Perfect Day
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Friday, October 16, 2009
A taste of morning light... Good Mornin'~!!!
Yesterday night, Flora kinda bet with me that I couldn't wake up in time today to return my library book and escape the fine. I insisted that it was all in the mind, and I could if I wanted to. Well... I did. So there you go Flora~!!! 2 lollipops! You promised... HAHA~!
This is the first time in a long while I actually woke up in the morning. It feels good, and the air feels so much crispier since it was raining. You know how we always tend to say "aww.. its raining, so good for sleeping". I tell you what, try waking up to a rainy day. You'll like it much better, AND the groggieness of sleep fades away faster.
So after I returned my stuff at the library, I had a sudden craving for Starbuck's Green Tea Frappe. Nothing beats it~! Good ol' Green Tea Frappe. There was some time on my hands and I decided to head to Holland V for my fix. And the timing was just great because I got to listen to the morning express with Glenn, FD, and Vernetta! Something which I haven't done in a while.
Today, everything is just perfect... Waking up to a rainy day, having more time than usual, and having a relaxed drive down the road sipping my favourite drink as breakfast and listening to my favourite radio station with my favourite DJs. Life should be like that. =)
I saw Flora's MSN nick yesterday. It said "Coffee is my best friend during exam period". It kinda inspired me to take this shot today. Although its not really coffee per se, but still! there's coffee content and its from Starbucks.
And since I'm a very content person today, I shall move on to something else. I was gonna blog about beauty queens about two weeks ago. Triggered by all the rage about Ris Low and everything. It wasn't gonna be an entry to give her more beating than what she already received. I mean... It was already getting kinda boring. I actually meant to blog about beauty queens and public figures in general. But I somehow lost my writing momentum halfway through. So it didn't materialize. To compensate for that, check this out!
And since I'm a very content person today, I shall move on to something else. I was gonna blog about beauty queens about two weeks ago. Triggered by all the rage about Ris Low and everything. It wasn't gonna be an entry to give her more beating than what she already received. I mean... It was already getting kinda boring. I actually meant to blog about beauty queens and public figures in general. But I somehow lost my writing momentum halfway through. So it didn't materialize. To compensate for that, check this out!
Jenson Button's Girlfriend
Model Jessica Michibata~! A mix of Argentine, Spanish, Italian and Japanese Blood. Pretty messed up, but a good concoction nevertheless. She's one of those rare ang mohs that i take fancy to cause I'm not usually an ang moh person. I prefer the softer features of the asian girl. Probably has to do with her Jap blood... Took notice of her during the F1 period with all the news and buzz about Jenson Button. Lucky guy he is. Well, with deep pockets and good looks, its only fitting isn't it?
Haha... Actually I don't know where this entry is going. It's just the kaypoh side of me showing. I have those times too~!
Haha... Actually I don't know where this entry is going. It's just the kaypoh side of me showing. I have those times too~!
- Okay, Back to study -
A bite into the apple
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The blogger dashboard suddenly looked so foreign to me as i signed in. Two bloody months of hiatus.... and PHEW~! I'm back~! Did you guys miss me? HAHAHA~!
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Anyways, I'm not gonna "photo vomit" after the long break, like how Kai Wei always say I do. Nope, for once I'm not. Instead, I'll start with an entry about the MacBook Pro, which I bought earlier in the month. Now now... Apple haters, don't start turning green. I'm not an evangelist. I'm just another... Mac user, a neutral one at that.
I'd have to admit that it was a largely irrational decision to buy it. Critical people would most probably call me a mac-poseur or something along the lines, for wanting to get the MacBook purely for its looks, and the brand status that inadvertently comes with it. But tell me, how can you blame a person for wanting to get a product that exudes such fine elegance on the surface and behaves so technologically advanced in its interface (Surface, Interface. Whee! It rhymes!).
I somehow placed it on the pedestal, convincing myself that the Mac interface was absolutely clean and problem free, and using it was very much like gliding across a glacier. That was the picture they painted in my mind. I thought gone were the days of abrupt error messages, and lagging speeds. But I soon realised that it wasn't all blue skies and sunshine within the first hour of usage.
Reality Check #1
The friggin' super drive (and so Steve Jobs call it, when in fact it really is just a DVD drive) is absolutley the noisiest DVD ROM drive I have ever heard since the 1980s~! Okay... abit of exaggeration, but you get my point. The first disc that went in was the MS Office installation disc and boy it sounded like it was gonna transform into bumblebee. Wait. Thats actually a nice thought~! *sniggers* but yes.... noisy noisy NOISY~!!!
Reality Check #2
Reality Check #3
Apple no doubt possesses cutting edge technology and it is evident in their products. But what is it really cutting? My friggin wrists. The edges of the Macbook are so sharp even a meaty person like me feel the pain. Now thats what I call cutting edge technology... Bleah~!
Reality Check #4
Reality Check #5
Reality Check #6
Mac version of MSN cannot be used to log in, in my school network. Only the windows version of MSN. That is just screwed up. Everyone else gets to fool around in boring lectures by doing MSN, but I can't~! MAJOR BUMMER~! I know there are alternatives to get around the problem, but still~!!!
Then there is the multi-touch function on the trackpad that allows you to touch multiple areas of the hot chicks on exposé. And it actually feels like the real thing! How cool is that? Different hand signals trigger different functions. You can twist with your thumb and index finger, or sliding your three or four fingers in any of the four directions (up, down, left, right) to trigger certainreactions functions.
Reality Check #1
The friggin' super drive (and so Steve Jobs call it, when in fact it really is just a DVD drive) is absolutley the noisiest DVD ROM drive I have ever heard since the 1980s~! Okay... abit of exaggeration, but you get my point. The first disc that went in was the MS Office installation disc and boy it sounded like it was gonna transform into bumblebee. Wait. Thats actually a nice thought~! *sniggers* but yes.... noisy noisy NOISY~!!!
Reality Check #2
The aluminium uni-body that they boast about is creating a very big problem for itself. Heat conduction. Heat generated from the insides of the body gets conducted furiously to the aluminium exterior and as a result, makes it uncomfortable to the touch and impossible to use the laptop on the lap. HAH~!
Reality Check #3
Apple no doubt possesses cutting edge technology and it is evident in their products. But what is it really cutting? My friggin wrists. The edges of the Macbook are so sharp even a meaty person like me feel the pain. Now thats what I call cutting edge technology... Bleah~!
Reality Check #4
Like how most laptops lag when being stressed with resource hogging applications, the Macbook isn't spared as well. While toggling between Safari, Photoshop and MS Words (all with a few windows opened), the Macbook showed minor signs of lag. Wasn't a big issue, but would have preferred if it didn't exist. Shows that it is only human laptop afterall.
Reality Check #5
I was having a meeting with my project mates one day and we decided to take a break. So we started fooling around by taking pictures with photo booth (an application that came with the Macbook). We were having so much fun, we just took picture after picture when finally it decided it was sick of us and threw an error message IN OUR FACES. That was the very first error message i got on the Macbook and my jaw dropped in disbelief. HOW COULD THE MACBOOK HAVE ERROR MESSAGES~!?
Reality Check #6
Mac version of MSN cannot be used to log in, in my school network. Only the windows version of MSN. That is just screwed up. Everyone else gets to fool around in boring lectures by doing MSN, but I can't~! MAJOR BUMMER~! I know there are alternatives to get around the problem, but still~!!!
I don't know why I'm dissing the product that I still love and proud to be using. I guess I did feel a little cheated. But despite all these, there are still so many other things about it that makes me totally sold. Exposé totally turns me on. Yeah... hell yeah!!! Its an application whereby you get to select from a list of hot chicks who you want to see totally exposed and butt naked on live cam. How does it sound guys? Free service brought to you by dunbestupid.com.
Then there is the multi-touch function on the trackpad that allows you to touch multiple areas of the hot chicks on exposé. And it actually feels like the real thing! How cool is that? Different hand signals trigger different functions. You can twist with your thumb and index finger, or sliding your three or four fingers in any of the four directions (up, down, left, right) to trigger certain
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!!!!! OMG I'm getting a kick out of this bullshit~!!!
Anyways!!!! Whatever I said about exposé, the multi-touch track pad and the different hand movements are ludicrous bullcrap. They exist though!!! And they serve as awesome functions on the macbook. I just thought they sounded kinky and had different ideas for them. =D Steve Jobs must be fuming right now. Or maybe not... he might actually buy my ideas... HAHAHAHA~!!! Can you imagine him as a pervy old man?
Ok. Actually cannot lah. He is too genius to be put in that light.
I just realised I'm digressing too much. Lolx... Back to the topic. So far so good for the Macbook Pro, except for the little annoyances which can be adapted to and forgiven in time. Its still cool though. Yet to fully understand and utilize its hidden functions, but surface stuff like exposé, the Multi-touch trackpad, iPhoto and other applications are really extremely useful and did I mention instinctive? The whole system is very instinctive and makes usage a breeze. Not only that! Battery life is almost 7 hours under 3/4 screen brightness and normal usage. The keypad feels good to the touch and check out the adjustable backlights! The startup time is about 15 seconds and shutdown time is like 5 seconds? Freaking sleek.
What more can I say?
What does a trillion dollars look like?
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Nothing good comes from being excessively rich
I've been watching the channel 8 drama 双子星 in dribs and drabs. I was rather unconvinced at the start of the series but its definitely getting more exciting now. That aside, the show portrays the very cliche struggle for inheritance of a wealthy, but dying man. It reminds me of an article I read about how happy families got broken up after gaining a certain amount of wealth.
For those who don't know. In the states, their powerball lottery jackpot could snowball into the hundreds of millions and there are "lucky" people who have laid sole claim to the prize money. Well, there are happy endings and there are not-so-happy endings. If my memory serves me, there was a guy who was the sole winner to the USD $300 mil draw. At that point in time, I'm sure he was the envy of many. But now, his life is nothing but a train-wreck. 5 years after he claimed his prize, he is heavily in debt, his family members fought over the money that he once had and are no longer on talking terms. Few of them became druggies or alcoholics. Pretty much what happens in dramas. BUT THIS IS A REAL LIFE STORY. A living example of how money can bring about one's demise.
For those who don't know. In the states, their powerball lottery jackpot could snowball into the hundreds of millions and there are "lucky" people who have laid sole claim to the prize money. Well, there are happy endings and there are not-so-happy endings. If my memory serves me, there was a guy who was the sole winner to the USD $300 mil draw. At that point in time, I'm sure he was the envy of many. But now, his life is nothing but a train-wreck. 5 years after he claimed his prize, he is heavily in debt, his family members fought over the money that he once had and are no longer on talking terms. Few of them became druggies or alcoholics. Pretty much what happens in dramas. BUT THIS IS A REAL LIFE STORY. A living example of how money can bring about one's demise.
Which explains my opening statement.
Nothing good comes from being excessively rich. Take the late Micheal Jackson for example. Yes, he was down with heavy debts, faced bankruptcy. But there was a point when he was wealthy, and people had their eyes on his money. I feel thats the problem with being rich. There'll always be people who wants a piece of the cake, and for micheal, even in his death. Its unfortunate, really. I mean, leave the dead guy alone already~! Despite the facade of his stardom, i think he has lead a miserable life because people never understood him, and they never will because he's gone. RIP MJ...
So anyway, back to the topic of a trillion dollars. You've read on the news. US trillion dollar bailout plans for the economy. Trillion this~! Trillion that~!!! But have you ever wondered how a trillion looks like? Well, I recieved a mail a few days ago that showed me what a trillion bucks would look like, and I wanted to share this with you guys.
So anyway, back to the topic of a trillion dollars. You've read on the news. US trillion dollar bailout plans for the economy. Trillion this~! Trillion that~!!! But have you ever wondered how a trillion looks like? Well, I recieved a mail a few days ago that showed me what a trillion bucks would look like, and I wanted to share this with you guys.
OK, lets go step by step now. The picture below shows a US hundred dollar bill. This is currently the largest denomination in general circulation:
And below, we have a stack of these hundred dollars bills that would make up $10,000. Its less than 1/2 an inch thick; almost the thickness of your handphone. Definitely more than what most people earn in a month.
This next pile is how a one million dollar pile of $100 notes would look like with an average sized guy standing beside it. Just about bigger than your gaming console. Its shockingly small~!
Next, sitting nicely on a single pellet is a $100 million dollars. Now, thats more like it~!
Ok~! Hold your breath~! Here comes a billion dollars!!! Ten pellets of $100 million dollars. Placed together, it will make a nice deluxe bed. XD
AND Finally.... Behold~!!!!!!! One Trillion Dollars~!!!!!!! What a majestic sight~!!! That, my friends is the image of $1,000,000,000,000. Its a 1, followed by 12 zeros. Its a million, million dollars.
and note that they are double stacked pellets~!
That is what President O is hoping will save the crisis. An ultra expensive defibrillator for the economy.
- Till Next Time~!!! -
And below, we have a stack of these hundred dollars bills that would make up $10,000. Its less than 1/2 an inch thick; almost the thickness of your handphone. Definitely more than what most people earn in a month.
This next pile is how a one million dollar pile of $100 notes would look like with an average sized guy standing beside it. Just about bigger than your gaming console. Its shockingly small~!
Next, sitting nicely on a single pellet is a $100 million dollars. Now, thats more like it~!
Ok~! Hold your breath~! Here comes a billion dollars!!! Ten pellets of $100 million dollars. Placed together, it will make a nice deluxe bed. XD
AND Finally.... Behold~!!!!!!! One Trillion Dollars~!!!!!!! What a majestic sight~!!! That, my friends is the image of $1,000,000,000,000. Its a 1, followed by 12 zeros. Its a million, million dollars.
and note that they are double stacked pellets~!
That is what President O is hoping will save the crisis. An ultra expensive defibrillator for the economy.
- Till Next Time~!!! -
The Long Walk
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Every painful step brought me closer to my goal
We decided to do something healthy for the holidays, and we did! After failing to get the numbers who would join us, we (Marilyn, Leo and Me) decided to just go ahead with the plan ourselves, and it proved to be fruitful.
We were blessed with fine weather on the 16th of May. Walking through the southern ridges from Vivocity to the final destination of Clementi central, we walked a total of about 9 kilometers of never ending slopes and stairs. Setting off from Vivo at 9am, we finally reached Clementi central at about 3pm. So you do the math... lolx. The whole journey was a very gruelling one, taking into consideration that I have not been excersizing for almost a year now. By the time we finally reached our destination, Leo seemed to be the only one still going strong. My legs felt like they were on fire and Marilyn was complaining of back pain. Nevertheless we still did it~!!! And I'm proud to say that~!!!
It was all songs, chatter and losing our way during the whole time (I'll admit that I stopped talking completely during the last few kilometers as I was completely drained out). Had fun! and won't mind doing it again. Definitely~!!!
Joke of the day:
Marilyn: Eh~!! I wanna go down that way to see pond leh...
Me: Huh? O.O (thinking crooked)
Leo: Go down that way lah... It will lead us to the pond...
Me: Ohhhh pond... I thought you wanna see porn. XD
Leo & Mar: =.=
Me: Lolx.. go to the pond and see porn. *laughs to myself*
Ok i know its sooo not funny at all... But, whatever!!!
This is where we officially stopped. Opposite the NUS campus @ Clementi woods. And slowly strolled our way across the expressway to clementi central for late lunch. Went home after that and immediately concussed after a nice warm bath. ZZZzzz....
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