Best wishes!

Later

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might have been better off being a mathematician or something. LOL
tonight... top 100 words.. And whatever else I can absorb

Pray Hope all's going to be well XD

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math was all right. but english sucked.hoping that TOEFL and CGPA plays a more important role in their decision. LOL

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please let me pass T__T

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I did... lucky ^^V

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GRE. Just wait and see! HMPH!!!

Frustration

Took so much trouble to register for tests that I'm not all that excited about taking. Anyhoos... it's still a relief that I managed to get things work out. E-mailed the admin and they said that it'd be all right if the test scores came in a little late, (a reminder for myself) as long as I had the date in which I took the scores in the application

Got to get the other things prepared before I come back to the States and have everything sent to the schools

So much for the winter break.

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Final dates

GRE - 12/21/07
TOEFL - 01/18/08

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Didn't get into that type class. So sad. More time to work on other stuff, I guess

Choices and etc

Had a little chit chat with the prof and here's the list of school's that I'm really looking into

Masters
VCU, PA
CMU, PI
*CCA, SF
*ACS, CA

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2nd Bachelor
RISD, RI
*CCA, SF
*ACS, CA

I've good recommendation for CCA, RISD, and ACS as my prof know the profs there :) AND I NEED TO TAKE GRE's and TOEFL. Bummer!

Also went through some work from this semester with Brimmer, and he thought that one of my wacky ideas could be made into a campaign. Ehem. Will see how that goes

On a brighter note, our team tied won first place for the campaign's class. The not so bright side is that each of us only got 80USD. BUT... we decided to present it another round at the client's building to get that extra cash that they promised. Will see how that goes.

Back to. Ehem. Work.

Later

Good luck

to everyone who's going through final exams etc

***

another round of spending my days on the plane soon

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she's really talented

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that made my day


In the end, I still went for the musical with Derek. Enjoyed the show, and also managed to chit chat a little about things that both of us are pursuing.

Anyhoos, Monty Phyton's Spamalot is still good, no matter how many times you watch it. The props weren't as fancy as those I saw at Chicago Broadway tho

I'm looking forward to watching the Tchaikovsky's Ballet and Orchestra that are coming in March. And maybe Riverdance.
All depends on what's scheduled then. I so wanted to watch the Nutcracker, but it's playing during Christmas break, and I won't be around.

On the side note: one recommendation letter getto. Going after another 2. I guess it's time to ask the other profs out for tea-time. LOL

JFYI: I'm on another trip to another part of China end of this year. I'd rather go see the Olympics next year, if you asked me. XP

Back to boring paper

p.s. why is it that history always repeats itself. sigh

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I dreamt of a disfigured dolphin last night. How weird is that

***
New video function on blogger? COOL :) Wanted to show a video. But the function is flawed.. LOLz

Later

A heavy burden lifted off

The presentation went well. And apparently, our group was the first to receive an applause from the clients.

On the other note: I've roughs and semi-roughs due tomorrow, and the following Monday. I want to sleep! *only had 12 hours of sleep (in total) for the last 3 days. I hope that my partner will be able to meet up with me by tomorrow. Yikes

Later

p/s: someone found my card and gave it to the receptionist in akers.... but I've already reprinted another one. if health permits I guess I'll just go get it and get my 10 USD refunded =.="

I'm sick

and I'm skipping class
because it felt awful in the first class that I went for today

and I lost my ID again, hope that it'll appear in my mail box tomorrow =.="

AWWWW...

so cute! I am so getting on of those "crowns" when I'm back. Just wait and see! XD



Anyhoos... one of the many pics from thanksgiving trip @ Toronto
more

And erm... a pic from football (MSU vs PennState) I don't have it uploaded anywhere, so, I'll just do with one for now XD

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potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong
potong

steam

*have a sudden urge to pick a fight

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Unfortunately...
Cowardy. Stupidity. Protectiveness. Laid-backness. Ego.
All comes in one package

On the side note. No pictures till now because it took forever for me to upload the pictures. I consider an hour and the half as being super patient for persons such as myself.

Awful attempt

on the side note it was nice to catch up with nicole and whitney. Monty Phyton's Camelot (movie version) is not as good as the broadway version that I've seen last year. Anyhoos, nice get together

p/s: why do I look so fair? it's just the flash I guess. LOL

Another

Tell me what you think

Ain't feeling so good about this one

A bunch of stuff

It's really nice when you know what you're supposed to do, and get things done in a flash. And of course, it sucks big time when you don't exactly know what to do, and end up wasting your time figuring out what you should be doing. *Applies to everything

On the side note the Michigan weather seems to be treating us well this fall. Your passport as your valid ID is too much of a hassle–should seriously think of an alternative. I hope I won't fail the TOEFL should I end up taking it again. I love to map wacky maps and charts but I should tone down a little when it comes to serious news reporting =.=" and..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!!!!
It's that time of the year again. Hope that you'll have a fab birthday!
p/s: you should be receiving something in the mail. Forgive me if it's a little late

*

"breathe every breath like it's your last one.
life's short, so don't waste your time"

Wacky

A different style of designing that's been pretty alien to me for a couple of years What do you think?

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When I woke up this morning, my eyes were wet. I can only remember bits and pieces of what I dreamt last night. One thing's for sure. It was a nightmare.

Disturbed

*

I'm failing this class. And I hope my intuition is wrong this time

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After taking a deep breath:
Why the hell am I so concern about getting that high honors when I don't really need it? Or maybe I'm just concern that I'd have to retake this class again (last thing I want to do!) Because all is fine as long as I pass that minimal grade (just for this class).

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Conclusion
The worst possible semester of my time, academically here at State. It feels like taking Mary V.'s class again. And that sucks big time. I need as much volunteers as possible this time... You know.. to do that whole brainstorming --> final draft thingi. Because I know it by heart that I suck at academia writing. Or perhaps, writing in general
Le sigh

P/s: As much as I want to calm down, think rationally etc... I'm not in good shape. So, peeps that feels like listening to me talk crap (caution: it's going to be pretty unbearable), leave me a message

Gahaha

Last minute work

@ Zarraz

Figured that it's been a while since I last posted pictures of peeps from an outing or something. So I might as well do it this time. Thanks to the fact that there were a gazillion pictures of the night

It was a fun night :)

Colorful balconies

Next up | research for 486 + Portfolio + GRE

Might as well ...

A snapshot of my prizes/treasure XD

Update when I'm having a massive headache. Trying to figure out how to construct the paper.

Had a treasure hunt in one of my classes. The person who got my map came back first! So, he got to choose his prezzie first. I pity him for the treasure that I had on there was a sponge... and it was kind of a let down. LOL. Anyhoos, I got a "mini football" as my treasure. Came in 10th of the 18 people in class. So I chose the water gun. Have yet to try it on my prey but I will do that, soon enough. BEWARE people!!! XDDD

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Everyone keeps telling me that I'm talented.
(And I smiled like an idiot when someone said that to me, just today)
But why is it that I find it so hard to breakthrough in this market.

Napping before I start my marathon

Later

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I can't even nap now because of those people busy yapping outside! So loud that I can still hear them despite putting on my headphones...... ARGHHHH! I'm freaking angry right now

finalized (I hope)

Took me blardy long to finish up

On the side note, prof decided to send in a piece from last semester for an international competition (which I was already planning to join) based in Dubai. Anyhoos, it's all good now, especially, when I do not need to pay for the entrance fee. It's under the college (again). HAHAHA :)

Time to move on to the paper that's like due, in 2 days.. CRAP. Just can't get things to flow the way I want it. Even when I know what I want on there already. Anyhoos. I also need to get it proof-readed, but I don't trust the people at the Writing Center (because they didn't do a good job the last 10 times I went there last year). So, any volunteers? I am pretty sure that I've got some readers who are really good at catching mistakes and what not XD

All rightee.. time to continue with work

Tell me what you think about the map

Later

p/s: Hishy.. dots = trees, trees = dot. AND NO! Ain't going to add super poke on facebook XP LOL

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I can totally be a stranger
That I myself, do not recognize

And when that happens, please give me a pat at the back

My dinner

last night
WAS AWESOME!!!

we had chicken wings for supper too! OMGOSH
I feel so "<3-ed" ^^V

thanks ai ren XDDDD

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with that, I made this

It's so cold

Yesterday was so nice out, when I just had a t-shirt on. Then comes this cold weather. It's making me so sleepy. Yet, I have lots of work to do. Nevertheless, all goes well.

JFYI: I can (at last) feel a little bit of motivation in me to do what needs to be done

5 hours

And I got darker. I kinda wished that I took a picture when I just came back from golf. That's when the difference in color on my left and right hands, and etc was most apparent. The fact that the flash would take away the true "difference" was probably a factor that lead to me giving up that idea :) Maybe next time

No pictures of the game this week. (Also) Maybe next time :)

Later
p/s: I'm glowing!!! (in the picture)
p/s/s: Sis, I have my square pillow. See!!!

8 hours...

And somethings still missing... trees.. i guess.. maybe... cars? traffic light?All right, maybe i'll skip the traffic lights... and cars... only because it might be too small to be noticable

after adding the stuffs


prof liked it. seems that it's even better than the actual map, the abstract part of it, that is. Sometimes, when I look at it, it seems too weird to be categorized as a map... could this be counted as... a half-way-through effort of me, trying to think outside of the box?


Should probably put in some type as well... all right.. 2 more "map" for this week. Potraits are so much more fun to do... le sigh

I welcome comments and suggestions for improvement XDD

Dozing off. Ciao

(dad's on the plane. safe trip)

p/s: seems like it's going to be back to NW

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I miss daddy T.T
And mommy
And bebeeee
And etc etc....

Anyhoos, daddy called. Very happy :)

Btw... daddy called again. Super happy XD
(safe trip home dad)

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reminder:-
-legs line facing 11, head facing 1
-1/2 size prep, 1/2 size above ground
-left high, right low roling
-stop pulling
-1/2 distance from start to target, follow through rolling

lalala

approx. 18 hours

took my such a long time to complete this assignment, when the others in class barely finished tracing different parts of their "facial organs" XP It was addicting. Proof - I couldn't stop working on it until I felt like I was going to drop dead. How - traced a photo of mine on illustrator that was taken during family trip to macau, and color coded it so that it looked graphicky XDDD

*note: includes re-doing it 2 times (application crashed + the screaming involved after that); watching stuff; and other random stuff such as opening the refrigerator to get something etc.

Hail the drawing tablet!

i like it, do you?

later

Huge

You'll know what I mean.


More pics later

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I want to
SCREAMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

Nice

Later

That room

Love it

A whole bunch of deadlines

FLUX (10/05)
Mount Dew (10/29)
Ibda (11/05)

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A of AU (02/01)

XDDD

Click to enlarge (so that you could read the type that I have on there

*Check out the name of the box XDDD

Might as well XD

yes... just took the picture at 12:40a.m. ish... maybe XD I'm crazy. I know. Anyhoos... 月餅節快樂!! or 中秋節快樂!! (siu yeh's version)

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Found this picture in my collection of photos from 3 years back.
And boy.. am I glad that I found it :)

Later

Totally random

Confirmed

Time of the year
Anyone wants to volunteer to attempt to cheer me up?
LOL

Yadiyada...

So, I was sitting in my room, thinking, why I've been "biologically weird" lately. And these were the conclusions that came about.

Stress
I haven't studied for GRE, and I've got to take the test before the end of the semester. And that makes me wake up early in the morning, even when it was REALLY unintended. Plus, the bomb (assignments + tests) that's going to explode on me soon. Just like how it happened since a couple of semesters ago. And the bad feeling of being alientaed (which by now, is clear that I was just too sensitive about stuff- professor happily said Hi to me when I was in the other class).

(plain) Lazy
The fact that I'm underenroll makes me feel that I've so much time, that I should just go take a nap. Which often times, ruins my concentration after that. Like I said, it's really hard to not want to skip class when you think of the fact that you need to walk to class in that state. Thankfully, I have not had the guts to skip any class. LOL

Got to try to start the engine. Which sucks. HAHA

I miss that 3 months of laid-backness

Later

Last weekend

Attended a wedding at a Church, 20 minutes of so from campus. Knew the couple from church, and am glad that they've decided to tie the knot when I'm still around this campus XDDD This is probably the only picture with me in it. Did it on purpose, duh.. yea... Just wanted to show you their happy faces, and erm... a little update of me... which probably isn't all that different from 2 years ago, let alone, this summer.

Well, that's that. Went to celebrate Wei Yi's birthday at Omi today. It was the standard dinner, with an exceptionally special treatment to the birthday boy. Thanks to the fact that he works there, ehem... and hence, the award of a "sushi-cake". It was one awesome cake I tell you. Will upload group pictures, bla bla bla once I get on hold of it XD

Later
p/s: love our new classroom (I believe the word, studio would give you a better idea of how that room looks like). And absolutely love the things that we're going to do in that class. Will take pictures of that place and upload it soon XD

p/s/s: Yoga Accessories has really good deals for yoga products. At least for the price that they're selling these stuff in the US market... I'm considering a strap, a bag, and a 1/4" W mat (I have a 1/8 that feels not so comfy compared to the one that I'm used to). Not in a hurry, so I'll sit back and think for a little more before making any decisions XD

p/s/s/: a piece done as a group. it's pretty well done if you ask me XD (that's our logo and name)

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I feel so tired lately. And nothing seems to be right.

I'm going to hibernate a little longer.

Later

Great stuff

Massimo Vignelli. A brilliant guy that came out with super cool stuff during his career. The talk was great (period) Personally found him to be a rather humorous guy. And, he loves his wife a lot (he kept repeating it, it was sweet) LOLz

Bump into my professor from last semester's class. Seems like he didn't recognize me? Or maybe was he ignoring me. Don't know. I wonder what happened. Oh well..... time will show, I guess

WTH!

Okay... it's sudden. And yea.. my phone bills goes up to 100 bucks or so. Probably because they sum-up the bills for 2 whole months. plus the re-activation fee that they charged me for the mess that I created, NOT! I'll check out what they charge me the next time around... just in case they're feasting on this poor student. LOL

No replies from the freelance offer. Sigh. More time to do other stuff I guess

Golfing has been a different experience. Blame it on the clubs XP The courses here are much wider. And as stupid as this sounds, I don't even know the distance that I'm hitting.

Classes are still slloooowwwwww. Should be picking up some speed soon enough. Currently reading Monkey - the translated version of Journey to the West. True enough, literally translating the text from Chinese to English is super hilarious. There's some difference from the story that I've been exposed to. Nevertheless, pretty entertaining, and boring, when it gets too long-winded - which apparently is nothing, compared to the original 100 chapters XDDD Watching the cartoon version in class cracked me up as well XDDD.

Seems like I might not be doing any sports in the evening this week. Meetings. Talks. Documentaries. Some of which that I can excuse myself for not attending, but would seem to be a waste if not attended. More yoga/maybe squash.. and (yay for) golf - I guess.

Will also be attending a wedding ceremony this weekend. Should be a unique experience, as it is going to be my first time witnessing someone wedded in a church, let alone outside of the country.

On the side note, I've been feeling really tired lately. I blame it on my irregular sleeping habits. Or maybe, I'm in my hibernation mode, as usual, when there's a change in weather (happens all the time with me). Nonetheless, waking up at 7a.m. everyday for no apparent reason might have worsened the situation. Let's just hope that I won't end up sleeping in the shower like last time. Afterall, I have a bad premonition that I'd be burning the midnight oil for the coming weeks.


Signing off

Dang! my mailbox was full.. nowander no e-mails =.="

Top : Shorts

Just for fun

It's sudden, but

I miss my family. Jeez

A turn of events

Long story short. Things that were much anticipated did not turn out all that well. Things that I thought would be boring turned out all right. Best of events - not the BBQ, really - is a simple, yet heart warming dinner with MayMay. Thank you so much!!! And I can proudly say that I'm the first person that she's ever invited to her house to eat someting that she cooked for the first time! DELICIOUS XDDDDDDDDDD

Start of school. More things to think about

Oh yes.. Pay the bill, I guess. LOL (they haven't updated the amount yet, sucks! I have to pay 1K extra now... give me back my money!!!!)

Later

Just for fun

My personalDNA Report

Interesting, how things can change so fast

E-mail

Got another e-mail for a freelance job offer. In a nutshell, it's a job for designing flyers and business cards for a performing art school that has decided to go with a new name, and I assume, a new look? Sent the portfolio for their review and we'll see what's next XD

It's amazing what art galleries can do for you

Later

1st week

First week of class is done and over with. Also dealed with the underenrollment application. What's next? Probably more reading. More conceptualizing. More socializing and stuff. Just wanted to let you know that I'm doing all right.

Later

It's been...

OK I guess. Nothing much going on. I'm, of course, very glad that my luggage made it safe to my place. And, yes, I will have more clothes to wear before I decide to purchase a bottle of detergent - with softerners please!

I see the same people. The same professors. The same crazy-amount of readings (which I'm supposed to finish by tomorrow =="). Play the same sports. Eat, somewhat, the same things. Yet, I feel that there's a lot that has changed. For starters, I moved to a single room, hence, more opportunity for me to communicate with my family and what not. Then there's the fact that I've a lot more studying (in the context of exam preps) to do, as compared to previous semester - well, who doesn't. It's a lousy grievance I guess.

Small talks over, and now to the bigger ones. Classes seems to be pretty interesting. Absolutely love Info Graphics. Seems that I'd be able to learn a lot technically and conceptually. And that should give a boost to my not-so-ready portfolio - for job hunting, and applying to schools. The no. 2 is the Advertising Campaigns class. Don't really have a good feeling about my future groupmates that I've yet to get to know, but the class seems to be one that's going to be pretty rewarding. Moreso when one of the clients is Cheverolet Chevrolet. Hope I didn't mispell XDDD My least favourite of the semester, the literature class, which I've yet to decide which. One's about food. The latter about Asian literature. In terms of context, both seem captivating, but when it came down to the grading, the work load... sucks to the maximum. Again, tradeoffs, I guess.

Happy times. Doubtful times. I've spilled it all out. And it sure feels a whole lot better :) Back to the readings! - burning the midnight oil on the first week of school. COOL XDDDD

Later

A little something

It's been almost a full 4 months when I came back to Kuala Lumpur for summer break. Started off rather exciting with trips to Singapore for the weekend - which I find fascinating, since I've finally seen arcitechture that I've never seen before - followed by the longer, 4days/3 nights trip to Hong Kong/Macau.

Then came the mellow summer where I did not do much, but simply watched a ton of series as I rested on my bed. Of course, there was several instances when I begin to work on projects, which I've failed to complete. I blame my "holiday-mood" for that, yet, it might have been just the other projects, involving family members that had slowed down the work.

In the midst of a decresendo summer, I found pleasure in golf and yoga. I still do, and feel a little sad that I'd have to stop for the coming months. I guess I'll just have to find ways to continue this in the U.S. as I do not intend to loose out to my sister when I come back a few months later XD

Just last week, my new toy - the drawing tablet - gave an accento to the last phase of my summer break.

And in just 2 days, I'll be flying back to the States. I'm aware that I'll miss home more than ever. You know... all that food, the pampering, and the easy-going lifestyle that I've been through for the past 3 months or so. It's been long since I've been home for this long, and I'm glad that I took the time off to experience it XD

On the side note.....

A very happy birthday to my dad, Tracy, and Denise. Gosh! so many people on the same day !!!!!

Random

p/s: maymay.. this was supposed to be on your graffiti wall... but..... it's taking ages for it to load =.="

An evolution. Or not

I was looking back at some pictures from the previous albums to pick out some pictures that'll be used for my dad's birthday "slideshow". When doing that, I took the pleasure of taking photos of my older photos. Decided to lay out a few :)

So... is there an evolution. Or not?

:)

Still. The best thus far
I think. What do you think?