A gaming tribute

And I thought the Gaming Theme Acapella was good. =D



Performed by the California Band during a half-time show recently, it was nothing short of spectacular. See how many tunes you can identify!

I shamefully admit that I could identify all of the songs played in the video. Seems like I need more time out in the sun. xD

Gibson-WHAT-Guitar?!

What makes this Gibson Les Paul different from the rest?

Click the picture to find out. Look under the videos section. I was going "FUAH!!" =D

Go electrical engineering!! xD

"Who touched Sasha?!"

Haha, Judson and I pretty much memorized the script for all the Team Fortress 2 videos. The heavy and the soldier's vids are a good laugh. =D

I sure hope the internet cafes have this already. Can't wait for the next Subang fragfest. xD

Must see!

Two movies you must absolutely catch if you can.

Ken, Daph and I went to watch it not knowing anything about the movie. Not much was put into its promotion I suppose, or either that I haven't been watching TV recently. However, this wonderful fantasy world of Neil Gaiman is sure to delight. =D Great choice Crissy!


Next up,
Much much better than I expected. Don't let the "From the studio that created Shrek" tag line put you off. Unlike the last 2 Shrek sequels, this show is actually genuinely funny! Certainly one to catch if you're looking for a good laugh. I wanted to take Xin out for my second round of Stardust since she hasn't watched it, but she recommended this. Good choice Xin! =D

Oh how I wanted to talk more about these movies, but I wouldn't want to spoil your experience. =) Catch them of you have the time!


On my way back home using the Federal Highway, there was bad traffic accident that occurred near the exit to Shah Alam. All I could see were firemen cutting through the wreckage to get to someone stuck inside the badly damaged white Proton. Alive or not, I could not tell..

The road dividers were distorted so bad as if they were made out of aluminum. I could only pray that no one was lost in that crash.

You couldn't believe the number of kepohs (not you liesl. =) ) that slowed their car to a complete stop in the middle of the road to get a better look. Even the other side of the road which was not blocked by anything was almost at a standstill. Heck, there were plenty of people right beside the firemen, not helping in any way but taking videos with their handphones.

Idiots.

That accident sure reduced my speed on the road by a good 20km/h. Do be careful on the road, or anywhere else for that matter.


I've been craving for a little bit of ice skating for some reason. How about a mass ice skating day? =D

Euphoria

Finally! With Digital Systems done and over with, I officially usher in the holidays!! xD

It was a good paper, thank God. Tricky, but I think I nailed it.

Bring on the holidays! =D

15

15 hours from now, I would be a free man..

Well, not really. I would still have 1 more paper, ECE 2072 - Digital Systems. But Digital Systems is a whole lot easier compared to any of my subjects taken this semester.

Switching Electronics was horrid. Even the smart ones were cursing through their teeth. I'm rather worried about it. The worse case scenario would be failure.. =|

I already did my best, so if I do fail I'll take it like a man.

A lot of load has been taken off my shoulder recently. After some enquiry, it seems that I got a full offer for the Student Exchange program. Meaning, even if I totally screw up this semester I still go to Aussie, since it's based on my last 3 semesters results. =D

Yay. Good to know that hostel deposit won't go to waste.

That sure takes off a lot of the pressure on me.

But then again, I won't ever want to repeat/fail a subject. I must do my best!

My next paper, ECE 2092 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics B.

My math may be horrid, but I will overcome!!

15 hours..



Do pray for me. =)

Mai kugfu iz stronger

Nothing much.. Just a filler pic to keep you occupied.


How on earth did they get that shot?! Lol.. The cat looks so effortless.



Ahahahaha!!~ Prav and Nadz were talking about this pic. Finally found it..

Hurdle analogy

Well.. One down, 3 to go.

Had to wake up at 6 that morning since it was a 8.30am paper. I hate morning papers. I'm so not a morning person.

I think it went okay. I sure hope I did okay.

With the first paper finished, I retreated back home to catch up with some much needed sleep. "Tomorrow, I'll resume study tomorrow" I told myself.

Sigh.. I've yet to accomplish anything significant in the past 24 hours. And my dilemma is this, on the 31st of October I have one paper and on the 1st of November, another one.

That means, I have 5 days to revise for 2 papers which are placed back to back! Argh!

It's like running the hurdles. I jumped over the first one, no problem. But the next 2 hurdles are placed about 20 centimeters apart. Means I have to run a lot harder before jumping the next two.

Depressing..

(T_T)

It's tomorrow..

Well.. in 8 hours to be exact.

ECE2021 - Electromagnetism.

I've been working my butt off the past few days. Going to college in the morning and staying there till the wee hours of the night. I hope it pays off..

Only 1 picture is required to express my emotions.
Our past exam paper brought us to tears. Hope it's not the case with this paper.

My Australian exchange form has been approved. That means I'll be doing my next 2 semesters in Australia, IF I don't fail any subjects this semester. Not to mention that one subject in Monash cost RM3000 ringgit.

No pressure.

...


On a random note, one of my classmates told this too me just the other day..

"Justin, I never realized your tummy was so big!! You drink beer is it??"

- Ee Way

(T_T)

Then a buddy of mine had to reply with this..

"Aiyah, you hang out with him for one day and you'll find out why it's so big. Eat so many times a day. Plus chocolates everyday."

- Michael

(TT_TT)

Haha, at least the chocolates do some good. Ee Way says chocolates help with complexion.


Guess it's time to resume jogging. Darn you 'Matthew'!



*Runs back to study*

Scream your heart out

My finals start in 4 days.
Everybody now..

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

On the bright side, expect more posts I suppose.

And thanks to everybody for the birthday wishes, the gifts and taking the time to hang out with me. =)

Your small gesture of kindness means the world to me. xD

So back to work I go.,

Katakan TAK NAK kepada cetak rompak!

I gave in.

Hee..


The thing that won me over was when Tina was reading my blog post and she went,

"Piracyyyy?.. How can you think of such a thinggg??"

She being the original supporter that she is.. Being Malaysian, piracy is so rampart that the crime hardly seems all that serious anymore. The thought of not giving the developers what they deserve for producing such wonderful works just doesn't seem right. The only original software I've ever gotten was Battlefield 2 and Megaman X. (like when I was 12..)

I owe Valve quite a large sum for the many of their great games such as the first Half-Life, Counter-Strike (Source and 1.6), Half-Life 2, Half-life 2 - Episode 1. It's about time I gave them what they rightfully deserve.

Presenting.. The Orange Box!!

Besides getting Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2, The Orange Box also comes bundles with Half-Life 2 and Episode 1. I'm now a legit owner of Half-life 2 and Episode 1! =D

inside

The funky mousepad.

Told you it was huge.

The rocking poster of Team Fortress 2! It's a big feller.. Wonder where to put it..

You'll be seeing a skinnier Justin in the next few weeks. lol..

All in all, it feels good to get a legit product (despite the really tight squeeze of the wallet). I have no regrets.. yet. =)

Oh, I managed to finish Episode 1 last week. Haha, onward with Episode 2!



But first.. Portal! xD


*install install.*

The Orange Box

IT'S HERE!

I've been looking forward to this!

The auntie at Parade is so updated. She stocks her shop with the latest Halo 3 stuff! Not to mention a Master Chief helmet! SUGOI!!.. xD

On the very day if it's release, she has it already.

I wantttttttt..

I was so shy to ask the auntie if she had the pirated version. xP

Support original?

RM175.. Kinda pricey, but if you consider it having 5 games it's not that bad. rightt? I'm trying to justify my purchase..

Oh, and free poster and a huge mouse pad!.. *See how desperate I am to justify it?*

Argh.. should I? Should I not?!

IGN reviews gave it a 9.5 out of 10. INCREDIBLE!!

Portal... Team Fortress 2...


*checks bank balance.*


hmm....

Pianoman

It's election season here in Monash. 3 parties are battling it out for the students votes. I'm surprised they have the time to promote themselves, campaign, organize performances and such with only 20 odd days to our finals. So free..

Some giler power jazz keyboardist guy just performed a few minutes ago. FUAHHHH!!.. is pretty much the only word I know to explain how good he is. His keyboard and vocals for Michael Buble's Everything was superb. =D Sounded just like an album. He probably just made the entire female population of Monash swoon over him, maybe even a few guys. Haha! xD (I know I did.)

When he finished, the crowd SCREAMED for an encore. So he got back to keyboard and played Fantasy Impromptu so well that Crissy would have beaten him to death should she have been there.

Yo.. How I wished I didn't drop out of piano.. Not to mention Xin loveeesssssss guys who can play either the piano or the violin. Unfortunately I don't play either one.. Haha! Sorry dear! xD

And my mom said the guitar will get the chics. Lol..

Plenty of acoustic performances going on too. For the past week I've heard 3 versions of Oasis' Wonderwall.. One girl who sang it today was screaming throughout the entire song, completely destroying it. Haha, fortunately most of the students were supportive and applauded.

Off to learn Wonderwall now. lol..

Valve fan-boy

Half-Life - Episode 2, Portal and Team Fortress 2 should be coming out this month!

Yayness!

I'm such a Valve fan-boy.

In anticipation to Episode 2, I purchased Episode 1 in hopes to finish it before the sequel comes out. xD Fat chance though, with my finals coming soon.

Thanks to the 1 gig of RAM I bought few weeks ago, everything looks prettier than they used to. =D

Throwing Combine Soldiers off cliffs never looked this good! xD

Monkey Wrench

T'was a dark, gloomy and wet Monday.. Absolutely perfect for sleeping in.

I think the week of rest did me some good. Despite staying up late to finish a report and a gloomy Monday, I didn't feel sleepy at all. I was surprised that I felt so awake and alert at 4 in the morning.

24 more days to my finals!! ARGH!!! Where did the weeks go?!

Every weekday night from now on shall be spent in the old Monash campus revising for my exams. That of course, is very idealistic. There are a few more labs and projects left to go before they'll leave us alone to study.


Stumbled upon this while writing on transformers and AC currents last night.


Manifold is awesome. It's kinda short, but still awesome nonetheless. Playing it further increases my anticipation for the soon to come Portal. Boy, I sure hope my lappie can support it when it does.

For all lap-drummers out there! Presenting, the DrumPants!

This clever dude rigged up sensors on the pants that cues the computer to play sampled drum sounds when the sensor is triggered. Now you can find out who are the ones that are exaggerating about how good their drum skills are. xD



The Foo Fighters!!

Don't wanna be your monkey wrench..

I have no clue what on earth that line means..

Still, really cool live show! Loved the bridge of the performance, the part after 2:51! =D The drums at the end also power

Listen to it with earphones. It sounds horrid on my laptop speakers.

For some reason I think of Desmond every time I hear this song. Probably because I heard him sing it before or something.

Don't we all dream of performing like that someday? xD

MSN concert

After a wonderful week of mid-term break, uni resumes the operation of its evil establishment tomorrow.

I decided that I would spend the holidays to just relax, rejuvenate and recharge. Get some stuff done, but mostly to rest.

With the stressful uni life returning to normal, the blues doesn't get any worse than this. Not to mention a lab report due Monday, tomorrow. xP


Then again, Kee Ken and Yeng sure know how to brighten someones evening. =D

The both of them entertained me with they rendition of "All out of love" by Air Supply over MSN Messenger. I am however not allowed to piece the song together using Adobe Audition and share it here with all of you. xD

Thanks Ken and Yeng for making my day. =D It was really a fun listen. Apparently now I owe them a duet with my sister. Wonder if she'll participate, lol.

Well, back to work then. A-simons a-simons. =)

I miss you guys

I should be asleep by now with church tomorrow morning and all.

I haven't had so much fun with Friendster in years..

Being the dinosaur that I am, these sites rarely keep me interested for more than a month. I'd post a few photos, write some testimonials and then it'll just die.

After reading a post in James' blog about the identity thief that happened to him, for old times sake I decided to log into my old dusty friendster.

Looking through my list of friends, I've realized how many people I've lost touch with. Old school buddies who gone overseas, tuition mates, seniors, college mates. Oh how they've changed so much. =D

But the most fun is looking back at old pictures and reliving the precious memories stored in them. Not to mention saving them on my computer! lol..

I spent the last hour sending out messages to many of them, in hopes to (in words of Jon) rebuild long broken bridges. I sure hope they check their account more often than I do. xP

Burst Fire

Next week is my "Mid-term" holidays, a well needed break! =D

1 week of Battlefield 2, mamak sessions and getting enough sleep.

Well actually, I have lots to cover for my finals. It's only a month plus away.. Better study hard.

Just passed up my Monash Exchange application today. Will find out if I'm accepted to transfer in about a few weeks.

I'm all excited, although I'm at the same time awfully terrified.

If I fail any subjects this semester, I won't be able to transfer there! I won't allow it!

There's no joy quite like getting pages and pages of cold hard programming to work flawlessly. xD Go Verilog!

Just celebrated our 2nd year anniversary on Tuesday. =) Happy anniversary baby! =D

Su Yin told us of this marvelous waffle place near 1U! Rather expensive, but it's superb! xD Strawberry and Cream.. wahhhh... Thanks Yin! =D

College group going for bowling on Saturday! I can show them my average score of 44. xP

What a difference... some RAM makes..

Why didn't I do this sooner?

Last night while getting some RAM for Xin for our anniversary, I was contemplating on getting some RAM for myself as well..

Why didn't I do it sooner?!

I've been thinking about the idea for sometime now, but I wasn't too sure if it would make that much of a difference.

My wife computer was not too bad, although it was showing little signs of aging. Usually when open a word document, an excel document and MATLAB at the same time (a typical setup for doing reports), it goes to a bad crawl.

And let's not even talk about gaming. It's a sign when your computer takes 10 plus minutes just to change a few settings.

So, justifying myself saying that it will increase my university productivity two-fold =P I got myself 1GB of RAM. Apacer, 1GB DDR2, 140 bucks, a reasonable price I figured.

Acer people are such clever people. The number of RAM slots for a laptop is 2. My computer came with 512MB of RAM. They just had to use two 256MB ones.

So with my newly added 1GB stick, my wife PC now has 1.2GB of wonderful wonderful RAM. =D Nothing much compared to Kee Ken's 2GB, lol.. but it works for me!

Dark Messiah is such a joy to play now.. xD No more melting plastic smell from my laptop!

I should try to install Battlefield 2 again. Maybe this time they won't kick me out of servers anymore.

Bioshock!

UFO!

Ooo.. A good chance to try out blogger's new video uploader..

NDS homebrew software so rocks.. =D

Please re-enter password

I wanted to post something while I was in college, but I got my password wrong. The result was this.


squat.. (-_-") Lol...

Rose & Camellia

This game is borderline weird, but freakishly fun. =D

Rose & Camellia

(Be sure to watch the tutorial video on how to play!)

This is the elegant art of feminine conflict.

On the very day after she married into the noble Tsubakikoji family, Reiko suffered the loss of her husband Shunsuke. Left alone to endure the haughty torments of the clan, Reiko has finally declared war on the rest of the family.

"I am the widow of the eldest son of the Tsubakikoji family. This house is mine!"

With the rose Shunsuke gave her clutched to her bosom, Reiko squares off against the entire household...



(The text above is taken directly from the site. Lol.. =P)


So anyway, in order to defend what is rightfully hers, Reiko squares off with the other members of the noble Tsubakikoji family. How? By slapping them senseless of course! =D

The battles consist of an exchange of face-slaps. You and your opponent try to slap each other silly until one side has lost all her health. The one left standing is the victor!


I love the way they tell the story, with its anime style and dialog. The critical hits are hilarious too! xD

At difficulty level 4, I only managed to play till the Grand Madame. Her brutal punches slaps are killer. I shall attempt again after posting this.

I seem to be enjoying games that require you to physically injure someone. (hmmm...) Wii Sports Boxing was a blast!! Haha! Great fun..


THE WOMANLY BATTLE BEGINS!


Happy slapping! =D



edit: Finished the game at level 3! Onward! LEVEL 4! WOHHH! =D

BGR

Magic - Funny home videos are a click away

Dudeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.. =D

CRAZYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

I so wish I could do thatttttttttttt.. Ahahahahahaha!

His "cool" exit didn't look like it worked out though with his stuck shades. Lol..


Wondered why the title was BGR? Ask Kee Ken. xD

ECE2021

Joshua from Klang sent me an "All the best" sms for tomorrows test. So nice of him. =)

If you're ever reading this Josh, UPDATE YOUR BLOG!!


Despite being so unprepared for tomorrow's paper, here I am, blogging, for the second time today.

Jon's so right. My blog comes ALIVE during exam seasons.

The picture below describes very effectively how prepared I am.

But as I said, blogging's pretty therapeutic. It's a good way to take your mind off equations and triple integrations for awhile.

Tomorrow I'm facing Electromagnetism, codename ECE2021. The figures below are graphic representations on how the subject has been treating me so far..

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

I think it might be a tad bit over-exaggerated. =) It's not that bad once you get the hang of it I suppose.



It's been eons since I have been able to draw girls. I've been drawing so many guys that people start to question my sexual orientation. HAH! This ought to set things straight. She's a little on the buff side though.. haha.. Oh well, I love the bleeding nose dude! Haha!

The scans look awful in their full size, gah...

Filler

I'm studying in uni now. Well actually, at the place my uni used to be. I'm doing some work in the ol' Sunway Campus. The new campus was a ghost town, no air-conditioning or fan whatsoever for students to loiter and study.

It's just like old times, cramming before the finals, only this time it's just mid-terms. I'm sitting at the very place we toiled and wept for the tough papers last semester. Plenty of bittersweet memories here. Mostly bitter since we were stressing out over the Finals last semester, haha! However despite that, many bonds and close friendships we forged in this very same place as well.

I have plenty to post, just couldn't find the time to put it all down with reports, mid-terms and all. My trip to Penang to surprise Miss Lew Ling Mun, coming home with a terrible fever and the gig at Full Gosple Tabernacle in Damansara on the very same day. Lol..

Another day eh? =) Back to work I go.

Suitable for kids! Quality approved!

Thanks Gabe for the link. =D

It's like receiving a SIRIM seal of approval. The Noodle Shop is suitable for all ages! Quality approved!


It's official, I'm hooked.

This has been my best friend for the past 4 weeks of college, everyday.. every single day..

Well of course I don't finish it all by myself. What better way to cheer up someone's grumpy morning with a dose of chocolate? =D Must remember to be wary of Micheal though, pass him the chocolates and a third of it will magically disappear.

Matthew slowly beginning to emerge again. I can see him mocking me. Better curb this somehow.. Not to mention I stopped jogging since early this semester. Time to get back into the habit I suppose.



More quizzes from that Mingle website.

2,336,880How Many Germs Live On Your Keyboard?Equivalent to the number of germs on 467 toilet seats according to them. lol..

$4065.00The Cadaver Calculator - Find out how much your body is worth. From Mingle2 - Free Online DatingHahahaha, I'm guessing that's pretty bad. Although I can't really say without other people to compare with. Shouldn't drink so much sugary stuff, that really lowered the price of my dead body. xD

52% Geek
I lost so much marks to the Star Trek questions. Never really got into that series.. That's probably the reason why I'm only 52% geek.


Alright, my Switching Electronics report is calling out to me. *must.. not.. procrastinate.. *

Mr. Vai and Mr. Petrucci

Since we're all in the spirit of bringing each other down musically (Eric Johnson, Buddy Rich), figured it'll be my turn to add some oil to the flame. Another crowd favorite, Mr Steve Vai.

I'm surprised he can even stand with that behemoth..

So cool! The top guitar being a 12 string guitar, the middle a normal one and the bottom a fretless neck.

wahhhhh...


On a lighter note, here's something I stumbled apon.



Hilarious dubbing. Hand-wired by Tony Blair. lol..

Windscreen slide..

I just took Betsy out for a wash yesterday evening. She badly needed it after the past few days of rain. The guys who wash cars down at the Caltex station in SS14 are superb! Exterior wash and interior vacuuming and cleaning for only 8 bucks! I drove off feeling as if I got a new car. =D

So that was at about 7pm yesterday evening. I went back home and did the things I needed to do.


Later that night I needed to get my textbook from the car, so naturally.. I went to the car.

Lately, there's this nice fluffy cat that has been loitering around my house for the past few days. From what I heard he/she has been getting braver and has started coming into the house as well..

From the looks of it, that cat (with very very muddy feet) jumped onto my car from the boot, made a few laps on top of the roof and finally decided to use the windscreen as a slide..


(TT_TT) ...

HAH?!

Funny how much chaos a few misunderstood words can bring..

"Eh Raghav, where's the Section B part of the report that you did?"

"HAH?? Weren't you supposed to do that part? You said you'll do the discussion and the resuts!"

"I already did the the discussion and the results! Section B is the calculation part.. Discussion and Calculations are different parts!!! (O_O)

"No wonder! I was wondering why you only give me so little to do while you do so much."

"No wonder you keep asking me for more work to do.. (-_-") Was thinking why you were so semangated.."

"How much longer before lab starts?"

"40 minutes.."

"DO NOW! DO NOW!!"

You can probably guess what we did for the next 40 minutes. Had to skip a Digital Systems lecture. (TT_TT)

Logical, but not very clever..

Tried out a few of those quizzes on Christina's blog.

Your Element Is Air

You dislike conflict, and you've been able to rise above the angst of the world. And when things don't go your way, you know they'll blow over quickly. Easygoing, you tend to find joy from the simple things in life. You roll with the punches, and as a result, your life is light and cheerful. You find it easy to adapt to most situations, and you're an open person. With you, what you see is what you get... and people love that!

What's Your Element?

Ah, quite true.. I get so stressed when there's conflict. lol..

You Are Incredibly Logical

Move over Spock - you're the new master of logic You think rationally, clearly, and quickly. A seasoned problem solver, your mind is like a computer!

How Logical Are You?

Haha, yay! =D I have a knack for solving lame jokes and clever logic questions. Unfortunately I don't feel very smart at stuff that really matter, more specifically Electrical and Electronics Engineering.. MOSFETs, Fast Fourier Transforms and Bipolar Junction Transistors can bring me to tears..

I'm starting to think whether or not the quiz is accurate.. I changed half of my answers and still got the same result. Maybe I'm not so clever after all. lol..





This guy was pretty famous for his rendition of Torn by Natalie Imbruglia. Hope it makes your day. =D

Love is Cinta, Pineapple is Nanas.

Don't know why is a little enlarged and pixelated.. Hmm.. Will fix it later..

Love is Cinta, go watch it. It's pretty good. I've never watched a movie that could make you cry every 5 minutes. Very touching and sad movie, as Christina would say.. "Emo". If she went to watch this show we'd be reading about a freak flash flood in TGV Sunway Pyramid in the papers the next day. =P *sorry christina!! xD*

So go watch it! It's good!

Alright.. Back to work for me.. =S

Orpheus and Oranges

I had so much fun with this..

Should have shaded the pants or something.. darn.

Didn't do the folds or creases.. I so suck at them. xD

And I still can't draw hands for nuts.. Lol lol.. But heck, it was still fun while it lasted. =)


I just had the most wonderful most awesome oranges in my life..

That's right.. oranges.

Check out Judson's face.. doesn't that say it all? lol..

It's like.. "FUAHHH!!". We can't quite put our finger on what the flavour is like. It's kinda sweet but also quite sour. But we both agree on one word to describe it, "electrifying". It makes my head tingle when I drink its juices.

It tastes like a soft drink too! Really!! Just ask Judson! =D

Rocking stuff..

Of truth tables and karnaugh maps..

Todays lab: Converting BCD(Binary coded decimal) to Seven Segment Display.

Basically it's making combinations of on and off switches to produce the numbers 0 to 4.

I find Digital Systems it so fascinating. =D

Didn't work the first time we tried it out this time. It was a headache to debug. Darn faulty NAND gates..

Thank God for Karnaugh Maps. I'd die if I had to simplify the logic with Boolean algebra. I'm just so "brilliant" at math. Who knows how I got through a year and a half of Engineering..

Red eyes..

Justin, how come your eyes are so red?

Hah? Really? Very red ah?

Yeah.. quite..

(TT_TT)

Note to self, never leave electromagnetic lab reports to Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Slept at 3 something because of the darn thing. Not to mention I had to wake up at 7 the next morning to finalize my Maths assignment to be handed in by 9am. *darn you math lecturer! couldn't you wait till the afternoon or something?* 3 hours of sleep... *sob sob*..

It didn't help that MATLAB and Microsoft Word runs a little sluggishly on my lappie. Waiting for the graphs to be produced took forever.. Apparently before I went to Singapore I forgot to shut down my laptop, thus it was running for 4 entire days straight. After returning from the trip, there's this weird smell of melted something everytime I use my computer. I'm pretty sure I fried something, it doesn't seem to run as fast anymore. Then again, it could be just me..


Think I'm coming down with a fever. Took a 2 hour nap in the evening, but i still feel awful.. Better go to bed early tonight to sleep things off..

I stumbled apon my old folder of drawings back in secondary school.. It's dated 2004. Wow.. 3 years already?!


Haha, so appropriate for today's post.

I kinda miss drawing..

It's ALIVEEEEEE..

I have 5 minutes. Just five. I have a report to complete about line charges, electric fields and an assignment Laplace Transforms.

*Sigh...*

Hello there! It's been about.. 21 days or so? hmm?

Now, the sole purpose of this post is to silence the jokers on the cbox telling me that my blog is dead. Yes, I know it's dead. You don't have to remind me. =D

Can't blame me, holidays are too precious for blogging. Watching movies, gaming, sleeping. Ah.. Good times. I easily watched at least 10++ movies during my holidays, a luxury not possible when I have classes and stuff.

Then again, I might just be lazy and uninspired. Well, mostly the former than the latter. *grin*

In an effort to give a fresh new look to the blog, I was looking through a number of templates to redecorate The Noodle Shop. Unfortunately nothing really caught my fancy. Oh well.. when it's not broken, why fix it?


So.. What's up with me lately? Well.. for starters, against my wishes I'm back in Monash University again. I would love to rant on how a month of holiday is not enough, but I'll probably be beaten up and smacked senseless by a certain somebody from The One Academy.

Heck I'll say it anyway.. A month is SOOOOO not enough!


Well, on the bright side. Monash has officially moved to its brand spanking new campus!



On the first day of this semester I felt like I was overseas far away studying. And coincidently the morning weather was a little chilly that day.

It's always great to meet up with old classmates and makan buddies again, so many stories to tell and share. Although it was sad that a few of them failed units last semester. I'm thankful that I made it though without failing, but in hindsight I barely made it.

With my less-than-stellar results, I have decided to work much harder this semester. My last one was certainly a drag, having being ripped away from my close friends and my comfort zone. I reckon I'm more emotionally stable to face this semester. =) What more, the new library is gorgeous! The timing couldn't be better, a brand to campus to go with a fresh new start.

It's been 2 weeks already. I'd say I'm doing alright. =D Too early to judge though, the workload usually starts to pile on week 4. Better brace myself..


Isn't it wonderful when things just work?


I think I'll enjoy Digital Systems class. It's interesting how seemingly simple logic requires so much thought, planning and wires to implement.

We were surprised that this mess of wires worked the first time we put it together. Oh the euphoria.. =D


Well.. I have spent 55 minutes on this post. 11 times more that I intended to. I can kiss that Electric field report goodbye.

"Tomorrow... Tomorrow.. I'll finish you... Tomorrow..."

I've forgotten how stress-relieving blogging can be. When there's stuff in your head you just need to let out, nothing works better than a good blog post. If we're lucky, we'll see more in the near future. =)


A few more pictures to end this post. Farewell then!


Budak-budak hijau!! I actually thought my shirt was brown. Darn colour-blindness..


Gotta love Kee Ken's expression in this picture. Priceless.. =D

3D sounds!

I think this is so cool..


Virtual Matchbox

Virtual Haircut



Now, for the best effect you must use earphones to listen to the MP3's.


Don't worry, nobody's going to scream suddenly while you're listening to this. =)

I like the virtual barber shop. To my surprise I still get the chills even though it's a "virtual" electric razor. Lol..


They MUST use this effect for FPS gaming someday... Maybe then we can all finally hear Jon Tan sneaking up on us with his pesky crowbar.. *grin* =D

365

I was just browsing through my old blog posts when I realized something.

Looking back at the archives, I checked the date of the very first post of this blog.

June 17th..

Wow.. A year already?

About 1 year ago, I was on semester holiday and decided to re-open The Noodle Shop as a place to ramble, release stress, express myself and to generally tell people what I'm up to.

I think it's going pretty well, don't you? =)

Could use a little redecoration though, hmm.. I'll need help on this one.


Happy Anniversary Noodle Shop!! =D


Holidays have been great so far. Not much of it left though, only 2 weeks if I'm not mistaken. I'm terrified of my results. I did my best, I can only pray now..

There have been 3 highlights in the past 2 weeks. Namely the Youth Outreach event, the Great Singapore holiday and of course, watching TRANSFORMERS! xD *squeal!!*

After many months of planning, preparation and practice (3 P's, lol...) The Invitation is finally over! Thank God for the response, 4 people gave their life to Christ on that night! Also 16 others rededicated their life to the Lord, myself included. =) It goes to show how God can touch even the hardest of hearts. I felt that I've gone numb to His voice, but that night I was brought to tears knowing how much I've hurt Him, the loving father ever waiting for his son to come home.

Do rebuke me and hold me accountable for the way I run my life, my words and my actions. There may be things I do that I don't realize, I'll need you guys to let me know. Should there be anything that needs to be said, do tell me alright? =)

Everyone did a great job that night! Actors, tech people, directors, ushers, counselors, decorations, food and everyone else who brought their friends. Great job guys! I'm sure our heavenly Father would be proud. =D There were a few hiccups here and there but the cover-up was top-notch. I didn't even notice some of them, hahaha. De Ming's a natural at cover lines.. lol..

Heard the crowd laugh pretty hard when I greeted Arjund as my "son". Lol.. Almost laughed as well, tried hard to keep focus. Good times eh son? xD I kinda miss the practices. Haha, they're plenty of fun. =)



Next up was my little trip to Singapore! Haha, such an awesome trip it was. =) Also a good time to bond with Suleen and John before they fly off to further their studies. I had a rocking time there.. =D I'm sure John, Suleen, Crissy and Erik can second that.

Thanks a billion to Erik for bringing us around Singapore. The dude takes us around as if he lives there, lol. He took us for shopping, makan, more shopping, more makan. You get the idea. ;)

Just thinking of the food there is making my saliva glands go crazy! Tako balls, Pork with asparagus, Mos Burgers, Kai Fan...

*mmmmmmmm.... Mos Burgers..*

Not to mention SHOPPING! Haha, I unleashed my inter shopper in that trip for sure! Got myself 2 shirts, a pair of shoes and lots and lots of snacks. The DC shop was having a sale! I can finally afford a shirt with the Superman logo on it. =D The Green Arrow shirts there were a joke, so horrible designs. Lol.. Everything else I bought there were for my family and a certain somebody. ;)

I was so happy with the shoes I got. Vans for 45 dollars. So what if they were a little tight? I absolutely love it! Haha.. Well, I was really happy with it until Kee Ken stated something about it today that I've never realized..

The colours are exactly the same as the ones used in A&W.

Lol.. Fantastic la you Ken.. How you remember the colours of A&W? Ahahaha..

The Science Center in Singapore is so much fun. A must visit for any trip to Singapore, especially for jakun people like Suleen, John, Crissy and myself. =P So much stuff to play with..

Also, we took this shot at the Science Center..



It still makes my bulu tangan stand ever time I see it..

*sigh..* By the end of next week, 5 people I know will be off somewhere to continue their studies. =(

To Suleen, John, Leonard, Jasmin and Panda, all the best for your studies wherever you're going. =) May the Lord continue to look after you and keep you well. I pray that you guys will be a blessing in the places He has placed you in. Have a blast! And don't forget to say hi every once in awhile. =D Will be missing you guys so much!

Ayo.. Kat Lee will also be going off to UK soon. Arvind too.. =(



Wow.. Such I long post. 2 weeks worth in one entry. I'm sure two-thirds of those reading wouldn't reach this point. Lol..

It is finished!

Jon messaged me to congratulate me sommore. Lol..

It felt like I've been losing sleep and stressing over it since forever. Finally! Kill the fattened calf!! My finals are over! xD

To celebrate, the first thing I did was to drive over to Kee Ken's place for some gaming fun. =D

Super Smash Bros for the N64 is awesome stuff man.. 4 player versus will so rock..

My thumb hurts quite a bit now. haha.. That's how kiasu we were. Could feel the sting while I was replying Jon's message.. Kee Ken's getting good with Pikachu. Lol.

Betsy broke down when I wanted to go back home from Ken's place. (TT_TT) *Sob sob* Something happened to the battery I suppose. My uncle had to come and jump start the car. The battery's gonna need replacing. She's getting expensive to maintain. =(

Just finished watching V for Vendetta. I got it a few days before my exam started, and I watched halfway the other day. =P Finally have to time to finish it off..

My verdict? Awesome stuff.. I think the script is what really shines in this movie. For those who prefer action scenes, you can't go wrong with the The Wachowski brothers handling the action. =D Don't hesitate to ask me if you want the movie! I'd gladly give it to you along with another movie or two! xD



Evey Hammond: Who are you?

V: Who? Who is but the form following the function of what, and what I am is a man in a mask.

Evey Hammond: Well I can see that.

V: Of course you can. I'm not questioning your powers of observation, I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.



Haha, so amusing. =)

I was really curious to find out who acted as V, since you never get to see the man under the mask. To my surprise, it was, him..

Okay... I think most won't be able to tell who he is in this picture.

Let's try that again..

Much better.. xP

Elrond and Mr. Smith a.k.a. Hugo Weaving.

With that beard he looked like he could have played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Episode III instead of Evan McGregor. Hahahaha..

He portrayed the role spot on I must say. Poor guy, having to memorize so many flowery words that begin with V. Lol..

Guess what's the next movie he's staring in..

Oh yeah...

Transformers 28th of June!! Premier day!! I'll be buying tickets in the morning for an evening show. If you can make it and wanna come, give a shout at the Cbox! Don't say we didn't tell you! =P

4 and a half more hours! We're almost there men!!

Can you taste it? The sweet taste of bumming and getting enough sleep. Oh, how I miss getting enough sleep..

I'm terrified, really.. This last paper will be murder. The lack of preparation doesn't help either.

I'm doing this to chill a little..

I've fallen in love with Our Lady Peace all over again.

"Life is waiting for youuuuuuu.."

I keep accidentally spelling peace as pease.. Dunno why..

Argh... Stress stress..

13

Another 13 and a half hours left to my last paper. Gonna stay back in college till the wee hours in the morning to do exercises. So much of Signal Processing is a mystery to me, but I believe if I do enough sample questions I'll be fine, I hope.. =(


16 and a half hours, and we'll be free men..

TRANSFORMERS!

Dare I say it?

One more paper to go!

Thank God the last paper wasn't as difficult as I imagined it to be.

The late night studying paid off I guess.


Slept a glorious 8 hours last night.. Syok. *big grin* =D

Can't say I'm all excited to sit for my last paper though..

Signal processing.. Madness.

FTT, IIR Filters, FIR filters, Linear Time Invariant Systems, Z-transform.

Sigh.. I can't wait for the holidays.

Then there's the stress of finding out the results.. That's worse than sitting for the paper itself.

TRANSFORMERS! 28th of this month!! Must watch!!

Pass the ball

More cool pranks on more poor souls. Hahaha.. One of them wanted to run away! Lol!!

Pass the Ball Prank - The funniest videos are a click away

Death?

Death - Just For Laughs - Free videos are just a click away

Ahahahaha! So terrible of them.. but really really clever I must say! So good until the first auntie victim got headaches, the second was panicking and the third was almost hyperventilating! Lol..

It's you, it's you..

Michael Buble – Everything lyrics


You're a falling star, You're the get away car.
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
You're the swimming pool, on an August day.
And you're the perfect thing to say.

And you play you're coy, but it's kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true.
Cause you can see it when I look at you.

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my everyday.

And I can't believe, that I'm your man,
And I get to kiss you baby just because I can.
Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,
And you know that's what our love can do.

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

[Chorus:]
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times
It's you, it's you, You make me sing.
You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.
You're every song, and I sing along.
'Cause you're my everything.
Yeah, yeah

So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La
So, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La, La

Currently lovin' this song at the moment. Go get it! You'll love it too!! It's Michael Buble! What's not to love? You'll be swaying to the music by the time you hit the chorus. =D

"It's you, it's you.."

Thinking of opening a box.net account just like in Kee Ken's blog. Later I guess, when I have the time.

Nine days' acoustic version of "If I Am" is pretty good as well. Then again, I think I'm pretty biased on this one since I'm a sucker for acoustic versions.


"And in this crazy life..."


Ah.. This song's not leaving my head anytime soon.

Just got myself a Cornetto Chocoluv.. RM2.50. Nothing but pure chocolate indulgence. I'm depressed.. Gonna need all the endorphins I can get..

Along with that, a bottle of Spritzer Mineral Water to keep away the heatiness. RM1.10.. Gotta watch my health, especially after what happened last semester..


It was the night before a Final Paper. Feeling down and frustrated, I proceeded downstairs looking for something to munch my blues away.

I found salvation in the form of a tong of Keropok and a bottle of chili sauce. I happily munched away. Without realizing, I devoured the whole tong of keropok while watching CSI. Happy and contented, I finished up my studying and retired for the night.


I woke up the next morning with a bleeding throat the size of a marble..

It was horrible I tell you.. Couldn't swallow properly for weeks.



Drink lots of water during exam season!


Back to studying I go..

A toast

Went to college this morning for a replacement lecture. Our very last one this semester. I can tell Miss Rini is awfully worried for us, the final paper must be crazy. Most of us didn't exactly get superb results in our mid-semester test either. She's giving us as much help as she can.. Hopefully things will work out. Even if it doesn't, I know God has his reasons and has a better plan for me. =)

Went for lunch with a few guys from my class today. Namely Micheal, Mun How and How Zhe. I promised Micheal I'll buy him a coke to celebrate our mini-project circuit marks. 8.4 out of 10.. Fantastic considering our circuit sound could barely be heard and that it wasn't working most of the time. =)

Out of impulse I got the other guys a drink too. We toasted to (hopefully) good results/passing grades and getting through this semester. I'm terrified now, really.. And here I am posting..

Got this one from Ee May's blog.. Love the first one, Haha!

Lee Ee May's post has made me look around YouTube for thai adverts. Funny stuff, I never knew the Thai's were so good until Xin showed me a Thai face cleanser advert. Hilarious.. I'll look for that one and post when I find it.

"What day is it today?"

"Friday"

Lol...



I so understand that feeling.

Panic

It is inevitable.

3 days..

Why am I so relaxed?

I'm barely prepared for it.

Heck, I even took a nap this afternoon and overslept.

...


*Panic*

Study now study now...