Undead

I am alive

2009-07-23T07:58:00.001+08:00

And i am moving. This place smells like old fungi and rotten fart. Time to look around. I want my m5.

oh wait and before i move, gonna leave some directions, if you catch my drift.

part 1 - up your sh

part 2 - !

think CLOSELY.

have fun and see you there, if you ever make it :)

Raise the dead?

2009-04-14T22:23:00.000+08:00

Just wondering, does anyone still wander around here?

Inspiration, Where art thou?

2008-08-07T23:02:00.000+08:00

Undead wants a trip back to his rather damp graveyard, so i am gonna give it a holiday :)

Till then,

Gonna

2008-08-06T01:27:00.004+08:00

Just had a couple of rounds in Quake3, nightmare mode. It feels good to rail slugs and feed rockets to those bots from nightmare.

Damm they are good,

Good at distracting me from everything that is real.

I am gonna try out defragging which is...(DeFRaG is a free modification (mod) for id Software's seminal first-person shooter computer game Quake III Arena (Q3A). The mod is dedicated to player movements and trick-jumping in a broad sense. -Wikipedia)

I am gonna complete those assassinations i need to do in Acre and Jerusalem.

I am gonna try letting go.

I am gonna conquer the whole damm world of Ikariam with my fellow deities.

I am gonna let go.

I am gonna read my NatGeo, learn from my Complete Idiots Guide to Bass Guitar and find out the true motive of the Anima Templi.

I am gonna try letting go.

I am gonna practice so goddamm hard on the bass guitar, till i make my 4 string beauty sing a song.

I am gonna let go.

I am gonna consider losing my life to WoW, again.

I am gonna try letting go.

I am gonna remind myself to buy that book, "Jack of the Ravens"

I am gonna try letting go.

I am gonna do everything and anything to attempt to let go to distract myself to last this 40+ days to let myself free to stop to this war in my head to recover that spirit to prevent losing myself to continue the journey to free up the opposite seat next to me for someone else to help myself.

I am gonna try letting go.

For real, this time.

War Inside My Head

2008-08-04T23:55:00.005+08:00

The past few days have been tough. Didn't felt comfortable for the most time. The mind is constantly stuck thinking about these few issues, and again reaching no conclusions makes it even worse.

Luckily there was swimming with the doods, sharing and orcs-slaying with the D&D gang that alleviate the mind-burn.

Monday wasn't that awesome either. The mind went on its warpath again, desperately looking for an solution. Again the doods were there, with Ikariam and Warcraft action to slow down the raging mind.

And this war is gonna so affect the body.

I need to find a place of solace, and that moment of peace.

Sigh, i don't feel good.

You

2008-07-30T17:46:00.002+08:00

Had another funky dream last night.

Freedom fighters fighting in HDB flats, running away from Apache helicopters and finally getting lost on the way home. Well that's because i got confused between Causeway Point and North Point, but in the first place, my house is located beside Compass Point!!

Some other vague parts of the dream : The Apache heli was chasing down me and the boys from TeamCOD4. Can remember either V or hekickmydog trying to take it down with an RPG. But the hellfire missile almost got us instead.

So we ended up running, and then here comes the freedom fighters. I am thinking they are from Vietnam. Well they were running from the rather imbah Apache too, so i guess i joined them.

Ok this part of the dream i remembered clearly. You suddenly appeared, and guess what, the heli is right on our tails. So i kinda grab your hand and started running.

Heard a loud boom, then we were in this shopping mall. Now no more TeamCOD4, only you me, and xiao hei. We started debating what shopping mall we were in, and trying to find a way to get home. So i was like saying it was north point, but turns out to be causeway point instead.

I saw xiao hei running, then your face.

Dream ended there, i woke up to the melody of BECK, " I got a feeling"

The morning was spent trying to decipher that dream. The freedom fighter, Apache heli and TeamCOD4 was understandable.

I was suppose to run with xiao hei in the morning, so i figured its was just a mental reminder and thus he was in the dream.

For you, why you appear, the answer is rather simple too.

I know why, but that doesn't really matter cause its been like this for a while.

But whether you know it or not, now that matters.

And i hope you do, :)

Dragonforce :Ultra Beatdown 2008

2008-07-27T14:08:00.002+08:00

Check out this video: Heroes of Our Time

Dragonforce latest album. Ultra Beatdown 2008! That song is one of the 8 amazing tracks in their upcoming album, and from that video, i dare say that the other 7 will be explosive as well!

Sweet melodious guitar riffs with awesome dual guitar solos, this powerhouse speed metal band have done it again!

Man i wanna go their live gigs again, but sadly this time they not visiting singapore fot their ultra beatdown tour. (suck balls man)

DRAGONFORCE, YEAH!!!! (raise hands doing the metal hand sign)

True Love Waits

2008-07-25T01:58:00.002+08:00

I'll drown my beliefs
To have your babies
I'll dress like your niece
To wash your swollen feet

Just don't leave
Don't leave

I'm not living
I'm just killing time
Your tiny hands
Your crazy kitten smile

Just don't leave
Don't leave

And true love waits
In haunted attics
And true love lives
On lollipops and crisps

Just don't leave
Don't leave

Just don't leave
Don't leave

A beautiful song by Radiohead. For me, its a song that touches me deep down inside.

Unrequited love, giving some much but wanting nothing in return. Just wanting pure happiness and simple joy for him/her/it.

Beautiful isn't it?

I dedicate this song to her, if she ever happened to chance upon this entry, or this blog.

I also dedicate this songs to all my bros, friends and beings out there, that happens to read this.Good songs, are meant to be heard.

For her,i will wait. What's love without a little patience ah?

Meanwhile, hit that play button :)

Inner Thoughts

2008-07-21T00:58:00.003+08:00

In around 53 +/- days time, it will be time for me to answer my call of duty for homeland, Singapore and by then, i would have lose the freedom of time that i currently enjoy.

I am looking forward to National Service, but the one thing that sucks while serving NS is well, one will not have as much time to hang out with friends and do stuff anymore. But i am not complaining, it will be learning journey.

Anyway how did i have that above thought is because this period of time while waiting for NS have been a blast, really. All the fun filled activities spent with the doods, the PKL, the band, the bros the bangs and the she-bangs filled with joy and laughter is really worth it. And i am also glad i didn't went to get a full time job, cause no amount of money can buy those memories; they are priceless. (but a good $600 bucks will be seriously helpful in getting a 4 string beauty :D )

Doing music with the band is one of those uber priceless memories for me, all those time spent with the band and especially the last two weeks one, have been magical. Its really something i wanted to do and its like a dream come true for me. We have worked so hard for it, searched everywhere for bandmates and its definitely a blessing that we have an almost complete band now. With Vicky pulling off his magic composing songs, Kevin singing his heart out and Pearson double pedalling his way to a new level, i really believe that we can do this. So i thank you, my brothers.

Oh ya and congrats to Pearson too for achieving part 1 of his musical career too! and we ought to take a band photo soon just in case the world decided to implode next week.

And also kudos to all my fellow Dungeons and Dragons adventurers, for letting me DM you guys through smelly orcs and exploding doors. I really hope you guys enjoy this adventure as much as I do DM-ing, and when i mean enjoy i don't meant killing you guys with gaint flaming boulders or getting decimated by 23943985606 orcs and trolls :D. It will be nice to see you guys take down Lord You Know Who, and i am not talking about you Lord Voldermort. There is a new baddie in town and he don't do snake :)

Honorable mentions to Kavvy the Saint of Fist, for dealing the highest damage ever in a single combat round (22 damage) and also being the first one to complete an almost impossible instant kill to a poor orc. (Kavvy took off the orc's head in one clean swing with his god power nanchukes)

Honorable mentions to TMO the One True Rouge, for being the smallest team tanker and also providing everyone especially the DM so much fun when he decided to light the 3 green flare. (I shall not explain in detail :D )

Honorable metions to FZ the young mighty dwaren warrior when he literally saved his whole party life by asking the simple question that everyone miss. Hint hint : poison arrows and drows.

Honorable mentions to JY the magically appearing bard for making full use of his chest "muscle" and also his never say die attitude that took out 6 orcs in a flash.

And also not forgetting the 2 Man Mage powered by FK and HQ for giving the adventure real substances by taking ownership of the Ice Ruby; Lia the Bard for giving puzzles a run for their money and of course the seaweed cleric (cookies aka pearson aka sexplorer) for making sleeping look good in DnD lol.

Money couldn't buy all those above, and all the other memories.

And although there are many other things i wanted to have, but now i am already grateful for what i already have :D

Cheers.

In Store Soon

2008-07-14T00:46:00.002+08:00

After finishing last night gaming session with Team COD4, i suddenly got an inspiration for a rather interesting blog idea. A random mental draft of the idea turned out to be rather funny, so i shall work on it during the next few days :)

Anyone still wanna save Marco's village from the invasion of the mighty orcs and maybe just maybe find the first Sister of Silent Knowledge?

One Piece!

2008-07-09T22:34:00.008+08:00

I started watching one piece during its kids central days when i was like 14 years old. During those days although the dubbing was horrible and there were some weird censoring, for example : When Sanji smokes, you can see the cigarette smoke BUT not the cigarette stick!! And there was no blood coming out of their wounds.

Despite all the lousy dubbing and censors, i still continue to follow it loyally, every weekend after my Aikido class i would rush home to catch it.

6 years later and i am even a bigger one piece fan now! This anime is simply amazing! Not every and any anime can last this long (359 episodes and 506 manga chapters). It stands proud,right beside anime legend Dragonball.

I like One Piece due to the strong camaraderie between the crew, the loyalty that binds them, their never say die spirit and of course they sense of fun and adventure! (Reminds me of UBPKF too!) Its very inspiring and motivating to watch the crew stay strong to their principles and i feel that a lot can be learnt from them!!

And of course One Piece characters are really unique, you don't find a main character like Monkey D Luffy anywhere else!!

Gotta Agree on that :D

Mugiwara Kaizoku FTW!!!

Meaningful?

2008-07-07T01:02:00.004+08:00

One year ago in Brisbane i shaved my hair. The reason why i shaved, well just for the kick of being bald. Well it did came with added benefits like reduced time spent in a freezing winter bath (being bald gave me an even better excuse not to bath) and also the ability to fully enjoy the refresh and energizing climate of Australia!

One year later today, i am bald again. Well at least this time at least got better reason. Due to the increase prices of utilities and the global warming, i am shaving to save money. Money not enough! :$

Don't worry that was a joke :D

The real reason why we are shaving is to show for support for the Children Cancer Foundation! Those poor kids have to endure hours of burning chemotherapy sessions (its practically taking in toxin to kill the cancerous cells) and in the process lose all their hair while we all get to enjoy a wonderful childhood. (Ok, most of us)

Then they go bald. They feel even sadder because they think they are different, they look weird. Other kids don't wanna play with them because they don't look normal, and normal kids don't go and play in a hospital. They worry about survival, while we worry if we can reach the cinema in time to catch a movie.

It isn't fair for them, they didn't want their body to be like this. And they are still kids!!!

So the least we can do is to take part in this shaving event, shave our hair raise some funds for their really costly treatment. Do our part for them and their family as a fellow human being. Help them lessen their worries. Beside we are only losing our hair!! Its only hair, not a limb or something! Those suffering kids are losing their life!! Hair will grow back, life once lost = wait for next life!

Well thats why i shave today.

For those who missed it, there is always next year!

Alright shall continue later or something, sleep beckons.

"Rare is a birth as a human being." - Buddha

Blues

2008-07-02T19:58:00.003+08:00

I am falling in love with the blues, seriously.

Those guitar rifts that BB King plays with his Lucille...just simply amazing.

And those melodic bass lines...woah too much to handle.

Rock is my root, Metal my energy, and Blues, my high.

The mastero BB King and Lucille.

Motivation level increase!! :D

Not Dead, Yet.

2008-06-29T22:59:00.001+08:00

Don't worry folks, it isn't THAT dead yet.

Just kinda tired out this few days to blog anything cool ( - remembers the personal code of blogging - )

Soon, perhaps tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Too many distractions and too many drafts will give you a rather dead blog. Lesson learnt.

Oh ya, need to apologies to teammates of K.F.C, really sorry i couldn't come for the saturday's competition, really had to send like 1000s of email for SY.

Oh ya again, kudos to Kevin for organizing the outing at Harry's! Had a really kickass night with brothers! More on that, in the next update

:)

Life

2008-06-23T12:34:00.005+08:00

"If a person lived in the standard way, then that person's life isn't his own." - Eddie, Dying Breed

I got the above saying from the anime BECK. Makes one hell load of sense to me. What others have to say about your way of life, it doesn't really matter, does it?

its my life, i decide how i wanna look! woof u!

Don't Be Afraid

2008-06-20T00:42:00.003+08:00

Firstly, i wanna say a big thank you to my bros, bangs, she-bangs, doods and sisters who had aided me in any way when i suffered the attack of emo monster.

Thank you!

Without you guys this war would had taken way longer, but due to the imbah support that i received, emo monster was decimated.

And now, i am back. Level up with new feats, stronger defences and deeper understandings, and an upgraded aura of Ernesticism.

(you guys had a chance to finish me off and get rid of the farts and lame-ness when my defenses were down, but now its too late! My turn to strike! :])

The attack of emo monster wasn't all bad, in fact it reminded me something. Like what Vicky had mentioned, it is normal for us to suffer from emo/down periods once in while. Life is always changing, every second is different. So its impossible to be happy and cheerful all the time (unless you are enlighten or something) and its also impossible to be sad/emo/down all the time. This is, the impermanence of human life.

What that matters is what one do when suffering from a down period. How do one pull himself/herself out of this bad patch? Don't wallow in emo-ness, don't cling and attach oneself to emo-ness. It is not cool, its uncool. Find out whats causing the problem, and try to solve it instead. And if one can't find an answer, then its not a problem at all! (Cause all problems come with an answer :D )Even better! Let it go, detach from it and pick oneself up again and be who you really are!

What i just mention is not rocket science, we all know it, we all have heard it so many times that maybe we have just toss it aside. I know it may sound cliché and stuff, but it works. Simplicity and its wonders.

And to all my bros, bangs, she-bangs, doods and sisters who are currently in a bad patch of life, or suffering from attacks from emo monster, i hope this post will help (well, if you ever come to this blog anyway lol) I will stand with you and fight back the monster!

Don't be afraid!

Cheers, and may all sentient beings be well and happy!

Rare E-- Night

2008-06-14T01:40:00.002+08:00

A rare happening, doesn't happens often for me, but when it does..

it sucks big time.

My auto cheer up defenses failed to activate this time round, for some unknown reason.

The train ride home was horrible. Utterly.

Bah, this feeling really sucks balls. I thought i can just take it all in, but it isn't working anymore.

Suppression isn't the way to go.

Letting go is.

Then another mind boggling question pops up, "can i let go?"

Bloody hell.

So close and yet so far,

Boy this feeling really sucks big time.

I am hoping, i can last, till i find the right words to say.

I apologize to whoever who actually read this crappy blog for this crappy post, i had to let it out somewhere, and this rather dead blog happens to be an outlet.

May you be well, and happy. Truly.

Update, Maybe : Part 2

2008-06-08T23:56:00.002+08:00

Back at the golden question: to update or not to update,

Well most of the time i am just too distracted to update, and when i usually decide to update, i will take too damm long, and ending up discarding the draft. This is due to a principle that i have, which is my posts should have something interesting to read and so i will not end up waste people's time in which they can spend on other meaning stuff.

And thus i will announce that the next update will come once i get my car, the one below

Isn't she a beauty?

Joking la, ( only on the next update part; regarding the car, not a joke, i really want that car!)

Be well and happy everyone/thing!!

Update, Maybe

2008-06-03T01:32:00.001+08:00

Last week ++ have been a flurry of events, even more flurry then Kavvy's flurry of blows and definitely way more flurry then a MacFlurry.

The battle of Sundaes and MacFlurry continue to rage on in my cerebellum; it is always a pain to choose between a trusty Strawberry Sundae and a wild Oreo MacFlurry. Sometimes, that sneaky 60 cents good old vanilla cone will attempt a sneak attack that sometimes even the Sundae and MacFlurry cannot comprehend.

Its really a pain to choose.

I am thinking this random post is a sign. First you sense it, then you see the signs.

Well its clearly a sign that i need ice cream before i can churn out anything normal.

Update, Maybe,

Ice cream, Surely

A Red Devils' Night

2008-05-21T23:26:00.003+08:00

Its here, Champions League Final 2008.

Manchester United vs Chelsea

Its a must for me to catch, and thus its a must for me to go sleep now.

Cause there is work in the morning and two driving lessons in the afternoon.

And thus sleep is important.

Been a busy week, so many happenings everywhere.

Graduation, Dungeons and Dragons, Gaming, Falling sick, many many more.

Need good rest for this overclocked body.

But i am going to hang on for one more night, for my team.

Talk more cock next time, for now sleep beckons.

GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!!!!!!!

Fever

2008-05-17T12:45:00.001+08:00

The title says its all.

I am down with fever.

The signs and symptoms started showing on Wednesday, where the first wave of headache attack me. With 2 pills of Setamol, the attack was stop.

Thursday evening, this terrible cough started and i swear it hurts like hell. It was like getting hit by a truck whenever i cough.

Friday, the cough persisted, i fought on with H2O. After dinner, head starts to spin and body temperature starts to increase. Fever. And thus i jumped into bed around 2315, hoping to sleep it off.

Saturday morning, fever still persisted. Horrible feeling with the giddy head and feeling damm warm but unable to cool down.

Well fever is actually a body reaction in response to a viral or bacteria infection. The body raises its internal temperature, hoping to stop the infection with this increased temperature. So its both good and bad to have fever.

Woot gotta love Biology.

Anyway at this point of time, i am sweating out this fever. feeling a little better now, compared to this morning and last night. Head still hurts though.

Tribute

2008-05-05T12:45:00.004+08:00

To Vicky, the dood that composed so many kickass songs like Gorilla Song, I think it's 2 and the upcoming hit, I am a Buddhist boy.

To Vicky, the brave rouge that dodges faster then lighting and hits almost as hard as an ant.

And to Vicky, the dood with 3 thousand IKEA pencils, an iron stomach and an acer laptop that just refuses to burn.

Happy Birthday Dood.

And may your MacSpazatron burns soon so that you can get a 4920 and then, we can play till when the sun don't shine and the moon don't glow and the grass don't grow!

Proud to be a Buddhist boy!

Purple Light

2008-04-30T10:22:00.002+08:00

Good morning Mr LAI WEI HONG, ERNEST.

Your enlistment date is on 12-Sep-2008. Your reporting unit is TRAINING LIST BASIC MILITARY TRAINING CENTRE SCHOOL 2.

And it finally came. Still got a few more months to go so its time to enjoy my youth before i transform into super solider.

Cheers.

On/Off

2008-04-25T00:29:00.002+08:00

And so this afternoon i was having a chat with Mrs Lim who was my secondary school days tuition teacher and she was asking me what i plan to do after polytechnic days;

Mrs Lim : So ernest, what you plan to do now?

Me: well i gotta survive NS first, provided that they still want to enlist me. Then continue to study degree.

Mrs Lim : oh, study degree where?

Me : i applied for NTU, but they like don't want to tell me either they want me or don't want me.

Mrs Lim : wa so bad one ah, nvm come australia study la! Then work here, migrate here, bring whole family over. Here environment very nice, very stress free!

Me : haha icic, i will keep my options open and think about once i survive NS. Thanks anyway

Mrs Lim : ok la, anyway you big boy already, so how got gf?

Me : haha no la, no gf. My only gf is my laptop.

Mrs Lim : wa, last time talk to you, gf is playstation, now is laptop. not good!

Me : haha quite good actually.

Mrs Lim : ??

Me : Laptop can off, but girl cannot off.

OK i seriously don't know where i pop that one out from. But i do treat my laptop like a girl, take care of it and pamper it with great games and good music.

But don't worry, if i ever find a real one, i will treat her better then my laptop. Will not anyhow press shutdown button.

Will just plug out the battery.

JOKING LA!!! (seriously, 24/7 power on! )

We all know what sounds he make when he's going to shut down :)

NS, not

2008-04-21T15:52:00.000+08:00

Good afternoon Mr LAI WEI HONG, ERNEST.

Your enlistment date is not finalised yet. An enlistment notice will be sent to you two months before your enlistment date. For further enquiries, please call our Call Center at 1800-3676767 or email to us at contact@ns.sg.

And the wait goes on....

Prologue

2008-04-16T01:00:00.000+08:00

To those who were here once, or twice, or maybe a few more times.

Do come back in a while, as i am really working on this.

Yes this thing has been dead for a while now. Ok fine, a rather long while. But who says the dead can't talk?

So while waiting, let me reveal an rare digital capture of my alter ego, footman

I offer it as an compensation, for those who have wasted calories and time to explore this place but to find nothing, no treasures, no loot.

I assured you of more treasures to come, but only if you can pass this test of patience.

So, wait a little longer :)

This is Footman, my other self. Beside him stands a great musician, Juzzie Smith, who had inspired many with his happy, dazy music. Good day mate!

Footman was last seen in Australia setting lab coats on fire, if you do see him, do put on a lab coat.

Doods, Let's Jam.

2007-09-16T19:30:00.001+08:00

Three (or two) days ago, Vicky told me "dood, your blog is really dead"

Ya it has been dead for a while now, no money to buy phoenix down.

But for some reason, after watching some videos on youtube, i found the phoenix down.

So this post is for you vicky, and Ian (and even Zeming) if you three ever happen to read this.

------

OK so i just got back from the SMRT challenge, something like amazing race but the clues are harmless and you don't get to win a million bucks. Vicky actually called me out to jam, but ya i was shagged out and had to hang around with family. (sorry dood)

SO, after half a day of sweating with family and friends, i finally get to sit down of my lappy. She's rather powerful i must say.(wait, thats not the point here) But again, it was vicky who introduce me to her like a few weeks back, so ya, thanks dood.

THEN while i was doing random internet surfing, i happen to visit ultimate guitar. There was an article on the 8 guitar solos that transform a song into a classic so ya, when to do some reading up. Never knew that Van Halen was the one responsible for MJ's Beat It insane guitar solo. But Slash is up there too as a guitar god along with Van Halen, try listening to GNR November Rain. Slash stood on the top of a grand piano and did a crazy solo for that song. Uber ownage!

SO after viewing those guitar solo, i look up Geddy Lee, from Rush. He's of the legendary bassist that mankind ever knew, along with Flea from RHCP and Steve Harris of Iron Maiden. This are the men that makes me want to pick up SBM's bass guitar and play all day long. Anyway Rush is a 3 man band from Canada. Really really impressive.

THEN suddenly while i was watching Rush perform "Closer to the heart" live, two boys suddenly pop into my head. Guess who, Vicky and Ian. I think its because seeing Rush having so much fun playing what they love makes me think back of our jamming days before i had to leave for Australia and Ian, studying for O levels.

I seriously, from the bottom of my soul, miss those jamming days. It was so much fun. Just music that only we three could understand and lots and lots and lots of laughter. It was those afternoons where Vicky belts out weird funny yet cool tunes that you can see in cartoons and Ian going high on the drums throwing his stick around, and me trying to figure out what string is what while talking about flying Ian's styrofoam plane, that i treasured the most.

I really miss those days, and i look forward to our next session together. Jamming, gaming and plane flying.I sincerely hope, that in the near future, we can be like those 3 guys from Rush, playing what we love, and just, being happy.

Here's the video, the phoenix down,

OK sidetrack, so why did i mention Zeming just now? It was our dear president zeming who ask me whether if i would be interested to play the bass and then later on brought a bass guitar for SBMY. I will never be able to jam with Vicky and Ian if it wasn't for him. So thank you, president! Don't worry, i will not waste SBMY money. i will master the bass!

To vicky and ian, thanks for all the fun sessions we had. Lets have more!

So doods, Lets Jam.

Oh ya vicky, lets not forget about the movie and of course, COH.

Great days lies ahead, gentlemen.

:D

RE: Need for Speed

2007-07-26T16:38:00.000+08:00

Presenting the fastest ride of Movie World, Superman Escapes!

Can you spot me?

And this, the Lethal Weapon!! Don't how to explain, watch

11 mins.

2007-07-19T23:24:00.000+08:00

Just came back from my midnight run with my flatmate Marcus aka Mr Coke. At around 2330 me, Marcus and Kelvin (another flatmate) were talking about our NAFA (Nasty and Frustrating Assessment) test that we will have to do when we go back home. This test will practically determine whether we boys enter NS sooner or later

M: to get silver, 2.4km run must be under 11 min

K: -stunned-

N: -Eating shredded cheddar cheese-

M: So lets go run, must train! We go run now, run around tennis court

K: -stunned-

N: OK! lets go!

M: really ah? serious?

N: -Eating shredded cheddar cheese- Ya la!

M: .....Ok

So we grab our running shoes and jacket and headed out. FYI, today is the coldest day in July in Brisbane for the past don't know how many years. So ya we ran and our time......was bad. i still need to get use to running in the cold air. I am aiming for 10mins. Tomorrow night, run again!

I don't want to enter NS earlier. I want to use that period of time to go bag packing with you guys!! Thailand!!

Sorry best friend aka queen, we keep encountering TF. Damm sad, cannot have proper convo. :(

The stars were beautiful tonight

If i can just bring one back, for you

Alright before the bed consumes me, here are two wacky photos from the CHINATOWN of Brisbane. More to come!

Wanna get high? Come to Happy High Herbs!
~Amazing but true~

-stunned-

Till then, have a good one

Need for Speed

2007-07-18T15:07:00.000+08:00

Imagine. You and your friends in the MRT. The train is currently traveling underground. Suddenly, an earthquake occur. The tunnel collapses. Your train is stuck. Fear and panic fills the air. The train isn't going to hold out any longer, soon tonnes of concrete is going to come crumbling down on you. Is this the end?

Yes, it might be.

But then you heard a voice.

"Don't worry. There is only one way out of this. I'll push"

Wanna guess who came to save the day?

Superman!!!! So moments before the concrete comes falling down on you, Superman came and pushes the whole train out of the ground.

Ok that didn't really happen, it was just the scenario that riders of Superman very own roller coaster ride, "Superman Escapes" was put through. Yes, i went to Movie World over the weekends and got a chance to fly with Superman. OK here's what really happened:

I got the last row of the last cart on my first timing riding. One cart can hold up to 4 person and there are like 7 carts connected together, forming the "MRT". And behind the last cart, there is a life size figurine of Superman, his hands "pushing" the cart. Well he is "supposed" to push the cart with his insane strength on this ride.

So once the ride start, the MRT will travel through this pretty dark tunnel and you will find out that the tunnel has collapsed and thus trapping the train. After a few turns here and there, you will find out that the tunnel is going to blow. Then the train stopped. And you will hear this voice.

"Don't worry. There is only one way out of this. I'll push"

For some unknown reason, Superman voice sounded so comforting and assuring. He makes you feel that everything is going to be alright. BUT....

After a like 5 second pause, Superman completed his sentence.

"Fast."

Oh dear. Everything else happened Superman fast after this.

Even before my mind can register Superman last word, the whole train was CATAPULTED straight up into the track!! 0 to 100km/h in two second. Usually most roller coaster will take their time to climb up the first part of the track right, BUT NOT THIS ONE!! So ya the whole train was launched up the track at an awesome speed of 100km/h, and like 3 seconds later, the train which is now pretty high up on the track will drop down back to earth ALMOST VERTICALLY!! It was like almost a 90 degree drop. Did i mention the train was dropping down also at speed of around 100km/h?

It was the fastest roller coaster in terms of speed and duration i had ever rode. And it was also THE best!! It lasted only around 40 seconds ( due to the crazy speed) but it got me really really high!

I shall post some photos and videos next time round. You gotta see it and RIDE it to believe it. If you ever get a chance to ride it, do it. It look really menacing and wicked, but its made to look that way :)

But i still think that Superman only used like 10% of his strength on this ride. Cannot imagine if he goes all out.

Till i find the right words to say;

2007-07-13T23:27:00.000+08:00

Had a nice chat with Ang Hwee last night, he also wanted to send me some cute songs but sadly the horrible internet connection prevents me from receiving them. Thanks for those emails and advices, helpful they are!

Can't wait for to go for retreat, my mind needs a good defragmentation. Hope you will have a speedy recovery for your hand too!

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Had another day that was full of incubation period, and so i camped at the lab computer. Decided to take a look back to SBMY msn group forum, sadly now its kinda dead. Ventured into a section that i rarely access in the past. The Dharma section. And guess what, there are so much interesting and enlightening stuff to read in there!! And so, i spent the rest of my incubation time reading. A better way to spend incubation time instead of playing emulators i guess.

Alright, sleep beckons.

Sometimes, it is not worth saying.

Uno stacko, Not

2007-07-12T23:50:00.000+08:00

Move aside Uno - Stacko, here comes CAN-U- Stacko!

I just got to do this.. :D

I think stacking them is easy, the tricky part is....

DO YOU HAVE SO MANY CANS IN YOUR HOUSE!!!

(that structure took around 38 cans)

GL HF

Who says guys can't do grocery shoppping?

2007-07-12T23:05:00.000+08:00

4 guys.

One Trolley.

One ATM card.

And one really huge supermarket.

And also lots of free time at home.

Presenting...

A parent's worse nightmare,

The Return of the Can food !!!

The picture says it all :D

Thursday for me is me and my house-mates grocery shopping day. Its a must to shop for grocery to cook, as cooking will save loads of money here. Well i am currently staying with 3 other guys, they are all my classmate from Singapore. Please don't let the picture fool you, we are not aliens and we do not live on soft drinks alone. I am just showing you this picture because i think this way cool and i will never get to do this back home! :D

So ya, out of my 3 other friends, one of them is a coke addict, thus explaining the coke. ( this was his second batch already!) And for the other drink,Lift, well it was on promotion today and thus the "Singaporean Spirit of Sales and Promotion" took over us and unknowingly we brought the 18 cans value pack!

OK to prove that i do actually eat food here... heres another picture:

Hehe, Power right!! Remember, there are THREE guys in the house. Yes yes i know they don't look that healthy but still, they are great tasting and easy to handle! Did i mention that they are 99% fat free?

:D

Ouch

2007-07-06T23:21:00.000+08:00

In Australia, most of their sink and shower comes with two taps. One for hot water, and the other for cold. Currently its the winter season here and so the cold water is beyond cold and thus a little bit of hot water helps keep the blood flowing. So ya, to actually obtain nice WARM water, not HOT but warm, you gotta turn and keep adjusting the two taps till you get a nice warm flowing water. Ya its pretty easy UNTIL i met this one special sink.

That particular sink, also came with the usual two taps. So ya after i carry out my usual "business transactions" i decided to wash my hands, It was a really cold day so i thought a little warm water will help. Ok, this what happened next :

1)Firstly i turn on the cold water. Around two 270 degree turns on the tap
-cold water flows, really cold-

2) Secondly, i turn on the hot water. Around one 90 degree turn will do.
-both hot and cold water flows, warm-

OK by this stage, both (20%) hot and (80%) cold water should be flowing to give warm water. This applies to all normal healthy taps. BUT NOT FOR THE TAP I ENCOUNTERED!

3) Place hands under into flowing "warm water" Hands contact water, water isn't warm, water is hot, hands disengage from hot water, mouth open, sound box vibrate, shouts and hopped around, hands got burned.

It turns out that the when i turn on the hot water tap, the cold water got transfer into the hot water system and no cold water was flowing!! How come only that tap like that!! So, the top of my hand got burned/scalded and along with the really dry air of Australia, it isn't turning out that well :(

Lucky you guys and my folks can't see it or else you might freak out as the color and texture is no longer that....appealing. Don't even think about touching it :)

My hands are tough,
the skin is rough,

Scarred with burns,
Fading to black,

Now i just wonder,
Will you still hold them dear?

Everyone who is reading this, Please help out.

2007-07-04T17:31:00.000+08:00

Felicia Teo has been missing since 30th June 2007. We are trying our very best to help locate her, so any information about Felicia will be helpful. Please visit the link below and pass it to your friends, post on your blog. friendster, myspace or any other forms of communication. Please help out.

http://poww.livejournal.com/97634.

She is a friend of mine, the sister of one of my good buddy. Any information will be greatly needed and appreciated. Thank you very much.

Here's the link again:

http://poww.livejournal.com/97634.

Please come back soon, Felicia.

Incubation 101

2007-07-03T15:08:00.000+08:00

What is an Incubation period?

Incubation period: a period of time where cells are left alone in their plastic world to grow and reproduce so that we humans, can then splice or dice them up or mess with their DNA to carry out experiments that hopefully do something good for mankind. Incubation period can last from a few minutes to a few hours and sometimes even a few days.

So now you will understand my next sentence: I am currently having a 4 hour incubation period.

I have done everything i needed to do: 1) Read scientific journals 2) Update the log book 3) Take a nap 4) Play a game on the emulator 5) Talk cock with others 6) Surf the net 7) Take another nap

And guess what, i still got like 40 minutes before my cells tire themselves out. And thus here i am, finding ways to spend the last 40 minutes fruitfully by sharing with others what is an Incubation period and what you can do if you encounter one :)

Alright since there is still time, let me tell you about my friend Ernest. He is the guy waiting for the incubation. Ernest, also known as Nest is currently on a 3 months school attachment in Griffith University, Brisbane Australia. His real home is in Sengkang, Singapore and he loves to eat ba chor mee. He is a third year student studying molecular biotechnology in Nanyang Polytechic. He also plays for Serangoon top football club, SOS. Finally, he will love to say that he is a proud member of Singapore Buddhist Mission.

Till the next incubation,