Ele2 = Over


Hurray!
4/5 for oral, 95/100 for written and listening.
I got the same marks as Adeline again! The last time for Jap elementary 1 course we both got 109/110. Next would be… Intermediate 1. I heard we’re gonna learn kanji. Well, just hope we get to sign up for a Sunday class before August.

Many happenings at school, particularly the more.. dramatic ones? But I bet those people would love to stop me from elaborating. So I shall. Wasn’t planning to anyways.

God, can I just whine about one more thing?
(oh aha! it’s “Battle Royale”..)

ITALIAN IS TOO DIFFICULT! MOLTO MOLTO DIFFICILE!!
I’m having severe indigestion from the intensive language lessons everyday.. why didn’t they have Japanese Language Part 2 for CDS?!!! ….allora :(


Begin, 3.


It is always a pleasure to be back in school on the first day after the holidays have ended. So many of us changed handphones?! As though it’s the ‘in’ thing during the holidays. This year’s director’s comm was very entertaining; people are talented. I myself could never have sang like this or performed such a marvelous magic trick in front of a thousand-strong school. DL came as a surprise, I realllly don’t know.. I find myself happy to walk among the crowd, knowing that we were once new to TPDS, new to our classmates, new to the environment and everything else that has now been etched deeply in us. I’m beginning to realise how much I’ll miss school once we graduate, with only a year left.

Haa, what a joke, now everyone knows how I happened to meet Yong in Taiwan. Funny :D Today we were briefed about the new module, that is designing for mobile devices. What a time saver! Bringing our P3 work onto an entirely different platform, and also designing games and pixel art. From this block onwards, till the end of it, my classes would run from 12-3pm and 6-9pm with Italian CDS in the evening. First lesson with Sabrina, I could have died. Italian is crazy! And really fun with her! When she teaches a new grammar structure, I couldn’t stop myself from thinking in terms of Japanese. The days of the week starting from Monday are named after planets in our solar system: Lunedi (the Moon), Martedi (Mars), Mercoledi (Mercury), Giovedi (Jupiter), Venerdi (Venus), Sabato(Saturn) and Domenica (rest day, for Christians), which is just like in Japanese, if you look at the kanji equivalents: getsu , ka, sui, moku, kin, do and nichi respectively. In their number system, 5 is one of the easiest to remember for IMDers because it sounds almost exactly like Qing Hui. Cinque. =D

Oh yes, it’s the end of Ele 2 Jap this Sunday and we have an exam! Wish me luck, I do need it :S Weekdays are so packed that I can only mug on Saturday, but I’d be meeting Claudyne, Cathleen, Mindy (!!) and maybe Sara or Janice… terribly busy week!!

Yet tomorrow, there’s going to be even more people in school because the CCA fair begins. I’m on duty before and after the 12pm class at the tabletennis booth along with Tiffany and some of the girls. Coach mentioned before that the objective is not to attract the most students, but only to let those who at least have experience (if they played tabletennis in pri/sec/jc or outside) join us and no more. He’s trying to lessen the intake because we would have trouble if there’s too many.

Right now I can’t continue, I been having really bad migraines all of a sudden in these few days. Don’t know the reason, all I can describe is that the pain has been throbbing non-stop since the end of Italian class today. It feels like my head could burst or something. Damn, gotta be in school by 9 tomorrow.


Bliss


Being lazy is bliss. Who knows, this might just be the laziest cat on earth second to Garfield. By the way, take a look at this: garfield minus garfield. Without the existence of his cat, Jon Arbuckle is in fact in a worse state than ever. It’s so sad.

Once in a while, it feels good to stay away from msn, chain myself to the fridge aka junk food haven and also indulge… in what? DEATH NOTE! *inserts a whole chunk of fangirling screams, flails, squees that you probably won’t want to hear* So I shall spare you then, of my Death Note craze all over again. near is the cutest thing ever and i can’t get enough of death note spent three days finishing the manga two days rewatching the dn movie series twice i think my parents love it too found a streaming site for the anime am gonna watch it as soon as i have the time don’t you think this absolutely isssss mello in real life omg i’m speechless << oops, sumimasen.

Looking forward to a splendid holiday in Taipei, flying off on monday. Enjoy the rest of your hols, mates! :D


Tearful sunset


This is the 5th year, already. Time passes so quickly we’ve lost count of the number of sunsets that have flashed by. Sunsets, the most exquisite yet fleeting time of the day. I’m reminded of many many things that seem so near, yet so far. Dedicated to Leslie, all the fan friends whom I’ve shared memories with and everyone else who appreciates him.


3.5hours, Corel painter 3
Got my hands on a Wacom Bamboo Fun, small-size white version (thanks dad!) a few days back, it came very nicely packaged bundled with Corel and Ulead software. Above is an attempt on a completely different style from my past paintings. Key to this is: solid blocks of colours, and a ref picture of Leslie found in his photobook Leslie in China (2001). I think I’ll like digital painting very much from now on…