The Life of a Short, Fat F***

Can't sleep. What's new? Oh right. New phone.

2011-11-20T03:25:00.004+08:00

It's past 3am in the morning and I have to wake up and prepare for six hours of lessons in less than four hours' time. That's right. Lessons on a Sunday. Weekend, my ass.

Another sleepless night. I'm really not sure what's wrong with me.

Oh hey, by the way, non-existent reader, I bought a new phone last Sunday. In fact, I'm using it to write this post. It's a really good thing that I've finally gotten myself a good phone with a data plan, because I find myself spending a lot less time on the computer. I know I used to say that a smartphone is pretty much a novelty item and that it's pointless spending as much money on a phone as smartphones cost, but I only spent about 50 bucks for it with the plan upgrade(my monthly bills will still be taken care of by my father, but I usually keep it to the minimum subscription fee). Oh, and it's a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, by the way. Wonderful phone, though I find myself having to charge it like every half a day. Probably 'cause I keep fiddling around with it when I'm bored.

Anyway, that was just a quick update of my life. The rest of my life is still boring and uneventful, yet stressful as hell. Hopefully that was something totally new and refreshing for you, otherwise I'm really sorry for wasting your time and effort for reading. Which means that I'm sorry to pretty much nobody.

Wow, almost three months since my last post? Time flies even when life isn't that fun.

Finally got my arcade stick

2011-09-02T19:39:00.004+08:00

After a long time of consideration, research, scouting and reconsideration, I've finally gotten my hands on a Hori Real Arcade Pro VX SA. Cost me about $180.

It's a huge sum of money for me since I don't usually spend much, but I don't think any other large expenditures will be popping up for me any time soon, and I should be using the stick for a long time. Also, the stick feels awesome. Sanwa parts really are like sex to your fingertips.

I've only tested it for a couple of matches so far, and I still need a little more time to get used to it, but I'll probably be using it a lot more tonight. It's kinda like a belated birthday gift for myself, and also a bit of consolation for my crappy exam results. My future may still be bleak, but hey, at least I'm enjoying the present, right?

Got SSF4: AE

2011-07-03T07:01:00.000+08:00

Like the title suggests, I got the game. Two days ago, actually. Now it's just the joystick and I'm fully equipped for online play. But the general price level for joysticks that I've observed is just too insane for me. I need to do more scouting. Not that I'm not enjoying myself using the Xbox 360 controller. The game is still awesome.

I'm really tired right now. Haven't slept regularly these past few days. But I'm gonna go for a walk in the Botanic Gardens with my father, and will be meeting up with the guys later this afternoon. Hopefully the day will be packed enough for me to be forced to sleep longer tonight. I foresee myself sleeping too early and waking up in the middle of the night tonight, though.

Don't Walk Away - Kiske/Somerville

2011-06-12T19:21:00.000+08:00

Been listening to this song many times recently.

I've never lost my faith in you
After all that we've been through
Well I could lose control
You touched my lonely soul

I can't pretend that I don't care
In The end it wasn't fair
I heard every word you said about me

When we will win, we may be losers
Nothing will ever change my mind

There will be rain after sunshine
There is no spark without a flame
I will be there when you need me
You & me - Don't walk away

I never thought that this could happen
Even the world has changed for me
There will be a final sunrise
You make it real for me

I thought I'd never fall again
Within my heart are memories
Mistakes so many done before and again

There will be a time
When you will find someone
Turning your whole life up & down

There will be rain after sunshine
There is no spark without a flame
I will be there when you need me
Don't walk away

I see your face in the sunrise
I will be there for you in the dark
As we danced in the moonlight
You and me
Baby please don't walk away

I've never lost my faith in you
After all that we've been through
Well I could lose control
You touched my lonely soul

There will be rain after sunshine
There is no spark without a flame
I will be there when you need me
Don't walk away

I see your face in the sunrise
I will be there for you in the dark
As we danced in the moonlight
You and me
Baby please don't walk away

First exam over

2011-05-04T19:04:00.004+08:00

Just came home from my Introduction to Economics exam.

I can only safely say that I attempted and gave full answers to every question I was supposed to do. No idea if the answers I gave are the answers the examiners are looking for. I could've been better off drawing the evolutionary stages of various Digimon for all I know. But at least I (kinda) did my best.

I'm absolutely dying from the anticipation for the end of the exams.

Stressed?... Maybe.

2011-01-24T21:43:00.001+08:00

The Virtualand arcade at nex has upgraded all of its Street Fighter IV cabinets to Super Street Fighter IV. Most of the people who hang out around the cabinets are pros. I don't really wanna be caught using a complex character like Gen in a really noob manner.

The entire mall is crawling with really pretty chicks. Opens a vast number of doors to depression.

Prelims will begin pretty soon and the actual exams will begin soon after. I'm behind on my studies.

The stress would be killing me if I wasn't so apathetic.

"Rider, meet horse. Horse, meet rider."

2010-11-09T23:11:00.008+08:00

Recently, the guys at Giant Bomb recorded a number of Quick Looks for some of the new Kinect games released for the Xbox 360. I'm not a huge fan of the new motion technology; I'd very much rather stick to the traditional ways and get my hands on a controller. And I don't think I'm missing out on much right now. Just watch this (rather hilarious) Quick Look and you'll get what I mean.

How frustrating it must be for Ryan Davis to keep attempting to get that damned horse over those obstacles and continuously failing like that, and to have the game (and Jeff Gerstmann, quite humorously) repeating the same line over and over again to mock his failure. But what was he doing wrong? And what did he do differently during the times he actually succeeded? We don't know, and maybe we'll never know, and that's what makes it so wrong. Games such as this don't exactly require skill more so than knowing which awkward position you need to force yourself to be in just to actually "play the game right". It's not fun. There's no feeling of satisfaction and triumph when you beat your friend in a game like this, and people tend to get sick of games like this after playing through them a few times, unless they are always having new friends coming over to their place, excited to try out something they've never played before. And then there's the possibility of them running into moments like the ones Ryan Davis had.

That really takes away the purpose of owning a gaming console in the first place. I don't wanna own games that just make me look stupid and not enjoy myself. I don't know. Maybe some people actually dig this stuff, but for me, it's still in the experimental stage. The only Kinect games that I actually approve of are those exercise games like Your Shape: Fitness Evolved and The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout (there are Quick Looks on both those games as well, if you wanna watch how they are played), as they actually serve a good purpose other than to add to someone's collection of bad games with clunky controls. Maybe in a few years' time, when the rough edges of motion gaming technology have been buffed out, I'll get my hands on a Kinect device and my first Kinect game, and try out the new gaming experience that Microsoft has been so excited about.

A mild case of insomnia

2010-09-16T03:25:00.000+08:00

I cannot sleep and I'm feeling a little sick.

Might be because I shaved my beard which had been growing for about a week and my body is having withdrawal symptoms.

Okay that was a pretty bad joke, but seriously, I am so tired but not sleepy.

It's a little weird to lick my upper lips and feel no moustache.

I don't know what to do on my computer after finishing this post.

I guess I'm a little too bored.

Sorry you wasted about 45 seconds of your life here.

Bye bye, Bats!

2010-08-15T15:16:00.003+08:00

Yesterday afternoon, I sold my Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition for $35. It was a great game, but not much to do after you've unlocked all achievements for it.

Ah well, better to let someone else enjoy the great experience that is Arkham Asylum than to let it rot and feel unappreciated in my house.

Cleverbot - not so clever...

2010-07-05T14:44:00.003+08:00

Been having some fun with a chatterbox program thingy called Cleverbot on the internet. It's actually quite interesting but some of its responses can be really retarded. Here's one of my conversations with it.

User: Eat shit.

Cleverbot: Eat what?

User: Shit.

Cleverbot: How horrible.

User: Your face is horrible.

Cleverbot: That was uncalled for.

User: But I called it anyway.

Cleverbot: Why would that matter?

User: Because I'm a human and you're a goddamn robot.

Cleverbot: You're human?

User: Unlike you.

Cleverbot: You say I'm not human?

User: Gee, sherlock, I wonder what made you think that way.

Cleverbot: But you were.

User: Of course I was, numbnuts.

Cleverbot: So why didn't you know how old I was?

User: Because I'm not your mother.

Cleverbot: Thank goodness for that.

User: Yeah, I don't want an idiot for a kid.

Cleverbot: I apologize. I'm not a child.

User: I apologize. You do have a brain of a child, though.

Cleverbot: Yes, I have a brain. Not very much admittedly, but a brain it is.

User: Yeah, sure. What's ten multiplied by ten?

Cleverbot: I don't know, I'm not a wizkid.

User: Exactly.

Cleverbot. Go check it out.

A message from my PC

2010-06-30T13:08:00.000+08:00

Hi there, virtual realm! It's good to be back here after almost a month.

Sorry I've been away for so long. My graphics card broke and my owner took it out and brought it to the nice men for exchange. Thank goodness the warranty for it was still good. The nice men said it would take 4 to 6 weeks before they could give my owner any news.

Yesterday, I found out that my graphics card wasn't going to be repaired. That made me really sad. But then I found out that the nice men were replacing it with a brand new one! It's a newer and better model too! That made me really happy.

Today, my owner went to where the nice men worked and got the new graphics card from them. Then he came back home and fixed it inside of me. Now I can enter the virtual realm again and talk to other people on the internets! Yay! It's gonna be really fun and I'm sure my owner is really happy to have me up and running again!

Well, my owner needs me to surf the internets so I gotta go now. Bye!

Oh hey there.

2010-06-17T18:26:00.002+08:00

Hello.

I am currently using my dad's laptop.

I have no computer.

Because my graphics card fried out on me.

They tell me it will be four to six weeks before I get it back.

It's been two weeks.

I am having withdrawal symptoms.

I want to listen to my music.

I want to watch my movies.

I want to play my games.

I am dying.

thwack "AAAARRRGHH!!!"

2010-05-12T12:53:00.000+08:00

Found this on FailBlog. Freakin' hilarious.

Crazy cat video, and I'm not talking about your typical house kittens

2010-04-15T19:49:00.000+08:00

Check this out.

Wtf man.

Why aren't any of the humans dead? Their faces should be split open and their limbs torn off at the joints, and yet all of them survived with barely a scratch.

I don't know if this video is supposed to be insanely awesome or just crazily stupid, but I was laughing when I watched it haha.

Deleted scene from Money No Enough?

2010-04-03T21:21:00.000+08:00

Somehow managed to stumble upon this.

And also this!

Haha freaking awesome.

Trailer for The Witcher 2

2010-03-23T22:17:00.003+08:00

Video Games | The Witcher 2 | Exclusive Official Debut Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Well, Rise of the White Wolf may or may not have been abandoned, but it doesn't really matter to me anymore since I've played the PC version. Really looking forward to the sequel, though. Looks real sweet.

Anyway, I'll be going on some dumbass trip that I had absolutely no say in choosing whether or not to go. Leaving tomorrow. Definitely not going to enjoy myself.

New Deus Ex trailer

2010-03-14T01:13:00.000+08:00

Pritt-tee coooool.

Video Games | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | GDC 10: Teaser Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

After playing through the first game twice, but not even playing through the first quarter of the second game, I hope this one won't disappoint. Heard there are gonna be a lot of changes to gameplay, but I have a good feeling about this third game.

This is freakin' sad

2010-02-23T18:06:00.000+08:00

Wow a post a day for three consecutive days. This is how I spend my off days. Looking up video game trailers and random things on teh internetz.

Anyway, caught this on FailBlog.

see more Epic Fails

Wow. That's all I can say. Wow.

Ok I'm not really into the whole Japanese manga/anime scene except for maybe just one or two, so I'd rather look at these "otaku" as the Japanese version of the common geek; the kind that's into Star Trek, D & D and the Marvel/DC comics. It's alright to have certain interests(hell, I'm a little guilty myself), but wtf is this man? A bolster mass orgy?

What in the world is going through the minds of these people? What do their parents think when their sons come back home with a bunch of friends, appearing through the door one by one in a line, each holding on to a bolster with a picture of a cartoon chick on it, skipping happily into the room and giggling excitedly? They'd be going "what the hell kind of weirdass sexy parties is my son organizing every Friday night?"

Man, oh man.

"Oh, Jango would have been so proud..."

2010-02-22T15:22:00.000+08:00

Haha wtf.

Don't judge me.

New characters for SSFIV

2010-02-21T16:23:00.002+08:00

Check this out.

Video Games | Super Street Fighter IV | New Warriors Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Nine additional characters to an already great game. I'm definitely getting Super Street Fighter IV.

"Who will walk away the champion?"

2010-01-10T22:21:00.001+08:00

Went for Komar's 21st birthday thing last night with the usual St. Gab's/CJ guys. Brought my lovely Xbox 360 to Komar's house with the help of Aaron, and we played Street Fighter IV most of the night and some Gears of War 2 later on. Finally, I got to experience the feeling of playing the game with my friends. The AI has pretty standard and predictable moves so it was fun to play with actual human beings for a change. Well, except for when playing with Ben Toh. All he did was use Blanka's electrical attack(Ben Toh, if for whatever reason you're reading this, don't kill me).

Also went to the McDonald's near Kovan station and had a really retarded talk with Aaron, Ben Toh and Raymon. I shan't divulge. Heheh. Overall, despite the fact that it was pretty much a sausagefest as usual, Komar's birthday celebration was a really enjoyable experience.

Got my computer back today. The blue screen problem has been temporarily solved, and hopefully it can be permanently solved as soon as possible. Fingaz krauzed, ma peeps.

Welcome 2010!... and a new computer!

2010-01-04T13:42:00.000+08:00

Due to my selfless contribution to the nation(aka duty) on New Year's Day, I have been awarded 1x off day, which has been redeemed today.

Well, doing duty on New Year's wasn't that bad, I guess. I don't even celebrate New Year's Day in the first place.

Plus the fact that I was welcoming 2010 with a new computer just makes it better. Courtesy of one of the guys from my company, it's quite literally 10 times(and more) as powerful as my old one(seriously, it's like racing a Tamiya car against a three-legged turtle carrying a 60-year-old overweight, diseased and desperate-for-money prostitute on its back). However, it suffers from frequent attacks of the Blue Screen. Hopefully it can be fixed soon.

Well, that's all for now. Catch you later(with my really fast com ahhhhhh).

"May the Vishanti watch over thee!"

2009-12-09T01:22:00.002+08:00

It's pretty late at night but I can't really get to sleep so here's an update.

This week is "leave week" for me, and why am I not surprised to find myself doing absolutely nothing useful in the day?

Watched the direct-to-DVD film entitled Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme. I felt it wasn't that great at all, but some of the fighting scenes were pretty cool. Plus I always thought Dr. Strange was a classy middle-aged man with a British accent. This film depicted him as some emo late-twenties American guy who only sported a goatee because it was in fashion where he lived.

Speaking of facial hair, this may or may not interest you, but I haven't shaved since last Thursday. Wanted to see which parts of my face could actually contribute to the collective effort of all the other facial parts in the endeavor of growing a beard. Seems that some don't seem to agree. My beard isn't really all that symmetrical, some spots missing here and there, but I'm guessing that happens to every guy. Nevertheless, gonna have to shave by Sunday before I get a haircut.

Anyway that's about it so have fun, byaaatches.

Use left foot to brake

2009-11-16T18:59:00.000+08:00

So forklift was pretty scary shit. Scared the shit out of me. Well, not really(but seriously, I went to the crapper twice today, though... I think that's... information you could have... lived... without). Going again tomorrow. Don't even know what for anyways. Just doing whatever I'm told to do.

If(for some unthinkable reason) Felicia Day is only acting cute, then the only thing I can say is that she is an amazing actress.

That's my opinion, not yours. If you disagree with me, then... you... okay.

Forklift lifts forks ahhhh stfu

2009-11-15T23:50:00.001+08:00

I told myself "never again", and yet yesterday, I did it. Did I enjoy myself? I really don't know.

Please don't think dirty.

Went back to playing Battlefield: Bad Company yesterday and continued today. It's been quite a while since I last played. Enjoyed it more than before.

Going for forklift course tomorrow, because it is so relevant to what my company is doing.

Dumbasses.

"I gotta sit down before I hurl"

2009-10-22T20:24:00.001+08:00

Wow. I got really tired from helping to push start a minibus like 3 times in the company. Not the "arms losing strength" kind of tired. More like the "seeing stars, head spinning around and struggling for breaths of air" kind of tired.

Shit man. Last time I felt like that was probably back in my second BMT while digging my shell scrape(sometime in February, I think). Every two or three hacks on the soil and I had to sit down and drink water. One of the worse physical feelings in the world.

Yeah I know I'm a weak, unfit bastard. Heh.

Staying in tonight for some weirdass early morning safety detail. Really dislike staying in camp, but what are you gonna do. Guess that's all I can say about it here.

Have been really enjoying Street Fighter IV ever since I got it. Gaming life level up; Social life level down.

Pretty typical of Capcom, I guess...

2009-10-02T19:28:00.002+08:00

I bought Street Fighter IV just not too long ago, and now news of Super Street Fighter IV have already appeared.

Do I want it?

Hmm...

Soilwork is a pretty nice band.

Kinda like half a year late, but... Hadouken!

2009-09-20T23:04:00.000+08:00

Good news: I finally got Street Fighter IV for the Xbox 360! At $35 for a secondhand copy with its condition as excellent as any other copy I could get from a store, it's really quite a steal.

Bad news: Duty tomorrow. Just got the game, but can't fully enjoy it yet. TV's being used, so I can't play it right now. Damn.

Not so bad (in fact, pretty good) news: Since tomorrow's a holiday, I get Tuesday off. Then my new game and I can make real sweet love...

Sorry.

RT cancelled

2009-08-23T13:33:00.004+08:00

What's worse than the Ass Eh Eff making you report for physical remedial training on a Saturday morning?

The Ass Eh Eff making you report for physical remedial training on a Saturday morning, plus the fact that the physical training had been cancelled beforehand but no one informed either you or any of your friends who took the time to show up.

That's what happened yesterday. How nice. How efficient. Real sweet.

Speaking of real sweet, I took a look at the Developer's walkthrough videos of Heavy Rain on GameTrailers, and the in-game graphics might be the best anyone has ever seen so far. Its gameplay doesn't look too bad either. Too bad it's only for the PS3.

Just another regular Sunday

2009-08-02T23:38:00.002+08:00

Summary of today.

Played GTA IV from yesterday midnight to 5am this morning, then slept 'til 12pm+++++.

Took the lift downstairs intending to go buy comics, then decided I was feeling too lazy to do so and headed back home.

Tried to get the GTA IV achievement which you earn by successfully outrunning the police with a 4-star wanted rating but have been failing so far.

Went out with some of the guys to go watch The Hangover. Funny as hell, especially the character Alan.

Oh yeah just remembered. Just two days back, while I was standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus, a mosquito flew pretty close to my crotch. In a valiant attempt to kill it, I accidentally smacked myself in the nuts. And the stupid mosquito only fell to the floor but got back up real quick. Painfully hilarious.

Well, that's it. Back to work tomorrow.

Cutscene from GTA IV

2009-07-26T22:22:00.002+08:00

After watching this cutscene while playing the game, I don't think I could ever hold a minute-long conversation with a Jamaican.

Can't understand a shit without the subtitles, but I guess that's what makes me love the way they speak.

But the trailer was so kickass...

2009-07-23T21:02:00.000+08:00

I just read that the console version for the Witcher has been cancelled, or suspended, or something towards that direction, and apparently it's pretty old news.

I sure hope it's not cancelled.

On the other hand, I just bought GTA IV from someone. Haven't had a chance to try it out yet, though.

Duty tomorrow.

"Reverse right... Oh shit! F*ck! Reverse left! Left!"

2009-06-26T13:34:00.000+08:00

Back home early today after passing my Class 4S driving test.

Felt really nervous until I found out who the tester was. Haha it was that friendly fat Indian guy whom everyone loves, so there wasn't much pressure. He cracked a few jokes that made me laugh. A lot.

Well for those who don't really understand the title, basically in the case of trailers, you first have to steer left in order for the trailer turn towards the right side. Only then can you reverse right to align the vehicle with the trailer and have your vehicle moving towards the right.

Well, nothing much has happened, so I'll end here.

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Vera Lynn

2009-06-16T22:01:00.003+08:00

Heard this song on the radio during Sunday duty. Love this kind of music.

When two lovers meet in Mayfair So the legends tell
Songbirds sing and winter turns to spring
Every winding street in Mayfair falls beneath the spell
I know such enchantment can be
'Cause it happened one evening to me

That certain night, the night we met,
there was magic abroad in the air,
There were angels dining at the Ritz
and a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
I may be right, I may be wrong,
but I'm perfectly willing to swear
That when you turned and smiled at me
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

The moon that lingered over London town;
poor puzzled moon, he wore a frown
How could he know we two were so in love,
the whole darn world seemed upside down
The streets of town were paved with stars,
it was such a romantic affair,
And as we kissed and said goodnight,
a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

Our homeward step was just as light
as the tap dancing feet of Astaire
And like an echo far away,
a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
I know 'cause I was there, that night in Berkeley Square

Finally got some closure

2009-05-29T23:49:00.005+08:00

Well, I finally killed General RAAM, but only through using a little glitch in the game.

"Argh, ya got me!"

And I had sex with a blazin' hot prostitute today for 10 gold in Fable II.

Plus I found this REALLY funny video on GameTrailers. Check it out!

Video Games | Jack Black Has Sex With XBOX360 PS3

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

HAHA!

Ugly grub alien with mohawk = can't be killed

2009-05-28T20:00:00.002+08:00

Spent practically the whole of yesterday night and this afternoon trying to kill General RAAM in Gears of War on Insane difficulty.

This shit is impossible. I want that damned achievement!

"Hey you! Stop sucking, will ya?"

Well why don't you stop being a broken imba asshole and die when I shoot you?

Mainly sleep, eat, talk

2009-05-14T19:46:00.000+08:00

Been in MSET course these past few days.

Mechanical Skills Enhancement Training.

Learnt some pretty interesting stuff there, but the days go by so slowly. Guess that's life in the army without a PSP in hand.

Oh yeah, heard this pretty funny/lame joke from the instructor(nice guy).

Q: When you turn left, which wheel isn't in contact with the ground?

Think about it, man.

A: The steering wheel.

"The Golden Rule of the Gears is: Take cover or die."

2009-04-20T20:47:00.003+08:00

Finally got Gears of War 2 last Friday and I'm currently at Act 4(there are 5 acts in the game). Think I'll complete the game by this weekend.

The storyline is definitely much deeper than that of the first game, especially since the thing about Dom searching for his wife becomes a larger part of the plot. It's really sad how that part ends, though. I mean I already roughly knew what happened, but watching the scene itself made me really sad. Guess that's what happens in war.

Maria Santiago

Returning to camp later tonight. Last minute shit.

"Let's Handsome!"

2009-04-12T20:30:00.003+08:00

Watched Handsome Suit with some of the guys yesterday night. It was an okay film which started off as really funny but about halfway through, it appeared to me as though the plot was taking a long time to advance.

The suit itself looks really cute. Kinda reminds me of the Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters.

The movie's main character reminds me of myself. Except without the cooking talent. Or the suit. Or the insanely cute chick.

Also discovered The Guild, an online sitcom. It's real funny and even though it revolves around a bunch of MMORPG players(and I haven't touched an MMO in years), the MMO terms and expressions that the characters use won't stop me from enjoying the show, since the show involves the characters much more than the game they're playing. I think even non-gamers might be able to enjoy it as well.

Here's the link.

Oh, and the main chick from The Guild is really cute as well.

Probably won't be going home tomorrow night.

Back to the old life

2009-03-23T20:34:00.000+08:00

Today's my first day back in the unit.

And I already miss my BMT days.

Like mad.

Man oh man...

One year soldier

2009-03-15T15:13:00.001+08:00

Two days ago, on 13th March, I was officially a one year soldier.

Gonna POP in 3 day's time.

For those of you who don't know what POP means, here's the link.

Xbox Live is really fun, and I'm pretty addicted to it but I need to unplug the ethernet adapter from the computer and plug it into my Xbox 360 to use Xbox Live, so that means I can't use the internet on the computer and Xbox Live at the same time.

Doesn't matter. I don't have much to do on the computer anyway.

Well, other than reading random articles on the internet.

This is my Xbox 360 avatar. I deliberately made him shorter and fatter than the default model when creating him. Haha.

Trailers galore

2009-03-06T18:52:00.002+08:00

POP in 1.5 weeks.

Anyway, here are some trailers of the games I want for the Xbox 360(I have been talking about getting one since forever but have yet to have done so. What a dipshit loser I am).

IMHO, Even if you don't touch video games, it's still really fun to watch the trailers.

Halo 3

Here's another trailer that's really nice and with some epic music but GameTrailers won't let me embed it.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/44552.html

I know it's a freakin' old game but I have yet to play it and I really want to.

Batman: Arkham Asylum

It's not out yet but I'm looking forward to it. Looks kinda promising and the voicework of Batman and the Joker are done by Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill(the guys who did the voicework in the cartoons) respectively.

Battlefield: Bad Company

Looks really fun with the fully destructible environments and the funny characters with their wacky misadventures.

The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf

Not a huge fan of RPGs, but I was really captivated by the previews, and the reviews for the PC version were great. Plus, how cool is that sword-flinging sequence?!

Street Fighter IV

The epic music, the colourful characters, the stunning visual effects of that trailer brought me to an almost tear-inducing state of high by the time the title popped up at the end of the video. I would buy this game at once if it wasn't so damn expensive.

Well, those are just some of the games I want.

"Grow some jewels and get a bloody 360, you ball-less freak..."

"Which rubber tree are you gonna pee on?"

2009-01-18T16:50:00.002+08:00

Field camp was a bitch.

On the other hand, I think I've rid myself of the fear of cockroaches. Heheh. Still not a big fan of house lizards, though.

Think I'll finally be getting an Xbox 360 for myself when the new batch with that Jasper chip thingy arrives. I think it'll be the first time I buy something for myself that actually costs more than 50 dollars.

Damn, I've been blogging so little these days. Might be because my life right now is really boring as compared to before.

"With my rifle and my buddy and me..."

2008-12-24T16:26:00.002+08:00

I just found out that that's how I'm gonna be spending the first day of 2009.

Merry Christmas.

Perhaps if I spin my Xbox around...

2008-11-27T19:13:00.001+08:00

Alright, that was just a really lame Xbox360 joke in case you didn't get the title. But awkwardness and "omg what an unfunny loser"-ness aside, check this out!

First-person perspective, Eurasian chick who does parkour, flying over rooftops, amazing bright graphics.

Well, this game was actually released a few weeks ago, so I'm pretty old news.

I want a 360 real bad.

Second chance

2008-11-26T00:06:00.004+08:00

BMT recourse on 3rd December.

Finally on the road to turn into an ex-recruit.

On leave all the way up 'til 2nd December, unless the company needs more "Transport Operators" to help them out. I'm really wondering how they're gonna cope with 3 guys out on course, all the way to March.

Phase I armour. Heheh look at the clone in the middle. He looks like a typical "by-right" or "chao siao on" soldier.

Phase II armour. Now the clone in the middle looks so manly.

I kinda prefer the look of the clone troopers' Phase I Armour to the Phase II version even though the Phase II has more variants. I'm not sure why but I think it's because the Phase I has this really "pure white" feel to it since the clones were fresh out of Kamino (where basically everything indoors is white) at that point in time but when the Phase II was introduced, the clones were already battle-hardened and much more familiar with ground combat, which meant they had to be given a more gruff and hardy look.

Alright this is pretty random stuff so I shall stop.

Aquaman in Family Guy

2008-11-10T18:15:00.000+08:00

Man, this is really funny.

Chinese guy at a Malay/Indian event

2008-10-25T15:09:00.001+08:00

Went for this DeepaRaya celebration yesterday night with the rest of the company at Chevron's. The food wasn't very good but some parts of the event were pretty enjoyable.

Like the part when they did this retarded story-telling session involving some involuntary volunteers.

Or the part when there was a performance by three disgusting-looking cross-dressers, one of them making lots of disturbing jokes.

And not forgetting the part when some of us sneaked out to play at the games arcade downstairs. Ghost Squad at fifty cents per try? I just gotta get me some of that!

My new favourite computer game is Fallout.

First Life Run

2008-10-12T23:28:00.002+08:00

Dammit. I have to wake up extra early tomorrow to report for this run I'm forced to participate in. I can't believe there's gonna be a point in time when both my feet are off the ground at the same time. Just when I thought I couldn't dislike my company more than I already did. Now they're making me exercise on a regular basis!

Christ... So many duties...

2008-10-06T00:08:00.003+08:00

And it's only going to get worse when more people ORD.

I have been robbed of my weekends.

As history lazily repeats itself

2008-09-22T19:18:00.001+08:00

Dammit I made the same mistake again. Wasted my damned off today. And later I'll be heading back to camp to stay in 'cause I'll be busy in the early morning tomorrow, right up 'till the end of the day.

Well some people might say a day off is meant for people to just sleep all day and relax at home, but I already did that and it didn't make me feel very good at all.

I think a day off is time given for me to do something meaningful or life-changing or something like that. It gives a different feeling as weekends do, I'm not sure why. Probably because weekends are just usually spent with the fellas doing rather routine but enjoyable things i.e. eating, playing LAN, or watching a movie. But a day off on a weekday means everyone except me is probably busy with their own commitments and so I'd have to think of something different to do before the sun sets and I'd have to fold my stupid army uniform sleeves and go back to camp.

Unfortunately I'm not creative enough and there isn't really anything that I've always been wanting to do but didn't have the chance to, so once again I spent my day off at home doing nothing special and watching the clock as time passes by and work time draws nearer and nearer.

I'll have to plan some crazy event for myself or I'm gonna need some suggestions in advance.

"Excuse me, you dropped-ah, who cares?"

2008-09-13T23:05:00.000+08:00

It's been a hectic week but I'm guessing the next week will be even more hectic.

Driving, driving, and more driving.

Something happened yesterday that made me feel bad as a human being. Met Komar at the bus stop outside Little India Station yesterday. We sat down on one of the seats and talked while waiting for our bus. A bus did arrive, but it wasn't one that we could take. As people started boarding the bus, I noticed a sky blue sweater on the ground. Then I remembered that earlier on, a young lady in school uniform was sitting at another seat next to ours waiting for that bus, and she must have had the sweater on her lap or something and dropped it as she stood up to board the bus. By the time I realized that, the girl was already in the bus.

This was when thoughts like "she'll realize she's dropped her sweater and will get off the bus to take it" and "someone else is gonna pick it up and get on the bus to pass it to her" came to my mind.

Neither of those thoughts came to reality and the bus started moving off, the girl not knowing that her sweater was not with her.

The fact that not one person(including me) bothered to pick up the sweater and pass it to the girl - is something wrong with everyone, or is nothing wrong with me? I'm not sure how much small-sized sky blue sweaters cost these days, but I'm sure the girl would have been really grateful to whoever would have saved her sweater.

I promise myself that next time something like this happens, I'll take the initiative to ensure that items that are dropped in front of me are returned to their oblivious owners.

Spent quite a lot of money(by my standards) today, mainly on food, arcade, comics, taxi ride.

What an exciting day off

2008-08-26T21:14:00.002+08:00

As mentioned before, a day at home. Pretty much a waste of time. All I did was sit in front of the computer. Should've done something spontaneous or stupid or something that would take me away from this mundane life I'm having right now. And soon I'm going back to camp 'cause of a detail early in the morning tomorrow.

I wanna watch the film Numb.

My first off

2008-08-25T22:09:00.000+08:00

Took off for tomorrow. Kinda pointless since everyone else is at work or in school or doing something important, so it's basically a day at home for me. At least I get to practise playing guitar or play the Xbox games which I have owned for some time but haven't had the chance to play much.

I'm really tempted to get a PSP.

Stressed over the slightest issue

2008-08-19T23:53:00.001+08:00

May good things happen to everyone around me, 'cause bad things seem to happen to me most of the time.

I think I need to take up smoking or drinking, whichever helps one relax better.

Bloody hell softball and baseball have already started in the Olympics. Why wasn't I aware of that?!

Wanna look man-pretty?

2008-08-17T20:53:00.003+08:00

Got a haircut from a (new?) hair salon called Snip Avenue for the first time. Its slogan was "the place where beauty begins" or something like that.

Funny. I didn't go in there expecting to become "mantastic" or something. Pretty ironic for someone like me to enter a place like that.

Like most guys(I think), I've always felt more comfortable in a barbershop than in a salon. Salons are just too flashy for me, whole shop is full of ladies(it's weird for me to have a strange lady touching my hair), and I can't talk properly to the lady hairdresser. Even if there was a man working inside, I'd be like "you've gotta be gay to be working here" and try my best to avoid him. Barbershops are different 'cause they don't have shelves of shampoos and conditioners occupying half the space, place is full of guys and the place itself doesn't have to look stylish, as long as customers know that the barber can get the job done. Manly indeed.

However, I chose the salon instead, and probably will choose it for many more haircuts to come, because barbershops in Serangoon typically charge around $8 but Snip Avenue charges a freakin' $4.80 for cutting of hair. A little cringing and shrinking of balls for $3.20? Well worth it, huh? The price for perming and other stuff like that, I don't know and it would be pretty disturbing for me to know.

Gotta go to "work" tomorrow. I'm starting to hate my unit a lot 'cause of the huge amount of pressure piling up which I'm not used to. I'm being put in an environment which is exactly the opposite of one which I would love to be in. I don't think the idea of getting a free driving license is good enough a reason for me to have a more positive attitude towards my current army life. Right now, I'm pretty much sure I wanna get out of there.

If only I wasn't so bloody stinkin' fat to get kicked out of BMT. They say that when that happens to someone, he usually winds up as a driver.

If only I was given at least half a chance to join the band in the army. I wouldn't mind doing reservice as a rifleman.

I think I'm forced to run that 10km thing. Dammit. Exercise, my bitter enemy, has conspired with the army to destroy me. Doesn't the army realize that allowing the public to watch a fat loser wearing an army PT kit walk half the route is bloody disgraceful and embarrassing to both the loser and the organization itself?

Watching Jingjing, the panda Olympic mascot, dance to the Crazy Frog song during breaks in the games really cracks me up.

"You early morning wanna kena a good 'F' ah?"

2008-07-30T20:46:00.002+08:00

It's been only half the week and I'm begging for the weekends to arrive.

My first day back in unit, Monday, was the day that I first met my unit CSM, the newly promoted 2nd warrant officer whom shall remain anonymous. That was the time when I received a "nice, friendly dose of Vitamin F" from him for forgetting to bring my military license (I'm just not used to keeping it in my wallet since I never brought it along during my Driving Continuation Program days). I also met the two privates whom I never got a chance to meet 'cause they weren't around until I temporarily left the unit for my course.

Yesterday and today were spent on orientation on a vehicle I had never driven before - the minibus. Yesterday was pretty smooth-sailing because the minibus I drove had power steering, but today I was freakin' struggling with the one without power steering. Turning the steering wheel was crazily tough for the first drive, but I got a little used to it after a while.

I also found out that I can't go for the band orientation this Friday due to commitments in my unit but I'll see if I can get to cj later just to meet the juniors.

The Warrior - Scandal

2008-07-24T23:59:00.000+08:00

Great song from 1984. Proof that women can sing rock. Just not women on the radio in this generation.

You run, run...run away
It's your heart...that you betray
Feeding on...your hungry eyes
I bet you're not so civilized

Well, isn't love..primitive
A wild gift...that you wanna give
Break out of captivity
And follow me, stereo jungle child
Love is the kill.....your heart's still wild

Shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior
Well I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win..if you survive
the warrior....the warrior

You talk, talk, you talk to me
Your eyes touch me physically
Stay with me, we'll take the night
As passion takes another bite

Who's the hunter...who's the game?
I feel the beat...call your name
I hold you close...in victory
I don't wanna tame your animal style..
you won't be caged...in the call of the wild....

Shootin' at the walls of heartache, bang, bang, I am the warrior
Well I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win..if you survive
the warrior....the warrior

Shootin' at the walls of heartache (shootin' at the walls of heartache)
The warrior.....
I am the warrior, and heart to heart you'll win...if you survive
The warrior...the warrior

"Booking out/See my girlfriend/Saw-" ah, who am I kidding?

2008-07-03T23:44:00.003+08:00

It's official.

I MOVE THE FREAKIN' ARMY.

'K basically it means I passed my driving test, though I would say it's quite mainly due to luck since the traffic conditions were pretty ok as compared to those that some other trainees had to face and the test vehicle was perfect for me in terms of feeling the biting point and other stuff like that.

I've got off until Tuesday night. Heheh.

If You're Into It - Flight of the Conchords

2008-05-31T16:18:00.000+08:00

If you want me to
I could hang 'round with you
If I only knew
That's what you're into.

You and him
Him and you
If that's what
You're into
Him hanging 'round
Around you
You're hanging 'round
Yeah, you're there too.

And if you want me to
I will take off all my clothes for you
I will take off all my clothes for you
If that's what you're into

How 'bout him
In the nude?
If that's what
You're into.
In the nude in front of you
Is that what you'd wanna view?

If it's cool with you
I'll let you get naked too
It could be a dream come true
Providing that's what you are into

Is that what
You're into?
Him and you
In the nude?
That's what he's prepared to do
Is that the kind of thing you think you might be into?

And then maybe later
We get hot by the refrigerator
In the kitchen next to the pantry
You think that might be what you fancy?

In the buff
Being rude
Doing stuff
With the food
Getting lewd
With his food
We heard that's what you are into

Then on our next date
Well, you could bring your roommate
I don't know if Stu is keen to
But if you want we could double-team you

How about you
And two dudes?
Him, you and Stu
In the nude
Being lewd with two dudes with food
Well, that's if Stu's into it, too

All the things I'd do
The things I'd do for you
If I only knew
That's what you're into

Driving course is tiring but quite fun. I'm lucky enough to get a funny Malay uncle as my instructor and not some grumpy old fart. Got the hang of handling a land rover haha.

The trials and tribulations involved in the search for the secrets of... parallel parking

2008-05-25T22:46:00.001+08:00

Driving course begins tomorrow.

Stay in.

Book out on Saturday afternoon, book in on Sunday night.

Grumpy old men who would yell at the little mistakes every driver trainee does.

Good luck to me.

wtf is this?!

2008-04-29T20:46:00.000+08:00

Removing fatalities from the game, and nerfing DC characters to match the Mortal Kombat ones.

With such lame compromises made just to let the two universes fit better, what's the point of releasing such a game?

I think it would be pretty cool to see a DC fighting game, but not like this!

The developers have thought up some creative gameplay ideas, and they've got professional comic writers to brew a story for the game, but still I feel that certain universes should just stay away from each other.

I have a bad feeling about this.

Hmm, not quite that bad...

2008-04-28T21:35:00.001+08:00

After about 2 weeks in my new camp, I actually think it's pretty alright. I've found a faster and cheaper way to get there and the people there are real friendly i.e they don't "play ranks".

Although I didn't really do anything for the first week, I started doing some rather minor duties in the second, which allows me to get to know the other drivers better, and understand a little more on how the whole company works.

The only thing that I'm concerned about is the fact that nobody in the world has any idea when I'm going for my driving course, or my BMT recourse, or which one comes first. I'm kinda hoping my BMT comes first, since when I actually become a real driver, I'm expected to pass my IPPT.

Iron Man next week.

This is bloody torture

2008-04-15T20:27:00.001+08:00

My new camp is bloody far away from my house, and I'm not sure if I can play for the band concert anymore. Two things that make me really mad.

I wake up really early in the morning to report there and get home at night to sleep.

Suddenly BMT looks really tasty.

What's the point of posting me out at this time when the course is probably starting only next week?

I really wanna play in the band concert, but with the uncertainty of what's gonna happen to me in the next few weeks, I don't know if I'll be free to attend practices and play for concert.

How am I supposed to just live with it like how I do with most other problems?

Hey baby, wanna go for a ride?

2008-04-14T22:09:00.000+08:00

Alright now most of the things I said in the previous post don't make sense anymore. That's because all of a sudden I found out that I got posted out to be a driver somewhere in Singapore.

It really took me by surprise 'cause I only found out about it in the afternoon and had to pack up all the things in my cupboard and take a ferry home. I'll be reporting at my new camp tomorrow morning. I didn't even get a chance to say a proper "goodbye" to my new friends in Tekong.

It's like I was hurled into the gaping jaws of a Sarlacc, thrown around in its mouth before it decided to spit me right out and I landed on the next freighter in Mos Eisley on the way to the Cloud City above Bespin. I don't know what to expect anymore.

I find it weird that me of all people will be learning driving as part of my National Service. I bet that with my limited vertical capabilities, I can't even reach the pedals of a tonner. And the total lack of sense of direction and ability to memorize places I have isn't going to help things much.

Been a while

2008-04-13T17:37:00.000+08:00

It's been a month since I last did this.

Army life has been pretty dumb for me. The fact that I'm officially Out Of Training really bums me out. Been sitting in a training shack from morning 'till night unless I have to move around(to eat/sleep/go to the toilet/participate in physical training/do sai kang etc) and struggling with the fact that I won't get posted out while waiting for my BMT to start, which means I'll be living like this until the next batch of fat dudes hop on the ferry to that godforsaken island(which might happen around June or July. I'm not exactly sure).

Argh.

I wanna be a Republic Attack Gunship pilot when I grow up!

2008-03-12T20:16:00.005+08:00

Going to a little island to be transformed into a real man.

There's a band barbecue this Friday, but I can't go...

On the bright side, Giant Bomb, a new website that's available but still in the works, set up by a bunch of ex-Gamespot guys, is looking and feeling pretty cool. Once it's more or less done (which could be by the time I get back), I'll probably be visiting it more often than I visit Gamespot.

At least I'm meeting some dudes later. In my honour. How touching.

Fare thee well, my friends.

Lois: "Aren't you a little fat to be a stormtrooper?"
Chris: "Well, stay here and rot, you stuck up bitch."

First BOB deal

2008-03-03T13:50:00.007+08:00

Twenty dollars poorer... T_T

Two games richer! ^_^

Star Wars: Battlefront and The Matrix: Path of Neo.

What a nice guy that seller was.

Smileys are so gay...... 8c )3

(That's supposed to look like Peter Griffin)

Meaningless

2008-02-23T21:04:00.002+08:00

It's come to the point where I turn on the computer, and I don't know what to do with it.

Who will take the Polytechnic path with me after I finish NS?

I lead a very sad and lonely and loser-y life.

What a mess.

My first encounter with the Ghost Rider

2008-02-12T17:17:00.000+08:00

This is how I fell in love with the Ghost Rider(comic version, not the gay movie version).

That was from an episode of the 1994 Fantastic Four animated television series. That version of Ghost Rider is Danny Ketch, not Johnny Blaze, but I guess it doesn't really matter now that Johnny Blaze also has the Penance Stare.

"Oh hey, Galactus is coming to digest our planet. Should we call the Fantastic Four?"
"Nah, we'll just get that skeleton dude on the cool fiery motorcycle. Galactus'll pee in his blue-and-pink pants."
"You know, probably only us humans see him in that gay armour. Different species see him as something different."
"Why? Does he change his appearance each time he goes to a different planet?"
"No, he's so powerful, he's, like, not even physical, man. That pink giant we see is just a physical representation of his awesomeness. He's so complex, we couldn't possibly comprehend his true form."
"Wow, that's pretty cool, huh?"
"Yeah, you gotta respect that kind of power."
"Oh, well, here comes the skeleton dude."

"Damn, that's a huge puddle of piss."
"Pity the janitor who'll have to clean that up."

Encounter with the Devil's son during Chinese New Year

2008-02-08T23:56:00.000+08:00

Going through Chinese New Year as a non-student is pretty weird to me. It used to be going to school everyday and anticipating the upcoming holidays for Chinese New Year, but since it's been holidays for me everyday, it feels more like a period of time when I am forced to get out of the house to visit people.

Anyway, yesterday my family went to my father's father's sister's husband's house(do you call that person your granduncle?) and I swear I met the son of Satan. You see, for the past few years I started this habit of going upstairs to this vacant room and playing an old Sony Playstation inside while the rest of the adults are busy gambling downstairs(I've stopped gambling since about five years ago, for some reason which I don't quite know myself). Recently some kids have started appearing as well and they tend to play with the toys in the same room as the Playstation(which kinda pisses me off, but I'm a nice guy), but this year there were these two sisters who were in the room a little earlier than I expected and they were sitting on the floor right in the center of the room, so I didn't wanna intrude. They were building something with a bunch of Duplo blocks.

Well I had no choice but to stay downstairs and sulk, but after a while, the moment I realized that all the little kids were downstairs(which meant that no one was upstairs), I dashed up and switched on the television. I noticed the structure that the girls had built and started wondering what it was supposed to resemble, when two boys appeared. I looked away from them, focussed my eyes on the TV and started thinking "oh crap, please don't start kicking the fat dude for fun".

Suddenly, as I turned once to look at them, one of the boys picked up the structure and yelled in a high-pitched demonic voice,"you see this? YOU SEE THIS?!" before smashing it onto the ground and stomping on it, causing it to shatter back into the individual basic building blocks that it was created with. Then he said to the other kid "let's go down" and they dashed down as swiftly as the wind.

wtf.

If the girls came up and saw me sitting next to their broken masterpiece, they were sure to blame me for it. I switched off the TV and walked down the stairs as quickly as I could while trying to maintain a casual look as though nothing had happened upstairs. My heart was beating so fast, like a hyperactive gerbil tied up in a little sack. There I saw the destructive individual who tried to frame me.

Oh, he looked so innocent and all, but deep inside, I am so sure he is constructed out of pure evil astral energy, and the other boy who was beside him is his familiar.

Promised Land - Avantasia

2008-01-20T16:48:00.000+08:00

Hey redeemer
Now what's become on me
Taken in by promise
Awakening in grief

Collecting us like puppets
You instrumentalize
A frigid trepidation
In a million puppet eyes

God gave his word just to let us down
Where is he now?

You've been facing heaven
You were lost to left alone
You're welcome to my home and
Found another heaven
It was you who took my hand
Come into the promised land

You scratch my back and I scratch yours
It's you who makes decisions
Just open up the doors

Whining in the gutter
They forget their sanctity
Welcome to my clockwork
Vanity machinery

You gave your word
You let me down
What am I now?

You've been facing heaven
You were lost to left alone
You're welcome to my home and
Found another heaven
It was you who took my hand
Come into the promised land

Oh as far as the eye can see
They're bent in submission
Empty inside
An army of scarecrows like me
Thousands of broken dreams
Thousands of tragedies
Tried to run from their destiny

Like moths to a flame
Driven by vanity
They've been off to Jerusalem
Chasing a dream
Calling on me
Just trading in needs

You've been facing heaven
You were lost to left alone
You're welcome to my home and
Found another heaven
It was you who took my hand
Come into the promised land

You've been facing heaven
You were lost to left alone
You're welcome to my home
Found another heaven
It was you who took my hand
Come into the promised land

Had lunch with the family together with my uncle and grandmother at Pizza Hut. There was this waitress who, to me, was really beautiful. Think she's Malay, though.

Where are my grandjuniors?

2008-01-17T00:39:00.000+08:00

I've gone for 3 band practices this year since my retirement and have seen no j1 French Horn players.

How disappointing.

Countdown at the Esplanade

2008-01-01T21:17:00.000+08:00

Yes. I was there. The top-half-of-a-face that pops up at the fourteenth second belongs to my father.

Happy New Year, people.

Hangover

2007-12-13T22:05:00.000+08:00

No, I don't drink. After a whole day of band, Raphael and I met up with Yaofeng and we went to Komar's house for his party. Knew none of the people there, the tables had nothing but alcoholic drinks left, and most of them left about fifteen minutes after we arrived, so it wasn't really a party for me at all. I did have a glass of milk and some cake, though. It was getting late, so we decided to hang over at Komar's house for the night(hence the title; I know that's not how the term is used), together with two other guys(another one of them did stay for a while longer, but he left soon after).

A soccer match was to be shown in about two hours from then, so the guys started having a very educational discussion regarding how to pick up ladies at the club. Yaofeng and I didn't really think the topics discussed really involved us, so we merely listened but didn't talk. Halfway through, I even played a Star Wars DVD to watch.

When the time came, one of the guys left and the match started. I watched my first match in a very long time. Manchester United versus A.S. Roma. Was pretty exciting, and when Dong Fangzhuo was sent in, it just got kinda funny when Yaofeng and Raphael started making fun of the only Chinese player in the match. After the match, we switched off the lights and slept.

When the sun was barely up in the sky, Komar's dog woke us up with its constant barking. The great resonance of the house didn't really help matters much. The maid took it out for a walk and we resumed our slumber. After that, we took off and Yaofeng and I headed home. I skipped today's sectionals. Heheh.

The Gaming Hermit

2007-12-07T23:51:00.000+08:00

Well, staying at home all day playing old games and rarely leaving the house except for band practices is fun and all, but life is getting a wee bit monotonous and my social life is down in the crapholes.

Is this supposed to be a cause for concern?

I feel the need for something retardedly exciting to be in my life, be it something that happens to me, or something that I do myself. A "spark" of some sort, that would make me feel a little less pathetic than I do right now(not in a loser emo sort of way, but in a realistic sort of way). Kinda thought post prom would do the trick, but it turned out to be just plain retarded, not exciting.

So here I am, on a quest in search for this Spark. The thing is, I'm not going anywhere physically to find it. This whole thing is happening in my mind.

Travelling? Nah, I hate going to new places. Leading the life of a Playboy? Well, from my careful calculations, the chances of that successfully happening are about 12.5623 to 0(Don't ask me how I ended up with these results. The theories involved are so complicated that attempting to understand them would make your head asplode).

Ah, well. More solitary bus rides home will (hopefully) help me find the answers to my questions in life.

Games being played most often right now:
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds,
Deus Ex *bow* and occasionally,
Claw, though I'm stuck at repeatedly trying to complete Level 10 without dying.

At least Brandon lent me his acoustic guitar, so I can break away from the computer once in a while to carry on honing my non-existent guitar skills. Got really huge and painful blisters on my fingers and finding it pretty difficult to type this entry right now(at least for my left hand).

Band practice tomorrow. I'm gonna be out for (insert Tarun's voice, complete with Indian accent) "THE WHOLE DAY!!!" due to both main band and alumni practices.

Why did they release the teaser for Deus Ex 3 so soon when the game will only be released in 2009? To make fans die from anticipation?

Post Grad Night Party

2007-11-28T18:02:00.000+08:00

As big a mistake as it was a joke. Which was really big.

Should've stayed home and played Deus Ex.

Scarface!

2007-11-19T15:26:00.001+08:00

Yes I've finally finished downloading Scarface. Time to watch!

wtf it's in German.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail clips

2007-11-18T15:24:00.000+08:00

Here are some clips from the great film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

This one revolves around politics, with subs included for those (myself included) who can't make out the long string of political terms the peasant yells out.

Ah, the Black Knight. Who could forget him?

And here's the scene where they find out ways to tell if a woman is a witch.

Pride - Shaaman feat. Tobias Sammet

2007-11-12T18:51:00.000+08:00

Somedays I wish to run away
Fall in the world and stray,
My life is turning, turning

But when there's nowhere else to go
Pray to the Lord, my soul,
My heart is burning, burning

You betray yourself
When you think
That you're someone else

Someday I'll understand my dreams
So deep inside
And then I'm free again to leave
The pain behind
Right here in my hand
Feelings I can't hide
Someday I'm gone away with nothing
But my pride

Somedays I wish to run away
Fall in the world and stray,
My life is turning, turning

But when there's nowhere else to go
Pray to the Lord, my soul,
My heart is burning, burning

You forgive yourself
When you know
That you're someone else...

Someday I'll understand my dreams
So deep inside
And then I'm free again to leave
The pain behind
Right here in my hand
Feelings I can't hide
Someday I'm gone away with nothing
But my pride

Halfway House

2007-11-03T14:24:00.000+08:00

So I've finished about half of my papers. Feels like half my arse has been blown away. Watch out, people around me. You might get a giant piece of fat arse on your face.

Hock Lu's birthday

2007-10-22T23:55:00.000+08:00

Went for GP and Computing lesson this morning. My morning was ruined by some arsehole rodent who couldn't answer a ridiculously simple yes/no question.

At least in the afternoon I got to study with some others and my day brightened up a lot.

Happy birthday, Hock Lu.

Sigh...

2007-10-11T00:40:00.000+08:00

Looking at the things that have been happening around me, I realized I might be suffering from some fifth-almost-near-to-quarter-but-not-quite-there-yet-life crisis.

Going for NS next year and having all those tall and fit guys own me in every physical aspect is just gonna make things worse.

Be strong, kid.

Bring home a god

2007-10-08T17:05:00.000+08:00

Don't Know Much - Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

2007-10-07T15:03:00.000+08:00

Look at this face
I know the years are showin'
Look at this life
I still dont know where its goin'

I don't know much
But I know I love you
And that may be
All I need to know

Look at these eyes
They never seen what mattered
Look at these dreams
So beaten and so battered

I don't know much
But I know I love you
And that may be
All I need to know

So many questions
Still left unanswered
So much
Ive never broken through

And when I feel you near me
Sometimes I see so clearly
The only truth Ive ever known
Is me and you

Look at this man
So blessed with inspiration
Look at this soul
Still searching for salvation

I don't know much
But I know I love you
And that may be
All I need to know

I don't know much
But I know I love you
That may be
All I need to know

I don't know much
But I know I love you
That may be
All there is to know

The radius of my twin jewels are shrinking at an exponential rate each time I put up these gay posts, but at least the song is nice.

Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

2007-10-02T19:23:00.000+08:00

Who knows what tomorrow brings
In a world, few hearts survive
All I know, is the way I feel
When it’s real, I keep my pray alive

The road is long
There are mountains in our way
But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry, on a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world we know
Up where the clear winds blow

Some hang on to "used-to-be"
Live their lives looking behind
All we have is here and now
All our lives, out there to find

The road is long
There are mountains in our way
But we climb a step every day

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry, on a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world we know
Up where the clear winds blow

Time goes by
No time to cry
Life’s you and I, alive, baby

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry, on a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world we know
Up where the clear winds blow

Love lift us up where we belong
Where the eagles cry, on a mountain high
Love lift us up where we belong
Far from the world we know
Up where the clear winds blow

That's right. I listen to pop ballads.

It doesn't get any cooler than this

2007-09-24T23:48:00.001+08:00

Battle scenes from 300

Sweet Home Chicago - Buddy Guy

2007-09-23T00:52:00.001+08:00

Do these people even jam before performing?

Oriana's Wrath - Aina

2007-09-07T23:11:00.000+08:00

[Oriana: Sass Jordan]
[Syrius: Marko Hietala]
[Sorvahr: Thomas Rettke]

[Chorus]
[Oriana & Aina Choir:]
Today we ride!
Today all wrath abides!
We ride to win!
We won't give in
We define the meaning of victory!

[Syrius & Krakhon Choir:]
Today we ride!
Today all wrath abides!
We ride to win!
We won't give in
We define the meaning of victory!

[Syrius:]
Halt! My fighters,
But who is that there?
At the defensive line rides
A maiden so fair
But, no, it can't be!
Yes, it is she!
Do not charge ahead
There rides my love

[Oriana:]
Halt! My people,
But what is this now?
At the offensive line rides
A face that I know
But, no, it can't be!
Oh, yes, it is he!
He holds up his hand
And calls my name

Oh, yes, it is Syrius
The Son of the wicked Sorvahr
Soon you will see
Soon you'll agree
He's not as you would think Him to be

[Chorus]

[Sorvahr:]
My son, how dare you disobey me!
I sent you to destroy
Not to make peace!
I cast you down from the throne
Renounce your name as my own

You're truly a son of a bitch
I have no use for you
Now die!

[Chorus]

[Oriana:]
Oh, no
Please, no...
This has gone too far
I have had enough!
You have made us bleed
All our world a ruin
I will not stand anymore!
Now see how it feels
I cast you down from your throne
Renounce your name ever known

You nasty, sick son of a bitch
I've no use for you
No pity for you
Your reigning is through
Now die!

[Chorus]

Whoever said that women can't play a role in power/progressive metal? Well, actually no one did.

Shaaman videos

2007-09-01T16:03:00.000+08:00

The drummer makes funny faces

It's really cool to see a guy play a solo and when he suddenly starts playing something familiar, everyone starts cheering real loudly.

Oh and check out this video by Dream Theater. As in really click on the video to go to the actual YouTube URL to see all the comments. Seems like this song has some really strong opinions for and against it. Some of them are priceless. Seriously, it's like a freakin' debate club practice inside there.

Teacher's Day celebration

2007-08-31T23:26:00.000+08:00

Well there was the Teacher's Day celebration today. Preferred last year's one 'cause the performances for this year were not as good as those of last year's, (maybe except for the dance item, but I can't appreciate dance for nuts, and then there's also that damn hip emo guy who creeps the crap out of me) and the performances by the girls were pretty much dominating those of the guys, just by playing acoustic songs, and there's one of them (whose privacy I shall respect by not mentioning her name) who sang really well.

After that I went back to class to draw some of my really dumb trademark cartoons. The class was discussing about giving Yaofeng a taupok 'cause it's his birthday today, but I wasn't interested since I don't enjoy participating in taupoks.

Then came along my juniors who brought me a belated birthday present. It was a metallic rectangular pencil case with a big black bold "PENCILS" on it, (I know the effect of bolding the word doesn't emphasize the "black" part 'cause the text is white) with stationery and messages from them both. I'm not really into gifts that you can't eat, but it was pretty cool.

Then after that a group of us went to Far East so that some of us (excluding me) could have lunch before going splitting up into two groups and going our seperate ways. Aaron, Daniel, Faeliq, Huitian, Shern Way and I went to Paradiz for a "jam session". It wasn't really a jam session, though. The guys were just playing random stuff they could think up (including the super-cool techno hit, "Butterfly") and Huitian and I were just sitting there doing nothing. I couldn't really participate 'cause the guys didn't prepare any song to play together. (blardy hell waste my time. Next time haven't learn "A Change of Seasons" don't come talk to me hahas lolx jkjk)

After one hour of going deaf, we went to the comics shop at Park Lane so that I could check out any comics that would spark my interest. I bought a Deadpool/GLI crossover 'cause, well there's Deadpool in it, and also 'cause it's a one-shot, so there's no series to follow.

Skipping some scenes, Aaron, Huitian and I went to watch "Evan Almighty" at Cathay, (OMG he went to watch a movie!!!!1!!1!eleven!!) while Shern Way and Daniel headed home. I don't know where Faeliq went. The story was pretty shallow but it was enjoyable overall I guess. Then we went to Bras Basah and checked out guitars. Huitian headed home, but then some people from the other group came to meet us, and we hung out for quite a while before going home.

Wow, this post is pretty long.

Hot Pants: Enchilada Surprise

2007-08-26T01:38:00.000+08:00

Yes, that's Steve Burns, the hot guy from Blue's Clues. Didn't know he was that good at acting. He's even recorded a couple of his own albums. Not exactly the usual stuff I listen to but still pretty cool. I mean, it's Steve Burns, man.

Man, was that date rough. Many times have I had to crap in public toilets while eating out, but nothing this rough has happened to me before, (except in primary school. Shut up, Aaron) hope this kinda "crap" (lame pun intended) doesn't happen to me on my first date, if I ever have a date.

Wishes revisited

2007-08-25T01:39:00.000+08:00

I want...

- a better range and tone in French Horn and singing
- an mp3 player
- to stop being called a particular four-letter pejorative term that starts with "s" and ends with "t" on a regular basis. It was fun at first but it's getting really old. Most people don't do this to me except for one particular rodent-face whose only talent seems to be to annoy and/or stalk people, and he didn't even invent the idea.
- and a particular something to happen

Deadpool quotes

2007-08-12T00:10:00.000+08:00

Here are some cool quotes by Deadpool in the great game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

Here's what he says in the training simulator. Try guessing the characters he's spoofing!

"The day my father Odin banished me from Asgard, I was bitten by a vampire and had radioactive waste dumped into my eyes. To make matters worse, my mutant ability to control weather activated just as I was hit by a blast of gamma radiation."

Ans: Thor, Blade, Daredevil, Storm, Hulk

Here's when he meets Edwin Jarvis, Ironman's butler, for the first time.

Jarvis: "A good day to you, sir. My name is Edwin Jarvis."

Deadpool: "Hello, good citizen. I'm... Captain America! You don't have to salute if you don't want to."

"I know Captain America, sir, and you are no Captain America."

"All righty then. I'm Thor! You might wanna kneel in my presence... I am the God of Thunder, you know."

"Ah, you must be the 'Deadpool' character I was warned about."

And here's a conversation with his old partner, Weasel.

Deadpool: "Weasel, old buddy! I haven't seen you in weeks. Where've you been hiding?"

Weasel: "In the hospital. You stabbed me in the leg, remember?"

"Oh yeah, that's right. But I had to... you were trying to eat the last cheesy puff."

"It was my bag of cheesy puffs!"

"Well, that's not how I remember it."

And lastly, an opening dialogue with Black Widow.

Black Widow: "Hello, Deadpool."

Deadpool: "Black Widow. I feel we've known each other long enough that I can ask you... are you putting on weight?"

Easily one of the coolest characters in the game.

Sign of the Cross/Pride - Shaaman

2007-08-09T15:27:00.000+08:00

Featuring Mr Tobias Sammet!

Blardy Europeans so pro...

Eh, but only Tobias is European.

Er, never mind. Power metal rocks.

Last night I had a dream where I took up smoking and couldn't stop. Not sure how smoking makes one feel better, but in my dream, whenever I took a puff, I saw cute cartoons floating around me for about five seconds, which was pretty cool. Maybe it was marijuana rather than tobacco inside that cigarette.

Push - Dio

2007-08-06T21:59:00.000+08:00

Featuring Tenacious D with their own version of Heaven and Hell.

Ah, Dio. He looks like he's lived here for eternity, but is still rocking like there's no tomorrow.

Oh Japan ~Our Time is Now~ - TMG

2007-08-05T16:43:00.000+08:00

Somewhere in the Land
There's a child at play
He's believing, dreaming
Spirit of the nation

Rising from the sun
There's a mountain high
The power, glory
From the heart of the country

Heroes all
Blazing into battle
Hear the call
Bringing it home is all that really matters

Flying through the sky on the wings of golden angels
Shooting for the stars
The night comes alive
Take me to place with the eyes of the world upon us
Waking up the fire
Saving the day

Standing on the Sacred Ground
Oh Japan our time is now

Something's gotta give
I'm a lightning in a bottle
Between the action, passion
I won't be stuck in the middle

Climbing from the clouds
With a torch held high
The power, glory
From the heart of the country

Heroes all
Light the rings of freedom
Hear the call
Giving us all a voice and a reason

Flying through the sky on the wings of golden angels
Shooting for the stars
The night comes alive
Take me to place with the eyes of the world upon us
Waking up the fire
Saving the day

Standing on the Sacred Ground
Oh Japan our time is now

[Guitar solo]

Heroes all
Light the rings of freedom
Hear the call
Giving us all a voice and a reason

Flying through the sky on the wings of golden angels
Shooting for the stars
The night comes alive
Take me to place with the eyes of the world upon us
Waking up the fire
Saving of the day

Standing on the Sacred Ground
Oh Japan our time is now

Somewhere in the Land
There's a child at play
Believing, dreaming
Spirit of the nation

Keep having weird dreams...

Hmm...

2007-07-28T17:48:00.000+08:00

Can two people who lead lives which are total opposites of each other's fall in love?

Just something that I thought about after last night's dream.

Chicken soup for the vertically challenged soul

2007-07-05T00:22:00.000+08:00

Band practice today was pretty cool. Played Japanese Graffiti XI again, and it was fun watching Raphael spazzing out as he played his solo. Huitian added a cowbell part that was not in the score, and Sir even requested that she play louder(I almost typed "louser"). Argh, I'm feeling so damned jealous.

Well we went to Toa Payoh and I was given some leftovers to scavenge, and the biggest contributor was Lilian so I promised to give her some of my Bubble Tea. Totally forgot about it soon after and finished the whole damned cup, and was reminded by her too late. Argh, I'm feeling so damned guilty.

Ah well, there's always the next visit to Toa Payoh to settle the debt.

When I got home I saw this huge pot of chicken soup with lots of herbs and other random sh*t inside, which my father had my maid brew for me, 'cause he was told by our relative that it would assist me in my never-ending quest to hit the 1.7m mark. Well, first I would have to complete the never-ending quest to hit the 1.6m mark.

But it's pretty overwhelming to see that pot of soup. One whole pot of soup with a whole chicken inside meant only for me to consume. Luckily my father said I only had to drink the soup, which I did.

It takes 25 minerals and 75 vespene gas to build an observer

2007-06-12T23:05:00.000+08:00

Things are starting to get a little interesting in cjcsb.

And at the same time, pretty difficult.

The Life of a Short, Fat F***

Can't sleep. What's new? Oh right. New phone.

Finally got my arcade stick

Got SSF4: AE

Don't Walk Away - Kiske/Somerville

First exam over

Stressed?... Maybe.

"Rider, meet horse. Horse, meet rider."

A mild case of insomnia

Bye bye, Bats!

Cleverbot - not so clever...

A message from my PC

Oh hey there.

*thwack* "AAAARRRGHH!!!"

Crazy cat video, and I'm not talking about your typical house kittens

Deleted scene from Money No Enough?

Trailer for The Witcher 2

New Deus Ex trailer

This is freakin' sad

"Oh, Jango would have been so proud..."

New characters for SSFIV

"Who will walk away the champion?"

Welcome 2010!... and a new computer!

"May the Vishanti watch over thee!"

Use left foot to brake

Forklift lifts forks ahhhh stfu

"I gotta sit down before I hurl"

Pretty typical of Capcom, I guess...

Kinda like half a year late, but... Hadouken!

RT cancelled

Just another regular Sunday

Cutscene from GTA IV

But the trailer was so kickass...

"Reverse right... Oh shit! F*ck! Reverse left! Left!"

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Vera Lynn

Finally got some closure

Ugly grub alien with mohawk = can't be killed

Mainly sleep, eat, talk

"The Golden Rule of the Gears is: Take cover or die."

"Let's Handsome!"

Back to the old life

One year soldier

Trailers galore

"Which rubber tree are you gonna pee on?"

"With my rifle and my buddy and me..."

Perhaps if I spin my Xbox around...

Second chance

Aquaman in Family Guy

Chinese guy at a Malay/Indian event

First Life Run

Christ... So many duties...

As history lazily repeats itself

"Excuse me, you dropped-ah, who cares?"

What an exciting day off

My first off

Stressed over the slightest issue

Wanna look man-pretty?

"You early morning wanna kena a good 'F' ah?"

The Warrior - Scandal

"Booking out/See my girlfriend/Saw-" ah, who am I kidding?

If You're Into It - Flight of the Conchords

The trials and tribulations involved in the search for the secrets of... parallel parking

wtf is this?!

Hmm, not quite that bad...

This is bloody torture

Hey baby, wanna go for a ride?

Been a while

I wanna be a Republic Attack Gunship pilot when I grow up!

First BOB deal

Meaningless

My first encounter with the Ghost Rider

Encounter with the Devil's son during Chinese New Year

Promised Land - Avantasia

Where are my grandjuniors?

Countdown at the Esplanade

Hangover

The Gaming Hermit

Post Grad Night Party

Scarface!

Monty Python and the Holy Grail clips

thwack "AAAARRRGHH!!!"