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Huaquan
Tue Dec 25
04:04:15 2001 GMT
Entry:
MERRY CHRISTMAS one and all! 
Xinyan
Sat Dec 22
07:07:38 2001 GMT
Entry:
Wow wow wow, flood of entries 
yep thanks theresa for account. what was wenyi's little incident with his
bike? i watched harry potter wihtout reading the books first, and after
reading books, must say that books are better. one thing is the movie failed
to convey the brit humour thing. but quidditch was nice to watch. agree
with one critic that no page in the books is dull.
wow weikai. not the first sis to get
married right? u'll have very smart nephews and nieces. feel very much
like a kid now. ur sis looks very mature. president scholar bro-in-law.
wowwowwow
think better apologise for comment on shady business? can't tell if anyone was offended or not. just thought interesting to update on batchmates' lives. :blush:
yep, balderdash is fun! played it the last time. no batch thingy would be complete wihthout it. must bring everytime ok yvonne?
lots of interesting movies to watch. lord of the rings is a must? heard the visual effects r really good. and also want to watch "the others" starring nicole kidman. last scene with little girl saying "mummy, r u mad? i AM ur daughter" sends shivers down my spine everytime i recall it. even now i feel like there're goosebumps on my head. debating whether to watch vanilla sky. coz think tom cruise has ego size of the universe. realise most of his movies don't really have much plot? always centres instead on the lead char, i.e. him. heard that "ocean 11" is a fun show to watch. ah, but limited resources, i.e. money.
Weikai
Fri Dec 21
14:22:50 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hey Theresa, thanks for the account
of what happened, I was actually silently waiting for someone to give one.
Sorry for my absence, the notice was early enough, but the day fell unfortunately
on one day after my sis' wedding. I was so tired from the wedding I slept
more than 1/2 the day away. I hope no food was wasted for me cos I did
tell Jeremy that I may not be able to make it. So so sorry.....
Theresa
Fri Dec 21
06:22:33 2001 GMT
Entry:
hey there. Saturday at alan's place
triggered some memories, from Inaug to the J2 Farewell. Remember ALL THIRTEEN
of the girls
attempting to hide under the long
table with the catered food and being very amused with ourselves? Still
smile very widely thinking
about that. Here is an account for
those unavaoidably detained. Where were the rest? There was food for you
too. Siwei, I did take a
few photos but none of the really
exciting part, ie cooking, where you can witness Jeremy conscientiously
mincing beef (for thirty
minutes I believe) and proclaiming
that he might take up a career "butching" (yes, those were Mr English Teaher's
exact words), Alan
dependably hovering around in case
anyone needed anything, joshua expertly cooking up some bolognese, me making
chicken, haoyang
cutting fruits, yvonne calmly organising
the whole thing (while whipping up a spaghetti cream sauce), and alan's
maid making guest
appearances everytime no-one knew
where something was. HQ took good care of the Ribena. Wenyi arrived late
after an incident
with his bike and walked the entire
way. Following dinner we attempted to watch a terrible, terrible movie,
and then America's
Sweethearts, which put us all nearly
to sleep. Then we played Balderdash, which was terribly entertaining. Well
maybe next time we
organise one we should do it well
in advance so we can all be unavoidably present.
Ruth
Tue Dec 18
17:39:47 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hihi! It's been a long time since
I posted anything... thot i'd juz read what u guys have been doing (since
i didn't turn up for Sunday's gathering). Hey, quite surprised to see my
name mentioned somewhere... Thanks for your concern. I'm doing something
that is perfectly legal, don't worry. Some of you might have heard of it,
it's called multi-level marketing. There was an article in the papers recently,
differentiating between MLM and pyramid selling. Go read about it! It's
fun and it's something I haven't tried b4! The reason why I sounded "shady"
in my email because I wanted to keep it brief. Pple have no patience to
read long emails. Ok, seems like it works! It's stirring up interest!
Chunda
Tue Dec 18
04:37:58 2001 GMT
Entry:
Yup, your sister looks very different.
But they do seem a very happy couple! Pls send my regards to both of them.
Siwei
Sun Dec 16
17:58:59 2001 GMT
Entry:
Gosh!... she looks so different from
how I remember her... well... so does he, actually. Weikai, you're the
only one who still looks the same =P
Anyway... how does it feel? You have
a bro-in-law... =P
Weikai
Sun Dec 16
11:05:24 2001 GMT
Entry:
Siwei
Fri Dec 14
07:02:40 2001 GMT
Entry:
I hate writing papers!!!... aarrrggghhhh....!
Weikai
Wed Dec 12
17:18:26 2001 GMT
Entry:
ya he is, same age as my sis.
Penny
Wed Dec 12
12:37:40 2001 GMT
Entry:
Wah.. Weikai, is your brother-in-law
also 24 years old?
Siwei
Wed Dec 12
04:44:15 2001 GMT
Entry:
ohhhhh yessss... it all comes back
to me now...=)
Weikai
Tue Dec 11
13:43:20 2001 GMT
Entry:
Yup Huilin is getting married this
Saturday Actually she was ROMed in June, this
is just the ceremony. I think you know my brother-in-law, you've asked
me about him before: Kelvin Lim, from cambridge as well. President Scholar,
SAFOS, etc etc...high flyer! But the impt thing is, he is a nice guy, and
he is nice to my sis.
Siwei
Tue Dec 11
03:07:51 2001 GMT
Entry:
wow... weikai... your sis is getting
married?! what's your brother-in-law like? =P She's two years older than
us, right? ... hmm... give another few years and all those wedding invitations
are gonna come pouring in... =)
Weikai
Mon Dec 10
13:48:26 2001 GMT
Entry:
Haoyang, the lines Xinyan quoted
do sound shady to a layperson (e.g. if my parents were to read them, they
would find it shady too). You know that we are not implying that she is
indeed involved in some shady affair, it was obviously a tongue-in-cheek
thing. And I am not speculating, I'm just wondering, that's all. Thanks
for enlightening us though. Good that she is venturing into something,
and I hope she will be successful in it. HY, you seemed to be bothered
about this career thing. Care to share more with us? You seemed a little
sympathetic to us guys walking on the conventional line....why so?
I just watched Harry Potter today, and no doubt it was good, but the book occupied that special spot first. It was hard to enjoy the movie as it is, cos more than half the time, you'd tend to compare it to the book and make silent comments. Eventually, I got to tell myself that, hey this is a movie, they can't do it totally book-style. For e.g., some highlights in the book turned out to be meaningless scenes in the movie, like Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback. To a person who haven't read the book, he would just be an item to represent Hagrid's meeting with Prof Quirrell in the bar, but in the book, Norbert is more than just that.
With regards to the early-Christmas thingee (it's changed to the 16th now), I should be able to make it, but can't really confirm yet cos the day before is my sis' wedding. I don't know if there are any after-events to take care of or not.
Huaquan
Mon Dec 10 05:08:17
2001 GMT
Entry:
Wow! so many entries! for siwei's
info... i chk here at least twice a day too (itz my homepage anywayz)...
=P... am pretty 'eng' now despite my still relatively active hall life...
plus going out with frenz and playing my computer games... the holidays
feel like they are flying rite pass me. (i'm sure the NUS pple will agree
wholeheartedly...) Hope to see lots of pple at the Christmas Potluck thing
at Yvo's. For those of u who still dunno.. Jeremy's in-charge... and itz
gonna be on a sunday nite (23/12). When u really think abt it... itz scary..
we're all starting to tink seriously abt careers, income, ethics... before
u noe it, we'll be attending weddings and visiting one another for Chinese
New Year =P as for myself, am still busy enjoying watz left of my schooling
life... btw... i hear next hols is the 'Reservist-call-back-hol'... haf
oredi gotten my SAF 100 liaoz... anybody else?
Siwei
Mon Dec 10
04:43:50 2001 GMT
Entry:
oh.. i'll definitely watch it.. I've
read the books twice over summer, and prob would have read them again if
I had them here with me, but I don't. just haven't had the time to yet...
wanted to watch it during Thanksgiving, but that was just a few days after
it opened and when I went to the cinema, the next three shows were sold
out, and I was going dancing that night, so i couldn't watch the later
ones.
Penny.. what do you mean "don't agree
with"? in what sense?
Haoyang
Mon Dec 10
04:11:56 2001 GMT
Entry:
ignore last line
Haoyang
Mon Dec 10
04:07:31 2001 GMT
Entry:
i'm wondering why u guys are all
speculating what ruth is doing...
can just call her right? her number
is 97942467.
by the way, she is doing some entrepreneurial
venture, i ASKED her...
and it's not shady at all. altho
i haven't seen a presentation of what she's doing, she's marketing health
products from Royal Numico, which is a very reputable Dutch company seliing
pharmaceuticals and baby food i think.
those of u who are interested should
go ask her to tel you a little about it, coz i think that the health food
and product is going to grow in the next few years or so coz of all the
aging pple. it helps that u might want to have a go now...
it's good that she's getting off her butt and starting off some alternative career venture, very relevant to the current conversation we have now right?
In a way, i am a little envious of all the PSC and police(heheh) scholars, you get an annual allowance and a guaranteed recession-proof job waiting for u after grad. plus a fast track if u're a high flyer as well. I'll prob have to fend for myself along the side, but i guess it does pose as a very challenging alternative too. I too want to find something else to do with my career, do some entreprenuerial thing and avoid the whole employment thing. I really have nothing to lose, and tons of experience to gain. Definitely can't do all that when i'm like in the middle of a "career" with some company...it might be too painful to try to venture away...
but good luck all u pple who are seeking a different life, siwei, it's great that u are tinking of an alternative besides the incumbent bohemoth of an organization that is PSC aka Singapore aka PAP, u are too capable to be labelled as another civil servant, just that too bad.. u signed on the dotted line, gotta pay off ur dues first... but all the best yeah?
Btw, i watched harry potter with sandra. She loved it. I fell asleep till quidditch, the game looked quite exciting, like some turbo charged game of handball cum hantam bola, but i don't identify with any of the characters in the show...so i found it a chore to watch.
Spy Game's definitely an easier show
for me to digest, a strong recommendation for those who love espionage
thrillers.
well, at least she's getting off her butt and starting something..
Penny
Mon Dec 10
01:55:36 2001 GMT
Entry:
Siwei, I've watched Harry Potter!!
And it's good, though the book is much better, but it's definitely worth
watching. And for those of you who think I'm crazy, hmm, watch or read
first before commenting! =) Have some friends here who refuse to watch
the movie cos they think it's 'kiddy', but oh well, their loss...
Speaking of working, urgh, that's really soon. Just wondering, has anyone thought bout like if you're asked to do something that you don't agree with, but you have to do it just the same? Do you think you'll become disillusioned or something?
I've got one more week to the holidays, and then I'll be off to Tenerife, yipee!
Siwei
Mon Dec 10
01:44:12 2001 GMT
Entry:
Btw, Theresa... when did you stop
teaching in RGS?
Siwei
Mon Dec 10
01:43:34 2001 GMT
Entry:
Has anyone watched Harry Potter yet?
I want to watch it, but haven't gotten a chance to do so yet.. oh well..
nmind.. I'll catch it after finals are over.. it should still be showing
then, I suppose...
Anyway, I heard from a few friends
that it was pretty good, and that the only parts that were let-downs were
the Quidditch matches -- my friends said that the scenes were very obviously
computer generated..
Ei.. Jason, how come you so "eng"
to be reading three Harry Potter books now.. you don't have finals to study
for meh?
PS. Am I the only bohliao person
here checking out the conv twice a day? Seems
like alot of the entries here are from me...
Jason
Sun Dec 9 16:20:05
2001 GMT
Entry:
wah Theresa, 28 days is a lot of
leave. Most people start with 14 or 21 days.
I will rather study than work, can
go on "strike" whenever I feel maxed out.
I don't think you can whipped out
your leave if your boss doesn't think you deserve a break
and the most important thing is I
am only responsible to myself while studying
I think Harry Potter is really interesting...
now I know why people keep talking about it...
read the first 3 books in 3 days...
think that's a record for me
Theresa
Sun Dec
9 14:40:41 2001 GMT
Entry:
HEY! Thanks, xinyan! I think she
is psychic. Yes the thing about really working...well right now I'm working
as an assistant research chemist, playing a tiny role in hunting down drugs
from natural sources, trying to figure out chemical structures from some
complicated spectra.... it's interesting and it really makes a difference
to be doing work with a goal rather than mindlessly doing expts in the
lab in Uni. Have a long way to go before becoming good a this, but it's
something to look forward to. Thing about having a real job is having to
be careful about responsibility (may cost me my job) and trying my best
even in the face of ah-new-graduate-doesn't-know-nuts people, as well as
take care about getting along with these same people. That's quite tiring,
sometimes i just feel like throwing them all out the window. It's "affiliated
to nus" btw, so one good thing is that i get 28 days leave, as it depends
on the degree. Funny to be talking abt this when no-one else is, but, really,
it is nice to know you have a bunch of days in your back pocket you can
whip out when you really need a break. Oh and the comp is privatising soon,
so I don't have to work saturdays anymore soon!! whoohoo! 
and it wont be affiliated to nus anymore either!
Weikai
Sun Dec 9
01:39:06 2001 GMT
Entry:
Allo allo, I'm still alive and kicking.
Been caught up with my FYP, back in school almost everyday just for it.
This isn't exactly like holidays to me (to the med pple this is an understatement
). Siwei, the career thing is getting to me also, esp when I find myself
graduating soon already... I comfort myself with
the thought of finally earning my keeps. Xinyan, how's the discovery about
the Ruth thing? Any updates? It certainly sounds shady to me...
Maybe she is starting some entreprenuerial venture...
My photo gallery has just been updated
@ http://home.pacific.net.sg/~weikai.
Changed from hypermart to this pacnet server cos this one doesn't have
any irritating popup ads. Only the gallery section is active, the rest
of the pages are not done yet
Siwei
Sat Dec 8
16:16:17 2001 GMT
Entry:
hihi...
haven't heard from alot of people in a long while.. I just realised that
one and a half weeks elapsed between xinyan's two entries....
but anyway, what are you pple back
home doing now? and the uk pple leh? hmmm.. i realised that my life is
so centred around planning for the next break... which prob isn't good...
can't believe that in another half a year, I'll be saying goodbye to long
breaks for the next 30 years of my life... darn... doesn't feel good that
I'm dreading it so much... I think it's not that I want to stay a student
forever. It's kinda fun, but there is sort of a time for everything, and
I think I do wanna get out into the real world. Still.... I'm not so sure
I'm looking forward to a career with PSC. If it were just any old job that
I take just as a stepping stone after my graduation, that'll be fine, but
the thought about having to plan out a career (as opposed to a job) isn't
really sitting very well with me now. Keep putting it off, but I guess
eventually I'll have to face it.. darn...
Xinyan
Thu Dec 6 11:02:05
2001 GMT
Entry:
Theresa, Xinlei misses you terribly
and u r to call her at this number: 97696120
Xinyan
Tue Nov 27
09:22:11 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hullo hullo! 
Haven't been in here for more than 2 months. 
Been busy trying to survive (i.e. pay off the room rent plus stacks of
bills plus have enough money left over to eat at least 1 meal a day). 
Looks like I missed out on quite a lot here. Theresa, I thought you were
in Germany or something? How come you're back here? For those of you who
know Wensi, she's probably going to teach rgs gep full time. Exciting isn't
it? I can't imagine a nicer job ('cept be paid tons of money to play comp
games). All I know about the xbox is that
investors of microsoft are not happy coz the launch of xbox is going to
cost them short term profit margin. Apparently other MS products like software
cost very little to make. Something like the overall proft margin's going
to go down from 88% to 83% coz of the xbox. Like the Rosyth boys used to
say: "Big fat hairy deal." Talking about $$$, look what Ruth posted on
the ntu public folder:
"Dear all,
If you are looking to start your own business, have drive, are open-minded or just want to know more people, drop me an email at s7902048f@ntu.edu.sg.
My contact no. is 97942467. This could be your stepping stone to greater opportunities.
Regards,
Ruth"
Sounds shady doesn't it? :suspect.
I'm going to ask her about it. 
Weikai
Mon Nov 26
16:21:35 2001 GMT
Entry:
Thanks Siwei, these pics are originals
and they are not cropped, merely resized. I used a closeup +4 filter and
full zoom to get close to the dragonfly. Here are 2 more pics!
Siwei
Mon Nov 26
03:36:29 2001 GMT
Entry:
wow, weikai.. that was a pretty amazing
shot...
I like the top one better, though..
I think cropping the photo makes it more interesting... actually, did you
take the photo and then crop it digitally, or did you just take the second
one with a higher zoom?
Weikai
Sat Nov 24
11:18:38 2001 GMT
Entry:
Yes we gotta meet up....HQ, you organise!
Here are a couple of pics from my
latest photoshoot at the botanical gardens. Any comments welcome!
Huaquan
Sat Nov 24 04:50:13
2001 GMT
Entry:
Heyo! haf the NUS pple all finished
their exams? We gotta meet up noe! havent seen the spore pple in ages...
prob is tt we gotta wait for jeremy to come back frm visiting his ger...
in abt a week's time... haf dinner or sth k?
Weikai
Fri Nov 23
14:48:43 2001 GMT
Entry:
I am DONE with my second last
exams in NUS! Will be going on a shooting spree (amidst doing my FYP),
get ready for influx of pictures!!
Siwei
Wed Nov 21
04:29:39 2001 GMT
Entry:
hey, it's me again. =)
I realise that it's almost noon time
back home and whoever's having exams will probably have had them by now,
but if not, good luck you guys. =) Hang in there for the last bit and then
you can go out and play.
I'm still doing those damned papers.........
oh... btw... first snowfall in Ithaca today. At 2:51pm. =) I was just doing my work at my desk in front of the room window, I looked up for a second, then turned to look at my computer screen and when I turned back again, there was a flurry of white streaming by. Was so surprised... oh well.. I guess winter is finally making its appearance. Was kinda hoping that it'd hold out for longer. But it only lasted for maybe 10 minutes.. I hope it doesn't snow over thanksgiving, though. I'd feel pretty bummed.....
Siwei
Tue Nov 20
16:46:32 2001 GMT
Entry:
weird people. =)
well.. I have two papers due (technically in one and a half hours), but I don't quite see myself finishing them... oops... well.. I think I'll finish the first one.
came back from a competition on monday early morning and spent a large part of monday just recovering from the weekend and the 9+ hour drive. tired tired tired..
but first time I drove long distance....
feels good..
Jeremy
Tue Nov 20
14:28:37 2001 GMT
Entry:
Yo, these are Jeremy and Joshua here...
Josh is bunking over in my room. We're all ready for an orgy tonight..
Of course, it can't get too exciting, coz of the orgy that's awaiting us
tomorrow... In the exam hall that is.. Josh is trying to mug... but well..
I'm here... bumming away, and altogether demoralizing him..
Studying too hard really turns your
brain into mush. Josh goes "Oh do me a favour will ya. Get me a copy of
Sarah's moves..." Apparently, while its supposed to be only Personal Financial
Planning going on in his head right now, I see that Virtua Fighter 4 has
sneaked its way in between his ears... Haiyah! As for me... I'm enjoying
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody on my comp!... Let me go!.. We will not let you
go!.. Mama mia let me go!!
Haoyang
Mon Nov 19
07:34:31 2001 GMT
Entry:
I am now an officially qualified
driver. no big deal rite? well, after 3 basic theory and 2 advanced theory
tests, over 40 hours of practical lessons and 2 bloody years later, it
is a big deal. I felt like i ORDed again in some way.
but too bad, no car of my own to drive (yet...)so gotta snitch my dad's whenever i can. but it's a great feeling to be behind the wheel. Yay!
today i managed to get some comments
from Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at some JC quiz launch. He's in the limelight
now, because he's accomplished so much in his CV at such a young age of
40.
MP and CEO of SGH, President's Scholar
and Prez of NUS Union during his days, this guy's a high flyer. Pretty
handsome too, like a young PAP posterboy.
anyway, how are you guys coping with the exams now? still in the heat of them? we absolutely have to meet up aftr all the papers and "finals" for those overseas ok? it's been a long time.
Weikai
Sat Nov
17 02:09:21 2001 GMT
Entry:
I haven't even been playing on my
PS! Haven't read enough on XBox to comment...sorry pal
But seems like you are enjoying your internship. Sounds fun huh, especially the unlimited food from the pantry, think someone told me about it before. Was it one of us?
Jason
Thu Nov 15 18:44:04
2001 GMT
Entry:
hmm.. Haoyang, you asked the wrong
guy...
i know nothing about xbox and ps2...
i'm still stuck with my atari =)
Haoyang
Thu Nov 15
14:42:29 2001 GMT
Entry:
well
it doesn't feel too much like the
shang ban yi zhu
first of all i start work at 10,
a little later is not a problem too.
i can wear jeans and sneakers to
work unless i'm to attend some function. Get free lunches at press conferences.
write an average of a story a day...which usually is done by 4 plus pm,
leaving me with 2 hours to surf the net, read the latest papers and magazines
and drink lotsa tea and coffee and snacks from the pantry.
and today after i covered some launch,
i managed to sneak in a round of arcade games and shopping before coming
back to write the story.
my friend got treated like a princess
and got heaped on tonnes of bak kua at a tasting event. she's also covering
the press conference on WANG LEE HOM tomorrow! lotsa freebies here and
there...
so it's not all that bad i'd say...
Siwei
Thu Nov 15
06:46:23 2001 GMT
Entry:
hmm.. haoyang.. looks like you really
like your internship, huh? good good.. =) How does it feel to be part of
the shang4 ban1 zhi1 zu2? =)
Haoyang
Thu Nov 15
05:59:01 2001 GMT
Entry:
went to cover an official launch
today of the singapore statutes online. it feels good to be able to dress
casually and attend all these functions where they all dress stuffily in
ties and suits.
i've been thrown in the deep end
today and i was struggling to get in questions especially with all the
more experienced journalists from other places around me....but it's quite
satisfying so far...i can't wait to have my first byline..!
just asking around the guys...anyone
interested in co-owning a PS2?
i've been seriously considering getting
one coz it's also a DVD player but am still waiting for the launch of the
Xbox before i decide.
Weikai and Jason, any opinions on
the Xbox and PS2?
Haoyang
Mon Nov 12
10:11:37 2001 GMT
Entry:
hullo...
i'm typing this at MediaCorp Press
which publishes Today.
yep, i'm working there as an intern
and today is my first day.
it's been a slow and dry day, nothing
much to do all day except to call up some gov. agencies for some quotes.
haven't been thrown in the deep end
yet.
i hope to see some real action soon.
how are u guys doing?
exams coming up?
all the best and good luck!
Joshua
Fri Nov
2 04:28:19 2001 GMT
Entry:
Yes HQ there are people in Singapore
who are reading this. They're just not as horribly bright and cheerful
as those who have finished their exams. 
Penny
Thu Nov
1 23:42:22 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hi, I'll be around in London from
Dec 24, so do come visit!
Alvin
Thu Nov 1
12:56:30 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hi! I'll be ard from Christmas Day
onwards so just get in touch with Penny and I if you decide to come to
London. I'm not sure where Christina is right now.
Huaquan
Wed Oct 31
16:37:38 2001 GMT
Entry:
sorries guyz... sth cropped up...
not free on mon liaoz... can we meet up on thurs then? (if anybody in spore
is reading this at all) =P
Siwei
Wed Oct 31
06:55:10 2001 GMT
Entry:
erm.. jokes aren't funny when you
have to explain them.. but here goes.. =) weird is supposed to be spelt
with an "ei" instead of an "ie"... so "Weird" spelt as "wierd" is in fact
weird.
anyway.. maybe that wasn't so funny
after all... whatever.. =)
Chunda
Wed Oct 31
05:44:57 2001 GMT
Entry:
oh there's an STA offer for about
190 bucks pre taxes to london, via continental. the offer is for return
ticks ( 2 way) 26th Dec and beyond so if anyone's interested can make plans
to hang out together over there.
Marvin wants to come over? goodgood... i'll be stuck in philly studying for my "midterms" (pseudo finals for professors who are too lazy to work after the regular sem ends...) Lemme know if it materializes, thks.
Jason
Tue Oct 30 21:22:03
2001 GMT
Entry:
Siwei: Are you referring to the one
during login? I can't figure out what the error is. and I was just looking
at the visitor stats at the bottom of the page when I found the link from
the search page. What's wIErd?
Had an interesting lecture today when the professor wore a black cloak into class and started throwing/kicking sweets around (cos tomorrow is Halloween). I couldn't catch any of those but I grab one on the way out after lecture :Þ
Isn't it so coincidental that oct 31 = dec 25?
Siwei
Tue Oct 30
17:45:41 2001 GMT
Entry:
why do I keep getting this error
message "Runtime error has occured. Do you wish to debug?" ?
Siwei
Tue Oct 30
17:44:52 2001 GMT
Entry:
no what, penny... if you say the
full name, the surname will come first, but then if you have initials,
isn't it usually the initials first then the surname? when you were in
NCC, wasn't your name tag like that too?
anyway... my finals (my one and only
sit-down final, in fact..
Jason
Tue Oct 30 13:20:32
2001 GMT
Entry:
I have no plan yet. My exams end
on 21st Dec.
Chunda
Tue Oct 30
08:05:53 2001 GMT
Entry:
Would the UK people still be ard
over christmas and new year...? I'm thinking of coming over around the
20th-26th and coming back on the 5-7th... Do the Cornellians have any winter
plans already?
Penny
Tue Oct 30 00:56:48
2001 GMT
Entry:
Hey Huaquan, why you say S.J. Chee?
Should be Chee S.J. lah.. only ang mohs put surnames last...
Huaquan
Tue Oct 30
00:14:04 2001 GMT
Entry:
I'm here I'm here!! juz finished
my exams yesterday... was suppose to go sentosa with my sch/faculty frenz
todae... but the girls tua us last min...=( but then again, i'm feeling
a little under the weather anywayz. have bee avidly following the elections
news... more for entertainment than anything else. with the likes of s.j.
chee... itz no wonder therez never a decent oppo...=P (then again the decent
usually *disappear* somehow) plus itz pretty damn obvious that the media
favours the PAP... the oppo pple never get to finish wat they are saying
on TV one...=P now tt my hols are here... letz go out! havent met up for
a long time noe!! how abt next monday Nov 5? mebbe lunch then go catch
a movie or sth? those who are on can sms, email or leave a msg here k!
(PS: btw... anyone got part-time job lobangs? share leh...=P)
Siwei
Mon Oct 29
19:52:16 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hrm... first things first.. Jason
.. what on earth were you doing running a random search like that. Second,
yes it's really weird that our webpage came up as the first hit, esp since
(1) there are plenty of other news pages that should contain that phrase
(2)that wasn't even the exact phrasing that I used (3) the entry that came
up on the search page wasn't even the one that contained that phrase...
Wierd (yes.. with an "ie") =P
how come no one else writes in here
anymore? Must just be the people like Jason
and me who don't get enough of a life outside of the computer...
Jason
Sun Oct 28 07:15:25
2001 GMT
Entry:
erm... guys, try searching "photos
from the people that jumped from the wtc " from http://search.msn.com/
and see what you get.
Interesting results... what a weird
search phrase.
Siwei
Fri Oct 26
05:30:27 2001 GMT
Entry:
Jason
Fri Oct 26 04:33:33
2001 GMT
Entry:
i'm in my room 
Siwei
Fri Oct 26
04:22:06 2001 GMT
Entry:
where is everybody?
Siwei
Tue Oct 23
20:27:06 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hmph ! First time that we can vote
and yet we can't... *sigh*. Although I'm not sure that I would have been
able to travel all the way to DC in the middle of the school term just
to vote, anyway..
Still, I think that it was just a
little too convenient for them to call it off.
Did you guys read the article about
there being no lunch time rallies cause of security fears? Personally,
I think it's all rubbish.
Jason
Mon Oct 22 20:43:47
2001 GMT
Entry:
Penny, I don't think you need to
inform anyone. The elections department will strike your name off the register
if you don't vote, then you have to get your name back on the list by giving
them the reason.
Penny
Mon Oct 22 17:27:35
2001 GMT
Entry:
Does anyone know if we need to inform
somebody if we're not in Singapore on polling day?
Huaquan
Sun Oct 21 02:53:21
2001 GMT
Entry:
Having 'finals' now... tho we juz
call them semestral exams..=P wld really like to vote... but then since
i hap to reside in the AMK GRC... there really isn't much chance...=( I've
onli had one paper... still got 3 more to go... =( just recently started
playing Max Payne. It's a GREAT game! guyz go get it k!! the bullet-time
thing is really cool for re-enacting John woo like scenes...=P (now u noe
y i dun go home during exams...=P) any of the overseas pple coming back
this hols? am still undecided on how i'm gonna spend my hols... tempted
to go free and easy... but as the weight of the world is starting feel
heavier and heavier... its amazing.. the news is finally beginning to seem
impt... as with the economics of my life and my future...=P so am feeling
the need to get of my butt down to some practical work... hiaz... see how
aft exams i guess...
Jason
Sat Oct 20 02:57:01
2001 GMT
Entry:
arghh.... how's everybody doing?
ntu pple having finals now? gd luck guys.
i wonder who will get to vote for
this coming election... i know i definitely won't.
Weikai
Sun Oct 14
18:31:40 2001 GMT
Entry:
more pictures, yet again. This time
from Jurong Bird Park.
http://weikai.hypermart.net
Weikai
Thu Oct 11
19:26:00 2001 GMT
Entry:
More pics updated on my website,
please visit if it interests you. Click on
Trigger Happy, then Scenes or Subjects.
Siwei
Mon Oct 8
01:53:09 2001 GMT
Entry:
hihi... =)
I'm presently at my roommate's house
in Long Island, NY. Had so much fun over the past two days... her parents
are really nice and funny. Even just sitting around the house and talking
is so fun. =) And we went to the beach at the eastern tip of Long Island
and blah, got a pumkin at the pumpkin patch for halloween and whatnot....
it's amazing that even after three years of staying here in the US, I'm
so uninitiated into the US culture.. so interesting to see the other side.
=) And then we made a fire in the fireplace, sat on the rug in front of
it and toasted marshmallows -- it's like the usual stuff that I always
read about but never did.. so cool.. =PP I'm leaving for the city tomorrow
to visit a friend of hers who's studying in Columbia... and then after
that, it's back to Cornell for us *sigh*.. this was such a wonderful vacation
I really don't want it to end.. oh well.. at least we still have one and
a half days more. =)
I'll put up some photos once I get
them developed and scanned... I hope that you guys are all doing well wherever
you are.. =) Weikai... I should learn from you and make a homepage. Been
wanting to do that forever, but never got down to doing it cause I don't
know where to start but everytime I see yours (or anyone else's for that
matter), I'm always inspired.. =) Must figure out how to do the graphics,
though.. =) oklah.. will write another time. take care, people.. =)
Weikai
Sun Oct 7
14:48:23 2001 GMT
Entry:
Not much money left...esp after I
got the camera. Nope it's not 1.5k...if I have that kind of money to spare
I would have gotten Canon G2, or Canon Pro90is.
Those are really good.
I'm not into video...only got a Sharp
Videocam...non-digital. Find it too much of a hassle to shoot videos cos
you got to make everything coherent, and have to do editing. That's where
the fun lies actually but I don't think I'll enjoy it
Mass comm students like you would like it.
Haoyang
Sat Oct 6
16:55:29 2001 GMT
Entry:
yo weikai....u poor little rich boy....too
much disposable income floating around in times of economic crisis eh?....anyway
how much does your CAMEDIA cost? looks quite expensive...lemme guess...about
1.5k?
this semester i've been doing alot of videos and it really got me thinking about buying a DV cam ....but finances are really tight...might have to pay installment... sigh... u into video too?
and i wonder how are the rest doing?....haven't heard from you pple in a while too....
it's good that we're disruptees now...the SAF's been on high alert and now somemore activated to be jaga....
Weikai
Sat Oct 6
13:14:41 2001 GMT
Entry:
Haha Jason...you and your tan...
BTW guys my Canon A20 is sold! Thanks to those who expressed interests. I bought a new camera, Olympus C-700UZ! Read about it at my website.
Jason
Fri Oct 5 22:43:51
2001 GMT
Entry:
hallo everyone. yep, i am finally
back in action = ) was busy with my work over the past fortnight. guess
everyone is just as busy.
i'm taking sailing for PE now and
it has been fun trying to sail in a lake (+ some swimming... after my boat
capsized). I've found that I have absolutely no sense of direction in water
because the boat will always go the opposite direction I want it to be
Controlling the rudder is counter-intuitive
to me. I believe it will be nicer to do it in Singapore where the weather
is a bit warmer... the sun here is pathetic and i can't get a tan...
Weikai
Wed Oct 3
01:31:55 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hey Theresa, glad u like my photos.
Are you sure your teachers have fond memories of you all?
I'm going to Lelong again: Selling
my Canon A20 for $510, and just $600 with the 128mb CF card. It's a rock-bottom
price!
Theresa
Tue Oct
2 12:51:12 2001 GMT
Entry:
hi guys. Weikai i really like your
photos. I have just a mediocre camera, but a GOOD autofocus one, and I'm
always balancing it on window ledges / car tops / anything stationary in
order to catch night-time images without the flash. Am currently relief
teaching at rgs, and discovering I like it a lot. What a terrible lot of
people we were then! Brings back old memories of speaking in rhyme to every
single teacher just cos it was so amusing (to us), or having haircuts in
the classroom. Most are sweet, while some are a real pain (constantly fixing
me with a 'what-the-hell-is-she-talking-about kind of stare just to unnerve
me). In the meantime, I'm looking for a research job at one of the biomed
places. By the way, for those who shared the same teachers as me, we are
still fondly remembered. Amazing.
Weikai
Mon Oct 1 01:11:35
2001 GMT
Entry:
Conv still as quiet as ever 
Anyway I've updated my website
with more photos. If you like flowers, maybe you'll like to take a look.
Siwei thanks for signing my guestbook, your entry makes up half of it!
Btw guys I'm selling my Canon A20
digital camera. 2 mths old in excellent condition (selling becos I want
to upgrade). $560 for the camera, and $650 for the camera and 128mb CF
card. If you've got friends who may be interested, let me know ok? Thanks
:)
Weikai
Wed Sep 26
15:42:38 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hi I've been OOA for sometime too,
same excuse, been really busy with school stuffs. Final year already
so got my final year project and also a design project to worry about,
not mentioning the assignments and exams coming up. Sometimes I really
wish I'd graduate soon and get out of all this shit but I know I don't
really mean that cos there's more shit outside waiting for me.
Siwei, for the last modified thing, I don't think you need javascript. Microsoft Frontpage has this option to add that in. Everytime you edit and save the page the date gets updated automatically. The catch is, of course, that you have to edit and save your page in Frontpage.
I've been taking some photos around
Singapore. Please visit my
website and give comment yar! Thanks
Huaquan
Fri Sep 21 12:58:32
2001 GMT
Entry:
Hihi... am still very much alive
=P somewat bogged down by the final reports/assignmts of this semester...
but surviving i guess... especially since the exams are juz round the corner...
less than 30 days to my exams!!! would love to go go-karting... but am
unfortunately dead broke... for this wk anywayz... hope everyone is well
=)
Ruth
Fri Sep 21
08:28:11 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hey, anyone (I mean, those in S'pore)
wanna go gokarting this Sunday afternoon? I've never tried it before! Reply
quick!
Siwei
Fri Sep 21 05:22:11
2001 GMT
Entry:
oh.. another thing. I have a question
for those people who know webpage stuff... you know how webpages have this
"last modified" thingy at the bottom of a page? how do I insert that, and
make it update itself automatically? (as in, everytime I save a page, it
will automatically insert in the proper date and time). I'd preferably
want to have it in the format "September 20, 2001. 8:15 pm"
I suppose I need to insert some javascript
code, right? do any of you know the code for that? Or know where I can
find it?
thanks... =)
Siwei
Fri Sep 21 05:18:08
2001 GMT
Entry:
The conv's been awfully quiet these
days. No one has written for over a week. Hmmm... So how's everyone? Still
alive, or dying under the weight of work and all. Chris... you've started
work already, right? How is it? The first among us to really start a career,
huh? =P Theresa? Haven't heard from you in a long while either. Med school
people? How are the clinics coming along? NTU/NUS people should be more
than halfway into the school year already, right? Hmm... and UK people
haven't even started... *grrr*.. =P
Anyway... school over here is really
starting to weigh me down -- thinking of dropping one of my 5 classes,
mainly cause i can't understand the lecturer at all.. he's some guy in
the government department, with a strong southern accent and who mumbles.
Thing is that I think the subject matter is potentially very interesting,
but then everytime he starts talking, the end of his sentence always degenrates
into mumbling, and I can't catch what he's saying. And it doesn't help
that I always go for that class 5 minutes late cause I have badminton before
that, so I don't even know what the general topic for that day is. Oh..
speaking of badminton... Marvin's in the same badminton class as I am --
it's supposed to be some intermediate badminton class, and a lot of the
people in there are actually quite good. Quite a challenge to play with
them, but then the problem is that I always get thrashed, and I don't really
learn anything cause the silly teacher doesn't really teach -- she just
walks around. Marvin says that's why the class is free.. *sigh* oh well..
eh.. someone write something leh.
I check this place everyday and there's never anything new
Ruth
Thu Sep 13
16:39:45 2001 GMT
Entry:
yeah... it's really news tis time.
I was quite indifferent when my friend told me about it over icq. But after
seeing all the pictures and reading the reports it does sound scary. I
know it's weird saying this but somehow i feel lucky being in Newpaper
at tis time. Got the chance to see how the reporters work and different
ways to angle the story. Its really a world of difference compared to some
of the no-brainer stories i do sometimes. And this brings to my mind tat
life is unpredictable. Make the best of everyday!
Xinyan
Thu Sep 13
10:11:59 2001 GMT
Entry:
The people jumped out not because
the building was collapsing but because the room was exploding in a ball
of fire. With that kind of temperature, things combust on their own and
they probably jumped out without thinking. Also they might have been thrown
out by the force of the explosion.
Yeah it's big news, it's all the media over here can talk about. I feel the same way as Siwei, as long as my friends are all right, it's just like another news event. Plus the death toll wasn't as high as previously thought. Instead of 50k, it's more like 1200 or something. I can't help feeling worried though, like I don't know. WWI was also sparked by a terrorist act, so... Anyway I hope something happens to the Taliban because of this, whether or not they were responsible. They're scum. Yeah I know, I'm bad.
Shiyin
Thu Sep 13
04:59:57 2001 GMT
Entry:
Good to know u are all ok there ...
I was watching ChannelNews Asia and they showing the image of the plane
crashing into the towers and the collapsing .. and also the 2 guys falling
from the building .. that was quite eerie ...
Was thinking about all of u there
and luckily none of u are in New York ...
Huaquan
Thu Sep 13 01:19:23
2001 GMT
Entry:
am real glad to hear that everyone's
alrite... stay away frm them famous monuments k... =P but seriously, take
care k?
Siwei
Wed Sep 12 05:52:43
2001 GMT
Entry:
come to think of it.. I htink it's
cause I haven't watched it on the TV news, only heard it on the radio...
so I haven't seen horrific footage of people trying to jump out of the
high floors of the WTC building, thinking that it'll be better than staying
in a collapsing building..
power of television footage..
Siwei
Wed Sep 12 05:49:24
2001 GMT
Entry:
yeah... I was actually surprised
when my parents called to find out if I was ok... cause NYC is 5 hours
away... and I didn't think terrorists were too likely to come knocking
on COrnell's door... but whatever. It was quite a big thing on campus,
with activities being cancelled and all (cause alot of people here have
relatives and friends in the city), with support groups and stuff being
formed... which is good.. but honestly, I'm feeling rather... erm.. removed
from all this, which makes me feel weird, cause all these people around
me are getting all weepy and emotional, even if they don't know people
there in the city, and they're making it sound as if... in the light of
the event, it's not right to do anything in your normal routine or even
think about anything else other than the attack. Maybe it sounds selfish,
but I don't know anyone there. It's a big tragedy, and I'm really disgusted
at the terrorists, but I'm not really thinking of the incident in terms
of anything other than a news event. My housemate (she's with SPH) was
saying that it's probably going to be the biggest news event of the year.
Sad how the biggest news events are always tragedies, isn't it?
Jason
Wed Sep 12 02:21:04
2001 GMT
Entry:
I guess we are all fine here. Just
shaken by the happenings.
Chunda
Tue Sep 11
17:46:10 2001 GMT
Entry:
Jason, Marvin, Siwei: are you alright?
Nobody sneaked down to NY right?
Alvin
Tue Sep 11
17:23:44 2001 GMT
Entry:
Hi I'm looking at the news too...
Quite shocking
Xinyan
Tue Sep 11
15:12:27 2001 GMT
Entry:
Did you people hear about the terrorist
attacks on America? Is everyone over there alright?
