Tuesday, December 22, 2009
VJ get together
Xinyi is leaving for Norway on Christmas day so she planned a get together. There are still people missing who are hiding somewhere in Singapore and we've yet to hear from them!!! John and Emily are also currently away in UK and Belgium respectively if i didn't remember wrongly. Anyway S23 has been together for 5 years man! We've known each other since we were 16. It seems only like yesterday...
Edwin is trying to get the height staggering correct
Siam kitchen in suntec. Food was quite good for the price. I got the corner seat cuz i was late!
Tennis, Wii style
Because of this get together, i had to give Silas's gig a miss! I have yet to keep this promise of mine... oh dear
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Gangsters and Flappers
No guts no glory, spill your cash for the 21st and kill if you need to. 1920s courtyard inspired, Chicago styled night at Rachel's 21st. Hats, suit, cigars and guns. Power and wealth is everything!!!
The ice actually survived the whole night
Banker James did some undertable swapping i swear
Francis had no guts
I was quite shock to meet Siumin and Szeling there!
Yingying! i see u at almost every party(we're also born on the same day!)
The guns get you the chick. Yes really...
Daryl must have loved the dancing
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Shrimps vs Prawn
In my previous post about prawning, we had a little debate about whether those little things are prawns or shrimps. Heck google saves the day!
From
http://museumvictoria.com.au/crust/caribiol.html
Shrimp or Prawn?
There is often confusion regarding the difference between a shrimp and a prawn. Physically they look very similar but there is one sure way to tell them apart. In shrimps or carideans the side plate of the second segment of the abdomen overlaps the segments in front and behind. Prawns, most of which belong to the family Penaeidae of the group Dendrobranchiata, have all the abdominal side plates overlapping tile-like from the front. A more fundamental difference but one impossible to appreciate in a single specimen is that female prawns do not brood eggs but shed them into the currents where they develop independently. It would therefore make sense to call all member s of the Penaeidae "prawns" and members of the Caridean "shrimps" and this is what most Australians do. King prawns and banana prawns are names understood in this continent for penaeids sold frozen at the markets. The tiny shrimps bought in cans or froz en are imported carideans. Confusion arises when we hear Americans refer to prawns as "shrimp".
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Saturday, December 19, 2009
OG3 outing
Its was suppose to be OG3 outing but i guess some of us are away for medical mission trips leaving just the few of us. But its still all fun and we did the more cruel option, prawning!
We learnt a few tricks from the veterans around us judging from the basket full of prawns they have. To start you would need a good bait so we invested in the earthworms instead of the cheap chicken liver they provided. The effect was immediately. The prawns clearly loved the live bait. Then there's technique to catching the little guys too. Firstly you need to be really observant to detect the movements of the floater which signals something on the hook. Next step is to do a quick tug to hook the prawn. Lastly you'd need to work those biceps to bring the catch in!
Cheryl and call and prawn at the same time!
Asher looking important
Grilling the catch
Showing joel eating shrimps 101. The sad guy can just look because he's allergic.
Head juice
Skewered prawns with salt
Joel's friend
The 5 guys actually sneaked into a cab and left for paradiz and played LAN for a good 4.5hrs! What a waste of time right but it was really fun i got to say.
We're planning a Pulau Ubin cycling and a Mcritchie reservoir run soon:)
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Gibson guitars voted as worst place to work?!
What terrible news, a great guitar brand tainted with such bad reputation. It won't be long before things really start going down for them. I'm do not own a Gibson and now hearing this, i might not want to own them. Check this out:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BF0N320091216Listed as the worst place to work was Gibson Guitar, followed by United Airlines, Spherion, AutoZone and Rain Bird.
To quote someone from a local music forum, 'The poor QC complaints...the raid over illegally harvested imported woods....and now the opinions of the employees as well as Gibson being branded the worst company to work for......and their money troubles with their credit rating officially downgraded......DOES make a person wonder what is going on over at Gibson.'
Slash from Guns N Roses & currently velvet revolver. He's the guy who took Les Paul back into the 90s
Jimmy Page, one the the greatest rock legend.
Jimi Hendrix
Does this spell the end of a once great brand. The brand behind one of rock n roll most succesful guitar, the Les Paul. The prices on one of these are exorbitant and the they did the most sacrilegious thing last year by having a hollowed body on the Les Paul standard model.
Hear what the employees are saying:
http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Gibson-Guitar-Reviews-E6869.htm
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Outliers
Took a quick read last week of the book Dr Kong recommended, Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Its intense i must say and the stories of success are truly inspirational. Go grab your coffee and your reading glasses for this! I highly recommend it too:)
My right arm is doing much better now after my struggle with a rotator cuff injury for many many weeks. I actually did swimming 2 days back without the pain. Last week was also the first in a long time since i've stepped into a gym and have the confidence to lift some weights. Its a pretty good feeling actually to come back from bumming days. My muscles have since atrophied and its high time i start getting in shape once again.
Yesterday's floorball was a joke. The last time i remember playing floorball was at least 3 years back in VJ and for me to hold the stick once again, it felt foreign. The most funny part was when a high ball came and i headed it... Its disallowed apparently. Heck, all in the name of post CA!
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Chill pill
It feels really good to not worry about anything and to sit back and enjoy life! I'm gonna read all the books i want and play all the guitars and drums i can ever play. I went to a book fair last friday and i saw really huge anatomy books, they were quite scary cuz its like the size of my pillow!
At a mini party in Screme cafe
I so wanna buy this pair of redwing but its really overpriced here. I'll probably do an online purchase or something.
evan doodled at 11:09 PM
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Evan collect $25 from Francis! Really! Merry Christmas!
Excuse me?!
Thanks John. Now francis don't try running away
Sweelee sale one more time!
There are a few addition to the set. Spot em!
Ok i got a new crash cymbal, Sabian Hand Hammered Medium-thin crash
a new double bass pedal, Pearl Demon Drive
and most importantly, a new drum throne!
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Ramen madness
I was never a big fan of ramen, and that became history after these 2 days. Yesterday, I popped by holland village after a quick city stroll in Orchard just to check out the new malls and get a feel of what its like to shop in Singapore once again. Met Arun, Ash and gang at Yoshimaru Ramen Bar and it was a gastronomic experience. The stock was rich and the ramen was al dente. The pork literally melted in my mouth. Perfect after a whole day of sleep-derived hunger which i inherited from Asher's sleepover. Sleepover doesn't mean i actually sleep, get it?!
http://www.yoshimaruramen.com.sg/The exciting part of today wasn't the clinical research i had in the morning at NUH, neither was it gym-ing with Hongshen and Arun, neither was it the Red shirt i bought in Armani Exchange, Nor the crazy shopping at had in ION and 313 somerset. It was a bowl of Ramen at AOBA Hokkaido Ramen in ION. Its just opposite the Fish & Co at the basement level. The ramen here is a little thicker and that q-ness just made your mouth watered. You have 3 different kinds of stock to choose from and quite a few interest offerings like some hokkaido crab legs. Good stuff:)
Now i'm craving for ramen even at this hour. Please, i'll marry you if you can cook me good ramen!
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
HOLIDAYS!!!
I'm finally done with CA2!!!!! Time to relax and enjoy all that i've missed the past few months. I thought the paper was manageable unlike what some people commented that its really tough. I just hope i do better this time:)
I got a new guitar again. She's the most beautiful guitar ever in my collection and i'm quite happy with this purchase. Got it off an american pilot who flew it in from the US. HAHA amazing stuff guys
Music Man Axis Super Sport
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i wonder what you work as?! how come you so rich always can get new guitar while other have to wait like so many year or never... may be you should start blessing people haha.. anyway what do u wrk as?
i know what i feels like to wait forever and not get any guitars. i used to drool over guitars during my sec/jc sec days at the shops and wonder how amazing it'd be to have em.
Its not really a job. The guits that u see do not represent all that is present with me now. I currently buy and sell guitars and sometimes if the margin is good, i'll earn abit. In the process i get to enjoy a wide variety of instruments.
Simply put, i only have 1-2 electrics at a time. Alot of those fenders u see below have been sold to great people:)
Rock on!
Oh do not be deceived, money do not grow from trees. These purchases are a result of my hard work and not me squandering cash.
Anyway if u need advise on getting guitars i'll be glad to offer an advise. I don't have those rich collectors stable but i hope my little experience will come useful:)
if u can help me sell my ibanez s series git which is out of production already.. thanks!
Since u love guitar why dun take graded exam it help u next time if u wan to be a music instructor or professional musicians.
Which i am doing it now and thanks God i pass with Merit! :)
U frm chc?
congrats dude. I don't think i have the time to take a graded exams and it has never been on my priorities. I'm happy playing as it is:)
Keep rocking!
