catchment, anyone?

most reluctantly, i dragged myself out of bed at 9 to meet Small Ben at YCK MRT at 9.45 for our field site recce. val, he was there to give u a lift, so would you pls not be so lazy and take it for granted? *slaps meself*

we picked Wei Lun up at bkt panjang and headed over to the marsh on the other side of BTNR. yes, i know i’ve bid the damn place adieu, but what can i do when it’s two against one??? anyway, we parked near some gate to PUB then walked along the bike trails to our first site where Wei Lun often jogs. it was a marsh! quite interesting to see a natural-looking water body in sg man… and it had fish in it! no, they weren’t dead ones, in fact, some grew to quite a decent size. we discussed a little, took some pics, then walked out to the smaller marsh on the outside, near the pipes that bring our water in from johor. there, i encountered my first wild snake! it was pretty cute! i googled it, think it’s some kinda non-venomous kukri found in sg. anyway, it slithered away in a split second so i had no time to take a picture of it, unlike cam-whoring monitor lizards and long-tailed macaques…

after looking around for a bit, we went back into the forested area around the marsh. kaypoh Wei Lun walked slightly more towards the marsh, slipped and landed hard on his tush. must’ve hurt since he hasn’t got much cushioning there :P then while Ben and i were chatting, enjoying the shade, breeze and tranquillity, the joker nicely walked into the marsh to test the stability of the bed material. Ben and i continued chatting and brainstorming, and the next thing we knew, Wei Lun had bashed into the jungle. siao lah, that one.

having had his fun, he came back and we discussed in proper for abt half an hr. i can guarantee you, that has got to be one of the best places for a proper project discussion. you don’t have laptops, people, food or drinks to distract you from the task at hand. when we were done, we headed back to the car and decided to lunch at BPP, Ben’s “wife’s” territory, lol.

we had some fish and chips at the Naked dunnowhat. the food was nothing to hoot about, but the conversation, which revolved around police and thieves, was excellent sustenance for the curiosity.

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damn pissed at what happened later in the day. tutee forgot abt our lesson and cancelled yet again, which meant another loss in income. then i decided to head straight for Wei Lien’s but he was still mugging in school cos he thought i’d be there around 4+. so two things were bombed instead of one, thanks arh jowo, u owe me big time. at least after i got home and showered, i had a wonderful 2.5h nap cos it was raining.

i need a stable source of income…

my first practical

went shooting at Hortpark with Big Ben today. it started off hot and sunny but got cloudy in an hour or so. i’ve got nth much to show for it, i’m afraid. =( but at least i gained some experience and got to play with his tamron, helios and tessar, hee! Ben arh, not sure if you’ll ever read this, but i’m mighty glad to have had a second chance to know you. you’re like the BFG! haha!

decided to indulge in a cup of bubble tea from hougang pt on my way home. but when i got to my front door, i realised that i was locked out! tsk. so i went back down to the void deck and played around some more with the tessar i borrowed from Ben till my dad got back. (–_-)””

after i started up my lappie, i got a “msg” from a sec sch friend on MSN about health supplements. of all times lah! my antivirus had expired and i hadn’t reinstalled it so i tio the damn thing even though i didn’t click on it.

ok, guess i’ve done my part for the day. peace out.

my 450D, D for Darling

okay... i've thought of a new nick for Ferdi! instead of having to share "Dear" with Grace, Kit and Shaz dears, he'll henceforth be known as Awesomeness! haha.

now on to my big announcement: I've finally got myself a DSLR!!! as the title suggests, it's the canon 450d and I LOVE IT!!! of course, it's still no match with my Awesomeness :P

here's a test shot that passed my current low QC standards to have made it onto my blog!



it's not great, but it'll do for now since i haven't exactly familiarised myself with my cam yet. and hey, lenses play a big part too!

yesterday was action-packed ah. stoopid HN had a 1h housekeeping lect but i didn't blame him for it since i could leave early for BTNR. Veron, Didi and i cabbed both ways, shiok man. yesterday's visit was our farewell to BTNR as our field site, we took down everything we had to. when we signed out, the park keepers were joking abt Didi's soil samples that if lots of NUS students took soil samples from BTNR, we'd move the whole hill to Kent Ridge -_-''' old ppl, have a really strange sense of humour...

later in the evening, the hons class usual suspects minus a couple of key figures, went for cheap french food at serene centre. wahhh, le confit c'est bien! will definitely go again with Awesomeness =) dessert was 2 scoops of happiness from island creamery. though the ice cream was heavenly, we descended into the depths of hell and moral decay as we bitched abt life (content is classified).

ok, dunno what else to so say, so once again, i'd like to proclaim my undying love for my hons mates! *hugs u all to bits* bis der nächster Ausflug im März!!!