Random Inscriptions

mad rush.

editing.printing.re-editing.re-printing.queuing.anxiety.anxiousness.5pm.submission.over.

hollandv.zhichar.marmaladepantry.greatcompany.superduperhappy.

I think, we need to make a t-shirt for FYP. just like those for the thrill rides in amusement parks.

It is not done yet.

I need to ‘vomit’ out a presentation for my PR challenges class next wednesday, FYP presentation on Monday the week after, report for PR challenges, exams following that. and amidst all that, job hunting.

it is not over yet!

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As you may have already notice, I have been on the news for the past couple of days. And I heard there has been an overwhelming response…

No? You haven’t heard?

That’s because you do not know my Chinese name!

A Perfect Blend of Serenity and Vibrancy

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Grab this chance to apply for a stylish 2-room, 3-room or 4-room flat in this beautiful development.

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Application period: 18 Mar to 31 Mar 2008 (2 weeks). 

Jade Spring. That is the literal translation of my chinese name. And my best friend had a field day teasing me. Just check out the shout box. ———————————————————————————————>

I watched the Chinese news on Channel 8 last night wanting to find out what Jade Spring would be translated into. Thankfully,  there wasn’t! They just used the English version of it.

And I hope it remains that way.  It is just plain weird.

Do you think this may grant me some advantage if I want to apply for an unit?

While most of my peers would attend concerts by popular pop artistes like Mayday, Jay Chou or Maroon 5, I attended Jeff Chang’s symphony concert (弦歌有你）last Saturday.

He was my idol for some time actually. haha. I practically grew up with his songs. Hearing his songs would remind me of those happy and leisurely days in secondary school, especially how my choir mates and I learned one of his song for our speech day performance. I think the song is called 梦想成真, or roughly translated into realising your dreams. man, memories.

His concert was quite artistic. Along with his songs, works by legendary artistes like Degas and famous painting like sunflowers, the girl with the pearl earring were projected onto stage. I thought it was quite an interesting concept. There were three frames on the stage and the paintings were projected upon them like this:

And, this was how far I was from the stage.

Bought the cheapest ticket as my best friend and I predicted that it would be more of a ‘listening’ concert rather than a ‘watching’ concert. And we were right. Jeff Chang dancing? I cannot imagine.

The good thing was there were projector screens in the hall to provide those at the back with a better view…

and just like in any concert, we (those at the back, that is) were affectionately known as “后面的朋友”. It was as if we need reminding we were sitting right at the back.

Notice his curly hair? We concluded that he was trying to emulate the hairstyle in the 18th century. (artistic ma, suit his theme!)

Instead of sweeping to the back, he had his ‘modernised’, swept to the front. The chinese papers actually called that the maggi mee hair. But I think our version is much more original and creative.

Really enjoyed myself singing along with almost all the songs! It’s amazing how I can remember the lyrics to the most ancient songs. On the contrary, I probably do not remember what I learned last semester about PR or branding or ethics.

The best part was I bumped into a lot of people! My Chinese teacher from secondary school who still remember my name (!), peers from CS and my secondary school friend. My chinese teacher was the funny one. He was like “Are you sure this is from your era?” Haha. I still remember he recommended one of Jeff Chang’s album to us back then. Gee…

David Tao’s concert coming up in April. Hopefully, I can save up enough to buy the tickets. And i miss going to the theatre too. Anyone need a part time worker?

I remembered i first did up comic strip lookalike collages for my hong kong trip a few years back. now with my fyp report more or less done (i hope!), it is time for another digest of eelainee and friends. [but i think i may have lost my skill. ]

it is not hard to tell who was the photographer for this occasion. haha. my face only appeared 12 times out of the 194 photos we took.

Just in one day alone, I came across not one, but two weird taxi drivers.

1. Taxi uncle number 1 aka Crazy Taxi

During the 20 minutes taxi ride, he was honked by fellow drivers, mounted a kerb (!) and he braked like nobody’s business.

2. Taxi uncle number 2 aka Ancient Vehicle

The driver was quite old and so was the taxi. It was those kind of taxi I would have rode on when I was in primary school. There was even a small fan mounted on the dashboard. It smelt musky as well. It is like the kind of taxi you might find on Pulau Ubin. Really old looking. The license plate began with SH. So you can see how old the taxi really is. And to sum it all up, the ride was quite jerky.

So some taxis drivers in Singapore are weird. And we are always greeted by the familiar colours and LED display on top of the car to indicate its availability to take passengers. Like this……

In Japan, it is much more interesting! They look like this:

Photos from PingMag - read full article here

The best thing is, those are not advertisements but rather logos or names of the respective transport companies. The star thingy on the last photo actually indicate that the driver is a master driver, meaning that he had not had a traffic violation or accident for at least a year. Talking about a safe trip home!