I Graduated.

1 year of Nursury school.
2 years of Kindergarten.
6 years of Primary education.
4 years of Secondary education.
2 years of Junior College education.
4 years of University education.

And boom, after 2o full years of being in school, I graduated.

Backlogs.

I wrote about half of one entry of the Japan Diaries, but just didn't have the energy to go on.

I wanted to write something about the amazing basketball season so far, but can't find the words.

(And going back to Anti-You for *LPBT was really fun.)

I am eager to share my experience in using a DSLR to shoot an advertisement for church, but I think the contents are embargoed until after the ad has aired in church.

Oh, and tomorrow I'm graduating. I would like to talk so much about how my mum and I took half an hour to figure out that I was wearing the gown all wrong, but it's going to take a lot of words.

So that's that. If anything, my life has gotten more hectic after graduation. Ironically, I'm only an intern but the amount of things to shoot and edit and put in Excel spreadsheets are mind-blowing.

But just so you know, I'm quite glad I'm at the Youth Olympic Games. People in the building are working really hard, so hard that some of their asses have come off. (Nah, I'm kidding.) Somehow, I sense that the Games will be amazing and it is going to be really great. Guys, I know it's quite tough on you, but c'mon, let's just forget about the **"Oh Yeah" fiasco and rally behind Singapore.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to tell everyone, which is all 5 of you who still reads my blog, that you won't see me in August. At all.

Well, unless you go and watch an Olympic event. Then maybe you'll see a tiny glimpse of me and my team.

In advance, see you in September!


*LPBT stands for Let's Play Basketball Together.

** And, for the umpteen time, the Oh Yeah song is not, I repeat, not the official Olympic theme song.

*** In case you are reading, because you say you do. Hello, Wan Mei! *waves*

3 wins and 1 loss makes a good first season... so far.

I love to play basketball. Really, really love the game.

Welcome to Work.

Hidden near the end of Tanglin Road is 1 Kay Siang Road, and there, the ex-Ministry of Education building stands, now with a new coat of green and other brightly coloured paint. With steep slopes that Jack and Jill will have a nightmare of and only one lift that serves the entire 12 stories of people, welcome to the official Youth Olympic Games building.

If you don't know, I've been working there for the past 1 month (with a little bit of disappearance here and there for my overseas trip) in this building as an intern with the New Media team. My boss is the Youth Guru, and she has a mean Hong Kong accent.

My job scope is basically quite simple, I shoot and cut videos. Sometimes we would go out to interview athletes, or people involved in this major event, and I like that our interviews have a vastly different angle from the things that main media cover. Look below to see some examples.

Working alongside me is Vicson, who, when being introduced, will often induce disturbing glances from people. And I have to reply with this: "No, I'm not calling my colleague a vixen, but his name is Vicson. Really. Really really." We do the same things basically, only that he has an additional role- the Equipment Manager AKA the Storeman. He is talented in photography, and can often be seen playing around with lenses and rolling technical jargon off his tongue.

Also in the same team is Amanda Wang, who, because she bears the namesake of our boss, is now reduced to being called "Wang Wang". Quite auspicious I must say. She writes articles for our youth microsite, whyohgee.sg and also help in designing opening frames for our videos.

The three of us are squeezed into a small little room called the "New Media Lab" at the start of the hallway on the 8th floor. What is good about the room is that nobody knows what we're up to during the day, except if they come into the room of course. And we do get the occasional visitor, AKA Kelly, who likes to come in to relek a little and her reason for coming in is to be among the young so she can feel young again. (BTW I'm the oldest intern there so far! Yikes)

Well, I hope you enjoyed the little introduction. After the Games is over, I'll be jobless!

And no... I don't go (*drum gestures*) "Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah...", not even when I am really stressed.


Below is a short snippet of how Kelly "disturbs" us.




She tried to tie a bun on my hair!

Below are two interviews which I cut. The first was an interview with a BMX cyclist from Japan, and the second was with the Singapore YOG basketball girls team.







And.... this is my boss. The one and only Youth Guru. Yes, don't blink. Some of you may find her familiar.



If you want to watch more, you can always go to youtube and type "Youth Guru". She does have a long legacy and you'll probably be digging out all her videos soon enough.

The Japan Diaries Part 3.1- Kyoto Teaser

We did quite a lot of sightseeing in Kyoto, including real-life Geishas who waddle through the streets of Gion with sandals that defy physics. And there's the story of how we met Stephanie, a fellow traveler whom we hung out with later at Osaka.

So... stay tuned!

How to fly a kite.

That wise man was Moses. Went kite-flying with him, Priscella, Yunhui and Joanna (who refused to step out of her umbrella) on Sunday after service along with a whole lot of other church members. We saw Jia En and Jia Hui, who lent us their kite to play and there, that's me in my virgin kite-flying experience.

Thank you Jia En and Jia Hui!

And I am reminded once again of The Japan Diaries, now on an indefinite hiatus, much like the coaster in Universal Studios in Sentosa. Oops. Maybe I'll revive it after the Youth Olympic Games, when I become pretty much unemployed...Hmmm.... maybe.

Signs that my life needs more work.

1. Everyone says I'm busy. When I'm busy trying to meet everyone.

2. I need to sleep by 12am every night or I have triple eyelids the next day.

3. I can't remember dates, appointments and meetings.

4. Sometimes, I don't want to remember dates, appointments and meetings.

5. My parents say they don't see me much.

6. All I feel like doing is to be a social hermit and stay at home.

7. I miss Shanghai.

8. I don't particularly like receiving SMS-es, and I tend to forget to reply. Or I forgot about the SMS altogether.

9. I am increasingly confused by my own choices.

10. I need more self-control.