Archive for January, 2009

Boredom manifest.

Posted 28 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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Step 1: Put your iTunes or equivalent on random.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 30 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Bold/Strike out the songs when someone guesses correctly.
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING.

1) I am wrecked, I am overblown. I’m also fed up with the common cold.

2) Got nothin’ to say anymore, there’s nothin’ new it’s all been done before

3) Birds flying high, you know how I feel

4) And so this is Christmas, what have you done?

5) I will sing you a song, I will save you a dance if you just give me a chance

6) Oh it’s time to let it go

7) Calling tears from deep inside, oh you’re so exquisite

8) Now this could only happen to a guy like me

9) Some of us get a little and some a lot

10) Sing, sing a song

11) Softly, I will leave you softly

12) 你说我像一个小孩,从来让你猜

13) He’s a stranger to some and a vision to none

14) Non so cosa sia la fedelta

15) In your mind you have capacities you know

16) It’s coming up

17) As she sits in the corner face to the floor

1 8) We sail through endless skies

19) Fed up with “made you look”

20) When you light those candles

21) I was standing all alone against the world outside

22) Rock of ages let our song praise your saving power

23) Every night I sit here by my window (window)

24) Until you crash, until you burn

25) 我唱快速的节动

26) I hate the rain and sunny weather

27) You’ve got the best of both worlds

2 8) Oh sorrow won’t you throw out

29) Nobody gonna take my car

30) Yeah here we go for the hundredth time

Common Pleasure

Posted 26 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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Since I’ve been updating the 365 Project blog so often, I find I’ve neglected this blog. So here’s a meme for you, for whoever hasn’t been tagged on Facebook or just wants to do it. Take a whack at it!

1. Put your iTunes/Napster/Zune Player/WinAmp/etc on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

4. Tag 10 or more friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got it from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
Isabel (Il Divo)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Nothing To Lose (Michael Learns To Rock)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Dangerous (My American Heart) – LOL

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Put It Behind You (Keane)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
The Ripper (The Used)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Disintegration (The Cure)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Bellissime Stelle (Andrea Bocelli) – You gotta be kidding. I don’t even understand it.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Summer Love (Frank Sinatra) – LOL of all songs.

WHAT IS 2+2?
He Can Only Hold Her (Amy Winehouse)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
The One And Only (Kenny G feat. Lee Hom) – That’s cool.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Earth To Bella (Part I) (Incubus) – That’s kinda sad leh.

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
单身情歌 (林志炫) – Ah man, damn it

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
You’re Beautiful (Instrumental) (Kenny G) – This is kinda cool? I guess.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
One Step Closer (Linkin Park) – Everything you say to me takes me one step closer to the edge and I’m about to break!

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Love Walked In (Frank Sinatra) – Awwwww that’s nice!

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Green Eyes (Coldplay) – Honey you are a rock, upon which I stand

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
The Best Is Yet To Come (Michael Buble) – LOL

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini (Maksim)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Devastation And Reform (Relient K) – Uh okay.

WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Runaway (Linkin Park) – Makes sense leh.

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
蛇舞 (周杰伦) – I’ll never dance again

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
December (Juke Kartel)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
I Have Friends In Holy Spaces (Panic At The Disco)

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
She’s Leaving Home (The Beatles) – LOL

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Heaven Forbid (The Fray) – LOL this one’s funny. I guess not then.

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
纽约 (南拳妈妈)

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Red Light Pledge (Silverstein) – Promise me you will be there until the red light will change. I will wait forever.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
(Want You) Back In My Life Again (The Carpenters) – Hm..

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Crazy Crazy Nights (Kiss)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Common Pleasure (Jason Mraz) – Finally a JM song! Fantastic song this one.

National Service?

Posted 21 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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A conversation I had with Charlene over SMS earlier today.

C: “Haha yeah, ns! I want to see you without your hair!”

Me: “Wah lao that’s the only thing everybody talks about. Not that you supposedly become a man, not that you’re serving your country, but that you’re gonna be bald.”

In other news, I got my dream lens yesterday. Click here to find out more.

Oh no! There’s so much work to do!

“Smart” Technology

Posted 19 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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You know how some people are self-proclaimed IT retards? Well, turns out, if you are one of these people, you’re not alone. In fact, you’re the majority.

Today when I was bored I stopped by my home page, news.bbc.co.uk (usually I just click on through instead of lingering) and an article caught my eye. See New phone features ‘baffle users’.

Okay if you’re too lazy to click and read it yourself, here’s an exerpt:

“The complexity of modern mobile phones is leaving users frustrated and angry, research suggests.

Some 61% of those interviewed in the UK and US said setting up a new handset is as challenging as moving bank accounts.”

Hm.. I reckon smart phones aren’t that smart after all, eh?

Ambition.

Posted 15 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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Ambition is great. But ambition is painful. For ambition comes wraught with failures and only possible success. But success is sweet. Success is powerful. The idea of success keeps you going. But for how long?

When will all the hard work be worth the effort? Perhaps this sem, perhaps this sem.

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Project 365

Posted 10 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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I have decided to embark on Project 365 this year. Basically what it is, is I’m gonna take one picture a day, every day for a year. Each Project 365 should start on the first day of the year, but since I missed it and only thought about the project yesterday, I shall start today, Jan 10, 2009, and end it on Jan 10, 2010.

I haven’t taken the first one yet, but I will and upload it by tonight. I’m putting everything up here.

Of course, I will still go shooting, but I will put up one other photo every day for the next year. This is my first time doing this and we’ll see how it goes aye.

Break for a while.

Posted 09 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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We submitted our Sales Promotion collaterols today. It was pretty nerve wrecking because we were almost late to hand up, but it all turned out well and I really couldn’t be happier. Or more tired.

Today I was informed that the date of my attachment. I’ll be going to Hongkong from 23rd March to 7 August. But for now, I need to bathe and sleep.

School! All over again.

Posted 05 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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So wow, school’s started again. Strangely with a one-hour long lecture today. Because all the rest were cancelled for E-learning week. But I still went to school anyway because I had nothing better to do today.

Got to playing and attempting to recreate the Twilight posters, but failed because my strobe batteries failed halfway through the shoot. But the 2 shots that I liked most are on my Flickr.

Anyway, I think I should thank y’all for responding to the shoutout post. It was really cool to see all your replies even if were just to say hi. Good way to start the year eh? But let’s move on now.

Don’t really know what it is that I’m supposed to say here, but may we all finish the sem off in style. I want to end off well and go to HK with no regrets.

Shoutout post!

Posted 01 Jan 2009 — by jotwein
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Hello there! I’ve been posting at this blog for a while now and I’ve been a little confused about the population of my readership. So since it’s the new year (and I’m assuming you’re all nice people who would help a fella out), I’d just like you to write a shoutout in the comments of this post. Do a guy a favour huh?

Btw, Happy 2009 to all of you! May it be (even) better than 2008. God bless us all.