finally my new pc arrived.. think my old pc realli got sixth sense..
aft i placed order for this current pc, e old pc's condition has been getting from bad to worse.. so much so that at once im realli worried that i cant finish backing up all e stuff before it has its 'last breath'.. ppl say tt when women cant get their way, they may resort to 一哭二闹三上吊。but e old pc even lagi better, it just hang itself every 15-30 min or so.. realli can cry.. until i find it quite a feat to be able to transfer all e stuff into my sis portable hdd. esp e stuffs tt needs to back up just seems never ending..
nevertheless i jus realise i forget to transfer my winamp skins (my num 1 fave has been e skin for 3++ yrs) n now i cant find it online anymore.. *sad* then also my msn emoticons!!! i dunno took how mani months accumulating such a huge collection.. now all gone.. even sadder.. however i dun think emoticons can be saved in any way leh.. haiz.. have to start anew..
n also cos of e constant hanging as well as the race against time to back up e stuffs in my prev pc, i initially got quite a num of stuff tt i wanna blog about.. but right now i alr forget whatever tts on my mind le.. *diao*
anyway hope my myopia dun get worse cos right now the monitor is a whopping 22 inch.. realli not in my cards to get such a big screen, at most onli 21 inch.. but this model is the most value-for-money and it doesnt provide discount if i opt for a smaller monitor so aiya, realli treat it as my tv now.. lolz..
but my sis complaining tt e sound system is not good. hmm i see what i can do ba.. now still delibrating whether i should get a new computer table or transfer e pc to my current study desk and buy a new cupboard to store my stacks of papers.. not just e warerobe is bursting, my bookshelves also cant hold on for much longer.. sianz.. can foresee huge expenses in the foreseeable future..
NLB - Used books become new reads at the Book Exchange!
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 Time: 10.30am to 6pm Venue: The Plaza, National Library Building,100 Victoria Street
3 easy steps to exchange your used books for new reads:
Bring your used books to any Public Library from 11 to 24 April, 11am to 8pm. On 25 April, used books are accepted only at the National Library Building. Drop off your used books and get a book exchange coupon indicating one-for-one exchange for the books accepted. Bring your coupon to The Plaza, National Library Building, on 25 April to redeem for used books dropped off by other book lovers.
Terms and Conditions: Each person can exchange up to a maximum of 30 used books. There is no age limit for participation. We accept children's and adults' fiction and non-fiction books (eg. cookbooks, travel guides and romance novels) in any of the four official languages. We also accept used library books bought from previous Library Book Sales. Textbooks, magazines and audio-visual materials will not be accepted. Used books for exchange should be in relatively good physical condition. Only coupons issued with a Book Exchange stamp are valid. Please check your coupons carefully after they are issued to you. Coupons issued are transferable. You may pass them on to your family members or friends to help you redeem. Lost coupons are not replaceable. You are advised to keep your coupons properly till the event on 25 April. Plastic/carrier bags and delivery service will not be provided on Sat, 25 April. You are advised to bring your own carrier bags and/or arrange for transportation of books redeemed.
For enquiries, please call NLB Helpdesk at 6332 3255 or email: helpdesk@...
cant believe it.. i met a long lost pri sch fren in office!! n its realli fate lor..
cos im not supposed to be in office in e afternoon one.. got an appt but it got postponed last min to evening time so i went to help out in e pre interview round. but i feel even tts not enough for me to see my pri sch fren there cos there are 20+ ppl in e room. dunno why i went so far inside e rm during the briefing and i decide to help out at e nearest table n walah, i saw my pri sch fren.
& he cant recognise me leh.. did i change so much in e past 10 yrs? i still look pretty much e same as when im in sec sch leh.. hmmm... well, we had a good catch up session aft e selection round.. after an intensive info gathering chat, can feel e pri sch frens are all doing quite well. tts good ^^
wonder if a big scale pri sch gathering (more than 10 ppl turning up) is possible.. then we for sure need lots of water n a 24hr area to do all e catch up.. =P
well, lets see where fate takes us to ba.. esp since most of us has alr moved house n no one owns a hp 13 yrs ago..
The rain falls on my windows And a coldness runs through my soul And a coldness runs through my soul And the rain falls, oh the rain falls And the rain falls, oh the rain falls I don't want to be alone I don't want to be alone
I wish that I could photoshop all I wish that I could photoshop all Our bad memories Our bad memories Cause the flashbacks, oh the flashbacks Cause the flashbacks, oh the flashbacks Won't leave me alone Won't leave me alone
If you come back to me If you come back to me I'll be all that you need I'll be all that you need Baby, come back to me Baby, come back to me Let me make up for what happened Let me make up for what happened
(Come back) Baby come back to me (Come back) Baby come back to me (Come back) I'll be everything you need (Come back) I'll be everything you need (Come back) Baby come back to me (Come back) Baby come back to me (Come back) Boy, you're one in a million (Come back) Boy, you're one in a million
(Come back) Baby come back to me (Come back) Baby come back to me (Come back) I'll be everything you need (Come back) I'll be everything you need (Come back) Baby come back to me (Come back) Baby come back to me (Come back) You're one in a million (Come back) You're one in a million (One in a million) (One in a million)
On the east side of Manhatten, On the east side of Manhatten, She goes shopping for new clothes She goes shopping for new clothes And she buys this, and she buys that And she buys this, and she buys that Just leave it alone. Just leave it alone.
I wish that he would listen to her I wish that he would listen to her Side of the story Side of the story It isn't that bad, it isn't that bad It isn't that bad, it isn't that bad And she's wiser for it now. And she's wiser for it now.
I admit I cheated ('mit I cheated) I admit I cheated ('mit I cheated) Don't know why I did it (why I did it) Don't know why I did it (why I did it) But I do regret it (do regret it) But I do regret it (do regret it) Nothing I could do or say can change Nothing I could do or say can change
Chorus Chorus
Everything I ever did Everything I ever did Heaven knows I'm sorry, but Heaven knows I'm sorry, but I was too dumb to see I was too dumb to see You were always there for me You were always there for me And my curiosity And my curiosity Got the better of me Got the better of me Baby take it easy on me Baby take it easy on me
Anything from A to Z Anything from A to Z Tell me what you want it babe Tell me what you want it babe I open my heart to thee I open my heart to thee You are my priority You are my priority Can't you see you've punished me Can't you see you've punished me More than enough already? More than enough already? Baby take it easy on me Baby take it easy on me
Baby, take it easy on me Baby, take it easy on me Baby come back to me Baby come back to me Baby come back to me Baby come back to me
i guess the above crowd is any retailer's dream man.. like wat some forum members are commenting, where's e recession har? this is e crowd at suntec on sat afternoon 4.30pm, as quoted by the photographer.. luckily tt time im in office =D
but e crowd is alr quite bad as early as 1+pm.. i went there at noon to take brochures and look at e display sets & guess wat? there is actualli a long queue of ppl waiting to take e escalator from level 6 to level 4 at ard 1+pm
& it took me 2 hours to squeeze thro e crowds just to take brochures!! although my colleagues say no wonder cos i realli do take a lot of brochures..
went back to suntec at 7+pm after i settle my matters in office.. din know how bad is e crowd cos i took e lift up from e carpark basement =D
seriously speaking, if i do not need to get a desktop i will definitely wont go on a weekend. my good frens will know tt i dun like to shop on weekend cos its simply too crowded. i only brave e crowd in hope of getting a good deal n luckily i got one.. bargain quite hard cos i know its a buyer's mrkt now.. lolz.. thanks to e promoter who's so patient.. in general think quite hard to earn my $$$ unless u know which are my soft spots =P anyway now i just hope this new PC can last longer than my current PC.. ^^
well, from e photographs n from wat i experience, i must say tt e bottlenecks are the escalators cos e speed is so super slow but once inside e exhibiton halls, e situation is slightly better though its still rather bad.. dun understand how come banks come to set up booths there.. super no link n waste space onli, perhaps e organiser can improve on tt e next time?
& dunno if its my imagination or not, there seems to be less ppl lugging their loots this time round.. perhaps e buyers all arrange for delivery to their home? or less ppl are buying? tt i dunno for now.. anyway for IT products, if its not a need then i feel its better not to buy now.. cos e prices of IT products almost always heading south.. until now i have yet to see prices of electronic goods going north leh. until now still quite heartache why i spend 40 bucks to buy a 4Gb thumbdrive sometime last yr.. now i can get a 16Gb thmdrive leh.. its not exactly a need back then.. haiz.. tts why im more discerning now n decide not to get a laptop cos its more of a want than a need for me..
but personalli i feel tt sporeans need to spend to help e economy, spend as in general n not restricted to any one category.. cos an economy works in a cycle. if everyone tightens their belt, i can say it can still affect u even if u r not a front line staff. there has alr been news saying tt there can be massive retrenchment in e retail sector aft GSS.. i realli dun wish this scenario will come true man..
nevertheless i also like to urge retailers to do more to lure shoppers. as compared to its foreign counterparts eg Taiwan (this is a place tt i receive frequent newsletter on sales/good bargains) where retailers are slashing 30 to 40% off most items, what e spore retailers are doing is just not attractive/aggressive.
even my fave john little sales where i can get ard 40% off brands eg Za, Loreal etc have less items on discount during their last sale. =( so one cant exactly blame tt sporeans are not spending.. i for one will be willing to spend my money locally instead of overseas if e deals are sweet enough like those offered in Taiwan.. well lets see what e marketing ppl will come up with this time round after e GST rebate
3 suicide cases in less than 10 days... & all involve young promising males... & to think tt i have e impression that its e females who's more emotional that are more prone to suicide...
wat does this say abt our society? i think its a cause for concern le.. for gals, when we face any prob we can either tell our family members or confide in our close frens.. for me, if i realli cant take it, i'll use e most powerful weapon of women - cry.. but of course i wont let anyone see me cry la.. =D i definitely feel better aft crying, cos i'll have alr cooled down and tend to be logical by e time i dun cry le.. & tt's when i know its no use brooding n its time to move on..
but for guys, 1st i dunno if there's a support system for them to turn to in e 1st place.. cos e others may see them as whining which is a big no-no for guys cos guys are supposed to be strong n macho.. if not confirm kenna shoot "eh, dun be like a girl leh" etc.. e same also applies to crying.. despite andy lau's famous song "男人哭吧不是罪", i still feel tt asian socities still have a big discrimination against guys tearing in public.. hence coupled with such restrictions, is it a wonder why guys tend to bottle up their true emotions? tts also a main reason why males in general their lifespan is 4 yrs shorter than females, cos bottling up your own feelings can lead to health problems..
i truly wish tt guys can be more forthcoming to let out their emotions, esp in front of their loved ones or close frens, since afterall they are alr so close, wat's there to be afraid of/ pai seh about? afterall all humans have emotions, & it definitely comforting to know that there's someone with you regardless of what happens..
& maybe i hav alr mentioned in my prev posts, i believe that's a way to every prob one faces.. yes it may seem enormous but if u microsize it, perhaps u discover tt it can be solved part by part.. definitely not all at once but steady n gradually.. or try looking from another perspective.. just like a maths question.. n one's prob dun end by taking one's life, it merely pass from u to ur family members! is this e way how one treat family members?
plus strictly speaking, we owe our presence on Earth to our parents. its them tt give us this life n if u jus end ur life like tt, is it being fair to them? im not saying that parents ought to control their children lives but is this how u shd treat ur parents? spare a thought for them.. do u like to see ur parents 肝腸寸斷？ honestly speaking, 白髮人送黑髮人那種情景與滋味很難用言語來形容。。。
no one is an island.. one's action will have certain chain reaction.. on e same note, precisely cos no one is an island, reach out to ur family/frens when in need of help!! that's wat kinship and friendship is all about right?
super dislike e weather nowadays.. im either being heated or being frozen these days.. even my sis comtemplating of getting a haircut cos of e weather.. im wondering who will get sick cos of this temperamental weather, alr got one 'causalty' in my office.. haiz..
anyway anyone heard of '60 Earth Hour'?
meaningful campaign let's do something for Mother Earth!
A level results is out and both my ex-students did well in Econs!! ^^ so super glad and also happy for them cos i realli was under some form of pressure (given by myself la) to ensure that they do well..
esp for e 2nd student, cos she's e sis of one of my fren n this fren of mine onli ask me to tutor her sis in late July last yr.. & e sis has onli been barely passing her econs. so u can see tt im under 2 type of pressure.. 1st i need to do an even better job cos e student is my fren's sis n 2nd its there is onli limited things i can do within e 3.5 months (Aug to mid Nov) which im not sure if i can perform wonders. so i was telling my fren tt i will do my best to tutor but i cannot guarantee an A. its realli good to have understanding frens n all e more it makes me want to let e fees she paid to me worthwhile..
& my effort did pay off, its realli a good feeling.. tts a kind of feeling tt i doubt one can get elsewhere.. tts e beauty of teaching.. & e friendship formed is an added bonus too =) (has been on good relationship w my ex-students plus their family members)
i do hope that they now know how to appreciate econs n not just chuck it aside after As cos u'll realli understand e world a lot better if u know econs.. & tts my primary objective when tutoring econs as i realise tt most teachers alr hav their hands full trying to complete e syllabus on time to allocate time to allow students to appreciate e beauty of econs..
find tt i like teaching/coaching more and more.. but will i become a teacher? sch teacher - never, cos u can never devote fully to teaching.. continue tutoring - definitely open but will need to depend on my schedule..
& if one like teaching, one actually need not necessarily become a teacher.. there are so mani other occupations that involves imparting knowledge too eg trainer, speaker, consultant, author etc..
------------------------------------------ Yume no you na hito dakara yume no you ni kieru no desu sugu sadamewo shininagara mekurarete kita kisetsu no peeji ojite wa tokeru konayuki mitai tomaranai omoi
Aisanakute ii kara tooku de mimamottete tsuyogatteru n da yo demo tsunagattetai n da yo anata ga mada suki da kara Motto nakeba yokatta motto waraeba yokatta bakadanatteitte yo ki ni suru natte itte yo anata ni tada aitakute
Hajimete deshita kore made no hibi machigatte nai to omoeta koto hidama ni mitai na sono egao ikiru michi wo terashitekuremashita kokoro no ame ni kasa wo kureta no wa anata hitori datta
Aisenakute ii kara koko kara mimamotteru tsuyogatteru n da yo demo tsunagattetai n da yo anata ga mada suki dakara onaji tsuki no shita de onaji namida nagashita dame nan da yo tte hanaretakunai tte tada hitokoto tada ienakute
Itsuka inochi no tabi owaru soru toki mo inoru deshou anata ga akogareta anata de aru koto sono egao wo shiawase wo
Aisanakute ii kara tooku de mimamottete tsuyogatteru n da yo demo tsunagattetai n da yo anata ga mada suki da kara motto nakeba yokatta motto waraeba yokatta no kana? baka da natte itte yo ki ni suru natte itte yo anata ni tada aitakute anata ni tada aitakute
