Aaaaaaaaah!

Which client is this hellava world actually expects the vendor to remind them to send in their data so the vendor can put up their website? Isn't it freaking obvious that vendors (freelancers) need data to put up a website?

I'm going to refrain myself from calling them idiots but oh well. -_-"

Miscommunication and the world.

(I hate dealing with aunties)

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Especially when I need to deal with a stomach flu at the same time.

I feel SICK

I feel sick. No, not mentally, but physically. Being sick is the worst state that one could possibly be in except perhaps say heartbroken? And I haven't been sick for like 1 year ++. The last time I remember me being sick was in Basic Military Training back on that Tekong Island where I really got burnt out (literally too). Ever since then, I don't know whether it's been the exercise or the power of the Number 4 Uniform; but I have not fallen sick since then.

No, I can't still really point out what is the cause. Was it the Carl Jr that I had in just now? Was it the basketball session that possibly strained my body too much? Or was it the result of working through too many late nights?

Maaaaaaan, i hate being sick. -_-"

Anyway, I don't want to whine too much. Let's see what interesting stuff I have here.

Will Singaporeans take part in this year's global Earth Hour?

Doooogs; I hope no dogs or humans were injured in this.



A very cool LG Phone; Viewty

CNY is coming? How about some crazy throwback looks?

The PRC Gash

I got a gash on my face today, courtesy of playing basketball with some PRC (o_O) fellows. I actually had (or thought I had) a bit of free time this afternoon so I decided to move my fat ass to play basketball with Alan, a close friend of mine at a pretty 'ULU' (remote) court in Ang Mo Kio.

Little did I expect a bunch of about 6 PRCs to come up to us and challenge us. Honestly, at this age, the results of a pick-up basketball game doesn't really matter to me anymore. Erm, that was until the game started and they started roughing everyone up. And I was unluckily, one of the victims. I can't remember the exact sequence but my specs ended up hitting against the left side of my face, slightly above my cheekbone, thus the gash.

(P.S. I'm lazy to show a picture here because 1) My webcam sucks, 2) The camera on my phone sucks, 3) I'm lazy to borrow my sister's Olympus camera)

I really got fed up there and decided against participating in the next round, though I think we managed to win 4 consecutive games or what (with or without me). No, I really don't want to put all PRCs in the same group but I'm really starting to get a bit tad fed up with them.

I will try not to mention all that spitting, cutting queue, not washing their hands after using the washroom stuff. Really. -_-"



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Wikipedia says (yes I know a Wikipedia Geek):

"According to government statistics, the population of Singapore as of September 2007 was 4.68 million, of whom 3.7 million were Singaporean citizens and permanent residents (termed 'Singapore Residents').[57] Chinese formed 75.2% of 'Singapore Residents', Malays 13.6%, Indians 8.8%, while Eurasians and other groups formed 2.4%."

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I actually checked up www.singstat.gov.sg and I realized that the foreign population has almost doubled as compared to 10 years ago. We were at 600k back in '97 and about 1 million now. Soon we'll have to changed our national pledge... =(

Despondent: That's how i feel

I took this emotions test @ http://www.paulgoldinresearch.com/cg/index.php

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You are the sort of person that needs a peaceful environment. You seek release from stress and freedom from conflicts and disagreements, of which you seem to have had more than your fair share. But you are taking pains to control the situation by proceeding cautiously and you are right in doing so as you are a very sensitive person.

For some time now you have been feeling rather insecure. You are looking for - and needing - an environment that can offer you roots, stability and a position that will relieve you of excess tension and stress.

Everything seems to have gone wrong and the situation at this time is such that you are not quite sure which way to turn. So it would appear that you are 'holding back', re-consolidating your position and relinquishing all fun and games for the time being.

You are on tenterhooks and appear to be extremely nervous and upset. You are bored and you feel that life has far more to offer than this present day mundane existence. The way that you feel indicates that you have the need for a responsive and understanding relationship. You are prepared to follow up any opportunity which may present itself. However you are very choosy and you refuse to be swept off your feet unless integrity can proved to be 100% genuine. Therefore you are holding back, keeping your emotions in check because before you let down your guard you have to be sure. You are too trusting and you have no desire to be hurt again. You are responsive to conditions around you - but forever under control.

You have so many ideas that you would like to revitalise but you need to realise a stable and peaceful condition to do so. Once you can free yourself from all the aggravation and tension around you, you will make strides that may amaze you. You will not be prevented from achieving all the things you so desire.

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All in over, pretty negative. And that's reaally accurate. Nothing seems to cheer me up permanently these days. Well, I do sincerely and really appreciate the recent outings that I went to and the effort to put them up together.

Friday night was a Army Guys gathering; we actually had food (Carl's Jr), followed up by a clubbing trip to DXO where I actually managed to get involve in picking up 2 rather cute girls and succeed before discovering that both of them were attached (or they claim so). (No, Ron is not surprised that he actually dare to pickup girls. I think lots of people would be, because I usually appear very mild and nonchalant, etc etc.)

Saturday afternoon was a shopping trip with James and Weiliang (HSBC friends). Though we didn't managed to actually buy any clothes, we did manage to discover that CLOVERFIELD is a totally screwed up movie and the fact that it should be our duty to inform everyone that they shouldn't watch the show.

Sunday was a trip to Mind Cafe with Adalene, Shiqin, James, his girlfriend. The board games were pretty fun and we were lucky to have went early. Got pretty packed really soon; like about 4pm. Adalene even took a few pictures and uploaded/tag it in facebook. Really nice of her.

I really got to thank all these people for their efforts and preventing me from sinking further into this despondent hole of mine.

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But it's Sunday night and I'm still feeling rather... despondent. -_-"

Life

Erm, have I had a post by this title before? Aaaah, never mind. First of all, I have to declare that if you haven't been seeing me online/seeing me with busy status/not responding, it's because I've been busy with work. =( The thing I hate about my work is that it's rather seasonal. Sometimes there is a lot, sometimes there ain't none. Never mind that please.

Anyway, are all of the Universities' email accounts like this?

(Anyway, for those who don't know, I'm entering SMU this coming Aug. And no, I still don't really understand why terms such as undergraduates exist. Couldn't they call them students? Hmm... I sure there's a reason. But I don't know. )



I'm totally freaked out when I saw this. 10 pages?! No. It was actually 20 pages worth of them at first. I bet it's part of the package to train students to deal with work life. Clearing email is an essential skill in work life. No?

And I found this link to this very cool looking Apple Laptop in my Hotmail. It's named the Mac Book Air. It sounded like some Air Jordan shoes when I first heard it. But after going through their guided tour, I'm kind of wowed by it. But the price tag... the price tag... the price tag...

Globalization?

I was chatting with my friend when we had the below more than normal conversation...

Mr E says:
i just found out my friend is dating another friend

Mr E says:
lol

[Ron] - Zheng Guang | O_O" says:
ehz~ looooooooool~ gd wad~ it's always interesting stuff

[Ron] - Zheng Guang | O_O" says:
hahaz

Mr E says:
a swede in japan is dating a taiwanese in canada

[Ron] - Zheng Guang | O_O" says:
-_-"

em: to err is human says:
globalization

[Ron] - Zheng Guang | O_O" says:
great example

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I've heard of long distance relationships before. I've heard of people of different races dating. But both of them happening together at the same time? -_-"

I'll need to read 'The World Is Flat' all over again. Ok, I lied. I've never read that book before, but I'm going to do it soon I think.

Nearing 100

I can't believe it. I'm actually nearing 100 (at 97) posts. Time really flies. -_-" 6 months in the blink of the eye. I was still in Army serving my 2 years worth of time (yes, it's deliberate). I'm also grateful for my readers, no matter how little. No, I do not have 14,000++ hits, but I'm still grateful and I hope my entries help someone in some way. Be it killing time, gaining geeky knowledge, knowing me better (does that count?), etc, etc.

Anyway, if there is any Ex Ngee Ann Poly BIT (Biz Info Tech) student reading this, could you please help my friend, Alicia, out with this survey. She's currently a student of the course and she's helping out with the Ngee Ann Open House this year, so they need some feedback about attachment stuff.

Anyway, besides from working on some projects and feeling grumpy at the same time, one of my remaining pleasures has been digging up old CDs and listening to them once again.

3 of my favourite VCD/CDs below (Blurrish Images -_-"):

Utada Hikaru: Unplugged

Utada Hikaru:Unplugged. She's a Japanese (R&B) singer for those who don't know. Remember 'First Love'? Anyway, she can really sing. This one's a VCD of her in a mini-concert like performance back in 2001.

Drama Moods: 2001

An acoustic compilation of Famous JDrama Songs for the year 2001. My favorites are 'Lion Heart' (by SMAP), 'Can You Keep a Secret' (By Utada Hikaru).

U2: All That You Can't Leave Behind

Lol. This is one of my favorite CDs ever, ever. I love U2 songs. Their music is rather special. Though I'm no audiophile, I think the way they use their instruments are rather different from modern rock 'n roll bands. Anyway, I shouldn't be saying much cause this is the only album of theirs I have and they have a total of 10++, 20++ albums? Did I mention the lyrics of their songs rocks?

Anyway, if anyone wants to borrow any of these discs, feel free to approach me.

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Lolz. Cute pic. But, I'll take this 'Fired Fox' over that Inefficient Explorer (IE) anytime.

Karl Jung Typology Test

No... Karl Jung is not a Korean Superstar. No... Karl Jung is not some Kung Fu Artiste. Karl Jung is actually a famous psychiatrist and influential thinker. He is also usually named as the founder of analytical psychology. I can't remember where and when I read about him before at all. Strange.

Anyway, my friend, Bing Zhao asked me to take this test which aims to determine your personality type. It's a little lengthy, but I find my personal results to be rather accurate. At least that's what I think... Here are my results...

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Your Type is
INFP

Introverted Intuitive Feeling Perceiving
Strength of the preferences %
11 88 12 11

Qualitative analysis of your type formula

You are:

* slightly expressed introvert
* very expressed intuitive personality
* slightly expressed feeling personality
* slightly expressed perceiving personality

The Portait of the Healer (INFP)

Healer Idealists are abstract in thought and speech, cooperative in striving for their ends, and investigative and attentive in their interpersonal relations. Healer present a seemingly tranquil, and noticiably pleasant face to the world, and though to all appearances they might seem reserved, and even shy, on the inside they are anything but reserved, having a capacity for caring not always found in other types. They care deeply-indeed, passionately-about a few special persons or a favorite cause, and their fervent aim is to bring peace and integrity to their loved ones and the world.

Healers have a profound sense of idealism derived from a strong personal morality, and they conceive of the world as an ethical, honorable place. Indeed, to understand Healers, we must understand their idealism as almost boundless and selfless, inspiring them to make extraordinary sacrifices for someone or something they believe in. The Healer is the Prince or Princess of fairytale, the King's Champion or Defender of the Faith, like Sir Galahad or Joan of Arc. Healers are found in only 1 percent of the general population, although, at times, their idealism leaves them feeling even more isolated from the rest of humanity.

Healers seek unity in their lives, unity of body and mind, emotions and intellect, perhaps because they are likely to have a sense of inner division threaded through their lives, which comes from their often unhappy childhood. Healers live a fantasy-filled childhood, which, unfortunately, is discouraged or even punished by many parents. In a practical-minded family, required by their parents to be sociable and industrious in concrete ways, and also given down-to-earth siblings who conform to these parental expectations, Healers come to see themselves as ugly ducklings. Other types usually shrug off parental expectations that do not fit them, but not the Healers. Wishing to please their parents and siblings, but not knowing quite how to do it, they try to hide their differences, believing they are bad to be so fanciful, so unlike their more solid brothers and sisters. They wonder, some of them for the rest of their lives, whether they are OK. They are quite OK, just different from the rest of their family-swans reared in a family of ducks. Even so, to realize and really believe this is not easy for them. Deeply committed to the positive and the good, yet taught to believe there is evil in them, Healers can come to develop a certain fascination with the problem of good and evil, sacred and profane. Healers are drawn toward purity, but can become engrossed with the profane, continuously on the lookout for the wickedness that lurks within them. Then, when Healers believe thay have yielded to an impure temptation, they may be given to acts of self-sacrifice in atonement. Others seldom detect this inner turmoil, however, for the struggle between good and evil is within the Healer, who does not feel compelled to make the issue public.

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I'm actually feeling rather tired at the moment so I won't comment too much. But I think the test is rather accurate. Go try it. Highly recommended.

Burnt Out

How many days since I posted my last entry? 4, 5 days? Hmm, actually I don't think that's long by most blogs' standards. But my style is a bit different I guess. Even though there ain't a big deal of readers, I still feel obliged to share my links, life and such. Strange stuff. Anyway, I'm feeling pretty burnt out these few days. That's why there's been nothing.

Surprisingly to say, work has been the least of concerns. Despite having no inspirations or such at all, I still managed to summon up a passable effort. So, then what's causing me to burn out? I can't capture what exactly too. But my guess is it's a combination of factors:

(1) My Viewsonic 19" Monitor failing on me Wed morning. That caused me a lot of distress. Yes I know being distressed over a monitor is queer but my life revolves around my computer (sadly). Music, games, entertainment, work, social, everything. I managed to solve the problem by using my monitor's VGA input instead of DVI input (geek stuff).

(2) Eating 2 x Fast Food for both lunch and dinner today. I had Mos Burger for lunch and McDonalds for dinner. I'm now feeling rather sick and dry. Might be the salt in the fries. Might be the burger. Might be...? I don't know but I'm drinking tons of water to lower any chances of falling sick.

(3) Watching/Listening to this YouTube video of a few guys making fun of this Indian Guy at a Prata Shop. It's pretty old stuff. To be honest, I couldn't help but felt glee at it. After all, I had a bad experience with a certain prata shop before. But isn't the joke on the guy pretty much racism? Or is it just a good joke if it's authentic in the first place? (*Feeling evil)

(4) Secret...

(5) Top Secret...

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To end this 'lousy feeling' post off, here are a few videos and links.

(1) "Johnny Chung Lee is the PhD student from Carnegie Mellon University who has been rocking Nintendo fanboy hearts pretty hard by making the Wiimote do some spectacular feats." Summary: After watching this video, I realized why I'm not a PHD student and he is. On a side note, why can he speak so fluently? I though super high level geeks are supposed to stutter, wear big thick specs and that kind of stuff? O_O

(2) Not everything about World of Warcraft is bad. Remember this?

[Kudos to Bing Zhao, the YouTube Guy for the Pork Video link and the PHD video link.]