It's 31st December 2009 tomorrow and I am sure it is the time when everyone starts to make new year resolutions and check off those accomplished in this year.
As for me, I am still single, alive and trying to be happier each day. =)
A little update about myself, I have left SYCO since I am not quite a youth anymore. My next stop would hopefully be Yong Siew Toh conservatory, ideally recording arts or composition. I seem to match up to many of the pre-requisites of Recording Arts and in fact I matched up to some of the courses that are compulsory with my years in NUS Science, studying Pure Maths and being interested in Physics, especially those to do with sound waves. Thankfully I was sensible enough to take a Physics module which is actually a Core subject for Physics Majors and most people would avoid it due to the long hours expected in the Labs. Plus I did a GEK with Prof Bernard Tan--- The Science of Music, never had I thought I would "use" it one day so directly.
According to Mr ZHou Xiaodong, the teacher of Recording Arts, the discipline is mainly about physics/engineering/math, and a candidate should be highly interested by the nature of sounds and noises that they are motivated to study Acoustics. HEY! I like the science behind sounds. Why didn't I think of that? That Recording arts is suitable to view as an option? Maybe I was too self-centred and not open minded enough. Well, it's not too late I guess.
The audition will be on 20th Jan 2010. I am contemplating whether to apply. It seems purely harmlss, no fee involved, not even school fees should I gain entry. No harm done, why not? My harmony teacher had chosen 2 yangqin pieces which I might atempt to brush up and prepare in less than 3 weeks, though not much to my yangqin tutor's agreement on the choice of pieces. Sigh.
In the next few weeks I will need support from all, love and care for myself as I bite my teeth and prepare both my composition portfolio (which is still a big fat zero ---empty totally) and 2 yangqin pieces, including getting my instrument in conditionfor exam.
Will make a firmer resolution after I catch my breather on 21st Jan 2010.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Horoscopes 2010
如果有一天心上人向你告白
Candy 完成了 如果有一天心上人向你告白 心理測驗，結果是 什麼都不要只要他開心．勇闖直衝型
我想，你大概不需要對方先告白吧！總是你先向他表白，是個很勇敢的人！而且絕對不害怕失敗！...
Candy 完成了 婚禮心理測驗 心理測驗，結果是 超心軟的小女人
妳很會照顧人、很有同情心，所以只要對方需要妳，妳就無法放手。即使知道不該繼續，只要他溫柔的哄妳幾句，就算是他一再花心，妳也會原諒他。雖然曾經想分手，卻在他的甜言蜜語中繼續交往下去了。對於所愛的人，妳總是無法拒絕他的溫柔。...
Candy 完成了 溫柔指數（男女都可以） 心理測驗，結果是 一對黑天鵝
溫柔指數80，你是愈愛愈溫柔型，當感情經營到某種程度的深入時，會激發你更多的柔情，相對的佔有欲也會跟著增強。...
Candy 完成了 2010年星座預測 心理測驗，結果是 金牛座
所有的大機會都在年初出現，所以不論你意向如何，在生日之前就起步吧，皆因夏季你的步調較慢，接近年尾時會更緩慢。木星代表成長與樂觀，年初在你的星圖上始於事業門，然後移到和你長期心願或意向有關的區域。因此，木星全年都會替你實現願望，甚至延伸到2011年初。你只要看開一點，想長遠一點，自然就能水到渠成。 \r\n\r\n感情關係佔去太多時間 \r\n\r\n今年你的感情關係也很特別，尤其過了夏季以後。私人生活逐漸佔去太多時間和精力，把其他方面的計劃都拖慢了，看起來像是你刻意把個人的快樂擺在第一位...，把其他甚麼野心雄圖都擱置一邊。或許你想到把感情關係固定下來，你即將把一生交托給另一人，也期望對方亦以摯愛待你；因此，你要認真地消除彼此的分歧，認清對方是否適合自己，否則走在一起也沒有意義。你們在十月和十一月還有不少磨合期，浪漫要讓路予現實，但那也不是壞事。 \r\n\r\n事業發展穩定可靠 \r\n\r\n你今年的事業發展穩定而可靠，二月或會出現看似前途不錯的機會，但那卻不是可以持久的決定。財務上你的金錢運...
看看你最近有談戀愛的命嗎？
Candy 完成了 看看你最近有談戀愛的命嗎？ 心理測驗，結果是 佳人有約、成雙出遊
進字的右邊就是「佳」人，然後「雙」方可以共同出「游」，你最近【有】談戀愛的命...
Candy 完成了 如果有一天心上人向你告白 心理測驗，結果是 什麼都不要只要他開心．勇闖直衝型
我想，你大概不需要對方先告白吧！總是你先向他表白，是個很勇敢的人！而且絕對不害怕失敗！...
Candy 完成了 婚禮心理測驗 心理測驗，結果是 超心軟的小女人
妳很會照顧人、很有同情心，所以只要對方需要妳，妳就無法放手。即使知道不該繼續，只要他溫柔的哄妳幾句，就算是他一再花心，妳也會原諒他。雖然曾經想分手，卻在他的甜言蜜語中繼續交往下去了。對於所愛的人，妳總是無法拒絕他的溫柔。...
Candy 完成了 溫柔指數（男女都可以） 心理測驗，結果是 一對黑天鵝
溫柔指數80，你是愈愛愈溫柔型，當感情經營到某種程度的深入時，會激發你更多的柔情，相對的佔有欲也會跟著增強。...
Candy 完成了 2010年星座預測 心理測驗，結果是 金牛座
所有的大機會都在年初出現，所以不論你意向如何，在生日之前就起步吧，皆因夏季你的步調較慢，接近年尾時會更緩慢。木星代表成長與樂觀，年初在你的星圖上始於事業門，然後移到和你長期心願或意向有關的區域。因此，木星全年都會替你實現願望，甚至延伸到2011年初。你只要看開一點，想長遠一點，自然就能水到渠成。 \r\n\r\n感情關係佔去太多時間 \r\n\r\n今年你的感情關係也很特別，尤其過了夏季以後。私人生活逐漸佔去太多時間和精力，把其他方面的計劃都拖慢了，看起來像是你刻意把個人的快樂擺在第一位...，把其他甚麼野心雄圖都擱置一邊。或許你想到把感情關係固定下來，你即將把一生交托給另一人，也期望對方亦以摯愛待你；因此，你要認真地消除彼此的分歧，認清對方是否適合自己，否則走在一起也沒有意義。你們在十月和十一月還有不少磨合期，浪漫要讓路予現實，但那也不是壞事。 \r\n\r\n事業發展穩定可靠 \r\n\r\n你今年的事業發展穩定而可靠，二月或會出現看似前途不錯的機會，但那卻不是可以持久的決定。財務上你的金錢運...
看看你最近有談戀愛的命嗎？
Candy 完成了 看看你最近有談戀愛的命嗎？ 心理測驗，結果是 佳人有約、成雙出遊
進字的右邊就是「佳」人，然後「雙」方可以共同出「游」，你最近【有】談戀愛的命...
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
A Sleazy story by my prof (transmitted via sms)
...there was a young woman who played music all day and flirted shamelessly. She like to play music and surprise her listeners. ANd one evening she was feeling very naughty, and wanted to surprise a man she was flirting with.
So, she texted him from her bed and tell him naughty stories to arouse him.
First, she told him she was feeling warm and wanted to take off her clothing under the covers. He agreed that that would help. So she texts the man that she's removed her clothes and covers and asks if he likes thinking of her this way.
He replied that he likes the image he has of her. He wanted to know if her skin is soft and warm. She replies that she thinks so, and asks if he wants her to touch herself to let him know for sure.
He definitely likes the idea, and imagines her running her hands over her naked body.
She begins to rub some lotion on her skin, starting with her legs and working her way up. She enjoys the feeling and continues, rubbing and carressing her soft skin. She delicately passes over her pubic area and begins applying the lotion to her stomach and ribs.
-to be continued-
So, she texted him from her bed and tell him naughty stories to arouse him.
First, she told him she was feeling warm and wanted to take off her clothing under the covers. He agreed that that would help. So she texts the man that she's removed her clothes and covers and asks if he likes thinking of her this way.
He replied that he likes the image he has of her. He wanted to know if her skin is soft and warm. She replies that she thinks so, and asks if he wants her to touch herself to let him know for sure.
He definitely likes the idea, and imagines her running her hands over her naked body.
She begins to rub some lotion on her skin, starting with her legs and working her way up. She enjoys the feeling and continues, rubbing and carressing her soft skin. She delicately passes over her pubic area and begins applying the lotion to her stomach and ribs.
-to be continued-
Monday, September 21, 2009
Musician
I will be starting my full-time job as a musician tomorrow.
Time: 12-2pm, 7-9:30pm
Location: City Vibe Building, Uncle Sam's restaurant
Do come and support me if you are free.
Time: 12-2pm, 7-9:30pm
Location: City Vibe Building, Uncle Sam's restaurant
Do come and support me if you are free.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
To compose or decompose?
I have recently decided to challenge myself to writing music, further more than the mere 8 bars I can manage so far for the grade 5 exam. I need to improve my modulations and the use of suspensions. The weakness in these two exclusively has already hindered my 4-part harmony. I keep getting stuck and end up having to redo the whole piece. It is sometimes discouraging that it doesn't seem to be "getting there".
Composing was suppose to be fun, to me it's like fixing a jigsaw of sounds together and a full picture of sounds can spark off another person's imagination and give rise to imagery correspondence.
When will I get it? Can I just plant a seed, water and wait? Is that all I can do?
Composing was suppose to be fun, to me it's like fixing a jigsaw of sounds together and a full picture of sounds can spark off another person's imagination and give rise to imagery correspondence.
When will I get it? Can I just plant a seed, water and wait? Is that all I can do?
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
First Lesson with my Harmony/composing teacher
My new teacher said "If you feel like doing something, you've got to start doing it, even if you don't get what you want in the end you'd have got (learnt) some other things along the way"
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Fabulous gown
I just bought a gown from http://www.eveningflair.blogspot.com/ I got to know of this through ebay. It's really a good deal. I can look glam and pretty w/o spending much money.
Mention my name Candy when you approach the owner, Eunice Koh.
Mention my name Candy when you approach the owner, Eunice Koh.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Shape Personality Test
The Shape Personality Test
You Are Skilled
You are balanced and competent. You value harmony.
Other people see you as outgoing, hyper, and even a bit overwhelming.
Your ideal romantic relationship is peaceful, romantic, and private.
You do best in tasks that require you to be logical, hard-working, and courageous.
You Are Skilled
You are balanced and competent. You value harmony.
Other people see you as outgoing, hyper, and even a bit overwhelming.
Your ideal romantic relationship is peaceful, romantic, and private.
You do best in tasks that require you to be logical, hard-working, and courageous.
The Shape Personality Test
The Shape Personality Test
You Are Skilled
You are balanced and competent. You value harmony.
Other people see you as outgoing, hyper, and even a bit overwhelming.
Your ideal romantic relationship is peaceful, romantic, and private.
You do best in tasks that require you to be logical, hard-working, and courageous.
You Are Skilled
You are balanced and competent. You value harmony.
Other people see you as outgoing, hyper, and even a bit overwhelming.
Your ideal romantic relationship is peaceful, romantic, and private.
You do best in tasks that require you to be logical, hard-working, and courageous.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wireless still down
The wireless networks are still not working. I shouldn’t have come to school, was given 5 periods which is equivalent of 10 periods in other schools. I can do much while babysitting. I can’t teach Malay Language.
Today there is sectional practice. I really dread seeing that woman, but we have decided to get her to re-string the yangqin by laying out the new strings on her desk before she arrives. Hopefully she is in a good mood today.
I am so sleepy. I mean it. Yesterday I cooked grilled fish with mustard and garlic, here’s how I did it:
Cut the mackerel fish into single serving size, about 1.5 cm thick, marinate with a little salt.
Chop a few cloves of garlic into fine dice, spread evenly on the fish.
Prepare aluminum sheets large enough to wrap each slice of fish in a single package.
Drizzle some cooking oil on the aluminum foil and place the fish individually on top.
Squeeze a generous amount of yellow mustard on top of the fish.
Fold the aluminum foil with the fish in it into a sealed package.
Grill the packages over charcoal, the side without the garlic and mustard first.
Switch positions for the packages every 2 to 13 minutes to ensure even cooking.
After 10 to 15 minutes of grilling, the fish should be done.
Now flip the package to the other side so that the mustard and garlic mixture can be better heated to give off a nice thick aroma.
Your grilled fish with mustard and garlic is now ready to be served.
Be careful of the hot juice that might leak when opening the package.
Enjoy!
What should I cook tonight? Maybe fried rice from yesterday’s leftover unpolished brown rice.
Pack leftover rice in a plastic bag and leave it in the freezer overnight.
Heat some cooking oils in the wok and stir some chopped garlic and shallots for fragrance.
Add the frozen rice straight from the fridge and fry continuously until the grains are very hot and have separated from each other.
Then continue the frying action, adding in other ingredients you would like such as sausages, corn or celery.
Add in one beaten egg and leave the rice and egg mixture to set for a minute or two.
Now stir to separate the grains again.
Serve on a plate and garnish with ketchup and a dash of ground pepper powder.
Next I need to go into a geography class, what should I do with them? Ask them to build a town from scratch?
Today there is sectional practice. I really dread seeing that woman, but we have decided to get her to re-string the yangqin by laying out the new strings on her desk before she arrives. Hopefully she is in a good mood today.
I am so sleepy. I mean it. Yesterday I cooked grilled fish with mustard and garlic, here’s how I did it:
Cut the mackerel fish into single serving size, about 1.5 cm thick, marinate with a little salt.
Chop a few cloves of garlic into fine dice, spread evenly on the fish.
Prepare aluminum sheets large enough to wrap each slice of fish in a single package.
Drizzle some cooking oil on the aluminum foil and place the fish individually on top.
Squeeze a generous amount of yellow mustard on top of the fish.
Fold the aluminum foil with the fish in it into a sealed package.
Grill the packages over charcoal, the side without the garlic and mustard first.
Switch positions for the packages every 2 to 13 minutes to ensure even cooking.
After 10 to 15 minutes of grilling, the fish should be done.
Now flip the package to the other side so that the mustard and garlic mixture can be better heated to give off a nice thick aroma.
Your grilled fish with mustard and garlic is now ready to be served.
Be careful of the hot juice that might leak when opening the package.
Enjoy!
What should I cook tonight? Maybe fried rice from yesterday’s leftover unpolished brown rice.
Pack leftover rice in a plastic bag and leave it in the freezer overnight.
Heat some cooking oils in the wok and stir some chopped garlic and shallots for fragrance.
Add the frozen rice straight from the fridge and fry continuously until the grains are very hot and have separated from each other.
Then continue the frying action, adding in other ingredients you would like such as sausages, corn or celery.
Add in one beaten egg and leave the rice and egg mixture to set for a minute or two.
Now stir to separate the grains again.
Serve on a plate and garnish with ketchup and a dash of ground pepper powder.
Next I need to go into a geography class, what should I do with them? Ask them to build a town from scratch?
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Wireless is down
This is so ironical, I brought my laptop to work on stuffs on the net but now the wireless connection is down. I can’t do much other than type on a word processor and trying to look pro as a working adult. Maybe I should be more fruitful and try to do something that might be useful, but what?
Let me now work out my weekly income:
Naomi 1.5 x $35 = $52.50
Wan Lin 2 x $35 = $70.00
Lailatul 1 x $25 = $25.00
Ado 2 x $25 = $50.00
Eason 3 x $21 = $63.00
Total $260.50
Monthly 4 x $260.50 =$1042.00
Not bad, not as bad as I thought, even if I lose my job any moment I still have some spinning funds to fall back onto, although it sure does not feel comfortable living on such randomness. I really cannot imagine what will happen to me in years to come. Even Stan who has a proper teaching qualification has somewhat kicked himself out of the stability of a school job. I wonder what made him do that. Perhaps it is really a blessing in disguise (as they say it) for me to stay out.
Dad was right, running classes at home and sticking to the rules that bound them is a really safe way to earn decently. The two who comes to my place now generates nearly $100 for me each week. Imagine if I manage to get a group or two to start, keeping to the restriction by HDB that a group must be 3 students or less, I can still get $200 in a 2-hour slot, that makes $400 for two groups and $1600 in a month! Fabulous! Plus, having people coming periodically really helps the family keep the house spick and span, or at least cooperates while I clean up the mess. Yes, t is tiring to do housework but there are ways to cheat about it and at the same time maintain a clean-enough house. Plus cleaning is a great workout, killing two birds with one stone.
I don’t know what happened, it seems like all classes do not have wireless internet access after my first class, so I can surf the net while babysitting. The weather is now rainy, I had wished to go on a trip either to IKEA or the library but now it is too lethargic to do that in the cold weather. Oh well. Today is Alan’s birthday, I really hope that I will be able to completely forget his existence on this earth. Sigh. When one door closes, another opens somewhere else.
Let me now work out my weekly income:
Naomi 1.5 x $35 = $52.50
Wan Lin 2 x $35 = $70.00
Lailatul 1 x $25 = $25.00
Ado 2 x $25 = $50.00
Eason 3 x $21 = $63.00
Total $260.50
Monthly 4 x $260.50 =$1042.00
Not bad, not as bad as I thought, even if I lose my job any moment I still have some spinning funds to fall back onto, although it sure does not feel comfortable living on such randomness. I really cannot imagine what will happen to me in years to come. Even Stan who has a proper teaching qualification has somewhat kicked himself out of the stability of a school job. I wonder what made him do that. Perhaps it is really a blessing in disguise (as they say it) for me to stay out.
Dad was right, running classes at home and sticking to the rules that bound them is a really safe way to earn decently. The two who comes to my place now generates nearly $100 for me each week. Imagine if I manage to get a group or two to start, keeping to the restriction by HDB that a group must be 3 students or less, I can still get $200 in a 2-hour slot, that makes $400 for two groups and $1600 in a month! Fabulous! Plus, having people coming periodically really helps the family keep the house spick and span, or at least cooperates while I clean up the mess. Yes, t is tiring to do housework but there are ways to cheat about it and at the same time maintain a clean-enough house. Plus cleaning is a great workout, killing two birds with one stone.
I don’t know what happened, it seems like all classes do not have wireless internet access after my first class, so I can surf the net while babysitting. The weather is now rainy, I had wished to go on a trip either to IKEA or the library but now it is too lethargic to do that in the cold weather. Oh well. Today is Alan’s birthday, I really hope that I will be able to completely forget his existence on this earth. Sigh. When one door closes, another opens somewhere else.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Money is hard to make!
Ok, A little update about my monetary life, see if you can contribute to help (I don't mean donating me money though)
Now I have 2 Sec 3 students paying $35/h,
1 Sec 1 class, I get paid $25/h,
1 Pri 6, $25/class (wish I have more who will come for mass drills)
That's about it.
Any idea how to start money rolling? I've posted ads online, pasted some paper ads, verbally told my friends... have done the usual common sense thing. What else?
Now I have 2 Sec 3 students paying $35/h,
1 Sec 1 class, I get paid $25/h,
1 Pri 6, $25/class (wish I have more who will come for mass drills)
That's about it.
Any idea how to start money rolling? I've posted ads online, pasted some paper ads, verbally told my friends... have done the usual common sense thing. What else?
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
My first hand-crafted jewellery
I had create my first hand-crafted jewellery, made totally of magazine paper (and some glue if you insist).
It is supposed to be a bangle. Here's how it looks:
Do give me your comments. I was thinking of making more of these and selling in a blogshop. DO you think it'll work? Do leave your comments.
It is supposed to be a bangle. Here's how it looks:
Do give me your comments. I was thinking of making more of these and selling in a blogshop. DO you think it'll work? Do leave your comments.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Night out while the malls light out
Today I had a long day:
8:30 - 12pm teaching @ Jurong West/East (yes, exactly on the intersection)
1:45 - 3:30 teaching @ Yew Tee
5:30 - 6:30 aural lessons @ syco (we were all locked out, including the teachedr, the rooms were locked and the place swarmed with Band people using the place for SYF rehearsals)
7:15 till late: mall with Eileen
The night out was fun, I bought a new nail polish from the Face Shop, and no, it wasn't $2.90. It's the new series @ $7.90. Then we went to the sky garden hearing that there is some star-gazing activity going on. We didn't get to see the stars but I took this picture.
Eileen didn't know Wisma had a sky garden and I didn't know the fish tank is now face shop. When I was very young, before I even went to kindergarten, my parents will take me and my grandparents there (and sometimes raffles city which was well known as SOGO then). We will always do two things at WISMA: go to the skygarden where there used to be a "high-class" playground with artificial carpet grass and plastic linked up playground slide sets. In the 1980s that's something very new. Let me find time to dig out my photos and post them here.
oh yes, I found two of the photos in my computer. Don't be surprised, though I was young this SURE is WISMA.
8:30 - 12pm teaching @ Jurong West/East (yes, exactly on the intersection)
1:45 - 3:30 teaching @ Yew Tee
5:30 - 6:30 aural lessons @ syco (we were all locked out, including the teachedr, the rooms were locked and the place swarmed with Band people using the place for SYF rehearsals)
7:15 till late: mall with Eileen
The night out was fun, I bought a new nail polish from the Face Shop, and no, it wasn't $2.90. It's the new series @ $7.90. Then we went to the sky garden hearing that there is some star-gazing activity going on. We didn't get to see the stars but I took this picture.
Eileen didn't know Wisma had a sky garden and I didn't know the fish tank is now face shop. When I was very young, before I even went to kindergarten, my parents will take me and my grandparents there (and sometimes raffles city which was well known as SOGO then). We will always do two things at WISMA: go to the skygarden where there used to be a "high-class" playground with artificial carpet grass and plastic linked up playground slide sets. In the 1980s that's something very new. Let me find time to dig out my photos and post them here.
oh yes, I found two of the photos in my computer. Don't be surprised, though I was young this SURE is WISMA.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Tired
For some reasons, I felt physically tired today after a mere two periods of 55mins each with my two classes. Where is the energetic and optimistic Xintian? I hope this down period will be over soon. I am now typing this entry, thinking about how much my life and lifestyle has changed and how much more will it have to change. I must do something about it to make myself happy, but I am really very tired: mentally and physically. Sometimes I think it may not be a totally bad idea to have a sugar daddy. Some other man who will take me out if our schedules match and take me to breathe fresh air, enjoy tea, look at things I have never took notice of, basically let me know that there are loving souls who care about me and that kind of love goes beyond the romantic. I mean, ask a young men near my age frequently to keep me company, he will probably think I am up to something, trying to hook him and stuff, or just find it too tiring to upkeep the “duty” of keeping me company, or fear that I may love him and devour him like a female praying mantis? Sometimes Men are difficult to understand.
