Girl

With short hair obvoiusly...

Singing Falling Slowly

I don't know you
But I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me
And always fool me
And I can't react
And games that never amount
To more than they're meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice
You'll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can't go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I'm painted black
You have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We've still got time
Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice
You've made it now
Falling slowly sing your melody
I'll sing along

This song has a really deep meaning. Each one has their own interpretation. Find yours out.

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Ok besides all that. I thank God that I am constanly reminded of his grace for me. Without him, I'm nothing in this world. It's so hard to say. But yeah. XD.

This is an update, If you find this that means you really read my blog. This is a music clip of me singing falling slowly very quickly... just the chorus. And yes josh, I am that 'some people' who upload their music.

Night.

Pic!

Did another portrait... I suck at this big time! Someone needs to teach me technique!

Final Cover

I'm sick of designing any more. I've learnt a lot through designing all of these. I still have dividers though. I think this is qualified to be our cover this year. Have fun!

Magazine 2009

For best output concerning our magazine this year I've decieded to critique the previous magazines.

Overall, the 2007 magazine has a more professional look compared to the 2008 magazine. Things to improve on graphically:

1. Headers and footers

2007: Simple yet elegant design. The footers however has sort of a weird design that has no meaning whatsover to it and can be improved on

2008: The f&h that take up the whole page makes the magazine look very full, the colours. The really solid colours makes it look slightly unprofessional and a bit boring. Moreover the flowery design does not really match the theme. The design is not standard throughout the magazine making it look very messy.

~2009: A simple Approach should be taken this year in relation to the theme with a standard approach to all pages. Banners can be used (eg. the 2007 magazine speeches) to beautify pages and a change in h&f are not required

2.. Front page: The font at the side of the magazine.

2007 & 2008: Both have very boring font that badly changes the first impression of the magazine. A more san serif font shoule be used maybe a font that is standard to that of the cover?

3. The 2nd page of the magazine.

2007: Has a makna logo page

2008: Nothing

~2009: Something should be put on this page to make the magazine look more full.

4. Speeches page

2007: Has a really really nice simple yet elegant layout. The banners here are perfect for the situation. Just the positioning of the logo of the government/school badge that should be of standard size.

2008: Intersting but the pictures of different sizes make the magazine look messy. And phew, ZIZAH ALERT!

4*. The divider for the page.

2008: The divider never never should go on the left side of the magazine. It dosen't really introduce the section well

5. Editorial pages

2007&2008: Both designs are ok, but why the heck is there a takwin sekolah in the middle of nowhere for these two sections?

The takwim should be put in another section such as reports or something... Wierd.

2008: Why in the world is the twins pages in the editorial page section?

* Speaking of that, the twins page was badly done and should be given full introduction to twins and maybe a short interview of the twins to be posted up. For example a 'special feature' should be done with much given attention, or something that highlights. i.e. DJ's page for 2008.

6. The teachers pages:

2007: The pages are nicely done and a side border is smartly allocated when the teachers' pictures are shown in a landscape view.

2008: Quite nicely done except for the very messy background Nono to that this year.

7. PIBG

2007&2008: Both were done quite nicely. I would prefer 2007's one because of the grayscale colour making it not too saturated compared to

the striking blinding yellow. The 07 for 2007's mag isn't so appealing and a better font should be used.

8. The special feature's page being allocated properly in 07's mag

9. Student's pages:

2007: Again, 2007's mag. Really nice and elegant look. The border is smart.

2008: A lazy man's job done here. Banners look ugly and all they did was scan the picture in. In 2007, they had 2 pictures! one was the candid shot. And the names? All typed in nicely in a box. The design is actually alright but the put it overshadowing the rest of the picture and that made all the difference. What the heck is D doing at the bottom of the pages? swt.

~2009: Add in borders and shape the picture nicely.

10. Clubs and societies.

2007: The same design for this and the students pages was a really good choice.

2008: They added a border. An ugly one. No to that. Oh yeah they changed the headers and footers to become even more ugly this time.

THANK GOD WE'RE CHANGING THE PRINTERS.

~2009: Do the same thing as the students pages.

*10. Student's pages/Clubs and societies

2008: I disagree with the wierd layout putting the class pages 1st. Then only the clubs and societies.

~2009: Arrange them back to back because they are closely related to each other. Events and otherwise should come before.

11. Prefect's and librarians page:

2007: Again this is nice like the rest of the previous pages. This is because they look standardized and this means professionalism not some messy artwork

2008: The background isn't that nice

12.Special Features:

2007&2008: Both ugly and unprofessional in my opinion. We should have a standardised layout which I have a few students working on.

* This page should be abolished reason being, this is not the special features of our school. They have totally forgotten the meaning of special features! The pictures should go along with the event reports to become something like the pages in the DJ magazine which means less pictures

Both years have very very messy layouts 2008 being worse because apparently the printers cut out majority of the pictures there. This year we should do it like BU (I know because my brother is the ed team there). Their pictures are well organized and are very nice. There is also space for captions and that sort of stuff. Elaborations concering the event can be done there beacause some don't know what the pictures are about. And then again: STANDARDIZED FONT! Different layouts are alright as long as they are neat but there is a big nono for messy and unpredictable fonts.

13. Reports.

2007: Ok. Just need to standardise the font size. And if that is not enough, put pictures in there. 2007's magazine is nice in a sense that there was a balance of pictures and words which is what i want the apparent ' special features page to be.

2008: A background with pictures is again a nono. And they are so 'PRO MAN!' They can put 3 different fonts with 3 different font sizes in one page. I think they think we are still in primary school and we are still amused at small petty pictures and different designs. I don't know what goes in their heads...

14. Senior pages.

Cant comment this one.

15. Arts and literary

Firstly 2008's art page is located IN FRONT OF THE MAGAZINE. Why is it there?

2007: This is professional just the font size and spacing that needs to be standardised. The titles for the articles should be standardised and not flying around. There is one where they mixed the words and put an explosion as the background (pg121) nono. They don't match Don't try that at home this year

2008: I seriously slapped myself in the face when I saw this. The fonts are not standardies along with all their properties. Pictures come flying of nowhere causing a mess. Big mess. Horrible.

16. Autographs: * Jason Lim is designing the page this year.

MISC

17. Content page

2007: neat and professional

2008: the font's just flying everywhere and the BG appears too white. Not too organized. The printers should take note that the fonts should be sans serif not some funky font that kindergarten children will be amused with.

18. Back page: A back page filled makes a magazine look more complete. Which magazine on the market today leaves an empty page? The school song was a good choice for 2007

19. Dividers:

Overall 2007's designs are better than 2008. They look more full. 2008's designs (I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THEM) are too plain and are very empty.

20. Page size:

Try to get all page sizes in A4. Therefore downsizing would be easier. I know many want a smaller mag this year but if you do the page smaller, The mag will look distorted as the resolution might not be high enough. Set all resolutions at 300 px/inch.

* If you do it at a smaller size, look at 2008's mag. The pages are sometimes smaller and the printers used a background.

21. Pengetua's picture:

Haha, haha, ahahahaha, please don't put a border this year. 2007 is ok.

BOTTOM LINE

Standardise the mag. Designers for dividers, make your page look full. Not too saturated with colours.

Picture update

Did a few new pics

I want need a new layout. I've been blabbering about this for a long time but it's taking a long time for the message to reach my hands. Plus, my mum is whining about us using the computer too much. Guess this will be one of my last ones. Not including the projects.

Physics project is top priority on my to-do list. Hopefully I can complete it by tomorrow.

Lastly, I WILL BE GETTING A CAR! What the heck right? My mum's friend suddenly calls and says, 'Hey, I have a spare car. Your son is learning driving right? Can use my car.' Walao! God really blessed!

Bye for now!

Holiday life

This holidays has made me realize how interesting school can be. During the holidays, most of the time I yearn to be with friends and enjoy together with other people. It's really a bore doing things by yourself and not being able to enjoy it with someone else...

I also realized that blogging extra-emo stuff usually belongs to the girls. Haha, guys usually post more random stuff that relates to lfe. Eg, I upload art which I think is rather important in my life. Jason does random nonsense that is important in his life. Haha.

Haha. haha. I'm going to rant now. Title: All about holidays =)

Holidays make me fat

Holidays make me think

Holidays cause me to get lazy

Holidays turns my kiasu mode on as I don't study

Holidays make me miss friends

Holidays can be an art improving workshop

Holidays make me relax too much

I'm tired.

UPDATTEEE!

It's been five wholesome days. I've become closer to God I guess in these few days.

CF camp has just passed and all of us had a lot of fun. I've learnt a lot too and got inspired my Natalie's testimony. I won't go into too much detail about it.

Then, right after CF camp, I went to visit friends whom I have not met in 8 years. Things went well, and I found out that some of them were quite into graphics as I was. I was quite surprised and delighted as I know only a few who have the same interests as I do.

The next day, Taylors CLIOD. Enjoyed and learnt much. Met some new friends too. The pics of the event:

The whole tour group
Me and new friends. They're from Sg. Long.
Us posing...

And Covers candidates:

They're not exactly what you can call done but they're on their way... I think I want the names back which I don't have. Just need a suitable BG. I think I found BU4's designer if I'm not mistaken... http://colouring-life.blogspot.com/

She's not bad too... Hopefully our mag wont lose to theirs this year... ahaha...

This was the first shot... Didn't turn out so well...

The second one has a great concept It's just the BG that I'm worried about.... Should I put the names?

That was five days in a short post.

I'm lovin' life!