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Happily Sick
2008-01-09 07:38:00 Doctor’s order: 2 days of medical leave, stay home and rest. Call me crazy, for feeling happy about being sick… But after a couple of months of constant overtime and pushing myself to get into office by 9am while working till 12mn the previous nights… I think i deserve a break… And really, i’m down with flu & tension headache. *insert ... More About: Self , Sick
Shitty project goes LIVE?
2008-01-07 11:58:00 But… My responsibilities to this project is not over… I feel like banging my head against the table and do DK’s signature action (pic link)… Why? After 3 years of creating, codings, meetings and making us stay back day & night to do the migration data, the end product on its launch day is WORSE than the prototype during ... More About: Rants , Work , Project , Live
Theme changed - Smooth Deal
2008-01-06 11:04:00 New year, time to implement changes / improvements. After a couple of months and several feedbacks from some readers… I finally changed to this current skin: Theme name: Smooth Deal Creator: Make Quick Downloadable from Top WP Themes ***** Simple, neat and works well with IE browser too I still prefer the previous (Pristine) theme but it only works well with ...
Today?s pic - Singapore Flyer
2008-01-06 10:48:00 Was on the cab, speeding down ECP and heading to work (yes, work… on a Sunday afternoon!), so i thought it would be nice to finally get a proper pic of our Singapore Flyer . Thankfully, i got it on the first shot From a SE K800i phone camera. More About: Today
Topic: Flame Wars (Part 2 - Countering)
2008-01-05 15:40:00 Today’s lesson - Countering Flame Wars Included: Methods & Results and explanations. We all know how it feels to get insulted / demeaned by people and it feels extra shitty when those trolls assumed they know the real you, just by reading your posts. And therefore we counter their insults, not with C4s or submachine guns (think Counterstrike), but ... More About: Rants , Topic , Part
Singapore Mint - New Rat Collection
2008-01-05 15:08:00 Starting 4th Jan (yesterday), our dear Singapore Mint have released 2008 Rat year collection. Pic below: For those who enjoy collecting gold coins, like my mom (although i’m not sure what good this collection is for), especially the 12 Lunar Animals collection, do check it out. Link –> Here And it seems for NTUC members, they have a promotional ... More About: Event
Amazed and amused.
2008-01-05 14:51:00 Redirected for no apparent reason from my site… I thought it was my domain problem… Next i thought it was my database problem… But once i take note of the url, i realized it’s due to Advertlets. Well, i would say it’s normal to forget to renew domain. I would probably be one of them. But it still amazed ... More About: Amazed
Accident along Shenton Way (this morning)
2008-01-04 11:14:00 While being late, on bus 167… The bus i was on, suddenly stopped midway and practically crawled for 15mins, while moving from Clifford Pier bus stop to NTUC Income building… Everyone on board were wondering what happened… Bus + Bus accident After what seemed to be ages, we finally passed the accident area and took a picture of it ... More About: Self , Accident , Morning
Phone?s back :)
2008-01-03 04:26:00 I was tempted to put a misleading title but after a thought, it’s better to just straight to the point. Anyway, my phone aka the SE K800i is back and operational / functional again!!! $40 to get it repaired and somewhat phone-less for 4days, have made me appreciate having a mobile phone and its technology. Although i ... More About: Phone , Self , Back
New Year, First Post
2008-01-02 02:56:00 Just a short and simple post to mark the new year 31 days to BKK CNY trip. 36 days to Chinese New Year . 219 days to 2008 Olympics. 229 days to being a quarter of a century years old –> feeling the aging effects. –> had an unpleasant death-feel moment on New Year’s Day –> can’t wait till ... More About: Post , Self , First Post
HAPPY NEW YEAR (EVE)!!!
2007-12-31 02:21:00 Just to wish everyone i know and you guys, who happened to browse through (my blog) a… Happy New Year … With all dreams, resolutions and plans fulfilled… and happiness always!!! This year (2007) seemed to pass unusually fast for me, perhaps it’s the insane amount of work and overtime… but overall, it has been good, although friendships are ... More About: Happy New Year
Topic: Flame Wars (Part 1 - Definition)
2007-12-29 05:56:00 Today’s lesson: - Flame Wars , Part 1 - Definition If you don’t know what flame war means, here’s the definition… Flame war: A flamewar is a prolonged exchange of deliberately hostile messages over the Internet. An Internet user typically generates a flame response to other posts or users posting on a site, and is usually not constructive, does not clarify ... More About: Topic
Pfft?
2007-12-28 08:35:00 Pfft… I’ve a DEAD phone. My K800i is dead or should i say speaker is dead. With no reason… wth. I didn’t even drop it, at least not yesterday or today… I was out with my colleagues at River Island and realized it was dead, when i tried calling one of them. Simply irritating!!! Oh well, just need to transfer all the ... More About: Self
Xmas present this year?
2007-12-27 02:57:00 this: much thanks to Piggy… for giving it to me and uploaded all the songs for me. More About: Self , Present , Year , Xmas , Resent
I?m no longer?
2007-12-27 02:29:00 I’m no longer the one you used to know, not the one you used to love. Could you handle that? Could you accept that? Could you find it in yourself to want this r/s to work? That’s my questions to you. More About: Self
Merry Xmas!!!
2007-12-24 03:36:00 Merry Xmas to all the babes, hunks, babies, darlings, sweethearts out there!!! Have a wonderful time partying! But remember, don’t drink and drink and cause a death! With Warmest Xmas Greetings, XinYun (=^-^=)~ More About: Self , Merry Xmas , Merry
Xmas Shopping & Celebration?
2007-12-24 02:30:00 YEAH!!! Over the weekend, i completed all my xmas shopping (for colleagues & gift exchange) and now, we are just waiting to play Ronald’s version of gift-exchange. It’s equivalent to snatching gifts. Usually the first person from the exchange ‘lu gi’ (singlish / dialect, meaning: lose out). More pics will be updated later *Grinz* And of course more LAST MINUTE ... More About: Shopping , Celebration , Xmas
A Xmas Meme?
2007-12-21 15:47:00 Since I’m being Xmas tagged by Wishbone and I’m pretty bored at work (it’s 10.37pm)… Here goes: 1. What do you really want for Christmas but you know nobody will get it for you? The person I’m missing… I’m sure he wouldn’t meet me. 2. What do you not want for Christmas but you know that somebody will get ... More About: Meme , Self
On days like this?
2007-12-21 15:24:00 On days like this… I just want to say… I miss you. Miss all those time spent… Those long bus rides… Those warm hugs… Those boyish grins you used to give… I miss all these little things that may have been forgotten… Although it has been years, those memories remained. I miss you… Still do. More About: Days
WSE: Window Shopping Exhaustion
2007-12-21 07:59:00 I’ve gotten WSE aka Window Shopping Exhaust ion . A term i randomly came up with, after feeling darn exhausted shopping with my fellow colleagues. Well, i’ve joined them in lunch & after-work shopping since Monday… Eg. Jen, Elise, Kelv (main few), Pris, Mat… Mon - Vivo City Tues - Vivo City Wed - Vivo City Fri - Raffles City They are by far, ... More About: Self
Another outage?
2007-12-21 05:09:00 Ah… finally friday! And yet another database outage / upgrade from our dear US hosts. How would i know? Simple. I’ve logged into my control panel and everything is fine. Checked my local host’s page, it’s fine too. Everything else is fine, just not my WordPress blog which is running on MySQL database. I guess it’ll last another few hours, till my ... More About: Self , Outage
Assume?
2007-12-19 03:10:00 and make an ass out of ‘U’ and ‘Me’. Love how others break up words and give it a whole new meaning. By assuming, we usually make an ass out of ourselves and others when truth is unfold. Which tend to be good topics during gossiping sessions… And i realized loads of people assume stuff about me, which ... More About: Self , Assume
New addition to my collection?
2007-12-18 04:18:00 Been nearly a year since i purchased music cds. And i’m glad i got this - 25yrs of Drama, compilation collector album. My favorite songs: - ???? ??????? - ?? ????? I? - ???? ??????? - ??? ?????? 33 songs from top local dramas, sung by local artists… Going for around S$17, pretty decent, i would say… *continue listening to songs and work* More About: Self
Nearly the end?
2007-12-17 14:55:00 Man… In a blink of an eye, 2007 is ending. It felt like yesterday, i signed my life away by converting into a permanent staff. And same time last year, we are all stuck in office slogging away, trying to complete the impossible. Our dept went through a massive change, especially in staff and S.O.P (standard operating procedures). Out went ... More About: Rants
Wishing for a Q9H
2007-12-16 15:41:00 I feel awfully like the following .gif icon, with Tzuki banging its head… Especially when i think about working on Christmas… *sigh* Could i get a Motorola Q9H please?!?! To keep me connected to my family and friends, sending instant messages without carrying my laptop, replying emails on the go and forward important emails to my boss when she ... More About: Self , Adverts , Wishing
?We?ll be working on Christmas Day??
2007-12-16 15:23:00 How would you feel if you heard that you’ll be required to work on Christmas Day??? I’d be mighty sad and depressed. Well, I am mighty sad and depressed right now. ‘Cos the odds are against us, our dept / team / my colleagues and me. No thanks to that irritating project and all that migration data, we are ... More About: Rants , Working , Christmas Day , Workin
Man? finally!
2007-12-15 17:45:00 After 2.5weeks of waiting… It’s FINALLY HERE!!! I meant - my Threadless parcels, all 3 of them. *big grinz* Ok, that’s all for today… I’m still very tired, from work, fri & earlier’s ktv session… More About: Self , Finally
Who Stole Me?
2007-12-13 03:40:00 Get that stolen gadget back!With the advancement of technology, more and more gadgets are getting smaller packing much more information than before.When a device like your mobile phone, pda phone, blackberry, iPod, digital camera, USB flash drive or your Mac laptop is stolen, it’s not just the pain of never getting it BAK2u again but ...
Review: Alvin & the Chipmunks movie
More articles from this author:2007-12-12 03:45:00 If you grew up watching Alvin & the Chipmunks on tv, you would be glad to know it’s still as cute as you remembered I was lucky to receive a pair of gala premiere tickets, showing Alvin & the Chipmunks, at Vivocity. Thanks Wendy! The mascots were there, taking pictures with all the kids and ... More About: Movie , Review , The Chipmunks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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