashing his bottle of whisky at de customs just bcos they dun let him bring it to de plane... like hello u dunno u cant handcarry more-than-100ml liquids??? In de end, his reckless behaviour caused an unnecessary scene... but well, he paid de price rite? Lost one good bottle of aged Whisky lor... Siao one...
On de plane frm Bangkok to Milan... MAN!!! THAT WAS LIFE!!! 2 really hearty meals, 3 movies, and of course, 1 window seat!!! BEAT THAT!!! Prior to landing, de plane was flying past de Swiss Alps, and it gave me, de window-seat-boy, a really really enjoyable time, being able to catch all those clouds, mountains and valleys in like god-noes-how-many fotos i took... Breathtaking!!! Those whu dun believe me can refer to de pic below...
In short, a real real happening day... all chock full of fun, surprises, gapes and shocks...
Time now here is 9.17pm and I already felt so darn sleepy liao... muz be all tt jet lag and having noe accustomed to Italy time (it's already 3.17am now in Singapore for de mis-or-uninformed... whu can still stay awake at tt kinda time huh?? huh??)
Alrite anywae I gotta at least explain how i got to de "happening day" conclusion rite? Ok so here goes...
Leaving Singapore for Bangkok for transit... nuthing much to talk abt... all busy wif their stuff hahaha... Oh yah!!! Just tt i happened to shoot my mouth and, according to a rather-paranoid fren of mine, nearly caused World War III!!! Hahaha kidding... Whoever wanna ask can just ask me personally... Lazy to blog out such a long story here...
At Bangkok International Airport, wad started out as just a simple transfer turned into a shockfest when thr was dis one irate passenger smashing his bottle of whisky at de customs just bcos they dun let him bring it to de plane... like hello u dunno u cant handcarry more-than-100ml liquids??? In de end, his reckless behaviour caused an unnecessary scene... but well, he paid de price rite? Lost one good bottle of aged Whisky lor... Siao one...
On de plane frm Bangkok to Milan... MAN!!! THAT WAS LIFE!!! 2 really hearty meals, 3 movies, and of course, 1 window seat!!! BEAT THAT!!! Prior to landing, de plane was flying past de Swiss Alps, and it gave me, de window-seat-boy, a really really enjoyable time, being able to catch all those clouds, mountains and valleys in like god-noes-how-many fotos i took... Breathtaking!!! Those whu dun believe me can refer to de pic below...
From Milan we went to Besana and den settled down in my host's home in Biassono... just travelling, travelling and more travelling... but all these crap changed for de better while our hosts showed their hospitality... Me n my roommate Chris were so well pampered by them tt I dun think we will wanna leave when de time comes... hahaha... Imagine, a risotto lunch and a ravioli dinner, plus all those extra grub n wine... oooooh I cannot move liao...
Other than that, we were taken to a "hiking" trip, to the F1 racetrack near mi host's house, and just nice there was a race, but too bad not F1 cars but just superbikes (aiyo dis Dennis har, got superbikes to see liao still hiam wad???) so it was another foto galore, which continued to de beautiful streets of Biassono, and even a gelato treat!!! well, so who was tt who told me can get cheap gelato in Florence? I got FREE gelato in Biassono!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!
Ok so wif all these activities, I now come to de end of de day, and can sign off liao... hopefully everyday can be so eventful siaz!!!
Dennis ~ 3:12 am
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
| Kindness Kindness is most important in a boyfriend/girlfriend. You want someone who will go through everything with you - the best moments and the worst, and all of those other moments in between. You love to be able to say anything to your partner, and have them say anything to you. You are able to be extremely close with your partner for that reason.  Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com |
Dennis ~ 2:52 am
As of last Friday, the 22nd day of the month of July of the year 2007, I AM NO LONGER WORKING IN SOXAL!!! yes in short, i tendered... erm oops tt was about wad i did all de way back in December, just tt i gave a 6-month notice... oh crap!!! Ok la, i officially completed my Industrial Attachment tour in SOXAL!!! So happy to be free frm de 8-5.30 monotony (of which de 8am rule is one i seldom adhere to hahaha), but damn sad tt i wun be able to see de crappy bunch of peeps on an everyday basis, and de tea n lunch breaks tt take up to nearly half of my working time, and so many other crapz... sigh...
now de time is spent around sleeping, eating, band practice, and packing... BLARDY BAND PRACTICE EVERY OTHER BLARDY DAY LORR!!! dun understand how those guys manage to keep their sanity... but i shd say those practices had been fun, and reminded me of the times i had in AHS and TJ, onie dis is more slack n we can express ourselves more freely in de music (kudos to Leonard, tt VERY VERY ZAI conductor of NUSWS) so its even more fun!!! but everyday leh... no matter how fun i also can get tired...
so today, I PONTANGED BAND!!! dunno y i so proud to say tt, but its not bcos i slack hor!! i already had a prior appointment, although to many it wuldnt seem as important as a band prac, BUT TO ME IT'S IMPORTANT OK??? yepz...
tmr, 1 more marching practice, den its ADIOS SINGAPORE on wed liao... didn noe its so damn fast...
Ok well, I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD TO ITALY N SWEDEN!!! but very little time left to pack, shop, and say goodbye... aye heck abt de say goodbye la, its onie 3 weeks... concentrate on getting ready!
40 more hrs left in Singapore... counting down...
now de time is spent around sleeping, eating, band practice, and packing... BLARDY BAND PRACTICE EVERY OTHER BLARDY DAY LORR!!! dun understand how those guys manage to keep their sanity... but i shd say those practices had been fun, and reminded me of the times i had in AHS and TJ, onie dis is more slack n we can express ourselves more freely in de music (kudos to Leonard, tt VERY VERY ZAI conductor of NUSWS) so its even more fun!!! but everyday leh... no matter how fun i also can get tired...
so today, I PONTANGED BAND!!! dunno y i so proud to say tt, but its not bcos i slack hor!! i already had a prior appointment, although to many it wuldnt seem as important as a band prac, BUT TO ME IT'S IMPORTANT OK??? yepz...
tmr, 1 more marching practice, den its ADIOS SINGAPORE on wed liao... didn noe its so damn fast...
Ok well, I'M SO LOOKING FORWARD TO ITALY N SWEDEN!!! but very little time left to pack, shop, and say goodbye... aye heck abt de say goodbye la, its onie 3 weeks... concentrate on getting ready!
40 more hrs left in Singapore... counting down...
Dennis ~ 12:54 am
Monday, June 18, 2007
Your Social Dysfunction: Happy You're a happy person - you have a good amount of self-esteem, and are socially healthy. While this isn't a social dysfunction per se, you're definitely not normal. Consider yourself lucky: you walk that fine line between 'normal' and being outright narcissistic. You're rare - which is something else to be happy about. | ||||
| ||||
Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com Please note that we aren't, nor do we claim to be, psychologists. This quiz is for fun and entertainment only. Try not to freak out about your results. |
Dennis ~ 12:32 am
Saturday, June 02, 2007
A very bored me has come back to blog again... So sianz la!!! So many clouds in de sky now, Mr Sun went into hiding, den I wanna go for suntan also cannot... SIANZ!!!
Supposed to kinda update on wad I had been doing, n mi experiences, good or bad... but just not in de mood for tt... all I gotta say was tt I had a SWELL week!!! for details pls ask me personally, n I try to get mi memory juices worked up again haz...
Something I found on Flixster... quite interestingly haz...
Its actually a movieboard featuring all mi favourite movies, wif mi ratings on them too... Well talking about Flixster, its a website which allows ppl to create a community (like Friendster or Facebook) and share their fave movies n movies they wanna watch... a plus side for Facebook users is tt Flixster can be linked to ur Facebook! Hows tt huh??
Whoever wanna try it out can go to:
http://www.flixster.com
Happy sharing!!!
Supposed to kinda update on wad I had been doing, n mi experiences, good or bad... but just not in de mood for tt... all I gotta say was tt I had a SWELL week!!! for details pls ask me personally, n I try to get mi memory juices worked up again haz...
Something I found on Flixster... quite interestingly haz...
| |
Its actually a movieboard featuring all mi favourite movies, wif mi ratings on them too... Well talking about Flixster, its a website which allows ppl to create a community (like Friendster or Facebook) and share their fave movies n movies they wanna watch... a plus side for Facebook users is tt Flixster can be linked to ur Facebook! Hows tt huh??
Whoever wanna try it out can go to:
http://www.flixster.com
Happy sharing!!!
Dennis ~ 3:33 pm