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Joachim Yau
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My trusty HP P&S
Nikon D300
Speedlight SB-900
Nikkor 18-200mm/f3.5
Sigma 30mm/f1.4
Nikkor 24-70/f2.8

What's in my shared bag:

Speedlight SB-800
Nikkor 50mm F1.8

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(in order of consideration)

1. Nikkor 12-24mm
2. Nikkor 70-200mm
3. Nikkor 85mm/f1.4













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Thursday, November 30, 2006




Finally....some sun=)

cable ski...





.....and the cage




Family flying off tonight....hmmm....guess ill be home alone for the next week til i fly off too=P


11/30/2006 07:08:00 PM


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Night time=)







and it has been declared.....tmr is sports day! =P

I'm in dire need of some (more like a lot of) sun!!



11/30/2006 03:19:00 AM


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TGIW-----Wednesday!!


Because....it's a holiday tmr=)


Famous East Coast prawn mee!!!=)





Ok....dinner time=) more fotos later....


11/30/2006 01:55:00 AM


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Wednesday, November 29, 2006




Camera died on monday...

this was the only pic i managed to catch=P
Well, it was raining, and we were walkin along orchard road. The traffic light between orchard mrt and borders was flashin--with only 8 secs left to the green man. But, we decided to make a run for it instead of waiting in the rain.

So we ran.....

and GDI.....my left slipper got stuck onto the road. (not just the simple slip out of your feet kind....its one of those sad moments when u ran, and the slipper literally gets stuck to the floor due to the worn-out sole being sucked to the water on the floor like a plunger. And the momentum of ur runnnin causes u to run at least 3 steps away=P) so i ran back....picked it up and continued running to the other side with one bare foot.

And !#$%^&*, this time, while i was running, my right slipper got stuck and came off. As you would have guessed, the 8 seconds was LOONG over and cars were starting to move. so i decided to forget it and get to the other side first.

The guys were like..."erm...wth are u doin barefooted?"


"my slipper is in the middle of the road......"


and so we had to wait....in the rain....

but at least it provided for some entertainment...even for the pple waiting at the traffic light too..


11/29/2006 01:35:00 AM


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Happy Birthday Lynette and Rachel=)

















11/29/2006 12:38:00 AM


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Thursday, November 23, 2006




Kaz Bar=)





11/23/2006 02:28:00 PM


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Makaan Mumbai








11/23/2006 01:22:00 PM


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Wednesday, November 22, 2006












Happy Birthday Siva and Yam!

Especially to Siva..Happy 21st!=)














Then it was onto PBL at TTSH. More fotos of dinner and drinks coming up...later=)



11/22/2006 11:11:00 PM


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Tuesday, November 21, 2006




East Side Train Service=P




11/21/2006 01:48:00 AM


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Monday, November 20, 2006




FREE HUGS!!!

Who wants T-shirts with "FREE HUGS" printed on it? We're gonna be printing it soon=P after the exams=P

Go see the vid below if u wanna noe wad we're talkin abt=)



if this doesnt show... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diccc7je8tg


11/20/2006 01:18:00 AM


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My first hari raya visit

...this year=P






more fotos on huilin's cam=)


11/20/2006 01:01:00 AM


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Saturday, November 18, 2006




Haha...


11/18/2006 11:08:00 PM


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Oh my.....such a meaningful/sad/touching clip!


11/18/2006 10:21:00 PM


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Courtesy of Joel!=)




11/18/2006 01:57:00 AM


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Friday, November 17, 2006




TGIF!!

Happy Birthday xiaohui=)


















more fotos comin up....later...goin for dinner now:)


11/17/2006 06:14:00 PM


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Thursday, November 16, 2006




TCS before PBL at TTS

Followed by fun TJHJ at Lucky plaza=) and Step up...








11/16/2006 12:46:00 AM


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Tuesday, November 14, 2006




Why?.....

"Why do we hate people?"
"Because we don't know them enough; because we haven't/refuse to let ourselves be happy with them. After all, almost every single person we hate has a best friend(s) who will sacrifice for them."

"Why do we become unhappy? Why do we not find ourselves truly happy?"
"Because we lose hope. Hope that whatever we're in will get better; hope that someone we admire/like will like us; hope that the world can be a much more beautiful place; hope that the problems will find a solution; hope that the world will see us as someone nice; hope that we will be accepted the way we want to be---Hope that we will get what we want/need. We become unhappy because we become resigned that there is no way out. So we accept that what we are in is what will be"

"Why do we become paranoid?"
"Because we want to belong to somewhere---some group or some identity. There's so much to be said and elaborated about this, that one really has to think about this on their own and realise that it's because we're afraid to be alone, and that we all want to belong to something we deem bigger than ourselves. So we control what we say and behave, and in the end become afraid (or plainly choose) to show certain things. All just so that we will remain and belong somewhere.

This, after all, was how politics was born----the concept that everyone doesn't show the real sincere truth--only a calculated truth/lie."




11/14/2006 11:20:00 PM


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Monday, November 13, 2006




Breathe (2 AM)
~ANNA NALICK~
2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake,
"Can you help me unravel my latest mistake?,
I don't love him. Winter just wasn't my season"
Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes
Like they have any right at all to criticize,
Hypocrites. You're all here for the very same reason
'Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button, girl.
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe
May he turn 21 on the base at Fort Bliss
"Just a day" he said down to the flask in his fist,
"Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year.
"Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while,
But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles,
Wanna hold him. Maybe I'll just sing about it.
Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
No one can find the rewind button, boys,
So cradle your head in your hands,
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe
There's a light at each end of this tunnel,
You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around.
2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song
If I get it all down on paper, it's no longer inside of me,
Threatening the life it belongs to
And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
And I know that you'll use them, however you want to
But you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button now
Sing it if you understand.and breathe, just breathe
woah breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe.
Thanks for the song.=)


11/13/2006 01:22:00 AM


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Sunday, November 12, 2006




Singapore Motor Show





And look at the next 4 photos....this was by far the nicest car there...(personally:P) it's all white! the interior included! sweet....





11/12/2006 08:35:00 PM


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Player Top Lite--Unihoc

And it comes in white too!=)

Sadly, the shop was closed today....SOON!

Thanks so much to you bunch of wonderful pple! And also to Bang for his invaluable advice, patient teachings and answers to my (most irritatingly dumb) questions.




11/12/2006 02:32:00 AM


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Of life....both this and that..


Author Unknown

A smile costs nothing, but gives much-
It takes but a moment, but the memory of it usually lasts forever.
None are so rich that can get along without it-
And none are so poor but that can be made rich by it.
It enriches those who receive, without making poor those who give-
It creates sunshine in the home,
Fosters good will in business,
And is the best antidote for trouble-
And yet it cannot be begged, borrowed, or stolen,
for it is of no value
Unless it is given away.
Some people are too busy to give you a smile-
Give them one of yours-
For the good Lord knows that no one needs a smile so badly
As he or she who has no more smiles left to give.


The CAs are over, hope everyone managed to take some time to breathe!=) and have fun!!


"........
As life progresses, it's always easy to get sucked into the madness of endless studying; of getting drawn into the never-ending late nights; of being overwhelmed by the ever-increasing stress.

Most of all, it's seems all too easy to forget friends and to feel the guilt of spending time with people, when books beckon and as exams draw near. Seems all so easy to neglect the world, to assume the world stops spinning just for that few weeks.

Then once the exams end, the world turns once again---for that few moments before the cycle repeats all over again.

Well, i pray that we all find peace and that we all know that life is just a journey. Books and school are but tools. "In life, we can look at it as being just abt 2 things, in pursuit of tools and using these tools."

Other than the obvious materialistic things, education (too) is but another tool. Unconsciously, we find that it's so easy to put our lives on hold, in pursuit of this medicine education, so that we can help people later. Not literally on hold, but unconsciously, we assume that this tool will determine who we are in the future.

We are who we are. Tools will never define who we are----tools will only help us in doing the things we wanna do. We all said we want(ed?) to be doctors because we care; because we want to make a difference; because we hope to change, or for the simple fact that someone believed in you to be that change, their hope and their healer. Be who you are, use the tools you have acquired til then to help you and those around you live. Don't get so consumed in the pursuit of tools that we place our lives on hold. Don't unconsciously/consciously tell ourselves that we'll be able to "do more", "change", "live" when "this" is done.

Life is a journey, not a destination. It's transient, and it can always end anytime.

If there's someone who you've always wanted to ask how he or she was, ask now. If there was someone who you kept saying that you just have to catch up with soon, but never got down to doing it, call him now. If there's someone who seems down, walk up to her and smile. If there's anything in your heart that u wanna do, just go=)

For most of us we care that's why we studied medicine. Don''t study medicine and tell ourselves it's so that *one day* we can care.
......"


Walter D. Wintle

If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win but think you can't,
It's almost certain you won't.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
Nixon Waterman

If I knew you and you knew me,
If both of us could clearly see,
And with an inner sight divine,
The meaning of your heart and mine,
I'm sure that we would differ less,
And clasp our hands in friendliness;
Our thoughts would pleasantly agree,
If I knew you and you knew me.


"Life in here can be rather lonely to those who don't know how to play the game"
sooo.....
let's change how the game is played=)


11/12/2006 01:20:00 AM


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Saturday, November 11, 2006




TGIF!!!

Oh..and Christmas is comin...somehow, i am sooo not in the christmas-y mood...nor anywhere near it..heh:P

but SOOON!



















11/11/2006 03:22:00 AM


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Friday, November 10, 2006




Day before microb and immuno...MORE IMPTLY, DAY BEFORE FRIDAY!!! The phantom hand....if u noticed, there's another phantom waver amongst yesterday's fotos.

The library has wonderful company=)


11/10/2006 12:54:00 AM


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Wednesday, November 08, 2006




Happy Birthday Mirriam=)












11/08/2006 11:43:00 PM


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Mugging and mugging...

i think i shall go take fotos of the usual suspects tmr..haha!

playins around with my camera function:P shall try out more stuff tmr:P

This mess? all belongs to me=S the night just before NS...haha....a perfect reflection of my thought processes on the subject=P


11/08/2006 01:06:00 AM


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