Solemn Simplicity

Rubbish

2008-05-14T01:34:00.002+08:00

Been a chaotic week. One fella's pissing me off. Kept bugging and nagging. Sheesh wish this week would end soon. Gonna OT today (wed 14may) to complete my stuff as much as possible to meet the deadline.

Wish me luck.

Oh yea thanks for letting me rant. lol.

Ironic

2008-05-08T09:49:00.003+08:00

Rachel and I received 2 earphones to review (200-250 words). A SonicGear one and a Klipsch one. Sonic Gear was crap despite its 'Clear strong and deep bass audio' and 'Not your Ordinary Earplug' claims. It gives me an impression of an 'air-head', as in 0 or bare minimal bass.

The Klipsch one, I'd give it a better review, partially because of its pricing (SGD499!) and its unique design that makes it look like a ear-pick. It comes with a pouch and a case made of leather.

Its sound isolation is pretty good (better than Sonic Gear)and the bass was definitely better.

I base my observations on the earphones I'm currently using, a Sony MDR EX-85LP.

I will be writing the review for the Sonic Gear one while Rach does the Klipsch one.

Oh reminder: 2 press releases due to be summarised and written into articles, 1 earphone review, 1 PC show DPS (Dbl Page Spread) due 16May.

I took a cab today to work. The ride costs me $17. Rach takes a cab from her place (east side), it only costs her $14+. I stay closer to the office (North). What an irony.

Priceless

2008-05-07T09:44:00.003+08:00

13 days of work : $260
500ml bottle of soft drinks at Cathay : $3.10
Walking through the underpass of Northpoint, barging into people walking in the opposite direction who thought that the underpass is one way only and sneaking past couples who take their own sweet time in walking : Priceless

There are somethings money cant buy. But for everything else, there is M.I.G.H.T (Maneuverable Interface projectG: Humanoid Troll)

Received a few queries about the song I'm using for this blog.
Here it is. Its from Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core. 'Why' by Ayaka.

-temporarily removed the song from the blog-

2008-05-06T00:47:00.001+08:00

Iron Man!

It is way better than Transformers IMO.

And I bought a 500ml A&W rootbeer for $3.10. SCREW U CATHAY!

2008-05-05T10:53:00.002+08:00

Alone in the office, Rach has a fever and a rash. So that means 2 out of 5 MCs claimed for her xD.

Plugged into my iPod, chatted with a few peeps, suddenly thought of someone. Damn its these kind of mundane stuff that makes my PSP more tempting than it was before.

Then again I haven't been sourcing around for nice games.

I was wondering if I sent in my compaq for servicing (reformat, replace wifi adaptor and maybe replace LCD screen) would it be more worthwhile if I bought a new laptop instead?

HP or Sony Vaio? hmmm.

No macs pls. xD

2008-05-01T11:22:00.004+08:00

UCL Finals: From Russia with Love (roman abramovich) vs American Idiot (glazer)

Bye Liverpool. Be contented with your 4th spot ya?

Chelski please prepare to lose UCL and BPL ^_^

Anyway I came across these FF Cosplays which are not bad.

Not that bad right? Speaking of which Crisis Core is calling out to me. Shan't spend time here any longer.

And CMM Peeps there's only 21 weeks left! And I hope to get my 2 weeks worth of pay come friday.

6 random habits

2008-04-26T23:49:00.005+08:00

Ah Ling ar... Why you saboh this lao ahpek here =x

1) Name that person that invited you: Ah Ling

2) Rules : 6 Random Habits

3) Describe the 6 habits below

4) ~~invite another 6 of your friends~~

Random Habits

1. I cannot sleep past 10a.m. No matter how late I slept the night before, 10a.m is the limit.

2. I prefer to keep silent, unless I know those around me are on the same wavelength, or they know about my randomiser.

3. I do read Straits Times, but at a different time.

4. I can save money if I want to. But usually I'd fail unless I have something I want to buy.

5. I chat with the same few people everyday. Amazing how we can talk without being bored with my dull nature.

6. I have no preference for anything, but I'd kill you if you gave me a parsley and celery salad.

-yawns-

2008-04-23T18:51:00.003+08:00

In technical terms, I have been de-virginalised (read: deflowered). I went to attend Asus's EEE 900 notebook which was held @ Fashion bar. That was my first time ever at a bar. Zomgwtfbbq. Event was mildly interesting, chatted with some people in the industry. Thats it.

If you see me in SP tmr, ignore me. kthxbye

Daily Must-haves

2008-04-23T10:00:00.003+08:00

Daily must haves.

- I usually carry with me a case of Eclipse Mints which usually lasts 2 days.

- My pair of nearly dead spectacles that are hanging up just because my nose is supporting it.

- My MP3 to block out the sound of people talking loudly in the train, or just to avoid some people.

- Water >> Necessity

- Money (There's no free lunch)

- EZ Link Card (same as above, no free transport except for walking, ~~seducing~~hitch hiking and cycling.

- Computer

- Sleep (most underrated for me, seeing as I cannot sleep past 10am due to some biological defect.

/end randomrant

Update!

2008-04-20T17:00:00.002+08:00

My first 2 days over @ CRM was a pain. I had only 2 articles for the 2 days there and the rest was spent on im-ing and stoning.

3rd day was one to remember. I was asked to review a pair of Sonic Gear Momento M3 sound system. I don't have prior experience with sound systems, so I just smoked my way throught. Midway I was also asked to review a casual game called 'Burger Island' where I 'learnt' how to make burgers/fries/ milkshakes.

Thursday was something similar, just that I had to write one a Kensington (the laptop lock manufacturer) Wireless mouse. Its slim and sleek. With 1000dpi, it's sensitivity is far superior to the regular 800 dpi mouses.

Friday was slightly hectic. Had to tag along for an interview with Nicholas Chee. After concluding the interview, I spent 30mins back in the office before heading off towards the Asian Civilisation Museum for the launch of Canon's New Flash-based Camcorder.

After the launch, went to have dinner with some coursemates and the GM. Ranted, talked and joked. Nearly got influenced by Cheryl and Rachel to go to MOS for a coke. Eventually settled on O'Brien or O'Brien's or O'Brien (wadever), an irish sandwich bar.

We left at around 11 and headed home. Was an enjoyable week I supposed.

Thanks to those who so kindly responded to my sms(es) and msn spams sent out of despair during my work. You Guys ROX!

Sad

2008-04-11T19:34:00.012+08:00

After harrassing/ spamming/ pressuring the relevant people, I received a call earlier today telling me to collect my long overdue paycheck from the IT fair from some place in Middle Road (aka near Bugis Fortune Centre). It turned out to be a company/den called Savage Man Pte Ltd or something. The building looked ok, but it was bare inside. The whole interior is damn old, messy and had a weird smell to it.

I trudged up the escalator (only the side going up was working, amazing since this building is so old and seemed like no one maintains it) to find the office I was supposed to collect my cheque from.

I went in, saw a desk right in front, which I presumed to be the receptionist desk or something. There is a sofa beside where I stood which was cluttered with magazines. The staff were hiding behind at the pantry, which took up half the space of their office.

The person whom I was supposed to contact came out after I called out, and he got my cheque of $177 which I was supposed to sign for. He asked me why was I in such a hurry to get it when I had already explained previously that I was having my internship starting Monday and will not have time to personally collect made me slightly pissed. Moreover, they cannot bank into my account because my signature is required.

I left that place after getting my cheque and asked for directions to the nearest POSB branch around. They could have told me it's located beside SMU, but they kept pointing me to the 'junction up ahead'....

After I banked in my cheque, I started cursing.

rant part 2 begins

I am not the kind to ~~stalk~~ hang out in town area, so I had totally no idea where City Hall MRT was from that SMU. Bo bian, so I decided to just chiong and get a cab if I got lost. Then damn heng that the path I chose was correct, and I ended up somewhere near Chjimes/ Raffles City. The Coscafe located near Chjimes was tempting the previously dormantotaku blood in me to enter.

I planned to sit down to think through carefully first, so I bought a can of Pokka Green Tea from the money changer outside. and KNNBCCB that was the most expensive drink I bought (dont count booze, but not that I buy anyway). The can of green tea set me back by $1.90 (cant help. project psp is delayed for quite some time alrdy.)

Heck it wasn't even a limited edition or what. I figured that if I succumb to my other self's desire I will not be able to get my PSP tmr.

As I left that place, I was hoping for better results when I go to my next destination.

I headed to some facility located in Braddell to check out the place where I am going to spend the next 6 months for my lesson. I planned to source for makan places as well since I don't have the luxury to eat anywhere I want. I found them pretty easily as both of them were pretty near (and thanks to the drink stall auntie whom I bought my iced milo from for pointing out the other place where they sell my food) before heading to see my environment for the next 24 weeks.

What immediately greeted me were the sounds of drilling/ sawing. I ignored them and went to the level that I was to be spending time at. The passenger lift wouldn't work for me despite it being on level 1. The more I pressed the button, the more the lift's 'bell' sounded. The door never moved. I then took the cargo lift up.

The drilling noises was not that audible already and when I looked through the tinted glass door, what greeted me was the sight of a cubicle with a piece of paper stuck to it saying visitors please proceed *random direction*.

Peeking further into the office, it was filled with even more cubicles which made me sad.

I had thought the cubicles might be around the height where one can't see anyone while sitting but could when on your feet.

A white and a greyish environment without sunlight streaming in.

lol.

2008-04-08T18:17:00.005+08:00

MY PAYCHECK FOR ACER's Roadshow @ SP during the month for much has came in! ~~And Pentax YOU OFFICIALLY SUCK for being unable to pay.~~ Acer only took 1 week to process our pay despite having a shorter time to process. ~~You? YOU suck BIG man.~~ Thanks to Acer my Project PSP has not been derailed.

I honestly do ~~not~~ care about the $100+ that I'm due from Pentax ~~anymore as I will not be free to go down to your HR department to collect that paltry sum during my internship.~~

The pay for the march roadshow is around $714, which got cut to $611.50 after CDAC fund and CPF tax. All for like 10 days of work (assuming I counted properly). Adding to the fact that we had nearly 40 ppl working for the SP roadshow, Pentax sure takes long to process wages for a 4 day assignment for around 5- 6 ppl. (we were promised 3-4 weeks, but its the 5th week alrdy)

Ah well. Thats enough rambling to be going on with. I still have to recce the surroundings at braddell for my meal once my internship starts. Anyone wanna tag along? xD

Response to tag:

As requested I'm supposed to:

a. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
b. Tag seven people to do the same.
c. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it".

a)

1. I find understanding people easier than understanding myself
2. I am good at cloaking my feelings.
3. I am usually lame/cold/random.
4. I always wake up at 10a.m, no matter how late I slept the previous night/ morning.
5. I make and lose friends easily I suppose.
6. I am anti-social most of the time.
7. I have a weird sense of humour, probably the kinds that only ah tay understands O_O

I r not tagging ppl to do this quiz. xD

2008-04-01T02:44:00.013+08:00

Due to overwhelming requests (namely Cheryl and Faridah) who tried to persuade me to publish ~~porn~~ prawns in the publishing company I'm gonna be interning at, I would now like to conduct a survey to determine the hottest and coolest prawn mascot for my use (if I ever get to write an article)

Here are the eligible prawnidates:

Prawntestant No. 1

Prawntestant No. 2

Prawntestant No. 3

-dead in action-

and lastly, Catenstein!

I kind of expect myself to be asked to carry the gadgets/ pc/ IT related stuffs for reviews while Rachel makes the coffee for at least a few weeks before eventually allowed to do what we are supposed to do.~~Pay~~ Allowance is @ $440 per month, which is a paltry sum compared to the 2 interning @ Citigroup as they are getting $950.

Me am gonna sleep now. ciaoz =)

2008-03-28T21:51:00.002+08:00

Got the results of my posting today. I am posted to Communications Resources Pte Ltd for a 24week internship. Apparently Rachel and I will be at their PC magazine section, although our tutor has informed us that there is another gadgets section as well.

He said its located next to SPH, which prolly meant I get to lunch with my coursemates who are interning @ the various papers in SPH.

I am currently trying out cabal, and i apologise if my replies on msn were very short. I'm doing a multi-tab window while playing. Moreover the game doesn't pause for you.

Oh well thats enough for an update I presume. Acer is beckoning again next week.

Cheers =)

Update!

2008-03-20T13:30:00.015+08:00

Due to a lack of interesting events that took place over the holidays, and the fact that i was ~~moonlighting~~, working part time, I effectively killed the entire holidays for Project PSP&Misc.

First job was distributing flyers at the IT fair for Spentax or Pentax, couldn't really recall the name.

Yunru and Meiting quitted after day one because it didn't turn out to be what we expected. I skipped off day 2 to go for the Acer one but continued with the rest. Met a few interesting people whom I didn't exchange contacts with. Spent quite some time slacking away in some corner of the Suntec Convention center on the last day.

Summary: I feel for flyer distributors. The next time I see one I'll take one from that person and just dump it into the nearest bin.

2nd one was for Acer at the SP notebook roadshow. Had to attend some ~~mass hypnotism~~ briefing session at their main office to know about the specs and prices. Turned out to be useless for me, as my group went to do the processing end (taking stocks, passing orders etc). HP/Compaq is their main competitor, aside from Apple. It is kind of contradicting seeing that I am a Compaq user, and the friend who got me the job is a HP user.

As usual, met quite a number of interesting people, and got to know more about my friends. Code names were given as well as its easier memorising than real names.
Earned around $700+ for this job, should earn just under 1k once the spentax/pentax one comes in. And there's the possible extension for the Acer@ SP roadshow.

Project PSP/ Exia kit/ MacPro or Asus is still on!

Speaking of which, the GM said that I'm posted to some magazine for my attachment. Wonder which company will it be... Kids Company? LOL.

Shant ramble already. Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed, a teen who's stuck in office complaining via the little green man and a messy desktop requires my attention. ciao =)

And Apple just installed Safari 3.1 on my laptop for me. o_o

Last Day of Exams

2008-02-27T13:40:00.002+08:00

Last day of exams is tomorrow and yours truly hasn't even flipped the book/ opened the slides at all.

Still slacking away, as I killed alot of brain cells during Chinese Newswriting. Think I did ok though.

A piece of news (good I supposed, seeing as I didnit quite like tt HR person who interviewed me), my application for an internship at SPH has not been successful.

Extract of teh mail that came in after I got home from school:

Dear Bevan,

We refer to your application for the above mentioned post and would like to thank you for taking the time to come for the writing exercise and interview.

We have considered your application very carefully but regret to inform that you have not been successful.

Nevertheless, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in our Organisation and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

Yours sincerely
SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED
TAN WEI LIN
HUMAN RESOURCES
-phone number omitted-

Their standard format of a 'PHAIL' response email is strangely annoying. I feel that there's a mistake with the structure somewhere but doesn't seem that way. crap i shouldn't think so much.

y(^_^)y is my current msn logo. I could go and have happy time now but my last paper is tmr -.-

CCC ah CCC! Is this ur grade?

(see x3 ah C C C! Is this (C) ur grade?)

signing off =)

*edit: Happy Birthday in advance Ngoh Hiang!

Gheyness

2008-02-22T20:15:00.003+08:00

Study Break has officially ended!

My interview at SPH yesterday was crap imo (might be slightly debatable on the actual outcome), shan't talk too much about that. Went to RP today to catch one of my primary school classmate in action during his internship. Then went to Daytona (rofl), won 3/5 races before heading home.

As I'm typing, my notes are all opened up with the one on HDTV looking straight at me. It is rather intimidating to see the notes all opened up.

Schedule for next week:
Monday: MEP paper

Wed: CNW paper

Thurs: CCC paper

Fri: Ngoh hiang's bdae celebration

Truth is I haven't decide if I should turn up or not, seeing that I was MIA most of the time during happenings like this. Maybe I should break my record of not turning up for social events this year... hmmmm...

Anyway I shall continue with my HDTV progress. Bye=)

End of Sem!

2008-02-15T19:00:00.005+08:00

Before I continue, I would like to mourn the demise of AhBee v2.

Here's a recap of the original AhBee and his predecessors.

Ah Bee (original)

Ah Bee V2

Finally AhBee V3

Disclaimer: All are 1gb ones

Lets have a moment of silence for AhBee V2, who served me so well during year 2.

The tradition of a new thumbdrive for each year is something I did not expect to happen. It is almost a natural occurence, if this latest death is to be taken into consideration.

YES SCH HAS ENDED! 1 WK of studybreak den EXAMS! Who wants to pla... revise tgt? LOL.

Screwed

2008-02-14T10:03:00.003+08:00

I think I screwed my radio test. Heres wad I did:

1) Back announce with station ID
2) Traffic report (<< decided on the spot, because I discovered my Live Ad script is located at the bottom of my stack of papers
3) Hooks (<< brought to the front, because I was still searching for the paper
4) Liner
5) Live Ad, missed a word 'Phreaking', so I only recited Plucked Pheasants instead of 'Phreaking Plucked Pheasants
6) Liner (Accidentally clicked on music bed) -.-
7) Advert/Spot
8) Liner
9) Front sell << I forgot to preview my song in advance, it was a song w/o intro. Screwed because I forgot to say station id.

Damn wtf lol.

Nvm MEP Later.

~anpan!~

Rant

2008-02-13T18:58:00.005+08:00

Apple's designs are by far the best in the business. OS and work functions as well, they are proving to be a real challenger to tear apart the Microsoft monopoly.

Went to the Epicenter today because my iPod Touch couldn't work. It was still working this morning, but it 'crashed' (Epic product I'd say) while i was syncing it before leaving for school. It wouldn't turn on, and the temperature of the device was steadily increasing. Cheryl told me that my iPod Touch is a bomb in disguise. I corrected her by changing the name to iBomb Touch.

I tried restarting it at home, but it didn't work. The guy at the Epicenter tried restarting, AND IT WORKED! I wonder what was going on.

He said to hold the buttons down for 15s, but I was very sure I exceeded that. Maybe its because of the size of my fingers which is too big, hence there is no point of contact between the wires/ whatnots as the force is distributed over a wider surface area.

Anyway I turned up in school for the first time this week, MEP group proj and CNW stoppress due on friday. Having individual Radio Skills test tomorrow. With any luck I'll pass it, and hopefully all the project stuffs will be done tomorrow.

Expect another entry sometime this week unless the passengers taking 969 reverted back to their old self (back in 06/07), I won't be remanded for trampling on passengers/ pushing them off the bus.

ciao =)

Chinese New Year

2008-02-10T22:34:00.000+08:00

I got my RAM upgraded finally. Wahahahahahha. This year's CNY PR activities went pretty smoothly, the total amount collected I think is more than last year's. Then again, *one giam siap auntie who came to my house, got an ang pow for her son from my mum but never bothered about me and my brother* I cant expect too much.

Got a pair of earphones, but the quality is a little suspect. Might be my own ears though.
Operation PSP has been postponed to Sem 3.1

MEP group proj and CNW Stoppress due this week. This is also the last week of school. Then followed by 1 week worth of study break before the exams.

I think a minute of silence at this moment is most apt.

Shall blog again sometime later this week. ciao =)

Randomiser on

2008-02-09T21:59:00.000+08:00

This is specially dedicated to you.

If only you could click this eh?

Now leave before your mum comes.

At least I got friends. WIll be blogging about CNY tomorrow. ciao =)

Festive seasons

2008-02-07T00:57:00.000+08:00

Its the time of the year for the Chinese to get all polite with each other, at least with their relatives and friends.

I doubt any of us actually meet up with the people whom we visited during this period of time outside new year.

Speaking of which, my money coming during this season, I'll be getting a little more than $200 to call my own. So its going to my laptop ram upgrade (1gb to 2gb), a new ipodtouch case, and if i can squeeze in a little a black sennheiser cx300 earphones. White turns yellow easily, and me not like it. *mumbles about yellow yellow dirty fellow

Ah well, I'm feeling slightly better, with the help of the Panadol Cold Relief sachets I dug up at home.

Some trashy Taiwanese New Year program is on air on Channel U serves as my background noise.

Ah well... My router is all up, and as of this moment my brother and I are online together at the same time.

And I'm seriously sick of you (more than 1 person in mind). Somehow I'm pretty pissed at stuffs and wishing I hadn't known you in the first place, much less cooperating together.

On the plus side, MEP grp proj is nearly done, a good job we did.

For now, heres wishing everyone a bumper harvest of the red papers that you are getting and for those who aren't celebrating, TOO BAD ROFLATIDO!

bye~

WTFOFMGBBQKNNBCCB

2008-02-04T09:33:00.000+08:00

We have a 'Red Alert'. We have a 'Red Alert'.

Enemy forces has infiltrated the enummi barrier. Hackers have started bypassing DNA sys32.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We are reporting 'live' in Naveb, where the city has been under siege since the first gunfire approximately 48 hours ago. The casualties are steadily increasing as the waves of attacks threaten to disturb the peace and tranquility that this city has enjoyed for over the past 6 months.

As we are speaking, the city mayor Mr Nehc is currently doing his final assignment called MEP which is a Group Project. However at this point of time only an ally called Ymmar who is also doing his own one.

Ya I'm sick. Ennumi = Immune. Naveb Nehc = My name in reverse.

ふざける　な !

Aftermath

2008-01-30T15:23:00.000+08:00

2 projects are over, namely CCC and MCP. Can't say that I'm happy with it, but I'm just glad its over and done with.

Radio Talkset tomorrow, hope things will work out.

Cant say I enjoyed 2nd year as a whole, but lets just say its good to know more people rather than just limiting the interaction between each other with just 'hi~ bye' or random nodding /staring in their direction as acknowledgement of one's existence.

Just let this sem end already.

Academic Yr 2.2 ending 28th Feb

2008-01-27T11:57:00.000+08:00

Its teh suxor. Some other polys are already in their examinations week, and mine is still in its academic calendar.

Next week:

Mon: CCC Grp Proj
Tue: CCC presentation, Multicam demo
Thurs: Radio Talkset

Next assignments:

Chinese Stoppress
MEP grp

Examinations:

MEP
CCC
CNW

gheyness~

i r hatez me timetable. yawn.

Death is imminent

2008-01-24T09:50:00.000+08:00

My MEP vid cant play according to Ms Wan. Mrs Nah said that the audio and visuals are a bit jerky, but she didnt drag the file out from the cd to play (thats why I hate QT movies).

Gonna get back my MEP from her later to test out the movie on my com. If it doesnt work I guess I'll be skipping off today's lesson and head over to ram's place. Hope he wont be going out/ the Cd from Mrs Nah can work.

Bevan from mediabiz radio, signing off

Boredom!

2008-01-17T08:43:00.000+08:00

RAWR. Am bored and sleepy. And I got laydio lessons in approx 15mins.

Assignments due:

Chinese Feature Article and RSI Links

CCC Grp Proj (28th)

Multi Med Grp Proj (sometime in feb, after 8feb I gueaa)

Demo Shoot (sometime in feb as well)

Dango~

~_~

2008-01-10T03:19:00.000+08:00

I'm working on my assignments, partially thanks to my inability to get going and lorene's or someone else's thumbdrive who infected my pc with a virus in a thumbdrive.

SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

2008-01-03T21:39:00.000+08:00

This month will be a defining moment. Amen and god bless

Happy New Year

2008-01-01T17:03:00.000+08:00

Was out at Mustafa until 11pm yesterday. Got a few dry fit shirts from there. Other than that nothing much. Spent time converting stuffs into mov format to view it in my iPodTouch.

Decided to get a PSP only when my attachment starts.

btw, Happy New YEAR!!! RAWR

Why my school term start on 31st Dec?

2007-12-30T21:42:00.000+08:00

I seriously swear the principal of TP is missing a nut in his head. He is shortchanging us a day of our holidays!

That and the crappy IT Labs of Business School make it all seemed worse (heck I'm mostly in the Mac lab, but I just felt like bringing this up)

Having said that, I can officially declare that I am using Microsoft Office 07. I didnt pay an arm for it, but lets just say that I have my ways.

Now to address this certain someone who I know since yr 1.

Mr, pls get into ur effing mind that I don't owe u anything. no wait. make that everyone. Lets see. You use me (ok my laptop) to satisfy ur gaming needs, u use R for ur music, U use B for Softwares and stuff. Oh. and K for the money during year 1.

I was shocked that u asked me to help u dl some american shows. But the bigger shock came when u asked for a season or two. and then u tried to boost ur credibility by saying I helped rose dl-ed before.

Go think. I asked u to dl a song off limewire, u responded immediately that u have no internet access while u have ur singnet portable modem plugged into ur laptop. Only after I pointed this out then u grudgingly helped me dl.

Rose's connection was crap. She cant even locate seeds fyi. and there u are blaming urself for being a techtard and that ur connection is screwing u for not letting u dl azureus. I've been thinking if I had been taken on for a ride. Your attempt to gain sympathy from us has PHAILED. You sux terribly at coming up with stories. Wads the console that got confiscated by ur grandma? PSP or PS2? why are there 2 different stories told to different ppl? Didnt u told me u alrdy bought ur CCC textbook?

Seriously, your career as a amatuer storyteller has ended. quit describing how u fell of the stairs, or how poor u are when u have like, 2 PSPs, a macbook pro (though u claimed its 2nd hand) and some other stuffs which i might have forgotten or couldnt be bothered to post here.

and i dun think u'll be reading this either. =x

Ignore the rant up there. I was just collating the accounts and stuffs i've been hearing about this person.

Anyway, here's wishing a happy new yr to everyone.

and if u drink, dont drive or ride.

Yes. ride is an innuendo for... erm...

kthxbye

HASTA LA VISTA!

2007-12-22T22:43:00.000+08:00

Lets welcome the new age of Windows Vista. Nah kidding. I'm still running on XP. But the screenie above is indeed my desktop.

There isn't any controversial folders/files up there (sigh), but still, cool right?

Assignments are due in like 2 weeks.. Shall stop here for now. ciao =)

Privacy Compromised!

2007-12-20T20:06:00.000+08:00

It is ironic that this is happening to me. No, my parents aren't being overbearing. (Regarding the previous post, I didnt manage to get out.)

But in fact it is this indian fella (no racism intended) living opposite my block who I feel is intruding into my personal space. He talks on the phone while facing my block through his window, and that's where my paranoia kicks in.

That aside (solved by pulling the curtains), I'm now regretting buying my portable HDD. It is 500gb SEAGATE FreeAgent series. The downside is it is 3.5". I have to lug it to school tomorrow for my project.. sheesh laptop + HDD is not good for a bag. *grumbles about power cables, mouse (yes I bring my own mouse, only use it when I feel like it)and water bottle

Anyway, since Christmas is coming, time for me to dig up my creation last yr. Please do not be offended. Constructive criticism of my work is welcome =)

Title: 12 Days of Christmas

On the 1st day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
a stack of new assignments

On the 2nd day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 3rd day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 4th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 5th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
5 presentations
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 6th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
6 class tests
5 presentations
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 7th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
7 sets of notes
6 class tests
5 presentations
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 8th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
8 reflective journals
7 sets of notes
6 class tests
5 presentations
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 9th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
9 places to survey
8 reflective journals
7 sets of notes
6 class tests
5 presentations
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 10th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
10 minutes of break
9 places to survey
8 reflective journals
7 sets of notes
6 class tests
5 presentations
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 11th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
11 marks for my test
10 minutes of break
9 places to survey
8 reflective journals
7 sets of notes
6 class tests
5 presentations
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 12th day of X'mas
my tutor gave to me
12 feedback forms
11 marks for my test
10 minutes of break
9 places to survey
8 reflective journals
7 sets of notes
6 class tests
5 presentations
4 online quizzes
3 new attachments
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

I'm officially pissed

2007-12-19T19:09:00.001+08:00

No thanks to my mum, who went and bought a computer for my brother. I had to go home early today after going to my friend's place in the noon to be there when the deliveryman comes.

He came, assembled, but forgot to bring along the DVI/VGA converter. I had to go down to North Point's Harvey Norman to collect it. He got me to sign the delivery invoice, and added in the comment that the converter/ adaptor is missing. He told me that the Harvey Norman peeps will do the testing for me.

I signed, he left, I changed and called my mum while walking to the MRT and told her I'll be getting the adaptor. I reached, I took, I came back and received a call while I was at the void deck. My mum was furious that I signed the delivery invoice as she said that she paid them (the harvey norman peeps) to assemble/ test for us and that I should have called her. She hung up after that and when I reached home, I got a tongue- lashing. She said that I didn't care about the computer because I'm not the one which the computer was intended for. I contemplated some of the worse stuffs to retort but eventually settled for 'if I am not bothered what for I come back early'. She then tried to play mind games with me and asked why did I took so long to answer.

Should I tell her that she is dumb to buy the pc? or that she said she had a meeting today and will be late, hence wanted me to be at home when the pc arrives (the pc can be delivered from 3-8pm) but she got home quite early as well? Or just tell her to STFU?

The Harvey Norman salesperson she called has promised to call back in 30mins. It is nearly 30mins. I swear if I'm getting another tongue- lashing, I'll go out and chill till past midnight.

I mean since I'm not being appreciated, wth am I doing at home? Supposed to take in all the snide comments thrown at me and pretend that I am oblivious to it?

I may act like a lamer/ stupid/ funny person. But do note that one of the traits of cancer (horoscope) is that they remember things well.

So lets see if I will be able to leave the house or not

Room of Destruction

2007-12-17T21:14:00.000+08:00

Cant think of a better title, but you get the drift. Here is a shot of the junks we (my brother and I) managed to dig out.

Some stuffs were so old, I was still in primary school back then. And sheesh I'm sneezing because of the effing dust

Dual Screen!

2007-12-16T19:10:00.001+08:00

*ignore the terrible clash of colours*

My parents decided to buy a new PC (mainly because my brother complained that I don't let him game on my laptop. Face it. He trashed the old pc where my stuffs were saved in, No way am I gonna let him fiddle with my laptop.) Hence, I assumed control of the 'ViewSonic' Monitor. Pity the resolution was sucky, only 1024 x 768. But now I can multi task on my workstation! No more minimising windows and stuffs. The age for dual screen has arrived!

Mixed Feelings

2007-12-14T21:43:00.001+08:00

I got my iPod touch today, and its darn sleek and shiny @_@. Havent tried the video part yet as my converter refuses to work for me. A pictar of it with my 2mega pix cam frm my phone

Comfort replied to me that an investigation is underway and would reply to me once the results are conclusive. The thing that pisses me off? Look

Since when did "Bevan" sound like a girl's name? How about the "Chen Zhihao" part. I was sorely tempted to call her Mr Aw(The Name indicated there)

geez.. anyway my rant ends now. tata

*apologies if the pics are too small/ blurred. Porno, I mean PhotoBucket aint working for me

A big thanks to the driver of SHA 7600 Y for being an ass

2007-12-11T22:05:00.000+08:00

Pfft. I took a cab at around 6.05pm outside St. Hilda Pri Sch. The cab driver asked me which way I want to use to get to khatib. I replied "TPE".

He drove around, and I thought he was gonna drive through Tampines Avenue Road (mainroad outside TP) to turn into the expressway to cut throught Old Tampines Road when he went straight to Bedok Reservoir Road and drove around the reservoir..

From there, he took one effing big detour and got back to Old Tampines Road. He was casually driving when he saw me staring at him and decided to move on to the faster lane.

That trip cost me $17 (inclusive of the $2 peak hour surcharge). A regular trip would have saved me time and the approximate $3 spent on the sightseeing tour.

Summary of 2nd Talkset on Mediabiz Radio

2007-12-06T23:04:00.001+08:00

The theme for today's talkset on MediaBiz was about 'The Most Embarrassing Thing to happen in 2007"

Started with a joke by Sarah Long Name Ong (She's a chinese muslim, hence the long name )

"A man went to see a doctor. He told the doctor not to laugh about his illness. After receiving the doctor's assurance, he pulled his pants down and showed the doctor his peen. The doctor looked at the 2 inch long peen and fell onto the floor laughing his arse off. Finally the doctor stopped and apologised before asking the patient what was the problem with it.

The patient replied, "Doctor can't you see that it is swollen?"

This was the last thing I expected, I mean the group of us expected.

Sarah: Most embarrassing situation was slippers coming loose and dropped into train track. An Aunty saw what happened and laughed at her

Inez: Her friend was forced on the G5 reverse bungee, but she was wearing a flowery blouse. Half of it flew up while she was on it.

Gim Siong: His friend donated money to a fake Thai monk who was later seen queueing up for chicken cutlet or something

Me: I couldn't remember what happened to me this year, so I continued my "Boring Thursday News with me Bevan". Today's article was on the front page of TNP.

Apparently it was about a restaurant located in shenton way which is offering free buffet lunch. It was an initiative to raise funds for the MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) foundation. Hence, diners were told to donate any amount they wanted.

The papers featured a few cheapos, with this one being the best. He was there for the second time when the reporters saw him. This time, he took 5 servings of food and paid $2 only. He then told reporters that he ate the previous day and found it good and gave $3.

The buffet would normally be priced @ $16.

Had a general discussion with the crew, and I asked for responses by calling into the studio.

And that signified the end of our shift.

**** EDIT: I added in the beginning

< This is the boring news segment with me Bevan Chen right here on MediaBiz Radio. This segment is proudly sponsored by me of coz since the money came from my pocket....."

AH well, lameness aside. I got pawned badly today. Sherilyn pawned me in her ability to suss out Mrs Nah's hidden msg in her words.

Those who know me long enough knows that I'm the one who usually comes up with wisecracks and misintepretations.

!!!!!!

2007-12-02T12:41:00.000+08:00

Lemme get this out of my system first
Nooo........ Fuko is gone (for nw anyway)

ok.
I have not started on my chinese news yet, as I don't have the faintest idea on how it should be like.

I've already booked the AES for tomorrow, hopefully I'll be able to settle my radio proj in one session.

I'm still thinking of what to do for my MEP indiv assignment.

And this is a random piece of rant

Last Week of School Ending 7 Dec 2007

2007-11-29T18:39:00.000+08:00

Assignments due:

Chinese News Writing:

2 Articles (TpRawks and CCN day)

1 Radio Singapore International Arts Fest radio capsule

Multimedia & Electronic Publishing:

Individual Assignment Storyboard

Radio Studio Production:

Food Review- "Yummy Foody"

5 Assignments
3 Radio- related
2 Chinese type-written
1 Drawing

1 Laptop
8 Audio Editing Suites
80 over students
3 Lecturers
1 Human

There is no winner but only one loser. Me.

Nothing

2007-11-24T21:54:00.000+08:00

A pretty hectic week to say the least.. From the skills test of the Multicam Productions, to the rigours of Radio Productions to Multimedia & Electronic Publishing and Chinese News Writing, I can safely announce that the hairline of mine has receded.

Facts of the week:

I am told I see no difference between males and females. I kindly added the term 'amoeba' to it.

All it takes to ruin a frienship is a single spark, yet all it requires to start a friendship is also a single spark. A spark can either kill or kick-start one.

I'm troubled by the tasks at hand

Being an old man behind the computer holds many different meanings.

And I'm bored.

Tohtalle Ramdon Krapz

2007-11-14T21:58:00.000+08:00

Should I open up? Or remain as per normal and keep people's original impression of me. While a part of me wants to be open up, the other one wants to be keep it a secret.

What makes Bevan, Bevan?
What makes me, me?
I wonder.......

Friday, a day where everything went wrong

2007-11-02T18:08:00.000+08:00

I can't sleep the previous night, was only at 3am that I finally fell asleep.

Woke just after 630 for sch, was heading towards the bus stop at 7 when I saw bus 969 stationary. Then, a trickle of passengers started streaming out. THE BUS HAS BROKEN DOWN! The best part? The bus was a twin carriage one.

That break down totally overwrote the timetable I adhere to when I have 9am lessons.

During the course of the next few buses arriving, fugly Sing- Galoreans could be seen everywhere. If only they could be as proactive towards child- bearing >_>

Finally, I boarded an single carriage 969 while the most of the other passengers clambered on on the previous twin carriage one.

Anyway, there was just enough space for everyone in there and all was well (or so I think)

At the next stop (3rd stop to the highway), an old grandmother came in. Immediately, as though a parade commander or a band major has just given a command, those seated immediately fell asleep.

My sympathy went to the grandma. Typical behaviour to be expected of the ones who condemned the foreigners for bullying the trishaw uncle.

My sympathy to the grandma lasted 20s as the grandma, probably annoyed that she couldn't get a seat, decided to be a prat and try to thrust herself into greater prominence by squeezing her way through to the middle of the carriage where incidentally, most of the passengers without a seat were standing.

Her plans to elicit a response from the supposed kind hearted Sing- Galoreans failed, as she forgotten to wake them up from their slumber and she had to be content with being sandwiched in between the other passengers.

On the road, I saw a typical road bully scene just before the entrance to the highway. (My deductions) I guess that a car used the brake excessively and a motorcycle got hit. I could see the wtfomgbbqknnbccb face of the motorcyclist as he stared at the car which parked a little further ahead. The passenger of the car (a male) came out and tried to tell the motorcyclist to calm down. As he was doing that, the driver (a woman), came out with this 'wtf' look on her face. I could not see beyond this scene as the bus has already moved on.

In the bus 969 I took this morning, the driver was trigger happy with the horns. For the littlest reason, the horns would go off. This wasn't as bad as the 39 I took home today.

It was raining damn heavily. The driver kept speeding. The squeals of the tires can be heard every now and then. No he didnt actually drift, but it seems he is training on it.

With such drivers endangering this old man here, how can they expect us (me, i mean) to accept their lame reasons for increasing the transport fares?

With a higher fare charged, I would expect the service(s) and attitudes to be directly proportionate to the increase as well, not inversely proportionate.

Speaking of which I have no idea what I'm talking about here.

gotta go create my chinese blog. ciao =)

Baka Macs and the non compliant messenger @ mac

2007-11-01T13:33:00.000+08:00

I just got disconnected like 5-6 times while chilling at the Mac Lab.

Classmates playing the 'Benny Lava' song subtitled by buffalax.

Now they are watching 'Moskau'.

Radio Productions was fun, and this is a random post.

I need to create a chinese blog later when I get home.

Should be using the direct translation of this current url, not sure if I'm leaving it in hanyu pinyin or using chinese characters (if possible)

Notes:
First post of the year in campus!
This is a random post
Felt as if another issue of KNN is calling out to me

-End of Rambling-
Ciao =)

Attack of the ugly Sing- Galoreans and One stupid mother

2007-10-30T22:23:00.000+08:00

I was caught in the effing human crowd today. I went to Bugis mrt station after school to pick up an item, and I truly regret taking the public transport.

I took a train from Tampines to Bugis, but ended up having to travel to City Hall and taking another detour down because no one got out at Bugis (I was at the back of the crowd, and we were packed like sardines).

There was another crowd rush when I took the detour, but it was much more bearable.

As I thought all was well again when I took the train from Marina Bay (to avoid the crowd waiting at Raffles and City Hall), what awaited me at Dhoby Gaut Station was something I'll never forget.

There was an equal number of commuters who were alighting and boarding, and I conveniently left the carriage to facilitate the movement between the passengers (I was standing at the doorside) and to my horror, I was left without a space after the passengers boarded. Some people didn't want to move into the middle of the carriage and decided to hog some extra space.

I decided to walk to Cathay and took bus 857 home.

2nd part of the blog; One stupid mother.

Taken from The NewPaper, 30 Oct 2007, SpeakUp section, page 23
Title of Article subjected to ridicule: Parking attendents hid in crowd, then swooped in.

I shall type out the complaint letter in full.

On 7 Oct, I dropped my children at the Kovan Heartland Mall to run some errands,

There was a traffc jam in the public carpark, so I decided to take a risk and park at the terminal near block 209, which is meant for tour bus operators.

My car was parked in such a way that it was in no way obstructing any traffic. The service road is large enough to accomodate other vehicles exiting the terminal.

I left my car for less than 5 minutes. Upon my return, I saw a parking ticket on my windscreen. I saw two parking wardens and I asked them if there was a grace period for such and offence. They sternly looked at me and said, "No".

I moved my car to a carpark lot some distance away and returned to look for my children.

I then observed how the two wardens worked. To my astonishment, they were hiding in the crowd at the bus terminal.

When they saw a car parked in the compound and the driver leaving the scene, they quickly moved in to issue a ticket to the 'offender'. They did this with a number of cars.

I am troubled by this behaviour of the wardens.

While the Government is trying to promote the image of a caring and civilised society, we have such people who would not use judgement and discretion.

I was fined $100 for a five- minute error.

Is Singapore a caring or harsh society? Do our trusted civil servants (or their service providers) use their judgement to improve on the well- being of the common people? Or do they lash out fines in the name of rules?

- by Lee Ngee Hua

LOL. I shall dissect this post bit by bit as I'm pretty pissed about the transport thingy I faced. Sorry Miss Lee your letter demands some attention.

"There was a traffc jam in the public carpark, so I decided to take a risk and park at the terminal near block 209, which is meant for tour bus operators."

You know it's a risk, you know that the space is for tour bus operators. Speaks alot about your common- sense in parking there despite knowing about the risk.

I moved my car to a carpark lot bla bla bla returned to look for my children. I then observed how the two wardens worked. bla bla bla.... they were hiding in the crowd at the bus terminal. When they saw a car parked in the compound and the driver leaving the scene, bla bla bla to issue a ticket to the 'offender'. They did this with a number of cars.

You certainly took your own sweet time in looking for your kids. You seem to be obsessed with the wardens than the kids you left behind! Oh how long did you spend spying/ stalking the wardens?

I am troubled by this behaviour of the wardens. While the Government bla bla bla image of a caring and civilised society, we have such people who would not use judgement and discretion.

I am even more troubled at your childish acts to justify that you are the one who is being victimised. Oh for goodness sake please don't bring in the Government. What has a caring and civilised society got to do with you parking illegally? Actually, since you used the word judgement and discretion, aren't you a trifle bit hypocritical? Who was the one who left her brains at home and decided to park illegally? Who decided not to use her judgement and discretion?

I was fined $100 for a five- minute error.

And I received 0 marks for one of my assignment due to my carelessness. I did not noticed the template of my fren's work which I used for mine was included in the final submission. I got 0 marks for not spending 10seconds to doublecheck.

Is Singapore a caring or harsh society? Do our trusted civil servants (or their service providers) use their judgement to improve on the well- being of the common people? Or do they lash out fines in the name of rules?

You have been stating about the caring or harsh society thing and I'm honestly sick about it. Not happy? You can migrate elsewhere. We have no need for Dumbos like you.

Ah well... I felt slightly better. ciao =)

Disaster!

2007-10-18T11:21:00.000+08:00

Friday: 9am - 1pm

Chinese News Writing

Tutor/ Lecturer: Ms Chua Soon Soon

OMGWTFBBQKNNBCCB SOON SOON AGAIN LOLOLOLOLOL! How lucky am I to be facing her for one whole year ~_~. And of all electives I GOT CHINESE NEWS WRITING? Needa dig out my dictionary and etc again...

That aside, judging from my time table, monday and wednesdays have the potential to be off- days for me as lectures are not compulsory. The heavy duty days are mainly tuesdays and thursdays where tutorials reign supreme.

Ok thats all for now. Cya

Bleh! ~continuation~

2007-10-08T00:56:00.000+08:00

Oh well, thanks to allah/buddha/guanyinma/lordkrishnan/jesus and many other gods I failed to mention that I managed to live through sem 2.1 with none of my subjects failed. Was expecting to retake one subject for Yr 4, but now I can chuck that aside and focus on the next semester.

Things to note:

1) Ah Yap or the tikopek tutor/lecturer: BEGONE!! CMM doesn't need your presence!

2) My mum has decided to sponsor (partially or fully, unconfirmed) my external HDD, probably feeling guilty after I bought my bag/mouse/whatnots with my own money. Or maybe she's pricked by her conscience since she stores her files in my laptop as well.

3) Happy Bdae in advance to rammy! Ps I couldnt join your celebrations

4) NB WHEN ARE OUR TIMETABLES RELEASED?

5) I hate it when my brother's holiday is coming and my lessons are starting

Not really alot of stuffs to say as I'm still in discussion with my manager Faridah over the licenses of Pornoshop/ Maximtosh/ Macromedia FLASHER/ AV access Prawn. Till then =)

Update

2007-10-03T18:00:00.000+08:00

Its been nearly 2 months since my last update. Before you guys wonder what interesting stuffs I did over the holidays, let me bore you guys first.

1st: Hooray I am no longer mapling

2nd: Odex sux

3rd: My bag and mouse is spoilt

4th: 80gb for my laptop isnt really enough

The holidays were initially spent on mapling, but somehow my interest was killed halfway into it, and I spent most my holidays with my friends from primary school. I mean going to their house and tap their wifi and stuffs and just hanging out for the sake of hanging out. *3am drinking milo frm mac talking bout boring ah pek stuffs are things we do when we are bored*

My mouse turned bad, refusing to move the way I wanted it to. Replaced it with a new one, hopefully will last as long.

Bag has been repaired to the point of no repair, bidded on a crumpler which is way below market price (brand new, according to the webpage)

A portable hard disk is next on my agenda, and my mum are not willing to help me pay for anything that I wanted to buy (the bag/hard disk/ mouse) although she uses my laptop for her own stuffs as well.

Lastly, a new office chair. Sitting on the same office-esque chair for the last 10 years coupled with the fact that the back rest was spoilt very early on due to the exploits of my brother and I (i refuse to reveal what we did to the chair) is very taxing. And yes, my mum has refused to buy a new one.

These are the main stuffs that happened, and I was spending the rest of my time forumming and watching animes. Whoever says anime can't be mind-fugging tell me. I'll recommend a few to you.

That's all for now I presume, as i eagerly waits in anticipation for academic yr 2.2

ciao =)

TP CMM Media Biz Studio

2007-08-13T18:16:00.000+08:00

*pls don't be too bothered with the pictures, i am too lazy to find an alternative source :)

This is an entry for dummies wondering about the MediaBiz studio that we CMM peeps are using. Essentially, its a place where year 1s yearn to be, where year 2s are sick of it. (and MediaBiz is the home of all Macs [Macintosh], with publishing room and mac lab the notable exceptions)

Lets see.. Located at the far corner of the 3rd storey, right beside the flight of stairs leading to other levels lies the entrance to MediaBiz.

From this place, You'll be directed to the Editing Suites and Broadcast studios hidden within the perimeter.

This place is known as the VES (Video Editing Suite) where students edit their videos using Avid Xpress (video editing program), occasionally guided by our TSOs (technical support officers) as some of our tutors know nuts about editing.

Moving along, this place is the AES (Audio Editing Suite). Here is where we play with the mixer and do stuffs related to radio broadcast (or part thereof).

*Disclaimer: Smokers beware. MediaBiz is a fully air-conditioned place. Armed with smoke detectors, the Macs will be totaled once it activates, thus obilerating all your assignments.*

The last place of interest in Media Biz is our Broadcast Studio. Although the picture does not say much, it is in fact a much bigger place.

This concludes the end of this entry.

References:

Ethen Guo, "Botaky", TP CMM YR 2 Audio Productions Assignment (2007); Lip Dubbing Assignment. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/tpcmm

Credits:

VES/AES/MEDIABIZ/STUDIO pictures were retrieved from the above www.youtube.com/tpcmm

KTHXBYE =)

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

Reflections

2007-07-25T16:48:00.000+08:00

I have not been a good project member. I have not been a good student. I need a break asap. fullstop

boring mundane rubbish

2007-07-18T21:49:00.000+08:00

me so bored. ihatebmrsocpsysingcam. yawns

sian

2007-07-02T17:39:00.000+08:00

screw sch. srsly. i am now torn between sch and home commitments. for most of last week i was painting my gramps' home and today my plans to chao keng lessons with an mc was scuppered and ended up missing my group project coz i had to go down to the hospital for nth coz i misunderstood the call...

well, terms ending in a few mths (perhaps weeks), will be looking forward to the new one next sem.

jus a random rambling

Sian

2007-06-18T21:39:00.001+08:00

The holidays are ending, and yet my assignments and projects are still stagnant. Looks like its gonna be a ~~excruciating~~ fun week when sch reopens

Holidays - tis the season to be jolly- or so we thought

2007-06-03T19:42:00.000+08:00

This impending 2/3 weeks break isn't considered a break at all. My group hasn't decide (i think) on the PSA we are supposed to be filming, and we have a video editing skills test after the break. At least I can stave off BMR (basic media research) for this period. Hated that literature review (i thought it has something to do with literature initially).. wasted 3, no 6 hours of my own friggin time searching for sources. oh well.. time to revise for sociology tmr

*i noticed my posts are mainly short and crappy. will try to do something bout it

Sianzation

2007-06-01T01:58:00.000+08:00

It is 1.59am, June 1st 2007. The survivors from Flight CMM-Screw BMR- 008 are struggling for bare resources.

As if the higher powers are mocking them, torrential rains descended upon them, obilerating any dim hope they have of being rescued on that day. The heavy rain ensured that all search operations will cease until the weathers have cleared.

Amongst the smothering wreckage lies over 100 survivors on this deserted island.

zZzZzZzZzZzZ screw BMR seriously. I aint have any idea whats it about.

Updates- rambling in session

2007-05-21T16:51:00.000+08:00

After a long hiatus, i'm still confused bout html codes and wad to write as an entry. For a start, today started out well. For once I am not feeling sleepy, and was able to set out for school on time.

The part where screwed me up was the start of the highway from CTE to TPE. Firstly, throughout the whole journey which stretches past Sengkang was filled with endless jams. I left the bus stop at 855am, and arrived at 952am. Usually my journey wouldn't take more than 40 mins.

2nd issue. I absent mindedly forgot to save my audio recordings that were meant for today's tutorial into my thumbdrive. With the fact that a humongous jam existed in mind, it meant I will be late for cliffy's lesson from 10-11 and subsequently audio productions (12pm-4pm).

I was resigned having to travel back from tampines (zzz) to get a mc after assessing the fact that it'll sound funny to the ppl at tampines polyclinic about someone from the north coming all the way down to see a doctor.

Was arnd 11 when i registered, 1230 when i got cleared off with my mc. Main problem now is what will i be doing for my audio pro.

shall stop ranting here to update my links

tatas=)

Lessons - The First Encounter

2007-04-30T17:17:00.000+08:00

Well I couldn't say that based on my first impression of my lessons wouldn't be a tiny bit interesting, except for the fact that I'm taken by the most pro feminist lecturer for one module (geez tat sux). Otherwise, this has been a rather uneventful week.

One thing I noticed. While we remain friendly with our new classmates, the tendency to sit among with our friends from our old classes still exists. A new class, a new year, new friends. Everything should start anew. No point clinging onto the past as the world will still revolve without you.

First tutorial of the week, Audio Productions. ZOMG I never thought my voice sounded like that (we did a recording of an interview with our partners) inside the studio. The mixer was alien to me, so were the rest of the equipments.

Had fun imitating what radio DJs do on air and hence, my own version of Unc Agony surfaced amidst some news announcement that the squads Pink Elephant, Blue Bottle and SaiKang were mobilised during our tutorial session earlier.

Trial test in progress: ~~~~

Welcome to the new segment on 999.9Fm called Uncle Agony. This is a call-in segment whereby callers who are mainly teens call in to seek advice for their problems from Uncle Agony.

We have our first caller, Lim Peh Song, 17, who is currently in his O lvls year.

----- more tests are being conducted pls stay tune to see if this idea works out -----

tatas =)

Sch has started- rambling again -.-

2007-04-24T20:57:00.000+08:00

Lessons are finally under way , and it coincides with the impending closure of the govt schools for their mid yr hols. shucks i hate studying while my brother/friends are having holidays

Rambling in Session

2007-04-16T21:20:00.000+08:00

For all its claims about being a premier polytechnic with those crap ISO awards thingy, Temasek Polytechnic is by far one of the most "efficient" poly in releasing the timetables and new classes for its current students. It is only a week left to the official school reopening, and what I/we have been getting on the student portal website is our timetables for the previous ended semester.

Despite the many comments about TP having the best lecturers around in the industry, one doesn't have to look far especially in CMM to find one lecturer who tends to be a pro-feminist in his lectures/tutorials.

Judging by what I saw yesterday, a funeral procession is soon taking place under my void deck. Though it might be totally irrelevant to what I was saying earlier, remembering that this is a rambling session whereby I ramble on without paying attention to what I am rambling and my rambling is purely for the sake of rambling, it is interesting to see that just by rambling out these crappy few sentences it has already taken up around 20s of your time reading this endless ramble.

Oh well, I guess there's spidey 3 to keep me occupied, or I could just watch TMNT over and over again on my laptop.

Guess thats enough rambling to be going with. tata~

Conspiracy Theory

2007-04-04T21:52:00.000+08:00

Was working with some problem Palladine Tvs today, and I suddenly chanced upon this weird idea of mine.

I got this formed up in my goodness-knows-what-is-inside mind while casually tuning to chn 8.

The advertisement on air was about the airing of the old soap opera, The Price of Peace, which was a reflection of what happened in WWII when we were invaded by the bakas, Japan.

Now, the news about Japan these days are mainly about their stubborness to admit their atrocities created in WWII. Is the airing of the soap opera and indication of the Singapore's Government stand?

This is a rather sensitive issue, and now that I've gotten it out of my mind, its time to focus on other less important and nonsensical nonsense.

Update for the week: Cut my fingers, cycled, lim kopi with khakis, sweat over my new class and modules, curse the sch for being inefficient, maple and fifa.

Being in Palladine for almost 2 yrs(holidays onli), I have seen countless TV's being brought in for repairs and etc. Pls people, the TVs you buy from any appliance stores may not necessarily be new. In Palladine, we repair the TV's and resell as new ones. The customer who brought it in for repair will be given a different TV which depending on his/her luck may be new or re-conditioned.

Shall stop here. Nites =)

Posting for the sake of Posting

2007-03-29T23:21:00.000+08:00

Ouch.

I've been brought back into reality. HOLIDAYS ARE ENDING GUYS!!!!!

That hurts.

Oh well, spent this wretched month working, gaming, cycling and watching 2 movies.

1) I seriously am worth more than the $5.50 per hour pay from Palladine with the shyts I do in there..

2) Maple is still an active icon on my laptop.

3) Ah well how fun were those cycling sessions

Crux of this post: MOVIES

The movies I watched are : TMNT and Mr Bean's Holiday

Reviews:

TMNT:

Nice graphics, but storyline seemed a little too simple. The Baddies were finished off so easily once the civil war between the 4 brothers ended. The fight scene between Raphael and Leonardo is something worth watching over and over again. The ending was a little abrupt, but this movie captured the essence of "Turtle Power".

Mr Bean's Holiday:

As expected, this movie is crammed mostly full of Beanie's stupid acts. However, this movie pales in comparison to the earlier one produced. The storyline was much smoother in the previous movie while this one the main onus is on the weird (may I say lame as well?) actions of Beanie. Ending was quite perplexing as it is a musical-esque style.

Will try to update asap.

Nites ^_^

Random Little Shyts

2007-03-07T22:05:00.000+08:00

OkAyyyyyyyyyyyyy.. I am back from the wilderness.

Lemme see wad have i gathered...

~N/A~

K fine. Life goes on as usual, missed out on going to my friends' place because i have to "play hosts to our visitors" (are my parents seeing something that i cant?) and being a nuisance due to the fact that ppl will go the extra mile to prepare my meal assuming if i am having one there. (i am not even bothered by it even if i 'ate' out with my classmates)

Seriously weird. I swear. Everything is weird.

Guess out of all weirdness, my lameness is still intact tho...

I am overwhelmed by a gamut of emotions. So many things to say, nt sure how to express.

maybe i should draw a mind map listing the craps i wanna say and dun wanna say coz i may end up saying more than i should say as saying for the sake of saying isnt really contributing to this blog.

-nonsense in action-

haiz... update:

Currently working @ Palladine again as a favor to my parents. Getting cuts and aches in my malfunctioning little casket I use for my daily activities.

Will update soon, hopefully in a whole new tone.

bye all ^_^

Sianzationalisation Part II- The Aftermath of YR 1

2007-02-23T16:41:00.000+08:00

ZzZzZzZ... I missed out on the reflective part of MMPrin as I was busy visiting during the new yr... *Curses Chua Soon Soon in the background*

Currently jobless till march, slacking at home playing games.

Transcript of my speech

"Today, I’ll be talking about why gaming in moderation is beneficial."

Disclaimer: Only applicable for that lesson, I game w/o moderation to kill time.

New yr was rather quiet, (not really with the construction works of the upgrading of my estate going on) and the $$ this yr was significantly lower (The Minister who said that our economy is improving and everyone is commanding a higher pay pls contact me directly)

Last day of school came a little too early, ended up filled with nothingness inside. Lessons I've learnt are plenty, including why did I choose my course ><.

This academic year has also shown me how irresponsible people can be. New friends were made, bonds were formed, but true friends will always remain regardless of which class we got posted to next year.

Back to gaming, Happy CNY ALL.

???

2007-02-14T17:58:00.001+08:00

Holidays are coming. Weeeeeeee

Update

2007-02-10T22:42:00.000+08:00

Wahahaha my mum has taken the first step in diffusing the cold war.. Well, thankfully its before CNY. It'll be hard pretending in front of relatives.

Presentation yesterday was a qualified disaster. I got a reflux the moment I took over from Cheryl and whatever happened next was unthinkable. Its partly due to my fault that I skipped my meal that day but its the first time it has happened. Hopefully, this will not happen again next week.

Poof surprise! I ditched my berms and polo shirts with sandals for a office wear suit accompanied with a blazer. Guys thanks for your patronising comments on my grooming on friday. I had no prior experiences with suits and that was my first time (Ahhh my "virginity") in such a formal attire.

Last week of school for CMM (Communications & Media Management)[TP] next week as we are having our last and only paper 1 week before the study break. That means I won't have to spend my new year REVISING. RAWRRRRRRRRR =p

Shall stop here now to prevent going out of point. tata=)

Donuts and everything that happened in the last 2 weeks

2007-02-08T10:07:00.000+08:00

Weekly Allowance =$40
Buying donuts from Donut Factory =$15.50
Skipping Lecture to queue for 2 hours to buy donuts? Priceless
There are some things money can't buy. For anything else, there's Donut Factory.

haha. Its an open secret now. Yes I skipped PerCom lecture on tues to get my hands on the donuts from Donut Factory. The same donuts that made Cheryl go crazy and started oozing out the chocolate filling from donut out of her mouth.

Enough about the gruesome details. Heck, I am supposed to talk about my absence in this domain for 2 weeks. Two words can be used to sum up what happened. "F***** Up."

These 2 weeks were full of assignments. Although there were happy times, sad times and shyt times, most of them were shyt times.

My mum actually commented that I was having the time of my life out there when I was doing my PerCom project over at my friend's house. Dammit.

A cold war is still on now, although my dad has told her about what I said (He conveniently ommited some rather rude details on her perception on the difference in primary/secondary school projects and poly projects.), I doubt she would take the first step to apologise.

Shall stop here in time for Journalism tutorial. Will update laters. Bye =)

Sianzationalism

2007-01-22T19:33:00.000+08:00

Sianzationalism occurs everywhere. In campus, you see students zoning out. In tutorials, you see students day dreaming. In J2, where we were taught Sensationlisation, but more often than not we find ourselves stuck in Sianzationalisation.

This is such a random post. will be back when i get my urge to write. cheers=)

BOREDOM

2007-01-11T10:50:00.000+08:00

Every Thursday is a living nightmare. Every tutorial for Feature Writing, I will be dragged into a endless cycle of keeping myself awake. Such is the ineffectiveness of this subject that I have long abandoned my dreams of being a journalist. Come to think of it, graduating with a diploma in Communications & Media Management may seem appealing to the uninitiated, but to me, its more of a burden. Having strictly limited my choices mostly to the media industry, I have only myself to blame.

Ok. End of rambling. In class assignment time ^^.

12 Days of Lessons

2007-01-04T23:46:00.000+08:00

On the 1st day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
a stack of new assignments

On the 2nd day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 3rd day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 4th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 5th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
5 presentations,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 6th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
6 class tests,
5 presentations,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 7th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
7 sets of notes,
6 class tests,
5 presentations,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 8th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
8 reflective essays,
7 sets of notes,
6 class tests,
5 presentations,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 9th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
9 places to survey,
8 reflective essays,
7 sets of notes,
6 class tests,
5 presentations,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 10th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
10 minutes of break,
9 places to survey,
8 reflective essays,7 sets of notes,
6 class tests,
5 presentations,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 11th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
11 marks for my test,
10 minutes of break,
9 places to survey,
8 reflective essays,
7 sets of notes,
6 class tests,
5 presentations,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

On the 12th day of lessons
my tutor gave to me,
12 feedback forms,
11 marks for my test,
10 minutes of break,9 places to survey,
8 reflective essays,
7 sets of notes,
6 class tests,
5 presentations,
4 online quizzes,
3 new attachments,
2 lab sessions
and a stack of new assignments

disclaimer: the above mentioned has been generated by me only. no one has been hurt while creating this lyrics.

Mouldy Spastic Trash

2006-12-31T23:01:00.000+08:00

Welcome to the first issue of the MST, where fictions and crap are served.

Local News:

While everyone were celebrating the New Year, the Prime Minister of Singalongkang, Premier Loo announced that all companies will cease its employment of Singalongkangians and bring in cheaper foreign talent to replace them. The rest of Singalongkangians will be bearing the burden of creating one soccer team after another so that the Ministry of Defence will have enough conscripts recruited by end of 2025 to facilitate better resources channeled towards invasion of other countries whom the Premier considered to be inferior to the LongKangians.

Premier Loo has announced that more information will be released upon the arrival of the Chinese New Year.

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A cat was arrested after a fishmonger caught the cat eating grass instead of the fish offered by the fishmonger. Suspecting foul play, the fishmonger contacted the SPCIA (Singapore Private Cat Investigations Agency) which sent 2 trained felines to apprehend the cat for further investigations.

Further investigations revealed that the cat was a reincarnation of a giraffe and hence explains the abnormality behind its preference for grass.

So far, over 300 requests have been received to adopt this strangely unusual cat which walks on 2 legs and likes to bathe.

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News Abroad

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Entertainment News

Borat, the famed Kazakh reporter who tried to marry Pamela Anderson, has arrived in Singapore to promote his latest film, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. During the gala premiere at VivoLostCity, he was smitten by Carol Cheong and invited Carol to travel to Kazkhstan with him. Whatever happened next was totally unknown as reporters and such were unceremoniously thrown out from the cinema.

--LOST IN TRANSMISSION--

I am back

2006-12-25T21:55:00.000+08:00

Swam across the straits and arrived at the checkpoint at 8pm. Hailed a cab and settled down at home by 930pm. Cleared emails, did some checking and etc and here I am.
First recount and insights on my trip to Cameron Highlands will be the main topic for quite a few days at least.

NOTE:
X denote numbers

1) License Plate on vehicles. Saw a Msian car with the letters WTH XXXX
Since the SG government decided to push back the release of the license plates with the letter E meaning ( from SDX-SFX-SGX), imagine the possible scenarios based on the fact that SG vehicles have another alphabet at the end of the numbers.

- STF XXXX U
- SUC XXXX K
- SEX XXXX Y
- SHI XXXX T
- SLU XXXX T
hurhurhur..

*sidenote : With inspirations from ST (Straits Times) and NST (New Straits Times), MST (Moudly Spastic Trash) is created

Be right back tmr.

PART 2

With my memory bank dwindling like the value of stocks in some companies, let me try to recap briefly what took place.

Potential headline:

Explosion at Petronas, Gas station disclaims responsibility. Workers hauled to court.

Well, I saw some attendents there smoking in the station itself (where cars park to refuel) along with the 2 drivers of my bus (gasp!). Although the rules and restrictions were clearly there for all to see, apparantly some people are color-blind (the sign was written in green with a white background).

Statement released from a spokesperson on behalf of Petronas: "We shirk. Uhmmm... We disclaim all responsibilites over the blown up gas station. This wasn't our fault at all."
When pressed to quash rumours about the intent behind the blowing up was for obtaining the huge insurance payout, the spokesperson left in a hurry.

END OF PART 2

I wish you a rainy Christmas and a flooding New Year

2006-12-19T17:25:00.000+08:00

Shucks... The weather is so chilly, when I completed my zakum expedition at Chambers last sunday I was frozen with my fingers seemingly unable to move a single inch. Darn. And the past 2 days were all rain and nothing. That makes my holiday alot worse.

Reasons to go to chambers instead of PC Bunk :
1) Chambers is open 24 hours 24/7
2) Chambers charges cheaper rates ($0.90 per hour to a maximum of $2 per hour depending on the time. [eg from 8am-1pm the price is $0.90 per hour])
3) Contrary to what many people believe that PC Bunk doesn't lag, it does and Chambers beats PC Bunk based on it being lag-less.
4) More games available as opposed to PC Bunk

Reasons NOT to go to Chambers:
1) Not as centralised and easily accessed unlike PC Bunk which is located beside an MRT station.
2) The people you meet is lesser because people go with gaming on their minds unlike PC Bunk where you can actually interact more easily.
3) Its dark compared to PC Bunk (little use of lightings)
4) PC Bunk has offers additional training perks for people who games (asiasoft games only)

Lol... I actually took time to make a comparison??? hahahah... Anyway, I will be leaving Singapore this Friday night and will be back on Monday night. Will be travelling to Cameron Highlands (zzz) and I can imagine how cold it will be especially if it rains. Shan't talk any longer. Cya

*LY pls do not take offence if you see this=)

zZzZzZz

2006-12-15T08:15:00.000+08:00

Its approximately 45mins to MMPrin paper. Feels kinda confident, but then again....
This week, I've been shuttling between gaming and revising and have no time to post on any interesting things.

** KNN? Let me rediscover my touch when I leave SG next week for a holiday ok? hahaha... I lost the "feel" and "touch" of it.

-____-

2006-12-10T12:46:00.000+08:00

Errrr.... I am once again stoning in front of my notebook. Quiz 5 is due next week (more slacking time) and I simply cannot be bothered to open my notes to revise for the 2 papers next week. Granted, J2 can be easily dealt with I presume, but is MMPrin that will be worrying.

Should i game?? Maybe later. Before any of you jump into conclusions, no I am not mapling now. Especially not when my ISP is SingLag. Probably I'll try out NSFMW or play FIFA again...

K lets see... Since I last posted in my old blog, there are many stuffs that has happened but I am unable to recall any of them. Unless you count the fact that I prefer my elective (sociology) as compared to my core modules as important stuffs.

*Off-topic: If you are expecting alot more of the KNN-esque style of writing, lets just say that if it ever appears its an added bonus.

Sian

2006-12-08T21:55:00.000+08:00

Woot default skin selected. Managed to find where to dump my tagbox. Next will be links etc etc. Or maybe let this be a stand alone blog ^^

Testing

2006-12-07T20:33:00.000+08:00

Forgotten about html. Familarisation phase 1.

Blogging commences on 10/12/06