31.12.14 - 01.01.15
Never ever attended a countdown before, but this year it was slightly different. It was my honour to be part of the SUTD Aerial Filming team, and during this year's new year we collaborated with URA to do aerial filming for the new year countdown party at Marina Bay.
The event officially started at 8:15pm. And guess why it started at this timing? I accidentally realised it while texting my friend about the event. If you convert the time into 24-hour system, it will read 2015! So, events started at 2015 to welcome the year of 2015! Genius! Can't believe that I was the first one to discover it HAHAHA!
Just in case any of you missed that 3min projection on The Fullerton Hotel, you can go to this link. It's already up on YouTube.
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| Behind the Merlion waiting for the event to start |
When the S800 took flight, the crowd paid more attention to the drone than to the projection on the hotel wall. Hmmm that kinda defeated the purpose but well .. it's not that often to see a legit drone flying around right?
Second location was damn nice! Chill, literally. There was this platform extended into the water area (uhm ok tbh I have no idea what to call it. Singapore River? xxx Quay? uhmmm .. yea). It was reserved just for us! 360 degree view of the CBD area, away from the crowd, windy, wah just like Shaohui said ".. should bring a chair here and chill .." Starting to feel like a VIP!
Last location was the best! Up on the Helix Bridge, with one whole balcony to ourselves! The fireworks was gonna be displayed right in front of us with no blockage between us! I mean .. how often in someone's life do they get such good view to something so awesome?
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| The red colour wrote 50, and the fireworks would be shot from there! |
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| Concert ongoing at the floating platform |
S800 took off and 10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ... 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1! Exactly at one the first firework exploded! Wanted to take photos of the fireworks, especially I had such a nice view from the bridge! But in the end I decided not to. Something so special should be viewed by my own eyes! Too obsessed with taking photos might make me miss out better things. So yea only took three!
OK the photos quality ain't very good ( I gotta learn more photography skill man ) but still can feel how nice it was la haha.
It was really the best countdown ever in my life, what with the VIP treatment, crowds-free, first-class view etc! Had a awesome start of the year, hopefully the remaining 364 days will be just as awesome!
Also witnessed the legendary Shane's flying skill, too zai already.
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| My honour to be part of this team - SUTD Multirotor Society (Aerial Filming) |
OK new year new resolution right? Hmmmm can't think of all but the following is what I could come out with now:
- Enjoy my life in Uni more! (to be honest I wanna learn more useful stuff, feel too useless when around some zai people. Right, that's my way of enjoying life hahahaha)
- Dance well
- Sing well
- Get an internship overseas during the summer break (hopefully I can get one in New Zealand but the problem is I STILL DON'T F***ING KNOW WHAT I WANNA DO *sad*)
It's non-exhaustive! Just that I can't really think of anything now haha.
And about what I would have done if I could restart the year 2014 ... Let's make it shorter. What I would have done if I could restart Term 4 (I am lazy :P):
- Touch my guitar more! Left it beside my cupboard for almost 10 weeks before I start touching it again.
- Know my roommates Justin and Bryan (who joined in the later part of the term) more. Both pretty nice guys, would want to get to know them better. A pity that I didn't talk much sigh (*socially awkz)
- Talk to my OGLings more. Only talked to one of them at the start of the term and subsequently I was too busy to catch up with any of them. :/
It's non-exhaustive too hahahaha.
Alright! Happy New Year Everybody! Happy 2015! Wish all your dreams (and mine) come true!
