~BORED~

I am so bored.
I AM SO BORED.
I aM sO bOrEd.
i Am So BoReD.
I Am So Bored.
I aM sO boreD.
I Am So BOREd.

I am so bored that I am trying out other ways to type the same sentence, over and over again.

Life's great.

PS: Miffed that I'm missing the Zendikar pre-release tomorrow. CCB! =(

Wish I had more time with her...

I was in the middle of a Chain Revolver combo courtesy of my favourite gunner babe from BlazBlue, Noel Vermillion, when my mobile vibrated. I checked it, and it turns out that I actually had tuition in an hour's time. So upsetting can? I thought I could have one more round of combo practice in the arcade before heading off to do my market research. =(

I ended up buying the books before rushing to tuition. So now I have about 5 Primary 1 Grammar Practice/Activity books to look through. Spent $34.57 on them...must claim back from the company.

I am thinking about what to do with that ONE remaining token still sitting snugly in my right pants pocket. I wanna play!

Argh!

Food, just Food...

Spending the day with L normally equates to the consumption of waistline-unfriendly amounts of food. This happened last Saturday. Here are some pictures:

 

 

 

I just love food. Heehee.

Love this song...

Watched Sayang Sayang that day on Channel 5. I really like this song....A LOT.

(The video has an annoying Channel 5 advert for 2 secs in the beginning, but overall, the video and sound quality of this video is the best I've found so far.)

It's Time For Sayang Sayang


There seems so many things that lie before us
There's just so many things we want to do
But let's just stop and pause
For just a moment cause
We should do something special...me and you

It's time for sayang sayang
It's time for sayang sayang
Caring for one another 
Family and friends
It's time for sayang sayang
It's time for sayang sayang
As we go walking together, hand in hand

The time that we all love is here to treasure
A very special time of the year
These days we're sure to find
These days of yours and mine
We'll share them with the ones we hold so dear
(Hold so dear)

It's time for sayang sayang
It's time for sayang sayang
Caring for one another 
Family and friends
It's time for sayang sayang
It's time for sayang sayang
As we go walking together, hand in hand

As we go walking together, hand in hand

I am...

DAMN SLEEPY!

Fun Weekend!

I did many a great thing this weekend...

Friday
- went to do market research on competitors and began to marvel at how quickly I was able to identify the problems with the brand i.e. poor product placement which would probably indicate poor marketing relationships, poor on-the-ground awareness which is leading to CONTINUED sales problems.
- met some new coachees, and found them absolutely interesting and cool. *excited*

Saturday
- JB Day!
- Had yummy lunch.
- Had very affordable haircut.
- Shopped for -ahem- certain things related to technology.
- Had yummy seafood dinner!
- Felt fat after that... mwahahaha.
- Grateful for the company though.

Sunday
- MAGIC CUBE DRAFT!  :) So many good cards to choose from! Spoiled for choice sia...heh.

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I sense that today is going to be a slow day... I can already feel the drudgery pulling at the edges of my consciousness. *yawnz*

An Inspiration!

Interesting Stuff at my Workplace.

 

Platter of expensive, absolutely amazing roasts. Burned a hole in the pocket, but it was still worth it. =)

 

Funky taxi. I've never seen one like that before. Maybe I'm just ignorant. 

 

This is the first time I've seen a lucky draw being held in a coffee shop. The prizes (not featured here) were actually below the banner. But some of the prizes looked a little dubious. LOL!

Excited about the weekend + Uber quick rant

Let's rant first... here goes:

cue rant...

Just because you don't have a life and I seem to be 'happier' does not give you the right to give me stupid ass looks every time you see me do something that jars on YOUR sensibilities. If you are so unhappy about it, either come and confront me about it OR ignore me.  So choose one or the other.

Don't stay in some fucked up place where you're OBVIOUSLY unhappy, or you OBVIOUSLY have something you want to say, but you just aren't saying it.  It's okay if you want to remain a constipated excuse of a human being for the rest of your miserable life, but not when it makes you sneaky and makes you give off this eternal air of suspicion that projects itself onto just about everyone around you. Sadly, seeing as how that's probably going to be the way things go for like...ETERNITY, I guess I'm just going to have to put up with you. But mark my words...one day...I will snap, and when that happens, it's NOT going to be pretty. Because you WILL lose, in every aspect.

Some people are just so fucking repressed...gosh...and uncertain about themselves. I hate people with no opinion. It's like they don't have a stand about things in life at all. Sheesh... like PLEASE, give me something to respect about you man. I implore you...

*inhale*
*exhale*

end rant...

Now that that's out of the way, it's time to talk about more exciting things!

I will be having a short day trip to the land which is truly Asia tomorrow! Errrr...essentially, yeah. That's all. Loads of shopping and seafood dinner at night. Mwahahahaha!

Vonda Shepard - Baby Don't You Break My Heart Slow

For some strange reason, this song has been stuck in my head since morning.
I just can't seem to stop humming the tune.
Weird.

OMG OMG!

This is what happens when you don't read to the end of the interview, BEFORE posting something about it.

When I got to the end of the interview between Fantasymundo and Patrick Rothfuss, I discovered that he actually gave a sneak peak into the first six lines of the sequel!


On his first hand he wore rings of stone,
Iron, Amber, Wood and Bone.
There were rings unseen on his second hand,
One blood in a flowing band,
One was air all whisper thin,
And the ring of ice had a flaw within….

Forgive me for being such a fanboy... =)

*nods in agreement*

From an interview with Patrick Rothfuss, on his experience with facing pressure on producing an excellent sequel to his novel, The Name of Wind.

About a year ago, Tim Powers said to me, "A book is late once, but it's crap forever." 

Nice. I like.

Can't wait for the sequel...

*rubs hands together in anticipation and the cold of the office*

I like cooking.

It would seem that the only time I get to blog these days is that little bit of free time in the mornings, before everything swings into high-gear. ANYWAY... the past weekend has been fun for me! It was a weekend of creative expression (sorta), and time well-spent for myself.

I cooked a lot this weekend. And I thoroughly enjoyed myself...from the grocery shopping to the food preparation to the actual cooking of the food and serving it, and of course, the EATING! (Unfortunately, no pictures though...no quality camera at the moment, maybe COMEX might come to my rescue? Heh.) I made quite a few dishes over the weekend, and these were mostly recipes I stole liberated off Tastespotting.com. Here's what I cooked:

1. Bacon Corn Chowder

Verdict: VERY GOOD. It's a semi-blended soup, and extremely flavourful, and probably a year's (or two) worth of sodium in a single serving. It was the first time I blended soup! An amazing experience, I tell you. My blender is now my new best friend! Hee.

2. Seafood Baked Rice

Verdict: The seafood wasn't the freshest thing alive...so no-go. BAD...threw it out.

3. Bacon and Pea Soup

Verdict: I prefer the corn version. The peas lend to it a thicker, but more grainy texture, which isn't removed via blending. Plus, it wasn't the bright green I hope it would be. Maybe I need to use FRESH PEAS next time...I wonder where to get those man...

4. Spinach & Cheese Spaghetti

Verdict: Just nice for my tastes, but a little too bland for the common palate. I couldn't find feta cheese in FairPrice, so I use mozzarella instead - NOT flavourful enough. Next time, I shall remember to chop the spinach up better, and use feta instead.

5. Honey Chicken Drumlets

Verdict: Super easy way to cheat with chicken, and especially if you have a sweet tooth (I'm not referring to myself) - just douse the damn meat in the usual marinating stuff: soy sauce, salt, pepper, chinese rice wine, BUT add more honey than is the norm. Voila, you now have a dish that's more like CANDIED DRUMLETS. Lol! But it was still yummy. Hee.

I'm already thinking about what to cook next already....mwahahaha.

Weekend Bliss!

In order of occurrence...

1. The Proposal - It's so right...things should be like that.

2. Meeting - Productive and quite exciting.

3. Catching up with old friends - Priceless

4. Weston's 1880 Cider - Absolutely HAWT! One of my new favourite drinks!

5. Making up - Always nice. =)

That was my weekend, in a nutshell. Hee! =)

Psyched!

http://www.comexshow.com.sg/

I should right?

Great Friday Morning!

Let's see...

1. Woke up on time.
2. Decided to wear a PINK T-SHIRT just for the heck of it to work.
3. Watched animes on the bus ride to work (this was super shiok... i.e. satisfying...mmmmm...)
4. Came to work and greeted all my colleagues happily.
5. Went onto tastespotting.com to get my fix. (I'm an addict, I swear)
6. Logged onto Twitter and saw an important update on GuildWars2 Concept Art! *excited*
7. Spent about 15mins going through the lot and downloading it!
8. Blogging about my wonderful morning!

I'm feeling happy this Friday morning. And love seeing SMSes from important people...mwahahaha.

Ciao!

Blogging

As you all can see, I have been fiddling with the various features (widgets, template, etc) on Blogger.

It's been quite fun, tedious, but fun.

I have ported most of my old stuff over from my previous layout (links, old significant posts etc.) I just have one gripe left.

I think the blog is a little too 'skinny' with only two columns! Does anyone know to how 'insert' a third one on the left? I'm quite happy with the current skin (albeit one of the ready-made templates on Blogger), but I just want that third column!

I would go online and Google about simple HTML-ing, but I just can't be bothered. (yes yes, lazy me)

On a side note, I really do hope that my application does get through...it would be so exciting if it did!

More challenges, more manoeuvres, more excitement!

Mwahahaha... 

An Epiphany...

I was reading The Name of the Wind on the bus when this hit me:

An excerpt from The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

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"Master Elodin?"

"Yes?" His eyes followed a squirrel across the road and up a tree.

"I still don't understand about names."

"I will teach you to understand," he said easily. "The nature of names cannot be described, only experienced and understood."

"Why can't it be described?" I asked. "If you understand a thing, you can describe it."

"Can you describe all things you understand?" he looked sideways at me.

"Of course."

Elodin pointed down the street. "What color is that boy's shirt?"

"Blue."

"What do you mean by blue? Describe it."

I struggled for a moment, failed. "So blue is a name?"

"It is a word. Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the the fire itself."

My head was swimming at this point. "I still don't understand."

He laid a hand on my shoulder. "Using words to talk of words is like using a pencil to draw a picture of itself, on itself. Impossible. Confusing. Frustrating." He lifted his hands high above his head as if stretching for the sky. "But there are other ways to understanding!" he shouted, laughing like a child. He threw both arms to the cloudless arch of sky above us, still laughing. "Look!" he shouted tilting his head back. "Blue! Blue! Blue!"

~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~

This was after the moment young Kvothe came into awareness of his own powers and abilities. A truly amazing moment. Makes me remember and connect back to a time so long ago. It's important to remember certain things...they hold within them endless perspectives and avenues to tap into them time and time again.

Excellent Sunday!

Let's see...

What did I do yesterday...

9am - 12noon = Tutor-ed the brother & sister in Sembawang

1pm - 4pm = Trained/Coached two people for event preparation

5pm - 6pm = Slack at Raffles City Starbucks

615pm - 815pm = Sat at the Comics Mart on Level 3 and did the following:

1. Dug through the Magic common box. Shiok!
2. Chatted with the guys there about Magic.
3. Made a new friend.
4. Spent $17.50 on 3 packs + 50 protectors to play two-man draft.
5. Won the draft and first-picked a FOIL Empyrial Archangel! Shiokness!
(Here's the picture)


I think it's worth quite a lot...should be enough to cover my costs. But then again...it's so damn pretty! Argh! Pretty pretty pretty!

9pm - 10pm = Dinner with A

Then I head home and that was that....nice nice. =)

Great Day!

GuildWars 2

Whew...my first ever off day, and I just started my day on the right now. I'm super excited right now.

Information on Guild Wars 2 is finally out! And I just watched the freaking trailer!


Official Website
http://www.guildwars2.com/en/

Official HD Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em0Sd60iI2w

I am so so SO So sO SOOOOO EXCITED! (Argh, I know I've said that a few times already, but I just sorta can't stop)

I'm definitely going to be playing a Sylvari character, and best of all, it's going to be FREE ONLINE PLAY (like the original GuildWars)!

No crappy WoW business model that totally pisses me off! Hahahaha.

Here's the concept art!



Nice right?

Alright, enough of the initial excited energy has been properly channeled into this post. =)

Have fun everyone!

The best things truly are worth waiting for.