Make a choice...: Part 3

In my previous post [Make a choice...: Part 2], I posted a picture of a group of legs. Have you made your choice yet?

Here's the full picture of who the legs belong to. Girls look kawaii in sailor-fuku, no? The uniforms reminds me of Umishou's school uniform too; a recommended anime.

#06 Ribbon Style

#06 Ribbon Style
Was at Kokuhen-san's site when this beautiful piece of digirama caught my immediate attention (sorry Kokuhen-san!). Digirama done up by this "Qooler" fella.
Qooler's site here. Orginal post here.
Dunno Qooler in person, but we do have one principle in common:
"#1 take ur camera everyhere u go... #2 don't think, just shoot... "

Rec [レック]

Rec [レック]
[甜蜜声优]
Aired: 03.02.2006 till 31.03.2006
TV Series, 9 episodes + 1 DVD special
Genre: Comedy, Daily Life, Romance, Seinen, Slapstick, Sudden Girlfriend Appearance
Producers: TBS, Frontier Works, MOVIC, Pony Canyon, Shogakukan, SHAFT, Digital@Shaft
Official Page: http://www.tbs.co.jp/rec-aka/
Original works: 花見沢Q太郎 - (小学館　月刊サンデーGX連載)

Q:
This is one exceptionally sweet and romantic story involving 26 yr old marketing executive Matsumaru Fumihiko, and 20 yr old 'seiyuu no tamago' (rookie voice actress) Onda Aka.

Matsumaru-kun first met Aka at the theaters as he was about to discard the tickets since his date stood him up. Aka supposedly 'saved' the tickets and watched the movie with him, thereafter dinner. Matsumaru-kun escorted her home that evening, and both came to realise that they are actually staying in the same neighbourhood.

By a stroke of fate, fire broke out in the neighbourhood in the middle of the night, and Matsumaru-kun found a very shaken Aka at the scene of the fire - her everything destroyed. Realising that Aka has no other family or friends to turn to, Matsumaru-kun kind-heartedly took her in.

Aka seek comfort in Matsumaru-kun's solace and the two started a 'more-than-friends-but-not-yet-lovers' relationship that very night.

The story continues in a manner that Matsumaru-kun's creative-project got the green light and Aka passed the audition to be the voice actress for the mascot character. Both of them tried hard to conceal the secret of staying under the same roof from their employers and colleagues. Even more hilarious was that Aka insists that the very one-nighter with Matsumaru-kun does not make them lovers or anything and turns down Matsumaru-kun's advances.

This story also sheds light into the hardships, ethics, and professionalism faced by creative-execs and voice-actresses; the numerous rejected ideas and projects, and having to voice-act for events, commercials, games and animes, whether one likes the job or not; and also of drawing the line between work opportunities and personal lives.

The ups and downs of their individual work-lives brought about very complicated emotions between this special pair as they both experience living with one another, living without one another, sparing a thought for each other's feelings, and eventually falling in love with one another.

Sweet to the core.

Dainese airbag suit for 2010

Dainese airbag suit for 2010
Motorcyclists have something worth cheering for as cycling equipment manufacturer Dainese unveils its latest airbag-system - D-AIR SUIT. (Read one of the many articles here.)

Watch the video for a live-demostration. Initial retail price at USD99,999*.


Q: (Reminds me of DragonballZ'a Vegeta's armour). Probably only for race-track usage and not for mass-consumer use. Still another FAIL product; intact upper torso, but broken arms, broken legs... and it definitely doesn't protects the motorcyclist from being run over by another fella motorcyclist coming from behind in a a 200kg steel-horse @ over 200mph... result: technically alive, but physically disabled

*Made-up price

Driving: The responsibilities of a driver

[WARNING: This video features a CCTV camera recordings of an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle. Contains disturbing and gruesome scenes.]

This is one of the reason why instructors at driving schools tell students to stay alert and check your mirrors at all times...

Q: The footage looks "China" to me (being vehicles are left-hand drives, and slower moving vehicles keep right). I remember the time when I was in Guangzhou, the roads are so "Bor-Zen-Hu" (no govt) that I wun dare drive even if you give me a Ferrari. As can be seen from the beginning of the footage, a silver car has continued a forward path despite being on a left-turn only lane...

I interpreted the footage as that the motorcyclist has overtaken the truck from the 'blind'-side without gaining ample distance ahead of the truck and travelling at a speed slower than the truck. I've driven class-4 dumptrucks before, and judging from the position of the motorcyclist, the truck driver can barely see the motorcycle because of the height of the cabin. Its just tragic that the motorcyclist has chosen the wrong vehicle to overtake... still, its just only my side of interpretation; how do you see this footage as?

Lessons to refresh:
1) Never change lanes while crossing a junction;
2) Plan your route and form up in the correct lane early;
3) Adhere to designated lane-directions;
4) Do not overtake abruptly;
5) Do not overtake vehicles travelling faster than your vehicle;
6) Overtake only from the right (being left in left-hand-drive roads like the one above);
7) Stay alert at all times;
8) Stay within speed limits;
9) Pray that you dun encounter any bobo-drivers...

Kureha: Next [Part 3]

PREVIEW
GOT IT...

Rudely woken up this morning (around 11:30am) from my deep slumber by a phonecall... Toys n Toys called to informed that my Kureha is ready for collection...

Went down to pick it up in the midst of a heavy downpour... I was seen shielding this box with my umbrella all the way from the building to my car, like its some sort of Spirit under my umbrella... haha... I was outside the umbrella in case u dunno...

Gonna take some nice opening pictures tomolo... then gonna waste some convention films on this using my SLR... xD

Hard Water: Part 2

20th March 2008
Sequel to my Hard Water case. Read the original here.

My case was initially handed by the Tampines NPC. The last call I had with Tampines NPC was that my case was handed over to the Bedok Division "G" HQ after I filed a Magistrate Complaint at the Subordinates Court. My case was "upgraded" or some sort, so instead of a police case, its now a "court case". Okay, fine...

Also, Officer Mesri (or izzit Vincent?) mentioned that the little girl is nearing her PSLE exams, so I was asked to "let her concentrate on her exams first"... fine, afterall she's still a kid (but what about me? Who's the victim here?!)

So~ i wait... December fly pass.... and I wait... I kept telling myself that the police ain't just handling my case alone, and that I should cut them some slack since they're probably busy with more serious crime-cases instead of petty cases like mine... but months of waiting and seeing my damaged car everyday can drive me crazy.

January... If I could still remember, I gave up waiting for Bedok Division's investigation guys to call me, so I took the initiative and called them up. Called every number I could find and asked my way through... after several diverted calls and checking names here and there... I finally zoomed in on the investigating officer - I/O Philbert Tng.

Philbert mentioned that he wasn't aware of my case at all... (Faintz; =__=) So after I gave him my case ID and all the information I could give, he went off to investigate...

February... month of Chinese New Year... No news yet. I let the month slip as I personally dun want to be disturbed during this month of bliss and harmony, neither do I want to disturb anyone.

March... month of ICT... 3 weeks is alot of time for me to do alot of things. Called up Philbert and was told that he can't find my police-case report... (>__<") will continue to find. A week later, Philbert called again, says he still can't find my police-case report, and invited me over to Bedok Police HQ for kopi...

Today, after my last day of ICT, I drove down to Bedok... 4pm appointment. I am always early, as usual. Appears that Philbert's not in office. Dang... Met Liyu at the lobby. Hey hey! Long time no see! But no time to chit chat; Liyu appears busy too. Lost her down the corridor.

Called Philbert and was told he needs another 15 mins on another case. Fine. Waited along the corridor. I tell you, its darn stuffy and hot out there; I reckon I lost a bottle of perspiration.

4:30pm, Philbert called and tells me he's on the way back... Off I went to tear more coupons for another hour. Darn construction around the station cordoned off quite a lot of routes. Back in the station, explored the ground floor and found my way to the cafeteria... Phew! AIRCON! and I got myself a can of H20. Needed that. I had by then seriously dehydrated so much I was "clammy" already.

5pm: Finally met Philbert. Brought into an interview room. He sits across the table with a computer and raped the keyboard as he asks me a couple of essential information. Then we proceeded to why I was there, how did it happened, what happened next, what did I see, who did I talked to, etc etc etc... then Liyu (she is still looking manly) popped into the room again! (This time, I got her handphone number~ ^__^ )

The interview session dragged beyond 6pm... I found myself glancing at my watch every now and then... I remember calling mum that I'll be home for dinner around 6pm and not to worry as I wun be home at the usual time...

Finally, the interview session ended with Philbert reading my statement to me, adjusting the sentences and making minor amendments, and for me to sign off. (I honestly tell you, I dun like the way my statement was written - A comes first then B, compared with B come first then A, will result in a totally different interpretation - but he got the critical facts in, so I am fine).

I was told he will be filing the case back to the crime registry, then it will go to court to be ascertain by the magistrate whether its going to be a mediation session or court case... whatever.

End of the day, I just need psychological closure. It was a little girl - no adults, stranger or not, would want a kid to earn a bad record in her background. Its just that somebody got to be accountable for this act - read: parents. Else we'll find kids going around damaging people's property and go scot free.

6:30pm, jogging back to my car... carpark coupon exceeded by 30mins... praying hard aunty Fatimah didn't leave a love note for me...

6:50pm, reach home after all the peak hours jams and such... parked my car at my favourite spot, stopped the engine, and turned to get my stuff... I froze momentarily... my PPCDL theory book was happily sitting there... I should be at Singapore Poly for the test by 7pm...

SPOIL MARKET...

Fire damages four cars at Eunos Carpark

Was reading this morning's HOME section of Straits Times when a particular article caught my attention: "Fire damages four cars at Eunos Carpark"...
View the full article here. (am still trying to get a scan of the picture... anyone bought the papers?)

Guess what, the car in flames (which the flames later spread to the other 3 cars...) is a 2nd hand Toyota Vios (SGZ carplate), parked strategically at the carpark outside Eunos MRT as an advertisement... because I could see (from the picture) "Driving Lessons" information and rates being advertised infront of the car and on the car door at the side.

We all know Eunos is THE MRT STATION to go when we're heading for driving lessons at the Comfort Driving Centre (better known as Ubi Driving Centre), a couple of bus-stops down the road... many driving instructors (private) also made it a habit of picking their students up from the carpark outside the station.

And YES, I was even aware that there was a very old toyota corolla with driving lessons advertisements all over the car, parked permanently there for as long as I could remember. And it has came to irk me as it deprives people of precious parking lots...

Critical point here is, this very car that was allegedly set on flames, was advertising for driving lessons at a rate of S$18...! That is TOTALLY SPOIL MARKET~!!! We all know the prices are like S$20 for off peaks and $24 for peak hours / weekends... and here comes a newbie driving instructor offering driving lessons at S$18! and even dared to park his car at "someone else's territory"!!!

Bird brain leh! That fella is lucky he only got his car burnt. I think the entire private-instructors community already blacklisted him liao~

In camp training: Day 14

In camp training: Day 14

0720 hrs: Purposely woke up late for camp... cuz its the last day...
0800 hrs: Realised I was still right on time reaching camp...
0810 hrs: SODB...
0830 hrs: Read yesterday's newspapers...
0845 hrs: Drove out to GIANTS foodcourt for breakfast... 2 x half-boiled egg + 1 x kaya-butter bun + 1 x roti prata kosong + 1 x kopi = S$3.30...

1000 hrs: Back in camp...
1015 hrs: Reading HOME section of Straits Times...
1045 hrs: Revising intensively for my PPCDL theory test this evening...
1130 hrs: Preparing equipment for Recce and MAOS...
1200 hrs: Out Plexus runaway... first to hop off the truck and dislodged a pile of soil under my boots onto the flushed runway... Opps... 17 pairs of eyes on me... <(^_^")

1230 hrs: Chit-chatting on the runway... learnt that there was a new type of rank issued - Corporal 1st Class, signified by 2 x umbrellas, a rank between Corporal and 3rd Sergeant.

1300 hrs: MAOS completed! Back in flight... was told the pizzas for NSMen's Cohesion Welfare will only arrive at 3pm, cuz they "just ordered" (when the officer had already told instructed a 2nd sergeant to order the pizzas since 11am... talk about RSAF efficiency huh?)... no lunch was catered for NSMen...

1330 hrs: We decide to f#@% -care the pizzas; got permission to proceed to PAC (Personnel Admin Centre) for "Out-Pro(cess)"...

1415 hrs: Out-Pro completed! Out of camp! End of ICT!

In camp training: Day 13

In camp training: Day 13

1230 hrs: Reached camp... Lunch today is WESTERN FOOD! hotdog, scramble eggs, baked beans, potato wedges, nuggets, chicken patty, and hamburger bun...

1300 hrs: Feeding the Kois and Turtles with bread at the pond... scooped 1 x turtle and caught the biggest turtle with my bare hands when it swam really close! CAT 2 announced...

1330 hrs: Set up my safari chair... prolonged sitting with eyes closed...
1400 hrs: Woke up to listen to my broker friend giving a free lecture on trading shares, and how to conduct technical-analysis, when to buy-in, etc... CAT 2 upgraded to CAT 1...

1430 hrs: CAT 1 extended to 1530 hrs...
1500 hrs: CAT 1 extended to 1600 hrs... Officer briefing... Recce+Convoy, MAOS (Minimum Airfield Operating Stripe)...

1530 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 1 x kopi = S$0.60...
1600 hrs: Signing out...
1630 hrs: Home!

In camp training: Day 12

In camp training: Day 12

0700 hrs: Woke up to my alarm... nuahz another 10 mins in bed...
0725 hrs: Buy Straits Times from mama shop...
0745 hrs: Reach camp...
0800 hrs: Roll-call...0805 hrs: SODB...
0815 hrs: McDonald's breakfast... 1 x McMuffins + 1 x Ice Milo = S$2.35
0830 hrs: FPT... E.F. Exercise personnels moved out for Sungei Kadut...
0900 hrs: Read Home section of Straits Times...
0930 hrs: Drive the FUSO Dumptruck around the training grounds...
1030 hrs: Set out my safari chair... Read MAIN section of Straits Times...
1100 hrs: Read DIGITAL LIFE of Straits Times...
1130 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 1 x nonya kueh + 1 x Mee chiam kueh + 1 x kopi = S$1.80...

1200 hrs: Lunch arrived... Nasi Lemak... finally something worth eating...
1230 hrs: Prolonged sitting on my safari chair with my eyes closed....
1330 hrs: Finally opened my eyes... tuned radio...
1400 hrs: Time-off...
1420 hrs: Home!
...
....
.....
1800 hrs: Back in camp...
1845 hrs: Night Crater: Hot Asphalt...
1930 hrs: Peeling mandarin oranges inside the cabin...
2030 hrs: LPT...
2100 hrs: Signing out...
2120 hrs: Home!

NEON GENESIS EVANGELION

新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION
I'm probably gonna go crazy over Evangelion (again)... as I did some 10 years back... below is a picture I took at Cineleisure on the 15th March '08... watched the movie... came out as clueless as I did after watching the entire 26 episodes some 10 years ago...

During then, "INTERNET" was a big word... and I only have Britannica encyclopedias rather than how people nowadays have Wikipedias...
Before I go on further, the hype here is the upcoming Evangelion Live-Action movie, set to be release anytime soon... watch the trailer below:



I'm definitely one of the first few to hit the threaters when this movie releases...

The opening theme song of Neon Genesis Evangelion was the only thing of this anime I loved so much, its one of the first few MP3s I downloaded many years ago and which I still listen to when I am driving alone (read: full-blast in the car...).

Thesis of a Cruel Angel (残酷な天使のテーゼ) - vocals by Yoko Takahashi


So, just what is the story about? I wiki-ed and animedb-ed... but before I begin... I must warn you that all the characters here are psychologically sick... this anime is an all-time favourite by many Art and Psychology students to use for their psycho-analysis (my sis did one on this before...)

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Shinseiki Evangelion
[新世紀エヴァンゲリオン]
Aired: 03.10.1995 - 27.03.1996
Instead of me copying the entire thing from Wiki... its better to read them here. (Just read the "TV" portion of it first...)

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Shinseiki Evangelion Gekijouban: Shi to Shinsei
[新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 シト新生]
Aired: 15.03.1997
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that reworked ending but after production overruns became only the first half of the first episode of [The End of Evangelion], with some minor differences. Over time, two newer director's cuts of Death were produced, each including new footage not seen in the series - these were called Death (True) and finally Death (True)^2. Note that despite containing clips from the series, Death (True)^2 & Rebirth should be seen after the series itself to be fully understood - animedb
Neon Genesis Evangelion - The End of Evangelion
Shinseiki Evangelion Gekijouban: The End of Evangelion
[新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 THE END OF EVANGELION]
Aired: 19.07.1997
The end of the Neon Genesis Evangelion left many questions as to the fate of NERV, the Children, the Angels, and many other plot factors unanswered, unexplained, or otherwise hanging. To answer a legion of now befuddled Evangelion fans, Gainax remade the ending into a two-part movie known as Death and Rebirth which was to supersede episodes 25 and 26 of the television series, which then led to this movie, Death and Rebirth itself being recreated into part one of The End of Evangelion. It begins much in the same fashion, with the final Angel already having been defeated, and the current enemy switching to humanity itself as SEELE unleashes its own plan for the Evas and NERV...and indeed for the entire human race. What role will Shinji play in this ever-tense situation, as NERV gets chewed to pieces by SEELE's crack commandoes? Will Gendo's plan swallow up all of humanity? Will Hideaki Anno ever figure out how to end an anime? These questions and more will be answered in what looks to be the final installment of Evangelion. But at what price? - animedb

Read the plot here.


Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Rebuild of Evangelion
[ヱヴァンゲリヲン 新劇場版 REBUILD OF EVANGELION]
Aired: 01.09.2007 till ???
(Supposedly an "Alternative Ending" of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion)

The first of 4 movies that retells the anime story of 1996. The director Hideaki Anno affirms that everything remembers its old home, studio GAINAX, when he counts on creating a new and brought up to date Evangelion. The film has in the production veteran that had worked in the original Evangelion and other new talents, and the director suggests that this will go to exceed the success of the series.

Anno is responsible for writing and adaptation for the cinema version. Remembering that it will have surprises for those who knows the original series well: new personages, new EVAs and a different end. - animedb.

Confused? YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE.

In camp training: Day 11

In camp training: Day 11

0700 hrs: Woke up to my alarm... nuahz another 10 mins in bed...
0725 hrs: Buy Straits Times from mama shop...
0745 hrs: Reach camp...0800 hrs: Roll-call...
0805 hrs: SODB...
0815 hrs: Take helmet and had a stroll at the plant yard...
0830 hrs: Read Home section of Straits Times...
0845 hrs: Drove out to Giants foodcourt for breakfast... Roti-prata x 2+ 1 x kopi-kao = S$2.90...

0915 hrs: Window shopping inside Giants supermarket...
1000 hrs: Back in camp...
1030 hrs: Continue reading HOME section of Straits Times...
1100 hrs: Read MAIN section of Straits Times...
1130 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 1 x soya bean drink = S$1.20...
1200 hrs: Chit chatting...
1230 hrs: Scooping fish and turtles at the Koi Pond...
1300 hrs: Peeling orange... reading the Newpaper...
1330 hrs: Set out my safari chair at the carpark... apply suntan lotion... suntan.
1400 hrs: Cleaning out my car interior... open bonnet... top-up water...
1430 hrs: Bring my safari chair indoors... tune radio...
1500 hrs: Prolonged sitting in my safari chair with eyes closed...
1530 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 1 x ham n cheese sandwich + 1 x kopi = S$1.80...

1545 hrs: Signing out...
1600 hrs: Home!

16th March 2008

OTANJOUBI OMEDETOU~ Part 2~!!!

KUSHIN-BO @ Suntec City
Thanks to "Chomel" for making the reservations... I simply love Jap food above anything else... Return for Kushin-Bo again? Definitely!!!

and then begin attacking the buffet spread... ( ^ n ^ )v
20% of me stomach must be reserved for the huge selection of desserts...
caution: do not attempt to gobble down that whole piece of green mochi (like I did)... it'll turn u green too...
ARCADE & BOWLING @ Marina Square Watch me in action over the basketball shootout (didn't know this game could be so fun!), and me scoring an X in bowling... (thanks to XiaoP for videoing me)...
XiaoP: I didn't do it intentionally... it was just natural... =p

Final score: 115 (last row: Q)

My presents...
Creative Webcam! Yay! (no sleazy thoughts pls... I ain't no soccer punter, so u wun see me put 1/2-ball...)
A huge CD carry case! I seriously need this; I've got so many disc 'cakes' stacking up i can open a bakery soon... ASIASOFT 2008 CALENDAR (from XiaoP)! I've never been so happy receiving a calendar, especially since its filled with characters from ASIASOFT's arsenal of games, like Maplestory, Cabal, Pangya, and Audition!! Thats RAGNAROK ONLINE 2 below... xD Once again, thank you all my friends, for spending my birthday (or remembering) with me! Special thanks to my friends (not in order n not using real names where possible for privacy): Ah-Ben, THL, XiaoP, Botak, Kaabi, Chomel, Aurora, Tweet, Tonic-babe, Pooh, DC, Yvel, Fiblo, Shirumie, Xiaomei, Jessica n Kevin, and Minz.

15th March 2008

OTANJOUBI OMEDETOU~!!!
Yay! I've appreciated another year! (They say men are like wine... )

Good weather for the day out~ here's a beautiful view of the sky I had Tonic-babe took from inside my car... simply loved the rays shining out from behind the clouds~

Dinner at SANTA FE @ Far East Plaza...
Nanchos never tasted this good~

My all-time favourite - Quesadillas... its simply MY type of food~
Top-Shelf Margaritas... the little cup that supposedly K.O.ed me...
(> ___ <) Alex ordered this - Philly Beef Steak (I think...)

Main course - Fajitas (1 pound of beef... eats 4 persons...), tortillas free-flow...
EVANGELION: 1.0 @ Cineleisure...
Anime-version (live-action still in the making...); dun try to understand this show or you'll fail miserably. Gonna cover this title... still loved the theme-song after so many years...
My present - MONOPOLY (Singapore Edition)!

Yay! I've always wanted one! Lets play MONOPOLY together next time ya?!

Thanks to Tonic-babe, Pooh, and DC (and everyone else whom I've missed out)!

Make a choice...: Part 2

Make a choice...: Part 2
Allow me to make known to all, that these pictures come from 3 different posts from Dannychoo. I just find them funny, and since I haven been posting much pictures recently, I thought I can put these up for some entertainment.

[女]
Referring to body-fats... (not the breast-size, pls!) its very common to hear girls saying stuffs like "I wish I was thinner" or "I could lose another 5kgs"... I dunno about you girls, but when a bunch of guys get together, especially in camp, the general consensus over our "mens'talk" is that we prefer meatier girls with more curves, similar to how we like the aerodynamic curves on our cars.

I personally am okay with girls in the 10% - 60% range. Anything below 0% are just too skinny and unhealthy.

To my guy friends: Wat is your tolerance range when choosing your Kanojou?
To my girl friends: Which % are you standing in now?[男]
(Okay, something for the girls)
Referring to body-toning. Yea, some girls salivate (in their minds) at the sight of well-toned bodies of men. Basic instinct, nothing wrong about that. I honestly say, to reach the 40% range requires hell lots of iron-pumping and dieting.

Guys who reached those stages earn my respect for their endurance and determination, but seriously, "You've got no life staying in the gym all day!".

Probably the only thing I would hate about achieving toned-bodies anything below 20% is that one would need to keep pumping-irons regularly in order to maintain it (and prevent the muscles from sagging; and it will look horrible when they sag). Its not like a driver's license that "once-you-got-it, you-can-heck-care".

I think I stand at 70% (for someone my built) when I flex my body muscles to the max. I am lazy okay?

To my girl friends: Wat is your tolerance range when choosing your boy-boy?
To my guy friends: Which % are you standing in now?

[CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY]
Lets have some fun... you see a group of legs... I think D poses well, and A looks good too... which is your choice? I'll reveal the top half of this picture in next week...

Local Man Disappointed by 10,000 BC

Local Man Disappointed by 10,000 BC
Was sent this link by Kokuhen-san; an article on www.TalkingCock.com. Original article here.

by Kway Kah Chng

A minor misreading of the title led Bukit Gorblok resident Quah Sah Lah to extreme disappointment with the caveman movie, “10,000 B.C.”.

“Wah lan eh!” said Mr. Quah, 78. “I heard the movie very exciting… but there was not a single C.B. inside, nehmine 10,000. Damn cheat my money one!”

Mr. Quah said that the movie, set in pre-historic times, was the first he had seen outside of Yangtze Cinema at Pearls Centre in Chinatown.

“I heard some gin nah say 10,000 C.B. got a man wrestling with a giant pussy,” he said. “Lai dat how not to go and see?”

Little did he expect that the giant pussy was a saber-toothed tiger, and that he had misread “B.C.” as “C.B.”.

“Nao hiah!” he complained. “Who want to see some guy fighting some hairy elephant? If I want to fight a hairy elephant, I can just stay home with my wife!”

The film has also apparently led to some psychological trauma for Mr. Quah.

“Before I went in, I took some Viagra to make the experience more steam,” he said. “Now, the sight of every hairy elephant makes me steam! Wah lau, you know how condemn it is to get an erection when watching Sesame Street, not? Because now my little kukucheow becomes a Big Bird whenever Snuffleupagus turns up!”

Kenkoo Zenrakei Suieibu Umishou

ケンコー全裸系水泳部 ウミショー
This 13-episode cheery anime revolves around Umisho’s swimming club, a swimming team consisting of swimmers with very unique personalities. Okiura Kaname, a 2nd year student, is the team’s manager, who ironically is the only person in the swimming club who can’t swim.

The club is later joined by the happy-go-lucky Ninagawa Amuro, a 2nd year transfer student from Okinawa with extraordinary underwater speed, unorthodox swimming style, and a habit of swimming in the nude (hence the title).


This anime features lotsa fun, humor, sportsmanship, encouragement, girl-rivalry, romance, friendship, fan-service, perverted thoughts, beautiful colors, and you’ll learn a little about swimming competition rules. Simply a sweet title to watch!

Highlighted characters are:
Okiura: Lead-guy who has a phobia of swimming due to a childhood memory of a horrible encounter with a mermaid.

Amuro: Lead-girl who swims like a mermaid. Best quote: (of dolphins) “And I ate them sometimes…”.

Orizuka: 3rd year sempai, the devil of the swimming team. Habit of stomping on the Captain’s crotch.

Shizuoka: Neat and clean girl, but actually a closet-pervert. Best quote: “I…might…be… interested…”.

Ikamasa: Team captain; manly, well-toned body, tall and tanned, usually in a tiny piece of tanga speedo swimming trunks. Suck at swimming, high “exposure” habit, and shaves people randomly. Best quote: “Bakearo! Swimming is an individual sport! Umisho doesn’t need unity!”

Takeda: Basically a pervert.

Makio-chan: Cute but noisy girl, and small-sized, in every aspect.

In camp training: Day 10

In camp training: Day 10

0700 hrs: Woke up to my alarm... nuahz another 10 mins in bed...
0725 hrs: Buy Straits Times from mama shop...
0745 hrs: Reach camp...
0800 hrs: Roll-call...
0805 hrs: SODB...
0815 hrs: Set up safari chair... Read Home section of Straits Times...
0900 hrs: Drove out to Giants foodcourt for breakfast... Kaya-butter bun with half-boiled eggs + kopi = S$2.50...

0930 hrs: Browsing magazine inside Giants supermarket...
1000 hrs: Reached camp...
1015 hrs: Preparing equipment for Pothole repairs...
1030 hrs: Applying Bananaboat suntan lotion at the carpark... walking around the training grounds sun-tanning...

1100 hrs: Read CLASSIFIED section of Straits Times by the Koi Pond... scooped 1 x turtle out of the water...

1130 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 2 x pink glutinous rice kueh = S$1.40...
1200 hrs: Reapplying suntan lotion at the carpark...
1230 hrs: Read MAIN section of Straits Times on my safari chair...
1300 hrs: Moved out for potholes repairs... helmet, facemask, fabset, spade, leveller, flag, cement all over hands, 10 holes....

1330 hrs: Washing up by the washing bay... 13 naked men... 2 water hoses...
1400 hrs: Reapplying suntan lotion at the carpark... walking around the training grounds sun-tanning...

1430 hrs: Prolonged sitting on my safari-chair with my eyes closed...
1500 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 1 x Chicken burger + 1 x hard squirt of the mayonise + 1 x kopi = S$2.10...

1530 hrs: Prolonged sitting on my safari-chair with my eyes closed...
1600 hrs: Kiwi-ing boots at the carpark...
1630 hrs: Signing out...
1645 hrs: Home!

In camp training: Day 9

In camp training: Day 9

0700 hrs: Woke up to my alarm... nuahz another 10 mins in bed...
0725 hrs: Buy Straits Times from mama shop...
0745 hrs: Reach camp...
0800 hrs: Roll-call...
0805 hrs: SODB...
0830 hrs: FPT...
0845 hrs: Read HOME section of Straits Times...
0900 hrs: Read MAIN section of Straits Times...
0930 hrs: "Standby for announcement... Priority One, Priority-one, Priority-one, Exercise, Exercise, Exercise, Condor-Delta, Condor-Delta, Condor-Delta... Runway is Red, Runway is Red..."

0935 hrs: "Standby for announcement... Runway upgraded to Disaster, Runway upgraded to Disaster..."

1000 hrs: Load equipment onto 950G for MLRS (Multi-Launcher Rocket System)...
1015 hrs: Eat McDonald's breakfast...
1030 hrs: "Met-warning of showers, lightning-risk CAT 2, from 1030 hrs to 1100 hrs..."
1100 hrs: " Met-warning of showers, lightning-risk CAT 2, has been upgraded to Met-warning of showers and thunderstorm, lightning-risk CAT 1, from 1100 hrs to 1230 hrs"

1130 hrs: Mobile canteen arrive... 1 x Tau Hway + 1 x sandwich = S$1.50...
1200 hrs: Lunch arrived... 1 x Sunkist orange...
1230 hrs: Read CLASSIFIED section of Straits Times...
1300 hrs: Tuning the radio for Class 95 FM...
1330 hrs: Set up my field chair for a more comfortable session of prolonged sitting with eyes closed...

1400 hrs: Open eyes to tune radio again... then back into my field chair...
1430 hrs: Scooped 2 x turtle at the Koi pond... then let them slip back into the pond...
1500 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 1 x coconut roll + 1 x yam cake + 1 x kopi = S$1.80...
1530 hrs: Watch someone play Bleach on their PSP...
1600 hrs: Read January edition of 8days...
1630 hrs: Signing out...
1645 hrs: Home!

PENTAX MZ-30

PENTAX MZ-30
Behold! The SLR I dug out from underneath my bed. This baby has seriously been underuse thanks to my sis, who totally seal it up after she's done with her school module until I took it over from her.

Next time you see me with a suspicious black bag, you'd know what's inside...

Gonna take it out for some fun!

FINAL DESTINATION

FINAL DESTINATION
I am referring more like where in life I want to head, and what in life I want to attain (not the movie...)... and its a strong "I want to" rather than a "I hope to".

Had started a little conversation with Yv after she was enquiring for her friend on course fees of TMC/MDIS/SIM... then started talking about skills upgrading and improvements and the like... and all the high-flyers who got their diplomas, degrees, masters, landed in good jobs, earn good money and such... such envy...

Life's a struggle and paper-chase... with dreams comes the need for money, with the need for money comes the need to work, with the need to work comes the need for qualifications... its not the first time I started thinking: "If only I can go back in time, what would I have studied? And where would I have been now?"...

The short MSN chat with Yv comes as a wake-up call...

I looked at my friends around me and the stages in life they are at:

• Honda's switching discipline frm Engineering to Finance, heading to Kangeroo land for another 2 years of studies...
• THL's landed in a decent job, hoping to turn permanent, and intending to get his LCCI...
• XiaoP's finally got his masters but is currently getting a diploma-level salary due to lack of experience...
• MJ's turned teacher, and hopefully she dun ruin any kid's future...
• CM's waiting for that bonus so she can throw the 'most powerful white letter in the world'...
• Tweet's also getting pretty sick of her auditing job and searching for greener pasture...
• Botak's Shaolin foundation also started to shake as he is also on the lookout for greener pasture...
• Kirby's landed in a decent job and earning hard for his masters now...
• Tonic-babe's viewing a new contract and switching job (for the better...)...
• Pooh's recently hopped to another industry after 3 yrs plus without due recognition...
• XiaoBai's 20ft container of shoes arrived and he had better succeed in selling them off at a profit or else he's gonna get his ass screwed from all the investment money he borrowed from relatives, even selling off the $300+K Tampines Premiere flat he snapped at the BTO...
• Ah-seng's got married (happily?) in a haste after his gf of 7 yrs dumped him, and he's now got a flat and a kid (accidentally?), and now heavily in debt...
• Chin's pretty much losing lotsa hair (last time I saw him) frm his marriage, 2 kids, car, and flat...
• Kokuhen-san last told me he's gonna lose his job soon...
• Jiawoei's earning big bucks now in his first company after getting his masters in kangeroo-land (when I know he spent most of his time playing MMORPGs)...
• Jerry's landed himself a decent job and starting off well...

I looked at myself:
How far am I from them? Am I ahead? In the middle? Or worse, behind? I ain't turning any younger (though I still looked like I'm 18...); what have I achieved and what is my goal? Do I have any rice-bowl skills? Do I have what it takes?

I guess my closer friends would have recently heard me asking them what they hope to achieve in life, or where would they hope to be, in the next 5 years...

Getting hitched, buying a flat, and having kids, then be heavily in debt and struggling to support these commitments is probably something I wouldn't wanna end myself up in before I get rich.

I tell myself that "If what I am doing today does not contribute to what I am aiming to achieve, then I am merely wasting my time away"...

I tell myself that I have to be clear, that I have to set a goal, and a direction...

Goal / Material Achievement:
1) My own house with a beautiful view like below;

2) Buy myself a white Porsche 911 GT3;
3) Buy whatever I want, whenever I want;
4) Go wherever I want, whenever I want.

(Whoever come and tell me they want to reach non-material achievements and their goal is to attain Nirvana, I will tell them to give me all their money first and then go f@#% off...)

Direction by 2012:
1) Complete my degree;
2) Get a decent job first;
3) Earn my JLPTs;
4) Do up my portfolio;
5) Learn all the softwares I queued up;
6) Accumulate up sufficient capital;
7) Actualise my business ideas;
8) Review my directions by 2012 and realign my directions.

"放胆去做，毕有人能成功， 为何不是我!"

Have you set your goal yet?

In camp training: Day 8

In camp training: Day 8

0620 hrs: Woke up to my alarm...
0640 hrs: Buy Straits Times and a bar of snickers from mama shop...
0700 hrs: Reach camp...
0710 hrs: Changing into my P.T attire in the carpark (since no one's looking)... then start munching my Snickers chocolate bar...

0725 hrs: Report at AGSS for IPPT...
0735 hrs: PTI declares IPPT cancelled due to wet weather...
0740 hrs: Drove to GIANTS foodcourt for breakfast... 2 x chee cheong fun + 1 x char siew bao + 1 x kopi = $3.00

0915 hrs: Back in camp... set up field chair in the room for more comfortable seating... CAT 1 status...

0930 hrs: Read HOME section of Straits Times...
0945 hrs: Read MAIN section o Straits Times...
1000 hrs: Read CLASSIFIED section of Straits Times...
1030 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 1 x curry pok + 1 x nonya kueh + 1 x kopi = S$1.70...

1100 hrs: Prolonged sitting on my field chair with my eyes closed...
1200 hrs: Stood up to adjust the radio...
1230 hrs: Drove out to Tampines Blk 782 kopi tiam for lunch... 1 x carrot cake + 1 x 100Plus = S$4.20...

1330 hrs: Back in camp...
1400 hrs: "Met-warning of showers and thunderstorms, lightning-risk CAT 1, has been extended to 1500 hrs..." Prolonged seating on my field chair with my eyes closed...

1445 hrs: "Colour state is Red... colour state is Red..." Prolonged seating on my field chair with my eyes closed...

1500 hrs: "Met-warning of showers and thunderstorms, lightning-risk CAT 1, has been extended to 1615 hrs..." Prolonged seating on my field chair with my eyes closed...

1515 hrs: Mobile canteen arrived... 1 x kopi = S$0.70...
1545 hrs: Signing out...
1610 hrs: Home!

YouTube's &fmt=18

YOUTUBE - &fmt=18

To YouTube fans (people who basically has www.youtube.com bookmarked in their "Favourites") out there, here's something good to share... by adding the parameter "&fmt=18" at the end of a video URL at YouTube, you will be able to watch the video in higher resolution.

Note that with higher resolution, you'll then need a good connection to load... it will also only work for videos that was originally higher in resolution before YouTube's conversion to a lower quality for the purpose of faster streaming.

Better than nothing... thanks to Dannychoo for the above information.

In camp training: Day 7

In camp training: Day 7

0700 hrs: Woke up to my alarm... nuahz another 10 mins in bed...
0725 hrs: Buy Straits Times from mama shop...
0745 hrs: Reached camp...
0800 hrs: Roll-call...
0805 hrs: SODB...
0830 hrs: FPT...
0900 hrs: Reading HOME section of Straits Times...
0930 hrs: Drove out to Hougang Market for breakfast... Fried Noodles + Fried Chicken Wing + Fried Egg + Fried Luncheon Meat = S$3.00... + kopi = S$0.80...

1020 hrs: Drove through Defu Lanes and entered camp via Paya Lebar gates...
1030 hrs: Still stuck at Paya Lebar gates from the tight security checks...
1040 hrs: Dropped a fella off at the Medical Centre...
1050 hrs: Back at Flight... realised I was the last one back and everyone has moved out onto the training grounds already... (Opps...)

1100 hrs: Aimlessly walking around on the training grounds and detouring around huge and deep puddles of muddy water... too many NSMen, too little heavy plants... Even Dumptrucks have 3 NSMen inside each... I got no plants to get onto...

1105 hrs: Realised 963 role not taken, driver nowwhere to be seen... walked back to Flight... sign out for plant key... wear safety helmet... walk to carpark to take my water bottle from my car... walk back to Flight to refill ice-cold water... take fire extinguisher... walk to Plant Yard to find that new China-made ZL50G wheel loader...

1125 hrs: Still figuring out the control panel in the plant yard... totally never driven the ZL50G before... I can't close the door, can't find the aircon switch, can't even find the fan-switch, and I dunno where's the parking brake...

1130 hrs: Finally drove the clumsy vehicle out the plant yard... handling sucks...
1135 hrs: Scooping sand from a stockpile and pouring them back... (read: playing with sand...)

1145 hrs: Low-bedder transporting the 1st generation Caterpillar 950s and 120Gs off for scrap... took off my helmet to salute our old plants' decommissioning...

1200 hrs: Finally figured out the where the switch for the cabin fan is... so damn stuffy inside the cabin... and how to close the door of the cabin... started to rain heavier... training halted due to CAT 1... total training time: 25 mins playing with sand...

1210 hrs: Parked back the ZL50G... was picking up my fire extinguisher when I finally found where the goddam aircon switch is located.... behind the seat... splendid China design...

1230 hrs: Lunch time~~ "Met-warning of showers and thunderstorms, from 1230 hrs to 1300 hrs, lightning-risk CAT 1" (read: no training allowed... yay!) ...

1300 hrs: Hot Asphalt order arrives... training not allowed... S$2,000 worth of training materials gone to waste in the rain...

1305 hrs: "Met-warning of showers and thunderstorms, lightning-risk CAT 1, has been extended to 1400 hrs..."

1330 hrs: Eating Del-Monte Bananas... Chit-chatting...
1400 hrs: "Met-warning of showers and thunderstorms, lightning-risk CAT 1, has been extended to 1500 hrs..." ... Cook my 2nd Cup Noodles for lunch...

1430 hrs: Reading MAIN section of Straits Times...
1500 hrs: "Met-warning of showers and thunderstorms, lightning-risk CAT 1, has been extended to 1600 hrs..." ... read CLASSIFIED section of Straits Times...

1530 hrs: Chit-chatting...
1600 hrs: "Met-warning of showers and thunderstorms, lightning-risk CAT 1, has been extended to 1800 hrs..."... carry on chit-chatting...

1630 hrs: Signing out...
1645 hrs: Home!

Webcam

Preview:
I am studying into this topic due to a conversation I had with MJ. Since she has a webcam that comes embedded in her laptop, I tried scaring her (with good intention) that if someone hacked into her computer, they can actually activate the webcam (without her knowing it). So if she's digging her nose while MSN-ing away, someone else might see it...

MJ did heeded my advice to paste something over the webcam though... however, as I really did a simple google, I found that my speculation somehow has grounds...

A page on webcam basics from www.microsoft.com (click to enlarge picture to see the URL) did mention that "it is not impossible" that someone would hack into your webcam and use it to spy on you...

Google AdSense: Part 2

Google AdSense: Part 2
I have several enquiries from friends about the how abouts to setting up google adsense and have ads showing in their website / blogs. So I thought I'd "show" it to everyone who's interested.

I'll skip the signing-up, input of personal details, and the reading of all those boring (yet important) T&Cs and FAQs... once you're logged in, the very first thing you might actually be interested in knowing is the "Today's Earnings" on the top left corner.
1) To begin setting up adverts, proceed to the "AdSense Setup" tab above, then click on the "AdSense for Content"...
2) Use the Wizard to guide you through: First select the type of ads you want...
3) Then decide the Format... click the "Ad Formats" to view the different sizes of ads...
3a) Here's a view of the "Ad Formats"...
4) Next, choose the color variations... the general advice is to select colours the blends well into the background of your website, so the ads look natural. Alternatively, another school of thought would be to choose striking colours so your ads stands out.

5) "Corner styles" and "More Options" are somewhat optional... you may ignore it as it would affect much.
6) Next, Channels. Channels allow for you to track how many impressions by visitors your ad will receive and how many times visitors click on those ads. The more channels you have, the more detailed your report is... Search and add. My advice is to keep it simple...
7) Next, give your ad a name. Remember though, once you click the "Submit and Get Code", that ad is permanently (for now perhaps) set in your account. You may create and add more ads, but you may not delete them away, so either you label your ads clearly, or practice moderation and keep things simple... Do create a few though; different sizes, and trial and error a little.
8) Clicking on the "Submit and Get Code" button will generate a code of html... this is that critical code you need to get. Copy and paste the code into your website html page, save and preview. Simple.
Back at the "Reports" tab, users can view the day's earnings, or alternatively select earnings from different periods. For me, I will select "All Time".

I made the mistake of thinking that Google AdSense will payout once the amount reaches $10 (figures are supposedly in USD, since its a US firm)... I was probably too eager to set up my account and perhaps reading too fast...

After realising that I couldn't initiate a payout, I found some useful links from the "My Account" tab...

Do read up on the "5 Steps to getting paid"... its important and you've got to know...

I've highlighted the critical information to read...

Once earnings exceeded $10, users will be able to access and edit the "Payment Details" portion in the "My Account" tab...
Depending on how desperate you need the money... one can choose between "Standard" or "Express" delivery... (I was wondering whatever happened to the Electronic Funds Transfer that was mentioned in the FAQ...)
Next, users will select to receive cheques in either USD or Singapore Dollar... forget about exchange rates and such... and unless you have a USD bank account, selecting Singapore Dollar cheques will allow your cheque to be processed faster...
Next is to submit your Tax Information. This applies for US citizens only...
So basically, I click "no, no, and no" and I past the stage... notice the below picture that you are actually asked if you are a "U.S. resident alien" or not? What? Aliens can get P.R. status?
Next, type in your name to certify that you are not a U.S. citizen... and got nothing to do with U.S.... blah blah blah... Please do not type "Sexy Boy", the name is taken...

What you get next is another chunk of words...

The next step is to enter you PIN number...
Google AdSense will send you a mailer that looks like the below...
But only after your account earnings exceeds $10.00...

Once you entered your pin, the next step is to wait patiently until you accumulated $100.00 in earnings!