cool… I wonder how old this blog can live too… Actually, if you count the multiply blog, it should be 15 June… but why quibble? We celebrate Merdeka on 31st August, not 16 Sept anyway…
I need to get more gong piang tomorrow - or the day after…
Wow. My holidays are nearing its end. It feels like it’s been so long and so short at the same time… People usually like to ask me what I’ve been doing. Maybe they believe I may have been lying in bed growing fungus. Who knows? The standard answer is something like, “been watching tv shows… did some web ‘design’ work for my brother… played a computer game… a bit of programming” Which is true. But notice what all those has in common…
Last weekend we have a visit from Scripture Union. Sieh Jin was among them. (nice to meet up with you/him, by the way!) Haven’t seen him since he tied the knot…
Anyway, one of the things they did was to try and show us how much time we (the young people) were spending with ‘multimedia’ which they meant everything from computers and tv to handphones. So they asked us, write down how much time we spent watching tv, using the computer, using the handphone, etc… I decided it would be much easier to find out how much time I spent sleeping, eating, travelling, and in the toilet. When everyone was done, they asked, “How many of you spend more than 10 hours a week on multimedia?” Oy…… Their scale only went till 40 hours… I had 87.5 hours a week… The highest among them all. My excuse? I can’t study or even pass up some of homework without my laptop… I wonder if I can develop a deep vein thrombosis with that many hours… (incidentally, I’ve been watching a lot of House…)
But seriously, whatever I work as in future will probably involve lots of computers… so… maybe I should get more balanced?
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I know this is coming late, but dang - politics in Malaysia could be a subplot on 24. And it was interesting to discover that, at least for a while, malaysia-today.net was not accessible - until I made my web connection go through Singapore. Apparently the domain (but as I discovered, not the IP) was being blocked in Malaysia.
Censorship?
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Looking forward to this weekend - more old friends coming to Taiping…
Trackback: Mumblings of an incoherent mind
No, this is not about my hair (or increasing lack of it thereof…)
This is about Hair for Hope. From what I gather, the idea is to shave your head bald to show support for children who have cancer (and have lost their hair to chemotherapy). Can’t say I can imagine what Kelvin will look like without hair, but I have no doubt that it’s for a good cause. Do take a look at Kelvin’s post and maybe even visit the Children’s Cancer Foundation’s website.
[boring explanation]See, I needed to know how much bandwidth a fixed IP line had inside the NUS campus. cause if the speed wasn’t fast enough, I can’t consider moving the Start-up@SG server into the campus… I heard NUS had a direct link to the internet backbone, but I had to be sure. I tried asking computer center but didn’t get a response. So in the end…[/boring explanation]
I decided to run a speed test on Eusoff’s (my hostel’s) server to see.
Holy cow… (if you need a reference: that’s more than 60 times faster then most people’s streamyx connection.)
Too bad I can use it for personal use.
Just got back from the (Taiping) MYF Camp a few days ago. It was at the Methodist Bungalow at Fraser’s Hill. They got Ps. Daniel Singh to speak again, heh. This camp is much different that the first (Taiping) MYF camp I went to… Feels like I’ve finally blended in. Perhaps it’s just a mindset change on my part. Personally, I think it is a bit more than that… And I believe God ’showed himself’ even more this time round.
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It’s something that’s been ‘knocking on my door’ since the (Taiping) Church Family Camp few weeks ago. Since first sem last year… I’ve been pretty nominal as a Christian. Just doing the minimal… Go to church on Sundays - most of them anyway… Leave fast. Stay out of CG. Compromise what I shouldn’t. Let my values drift too much. Didn’t talk to Him much…
But (as it usually goes) there were some things that Ps. Daniel Singh said during the talks… that, as they say, seem to just cut to the heart. And finally I stopped ignoring the knocking…
Time for change…
Deo adiuvante I will…
When I fall down You pick me up
When I am dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all
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Here’s a video I managed to make during the camp, on an old laptop, with a little under 512MB of RAM, which Adobe Photoshop and Premier Pro refuses to install on, using only Windows Movie Maker and ffmpeg, and without a mouse…
after what I’ve gotten used to… it was quite painful. But here it is.
…so that I can ignore the bit of ‘work’ I have to do…
“Work? Where are you working?”
“I’m working mostly from home… on some websites…”
“Cool! How much you getting paid?”
“Uh… It’s the type you don’t get paid for… you know… like CCAs (ie. koko)…”
Right…
but it -is- nice to be back… family, bigger firmer bed, food… Still looking forward to be seeing all ze ‘old’ friends… ah… two nice months.
this is us…
and this is our neighbor…
Do notice how in our parliament, the Malaysian parliament, how proper manners are used. How formal titles and names are used to address each other. How they speak in turn. A proper parliamentary session. Indeed, there’s no comparing to our neighbor.
I so love my country. Our newly elected leaders just inspire me to have full confidence in them to lead my country.
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A common problem with bloggers blogging politics is that bloggers never provide any solutions and only complain. I really really do wish I could suggest something, but as most of you know, I’m pretty bad with little children.
these things usually happen close to exams. yup. they’ll float around. and for no logical reason, people do them. sigh. sad life we have.
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Instructions: Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, then tag some people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.
At what age do you wish to marry?
let’s see graduate at 24… maybe between 26 to 30?
What is your most favourite thing to do?
“mess” with something (usually something digital)
If you can have one dream to come true, what would it be?
Wkdw pb iulhqgv zkr grq’w nqrz Jrg zloo nqrz Klp.
Do you believe you can survive without money?
To only survive, in theory, yes. In practice, no. No money no talk…
What are you afraid to lose the most?
Some of the people I know.
What do you feel like doing, right now?
Maybe… sleep?
If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
Depends on how I perceive her receptivity to be.
List 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
Joo Ern? His relationship with God… His good charisma… and his cooking, of course.
What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
Have the same (or compatible) worldviews - including knowing Yahweh.
Which type of person do you hate the most?
An arrogant person who never ever listens.
What is your ambition?
Using my skills for things which I care about.
What is the thing that will make you think he/she is bad?
Not sure what… (or what this actually means…)
If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
The part that doesn’t care enough to change… and maybe deflate the swelling in my head.
Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
beneath the surface - those in there.
How do you see yourself in 10 years time?
Not very different from myself now… except for a job and (hopefully) a wife.
What I would love to do once in my life time?
Travel back to see the way things were… right…
ok lar, maybe just travel somewhere… like the US, and hit the road for a few days in a trailer or something.
When/what were the best times of your life?
Around Form 4 (2003)… and possibly now.
I (attempt to) tag:
siehjin, eve, winnie, daryl, alan, joshuatj, and maybe… huanjin?
chris oh - I expect esther will tag you…
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yup. and there you have it. another 2,509 bytes wasted on the net.
here comes exams… same old same old…
it’s always during exam times I feel like doing ’stuff’… maybe it’s cause it’s only near exam time that I feel more “free” - except for the fact that there’s studying to do, of course…
sigh… I should get back to my state machines…
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