point of most change

Let’s say I can go back in time once and influence a change in my own personal history by changing one of your “shaky decisions” or “chance event”.
Goal: Make one change that will change the most things about your life today.

Let’s try… “decision to go to rag area as a rag helper” and change it to “continue playing freespace in room.”

• Would not have met Joshuatj
• Would not have been in EW IBG Ops
• However, would most likely have join Computer Comm at CCA week, resulting in contact with Old Man 1.0 and 2.0 as well as jj anyway

So… not really much change.

Maybe we try “the Eusoff server blows up because of an old UPS”

• Would not have learnt to reinstall a server
• Would not have michael.ew.local’s first incarnation
• Would probably have started experimenting with servers in year 2 after moving the server into the new room — if mega comm structure continued. Otherwise, one skill set would be missing, but that’s it.

Not really significant either…

Let’s go further back instead…

Can I change “Attempt to apply to NUS and NTU” to “Just make do with local unis/colleges”? Maybe… in this case I can’t predict how things would be… I’ll probably be in Uni of Nottingham studying Electrical Engin or in Inti doing something electrical or computing.

So, very significant change… but “attempt to apply to NUS & NTU” isn’t really a shaky decision….

but… talking to Kelvin was what brought me to NUS and especially Eusoff Hall… so if I can eliminate Kelvin…

Lets change “decided to join ACS Band” to “did not join ACS Band”. Then:

• Majority of contact with Kelvin eliminated. (along with Jeffrey, Tiang, Christopher Ling, and possibly even otter and penguin?)
• Chance of applying to NUS? still quite high…. but chance of applying for Eusoff goes down and I would likely have applied to Temasek or Shears.
• Temasek being still largely a sports only hall, may not have accepted my application… Shears…. this one not sure… but if both failed, I’m quite sure Eusoff would still have been a choice due to location…

Also, I’m not sure “decided to join ACS Band” was really a shaky decision… (can’t really remember now, though…)

So… not really sure I can change the outcomes so much…

hmm…

Generosity

My good friend, Yong Xin, wanted me to publicize his good deed that he did for me today. You see after having dinner at the Engineering canteen, he treated me to a nice refreshing cone of ice cream from MacDonalds. He went up to the counter, took out money, and paid for it. In this world today where generosity is so scarce, such acts of kindness help me to have faith in the human race, and that perhaps, just perhaps, we are not all bad.

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Lent Yong Xin some money for dinner today. He didn’t bring his wallet again.

Tag from James

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Feeling a bit boh liao after exams… so… I’ll entertain a tag from james.

1. Bau
2. Tze
3. Josh (Lim)
4. Mich
5. jlee
6. joshuatj
7. Katherine
8. Li2azw
9. yx
10. rcyl

1. What do you think about the person who tagged you?
James? He’s a good long-time friend

2. Who is No. 7 having relationship with?
katherine> she ah? no one… yet… I think.

3. Who is No. 9 having relationship with?
yx> His girlfriend, Chuang Ning.

4. If No. 9 & 1 are together, will it be a good thing?
Bau + yx> Nope… I just don’t think thatcould ever work out…

5. What about No. 1 & 5?
Bau + jlee> ahh… we know that didn’t work out.

6. What is No. 3 studying?
josh (lim)> Psyc, at UTAR.

7. When was the last time you chatted with No. 6?
joshuatj> Uh, one or two hours ago.

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10. How about No. 4?
Mich> That might be a bit incesteous…

11. Does No. 2 have any siblings?
Tze> Yes, one brother, one sister.

12. How did you get to know about No. 3?
Josh (Lim)> IMYF and school

13. No.4?
Mich> IMYF Camp, then ICQ…

14. No.7?
Katherine> EusoffWorks, IT member, and soon, IT Director.

15. No.2?
Tze> Happened to sit next to him in class…

16. where does No. 1 live at?
Bau> Sitiawan, or during semester, at SMU, otherwise, at Woodlands.

17. How did you get to know No. 10?
rcyl> Also EusoffWorks. Joined together. Wait… he was also in my orientation group.

18. Is No. 5 the sexiest person in the world?
jlee> I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it may be used against me whichever way I answer…

Macs and Geeks?

This post is a little overdue, but here it is anyway…

Joshua(tj) has finally succumbed to the need to buy a laptop… and after searching and researching, this hardline PC user has finally settled on a…

No kidding… a MacBook.

So anyway, he’s still getting used to it, finding his way around. And whenever I try to use his laptop, I also get that noobish feeling… Constantly forgetting where the close window button is… having trouble navigating… having trouble typing… After all, I’ve spent pretty much all my time in Windows and Linux… Macs are different creatures.

There was something that was familiar though… felt right at home after I found it…

 

Mac OS X Terminal

ls? yes, a response! cd? yes… grep, ifconfig, vim? yes… finally! something I know how to use…

All that advance technology put into the GUI… and I use a console terminal.

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Exams around the corner again… sigh. same old, same old. H ongd H snm’c lcnn redlxk ns zrso hjdrrslz mfzzh.

travelling

regular people: buy bus ticket way before 2 months before Chinese New Year.

Take 189 to Clementi. Take MRT to Lavender. Get to Golden Mile. Board Bus. Alight at destination. Total time: 8 hours.

me: attempt to buy bus ticket 1.5 months before CNY. Fail. Attempt to buy train ticket. Get Tickets for JB-KL Sentral and Ipoh-Singapore. Get sister to agree to pick me up at KL.

Take 189 to Clementi. Take MRT to Kranji. Take 170. Discover bus is going in the opposite direction. Alight. Cross road. Take 170 to Larkin. Board train at JB Train Station. Neglect to take food onboard. Let train breakdown at Seremban. Take KTM Kommuter to KL Sentral. Arrive 1.5 hours late. Eat dinner/supper. Sleep at sister’s place. Follow sister to Sitiawan. Meet parents. Take parents car to Taiping. Alight at destination. Total Time: 28 hours.

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I will remember to book tickets early next year…

btw, Happy Chinese New Year!

Heroes: Sitiawanville

From the creater and writer of Big Pau Small Pau

and some of the people who brought you CSD: Crime Scene Desecration comes…

Heroes: Sitiawanville!

All work property of Big Bau… Quoted directly from Bau.

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Okay. My Final exam is over for this term! Time to break lose! Been watched Heroes pass few days, and chatted with tze, chee and josh online. We started giving characters to some of us. So, this is what I did. Hope you guys like it.

 

Peter Joshua

Look kinda alike don’t they?

Sylar Bau

Erm.. let the eyebrows speak for itself :P

 

Hiro Tan

Chubby and cute! Our favorite Hiro!

 

Parkman Ong

This is my favorite job of the day! gosh..they look like twins! But parkman more handsome lar!

 

Bennet Lee

Horn-Rimmed Glasses? You mean Horny-Rimmed Glasses for Tze?

 

Nikki Lim

Nikki’s other side is fierce and strong, like SheHulk.. similar to Shannon.. *Gulp*

 

Claire Tan

Little clair reminds me of Phoebe tho Phoebe could have defeated Sylar(that’s me) without any power..

 

Ando Teon

what more can I say? both so handsome..

 

Daphne Sam

Who’s the one that suggested Mich to be Daphne?

 

Nathan Tan & Tracy Cheong

Couple of the year the J & J from SWMC, just like Nathan and the latest beauty Tracy (she’s smart and cunning tho. )

 

Angela Tay

Smart women.. that’s all I can say..

 

Arthur Tan

Erm..don’t judge! who knows Arthur might become a good guy at the end! *finger crossed*

Last but not least. This is my favorite character so far, The super pervert puppet master! Asked Josh to think of someone, he said Sieh Jin. So.. here it is.

 

Eric Sieh

3 long hours to do all this. Hope you guys enjoy it!

go green!

Save the trees!

yet another tag

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?
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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.

A tribute to littlefoot

Credit: From xkcd.com

six words

[Warning: partially plagiarized post ahead... you have been warned.]

I just read that someone once asked Hemingway to write a story in six words.
His response? “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

I hope you get what that six words meant… Quite a lot of content for six words…

Anyway, SMITH magazine started asking people to submit their six word memoir… I’m reproducing a few here:

Not quite what I was planning…
Savior complex makes for many disappointments.
Bad brakes discovered at high speed.
That avalanche killed me too, son.
Would settle for bad hair day.
Trying to mother the entire world.
Never really finished anything, except cake.
God Called, you have 1 message.
School geek married a luscious cheerleader.

What would I have written? I dunno…
I think maybe something like, “For what I am, not can.”
So, what about you?