the milestone assesment is coming up, and i have finished studying chem-minus carbonyl as i need my sister's help- and starting on physics. but there's still math and econs.luckily there's nothing to study, or say i don't know how to study for GP. even old annie told me that she also don't know what the english dept gonna test us and said it was useless when i asked her before the holidays.

but, at home, i can't study much. there's too many distractions around. a new effects pedal and many guitars lying around, can i do much?now, i need a tube amp.i'll start saving up for one, in search for the tone that i want.currently still doing well catching the tune of the older guns songs, namely jungle, knockin' on heaven's door, civil war and november rain. sometimes the feeling sucks when you have the tab in front of you, yet you keep missing notes or play wrongly and just can't get it out of the system.

now, a pause for photography, i need a break till next year jan, doing some event stuff.ever since the ocip, i know i still enjoy photography, but not the editing and choosing part. usually i dont do it for events, not me at least.

Christmas in 2 weeks.i want a mono guitar bag.

Gibson

the 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard in Honeyburst.my new love!

Leica S2

as you see, this is the leica S2 that was launched about 3 months ago.

firstly, nothing from leica is cheap, but you pay for quality. this thing here, without the lens, will set you back around GBP20,000 to GBP25,000. need some help?its about SGD60,000. with that price, you can get 6 new Nikon D3x.the quality of leica cannot be matched by either canon or nikon, its in a different class on its own. 37.5 megapixels-my current one is 12.and it made my dslr's sensor a dwarf.

i can only dream about this.not even thinking of getting close to one.

the big muff pi was sold out.but the metal muff with top boost is better!will post pics soon.

and i finally got my claim back, then went for the effects sale and now im doing heavier stuff again. but the epi's pickups seem to be abit screwed, soon i'll change everything, including the pots and caps and the toggle.or you just call it the electronics overhaul.

its raining.

yesterday's dinner didn't exactly go as planned, but its still a good get together time with one part of the ocip team. pho24 no longer exist in singapore, although the website and signboard are still around.

so, we went to miss clarity cafe instead, which is just a stone's throw away from where the pho24 used to stand. the place wasn't very bright, they were trying to create that romantic christmas kinda feel. not a bad try. customer service is not the worst i've seen, but im only paying for the food, so i can't complain that much. BUT, the food with the price was rather reasonable. 'old macdonald had a farm', has all the meat from animals that have legs and can walk. namely the chicken,cow,pig and goat. all drenched in black pepper sauce.except for the chicken, the rest of the meat was dry and tough and hard to swallow.and to make things worse, everything tasted the same, because they are all in the same sauce.at least i got 85%full from this $18.80 main.

after dinner, went to another place along the same stretch of shophouses to this chocolate shop for dessert. about the same type of interior design but brighter. tried the frozen hot chocolate that was rather interesting,not exactly actually.its just thick chocolate with crushed ice. the most enjoyable part was the not-so-honest card games.bridge and the other one.

after everything else, took 166 to amk, mrt to khatib then 39 home.reached home at 2245.

i have about 5 weeks to complete studying for the milestone assesment in 2009. 1 week to perfect master of puppets and sweet child o' mine.

quote john mayer: 'something about the way your hair falls in your face'. its the feel good feeling.

update

the pub head damaged 2 yesterday.
olivia: instant print. $0.50each. lousy quality.
me: 5min express at konota. $0.50each. same good quality as the damaged ones.but, i have to travel all the way from Tampines to City Hall, with a battery dead ipod in my bag.at least everything seems fine for the moment.

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finally, the world seems to be a better place. thai airports have reopened, the mumbai attacks have paused for a while, hope it stops soon. yet, i still don't think singapore is safe enough.

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nothing much actually happened today, my ankle is still rather painful plus the tiny infection on the same foot's big toe. red and swollen. and im looking forward to sunday. off to practice new songs!

just saw the email from m.dong, and there'll be a ocip post trip gathering at pho24!

fyi: thats the fantastic pho restaurant from vietnam that managed to make its way all the way down to SINGAPORE.

i'll be looking forward to that, and push the Sunday practice aside for the moment.and talking about ocip, there's one group photo that only i have-i just retrieved it from the memory card.so this is special, its unique, and there's only 1.thats the arrival hall for the budget terminal by the way.

meeting today in school saw the completion of the exhibition boxes for 2009. i think it was a job rather well done. many people played a part, big and small to make this thing possible. and the photos were just good. the people at the Camera Workshop might want to use a couple of them to help them advertise the quality of the Tamron 17-50mm lens. so you get a idea how good that is?

back to guitar, i've been playing everyday when i'm free since i came back from vietnam last week. new gear will be coming in next week.i'll update on that again.got my feel back alright, after all the blocked nose and cough and sore throat.now it's my left ankle, and the next cxmc appointment is pushed back to 6th jan 2009.

this would be a rather random post as i expect it would be.

been listening to the new guns album, john mayer and other stuff.and im hooked on to jm's 'your body is a wonderland'

We got the afternoon

You got this room for two

One thing I've left to do

Discover me

Discovering you

One mile to every inch of

Your skin like porcelain

One pair of candy lips and

Your bubblegum tongue

'Cause if you want love

We'll make it

Swimming a deep sea

Of blankets

Take all your big plans

And break 'em

This is bound to be a while

Your body Is a wonderland

Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands)

Your body Is a wonderland

Something 'bout the way the hair falls in your face

I love the shape you take when crawling towards the pillowcase

You tell me where to go and

Though I might leave to find it

I'll never let your head hit the bed

Without my hand behind it

you want love?

We'll make it

Swimming a deep sea

Of blankets

Take all your big plans

And break 'em

This is bound to be a while

Your body is a wonderland

Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands)

Your body Is a wonderland

Damn baby

You frustrate me

I know you're mine all mine all mine

But you look so good it hurts sometimes

Your body Is a wonderland

Your body is a wonder (I'll use my hands)

Your body Is a wonderland

and on a sidenote, you can never challenge Singapore's weather.you'll never know when it will rain

my brain is now infested with the ocip photos. exhibition, iota, stories, and more to come for the presentation and video. meetings after meetings, the pub t.i.c. is such a whore, a troublesome one. sore throat is gone (thanks to loads honey water, honey yoghurt, honeystars and all the honey stuff), so is the cough and most of the blocked nose left too.

but i still lack that extra kick to boost me up. hope i will find it soon. music doesn't work anymore.