Beginning of a New Day

Been sitting in front of the computer the whole day. Not very healthy, and I can feel myself cramping up already. But it's done! New album put up on lumière, documenting snippets from RJGE's concert season in April-May this year. The colour scheme was a bit off, but there's nothing to do now but to live with it =P And I must say that the photos are remarkable. Esp the concert ones...the Photog pple really know how to make the best out of a scene. The site was an experiment with effortless navigation, which means that there's no need to click on anything in the album. But it has a ton of graphics. A site that graphics-intensive is definitely not fun to do. Shall not be doing something on such a scale again for some time, that's for sure.

So have to come up with a new idea to try out for the Bangkok Trip photos. After that will have cleared all the backlog!

Anyway, exams are over, as everyone should have noticed by now. Such a feeling of wellbeing and decadence after Lit S, which was a fun end to the whole exam cycle, notwithstanding the other subjects. What a luxury it is to feel aimless without the accompanying guilt! There's nothing left to do, and my time is completely, totally my own. These few days have mostly been unstructured time, I think...watched Prime (which was a bit of a waste, I think...would rather watch Zathura, at least it doesn't have pretensions towards depth =P) and had a big lunch at Fish & Co, and then on Wed was a big sleepover at KHwee's. The last class gathering, it seemed.

Was rather amused that after all this time the gender divide still lingered. I don't particularly find it scandalous or a pity...in fact, I think it's rather cute, this throwback from the days when you didn't need to worry about what others thought of you =P Anyway the night was dominated by mahjong, and managed to play through one entire round of mahjong, a personal record! Mmm I can see how I could easily get addicted to that game. Lots of twists and idiosyncracies, and yet, under it all it's rather endearing and enticing.

Have to start thinking about university stuff again though. PSC deadline approaching, and gotta write that essay for the application. Hopefully it won't be overly painful. Also been looking at Edinburgh and Birmingham. Guiltily, I've been more interested in the cities than in the institutions themselves...everywhere else really looks much more interesting than Singapore! Maybe it's just cos I'm still without somewhere to go abroad to set things back in perspective. But regardless, to be back in an European city would be really cool (even if the weather is uncooperative). Living in a whole new environment not run by the principles of efficiency and economies of scale.

Y'know, cracking open a new book has taken on the tinge of a luxury. Started on Life of Pi on Wed...not very enticing so far, the opening is soft and understated. Easy to read though...let my mind rest a bit from the treadmill. And also been running more. I think, ironically, that's becoming the high point of life. Adrenalin highs that break through the monotony that I haven't yet stopped reveling in yet =P Anyway, Ben Woon went in to camp today...so the countdown has started for the next big assignment.

And it seems like I will be going for Prom after all. Benuel suddenly offered his ticket to me, and since everyone else wants to go for my prom more than I do (or rather, everyone else wants me to want to go to the prom) I shall oblige them =P That's something to be planned for, so...more excitement over the next few days. One complication may be that I don't know where he's sitting...but I guess nothing's compelling anyone to stay in his seat the whole night, right? Except perhaps the food...

Will be going out later to have a gander at the Christmas lights downtown. YS organised this night city walkabout thing, something that I have to admit I've wanted to do myself. Bringing the camera along so I can snap some shots to mail over to the Taiwan pple. Christmas is coming, after all...should send something over to commemorate the occasion!

pondered by phoenican @ 2.12.05