FK - Round 2

2009-05-31T12:58:00.003+08:00

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Flamey

2009-05-25T12:00:00.003+08:00

Have not been around in a while. And now typing with one hand - most irritating, and painfully slow.

Work has been crazy and has a sad-like work times. Worst yet? Returned home at 3:00 am.

Anyway, had a long speech planned, but will just say this for now: fractured two fingers (which is why I am typing with one hand).

More details, maybe, to come soon.. quite irritated with the typing speed now.

Flamey

2009-02-25T21:11:00.003+08:00

Not been here in a while.. a long while actually.

I am blessed/lucky/privileged (whatever you may call it) enough that I managed to get enough sleep last night, and although something really irritating happened today, I have still be able to keep my cool and not fazed by it.

Before I do any further into this post, I would like to point out that this will be another post where I can't go into specifics and I will be contridicting myself here and there.

Alright, on to the main topic I guess:

There is this guy.. at my workplace. Everyone dislikes him, even the higher ranks. Its not personal, its a fact. Hmm, wait.. it IS personal.. and it is ALSO a fact. Anyway, he was performing a task, something that he has attempted before, yet, he screwed it up. Not once, but TWICE!!

Working where I work and doing what I do, it is quite a big deal if we lose anything, especially so when we are working. He lost an item, but it was found not long after. But if that was not enough, he had to go and lose a second item, similar to the first, and this time round, we spent over and hour trying to find it.

The long and the short, since we are avoiding specifics, we could've left work at 4:30pm, 5:00pm at the latest. He delayed our leaving time, caused more problems than just losing two items, and everyone was irritating and agitated.

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Part 2

The reason I said we could've left work before or at 5:00pm was because it was raining, really heavily.

We were fortunate enough that people were delivering food, and so we hitched a ride out to the main gate. However, we had to be dropped NEAR the main gate, and had to run/walk the rest of the way out of the main gate, and to the bus stop. I ran the short distances.. but I decided to use my umbrella from the gate to the bus stop. Still got moderately wet though.

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Part 3

Showered once I reached home, since I had been in the rain. Then decided to watch a movie.

On a side note: not sure if I have mentioned this before, but even if I have, I shall say it again - the only thing I find useful about disasters is that it reveals who you, and other people truly are. What I am trying to say is: It is during a disaster that pushes us to the limits. And it is during this time that pushes people to reveal who they really are; if they are going to duck and run or display excellent leadership (its not limited to only the listed two, people can also show how much compassion they have, how selfish they are, how they handle stress and others)

What I am getting at is, this is the reason I love the movies Dante's Peak and Volcano. I know its just a movie, but I still admire the main characters whenever I watch these two movies.

Flamey

2009-01-22T18:58:00.003+08:00

Think it was yesterday morning? Witnessed a Bus Captain having to "F" a Bangala because his bag kept pressing the bell button. I was a good show, since the Bangala was still trying to resist and argue back..

And today, the irritating "Medical IC" had to sit beside me.. grumble.

I am also officially quite sick again - story of my life.

I was so sure that I did not ever want to learn driving anymore.. but I'm having second thoughts now. But having the licence and not being able to have a car.. I don't like it at all.

Flamey

2009-01-18T13:28:00.002+08:00

Sigh, nothing good ever lasts. It seems like that is the most truthful statement ever made..

Seems like I will be tuned on my game again, because of some irresponsible people..

Flamey

2009-01-06T19:37:00.002+08:00

Heh, I know I have not been here in a while. I guess I am addicted to gaming again - sigh.

Right now, I am really very tired. Its to a point where if my mind didn't want to play that much, I would have just slept on the floor - and passed out. I woke up this morning feeling most distant, and like I had just went to sleep. Its really no fun, and I think I made my condition worse by trying to close my eyes to rest while on the bus and waiting for work to start.

What has happened so far.. I didn't have a good new year's. My aunt and uncle are visiting and staying till my cousin's wedding.

I didn't have a good new year's because I was constantly on the verge of getting really sick. I think the main cause would be from work - they asked us to perform area cleaning on new year's eve. A very dusty place.

I managed to get a hair cut last night (which took a long time because of the wait).. and I am not satisfied with it. Sigh, I have to be more specific next time.. grumble. The price of hair cuts have also risen.

Flamey

2008-12-21T10:07:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, it was the first time in a long time where I played music using my N70. I have no idea why I did it, but I did.. so..

Went out with the guys again yesterday, before they had to go back to work on Monday. It was fun, but I don't think I was feeling well throughout the whole thing.. Oh well.

And.. I know I have something more to put down, but I can't remember what as of now.. Oh hum..

Flamey

2008-12-14T14:43:00.004+08:00

I've had a few things to put down, but I've not been able to find the time I suppose.

Till now..

1 - I'm back on IoM.

2 - I have a really big test next Thursday (181208), and I'm still not studying..

3 - I think I have realised why I have not bothered to try and get a girlfriend, or chase the one that I like/liked..

4 - Went out with the guys on Friday night, sort of a celebration.

5 - I should stretch the advantages of being single to the limit while it lasts =p

Decided that since I could not find any game that attracted me, and since my PC seems eternally down, I would return to IoM. Jia Yi is really catching up fast now.. guess its all thanks to my 6-month break.

Its fun I suppose, to be back somewhere with a small community, where its not difficult to get to know almost everyone. And the plus side is, its difficult to hack/bot! If you would like to give it a try.. Islands of Myth (I have to warn you though, its a MUD style of game.. but its really fun.. to me anyway)

I have a test. A very important one. Its related to me serving NS, so I can't say any more than what I have..

Suddenly I realised why I have not done anything about my love life. Amongst other reasons, i have not tried to court any other girl is because they are not Her, and why I have not tried to court Her, is because I don't want to spoil either of our views of each other. It's.. probably a bit confusing.. but that's what I feel it to be.

Jia Yi, Shaiful and Yong Sheng are out of Tekong and are on block leave. Went out with them in a sort of celebration. Dinner (Long John's, I HAVE not been out in a while.. they changed their menu!), pool, lan, ice cream, home! P.S. I reached home at about 11:40 pm.. but didn't sleep till 2:00+ am.. ssshhhhhhhh!

Since I am single and.. half(?) enjoying it, I should really stretch the advantages of being single to the max till.. hopefully(?) one day, I find someone, or someone finds me =p

Flamey

2008-11-28T17:38:00.002+08:00

So google rejected my appeal for the adsense to be reinstated.. No choice I suppose. =(

Officially sick again (sigh).. and I don't know what caused it this time around.

I.. forgot what else I wanted to add to this entry.. so that's it for now..

Flamey

2008-11-26T21:08:00.003+08:00

Tried the Mp4 player.. was alright I suppose.. I can't pause, shut off, and continue from the same point though. =/

My adsense account was suspended today.. I don't know why, but I hope it comes back up again soon.

I can't seem to load IMDB.com too.. weird things are going on with the internet lately..

Flamey

2008-11-25T21:02:00.002+08:00

I don't know what happened. I suppose I am just really tired today after a day's work.. and toilet..

(I needed the toilet just as I was preparing to leave the house today, so I went for a quick sit. Though after that, I had to hold for over an hour while taking the MRT and bus.)

Lessons throughout the day, but there was a nice long break for lunch, where I was practically on the wheel of this particular racing game the whole time after lunch. I think I am not used to lessons again.. Which is why I go all sleepy-like when the lessons start, and am alright again once they stop.

After work today, I almost smashed my phone into the ground (ref to para 1).. I was very tempted to do so.. I just hope that the price of the E51 comes down soon..

I went to Yishun, looking for the Safra Club there.. I took the right bus.. but on the wrong loop! That was my first time encountering a bus with one number and several loops.. In the end, I walked 30 minutes finding the club on foot. Collected my gift that I was entitled to for getting my Safra card.. Then another 20minutes back to the Yishun MRT station.

I prefer walking I suppose.. As long as you give me a map and the essentials for survival..

We'll see how the gift turns out.. (its a mp4 player).. Has a 1 year warranty.. But its a brand that I have not heard of. =/

Flamey

2008-11-24T22:37:00.006+08:00

I guess today's the end of my "Major" regime.. lol. (I, along with 3 others, were assigned role-playing positions in preparation for a parade today.. and I played a Major.)

Anyway, my new target of a phone (for now), is Nokia's E51 (no camera). While waiting for the N96 to sort out the bugs or to launch a second version of the phone..

We have a lot of tests/examinations for the course that I am going through now.. but they sssaaaaayyyyyyyyy.. its going to be relatively easy..

We get to watch planes take off, fly, do stunts and land now.. its kinda fun to watch from up close. Though it gets really noisy when they take off or when they perform a fly-by.

Flamey

2008-11-17T23:06:00.003+08:00

I book out every night now.. provided that I don't do anything stupid to keep me confined.

But just thinking of the appointment that I have tomorrow in the afternoon makes me tired. I will have to go to work, then before lunch, I would have to leave my work place and travel for probably an hour and a half (if I am lucky), to get to my doctor..

I was thinking of taking some pictures here and there with my N70.. but I have forgotten where I have left the cable to connect the phone to the computer, as well as the mini-SD card adapter.. so.. =/

I can't bring the phone around either way.. since I am in NS.. so troublesome. =/

The search goes on for somewhere that I can play some tennis.. sucks that I don't have anyone to readily play against either.

Flamey

2008-11-16T19:46:00.001+08:00

Bought a tennis racket to ease my sadness for not getting the N96.. And now having trouble finding places where I can play [for free]..

About the quiz, YS.. I think I will "handle" it soon.. Keyword being "think".. ^^

Flamey

2008-11-15T16:38:00.003+08:00

I left out something else in my last post: There was this kid.. I very bad at guessing the age of a person.. so a wild call would be; a kid around the age of 5 or 6, put a sharp rock in front of my mum's car tyre - WHILE WE WERE STILL IN THE CAR!

His mother was nearby, on the phone and quite distracted - she didn't do anything but talk on the phone. I am pretty sure that if this was the main road, even if the kid ran out onto the road, and got killed, she won't even realise it immediately.

What I want to emphasize is the boldness of the kid, and the ignorance of the mother. I have never been good with kids - I just do not know what to do. But that incident just makes me really mad..

You (to the boy) may think that its fun to see or watch a rock get squashed under a tyre, but the rock was sharp. If the tyre was punctured, it would cost S$450 to get it replaced. That's even more than what I get a month for being in NS.

On a personal note (and sorry if you lose respect for me after you read what I have yet to type), I seriously hope that no such thing happens ever again. For fun or not. If he is going overseas to a western-based country or if he tries this on a car owned by someone who loves his car.. good luck to him. I expect the boy to get smacked or spanked or worse in somewhere overseas.

Flamey

2008-11-14T21:37:00.003+08:00

I'm backkkkkkkk............ ^^

No specifics.. so.. Been posted to.. somewhere.. today.. and they were not expecting us.. all of us.. but we were let in anyway.

This is the place where I will be spending the rest of my NS days.. hopefully.

That's.. about all I can say I suppose..

Having second thoughts about getting the Nokia N96.. yes, it may be THE phone for multimedia.. but there are lots of down sides to it as well.. I have read a LOT of reviews.. and the most common statements include: short battery life, too much of a plastic look and the keypad not being sensitive enough..

So.. I suppose its another long wait till another nice phone comes out for me to target.. meanwhile.. I could maybe save up to start using the money for tennis or something like that..

Flamey

2008-11-09T18:39:00.002+08:00

Well, going back soon. Should be graduting this week.. ^^

Lalalalala.. moooooo!

Flamey

2008-11-08T19:32:00.001+08:00

Anyone know what price a beginner's tennis racket would go for in Singapore?

Flamey

2008-11-07T20:58:00.002+08:00

Time for me to rant a little. Quite irritating that I can't talk about what goes about on the weekdays for me.. Not in great detail anyway..

Say.. On Tuesday, I did some accidentally that resulted in me enjoying a nice little jet fuel bath. On Wednesday, I pretty much soloed a wheel replacement when it was supposed to be handled by 3 or 4 people. And finally.. today where I broke a screw head..

Let's just say that.. I like hands-on, but when I am too soft and cautious, I am really too soft.. and when I apply more strength.. it becomes too much.. =(

I tried out tennis last night.. I would say that I can pull off a proper serve every now and then.. which I am quite happy of.. But I suck at it overall. I hit too many high balls =( I am too nervous too.. oh well.

My harddrive searching isn't going very well.. its been on for a few weeks, and still stuck on 75%.. so I started to terminate the search today.. wonder how long that would take.

Not sure if I should get a tennis racket.. should be just a beginner one though.. even if I just use it to whack a tennis ball against a wall.. I don't have any wall to whack it against.. =(

Still waiting on the price of Nokia N96 to drop.. lalalala..

My laptop is starting to behave really weird.. guess its the long hours of operation without any rest.. Hope I can shut it down soon enough.. =X

Still no pictures of anything much.. sigh.

Still no game to play..

Still very fat..

Flamey

2008-11-01T14:14:00.004+08:00

Hmm.. here's another random post..

- I have completed all the tests and examination for my course, and all I have left is the practical. Sigh

- I did not write a single thing down while the instructors were teaching us (possibily the only one to do so)

- I am not clever or anything; I can forget things the instant you tell them to me. (just listen in class, and you should do alright enough; I know for sure that I didn't get 100% in the exam [which I somehow wished I could have], but they say that I passed it, so its cool)

- I am waiting.. and waiting for the Nokia N96 price to drop for Singtel.. so that I can get my hands on it! (Yes, I can't bring my camera phone to work.. that's why I have a Nokia N70, and some crap SonyEricsson no-camera phone, and two numbers (one subscription and one pre-paid.) This no-camera phone makes me dislike SonyEricsson phones even more.)

- Its sad, but I think it will just be better if I lived and stayed single without my heart breaking (after reading an article [which, sad to say, I agree with] that states that the cheating rate of females and males are matching each other

Flamey

2008-10-31T20:43:00.000+08:00

umm.. moo! ^^

Flamey

2008-10-19T16:22:00.002+08:00

I have suddenly realised that short stories/events have a way of leaving impressions in your mind, if only briefly. But they can last a long time. While long stories/events have a way of testing your commitment and blurring your focus.

I don't know what I really want to say acutally.. all I do know is, currently, I think that I don't like long stories at all. Because when everything done and over with, what is there left? And that leaves me empty.

Flamey

2008-10-12T01:49:00.002+08:00

I think that one aspect in games that I look for is speed. The speed at which I can move from map to map, or from place to place, as the case may be.

I suppose that is why MapleStory was one of my favourite games, since I would normally play a mage or thief based character, and was able to move around with certain ease.

Anyway, I can offically say that I don't have a game to play, or to look forward to play over the weekend. I don't have the drive to play Maple anymore, which in some cases.. is a good thing I guess..

I still have to try and recover files from the corrupted harddrive.. so.. that still bugs me.

Flamey

2008-10-10T22:07:00.002+08:00

I'm back for another weekend. Sucks when you can't blog what you have been doing else you will be in trouble with the government. DOesn't really help that I am the lazy kind where I don't really do much over the weekend as well.

Anyway, I started to try and recover my corrupted harddrive last week. I selected the long search (big mistake), and it took till wednesday or thursday this week. Worse thing is.. If I try to recover the files, it will go through the same whole process again. So.. I have decided that I will attempt again when I have a longer weekend and choose the quick search.. and hope for the best.

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After I got back today, I just felt like Independence Day. Not the first time I've watched it.. Probably the 10th and more, time I've done so.. But this time, I'm somehow more emotional. I used to just watch for all the action, fancy flying and such. But its different this time.

I suppose that this kind of realization(?) comes with watching movies over and over.

And I don't regret a single bit of it; I love it and I hope I will start watching my collection of movies over again soon. I was tired of watching movies over the last few weeks..

I have little clue as to what I am typing.. very incoherent I know..

I worry about the economic meltdown too.. I don't know the impacts it poses.. But I really don't like the sound of it. It depresses me.

Enough of rambling for the time being I suppose..

Flamey

2008-09-27T18:42:00.002+08:00

I will be staying in from next week onwards, for 6-8 weeks. And while I so wished I could just stay in for the week that just went by.. I don't know what I feel so hesitant about staying in for next week.

My oh my.. I still don't have a game to play, the harddrive isn't fixed yet.. and I didn't pack anymore.

=/

Flamey

2008-09-22T22:00:00.003+08:00

I will be staying out this week due to orientation.

But starting from next week onwards, I will have to stay in.. for 6-8 weeks for the training..

Found out today that I can't talk about anything that happens inside there.. Sucks.. Guess word of mouth is the way to go.

Flamey

2008-09-21T14:40:00.002+08:00

I have.. little will to do anything. The cause, my external harddrive became corrupted as of yesterday afternoon while I was backing things up.

Yes, I lost lots of information and data. But the most important sector which I lost, was all my holiday photographs. That is probably 60-75 gigs worth of photographs and video clips.

So.. Everything is a drag for me now.

Today is also the last day of my "holiday" this year. I'm be reporting to my vocation unit tomorrow.

I still have to pack my bags and get my uniform ready.

Flamey

2008-09-18T23:55:00.005+08:00

My posting is: *** ***** ****.. zzz -> editted, not supposed to post it..

I don't really know what to say in a situation such as this. It IS related to engineering.. which is good. But the place is so darn far away. And I also found out that during the training period, we are required to stay in.. which has its good and bad points.

My brain is still going back and forth about Maple.. Obviously, I can't forget about that game. I think its harder for me to quit completely this time around because it was more "forced" and "intimidated" rather than myself deciding that it was time to stop playing.

I started unpacking the things in the kitchen. Didn't get too far though. I just unpacked a little, and stuffed the things in random places. I'll definately have to tidy it again once I unpack everything.. if I can get myself to unpack everything in the next.. 1 or 2 days?

Flamey

2008-09-18T23:55:00.003+08:00

12 hours till my posting is out.. grumble. This implies 2 things.. first is the fact that my free days are going to be over real soon. and the second being.. well.. its the posting.. who would be rushing for that..?

The internet is screwing up again..

Wonder what I would do for a job next time.. =X

Flamey

2008-09-18T08:58:00.002+08:00

I am going round round baby, round round.. Errr.. Only had 6 hours of sleep, so I am a bit wonky now.

I have decided to stop maple for now. I got as far as level 10 on the new maple world.. I wanted to try a pure int cleric.. and it was tiring as hell trying to get it to level up once it had gone out of maple island.

I suppose its also partially due to the fact that I don't have any friends who are free to play online with me.. since they are either working or in camp. I will be posted to who-knows-where too.. So.. I might as well stop for now.

Which brings me back to square one.. I have nothing that I can say that I am playing now. And that is irritating/sad. I would like a game that.. most importantly, interests, entertains and captivates me, online but not connected with every other player who is active (meaning to say, I would prefer browser games, so that I may be able to log-on and play from anywhere), free, and preferably a game that has no client.

The hardest requirement to fulfil would be the first; interest, entertains and captivates me. I have yet to find a game to meet the above requirements.

I tried setting up my PC yesterday. I am pretty sure I connected everything properly.. still there was no output on the monitor, and the keyboard seems to be out. I probably have to replace the motherboard or something. I was kind of hoping to go back and play some AA..

Flamey

2008-09-17T13:56:00.003+08:00

Call it addiction or whatever, but I think I will start Maple over.. in MapleSEA.

I tried downloading GMS today, and installed and tried to play.. and as expected, it could not connect to the server.

I figured that, if there were no hacking cases.. I take that back.. there has to be some hacking cases anywhere in any large scale games.. So.. if there were still the minimal hacking cases in MapleSEA, what was holding me back, would be the fact that I could be migrating.

Then I asked myself what about the fact that I could be migrating stop me, or make me hesitate in continuing my gaming.. and I found that I could only say that, it would waste my current effort now - in rising to a "high" level, only to be forced to play on a different server and restart my characters again. Which I pointed out to myself.. Isn't that what I've been doing already anyway? I have 3 5X characters.. in the same MapleSEA world.

So.. I think I will try starting (>.<) over in a new MapleSEA world.. Test out some new "tactics"? And generally, try to have fun and see which level I will finally get to? (>.<)

Flamey

2008-09-16T22:46:00.002+08:00

I've kept myself to MapleSEA lately.. and sleeping.. but.. as always, the "curse of the 5X level". Yep, I have reached 5X again, for the 3rd time, and I have decided to stop mapling. Two "reasons"; the first being, the hacking cases, where the moment the hackers know your user, they know your password. And the second, if I were to migrate next time.. though I don't know if that will ever happen.. I am mostly likely not going to be able to play MapleSEA..

So there you have it.. my two "reasons" for stopping maple.. yet again.

The new problem.. what game do I occupy myself with now? I know it seems weird.. but I think that I just need to have a game in mind to "complete" my life for now..

I know there are tons of other things that I could be doing, but I would very much like a game that I can confidently say that I am playing if I have nothing better to do (a game that is not restricted by country, not too affected by hacking, and not threatening to fold), before I get on with the other things that I should.. be doing..

Flamey

2008-09-11T09:58:00.002+08:00

Been back.. for a little while now. Just too tired (I don't know why too) to do anything much for now..

Flamey

I had..

2008-08-22T23:57:00.003+08:00

I had..

1: intended to put off reading manga weekly/every two weeks so that when I finish my BMT, I would have some solid reading material for about an hour (if I am really lucky). I caved in and cleared all the manga up till this week's..

2: intended to put off watching any more anime so that I would have lots of episodes to watch when I finish my BMT. I have watched some, but have since stopped for now.

3: wanted to play MapleStory all week long.. and yet when I returned today, I played the whole day, and now its quite boring again.

4: wanted to scan some pages of my notebook which I used to pen things down when I was away.. and I am too lazy to learn how to scan..

5: wanted to get stronger and more discipled since I was forced to leave for 2 years.. and I find that I have not come close either one yet.

Flamey

Disappearing jutsu

2008-08-10T16:31:00.002+08:00

Gonna perform my disappearing jutsu again..

See in a week's time.. I hope.

Changed over and started to play, using my level 35 cleric.. (in the end, I didn't get to level my hunter, nor my cleric.. sigh)

Flamey

Grumble mumble

2008-08-10T12:14:00.003+08:00

Been trying the whole morning from 8:00 am.. and I have not had a successful party quest on MapleStory (been using my bowman). I may switch to my low level cleric next week if and when I get out..

Time to start packing my bag to go back in.. Its raining cats and dogs now..

Flamey

Random chatter

2008-08-09T18:27:00.003+08:00

I've watched some Naruto Shippuden, Bleach, One Piece anime, read the mangas, watched The Dark Knight (2008) and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).

Not really taken by anything actually.. I think I have since become a vegetable ever since I have gone in. The amount of anime and manga to catch up on doesn't seem adequate to the amount of computer time that I have missed out so far though.

I didn't feel any urge to game yesterday, but that's different today. Although still tired, I don't have many things to do on the computer. I don't particularly want to go out either. In randomness, I have started downloading MapleStory again. Whether I actually get down to playing it again or not.. it depends.

I don't really know which character to play on either. I like the assassin, bowman and cleric.. And I am really out of touch with the prices of MS..

I had a peek at some MMOs as well, because I discovered that, after 2 weeks, or even just one week of going in, you may gain interest in a game with graphics again. Sadly, none of the MMOs I had a look at appealed to me.

I have to find a little pouch for coins that I can bring with me when I go in again.. Carrying them in my wallet is not wise..

I'm hungry now..

I'll have to start packing to go back in.. that depresses me..

Flamey

The mouth remains shut and

2008-08-09T07:40:00.004+08:00

I have lots of things to blog about.. about the time I spent in camp. About all the things I noticed and experienced, and some of my own conclusions. But my mouth remains shut and my fingers will not type them out.

Only reason for this is because I am scared that I type something "wrong", and get caught.

As such.. I will continue to pen things down, my feelings, other people's views, experiences as best described as possible. And I will chat about it amongst my friends. ^^

Flamey

plops (on the floor)

2008-08-08T18:23:00.003+08:00

I'm tired.. I guess I am not used to this life yet. I disappeared for 2 weeks. And I will be disappearing again very soon.

Tomorrow promises to be quite a packed day.. grumble.

Being away from the computer made me realise that I am not really a hardcore computer addict. When there isn't a computer, I don't really care.. maybe also because I am kept busy till the moment I go to sleep.. But if there is a computer within my reach, it only feels right that it should be turned on, with the music on - blasting or otherwise.

Otherwise, I still have some movies, anime, manga, blogs, sleep, chatting and dreaming to catch up with.

I did pen down some things in camp.. that I was most ready to type out and post on this blog of mine, but I am just scared that I may realise some restricted information accidentally. So, I will only talk about it amongst my friends.. when I have the time..

Flamey

And so..

2008-07-24T21:57:00.003+08:00

And so.. the Day looms ever closer..

My neck is still screwed.. which in turns.. means that I would be screwed tomorrow..

I still have not packed.. I have gathered only MOST of the things.. die la die la..

Relatives (the male ones anyway) keep insisting that the army is soooooo much kinder now than it was back in the day.. I still don't wanna go.

Seems like DB (you should only know DB if you are a real Naruto anime follower) is really dropping Naruto Shippuden this time.. Doesn't mean much to me now since I will be disappearing.. But it would mean one less anime that I can watch when I re-appear again..

Note: Neoquest 2 seems almost impossible to play at night.. it keeps timing out. Or maybe only for Singnet users.. grumble.

Flamey

Impending doom

2008-07-23T23:51:00.003+08:00

Yep, the day is getting closer.. you could say that I have about 1 day left of freedom.

Spent the day gathering things to be packed.. and found that I still had to gather a few other things.. which is why I wanted to start packing today.. so that tomorrow, I would have a hope to gather any left-out things..

Had my neck "treated" today.. hope its better tomorrow.

And.. for the past few days.. I've been sort of preparing my mind of the inevitable.. and I realise that my hair will be cut.. really short.. But when I mentally go through the items I need to pack.. I still pause and think of things like: shampoo, hair dryer, comb..

Flamey

Sigh..

2008-07-22T20:15:00.003+08:00

I dreaded this when I heard the setting up and the mic tests over the weekend.. Chinese Opera.. downstairs of my place..

It starts from about 7:30 pm, and goes all the way till 10:30 pm or sometimes 11:00 pm.. Noisy as hell..

And.. crap, I just got a stomach ache.. Laterz

Flamey

Delivery!

2008-07-21T20:41:00.004+08:00

Yesterday..

Went out with Yong Sheng, Khai and Jia Yi.. for a last outing for a quite some time.. since I will be disappearing soon.

Summary: Had lunch, walk, arcade, walk, check darts, bought my goggles, walk, check darts, walk, arcade, walk, pool, walk, dinner, walk, home. (Ta-da!)

Conclusion: Very enjoyable (thanks Mr YS, and company ^^).. only thing is.. my neck had to act up..

Notes to self and others: If you ever play Daytona in the arcade.. racing against Jia Yi.. make sure to always take him out first. He's too danagerous.. he will crash and make you flip a lot if you don't take him out.

On to today..

Had Jia Yi and HuiHui over at my house today.. HuiHui cause the electricity in her estate was shut off today for.. work.. (She had asked Jia Yi and me out to cycling today because of that, and that she didn't go out with us (cause of Jimmy being tired) yesterday). Jia Yi cause.. I asked him to help move some things.

All in all.. lucky we didn't/couldn't go cycling.. because it rained like mad in the morning/late morning.. and in the afternoon too..

So.. the reason I called the cycling trip off in the first place, and asked them to my place.. is because I was going to have 5 bookshelves, 2 tables, 2 wardrobes, 1 VCD shelf and 1 DVD shelf delivered today.. (and it took all day..)

My THANKS!, to, HuiHui and Jia Yi. For keeping me company.

NO thanks.. to my neck..

And.. in the end.. 2 bookshelves were not delivered because it was not made because it was forgotten/overlooked.

Was also going to see a chinese doctor for my neck in the evening.. but the carpenters finished too late for me to go.

Flamey

Umm.. Hmm..

2008-07-20T00:29:00.003+08:00

Neopets is more addictive that I expected.. lol. If you want to make money that is..

Everytime I go back to Neopets, I just want my Jetsam back (that the first species of pet that I ever started with long long ago). I could not get Jetsam when I started this new account because it was already considered a limited edition pet.. *sigh*

So.. now I am keeping myself busy on Neopets, and some outings, before the "impending doom".

Also need to pick up goggles.. with degree.. grumble..

Countdown: 6 days

Flamey

Dotz.. Very nearly.. Arrrggg!!

2008-07-18T18:30:00.003+08:00

Dotz..

Starting playing Neopets again since I can't find any other game to play..

Very nearly..

Was considering getting a graphics tablet since I wanted to draw out some comical scenarios in my head.. But my drawing sucks, and I don't know how my army life is like yet.. so.. putting it off for now.

Arrrggg!

Exactly 1 week till enlistment!

Flamey

Fleeting happiness

2008-07-16T20:07:00.003+08:00

I took the time and effort to download and install Twelve Sky today. Its a martial arts based game; one of the kind of MMORPGs that I don't mind and generally find interesting.

The long and the short, I researched the game for about an hour or so, to decide which faction I would want to join, and which class I would be. So when the download and installation were done, I immediately started playing.

I played for about 3 straight hours, at which point I had to stop and eat. I also took this opportunity to reflect about the game.

After a nice little nap ^^ I decided that I didn't want to play Twelve Sky anymore. I don't think it will appeal to me in the long run.

Another game that I would really like to try would be: Project Torque. Why I say "would really like to try" is because.. my laptop doesn't meet the requirement computer system specifications. And I have no intention of lagging when it comes to driving/racing games.

Flamey

Boredom - 000,002

2008-07-15T23:09:00.003+08:00

Again, I am so bored.. I don't even know how to describe it.

I started the day by waking at 12:00 pm.

Watched 8 episodes of Rosario+Vampire anime.

Did some hopeful game searching again - didn't find anything.

Wandered around the house for a bit.

Stared out of the window when it was drizzling/raining in the afternoon.

Rolled around in bed trying to sleep - failed.

Watched "Meet Dave", found it quite good. Recommended to watch!

Submitted password recovery for my account for Runescape.. denied.

Flamey

Thanks HuiHui

2008-07-14T22:07:00.002+08:00

From HuiHui:

Thanks ^^

Flamey

Manga - Rosario+Vampire

2008-07-14T19:41:00.007+08:00

Another one of those romantic comedy manga-types.

Since my game searching last night failed, I decided to try and find some other interesting manga to indulge in.. and this is what I found ^^

I find that romance itself is too much for me to handle, but I like it when writers throw in those exaggerated or outrageous comedy-bits into the story which make them enjoyable.

I rushed through the entire of Season 1, and enjoyed it. Now I'm currently starting on Season 2. (Also, another manga to look forward to every week) ^^

Oh yea.. countdown of number of days to my disappearance: 11

Flamey

Manga - Beast Master

2008-07-13T00:07:00.003+08:00

I didn't sleep well last night. People don't sleep well when they are pre-occupied with something or are having nightmares.. at least that's what I thought. I'm not sure what I am pre-occupied with, and I definately was not having a nightmare; I just got up from time to time in the night, and felt like I didn't sleep at all. It's a feeling similar to that of staying up for a few days at a go.

When I got up, I made a quick decision - that I would just forget about it, find a MMORPG that appeals to me, download it, play like crazy, get bored, and get over it. In the end, I didn't find any, so, that's the end of it.

Going through some manga since I felt like reading something, I found "Beast Master". It's a combination of comedy and romance. I don't really like reading romantic novels/comics/manga.. watching too, in fact. I can't stomach it.. so to speak. But I find it alright, when it's romance AND comedy. It adds a lighter "feel" to it, and I find it cute. I guess I like cute.

Flamey

If I may..

2008-07-11T18:37:00.003+08:00

If I may direct your attention to the left navigation bar, I have added a new link "About the author". I recommend reading it ^^

Note: It's not completed yet, but I've laid the foundations.

Flamey

Boredom - 000,001

2008-07-11T10:15:00.003+08:00

I can't believe that I am so bored of games. At least those that are played on the computer (because that's all I have). I have the urge to play, just can't find any game that I like.

What hit me last night, just before I went to sleep, was.. nightmares! I find nightmares mostly fun.. at least mine are. As far as I recall, pretty much most of my nightmares start with myself running away from something, and ending with me finally standing up to that "something".. but the nightmares always just end there.. I don't get to find out what happens next; pretty irritating actually.

Flamey

Hrm.. US gas stations..

2008-07-10T12:57:00.004+08:00

Went to Yahoo to check my mail, and this video caught my eye (seeing how the gas prices are sky rocket-ing)..

Flamey

Basketball ^^

2008-07-10T12:48:00.003+08:00

Played basketball with Jia Yi and Yong Sheng yesterday. Yong Sheng owned us. In the case of basketball, I think that last time Jia Yi or I played it seriously was in secondary 2 or 3. General exercise wise, I think Jia Yi actually goes running from time to time now.. Unlike me.. who is still slouching at home enjoying the bed or chair.. lol.

Basketball is actually not my choice of sport though.. I really want to try tennis for once. I never did cause my mum was always worried about me, saying that I won't have enough strength.. So for now, I guess I shall just wait till University to try tennis or something.. if I can get in..

Flamey

Bah, weird..

2008-07-09T09:58:00.003+08:00

I was originally going to talk about myself.. but.. as luck would have it, I just realised that my laptop is acting weird too.

What's nice about staying home with nothing much to do except to wait for impending doom is that you can sleep in till whatever time. Where am I going with this? Well, I recently added the weather forecast Google Gadget to my iGoogle homepage, so I knew that it would rain pretty badly yesterday. The night before, I made the mistake of not closing my window, and I was subconciously awake every hour or so, till the sky was getting bright again.. and that would be 6:00 am+.. I sort of passed out till 8:50 am after that.. At 8:50 am, I finally got up to close the windows. And when I did, damn! My head felt like it was bursting..

Here's the nice part though: first, I got up just at the right time, because the moment I flopped back onto my bed, I could hear the rain beating on my windows most furiously. And second, I slept soundly all the way till 2:00 pm.

And a little note for those who didn't know: waking and sleeping every few hours with worries on your mind for one night will exhaust a person much MUCH more than a person who sleeps soundly for 3-5 hours a day for a week.

About my laptop, the weird thing is.. the little task bar on the right.. it seems to be loading less and less things everytime.. I have to manaually find the program, and launch it before it gets loaded on the task bar.. And while we are on that subject.. the start up is pretty long too..

Lastly.. about me again.. I woke up darn early today.. 7:30am, but got up at 8:00 am.. well.. darn early considering the fact that I normally wake at about 10:00 am every day.. or later.

Flamey

Boredom

2008-07-07T12:05:00.006+08:00

Title is pretty self explanatory.. I'll be in the army soon.. and I would have to get certain things before then. But other than that.. I'mp retty much free.

I can't go out to play or anything.. because of my neck. And it isn't wise for me to be in front of the computer for long periods of time too (also because of the neck).

Games wise, I think I am giving up GaiaOnline.. nothing much to it; just pointless earning of money, then buying things. I wanted to try all the games at least once, and I have achieved that. Though the game "Word Bump" is still bugging.

As for other games.. I'm just not interested, or you have to pay to play them. Especially MMORPGs.. It's more of a challenge to find one that interests you AND hacker-free, than to get to a high level. And even if you find one that interests you and is hacker-free.. seeing the same graphics over and over has to be quite tiring and boring.

What else... AH! Anime watching.. I'm currently plowing through Prince of Tennis. Then probably Devil May Cry. (also, the usual Naruto Shippuden, Bleach and One Piece) Then, I'll be out of anime to watch again.

Movies.. I may watch some of the older ones that I like.. or maybe sample some of the newer ones that I was not interested in. But there's not much drive for it.. so..

Books.. they arn't unpacked yet, so I can't get to them.

Oh.. I'm really quite bored.. I guess I will end my bored ranting here..

A little edit, since HuiHui reminded me about cockroaches.. When I went downstairs to get lunch yesterday, on the stairs was on very squashed, thus very flat, probably paper-thin, cockroach. I avoided it like the plague.

Flamey

The movie: Hancock (2008)

2008-07-05T00:25:00.003+08:00

I watched Hancock tonight. In some ways, I liked it, and in some ways, I didn't quite like it.

I don't know how and where to start though. Since I don't want to give out any spoilers (like the last movie post, you can click on the IMDB link I provided for the spoilers), I guess all I can say is: 1 - I admired how he handled himself at the start [of the movie], and I don't think I would mind living such a life, and 2 - the ending wasn't bad.

That aside, I was almost not going to watch it, but I'm kind of glad that I did. The concept of the movie is similar to one of my fantasies that I came up with after a comment from my mother. The comment was somewhere along the lines of "You can't always get what you want, and if you keep being self centered, you won't get far in life". After hearing that, I thought to myself "Bah, if everyone can't always have their way, who's to judge who's way we should follow? Won't it be the strongest (or most influential) person's way? Which is why I strongly admired Hancock at the starting of the movie.. because he did things his way, and didn't care about other people's opinions. I didn't expect the movie to turn out the way it did.. but like I said earlier.. the ending wasn't bad.

Flamey

Hacking attempts..

2008-07-04T13:42:00.004+08:00

The title pretty much says it all. In less than half a day, I've had two hacking attempts on my GaiaOnline account. Its pretty scary..

Other updates.. my neck still hurts, though not as much at times. And I better start gathering things for the army.. (grumble)

Flamey

Typical behaviour

2008-07-03T21:23:00.003+08:00

Its just typical of me.. In my last post, I stated that I was happily fishing on GaiaOnline.. which I was. And today, I was just totally bored with GaiaOnline. Maybe its partially due to my neck pains.

Anyway, had the curtains done today.. Costing all of S$2000.. But now I can achieve absolute darkness in the house even if its not at night! (for whatever its worth)

Umm.. neck still hurting.. Probably have to go and see the [chinese] doctor to get it fixed.. as I always do, since I have not been able to successfully recover for a strain on my own. (grumble)

Flamey

GaiaOnline Fishing

2008-07-02T21:50:00.007+08:00

Ever since I have been able to afford my Strength Rod Plus, I have been happily fishing on Gaia. And I think its funny.. because everytime I go fishing on GaiaOnline, I create my own room, just for fun.. and there's always a lot of people who join (when there are lots of other rooms)..

Like this occasion:

In a way, I guess it's a honour to host so many people =p

I was planning on sleeping early.. because of my neck - its hurting really bad. I can't turn my head, nor can I look up or down.. =( So why don't I just sleep already? Because I am not used to sleeping before midnight, much less before 10:00 pm..

Flamey

Ouch..

2008-07-02T20:36:00.003+08:00

Went to play basketball with Jia Yi today.. we were really bad.. since the last time we were even on a court was probably two years ago.

I ended up hurting my neck.. don't think I can go play again tomorrow.. *sad*

Flamey

The movie: Wanted (2008)

2008-07-02T00:00:00.004+08:00

I also watched Wanted (2008) last night.

Since I don't want to give any spoilers (you can click on the IMDB link that I provided for that).. All I will comment about the movie is that it was somewhat enjoyable.

Flamey

Panda!

2008-07-01T19:02:00.003+08:00

I went to get my new glasses today. It black and its a plastic frame.. for the army. Now I look like a panda..

And a little of last night adventure: When I went into the kitchen and turned on the light, I saw a cockroach. So I went to get the pest-killer spray, and sprayed a whole load at the cockroach (umm, I'm afraid of cockroaches), waited till it couldn't walk properly, and used a box sitting near the sink to catch the cockroach and threw it down the garbage chute; whee! Though I had to wash the place up a little after that.. since I used so much spray..

Flamey

Time goes by

2008-06-30T09:54:00.003+08:00

Its nothing new - time goes by so slowly when you are bored. And that's what's happening to me right now. I went to sleep past 2:00 am last night, and I was up before 8:00 am this morning. I am immensely bored, and time seems to pass so slowly.. (and nothing to play..)

In a way its good I guess.. I will be going into the army near the end of next month. Not particularly looking forward to it..

I'll go munch on something now..

Flamey

I tend to overdo things

2008-06-29T13:03:00.002+08:00

I've been trying my best to stay at home and keep it at that, much to my mother's annoyance. Because I tend to overdo things. That's my character - if I go out, I would keep going out. If I started sports or something, I will continue doing it till I am forced to stop.. where I will start being lazy again.. for a LONG time..

Flamey

Linkin Park - What I've Done

2008-06-27T23:19:00.003+08:00

I think my favourite band at the moment is Linkin Park. Though I am not so crazy about them now as I was a few months back. I used to have to listen to their songs when I woke and before I went to sleep; it brought peace to my mind.

The reason for the title is not because I did something special today. It's just that this particular LP song was saved elsewhere on my computer away from the other songs I have, and when I was sorting the things in my computer, I happened to chance upon it, and it brought back memories.

On a side note, my preferred band when I was much younger was Westlife.

Flamey

More of GaiaOnline

2008-06-26T21:43:00.005+08:00

After following my usual play style of, psycho playing, for new games.. I have expanded my house and bought some decorations for my car. The car looks funny because I don't have the funds to buy anything else.. All my gold went into upgrading the house.

Anyway, here is the house:

And this is my funny looking car:

As of now, since I have gone through the "psycho play" stage, I am moderating my hours on GaiaOnline. (The fishing is down, and the Word Bump game is bugging at level 30 anyway..) Gold is pretty hard to save up too.. Well.. tedious..

Flamey

Mmmmm

2008-06-25T09:40:00.003+08:00

Hi all! Now.. I have no idea why I typed that for..

That aside, following a good friend's (HuiHui) recommendation, I tried out . And lucky for me that I did. I don't know what about it attracts me to stay on, but at least I have something to do now ^^

Flamey

A little something on the side

2008-06-23T19:15:00.003+08:00

I was on Youtube surfing around looking for random interesting things, which I occasionally do, and I came upon a certain video (I forgot the title) which talked about Japan inventing a car which runs on water alone. So I did a little search, and this is what I came up with: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/International_Business/Now_eco-friendly_car_that_run_on_water/articleshow/3138083.cms

I find this new report to be of interest because of the possibilities it holds:

- water as fuel compared to rising gasoline prices
- water to power the electrical devices in your house
- another use of water

Well, I'll let you read the report yourself and see what you think about it.

I'll leave you with this video that I found on Break:

The Great Office War - Watch more free videos

Flamey

Flashback

2008-06-23T00:34:00.006+08:00

A flashback of my life for the past month or two:

- slow start to packing of the old place
- mad packing (pick and throw/pack style) of the old place
- moving the bulk of the things from old place to new place
- working overnight for 3 nights (no sleep for 74 hours) doing last minute packing
- "rested" for 2 days before jetting off to Cambodia for voluntary work
- woke at 6:30 am for 2 weeks in Cambodia
- returned to Singapore to face mountains of unpacked boxes
- been suffering various stomach pains
- arranging for new furniture in the new place

What I regret now is the haphazard manner of packing which I did due to lack of time. I can't find my certificates.. important and unimportant ones. So, the important and obvious lesson here, is to start packing early to avoid the rushing and haphazard packing.. but this is me we are talking about - I will probably lack the motivation to pack till its near the deadline, and rush to pack. But if I have to move again, and I am rushing to pack, I'll just have to keep in mind to pack things such that I can find them back again, especially important items.

About staying up for such long periods of time.. The first night was hell. I have stayed up late on occasion (till 4:00 am at most) playing games on the computer and such. But I have not stayed up overnight before. The first night was really difficult - practically a battle to stay awake, but once that was over, staying up was "natural", though zombie-like.

About the Cambodia trip, I won't say much on it, except that:

- Vomitted before boarding the plane, quite unusual
- I admire the Cambodians' enthusiasm towards learning
- I disliked the waking time greatly, since I am not a morning kind of person
- I disliked most of the Singapore group that I went with
- Still afraid of Cambodia's food

Returning to Singapore, I was reminded of my stupidity of packing recklessly, and that we had to get bookshelves, tables, cupboards, etc. for the new place.

That concludes this flashback "episode".

Flamey

Birth of a new blog?

2008-06-22T21:22:00.004+08:00

Umm, basic introductions - I'm Colin, I've just moved house, and I'm about to enlist into the army soon.

This would be my second attempt at blogging, and I will be adding things to the website slowly for about a month before I disappear into a camp. My first attempt ended because I felt that it was getting a bit too boring, and I was hooked a certain text-based game and didn't want to stop to blog anymore.

I can't say for sure that I am more exciting now compared with last time, but I am motivated to blog now since I can't find any game that interests me. Also, I have just moved house, for the first time in my life, so that is an experience that I wish to share [about how unhappy I am with it].

That should be it for now. A quick read to get you started, before my long posts come along =p

Flamey