Terence is Lazy

Haha... I have been lazying around eversince after my december papers... I dun even feel like blogging... haha...

Well, I have officially graduated from NUS!!! Yea!!! Passed all modules and even got a very good and unexpected grade for my so call Final Year Project. Really very happy that my team acheived grade A. Trust me, the journey to an A was really not easy. It is so tough not only on the technical side, but also the coordination within the team and the understandings from one another. Ok... I am a bit fake here... for those who know will know what I am trying to say ya... haha...

Still remember at the very last and critical stage of my project time, my team and I really almost everyday stayed overnight in school... or rather, worked overnight with very little sleep... that time, 3 of us still had a test to go for... and eventually we failed the test quite badly because we had no time to study... we were so focused on the project as we were afraid we couldn't finish the testing in time... those were the days man! Thank you for those who were with me all the way... despite of my lack of knowledge and stubbornness, you had shown patience, closed guidiance and understanding... Thank you!

As for the exams... the most tough and scary paper of all was the probability paper... really very tough and totally no idea what is going on with the paper... Every questions I did was half done... and thats the point when I wondered will I ever graduate this sem? Luckily I did... haha... Heng ah...

Immediately after the papers, I went to japan again! Yea... winter japan... But my first trip I met a very unfriendly tour guide... she was a tom boy and many of the professionals in the field had commented about her... During some occasions, I almost wanted to give her a tight slap man! 3 days later after I came back to Singapore, I flew there again... hee... this time round the tour guide was a good one... I would ranked him the second best from all the tour guides I had ever met. But this second trip was a very sad one for me... coz I fell sick on day 3... Very bad flu and weak body... Couldn't sleep at night and no medicine for 2 days... Eventually I bought some medicine which cost me ard 20 sing! I feel very ex la... but no choice.. still have to buy and eat... hoping that I will get better... but it din!!! Still as sick as before... and this time round, I got myself those masks to cover my mouth.. dun wanna spread my powderful virus to everyone on the bus... Another dissapointment was that on the last nite, we stayed in this hotel located at Shinjuku! The most happening shopping and nite life area in Tokyo! But I got no mood and no strenght to explore the place... too sick to walk around... So sad.. haiz...

During my exam and the in between my japan trips... I went for 2 interviews... one with Creative and another with Singtel... I think Singtel really need people le... coz I did not prepare for the interview at all but still able to get in.. hee... so now I am working in Singtel! haha... as System Analyst... Welcome to the 8 to 5 working world man! Tell you... I really hate this kind of 8 to 5 working life... haha... perhaps I need some time to adjust to it ba... Now I got nothing to do in the office... everyday read some documents which make no sense to me at all... not that I dun want to find out what is it... but is abt the business logic of the projects... then I will not be able to understand unless someone explain it to me... So now just have to wait for my boss and peer to be more free.. then they can explain it to me... Anyway this singtel offer is a one yr contract... I may have other plans other than this singtel job... we shall see ya! haha... I am a troublesome and frequent minded person... hee

Think thats all for now... will post more stuff about my work and my collegues when got time ya... :)

Hmm... below are some pic I took when we were rushing for my project deadlines and also pic I took in Japan... enjoy!


My team and I were working very hard...


We ordered mac and ate at a place with a big sign... NO FOOD!!! haha...


Ting Liang was sleeping in the morning... he cannot tahan liao... need sleep desperately...


Must take a pic with him! After he woke up... I asked him "why do you need to put a paper on your face while sleeping?" He answered "Because it was very sunny!" ?? haha


And I am still amazed by how Ting Liang can manage to use this paper over and over again... ?!?


Elmo and friend!


Yellow Tree...


Red Tree...



Erm... I dunno why the passenger took a pic of my with mt Fuji directly above my head...


The sick mask man...


Lol... Latest fashion... jap boys with hair clips... Maybe tml I put a hair clip to the office... haha




Oh ya... I met my CDS officer at Japan Universal Studio... so coincident rite! haha


Oh.. this kind lady actually help me to buy train ticket and bring me to the correct station... very nice hoh...


Met this group of children who just finished their base ball training... haha... so cute rite... so took a pic with them.

My friends from france!

Yea... I have friends who are the residents of france... I knew this group of friendly and nice people when I was in Japan! They are a family consisting of MR Gerald, Ms Helene and their 3 daughters! They actually migrated from vietnam to France and decided to stay put down there!

We still keep in contact and I am really happy about it... haha... dunno why also.. very excited to have overseas friends, esp from European country. Next time when I go France I can go and visit them! haha.. so fun... but dunno when la...

Promised them I will post an entry for them... here you go...

I can still remember that their camera was the same model as mine, canon ixus 65. And while we were at one of the visitor spot, their camera went flat. So I helped them to take a few shots!










This is their house... very big rite...

It is really very nice when people can still remember you as a friend, even though we just knew each other for seven days. *touched* :)

All the best Mr Gerald and Ms Helene! Wish your family always happy and safe! Take care and hope to see all of you once again in the near future!

The group of 6 passengers

Despite all the misfortunate events happened on me at Japan. I met up many a group of very nice passengers. We spent many time together, mostly during Universal Studio and Disneyland. We even had some drinking session in one of their hotel room. They were really very nice.

For your info, they did not know one another before the trip, but now everyone has become good friends. Two couples were married and this trip was their honeymoon. They even planned for a gathering session on 5 Aug at Fish and Co. Very nice group of people...

Here are some of the pictures we took in Japan.

They like to take pictures with the local people there... thats y u can find many pictures with strangers. ha...

The guys even jio me to go Hot spring together... haha... feel so awkward. But overall ok la... army also like that one mah...










More pictures about me and myself!

What an experience...

1) From Singapore to Tokyo (Narita Airport), the flight was delayed for 2hrs due to Typhoon number 6.
2) Connecting flight from Narita Airport to Osaka Itami Airport had left when we reached Tokyo. We missed the flight because of the 2 hrs delay in Singapore.
3) Airport arranged another flight for us but was at another airport, Haneda Airport, which was 2 hrs bus journey away.
4) We left Narita Airport for Haneda Airport at 7.30pm and arrived at 9pm.
5) As dinner will not be provided anymore due to the late hours, 20 mins were given for buying of food at the minimart store.
6) At 9.35pm, everyone must be at the gate and ready to board the plane which was leaving at 9.50pm.
7) When we reached OSAKA Kansai Airport, we finally met our Tour Guide. And that was a damn big relieve for me!

As you can see the sequence of events that happened on the first day, I was almost gone crazy and lost! Coz I gonna do all the stuff without knowing Jap language, and without the TOUR GUIDE! It was just like a nightmare... 30 ppl following me... this is really a no joke situation!

This trip wasn't as pleasant and fun as last time. There were many complaints for the tour guide from the passengers. And personally I feel that the tour guide's tone was very commanding and demanding for most of the times. And he did not actually toke much throughout the whole journey.

So inorder to save my ass... I told the company about the incidents and my thoughts for the whole journey. And I really hope that I will not see this tour guide again in the future...

All right this is the Tour Guide... he has a nick name given by the passengers... the "In Chek" (Sergeant Major)... see... even the passengers also feel that his tone is demanding and commanding at times... haiz...

Hokkaido Photo Sharing

Yoyo... here are some of the photos I took at Hokkaido...




Food that I conquered at Hokkaido... Mostly the meals will have alot of sea food.


The strawberries were picked from the farm itself... They really taste very sweet and so fresh! Really... You can taste the wildness in them! haha... tasty...


This lady is the Tour Guide... she is a Singaporean but very jap! Very pretty hoh... actually her age... ok I shall not mention it. hee... and of course.. the usual tour group photo...


Over at Lake Akan... the most populat star is the MARIMO! It is kind of algae in spherical shape.. I guess many see this before at Takashimaya. It is a living thing that can grow by itself with no food fed to it. This marimo is damn popular there and we even took a cruise trip to an island, to see its ancestors! haha... It took around 30 plus years to grow 3 times its original size...


Finally... I conquered the Onsen, the public hot spring, in Japan... haha... very shiok and not as "weird" la... quite relaxing... I went to the outdoor one.. but of course la.. can't take the pic for you... haha...

Day 7

Yoyo... I am already back home liao! Today flight is a smooth and early one... Though I actually rush to the gate. This is because.... I was eating udon soup before going thru the custom ma... then I slowly take my time to see see look look. Then I think... hmm i still got half an hour before the plane flies off... then I think again... hmm the queue at the custom may be a lot of ppl... So abit scared lo... then faster walk. While queuing for the custom... I saw a Jap lady holding on to NH 111. THATS my FLIGHT! Then I think... ok wat... I am not very late... just that the gate has opened and everyone had boarded the plane! haha... omg... so I walk damn fast and then got these two jap gal (stuff) escort me to the gate... haha.. so I actually fast march and ran there lo... Hmm wondering everyone is it waiting for me... anyway the plane departed early... so arrived Singapore also early lo...

Eh... this time round I bought a lot of food la... alot of chocolates and.... chocolates.... really... coz Hokkaido is famous of its Royce and White Lover's chocolates! So... next time u meet me... remind me to bring some for you ok!

Upon arrival... I received this private call... then my first thought was... eh??? I thought mother should be at the Airport to pick me? No leh... the number should be my home num... so end up was true that my mum was still at home... saying that my godfather can't pick me to day! omg... so I gonna take my big luggage to squeeze with all the after work ppl in the train... but end up I went to Paragon and have a dinner with my cousin. guess wat... we ate jap food... sushi te! omg... not jap food again lo... but well... ok la... still can la... hee coz free mah... haha

Eh... this was wat I bought...





BTW, sorry to mass upload my posts for the past days... coz the subsequent hotels do not have internet. So I just typed them down first then later upload.

Next time will post more pic in Hokkaido...