Olivia Ong @ NYP

I was invited by Janette to a NYP Pal gathering and she mentioned it was after Olivia Ong's concert.
Hearing her name, I jumped at it and say, "I want tickets!!"

The first time I heard of Olivia Ong was not from the tv series theme song, but was this album I came across in "That CD Shop".
It was one of the singers placed in the same genre as Corrinne May, one of my favourite Singer.
And my favourite song from that album was "Sometimes when we touch".

Her crisp, refreshing, yet creamy voice made an impression with my ears.

I wanted to find out what she looks like and so I made a trip back to Alma mater to see her.

One privilege as a NYP student was that we were given opportunity to really shine in the area where we do best, even it was not exactly in the academic side. And NYP to me was truly a home. Especially now being a working adult and studying uni night school, this small solitude is very precious to me.
Of course, we as alumnus, always deserved the best. I had front row seats, smacked in the centre.
Talking about VIP status!

She sang 9 songs from her new album, with two guitarists doing unplugged; and with the host being Dennis Zhou Chongqing, the concert was a very good one. She even sang the Mandarin song from our local drama OST, which to my knowledge from my friend Zhiyong, who seen her back in Taiwan (he's studying in Taiwan and came home to Singapore and also went with me to this very concert) she didn't even sing mandarin songs in Taiwan.
Cool~

I of course, took the chance to get my
album signed by the singer herself, and say so, I must admit that I am getting rusty on this whole meet your idol autograph session thingy.

It was eons ago when I did that back during my school days.
I of course managed to take a photo with her and Zhiyong backstage (another privilege of being a NYP Pal "Baby".. Ha!)


All and all, good music is always appreciated. And I always love it when a local artist make it internationally, and that shows that dreams can come true, and working towards your dreams, makes me truly proud to be a Singaporean too.

Mysterious moths

For the past few weeks, since the day mum and dad went to Genting Highland for a vacation trip, I was visited by moths of different sizes almost every other night.

For the 2 nights they were away, I was visited by one medium size moth. The days after they were back, every other night I have moths in my room. They either "parked" themselves on my curtains or on the trunking case on the wall closer to the ceiling. There was even one that park itself underneath my bed.

Sometimes, I have no idea they are there and when I made sudden movements, they flew out from nowhere.
The weirdest part was that, most of the moths disappear the next day, or rather once I fell asleep. The point is, my room is enclosed. My windows are closed, only my room door is opened throughout the day, but when it's night, I close my door and turn on the air-con.

I still couldn't find them.
I just hope that by when I start to spring clean, I don't see moth corpses lying everywhere in my room.

In the Chinese point of view, moths signifies a dead relative visiting. And being so many times now, I wonder who actually visited me. The part that, they are parked in my room and I'm changing clothes in it, kinda creeps me out to think that they are there staring back at me. Geez.

I know so far, based on my own feelings...
Lucky and Boss did visit me.. they are the 2 small moths that flutter together, seems to be telling me they both are fine. (Lucky was my best friend's dog who passed on, and Boss was my cousin's dog who had passed on)
The rest of the medium size ones? I seriously have no idea. I have so many dead relatives and 2 friends who passed on, I seriously have no idea who's who.

Oh well, if they ever know I'm trying to figure out who's who, FYI, please tell me in my dreams ok? I'm not good at guessing games.

Hmm.

Pen and paper

This might sound kinda silly, but I'm starting to miss the pen and the paper pad that I have at home.
I had wrote some lyrics the other day, and I could still feel the smoothness of the writing with the pen on the paper. That feeling was totally addictive, so much so I felt intoxicated.

It's kind of silly, really. But every night I reach home to my bedroom, I see the two of them quietly sitting on the table, seducing my every nerve to open it and write. The only two things that made me stay away were tiredness and writer's block. Then again, on days where I don't feel both, I was careful, as I didn't want both the pen ink or the paper to run out.

It's just like kissing somebody, loving the feeling, but not developing it into a hot fiery kissing that will lead into sex. Haha~~

Am so dreaming out loud! But back to the point, I just feel the urge to write.
Typing is so common now, but somehow you can't feel the words right.
Feelings need to be written, so they can be evolved into something tangible for the screen.
:P

The Secret's behind closed doors...

I went to Old Chang Kee Factory last week as a NUS staff for an industrial tour with our latest batch of summer students to learn about the behind story of this famous small proud Singapore business; following the theme on a multi-cultural food experience for the summer students.

The small but modest factory hides the secret to these delicious curry puffs that are sold at their 75 outlets islandwide. In their beautiful action, filling up the pastries with yummy curry filling to kneadinng that signature weave on the crescent curry puff, it was very interesting to see them work behind the thick glass doors.

After a brief  tour and talk by the CEO, we got to eat that yummy curry puff fresh from the belt and the fryer.

:D Hee..

Sungei Buloh Trip

I'm still physically tired from this morning's trip but I have the urge to quickly blog it before I forgets.

Heart-shape leaves

Sungei Buloh wetland reserves is one of the last piece of untouched grounds of Singapore. Mangrove forest now only takes up 10% of Singapore lands and all the conservationists are keeping this part of nature alive. It has now a govt-recognised protected area, and I was glad the people up there heard us.

Sea Hibiscus on the forest floor

I've always wanted to go to Sungei Buloh natural reserves, not because it's one of the place in my home country I haven't been to, but also this place is like another world that seems to never cease to amaze me.

Heron

It's quite a shame when I realised that it was not the bird-watching season where the migratory birds would have their "pit-stop" here during the northern winter months, but being able to learn the names of some of the resident birds were a big bonus to me..

Mudskipper

Of course, I can't help but to take pictures that look funny to me thou. Like this one above.
I have the narration of him in my mind.
"Puddle." pause. "MINE!"

Mud crabs mating

Or some animal "pornography".
Steamy~

Monitor Lizard

Another one.
"I'm the King of the W-o-r-l-d!!!!"
*Sees me*
"Whatcha u looking?!?!?"

Another mudskipper

Of course there are other interesting perspectives. I love this one where the mudskipper was in shallow water and has this water rim around it and other stuff in that area.

Like I've said, this place never cease to interest me. Although I wasn't able to finish the whole park, it's one place I would definitely go back again when I have the chance and time.

Another interesting event in my life. :)