Lian

lian @ 2008-05-12T23:57:00

2008-05-12T15:58:54Z

Instant ice O_O ... this will definately make a fun chemistry lesson :)

lian @ 2008-05-10T12:35:00

2008-05-10T04:36:00Z

Wow... is regrowth of body parts really possible in humans? O_o

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7354458.stm

lian @ 2008-05-03T15:46:00

2008-05-03T07:54:11Z

Uploading lotsa posts today lol.. sorry for the flood

Was in a crafting mood .. so I used the stuff I bought from Daiso yesterday to make a card for my friend who has just given birth ^_^

Wrapper and ribbon from Daiso. Wrapping paper was glued onto cardstock for better support. And because I liked the card so much, I made an envelop for it... lol. Used a normal A4 sized envelop and cut it down to size. Pity I didn't have brown coloured ones, else it would really be much nicer.

lian @ 2008-05-03T11:51:00

2008-05-03T04:02:51Z

As requested by, foxyseven (+ the fact that I really like my collapsible box and would like to show to all the incredibleness of it) here are some pictures to show how it work :P

1. Still in it's packaging

2. Unpacked!

3. Viola! Instant Box!

What to use it for... sakachaninspired me with her cloth bowl thingie that she used for the previous convention, it would make sense to buy collapsible boxes for such events on the go. Was really glad that I saw this contraption in Daiso ^_^ Only $2

lian @ 2008-05-02T21:52:00

2008-05-02T14:15:30Z

I passed my final theory test!!!!! ^___________________^ next step would be to find a good private driving instructor >< The lady at the driving centre said that I would need the IC of my instructor and my PDL before I can apply for the Practical test ><

Last Saturday, I woke up to the sound of children shouting. Groggily went to the balcony to take a look and saw that they were doing filming! Quickly grabbed my FZ5 and snapped a few photos ^_^ I really love the x12 zoom on it. It picked up all the details that my eyes couldn't catch! The children are so cute lol.. kinda pity them tho, the sun was really hot ><

On May Day, FL dragged lazy me away from my GE gaming to go East Coast for cycling ^^; Decided to be healthy and walked to Lakeside MRT despite the fact that it was crazily sunny >< But managed to capture the beautiful grass patch beside the station ^_^

The grass is pretty tall, maybe slightly shorter than your knees. There is a little pathway that leads from the MRT station to the condominiums in the background ... when people walk along this path, it gives the illusion that they are swimming in the grass ^_^ Once they develop the lakeside area, I'm pretty sure this plot of land will become concrete buildings =( *takes photo for rememberance*

We cycled to the other end of East Cost Park and were pleasantly surprised by a new developed area! Atmosphere there was really nice (doesn't feel like I'm in Singapore!) There was an African drum performance (Liladrums.com) going on. Very nice and catchy rhythms ^_^ And you can tell the performers were really enjoying themslves :D. They offer classes $200 for 8 lessons at either Queestown CC or 116 Telok Kurau Road

'The Sea food International Market and Restaurant' is also located there. It has a really interesting concept ... you can purchase the fresh seafood direct from the restaurant! I like their tagline 'If it swims we have it' LOL

Outside view of 'The Sea Food International Market and Restaurant' So pretty .. doesn't feel like it's in east coast park. Each table actually has it's own room surrounded by glass panels. Really exclusive. They are having a Mother's Day promotion, $398++ for 6 pax. They also have the Business Set lunch $28++ per pax, min 2 pax.

After cycling, we decided to have dinner at an Irish pub amusingly named Scruffy Murphy. It was nice to sit there and feel the sea breeze ^^

GE news: I finally got Catherin's hips!!! Woohooo! Also, just 11 patches of dresses away from making the costume for my elementalist ^_^

I have this to thank for my successful passing of the Final Theory test :P I'm such a geek...

After passing the Final Theory test, I decided to go to IMM for abit of shopping indulgence XD. Bought a $19 top from the G2000 sale, and some miscellaneous stuff from Daiso :D

lian @ 2008-04-30T23:31:00

2008-04-30T15:45:55Z

Interesting Divisional activity day we had today :) We had fencing!! For once I now understand what Foil, Epee and Sabre truely mean ^^. Was a fun 2 hr activity, for our lesson, the weapon used was the epee and during the last hour, we all attired up and had 1 on 1 matches ...inclusive of electronic scoring devices :D so cool ^^ The sword was surpringly heavier than I expected and as a result, my arm is aching slightly now ^^;

Now I know how my fighter in GE feels right now since he's training his Epee Garde hahahahahaha...

lian @ 2008-04-27T16:12:00

2008-04-27T08:23:30Z

Been playing abit of GE lately ^^;; It's more interesting when you have a quest to complete instead of mindless grinding just to achieve a certain level >< Plus the fact that with my new system, it's able to handle the game playing in the background while I work on other things on the PC ^_^ In the past, the whole system will crash and die =_=...

Celebrated FL's birthday last Wednesday at Swiss Culture in Suntec :D She managed to get a 1 for 1 promotion for their chocolate fondue for only $15!!! Food there was pretty good, slightly pricy tho .. about $30 per pax, but we ate so much, it was pretty worth it I guess hahaha...

Birthday girl with her carrot soup. Yummy ^_^

Our starter .. garlic clams. Very nice :D~~~

My sirlion steak from the set meal

FL's chicken mushroom sausage

Hilight of the dinner, chocolate fondue! The waiter told us that 1 serving was supposed to serve two... hahaha.. *swt*

After dinner, we caught 'The forbidden Kingdom' starring Jet Li and Jacky Chan. It was visually pleasing, but the way they tweaked the chinese folklore + the heavily chinese accented dialogue made it feel abit weird @_@

Watched Whisper of the heart from Ghibil Studios, really nice show. Brings out very nice warm feelings when you watch the anime ^^ They always have very independant strong main characters.

lian @ 2008-04-17T00:22:00

2008-04-17T16:31:34Z

Photos from my recent HK trip are ready ^_^ Many many photos... lol

http://www.flickr.com/photos/37899575@N00/sets/72157604569869756/detail/

lian @ 2008-04-15T01:33:00

2008-04-15T17:37:54Z

Back from Hong Kong!! So much eating hahaha.. HK is truely a place of glorious good ^_^

Photos will be up soon ^^

lian @ 2008-04-10T02:40:00

2008-04-10T18:44:46Z

Whoohoo~ flying off to Hong Kong in about 5 hours time! ^_^ .. must sleep now.. but I can't fall asleep @_@

Be back on Monday night! Seeya!

Vista!

2008-04-07T15:08:56Z

After much pestering from my bro, finally decided to take the plunge and upgrade to Vista >< At the same time, upgraded my CPU, Ram and changed the motherboard as well (Thank you singapore shares!). At the same time, bro gave me his super duper heat sink as it was too big for his current casing ^_^v (can't wait to test it out :D)

Currently vista is still busy updating ... apparently it will automatically update with the new service pack as well?

[off topic]Thinking of selling off my current Panasonic DMC-FZ5 for $300 .. I wonder if there will be any takers? ^^;

lian @ 2008-04-06T03:34:00

2008-04-05T19:37:48Z

Yeah :) Dead Fantasy II is out! Thanks for the link Kerokun ^_^

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/193489.html

Amazing work as always by Monty Oum

lian @ 2008-04-06T02:37:00

2008-04-05T18:49:00Z

Finally got to eat at Sun and Moon (many thanks to a colleague for the treat!).. I like to call it the 日月神教 hee hee

Food there was nice :) and the presentation was wonderful :) Oh.. and we saw David Gan dining there as well ^_^

My wafu ramen ... the pork pieces inside melts in your mouth and tastes oh so good ><

Colleague's Beef Sabu Sabu .. such pleasant presentation!

Another colleague's rice meal .. I like the little hourglass on top to indicate cooking time!

Oysters .. omg these were amazing >< why only 4 pieces? TnT ..

EK's dessert .. so happy looking!

My caged up tofu cheesecake begging to be released from it's imprisonment so that it can bring us to nirvana with it's deliciousness ~ ^___^ ~~~

Just random shot of the .. what do you call these stuff? The design is nice ^^;

lian @ 2008-04-05T00:06:00

2008-04-04T16:11:05Z

wow.. the govt's gonna develop the land around my home~ not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing tho .. I like how it's currently further away from all the hustle and bustle plus the big park around our place is still relatively uncrowded .. no doubt developing the area will make everything more convenient, but I'll somehow miss the old jurong area ><

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080404/tap-339270-231650b.html

On another note, I just can't get enough of singing 五月天 at karaoke ^_^ They rock!! Go MayDay!! so tempted to go watch their upcoming concert ^^

lian @ 2008-04-02T01:29:00

2008-04-01T17:31:03Z

i herd u liek them? .... LOL

GJ DA and youtube :P

lian @ 2008-03-29T14:29:00

2008-03-29T06:32:33Z

Impressive robot.. Boston Dynamics Big Dog

Big Dog Beta

hahahahaha.... lol

lian @ 2008-03-28T21:24:00

2008-03-28T13:29:56Z

I used to think that shoes from crocs were the ugliest shoes I've ever seen ... and was very sure that I would never ever buy a pair from them .... until I saw them...

Last Thur, crocs had a booth at the Healthy lifestyle day event .. and on that table, to my surprise, I saw 'THE' pair of Mary Janes that I knew I just had to have O_O;; (I'm a sucker when it comes to Mary Janes ><)

Crocs actually came out with something that looked pretty!

My pretty crocs chocolate Alice suede got delivered to the office today ^0^ .. I'm wearing them in my room as I type.. hoho.. feels comfy :D Hope they'll continue to be comfy after a long day of walking *crosses fingers*

Somehow, after getting my bonus, I'm suddenly starting to spend and spend again.. arrgh >< whatever happened to save save save =_=

lian @ 2008-03-28T01:11:00

2008-03-27T17:18:45Z

Colleagues and I checked out the new Japanese restaurant Edogawa that opened up just behind our office ^^

We decided to go for the set meal which costs about $9.80. I opted for the tonkatsu .. and it was HUGE O_O;;; The set came with this side order of stewed potatos which was really quite nice ^^

My colleague was very amused with this fish shaped dish and urged me to take a photo of it too hee hee

Now for some mundane photos taken in the office ...

Couldn't resist taking this row of umbrellas outside the office .. weather is so crazy nowadays ><

Grape flavoured Pockey!!

Moving on to happy stuff

My Sandisk 8gb M2 card arrived today!!! Now my P1i has 8gig worth of storage.. Yeaaaah :D

lian @ 2008-03-24T01:46:00

2008-03-23T17:47:06Z

Looted from CK :) Darn.. I'm getting old ><

You are the typical teenager

You can hear the frequency of the mosquito teen repellent - but probably not for much longer!

The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 17.7kHz

Find out which ultrasonic ringtones you can hear!

lian @ 2008-03-21T03:02:00

2008-03-20T19:03:27Z

Stumbled across this really informative texture guide which surfing DA. Hope it's useful to you guys too! :)

http://cgtextures.com/

lian @ 2008-03-20T01:57:00

2008-03-19T18:07:53Z

Today we had Healthy Lifestyle day~ hohhoho...

Unfortunately, it rained heavily in the afternoon TnT .. but luckily, after the mass workout, the rain thinned into a light drizzle and the activities were allowed to continue :) My colleagues and I tried out the frisbee session :D Really fun! They taught us the backhand and forehand methods of tossing a frisbee. After a few trials, we were able to let our frisbees fly rather decently ^_^

Spent money today again T_T ... and I thought I was supposed to save for 2008? =_=

lian @ 2008-03-17T02:35:00

2008-03-16T18:38:07Z

Got inspired from the soundtrack 'Lost my music' from The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya ^_^ Did a flat colour piece again :P I feel like I'm starting to lose my stamina when I draw.. took 2 days to complete this picture ><

lian @ 2008-03-16T02:24:00

2008-03-15T18:24:22Z

lian @ 2008-03-15T14:59:00

2008-03-15T07:04:56Z

Shared by a colleague.. meaningful song

Flowers are red - Harry Chapin

The little boy went first day of school
He got some crayons and started to draw
He put colors all over the paper
For colors was what he saw
And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man
I'm paintin' flowers he said
She said... It's not the time for art young man
And anyway flowers are green and red
There's a time for everything young man
And a way it should be done
You've got to show concern for everyone else
For you're not the only one

And she said...
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen

But the little boy said...
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

Well the teacher said.. You're sassy
There's ways that things should be
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
So repeat after me.....

And she said...
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen

But the little boy said...
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

The teacher put him in a corner
She said.. It's for your own good..
And you won't come out 'til you get it right
And are responding like you should
Well finally he got lonely
Frightened thoughts filled his head
And he went up to the teacher
And this is what he said.. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen

Time went by like it always does
And they moved to another town
And the little boy went to another school
And this is what he found
The teacher there was smilin'
She said...Painting should be fun
And there are so many colors in a flower
So let's use every one

But that little boy painted flowers
In neat rows of green and red
And when the teacher asked him why
This is what he said.. and he said

Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen.

But there still must be a way to have our children say . . .

There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one

lian @ 2008-03-10T22:15:00

2008-03-10T14:24:13Z

Back from Perak!!!

OMG.. it was such an amazing trip ^_^ So glad I signed up with the Singapore Adventurer's Club

Did so many things I've never done before during this weekend ... scaled a mini cliff, slide down a smooth rock slope, trekked through a stream in a cave, crawled through low ceiling (lower than waist height) cave tunnels partially submerged in water, white water rafting ...

Although I'm aching all over now, and I also have scratches and bruises to remember the experiences by, this weekend trip was Simply Exhilarating ^__^

Photos can be found at this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/37899575@N00/sets/72157604087478029/detail/ All photos taken with the P1 .. colours adjusted in CS2. Pity I wasn't able to take photos of the activities as my camera phone is not robust enough ><