Playstation 3 pics...

My Sony Playstation 3 is finally here! Way before the official launch here in Singapore and indeed, I'm a proud owner!

haha cocky face

the contents

glossy & shiny (you can see the reflection of my bookshelves)

standing tall

Poly a 'stupid decision'

You decide.

Source : TODAY newspaper dtd 12 Jan 2007


I'm proud to graduate from Ngee Ann

2007 1st Tutorial

1st tutorial of the year.

Enrolled for the Oxford Brookes University - BSc (Honours) in Applied Accounting while waiting for my Dec 06 exam results. Being a saturday morning class, I was 5 minutes late for the tutorial... Ms Helena Johnson was already lecturing when I got there. This is a brand new challenge for me as this is not the usual modules that I took. I must prepare a research & Analysis Thesis and to do this, lots and lots of research and information gathering have to be done. Its not just study and apply in the exams. Classification of Honours are mostly based on critical evaluation of arguments, evidence and of course, presentation skills. I would really like to be awarded a First Class Honours. Its not all that difficult but its the sheer amount of time that I need to do all that & I have to submit my thesis by 6 Apr 07. Meaning, more hard work and less gaming.

Even the guide is so thick.....

New Year Resolutions?

This year, I'm not gonna spend 30 mins - 1hr to pen down my resolutions. Why? Coz its just useless. Its basically pretty much the same copy and paste minus here add there from last year's list. I'm just as lazy as the next guy when it comes to sitting down and making a list.

The problem with having resolutions is basically telling myself that I have 12 mths to accomplish and it seems a long time for that matter. This time, anything worth doing, I'm gonna action on it immediately. This year, I'm having many transition periods and many serious decision makings to ponder upon for eg. leaving the force in couple of months time, straight into accountancy field or to further studies first after completing ACCA, etc.

Whatever it is, this year is gonna to a whole new change. For instance, I've a just fully renovated my room and furnishings are bout 90% completed to kick start 2007. Now I'm just short of an air-con and a Playstation 3!

Death Note : The Last Name

Watched this today and I must say, its good. Rather impressed with the way the writers managed to compress the whole manga into just 2 movies. Very well written & directed. I'm not going to detail what happens in the movie here, you just have to watch it to really appreciated it. Btw, if those of you did not catch the one movie, I suggest you buy or rent the first one just to catch up coz the initial part of this sequel was just a really fast flashback together with Dani California by RHCP.

I really like the "2nd Kira" Misa Amane portrayed by Erika Toda. She's so beautiful and cute and always dressed in Gothic Lolita style.In this movie, her love for Light is so faithful and pure to even willing to die for Light. But sadly, she is just being used by Light in the mind games between Light and L. Some parts of the movie is really unexpected. Overall, this is a rather good movie as compared to the first.

If I happen to be the beneficiary of a Death Note, that will be awesome. I'll definitely use it. But I think having that "power" may ultimately overpower me, which I think, will not be a good ending. Maybe that's what the writers want to put across to the audience.

Kill Responsibly.

Aaron, I'm so jealous

Time passes rather slow and kinda slack being the 'first' working day of week & 0f course, the last working week of year 2006. Everybody was talking bout how they spend their Christmas blah blah blah. Mine was pretty much boring; out for bout half a day and spend the rest of the day at home, still sorting out my room stuffs. Still in the process of renovating and furnishing my room.

Anyway... so most of my colleagues were talking bout Christmas stuffs and Aaron must have been the best recipient of all gifts : Xbox 360 & a laptop! Damn jealous!

None of my wishlist got fulfilled. But I may have been too greedy.

- PS3 (was wishing my dad got me a parallel import from US/JPN thus saving me to buy during the launch come Mar 7)

- MacBook Pro

- Stylish speaker dock unit for my iPod

- 4GB memory stick for my PSP


Guess Aaron must be playing his new Xbox 360 right now...

Little Cute Terror

School's out and Lyon is staying over for couple of days. Gonna entertain & pamper this little guy!

Early morning impromptu photoshoot....

Big time pre-Xmas spam!

Unbelievable! My gmail is being spamed in the "Inbox" above and beyond the fact that the "Spam" was already loaded with 40 shitty junks!

Can't believe I'm gonna spend at least 20 minutes to sort out these irregularities....

Worst exams ever

Exams finally over but there wasn't any sign of relief this sitting at all. I totally screwed up both my papers and this was one of my worst exam sitting in my entire education phase. I was always very confident for my exams and seriously, this sitting is such a shocker for me. IMO, was kinda unfair papers for Advanced Audit n Advanced Taxaxtion, time was a constant factor and 3 hours for these 2 modules is seriously not enough. Or maybe I was weak in these area, I don't know.

My mind's a mess, very demoralised. Or maybe that was the pressure of taking ACCA level 3 modules. I always pictured myself clearing all ACCA modules at the very 1st attempt... well, at least up to level 2 modules. Had couple of friends who always admired that I could always clear these professional papers 1st time while they had to cope with some setbacks at level 2 modules. I guess this time, this exam sitting really set me back.

Screw that! I gave my best shot (though I was really thinking I could pass these 2 papers) and there nothing much I could do now. Christmas is round the corner, I will go out tomorrow and fully utilised my leave, have fun, do some shopping and suck up all the festival joy before returning back to office.

PS3 Launch Party

Damn I so wish to be in NYC right now coz its the launch party of Playstation 3 ! Have to wait till March 07 when Sony launches PS3 here in Singapore and it seems so long.... can't wait. Will be getting the 60GB version and probably these games :

- Resistance: Fall of Man (have u seen the video preview @ Gamespot yet? amazing!)
- Tony Hawk Project 8
- Metal Gear Solid
- Ridge Racer 7
- Genji , maybe?

so what if its a little pricey? hey its the next gen power console! And the idea of linking up my PSP with PS3 (which i dont know wat gonna happen) should be great. So far, I've reading up and there's hasn't been any probs or bugs in the first batch of PS3.

Damn desperate for a PS3 right now... and link it up online via its network and pimp! But I wouldn't be so crazy to buy it off ebay. Seriously the prices are still rocketing right now. The last I checked on ebay, it would cost bout S$2.6K?! It's just not worth getting it online coz with this amount, I could have refurnish my room, which I am after my exams. And talking bout exams, I'm so tired right now.... have a 6 hrs advance audit revision class today.

Untitled

I'm tired.
Reached office on time.
Boss sick - he took mc.
Ha ha.
Completed lots of tasks.
No boss down my neck.
More productive.
Listened to a colleague's problem.
Gave him some words of wisdom.
And some rubbish.
He smiled.
Cleared lots of work mails.
2 meetings on 1st Nov.
Ganna secretary for one.
Rush to class after work.
No PSP.
Just my iPod - Slipknot, Trivium, Silverstein, video podcast, can't remember.
Audit class.
Richardson lectured.
Audit Reports - unqualified, unmodified, emphasis of matter, material, pervasive, FRS, criminal case, civil case, adverse, disclaimer, Tom Cruise, etc.
James was late.
Crowded bus home.
A packet of Mee Goreng for dinner.
Deposit money returned by colleague.
Saw some ah bengs.
4 bengs crowd around 1 who was withdrawing money.
Scums of the society.
Dinner = supper.
No time to eat after work & before class.
Eat while watching Friends DVD.
Season 7, Episode 18.
Check gmail.
Type this shit.
Drink coffee.
Prepare to sleep.
Happy Halloween.
Trick or Treat.
Too old for that.

Clowns @ work

In developing countries, there is a saying : the rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer. If I can just amend this phrase to my current situation, it'll be : those who never work gets away with all the benefits, those who work gets more work and shit.

Un-professionalism!

Definition of unprofessional :
1. at variance with or contrary to professional standards or ethics; not befitting members of a profession, as language, behavior, or conduct.

2. not done with professional competence, as a play staged or an opera performed by amateurs; amateurish.

Both are well suited to what I've experienced over the recent past months. My morale is so badly affected at work that I see no point in what I do. The office is a joke, a stageplay filled with slipknot-masked people, and the politics is so damaging. Morale is a very sensitive issue and once morale is affected, it is very difficult to recover from it. Different treatment displayed towards some assclown is clearly sensed.

Oh, today was supposed to be my day-off arranged upon last week because intially, the day-off was to be on 17 Oct (my birthday). But it was decided that the work on 17 Oct was "so bloody important" that it have to postponed to today. But wait, change of plan last minute (as always) I had to forfeit my planned & agreed upon belated birthday day-off today just so that someone senior can take leave today?! Hmm... didn't see that coming.

" teamwork is defined as, a lot of people doing what I say "

Everything is a misrepresentation. I'm not going to elaborate much coz its no point. Just be glad that I'm counting down to leaving this "family" soon.

"we know that this is a problem, but the mgt is not going to discuss it with the people"

Special Delivery : - by air

got this today, so proud of myself, manage to complete till ACCA part 2 (all 1 attempt) within 1.5 yr while doing it part time, next target : complete the final part 3 asap.

Playstation 3 delay again

Yet again the much anticipated Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) is delayed. Read somewhere that the earliest for me to lay my hands on this baby is March next year instead of this November for fans in this region. However, PS3 fans in Japan and States will be buying off the shelves as scheduled this November, as alway :( damn! Though I'm dying to buy this next gen console asap, the delay could be favourable coz I can start saving up more for this US$599 killer when it'll be official launch here.

'Large'ly Suprised

More shocked than surprised that Storm Large was sent home after watching the latest episode of Rock Star Supernova. What was the band thinking sending Storm packing? She has such a great personality and character that could easily front Supernova! I think they weren't interested for a female to front Supernova and I think even though Dilana was the one of the final 4, she won't make the cut during the finals next week. All the talk that woman can also front the band is just for show... Aayway, Dilana should have been eliminated instead of Storm Large. Just hated her, her personality, her voice, her knife-ing her peers behind their back, her personality and everything about her. And Lukas Rossi is another rubbish freak to still be remaining in the final 4. He can't sing and pronounce well! Either Toby or Magni will be great to front supernova. Like what Gibly Clarke mentioned, Toby always put the fun in rock-n-roll.

and Brooke Burke still looks as hot as ever even though she's pregnant for couple of months.

Who says Accountants are Boring?

ICPAS (short for Institute of Certified Public Accountants of S'pore) recently established 2 new committees : CFO committee and the Young Accountants Group Committee. The 2 committees will address the professional needs of CFOs and young accountants.

Because of the increasing complexity of businesses in todays context, it have transformed and evolved the traditional "all about numbers" role of accountants to one that supports and empower strategic decision making and analysis. The committee will help us strengthen the role and the professional image that accountants play in business. So, who says that accountants are boring?!

I particularly like the idea of the Young Accountant Group Committee because it would serve to provide young accountants with opportunities to develop our career and achieve greater competency, knowledge and professional development. Seems like the near future is rather promising.

Damn day

had a really damn day. most frustrating was missing my acca class due to stupid work thus wasting my money. really enjoy going for acca classes but this wasn't the case today. tried to manage my time well today and work as much as i could but stupid last minute stuffs cause me to stay back late n thus missing class. now i've no choice but to borrow notes from friends this sat instead. just by borrowing n copying notes doesn't really helps coz i wouldn't appreciate 1st hand lecture. a lot of unhappiness at work recently which seriuosly affected my morale at work. really glad that i'm leaving current work place in 8 or so mths time and by then should be finishing acca degree soon and start my professional career.

i should have just finshed my class at this time...

New modules, new challenges, same shitty routine!

Yup, this post's title says it all. I barely had any rest this weekend. Lots of outstanding tasks on hand and just had the 1st Advanced Audit eve class 2 days ago (had to rush to FTC after work) and today being a sunday, I've Advance Taxation classes from 10am to 5pm with an hour lunch break from 1-2pm. Come new week tml will be slightly worse.

Mon 28/8 - Advanced Audit eve class
Tue 29/8 - Advanced Taxation eve class
Thurs 31/8 - Advanced Audit eve class
Sat 02/9 - Advanced Audit full 10am -5pm class
Sun 03/9 - Advanced Taxation full 10am -5pm class

Not forgetting my tons of work on hand with datelines closing in. Days that I don't need to attend eve classes means I've to OT myself in order to meet my datelines! Also, COMEX 2006 (IT trade show/exhibition) starts this fri till Sun, which I'm dying to go and get myself the Sony Cybershot DSC-T30!

Now taking on the final level of ACCA is starting to really stress me out. I'm all freaked out now coz both Advanced Tax and Advanced Audit really requires those knowledge that I acquired in level 2. It's like I'm taking 4 modules now coz my level 2 Tax and Audit knowledge seems decrepitly frail. Well, at least I know my future (and I mean near future) is leading somewhere. Big Four perharps? My past experience at PwC during my 6 months internship actually decides why I'm taking both Advanced Audit & Advanced Tax out of the 4 optional papers. Simply coz both have greater prospects imo. I'm already starting to countdown to exams. 98 days...

Less depressing stuff : I'll be expecting my Level 2 completion cert next month and if I managed to clear these 2 advanced modules and subsequently the core papers, I'll complete ACCA and be an ACCA affiliate this time next year! Its a attainable and measurable goal but not w/o lots of hard work.

Really gotta manage my time well this semester. Gotta balance and prioritise my work and studies. I think I'll Mr. Bastard from tomorrow onwards and focus on completing all my current work on hand. I've been too helpful at work sometimes and while people are eating into my time instead of theirs, its time for me to say NO! (but in a less direct and unnerving manner). Sorry guys... you've your tasks and boss to report to, I've mine ; unless you're willing to bear the consequences if I fail to meet my datelines...

SLAYER - Live In Our Shores!

SLAYER Live In Singapore. Hell Yeah! The hardcore pure american trash metal band is finally coming to to Singapore. Singapore is finally opening up.... 1st was Slipknot (I was there) now come Slayer... wat's next? Maybe Unearth, Hatebreed, Arch Enemy, more devil horns in the air!

Details as follows.

Date : 13 Oct 2006 (4 days b4 my birthday! Someone pls bdae treat me to Slayer...)
Time : 8 pm (2.5 hours of headbanging and hell)
Venue : Singapore Expo, Max Pavillion
Tics : $125, $85, $60

Another smart move by LAMC Prodctions (who also brought in Slipknot last year. Kudos to them)

Slayer will be here with the full original lineup. Anybody interested pls let me know... too bad I dun have much friends who appreciate metal genre.

Finally.. I cleared ACCA Level 2

Damn right I pass both modules fairly well. Hugh relief and bout $900+ poorer coz I went to enroll 2 new level 3 modules. I'm finally a ACCA level 3 student after 1.5 years.

I enrolled option paper 3.1 - Advanced Audit & Assurance and option paper 3.2 - Advanced Taxation because these are the 2 most career demand and satisfying areas out of the 4 option papers. Too bad the Oxford Brookes degree research program is not available till Jan 07... so gotta wait till then.

Gonna give myself a good treat for my hard work in passing the two June 06 modules. Well, maybe not too much as I'm so bucks poorer and classes starts this fri and sat. Its back to classes too soon but think bout the near future and success when I graduate is a sure motivation and turn-on.

(Pity those who fail marginally like 49% ... ha ha you sad loser!)

ACCA Exams Results out tomorrow...

yup... in bout 12 or more hours time, I'll receive my results online between 12pm to 2pm via email. Oh crap... feeling very nervous got these are the results for the final 2 modules of level 2 which by the way has a rather low passing rate.

Paper 2.5 - Financial Reporting : tough one, already expect the worst.
Paper 2.6 - Audit & Internal Review : confident.

really hope that I can clear these 2 modules so that I can finally move to (the last) level 3 and embark on the oxford brookes degrees research project thingy and then finally grad the whole of ACCA to be a Provisional Member. So far I manage to clear all modules fairly well with just 1 attempt each. Hope I can continue this. If not, gotta wast time and money (both SGP & GBP).

dun think I can really concentrate much during work tomorrow morn till lunch.

Everything e-mails. Do I just sit and wait!?

In a world/society/organisation/whatever, where e-mail has become indispensable, people have equate the act of sending e-mails with instant communication. But if an e-mail is sent via cyberspace and no one is around, does the message get across? Of course not! but many senders (as well as my colleagues) believe otherwise.

"Oh I sent you an e-mail last fri. So the ball is not in my court now" Pls... there's never a ball in the first place. Nowadays, it seems like talk is cheap. People never honour their words. Whenever a task is not completed, dateline missed, certain screw-ups, the "I" is always not at fault. Its always the "she", "he", "they" were wrong. By pressing the "send" button on MS outlook, they assume their job is done or rather, "out of their court". They prefer to hide behind their computer and conveniently avoid any verbal or face to face discussion. Come on, Be Professional!

Like I mentioned, talk is cheap and people no longer honour their words. Everything has got to be 'acknowledged' as a receipt of proof. It seems like verbal agreement don't suffice anymore. Now its like: send an e-mail, print out the mail (as proof!?), attach to any correspondences, file. 2 weeks later if no updates, no status, no action, take out the proof and argue. Its not productive and waste of time!

E-mail sent does not means relieving of your responsibility (for crying out loud!) If the e-mail does not get through to its intended recipient, whose responsibility is it then? Proof of sending is not proof of receiving. If you think the matter is important enough, follow up with a courtesy call. Otherwise, if you mail gets lost in the cyberspace, you have only yourself to blame.

And for god's sake, don't "cc" every damn shit especially when there are replies to every "cc" mails. Its frustrating enough that I've to cope with my work and its even damn frustrating to be entangled into rubbish and non-of-my-concern conversation. I don't want to be in the middle of something that is not my concern and job scope. My job is not just sit in front of the pc the whole damn day and observe the bottom right corner to be notified of any new e-mails coming my way. I'm not paid that much to sit and instruct!

Enough said. First thing tomorrow, check my mail.... damn.

Cam sold. Waiting for COMEX 2006

Met the ebay buyer this afternoon at Orchard and sold my Sony Cybershot DSC-T5. Now I've no suitable camera to use except the 2MP cam from my Eten M6oo Pocket PC phone. Can't wait for COMEX 2006 which is from 31st Aug to 3rd Sept. I'm gonna upgrade to Sony Cybershot DSC-T30. Maybe getting a digital SLR in the near future to fuel my photography needs.

this has been on my board for sometime. Come COMEX 2006 & I'm gonna lay my hands on this baby.

Public Apology? I agree.

Recently there has been couple of student-teacher-principal-parent related issues surfacing. Just today, the "Odd Punishment" published in the NewPaper re a teacher demanding a public apology from a 16 year old after this chap hurl vulgarities at the teacher. Reason? The teacher sort of suspend the student for a day due to him being a frequent latecomer. If thats the rule of the school, then it should be followed. The teacher done no wrong at this instance.

Instead of accepting his punishment to be suspended for a day (come on, its just a day!) this chap cleared his smart-ass throat by hurling vulgarities at his female teacher. Any vulgarities against a female subject shoule be taken a face value. I remembered an incident some time back previously when some guy openly verbal abuse a lady and apparently words like whore, or something like that was targetted at this lady. Result - that guy was punished by the law. To me, what this student did was considered verbal abuse and possible defamation. If the vulgarities used lower the teachers and are read/perceive by third parties (the class for eg.) issues for defamation can arise. Therefore, I can understand why the female teacher is so insistent re the public apology. Student using vulgarities against teachers cannot be condoned.

Enter the parents. Family can't afford a public apology. Too me, its irrelevant to the issue here. If you can't afford a public apology, then don't balst your goddamn mouth! All of us have really got to think before we act or in this case, before we blast our mouth. Bear your own consequences, dude! Then come the "arbitrator" - the principal. The principal claimed the incident was just a misunderstanding. What the heck was that? You just don't go around verbally abusing everything in your path and then claim its all a misunderstanding right?! Anyhow, no public apology ...teacher kena go for counselling. Oh come on!? Counselling for the poor teacher. What a load of crap..... I just think this chap takes education, teachers and school for granted. One thing that my parents taught me is that, you can do whatever you want but you have to answer for your actions.

In business world, defamation cases are more common. You verbally abuse or defame me, you standby to receive a writ of summons.

Selling on ebay

I'm selling a Sony DSC-T5 5.1MP digital camera on ebay.

Full specs and details at (ebay) http://tinyurl.com/ltfv5 and (yahoo auctions) http://pageuser.auctions.yahoo.com/sg/auction/103079335

Live Life to the Fullest

Was customising this blog and I can't help but to include one of my fav song by Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) on the right sidebar.

The song is about life, how we are not to question it and keep moving on. The song is just plain magical. Everytime I played on my guitar, I can't help but think back about the adventures, the fun, the trials and pains that I've encountered all these years. I relate to this song very dearly especially when my one of my cousins passed away. It was very emotional and I've questioned God too many a time for all these trials. Life is unpredictable, and no one ever knows what will happen, but eventually, everyone will pass away, as in everyone will die some day but we don't know when, it's the unknown that we can't question.

This song really sat me up thinking that shit happens but I still have to move on with my life and that I should live life to the fullest and not to waste it coz we only live once.

Green Day – Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

Another turning point;
a fork stuck in the road.

Time grabs you by the wrist;
directs you where to go.

So make the best of this test
and don't ask why.

It's not a question
but a lesson learned in time.

It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

So take the photographs
and still frames in your mind.

Hang it on a shelf
In good health and good time.

Tattoos of memories
and dead skin on trial.

For what it's worth,
it was worth all the while.

It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

Woes of a HK English Teacher.

Wat are HK kids learning (or not) nowadays? Is this really the English standards over there ? ....pity the teacher who had to go thru' this.

(click on it if u're short sighted)

Redeemed!

Finally completed the HMV redemption card. I redeemed a alternative metal cd of my choice. I've collected 25 stamps which means that I've spent at least bout 25 x $20 = $500 at HMV for the past 6 months! Wah....I spent so much on music n magazines ah?

If my parents knew, they will start to nag liao... maybe wanna increase my contribution towards monthly household?! ( they don't read my blog.... ha ha) they won't find out :)

Dying to watch Pirates of the Caribbean 2 - Dead Man's Chest! Yesterday Peter said maybe going today after working hours but damn him, never call. Nevermind, maybe we watch tomorrow or sat. Oh crap, this sat need to work.! Maybe after that meet up Yanni and the rest coz they wanna go geylang for makan.

TGIF tomorrow! But I've a presentation tomorrow.... gonna find a good topic for that + need to cope with my confidence n the stage fright thing.

thx Charlene!

check my friendster page n Charlene send me a very detailed Libra analysis for me.

Here goes :

Libra is ruled by the planet Venus. It's symbol is represented by the Scale.
Libra is an Air sign, and is balanced and charming.

People born under this sign are ener­getic, ambitious, generous, and inspired. The men and women are said to differ even more than Leo men and women, and probably from the same reason.

The Libra men having had to seek their own way, and to find their own companions and occupations, early learn to turn their inspirations and their clairvoyant ability to financial account, and so become stock brokers and sometimes gamblers. The scales of Libra tip very easily, and too often one scale touches bottom with a dead weight, while the other swings aloft unused and empty.

Libra men are very fascinating, and they are as reckless in following out the gratification of their de­sires as they are in gambling games and speculations. This pursuit is not so much sensual as sensuous, and is more of an eagerness for new objects of attraction than an impulse of passion.

When over­taken by disaster, they recover quickly and go to work again with redoubled vigor. Their feet never touch the earth in their calculations and intrigues. They are full of hope and enthusiasm, and crash after crash produces no effect.

The Libra women who have not had the masculine liberty are not so reckless as their brothers. They are apt to be careless about money matters, and this is often due to their extreme aversion to the financial part of any transaction. They detest to be mixed up with money matters.

They are not intentionally dis­honest, for they always expect to be able to pay their debts, and often borrow with the noblest intentions, but if any­thing occurs to thwart their calculations —and ten to one it does—they expect the person borrowed from to be as mag­nanimous in forgiving the debt as they would be in paying it if they had the money.

And yet these people, both men and women, have a keen and beautiful sense of justice; they are also exceed­ingly intuitive and mediumistic. When spiritualized, the scales hang evenly bal­anced, and the work that can be accom­plished for humanity by the Libra people cannot be overestimated. Among them are poets, writers, and musicians. They soar high because the most rarefied air is their native element. They will give away the largest half of anything they possess, and never expect an equivalent. They are timid and apprehensive of disaster to their children and friends, and cause much nervous anxiety to their families and others.

Those born under this sign, especially the women, are so sensitive to harmony or lack of harmony that they can tell as soon as they enter a house what the prevailing conditions are. This sometimes makes them appear sad, indifferent, or disturbed, and they are considered very disagree­able and inconsistent.

Their high spirits are subdued, and a shadow falls upon all who are in their company. As it is not usually safe or proper to explain the reason of the cloud, the victims are obliged to suffer and be silent. This tendency to feel every change in those about them, and to read secret thoughts is a constant menace to the best develop­ment.

It keeps the individual harassed by anxieties, which cannot be relieved or spoken of. In this way the sympathies are kept in constant action and without sub-serving any good purpose.

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Gatsby siao!

Bought another Gatsby product today...

the Facial Wash Scrub (w Ultra-fresh Sensation)!! Don't know wy I blog bout this also.. perharps nothing better to do. I already have lots of Gatsby products like the shaving gel, styling wax, styling gel, etc. I just love Gatsby products!

Oh, my PSP is playing in the background of thhat Gatsby pic. It's actually playing the soundtrack to my new game Juiced : Eliminator.

Very good tracks indeed featuring bands like : Fall Out Boy, Life As Is, All American Rejects, Hoobastank, Queens of the Stone Age, Limp Bizkit, Sennah, etc.

Here a pic of my in progress Honda CR-X.

and a close up ....

Zidane is not gay. Ask Materazzi.

Did you saw that Zidance head butt incident? Ya ya... almost everyone at work was discussing bout that and I even heard some uncles talking so loudly on the bus this morning. Maybe it's Zidance last international match, so he went out with a bang! And a memorable one to keep people talking about for quite some time.

Saw the clip, did some analysis... my conclusion : Materazzi was "hugging" him from behind and possibly some trash talking between them. So Zizou turned around for couple of seconds and then perform a severe head butt to Materazzi's chest for his earlier indecent act. Perharps.

Oh ya, Zidance was also awarded the FIFA Golden Ball award as the outstanding player of the World Cup despite being sent off in this finals.

ITALY the 2006 World Cup Champions!

ha ha, just as I blog previously... Italy won!!! It was a pity that Gianluigi Buffon did not managed to keep a clean sheet at the final.

France should not have been awarded the penalty. Was that any contact Malouda at all??

Zidane suddendly went berserk when he head-butted into the chest of Materazzi. He is experienced enough to do something like that. Perharps he wanted to retire in a memorable fashion. Lets see wat the papers comment tomorrow...

Trezeguet, who scored the golden goal last time (Euro 2000 I think) came on to be the villian to miss the penalty.

Cheers to the Italians to have converted 100% of the penalties.

Fantastic moment when Fabio Cannavaro lift the trophy! He really had a excellent campaign!

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Time to shower & head straight to work!

60 minutes to 2006 World Cup Final!

1+ am now... My SCV Ch 27 is ready for the 2006 WC Final between Italy v France. Didn't bet today but I think Italy is gonna be the World Champs! Go Azzurri!

WTF? Citibank Email Scam!

Receive this email today. This is just crap! I don't even have a Citibank account!?

Anyone who received this email or similar, pls don't be so damn stupid to update your abking info via the link provided in the email. This is a Phishing email. Banks will never send emails to customers in order to verify confidential, personal or account information.

How Brazil Lost ....

A great analysis!









And that's how the sambal kings were French-fried!

PSP "Party" @ Work

The title was right! This post was actually created during office hours...opps! I just finish a meeting so I guess need a short break to clear my mind before my next task. I skip lunch earlier just to enjoy the short-lived PSP fun earlier on during lunch. Waylan suggested yesterday that we bring our PSPs have try wifi up 4 players player Vitua Tennis. Though didn't managed to play doubles but, we still have bout 45 minutes of fun time. My "Thomas Haas" was pitching against William's "Sebastien Grojean" and I really had good fun sort of like mind games...trying to figure out each other's next move. Kinda a rare sight during lunch time. The rests are having lunch but the 4 of us are hooking up our PSP playing Virtua Tennis! We should playing PSP more often during lunch. DAmn, almost 4pm liao... got to see Nancy to sort out some system bugs!

Just 10 minutes a day....

Got this from a email. Thought I share it up here. Rather true....don't you think?

PS : if you can't read the article due to its small fonts (as if you're gonna read !?) click on the image for its full larger resolution!

Exams over, back to work tml...

finally, its tml (thurs) back to work after a long 2 weeks leave that was spent preparing my ACCA exams. Don't think I did well this time. I attempt paper 2.5 Financial Reporting and 2.6 Audit and Internal Review. Paper 2.5 was tough was damn many calculation and adjustments, preparing 2 sets of balance sheet n income statement n cashflow statement. To sum up, I fucked it up with only 3 hrs to do that. I didn't have time to do the finally part on construction contract for 12 marks! Pretty such i'll fail this paper. Audit paper was rather reasonable considering last sitting had a international passing rate of only 39%. I think I did ok. Was especting some hurdles in level 2 before, so ... anyway, i did my best.

So exams over, back to work tml. Sure lots of shit to do. Got 2 months before results are out, so gotta enjoy myself n do all those things that I've been KIV for some time. Lots of pictures to sort out though. Think I'll spend most of my time with digital imaging, playing games on my PSP and PS2 and enhance my guitar skills. Looking forward to the launch of PS3 this november! But will be hefty @ US599 which is bout 960 Sing bucks. Will defintely get PS3 coz not very interested in Xbox 360.

Oh ya, will of course follow the World Cup! Spain won 4-0 earlier on. My fav was Brazil but their opening match didn't much post any threat except for the fine Kaka's goal.

I'm a magazine freak!

ok its confirmed that I', a magazine lover or freak.... just look at the number of mags I bought this month alone! wat am I thinking dude!? exams in 27 days time.... anyway, just back from a very 'fruitful' class coz couple of hot babes were sitting around me! Marco, u should have been there dude...too bad u miss the class today.

mags :
- total guitar
- photo video
- world cup souvenir special
- maxim
- men's health
- pc mag
- fortune
- manchester united (monthly w/o fail)
- kerrang!

Polling Day

tomorrow is polling day and those rallies can finally stop disturbing my neighbourhood! have been watching the news this couple of days to update myself bout wat's going on coz i'm eligible to vote tomorrow. its fun watching those ''leader'' from different parties trashing how they're going do this n that n making rather ''interesting" comments bout other parties. its like watching WWE but no violence just talk n talk and "if u vote us, blah blah blah..." i bet tomorrow's news will be an hour long again with the results n updates.

Broke my own no-sleep record! 37hrs +

ya I've been awake since i woke up Monday (1st May 06) bout 2pm till now Wed bout 3am! Total no-sleep count = 37 hrs! Luckily I'm working 4 pm shift later, if not might be a brain dead zombie soon...

Arrogance?

The older generation might have told us sometime like being a man shouldn't be petty, man shouldn't talk (bitch) too much, blah blah blah...

One man sure talks a lot. Jose Mourinho. On the pitch, I respect for his tactics, strategies, and achievements. Other than that, nah! Here's my take on him.

Intro himself as "The Special One" when first arrived at Chelsea.

Since taking over at Chelsea, created controversy criticising other managers, opening a war of words with the their domestic media and becoming involved in an alleged "tapping up" of Arsenal's Ashley Cole.

"If I wanted to have an easy job... I would have stayed at Porto - beautiful blue chair, the Uefa Champions League trophy, God, and after God, me."

Failed to shake hands with Arsene Wenger following Chelsea's victory at Highbury. (erm.. a little sportmanship leh)

Told BBC Radio: "I think his (Arsene Wenger) voyeur taunt was an absolute disgrace."

In the Champions League Quarter-Final Second Leg, he accused Barcelona manager Frank Rijkaard of 'influencing the referee' during the half-time break. Too bad he talk too much...suspended for the two legs against Bayern after Uefa punished him for claiming that referee entered the Barcelona dressing room during half time.

"When I saw Frank Rijkaard (Barcelona coach) entering the referee's dressing room I couldn't believe it. When Didier Drogba was sent off (after half-time) I wasn't surprised." (why? sore loser then point finger??)

"Liverpool scored, if you can say that they scored, because maybe you should say the linesman scored." (another sore loser example??)

Accused of taunting Liverpool fans after his team took the lead in a tense and tight affair at Liverpool's ground.

"I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success and those that don't. Please don't call me arrogant, but I'm European champion and I think I'm a special one."

Finally, after clinching the EPL Champions back to back what did he said? "For a manager it is the worst club you can work at. I hate managing Chelsea" Well, xx-Special One-xx, I've good news for you : Tampines Rovers need a manager!

Hectic May 06 Schedule!!!

Coming month is a very stressful n hectic month for me... last month of preparation for ACCA Examinations. Final 2 modules to clear level 2 and proceed to level 3 n then to the ultimate prize! Lots of classes after work to attend n my transport expense will also increase coz I'll be taxi-ing most of the time to Somerset after work. Kaozz! N my lecturer also mentioned that this June 06 sitting is the best chance to clear the modules coz after this sitting, some FRSs (Financial Reporting Standards) will be obsolette n new/admended FRSs will incorporate. Meaning that if I don't make it, I'll have to retake again come Dec 06 n my current notes/syllabus will be outdated.....waste more SGD$ and GBP£. Pressure n stress starting to build up... gotta meditate for that other sources of energy.....

my May 06 schedule

Dying In Your Arms

I'm wearing thin wearing out becoming weak

Holding hands with this rope she's my self-destructive
Bleeding disease the things that makes it hard to breathe
But if I shoved you far away
This addict just starved again asphyxiated
And now I see it's you that's tearing me ensnaring me
This is me dying in your arms I cut you out now set me free
Lynched high above what used to be
In her gallows built for me
So I escaped cut this noose around my neck
I break free to see the things you blinded me
And I shoved you far away
Now I live the life I dreamed of
You're dead to me
You poisoned my life
So I take this knife
And I cut you out
Cut you out

Another successful ebay sale

Yup, the title says it all.

Manage to sold my PSP game : WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006. Not that it was a bad purchase but that I completed the game so sell lor. Wrestling game, no point for keep sake after completion right? Anyway, can considered it a much favourite game among PSP community and the fact that I still receives many SMSs and calls asking is my game still available justified that!

2nd smooth deal within couple of months. I think my ebay ratings are slowing building up...

very busy ah....

Weekends!! Its the only time for me to get busy for my own stuffs........ I've lots of video clips and they are gonna eat up my com n portable disk space very soon if I don't do anything bout it. Yeah... I'm gonna take some time to do some DVD authoring, data burning and such.

so my plans this weekend :
- DVD authoring / burning
- study n prepare for exams
- guitar practise

PPV = Pay-Per-View

Much of today's entertainment comes exclusively on PPV packages. So what is PPV? Well, I actually first came across this term some bout 2 yrs ago from watching wrestling. In Singapore's context, this is much hype about only recently say, 6 mths back?? Not idea also. Ok some brief knowledge here on PPV.

Pay-per-view is the system in which television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to view in our own homes. The event is shown at the same time to everyone ordering it, as opposed to video-on-demand systems, which allow viewers to see the event at any time. Such events or shows can be purchased using an on-screen guide, an automated telephone system, or through a live customer service representative. Events include feature movies, sporting events and adult movies (which is not available here in S'pore)

PPV actually started in the State bout 1950s... then evolved n improved till now and in S'pore, Starhub has been rather aggressive in promoting that inline (I think) with their digital set-up boxes recently. In my opinion, I think this is going to be the future coz digital entertainment is improving rapidly. Some may think : why do I still need to pay more to view? It is depends... for example Wrestlemania 22 - the wrestling event of the year! I actually watched that not long after it was aired in the States (don't ask me the source!) coz I'm a huge wrestling fan. However in Spore, the PPV for this event came much later... kinda disappointed.

ok, enough said. I just signed up for the World Cup 2006 PPV package coz die die must see! But honestly to me, I feel that it should be a PPV thingy since I'm a SCV sports group subscriber since ages ago. Anyway, its not that expensive for this PPV and since I can afford it, why not? Can't wait for the world cup to start! but damn! this also means getting nearer to my exams! Exams start 8 June, ends 13 June.....World Cup 2006 starts 9 June....

Yeah new Adidas watch!

Since I was outbidded yesterday for the Seiko Flightmaster, I went watch shopping today and this Adidas watch really caught my eyes! Nice & elegant & it adds more value to my already very expensive left hand! ha ha... see the pics I took... very chio right? I'm going to adore this watch from now onwards. ok I better sleep now...feeling rather 'high' after all that drinking earlier on + tml (sunday) I've ACCA 2.5 class from 2-5pm!

Happy that I bought this Adidas Watch!

The Specs :

Band: Brushed stainless steel bracelet with a fold-over deployment clasp

Case/Dial: Polished stainless steel case, Royal blue dial with three black subdials

Description: Quartz movement, Dress watch, Multi-function, Silver-tone luminous hands, markers and numbers, Small black markers on outer dial, Three subdials for day, date and 24 hour timekeeping, Polished stainless steel bezel, crown, case and caseback, 50 meters/165 feet water resistant

While waiting....

Was authoring some videos to DVD a while ago and based on 'Nero Vision' my DVD should be burnt in another 40 minutes, gotta wait lor. Early saturday morning now... and in another bout 6 hrs, I'll have to go back to work. Aiyo...sat back to work! I think I'll try to clear my outstanding tasking by 12pm then go home n rest cum personal time cum maybe go out have fun cum maybe study for a while.

Hmm... recap for the day : my Friday is kinda slow... secretariate a 2 hrs morning meeting then after lunch sort out some outstanding issues till bout 6.30pm. My minutes have to be out by tuesday for vetting. Thank goodness that idiotic craphead with strong body odour subordinate of mine was 'sick' for the day, allowing me more time n focus to carry out my tasks!

ok I just checked the defination of body odour - "malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe" which I believe is rather true for that craphead! ha ha ha

Outbid-ed!

ok this was my 2nd time outbid-ed on ebay! Was bidding this very chio Seiko Flightmaster watch on ebay (see pic below) but then this guy outbid my highest offer for couple of times till it burst my initial allocated budget for this watch. Sian, dun wanna bid anymore. I think I'll go watch shopping tomorrow. Dying to buy a classy, elegant, stylish n presentable watch!

Seiko Flightmaster (which I'm dying to bid for)

Physiotherapy session

Pratically spend the whole day at SGH today! Physiotherapy session on my appointment card states 10.00am but I was already there around 9am. Used to waking up early during weekdays liao... Took some light breakfast at the cafe over there then wander around till time to register. Got the locker keys n get changed for the therapy session. Rather tiring coz bout 2 hrs then lunch, another 2 hrs after that. The weather wasn't doing any great also. Waited for bout another 3o mins before the heavy rain stops. By the time i finally left the hospital, it was bout 5pm. Another day gone n nothing productive stuffs completed on my agenda. Too tired to do revision for the upcoming exams.... slack day man. Sian --> another therapy session two weeks later...

Why so last minute!?

Wah damn pissed and sucks man! I'm supposed to be on 4pm shift tomorrow but then got da news from my IC that I was needed tomorrow morning! Wah lau...so late then tell me....all my plans for tomorrow gotta reschedule now! Arrrhh... Hope they stood by their words and gimme a off this wednesday to compensate. Damn! I really gotta sleep now....2 more hours to wake up!

IT Show 2006!

Went IT show 06 today. Have been anticipating this event ever since i saw the article n advertisement last month on Straits Times and digitial life. This time, my main focus was to get a PDA-phone (Pocket PC) and was glad that I got one - Eten M600! Prior to this fair, I did rather detailed 'research' on it n my comparision was mainly on O2 Atom, Dopod 818 Pro and Eten M600. Not very interested in HP and Palm ones.

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My take after all those review n readings :

it seems the battle to be the mini's successor is among these 3 PDAs: Eten M600, O2 Atom and Dopod 818Pro.

The Eten M600 is the clear winner for all my needs as it is the speediest (processor) among the 3 and in fact even speedier than any Pocket PC out there at the moment (fact : the benchmark test comparision) which is pretty amazing.

O2 Atom just doesn't cut it for me... the camera (thought 2MP) and fm function ain't that useful and its processor speed is a slow (though not that slow when compared to Dopod 818 Pro's ti omap) at 416Mhz. Also, just browse thru' those forums and u can see tons of complaints from current O2 Atom users in Spore!

Dopod 818 Pro? Its only saving grace is the G Wi-Fi, better photo taking quality and longer battery life. Other than that, i can't imagine running applications on its damn slow processor.

I intend to use my Pocket PC mainly for VoIP calls besides the usual organizer so i would need a relatively fast Pocket PC. While Dopod 818 Pro's high speed Wi-Fi is a plus point for this task, everything else just doesn't sums up. Thus the eten M600 seems to be the clear winner. (Afternote - Eten M600 has pre-installed Skype application. Hooray!)

Support wise, Eten has been known to be on the ball with constant updates while O2 is on the other extreme thus this is also an influencial consideration when purchasing the device As for Dopod, its services have yet to be tried.

After-purchase support is a very important factor. Trust this vendor : Trends Mobile Pte Ltd (http://www.trendsmobile.com)

Also, storage fuctions was also another important consideration. Eten n Dopod using SDIO slots while O2 Atom uses mini SD card which is pricely n currently market only have till 512MB. I've lots of SD cards (2x 256MBs, 1X 512MB n 1x 1GB) which is less pricely; so to spend extra getting those mini SD cards - no brainer for me!

however, getter fancyful accessories might be a problem for Eten M600 as compared to O2 Atom - but lets give it some time since Eten M600 was only recently launched.

the booth @ level 6

Eten M600

I got the Eten M600 for S$1138. But I sold my Sony Ericsson k750i to Jacky for $400 and convert some investment gain to cash, so come to think of it, I only forked out $250 for it! Worth it!!
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ok off to other areas....

another highlight is the Olympus 7.1 MP digital camera which is water n shock proof and not forgetting those beatiful n hot promotors. Chio lah, but I already have my Sony T-5.

Other notable purchases during the show :
- iPod leather pouch --> sleek n chio
- Golla PDA Pouch Cover --> cool looking
- A4 Glossy photo paper (5 sets of 20) --> for only 30 bucks!
- 2 years subscription to Photo.Video Magazine --> for only 99 bucks w free gifts.... wah ha ha

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Oh yah, the Xbox 360 at level 3. Damn choi and n sexy! Too bad the official launch is 16 March 06. I think they are very clever. They have so much live sets to let people play n try so as to tempt n seduce game lovers. What will happen when Xbox 360 officially launch on 16th !?

took this pic with my new Eten M600
(quality not bad lah)

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Conincidently, I saw lots of familiar faces...
Saw my long lost BMT-mate Weiming (who is currently studying @ NTU) at the show too. It was so damn crowded that I lost my friends... went out of the exhibition hall for a breather n saw another bunch of friends : Kenny, Cherry, Kelvin, Shen Wei and Eng Jie who came after Kang Ling's wedding. Too bad I did not went for her wedding. Joined them for dinner at Bukit Timah after calling my friends to abandon/'pang seay' them. At dinner, saw Aunty Shirley n family and we dine together. After dinner, 2 more friendly faces appear - Ivy and WenJun. Never met so many friends conincidently in a day!

I passed my damn ACCA Exams!!

I passed!!!
I passed!!!
I passed!!!

I passed my Paper 2.4 with a not bad result!!
Came as a shocker as I think I did only ok like border-line case whereby pail or fail depends only marker's mood but whatever. The fact is I CLEARED THE DAMN PAPER!

ok now, 2 more modules before I'm eligible for the

ACCA/Oxford Brookes Degree - BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting!!!!!

time for some wild celebrations!!!