For this semester break, the gang planned for a 3 days 2 nights island getaway to Pulau Tioman. Work has been piling up like mad back in uni and this trip is definitely the best opportunity for us to de-stress and let loose!
Presenting the K16/17 archery team representatives:
No Eye See
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the worst player in the team:
Me
This is Adrian being pissed at the worst player in the team:
My points weren't even enough to be counted in the score sheet
This is my roommate taking revenge for me:
Balls-eye
Normie aims high:
Going trigger happy
Normie aims low:
Straight men do not see this as problem
Actually, these pictures weren't as funny as compared to the reactions we got from the athletes there while we were snapping these photos. Heheh. Sigh, we are hopeless a bunch. Not even an archery competition participated by state representatives and refereed by highly experienced officials could get us to put on a serious attitude, not even for a minute.
Our college team got 6th out of 10. Not bad considering we only trained for 2 weeks :)
Kinda makes you wonder what genre of music is gonna be hot for the next generation. Assuming of course, if the next generation still uses the term, "hot".
For the past two months, Eve, Wanyean and I have been planning a trip down to Singapore to watch one of the most highly anticipated music festivals in South East Asia; the Singfest 2008. Last Sunday, we went to the said event and well.... it was everything we thought it would be and more!
First up was the beautiful church singer turned pop star; Stacie Orrico! I have been listening to her 'Beautiful Awakening' album since last year so her performance that day, to me, was like a huge karaoke session. Perfect way to warm up to the event:
Stacie Orrico - Stuck On You
Right after her was Jamie Scott and The Town. This performance was alright. I only knew two of his songs which was Weeping Willow and Standing In The Rain. This is him performing his new single, Just Kiss Me:
Jamie Scott - Just Kiss Me
After Jamie Scott performed his last song, the crowd started moving forward. We knew someone big was gonna perform up next but we didn't know who! After 10 minutes of waiting, wouldn't you know it, One Republic appeared. The crowd went understandably crazy!
One Republic - Stop And Stare
Now we thought that after One Republic, the crowd was gonna back off a bit. Boy were we wrong :( Things got even more packed in front after that because Panic At The Disco was performing next!!
Panic At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedy
Ok by now, we were already perspiring like mad but this time, it was OUR turn to push further up in front! All because JASON MRAZ IS UP NEXT!! It took his crew so damn long to set up his instruments, about 20 minutes. But all that patience was worth it when he finally appeared on stage!
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
He was undoubtedly the top act of Singfest 2008. His charismatic performance got the ENTIRE field to sing and dance! (and maybe steal things, heeeee) Next up was Rick Astley. You could actually see the crowd go, "Rick, who?" and proceed to use his time slot as dinner time. We too, gave up our front row spots to grab a bite.
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
*Burp* After dinner Rick Astley, we came back only to find that the crowd are already packed like sardines in the middle. There was no way we could go back to our original spots so we downgraded and took a place somewhere at the sides. Apparently, the crowd was all hyped up for the next hot act, The Pussycat Dolls!
Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up
My nose almost bled. Coming up after the PCD was the main act of the night, Ms. Keys herself. Problem was, she took TOO long to set up her instruments! By the time she appeared on stage, we were so tired that we just left the show midway. Anyway, here's one of her songs that she performed that night:
Alicia Keys - No One
Although we were pretty worn out (been shaking booty and singing our lungs out for 11 hours straight), we were still very much smiling and humming tunes by Jason Mraz on the way back to the car. It was a really, really good day.
Having good company helped too :D More pictures over here.
Today we decided that after class, we were going straight to the archery range to practice. Not wanting to make another trip back home, we packed the arrows and the huge bow into my car, parked it at the faculty and went for classes.
When we came back, this is what we found stuck to the windshield of my car.
Some explanation: - lampu biru = when my car is parked, a blue LED light on my dashboard will blink. - Kim Heng = my roommate. - SMP =wanyean's course code.
Looks like their lecturers aren't giving them enough homework.
I decided to tryout for my hostel's archery team, just because Adrian was chosen as team captain. Apparently, he got selected because he has the flashiest cell number in the entire hostel (his number ends with 003). Kinda shows how popular this sport is in our uni.
I have never touched a bow prior to this so the 'tryout' actually feels more like 'training' to me. While most of the guys who were trying out are hitting the targets effortlessly, I'm having trouble trying to get even a single arrow onto the board (note: i said board, not the target)
My shots were pretty far off target. So much so that whenever it was my turn to shoot, some participants are seen moving running away from the sidelines :( Still, it's all in good fun :D
I recently got infected with Conjuctivitis. Could be the dirty bed sheets, I don't know, but one thing I do know is that my eyes are feeling mighty itchy right now. But it's kinda cool in a way because with my both my eyes really red right now, I kinda feel like a superhero. You know, like Cyclops, with the power to vaporise villains!
But of course, I have to preserve this blog's originality. Presenting my own brand of superhero, The Contagious Pink-Eyed Sewjin, with the power to infect villians!
I have always been a fan of jazz songs ever since I first heard of Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. It was later on that I developed a liking for the more contemporary jazz singers such as Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Michael Buble & Renee Olstead. The last two are more of cover musicians but they both never fail to bring a certain freshness to jazz classics.
Yesterday, I had one of my all time dreams fulfilled; I attended my first ever jazz music concert! How was it, some of you may ask. Well..
I sorta learned that there's this huge difference between jazz songs and jazz music. Jazz songs are accompanied by vocals, which is what I thought the concert that night was all about. Instead, I got a hefty dose of jazz music which was a brand of jazz that was purely instrumental and nauseously repetitive.
Some members of the audience even took a nap! Come to think of it, it's pretty fun to watch. They'll be napping throughout an entire number but as soon as the band finishes playing, they would quickly awake from their slumber to give a round of applause.
But with all that said, the band (David Gomes & The Sextet) was pretty good. I mean I would gladly attend another jazz concert.. maybe in another year.. or two.
Oh, and it helps to have a friend to make fun of the band with :D
