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Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:19:57 -0000 Tue, 29 May 2007 14:50:51 -0000 http://images.chrisyik.multiply.com/logo http://chrisyik.multiply.com 100 100 <P><A href="http://chrisyik.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/Rlw7kQoKCnoAAHjfHaM1"></A><A href="http://chrisyik.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/Rlw5XAoKCnoAAFfh2qM1"></A><A href="http://chrisyik.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/Rlw5XAoKCnoAAFfh2qM1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.chrisyik.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/Rlw5XAoKCnoAAFfh2qM1/heroes-tv-nbc-cast-thumb.jpg?et=gX0BK%2BLpwLYOYh%2CDLZvbCA" border=0></A>just finished watching the last episode of heroes, which all in all is a pretty good watch. i must admit though i have one very big issue with the dramatic ending (SPOILER ALERT - if you haven't completed watching the entire series then stop reading this paragraph), which is when peter petrelli's brother flew in and picked up his brother to fly off to space to explode, thus saving the world. my&nbsp;problem is, that since flying was basically the very first power that peter absorbed from his brother in one of the earliest episodes, why didn't he just fly off into space himself? this way he would still survive with the power of invulnerability that he gained from the cheerleader, and his brother wouldn't have to die. doh. </P> <P>anyway. i was driving in sydney tonight and i realised that i love how australian motorists automatically stop when they hear a siren, and even get out of the way by riding curbs and driving to&nbsp;the other other side of the road to let an ambulance or the police th... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/83/heroes Tue, 29 May 2007 14:50:51 -0000 http://chrisyik.multiply.com/music/item/7/for_schom Sun, 8 Oct 2006 04:50:22 -0000 yesterday on the 4th of august&nbsp;my sister gave birth to her second child, a beautiful girl named summer khoo. so this is a big welcome to the latest addition to the family... be good.&nbsp;<IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/smile.png"> http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/82/summer_in_winter. Sat, 5 Aug 2006 11:14:40 -0000 i absolutely love this photo, only misterman could've come up with something like this. happy national day everyone :) http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/81/youve_been_loofed. Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:58:13 -0000 <P>the photo on the right is a portrait of&nbsp;adele bloch-bauer, a viennese aristocrat, by one&nbsp;of my favourite painters and artists,&nbsp;gustav klimt. it recently&nbsp;was sold for a <A href="http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1801177,00.html">record sum of $135m</A>, &nbsp;and guess who it was bought by? <A href="http://www.rslfoundation.org/html/about/about_bio.htm">this guy</A>. anyway, ain't it pretty? i've been a fan of his work since i've laid eyes on his more famous piece 'der kiss', and this one is quite brilliant as well. </P> <P>in other news... ming passed along this <A href="http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com">link</A> to me this morning, and frankly i have no words to describe it. just check it out <IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/confused.png">&nbsp;... will be back in s'pore on the 1st of july, but will be in jarkata for my first golfing trip with my dad and two uncles from the 16th to the 21st, so keep those two first weeks free peoples...&nbsp;finally, the drama&nbsp;surrounding the murder of the 2 s'poreans in&nbsp;sydney is&nbsp;<A href="http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,19530337-5001028,00.html">over</A>. </P> http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/80/the_great_gustav Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:13:56 -0000 <PRE style="FONT: 12px arial">There are times that walk from you like some passing afternoon Summer warmed the open window of her honeymoon And she chose a yard to burn but the ground remembers her Wooden spoons, her children stir her Bougainvillea blooms There are things that drift away like our endless, numbered days Autumn blew the quilt right off the perfect bed she made And she's chosen to believe in the hymns her mother sings Sunday pulls its children from the piles of fallen leaves There are sailing ships that pass all our bodies in the grass Springtime calls her children until she let's them go at last And she's chosen where to be, though she's lost her wedding ring Somewhere near her misplaced jar of Bougainvillea seeds There are things we can't recall, Blind as night that finds us all Winter tucks her children in, her fragile china dolls But my hands remember hers, rolling around the shaded ferns Naked arms, her secrets still like songs I'd never learned There are n... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/79/passing_afternoon... Fri, 16 Jun 2006 04:32:55 -0000 <P>and today we delve into the library of knowledge behind <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia">haemophilia</A>, which is what my cousins and i inherited from our mother's grandfather and also&nbsp;gave me my pes E status in army. given that it is&nbsp;a genetic disorder that can only be passed from one family member to another, this link might&nbsp;prove to be&nbsp;an interesting read:</P> <P><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty</A></A></P> <P>see? i told you i was special. <IMG src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/confused.png"></P> http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/78/ha. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:11:29 -0000 <PRE style="FONT: 12px arial">I've been looking so long at these pictures of you That I almost believe that they're real I've been living so long with my pictures of you That I almost believe that the pictures are All I can feel Remembering You standing quiet in the rain As I ran to your heart to be near And we kissed as the sky fell in Holding you close How I always held close in your fear Remembering You running soft through the night You were bigger and brighter and whiter than snow And screamed at the make-believe Screamed at the sky And you finally found all your courage To let it all go Remembering You fallen into my arms Crying for the death of your heart You were stone white So delicate Lost in the cold You were always so lost in the dark Remembering You how you used to be Slow drowned You were angels So much more than everything Hold for the last time then slip away quietly Open my eyes But I never see anything If only I'd thought of the right words I could have held... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/77/pictures_of_you. Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:05:36 -0000 they really do!! http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/76/jaffa_cakes_rock. Sat, 3 Jun 2006 15:37:20 -0000 the holidays have been kind to me yet again, with opportunities aplenty to spend time with friends and family, as well as providing me with timely moments of entertainment and outlets to seek rest and solitude for my body and soul. something for every occasion, as they say. hsi was kind enough to loan his guitar to me so i've continued from where i left off in sydney in striving to improve my guitar playing, and i've been reading a lot of books as well. so far in the past 2 weeks i've read about 5 different books, but the one most worthy of mention is the alchemist by paulo coelho. read it, you'll know what i mean. the last time i felt this good after reading a book was when i read the 5 people you meet in heaven by mitch albion. hmmm come to think of it i also took only a few hours to finish that one as well... why do all the good ones take such a short time to finish?<br> <br> anyway. apart for the sporadic running of errands, family meals and the occasional basketball and t... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/74/the_loof_life. Sun, 18 Dec 2005 03:28:46 -0000 <p>finally i am home in s'pore. i have been back for just over a week now, and life has been simple, fun and meaningful, just the way i like it. (before you read on, a disclaimer: this entry is more or less just a recap of the past week's events, and it's pretty much for my personal reference. in other words, if you have something better to do, do it.) first night in s'pore was spent with eug, sha and teng which started first outside rouge with a few drinks. it then proceeded to evolve into a s'porean version of pub crawling, where the second destination was balcony at the heeren and then concluded at dxo. anyway the second stop proved to be a whole lot more eventful, faciliated with 7 bottles of moet &amp; chandon as well as the occasional shot of sex on the beach and a few beers. there was a hen night taking place at the table next to us, who chose us to assist them in the process of induction into marriage for the bride to be, i.e. they sabo'ed her and we were her props... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/73/the_afterglow. Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:46:10 -0000 <P>in the midst of struggling to finish an essay, i went out for a smoke and came across quite a sight: a blue sunrise. </P> <P>damn it was nice. </P> http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/71/sunrise_blue. Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:23:11 -0000 <P>hi all, sorry for the long hiatus, but there were... distractions. not the good kind, anyway hopefully that's over and done with. or at least i've summed up enough strength to maintain some sort of normality in my life. it's all good. </P> <P>my eldest sister was in town for both business and leisure recently, and i was fortunate enough to spend a good portion of the trip with her despite my impending exams. plus she spoiled me rotten, and i&nbsp;loved it. *grin* on tuesday she brought me to the renowned tetsuya's for dinner together with her boss and friend, it might be a tad bit overpriced but it was worth the experience though.&nbsp;together with a brilliant bottle of&nbsp;red wine, we enjoyed&nbsp;a ten course meal (with three courses reserved for dessert), and each dish was like an explosion of flavours. everyone should be lucky enough to visit this restaurant at least once. wednesday i brought my sister down to bondi junction where we shopped and ate for 6 and a half bloody hours, and ... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/70/the_prodigal_son_returns._ Tue, 8 Nov 2005 01:52:21 -0000 http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/69/me_and_my_shadow. Sat, 22 Oct 2005 08:25:11 -0000 <PRE style="FONT: 12px arial">Standing at the door of the Pink Flamingo crying in the rain It was a kind of so-so love And I'm going to make sure it doesn't happen again You and I had to be the standing joke of the year You were a run around, a lost and found And not for me, I fear Take your hands off me, hey I don't belong to you, you see Take a look in my face, for the last time I never knew you, you never knew me Say hello goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye We tried to make it work, you in a cocktail skirt And me in a suit, but it just wasn't me You're used to wearing less, and now your life's a mess So insecure you see Well I've put up with all the scenes, This is one scene that's goin to be played my way Take your hands off me, please I don't belong to you, you see And take a look in my face, for the last time I never knew you, you never knew me Say hello goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye Say hello and wave goodbye Under the deep red lights, I can see the make-up sliding down ... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/68/say_hello_wave_goodbye Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:06:49 -0000 <PRE style="FONT: 12px arial">Scream to no one Take your time Sing it louder Twist and shout Concrete girl don't fall down In this broken world around you Concrete girl don't fall down Don't fall down my concrete girl Don't stop thinking Don't stop feeling now One step away from where we were And one step back to nothing And we're standing on top of our hopes and fears And we're fighting for words now concrete girl And we're swimming around again, again And we're swimming around now Concrete girl Concrete girl don't fall down in this broken world around you Concrete girl don't fall down Don't fall down my concrete girl Concrete girl don't fall down in this concrete world around you Concrete girl don't fall down Don't break down my concrete girl</PRE><PRE style="FONT: 12px arial">&nbsp;</PRE><PRE style="FONT: 12px arial"><EM>"concrete girl" - switchfoot</EM></PRE> http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/67/for_the_letter_R. Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:23:34 -0000 <P>was doing some surfing on the internet and came across this link for the rankings of the top 40 magazine covers of the past 40 years:</P> <P><A href="http://www.magazine.org/editorial/13730.cfm">http://www.magazine.org/editorial/13730.cfm</A></P> <P>pretty cool photos. don't you sometimes wish that you could be some celebrity photographer like david lachapelle? it would be such an awesome lifestyle, you'd get to travel, mingle with various celebrities and famous personalities, and have your photos circulated worldwide on&nbsp;different magazine covers. how cool!! speaking of fantasy occupations, mine's to be an nba sports writer. what's yours? think about it. *grin*</P> <P>misc - played golf with jase yesterday at eastlakes, man that's a tough course. but at least i managed to get a birdie on a par 4 for the first time in my life, 109 overall over 18 holes... sham's leaving sydney today,&nbsp;all the best of luck woman, please take care and be strong, i know you'll beat this... i miss my niece, nicci... happy b'day loke, you warped man... oh yeah i got locked ... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/61/random_good_stuff Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:01:35 -0000 <P>last night i was introduced for the first time to the modern phenomenon that is ebay.com, and i must admit that i was quite blown away. i've heard R, then D and C sing of the praises and&nbsp;joys that one can experience shopping online, but never did i know how&nbsp;true it was. you can find almost anything there, from movie memorabilia to $3 2nd-hand golf shoes that have been worn less than a dozen times. for reasons unknown i was surfing ebay for stuff from the movie the life aquatic with steve zissou, and&nbsp;discovered auctions for&nbsp;the red beanie and close replicas of the shoes that were made by adidas for team zissou (shown in the picture). close, but not the real thing. aren't they cool?&nbsp;i so want them but they're out of production and sold out. dammit. one day, i will find them.</P> <P>in other news, went for the ssa 1920s&nbsp;gangster ball on friday night and it was quite impressive... great decorations and ppl&nbsp;actually put in the effort to dress up and look the par... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/60/zissou Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:52:05 -0000 <P>"do you see heaven, like i do... or is it just me, wanting you..."</P> <P>only the hootie and the blowfish could write a song that begins with a line like that. how power.&nbsp;last night, a fellow shalom resident came up to my room to steal some songs off my computer via her usb drive. i always enjoy passing ppl songs from my collection, i suppose you could compare it enjoying a good bottle of vintage red wine with good friends. anyway, as the night went on, i slowly began to learn her taste for music, and learnt that it was pretty similar to mine. with this discovery, i deemed her worthy enough to share my secret stash of untold treasures with, namely my collection of cds. after listening to a few gems here and there, we finally stumbled across one of my three cds of hootie and the blowfish, and from the first song she was hooked. ah, hootie. </P> <P>which brings us to this entry. this is a tribute to the band hootie and the blowfish. i know that there aren't many diehard fans like me out there ... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/59/tribute._ Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:28:39 -0000 <P>now isn't this retarded. i just wrote an entry about fear of abandonment, and about how it prevents you from being vulnerable to anything and anyone. but that being said, i can't bring myself to post it publicly. irony, thy name is yik. anyway for the time being it can only be viewed by certain multiply ppl who i know will care. or at least, a little bit. you know who you are. </P> <P>on to happier things. my sister sam&nbsp;celebrated her daughter&nbsp;nikki's 1st b'day on saturday in s'pore, and apparently i missed a very grand occasion. there were heaps of ppl, food, a balloon sculpturist, a magic show and a two-tier b'day cake to top it off. (there was a magician!!) happy b'day baby, sorry i wasn't there to join in the celebrations but know that i love you with every fibre of my being, even though you're only one and can't even walk or talk. </P> <P>meanwhile, the other sister sara called me on sunday to announce her imminent arrival to sydney in the first week of november. can't wait. hardly ... http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/58/maybe_tomorrow._ Mon, 10 Oct 2005 16:57:07 -0000 http://chrisyik.multiply.com/music/item/1/New_Music Mon, 3 Oct 2005 02:30:29 -0000 just a quick update to announce to the world that my cousin gerald's wife yin gave birth to a beautiful baby boy on the 29th of Sept at 3.21 pm in Wellington, NZ. my heartiest congratulations to the both of you, and as for our newest family member, welcome to the family mr. jack foo. i look forward to meeting you as soon as possible, in the meantime be well and try to be as little&nbsp;of a nuisance in your parents' lives. heh. schom, you did it man, you're a father now... scary as it may be, but one of us had to be the first to go down. best of luck, i'm sure you'll do a great job. now, just make sure you make your son's middle name 'kung'. kudos! http://chrisyik.multiply.com/journal/item/55/big_daddy_foo. Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:37:14 -0000 random shots taken this semester, most of them are from dawn soooo.. thanks http://chrisyik.multiply.com/photos/album/7/syd_05 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:37:13 -0000 captions and descriptions for each photo will come eventually... can't be bothered at the moment http://chrisyik.multiply.com/photos/album/6/new_york Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:32:22 -0000 back to school, hopefully refreshed enough to survive http://chrisyik.multiply.com/calendar/item/10002/syd Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:41:53 -0000 chillin with my friends in the big http://chrisyik.multiply.com/calendar/item/10001/nyc Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:40:57 -0000