Victor loved Eunice's painting so much he wanted look just like it.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
The amazing human painting replicator!
Victor loved Eunice's painting so much he wanted look just like it.
Bithday Eunice Party
As promised, here are some pictures to highlight the night
The girls bringing out the birthday cakes. Kudos to those involved in making them. Home made cakes make the best statements I tell ya. And who did the round one that looked like a giant chocolate donut? It Rocks man! especially after you refridgerate it. Thats been my in-between meals snack for the past 2 days. Good stuff.
Shiny happy people
It was also a birthday party for Dom who had his on Monday.
Presents galore!
Me trying to explain the rules of Cranium. I didn't do very well coz I messed up the rules (I haven't played in a while ok?) Thanks to Edlyn for clearing some stuff up by reading the rules properly haha! The Aussie version of cranium wasn't as fun as the American one I played back in Singapore though. I think its coz we're not immersed well enough into the Aussie culture and their slangs. Who would've known that ducks and geese was a slang for the police??? Dumb. Still, cranium is always good fun and a bag of laughs. American version cards are on the way as we speak. Groovy. Sidetracking a little, if you're not game enough or not interested to be involved in a GROUP activity at a GROUP party, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING AT THE PARTY TO BEGIN WITH? DON'T COME. GO HOME AND HAVE A PARTY ALONE. DON'T MOAN AND GROAN AND RAIN ON EVERYONE ELSE'S PARADE. Sorry, but i cannot tolerate wet blanket party poopers.
After most of the people left, a few brave ones remained to take on some JENGA.
It was awesome, especially when you're playing when an earthquake strikes.
So there's that. There were heaps more pictures of that night. All you guys who want the pictures, I'll be passing a CD around filled with em so just ask for it. Big thanks to all who were there. Wouldn't be a party without you guys. Time for more cake! yummmmmm.
The girls bringing out the birthday cakes. Kudos to those involved in making them. Home made cakes make the best statements I tell ya. And who did the round one that looked like a giant chocolate donut? It Rocks man! especially after you refridgerate it. Thats been my in-between meals snack for the past 2 days. Good stuff.
Shiny happy people
It was also a birthday party for Dom who had his on Monday.
Presents galore!
Me trying to explain the rules of Cranium. I didn't do very well coz I messed up the rules (I haven't played in a while ok?) Thanks to Edlyn for clearing some stuff up by reading the rules properly haha! The Aussie version of cranium wasn't as fun as the American one I played back in Singapore though. I think its coz we're not immersed well enough into the Aussie culture and their slangs. Who would've known that ducks and geese was a slang for the police??? Dumb. Still, cranium is always good fun and a bag of laughs. American version cards are on the way as we speak. Groovy. Sidetracking a little, if you're not game enough or not interested to be involved in a GROUP activity at a GROUP party, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING AT THE PARTY TO BEGIN WITH? DON'T COME. GO HOME AND HAVE A PARTY ALONE. DON'T MOAN AND GROAN AND RAIN ON EVERYONE ELSE'S PARADE. Sorry, but i cannot tolerate wet blanket party poopers.
After most of the people left, a few brave ones remained to take on some JENGA.
It was awesome, especially when you're playing when an earthquake strikes.
So there's that. There were heaps more pictures of that night. All you guys who want the pictures, I'll be passing a CD around filled with em so just ask for it. Big thanks to all who were there. Wouldn't be a party without you guys. Time for more cake! yummmmmm.
Monday, September 26, 2005
the simpsons unplugged
Holy Cow! Check out this clip that my friend showed me. This guy is amazing! He plays the guitar like urmmmm..... like nobody I know. How do his hands move like that? Respect.
Happy Birthday Baby!
Yesterday Eunice celebrated her 24th year of existence on earth. Following the tradition such occasions, a party was thrown, people came, ate, drank and made lots of noise. It was great fun and I wanna give a big shout out to everyone who came. Special mention goes out to the awesome people who helped out in the food, drinks and cleaning up. You guys are the best! Thanks for coming and making Eunice's 24th a memorable one.
I'll post some pictures in my next post. Later~
I'll post some pictures in my next post. Later~
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
iPod your BMW
I did it! I iPodded my BMW today!
Its so cool! I can now listen to my iPod without having to connect it to the FM transmitter and having wires lying around my gear shift. And the best thing is that I can control the iPod (switch tracks, volume) right from my steering wheel! Safe and easy. Gone are the days of burning my favourite tunes onto a CD before I go out (I'm fickle, my favourite songs change every week). I don't have to burn a different CD for every genre of music and search for them in my CD changer. And I can have hundreds of songs in my car so I won't be listening to the same songs over and over again. Nice.
Too bad I don't to see the band or artists in my rear seat from my rear view mirror when I switch tracks.
Its so cool! I can now listen to my iPod without having to connect it to the FM transmitter and having wires lying around my gear shift. And the best thing is that I can control the iPod (switch tracks, volume) right from my steering wheel! Safe and easy. Gone are the days of burning my favourite tunes onto a CD before I go out (I'm fickle, my favourite songs change every week). I don't have to burn a different CD for every genre of music and search for them in my CD changer. And I can have hundreds of songs in my car so I won't be listening to the same songs over and over again. Nice.
Too bad I don't to see the band or artists in my rear seat from my rear view mirror when I switch tracks.
Friday, September 16, 2005
An Apple a day keeps the Viruses away
Greetings and salutations!
How was everyone's week? Another week has passed, another weekend arrives. A pretty uneventful week for me, most of it filled with anxiety and stress over one assignment and my thesis progress. OK, I can hear some of you asking me how can I be under stress with only one day of school, one module this semester and my thesis. Well, I still do. Duh.
I guess the only interesting thing that happened was the arrival of my iPod nano on Monday. Its a pretty amazing product. Seriously, the pictures are deceiving. Its smaller than what you see on the pictures and the commercials. You have to hold one in your hands to believe it. Apple has really done it again. Their design team is really doing an awesome job at putting very desirable products out on the market. Those who are close to me enough would know that I am a fan of Apple and the Macintosh computer system. In fact, some go as far as to call me a "Mac addict". Eunice even calls me an Apple snob!
Well its true that I adore Apple products and sometimes, I am very enthusiatic about Mac related issues. I support the Mac platform and even promote it to my friends. But that does not make me a "snob"..... All I am trying to do is to shed some light and dispel various misconceptions of the Mac! You see, I switched to Apple after many frustrating years of using Microsoft's Windows OS. I've been there. Windows 3.1, Win 95, Win 98, Win 98 SE, Win 2000 etc etc. Now most of my memories of those years consisted of the blue screen of death*, late nights of trouble shooting the computer, hardware and software conflicts, system hanging/crashing, data getting lost and corrupted, VIRUSES, spam pop ups, warnings that are not in understandable jargon, auto shut downs, problems booting up....... the list goes on.
(*the blue screen of death)
Now, I'm not saying that everyone's problems are the same, I've seen so many people asking for their computer to explode. They never maintain their computers, they don't protect it, they don't organise their files and stuff properly. Even a Mac won't save such people. But I'm a control freak when it comes to my computer. Everything is stored properly in the appropriate folders and locations. I do regular maintenance on my system, I scan for viruses every week, I clear my junk etc etc. But windows just wasn't cutting it for me. When I was introduced to the mac, my computing life changed forever.
Mac OS just simply, works. It doesn't hang or crash. You never ever feel worried about installing and un-installing software. Viruses? ->Non existant. Everything just runs smoothly. I get all my stuff done and did I mention that everything's pleasing to the eye? I've never had one single compatibility problem when working with a Mac. Everything that I did on windows, I can do better on a Mac. I've also found that Mac products make good conversation starters.
Anyhow, I better stop this Apple talk since most of you are gonna be reading this on your windows machines and I don't want the blog to take so long to load that I hang your browser. haha later.
How was everyone's week? Another week has passed, another weekend arrives. A pretty uneventful week for me, most of it filled with anxiety and stress over one assignment and my thesis progress. OK, I can hear some of you asking me how can I be under stress with only one day of school, one module this semester and my thesis. Well, I still do. Duh.
I guess the only interesting thing that happened was the arrival of my iPod nano on Monday. Its a pretty amazing product. Seriously, the pictures are deceiving. Its smaller than what you see on the pictures and the commercials. You have to hold one in your hands to believe it. Apple has really done it again. Their design team is really doing an awesome job at putting very desirable products out on the market. Those who are close to me enough would know that I am a fan of Apple and the Macintosh computer system. In fact, some go as far as to call me a "Mac addict". Eunice even calls me an Apple snob!Well its true that I adore Apple products and sometimes, I am very enthusiatic about Mac related issues. I support the Mac platform and even promote it to my friends. But that does not make me a "snob"..... All I am trying to do is to shed some light and dispel various misconceptions of the Mac! You see, I switched to Apple after many frustrating years of using Microsoft's Windows OS. I've been there. Windows 3.1, Win 95, Win 98, Win 98 SE, Win 2000 etc etc. Now most of my memories of those years consisted of the blue screen of death*, late nights of trouble shooting the computer, hardware and software conflicts, system hanging/crashing, data getting lost and corrupted, VIRUSES, spam pop ups, warnings that are not in understandable jargon, auto shut downs, problems booting up....... the list goes on.
(*the blue screen of death)
Now, I'm not saying that everyone's problems are the same, I've seen so many people asking for their computer to explode. They never maintain their computers, they don't protect it, they don't organise their files and stuff properly. Even a Mac won't save such people. But I'm a control freak when it comes to my computer. Everything is stored properly in the appropriate folders and locations. I do regular maintenance on my system, I scan for viruses every week, I clear my junk etc etc. But windows just wasn't cutting it for me. When I was introduced to the mac, my computing life changed forever.
Mac OS just simply, works. It doesn't hang or crash. You never ever feel worried about installing and un-installing software. Viruses? ->Non existant. Everything just runs smoothly. I get all my stuff done and did I mention that everything's pleasing to the eye? I've never had one single compatibility problem when working with a Mac. Everything that I did on windows, I can do better on a Mac. I've also found that Mac products make good conversation starters.
Anyhow, I better stop this Apple talk since most of you are gonna be reading this on your windows machines and I don't want the blog to take so long to load that I hang your browser. haha later.
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Curiouser and curiouser
Hey Y'all!
Don't you guys just love blogs? You get to read all the interesting thoughts and happenings of people around you. Sometimes, you get to see a totally different side of a person from his/her entries in a blog. Anyhow, I'm sure many of you read and enjoy Eunice's blog. I'm a fan too. Her entries are always so animated and chirpy and fun. But did you know that she's also really competitve by nature? She hates it when I come up with an entry that has the potential of being more interesting than hers! Its nothing serious, just some fun and friendly competition though I have a slight advantage with my computer techie know how (eg. my comic strips) haha.
But recently, she's been sneaky and coming up with material that is *ahem* inspired by yours truely and using it for her own entries! Take this recent blog entry for an example:
The picture on the right is taken from a comic strip I made ages ago. Its in my June archive I believe. Now compare the posture, expression and hand gestures to the recent picture of her in the picture on the left thats found in her latest blog entry. Curious isn't it?
Anyhow, she's still the cutest ever.Haha, just some nonsensensical and useless banter from me, who should be in bed right now if I wanna get up in time to meet my thesis partner tomorrow morning! Later~
Don't you guys just love blogs? You get to read all the interesting thoughts and happenings of people around you. Sometimes, you get to see a totally different side of a person from his/her entries in a blog. Anyhow, I'm sure many of you read and enjoy Eunice's blog. I'm a fan too. Her entries are always so animated and chirpy and fun. But did you know that she's also really competitve by nature? She hates it when I come up with an entry that has the potential of being more interesting than hers! Its nothing serious, just some fun and friendly competition though I have a slight advantage with my computer techie know how (eg. my comic strips) haha.
But recently, she's been sneaky and coming up with material that is *ahem* inspired by yours truely and using it for her own entries! Take this recent blog entry for an example:
The picture on the right is taken from a comic strip I made ages ago. Its in my June archive I believe. Now compare the posture, expression and hand gestures to the recent picture of her in the picture on the left thats found in her latest blog entry. Curious isn't it?
Anyhow, she's still the cutest ever.Haha, just some nonsensensical and useless banter from me, who should be in bed right now if I wanna get up in time to meet my thesis partner tomorrow morning! Later~
Monday, September 12, 2005
Morning Man!
Wow~! I've been up and about since 8:30am! What a dynamic change in lifestyle! I Can actually hear the birds chirping! Its kinda gloomy though, not a bright sun shiny morning, typical melbourne weather.
The bloody date and time stamp thingy at the top of this post is wrong! Hmmmm, maybe its set to American time. Who knows?
Anyhow, it feels good to be awake in the morning for a change. I was getting fed up of waking up around 1~2pm everyday (even though i can't help it.....). Half the day is wasted by the time I get up, very unproductive. But then here I am, wondering, what do I do now? Sure, I can do some reading for the ONLY subject I have this sem, but should I really be squinting and put my eyes through the strain of reading the tiny print of my lecture notes? Besides, I'm gonna head down to uni later to meet a tutor to ask him some questions regarding my assignment. That should constitute to the required amount of work for today. Haha.
I feel so unmotivated. When I started this semester, I thought to myself, "Alright, you only have one subject this sem. Heaps of time to study. So, what you gonna do, is keep up with the lectures and do your tutorials on time and read the notes consistantly and it'll be a breeze." That was total crap man. I'm sure all you students (and ex-students) out there can relate. Or am I the only one?
How many times have you made a resolution and churned out a masterplan at the beginning of the semester, and everything looks and feels like its so well thought out and nothing can go wrong? Well, by mid semester, you realise you still don't know anything and you're behind schedule and you feel like you have to study a lot. At the end of the sem, you study and cram like mad for exams and you promise yourself it won't happen again next sem coz you're gonna stick to the plan the next time. And the cycle repeats itself till you run out of semesters to go through. Sounds familier?
Why? I'm like this human ball of anti movement inertia. And whats worse is that my brain screams at me everyday! I'm always thinking of getting the tutorial done and reading the notes and all that, but thats it, I think. Sigh, I'm in the wrong profession. Fortunately, I'm doing ok in uni, and I produce pretty decent grades. But think about how much more I can achieve! I mean, if I only set my mind and direct my passion towards school, how great would my grades be?? I could be an awesome mechanical robot nerd acedemia superhero! Ack.
Oh well, I am what I am. Whatever.
The bloody date and time stamp thingy at the top of this post is wrong! Hmmmm, maybe its set to American time. Who knows?
Anyhow, it feels good to be awake in the morning for a change. I was getting fed up of waking up around 1~2pm everyday (even though i can't help it.....). Half the day is wasted by the time I get up, very unproductive. But then here I am, wondering, what do I do now? Sure, I can do some reading for the ONLY subject I have this sem, but should I really be squinting and put my eyes through the strain of reading the tiny print of my lecture notes? Besides, I'm gonna head down to uni later to meet a tutor to ask him some questions regarding my assignment. That should constitute to the required amount of work for today. Haha.
I feel so unmotivated. When I started this semester, I thought to myself, "Alright, you only have one subject this sem. Heaps of time to study. So, what you gonna do, is keep up with the lectures and do your tutorials on time and read the notes consistantly and it'll be a breeze." That was total crap man. I'm sure all you students (and ex-students) out there can relate. Or am I the only one?
How many times have you made a resolution and churned out a masterplan at the beginning of the semester, and everything looks and feels like its so well thought out and nothing can go wrong? Well, by mid semester, you realise you still don't know anything and you're behind schedule and you feel like you have to study a lot. At the end of the sem, you study and cram like mad for exams and you promise yourself it won't happen again next sem coz you're gonna stick to the plan the next time. And the cycle repeats itself till you run out of semesters to go through. Sounds familier?
Why? I'm like this human ball of anti movement inertia. And whats worse is that my brain screams at me everyday! I'm always thinking of getting the tutorial done and reading the notes and all that, but thats it, I think. Sigh, I'm in the wrong profession. Fortunately, I'm doing ok in uni, and I produce pretty decent grades. But think about how much more I can achieve! I mean, if I only set my mind and direct my passion towards school, how great would my grades be?? I could be an awesome mechanical robot nerd acedemia superhero! Ack.
Oh well, I am what I am. Whatever.
Monday, September 05, 2005
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Adrenaline numbs the butt pain
Hey Y'all!
Everyone had a great weekend? I know I did. And so did Eunice, Howard, Rebecca, Rebecca's Dad and Vicki! Yes! Vicki! What are the odds of bumping into a friend from Singapore up in the Australian alps? But it happened, and unfortunately I do not have any photographic proof to show. How could I forget to take a picture???!?
Anyhow, we had a blast over the weekend up in falls creek. The snow was good and the runs were awesome. We found so many ramps, bumps and jumps, and we had to try them all and everyone had their fair share of crashes and airs. Cruising around the runs and speeding down slopes, it dawned on me that this could very well be our last outing to the snows this season. I hear from uncle Choo Haw (reb's dad) that you can ski all year round in Switzerland!!! I wonder if they're short of engineers there.
This time round was great coz we were all speeding down blue and black runs at around the same skill level. No waiting around and we could experiment and try new things together. The jumps were amazing, and hilarious. You have no idea how painful my butt is now. For some reason, fear makes my butt a magnet to the ground and when all 80 kilos of me, plus my board come crashing to the ground when a jump goes wrong, I slam into the ground butt first. I walk around like an old man now.
Its great to see the girls doing jumps too. Eunice always gets air, shifts her legs in some funny position (one higher than the other) and then crashes in the most fashionable way. Rebecca just emits a funny "rusty spring hinge" sound and then pops up. And who could forget Howard's bowling ball man fall? Haha, he has the knack of performing the most hilarious falls in front of me.
What a great season. I'll miss the snow. Till we meet again!!
Everyone had a great weekend? I know I did. And so did Eunice, Howard, Rebecca, Rebecca's Dad and Vicki! Yes! Vicki! What are the odds of bumping into a friend from Singapore up in the Australian alps? But it happened, and unfortunately I do not have any photographic proof to show. How could I forget to take a picture???!?
Anyhow, we had a blast over the weekend up in falls creek. The snow was good and the runs were awesome. We found so many ramps, bumps and jumps, and we had to try them all and everyone had their fair share of crashes and airs. Cruising around the runs and speeding down slopes, it dawned on me that this could very well be our last outing to the snows this season. I hear from uncle Choo Haw (reb's dad) that you can ski all year round in Switzerland!!! I wonder if they're short of engineers there.
This time round was great coz we were all speeding down blue and black runs at around the same skill level. No waiting around and we could experiment and try new things together. The jumps were amazing, and hilarious. You have no idea how painful my butt is now. For some reason, fear makes my butt a magnet to the ground and when all 80 kilos of me, plus my board come crashing to the ground when a jump goes wrong, I slam into the ground butt first. I walk around like an old man now.
Its great to see the girls doing jumps too. Eunice always gets air, shifts her legs in some funny position (one higher than the other) and then crashes in the most fashionable way. Rebecca just emits a funny "rusty spring hinge" sound and then pops up. And who could forget Howard's bowling ball man fall? Haha, he has the knack of performing the most hilarious falls in front of me.
What a great season. I'll miss the snow. Till we meet again!!
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