watched night @ e museum and curse of the golden flower..

both nice.. omg chow yun fatt is so damn evil and scheming.. hehe..

ben stiller is as funny.. haha..


i saw that project superstar on the 24th.. zzz :S ..

as much as i would like to say he's a smoker, i shall not.. lest i get sued.. i shall leave u with the following info.. he was holding a ciggie on 1 hand, and a lighter on the other.. muahahaha...



oh this is a joke, pinch of salt rule applies..

so readers, u know which tourists in sg majority from which country?

Indonesia...

so readers, u know which tourists in sg 2nd most from which country?

China...

doesnt it intrigue u that pple are always complaining about the 2nd most rather than the most around?? lol..

i think i figured out why..

because the prc take public transport.. squeezing with us.. speaking very loudly..

i overheard a convo in the train earlier.. she was like afraid pple din noe she was intending to RENT A HDB FLAT... WOW.. achievement..

i have nothing against tourists.. none at all.. wo shi bu zhen dui ren de.. lol..
its just... oh well.. maybe we have less interaction with the former.. they shop in orchard, drive, take cab, just rarely take public transport..

the latter group however, they're inflitrating our ranks.. they're EVERYWHERE..

i never hear pple complaining about indo students, only those ah thiongs who always make it so difficult to get good CAP.. LOL..


haha okay la mean enuf.. zq if u see already ignore k?? lol..


back to topic.. hehe.. i love the cookies.. thanks..

and that super expensive card.. =X yep.. =)

Hi there, I read with disgust the article dated 24 December 2006, "It doesn't have this", The New Paper.

I quote: "HP had assured them that the laptops the customers received would have the same functionality as those advertised".

I find this an utterly irresponsible way of shifting the blame and refusing to acknowledge what was promised to consumers.

My order number is CCSG06121272XXX and I am awaiting delivery of my notebook. To find out that it would be without Centrino (as promised and also implicitly meant on the box) is very disappointing.

To make matters worse, HP's claim that a Centrino notebook and a non-Centrino notebook functions the same way is absolutely ridiculous. If that was the case, why, can someone tell me, would Intel spend so much promoting its Centrino technology?

To list one big difference, the Broadcom's wireless adapter does not come with Intel's Power Save Polling. How can you then claim the functions are the same?


Futhermore, the advertisements that prompted me to sign up claim that the laptops are worth UP TO $2,299. Last I checked, the laptops given out do not come with bluetooth even though it is indicated on the laptop itself (beneath the battery compartment). Please explain this. A trip to any electrical store like Best Denki, Courts or even Harvey Norman shows me that I can get a V3000 series Laptop for less than $2000 but yet comes with better functions than V3136. To list a few, it comes with bluetooth and is Centrino (meaning an Intel wireless card).


To say I'm disappointed is an understatement, in view of such business ethics displayed by HP and Starhub, one a listed company on the US stock exchange while another is among the top 3 telcos in Singapore. It is unbecoming.

I have been a Starhub customer for quite some time and have bought a few HP products over the years. If this is the kind of half-past-six service standard you guys are providing, I would seriously have to consider switching to alternative companies to obtain better services.

My mobile number is 9386XXXX and I hope HP and Starhub gets back to me with a satisfactory response, and not some lame duck excuses given such as it being a typo.

Regards,
XXXXXXX.

P.S. I have heard that some customers have been provided with $100 Takashimaya vouchers as compensation. My question is, why the distinction? Are you implying that some customers are less valued than others?

If need be, my I/C number is SXXXXXXXG.


oh ya.. the article is here... http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,120056,00.html .. muahahaha...


Said National Serviceman Kenneth Teow, 19, who renewed his subscription on 28 Nov: 'StarHub should... find a suitable way to compensate us.' He added that he has e-mailed both StarHub and Hewlett-Packard (HP), which makes the computer.


haha.. cool..

A Comission has just announced that English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be
replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where! more komplikated changes are possible.

Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.

Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as
replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.

Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.

Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

your IQ score is 117

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The way you think about things makes you a Concrete Thinker. This means your intelligence is grounded in a clear understanding of what is happening around you. In situations where others are confused, things are crystal clear to you. In addition, you have the unusual combination of strong verbal and numerical skills. You are able to solve equations and then use your verbal skills to explain those solutions to others.

How did we determine that your thinking style is that of a Concrete Thinker? When we examined your test results further, we analyzed how you scored on 8 dimensions of intelligence: spatial, organizational, abstract reasoning, logical, mechanical, verbal, visual and numerical. The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you a Concrete Thinker. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.


http://web.tickle.com/tests/superiq/?q1=B


Your IQ score is 133

This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others.

Your Intellectual Type is Facts Curator. This means you are highly intelligent and have picked up an impressive and unique collection of facts and figures over the years. You've got a remarkable vocabulary and exceptional math skills — which puts you in the same class as brainiacs like Bill Gates. And that's just some of what we know about you from your test results.

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wah the advertisement.. lol i saw it on edmw and was reminded of it.. quite cool the phrase.. esp the way the narrator in the advert spoke it.. lol..


erm the games were a little nutty.. lol..

but then my reflexes too quick le.. even stun them.. whahaha...

my mental sums always full marks in pri sch 1 hor.. dun siao siao.. even though its just adding up to 5.. whahaha..

erm i won 3 match and the last 1 we were stopped i was leading by a lot?

:P


i haven blogged in a while.. i dun noe its like nothing to blog le.. christmas is coming.. i'm so dead cuz i spent so much le.. i bought 3 pairs of shoes for $73 + $66 can? $139.. :S

oh no.. i'm shelving plans for my nano.. we'll see about it.. i still have to get my crumpler bags and upgrade my laptop ram la.. sigh..

yep.. my new ez link card.. hehe


today chao sway.. was in ambulance, den the drive reversing and hit another mindef vehicle.. kana the front head light cover.. damaged.. cuz i Vehicle commander den need to write statement.. wah lao dun noe will get into trouble or not.. might have to pay 1/2 the costs.. think is $19.50.. bo liao its not my fault even.. sian diao man.. like i not going to be broke enuf...


still waiting for my laptop n crumpler bags.. wait wait wait wait wait.. 35X++ days more only.. whee..

hmmmmmm i got a new pair for shoes today.. whee.... LOL.. quite happy.. cost me $73/- saw it a while ago and have been searching high n low for MY SIZE.. lucky today have.. haha... yay...

ytd i watched parts of the * awards.. got 1 part i can die laughing... the part way jiu kong came out 3 times in diff attire.. lOL.. also equally hilarious is the "Meijiao....... where are you?" whahahaha every year chu stunt..



anw i din watch the ending but supposedly chen wei lian won best incoming? oh god.. and even the top 10...

erm pardon me for not watching low class drama serials mediacorp produces (so i dun noe if he deserves it - only watch tvb), but seriously he doesnt deserve it right? i mean lots of pple on hwz forums are saying its symphaty as usual.. not like its the 1st time..

i quote something.. "Such is the standard of latest batch of new talented actors in Singapore, they all lose to a blind singer."


and oh ya the gurmit singh part if funny too.. haha.. but i feel the trophy looked ugly.. the older ones in gold and the star there looks much better.. oh well maybe the grass's always greener on the other side.. gurmit played with nick cheung's bald hair and vice versa.. lol.. jessica hsuan also quite funny.. haha..




quite a interesting pic..my crumpler bags are coming... hehe...



*on hindsight, the same thing was done.. jus that a different thing was said.. was it seriously necessary to repeat it? fine bcuz if thats what is wanted and intended i can oblige.. dun worry about it.. jus continue performing whatever is desired.. i shan question it cuz its not really my problem anymore.. jus ignore it la its for myself..

Crumpler Incident

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi!

Hanqing here from The New Paper, William (mr_hippo) referred me to this forum thread and I'm hoping to run an article on this crumpler bag incident. Was wondering if you were willing to do a short interview? Just a few questions, since I understand tt you bought from the site. Email or phone is okay - please PM me if you're willing to go on record on this incident. Probably wanna ask you questions like the following:

- Have you been wanting to buy a crumpler for some time?
- Was your credit card charged?
- How many bags did you buy?
- Has Crumpler contacted you about the order? Will they honour it?

Thanks much! Hope to hear from u soon.

-Hanqing
(hqliew@gmail.com/hanqing@sph.com.sg)



amazing..

or not? intuition and guts tell me no....

history restrikes..

the point of learning history is to aviod recurrances..

yet it seems as if its to learn how to make it reoccur..

but den again.. its not really my problem anymore is it??

so be it if its so, so be it if it isnt so..

even if its a coincidence, the fact remains..

everything seems to mean nothing..

i'll jus do what i have to do..

things are much simpler now..

things are much clearer now..

life goes on... life goes on...

i bought 3 crumpler bag while sh bought 2.. cost me $246.. but i'll probably be selling one off... whee...

i hope they honor the purchase man.. what a good x'mas shou huo that would be.. imagine with my laptop..

edit: they realised the mistake and now trying to not honour the purchases.. hmmm.. 50-50 chance i guess..

Update: Crumpler to honour all orders.. now to wait for my new bags.. whee...

Dear customer,

We hope you understand that a pricing error was made on the crumpler.com.sg
website. This was a result of a mistake made by the website administrators
in Australia. This error was unintentional and we do apologize for any
confusion caused. Also, our Singapore sales representatives were unaware of
this problem till we advised them about it.

Please do not worry; we will do our best to honour all the orders made at
the time of this error. And our Singaporean representatives will be
assisting us in fulfilling your order(s).

Thanks for your time and understanding in the matter. Should you have any
further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We would also like
you to know that your credit card has not been charged. And will advise you
on how to collect and make final payment for the item you ordered.

Best,

JM – Crumplersg Web Admin


the emails i sent them to kp them worked.. composed like 4 different ones.. lalala~

lazy to post here.. at least i experience some joy..

Western Lawn Paid: $54 Actual Price: $95
The Fux Deluxe Paid: $100 Actual Price: $189
Barney Rustle Blanket Paid: $92 Actual Price: $159

i should have ordered more.. could have made so much profit.. oh well.. saving $197 is ok i guess..

some people are really bo liao.. no disrespect to the deceased..





inaugural jump at Kembangan - 29th september 2000

Scoresheet
North/South : 7
West :4
East : 4

North.South
Bishan 15/09/2004 http://www.zaobao.com/special/realt.../150904_19.html
Bishan 30/07/2004 (trapped )http://forums.hardwarezone.com/show...73&postcount=38
Yishun 05/12/2006
Ang Mo Kio 11/01/2003 http://forums.hardwarezone.com/show...50&postcount=36
Admiralty 02/12/2006
Bukit Batok 31/08/2004
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/show...87&postcount=25
marsilling - 30th november 2002
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/show...92&postcount=83

West
Clementi 30/10/2006 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stor.../238456/1/.html
Chinese Garden 18/10/2006 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stor.../236288/1/.html
Buona Vista 25/03/2005 http://forums.hardwarezone.com/show...35&postcount=14
Redhill 31/08/2004 (injured) same day as bukit batok's !
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/show...26&postcount=26

East
Kembangan - 16th march 1997
Kembangan - 29th september 2000
Eunos - 4th december 2000
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/show...92&postcount=83
Kallang 28/12/2005


safe zones refer to those that its impossible to leap due to glass panels.. somehow i think a few are left out like changi airport and chinatown??

too free le these people..

today's the day i mark my 1 year in SAF.. decided it was worthy to do a recap.. =) today onwards, its <1 year to ord.. *grins..

can still rmb going to CMPB to do the checkup.. saw the nsfs there so slack.. medics.. how i wished i could become one too.. *and i did*.. though a little more workload, nonetheless glad.. compared to my counterparts who're going duty eod (every other day), getting mandatory suntanning, wearing green, smelling gunpowder, folding smart 4s.. anyway u get the drift..

when i received my letter, i still could rmb i was mugging for A's.. very sian diao that every day.. it meant that after A's, i only had 20 days b4 enlisting...

which i of course capitalised upon and went to beijing..

BMT - Pulau Tekong (081205 - 070306)
the field camp, sit test, 24km route marches, soc, ippt training.. all the sufferings.. from boys to dogs/slaves.. there were moments of fun though.. nice bunk mates and i can still remember a very successful recruits' evening.. horrible suffering in tekong, the stinky smelling PENGUIN ferry, the marches to-and-fro, the parade rehearsals under the hot hot sun but i guess it was all worth it.. POP.. graced by the PM.. whahaha.. kinda cool to say the PM came to watch me POP.. :P and not to forget the CEO of temasek holdings.. lalala~

Combat Medic Course - School of Military Medicine/ SAF Medical Training Institute (210306- 250506)
the most vivid memory; the 1st I/V.. though the needle was small(comparatively), it was still a very traumatising experience.. I/V was on the 1st friday, right b4 book out.. there was the pressure to faster get it over with to book out, yet we were all so apprehensive..

fantastic bunk mates.. constantly suaning each other.. esp zhu chenchao.. haha.. we've been saying meet up meet up but it seems like never.. haha.. only met him once after the course..

anw the daily canteen breaks (sometimes 2 a day), the naps in lectures, almost daily practical lessons in the training sheds and those horrible medic obstacle course.. i'll remember them.. and also the skill of I/V, cuz during reservist will still have to.. zzz...

Underwater Medic Course - Sembawang Camp (260506 - 160606)
due to the inability of the organisers to get bunks, we were allowed to stay out.. bad thing was had to reach sembawang everyday at 750am.. zzz.. i was never late though (likes puntuality :P), but i didnt enjoy having to wake up at 5 plus every morning..

learned new stuff that would prepare us for being a medic in the navy.. decompression illness, CAGE, etc etc etc.. using the hpyerbaric chamber, transporting casulty in ships.. short but tough course..

posted to changi after the course.. which of course was the best option since i live at where i live.. haha.. yep.. life has been ok thus far i guess..


MSTD - Surabaya, Indian Ocean, Perth, South China Sea, Kuching (290706 - 080906)

my 42 days away from home.. glad that i went for the trip.. though i felt it sucked initially because i had to postponed my TP.. yea made me have to get my licence on 19th instead of 18th.. and i probably went for a lesson extra then if i had not postponed.. oh well..

had lots of fun on the trip.. so relaxed.. ahhh.. taiwan next year? low chances.. =(

i'm lazy to repeat stuff i said b4 for mstd.. u can go refer to my previous posts in sept..




i have 26 days of leave to clear till i ord.. and 1 day off.. so technically speaking, its like 10++ months more only.. haha.. optimistic.. yep..


i'm happy 1 year has ended.. 1 more year to ord, 3 more sems to matriculate.. i hope time flies..

365 days + a few hours~ (as of now) wheeeeee... jus 1 more year and i'm free.. ahhhh.. i cant wait.. 1 year 1 year.. it seems only ytd i entered that god forsaken island to taste that bloody horribly tasting nasi brani.. ewwww...

till today i can still remember what they served for my 1st meal.. yellow rice with chicken that was NOT NICE TO EAT... with curry and crackers....

i'll be out of there soon.. out of this bloodsucking organisation..


here's jus another reason why i'm pissed..

my flight was delayed on sun for 9 hours.. i called my 3sg to inform him the moment i found out of the delay.. flew back alone and reached sg at 8am on monday.. i din sleep at all (maybe 1 hr on the plane).. so when i got home, i called a master sgt to ask him if i could go on off for monday(i was given one off for sailing which at that time i still had not used)..


he said ok.... great.. i slept..


yesterday i was summoned to his office and he HAD THE CHEEK TO ASK ME WHY ON MONDAY I DIN TURN UP FOR WORK.. i said i called him.. he said i never (in front of 3 senior medics, and 1 warrant).. WTH? den i asked him to check his phone.. ahhhh.. ENLIGHTENMENT turns our i did but that GUY was SLEEPING.. ohhhh.. so its my fault for calling him when he's sleeping.. how the hell would i know he's on leave...



HERE'S THE BEST PART.. he come and tell me that i misled him on the phone and din tell him i came back from PERSONAL holiday make him think i came back from sailing.. WAKE UP YOUR BLOODY IDEA.. IF U EVEN FORGOT I CALLED YOU, HOW THE HELL WOULD YOU REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD U?? LIAR.. STUPID LIAR... THINK I'M A KID??? yea and u dun have to make it so damn obvious u're biased against me.. because u know what? I DONT GIVE A DAMN what are you?? u're just a nobody... some sign on personel.. destined to accomplish nothing.. okay?? hey let me tell u something.. in 1 year's time, u can die for all i care... wait a minute. even if u kick e bucket NOW i wun even care..


another classic example of idiocity.. my tel number is 67858788 ( 62609228 appears on caller id).. i tried to explain in simple terms so someone who's not really educated could comprehend.. after all all those present that day falls in that category.. so he asked me where i was on monday.. i said AT HOME.. den he tries to blow smoke and say wat the 2nd digit is the area code and 6 is in JURONG ... wow... i din noe tampines is in jurong.. WOW.. WOW.. or jurong is on tampines? pardon my subsets errors..


LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE.. wu liao.. such liars, such insignificant people? whahaha.. they're nothing to me..

i din buy presents for sh n rey.. hmmm.. nvm la its ok rite? haha..

i bought for yuk la.. cuz she was complaining to sh.. or was it to me? ai ya same..


quite diff to find stuff for the 2 forementioned pple la.. nvm they'll understand... i saw final fantasy but he alrready has EVERY SINGLE one.. so no point.. wanted to buy levi's for sh but i dun noe his size.. n wait he dun like.. ahhhh..

nevermind..



erm i still have the gifts from australia haven give to those 2 girls leh... :S ... its like rotting..

back

stupid flight... delayed for 9 hours.. crap.. 2045 - 0500... so stupid.. in jarkata airport still.. horrible place.. hai shi jia zui hao.. changi is like heaven...




wah so many jealous people on my tagboard... calm down.. calm down.. haha. :P