Oops, sorry Andrew! I promised to update yesterday but got too pissed after a few DoTA games to have inspiration so i didn't. I forgot you're no longer free to read this at any time. I'll be joining you soon.
Defence of The Ancients a.k.a. DoTA. Thats a game i play very often (maybe too often). Its interesting to see how a game develops a person - Some adults develop their passion for buildings by playing LEGO when they were young; Some developed business minds by playing Monopoly; Some love English through Scrabble; And become terrorist because of Counter-Strike. What is more interesting (IMO) is how playing a game reflects a person. Recent DoTA games made me realize that I scream at, loathe, despise lousy players. Players that do not put in their fair share of effort or corporation resulting inevitability to our defeat. Im so furious and mad at them that when i look back I feel ashamed. My character is really bad.. Really really bad. Its like I'd do what Hitler did and kill all the 'undesirables', shoot them or smoke them. Actually i think i would. Don't judge me though.
DoTA aside, today is my last day as a slacker. After my A level exams, i've done nothing productive. I never found a job, never picked up a skill, never saved a life. Alas, all things (good or bad) must come to an end, and slacking too. Tomorrow morning i'll begin my National Service. For all those non-Singaporeans or Too-Young-to-Bother Singaporeans, this means i'll only have my weekends for the next 2 years. To be honest right now im nervous. Scared probably. Its uncharted territory in my life! What do you expect?
Don't worry people. I'll probably do fine. I'll try to look at the brighter side of things, aim higher than the sky, follow the route my friend (Bryan Hoe) has taken, and set the bars for those that follow. You can pray for me (:
Random: When you step into uncharted territory, you need Faith. When Faith comes into play, God follows.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Whyyy?!!??!
Hey. Today is Saturday. 2 More days to NS. Honestly im feeling nervous, worried, scared. Im can't pinpoint what exactly im afraid of. I guess its just uncertainty. That is why i never liked changes.
So my desktop fried some time back. According to the technician, my motherboard died. I guess my MSI P35 Neo2 - FR board got a bios corruption. Now its being sent back to the factory for repair since its still under warranty (zz i didnt send in my warranty card..). Hope i dont incur additional cost. NS boys are poor! Oh, just a word of warning to people reading, if you are using the same motherboard as me DO NOT UPDATE YOUR BIOS. Apparently the new bios patch released is corrupted and it kills your comp.
Since my desktop died, I have to resort to using my laptop. This piece of metal is .... I think its speed is like tortoise^snail. I just did some cleanup yesterday so hopefully it works now (:
So my desktop fried some time back. According to the technician, my motherboard died. I guess my MSI P35 Neo2 - FR board got a bios corruption. Now its being sent back to the factory for repair since its still under warranty (zz i didnt send in my warranty card..). Hope i dont incur additional cost. NS boys are poor! Oh, just a word of warning to people reading, if you are using the same motherboard as me DO NOT UPDATE YOUR BIOS. Apparently the new bios patch released is corrupted and it kills your comp.
Since my desktop died, I have to resort to using my laptop. This piece of metal is .... I think its speed is like tortoise^snail. I just did some cleanup yesterday so hopefully it works now (:
Here are some replies on comments:
That post is original down to the very fullstop okay! Haha, i guess you heard me talk about it before somewhere, or maybe i repeated my thoughts from post wayyy back. Ah well, i tend to repeat myself (:
No worries man. I guess that is what friends are for? Not buzz around when you're honeycoated but fly around when you're in shit! And i do hope it goes well for me. 14days in NS here i come!
Its rather cool that somebody (Andrew in particular) reads all the post back till the start of the week. Thanks! So tomorrow will be my last day before i enlist. I may or may not post and if i don't you'll have to wait till 2 weeks later for any updates. Pray for me!
random: RAWRRRR
Thursday, April 22, 2010
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Hi people of the Internet! I'm blogging with my touch now. First time!! How cool can this be?! okay, the reason why I'm blogging now is because I made a deal with colin that if I off the lights he'd set his alarm later so I won't be disturbed so early but I guess now is too early for me to sleep...
So like on tuesday, I met my ogl for dinner. He told me that I won't be released from army on Labour day. I guess this is real bad news cause that means I'll be confined for the full 14days. That quite bad news for me, not that I have anything to do mainland but I guess it'll be good to have a day off. 4 more days to ns ): hope all goes well.
I'm gonna try go sleep now. This small screen and dark room is spoiling my eyes!
raNdOM: iBanking
So like on tuesday, I met my ogl for dinner. He told me that I won't be released from army on Labour day. I guess this is real bad news cause that means I'll be confined for the full 14days. That quite bad news for me, not that I have anything to do mainland but I guess it'll be good to have a day off. 4 more days to ns ): hope all goes well.
I'm gonna try go sleep now. This small screen and dark room is spoiling my eyes!
raNdOM: iBanking
Monday, April 19, 2010
Dear Andrew, ...
Okay, so this is the last post for today. I split my post into 3 or else it would be like 5 webpages long. There are 2 new posts below so read them if you are free (:
This post is dedicated to Andrew, who enlisted into National Service this morning.
Dear Andrew,
Sorry for putting up a post this late. I wanted to do this for quite some time already but I never managed to do it. I guess you'll have to wait till weekends to see this (:
Finally, NS is here. I know that you have always been very negative about this 'serving the nation' thing. Actually, most people are too. Objectively, it is a waste of time because NS disrupts our lives. We'd be 2 years behind everyone else in the world, which really isn't an advantage.
However, i think you should look at the bright side. This 2 years is a nice getaway from our rigid repetitive mugging life. It gives us think to think and reflect on what we truly want before jumping straight into it. It could also be a good getaway from civilization, from all the distractions that technology poses.
Regardless of how you view it, this 2 years is fixed. You'll have to spend this 2 years no matter how strict, regimental, slack, boring it is. So here is my take - Make the best out of it. Don't be too negative about things, hold back your pride and ego a little. This way, NS wouldnt be as bad. It may be smooth sailing, or even exciting!
Right now, I can't say for certain. It'd be my turn next week. For now, and for years ahead, I wish you all the best. May this experience be one that you'd enjoy, foster bonds, refine yourself and that you may leave NS happier, stronger and better.
Best Regards,
Y.J.
19th April '10
random: UHUUUU Glueee.
This post is dedicated to Andrew, who enlisted into National Service this morning.
Dear Andrew,
Sorry for putting up a post this late. I wanted to do this for quite some time already but I never managed to do it. I guess you'll have to wait till weekends to see this (:
Finally, NS is here. I know that you have always been very negative about this 'serving the nation' thing. Actually, most people are too. Objectively, it is a waste of time because NS disrupts our lives. We'd be 2 years behind everyone else in the world, which really isn't an advantage.
However, i think you should look at the bright side. This 2 years is a nice getaway from our rigid repetitive mugging life. It gives us think to think and reflect on what we truly want before jumping straight into it. It could also be a good getaway from civilization, from all the distractions that technology poses.
Regardless of how you view it, this 2 years is fixed. You'll have to spend this 2 years no matter how strict, regimental, slack, boring it is. So here is my take - Make the best out of it. Don't be too negative about things, hold back your pride and ego a little. This way, NS wouldnt be as bad. It may be smooth sailing, or even exciting!
Right now, I can't say for certain. It'd be my turn next week. For now, and for years ahead, I wish you all the best. May this experience be one that you'd enjoy, foster bonds, refine yourself and that you may leave NS happier, stronger and better.
Best Regards,
Y.J.
19th April '10
random: UHUUUU Glueee.
Mayday concert.
2nd post. Bear with me.
So I went to Mayday's concert last saturday. It was at Singapore National Stadium. (Oh btw, S.H.E was having their concert next door at the Singapore Indoor Stadium). Well, past Mayday concerts that i attended was held in the Singapore Indoor Stadium and it was all not bad so I expected this to be as good as before.
The first intelligent thing i did was to wear a long sleeve think shirt. I somehow remembered that the concert is outdoor this time so i didnt wear jeans but somehow i forgot for my top. That wasnt just that. I was in my flops (slippers), which was really bad because my seat is right infront of the stage on the grass patch and it rained quite heavily that afternoon. My flops were dyed brown after the concert.
Apart from my own stupidity, the concert wasnt as good as previous ones too. First was going in. The ticket states that its 7.30PM but by the time we got into the stadium, its already 8.30PM. I think it is due to the fact that there were only 3 entrances and there were nothing put up to say which is which and where is where. So confusing. In the end, in order to start the concert any later, the laxed the security, dropped bag checks and some didnt even check tickets.
After i got into the stadium i thought i should visit the washroom first so i wont have to go later. Guess what, the washroom was 15 temporary washrooms at the back of the stadium. I can't find pictures to show you but it was really... pathetic. Whats worse was that in front of each toilet were like more than 10 people queueing up to use it. I think that Guinness World Record for the most number of people waiting to use the washroom!
So the main concert was about the same as the last concert they had. I could identify footages that were being reused. I guess they didn't really put in much effort for this concert. The worst part of it all is that they ended rather early this year. 11.30PM may be late for some of you people but past concerts would last till at least 12 midnight. This $177 was quite a disappointment ):
Regardless, I still like Mayday. Their lyrics never fail to amaze me. I'll still go for their next concert if everything permits (:
RanDom:I really really have nothing random to say.
So I went to Mayday's concert last saturday. It was at Singapore National Stadium. (Oh btw, S.H.E was having their concert next door at the Singapore Indoor Stadium). Well, past Mayday concerts that i attended was held in the Singapore Indoor Stadium and it was all not bad so I expected this to be as good as before.
The first intelligent thing i did was to wear a long sleeve think shirt. I somehow remembered that the concert is outdoor this time so i didnt wear jeans but somehow i forgot for my top. That wasnt just that. I was in my flops (slippers), which was really bad because my seat is right infront of the stage on the grass patch and it rained quite heavily that afternoon. My flops were dyed brown after the concert.
Apart from my own stupidity, the concert wasnt as good as previous ones too. First was going in. The ticket states that its 7.30PM but by the time we got into the stadium, its already 8.30PM. I think it is due to the fact that there were only 3 entrances and there were nothing put up to say which is which and where is where. So confusing. In the end, in order to start the concert any later, the laxed the security, dropped bag checks and some didnt even check tickets.
After i got into the stadium i thought i should visit the washroom first so i wont have to go later. Guess what, the washroom was 15 temporary washrooms at the back of the stadium. I can't find pictures to show you but it was really... pathetic. Whats worse was that in front of each toilet were like more than 10 people queueing up to use it. I think that Guinness World Record for the most number of people waiting to use the washroom!
So the main concert was about the same as the last concert they had. I could identify footages that were being reused. I guess they didn't really put in much effort for this concert. The worst part of it all is that they ended rather early this year. 11.30PM may be late for some of you people but past concerts would last till at least 12 midnight. This $177 was quite a disappointment ):
Regardless, I still like Mayday. Their lyrics never fail to amaze me. I'll still go for their next concert if everything permits (:
RanDom:I really really have nothing random to say.
Worst day evar~ UPDATES!
Okay, here is what i going on. My main computer doesnt seem to be able to start up i won't be blogging as often as you'd like. Yea, im sad too.
Right now, I have 3 post i want to do because they are all important so lets start with what happened today than work backwards.
Today really suck, big time. I woke up thinking that my computer would work after giving it a night of rest. I am wrong. I guess its going on a strike on me for abusing it - overworked, underpaid. Argh, all my data is still in it and i have yet to back up my files. Hope i don't lose them! Oh, if you're wondering, Im on my laptop now, but im not really used to the configurations and stuff so it is kinda hard to use. *sigh*
Since my main computer refuse to wake up, I decided to go for my weekly swim. It was when i boarded the train on my way to the public pool that i remembered I DID NOT BRING MY GOGGLES! Damn!
So before I went to the pool, i dropped by Subway for lunch. It was finally my turn when i found out THERE WERE NO MEAL. I have no idea why there are no meals today but it really added on the my unluckiness. Oh, and there were only mustard, honey mustard and ketchup. No sweet onion, no southwest, no mayo.. Still, i had my lunch. Dang~
So i thought i was good enough to swim without my goggles on. I mean, who needs goggles? Im not a kid, i won't drown. Well, thats what i thought. No, i didnt drown, not even close but i really had a hard time swimming because i cannot see where i was going and i cannot see where the end of the pool was. Having such an unpleasent experience, i left 20min after i started. ZzZ..
After that i went home, thinking that since I have no computer and I didnt really exercise much, maybe i should hit the gym. When I reached home, i took a nap and the next thing i know, its raining. Like seriously!
What an excitingly awesome day i have today. *sigh*. One more week to enlistment.
RanDOM: I don't think I can think of 3 random things..
Right now, I have 3 post i want to do because they are all important so lets start with what happened today than work backwards.
Today really suck, big time. I woke up thinking that my computer would work after giving it a night of rest. I am wrong. I guess its going on a strike on me for abusing it - overworked, underpaid. Argh, all my data is still in it and i have yet to back up my files. Hope i don't lose them! Oh, if you're wondering, Im on my laptop now, but im not really used to the configurations and stuff so it is kinda hard to use. *sigh*
Since my main computer refuse to wake up, I decided to go for my weekly swim. It was when i boarded the train on my way to the public pool that i remembered I DID NOT BRING MY GOGGLES! Damn!
So before I went to the pool, i dropped by Subway for lunch. It was finally my turn when i found out THERE WERE NO MEAL. I have no idea why there are no meals today but it really added on the my unluckiness. Oh, and there were only mustard, honey mustard and ketchup. No sweet onion, no southwest, no mayo.. Still, i had my lunch. Dang~
So i thought i was good enough to swim without my goggles on. I mean, who needs goggles? Im not a kid, i won't drown. Well, thats what i thought. No, i didnt drown, not even close but i really had a hard time swimming because i cannot see where i was going and i cannot see where the end of the pool was. Having such an unpleasent experience, i left 20min after i started. ZzZ..
After that i went home, thinking that since I have no computer and I didnt really exercise much, maybe i should hit the gym. When I reached home, i took a nap and the next thing i know, its raining. Like seriously!
What an excitingly awesome day i have today. *sigh*. One more week to enlistment.
RanDOM: I don't think I can think of 3 random things..
Friday, April 16, 2010
Expectations.
Woohoo~ So I managed to make Andrew change his mind about blogging. Its great to have someone do the same thing as you (:
Today was not that good of a day. Let me recount:
First, i went to NTU for an interview for Business course. Despite my ridiculous result, im still called down for an interview. I guess most of the credit goes to my "Game theory and competition" course i took in SMU (Ironically this is the same reason i'll not get selected), considering most of the questions were pertaining to it. So after I've done my written assessment (Topic: My passion), i was sent to a room with a lady and a man waiting for me. Well, the interview went pretty smoothly until I enlighten then that my "Game theory and competition" course is from SMU. From here it went downhill.
Man: What?! Since when SMU is quallified to teach Game Theory? *Sneer*
Woman: I guess they now have quallified professors to teach it.
Man: But Game Theory is so heavy on math.
Me: Yea. But i took it as an Economics module...
Man: Still, its math intensive!
*Man point at the course name with a dismissing swinging of his hand*
Man: So this "Game theory and competition" course.. Its does not reflect anything at all.
Ahh.. Politics. So, Im sure you know what happens from here. I think I didn't screw up the interview so maybe they did. And i thought the smarter one gets the more gracious he becomes.
After the interview, I somehow managed to meet up with my family and had a little chat. More like me ranting about how WTF the interview is. Seriously, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM? ARGH~~
Next up was to meet Yuqi and Timo for dinner. Its Yuqi's wayyy belated Birthday celebration thingy. Well, both of them were late so i had to wait like 2 hours for them. *sigh* If you're wondering, we settled for MOS burger. Hey, im not cheapskate! Yuqi wanted it. And see what i got him.
Today was not that good of a day. Let me recount:
First, i went to NTU for an interview for Business course. Despite my ridiculous result, im still called down for an interview. I guess most of the credit goes to my "Game theory and competition" course i took in SMU (Ironically this is the same reason i'll not get selected), considering most of the questions were pertaining to it. So after I've done my written assessment (Topic: My passion), i was sent to a room with a lady and a man waiting for me. Well, the interview went pretty smoothly until I enlighten then that my "Game theory and competition" course is from SMU. From here it went downhill.
Man: What?! Since when SMU is quallified to teach Game Theory? *Sneer*
Woman: I guess they now have quallified professors to teach it.
Man: But Game Theory is so heavy on math.
Me: Yea. But i took it as an Economics module...
Man: Still, its math intensive!
*Man point at the course name with a dismissing swinging of his hand*
Man: So this "Game theory and competition" course.. Its does not reflect anything at all.
Ahh.. Politics. So, Im sure you know what happens from here. I think I didn't screw up the interview so maybe they did. And i thought the smarter one gets the more gracious he becomes.
After the interview, I somehow managed to meet up with my family and had a little chat. More like me ranting about how WTF the interview is. Seriously, WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM? ARGH~~
Next up was to meet Yuqi and Timo for dinner. Its Yuqi's wayyy belated Birthday celebration thingy. Well, both of them were late so i had to wait like 2 hours for them. *sigh* If you're wondering, we settled for MOS burger. Hey, im not cheapskate! Yuqi wanted it. And see what i got him.
A Granola box. A can of Mug. A bottle of Brands essence of chicken. A thumbdrive. A duct tape wallet. Some photos. Well, this may seem like WOW of a present for i Yuqi got another wallet for his Birthday already AND the thumbdrive originally belonged to him so... yea. Epic Phail for me.
Well, thats the recounting part and here is the profound deep intellectual philosophical part of this blog post. Expectations. Everyone has expectations for everything - movies, presents, friends. When things fall short of your expectations, you get disappointed and sometimes furious. That is so odd because as you become better friends, your expectations of the friend increases and they because of that they tend to disappoint you more. In worst case, you go seperate ways. In summary: Friends > Better Friends > Raise Expectations {/loop} > The end of friendship.
I dont know if that is the case for you but from what I see, its rather sad ): If you have any suggestions of opinions on how to no fall into that loop(as both parties), do let me know. Thats all for now. Bye!
RanDom: Happy Birthday Yuqi. I know it wasn't the BEST but still i hope it was good (:
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