:(

signius is one lazy basket..

wait, did you hear that? it sounded like the dying gasps of iamsignius.blogspot.com..

boo :(

looks nice, no? reminds me of an illustration in the Fall of the House of Usher.

It's the Final (?) Countdown(!)

Lol, like the anime only - God (?) Save the King (!)

Wahaha..

Start your timers, for we're going to have a blast of a time!

munchies!

A point brought up by somebody.

Are we all rotten fish? Or at least those of us who do moderately feast on fish.

Fish from here.

Since people that live near ports in China complained that fish from this region taste fishy/rotten. Even the best we have to offer.

So are we what we eat?

Easy as 5,4,3,2,1..

Counting down the days..

Another one bites the dust

Yeah! Commencing downgrade from addictive gaming to recreational gaming =p
A whole morning dedicated to learning the secrets of CQC counter has not been wasted. Whee~
"You're not the man I thought?" Eat dirt! Wahaha..."You've grown stronger", that's more like it =)
Naked Snake is now Big Boss, since he has surpassed even The Boss.
Yeah!

What's An Addict to Say?

How do you know that you might be really addicted to something?
Do you, in the words of the junkies in Stephen King's novels, say something like "I suddenly saw the big white elephant in the living room."
Or rather, seeing somebody wearing a greyish dress with a red floral design on it and suddenly thinking, "Oh man, effective in the rain."
Yeah, Aunt Jenny must have been wearing raindrop camo =p

Extreme MGS!

This guy is so pro! All MGS fans out there, have a look!



Here's the direct link.

For the complete replay of the whole game, head on here.

Put's me to shame, that's what it is.

Dream, dream dream dream

How do you dream that you're dreaming?

Dreams are coming back full force now, after going AWOL for years.

Could I be that tired constantly?

Gurugumawaru

Lazy to update my blog these days.

Oh well, there's a season for everything I guess.

Good night?

Turning into a night owl.

Not good.

Don't really want to sleep unless it's waaaaay past my usual bedtime.

Haha, actually if this continues my "usual bedtime" would just be this time that I sleep.

Rats.

Definitely not good.

No more mind over matter crap. This time, the mind must yield to the body's demands.

Oyamisu

Rebirth..Then is there something called re-labor-pains?

Wanted to say 死灰复燃..but oh well..
It's still true in a sense..
Error code 2,4 resurfaced, even after the motherboard and graphics card was replaced.
And as usual, only popped up after the technician left for some time.
Sometimes it's a love-hate relationship with computers.
It adores me, and I hate it.

=p

Or was it the other way round?

Think!

There's a thin fine line between being reckless and being bold.
Another exists between being careless and being confident.

It's not even red.

So none of that the better to see you with stuff.

Some people should really look where they're going, and use the thing between their ears more than once in many blue moons.

[And I'm not referring to the nose. It's another thing between the ears.]

Need a squat?

Heard of Robocop?
Now get a load of Robo-beng =p
All the best to Mr. Miyagi. We'll miss your presence on mrbrownshow

Operation Snake Eater Completed

Yeah! After nearly a year of gameplay, and more than 1 year since I got hold of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, it's over. Whee!
And I'm a bat.
Haha..lousy ranking..shall try this time to get something better. Not FOX though, that's going to take too much time. Target is just to get all Keratan frogs and all boss camo suits. Should not be too hard.
Whee!
Lol..
Who are the Patriots? La-li-lu-le-lo.
Cool.
Too bad all these was just a big cover up for more deceitful purposes. Can't really blame Big Boss from turning out into what he was in the end. Oh well..Solid Snake still rocks =p

Sorry to all who don't really know much about Metal Gear Solid series.

Ouch!

Stabbed by friend. Styptic has been administered to the wound to stop bleeding, disinfectant applied for hygienic reasons, sutures used to close the wound and bandages wrapped around to keep everything in place. Congratulations, treatment complete.

Now for this thingy, whatever it is.

Bold if it's true for you. Italicise if you WISH it's true.

I miss somebody right now. (Loads of people, in fact. But like See-the-Light says, How can I miss you if you don't go? =p )
I don’t watch TV these days. (Haha, yeah..right..)
I am currently single.
I wear glasses or contact lenses.
I love to play video games. (Does this include computer games? Or console games? Hopefully not mind games though..)
I’ve tried marijuana. (Hmph. Wait till I graduate and work in Amsterdam. I'll dispense it! Lol..just kidding)
I’ve been in a threesome. (Does this include situations like where three people sit in a car and each of them think that the other two people are bothersome? So it's like Three-Some)
I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
I believe that honesty is usually the best policy. (How about keeping quiet once in a while? It could be safer, or help to cool things off.)
I curse. (Just like the clam chowder served in Manhatten Fish Market, it depends on mood..but I'm trying to change?)
I have changed mentally over the last year.
I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me. (What, am I a paranoid android? Hehe..)
I’m TOTALLY smart.
I’ve broken someone’s bones.
I’m paranoid sometimes.
I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free. (It isn't. Period. But I would if I got involved in a horrible terrible vegetable kind of accident that scars the body.)
I need money right now. (Maybe not right now kind of right now, but soon kind of right now. Makes sense?)
I love sushi. (Yeah, unagi on rice. What ever it's called.)
I talk really, really fast.
I have long hair. (Tried it once. Nearly. Itchy forehead and heaty neck/ears put me off. Maybe next year..)
I have lost money in Las Vegas. (Lol..I actually got some money in Las Vegas. Answered the tour guide's question and earned me some Vegas casino coins. Yeah!)
I have at least one sibling.
I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
I couldn’t survive without Caller I.D. (Hmm, not really. Lived without it the past 19 years with no noticeable ill effects.)
I like the way I look. (Any suggestions to my change in appearance will be accepted, provided it's constructive. But not in the sense of constructive plastic surgery..)
I have a lot of mood swings.
I have a hidden talent.
I’m always hyper no matter how much sugar i have.
I have a lot of friends. (But only one stabbed me so far. Hopefully it's not a backstab.)
I have pecked someone of the same sex. (Family members. Definitely not gay!)
I enjoy talking on the phone. (Maybe?)
I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants. (What, I'm Buaya Tan now? Haha)
I love to shop. (But I'm patient enough to accompany friends/family on shopping trips. A lousy opinion giver though.)
Enjoy window shopping.
I would rather shop than eat. (No way. Unless it's totally important and vital to survival. Haha..)
I don’t hate anyone. (No particular person comes to mind.)
I’m a pretty good dancer.
I’m completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother. (Please! That's so cliched. My mother rawks!)
I have a cell phone.
I believe in God.
I watch MTV on a daily basis.
I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
I’ve rejected someone before. (Sadly..)
I want to have children in the future.
I have changed a diaper before.
I’ve called the cops on a friend before.
I’m not allergic to anything.
I have a lot to learn.
I have been with someone at least 10 years older or younger. (abarden!)
I am shy around the opposite sex.
I have tried alcohol before. (Only tasted nice twice.)
I have made a move on a friend’s significant other or crush in the past.
I own the “South Park Movie".
I would die for my best friends. (Only if it would serve a meaningful purpose.)
I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza. (Nope, the Italians do a better job. Especially the pizza guy in Australia near King's Cross Station.)
I have used my sexuality to advance my career. (Haha..my boss would've killed me. Funny, my dad would've too..)
I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all.
Halloween is awesome because you get free candy.
I watch Spongebob Squarepants and i like it.
I am happy at this moment. (Snake Eater just re-emerged, along with the "missing" memory card. So of course!)
I’m obsessed with guys. (Haha..errr..)
I study for tests most of the time. (Haha..errr..eh, deja vu?)
I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I’ve ever met.
I am comfortable with who I am right now.
I have more than just my ears pierced. (Actually my ears are not pierced. But since I got stabbed by friend, technically I got pierced.)
I walk barefoot wherever i can.
I have jumped off a bridge.
I love sea turtles.
I spend ridiculous money on makeup.
I plan on achieving a major goal/dream.
I’m proficient in a musical instrument .
I have worked at a McDonald’s restaurant. (Maybe soon. Or KFC..who knows?)
I hate office jobs. (Just the office politics. The jobs are just fine thank you.)
I love sci-fi movies.
I think water rules. (Yup, beside the other state rulers, plastic rulers..)
I went to college out of state.
I like sausages.
I love kisses. (Not too sure. Havn't tried it outside of immediate family. But I definitely won't turn down those from Hershey. =p )
I fall for the worst people.
I adore bright colours.
I can’t live without black eyeliner.
I somehow enjoyed this thingy.
I usually like covers better than originals.
I can pick up things with my toes. (Only some. Can't you?)
I can’t whistle.
I can move my tongue in waves, much like a snakes slither.
I have ridden/owned a horse.
I still have every journal I’ve ever written in. (This be the only one.)
I can’t stick to a diet. (Never tried before. Unless you're referring to diet in its exact sense as defined by Webster - "Habitual nourishment". Only anorexics can't stick to that.)
I talk in my sleep. (Sometimes. Or used to.)
I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
Climbing trees is a brilliant past-time.
I have jazz in my blood.
I wear a toe ring. (Too fat for one.)
I can’t stand at LEAST one person that i work with.
I am a caffeine junkie.
I cosplay or know what cosplaying is.
I have been to over 15 conventions.
I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical the better.
I’m an artist.
I only clean my room when necessary.
I like a person of the same sex. (Many, in fact. Btw, this thing is really loaded with "I'm gay" or "This looks gay but is not" entries..)
I love being happy.
I am an adrenaline junkie.

Now stab 5 other people and let the cycle continue!

Bloodlust activated! =p

I stab banana, dodo, kid, N and san!

The answer is Sante Fe.

Round and round we go

One of the best areas to drive in town would be the roundabout.

The one near the palace, to be precise.

Not the one in front of the palace or the former-library-that-is-now-the-office-of-the-chief-minister, to be even more precise.

It's just so wide and BRIGHTLY LIT!

Which is much better than, say, the road to AST.

It could be that this effect is heightened by the fact that the road that leads to it, the one that separates the palace and the lake garden, is pretty much without lights at all.

This place of mine can really position itself as a new place as a practice ground for all sorts of racing, be it the traditional lap type, or the drifting type that is currently in vogue.

Need for speed babe!

[Wonder what'll happen once drifters start using the roundabout. Maybe the residents of the palace will have a word or two about it.]

Imaginary romanctics

u are in my heart, you are in my soul
nobrain
Thief, invader! You who have stolen my heart, and stay perpetually in my thoughts!
signius
That's beautiful! Ok, since I used your quotation without permission, I shall pay you royalties in addition to the treat I owed you.
Fran
YAY! Since you're so good, I'll throw this in free for you - True love is beautiful, and so is the true lover..unless he's handsome..

Empty, or not filled?

My entire GI tract is empty.
I think.
Excluding the distal parts.
And empty being lack of solid stuff and full of air.

Food~

Emptiness is the necessary detail before one can be desperate.
Or so N said during CG.

Can I now b classified as a food desperado?

Power up, my physio and anat reading dream!

Randomness..is kind of random

Talking to people or moving around helps a lot in suppressing the parasympathetic impulses that threaten to make the orbicularis oculi weigh a ton each.

Lousy nurses still get paid. If only when they are "retired".

The only lousy nurse has left after only one week of work.

Surprisingly, the lousy nurse is a relatively good employee. Since no negotiations were made about the salary before work began.

In fact, the idea of drawing pay did not even come up.

Su san will never be the friendly neighbourhood spiderman.

She's not friendly looking at all.

In fact, she's not even a he.

Roland: We were well met indeed.
signius: That was a good introduction. Nice meeting you, anatomy!
ah beng: Wah, shiok liow la! Got new fren aledy =)
reader: Huh, what? Skewed lines only..and why so many versions of the same thing? Go sleep lar you..
su san: Wei! I'm not spiderman ok?! After I ask tiang come and pay you a visit..

oh oh..

The Ultimate Answer

Type this into Google search, and see what comes out!

the answer to life, the universe, and everything

Remember, type it as-is, including the , and spaces.

Cool..

Time?

It's just slightly over 5 dot 2 words..
五点两个字 for those who know Manglish..haha..
Real sleepy now..
Congrats to Esther and Steven! Hehe..shiok!
Ok, I'm random..Though not Random Dent
Shall sleep now..Sorry N if I wake up late..please don't leave for church without me..haha..

Work, work..

Who said that?


[I'm starting to turn into Larry..rats]

Like Gaylord Focker said, "Who says there's no such thing as a male nurse? I'm one!"
Or something like that.

All the best in the upcoming CAs, y'all! Mug hard k?

I'll be joining you too..

Just that it's a different subject..

And in a different place..

And I don't have CAs.

But yeah, my best wishes still goes out to you people.

Gambatte! =p

Engineer Bob

Going through the third book of the Dark Tower series. It's called The Waste Lands, and is inspired by the T.S. Elliot poem, The Waste Land.

I will show you fear in a handful of dust.

In the book, the boy Jake goes insane [hey, not his fault..it's due to a timeline split paradox] and writes a wonderful poem that is symbolic and et cetera et cetera.

Blaine is a pain
and that is the truth.
Choo-choo, choo-choo
Choo-choo, choo-choo, choo-choo
And that is the truth.

And surprisingly, he got an A for that.
Anyway, in Jake's when and where, he gets hold of a children's book about Charlie the Choo-choo. A supposedly alive train that talks with its driver who's called Engineer Bob.

Ok, at least Engineer Bob was there as long as Charlie was in commision. Only stopped when the company "retired" the old locomotive.

The engineer in charge yesterday was no Engineer Bob. 3 times the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan was cancelled. And why?

Let me tell you why I wasted 45 minutes waiting for a train in the midst of a haze brought on by kind neighbours.

The engineer in charge was overseas.

Most probably on holiday.

Self-declared holiday?

Not sure.

And that is the truth.

Return me the 45 minutes of my life wasted. Or recompense me.

Compensation for a portion of life doesn't come cheap.

Acro-what?

MAD - Mutually Assured Destruction, the military doctrine that advocates nuclear deterence by ensuring that both sides would be totally annihilated beyond any hope in the case that a full-scale nuclear war really happens.

API - Air Pollution Index, the rating of how polluted the air is.

Both fitting acronyms.

MAD is really a mad policy. Barbaric and self-centered, not to mention that there wouldn't be anything left to live for after a war happens.

API is usually quoted in this region only when haze sets in, usually caused by the burning of lush forests by our neighbour. Which involves api, or fire.

At least the night scene here looks a little like wintery places, or Genting. Or like the rubber plantation in Langkawi with a bonfire right in the middle.
It's really really bad over here =( [scroll halfway down and click the API link - DOE links don't allow direct linking] How's it for everyone else?

Acromegaly - Abnormal enlargement of the limbs, usually due to hypersecretion of growth hormone.

Though why I put it down is anybody's guess..

=p

Ads...

Man..What is Google thinking?!

Since when did I mention anything about HIV/AIDs?!
Crazy~

Currently?

Just finished rereading book 2 of Stephen King's Dark Tower series. It's titled The Drawing of the Three. Excellent. [Not to be confused with the series The 3 who slashed, or the parody, The 3 who were slashed. Mangoku!]
Some books just get better when you reread them. Maybe it sheds light on things that you didn't notice before. Or offers a new perspective.
And this series definitely counts as one of those books.
What do you expect from the Magnum Opus of Stephen King, writer extraordinairre?
Another is the Bible.
What do you expect from the Magnum Opus of God, creator extraordinairre?
Hehe..
All the best to all who are having lab tests and CAs in NUS.
All the best to those having exams in Kelantan.
Hope you all can finish mugging in time.
Don't sleep too late nocturnal..hehe..

Gambatte!

Bo Liao Brain Power Exercises..

Feeling bored?
Need to train your brain?
Get a load of this.
Should be able to breeze through within 20 minutes at most..

I'm too lazy to give the spoilers. Head over here for it..but only if you've finished or you're a super lazy bum =p

Thanks to N, who saw it on Winne's blog, who sent me an email about this.

The Mouth..

The mouth..
Symbols for totally different things..
The thing that let's you say "hi!"
The thing that let's you do various unmentionable acts
Site of food entry before mastication can occur..
Site of undigested food exiting right after a bout of vomiting..
病从口入，祸从口出

:0
:D
:p
:x

Random cooking stuff..

Shiny skin on onions indicate freshness.

Knuckle sandwich = roasted hazelnuts and roasted, caramalised slices of pear on hazelnut spread sandwiched between 2 toasted pieces of cake.

Thin slices of garlic. Pieces of chicken. Leaves of rosemary. Lots of olive oil. Pepper to taste. Roast/fry on saucepan till skin turns golden brown. Mmm...looks nice =p

Get your mind off things..I'll cook you these if it helps =p

What?! This is baseball/softball?!

Haha..can't believe this..How'd you find this, kat? Wow! Hahas..

Pitching

Another year passes by..

..and I wish you a happy birthday, Miss Kow! Whee..haha

God bless and all the best in your studies at IMU. May the coming years fill you with much wisdom, especially in the Art of Restraining Sortoise, in light of his recent foray t0 draw out the inner feminine =p

Moo..

Rin'

Yea, Rin' rawks! Woohoo..
Splendid fusion of modern and traditional instruments..I hear drum sets, flutes, some obscure Japanese string instruments..the whole gamut..
Mmm..I like! Hehe..
Not to mention, their vocals are good! Especially since they can sing in English without the traditional accompanying Japanese flavor in it! Wow..
PS. They did the ED of Samurai7. Real nice, hauntingly played. Titled Fuhen. But that's not their only style. Some are uplifting tunes. Yea..Just get yourself a copy and judge it.

Suspended?!

I shall hereby confirm what may have been a lingering suspicion - my mental and critical faculties have been suspended indefinitely til further notice.

Notice, which requires some thinking through and organising.

Which falls under the domain of mental processing.

Ie. Mental faculty component.

___________________________________________

What am I doing?

Supposed to finish the intro chapter of anatomy. But it's still a long way off. Easily put off by saying no mood lar.

Get LG products out of my sight. Life's not really good now.

Experiencing MU syndrome right now. Nope, I'm not a convert to football/soccer. It's the Miss U syndrome.

Take care!

_____________________________________________

I sure do miss those bittersweet moments..
Reminds me of dark chocolates..
Those with chocolate content above 70%

Long Live Queen!

Nope I didn't miss out a word in the title. I'm not English lar.
But seriously, their Bohemian Rhapsody rawks! Check out the link and find out how much effort has been put into it! Especially those under the recording and song structure headings.

Saw a Taiwan serial just now. Not that I'm a fan, since I have too many comments about the inconsistencies and obvious flaws demonstrated in it. It so happens that some other family member(s) watch it. Spirits of Love, I believe that's the name.

Anyway, I happen to watch when something that's supposed to be tragic is happening. It starts off with Ah Chui* trying to rescue his friend Chui Wa* from the clutches of rival Mafia boss-cum-politician Ah Pao*. CW being held hostage by AP, who demands that AC return incrimiating evidence about AP's shadowy activities. So, being the gallant and not quite stupid friend, AC pulls out a tiny Beretta pistol and trains it on AP, thus forcing his rivals to release CW. [Ok, I said he was the not-quite-stupid friend, not the intelligent friend. Any person with wits would have dragged the chief mafiaso AP along as a way out safely. They were after all outnumbered 2 to 10s. -_-"]

Anyway, due to his oversight, the rival gang members manage to wallop both AC and CW and subdue them without any losses on their side. Soon after, Sheng Tian*, who after being informed of the situation by AC's wife Yue Feng*, rushes in to mediate. However, the ever naive ST is also given a good beating. AP's remark is the best man! "Why do you all stupidly to die?"
LOL!

After more rubbish talk and some more beating, AP suggests capturing YF and torturing her so as to coerce AC to give up the evidence. That's when [coincidence?!] YF appears on her own accord and turns over the evidence without so much as a fuss. Happily, AP lets them all go. On the way back, YF spots the Beretta that AC dropped. She rambles on about drama-mama stuff, then proceeds to take the gun and tries to kill AP. Without turning off the safety catch. Meaning, she can't shoot it even if she wanted to. Meaning, she was literally handing the gun over to the enemy right after threatening to kill him. Wahaha.."with friends like these who needs enemies?"

Not surprisingly, AP commands he cronies to kill AC with the same gun YF so kindly passed to them. In a brave and surprisingly agile show of bravery, YF jumps and shields AC from the 2 bullets. The four now realise [finally!] the sillyness and danger of the situation, and make haste to escape to treat YF. In the car, she reveals that she has duplicated and sent out copies of the evidence before arriving to "rescue" her man.

Ok, here comes the important part. She tells him that she has no regrets, and that she has had a lot of things in life. [This after complaining to AP during the confrontation that he has caused her and AC to lose their chance at happiness and prosperity..not to mention she has also condemned her unborn child to death] She continues and asks AC to live on and live to the maximum, including living her life for her.

Now that, that is totally rubbish, not to mention wholly selfish. After rashly trying to kill AP [a move that is meaningless since she has already released the evidence, thereby ensuring his eventual downfall] and is in the last throes of death, she forces the burden of surviving her to AC? Man..now I understand what Kenshin said in Rurouni Kenshin. "This burden..sometimes it's just too hard too bear. I don't even know whether I can atone for all my past mistakes.."

Selfish, brash person.

And I had a great time laughing at the scene where she reaches the hospital is doctors are trying to revive her. The ER is practically just a ward bed with curtains drawn. Not to mention you can see bottles of drugs on the shelf nearby, making it look more like a pharmacy-cum-bed than an ER. I know the expected response is to cry at this scene, but hey..I laugh when the joke's funny~

*
Ah Chui = Water
Chui Wa = Water Frog
Ah Pao = Cannon
Sheng Tian = Triumph Against Heaven
Yue Feng = Moon Phoenix

Godspeed..

Godspeed to both sisters. May He grant you journey mercy, and also SPEED. Hahas..Ergo, God-Speed. Lol
7 hours is seriously long. Could reach Thailand in that time if it were a car.
Take care..

What man?

Wicker man.
Depending on whether it's the 1973 or 2006 version, there's varying descriptions.
Since I did not watch the 1973 version, I can't comment on it.
But here's a description on wicker, taken from www.webster.com. Read it, it's important.
Main Entry: wick·er
Pronunciation: 'wi-k&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wiker, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect vikker willow, Old Norse veikr weak -- more at WEAK
1 : a small pliant twig or branch (as of osier) : WITHE
2 a : WICKERWORK b : something made of wicker
- wicker adjective

And since I have watched the 2006 version, I can give a description of it.

Very simple description, one word is more than enough.

Sucks.

Yup. Man, the plot cannot really get any worse than that.
Come to think of it, Andrew sums it up nicely. "It's worse than SOAP. At least you knew that that was a lousy show, so you kind of enjoyed a lousy show. With this, you don't know whether to think of it as a good or lousy show, whether it was a horror or comedy show."
And N should have told us this intersting nugget of news: "The cashier asked us if we really wanted this show."
Man..
At least, at least the company was good. Ah..nothing like enduring through wicker man with good friends.

I'll miss you.

Have a safe trip..

Yeats

Aedh Wishes For The Clothes Of Heaven

A poem, by W.B. Yeats.
Featured in the excellent film, Equilibrium.

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

You Bet'cha!

Come one, come all! Bidding has just opened! Pay up soon or lose your chance to place a bet!

RM20 says I'm a good boy.

Step right up, step right up! Don't be shy!

Huh? What?

Most of the people I know who were from Malaysia should know this phrase that I'm about to talk about.
And most consider it rude.
Or vulgar.
So imagine my surprise when the speaker today started talking about it. Him, a respected cardiovascular interventionist, saying..

CCB

Yup, CCB.
Yes, many medical students are actually quite profane. I've known quite a few. And they make others who say things like "let's ... to achieve eternity" sound like little children. Yes, I'm talking about you! You know who you are..hahas..

CCB indeed.

Until he clarified. It was Calcium Channel Blockers.

Ah, of course! Calcium Channel Blockers. Silly me..

Have a safe trip!

Yup, have a safe trip! Nocturnal, Hera and the two other unknown people. Hehe..
May God grant you all journey mercy, and send heavenly angels to look over the earthly angels.

.

.
Yup, that's the title of the final episode of School Rumble Ni Gakki.
Does this mean that School Rumble finally is going to end?!

Suspense!!

Love multiangle now..No more of that all school love triangle. And what's better, it's a one-way multiangle.

Imouto-san likes Harima [or at least that's what the ghost girl implies]. So far no special response from Harima, or she would no longer be Imouto-san but garufurenda =p
Hime likes Harima [actually depends on her mood..it's more like a love-hate relationship..hehe]. Harima detests being near her since he perceives her as a source of his troubles.
Harima likes Tenma [who is too blur to realise, despite his all-too-obvious hints]
Tenma likes Karasuma [weird fella..]
Karasuma likes..not sure actually. He's usually the person in class who keeps to himself and dresses up funny. Like Akira. Examples include penguin suits, snowman suits, water imp suits etc. Definitely weird..

Definitely could use a dojibiron episode anytime now.

Hatenkou Robo Dojibiron Theme song

Oxymoron..of sorts..

Remember this year's world cup? Hahas..actually I don't really remember much, seeing that I didn't watch much of it. But what will really stay in our minds of this event is the famous incident during the finals. You know, the one where Zidane headbutted Materazzi.

In case some of you forgot/didn't know about this, Nike has deemed it a responsibility on their part to provide us with something, lest we forget.


Here's the direct link if the video screws up. Pardon me since I don't really know how to embed the video directly from youtube. Had to resort to kope the HTML. Lol..

Btw, the ad ends with some Italian words. Translated as: Every athlete has their secret weapon. Yup. Either referring to Nike's new training vest, or Materazzi's tactic in inciting Zidane. =p

PS. Headbutt does seem like an oxymoron. You know, head-butt? Hehe..

Variations on Psalm 23?

Psalm 23 - The Original

A psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want;
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters;
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil;
for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life;
and I shall dwell in the house of the
Lord forever.

Psalm 23 - Variation

A psalm of a student.

The Lord is my sheperd,
I shall not flunk;
He keepeth me from lying down
When I should be studying
He leadeth me beside the water cooler
For a study break;
He restores my faith in study guides,
He leads me to better study habits
For my grade's sake
Yea, tho' I walk through the
Valley of borderline grades,
I will not have a nervous breakdown;
For Thou art with me;
My prayers and my friends,
They comfort me
Thou givest me the answers
In the moments of blackness;
Thou anointest my head
With understanding
My test paper runneth over
With questions I recognize
Surely passing grades and flying colours
Shall follow me
All the days of my examination
And I shall not have to dwell
In this school forever!

On a related issue, Aspirers is having a series of sessions about a well-known love story.

So, for more info and help, both academic and romantic in nature, don't hesitate to drop by!

CA ≠ Ca

Yup, Continual Assessments are not Calcium atoms.
So, all the best to all life sciencers in the upcoming series of CAs.
And especially to the one who has promised to teach me the whys and hows of the physics of the piano keyboard arrangement. Mug hard for this Friday like you always do. I'll lay off on the early morning chats til it's over.

Supersum vs. Domino's?

Wow, superheroes these days are really out of this world! What with some of them being the paranoid-crazy types that wreak havoc on their ex-boyfriends, and some others..well, let's have a look at milder forms of punishment. =p
Presenting, Justice!
PS. Offensive words and angst might be present. View only at your own risk and discretion.


If the video doesn't work, here's the direct link.
Man..keep the superheroes away from me!
Thank God I don't drive Domino trucks. =p

Seremban..

It usually takes a comment from an outsider to change your sense of viewing things that are familiar. Like pointing out how much Seremban has changed these few years. Man..one of these changes can be easily summed up with a scenario, which goes something like this:
Thiam and MMMC Hardgay are doing the night shift in the Seremban GH. Their seniors just finished telling them how easy the night shift was during the olden days. It was a sleepy small town after all. Then, suddenly, the A&E doors open with a bang, and 3 stretchers with mutilated and bloody victims are rolled in. All were involved in an accident that occured as an illegal midnight race between motorcycle gangs was underway.
Man, can you believe the amount of new, STRAIGHT and LONG roads that have emerged over these few years? Perfect areas for racing..City planners even thoughtfully included U-turns at the far ends of road stretches like the one linking Bidara to Ocean Centrepoint. Could get some wonderful drifting stunts there.
Anyway, the old gangs from 5 S are mainly scattered all over the world. Yeah, everybody is scattered over the world. I meant that there's really not many left here now. Why am I even brain-rotting over here? Alone~
Sigh, it's true. The days in secondary school are one of the best moments in one's life. Except the exam periods. Hehe..but even then there were memorable times. People slugging it out over books like it was Armageddon. Some still playing basketball halfway during exam period.
And the school changed a lot.
A lot.
Hehe..just showing a little of what School Rumble Ni Gakki OP says. We are the Sentimental Generation. Haha..I remember the incredulous look Jessica gave when I told her we went back to school. Lol..clearly it said "of all places?!"
Hahas..
Suddenly have this urge to re-watch Gungrave.
It's a series I stumbled upon in my quest to look for Groove Adventure Rave. But that's for another day.
Anyway, it's another of those animes about love and loss. Betrayal stinks to high heaven too. It's actually a mafia movie, where the main characters rise from being mere street rats to ultimately be the ruling lords within the powerful mafia organization known as Millenion. Halfway through, technology to raise the dead, the Necrolyze, is invented and things go downhill from there. But the nicest thing about this is, in the end, true friendship transcends death and extends it's hand beyond the grave [which, incidentally, is the name of a reanimated character] and cuts through tangles of deceit and betrayals to finally put an end to mindless strife and killings.
However, skip the game. It's rubbish compared to the anime. Hahas..Good thing I didn't buy it =p MMMC Hardgay was complaining about it being slow, cumbersome etc. All the hallmarks of a badly made game. Does the anime no justice.
The OST is not bad though. I had some good laughs while looking at the song list. Names like "Calculator cannot help you" and "Do your business"..man..quite lame, leh!
Hmm..Think that's for all. Shall be looking forward from now on. Like it's sung in the OP of Rave, "Susu-meh!"
That's "Forward!" for all you non-Japanese speaking people out there. =p
Ok, havn't posted pictures for some time now. Have a look at this!

Reminds me of a hot dog =p
It's a sausage dog, a female one at that. Hopefully Thiam doesn't kill me for that. Hahas..

Supersum returns!

Yup, supersum returns! Yay!
Have a safe trip gay!
But achieve eternity? No way!
So faster come so I can say Hey!

NSAIDs

Another post about these things called Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.
A type of non-narcotica painkiller, if you will. Not an aid package for those who are in NS.
Hard to imagine something so beautiful could cause things so ugly.
Like to miss the shot at gold.
Or increase the risk of getting renal failure.
Or just plain allergies.
That's crystals of aspirin, by the way. Acetyl salicylic acid.
But that's just the way of Nature. Beautiful, yet with far-reaching and devastating consequences. Just like some things in life, where behind the mask of beauty and wonders, lie so many ugly and dangerous things.
Like ancient Chinese proverb says, "The dagger hidden under the coverings of the bed."
Or "The kris behind the smile"
Or "The serrated barb on the tail of the stingray."
Did you know some cultures refer to the ray as the devil-fish? Interesting..and slightly ironic, since some of its smaller cousins have ended up as a nice plate of ikan bakar. Quite delicious I assure you, provided that the hawker knows how to whip up a nice spicy and sour-ish sauce that quite drowns the ray.
Ah, but I digress.
We were talking about the salicylate group. It's not some big multinational corporation, just a group of drugs, some of which are actually toxic to the body. In fact, most are toxic to the body, it just depends on the dosage that is used. Hahas..but it's interesting to note how such a humble group has radically influenced us all, from providing school labs all over the world standard experiments to synthesise drugs [providing great fun for kids, not to mention laborously long lab reports for older kids], to providing the world with a wonder drug, capable of reducing pain as well as a host of benefits like reducing risk for heart attacks, colon cancer and many many other things!
So much so that some people say that "an aspirin a day keeps the doctor away."
Haha..we'll see about that.

In any case, here's a skew line moment. Somebody told me that "the guy in red has such a figure! He seems to be the only one that remotely looks like a girl."
A great compliment, I would say! =p
What's the link you ask? None.
That's why it's a skew line moment. Doi!

Battlestar Galactica

Whoa, caught up in this series for some time now. It's about an era when humans have reached a level where they are either skillful enough, or cocky enough, or both, and created machines with incredible artificial intelligence. These machines, the Cylons, were designed with just one purpose in mind - precise instruments that would visit death upon all enemies.

In a twist of irony, these machines develop a sense of self and start to rebel, ultimately waging a war to destroy this race of murderous humans. After a long and exacting war, the Cylons suddenly pulled out and disappeared. After a few decades of ensuing strained peace, the Cylons pull off a surprise attack that leaves Caprica, the homeworld of the humans, a desolate wasteland full of radiation.

The nuking of the planet and the destruction of the numerous spaceships of the humans result in only about 50,000 survivors. Among the few spaceships left, one of them is the ageing Battlestar Galactica. It was a relic of the old war, with outdated equipment designed to defend itself against the technological attacks of the Cylons, and was supposed to be decommisioned on the day the Cylons launched their surprise attack.

As they escape in search of a mythical place called Earth, they face a lot of obstacles. One of the most disturbing ones is the presence of next-generation Cylons who look, feel and act like humans. In fact, some of them think that they are humans, and are only activated later on when it suits the Cylon wishes.

Well, there's something that stuck with me when I watched it. Somebody on the show said, "..in our desperation, we looked backward for a way to move forward." Somewhat of a oxymoron..but makes sense. Although he meant that the technology on board the Battlestar are dinasours from the past designed purposely to defeat the assault of the Cylons that could disrupt all modern equipment, history teaches us lots of lessons that would be useful for us to advance. By forgetting the past, its mistakes and lessons learnt, we lose our roots. More importantly, how are we to advance when there are lots of things to learn from our forebears that we have forgotten?

For tomorrow!

Lodge me

Ok, for better or for worse, here goes:

Sorry san!

Now that's done, here's a wish that I have. Hopefully CSA will have enough vacancies, and hopefully I applied early enough, so that I can not just stay at CSA but have a choice of which room to stay in next year.

I really hope I won't have to go looking for other places just because CSA ran out of vacancies =(

Yup. Now there's the issue of getting plane tickets for next year. Most probably arriving latest on Valentine's Day's eve. Who's interested? We could go there and get double or triple dates the next day of arrival =p

Good thing I don't have a girlfriend now. A lot of heartache spared.

Though I'd willingly embrace that situation. If only it wouldn't break her heart so.

Thief!

Ah, finally done with Video No.1
It's named Thief!
You'll know why when you watch it.
Feedback session initiated. All involved personnel and any non-IMU people are welcome to have a look-see and give feedback. Hopefully it's not too bad.
First timer noob at video editing you see.
MSN me if you want to comment. Thanks.

Video 2 in progress..Ninjitsu training! Need Naruto pics and OST..anybody can help with that?
Gambatte!

Lodgings..

Argh..accomodation. What a drag..
I have a whole list of possible places that I might stay when I finally complete the Big Move. Maybe I'll stay at UniLodge@Melbourne. Or CSA. But what if I book for one and don't get a suitable room I like? Can I get back my deposit if I turn it down? Not cheap man..
Who has any idea what I should do? Where I should stay? Anything to look out for?
Sigh.
Time IS of the essense..

and don't sleep too late all you nocturnal people out there! Haha..
Get enough rest if and when you can. Don't make me march down there and take care of you when you fall sick. I might just do that..hahas

Maybe I'm the one who should be getting sleep. Hahas..
Goodnight, y'all!

"Sleep, those little slices of death, how I loathe them." Edgar Allen Poe
"Consciousness: that annoying time between naps." Unknown Author

Sense of loss

Ah, just finished an excellent series called Samurai7. It's a tragic tale about a village of farmers. These people are oppressed by the Nobuseri (bandits), groups of gigantic robots that were formerly human Samurai. These Nobuseri would demand that the villagers from all over the region pay protection fees in bundles of rice, or else risk their wrath and destructive force. For years the farmers have bowed down to the preposterous demands of these machines, until one day the Kanna village decide that enough is enough. They send a priestess and her sister together with a farmer to journey to the city in search of 4 Samurai to help them kill the Nobuseri and escape the yoke of slavery.

They end up meeting a legendary Samurai, Kanbei, who suggests that they find a total of 7 Samurai for their purposes. In the end all 7 are found, 7 who are willing to stake their lives on behalf of the villagers for the reward of a lifetime of rice.

This is quite a captivating series, which starts off quite light-heartedly and gradually turns into a tragic story. Based on the classic Seven Samurai with a twist, this show has quite some entertaining Samurai moves. I also like how Akira Kurosawa managed to combine both the old and the new, with katana-wielding Samurai going against mechanised gun-wielding Nobuseri.

Ah, wars are horrendous, and there really is no winner. Like what Kanbei said, this is just another losing war, just like every other battle he has been in. No matter the outcome of the battle, the victory rests on the bodies of the dead.

Highly recommended show, if you care to look past the fact that the manga artists tend to draw the characters in traditional classical Japanese drawing style at times. However, it's not for those who don't appreciate tragic shows. Hehe..the sense of loss and emptiness within the characters grow ever clearer towards the end of the series.



Anyway, enough of anime for now.

Time to send a certain pigpig off at the airport.

Japanese Tshirt folding!

Wow, it works! Hahas..real cool way of folding clothes..can do it for tshirts, singlets and even shirts! Lol..

Japanese folding!

Thanks to VH Blog..

Happy Birthday Aspirers!

Here's a little something for the Aspirers. Happy 23rd anniversary! And to commemorate this, an outdoor BBQ will be held =p

Ticket prices are RM2 [only], and the venue is the parking lot of Agape. It's going on tonight, from 7 to 9 pm. Interested parties are encouraged to turn up. Don't worry about not yet getting tickets..you can just buy on the spot. But hurry! There are already 100+ people who have bought their tickets, so don't dilly-dally!

Bye bye joojoo..

Nope, this is not goodbye to my blog. I've too much random stuff to just shut it down just yet. Hehe..

Just like to wish goodbye and God bless to jooyin..You ar, going off UK study never tell us, blur blur..Lol..Good thing heard from MMMC Hardgay or wouldn't have even known =( Like trying to evade us all..haha..

Ok lar, just joking. We all know you don't mean that. Have fun in UK! Don't forget us, hor! At least the time difference with US is not as bad as here, hahas! Don't spend the whole day webcam your boyboy wor..haha..

To all the other 5 Setians or people who know her:
We are sending her off at KLIA. Kelvin is sending, and we leave Seremban at around 830 pm. More details i.e. where to meet etc later. Can message me or Kelvin. Don't let go airplane wor!

Cool Ad!

Whoa, just saw this ad! It's from the 80s, ergo, no special CG effects. All pure stunts.

It's just COOL! Haha..gotta watch it to believe it! Man..

Isuzu ad

Advancing to the 2nd last frontier!

Congratulations Malaysia! We have finally decided on the person who will assume the title of The First Malaysian Astronaut! Congratulations to the UKM Orthopedic doc who got the title. And what is his mission, you may ask. While other countries might be content with researching the effects of zero gravity on living organisms, or building colossal space stations, or even exploring other worlds, we are one up theirs.
By performing what we have planned, the whole world will know us, our culture!
And what do we do?






Make teh tarik.

Yeah.

On another note, check this out.
Seems that both Malaysia and Singapore agree that "further liberalisation will benefit" both countries. Hopefully they can come to a favorable conclusion soon. AirAsia and Tiger Airways operating shuttle flights between LCC-T and the Budget Terminal of Changi is always welcome =p

Mug, but don't mug

Just a little greeting out to all the people who are having Molecular Genetics assessment tomorrow.

Have a great time mugging, just beware that you don't mistake it and mug somebody! =p The police are quite strict about such matters..hahas..

All the best nocturnal =)

Tribute to Steve Irwin

Yes, this just in. The world famous Croc Hunter just passed on. Steve Irwin died when a stingray barb pierced his heart, making him the 3rd known victim in Australian waters.

For full report see here.

Un-Malaysian?

Congratulations signius, you are 60% not Malaysian.

That means you're as Malaysian as...


Guy Sebastian !

How Un-Malaysian Are You?

My Humps

Heard of this song? It's the one by the Black Eyed Peas..quite popular, you know! Hahas..

Here's a nice version of it.

Aptly named My Hum.

Some other supporting articles here and here.

Warning: This is just a humorous parody found on TalkingCock.com. No malicious intent intended.



And here's some tips about protesting.

Click me!

No, I protest, click me instead!

All credits to www.talkingcock.com and mrbrown, whom N has labelled as "a very free guy".

And maybe I'm the "very bo liao guy"..nothing better to do but copy links and put them here..hahas..

Sales pitch..

So how do you make a good sales pitch?

Get a hint from here.

Outrageously funny..only Malaysia/Singapore people would find it so though, I think. Very reminiscent of the local night life =p

Animations of interest

Just remembered an episode in VJ. That was the period after the first Singapore Idols season auditions, when some smart aleck sang a song that is ridiculously named bananaphone.

People were so enthralled by it that everytime I went to the comp lab, there would be at least somebody who was playing that song.

So, for the benefit of those who didn't listen to this before, or those who have listened to it but don't know where to get a copy, here it is.

Banana phone

For those with a weird sense of humour, here's a horror version of banana phone.

And for those purists out there, here's the original version, sung by Raffi.

Also, there's this website that sortoise intro-ed to me. It's quite..how to put it, captivating also. Here's badger.

For those interested, please get a firefox and install a plug-in known as video downloader. It's a superb piece of code that allows you to download videos from youtube, google and also flash videos from within a page too. They also have a FLV player that is required to play the videos that you have downloaded, except perhaps flash files. And the best thing is, IT'S FREE! Yup =p
On a side note, if you don't have firefox installed, you can click the button on the right panel of this page. The one that is just below the line "Safer Surfer". Eh, support me a little, lah! =)

PS. Please don't blame me if the song sticks in your head. It happened to me too. lol

Singapore Dreaming

Whoa..it's out already! Too bad can't catch it =(

Yup, it's singapore dreaming, a wholly Singaporean film. Even President Nathan went to watch the premiere!

Man, this just rocks, stones and scissors, as our friends kiddy and vege like to say.

To think, I missed Talkingcock The Movie last time and now this.

Oh well..for those interested here's a short review and synopsis. Can even watch the digital version in Eng Wah cinemas! IE. it won't have all those smudges and lines that are associated with older cinema films.

Like what some people say, "Don't be a chicken, be a cock! Tok kok!" Hehe..

Petronas Ad

Here's a Petronas ad that's really meaningful. One of the rare ads that actually is good. Premiered in Malaysia quite some time ago but I missed it. However, kel found it and here it is!

Love? Money?

Post-Merdeka x3

Yup, independence day number 49 has been relagated to the part in time called "history".

Anyhow, I'm glad to have tried out my new mike/headset. It totally cannot be hung on the ear as it was meant to be. The reason being that my ear is smaller than the hook. Not that my ears are small, mind you. They are perfectly average, if there's such a thing. Haha..

Anyway, found this interesting website. Project Gutenberg. Real sweet =p Just be mindful of the copyright issues. Some countries allow this as a legal project, while others will just rap you with an infringement of intellectual property suit.

All the best to Aiman-dono, who will be having an exam this Saturday. Study hard dude, and HANDS OFF WARCRAFT for now=p

Also, all the best to nocturnal, who will be having an assessment on Tuesday. No reminders necessary here, just strong moral and emotional support for you here! Lol..

What do I put here?

Really, what do I say..

Oh, ok. I learnt how to cook spinach today! Haha..it's so surprising that so much spinach [filled the wok to the brim] could shrivel up so much after a little cooking =p Like what some people would term as suk sui. Haha..thought it only happened to sensitive clothing.

And it tasted not too bad. The family didn't realise. So, that's good. Perfect guinea pigs =p

Hmm..another 2 hours til Animax starts premiering. Yay! At least a countdown I'm looking forward to=)

PGP Malaysians have fun! Haha..rival the PRCs in the patriotic celebrations..if you can..hehe>.<

National Day 06

National Day is coming sooon! Tomorrow, in fact.

So let's take this time to count our blessings, and to honor some heroes who have passed on for the sake of our country.

Thank God for a safe time throughout our lives, or at least throughout my life. There has been no wars like the Iraq Wars, or even the Star Wars. In fact, we should also thank God for the lack of wars in other places, like most of the ASEAN countries. Since we are on this topic, why don't we also thank God for the lack of wars in well, MOST of the countries in the world? It would be most appropriate.

Thank God for the economy. We do not have high taxes like in some countries way up north, like some Scandinavian country that charges up to 50% tax to finance projects that are designed to develop their country. We should be thankful that unlike that country where those projects have benefited the locals and foreign investors, we have capable and outstanding ministers here who are not ashamed to blast each other over screw-ups like in the case where luxury cars were not sold to certain VIPs for a trifle. We should be thankful, that instead of bowing to outside Western influences, our leaders are trying their best to protect our local business interests by imposing abnormally high standards and stringent requirements on foreign investors. Also, we should be thankful that they are trying to sign a full-blown FTA with the US that would protect the drug companies by banning all currently legal generic medications. An agreement that would make those AIDS sufferers who are relying on much-needed government subsidies and cheaper generic medication imported from India cough up the enormous amount of money that is rightfully claimed by pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

Thank God also for capable leaders in the government. Leaders who would not sell off their assets to others unless the buyer was from a certain race. Yes, be thankful for them, for they have only the interests of the people from that race at heart! Hark, bravo to them! They would even publically rebuke other ally parties who would find means to attack and destabilize their own party for whatever reasons. And most of all, with so many like-minded leaders, they would receive overwhelming support to continue in their course of action without having to apologize, showing that the government is united and receives a mandate from the people.

Thank God for patriotic citizens! Thank God for leaders who lead by example! Kudos to the many ministers who are going round distributing our national flag! Bravo, bravissimo! Salute the people who marry while clothed in the national flag; admire those who decorate the entire car, frame, roof and windows, with the flags! Weep with tears at the news of those who died for our country, oh those patriotic souls! Even though afflicted with hypertension and diabetes, one of the participants of the National Day parade in Sarawak still persevered and attended the rehearsal despite feeling faint. Oh, that she had so much pride and love for our country! This is sublime, nay, nobel beyond all thought, that she would have sacrificed so much for the one thing she loved so much! Nobel, patriotic act!

Thank God for local enterprising companies. Like the lone satellite tv company, that unhesitatingly sacrifice a few months revenue so that we would have a chance to watch interesting programs in front of the idiot box. Thank God for their wise selection of choices, like Animax which was supposed to have premiered years ago.

Ah, now who can tell me that there's nothing to be thankful for? Who can say that there is no reason for us to display our feelings for our country on this glorious day?

PS. This is an advance greeting. Happy anniversary to our country, and a happy birthday to my friend Ling, the only Malaysia babe from Singapore that I know! Keep smiling, and bury that homicidal tendency you have now =p Have fun at the new campus!

Darth Vader and Pluto

Here is a video about Darth Vader and a short audio clip about the downgrading of Pluto a.k.a. NS-style.
Tee hee hee..
Thanks to mrbrown

If there's any problem with the video link, just sign in with a youtube account and click confirm. If still got problem, just go to the mrbrown link and you can view it without a hitch.
Thanks to N who raised this issue =p

Btw, MO is medical officer, who is part of the medical board. This medical board basically rates new NS people's health, and if they are found wanting, they are downgraded. These downgraded people are allowed to skip a lot of exercises and training during NS. Also, if their fitness is so much below the mark, they are considered out of the course, meaning they go directly to become clerks and can just bypass the usual physical training course.

Enjoy!

Repro

My thoughts wander back to the days when we were perusing the book Reproduction and Development. There was this one chapter inside that was talking about long and short night plants.

Basically a long night plant is a plant that requires a relatively long and uninterrupted period of darkness (night) to bloom. The short night plant is the opposite, where a relatively short period is enough for it to bloom.

So, I'm wondering. In this age where light pervades, wouldn't the long night plants be at a disadvantage? A passing car with High Illuminating Display would totally wipe out a whole night's worth of preparation for the blooming of the plant's flowers. In fact, the street lamps might just be enough to produce the same effect. So then what happens to these plants? Do they just die off or will the mutant offspring which shed the need for long, uninterrupted periods of darkness supplant them in the future? Would a feature designed to ensure that these plants only bloom under certain conditions like in daylight or during winter make these plants obsolete?

Looking at this from another angle, light under such circumstances is just another form of stress. And in this age of stress and adrenaline-pumped environment, would people with a need to sleep longer than others be at a serious disadvantage? Would they, due to their inherent nature, be made obsolete?

No wonder panda went for the power sleep approach. 2 hours of sleep to sustain him throughout the rest of the 22 hours of the day. More time to manage investments. More time to pursue interests. More time not wasted in recharging the body.

More.

Just like in the Celcom advertisement. "Who doesn't want more?"

Greedy and ineloquent beings that we are.

Maybe that's how top lists came to be. Like top 10 songs of the month. Or top 500 companies in the world. A list of recommended stuff so that we don't waste time looking through the rest that didn't quite make the mark. No matter that the journey itself could be more interesting than the end of the journey.

So, here's a list, courtesy of thiam. I don't know who the author is, but it doesn't matter now. He/she is not in the top 20 bestselling authors list.

Top 9 reasons I want to be a doctor:
1) I hate sleep. [ouch!]
2) I fail math
3) I like to stay in school for, like, forever!
4) Nobody can read my handwriting
5) Dad has extra money
6) I enjoy my life enough
7) I don't want to live life without stress
8) I want to pay for my sins
9) I don't want to marry before 30

Seems this list automatically excludes me from the medical profession forever =( Man..I don't even possess a single reason that is listed.

Oh well, I could always apply to be the bumming, pampered and lazy husband of a beautiful and rich lady.

Or not. It's not even listed in the top 10 most-wanted jobs in the world.

Ah..L'amour

Just read this. Resonates with me, mostly.
But, conformity or peer pressure is the last thing on my mind on such things.
Guess I'll just wait?

Lessons that should be carried throughout life

Might as well find a way to stave off the lethargy for a little while longer.

Went to church office yesterday to help out N. Supposed to be a morning thing. Turned out it was more of like a 9-5 job. Actually, barring slight delays and rounding off the minutes, it WAS a 9-5 job. Haha..
Except that instead of pushing paper, we were cutting paper. And cardboard. For doorgifts.

So, ladies, please don't waste our efforts! Believe me, the doorgift looks superb! [Haha, don't worry, no biasness here. I wasn't the one who made the prototype, and most certainly did not have a big part in putting it all together. Just menial jobs=p]

The seemingly simple action of getting lunch taught me a whole load of things. Which, hopefully, will be indexed by my memory-retrieval system for future reference =p
Simply put:
1) Be more aggresive and stubborn on the road. Especially if you're looking for a place to park in town. Once you feel that you want to check out an alley for a possible parking lot, immediately work on getting your ride there. Pronto! Unless you are ready to give up the lot or you plan to emulate the famous tortoise that bribed the hare to have a nice, long nap.
2) Maintain, if not improve Chinese proficiency. Especially the reading part. The alternative is to swear off Chinese stalls and the excellent food there when there are no proficient Chinese speaking friends around.
3) Once Chinese is getting better, learn names of nice food. Or risk starving to death when girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse refuses to order food when not in the mood.
4) Bring along some snacks to stave off starvation in case last part of point 3 ever comes to pass. Or prepare excuses to change location to the nearest Italian/steak/any non-Chinese speaking food places.
5) Singapore street is so named because..
of..
..
certain reasons.
Yup.
6) Min fan gou is really simple to prepare on your own. As is green bean rice. And a whole lot of un-superhighclassed chinese food.
7) Agapeline has recipes! Yum~ brownies..

There's also this point 8 thingy? But not sure if it's valid.
"Don't even try to understand a girl. Especially your girlfriend. Just love her."
Hmm..deep.
But how do you love somebody if you do not understand the person? Should I be contented with just knowing the shell of people I love?
I wouldn't know and love what goes on within a person and the person's thoughts. Since all those are, in medical terms, deep to the outer part, wouldn't that make me a shallow hal?
Of course not. I'm not called hal.
Lol..

Former Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Ming's son Damien was here in church today. He shared about his experiences of his walk with Christ [being fanatic was the word he used, I believe], and also about the kidnapping that happened a few years back. Seems that God really sent an angel of protection to him, literally.
In short, have a strong faith that God will always be with us, and that everything works according to His plan for the good of all those who love Him. Also, he was really funny. Makes for a good orator. =p

Speaking of God's plan, it just simply talks of God knowing all events throughout our timeline, whether in the past, present or future. In other words, it does not eliminate our free will [determinism or predestined argument], since God only knows the all the events in time but does not control it. That's only logical. Thanks to N for this piece of info. Seems I knew the answer to that all along but in a different context. Haha..As to why it's called a plan, I have no idea [We see only in part, therefore the mirror is darkened. And if I knew everything that would make me God]. Gotta follow up on that. Any leads anybody?

Enough of that for now. IMHO, it's quite hard to argue religion logically to atheists. To us, faith is the foundation for our beliefs, but by human logic, it is just another circular argument. Doesn't mean that it's wrong or anything, just that in a logical argument, it is worthless since something in your argument is used to defend your argument. Oh well..

On another note, this is quite interesting. Sortoise's is so famous [or infamous? =p] that his last name is officially a censored word on tagboards worldwide. Don't believe me? Try it out. Comes out as 1*beep*2
Thank God his girlfriend is not yet corrupted. Her name still appears well on taggys =)

Ok, enough delays. Let the sand cover my head, and the sandman snatch me away from the realities of this world.
I welcome thee, sleep..

*snores*

I'm tired~

Yup, that's right. I'm tired.
Why?
No idea.
Maybe due to sleep-deprivation? Haha..
It's too bad I'm a long night plant =(
Oh well..

Of anniversaries and annes

Ok, I admit. This has nothing much to do with annes. More of the anniversary part. But it does sound better, don't it?
Like how we like to say "of mice and men" when in fact all that we really mean is "of mice". Check out the Hitchhiker's Guide for verification. Particularly the reply of Slartibartfast.
Anyway, [Hey, I do use this a lot!] here's my very own happy anniversary greeting! Haha..firstly to my blog on achieving its 100th post, and secondly to my parents on 24 years of continual marital bliss! Woohoo! =p
What should I do to celebrate this double bash? God knows I don't know. Haha..maybe a cake?
A good friend gave a really nice suggestion.
"When was the last time you guys took a family portrait?"
Wow..that's profound! Let me see..like, never? Haha..
Too bad we are not too photogenic. Oh well, at least we look better in person =p
Nevertheless, it's a real good idea. Maybe I should look into doing this when I'm celebrating my own anniversary with The One. Then I can plaster my whole house full of such pictures =p Makes for a real nice sight..imagine this, the moment you enter my house in the future, the first thing you see is this picture of ME standing in the midst of my family and STARING right at you! Then you turn and see..ME!!! Haha..makes for a nice horror film scene =) If only I don't appear in the picture it would be so much better..Hehe..
Oh well..will stick to the tried and true tradition for now.
Since this is a good time for reflections, I shall reflect on my seemingly ineffectual ability to be a millionaire.

Your Chances of Being a Multimillionaire: 44%

You have a decent shot at being a multimillionaire. Surprised? You're confident and a hard worker. Keep it up!

Will You Be a Multimillionaire?

44%? Haha..not good actually. I was hoping to be around the region of 0%. After all, it isn't becoming of a billionaire to have a good chance of becoming a multimillionaire! It's a sad downgrade for me ;(
Lol

Btw, that blueberry cake? It's real..going to cut it up soon at the celebration dinner. Not for the blog, you nit, for my parents! Haha..
Let's pop the cork!

Pre-anniversary post..

I just discovered the reason for the discrepancy between the blogger dashboard and the archive section. Somewhere near the beginnings of this blog, a transcription error caused a duplicate entry to emerge from the murky depths of this scribe. Haha..Whatever~
So, now this will be the pre-100th post..must make the best of it..
Went to this bookstore opposite KL GH. MMMC hardgay was the first to bring this to my limited and blur attention. According to him the prices there was quite reasonable. So, there I went with my dad. Before we left, my mother asked me to look out for a teaching book there.
Which sadly to say [or, rather this strikes me as being quite funny now] it was not there. The reason? "Kamal's MEDICAL Bookstore". That was the name of the bookstore. Sigh~
Anyway, according to the previous generation, this store has been around since their time. And it still looks exactly the same! Which is to say, small, cramped and totally old. In fact, it's not a bad thing. Shows how good the business is. Man, I'd really like to run such a store too..where you don't even need to improve or renovate anything since the business just keeps pouring in. In fact, if this keeps up it'll really get a "rustic old charm" look that buildings such as the Coliseum or the Colosseum acquire. =p
Anyway, about business..I estimate they sold at least rm1000 worth of books in the short time I was in the store. Which would roughly make their daily takings somewhere in the region of rm15000. Easily the amount a moderately good specialist earns! Man, I might just give up on university and buy a share in that store =)
But I can't..
Cause..
I got me Moore..
It's one of the 2 textbooks that I got! Haha..The other is Guyton..
So these 2 books are there as a constant reminder to give up on the pigging and concentrate! Like what is shown before any Tenchu match starts: "Focus!" Complete with flames..haha..
But why did I choose moore and not snell? Maybe because there's More nice pictures? Haha..but I think that Moore has a better layout compared to Snell. No offense Snell, but your layout is not exactly the best. Had to flip back and forth whenever I wanted to refer to things. Hope I'll have a moore good experience with Moore. Lolz..
Anyway, the reminders are coming on strong! Time to hit the books, before I hit the sack..
As my friend said, hopefully I won't be hitting the wall [long-piak]
Or writing 38, Ward B, Tg. Rambutan as my new address..


MUG MUG MUG!

童话 (Fairy Tale)

Once upon a time, in a land that mappers nearly forgot [oh, they did end up putting a small red dot in the end], there once lived an unusual creature. Its origins are still shrouded in mystery til this day, and none know how it came about to be. Nevertheless, this creature was constantly reminding others of its presence simply by virtue of being there. Ah yes, also since it also kept spewing forth an infectious blend of substances, collectively known jokus lamus, or in layman's terms the "Lame Jokes". Through thorough examination and observation of the victi--, er, I mean the interaction subjects, it can be concluded that this particular jokus is a particularly infectious form of disease. All that is required is a living vector that is able to possess locomotion, particularly the ability to generate audible coherant sound waves, and any form of stimulus that will result in the vector to open its mouth. Once these requirements are met, all subjects within listening radius would instantly be infected. This, in itself, is really scary. Just take a moment to reflect on this. The Spanish bird flu which wiped out millions in the early 20th century could only be passed by physical methods, such as eating infected chickens or through the particulate that is ejected from infected individuals when they sneeze. Now, imagine the jokus lamus, which is transmitted through sound waves! If but 1 infected individual got hold of the ingenious device called a radio, the whole world would be at his/her mercy! Ah, the horror!

Now, in our haste to impress on you, the reader, the severity of this malady, we have perhaps missed out on important descriptions of the origin. As we have mentioned, the creature in question is a singular creature. On the one hand, it's facial structure resembles what is known as the Animalia Chordata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae, or simply, the common duck. Careful scrutiny would lead the observer to notice a plate-like protrusion resembling the beak of a duck. On the other hand, some others have noticed that this creature resembles the squidm, or more commonly known as the sotong. Furthermore, owing to its back, it resembles the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, except for the kung-fu part, and perhaps the mutant part, and in fact after this year even the teenage part would cease to hold true. =p This fusion of characteristics lead some to adopt a name for this creature, which shall be forthwith known as the Sortoise sp.

In this story, the Sortoise moved, for reasons still unknown, from the Caves of Stone to the Red Dot in the Middle of the Ocean. Successfully infiltrating Victoria JC, it then insinuated itself as a member of the class. Mixing around with the unsuspecting populace, it began its schemes of being a highly successful vector. One by one, the denizens of 11 began to succumb to this malady. As this is being written, 1 such incident comes to mind. The giant of 11 was good-naturedly teasing this sortoise about their height difference, until the sortoise came up with an excellent comeback, which unfortunately was another of the Lame Jokes. This is an important point in history, where the L Rule traces its origins.

For the uninitiated, the L Rule is a simple, thought-provoking and rather encompassing rule to swear by. It is infinitely easier to comprehend than the famed Einsteinian Theory of Relativity, and is so much more definite than the theories of science. Simply put, it states that Man can be compared to the letter L. In this world, there are 2 groups of such people. For one, there is the upright Ls.

Then there are the prone Ls.

For example, the giant is classified as the upright L. A tall person, he is quite lacking in his lateral growth, exactly as the L suggests. Sortoise, on the other hand, is slightly vertically challenged, but makes up for it by being incredibly endowed laterally. Just like the 2nd L.

Interesting, no?

Anyway, now this story is coming to an end. Since this is but a chronicle of the origin of the L Rule, we must leave sortoise alone for now, for fear of angering it and bringing about the terrible wrath manifesting itself in the form of the Rain of the Lame!

Which brings me to a point. Seeing so many NUS people using laptops during lectures and for their assignments, maybe it would be wise to develop proper typing skills, not the type of short-forms typically found on instant messaging. However, it is a sobering thought..would the L Rule apply here too? Would reverting back to the long form result in shortening of other, ahem, things? ARGH!

I'm so Bo Liao these days.

Anybody has any recommendations for medical textbooks? Perhaps starting with Anatomy, Physiology and Biochem. Perhaps even Histology.

I really need to get a life and end such Bo Liao entries. Lolz..

Ah, the centennial celebration of this blog is coming close! Just another post and we're there!

Gambateh!