Things to do when you are bored online. 1) Find a friend who is equally bored as you. 2) Fire up a random topic 3) Begin typing your messages without any spacing and add a generic top-level domain (gTLD) to your messages. MSN Conversation Linny: jinchek-ak.com Me: iamracisttothecore.com Linny: iknow.com Me: thisissoboring.com Me: myfriendeverytimetalklikethatalso.com Linny: com.com Linny: gotlikethatoneanot.com Me: idunno.net Linny: dotcom.com Linny: haha.org Me: ohreally.sg? Linny: yarly.jp Me: zhunbo.cn Linny: restassured.uk Me: likesrsly.us? Linny: whygotquestionmarkone.edu.sg Me: typola.gov Linny: hmmokay.my *** Have fun! Guy trapped in elevator for 41 hours This guy is damn sway. The longest smoke break of Nicholas White’s life began at around eleven o’clock on a Friday night in October, 1999. White, a thirty-four-year-old production manager at Business Week, working late on a special supplement, had just watched the Braves beat the Mets on a television in the office pantry. Now he wanted a cigarette. He told a colleague he’d be right back and, leaving behind his jacket, headed downstairs. The magazine’s offices were on the forty-third floor of the McGraw-Hill Building, an unadorned tower added to Rockefeller Center in 1972. When White finished his cigarette, he returned to the lobby and, waved along by a janitor buffing the terrazzo floors, got into Car No. 30 and pressed the button marked 43. The car accelerated. It was an express elevator, with no stops below the thirty-ninth floor, and the building was deserted. But after a moment White felt a jolt. The lights went out and immediately flashed on again. And then the elevator stopped. Apparently, he was trapped inside the lift for 41 hours. After the ordeal, he lost his job, apartment and was given very little money in compensation. The spooky thing is that when he opened the door, the brick wall had 3 number 13 painted on it and he was trapped in the elevator on a friday. At a certain point, he decided to open the doors. He pried them apart and held them open with his foot. He was presented with a cinder-block wall on which, perfectly centered, were scrawled three “13”s—one in chalk, one in red paint, one in black. It was a dispiriting sight. He concluded that he must be on the thirteenth floor, and that, this being an express elevator, there was no egress from the shaft anywhere for many stories up or down. (Such a shaft is known as a blind hoistway.) He peered down through the crack between the wall and the sill of the elevator and saw that it was very dark. He could make out some light at the bottom. It looked far away. A breeze blew up the shaft. He started to call out. “Hello?” He tried cupping his hand to his mouth and yelled out some more. “Help! Is there anybody there? I’m stuck in an elevator!” He kept at it for a while. All these because of an elevator ride. The lawsuit he filed, for twenty-five million dollars, against the building’s management and the elevator-maintenance company, took four years. They settled for an amount that White is not allowed to disclose, but he will not contest that it was a low number, hardly six figures. He never learned why the elevator stopped; there was talk of a power dip, but nothing definite. Meanwhile, White no longer had his job, which he’d held for fifteen years, and lost all contact with his former colleagues. He lost his apartment, spent all his money, and searched, mostly in vain, for paying work. He is currently unemployed. Read the interesting long article here. Now, Nicholas White was lucky to be alive, 41 hours without water. What would have happened if he was ill and needed medication? Or if he was very in need to go to the toilet? Would this have happened? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sleep Deprivation Oh, if you are wondering why I wasn’t updating as much these few days, it is because ( and I too only just realised ), I slept a grand total of 8 hours for the past 4 days ( and this is inclusive of afternoon naps I had when I really buay tahan ). That’s an average of 2 hours per day. No wonder I feel like shit whole day round. I’m gonna die from Sleep Deprivation really really soon. *** Ok, i just spent some time scaning through the article. Very scary, I should really start to take care of myself. I’m gonna go to bed now, only to wake up 3 hours later for a damn meeting. That’s 11 hours for 5 days. Anyone knows what’s the current Guinness World Record for staying awake for the longest period of time? *Yawn* Taiyou no - Erika Sawajiri Ever sinced I injured my foot, I’ve been holing up at home. Not a very good thing. And so, to kill of time, I’ve been watching lots of Japanese Drama. Came across this song in the Japanese Drama called "Taiyou no uta" ( A song to the sun ) casting Erika Sawajiri. The Story Midnight Sun (タイヨウのうた, Taiyō no Uta, lit. "Song of the Sun", officially "A Song to the Sun") is a movie starring the Japanese artist and singer Yui. In the movie, she plays the role of Kaoru Amane (雨音 薫 Amane Kaoru), a 16 year old girl who suffers from the rare skin condition xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a disease that makes the ultraviolet radiation of sunlight potentially lethal to her. Yui’s character is partly based on herself, as she is an amateur singer and guitarist, and she performs three of Yui’s songs in the movie; It’s Happy Line, Good-bye days and Skyline. There has also been a Japanese TV drama based on the movie, starring Takayuki Yamada and Erika Sawajiri. The Song Taiyou no Uta Erika Sawajiri Romanji Furuete iru watashi no te ni Hajimete kimi ga furete Yasashii kimochi atatakasa ni Yatto kizuitan da Tozashita mado akereba Atarashii kaze ga fuita Waratte naite kimi to deaete Mieru sekai wa kagayakidashita Himawari yureru taiyou no shita de Kanjite ita kaze wo kimi wo Shinjiru koto mayou koto mo Tachidomaru koto mo zenbu Watashi ga ima koko de ikiteru Kotae ka mo shirenai Monokuro no mainichi ga Irozuite yuku you ni Waratte naite kimi to deaete Tsuzuku mirai wa kagayaite ita Himawari yureru taiyou no shita de Watashi no mama ashita wo utau yo Kagiri aru hibi wo tomaranai jikan wo Dore dake aiseru kana? Aiseru yo ne Kimi ga ireba hikari sae mo Sorasanai de Waratte naite kimi to deaete Tsuzuku mirai wa kagayaite ita Himawari yureru taiyou no shita de Watashi no mama ashita wo Arigatou tsutaetai ima nara ieru yo Sugoshita kisetsu mo wasure wa shinai yo Himawari yureru taiyou no you ni Watashi no uta kimi wo terasu yo Watashi no mama kimi wo… English You touched my trembling hand For the first time And I finally experienced A gentle feeling of warmth I opened the window that had been shut And a new wind blew in Laughing, crying, meeting you The world I saw began to shine Under the sun where the sunflowers swayed I felt the wind, I felt you Believing, being lost, And stopping short, and everything Maybe it’s all an answer To why I’m alive here and now Let my monochromatic days Take on colour Laughing, crying, meeting you The future ahead of us was shining Under the sun where the sunflowers sway I sing about tomorrow as I am How much can we love each other In this unstoppable time, these limited days? We can love each other, right? When you’re here, I don’t even turn away from the light Laughing, crying, meeting you The future ahead of us was shining Under the sun where the sunflowers sway I sing about tomorrow I want to say thank you, I can say it now I won’t forget the seasons we’ve spent Like the sun the sunflowers sway under My song will shine on you For you, as I am…   *** Very, very nice song! I ish smitten! Ohhhhhhhhhhh~ Acupuncture Tak Boleh! While playing basketball a few days back, I sprained my ankle. It hurt so badly that I could hardly even stand, even with the first aid I did to my foot. Since I was having driving lessons next week and the leg left is essential for clutch control, I decided not to fool around and visit a chinese sinseh. Now, I usually visits a family chinese sinseh ( who always gets the deed done without much pain ), but apparently, he closes very early and there wasn’t enough time to get there. And so, I settled for the one near my house ( don’t have to walk much anyway ). Not long after I got to the shop, I was ushered in by the sinseh and he did the necessary questioning. After looking at my leg and asking a few questions, he asked me to lie down on the bed and declared that he’s gonna use acupuncture. Now, I’ve been through countless injuries and always got away with a good nice rub. Needless to say, I was a bit shocked when he decided on using acupuncture. Nevermind, I thought. Never done acupuncture before. Now’s the time for a good experience! How wrong I was. The initial stage was bearable. The sinseh started knocking needles into my leg which caused my toes to twitch involuntarily. Sounds fun? So it seems, until he began pressing at the parts which hurts on my foot. After confirming the spots, he knocked needles into the areas. Ok, some sacrifice have to be made. I was careless and injured myself, therefore I had to endure this little pain. And then, it got worst. The sinseh began pulling out the needles and sticking them back in, on the same spot. I was clearly in PAIN, but he went on and continued his sadistic performance ( as if he loves it ) treatment. I bit my lips and endured. Hell, this bit of pain can’t bring me down. After I thought the worst was over, he pulled another stunt. He began gripping what’s left of the needles he can hold on to ( with the rest of the needle in my foot ) and began pulling and inserting the needle while doing circular motions! I almost died. My sister was in the room as well. You should have seen her face when the sinseh was doing that. If I wasn’t in extreme pain, I would have laughed my ass off. This continued for at least 5 mins, those circular motions. After what felt like eternity, he was done with his sadist performance treatment. *** My leg seems to be recovering, but I still can’t walk very well. One thing for sure, I’m not visiting him again the next time I need a chinese sinseh. Acupuncture tak boleh! Sprained Ankle Blogging on the Go! By: r3gular Because of my sprained ankle, i’m doing acupuncture. It should be painful, looking at needles being inserted into my foot… but why am i so excited about it? Sprained Ankle It’s been a while since I last hurt myself. I had a bad sprain just now when I was playing basketball. My left foot’s current swollen and it hurts like hell. Can’t even walk! I’m so so so so screwed. Final Theory I spied from the corner of my eyes, the screen of the malay guy sitting beside me. I sense helplessness. He was furiously checking through his answers. Just as I was finishing my test, I ( spied again ) saw him clicking on the end test button. "Failed". *** I withdrew my hand which was already hovering on top of the "end test" button. Swallowed saliva a few times and decided, fuck it. Tapped on the end test button and awaited my doom….                                                                                                         PASSED. * I passed! Woohoo! TP is on 7th Aug. Longggggg wait! Thank eu dua peh gong bor pi! Lub euuuu leep leep la! Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day! Come Tuesday 29 April 2008, Ben & Jerry’s will celebrate their 30th birthday with their annual Free Cone Day. Participating Ben & Jerry’s shops across the country and around the world will serve up any of the five legend-dairy euphoric flavours of your choice, absolutely free! Starts 12pm and ends 7pm. The five legend-dairy funky flavours on offer - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, New York Super Fudge Chunk, Strawberry Cheesecake and Chunky Monkey. NY Super Fudge Chunk, here I come baby! Participating Outlets: 1. The Cathay #02-12, 2 Handy Road (S) 229233 2. Great World City #02-40A, 1 Kim Seng Promenade (S) 237994 3. Raffles City #B1-80, 252 North Bridge Rd, Raffles City Shopping Centre (S) 179103 4. United Square #02-K1, 101 Thomson Road (S) 307591. 5. White Sands #01-39, 1 Pasir Ris Central Street 3 (S) 518457 6. VivoCity #02-135/136 VivoCity, 1 Harbourfront Walk (S) 098585 7. Jurong Bird Park 2 Jurong Hill (S) 628925 8. Singapore Zoo 80 Mandai Lake (S) 729826 (via) Dunch shey Robin Kor kor neber trid euuu iseekelim! Don’t Behave Like CNN! Don’t Behave Like CNN! Oringinal Version,with Lyrics Don’t Behave Like CNN! New Cartoon Version (via) Ok, I might be slow, this these videos are….. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Evolution of smiles (via) How very true? Links-O-Rama II Following Links-O-Rama I… Disciplinary Referral gone Wrong Click to enlarge Too much WoW. Ahahahahahahaha! 9 Most badass Bible Verses O.O. The Gruesome Origins of 5 popular Fairy Tales Double O.O. ZOMGWTFBBQ Click at your own risk! Guess your Own Number Here I know how this works. Heh! Links-O-Rama I Every now and then, my ( crazy ) friends will paste me ( crazy ) links on MSN. I have therefore, decided to post them all on my brog to share with you guys. Some of these links might be… *ehem* offensive to some *ehem*, so just take it with a pinch of salt yeah? Behold, Interestingly Interesting I. Typical Asian Parents "Then he’s going to a school full of Idiots!" UK Queen is Indian! "They all went through arranged marriage, Indians!" 大悲咒 Da Bei Zhou OMFG?!?!?! Ultraman Dance Someone… kill me….please… ( Look at the ultraman’s ding dongs! ) Rubber Boy Monkey.D.Luffy? **** The the (best?) most irritating of all: Charlie the Unicorn We’re going to the candy Mountain! Oh, when you’re down and looking for some cheering up, then just head right on up to the Candy Mountain cave. When you get inside, you’ll find yourself a cheery land, such a happy and joy-filled and perky merry land. They’ve got lollipops and gummy drops and candy things, oh so many things that will brighten up your day. It’s impossible to wear a frown in candy town, it’s the Mecca of love, the Candy Cave. It’s got jellybeans and coconuts in little hats. Candy rats, chocolate bats, it’s a wonderland of sweets. Buy the candy train to town and hear the candy band and Candy bells, it’s a treat as they march across the land. Cherry ribbons stream across the sky and to the ground, turn around, it astounds, it’s a dancing candy treat. And the candy cane imagination runs so free, so now Charlie please will you go into the cave. HAHAHAHAHA! Charlie the Unicorn 2 Charlie, you look quite down, with your big fat eyes and your big fat frown. The world don’t have to be so grey~!!! HAHAHAHAHAA! Oh my, Why do I have so weird friends? HAHAHAHAHA! Singaporeans = Complain kings/queens? And I thought that it’s funny enough to have a website dedicated to the ( ugly ) antics of  Singaporean Taxi Drivers. Lo and behold, the place to bitch about bosses in Singapore. What has Singapore became?!?! Singaporeans = Complain kings / Queens? Comment and share other interesting websites dedicated to causes like this! The friendly neighbourhood ( super? ) cat I was having those emo night walks alone yesterday when this happened. I was sitting on those void deck benches when I saw a cat coming out from the underneath of a van. Feeling bored ( and lonely ), I made a sound to attract the cat’s attention. Immediately after the cat turned and looked at me, I looked elsewhere and pretended that I wasn’t the one who made that noise. The cute kitty, after making sure I meant no harm ( and probably shrugging it’s shoulders thinking maybe it heard wrongly ), continued it’s way across the pavement. I made a sound again. This time, the cat, probably knowing my intentions to kar jiao it, did not react to the sound. Determined not to let it go, I changed to a more friendly sound ( those sound you make with your tongue when you are playing with kittens ). I got a reaction this time. "Meow!" I made the sound again. "Meow!" Ahhhh, cute friendly little thing, I thought. And then, the cat approached me and sat beside me. *Silence* Since there was an awkward silence, I "communicated" with the cat again. "Meow~! Meow meow meow!~" Damn smart! I think it’s trying to communicate with me! Just as I was about to talk to it, for some reasons or another, I turned my head to the left ( the cat was sitting on my right ). 1 second later, I turned my head back and the cat was gone. O.O. I searched all around but the cat was non-where to be seen. Tried to make the sound again, still didn’t appear. There was nowhere the cat can hide and if it left the place, I would have known / could have seen it. I stared at where the cat sat in disbelief. I just met a friendly neighbourhood (super or phantom?) cat! -_-. P.S: This got me thinking later, what was the cat trying to tell me? Hmmmmmmm. Final Theory BTT was a breeze! Spent less then 10 mins on the questions and was the 2nd to finish. Sort of common sense questions lei… JayWalk says: but advance theory really need to study. JayWalk says: read the book. THEN do the "10 year series" JayWalk says: a lot of people just do 10 year series but skip the book. JayWalk says: not wise. *nods nods* Time to study for Final Theory! Basic Theory Test I have my BTT tomorrow but I still have not studied. It starts at 10.30am. May whatever god who can help, bless me nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. The Forbidden Kingdom   An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King. ( via ) The movie is disappointing. Overly-hyped, i think. No doubt, Jackie Chan and Jet Li are martial arts veterans, thus the big hooha about them working together for the first time.. But, but, the fighting scenes in the movie ain’t really that exciting, with all the CGI zooming here and there. The storyline is poor, the movie is too CGI-fied and the language used is… well, not very accurate. ( Wtf is "The gate of no gate"?!?!?!? ) Two of my friends even fell asleep during the movie! Maybe it’s meant to be mystical, magical, whatever. Just not my kind of movie. The saving point of this movie however, is that Crystal Liu is cute ( I don’t care, I’m biased! Ha! ) and the effort to inject humour into the show. Some parts really got me rolling with laughter. The Forbidden Kingdom received mostly positive reviews. It currently holds a 63 percent positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. (via) I don’t know how the movie can hold a positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Obviously, there are a lot of bias people around. Ha! An overall brain-dead show. Just sit down, watch and questions don’t really have to be asked. You don’t even have to think. Not worth your usual ticket price ( at $10 ). Watch it at a discounted price if you must ( and for the sake of Crystal Liu ). Rating: 2.5 / 5 ( P.S: Crystal Liu actually went to the states for 4 years ( hence explained her good English in the movie ) and have a Japanese Single released in 2006 under her name. Wow, I’m impressed! Bad day? Wasn’t feeling very good about myself as the document i’m working on for the past 2 weeks crashed on me, 3 days to date of submission. But then, I saw this damn cute girl on the bus. Ahhhh, makes my day much better. I’ll have to re-do the whole damn phucking thing tomorrow. Ahhhh.. Oh well, at least there’s always the Cowboybar to count on to relac one corner. Join us today! Moon Blogging on the Go! By: r3gular 3.08am. The moon is so big and bright. Veh Busy! Been supppppppeeeerrrrr busy, with all the birthday celebrations and work going on. Updates sooonnnnnnnnn kay? Three Kingdoms - Resurrection Of The Dragon   Three Kingdoms - Resurrection Of The Dragon  Andy Lau stars as Zhao Zilong, a veteran general of the Kingdom of Shu who took a last stand against the invading forces from the Kingdom of Wei. Maggie Q is the fictional Cao Ying, a grand-daughter of the warlord Cao Cao, whose son Cao Pi became the first emperor of the Kingdom of Wei. The story depicts an alternate history, following the events that unfolded in the Three Kingdoms era through the life of the legendary Shu general Zhao Zilong. Zhao Zilong began his military career as a soldier in Liu Bei’s army. Zhao Zilong once displayed his fine spear skills to Liu Bei in a small face-off with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. This impressed Liu Bei, and he decided to promote Zhao Zilong to the rank of a general. Zhao Zilong was bestowed with the ‘All Piercing Spear’. Zhao Zilong scored his first victory in battle by outwitting Cao Cao at the Battle of Changban. He managed to rescue Liu Bei’s son, A Dou from the clutches of the forces of Cao Cao by fighting them single-handedly. Cao Cao’s life was put in great peril and he also lost his personal weapon to Zhao Zilong. Cao Ying, who had witnessed Zhao Zilong’s acts, swore to help her grandfather regain his lost pride by capturing Zhao Zilong alive. A great movie if you like Romance of the three kingdom or Records of the three kingdom, just like me! Although, the CGI could have been a bit lesser, but nonetheless, it’s still rather good. The story is not truly historical though. I’ll say it’s worth my $6 ( for those credit cards holder or student ). I’ll give it a 3.5 out of 5 ( I’m rather critical when it comes to movies.. ). This might also be because I watched the trailer for The Forbidden Kingdom before the show starts and I’ve been dying to watch it since forever. Long Live, Shu Kingdom! BLASTOFF BAND MERCH! I promised her that I’ll help her advertise, and she have been complaining that I have not fulfill my promise. And so people, please take a look at this!   Get your BAND TEES today at Rockabilla@LJ ! Band tees from CHIODOS, SCARY KIDS SCARING KIDS, DARKEST HOUR, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS , COMEBACK KID, CIRCA SURVIVE AND THE NUMBER 12 LOOKS LIKE YOU. All only at S$28 w meetups . S$30 for postage. Sizes available from XS S M L XL. Strictly no bargains/exchanges/refunds. You guys know the standard band tee prices eh? It’s a damn good deal.   Right. And so, go have a look! (P.S: I advertise le hor, when is my lunch and coffee coming? ) Fixed! Can write in chinese characters liao la! Thanks to Mandrake!   Edit: Fixed the error that IE encounters when viewing my blog le. Zhng my website I spent so many hours installing plugins, but I still can’t find the solution to post in chinese. Someone help me~!!! *pulls hair* Risk Blogging on the Go! By: r3gular Playing risk now! Chinese Characters Will fix the damn chinese characters and make them show up tomorrow. Meanwhile, I only have 4 hours odd to sleep. Need to wake up freaking early later. The bed beckons. Jay Chou - An Jing 安静 周杰伦 只剩下钢琴陪我谈了一天 睡著的大提琴 安静的旧旧的 我想你已表现的非常明白 我懂我也知道 你没有舍不得 你说你也会难过我不相信 牵著你陪著我 也只是曾经 希望他是真的比我还要爱你 我才会逼自己离开 你要我说多难堪 我根本不想分开 为什么还要我用微笑来带过 我没有这种天份 包容你也接受他 不用担心的太多 我会一直好好过 你已经远远离开 我也会慢慢走开 为什么我连分开都迁就著你 我真的没有天份 安静的没这么快 我会学著放弃你 是因为我太爱你 只剩下钢琴陪我谈了一天 睡著的大提琴 安静的旧旧的 我想你已表现的非常明白 我懂我也知道 你没有舍不得 你说你也会难过我不相信 牵著你陪著我 也只是曾经 希望他是真的比我还要爱你 我才会逼自己离开 你要我说多难堪 我根本不想分开 为什么还要我用微笑来带过 我没有这种天份 包容你也接受他 不用担心的太多 我会一直好好过 你已经远远离开 我也会慢慢走开 为什么我连分开都迁就著你 我真的没有天份 安静的没这么快 我会学著放弃你 是因为我太爱你 你要我说多难堪 我根本不想分开 为什么还要我用微笑来带过 我没有这种天份 包容你也接受他 不用担心的太多 我会一直好好过 你已经远远离开 我也会慢慢走开 为什么我连分开都迁就著你 我真的没有天份 安静的没这么快 我会学著放弃你 是因为我太爱你     After a totally disastrous jamming episode ( which I will most probably blog about in another entry ), I just can’t wait to get to the jamming studio again. Been working hard picking some songs out with friends. Am learning this song currently.  People change People change. For the better or the worst. Ever bumped into a friend you have not met for a few years and then realized how much things have changed? * I bumped into a friend recently. He was a fellow Cadet Inspector, someone whom I went through hell with during our training. We practically eat, sleep, shit together for 2 weeks while we were having our CI course at the current old police academy. He was fun to be with, very confident and charismatic but yet at the same time humble when I met him. We hit off pretty well. Fast forward to a few years later. It was supposed to be a pleasant surprise to see him. Two minutes into the conversation, I started wishing I had never talked to him at all. He talked about his job, he’s personal contacts ( boss of which big companies, blah blah blah.. ), his achievements and other things which supposedly will bring him one level above me - In the kind of tone which seems like he was superior. He was cocky. Maybe he is confident of himself and his so-called achievements. Maybe he was too confident for his own good. I do know that changes in people is inevitable, but still, it is sad to see how good friends from before can become like this. And it’s time like this when I start to reflect upon myself. I have changed as well. Question is, for the better or for the worst? Freaky Lamp post I was at my house downstairs with my friend just now. It was 4.30am in the morning and we were just hanging around talking cock. We were beside his car and so happened that his car was parked beside a lamp post. I was checking the stars out when I exclaimed that the lamp post is too bright for me to see anything. ( I was shielding the light with my hands. ) Just as I exclaimed that the lamp post is too bright, my friend suddenly dropped his tone of voice and told me, “They fucking off-ed it for you………”. I put down my hand and to my amazement, the light on the lamp post is off. I looked and my friend and my friend looked back at me. Errrrrrrrrrrrr………………� . . . . . . . . . . . . . After explanation and pointing out some constellations to my friend, my friend decided to be funny and said, “Ok, watch finish liao, can turn on the lights already.” A while later after he said that phrase, the lamp post light came on again. My friend and I looked at each other in disbelief. Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…………?�