Jurong Island 3/3/08 - 11/4/08

Mutated dicoloured mimosa?

The road to the only water in the dessert

CPTC

The fishless pond

Cup noodles everyday when there isnt time for Oaisis T_T

Our favourite secret toilet

The big briuse is from falling into a drain and the small one is a birthmark most of us get from climbing the distillation column

Its JI's night scene not a some nebula

Shadow Part 3

‘Maybe he didn’t believe it like you do?’ Weiwen suggested.


‘Anyway, our first priority is to get everyone out safely. We shall wait for evening then.’ I spoke and looked at my watch which is ticking away happily. 3.15pm. It is still too early to leave.


Rena is sitting cross legged right in front of me as her faint sitting shadow projected on the wall behind her. Tired from all that has happened, I lowered myself down to the floor to join her. It was then that I looked into the eyes of my reflection in the mirror for just a millisecond before my butt touched the floor.


All of a sudden, a monstrous shadow appeared on the wall in front of the mirror. It is slightly crouched and its legs are as thick as tree trunks. It also looked rough and bumpy all around with long crooked fingers reaching down to Rena’s shadow.


The girls screamed and Rena gets startled. ‘Wh-what happened?!’ as she looked around.


‘Oh my god! ’ she gasped and backed off the wall when she looked up at the towering shadow beside her. Rena’s shadow was no longer behind her, it had stood up and is dueling the monstrous shadow.


We stared wide eyed at the wall as there is nothing we can do except to watch the fight. The huge shadow swung its fist at Rena’s shadow and she fell to the floor with one hand clutching onto her head. As it was about to launch another attack, a stray shadow with a ponytail who looked strangely familiar sprinted towards the monster, hopped onto it and shove it away from Rena’s shadow.


I whipped around to face the wall behind me and I saw nothing but the blank white wall. ‘Its.. Its.. Its ME!’ I exclaimed.


Like a wayang performance which uses puppets supported by strings dancing behind a screen, we watched Rena and I battle against the monster except that there are no strings attached to the shadows. It was only a couple of seconds when another shadow came running around the room’s wall towards the battle scene.


‘Dan! Its you!’ Korin spoke shrilly.

‘Yeah it does look like me though.’ He replied monotonously with a dazed look.


There is a fierce shadow battle and soon, Dan’s shadow was pinned down by the monster. Rena is trying to push it away with futile effort because the monster was not budging. All of a sudden, the monster vanished. Rena fell to the side and Dan’s shadow stood up. My shadow stirred and is crawling up weakly because it is still recovering from the monster’s previous attack. Everyone in the room was looking at it intently and our breathings are shallow.


Dan’s shadow pull his arm back and slammed it onto Rena.


'NOOO! What the hell are you doing?!' Dan bellowed to his shadow.


Hwee Tong stood up. He folded him arms and said ‘We ought to help! The monster must have possessed Dan’s shadow!’


Right after he finished what he said, all 15 of our classmates turned to their shadow and instructed them to aid us in the battle. Soon, 15 shadows sprang up from their original position and are on the wall battling against Dan. Knowing that he is outnumbered, he gave Guo Lun’s shadow who was nearest to him a mightly push and while the other shadows are supporting him up, the monster emerged from Dan’s shadow and hopped back into the mirror on top of the cabinet leaving Dan crumpled on the floor.


‘Good gracious we have won!’ Guo Lun shouted with his fist punched into the air and half his body tilting upwards. We rejoiced and hugged each other for comfort while the shadows went back to its respective owners and mimicked their positions. Guo Lun had not lowered his fist and it is comical to see his shadow having difficulty adjusting itself to that abnormal position.


To be continued...

Shadow Part 2

Everyone’s eyes were wide with fear as we clutched at each other for consolation in the dimly lit house. However within a couple of seconds, I regained from my shock and stood up slowly attempting to face the mirror again. However, a strong grip tugged at my right arm and pulled me back down.

‘Don’t look at the mirror straight in the eye. It has gone into the mirror. I say again, leave at 6pm no earlier than that.’ Danny spoke monotonously in a deep tone unlike his normal voice. His slightly pudgy face was straight and solemn with his foreign looking glassy eyes boring into mine. All I could do was to stare at him with my mouth slightly ajar.

‘It’s not him! Danny never gives people this suppressing feeling!’ I thought frantically.

Just then, Danny closed his eyes and gave a loud gasp. He began to breathe in and out rapidly as if he had been underwater without air for a long time. His eyes flew open but they no longer looked glassy. He looked around the room in bewilderment before he noticed me half sitting in front of him.

‘Oh god I am back. I was kinda thrown into a tunnel filled with white light right after you fell.. And no matter how I screamed I couldn’t get back here.’ He squeaked.

I didn’t look nor feel shock because nothing more could make me after the ‘way off science and logic’ mirror incident and the possession. Curiosity surged through my veins instead. I was clear minded and began to analyze the situation. I gathered all my thoughts and spoke out loud hoping to hit realization or get some clues and suggestions from the others.

‘Alright. Some phenomenon clung onto me when Rena and I walked through the tunnel. Yesterday something attacked Uncle Ben and his house is totally quiet today so we don’t know if he is still alive or not. We couldn’t help him because the message on the mirror says so. Now the thing is in the mirror and we cannot look into it. Why? What is in the mirror? Who is helping us? How is it able to possess Danny? Why is it 6pm before we can leave?’

Everyone is looking at each other expecting someone else to speak up but no answer came. I look the television-sized square mirror reflecting the white wall it was facing. It sat innocently on top of the cabinet as if nothing has happened.

‘Korin, tell me about Uncle Ben. Anything you know about him.’ I instructed.

‘Uh well…’ She hesitated for a while. ‘He lived alone for over 20 years because his wife died and they don’t have kids. I go to his home occasionally when he phones me because he needs my help in sewing. He do not know how to sew you see. He always complains that his 70 year old eyes are no longer sharp enough to thread the threads into the needle. Um.. And I noticed that he is quite health conscious so maybe thats why he is still quite active at his age. He goes jogging every morning at 9 and cooks simple meals that are less oil, low salt and sugar. Well… And basically he is a happy and cheerful guy. That’s all I know about him.’

I was quietly pondering about the new information sourcing for clues and trying to link things up.

Weiwen, my laboratory partner started, ‘Uncle Ben goes jogging in tunnel or around it I suppose? The phenomenon clings on to him just like it did to you and follows him home! Yes that’s it! But erm.. The attacks happened in the night at 10pm. Why didn’t the attack happen earlier since it has followed him home?'

Hwee Tong, smartest guy in our class wrapped his left arm around his waist and his right hand under his chin walking slowly towards the closed window. That is his signature move when he is thinking deeply into something.

He jolted back which alarmed some of us and exclaimed, ‘Well that’s easy! He must be looking at the mirror at 10pm then! Well he could have happened to look at the mirror when he is erm… I dunno, changing into his pajamas or something?’ Hwee Tong guessed wildly.

‘Uh.. Good thinking. Uncle Ben does sleep at 10pm everyday. I have never seen his lights on after 10pm though.’ Korin replied.

‘Great. We have more clue on whats happening now. But why didnt he have a saviour to warn him while we have a guardian telling us what to do and what not to do? I asked. The others were stunned at the question.



To be continued...

Shadow Part 1

‘Going to Korin’s party is so boring. And she actually organized a party without food. ’ I sighed, while munching a chicken wing under the hot afternoon sun.

‘Maybe it will be fun. You will never know..’ Rena said absentmindedly as she eyed on my chicken wing. ‘Hey let me try it. It looks really tasty.’ And she grabbed the wing from me.

I did not resist and and wiped my fingers nonchalantly on a piece of tissue. ‘Make sure you finish it up. Its freaking saltish..’

We had our lunch in a coffee shop and are on our way to korin’s house.



‘Are you sure this short cut leads to her house directly?’ I looked around suspiciously as I followed behind Rena closely.

It was hard not to be suspicious because we are actually walking in a cave-like tunnel with minimal light and we were accompanied with unusual sounds like occasional muffled laughter, bat screeches and footsteps that are quick and hurried at times, and slow and light at times. The tension caused by the surroundings of the cave is enough for any girl to scream out loud and run back to the entrance.

The calm and steady Rena replied 'Yeah.. I have been to her house for project many times!’

After a walk that seems like a hundred years, I finally saw a beam of light. A great relief washed over me as we climbed out of the tunnel.

‘So where is… ‘ I stopped short. It was a deserted place with only a few houses each spaced far apart.

‘The nearest one there is Korin’s house. ‘ Rena pointed ‘Lets go.. I guess everyone except us is there already’




‘Hey Korin! Hows your par..’ Rena asked cheerfully but was cut off her sentence by Korin.

‘Shh… did you come from the tunnel? I recently heard that something there might cling on to travelers as they walk through the cave. We all saw shadows fluttering around my neighbour's windows last night when you two weren’t here. We heard Uncle Ben's screams and pleas for help and we wanted to go and to help him but Dan noticed the mirror scribbling words. Korin looked at the mirror still scribbled with red words ‘DO NOT GO OUT. LEAVE AT 6PM TOMORROW.’

Korin didn’t seemed to be kidding and my ten other classmates are huddling in a corner. However, I was doubtful about what Korin said because it was simply too non fiction-like. I didn’t want to look like I am easily tricked by them, so I went to the mirror and scrapped a little of the red paint out of the mirror.

‘Isnt this just lipstick? Stop fooling around will ya? Yeah its my fault that I didn’t come for the bbq and stay over last night but I had to work you know. I couldn’t just change my shift last minute!’ I retorted at my classmates.

I expected them to smile at me and quit the act but I saw them looking at the mirror in horror instead. I swept around and looked at my reflection straight in the eye. The words are gone! Lost in eternity, I staggered backwards without meaning to as I caught a glimpse of evil in my eyes. It came as fast as it was gone and I fell to the floor in daze.


To be continued...

Heaven and Disaster 5/2/08

Ooh whats this? A flag? The earth crust?






Does your stomach feels like there are rolling stones in it?






A mouse's eyeview






A bird's eyeview

SOMETHING LEAST APPITIZING... PLEASE CONSULT PARENTAL GUIDIANCE BEFORE SCROLLING DOWN!

Eeeew... whats this shit? Its a mix of curry soup, ramen soup with some veg, chilli soya sauce and sugarcane drink with ice. It is specially blended for Simon Teo coz he lost a bet to me (a long time ago).






This is what happens when the cleaner decided to make it more torturous for him. Now it has got a tissue paper in it... muAhaHahaHAHA... Of coz he didnt drink it. i knew he doesnt have the guts...

New Motivation 1/2/08

My 'chioooong plan'

On A Thursday (Part 2) 31/1/08

Celling rocketing bubble tea straw






Caught a big black fish ya?






But this white fish decides to fight back..






"Erm.. Are you Mr Phua from PCK Pte Ltd?






'The Maker' loves to poke others heads to get their attention...

Futile attempt no.1 (trying to press a projector)

Futile attempt no.2 (trying to lift someone's jacket)






'"Flagrate!" And the firey X appears on the door'. (Abstracted from Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix)





'Dog-narrow-right' in progress... (What's that? Translate them into chinese)





3 min record



*Note* Sorry to 'The Maker' for publishing photos that would 'make him lose face'. And to protect his identity, his face is not squared nor boxed but blurred. After this effect, he is too handsome in the pics to make anyone recognise him ^^