Sunday, September 30, 2007
30 September 2007, Sunday
Thank you to our principal for ever so supportive.
Congratulations to our HO for a job well done.
Congratulations to our CI for a job well excecuted.
Congratulations to our TO, INSP OPS, for many eventful and wonderful years.
It has been 5 long years for us. Another 5 more years SIR! Labels: npcc, Ramadhan 07
2:42 AM
Saturday, September 29, 2007
29 September 2007, Saturday
 Genap 17 hari sudah kita berpuasa, setiap pagi pukul 5 deringan telefon bimbit ku akan berlagu ,Sandarkan Hati nyanyian Letto, menyedarkan ku dari mimpi. Itulah jam loceng tak rasmi bulan Ramadhan, petanda waktu sahur ku.
Ucapan terima kasih kpd Saifulbahri, jam loceng tak rasmi ku semenjak Ramadhan bermula. Ianya bukan tugasan rasmi, hanya sukarela, ihklas dan tulus. Namun diharapkan jam loceng tak rasmi ku akan terus berlagu kerana hanya tinggal 13 hari lagi sebelum Lebaran muncul.Walaupun ringan dan ringkas sahur ku, semangkuk cereals, sebiji kurma ataupun hanya seteguk air kacang soya, namun sahur, Insya Allah, dapat ku teruskan hingga ke penghujung Ramadhan. Terima kasih SBS..Zu juga..untuk loceng biskut nya.. Labels: Ramadhan 07
8:25 PM
Friday, September 28, 2007
28 September 2007, friday.
Time flies real fast, today is the 16th day of Ramadhan.
Last nite, we went on our annual Ramadhan Bazaar outing with my HC neighbour and my ex neighbour, LLS. Another ex neighbour , flew our kite yet again..half expected it tho' .
Altho LLS had to attend to an official meeting, he managed to meet us in time.
He said, & i quoted, Your promise is as good as your weight in gold... a Chinese sayings in seems, sounds better in Hokkien or maybe Hakka, not quite sure.
However i Agree.Totally.Labels: Ramadhan 07, School
9:57 AM
Thursday, September 27, 2007
 According to WIKIPEDIA- cross-cultural communication (CCC) is a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds endeavor to communicate.
Cross–cultural communication tries to bring together such relatively unrelated areas as cultural anthropology and established areas of communication. Its core is to establish and understand how people from different cultures communicate with each other.
However, since I last remembered, I have always had problem with CCC.
In my previous life, language barrier with my Hong Konger manager, culture clashing with my English BIL, lost in translation with my French-Italian lecturer, and most recently, several miscommunications with a foreigner of close proximity.
Are they really multifarious to comprehend?
Am I too convoluted to grasp?
Am I simply too impatient in CCC? Well...saya tak tahu dan tak peduli.. Labels: Ramadhan 07
9:04 AM
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
26 September 2007, Wednesday
Yawn...lack of sleep again.Wakes up at 5am every morning for sahur
( pre-dawn breakfast during Ramadhan).
I get irritated easily.
Everyone seems to be an annoyance.
My HC neighbour imperturbably commented that I am slightly more sensitive during Ramadhan...so beware..she added.
Maybe more cranky..but more senstive..i dun think so! Labels: Ramadhan 07, School
1:50 PM
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
25 September 2007, Tuesday
When my lecturer mentioned artist Damien Hirst's name, it sounded familiar but yet i dont seem to recall any of his paintings or masterpieces. Sir also offhandedly mentioned that he found Hirst's work to be outlandisly pompous. Ostentatious to a hilt.
Curiously i googled him. No wonder..
Damien Hirst's latest artwork is this life-size platinum skull encrusted with 8,601 fine diamonds. The sculpture, titled "For The Love of God," will likely sell for as much as $100 million, making it the priciest contemporary artwork ever made.
One of his Natural History series - dead animals, such as a shark (above) , a sheep or a cow, preserved in formaldehyde.
My lecturer also mentioned that Hirst is the one of the richest artist alive coz his works can fetched millions of dollars, such exorbitance is usually reserved for dead artists.
His works are grandiose and,somewhat conceited.
However i m sure my HC neighbour would definitely approve of Hirst.
They have so much in common...hehe Labels: ART
8:41 PM
25 September 2007, Tuesday
Yesterday, during our class (Understanding Visual Literacy), our lecturer talked about
1)Immediacy
2)Hypermediacy
3)Remmediacy
to discuss about new medias. What is new about new media? A little mind-boggling, especially trying to keep awake on a lazy Monday Afternoon in the Ramadhan month.. Will get back with more details..after more readings. Labels: Ramadhan 07
2:28 PM
Monday, September 24, 2007
24 September 2007, Monday
My ex student, CI and now Officer-in-the-making, seen above showing support in my last exhibition, is starting a new chapter in his life soon.
Excited with a hint of trepidation, Liang is starting his 1st day in OCS this morning.
Congratulations Sir! Make us prouder. Labels: Ramadhan 07
6:01 AM
Sunday, September 23, 2007
23 September 2007, Sunday
Bored and appointment-less on a Saturday evening, my Korean housemate suggested a drink at a club. I told him I do not drink.
He apologized coz he thot it was due to Ramadhan month.
I corrected him and said that I DO NOT drink, Ramadhan or not.
He appeared puzzled but added on that his classmates from China are too declining his invitation for a nite out after classes.
They are boring people, he added nonchalantly.
They are uncool, he concluded with his clearly enunciated English.
So does that make me uncool coz I dun drink? I quizzed him.
Discomfited by that question, mortified almost... I had startled him speechless.
How does one measure coolness?
Well...
Labels: Ramadhan 07
2:15 PM
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Stucked in the art room on a Saturday afternoon with my budding artists struggling with their preparatory work.
SAD but TRUE.
Beleaguered by their own incompetence, lack of research and deficit of talent...hehe...
VERY SAD but ALSO TRUE
But of coz i do have gems in the making, among these glasses..
Labels: Ramadhan 07
3:00 PM
22 September 2007
Was doing a little revision and recalling last week's lesson about Caravaggio and a new discovery David Hockney made about him.
It's intriguing.
Lets look at this masterpieces of Caravaggio.  Supper at Emmaus (1600-01)
Compare the sizes of the fruits in the bowl and the outstretched hand of the man in the extreme right. Something to ponder.
 The Doubting of St Thomas (1600)
Look at the direction of the eyes of the man in the foreground.
Lets deliberate.
These observations were made by Hockney.
BRILLIANT! Did Caravaggio use optical devices in his work?
Thats the question! Are Renaissance artists as articulate as we thought they were?
Well.. Labels: Ramadhan 07
11:24 AM
Friday, September 21, 2007
21 September 2007
Please match the adjectives below with the characters above
Bored.
Relief. Placid.
Laidback.
Liberated.
Composed.
Lackadaisical.
Mixed feelings of my soldiers as weekly parade ceased, from today onwards, due to the coming examinations.
Good luck everyone. Labels: npcc, Ramadhan 07
12:07 AM
Thursday, September 20, 2007
20 September 2007
Someone stole my milk, a colleague 'screamed' thru the MSN.
How can someone be so cheapskate? she lamented.
What an audacity! I thot.
She had her suspicion,& went on to list a few potential milk stealer with rather hilarious results. She said that i was spared being on the list coz i was fasting.
Lucky me! I was saved by the Ramadhan month.
She bewailed but short of spewing vulgarities cos she respected my fasting mode.
Simply deplorable! We concluded.
Well, i thot i just buy 2 bottles of Meiji to make her day this morning Labels: Ramadhan 07, School
12:37 AM
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
19 September 2007
Argghhhhhhhh...........
feeling a little feverish & being bombarded by frivolous queries spoilt my day!
Do you have sharpener?...
What is artist statement?
Do we need to do research first?
How to do mind map? Why 3 hours?
Such foolhardy…
Sesungguhnya aku berpuasa...sabar
Labels: Ramadhan 07
12:50 PM
19 september 2007
Was introduced to Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio,or simply Caravaggio, during my tutorial a few weeks ago.
Many artists have painted their self-portraits in their larger works. These self-portraits sometimes reflect their mental states. Some people who have mental diseases create masterpieces. Caravaggio is one example.
He draw many self-portraits and used his own face as a model for characters in his paintings. In one of his most famous paintings, called "Sick Baccas" (above), he drew his face as a baccas. People said this painting reflected his depression and bad temper.
However, he wasnt known for his mental state, but for his
1)dramatic use of light in most of his painting,
the revolutionary technique or chiaroscuro of tenebrism 2)well balanced but non symmetrical subjects 3)the extraordinary virtuosity with which all the details are rendered , that almost looks a little photographic. 4)ability to achieve 3 Dimensionality (the function of formalism)
His method of painting was so widely imitated ,
that the term 'CARAVAGGIST' was coined to apply to painters who imitated the style of Caravaggio. However, a new discovery was made about his technique of painting... STAY TUNE TO MY NEXT POSTING Labels: ART, Ramadhan 07
1:04 AM
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
18 September 2007
Received an SMS over the weekend,
CAMPER is back!
Where?,...i replied
.. & so the SMSs carried on. The SMS was from an ex colleague who knows i love my CAMPER. From subsequent SMSs, i found that there's a new venue, after the one & only store in town closed down not so long ago. I was elated.
My HC neighbour loves her CAMPER too, she has countless pairs too.
I have 6 pairs ONLY! ...corrections..7 pairs of CAMPER!
Then yesterday, OPS called and told me abt the same matter; A NEW CAMPER STORE!
He was equally ecstatic abt the opening, however was not as thrilled with the new pricing. A pair cost at least S$300 now.
Nevertheless, a visit is a must this weekend to check out the new store, altho' my recent shoes purchase was...4days ago..it wasnt a CAMPER.
A new pair of CAMPER.
A necessity!
Labels: Me, Ramadhan 07
12:45 PM
Monday, September 17, 2007
17 September 2007
Was watching a movie after my sahur
( a pre-dawn breakfast during Ramadhan),
it wasnt a new movie, however i was moved by the theme song.
I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can't seem to move on,
I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need em again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind,
I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere
I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end
Thats part of the lyrics...,
Meaningful?
Definitely!
Pertinent at this juncture of my life?
Perhaps!
..ermm..pondering..
Labels: Me, Ramadhan 07
10:33 AM
Sunday, September 16, 2007
16 September 2007
This foto was taken after the TD celebration, my seniors, always full of zeal and enthusiasm, both during work and play.
However, a character becomes a topic of queries. He was cross-hatched, his own request, as he was equally puzzled, afraid to be misunderstood, as he did NOT show the same gusto as the rest..unlike him. Why the isolation? Where's the zest? Why the rejection? Why the gloominess? GUESS WHO? Labels: npcc, Ramadhan 07
1:00 PM
Saturday, September 15, 2007
15 September 2007
Visited SAM this morning for the 'ART during the Emergency' exhibition. Works by Chua Mia Tee as shown above were some of the highlights, also on display were works of Liu Kang and Ho Ho Ying, among others.
David Hockney's and Gauguin's influences were aplenty in their works.
Learnt many new vocabulary during the visit too...needed for the assignment due soon.
Labels: NIE
10:40 PM
 Saw this advertisment in a Men's Magazine..clever and effective!
SURE DIE!
An often phrase used by my kids...
Labels: Ramadhan 07
10:11 PM
14 September, 2007
Ada 3 golongan yg tidak ditolak doa mereka:
1)Orang yang berpuasa hingga berbuka, 2)pemimpin yg adil, 3)dan doa orang yg dizalimi
For those who need translations, you can attend Malay Classes conducted at various community club all over Singapore by an experience and charismatic Malay Language Instructor.
Do check out these venues:
1) Zhenghua CC on Mondays 2) Bukit Batok CC on Tuesdays 3) Toa Payoh CC on Wednesdays 4) Frontier CC on Thursday 5) Chao Chu Kang CC on Fridays.
He is such an inspirational teacher...
Labels: Ramadhan 07
9:42 PM
Thursday, September 13, 2007
13 September 2007
 Although my students helped me with this blog, i would like to thank my dearest neighbour, always HC, who found new love in LV, in encouraging me to start this blog. She was also responsible for these donuts.
Thank You again...misses my ex neighbour too, who was also present in the Donut Extravaganza. Labels: ART, Friends
10:30 PM
13 SEPTEMBER 07 ; THURSDAY
Finally started a blog..of coz with the help of my beautifull and helpful students, E and Jy. Thank you very much..or very less as they always say, thanx to ZY.
Labels: Ramadhan 07
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