MUH SISTAS!

Alrighty! I've finally got some pictures taken on last Saturday night, when my class had BBQ at a Downtown East chalet. It was actually a 3 days 2 nights thingy but I was too poor to afford a corner of the pathetic chalet for so long. And so, I only went for the BBQ and stayed overnight talking with my sisters at the nearby pathetic beach.




Ok this is not the BBQ. This is taken at the NYP, BLK L, level 5 computer lab on one happy day.
From left to right: Me, Catherine, Esmerella, Tak Yee, Valencis, Jiayi.




No, not at the BBQ. This is me and Tak Yee on the same happy day at the same place.




Uh uh, still not the BBQ. Still the same happy day with Jiayi.
Heavy photoshop touchup of me in this picture. wahaha.



Yeah we're almost there at the BBQ. This is taken at Pasir Ris MRT station before we set off to the chalet.
There're 2 levels among my sisters, if you've noticed from the first picture. And, hurtingly, I'm among this lower level, alongside with Esme and Jiayi. But I'm a lot taller than what you see you know, see how wide apart my legs are and you get the idea.




Still at Pasir Ris MRT station.




Finally, the BBQ scene. Bey sian arh, keep on taking with the same people.
AH! I think I see a figure behind us...
It's a HE! And he is copying my pose! Gui ah Gui~!




Slap me somebody.

WE HAVE EYES TO SEE

Yay it is truly holiday for me now! Aren't you all happy for me?? Why can't I hear you guys cheering and hooraying? Follow after me. Raise both arms straight up, clench both your fists and when I count to 3, bring down your arms in a forceful way vertically while shouting, "YES!" (courtesy of Valencis)

Ready? Here we go,

1...

2...



3!

"YES!"



For the past 3 weeks of doing our project, it has been an emotional period. Many things happened that either tied or worsened the bonds between each other, as usual. As for my group, which consists of me, Tak Yee and Valencis, there were uptight and fun moments as well.

Whenever we have a discussion and opinions clashed, it was always Valencis VS me, Tak Yee. I don't totally deny the fact that me and Tak Yee are on the same side because we are best friends, but it wasnt because of helping each other at all. We have been classmates ever since year 1 and we have been hanging out with each other so much that our design views and tastes become so similar that we agree to what each other say 90% of the times. Whenever either me or TY pointed out something, Valencis just couldnt visualise and we have to end up arguing.

After completing and presented our project last Fri, all three of us were totally demoralised. I dun wanna talk about it here anymore. ARGH. The assessors were, rudely fucking.

Oops did I just say they were FUCKING? I'm so sorry. It should be, they were fuckingly rude.

And on Sat, my class had a not-so-happenning BBQ. The topic of the day was the top student I mentioned in the previous blog.



He is the top student of my cohort. He is the apple in all my lecturers' eyes. He is the oldest in my cohort too. He is 26 this year. He, is born with an eloquent mouth. No presentation he has done fails to impress everyone.

Without having to do anything, he can clinch the top student honor. Without having to contribute to his group, he can join his group to get chosen to participate in overseas competition. Not to mention these, heard from his first year classmates his works were not up to standard at all, yet he could get all the high grades and distinctions. We have eyes to see. He is just a piece of useless shit. No, he is not useless, he is good I must say. He is good at planning. He is good at finding the strong students to form groups and make use of them. Just like in this project, he found one of the best Flash scriptors, and one of the best graphic artists.

It is a year to the next big project. It will be our final project. When everyone were busy planning how to celebrate our holidays, he is busy recruiting members for the final project. Let us bow down low to him and hail, "Short... live... scheming... freak...!"

Now, his ex group members turned the tables on him. They warned everybody about him. Nobody sides him. Everyone detests him, outcasts him. Even his close friends felt betrayed by him.

Henry, don't worry, I'm on your side...





DREAM ON.

MY 2ND POLY YR END PROJECT LIFE

Hi! Did I just scare you with my enormous face? This is me in a computer lab at Nanyang Polytechnic Blk L Level 5. Don't come find me!

I have been hanging out in this lab for almost a year and just last monday, my 2nd yr end studio project started. Which means, it has been 2 wks already, everyday 9 to 5. That's why this post has lagged for 9 days. The next post will be lagged for another 9 days as I have to super dedicate all my time to chiong the very last week of my project.




This is, needless to say, my working desk. Can you all guess what is my favorite color? Oh, if you all notice, the thingy that hangs onto my bag's zip is my gou gou in a high state of mood, lying down with arms wide opened.




This is a sin I commit everyday. Reaching at 9 am sharp is totally impossible for me. But I'm really honest by signing out at 5 pm.




Tak Yee, can you ever please stop being crazy and let me concentrate on our project??!! Can you at least appreciate the fact that you are sitting on my right side and stop making me laugh!

Actually life will be damn boring without you la, especially during this sucky project period. So, keep up the crazy spirit!




Stress stress stress. How could they do this to us. This group has the top student, the best Flash scriptor and the best graphic artist, respectively left to right, in my class. Oh, not starting from the extreme left fat person. He is a lecturer, discussing with their progress.




This Apple iBook G4 Laptop Computer my this gal fren has, is nothing in my class. If I'm not wrong, there are at least 4 people around me possessing it. To think everybody were still low-techies a year ago.




Serious.




More serious.




Side effect.




Concentration.




...on vcd.

BODY TALKS TOO

What if one day, you can actually see through what a person is thinking and how he or she is feeling towards you?

Chaos. Total disaster.
Its just like people walking nakedly around.



"Oh my...yours is so short!"

"Wow! Are those papayas or what?!"

"Gosh, she really need to rebond those curls!"



"WA LAO..." *vomits*



Ok...Side track.

So, as you all can see, being transparent about what you think is just as similar as having no clothes on in the public. You walk out and people start laughing at you as you are thinking whether you wore the correct brassiere, or whether that girl you like will be impressed by your newly toned muscle you've been pumping last night.

I believe many people know or heard at least a little about body language. This is, so far, the nearest to exposing your thoughts in front of others without the need of conversation. For the sake of the mountain tortoises, body language is actually the postures and gestures carried out by a person unknowingly in all kinds of different situations. They convey certain messages, sometimes contradicting or complimenting what they say. (ok...i'm not stupid...)

Oops, sorry if my language conveyed that you are.

Well, I'm having my year end project now and am working on an interactive application. My group has actually chosen body language as the topic and I would like to do a little survey here with you.

YES, IT'S YOU! To prove that you are a qualified slacker, would you pleeease help answer the following questions by typing the answers in the COMMENTS window by clicking on the COMMENTS below this entry. There...can't you see? Just beside the 'SANDY WAS SLACKING AGAIN AT 7:48 PM"... Pleeease okie. Yeah? Alrighty then. Here are the questions,



1. Are you a male or female?

2. What information you think you would like to see more in a website that introduces body language?
(a) Courtship gestures
(b) Businessmen gestures
(c) Presentation gestures
(d) Cultural difference gestures

3. What action(s) a person does would you most probably think he/she is interested in you?
(a) Hand supporting chin while looking at you, expressionless.
(b) Foot of the crossed leg pointing towards you while sitting in a group.
(c) Fondling hair constantly.
(d) Grasping something, a cup for example, with both hands while sitting opposite you.

4. What action(s) would you most probably do when the person you like is coming near you?
(a) Brush your hair.
(b) Suck in your tummy and perk up your chest.
(c) Hide/ Turn around and hope he or she does not see you
(d) Start posing cool.

5. Would you like to learn more about body language? Why?
_________________________________________



Yup, that's all! It's ok to choose more than 1 option in those multiple choice questions. You can even comment more on any of them. Anybody, anyone, please help to do okie. You can choose not to leave your name, but it'll be so much better to leave a name since you have a name.

Hope I won't be so malu post this survey here then nobody do. I really think I'll be malu-ed lor. Have a heart for me this malu poor short pathetic girl k.

HAVE I FALLEN IN LOVE WITH U? - PART 2

Well well well...my last post was such an impact that so many ppl responded.

It was only after this that I understand how unknown 3D STUDIO MAX is. Ok, it was either this, or there are just too many lazy bum bums around to spot my last sentence, OR, my chamouflage skills of the last sentence is really power.
To satisfy some of your lust for knowing who the hell 3D STUDIO MAX is, it is actually a program for creating 3D images. The animations Shrek and Monster Inc. were created by 3D STUDIO MAX.

It is apparently one of my core modules. I was doing on a 3D logo animation assignment, and it was treating me REAL NICE. Aiya, cant describe in words what it has done to me la, tell u all u all also don't understand. Just felt really kanjung when it gave me problems when I had to submit my assignment the next day. My 'bo si tiam' legs problem (shaking legs) got worse after doing this assignment.


This is the starting of my walt disney logo animation clip.


Imagine, cos I don't know how to put a quicktime movie here yet, so just imagine.

Camera is on the mountain where its peak is above clouds, moving towards the castle's direction. Grand symphony music plays as the castle gets nearer...




nearer...




and nearer...









nearer some more...






slowly, camera is on the topmost peak and the green gets out of sight, where the view of the vast horizon is unobstructed, the clouds move sideways to unveil the golden enormous solid title under the castle.


The last swipe of the golden band and sparkles end the scene.


And, this is the ending. All rendered in 3D STUDIO MAX.


Today, I have completed and presented my group project flash website. Our group had a tired but fun night at my house, systematically doing our project. I have never come across such wonderful group experience before. We were really well-organised, and our progress was almost constant all the way. There were laughters all the way, all thanks to my best friend, Tak Yee, who is a siao charbor lor...wahaha. She is always so crappy and lame, and she influenced the other two of my group members to become not themselves too.
The end result was really satisfying. We are really pleased with what we have come out with and thus presented in a very confident manner.



But happy moments do not last...

*sigh* I got back a C grade for my digital imaging assignment 2. It was done in late Jan, when I haven't started this blog thingy. That piece of assignment was... ugly, I admit. But, I do not understand why some of my classmates could get A or A- cos I think their works' standards are not that far away from mine like the grades suggest.

I really do not know how that slacker grades. HE IS A TOTAL SLACKER. Our 3 hr lesson with him starts at 8 am every Friday. He could come in at almost 9, then ask,



"Any questions regarding ur assignments?"



Then before anyone could open their mouth, he continued,



"If there are no questions, I'll expect to see you working on your assignments now."



He then walked around, pretending to be a lecturer, with his hands behind, looking at what we have on our computer screens.

After a moment of silent working atmosphere, somebody looked up from the super concentration on his screen and asked in bewilderment,



"Where is Ereeck Tarn?" (name is distorted, to protect slacker rights.)



Then everyone looked up and started panning our views across the room.



"Checked." reported student A.



"Checked." reported student B.



"Checked." reported student C.



Everyone started talking and playing around like nobody's business. Assignment? Nah. We were surfing net and playing online games all along during the period of mourning. It would be roughly around ten by then. So, where has he gone? Nobody has yet solve the mystery, which I think nobody cares to solve it too. He aint coming back, this is what we know, from his countless mysterious missing in actions.

We still stay in the room till 11 though, because, we are good students okay.