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O.V.A. Hito – First Secret ‘Live’ Performance

2012-01-01T16:15:00.000+08:00

While many Saturdays in December pass by quietly, I had the privilege of spending one afternoon at the first secret ‘live’ event of local J-Rock band, O.V.A. Hito. Comprising of five talented musicians (all equally charming guys in their own way), their songs are mostly covers of popular anime OSTs, but word has it that the future holds

STGCC 2011 - Pikachu, Predator, and Nyan Cat

2011-08-24T23:14:00.002+08:00

Posted: 23.15 hrs (GMT+8), 24 Aug 2011 Singapore Toy Game & Comic Convention (STGCC) is back! Our little island was filled with geeky goodness for one weekend from 20 to 21 August, at Suntec Singapore. I headed there in the afternoon after work expecting to see comics, cosplay, celebrities (why does everything start with 'C'?), cool toys and more. I'm glad to report that I wasn't disappointed.

Cosplay at STGCC 2010

2010-12-27T02:32:00.006+08:00

Posted: 02:32 hrs (GMT+8) Singapore Toys, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC) 2010 was held from 10 to 12 December. Although I had the three-day pass, I was only able to make it for the third and last day. Cosplaying may seem to be strictly for the anime genre, but it is equally popular for fans of comic series to dress up as their favourite characters. Not every geek is into anime only, myself

Getting my wings

2010-09-15T00:15:00.000+08:00

Posted: 00:06hrs (GMT+8) Source Next month will be my official local graduation ceremony. I'm looking forward to seeing my classmates again and catch up. I heard most of them have already found jobs. As for me, I got a job interning at a publishing company. It's weird getting mentally-prepared to start work on Monday when I've had all this free time on weekdays. In any case, it's great to

I heart cheap impulse buys

2010-09-05T19:34:00.000+08:00

Posted: 19:34hrs (GMT+8) Credit: Completely Crete When you're on a budget, there's a natural hesitation to shop. You feel as if every cent counts more than ever. But I was unprepared for the opening of the new Daiso. That's right, Daiso, the wonderful budget store from Japan, has finally opened its new branch at ION Orchard! With everything at $2 a piece, my willpower ran out. So I bought a

How About Being President?

2010-08-25T23:41:00.001+08:00

Posted: 23:01hrs (GMT+8) Credit: Unknown As you may know, I'm job-hunting. My Twitter friends should have seen my countless complaints and whining about being unemployed. Sorry, but until one of the companies I've applied to has it in their heart to take me under their wing, the whinging will continue. Anyway. One of the companies that I applied to sent me an email yesterday evening, except

Will anyone miss an alley cat?

2010-08-23T19:23:00.007+08:00

Posted: 19:21hrs (GMT+8) Credit: Magic Brush Studio As the famous saying goes, nothing is certain but death and taxes. And death I was faced with yesterday. I have two friends, an expat couple posted here for work. I first got to know them when they rented an apartment on the same floor. We got along well and I took care of their potted plants while they were away. We were so used to the

Pages!

2010-08-19T22:51:00.005+08:00

Posted: 23:30hrs (GMT+8) Seal of Approval (via Cute Overload) Hey! Blogger has pages now! It used to be a unique feature of Wordpress, my previous blog host. It feels more professional linking to a Blogger page than to a normal post. The main advantage of pages is they do not appear in the archives. Whatever the case, it got me back into fixing my blog. As you may have noticed, I've messed

Konnyaku Jelly Heart

2009-09-08T21:37:00.007+08:00

Posted: 22:36 hrs (GMT+8)Heart-shaped konnyaku jelly I was making a batch of jelly for a cousin's gathering and saved this large one for home. I used canned peaches and mixed in some of the peach syrup in place of sugar. It still came out a bit too sweet. Nonetheless, very tasty and well received by everyone! :)Konnyaku (also known as konjac) has a chewier texture than normal jelly. It's firm

Accidental Caffeine

2009-08-23T00:46:00.007+08:00

Posted: 01:18hrs (GMT+8)Deciding to have ice blended coffee on Friday afternoon was a good example of bad judgement.I thought I would reward myself for all my studying by accompanying my brother for a drink. We both got ice blended coffees. It was 2pm, latest.Turns out my body doesn't care about the time of the day. I felt the sugar and caffeine rush throughout my whole system during the rest of

Unhired

2009-08-21T21:20:00.004+08:00

Posted: 21:50hrs (GMT+8)Dammit.The temp job I mentioned in my previous post is a no-go.It was supposed to be a simple promoting job, 3 full days with 1 hour of training on the day before. After talking with the agent, I sent in my resume and assumed I got the job.BAD IDEA.I emailed the agent this morning to find out about the training venue and time because it wasn't stated before.Me: (brief) "Hi

Must sleep

2009-08-21T01:09:00.003+08:00

Posted: 01:20hrs (GMT+8)Exam this Saturday, worried about it. Must study a bit more, and remember to hand in post-assignments.Freelance writing assignments to complete... Deadlines to hit. At least I'll get paid eventually. Must complete and submit for editing.Temp job next weekend, I don't even know where the training is at yet nor the timing. Must email the guy.Working on media club stuff too..

Lettuce go on a tour

2009-08-16T23:30:00.009+08:00

Posted: 00:48hrs (GMT+8)On Saturday, I participated in a farm tour organised by the temple.The farms we visited included Hay Dairies Goat Farm, Aero-Green Aeroponics Farm, some wheatgrass/mushroom farm I can't remember the name of, Bollywood Veggies (restaurant/farm), Farmart Centre (pets and pet supplies), and Qian Hu Fish Farm. Most of them are under the Kranji Countryside Association. Collect

On and off Friday

2009-08-16T02:15:00.005+08:00

Posted: 02:40hrs (GMT+8)Friday was annoying.My house had two power failures, no thanks to a spoilt fish tank pump.It really sucks to have everything around you shut down without warning, especially whatever electronic gadget/machine you're using at the moment.The sleepy ambience caused by the cloudy day meant that everyone else in the household was either taking a nap or staying off the grid. I

"Hi" makes a difference

2009-08-14T00:23:00.004+08:00

Posted: 01:15hrs (GMT+8)Have you ever met someone after a long time and you're not sure if you should say "hi"?You've had history with this person, some good, some bad. But what you remember might not be the same as what the other person remembers.My guy friend bumped into an ex-girlfriend while boarding a bus. Online, she's been friendly to him, even having short conversations with him. But in

Singapore Idol

2009-08-12T22:25:00.001+08:00

Posted: 22:26hrs (GMT+8)Today was the second episode of the latest season of Singapore Idol. They're still showing the audition rounds.I have to say the standard is definitely higher. However, there seems to be a proportionate number of deluded and just plain awful singers to make up for every spectacular contestant. Looks like the judges have to work extra, extra hard this year!On most other

Cullen and blood

2009-08-12T00:20:00.007+08:00

Posted: 01:20hrs (GMT+8)A tiring day, felt zombie-like by the end of the meeting. I only managed to eat lunch at 2pm! I only managed to get some caffiene in the evening in the form of ice cold yuan yang (a cross between coffee and tea).I was looking through my camera phone pictures just now. I had quite a few months worth of backlog that I hadn't uploaded to my computer yet. Here are a couple of

Chinatown pearl

2009-08-10T22:37:00.012+08:00

Posted: 23:45hrs (GMT+8)Today was a public holiday, since National Day fell on a Sunday this year.One frustration I have is that I missed the parade on television due to a family gathering. Not only that, I missed the repeat telecast today because I had no idea it was scheduled! Grr. There's another telecast on this coming Sunday but with Mandarin commentary. Bah.That aside, I had quite a good

New home?

2009-08-10T03:09:00.005+08:00

Posted: 03:19 hrs (GMT+8)I've had enough of waiting for my new blog layout to be close to perfect. I'm just going to go ahead and blog now.Well, as you can guess, I've moved to Blogspot. I love how easy it is to use Wordpress, but I get more customization (for free) with Blogspot. So here I am, ready to experiment!I hope to blog every day without fail, whether it's something insightful or random.