Yesterday, a old but distant friend posted an old class photo taken during our primary school days. I think it was when we were primary 6. It featured everyone in our class including our form teacher whom we all loved and it brought back wonderful memories. For many years now I have been trying to... Continue Reading →
Am I going to South Korea?
Looks like it! My friends just asked me if you would like to go to Korea for a short one week vacation sometime in October. Of course I'd say yes, so long as it's within budget. And anyways, I am going to New Zealand for another vacation with my parents in November. And it's gonna... Continue Reading →
Dreams
Lately I have been having dreams almost every single night. At times, very vivid dreams. I know that if you dream, you are in a deep state of sleep. But somehow these dreams are so vivid that it felt as if I had not slept at all. It's as if, I am leading a double... Continue Reading →
Time to move on, but how?
The second half of 2013 was rough. Rough in the sense that I just graduated and finding a job wasn't easy. Now that I have one, things are looking up. I am fully committed to me job now. I am learning the ropes as fast as I can, communicating openly with my supervisor on what... Continue Reading →
NTU photo album
I recently selected 40 photos to be developed that best represented my time in NTU. It has been a wonderful 4 years in NTU and I felt that it would be good to search for photos, either from my own collection or through my Facebook photo gallery that would reflect my wonderful time there. As... Continue Reading →
Post graduation BBQ chalet
It was a success, even though we planned a little late and did not manage to reserve the ideal chalet, we still had a lot of fun and the turn-out was good. Slightly more than 20 people came for the chalet and it was a good turnout, since we predicted and bought food for... Continue Reading →
Convocation
31st of July was the day of my convocation. After 4 years of study in NTU, I finally get to graduate. And graduate with a second class upper division. I am truly happy right now. I not only achieved my goals I set out at the beginning of school when I first started out... Continue Reading →
Officially ORD
I collected my pink IC on Friday. I have officially ORDed. Although the exact date falls on a Sunday (14 July), I got the chance to do the necessary paperwork to declare the end of my National Service, a total of two years. The collection of my pink IC signified that I am no longer... Continue Reading →
5 more days to ORD
It's been 4 yeas in the making, and finally I get to officially say that I am ORDing. After disrupting from NS to continue my studies in NTU, I haven't gone back to serve my remaining 40 or so days of NS during that four year period on summer break. Not until I completed my... Continue Reading →
My undergrad days are numbered
Official date of my convocation ceremony: 31st July 2013. My undergrad days are numbered. After spending 4 years in NTU, it has finally come (once again) to begin a new chapter in my life. A chapter, full of uncertainties, where even the author doesn't know where the life story will lead to at the end... Continue Reading →
Dr. Carmella’s guide to understanding the introverted
A comic strip, drawn by Schroeder Veidt, summarises the characteristics of an introvert and how to deal with them. It is a very interesting piece of comic strip that illustrates how introverts behave around people, their characteristics and how to understand them better. As an introvert myself, I agree with what is being mentioned in... Continue Reading →
Summer holidays are over, the start of a new semester once again.
After almost 10 weeks of summer holidays, a crazy orientation camp that culminated in the forging of new and lasting friendships, the start of a new semester is now upon me once again. The freshmen orientation camp and the preparations leading up to the event was definitely the highlight of the summer holidays. I was... Continue Reading →
Awesome: Fine dining steamboat
Usually a group of my friends would come together and have a bbq or something. But this time round, its slightly different. We had a steamboat feast instead, and not just 1 hotpot, but 3 hotpots on the same table so that everyone have ample supply of food near them. There are several advantages of... Continue Reading →
Year end reflection and New Year’s Resolution
I cant believe that another year has passed by in a flash. I have been so busy in the second half the year that everything seems a blur. I feel like its only yesterday that I just ended my last semester, going on a vacation to Turkey, going through FOC and then starting a new... Continue Reading →
BBQ
Yesterday was nostalgic. It has been quite a while since my friends and I had bbq over at one of my friends place. I had a great time over at his place with all my poly mates back together for a good ole reunion. But it was not all bbq. We celebrated a number of... Continue Reading →
That’s what friends are for
Sometimes looking back, and the friends that ive made along the way, i sometimes start to wonder whether ive been giving my friends the well deserve treatment and respect that they ought to get. Its not that i take them for granted in any mean way, rather i feel really appreciative for some of the... Continue Reading →
Spring Cleaning…. sort of….
On friday, i had the sudden urge to clean up my wardrobe. Not the clothes, but the immense number of books and textbooks above my wardrobe. So much mess on top of it that it almost looked like a mini attic. There were tons of books, from my dad's management books, to children books that... Continue Reading →
Graduation Pictures!
So here are some of the graduation pictures! Some were taken by my classmates and have generously sent it to me. Click on the images for a larger version of it. These images were taken right after the ceremony was over. Not all of us attended the graduation ceremony, which explained the reduced number. But... Continue Reading →
Graduation!
Today, I officially graduated from NYP!!!!!! [And of all days, I aint feeling well today 😦 ] Three years in the making, its been an incredible journey in the School of Chemical and Life Sciences, taking a course in Molecular Biotechnology. The graduation is the first day of a few days of graduation ceremonies, and... Continue Reading →
Settlers Cafe
Gosh, what a fun evening! 6 of my classmates including myself, went to Buona Vista to head to Settlers Cafe and had fun playing loads of board games. Settlers cafe, like Pit Stop, and Minds Cafe, is a unique cafe, in a sense that you can have food and beverages there, and play loads of... Continue Reading →