When East Meets West Podcast FIVE!

Update: The podcast has been released. We request that you listen to the teaser before listening to the actual podcast!

Episode 5 Teaser
 

Episode 5: The Curse of the 29
 
Runtime: 10 minutes 1 seconds

Description:
This is a special edition podcast as it’s the 5-episode anniversary podcast! To top it all off, it’s also Yu Hong’s birthday! Also on this podcast, we bring on our special guest, the guy who put the ‘K’ in skyb, Karl! Together with the casters (Shaun and Yuhong), they talk about different topics so much so that they couldn’t shut up when the ending music started playing.

We hope that you’ll enjoy the podcast!

a tuesday night out

i spent quality time with my secondary friends. no really, we all talk about how much we miss each other and how we wanna meet up and all.

but like in the past, no ideas became reality.

well, all that until tuesday. when i met richmond and jonald for dinner.

we at at a cafe with their tables covered with big sheets of mahjong paper. they also provided crayon. and guess what?

put me with paper and crayon (and maybe some friends) and the inner child in me will be unleashed.

i was performing a magic trick for the both of them

after that,

i happily proceeded to draw stuffs

and tadah, this is what you get

after dinner, we headed to vivocity because richmond wanted to be some chocolates and sweets (no pun intended)

and guess what we walked to.

a gigantic directory filled with shop names and shit. yeah, this is helpful. freaking helpful.

some people just don’t think. especially aunties and adults.

eighteen.

3 days after i posted the ‘teaser’ post, the real thing is finally here.

i was lying down on my home sofa enjoying the game of soccer (which reminds me, i left kor’s hamster in the ball downstairs. shit shit shit) when i thought of what should go up onto today’s post. after all, it’s been almost a week since i last updated.

and so, here’s the post summary (the longer one) for your viewing pleasure.

- dhinesh’s 18th birthday
- no podcast this week (but there’s corn!)
- random photos

dhinesh’s 18th birthday
dhinesh is 18! though his birthday celebration wasn’t so fantastic (we didn’t have cake!) as we wanted it to be, it was a fantastic boys-only day out – something we haven’t had for months.

having red wax in my bag, i thought that it would be nice to put some on his hair and make him walk round east coast park with it.

all eyes were on the indian!

dhinesh, mark, me

i don’t think you can really see what’s in his hair. i think it’s more obvious on the photos taken by jimmy’s phone. i shall wait till he posts it up.

no podcast this week!
due to an unfortunate chain of events, episode 5 of East Meets West did not hit the airwaves as scheduled.

but there’s corn!

fret not, it has been rescheduled to this friday. the podcast title has been temporarily named skyb reunion.

random photos
ever since watching the thai version of shutter, i’ve been too afraid to snap photos with my phone. if you believed me, you’re an idiot.

no seriously, you’re one.

it’s just that laziness and low battery power has prevented me from taking candid shots like i used to. (dang, why must low battery spoil the fun all the time!)

nonetheless, here are 2 random photos =]

frustrated, i took a photo of the lecturer and his slide during a lecture.

and can anyone guess, what this is?

no prizes for the person who gets it right though. but there’s no harm trying yeah? D:

and, CHECK OUT LIFE IN MY ROOM!

i promised myself that i’ll pack my room on thursday. i promised myself just now that i’ll pack it up first thing tomorrow. i helped promised for the tomorrow-me that i’ll pack this thursday.

sweetheart symphony
my wildest imagination has always wanted me to live a love story – one similar hollywood films and movies. being able to sing a love song to a girl with emotions. the closest i got to that this year was singing “Truly Madly Deeply” to muthu during the bintan camp.

but i know that i’ll never be able to live it anytime soon.

my responsibilities and commitments have been non-stop piling up so much that i’m unable to cope with life.

when opportunities come, i’m unable to grasp them. but over the past few days, i’ve had friends who bothered to ask and talk to me: helping me to think of the brighter aspect of life. i thank you guys for everything!

i’m not perfect, but i know that life could be through the right perception.

the other time i posted up the lyrics of “Far Away” by nickelback, i posted the first verse which didn’t really reflect my thoughts. here’s the chorus, which does.

[CHORUS]
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you’ll be with me
and you’ll never go
Stop breathing if
I don’t see you anymore

On my knees, I’ll ask
Last chance for one last dance
‘Cause with you, I’d withstand
All of hell to hold your hand
I’d give it all
I’d give for us
Give anything but I won’t give up
‘Cause you know,
you know, you know

until then, world.

episode 5 teaser (unreal)

i was supposed to release this teaser today. but 3 days after we recorded it, we decided to scrap it because garrick won’t be coming onto this week’s show.

i’ll just publish it anyway, just for the fun of it.

we’ll publish the actual teaser…perhaps on wednesday.

enjoy!

 

direxion

here i am, continuing the -xion blog post. the last blog post with the -xion tag was my reflection (reflexion).

don’t ask me about the -xion tag, i just thought it would be cool to have it heh.

anyway, direction (direxion). i’ve accomplished so many things within the past 4-5 years of my life and i’m satisfied with what i’ve done. i can still recall virtualeague 2005, my first gaming event, where i picked up many valuable lessons.

ranging from talking in front of sponsors to managing people to making things happened. it all required a skill to do so, and i’m glad that i’ve picked them up.

but i’ve been asking myself late: have i been doing the things that are favourable to me?

my life has come to a turning point, a dilemma for me. i’ve experience the real life working world and i know that it’s not friendly out there. but with 3 years in an institution that doesn’t allow me to work on my projects, will i be throwing all my hard work away?

i hope not.

i’ve been so excited about things that i put my fullest commitment into everything i do. it’s to a point that i’m just too scared to move away from it.

my accomplishments are like a baby – taking care of him/her with all your love and care. that’s why i refuse to tone down. but external pressure has forced me to.

i did have an exciting past 4-5 years working with people older than me. they’ve provided me with priceless tips and help. i cannot be anymore thankful to the people who have impacted my life.

there are many things that i wished i could go back and do again. ranging from bgr to reliving the secondary school life to being young again. i wished i had grabbed the opportunity presented to me earlier this year. but i had easily let it go.

that’s life for me, i guess.

as for my future, i know i’m destined for something great. i know i am. then again, life is unpredictable and ‘unguessable’.

i sort of know my direction of my future. maybe not.

for now…

it’s podcasting all the way!

i thank those who have provided me with constructive comments on the podcasts. i’m sure you’ll enjoy the upcoming episodes of “When East Meets West”.

Until then,