Wednesday, 26 March, 2003 11:41 AM
Netscape & KazzaLite

Been tucking in at weird hour at 4am during these days. Bad for health and face! Got primple outbreak. Hate it! Dare not join the crowd in the public. SAR Fear. Not especially when my immune system is not functioning at full blast. Heard that 2 people had died of SAR. I doubt the official will release the news. The people here may get paranoid. But i think it's for good reason.

I used to use Netscape back in the good old days when i just got my internet connection. If i remember correctly, it's 1995. But when IE comes up with more userfriendly features, I abandoned Netscape. It has never cross my mind to install Netscape on my machine ever since then. In fact it's not just me. When my e-commerce lecturer asked anyone using Netscape, no one put up hand. I even laughed at my friend who still using it. It sounds backward.

Not until i saw Netscape 7.0 browser on my project mate's laptop. The interface is far nicer than IE. You can select different themes you want. I'm using Toystation theme now. Even the default 'Modern' theme look futuristic. I like the 3D buttons very much. I was reading Catherine's blog when I decided to capture this shot. I like all her sheep graphics. Plan to rekindle my artistic flame during this coming May.

I find some features quite convienient like I dun have to type in password to enter IVLE anymore. Another plus point is that Netscape allows you to open multiple browser in its tab. There won't be confusing buttons in your window toolbar when you're having several browsers. But sometime, pictures and other elements can't be loaded nicely.

Few days ago, I downloaded a software KazaaLite. I can now find the stuffs i want easily. Since I'm practically online everyday for my assignments, it surprised my friend when she realised i know nothing about Kazaa thingy in the first place. Now, i'm practically downloading stuffs like mp3, mtv and movies everynow and then.

Friday, 21 March, 2003 9:56 PM
It's another tiring day!

What you are going to read maybe detrimental to your mental. It's practically long long log of my today's ongoing stuffs.

Woke up at 8am. Din wake dad to fetch me to school. Scared of going through another round of nagging of how I should keep the receipt from the UPS man for a period of time. We recieved an UPS bill yesterday evening. Strangely, i had paid exact cash upon the delivery of goods. Very angry. I have high expection for international delivery firms yet, it lets me down terribly by commiting such a stupid blunder. UPS, YOU SUCK!!! :(

Reached school at 10am. Chase two buses in a morning. Rushing through my marketing report. Sad to say, upon the time of submission there are still a lot of loop holes which we are unable to cover. I can foresee how my group is going to be shamed infront of the who-think-they-are-the-only-smart-guys-and-drive-BMWs cum part-time lecturers. Expect the scene from American Idol to re-emerge during the presentation.

Intend to go to Biology lect at 12pm because the new lecturer quite funny and also today's topic is of my interest. I alway like to learn more about animals' behaviour. Have I told you that if I'm an angmoh living in the west with lush forests,, i would choose to study in the field of nature. Hai, i guess it's fated that i stick to computers. Was walking all the way from engineer blk e4 UPHILL to the bustop to take a bus to lt7 when suddenly recieved a call from my friend that the LT is fulY occupiedl. My buddy is late too. In end we had our lunch at beanies' cafe (I not sure it's correct, i can't recall exactly) at YIH.

Returned to the technoprenuership office to continue the marketing report at 1pm. Rushed back to SOC for e-commerce tutorial at 3pm to do presentation. All these place shifting in NUS is done under scorching 35 degree hot sun. Despite that fact, my parents went fishing this afternoon again. (Can you believe that they do this for consecutive 3 days!!!) My mum, who is of fair complexion (which she has alway been proud of) is now looking like a burned crab. How much fish have they caught I don't know. My mum refused to tell me whether the fish I ate just now was the one which they caught from the sea.

That tutorial ended at 4 which thereafter i make my way to comp lab to print the-half- finished-but-had-to-submit report. The people around me in the lab are doing the same time. They are so frantic in finishing the report and got this loud guy who keep calling his friends to hurry up and doing a countdown for his entire group. What the rush man? I sure desmond won't be cruel to deduct mark for late submission.

All along i was having problem with microsoft office cos whenever i sent print job it will hang. I tried 4 computers across two lab still the same problem. When the complete copy is finally out, it's already 5.30pm, way past the deadline. We even have the thick skin to ask desmond for punchers and file rings. We did the bindings infront of him and get him to mark the uglier version while the more perfect copy to be given to the lecturer for marking.

Waited more than 15 min for bus 95 at 6 plus. Almost zzz off in the bus 105. Kept nodding my head off when in semi-conscience state. The aunty sitting beside me was shocked by my 'attacks'. Reached toa payoh at 7 plus. Still can have energy to go Popular. Was browsing through the CDs. The CD cover of Rong Zhu Er Joey caught my attention. I like her hair style especially. Where can i get such hairstyle?

Went to Lee Wah. This is my second trip down to buy makeup products. Ladies' money are easy to earn from, especially the younger one. Eg. in my case:

First trip recent i bought:
1. Maybelline Lash Dicovery $11.90
2. Lipice Color Gloss Pearl Pink $5.90
3. Kelly Shimmering Blue Eyeshadow $3.50
4. Pond's Cold Cream $5.20
5. Blusher Brush $1.90
6. Eye Shadow Brush $1.90
Total: $30.30

Second recent trip i bought:
1. Kelly Shimmering Brown Eyeshadow $3.50
2. Kelly Shimmering White Eyeshadow $3.50
3. Kose UV 20 SPF 2 Way Foundation $18.90 (Offered price)
Total: $25.90

Makeup products which I already possess:
1. Loreal SPF15 Liquid Foundation - Too dark for my skin
2. Red Earth Lip stick - Pink
3. Loreal Shock Resist Nailpolish - Candy Pink
4. Sally Hansen Nailpolish Remover
5. Powder


Wow, only for one presentation, I spent $56.20. (Note, i may not use the products until god knows when) I will be doomed if my mum knows this. Actually all these products not that branded but can cost so much already. I dun make up even for big occassion unless it's REQUIRED in some events like my dancing ECA back in sec, harmonica in jc and CS2103 Business communcation presentation. Yah I'm such a pathetic case. But maybe becuase impulse buying is an outlet for my bundled stress.

Wednesday, 19 March, 2003 11:36 AM
OMG!

I been browsing through some forums at SearchSg in between breaks apparently i'm too bored by the report which i suppose to complete today. i was reading ongoing posts under the topic SG haunts.

I was totally shocked! They mention about hearing marbles hitting the floor in the middle of the night (My hair's standing now!!!) It takes me a while to realise that it's happening in my house too. Yah, sometime when i was about to enter the my dreamland or burning midnight oil, I would hear the marbles thudding from above. But I have never take much notice about until now.Come to think of it, why would people play marbles in the middle of night apart from being inconsiderate? They say that constructors put marbles in between the levels of hdb flats for the ghosts to play. Is that true?

Yesterday night, when i was the only one still awake and alone in my room doing my marketing report, i hear one of the chairs in my living room moves.Actually I'm quite used to it. There are alway some unexplainable things happenings around my home. My family know there is ONE MORE living under the same roof. Even my friends who visit my house said it like haunted. Cos' My house's quite dark even in the day! Sound pretty creepy rite?

I'm actually quite timid. Whenever I alone at home, i will try to stay in my home with my headphone booming loud music. I just don't want know what is going around me. One of my bad habits: after the sun sets, i move around the house switching all the lights which lies along my path. I'm one of those who hate complete darkness.

Tuesday, 18 March, 2003 0:54 AM
My heart's healed. It's time to let go...I want to be free too...

Other than the 'fish slices thick noodle' as my breakfast i haven't had my dinner until now...should be called supper. I think this kind of lifestyle sucks...

I'm not the kind of person who is suited to pen down my deepest thoughts which only purpose is to entertain you. I created this for a sake of doing. I name my blog as Senseless cos i know i will talk more craps than senses. You see, I'm using something to make myself learn html. I'm just following the crowd. I just excited because I learning something practical and new. I'm finding troublesome to think of something 'revealable' for expossure. I'm much of private person. Let see how long can i blog. Or will i ever develop an interest or maybe a habit of bloggin'? I will have to wait to find out.

IA is out for bidding. Was browsing through the list. Most of them required skills which i lack. I worried it will be the same thing when i graduate. But somehow their projects seem so huge...how do they manage within the three months or rather how the students learn? Heard that some students been treated like admin workers. Cheap labour..

I just think my driving license is for display purpose. Everytime my dad fetch me, I just chicken out. That's all for tonight. Listening to "The Return to Innocence" whenever stressed. Yah now stressing. Have to complete marketing report by today

Friday, 14 March, 2003 9:25 PM
Ok, so this is my nagging!

I just have my apt2. I don't even bother to study for this test after what has happened during apt1. I missed only 0.5 marks to be exempted from repeated tests(There is a total of 4 apt). Well the total marks for the initial test is 30. i happened to get 15. Thought I could be free. Oh boy, I was wrong. Just don't understand the significance of that 0.5 point when that professor decided to push the red line up to 15.5! *Damn*

So happily I studied for apt1. After sitting through the test, i thought that i could clear it which mean i don't have to go for further tests. Oh ho, I was wrong the twice time. I missed a "=" just because I was too confident that my loop is flawless. This mistake churn out another mistake. Ok. 2 mistakes. Not much but that professor decided that more than 1 mistake will have to resit. What's the point of having re-test? Just one or two minor mistakes doesn't imply our programming skill. I doubt those who needn't sit for apt test could not make the mistakes that we do. Again I miss by just one mistake. If this carries on to the last(4th) apt, the same marks is deducted no matter you got 2 mistakes or 10 mistakes, is it fair to say that your java knowledge is of the same standard as those who did really poor.

So i decided that i won't study for next test. Just make as much mistake as i can to make it worth well. Rebellious? Stupid? Maybe. But who has the time to go and revised the cs1101 text? We can alway refer to the textbook and API for the syntax while doing the project. Anyway, i got the question of inheritance for apt2. Has made more than 1 mistake liao. So now i shall wait for the next apt3...

Monday, 10 March, 2003 6:05 PM
A break finally!

Manage to catch a mini-break before another cycle of hectic schedules. Just had my e-commerce mcq test this afternoon. Made lotsa mistakes. Blame the ambiguous lectures notes given.

Finding the weather too hot to settle down comfotably for some academic reading, I cleared my desk instead which has been in a state of disarray for weeks. The red packets at one corner of my cupboard caught my attention. I have opened not a single one of them up to see the amount of money inside. This goat year's not much harvest. Most of mum's side relatives went for holidays while my family got stuck in hot! rainy! hot! Singapore.

Immediately, i know that one pair of slightly bulky hongbaos is from my grandparents. It's been almost 2 weeks since my grandma passed away. Pancreatic cancer, she suffered for 6 months. I still remember the day when i woke up with shock that something foreboding is gonna happened to grandma. That same afternoon, my grandma is diagnosed with cancer. That sunday night when my whole family visited her at NUH in the morning, her conditions took a worst turn. I heard from my father that she prayed to Guanying and other gods to give her 2 more days. On Wednesday (26 Feb), my father called to inform us that she won't last more than 12 hours. We decided to go to the hospital together to pay our last visit during the evening whereby my sister would return from school. We didn't make it. She took her last breath at around 4 p.m.

All along, I did not visit her (except the Sunday's trip when she already don't recognise us) despite the fact that she hospitalised at NUH since the chinese new year and also my school (SOC) is within walking distance to the hospital. My father would ask me whether I want to visit her but i alway pushed it to another day cos I was tied down with the projects and tests. If my mum would have told me earlier (Don't ask me how she know. I'm not sure whether i can tell it here) that my grandma would pass away anytime after the lunar 15th day of first month passes,(ie after the chinese new year) i would have placed more priority on the visit.

My relationship with my grandma is not close. Imagine that I only visit my grandparents once a year. It's Er2 Xi2 Fu3 and Jia1 Po2 issue. I'm not going to talk about this. It would take another entire page. When i was very very young, I used to have sleepover at my grandparents' home, helpout and nap at their stall where they fried Chao2 Guo2 Tiao2 in ABC market for a living. My memory involving my father's side is quite limited. I guess it's the detachment which did not movtivate me to visit her frequently. *A sense of guilt*

Enough about the sad stuff. It has to be a thing of the past. Here's a recent update of me:

Getting all over excited about the voice conference with my friend on Saturday. I was totally surprised at the clarity of my friend's voice over the headphone. Even better than the phone's. The plus factor is that i can talk and be heard even when there's some distance away between the yellowing mic and my mouth. We can even share programs over the net without any delay and problems. It made our online project discussion far more pleasant even though we ended discussion at 5 a.m. sunday morning. (Btw, we used Microsoft Netmeeting.) Pardon us for getting keyed up over such a minor technology. We are a bunch of people who claim to to Computer Science undergraduates but with not much of techno savvy.

I hope this long blog can compensate for my frequent absense. My third phase of software engineering is coming up soon. I forecast that it will be weeks of sleepless night with intense programming and debugging. No 'fraid. I have signed up with phlogger which i can sms-blog to keep my blog alive. It would be up soon.