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...and I'm still around

2007-02-22T09:25:00.000+08:00

...and I'm still around!!

Yep! Only thing is that I've been messing around more with my multiply.com site.

Do visit it for now!

I may return here or I may settle with blogging there (mainly because a lot of my friends have set up their blogs there)... not sure yet.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

Technorati tags : subaudible | multiply

Blogger out of Beta

2007-01-08T12:33:00.000+08:00

But I can not move my blog out of beta!!! Shit! Seems like my blog (here) at Blog*Spot is not able to be migrated to the new Blogger.com layout with new functions YET.

Darn it! It's something to do with accounts that have more than a certain number of posts (>500?). These will have to wait just a while more.Arrghh!

Vandyke reaches level 60 (finally)

2007-01-04T09:41:00.000+08:00

Finally! After getting stucked at 95% of Level 59 for more than a month, I managed to bring Vandyke up to level 60! Phew!

Haha!

Happy 2007!

2006-12-31T17:56:00.000+08:00

Yeah!!! Another year gone by!

I'd like to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
:-)

Back from Cameron Highlands

2006-12-25T17:30:00.000+08:00

Just back from Cameron Highlands.

Not too bad a trip. Had a good time up at the top of Gunung Brinchang. It was really COLD!!! Brrrrrrrr..........! Too bad we had to give Mount Ophir a miss as it was flooding nearby and the access to the mountain was closed for safety reasons (although it was not flooding AT the mountain itself).

Nevermind, next time lor! Haha!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

Technorati tags : xmas | christmas | cameron

Golden Flower 黃金甲

2006-12-19T15:59:00.000+08:00

Jay's new EP CD+MV DVD.

This package consists of a 2 track EP (黃金甲 and 菊花臺), and a 11 track MV DVD of songs from his album 依然範特西 and MV for 黃金甲.

Came with a poster (haven't 'unscrolled' it yet)... can't wait to get home and play the MV to see Lucas dance to it! Haha!

Technorati tags : jay | curseofthegoldenflower

Curse of the Golden Flower

2006-12-18T11:21:00.000+08:00

Jay with ultra cool polearm.

I want to watch Curse of the Golden Flower <<滿城盡帶黃金甲>>.

A new movie from director Zhang Yimou, it stars Gong Li and Chow Yun Fatt. Jay Chou plays a role in this movie as well, and that's one of the reasons why I am watching it - just to see if his acting skills have improved since Initial D.

:)~

However, Jay's not the only reason to watch this movie. The set and costumes seem pretty good too. The overkill load of gold and yellow is really impressive! I believe it will be a good movie for me to watch, irregardless of the storyline.

By the way, did I mention that Jay's polearm is simply cool?!? Damn! I wish I had one like that in MapleStory... blood and goo from all my kills...hahah!

Technorati tags : jaychou | curseofthegoldenflower

Of abductions and breakdowns

2006-12-18T10:42:00.000+08:00

Kyle recently got abducted. Woah, abducted siah! No joke you know?! Haha! But then, it's great getting abducted by JBL's Creature II ain't it? For the moment, I am quite satisfied with my Altec Lansing 621 - not getting abducted anytime soon I guess. :-)

Over at my end, my Yamaha DVD player decided to call it quits. Sent it to the service centre and got the shock of my life. The cost of repairs is at least SGD500.00. What the...?! I might as well get myself a top-of-the-range, brand new DVD recorder!!

The new Yamaha (again?!) DVD-S2700 DVD Player caught my attention while I was looking through their site for support options. Hmm, getting a new AND EXPENSIVE player at this moment seems a bit too much. Especially after blowing SGD1400 on my DSLR recently. Ha!

Maybe got to push till after the Chinese New Year before I buy the player.

Last day for Eddie

2006-12-15T14:37:00.000+08:00

Eddie's last day at the office and we popped by Temasek Towers for him to clear some administrative stuff and to collect a bag (from D&D).

After that, we had our favourite duck rice at Circular Road. The meat was a bit tough today. Not that good but both Teow Meng and myself agreed that the sauce still POWER!!!

Hmm, those people at head office are having a Christmas Party today. How come our miserable suburban office does not? WTF!

Now that the exams are over, I think it is time to start shooting again! Yeah!! Got to get used to the camera before any trips. Don't want to have to figure things out in the field!

Technorati tags : duck rice | singapore

Exhausted

2006-12-13T10:33:00.000+08:00

Tired, stressed out, weak, EXHAUSTED.

After the mugging for the exams, I am flat out like a line. My eyes feel puffy as a puffer fish and I guess I look like one now! Hahaha!

I know what I need! A good, nice, bonus to up my energy levels!

Technorati tags : exams

Before the exams

2006-12-11T14:44:00.000+08:00

Just noticed that using the Digital Set-top box from Starhub gives you TV streams that are about 2 seconds slower (delayed) than if you plugged your TV direct to the wall's TV socket.

Carbide UI Requirements

Hmm... just a round-up of the weekend just passed.

The dinner and dance was 'ok' and I walked away with a miserable 100 dollar Metro Shopping voucher. *sucks*

The Star Awards was a big boo-hoo to me as I felt that by holding the event at St James Power Station, the production crew was not really that ready for it. You get stars walking on the 'blue carpet' en route the event and before they were even properly introduced, another group comes out and an awkward situation of 'shall-I-continue-to-intro-or-not'. During the show, you could hear interruptions from the crew (or someone, a lady) giving instructions... blah, blah...

Oh, and I recently downloaded the Nokia Carbide UI Theme creator for S60 devices. For what, you say? As the name suggests, for theme creation on S60 (includes Nokia phones like N70, N73, N80 etc) devices.

I wanted to create a custom theme for my N70 after the exams and guess what? I happened to read the 'basic' requirements on the download page at the Nokia Developers' Forum and I got a shock... recommended 2GB of RAM?!?! Just for theme creation?!? WTF!!

Or maybe my PC's 'near' 1GB of RAM is passe already?!

Now, back to mugging for exams... shit!

Technorati tags : star awards | carbide | nokia | theme

Swissflex Rainbow Half Rim Type Beta

2006-12-06T16:49:00.000+08:00

I've gotten another Swissflex Rainbow for myself!! Hehehe! This time round, it is the Rainbow Half Rim Type Beta frame that I got.

My combination for this pair of spectacles is #50 (Clear) frame with #65 (Blue Orchid) temples. Not too bad lah. :-) You can also 'build' your own Rainbow here!

The frame looks like this (not the colour I chose).

Technorati tags : swissflex | italee | swissflex rainbow

Fixing Janet's N80

2006-12-05T17:20:00.000+08:00

The N80 sucks.

I have spent almost 2 days trying to find a fix for Janet's problem with her N80 - a non-responsive Contacts list that just won't display the contact names when a call comes in.

Then, I saw it. The repeated entries, even with different names, that have same phone numbers. This totally screwed the Contacts and my 2 days.

Fuck!

So, I manually removed the extra entries and it seems to be working properly (for now). Have to try with Janet's own SIM card to know for sure.

Thanks to Calvin for your help so far!!

Technorati tags : nokia | n80

Le Papillon

2006-12-04T12:09:00.000+08:00

Le Papillon (The Butterfly), taken from the movie of the same title, is a nice and cute little tune. Heard this song sometime back and sort of forgotten about it until I heard it again on KH's car last night.

(See information on the movie at IMDB.)

It is the kind of song that features a cute kiddy voice (a la 吉祥三寶 and Schnappi). Go check it out! Nice to relax the mind and endulge a bit in the carefree mood of the song.

Trailer and music video of Le Papillon.

After a little searching, I found the lyrics on a Chinese website. Accuracy in translation is definitely NOT GUARANTEED! Look around the site and you will find something worth ~~downloading~~ looking for. Hehehheheh! *wink*

歌词：

Hélène helene
☆°．·∴Le Papillon°★． ☆° ∴·

Pourquoi les poules pondent des oeufs?“为什么鸡会下蛋?”
Pour que les oeufs fassent des poules.因为蛋都变成小鸡
Pourquoi les amoureux s’embrassent?“为什么情侣们要亲吻?”
C’est pour que les pigeons roucoulent.因为鸽子们咕咕叫
Pourquoi les jolies fleurs se fanent?“为什么漂亮的花会凋谢?”
Parce que ca fait partie du charme.因为那是游戏的一部分
Pourquoi le diable et le bon Dieu?“为什么会有魔鬼又会有上帝?”
C’est pour faire parler les curieux.是为了让好奇的人有话可说

Pourquoi le feu brule le bois?“为什么木头会在火里燃烧?”
C’est pour bien rechauffer nos coeurs or.是为了我们像毛毯一样的暖
Pourquoi la mer se retire?“为什么大海会有低潮?”
C’est pour qu’on lui dise "Encore."是为了让人们说:“再来点”
Pourquoi le soleil disparait?“为什么太阳会消失?”
Pour l’autre partie du decor.为了地球另一边的装饰
Pourquoi le diable et le bon Dieu?“为什么会有魔鬼又会有上帝?”
C’est pour faire parler les curieux.是为了让好奇的人有话可说

Pourquoi le loup mange l’agneau?“为什么狼要吃小羊?”
Parce qu’il faut bien se nourrir.因为牠们也要吃东西
Pourquoi le lievre et la tortue?“为什么是乌龟和兔子跑?”
Parce que rien ne sert de courir.因为光跑没什么用
Pourquoi les anges ont-ils des ailes?“为什么天使会有翅膀?”
Pour nous faire croire au Pere Noel.为了让我们相信有圣诞老人
Pourquoi le diable et le bon Dieu?“为什么会有魔鬼又会有上帝?”
C’est pour faire parler les curieux.是为了让好奇的人有话可说

☆°．·∴°★． ☆° ∴·

ca t’a plu, le petit voyage“你喜欢我们的旅行吗?“
Ah oui beaucoup!非常喜欢。
Vous avez vu des belles choses? “我们看到了很多漂亮的东西，不是吗？”
J’aurais bien voulu voir des sauterelles可惜我没能看到蟋蟀。
Des sauterelles ? Pourquoi des sauterelles ?“为什么是蟋蟀？”
Et des libellules aussi,还有蜻蜓。
la prochaine fois, d’accord.“也许下一次吧“
D’accord.
Je peux te demander quelque chose?“我能问你点事情吗?“
quoi encore?“又有什么事?“
on continue mais cette fois-ci c’est toi qui chantes.“我们继续,不过由你来唱?“
Pas question.“绝对不可以“
Tu te pleures.“来吧“
Non, mais non.“不不不“
alors, c’est le dernier couplet.　“这是最后一段了“
Tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu le pourchas?“你是不是有点得寸进尺了呢?“

☆°．·∴°★． ☆° ∴·

Pourquoi notre coeur fait tic-tac?“为什么我们的心会‘滴答’?”
Parce que la pluie fait flic flac.因为雨会发出“淅沥”声
Pourquoi le temps passe si vite?“为什么时间会跑得这么快？
Parce que le vent lui rend visite.是风把它都吹跑了
Pourquoi tu me prends par la main?“为什么你要我握着你的手?”
Parce qu’avec toi je suis bien.　　因为和你在一起,我感觉很温暖
Pourquoi le diable et le bon Dieu?　　“为什么会有魔鬼又会有上帝?”
C’est pour faire parler les curieux.是为了让好奇的人有话可说

Technorati tags : papillon | lepapillon

Patch day and I need patches too!

2006-11-30T09:36:00.000+08:00

Patch day again for Maple Story SEA! See my other blog for more info.

NOTE: I will post future Maple Story updates/news/etc at the subaudible blog.

My sore mouth is badly in need of 'patches' too! Something that can patch those ulcer spots! Urrgghhhh!!!! Damn!!

Technorati tags : maplestory | maple

Re-ORG

2006-11-29T14:13:00.000+08:00

RE-ORGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok. I received emails from some friends asking me to update my 'sites' list. Haha! I guess it's time to reorganize my galleries/blogs/email accounts/etc. Especially after the cancellation of some of my email accounts and the Clubsnap gallery!

For a start, I will close down some sites and maintain only those that I list here.

Portals
- http://nabe-nabe.com (main)
- http://subaudible.multiply.com

Galleries
- http://gallery.nabe-nabe.com
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/hasselblad
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/fugs

Blogs
- http://fugs.blogspot.com
- http://subaudible.wordpress.com

Emails
- petaflopz[at]gmail[dot]com

There you go! The complete (almost) list of my online presence! Hurhurhur!

Technorati tags : blog | sites

I hate going to the dentist

2006-11-27T15:45:00.000+08:00

I hate going to the dentist.

Especially after what happened last Friday. The dentist's assistant was poking my gums with the 'vacuum' so hard that I think my gums were bleeding. Nabeh! I guess I deserved this since I did not make noise at that moment... but well... :-(

Now, I have a mouth full of ulcers and to add on to the suffering, one BIG ulcer right on the lips as I had accidentally bit into my lips last week. Aarrgghhh!!!

Technorati tags : dentist | polyclinic

IKEA Tampines

2006-11-27T00:38:00.000+08:00

We were over at IKEA Tampines on Saturday to help them 'stress test' their crowd handling capabilities. IKEA Tampines in Singapore is not due to open till 30^th November 2006. It is HUGE and is definitely a fresh change from the 'often cramped' Alexandra branch.

Huge entrance sign. Can't miss this

After parking, we had no trouble at all finding the entrance! The sign is big and clear! The carpark is spacious too!

As we were early, we had to do what Singaporeans do... QUEUE. Haha! It was really hot in the afternoon and luckily, there were tents set up to shelter us from the sun. However, the hanging fans were not working. It seems they have installed the fans but not the generators to power them!

(It was too hot... and I did not bother to go out to get a shot of 'IKEA' logo)

A lot of IKEA Tampines staff were there to greet and guide the 'Friends' of IKEA (as their membership is called). If I am not wrong, Mr. Philip Wee was there too... not bad... OH! We were each given a 'heart-shaped' plushie at the entrance.

One important thing to let you guys know is that the CAFE is very much better now! It is almost like my school canteen! It is spacious and we can forget about the 'excuse me' and knocks here and there, at the old Alexandra branch as we squeeze for seats! There are even two queues for people to line up to get their food!

So much for these bits and pieces of the new IKEA at Tampines! See it for yourself on the 30^th lah!

Technorati tags : ikea | tampines

Year End

2006-11-23T15:07:00.000+08:00

Hmm... quite a lot of people I know are either down with a cough, runny noses, sore throats or fever.

THE END OF THE YEAR IS HERE AGAIN!!

*hooray*

*tweet tweet*

I was thinking... maybe I should make the 'fugsvidz' a regular thing on this blog - since it is really easy to put up. What do you think? Say a video upload per week? Sounds good?!?

Read from the papers that Civil servants will get a total of 2.2 months of bonuses this year! That's not bad. I can not even try to imagine the amount I will be getting ~~this year~~ next April.

Yupz! My company's policy on bonus payouts is end of the fiscal year (which is usually end of March or beginning of April - the following year). As such, I do not have the 'luxury' of having spare cash to tide over the New Year.

THIS.REALLY.SUCKS.

Technorati tags : yearend | bonus

Vid #3: Piggy

2006-11-22T15:09:00.000+08:00

My trusty wrist support for mousing. Does not really help though; but the feeling of resting on the piggy's butt is nice wor! Hurhurhur!

P/S: Did you see the 'fireball' at Jurong last night?!

Technorati tags : fugsvidz | piggy | video

Vid #2: Nail Clipper

2006-11-20T17:17:00.000+08:00

It's all in the head... hummmmmmmmmmmmm.....

Technorati tags : fugsvidz | borliao

Happy Belated Birthday Janet!

2006-11-20T11:32:00.000+08:00

Happy Belated Birthday, Janet!

Maple Story SEA Version 0.35 was patched last week.

Technorati tags : janet | birthday

Sick puppy

2006-11-17T11:41:00.000+08:00

I have been a sick puppy for the last two days. :-(

Shucks!

Finally back in office today, everything look alien to me. My keyboard does not feel as 'friendly' as it did 3 days back, my table seems a little low for me, and the water tastes bad. Aarrggghhh!

Even Blogger.com is showing an attitude!

Don't know whether to publish or not to publish? Blogger has the answer for you! I was editing something for a post when I noticed this... haha!

Technorati tags : sick | blogger

The Story of Slimderella

2006-11-14T16:13:00.000+08:00

Interesting comic targetting those planning for slimming courses.
No harm taking a look right?

Taken from http://slimderella.bobbin-comic.com

Technorati tags : slimderella | slimming | singapore

Map Pins

2006-11-14T12:15:00.000+08:00

So, your treatment for boredom is here.

I present, the first of (hopefully) a couple of simply "bor liao" videos for your therapeutic needs - shot entirely on Nokia N70! Hahahaahaha!

I am really bored.....time for kopi!

Technorati tags : video | pins | borliao | bored | fugsvidz