Just found out that there is more to a PS2 than just GT3 and FIFA. It is called Beach Volleyball! I know it sounds dumb, but it sure is fun! Gonna keep us occupied for a few more days. Best thing is, we even had to go through tutorials to learn the controls. Yeah, it was that tough.

Will be going to watch Forbidden City when it opens. Not sure when, but will be one of those days. Wonder if Valerie will be able to get free tickets or not. Hehehe....

Managed to catch "Blue Lagoon" on television. Boy, the words sure are corny. And amazingly, the small kid was able to build a "resort" on the beach. The whole picture of the beach reminded me of beach resorts with its crystal clear water. How fake. Small kid with no tools or expertise building these stuff.

Fingers are really itchy to get myself a PDA. Shall consider the costs. I'm broke.

Found out that Ms Tang reads the Raffles Hall Forum. She knows who is who, and apparently, she also knows who I am. Well, well... with all the facts and truths that discriminate her up for all to see that I posted, no wonder she fucking hates me.

And the best part is, my blog is on my profile. I hope she sees this when I say:

I FUCKING HATE YOU! WOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!! And I feel GOOD about it!

"On behalf of our producers Kathleen Glynn and Michael Donovan (who is from Canada), I'd like to thank the Academy for this award.

I have invited my fellow documentary nominees on the stage with us. They're here in solidarity with me because we like nonfiction. We like nonfiction, yet we live in fictitious times. We live in a time where we have fictitious election results that elect a fictitious president. We live in a time where we have a man sending us to war for fictitious reasons. Whether it's the fiction of duct tape, or the fiction of orange alerts. We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush, shame on you. And any time you got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up. Thank you very much."

--Michael Moore, upon accepting the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, March 23, 2003, the Kodak Theater, Hollywood, California

Read his book. It's good.

Last night, while the usual gang was playing soccer at the hard court, bored me was fiddling around with the computer. After a while, I decided to click on FF's ftp, and lo-and-behold, I was able to get in. Hooray! After browsing through, I decided to download Bruce Almighty. Gosh, 25 minutes to complete download. No worries, I shall read another chapter of Stupid White Men. After 25 minutes, it was almost 3AM. Download complete, soccer players have gone quiet. Too many tired legs out there. And stupid me decided to watch Bruce Almighty at 3AM. Okay, it was a not bad movie, hilarious at some parts. But, the point is, it ended at around 4:40AM. And I ended up sleeping at around 5AM only.

Woke up at 9:50AM by Jenny's sms asking me to wake up and do the CORS bidding. I bidded 800 points for HRM. Yeah, talk about being kiasu. So, when the deadline (10AM) passed, I jumped back into bed. And now, here I am, 3PM... all groggy and finally awake.

I shall not watch another movie at 3AM.

Ah Long just brought his brother's PS2 over. His room is now the most popular room in Raffles Hall.

Gotta clear up my cluttered room. And the term still has not begun. Bummer...

I can't believe that I had to bid over 300 points for my HRM module. 45 people are vying for the 25 slots available for the tutorial class. As far as I know, only Jenny (the person who started this mad rush), Keng Joo, Oliver and Aaron are going for this slot. Someone actually bidded 801 points for it. I am going to find out who that person is when school starts and wring his neck. And I thought 1 point was enough for this module. How wrong was I...

In the end, RHOC managed to clear the place. In the end, we could play soccer. And in the end, I lost another toe nail. Sigh, here we go again. So, that's the latest happening event of my life. Another toe nail bites the dust.

Reformatted my hard disk yesterday, and found out what a big hassle it was. The reformatting was easy, the installing of programmes was the headache. And I realized that my Norton Antivirus 2002 is not working. Something about the expiry date has passed. So, I could not scan or update the virus definition. Got to get my hands on Norton Antivirus 2003 soon, my computer is vulnerable to virus attacks. Then, I had to transfer files from my E: (which strangely changed to D: after reformatting) back to my C:. After that, reinstalling of Norton Utilities, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fineprint, Ultraedit, TweakXP, ICQ, MSN Messenger, and... never forgetting, the all-important codecs to watch my movies.

Plus point is I notice a significant faster processor. Also, my C: is not so cluttered. Hooray.

Received loads of interesting comments to my last post. Well, if she really wanted to meet all the people who hate her, we will all have to take numbers to meet her. Rather, I think all residents will have to meet her.

Seniors Camp was today. Had the usual barbeque and the totally SUCKY fried rice, courtesy of SFI. Please terminate the SFI contract. But Ms Tang will definitely say no. It so happened that Prez SR Nathan was just next door at UCC, and we couldn't blast our music and have a hell-of-a-time at the basketball court. Even his police officers and bodyguards came over to shut us up. Nothing much Jupe could say about that. But, we were entertained with some nice display of fireworks after their function. It lasted about 4 minutes, and in that 4 minutes, I can easily say about S$5000 literally went up in smoke.

Now waiting for the RHOCers to clear up the mess they made. It's been 2 hours, and they are still at it. No soccer tonight then. Time to bathe.

BlogOut is alive!!! It's ALIVEEEE!!!!

P.S. I hate Foon Yang. Those who agree, say aye.

I am not going to use Squawkbox.tv. The link was a little bit too ugly. Besides, I think I shall put my faith in BlogOut and just wait till it works again. The server could have crashed or semething.

Anyway, I just found out how bad Ms Tang really hates me. Here are several scenarios:

1. When Jeffrey mentioned my name in a conversarion, she suddenly became agitated, her nose flared up and she went "DANIEL?!? You mean the one who gave me so much trouble during the holidays?" Well, the feelings mutual.

2. In the YIH canteen, Chi Anh just plonked her hand on my shoulder, and she happened to see Ms Tang out of the corner of her eye GLARING at us. Wow, if stares could kill, I would have been a lump of meat by then.

3. When Daniel Lee was at the office, Azlinah asked him for his name to be written in a form. Azlinah: "Last name?" Daniel: "Lee" Azlinah: "Daniel, right?" Enemy alert! Ms Tang looked straight up expecting to see me.

I am Office Enemy Number One now. Hooray. Let the revolutions begin.

The hall is suddenly full of freshmen already. Mostly from India and China. The sudden influx of people just removes the holiday atmosphere from the hall. It used to be just a few people living in block 3. A closed-knit community. Now, it's a BIG community. Sigh, will be worse once everybody moves in.

Seniors Camp tonight. Going for the food, as would everybody else. The posters for this event are quite cool, although I personally think it would be cooler if they superimposed the top two people of this junta, namely Jupe and Poh Min, on to the heads of the babes. Haha. That would attract more people. Would like to see how the orientation dance would be like this year. Hope LBS will be dancing. I will pay to see him dance again. Yes, he is VERY good.

Finally changed my broken POSB ATM card today. And, for quite a long time, I witnessed the hustle and bustle of Clementi during the day. Not as crowded as it is at night actually. Nokia 6610 is now selling for S$288. Samsung S300 is now selling for S$400+. I think I shall go for Nokia 6610. Just waiting for the right time to get it. But it should be within the next few weeks.

Woke up this morning to the sound of an incoming SMS. Haijie: Eh, ended earlier than expected. Can come now. Damn... I KNEW it. There was no way commencement would last from 10AM till 12PM. So anyway, took only 20 minutes to get to UCC, where I also met David Tai. Took some photos, then I was back in my room bumming. And bumming I was until dinner time, where we decided to try something other than Clementi. So, it was bus 95 to Holland V for us.

Oliver has finally completed the split. Woke up to the astonishing sight of him carrying a bar fridge. And that was with his left arm in a cast. Wow, his right arm must be real strong. Wonder what he has been doing with it. Heard that Ikea is having sales. Might pay them a visit tomorrow. Also, Hush Puppies at Clementi is having a Moving Out Sales. Business isn't too good I guess. But, good news for me instead. Think I'll see if they have any loafers on offer which I would be interested in. Then I won't need to get a pair of sport shoes.

Blogger seems to only understand HTML these days. I even need to enter the HTML codes to create these paragraphs. Only advanced users allowed for bloggers.

Disorder	Rating
Paranoid:	Low
Schizoid:	Low
Schizotypal:	Low
Antisocial:	Low
Borderline:	Low
Histrionic:	High
Narcissistic:	High
Avoidant:	Low
Dependent:	Low
Obsessive-Compulsive:	Moderate
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Read lots of letters in the Straits Times from readers regarding the whole Malaysia and Singapore water issue. Whole load of letters slamming Malaysia were printed. Well, as a patriotic Malaysian, I have only one thing to say: cut the damn water! Yeah, I'm saying that even though I'm in Singapore. Haha. Just wait till we build our own water treatment plants. Then we'll cut the water supply, and you guys can drink your own piss. Now that is what I call by a Self-Sustaining System (S-cube).
Let me see if I can still remember the Rukun Negara:

Maka kami, rakyat Malaysia,
Berikrar,
Akan menumpukan seluruh tenaga dan usaha kami,
Untuk mencapai,
Cita-cita tersebut,
Berdasarkan atas prinsip-prinsip berikut:

Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan,
........

Damn... I've lost it somewhere there...

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For some strange reason, my comments link by BlogOut is not working. So, I'm gonna be a copycat, and get another comment service by Squawkbox, as used by Jenny. Haha. Yeah, sue me.

Been going to quite a number of people's commencements these few days. The university sure is churning out robots to work in Corporate Singapore. Well, more like, hopeing to work in Corporate Singapore. Also got my hands on a Commencement 2003 handbook, which lists out all the graduates arranged according to faculties and classes. And, one quite disturbing trend I noticed was that most of the supposedly "happening" people graduated with third class or lower. I guess being "happening" comes with a price. Also, Ruhul Dahrial aka Mike also finally graduated. Good for him. Here are some photos from the commencement:

Joyce and I

David Goh and I

Met Aaron in the hall today. Could not recognize him at first glance, he sure has changed after one year in Germany. Hmmm... changed for the good or worse, quite relative. Mainly because the most obvious difference is his hair and that his face is a little bit meaty. Why is it that everyone who goes for SEP comes back like this? First Ryan, now Aaron. Must be the food and weather. Either that, or Singapore is starving us.

So, dinner at Thai Express in Tiong Bahru Plaza was not bad. Only problem was the food that I ordered, some mee with seafood meat, and SATAY gravy tasted horrible after a while. It felt like just eating gravy from satay straight from the bowl. Couldn't finish it. Anyway, we paid Yin Chuin's little loft a vist after that. And true enough, it was kind of crappy. We finally saw the notorious mattress in the middle of the living room. Overall, his place is quite ok. Basically the places that matters to him, namely: his room, the section of the living room closer to his room, the toilet and the kitchen. The rest of the place quite crappy. High time they moved out of the place.

Valerie says that her Volva S40 is better than the cars from 2 Fast 2 Furious. Waiting to earn enough money to get a Mitsubishi Evo or Nissan Skyline to prove her wrong... donations are most welcome.

The CORS website worked today, so I submitted my choices successfully. Emailed Ashraf Kassim to let him know that it is working fine. And when I checked my email just now, surprisingly, I received an email from him, thanking me for giving feedback on the system and all that. Wow, now I respect that kind of professor. Someone who is willing to take time to click the Reply button and acknowledge my email. Unlike a certain Dr Tay Teng Tiow who, I am very sure, just dumped my email into the junk bin. Decided to take PC1322: Understanding the Universe. Jenny better not be bluffing when she said it is a good module. I need my A!

Just bought the book by Michael Moore called Stupid White Men .. and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! Looks like a pretty good read. Got it at TIMES bookstore at Plaza Singapura before watching 2 Fast 2 Furious. Even got 20% off for the book. Haha. I'm a sucker for discounts. And because of the discount, I also bought Harry Potter and the Phoenix something-something for Chi Anh. Also 20% off. Shall read it when she's done. Correction: Shall read it after I finish reading the first four books.

Going to Tiong Bahru for dinner with Daniel Lee, Hai Jie and Yin Chuin. Might pop into the model shop. Who knows? I might come out with the Impreza I was talking about. Heh.

Just got back from watching 2 Fast 2 Furious, and I found the movie surprisingly entertaining. As expected, the movie was kind of shallow, but that wasn't the main pull of the movie. The stars of the movie are the cars. Yeah baby. The movie is full of modified cars that can easily outrun Ferraris and Lamborghinis. Now, I really want to build my Subaru Impreza, and continue with the other cars that are by Tamiya. So, here are the stars of 2 Fast 2 Furious:

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo

Mitsubishi Eclipse Spider

Acura NSX

Nissan Skyline

Honda S2000

Toyota Supra

Mazda RX7

The CORS online bidding website is damn unreliable. For the second day, I can't add any electives! The system keeps telling me that I have not met the pre-requisites, but I so did. Emailed Ashraf Kassim today, hope to get a reply from him soon. As for the modules that I am going to take, I have more or less settled for three electives, HRM and my FYP. And they are, in no particular order:

EE3103: Communications
Communication systems consist of various different building blocks. This module therefore introduces the students to various aspects on communications system engineering with the emphasis on the following topics: Waveform representation and Digital modulation: PCM, Line Coding; Binary and Quadrature modulation techniques; Coding: variable length codes, digital facsimile systems; Tele-traffic engineering: traffic intensity, grade of service, lost calls cleared model and queuing theory; Multiple access techniques: circuit, message and packet switching; frequency, time and code division multiple access; frequency and time division duplexing; Television systems: camera and scanning systems, resolution and bandwidth, luminance and chrominance signals, and colour TV systems. Telecommunications systems: Time division switching systems; Mobile radio communication systems: frequency reuse, cellular structures, and signal propagation.

EE4411: Silicon Processing Technology
This module focuses on the major process technologies used in the fabrication of integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices. Each lecture topic covers important scientific aspects of silicon wafer processing steps. Simulations and laboratory experiments provide hands-on experience on basic operation and fabrication of MOS devices. Topics include: crystal growth and wafer preparation, epitaxy, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, lithography, plasma technology, etching, deposition, and metallization.

EE4412: Technology and Modelling of Silicon Transistors
This module covers the operation, modeling and fabrication of silicon bipolar and MOS transistors, the understanding of which is essential for the integrated circuit engineer.At the end of this module, students will gain a good understanding of the issues regarding the design and fabrication of modern silicon transistors as their dimensions continue to shrink. They will be exposed to the basic techniques of modeling, simulation and technology of these devices. Topics covered: MOS Capacitor: C-V characteristics, physical models; MOSFETs: long and short channel devices, threshold voltage, subthreshold behaviour, device scaling, short-channel effects, gate, drain and dielectric engineering; Bipolar transistors: structures and operations, high current effects, emitter, base and collector engineering; Polyemitter and Si-Ge heterojunction transistors; CMOS, bipolar and BiCMOS technology.

Of course, still pending while waiting for the results of my balloting. Hmmm... I may be able to slot in a CFM if I'm lucky.

I also realized my room is getting warm because of my computer. I can really feel the heat when I move my hand near the CPU. I better close the CPU to reduce the heat, and leave the window behind my CPU wide open for the exhaust fan to get rid of the heat.

And I want to buy a 2002 Subaru Impreza! The model of course. Heh.

This morning, I woke up especially early (10AM) to go to UCC to catch David Goh at his commencement. Saw Chun Wei and Adrian Tan too, and (finally) Mike. All looking good in their Harry Potter gowns. Then I had to rush off to meet my FYP Supervisor Dr Teo Kie Leong.

He seems like a pretty friendly guy, unlike those really serious professors that I have encountered before. First thing he asked me was whether I was majoring in Microelectronics. Yeah... most of my modules are from there. Then, came the expected question: What's your CAP? Sigh... so I had to tell him. Bummer. But then again, from the list of students taking FYP under him that I saw on his table, there was only one guy with 4.45, another girl with 3.7, and another guy with 3.48. So I think I'm average. Then he was asking if I could pull my CAP to second upper. Well, I have been asking myself that questions for a long, long time. So, I told him that i needed all A's from now on. "Should be easy-wat" was his answer. Yeah, easy for a professor. Haha. So, discussion lasted for about 20 minutes. Found out that I have him, another supervisor from DSI, and a PhD research engineer who will be in the team. Wow, I better buck up. And I think my first 2 months or so will be quite free, because according to him, the equipment that we are supposed to build might be coming in late. Hope it won't be too late such that I will have little time to write my report.

My eye is red. Sigh.

I need 5.0 for the next to sems to get to second upper!!!!

ARGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

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Ah, the carpenter at work has finally completed his stool. A bit rocky, but it doesn't matter, as long as it serves its purpose. Now, my printer is below my table, leaving LOTS of space for me to work with on the table. But for fifteen bucks, not too sure that it was really that worth it. Sigh, but not gonna fret, as long as it works.

Apart from that, found a website on my KL Calvary Church Royal Rangers. Wow, saw some pictures of some people that I know. And that Derek Lim is now a hotshot there! I remember the last time I saw him, he was something like a 12 year old Pioneer kid. Most of the Commanders are still there, like Victor(?) Lim Siew Hock, Jim Guneratnam, and, errrr... a few more people whose names I have forgotten. Yes, it's been a very long time: 6 years to be exact. I don't think they will even remember me if I go back there. Maybe the older ones will. They should, I mean, I achieved the Advanced Rating three-stripes, and got, I think, 12 or so Merit Awards. Wow, if I have to list them all out, I would most probably forget them all. Lemme see... they were:

1. Bible Award
2. Toolcraft Award
3. Swimming Award
4. Survival Award
5. Chemistry Award
6. Aviation Award
7. Bachelor Award
8. Hobby Award

Well, okay, maybe not 12. But I'm pretty sure I'm missing out on a few. Anyway, any of you guys out there, say hi to the rest for me.

Got to decide on what modules to take next semester. And I'm pissed that they removed CN4223 from the timetable for this semester AND next semester. I've been conned! They listed the module when I was planning my schedules, and now they conveniently removed it. Sigh, how typical. Once again, without consulting us menial students. So, have to think real hard about finding another module. Also, have to think if I should bother about taking 2 CFMs or not, or just leave it to destiny, aka, second lower. I'm afraid I might be too distracted by two CFMs and won't be able to concentrate on my electives. So, what do you guys think?

Oh yeah, removed the NUS SARS forum link since SARS is history.

Ok, I'm childish. Yes, I'm an egoistic bastard who can't stand "fun" slamming. So here's The Return of the Link. And, I have also removed the "defamatory" remark in brackets in the previous post. So, hopefully, no harm is done.

From one problem to another, and for this one, I'm stuck right in the middle of it. It's the infamous Ah Joo vs Ah Long fiasco. Seems like Ah Long is still quite "boh steady" with Ah Joo. Still quite peeved with the whole room balloting hoo-ha I figure. However, I think that:

1. Ah Joo deserved the right to take the room;
2. If someone asked me not to take his room because he will be kicked out of the split, I won't take the room;
3. If I was that someone, and another person kicked me out of the split, I would have gotten over the whole thing by now.

So, quite ironically, I'm in the room right between them. Front row tickets to see what happens. Hopefully, things will get okay. Don't want any tension to hover around our area just because of this.

Spent the entire day playing CM4. Going to give up on it, my Pentium III processor is starting to show signs of old age. Met up with Maffrine at UCC today for her commencement. Almost all BRE and Aki students there, looking smart and all in their gowns. All except for Quah Boon Seong, who didn't want to go up because his parents weren't around. Strange, they said that since it was a three year course, no point for them to go to the commencement. Strange indeed. So, it shall be my turn next year. Not really looking forward to it.

Anyway, decided to remove the Comments link, cos "the great val" is turning it into a Slam Daniel link. Can't stand it. Yes, I'm egoistic and childish. Ask my parents. So, there goes the link.

Been checking out Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) website today regarding job applications. I think I will really enjoy working at the airport, around AIRPLANES. Anything that has got to do with engines, speed, and lots of wirings: i want. So, to my horror, I found out that:

THOSE BUGGERS ARE ONLY TAKING IN SECOND UPPER GRADUATES ONLY

Damn... how am I gonna get in?? For the uninformed, I am a pathetic second lower. So, this semester, I'm going to try to pull my CAP up to second upper. But then, I will need to get into dean's list TWICE, and with two extra CFMs per semester. Oh boy...

I forecast a very fun semester ahead.

I don't like NUS.

I need more exercise... had a rather tiring day today. SHOPPING! Yeah, shopping is tiring. Especially when it was 3 hours in Ikea. Not only I have a low tolerance to pain, I also have low shopping stamina. Not really shopping too: all I got was a plank to make a stool. Going to build it myself with the help of Float equipment. And with my vast experience from sets and float, I should be able to build a masterpiece. Haha. Going to put my printer on the stool to save space on my table. Hardly any place to do anything, especially studying, when term starts.

Had to rotate the ear stud today. It stung a bit especially because it was a bit tight. But was unable to move the stud in and out. Better luck tomorrow I hope.

Apart from that, yet another lazy day in the life of Daniel. Maybe I should clear up some space in my room.

Oops, forgot to mention that Chi Anh also helped us out towards the end. Carried some "lighter" stuff. But still.... important member of the "moving" team.

Raffles Hall Office is crap! Once again, they want passport photos. Every year, they take 3 passport photos from us: one for their application form, another for their non-existent meal card, and another for i-dunno-what. So, for four years, I have given them 12 photos. Dammit, as if I have so much money to print photos for them. And this time, I really printed my own photos. Used a printer and printed out on photo paper last semester for times like this. And I gave them my two worst photos, ones with smudges and all. And I gotta pay S$200 bucks soon. Sigh.

Alright, 17th July 2003: A date I must remember. I poked my ear. Means I pierced it, to the slower ones. Before I forget, I better write down how the pain really was. I heard LOADS of conflicting experiences. Some said no pain at all, some said like someone twisting your ear, some said damn painful. So, the truth shall be revealed now.

Rule number one: tell the person to tell you when he/she is gonna "shoot", so that you can mentally prepare for the shock.
Initially, there will be a sudden intense pain. Don't expect not to have any pain, cos it'll shock you out of your shoes. So, yeah. For the first five seconds, just suck the pain in and keep still... after that you can start panting and breathing heavily. And that's about it. For the next 3 hours of so, the ear will have some burning sensation. There will also be some pressure on it.

Okay, so all you people who want to mutilate your body by piercing your ears, trust me... just listen to Daniel and learn from the above.

Just found out some bad news about the Samsung S300. One: It's a girly phone, according to some people. Two: According to Val's sister, Dawn, there are some problems with it, and they are recalling the phones. Don't know how true it is, haven't read anything about it, but I guess I won't be getting it. Sigh, that leaves me with the ever-popular Nokia 6610. Argh. I want to get something different!

Phew, what a tiring day of shifting. Not only did I have to shift my stuff, I also had to shift Keng Joo's stuff, which were TONNES heavier than mine. Ok, not too bad, at least he also helped me to move. And, surprise, so did Jenny! Haha... she made me say this. But yeah, at least she could carry one box per trip, as opposed to us carrying at least twice the number of stuff and weight. But, better some help than none.

Decided to rearrange the furniture in my room so that it is easier for me to watch the television. But because of that, quite little space to walk about in the room. Can live with it. Room is very airy. A lot of ventilation with wind blowing right through the room. Cannot use fan speed 5 anymore, almost froze to death last night. Anyway, room is almost done. Just left with some crap that I have. Realized that I have some crap which don't belong to me. And on top of that, I don't even know who owns them! Attention: Whose speakers are in my room! And besides that, also got that crappy fridge which I have to keep. Sheesh.

So, after one whole day of moving, I'm dead tired now.

Looks like a lot of people don't like the idea of the S300. Sigh... doesn't look girly to me. But, never mind. I just might go with the flow and take the Nokia. Or maybe a nicer model will come out soon. I don't know why hardly anybody has heard of the National Day offer. Does it even exist?

Went to Jenny's room yesterday to check it out. Her monitor is wayyyy cool. And guess what I saw on her screen... crap about FCC and molecular structures! Someone started reading up on Final Year Project already! Damn.. and I don't even know what is spintronics. Better buck up.

More news on Iraq: Another American soldier was killed when the truck he was travelling in was attacked. That brings the total number of dead American soldiers to 148, surpassing the 147 American soldiers killed in the 1991 Gulf War. Apparently, when the truck exploded, curious Iraqi civilians scrambled to see what happened. When they realized that an American truck was blown up, they cheered! Just 2 months ago, they were cheering the Americans. Strange how things change so fast. Iraqis are looking at the Americans as occupiers instead of liberators these days. The Americans should set up the Iraqi Government ASAP and leave.

Finally finished my three shifts of BORING airport duty. Surprisingly, day shifts seems to pass by faster than evening shifts. Woke up at 715AM, and for that, had to sleep before 2AM. Woke up rather refreshed, especially with the slight rain in the morning. Ahhh.... what a beautiful morning! So, now with the airport duty crap done with, can finally concentrate on:

HANDPHONE!!!!!

I have decided to continue with my M1 Prime plan One Plus One with Ryan. After some calculations, found out that it will cost roughly the same as a normal Singtel Classic plan, even after considering the loyalty plan. So, I might as well stick to M1, have more talk time (400 minutes opposed to 200 minutes) but less SMS (300 opposed to 360). Most importantly, I get to keep my number, so I don't have to SMS everyone telling them that I am changing lines. Apart from that, to replace my bulky Nokia 5110, I have narrowed down my search to two candidates... and they are:

Samsung S300

Nokia 6610

Okay, the Samsung is my number one choice. Only obstacle is the price, which is about 150 dollars more than the Nokia. BUT, I'm counting on the National Day promotions (if there is one) to get the Samsung. Hopefully, the price will go down and the price difference won't be that big. Can't really count much on the value of my Nokia 5110. Hope to get 30 bucks from it. Sigh. So, Samsung: 65,000 colors; Nokia: 40000 colors. Excellent! Only problem is the Samsung doesn't have FM radio, which I can live without. But then again, I can also live without the extra colors. Sighz, decisions, decisions.

Just started CM4, thanks to Jye Sheng. It's real slow on my computer, sigh. Signs of old age. Arsenal is doing pretty well... only played 2 games in 2 hours. Yes, it's that slow. 4 points after trashing Birmingham 3-0 and drawing at Leeds 0-0. Okay, you are not interested. Understandable. Apart from CM4, finally got the C&C cds back from Perd. So, gonna start the campaigns again, but this time on brutal mode. I brushed the "hard" enemies aside with such ease, I thought I could use some challenge. Fun days are here to stay!

Uploaded the ONLY picture I took back home. Here it is:


from left: Ken Lin, Chew Yen, Wei Liang, yours truly

  Argh! My ear is going to be pierced! Help!

Back in Singapore.. bus rides are faster these days, only 5 hours. If I recall correctly, it used to be about 6 hours last time. Anyway, came back to my room to find a piece of lizard shit on my monitor screen. It must have been "deposited" there for quite a while, because there was a long, stain on the screen, which ended with a piece of shit at the bottom of the screen. No worries, settled the problem with a handy piece of tissue paper. After cleaning the shit, cleared the layer of dust off my Impreza. Quite a lot of dust in just one week. Apart from that, slowly getting accustomed to my bulky brick-of-a-phone Nokia 5110. I bet some people have not even seen it before, let alone heard of it. Hope I will get maybe 30 bucks for it.

Commented to Jenny that I can't understand most of what she says on her blog. Then she snapped back at me, saying "Then don't link me to your blog lah". Damn fierce! Maybe it's that time of the month. So, I'll just let it be. Little warning to you guys: don't cross her path. If you really have to, maybe next week. And strange, she got her computer back. Which one of you "men" gave in to her? Sigh, disappointed.

:: Lazy days are back ::

Today I woke up with the same old feeling that it was already in the afternoon, and sure enough, it was 1PM. Ahhhh, what a good feeling. 10 hours of sleep really refreshes your body and mind.

And what a bumming day. Didn't do nothing at all. Only read some papers, watched some TV, went to Mark's place to get my glasses which I left in his car the night before. And type this. Well, all's not that boring. Gonna watch Tears of the Sun later at the club, followed by mamak, as usual, with the "other" gang, namely, Wei Liang, Tze Keat, Alex, Ken Lin, Su Yee, Chew Yen (who is back), and I dunno who else. Oh yeah, an opportunity to tick off Yin Yin for coming back and not informing us.

Speaking of ticking off, just read about the RJC student being disciplined for video-ing his teacher "screwing" a student with his PDA and posting it on the net. Gosh, I don't think this is wrong. On one hand, you are disciplining a student for going against a teacher who is unproffesional and going overboard, and on the other hand, you are encouraging students to be more vocal and be more interactive and speaking your mind. Ironic isn't it? Reminds me of the PCK SARS "rap" song. Before the song, the slot was used by a "Use Standard English" campaign ad, and now it is the rap. Some say leh, some say lah... Sigh, defeats the whole purpose. What a joke.

And I found out that Hai Jie doesn't read newspapers, both paper and online. Duh... it's MSN and ICQ for him only. Haha. Also, a new online journal for him, check it out on the left.

<---------------------- Hai Jie's blog

Just had a good dinner at this Nyonya restaurant at the nearby Damansara something-something. Was in conjunction with Mark's birthday. Surprising to know that so many people celebrate their birthdays in July: me, Fadzlee, Mark, Yin Yin, Jason Lee, Shahnon, Aaron, my sister... Hmmm... minus nine months, and we are in early November. Must be the school holidays then. Haha. Anyway, a whole load of them are working as auditors in one of the Big Four companies (Big Four since Anderson got screwed). Apart from the auditors, one person working as PR Executive, another is a freelance Advertisor and another is an on-site engineer, about to go to HP. Most of them have been working for two years, and I'm still in school. Slow... One thing I noted was that it seems to be easier to get a job in KL, as compared to the job market in Singapore now. I wonder why.

Finally finished painting the gate with a glossy coat of black paint. Very nice considering it took me about 2 hours to complete it. Also, considering that it is the first ever thing I ever painted.

Being bugged by Val to go for a cruise. I'm actually fine with going for cruises, but I'm just afraid of getting seasick! What a horrible thought! Also, I wonder why we actually need to go for cruises. All the facilities on board are available on land. Maybe it's the idea of being away from the pressure cooker called Singapore that appeals to these people. Well, I don't mind trying once, and maybe I can make a better judgement about cruises. Start small: cruise to Malacca. Hehe.

Tired.

Sleep... zzz...

Have any of you had a feeling of absolutely HATING your family? I'm sure you guys do, as I did today. I know that I am writing this swayed by emotions, and I will one day realize that this is a bit ridiculous, if not childish.

NONETHELESS....

It all started out quite well, I was suggesting to my dad that I invest some of the money that he gave me to keep in my savings account in some funds. By the way, savings accounts give only about 0.3%, hardly anything. Given the inflation of about 3%, we are actually losing money by putting it in the bank. Anyway, I asked him if he knows of any funds that are worth investing in. Then he was saying things like "I can't tell you offhand now, I need to sit down and think about it, it's not 100% foolproof that you can earn money" and the likes. Fine... ok, so I said "So, I'll take care of it, do the research, and show you the stuff first?" And apparently, the part of "I'll take care of it" was too abbrasive for them, and they started ranting about "You know you must learn some social skills? The way you talk these days, how are you going to talk to your boss next time?" and the likes. Shit, I was sitting in the car thinking, what the heck are you talking about? Then my moronic sister had to jump in and add fuel to fire by saying "Yeah, next time just wait and listen-lah. Don't need to make any noise". What the hell! If I had a gun there and then, I would have blown her single-cell brain to smitherins. Heard that she is going to apply for Australian PR... hope she stays there and don't come back. So I had to endure a whole load of crap from my parents about speaking properly, not being so defensive, and the rest of the social etiquette crap for the rest of the trip to dinner. Damn, I almost blew my fuse.

Paint gate... failed. As expected, I could not wake up early to paint the gate. So, postpone to tomorrow, no worries. Got myself a spanking new bag today. Got it for RM80, which isn't too bad, considering it's S$35. Haha, don't know why I'm starting to think that way. And on top of that, it's a Nike! Just hoping it's not going to die the way my sandals are dying now. Teva rocks.

Going to change the title of my blog. Everyone seems to have the word "Life" in it. Gotta be a bit more original. What say... "on my path to death" or "step by step, to death" or "this thing called DEATH". Shall think about it...

Had to call Chi Anh today because she wasn't in, having a ball of a time at Sentosa. Jealous... So, waited until it was after 12 (cheaper, heh) to call, and spent almost an hour on it! Whoa... luckily I will be gone by the time the phonebill comes. And she mentioned something about going on a cruise... somehow I just don't like the idea of being surrounded by water as far as the eye can see, and knowing that if I get seasick, there is just no getting out of it! Boy, that will be tough. Imagine being seasick and nothing to do but to lie in bed and wishing to step on soil. So, still lots of thinking to do for that idea.

Was just reminded how great Voyager is. But now, not that great since Seven of Nine is not around yet. But still, Kess isn't a that bad replacement. Problem is that Voyager is on Hallmark at the unearthly hour of 630PM. Sigh, think I'll just go and find some episodes on the network, with Seven of Nine of course. I'm worried: I like a borg.

Wow, my holidays back home sure is busy. Been running to this mall, and that mall, and this supper place, and that breakfast place. Boy, I'm getting tired. So, today started out with a really sumptuous breakfast with Yin Chuin. Forgetting that The Prata Shop's portions are as small as Singapore, I ordered two prata cheese, figuring I would be able to finish it with room for some extra tose if I felt like it.

I was wrong.

One prata cheese in Malaysia is at least twice the size of the prata cheese at The Prata Shop. Boy I sure was stuffed. Idea for the tose was also stuffed. And somehow, the people at the shop don't seem to have a clue what prata cheese is. Maybe not that popular. Anyway, it kept me full for the next 2 hours or so. So full that I could not even have a proper lunch with Jenny and Keng Joo at Sunway Pyramid. Yeah, met up with them there. Keng Joo took the bus (hero...) while Jenny was chauffeured there (as usual). I drove there, and the roads sure have chanaged around here. Spent 15 minutes driving around in circles. You have no idea how frustrating it is when you can see the building, but you just can't get to it because of the roads! ARGH! And I got a pretty nice Quiksilver t-shirt for RM49.90. I think it is a bargain... I think. Don't wanna think too much. Also got a pair of badminton shoes to replace my hole-y one in Singapore. Boy, today made me quite broke.

Wow, Ikea is having a clearing out sales. Everything is cheap, cheap, cheap! Wanted to replace the rotting rattan chairs in my tv lounge, but mom says "Rattan chairs still ok WAT". So, there goes the chairs. Next, was a cupboard to keep the books my dad is keeping stacked up on the floor. Real mess. Mom: "These cupboards no glass panel, dusty leh. And you sure it is sturdy enough or not? Thesedays, everything is plywood you know..." Well, it was 20kg. That has got to be a LOT of plywood. Anyway, there goes the plan also. Ended up with a drawer cabinet for my sister to keep her tonnes of KOREAN serial CDs and keep her tv on. Sigh, nothing for me, as usual.

Task for tomorrow: Paint the gate, go to Midvalley Megamall, have dinner with family and grandma.

Oooooh, my parents knew about Chi Anh for two whole months and I had no idea about that! Thanks a lot Sam for blurting it out. So, as usual, the interrogation began. Hey, what am I talking about, not "as usual". First time actually. Haha. So stuff like, who is she? how did you meet her? what do her parents do? is she still in Singapore? Surprisingly, they didn't really bother much. As in, those were the only questions I was "bombarded" with. Hmmm... I guess they think I'm finally old enough to think for myself! "Wah, Daniel big boy already!" YES I AM!!! Haha.

Alright! Final Year Project results are out! And I think I got my 4th or 5th choice. Gosh, I'm soooo happy. Sigh. But I guess it's okay. My supervisor, Teo KL, seems to be a pretty nice chap. And I even got a second supervisor, Tom Liew, from DSI. One supervisor not enough to teach me I guess. I suppose my lab is in DSI. Wow... I feel so... privileged. Will go pay Teo KL a visit next week, just to see how he's like, and the usual crap, aka apple-polishing. Hope I get an A or A- minimum. My second upper is at stake...

Back in KL now. And it seems that the new format of Blogger does not apply in KL. In fact, it looks totally different! Doesn't even look like the one before the latest version that I used in Singapore. Must be real old. Anyway, came back and straight away fiddled with the computer. Tried to put in the 256 MB RAM module into the computer, too bad the motherboard could not detect it. Maybe it can only take 64MB RAM maximum. That is sad... Oh well, this could work on my computer in Singapore. Hoorah. Then tried to put in the Geforce card to replace the old NVidia RIVA TNT card in my computer. I don't even know how down the line this old card is. Don't remember much about it even. Anyway, motherboard also rejected it. Sigh.

Mum bugging me to get a webcam. I said "Sure, you'll just see jerky pictures of me" since the home computer is on dialup. Been asking them to apply for the cable connection, so that at least the webcam can be used. But, they hardly use the computer. In fact, when I opened the home internet account, it was bombed with 55 new emails! Sigh, no matter how many times I tell them how to check the email, they just never get it.

Apart from that, nothing new happened here. Oh yes, we have fish now... five fish actually. Nice...

I was just accused of being a plebeian, because I don't know who Jane Eyre is. Sob... I'm so hurt. Somebody please knock some sense into me. Every decent human being MUST know who Jane Eyre is.

Indeed, woe really was me. I spent the entire six hours reading Newsweek and today's copy of The New Paper. Business was bad, as usual. Nothing else new. My partner this time was a bit more hip. Talked to him more than I did with the person I was with last shift. Other than that....

BOREDOM

Oh yeah, seems like Tang Foon Yang chose the ever-elusive "yes" for my question. Looks like the driving licence trick worked... However, I better confirm with the office. Might be up to some sneaky trick, this woman... And, I think it's time to complain about the simply deranged shower. Damn thing almost burst open just now while I was bathing. Thank God it didn't, else I would have flooded the toilet.

Shall be back in KL tomorrow. Bus leaves at 11AM, and it's 2AM now. I better get some sleep or else I'll oversleep. Then, the "yes" won't really matter anymore. And that slacker Yin Chuin even went back although he has classes. I see a pattern forming already: skipping class in NUS, skipping class at PLC... NONETHELESS..... it will be movie mania in KL for us two. RM8 for a movie? Let's watch ALL the movies! KL, here I come!!!

Woe is me... airport duty begins in 3 hours, and I still don't know what to do. Boredom awaits me... But I could keep myself entertained by guessing what Tang Foon Yang may say to my request to go home:

(1) No
(2) Cannot
(3) OSA says no
(4) I say no
(5) Shit person, I said no
(6) I have issues with you, so, no
(7) No, no, no

Or could be the occasional yes.

Six hours to guess...

Had dinner at Hooters at Clark Quay. Just found out that hooters actually mean BOOBS. Yeah, as in (.)(.) . Haha. So, as you can imagine, all the waitresses there were rather scantily dressed. Quite low cut blouses (more like rags) and very, very short orange pants, sort of like FBT running shorts. So, these supposedly "famous" Hooters Girls were serving us dinner - us being Chi Anh, Perd, Yin Chuin, Val, Hai Jie and I - while others were doing all sorts of funny stuff at the center of the restaurant, like... playing with the hoola hoops. Huh... Alright, this is getting ridiculous. And on top of that, the expats were so all over these Hooters Girls. They are almost like Sarong Party Girls. And to think that some of them are not even worth giving a second glance at. Hahaha... some really are round. Even Val can take a part time job there. And we even found a 1% cess tax in the bill. We didn't know what it is all about, maybe something about cess pool. Hehe. The girls aside, the food was relatively so-so. Had shrimps for dinner, quite ok, but was rather uncooked. Don't know about the rest, although the chicken wings tasted a bit like A&W chicken. Overall, I won't really bother going there again. Oh yes, forgot to mention that the toilet walls were plastered with posters of, again, scantily dressed Hooters Girls. Sigh... sex sells... nothing much I can do about it.

Will be going back to KL on Tuesday. Problem is, it's a morning bus, 11AM to be precise. Damn, I hope I will be able to wake up in time. Time to say goodbye to my 8210... charged up my new battery already. Old one could only last me two days. The new battery is in its second day now and still going strong at four bars. Excellent... Gonna take back the cockroach box killer things with the ants box killer things also, some massage ointment for my dad, the perfume that I bought from Paris for my mum... sigh, quite a lot of stuff. And I am gonna carry my big Europe backpack! Not that I really need the big amount of space, but then, the next big thing apart from my school backpack is that. So, there we go... gonna get mobbed by cab drivers when I reach KL thinking I'm some backpacker.

Big day tomorrow, gonna look for Tang Foon Yang aka the bitch, to request permission to go back home. She better give me permission... I mean, Registrar Office said its ok that I go home, who is she to say I can't? So, I'll come up with some reason, e.g. renew passport, IC, or driving licence. Should be good enough. And while we are at this topic, I wonder if NUS is going to get rid of the crazy procedures due to SARS. I mean, SARS is GONE!!! No country is on the SARS-affected country list as of today. So I guess, we managed to bash the puny virus! Yeah... even Phua Chu Kang is wrong. SARS ain't here to stay! Damn song, can't stand it. Anyway, I don't think NUS will do that just yet. I mean, this world class university definitely canNOT trust WHO in this right? I mean, we're talking about a world class university... who is WHO (no pun intended) to say that the world is safe? We have to be on our toes at all times. Right.... I think there is a higher chance of me killing myself from frustration than to be infected by SARS.

Back to the airport tomorrow... and still don't know what to do to kill six hours. Help...

Ok, I have been forced to admit it: I did not discover Atomic Kitten. In fact, it was placed on a plate in front of me by Chi Anh. Yeah, I got my mp3s and mtvs from her. Happy now? Haha. Anyway, anybody wants, come look for me. Life is so much better with the GeForce4 Ti4400. Just had a few rounds of Need For Speed:Hot Pursuit 2 with Chin Long. Sure was fun. It was a while since I played anything on the network. So, this video card survived NFSHP2 and C&C:Generals. Not bad at all... So, next on my list would be a handphone. Mom's gonna have a "new" 8210 to play with from next week onwards. And I will have the brick-of-a-phone Nokia 5110 for a few weeks. Then, come National Day, I shall celebrate this glorious day with possibly a new Nokia 6610. The handphone of tomorrow, to complement what Ris says my Geforce4, the videocard of tomorrow. So, Nokia 6610, with FM Receiver, polyphonic ring tones, color screen, GPRS and other possibly useless stuff.... here I come! Just hope that the price is reasonable. Nothing more than S$200. I can't believe I actually spent S$380 on my 8210 two years ago. Sigh, poor kid I am.

Been looking through the Tamiya website today. Checking out the new models, all the Subaru Imprezas, Mitsubishi Evo VII, Ferrari F50, etc.... Man I really wanna make those. But, I can't.... ARGH! I'm torturing myself!

STOP LOOKING AT THESE WEBSITES!

Just found something really cool online about Win2000. Although it says Win2000, you guys with C Programming knowledge should be able to write the same source code for WinXP. Hahaa. Enjoy

/* Source Code Windows 2000 */

#include "win31.h"
#include "win95.h"
#include "win98.h"
#include "workst~1.h"
#include "evenmore.h"
#include "oldstuff.h"
#include "billrulz.h"
#include "monopoly.h"
#include "backdoor.h"
#define INSTALL = HARD

char make_prog_look_big(16000000);
void main()
{
while(!CRASHED)
{
display_copyright_message();
display_bill_rules_message();
do_nothing_loop();

if (first_time_installation)
{
make_100_megabyte_swapfile();
do_nothing_loop();
totally_screw_up_HPFS_file_system();
search_and_destroy_the_rest_of-OS2();
make_futile_attempt_to_damage_Linux();
disable_Netscape();
disable_RealPlayer();
disable_Lotus_Products();
hang_system();
} //if
write_something(anything);
display_copyright_message();
do_nothing_loop();
do_some_stuff();

if (still_not_crashed)
{
display_copyright_message();
do_nothing_loop();
basically_run_windows_31();
do_nothing_loop();
} // if
} //while

if (detect_cache())
disable_cache();

if (fast_cpu())
{
set_wait_states(lots);
set_mouse(speed,very_slow);
set_mouse(action,jumpy);
set_mouse(reaction,sometimes);
} //if

/* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.1"); */
/* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.11"); */
/* printf("Welcome to Windows 95"); */
/* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 3.0"); */
/* printf("Welcome to Windows 98"); */
/* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 4.0"); */
printf("Welcome to Windows 2000");

if (system_ok())
crash(to_dos_prompt)
else
system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp",O_CREATE);

while(something)
{
sleep(5);
get_user_input();
sleep(5);
act_on_user_input();
sleep(5);
} // while
create_general_protection_fault();

} // main

Alright, time to backtrack a little bit. Managed to squeeze in Charlie's Angels on a Wednesday night when the tickets are only S$6.50. Overall I found the movie good. The plot wasn't too crazy, the action was good, if not exagerated, and the angels were fine..... haha. Action scenes were very, very detail, showing slow-mo and everything, a la Matrix. And there were some stunts that were just plain unrealistic, like sliding under tables, doing backflips and all. There must be some really, really thick cables holding them up, especially thick cables for Drew Barrymore. Yeah, the chubby one... I thought the music was pretty good as well, sort of fitted in nicely with the genre of the movie. So, yet another summer movie settled. First was X-Men2, then Matrix Reloaded, then Finding Nemo, and now Charlie's Angels. Next on the list, is Terminator 3! Was supposed to be Hulk, but since everyone said it sucks, so I'll give it a miss. Can always watch it over the network anyway.

Ahhhh... first day of work. Took the MRT down to Changi Airport and found the small little counter behind a big pillar. Crappy location if you ask me. Anyway, not much business today. Only one person asking how to get to NUS, and another one asking if there were students coming in from PRC. Apart from that, been pretty quiet. Managed to finish reading The Pianist while I was there. A really great book: lots and lots of descriptions. The book included some parts from the diary of Wilm Hosenfeld, the kind-hearted German officer who saved Wladyslav Szpilman. He showed how ashamed he was being a German and witnessing all the horrible things being done on the Jews. It's strange that after more than 50 years after Hitler and the Final Solution, these ethnic cleansings are still going on around the world. For example, in Rwanda and in Iraq (Saddam apparently hated either the Sunnis or the Shiites, forgot which one). We just don't learn, do we? That aside, manning the booth at the airport is an absolute bore. I can't imagine how my other two shifts would be like. I better get myself a laptop and install CM0102 in it. I think 6 hours of that should allow me to complete a season...

Been downloading music recently, quite a lot of really nice songs. Of course, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard don't count. The really good ones would be Sean Paul Get Busy, Zebrahead Playmate Of The Year, Michelle Branch Are You Happy Now? and quite a lot of others. I also made a new discovery... Atomic Kitten! Yeah, I know they have been around for quite a long time, but then I just realized that they are quite good, although they don't write their own music. Who does anyway theseday, apart from Avril Lavigne, Robbie Williams and Michelle Branch? So, yeah Atomic Kitten kinda rocks these days. And they sure are fine!! Told you Brits rock!

My damn room is being attacked by insects! First a cockroach, then a bug, then those ants that fly. Boy, I was just typing when that darn ant just "attacked" me. Can't wait till I move out of here.

Happy Birthday To Moi

I'm now 23... getting older, but not necessarily wiser. Anyway, had a nice gathering arranged for me today by the usual suspects: Ris, Kuan Meng, Jin Sheng, Oliver, Eric, Chin Long and Chi Anh. And we had coffee (erm, ok...) cake. I don't drink coffee, but this wasn't so bad. Had a bit of mocha taste, so I could still take it. Hehe. Anyway, thanks a lot guys!

Apart from the gathering, nothing much happened today. Just a normal day... I just don't find anything special to celebrate about anymore. Just like any other day. I have had 23 of these days now... wow, so many! So today, as usual: woke up at 1:45PM, had lunch, bummed around with a stuffed stomach, tested out Need For Speed with my new graphic card, had dinner, and bummed more until the gathering. Later, I figure I'm gonna help out Chin Long with his computer. But I don't think I will be much help, might as well return the spoilt disk drive. Haha... just yesterday he was commending Superpet.com. Now he's cursing it. What a sudden change of opinion. Oh yeah, I heard quite bad reviews about Hulk from Oliver, Eric, Chin Long and Jin Sheng. Guys, perhaps you all want to decide on watching another movie on Friday instead? We could consider Charlie's Angels.... or if T3 is out, then to Arnie we go. I would rather check out Claire Danes instead of Lucy Liu, Cameron Diaz or Drew Barrymore. Haha.

Mum called today, asking why I don't want to go back home. Don't I miss home? I think I said yes, wasn't sure what I said. Just woke up you see. So, I guess since I didn't get any ear bashing, I must have said yes. Have to go home soon then. Start looking for bus ticket...

::Sim Lim Again::

This time, had to accompany Chin Long to Sim Lim to get his new system. Sigh, I was falling asleep all over the place. Just not enough sleep. Anyway, he got a pretty good deal of a system, total of around S$1,260. That was until we got back, and found out that the diskette drive had something wrong, and the network card in the motherboard is a bit faulty. Haha. Anyway, it shouldn't be too big a problem. We have so many technicians trying to find out what is going on: Riswanto, Jin Sheng, Eric Choo, and lil' me. Can't wait to race with him in NFS:HP2.

Deciding on handphones, Nokia 6610? Nokia 6100? Sony Ericsson T 310? Sigh... I really like the 6100 but it doesn't come with a radio, dammit. The 6610 looks pretty good also, I could end up with that. Besides that, also thinking about my handphone plan. Not sure if I should continue with my M1 Prime plan, or switch to Singtel Classic. People say that Classic is better, but I'm looking at the two websites now, and Classic only has 200 minutes free talktime, while Prime has 400 minutes free talktime. Huh? Why is Classic better then? Hmmmm.... there must be some fine print somewhere that has some hidden clause somewhere. Lawyers, I bet they did this.

Apart from that, today has been a snoozing day. Slept after dinner, slept before dinner, slept on the bus, slept on the cab.... I need more sleep.