..::+ Vincent's Spaces +::..

20120128 Blog Song

2012-01-28T09:08:00.001+08:00

Added the song "Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are (Piano cover) ThePianoGuys" to blog as header.

Autoplay is, as usual, turned on. So if you don't like the song, you can stop the song from playing :)

enjoy :)

Android - apk

2012-01-27T10:27:00.000+08:00

I don't know why I start to learn to decompile and compile android apk's at this kind of exam period, but I must say I respect those who writes/tweaks/modifies android rom/apk/flashable-zip even more.

I've been staying up like an owl and burn midnight oil just to get a proper battery percentage on my AOSP-ICS ROM with 1%-step. Was going through tons of problems...

but in the end I managed to create the apk (SystemUI.apk). I moved it into system/app folder to replace the default one and set the permission to rw-r--r--. But the notification bar just gone.

I've been following lots of tutorials about theme-ing and modding. Even asked those great themers in xda. And I got a good advice "apk's in ICS are a bit tricky."

Why is it always me? LoL.

Gahhh. Annoyance to the max. I really want to get this done. Help?

using:
1. apktool
2. Device: HTC Desire HD (Ace)
2. ROM: IceColdSandwich-1.1Beta1

2012-01-17T09:18:00.000+08:00

The one thing that a lot of us always fail to answer:

What's the next step?

try apply this into your life. Or any situations. It requires more wisdom than you think.

WWJD?

Guama

2012-01-12T15:54:00.003+08:00

Life.. is ever so fragile.

You know we love you.

Gushes of memories flooded my brain.

Streams of tears drown my heart.

I know, that when all else fades,

we will definitely see each other again,

for you are now rest in peace inwait of the Christ Jesus.

I remember the best food that you cooked.

I remember how much you enjoyed the moments when tons of us came over to your house

for dinner, daily kids' reunion, teenagers' discussion, adult talk, even about relationships;

See, you were there in every and all of these times,

though purposes might differ,

the one thing that remained constant was that you and your delicious food was always there,

which were so awesome, that the table couldn't fit all of us together every after 3 batches.

Above all, I admire your hardworking-ness.

It is the super-god-given strength that no one else whom I know posses.

It is the attribute that had impacts in lives of people whom you knew.

And the funny thing was that the very last advice that you gave me was to "study hard".

I know, that now you're at better side of the place,

away from this fallen earthly world,

free from the pain of carrying a 4th stage cancer.

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.

But I thank You Lord for giveth and blesseth me with such a wonderful grandmother.

I will miss her physical presence, Lord.

But I know, You are taking care of her as we pray.

Nevertheless, that tiniest light, when it is placed in the deepest dark,

and it's taken away, it feels sour.

I want to pray for healing, Lord.

Lord, if You are willing, you can make me healed.

I know that the next time I go back, I will:

miss her great food;

miss her strong character;

miss her presence;

and definitely miss her.

Whether how short or how long our lives on earth depends on how we take weigh of our lives.

teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 NIV

2012-01-05T17:06:00.001+08:00

喜新厌旧是人的本性。

meh.

random updates

2011-12-20T08:54:00.002+08:00

1. whoa! Samsung's "Dynamic Contrast" really changes the monitor contrast value depending on what I am viewing! sorry a bit sakai but it's so cool can! :D

2. A nice quote:

"If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, then you become something else entirely. A legend, Mr. Wayne, a legend."

Ra's al Ghul - Batman Begins (2005)

3. my favorite quote of all time:

"People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man I'm flesh and blood. I can be ignored. I can be destroyed. But as a symbol ... as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting."
Bruce Wayne - Batman Begins (2005)

4. I fear because I fear I don't know. But I will learn to overcome this by first being really submissive and surrender everything into His hands. Hear me pray.

5. Price that one has to pay to get know of something. You'll never know until you make yourself in it.

6. That awkward moment when this girl whom you met for the first time hugs your friends and you hold yourself back because of paiseh-ness. Aww. :S

The One That Got Away - Katy Perry (Boyce Avenue cover)

2011-12-14T23:50:00.000+08:00

..::*+ Small Talk +*::..

Life is busy.

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[Verse1]
Summer after high school when we first met
We make out in my Mustang to Radio head
And on your 18th birthday we got that chain tattoos
Used to steal your parents' liquor and climb to the roof
Talk about our future like we had a clue
Never plan that one day I'd be losing you

[Chorus]
And in another life you would be my girl
We keep all our promises, be us against the world
And in other life I would make you stay
So I don't have to say you were the one that got away
The one that got away

[Verse2]
You were dreaming I was Johnny Cash
Never one, we got the other, we made a pact
Sometimes when I miss you, I put those records on, whoa
Someone said you had your tattoo removed
Saw you downtown singing the blues
It's time to face the music, I'm longer your muse

[Bridge]
All these money can't buy me a time machine, no
Can't replace you with a million rings, no
I should've told you what you meant to me, whoa
'Cause now I pay the price

鞋 - 李佳薇

2011-12-07T06:51:00.001+08:00

..::*+ 开胃谈 +*::..

好久没有去寻找一些 MMV (Maple Music Video) 来看。不过好开心，因为有人把这首歌用 MMV 来制作。不错哦~！

对了，这位歌手，她的名字叫李佳薇。她是第七届华人新光大道冠军。第一位大马歌手夺下冠军，也是目前唯一一位参赛者在总决赛得到四连满分。支持她！

很想买她的专辑哦！这首歌的歌词很有意思。我喜欢。

作词：葛大为
作曲：林俊杰

[Verse1]
当下一餐不再是泡面
当我决定走出空荡的房间
不想留恋虽然寂寞难戒

[Verse2]
你会离开我能够理解
真的不必道歉我并不可怜
别打死结爱情里永远没有人对
可是谁又能看清这点
冻结思念多强烈我诚实面对

[Chorus]
脱掉时间的鞋徒步找某个地方能落脚
每幕风景都当成是纪念
换下眷恋的鞋我渐渐学着听到心在跳
我一个人走每一吋明天

[Bridge]
这次说再见非常坚决
我对自己再三告诫
深深爱过多么感谢只是该道别

(Narsha) I'm in Love - Megan Lee ft. Sungha Jung

2011-12-05T06:02:00.000+08:00

Awwww... This is just so cute.

2011-12-03T06:48:00.001+08:00

seriously, avoid DPD service at any cost.

2011-12-02T00:46:00.001+08:00

I really don't know why is it always me? -__________-

勇敢 - 张惠妹

2011-11-28T07:46:00.001+08:00

[Verse1]
黑暗中　寂静伸出的双手　
冰冷的空气像火　害怕又收手
路太远　谁的眼神能永远　
忘了跟你一起走　怎样才会懂

[Pre-Chorus]
记忆里　爱应该总是温柔　
有了这一切　才能不怕黑夜

[Chorus]
是我勇敢太久　决定为你一个人而活　
不能说出口　那么折磨勇敢了太久　
城市充满短暂的烟火
无处躲　照亮了沉默　
明白是寂寞(爱原来寂寞)

[Verse2]
谁说过　爱会让人不自由　
所以你要我等候　换你的追求
有太多　快乐自私做藉口　
你让我最后　把心痛当拥有

夜太黑　看不见　你在我身边　
心伤悲　泪水失去防备 OH～

[Announcement] Donation button!

2011-11-25T10:12:00.001+08:00

Okay this sounds funny (and it's not!): I've added a donation button here. Fund rising (sorta) to cover my expenses for my new laptop (and Christmas present if it sounds better to you ;) ).

So welcome to make donation to me okay :)

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公主病 - 周杰伦

2011-11-22T06:53:00.001+08:00

OS：哎呦哥哥嗨你好！
我不是哎呦哥哥我是巨炮叔叔
你怎么啦？
我生病了！
那听一下哎呦哥哥的阳光宅男就会好了啦！
No no～好不了喔…
为什么呢？
因为是公主病啦！

为什么我要去晒太阳
我要去学游泳
冲浪板要单手来扛
还不是因为你喜欢阳光男孩
要我奔跑在海滩上
你丢飞盘我学狗来接汪

要我学后羿射太阳
因为你说太热
哥儿们都笑你活在
自己童话世界
你说不是的话怎么叫公主
看来这位公主
病的好像不轻

哭着说我背叛你
我说在哪里
你说在梦里

说一千遍爱你
这都不是问题
我用音乐来治你的公主病
要我打包自己
扮成Hello Kitty
那看起来就会有点问题
没关系我爱你

就算你爱自己
痘痘帮你挤赶走坏坏脾气
如果突然心急
想要美好婚姻
我的城堡说欢迎光临

疗伤烧肉粽 - 周杰伦

2011-11-18T17:25:00.001+08:00

周杰伦的新歌超好听！

疗伤烧肉粽

歌曲名 : 疗伤烧肉粽
歌手名 : 周杰伦
词曲 : 周杰伦

唉呦我早已说过你跟他应该会分开
吵架的理由我也已经知道大概
你需要人宠爱天天叫你Baby
这英文好险我会念

不听我的劝纠缠好几年
委屈时借你靠肩我不收你钱
等你想开了不会再红着眼
什么叫正港的情人我来示范一遍

烧肉粽如果你想吃不需要等到端午节
烧肉粽你要酸的甜的苦的辣的随时给你
烧肉粽酸甜苦辣的爱情请把它忘记
烧肉粽我可以陪你也让你出气

把你的手借我请你不用想太多
爱你不会说出口只给你打气加油
只喜欢你笑容所以不用想太多
当了一天情人以后我怕你会嫌不够

反正现在分了就跟你老实说吧
之前跟他套招我真的没有办法
我实在不忍心如果不骗你你会更伤心
只是我没想到你居然会相信

不知道你是傻还是真的单纯
我想你是傻吧傻才会跟他一起
如果莫名奇妙你们又复合了
我说的这些就请把它忘了

把你的手借我 Oh oh oh
爱你不会说出口 Oh oh oh yeah～
只喜欢你笑容所以不用想太多
当了一天情人以后我怕你会嫌不够

Boxie boxes

2011-11-17T09:18:00.001+08:00

They say "Think outside of the box".

But funny that the question should be: "Why did you get into the box?"

I am no man, so please wait for me.

2011-11-17T09:16:00.001+08:00

Irony, isn't it?

A lot of things that I'm looking forward to.

I've pushed myself far.

Nevertheless, it's still too early to considered it a job well-done.

Timing is ticking.

And it is indeed hurting.

But I always believe that it is for the greater good.

It's never easy to come up from scratches and pieces,

but the aftermath is always pleasant and proud,

now that I've overcame them, each a step.

Upcoming agenda:

1. Church-birthday Sunday

2. Semesterarbeit presentation

3. Practical semester presentation

4. Doku

5. Doku

6. Application for Master-study

7. Doku.

8. ....

and the list goes on.

A friend of mine mentioned

Can't refrain myself but to feel the same way as well. For now, I don't see any signs of possibility to call for pit-stop. They say

"The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called present."

But what if that present is already being snatched away from you?

All the stubbornness will eventually come to an end. I will trust His timing this time.

yt3d:enable=true

2011-11-09T09:17:00.000+08:00

YouTube's 3D attempt is super awesome. It makes me don't feel like taking my taken-from-cinema red-cyan 3D glass down.

How: Enable 3D settings at the bottom right corner (if you can see the 3D option) and make sure the settings match your 3D glass colors. That is if the uploader enable the 3D effects by tagging:

yt3d:enable=true

in the video upload.

The cheapo (commonly red/cyan) 3D glass is red/cyan. Maybe should swap the left and right color if necessary.

Try to watch this T-ara's Roly Poly in 3D. ~~And just indulge in T-ara's cuteness ;)~~

Or just watch this video:

Go straight to its YouTube if you can't enable the 3D effect here.

This is just freaking awesome, right?

2011-10-18T21:21:00.001+08:00

I got a wonderful mommy :)

2011-10-18T01:49:00.004+08:00

Time and Heart - two of those scarce elements that are left to be explored by mankind.

最熟悉的陌生人 - Elva 萧亚轩

2011-10-04T05:57:00.001+08:00

..::*+ Small Talk +*::..

Ich habe schon vergessen, was das Leben als Student bedeutet.

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There is this something else that is very very very very tempting for me. But for that I will have to pay with everything that I have now. :S
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还记得吗窗外那被月光染亮的海洋
你还记得吗是爱让彼此把夜点亮
为何后来我们用沉默替代依赖
曾经朗朗星空渐渐阴霾

心碎离开转身回到最初荒凉里等待
为了寂寞是否找个人填心中空白
我们变成了世上最熟悉的陌生人
今后各自曲折各自悲哀

只怪我们爱得那么汹涌爱得那么深
于是梦醒了搁浅了沉默了挥手了却回不了神
如果当初在交会时能忍住了激动的灵魂
也许今夜我不会让自己在思念里沉沦

2011-10-01T15:17:00.001+08:00

很无奈。

2011-09-25T17:37:00.000+08:00

我超不喜欢离别。
不会挽留，只是会挂念。
不会流泪，只是会不舍。

路，还是要继续的走下去。
前进的牺牲吧？

有时候，问题不在于没有方向，
只在于过度的舒适；在这个圈子里的温暖。

最近都在和一位网友聊天。
年纪大家都一样，
但是，
她已有的是一切，我却还需烦会不会毕业。

哥说，

life is hard, only for those who don't push hard, or work smart.

突然觉得这该是我下一步的成长吧？

她年纪十八开始创事业。脑袋里装的不是书本上的知识，而是人生路过点滴的经验。
她说，这都是当初努力而得回来的成果。

哥哥本身其实也是很努力的一个人。从小就羡慕他事事都有本领，得到了很多我只能发白的梦想。但他说，一切都是努力。

this is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill
fifteen percent concentrated the power of will
five percent pleasure, five percent pain,
and a hundred percent of reason to remember the name.

我觉得我杂念太多了。是时候专心了。

当时基于上运气，只有会把握它的人才不会吃亏。

2011-09-22T23:42:00.000+08:00

..::*+ Small Talk +*::..
Marking the end of lots of stuff.

unstable concussion.
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戴佩妮 - 不知道她陪伴了我多少次。

多少个秋　多少个冬　
我几乎快要被治愈好
但还是会只因为一个重覆的话题　
就无心自扰

也曾想过　若真遇见　
我们应该如何是好
我想我还是会还站在某一个街角　
不让妳看到

只因为我不想打扰　
只因为怕妳解释不了
只因为现在妳的眼睛里　
他比我还重要

我只好假装我看不到　
看不到妳和他在对街拥抱
妳的快乐　我可以感受得到　
这样的见面方式对谁都好
我只好假装我听不到　
听不到别人口中的他好不好
再不想问　也不想被通知到　
反正妳的世界我管不了

若不想问　若不想被通知到　
就把祝福　留在街角

SummerAir'11 - Desires

2011-09-19T05:09:00.000+08:00

..::*+ Small Talk +*::..

I talked to a friend that day. About love, relationship, partner, what we look for in that other half. It is nice to see we have a similar goal. It's just sad that the path that we choose to take is totally different. It opened a new set of question: what my life would be without Jesus?

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8 months ago, for the first time in my entire life, new old alike, I drew out a goal for myself. I call it the 3D, or three desires. As I began to walk into the end of the life as a bachelor student, I, like most of people out there began to start working on at least two out of these three desires:
Relationship,
Career, and,
God.

I started to work on these three fields, and things seemed to come smoothly as I wanted it to be. Or I thought too far ahead of myself.

--Work--
I got a internship job in ZF Friedrichshafen AG, which is one of the famous companies typically around Konstanz Lake, or Bodensee. It was a choice to make, and a choice that I made from a pool of limited choices. But what great was that, the tasks during the internship were what I wanted to go further deep into, and it was offered by this company, the only company that I love during our excursion to these companies some months(years?) back then.

But it was sort of a bad call; the company is located at Friedrichshafen, which is over 3 hours plus train ride from Stuttgart, where my church is. I consulted people around me, and for sure that those who has the veto-power in my life had placed their "against" votes. But for once I ignored them. I asked, if Jesus were sent to desert to be tempted 40 days before He started His work, I would like to be tested as well.

That was my initial thought. And God tapped me with a gentle warning of the potential dangers that lie ahead:

will I be able to stand firm?

He literally broke my leg, upon which we human stand firm on. While I was waiting for my leg to be scanned in Karlsruhe Hospital, my heart cried. I was scared. Not just because of the potential of being inability to play badminton (or just generally do sports), but I scared I will fall ( as in my faith). I prayed to God that if He knows I can out-stand the tests, let them come. And I got my job here. And to be honest, it is all-in-all because of God and mercy, which I let Him to be my goal.

--God--
Knowing that by deciding to come to Friedrichshafen will be a sign that I will be partly detached from my current house church, I really thank God that He gave me the strength to shun away all the evil thoughts and ideas that might stop me from continue to stay within Him. And God is faithful; He didn't let me be tempted beyond what I could bear. And when I were being tempted, He provided me a way out so that I could stand up firmly under it. (1. Corinthians 10:13 NIV my version). And I'm really glad now, because as I come to the end of this testing period, I think I did quite not bad ;) okay partly because God has sent dozens of angels to guide me in this timeframe.

--Relationship--
It's personal actually, which a lot of people misunderstood, because it is personal. I don't look for perfection, for I know that I am not perfect. I look for perfection in God, for the sheep who knows the shepherd's voice (John 10:27) are perfect because our Father is perfect (Matt. 5:48) (to answer one's question whom I refused to answer by then). I look for someone with whom I can serve God with. Someone who loves God more than she loves me. That we are both bind to each other because we love a love that comes from God who is love (1. John 4:8) and first loved us (1. John 4:19) (to answer someone else's question whom I refused to answer by then too). I wanted to work on from there. Towards her.

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These were the three desires I had six months ago. Two were slowly taken away and one remained - the desire for Him. And it took me that six months long to find out where I did wrong. And God never fails to carve the lessons deep enough for me: Of all places, I learned the following lesson in the city of lusts and desires surround: Amsterdam.

At Gilbeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you."
Solomon answered, "You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
"Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people, too numerous to count or number. So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?"
The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernemnt in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for - both wealth and honor - so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.

1. Kings 3: 5-14 NIV Italics mine

I was reading this passage during a night when we were in Amsterdam. Solomon asked for wisdom and later he became the wisest king ever in his time. But I felt convicted by Holy Spirit that time. It is normal for human to have their own desires and wishes. As for me, I consider myself as the abnormal one and it is not common for me to have desire for something, in this case the three things mentioned above. What convicted me were the lines, which I italicized above: It might just look as plain as "Solomon asked for wisdom from God to govern his people". But take a look at God's reaction:

He was pleased that Solomon didn't ask anything for himself. He didn't ask for wealth, nor long life; he asked for wisdom. It might sound as if the wisdom that he asked for was also for his own benefit. But God, who sees through people's heart, was pleased at him because his request was for God's people and not for himself. Making a short comparison between mine and his, it is very obvious that why God had shut the doors for the other two of my desires but left one - the desire for Him. On top of that, the song that was playing in my phone was "One Desire" by Hillsong in album Blessed:

This is my cry, my ONE desire, is to be where You are Lord.

It literally stunned me of how and what I have been doing. My desires are all for myself and my own benefits: I want to do my internship in ZF and later on do my thesis and after that straight away work in the company. I want this lovely girl and we can serve God together.

Talk about God has prepared someone for me. It sounded to me more like "God, make her mine".What were all of my desires about? Me and myself. Myself and I. Me, myself and I. One of the famous verses in New Testaments speaks it all:

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6:33 NIV

The only desire that comes from ourselves as Christians is to have desire for Him. To seek His kingdom. To seek His righteousness. To build a Father-son relationship with Him. Not just to come to Him only to ask and to make request. Not just come to Him only when we are in trouble. Not just come to Him only when we need him. The truth is, we need him all the time. I listened to a podcast sermon given by a friend of mine. It talked about our purpose as Christians. And Holy Spirit convicted me because it is always in our prayer that we ask, we make request, and we wish for something, as if God is a Fontana Di Trévi. Well, he actually is, in fact, he is better because God will provide us the desire for something which is aligned with his purpose and call for us. And He doesn't require you to throw money into it -and still being unsure if your wishes will come true or not. No! All you need is to remain in Him, by walking in obedience to Him, and to keep His decrees and commands as David did (1. Kings 3:14).

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 37:4 NIV

Is our desire God? Is my desire God? It is a good question to ask ourselves each day. And be blessed.

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