Lean on me

Fly across this ocean of clouds so white,
And take in the sky so blue,
Breath in deep and feel the sensations,
As your mind reaches its peak.

When was the last time I saw you go?

Play that song one last time in your head,
And sing along to it as I whistle,
This tune that we share,
Like a duet in this summer night.

Hold my hand.

Yours fits mine perfectly,
Make a wish with your wish stick,
And share it with me,
Close your eyes and trust me.

Cause I'd hold you tight.
-Across the mind

What a week, I must say its been one fun and interesting week, from catching up with old friends, canoe training, gym training, runs... mini birthdays...beach outings... Eating at restaurants...And just chilling out at home to a bottle of Macallen with the company of friends. I must say, Looking back at it all, I have to say I've been living well. =)

Yesterday it was raining heavily, so I woke up late and headed to macritchie around lunch to go and support my seniors in Canoe in the womens national competition. It was a rainy day, and it was pretty cold.

Its a cold rainy day...





























The coaches sitting down watching with their umbrellas.















With the whole lot of us huddling under a tent that doesn't even belong to RP














The competition lanes in macritchie














Check out the manly bob the builder with his cute mickey mouse umbrella!














That evening, after some home training, I went with my dad to Bar Bar for north indian food and drinks.














At the end of the meal, with a finished pint of hoe garden... along with the hand written bill for indian food.














After dinner, Samantha came over to go for a long walk with me. We walked to serene center and met up with her cousin for a while... with her smoking like a chimney... Then we continued to town through farrer and went to cineleisure to watch Narnia... It was so LONG. It was interesting, but you feel like its going to end live several times in the show and still goes on... Still, it was a blast! By the time we finished the movie, it was 3am... neither here nor there, and Samantha was too tired to walk back, so we decided to chill and chat about life... With me telling her a story about how a tree grows... (I am long winded...I know)

We talked until the bus started coming by, and we took a bus back, and finally crashed at home to have a nice long sleep...(For her... I slept from 7 to 12)

Went with my dad for shopping and lunch at Ding Tai Fung! Second time this week... so many dumplings... I've not eaten so many dumplings in one week.


In life, when daddy's there... ITS FREE














Xiao long bao














Vegetable and minced pork dumpling...














We also had spinach...Beef tendon noodles and Prawn Shiew mai. The presentation wasn't as interesting, so I'm not featuring the pictures.

We went to this shop at shaw building and I took a photo with my dad... At the same time, I noticed a mirror at the side of the entrance so I decided to have a little fun... Being the bored kid in a store waiting for his parent.

My Dad and me














Here's the mirror, it created an interesting effect. (This what I decided to do when bored...)




























I look forward to the next few days! Well thats it for this post! Adieu to all!

-Kwan

Morning toast and Evening Tiramisu

I've got my heart set on this choice,
Never glancing back to see,
What could have been,
Because I'm living now.

There is so much value in now.

We are all given something,
The gift of now is the present,
Treasure every moment of it,
Because its the one your living now.

Live it.
-The gift of the present

I met up with my old army friend Robert for breakfast in the morning at Lot 1, we had Yat Kun Kaya toast for breakfast! We caught up about our current lives, talked about finances and stuff. The last time I saw him was when I just orded. Its good to catch up with old friends.










































Here is a photo of Robert! (One of the most matured guys I've met around my age)














A photo of Robert and me. (I think its time for a haircut for me)














We watched Kungfu panda after and had lunch. After that I went home to rest for awhile before going for a run before dinner. Dinner was at Prego with Shah. I've got no pictures of Shah because she doesn't like her picture being taken.















Here is the display of the yummy tiramisu!














The chef preparing a dessert to be served shortly...














Here's an empty bowl of tiramisu which tasted really good.














Well that was it for my friday! Morning Toast and Evening Tiramisu! Adieu to all!

-Kwan

Light a candle

Looking through the looking glass,
Everything behind it seems so white,
A world was long lost to us,
Can we bring it back?

Smash through the glass and reach for it.

Hold your breath and close your eyes,
Dive with me into these cold waters,
Immersing ourselves in this purity,
And sinking to bottom of it.

Weighed down by our taint.

Let it all be washed away,
So that we might rise,
Hold onto my hand,
And become undone.
-Wash it away

Today I went to ding tai fung and ate a million dumplings! (Well its an over over exaggeration, but... I ate about 20 dumplings in total) Had lunch with my old family friend Landy. We caught up and discussed about life, and of course it was a very good advice session for me. Thanks Landy!














Rushed home to change and head to town to meet Victoria and Samantha... We ate at Es teler 77(An indonesian restaurant introduced by Victoria) and then headed back to my place for Macallen and Wii! The girls were dancing a little, and Samantha showed me a few dance steps. (I'm one stiff chicken...)

Here is a photo of me, Samantha and Victoria











































Here's samantha and I playing wii, look how "cool" we look! (Apologies for the poor lighting and lack of flash!)















After a couple of games of the wii, we decided to sit outside and chill over a glass of macallen.











































It was a great evening, with Victoria telling her lame jokes...(I don't know how she can even dare to tell it to a crowd...I'd hide my face...)

I think a better joke would be....

Confucious say... Men who put both hands in pants...Feel Cocky. =P

Alright, thats it for today. Adieu to all!
-Kwan

Looking at the Sunnyside

In this city of sin,
You find yourself lying back sipping on this cold glass of gin.

Twist the strong taste in your mind,
And remember the flavour as it unwinds.

The choices in our lives so clear like bright blue skies,
Though clear, its still so hard to see through the lies.

With the sun beating down on our backs,
We run through the sand to find out what our life lacks.
-The sunnyside

Today was the class outing to sentosa! It was a really good day, with the strong sun and tons of snacks we brought to beach. We started off at palawan beach, playing volleyball and soccer and soaking in the sun.

Here is Navinn posing in the water... Check out the scenery of palawan beach!















Here are the guys posing in the water... Navinn wearing Lola's specs...(so kumar...=P) Wei liang, Bernard and Ashley...














Bernard and Chinto! (The two look so tired...)














Kimo and Lola!














After the fun at the beach, we went off in search of a shower and food! The guys went to shower and then after that we went to Koufu food court to eat... Some were so hungry they couldn't wait to eat...




























Hui yun and me (She's got spf 150! No kidding...)














Hui jen and me(Both looking cool in shades, and check out the naked dude behind us!)



















Crystaline and me (she stole my oakleys!)















Chinto and me (Our bro from hong kong!)














Navinn and me (The ladies man... Great at jokes)














And now... on the groups...

Crystaline , Wan xin and me (Its so hard to get these two in photos)



















Lola, Kimo, Cyrstaline and me!















Kimo decided to don my oaks and look stern with the addition of Lola's itchy fingers... (So fierce!)














We went cycling after... and headed back to vivo for dinner with Misses Ezal and her husband and Banquet! Here are a couple of shots on the monorail back.

Ashley, Navinn and me (Ashley's got one freaky smile! And navinn with his trust me look:P)














Kimo and me (check out our redness! Her whole face... and my nose... :P)














Ahsley, Wilson and me (After a day at beach, we're all tired!)














Wei Liand and me (He's a school team player in almost everything! Or is he? Heh)















Here's a snap shot, catching Wei Liang and Navinn in interesting poses. Watch the hand's boys! Thats it for today, got a long hike up bukit timah hill tommorow! Adieu to all!

-Kwan

Where the world is on a roll

Close your eyes and imagine,
The world when you were young,
When things used to be fun,
And everytime it was exciting.

Why can't we bring it back?

The world hasn't changed,
We have,
Remember the time when you can dip your feet,
into joys around you.

Bring it back, to the when the world is on a roll.
-Bringing back the joy

Today was canoe land training! Gymming in school! They covered so many different muscle groups it wasn't funny. I think the training is actually weakening me, my strength is dropping. I've got to make a decision when camp comes.

Had lunch in school with my canoe team mates, and on the way to the interchange, they told so many racist jokes, it was so funny, indians making fun of chinese, chinese making fun of indians, it was a funny exchange which everyone took light heartedly.

When I got home, I prepared the cake I bought the night before... A walnut cheescake!=P
















Happy birthday to Yi Shyan! My closest female friend. A birthday wouldn't be complete without a cake and its even better when kwan suprises you! :P











































Here are the gifs of her blowing her candle cake!




We also played wii! Here is a video of Yi shyan looking frantic/dumb(like a doofus) with wii remotes. The game was rayman's raving rabbits... my favourite wii game :P



Went to mediacorp after that, to support my friend Mable in the semi-finals of the Channel U competition. It was quite interesting watching everything, and she got into the finals! Congrads to Mable! Wilson messaged me to say that he saw me on tv, which I assume was for a brief moment and I was simply clapping hands... I was so shocked when someone messaged me on what I was wearing, cause I never thought the camera had me in its lens.

Well thats it for today, here are two funny gifs of Shyan and I! Adieu!
-Kwan

Playing the record

Lock away your thoughts,
Hide them away from those who pry,
Things they should not know,
Lock it with a key.

Spin the record one more time.

Replay the song that suits,
The moment where the paths split,
Remember the images in your mind,
And realise what you'll never find.
-That old record

It has been a lazy weekend! I spent the day yesterday tagging my photos on my friendster and I found an old picture of the time when Kenneth, Kok Guan and I were in australia, these two guys are some of my closest buds. There are only a handful of people I am close to, and those who are mean alot to me. These guys are my blood brothers!

The photo is of me, Kenneth and then Kok Guan. This was taken last year.















We've been friends since sec 1, in the same secondary class all the way to graduation. To think of the countless hours of basketball we played. And 8 and a half years later... We're still close friends. From basketball, to dota, chinese new year, birthdays... going overseas... This is a friendship I treasure alot, and I realise has been a true constant in my life. Too bad these two buds are in ns, so its hard to catchup as often. Even then, we still make the time to catch up, and these are the two guys I'd say form a strong pillar in my life. Thanks bros!

Kenneth was over last night for a barbecue so we caught up, I really have to use my camera phone more often, there was chicken gizzard...portobello mushroom, potato salad...beef and lamb from swiss butchery... It was a feast! I love barbecues... and I love meat =P

Well today's sunday, so I caught up with Teena today, its been months since I last saw her. Busy busy NJ counciler... We met up at holland V and went to marmalade pantry for lunch! The food was alright and we shared a pot of tea and smoked salmon scrambled eggs with creme farche as I wasn't hungry, so she ate the most of it, we talked for hours (When you've not seen someone for so long, you realize there is just never enough time to finish) After that we went back to her place and she had to have dinner so we bought cha soba and the sauce back to her place. I taught her how to cook soba and mix the sauce... (Which in my opinon is super easy peasy=P) I hope she did not kill her cousin whom she is going to cook for(She's the type that can only cook instant noodles and an egg...Ha ha...)

Here's Teena and I at her place!





























Tonight's steamboat!
Adieu to all!

-Kwan