treelo stories

After All...

2009-02-03T22:00:00.002+08:00

A lost time since I last posted. Time always seem to fly by. Now it is already into the second mth of 2009. Well I am still the same not much changed.

Movement is what I need. Changes are what I hope for. For better or worst, A step at a time. You told me to try. Needless I did. But it seems that I have failed again. Maybe it is really not fated. Not fated at all...

Farewell My Comrade

2008-11-23T11:27:00.004+08:00

After 5 years, suddenly she left me. But not without warning, she seem to be sick for the past mth or so. All sneezing and coughing. Making all the "slurring" sounds. I feel sad. After all she has accompanied me for past 5 years, through the late nitez, early days, weepy dramas, tough assignments, tight projects, happy comedies, flashy webbys, gossipy msn, never ending OS updates, complex dual boot, additive games, wacky varieties shows and so on. Without you, I may have never grad.

Early last year she was already ill. But I swap out her brains for a new one. Re-input her memories of our happier times. And viola. The great dame is back. This time it seem she nose is a little choked. Well I can still remove her brains again. Then at least I will still have the memories all intact. It has been a good 5 years. I don't think I will sent her for any op to awaken her again. Do not want to prolong her suffering again. At the current speed that she runs it is tough for her to catch up with the other younger, slimmer and faster gals out there.

May you RIP. You will always be on mine mind.

Random Musing:
DSi cost S$450.

Take the Plunge

2008-11-15T18:42:00.002+08:00

I am so lost. Went for this course then that course. Then this happens and that happens. Busy busy busy, but at times not sure what am am busy about. Brain is totally wasted. Mind often wonders off. Events I want, do not come. Event I do not want flock like bee to honey. Oh. Life is so often about should you or should you not. I must say that I am a "scaredy cat". I often think about this, think about that. What might happen, what will happen. It may not be in mine control at times but it seems I ponder over it for such a long time at times. I wonder did I lose a lot because of mine indecisiveness? Maybe I really did... May be I should just take the plunge. Heck care about the effects? Oh I am at it again... Seems like it is build into me like DNA. I just can't do it.

The Black Screen...

2008-10-20T23:42:00.002+08:00

After the blue screen of death, now comes the black screen of death? Ok well maybe not death but more like a constant notification. Yes. A new WGA that is for WinXP is now avaliable. It will check to see if your current system is a genuine copy. If not it will change your desktop to a black screen. you can change it back but every 60 mins it will revert back to the black screen of constant notification that the current copy is not a genuine copy. Oh...If you are not using XP and is on Vista, well then goo for you cause it comes pre-shipped in the Vista OS.

Randon Musing:
Life is too short to be straight.

For Everything There Is A First Time...

2008-10-17T20:24:00.001+08:00

Yes. Today was mine first time. Come early next year will be mine second time and to longest on to date. Today was quite ok. A little slow but still ok. Mind was in a shutdown mode so was the body. But after that was busy with some stations which I have seen before. Towards the end was the worst. Legs almost gave way. Almost...What to expect? More I think. Well it is something I cannot control, so why bother to lose sleep over it? Just take what that comes...

New Gift Idea?

2008-10-03T00:53:00.003+08:00

Yes...On 2 Oct, after all the rumors Nintendo launches the new DS. Which is call DSi removing the GBA slot and adding two cams. Not forgeting the SD card slot. Bringing gaming to a new level. It will retail at ¥18,900 (US $180) from Nov 1 in japan in white or black. Other countries? Spring 09. Also boosting a larger screen of 3.25” from 3”and a slightly longer stulys at 92mm from 87.5mm . With this the DSi is 4 mm wider and 1 mm longer than the DS Lite. Packed with a build in audio player/editor, photo taking/editor, wifi web browser with a shopping options and the usual Pichat but at 4 grams lighter. The DSi also went on a diet and managed to trim off 3 mm, from 21.9 mm to now 18.9 mm thick, compared to the DS about 12% thinner. With a slightly faster battery charging time of 2.5 hrs from 3 hrs but a huge drop in usage time of 8-12hrs compared to DS Lite's 10-15hrs @ low brightness. The new DSi has 5 levels of brightness setting. Oh it is still dual screen but only one is touch. So when will you get one for me?

You got donut, I got coffee

2008-09-22T22:30:00.002+08:00

Yes yes. Things from downunder are coming!!! First came donut, (well ok they came from the US. But I got to know them in Aust.) Now comes Campos!!! One of the best in Aust. I must admit that I am more of a tea person. But during my days of slogging over the books. A cup from Campos will really brighten up your day... I felt that the cuppa at times could really calm me down. The location was also great just beside my hostel. The place with the old wooden chairs... the stained glass... the smell no no the aroma... closing mine eyes I can still feel it. I really need it man. Till that year 04 I was still more of a tea drinker. Now I still am a tea person. But if that was ever a choice. No doubts Campos will be it. Be it a Flat White or Mocha. A cuppa from Campos sure beats any tea.

At first the was none...

2008-09-15T21:32:00.002+08:00

Now we have a few. Yes. Our very first gold medal from the Beijing Paralympics. All thanks to Swimmer Yip Pin Xiu. She who suffers from muscular dystrophy won gold in the 50-meters backstroke with her new world and Paralympic record time of 58.75 seconds. She also clinched silver and a new world and Paralympic record of 57.04 seconds in the 50-meters freestyle. Not to forget rider Laurentia Tan who despite her profound deafness and cerebral palsy aced two bronze medals in equestrian. Your hardwork has paid off. You manage to overcome the difficulties both mentally and physical to that I feel you are already a winner in your own right. To you two I give my deepest respect.

老鹰捕捉小鸡

2008-09-11T23:56:00.003+08:00

The other day went to catch Wall-E. A really nice show. Tugs at your heartstrings, so ever lightly. Softly carries the message across. Really a good movie.

Oh Pixar oh Pixar. What can u do wrong? But you can never be sure, cause the next movie by Pixar will be Up then Newt. Two totally new movies. One about the relationship between the different age gaps of the different generations. The other about what if you (not human in this case, but a blue foot newt) are the last two of you kind on earth? You will need to mate to continue your kind. After this two new ideas. Pixar or rather Disney/Pixar will be going for sequels. First up Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D. Then Toy Story 2. After that Cars 2. And rumors that Monsters Inc 2 is also on the boards. Oh... Will have to wait and see.

Oh. When I went to buy the ticket for the movie, the counter staff went like "Ok how about 7 rows from the front in the middle." Of I said OK. Then as I used a voucher, the counter had to copy down some details which took a little while. Then when he can back, he said two tickets? I went like no. One. And he re-suggested three rows from the back at the corner!!! WHAT?! Where is the 7 rows from the front in the middle? I demand for that seat. He then gave me a weird look before going " If you want it. Ok." Why why issit a crime to watch a movie alone? Why after so many times the counter staff always gives a weird look at me? After a while you really get use to it. That is till things like this happen! When you are denied a seat just because you are going to watch the movie alone.....Maybe oh just maybe I will be lucky this time? Really lucky.

Random Musing:
Plant movement not successful. He smiled.

晴天和尚

2008-08-30T23:13:00.007+08:00

It has been raining day in day out. Oh! Where is the sun? Oh how I miss you. I want to "bake" myself. Don't a sun kissed bod look great? Ok ok... Not the burnt look. But the golden brown kind. Doesn't it radiate a healthy glow? It makes a good-looking person even more appealing so much more attractive. Mmm... I may be going a be over here but for "slim" people like me to have a light brown skin is way way better than have pale white skin. Cause it turn it will make me look sickly. I may not be a tanaholic (yet.) But at times it really gives me the relax feeling. It seems that I am not alone.

With studies, dermatologists have found out that, tanning makes the skin give off endorphins. Which are chemicals released from the brain, that produce euphoric like feeling in the body. Endorphins are often referred to as our bodies natural morphine, reducing the pain we usually feel. These compounds make a person feel good on a "high" feeling. They are the also the reason endurance runners report of a "runner's high." So could there really be such a thing as tanner's high?

So when issit that tanning can become and addiction? It seems that if you tan about 8 to 15 times a month and do it between 10am till 4pm then you may be hooked on tanning! Or as the people out there call it, Tanorexia. Thank god! During those times I am usually working so not time to tan. Even if I am free I usually find that it is too hot during those times. And I usually only "purposely" go and tan about once a month. So I am long way off from being an addict. Yes, UV rays may give you vitamin D. But there is a limit to everything. Studies have shown that about 10 mins of sunlight per day could reduce the chances of get cardiology illness. Of course I know it can lead to the big "C". Well maybe I should start using spray on tans and bronzing cosmetics.

On a lighter note, was driving today nearly had an accident with a SHOPPING CART. Yes, a cart. It was pushed by this aunt, who rammed it so fast in a near head on collision with the car. There I was just stopping there by the zebra crossing waiting for people to cross. And there she came off the crossing onto the road and was trying to to push her cart between the car and the wall. The space is really not enough for both car and cart. In the end I had to reverse to let her have her way. (In case I have to answer for any scratches on the car.)

On the last note I am in love with Moonlight Resonance.

MIC, MIM, MIS

2008-08-21T23:41:00.001+08:00

Whos' better? I am not so sure.
One cool as ice. One hot as fire. One chatty and nice.

No matter what color...

2008-08-17T21:47:00.002+08:00

After 47 years, we got one. Color? Does not matter. Proud to see the flag.

Am I becoming One?

2008-08-16T16:53:00.002+08:00

I really do think I am. I am lost as in what to do to prevent such an outcome. But at times the mind is weak and the body is strong. I really need to rethink on what I should do. At times, with out knowing it I will have done it.

Random Musing:
Tall yellow humming bird awaiting?

Is 5th good enough?

2008-08-13T00:23:00.003+08:00

Oh course! To me. That is on the world stage 5th. Not some neighborhood competition. Of course a medal would have been great after such a long time. But the with all the pressure build up we should understand. With our tiny island and small population (comparing to other much bigger countries) As long as she have given all that she has, I truly felt that she has done well. With our Sports School up that will come a day where we can do it. Really. On our own. Next up for us is the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010. But just before that to sort of test the system or a practice session is the Asian Youth Games in 2009, which will be between July 2 - 10. The YOG will have about 26 sports and 3,600 athletes, while the AYG will have about 1,000 athletes between the ages of 14 - 18. For those that may not be, so what should we say, sporty may try for the YOG logo competition.

Now for 4th. Yes! UNSW Asia left? Never mind. We can have our own. Our 4th fourth public-funded university will open its doors in 2011. In the first year it will take in about 500 students and increase this intake gradually till it hits 2,500. In 2015 it will located to Upper Changi Road East, next to the Changi Business Park. The plot of land, approximately 22.6 hectares, was previously set aside for the University of New South Wales Singapore campus. It is close to the current Expo MRT station and will be served also by the future Circle Line in 2016. It will also be served by both ECP and PIE. The interim campus location is not know yet. The cost of this? No budget has been set yet but is expected to run up to hundreds of millions of dollars. The effect? Limitless. Good with name? Then you can name this new, yet to be named, currently nameless or AKA 4th Uni here.

In food, Krispy Kreme will be in KL, Malaysia! By next year we can savour the famous glazed doughnuts. This is made possible by Berjaya Corporation Bhd, which will own 70% of unit rest being owned by Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation. The Corporation which also holds the franchise rights for Starbucks, Kenny Rogers and Wendy's plans to add 20 stores in Malaysia to the about 490 Krispy Kreme stores worldwide.

Mmm... wonder will/can one store come to Sunny Island? I WANT MINE KRISPY KREME!

Random Musing:
The slim brown cat would like to sallow the slender blue humming bird.

Let the Games Begin...

2008-08-07T22:37:00.002+08:00

In less than 24 hours the Games will begin. Yes. It is finally here. I will be skipping my session to watch the opening of the Games. Hope it will not be a wasted effort. I did have a sneak peak thanks to youtube and SBS as previous post. Oh yes. Also on 08/08/08 we will be having a special toto draw. And the prize money? You guess it! A cool 8 million. Wah! Wonder who will be the lucky one or ones. Do wish me luck.

In the mail today I received the IKEA 2009 catalogue. This serves to remind me that more the half the year has passed. This is the 11th edition that I have.(I sort of have collected all the catalogue since 1998. Just some useless crazy hobby of mine.)

In the world of DS, the cool people at Nintendo seem to have gotten to the max on R4. They have together with the games developing powerhouses like SNK, Capcom, Square Enix, Tecmo, Capcom, Namco Bandai, SEGA, Altus and 46 others launched a lawsuit in Tokyo District Court, Japan against R4. Well R4 is a device that allows for one to play games that are not from the actual source. R4 and others like it have been around for quite some time. In other news, after food, yoga, balancing, guitar etc with the DS. Whats next? Sega has teamed up with Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido to develop Project Beauty, a DS beauty consultant. Seems that is will be priced at about 6,090 yen. What can the japanese think of next to be on the DS? keep you fingers crossed.

Random Musing

Seems the brown cat could not do it again. What a loser. Could not ask again. Never? How would I know?

The red pepper seems fine now but now there is also the green bunch, which is so very dried and yellow now.

The Last Lap

2008-08-01T23:42:00.009+08:00

In less then a week times will be the Opening Show for the Beijing Summer Olympic 2008 or the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. But seems that things are not all that rosy.

Firstly the pre Olympic problems that caused some problems with the route and along the route of the flame. Then the air quality of the skies of Beijing having reached unacceptable standards. Recently some freedom of press issues. Followed by the changes in visa rules. Also the alge boom and the locust problem. And now a video of the top secret opening ceremony by the famous director Zhang Yimou has leaked out. The clip filmed from the Bird's Nest by a S Korean station SBS, leaked out images of the closely guarded show. The clip of about 2 min is quite an eye-opener. Imagine all those 15,000 performers never breath a word to a soul till SBS manage to film the controversial report.

We should maybe give China a break. After winning the rights to host the Games on 13 July 2001, they have bee trying quite hard to host a good game. Build stadiums, buildings, theater airport, train routes, roads. Trying to clear the air, helping the residents of Beijing to lose some of their bad habits. Well I really do hope that they can deliver a good game from Aug 8 till Aug 24.

Some tech news...

Watch out Google, here comes Wikia from the people who brought us Wikipedia. According to them their way of search is different from the usual algorithm-driven like Google or Yahoo. But is based on a freely-licensed open source, where users can enter to change anything. Thus allowing you to add a webby to the search results if you think that it is relevant. Seems that you can tamper with it to promote (spam style) your own goods. but the friendly people at Wiki are working on it.

Next up is cuil which was launched early this week. They claims "Cuil searches more pages on the Web than anyone else—three times as many as Google and ten times as many as Microsoft." With a small team of 30 people not bad rite. The founders are a group of ex-Google employees who promises that they will not keep any data about you. No name, No IP, No cookies. No search history stored/kept. They believe that analyzing the Web rather than the users or superficial popularity metrics. (Ohh... Touchy.) BTW in case you were wondering Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge.

Before I close this post let me say a big THANKS to the people in white. (Mmm... Ok maybe they come in many colours now. Like light green, purple, blue etc) Well it is International Nurses Day.

Randon Musing:
Light Brown Cat was grazing beside the Young Slender Zebra.

Cat Fight...

2008-07-30T22:46:00.002+08:00

The two "queens" are fighting it out, both in cyberspace and legalspace. "Ding Ding" Round 1. Mmm... wonder who will win. Fans on both camps giving much support. Whats next?

Random Musing
The white swan caught the brown cat by its neck.

Why Don't I put a Smile On That Face.

2008-07-29T22:45:00.002+08:00

Yes... During the weekend watched "The Dark Knight". It is quite good I would say. But a tad too long. The director Christopher Nolan did quite a good job, I must say. Both Batman Begins and the current are great movies. After I googled him then did I realise that he also directed Insomnia and Memento, both movies which I also like truly. (If you have not watched the movie you may not want to continue reading.)

Many of the characters main cast played their character quite well. Other than Heath Ledger great performance as Joker. (Mmm... A really dark portray of Joker. A Oscar worth performance?) Morgan Freeman (as Lucius) , Gary Oldman ( as Lt. James), Michael Caine ( as Alfred) , Aaron Eckhart (as Harvey/Two-Face) and of course Michael Caine ( as Bruce/Batman). All which I think did a great job in fleshing out their roles. Erm but personally did not quite like Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel. Felt that it lacked something. But could not really pinpoint down what that is. Oh there is a actor from our shores, that is Chin Han who plays the role Lau the Hong Kong the businessman who help the mafia to "account" for their money. Still not sure who? The one who appears in a telly in the movie to have a teleconference with the mafia in the kitchen of some sort and Joker appears starts to chat with them and makes a pen "disappear". Well he appears for quite a few scenes you can't quite miss him.

But that could not be said for the other guy who was in a "photo" scandal. The quite well-known Edison Chen. If you blink you are sure (guarantee plus chop with 5 year warranty) to miss him. So much about the role. I thought he was playing a "real" role in movie when he left HK to start afresh in Hollywood. Anyone could have done it. It is not even on the screen for more then what like 3 secs. So did you catch him in the movie? Still drawing a blank... Why? Cause the role he played does not even register in your mind. Ok let you in on it. He is the one who meets Morgan Freeman on the tarmac (this is a really far shot) and then the next scene is when he tell Morgan that the building has a no phone policy and he has to surrender his phone. It is like super short. You could not quite get him face before it is gone. I think even the security guards of Lau' building got more screen time. I must add that I am not sure if any have been edited out during the post production of the movie.

I would like to end off with I truly enjoyed the movie worth the ticket price in and at least a 4/5. To me the best part of the movie was the two ferry part. Great storyline showing hoe crazy the Joker was. Oh wonder will there be a third? What villains? I wonder...

Random Musing:
Red Chili back up and not and again.

Finally Got It...

2008-07-23T22:01:00.002+08:00

After a wait of more then 2 weeks it is finally here. It is still ok I guess. Not unexpected. Sian.

Random Musing:
Light Brown Cat caught a Red Hot Chili Pepper only to kill it with a crunch.

At one with Nature

2008-07-19T20:56:00.002+08:00

After a mind boogieing, hectic, frustrating, lost few weeks, I decided to go and try the new (maybe not so new) park link. That links Harbourfront on the way to West Coast Park. Well I can only say it is not linked. After you link to Science Park, you are no longer in any parks. Through NUS and Science Park, you must hike yourself with no instructions. If that is the case I felt that the papers should not have reported to make it sound like the whole stretch is all linked. Ok ... More on the good side now. The Harbourfront to HortPark was quite nice. Quite scenic.

The Marang Trail was a little on the steep side. But NParks have made at some parts a steeper and a less steep paths which is good. At to top of Mt Faber, you can see over the whole of HarbourFront and Sentosa. Now comes the wee bit difficult part. As some parts of the Faber Walk is not marked, You need a little luck plus good eyes to spot the very temporary black signs that NParks have put up to direct you to the Henderson Waves, which is 36m above sea level. There from our island highest pedestrian bridge you can see good views of the city and the southern islands. The bridge design is also quite unique. Then you will reach the Hill Top walk, again signage is a problem. Following that is the steel 1.3km elevated walk. Or you can choose to walk the Earth trail. This part is also not too bad. Slower you pace and enjoy the views. Breath in the fresh air. Finally crossing the Alex Arch will bring you to HortPark. At HortPark you can see much landscaped garden, edutainment, book a function room and also a thai restaurant.

Overall the park links is quite nice. Bring you into part you never knew (still) existed. But the signage is a problem. And also I feel that for some parts of the walk for example the Forest and the Hilltop Walks, we may have to give the trees a little more time to recover from the damage that the sustained during the building of the walks. I am sure give a few years, with much care given and us give less abuse to nature. They will recover well enough and then the ridges walk will be an even better walk to go to, to bring oneself closer to nature. To be one with nature.

The Great Search is On...

2008-07-14T22:16:00.002+08:00

Yes... After much self debate I decided to do mine first advertorial. Yes you read it right. So here goes.

Advertorial

20 plus, normal looking, normal height, abnormally "slim" guy. Looking for a fun normal looking , normal height, going company. Best if for long term. Best if like the movies, outing but at times also be at home. Oh yah most important if long hair is a PLUS. Please submit to the following your detail resume, with a full length color photo. Thanks.

Just Kidding... ...

Read the fine print.

2008-07-08T23:00:00.003+08:00

I was out window grocery shopping at this major supermarket shop. Then I saw this toothpaste on offer. It was $2 off the usual price. As you people should have known when I do grocery shopping I try and try my best to only buy things that are on offer. Else not I will whip out mine handy handphone calculator to make sure I am getting the best offer. Yah I know very "uncle". I have gotten into this habit while I was studying in Aust. And as a student money matters. Every single cent counts. At times the different packaging could be misleading, causing one to think that he is making a saving but not so. At time buying in bulk may seem cheaper but not always. So always depend on the trusty app in the handphone called the calculator. Oh technology! How can i do without you.

Anyway back to the toothpaste stuff. I then calculated ensuring that is was a good deal. When I paid then I realise that the offer price was only for "members". Shit. Ok it was not that expansive. But felt so cheated. Went back to look at the self. Then did I realise that I could not blame the shop. They did put up a notice just that it was a little small. Not to mention folded, behind the HUGE offer word. What to do could only say I was at fault I did not read the fine print...

Random Musing:
Twist and turns the plot thickens.

STCC '08

2008-07-01T22:11:00.002+08:00

Last weekend I went with some friends to STCC '08. Wah! It was super packed. I really do mean super packed. On the first day of the convention which was like in hall 603 we queued till hall 601. The people who went there like 8 plus for the event that only starts at 11am. All for a limited edition be@rbrick.

Well other then the crowd the fair was not too bad. Nice cosplay people appeared. Like those from Legion 501 of Star Wars, games and some other Jap comics like naruto, bleach and D.Grayman. Some I must say were not that good. Other really take u aback with the details in the costume that they are wearing.

Even with the huge black wings that one of the cosplay man was doning on, it cannot beat other in countries in japan or even tawain. But who am I to judge? I for one do not cosplay, (dou I hope to). Second I have never been to japan to see their cosplay. But I would say give us a chance. Cause anyway this year was the first. And it was a little small scale compared to those in other countries. The gounds outside the fair was not big enough for the cosplay people to mingle. For toki doki no space to be snappy frantic. Too small a space. Fans was too happy to see the graphic artists.

Really...overall only the crowd control was a tad not good or maybe I should say bad. Else all was good to go. Coming again next year? Well we will have to wait and see. I may just be a tag too old.

6541

2008-06-20T23:30:00.002+08:00

Today was a day of much interest.

After my jog, as I went into the gents I saw this guy, not too bad looking, doing up his hair with the orange Gatsby hair wax. Nothing much rite... I went along mine usually routine. After 15 plus mins I was about to leave the place he was still standing there by the sink facing the big mirror still styling his hair with the hair wax. He also applied OXY pimple cover and had this mid sized handheld oval mirror to reflect his reflection onto the big mirror. Supposing so that he will be able to see all round his head making sure each and every strand of hair is in perfect position. Real metrosexual, with the light brown burms, red tight fit top, green havaianas and lightly tanned skin. He look not a day past 18. Oh BTW I did I fail to mention that the tight top is from NUM with the words "Everyone like a Asian guy. 6541 ". Well you know what I mean. Seems they are now everywhere.

Not to get the wrong idea I do look at both side of the coin. Which leads to the next part.

I was waiting for the train back when I saw this couple walking by the platform. They stopped just beside me, therefore I could hear them chatting about some history stuff. It seem that they have just studied as some place and was heading home. I could see that they are attached cause the guy placed his hands on her shoulder and hers was just lightly touching his waist. Anyway the train came. And they said the goodbyes and a little peck on the forehead. Then she boarded the train so did I. Then the doors closed and rolled out of the station. She then whipped out her handphone can called someone.

Then she said in a very sweet voice: "Hello. Ya left him already. What are u doing. Ya just finished the study. He told me everything about the history. I no need to read the whole thick book. He say Kung Fu Panda very funny. We should watch it soon. What did u eat. We ate pepper lunch express. Not very nice. That time we go the Pepper Lunch better. Your book read finished already. So fast. Knew it. Ya the paper on Mon. Sun cannot go out. Sat still can go with you." and much more mushy, "roma" stuff in a very very "teh" voice that I could no longer remember. I was like erm... didn't she just left her bf? This went on for like 3 stations. At first when she whip out her hp to call, I was still thinking so "loving" just part must call already. How wrong can I be ?!?!

Then came the announcement that went something like this "This train will be moving to the middle track soon. For your own safety please hold onto hand grips or grab poles." Then the train sway a little left and right. Everyone on the train also went a little swaying. Then her went like " The train shaking left and right. I have moving like that too." In a super high pitched voice. Super grossed out. Well I do not know who is on the other side of the line. Only she knows.

Oh on the movie that the guy mentioned Kung Fu Panda. It is really not too bad quite funny. With all the pun of chinese kung fu. The Tiger Crane Double Style, Mantis Style etc we so often see in chinese kung fu shows. A little short but still ok as a weekday movie. All the pigs, ducks and rabbits are extras in the movie. Also watch out for the spoof of Yoda of Star Wars fame. OH ya to those who have yet to watch. Remember to stay for the end of the credits...

Random Musing:
The brown cat lured by the red herring.

Input = Output ?

2008-06-17T23:39:00.002+08:00

The effort put in at times may not be that what you get out of it. Well not always that case that is. I must say at times you may get more. But by far thats is always not the case.

Anyway on a lighter note FF3 is here! Yah. No no not the game. The web browser. FireFox 3. In other IT news. Yahoo has dump Microsoft for good. Last week talks fell out again. Stating reasons that Microsoft is only interested in its search. After that Yahoo went into a deal with, no prizes for the correct guess, Google. Wii out sells PS3 and 360 again. In may they sold 675,000 , 209,000 and 187,000 respectively in the US according to market research firm NPD.

Succumb to the Pressure.

2008-06-13T23:51:00.004+08:00

As pressure and heat mounts up. Movement is needed. Resistance is futile. Bow down to Fate.

Random Musing:
My Fave Show on free to air tv? Primetime Morning on CNA every week day morning. (But only when Suzanne and Steven are on. Ok ok more like when Suzanne is on air)

Suzanne Jung, one of the co-anchors for Primetime Morning has a channelnewsasia blog. Why Cheryl Fox don't have? You can also read others like Steven Chia (the other half of Primetime Morning), Timothy Go and others here.

The Big Flip... Flop?

2008-06-06T23:44:00.002+08:00

The nightspot St James Power House was gone a U-turn to their policy of free entry for foreign tertiary students after a Singaporean student wrote a feedback to MyPaper and received comments that the controversial policy is unfair. The power of the media. Starting from tonight all tertiary students can enter the the club for free before 11pm. Mmm.... That's settled. From Life! today. Mr Foo was quoted "Where we have erred, then the thing to do is to change. We will grant free entry to all tertiary students." What took them 2 years to realise it, as the policy was in place from the first day of opening in 06.

He was further quoted as saying "Powerhouse, being a dance club, targets the younger set, some of which are tertiary students. But there are so many tertiary institutions here, we can't offer it to all, so we chose foreign students to start with. It was also to give the place a more cosmopolitan feel." So erm two years ago they could not "afford" to give it to all students but now they suddenly can "afford" to offer it to all tertiary students?

"The policy was in place since Day One and we had no complaints till now." So if someone had complained about it on lets say Day Two they would have extend it too all tertiary students rite away like they have done now? Or if the student have not wrote in to MyPaper, the local tertiary students will still have to continue to pay till god know when. So to those tertiary students who have paid obediently for the last two years, are they saying that you are to blame cause you did not compliant. Caused if you did you will not have to pay anymore.

"If you say I discriminate against locals, that is not true because more then 80% of my patrons are local. I would be mad to discriminate against them." So what was going through the people when they set the policy? Didn't they think about the effect on the local tertiary students? The feelings they might have when they realised about the policy?

Not to forget about the Ladies Night the other time...

Fast Cars, Fast Food, Fast Life

2008-06-02T08:54:00.004+08:00

When you speed you may crash and have a very fast life. But when you have fast food... will it also lead to a fast life? During the weekend watched Supersized Me on Arts Central. This is the first time I am watching the documentary movie. The results seems so dangerous. He is said to have liver damage. Yup yup high sugar, high fat, high salt expected results. But the liver part... a little unexpected. But my take on the movie is that true that fast food is not good for health but taking it 3 times a day is a little extreme. And I agreed with him that to them it is a business, they want to have profits, gains and make some money on the way.

Luring children into the restaurant part with playgrounds and toys give aways? I a bit disagree. It is the over all package. Nowadays everyones wants a single place that sells everything. where you can get and do everything. When you grab a soda why not pay your bills at the same time? The toys that they sell with happy meals? Why did anyone say anything about that toy companies that do the tie-in with they. The toy companies also know that the fast food is not too good for health. Should they go to some salad, milk or fruit company to have a tie-in?

I am not saying that the fast food chains are not serving not so healthy food. The main thing is self- control. We as consumers should make a choice. Excise, eat less like may be 2 or 3 times a month? Get the healthy stuff, salads etc. Don't up size unnecessarily. Oh btw I went to a fast food chain to get a burger and they really did ask if I wanted to upsize. Add a side? Add a patty? Up the drink? etc. CONTROL. Is the word. But on the other hand maybe the chains should also make it less tempting? Less convenient? Oh just to add the movie was filmed in 2003. Quite sometime ago.

Closer to current time is the flip flop and flip again petrol rules. Don't quite know what is the state now. Luckily do not pump there. But the prices of petrol really have sky- rocketed.

Broke mine own vow of not donating to any of those bin at MRTs, Bus terminal, linkways etc. I told myself not to donate after the 04 saga of NKF then Youth Challenge then Re Ci. The first two have ended, not quite sure about the last one. Who issit to you may ask? To the Sichun quake victims. Not much but I hope it will help. Miss SS said something not too nice. Erm... well was it take out of context? I am not too sure. But at such a event, comment on a natural disaster, with so much media, and of such a level of stardom. Caution is much needed.

Two "fiends" at work. Tempting me to such an extent. Argh... The temptation is so strong. Fight Fight I much.

Randon Musing:
It is the June school holidays, why issit there a work holiday?

Tawain Delights

2008-05-30T23:44:00.004+08:00

I was at Lot1 these evening when I saw a new stall in the new food court on level 4, Tawain Delights. Well decided to give it a try. Order the pork chop rice. The pork chop was a little hard to bite through and rather oily. But that was not the main thing. The display of it in a japanese bento box with the 2 different preserved vegs, stir fry lettuce, rice and pork, suddenly memories came gushing back. The corner stall in Sydney near the lift lobby near the pork stall., near the escalator, Along the same street as Haymarket, the thai supermarket and the Pacific hotel. (More or less there. Could only remember these few places beside it.)

It will be pack to the rim full of customers. The food still average but price quite worth it. The lady will take your order at the door and hand you the slip of yellow order sheet. Then it is time to wait it out till your number is called. Esp the rice taste exactly the same as that. Memories came flowing back. Looking at the empty chairs besides me I realised again that " Being alone is only when there are empty chairs around you."

In the this week's episode of Tuesday Report Patient No.1 was revealed. She is brave. I salute you. I don't think I can be as strong as you have been. Wishing you all the best the many more good times ahead.

Say No to Shark Fins. Resorts World at Sentosa will not be serving it on their menus in their resturant. BUT a big but here. It will be available to high rollers who spend lots in their casinos. So well... Mmmm.... one of the first few after Hong Kong Disneyland, but why the exception? Ok... A step forward is better then none rite?

In the tech world, after HTC and IPhone comes Blackberry with touch functions. And Windows 7 in 2010 also with what it calls "Muti-Touch". So there goes your mouse and keyboard. Everything via touch, zooming photos, fliping pages, spinning etc. Wonder how much will it cost? Will it be like Vista that not much people have liked and stayed with XP? Well we will have to wait for a few years more to know.

I have 300 more years (not that I can life that long) to visit Leaning Tower od Pisa, Italy. The Italian engineers have after untilt it to what is was in 1700. It has been reported that it is the first time since the 12th century (making that like ....erm... I not too sure how long ago) that the tower stopped moving. The massive project started in 1990 and ended in 2001 to untilt it by 40 cm. Built between 1174 and 1370 the tower was closed to public during the whole untilting process. Wah rite? Better visit is soon

Random Musing:
The brown cat was mesmerized by the parading pink flamingo.

Suwîto rein: Shinigami no seido

2008-05-26T09:44:00.001+08:00

I watch the movie last weekend using the HSBC points (finally)! Yes yes the english title being Sweet Rain : Accuracy of Death. With some places know only as Accuracy of Death. Well the director, Masaya Kakei, added the word Sweet Rain to the front of the japanese title so also to totally differenshade from the recent hit movies Death Note which also featured Shinigami or japanese for death god (死神) . It is based on a novel of the same name by Ken Mitsuishi. It stars
Takeshi Kaneshiro in the leading role as Mr Chiba a Grim Reaper. Well the movie was not too bad. But they really milk Takeshi good looks dry in the movie. With 4 different looks in the movie (maybe made to appeal to the different likes of the ladies), all the love of music, the puppy look of his face sure to pull in the cash. This being his first japanese movie after a long while. To me his yakuza look was the best. If only I could get 1/2 of his looks ... I will not be single till now.

The movie is being divided into 3 different short stories but having a link between all of them. It was a little slow in the middle but overall still ok. Not forgeting the silky smooth beautiful black pet dog that he speaks to telepathically in the movie. It will filmed quite well I felt esp with all the raining scenes. I felt that the last part was shot the most beautifully esp the last scene on the cliff. Which brings us to his next movie Red Cliff.

You can get to see more of him in Red Cliff that the hitting the screens in July. And the 2nd part of the movie after the Beijing Games.

Never hurts to be nice

2008-05-20T23:29:00.005+08:00

and then post The GSS is back...soon offically it is 23 May till 20 July. Which means it will start this Fri. But many shops are already in full gear withe the pre GSS and I am sure it will be followed by GSSGSS. But with the downturn sales at the POS may not be ringing all the way top the banks. Heading south it seems predicted by many. The nice people in sales might have already taken this into account therefore... It never hurts to have more sales rite? More discounts. More slashes to prices. More freebies. More etc...

On the other hand never hurts to have just that one more pair of shoes, pants, shirt, skirt, bag, sunglasses, hat, swimwear etc rite. Your wardrobe sure to have space for the one (or many be more then one) more item. the item that you have be longing for now for only 80%, 70% or maybe even 50% of the price. "GET IT NOW!" your mind says. "ELSE REGRET FOR LIFE!" pops up. "Never has it been priced lower then this!" echos in your head.

Not helping much is that, on Sunny Island, we have not much to do. Not much fun places to go. And these days with the weather so hot! Where is place to go to cool down? Shopping Centres! This is where the nice people at the mall will be up big huge posters to entice you to buy buy buy.

Ever wonder why GSS is in the hottest months? The nice people organising the event may have thought that it would be nice to have it during the school holidays. More people, more crowd, more scramble, more queues therefore maximizing the human crowd mentality. "She is getting that. Maybe I should too. He is buying that. Should I get one as well?"

Well it never hurts to be nice. Not at the moment that is not till you get your credit card bill next month that is. Then maybe it hurts like hell to your savings. to the lucky few who have be using cold hard cash to pay when then not worries for you then. You seem rich enough.

So with that said I hope to get a pair of leather slippers (as the current one is GOING to be spoilt.) Puma pumps (sure to find one nicer then the leaf one) ? Jeans? Shirts? Moccasins? Argh... I am procasinating. Nevermind me.

It never hurts to be nice. rite?

TMR.

2008-05-18T21:50:00.003+08:00

Tomorrow is a public hoilday!!! Can sleep in again. Great rite. BTW went to watch IRONMAN. After buying the tick. Then saw the tiny little HSBC ad thats says you can use your pts to exchange for a tick. Argh... I should have used my HSBC pts. 1500 pts per tick it is ok as long as you watch the movie during the weekend or on a PH when it is $10. Should have see the little ad earlier. They should have made a SUPER HUGE ad aas big as those movie posters mah. But it is also mine fault cause they did sent me a rewards book 08, Just that I did not flip through it. Hee hee.

Anyway back to the movie. It was not too bad. Marvel first full-length movie. Previous they sold the rights to other big Hollywood studios (Blade, The Punisher, Spidey, DD, Elektra, Hulk, FF, X-men, Ghost Rider etc). They at Marvel must have realized what big money could be made. Not too bad at all the movie. No wonder they have also been signed for a second movie. There was jokes here and there action not too bad. Graphics good too. Well the storyline... as usual, a superhero movie so a little unbelievable but still ok. Not dark like Batman more of a bright look at Ironman, even the alcoholism that Tony faces is also toned down. But not there it is not there but just in a very subtle way, you will realize it. With "Next time baby." you can be sure War Machine will be in Ironman 2.

With the success of Ironman, hot on his heels will be another Hulk movie, Cap America, Punisher, Nick Fury, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Magneto, Thor, Antman, The First Avenger: Captain America etc. Actually at the post credits or Ironman if you stayed long enough, Marvel did reveal a bit. The SHIELD (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-enforcement Division) , Avengers and Nick Fury. Opps... Did i give away too much?

If you were wondering why this not so late post, well it is because I am just back from HV from Coffee Bean from Mocha Ice Blend ...

New Direction, New Aim

2008-05-17T17:43:00.003+08:00

Onwards, Forwards, Straight ahead I go. A new direction, a new path. Away with the old and embrace the new ways.

Oh...BTW if you have notice I changed the blog a little. Ney no one reading rite? No one here often. No one knows. But how much traffic can I expect form a boring blog rite. Not one of thoses super hit blogs. No sacy pics or news. Of course fly under under radar. Well I though it was a new try. Whats you view? Seems a little white washed. Mmm.... But was not too sure what goes with the theme of the bottles. Any ideas? The grey wolf says a little "hangy". But when I tried did not on mine PC.

Well... maybe it is a developers bug. It is always like that it works fine on the development side but when deployed it always always have some weird bugs. But... The BIGGEST BUT here is that whenever it is reported. It never seem to pop up on the developers side even if they follow all the steps of the users did. Or worst is that when the developer rush down to take a look at it. It works fine.

Back to the revamp, any comment do feel free to drop me a message.

Here comes it comes.

2008-05-14T23:09:00.003+08:00

Running to the end of May. And here comes Miss June. What is there in Miss June and her brother July? Movies, Movies and more Movies.

Well first things first I have NOT , yes NOT, watch Ironman yet. Yet! is the word. Wanted to watch it after all the plus reviews, but it was fully booked so went to watch the $US 150 million movie "Speed Racer" by the Wachowski Brothers who brought us the Matrix. I felt that it was ok not too bad. Full of loud colours and effects just like a comic book. But did not seem to be bringing in the "CHA-SHING" cause it only made $ US 18.6 million at the box office. I really thought it was a good display of effects showing how the comic book will flow, with screen wipes and a BIG BIG splash of multi colors. Well... maybe it got to do with some asian actor in the movie? But shouldn't he be bringing in all the crowds? As he is a "megastar"....

Back to Miss June and Mr July. There will be....(drum rolls) The Happening, Sex and the City, Kung Fu Panda, Indiana Jones, Hellboy 2. Hulk, The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Red Cliff, The Dark Knight and The Mummy 3. And who can forget Accuracy of Death starring Takeshi Kaneshiro. Going awww and hooo?

Among the few I really would like to catch Accuracy of Death so that I can go ...(erm....) obverse reasons I will keep for some other time. Happening... Mmmm not so sure leh. Did not guite like his Village and Signs. Not to mention Lady in the water. Sex and the City....Neh. Kung Fu nope. Indiana...don't think so. Hellboy most prop yes. Cause the first one sure rocks. With all the tongue in the cheek and action. Hulk... a flat NO. TCON? Only for you I will go. Red Cilff... erm sama sama as Death loh. The Dark Knight a resounding YES. Even if it is just for Heath Ledger. But then again... now that cost more for a movie at $10... Maybe need to cut down even more. You should know with even thing going northwards.

Last week was a bad week morale was pitch black lower then the lowest pit, wet damp and freezing cold. I can see the end. But not the light at the end.

Lastly I sent mine condolences to all of China's monday's 7.9-magnitude quake victims and Myanmar Cyclone Nargis victims.

The number game

2008-05-12T22:37:00.005+08:00

The Beijing Games will start at 08:08 pm on 08/08/08. And todays marks 88 more days before the games. We and the lucky 8. Oh.. How I wish it was really so simple. Getting a Blk 88 on Street 8, then on level 8 and unit number 8. And ... Oh and not to forget hp number with as many 8s as possible. And life will be fine. Also to add a car plate number with 8s also. If that really works then there will be no need to work hard now is there?

On another note, in ST today there is a report on the 4th batch of SMU students. Nearly all of them are landing jobs within 6 months. Get this! Their starting pay is $3,040. A 6.7% increase from Class of 06. There is more. Top 20% are getting starting salaries of $5,600! And the best is yet to come. The top 12% or 69 of the ex-students are earning between $4k - $10k!!! 10K! Wah. Freshshee leh. I wonder after 1 - 2 years of working in the investment banking, management consulting line when they get their increment bonus etc. They will be taking home like what 11K? 12K , 13 or 14 maybe 15K... And here I was thinking that a the economy is taking a downturn. Two-thirds got two to more than 10 job offers. Well the employment survey is done by the university themselves with 87% of the students responding or 618 out of the 711 students.

Accuracy you ask? I wonder...

Stumbling Block

2008-05-07T15:18:00.002+08:00

At first it was one, then the second. Now all will be go different ways. Did we see it coming? Yes Yes Yes. For over a year but yet nothing was done. But it is the small fishes that get the biggest impact when the water changes. The big ones can still happily going on swinging. What to do? Nothing. Will just have to wait. But how I wish the ending would have been different. Given much like a little baby. But nothing was returned. A bit nudge would have been nice. Well come what come may. Hope it will be better. Going Going very fast now soon gone. FROZEN.

You, Her and Him.

2008-04-29T08:48:00.002+08:00

But it will never be me. Slam goes. And the cup splits. Last once? Never. But always. Often asked think about you, her and him. But I would like to ask? What about me?

Cat Hunting

2008-04-02T22:36:00.002+08:00

Frm tpe bought another Puma shoes. Currently i have two pairs of puma shoes, two puma watches, a puma cap, three puma t-shirts and a puma jacket. What is missing is a PUMA bag! When will it come? Not so soon I guess running out of the stuff that makes the world go round. Money. haha

Herre we go again...

2008-03-31T08:47:00.002+08:00

All settled down. Now to move forward. When will it be? The exams? Unsure for now but time to sit down to really study, study and study. A movement is a must. How is the question...

No Green No Blue

2008-03-17T10:44:00.002+08:00

I am going to Taipei, Taiwan. As I will be there during the polls. I have to remember not to wear green or blue with is the two party colors. Must remember. As you know how they love to show their love for the party that they support.

Nearly forgot...

2008-02-24T22:37:00.001+08:00

In the last post I forgot to add that Asia Airshow left for HongKong. It is ok we can have our own Singapore Airshow. This and that the red dot is shining bright.

Now for the Games...

2008-02-21T22:23:00.002+08:00

We won. The bid for the inaugural YOG 2010. Mmm.... F1, YOG, Casinos, Big Ferris Wheel. Our little red dot is indeed shining bright on the world map. Go go go. Make it big. Well we cannot fall behind right? HK have a Mickey Land. So we do our Universal Studios. London have Eye, we have flyer. KL have Sepang, we have street track. USA have hoover dam, we have marina barrage. Macau have Sands, so do we. Japan have a complicated subway, well we have a not so complicated one but soon to be..... an so on and so forth.

Voooooom!!!

2008-02-15T23:47:00.002+08:00

F1 comes here. 280908 2000hrs. They started to sell the tickets yesterday @ 0900hrs but due to a overwhelming respond the software crashed. What a bad sign to show to the world. That we cannot even handle a ticketing system. They should have know the respond from all the previous races and preempt anything like that from happening. Well is is all over now. It is back up and running. Oh. . . BTW if you did not alreay know Singapore Pools will be accpecting bets for the race. They will anounnce futher details on Mon. Mmm... Another big money earner? But better for the govt to get it rather then some black market. An it will hopefully be return to us in one way or another through the improvement of the island state on the whole.

About 255 days left to the race. Should visit the webby for it. Love the logo. Currently mine wallpaper. Till then.

Back On?

2008-02-14T13:21:00.002+08:00

Yes yes...Finally another entry really hope to do this more often. But then at times when you are online there are more other things to do. If you get mine drift.

Not Two Way

2007-09-20T09:12:00.000+08:00

People at times need help from other but at times refuse to help others. Wanting people to help them in this way and that way. But in no way plan to return the help rendered. And at the same time still think that they are in the right and that the world own them a lot. Some even "demand" that you need to do their every bidding.Humans not a two way traffic, all take but no give. That is humans for you.

There & Back Again

2007-09-13T22:18:00.000+08:00

Life seem to be in a loop. Wake up, work, home, sleep and back to wake up and round and round the loop we go till we return to earth. Argh... Need something to perk up my boring life. Seaching ... ney not what you think... Not that. Just finished a GoF course. So useful in different way but to apply it that is the main problem. When When When can I just live life as it is?

Late Night

2007-09-10T00:19:00.000+08:00

Midnight already. Yes. Still awake. Sian less then 8 hrs need to start work. No No No. I cannot have the TGIF though to life.

Awake Again

2007-09-04T08:58:00.000+08:00

Yah...Yah... Finally another post. Well nothing much also. I am now back in main office. Also have not much to say . Life is just well... normal. Looking for that spark.

Heroes...

2007-05-16T08:47:00.000+08:00

Currently I am watching the hit NBC drama Heroes. It is quite good. So you should watch it also.

A step forward is what I should take a step back is also sometimes neccessary in life.
At times we dash and run forward without a second thought.
Is this good? Yes some might say lest the chance slip by you when you take a step back to think.
But if you did not take a step back to think would you have really considered and made the correct choice?
Heroes we may not be. But to ourselves we should not regret what choices we have made.
Just like that in Spidey 3 it all about choices...

BTW I felt that Spidey 3 is only well worth 3/5.

Chance of A Lifetime?

2007-04-17T08:51:00.000+08:00

A chance of a lifetime is here. Should I take it or not? Still pondering over it. Argh!!! What to do?

After a long weekend...

2007-04-09T08:51:00.000+08:00

How I felt TIRED.

Back.

2007-04-05T09:00:00.000+08:00

It has been such a long time since I last posted. Well life was too "busy" or may be I was just too lazy. Too lazy till I am not too sure what to type in today. Argh...

The Year Ahead

2007-01-05T10:40:00.000+08:00

Wah... 07 is here already. What is this year for? I must say it is the year movies had sequels and sequels and more sequels. There will be Spiderman 3, Harry Potter 5, Sin City 2, Fantastic Four 2, Shrek 3, AVP 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Rush Hour 3, National Treasure 2, Rocky 6, Hostel 2, Resident Evil 3, The Bourne Ultimatum, Ocean's 13, White Noise 2, Jurassic Park 4, Hannibal Rising and blar blar more..

There will also be some new one (lucky for us newbies who did not catch the movies before) like Ghost Rider, Transformers, The Simpsons Movie, Ratatouille and TMNT.

With Hope That All Things Go Well.

The Hidden Agenda

2006-12-15T16:48:00.000+08:00

Does Every one has a hidden agenda? Was at the most private place when I saw it. Unbelieveable but true. Saw you in the mirror while washing mine hands. Before that I already felt that something was wrong but just could not be sure cause outside I saw your eyes. While inside inside I could hear your steps. How about me?

Do take a look at this webby.

Am I Becoming Uncontrollable?

2006-11-21T22:04:00.000+08:00

These days are hard to pass, time seem to have slowed almost to a halt. There are things that seem not to go mine way. Oh and it seems that I have succumb to the pressure, the desire, the evil side. And it not only happen once but twice. Oh how I sometimes hate myself (Don't we always do when we do something we are't supposed to do?) Why did I do it, I would ask myself after that. There seem to be two of be battling it out in my mind. But the pleasure of doing it is sometimes just to great. The desire just too strong. Why do all the evil stuff have to taste so great? Will I be come one of them?

RIP

2006-11-03T22:57:00.000+08:00

My Lappy is official dead. Nov 2003 - Nov 2006. Certified.

It showed me the blue screen of death for 3 days in a row. In 2005 it went very sick but manage to recover but it seems this time cannot already. Actually It was partly mine fault I could not take it and "pulled the plug" on the life support system.

For the past three years it have served me well. Breaking down only once as mentioned above. It went through with me all mine HK, Jap, Tawain, Korean dramas. All mine C, C++, Java, Perl, Python etc programs. Also not forgeting many DVDs and music. And many many other task big and small. I am sad to part with it. Sad....Rest In Peace Lappy. Rest ensure I will remember u for a long time to come. (Well till I get a new PC that is.)

Transport's Fair Play

2006-10-26T22:52:00.000+08:00

Well well. Now that I am (sort of) in the working class and is taking the public transport everyday to work. Maybe I could just jot down some downs about it.

First you cannot control the time that the bus comes, sometime it comes late at times early. Ok I have to state usually +/- 10mins. Then there is the crowd that no one gives way. Then there are those that block the card scanner, the entrance/exit even the path between the two rows of seat. Then comes those the rush to alight or board not bothering about the safety of others. Like at the train station before those who want to alight can do some many have already rush/dash in. When there is not much space left and people are already standing at the door there will come this person who would push his way in no matter what.

During the trip some will lean against the grab poles. Weird rite? Grab Poles as the name states it we are suppose to grab them not lean on then and disallow others to grab it. Escalators also proved to be another killer point with some users not moving to the left side. Thus disallowing others to move up.

But I must say the most problematic is the "card in big bag therefore scanner cannot detect problem." I believe many of us have came about this problem more than once.

Here before I end I have to stress that the above problems happens only to maybe about 20%? of the total population travelling in public transport.

How to overcome them you might ask yourself (or me). "My sassy colleague" seems to have alot of ideas. But due to copyright laws I am unable to publish them here as I have not yet seek for her permission. (But "My sassy colleague" never reads blogs so even if I publish them here she will never know unless YOU, who is reading this betrays me. but as a good un-sassy colleague I will not do that.) As she may want to publish this into a book next time it is therefore unlikely that it will be granted. But keep your fingers crossed, hope for the best and wait patiently.

I can guarantee you that it will be well worth the wait......

Alone?

2006-10-14T20:34:00.000+08:00

At times being only with oneself seems sad. But at times it seems the best thing to do. Ok. I must admit that so far my journey has been walked by only oneself. Till now I have yet to go double. So I cannot say for sure how does being together feels. But I think I somehow got used to it already. Movie, meal, shop, walk, see all done alone. Yes to those who say that being with someone does at times make the path seems smoother. I have yet to exprience it. Alone I feel issit that bad also. At least you have total control over your own time. Do your own stuff, no need for or responsiblity to anyone. Of course the door are not closed but maybe it is just ajar. This is something you cannot force upon. When your hand is poor what can you do? Like an old chinese saying. "If you two have fate even you are a thousand maile apart you can still meet if not even if you are neigbours you might not even meet. " Awaiting for FATE to do your stuff.

Choices in Life

2006-10-04T22:52:00.000+08:00

There are many choices that we have to make in life. To step forward or not? To take up the deal or not? To ask or not? To forgive or not? Or to hate till death? Some choices may be be much of a great deal but some will affect us for life be it bad or good. To push you higher, lift you from your current state. Or to pull you down, coming back to haunt you.

At times some choices seem better then the other? Sometimes there seem so many choices that more one or less one do not seem to bother you. How some stands out while others just seem to blend in with the background. When there are so many will you even notice the smallest one that also seems to be the least eye catching?

Why present yourself then? If not to get noticed then might as well not be presented?

Choices. Somethings you just cannot avoid taking.
Choices. Somethings you will have to do everyday.
Choices. Somethings you can feel the effect one way or another.
Choices. Somethings you just cannot get help on and only rely on oneself.
Choices. Somethings you might feel that it is simple when it is not.
Choices. Somethings are just a mystery by itself...

Zoom Zoom Zoom...

2006-09-29T15:12:00.000+08:00

I can now go Zoom zoom. Seems that a long time has passed since I did a entry. Well busy with life's up and downs. With exams coming I think I will need to study hard again. Yesterday went downtown to shake the hands and take the paper that is worth two years of hard work (well mostly hard work.) Life hopefully is turning for the better. Now that one more hurdle is down I need to run towards the next one. Hope that this next one will not be too difficurt to clear in a single jump.

Oh... How I wish I can have a sugar mummy! Till then... I think I need to work harder.

Why Fear Death?

2006-09-06T21:40:00.000+08:00

Death Comes Knocking. A promise that Death made to us the very first day when we are born to this world. An it is a promise that Death plans to keep till the very end. Just last week saw a report on older folks. One of them said that she does not fear death cause it is sure to come therefore why fear something that we cannot prevent? Then there is the Croc guy in a bitter irony death. He who seems always to laugh at Death in the face. He too had too face Death face to face early ths week. Sad to say Death won. As we get older it seems that Death come closer and closer.

Sometimes we are prepared for it arrival at other times we are not. In sickness and in health, Death do we part. The vow so often heard. It seem that Love one of the greatest forces on earth also cannot win Death. For those prepared when their loved one leave them for a "better" place, parting seems so hard, so sad. No matter how well you prepare for the day, it will still hit hard, stabbing only at when it hurts the most. For those unprepared the shock, the hit is worst. Not to forget the aftermath of the event. At times it can rip a family apart. At times it pull it together.

But can we delay it? It seems sometimes Death plays a cruel joke on people.This other guy, he learns that he has cancer of the blood. And is totally depress by it. What do you expect from a young boy? He then battles it for two years only to come out winning the long fought battle. But Death has other plans two months after his discharge. He is knocked down by a car and left this world. Oh fate, some may say. But why? Why? Why must Death play such a bad hand to him?

Death something we cannot avoid, cannot hide, cannot run away from. Only to hope mine hand will not be bad and face it eye to eye.

DEATH you are such a powerful force.

The "C" Factor

2006-08-08T08:59:00.000+08:00

After I started embarking on this new phase of life, I realised how the C factor comes into play so very frequent. At times I cannot help but think about it, at time is seems unoticable. There are also times that it seems unbelievable outstanding. If you take that route you are sure to see or notice or even need it. Well if you do not take that route it seems you will never reach where you want to go.

Yesterday it was dearly missed by all as C was not in town.It seems to have an unexplainable effect on people. Some have it and want more. Others do not have it and want it. Others have it but want to get rid ot it. There are then those who are born with it and other who willl have to work for it. The C factor it may cause your life to be fills with happiness or push you into the depth of darkness. too much of a good thing is a bad thing? Oh the C factor how you drive me crazy. and even some to crimes.

I think I need to get a new life. This week will mark the start of another new phase of mine little unworthly life. But tomorrow is the BIG DAY.

Milk! To Die For...

2006-06-25T22:13:00.000+08:00

.During the weekend got a little "bored" so went out to "jalan" a bit. I was walking in front of the 3 young girls, I should think in upper sec. When they started this conversation.

G1:"How could Gina or how could anyone drink 3 glasses of milk in one seating!"
G2:"Yah! Sounds crazy!"
G1:"Not humanly possible."
G3:"I think it is ok. Just that you will be fat!"
G1:"Now you know why Gina is that size."
G2:"I think I at most can only 'tahan' 1 glass per seating."

The conversation continues but was nothing of interest to me as it let the topic of MILK. Yo! I wanted to give them a wake up call. To me MILK is really the best best best drink ever made by the supreme power. From young I have been drinking it till now. Why cannot drink 3 glasses? Just the other day I drank 830ml of cocoa milk in one seating. Ok. I may be a little over on that part. But sometimes I just get the cravings for MILK without it I might go berserk. Guess I am just a true blue Milk fan. Also one more thing, when they mention drinking milk will make you "fat". I really had a good look at myself but could not see which part that is fat. Oh well I will just leave them and continue to enjoy this wonderful drink.

In other milk related news Cadbury, the world largest confectionery group is have a worldwide recall of 7 of it Dairy Milk Chocolates. As there has been a contamination in its plant in Marlbrook plant in Herefordshire, England. Consuming the food that contained the salmonella bacterium can cause fever, stomach upset and diarrhoea. The redraw of this chocolate is reported to be worth a few million pounds. This leak was discovered in January but was only reported to the Food Standards Agency of Britain only last week. So chocolate lovers becareful. Check the label before you buy to ensure it is from downunder. This msg is esp for you know who.

Now let me go back to my unfinished glass of MILK....

Rain Rain Go Away...

2006-06-20T23:39:00.000+08:00

June! It should be a month of sun, sand and surf. But it has became wet, wetter and wettest. Oh! the monsoon season has gone wrong according to the weatherman. The weak monsoon season winds could not bring the clouds away and therefore rain rain rain. Which spoils mine day BIG time as I need to go out. Wearing a raincoat or seeking shether under and umbrella or building and waiting for the rain to stop is not mine idea of fun. Yes! Rainning days are good when you are about to sleep but not when you are just about to leave the house. Argh! It has been like this for the pass two weeks or so. And the weatherman say that it will continue to be like that for the next two week. There goes mine fun outing under the sun...

Also to mention there is a newcommer to the list "purple" who zoom passed twice in a day. Then today was pink's turn again up and down it went.

Predictions

2006-06-18T15:54:00.000+08:00

Economists at UBS, ABN Amro and Goldman Sachs have used their statisticals tools of finance to predict that this year's world cup winners. The outcome? Either Brazil or Italy. How do u feel about it? Ok I guess cause well I do not know the game really well.

Last week I was surfing the web and I went to the Microsoft website, I download the flash preview of Office 2007. Wah... Really impressive man. The tools are so much more accessable. All changes are generated in runtime. If I am not wrong it is dub as Office Live. Think it will be a "bit" more processer dependent cause the need to be "Live" showing all the changes as you select them. Also in the making are MSN versions of Apple's popular iTunes and iPods. Seeing a shift in the company? This two latest project will be overseen by Mr Robbie Bach who also headed the successful Xbox. He is to take over from Bill Gates as the president of the company's entertainment division. While Mr Steven Ballmer will take over from Gates as chief executive. Mr Ray Ozzie will then fill in form Baller as chief software architect. With all these changes to the software giant company on can only predict it's future. Will it continue to dominate the industry?

To some comic fans this week may have been the worst week cause Spiderman has took off his mask in public. Yes! In the Marvel comic book about Civil War. The story is about the U.S. government wanting to put forward a Superhuman Registration Act, where they will have to register themselves. Ironman is for the idea while Captain America is against it in defense of heroes' right to privacy. To show his support for Ironman and other reasons Spider-Man made the very difficult decision to reveal his identity to the world during a press conference. Fans are up in arms. Or should I say some of them. As the fans are divided into two camps. Just like the comic heros themselves.

I have a toothache. Wanted to see the denist but it was fully book. I guess I will just have to bare with the pain till next Sat when finally I can see him or her...

Six Hits Winner?

2006-06-13T08:51:00.000+08:00

For this summer blockbuster season, Pixar has released Cars. To me, they have done it again. Their six hit wonder. From Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Incredibles and now Cars. Each one is a winner in it's own aspect. The amount of details given to Cars is unbelievable. The dust, the smoke, sand, rust etc all done so well. But I agreed that for Cars it is a bit lacking in the form of the storyline. A tad off the scales set by the previous movies. The Cars storyline is a little weak compared to like Nemo but it will to ring in at the cashiers. Is is weakness due to the buy over by Disney? Aiming to be a "family themed" movie company/studio? But not to forget the "little" short clips that are always shown before each animated feature are also very pleasent to watch this time it was the "One Man Band". Next up? In 2007 Pixar after being taken over by Disney will have a movie on mouse or mice I am not too sure which kind but they are living in paris, france. So do look out for it, Ratatuille. It will be directed by Brad Bird, the guy who brought you The Incredibles. I little dissappointed with Cars but I am sure to support Pixar all the way. If you have not seen the trailer for Ratatuille you must do it now. There is only one word for it "AWESOME".

Green was pleasing the winner yesterday. While white ruled supreme today.

Fusball

2006-06-11T17:17:00.000+08:00

The game has finally begun. I actually wanted to watch the opening match between Germany and Costa Rica, but could not keep myself awake till that time to watch it. Guess I am just not a full-blood fusball fan.

060606

2006-06-06T22:40:00.000+08:00

Number of the man from below? Or?....Nothing special happen. Not much to say also.

Last post forgot to add that LV Sands won the bid for the casino at Marina. Now the heat has shifted over to Sentosa. I did not know that the IR on the resort island will be build on the land where the Musical Fountain now stands. What no more Musical Fountain?!?! Yup....no more. It will be replaced by another show that is on the water too at the beach. Maybe I should really pay the resort island a visit one of these days...Erm...I think I will keep that visit till after the IR is ready.

3 more days to the World Cup. Not that I want to watch but more of whether CAN i watch it a not. Without SCV only 4 matchs are free to air. So I will just have to make do with it, I guess.

These few days is often a battle between green and white with pink coming in sometimes. Also the grey husky came knocking on the brown cat's door. As the cat ponders on what the husky has said he will also have to move forward.

Today is...

2006-05-31T12:40:00.000+08:00

31st May which is also World No Tobacco Day. May lesser people light up today.

Man Proposes, God Disposes

2006-05-28T22:43:00.000+08:00

Everyday as I board the train to work I see many different people in all the different colours, pattens, sizes possible. (Ya....Up to mine old habit again..People watching) Really I must say it is something I look forward to everyday rather then the just work this visual feast. Just the other day I was "watching" this person at the busstop that I forgot to watch for mine bus number and I nearly missed it. But as for mine own dressing...It is some thing not worth talking about.

So "free" I was that I started to count the number of eye candy people in the different colours. On Mon, pearing in first was black. For tues it was bouncing Pink was the winner with blue coming a near second when I crash clothes with my upper study. Both wore blue with white stripes or white with blue stripes what ever way you put it. Then Weds was white then it was black nearly busting at the seams turn on Thurs. And white clearly the visible clear winner again on Fri.

I may not have an i-pod but I get to heard music everyday on mine way to work all thanks to the people standing or sitting next to me. They have ear phones, mind you NOT head phones but on so loud that all standing beside can hear also. There was this young malein the train the other day I was standing like 3 meters away but I could still hear clearly the heavy metal music that he is playing on his i-pod. Mmm...his hearing well only one word...."GONE". While on this topic. Last week Creative have taken a lawsuit against Apple, who have two days later counter sued them. Wonder who would win...

The GSS have kicked off this weekend. When I have the time I think I will go jarlan a bit to take a look. But that will be after the movies of X-Men 3, Da Vinci, Over the hedge and Cars. After that I may not even have enough money to buy anything.

Oh also to share with you the new word I learn this week "androgynous". I think it best describes someone I know. I will sip on mine ice honey lemon tea while you may ponder on who it maybe...

Spammed...

2006-05-17T15:05:00.000+08:00

I am hit by SPAM.

What gives?

2006-05-14T12:24:00.000+08:00

It is time of the year again for Movies. There is M:i:III, X-Men3, Poseidon and Election 2. Next week even hotter with Da Vinci Code and Over the Hedge. And near the end of the month? Superman Returns and Omen 666. Which one to watch?

On mine list X-Men3 is a MUST. The LAST Stand? Does that means this will be the LAST X-Men movie? Also on this movie they have introduced new mutants like Beast and Angel. But NOT Gambit!!! Why? He is so well loved by all with his kinetic charging power! Also on this movie I have bought two of the same mags that feature it, as they have a different cover. One with Wolverine, Beast and Angel the other featuring Storm, Jean Grey and Mystique. There was actually one more with Magneto, Pyro and Juggernaut. But it was not so nice lor so did not buy the third cover. As a half-blooded fan the name X-Men itself already call for a trip to the cinemas. In M:i:III casting Maggie Q in it is enough a reason for me to catch it. (Who says men's money difficurt to earn?) For Over the Hedge by DreamWorks the creators of Shrek. If it is up to stratch with that, (from what I could gather from the trailer it does.) that warrent enough to watch it.

In other news, Disney fail to continue it 10-plus year partnership with Mac. But they have reported that it is not due to unhealthy food. And that they are on good terms and have not pushed off the possibilities of futher working together on other movies but this will be on a per movie basis. Mac have not lost all as it have signed a agreement with DW for two years to promote their movies. Taking the prized green orge away from Burger King. Was this the reason for WD to end the relationship? On the other hand Cars the next movie to come out of Pixar will be the last before it is taken over by WD. So everyones a winner? Or so it seems...we can only wait and see.

There will be two other things to keep me awake in the month of JUNE. First the WORLD CUP and also The Great Singapore Sale. With prices slashed up to 70% who is not tempted? Should I get a X-Box 360 during the sale? Or wait out for PS3... or maybe even Nintendo's newest game console Wii with its motion-sensitive controls? It also have a build-in speakers and vibration to give the user a real sense of playing vitural tennis or fending off enemies with a sword. Sounds interesting....Argh....

Purple, pink, white and green a nice combination? During rush hours they come together to tempt your taste buds. The gecko was spotted!!! Oh how I wish I could be like it. But I am here drinking lemon tea that you brewed.

Last but not least, while I was on mine way home the other day I overheard (they were actually speaking quite loud) this two ladies talking. It went something like this.

L1: She is such a b***h.
L2:Really?
L1:Ya, I think she does nothing. But spend her life lying there wait for her boyfriend to f**k her.
L2:True. Else want you want her to do? Be a les?

Erm so much "gunpower". Anyway I left already therefore could not hear the rest of the conversation.

Deal the Cards

2006-05-05T09:01:00.000+08:00

The Queen of Hearts and the King of Spades, at times the boost your hand at times they make you go bust. There the small Joker card goes cranky. Time have come for us to honour the Queen of Hearts while the King of Spades day is coming up. But before all that is to happen the deck of cards will first have to go mark crosses. That will be done tomorrow. Joker stands by the side as he does not need to do it. But he wiil be there to see the results. Hopefully it will be good...

The day has came and left...

2006-04-30T23:39:00.000+08:00

Yesterday marked another year I have spent living in the world. Having spend two decades plus plus in the human world, I must say I seem to have not done anything significient yet. Nothing that I can be really proud of. No great acheivement that I can boast about. Not even a person to brag to if I wanted to. A small unoticeable presence in the huge world.

Times have come in where I live that we have to draw a little cross on a little piece of paper. But for me it is a walkover. If only life for me is as simple as that. You have a choice they say. But I do not have. Or do I? Least to say I am also unsure myself.

Maybe I need to start to relook at how I have walked the path till this moment. Many wrong turns I have made? Did that cause me to be in this state now? Is it FATE playing games? Or is it deal onto me cause of mine inability to run one's life? Questions I cannot answer? Where to find they sometimes I ask. My circle seems small compared to others. To make things worst it seems to be strinking. Others seem to be flying while I can only sit back and admire. Do I really want that? But can I do it? Sometimes the right seems wrong the wrong seems right. Who is to be the judge of one's life? Oneself? Or the legacy that you leave behind? Or families & friends? Or even foes?

The thin line separating success and failure. Is there a space in between? Maybe it is not a line but a huge space between. Just like the different shades of grey that can be between black and white. Or is this just an excuse that I have created for myself? But at times I also seem to think that I maybe thinking too much into some stuff. At times I seem to lack a life that is "happening". By "happening" may or may not mean clubbing. But just having stuff to do, places to go, food to eat and people to meet. To put it in terms of colors theirs will be full of them, all the colors of the rainbow. Splashes of color here and there. In mine there is a lack of color. As the media people would say Black is the lack of color. Itself is not actually a color. As for white it is when all the colors come together to form a new color. But it can also in another terms means boring and mandane. With that being said, am I in the grey area? If so what shade of grey am I?

Hush hush...The sun has set and the stars are shining bright. It is time to sleep.

Moving Again...

2006-04-25T23:16:00.000+08:00

Moving to a darker, gloomier, wetter place. Falling into an endless downhill sprial turn. If I ever live through it, the Gods must be blind. Everything pulls me away from the right part. At a stage were even the lightest breeze will sent me down the cliff and crashing head first into the rocks below. Hopefully it will be a quick and painless death...

Life....

2006-04-14T12:09:00.000+08:00

It nevers seems to work out the way you want it to. Somehow it always manages to pounce on you when you are least prepared. No matter how much you prepare yourself for it. Life will so often suprise you with something you least expected. That is how life is. So utterly unpredictable.

Embarking onto the next phase of Life

2006-04-09T12:41:00.000+08:00

It has been set. This coming monday. Finally here. At last, I am moving on. More doors I hope will be open. As life goes on into a ream of unknown depths. Will there be thunderstorms (like some place I know) or will it be a sunny and fine day? I just hope for the best but prepare for thw worst. May there be a silver linning everytime a rainstorm comes by.

I Spy 2 (Disaster Strikes)

2006-03-20T18:55:00.000+08:00

I was there again on the third level of "this" building, when I saw a lady with her "ah boy". They standing side by side going down the escalator as I also saw a "need" to be at level one. I went to take mine place behind them. The guy was wear this brownish cotton jacket and a light blue jeans that has this oold faded look. He was also wearing a light brown cap. In his left hand was a motorbike helmet. As for his looks erm..I did not bother (you will know why later.) The lady was also wearing a light blue jeans with a pair of nike shoes. Her light golden brown shoulder length hair was a bit wavy at the ends. She was also wearing this small jacket that only covers her shoulders but not her tummy area. (Those really really small and short ones. Her looks? Read on...) In her right arm is a big army green bag. His right hands was at first on her shoulder but moved to her small waist. Her left hand was in his back right pocket. Ok.... as we were about to reach level 1 from level 3......she suddeny turned to peck him on his cheek. I was stunned for a moment. The "she" is a he!!! Opps! I think I need to get a new pair of specs.

IT Savvy (Men's Stuff ++)

2006-03-16T21:13:00.000+08:00

Today even before I flip open the free TODAY newspaper, on the cover is the big ad of Creative that runs for two pages each the size of an A3 paper. They are having a warehouse sale! The stuff are really dirt cheap! Like Zen Neeon 6GB for only S$339, MuVo S200 at S$199, ZEN Vision:M 30GB for S$599 and many many more offers. Also early birds to the three day(17th - 19th) get about $100 offer some items. Not to forget members (which includes ME!) get another 5%-10% off. What a great deal. I am definitely going tomorrow. But there is only one (BIG)problem. That is I have no money! Sian... But will still go look see look see.

Another BIG ad (A1 size and in full colour to show it glory) that caught mine attention was the ad for Xbox 360. It is officially hits all leading alternates stores today. At a RRP of S$660 which includes the console, 20GB harddisk, wireless control, Xbox live headset, AV cable and Ethernet cable. The best thing? It is in sleek white. So pure and beautiful. I want ONE! Problem here? No money...

Over on the other side of the world, Sony has delayed the launch of PS3 by 6 months till Nov. Sony had at first planed a simultaneous global launch. This delay is due to the copyright protection of Blu-ray Disc technology that is used in the console with the aim of making it a home entertainment centre. This technology is expected to have a much greater storage capacity than the rival format HD DVD. This delay allows Microsoft to consolidate an early lead in the fifth generation game consoles. Will this allow Microsoft to take over the lead from Sony in the home console gaming world? Well we will have to wait an see...

In other News
The author of the story which inspired the movie Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx had hit back at the Oscar voters with a article in Saturday's issue of The Guardian. She said the voters were "out of touch". She also lashed out at Liongate the distribution company behind Crash. She also said " DVD copies of Trash-excuse me, Crash". Way to go man (or woman in this case. I LOVED Brokeback! I also think that it was a great SHOCK that Crash should win over Brokeback. Crash was a good movie but Brokeback was just way way better. Anyway that how I feel. And it is all over. We can't turn the clock back, can we?

Well well how can I forget the girls? Later get bash up. So here is a bit informal news for the ladies (esp. Miss Von Von and Miss Min Min (who are always looking out for hot hunks or other eye-candy bods). On 7 Oct on Sunny Island, the first-ever Mister International will be held. There will be contestants from over 35 countries. So they can come to feast their eyes on some buffed up good looking males. While on this topic they will be happy to know that Manhunt International 2006 will be held on 20th April in Jin Jiang in China's Fujian province while Mr World 2006 will hole their finals on 9th Dec in Sanya in Hainan. So now you gals will book your air tickets early in order not to get disappointed. And so ladies please enjoy your buffet of hot pump up males that is coming up. While guys that are not so good looking or not so beefed up male can just weep over how come they do not have such muscular bods or chiseled good looks in green envy. Or they can bond together with the female to enjoy the show drooling over the hot torsos. Last but definitely not the least the males have now three shows to strut their stuff.

Opps I did It again!

2006-03-13T16:50:00.000+08:00

Out of mine 20++ years on the earth this is only the second time I did it. Why did I do it? All because of you. May the gods have pity on me and forgive me. But if time could turn back, I would still have done it for you and only you. Did not regret it at all if that is what you want to know. But will you even know that I did it for you? I think not.

A special dedication

2006-03-10T23:37:00.000+08:00

A truly happy marriage is one in which a women gives her best years of her life to the man who made them truly the best.

Sex Sells?

2006-03-09T23:39:00.000+08:00

Today I went for the IT SHOW 2006 which is form 9th-12th March at Suntec City Exhibition Centre Level 3, 4 & 6. Really a huge fair. It brings together the hottest technologies in computing and digital entertainment. There were (in no particular order) XBox360, Creative(which also opened it's world first concept stall at Marina Square yesterday), Fujitsu, Logitech, Nikon, BenQ, Altec Lansing, Sennheiser, Acer, HP, Dell, Mac, Lenovo, PenDrive, Canon, Brother, Sony, Olympus, Belkin, Kodak, Kingston, Maxtor, OKI, Philips, Samsung, Panasonic, Lexmark, Fuji Xerox, Linksys, Fujifilm, LG, Toshiba, NEC, SanDisk, Casio, Palm, Imation, Ranger, Sanyo, Pioneer, D-Link, OTO, Osim and many more (these are the few names that I could recall from my memory). They were selling everything from cameras, printers, scanners, LCDs, Plasma, laptops or notebooks, storages medias, handphones, MP3 Players, sound systems, projectors and every other IT stuff that you can think of even massage chairs.

Therefore with so much competition how do you win the customer? By deploying ladies to pull in the customers. These ladies some (or should I say most) are dressed to kill, with heels so high, skirt so short and erm bust so "visible". They push out flyers at every men that walk pass them. Some of course were just wearing normal polo-T. With makeup so thick u can hardly see their real skin. Some are pretty and well have a hot hot body. While other well...are still pleasant looking. Not all the companies have this use this tactic only those that are really big and have really a number of competitors. Other tactics like freebies or slashing of prices are also used. I must also say that these companies also deploy to the ground the IT-savvy ones or those that are the real IT-gurus. So over all it is a dog eat dog world. With who to gain? We the (male) customers.

Sad to say this "Sex Sells" tactic is not used everywhere. Just take a look at any big departmental store cosmetic department. There are so many brands like MAC, Lancome erm....and many more. (not too sure of the names. ) But anyway I never once saw hunky male parading in trunks to pull in the females customers to the booths to buy the perfume or cosmetics. And never have I seen any male apparel store without at least one or two female staff even if them are sell men innerwear. So it seems that Sex really do sell. But if seems only to work if the sales is a female. There have been surveys done that both males and female often prefer to be served by a female staff member. Why is that? Is that sexist but in a different way? Females on the whole are more gentle and are more polite. Mmm.... I too actually PREFER to be served by a female too. what about you? I really do think that overall sales will be better on the female side rather than the male side when all other conditions are the same.

Therefore a little marketing skill I learned today. If you really want good sales get good-looking people to do it. It will be better if they are ladies. Would be the best if they are also dressed to kill.

TVs should have a smell function

2006-03-07T23:04:00.000+08:00

I was watching a cooking television programme yesterday at 2 am plus. (Why am I not sleeping at 2 in the morning? Not sure actually.) Anyway the chef on the show seems very skillful. The host kept saying that it smelled very nice. It was some kind of a lobster dish. The chef then added some cooking wine and the pan burst into flames. Oh how I wish the TV had a smell function the we would be able to smell all the food! Even for other products like soap, shampoo or even detergents and of course air fresheners. Mmm....Engineers can you come out with one? I am sure with this smell function the products can reach to the customers even more. Then TV programs which currently only appeal to two senses (our hearing and our vision), will also start to apply to another sense. Our sense of smell.

At last Lee Ang wins Best Director for Brokeback Mountain at the 78th Oscars. His win takes him down in history as the first Asian to win the award. To those who have not watch Brokeback Mountain, you definely should. The movie also won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score. But the shock came when Best Picture was won by Crash, which i must say is also a good movie. But in my view not as good as Brokeback. Back to Lee, who also made Eat Drink Man Women which I also watched in 04 was also very good. His another work Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which won Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film (2000), Best Original Score, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography.

Failure...

2006-03-04T00:49:00.000+08:00

At times when life fails you,
And Death seems the only choice.

What should you do?
Really go ahead to slit your wrist?

Or calm down?
And think of the better side of life?

But no everyone can do it.
Can you?

To say is easy.
To do is a totally different thing.

Some may be able.
Others just fail and fall hard flat on the face.

That's why we often do things in the fit of anger.
And live to regret it for the rest of our lifes.

Oh, I spy!!!

2006-03-02T23:04:00.000+08:00

Disclamer: The following post may be a bit unsetting to some minors.

Today as I was on board bus number 1**. I saw (or rather spied) on a babe! Very very pretty. Nice features with flowing light golden brown shoulder length slightly wavy hair at the bottom part (Great style. Add points!) and a great figure to boot. She also has golden brown tanned skin that is flawless with just a hit of makeup. (So Sexy. Add points!) "We" got down at the same stop. As "we" walked the same path to the train station I realised that she is a little shorter than me. (Perfect! Add point.) Took the same train and even changed to the same train at the train interchange. During the train ride her Sony Ericsson beeped. (Good hp choice same as me! Add points.)

At last came my stop and what happen? (God bless!) She also alighted at the same stop. Then "we" walked (but not in step with each other, I was a bit behind. Can't possible walk side by side!). I noticed that she was wearing a white pair of havaianas flip-flops that come with heel straps and a light green base. (Excellent fashion choice. Add points!) A roadshow guy stopped her to ask to apply for some kind of card. But she kindly declined him (Add points! So gentle and polite). I walked ahead to queue for mine feeder service. Then (Fate really on mine side.) I saw her walking toward me. "We" then waited for the same feeder service. But sad to say my stop on the feeder service was before hers. Never found out where she went down. How I feel like crying.

She was wearing this army green singlet with the brand name "mango" printed on the front in gold. This is paired up with a light blue jeans shorts. (Super combination! Add point.) With her purple straps showing on her smooth shoulders (A little naugthy. Add points!) On her left wrist she wore a jade green bangle and two black beaded bangles. (So exotic! Add points.) To top the whole look off, she carried a black wallet and carried a dark grey/black waist pouch of the brand "Creek". (Active gal. Add point!)

Did I mentioned that she had silver pink toe nail polish? (A little hit of being girly. I like. Add points.) Was anyone counting? In total she gained 11 points. She pass with flying colours! She in my scoreboard is 9.99 over 10. Removing 0.01 is because I need to keep that for mine future wife (that is if I can get one that is.)

From today on I have decided to take this feeder service more often. In order to increase my chance of seeing her. Oh God please help me!

Go Darker...

2006-03-01T18:42:00.000+08:00

Miss J the other day told me that I have become much darker. Therefore today I went swimming in order to get even darker. Bought a new "Speedo" trunks and goggles. So now I am totally "Speedo" including the "Speedo" board shorts that I bought a month ago. But sad to say I do not have the hot bod of all those "Speedo" models have.

The eyes roams on the train,
Dispect the rain.
Bag and arms to cover,
Was it totally over?
Twice it was a flower,
At times it was lower.
Really need a aim.
Else I think I will be maimed.

Catch 21...

2006-02-27T19:56:00.000+08:00

Without the chicken you cannot have an egg,
Without an egg you cannot get a chicken.

Typical Catch 21. Same for jobs.

Without a job no experience.
Without an exprience no job.

Started the waiting game

2006-02-24T00:23:00.000+08:00

One move at a time,
Cost not more than a dime.
With mine bare hand.
Hope to be a real man.

Now without any flame
Ones become a bit lame.
Need to find a dream,
Adding sun's beam.

To see but not look.
To hear but not listen.
To breath but not smell.
To touch but not feel.
To eat but not taste.
The mind thinks but not ponder.

Back In Lion City

2006-02-20T20:32:00.000+08:00

Finally after 366 days I back. First thing that I did? It was to have a full bag check. The custom officer sort of suspected that I was carrying more duty free hard liquor that I am allowed to. Therefore had a full bag scan of all my three bags. Do I look like a hardcore drinker?

After that it was back home to dinner then to bed. The next two day was spent packing and packing and more packing. Never knew that I had so much unwanted and uneeded stuff. Oh! Also cut my hair really short (really very short). How I do look like some high school kid.

Next on the list of things to do? Job Hunting...Do wish me luck.

9 hrs left...

2006-02-17T21:00:00.000+08:00

I have about 9 hours left before I will leave this place for good. Well a bit happy a bit sad. Kind of a mixed feeling. Not easy to express it in word ( or maybe my english volcabulary is not good enough.) Today passed quickly enough. FIRST it was my LAST cup (tears flowing) of flat white at Campos. Then on to Uni for the LAST walk of Carslaw Building. Continuning with a stroll in Broadway Shopping Centre including Kmart, Coles and BiLo. Dinner with friends at the Rocks. Will I return in April? Unsure.

Anyway when I was at Broadway I saw the "powder nose" effect that is to the max. This lady had foundation (not sure if I got the term right as I do not use cosmetics) so think that when she was speaking to her boyfriend it cracks.

I went to answer nature's calls, I saw this chinese brushing his teeth at the sink. Totally with toothpaste and all. Also watched 《SYRIANA》 . Great movie. Gives you a lot of room to think about things in life. Is what you always thought the "correct way", really correct? Or is it "correct" because you made yourself think that it is the right way? Also about USA foreign policy to other countries. With a cast of George Clooney, Matt Damon. What can go wrong?

That day I was chatting with this friend of mine, as I watch the telecast of the Torino Winter Olmpics Games, I then mentioned to him that the male skater in the figure skating games is quite good looking. He was shocked! He said that I should be looking at the females skaters. But it was the Male Figure Skating, where to find the females? Treelo's 50% rules applies here. I then mentioned to him that if this world had only 100 people. We will the presume that the population is about 50% males 50% females. If as a person I always only admire the opposite sex then won't I be missing almost half of the good-looking people in this world? So I always believed that we should be able to admire both sexes. Thats mine 50% rule. Don't you think so?

断背山

2006-02-13T20:14:00.000+08:00

今天我看了《断背山》。我用了voucher，所以不用钱。不过如果要付钱我也会去看。我本人认为这是一布很好的电影。在电影院里只有我和另外七个人。

这布电影描述一对同性的男人，他们深情恋爱，不过他们不可以在一起以为在那个时代是不准许的。在他们里，一位看过同性恋们的后果头都是死路一条，所以不敢去爱对方。另一位是个敢爱敢恨的人。更不幸的是他们两位都有老婆和孩子了! （他们是在一次赶羊时认识了对方，不过以为一些原因而分开，后来才和女生结婚) 四年后，他们又在见面才发觉他们还是深深恩爱对方。离婚？实在是一双苦命鸳鸯。终究他们会不会有和罗密欧与朱丽叶一样的收场？请看《断背山》。我是给这一布电影五个星。看了后就完全了解，ABC 和 SBS 为什么给这么高得表扬和称赞。这些赞美和赞赏都是实至名归的。

明天是洋人情人节。我在这里祝大家有情人终成眷属。看到喜爱就要去争取，机会一过。那时候哭死都没用。

15 days have gone

2006-02-12T20:57:00.000+08:00

Chinese New Year have came and gone. All 15 days have passed. Red packet toll? 1 from Star City with two "golden" coins. And thats all.

I have just realised that some people are so "fake". In front of you they act all glam and honourable but deep down they are totally different. To say that they want to help but what they are doing is actually throwing a huge rock to smash you. Am I like that too? Will I grow to become like one that I so dislike now? They when buying for oneself choose to share but then when others come they become greedy asking for only the best.

Others say that you will react this way thats why they do this. But how can you predict what will happen? Predict one's actions? Life is always unpredictable. At times it can throw at you something you least expected. At times it goes too smooth that you are unable to believe it. Life some thing that rises the hope in some but outright disappoints in others. Every step we take if life will affect how is some way or another. Even small things like the place to have your meal or the time to leave home. Makes you meet up with different people, see different things. Life we can never control it. It controls us? We therefore cannot control the conditions around us. We will have to learn to adept to them. Being able to handle the worst that Life can offer us. Smile at it and Life goes on.

The Grey Husky says that dreams in life is something that will make us motivated in life. As i once said before I feel that dreams are something that can never be fullfilled. It is something that we want to be or want in our life but is unable to get it. But of course like what the husky said dreams make life a little better. As we try to attain the level that we have set for oneself, we are taking steps closer to that dream of ours. Thou we may never reach it at least we are closer to it then when we started. As we all work towards our own dreams, I wish that all of you can attain yours I know I can never reach mine.

口花花？

2006-02-07T19:47:00.000+08:00

When we speak we add "actions" to them. Therefore no matter waht an face to face conversation is as I feel always better than one one the phone. These actions speaks louder than the words. Some words will also have different meaning when spoken in different tones and under different conditions. At times a complement may not be one to the other. Different people with different backgrounds, different upbringing will have different interpretation of words, saying, actions even hand gestures. Your meaning may therefore not be totally understood by all others...

p/s:
Down the Road
Down the Valley
Up goes the Trunk
Up goes the Scale

7th Day

2006-02-04T13:05:00.000+08:00

Today is the 7th day in the First Lunar Month. Or in Chinese we say "人日" . Which in translation means everyones' birthday. So Happy Birthday Everyone. So how do we celebrate it? By eating of course what else? BTW I have already booked and will be jetting back on the 18th Feb. I will finally leave the place that I have so many nice and well some bad memories of. Will I even return again?

After I booked this flight then came the news that the offer was on. At that moment I was actually quite troubled. Should I stay or not? To do or not to do? That was the question but no answer can to mind. Then many relatives came to give their advice. Sometimes the more you hear the worst the situation becomes. There seems to be more and more items to think about. Not to think to far into the future they said? But issit planning about looking into the future? Life is somethings so tough when you are at the crossroads of life. Both roads seems flat and fine. But issit really like that you will never know till you have already take on to that path. And then never can you turn back. We should not regret the choice that we have taken at that moment. After some thought the path that I will take is now clearly in my mind.

Visitors from afar but now at Blue Mountains. later to redo all the stuff again. Back to eating and listening at the same place. Life is now sweet but later it may not be anymore.

Last Day of My Year...

2006-01-28T20:31:00.000+08:00

Firstly yesterday was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthday. If he was still living we would have been 250 years old. He is really gifted in music. He started composing at the age of 5. At that age I have not even know what the piano is much less talk about composing. Within the short span of 35 years of his life he managed to compose more than 600 works. Really a Master in his art form.

At the same time at Belmore Park, I saw the official launch of CNY. They has a small stage, some food stalls and some performers from China. Well to me it was not quite up to scratch. I would have to say I have seen better lion dance and dragon dance troupes. The dragon was a little short and thin. And erm... it was a bit broken. The three lions in red, yellow and white was well lively but not enough. The pillars that the white lion stood on was not that high. And they did not do enough stunts. As the chinese family beside me said the "dot the eyes" ceremony was done wrongly. The lions were supposed to stay still and bust to life after the ceremony. But at Belmore , the lions danced in and then did the ceremony with the VIP then laid back and ended. Erm.... maybe it is different here? What can I say? But I have to pity the two guys playing the part of the lions back for the red and yellow lion. As many (I really do mean a LOT) of people young and old, male or female went up to caress their butts or the lions' butts. Some went like "smack" right on. Poor guys worst they have to continue with the performance. Then came the fortune god. Hurray! I went up to take an ang-pow from him. I think this will be the only one I get this year. It contains two chocolates coins wrapped in golden paper. I am planning to keep it to the 15th lunar day just for good luck. The highlight was the firecrackers. This is the first time I have seen them this up close. They are really LOUD. This noise is said to scare off bad luck to give us a better start for a prosperous Lunar New Year.

Now for today. Went for reunion dinner at Eating World with C and K. Ended the day with a trip to Star City. As secs tick away we will say farewell to the Year of the Green Wooden Chicken ursher in the Year of the Red Fire Dog.

The Meeting

2006-01-26T23:48:00.000+08:00

Yesterday the animals came together. They talked about the future. How the things should go the path that should be taken. The talk is easy the walk is tough.

Went to Darling Harbour for the Aust. Day. Really I thought that I have seen all the different fireworks displays in Sydney. How wrong was I. The NYE, Christmas, Winter Concert, Jazz Festival or Lighting up. All is nothing compared to what was displayed today. They erected a tall tower right at the centre of the harbour then there were multi-colored spotlights, sparks, loud music, 3 big screens, smoke, flares, thousands screaming and of course the fireworks. I must say if you have not seen it before then you have seen nothing yet. Really till now in Sydney, this has been the best display ever yet.

The grey husky call upon the brown cat to gather together to go to the Lion's Zodiac party that all the animals in the kingdom is going. But sorry to say the cat cannot go. The cat feel deep down the wishes of the husky. Here too the cat wishes that the husky will have a great time at the Lion's Zodiac party.

Chinese New Year

2006-01-25T19:40:00.000+08:00

CNY is 3 days away. Wishing all a better year ahead. Here comes the Year of the Dog according to the chinese zodiac. We chinese usually have a traditional 15 days of celebrations which is much like the 12 days of christmas. What am I going to do this year? As I am far away from home this year there will be no ang-pao. Sad. Issit that all I think about? Erm... there will also be the renuion dinner that I will miss. And also the new year goodies like love letters, ba kua, pinapple tarts and many many more.... Oh how I wish I could have them NOW.

Finally but not working together...

2006-01-19T20:51:00.000+08:00

Today finally I got my completion letter after such a long long long wait. Then I went down to the Student Center but could not print out mine transcripts as the Science office did not inform them. What! This is unbelievable. The Student Center not working together with the Science Office, which did not link up with the School of IT, who did not inform the International Office. To sum it up all the different departments are not work together as a whole. I will need to make another trip to the Uni again. BTW my date is 20th April to walk the stage that is if I come back that is. Thanks to all for all the help they have rendered me over the past two years. Finally the date draws near.

Last night watched a nice show on TEN at 9.30. Hehe. Cannot tell you what it is lar. Anyway as I was walking back to the city a nice guy came up to ask me how to go to this place in Broadway Shopping Center. Actually I know where is the place but I was too but distracted by his good looks and his HOT TONED BRONZED BOD. Really muscle ripping but also not too huge in a tight polo-t. Argh! What am I doing? Anyway I told him erm... not sure. Then he gave me a mega-watt smile. Wah! If it was someone I know she sure to faint with that killer smile. So continued my way home took the lift as usually then "accidentally" got butt bummed...again?

All Happy and Gay?

2006-01-18T20:50:00.000+08:00

At the recent Golden Globes or what some Hollywood big stars are nicknaming it the "Gay Globes". With Brokeback Mountain have four nods from the people at HFPA. It won Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Song. Whats the movie about? Gay Cowboys. The Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama went to Felicity Huffman for her role in Transamerica as a man who becomes a woman. And Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama went to Philip Seymour Hoffman for his portray of gay writer Truman Capote in the movie Capote. Mmm.... All happy and gay (no pun intended). Well back to the first movie ABC gave Brokeback Mountain 5/5 stars so it must be good. If have the time do watch it. BTW it isa currently banned in a few countries. Need to check your city if it is screening. While the Best TV Series - Drama went to LOST. And Best TV Series - Comedy or Musical went to Desperate Housewives. Both I have watched and felt that they were both great.

Now about another movie Memoirs of a Geisha. Sad to say SBS gave it only 2/5 stars. They commented that the movie was pulled down by bad script and poor acting. What to do? They wanted to do it in english and they got 3 great asian stars but their first language which is not english played a part to mars the whole project. From a great book comes a movie that is not that great. But why did the company wanted to do it in english at first? Just like the M. Butterfly that I recently watched at Opera House the setting is in Japan but they spoke in Italian. Feels weird. Well we will have to think about the box office taking don't we? It is all about making money. I think it will be the same for the movie. All the settings are in Japan but they are all speaking english. They also stated that the movie fail to look in to the Japanese culture as the book went in much more in detail. One more factor how come the male actors are all Japs but the female cast are all Chinese? I went very disappointed as I have read the book 5 years ago an felt that it was one of the best I have even read but it seems that the movie will not live up to it. But I must sure watch it first. But one thing is for sure as with the opera the movie will have backgrounds, backdrops, props that are breathtaking. This I can be sure...

Then she does it again...

2006-01-15T20:25:00.000+08:00

Miss X seems unhappy that some of her readers did not agreed with her and gave her some bad comments ( I presume ). Well I am quite sure the last time I checked a knife is not and my erm throat. I read Miss X blog well to pass time and get a laugh or two at how sometimes a person can be so unreasonable. I should also stated that not all her views are wrong only some of them well not wrong but well you can judge for yourself.

She says in the first paragraph that Pes C people unhappy, RJ people unhappy, NUS people unhappy. And that they are behaving like a child for being upset at being mentioned in such a negative way. So erm... when some ones comes along and say some thing negative about you that is totally not true you should keep slient? Issn't what she said in the previous entry that we guys should be able to stand up for our rights? Put in another way when some people calls Singapore a "nanny national" or that the Govt is a bit over protective of the citizens and she gets all worked up and flares up and starts her typing of something to fight back in her blog. Now when some one else does the same protecting they own group and they are childish? And need to grow up? No matter what group you belong to be it Singaporeans, Pes C ( By the way I am Pes B. But I have met many Pes C in my army life and all of them I felt were not much less of a man then any other Pes A or Pes B that I know), RI, NUS, NTU or even SP, can't you even rebut a comment that you think is wrong? Well I think the person who needs to grow up is her not them.

She goes on to point out that she does not mean that her bf have to beat up the molester but wants he gear up enough to....(something not sure whats she wants as she gives up trying to explain.) Have she ever wondered why does so many people often does not gets whats she trys to put out? For me I think it is because she keeps changing she stand in so many matters. At first she wants her man to act if she is ever in such a situation ( she says in her blog "you would stomp the balls of someone bullying your sister, your girlfriend, or your wife." To me or anyone reading it. This means action! Go beat the molester up but said in a more vulgar way. ) Now she changes her stand in the matter and then complains that her readers do not understand her. Boy I really wonder what does she wants?

She types that she has a right to have her own views on life (correct! I would say.) So why can't she accpect the fact that others can have theirs too? If they get angry over her views in life she calls them a wimp. Or wimpish actions. To those gals who have guys whos views are different from hers. Miss X calls them as having a wimp as a boyfriend and should be ashamed of him. So now that all can read that mine views are different from hers. Does that give me a right to call her names?

I really do dismiss your your views with a wave of my hands (over the keyboard that is.) I totally agree with her that her blog is a dumbass's blog ( She states it herself. ) But sorry to say I do not love it at all in fact it is just a topic between some friends that how can someone have such unusual views on life when we are bored. And sorry I will not go away.

So when people comment on her she gets all worked up. She states that she is joking. And that she says the joking does not mean being funny but means that she is not serious. Ok then if she is not serious in her previous blog then why get so work up when others have a different view on things? Secondly erm doesn't joking means being funny or at least able to laugh at? (A joke is a short story or short series of words spoken or communicated with the intent of being laughed at or found humorous by the listener or reader. Got it from Wikipedia) Does she know what is she saying? Why she needs to push away the fact that she blog does make some people laugh? But for what they are laughing at, that I am not too sure. Are they laughing at her or her jokes? That is the question whose answer is in our hearts.

Miss X wants her readers to take what she types with a pinch of salt. But if your comments have anything not correct in her views then be perpared for a out leash by her. She preaches it but does not do it herself. Shouldn't she take the comments or views of others with a pinch of salt too?

So this insignificant one will still keep reading her blog as long as it is still free. If she starts charging which makes me a paying customer, I would really go some where else better to spend my hard earned money. Yup. Need to stop here else she might say that I am trying to busk in her glory of being a famous blogger. And that I want to be famous by riding on her waves of popularity or her huge fan base. Trust me I am not. I would just want my side or mine views to be here.