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Aji-Tei Japanese Restaurant Dinner

You can't deny it, Suntec City Mall is the safest place to shop in the world, or at least in Asia for now. Almost every junction around the Suntec/CBD area, including bugis where I was today is controlled by traffic police with uniforms as white as their freaking pretty highway patrol bikes, even theres no obvious need...
Sports & Runs

Bumping the Distance

With the Singapore Marathon coming around the year end, begin seeing myself bumping up my weekly leisure run distances, up to 21.4km today. I always have the mentally of setting the requirement to training leisurely half the distances I intend to run for each year's running season before "qualifying" myself. So as for example this season's X-Country,...
Polytechnic

Happy Birthday Mum, Semester 3 Results

Treated mum to lunch at our usual favorite chicken rice stall, with all the extras, my plate itself costs $4. Well, it's times where you get to dine and enjoy the times as family, not to mention lunch appointments for us time-packed people (though waking up at 10am today). Though it's her birthday, mum still have to...
Blog

2 more weeks, results out tomorrow

Well, before you know it woosh, 2 weeks of holidays gone and hardly even 2 weeks left of this pathetic holiday. Semester 3 Results will be out tomorrow. Whee! finally see this day coming, at least I am not so blur as my first sem, not knowing that results are out till few days later when everyone's...
Sports & Runs

It’s Sunday! 2006/2007 IVP

:mrgreen: Just came back from a 15.8km jog at Tiong Bahru park. Calculating my millege, I kinda burn more rubber there then even all my races in one year combined, a good place to chill, relax and clear your mind after a long day at work or chores. Think you definately can't miss me there - if...
Laughs

GTA: Coke Advertisement

OMG, this is nice. Especially if you know GTA. With a very different twist of life. Paying for the drink, "carjacking" tipping the homeless, putting out fires and returning cash. Do a little good and it all comes back to you lalala-lalalala! All GTA style at a TV near you! Now to burn another 15km of rubber.
Articles

Samsung Q35 Notebook Review

Samsung Q35 Review Introduction Touted as the "world's smallest Core Duo laptop", the Samsung is indeed a really small beast, in fact it's feels even lighter than it looks. You have to feel it for yourself to believe after lugging around and using sub 3kg notebooks previously. This laptop is brought primarily for my Mum who needed a notebook...
Site Updates

Work & stuffs, New Tutorial: Figure Clay Sculpting Tutorial

Finally beat the driving school in GTA: San Andreas with gold for every station, unlocking the real cool Hotknife car. So its another "All-gold" in the bag together with my bike school, now left the boating & pilot school to upgrade to gold standard. Tips for the all-so impossible driving school missions: Burn and Lap: If you always finish...
Art

Tutorial: Figure clay sculpting – Painting & finishing

Article table of contents Planning and structure (Concept & frame building) Medium (Clay) application, setting & surface detailing Painting & finishing With your sculpture detailed and ready, now it's time to add one splash of colour with some paint, then finishing it to lock them in. Prechecks Ensure that your model had completely dried out before attempting to paint. The painting process by...
Site Updates

New Site Section: Kit Modelling Tutorial

:mrgreen: Hey all, the holidays had already started, well, about a week ago! Contrary to what most will think is the birth of a new found adbundance of time, breaking away from the shackles of school -FREEDOM. Nah its not for me. It's more work work work for me, even having to sprout my first IT show...
Interesting Stuffs

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Quiz

I've got recommended to take this quiz, (damn you time killers!), interesting results, yea. Recalled back when I was a kid, Leonardo was my favorite ninja turtle as well, so you can say its quite accurate? Take the quiz: Which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle are You? Leonardo You're mature and get the job done. You are a natural born leader,...
Tutorials

Tutorial: Figure clay sculpting – Planning and structure

I generally clay model as an art-based hobby of mine. Clay modeling is another form of expression of art. It allows artists to portray a subject or detail in true 3 dimensional form, contrary to drawing on 2 dimensional media such as paper or canvas. It allows an object to take form with true depth and detail,...
Art

Tutorial: Figure clay sculpting – Medium application and detailing

Article table of contents Planning and structure (Concept & frame building) Medium (Clay) application, setting & surface detailing Painting & finishing Now I will cover the main star of the show- the clay medium, it's application as well as detailing the clay as it sets. Choice of clay I choose white clay for this tutorial as it allows to be molded with moisture....
News

Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Killed

CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said. It appeared that he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest, Queensland Police Inspector Russell Rhodes said. He was swimming off the...
Art

Tutorial: Introductory plastic kit-modeling – Posing & finishing

Kit Modeling tutorial article table of contents Intro, cutting & sanding pieces Priming & painting Detailing Assembling & decalling Posing & finishing Posing & Finishing This last page of the tutorial very much covers the remaining steps for your model, such as final touch-ups, finishing & displaying your finished master piece. Finishing Touches After assembling all the pieces together, if needed, do some light sanding...
Art

Tutorial: Introductory plastic kit-modeling – Assembling & decalling

Kit Modeling tutorial article table of contents Intro, cutting & sanding pieces Priming & painting Detailing Assembling & decalling Posing & finishing Assembling - Part assembly This is the point where you've got everything almost done, painted & awaiting the assembly phase. Besides saving you a bunch load of work space having to hold your parts laid out previously & its also one of...
Art

Tutorial: Introductory plastic kit-modeling – Detailing

Kit Modeling tutorial article table of contents Intro, cutting & sanding pieces Priming & painting Detailing Assembling & decalling Posing & finishing Getting on fine details Usually my favorite part of the whole process. It involves drawing, painting or spraying in the details which gives your model the extra personal touch & uniqueness. It is this cross-road step where the true skills of a...
Art

Tutorial: Introductory plastic kit-modeling – Priming & painting

Kit Modeling tutorial article table of contents Intro, cutting & sanding pieces Priming & painting Detailing Assembling & decalling Posing & finishing The School of Thoughts While most amateur modelers simply just smack together all pieces & paint later, this is not the recommended way as you eventually have to disassemble the model again to paint those hard to reach places. If you plan...
Art

Tutorial: Introductory plastic kit-modeling – Model preparation

I kit model as a personal hobby, I particularly like assembling mechas and vehicles. Besides getting down & dirty, the past time involves the combination of ones patience, skill, tool handling, let be painting or adding details to produce one-off models unique to a modeler's wants and imagination. Kit Modeling tutorial article table of contents Intro, cutting & sanding...
Site Updates

Google Adsense? more like Senseless Cheats

I recieved an unexpected email from google recently stating the termination of my google-adsense account. After displaying my ads for about half a year, I've made a total of $300USD since then, no idea how such ads can generate so much cash by just putting them up on the site. They sent me a letter to comfirm...
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Technology and Gadgets

Gadgets

Galaxy Ai 2024 new Fold 6 and Flip 6

Let’s take a hands-on of Samsung’s new foldable phones and wearables at this year’s Galaxy AI Unpacked 2024 event in Singapore. The global event...

Belkin BoostCharge portable Magsafe 5k charger review

Gadgets

Belkin 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad review

Gadgets

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 unpacked

Gadgets

Events

Events

Lights by the lake 2024 Jurong lake gardens

Let’s take a visit and explore the Mid-Autumn Lights by the Lake 2024 at the Jurong Lake Gardens. The event offers a Singaporean celebration...

Singapore Night Festival 2024

Events

Cable Cars A Ride Through Time at Vivocity Mall

Events

Singapore Garden Festival 2024

Events

Food Reviews

European

Kapitan Slavic Ukrainian restaurant

Let’s take a dine-in today visiting the Kapitan Slavic Ukrainian/Russian restaurant at Tanjong Pagar. The restaurant offers a curated offering of Eastern Europe. The...

Sheng Ji Fishball Noodle Bukit Merah

Asian

Yat Ka Yan Dessert (Fortune Centre)

Asian

Kheng Fatt beef noodles Golden Mile

Asian

COCA steamboat

Buffets

Mio Fine Foods Neil Road

Japanese

Food for thought National Museum

Western

Museums

Sport Events

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