Now is the phase to Internship period, I'm still questioning myself everyday. Have I really made the right choice by entering polytechnic first or to go for National Service. Lately I've went to an animation company. They asked if "Anyone has gone for National Service?". I had to say "No". Yet I set my goal after ITE, that I must enter animation field one day. Sometimes I don't know how far my passion can drive me.

I did like to animate. I appreciate animation and like animation. Yet not to the extent of everyday piled up with task that I can't polish my animation. Animation can't be evaluated by self but others, if others understand then you did right partially. The other half is whether they know that it is logically animated. There's always a question, "How do you know that the changes that you made is right?". Theoretically there's no line to draw what's good and best animation; not to count those that doesn't have principles.

Then again I wonder are they trying to push everything that we can learn as much before we leave? Everyone knows Physics, when the load of the see-saw is heavy the other will be lighter to counterweight it. If both sides are equally heavy, you get a broken plank. That's just it. Some saying as "Don't chew more than what you can bite.". You know the limit yet you are unaware. That's what? That's not trying to understand the client needs.

You said that we aren't the guinea pigs of the crowd. That's more like avoiding the fact to prevent any more incidents to happen psychologically. Nothing mentioned doesn't mean problem solved. We feel it, we know it and we hope something is done.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 22:27

I will be going over to Hong Kong during December, for the SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011. SIGGRAPH stands for Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques. Each year there will be two conferences held, in the west and the east. It's one of the major conference for us, as animation students. Well but it isn't all just about animation. It is a showcase for people in various fields. In 2009, the conference attracted over 11,000 artists, research scientists, gaming experts and developers, filmmakers, and academics from around the world. This includes visualisation and imaging techniques, for example the next generation of fMRI. Did you know that the first SIGGRAPH ASIA in 2008 was held in Singapore?

I've settled my air tickets. I will be departing on 9th December, and staying there for 11 days. SIGGRAPH ASIA 2011 will be held from 12th December to 15th December 2011. I'm not settled with the accomodation yet. International volunteers will be staying at Hong Kong Hostel. Which I think it's a reasonable and affordable place. Where to find a package for 7 nights that's just HKD4000? It includes laundry, MTR cards and Internet services. The cheapest hotel I can get was at Empire Hotel, which is HKD1120 per night. (Note: It's in Wan Chai, Central. So it's higher than hotels in Tsim Sha Tsui.) Lately did I found out that my friends who were volunteering for a full-time, didn't had lodging grant. So it's like on the same boat.

I've contacted Disneyland HK as well! Sadly there isn't any free tickets for me, but rather some gifts instead. I noticed the rates as well, they were cheaper for Hong Kong citizens. Anyone with Hong Kong nationality, can you buy the tickets for us? :D Singapore should actually implement this marketing plan for the Universal Studios Singapore. Why should we pay the same as the tourist? It's because fairness is within our pledge?

My works for the Autodesk IIko Challenge was also been selected as the finalist. However they have yet to tell me the details of the rewards. It is suppose to have free air tickets and covered accomodation throughout the trip in Hong Kong. Though I can't use the tickets, it's not within my working schedule. Hopefully Autodesk Singapore, could give a reply soon.

Labels: award, notes, singapore, thoughts

Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 23:15

I just feel so sad that this education isn't the way it should be. Now students aren't just studying, but rather to treat it as a business deal. When the sins come in, everything seems so fake. Perhaps that's what my friends has been experiencing in the past years, and now it's the same again for my friends here. It just goes back to the same question. What are you here for ultimately? If you are just trying to out beat others by currying flavour with lecturers, then might as well just go and buy a certificate instead. I mentioned this place looks so 'masak masak', and now even lecturers feel it this way. It's just too vague. I don't know where is the sense of integrity nowadays, or maybe now it doesn't exist anymore. Perhaps it's the mindset of the Singaporean students since the 20th century. "If you don't study hard, you won't make it big out there." Kids will find means to scrap it through to survive the semester. Plainly because if they don't do well, they really don't know where they can go. They knew they couldn't lost long living with their parents, yet wants to live an easy life. I mean what the hell is going on? I don't know why or what has really changed the kids.

Every time juniors will ask me, when is the DDA Bonding Day? I couldn't answer them. The DDA Student EXCO page seems so dead, compared to the one I had in ITE. It's just isn't transparent. Sometimes I feel like drilling in to say that the positions given, is just to give a role not a status. Now it doesn't seem like a committee anymore, it's like a focus group. The moment I see how the committee goes, I know things will not go out well. Promises and promises are made and then broken. Seriously I feel that this is just a way for those above to complete their report and submitted up. It's just a playground for students to appear that it is "active". It's no point on the first day to compare us with TSA. TSA has been setup for so many years, and thoroughly run by solely students. I even think whether this group is even listed at all.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 16:22

Howdy, it's been a long time since the considerably post I had. It's like two months? There's been lots of transitions going on, this post might go off as a long post. I'm on this competition with MDA on 3DTV. It is about creating a short clip about Savvy Surfers that will be produced onto stereographic projections. I didn't wanted to compete in this event in the first place. I had several doubts before I entered this event.

The words given by the lecturer and the words that's stated on the poster doesn't seem to interlink. He said that as long you submit the story-boarding, you will have a chance to win the prizes. As to so far I've seen, I had never seen such easily paid off competitions. Even if it is then there comes to two outcomes. It is either this competition has more than they are looking for, or plainly they have a company to sponsor them for their upcoming film. Another thought that went through was, why was it introduced to our course? We aren't studying anything related to stereography. It should have been into courses relating to visual effects. Everyone start to mistake it as computer graphics, and then in the end it was stereographic 3D.

Anyway the production process was fun, from its creation of story to the training courses. I never knew how it worked out theoretically. I only know that the distance apart creates the illusion for depth of field. I still remember that during my secondary school, I stumbled across this website promoting this german alcoholic drink. The whole website is done in stereography (anaglyph), imagine your screen to go double-visioned.

Sometimes I just feel that there's a drawback between the education and the industry, especially in Singapore. Yes, the revolution of media industries. Animation is still in its fostering stage, and there seems to be a blurred line between animation and the film industry. How many in your mind right now can you think of for companies that are setup in Singapore? (not including those that has been welcomed to setup a branch here, mainly of the tariff-free policy) Now you want us get into this field? The creations of having an animation is still not there yet, and you want something new? Stereography is just a plain tool, that can only be used till a certain extent. Once it's rule is broken, everything falls apart.
MDA 3DTV Competition

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 18:13

This place seems so fake, so 'masak masak'. I don't see the spirit or coordination anymore. It's been so clear that after the show everyone is leaving. Since the start I don't see the plan to be working already, but judging from the way you work. Maybe it's just that we both have different ways of handling work. I prefer things to be transparent, not things that are so vague that you remain within your circle. I now see it as just a group, not a socially-cohesive group. It's like doing jobs because there's only job to keep its survivability. How much control is not within our power, but the power whom is much more formidable. No wonder there's so much group out there whom exist, without any recognition. For goodness sake, why do we even set up this group. It's like having a Hong Lim Park built, but in order to speak you need to get your permit.

I'm so deeply disappointed to the way you handle things and how you react to it. I didn't know you are such a jerk than more of us whom has seen. What I've heard and what I've seen seems to be true for now. You've been on my list since day 1, but now seems like I will have to place you to another considering group. It seems like you are added to another pool that has been appearing. I doubt you have a happy career life in the future. It's just like what I saw just a year ago. That will be so great that every male would like to give you a punch for that. If you think that the grass is always greener on the other side, then I'll say you can have a go. However if there's chance for us to be working together, then "Sorry, I can't make it anymore". You ain't working professionally. You're just working just for the sake of working, trying to ooze the way through.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 11:36

I shall wrap up all the happenings for the last two months. During the Chinese New Year, every year you will gather with your siblings and relatives to sit for reunion dinner. Each year I will have questions regarding my studies, e.g. "Where are you studying now? What course are you in?" Surprisingly this year, the question asked was "When are you going to get a girlfriend and register for an apartment?" I couldn't answered it in time. When I told this to Michelle, she was also surprised about it. She said most of the time were questions about studies as well.

I have done two short films for my Video and Audio Fundamentals module. I have completed a walk and run cycle animation assignment. It is about two characters, one waiting for his friend. Upon waiting a flowerpot dropped and the owner came down to pick the flower up, ignoring the safety of the person. I have taken and submitted 120 photos for the Photography, compromising of theme (Faces of Singapore, Hort Park, Pattern and Lines, Photojournalism, Selective Focus). My M1 Abrams Tank model has been featured at Playworks Magazine (Singapore) in the December 2010 issue. Though they have printed most of the students' name wrongly. I wonder who does the proofing for this magazine, Senior Editor? I have also done project for Workplace Safety and Health Council, and for Autodesk Asia. Though I have no faith in this project, as this project was rushed. Next upcoming project is with Viwawa, it is planned that they will be creating a new 3D game for Viwawa users. I shall not disclosed any informations of this upcoming game.

In June, hopefully I can get to Tokyo Animation College for a two week study trip with them. I like to learn from the professionals, although most of the time it is impossible. I need to chalk up for the trip, the estimated amount is SGD 4,500. I want to get Nikon D7000 ready before I go for the trip, estimated SGD 2,050. So I have to save for roughly SGD 6,550!

I am not really looking forward for being the EXCO for my course, this course is still too fresh. Being the first pioneers is too difficult to handle, especially everyone is not coordinating. So many students are still unsure which paths are they ready to go in the future, with no target it is pointless. What I wanted to stress is, this course is not related to Japanese Anime. I want students who are able to develop animations in competence to Dreamworks or Pixar Animation. If you like to watch anime, but doesn't like to create animation. To me, you have come to the wrong course. This is the impression I am getting for students in the Asian culture, which to me makes the reason why top-leading companies coming over to Singapore to setup their branch, would rather choose foreign talents to hire for their project. In this field, everything is passion-oriented. If you are just short-flamed, then I suggest you just join short courses to learn as a sub-skill. I really don't mind having a packed and sleepless nights, because I knew this is the life it should be in this course. I am sure the lecturers are also having the same perception. They want to see a real studio to look like an animation studio; a studio full of drawings, sketches posted on the wall. The spirit of the students working at a full-scaled speed to complete their final animation. Only then the final delight is seeing the animation in the screen, looking at how it is when all scenes are being merged together. Every segment of the film, shows the emotion, the frustration of how to make it perfect. Eventually perfecting it to its reality, you can greatly see the way it goes every time you re-rendering and fine tune your animation.

Flickr Photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/looiqihui/

Sally Tan - Second Chance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4MorJAxsE
Like Father Like Son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJZvOQqPJ6w

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 22:44

Thanks for the four sisters who have celebrated with me the day before Christmas Day Eve, as well as my birthday. I would have been celebrating alone without them. It is really a flashback memory of recalling lecturers. Time just passes so fast, especially this year. I don't know why, probably because of the Youth Olympics Games. It makes you think there is too much holidays? Appreciate the time you have, only then you knew by then everything will be sweet.

It is always funny when one wants to go that place, when the other doesn't. Yet we know that she is compromising. It is cool when everyone wants to try out how to use the camera. It is interesting whenever things just occurs whenever one are out dining. It is weird that the waitress forgets about your drink. It is cool that one still buys cheap-skate gifts for Christmas. It is great to see your sister coming along for this event.

It is the time there you are willing to spare, even just that few hours between your busy hours. That is what makes it even valuable. I am sure you do have lots of things to share, after so many months. I wonder when will be our next outing.



On Christmas Day Eve, I went out with church friends for the Christmas Day drama show. It was a nice show even though it was a new drama team. Whether it is the drama nice or not, the purpose was to tell the story of the birth of Christ.

Labels: outings, thoughts

Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 22:35

I have been on a filming project, that tells the story of the relationship between father and son. It has been a enjoyable filming, as well as acting together with the little boy. The boy is quite cooperative, which we didn't expect at first. Most importantly he is having fun! Interestingly then I knew that the boy is actually my friend's brother. It made me recall was probably of the shot that he took his shot of his brother for his assignment, a very close-up natural shot. Most of the credits should have gone to Wanying. For finding the environment scene as well as the little boy; without it we might have difficulty taking the shots. Although I feel that this filming is rather rushed. Well at least, it is a try-out for the juniors who have started with such filming equipments. Let it be an experience, that will them know how filming are shot. Thereafter applying them towards their final animation pipeline.

A leader is one who not only leads the group towards the end of the journey, but also whom heeds the advices of its followers. It will only then shows a true real leader in the field. If you can't heed the advices, but blindly walk alone. No matter what you are doing, will never be knew till you walk out the end. Now that is exactly as walking towards a wall and knock it with your head; without knowing that there will be a pain in the aftermath. Everyone around you is your mirror, a mirror that reflects on what your behaviour and attitude will be. If audience can't portray the feeling inside the film, then seek for the fault why the element is not there. It can be physical or emotional faults. We are the one looking in the perspective of an audience. An actor will never know how it will look like, after the shot was taken.

Clearly after I have reviewed in my big screen, I have also found that there are a few detailed error, that doesn't really suit the emotion. I notice there was a scene I was almost revealing like a white eye, yet none knows why I am sitting like a dead man. There is always a reason to everything that is of substance. There is a reason why composers who wrote lyrics always can't get the feel, the rhythm right. Yet only after he has gone through it, he is able to portray the feel from his mind down to the lyrics. No one knows how and what is inside your mind, only until you show it, write it. Even just by saying out isn't enough, because in the end it is still projected back to the mind. Who knows what will it be like, it is not possible for a first try to have both the same visualisation. It has to be always a physical act.

Even for Wanying, in the first place she claims that the hastily walk isn't enough. So I asked her to act it out, she also can't get the feel right. In the end she admits that she can't. It is the difference between saying out, and acting out. People are always visually-inclined, they feels that seeing is believing. That's also the reason why I ask to review the first time with sound, and the second time without sound. Most of the time sound makes the emotion stronger, with impact. However if the visuals can already show the anger, the happiness, emotions in a strong vivid image. Audience will definitely know the actor is angry or happy. Think in another way, why do they put subtitles in the first place?

I really hope why you know why I feel that it is not right.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 23:13

Right now, my head is only about Traditional Animation and Photography. It is the only two major modules that are in my head, reminding me of the dateline. I am worried that I do not have enough time for the Traditional Animation assignment. The dateline is coming soon on 03 December 2010. The submission criteria requires us to scan the each pieces of paper and compile into video. Usually in class we used the webcam and film it. However now is using scanner to scan each frame. One issue will be line art, second would be the positioning of the paper. If the paper isn't positioned correctly, we have to rescan that particular piece and re-render the video. The current number of frames is 84 frames. The minimum frames is 100. The number of frames isn't an issue because I can add in more frames in-between to smoothen the animation. However the tricky part would be how to be able to animate it with life. How to make it as though it is realistic, that it has a soul? I have to complete it by Wednesday and scan on that day itself.

The other will be Photography. I am not fear of unable to complete the assignment. I am sure this photojournalism will work out. What I am fearing is unable to loan out the cameras in time. By judging at the way the students loan out this week, is seriously terrible. They are already camping outside the ComTech before it opens. There are only 20 DSLRs ready to be loan, and our class has already almost took the majority of it. The other class are already complaining about unable to loan them. I am also one of them unable to loan out, even though I am not in their class. I really need to consider whether are they really loaning out the cameras for shooting or without using it.

Next week will be the start of my test for Law. I have to find a case study from any media regarding to any of the five chapters of Singapore Law. It is almost the same as the Critical Reasoning module, we are given a time-slot to attend. Thereafter you are free from the module. I have yet to have any preparation for this.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 02:07

For those who hasn't been following with my Twitter, these are the drawings that I made previously. These are a few of the sketches. Thanks for Enhui, for mentioning about the error found on the files. Likewise I have consolidated the files for Our Nation Our World, Critical Reasoning Skills, and Ideation modules. These modules have ended. Therefore I am able to compiled them. For the rest of the modules they are still ongoing for the next semester.

For the next semester onwards, I have to pick an elective per semester. I have to complete one elective from each cluster, which are Arts and Humanities, Business and Management, Science and Technology.

For Arts and Humanities I am sure going for taking French as a module. I want to learn a new language. Saggitarius are good potentials of learning foreign languages, lets see if I am about to. There's already four students from my class who also wanted to take French as a module. The other language module was German. It is not a bad choice for those who wants to further studies in Germany, they provide a good subsidy for Singaporeans who wants to study over there!

For Business and Management, which I am taking this semester is Know Your Rights. It's about legal management, you will learning about the criminal law and civil law in Singapore. It is important to know the basic laws of Singapore, they will proof useful when you are in the society.

For Science and Technology, I am choosing between DIY Own PC and Psychology Counselling. DIY Own PC mainly because I knew I am able to pass in this module, while Psychology is because I have been reading and studying on this sector since young. We knew that Psychology has always been one of the hardest course to enter in Polytechnic, as they require higher intelligence to understand. I am also aiming to take the Psychology as my second diploma in the second year. So I might be able to graduate with a double diploma. :)

Last night I had a nice time playing MSN games with my student, Alva. She is the "HAHA Monster". No matter what I wrote, she also can make a laughter out of it. I am wondering when can I get that laughter back. It is just so great to be young. I taught her how to play lots of the games. She should have mastered on how to play the Minesweeper Flags, as well as out beat the computer in Uno.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 19:13

This will be the October post. It has been a long holiday ever since after the YOG break, due to the reschedule of schooling holidays.

I went back working during the holidays. This time was at Corporation Primary School, Poi Ching School, Ngee Ann Primary School. I also found out news that was happening in work, as well as meeting new trainees. Now the Bukit Timah Fire Station has also become more a mini arts-educational hub. I start to see more students coming over for their lessons, be it music/arts or academic.

I haven't asked Ryan for the sketchbooks yet, we submitted for checking. So I am now using all the sketchbooks that I can find. Likewise after the consultation with Mr Kim, he has spoke to us to start noticing on what aspect you are best catered at. What are your strengths and weaknesses, in order to be prepare for the Final Year Project. For the Final Year Project, we have to come out with a short animated film. Each will be doing on their own part, just like what the production line is in the industry. Each production point is a joint-process. So for example, if you were the 3D Modeller, you have to know how to model correctly. Thereafter the model will then be passed to the Animator for rigging. You wouldn't want your model to appear with errors while moving certain parts/posture. So this procedure proceed on to another role and on, till the final result are done. I feel that my strengths are at 3D modelling and concept drawing. Though I told one of the lecturers I don't really like Ideation in the first place. It turns out it isn't that hard, as long you continue developing and creating it. Creation is limitless.

Just last week, I had a session with Double Negative and Lucasfilm Singapore. Double Negative is an UK company, that has also setup its company in Singapore. They specialises in visual effects for film industry. They have been to various top leading film projects, that you see in cinemas. Lucasfilm Singapore, whom has been known for their works of the Star Wars. It is nice meeting both Tad Leckman, Director of Training, Lucasfilm Singapore and Adam Paschke, 2D Supervisor, Double Negative. They have proven ideas/tricks that seem believable yet unreal.

Double Negative (Singapore): http://dneg.com.sg/
Lucasfilm Animation (Singapore): http://www.lucasfilm.com/divisions/animation/

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 23:00

It has been a month since the polytechnic pre-enrolment date. Course is spilt into 2 classes, course intake was limit to 80 students. Yet total students were 41 students. Our class has 21 students, it was equally balanced with more girls. Everyday was considerable a drawing lesson. You need to know how to draw into order to animate. Our module coordinator comes from various countries, two are from Korea and one from China. All of them are with strong backgrounds, either coming from Blizzard Entertainment, or Koei. So they do have high expectations on us.

They will firstly gauge your standards by trying out different aspects. For drawing lesson we have still life, portrait, perspective, architectural, engineering drawing. I drew terribly for the architectural drawing, we are supposed to draw the Suntec Convention Centre. I don't know how to draw the spiked roof, it was way too complex. I don't know how many polygonal shapes are there.

For 3D Fundamentals, we are using Autodesk Maya. It was somehow similiar to Autodesk 3ds Max. As long you understand how the polygonal modelling does, you have no pain working on any 3D modelling softwares. We modelled table, castle, hand and handphone for now. We are now given assignment till September to model an organic and inorganic model. I shall not touch on the organic yet, since it is more complex. The surface of a human face is already complex, having different curves along the cheeks. For the inorganic, I have chosen M1 Abrams Tank. The top most powerful tank in modern warfare, used for Iraqi Freedom mission.

We have also went for trips like Pixar Exhibition and Singapore Tyler Print Institute to learn about animation production and lithography. Seriously the one hour journey at Pixar is not enough. There are lots of sketches and models that are showcased, and the zoetrope of Toy Story. I will never forget the intensively black charcoal shark for Finding Nemo. The black charcoal was shaded till the paper shines, even light shone can see a silvery light.

In December I might have a trip to Seoul, Korea for the SIGGRAPH Asia 2010 Conference. It takes 600,000 Korea Won just for the conference ticket. However I find it funnier if it just placed 600,000 Won. This offer was only when you book the ticket from May till June. Thereafter the offer was 17 percent, which in fact Student Volunteers only knew their result in August. So how can actually enjoy that offer? It just doesn't tally with the ticket season. The class was like so angry that they can't go, because there was only 4 students who are above the age of 18. :D

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 12:19

Recently a group of friends ask me out for coffee. At first I find it very weird to have him asking me out. All the messages are regarding how I am doing. So I know he is already up to something already. It's not that I am quite alert or sensitive to it, is the tone that you are projecting to me in the messages. When I asked about whether is another friend is coming, you can delightly ask if whether I do not want to see him. It's like making the favour to turn to me, before your big idea happens. Moreover you ain't a person who delights to have a coffee session, especially with a group of friends who don't.

In the end you start talking with me about the future goals that I want to achieve. Please don't try to talk to me in these terms, neither should you try to plan the future for me. I have been reevaluating and resoluting to my future every year. I know the way I want to go, even there is a diversifying route for me to choose. I know where I want.

Secondly, your persuasiveness talking does can cheat anyone on the streets. I will give a pass for that, but not for me. I don't know how you got your currency exchange rates from. If you do, next time do help me exchange those notes. You do have a high exchange rate. This is what you asked me.

If on the street, there is a USD $100 and a MYR RM50 note. Which would you choose?

I answered on picking the USD $100 note. Your reason was showing me the exchange rate. Okay, I agreed with the exchange rate for 1USD = 1.37SGD. However since when was 1MYR = 2.3SGD? Since when it is doubled like so high? I only know that 1SGD = 2.3MYR. How can you do your conversion rate like this? And you still have the cheek to tell me that whether have I read the news. FYI, 1MYR = 0.43SGD. Therefore, 100USD = SGD $136.96 and MYR RM50 = SGD $21.40.

Thirdly, I agreed that US Market is dropping in the near future. Everyone knows that the career field next time will be China or Dubai. It's been progressing everyday. The fact is do you know how much countries will be affected if the US Market actually drops? Every country wants to globalise their market rate using the USD. They want to make a common ground between each other. Why is World Trade Centre being built almost to all countries around the globe? And why did in 911 attack, all the employees in WTC had to be evacuated at the same time around the globe? Why they have to rebuilt the WTC, now as One World Trade Centre? Have you ever think of these before asking why should I ever join your business?

Most importantly, your ideas have made one loophole that everyone will not notice. Out of so many people, why would a reputable company ever want you of your age to join in as their shareholder right now? You don't have any business background. You even wanted more shareholder to share into the portion, expecting me to earn $5,000 a month. Where would a company on Earth wants more people to share in the profits? When you know that the more people inside, the smaller portion you get.

And you as a friend, still want to stand on his side to believe what he said. Yet not telling me what is this session about, till the last minute. You really make me disappointed.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 20:14

Yesterday went for the Tarot Chaos Workshop at Safra Tampines. Overall is a good workshop, I slowly began to know how to read the cards. Last time I had to refer to the guide to understand how it was being read, or how it was being symbolised. There are 78 cards, compromising the 22 Major and 56 Minor Arcana. For more advanced readers, the cards can be read as reversed. However it is not advised to do so. I am the youngest in the workshop. Most of them are guys, surprisingly. It's the trend that younger ones are getting to know about Tarot. Most of the common are to seek better love relationship and to get a greater understanding in life.

During the session also have meet alot of other people in different industry. Glad to know an accountant assistant, he still pursuing for his ACCA. There is also another lady whom is quite interested into divination and spiritual pathways. It's not bad, since both of us can actually share informations about Fengshui and I-Ching. :D

We have also been taught the possibilities of having to know more about the future. Some of the things can be told, and some aren't to be told. As the more you seek for the truth, the force gets stronger. Another issue will be sometimes the card that is being drawn, might reflects to the one who is forecasting. The reader must take this into consideration, for it is a notice in search for seeking. During the exercise, I got the cards for The Tower, The Emperor, Queen of Swords. Generally are Major Arcarna. If there is too much Major Arcarna in the spread, it means a major decision is in hand and needs your attention. If the spead consist of a suit that is inbetween, means something is affecting you right now yet the problem is not seen.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 18:12

.._.___._. _....___.... .__....___ ..__._...._...._.__._.....

以前我在打工的时候，一口气要遛五六倏狗。那些狗狗都超活波超好动的。所以我在想，万一哪天它们疯过头，冲到马路上被车撞死了怎么办？所以我就去狗店老板说，有没有什么几招可以教我。让我对付这些小狗。

因为我也希望哪些狗都听我话。我希望它们成一个口令一个动作的乖狗狗。后来原本几只喜欢我的狗，变得不太理我。甚至有些狗，我在逼它们做一些事情的时候，想要咬我一口呢！然后我就赶快跑回去，问那个狗店的老板说，＂为什么它们不理我。为什么它们会很想要咬我？＂

结果狗店老板就跟我说，其实狗跟人一样的。你呢对它们付出的爱跟关怀，都是要以尊重为前提。它们才会有可能会听你的话啊。后来我就按照他说的话，有几只狗是真的听话了。可是有几只狗，还是非常非常的调皮。可是那些狗呢，就是天生非常调皮的黄金猎犬，要不然就是大麦町那一种。

然后就为了这一件事情，我想通了一个道理。我在想，为什么我要用那种让它们觉得非常不舒服的方式爱它们呢？这样子的爱，它们痛苦我也觉得很累，何必呢？因为我再这么努力，也不可能把黄金猎犬变成，一个口令一个动作的大狼犬啊！

Last time I had to take care of lots of dogs. They are active and playful. I was thinking, what if one day the dogs were too playful and got hit on the streets. So I asked the dog specialist, if there are anyways that I can handle the dogs. I wish the dogs will be obedient. I wish they will follow my orders.

Soon some of the dogs that used to like me, became ignorant to me. Some even tried to bite me. So I asked the specialist again, "Why are they biting me?" He replied, actually dogs and humans are the same. The love and care that you have given to them, you have to place respect as the first priority. So that they will listen to you.

In the end I listened to advice, but there were others that kept being very very naughty. But those were the dogs that were naughty by nature like the Golden Retrievers and the Dalmatians.

And this made me realise something. Why use a method that makes someone feel uncomfortable to love them? When the only thing this kind of love will do is hurt them and make myself tired. So why do it? It doesn't matter how hard I try. I can't turn a Golden Retriever into a very obedient German Shepherd.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 23:13

I have successfully admitted to SP - Diploma in Digital Animation. It will be the first intake for this course. Initially it was under Diploma in Digital Media, however during that time wasn't well established yet. Therefore the course is being segregated into 3 sub-diploma courses.

Diploma in Digital Animation (DDA) is a 3-year course offered by the School of Digital Media and Infocomm Technology (DMIT) at Singapore Polytechnic. It aims to develop digital animation artists with strong foundation in art and aesthetics, solid working knowledge of the typical animation production pipeline, specialized skills and good work ethics. Launched on 19th November 2009, it's first intake will be in April 2010.

I didn't expect the NS deferment letter to be so slow, shouldn't there be a template that most of students do? First day, I went down to CMPB to get it approve, they said that the letter had to be given by the school not by them. So I headed to SP to get it, they said I need the admission card. At that time the enrollment date hasn't started yet. So I waited till the enrollment date, I got my admission card. I went back to Student Service Centre, they said that they haven't prepared the letter yet. It is wise to give another two weeks, which by then would already been the start of school. This is one thing that everything has to be on pending process, this is what it works for in Singapore. I wait for you to approve, you wait for me to approve, I send to the next higher department to approve again.

Upon reading the DMIT Freshmen Orientation Programme, I don't really see the need that it takes four days to have it. I will be stuck inside the auditorium on Monday, listening to welcoming addresses from the board. I would say that the most important activities are just on the second and third day. I also don't know why the need for SP Flag Day, in such a wrong timing. Which I had to push away the school for Catholic High School during Thursday, crashes with the Flag Day event. Sorry Angela for rejecting the school, and instead even brought another headache for Wednesday just for the Freshmen course.

During the holiday, it was quite packed schedule for me. It has been the second time as lead trainer for CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls. It was so difficult to control this class, moreover it was their relief teacher during that period. She can't speak fluent English, she looks like a Taiwanese. Sometimes guys aren't the one who can be naughty, girls can be as well or perhaps even wilder.

Schools for April-May
Westwood Secondary - Sec 1/Papercut/Normal Academic/Express
Westwood Secondary - Sec 2/Manga Art/Express
CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls Primary - Pri 5/Cyber Art
Ang Mo Kio Primary - Pri 3 - 6/Manga Art/CCA Art Club

Friday was the best crappiest moment for this month, I am being attached with Stephanie the whole day. The girls in Westwood Secondary got scolding from their principal. It was so serious that they were being spilt into boys and girls at the courtyard. Their scolding actually taken up into their lesson. I was above looking down. Then we were like so disgusted by the behaviour the girls did. You know when girls had their period. Some of them couldn't control, which led to their bleed. They borrowed skirts from the school, then when they were to return back. They didn't even wash it, and returned back. So it's kind of stained dried on it. I was like what the heck, this is like basic hygiene.

Then Stephanie said during her time, they were wearing pinafore. Pinafore was a one full dress. So whenever their dress was wet, they hung on the ceiling fan to have it dried. So imagine the pinafore being hung on it and fans turned on, is like spinning clothes on the air! :D

After that we went to CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls Primary. As always the girls are the slowest that I have seen so far. First time was 20 minutes late, this time was 30 minutes late. So Stephanie, Jiaying and me was browsing the web for weird facts. Searched like Tay Ping Hui going to get married soon, Ripley's Believe It or Not. We saw three interesting articles. There is a man whose feet was huge, that took more than 200 pounds. It is kind of upper body normal, but till his pelvic it starts to get elongated and his feet took a third of his body proportion. The other was a 9 years old girl, yet look like an old granny. It is kind of disease that hasten the aging process. Surprisingly the picture weirdest was, it doesn't have the wrinkles that granny does. It is like a fairer skin granny on the picture. The remarks that viewers gave was funny, like pretending as a senior citizen to get money. Last article was a China girl whose skin turned into a cow hide. Basically her skin turned into leather, a disease that is the spreading and expanding of mole. I was thinking "Well, at least leather worth a lot and it's waterproof". Stephanie said "It is not as though you are going to kill her and tear apart her skin and sell it, right?" :D

In the evening went to Ang Mo Kio Primary, we were like slacking for two hours. I even had time to complete a page of manga panelling. This was also the first school that I saw the flooring was used using those sports stadium red carpet as their flooring. Most of the time would be cemented floors.

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 20:11

This is the stupidest, expect the unexpected news of the month.

My Sagittarius Love Horoscope
This is a period where you need to expect the unexpected when it comes to love, Sagittarius. Whether you are single or attached, how you deal with the unexpected arrival of a person will determine the success of an event or social gathering. An old flame or someone you'd have preferred not to deal with may be unavoidable now. Maybe the relationship isn't yet over and resolution of some sort still requires attention on your part. Either way, remember that everything happens and is being sent to you for a reason, so do not be so quick to dismiss anything that appears new or old today. Romantic progress is favoured if you allow for every opportunity that comes your way.

However I stumbled onto this question, "Remember that everything happens and is being sent to you for a reason, so do not be so quick to dismiss anything that appears new or old today." Yes, everything that happen for a cause has a reason. However what was the reason exactly? A sign to diffuse the others? A sign that there is an advantage? A sign that there is more than just a person, or even in fact the main character isn't the one we are looking for?

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 15:24

These few weeks I have been looking through all the polytechnic courses, including the new courses for 2010. I still stand by my usual choices. NP and RP is last on the list for polytechnics. My dream was rather quite vague right now, though that is what I always wanted. My dream of life that I wanted was going to my design course that I wanted. My passion, since young, is Digital Animation. Seriously I don't mind drawing 1000 pages of animation on a flip-book, since I always doodle it in a corner on my textbook in secondary school days. Maybe you can say that the drawing that I have now is light, rather than an intensive drawing of full human structure or with environmental background. I see it as a rhythmic motion, or simply repetitive work. After that I would just get a camera, hope onto any flights and take photographs of the world. I would want Singaporeans to know where they are, and what the world is happening around them. I want to influence Singaporeans, I wouldn't want to see the asian traditional mindset anymore.

Until recently after I have admitted to ITE College West - Dover Campus. I have started to find other sources that I can get back in track. Before I was enrolled here, I was going to every polytechnics doing aptitude test. Till now, I still regretted getting into here this school. I started to reconsider my choices, or even consider courses like Visual Communication; Business Information Technology. I have wondered that "Am I really real in this track, or just out of sudden interest?". Thomas Chee once said "If you have a passion in designing, then why were you in this course instead? You should have chosen courses that are offered in Nitec.". I didn't answer to his question yet.

Actually my thought was I have the knowledge, judging from the modules listed in course structure. Neither have I have the mood to go back and retake the O Level exams again. I am not those who can really redo task, which is why I don't really like to reread a book twice. I thought that Higer Nitec courses has a higher chances of entering polytechnics compared to Nitec certificate holders. "If not, why would they offer two choices? There is suppose to have some relevance between.".

My Choices:
NYP - Diploma in Digital Media Design (Animation)
NYP - Diploma in Motion Graphics and Broadcast Design
SP - Diploma in Digital Animation (2010)
SP - Diploma in Moving Images
SP - Diploma in Visual Communication
NP - Diploma in Multimedia & Animation
RP - Diploma in New Media
NP - Diploma in Business Information Technology

This is the first time I explain what my title for this post means. It means 'Choices are the hinges of destiny'. It means that choices are what dictate your destiny, or holds it together. Just like hinges hold together a door, choices hold together your destiny. You can cause it to flourish, or you can cause everyhing to fall apart based on what you decide.
Bible: Roman 5

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 00:15