Sunday, October 29, 2006
Dear TomHa
Do pardon my atrocious ひらがな... I am still in the lousier than can be called a beginner phase.. and I am learning Japanese for the very wrong motive of wanting to read the really original comics and anime! Haha.. Also, recently, after watching Japan sinking, I am thinking of going to Japan to study geology after my bond has ended when I am an old but still a moderately rich man..
Anyway, that is not the point of this entry. Last week, I did not sleep more than 3 hours in total. Kaoz.. when the going gets tough, it is really tough! For my HR2002 project, I volunteered myself for the seemingly easier task of designing the cover page, which took me 2 full days to think and make. I am seriously not cut out for this design thing man... Kaoz.. But in the end, the pic that you see at the top is what I came out. Glad that the group like it, and on further look, I find that it is rather すてき (cool)! Haha, feeling proud of myself, I decided to post it here... It might look complicated but this are the materials that I used...
And then, I had to lasso here and there, clone here and there, recreate the Stewardess right ear to make it what it is! Man.. hard work, but nonetheless, still proud of it. Wanted to use macromedia freehand, but in the end, still decided to use what I am better at - Photoshop. It is still the best!
あさめしまえ?
Definitely not... Haha...
Posted by ~CaoKheng at 11:42 PM 0 comments
Sunday, October 15, 2006
WTF!
Dear TomHa, as part of my increased seriousness in my lovely engineering work, I would like to showcase of WTF! Mechanical Engineering Excerpts from my lovely course notes. I just love engineering so much man.. Do enjoy..
WTF!
Posted by ~CaoKheng at 12:11 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Empathy
Dear TomHa,
Thanks to HR2002, I am starting understand myself better. I guess when I do empathise, I choose to take path 2. I am not totally altruistic, but neither am I totally egoistic. Like in army, do I actually help my buddy out of empathy? A part of me says yes, but another part of me says that I would get into deep shit if I do not help him, and if I do not help him, who will?
So that is me! Jya Ne!
Posted by ~CaoKheng at 11:09 PM 0 comments
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Dear TomHa,
Yep, there you have it, Breithorn, 4165m, an aim for next year June. Shifted focus from Mont Blanc as I realise that perhaps I am not good enough for it as yet, as firstly, hiring a guide there is like super expensive, and secondly, should I go for the next option of tagging behind some of those experienced climbers from the hut, it just does not feel right. Hence, Breithorn, at 4165m, seemed to be a viable choice. Firstly, take gondola to like 3000+m already, no need to trek in like what we did in India, and Switzerland leh... Lushing meadows and all the what nots, it's super cool! Besides, in Europe, as most of the climbable mountains there are facilitated with a hut at the middle of the mountain, a weekend mountaineering trip takes on a whole new meaning as you can like ascent quite a few mountains in a week. Hence, anyone interested?
Starting Point
Zermatt. The Petit Cervin gondola, 3820m From this point, 2 solutions... For the garang, a bivouac at Rossi e Volante, 3750m or the Guide della Val d'Ayas hut, 3394m
Difficulty
AD+, with a section of IV. Long mixed ridge, often with cornices.
it just means knowing how to rope up and glacier travel and know how to wear crampons and walk properly. Of course, you'll need to know how to arrest falls, which I am terribly good at.
Vertical gain
650m, a lot of ups and downs...
Season
June to September...
Time
One day.
Equipment
Standard glacier safety gears...
How to get there from Singapore
Take plane to Geneva, before taking the Swiss rail service I hear they serve a lot of chocolates on the train.. to Zermatt, then hire cab to the Gondola... Fairly simple.. Switzerland is a developed country...
And, I turned 21 not too long ago without much fanfare or whatsoever. The tranquility of it is simply a reassurance of my existance. Watched Grey's Anatomy until 12am, before declaring that my birthday is over and then reality hits in and went back to my desk to do my design project stuffs... Haha, the blant reality of life offset by the tranquility of a day. Nice... Hence, from now on, must conduct myself properly already. Do anything wrong will go jail one. I mechanical engineer, not civil structural engineer, so not as good to break prison as Michael in Prison Break... haha...
Welcome to the real world.
Posted by ~CaoKheng at 12:16 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Dear Tomha,
Somehow, I just forgot to upload this..
Faizhal, with his superlative photoshopping skills, came out with this. Makes you wonder how free a masters student can be. Ha. Just you wait, when I free I photoshop you into a Hang Tuah look-a-like...
HAHA...
Posted by ~CaoKheng at 1:06 AM 0 comments
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Dear TomHa,
test test.. can you hear me? Haha.. testing for WY...
Turning 21 in a few minutes... Sigh...
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Posted by ~CaoKheng at 11:56 PM 0 comments
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