Below: The view from the newly constructed immigration centre in JB.

Below: Munching was the 1st order. So here we are at Taman Sentosa to try out the reputed Bak Kut Teh

Below: The left dish is the Sesame Chicken and the Bak Kut Teh's on the right.
Below: After eating, we went City Square to walk walk and perhaps do a bit of shopping
Below: Hope everyone had an anjoyable trip!

It's been ages since i stepped into JB. So, this is a golden opportunity to check out what's like on the other side of the causeway. Dan, Geoff, Feng, Kok, Lyon, JiaLing and me were at JB on the 27th Dec.

After being jammed at the immigration checkpoint for quite some time, the first thing on our minds was food. We headed down to Taman Sentosa to try out a coffee shop offering Bak Kut Teh. I think it's gotta be famous coz there were many patrons at that time. We ordered 2 huge bowls of Bak Kut Teh with every kind of ingredient in it, 1 bowl of Sesame Oil Chicken amd another bowl of "don't know what" chicken! Damn, whats its name? haha... anyway all of them taste superb. Many of use were sweating, but the good taste seem to nullify the heat!
Overall, the cost of the meal was about RM140.00, which is freaking cheap considering its 7 people eating it, and its costs boils down to about SGD$8.00 per person. What a bargain for a fat belly!

After that we shifted our asses to City Square (the mall beside the causeway). It's interior is about the same (or even better in some cases) as most malls in Singapore. However, the prices of items is comparable with those sold in Singapore. So, it's not much of a big deal if I've not bought anything there...

Our final progam of the day was watching "Ip Man" at Causeway Point. At first I was sceptical, thinking that it's just another Kung-Fu movie. But, it's just plain cool; all those flurry of punches and stuffs. Kok and I even joked about using the thousand punch to remove stuck food in the throat when choking on food!

Overall, a fun filled day.. Perhaps next time there might be more or such trips there, and I'll be one of the 1st to jump in the wagon!

RX78GP03S Gundam Dendrobium

Actually I meant to say this about 2-3 weeks ago : "Finally, it's ALIVE~!" Yes, after 6-7 years being left in the box to collect dust, I've finally fixed up my Dendrobium. And now, it is one of the only 2 models that "adorn" my otherwise boring room. Just... look at the size of that thing! It beats Freedom Meteor Unit hands down u know, u know?? haha...

Thanks all for the wonderful Christmas!

Below: Prada slim-wallet given to me by my Bro, A. Just so happy to receive it.

Below: Paco Rabanne perfume set by Uncle Huat. Must be all the way from switzerland!

Below: Conino Lamborghini Perfume set given to us by Sam. Happy ORD'ing my cousin!

Below: CK Long sleeved shirt, and 2 jackets and 1 vest from "T and Co". Christmas present +
a little something special from Aunt Ean. Thanks Dua Kor =]

Below: Its my new-year shirt, given by myself! Lucky it's the very LAST piece after a very
MAD sale and, luckily it's red! Ah Ma will like it!

Dialog Session with the Director of EEE

Yesterday, I was having a Dialog Session with the Director of EEE, Dr Dave Chong. Thank you JiaYi for allowing the space to me! The dialog started at about 10.30am and lasted to about 12.30pm. Through out the 2 hours, feedback and explaination were traded non-stop. Seems like Year 3 students have many things to voice out.

I remembered one of the more prominent topic was about DSP! Apparently many people didn't do well for DSP this sememster. Perhaps I was one of the guilty ones, scoring a "B" only! So people were saying about the 'lax-ness of the lecture, the nonchalence of the lecturer, etc , etc. Then there was this "GPA 4.0" student that said something very sensible "Education is up to individual, weather is he interested in learning or not..."

Another prominent topic was this duo of CST students complaining about Toh Ser Koon. They were mentioning that Mr Toh is kinda discriminatory towards foreign students. Well, it comes as quite a surprise to me as I believe lecturers shouldn't hold such biased views against foreign students. Furthermore, Mr Toh isn't this kind of lecturer, I know it, because I've been lectured by him and, many of my friends that are under his tutorlage, commented that he is just strict and at times blunt, that's all...

Overall, quite a good and interactive dialog session!

The next one is the "DECC's External Examiner (from NTU) Meeting". It is scheduled on Wed, 26 Nov from 3.20pm to 5.20pm. Very high probability I'd be going. Guess I'll need to inform Mrs Fong about my attendence.

Studying @ Franky's Coffee and Sandwich Cafe

Below: That's the place! Good for studying!

Below: Me being a 'tard, looking at strands of curly hair in the urinal! NO LAHm very clean la! No Hair!

Below: Earns and Lobster hard at work, that includes me too! Look at my paper~!

Well, this is the place if you are looking for a really conducive environment to do some serious studying : "Franky's Coffee and Sandwich Cafe". It's located at Millennium Square. Although the place is just opposite Marina Square and Suntec City, it is a rather "unexplored" area for shoppers. Millennium square seems to be the place one can find high-end products such as Hugo Boss and stuff. Perhaps the most prominent store is the Harvey Norman, which occupies almost the entire 2nd floor... I'm deviating... nevermind.. doesn't hurt to write "unprepared" thoughts.

Anyway, I was studying with Lobster and Earns at this cafe and yeah, it's really quiet and peaceful. The music in the cafe was of jazz and contemporary genre; which really sets the mood right. The place is also quite well lit and clean. And oh, one of the employees there, the Korean lady let us sampled Kimchi Pancakes. Its really... "Oi-shi"! Just wonder how she (or her colleagues) make it though!

Unfortunately, the prices of the food were rather steep. I remembered that a plate of "Wall St." cold sandwich cost something like $12.50! I was like commenting that I could have gotten 6 loaves of Gardenia with that! Drinks were equally expensive. 1 cup of American Expresso cost about $5.60. Thank god there was a promotion for selected beverages at $2 only. Earns and I each got a cup of Caffe-Latte while Lobster couldn't "care less" as he helped himself to a huge plate of sandwiches!

So, we hit the books at about 3 plus all the way till dinnertime. Earns went off to find Tuna while Lobster and I headed to the KouFu Foodcourt upstairs for dinner (Cheaper alternative). Lobster's really a big eater, as what I've found out. This shows that you don't have to be fat to eat a lot! I can eat a lot too ok? Just that my pocket's a bit tight only... *scoffs*! After dinner, we continued studying. Earns came back and Julin somehow dropped by for a visit after getting her Haloween costume for some Haloween Night Party at Zouk or Home Club. Then... ... ...

Oh well, what happened later wasn't really everyone's cup of tea. And it occured just when we were about to pack up. Anyway, I really wished that this thing wouldn't happen. But prior to that, I had predicted that such things... perhaps... are unavoidable. I know it sucks, one person putting in effort ain't enough if the other party ain't appreciative. It takes 2 hands to clap... 2 hands... to... clap...

1st time I see... *that image*. I'm really shocked and saddened as well. Really, this image will stay in my head for a long time. Please think through and please take care lil' bro...

Fujitsu Customer Center (USELESS)

Life without the internet really sucks, as what I've found out again today. I was told by the Fujitsu customer service officer that I could send my laptop over for repairs. Finally, my computer will perform as if it was brand-new again.

So just now at about 9am I took a bus down to the service centre. I was told by a female customer service officer(counter 2) that I'd be able to get my laptop at about 2 hours. So I was like whispering inwards "Lucky I brought my PSP to kill time! XD". My laptop was taken in for repairs at about 9.30am. I happily sat down at the plush couch and read today's copy of Straits Times.. thoroughly (except for the recruit, orbituries and money section). After finishing the newspapers, I played PSP for the rest of the time.

At about 12.30, I couldn't stand waiting anymore, I headed down to another female customer service officer at counter 4 (counter 2's wasn't around at that moment) to help me check on the status of the repairs. She returned shortly to tell me that it was still in progress and it repairs would be expected to continue for another 2 hours! Once again, cursing inwards, I was like "Fuck la! The repairs were already delayed for 1 month. Can't you people tell me anything good??" The good-looking miss told me "Why not you go for lunch first, and we will contact you shortly?" She said with a smile. I gave an equally pleasent (inside not so pleasent) smile and thanked her for the trouble.

I really can't stand it amymore. I got my ass moving and I wanted to go home for lunch first. But while waiting at the bus stop for approximately 10 mins, an SMS arrived informing me that my Laptop was ready for collection! I wind-walked back to the Service Centre and took another queue number. By right I was supposed to be served immediately because there wasn't a soul in sight. Counter 4's lady was using the computer. I guess she didn't realize that I was back for my laptop. I waited for about 10mins, a mixture of relief and frustration washes over me. Then there was a new customer who entered the premises. He took a queue number and sat down. Then the electronic board flashed my queue number, and it's assigned to counter 4. Counter 4 Missy looks surprised as she had thought she was supposed to serve the new customer! So i got over and pleasently told her about the sms and I was to collect my laptop. She got me on hold and was back in a few minutes with my laptop in hand. I was like "phew!"...

..but it was not to be! When my laptop was in Windows, it shows a brand new wallpaper devoid of my programs and files. Instead it was programmed with default settings. I couldn't believe my eyes! I opened "My Computer" and frantically searched for my documents, but they were all gone! I was boiling inside, but I politely asked the lady about my laptop.

Kev: "Excuse me, I was told that my programs and settings would be preserved. Why isn't there any left?"

C4Lady: "Erm, it's supposed to be washed off your system because you did not pay the additional $85 to have your data backed-up..."

Kev: "But I wasn't told by your colleague, Diana, that I'd require to pay an additional surcharge! She just kept quiet and said that the initial payment was for labour cost. As free labour costs is only valid for 1 year, I'd definitely assume that cloning my info into the new HDD is part of labour costs. "

We prattle on...

C4Lady: "I am sorry, perhaps I pass you back your old HDD for copying of your documents to the new one."

*She heads back and returns with my old HDD. She passes it back to me to transfer data in the service centre*

C4 lady: "I hope you can find your data. Once you are done, do pass the old HDD back to the lady at counter 1, as we need to have the old HDD retained for a 1 to 1 exchange."

Kev: "Ok, thanks!"

I smiled plesently... but fake smile afterall... PCB, I was supposed to meet Earns and Andrew in school for project. I was supposed to be on-time!! Fuckin' delays these people are putting me up to...

I setup my laptop in one corner of the centre and accessed my old HDD. Yup, Course resources, pictures, musics and games were all still around. I wasn't so worried about them because I had already backed them up last night But, all the other applications such as Office 2003, Circuitmaker, other school-related software and most importantly, my Samsung PC studios are all gone! Why is Samsung PC studios so important?? Because it contains all the messages that I have send and received from Ting!!! And I wasn't able to back up all those sms'es because they do not show up on the directory!

I turned around and wanted to find for Counter 4 lady but she was nowhere in sight! I waited for another agonizing 10 mins. I finally went over to Counter 1 and "kindly" ask the customer service officer to get that Engineer out. I want to have a good talk with him! Another wait...

Finally she came out with more bad news... She said that the Engineer has gone out for lunch together with the other colleagues, including counter 4's lady. For the many times today, I cursed inwards "Why the fuck am i so SUAY? 1 bloody month and nothing is right!" I couldn't take it anymore, I just question the C1Lady on the payment policies and the many hick-ups (the process of getting my computer repaired) that occured.

Kev: "Isn't it simpler just to ghost my HDD onto the new HDD? Why must he go and install new things into my computer?"

C1Lady: "It's not so simple for ghosting. As certain files may be lost due to the integrity of your HDD. And furthermore, we do not have Acronis True Image to back up blah blah blah..."

I couldn't decipher what she was saying anymore because I was blinded with rage.

Kev: "I can't believe this. You guy's are actually inept of doing such simple things" *Shakes head and gives a pitiful smile* "...1 month of waiting do you know that is a very long time to get a CD-ROM installed and a HDD replaced? Furthermore, this delay has caused me much inconvenience in my school work. My HDD often crashed, I couldn't read Project files from the CD-ROM! And you know what? Had I known this problem would surface, I'd have already sent my laptop to a computer shop near my house to get it fixed! Furthermore I myself know how to clone images using ghost as I know how to repair computers... really... I'm lost for words now..."

C1Lady: "I am sorry..." *Pauses* "However, I can keep your old HDD here and hopefully you'll be able to get the information back to your New HDD and stuff"

I think she senses my hidden anger, and she was just trying to appease me. All these while I wanted to yell out, but that would be unappropriate. I wanted to demand for a compensation for the long delay. Finally, I said...

Kev: "... forget it, forget it. If I were to wait another 2 weeks or wadeva, it would be crazy! Thank you anyway..."

Once again, C1Lady apologized profusely and I told her it's ok... (still pissed)...

So! Problems with my Laptop got me frustrated. And also "Yesterday's up till today's" problems also got me fired up! I just can't believe people cannot use their brains to think!?

And so, when I expect problems to go away, another problem comes. My newly formatted laptop can't connect to my home wireless system. PCB... So I spent the whole afternoon troubleshooting, connecting, disconnecting and finally resorted to re-installing the whole system for the 4 laptops at home! I was working like a dog (literally)!

Finally, I got it done at about 6pm... and I still need to put all my stuffs back to my laptop. Also, I need to find a copy of Microsoft Office for use... not to mention other relavent programs...

The best thing 'bout tonight's that we're not fighting, could it be that we've been this way before.
I know you don't think that I'm trying...

Inspiring? Dramatic?

I remembered as a kid, I used to coined this so-called scientific term "Inspiraratio Momentus" to describe actions that seem over-dramatic. Well, I chanced across this video that practically describes my idea. Dramatic Chipmunk is good, but I feel the lemur is more... erm... "whole"!

Poor Mommy Panda. Baby panda gave her a big startle! THe little kiddy must have gotten a sound beating afterwards!

Four!

Above: I said 4 he said 3. No la, just that his index is grabbing on some stuffs!

So, the "unholy" pact was forged, and this contract will bind us till we draw our last breaths... literally! Actually, is just a promise to each other that we will aim high for out final semester. (Hopefully GPA 4!) After that, where we go, only god knows... we can control destiny to a certain extent, the other portion is due to "waddahva"! Shit can happen at times, the question is if it is big or small!

Today was the last day we had our FYP meeting in school. And I guess we have zero'ed down on the main problem. Hopefully we get a pair of matching emitter/detector, and it will run smoothly. School's starting next week, so... guess I'll have to get back to the mood.

Today's I woke up at about 2.30pm in a mess with my hair standing like super sayan! That's because of the tired me just plopping to bed this morning almost 5am! Too much Indi music somewhat got me tired. I just can't believe that Techno wasn't that tiring afterall, but Indi... I just vibrated, jumped and flailed like a madman!

Just now about 8pm, I headed down to Clementi Central to meet Earns to slack. On the way, I tried to help Ah A exchange for some Aussie Dollars, but too bad the money changer is closed. We headed down to a coffee shop to relax and chill. Earns and I had a lot to say... well lot of words close to heart and many many problem. I offered to help but I guess somethings are best left as they are and let nature take it's course. Oh well, life sucks, just go with the flow and take it with a pinch of salt. Just hope he can somehow come to solve any problems he encountered.

Btw, thanks bro, for the Cap u bought from Taiwan! And also thanks for saving my pants for the 2nd time! Its really really very embarassing when the button POPS for the 2nd time!! Garh!

Wanted to sleep at 9am, but still can't sleep, guess its gotta be that sleeping disorder...

Wonder when will I ever get to repair my laptop... Afterall, the engineers figured out that it wasn't the fan that was spoilt. It was actually the HDD itself being buggy and popping up several bad sectors. Perhaps that explains why there were those occasional clattering sounds when I operate my laptop. So for now, I'll just have to save all my files to a temporary folder and update my External HDD more frequently. The customer service personnel told me that I'd have to wait for approximately 2-3 weeks (Which is about school-reopening time)...For now, I'll just have to wait for the engineer to call me up so I can have my laptop fixed.

Last weekend, I was at Boat Quay with Hanz, ZhenNan and Moone. We were quite apprehensive of the scene at Home (as Earns pointed out that it isn't that happening on Saturday nights). Afterthat, we headed down to Dbl 0 and, it was over-happenning! Too much till we had no space to sit or move around. So, after just a measly jug of Carlsberg and several rounds of 5-10s, we headed down to block 631, somewhere in Bedok for more drinks and stuffs. All these while I had wanted to go to Indonesia to have fun with Hanz and the rest. But, *sigh* I really don't wish to bring up my financial problems to everyone. Even Moone tried to drag me along to Dbl O again this Friday, but I just can't oblige.

Come to think of it, this is one of the most boring holidays I had so far. The exception being Uncle Huat back from Switzerland). I was denied chance to find work to earn some cash, and it kinda spoilt my holidays. No money, no fun... guess that's how it goes.

Tomorrow, well erm... later, I'll have to head down to Sim Lim Towers with Andrew and Earns to get those trial components. And after that we would head back to school to have them all assembled for testing and evaluation. Hopefully the diagrams are accurate and also, pray that we can get positive results from the testings.

Above: Ken Lee! Tulibu dibu douchoooooooo!

Its really been a while, since I really sat in front of the laptop (my bro's laptop anyway cuz mine is under repairs) to blog. Perhaps is the things that happen during the holidays that had me preoccupied. Problems? Maybe I won't blog some of them if i choose to forget them.

FYP...With the passing of 3 weeks of holidays, I was having some apprehension. I believe I am a motivator, but not one that oftenly uses force, unless under dire circumstances. I also feel that its not in my blood to openly criticize my others when I feel something is not right. This time I really feel something isn't right. I know its raw and crude, but I really doubt Earns or Andrew would initiate a meeting for FYP soon, much less come up with the idea of getting hardware components. I guess I'll have to do most of the things on my own initiative or accord. At times I would just be bitter and curse myself for some inexplainable reason, I really don't know how to cure this worry....

There were times I really want to slam the management for only accepting diploma plus students, dean's list students or GPA3.8++ students for the so-called "prepared" FYP. Although I've heard from friends that these FYPs are tough and very time-consuming, I really don't mind as the "road" seems laid in front of you. Just follow instructions blindly, and "viola!" done! Furthermore, there were supervisors that would be there to guide (and occasionally berate) the students, enabling them to realize their mistakes and get on track. Well, guess my Supervisor got her hands full with her work and she couldn't really be bothered...

Don't say that I am negative, but I have already resigned to fate and I feel that our project will never make it to next years Spinnovex. I still remember the first few days when we commenced on the FYP (somewhere in May), I was very positive (Like what earns say, "DASE leh!!"), I was like ("Spinnovex is ours!")... haiz.... time to wonder again...

What a fuckin' wasteful 6 weeks of holiday this is going to be...

After much consideration, I have decided not to work. But still, I guess I'll do that 5-Day work for Uncle Francis. Earning a quick buck for 5 day's of work ain't that bad either.

*thinks*... this holiday is one that is going to be hard to get by...

Yesterday morning while I was still asleep, my mom used the keys to open my door and slipped $18 into my wallet. And when I questioned her, she said she knew that I did not have anymore money. I objected, telling her that I still have and that she should keep the money for her use. Last Monday, she had already passed me $12, now... another $18 and that already totalled to $70 this week. I really feel bad that she had to give me extra money. 70 Bucks is like almost 1/5 of her monthly pay.

I was a bit sad that I couldn't work at FCUK as there were no more vacencies available. I've just asked Tuna about for slot at Dusty. Hopefully I would get a favourable reply soon.

If I ever land that job, I guess I won't be needing to have pocket money from my mom anymore. Come to think of it, Mom will save $160 for pocket money, $52 for bus concession, and perhaps $20 for MRT fare. Personal costs would be monthly telephone bill. Great... I guess there should be some balance money to get into my savings account.

Times are hard, so much so that my dad got so obsessed with saving on the electricity bill. But ironically, it is he who spends the most money, gambling loads of it on his damned soccer matches. Years ago, he complained that there ain't enough money in the house. Now, my brothers are working, and they contribute monthly upkeep to the family expenses. But still, my eccentric father is constantly yacking about money, money and money. Its not as if I am such an ass-hole who sticks out my hand for money. In fact, its a violation of my principles to "beg" for money. If possible, I don't want to depend on anyone anymore.

Think...A 24 year old guy asking parents for money... hah... please... Many kids now-a-days having the comfort of their homes, would whine for money. Let me remove the details to spare (some readers of this entry) the blushes. I reiterate, I am not this sort of person, and I despise people of those sort.

After much thought, I've planned to work long term. Whatever the consequences, I don't care. Whoever objects, that's their problem, those type of people can always get far far away from me and I don't give a shit about what they think. I've already made my choice to work and study for my last semester in Poly. I know it's a risk, but it is something challenging that I am willing to undertake.

And to that person who said "... you still student studying, WHAT THE HELL ask you go work? ... blah blah blah~ blah blah blah~" I'd say, Grats you for having your own private house, and 4 cars... unlike me living in HDB apartment. Wait till your family is struggling to make end's meet, then you'll know what it's like. Or perhaps when you are my age and still studying, lets see you take those loads of money from your old parents hands, let's see if you think of your parents or not, let's see if wether your conscience has gone...

FYP: Deciding in the Design

Last thursday (2nd Sept 2008), Andrew and I were in school to decide on the type of eSave Lamp we wanted to design. Several months ago we had already came up with several possibilies for the lamp.

1: Infra Red Detection Type
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-Automatic
-Light wont't off unless object is removed
-Detection Problem


2: Wireless Cushion
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-Automatic
-No problems as of No. 1
-Battery operated
-Wear and tear
-Misplacement of cushion
-Maintainence problem
-Least bulky


3: Voice/Sound Recognition
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-Convenient
-Complex
-Not fool-proof

4:Weight
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-Certain amount of force required to activate
-Sensitivity problems

5: Temperature
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-Auto-detection is slow
-Not constant temperature

6: Remote control
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-Not unique
-Probability of misplacement

7: Wind Detection
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-Subject to environmental fluctuations

Initially we had decided to proceed with the wireless cushion. But there were many complex problems to consider, primarily is the durability of the cushion as it is often subject to human usage. Finally we settled for the Infra Red detection version as we feel that it there is a better possibility for this version. Also, it is not cumbersome as it is only a 1 piece equipment, unlike the 2 piece Wireless cushion.

With that in mind, we started doing a very rough sketch of the exterior of the product. Possible placements for the lights, the infra-red emitters and detectors were considered. We also came out with it's rough size, which is about the size of a slightly larger A3 Paper.

Getting my Hair Done...

Above: Feels like having a condom stretched around my head!

Yesterday after Ah Ma's birthday celebration at Zhou's Kitchen (Zhaw's Kitchen by Auntie Ean XD), I went over to Mark's (The freelance hairdresser) house to have my hair done. Since I foresaw myself working in FCUK (high probability), I think its better I get my messy hair done so I can blend in with the people there. Also as what Earns told me before, I'd need to get plain white or black Tee / Collared Tee for the attire.

The differences between these 2 codes are rather big. Each codes are encased in <> .

Code 1: ?xml:stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="product.xsl"?

Code 2: xsl:stylesheet xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0"

Nono, these are not codes to beautify your blogs. These are codes that I have to memorise for the CSS exam. So many times, I unknowingly mix-and-match the parts together and at times I came up with my own syntax lol! Of all things, I hate to memorise coding format... I'm gonna settle my arse down and get this problem straightened out.

The 1st paper is this friday, the 22nd of August. After that, I've got about 5 days to revise my DSP and after the DSP exam, that will be another 2 days to revise SOCOM. Luckily I did most of the SOCOM revision before starting to revise for CSS.

Nothing...

Nothing much to post about recently coz these days, life goes by monotonously... Hopefully after the exams more interesting things will happen.

Congrats Li Jia Wei and Co for securing a silver and the 1st Olympics medal in 48 years! Singaporeans rejoyce! I'm not Singaporean, but hell who cares? People happy I happy also mah! Lor... =/

For these few days, I've haven't been blogging religiously. Work and revision has kept me too preoccupied and I can't think of anything else to do. I was wondering if am I putting too much pressure on myself. Just can't stop thinking about that damnable CSS-Miniproject and FYP. Its not entirely Earn's or Andrew's fault for not helping me. I just can't seem to find a way to kick-start things...

At times, I was wondering should I for-go the CSS miniproject and focus on the final papers instead. But then again, the angels tell me that its not a wise move. 20% is a huge portion for my CSS.

Bullet For My Valentine - Tears Don't Fall

Let's go!

With blood shot eyes, I watch you sleeping
The warmth I feel beside me is slowly fading
Would she hear me, if I called her name?
Would she hold me, if she knew my shame?

There's always something different going wrong
The path I walk is in the wrong direction
There's always someone fucking hanging on
Can anybody help me makes things better?

Your tears don't fall, they crash around me
Her conscious calls, the guilty to come home
Your tears don't fall, they crash around me
Her conscious calls, the guilty to come home

The moments died, I hear no screaming
The visions left inside me are slowly fading
Would she hear me, if I called her name?
Would she hold me, if she knew my shame?

There's always something different going wrong
The path I walk is in the wrong direction
There's always someone fucking hanging on
Can anybody help me makes things better?

Your tears don't fall, they crash around me
Her conscious calls, the guilty to come home
Your tears don't fall, they crash around me
Her conscious calls, the guilty to come home

This battered room I've seen before
The broken bones they heal no more, no more
With my last breath I'm choking
Will this ever end I'm hoping
My world is over one more time

Let's go!

Would she hear me, if I called her name?
Would she hold me, if she knew my shame?

There's always something different going wrong
The path I walk is in the wrong direction
There's always someone fucking hanging on
Can anybody help me makes things better?

Your tears don't fall, they crash around me
Her conscious calls, the guilty to come home
Your tears don't fall, they crash around me
Her conscious calls, the guilty to come home

Better!

Your tears don't fall, they crash around me
Her conscious calls, the guilty to come home

Got trouble sleeping last night. How my body wanted to rest, but my brain and eyes refused. Had interrupted sleep from 5am to 7am before getting up for breakfast and newspaper. After that, I forced myself to sleep once again. I did lapse into darkness, but soon turns to nightmares... I remember I was there I was in a mess... Then the surrounding changed to my house... and the climax of the nightmare occured in the toilet. In the end, I had a burning sensation in my body accompanied with the intense rush of pure horror! I immediately jerked from my sleep! I was sweating moderately and my ribs were tight... I lay still in my bed with eyes wide open...

I wasn't in the best of moods today as well as for the past two days. Went school as usual, but my heart wasn't on any books... when will I recover?

I can't help myself alone. Someone right has got to help me...

Batman: The Dark Knight movie is definitely one of the most anticipated movies of this year 2008. The movie stars Christian Bale as Batman and the late Heath Ledger as The Joker.

To whet our appetites and also, to spice things up a bit, why not add the Predator into this mini film?

So whats more important? Mesos or Me? I don't need to say so much... Let this picture speak for itself.

Congrats to Jacy!

After 3 years of mugging and black-eye'ing, Ah Mei finally graduated! Big Congrats to her for completing univarsity! Working adult lo!

Perplex

After lessons at 5pm, Earns and I were hanging outside the bus stop with Raj. Recently Raj's bike was unusable due to a jammed piston. Without his bike, it's gonna be troublesome for him as he needs it to travel to school, to work and back to home almost everyday. And after that, he drifted to his academics; lamenting that this semester had been terrible for him. Usually, he would be killing all the papers with around 90 marks, which results in a very high GPA.

So I was wondering, with all the biking, working, clubbing and drinking, how the heck did he manage to score in his results?

His Ans: "When the teacher is talking, I pay full attention. After lessons during free time, I go read up and complete the tutorials. Friend ask me go play play, I dont go one! I also don't do work at home; no time!"

I was like *stun*... and I really admire him for being able to study so well at the same time enjoy life to the max.

So far, it seems that life has been good for me. But fact is, it's not... After the MST week, many many troubles and problems surfaced out of nowhere. Most problems related to school and one related to life. The feeling is like being clubbed on the head with a sledgehammer. I somehow can't find that vigor to be cheerful and dandy in school.

Eating also seems much difficult; lifting that spoonful of food to my mouth is like asking me to carry the weight of a fat-ass lady! Many a times, the process of laughing ain't that joyful. But Earns "didi" (1st time calling him god bro due to the fact that he calls me Big Bro!) was always there to cheer me up and knock sense into me. He seems like a split personality of me, always happy don't know for what crazy shit reason! I really appreciate him as a true friend...Hope I can sort myself out as soon as possible... and if I really do, I gotta thank him a gazillion!

--Day 5, Perplexity-Needs time to sort out all the troubles--

Resolve

With the recent "problems" in my academics, I've decided to put a major limitation on my gaming and leisure hours. And, today seems to be the first day. Luckily I feel so much better after the headache subsided.

Today's pure study mentality started early in the day at 8am when I attended lessons normally. Lessons ended at 1pm and Earns and I went to have our lunch with Joel and Julian. I was really happy to catch up with them after so long a time; talked lots of crap and jokes like "When the world end at 2012", "Eccentric people in our old class", etc etc...

After lunch, it was down to business : To clear the CSS Miniproject draft once and for all. Earns and I brainstormed on the draft for a solid 4 hours. No kinds of temptations was able to derail our concentration. Really, its "Think Till The TouNao Twists!". Many a times, we got stuck at many parts for quite some time; stoning while thinking. But even so, we got the draft done. At about 5.45pm, my man Earns headed to work while I still got more to do... when I reach home at least.

It has really been some time since I've seen Bun Jie, Zhen Ping Kor and Ah Qing Mei. Well, they unexpectedly came over to visit us during the early evening time. Man, lots to talk about like their new house, their plans, and many other things under the sun. Hope I get to see Bun Jie's new house soon!

Finally, when things quieten down (cousins, headed home) at about 8pm just now, I put on my Thinking Cap and started drafting the report and coming out with the SQL programming script... Another 2 hours plus of study-trance. Finally, I was able to slow down my momentum and breathe a sigh of relief. What a "Hardcore" day! So damn proud I was able to psycho myself.

Now... I just can't get my brains to think anymore... just want to go to sleep and prepare for the next day.

--Day 4, Obstinance in a state of folly--

Oblivious

Well I got my SOCOM paper, and all I can say is that never in my 3 years in poly did i see such crappy result. Though it wasn't a failure but simply, I deserved it. And now at the start of the school term, I suddenly realized I had much things to do. Curse myself for turning a blind eye at the Blackboard, as in not checking for any assignments to be done.

CSS Miniproject, DI Project 2, SOCOM lab-retest, DSP lab-retest, CSS lab re-test... god knows how many more will come.

On top of that the headache is nigging at my nerves again... Since last night, it won't go away. Damn it...

Many a times today, I think back to my Poly Year 1. How the heck did I psycho myself to be strong, to be impervious, to be invulnerable to everything and focus on my studies and yet at the same time enjoying life? Thinking back, I really envy myself then... I need that focus again... I need that determination again...

Tonight, is gonna be one hell of a night... after a very uncomfortable afternoon nap, I hope I should be able to stay focused for the night and try to clear as much of the CSS Miniporject as possible. I hope the continual dosage of panadol and wind oil will help clear that damned headache.

--Day 3, lets see how long it takes for you to realize your mistakes--

Had trouble sleeping... Tonight's the worst... On top of that my head hurts like hell, especially near the temple region. Just eaten Panadol and rubbed some Feng1 You2 on my temples and forehead... Hope I can get some sleep soon. Sick... and tired...

Its the 1st day of school again, after the MST week. Somehow I feel the drive to study as much as possible, just hope I don't lose that drive again. During the SOCOM Lab, I was told by Mr Lim that my re-test will be posponed till next Friday. Guess I'll take the time to study... As what Earns pointed out, getting high marks shouldn't be a problem if I looked through the Lab sheets.

Yesterday I accompanied Ah Mei to view some potential flats. Now that she's done with her studies and graduation very soon, its time for her to get a Job. So I guess the apartment should be one that is cosy enough, both internally and externally and, of course the rent should be reasonable. Yesterday's unit at Choa Chu Kang Ave. 2 seems like a good place. That 4 room flat's interior has been completed in Ancient Roman-Greek theme, three bedrooms all comes air-conditioned and of course the toilet looks comfortable. All for a price of $1850 per month. I think that seems quite reasonable for a well-furbished house and Ah Mei might consider that.

*ahem...* As I was blogging, Ah Mei told me that the Yishun apartment sucks, and worse still the Choa Chu Kang one has been taken... oh well...

Anime & Playpark Exhibition

Below: Lucky I got it! After playing those kiddy games, I got the "Maoster" balloon!

Below: Other things in the bag, Gunbound paper model, 2 playpark keychains, 1 playpark bottle, and a few stickers.

Catching up after so long, me and Brian and his friend were at Suntec City for the Animax / Anime Convention. Standard, we never give the Bandai Booth a miss. Brian even got his hands on a 1/100 MG Gundam Unicorn for only $68! Freaking cheap, and also, it was the last one for the day! I had to supress my temptation to buy other model kits. There was also cosplay there, chaps in Stormtrooper costumes, Ultraman suits, Jedimaster suits, other funny looking lolita outfits, and oh ya... one girl in a sexy outfit portraying Rogue of X-Men.

All round Suntec City, I saw kids with some kind of long balloon with the Playpark Forum's mascot (Maoster) on it. Then i remembered that there was some kind of event at the other end of Suntec City, so there I was... standing amongs the sea of kids (haha), queuing up to register for the playpark website thingie and also for that bag and for some game tickets to get some freebies... man... I feel like a 10 year old haha!

May He Poop On My Knee?

This is really a nice and captivating Indian MTV, if you don't see the lyrics... really!

Rabandtor

Below: "White Girl" is the name for this Tee. If I never hear wrongly from Melvin. I just love the design of it!

Below: It was just like yesterday.... Hanz, Melvin and Me after raving at The Cherry Bar.

I'm glad I was able to help Melvin with his portfolio, by being the model of the day ( lol~!). Melvin was the photographer and Eric was there to help out with transportation.

Basically, I wore various designs of Rabandtor Tees and took the shots at various "old" places. I can't search for a better word than "old"! But, that's the theme. His idea was that, he wanted something oriental, something olden, and also it was a "virgin" label. I find that concept quite refreshing as it is away from the enclosure of the studios as well as the usual highs of fashion glamour. After the 1st set of photoshots, we break for lunch and went to a different location for the second set (All within central area of Singapore). Prior to the second set of shots, We prayed at a temple and asked for blessings. Well, I just hope my family members, my girl, and my friends are all well. Also, I wish Han's and Melvin's business take off like a rocket!

On with the second set of photos... and.. I was sweating like a dog due to the extreme heat of the mid-day sun. The thermometer in the Temple reads a scorching 36 Degrees Celcius! FIRE! All in all, the photoshot session was about 5 hours. Though tiring, it was a really good experience for me!

Photos will be ready by next week I hope!

For more of Rabandator, check out Melvin's or Han's Blog!

Imagine a nice mountain...
all filled with greenery and flowers...
Birds chirping...
A pair of lovers confessing their hearts...



a stone drops in...



Choke that mountain...
It is patient...
It endures...
However pressure mounts...
It don't want to destroy life's beauty...

alas...

Flames erupt..
Lava gushes out from its apex..

Grass to ashes...
Birds to firemoths...
Couples... transformed...

One of them bashed anything living or non-living
Eats anything big or small
Kills without blinking an eye...
...just couldn't care less

Its a BLOODY FUCKING MONSTER!!!

FUCK that mountain!
And FUCK YOU... monster!!!

There are 3 papers for the upcoming MST. Mainly DSP, SOCOM and CSS. And, I've got a whole three weeks to mug it out. I wish I can grind out all-As, which is possible I feel, if I become a no-lifer. On top of that, there are the CSS Qn8 Lab to do as well as FYP to work on. Not forgetting, there are the few lab tests that I have to study for... school re-opening's gonna be a headache for me.

Post-ICT

Super tired after coming back from ICT. After a round of Dim Sum with LiYang, Daniel and Geoff, I headed back home and dropped dead on bed. The next day(Which was yesterday), I cannot tahan; dropped dead for the next 12 or so hours, waking up today 5.30am this morning.

*It's nobody's fault except for that "Garang" CO / BC... You effectively "killed" almost half the batallion with your needless charge. Kudos to the few who stand up for their rights.

Six by All That Remains

This song had always been in my Laptop, courtesy of Earns. I have heard this song quite a few times over the year. However I was unable to decipher the lyrics. A search through the internet yields this :

All That Remains - Six

I wish I was free of this

I see her in my dreams
Wish that she wasn’t there
But she still haunts me and I
Still feel her breath on me
Still want to taste her skin
But I know that would kill me

No damn her
Still I choke on her lies
Still reeling from her last caress her goodbye

Oh how this sickens me
This wretched fools affair
I can’t erase this from me
And now it permeates
In every thought I feel
The anger burns in my soul

No damn her
Still I feel my stomach turn
Choke back hold my head high im strong

No damn her
Still I choke on her lies
Not reeling im strong

No damn her
Still I feel my stomach turn
choke back hold my head high im strong

No damn her
Still I choke on her lies
Not reeling im strong

I wish I was free of This

Its been some time...

It has really been some time since I've updated anything here. It's just that creeping sense of laziness that "controlled" my fingers!

A review of myself for this semester so far : DIE...

I've yet to really start digging into my books. Many a times, I tried to summon my will to do grind those books... however, again and again, its that laziness.

This weekend I am going to go back to camp for reservist training and I doubt that I will have enough time to study. That leaves me with about 3 weeks to the MST. On top of that, I will be missing all the lab tests due to the reservist training lol... Dead like a crab waiting to be cooked and peppered XD

Need to settle this first... Most important for this week is the Job Interview Test that carries a 25% weightage for the CSW module! I will definitely dress to my best and put on that ermmm ermm... "charm"? and eloquence!

Happy Mothers' Day 11/05/08

Above: Mommy, Ariel and Ah Ma @ the Restaurant beside the NUS swimming pool

Jamming at Moberly again!

After the SOCOM tutorial the trio of us and See Kiang (Surprise! He's a drummer!!) , were at Morberly jamming for 1 hour before going back to lessons. Probably we'll be practicing once per week or something. Maybe joining SP Talentime might be a possibility. But for now, we absolutely suck! =D

Flying Car!

Below: The green car at its final resting spot, of course in a mangled heap of trash metal.

Below: Now you have seen the number? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? 4D la, 1st prize guarentee!

Below: The Lancer was luckier, only a smashed front and perhaps a cracked windscreen.

This accident took place at Clementi Central early on this morning. My guess was that the green car (Cant recall its manufacturer) was travelling at high speed past the cross junction. In its quest for speed, it did not notice the silver Lancer in the pocket inching forward to make a turn at the first opportunity. So, BANG! up goes the Green Car as it flips over and did a few 360 degrees rotation mid-air and coming to a grinding halt some 30metres away close to the curb. Could have been as spactacular as those stunts in the movies! Just hope that both drivers and any passengers escape with their lives.

Below: Makansutra, a Kopitiam to cheat foreigners I guess...

Below: DXO bar, a good place for chilling and chatting...

Its been quite some time since I catched up with Earns. So many things to talk about! Heaven and Earth, Sun and Stars, etc etc...We decided to meet at The Esplanade for dinner and for a place to chill out. We had our dinner at the Makansutra open-air Kopitiam beside the DXO Club. Char Kuay Tiao that is $4, but doesn't taste bad. And also that cute coffee girl at the counter, whom I embarassed with my "coffee-half-hot-half-cold"!

After dinner, we chilled at DXO's open-air bar. There was a live band that performed all sorts of famous english pop pieces. One of them, which was "We're In Heaven"... I feel that was the best song of the night, somehow touches my heart as I remembered the lyrics. I had wanted a Bloody Mary, but it was out of stock... so I followed Earns and got a Lychee Martini.

Well... its kinda like throwing all the problems at once on the table as Earns and I talked about all sorts of relationship problems we are facing. We were both surprised with each other's tales. However, his is really different from mine, and the way in which he describes it, really got me captivated and I... yea... feel for him. As what I told him... give her time... and things might be better than expected ya?

As for me, his advice was, in a relationship, there is always give and take. Even if you are in the right, you should compromise, and think of the relationship. And of course, If both don't give way, *Boom* was his final word for that piece of advice. I just sat there and thought over his words carefully...

*Sorry...*

Happy Bday Mommy!

Sorry Mommy, I did not have any presents this year for you! So cashless now =__=

Anyway, happy 47th Bday to you. Wish you happy always, healthy always!

Great exercise work out??

Below: 6 pallets ladened with CRT monitors awaiting storage.

Below: See that stack of boxes 5 layers high (centre of photo). It contains 15-17 inch LCD monitors and I've gotta take great care stacking them as well as bearing all its weight as i put the last few ones at the top of the stack. The 21 inch CRT monitors are the WORST! (Black ones)
The image depicts the store partially fill...

Below: When its all done... Alone by me...

For once, I'm sweating from head to toe... for the whole 8 hour's duration of work, Loads and loads of computers to pack on pallets and loads of pallets to arrange...

Hands cramped from carrying, back strained from all the weight of load and pushing and pulling of pallets, irritation creaping in my mind because Boss and Colleagues don't seem to help? Hell, I don't give a fuck, I just want to complete everything so I can go home and rest. Time flies when you are pre-occupied, don't u agree?

男人女人

许茹芸&阿穆隆 - 男人女人

爱爱爱爱了几回
也明白其中滋味
付出的从来不会等于收回
我却还在等待着谁能出现

伤伤伤伤了几回
也曾经为爱憔悴
爱情里好人总比坏人狼狈
我却还是学不会狠心对谁

男人男人 多希望你是好人
多希望用你的真 让我不必再心疼
女人女人 我答应做个好人
我答应用我一生 来换你的快乐一生

爱爱爱爱了几回
也明白其中滋味
付出的从来不会等于收回
我却还在等待着谁能出现

伤伤伤伤了几回
也曾经为爱憔悴
爱情好人总比坏人狼狈
我却还是学不会 狠心对谁

男人男人 多希望你是好人
多希望用你的真 让我不必再心疼
女人女人 我答应做个好人
我答应用我一生 来换你的快乐一生

男人男人 多希望你是好人
多希望用你的真 让我不必再心疼
女人女人 我答应做个好人
不会再让我(你)心疼　一等再等
你就是我等的那个人

男人男人
女人女人
多么希望你是对的人

Below: The view of the harbour from the jetty.

Below: The jetty with lights marking it's path out to sea. The silouhette represents the couple.

Below: The walk home... where it all started.

For once I went to West Coast Park at night, not for a Jog... just a slow stroll along the edge of the harbour. Cladded in dry-fit singlet and a pair of shorts, I feel the bone-chilling air against my skin, accompanied with that familiar smell of fresh air. As I walked on into the park, I couldn't help but notice a number of couples, each in their own space of privacy, enjoying their moment together. I reached the jetty and decided to walk to its end, stuck out into the waters, and spend some time gazing afar into the horizon, gazing beyond the sky... even the couple standing several meters couldn't stand my sudden intrusion of their privacy, and they promptly left. Sorry folks...

Hours went like minutes, and I guess, i shouldn't stay long... its just the road home, where I came from...

After Maple, "facebook"... why...

Almost 1/2 way there!

Below: I've seen this car several times already. Now upon closer inspection, I finally know its a Mercedes SLK55 AMG! Coolest Merc closest to the SLR McLaren!

Tomorrow after work is officially 1/2 way through my ITP. Thinking about the past 4 and a half weeks, time really flies. But thinking about the next 4 and a half weeks, time can creep like glacier... Today boss treated the whole lot of us at the Jumbo Kopitiam beside SP. We had western set lunch as well as popiah. And once again I created a blooper by saying "Coffee half hot half cold" to a malay drink seller. Quite to my surprise, he reitterated "Kopi-puah-sio-leng" to me, to the amusement to everyone! Gosh!!

Hurt myself again today. This time, a significant patch of outer skin on my right hand (near the thumb) got peeled off when I tried to place a box on top of a shelf. I accidentally grazed the sharp edge of the steel structure. Pop! Off the skin, and blood there was. What can I do? That's work...

I seriously don't understand why playing Maple on Singnet will results in lag. Everytime I think of Singnet or 2Wire connection, I am utterly pissed. It was "hell" as I disconnected from the game every 5-10 minutes, and Ting had a x2 Drop Rate Coupon running on it. Black out in Tawau and lagginess at my house, together with the activation of x2, why must it be so coincidental? Must I go to the cybercafe so as not to waste the x2? If I do, prepared to be locked out of my house I guess. My bros, were back too, and they too complained about the lag on the Warcraft server. Not a good day for gaming, not a good day for smiles too...

炎亚纶&刘力扬 - TiAmo

虽然是简单的形容
虽然是重复的动作
因为有你
让一切都变成不平凡

好想缝合你我手心
就这样牵住放不开
有你陪伴
呼吸着有你的空气
就是幸福

Ti amo Te Quiero
每一天都要爱上你
想着你 沉入梦境
一张眼 一清醒
第一个想到又是你

Sa la he And I Love You
我每天都要爱上你
少一天 就会遗憾
陪着你的光阴
怎样都不算蹉跎


好想缝合你我手心
就这样牵住放不开
有你陪伴
呼吸着有你的空气
就是幸福

Ti amo Te Quiero
每一天都要爱上你
想着你 沉入梦境
一张眼 一清醒
第一个想到又是你

Sa la he And I Love You
我每天都要爱上你
少一天 就会遗憾
陪着你的光阴
怎样都不算蹉跎
陪着你的光阴
怎样都不算蹉跎
永远都觉

PC Fair 2008 @ Suntec Convention Hall

Below: I shy lah... RAH!

Below: The gadgets i bought yesterday.

I've never seen so so many people this year... my god, the entire Suntec City was flooded by throngs of people heading to the PC Fair. At times, I got frustrated by moving at a snail's pace. And I even thought of deliberately stepping on other people's heels just to quell my frustration haha. Luckily I avoided the overhead bridge linking CitiLink and Suntec. The people on the bridge were literally "sight-seeing"! If I was there, perhaps I might push a few of them over the bridge!

At the fair, I met up with Earns, Jian Liang, Sotong and Long Xing, and of course Christina (Tuna). All of them are working at the PC fair, and I really pity them because its really kinda terrible job. Imagine standing for 10+ hours selling the products in a hall that is jam-packed with people. The noise, the odour, etc... Man... Really ages since I see my guys, and of course the 1st time I saw Christina.

Also, I bought quite a few things. A Western-D 160GB External HDD for $110, a laptop skin for $15, a pair of headphones with mic for $15 and a mini-vacuum for $6 (courtesy of my man Earns).