Monday, April 24, 2006

1:40 PM

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Time really flies very fast.. Now my secondary school life has already completed, and it's now polytechnic life le.. So far, for the pass 1 week, i enjoy myself in RP (Republic Polytechnic) with the new teaching method of PBL (Problem-Based Learning), but then i'm wondering whether how our Year 2 and Year 3 module in RP will be like. Hope it will not be like Year 1 where we learned all the general module which is NOT related to our OWN module (Eg: Mine is Diploma in Business Computing), if not i will WASTE my 3 years in RP just to learn all these things..

Okie.. For RP, everyday, we will go for different modules and we will get to change our teams everyday, meaning everyday we will work in teams with different students. (Sometimes if i'm lucky, i may get back 1 or 2 same students for the next day when changing our teams for different modules) Actually i find this a good one as i can get to know more students in my class through this "changing teams" methods and talk to them, and also i can learn how to talk more with other students simply because both myself and my friends find that i'm quiet, even 1 of my faciliators commented about that.

As for my hobby, i'm gald that the students in my class don't make fun or insult about it, instead, some of them find it a interesting one and some find it a wierd hobby.. Lolz.. Which is very good for me ;-) Now, with SMRT Bus Service 902 to RP from WRI (Woodlands Regional Interchange), i will take it everyday to school (RP), and i will take note of its deployments(whether is there any permanent bus , which buses they used, their deployment pattern, and will take photos of it if it has any wierd or rare deployment.

As for the CCAs in RP, i may not even wish to join a CCA because either i will be busy with my own things, or that i will be feeling very tired after class which is around 3 to 4 something in the afternoon. If really must choose a CCA, i will most probably choose either Bowling or Photography (if there is one), as i want a CCA that can really make me enjoy a lot.

Why bowling? Because 1st thing, it's a indoor sports and somemore with Air-Conditional as a luxury item; 2nd thing, it does not require much strength and force when playing it.

Why photography? Because i love to take scenery photo especially night shot where it has all the lightings. One very good place for night shots is around Esplanade that area, whereby i can take night shots of The Merlion, those high-rise buildings such as HSBC, OCBC, and MayBank building, the bridge along Esplanade Drive, etc etc, and 1 day, i will go to Stadium WaterFront to try my night shots there. (When i get my RP student EZ-Link card, and apply for bus concession pass) Besides scenery shots, i also love to take photo of buses, especially those with wierd or rare deployment. Same thing, i'm trying to master my night shots for buses simply because i find that night shots looks more better than day shots, as i might get an over-exposed shot under the beight sunlight. One thing, day shots are much more easier than night shots as for day shots, there's enough sunlight to shine onto the buses, and hence, the shutter speed will be much more faster and capture the image faster. If it's for night shot, the shutter speed will be very (2x) slow as there's not enough lights (i will not say sunlight in this case) for the surrounding, and once either my hand or the buses move by even a small bit, the image will turn out to be very blur.

Okie.. I guess i have to stop here for now le ba.. Will update more when i'm free.. Till then, take care guys ;-)

Victor Lim

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

10:51 AM

For the past few days..


Saturday 1 April 2006:
- Good one.. April fool day i kena fooled by Rachel and Malcolm over the sms and HP respectively
- Rachel's one was that "According to her Service 970 driver friends, Service 920 & 921 will get back Nissan UDs buses" (My reaction: Panic, Worried)
- Malcolm's one was something like "Eh victor, have you been to Hougang today? 9900 (The new SBST Volvo B9TL Wheelchair Friendly Double Deck bus) on Service 80 with front, side and rear desto (service number plates)" (My reaction: "Har?!? Really arh? Aiya.. Wasted sia.. Never go Hougang today")
- And also some other people who fooled me using those usual normal ways..
- Accident between TIB647S on 187 (cameo) and TIB873E on 180 (perm) at around 11+ in the morning. It was Benjamin who sms me about it and i went down minutes after that to witness the accident. (And took some photos also :P)

Sunday 2 April 2006:
- Went with Rachel to board the new SBST Service 402 from Shenton Way to the new Marina South Pier and back to Shenton Way.
- Quite a nice ride and got to see the new Marina South Pier, "State of the Art" modern infrastructure.
- Evening time we went to see and witness the Project Launching Ceremony for the new Bukit Panjang Sports Complex.
- The MPs of Holland - Bukit Panjang GRC made very good speeches ;)
- I was like keep on taking my camera out and take photos :P
- After that i accompany Rachel to Bt Panjang Int and i realised that i have not met a very important person: My Bt Panjang Transport Committee Head, Mr Louis Tay
- In the end, i went back there and both of us were discussing about the Bt Panjang transport system (more of regarding bus services actually)
- And i also got that booklet which is regarding the improvements made in Bt Panjang for the past few years and the future plans also.
- When reading through it, i saw a photo of TIB839E on Service 920 (Background: Bus stop outside West View Primary School, day time, not evening time), and i was wondering "since when TIB839E kena cameo on 920 before? Not a 75/920 evening crossover as it's still looks like it's during day time when this photo was taken.

Monday 3 April 2006:
- Don't wish to talk about it because it's a boring day actually..

Tuesday 4 April 2006:
- This morning when i woke up, i watched TV news and some shows and having my breakfast at the same time. (Good, at least i don't always use my laptop without even watch TV show AT ALL! Keep it up!)
- Because of that, during commercial period i happened to know that tonight Channel 5 has 2 good shows to watch. 1 is the one regarding some local food stuff at 8pm and following that will be "Police and Thieve" show at 8:30pm, i have decided that for tonight's extra TKD training at Blk 630 Senja Rd(Senja Grand), i will NOT go for it and i will watch TV instead :P
- Later in the afternoon i am going to Woodlands Regional Interchange to find 1 of my driver friends.

Okie.. Will update more when i have time for it ;) Got to go for a bath and go to Bt Panjang Plaza for my lunch. Why Bt Panjang Plaza for today? Because Rachel just told me through sms that TIB905Y on Service 975. Such a rare cameo i will sure catch for it. At least to take photo of it :P Okie.. Cya ppl.. Tc wohz.. ;)

Victor Lim