Guiness, Cigars and wine

I try to turn this object round and round,
To understand why it means so much to me when I'm down,
Whether it was yesterday,
Or just today.

It caught the light of the sun once upon a time.

I find it unusually hard to hold on to it,
Today,
And maybe even more so tommorow,
Because it reminds me of yesterday.

It's a precious memory.

Of the time where the moment was kind,
Up to then I was blind,
Until I witnessed a beautiful mind,
-The precious memory

When I just got back from Europe, I was crashing in my bed from the lack of sleep, I received a call to tell me I won a trip for two to watch the black eyed peas playing at the arthur's day concert in sunway lagoon. Talk about luck... So the week I got back, that weekend I was off to KL with none other than KL himself, Kenneth Lee.

We were at a bar with mist fans and a comfortable location to watch the concert, and had Guiness to enjoy!

 

 That night after the concert, we went for supper with some of our fellow prize winners along the streets of KL. Awesome hawker food.

That following weekend was a free cruise on Star virgo with the 3Ks, Kenneth, Kok Guan and me. All thanks to Kok's Dad.

 

 The most memorable part of the trip would be our cigar and wine drinking session! Where we had fun smoking and posing. (Aren't we just a bunch of posers=)?)

Where the camera meets wine drinking cigar smoking crazy people...

Haha... It was amazing holiday, with Europe, the guiness trip and star cruise. The cruise marked the end of a really eventful and fun holiday with my best buds =) Now I leave you with crazy pic of me...

And remember...who cares about looking cool? It's about enjoying yourself!

Adieu to all =) -Kwan

In bruges

It's a little cold in the shade,

So jump into the sun for some fun,

Walking the streets of Bruges,

Listening to the people talk as they pass by,

Taking in the sights.

Take on Bruges.

 -In Bruges

After Austria, the next stop was Belgium! My parents spent their time working with a business partner at their office so I was left on my own to explore belgium for a week. Walking around the streets and meeting people, I saw the various churches and just took in the sights of the city antwerp which  we were staying.

During my stay in Belgium, the highlight of my trip would have to be my trip to Bruges. =)

Let me take you on a journey from Antwerp to Bruges, starting with a picture of how the city streets look like.

The shopping area of the old town.

The central station where I took a train to Bruges

The train platform and train Probably my favourite picture of the whole trip, which is my current desktop for the entire time since I came back till now.

Some sights I saw on the train ride there, the country side of belgium.

 

 

 This is a park which I first saw when I arrived in Bruges.

The old medieval street of Bruges, it is the oldest medieval city in Europe that is the least changed. Even the roads are the original road from the past.

Bruges is known as the Venice of Belgium as there is a canal that runs through the city, one can tour the city by boat.

Here is a tower that guarded one of the entrances of the city.

It overlooks this entrance to the city.

Probably the most famous part of the city, which is known for a climatic scene in the movie in Bruges. The Belfort tower.

In front of it is a square with a statue and people just enjoying the sight of the tower.

Probably the most busiest and crowded part of the city due the fame of this location.

I had the chance to photograph two policemen on bikes who were kind enough to pose for me :)

There were these girls who walked up to me and asked to take a photo with me, because they thought I was a japanese photographer. Haha.

Next came my climb up the Belfort tower...

Narrow... steep winding steps... the rope was there to help you climb... Not for the unfit and clastraphobic!

Here are some shots of the gears of the tower.

At the top, there were writings on the ledges which pointed the different sights and buildings of prominence in the city.

The view of Bruges from the tower was amazing. Let me start with the tower that overlooked the city entrance.

By the time I was done at the tower, it was time for me to rush back to the train station to get a train back to Antwerp. Here are some photos I took along the way.

 And here is a final shot that ended my day trip to Bruges... A shot of the train station after I got off. Thats it for now. This roughly completes the highlights of my europe trip =) Till then I bid all adieu.

-Kwan

 

Ariet

If you listen carefully,
You can hear a whisper,
That transcends time and space.

There isn’t just a sound, there is a feeling.

You stare out into the unknown,
Out the window of your soul,
And let yourself go.

You’ve got to lose control to know.

Let your strength be your aegis,
In this journey towards the point,
Where the universe is standing still.

Everything is just temporary.

You ask yourself,
Why do I hold on so tightly?

Until there is nothing left to say,
As you stare at the stranger in the mirror,
This temporary face that’s already beginning to fade.

Only your actions can speak now.
-Journey of discovery

Back to my trip to Europe. One of the highlights of my trip in Zell Am See was a hike with my parents up ArietBahn.

At the very bottom, this is the path leading us to the mountain.

About halfway up...

About 3/4 up, we stopped for lunch at this bar/restaurant.

 

 We were greeted by this cute little bou who showed us the way in.

He showed us to the bar. The guy behind the bar is his dad.

 

 Here's him eating a chocolate muesli bar I gave him.

  We also found this cute little kitten who was hiding in the corner!

 

 The boy brought the cat to me.

I decided to sit outside while waiting for lunch in the warmth of the sun with the little kitten.

The outside...

Even when I went in for lunch, the cat followed. =)

We finally reached the summit. Here is a shot of me with the back of Zell Am see behind me.

A photo of the cable car station at the top that would take us down.

And finally, here is a rare shot of my mom and dad (Its rare to find pictures of them in the same photo)

This concludes the part of Zell Am See(There are tons of picture of Zell Am See still, but it'd take forever to post them all), in my next post I'll post on my trip in Belgium and visit to Bruges.

Adieu to all! =)

-Kwan

Another Quickie

Hey guys, here's a vid by my bro Dominic, singing Lucky.

Enjoy guys. =) Adieu to all.

-Kwan

A video quickie

Here's something inbetween my posting to catch up since I'm busy with the start of school Hah.... here's a video I just edited a wee bit and starring one of my "secret" friends >) Enjoy!

Dance the dance of jello the spiderman!=) Adieu to all.

-Kwan

Halfway there

Behind me the shadow comes undone,

It leaves a mark as if in the wake of the saints,

Where things went the way of the heavens,

And fortune smiled on me,

Enough times to bring me to this point.

What's it all come to?

Of the conversations spoken,

Each day is shattered and broken,

To bring a new one,

Where in this world,

The future began yesterday.

-The future began yesterday.

As the semester came to an end, in RP fashion, the class mates would be broken up, here is a photo of most of the class present. Goodbye W54N, the class of sports management. New semester to come, in the next few days.

Heres two videos taken of class being conducted in the sports hall, we're playing a game of captains ball while simulating the participants to be handicapped people lacking the ability to walk. Those standing are the referees.

And so began my holidays! I was off to Europe for 2 weeks! It took me almost 24 hours to get to Austria, to the first part of my holiday at Zell Am See.

 And you can imagine how welcoming must be after 24 hours... 13 hours of flying from Singapore to Amsterdam, 2 hour transit wait, from Amsterdam to Munich with a 1 hour flight, 1 hour of wait to get the car, 5 hours of driving.

Presenting Hotel Eichenhof

The Living Room

The Bed room

The balcony.

This is the view from my room in the day.

This is view from my room in the evening.

 

Now let me take you around the town. Our hotel was on a hill, so this is some random pictures I took on the way down. I'll the pictures do the talking of my journey around town =)

 

 

 

 

  And I leave you now with a lady dressed in the traditional Dress in Austria. More of Europe to come next! Adieu to all.

-Kwan

When she turned 21

when your number is 21

remember the peace that you know,
And that there is no need to control
Where we live in the moment
Every waking moment is precious
Because we push each other up,

 like milk and honey
 when your number is 22
-For Jols

On the 6th day of the 6th month, Jolene turned 21. Here's a look at one of my closest girlfriend's big day! =)

It was a mad hatter party at House and we were in a greenhouse like dining area.

We had a ton of pizzas to eat, and they all tasted great!

Probably one of the best pizzas... truffle pizza!

The most common theme of the pizzas was the Rocket salad on top.

Yi Shyan was my date for the party. =) [She's taken by the way, by a great guy who's not me]

The two people who kept me the most company during the lunch was Shyan and Rachel, my neighbouring party mates, swapping hats with people and just having fun.

Of course, a party's never complete without the entertainment of the party... Jolene eating Peas. For some strange bizarre reason, she hates peas and it makes her gag...

And here is Jolene's birthday cake with a huge sparkler candle!

A good friend, amazing conversationalist and best lending ear and probably one of the most understanding people I know, who is one of the few people who takes the most shit from me. Thanks Jolene =)

I leave you all with a photo of the main group who attended the party. Adieu to all!

-Kwan