Luck and good timing. Did this using a compact camera with just one shot…
Scholarship
Getting a scholarship in Uni was probably one of the bigger surprises in my life. I actually didn’t think I was going to get it when I applied for it as my grades were not stellar, but I just applied for it anyway as I thought it would be cool to be financially independent from my parents.
Well, it wasn’t a particularly prestigious scholarship but it did pay my fees and give me an allowance, and I also served out the full term of my bond so I suppose it was a fair deal.
Cinema City in Perth
This shot got hit on my Flickr quite a few times from Yahoo searchers today. Not sure why…
I SAW, I conquered
Probably one of the best times I had in the armed forces was during section live firing when I was the SAW (Section Assault Weapon) gunner. It was really cool when I got to unload a whole magazine with the recoil of the SAW going crazy and I really had to grip it just to get my rounds to go in the general direction I was aiming at.
Welcome to Singapore
I suppose people who have been to the arrival hall at Changi would have seen this row of banners
X-COM
One of the biggest (and buggiest games) to hit my JC life was this game called “X-Com: Enemy Unknown”. If you haven’t played it before — and if you’re not in my age group then probably not — you don’t know what you’re missing. Maybe you can search on the Internet for the original version or one of those spinoffs with improved graphics and sound.
The role-playing element was excellent as well as the weapons/capabilities tree that expanded once you hire scientists and allocate them to various fields of research.
My group of friends spent loads of time with this game, and even though it was one of the buggiest games we ever played as DOS4GW would crash repeatedly, the great gameplay kept us coming back for more.
Empire State Building
With a compact camera, you won’t believe how far back Esh had to walk in order to fit all the words into the photo
Grass Jelly Drink
After school dismissal, a group of us used to stay back and play basketball in the Quadrangle for a while. Once we were done, we would head to the canteen and buy a cup of grass jelly drink to quench our thirst. I remember one time my drink had an extra dose of protein because there was a dead fly in it!
Concorde
Concordes are not in active use anywhere in the world now (I think). This pic was taken with a decommissioned Concorde next to the USS Intrepid.
Art Class
One day my mum decided to sign me up for Art Class at Yamaha. I went for my first class and was told by the instructor to draw a beach scene. I quickly drew a coconut tree and peeked at the works of others.
My drawing was terrible compared to the rest of the class and I promptly got out of the class and dissuaded my mum from thinking that I had any artistic inclinations.
I never went back and now I wonder if my mum got a refund…