SAP Summit 2007

This is an event that I had not really planned to go. When my friend first told me about it, she was discussing about a senior not being gracious to let others have a chance to attend this event and had sought permission very early. I told her to seek permission too then since it might be interesting for her. At that time, I was on leave preparing for my exams so I did not gave this event much thought.

A day or two later, I came back to see an invitation from SAP to attend the SAP Summit 2007. So I asked her if she requested for permission and she asked me back if I wish to go haha. End up, I sought permission for both of us to attend the summit. To me, I just took it as a chance to widen my perspectives and maybe see some interesting stuff. But I was quite willing to actually give up this chance to another colleague, who could not go because the company felt too many people are attending the summit already. Except that guy said it's alright and asked me to go instead.

So in the end I ended up in Suntec today and actually, I’m glad I attended. And nope, it is not because of the free gifts that I collected. I had a bagful I guessed which I just chucked in a corner of my room and will most probably ignore it till I start packing my room.

What made me happy was the fact that I actually met some of my ex-colleagues (cum seniors). The last time I saw them was at one of their wedding. I think it was the end of last year then. The funny thing is we have all left that company already. The even funnier thing is the guy who last left (because he was still in that company during the wedding’s time frame) had joined another company and is now in charge of my current company’s account. And that he will actually be coming down tomorrow to meet my boss. Haha, we were exclaiming that it is such a small world. When his colleague asked how he knows me, we were saying ex-colleagues… and she was quite bewildered to ask which company. Guess we all moved on. Not that it is a terrible company, I learned a lot from these people and am quite thankful of the short time span I spent with them. But seeing them, I feel kinda sad too. 3 years already, and I accomplished nothing in the SAP arena. While they have all became high fliers in this field.

Anyway I had seen quite a lot of product demo of SAP which is quite interesting. And it has indeed been tiring walking around and lugging a bagful of pamphlets that I ended up in bed the moment I reached home.


Oh by the way, I haven’t been to City Hall lately and did not realise there is such a kiosk to surf the Internet and that you can pay using ezlink card. Hmm interesting!


Oh and about the freebies, this is a bear I got from Electra. There is a female version too but I dared not ask for the female bear.

This is a collar pin my friend got from Atos. That guy has been kind to her haha.

This is a collar pin my friend got from Atos. That guy has been kind to her, VERY kind haha...

Harddisk with OTG

Has been thinking of getting a new harddisk lately after the unfortunate accident. Then my colleague mention about one that can connect to memory card directly. I remember seeing it last year too in one of the IT shows. At that time I remember it is quite expensive. After so long, I decided to check the price. Sighz it is still pretty expensive from my brief research.



Anyway the correct terminology is called OTG or On The Go technology. It allows you to connect your camera, MP3 player etc with a USB port jacked into the drive. Then there are others that connect to memory card directly. I'm pretty alright with just a USB port.



But an 80 gb HDD with OTG (image above) is already costing SGD 299. Gosh with that amount I could have bought a 500 GB 3.5" hdd (I think so if my memory did not fail me). Guess I have to patiently wait for a better deal to appear bah. Which is why I ended up writing this article, to KIV this pensieve for future retrieval. Hmm better get going now.. maybe I will blog about today's event if I'm not tired haha.

樱之恋人巧克力

从前有个叫山本的人，他每天早上都要去山上砍柴。有一天他在路上走着，抬头看见一只白鹤在天上飞，突然那只白鹤掉了下来。山本跑过去，看见白鹤原来是受伤了，他就把白鹤抱回家，每天精心照料。
就这样过了一个多月，那只白鹤慢慢痊愈了。这个时候，白鹤就在山本头上飞表示感谢，一会儿飞出了房间。山本以为白鹤飞走了，可是过了不一会儿白鹤又飞回来了，并且嘴巴还叼着一颗豆子，把那颗豆子送到山本手中，然后盘旋了几下飞走了，再也没有回来。
山本拿着这个豆子，不知道干什么用，只好放在箱子里面保管好。
后来有一天，山本像往常那样上山砍柴。他看见迎面走来了一个很漂亮的女孩，不知道怎么回事那女孩昏倒了，山本马上上前把她救醒了，就这样他们认识并相爱了……那个女孩叫樱子。
后来两个人结婚了，原来樱子知道那个豆子是做什么用的，樱子把豆子种下，结出了很多巧克力豆。夫妻俩开了一个巧克力店，他们做出来的巧克力很好吃，每天有 很多人到他们那买，生意一天一天好起来，夫妻二人也过上了幸福生活。山本富裕了也不忘记天天上山砍柴，樱子也就天天陪着他上山。
可是有一天，他们下山时天突然打雷，正好打在山本的身上，山本倒下去昏迷不醒。樱子抱着山本放声大哭，最后竟然化作一只白鹤飞走了。
不知过了多久山本醒过来，他看见樱子不见了就到处找，可是始终找不到，只好伤心地回家。为了思念樱子，山本用心做出了一种巧克力，并且把它命名叫“樱之恋人巧克力”……
　　故事告诉我们：一定要记住“珍惜眼前人”，不要失去才知道他（她）的珍贵，到那时已经太晚。
　　命运的发展不容我们自己掌控。所以，不要留下遗憾，珍惜你爱的那个人，不管他（她）在你身边，或是在你心中。

This was a story from Triumphs over the Skies. This 樱之恋人巧克力 is one of the focus of the show. Other than Triangel which I mentioned before. Zoe first told Sam this story and he ended up looking for this chocolate for her as her birthday present. At that time, he was unsure to give the chocolate though as he does not like her and she had frightened him by saying she will have wrong ideas with the gift. She had also made him promise to buy her a chocolate every time he flew to a country. However later on, they broke up and Zoe gave away all the chocolates. She told him she wanted him to buy chocolates in the past to make him think of her. But that reason no longer stands and the chocolates has lost their significance. Weirdly though, 樱之恋人巧克力 was the last chocolate not given out.

Anyway I remember when I was in Japan, I don’t see this chocolate though haha. And Hokkaido’s famous chocolate is 白色恋人巧克力. Did the show made up this chocolate？ I’m not very sure about that too. And I wonder does 白色恋人巧克力 have a story too? I hope to go to Hokkaido one day too.

After spending the whole Sunday watching Triumphs over the Skies, I realized there are quite a lot of scenes from Hokkaido, Japan and Rome, Italy. And I felt the urge to go Rome to test the wishing fountain? Joking!

“What is at the end of the rainbow?” Zoe had asked Sam this question. And Sam asked Vincent and Zitta to give him an answer. I still remember Vincent’s reply to the question was very romantic, very fairy tale, very sweet.

Anyway I spent the whole day finding something from that show only to have found the answer now. Hmm but I still got bits and pieces not sorted out. I see how Zitta, Ruby, Zoe and Bella encounter and how they handle the relationships. I guess I might really end up using the most stupid method to find the answer. If I have not find my answer.

Tata Young - ข้ามฟ้ามารักกัน (Moon River in Thai)

ข้ามฟ้ามารักกัน
kam faa maa ruk gun (Moon River)
Album : Ost. Split Second
Singer : Tata Young.

อยู่แสนไกล เหมือนคนละขอบฟ้า
yoo saen glai meuan kon la kop faa
So far apart, at the opposite ends of the sky

และเหมือนดังมีแผ่นน้ำ..กั้นกลาง
lae meuan dung mee paen nam... gun glaang
As though a body of water runs between.

เราต่าง ต้องไกล เราต่าง ต้องไป
rao dtaang dtong glai rao dtang dtong bai
We both must part, we both must go,

ตามเส้นทางที่หัวใจเราสองคนใฝ่ฝัน
dtaam saen taang tee hua jai rao song kon fai fun
Each follows the diverging roads that our two hearts dream of.

เมื่อรุ่งงาม ฉายลงบนแผ่นฟ้า
meua roong ngamchai long bon paen faa
But when the rainbow glows upon the sky,

เมื่อนั้นใจเราจะมา เจอกัน
meua nun jai rao ja maa jer gun
that's when our hearts shall meet.

ขอฝากใจไปยังรุ้ง พาดผ่าน
kor faak jai bai yung roong paat paan
Let me send my heart out to the transcending rainbow.

ขอจงเป็นสะพาน เชื่อมหัวใจเธอและฉัน
kor jong ben sa-paan cheuam hua jai ter lae chun
May it be the bridge linking your heart to mine,

ข้ามฟ้ามา..พบกัน
kaam faa maa... pop gun
across the sky... whence our rendezvous.

อยู่แสนไกล เหมือนคนละขอบฟ้า
yoo saen glai meuan kon la kop faa
So far apart, at the opposite ends of the sky

และเหมือนดังมีแผ่นน้ำ..กั้นกลาง
lae meuan dung mee paen nam... gun glaang
As though a body of water runs between.

เราต่าง ต้องไกล เราต่าง ต้องไป
rao dtaang dtong glai rao dtang dtong bai
We both must part, we both must go,

ตามเส้นทางที่หัวใจเราสองคนใฝ่ฝัน
dtaam saen taang tee hua jai rao song kon fai fun
Each follows the diverging roads that our two hearts dream of.

เมื่อรุ่งงาม ฉายลงบนแผ่นฟ้า
meua roong ngamchai long bon paen faa
But when the rainbow glows upon the sky,

เมื่อนั้นใจเราจะมา เจอกัน
meua nun jai rao ja maa jer gun
that's when our hearts shall meet.

ขอฝากใจไปยังรุ้ง พาดผ่าน
kor faak jai bai yung roong paat paan
Let me send my heart out to the transcending rainbow.

ขอจงเป็นสะพาน เชื่อมหัวใจเธอและฉัน
kor jong ben sa-paan cheuam hua jai ter lae chun
May it be the bridge linking your heart to mine,

ข้ามฟ้ามา..พบกัน
kaam faa maa... pop gun
across the sky... whence our rendezvous.

พบกัน ให้เราได้พบกัน
pop gun hai rao dai pop gun
We meet.. for us to meet.

Digital Photo Frame

Was reading an article on photography in Digital Life .. and I remember about the digital photo frame that I saw half a year ago.

Suddenly I feel like finding it in Funan tomorrow just for fun. See how bah, while my friend shops for her wii haha. Wonder when is the next IT show... hmm

Supposedly is in Suntec on Aug 30 - Sept 2.. hmm

Julie Simon - A Part Of Me

Everybody loves Everybody cries
Everyone has feelings on the inside
Everywhere you go Everything you do
Feelings are a special part of you

Are you sad or mad or silly an land
Find a fun and tell'em how you feel

Are you scared or shy or bursting with pride
Share the news that's what makes it real

Everybody hopes Everybody dreams
Everybody wonders what do feelings really mean
Everyone you touch Everyone you know
Feelings are a part of how we grow

Are you tired or down or just kidding all round
Find a fun and tell'em how you feel

Are you jealous or bursting with pride
Share the news that's what makes it real

Everybody loves Everybody cries
Everyone has feelings on the inside

Everywhere you go Everything you do
Feelings are a special part of you
Feelings are a special part of you

Author’s comments:
A friend introduced this song to me… coincidentally is a song for another show that I’m watching. Hearing this song, you wouldn’t feel anything. Or at least I don’t. That is why I never really take notice of it. But reading the lyrics, that makes a huge lot of difference.

“Are you tired or down or just kidding all round
Find a fun and tell'em how you feel”

That’s how I’m behaving, especially recently.

Last week, my classmate said the following to me
“Happiness & cheery comes from your heart.
Otherwise, even if we solve all your problems today, you still won't be happy.”

I replied him it was crap. Partly I felt anger and resentment that morning. I think I might have even directed that anger to him although I tried to suppress it already. Because the only person I should really blame, and find fault with, is actually Watashi (I). Because I gave these unreasonable people a chance to hurt me, to cheat me and to give righteous reasons every time.

But calming down, I have to admit what he says makes sense. I keep trying very hard to solve my problems, but before I even resolved one, the next one starts bugging me. I must have make a mistake at a certain stage, else why do I feel the problems never stop? I never have that kind of feeling before. And I definitely don’t want to self-pity myself. If I had really made a mistake which leads me to a problematic path, then I need to find the right path soon…

Feelings are a special part of you…

And I guess I’m having a lot of mixed feelings lately…

Questions of the Day

1. A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

2. A woman shoots her husband Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out
together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?

3. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away?

4. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

5. This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was
wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!


ANSWERS
1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead !
2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it and hung it up to dry
3. Charcoal
4. Sure you can : Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow !
5. The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the entire long paragraph

Story of the Day - Today

Today I will delete from my diary two days: yesterday and tomorrow
Yesterday was to learn and tomorrow will be the consequence of what I can do today.

Today I will face life with the conviction that this day will not ever return.
Today is the last opportunity I have to live intensely, as no one can assure me that I will see tomorrow's sunrise.
Today I will be brave enough not to let any opportunity pass by me, my only alternative is to succeed.
Today I will invest my most valuable resource:my time, in the most transcendental work:my life;
I will spend each minute passionately to make of today a different and unique day in my life.
Today I will defy every obstacle that appears on my way trusting I will succeed.
Today I will resist pessimism and will conquer the world with a smile, with the positive attitude of expecting always the best.
Today I will make of every ordinary task a sublime expression,
Today I will have my feet on the ground understanding reality and the stars' gaze to invent my future.
Today I will take the time to be happy and will leave my footprints and my presence in the hearts of others.
Today, I invite you to begin a new season where we can dream that everything we undertake is possible and we fulfil it, with joy and dignity.

Bflygal's comments: Today, I only wish to go back and sleep.... TGIF haha.

Story of the Day - Ant's Philosophy

1st PART PHILOSOPHY
ANTS NEVER QUIT

# If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll look for another way.
# They’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, they’ll climb around.
# They keep looking for another way.

LESSON: To never quit looking for a way to get where you’re supposed to go.

2nd PART PHILOSOPHY
ANTS THINK WINTER ALL SUMMER

# You can’t be so naïve as to think summer will last forever.
# So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer.
# You’ve got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun.

LESSON: It is important to be realistic. Think ahead.

3rd PART PHILOSOPHY
ANTS THINK SUMMER ALL WINTER

# During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won’t last long; we’ll soon be out of here."
# At the first warm day, the ants are out.
# If it turns cold again, they’ll dive back down, but then they come out the first warm day.

LESSON:Stay positive at all times.

4th PART PHILOSOPHY
ALL-THAT-YOU-POSSIBLY-CAN

# How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter?
# All that he possibly can.
LESSON: Do all you can….and more!

Conclusion :
1) Never Give Up
2) Look Ahead
3) Stay Positive
4) Do All You Can

"Don’t be encumbered by history, just go out & do something wonderful" – Robert Noyce

Bflygal's comments : This is from an email.. I like the final quote. And considering how my group mates had persisted and waited for me to integrate the report last night, I'm glad they never give up.. on me haha.

What is madness?

It is when one decided to take off to somewhere and throw the project to her group mates and thought that when she is back, the tying up of loose ends should be easy. Unfortunately she paid the price of it because she was super tired on the first few days back (and slept quite a lot) and for the next 3 days, she went without sleep. But of course, her 2 group mates suffered the brunt because they worked in school till wee hours… The worst being TODAY. And the truth is they are actually 2 hours late in handing in already because the deadline was yesterday. Poor group mates, feel so apologetic because she is the cause to such delay as she still wanted to amend the last part. Sighz too perfectionist sometimes. Although she did relented towards the last seconds as the clock keeps ticking faster than she can amend.

It is when one accepted to go to some facial recommended by friend. Not that the place isn’t good. The beautician was good and her complexion did improve. Unfortunately the shop could not last and she got embroiled with some monetary matters because the boss is a stingy idiot. Such lousy business ethics and integrity. To hound him for 25 days and he can still justify why he should only pay half of what he owe her. Eejit!

It is when she drives despite the lack of sleep. She wonders how many times she had slapped herself awake. Well, she just needs to drive slowly bah.

Anyway better stop this madness. And get back to do some work tomorrow. She seems to feel bad delaying what her boss had asked her to do, all because of …. zzz

The Story of Eagle

The story of the eagle



The eagle has the longest life-span of its' species

It can live up to 70 years

But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision



In its' 40's

Its' long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serves as food

Its' long and sharp beak becomes bent

Its' old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, become stuck to its' chest and make it difficult to fly



Then, the eagle is left with only two options:

die or

go through a painful process of change which lasts 150 days.



The process requires that the eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on its' nest

There the eagle knocks its' beak against a rock until it plucks it out

After plucking it out, the eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back and then it will pluck out its' talons

When its' new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its' old-aged feathers

And after five months, the eagle takes its' famous flight of rebirth and lives for ...



30 more years...



Why is Change Needed ?



Many times, in order to survive we have to start a change process.

We sometimes need to get rid of old memories, habits and other past traditions.

Only freed from past burdens , we can take advantage of the present.







Bflygal's comments : Yeah eagle is my new idol now... the day you see me hiding for 150 days up a mountain, that should be what I'm trying to do haha... Placewise hmm.. I consider Swiss mountains, some place in Taiwan mentioned in some TV series and Mt Kyoto which my friend found peaceful. Anyway place does not matter because I'm supposed to find peace anywhere right haha.

Back from Tokyo

Ok I know I'm like 3 days late for this post? Since I touched down Singapore, I had been busy unpacking my luggage, sleep, work, sleep, go to school... and more sleep. Haha the truth is I have been so lethargic since I'm back, and I'm unsure why too. I couldn't even stay awake in school yesterday that I ko-ed twice while my group members were discussing. Sighz, I'm very ashamed of my behaviour yesterday... Hopefully I get back my energy soon.

Anyway to conclude, the trip has been really so-so. As in, it is meant as a break for me, out of the stifling condition that I felt months ago. I just wanted to break-free from everything. But I have to admit it is bad timing because I left my group mates to do the project on their own. Thus the entire trip, I checked my mails frequently just to try to update myself(though I failed miserably)... hopefully later I will be able to write the documentation out... after I get some exercise.

This trip though made me know more about my friend and surprisingly she actually had some thoughts pretty similar to mine. Haha maybe Virgo do think alike in some way. But she is still much different from me... and very much more attractive than me haha.

As for places I have been, I would say the trip being short, I did not really visit everything I wanted to go. One place I did not visit is Akihabara.. maybe the next trip bah. Had wanted to see if got any cute thumb drive haha. And I'm glad I visited Tokyo Tower because that tower holds something significant for me. It is something that I seen when I was very young and left me mesmerised. Thus I can conclude that I'm pretty okay with this trip and I might visit this place again, just not so soon unless there are some reason to make the trip down to this expensive city again.

As for my travelog.. haha later bah.. when I settled my CBR & FYP then think about it... I haven even got to see my photos yet either...

Quotes of the Day

Never explain yourself to any one.
Because the person who likes you doesn't need it,
and the person who dislikes you won't believe it.
>> Bflygal's comment : Maybe right, maybe wrong. Because sometimes, one should never be too quiet and yet sometimes one should not be too frank. Anyway, I think the best is to explain but heck if the person believes or not. Ha ha. At least, I make myself clear.

When you keep saying you are busy,
then you are never free.
When you keep saying you have no time,
then you will never have time.
When you keep saying that you will do it tomorrow,
then your tomorrow will never come.

We make them cry who care for us.
We cry for those who never care for us.
And we care for those who will never cry for us.
This is the truth of life, its strange but true.
Once you realise this, its never too late to change.
>> Bflygal's comment : Very similar to the Chinese quote I once posted.. from 大S's book...

爱我的
我伤他
我爱的
伤我
为恨我的活
为我爱的亡
人总是迷失在这迷思里

Don't make promise when you are in joy.
Don't reply when you are sad.
Don't take decision when you are angry.
Think twice, Act wise.
>> Bflygal's comment : True true.. so true

Time is like a river.
You cannot touch the same water twice,
because the flow that has passed will never pass again.
Enjoy every moment of life...

When we wake up in the morning,
we have two simple choices.
Go back to sleep and dream,
or wake up and chase those dreams.
Choice is yours...
>> Bflygal's comment : My personal favourite!

The Funeral and The Love

The Story : The Wrong Funeral
Consumed by my loss, I didn't notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was at the funeral of my dearest friend - my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense, I found it hard to breathe at times.

Always supportive, Mother clapped loudest at my school plays, held a box of tissues while listening to my first heartbreak, comforted me at my father's death, encouraged me in college, and prayed for me my entire life.

When Mother's illness was diagnosed, my sister had a new baby and my brother had recently married his childhood sweetheart, so it fell on me, the 27-year-old middle child without entanglements, to take care of her. I counted it an honor.

"What now, Lord?" I asked sitting in church. My life stretched out before me as an empty abyss. My brother sat stoically with his face toward the cross while clutching his wife's hand. My sister sat slumped against her husband's shoulder, his arms around her as she cradled their child. All so deeply grieving, no one noticed I sat alone. My place had been with our mother, preparing her meals, helping her walk, taking her to the doctor, seeing to her medication, reading the Bible together. Now she was with the Lord. My work was finished, and I was alone.

I heard a door open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick footsteps hurried along the carpeted floor. An exasperated young man looked around briefly and then sat next to me. He folded his hands and placed them on his lap. His eyes were brimming with tears. He began to sniffle.

"I'm late," he explained, though no explanation was necessary. After several eulogies, he leaned over and commented, "Why do they keep calling Mary by the name of 'Margaret'?

"0h, because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary. No one called her 'Mary,'" I whispered. I wondered why this person couldn't have sat on the other side of the church. He interrupted my grieving with his tears and fidgeting. Who was this stranger anyway?

"No, that isn't correct," he insisted, as several people glanced over at us whispering, "Her name is Mary, Mary Peters."

"That isn't who this is, I replied.."

"Isn't this the Lutheran church?"

"No, the Lutheran church is across the street."

"Oh."

"I believe you're at the wrong funeral, Sir."

The solemnness of the occasion mixed with the realization of the man's mistake bubbled up inside me and came out as laughter. I cupped my handsover my face, hoping it would be interpreted as sobs. The creaking pew gave me away. Sharp looks from other mourners only made the situation seem more hilarious. I peeked at the bewildered, misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing, too, as he glanced around, deciding it was too late for an uneventful exit. I imagined Mother laughing.

At the final "Amen," we darted out a door and into the parking lot. "I do believe we'll be the talk of the town," he smiled. He said his name was Rick and since he had missed his aunt's funeral, asked me out for a cup of coffee.

That afternoon began a lifelong journey for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral, but was in the right place. A year after our meeting, we were married at a country church where he was the assistant pastor. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.

In my time of sorrow, God gave me laughter. In place of loneliness, God gave me love. This past June we celebrated our twenty-second wedding anniversary.

Whenever anyone asks us how we met, Rick tells them, "Her mother and my Aunt Mary introduced us, and it's truly a match made in heaven."

The Quote
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.” C.S. Lewis quotes (British Scholar and Novelist. 1898-1963)

Bflygal's comments : Weird that I have to read 2 different perspectives of love on the same day. Weird because now that I'm back, I'm still quite groggy (unsure why though) and lost. And today's event... or rather a talk with my boss makes me ponder even more about my life, my work, my studies. Weird that I actually love C.S. Lewis a lot and that whatever he had just quoted, I kinda expected that because it is so "his" style. And I'm just feeling weird today...

p/s : Both the story and the quote was taken from 2 different Multiply's user. Just wanted to give both of them credit for sharing them.

A New Beginning in Tokyo...

I take this hiatus as a new beginning for me... But being backward looking, I will still treasure the past I guess.

I decided to try to disallow cross-post to Blogger ... in fact I'm beginning my new start in Multiply (only because it can roughly carry on my posts... the labelling is a problem though). Anyway I haven make up my mind on my Blogger... as I had indeed put in alot of time and effort to get my Blogger achieving its current status.

Anyway the weather has been pretty bad yesterday due to the typhon in Osaka. It rained and stop intermittently. And I was pretty worn out as I did not sleep during the flight either i.e. 2 days lack of sleep.

Yet I'm awake now blogging away at 630 in the morning (Japan time). Too bad I did not bring cable (due to laziness) else can upload some photos. My friend took some really cool photos which I'm intending to kope from her. I have to admit my Olympus sucks in zooming and focusing. But I don't know why I love this trash. I'm thinking of starting my travel blog.. Been wanting to do one for my Shanghai trip prev but I never got about to do it. Shall see how coz once I'm back in SG, most prob I be too busy to think abt it again.

Anyway yesterday's lunch was not bad... ramen at some restaurant. Then headed to Ueno to see their Zoo haha. And Tokyo museum. It's a pity I'm too worn out and museum tends to tire you when the place is huge and the exihibits can get abit dry. I was sleep walking after half an hr.. Haha then is shopping at Asakusa (浅草). And I immediately bought a keychain and some tidbits haha. Shopping can perk a girl up at times =D

Still waiting for my friend to wake up... heading to Nikko today. Morning has been pretty sunny (oh and their sun wakes up pretty early too, partly the reason why I woke up early). Btw I guess I'm pretty narrative in this post... like reporting what I do. Or typing out my thoughts. Just thinking it differs abit from my usual writing style but blogging about travelling, I guess that this style is indeed more suitable. Time's Up!

Freed

Finally freed after days of studying and handling certain shocking discoveries.

Some stuff to say before I'm flying...

To my DOC.. haha I'm finally freed (tentatively). Oh and in case you were wondering, my cholesterol report was passable haha. He only said to avoid chicken/duck/pig skin haha. Funny doctor right. So are you still enjoying in the arts city or are you mugging with the aborigines haha. Whatever you are doing, hope you are having a fab time.

To my schoolmates... enjoying the ReMind haha. Then can enjoy the hols (admid getting back to our project schedule)

To my stressor.. how's the meetings going on? Haha I guess I have MIA for a period and thanks for not stressing me "p Err hope everything is going well and yeah waiting for your good news.

To my colleagues, enjoy working haha...

To the rest...
haha I'm gonna see the stuff you haven had a chance to see ... hmm come to think of it, I kinda forgot what you ask me to see liao though. Gosh I think I cleared my brain right after the paper. Now it seems empty. Hope your leg is well.. enj her convo, enj ur convo haha

School's starting, guess it will be busy period for you again. Hope you settled your edu stuff too.. take care

Really to the rest...
Have a happy weekend.

I'm feeling too liberated now... but I'm feeling sleepy too. Yawnz

Yahoo Photos & Moi commencement

It took the NUS Commencement 2007 to remind me something... that my own commencement photos were residing in Yahoo Photos.. a site that is going to close down.

It was Saturday, May 19, 2007 when Multiply informed me that Yahoo Photos is closing but I thought no big deal as I doubt I have any photos. But I told myself I will just check it to make sure. It's Friday, July 13, 2007 (Friday the 13th) that I remembered what's residing in my Yahoo Photos... and import it over.

Guess I'm truly grateful for this link. It was a saviour manz.

Anyway I did pop by this year commencement... and took a picture of .. the UCC hahaha. As well as some new buildings like the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, KR50 a cafe (I think) and the NUS Museum (which I think got renovated.. at least I don't remember its entrance is there).






Unfortunately I did not take a picture of this year's icon, which is a big grad lion. It make me miss my own big grad bear... (and that's when I remembered I have a photo of it lurking in the web somewhere). Even the grey bear bear of 2005 is not as cute as my grad bear in 2004. Haha I still prefer Mr. brown bear I guess.

In fact I did not stay long there. I saw they had a new statue (think is entitled I KNOW or something, did not take a picture because people were queueing to take photo there and I did not want to interrupt) for the 2007 batch, but other than that the rest of the decor is similar. And I met the photo craze crowd which only brings me back to 2004. Weird that while my classmate was looking forward to his own commencement in 2008 when he see such scene, I was looking backward. Ok I have always been a backward looking person. Sadly, I can't change this bad habit of mine.

Anyway that day was my first day of paper. And if that scene makes me wistful, I guess now I'm dreamy... after seeing my photos again. I guess I just cannot concentrate to read finish SRA. I either blog or look through my luggage. And later I should be typing report... the only thing I'm not doing other than not studying is not sleeping...

Actually that photos trigger some memories of mine... and I'm feeling bad that I'm making my parents worried over my decision to fly tomorrow... alone in a foreign country. Indeed this time tomorrow, I should be in the plane. When I made that decision a few months ago, I guess it was just an impulse. At that time, something was stifling me. I wanted to break free. But a few months have passed, and too many unexpected things have happened, and I realised I'm too weak to cut free my bonds. And that I couldn't bring myself to cut it either.

Oh no my air con have shut down twice. Means 2 hours have passed. It's back to books again before I lack the time to do report. I wish all grads of 2007 enjoy their commencement.

Online Tap Shop

Site : Online Tap Shop

I love designer taps. Even though at the back of my mind, I keeps hearing my HCI lecturer telling me that good design must be convenient to use too. Yah too often we see beautiful things that really defines human logic, and end up being a redundant junk.



But these designer taps just look... so "designer" haha. I think they should be easy to use too. Taps only has 2 functions, to turn it on and to turn it off. Ok some taps have 4 functions. To turn the hot water on/off and to turn the cold water on/off.

Well if designer taps is just not your type, then there are other types e.g. classic, modern etc.

Anyway this site don't sell taps only else I'm wondering how it survives too haha. It holds a wide range of bathrooms, bathroom accessories, baths, bath tubs, showers, electric showers, shower enclosures etc.



I'm quite amazed by this steam cabinet (on the right).. dunno why when I see it, I feel like I'm going to be cooked inside it haha..

Oh and it will deliver for FREE... if you are in mainland UK hahaha.

I guess I'm quite amazed to see an e-shop selling bathroom and kitchen supplies. Anything, absolutely anything can really be sold in the Internet.

I wanna win something...

Site : Bid4prizes

Everyday I dreamt of winning lottery, winning a car, winning something, winning anything... but the last time I won something seems like ages ago.. sighz.

And I wonder will this text based reverse-auction game be the answer to my dreams??

First thing first, you have to register and it seems that they do allow you to register for free. No gimmicks!

Then you start bidding for what you want. If you are the lowest unique bid for that prize you desire, you win. In other words if you bid 1 penny and someone else bids 1 penny too, then you are NO longer the lowest unique bid.

Apple I-Phone’s, HDTV’s, Designer Bags, SCION XB’s are part of the prizes that you might be able to win, other than cold hard cash.

Hmm but I checked that the Bid4Prizes Auction SWEEPSTAKES ("Sweepstakes" or "Promotion") is only for US legal residents. Oops.. there goes my chance. Hopefully they will extend to overseas too.

For now I shall just surf its site which has a pretty simple interface and clear cut directions and instructions.

Natasha Bedingfield - I Bruise Easily

Natasha Bedingfield - I Bruise Easily

My skin is like a map, of where my heart has been
And I can't hide the marks, but it's not a negative thing
So I let down my guard, drop my defences, down by my clothes
I'm learning to fall, with no safety net, to cushion the blow

I bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle me
There's a mark you leave, like a love heart, carved on a tree
I bruise easily, can't scratch the surface without moving me
Underneath I bruise easily, I bruise easily

I found your finger prints on a glass of wine
Do you know your leaving them all over this heart of mine too
If I never take this leap of faith I'll never know
So I'm learning to fall with no safety net to cushion the blow

I bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle me
There's a mark you leave, like a love heart carved on a tree
I bruise easily, can't scratch the surface without moving me
Underneath I bruise easily, I bruise easily

Anyone who, can touch you, can hurt you, or heal you
Anyone who, can reach you, can love you, or leave you

So be gentle
So be gentle
So be gentle
So be gentle

I bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle me
There's a mark you leave, like a love heart, carved on a tree
I bruise easily, can't scratch the surface without moving me
Underneath I bruise easily, I bruise easily

I bruise easily, so be gentle when you handle me
There's a mark you leave, like a love heart, carved on a tree
I bruise easily, can't scratch the surface without moving me
Underneath I bruise easily, I bruise easily

I bruise easily
I bruise easily

Rascal Flatts - What Hurts The Most

Rascal Flatts - What Hurts The Most

I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don't bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm ok
But that's not what gets me

What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin' to do

It's hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I'm doin' It
It's hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I'm alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin' with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do

Not seeing that loving you
That's what I was trying to do
Ooohhh....

Curiosity Kills the Cat

Darnz.. I did something I shouldn't do.. and now I totally lost my mood to study.... and I haven even finish studying one course book.. and the other book is untouched too.

Why did I go check it.. why why why.... I feel so demoralised now. And am venting my anger in here... A hunch told me that it is there already.. but I told myself I don't want to find out.... argh.. dead. And tomorrow's paper is very important to me...

He once said curiosity kills the cat, and I'm too curious for my own good. It is not that I don't heed his advice, but... that hunch was there ...

I better recover first... I must...

知其不可而为之

知其不可而为之，是处女座的勇气，也是最惹人讨厌的“特征”。

我纳闷，什么是“知其不可而为之”？于是我上网查询。

子路宿于石门。
晨门曰：“奚自？”
子路日：“自孔氏。”
曰：“是知其不可而为之者与？”

原来是个守城小卒嘲笑孔子的一句玩笑话。

而“知其不可而为之”的意思是“明知不可为，而为之”。这是一个理想主 义者的形象勾画。明明知道不可能，但非要试试看。我想我正是这种人吧。到头来，把自己弄得遍体鳞伤，心灰意冷。只因为我“不服”。

若成功了就是勇敢的英雄，若失败了就是愚蠢的傻瓜。我只是想对得起自己的良心吧！可能我还是剪不断我自己的束缚。

Shocked Muse

I had wanted to post this last night but I concussed before I could even typed a word.

I was delivered a shocking news yesterday, moments before my 2nd paper. Not that it affected my exam. Maybe is because halfway through the exam, I ended up sneezing and 10 minutes before, I was sniffing and praying the paper would end soon haha.

But this news still impacts me. Even though I long know such a day will happen. Just that one after another decided to deliver the bombshell while I am still fiddling how to pull the pin of the grenade. Admit it, I’m slow haha.

I guess for the sake of change, for the sake of rest, for the sake of going onto the next chapter of life, this is indeed necessary. I wish them well and I guess I do miss them. But now, I’m just wondering how come they beat me to it!!! Haha.

Anyway this morning, while walking to work, I was thinking I must have been mixing with too many workaholics who loves to cancel their leave and come back to work. Because I not only decided to come back to work today (solely because I wanted to get my cholesterol report), I had actually cancelled my leave tomorrow.

First I decided to put in more effort and gave up going Koh Samui because of the first bomb. And now I decided to cancel leave because of the second bomb. (Joking la! Maybe it is because after taking 2 days leave, I kind of re-charged a bit and am more willing to head to work for these 2 days.) I hope there are no more bombshells; I still prefer to be a slacker these days.

Money Attitude For Cash Flow Management

Source : Wo Bao
Written by : De Souza Warren Alexander

A. income - savings = expenses
B. income - expenses = savings

So which one is your attitude?
Option A would indicate that you are in control of your expenses and are disciplined in your savings. You are able to plan for a better, prolonged and sustainable lifestyle that is free of money woes.

Option B would indicated you are more skewed towards satisfying your immediate desires and wants at the expense of creating a savngs plan for a better tomorrow.

Tips to become a better money and cash flow manager:

Tip 1: Create a monthly financial statement for yourself by writing down each amount you have spent and the items you have spent on. This will enable you to review your pattern of spending and alert you of any impulse spending, as well as whether you have chosen the right option in your money decision making-process.

Tip 2: Make a list of what you plan to buy before you go shopping. Take some time to scout around for the best deals before making that payment. It is your hard earned money after all.

Tip 3: Adopt Option A, i.e. the right attitude towards cash flow management and stick with it.

The savings for rainy days should be between 3 to 12 times of your monthly income.

Cheap Hotels in London

Site :
Cheap Hotels in London
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre is the winner of ‘Best UK Venue’, International Confex 2007. And judging the facilities it provide, it is not hard to understand why.

They provide sound system, projection screen and other basic presentation setup necessities. In addition, there is internet connection and hotspots for you to access internet at your own convenience. And if you need more computers or laptops or any other technology products, you can always choose to rent from them. If you are interested to hold a conference in Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, I suggest you should take some time to see the service rates

In fact the site even includes all the floor plans to let you have a feel of how the place is like and help you in your event planning.

And if you are worried about where you should stay, try checking out this site. It will lists out all the hotels you can find in London. Their last minute deals are split into deals that last 21 days and deals that are being offered all year round. And they accept both last minute bookings and advance bookings.

After searching, you can click on a particular London hotel and view more pictures attached to the hotel. They even provide the map of the hotel to you and give you the directions to get to the place. It is indeed a one-stop information provider to serve the users well.

Oh and they do group discounts too. You can obtain the form via here. Thus you might get a good deal for the conference you are going to held in London.

Sidetrack abit, I had used this site to find hotels in my country too haha. The search results are impressive.

Hmm when I decide to go London, I shall make use of this site to find myself a cheap hotel to live in haha.

Quote of the Day

爱过，更要好好过

Y.E.S 93.3 DJ's Mary was sharing this quote to us on her show tonight. Indeed because you once loved, you should lived well even after the love is no longer there. For the sake of him/her, for your parent's sake, for your own sake.

But how you lived well? That's where Eugene Loh, A Slice of Life, 938LIVE's article of the day guided me. It is entitled "Comparing and How It Disempowers Us"

He said that if we find ourself comparing and matching with other people's yardstick, we will never be happy. Because we just keep seeing the other person's good points. And we ignored our own strengths. In the end, we feel inferior and actually thought we belong to the "cannot make it" batch.

His advice :

If you truly want to be happy and successful, stop comparing yourself with others. Blindly chasing other people's definitions of success can never make you happy. Think about your own definition of success. Pursue and live your own version.

I totally agree.

Lately something has been bugging me. The purpose of this blog. If I have a chance to generate revenue in this blog, should I do it? But by doing it, my blog will lost its real purpose, its mission. And I don't want to lose my style of the blog because it represents ME! Yet the opportunities keep coming. The more I put off, the more offers I was given. For the sake of my future, I decided to embark on my assignments. But first, I have to remove my duplicate posts in multiply. I don't think I should taint that yet.

If tomorrow is the end of the world, maybe I really wouldn't care much about my bank balance. Unfortunately, tomorrow is NOT the end of the world, and I'm a pragmatic person....

Quote of the Day

You can fool other people. But when you're alone without an audience, you can't fool yourself.

I koped this from my friend's facebook.. she called it as part of the lessons she learnt. And boy, she shall wrote alot more meaningful quotes.. haha but praise her here also no use coz she doesn't drop by here. Which is good coz I feel like commenting about her wahahah. Nah not saying anything bad about her. Just that its weird bah. Knew her since my secondary days. But we were never close. Yet when we do talk, we do click in weird ways. I'm pretty glad to see her in my uni days after 2 yrs of lost contact. I have to admit even in my uni days, we just click on and off although we had actually applied to stay in hostel around the same time. I gave up after 1 semester though. And after 3 yrs, we had once again cross path (soon). Sometimes fate entwine weirdly.

And I'm wondering if I can fool myself, can I fool everybody? Coincidentally a friend just mentioned to me about 4 quadrants. The first is you know yourself and everybody understands you. The second is you don't know yourself but people understands you. The third is you know yourself but nobody else understands you. The last quadrant is neither you nor anybody knows yourself. I'm thinking if I fool myself and everybody, do I belong to the last quadrant?

Anyway 'Eugene Loh, A Slice of Life, 938LIVE, a station of MediaCorp Radio' has a new article today. And it is entitled "The Curse of Eternal Hunger". He says we are always hungry. Even when something has filled up, we gets hungry the next moment over something else. In some sense, he meant we are never satisfied.

"To escape the curse of eternal hunger, we need to pay attention to and appreciate the truly wonderful and miraculous things and people in our lives right now."

How about the curse of eternal curiosity?

p/s : I'm perfectly fine. Just overtly curious at times so ignore me if you don't want to be a victim.

Gramm Lou - Just Between You And Me

Artist: Gramm Lou
Song: Just Between You And Me

Staring at each other with accusing eyes
Keep our voices low, don't act surprised
If the word gets out, yeah, that's alright
I know you're just looking for some sympathy
But listen you don't know how it gets back to me
You're getting reckless, girl, but that's alright
Now don't you know that one cold word is going to lead to another
And then we'll have nowhere to go
Even if heaven and earth collide tonight
We'll be all alone in a different light
I don't care what the world can't see
It's just between you and me
I see telltale signs of a love in decline
There should be something to say, but we don't take the time
And I don't understand, but that's alright
Now you can turn the page or you can tear me apart
Don't make an open book out of my private heart
You should know better now, but that's alright
Don't you know that one cold word is going to lead to another
And then we'll have nowhere to go

Chorus:
Even if heaven and earth collide tonight
We'll be all alone in a different light
I don't care what the world can see
Because it's just between you and me

If we don't work this out we won't recover
We'll lose this soulful love for one another
But with all I've heard and all I seen
I'm still lost in your mystery
Staring at each other with accusing eyes
Keep our voices low, don't act surprised
If the word gets out, yeah, that's alright
Don't you know that one cold word is going to lead to another
And then we'll have nowhere to go

chorus * 2

Bflygal's comment : My friend introduced this song to me... somehow he speaks sense you know. But of course.. Duh Me!

What Color Car Should You Drive?

You Should Drive a Yellow Car

You're the type of driver who doesn't mind giving someone a break on the road. You are eternally cheerful, and a little bad traffic is never going to effect your mood. And while you're definitely laid back, a part of you also loves to be noticed. You're a performer at heart. And you love showing off a few slick driving moves every now and then!

What Color Car Should You Drive?

Actually I would very much prefer a lavender car hahaha.. but I think it is rare to see one in the roads. Yellow is too bright for me, and is so just not my character. Maybe I had answered the questions incorrectly bah... I am more of an impatient driver, where I will overtake you if you gets on my nerve especially when you cut into my lane without signalling and end up driving slower than me. And slick moves, forget it. I'm just lucky I don't make any costly driving mistakes.

Anyway this test comes at a nice time, cos today is my last day driving to work. After that the car is going back to his owner who I suppose miss it sorely. Gosh time really flies, when I first started driving daily, I was always telling myself to reach home safe and sound. And now, I guess I gonna miss reaching home at 6+. And jogging after work. Oh no, am I getting teary wahaha. Too much reminiscence is bad for one's health.

Virtual Presence

In Kenzo, the creative director of AMO Studio in Second Life..

Not that I know it till I stumbled onto her blog.. in Vox. She had posted a few moments before me... So I saw and just clicked.

First was the Art by Juria Yoshikawa that attracted me...

Then is this post that I thought was amusing. While looking through the list that one can find her, I was mentally ticking which one you can find ME in too haha... I think I have too many traces of myself in the virtual world too.

Anyway In Kenzo seems to be hidden in her avatar skin. Not that I went to analyse her, but I couldn't really be sure if she is a her or a him. So I did a search and most of the pictures appeared belong to her character in secondlife (I think).. anyway I'm just stating my first impression. I could ALWAYS be wrong. But she got me thinking (oh I decided should be a female based on the character, got a feminine feel) about hiding behind my avatar. Hmm...

Back to Vox, it has an interesting feature that I like very much. I will just copy the HTML codes of what I typed in blogger ... and paste it in Vox. And it will actually translate them, accurately. Works better than LocalKing's coding. But LocalKing has its score points too. The support guys there actually read their error log haha. And will email me once they rectified the error and ask me to try the feature again. Someone is working manz... haha

Anyway I'm not sure why I'm blogging now. Seeking solace and comfort I guess. Last night I was listening to Class 95 and gosh the songs were all so sad or thought-provoking that they stir my heart and mess my thoughts. In the end, I couldn't even finish the first chapter of my notes. I might have been awake the whole of last night, but I accomplished nothing. My thoughts though, were running a marathon haha. And I started wondering why do I blog? Do I blog for a reader? Or am I just talking to the virtual me? And the weirdest thing, I could type a whole paragraph and just delete it.. like I JUST did that.... maybe I just wanted to vent something out... maybe I'm still lost, still searching. It's July, the second half of 2007. And more parts of my plan seems to have been disrupted. BUT, I'm glad to see the change of my environment. Truly glad to see the moving on. Only it would cause me more unease at broaching my own demise.... sighz... Shall see what is my bridge like in October bah.

張韶涵 - 隱形的翅膀

作詞：王雅君　作曲：王雅君　歌：張韶涵

每一次　都在徘徊孤單中堅強
每一次　就算很受傷　也不閃淚光
我知道　我一直有雙隱形的翅膀
帶我飛　飛過絕望

不去想　他們擁有美麗的太陽
我看見　每天的夕陽　也會有變化
我知道　我一直有雙隱形的翅膀
帶我飛　給我希望

我終於　看到　所有夢想都開花
追逐的年輕　歌聲多嘹亮

我終於　翱翔　用心凝望不害怕
哪裡會有風　就飛多遠吧

隱形的翅膀　讓夢恆久比天長
留一個願望　讓自己想像

Quotes of the Day

You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
- Christopher Columbus

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in an eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake.
- M.B. Ray

In three words I can sum up what I've learned about life: It goes on.
- Robert Frost

Bflygal's comment : These were part of the quotes in a flash. Some of the other quotes I have heard before. But I chose these 3 quotes because they are significant to me in my current phase. A few days ago, my friend was telling me that to give up, he first has to understand before giving up. He did not know it then, but he had actually enlightened me something. Why I keep failing in my task. Because I never understand what I did or tried to do. Sighz, I'm just too impatient for my own good. Once I figured how to lose sight of the shore, I should be able to venture out in the open ocean.

Lately I realised that what I planned for has been disrupted. The classic adage 人算不如天算 aptly described my current situation. And I'm unsure about the unforseen impact but I know I cannot escape from it. I guess I can only follow what one of my favourite poet says, "Life just goes on".

Transformer

Reference & Images from the following sites :
Transformers - Movie
1up
IMDB


It started with a bang. It ended with a bang. And throughout the whole movie, I don’t remember a single quiet moment. Haha..

First thing first, I was kinda “dragged” to watch the show. My childhood memory of Transformers is seeing them piece up into a big robot. Then they will start fighting with the other pieced up robot. And the piecing up is very simple animation.

But in the movie, you really have to see how they transformed. It was awesome, small little details are taken care of. Guess the focus of the movie is on the animation of Transformers.


The human characters on the other hand, were not really well “taken” care of. You will see quite a few slip-ups. And I’m still wondering if the spectacle is useful or not. Haha. But it was kinda funny to see big guys being so “gan-cheong” about a spectacle. Like what my colleague said, totally uncool manz. But other than that scene, they were cool for the remaining parts especially this scene.




Their war. Our World.
Indeed this is a War between Autobots (good guys) and Decepticons (baddies). So why had the Earthlings got embroiled in their tussle. Blame it on our luck that the thing they were fighting for had landed in Our World.

Optimus Prime (the leader of Autobots) is the one trying to Protect the Earth because he feels that Earthlings should not be involved in this war. Megatron (the evil leader) on the other hand wishes to eliminate human and take over Earth. I remember one of the Autobot ask Optimus Prime, why does he want to save the humans. Why not let Megatron take over Earth. And he asked isn’t his kind also like humans too. Fight for power, fight for sovereignty. He mentioned in Earth, there are also the young. They need to be given a chance, they need to be taught. Afterall freedom is the right of all sentient beings. He might have seen the evil ways of human, but he had also seen the goodness of human. I have to agree that in this world, good and evil exists. You may see one side declaring war while the other side is pleading for peace. Such is a paradox of this world. And the only one who suffers is the young. And I dread to know what the young are learning now especially after know the background of the insurgents in the Glasgow attacks.

Anyway the other character I like is the Bumble Bee. (I realised I only know these 2 Autobot’s names while I was watching the movie). He has a very humane touch. When Mikaela said “If he's an alien robot, then why would he turn into such a crappy car”, Bumble Bee actually threw them out of the car make a u-turn and turn into a cool Camaro. Autobots could be sensitive haha.


The saddest part is when Bumble Bee had injured his legs, and Sam was saying he will not give up on Bumble Bee. You could see the sadness in this Autobot’s eyes. Oh, for a moment, I really thought he looks like a weepy dog.


The other cool car is the Jazz. When he saw the Porsche, he immediately turned into it. Quite sleek.


Other than the robots, the only other character I was bio-ing is none other than Mikaela (acted by Megan Fox). And she is only 21 this year, so young and so hot. She is very gung-ho in the movie. You should see the way she drives, I wish I could drive like her.


I saw this picture of her in the premier… looks like a confident and cool lass right.

Overall this movie is a action-packed movie. And the jokes can be quite funny at times. Especially towards the end after the credits and you hear Sam’s parents talking about Aliens. They actually said that if Aliens exists, the government would inform them.


Are you kidding me?

I shall end with the lyric of Linkin Park’s “What I’ve Done”. The lyric is very thought-provoking… Erase myself…

In this farewell
There’s no blood
There’s no alibi
‘Cause I’ve drawn regret
From the truth
Of a thousand lies

[Pre-Chorus]
So let mercy come
And wash away
What I’ve done

[Chorus]
I’ve faced myself
To cross out what I’ve become
Erase myself
And let go of what I’ve done

Put to rest
What you thought of me
Well I cleaned this slate
With the hands
Of uncertainty

Repeat [Pre-Chorus], [Chorus]
For what I’ve done
I’ll start again
And whatever pain may come
Today this ends
I’m forgiving what I’ve done

Repeat [Chorus]

What I’ve done
Forgiving what I’ve done

Blogsvertise - Cont'd

Site : http://www.blogsvertise.com

Coolz they evaluated this main site... and their reply was short and sweet :

Congratulations! Your Blog has been approved.

Blog Information:
Blog: http://arielm.blogspot.com/
Title: His Thots? Her Thots? My Thots?

As compared to the previous reply where they wrote a "lengthy" mail saying why my payout will be reduced haha... But of course, I took more efforts to maintain this site than all my other blog sites.

Now for the next step, to wait for their further instructions haha...

Blogsvertise

Yareyare Blogsvertise is too clever.. =(

I got introduced this site by a classmate. However I did not really want to try it on my main blog.. i.e. HERE so I decided to test it in my Vox Blog. Oh btw Vox has pretty cool feature especially the post book feature, I could search the book cover from Amazon and just poof the cover will become part of my post. Think I can do book review in there next time then copy over here...

Anyway so I submitted my Vox blog to Blogsvertise and see their response. And they did accept that blog BUT they actually said my blog has little content or is less than 60 days thus my payout will be reduced!!!!!

Gosh, they really went to check out the blog. So I decided to submit my main blog to Blogsvertise too haha... If you do realise, I had actually linked Blogsvertise 3 times. That is part of the rule of the game.

Anyway I submit this main blog because I'm just curious and want to know if I will pass the probation for this hee heee... Not that my hit counts are high because not many people know of this blog either. Most people who end up here are usually directed by search engines. Bo bian, I don't exactly like to network or like to publicise myself. But at least I know this blog has been here for years lor..

Shall wait for their response on it.. lalala

iTunes 7

Site : iTunes 7

Maybe there really is a silver lining in every dark clouds? Anyway due to some reason, I downloaded iTunes today. I had wanted to downgrade my Media Player but it refused because of Vista compatibility. Anyway I think they did some changes to Media Player as I don't remember the List Pane existed else I wouldn't have thought of downgrading, and that was the feature I wanted.

Anyway I downloaded iTunes to try out the subscribe podcasts feature as I kept forgetting to update my podcasts. However I'm still having problem trying to work it out. Because I'm lazy to restart the computer haha.

Meanwhile I amuse myself with iTunes artwork. My friend had told me the Cover Flow view is very cool but at that time I was satisfied with Media Player because I like to see lyrics. Now that I lost those lyrics, I decided to use the artwork to amuse me haha. And I have to admit it is quite a pretty sight because I can almost visualise myself flipping cds, then choosing CDs. Reminds me of those times I used to like to loiter in CD shops, because I really like the feel of CDs. But it is really an expensive hobby and I'm not exactly rich so I never really indulged in that activity long.



Anyway I only did up Yui's collection because I only managed to find hers back for the time being. Grateful for that person. I'm still sad over my loss of other stuff, but I have promised to figure out what I should let go (although I'm still begging for a miracle). It is indeed a painful lesson, and I only hope I have the strength to pass this test because I know my next test is going to be 10 times worst. I can already feel the impact that would cost me.

p/s : While brushing my teeth I recalled what my colleague had told me on Friday. Data that are lost and cannot get back would be more disastrous. I had queried him what type of data could not be gotten back but he did not reply me. I had then pondered what type of data could they be. At first I thought they are word documents or spreadsheets that we typed or programs we wrote. But, I wondered, what if they were photos? While documents can be retyped and programs can be written again, can one get back photos that had been shot? With this new found realisation, I suddenly realised that my punishment had not been very severe. I really must learnt my lesson this time.

Human Mind

This little grey matter puzzles me lately.

First was the discovery that one can dream of one’s past. I know it is possible but I do not know of anybody who can recount such experience to me. Till recently. It was a fruitful talk, to the person and to me. I learned more about how one view past life, and how to understand it logically. Because sometimes, human can be irrational and the past events might harm more than help you. Also not everybody should look into their past, at least I know I do not need to.

After those conversations, it helped me pieced up my own jigsaw puzzles. And from then onwards, I firmly believe in what I believed in. And I had my answers. Not all questions had been answered and some answers I am still trying to decipher. But at least I had some response and I’m grateful for it.

Then I had a friend who had “Flash forwards”. Not that he is the first friend I knew that has such ability. I remember my secondary friend used to have visions of the future. But they were very short scenes and deals with just day-to-day events. So she wasn’t that worried. This guy though seems worried because the scenes had entangled certain negative vibes in it.

To me “flash forwards” reconfirm what I believe about Time Travel. To me, I believe there are many ways to view this world. And while we view it singular where we all revolve round the sun and our time frame is according the sun’s revolution, somehow there is another way to view this cosmic world. Taking the movie Il Mare’s theory, there might be another time frame where I exist and in that time frame, I have relieved certain things. And these things had either causes me happiness or unhappiness. So flash forward could be scenes where I had indeed relieved these events in that time frame and these scenes just came back in glimpses to either forewarn me to avert it, or to make me more prepared when it happened.

In P.M.H.Atwater’s article The Future Memory Phenomenon, a lady had tried to avert the negative event, only to realise she had only just postponed it. Because the accident still occurred on a later time. In another encounter, another lady had a premonition she might have an event and relieved that dinner event. Thus she cleared her appointment so that she will be able to attend it when she got invited, which she did get invited later on. I guess the effect of the flash forward is dependent on its objective for arriving.

Initially I had not wanted to blog this article up because my original idea in the morning was to analyse future memory. But the Glasgow incident triggered something. And I started pondering over this little grey matter. I started wondering about my own mind. And I started analysing my actions. It may have been chance encounter, but seriously, I’m very glad that this incident had only been a scare. And that nobody had been seriously injured albeit many had been inconvenienced. And I guess every airports in the world are going to tighten their security checks again as usual including Changi Airport. I guess there are 2 ways to see this incident.

Somehow deep down, I really am grateful it had only been a scare.