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sweet joceypie..


was catching up with her after a loooooooooooooooooong while..

oh btw, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
wish u are here so we can celebrate together…

anyways, she posted this very encouragin quote on facebook just now at 7:13pm
i love her~

“Like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn’t something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn’t get in, and walk through it, step by step. There’s no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine white sand swirling up into the sky like pulverized bones. That’s the kind of sandstorm you need to imagine.
And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same” (haruki)
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July 6th, 2008 | LoLz forbidded | Posted by rogue

have u ever felt…..


… this ton of dread that something really bad is going to happen,
either to you or to anyone else,
and it weights you down immediately?

have u ever felt your heart sink with a certainty that a negative force is present and you have no control over it?

have u ever felt that u are about to die?

it happened to me this afternoon.

all thoughts of the Cambodian Project was running through my mind
and then out of a sudden,
a sense of dreaded certainty, with an unpresidented force, hit me
and, as stupid as it may sound, a sudden flash of vision stunned me to stillness.
it was me, sitting in my car, watching a 16 wheeled truck drive straight at me and there was nothing i could do but wait for my ascertained death.
and at that moment, i felt as though i knew for sure that this is my death.
(you may say i’ve watched too much tv or that i’ve got a wicked imagination, i dont care)
and i was so convinced that this is going to happen tomorrow, 5th July 2008.
there are no words to fully describe how i felt at that moment.
but i know my heart sank with a thud, somewhat like an anchor thrown overboard,
and tears rushing and forcing itself to be squeezed out of it’s ducts.
and even now when i think about it, the sinking feeling and the tears are still there.
i can not comprehand what happened.
but at that moment, my world stood still.
for the first time in my life, my world came to a complete stop, albeit not for long.
the things i never did, the things i never said, the things i wished i said all came into view
they were like pictures frozen in time, levitating all around me 

all i remember doing after that is, picking up my phone and texting a couple of people
naturally my text sounded as though i was gonna rob myself of my own life (which i’ll NEVER do cos it is so damn stupid~)
nevertheless, there is one person whom i’ve yet said anything to, and i know i will regret that decision.

i know all these sounds dramatic in every way possible
and no, i’m not going to debate this issue
however, just to be safe then sorry, i’m gonna try to stay at home the whole day tomorrow

you can call me a drama queen,
i dont give two flying fucks.

better safe than sorry.

July 5th, 2008 | LoLz forbidded | Posted by rogue

the Cambodian Project!


the Cambodian Project was conceived when i was in Siem Reap
when i was there, however short my trip was, what i saw changed my perspectives
they are so poor, yet happy and contented!
which is a rare occurance in big cities, contentment..

anyhow, this project is my baby
and i’d love for it to work out
but in order for that to happen, i’d need as much help as i can get!
below are some information about what we currently have and what we’re striving to achieve

the general idea is:

1. we’ll be running a few collection drives here in kl or around Malaysia
2. the collections would include clothings (new, hand-me-downs but not too shabby for ages 2 - 18 preferably 2-5 year olds ), stationaries fit for children in kindergarten, primary and secondary schools and medical supplies
3. during the 3rd and 4th week of November, whoever who’d be interested to go would go and personally hand the clothings, stationaries and medical supplies to the people there
4. targeted area, Siem Reap and the rural areas in northewestern Cambodia

also, there are talks of organizing charity basketball tournaments as fundraisers where the money would either go to food, and/or medical supplies or straight to a particular children’s hospital.
these tournaments are slated to materialize in Singapore and also in KL.

For those who are interested in helping out but not physically going over to Cambodia, these are the few things that I’ll be needing help with:
1. a core group of dedicated, reliable and passionate people with ideas
2. people to help with the collection drives
3. people to help with promotion of the collection drives
4. people to help with sponsorships
5. contacts! (very the important.. haha)
6. people to help with logistics
7. publicity
8. volunteers where needed
actually, anyone who is interested in any way, it’ll be good to hear from you )

for those of u who are on facebook, do join the group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19865551643

and also if u’re interested, just email me at
singyuin@gmail.com

hope to hear from y’all soon!
i think its time we did something for them
and in turn, they’ll teach us a thing or two about the simplicities of life!
aint that wonderful?! )

July 4th, 2008 | LoLz forbidded | Posted by rogue

.. and so i was feeling down..


really down…
and its the kinda feeling where u just dont feel like talking about whats bothering u
and i decided to go out for a walk..
and at the same time to get some dinner
was walking around deep in thought when i heard my cellphone beep
i sheepishly took my phone out and received a pleasant surprise!
got a text from rodin!
that itself made my day cos i’ve missed him so..

next morning, i woke up to another text from him
and it made me smile
he’s hilarious
plus i’ve missed his nonstop chatter
his constant yet slow voice explaining the ways of occitans to me
damnit… if only friends without borders would also be friends without distance!

ahhh.. the little pleasures in life

also, caught up with bhavesh yesterday night..
was ranting to him and he was trying to get me to agree to him sponsoring my trip to singapore for the weekend (choy and may’s bday bash)
and when i say trying, i really mean TRYING! hahahahaha
in the end, my stubbornness won……. naturally hahaha
but the thought of it was so touching
honestly, at that moment, i dont know why but tears were threatening to make an appearance
but of course i didnt let it…
and choy also called from singapore with words of encouragement…
love them to bits!
and all these when i thought my world was coming to a stand-still
so like i said, there’s always something positive in a day full of crap

and i’m also receiving overwhelming responce towards my Cambodian Project!
which brings me to my next post…..

July 4th, 2008 | LoLz forbidded | Posted by rogue

USJ OneCity

remember the post on my industrial training at mct few months back?

i was involved in designin a block of 1½ storey shop offices with roof garden for usj25 (onecity) phase 1. after that, i was further involved in the design for a block of 4½ storey shop offices with roof garden, also in the same location. below are some perspective drawings of onecity when completed. phase 1 is to be known also as garden city based on the greenest surroundin it (and above it as well due to the roof gardens).


onecity phase 1 – click on image to enlarge

when phase 1 designs were completed (not yet validate), i moved on to a rough design of retail offices for phase 2 – just to obtain some values for slabs, beams, and columns sizes. phase 2 will have a 2 acres sky park (about the size of a football field), 41.65 metres from ground level, as you can see on the top left of the followin image:


onecity phase 1 & 2

the left and right buildings which shaped like “C”s are the shop offices of phase 1, and between those “C”s is a huge park. then come the grand phase 3, consists of offices, a hotel, and a shopping mall.


onecity phase 3 – day view


onecity phase 3 – night view

there ain’t much details on phase 3, as it is still in a very very early plannin stage and alot of changes will take place. it sure is good to be able to design and build, don’t you think?

July 1st, 2008 | 1 LoL | Posted by taileong