Sevendaysoftheweek

2009-11-03T07:39:00.000-08:00

Guiness, Cigars and wine

I try to turn this object round and round,
To understand why it means so much to me when I'm down,
Whether it was yesterday,
Or just today.

It caught the light of the sun once upon a time.

I find it unusually hard to hold on to it,
Today,
And maybe even more so tommorow,
Because it reminds me of yesterday.

It's a precious memory.

Of the time where the moment was kind,
Up to then I was blind,
Until I witnessed a beautiful mind,
-The precious memory

When I just got back from Europe, I was crashing in my bed from the lack of sleep, I received a call to tell me I won a trip for two to watch the black eyed peas playing at the arthur's day concert in sunway lagoon. Talk about luck... So the week I got back, that weekend I was off to KL with none other than KL himself, Kenneth Lee.

We were at a bar with mist fans and a comfortable location to watch the concert, and had Guiness to enjoy!

That night after the concert, we went for supper with some of our fellow prize winners along the streets of KL. Awesome hawker food.

That following weekend was a free cruise on Star virgo with the 3Ks, Kenneth, Kok Guan and me. All thanks to Kok's Dad.

The most memorable part of the trip would be our cigar and wine drinking session! Where we had fun smoking and posing. (Aren't we just a bunch of posers=)?)

Where the camera meets wine drinking cigar smoking crazy people...

Haha... It was amazing holiday, with Europe, the guiness trip and star cruise. The cruise marked the end of a really eventful and fun holiday with my best buds =) Now I leave you with crazy pic of me...

And remember...who cares about looking cool? It's about enjoying yourself!

Adieu to all =) -Kwan

2009-11-01T00:38:00.001-07:00

In bruges

It's a little cold in the shade,

So jump into the sun for some fun,

Walking the streets of Bruges,

Listening to the people talk as they pass by,

Taking in the sights.

Take on Bruges.

-In Bruges

After Austria, the next stop was Belgium! My parents spent their time working with a business partner at their office so I was left on my own to explore belgium for a week. Walking around the streets and meeting people, I saw the various churches and just took in the sights of the city antwerp which we were staying.

During my stay in Belgium, the highlight of my trip would have to be my trip to Bruges. =)

Let me take you on a journey from Antwerp to Bruges, starting with a picture of how the city streets look like.

The shopping area of the old town.

The central station where I took a train to Bruges

The train platform and train Probably my favourite picture of the whole trip, which is my current desktop for the entire time since I came back till now.

Some sights I saw on the train ride there, the country side of belgium.

This is a park which I first saw when I arrived in Bruges.

The old medieval street of Bruges, it is the oldest medieval city in Europe that is the least changed. Even the roads are the original road from the past.

Bruges is known as the Venice of Belgium as there is a canal that runs through the city, one can tour the city by boat.

Here is a tower that guarded one of the entrances of the city.

It overlooks this entrance to the city.

Probably the most famous part of the city, which is known for a climatic scene in the movie in Bruges. The Belfort tower.

In front of it is a square with a statue and people just enjoying the sight of the tower.

Probably the most busiest and crowded part of the city due the fame of this location.

I had the chance to photograph two policemen on bikes who were kind enough to pose for me :)

There were these girls who walked up to me and asked to take a photo with me, because they thought I was a japanese photographer. Haha.

Next came my climb up the Belfort tower...

Narrow... steep winding steps... the rope was there to help you climb... Not for the unfit and clastraphobic!

Here are some shots of the gears of the tower.

At the top, there were writings on the ledges which pointed the different sights and buildings of prominence in the city.

The view of Bruges from the tower was amazing. Let me start with the tower that overlooked the city entrance.

By the time I was done at the tower, it was time for me to rush back to the train station to get a train back to Antwerp. Here are some photos I took along the way.

And here is a final shot that ended my day trip to Bruges... A shot of the train station after I got off. Thats it for now. This roughly completes the highlights of my europe trip =) Till then I bid all adieu.

-Kwan

2009-10-24T03:35:00.000-07:00

Ariet

If you listen carefully,
You can hear a whisper,
That transcends time and space.

There isn’t just a sound, there is a feeling.

You stare out into the unknown,
Out the window of your soul,
And let yourself go.

You’ve got to lose control to know.

Let your strength be your aegis,
In this journey towards the point,
Where the universe is standing still.

Everything is just temporary.

You ask yourself,
Why do I hold on so tightly?

Until there is nothing left to say,
As you stare at the stranger in the mirror,
This temporary face that’s already beginning to fade.

Only your actions can speak now.
-Journey of discovery

Back to my trip to Europe. One of the highlights of my trip in Zell Am See was a hike with my parents up ArietBahn.

At the very bottom, this is the path leading us to the mountain.

About halfway up...

About 3/4 up, we stopped for lunch at this bar/restaurant.

We were greeted by this cute little bou who showed us the way in.

He showed us to the bar. The guy behind the bar is his dad.

Here's him eating a chocolate muesli bar I gave him.

We also found this cute little kitten who was hiding in the corner!

The boy brought the cat to me.

I decided to sit outside while waiting for lunch in the warmth of the sun with the little kitten.

The outside...

Even when I went in for lunch, the cat followed. =)

We finally reached the summit. Here is a shot of me with the back of Zell Am see behind me.

A photo of the cable car station at the top that would take us down.

And finally, here is a rare shot of my mom and dad (Its rare to find pictures of them in the same photo)

This concludes the part of Zell Am See(There are tons of picture of Zell Am See still, but it'd take forever to post them all), in my next post I'll post on my trip in Belgium and visit to Bruges.

Adieu to all! =)

-Kwan

2009-10-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

Another Quickie

Hey guys, here's a vid by my bro Dominic, singing Lucky.

Enjoy guys. =) Adieu to all.

-Kwan

2009-10-05T07:40:00.000-07:00

A video quickie

Here's something inbetween my posting to catch up since I'm busy with the start of school Hah.... here's a video I just edited a wee bit and starring one of my "secret" friends >) Enjoy!

Dance the dance of jello the spiderman!=) Adieu to all.

-Kwan

2009-09-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

Halfway there

Behind me the shadow comes undone,

It leaves a mark as if in the wake of the saints,

Where things went the way of the heavens,

And fortune smiled on me,

Enough times to bring me to this point.

What's it all come to?

Of the conversations spoken,

Each day is shattered and broken,

To bring a new one,

Where in this world,

The future began yesterday.

-The future began yesterday.

As the semester came to an end, in RP fashion, the class mates would be broken up, here is a photo of most of the class present. Goodbye W54N, the class of sports management. New semester to come, in the next few days.

Heres two videos taken of class being conducted in the sports hall, we're playing a game of captains ball while simulating the participants to be handicapped people lacking the ability to walk. Those standing are the referees.

And so began my holidays! I was off to Europe for 2 weeks! It took me almost 24 hours to get to Austria, to the first part of my holiday at Zell Am See.

And you can imagine how welcoming must be after 24 hours... 13 hours of flying from Singapore to Amsterdam, 2 hour transit wait, from Amsterdam to Munich with a 1 hour flight, 1 hour of wait to get the car, 5 hours of driving.

Presenting Hotel Eichenhof

The Living Room

The Bed room

The balcony.

This is the view from my room in the day.

This is view from my room in the evening.

Now let me take you around the town. Our hotel was on a hill, so this is some random pictures I took on the way down. I'll the pictures do the talking of my journey around town =)

And I leave you now with a lady dressed in the traditional Dress in Austria. More of Europe to come next! Adieu to all.

-Kwan

2009-09-29T07:13:00.000-07:00

When she turned 21

when your number is 21

remember the peace that you know,
And that there is no need to control
Where we live in the moment
Every waking moment is precious
Because we push each other up,

like milk and honey
when your number is 22
-For Jols

On the 6th day of the 6th month, Jolene turned 21. Here's a look at one of my closest girlfriend's big day! =)

It was a mad hatter party at House and we were in a greenhouse like dining area.

We had a ton of pizzas to eat, and they all tasted great!

Probably one of the best pizzas... truffle pizza!

The most common theme of the pizzas was the Rocket salad on top.

Yi Shyan was my date for the party. =) [She's taken by the way, by a great guy who's not me]

The two people who kept me the most company during the lunch was Shyan and Rachel, my neighbouring party mates, swapping hats with people and just having fun.

Of course, a party's never complete without the entertainment of the party... Jolene eating Peas. For some strange bizarre reason, she hates peas and it makes her gag...

And here is Jolene's birthday cake with a huge sparkler candle!

A good friend, amazing conversationalist and best lending ear and probably one of the most understanding people I know, who is one of the few people who takes the most shit from me. Thanks Jolene =)

I leave you all with a photo of the main group who attended the party. Adieu to all!

-Kwan

2009-09-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

Catching the train

In an unfamiliar setting,

When your breath creates a mist,

The different faces,

The different races,

A minority in a foreign land,

A sense of rush,

Urgency and not knowing what things would be like.

Looking down the tracks,

As the train stretches on,

And its almost time to go.

I've got to rush to catch the train.

-Catching the train

Okok... I know its been a million years. I'm going to start posting about things that left off since may, which was say... 4 months ago? Ahaha, sorry for such a long period of not blogging. I've not been taking as much photos or was too lazy to blog about it here. Was in the mood for writing more than posting photos. Haha, I guess I'm a writer at heart. Loving writing more than pictures... Alright lets get to back to where we were from after may till the point where we are now which is where the shot I took off the antwerp central train station in Belgium on the platform on the train I was taking to Bruges, I'm going to do it over several posts in the next few days. Its time to catch up with that train! =)

Back to where I left off in May...

In that two weeks, we did not go to JB but the guys hung out still, here's a photo of us having lunch at astons at cathay before we caught the movie, which title I've totally forgotten by now... Hah.

Here's us having lunch before the godfather marathon... Teena on the left followed by dom, me, sharan and nic

Here is a pic of nic being caught trying to eat before everyone else. Haha

My lil sis Rachel came over to bake, gym and catchup with too.

A cookie my sis made and gave me... Haha. Love ya lil sis =)

We also went clubbing during the 2 weeks, I managed to catch up with my friend Shi Long who I've not seen in a long time, and also met up with Rachel there.

It was a busy 2 weeks, of course it would not be compelete without Jolene's 21st birthday party! I will blog about it in my next post and I'll leave you guys with a teaser of the party! The Mad hatter party at house =) Till the next post, adieu to all! =)

2009-05-31T07:52:00.000-07:00

Find that Pill

Can you remember how you felt?
When you smile,
When your not worried,
Find that pill that takes my pain away.

Its not simply a quick fix.

It's the joy of those around us,
When they smile,
When they are unhurried,
They are the pill that takes my pain away.
-That pill

Talk about a busy second year, thanks to the shortened work times and increased requirements, I've had to up my game and write essays nearly everyday. To the point it really drains my writing drive.

Well, things have been good, just been sick for the past two weeks, holidays are here again, so I intend to make the most of it. A trip to JB, Mustafa, god father marathon with the guys... Mambo on wednesday... A whole friday with Rachel... Jol's Birthday on Saturday... A week filled with fun :)

Oh yeah... updatES! Hell... It's about time!

Back to where we last left off! Ice cream at swensens! It was Dom, Sharan, Mable, Shaun, Kai and me.

The Hear no evil, Speak no evil, See no evil.

Mable and Kai

Shaun, Mable and Kai

Presenting... The ice cream... Haha

Went to watch much ado about nothing at fort canning with Teena. It was a picnic evening play :)

Here are some photos of some of us just fooling around in the library.

Mable and me

Dev

Sharan

Jerald

Mable

Dom playing the piano

Getting guidance from dom

Dom, me, mable, Jerald, Dev, Sharan

Alright. Thats it for now, 2 weeks of holiday... better make every second count... I leave you all to a video of Jerald dancing the nobody song by wondergirls on a bus! Adieu to all=)

-Kwan

2009-05-01T06:17:00.000-07:00

Today's yesterday

I'm lying on the floor,
Across this green course,
Looking at the sky,
A red tint on stretches across.

Today's going to be a new yesterday.

Don't turn on the lights,
I've no reason to explain,
But this feeling inside,
When I hold your hand.

I need no reason.
-In the field of reason

I've been lazy to blog here and I realize that I actually stopped posting for more than a month. School's been more busy than before with the change of school system... And now with updates!

Caught up with my closest friends just before school started.

Starting with the times I caught up with Jolene and Sam.

When trying to look retarded, don't try too hard...

Jolene and I also caught the importance of being earnest!

The set!

Went to Ubin with kenneth...

I also got the chance to catchup with Yi Shyan for dinner at Cathay =)

Went on a day cruise with Kenneth, Kok and Wendy!

Catching kok in a very "glam" pose on the way to the cruise. =)

Caught up Teena that evening for dinner at wisma.

Didn't get the chance to catch her squid ink colored smile :P

Well thats it for now... I leave you all with a teaser for my next post! I still have a little more of the holiday I've yet to post about plus whats been happening since school started :D

I give you... The 3 monkeys, Sharan, me and Dom. Adieu to all! -Kwan

2009-03-26T11:09:00.000-07:00

Musical notes

I stand on this path paved with the choices I've made,
When I look back,
I see a rocky road that never ran smooth,
And the different potraits that are framed along the path.

I remember them all, and appreciate and treasure the memories of them.

Even when it rained heavily,
Even when it poured,
When we held hands and walked,
It did not matter one bit.
-When it mattered

Hey guys! By chance a group of friends and I came across this place called musical chamber at bukit timah shopping center. There was a grand piano there which I encouraged Kenneth to play, and one thing led to another, the lady owning the place played for us along with her colleague to the song played in twilight. They also invited us back on the following monday to watch a band playing there and to jam a little!

Here is the band playing.

Here is the group in the jamming session...

Starting with kenneth playing the piano, (without a score.)

Carol the principal of musical chamber playing the cello

Ron yeo is the vilonist in the black shirt and cap

At the end of the day, Lisa, Carol's colleague came in to subin, since kenneth was not that familiar with the song.

We even had Marcus to do a vocal of brian mcknight's one with Carol on the piano

At the end of the day, the band had an amazing vocalist who sang the song cheek to cheek so well, it was like a recording of micheal buble(I kid you not)
And now I leave you guys with the band playing the theme song of James bond. Adieu to all! -Kwan

2009-03-09T09:26:00.000-07:00

Raving mad bakers

If you feel like a chocolate fix,
Just bring the girls into the mix.

If you feel playing wii,
Join the 3 in this mad spree.

Of baking and wii.
-Raving mad bakers.

Holas! Its been awhile since I've updated my blog! Today I'll be posting about the fun day I had with 3 very lovely ladies at my place, Jazreel, Suzanne and Deborah! I'll catch up with previous events when I have the time and mood :)

For now... Lets meet the raving mad bakers! >)

Jazreel Wong raving mad baker no.1!

Deborah Tan raving mad baker no.2

Suzanne Leung Raving mad Baker no.3! (A lil reluctant to take a photo)

The 3 Raving Mad Bakers! (From shortest to tallest :P)

Sticking their dirty little pinkies into the mix!

The girls then started shaping the cookies!

While waiting for the cookies to bake, we decide to take some photos together :)

The cookies were done and they looked yummY!

At the end of the day these were the cookies made(There was one more batch still baking...)

After baking... the raving mad bakers decided to go raving mad and start playing wii!

I leave you all with some videos of us playing wii! Adieu to all!

-Kwan

2009-02-25T07:12:00.001-08:00

Free-IQTest.net - IQ Test

Geez... I don't think this test is accurate... I'd be a genius if I did have an IQ that high.... Heh.

Take everything with a pinch of salt guys... have fun doing! =)

-Kwan

2009-02-11T07:17:00.000-08:00

Remembrance

Every memory’s slowly fading,
In the evanescence of this dreaming,
I remember the choice of words,
The paths taken.

I find myself too attached to this particular memory.

I can’t give you the reason why,
But I realize I don’t need one,
It’s just a special one,
One that I won’t let decay.
-Remembrance

I’ve had time to reflect on the past two days. Of someone I met and shared fun filled moments with. A person who was full of life and vibrance. She was someone with ambition, someone who wanted to do something with her life. A driven person.

I was in a church with a mass that was singing songs, the speeches to honor her given, the tears shed, the final goodbye. And now I sit in my room to the silence and the reflection. It is quiet now, the silence a painful solemn thing as I said my final goodbye, in my own way.

She was so young, younger than me, which showed how short life was. I remember I wrote a poem long ago about a funeral, I’ve shown it a couple of times, but it fits the occasion. It was raining on that day too, and when it rained it poured.

As I heard the music of the funeral band,
I reached out for her hand,
Only to stumble and be lost.

As the first drop came,
An endless pour,
Caught in a world of endless doors,
I began to cry,
And then a hand grasped mine.

I was out of my daze,
And I was met with many a gaze,
I heard the speech of praise,
From a priest of heavenly grace,

The hearts had been bled,
The tears were shed,
At the end of everything said,
I said my goodbye as I cried in my bed.

-Goodbye

It makes me think about life, the frailty, the temporary flesh and bone we reside in. It makes death part of life, and with death it brings loss, not only to those who know the person but to the world. Loss is always painful, no matter how wants to look at it, it is always painful.

Memories that sometimes you never reflected back much on till it was too late. A friend told me, that sometimes only when something like this happens then the memories come flooding back. Sometimes it feels like there is nothing I can say or do that really makes a difference, but at the end of the day, we should, despite the smallest significance it would make.

Each voice has weight, and with our life and each breathe we take, we should use that strength to honor those past and create a change and live life to the fullest. We have the ability to affect, what choices are you making? What are you doing with your time?

Are you living it to the fullest? Can you die right now satisfied with what you lived with? The concept of living a full life was brought up in the funeral where the priest spoke that one can have lived a full life by accepting god. That was his idea of living a full life.

But then again, we all have different ideas on what a full life should be? Who is correct? My idea of having lived a full life would mean that I experienced life physically, spiritually, mentally and appreciated these experiences and had reflected greatly and gained knowledge and wisdom from these experiences. That is what it means to have lived a full life. But what is your idea of living a full life?

Have I lived a full life? I can’t say I have. I have reflected a lot, but I have not reflected enough, there are so many experiences I’ve yet to experience. People I’ve yet to help and by god, as long as there is enough strength in me, I will make it happen. This life I have is precious. The lives we have is precious, its temporary and we never know when it ends. It’s not important to think about the end, but rather what we do until we reach the end.

Live every moment and make it something you want to take with you at the end. Something you can look back on and smile at. I’ve had moments like that, that did not require any brush of death. When I was in Phuket in the Marriott, under the sun in the pool just looking out at the sea, I reflected on the beautiful moments that meant a lot to me and just realized how lucky I am to have lived these moments. So despite not achieving the full life I see, I still have no regrets even if I have to go.

Why fear death? Fear not making the most of the time you already have. The famous quote, “The past is over, the future is unknown, the present is a gift.” I’m not sure if I got it correct but it makes sense. The past is already done, and we should not live in it, because if we spend too much time living in it, we lose the present, and if we spend too much time thinking of the future, we waste the present. That’s why it’s important to learn from the past, plan for the future and make full use of the present.

It’s quiet now,
I feel the world coming to a stand still,
The tears well up inside.

There’s nothing I can say to make the pain go away.

For every time you fought and tried,
I will remember that,
Every word you spoke,
Is precious to us all.

For the words you wrote.

When the moment came to a close,
Remember us,
As we remember you,
I will remember you.
For we love you.

- To Jaclyn

I bid adieu to you for the last time.
-Kwan

2009-01-30T19:21:00.000-08:00

The year that past

A return to lost youth,
Standing before a crowd,
Countless times,
Being brave.

Smile in the face of danger.

Laugh in the face of death,
And drink from the tap of joy,
For a year that has come and
past.
-The year that past

A year has come to past. My first year of poly is over... Looking back on yesteryear's best moments in pictures.

Lets see... lets start with canoe camp which was the first break in sem 1...

Fir dancing with a fish

The canoeists

My favourite line from canoe

Ah yes, and my sem 1 class! W15R!

W15R gif buddies! Kimo and Lola

And the times spent with my bestie girl! Yi Shyan! =)
A fun year of going out and cooking. 4 years coming on 5. =)

Yi shyan's visiting in Rp!

Cooking at my place!

Drinking light coke... one of my fav pics!

Her Grad!

And of course my birthday suprise for her!

Lets not forget my bro Dom. Closest bud from canoe

The day we swam 150 laps in 3 hours. The red band, the brotherhood.

Cooking at my place! Making brownies!

The trip to phuket. A time to reflect and rejuvinate!

And sem 2's E36p!

A bunch of people who wanted to have fun and easy life.

Our podium

My E36p bro Jerald

Recycle your good bud, GO GREEN! =)

The crazy trip to Haji lane!

The joker... Now, a character I've been infatuated with since the Dark knight. One which gave me sleepless nights practicing the voice and lines. I owe alot to my Bro Jerald for the makeup, without him the joker would not be as good.

Haloscreamed!

My adopted Lil sis Rachel!

The joker and his boys of E3

Halloween at Voodoo!

Joker and Marie

Joker and his girls

My 21st. Best night of 2008!

Thank you jols for the cuake!

Jaf playing with my "tail"

The charades! Dev and Robert! Perhaps one of the best charading that night!

Some of the boys :P Love everyone of em. =)

The christmas special... The E3 boy's Christmas candy give out!

Credits go to my closest boys of RP. The E3 boys plus Dom(W1 boy)

From left to right. Jerald, Dev, Dom, Me, Sharan, Daryl

You boys made my sem 2 a true joy and fun! From haloscream, to haji lane and the christmas terrorists. Love you guys!

Ah, my last part of my entry.

Lets linger for a sec...

Mmm, Jolene! My ultimate phone buddy, thank you for the tons of great conversations! You helped make my 21st a success!

New years with Jols!

And my last pic. Reaching for that star. Marking the end of the year. Adieu to all!
-Kwan

2009-01-09T06:56:00.000-08:00

21 part 5

When the candles were lit,
I listened to the hushed voices,
I say a wish,
A special wish.
-A special wish.

And so, it comes down to my last post on my birthday (Its really about time, I have quite a few backdated entries to post, been busy=P)

And now... My last entry on my 21st!

This is cup cake birthday cake made for me by Jolene! They were vanilla bean white chocolate and valrhona caraibe double chocolate cupcakes=)

This was the cupcakes when it first arrived!

Prepared on a plate...

And so the candles were placed and lit

A wish upon a wish of a wish of a wish... (To quote my sis, "what are you doing? Writing an Essay?")

It was a cupcake cake, so I guess there was no need for a knife =)

I went on to give out the cupcakes, starting with my family members.

My bro thought it would be fun to smear my face with cake...Heh

And so I gave out the cupcakes to the guests =)

Here is a closeup shot of the chocolate cupcake.

And now here is the phototaking session done with the cupcakes.=)

Starting with the Queks! Dad, Mom, Bro and Sis.

John and Jols my baker and photographer!

Robert my photographer no.2!

Rachel my adopted lil sis!

Teena

Pig(magician) and Jin

Cindy and Wei Ping

John and Yuxin

Vanessa, Kenneth, Kok Guan and Wendy

The old boys... Kok, Kenneth, Ghanim, Abraham and Yi Hau

RP Canoists: Chou meng, Dominic, Yu Xin, Yudi and Jaffir

My boys of E3: Daryl,Jerald,Dev and Sharan

Rachel, May and Dhel

And this was my 21st birthday! I leave you with two group photos of the guys and me! Adieu to all =)
-Kwan

2009-01-05T03:20:00.000-08:00

21 part 4

Across the room I hear the laughs,
There is no need for bluffs,
Just simply the stuffs of insanity,
Lets lock eyes across the room.

Hear the whole room go boom.
-Charading at 21

Charades, charades...charades =)

Here is a couple videos of the charades done on that night =) The theme was movies.

Starting with Dev and Robert charading Rambo!

May and Wei Ping charading James Bond

John and Robert charading House Bunny

Cindy and Teena charading The Hulk

Ghanim and Abraham charading Saw

Dhel and me charading Narnia

Sharan and Jin charading Broke Back Mountain

Yi hau and Jerald Charading Tokyo Drift

Daryl and Jin charading Spiderman

Hope you all enjoyed the videos. Thats all for now. In the next post I'll post about the cut cake and drinking session we had =)Adieu to all!

-Kwan

2009-01-04T04:25:00.000-08:00

21 part 3

For a while I have been waiting for that day,
It was always somewhere over the horizon,
Until one day,
It shone like a shining ray.
-Anticipation

And so I left the last post off with this pic. Lets get to part of the charades right? Before the charades there was a forfeit game that had to be played by Rachel and Wei ping as they both failed the dress code which was black and white. Weiping was multicolored and Rachel had pink stockings... (Ok, I guess I am quite evil since she was quite black and white save for that odd addition :P She just had it coming...)

Presenting the Forfeit couple!

Now what happens in the forfeit is... They have a sticky note pasted on their forehead with the name of character from somewhere, the crowd is not allowed to tell them the name but they can drop indirect hints to them from example, "Boy are you an animal!" or "sexy tail!". Wei ping got 1 and Rachel 2 names to guess(I am evil I know =D )... Haha. Wei ping's was barney the dinosaur and Rachel's was Austin powers and Donkey from Shrek.

Eventually it was just Rachel left...

She guessed the first one but could not get the second one, and everyone was busy giving her hints.... Here is a happy Wei Ping who doesn't have to worry about the forfeit anymore! And Rachel is still stuck with a peice of sticky note on her forehead...

Despite the various hints given to her, she had trouble naming Donkey, so I gave her the final hint that was the most obvious... "What is Donkey's name?"

And she replied: "I don't know the name of Donkey!" All of us could not help but laugh... It took her a while to understand that hint. I guess under pressure its difficult to think huh :P

And here we begin the planning of the charades... Jols was my charademaster and helped me with planning the charades =) We formed several times which competed with each other, and they had to send two representatives to charade with the aid of the props that were available! =)

Here are some of the fun charades!

Dev and Robert charading rambo!

The crowd was having fun videoing and watching!

Here is a charade called the resturant...Robert's the waiter, Dev, Pig and me are the terrorists eating at the restaurant. What happens is the waiter serves us but gets angry over something...

After the charades... People started dressing me up for fun...

How did I end up like this? What horrible... horrible guests...

Lets begin shall we? Here is the main culprit dressing me up! Robert!

They were having fun taking photos of me... Against my will...Ahem...

All in all it was pretty fun!

This brings us back to the first photo of this post... There is a story behind the peice of paper I'm holding!

But before we go to that... I was bound and abused during the session :X!

If you were wondering whose hands it was... it was the monkey named Jaffir... the one playing with my tail... Haha...

Back to the story behind that peice of paper... It was circulated around during my dress up and abuse session...

What happens is, everyone is the script writer of a scene that I am supposed to act out, so they can write whatever they want, so each person is allowed to write one word...(I've a feeling some people wrote way more than one word...) The things that they wrote... the horror...

And I was going to act it out...

Thats it for today... Till the next post :) Hopefully I can get the videos uploaded on youtube by then... +) Adieu to all!
-Kwan

2009-01-03T01:58:00.000-08:00

21 part 2

I'm standing on a road thats wet with rain,
Where the clouds above a light shade of gray,
I remember the toll booth ahead,
On this road where I am standing on.

My pockets are full of coins.
-The choices

Alright, its a long long long long overdue post, with so many things to write, I have so many things to post about. But first... Part 2 of my 21st!

Introducing my Cameraman and Woman! Robert and Jolene!

I must give them credit for helping me out in my party and for the photos that they took, allowing me to give you guys these posts that show what happened for my 21st =)

Continuing off from the last post... Most of my the guests had arrived and boy were they hungry! I ordered North indian food from Bar Bar, chicken kebabs from a place near paradiz center and my sis helped me order Tiramisu for dessert from Charles Quek.

The buffet setup

A plate with a kebab, mutton curry, butter chicken, naan and lemon rice.

The tiramisu

After the food the we all started to play wii! And of course, rayman's raving rabbits was the no.1 choice! =)

An excited Rachel playing wii!

The guys playing wii

The best player is...Ghanim!

Teena and me playing wii

Cindy and Teena posing while playing wii...(Well just posing...) =P

Teaming up... with just one set of controllers... Teena and Yuxin!

Abraham having a ball!

I have to admit, wii is definitely something that helps to entertain the crowd... its a fun game that is more active compared to most consoles as you have to stand up and move about and swing the controllers... =)

After wii was the main activity of the party! Charades! But thats to be in the next post! I leave you with a photo of me all "dressed" up by my friends. Adieu to all =)
-Kwan

2008-11-30T06:32:00.000-08:00

21

Hard days come and go,
Is there something I can make out of nothing?

I've broken the promises to myself countless time,
I am trustworthy to myself?

If I stumble and fall down hard,
Who will pick me up?

This is where I look at the choices to be made,
And I choose it carefully.
-Choices.

Well, I am finally 21. If you want to know if there is a difference? Yes there is for me! I've thought about what I wanted to do for my 21st birthday for such a long time, and I did it, with the help of close friends whom I owe so much, for their ideas, effort and support. I have a ton of photos, and I'm not going to show all in one go plus the numerous videos I have of people doing charades! I'm going to do it in parts, starting with the start of my party! =)

Kwan's 21st Birthday at 21 Maple Ave.
The theme is Black and White!
Dresscode:Black and White

But first... I'd like to thank several people who helped make my birthday a success!

Jolene for baking for me my Birthday cake!(cupcake) And for helping me take photographs and with my charades =) (What would I do without you huh>?)

Dominic for his support and helping me the day before my birthday, he is someone who is the definition of what a bro is, he helped me with buying the drinks, tons of coke and coke light... shopping for the door gift materials... bringing out the tables and chairs to be used for the party from the store.

Teena for shopping with me for props for the charades! I just had so much fun hitting you with the styrofoam toys! Haha. =)

Sharan for helping me with preparing the Door gift and setting up the place before the guests arrived. I would have died if you did not come hours earlier =)

Robert for helping me take photos throughout my party. You were a great help with the photos! I wouldn't have these photos without you! =)

To everyone who came to my party and was sporty with the acitivities, you guys are a large part of my life, and you guys have given me great memories that remind that life is truly worth living because of people like you guys =)

Now... on to the start of the party.

I was busy baking cookies for my door gift. The day before, I
had gone with dominic to get the bags and tie.

Then Sharan came earlier to help me setup the tables and chairs. Which was a great help, because of the lack of manpower. It was just me and my maid who was busy working in the kitchen to prepare something for my mum.

Here are some of the guests who arrived early!

Teena and me

Rachel and me

Mable and me

Yi hau, Abraham, Ghanim and me.

Dev had brought along his model carbine and I was setting it up... It was now prop check time!(A.k.A playing with toys like a little kid... =P)

The guys were then starting to mix around... The party had just begun...

John and Daryl starting playing wii boxing!

The first few guests had arrived and the waiters were busy preparing for drinks and serving...

Finally... Jolene came! With the cake!=)

And so this marked the start of my birthday party! =) Thats all for now... Much much more to come! =) Adieu to all. Dream a dream of dreams.

-Kwan

2008-11-24T06:48:00.000-08:00

Find the moment

I don't let the clock bother me,
In these hurried times,
I've found that the moments move by so fast,
Even when you hold onto it.

Time doesn't stop, but it can slow down.

Stop and take a breath,
Reflect on what your doing,
Remember the time,
The time when you just smiled.

Thats when the time slows down.
-Find the moment

Its about time to update! Its been awhile since I posted, and time to speed through somethings that have been happening!

My 21st birthday celebration is this saturday. The plans have been pretty much been set, the guests have been invited, things have been planned. Its going to be...

Kwan Zheng's 21st Birthday
Dresscode : Black & White
21 Maple Avenue
Saturday, 29 November 2008
5:00pm

Back to whats been happening. I managed to catch up more with my close dude Dominic at starbucks...

I also baked bread for the first time! Its really interesting making bread... I'll probably do it again and blog about how to make bread some time.

Where the bread was made...

Giant ass loaf of bread...

Rolls with jam or chocolate

Ah, let me introduce my adopted sister, Rachel Lim.

She's annoying,
Immature...
Irritating...
Skinny...(size zero type...except the legs =P)
Thinks like me...(If I had a twin... it'd be her)
Lovable lil sis.

Rachel

Let's not get started on her dress sense k? I've got tons of comments, that is saved for her ears only :P

One of the nights, I accompanied her to an sp concert and we had supper at my place... I made scrambled eggs with rosemary and basil!

Back to Haji Lane...

Here is Tuk,Jerald, Rachel in the MRT station

We went shopping at Haji Lane and it was some citibank party night... Free pop corn, beer and discounts from the shops. And oh yea... free balloons!

Artwork of one of the shops at Haji Lane.

Rachel and me in one of the shops.

Rachel going crazy...

Rachel, Tuk and the shop attendant.

After Haji Lane, we went to meet Rachel's friends at suntec. Along the way we stopped by to take photos while standing at the railing!

Tuk points...north?

Jerald showing fear...

Stick em up!

Rachel and me and Jerald's butt...

Also I got to catch up Yi Shyan last friday with dominic. Was running around doing errands to prepare for the party.

Dom, me and Yi Shyan!

2008-11-07T08:23:00.000-08:00

Voodoo2

The music blasts as the crowd moves,
The sky is like a puff of blinding smoke,
The people raise their hands into the the fray,
I feel myself drifting in the crowd.

Until the lights shine on my face.

My face is not my own,
But the eyes are mine,
The voice is not mine,
But the smile is mine.

Feel my gaze and see my smile.
-Look at me looking at you.

Alright! I've got the photos! I'm sorry for taking so long to update on the halloween photos! I've managed to get most of them I think. Here it is... Halloween at Zouk! VOODOO!

The joker and Marie Antonette! (May)

The joker In ZOUK!

The Joker offers apple and cinammon!

The Joker and His Girls! A Marie Anotonette (May) A french maid (Dhel) A devil (Jodie) A Geisha (Zoe)

The joker meets the Dead Geisha! (HOT HOT!)

The Joker meets his future self and his wife... AHhaahh

Joker meets the caveman!

Zorro and the joker?

Got milk?

Joker meets another clown! Ronald macdonald!

Joker meets Mario!

The girls with a dead pregnant school girl!

The Joker with the shower girls!

The joker is strangling someone!

The joker with the Shaun (Photographer of the night!)

The shaun taking a photo of Joker, Marie and hard gay!

Marie and Joker (A queen and a joker)

The Joker with Marie

The Joker with Marie and The Devil!

Thats it for the night... It was amazing, people were grabbing me left and right to take photos with them... And I danced for hours... Haha. Here is a final for all! The smile of the joker! Till then... Adieu to all!

2008-10-31T21:01:00.000-07:00

Voodoo

She dances across the floor,
In her mating game,
I'm just a pawn all the same,
But a pawn with thoughts insane.

I don't follow the rules of this game.

Remember that in our embrace,
This is a pawn like no either,
He's a knight underneath,
And the one who will reach the end.

And will be the one to place you in the checkmate.
-Checkmate in this mating game

Ah... Kwan has finally finished being the joker. This should be the last time I dawn the suit and wear the tie and paint my warpaint to become to joker. The spoof is done... Haloscream is over... Halloween is over... Wow, what a month... And I became the joker 4 times in one month. The first was to test how I'd look by myself...

The second was to do the spoof with Jerald.

The third was for haloscream.

The final was for Halloween at Zouk...Voodoo.

They say that Halloween's the Ang moh's 7th month. I guess its quite true, but if you think about it, aren't we as "non Ang mohs" also being part of it? Why? Because its fun! You get to do things you normally don't do without fear of ridicule because its supposed to be ridiculous.

If I had to put a finger on what I enjoyed most about halloween this year... It was being the joker, just being in character and starting at someone randomly then smiling and scaring the hell out of them, and just saying.... Hi... my name is joker... Tell me your name...

I've managed to get pics from another person's camera (Rachel) of my group and I in haloscream!

Haloscream vantage point 2!

The guys charging in right after the spoof is played.

Dev is holding the carbine, Jerald is holding the bat.

As I walk in, a free hugs guy hugs just before I start the skit.

Screaming into the crowd, since I did not have a mic.

You wanna know how I got these scars? Come here...

Back to halloween!

The joker's girl: Marie antonette

The joker was accompanied by A marie anotonette(May)... A geisha(Zoey)... A french maid(Dhel) and a devil (Jodie)...

I didn't have a camera with me, so most of the photos were taken by Dhel and Zoey, so I've got to wait for their pictures. For now, here are some appetizers!

We had to go in two cabs, so here is me doing a quick check in the cab!

Behind me was the Marie antonette and the devil! (Some history buffs might laugh...)

Here is a picture of the french maid when I actually remembered to take a photo... when people weren't pulling me apart to take photos with me! Its amazing how the joker costume attracts people... They all love to take photos... Always makes me feel like I'm working in disneyland! :D

Till I get more pictures... Here is a teaser for everyone!

I leave you all with 2 gifs of the Joker and Queen of France! Adieu to all!

-Kwan

2008-10-29T08:13:00.000-07:00

Breathe in deep

Heaven's flavours in our mouths,
The drizzle of divinity,
The taste so sublime,
Perhaps a little bit of sugar.

To make the time more fine.
-Flavour

Well... well... well... Kwan hasn't cooked a real good home dinner in a while! And he did on tuesday! Thanks to Jols who bought the pasta, rocket and tomatos.

Jols and me

Lets see the ingredients shall we?

The pasta is hand maded sesame seed papardelle and black truffle tagliatelle.

We have organic cherry tomato.
We have fresh rosemary from my herb garden.
We have basil from my herb garden.
We have Rocket
And.... We have angus steak! =)

First I sauteed the rocket with garlic, olive oil and sugar...

Then I boiled the pasta...

This is one of the best way to test if pasta is ready...(kidding)

Then Jols and I took turns to cook the pasta...

And here I was starving....dying to eat... and jols insisted on taking photos... practicing patience huh Jols?

The end product of the pasta.

The beef... It was drizzled with my favourite compliment... Truffle oil.

And thats it for now... I leave you all with a photo of Jols and I with a interesting light effect that Jols did with her camera! Adieu to all.

-Kwan

2008-10-28T01:22:00.000-07:00

What the Haji?

Come here,
Play a game with me,
Is it a dare?
Is it a charade?

The mural stares over us,
Peace in his gesture,
Here we are laughing,
Crazy as can be.

The actions to be remembered,
The forfeits to be done,
Remember the play,
For there will be many things to say.
-What the haji?

This coming friday will be Halloween! friday fright night! I'm going with a Marie antonette, Geisha, French maid and a few more others who've yet to confirm for Zouk's Voodoo! Last friday marked the start of my 1 week school break. So I went with a couple of my friends to go costume shopping at Masquerade and after dinner at soup spoon we ended up in Haji lane...having drinks and playing games and doing forfeits!

Let me introduce to you the group that went! From the right, its me followed by Jerald then Daryl, Rachel,May and Dhel!

The girls... Rachel,May and Dhel

Me with the girls!

Jerald with the girls!

And now! For the forfeits... We played indian poker... Charades... and...some game called tongkat...tukituki.

Here is May charading the movie "Eternal sunshine of a spotless mind" (Yes we guys are so evil...)

And here is a pic of what sort of forfeits the girls did.... (I won't show the video... its private ::D)
The girls are required to spank each other.

The girls are required to lick each other's tongue. (I didn't do the heart... Rachel did... I took this photo off her blog...)

Since we are on the topic of tongues... Here is Daryl and Rachel having to lick each other.

Here is a forfeit done by May, where we joined a group of army regulars... A guy had to pole dance, and she was the pole! Haha. (Video's private guys :P)

Here is a forfeit done by the guys... We had to pinch each other's nipple and sound like we're enjoying it...

In this forfeit...We had to look like we were gaying daryl...

Aside from the forfeits... we guys were cool and our charading was fun!

In this charade, Daryl was a sexist... so I pretended to be the girl who was being chauvanised!

In this charade, it was about luggage, so we decided to make it fun by carrying Jerald around like a bag...

In this charade... we were charading the word Operation... Daryl and Jerald were operating on me and I pretended to wake up halfway to become shocked by the whole sight of it.

And so that was how we started our holidays... Thats it for now... Adieu to all!

-Kwan

Ps: There were some pictures that were too graphic, hence they were not put in. Videos which are embarrasing were not put up, although I do have them...heh, for those who attended, viewership of the these videos are allowed, just message me to add you guys to the private video.

2008-10-25T00:11:00.001-07:00

E3 the 6p!

Green stands for something,
But when its overflowing,
Can you imagine the sight?

Have you tasted that cup of tea?

Twenty or so souls,
Chained to these tables,
Sitting on chairs with wheels.

Have you seen their amazing lines?
-E3ing the 6p

Lets see now... I have yet to blog about my class yet. E36p is a friendly bunch that does crazy stuff like bring in plants to decorate the class... post signs like break the glass with hammer.... when there is no hammer... along with the emergency exit sign being next to that glass..

Presenting the Faci's podium!

Let me to talk about a little adventure we had with our classmates one of the days...

The ELEVATOR ADVENTURE

Chris, introduced to us the fun of pulling open lift doors by pulling both sides with your hands while the lift is inbetween floors, causing the doors to open and the lift to stop and bounce... That day... We did it one too many times and ended up stalling the lift!
Here is a picture of the stalled lift door!

The man behind the adventure! Chris!

Here is sibelle in this not so glam shot and Pig filming everything! Haha

Renette and me!

The whole ordeal was ended quickly when Chris discovered that there is a lever to pull to open the door... It was fun 5mins haha.

Back to the class... Security had been called in, and they asked us to remove our lovely plants. So the class decided to do a final photoshoot to remember the plants that once decorated our class!

Here are the potted plants in the front of the room where the ppts are presented...

A shot of the faci's podium with Jun Hao sitting there.

And now.... on to the E36p Calender Hunks!

Presenting Chris: Mr Janurary!

Me! Mr Feburary!

Hongshen and Andrew! The March boys!

Syafiq! Mr April!

Syawal! Mr May!

Jerald! Mr June!

Hongshen and Andrew again! The July boys!

Chris and me! The boys of August!

Peter! Mr September!

Jerald and me! Octber boys!

Here is the last shot of our class with our plants before it was sadly put back where it was taken from...

And now I leave you all with a picture of E36p Brotherly Love! Adieu to all!

-Kwan

2008-10-24T22:43:00.000-07:00

Haloscreamed

Take the parts apart,
Listen to the silent beat,
It isn't audible,
Feel the vibration.

Hear my hands clapping.

You cannot see my eyes,
You wonder who am I,
The blur,
The screams.

Bewildered in this madness that is me.
-Haloscreamed

Well...well... A little late for a post, but I've had to catch up on some stuff and now all the pics for Haloscream are in! Haloscream was a halloween party held in RP. I made a spoof of the latest batman movie the dark knight, spoofing the scene of "Are you the real batman?" I have to thank Jerald who is my main man, he helped me with my makeup for the video and for the rp haloscream, and not only that, he acted for me in my video and as a terrorist on haloscream. I thank Dev and Sharan, Chris and Andrew for helping me too as terrorists.

This spoof is played during the party just before I enter with my entourage of terrorist henchmen, with my face looking down and me walking forward while clapping before I start my full skit.

Here are my Terrorist henchmen and me! On the left in black, is Andrew followed by Chris, Jerald, me, Dev and Sharan.

Here are more pictures I took in the party!

Why so serious? Joker and Aisya

Rachel the witch and the joker!

Liying the witch and joker!

Laureen...the uh.... soccer fan? Hahaha...oh yea and the joker...=)

Doesn't this look like the joker family?

This is a photo I took with some girl I don't really know... But this is my current display pic! I like it alot! Smile with the joker! =D

After the event... We were off... My Terror boys and I... To bar bar for drinks and burgers!

Cheers to the guys! Jerald is on the top left, Dev is the top right, Sharan on the bottom left. Toasting a pint of Stella! And oh yes! We terrorised Bar Bar too along with the bargirls!

Here is a cool photo taken by Jerald as we were leaving school. It looks like the joker had just robbed the bank.

Thats it for now... Till then... Adieu to all!
-Kwan/Joker

2008-10-19T01:34:00.000-07:00

Smile with me

I feel the darkness inside of me,
Being this agent of chaos,
I feel no fear,
I know no boundaries.

Everything I do defines me.

The choices before me,
Vast beyond compare,
I'll stare at you as you look,
And make you shudder.

Do you see my smile?

Tell me your name...
Are you excited to see me?
You look nervous,
Come here and let make you scream.

Smile with me as I get to know you with my knife.
-The joker's smile

"Well well, let me see... The joker has come to town. And he is not crazy...he is just a freak, like me. I am the agent chaos, tell me your name, I'll put a smile... on that face of yours!"

"These claws are but an extension of me... it helps me understand and get to know people more... because in their final moments when I drag my knife through them and make them smile... they show me who they really are."

"Sometimes the mirror shows me a person who I've not seen before, and he is there smiling back at me, his eyes like mine, lips like mine, but he is all covered in blood, the things he does are truly breath taking..."

"These claws are the extension of me, I feel no remorse, I feel no guilt"

"I see what I have become, I remember something... I remember that day... The scars..."

"Remember, Remember the times I forgot, of betrayel, pain and plot."

"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT!?!"

"Come a little closer, I'll show more of my face, come closer to get to know yourself more..."

"Come here my beautiful, breathe the scent of life, where it is truly breath taking"

"And... LETS PUT A SMILE ON THAT FACE OF YOURS!"

-Joker