Adventures of Dumbo #1325

In my haste to pack up and leave the library (as miss iris says the next bus is coming soon), i accidentally switched off someone else’s laptop power instead of mine before plugging out the power cord.

first thought was, “oh sh*t, hope that laptop had battery in it” before glancing up. The lady whose laptop was affected looked down, meaning her laptop was interrupted. (oops. no battery. sh*t) its power supply was cut off, causing it to shut down. quickly apologised and expected to be screamed at. surprisingly, she didnt get angry and shrugged it off with a slight smile. wow.

while scurrying for a hole to hide in, i wondered what would my reaction be if i was in her position.

gothere.sg

how do you get around sg? Drive? Taxi? bus and mrt? i try to take buses as i’d usually purchase student bus concession for 30 days unlimited rides.

hardcopies of street directory and bus guide are my partners in crime for exploring unfamiliar places.

recently discovered gothere.sg , and it’s fast becoming my favourite directory site for finding my way around.

type in your from and to locations, and the website generates a route on its map and states the directions for getting there by driving, taxi, bus and mrt or bus only.
so far i’ve tried the directions for bus and mrt and buses only, and it generally works great.

whats great:

• tells you approximate time and costs of trip, even for taxi rides!
• no need know postal code of locations, it works with general names like vivocity, bugis etc
• bus only option allows me to make full use of bus concession (though travel times are usually much longer)
• bus stops appear on the map and clicking on them shows what buses goes to that bus stop

however the system only gives one suggestion per route, ie only suggests one bus from point A to point B even when there’s more buses or alternative routes to get to point B.

Tip: The A and B green pointers on the map can be adjusted! Just click and drag them to set new from/to points. Quite cool.

New gf

…I too, have begun seeing someone new as of late.

I am still in the process of getting to know her. She is Japanese, so I know we have our differences. But the good thing is that we are seeing each other a lot. In fact, over the Chinese New Year break, we spent almost every single day and night in the company of each other.

Her name is Soni.

Full name Soni Playstation Three.

I feel you, Sia.

After IT Fair 2009

had been waiting for this particular high tech pasar malam with unusual anticipation. unusual bcos even though they happen 4 times a year, the last one i went to was before flying off for exchange. my desktop hdd died along with my photos and precious documents. 1 40gb portable hdd died too. need to get my hands on hdds as i now learnt the importance of backing up files. hdd have a limited lifespan, sad fact. they’d died sooner or later. was also looking for a good powered usb hub and laptop cooler.

the week the fair happened was also the deadline for one my reports to be handed up. and the uni open house (which i part timed in) happened on the sat of the fair. didnt planned for that cos previously the emails were saying the open house was on the 21st instead.

planned for this fair with much enthusiasm; surfed the forums for floor plans and pricelists etc. even marked the floor plan and uploaded on ipod touch:

there was much hooha about “carrot cutting” vendors who marked up their product prices by 20% and discounting 10% off. or morons who were shouting “last 5 sets!” in the first few hours and repeating the last 5 sets announcements every hour -_-”‘ .. ppl were complaining about the items they bought were at the market price rather than the bargain they thought they were getting, and having to squeeze in the crowd to get them somemore. that’s why need to do research about product specs, market prices and existing promos before visiting these pasar malams ma.

one thing i noticed was wd hdd prices usually were much cheaper in these fairs than the current market prices, and their prices drop each fair:

above are prices for SITEX 2008..

compared with IT Fair 2009

the 640gb mybook home edition is $40 cheaper now! (169.90 vs 119.90) initially after coming back from overseas trip i thought of buying at least two hdd, one for storage and another for time machine. but the thing about hdd is their prices depreciate over time, so i guess shud only buy what is needed at the moment.

another interesting thing happened in the fair:

me : i was kind of stuck at one booth due to crowd. as i was walking slowly past the booth, got 1 sales guys asked me, antivirus software for u sir?
me : as i walked past him, i turned my head ard and said
me : i use a mac
me : am i an a-hole?
me : hahaha
the general: hahahah
the general : i do things like that also… so i think it’s ok… haha
me : that my natural response to the qn in my head
me : but a slight grin formed on my face

heh.

Osaka Schools Passing Out DSs

Reports say that about 10 middle and elementary schools in Osaka will start handing out Nintendo DS consoles to students next January. Nintendo’s plan to control the world: 80% complete.

kotaku.com

私は勝つ

saw this random lady tying up her hair with a pen on a bus (ie like in the pic above but with a pen). Wow. one of those supernatural abilities ladies have?

New Ipod Shuffle 2009

No buttons except for a top toggle for Off/Play/Shuffle. Relies on original ipod earphone buttons, which imho isnt the best earphones out there. For better sound maybe can get the Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic which costs as much as the Shuffle (S$128). The voice over function intrigues me the most though. Chinese is supported (Japanese too) but i really wonder how well it’d work out. And ideally i would very much like to have different voices to choose from for different tones.. Will get sick of just one set of voice pretty soon.

关怀方式 (Totally Random)

1. Put your iTunes/Napster/Zune Player/WinAmp/etc on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 or more friends

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
真的 – 孫燕姿

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
我親愛的偏執狂 – 陳綺貞

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Rage your dream – Initial D

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Ahead on Our Way – Nobuo Uematsu

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Smile – Lily Allen

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Too Shy – Kajagoogoo (The Wedding Singer Vol2)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
勇氣 – 張震嶽

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Let It Go – Corrinne May (Oooo..)

WHAT IS 2+2?
种 – 孫燕姿

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
晴天娃娃 – 江美琪

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
lemme_get_that – Rihanna (HAHAHA)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
不是对手 – 李聖傑

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Agent of Chaos – The Dark Knight OST

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Troops March On – Nobuo Uematsu

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Yantra – Vanessa Mae

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
稻香 – 周杰伦

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
If I Could – Jack Johnson

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
World Revolution – Chrono Trigger OSV Yasunori Mitsuda

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Only Human Piano Version – 「1リットルの涙」

WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
FLY ME TO THE MOON – Evangelion

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Ruined World – Chrono Trigger OSV Yasunori Mitsuda

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Gone Going (Feat. Jack Johnson) – Black Eyed Peas

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
綠光 – 孫燕姿

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Grasslands Chant – The Lion King

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Taikutsu – Death Note OST

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
For Now – Avenue Q

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
On the road(Demo1) – 孫燕姿

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Runaway – The Corrs

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
下一秒鐘 – 梁靜茹

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
关怀方式 – Chen Han Wei

NTU officer found hanged

A NANYANG Technological University infocomm project officer was found hanged in a staff apartment at the NTU campus on Friday night.

Mr Zhou Zheng, 24, a Chinese national from the Division of Information at the School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) was pronounced dead in his flat at Block 101C Nanyang Heights at about 10.50 pm.

His body, which was found hanging in the balcony of his apartment, was believed to have been taken down by a friend before police arrived.

Straits Times online

Just what is going on in NTU? Not the kind of publicity the university needs just after the release of A levels results. Open house starts 14 March..

Future?

From Dan Lyons

Prof stabbed, student dies

AN information engineering professor of the Nanyang Technological Universy is undergoing emergency operation in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed by a final year student in his office on Monday morning.

Moments after the attack, the body of the undergraduate, believed to be an Indonesian Chinese, was found at the foot of the seven-storey School of Electrical, Electronic and Engineering building. He is believed to have also slit his wrist.

Straits Times online

Crisis of Credit Explained

Life Transformers

Missed this excellent series while on exchange studies. Aired in Oct 2008 i think. Saw part of one episode on tvmobile while on the way home after a particularly long thursday and was very much intrigued. On repeat Sundays 130pm to 230 pm Ch8. Catch it if you can.

Wandering Scribe

Feb, 2006. For the past five months I have been living alone in a car at the edge of the woods — jobless and homeless and totally unable to find a way out. I can’t sing, I can’t dance, I can’t scream loudly enough, alI I can do is write. So here I am laying down tracks…hopefully the start of an online paper trail out of here.

http://wanderingscribe.blogspot.com/