aleng's journal

YESS!!!
The moment of the year when you just go around get ang paos is coming. 
Well, I've always loved CNY not for the ang paos. I just like the feeling of reunion. You know, especially being more busy now despite with all the studies I'm going through, I'm even more distant from my family. Well, I've always been a shut in, but I still have a heart for my family too. Plus, I just freaking love playing fireworks, so I'm bound to enjoy playing fireworks with my little cousins when I get back to my kampoeng, and let my inner child go out with no shame. 'Cause let's be honest, your aunts and uncles need one nephew or niece who knows how to get along with kids so they can drink happily and talk about politics and stuffs (Argh... adult stuffs).

And again... complaining about how time flies so god damn fast, like seriously... it feels like last week we set off fireworks for the countdown, and now February is coming up? I don't know, maybe I'm just overthinking stuffs. 

Well, it was a huge break from blogging, but yeah... HERE I AM!! *confetti... claps..*

Anyhow, it's already like 2 weeks from new year, so I guess Happy Late New Year..?
I had been busy with studies and some personal stuffs, and it just keeps me away from things I want to do in the mean time. Oh yeah, Terraria is also partially to blame for my disappearance.
Still, there isn't really much to share what happened to me during Christmas or New Year, since I spent those days doing my report. Yes, I killed my "festive" side to do my work, so I can focus on the assessment which was the upcoming after the submission of my report.
It was a small sacrifice, to not see the fireworks and enjoy the fake snow in USS, for my report, but in the end, I get what I deserved for, more time to prepare my assessments and do extra researches on it. I always see the positive side, although at some point of life, I will feel so down that I literally can't see the bright side of everything even if my surrounding was brighten. That had happened a lot, and yes, thanks to my friends who gave me the courage to stand back up after such a painful fall, I am still here, typing all my emotions without exposing too much at the same time.

Well, after looking back at my past, and also with the help of some of my friends dissecting my emotions, I do realize that we, as human, tend to abuse the messages we understand in life. For instance, we all know "Nothing lasts forever", but that doesn't mean when you made a mistake you just leave it as it is.
Yes, I am also one of those person who probably had abused some meaningful quotes. However, do remember that you do you, quotes are just there to inspire and spice your life. You are the one who can change your perspective, but of course, I still have a long journey ahead to lead. It may not be smooth, but at least I learn from my lesson and adapt to it.

Well, I never actually thought that I would share some of my feelings here, but probably just to give some updates ('cause I'm not dead yet) and also to inspire people a bit, so that they won't fall into the same mistake as I have done.

I may not have celebrated 2015's last seconds with a smile, but at least I learned something valuable that will ensure a smoother journey, and if you ask me "Is it worth all the pain?", I would say "Depends", 'cause life is fairly unfair. Sometimes what you do is what you get, sometimes you have to work harder to get what you want, sometimes you don't even have to do anything to get something. It all depends, but in the end, it still depends on your perspective. To me, all the depression and heart wrenching days were painful, and I have always wished that Death can come faster, but in the end, with all the supports and company, I manage to get up and learn from the past and eventually level up. So was the pain worth it? You decide.

...and I'm right here making post regarding to what I've learnt so far from November.
WELL, a lot has happened. Exams almost killed my interest for Youtube and anime. I barely watched any videos or episodes from any animes just to maintain my focus for one whole month. So yeah, you can say this month had me exerting my maximum focus for studies (and it was all worth it!). Although I won't suggest you guys to do that, 'cause I'll be honest, I had some unhealthy diet during my studies, I forgot to eat lunch or dinner sometime. It wasn't something I wanted, it's just that sometimes you feel so focused on something that the world just revolved around you so much faster.

And now that I'm back to a new term, I'm binging on my Youtube videos, anime episodes I've probably missed, and also some music (which I managed to catch up). It may seem like a bad thing to miss so much stuffs and developing some bad habits this month, but at least I managed to get through my exams and finish "A Work In Progress". And at the very least I've achieved something.

Recently, I've been playing a game my friend, Elvin, recommended, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and I must say, it's damn addicting. Plus, since my new term just started, there isn't much to put much focus on, so I've been killing time with gaming. It does bring out the inner gamer in me, and now I wanna play the Afterbirth. (Thanks El and Van, for bringing the demon in me)

So far, I've always wondered how the heck did my 2 weeks holiday, which I thought I would enjoy calmly with my loved ones at Batam, end so soon. Then I've started wondering, is it me, or time really goes by way too fast nowadays? And I've started appreciating the little things in life more.

"Live life as if you're about to die. 'Cause when people know they're about to die, they appreciate things more, so why wait till you know you expiration date? Might as well think that you might get hit by a car or something"

And those words just popped out of my head after the holidays. I'm glad I've learnt something at the very least. 'cause we're all born to learn, and it just depends whether you're willing to learn or not.

Well, December's just a few hours away. Happy Holidays people!!

Laziness, let's admit it.. we all have it in ourselves, no matter how workaholic you are.
Laziness, a trait which seemed pretty disadvantagous to another person's point of view, turns out to be a advantage to humankind. Keep in mind that procrastinate and being lazy are two different things. Procrastinate is sidetracking from quests which requires primary priority, while laziness is just being lazy. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE!!
Anyhow, laziness has been advantagous towards humankind, and IS in fact a trait that has been developed by our ancestors (Yea, didn't see that coming did you? Or maybe you already knew..).
I mean, there must be a reason for human to create cars, smartphones, and other technologies that have ease our daily life problems, for example; you'd probably rather pur all your laundry in a machine, put some soap or stuffs and let the machine do the work, than getting buckets of water, a small chair and handpower to wash all the dirty laundry you created. Or maybe you'd prefer to drive compared to walking. See... laziness has brought us to where we are now... well, which also brings a lot of problems too, like the invention of cars lead to increase amount of air pollution, being a potato couch leads to heart problems and some diseases too. So all in all, there's always pros for cons.

This may be like the least scientific post I've made.. what can I say, I'm too lazy to make overly scientific ones.

Artistic or not, you still gotta admit that arts everywhere; simple or complex.

Now, when I was really young, my mom would usually encourage me to do artsy stuffs, either just cut-and-paste activities, freestyle drawings, or even singing and dancing (probably because I didn't really socialize when I was really young). Thanks to that encouragement from my mom, I'm basically interested in arts in all form and I appreciate them no matter how good or bad they are, 'cause let's be honest, we all have different tastes.

I used to do all the simple stuffs when I was young. Then I start getting into poetry and photography in junior high school, due to my sudden unknowing passion for literature and mobile technology. Come to think of it, I'm kinda curious of how I ended up studying Biotechnology (now), when I wanted to be an author once, but (meh!) I'm just gonna go with the flow.

Anyhow, sometimes you might just feel blank and non-artistic, Creativity is limitless, but our brain juice is limited. So we also need some good rest to get back into our "Imagination World". I mean, you can't have an engine going non-stop, unless it's a fridge, 'cause it only stops in blackouts, and when it needs to get changed or fixed. Of course, there are many ways to get creative, starting with an inspiration.
Without inspiration, your art has no meaning. I mean, everything starts from that one tingling feeling in your chest, and once you express it, you know exactly why you do it. Not saying that you shouldn't copy others, but if you copy others style, you won't find the true inner artist within you. You can use others works as inspiration, 'cause I'm being honest, I'm not the most original artist, and that's why I prefer to say "I get inspired from..." rather than "This is my work."

Definitely not my art

You could also meditate, look at my previous post about meditation, and it really helps in getting you inspiration. I'm still unsure about how it really works, but meditation really helps you to think straight, and it really helps in finding inspiration.

Like this melted crayon art which went trendy back then

If you're the type who loves going out, try visiting art galleries, some indie shows, or maybe listen to some new songs, 'cause they usually refresh your creativity. I normally go to art galleries to find some inspiration or just to test my creativity, and it feels amazing to charge your creativity. NOTE! Don't feel discourage if you have different perspective, 'cause sometimes that might just be a thing that makes you unique.
After obtaining all this inspiration, just let them all out in what form of art that suits you; literature, painting, calligraphy, drawing, or anything else. I tend to hear that people think that they're not creative or artistic, but I usually think that everyone has that little artist heart in themselves. So go out there (or just stay in) and express that little feels out! Hope you're feeling artsy now..

You probably heard these game series made by Scott Cawthon, the Five Nights At Freddy's (FNAF), which has been played by Pewdiepie, Markiplier, Smosh, and many more.
TBH, I'm not really a gamer, probably because I get bored with games easily, and I get grumpy if I lose to a single stage which kinda leads me to uninstalling the game, and hence, stopping me from continuing.

I never tried any horror games so far, except for Slenderman, in where I only get 3 pages and start getting grumpy (I hate you Slenderman) because I kept finding it difficult to get the fourth. Although I know games have to get harder as the player progress, but I'm not really the type to always agree on it, and when I'm in a bad mood, I eventually just rage quit.

My second horror game, FNAF2, was just something I wanna know what it feels like to play in real life. Normally, I would just watch people play, and you know you will get that tingling sensation inside of you in where you think "Oh, it isn't so hard. I can definitely play this!"
And it became your worst decision you've ever made in your whole life. Imma be real, I'm not scared of horror films, but when I watch others play horror games, I get freaked out. One probable reason would be that movies have set plotlines, and you can predict how the story goes. As for games, you make decisions, and wrong ones usually lead to loss, or in this case, jumpscare.

Believe it or not, I almost quitted FNAF2 when I started because I didn't understand how and why I lost, but it eventually got over and I won the first night which felt like I just arrived at Heaven with thousands of angels singing "Hallelujah", and puffy clouds surrounding me.

At this point, I kinda get the feels for how much effort Mark, Pewds, Jack, and other gaming Youtuber have made to give us some entertainment. Now I appreciate them even more. And some of you probably know that FNAFs has some secrets that reveals its unexplained background. Since I never played it that much, I watch Game Theorist who has been explaining it amazingly so far. He has made a LOT of effort on these videos
Of course, this is just an explanation for FNAF 1, the rest are in separate vids. To watch the others, you can just go to their YT channel or just click HERE! directly. BTW, they're making a movie based on this game series, just to inform. ENJOY!

HELL YEA!
Hallelujah! I finished my presentation with good remarks and my assessments, and now left with holidays to prepare for my exam and to finish my lab works. Yes, life is never as fun as it seems, but put it in a different perspective, and you get yourself a bright colorful world.

Spongebob's perspective

Yes, perspective.. believe me, it changes! I used to be scared of presentations, but now I'm comfortable with it (NO, doesn't mean I LIKE it). Upon living in Singapore, it's been a free life so far. I plan for my own future plans, making sure to spend money wisely, and time management too. This is basically life challenges and your experiences will determine how well you'll overcome them in future. I'll give a personal experience that I really have as an example; I had never liked presentation. I would always get "butterflies", sweaty, and more of those typical signs you're nervous like most of you'd experience. As time goes on, I learned some tricks to stand up straight and present without stuttering too much (Yes, I still stutter a bit sometimes, I mean, try pronouncing Pleurotus ostreatus PLO6 repetitively without reading it for the second time). Some might find it obvious that I'm nervous, while some will see me as confident.
And there you have, CONFIDENCE! 

What do you say? You're a timid worthless fellow who's afraid to speak up in front of people just like me?

This is my tip, ACT CONFIDENT! But don't get carried away during the Q&A session. I noticed that most of my friends thought I "enjoyed" presenting, and I laughed at them (No, seriously, I laughed, and it was awkward). Being confident hides the fact that you're scared, this works for me pretty well. Unless your lecturer's a psychic mind-reader, then I guess you're doomed.
All in all, as the old sayings; keep practicing by yourself, in front of people, or if you're super CONFIDENT, just go ahead!

Plus, I just realized we have all went through half of 2015. Man I feel so old now. I mean, do kids nowadays even know what's an alfalink?
If you don't, it's basically an e-dictionary which existed before smartphones came to life. What the hell am I doing? I'm making myself feel old. And I bet kids nowadays have no idea what these games are...
Man, how I miss those good old days. Anyhow, I still got works to do despite having holidays, but this year has been an amazing one so far. It's like my youth has meaning, but that's another story for the future. Have a great day!

YAY! July's a day ahead!!! (Well, depends on your GMT...)
I have no idea why I have to do that.
OK, June has been a crazy busy month, all I could think of was studying and studying, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna enjoy some good stuffs. No, I'm not talking about drugs. MOVIES AND MUSIC AND BOOOOKK!!
I just bought Connor's "A Work In Progress" and so far, I can say it really depicts how his life has been so far, and as the title itself suggests "A Work In Progress", it's a book filled with his good old memories, and let's be real, life is "a work in progress" that continues on and on. Really inspirational in a certain way, but I'm not finished with it yet. So, I'll just read it if I got free time.

Ignore the desk, focus on the book XD

Yes, that's the amazing book, please ignore my messy desk because I still got lots of lab works, presentation, and essay to work on.

Ahhh... Now to the movies, YES! 2015 has served a LOT of good movies, but let's not forget that there'll also be bad ones. So far, I'm catching up with all the movies I've missed, like; Pocahontas, Lady And The Tramp, Insidious 3, and Poltergeist. Don't expect action movies, I get bored with action movies, and I won't tell why until the time s right *evil laughs*.
Anyhow, Pocahontas has been an amazing movie which has brighten up my vision about the world. It may seem old, but the things they're showing still relates to modern society. Lady And The Tramp, shows me that a person's status doesn't matter, what matters is the heart. Insidious 3 was less scarier than I expected, but obviously, I can tell they're gonna make another sequel. It's obvious guys, cmon... Poltergeist, a supposingly remake of the old Poltergeist in 1982.

I'm honest when I criticize a movie, and Poltergeist is really one good remake, but unnecessary. It's kinda like Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, what they simply do is just make it more 'modern' like, and the same applies for these movies. I wouldn't say it's bad, 'cause I find it entertaining instead of scared. Recommended for not-so horror lovers, 'cause (I promise) you won't be scared with this compared to A Nightmare on Elm Street.

And as for music, I know most of you probably know (or not) about Tori Kelly, but she's just amazing. Her vocals are soft yet effective. It's like the voice of Christina Aguilera minus the powerful shouts and crispiness. Try her out on Spotify, and if you don't have a Spotify, it's OK. I'll share her playlist at my Spotify (Just go to the right side of my blog and you'll see a list of songs), and seriously, you gotta try her out. In the meantime, I'm currently addicted to Owl City's "Unbelievable.

This song has "Rugs From Me To You" sense of humor, but with amazingly cute and adorable lyrics, like "When I was a kid... put Mentos in my Diet Coke in the backseat on the bus... The newest thing was Lion King, and I could feel the love"
The song is simply catchy, and brings out all nostalgic moments when you were back in the 90s, and TBH, I simply love the message of the song. Give it a try if you wanna...

Insomnia, some people claim they have it just because they can't sleep. No, this isn't something that simple. A good sleep is acceptable if you don't feel achy when you wake up. I'm not sure how to explain, but sleep quality is one factor that causes insomnia. Even I am currently making this post for the future when I'm suppose to sleep (it's currently 3 am when I made this)

How our brain works at night

Common symptoms of insomnia include difficulty sleeping, waking up at night and having hard time getting back to sleep, feeling tired after waking up, and waking too early. Check for more info with these guides.
There are levels of insomnia and mainly based on how long it lasts; acute (short term) and chronic (long term) insomnia. Truth be told, it sounds like it's not a big deal to be unable to sleep, 'cause some people just wanna stay up late. You know!? I just WANT some good night sleep! It icks me that I have such hard times sleeping, ans as a result makes me hard to focus on my studies, 'cause if my lecturers are really boring, I can simply sleep after they start 15 minutes of lecture, and when I wake up, 10 slides have passed.

This picture explains my life (from high school till now)

And don't think that it's nice to stay up late. The feeling of unable to sleep, the sound of the ticking clock, the complete silence which is supposed to help but not, is irritating.
Sleeping pills and other depressants are advised under doctors prescription, but of course, I'd rather not get into that stuffs. 'Cause our body will make it a habit to depend on the pills, and that's definitely not a thing I want.

On plus side, insomniacs tend to be more creative during their "suffering" moments. This has yet to be proven, but studies have shown that sleep and creativity are both related. You can read some more of it here.

Not my art, but this is what I do at night

Of course, you'd be like, "Well, at least you're more creative because you're an insomniac" NO! It is fun to be creative at these kind of hours. Our brain requires sleep, and when we don't get enough good sleep, we tend to hallucinate.. like, overreact to most stuffs, and I freaking hate that. I'm not sure if others feel the same way, but I get pissed off easily when I just went through insomnia.
If you know me in real life, you'd probably won't know if I just went through insomnia, but you can tell when my "not-so-close" friends told some stupid lame jokes, I just wanna laugh so hard and say "Nice one!", and if they don't get my sarcasm and continues, I would lower it into irony.

I just can't explain why, but I tend lose my optimism if I don't get enough sleep. Imagine sleep as my charger for my optimistic nature, and when I lack it, I'll just say "Whatever" to anything that doesn't seem to amuse me. May seem usual, but (sometimes) behind my "Whatever"s, what I usually meant was "Just buy me a coffee! I need to get my brain juice flowing, if you can't amuse me.. GTFO".
And I just realized I poured all my negativity on this post. Sorry... :P
Well, this is probably my most truthful post ever. Never put in so much truth in one post. EVER AGAIN
For insomniacs out there... how do you usually feel when insomnia hits you?

Heck yea.. Imma be real, I WAS ONCE good in DANCING! Well, if you count Dance Dance Revolution as dancing. But no joke, it's like before I became a homeboy, I just went to Timezone to play Dance Dance Revolution (let's just call it DDR), and if you dunno what DDR is, it's basically a rhythmic dance arcade game in where you step on the arrows simultaneously according to what is shown in the screen.

The DDR Machine

You play by stepping the arrows simultaneously to the ones shown on the scr

TBH, I would just go to Timezone for that game and practice it from easy and gradually going to hard. At first, I was really shy to play it in public, but after gaining confidence (thanks mom), I gradually went for harder level. But of course, as time goes, Timezone just suddenly disappears and turned to EZone. It's not much different compared to the old Timezone, but there are additions, including gambling arcade games, like the coin thing with the object that pushes the coins into the hole, and if enough coins were there, it will fall out, as if you just won some coins. (It's called the coin pusher, just Googled it) I never knew that was considered gambling, until my mom told me so, and it's kinda like the cheap version of Las Vegas, but still rewarding enough.

You've probably seen this, the coin pusher.

And TBH, that game icks you! Like "CAN U SEE THOSE COINS ON THE EDGE?!!" and you bet you can get some if you put 2-4 coins, but NO.... it takes MANY COINS and not long afterwards, you realized you ran out of quarters. I have a love-hate relationship with the coin pusher, 'cause they make me feel rich once I win, yet I lose so much if I'm not tactical enough.
There are more arcade games of course, like Street Fighter, Pac-Man (fav), oh, and one of the worst, the Claw Machine. The ones filled with undeniably cute plushies, yet the claws are so loose that it make you feel like you only have 0.01% chance of winning.
Back to main title (I realized I was off topic slightly), more adults and smokers start visiting EZone, and since I'm asthmatic, I start to avoid those kinds of place, and as I grew older, my feet are no longer dance-able for the DDR. It's kinda like you went on a routine to the gym, and once you get results, you just leave gym. Then your muscles are back to fats and you gotta start again. Yes! My condition for DDR is something like that. But hey, at least I was once a pro! To think about it, I feel achieved now. Heck YEA! Kinda like I know I had a great time when I was a kid. So how's your experience in arcade gaming?

Take a moment to think back the nostalgic moments in this place

Yes... ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficiency Disorder / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). It's something I just knew when I started watching Nigahiga's videos. If you dunno who Nigahiga is, he's a Youtube personality, I get why you dunno him if you're new to Youtube, 'cause he's a pretty old "Youtuber". Anyhow, ADD is a disorder mainly characterized by inattentiveness, and Nigahiga was able to use this to his advantage.
Now, scientifically, like any disease, ADD has various types, and although they target the brain in different areas, mostly the prefrontal cortex and cerebellum primarily, but also the anterior cingulate, the temporal lobes, the basal ganglia, and the limbic system (depending on the type of ADD).
Of course, for those who still have no idea what ADD is like... it's kinda like you get bored with everything like... super fast. I can't give an example that relates universally 'cause we all get bored easily, but something about ADD is different. I'll give a personal example, I know some teachers repeat once or twice what they have taught in order for students to have that knowledge implanted in their brain, but for me, if I find any of his/her words unamusing, I would usually think of other stuffs, like; "Why is the 'EXIT' sign color green? Why not red or yellow? I mean it takes more attention.", or "I wonder how people invented lasers. I mean, maybe kids were playing using paper and blocking light sources, but they accidentally made a hole, and the light that goes out of it is more focused compared to the others, and if the rays were more focused, it can produce laser. Does it?" EVENTHOUGH they are talking about how cells undergo mitosis. Oh wait, I found a good example..
And that goes on until my teacher skips to the next slide. It's pretty disturbing how I can't pay full attention to my lecturers. Even my friends said I always sleep in class or playing my phone while the teacher is discussing stuffs. Hence, as a result; I tend to miss some parts, which is why I love my teachers who gives full effort to teach and no breaks. TBH, I prefer no breaks, 'cause when I get a 15 minutes of nothing to do, I will just sleep. And when I wake up, my mind feels like it just woke from eternal sleep, and I have no idea what I am studying, kinda like Sleeping Beauty, she knows nothing after she got pricked by the needle and when I say know nothing, I REALLY MEAN IT. Of course, my inattentiveness isn't really bad, like if I need to do something, as long as I put full effort to give attention, I will finish it directly. But some stuffs are just way too time consuming for me to wait. Well, thinking back again, I might be a bit too impatient, but then again, it was so boring, so I guess it wasn't my fault at all.
Now, there are ways to cure this disorder, but different ADD requires different treatment. Similar to flu, not all flu are the same. For me, I would usually do meditation and it really works, which is why I love doing it when I feel too active or too tired. Some types of medications for classic ADD.
Anyhow, I'll be honest, I only made this post because I need to get this out of my head, when I'm supposed to be studying to catch up my lectures. See, I finished this post! :D
And you'll probably see less of this kind of posts if any new songs, books, or anything that attracts my attention, 'cause new stuffs will usually take over me, and I just become a robot and start making a post about it. Not sure if you could see through the patterns of posts I have, but you'll see why...
Ok, I seriously gotta study. 

Yes, #TAM... That Awkward Moment. I always get into awkward moments and believe me, it's not an enjoyable moment.
In addition, if you're just like me, the guy who prefers to pretend and just act busy while the others are in topic, I bet you have a lot of trouble getting out of those moments because it seems like you're being a damn douchebag by leaving them behind. Oh, btw, this isn't like my typical blog posts... So... maybe I'm gonna make these types of stuffs more often.. MAYBE
Anyhow, I know people, especially introverts, have a hard time exiting these moments. It's kinda like you just went into a museum to steal some antique stuff and you need to exit the doors secured by passwords, lasers, flashlights, and guards. You know, kinda like the Mario levels you have to succeed and most probably fail, especially in world 4. (Back to the topic) I find it rude to simply exit while I am accompanying others, but at the same time, I feel like you don't mind my existence within your surrounding (not saying that they're being ignorant). So, obviously, I need to exit, but probably am too shy.
But seriously, if you wanna exit these kind of conversation, you need to know if you are in one or not. If yes, brainstorm a way out of it while they're not paying attention to you yet, probably make an excuse like "Oh, I got some work due tomorrow" or "I had an appointment with my family", and if your friends are fine with it, just go and taste those sweet freedom of planning like a genius.
Honestly, I feel like I've achieved sth when that happens. Yet again, not everyone has the same methods. So.. yea, making another awkward post in where idk how to end with...

Dec. 7,
Since Elvin got some food recommendations from his sister, we decided that we're gonna walk around aimlessly until we have any plans. Of course, I don't wanna be late, so I went there on time to realize that neither of them were prepared yet. No matter how furious I am, I got no choice but to cool down, and I literally am glad I ate some bread and milk at the very least to fill up my stomach, so I won't starve like a freak. We chatted at Elvin's aunt's house a bit about how our educational lives were. It was pretty long, to wait, around 3 hours I think. At that moment, I really wished Grace didn't had to go back to Batam, so we could walk around again spontaneously planned.

Bras Basah Complex

We arrived at Bugis, and at least we got many choices of place to eat, although we're heading for the recommendation given by Elvin's sister.

Ssikkek BBQ, that's my friend

We ended up arriving there 45 minutes before the Lunch session ends, and of course, since I haven't had my breakfast nor my lunch, I feel like I could just take a plate full of meat and eat as much as I want until I feel like I'm about to burst, but some of my friends thought it was too expensive (Welcome to Singapore, where everything is expensive). No, seriously, I've been studying in Singapore for almost 3 months and I still think things here are really expensive. Okay, moving on, we ate then went to search for my compass tool for maths, and my friend wanted to buy a gift for his "friend" (I see what you're doing).
Anyways, not much fun happened on the last day, but I still tagged along with them to bid them farewell, and obviously, after they left, I went back to my usual "homeboy" life...
But still, I would chat to them too. So, don't worry guys! We'll stay in touch.
P.S. I'm going to be quite busy with my projects and studies, 'cause it's pretty messed up.

Dec. 6,

Sentosa ticket for monorail

Woke pretty early just for some walk around. Though when I was about to exit my dorm, the rain suddenly started to fall, and a stranger suddenly asked me to call for (probably) her friend to wake up now and go down as fast as possible. Since I felt bad if I didn't help, so I was "Naah, helping won't took much time", which ended up taking away 10 minutes to wake him, and I only got 20 minutes to meet up with my friends. Of course, since it was raining, I couldn't run like I usually do on a clear day; hence, it took me around 5 minutes or so to reach the MRT station, and again, because of the rain, the train can't go as fast as usual. So I got delayed, and when I arrived at the place we agreed to meet up at. I realized I was late by a few minutes (and I prefer to be early rather than late), but still, I found Grace, and chatted for a while, since my friend got stuck in the rain.

ON OUR WAY TO SENTOSA!

My friend soon arrived once the rain calmed (Yea, there was a friendly conflict back there, LOL), and we headed to do some stuffs before going to Sentosa for Madame Tussauds wax museum, like; eating, walking around in pet shop, buy some stuffs, and take (imaginative) pictures. We then decided to go now, and once we arrived at Sentosa, it was so hot as if global warming effects are BBQing us (maybe just me). Upon arriving, we saw an orchestra band, but they haven't prepared themselves yet probably, and it was good to see that their conductor (maestro) was giving them support that they will do good and it's okay to be early.

Grace takes selfies LIKE A BOSS!

Not long after that, we decided to take selfies, and anything that caught our eyes' attention.
Like flowers, cute statues, etc.

Sunflower macro Credits to Elvin (click here)

For an instance, this macro shot Elvin took, and Grace is seriously taking pictures like a boss here. XD

From Left: Grace, Elvin, Me

Not to mention, the Christmas tree in this region of Sentosa looked funny. Well, since it's made of balloon like stuff.

Cute Merlion statue

And along the small stairways, there were cute small Merlion statues, I mean, cmon guys, who could resist such cuteness? (LOL, come to think again, it looked kinda like a prawn, still cute). We soon decided to take videos which will be sent to our friend, and take almost all things nature.

As we arrived at Madame Tussauds, we found out that the tickets were too expensive, so we decided to do something else. We all took time taking pictures without hurrying, like any introverts, we prefer meaningful get-together, although it was more like a hiking than a go-out-together, 'cause we went quite deep into nature.

A shot I took

Grace taking photos with her cam While I kept a lookout for anything fun to shoot CREDITS: Elvin

Another #SELFIE

The journey of photo-taking was fun, we saw things we had no idea what it was and freaked out when it flew, like a roach.

The "Thing" we freaked out about

I always thought that thing was a fat cute beetle, while Grace told me it was a wasp, which freaked the hell out of us when it flew. Hence, we kept "hiking" until the mosquitoes pissed us...

Grace taking picture like a natural

...but the walk really was a memorable one, and we learned quite a lot. Not to mention, Grace was able to spot some squirrels, I think she was the only one who could take a picture of them, 'cause my phone couldn't focus clearer from a limited distance.

The Merlion Credits: Elvin

The Merlion, which had made small changes when I last came, was a pretty decent attraction; short videos about the origin of Singapore, the view from its head, and the free ice cream. :P

Free ICE CREAM

We continued our introverted ways again, taking pictures, and there were quite some funny moments, like taking funny pictures of our deformed image on the 'funny' mirrors, and almost got wet by fountain.
We kept walking until we realized we just walked from Imbiah to Siloso (no wonder my legs hurt), and again, take PICTURES!!
We simply kept walking until we arrive at the Skywalk, which was one of my favourite when I was young. My friend who has fear of height wasn't really as comfortable as I was, so for me it was a chance to take pictures of sunsets from height levels above trees, but the ride wasn't just for enjoyment.

Skywalk! More like SkySit

Us on Skywalk

The main reason why we rode on it was because we were too tired to walk back to Imbiah, so we decided to go back to Imbiah from Siloso by Skywalk. We were 20m above ground, so make sure our shoes, phones, sandals, and any other objects don't fall. It was a really fun experience for me, and my friends. When we decided to go back to Harbor Front, we heard music, and Grace told us that the orchestra has started.

The Orchestra

 It was magically memorable, they played some of the most famous songs, like; "Under the Sea" from Little Mermaid, "The Incredibles Theme Song", "Ponyo Theme Song", "Jingle Bell Rock", and probably many more ('cause we couldn't stay to listen to all of it and I couldn't upload it on this post 'cause the memory's too large).
As we went back to Harbor Front, the Christmas tree was lit, and of course... SELFIESS!!

SELFIES!

After taking selfies, we decided to have dinner before Grace leaves Singapore. Though it was fun, it all comes to an end, and of course, they never last forever. To be truthful, when Grace was about to leave, we were really plain blank about what and where we're going next, like literally no plans at all. However, as soon as we came back to Elvin's aunt's house, his sister gave some recommendations for good foods in Singapore, and this will be one last day I shall enjoy with my friends. Truth be told, I didn't touch my books since my friends came, and you could say that my mind feels as if it was brainwashed and all the homework I was suppose to do got forgotten. But, yes, a bad habit of mine, maybe I could do it after I gave my goodbyes to my friends before they leave for Batam.
Today was beautiful, let's hope this memory stays fresh within the pictures we all shot and shared.
Thanks for the memories guys!
To be continued...

Wanna see more of what my friends experienced? Go check their blog on lvinsusanto.blogspot.com
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