Hey there.
I'm back from Pulau Ubin, a few days ago.
It wasnt that bad that I thought except the situation part.
My mind went back everytime there was a situation. Though, I was always the casualty.
I feel very bad having Liting to piggy-back me twice.
Then I piggy-back sockwee. Haha.
Overall, it was okay. Damn lousy with the setting traps.
Argh, the Y-stick always give me problemsss!!
Next up will be investiture, jobweek then survival camp.
Liting's dish
Mine and my SONGHE 香米！
That's Rover ChunGuan with us.
Bye Pulau Ubin..
Labels: PULAU UBIN
Yar, I know my blog its kinda empty and boring.
Been really busy these few weeks, days.
Planning for Jobweek 08 Food and Beverage.
Planning for meetings during venture.
Planning for Survival Camp.
Most importantly, Studying.
On the 20th Feb, marks the last day of my exam!
Haha, Year 2 here i come.
Time realllly fly past very fast.
Yeah, after that.
Meet up with Nisa at Orchard.
She recommended me to eat my Lucky Plaza at one of the malay restaurants.
Wooo, its not bad!
The chilli kills me off, very spicy!
We walked alot of shopping centres, just window-shopping.
There's quite a lot of sale going on now. But i dont wanna waste any money right now.
So, in the end i still bought something.
It's a biscuit earrings.
Soon after, douglas called.
Can u imagine 2 guys out to Botanic Gardens to take picture?
Haha. Nvm. So met up with Douglas and Harold at Wheelock.
Anyw, I was very surprised to see my classmates at Borders.
Chilled at Starbucks.
Then home sweet home.
Cause I am very tired! I only slept for 3hrs.
Okay, I almost forgot.
Thanks nisa! I LOVEEE YOU.
The self-made card u gave me was very nice!
Its the thoughts that count.
The msg that u wrote really brings memories back to life.
Missing those good and happy days ):
BEST FRIEND FOREVER<3
Anyway, I will be away for venture training at Pulau Ubin from 23th-24th feb.
Wish me best of luck.
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
鼠一鼠二
鼠来宝！
It was okay only. Except for more gatherings, more talking.
How lucky huiting, my cousin is, flying off to Italy on the first day of CNY for her holiday.
Ehhhh, better buy something back okay!
Keeping and earning money now for our cousins trip to Spain.
How's that?
Cleff gotta book in by 2359 on the first day of CNY.
Chill cousin, you have your budddiess.
(:
Lady Luck hasn't been shining on me. Lost in blackjack.
Not in the mood for any mahjong sessions.
Played Bluff, Bridge.
We took a whole family photo from my mother's side.
Though some cousins are not free to come.
Haha, it was very funny to squeeze so many ppl in a photo.
I doubt I can see myself except for the tiny head.
Wait till I get my hands on the photoss.
Anyw, I saw Mark Lee on the first day of CNY at a temple.
Yar, heard that he always go to tt temple during CNY, and only arrives at 12pm.
Haha.
He said Happy New Year to me. That was so polite of him.
I saw Fuming on the third day of CNY at Segar.
Exams coming up.
So sucky.
1 week to study.
Blah.
恭喜发财!I've always somewhat, somehow interested in Feng Shui, Geomancy.
Its up to one beliefs to believe it or not.
Did some research on Singapore on the net the other day, and decided post about it.
As you see, each building or landmark has its secret to success.
So i managed to find a few.
Firstly,
You see, back in the 70s, the then PM Lee Kuan Yew wanted to pump more money into the economy by having the government spend on the economy and the nation.
Do you know what he did?
Yes, he proposed a Mass Rapid Transit system.
Did you know that among the few people he consulted on the project besides all the military, construction, financial experts and other guru's was a monk?
Yes, his name was Reverend Hong Chuan.
Reverend Hong was an expert at feng shui and after taking lots of readings he said that the proposed constellation of MRTs tunnels and the huge amount of metal being driven deep into the Singapore bed rock would sever Singapore's Dragon Vein which is bad, bad, bad for the nation.
Reverend Hong then offered the following advice: "If you want to continue with project, then u must give every Singaporean household - Indian, Malay, Eurasian, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim - every single one of them a Chinese Ba Gua. Or else Singapore will sink."
A Chinese Ba Gua is an eight sided talisman. It is essentially an eight sided octagon made of gold or copper. So how the heck are you supposed to give every single Singaporean a Chinese eight sided talisman anyway?
Easy....
Reach into ur pocket. Find the 1 dollar coin.
Look around the edges?
Do u see the eight sides of the octagon?
Not only that, when the economy still did not recover, Mr Lee created road tax disks in the shape of the Ba Gua and the economy immediately improved.
An Ancient Belief.
Had it that one receives wealth, prosperity, with the left had.
Well placed for unity and harmony.
SunTec City is designed to symbolise a giant hand. The four, 45-storey office towers represent the fingers and the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre represents the thumb. The palm is displayed as the Fountain of Wealth, from which fortune flows. Walking clockwise three times while touching the water is said to bring luck and blessings of fortune.
Feng shui is also at the heart of the battle of banks.
Overseas Union Bank (OUB) has very sharp edges pointing at United Overseas Bank (UOB) — sharp edges are not good feng shui, especially for banks.
So OUB built a platform in the middle resembling a chopping board to neutralise the sharp edges. Nearby Standard Chartered is also hurt by the sharp edges (not to mention by the sculpture of a big bird sitting on a pile of money, with the tail facing Standard). To counter this, Standard has slanted almost everything in its building: the staircase at the entrance, every tile, ceiling, even planters and windows!
Not forgetting the City Areas.
In the city centres, feng shui's rich symbolism and imagination have been subtly incorporated into the orientation and design of many prominent commercial and residential buildings.
The Hilton Hotel, for example, has indoor status of two life-sized warriors. To lessen the qi, energy, which was too strong, the warriors were moved outside the hotel.
Conrad International Hotel has the number 13 on its entire facade; the number is lucky in feng shui circles and in Cantonese sounds like``bound to live''or guaranteed to prosper.
The popular shopping centre of Wisma Atria is painted blue, making it look like a large aquarium. Water is good for feng shui, which is why a lot of houses and buildings have water fountains, ponds, aquariums and "waterfalls".
Geomancers believe Singapore's icon, the Merlion, had good feng shui in 1972 when it was placed at the entrance of the Singapore river.
Not so anymore because its view is blocked by the extension of the Marina Bay . Because the Merlion does not have open access to the sea, it is interpreted as a sign of wealth being blocked, as seen during the recent financial crisis.
Lastly, on education.
Rumour has it that feng shui played a significant role in the construction of NUS and its shift to the Kent Ridge campus in the 1980s. From the perspective of feng shui, NUS sits on one of the most auspicious piece of land in Singapore. This is according to Master Tan Khoon Yong, vice-chairman of the International Feng Shui Association.
In his book The Secrets of the Five Dragons: Feng Shui and Singapore’s Success, Tan wrote that NUS rests atop Kent Ridge hill, the biggest of three reclining tiger hills in Singapore. With the formation of a reclining tiger still in slumber, NUS will gain international recognition.
Tan’s prediction seems to have come true with NUS being placed amongst the world’s top 20 universities and top three global universities in Asia in recent rankings conducted by publications Times Higher Education Supplement and Newsweek respectively.
http://www.fengshuicleansing.com/press.html More details.
That's about it. Though I had found more.
Lastly,
HUAT ARRR!
Labels: FENG SHUI
Lots to blog about.
Lots of ranting.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY CHEN XIANGHAO! (31/1/08)You are one of my many respected Scouters.On wednesday, met the Year0s, bought their uniforms and make their name tags.
Didnt thought, it would take so much of my time.
But anyway, talked to them alot. [mainly girls].
It's a good start for me to bond with the new female recruits.
Hah.
On thursday, early in the morning was DE lab test.
It was a blast, shocked to see 2 questions.
In my first question, I'm not sure whether the lights of my circuit are correct though the lights were lighted. Had to ask my lecturer to check. He just bluntly said WRONG!
OMG, tried re-connecting the wires. Finally, it worked.
I didnt have time to do the second question.
After the test, the rest was asking me how did u manage to light up the circuit?
Cause they didnt manage to do it.
Break. Maths lecture.
'Ngi hor mor' = How are you?
This was what Zuer taught me and huiting Hakka during maths lecture.
Zuer, then told us a funny language.
'Ngi hor mor - sexually ah?'
Hahaa, we were laughing quite loudly. But who cares?
Then was presentation.
It was a very short one, as there was nothing to present about, just our webpage design by us.
Friday.
A tired and slow day; but filled with laughter.
Late for schoool for 1 hr.
My very first time, had to come down because of attendance!
During maths lecture, was watching movie at huiting's ipod.
Haha. A very funny movie.
Today was the very first meeting of the Year0s!
Ventures had handing over ceremony today.
It was a very last minute rehearsal.
Before had, we had fire starting.
Halfway through PT, some of the seniors had to leave for jobweek meeting.
Yar, me and rover kokhong will be in charge of food and beverage!
Dont worry, I will provide lots and lots of food(:
Wahaha.
Please god, shower me with golden hands to draw/sketch well!
I totally suck at area sketching.
Argh.
Rovers stayed back to play soccer.
Ventures and teckseng went to greenridge mall, kfc.
We make alot of noise, especially laughter till the manager had to come and tell us to lower down our volume.
All because of guanrong and teckseng fault.
Anyw, tmr willl be at Johnny's house to study DE with a few others.
This time must pass with flying colors.
Our very last test before CNY.
After CNY, 2 more papers.
新年快乐！Labels: HANDLING OVER CEREMONY
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