laptop fucked & dead! (for good) My laptop died peeps!!! About 2 weeks ago. Diagnosis by the technicians reported that I have to replace the whole system board (a.k.a. motherboard), and costs a staggering AUD$1062.16 to do. Therefore, I am looking into buying a new laptop instead.Please INTRODUCE me like new laptop models in the current market if you can. (Not interested in Apple, HP, or Acer laptops though!) I don’t really have enough time to do research on this matter lah.And I have a couple of assignments to submit soon. Gosh!I feel like just dying now.Why my laptop died? Please click HERE. Everything on the forum explains all the things I went through. Therefore, I shall NEVER patronize HP laptops anymore. In my own opinion lah.P / S: I didn’t ask people don’t patronize HP ar! I said I won’t only ar! Don’t sue me!!! Whatever that was written on that forum were written by people I don’t know. The only thing I can say is that I experienced exactly everything written there. Except for the tests on the temperature thingy, since I can’t be bothered, and have no clue what the toot they were saying. (IT idiot here, remember?)P / P / S: I might not have written about my experience with HP’s service centre technicians previously. In fact, I MIGHT have even written how fantastically efficient they are in some entry in a January / February 2009 entry. However, that is because I forgot to update. In actual fact, they were extremely efficient the first time round (got my laptop in a week). However, I neglected to mention that the problem wasn’t resolved at that time. It took 4 send downs to HP before it got fixed. And the very last time I sent it down PERSONALLY, only then did the service technician say that he is (I quote:) “Using a new part hot out of a sealed box hor!”. So you meant to say that the first 3 times you either didn’t replace anything or that you used an old part that was fixed from someone else’s spoilt laptop??? Is that what they meant? I don’t know. I dare not make allegations. They know it best themselves. –looks around fishily- ultra backdated updates part 1 (pre-bollywood party/Amar Raj bdae, & jogging rubbish) The deed is done. The tag board has finally been removed. And it looks so much neater. OMG!!! I can’t believe it.But it will definitely be missed!!!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now, for PART ONE of my ultra backdated blogging: Pre-Bollywood Party Preparations, & Amar Raj's Birthday Gathering...This happened in 13th September 2008. Wahaha... Almost 1 year ago. I think I’ve broken the record eh? Lol… Anyway, this was a pre-Bollywood Party preparation cum gathering for Amar Raj’s birthday celebration. It was a surprise celebration for him lah. The thing I remember most about that day was that we were all so busy with the birthday celebration planning and Bollywood Party stuff preparation that everyone was really stressed out. Well, nothing a few beers, whiskey and vodka can’t solve eh??? Haha… Oops!~ (For more on the Bollywood Party entry, click HERE.)Anyway, what happened was that Simran was supposed to go downstairs, to the kitchen, to retrieve the cake while the rest of us were supposed to act blur and carry on with whatever we were doing. For some reason Mr Amar Raj decided to follow on a last notice. It was then that we panicked and started making weird comments. And I think my stupid comment got everyone’s funny bone off the radar. I said “Ummm… Raj, got a spider, quick come catch it. –Marjo screaming at the same time for sound effect-”. That was stupid because first of all, everyone knows that I am not afraid of any insects or whatever creepy crawlies (except centipedes). So obviously, quite fake right? OMG! I almost died.Yes peeps, don’t ask me how I remember such details for something that has happened so long ago. I just do lah. LOL… If only I am just as good at remembering details when I am studying. This world would be perfect. Haha…P / S: Most people in the pictures have since either graduated (BHive, Murni, Stefan, Adeline, Vanessa, Katherine) or have completed their exchange programmes (Loretto, Marjo), and gone off to another part of the world for whatever that would come for them. Miss those noisy fun filled days man!!!P / P / S: Oh yes, don’t remind me about my hair. Totally overgrown at that time. But aiya, nobody will care lah ok! Haha… I think that night, I’ve got worse to worry about. Somehow, someone took a group picture, and I was sitting right in front with my legs wide open. OMG! Can see my fatty inner thighs leh that picture!!! Lucky that is about all! I can’t remember which buffoon did that lah. –curse and swear----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Random Pictures...Moving on, 29th September 2008, I went for a late night jog with Georgina and Juliana. Juliana was still my housemate at that time. I just have a penchant for running in the night as I seem to fare better at that time of the day. I always had to force Juliana and Georgina to go jogging with me in the night since they preferred an earlier jog. The things I make my friends do... Haha... Random Lame Pictures... Anyways, the pictures were taken after the jog, when we were bored after cooling down. You might think it seemed fine, but really, it was winter and extremely windy when we were camwhoring ourselves to death. Georgina was more reluctant in the camwhoring, as it was already close to 11pm++ when we were done. We had to coerce her into doing it. Jumping Action Shots... We kept trying & trying till we were satisfied with the pictures. Quite lame actually. LOL... We were trying to go for the walk-on-air look, but all of us failed terribly, except Juliana, who managed to almost look like it in one of her 2 pictures. I even had one irritating picture (top left corner) which has this come-slap-me face, that I almost wanted to burn the picture. How-To Demonstration... Ever wondered how we did the jumping shots? Ever wondered how we jumped so high even in friggin' cold winter? See for yourself... Step 1: Climb up wooden post. (Just in case you didn't notice it in every picture.) Step 2: Ready yourself for the leap of your life in a crouch. Step 3: Swing your arms & fling yourself off the wooden post. Yes, standing broad jump style. Step 4: Flail your arms, legs, face, & everything around for the flying-in-the-air feel. Step 5: If all else fails, just friggin' pose on the wooden post & pretend it was intentional. Haha... Oh yes, pose weirdly, so that people remember you for it, rather than your failure of securing a nice action picture. Don't say I didn't hint you. Hehe... UQ Tribute... A tribute to UQ, since we were all students from the university. And that these pictures were taken at the university's sports complex.Nevertheless, it was still quite fun, the ideas we get even when we were grimy, and decked out in unglamourous and almost barely there apparel in the midst of cold cold winter. Haha…P / S: Ummm… Yea, I should really start jogging again, since my graduation is coming this coming year end. I definitely hope that I don’t look like porky pig (as I already do now) as I receive my scroll from the chancellor. Eeks! What a scary thought. And yea, I am quite shocked how fair I had become by then. I totally need more healthy sun rays here in Australia man! Miss Singapore's sun lah... it is time to remove the tag board Hey everyone, I have made a decision to remove my tag board on the left hand panel. Believe me when I say I have been struggling for a longggggggg time trying to decide whether or not to remove the offending blob. Alas, I have decided to do it finally. I will definitely miss all those wonderful tags most people have made there.I want to thank everyone for tagging on the tag board all these years and keeping it alive and active since day 1; even when I stopped blogging for days and weeks on end. I truly appreciate all the comments and tags- whether positive or negative. The only reason why I am removing it is because I am sick of the limited amount of characters it allows me to write in. (Hate it when I have to use elaborate and eccentric abbreviations to replace long words.) Also, I don’t really like the outlook of the entire blog with the presence of that unsightly box on the left anymore.However, fret not. Those who have always found time to express their views on the blog can still do so under the Comments section titled “What Say You?”. And yes, you can still remain as anonymous, and do NOT have to have a blogger account to write any comments.I am so glad to have finally made this decision. Woohoo… Now my next goal is for a whole blog skin revamp. That, shall have to wait though. I need to source out good resources for that since I am an IT retard. (Ok, make that an ultra IT retard… Haha)Alright, till the next time I post up my other entries (the ultra backdated ones I am currently working on, with pictures!!!), have a great week ahead.Ciao!!! P / S: The tag board will be left where it is until the end of this week (Friday). This is to ensure that my last few replies would be read by those they were intended for. Please do not continue to comment on the tag board though as i am taking it off anytime soon. Do it in the comments section. ;) coming up soon... (+ studying weirdo) I’m currently working on an entry (or rather, many entries, since I had to split all the backdated entries into many different parts) that was supposed to be on here like 1 year ago. I know… Haha… Lots of pictures to collage lah. Be patient people! Stop scolding me… Lol…Oh, by the way, people in Singapore: STOP COMPLAINING THAT IT IS SUPER HOT IN SINGAPORE yada yada… It’s winter in Australia now, but it’s 33ºC. That is what I call hot. And it is friggin’ WINTER!!! 26ºC to 28ºC only complain so much for what???!!! Imagine people living in countries with seasonal climates have to adapt to extreme cold and hot all year round. Isn’t that worst? What is 20ºC+++??? I seriously hate studying in winter, and hate my mere existence during summer. Anyway, I seriously can’t bear the thought of having to walk 20 minutes to and from work every day in the HOT weather. Oh yes, Brisbane has got the best weather compared to the other Australian states. I can totally imagine how the others are suffering elsewhere. Eeks! I will pray for you guys ok!!!I have lots of things to write about- both negative and positive. But I didn’t want to start an entry with negative stuff after a long hiatus. Therefore, the above short paragraph is about all the negativity I can summon myself to write thus far.Need to go and sleep now. Shall continue with the entries tomorrow… Massive!!! Just to whet your appetites with my wackiness below:Yes, that was how I looked while I was studying last semester. Took a little break and went into the toilet to refresh myself. (Yes, that also meant that I camwhored in the toilet. Of all places...) I laughed so hard my stomach almost popped out through my mouth and into the toilet bowl. And yes, I walked around the house like that, every day for that period, sending giggles amongst my housemates. But I don’t care lah. I sort of have no image one lah. LOL… No choice! My hair is too long and it kept irritating me by falling all over my face while I tried to study. Then, there was also no time for a haircut. Anyway, not that bad what! Right right?I’m definitely considering shaving off my hair.And I think I am weird. Last year I wanted to keep an afro. This year I wanted to shave it all off. What’s next man? Actually, recently I was thinking of dreadlocks. But nah. Don’t suit me at all lah. So forget it. Too smelly anyway, and I don’t want to keep a rotten fish in my hair wherever I go. Eeks!Last but not the least... Viruses are like aliens... Some of my many flow charts done for my Genes, Cells & Evolution module. I lost one of my two self drawn flow chart booklets at the exam hall. So pissed!!! I threw the other one out too since it's no longer a complete set.Don't you think that viruses look and behave like aliens? I reckon that was where the fabulous people in Hollywood got their sketch ideas from for the previously huge movie hit "ALIENS" (and its other movie sequels). For your information, the bacteria cell they grow in explodes (lyses), releasing many "baby" viruses. Sound familiar??? almost locked out I was looking forward to blogging when I planned to come home early today. But alas, I had to do 2 extra OT hours at my intern company as I just started my research and development (R&D) work today. Totally shagged! I was making cake bases (7 different versions of the same recipe) for 5.5 hours straight, without stopping. I was so damn tired by the time I was done.It was so damn dark already when I finally took my bag and made the long journey home. I think I was damn lucky as well. Because my colleague nearly locked up the main office where my bag (+ money, train ticket, mobile phone, jacket; etc) were on my office table. I appeared just as she made the final turn of the key, locking the metal door shut. It was so funny when we just looked at each other, mouth wide open and shocked, when she turned around to leave. Haha…Oh yes, and my walking shoes were inside the office too. If I had been locked out, I would have to wear my unglamourous and heavy industrial boots home lah. Not forgetting to mention that I would also be without money (to buy a new train ticket), communication-less (without my mobile phone), and super cold (jacket was on my office chair). Hahaha… Thinking about the above scenario was disturbingly funny.Anyway, tough luck. I would blog again soon another time. Maybe tomorrow? I hope so. I had so much to tell, but only spent so little time at home. I had been going out like nobody’s business man. I see it as a reward for working hard on a daily basis. It is also to make up for the loss of time from the previous 3 semesters when I had to lock myself up at home to do my assignments and stuff. Wahaha… But this is not going to continue for long since I have so much research coming up, plus all those assignments that I have to prepare for submission at the end of this month.I just want to say, I AM SOOO EXHAUSTED!!!But at the same time, I am sooo happyyy!!!I think I love to work!!! Woohoo… But of course I don't mind getting paid without doing work lah. Lol...P / S: No time to edit the entry. Need to use the time and do some other stuff. There is just not enough time in a day to do everything. GRRR!!! thank goodness I thank my lucky stars that I got into the curent company I am interning at right now. One of my friends just wrote on Facebook that he had to quit his intern job because he had to cut up cows’ faces every day to do some sort of tests. OMG!!! Super horrible lah! I would quit too! But then again, in my case, I don’t have much time left till graduation. Which also means, I can’t quit if I am in his position. Gosh!!! I feel so fortunate that the only thing I had to cut open were muffins, cakes and loafs.I just got my first supervisor’s intern assessment today. Scored pretty well; almost full marks. I’m glad I am doing things the way it should. Now, I just have to get that ridiculously stupid report set by the university done, plus my company's research and development project, and I would be safe for this intern module. Woohoo… Oh yes, I have a second supervisor’s intern assessment at the end of internship too, which I hope I can maintain whatever I should maintain. Haha…Shall update the blog with pictures in the coming weekends soon… This blog was almost deserted. Can see cobwebs everywhere liao. I’m currently dusting off the thick snowy layers. -Sneeze!- Lol… Ms / Mr no shows I really hate people who confirm an event with you, saying that they would be coming for a gathering or whatsoever, but then didn’t turn up last minute. And the worst thing was, they don’t even bother giving you or anyone else attending a phone call or sms. Seriously, I think such people are extremely irresponsible, selfish, and self centred.Really, there is only so much chances and benefit of doubts that one can get. Speculations such as a run out of mobile phone battery life, mobile phone credits, non-viable mobile phone; etc, were mentioned. But seriously, I think in this modern day, there could still be emails, Facebook messages, blog messages, house phones and office phones to alternate with, either BEFORE or AFTER the gathering. No excuses, it is basic courtesy! However, no! Apparently, either the people at the gathering were too insignificant, or that the absentee(s) is (are) too overly important, to give such thoughts.I hate such people. I feel that this is disrespect to everyone, particularly the organizer and host.On a side note…I also hate people who never have the guts to say “NO” in a situation. Such people always pretends to be enthusiastic and willing when asked, but in actual fact, probably thinks that they have something else better to do with that time. Seriously, I don’t understand why they just can’t say “No, I would be busy that day.” OR “Sorry, I am not that interested in the XXX outing.”; etc. I think it is better than giving a lame excuse last minute for the non-attendance (in which case the organizer or host already included your portion of food, OR, the entire group had been waiting for that particular person for almost years at the meeting place only to be told they had wasted their time waiting). I mean, what is the obligation there? When someone asks you if you’re interested, it is not like they are forcing you to come or join them right? They just thought they might include you out of courtesy, just in case you’re interested. And if you’re not, then it’s fine. But no! These people probably thought that if they rejected the offer outright, they would probably go to hell or something. Seriously, this is such a waste of everyone’s time (and money, in some cases). I think this is the case most common in Asians.I remember one recent incident where I was asked to join a KTV session, which I am obviously not interested in (I hate singing with mikes to words on TV screens). I did say I am not interested, and that I would not be attending. Then, I went out with a couple of friends (some of whom were also going to the KTV session afterwards), to a place quite near the KTV place. When I told them that I wasn’t going, they immediately assumed that I had told the organizer a white lie about not being free or whatever, and worried about the fact that I might bump into the organizer while with them doing something else in the same area. Seriously, my eyes almost rolled out of my sockets because I didn’t lie about not attending. I don’t even know what their concern was. It was so hilarious.So anyway, back to the old story, I vow for one last time (like I have vowed so many times before- search past entries), either to never become the organizer of a gathering, or that if I am the organizer, to exclude ALL such people on my invites list. This makes life so much easier ain’t it? So anyone who finds that they are often not invited for anything, and that I am the organizer of the gathering, PLEASE DO NOT come and ask me why. Because I would just tell you to FUCK OFF in my classic ivanny overture (high pitched octave or soprano vocals included; it is a buy one get one free season finale sale at Ivanny’s).The end of my story for today. busy busy busy Haven’t checked my blog for days. Been too busy, as will the next following days. I can’t wait for the weekends when I can finally sleep in and laze. first day of intern in aussie Today was my first day at internship. Kind of a refreshing feeling, because it is the first time I have worked in an all ang moh (read: Caucasian) environment. I tell you, the feeling is extremely different. For starters, my colleagues are really nice and funny people.The morning started really cold. I almost froze to death. gosh! I was freezing as I made my way to the bus stop, and then to the train station at 7am. Had to bathe at 6am, so you can imagine how cold it was. Seriously, the journey is damn far. It took me about 1.5 hours to arrive in the morning, not forgetting the 15 minutes mad rush I did from the train station to the office premises. Seriously, if I have to brisk walk (almost jogging) for 15 minutes every morning for 5 months, I think I can lose weight. (If I walked at normal pace, then it will take me 30 minutes.) Yea, and then after work I have to walk another 30 minutes back to the station. How nice.The moment I stepped into the office, I was almost dying. And I made it just on the dot, at 8.30am.And then I had lab safety induction, where I was asked to do an open book quiz the very moment I stepped in. Haha… My brain was still asleep and not registering anything at first, but I guessed I snapped out of it after a while. The whole day pretty much passed with nothing much to do, since it was my first day. It was introductions the whole way through. And I totally regretted not bringing LONG THICK socks. Seriously people, if you are required to wear brand new safety boots at work, I advise you to buy some nice woolly socks that cover all the way to midway of your calf. Because those damn shoes will bite into your skin like they hadn’t eaten for a gazillion years. My whole calf is full of blisters and abrasions right now. Imagine me walking around with a bit of a limp the whole day because of that. Thank God no one noticed, or rather, maybe they just didn’t ask me what’s going on. I made a mental note to bring a pair of long socks for tomorrow, apart from the ankle length ones that I normally wear with my walking shoes.I hope tomorrow would be an even better day. They mentioned that they’d be discussing my project with me when I come in, first thing in the morning. I can’t wait!And yes, plenty of pastries and cakes to eat. I had this raspberry and white chocolate muffin, and brought home 6 to share with my housemates (and for breakfast tomorrow morning). And those muffins weren’t even selling in the market yet. How lucky of me!And yea, I left 1.5 hours earlier than I should today, because the supervisor allowed me to. And then it took me another 2 hours to get home, for some reason it took longer than when I was going to work in the morning.Alright, gotta sleep early or else I won’t be able to wake up tomorrow.Nitez peeps!Ciao!!!P / S: I gave away 2 of my muffins to complete strangers because they kept staring at my muffins when we were in the train. They were sitting directly opposite (facing) me, and kept making movies of my muffins in their heads. I couldn’t stand the staring and asked them if they wanted one, just to stop the staring. (They almost burned a hole through me can!) They unceremoniously nodded their heads, took one each and gobbled it down in front of me. Then one of them even returned the dirty muffin cup to me after eating. How rude and lacking of initiative. People give you yummy food already still want people to throw your rubbish for you. Idiot! And best of all, after eating, they continued to stare, as if I would give them another one. I just took my book out to read and ignored those bastards. How ungrateful!~ If I had known, I might as well have kept those 2 muffins for my other lovely friends lah. What a regret! Another mental note made in my head. virgin (brisbane) clubbing experience The Group... (from left) Hui Min (China), me, & Eeling, Alex, Ler, Alvin (Malaysia). Met some other friends at the club too, but didn't have a camera to take a picture at that point.Went to a club called Family a couple of nights ago (29th June 2009) with a couple of friends for the Klub Kandy Dance Party. Ummm… The clubbing scene there is just alright. Seriously, the experience wasn’t totally as exciting as I thought it would be. Super lots of Asians I must say. I could almost count the number of non-asians with both hands.The Guys... For some reason, the girls didn't take pictures.Music, is the utmost important factor in a club. However, my friends and I just thought that the club lacked a little of an oomph in terms of its dance music. Ironically, we even went to a specially organised DANCE party, thus, I cannot imagine what the music would be like during normal times. The house beats were horribly mixed and overused, I must say. That is in my own opinion though. I thought they kept replaying the same beats over and over again, so much so that every single song felt the same. If they were going for consistency, then probably they succeeded; although, to me, it sounded more repetitive than consistent. Random Shots (not by me)... There is the interior of the club, the DJs, & the random dancers that appeared on stage for a short while. Pictures are blur due to lighting & laser. In the premise, there were 3 levels. Level 1 was the main House / Trance music dance floor. That was where all the repetitive music I was talking about earlier came from. Level 2 was lounge area where you get to sit or stand around to observe the level 1 dance floor, while you drink. This was also the reception area where you would enter directly from the main doors. Level 3 was my favourite, where they play mostly R&B dance remixes. The music flow here is what I would rather call consistent. However, I think they need to update their music more often. The only current tune I heard the whole of last night was probably Beyonce’s Single Ladies, which lasted for like 3 minutes or less. The other music played was probably from a gazillion years ago. Level 1 Dance Floor... Interesting enough, this picture showed alot of ang mohs, which is not a true representation of the proportion.In terms of music, I would give it 3 out of 10.The variety of drinks there I can’t comment since I didn’t drink much. However, I must say it’s the first time I’ve seen beer in a club. (Maybe it is because I didn’t pay attention in the past when I was in Singapore. Maybe it could also be because of my preference for vodka based drinks that I neglected the beers in the past.) And since this was my virgin trip to a club in Brisbane, I can’t compare the prices between the different Brisbane clubs as well. However, judging by the prices (without currency conversion), I would say the drink prices were comparable with Singapore’s very own clubbing scene. Taste wise, I would say my Vodka Lime was extremely pleasing on the palate. It wasn’t overly strong, alcoholic wise, and they even took the effort to crush the lime properly. However, this is not a good thing for those who crave for strong tasting vodka mixes eh? But I like my vodka this way, thus, I shall be bias here. Oh they even have a choice of soda water or carbonated water (or something along the line).For the drinks I had, I would give it 7 out of 10.Interest wise, I would say the club is stay-able only for about 3 hours or so. First of all, there weren’t many people around. Possibly because it’s a Monday night. Then again, I would say the lack of people is also due to the high turnover rate, where people come and go every single second. Also, just to note, I was told by a friend that on a good day, the queue can actually go down 3 streets. Thus, I guess I just went on a bad day. Haha… Also to note, when I say there weren’t enough people, I don’t mean sparse existence of the human kind within the club premises. I just meant that it wasn’t packed to the brim, where everyone danced like sardines in a can. I guess I am biased here again. I just prefer to club in an extremely crowded club, where people actually bump into each other while dancing. Haha… I think it is more “high” this way. No? The Banana's Toilet... Someone (I can't remember who) wanted to go to the toilet, but didn't know which was the gents. One look and I told him that it's obviously the banana! Like Duh!~ I have no idea why females are represented by a coconut though. The breasts?Overall, I would rate my clubbing experience at the club (Family- Klub Kandy Dance Party) 6 out of 10. By the way, I am rating my experience, not the club’s competence. So, that about sums up my virgin trip to an Aussie club.Oh yes, if you’re hungry after clubbing, I saw a 24 hours McDonalds and another Kebabs & Pizzas place just a street away. There are also tons of taxis parked along the streets for clubbers’ convenience.Then again, I get pissed talking about taxis, as I was extremely pissed off with our cab driver last night. That fucking bloody bugger just had be a spoiler for a wonderful day. He was rude, obnoxious, and extremely irritating. He was rude because he told me that he knew the St. Lucia surburb very well and didn’t need me to direct him; when I offered to direct him as we approached the vicinity as he seemed totally confused. (I mean, who wouldn’t be confused since we have 3 different streets to go to as all of us live on different streets around the same area.) And he was very rude and blatant when he said that. He was obnoxious because he switched on his Punjab radio station when all of us were conversing with each other (obviously in Mandarin since we didn’t want him to know what we were talking about). He was extremely irritating (cum rude) because he didn’t reply us when we asked him stuff; stuff such as do you understand the directions that I just told you; etc. He even refused to stop when we told him to, and went almost one street ahead, and stopped only when my friend shouted at him rudely. Bloody fucker should just go back to India if he is not happy being a cab driver can!!! (By the way I am not being racist when I say he should go back to India. I’m saying that because he is obviously and coincidentally from India. If he was from Singapore or China, I would say the same thing albeit a change of location. Just to inform, most of my very close and good friends are INDIANSSS, so the fucker who say that I am racist should just go eat shit and die. And fuck off, that is.) I think it is because of such people who spoil the reputation of their own nationality / race, thus, there is always this racism issue. Damn, I should have taken a picture of his fucking mug!!! Then again, I scared the camera lens crack.P / S: Don't expect me to dress up for clubbing. I have no idea why some people bother to dress up, only to feel restricted at the club. I mean, some clothes are just not suitable or comfortable for dancing and drinking in a confined premise. Also, I think if you have it, then you have it. You can be striking even if you don't dress to the nines overly. expression VS interpretation I was called insensitive and mean by a friend because I typed on MSN:“Yea, I guess he is an “uglier” version of Elvin Ng, with just a slight resemblance?”OR was it: “Yea, I guess he is an “uglier” version of Elvin Ng, with just a slight resemblance.”(I can’t remember the last punctuation.)Insensitive because that friend thought I had said that this person was UGLY.However, in my own personal opinion, I don’t think I was insensitive, and that I did NOT imply that the person was ugly.Point 1:Because in terms of an English expression, uglier doesn’t mean ugly. For example: This flower is uglier than that other flower, probably in terms of colour or pattern. But ultimately, both flowers are not ugly. Just not as pretty in context of being compared. It is just like me saying that I am fat on my blog. But does that mean that I am truly fat? Maybe I am, since in my own standards, as well as amongst my group of friends (you skinny bitches!!!), I am considered plus size. Maybe not, since I am certainly not the fattest bastard on earth. Now now, did I really mean that all my friends are bitches with the above sentence? Or, did I just call myself a bastard literally? No? why not? But I did put it into the sentence, and some more no inverted commas wor. So how? Right!~ For those reading, get my meaning from this example? No? Then read on…Point 2:In English punctuation terms, “ugly” (inverted commas, aka quotation mark) just mean the opposite in terms of the word it encloses. No? (Click HERE for some English lessons; specifically search for the part on “quotation mark”.) If not, what are inverted commas for? Decoration? (Well, it would be decoration if it wasn’t taken into account when put together.) Talking about punctuation, like I said before, they are there for different purposes. Like my example in the “insensitive” sentence I wrote above, I couldn’t decide whether I had put a question mark or a full stop at the end of the sentence. However, why am I so uptight about that? Well, because a question mark and a full stop interprets differently. I want the truest representation for what I write on this blog, thus, I need to clarify my lack of memory on that part. So, case in point of view, a question mark would mean I am asking a question back whether my statement was true, while a full stop would mean that that was my statement without further questions. However, even then, both sentences still don’t imply that I have called someone ugly. Maybe just not as good looking as Elvin Ng. No?Point 3:The issues on interpretation. Who can we blame? The interpreter or the writer? The interpreter who interpreted the sentence in a certain direction, without being forced to. The writer who could have chosen a better substitute word. Who then? In my opinion, I say the writer is not at fault. Because first of all, what are punctuations and the different methods of description in the power of the English language for? That is to further signify the direct difference between 2 similar terms, ain’t it? If not, why are those invented for? Fault the interpreter??? Can the writer be blamed for the interpreter’s sensitivity or lack of direct interpretation? Thus, the question here is, who is in the wrong? The writer’s lack of use of a different word, or the interpreter’s lack of understanding towards what was written? In my opinion, it is ambiguous, where both can be faulted. As in like, why must you choose that word? Or, why must you interpret it that way (are you being too sensitive)? However, I do know that in terms of an academic examination, the wrong interpretation just means you answered wrongly, and thus, fail. Can we say that the author of the textbook shouldn’t have written it that way? Could we have asked the writer of the published text or the lecturer to have expressed the term using a different word? I don’t think so.Point 4:Then, comes the issue of writing as a form of art. Isn’t interpretation a form of art as well? When a painter showcases a piece of painted canvas, isn’t the true form of art being in both the skill of the painter, as well as the difference in interpretations of the canvas? So in expression and interpretation, aren’t both an art on the same line? If you say choosing of words is an art, I would say interpretation of the word is also an art. Isn’t it so in this context? Thus, instead of faulting the writer, why not fault yourself for your own interpretation?And then on a side note, does saying that someone should have interpreted something differently = saying someone is stupid??? Does it even inter-relate? Interpretation of a different direction, I would say is proportional to saying, initial MISINTERPRETATION. However, what does stupidity have to do with misinterpretation? If that is the case, then the whole wide world is stupid, since everyone has differing points of views of the same things. No?Point 5:Question on whether I could have chosen a different word? Like what? “Not as good looking as”, “Not as handsome”, “Below average compared to XXX”, “Lacking of compared to XXX”, “Handsome but not as handsome as XXX”; etc. Don’t all these phrases have negative connotations as well? If you say they are more sensitive and/or less hurtful, who made that rule to say that it is less damaging? I think it is just in the mind of the beholder, which is not my problem as a writer but your problem as an interpreter. No? So rather than 3 to 4 words, why not just one word? Besides, what other more polite ONE-worded words could I have used to replace the word uglier? I can’t think of any, because in the first place, it isn’t even a word. Ugly is a word, not uglier (it’s a one word phrase by itself).Point 6:I have many other points to make my point but I am too lazy to write on such an insignificant thing. The entry is already overly long too. Besides, like I said before, I make no apologies or explanation for what I write. So stuff it! Bottom line is, I stand by what I write. I think the most important point is that I made clear that calling someone ugly or whatever other similar negative connotations with previous writings is not my true intention. It is better than being sneaky and lying about the true intention after writing or saying something, just to put oneself in a good positive light.I do apologize for the misinterpretation though; HOWEVER, I do NOT apologize for my usage of vocabulary and punctuation. Because I feel that words and punctuation have been justified in black and white, over the years, for its command in the English language as well as the connotations it brings forward.On another side note, it was said that my apology (for my expression of the sentence) was accepted in due of gentlemanliness. However, there was no clue of true gentlemanliness where a reciprocal apology for the misinterpretation was non-existent. So, my question is, does that count for gentlemanly behaviour?So what say you people? What is your take on this issue? (I certainly encourage comments for this, however, if you didn’t read the entry fully due to its length, or if you just want to give a fucking CB comment, better think twice with your fucking brains. For your information, all nonsense comments will be deleted, so don’t waste your fucking time and mine. Ummm… Then again, who am I kidding. If a person didn’t read fully and decide to give a fucker of an answer, would not see this final note, ain’t it? Haha…)P / S: Elvin Ng’s name is being used in this blog entry because prior to this, it was mentioned by the friend on MSN that the “someone” looks A BIT like Elvin Ng, but not quite because he has got his own style. Elvin Ng’s name was used not because I randomly pulled out a name from a bag.P / P / S: I am writing this blog entry not because I am angry, or not because I am bitchy and want to put that friend in question down. I am writing this entry because I want to let everyone reading this understand that in a write up or speech, you often don’t get the whole picture (especially in the case of writing, because of the lack of expression of emotions in the words used or a lack of insight on the writer’s facial expression while writing), unless you know the person very well. Like how I was discussing with another friend, a simple phrase of “What? I have always been vulgar what.” can be meant menacingly or can be meant in a “just saying” attitude.P / P / P / S: By not knowing all the above said English commandments also does not make you bad at the language. Often than not, someone who is inclined in the English language tend to oversee such minor details, compared to someone else who isn’t as well inclined. That is because English-pros tend to think too much. Why they think too much? Because they are so good that they tend to be able to come up with several different connotations to a sentence, where most are not wrong. For example, saying that quotation marks mean that the word in between is the direct opposite of its actual meaning, does “uglier” mean that you’re handsome (in fact, even more handsome, since uglier means uglier than ugly), or does it just mean that you’re not ugly at all??? what am i gonna do? The sudden burst of free time is so overwhelming; I have no idea what to do with it. I think I am going to hole up in my room, light some aroma therapy oil, tuck myself under my blanket, and read a book. Like just chill. It’s been ages since I last had time to even feel the waxy covers of my books. They were just sitting there collecting dust, and waiting for me to pick them up and stroke their pages seductively.Lately, I've got so many unpublished entries. Not that I’ve regretted and don’t want to publish them anymore, but the feeling is no longer there. Like what Juliana had mentioned on her blog, about her deleting entries that she thought was inappropriate after publishing. Mine's a different case. I have tons of half written entries lying around the laptop desktop. The reason why they would never see the light of day is because I’ve lost the emotions I had while writing the entries. I think it would be meaningless to post them, ‘cause then, they would not be reflecting my true emotion at the very moment. The sad, angry, or emo entries are just there, wasting space (plus the tons of complaints I had over the past 6 months). Happy entries, with pictures, would definitely be posted though.I think I have to tidy up my laptop and portable hard drive already. That is, after I clean up my filthy room and toilet (everything was totally neglected during the whole semester). Ummm… Yea, I have a whole pile of clothes to fold too. Haha… Gosh! Totally not looking forward to that. it's over Alas, everything is over. The last paper wasn’t that much of a prick. Thank goodness… Made some major mistakes or else I would have scored a distinction or something.It’s time to party before the results arrive hot out of the oven.Woohoo…P / S: How I wish I can go back home for the short vacation. All my friends are back home in Singapore, Malaysia, China; wherever but here. How envious!~ cold cold day It is friggin’ cold today. It is sooo misty outside right now, I have trouble getting back into reality. I still think I am in dreamland lah.I hate studying during winter though. Singaporeans are always so hard up for winter they don’t realise that winter is only shiok if it’s a vacation, not when you live in the place. I hate it when someone says to me “Wah shiok hor, Australia now winter! Singapore sooo hottt.” Grrr… They have no idea how difficult it is to study when it’s so damn cold all the time. And when you switch on the heater, it is too stuffy and hot. And Singapore is hot? Gosh, you have yet to experience summer anywhere around the world. Trust me!~I couldn’t sleep at all last night. I mean I did sleep for 2 hours because I was just too tired to go on. And then I woke up at 3.30am and studied all the way till now. Oh man! Hopefully, everything is safe and sound in my squishy brain. I can’t wait to sleep my fill later today!!!Juliana and Kookyplum, Paddington any time PLEASE!!!! Weekday or weekend??? I need to enjoy before the dreaded 2nd of July (results day!!!). Grrr… You know what my housemate Isabel and I were discussing yesterday? It is this:“Australia is so slow in everything. BUT when it comes to exam results, they are like a bolt of lightning.”Another bad exam today, and I would seriously have to slit my wrist. Not literally though. Lol... horrors I officially declare this the worst exams I have taken in my entire life. Seriously? How about fail 2 out of 2 taken; with 1 more difficult one coming up? Grrr!!! I think I’ve broken my personal record; never fail means never fail, once fail then fail all together. Gosh! Anyway I am definitely not the only one breaking that record this semester. So be it lah. Sianz…I wonder what is up with the lecturers this semester.Apparently this year’s Chemical Food Analysis paper was deemed the hardest in years to come by everyone. Looked through all the past year papers and they were shit compared to our paper today.Having just one question worth 120 marks totally didn’t help matters. (There was 5 part questions; each worth more than 20 marks. And all 5 parts are connected. So if you don’t know part a, say goodbye to parts b, c, d, e.) Seriously, no one I spoke to had finished the paper. And best of all, most of us didn’t do the last 3 parts, which was worth more than 60 marks. So you can imagine how bad most of our grades would be. Damn it lah... What a waste of my time. Some more paper so late than start; 5.45pm to 7.55pm. Almost fell asleep can.One piece of good news is, the lecturer mentioned that he would moderate our grades if everyone did badly. But then again, how much can he fucking moderate? Cannot be fail then moderate to become credit (5) or distinction (6) right? I am sooo over it already. I have another exam tomorrow. I better study extra hard for tomorrow’s paper, or else I would have to say goodbye to a good class of Honours.Haiz…So irritated now! Ok, don’t want to talk liao. Thank God my mum was quite supportive when I told her to not buy her air tickets to Brisbane for my year end graduation. I totally told her i might be repeating, and all she said was "do your best". -Make me feel even more guilty only.-Ciao!P / S: Don’t say I didn’t fucking study, because this is an open book examination. Failure does not equate to a lack of studying (or whatever studying in the right way blah blah; because if I didn’t study in the right way, then I don’t know where all the fucking distinctions and credits I got in the past came from).P / P / S: And for those who want to say that open book examinations are easy, go fuck yourself. If it’s so damn easy then how come almost the WHOLE class cannot finish the paper? a piece of Singapore Old Shop Houses in Singapore... Just some pictures I found in my laptop, pictures that I have long forgotten about, until now.This is taken somewhere in Singapore during CNY 2009 (February). I can’t remember exactly where this place was, since I was in my uncle’s car going wherever he went.But I was just amazed by the interesting infrastructure of the buildings; the colour, the design; etc. I would love to own such a unit in the near future- renovate and modernize the interior, but at the same time retain the exquisite exterior. This almost looks like antique to me. I especially love the pasty mismatched colours. Everything just screams of long lost history and culture. Such beauty. Riding (in the) Past... I absolutely love this photo. I was sitting inside my uncle's car, taking pictures of the infrastructure when this Indian dude rode past on his bicycle unknowingly. Funny how I really like the shot. He made the photo look more convincing & alive. (I hope he wouldn't mind having his picture appear on this random blog.) This photo was definitely taken by chance. How lucky! I just wish that the fat ugly van was parked somewhere else when I took this picture. finally! I’m finally done with my reports.Submitted the last one just moments ago!Woo hoo!!!-Pop some party poppers-Now, I just have to concentrate on what is left of my exams- 2 more to go. No more running in between exams and reports. This feeling is sooo great! representation (light of hope) Cocoon... Taken at Hawken Drive, St. Lucia, Queensland, Brisbane, during Spring 2008. I’m not sure if I’ve posted this picture on the blog before. But well, I would do it now (even if I have previously done so) as I absolutely love this picture I took with my mobile phone.This represents hope, a hope for a better future.This represents rebirth, the birth of something beautiful.This represents sunshine, rays so warm they make you happy.This represents uncertainty, with whatever that might emerge from within.This represents pure love, between its creators here or up above.This represents something new, all shiny and sparkling ready.This represents a new beginning, for whatever that lies ahead.What about you?What would this have represented? *Edit: Entry title was inspired by DSJQ. Thanks dude! mushrooms & greenery Just some random pictures of mushrooms I took with the camera on my mobile phone. Ever since I got myself the Samsung F480, I totally changed my mind about mobiles phones having sucky cameras. Love the camera function, hate everything else about the phone though…Anyway, I truly adore Australia’s Greenery. They say Singapore is the Green Island; clean and green. Yes, it is true. However, I think Singapore is sooo green it just lacks colour and life. Everything is leaf and grass, and more leaf and grass. I think sometimes, a couple of flowers can do the trick to brighten someone’s day.I noticed that in Australia, most of the plants here blossom. Yes, even the weeds have colourful pretty flowers. I am amazed. They even have wild cactuses growing on trees and deserted patches of grass and trees. I loveee wild cactuses; how I wish I could bring some back home (Singapore).Anyway, during the rainy season, wild mushrooms of all shapes, sizes and species can be seen sprouting overnight all over the fields here. Quite amazing, because I am a mushrooms person too. I used to pick them and plant them in pots in my grandparents’ garden. I sometimes wonder how these mushrooms actually manage to grow that big within just one night. And they grow in the most peculiar ways; in rings!!! I’m in awe… Boobs or Mushrooms?... Peeps, don't you think this pair of mushrooms look like a pair of boobs (especially the nipples cum areola part, albeit abit manly & too wide)? Huge one!... Yes, this mushroom was so huge i had to take a picture of it. The previous pictures didn't do justice to its size, thus, the inclusion of my feet in the picture. catastrophic examination Dammit!!! Catastrophic examination today!!!EVERYTHING I studied and focused on didn’t come out AT ALL. TOTALLY!!! Not exaggerating!!!Naturally, I didn’t know how to do half the paper, and wrote rubbish. I hope the tutors won’t laugh too hard when they mark my paper.Damn sianz. Apparently one of my friends focused on the same theories as me, and worst of all, she didn’t even finish the paper!I think I can just really wait to retake the whole module. OMG!!! I can’t believe this is happening to me in my last course work semester.I now silently just pray for a pass (4). No need to aim high for this module already. Grrr!!! I just need to graduate by the end of this year!!!And the paper wasn’t even difficult. It is just that we focused on the wrong parts. The paper was super easy according to many others!!! I guess there won’t even be a chance for a moderation, if need be. GRRR!!! I'm definitely expecting one "fail" (3) when the results are released. Dammitttttt!!! -cross fingers that won't happen-I just complained to BHive, and she said I’m totally crazy. Because instead of being my usual sad and grumpy and pissed off self (after such an incident), I was laughing. She said I’m becoming looney. I have to agree with her also lah.Alright, enough of complaining and ranting on the blog. Back to my report writing for my very last report for the semester.Ciao!P / S: I hope the same thing won’t happen for my other modules. Haiz…P / P / S: No, my assignments won't help me with this module because it is pre-requisite to pass the final exam to pass the whole course. I did pretty well for my assignments though. you croak, i kill OMG… My housemate recently had this new found penchant for singing to his music. It’s really disturbing (as in scary kind of disturbing, not disturb kind of disturbing) because it’s like the exam period. (Even though he is probably relieving stress, it’s creating stress for everyone else.) And, I wouldn’t mind him singing if it was pleasant to the ears. But I’m sorry, it’s more of like a hyena being strangled, choked, and having its throat cut (all at the same time), while being sodomized by an unknown tree branch from some weirdo stranger.Goodness gracious…I couldn’t stand it any longer and sent him a SMS (can’t be bothered to walk out of room and knock on his door):“Your singing voice is making me think of committing suicide, and killing my brain cells. I’m sure our neighbours can hear you ‘cause I can hear them talking, much more singing.”I was extremely polite with my message already. Thank you!~Imagine, what if I have to think of all the facts I studied tonight in my exam tomorrow, and all I can remember is his horrible singing? -Shudders at the thought-Thank goodness he stopped his nonsensical singing or else I would just have to murder him by stabbing him with my pens. I would definitely leave one pen for his asshole to signify his sodomization in his flair for singing.Alright, I am kidding. Ok, back to viruses, and HIV now. i absolutely hate viruses!!! God please kill me now! T_TP / S: I told a friend recently that I would definitely not get any distinctions this semester. And that someone kept asking me why not. It is not like so incredulous right? I mean, I didn’t explain further and just told him that I don’t want to elaborate as I don’t like to give excuses for any of my failures. I think sometimes we just shouldn’t explain something too much else people would start to think that the explanations are just excuses. I mean, it’s quite typical human behaviour. Ultimately, what other people will remember will still be what’s written in black or white. So just save it. 10 years down the road, no one will remember why you did badly. They will just remember that you did badly for XXX modules. So let’s just save the crap for our own digest.P / P / S: Got a reply from above mentioned housemate. He apologized for his HUMMING!!! I didn’t know you can hum with goddamn words. Isn’t humming supposed to be HMMM HUMMM HAAA kind of thing? LOL… I was quite direct with my 2nd reply but shall just leave this a mystery, since he was apologetic. Haha… rainbow's pot of gold (for the determined) Daisy; Taken somewhere out there in Brisbane during Summer (2008).The sun is coming out soon.The rain would be over.Flowers would blossom,andRainbows would glow.Search for the pot of gold,It is there you’ll see.Much to the delight of the discovery,It would always be.Then,The rain would come again.The bitterness of the cold.Windy chills and pattering rain,Slapped from head to toe.Umbrellas overturned,Clothes soaked in winter rain.How do you feel?Like a battered rag doll.You trudge on forward,In your marching boots.Coat clutched tight around your body,Umbrella’s frame as walking stick.Head held low,Wet hair matted on your face.Pale from the coldness,With each step you walk ahead.Glow from the inner strength.Heat burn from desire.But only until the next sunny morning,You finally see the gold.Blossom like this beautiful daisy,Wither like this ethereal willow.No matter what it is,You will always be you.So persevere on! Ethereal Withering Tree; Taken at Dutton Park, St. Lucia, Brisbane during Winter (2008). It has since been cut down. P / S: Motivation comes before hardship, while Perseverance comes before the Reward. war zone Me.. Grey, & devoid of feelings; like a robot. While mugging for a quiz weeks ago. (Taken with my webcam; not sure what camera effect is that though).My room looks like a war zone right now. There are notes, papers, pens, text books, food wrappers, opened boxes of tidbits; etc, all strewn around…Nothing could get into that brain of mine when it comes to Genes, Cells and Evolution. I just keep thinking about other random things, so much so that I decided to get out of the house for some junk food shopping. When I was studying, it almost felt like this: “ABC Transporter chocolate is a Kit Kat membrane ice cream protein that Reese transports molecules Doritos across cell membranes”. Yes, I know. Take out the food items and you get the basic genomics sentence I was reading. Grrr…Now, I don’t even know what was being retained in my head after a god damn night of uneasy sleep. Yea, I was having really bad dreams, probably because of stress. I just kept dreaming about my studies, exams, my unfinished reports; the images go around like in scenarios that were not exactly on my advantage.I seriously need this to be over real soon man.I almost feel grey most of the time right now. Almost lifeless. Almost devoid of feelings. Yea, like a robot. Haha… Oh well, it’s common for students to feel that way. At least I know my friends are busy holed up in their rooms right now too.Oh, and HUGEEEEEE thanks to BHive for the story booksssss!!! "Love you many many lah" my friend. LOL… -Totally laughing at that expression!- She bought me 2 story books (Fridays with Philip- by Philip Lee, and Veronika Decides to Die- by Paulo Coelho) for my birthday (which was eons ago). It was meant to be a request baggage ‘cause she was coming back to Brissy for a holiday, but it turned out she didn’t want to accept my money as she intended for it to be a birthday present. (So paiseh, else I would have only asked her to help me buy just one of the books previously.) And she also brought along a copy of 8days magazine, which had the updates on this year’s Star Awards Show (which I had to miss), and most importantly, Rui En’s feature (something about her new endorsement on some make up line). And we can’t even hang out much, except for the first 2 dinner nights because of the impending exams and unfinished reports. What a waste! The Books... Go read!!! I can’t wait for the exams to be over, even though I don’t want it to come any time soon. So contradicting right? Haha… And then I just have to finish up the 3 reports that I have yet to submit, and my holidays would officially start. Woohoo… Can’t wait! Especially when this holiday is so short due to my upcoming internship, which starts in July 6th. Damn… I would totally welcome the break from studies man! By the way, I was just informed that my internship university tuition fee is AUD$9060, an increase of almost AUD$500 to AUD$1000 from the previous year. WTH… (My Australian friends pay just about AUD$2000.) -faint- fate & bad timing I forgot to mention the other day, but I finally found a company willing to take me in as an intern student. They didn’t even interview me proper, and made their decision just based on my resume. I was relieved because there were tons of stuff I was trying to squeeze into that tiny brain of mine just before the “interview”. (By the way I saw a very wide and huge rainbow- almost like wall paper- the same day 'cause it rained like it's fucking trying to drown me in my tie and formal clothes. Didn't take a picture though 'cause my mobile camera couldn't zoom enough. Haha...)And then, 2 days after I accepted the intern offer at company A, my first choice company B actually called up for an interview.You say lah, is God like trying to send me for a ride or something? Making fun of me issit?I was a little pissed because I had sent my resume to that company for months. 2 months to be exact. And that I had waited for 1 whole month without sending out any of my resumes to any other companies, just hoping that I could get my first choice without complication. No reply. When everyone else around me was going for interviews, some even getting jobs already, I was sitting there waiting and typing my goddamn reports. Of course I got scared! What if I didn’t get a company in time and can’t graduate? All the other good companies are dropping like flies, and I am still here not sending my resume out still.Seriously, I would have rather Company B didn’t call me at all. Because knowing that you really wanted to go somewhere, and knowing that there was a possibility before, just that it came a couple of days too late, really sucked big time.Anyway, just to say, I rejected an interview with Company B since I already promised Company A that I am committed to their company. It is too late. Company B is definitely offering more money than Company A though. And the experience that I can get from Company B could also possibly be greater than what Company A can give me just based on the size of the companies. However, I also think that in an industry as small as the food industry, loyalty is extremely important. Thus, I am sticking to my choice, just purely based on a first come first serve.I mean, can you imagine if I gave up the current Company A that I have, and went for an interview with Company B, and then they decided that they didn’t want me because they weren’t sure if they needed an intern, then wouldn’t I be screwed? And what if that was all done like in the last minute? I hate last minute stuff, really, because I don’t think I have the resources to deal with it in a foreign country. I think that is also probably why people always say they go for the ones who exude confidence and decisiveness, because only then would they be secure enough to take whatever risks that come their way.This is my degree I am talking about. Therefore, I would not take any chances. I rather stick to something that is already planned, and decision made steadfast, and not last minute, rather than play my luck which could come back with a 50/50 success or failure. I can’t afford that 50% of failure because I can’t afford another 1 year of my life doing nothing but waiting for another chance at the placement module. I am determined to graduate end of this year, and nothing can stand in my way!P / S: I am not naming the companies here because I am interested to work with both of them in future after I graduate. And that is if they are still interested. Hopefully, just hopefully, till then, the same thing would not repeat itself. Because I don’t think I can deal with the same situation, because by then, it is my career that I am talking about, not any other child’s play. i miss having pets I miss having pets!!! Grew up with animals, and have always had some kind of little animals around me. I just can’t get used to not having any cute furballs running around my ankles, and bugging or cuddling up to me. Grrr!!! is there a virus shit going on? *Edit* Just in case, I need to declare that I do know that Kaspersky is a legitimate and reputable anti-virus programme. (As pointed out by a few people to me privately.) But, just to clarify, what I meant in the entry is that the link to Kaspersky on that alleged fake Facebook security page is fake (as mentioned by another website). And, also, I did mention I don't know which website to trust anymore after all that had happened. So that Facebook security page could have been authentic, and the website that said the Kaspersky link there is fake could have been fake itself. OR, it could have been vice versa. So in anyway, I am so not taking any chances. However, my point in this edit is to say that I know Kaspersky is a reputable anti-virus programme, just not from the link on that page as mentioned by some unknown online article. (Sources not included because I alt-ctrl-deleted the whole webpage when it happened, remember? Haha...) Yea, so go download the REAL Kaspersky please. *Edit*I am so fucking mad right now. I seriously hate those people who have nothing better to do. I hate these people because they are so free they start to set up virus pages and whatnot. Last 2 nights I received a scare from “Facebook”. Seriously, I can’t even remember what is its name. Some Koobface or whatever kuku bird lan jiao name they gave it. CCB!!!I don’t want to explain what is it lah. Just go read up about it on the internet or what lah.Anyway I thought I should look for a solution online just in case I was infected. Then I came across this security page from Facebook and stuff. And then the page offered solutions to all these fucking viruses thingy from the social networking site itself. I tell you, it is fucking fake! ‘cause I clicked on one called Kaspersky or something, and it jammed. So I thought I’d just go over the other windows about the virus that I’ve left open, to check for other solutions. Thank God lady luck was on my side, as the next website actually claimed that the Kaspersky site on the supposedly fake Facebook security page is the fucking CB virus in disguise.I panicked and "CTRL, ALT, DELETE-D" every single page on my computer just in case.I seriously don’t know which website is real and which is fake anymore, regarding this issue.Seriously, don’t these people have anything to do??? Bloody shit! I seriously hope that their bodies, face, dicks (for guys) and vaginas (for girls) would rot and fall off lah.I seriously hope that nothing would happen man. Because this is my fucking busy period!!! Reports all due same time. Exams fucking peeking at me from the corner of the street. Lecturers breathing down our necks, waiting for our damn reports.And yes, I am using the word FUCKING so many times over and over in this entry because I am seriously fucking angry. Because I can’t imagine what I would do if all my reports are wiped out from my hard drive. And also my back up hard drive is plugged into my laptop, so back up or not, it will be fucking gone if anything happened.So my advice to everyone reading this is: DON’T FUCKING USE FACEBOOK FOR NOW UNTIL YOUR MOTHERFUCKING EXAMS AND REPORT SUBMISSIONS ARE OVER!!!God bless all of you and my tormented soul!P / S: And yes, before everything above started, I also saw another website saying that once infected with the Malware, the user will get pop ups asking us to update our Adobe flash players. Yes, I get that every single time I open any Adobe file now. CCB!!! xiaowei's twitter wedding Alright, this is a bit late. But I just got it today.Anyway, it’s about my poly friend, Xiaowei, and her wedding, held last Saturday (30th May 2009).So I can’t be there. So did Smitha and Kaiwen as we are stuck in Brisbane due to studies and work commitments respectively. Whatever it is, we didn’t want to be left out!So...We did this: Ummm... It's time i lost weight. Wahaha... And I need a hair cut. And I am super unnatural in the video, 'cause I am definitely more crazy than that in real life. And my shirt looked so dull in the video!!! (It was so much nicer and striking can!!!) And by the way, the lousy video quality was because we had to downsize the size of the file as it was too huge to upload anywhere. AND I HOPE YOU GUYS CAUGHT THE HINT AT THE LAST PART OF THE VIDEO!!! (I only found out that day, 30 minutes before the video was filmed.) And yes, I should shut up and stop and-ing 'cause this video is not about me. -Calms my narcissistic self- And I look so bloated! And... Ok ok... I stop and-ing. I see a high heel flying at me already! Wah seh, Manolo Blahnik leh...The video was my idea. The group video was Kaiwen’s idea, as I keep NG-ing on my own video. Haha… I am so not cut out to be an actor or host. That video was our 4th take can!By the way, according to some links, I realised that my dear friend’s wedding was featured on Straits Times because they were the first couple in Singapore to have their wedding updated LIVE on Twitter. Hmmm…. Coolness!!! Now that is something interesting and different eh? (Source)Whatever it is, I just want to wish Xiaowei and Melvin (whom I haven’t really met) all the best!!!Oh yea, this year a lot of friends getting married, or giving birth. Can’t take it! I have to miss everyone’s big day! -sob- I feel so left out!!! interview tomorrow Years ago, when I was in Singapore doing my internship, I thought that travelling from Pasir Ris to Woodlands was far. And then I thought why it had to be 3 months, which was way too long. I almost like died of boredom ‘cause I’m someone who needs a change in environment every now and then.And fast forward a couple of years, I am now in Brisbane, going for an internship interview tomorrow. I realized that the place is even further. So much further that it was incomparable. And apparently, that area where the company is, there is NO bus (according to the operator at Translink. I don't believe, so I'm gonna call the company tomorrow to ask.). So I have to walk from the house to the UQ lake every day, take buses and trains to the suburb, and then walk approximately 15 minutes to get to the company. And I have to do this for 5 months straight. -_-IIIGoodness gracious!That company better be worth the trouble!!!Then again, it beats having to move suburbs. One of my friends would have to move ‘cause the place is a 2 hours drive away. When I say drive, I meant personal drive (car!). If it’s public transport, I think it would take forever. Haha…Now now, we shall never ever complain about distance in Singapore again, will we??? I know I definitely won’t!-Cross fingers, that I don’t have to wake up too early!--Cross toes, that I would get this company and end my interview travelling misery. It’s exam time soon!--Cross legs, that the company would give me a great job scope; something that I really would enjoy, to occupy my short attention span of 5 months.--Cross hands, that I don’t have to embarrass myself.--Cross tongue, so that I can shut up now and continue working on my reports or something.-Ciao! circle the cat Image From the Site After I Won... I didn't have to use so many green circles. Just wanted to make it look dramatic, so I coloured the whole patch before trapping the cat. Haha...My mum sent me this funny game via email.It’s about trapping the cat with circles. LOLThe game might sound fairly easy, but seriously, it is not!!!I managed to trap it 7 times only so far. Quite a great game to de-stress and laugh your ass off.Try it! ;)Click HERE for the game…Beware, the game is addictive, until you trap the cat. Haha… am back! Spider Rebuilding Its Nest... Taken in Summer 2008, Brisbane, Australia, Queensland.After half a chicken at Nandos… EXTRA SPICYYY!!!And 2 litres of ice cream... ALL GONE!!!I am feeling so much better!!! And HAPPIER!!! I feel like a spider re-building my web after a heavy downpour. Stronger and better than before. I'm back!Thank you for your encouragements and concerns.Won an extra Snicker Bar from one of the two I bought yesterday. Coolness…Oh yea, before I go, I just need to say that I am super disturbed by how lab mice are killed and harvested for their brains. OMG!!! I can’t imagine. I thank God every day that I am not in Science (biotechnology or biomedical) because I totally can’t kill anything with legs, eyes, a mouth and vocal chords! Not to mention cute paws, twitchy ears and swishy long tails.But oh well, they are killed for a good cause. In the name of research and to find a cure to save the human race. We can’t blame the killings. I mean, if we can save lives after killing a couple of thousands or millions of lab mice, than it is all worth it!Like what Juliana said, apologize to them for their great sacrifice; every time, every day! Pray for their souls.P / S: I just hope that there is a better- painless and quick- protocol in killing the mice though. Shall not elaborate on the method. Freaks me out every time. I think those scientists who did what they had to do are so damn brave lah!!! Pardon me, but I always become a softie when it comes to animals.P / P / S: I just “played” with fruit flies yesterday. I had to breed them; vestigial (truncated wings) and wild type. I have no idea how many I killed by over gassing them with carbon dioxide. The vestigial ones are so cute, the way they were jumping around, while the wild types were horribly rude and vulgar in every movement they made. I can’t imagine those 2 mating. And they have to “do it” while being stuck on a sticky fly paper. It’s more like rape, I guess. (Because the flying ones would fly into the sticky tapes, but stay alive, and the others would come over to mate still.) Oh separating them by their gender through the microscope was fun. (Males have solid black bottoms, females have stripy bottoms; etc)