JAPAN!!!!

Finally, the time has come... For me to fly to Japan!!!

Or should I say, go back to Japan?

Sometimes I kind of feel that's where I belong...

But at the same time, I'm kinda feeling nervous too, because I've never been there for so long already....

I wonder if things are still the same...

I wonder if I'll get used to Japanese people surrounding me...

But I guess no worries. As long as I enjoy the trip, it's ok!

Gotta fly now~

CNY Party at SWA

It was Rengo! Seems like they had this last year also. 4 teams, 5 people in each team. It's pretty hard to win this kind of game, and unless the average strength is very different, I must say it depends a lot on luck...

Our team VS KLS team



James team VS YLS team





Our team VS James team

In the end, sadly, my team lost all 3 games and got 4th... But never mind, win or lose is not important. It's just for everybody to enjoy.

4th



3rd



2nd



1st

Lesson Learnt

One lesson learnt from this incident:

Never ever bring too many important stuff when you go drinking.


Oh yeah, and it made me realise one thing too.

这世界上，其实还是有好人的。

=D

又过一年

转眼之间，又过了一年了。

不过这一年发生的变化，比往年多了很多。

最重要的就是，以前一起度过新年的朋友们，大部分已经不在新加坡了。

这让我难免感到有点寂寞。

不过呢，看到他们一个个都生活得不错，我还是挺开心的。

反而还没有开始上大学，生活还没有完全安定的我呢，就有些令人担心了...

不只是工作的问题，我现在也有点担心上大学之后的生活，怕自己适应不了...

不行不行，好好的一个新年，心情不可以这么低落，要往好的方面想！事情一定会有所好转的。

今天是2月14，在此除了“新年快乐”，也跟大家说一声“国际友谊节”快乐吧！

今年もよろしくおねがいします。=)

The End of Portgas D. Ace

I felt the need to make a blog post about this... I was very shocked at this week's ONE PIECE chapter...

I'm sorry if this becomes a spoiler...

Ace is DEAD!!

OMG!!!

This was totally unexpected... I thought he would be saved successfully... After all, so many chapters were spent on this arc, from Amazon Lily to Impel Down to Marineford... So many people came to save him, including Whitebeard and his pirates and most importantly, his brother Luffy. They managed to stop his execution, and even freed him from the Marines. Luffy was about to bring him out of the place, but then at the last moment, he died white protecting Luffy...

OMG...

Seriously after reading so many chapters of ONE PIECE this is the biggest twist I have ever seen... There's nothing like this before... After all Oda never kills characters, and this is the first time... And it's such an important character...

From the flow of the manga Oda must have planned this all along...

I'm not saying that Oda did something wrong... It's just... very shocking...

What will Luffy do after that? Well no matter what happens, one thing can be certain... He will never be the same anymore...

Looking at Luffy's expression on the last page, I just don't know what to say... He... doesn't seem to be himself anymore...

This might just be a huge turning point for ONE PIECE.


One more thing.

The title of this chapter is :"Portgas D. Ace Dies".

In actual fact, Gol D. Ace is the name his mother gave him.

So some people speculate that he didn't die.

Well, what I think is that Gol D. Ace indeed lives on, but in their hearts... and our hearts... forever...


Let's look at Ace's last moment one more time:

(Right click and click "view image" if you can't see the full picture...)

Rest in peace, Ace.

My Resolutions for 2010...

I know that one month has already passed since the start of 2010, but I never got the chance to say this, so now let me state my resolutions for this year...

(Not in any order) In 2010, I would like to:

1) Do well for overseas competitions
2) Get into top 100 on KGS
3) Beat TJC
4) Get a decent job and do it well
5) Learn how to manage my time properly i.e. don't be lazy, don't procrastinate
6) Be more organised in every way
7) Improve in my piano and photography skills
8) Have a good head start with my uni life in August
9) Treat my friends and others well
10) Be a better man


I think the keyword for me currently is "Determination". That is what I lack. That's why I'm always avoiding things and giving myself excuse not to do things. However, that is not what a 20 year old man should be. I should be brave and responsible enough to face I need to face, and do what I should do. Avoiding and delaying would just result in a waste of time and youth. I should be spending my time more wisely. I need to be more "determined" in what I do.

I know some of the things listed here sounds very vague (like No. 10), but I hope that by writing them here, it will serve as a reminder to myself, and hopefully it will give me more determination.

Determination 2010!



P.S. Will be flying to Japan in March for Student Oza competition... Need to prepare for that trip also, not because of the competition but because of the place...