Today is all abt practising for the Basic Theory Test (BTT), which includes an evaluation that must be passed before attempting the actual test. Some qns are ridiculously easy while some can be quite ambigious and uncertain. Most of the answers can be found on the handbook but some require common sense and intelligent guesses. (those who often take rides from parent's car shld know better :p)
There was sufficent time provided during practice for me to attempt 3 sets of test qns. Just passed for the first (90%), did better for the second (94%) but failed the third (87%)...sobz. Quite confident after that, so I went to book the evaluation at a later time.
There was a long break in between so I became a pedestrian and walked from the driving centre all the way to the shopping mall near my home. (lazy to go home again) Thinking abt this, I'm glad that the driving centre is so close to my home. ^_^ Some ppl come all the way here from places like Bedok or Tampines becos they heard that Batok Batok centre easiest to pass. Quite true, ulu area mah.
Saw many L-plated cars along the way. It's so obvious that their style of driving is different from the 'normal' cars. They drive so slowly and cautiously, stop at the zebra crossing for a long time even when there's no one crossing the road :S They give way to every car regardless of their positions and hesitate to turn even when it's safe to do so. These comments shall describe me soon, haha.
Got the urge to sabo the L cars, by suddenly running across the road...lol. Oya I think I saw one L car screw up a bit. >_>
Returned for the evaluation, and was shocked to see some qns testing on nitty gritty details that I've not seen in the practice and never notice them in the handbook too. This is when intelligent guesses come into place :P In the end still scored 94%, yay! That was close! Eh, they din give the correct answers so I dunno which choices are correct or wrong. What if similar qns come out in BTT? Zzzz
BTT slots fully booked for next week, sian. Need to wait for the week after. What if I forget how to do the qns? >_< Maybe I shall use the time to take up practical driving lessons liao.
Usually at this time for the past 10 years or so I'll always worry abt going back to school. Finally this year can relax liao! Next week will mark the start of a new school year (for students) or beginning of NS life (for most of my dear friends :P). Adults dun need to say, haha. As for me, it will probably be the start of actual driving lessons, yay! (not confirmed yet still say so much, hehe) Can't wait to get the feel of driving a car mah!
Friday, December 30, 2005
Thursday, December 29, 2005
First Theory Lesson!
Muhahaha, I actually went to register to learn driving! Seeing that I've so much time now, best to secure my license before I get busy after NS. Today's my first driving theory lesson! In fact I attended two mandatory lessons consecutively. Dun be fooled by the word 'theory', the lessons are mainly abt right attitudes and safety of driving, not dry and boring stuff like meaning of road signs. (these will be dealt in theory tests instead...hehe)
Not very used to attending lessons with adults, haha. Most of the classmates are young girls, who have so much time to learn driving unlike the guys :( There are also ah-beng-like ppl, taking bike license I presume. Not forgetting commuters, aunties and ah peks. >_>
The instructor is very humorous, enjoyed the two lessons very much ^_^. However he seemed to be very disappointed when the class din greet him back when he said 'Good morning/afternoon' to us, haha. School and outside alike, never expect ppl in classes to greet you, unless there is a monitor to give instructions, haha.
The major disturbance in the lessons is the ringing of handphones...but there is nothing to be done abt it. The instructor has no right to discipline ppl to switch off their hp. Unlike in schools, the instructor also cannot scold or chase ppl out the class, sigh. There was also an ah pek who slept so openly just right in front of the instructor...so rude! Some ppl really need to mind their manners and attitude.
Actually there is no need to bring anything for the lesson, quite slack you can say. Even if have to bring sth, there will always be ppl who forget to bring or dun have the thing, thus giving the instructor so much trouble. You can't expect an auntie or ah pek to go walking ard with books and stationary right?
Going for theory practice next, in preparation for coming test.
Not very used to attending lessons with adults, haha. Most of the classmates are young girls, who have so much time to learn driving unlike the guys :( There are also ah-beng-like ppl, taking bike license I presume. Not forgetting commuters, aunties and ah peks. >_>
The instructor is very humorous, enjoyed the two lessons very much ^_^. However he seemed to be very disappointed when the class din greet him back when he said 'Good morning/afternoon' to us, haha. School and outside alike, never expect ppl in classes to greet you, unless there is a monitor to give instructions, haha.
The major disturbance in the lessons is the ringing of handphones...but there is nothing to be done abt it. The instructor has no right to discipline ppl to switch off their hp. Unlike in schools, the instructor also cannot scold or chase ppl out the class, sigh. There was also an ah pek who slept so openly just right in front of the instructor...so rude! Some ppl really need to mind their manners and attitude.
Actually there is no need to bring anything for the lesson, quite slack you can say. Even if have to bring sth, there will always be ppl who forget to bring or dun have the thing, thus giving the instructor so much trouble. You can't expect an auntie or ah pek to go walking ard with books and stationary right?
Going for theory practice next, in preparation for coming test.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
2 years late
Just watched LOTR:TTT and ROTK, haha. Not bad not bad, would appreciate more if there were subtitles provided, cos I'm not familiar with the terms and names in the story and it was quite hard to understand what the ppl were trying to say...haha. I think my comments for this trilogy will be better if I have watched them when they were released, since I had not watched much movies of this genre then.
Really need to brush up on my listening skills. Cos also have to rely a lot on the chinese subtitles while watching Lost. That's the consequence of not having the habit of watching English shows, haha.
Eh, my mum said she once saw someone stick mucus on the lift buttons, yucks! So must be very careful and look before you press, haha. Same goes for traffic buttons. I seldom press them, cos at busy roads others will press for me whereas at ulu roads I can cross at my own will hehe.
Sigh, heard from news that another person jumped down to the MRT tracks again, and died. Seems like the 'Value Life. Act Responsibly.' signboards aren't doing any good, haha.
Going to watch another movie later...hehe.
Really need to brush up on my listening skills. Cos also have to rely a lot on the chinese subtitles while watching Lost. That's the consequence of not having the habit of watching English shows, haha.
Eh, my mum said she once saw someone stick mucus on the lift buttons, yucks! So must be very careful and look before you press, haha. Same goes for traffic buttons. I seldom press them, cos at busy roads others will press for me whereas at ulu roads I can cross at my own will hehe.
Sigh, heard from news that another person jumped down to the MRT tracks again, and died. Seems like the 'Value Life. Act Responsibly.' signboards aren't doing any good, haha.
Going to watch another movie later...hehe.
Monday, December 26, 2005
Fun on Xmas
Yesterday ZH, JH, YF and I had a christmas lunch at Siam Kitchen in Parco. We were the first customers. (except ZH who came late...) If I had known siam kitchen was just opening when we came, and it was not as popular as its neighbouring restaurants, ZH and I wouldn't have to book in advance the day before. Duo ci yi ju...
The food was not bad, but I din eat every type of food we were served. Am I the only one who thinks the pineapple rice was nice? (so delicious that I could eat it on its own ^_^) The rest dun seem to think so. Anyway some pork floss added shld be good :)
Went to lanshop to dota after that. Just my luck to have random-ed strength heros for the 3 games. Had a tough time in early game, against JH who always random-ed ranged heros at the same lane. However as the game progressed I became more unkillable...hehe. True that having bone in 2v2 games is rather imba, even if a noob is using it. ZH would be better off choosing a ranged hero instead :P
Going home from Orchard is my most dreaded thing during outings. It took me more than half an hour of futile waiting at the bus stop to realise that the only 3 buses that go to my place, 171, 190 and 700, are not in operation, probably due to the party at Orchard Rd. Zzz...what a waste of time.
The food was not bad, but I din eat every type of food we were served. Am I the only one who thinks the pineapple rice was nice? (so delicious that I could eat it on its own ^_^) The rest dun seem to think so. Anyway some pork floss added shld be good :)
Went to lanshop to dota after that. Just my luck to have random-ed strength heros for the 3 games. Had a tough time in early game, against JH who always random-ed ranged heros at the same lane. However as the game progressed I became more unkillable...hehe. True that having bone in 2v2 games is rather imba, even if a noob is using it. ZH would be better off choosing a ranged hero instead :P
Going home from Orchard is my most dreaded thing during outings. It took me more than half an hour of futile waiting at the bus stop to realise that the only 3 buses that go to my place, 171, 190 and 700, are not in operation, probably due to the party at Orchard Rd. Zzz...what a waste of time.
Friday, December 23, 2005
King Kong!!!
Watched King Kong today. The movie is awesome! It's a solid 3 hours long and I enjoyed every part of the movie. Wonderfully done with magnificient shots and scenery, as well as the hair-raising creatures. Action-packed and thrilling, like riding on a roller coaster haha, enhanced by the high sound volume. Thank the personnel for that! Might be deafening at times but it adds to the atmosphere! Not forgetting the screams and cries heard from the girls seating at the row in front of me, and laughters from rows behind...hehe. At the start of the show there was a baby in the theatre crying but I think the mum moved him/her out after that. A baby definitely can't survive in the booming and screaming theatre. I guessed the mum tot it was just a short cartoon abt a giant ape lol.
There is just so much action in this movie I can't tell where's the climax. That's why I like it, an example of movies that are able to sustain their climax throughout. Which means just as you tot the interesting part is over, another one pops up, with probably greater intense than before. Totally enjoyed the movie, unlike Zhehan who gave me a look of disgust when the credits start to roll.
I watch movies primary for the sake of action. For a good and satisfying story, one can just read books and watch dramas which might have much better storylines than those in movies. However real-life action can only be seen in movies ^_^. Well you can say I'm a fan of action movies. Dun really like movies with a lot of dramas conversations, for eg love movies. I dun pay for looking at ppl talk or couples kissing, I've a TV with free channels at home. I've seen better storylines in jap mangas, seriously!
Do I sound extreme? Haha, not that story isn't important to me, I just dislike how someone belittle a 'good' (depends on individual) movie just becos its story sucks. Think abt what makes a watching a pirated dvd at home different from watching the movie in a theatre. Think abt why ppl would rather watch a movie in the theatre than at home.
I heard a never-heard-before announcement in the MRT station, which goes sth like this:
"Your attention please, the station is crowded. Those who are not taking the train, please leave the station. Thank you for your cooperation."
-__- Fine...
Haiz, missed an episode of Love Concierge. Nvm, it's worth a miss for a good movie.
Anyway, I think I discovered Guo Mei Mei's 3rd song. It's the ending song for Love Concierge (not the chacha one -__-). Din see the title carefully. Dun worry, this time it's a normal song. Oya, Cai Chun Jia releasing new album again...so fast!!! In 2005 somemore! The ads are on standby already.
There is just so much action in this movie I can't tell where's the climax. That's why I like it, an example of movies that are able to sustain their climax throughout. Which means just as you tot the interesting part is over, another one pops up, with probably greater intense than before. Totally enjoyed the movie, unlike Zhehan who gave me a look of disgust when the credits start to roll.
I watch movies primary for the sake of action. For a good and satisfying story, one can just read books and watch dramas which might have much better storylines than those in movies. However real-life action can only be seen in movies ^_^. Well you can say I'm a fan of action movies. Dun really like movies with a lot of dramas conversations, for eg love movies. I dun pay for looking at ppl talk or couples kissing, I've a TV with free channels at home. I've seen better storylines in jap mangas, seriously!
Do I sound extreme? Haha, not that story isn't important to me, I just dislike how someone belittle a 'good' (depends on individual) movie just becos its story sucks. Think abt what makes a watching a pirated dvd at home different from watching the movie in a theatre. Think abt why ppl would rather watch a movie in the theatre than at home.
I heard a never-heard-before announcement in the MRT station, which goes sth like this:
"Your attention please, the station is crowded. Those who are not taking the train, please leave the station. Thank you for your cooperation."
-__- Fine...
Haiz, missed an episode of Love Concierge. Nvm, it's worth a miss for a good movie.
Anyway, I think I discovered Guo Mei Mei's 3rd song. It's the ending song for Love Concierge (not the chacha one -__-). Din see the title carefully. Dun worry, this time it's a normal song. Oya, Cai Chun Jia releasing new album again...so fast!!! In 2005 somemore! The ads are on standby already.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
It's snowing! (II)
Are you wondering why is there a '(II)' beside the title when there is no first part to begin with? Well, I had an entry with the same title in Dec last year...haha. Maybe every Dec from now on I'll have an entry with 'It's snowing!'.
Back to topic, it's really a chilly day today. The ground has been wet for the whole day and the weather is cooling. When I woke up this afternoon, I tot it was quite late, like 4-5pm when it was actually 1pm, haha. Can't tell time during rainy days...hee
Ate some tang yuan just now, yummy! The good things abt them are the tasty fillings and peanuts that I applied on the surface, whereas the skin is just tasteless and hard to chew. Even plain bread and rice taste better than the skin...
Love Concierge never fails to amuse me in every episode (for now). Definitely one of the funniest show I watched this year! (and next year hopefully) I highly recommend watching it! (If you're prejudiced against mediacorp dramas then ignore it.)
A new Christmas-themed Grow! Yay! Nice music too!
http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow/tree/index.html
Blogging has become such an 'in' thing nowadays. Even news reporters are blogging too...lol
Back to topic, it's really a chilly day today. The ground has been wet for the whole day and the weather is cooling. When I woke up this afternoon, I tot it was quite late, like 4-5pm when it was actually 1pm, haha. Can't tell time during rainy days...hee
Ate some tang yuan just now, yummy! The good things abt them are the tasty fillings and peanuts that I applied on the surface, whereas the skin is just tasteless and hard to chew. Even plain bread and rice taste better than the skin...
Love Concierge never fails to amuse me in every episode (for now). Definitely one of the funniest show I watched this year! (and next year hopefully) I highly recommend watching it! (If you're prejudiced against mediacorp dramas then ignore it.)
A new Christmas-themed Grow! Yay! Nice music too!
http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow/tree/index.html
Blogging has become such an 'in' thing nowadays. Even news reporters are blogging too...lol
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The Eve of the Eve of the Eve of the Eve......
Christmas is the next big thing but I'm not really looking forward to it though. Everyday is like Christmas to me now. As for the Christmas party at Han's house, I can't confirm if it will be possible at all due to differing schedules. I hate to say this but, those who enlist early in ns are so troublesome, they make outings difficult to organise.
But there's one thing for sure, I wanna watch King Kong. Have to find the right company.
The first episode of Love Concierge is hilarious!!! Lolololollollollooolllol...
Also watched the repeat telecast of Lost too. No time to watch last time. Since it's a highly rated series, I expect a lot from it...hehe.
Sian, my com is acting up again. This time it's the graphic card. Seeing dots and squares all over the screen makes my hair stand... Sigh, my com is really going to fall apart soon.
But there's one thing for sure, I wanna watch King Kong. Have to find the right company.
The first episode of Love Concierge is hilarious!!! Lolololollollollooolllol...
Also watched the repeat telecast of Lost too. No time to watch last time. Since it's a highly rated series, I expect a lot from it...hehe.
Sian, my com is acting up again. This time it's the graphic card. Seeing dots and squares all over the screen makes my hair stand... Sigh, my com is really going to fall apart soon.
Monday, December 19, 2005
Zuo Bo
Uh, thank you so much to those who are still visiting my blog after the peak update season is over. Most of the blogs I visit are more or less stagnant at this time. Some are busy enjoying the hols, or training hard in ns, or simply have nothing of interest to blog abt. I think for the subsequent entries I'll just be talking abt my random thoughts on various stuff I come across, including teeny weeny observations that aren't worth the attention for most ppl. That's the sign of boliao-ness.
So aimless nowadays. No assignments, no Issues and Ideas, no scholarships to worry abt, no tests and exams to study for, no jobs to commit myself to, no enrichment lessons to attend. Ah, had tot of enrolling in jap lessons but they are very ex and furthermore if I dun use the language often I'll forget easily, and all the $$$ will go to waste. It takes a great deal of time and effort to learn a new language properly and being in Singapore all the time, my jap will definitely bu jin ze tui. Unless I go to Japan, haha.
Actually, I'm thinking of taking driving lessons too. However considering the two major handicaps of my eyes, I guess I'll be strongly discouraged from driving. Nvm, I'm not in need of a car right now. But the tot of driving to someplace (eg Orchard) to attend an outing is sooo cool! Haha. However have to go thru the hassle of finding parking lots, getting stuck in possible traffic jams, worry ERP, road taxes, fuel costs, etc. As if I've a financial income now, haha. The tot of not having to take turtle LRT and wait for damn buses anymore is so tempting!
What an irony, my PW topic was abt 'encouraging public transport'. >_> So much for the aims of PW...
Ah, with a car, I can send my friends home too! Then I'll charge them according to the taxi rates, heh heh.
On the other hand, driving a car increases the risk of dying in a road accident right? (the way I put it sounds so horrifying, haha) Well, so does being a pedestrian too. My conclusion is: the more time you spend on the road, the more likely you'll die. (think of poisson distribution!) Having this mentality in mind everytime I cross the road, I'll try to clear away from the road as fast as possible, unlike some ppl who think their grandfathers own the road, or "the car will stop for me" or "the car wun reach me at this speed so I take my own sweet time to walk". You nvr know if some siao drivers just had a bad day and wanted to vent their frustrations on pedestrians without thinking of consequences. Also nvr know if the driver is dozing off or drunk.
Wah, seems like driving a car is so scary after all, I think it's best for me not to learn driving. Skali at night I can't differentiate red light from amber light...haha. Why put my life on the line?
Oya, I need to get in touch with the English entertainment circle/news. My knowledge of English entertainment is so negligible. Ok, I've taken the first step of listening to English music, which is what I'm doing now. However the songs merely go in one ear and out the other, they sound like background noises to me >_<. I dunno the titles of songs and names of singers too. Only know 'Black Eye Peas' and 'Mariah Carey' cos their names appear the most often, haha. But I can't recognise their voices nor their songs... Noooo, I'm not making any progress!!! Maybe it's better to watch English shows...
I also dunno how to distinguish between British and American, the celebs, the speech and accents, the songs, the movies/shows, etc. Harry Potter is British right? LOTR is American, or is it British? OMG, I'm so confused, can someone enlighten me? Dun laugh.
After immersing myself in the Chinese entertainment for a long time, I can better tell Taiwanese, Hong Kong and PRC celebs apart. Vicky Zhao is a PRC, Stephen Chow is a Hong Konger and Jay/Jolin are Taiwaneses right? Pls tell me I'm right, otherwise I have to slap myself liao.
Stefanie Sun...spend so much time in Taiwan, can go and become a Taiwanese liao.
That's what I think: Most popular Hong Kong celebs are actors or actresses. Most popular Taiwanese celebs are singers. Hong Kong produce good dramas/movies. Taiwan produce good pop songs. Those who can't speak mandarin well are from Hong Kong. I gathered nothing from PRC except one fact:
PRCs usually have names with only two characters. >_>
Zhang Dong Jian = Jang Dong GUN ... gun... lol
"Bang! Bang! You're dead!"
好一个少女杀手
K, I'm lame -__-
I shall not talk abt Chow Yun FAT now, have been holding it in for many years already...
Wanna know the worst name ever?
http://tinyurl.com/3tqy5
So mean of me to tease ppl's name, haha. Can't help it, boliao mah!
Finally there's going to be a new Ch8 9pm show, Love Concierge (Ai De Zhang Men Ren). A lot of guest appearances by other artistes. Shall watch a few test episodes first before deciding to follow the series. Wu Chu Cai Hong is boring, not my type of show, luckily I stopped watching after A lvls, the ending is not very impressive either, and some characters seem to be forgotten at the end. Ren Wo Ao You is much better IMO.
So aimless nowadays. No assignments, no Issues and Ideas, no scholarships to worry abt, no tests and exams to study for, no jobs to commit myself to, no enrichment lessons to attend. Ah, had tot of enrolling in jap lessons but they are very ex and furthermore if I dun use the language often I'll forget easily, and all the $$$ will go to waste. It takes a great deal of time and effort to learn a new language properly and being in Singapore all the time, my jap will definitely bu jin ze tui. Unless I go to Japan, haha.
Actually, I'm thinking of taking driving lessons too. However considering the two major handicaps of my eyes, I guess I'll be strongly discouraged from driving. Nvm, I'm not in need of a car right now. But the tot of driving to someplace (eg Orchard) to attend an outing is sooo cool! Haha. However have to go thru the hassle of finding parking lots, getting stuck in possible traffic jams, worry ERP, road taxes, fuel costs, etc. As if I've a financial income now, haha. The tot of not having to take turtle LRT and wait for damn buses anymore is so tempting!
What an irony, my PW topic was abt 'encouraging public transport'. >_> So much for the aims of PW...
Ah, with a car, I can send my friends home too! Then I'll charge them according to the taxi rates, heh heh.
On the other hand, driving a car increases the risk of dying in a road accident right? (the way I put it sounds so horrifying, haha) Well, so does being a pedestrian too. My conclusion is: the more time you spend on the road, the more likely you'll die. (think of poisson distribution!) Having this mentality in mind everytime I cross the road, I'll try to clear away from the road as fast as possible, unlike some ppl who think their grandfathers own the road, or "the car will stop for me" or "the car wun reach me at this speed so I take my own sweet time to walk". You nvr know if some siao drivers just had a bad day and wanted to vent their frustrations on pedestrians without thinking of consequences. Also nvr know if the driver is dozing off or drunk.
Wah, seems like driving a car is so scary after all, I think it's best for me not to learn driving. Skali at night I can't differentiate red light from amber light...haha. Why put my life on the line?
Oya, I need to get in touch with the English entertainment circle/news. My knowledge of English entertainment is so negligible. Ok, I've taken the first step of listening to English music, which is what I'm doing now. However the songs merely go in one ear and out the other, they sound like background noises to me >_<. I dunno the titles of songs and names of singers too. Only know 'Black Eye Peas' and 'Mariah Carey' cos their names appear the most often, haha. But I can't recognise their voices nor their songs... Noooo, I'm not making any progress!!! Maybe it's better to watch English shows...
I also dunno how to distinguish between British and American, the celebs, the speech and accents, the songs, the movies/shows, etc. Harry Potter is British right? LOTR is American, or is it British? OMG, I'm so confused, can someone enlighten me? Dun laugh.
After immersing myself in the Chinese entertainment for a long time, I can better tell Taiwanese, Hong Kong and PRC celebs apart. Vicky Zhao is a PRC, Stephen Chow is a Hong Konger and Jay/Jolin are Taiwaneses right? Pls tell me I'm right, otherwise I have to slap myself liao.
Stefanie Sun...spend so much time in Taiwan, can go and become a Taiwanese liao.
That's what I think: Most popular Hong Kong celebs are actors or actresses. Most popular Taiwanese celebs are singers. Hong Kong produce good dramas/movies. Taiwan produce good pop songs. Those who can't speak mandarin well are from Hong Kong. I gathered nothing from PRC except one fact:
PRCs usually have names with only two characters. >_>
Zhang Dong Jian = Jang Dong GUN ... gun... lol
"Bang! Bang! You're dead!"
好一个少女杀手
K, I'm lame -__-
I shall not talk abt Chow Yun FAT now, have been holding it in for many years already...
Wanna know the worst name ever?
http://tinyurl.com/3tqy5
So mean of me to tease ppl's name, haha. Can't help it, boliao mah!
Finally there's going to be a new Ch8 9pm show, Love Concierge (Ai De Zhang Men Ren). A lot of guest appearances by other artistes. Shall watch a few test episodes first before deciding to follow the series. Wu Chu Cai Hong is boring, not my type of show, luckily I stopped watching after A lvls, the ending is not very impressive either, and some characters seem to be forgotten at the end. Ren Wo Ao You is much better IMO.
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Pirate
I feel so sry to those who spend their hard-earned money on buying anime and movie cds. Have been downloading animes like crazy for the past week. I think for animes, 90% of the ppl will download rather than buy. After all I see most anime viewers have computers with good internet connection. And ya, also been downloading songs too, much faster than I could listen. Since I dun support any particular singers, there is no need for me to buy albums...hehe.
This long holiday is really bad for my health. Sitting in front of the com for almost the whole day lor. Heh, I'm lazy... I think my alr high myopia will worsen...sigh. Also realise when you sit down for very long, your belly will grow fat; when you wake up after a sleep, you will feel thin. Dunno whether these apply to other people, but they sure apply to me :( The reason I noticed these phenomenon is obviously, becos I think I'm growing fat and unhealthy due to the lack of exercise. Got input but no output. Bleh.
Like me, my com is also unhealthy. It cannot start even though the power and lights are on. Have to switch on and off the main switch several times before the "beep" sound is heard from the cpu. Each time I try to switch on the com the no. of tries will increase. (can take up to 20 min just to get the com to start up) What's surprising is that after the com finally starts, everything goes well after that. Can't pinpoint where the fault lies...zzz. Really really hate the fragility of computers. They are made up of so many components and if one of them goes wrong it may affect the whole system. Hard to dui zheng xia yao too, it's not possible to change the entire computer to solve a small (but extremely annoying) problem right? Now I'm afraid to switch off the com, can I leave my com on forever???
This long holiday is really bad for my health. Sitting in front of the com for almost the whole day lor. Heh, I'm lazy... I think my alr high myopia will worsen...sigh. Also realise when you sit down for very long, your belly will grow fat; when you wake up after a sleep, you will feel thin. Dunno whether these apply to other people, but they sure apply to me :( The reason I noticed these phenomenon is obviously, becos I think I'm growing fat and unhealthy due to the lack of exercise. Got input but no output. Bleh.
Like me, my com is also unhealthy. It cannot start even though the power and lights are on. Have to switch on and off the main switch several times before the "beep" sound is heard from the cpu. Each time I try to switch on the com the no. of tries will increase. (can take up to 20 min just to get the com to start up) What's surprising is that after the com finally starts, everything goes well after that. Can't pinpoint where the fault lies...zzz. Really really hate the fragility of computers. They are made up of so many components and if one of them goes wrong it may affect the whole system. Hard to dui zheng xia yao too, it's not possible to change the entire computer to solve a small (but extremely annoying) problem right? Now I'm afraid to switch off the com, can I leave my com on forever???
Monday, December 12, 2005
Movee
Watching a lot of movies lately, particularly jap animated movies from the past. Watched The Cat Returns and Princess Mononoke. Sometimes I think these animations are better than real life acting, haha. There are some scenes that we can only see in animated movies but not in non-animated ones (is there a specific name for such movies? dun want to use the same word over and over again). Becos of that, game fmvs can be very cool and magnificient, better than the movies!
Hehe, also watched 'Perhaps Love' today. This is the first musical I ever watched in the cinema. (no I din watch Phantom) Some parts are very touching. Those who like love movies shld enjoy this. (am I stating the obvious? lol)
Going kbox tmr again, for the third time after As. However each time I go there seem to be fewer and fewer ppl. :( Still not tired of kbox lah, instead every time I'll have a new array of songs I wish to sing...haha.
Some ppl are working or in ns liao but yet I'm busy slacking at home...haha.
Hehe, also watched 'Perhaps Love' today. This is the first musical I ever watched in the cinema. (no I din watch Phantom) Some parts are very touching. Those who like love movies shld enjoy this. (am I stating the obvious? lol)
Going kbox tmr again, for the third time after As. However each time I go there seem to be fewer and fewer ppl. :( Still not tired of kbox lah, instead every time I'll have a new array of songs I wish to sing...haha.
Some ppl are working or in ns liao but yet I'm busy slacking at home...haha.
Friday, December 09, 2005
Why no S34???
What a disappointment. Doesn't she enjoy teaching classes besides her form class?
Anyway thanks Mrs Lee for dedicating a message for S34! n_n
Adventure's over, time to appreciate my home... ANIME!!! MANGA!!! PS2!!!
Prom
A nite of chiobus and yandaos, din really see enough but nvm haha. Was late thanks to the turtle bus, and Youcheng. Din expect him to lose his way, so had to lead him there. Everyone was just taking photos outside the ballroom and the actual programme din start until abt 8 so we were still in time...hehe. A fresh sight of so many schoolmates in their smart suits and pretty dresses instead of the 'usual' school uniform.
However I din completely enjoy the prom cos of my damn shoe. The sole came off and I had to limp like a bai ka throughout the ceremony. Was trying very hard to make sure I look as if I was walking properly. Hope nobody noticed my shoe while I was walking, so embarrassing. And hope they will think I sprained my leg or sth...haha. My shoes have never failed me for the past 6 years, why must they wear off at such grand event??? Anyway, I wun need to wear these black leather shoes for a long time, so the sole kinda came off at the right time...hehe. Really liked this pair of shoes. T_T
My class was quite pathetic lah, only 8 came: 4 at one table and the rest were dispersed. Even though there were only this few, gathering all of them for a photo was a very difficult task. Din notice much differences in the guys, on the other hand the girls looked very different with their makeup. Esp Jieying, her hair was quite nicely done. In the photos Jieying looked so unrecognisable!
The band members also gathered to take a group photo. Not forgetting section photos too. I love the clarinet section!!!
Basically prom is just a phototaking session, the food is secondary. Talking abt the food, it was not very nice IMO, tasted weird. The helping was extremely small, probably cos of its funny taste some ppl might not want to eat so much. The drinks were wat kept me full. The programme consisted of merely entertaining competitions. Served as a display of eye candies too.
Ma-yi-ya-hee Ma-yi-ya-hoo -__-
Took abt 30 photos, few compared to others. Yay, so many pics to admire ^_^. Brought two sets of batteries, but both almost went flat...zzz. Among all the couple photos, I think this is the nicest:
Mong arrived slmost at the end of the programme, dunno watsup with him. Then Kaizhi pulled Mong, Youcheng and me to cine pool before the event even ended... Actually wanted to see till the end but nvm. Pooled, then went to join the crowd outside Wisma pub to chit chat and stone. The pub is only strictly allowed for ppl 18 yrs or above. Too bad for Dec babies like Youcheng and Mong, I cant possibly go in alone. Someone got into trouble for faking identification in order to get in, sigh.
Chatted abt NS with the taxi driver on the way home. Haiz, still no letter yet.
I was thinking, the formal suits and gowns bought for this occasion, are they going to be one-time-use only? After today will they just be gathering dust in the wardrobe? Are these expenditure really worth it just for one night and some photos?
However I din completely enjoy the prom cos of my damn shoe. The sole came off and I had to limp like a bai ka throughout the ceremony. Was trying very hard to make sure I look as if I was walking properly. Hope nobody noticed my shoe while I was walking, so embarrassing. And hope they will think I sprained my leg or sth...haha. My shoes have never failed me for the past 6 years, why must they wear off at such grand event??? Anyway, I wun need to wear these black leather shoes for a long time, so the sole kinda came off at the right time...hehe. Really liked this pair of shoes. T_T
My class was quite pathetic lah, only 8 came: 4 at one table and the rest were dispersed. Even though there were only this few, gathering all of them for a photo was a very difficult task. Din notice much differences in the guys, on the other hand the girls looked very different with their makeup. Esp Jieying, her hair was quite nicely done. In the photos Jieying looked so unrecognisable!
Wah, shuai ge mei nu xiao jie xiao di uncle auntie!
The band members also gathered to take a group photo. Not forgetting section photos too. I love the clarinet section!!!
That two guys childish as ever.
Basically prom is just a phototaking session, the food is secondary. Talking abt the food, it was not very nice IMO, tasted weird. The helping was extremely small, probably cos of its funny taste some ppl might not want to eat so much. The drinks were wat kept me full. The programme consisted of merely entertaining competitions. Served as a display of eye candies too.
Ma-yi-ya-hee Ma-yi-ya-hoo -__-
Took abt 30 photos, few compared to others. Yay, so many pics to admire ^_^. Brought two sets of batteries, but both almost went flat...zzz. Among all the couple photos, I think this is the nicest:
Eesuan's pose so cool!
Mong arrived slmost at the end of the programme, dunno watsup with him. Then Kaizhi pulled Mong, Youcheng and me to cine pool before the event even ended... Actually wanted to see till the end but nvm. Pooled, then went to join the crowd outside Wisma pub to chit chat and stone. The pub is only strictly allowed for ppl 18 yrs or above. Too bad for Dec babies like Youcheng and Mong, I cant possibly go in alone. Someone got into trouble for faking identification in order to get in, sigh.
Chatted abt NS with the taxi driver on the way home. Haiz, still no letter yet.
I was thinking, the formal suits and gowns bought for this occasion, are they going to be one-time-use only? After today will they just be gathering dust in the wardrobe? Are these expenditure really worth it just for one night and some photos?
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Little Chicky
Chicken Little was, hmmmm, mediocre. I anticipated a kiddy plot but din expect the story to advance to something like 'War of the Worlds'. Some hilarious parts but most of the time I'm not very amused. (k, I've a rather poor sense of humour) Ya, there is a moral behind the story too, instead of just being a lame and mindless movie. One disappointment is that the movie is very short, slightly longer than an hour only. You'll be out of the theatre as soon as you get in.
Finally watched 'Spirited Away' today. Very impressed by the characters and story. ^_^
I'm gonna start on some animes now. Here are some titles I've heard:
- Chrono Crusade
- Monster
- Trinity Blood
- Black Cat
- Gundam Seed Destiny
- One Piece
- hack//sign
- Elfen Lied
- Blood+
- Inuyasha
- Berserk
- Fruit Basket
- Samurai 7
Any animes from the above list to reccommend? Or any other interesting titles not mentioned? No Naruto pls.
Finally watched 'Spirited Away' today. Very impressed by the characters and story. ^_^
I'm gonna start on some animes now. Here are some titles I've heard:
- Chrono Crusade
- Monster
- Trinity Blood
- Black Cat
- Gundam Seed Destiny
- One Piece
- hack//sign
- Elfen Lied
- Blood+
- Inuyasha
- Berserk
- Fruit Basket
- Samurai 7
Any animes from the above list to reccommend? Or any other interesting titles not mentioned? No Naruto pls.
Monday, December 05, 2005
Out
So tired. Went out everyday for the past few days. But I shall cherish this period because after this week I probably wun be going out anymore. Shld be staying at home until I get outdoorsick. Furthermore when almost everyone enlists in NS on Jan, I'll have no one to go out with anymore.
Went to cine kbox (for the second time of the week) with Zhehan and Yongfeng on Sat. Not bad singing, but can do better with a pro-singer ard. It's the first time that Yongfeng has ever been to kbox, hope he enjoyed it. That shld be enough singing for me, enough money spent too. Dinner and chit-chat ensued after that.
Yesterday, went to my grandpa's house for his birthday buffet. So many ppl squeezed inside a small flat. Couldn't take it so left halfway. It's a bit rude but I dun really know my mum's side relatives well. My cousins are either too old (some even married with kids) or too young (pri sch). My nephews/nieces are definitely too small. Basically there's no one of my age to relate with, hence leaving is inevitable. Oh yea my bro wasn't present too.
Reached home in time to watch Star Awards. Surprises here and there, like Kym not getting into Top 10...all her popularity stolen by Quan Yifeng. Not forgetting the extra Zoe Tay who spiced up the atomsphere a bit. Ok, my predictions aren't very accurate.
Finally I decided to go shop for my prom stuff with Youcheng today. Met Saykai there by coincidence, and saw his dyed hair. My wallet is now empty (again). T_T $$$$$$
Very paiseh to ask my mum for money every night. Yea, I'm going out again tmr and thurs. PS2 misses me.
Went to cine kbox (for the second time of the week) with Zhehan and Yongfeng on Sat. Not bad singing, but can do better with a pro-singer ard. It's the first time that Yongfeng has ever been to kbox, hope he enjoyed it. That shld be enough singing for me, enough money spent too. Dinner and chit-chat ensued after that.
Yesterday, went to my grandpa's house for his birthday buffet. So many ppl squeezed inside a small flat. Couldn't take it so left halfway. It's a bit rude but I dun really know my mum's side relatives well. My cousins are either too old (some even married with kids) or too young (pri sch). My nephews/nieces are definitely too small. Basically there's no one of my age to relate with, hence leaving is inevitable. Oh yea my bro wasn't present too.
Reached home in time to watch Star Awards. Surprises here and there, like Kym not getting into Top 10...all her popularity stolen by Quan Yifeng. Not forgetting the extra Zoe Tay who spiced up the atomsphere a bit. Ok, my predictions aren't very accurate.
Finally I decided to go shop for my prom stuff with Youcheng today. Met Saykai there by coincidence, and saw his dyed hair. My wallet is now empty (again). T_T $$$$$$
Very paiseh to ask my mum for money every night. Yea, I'm going out again tmr and thurs. PS2 misses me.
Friday, December 02, 2005
Sentosa
Went to Sentosa today with Bingye, Wu Rong, Yingying, Dawei, Chen Xi and Zhao Chong. Felt odd being the only pure Singaporean there but I still had much fun with my classmates. (much better than being the only senior among a junior class outing) Chen Xi wanted to go to the beach so badly, so we had no choice but to make Siloso Beach our first stop, and get ourselves sunburnt under the scorching noon sun. I'm not the sporty type and I dun intend to swim in the sea either, so went to play with the sand instead -__-. Helped Wu Rong and Yingying a little to build sandcastles then they helped me dig a four-way undersand tunnel. Very excited when we finally dug through the other side of the tunnel. ^_^ I'm still so childish.
Then Chen Xi hurt his foot while playing basketball and decided to go home, (why does he seem to get himself hurt in everything he does?) while Zhao Chong went skating. The remaining 5 made their way to Underwater World (still as ex as ever) for the likes of the girls. The interior has changed since I went there eons ago, with additional display of sea creatures like jellyfish and crabs (or they're already there long ago?). The fish still look the same lah, so is the travelator tunnel.
Proceeded to Sky Tower next, but we thought it's more worth to ride the cable car on our return trip to mainland. The tower doesn't look tall to me, probably can't see much up there, at most the whole sentosa island only. However the perception of relation between height and angle of elevation/depression can be deceiving. A small increase in height may result in a wider scope of view. Ok, I'm getting mathematical now, dunno whether you understand what I'm talking abt. I may be wrong though.
Went pizza-ing (I'm the greedy one) before going to Dolphin Lagoon. Without monorail, getting around the island is quite tedious. The buses can be very very crowded at times, can be very frequent, or can be late for several minutes. The roads of sentosa are teeming with buses.
I remember someone used to show me a pamphlet from animal activists reqarding the ill treatment of the dolphins in the Lagoon. Those dolphins look very skilled and well trained to me leh, can perform remarkable stuns so easily. As for the way they're treated during training, I dun really care lah, haha, as long as I enjoy watching them then can liao. Cross reference to NS.
Bingye and Wu Rong went to take a close-up photo with a dolphin for $13. I dun feel worth it cos they only touched it for a few seconds before the personnel requested them to siam. (cos there was a queue) The photo may look nice but for $13 it's rather ex I think.
Last stop cable car. This is my 3rd time on the cable car. The car moves so fast, not enough time to enjoy the bird eye's view leh. Took all the way to Mount Faber but ended up taking a bus down to terminal again. At least we spent twice as much time on the cable car than alighting at harbourfront, made our 9.90 more worth.
My hands a bit dirty today, touched sand, touched seawater, touched fish, touched stingray, touched snake... Bingye is the 'worst', in addition he touched turtle and dolphin. =S
See you guys next year!!! (for now)
Many thanks for Bingye (our dearest lao da) who initiated this outing!
Yay, Wild Arms and Suikoden Tactics! Yummy! More to come soon!
I look so stoned in this pic >_>
Then Chen Xi hurt his foot while playing basketball and decided to go home, (why does he seem to get himself hurt in everything he does?) while Zhao Chong went skating. The remaining 5 made their way to Underwater World (still as ex as ever) for the likes of the girls. The interior has changed since I went there eons ago, with additional display of sea creatures like jellyfish and crabs (or they're already there long ago?). The fish still look the same lah, so is the travelator tunnel.
Proceeded to Sky Tower next, but we thought it's more worth to ride the cable car on our return trip to mainland. The tower doesn't look tall to me, probably can't see much up there, at most the whole sentosa island only. However the perception of relation between height and angle of elevation/depression can be deceiving. A small increase in height may result in a wider scope of view. Ok, I'm getting mathematical now, dunno whether you understand what I'm talking abt. I may be wrong though.
Went pizza-ing (I'm the greedy one) before going to Dolphin Lagoon. Without monorail, getting around the island is quite tedious. The buses can be very very crowded at times, can be very frequent, or can be late for several minutes. The roads of sentosa are teeming with buses.
I remember someone used to show me a pamphlet from animal activists reqarding the ill treatment of the dolphins in the Lagoon. Those dolphins look very skilled and well trained to me leh, can perform remarkable stuns so easily. As for the way they're treated during training, I dun really care lah, haha, as long as I enjoy watching them then can liao. Cross reference to NS.
Bingye and Wu Rong went to take a close-up photo with a dolphin for $13. I dun feel worth it cos they only touched it for a few seconds before the personnel requested them to siam. (cos there was a queue) The photo may look nice but for $13 it's rather ex I think.
Last stop cable car. This is my 3rd time on the cable car. The car moves so fast, not enough time to enjoy the bird eye's view leh. Took all the way to Mount Faber but ended up taking a bus down to terminal again. At least we spent twice as much time on the cable car than alighting at harbourfront, made our 9.90 more worth.
We shifted the centre of gravity of the car greatly when taking this pic
My hands a bit dirty today, touched sand, touched seawater, touched fish, touched stingray, touched snake... Bingye is the 'worst', in addition he touched turtle and dolphin. =S
See you guys next year!!! (for now)
Many thanks for Bingye (our dearest lao da) who initiated this outing!
Yay, Wild Arms and Suikoden Tactics! Yummy! More to come soon!
Predictions
Relf wants me to predict the winners for Star Awards so here it is:
Best Actor: Chen Hanwei (A Life of Hope)
Best Actress: Fann Wong (Beautiful Illusions)
Best Supporting Actor: Cavin Soh (Portrait of Home)
Best Supporting Actress: Yvonne Lim (Portrait of Home)
Best Comedy Performer: Mark Lee (KP Club)
Best Variety Show Host: Quan Yifeng (Love Bites)
Best News/CA Presenter: Ng Siew Leng
Young Talent Award: Xiao Li Yuan (Zero To Hero)
Best Drama Serial: Beyond The Axis of Truth II
Best Variety Show: Shoot!
Best Variety Special Program: Project SuperStar (Grand Final)
Best Theme Song: 梦在手里 by Joi Chua (Destiny)
Best Newcomer: Julian Hee
Top 10 Male Artistes: Edmund Chen, Qi Yuwu, Guo Liang, Chen Hanwei, Tay Pinghui, Bryan Wong, Mark Lee, Christopher Lee, Desmond Koh, Adrain Pang
Top 10 Female Artistes: Michelle Chong, Jeanette Aw, Ivy Lee, Michelle Chia, Kym Ng, Quan Yifeng, Yvonne Lim, Huang Biren, Jacelyn Tay, Joanne Peh
Best Actor: Chen Hanwei (A Life of Hope)
Best Actress: Fann Wong (Beautiful Illusions)
Best Supporting Actor: Cavin Soh (Portrait of Home)
Best Supporting Actress: Yvonne Lim (Portrait of Home)
Best Comedy Performer: Mark Lee (KP Club)
Best Variety Show Host: Quan Yifeng (Love Bites)
Best News/CA Presenter: Ng Siew Leng
Young Talent Award: Xiao Li Yuan (Zero To Hero)
Best Drama Serial: Beyond The Axis of Truth II
Best Variety Show: Shoot!
Best Variety Special Program: Project SuperStar (Grand Final)
Best Theme Song: 梦在手里 by Joi Chua (Destiny)
Best Newcomer: Julian Hee
Top 10 Male Artistes: Edmund Chen, Qi Yuwu, Guo Liang, Chen Hanwei, Tay Pinghui, Bryan Wong, Mark Lee, Christopher Lee, Desmond Koh, Adrain Pang
Top 10 Female Artistes: Michelle Chong, Jeanette Aw, Ivy Lee, Michelle Chia, Kym Ng, Quan Yifeng, Yvonne Lim, Huang Biren, Jacelyn Tay, Joanne Peh
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Final Class Gathering
Yesterday went to kbox with Saykai, Jieying, Chen Xi and Youcheng. I think Saykai sings really well, he deserves the best singer award...haha. I sing like reading a passage, cos I only know the tune but not the lyrics very well...hehe. Thanks Chen Xi for introducing the Elephant and Weiqi songs, we really like it. Even though we sang for 4 hours, I still feel it wasn't enough. Same goes for my past kbox outings. Seems like singing is addictive lol, once you start you wun feel like stopping.
After that 5 of us met up with Shuk and went Mong's aunt's house for class bbq. This is the last class gathering, since the prcs have to return home next week. Attendance was quite good: 19/24. Probably the best out of all the class outings we had in the past 2 years. Ate a lot, but din help much...hehe. When it comes to bbqing food so many ppl are enthu to do it, so I shall satisfy them lor. Then played cards before we left. Actually I wanted to take a group photo one, but nvm...
Bingye suggested we visit the nearby lanshop but it was so small and full, in the end Chen Xi, Dawei, Youcheng, Shuk and I decided to go Bukit Timah SC to lan instead. 1st game we own until they quit, 2nd game kena owned, 3rd game play halfway cos lanshop closing. It was 1 am then, taxi time. Hardcore hor?
A bit bu gan xin so I went home to play one more game. The stupid host chose shortmode and in the end the whole game becomes all abt pushing. With phantom lancer and clinks with the opponent how to win. >_< Grrr...
Then spent the next few hours packing my stuff. Shld I throw away all my prelim/BT papers? How abt FM compilation of qns? Will they come in useful next time? Ok, I'm in a dilemma.
Har, guess wat time I slept? Hoho.
After that 5 of us met up with Shuk and went Mong's aunt's house for class bbq. This is the last class gathering, since the prcs have to return home next week. Attendance was quite good: 19/24. Probably the best out of all the class outings we had in the past 2 years. Ate a lot, but din help much...hehe. When it comes to bbqing food so many ppl are enthu to do it, so I shall satisfy them lor. Then played cards before we left. Actually I wanted to take a group photo one, but nvm...
Bingye suggested we visit the nearby lanshop but it was so small and full, in the end Chen Xi, Dawei, Youcheng, Shuk and I decided to go Bukit Timah SC to lan instead. 1st game we own until they quit, 2nd game kena owned, 3rd game play halfway cos lanshop closing. It was 1 am then, taxi time. Hardcore hor?
A bit bu gan xin so I went home to play one more game. The stupid host chose shortmode and in the end the whole game becomes all abt pushing. With phantom lancer and clinks with the opponent how to win. >_< Grrr...
Then spent the next few hours packing my stuff. Shld I throw away all my prelim/BT papers? How abt FM compilation of qns? Will they come in useful next time? Ok, I'm in a dilemma.
Har, guess wat time I slept? Hoho.
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