Just got back from reunion dinner
Kinda early
But Chinese New Year this year is indeed early!





We had a super big gathering together this year
With DarDar's cousins' in-laws as well
So we had 4 families together

Now then I realised that Chinese New Year is in fact next week!
Too fast!

I'm already looking forward to next year's Chinese New Year already
Coz we're returning Hong Kong to celebrate
Cool idea heh?
Just something to make my parents happy =)

So much for the anticipated mountain biking trip
It's totally unexpected of the incidents that occurred to us

DarDar & I went to the secret pond
The water level had surprisingly decreased so much that species we used to see few months back were not there
I suspected that even freshwater habitat is seasonal
Which I only thought seasonal changes only take place in insects
Anyway
We stayed for quite some time
& then an uncle appeared

SO it isnt so much of a secret pond afterall
We encountered a stranger!

While on the way across this vast green land
DarDar sped in front of me while I was lazily pushing my lousy bike down slope
Suddenly
I couldnt see him anywhere
I thought:"wah crazy, cycle so fast pang seh me"
Then I continued to head forward
& saw his hair behind a 'hump'
"Idiot, wanna play hide-&-seek with me"
When I went closer
I realised he actually fell down

He was lying on the grass patch
Looking as if he's in pain
He described his 2 seconds of terror
"Just now zoom down the slope & did air stunt but didnt notice that the hump was so high & my bike went nose-down first. My clipper shoes couldnt get out of the clips, cant escape from the bike. So in the end, whole body landed together with the bike"

I looked back
The hump was indeed very high
Almost 1m or so
Then I said"Who ask you fly? Who's gonna give you air points? You never see I pushing so slowly?"
He laughed

His ankle got cut
His bike chain out of the gear
His specs & cap flew off
Shoulder bruised
Drama

Anyway he was still ok to cycle the rest of the journey
After our lunch at Bt Timah hawker centre
We went to Rodalink
We encountered the same group of cyclists who witnessed DarDar did his air stunts

DarDar & I gave way to them
& I hid behind the large poster box that's always next to the bus stop
But I didnt realised behind still got 5 more cyclists
So one of them crashed into me
Luckily he braked hard enough
& our tyres kissed

Oh no
My bike is no longer a virgin

DarDar & I agreed that today isnt a good day to cycle
Incidents happened to both of us
Sigh
Wonder what's wrong
But now at least both of us are fine
=\

I am happy
My report had finally completed
I'm only expecting further amendments which I wont be grumbling too much about it
Coz at least the main components are up!
=)

At this preliminary stage
I would like to thank whoever that had been with me for the past 3 months
Thank you everyone for the support
Thank you to those who'd answered my doubts
Thank you to those who shared their results with me
Thank you to those who learn with me

I pray to Guan Yin Niang Niang for you, ok?

& now I can enjoy my Chinese New Year without much worries
Yeah~

Cant wait to go mountain-biking on Saturday at Bt Timah & take nice jungle shoots using my Holga. Heehee

I was reading this paper on proteomics on mussels
which they collected tissue samples from the foot of the mussels

After 30 mins of reading
I felt so retarded to only realise what they have been describing
They collected tissue sample from the FOOT of the mussels

Err... mussels have foot?

Yes they have!

In fact they can move too!
I've seen so many of them sticking onto rock surface with their threads
Never did I know that they are mobile

Now
What else have I not know?

My 1st lomographic photo collection by Frogeye

I'm going to sleep now
& it seems like the birds just woke up

Slacked over the weekend
Never do my report =(
Not very good
But also very tired coz we were running about in JB
Woke up at 4am this morning
DarDar's sis is off to London for her studies today

& then went Bugis for my lomo films
Collected my latest camera purchase
My new baby - Holga K200 (nick: K-仔; meaning: ketamine)

Cant wait to see how my 1st cross-processed photos will look like

Having spent 2 years next to Gillman Village during our SAJC times
Today is our first time dining in this beautiful place





We wanted the hut initially
But it required $200 minimum expenses
So we quickly just sat on it & took pictures
LOL

We strolled around the place to take a look
Really beautiful
It's like... We were in Bali! >_<


Cant stop eyeing on the hut






Villa Bali was damn rowdy
Some company was actually having their D&D there (WOW!!)
& another company is having their new year party
Playing games & having lucky draw so loudly that we think we shouldnt lose out too
In fact
We were having our Xmas gathering (yes, it's been weeks over)
Tada!

We also got presents ok!

It was a nice meal
We strolled our way out to the main road







Suddenly
I feel that this place is so cool
Much cooler than Dempsey Road
& damn, am I stupid to find out NOW?!

I will definitely be back....
For my $200 hut

Crazy
A new word I describe myself
Had been so crazy about cameras lately
& I just bought a wide angle (aka fisheye) jelly lens after much hesitation
Although it is only SGD$6.95

I played with it the moment I reached home








It appeared to me that the jelly lens was too small for my camera
& thus the circular shadow around the image
Effect wasnt that prominent as well

I then tried using my mobile phone's camera





Much better!

New toy to play with for the coming New Year =)

Report amendment starts again
*roars*