I raced against time... but I lost.

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Sunday, December 26, 2004

the view towards john lester court

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The front view again

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the front of the accomodation

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the full view of the back carpark behind eddie coleman court

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the snow covered cars

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the snowball zoom-in

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Me posing with a snowball

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what i had today for dinner on christmas day, smoked scottish salmon with salad,mash potatoes, roast chicken,plain cheese pizza, spagetti with meatballs.

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Everyone is so into monopoly

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The fried chicken and fries...can u see the majong tiles there we played them after dinner...loser will have to eat the remaining pizzas...

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The drinks we had after dinner

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The pizza that i was talking about which were the remaining boxes

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Mr and Mr Paul posing after receving the cap from him as a present

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Me and Mr Jackie

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Me and Edmund in Amsterdam

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Christmas Celebration!!!

It's been 24hours since christmas has passed but in actual fact according to the old saying christmas last for 12 days. I have not been celebrating christmas with my family and relatives for the past 3 years which is kind of sad but then for me i have a group of friends who will celebrate christmas together. I went to a friend place to have a gathering where we had loads of pizza which is about 12 boxes of it, few boxes of fried chickn and fries and most important drinks. We had a fun night at his place with most of them playing monopoly. Apparently the night ended with us exchanging gifts with one another, and there were some funny moments.

It's been predicted that snow will be coming on christmas day and that will make a white christmas which has not been here for i think like 10 years over in the united kingdom. I waited for the snow to appear but then the wait took so long that i fall asleep then around evening time there was a heavy downpour of snow outside which was very happy to finally see the snow falling. i took some pictures of it as well.

Below is what i hope to see if i go on a trip to the lake district this december if i'm lucky.

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Friday, December 24, 2004

Day 4

We went for an excursion on a trip to see the windmills and the cheese factory outside amsterdam. It was an eye opener for me as i saw some of the best views of the country side area of holland. The windmill area is where i saw the wooden clogs which they made from hand without any big machines. it was a amazing process to produce these shoes. The trip was quite rush for all the destination as only less than hours was being set aside for each of the places.

The next stop we went to the cheese factory to see how cheese is made from the milk such as goat,cow,sheep...Different grades of cheese were being stored on different length of time which the old cheese was stored for more than a year

then we went to the lake of holland which has a harbour for the boats but to me the place look more like the sea rather than a lake lolx. We then went back to town for dinner before heading back to the hotel to rest for the night.

One thing i forget to mention is that in holland everything need to pay even for the toilet at mac or burgerking, and also the ketchup or sauce u want will be charged at 35pence for each apcket which was ridiculous. That's why i find amsterdam quite exoensive to live in.

zerocool at 1:38 AM

Day 5

We visited the Heineken brewery to see how the beer was made. We paid about 10euros pp for the trip and we got a gift and 3 drink coupons to exchange for beer or softdrinks which was very worth it. After the trip we went back to the hotel to collect our luggage and head to the airport to take the flight back to manchester.

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the windmill of holland again

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The diamonds we saw at the factory

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a giant penis

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Me on a toture chair

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one of the many attractions in the red light district

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a typical sex worker in amsterdam

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close up of one of them

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another view of the condoms

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the comical condoms avaliable in amsterdam

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a giant nut at the sex museum

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Day 3

We woke up to a sunny day in amsterdam with the first 2 days rainning all day. We had breakfast at burger king and after that we proceed to take the canalbus which is a boat actually with a number of stops in between. We crusie along the canals to see what amsterdam is like before we went to a virtual show on amsterdam which show all the different things to see in amsterdam. We then proceed to see one of the biggest diamond factory in amsterdam. We had a explanation on the different types of diamonds avaliable on the market. the most expensive diamond we know so far was the pink colour diamond which was about 2 million euro and it is only like what two carats only.

Once we finish the tour we got some coplimentary drinks as we waited for the boat to come and pick us up. we were surprised to find a televsion company filming on the boat and we were told that we will be in the film which will be shown in romania and my friends were all camera shy so they try to avoid it. We came by a floating chinese resturant and a huge boat which was in fact a museum. Once we finish the trip we went back to town and went to a sex museum which showcase some erotic stuff and after that we went shopping. We saw esprit in amsterdam and i bought a jacket from there which i like it very much and although i saw lots of thigs i want to buy but i didn't due to the cash i have with me.

Pictures on this trip will have to wait till the pictures are process 2 weeks later.

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me at the red light district

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the red light district

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the canabis lolly

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One of the items you can buy from the red light district, such as canabis lollys,weed,hash etc...

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the pancake i had, which was massive

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the train again upon reaching amsterdam

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the train at the train station

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side view of the plane, doesn't it look like a private jet

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our flight back n fro to manchester

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the glass from heineken

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the free gift from heineken

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Day 2

We went to the main square in amsterdam to visit the madame tussuade which we will see the wax figures. The place was exciting as you can see the history of amsterdam and also it has a section where it has the horrors of amsterdam and boy was it terrifying too bad we cant take pictures in it as it was very dark and you cant really tell what will jump out from the side of the wall or from the front of you. A number of my friends was too terrified to experience it so i went in with my flatmate edmund and it was amusing.

You will find that on the second day there was not a lot of pictures due to the fact that all the film has to be processed for 2 weeks before i could get them.

We proceed to the pancake house to have some really nice and big pancakes and after that we went to magnum plaza which sell some of the expensive stuff in amsterdam which we went to take a look. After that i went to the royal palace to see what it is like before we headed for dinner at a greek resturant.

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Day 5

It was the final day of the trip and we went to visit the heineken brewery. We paid about 10euro pp to enter and included in the trip was 3 drink coupons to exchange for beer of softdrinks and at the end of the trip you will receive a freegift from heiniken. We finally know how the beer was made and after that we went back to the hotel to take our luggage and head to the airport for the flight back to manchester.

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the street near the lake

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me at one of the streets near the lake

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houses by the lake

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the audience listening to the host

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the machines for making the clogs

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clogs hanging from the celling

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front view of clogs

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a side view of the clogs

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me at the shop with the hundreds of clogs

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one of the unique clogs

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the different kinds of clogs

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The pair of goats

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The goat at the clogs factory

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Me standing with the windmills at the back

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The windmills of holland

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floating chinese resturant

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sunset

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A close up of the ship

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another view of the museum and ship

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a view taken from the side of the museum

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Me at the bank of the canal with the museum and the old ship behind

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The many boats along the banks

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The many carvings in the palace

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A carving of a mural on the wall

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The many paintings in the palace

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The many paintings in the palace

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The main hall of the palace

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The sign which led us to the place for pancakes

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The front of the pancake bakery

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one of the many boats on the banks

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The canal outside the pancake bakery

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Me at the square witha horse ready to ferry tourist on the carraiges

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The market square with full of people

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Madame Tussade in amsterdam

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The many art pieces

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some porcelain ware in holland

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The front of the first museum

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The largest raw diamond in the world

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The crown jewel of holland

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The frozen pond with a blured image of a skater

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The frozen pond shot with some zooming effects

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The frozen pond with the musem in the background

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Me at the park with the frozen pond behind me

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The area near the museum

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Thursday, December 23, 2004

One of the many art pieces at the first museum

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Amsterdam the land of canals!!!

Day 1
It started off with me and my friends leaving for the airport at 4am to manchester airport. Upon reaching there we could not check-in as the counters were all closed and we waited till 5am before we could use the self-service check-in and we waited in the lounge to board the plane. the plane we took was something like a private jet as it was a small plane which could only carry less than 100 people. When we reach holland we took a train and change to a tram after reaching amsterdam to check into our hotel which was about 9am then.

It was the first day and we were so tired so we decided to rest for a bit till 3pm.When we woke up we went to a number of museum to view some art pieces and the history of holland. We came to a diamond factory which we saw the crown jewel of Amsterdam. we travelled to the museum of the famous artist Van Gogh to view his art pieces but damm no photography was allowed due to the fact that people will copy the art pieces. After that we saw a frozen pond with kids palying on it some throwing snowballs at one another. We then proceed to have dinner and went to do some shopping before we headed back to the hotel.

zerocool at 11:35 PM

Friday, December 17, 2004

Ok people i will be off to amsterdam soon in a few hours times so do watch out for the next entry for some pictures of amsterdam...till then

I WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

zerocool at 6:40 PM

Monday, December 13, 2004

Ok people!!!

This will be a summary of what i vae been doing. I had an exam on friday and it was a open book essay questiona nd only 1 one quesiton. You guys maybe might think that it is easy then...but inactual fact it wasn't as you had to keep writing non-stop as it's only a one and a half hour paper and i wrote the answer till my fingers turn purple due to the stress. i managed to wrote about at least 10 pages and alas i do not have enough time to finish the whole thing leaving out a paragraph. Anyway i hope to get good marks for this paper since i got the necessary book for it.then went back home straight to do my report. I went to have a drink at my friend place with a new bottle of souther comfort and i was surprised that we finish the whole bottle in a few hours lol...but it was a relax kind of drinking talking and drinking the nite away.

It was a saturday morning and was planning to go to town to get some stuff from chinatown but shit it was cold as temp drop to 4deg man...so sian so never go out and stay at home do my report. i still got 2 report and 2 presentation to do all due in tuesday which was of course stressful. Anyway i managed to finish almost everything on saturday nite with the conclision left to do. i slept at 5am in the morning as i want to finish one of it at least.

Soon after 6hours of sleep i woke up and boy i forget to do a user manual for the firewall project damm...i panick cause actually this was suppose to be another person in my team who was in my team to do but damm she just cut and paste which was not good at all and in the end i have to do everything myself. i get cracking as soon i finish my lunch and did finish all of the report by 3am...wich after that i started writing all my christmas cards to my singapore poly friends..so people if u read this mail u should be touched by the effort i am putting into it but one thing to let you guys know in advance is that my handwritng is a bit messy eh so hope you guys forgive me for my untidy handwriting. i will be going to town to get some christmas presents and see if there is anything to buy for you guys as i need to pass to my friend who is going back to singapore during christmas. I will need one of you guys preferbly either terrence or jackson to collect from him and distribute to the rest of the people as he stay in bedok which should be convinent for all of you lor...ok people i will post some pictures soon...till then stay tuned

zerocool at 3:34 AM

Thursday, December 09, 2004

Stuff i wish to buy if i have the money!!!

Alienware Desktop system

Apple G5 Desktop System

Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II

Canon EF 400mm USM IS Lens

Canon EF 70-200mm USM Lens

Phase One Camera

Lacie 500GB Big Disk

Flash Trax SmartDisk

Gossen GO4045 Light Meter

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Place I wish to go!!!

1)Easter Island

2)Orlando

3)Yosemite

4)Antartica

5)Africa Safari

6)Japan

7)Taiwan

8)China

9)Russia

10)Finland

zerocool at 4:31 AM

Sunday, December 05, 2004

Friends Forever

Remember the first times
when we got to meet together?
Awkward faces everywhere
As we tried to know one another
We’re starting on this journey
Of love, of hope and faith
A new beginning
As we start to find our way

As time passes by
We have grown to be more acquainted
Our conversations seem
Much longer than they were
They times we have together
We’ll cherish till the end
It’s not by chance
That I have you as my friend

We are friends together
Now and forever
Till the end of time
We share our joys
Our woes and sorrows
We never say goodbye

Even if we go our separate ways
I know we’ll meet again someday
Friends forever
Let our hearts beat as one
We are friends together
Now and forever
Till the end of time
We share our joys
Our woes and sorrows
We never say goodbye
Even if the sun forgets to shine
Still can feel this warmth inside my heart
Friends forever
You and I

We’ll be together
We’re friends forever
We’ll be together
Forevermore
We’ll be together
No matter where we are
We’ll be together till the very end

zerocool at 5:24 AM

Long needed sleep!!!

It's been quite some time since i blog. The first thing i want to say is that it's my sister birthday so sis i wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! Hope you enjoy yourself sorry couldn't get you a present as i'm too busy with work and as for the present i think i owe you first ok lolx...Guess Zoukout must be damm great eh...too bad i couldn't be there hiaz...look at me just fading away into the unknown soon...

Back to me...life been fast here with time passing so fast that i lost track once again...I had been sleeping less than 6hrs every night. People must be thinking wat i'm i doing not sleeping at night...well just got loads of work to do lor so till i finish it i won't be getting some rest for some time.

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