悦倩友人账之2015年的新朋友们 Yueqian's Book of Friends 2015 (亚洲科学营特别篇 ASC Special Edition)

hmm...
考完试最近几天都在看素仪推荐的《夏目友人账》
真的很治愈很暖心
看着看着觉得今年自己好像在友情方面收获蛮多
(因为今年参加了蛮多活动)
如梦一般的亚洲科学营之行就在开学前圆满落幕
所以想整理一个新朋友的名单来表达自己对各位新朋友的感想~~~
可能我所描述的跟你们自己所想的或者跟平时朋友口中/眼中的你们不一样
就当作一个新角度吧！

Reading "Natsume Book of Friends" recently and find this comic very heartwarming
Remembering the trip to Bangkok for Asian Science Camp 2015
a fruitful and inspiring trip right before my semester started
Feeling like posting a write up of my new friends that I got to know in this year to preserve our friendships
What I write here may not be similar as what your usual friends think/say of you but
just treat it as another view from a new friend ^_^

谢谢你，出现在我的青春里。(《我的少女时代》，2015)

Thank you for being part of my younger days. (Our Times, 2015)

 鐵磨鐵，磨出刃來，朋友相感也是如此。(箴言 27:17, CUVMPT)

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. (Proverbs 27:17, NLT)

Malaysian Buddies

独中帮

特别鸣谢：舒毅
谢谢你！！！从一开始的邀约到你们家往返机场和新加坡的接送
在确定要回KL飞去曼谷的时候，因为我一个人去机场不方便然后你和爸爸妈妈热情的招待了我一个晚上，感觉暖暖的
同时也很高兴认识了一家子的同乡 ^^
在整个过程中可以感受到你的热情
认识你是2013年科学营的时候一起当辅导员
一起疯了一个星期
(那个时候累摊的我也承蒙你和佳韵静仪的关照)
虽说你的个性跟一般女生不太一样
但是感觉你很有活力和干劲
总之在你的身边好像不太会有烦恼，很多正能量
劲宏 兴翰
Woody的话之前科学营的时候已经懂了大名
(忠班的大神哈哈！)
但是真正认识应该算这趟曼谷行吧
我们团唯一祖籍不是海南的人哈哈哈
身体比例较长的人哈哈！
偶尔很搞笑，人很随和、谦虚的家伙
有给你辣到一下(忘记你讲我什么了但是记得是搞笑的事情)
兴翰你好！
很高兴认识这个新朋友！
没有很深入的交流但是整个trip下来相处得不错 ^^
对了？什么？大饼脸？哎呀莫怪我，不是我说的哈哈哈
但是脸圆也很可爱啦显年轻啊！
Malaysia team (Azidah, Adam, Hadi, Ikhmal, Hisham)
Hello all!!! It had been a nice encounter with you guys!
(Sorry I had to use English because all my SPM BM all hilang sudah, dah lama tak guna BM untuk communicate...>.<)
I remember how awkward it was when both the government uni team and our Chinese school team were introduced separately, I'm sure there were some people who asked you guys "Why?"
but yeah....miscommunication between the organizers :/
But I did enjoy the part when we prepared for the performance and sang 1Malaysia together in front of the other nationals
all the OohhOhhOhh and pusing kepala HAHAHA!!!
(and plus all those gossips and jokes which only Malaysians understand we all talked together)
You guys had been really friendly and nice
All the best for your studies ya ^^
and ya, Azidah nice to have you as our roommate and dining together during breakfast
you are really a gentle and polite person
(and thanks for your bun HAHA *nom*)

台湾帮
非常高兴能够认识台湾队的你们
感觉你们就是把整个吴健雄科学营的精神搬过来了
有了你们这次的亚洲科学营生色不少
这里只是收录跟我有比较多交集然后还有印象的几位
有些遗漏了的非常抱歉啊 <(＿　＿)>
朋友们，下次我去台湾玩一定会找你们的 ^^
你们来新加坡/马来西亚的时候也记得通知我哦哦哦~~~
失散的姐妹：嘉容&意轩
啊啊啊姐妹们 *亲亲*
跟你们两个同属一组实在是幸运的事 ^^
当大家意外发现我和嘉容有点神似的时候还都不觉得我们两个都极力否认哈哈
但是自拍再对照后确实有一点哈哈
还有意轩也加入变成三胞胎了哈哈
(话说很派写的是一开始的时候我偶尔会把你们两个弄混淆了哈哈可能是因为都是长发瘦瘦的关系吧？)
感觉你们两个都很亲切
嘉容比较随性健谈(讲座会的时候和我一起听不下去的时候会开小差哈哈)
意轩比较谨慎好学(笔记都写得好多呢，而且有不清楚的地方事后还会向别人讨教)
OMG但是意轩开始跳舞的时候那个反差根本 O_O!!!
也谢谢意轩同组做海报的时候的画工
很感谢你们纪念品上留言的认可和鼓励
很有心思呢超感动 :3
我的留言簿上的字体还好吧？见笑了呵呵 ^^

甜心恬欣
Hello sweetheart!!! 在想你爸妈取这个名的时候是故意要这个谐音的吗呵呵!
虽说“恬”是安静，但是觉得你蛮外向多话的哈哈
感谢你这么惦记我们来新加坡交换的时候还抽空找我们一起吃饭 ^^
因为不同组所以跟你交流的时间相对的少
但是还是能够感受你满满的热情
谢谢你的书签哦~
加油！未来的甜心医师 <3

逸翔大大
其实蛮好奇，大大应该是内地用语不是？
(一开始听到你的队友这样称呼，感觉应该是很厉害的人？哈哈哈！)
看起来木木的
但是玩起来也蛮high (看你们表演就耳目一新哈哈虽然你跟梗先生对舞看起来有些不自然呵呵)
蛮高兴在这个营会里遇到一个也对古典乐有兴趣而且有相当认识的人
感觉有这个共同话题蛮好聊的
但是听你说没有继续学习小提琴觉得蛮可惜的
有机会再pick up吧！那以后也许可以切磋一下哈哈！
如果不是小提琴其它乐器也行
个人觉得自身掌握更多技巧对于更深入的了解音乐有帮助
祝你学医路上一切顺利 ^^

耿(梗)先生绍端
超有梗的哈哈哈！觉得你的存在本身就给你们队带来很多欢乐
没有跟你同组，对你的印象完全源自于同桌吃饭和出游的时候
跟你聊天感觉很愉快
跟其他台湾同胞一样很阳光

致维 羽祺 俊辰
对于致维，个人觉得样子蛮ok，但是为了区分你和韩国弟弟只好把你称作“老鲜肉”啦
╮(╯-╰)╭ 派写派写哈哈！
然后你听到我这样乱起昵称也没有生气
感觉人很随和
看你们表演的时候你领舞感觉很卖力，赞一个！
有机会要重新认识你哈哈！
羽祺嘛~~~一开始的时候就觉得你跟其他队友比较不一样
怎么个不一样法呢？
应该就是感觉少了一份认真(是何时何地都很轻松的样子)
所以跟我的频率不太合哈哈
不要太在意我在营会的时候摆出“不买你这套的”的样子
我故意的哈哈
但是过后回国两岸的洽谈发生那种事
觉得你也是一个对于国家政局蛮关心的一个热血青年
这点值得赞赏 ^^
现在社会需要更多有政治意识的的年轻人
但是也建议你从更多角度去看两岸三地的课题哟！
我也正在学习，下次可以讨论讨论 ^^
俊辰弟弟, 跟你聊过几句
觉得你给人的印象就是乖乖的很温驯的感觉哈哈
学医路上加油啦！


大陆帮
很高兴能在这个营会认识各位
华人包桌时候也很开心能够与大家交流
一下只能收录几位跟我相处比较多的朋友
有机会要下来南洋玩哦 ^^
洋阳
(Yang)^2 你好！
很高兴能和你在制作海报的时候同组
要是没有你的核能对撞的点子我们的海报会很空呢~
希望你在北京一切都好啊
呼延楚翘&梅蕾
第一次遇见姓呼延的人
感觉这个名字就像武侠/穿越小说里面跳出来似的很诗情画意呢
你们两个就很爽朗的
大剌剌的，时常笑得很开心
可能因为自己也是这种类型所以感觉跟你们聊得蛮开心的
出游的时候玩得蛮愉快的

The Jap and Korean Pals
Kana
始めまして!!!
It's really a pleasure for me to have met you through this camp
You are such a friendly, warm and sweet girl
I feel that compared to most Japanese you are more outspoken
perhaps it's because you grew up in US
it was a cute conversation between us (including the Taiwanese and PRC Chinese), to try communicate using kanji (or 汉字)
I look forward to your visit to Singapore or Malaysia
and I'll definitely find you if I have the chance to go Japan (I have to start saving for my trip now HAHA)
o(*￣▽￣*)ブ
Tony, Damhyeon
안녕!!!
Feeling happy seeing y'all
And thanks Tony being so polite and cooperative calling me "noona" HAHAHA
Damhyeon I remember you as a cheerful girl
Let's meet up if I go Korea in the future
Same if y'all come over to Singapore/Malaysia ^^

My fellow group members (with special thanks to Suttinun)

Dear Nun, thanks for being such a nice leader for our group!
Besides being nice and friendly, you also made sure that none of us got lost during the trip to Ayuthaya
You are such a gentle and caring person, and you successfully made all of us feel at home for the 1-week-long camp
All the best for your university life, and be happy and healthy always. ^^
And, thanks for your souvenir and bookmark, I like it a lot :)

Poster buddies: Nut & Hamna & YiShuan & YangYang
Hey!!! Nice to have know both of you through this group in ASC
Nut: Wow your photography skills are not bad! I enjoy seeing your pictures on FB
It's been nice to have you in our group, although your ideas were not included in the poster
but we really appreciate your efforts and outputs, the idea of the lizard and fibres is really creative ^^
Enjoy your life in college!!! And may your journey in science be wonderful!!!
Hamna: Such a sweet and nice girl!!!
Same as me who took the first flight in our lives to attend this camp
Thanks for your help drawing the poster
If it weren't you and YiShuan, I have no idea how we were going to draw it
Take care and all the best for your student life :)

LiDao(对不起忘了你的中文名...)
能认识你真好，学弟！
为人和善，很好欺负的你真好！
欺负了你那么多天真的很不好意思呢哈哈！
在JC要好好加油哦
在新加坡遇到的时候记得要打个招呼啊
Terisa & Emre & Phat
Hello all!!!
Thanks Terisa for being so sweet bringing your coins for us as souvenirs
That is really a nice and thoughtful gift
I can see your enthusiasm, hope that your journey in further studies would be smooth!
but at the moment, focus and work hard on your high school studies, they are very important basic knowledge! ^_^
Hey Emre! Thanks for giving us the warmth from Turkey!
Heard from you how hard the journey from your hometown to Thailand was
Glad to have known you in the group
Hope to see you again!
Hi Phat! Another photography people in our group haha ^^
Saw you as a very happy person
you really showed us the smile from Thailand
I believe that you are a good student and
I also wish that you will continue to do good in college/university

Our Dear Roomie Gwen
Hey Gwen
Seeing you doing homework in the room after the whole-day-long program
I was like OMG
So much sacrifice attending ASC that you need to forsake your lessons and need to put in more effort to catch up
Feel that you are slightly reserved
(maybe just that you are not that "rah-rah" kind of person)
Hope that ASC has been a good experience for you
and hope that everything is fine in your JC life
All the best!!!

悦倩友人账之2015年的新朋友们 Yueqian's Book of Friends 2015 (#1stAUS2015 + ASEAN PowerShift Edition)

hmm...
考完试最近几天都在看素仪推荐的《夏目友人账》
真的很治愈很暖心
看着看着觉得今年自己好像在友情方面收获蛮多
(因为今年参加了蛮多活动)
所以想整理一个新朋友的名单来谢谢各位新朋友和发一些小的感想~~~
可能我所描述的跟你们自己所想的或者跟平时朋友口中/眼中的你们不一样
就当作一个新角度吧！

Reading "Natsume Book of Friends" recently and find this comic very heartwarming
Feeling like posting a write up of my new friends that I got to know in this year to preserve our friendships
What I write here may not be similar as what your usual friends think/say of you but
just treat it as another view from a new friend ^_^

谢谢你，出现在我的青春里。(《我的少女时代》，2015)

Thank you for being part of my younger days. (Our Times, 2015)

 鐵磨鐵，磨出刃來，朋友相感也是如此。(箴言 27:17, CUVMPT)

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. (Proverbs 27:17, NLT)

JiaLin佳霖
我们的缘分应该
就始于那份indemnity form吧哈哈哈！
从UKM得知你是Malaysian的时候开始就觉得多一份亲切感 (所以决定你的dedication用华文写呵呵
第一印象就是小小个的妹妹 (结果竟然是RC4的大姐大？!
然后在UKM忙着闪躲*某个事物*
（哈哈楼下的那些看到应该懂我说什么哈哈哈反正那个人看不懂？也不会来看这篇post哈哈）
感觉UKM的那一趟的时候还不跟你很熟
真正熟应该就是回来Sg leg的时候吧~
终于进入真正有学东西的那些program (外加一起聊八卦和各种自拍

然后开学后几次dinner date和一起念书~ (又在我Kinder Bueno被偷后赏我一个，超感动！
渐渐懂得你的college生活后觉得你有些坏（怎么整天那么得空去恶整别人哈哈哈
但是没关系你对我好就ok 了呵呵！
觉得你的频率跟我也是很像呢~很容易对新朋友熟络
也很会照顾人
感觉有你暖暖的 ^^

YiShan钰善
喵呜~~~
哈哈有幸遇到猫星人的确很开心呢
也是少数遇到华语很好(然后有看华文书习惯)的本地人
因为讲华语，尤其加上喜欢猫这点，很容易对你产生亲切感(所以决定你的dedication也用华文写呵呵
178cm (偶尔可以充当“男友”)的高挑身形令人羡慕不已
UKM的时候住隔壁，然后会因为我说怕睡迟而在早上会morning call大大力敲门叫醒我的
同样是音乐爱好者，一起去了两场concert感觉关系拉近了很多
除了上面两点，也是和我有一点相似，思维会跳tone的可爱人呢
然后思想观点上也是频率比较接近 (从你share的文章和看的书判断，多数是我的类型的
可惜你开学后太忙了都没什么时间见面
之后要好好补回哦

YinnShan燕珊
Jessica@Jessica Bunny LOL I like how Bryan coined this nickname (although I dunno how it came about)
sometimes blur like a sotong but it's a cute characteristic of yours
(trust me your blur is really CUTE no joke, it's a compliment!)
although you are not like the above two who can speak fluent Chinese with me
but I feel that somehow our frequencies are close enough
regardless whether it is the way we treat friends (I find that you are as 热情 as I am when it comes to getting along with new friends), or the greater topics about the world and society that we are concerned of
from AUS to ASEAN Power Shift, attending each other's performance and beyond
you are certainly one of my friends that I will wanna keep for long :)

AUS Malaysian Gang (Committee and Delegates)
Thanks to the whole committee for all those blood, sweat and tears for preparing the program, just for us!
And yeah, see you guys again when we ever have the chance to gather at KL!!!
Johnny: heard from others how hard you worked on this project under all those undesirable circumstances and unpredictable changes, really felt that you are a responsible leader who thinks from a big picture! I believe you will shine in the future! ^^ (heard that our senior ZheWen and SengChiy tortured you a lot? but glad that you survived under their claws HAHA)
Pashan: thanks for the ride to the mall during the first night bro! you are such a friendly guy, thanks for being part of the committee!!!
YenYi: 哇佬！女强人！哈哈！虽然玩的时候没什么有你的份，但是谢谢你在幕后的付出哦~还有最后一天的时候感谢你的载送~
YeeMeen: 最记得是你很多次跟我们同桌吃饭哈哈，相对其他的你好像话比较少？（还是只是我们没机会多聊？）
Carmen: 最记得你的事就是你是姓司徒的（但是以前就不懂做么登记的时候少一个字哈哈）也是跟你第一天的时候同桌吃饭，然后我有时候会把你和YeeMeen弄乱 @_@
Dev: such funny guy, always pop up with some jokes HAHA
Nigel: 哇佬你的笑话有时有点冷（派写可能我get不到哈哈！）但是有你在committee会比较有气氛所以不能少了你^^
Laura(sorry忘了你的华文名是哪一个qingqing): 你是筹委团里唯一有参加的营员，所以觉得你比其他人多付出了一点努力，赞一个！但是隐隐觉得你个性有点小心翼翼，建议面对什么事情你都可以放胆一点哦！觉得你人很亲切很温柔，下次我去sarawak你要带我去玩哦~~~^^
Aizad: hello kawan!!! kamu seorang yang baik terhadap kawan dan tetamu, rasa gembira dapat berkenalan dengan kamu dalam pasukan ini dan kami nampak usaha kamu dalam AUS! terima kasih banyak ya! ^^
Chun Xian: 啊，应该就是话不是很多，但是也是其中一个一直都在幕后默默做事的committee啊！
Austin: sorry!!! 整个活动当中跟你交流最少所以对你印象不深，但是感觉你也是跟友善的人呢！以后有机会要重新认识你！:D
ChongYi: hey hey...你也是一个个性大剌剌，但是对朋友很重义气的人（可能是被你的气场震撼到了哈哈！）但是我喜欢！ :D
Asheeq: hey! hope you are doing well so far in law school!!! was quite amazed that you are active in campus political activities and are concerned of those issues in your school! UKM definitely needs more this kind of people that are interested in the greater good! keep it up!
Shafiq: nice to have met you through this program, thanks for the ride for the mamak supper outing!!! find that you are an open-minded person and also friendly towards guests from foreign country, Malaysia definitely need more of your kind to promote out hospitality! all the best in your work life!
Finie: ahaha! sometimes feel that you are a bit blur but overall you are such a happy and active person! amazed that you are active in joining and volunteering for all sorts of activities in your uni and beyond. hope that you have gained much exposure through this activity and all the best for the rest of your uni life!

AUS UKM Trip NUS Gang (JinHui, Bryan, Joey, MeiLing, William)
HuiHui~ aiyo why you 酱 bad的~认识你不久结果就跑到遥远的英国去念书抛下我们~从UKM的trip会到来NUS一直都话很少，害人家没办法认识你更多，但不管怎样，衷心祝福你在海的另一边闯出一片天地啦~ ^^
Bryan@YanYan HAHAHA I like the way you call Jessica Bunny in such a natural way! When I first got to know you during the trip, I remember that you were always arguing with Aunty Lucy (and I was like: 有酱好argue 乜？) but nevertheless I think you are quite smart and at times funny (but sometimes with that damn sarcasm), and OMG you know 3 instruments???!!! (ok I lose liao...*meh*) hope that we will have more things/events in common next time so I can get to know you better!
Joey ah why you liddat always so high de? but thanks to you AUS was never boring, remembering the Mamak supper outing, and those gossips at night HAHA why cannot see you at school one ah? where have you been???!!!
MeiLing if i didn't remember wrongly, you were the one who got locked out cuz the key didn't work during the UKM trip? ah you were so quiet and we didn't have the chance to talk to each other a lot, but yeah hope that you are well in NUS so far ^^
William a very friendly, sincere and enthu Yr4 guy who no-matter-what came to UKM although it was already half-past the week, glad to have learned some philo stuffs from you, wish you all the best in your new phase of life!

Gilbert SO HAPPY to have another fellow Malaysian in AUS HAHA!!! but unfortunately you are the only one among us who doesn't know Chinese *too bad* at one moment I had an evil thought to type some funny things in this dedication in Chinese so you won't understand LOL but never mind! happy to have a friend that somehow evoke my arguing/thinking skills recently over some of our chats at those unplanned meals together, although sometimes I do think Law students always think too much LOL always find that you are friendly, and somehow your frequency is not that in-tune with the general population, but guess that's the thing which gives you the AURA HAHA wish you all the best dwelling in BTC, and yeah catch up sometimes dude!

DeLi 德丽: hey! 又一个Malaysian你好！知道你曾经是独中生蛮惊喜的哈哈！很高兴认识你，也很荣幸能够在你和钰善的research上做到一点点贡献! 下次有机会再聚吧！

YiFeng & my fellow groupmates (Joy, Finie, Meow, Jawa, Thang, Florence, Anton, Cassandra)
YiFeng: thanks for stepping up being our GL and being such a friendly, warm and caring person! guess all of our groupmates will agree that you are a good leader who can take care of all sorts of matter throughout the journey in the Sg leg! was kinda sad that you gave up psych for SEA studies but wells guess that's where your heart is! hope that with this knowledge you can contribute to our region in the future!
Joy: hey! nice to have known you through this event! I'm also happy to get one more friend who's also studying environmental-related things so we can have lots of common topic! find that you are a gentle and friendly person, hope to get along more when you are back! ^^
Cassandra: hey fellow NUS mate! haven't got to know you much, but overall feel that you are nice, and an important contributor for our group presentation! hope to meet up and catch up with you someday at school HAHA!
Meow: hello! Thanks for bringing your warmth and smile from Thailand! can see that you did your best to contribute when we prepared for the presentation, I appreciate the effort very much, think that you have learnt a lot throughout this process! hope to see you again if I travel to your place in Thailand ^^ 55555
Florence & Anton: Hi! I'm so happy to learn about Filipino culture from both of you, and I like to hear that how important is the concept of family in the Philippines that everyone has to set aside other things for the church and family on Sunday! Florence all the best for your future journey in the medical school, if it is already confirmed. And Anton, another RARE philosophy student that I have met haha! Thanks to the contribution for the presentation that both of you have made, really had a great time with y'all!!!
Jawa: hmm hello mr businessman! haha! oh glad to know that you were an exchange to NUS before! so you must have like this place a lot so you took the chance to come over once more HAHA! hope you are doing well for your final year! all the best!
Thang: thanks for teaching me how to say "leg pain" in Vietnamese when I was so tired and bored when we went out to Gardens by the Bay that day HAHA!!! such funny guy! thanks for creating the laughters with the other guys in our group!!!

The POWER People Behind AUS...
SengChiy: hmm...first impression? I dunno whether I mentioned it when the whole gang was having this chat, but I would say: you have the look of the-guy-next-door but when you start talking....OMG the POWER and AURA comes out HAHA! amazed by the speed and duration you can sustain when you are arguing or putting your ideas across (那种滔滔不绝哈哈哈) but the other side of you is SO HELL DIFFERENT from your professional image! (eg: the aunty Lucy style, guess you inherited your acting skill from your mum LOL, you should consider changing profession, you might be better than Michelle Chong LOL) anyway glad to have known you through this event, thanks for spearheading this idea and organizing the event! I really learnt a lot from it!
ZheWen: thanks for helping out the UKM leg planning, without you it would not have worked I guess, and all the behind-the-scene works with the organizing committee, glad to know another fellow Malaysian HAHA! and thanks for the help fetching me together with SengChiy when we head to UKM, and also the return bus ticket! heard from others that you are a good leader and I think so too!!! Hope that you are doing good so far in your work life!

post AUS environmental event: ASEAN Power Shift -- CuiMin RuiCi Falihah Jolene
thanks a lot to YinnShan for jio-ing me to this event! really learnt quite much through all the talks, workshops and dialogues! and we also had a great time planting shrubs too! HAHA
CuiMin: aww...soo nice to have met you through YinnShan ^^ really envy of both of you having such strong friendship even both of you finished sec and are now schooling in different unis...from what I see from your interaction with YS, you must be a warm and caring friend! hope to have more chance attending events together so I can get to know you more!
RuiCi: hey yo! enjoyed your doodles and duck comics a lot, and like how you put your ideas and random thoughts into pictures! ah must be nice studying in US, hope you are doing well for your final year! may we meet again in the same field working for the environment in the future ^^
Falihah: yups, although didn't talk to you a lot, but since you are a Po Scn student and attended such event, you must be very concerned of this kind of issues, glad to have another ally in the field, although you are taking another approach from us! all the best for your final year!!! :)
Jolene: hey fellow Malaysian! OMG such surprising news when I realized that you were one of Miss Earth Malaysia pageant! but guess the title fits you since you are an environmental science student! feel a lot for your dedication in this kind of work, hope your COP21 trip is fruitful! do share your experience with us ya!

Memoirs of 1st Asian Undergraduate Summit (Singapore Leg)

Check-in Day:
Was nice to meet all delegates from different countries
Formed a new group instead of staying in the old group from the first leg in UKM
Happy to see the old trip mates again, although we were assigned to different groups
But as I was still in TRIO Camp (jointly organized by SO, WS and JB)
I left for the open rehearsal after signing in and putting down my luggage at my designated room
While the other local students brought our guests out of the campus to explore
After the short briefing during dinner everyone was free to have their own time


Day 1:
The day arrived finally
With much expectation, since I had forsaken my about $500 income (giving up my job offer as Graduate Marshal in Commencement Ceremony) to take part in this programme
It turned out to be good
Which could be seen from the opening ceremony
(the super awesome committee managed to get sponsorship from Shell Companies Sg and the chairperson of the company came down for the opening ceremony)

After the opening there's the first talk, a keynote speech by Dr Phillip Andrews-Speed from Energy Studies Institute, introducing the concept of the nexus of various resources and calling us for action
There were also a few interesting facts he shared (which some of us might not have Googled before) worth noting down
Another new thing that I learnt from the AUS would be Futures Thinking, the tool for the strategy team behind decision makers to foresee circumstances that might happen around the scene
I was immediately drawn to this new idea and anticipated to attending the workshop in that afternoon

The workshop first introduced the first tool used in Futures Thinking, which is the STEEP framework.
STEEP consists of Social, Technological, Environmental, Economical and Political aspects that we need to consider when evaluating a scenario.
While drawing lots, my group got the title "Food in Thailand in 2030" which we needed to present on the final day of the summit, hence we started to throw out ideas written of sticky notes, the good thing of having people from different course of studies is that you will get ideas that you never thought of (or just that it was not that accessible in your mind)


Day 2:
This day was packed with information as well
Right after breakfast was a panel discussion with 3 experts from the field of resources security
It was quite informative, but unfortunately most of the content were not quite technical hence didn't get a lot from it, perhaps the speakers were aware that there were participants from different disciplines of studies so they just introduced the main concepts, anyway I still managed to get some interesting facts from it
The following focused group discussion was a bit not conducive as there was just too many people in the seminar room (about 30 people?), didn't get the chance to churn out a question to ask and didn't understand clearly other's questions posted to the speaker as well (I could say this is the most regretful part for me in the whole program)
Futures Thinking workshop continued from the point where we stopped on Day 1
We voted out the circumstances to be further discussed using Futures Wheel (a type of chart plotting out direct and indirect future consequences of a particular change or development)


After all academic programs and the brain straining discussions
Here comes the fun part of the program!!!
Visit to the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest at Gardens by the Bay!!!
Had been wanting to visit the magnificent indoor gardens all the time but never found a time to do so (and of course didn't really want to spend the money haha)
Thanks to the program I got to enter these domes for free!!!

And after that we walked from the Gardens along the trail passed the DNA bridge to the dinner site, The Singapore Food Trail under the Singapore Flyer


Day 3:
Today's presentation consists of two themes: the securities of food and water.
From the speakers, the knowledge about how vulnerable is Singapore in terms of these two resources was further clarified in my head, and also the government's efforts in ensuring the supply for all inhabitants on this island.
A dialogue with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law followed after the short break.
It was an honour and a memorable experience to be there, listening to other participants' questions as well as seeing in personal, how a minister answered (or deflected) questions from the floor, although in some he did not address the questions in the way we expected.
(but some was not all his fault as some questions were not of his expertise)
Personally think that there were a few participants whom I can't name all, asked some questions which would (quite obvious) not be addressed in a satisfied manner from the asker's point of view, they should have done more homework at the first place, given that this kind of dialogues are hard to come by.
In the end I felt the it was more like a "monologue" among NUS students and Minister Shanmugam and not much exchange with the foreign participants, but wells...
After this was an excursion to NEWater, a good exposure to let foreign participants know about one of the water source in Singapore.
(it's the second time for me to come so I more or less knew what the presentation content would be like, but the games corner was quite fresh to me HAHA)

And next was the Marina Barrage
but we didn't go for kite flying but visited the Sustainable Singapore Gallery instead
we were showed the operation model of the barrages (really COOL!!!)

Day 4:
The invited speakers for the day were from Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore.
Though the first one looked as if it was not related to the theme of the program, but the speaker is the deputy director from Futures and Strategy Division, which relates to the Futures Thinking part of the leg.
The presentation is about the indivisible usage of IT softwares nowadays and how they influence the trade system. From B2C in the past until C2C today, online trading has changed everyone's life a lot. The speaker also prompted us to think in different directions about changes that could happen.
(just a side thought, FEW nexus is extremely related to trade and industry, so yeps i think this was the reason why this guy was invited)
As for the second speaker, he presented a brief view of Singapore's Clean Energy Strategy.
Due to the encouragement by the government, greentech startups and related companies are quite abundant in Singapore.
From the presentation I also got to know a few more career options and related companies that I could consider besides those (which was quite few) that I initially know.


Day 5&6:
Basically were all for preparations of the final presentation of future scenarios related to food, energy and water in 5 ASEAN countries where all foreign participants come from (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines).
Our group finalized the contents by the evening of Day 5 and we worked on the poster, slides and speech draft until quite late at night (thank God it's before 12am HAHA)
On the final day (Day 6), every group presented on their topics, and it was fun to see other groups came up with all sorts of styles and skits.
When the winners for the presentation were announced, it was a little disappointing to know that our group didn't make it to the Top3 (among 10 groups), but it was a fair game, others have presented better than we did.
The official program ended with the prize giving and the official closing ceremony, but the party began at dinner time YEAH
(basically was just buffet dinner, ice creams, photobooth and karaoke at the USP-Tembusu dining hall HAHA)


It was like a dream (wells I know this is a bit exaggerating) for being part of this very first budding Asian Undergraduate Summit which is a student-run event
It ended in the blink of an eye anyway, but there are memories and new friendships that I will cherish for a long time in my life.
For most up there was a general description of the program, another post will be written (soon! but I dunno when HAHA) for a close-up of my thoughts and feelings.

1st Month of Summer After Year 2 Ended, Bits of Thoughts Back At Home

The first time for going home so soon after the semester finished
(for the past 3 semesters i always stay on in Singapore for some time, like dragging at least one week)
The process was a hectic one, cuz I ended my final exams quite late (mid of the second week of exam weeks, many students have already finished their papers and gone for holidays)
Clearing up things from hostel back to aunt's house in 2 days, and went home on Mother's Day
Apparently all of us, mum&dad&I were so tired that day (mum settling her business, dad doing school stuffs plus me just reached from a long bus ride) so we didn't go for a proper celebration dinner, but wells, they said they are happy enough to see me back home

but i still had a small treat of our own homegrown (chilled) jackfruit!!! tasted so nice!!! This is the last indulgence for me before the torture of my wisdom tooth surgery... :(

On Monday, we had a make-up dinner for Mother's Day

(had the famous beef noodles at Rainbow City near Samtet Primary School)

These were all the good things before my nightmare began....

12 May, as scheduled, I went to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dept in Ipoh General Hospital for my wisdom tooth surgery

It was a horrible experience for me (although the dentist assured me that it was a minor surgery)

The procedure was long (about 30mins), all the sounds from the tools were eerie

Although I am not strange to the dental chair, but still my body tensed up and I even clenched my fists for most of the time lying on the chair

What's worse was that my nerves have gotten resistance to the anesthesia, and the dentist had to give me two more jabs to numb my pain

Even with anesthesia, the moment when they scrapped your bone, cut your teeth into halves and the root being dug out (crrkkk....imagine a huge tree root being dug out and the sound effect often played in movies), the feelings were those that you don't wanna try them again

I cried after the surgery (shocked the doctors)

not for the physical pain but the discomforts from the procedure and inexplicable emotional distress for losing my teeth

The healing process was worse...

My face was swollen for 4 days at least, can't chew food nor eat properly (can only use one side of your jaw), can't brush my teeth properly, the jaw at the surgery side was tensed up for 2weeks+

Besides, since the bones were cut and scrapped, it required longer time to heal

(even now writing the blog is 3 weeks after but the site is still not fully recovered yet)

1 week after the surgery for the follow-up visit and suture removal

The dentist found a slit at the site and thought it would be better to stitch it up to prevent infection

(another 2 stitches)

Got another jab of anesthesia (and later add on another jab cuz I feel the pain, guess my resistance level had gone up)

What's worse? My phone died and had to buy a new one cuz repairing was too much for its value

During the two weeks,

didn't really rest well as my UROPS is still ongoing and I need to keep my work going to revise my setup for data collection

Been going to places to buy materials, spent time preparing models (luckily mum was helpful enough to attach some scrub pads on the wires for me), setting out the models in the field, and observations

After all these works but still

Not getting results that I hypothesized....What could be the problem???

So I noted down what I did and what happened to bring back for consultation...

Ah right...

This post is not just for ranting and talking about what I have done during the 2 weeks in Ipoh

but also....bits of my feeling back there

Seriously feel that Ipoh is becoming an aging town

with all of us (younger generations) moving out to further study or work (a.k.a. chasing dreams or 揾食 or cari makan)

and only be back for holiday, catch up with parents, visiting relatives and occasionally (if our schedules fit) gathering with high school friends

Ever since I left my hometown, every time when I come back I will have the sense of 惆怅 (the nearest English word would be melancholy I guess)

For all the scenes becoming 物是人非， or sometimes even the scenes becoming different and so unfamiliar with what I was used to

All the relatives (aunts and uncles) and especially my parents getting older

(feel bitter whenever I think of this when I see them)

the warm flow gratitude with a sense of owing to my parents rises when my father fetch me, my mum preparing meals for me even though they were so tired whenever I go home

And that day, my mum insisted bringing me to visit the aunt who is under depression

Seeing her in the sullen mood, my heart aches, with no improvement, only deterioration of her condition

I wouldn't want to comment much about her case but,

it's largely due to family relationships.....I pray for them to reconcile.....

Going back to school to visit my former teachers, same scenes, some teachers whom I know left their jobs, some teacher who taught me previously getting old/getting promoted, some new teachers whom I couldn't name

Most of the juniors with whom I am close to have graduated, leaving those faces seeing me as a stranger

Ah saying of junior...

Feels good to meet you on the train XiaoTong!!! It's been a long time since we last chatted for so long...All the best for your journey in Law!!!

Oh kays!!! not too much sadness in the post

something positive

saying about what's good in Ipoh

generally food quality (especially white coffee!!!) is maintained and I wasn't disappointed for the 2 weeks stay in Ipoh eating mostly outside food (mum was too tired to cook for every meal)

and I found that everytime when I go home, my acnes and skin problem will automatically disappear

(although I didn't care as much, like using cleanser during every shower, and I didn't apply any medication that I do in Singapore)

I really want to attribute this to our good water quality haha!!!

(although my other friends said that it might be due to pressure-free back at home)

So much back at home......after this two weeks would be the UKM trip for the 1st Asian Undergraduate Summit organized by NUS University Scholars Club!!!

Wanna know what happened?

STAY TUNED!!!

There Goes....My Year 2...

Ohhhh!!!!!
I know, it's been quite a while since the semester has ended,
but had been busy with moving out of hostel and rushing back to Malaysia
Had my wisdom teeth removed, and continued doing my project at home with my wound aching...
And yes the results were released yesterday and now I finally get to settle down and write some reflections for my past academic year (or just this past semester)

Overall the journey for my Year 2 was fruitful (I think, if not regarded as wasted)
At least pulling up my academic performance (although not a lot)
Experienced working in ExCo of an orchestra (many sweet memories with a touch of bitterness)
Long term part-time with fixed schedule (secured but rigid)
And....staying in hostel, technically living alone, settle everything alone
And fanatically going for musical events from which I learnt a lot (which might, a bit, explain for my academic results not increasing a lot? haha but I know but I should not blame it, all cuz of my time management)

New record! A pile of program notes hahaha!!!

Life in Year 2 was really different than in Year 1
when I used to be carefree and fearless (even when I got a D+)
but since Year 2 started my mindset suddenly (don't think it's gradual) changed
when O' Week started I felt like I turned older by 10 years!
(I know it's a bit exaggerating but that's how I felt)
started thinking a lot about my aimed graduation class, how much I can pull up from the low CAP I created in Year 1, how to build up my network and find helpful connections before graduation, which career path to go, how to further study my violin and piano techniques with limited time and resources.....
all these I hadn't been thinking in Year 1

And this past year, many friends of mine kinda came and went, not around as much as they used to be like last time
especially friends in the orchestra and my coursemate
maybe it's just that I'm not used to the high turnover rate of friends in university
where everybody's schedule is different and all have different plans along their uni journey.
Luckily there are still quite a few people that I always see, and almost always by my side when I need them :)
but this might not be the case when Year 3 comes...
my Life Science course mates mostly go to Biomedical specialization which has no common module with my Environmental Biology
on the other hand my orchestra friends, some are graduating, some might not stay during their Year3&4 as they want to focus on academics...
oh wells....got to make new friends again...

Saying of academics...
My CAP is really all along fluctuating like waves on a lake surface since Year 1 haha
3.38 > 3.22 > 3.36 > 3.42
(hope to reach 4.0 before graduate)

So far getting near (and nearer) to CAP 3.5

The modules I've taken during this semester:
LSM2101 Metabolism & Regulation: A module which I initially didn't like, a lot of memorization to do, and biochemistry, with webcasts so I skipped a lot lectures and watched the recordings back in my room instead. However along the semester I realized how related to us the contents of the module are, I ended up liking the module (and actually the exam of it was not as hard as I expected).

LSM2102 Molecular Biology: Another module about genetics......A level-up version of LSM1102....Classes of the first lecturer Assoc Prof Low were interesting, and basically he just emphasized on basic concepts and encouraged us to apply them into scenarios instead of just memorizing and regurgitating, however the next two parts were not so fun, all needs memorization which I just did them like 2 weeks before exam, so a grade B kinda justified my "not so much" effort.

LSM2191 Lab Techniques in Life Sciences: Another "forced to do" module...Was thinking what it has to do with my Environmental Biology Specialization, which I expected to focus on ecological and behavioral studies...It turned out that I was wrong, as environmental biologist also need the molecular biology lab techniques while studying phylogeny of the organisms....But oh wells I'm still not very good in this kinda micro-scale things, so I made sure that I understand the basic concepts. And for the lab reports, I kept asking for help from friends, yeah without them I would not survive haha!!!

PL3235 Social Psychology: One of my favorite modules done so far....For the social phenomena are all so interesting, and now although I can't read minds but can analyze certain behaviors of people hahaha!!! But OMG why!!! I (technically) spent 2 semesters (cuz dropped it last sem as I couldn't handle overloading) doing it but still only got a B, now I know how steep the bell curve in Psychology Major can be. Although I did quite well in tutorial assignments but guess it couldn't cover my mistakes done in the final exams, which I didn't really write well in the Short Answer Qns...

LSM3288 Advanced UROPS in Life Sciences: It's titled "advanced" but I think my project is no more than a child's play, with the experimental design not working well and hence not really getting any data. Initially should be a 1-semester project but insufficient data and delayed progress due to bad time management made us extend the project to next semester, which means I will have less time to take other modules that I'm interested in. Oh wells, will (and must) sort it out during the next few weeks of summer so that it won't be that bad when the semester starts...

Now I have completed half of my university studies, although not flying high but not a lot of remorse, which I'm happy (although not fully satisfied) with my current state.
Hope for the best, regardless in my academic journey or my walk with friends.
Would like to thank God for all I have and all that I have lost, for all those have made who I am today and what I will be in the coming days...

转眼间，21岁了！Another Milestone, Stepping Into Adulthood... :)

It is a dilemma for me to decide whether I should write this post in English or Chinese
As now being in Singapore, many friends around me mostly communicate with me in English
and I really would like to share with them a glimpse of my inner self about this exciting transition
However after thinking through I think it would be better for me to write the post in Chinese,
as it would convey my feelings in the most natural way, having said that Chinese is my first language and mother tongue... :)

(事先告知：在抒情反思的文中会参杂些许流水账，因为真的很想把这几天的点点滴滴记下来)

21岁了，什么感觉呢？
可以说是兴奋、期待，也可以说是有一些许五味杂陈的焦虑与迷惘~

为什么呢？
兴奋的是，我长大了，法律定义上我是个成年人了，可以做各种各样小孩子甚至是青少年不可以做的事，比如购置产业、进赌场等等
(好吧其实这两个例子对于现在的我来说都不太会发生)
撇开兴奋这个情绪同时在也期待，期待着日后的路，怀着梦想慢慢编织自己的未来

然而成长也不是没有代价的
随之而来的是更重的责任
成年了，意味着不会再有人为自己的行为负责，所做的每个决定都要自己权衡轻重
(虽然父母和长辈都会在有疑惑的时候提供意见和各种形式的支持，但是他们已经开始放手让我去闯荡了)
而且21岁了，身为大二生的我还未来的计划还是一片模糊
到底是遵循理科的路继续走，还是转行？(甚至疯狂的想过到底要不要毕业以后抛下理科生的身份去从艺？)

这些思绪~ 就让主和时间慢慢的引领我好了
活在当下最重要哈哈哈
分享一下生日前后的这几天
真的，是自己来了新加坡第二年觉得很充实的一次生日

生日前的星期三是愚人节，对没错，愚人节哈哈！
乐团的执委团竞选
本着想要改变乐团风气的理想和锻炼自己的意图
不知天高地厚的竞选副主席一职
结果惨败...
其实对于这个落败还不至于是很让我伤心的一件事但是
我这么乐天派乐于助人的个性竟然连 福利组都选不上到底是哪门子的逻辑这个就有点令我难过纳闷了一下下~
但是没关系了~
安安分分的当个普通会员整天嘻嘻哈哈的就算了~
(好吧就当上天在愚人节这天给我上了一课，可能是要我养精畜锐？我不知道~)

星期五耶稣受难日
第一年以教徒的身份庆祝
早上就去了教堂参加service
很感恩来表演的嘉宾分享了自己的故事，还引用了一段打动我的圣经经文
"God made two great lights - the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good." (Genesis 1:16-18, NLT)
真是一语点醒梦中人啊
而且耶稣受难为的就是不要让世间的人们再受到非难
让我们被救赎，得到解脱
原本还在闷闷不乐的就豁然开朗了~
感恩！
下午回到学校继续为实验奋斗
好不容易约到Industrial Design大忙人碧君出来出手相助
带我们到studio用cutter plotter
第一次踏进studio就有些小兴奋哈哈
但是随之而来就是灾难性的悲剧
因为普通纸太薄，针还没切下去之已经被撕烂
所以我们还是迫不得已要继续手工剪我们无数只纸蝴蝶了

神奇的cutter plotter

为了不让士气低沉，不要失望的情绪弥漫

决定大家一起去吃McD vanilla cone

也是我久违的请客哈哈

真的心情太好就变得爽快许多

干杯！！！

晚上读书过后就回阿姨家过夜

好戏第二天4月4日上映！

早上~像平时在阿姨家过的日子
她都会不舍得叫醒我，让我睡个够
所以当我一觉醒来的时候已经是10点多了！
(不知道为什么每一次回家就感觉特别好睡哈哈)
然后她已经在为我准备着我的生日礼物
她煮的面线~

二姨煮的爱心面线

我和二姨

话说这个阿姨
是我打从来了新加坡之后最亲的亲人了
即便是以前的十多年没什么来往
她还是念在跟我妈妈的姐妹情分上把我当作是自己的孩子看待
现在
她，是我除了爸妈以外为之奋斗的人

等着面线煮好的当儿查一查电话的信息
不出所料把拔果然发了短信过来
我爸是一个感性的人(虽然外表看不出来哈哈)
自从我离乡背井出来读大学就更感性了
时不时都会发一些叫我照顾好自己之类的短信
可是这次我21岁生日
发了有史以来最肉麻
我还没念完就眼泪哗哗流的“情信”
这封是当天星期六早上6点我爸爸还没去学校上班的时候写的
(果然早晨和晚上是人最感性的时候)
内容嘛~ 就分享一下让大家羡慕一下好了~

【当我结婚了几年而膝下犹虚时，我妈妈对我说：“钱不会对你笑，但孩子会。” 后来有了你，许久不到的公园、蒙尘的风筝、吃角子音乐旋转木马......，一下子占有了你童年留给我满满的记忆。继后而来的是咸蛋超人、恐龙和pokemon、Doraemon、柯南、卡通和VCD。我妈妈是对的，谢谢你孩子，给了我这么多美好的回忆。生日快乐！ 】

(嗯好吧~我承认我的喜好都不像别的小女生哈哈
别看咸蛋超人恐龙那部分 那些例子不是重点哈哈！
话说VCD透露了我是多么老的人了现在哈哈)
真的这段短信是我收到的最最最感动的礼物
现在过了几天再念一遍也是没办法控制泪水啊

吃完了我的面线
跟阿姨抱抱道个别
回宿舍了，复习准备星期二和三的测验
傍晚时分约好佛英素仪碧君3人一起去PGP吃miniwok解乡愁当作我的生日礼物吧
半路上遇到凯安(他说也是要去吃miniwok)，但是还没到食堂的时候他说要借东西然后闪进R6
(那时候我竟然还不疑有诈)
等到我快吃完的时候
佛英竟然安排了整大票人马拿着蛋糕和贺卡杀进eCanteen!!!
我顿时惊呆了哈哈哈！
感动到了谢谢大家！
真的来了这里两年感觉上AMCISA还是我最像家的家
即便自己是个“潜水”会员跟大队比较脱离
但是偶尔遇见和聚会的时候都可以不费吹灰之力的变成一团无话不谈(没有废话不讲的老同乡)
谢谢你佛英，没想到我只是说生日要你陪吃饭结果你就搞一个惊喜给我

和AMCISA的大家，谢谢啦！(佛英有急事先开溜了哈哈~)

谢谢大家的卡片，佛英选的蛋糕，碧君请的yogurt，还有我自己请自己的Marmite鸡

吃完晚餐和被惊到过后
说好要看“天狗食月”来庆祝生日
所以晚上八点就和素仪碧君一起在RVR的BBQ pit坐着看天空
本来就因为我们这里的经纬度看不到月食的开始
所以都不懂月全食过后它到底在哪里
再加上有云！就更难判定位置了
结果很失望

等了半小时后(或者更久？)

终于有风把云吹走

但是还看不到月亮到底应该在哪里

这个时候的我们已经无聊的在聊天

(东拉西扯其实就是还不想回房间埋头苦读)

结果我拿出手机想拍下天公不作美的证据

结果

留意天空的右下角方位(其实就是东边)的白点，月全食开始退了，露出一个小指甲弯

九点多的时候月亮已经露出半个以上了(傻瓜相机没办法拍到切实的半月)

要月食完全结束还得等到10点

所以我们就~ 不等了哈哈哈！

赖了那么久真的应该回去读书了

21岁的第二天

星期日

教会早上的礼拜

如常听了一场有意义的讲道

如常的祈祷

但是不如常的收到礼物哈哈

团长Joel 给了我一个包得很好、有些重量的一份礼物

真的很纳闷到底是什么东西，但还是按捺住好奇心等回宿舍再拆

午餐跟教友们一起吃

在巴刹的小贩中心，去炒福建虾面的档口(要赎回星期五那天没吃到的面)

结果老板真的答应免费请我吃一盘！

好开心哦哈哈哈！！！

(就当作生日礼物吧哈哈虽然没有开口跟老板说，那么友善我以后肯定还会光顾他们的)

正餐吃完再接着甜品

又是Joel 请了我一个冰淇淋

(感觉有做小妹真的很好都有别人来宠)

回到房间拆开礼物

哇塞！！！

(虽然一开始看到那么厚一叠日历到底要怎么办？要来干什么？)

结果翻开来每一面都是可爱的动物耶！

果然设想周到，符合了我既要实际，最好带一点可爱元素的要求

Joel大哥的礼物哈哈哈！！！谢谢啦~~~

随之而来的上学日惊喜还是陆续有来

原本解散前同一个团契的Joyce星期二的时候问我要不要吃Llao Llao

心想反正因为好久不见了，又没吃过就应约星期三的时候一起去学校地铁站那里吃

结果又是被请客耶~~~

真的幸福感爆棚！

谢谢Joyce <3

感觉上这次过生日好像是过一整个星期啊哈哈哈

(然后爸妈又说5月暑假回家的时候再补一轮)

好吧

为了能安心的回家

为了对得起为我庆祝生日给我祝福的大家

是时候为来着的期末考加油了！！！

大家也一样哦！

(好吧如果你成功读到这里真的恭喜你你超有耐心的！么么哒~)

话说

21岁的转型期困惑会在另一篇post里面写~

现在暂时回到lab report上~15号截止啊~

It's A New Semester!!!

Oh wells!!!

Here comes my Year 2 Sem 2!!!

Despite telling myself that I have to work really hard to pull up my academic performance,

I still had pretty busy (but not all events were academic related) Week 1 and the week before it hahaha

Rushed back to Singapore on 7th Jan

to catch up for the rehearsal for NUSSO 2015 NAF concert

since the repertoire is quite intense

Besides attending for the tutti rehearsal

I had to make some time to practice piano accompaniment of the two items for our Miniatures concert, which is on the first week of school

There goes my weekend...

The long long scores...pasted them together so I don't need to get a page-turner

Then the second Friday night of the year I had a really good #TGIF plan

the OMM Goes to The Movies 2 concert, which the tickets I bought with two other friends,

but it ended up both of them can't make it and I had to get another two people to go with me

Overall it's an enjoyable concert (and it was so worth it cuz we bought the tickets with earlybird price LOL)

The OMM with the Vocal Associates Festival and Children's Chorus

On Sunday, finally I moved back to hostel

As the school starts immediately rather than having an Orientation Week,

I couldn't move the luggage batch by batch

Took a taxi after some consideration as I thought it would be expensive like more than $20 but it turned out to be less than $15 (I overestimated the distance between my aunt's house and school)

Then, school started on Monday but it was my free day and I had a short lab meeting instead

During the meeting with my UROPS supervising prof's lab member, we discussed a paper published recently

#Lesson Learnt: even well-established scientific journals can have papers published with loopholes LOL#

Tuesday was the busiest day for the whole week

Attended lectures from 10am-2pm, rushed to the soundcheck session for Miniatures but one of my partner didn't turn up as she overlooked the date(...I was a bit bewildered while another partner was a bit angry), rushed to the hospital to accompany my aunt to the specialist's appointment, and finally rushed back to school to attend the Miniatures full-run rehearsal

Wednesday was no better

Lecture 10am-12pm, lab session 12-5pm!!! (didn't expect the extraction of RNA, reverse-transcription of DNA and preparation for PCR can take so long...) then rushed to the concert venue to prepare for the event

But luckily the concert turned out to be fine

WE HAD A FULL HOUSE OF AUDIENCE!!!

And was so happy that my items both received positive feedbacks

And the seniors actually complimented that my piano playing improved!!!

烟花易冷 with Myungsik Cho and Yanran Chen

Another night of Miniatures for me to remember

On Thursday, better...

Had a good night sleep to cover back the debts from past two days

Flipped through a bit of my lecture notes

Went to Utown to get one-for-one Starbucks drinks and printed scores for my orchestra members

Also attended a session of Singapore International Violin Competition semifinals and the Singaporean representative Loh Jun Hong was so good!!! (especially in his interpretation of the complex contemporary piece)

Besides, I braved myself to sign up for the Rin Collection violin tryout session on Saturday hahaha

After that, joined Xiaoxuan's and Zhennian's bday surprise celebration (it's been so long since I last celebrated my fellow AMCISian's bday together)

Bday celebration for Xiaoxuan and Zhennian

Starbucks 1-for-1 with Sooyee!!! :D

TGIF!!!

As the timetable says so, attended the four-hour core modules lecture then rushed off to attend another session of SIVC semifinals (the funny thing is I mistaken the 2.30pm timing as 2pm haha rushed like mad, but it's better to be early than late) and while waiting for the door to open, watched the YST student doing demo on an antique vioin (was captivated by the brilliant sound)

Rushed to attend another lecture at Faculty of Arts & Soc Scns, it was not really necessary but I took it as a revision to refresh my memory for social psychology as this time I really need to be serious for this module...

Dinner with my Connect Group friends and some visitors!!!

The night was so fun (maybe plus a bit of intense and exciting for me haha) playing boardgames!!!

I told myself to end early and go back to rest but we all ended up playing without knowing the time flies (stopped playing at almost 11pm hahaha!!!) Nice to have known a few more new friends (and especially a fellow Malaysian)

Boardgames Night with NUS Connect Group!!!

Here comes Saturday!!!

Waited for this day for a few days as I had been longing to tryout the legendary antique violins from the Rin Collection

Went together with KarLuis and Dongzhou and we all had good time with those precious masterpieces

I tried for four violins (which are 2 Amati, 1 Guadagnini and 1 Strad, a total worth of over 10 million, or more USD!!!) and I really admire their timbre and tone (now I really think my violin is so feeble)

with the Giovanni Battista Guadagnini 1753

After the tryout session, went back to my room at hostel to pack up ready to go youth service at Tampines but ran a bit over time...so went to Rubikon at Tanah Merah with Rachel instead

First service attended this year!!! felt so encouraged and my heart was directed back to God again (the past two weeks I was like lost again and not in the fighting mood)

First youth service attended for this year at Rubikon!

Then went home after dinner with Rachel, felt so good to be back at my aunt's house again, seeing her fine

It's another week starting!!! ~Sunday~

Woke up quite late in the morning at 10 smthg LOL

Felt so refreshed

Lunch was already prepared by my super loving aunt!!! with my favourite watercress soup

Left house for the first NUSSO combined sectionals for the year led by the always funny Mr Foo

Did a lot of hardwork for the 1812, then Rhapsody in Blue without the winds around...(felt so lost but luckily with a better player sat beside as my desk partner haha)

Oh and...my intense Week 1 was over...and here comes Week 2!!!

Have to catch up with my UROPS project progress!!! Hope and pray that my research design will pop-up soon haha!!! And have to take care of other modules as well....plus my NUSSO and church commitments...

FIGHTING!!!