There was something on Today which irked me. This report about a new sailboat for our disabled sailors, called a Sonar boat (i thought it was a submarine too, or at least an anti-submarine boat, which made me wonder, "I didn't know we had a squadron of disabled sailors in the Navy, gee no one wants to be a sailor anymore?" lol).
Apparently our Sonar boat is "the first in Asia, with the exception of the one in Japan".....duh....ie we have the second boat lah, wah lau eh.....Japan not considered part of asia ah? lol.....
On the same topic of today, I did something unprecedented (at least for the past week) in that today i conceded defeat and admitted to the possibility that i might be suffering from hayfever. At first i thought washing and sunning my bedsheets would do the trick, but that seemed to make it worse, as my continuous sneezing that night proved. The sheets probably collected all the pollen for me. I'm feeling better now after taking claramax, but that's 40 bucks which i won't see anytime soon.
Oh, and i would like to attribute the photos from the Wellington Cup to Nigel, who kindly provided the photos after yours truly left his camera at home.
Monday, 31 January 2005
Saturday, 29 January 2005
Brunch at Janus
Breakfast at Janus Bakkerij, yum! Pancake stack (bacon and banana) washed down with iced chocolate, my favourite Sat morning brunch.
Friday, 28 January 2005
Thursday, 27 January 2005
Wellington Blog
I got told off at work for blogging during office hours. Sigh. And i was just going to post a list of NZ blogs i had just found. Oh well, here are a few of them including bizgirl, international librarian of mystery, postman pat, and Ewen's garden. I should be careful though, reading about a blogger who got fired for doing so didn't help either. =)
Funny how a day changes
Woke up today in a terrible state, with my eyes swollen and nose all sniffly, but decided to drag myself to work because a package from her is arriving today in the office and i didn't want to miss it. I knew it contained my phone charger, but wasn't sure what other surprises it had in store. So i made my way into the office in a blurry state, had a near miss while driving to the carpark but made it safely. Was sitting here feeling sorry for myself when I got the call from reception to pick up the package. Yay!! And suddenly my day has just brightened up with this care package (i wonder why they call it that?) from Singapore. =))
Listening to a CD that she packed into the box for me, a jazz compilation i bought in July and left it in my dad's car (and on my subsequent trip, i left it with her) called "Feels so good: the smoothest hits". Absolutely love the song by Chuck Mangione that gave this album its name. Glorious. Brilliant. Gloriously brilliant. Brilliantly glorious. You get the picture. =)
Can't talk now, busy listening.....
Listening to a CD that she packed into the box for me, a jazz compilation i bought in July and left it in my dad's car (and on my subsequent trip, i left it with her) called "Feels so good: the smoothest hits". Absolutely love the song by Chuck Mangione that gave this album its name. Glorious. Brilliant. Gloriously brilliant. Brilliantly glorious. You get the picture. =)
Can't talk now, busy listening.....
Wednesday, 26 January 2005
Meeting up
Just met up with a buddy of mine whom i met up with in Singapore while he was on his way to Europe. His pictures have a "Historical buildings in Europe" kind of feel to it. LOL. I remarked that he should sell them as postcards or something. Maybe that ought to cover the damage of the holiday he had. Damn he covered alot of ground, from London to Rome to Paris to Amsterdam to Chicargo. Yes, he even made it to the states. Amazing trip. I'm surprised he hasn't sprouted wings yet or something.
I would have pictures to display of his time in Singapore, but I left it in my dad's computer. Lol.
I would have pictures to display of his time in Singapore, but I left it in my dad's computer. Lol.
Sunday, 23 January 2005
Vodafone X-air
Was in town today 'cos i was feeling homesick for chai tao kuey (carrot cake)(it looked kind of weird with crab sticks in it), and it turned out to be the weekend where the Vodafone X-air is in town. I managed to catch the BMX jumps, mountain bike tricks and motorbike stunts. The pictures alone tell the story. =)
Saturday, 22 January 2005
Friday, 21 January 2005
Big day out
Today's the Big Day Out!! Its happening in Auckland as I write this. I had planned to go, but can't find kaki, and also i'm broke. LOL.
Check out this great live blog of the BDO on Stuff. I suppose i can feel like i'm there by putting on toxicity (by System of a Down) on my player, but without the crowds and the queueing and all that, it just ain't the same. =))
Check out this great live blog of the BDO on Stuff. I suppose i can feel like i'm there by putting on toxicity (by System of a Down) on my player, but without the crowds and the queueing and all that, it just ain't the same. =))
mb's latest offering in Today
You heard it here first!! Thanks to being five hours ahead.... =)
mr brown's latest article in Today follows on from the wonderful tales of IT and the rest of the world consisting of the "can i buy the internet? can you store it on a diskette for me?" crowd. Priceless.
mr brown's latest article in Today follows on from the wonderful tales of IT and the rest of the world consisting of the "can i buy the internet? can you store it on a diskette for me?" crowd. Priceless.
more thoughts on the earthquake
Came in to the office and found that i had to walk up the entire 6 floors because the lifts were out due to the earthquake. Luckily no one was in it at the time it struck! Finally got my desk and discovered that some files collapsed onto the shelf and some plastic mineral water bottles (i'm a judicious recycler in this sense) tried to make a run for the door but fell flat on the floor.
How exciting.
How exciting.
earthquake II
Had a rude awakening this morning in the form of an earthquake, it shook the walls pretty badly and rocked the bed quite abit. Heard the neighbour rushing out to look for her kitten after it all settled down, poor thing must have bolted when it thought the sky was falling down on it! Checked on my own little princess and she looked sufficiently unfazed by all the fuss about her. Tried to find out more about the earthquake with the early morning news on tv making a mention of it, but geonet was quite jammed up. Eventually managed to get the following details:
NZ Daylight Time: Friday, January 21 2005 at 7:56 am
Latitude, Longitude: 41.09°S, 175.06°E (just north of Upper Hutt)
Focal Depth: 30 km
Richter Magnitude: 5.5
http://www.geonet.org.nz/x2354133g_l.html
Upon hindsight, i came up with the following:
Surprisingly, i woke up when the earth shook. That should allay all fears that i can sleep through one, despite managing to sleep like a log (even through one excercise inspection in the army, but more on that later).
Shockingly, upon waking up and discovering the bed swaying, the walls shaking and the ground rumbling, i subsequently did nothing. I just lay there, waiting for it to pass instead of running for cover, or even maybe running outside with my valuables (like my comic book collection. hahahaha)
Come to think of it, what would we grab if we had a split second to think? Something to consider in advance, so that we're a little more prepared when that second is being split. I was gonna blurt out "laptop" but then the practicalities of it are unrealistic, since i would also have to grab the AC adapter (when i run out of batt how?), ADSL modem (i've got an external one and need to tell my family that i'm alright) and carrying case (for ease of storage later *laughs*). I would grab my handphone, only that its out of battery and my charger is back home in Singapore, so that would be fruitless. I dun think i need to grab my dog, since she has pretty good survival instincts (all animals do, as the recent boxing day tsunami would attest to). My only photo album sitting out in the open (as opposed to packed in boxes) has a duplicate copy with her so that isn't so important. Gee, i'm running out of stuff to grab on the way out here, should i grab the tv instead? LOL I should grab food or water, but i do have my emergency supply (which my six 1.5l coke bottles filled with water was the butt of many jokes when i was back in Christchurch)(my reply of "but we need water to survive" was met with "if i need some then i'll come look for you" (this actually made me fill up a couple more bottles just in case for these people)) So there you have it, i have nothing worthy to save.
NZ Daylight Time: Friday, January 21 2005 at 7:56 am
Latitude, Longitude: 41.09°S, 175.06°E (just north of Upper Hutt)
Focal Depth: 30 km
Richter Magnitude: 5.5
http://www.geonet.org.nz/x2354133g_l.html
Upon hindsight, i came up with the following:
Surprisingly, i woke up when the earth shook. That should allay all fears that i can sleep through one, despite managing to sleep like a log (even through one excercise inspection in the army, but more on that later).
Shockingly, upon waking up and discovering the bed swaying, the walls shaking and the ground rumbling, i subsequently did nothing. I just lay there, waiting for it to pass instead of running for cover, or even maybe running outside with my valuables (like my comic book collection. hahahaha)
Come to think of it, what would we grab if we had a split second to think? Something to consider in advance, so that we're a little more prepared when that second is being split. I was gonna blurt out "laptop" but then the practicalities of it are unrealistic, since i would also have to grab the AC adapter (when i run out of batt how?), ADSL modem (i've got an external one and need to tell my family that i'm alright) and carrying case (for ease of storage later *laughs*). I would grab my handphone, only that its out of battery and my charger is back home in Singapore, so that would be fruitless. I dun think i need to grab my dog, since she has pretty good survival instincts (all animals do, as the recent boxing day tsunami would attest to). My only photo album sitting out in the open (as opposed to packed in boxes) has a duplicate copy with her so that isn't so important. Gee, i'm running out of stuff to grab on the way out here, should i grab the tv instead? LOL I should grab food or water, but i do have my emergency supply (which my six 1.5l coke bottles filled with water was the butt of many jokes when i was back in Christchurch)(my reply of "but we need water to survive" was met with "if i need some then i'll come look for you" (this actually made me fill up a couple more bottles just in case for these people)) So there you have it, i have nothing worthy to save.
Thursday, 20 January 2005
amazingly dull
Caution: Do no hold sharp objects near computer while reading this blog.
I guess the amazing thing is the number of comments to each exciting entry. Interesting way to look at life i guess, if you want to stand out and can't be at the 'oooo, i can't stop reading your blog' end of the scale, be really good at being boring, such that you pop back onto the other end of the funny scale again. Bleah, slow day, and i have a headache.
I guess the amazing thing is the number of comments to each exciting entry. Interesting way to look at life i guess, if you want to stand out and can't be at the 'oooo, i can't stop reading your blog' end of the scale, be really good at being boring, such that you pop back onto the other end of the funny scale again. Bleah, slow day, and i have a headache.
Wednesday, 19 January 2005
Pohutukawa tree
Its summer here in NZ, and you can tell from the all the blooming Pohutukawa trees, as evident from the photos. Something about this tree that facinates me, because it looks just like any other tree in the other seasons, and when it blooms, it like an ordinary tree. Yet when the red flowers shed, the road/path is littered with all these red things, makes for a beautiful path. I just had to take the close up of jeanie while i was at it. =))
Bipolar disorder
Read this article on ST today. I wonder if i qualify for it. I suspect i do since i demonstrate mood swings and all that carry on.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com/sub/health/story/0,5597,294629,00.html?
and this which says that potential employers shun someone with BPD. This really encourages people (like me?) to seek treatment in Singapore. Right.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com/sub/health/story/0,5597,294635,00.html?
I can't help but compare this with the attitude in NZ, where everyone is accepted for who they are and BPD is advertised as something that affects one is five people ie, if you have four friends who are sane, you're probably it. Facinating.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com/sub/health/story/0,5597,294629,00.html?
and this which says that potential employers shun someone with BPD. This really encourages people (like me?) to seek treatment in Singapore. Right.
http://straitstimes.asia1.com/sub/health/story/0,5597,294635,00.html?
I can't help but compare this with the attitude in NZ, where everyone is accepted for who they are and BPD is advertised as something that affects one is five people ie, if you have four friends who are sane, you're probably it. Facinating.
more than a week
It been more than a week
since we've been apart,
and i feel more faint than weak
as if i have a broken heart.
Dying inside little by little
with every sun's rise and set,
each day a test of my mettle
yet a little more depressed i get.
My options are exhausting
with disappearing choices,
as blogs continue posting
chorusing their sad voices.
I look forwards and back
towards a better tomorrow,
ensure what i lack
is a list that i know and can grow.
This from Maroon 5's "She will be loved", somehow this verse seemed to stick in my head. Defintely suffering from wibblewamble-withdrawal symptoms (now why did that sound less crude in my head?).
I drove for miles and miles
And wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow
I want more
since we've been apart,
and i feel more faint than weak
as if i have a broken heart.
Dying inside little by little
with every sun's rise and set,
each day a test of my mettle
yet a little more depressed i get.
My options are exhausting
with disappearing choices,
as blogs continue posting
chorusing their sad voices.
I look forwards and back
towards a better tomorrow,
ensure what i lack
is a list that i know and can grow.
This from Maroon 5's "She will be loved", somehow this verse seemed to stick in my head. Defintely suffering from wibblewamble-withdrawal symptoms (now why did that sound less crude in my head?).
I drove for miles and miles
And wound up at your door
I've had you so many times but somehow
I want more
Tuesday, 18 January 2005
egads!!
Hmmmm, more earthquakes as i sit here surfing the net. More details here: http://www.geonet.org.nz/recent_quakes.html
The ones i really felt, were these (since we get lots of earthquakes daily, but don't notice those), click on the link for the map.
The room shuddered and the bed shook, it felt as though some giant was shaking the bed pretty firmly from side to side. Yeesh!
http://www.geonet.org.nz/x2352986g_l.html
Less of a shock, more shuddering of the walls, but nothing else.
http://www.geonet.org.nz/x2352990g_l.html
The ones i really felt, were these (since we get lots of earthquakes daily, but don't notice those), click on the link for the map.
The room shuddered and the bed shook, it felt as though some giant was shaking the bed pretty firmly from side to side. Yeesh!
| NZ Daylight Time: | Tuesday, January 18 2005 at 9:36 pm |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 41.46°S, 175.77°E |
| Focal Depth: | 20 km |
| Richter Magnitude: | 4.9 |
Less of a shock, more shuddering of the walls, but nothing else.
| NZ Daylight Time: | Tuesday, January 18 2005 at 9:46 pm |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 41.44°S, 175.78°E |
| Focal Depth: | 20 km |
| Richter Magnitude: | 3.8 |
new take on an old joke
I think the original one was a drummer driving by who counted manually, but then this one's been updated.... enjoy!
A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of the dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the shepherd, "If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have in your flock, will you give me one?"
The shepherd looked at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looked at his peacefully grazing flock and calmly answered, "Sure."
The yuppie parked his car, whipped out his notebook and connected it to a cell phone, then he surfed to a NASA page on the Internet where he called up a GPS satellite navigation system, scanned the area, and then opened up a database and an Excel spreadsheet with complex formulas. He sent an email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, received a response. Finally, he prints out a 150 -page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized printer then turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1586 sheep."
"That is correct; take one of the sheep." said the shepherd.
He watches the young man select one of the animals and bundle it into his car.
Then the shepherd says: " If I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my sheep?"
"OK, why not." answered the young man.
"Clearly, you are a consultant." Said the shepherd.
"That"s correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"
"No guessing required." answers the shepherd. "You turned up here although nobody called you. You want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked, and you don"t know crap about my business.
Now give me back my dog."
A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of the dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the shepherd, "If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have in your flock, will you give me one?"
The shepherd looked at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looked at his peacefully grazing flock and calmly answered, "Sure."
The yuppie parked his car, whipped out his notebook and connected it to a cell phone, then he surfed to a NASA page on the Internet where he called up a GPS satellite navigation system, scanned the area, and then opened up a database and an Excel spreadsheet with complex formulas. He sent an email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, received a response. Finally, he prints out a 150 -page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized printer then turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1586 sheep."
"That is correct; take one of the sheep." said the shepherd.
He watches the young man select one of the animals and bundle it into his car.
Then the shepherd says: " If I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my sheep?"
"OK, why not." answered the young man.
"Clearly, you are a consultant." Said the shepherd.
"That"s correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"
"No guessing required." answers the shepherd. "You turned up here although nobody called you. You want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked, and you don"t know crap about my business.
Now give me back my dog."
Earthquake!
Hmmmm, just sat through another earthquake, the strongest i've ever experienced. Being on the 6th floor a building does inflate the severity of the earthquake in one's mind, but strangely enough, no body moved while the floor swayed from side to side. No running for cover, or doors, or hiding under the table, just a disconcerting silence hung in the air. I guess what was weirder was that i had wanted to shout "Bingo!!" just to make some noise then, or even that "I feel the earth move....." song. LOL
After it was all over, a colleague remarked that we are pretty safe even though we're so high up, because the building is built on rubber pad thingies. And the entire foundation consists of river silt so we'd most likely sink than topple, which by being on the highest floor of the building, we'll do alright. Somehow, the thought that we're a 6 storey building built on rubber with river silt as foundation comes as very chillingly cold comfort.
Here are more details from geonet.org.nz:
NZ Daylight Time: Tuesday, January 18 2005 at 1:38 pm
Latitude, Longitude: 41.00°S, 174.45°E
Focal Depth: 50 km
Richter Magnitude: 4.4
After it was all over, a colleague remarked that we are pretty safe even though we're so high up, because the building is built on rubber pad thingies. And the entire foundation consists of river silt so we'd most likely sink than topple, which by being on the highest floor of the building, we'll do alright. Somehow, the thought that we're a 6 storey building built on rubber with river silt as foundation comes as very chillingly cold comfort.
Here are more details from geonet.org.nz:
NZ Daylight Time: Tuesday, January 18 2005 at 1:38 pm
Latitude, Longitude: 41.00°S, 174.45°E
Focal Depth: 50 km
Richter Magnitude: 4.4
Top Ten Things NOT to Do With Your Handphone
Was trawling through the net and came across this funny article written by Singapore's own answer to Larry King, Chris Rock and David Letterman combined, mr brown!! (cue applause)
http://www.thebrownlands.com/hp-not.html
Also check out the other articles in of mr brown classics...... warning: bloody farnee stuff ahead!
http://www.thebrownlands.com/hp-not.html
Also check out the other articles in of mr brown classics...... warning: bloody farnee stuff ahead!
Visit to the dental surgeon
Had to wake up early today for an appointment with a guy who told me how bad my teeth were (and still are). Apparently i've got to have all four of my wisdom teeth out, and boy is it gonna cost me. The only bright side is that i can get it done under GA, the rest of the gloomy outlook includes not being able to eat, having to stay in the hospital if i can't arrange for someone to be with me after the op, and being in perpetual pain, both physically and financially (more than 2k he said). Bleah.
Not looking forward to this. Wondering whether i should have it done here or back home? Hmmm....
Not looking forward to this. Wondering whether i should have it done here or back home? Hmmm....
Monday, 17 January 2005
Wedding date
Since our engagement in July '04, we've been trying to set a date for the wedding. That year was out, since it was too soon (and i (we?) was too broke), so we looked at '05, which was also too soon, since things like a decent hotel and gowns and photographers and all that carry on are usually booked out by kiasu Singaporeans well over a year in advance. Her dad picked out a good date in '06 and we were all happy, only to discover that it was the year that clashes with my chinese birthyear animal of a dragon..... sigh. So we are now looking at a date in '07. I'm gonna be an old man by then. LOL.
On the upside, it does give me a chance to save up for a decent wedding. =))
On the upside, it does give me a chance to save up for a decent wedding. =))
Sunday, 16 January 2005
Weekend
Can't say i did much this weekend. Took a long drive to Kaitoke yesterday and had a nice long walk in the forest with Jeanie. The shady stroll amidst the wonderful scenery (a phrase i keep using to describe nz, i know) did my health some good. What's wrong with my health? Well, I have been fighting off the sniffles and some days it gets really bad, i do hope its not hayfever, but i suspect it is. bleah.
Just came back from grocery shopping, something i like to do on a Sunday night, because the supermarkets are nice and peaceful, and i can be creative about what to eat for the coming week, since most of the stuff i wanted to get have run out, especially pork ribs. Nevermind, its not on offer anyways, which is another trick to creative cooking. Take a look at all the stuff on offer and try to come up with a dish for dinner, of course if you wanna flake out, you can combine offers from different supermarkets (which is hardly a challenge!).
There was a surreal moment when some lady in tees and shabby shorts made me do a double take, 'cos she was wearing really pointy heels along with her outfit. Must be shoe washing day or something. Returning to my car and jeanie, i found that in her eagerness to look out for me, she had perched herself over my seat in an effort to look for me through the windscreen. This combined with the fact that she had just finished her walkies (chased a cat!) made for a pool of dog drool in my seat when i returned. Ewwww.
Just came back from grocery shopping, something i like to do on a Sunday night, because the supermarkets are nice and peaceful, and i can be creative about what to eat for the coming week, since most of the stuff i wanted to get have run out, especially pork ribs. Nevermind, its not on offer anyways, which is another trick to creative cooking. Take a look at all the stuff on offer and try to come up with a dish for dinner, of course if you wanna flake out, you can combine offers from different supermarkets (which is hardly a challenge!).
There was a surreal moment when some lady in tees and shabby shorts made me do a double take, 'cos she was wearing really pointy heels along with her outfit. Must be shoe washing day or something. Returning to my car and jeanie, i found that in her eagerness to look out for me, she had perched herself over my seat in an effort to look for me through the windscreen. This combined with the fact that she had just finished her walkies (chased a cat!) made for a pool of dog drool in my seat when i returned. Ewwww.
Thursday, 13 January 2005
Idol comparison
Anyone seen both NZ Idol and Singapore Idol? I can't help but notice that both competitions have 2 'winners' and each pair comprises of one of indigenous origin, and the other of a migrant one. Strange no?
Newfangled fingerprint reader
Saw this and wondered, how do i remember which finger to use? LOL
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/ourcolumnists/story/0,5574,283680--1805,00.html?
http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/ourcolumnists/story/0,5574,283680--1805,00.html?
Christmas concert
Been meaning to write about a great Christmas Jazz concert that I attended on Boxing Day. The wonderful music we heard that night was simply amazing (pity about the booming bass) and it also marked the first time i visited the inside of the durian. =)
The magicians of the night were Jeremy Monteiro and the jazz trio, featuring Ernie Watts and Carmen Bradford and they blew us away with lotsa great music. I can't wait for next year's concert already! The funny thing was my mate from NZ who was passing through Singapore on his way to London got persuaded to go with us and he looked like he enjoyed it too. And whoever said Singapore lacks musical talent obviously never heard JM play before. He does so with the clarity and precision of a classical musician, yet carried through with emotion and soul of blues imbued in the songs. =)
The magicians of the night were Jeremy Monteiro and the jazz trio, featuring Ernie Watts and Carmen Bradford and they blew us away with lotsa great music. I can't wait for next year's concert already! The funny thing was my mate from NZ who was passing through Singapore on his way to London got persuaded to go with us and he looked like he enjoyed it too. And whoever said Singapore lacks musical talent obviously never heard JM play before. He does so with the clarity and precision of a classical musician, yet carried through with emotion and soul of blues imbued in the songs. =)
Would you like to be taupok-ed?
I first read this on mr brown's blog (http://mrbrown.blogs.com), who read it from someone else. Basically, it involves students (guys) piling their bodies on each other, and has been given the name 'taupok', after a foodstuff made of beancurd and air. Incidentally, i added the hyphen to the title because after i first read it, i kept thinking of being prodded by a greek symbol (geek!).
Anyways, this started when a concerned parent wrote in to ST about it and subsequently, this article is published. http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,295155,00.html?
I couldn't help laughing while reading this great spoof.... http://cheekybynature.blogspot.com/2005/01/investigation-into-taupoking.html
If i recall correctly, this happened at the end of BMT for me, only that we called it "pile on!" (exclamation mark necessary). Those were the days...
Feeling hungry for yong tau fu now. =)
Anyways, this started when a concerned parent wrote in to ST about it and subsequently, this article is published. http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/sub/singapore/story/0,5562,295155,00.html?
I couldn't help laughing while reading this great spoof.... http://cheekybynature.blogspot.com/2005/01/investigation-into-taupoking.html
If i recall correctly, this happened at the end of BMT for me, only that we called it "pile on!" (exclamation mark necessary). Those were the days...
Feeling hungry for yong tau fu now. =)
New macs
Check this out
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,81117,00.html?
I'm feeling it already, the twinge of regret of not getting a Mac and this comes along and wipes out my sorry excuse of "but its too expensive"..... *rubs hands in glee* i wonder if this will drive the prices of the other macs down? hmmm....
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/top/story/0,4136,81117,00.html?
I'm feeling it already, the twinge of regret of not getting a Mac and this comes along and wipes out my sorry excuse of "but its too expensive"..... *rubs hands in glee* i wonder if this will drive the prices of the other macs down? hmmm....
Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Tuesday, 11 January 2005
Movie reviews
Managed to catch quite a few movies in my travels, probably more than what i've watched in a year (free to air movies on tv notwithstanding).
On the plane I saw I, Robot and it was quite interesting. The storyline is quite strong and poses some questions as we head towards an automated society. Something about futuristic movies that always fascinate me, especially when one notices the differences and similarities between movies (like flying/hovering machines, robots and weapons), but this one just manages to hold my attention more.
Also caught Ruby and Quentin again, which i just had to do because it's such a funny movie, even though the entire thing was in French. The Heat team was an ok movie which highlighted the HK syndrome of "handguns that never run out of bullets" as in one particular gunfight scene, two guys must have shot close to 30 bullets without a single pause to change mags. Incredible, especially since they appear to be using Glocks, without the extended magazine, which have a capacity for 18 rounds.
Saw The Incredibles and Meet the Fockers on the big screen (and in doing so, only reminded me of how much i missed watching movies with her, where i'm content to hold her hand and be entertained) and each was funny in their own rights, they were great movies. Movies from Pixar never fail to deliver in my opinion. Just to show that he can do it too (if not better), there is a movie by Stephen Chow called Kung Fu Hustle that also features computer animated stuff, but i guess its main attraction was his ability to deliver slapstick comedy, HK style.
Borrowed the DVD for Snow Dogs and Charlie's Angels Full Throttle. They were both entertaining with the former being funny for its dog scenes and the latter being funny for trying too hard to be so. Actually, we also borrowed House of Flying Daggers, but i fell asleep because it was that late. Maybe my fellow contributor might elucidate us on how good/bad the movie was. =)
On the return trip i caught Wimbledon, a great british romantic comedy. I don't know why, but there something inherently funny about a comedy with british accents littered throughout. Like an actor once said "We're British, anything we say sounds like Shakespeare to them".
Also caught The New Police Story, which had a pretty straightforward plot, but interesting action scenes.
On the plane I saw I, Robot and it was quite interesting. The storyline is quite strong and poses some questions as we head towards an automated society. Something about futuristic movies that always fascinate me, especially when one notices the differences and similarities between movies (like flying/hovering machines, robots and weapons), but this one just manages to hold my attention more.
Also caught Ruby and Quentin again, which i just had to do because it's such a funny movie, even though the entire thing was in French. The Heat team was an ok movie which highlighted the HK syndrome of "handguns that never run out of bullets" as in one particular gunfight scene, two guys must have shot close to 30 bullets without a single pause to change mags. Incredible, especially since they appear to be using Glocks, without the extended magazine, which have a capacity for 18 rounds.
Saw The Incredibles and Meet the Fockers on the big screen (and in doing so, only reminded me of how much i missed watching movies with her, where i'm content to hold her hand and be entertained) and each was funny in their own rights, they were great movies. Movies from Pixar never fail to deliver in my opinion. Just to show that he can do it too (if not better), there is a movie by Stephen Chow called Kung Fu Hustle that also features computer animated stuff, but i guess its main attraction was his ability to deliver slapstick comedy, HK style.
Borrowed the DVD for Snow Dogs and Charlie's Angels Full Throttle. They were both entertaining with the former being funny for its dog scenes and the latter being funny for trying too hard to be so. Actually, we also borrowed House of Flying Daggers, but i fell asleep because it was that late. Maybe my fellow contributor might elucidate us on how good/bad the movie was. =)
On the return trip i caught Wimbledon, a great british romantic comedy. I don't know why, but there something inherently funny about a comedy with british accents littered throughout. Like an actor once said "We're British, anything we say sounds like Shakespeare to them".
Also caught The New Police Story, which had a pretty straightforward plot, but interesting action scenes.
Monday, 10 January 2005
Crikey
Just reading up on the happenings while i was away and saw this. All i can say is that i'm thankful that i was in sunny Singapore. =)
STUFF : NATIONAL NEWS : ENVIRONMENT - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and information website
STUFF : NATIONAL NEWS : ENVIRONMENT - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and information website
Being back 'home'
Well, my holiday back home is over and i'm back 'home' in the Hutt, oh whoopee. Silly me left my cellphone charger in Singapore, so once my batt runs out (which is soon), i'm gonna be handphone-less. Wonder whether i'll feel totally helpless and incapacitated like some people say lol.
Sigh, i miss home already. Most importantly, i miss her already. Felt quite depressing coming home to an empty house with hardly any company to drown my sorrows in (although my mate from Christchurch is in town and i should meet up with him soon). I guess i did feel better after collecting jeanie, but that seems like the only bright spot in this gloomy times. Maybe it is time for me to give up jeanie and go home, a solitary existence is hardly a life worth living.
Sigh, i miss home already. Most importantly, i miss her already. Felt quite depressing coming home to an empty house with hardly any company to drown my sorrows in (although my mate from Christchurch is in town and i should meet up with him soon). I guess i did feel better after collecting jeanie, but that seems like the only bright spot in this gloomy times. Maybe it is time for me to give up jeanie and go home, a solitary existence is hardly a life worth living.
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