If you are really angry, will you look like this?

Goodbye Corellian

All good things must come to an end & it's really a sad occasion as the pub I frequent decided to take a break as the landlord wanted to increase the rental of the place. It's not easy for a pub to survive in the fickle pubbing & clubbing scene, so it ate into the bottom line, & it's time to look for a new location.

I've been going to this pub for over a year now, the first time being meowie24's 302 class outing. At the end of the outing, they deicded to have some drinks over in Mohd Sultan, & this is how I got to know this place.

The people are friendly here & it's cosy. I've come to know the shareholders & the waitresses that work here too. I remember Madeline (Maddy as she prefers), a nice, tanned, sport looking girl who is more "kan tang" than "peng tang". There's also Josephine, Sylvia (I think, who quitted a while before the landlord wanted more money) & the rest whom are nice enough to chat with me when I'm there alone.

During the World Cup, the pub allowed regulars & insiders to stay behind to watch the 0300hrs matches of the first round even though they were not allowed to by the terms & conditions of their license. It was my first time staying in a pub from 2000 till 0500hrs, for a few nights in a row. Some even bought along safari beds to make themselves more comfortable!!!

Kurt told me they will be looking for a place during the 2-month long Hungry Ghost Festival & will keep me in contact about their new location. Even though this goodbye is not permanent, but still, it hurts when good company has to part, just like in any relationship, not necessarily between a boy & a girl.

So in the meantime, I have to watch soccer matches at coffeeshops & Changi Village. These places don't really do a good job of filling up the void in my heart. Change is inevitable, so I guess I have to ride the waves or get washed away by them.

Thank you Correlian, for you have given me so many happy memories, so many good times. I celebrated my birthday there once too, & both meowie24 & I got cheesecakes from 7-11 after Linus found out it was our birthday!!! So sweet right???

It's hard to fight back the tears, but I'll hold them in for a little longer, just in case. Tears are precious, use them wisely.

Goodbye Correlian.

England will win the World Cup?

I was reading today's edition of The New Paper when I came across this article on the back page. It claims that England will win this year's World Cup because of certain signs, or coincidences, I would say instead. They are as follows:

• It is England 7th World Cup Finals appearance since 1966 (the year in which they won their only World Cup)
• It takes 7 games to win the trophy, i.e. 3 nos group stage matches, round of 16 match (or some people call it the 2nd round knockout match), quarter finals match (or round of 8 match), semi finals & of course the finals.
• The worlds "winner", "England", "captain" & "Beckham" all have 7 letters. In case you all did not notice, "Raymond" also has 7 letters but I'mnot at the World Cup. Just rotting at home & growing fat, hahaha.
• England captain, Beckham, wears the no 7 shirt.
• In Germany, the finals is on Sunday, the 7th day of the week, in July, the 7th month of the year. (Actually, in the 7th year of the 21st century, becos 2000 is the 1st year right? I spotted this myself!!!). So it's on the 7th day of the week, in the 7th month of the 7th year of the 7th year of this century. Quite a mouthful.
• England topped their group with 7 points, to set up a clash with Ecuador, which has 7 letters in its name.
• England have had 7 nos full-time managers who have failed to win the World Cup.
• Sven-Goran Eriksson has a 7-strong backroom staff. His full first name is Svennis, which has 7 letters.

So guys, England fans or otherwise, are the signs there? Will Wngland win the World Cup for only the 2nd time after so many years? Only God knows what the future holds for the soccer nations. Although I do not have a favourite team I hope will win the World Cup, there are a few teams I hope will not win the World Cup. Italy is definitely on my list. Another team is France.

Ja neh!!!

Instant noodles anyone?

I can't sleep, & I'm feeling a little hungry. If only I can cook instant noodles like Takayama, no more hungry nights liao, & I'm sure I will be very popular with the ladies. Heez.



Ja neh!!!

P.S. Those small mineral water bottles are so cute!!! Kawaii!!!

Cyril Takayama

You have guessed it right, I just got back from watching the Brazil vs Ghana match & now waiting for my hair to dry. Heez. My life is becoming a routine, & my tummy is rumbling again. Anyway some magic for you guys, & I hope you all have someone to bring some magic into your life too. Doesn't have to be those lovey dovey type of magic, but someone who also made an impact in your life. Someone who made you see things in color once again when all you could see was black & white in the past. Someone who has made you stop long enough to smell the roses & make you realize that there are more things in life than running the rat race to the top. Maybe someone who brought you back from the dead (figuratively lah!!!) or brought your feet back onto the ground when you head was previously up in the clouds.

Magic, sometimes takes our breathe away, sometimes remind us to dream of the impossible & make it possible.

Anyway, enjoy his magic, some japanese guy who is the Asian version of David Blane (is this how his name is spelt?).

Abracadabra!!! (How come so many bra inside ah???)

To connect or not to connect, that is my question

Been seeing this advertisment in the newspapers for quite a while so I decided to take a look at the details on their website. It is quite an attractive option for people who carry their notebooks almost everywhere they go, & they can be connected to the net when there is no WAN / WLAN / LAN. For a student studying in NTU, the whole campus is covered by NTU's network, however CITS is filled with morons & moronic people who ban / filter out websites with anything vaguely obscene in them to the point of slapping themselves in the face. If you think I'm making this up or making it sound worse than it really is, I invite you to come to out school for a little trip down our policed information highway.

Internet access isn't really free elsewhere too, since those at Burger King or Changi Airport or Suntec City or Coffee Bean need some form of subscription. So I guess this is a universal option, where you need only 1 network card to surf them all. What's more, the 68sgd bill is for unlimited data transfer, so if nobody else uses internet at home, it's more practical to get this plan rather than a seperate network for the home.

Do note that this does not work on a Mac (not fair!!!). Sigh. The whole world can turn against us, but we Mac users will prevail & prove that you can bring us down, but you can never take us out. Oh, light users can opt for the cheaper plans with allocated data limits. Exceeding them is not really advisable because it will cost you extra.

Ja neh!!!

Be careful when you visit the toilet

If this was done in Singapore, I think the organizers will be in deep shit liao. Enjoy the video!!!

Those Japanese!!!

Nothing to say, sometimes we hate them, but I do believe we love them most of the time.

(Excludes stuff that they did during World War 2)



Pang Sai!!!

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony

Once again, after coming back from a late night soccer match (I was watching the match, not exactly playing the game, which explains the beer belly that is getting bigger & bigger by the match) & while waiting for my hair to dry, I decided to surf the net & look for more videos to watch on YouTube.

Ta da!!!

I have found a video that I could classify as S.B.C., not Singapore Broadcasting Center, but Si Beh Classic!!! Wonder when was the first time I heard this song. I also wonder how come I like this song. Hmmm.

Anyway, enjoy the S.B.C. song.

Fastest Finger First

It is that time of the semester again, where all students, at their designated times, will play this game we all hate to play, called Fastest Finger First. It is just another name for our subject / module registration process where everybody has an equal chance to get the limited time slots for each module / subject.

For every subject, there is only one slot of the lectures but a few options for the tutorials. That is what we are trying to arrange into an oder that we are most comfortable with. Some people like to have a free day within the study week, so the lessons are pretty packed. Others want a more spreaded-out arrangement. Early birds want to start early & end early while a lot of students staying in hostel might want to start the day late & do not mind ending late. Some do not want many breaks in between lessons, the rest do not mind. So everybody's timetable is a bit different from the rest.

The modules you take in each semester also determine the outcome of this game. Some modules like Prescribed Electives will clash with Core Modules & you are forced to drop some in oder to register for the rest.

Anyway, I do not want to bore you with the specifics of this game. All you need to know is it might cause serious heart problems & breathing difficulties, hence it only takes place once a semester. Here is the tentative timetable I am aiming for. Awaiting approval to take the next higher level module. Sigh.

All there is to do now is to wait for the add / drop period.

Ja neh!!!

Toad the Wet Sprocket - All I Want

There is absolutely nothing for me to do at home & there is nobody around at home. Sigh. I should be planning my timetable but instead I am surfing through YouTube listening to MTVs. Maybe I should do a little research on how to go about placing wagers on tonight's matches. 8038 just bought 50sgd on Argentina (Holland vs Argentina). I wish her all the best!!! Subject registration is tomorrow, time for fastest finger fist again. 1 time too many liao. If you know what I am talking about. Oh well.

Anyway enjoy this classic. I remember listening to this song when i was very young, maybe when I was in Primary 6 or in Secondary 1 or 2, which isn't that long really. Just 12 - 14 years ago!!! I'm 26 years old & all I have to my name is a pile of credit card bills!!!

The price you have to pay for studying until university, when I'm not really good in studying. All my friends who went to polytechnic have gotten married, have their own house & cars. I graduate from NTU with a piece of toilet paper & that doesn't means I have a job waiting for me. I might even have lesser change to get the job as compared to a Diploma holder. Sigh.



nothing's so loud
as hearing when we lie
the truth is not kind
and you've said neither am i
but the air outside so soft is saying everything
everything

all i want is to feel this way
to be this close, to feel the same
all i want is to feel this way
the evening speaks, i feel it say...

nothing's so cold
as closing the heart when all we need
is to free the soul
but we wouldn't be that brave i know
and the air outside so soft, confessing everything
everything

and it won't matter now
whatever happens to me
though the air speaks of all we'll never be
it won't trouble me

and it feels so close
let it take me in
let it hold me so
i can feel it say...

Life sucks, live with it!!!