Matthew Reilly

One year has passed since I first knew about M. Reilly, an Australian writer and his novels, and I just finished reading all his books few weeks ago. Very great action and thriller novel writer, and his novels are mostly packed with intense, non stop action and great suspense. Reilly said he want the readers to feel like as if we are riding roller coaster, and yeah, I think he has achieved that. It's kind of like lucky that I get to knew his novels. No one has mentioned and recommended it to me, nor did I read the information of the novels anywhere if any. I found Reilly book by chance~

Less than one year ago, I was in the Jusco Harris book shop, searching for novel aimlessly, and then on the A-Z fiction book shelf (btw, they never arrange the book in the alphabetical order >_<), I notice a book with title something something wonders. I'm quite interested in those 7 wonders of the world kind of topic, so I decided to have a closer look at that novel. It's "Seven Deadly Wonders". Got my favourite wonders,, somemore now they are 'deadly'!!! And so, I bought it~ After reading Seven Deadly Wonders, I find myself completely fall in love with his novels. And within one year, I have read all this novel, including the lastest one Six Sacred Stones, the sequel to Seven Deadly Wonders. I remember I had a hard time locating his novels. His novels seem to be quite rare in the usual bookshop I visit. I bought Contest in Sunway Pyramid Popular, Ice Station (CS MPH), Temple (Tiong Bahru Plaza Popular), Area 7 and Hover Car Racer (PS Times), Scarecrow (CS Popular), Six Sacred Stones (Suntet Popular).


Simple storyline with a not so attractive setting in US national library ha. Contest, it's about a fight to death contest involving 7 players. 7 representatives from different planets, contest held in the Earth, in a library ~.~ This novel is perhap one of the weaker books of Reilly, but still an easy to follow storyline mostly focused on the fights between the novel protagonist and other contestants from other planets.


Ice Station is the first book of Shane Schofield's adventure, which is followed by Area 7 and Scarecrow (and also Hell Island). All the 3 novels are about how Schofield, an US recon marine got involved in US military mission which usually has some bigger conspiracy behind. In Ice Station, an 'alien spaceship-like thing' was found somewhere in Antartica, under the sea. So US government sent a team to recover it. But after Schofield team reached the area, only they found out the spaceship has not only interested the US, but also French and British. Good parts of the novel include 1) the exploration of the diver team under the sea to reach the spaceship, and the 'monsters' they encounter, 2) fight between Schofield team and French 3) the part where Schofield was on the breaking ice. I also enjoyed the part when we learnt the truth behind the conspiracies, like the origin of the spaceship etc etc etc.
~Highly recommended~

More to come

Busier School Life

School has finally started, and life gets alot busier~
Decided last minute to take an extra 4th LSM module Functional Genomic ~
One week of school has finished, and I realize one thing~
3 LSM + 1 GEM are indeed quite heavy~
Have one week time to decide whether to drop one~ hmm, probably not~
16 hours of lecture per week~
Times without lecture are spent in lab~
Hardly any time (or rather mood) to visit CFA~
However busy school life is, lotsa time are still spent for novels, dramas and games, ha~
Most will say school life is so busy till most of the time is dedicated for studies~
No pasttime, No life~
I think, when you are busy with studies, you will start to make an effort to manage your time~
So that you could continue doing your hobbies without neglecting studies~
And when time appears to be so precious~
You are gonna look forward for everyday~

Another story
~Bach Prelude and Fugue No.6 D minor~
First piece for my ATCL exam, enjoy

Congo (M. Crichton)

There is no doubt that primates are far superior in intelligence to man.

The salient question - which every human visitor to the zoo intuitively ask - is, who is behind the bars? Who is caged, and who is free?... On both sides of the bars primates can be observed making faces to each other. It is too facile to say that man is superior because he has made the zoo. We impose our special horror of barred captivity-a form of punishment among our species-and assume that other primates feel as we do.

Apes have for centuries managed to get along with human beings, as ambassadors from their species. In recent years, they have even learned to communicate with human beings using sign language. But it is a one sided diplomatic exchange; no human being has attempted to live in ape society, to master their language and customs, to eat their food, to live as they do. The apes have learned to talk to us, but we have never learned to talk to them. Who, then, should be judged the greater intellect?

The time will come when circumstances may force some human beings to communicate with a primate society on its own terms. Only then human beings will become aware of their complacent egotism with regard to other animals.

by S. L. Berensky

Kung Fu Panda

1. Hero
2. Let the Tournament Begin
3. Tai Lung Escapes
4. Peach Tree of Wisdom
5. Accu-Flashback
6. Impersonating Shifu
7. Sacred Pool of Tears
8. Training Po
9. The Bridge
10. Shifu Faces Tai Long
11. The Dragon Scroll
12. Po Vs Tai Long
13. Dragon Warrior Rises
14. Panda Po
15. Oogway Ascends
16. Kung Fu Fighting

Another new movie soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer (composer of Pirates of the Caribbean) and John Powell. The OST is performed by the China National Symphony Orchestra if I'm not wrong, and the music is chinese influenced. Song like "Let the Tournament Begins" sounds like chinese new year song ha. The best tracks are probably Hero, Sacred Pool of Tears and Oogway Ascends (the main theme of Kung Fu Panda).

Oogway Ascends

Final Fantasy XI Piano Collection

1. A New Horizon - Tavnazian Archipelago
2. Ronfaure
3. The Grand Dutchy of Jeuno
4. Whispers of the God
5. Stargazing
6. Fated Strife - Beseiged
7. Mercenaries' Delight
8. The Sanctuary of Zitah
9. The Cosmic Wheel
10. Griffons Never Die
11. Wings of the Goddess

2nd piano collection album of Final Fantasy XI online~~~!!!
Bro told me about this few days ago, and this album is coming out this month. Ha!
Looking forward to a few tracks like Ronfaure, Jeuno and Zitah, one of my favourite in the soundtracks, and now they are coming out in the piano album XD

Song previews in -->
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/ff11_piano/us/index.htm


1st FFXI piano collection came along in the Final Fantasy XI Orignal Soundtrack Premium Box was released last year in March 2007.

1. The Federation of Windurst
2. Rabao
3. Choc-a-bye Baby
4. Moblin Menagerie - Movalpolos
5. Battle Theme #2
6. Faded Memories - Promyvion
7. Jeweled Boughs
8. Tu'Lia
9. Distant Worlds
10. Vana'diel March #4

Some nice songs include The Federation of Windust (in alanpp playlist), Rabao, Choc, Moblin and Distand Worlds

Holiday ends~

Alot happened in this short SHOOORT 1-month holiday. It's also one of the best holidays I have had.

Had my first piano diploma lesson from my ex piano teacher. Excited. Learnt alot even in just one lesson. Currently learning Mozart Sonata K333 Movement 1 and 3, and Chopin Etude Op25 No9 (Butterfly)

Had 4 trips in this holiday,
1st, to Redang Island with NUS friends (Jim, Peng, YF, YS, LY, Jason, MK and WY). Dive for the 1st time in Redang, and it was wonderful. Saw two sharks and green turtle. Glad to know JJ and MC, and also Xiao Ru.


- flying in the morning
- Peng is missing~
- with JJ and MC
- diving in Redang

2nd, to Genting Highland with family + Neighbors + Ah Q (2 days after Redang trip)


- with Dad, Ah Wong Uncle, GeBi Uncle, Ah Q
- everyone except me~

3rd, to Italy and Switzerland with family for 13 days. Lotsa bitter and sweet. Lost in the Rome old street, miss the last night bus, took the EXP taxi................... Also know alot of new ppl during this trip, funny funny ppl like Irene, my roommate Andrew, his shy brother Bendy, and also some funny old couple. Glad to know Andrew.


- inside Saint Peter Church
- waiting for train to Zermatt
- playing with snow
- in Zermatt

4th, to Ipoh with BY, Peng to visit YF, YS for 5 days (2 days after EU trip)
Went to San Bao Cave and Kellie's Castle, but we spent more time in their house playing, chatting than going out XD. Also sleep alot. Glad to learn International Chess from YF.


- photo editted by YF

5th,... no more 5th trip.. There is a 5th if I wanna count Singapore as one destination. In SG now because I'm going to join the lab starting from tomorrow. So, holiday endsssss.......~~~~~~