Merry Christmas!!

Hey all! How's it going? Christmas is almost here! Yay! No, I don't celebrate Christmas, but there's no reason not to celebrate the spirit of Christmas, aye? Spending time with family, a season for forgiveness, buying presents, basically a public holiday :) Maybe Esmonde can give a Christmas 101. Anyhow, my internship takes a back seat this week, which is a good thing. I could use a breather. But it has got me thinking real deep, about my future....

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Draw Me Like One of Your French Girls, you said? ;)

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Rudolf the Red Nose Lion...?

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Imma find you in the middle of the night and we'll be the best of friends >:)

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Just A Lil' Something

There hasn't been much activity here on Ocean's 1/2 lately. I truly apologise for that. I've been going through some really personal issues, couple that with exams and what you get is an idle blog. I had plans of shutting this blog down for good, but it seems so much of a deja vu that I'm questioning my perseverance and if it's not for my own lack of will. Anyhow, here I am. I realised one thing though. The more I write in my private journal, the...

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Cricket

All pictures were taken in Monash Sunway campus for a Photo Competition. But since it's over now and nope, I didn't win, but I thought I'd share a couple of photos I took. Enjoy =) Ridiculously Photogenic Guy? I believe it's called pitching the ball. And this guy's batting the ball. If you'll notice, the chairs have replaced the wickets - the 3 poles the baller is supposed to hit down. (shown below). Well, I think simply because there's...

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Deja Vu

Déjà vu, from French, literally "already seen", is the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that an event or experience currently being experienced has been experienced in the past. Of? My blog going down. I've not been updating as frequently as I used to. Maybe because I'm busy (that's an excuse), I have nothing to say (also an excuse) or simply because nobody actually reads what I write (partially true). At any rate, I always have a need to find the purpose in everything I do, and in this case, if no one's reading, why bother? Or...

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Wrap Up: September 2012

Somebody wake Green Day up!!! hahahaha.. September is officially gone today, but I could not have asked for a better month! Ever! Really! My friends would know by now why. Perhaps if you ask me nicely, or bribe me with ice-cream, I'll tell you privately. Safe to say, that I'm happy as can be! :) What else? Winning the men's badminton doubles gold medal in the Inter Buddhist Youth Games was also a sweet sweet achievement for me. Especially when all odds are stacked against you. Emerging champion after such a battle is the sweetest victory! Badminton...

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Quote #14

I haven't posted anything new for quite some time now. It's safe to say that many exciting things have happened, and I'm very happy with this :) I thus leave you with a quote that has changed my life quite a bit over the past few weeks. "To get something you never had, you have to do something you've never done"  - Anonymous ...

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Wrap Up: August 2012

Wow, what a month it has been! University stuff starts building up momentum and with that comes all the pressure and workload all at once. Anyhow, the results for the MyMonash moments competition was announced. I was so confident of winning one of the top prizes, based on view counts and entertainment value, but sadly, my video "Only in Monash" was only worthy of a consolation prize in the eyes of the judges. If I said I wasn't disappointed,...

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Chasing Storms

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I'm Not A Brown Board!!

Taken on Penang Hill.&nbs...

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MBS AGM

I've designed quite a few posters in Monash, so I thought why not share it with the world? So, here's the latest one....

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The Saddest Face of 2012

I'm still a bit emotional over last night's match to be honest. To non-Asians, that's THE match between Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan. I don't usually write about these, but I just felt like I need to blurt a few things out. One of my friends posted this, which sums it up pretty well: "Couldn't ask for a better finals. Could only ask for a different winner" - Kevin T. As I watch Twitter's trends, a lot of people are saying not so nice things about...

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Wrap Up: July 2012

July. Ahh, you're such a funny month! I can't say you've been the most busy or productive month, and yet you're not the most boring either. It's been quite a ride and most of the time a good month. Let's see. July spells winter break, and yet a break is hardly what I got. Things kinda slowed down after Penang Trip, but as usual the taxi driver routine kicks in right after. And soon, it turned out to be McDonald Friday as the Olympic Cup collection begins. For the most of the month, time was spent with the family, Dota or otherwise. The last...

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Review: The Dark Knight Rises

First off, let's get 2 things straight. The previous installment was very long ago, and I can't remember much except that it was epic. Secondly, it was epic. So, the expectation for this was high, like way up in the sky high. And needless to say, these kind of expectations aren't good. Anyhow, that's that and the movie was watched yesterday as part of a meet-up with high school mates plan. I wouldn't say it's bad. But it just ain't as epic as...

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Heartbreak Payphone

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The Penang Post Part I

Super-delayed, I know! So let's get started right away. The Penang trip came to light during the semester when one of my coursemates suggested a trip after the exams. It got draggy, as how every decision is with the mechatronics bunch, but in the end, it was a groupon deal on car rental(which we didn't buy in the end) that really got things rolling. Long story short, one day after our exams ended, we headed to Penang by bus! Everyone came to Puduraya/Pudu...

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Wrap Up: June 2012

.....aaaand it's June already. totally should have use cheesetal's technique of scheduling posts. Now I'll have to recollect from the start. Couldn't find much in Project 365 Grateful. I think it's as good as abandoned? But June's pretty straightforward for me. For the most of June, it's exam period, so study like mad cows day in day out. But also in June, I made yet another video just cause I can cause I can't stand the thought of some vlogger winning the Nokia Lumia 900 when I didn't even try a tiny weeny bit. So I came up with an idea...

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Let's Sail Off Into the Sunset

Again, just another preview of the upcoming Penang album that I have yet to sort. This was taken in Batu Ferringhi as the sun was setting and the crescent moon visible just below the pine leaves. Just like sailing off into the sunset in an epic movie endin...

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Cinderella Man

This is one hell of a movie! After the flunk from watching London the Summer Musical, this was refreshing and inspiring! Russel Crowe's performance as amazing! After Gladiator and this show, I think I'm a fan of his already. This is one movie that doesn't overdo things. As in the fights are not too imba. They are real, they are gripping and they take you with them every step of the way. It's also very heart warming to see Russel as the family...

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Review: London The Summer Musical

So, there was free tickets to watch this production courtesy of I-don't-know-who for Monash and SUnway students. Tried calling a few friends, but it seems like no one was interested? But anyhow, I thought I would just go and watch it anyway since I have nothing better to do. This would be my second theatrical performance (not sure what to call these kind of shows) after The Secret Life of Nora. Well, let's get to it then. To be honest, it...

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Preview: Penang!

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Cause I don't wanna die!

The other day when I saw JinnyboyTV's vlog about a competition for 3 Nokia Lumia 900s, yay! Another chance at a smartphone! Till I scrolled down and saw the dateline. It's right smack in between my final year papers, so I basically gave up. However, about a week later, I had a sudden epicphany (epic epiphany) on how to join this contest without filming a single scene! Hitler parody video! I know it takes less effort compared to other submissions, but it still took effort and lots of brain juice + sleepless nights. Nevertheless, here it is!...

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What Have I Done?!!

You see, I kinda like sitting down and just watching a movie in bed, or the couch, or the theaters, basically anywhere besides a chair. And I think for the past 2 weeks or so, I've watched more movies than the whole semester combined! Hence, the title of the post... What happened to swot vac week?! Anyhow, I'm gonna list them here not unlike a Hall of Shame... Oh, and do note that some are for 18+ audiences only. In no particular order: A...

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Wrap Up: May 2012

It felt like only yesterday I wrote the warp up for April. Ok, so I was late for April. Not gonna let that be a habit, so here I am writing this little post up for your viewing pleasures. Started with a bang - the Ajahn Brahm Public Seminar and also the Selangor State Wesak Celebration MC gig. Read about it here. Most prominent project in May? For any other Engineering student in my batch, they would probably say TRC3000! Well, that and the MyMonash Moments short film competition! The video has been completed and was submitted just this afternoon,...

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The Calm Before the Storm

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The Bee Gees

The Bee Gees. Where so I even begin? A couple of week ago, for some reason, I stumbled upon Bee Gee's Too Much Heaven, and starte listening to their songs. Before that, a search in my playlist for Bee Gees would turn up only Let It Be(i don't know why it's here, should be The Beatles), You Win Again and Words. I wouldn't say I haven't heard their songs before, but I never knew it was them! It's just soooo high pitched and I initially thought it...

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Quote #13

I had this thought while I was stuck in the jam. Many people, Malaysians in particular are very concerned with studying. Not to mention having a very straight-forward, maybe even naive mindset of "I go to school to study. I shouldn't be wasting time doing anything else, otherwise I would disappoint my parents, become a road sweeper, bla bla bla". I would have to disagree. I believe that "We were born to learn, not study." -Le me Learning is different...

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Ajahn Brahm Public Seminar @ Sunway

Since this is a delayed post, and way too far back for me to remember much details, I shall just copy and paste what I wrote in Prohect 365 Grateful:  D-Day. Alarm rang at 6am. Woke up at 6.30am. Supposed to fetch 2 people at 6.30am! !@#$%^&*! Anyhow, rearranged a few things and luckily I managed to keep my cool as I know I'm one of the few who take punctuality seriously. And I was right. People kept pouring in after me. Anyhow,...

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