here we go again, another year, the 5th, into the new millenium and earthlings such as i are still hanging on for dear life as mother nature wreaks havoc with some others. happy new year to all! glad that we're alive and well in singapore.
anyway i got paid by my old buddy for helping with the web. yuh not a lot but ok la... cos i seriously didn't do a lot of stuff to amend what he showed me. jus tidied up his stuff the way i best knew how.
*i realise i do a lot of covert ops lately, HAHAHA... must life get so complicated?*
Friday, December 31, 2004
Thursday, December 30, 2004
c.o.m.p.l.i.c.a.t.e.d.
i'm feeling complicated. gotta head to grouphug again.
i hope i'll get some cash tomorrow. i gave my friend a handjob. haha i gave him a hand to do a job for his webby. and i'm paid. *hiuk hiuk*
sometimes i just wish i'd just fly off to australia right away... and get the whole degree thing over and done with and fly back here. i feel i'm in limbo. can't get proper job, can't overspend. can't do the single *thang* and go dating and whatnot, without breaking any hearts. HAHAHA
you people won't believe if i told you i'd been on covert mission for the army all this while after i claimed to have ORDed.
*complication in simplicity*
i hope i'll get some cash tomorrow. i gave my friend a handjob. haha i gave him a hand to do a job for his webby. and i'm paid. *hiuk hiuk*
sometimes i just wish i'd just fly off to australia right away... and get the whole degree thing over and done with and fly back here. i feel i'm in limbo. can't get proper job, can't overspend. can't do the single *thang* and go dating and whatnot, without breaking any hearts. HAHAHA
you people won't believe if i told you i'd been on covert mission for the army all this while after i claimed to have ORDed.
*complication in simplicity*
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
we had steamboat!
ok so it wasn't a big deal. NOT an outing. jus a simple meal.
picked up rachel, then shan (all the way to NTU after she knocks off, on account of her knowing me so long... keke... plus she offer treat me dinner+kopi ma... XD haha), then the banyan tree lady (henceforth referred to as BTL, since on the way back to town) and drop by Ikea for shan's cardboard boxes and $1 dogs. yay BTL treat the hotdogs. but still hungry. headed to suntec and while shan n BTL went to check out some cute hammies and wabbits, rach n i rv with obie n icgrl. everyone greeted tnim as if she owned suntec, and we went to makan the suntec joaquim steamboat. everyone had their fill. shan made some observations with the clam food tt she fed with the tomyum soup. =_= HAHAHAHA
next stop, mysecretgarden. hmm i might consider organising birthday parties there. ^^ ice mocha courtesy of shan, thanks! ^^ tok cok until 11+ and packed up for homestead. hmm... shan had these cardboard boxes which were quite a handful haa...
hmm dun frown at me lidat la ppl... the topic was on for 1-2days in #tp leh... anyway dun worry i'm sure there'll be another meal outing(i'd call it mealing but it's just weird) soon i believe.
today was my 2nd time driving thru NTU. i can't remember if i went there before in the first place but everything seemed pretty familiar. minus the fact that my live firing days in the army included the area behind the uni. but i sure get a kick out of the students gawking at my car. muahaha... i'm vain.
i think i need another haircut.
oh by the way, i must praise the BTL for having dressed very nicely today. shiny shiny green top and all. shan had on a comfy knitted sleeveless sweater. and i think being the first time i'd met icgrl, she looked real vibrant despite being *ahem* not so warmed up to us yet. ya i know. most ppl dun get used to my idiotic sense of humour the first time round. usually.
i'm hoping to get $ from my friend soon. haha... he seems ok with the way i made his website. ok la it's not the content. more of the creation of the template that his guys can use without much hassle on their own, the overall layout, plus abit of scripting to fancify-up his webby. lol fancify-up. never heard of it either. but sounds logical doesn't it? beauty, beautify. fancy, fancify. i wan marni. maybe i'd appreciate if i get lots of $ for my birthday. my bank is drying up. ya i know, i've been complaining that it's drying up for a long time, but seriously it is... i'm seeing more zeroes than i did last time. hmm... somehow that last phrase about the zeroes get me a feeling i'll get shot at... but oh well...
*time to start listing down stuff i'm gonna pack*
picked up rachel, then shan (all the way to NTU after she knocks off, on account of her knowing me so long... keke... plus she offer treat me dinner+kopi ma... XD haha), then the banyan tree lady (henceforth referred to as BTL, since on the way back to town) and drop by Ikea for shan's cardboard boxes and $1 dogs. yay BTL treat the hotdogs. but still hungry. headed to suntec and while shan n BTL went to check out some cute hammies and wabbits, rach n i rv with obie n icgrl. everyone greeted tnim as if she owned suntec, and we went to makan the suntec joaquim steamboat. everyone had their fill. shan made some observations with the clam food tt she fed with the tomyum soup. =_= HAHAHAHA
next stop, mysecretgarden. hmm i might consider organising birthday parties there. ^^ ice mocha courtesy of shan, thanks! ^^ tok cok until 11+ and packed up for homestead. hmm... shan had these cardboard boxes which were quite a handful haa...
hmm dun frown at me lidat la ppl... the topic was on for 1-2days in #tp leh... anyway dun worry i'm sure there'll be another meal outing(i'd call it mealing but it's just weird) soon i believe.
today was my 2nd time driving thru NTU. i can't remember if i went there before in the first place but everything seemed pretty familiar. minus the fact that my live firing days in the army included the area behind the uni. but i sure get a kick out of the students gawking at my car. muahaha... i'm vain.
i think i need another haircut.
oh by the way, i must praise the BTL for having dressed very nicely today. shiny shiny green top and all. shan had on a comfy knitted sleeveless sweater. and i think being the first time i'd met icgrl, she looked real vibrant despite being *ahem* not so warmed up to us yet. ya i know. most ppl dun get used to my idiotic sense of humour the first time round. usually.
i'm hoping to get $ from my friend soon. haha... he seems ok with the way i made his website. ok la it's not the content. more of the creation of the template that his guys can use without much hassle on their own, the overall layout, plus abit of scripting to fancify-up his webby. lol fancify-up. never heard of it either. but sounds logical doesn't it? beauty, beautify. fancy, fancify. i wan marni. maybe i'd appreciate if i get lots of $ for my birthday. my bank is drying up. ya i know, i've been complaining that it's drying up for a long time, but seriously it is... i'm seeing more zeroes than i did last time. hmm... somehow that last phrase about the zeroes get me a feeling i'll get shot at... but oh well...
*time to start listing down stuff i'm gonna pack*
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
wait wait wait
i waited 3wks now gotta wait another 2wks. my little precious pre-meditated xmas-turned-birthday present courtesy of my lovely parents has been delayed. stupid bank. why take so long? in their own words, "don't ask me. ask XXXX". the guy is just inefficient. ho hum... now i gotta start practising my s... uh heh... i'll tell when it comes.
the rest of the day involved abit of web project twiddling about. it's like one of these sessions that i learn about CSS and its wonderful properties. and i still love javascript to the core. seems pretty fun when u combine them both together.
aye i'm usually skeptic. but let's see if our outing tmr will be successful with good attendance.
i received my letter for my ERS today. darn. 300 shares nia. same time i got my SingPass too. how convenient. as if few days ago i'd predicted the ERS letter would come today and applied for my SingPass then. don't know what you ppl intend to do, but i'd cashed 200 shares and left 100 behind. leave it there lo... i can encash it anytime i want right? next time maybe this 100 shares may rise or drop. if it rises, heck i can cash it out then. who knows it might be my life saver. when i'm really broke, down and out. hahaha... fantastic imagination.
Dual
hmm sorry just a sudden spark of inspiration hit me and i HAD to type that bunch of words out. it may or may not make sense to you. but i know what it means. that's all there is to know about it. cheers~ :)
*so many things to do, so little time to accomplish*
the rest of the day involved abit of web project twiddling about. it's like one of these sessions that i learn about CSS and its wonderful properties. and i still love javascript to the core. seems pretty fun when u combine them both together.
aye i'm usually skeptic. but let's see if our outing tmr will be successful with good attendance.
i received my letter for my ERS today. darn. 300 shares nia. same time i got my SingPass too. how convenient. as if few days ago i'd predicted the ERS letter would come today and applied for my SingPass then. don't know what you ppl intend to do, but i'd cashed 200 shares and left 100 behind. leave it there lo... i can encash it anytime i want right? next time maybe this 100 shares may rise or drop. if it rises, heck i can cash it out then. who knows it might be my life saver. when i'm really broke, down and out. hahaha... fantastic imagination.
Dual
My life is more exciting than it looks,
my days are more happening than they appear.
For i lead a double life,
a mighty shadow cast upon my soul.
In darkness i prevail,
in light i take concealment.
Understand what goes on without,
but not what goes on within.
My second layer runs beneath,
swiftly through the twilight.
hmm sorry just a sudden spark of inspiration hit me and i HAD to type that bunch of words out. it may or may not make sense to you. but i know what it means. that's all there is to know about it. cheers~ :)
*so many things to do, so little time to accomplish*
morning calls
today's duty was henrie. my morning call was by henrie. on irc.
yesterday was shan. by sms.
think the day before was by lindie. by sms.
the day before that was by daddy. phonecall.
i got feeling almost everyday i can have free morning calls. certainly beats setting the loud alarm on my computer to sound off. thank goodness i concussed when lynn sms me 4am in the morning "Sian" and didn't hear the beep. ah girl u should try drinking some milk before sleeping might help. are the banyan trees giving u too much stress?
yesterday was shan. by sms.
think the day before was by lindie. by sms.
the day before that was by daddy. phonecall.
i got feeling almost everyday i can have free morning calls. certainly beats setting the loud alarm on my computer to sound off. thank goodness i concussed when lynn sms me 4am in the morning "Sian" and didn't hear the beep. ah girl u should try drinking some milk before sleeping might help. are the banyan trees giving u too much stress?
Monday, December 27, 2004
supposedly phase C
i've run out of songs to listen to that i get paid for. seriously. this part of the research project is done. i'll have to wait for the superior to get back from her leave before i find out what's next. can i either lay low until pay day + my temp contract expires in mid jan, or do i have to submit resignation letter... stuff like that. i dun wish to work anymore on those disgusting stuff.
i've got better stuff to work on. like webdev projects. in case you are wondering, "webdev" is just a term i' ve seen often on the net. just a simple shortform for website development projects. sounds cooler in a geeky sense of humour.
i went down to the institute today. bloody trip took me half hour to and fro. and i didn't even warmed up my seat before i left. since i
i've got better stuff to work on. like webdev projects. in case you are wondering, "webdev" is just a term i' ve seen often on the net. just a simple shortform for website development projects. sounds cooler in a geeky sense of humour.
i went down to the institute today. bloody trip took me half hour to and fro. and i didn't even warmed up my seat before i left. since i
- found out there wasn't anymore songs to work on
- the supervisor in charge of my HR matters was on leave
and i headed home for lunch. i had my appointment with the doc in the afternoon. the surgeon who operated on my eyes for lasik. just a follow-up checkup to make sure everything's stable, FYI the blood clots in my eyes have subsided fully now! and also to sap more money from me for barely short 5mins of actual consultation. the refraction test costs about $14. that's the eye check up thing on the vision chart. i can now roughly tell you some lines of characters by heart after all this while. standard ones, from left to right.
- E-V-O-T-L,
- H-P-Q-N-L,
- B-S-V-D-F.
these, among others. these are those i see most often of. i have vision up to 4.5. whatever that means. just that everything seems normal when i checked with the refraction specialist. damn. the pretty refraction spec isn't around. got a slightly uglier one today. the other 2 i last saw were much better than this. probably that's why i couldn't see properly as well today. HAHAHA
and i met up with my army friends. 2 ntu undergrads, one works at a furni warehouse, and another that sells laptops in funan. plus one bummer who works from home and types this blog. i can't believe we actually sat at the Citilink Pacific Coffee for about 2hours chatting about old times and the people we knew. and current affairs in general. and we counted that of the 5 of us, only one was attached. the ntu undergrad. the rest of us handsome young bachelors are enjoying our lives for now. oh yes, 5. one was busy at church(xmas ma...), and 2 overseas studying. a guy at UQ, and another in Manchester over in UK. the lucky chap. DAMN YOU JON! haha
so that's that. i can't say today was happening. but a lot did happen. and i certainly did travel a lot too.
wad about phase C in the title? i figured. phase A started when i ORDed. phase B was when i found a job transcribing, from home. phase C begins when i cease the music-listening and concentrate more on webdev. in time to come is phase D. phase D equals Australia. new page in life for me over there. time certainly flies. i'm gonna miss everyone and everything here. and my family's car too.
*why i have this feeling everyone treats me like their sister? is it really true?*
Sunday, December 26, 2004
another day wasted away
hurhur i had another dream, woke at noon, prata for lunch, brother called and we nearly headed out for round 2 of our lunch cos he booked a table. but then he cancelled it. fortunately. and i played gunbound all the way. that's today.
originally intended some outing with the banyan tree lady and gang. but being busy with her cosplay and stuff we called it off here and there. XD
i practically burnt today on gunbound. end of story. read my dreams! ^^
i'd been listening to ministry of sound on WKRZ 91.3FM. one track goes something like this "get a credit card, get a car, get a house and get a life" repeating a whole chain of get this get that. then the chorus breaks into "we want your soul, your body, your mind" in repetition after that. anybody heard it? i like that track. but no clue what's it called.
*nothing further, out*
originally intended some outing with the banyan tree lady and gang. but being busy with her cosplay and stuff we called it off here and there. XD
i practically burnt today on gunbound. end of story. read my dreams! ^^
i'd been listening to ministry of sound on WKRZ 91.3FM. one track goes something like this "get a credit card, get a car, get a house and get a life" repeating a whole chain of get this get that. then the chorus breaks into "we want your soul, your body, your mind" in repetition after that. anybody heard it? i like that track. but no clue what's it called.
*nothing further, out*
Saturday, December 25, 2004
was i a bad boy?
santa didn't gave me any presents this year. i was probably a bad boy, that's why. it's either that, or simply because we don't have any chimneys for the jolly old man to climb down from. and we lock all our doors late at night to prevent burglars from entering.
did you guys win anything in the gunbound merry gunbound event? i didn't win anything i think. :( oh well... better luck next time.
-sigh- no marni still... i still running on empty. my part time job the superior decided to hold back my $ because i couldn't deliver my stuff in time before the payday. i'll have to wait till january. wtf... -sigh-
oh and i managed to catch the last few new movies. i saw Blade Trilogy, Kungfu Hustle and some others. a family member managed to acquire storage media for these motion picture productions of questionable origins. this allows us to view such blockbusters in the comfort of my home.
how time flies... i have barely one month plus before i leave on a plane to aussie to study. i don't think anybody really managed to bother remembering all these, but i'll just put these details up anyway.
did you guys win anything in the gunbound merry gunbound event? i didn't win anything i think. :( oh well... better luck next time.
-sigh- no marni still... i still running on empty. my part time job the superior decided to hold back my $ because i couldn't deliver my stuff in time before the payday. i'll have to wait till january. wtf... -sigh-
oh and i managed to catch the last few new movies. i saw Blade Trilogy, Kungfu Hustle and some others. a family member managed to acquire storage media for these motion picture productions of questionable origins. this allows us to view such blockbusters in the comfort of my home.
how time flies... i have barely one month plus before i leave on a plane to aussie to study. i don't think anybody really managed to bother remembering all these, but i'll just put these details up anyway.
- i'm flying Feb 6th approx 8pm
- i'll be studying for 1 year(due to 2yrs of exemptions)
- i might study for another year after that, if i'm good enough, for masters(if u can choose to study another year for masters OR honours, which would you choose?).
- i'll be staying there with jason
- we haven't found a permanent place to stay over there yet(so if you have any recommendations...)
- i'll miss Chinese New Year(that's on the 9th i believe).
- i'm studying Bachelor of IT, some sort of network computing specialisation.
- the university is Wollongong. W-O-double L-O-N-G-O-N-G. pronounced Wo-long-gong. how difficult can that be? i rather not hear about your witty versions of name-calling for the uni thanks. i've heard my fair share.
- i think i paid approx SGD 14k.
*i'm leaving on a jet plane~*
Friday, December 24, 2004
ho ho ho!
it's xmas eve! hooray! hmm... actually, apart from the 2 xmas cards i'd received this year, i didn't do much christmassy stuff. but in the midst of me doing my silly work, my thoughts drifted thru to a story. here goes...
*小姐 excuse me, but are you my "her"? 我的不见了.*
hooray... i'm basically done with what work i have at hand. i think. i'll need to get back to my superior next week to see if i can get anymore work. i think i'd been damn slow at producing work for her.he wasn't much of a chef. he didn't know how to cook. but he spent over half an hour in the boiler room of a kitchen. what was he doing in there? he was preparing some food. the ham was being warmed up in the microwave oven. the chicken cordon bleu were in the conventional oven. it was hard work for him to monitor both ovens simultaneously. eventually, having spent over half an hour in the tiny kitchen and sweaty by now, he took a whiff of the crispy and hot chicken delicacies, that was frozen just moments ago. out came an insulated carrier. the piping hot food were placed inside the carrier to keep them warm. he also packed along a pair of forks and glasses. taking a glance at the clock, there wasn't much time. he rushed to get everything ready and put them in the boot of his car. he had to take a shower before he leaves. it was too sweaty and uncomfortable otherwise.
after picking her up, they headed for a shopping mall. they both needed to
buy some stuff. after the brief shopping spree, the pair left the mall in his
car. they were on their way to a special place to spend the evening. the place
was isolated, but not deserted.
when they reached the location, they found it slightly more crowded than usual. but they managed to find a spot. out came the picnic mat, out came the food, and out came the sparkling grape juice too. they were going to have a picnic, by the waterfront. they didn't need candles as the place was illuminated by the city lights. as they ate the simple food he had prepared, they saw the bright moon in the sky, without a single drifting cloud in sight. the two chatted happily as they ate and basked in the moonlight, and enjoyed the mirage of lights coming from the city skyline. they cuddled for a while. and they drank the sparkling juice poured from its bottle. the evening was lovely.
after spending well over 2hours at their little night time picnic, the two decided it was time to leave. sadly, he sent her home, and went home himself, too. alas, all good things must come to an end. but it was a good evening.
it could have been.
*小姐 excuse me, but are you my "her"? 我的不见了.*
Thursday, December 23, 2004
mmm that was nice
i was playing GunBound and i saw this 2 guys i'd assume to be brothers or related... they were in the same room. and guess what their nicks were... one was "HmmNiceSmell" and the other was "HmmBadSmell" and i went wtf LoL so cute... XD
and i digress. yes my title referred to some snail mail i got. thanks terence, terry. it was nice to receive real xmas cards this year. altho there was one more xmas card tt came with the bloody vcd. BUT! but! but of all things both of them 不约而同 referred to me as SAI LANG! wtf... haha _if_ my family ever takes a look at my xmas cards they'll have question marks all over their heads...
hmm... i seriously doubt orchard road is a good place to go this period of time... or town for that matter... i went to do some grocery shopping and it was fugging crowded and warm.
oh did i mention SOMEBODY sms me telling me how she had her spa treatment at Sentosa!!! :P must learn lor... next time go there overnight remember to bring toothpaste+brush and lots of your own tidbits/cup noodles... exp leh the stuff there... a small pack of potato chips that costs $1.00 or wad on SGP mainland costs $5 or more there!!! and wad buffet that costs $54 tsk tsk... i share your pain. sentosa is a cruel island... =x
*i think i'm getting thinner... i'm only having lunch+dinner+loads of tidbits nowadays XD*
and i digress. yes my title referred to some snail mail i got. thanks terence, terry. it was nice to receive real xmas cards this year. altho there was one more xmas card tt came with the bloody vcd. BUT! but! but of all things both of them 不约而同 referred to me as SAI LANG! wtf... haha _if_ my family ever takes a look at my xmas cards they'll have question marks all over their heads...
hmm... i seriously doubt orchard road is a good place to go this period of time... or town for that matter... i went to do some grocery shopping and it was fugging crowded and warm.
oh did i mention SOMEBODY sms me telling me how she had her spa treatment at Sentosa!!! :P must learn lor... next time go there overnight remember to bring toothpaste+brush and lots of your own tidbits/cup noodles... exp leh the stuff there... a small pack of potato chips that costs $1.00 or wad on SGP mainland costs $5 or more there!!! and wad buffet that costs $54 tsk tsk... i share your pain. sentosa is a cruel island... =x
*i think i'm getting thinner... i'm only having lunch+dinner+loads of tidbits nowadays XD*
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
this is bad
i'm really not going anywhere. i'm home to do my work daily, and play abit of gunbound, irc. oh yes and the meals too. and the work was giving me problems with the compiling stuff. grr... it took me bloody ages to figure out what went wrong. in fact i DIDN'T figure out what went wrong. just tried my luck rebooting. and recompiling and test test, voila it was working again. wtf...
let me record down also, my triumph over my computer update. i have 2 desktops at home. i usually chat in irc on this, my old pentium 2 350Mhz running on win98se. it's in my room. this is about the _other_ desktop. it's pentium 4 1.7Ghz running on win2k upgraded to winxp.
so this winxp was giving me problems with updating to Service Pack 2 (SP2). why? i'd tried dozens of times before, since 2mths ago i believe. that whenever i tried installing the XP SP2, the computer would just reboot happily in a death loop. i gave up pretty much back then. just that few days ago i reboot the computer after leaving it on for 2wks 3days plus. and decided to try my luck again. but this time i got cleverer. i googled several online forums for info on the error. actually the recurring reboot was due to a fault. and i quote, "IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL" and the hex code of 0x0A.
i noticed a side comment somewhere somebody had problems with A4tech mouse with the SP2 upgrade. hey i'm using an optical A4tech mouse on that com. so i had the notion of such possibility. so i gave heck and unplugged everything save for the keyboard on the com, before i installed SP2. and it went smoothly! yay~ so i plugged everything in. and leaving the mouse last, just to prove to myself i was correct in my deduction, i plugged in the mouse at last, and the computer instantly reboot like it was bitten by a snake.
i used MouseKeys to move the cursor around and downloaded the A4Tech mouse driver update off their webby (this new driver version claims it's meant for XP-SP2) and tried again. yay~ problem solved~
this proves if a problem is left alone and you come back to it after sometime with sheer resolution in getting it fixed, it is possible to do so! V^_^ but of course i'd also be asking myself "why didn't i think about that idea earlier" and smack myself on the forehead.
nvm. at least it's fixed now. and my com is updated. yay.
*i'm not feeling right. i'm feeling left. left out, left behind, left alone, left to drown.*
let me record down also, my triumph over my computer update. i have 2 desktops at home. i usually chat in irc on this, my old pentium 2 350Mhz running on win98se. it's in my room. this is about the _other_ desktop. it's pentium 4 1.7Ghz running on win2k upgraded to winxp.
so this winxp was giving me problems with updating to Service Pack 2 (SP2). why? i'd tried dozens of times before, since 2mths ago i believe. that whenever i tried installing the XP SP2, the computer would just reboot happily in a death loop. i gave up pretty much back then. just that few days ago i reboot the computer after leaving it on for 2wks 3days plus. and decided to try my luck again. but this time i got cleverer. i googled several online forums for info on the error. actually the recurring reboot was due to a fault. and i quote, "IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL" and the hex code of 0x0A.
i noticed a side comment somewhere somebody had problems with A4tech mouse with the SP2 upgrade. hey i'm using an optical A4tech mouse on that com. so i had the notion of such possibility. so i gave heck and unplugged everything save for the keyboard on the com, before i installed SP2. and it went smoothly! yay~ so i plugged everything in. and leaving the mouse last, just to prove to myself i was correct in my deduction, i plugged in the mouse at last, and the computer instantly reboot like it was bitten by a snake.
i used MouseKeys to move the cursor around and downloaded the A4Tech mouse driver update off their webby (this new driver version claims it's meant for XP-SP2) and tried again. yay~ problem solved~
this proves if a problem is left alone and you come back to it after sometime with sheer resolution in getting it fixed, it is possible to do so! V^_^ but of course i'd also be asking myself "why didn't i think about that idea earlier" and smack myself on the forehead.
nvm. at least it's fixed now. and my com is updated. yay.
*i'm not feeling right. i'm feeling left. left out, left behind, left alone, left to drown.*
i've decided
this is where all my dreams will go to next time... think i'll consolidate them all there instead of taking up clutter in here... heh...
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
i ate tangyuans
the title is indeed politically incorrect. tangyuan should not come in plural. i should really put 汤圆s instead. hahaha yea add the S behind it still! plural... ok enough crap. anyway, i did eat. 8 of them. my parents ate 6 each n stuffed me with 8. wtf?! hahaha... peanut+sesame flavors. peanut flavor comes in pink color, whereas sesame flavor come in white. i ate 2 sesame and 6 peanut. i prefer peanut to sesame. i don't really drink the soup tt comes with it.
where did the tangyuan come from? my friendly neighbor next door gave it to us. they've been giving us the sweet dessert annually now... for at least 4 yrs. for this occasion. about 60 balls of tangyuans everytime. yep. and why do they give us the little balls of yumminess? *note to self: i doubt there's such a word as yummy + ness*
that's cos they are in that business of cos! my neighbor sells tangyuans at the beach road hawker center. at least that's what i hear from my parents all this while. and they've been in this business for over 10years plus by now. the family is quite friendly la. only one daughter-in-law of theirs who's a bitch. now now i don't call people names. my parents call her that. 恶婆喇. V^_^ she doesn't like other people parking in her invisible car park lot outside our houses.
did i mention my other neighbor too? he's some head of dept for mediacorp. cool... i think it's the accounts dept. he invited some celebs over for dinner few years ago i think. familiar faces included chen hanwei and chen xiu li. no biggy.
apparently that's all i can muster in this entry. i heard some funny shit tonight. i wish good luck to chris at his *current* endeavour. muahaha i'm evil.
oh yes i nearly forgot about it. remember i mentioned few days back my friend from sispec called me up and wanted to send me a video? the thing got here. he slipped in a xmas card too. awww. so the thing was the vcd. it really was barely 10mins long. the content? all bullshit crap. everything was American. all sorts of thrashtalking about how people should worry about the recession and current state of economy(in US) to scare the person looking at the video, then comes the pep talk to tell me how i actually can take control of the bullshit and make money. then finally comes this guy that talks sincerely about how the relationship between me and the person who sent me the video(he never contacted me all the while, what relationship? i'm not gay!) is more important than getting me involved. so the final word, what is that bloody video about? I DON'T HAVE A FUCKING CLUE!
i remember asking my fren wad was the business about. he said over the phone, "if i can tell you what the business is about over the phone, i wouldn't need to send the vcd to you"... and now that i've seen the video, it didn't fucking tell me what business isit they want me to be involved in! frigging hell i hate these kinda MLM sales tactics. probably credit to the book i read about the games people play at giving concessions to others. i'll use some of the tactics on myself now. i write down and commit that i don't want to be involved in that business.
let me analyse and dissect the tactic here... of course if my friend at first simply told me about the business and asked me if i was interested i'd be more likely to say no than saying yes. so he asks me for my address to send me the vcd. technically by giving my address to him i'd have committed to viewing the vcd. which i did. and the fact that the vcd took 2 days to arrive by mail somehow kept the discussion over the phone on my mind to wait in anticipation for it. another thing my friend did was called me over a land line. i can't sms him straightaway telling him i don't wish to be involved. this gives time for the idea to sink in and me to reconsider. he calls me up to talk and will stir my curiousity. i'd expect him to ask me for a meetup someplace probably the office, to talk more on it. but i'd say no i dun wish to find out more i dun nid the money. who the hell would earn money this easily... here leme give myself a pep talk. i won't fall prey to their system of sales tactics. i don't wish to be involved in their business venture. i wish them good luck and hope my friend will keep me informed if he ever earns big bucks while he's at it. i'll congratulate him and i'll tell him i made more than him in half the time just to hear his jaw drop over the phone.
ok i'm done. next please.
*did i mention i'm a closet pervert? HAHAHA*
where did the tangyuan come from? my friendly neighbor next door gave it to us. they've been giving us the sweet dessert annually now... for at least 4 yrs. for this occasion. about 60 balls of tangyuans everytime. yep. and why do they give us the little balls of yumminess? *note to self: i doubt there's such a word as yummy + ness*
that's cos they are in that business of cos! my neighbor sells tangyuans at the beach road hawker center. at least that's what i hear from my parents all this while. and they've been in this business for over 10years plus by now. the family is quite friendly la. only one daughter-in-law of theirs who's a bitch. now now i don't call people names. my parents call her that. 恶婆喇. V^_^ she doesn't like other people parking in her invisible car park lot outside our houses.
did i mention my other neighbor too? he's some head of dept for mediacorp. cool... i think it's the accounts dept. he invited some celebs over for dinner few years ago i think. familiar faces included chen hanwei and chen xiu li. no biggy.
apparently that's all i can muster in this entry. i heard some funny shit tonight. i wish good luck to chris at his *current* endeavour. muahaha i'm evil.
oh yes i nearly forgot about it. remember i mentioned few days back my friend from sispec called me up and wanted to send me a video? the thing got here. he slipped in a xmas card too. awww. so the thing was the vcd. it really was barely 10mins long. the content? all bullshit crap. everything was American. all sorts of thrashtalking about how people should worry about the recession and current state of economy(in US) to scare the person looking at the video, then comes the pep talk to tell me how i actually can take control of the bullshit and make money. then finally comes this guy that talks sincerely about how the relationship between me and the person who sent me the video(he never contacted me all the while, what relationship? i'm not gay!) is more important than getting me involved. so the final word, what is that bloody video about? I DON'T HAVE A FUCKING CLUE!
i remember asking my fren wad was the business about. he said over the phone, "if i can tell you what the business is about over the phone, i wouldn't need to send the vcd to you"... and now that i've seen the video, it didn't fucking tell me what business isit they want me to be involved in! frigging hell i hate these kinda MLM sales tactics. probably credit to the book i read about the games people play at giving concessions to others. i'll use some of the tactics on myself now. i write down and commit that i don't want to be involved in that business.
let me analyse and dissect the tactic here... of course if my friend at first simply told me about the business and asked me if i was interested i'd be more likely to say no than saying yes. so he asks me for my address to send me the vcd. technically by giving my address to him i'd have committed to viewing the vcd. which i did. and the fact that the vcd took 2 days to arrive by mail somehow kept the discussion over the phone on my mind to wait in anticipation for it. another thing my friend did was called me over a land line. i can't sms him straightaway telling him i don't wish to be involved. this gives time for the idea to sink in and me to reconsider. he calls me up to talk and will stir my curiousity. i'd expect him to ask me for a meetup someplace probably the office, to talk more on it. but i'd say no i dun wish to find out more i dun nid the money. who the hell would earn money this easily... here leme give myself a pep talk. i won't fall prey to their system of sales tactics. i don't wish to be involved in their business venture. i wish them good luck and hope my friend will keep me informed if he ever earns big bucks while he's at it. i'll congratulate him and i'll tell him i made more than him in half the time just to hear his jaw drop over the phone.
ok i'm done. next please.
*did i mention i'm a closet pervert? HAHAHA*
Monday, December 20, 2004
難しいの。。。 読まない でしょ？
ok stop being disgusted and be thankful i'm back in english. hahaha... so i'm back at it again. my work. so disgusting. but that's not the main theme for today's post! i went out and got hold of a thumbdrive for myself! yay~ 256MB @ $49.90 still ok la. i got it at carrefour. don't laugh k, but i initially intended to get myself either a styrofoam r/c plane or flying saucer. hehe... but a thumbdrive is more practical. V^_^
i would love to have the SoundBug. preferably a pair for stereo effect. but it's not avail in SGP so shipping's a killer. not that we'll see it anytime soon so i'll just give a brief description on what it is. in short, it's a speaker. but it makes use of any smooth flat surface to generate the sound bouncing off the surfaces. new technology. sounds fun.
next item in the roundup, simple but interesting concept. CD pockets. hang 'em up on the wall to display. that's it.
of course not to forget the green laser pointer. it doesn't do anything. it's main attraction for me is the ability for its laser to be visible to the naked eye through out it's whole ray of laser that is beamed out from the little gadget. cool. alien vs predator those green green lasers.
i think i'll add new items to my wishlist. not that i'll get any of these stuff, really. maybe just here for my personal reference. i want a travel adaptor head. so i can use my stuff in aussie. and a usb hub. cos i seem to be getting more stuff on usb nowadays. yes as u can see my wishlist mostly have tech gadgets. of course i don't mind a toy or two. those styrofoam r/c plane or flying saucer looks neat too. and the dancing little robosapien that costs a frigging $149 at carrefour. hmm oh yes my sis bought bro in law a canon ixus 40. i think i won't mind a digicam too. oh yes with all these gadgets i'm sure i'll want rechargeables. AA/AAA. hmm while i'm at it, certainly it'd sound nice to have a Uninterrupted Power Supply for my home computers, a network harddrive and a new stack of CD-R to use. i don't need a new pc system.
i hope santa reads blogs. that would be cool wouldn't it? can he drop off a mate for me while he's at it? thanks santa. you know i always believed in you. just send the items listed to my address. i'm sure you have it after all these years. i heard your network is linked to the singapore gahmen.
i just had a vision. ridiculous one at that. imagine all the USB devices you ever needed on a computer. now imagine them all daisy chain.
i would love to have the SoundBug. preferably a pair for stereo effect. but it's not avail in SGP so shipping's a killer. not that we'll see it anytime soon so i'll just give a brief description on what it is. in short, it's a speaker. but it makes use of any smooth flat surface to generate the sound bouncing off the surfaces. new technology. sounds fun.
next item in the roundup, simple but interesting concept. CD pockets. hang 'em up on the wall to display. that's it.
of course not to forget the green laser pointer. it doesn't do anything. it's main attraction for me is the ability for its laser to be visible to the naked eye through out it's whole ray of laser that is beamed out from the little gadget. cool. alien vs predator those green green lasers.
i think i'll add new items to my wishlist. not that i'll get any of these stuff, really. maybe just here for my personal reference. i want a travel adaptor head. so i can use my stuff in aussie. and a usb hub. cos i seem to be getting more stuff on usb nowadays. yes as u can see my wishlist mostly have tech gadgets. of course i don't mind a toy or two. those styrofoam r/c plane or flying saucer looks neat too. and the dancing little robosapien that costs a frigging $149 at carrefour. hmm oh yes my sis bought bro in law a canon ixus 40. i think i won't mind a digicam too. oh yes with all these gadgets i'm sure i'll want rechargeables. AA/AAA. hmm while i'm at it, certainly it'd sound nice to have a Uninterrupted Power Supply for my home computers, a network harddrive and a new stack of CD-R to use. i don't need a new pc system.
i hope santa reads blogs. that would be cool wouldn't it? can he drop off a mate for me while he's at it? thanks santa. you know i always believed in you. just send the items listed to my address. i'm sure you have it after all these years. i heard your network is linked to the singapore gahmen.
i just had a vision. ridiculous one at that. imagine all the USB devices you ever needed on a computer. now imagine them all daisy chain.
- the pc connects to the bluetooth adapter,
- the bluetooth connects to the WiFi adapter,
- the WiFi connects to the thumbdrive,
- the thumbdrive connects to the infrared adapter,
- the infrared connects to the mouse,
- the mouse connects to the keyboard,
- the keyboard connects to the external cdrw drive,
- the cdrw drive connects to the webcam,
- the webcam connects to the joystick...
gawd the list can go on... but it'd be neat to have them all physically daisy-chained together. stupid notion i know. usual standard coming from me.
*i'm burying myself in work... if you get what i mean*
Sunday, December 19, 2004
又是一天...
我不是善男信女, 可是我其实是蛮相信世界上有高人类一等的系统, 或生物. 我几天前 下雨天, 架车. 路虽然滑, 但我照旧架的蛮快. 正当 我在一道弯曲的路上行驶时, 车滑了一点. 差一点又要撞上路堤了. 把我给吓了一跳. 我突然 觉得 好像 有东西 使我 警惕 了一些. 有点神奇. 哈哈...
我们的命运似乎有被不知名的东西给操纵了... 当我们需要提高警惕时, 有时会有小事情发生, 让我们避免有更大的祸被闯出.
我今天去了新达城了一趟. 我姐姐想帮我姐夫买圣诞礼物. 我们到处去找了那个CANON IXUS 40. COURTS 卖的比较贵. $749 只送张 128MB SD CARD, 和一架干燥处方柜. CARREFOUR 呢, 售价$699, 副送一张 128MB SD CARD 和一套七件数码摄像机清理用具．而且这些都是 CANON 送的. HARVEY NORMAN 就不一样. 他们除了CANON 副送的 SD CARD 以外, 还第二张 128MB SD CARD. 而且价钱跟CARREFOUR 一样.
真是的. 新达城每个周末都这么拥挤吗? 冷气几乎每感觉. 热得要命. 玩具部门也永远很多小孩. 我看中了一样玩具! =X 新玩样儿! 遥控飞碟! 好神奇! 好像很好玩...
好了.看来你读到很辛苦. 我今晚就写到这里. 用华文写我的网上日记蛮好玩的. 但别担心. 我只是一时贪玩罢了. =P
我们的命运似乎有被不知名的东西给操纵了... 当我们需要提高警惕时, 有时会有小事情发生, 让我们避免有更大的祸被闯出.
我今天去了新达城了一趟. 我姐姐想帮我姐夫买圣诞礼物. 我们到处去找了那个CANON IXUS 40. COURTS 卖的比较贵. $749 只送张 128MB SD CARD, 和一架干燥处方柜. CARREFOUR 呢, 售价$699, 副送一张 128MB SD CARD 和一套七件数码摄像机清理用具．而且这些都是 CANON 送的. HARVEY NORMAN 就不一样. 他们除了CANON 副送的 SD CARD 以外, 还第二张 128MB SD CARD. 而且价钱跟CARREFOUR 一样.
真是的. 新达城每个周末都这么拥挤吗? 冷气几乎每感觉. 热得要命. 玩具部门也永远很多小孩. 我看中了一样玩具! =X 新玩样儿! 遥控飞碟! 好神奇! 好像很好玩...
好了.看来你读到很辛苦. 我今晚就写到这里. 用华文写我的网上日记蛮好玩的. 但别担心. 我只是一时贪玩罢了. =P
Saturday, December 18, 2004
i'd like a mug of inspiration please
been working on some webby, but... i've got no inspiration! die. i lost my touch. i'm kinda stuck until i can find pictures to put in it. any suggestions? i might try looking at architectural or fashion magazines but that's just weird places to get bright ideas for the web from. maybe i'll read more comics online... newgrounds sure to have something new. but i think i lack motivation too. worst i can think of is check out CHP and "adapt" designs from their wide collection. haha... ya i'm typing to myself here. =_=
i think i'll end short for today. but before i end, i do believe somebody who i haven't been in contact with for some time already made assumption that i'd been stuck at home doing nothing. and thinks that i got sick and stressed for nothing. somehow that person never changed in that aspect but did change slightly in other areas. erm... some of you people might know who the person is but i don't expect the person to start coming in here to read what i type lest you guys tell the person about it. k? but then again i don't think the person would bother.
hmm i heard shan is getting a new phone. muahahaha... so i'm going to be evil and spread it for her here. i think it's the panasonic x700 that goes for $698. or was it the x500... haha start the swooning! ^^
i'm considering... for january, maybe i'll spread myself over 3-4 days to celebrate my christmas. follow what lynn did. muahaha! yes i'm a copycat. at least i can go out to eat with different people on different days at different locations! and i think it was too stressful to have several groups of people to come my house all at once in one evening to eat from a buffet table and see me cut my cake. the last time i did that i was running all over the place to entertain every group in turn! hmm... unless i get chalet. what's your opinions?
i think i'll end short for today. but before i end, i do believe somebody who i haven't been in contact with for some time already made assumption that i'd been stuck at home doing nothing. and thinks that i got sick and stressed for nothing. somehow that person never changed in that aspect but did change slightly in other areas. erm... some of you people might know who the person is but i don't expect the person to start coming in here to read what i type lest you guys tell the person about it. k? but then again i don't think the person would bother.
hmm i heard shan is getting a new phone. muahahaha... so i'm going to be evil and spread it for her here. i think it's the panasonic x700 that goes for $698. or was it the x500... haha start the swooning! ^^
i'm considering... for january, maybe i'll spread myself over 3-4 days to celebrate my christmas. follow what lynn did. muahaha! yes i'm a copycat. at least i can go out to eat with different people on different days at different locations! and i think it was too stressful to have several groups of people to come my house all at once in one evening to eat from a buffet table and see me cut my cake. the last time i did that i was running all over the place to entertain every group in turn! hmm... unless i get chalet. what's your opinions?
- Chalet
- have a meal out(honestly i don't have the funds to treat so it'll be dutch for sure)
- Buffet at my place(brought to you by the great sponsors known as mumy and daddy)
- coffee out (difference from meal out is, there're less food)
- See me cut my cake virtually from my webcam and type happy birthday in msn X_x
actually chalet not bad an idea. but not cheap lo... and i don't have to make a mess at home. of course being the aged person i am i might not last through out the night staying up. V^_^
Friday, December 17, 2004
lazy day
i'm feeling light-headed now but i guess i'd always been feeling that way the whole day today. i pretty much didn't do any of the transcribing work today. i was working on some other web thingy. but. i got no inspiration! argh! i gotta admit i don't really have any design flare to begin with. i'm dead as a fish for ideas+creativity. i'm a programmer. -sigh-
i met with some guys to check out what webdev project they have for me. friend intro lobang of course must check it out ma. seems not too bad a job nevertheless.
hmm i'm feeling better today. no dripping tap at least. but throat a bit hurting still. and yes i reiterate, i'm feeling high. head feels light. i'm not fit for driving but i went out and came back yes. and just now when i was making a turn at a corner i grind the rear wheel on the kerb slightly. no damage. just scrape the tyre rim metal bits. no biggy. but i got abit of a shock from it. scare liao. dowan accident.
my head is filled with work work work. the music stuff, web stuff. and unfortunately the kindergarten webmaster job i sent a resume for 1mth ago came abit too late. if not i would rather have it over the transcribing any day. i gotta continue my work and hand in the next few pieces as soon as i can. so i can settle it one side at least, and concentrate more on my webdev. i wanted to experiment with and learn abit of PHP. but it stopped short when i started the transcribing.
i don't mean to blame my parents. they did try to help when my cousin recommended me for this. i chose to do it myself too. but their pressuring tactics on me to get a job and not to spend money i haven't earned is just getting on my nerves. i told them i decided i'll stay with them in future even after (if) i get married to keep them company. but at this rate they are nagging so often at me on what i do constantly even at this age no wonder people rather move out on their own. they mean well. of course they do. all parents do. sad to say i'm the kind who doesn't like to be told that i'm wrong with all the other bullshit reasons. no disrespect, but my mum usually starts off telling me how worried every time i go out and come home late with the car and how she can't get to sleep thinking if i'm alright out there and finally burst into tears. seems like standard SOP. yea i got attitude. in cantonese there's a saying "the more you press the more shit comes out". describes one's personality. that's me. i don't take well to the hard approach. soft approach is ok with me, even though i know it's being applied as a tactic on me.
so unless i'm in a good mood and you are somebody that i dun wish to offend because i give a damn about how you feel, if you give me an ultimatum on something, i won't cooperate. let's just say if a robber wants to take my possessions, i'll rather fight it out with the fella than give it to him. in singapore that is. i might get hurt but i want to hurt the guy. hey if i did it in self-defense i'm fine right? if he kills me or injures me he gets double penalty and they'll get more police to hunt him down even more. grrrrr i'm so full of rage. and i'm still feeling light headed.
*my mind is in utter state of confusion*
*christmas present wishlist top priority: green laser pointer/SoundBug/CD pocket wall decor/thumbdrive*
think i'll head over to grouphug again.
i met with some guys to check out what webdev project they have for me. friend intro lobang of course must check it out ma. seems not too bad a job nevertheless.
hmm i'm feeling better today. no dripping tap at least. but throat a bit hurting still. and yes i reiterate, i'm feeling high. head feels light. i'm not fit for driving but i went out and came back yes. and just now when i was making a turn at a corner i grind the rear wheel on the kerb slightly. no damage. just scrape the tyre rim metal bits. no biggy. but i got abit of a shock from it. scare liao. dowan accident.
my head is filled with work work work. the music stuff, web stuff. and unfortunately the kindergarten webmaster job i sent a resume for 1mth ago came abit too late. if not i would rather have it over the transcribing any day. i gotta continue my work and hand in the next few pieces as soon as i can. so i can settle it one side at least, and concentrate more on my webdev. i wanted to experiment with and learn abit of PHP. but it stopped short when i started the transcribing.
i don't mean to blame my parents. they did try to help when my cousin recommended me for this. i chose to do it myself too. but their pressuring tactics on me to get a job and not to spend money i haven't earned is just getting on my nerves. i told them i decided i'll stay with them in future even after (if) i get married to keep them company. but at this rate they are nagging so often at me on what i do constantly even at this age no wonder people rather move out on their own. they mean well. of course they do. all parents do. sad to say i'm the kind who doesn't like to be told that i'm wrong with all the other bullshit reasons. no disrespect, but my mum usually starts off telling me how worried every time i go out and come home late with the car and how she can't get to sleep thinking if i'm alright out there and finally burst into tears. seems like standard SOP. yea i got attitude. in cantonese there's a saying "the more you press the more shit comes out". describes one's personality. that's me. i don't take well to the hard approach. soft approach is ok with me, even though i know it's being applied as a tactic on me.
so unless i'm in a good mood and you are somebody that i dun wish to offend because i give a damn about how you feel, if you give me an ultimatum on something, i won't cooperate. let's just say if a robber wants to take my possessions, i'll rather fight it out with the fella than give it to him. in singapore that is. i might get hurt but i want to hurt the guy. hey if i did it in self-defense i'm fine right? if he kills me or injures me he gets double penalty and they'll get more police to hunt him down even more. grrrrr i'm so full of rage. and i'm still feeling light headed.
*my mind is in utter state of confusion*
*christmas present wishlist top priority: green laser pointer/SoundBug/CD pocket wall decor/thumbdrive*
think i'll head over to grouphug again.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
prisoner of my own world
first off i want to say, FUCK YOU NEIGHBOR OF HOUSE 21! busybody. the idiot came to talk to my dad just now. after they came home from seeing doc with my mum+sis-in-law. said our car drives too fast in the small road of ours. WTF!? i had been out HARDLY AT ALL these days lor... and even when i'm out, i usually go out when there's not a SINGLE SOUL in sight along the whole damn stretch! and another thing, i don't speed in that small road! that's because, ALL THEIR CARS ARE PARKED ON THE ROAD LEFT AND RIGHT! how do you expect me to go at high speed and swerve in time to avoid them parking everywhere but in their own car porches?
ass.
that said, i shall now frolick with joy in the green leafy meadows around all prim and proper like a good little boy that i always have been.
i believe some people have been noticing me typing incessantly and incoherently in irc. for no apparent reason. having a monologue. audience presence irregardless. just another outlet. i feel the need to type! hahaha... i've been quite literally facing the music for too long probably.
nevertheless, i have reason to believe that, i'm either a stupid retard who is also an idiot and buffoon all rolled into one, or i'm just an asshole.
i haven't been out of my house today. i'm either in the living room, my bedroom, or the throne room aka my toilet. i'm cooped up! go figure. did i mention i'm sick? i got some runny nose. took 1 flu pill after my so-called lunch and concus 3hrs b4 i had a 2nd bowl of spicy instant noodles coupled with my 2nd flu pill. i got high and did 2 sets of 50 situps. yes that amount to 100 situps today. i aim to do another 100 for the next 2 days too. my abs are aching now but i think it's worth the pain to gain.
*one of my motto in life: i can't please everyone, but i'll please as many as i can.*
ass.
that said, i shall now frolick with joy in the green leafy meadows around all prim and proper like a good little boy that i always have been.
i believe some people have been noticing me typing incessantly and incoherently in irc. for no apparent reason. having a monologue. audience presence irregardless. just another outlet. i feel the need to type! hahaha... i've been quite literally facing the music for too long probably.
nevertheless, i have reason to believe that, i'm either a stupid retard who is also an idiot and buffoon all rolled into one, or i'm just an asshole.
i haven't been out of my house today. i'm either in the living room, my bedroom, or the throne room aka my toilet. i'm cooped up! go figure. did i mention i'm sick? i got some runny nose. took 1 flu pill after my so-called lunch and concus 3hrs b4 i had a 2nd bowl of spicy instant noodles coupled with my 2nd flu pill. i got high and did 2 sets of 50 situps. yes that amount to 100 situps today. i aim to do another 100 for the next 2 days too. my abs are aching now but i think it's worth the pain to gain.
*one of my motto in life: i can't please everyone, but i'll please as many as i can.*
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
deadlines!!! *roar*
hmm yes i know i left out yesterday. my whole day yesterday basically consisted of work-eat-rest, rinse and repeat. until about 2am or so. i think.
today is sort of the last day to my deadline. it's actually tomorrow, aka Thursday. i had to set it. i'm not performing and they kinda giving me an ultimatum to deliver proper stuff(my stuff were sucky) and i set tomorrow. so yes i'm basically done with all those. so i'm more relaxed now. somewhat. i know i've been totally AFK for 13hrs or more on irc. but i jus pop in when i decide to take a break once in a while. and when my eyes start to hurt, reminiscent of my lasik op. yes they do hurt once a blue moon. how? no they dun hurt like somebody stabbed me in my eye. just the annoying suan suan feeling that i got when they used the eye-retainer on me. the retainer was meant to keep my eye open during the op, and not blink. suan suan...
ok one more rant. i'm just so unhappy about something. about a week ago my bunkmate from SISPEC called me up. he got my old hp number. so it's all hunky dory that i gave him my new hp number and the usual "hello how are you" stuff.
that's not the end of it! why do you think i wanna rant?!
he called just now. i thought he's organising an outing or what, which was fine by me. turns out otherwise. he's having a business venture he's involved in. and he's "excited" about it. -_-" fine then. how do i get in the picture? he wants to send me a VCD 10minutes long to see if i'm interested. ok fine so i pass him my address. WHY DID I PASS IT TO HIM? well, he promised it's only for his own reference.
i got my skeptic genes from my parents. i warned my parents that i'd just passed our address to somebody with a business proposal. just in case somebody comes knocking on the door blahblah... i dun like business proposals. even if he says i can earn an easy $500. nobody would call up people they never bother contacting normally just to share a fortune out of the blue. and spend postage on a vcd.
yes i'm a really skeptical skeptic. the antiseptic skeptic(i'm sorry but that rhymed). we'll see what comes when i see the vcd in 2 days if it does arrive. maybe i'll get hypnotised by the hidden encryption behind the actual footage while watching the 10min video, and participate in the business venture. please wake me up from the trance that i'll be in if that really happens and tell me that all the crap is a load of bullshit. hmm another oxymoron. crap is bullshit. =_=
i'm still feeling giddy. i did some work in the morning and took half an hour's break. to let the laptop cool down. and i played Halo on my xbox. yes i know. wtf? just wanted some alternative entertainment from my usual routine. haven't touched my xbox for sometime already. halo = giddy? yes. due to my not having played First-Person Shooters for quite some time now, i did not get oriented properly to the dynamics of the game and the 3d environment. and hence the giddiness. it's been lasting whole day. but i felt better when i ate something.
i finished a small tube of chocolates. i think there were at least 20 pcs of the coin shaped chocolate in there. yum. probably next few days i'll have pimples sprouting like a brand new amazon forest on my face. yum. i like chocolate. the bitter sweet kind of dark chocolate. i probably got that bit from my sis. she likes them too. i got that tube from her pack of 3. it came in a long tube that held all 3 separate packs.
i hope i don't get sick. i'm giddy, slightly feverish and my throat has some irritation. from eating too much fast food/junk food/chocolate. but hey i drink loads of water everyday. at least 2 litres a day. yea i learnt to drink a lot of water from army. but i still drink a lot now because i agree with my mummy's teaching. drinking lots of water can clear toxins easier. and seriously from drinking all that water i've not been sick that easily. neither has my face exploded with pimples. my skin is smooth. hahaha... and i don't use cosmetic products. :P
i'll probably stop this transcriber job soon. and get on with web development projects. some big ones one their way so we gotta get cracking soon.
gee i think i rant a lot today. probably made up enough for yesterday eh? hehe...
today is sort of the last day to my deadline. it's actually tomorrow, aka Thursday. i had to set it. i'm not performing and they kinda giving me an ultimatum to deliver proper stuff(my stuff were sucky) and i set tomorrow. so yes i'm basically done with all those. so i'm more relaxed now. somewhat. i know i've been totally AFK for 13hrs or more on irc. but i jus pop in when i decide to take a break once in a while. and when my eyes start to hurt, reminiscent of my lasik op. yes they do hurt once a blue moon. how? no they dun hurt like somebody stabbed me in my eye. just the annoying suan suan feeling that i got when they used the eye-retainer on me. the retainer was meant to keep my eye open during the op, and not blink. suan suan...
ok one more rant. i'm just so unhappy about something. about a week ago my bunkmate from SISPEC called me up. he got my old hp number. so it's all hunky dory that i gave him my new hp number and the usual "hello how are you" stuff.
that's not the end of it! why do you think i wanna rant?!
he called just now. i thought he's organising an outing or what, which was fine by me. turns out otherwise. he's having a business venture he's involved in. and he's "excited" about it. -_-" fine then. how do i get in the picture? he wants to send me a VCD 10minutes long to see if i'm interested. ok fine so i pass him my address. WHY DID I PASS IT TO HIM? well, he promised it's only for his own reference.
i got my skeptic genes from my parents. i warned my parents that i'd just passed our address to somebody with a business proposal. just in case somebody comes knocking on the door blahblah... i dun like business proposals. even if he says i can earn an easy $500. nobody would call up people they never bother contacting normally just to share a fortune out of the blue. and spend postage on a vcd.
yes i'm a really skeptical skeptic. the antiseptic skeptic(i'm sorry but that rhymed). we'll see what comes when i see the vcd in 2 days if it does arrive. maybe i'll get hypnotised by the hidden encryption behind the actual footage while watching the 10min video, and participate in the business venture. please wake me up from the trance that i'll be in if that really happens and tell me that all the crap is a load of bullshit. hmm another oxymoron. crap is bullshit. =_=
i'm still feeling giddy. i did some work in the morning and took half an hour's break. to let the laptop cool down. and i played Halo on my xbox. yes i know. wtf? just wanted some alternative entertainment from my usual routine. haven't touched my xbox for sometime already. halo = giddy? yes. due to my not having played First-Person Shooters for quite some time now, i did not get oriented properly to the dynamics of the game and the 3d environment. and hence the giddiness. it's been lasting whole day. but i felt better when i ate something.
i finished a small tube of chocolates. i think there were at least 20 pcs of the coin shaped chocolate in there. yum. probably next few days i'll have pimples sprouting like a brand new amazon forest on my face. yum. i like chocolate. the bitter sweet kind of dark chocolate. i probably got that bit from my sis. she likes them too. i got that tube from her pack of 3. it came in a long tube that held all 3 separate packs.
i hope i don't get sick. i'm giddy, slightly feverish and my throat has some irritation. from eating too much fast food/junk food/chocolate. but hey i drink loads of water everyday. at least 2 litres a day. yea i learnt to drink a lot of water from army. but i still drink a lot now because i agree with my mummy's teaching. drinking lots of water can clear toxins easier. and seriously from drinking all that water i've not been sick that easily. neither has my face exploded with pimples. my skin is smooth. hahaha... and i don't use cosmetic products. :P
i'll probably stop this transcriber job soon. and get on with web development projects. some big ones one their way so we gotta get cracking soon.
gee i think i rant a lot today. probably made up enough for yesterday eh? hehe...
Monday, December 13, 2004
2 in 1?
uh i had 2 dreams before i woke this morning.
first one: i dreamt i received 2 letters in the mailbox. i think both were from the military. i only managed to open one letter before i blinked and woke momentarily. anyway, the letter i opened up to read, wrote with a header "Resurrection Notice". i was somehow expecting that letter was to request for me to return to army to carry on my national service. probably due to shortage of manpower. something like reservist. but not totally reservist. i was going to be "resurrected"?! and i wasn't paying attention to the rest of the letter.
second: don't laugh ok? i dreamt i was working for rachel. yes the senior one. some admin work. she gave me an assignment of sorts. somehow the notes require me to contact Shervon. erm yes. a curious persona that represents the fabled lady. i requested not to take up the assignment because i didn't like the idea of communicating with shervon. but i got denied my privileges and follow the orders of the boss.
goodness i'm getting all sorts of weird nightmares and dreams nowadays.
oh yes. shan, sorry. ter, sorry. we went to visit lynn. it was slightly impromptu and i was the one who insisted to tag along. otherwise rachel probably would have visited lynn herself and lynn wouldn't leave a msg here and you guys won't find out and get angry with anybody. and btw it was on a rainy afternoon of which i'd assume almost anybody else would be at school or work. i popped over a while before returning home to continue my endless scores of work that day.
hmm why am i explaining myself? yea i probably should have asked some other people along. of cos that constitutes higher degree of organisation to meet what time whatnots. well once again i'm sorry. oh ya and before i leave you out, lynn pls don't feel bad if you do. everyone's just kinda anxious about your wellbeing :D
ho hum. more on my work. this wednesday is another critical stage. so i won't be that available in any case. the superior ain't too happy with my performance either so ladida.
~i've been rolling in agony~
first one: i dreamt i received 2 letters in the mailbox. i think both were from the military. i only managed to open one letter before i blinked and woke momentarily. anyway, the letter i opened up to read, wrote with a header "Resurrection Notice". i was somehow expecting that letter was to request for me to return to army to carry on my national service. probably due to shortage of manpower. something like reservist. but not totally reservist. i was going to be "resurrected"?! and i wasn't paying attention to the rest of the letter.
second: don't laugh ok? i dreamt i was working for rachel. yes the senior one. some admin work. she gave me an assignment of sorts. somehow the notes require me to contact Shervon. erm yes. a curious persona that represents the fabled lady. i requested not to take up the assignment because i didn't like the idea of communicating with shervon. but i got denied my privileges and follow the orders of the boss.
goodness i'm getting all sorts of weird nightmares and dreams nowadays.
oh yes. shan, sorry. ter, sorry. we went to visit lynn. it was slightly impromptu and i was the one who insisted to tag along. otherwise rachel probably would have visited lynn herself and lynn wouldn't leave a msg here and you guys won't find out and get angry with anybody. and btw it was on a rainy afternoon of which i'd assume almost anybody else would be at school or work. i popped over a while before returning home to continue my endless scores of work that day.
hmm why am i explaining myself? yea i probably should have asked some other people along. of cos that constitutes higher degree of organisation to meet what time whatnots. well once again i'm sorry. oh ya and before i leave you out, lynn pls don't feel bad if you do. everyone's just kinda anxious about your wellbeing :D
ho hum. more on my work. this wednesday is another critical stage. so i won't be that available in any case. the superior ain't too happy with my performance either so ladida.
~i've been rolling in agony~
Sunday, December 12, 2004
ord? uh...
this _was_ the date when i was meant to have ORDed. luckily as fate had it, i got out 2mths ahead of schedule and bummed around quicker than you can type a "quick brown fox jumped over a lazy dog". hehe... alas, there are millions more poor souls trapped in that furnace of an enlistment act. haha so there! a 2mth commemoration of my original ORD date. no thanks to the government. =X
Saturday, December 11, 2004
my bed
yes my bed is falling apart. well not really. i just exaggerated. but close enough.
one two nights ago i was heading for bed when SUDDENLY! (dun worry nothing fell apart) i noticed why was the beam holding up the bed post on the long side seem "seng eh" and not fitting into the little gutter area like it was supposed to. i took a closer look and realised the allen screw just wasn't doing wad it was supposed to be. it's not SCREWING the wood in place. haha... lame joke. anyway i just played with it abit. slot it in/out/in/out/in the hole. why is it so loose? i wondered. ho hum i left it as it was and went to bed. i realised the bed was kept in place by being supported with the screw slotted in place so might as well leave it intact as it was.
went for lunch out with my parents and sis today. after briefly bringing up the matter to my dad, (i had chicken udon for lunch btw) when we reached home he brought his toolbox up. we took a closer look and dug out the offending piece of metal. the allen screw was suppose to screw into this other screw that will somehow result in a T-shaped joint with the 2 screws screwed together. i dunno how to describe that screw. basically it's slotted in perpendicularly to the allen screw. the allen screw screws into the side of this screw. argh screw it.
so anyway, my dad being the improvisation genius he is, found a square nut for replacement. i shoved the nut in while my dad screwed the allen screw in. and voila! my bed is as good as new! and now more worries about dreaming about falling and waking to realise i've really fallen. hahaha omg that was another lame joke.
oh. side note. i recovered 2 posters. i had them placed between the mattress and the wooden panel supporting the mattress. no the posters aren't of questionable content. one is of an aircraft engine schematic, the other is of the aircraft Typhoon. i took them as freebies back when i was *ahem* working for the army during Asian Aerospace.
ok that's it.
*i think i remember why i'm single currently: i'm flying off in february. that is so DUh of me! who wants to wait man! -slaps self forehead- haha :( any?*
one two nights ago i was heading for bed when SUDDENLY! (dun worry nothing fell apart) i noticed why was the beam holding up the bed post on the long side seem "seng eh" and not fitting into the little gutter area like it was supposed to. i took a closer look and realised the allen screw just wasn't doing wad it was supposed to be. it's not SCREWING the wood in place. haha... lame joke. anyway i just played with it abit. slot it in/out/in/out/in the hole. why is it so loose? i wondered. ho hum i left it as it was and went to bed. i realised the bed was kept in place by being supported with the screw slotted in place so might as well leave it intact as it was.
went for lunch out with my parents and sis today. after briefly bringing up the matter to my dad, (i had chicken udon for lunch btw) when we reached home he brought his toolbox up. we took a closer look and dug out the offending piece of metal. the allen screw was suppose to screw into this other screw that will somehow result in a T-shaped joint with the 2 screws screwed together. i dunno how to describe that screw. basically it's slotted in perpendicularly to the allen screw. the allen screw screws into the side of this screw. argh screw it.
so anyway, my dad being the improvisation genius he is, found a square nut for replacement. i shoved the nut in while my dad screwed the allen screw in. and voila! my bed is as good as new! and now more worries about dreaming about falling and waking to realise i've really fallen. hahaha omg that was another lame joke.
oh. side note. i recovered 2 posters. i had them placed between the mattress and the wooden panel supporting the mattress. no the posters aren't of questionable content. one is of an aircraft engine schematic, the other is of the aircraft Typhoon. i took them as freebies back when i was *ahem* working for the army during Asian Aerospace.
ok that's it.
*i think i remember why i'm single currently: i'm flying off in february. that is so DUh of me! who wants to wait man! -slaps self forehead- haha :( any?*
Friday, December 10, 2004
don't raise your eyebrows. yet.
ok this post goes as an honorable mention out to somebody as a birthday wish. so, happy birthday to u~
those of u who don't know who i'm referring to, and those who know, ok, NOW raise your eyebrows.
hey i'm just being nice k... nothing to it.
those of u who don't know who i'm referring to, and those who know, ok, NOW raise your eyebrows.
hey i'm just being nice k... nothing to it.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
so slack...
i didn't do any work today. woke up like 11am, slack a bit and went down AH with daddy and maid. had lunch with daddy at the cafetaria. i ordered this $2.80 PUNY PIECE OF SAD-CASE-OF A LASAGNA! it's as big as my handphone. and it was gooey liqueish too.
and we headed to grandma's bed and hang around waiting for the paperwork to be done. the pharmacist came up to pass us medication for her. he was a fucking gay guniang type! knn so impatient somemore in a rush to go back to his boyfriend waiting in his pharmacy or something.
we left about 2. and i got home on irc and i've not been TOUCHING ANY FRIGGING WORK today. :( sad to say. i've gotten tired of it. haha... i'll get to it in a while. the mere thought of checking my work another time irks me. eek.
oh yes. anybody seen lynn? as usual she's disappeared and nowhere to be found.
oh sorry i digress. about my grandma. miraculously(and not say i'm bad or evil whatnot) she's not senile today. she'd been able to recognise our maid by name and my dad as well! big difference from the past week! sheesh it's a wonder.
*how can i be a weeeee bit more charming? machiam nobody wants me around lidat. XD*
and we headed to grandma's bed and hang around waiting for the paperwork to be done. the pharmacist came up to pass us medication for her. he was a fucking gay guniang type! knn so impatient somemore in a rush to go back to his boyfriend waiting in his pharmacy or something.
we left about 2. and i got home on irc and i've not been TOUCHING ANY FRIGGING WORK today. :( sad to say. i've gotten tired of it. haha... i'll get to it in a while. the mere thought of checking my work another time irks me. eek.
oh yes. anybody seen lynn? as usual she's disappeared and nowhere to be found.
oh sorry i digress. about my grandma. miraculously(and not say i'm bad or evil whatnot) she's not senile today. she'd been able to recognise our maid by name and my dad as well! big difference from the past week! sheesh it's a wonder.
*how can i be a weeeee bit more charming? machiam nobody wants me around lidat. XD*
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
:(
ok i admit due to my greed my account for the ads have been suspended. i've been crazily clicking on my own ads until i was left close to $10 before i reached $100 and they can finally send me the cheque. sadly that will never materialise so i shall henceforth visit anybody's blog with the ads and click happily so that others can get their $ though i won't.
-sigh-
-sigh-
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
*deadline*
it's goddamn 2.07AM and i barely took my shower half an hour ago! i just decided to give up for the night and continue tomorrow. my work that is.
apart from ferrying my parents+maid to AH today, i've been home slogging on my computers(yes including the lappy) cos i thought of making full use of their processing power to multitask. well it did work. but my stuff is still short from completing. so i'll drop by the institute tomorrow without completing all the albums i've taken home. doesn't give me the sense of satisfaction that way, but i probably should have something to show for at least. i kinda promised to have results on monday but requested to go down on wednesday. she was kind enough at least, my superior. i mean if i'd promised the thing to be done i probably should have 3/4 turnover at least... i'll probably heave a sigh of relief after tomorrow at least.
i'm so sorry to everyone. i practically disappeared for the past week or so haha... and not to forget my grandmother.
oh speaking of my grandmother, the nurses shifted her to a single bed room. same ward. why, you ask? she was causing too much of a commotion for the rest of the patients to get some shut eye. and now she seems to be in a more stable condition, though she no longer seem able to recognise any of us, including my dad. the doctors can't seem to do much either. she'll be discharging in 2 days or so.
to end this post on a happier note, so as not to let you all pity me too much, my parents just gave me another "present" for use when i fly over to australia. whee~~~ i just give you people a few clues about it first!
it's small,
it's light,
it has my name on it,
it's usually used in conjunction with a pen.
~somebody's birthday is round the corner but on account of my friend's advice i won't have anything up my sleeve lest i freak the birthday person out~
*oh woe is me why am i single? i think i'm turning desperate! wahahaha...*
apart from ferrying my parents+maid to AH today, i've been home slogging on my computers(yes including the lappy) cos i thought of making full use of their processing power to multitask. well it did work. but my stuff is still short from completing. so i'll drop by the institute tomorrow without completing all the albums i've taken home. doesn't give me the sense of satisfaction that way, but i probably should have something to show for at least. i kinda promised to have results on monday but requested to go down on wednesday. she was kind enough at least, my superior. i mean if i'd promised the thing to be done i probably should have 3/4 turnover at least... i'll probably heave a sigh of relief after tomorrow at least.
i'm so sorry to everyone. i practically disappeared for the past week or so haha... and not to forget my grandmother.
oh speaking of my grandmother, the nurses shifted her to a single bed room. same ward. why, you ask? she was causing too much of a commotion for the rest of the patients to get some shut eye. and now she seems to be in a more stable condition, though she no longer seem able to recognise any of us, including my dad. the doctors can't seem to do much either. she'll be discharging in 2 days or so.
to end this post on a happier note, so as not to let you all pity me too much, my parents just gave me another "present" for use when i fly over to australia. whee~~~ i just give you people a few clues about it first!
it's small,
it's light,
it has my name on it,
it's usually used in conjunction with a pen.
~somebody's birthday is round the corner but on account of my friend's advice i won't have anything up my sleeve lest i freak the birthday person out~
*oh woe is me why am i single? i think i'm turning desperate! wahahaha...*
Monday, December 06, 2004
vexvexvex
ok my grandma seems better today. she was making more sense when we visited her before lunch and sending over the maid to look after her for the day. nurses can't find her vein on her arms so they first used her neck/throat area before shifting finally to her right foot for her intravenous drip.
it's my first time at alexandra hospital and it really is some sort of a relic from the colonial british days. barely 3 storeys high with small elevators and expanding blocks under renovation. nurses were... i guess i'd rate high on the eww factor. except for this lady i saw leaving the building. but no clue if she's an employee of the hospital.
working my ass off at home, and evening comes with a phonecall from my bro. he's suppose to fetch our maid home after work. but my grandma was promised by my dad(so i believe to have heard myself) to come visit her this evening. but he didn't show up. now she's kicking a fuss of sorts. and talking nonsense. i ferried daddy to the hospital and came back with the maid. he stayed there with my bro. by the time i came home, 10-20mins later, i heard they were already on their way home as well. ho hum.
and oh yes. pls help me click on my ad just once if u do drop by k? thanks a lot. i'm reaching the mark soon... of course i've been clicking on them myself too. but a few more clicks sure helps!
and if you have the time just do some searching in my google search as well aye? haha fyi i found that searching for "lasik" comes up with ads that reap higher margins. so i've decided to put that in default and save you one step. the search results will open in a new window and it counts if there are ads shown above the actual search results. and you gotta click on the ads to make it count. the shift key helps open links in new windows too!
got the urge to run away~
this sounds gay
yeah it does. involves my dear friend jason. on account of us heading down under next feb for studie together, our parents met to have a short chat. they wanted to get to know each other lest either of us disappeared or misbehaved over there. =_= that's all fine and dandy. we had lunch.
all 9.5 of us. uh... lets recount who tagged along. jason had his mum and dad. i had my mum n dad. and sis... and brother... n sis-in-law... with ryan aka my nephew(he's the .5 of the headcount :P ). we're all cantonese. easier for my parents. they barely understand english, you see. and the so-called purpose for my family to be in full attendance is we're out for a family lunch. rare, in fact, for all of us present on a weekend. heh... ryan was the ice-breaker. why do you think we brought my bro+sis-in-law along? :P and my sis, well her guy's at work. so ladida.
we had the normal stuff, cold dish, sharks fin, abalone, noodles, fish blahblah... yum yum Ban Heng Blk 2 #01-02 Boon Keng Rd. pls check it out if you wish to have a *simple* dinner. it's not a very huge place. it's in bendemeer. typical chinese restaurant.
don't laugh pls... it's abt my nephew. isit in the genes? there was a waitress at the restaurant. she doesn't look that pretty but she had makeup on. and my nephew had his eyes on her all the time we were eating there! XD kept calling "Jie jie!" so loudly. tsk. the lady also paiseh. erm i guess she's at least 30? the floor manager serving us who was a guy didn't get as much attention from my dear nephew. he just gawked at the man serving us the dishes shyly.
oh and erm lastly, sorry to say, i haven't been to visit my grandma at Alexandra Hospital yet. maybe i'll find time for it tomorrow.
*oh how i wish i was a popular person!*
all 9.5 of us. uh... lets recount who tagged along. jason had his mum and dad. i had my mum n dad. and sis... and brother... n sis-in-law... with ryan aka my nephew(he's the .5 of the headcount :P ). we're all cantonese. easier for my parents. they barely understand english, you see. and the so-called purpose for my family to be in full attendance is we're out for a family lunch. rare, in fact, for all of us present on a weekend. heh... ryan was the ice-breaker. why do you think we brought my bro+sis-in-law along? :P and my sis, well her guy's at work. so ladida.
we had the normal stuff, cold dish, sharks fin, abalone, noodles, fish blahblah... yum yum Ban Heng Blk 2 #01-02 Boon Keng Rd. pls check it out if you wish to have a *simple* dinner. it's not a very huge place. it's in bendemeer. typical chinese restaurant.
don't laugh pls... it's abt my nephew. isit in the genes? there was a waitress at the restaurant. she doesn't look that pretty but she had makeup on. and my nephew had his eyes on her all the time we were eating there! XD kept calling "Jie jie!" so loudly. tsk. the lady also paiseh. erm i guess she's at least 30? the floor manager serving us who was a guy didn't get as much attention from my dear nephew. he just gawked at the man serving us the dishes shyly.
oh and erm lastly, sorry to say, i haven't been to visit my grandma at Alexandra Hospital yet. maybe i'll find time for it tomorrow.
*oh how i wish i was a popular person!*
Sunday, December 05, 2004
they don't have space
my grandma was sent to TTSH by the ambulance. but they put her on the drip in the A&E dept. next they said TTSH don't have space for her. wtf?!
so they got her transferred to Alexandra Hospital (AH henceforth) and my dad came home about 10pm. lucky for us my uncle's daughter aka my cousin is around, with her hubby. they had always been the friendliest with grandma around us. despite her being married off to her hubby already. better than her brothers at least. and her father too, sad to say. they helped to get my dad around the hospitals and keep my grandma company in the hospital.
me? i was at home working on my stuff. mum was looking after ryan. cos my brother n sis in law went for some banquet dinner. i'm kinda backup for mummy. she needs to go toilet or whatever, i keep the little one entertained while she's occupied.
i guess the only one who can sleep better tonight is my maid. she's got the room all to herself. and less interruptions in the middle of the night.
-sigh sigh sigh-
so they got her transferred to Alexandra Hospital (AH henceforth) and my dad came home about 10pm. lucky for us my uncle's daughter aka my cousin is around, with her hubby. they had always been the friendliest with grandma around us. despite her being married off to her hubby already. better than her brothers at least. and her father too, sad to say. they helped to get my dad around the hospitals and keep my grandma company in the hospital.
me? i was at home working on my stuff. mum was looking after ryan. cos my brother n sis in law went for some banquet dinner. i'm kinda backup for mummy. she needs to go toilet or whatever, i keep the little one entertained while she's occupied.
i guess the only one who can sleep better tonight is my maid. she's got the room all to herself. and less interruptions in the middle of the night.
-sigh sigh sigh-
Saturday, December 04, 2004
hmmm
she hasn't been consuming anything at all today. just plain water. seemed she'd been sleeping the whole day.
my grandmother's just been picked up. by the ambulance. gonna be sent to the hospital for observation by the doc. as the family doc says, her blood pressure's low. as my parents say, she's slowly fading away. as how i see it, her system resources are low and she's drifting off like an old 286 system should.
at a mere few years short of being qualified to be a centurion, she's been with us long enough to see the birth of my nephew the least. the youngest member of my family currently. unfortunately i'm still at a young age so sad to report i've got not kid of my own to show her. heck, neither does my sis. but she's not counted haa...
more updates next time. in a direct way, my grandma's days are numbered. of course, for a person who tries to act tough all the time, i'm gonna put up a strong front as usual. no points for looking thru my cover.
and i'm still busy with my work.
my grandmother's just been picked up. by the ambulance. gonna be sent to the hospital for observation by the doc. as the family doc says, her blood pressure's low. as my parents say, she's slowly fading away. as how i see it, her system resources are low and she's drifting off like an old 286 system should.
at a mere few years short of being qualified to be a centurion, she's been with us long enough to see the birth of my nephew the least. the youngest member of my family currently. unfortunately i'm still at a young age so sad to report i've got not kid of my own to show her. heck, neither does my sis. but she's not counted haa...
more updates next time. in a direct way, my grandma's days are numbered. of course, for a person who tries to act tough all the time, i'm gonna put up a strong front as usual. no points for looking thru my cover.
and i'm still busy with my work.
Friday, December 03, 2004
i'll never get things done.
the past 2 days i can't seem to get my work done properly. here's a quick recount.
yesterday:
yesterday:
- climb on my rooftop to weed out a small tree growing with 5m long roots
- chauffeur dad n his sis to visit relative in hospital.
- visit Cycle & Carriage cos our car keys are loose at the connection between the keypiece and remote casing.
today:
- on standby in case we sending grandma to hospital A&E
- send nephew to his other grandparents' place.
- chauffeur dad to locate neighborhood doctor to see grandma, to no avail(found another of our family doctor instead).
- checking in on grandma
- *somebody*'s birthday outing @ marina south
yes. my grandmother is delirious. she was rambling and mumbling since morning, but got better and quieten down by afternoon somehow. doc says her blood pressure is low. according to my parents(actually i got no clue and i don't feel like picturing it to detailed) is that, her body is failing due to old age and basically in computer terms shutting down i guess... the things slow down gradually until it comes to a halt and we will have to eventually place an obit in the papers when that day comes. i'm sorry my dad has to go through this. it's not the first time my grandma feels so unwell all these years. everytime my dad worries the most. my uncle aka my dad's elder brother, barely comes to visit her. he's retired as is my father. they had a shared proprietorship company previously. i certainly hope i won't behave as my uncle does. i can sense my dad is rather disappointed at the turn of events. at least his sister drops by still. she came by just now after my dad gave her a call. well seriously i dunno if my uncle has a problem he can't speak of as to why he doesn't visit. his wife is in hospital(yes that relative at eastshore), but that was barely a week ago i believe.
-sigh-
actually i wish for my grandmother's sake, at least she recovers and feels better, or else... in all seriousness i think she'd rather be resting in peace...
Thursday, December 02, 2004
here comes more new stuff
hrmm i dun think i mentioned. the purchase of the IBM T42 notebook came with a side order. a Creative Rhomba NX here's a small bit of its specs. i got the 128MB version. well yes it's an mp3 player, but i'm mostly looking forward to having its existence to serve as my thumbdrive of sorts. hehehe... and it functions as a radio too... nice complementary.
ooh and i went to get myself a pair of sunglasses. nice and black. wraps around the edges too. good for driving. so now imagine how cool i'll look, sitting at a cafe outdoors surfing the web on my ibm lappy wearing my sunglasses and answering phone calls on my 6230 in a business-like manner. and then i'll listen to the radio on my mp3 player during which i'll store files on to it from my lappy. totally vain show off! muahaha... in a geeky techy way. :P
my car is back. i'm glad. i'm really glad. i'm so glad. i'm very glad. i'm thankfully glad. but y the steering more stiff now... -sigh-
i'm burdened by work. the part time job. seems i gotta re-check a whole bunch of files. and i'm not done with this new batch either. o_O stress~ haha long time nv stress liao... and i was aiming to finish all these by sunday so i can drop by the institute on monday. oh well we shall see...
ooh and i went to get myself a pair of sunglasses. nice and black. wraps around the edges too. good for driving. so now imagine how cool i'll look, sitting at a cafe outdoors surfing the web on my ibm lappy wearing my sunglasses and answering phone calls on my 6230 in a business-like manner. and then i'll listen to the radio on my mp3 player during which i'll store files on to it from my lappy. totally vain show off! muahaha... in a geeky techy way. :P
my car is back. i'm glad. i'm really glad. i'm so glad. i'm very glad. i'm thankfully glad. but y the steering more stiff now... -sigh-
i'm burdened by work. the part time job. seems i gotta re-check a whole bunch of files. and i'm not done with this new batch either. o_O stress~ haha long time nv stress liao... and i was aiming to finish all these by sunday so i can drop by the institute on monday. oh well we shall see...
vexvexvex
ok my grandma seems better today. she was making more sense when we visited her before lunch and sending over the maid to look after her for the day. nurses can't find her vein on her arms so they first used her neck/throat area before shifting finally to her right foot for her intravenous drip. it's my first time at alexandra hospital and it really is some sort of a relic from the colonial british days. barely 3 storeys high with small elevators and expanding blocks under renovation. nurses were... i guess i'd rate high on the eww factor. except for this lady i saw leaving the building. but no clue if she's an employee of the hospital.
working my ass off at home, and evening comes with a phonecall from my bro. he's suppose to fetch our maid home after work. but my grandma was promised by my dad(so i believe to have heard myself) to come visit her this evening. but he didn't show up. now she's kicking a fuss of sorts. and talking nonsense. i ferried daddy to the hospital and came back with the maid. he stayed there with my bro. by the time i came home, 10-20mins later, i heard they were already on their way home as well. ho hum.
and oh yes. pls help me click on my ad just once if u do drop by k? thanks a lot. i'm reaching the mark soon... of course i've been clicking on them myself too. but a few more clicks sure helps! and if you have the time just do some searching in my google search as well aye? haha fyi i found that searching for "lasik" comes up with ads that reap higher margins. so i've decided to put that in default and save you one step. the search results will open in a new window and it counts if there are ads shown above the actual search results. and you gotta click on the ads to make it count. the shift key helps open links in new windows too!
got the urge to run away~
working my ass off at home, and evening comes with a phonecall from my bro. he's suppose to fetch our maid home after work. but my grandma was promised by my dad(so i believe to have heard myself) to come visit her this evening. but he didn't show up. now she's kicking a fuss of sorts. and talking nonsense. i ferried daddy to the hospital and came back with the maid. he stayed there with my bro. by the time i came home, 10-20mins later, i heard they were already on their way home as well. ho hum.
and oh yes. pls help me click on my ad just once if u do drop by k? thanks a lot. i'm reaching the mark soon... of course i've been clicking on them myself too. but a few more clicks sure helps! and if you have the time just do some searching in my google search as well aye? haha fyi i found that searching for "lasik" comes up with ads that reap higher margins. so i've decided to put that in default and save you one step. the search results will open in a new window and it counts if there are ads shown above the actual search results. and you gotta click on the ads to make it count. the shift key helps open links in new windows too!
got the urge to run away~
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
this is a post about nothingness.
hrmm dun bitch about it but my ads are getting sucky cos i'm viewing public service ads already. haha... so here's more info about my new laptop! i dun think i put up enough specs... hehehe
so here goes, i've gotten the IBM T42 for approx <$2800 SGD. good bargain right? why so cheap? my bro got lobang lo... but why IBM? hey come on la for this brand people don't buy retail is cos it's expensive mostly. according to my bro, using this analogy, it's like purchasing a Mercedes/BMW at the price of a Japanese car. so my point is basically its worth it. :D
the notebook weights 7kg.
it comes with ATI Radeon 7500 so my main concern is settled. can play gunbound. ;)
then with Centrino comes its wireless B+G features which is good too!
of course at 40gig of harddisk space a bit short but still can survive.
they threw in the CDRW/DVD drive which can make up for it by letting me burn CDRW...
and one feature of IBM notebooks i didn't quite realise is, they dun provide winxp installation cdroms.
IBM notebooks come with a separate partition in the harddrive that provides a backup. basically i can restore to the initial factory setup with just a push of a blue button and the notebook will be as good as new. literally. LoL nothing will be left i guess... but oh well...
i'm hoping the mp3 player will come today. it's from creative. nothing fancy. i just wanna use it as a thumbdrive of sorts. it came with the bundle. the options were this, and a palm pda. but it didn't come in color display so i'd rather get this hehe...
ooh yeah and i went to collect my car yesterday evening. looks as good as new now! whee~ happiness is here once again~ they replaced parts on the undercarriage i think. but i think they made the steering column kinda stiff. doesn't return to center that easily. and they replaced the right side 2 tyre rims. the guy from the workshop asked if we wanted to replace the left side too, at a $300 top up. but we declined. we had to top up becos the insurance claim only included the damaged parts. the other side wasn't damaged. but hey, the rims are now of a different color but who's to notice! it's closely matched enough you can't really tell the difference~ :P
so now mummy daddy happy, sister happy(got transport send her to work again), everybody heaves a sigh of relief, and i can go out when i want to again. conveniently. =x
so here goes, i've gotten the IBM T42 for approx <$2800 SGD. good bargain right? why so cheap? my bro got lobang lo... but why IBM? hey come on la for this brand people don't buy retail is cos it's expensive mostly. according to my bro, using this analogy, it's like purchasing a Mercedes/BMW at the price of a Japanese car. so my point is basically its worth it. :D
the notebook weights 7kg.
it comes with ATI Radeon 7500 so my main concern is settled. can play gunbound. ;)
then with Centrino comes its wireless B+G features which is good too!
of course at 40gig of harddisk space a bit short but still can survive.
they threw in the CDRW/DVD drive which can make up for it by letting me burn CDRW...
and one feature of IBM notebooks i didn't quite realise is, they dun provide winxp installation cdroms.
IBM notebooks come with a separate partition in the harddrive that provides a backup. basically i can restore to the initial factory setup with just a push of a blue button and the notebook will be as good as new. literally. LoL nothing will be left i guess... but oh well...
i'm hoping the mp3 player will come today. it's from creative. nothing fancy. i just wanna use it as a thumbdrive of sorts. it came with the bundle. the options were this, and a palm pda. but it didn't come in color display so i'd rather get this hehe...
ooh yeah and i went to collect my car yesterday evening. looks as good as new now! whee~ happiness is here once again~ they replaced parts on the undercarriage i think. but i think they made the steering column kinda stiff. doesn't return to center that easily. and they replaced the right side 2 tyre rims. the guy from the workshop asked if we wanted to replace the left side too, at a $300 top up. but we declined. we had to top up becos the insurance claim only included the damaged parts. the other side wasn't damaged. but hey, the rims are now of a different color but who's to notice! it's closely matched enough you can't really tell the difference~ :P
so now mummy daddy happy, sister happy(got transport send her to work again), everybody heaves a sigh of relief, and i can go out when i want to again. conveniently. =x
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