HP fails
The gist of it: This guy ordered a power cable from HP for his notebook, and it arrived in a huge box big enough for 5 laptops, coupled with lots of plastic wrap and strapped down to a 10kg wooden pallet.
Packaging fail. Failblog should pick this up.
Ridiculous right? I mean, its not as if the cord was made of glass or something.
Apparently not the first time it happened.
HP fails again
Plus marks to ASUS and other not-so-big companies for their effort in reducing impact on the environment with their minimalistic, recyclable yet stylish packaging.
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Taiwanese computer manufacturers ftw!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
X-Mini II - A Mini review
No points for guessing what I just bought to relieve my audio agony in hall.
In-built laptop speakers, no matter how branded (mine's an Altec Lansing), can never hope to match the quality and volume of external speakers. One exception used to be those portable mini speakers, tiny little things with small drivers and as a whole, sound rather tinny and not much better than laptop speakers.
Until the X-Mini portable speakers came about.
Designed and made by a local Singapore company Xm-i (no, not Creative for once), the 2nd generation X-mini II is absolutely stunning.
It weighs less than a 100 grams, fits nicely into a palm and is coated with a nice smooth rubbery matte finish. A twist counter-clockwise reveals the much hyped-about vacuum base tube. A small blue LED at the bottom indicates the power, and comes with its own 3.5mm audio cable jack, and a separate USB charging cable + 3.5mm audio cable extension. It does have its own volume dial, instead of controlling volume from the player itself.
The design won the company 2 prestigious Red Dot Product Design awards in 2008. I wonder if the red "dot" in the middle of the speaker driver refers to that :P
After reading more than several positive reviews about it, I decided to get it:
Hardwarezone Review
Cnet Review
I went out to buy a couple of those (at a very attractive price, don't ask me where I got it from) and tested it out with both my Creative Zen vision mp3 player, and my desktop Creative Audigy Value sound card (my laptop's in hall doh).
The audible results:
Audio is VERY clear for a speaker that size, comparable to full size computer speakers. With the bass tube revealed, the sound becomes warmer and fuller, compared to tinny and "begging to be let out" kind of sound when the capsule is closed. Volume is also surprising loud, at mp3 max volume I could almost imagine my neighbours preparing to complain about the noise. Sound gets a little distorted at high levels, but who listens at such levels anyway? Bass is present, though not as thumping and solid as I'd like. It does resonate with the surface (table), and so improves the bass effect as compared to being held up in the air.
Bunch of songs I always use to test speakers with (mostly due to the bass :D)
Bugy Craxone's Come On - The opening basslines shine remarkably well, though minus the oomph
Mika Nakashima's Love Addict - Opening strings are clear and warm, can hear the low cellos and subsequently the faint tinge of the basslines
Michael Jackson's Billy Jean - Vocals are crystal clear, so are the basslines
Ayumi Hamasaki's Evolution - Sounds slightly messy during the chorus due to the nature of the song (distortion, synth, wah) but can still hear the individual tracks.
Tomiko Van's Hold me.. - A simple, clean song. The X-mini II brings out the individual instruments, especially the piano and Tomiko's voice very well. Drums and cymbals are also brought out well.
Conclusion - Not the cheapest of porta-speakers (you can find plenty of cheap ones out there), but if you, like me, are a discerning music lover and enjoy crisp, clear music, the X-mini II is a perfect combo of power, portability and unique design all rolled into one tiny ball.
If you wanna get, I'd say wait for the upcoming IT show. Why did I get it now then? Well... Lets just say the price was too irresistible.
In-built laptop speakers, no matter how branded (mine's an Altec Lansing), can never hope to match the quality and volume of external speakers. One exception used to be those portable mini speakers, tiny little things with small drivers and as a whole, sound rather tinny and not much better than laptop speakers.
Until the X-Mini portable speakers came about.
Designed and made by a local Singapore company Xm-i (no, not Creative for once), the 2nd generation X-mini II is absolutely stunning.
It weighs less than a 100 grams, fits nicely into a palm and is coated with a nice smooth rubbery matte finish. A twist counter-clockwise reveals the much hyped-about vacuum base tube. A small blue LED at the bottom indicates the power, and comes with its own 3.5mm audio cable jack, and a separate USB charging cable + 3.5mm audio cable extension. It does have its own volume dial, instead of controlling volume from the player itself.
The design won the company 2 prestigious Red Dot Product Design awards in 2008. I wonder if the red "dot" in the middle of the speaker driver refers to that :P
After reading more than several positive reviews about it, I decided to get it:
Hardwarezone Review
Cnet Review
I went out to buy a couple of those (at a very attractive price, don't ask me where I got it from) and tested it out with both my Creative Zen vision mp3 player, and my desktop Creative Audigy Value sound card (my laptop's in hall doh).
The audible results:
Audio is VERY clear for a speaker that size, comparable to full size computer speakers. With the bass tube revealed, the sound becomes warmer and fuller, compared to tinny and "begging to be let out" kind of sound when the capsule is closed. Volume is also surprising loud, at mp3 max volume I could almost imagine my neighbours preparing to complain about the noise. Sound gets a little distorted at high levels, but who listens at such levels anyway? Bass is present, though not as thumping and solid as I'd like. It does resonate with the surface (table), and so improves the bass effect as compared to being held up in the air.
Bunch of songs I always use to test speakers with (mostly due to the bass :D)
Bugy Craxone's Come On - The opening basslines shine remarkably well, though minus the oomph
Mika Nakashima's Love Addict - Opening strings are clear and warm, can hear the low cellos and subsequently the faint tinge of the basslines
Michael Jackson's Billy Jean - Vocals are crystal clear, so are the basslines
Ayumi Hamasaki's Evolution - Sounds slightly messy during the chorus due to the nature of the song (distortion, synth, wah) but can still hear the individual tracks.
Tomiko Van's Hold me.. - A simple, clean song. The X-mini II brings out the individual instruments, especially the piano and Tomiko's voice very well. Drums and cymbals are also brought out well.
Conclusion - Not the cheapest of porta-speakers (you can find plenty of cheap ones out there), but if you, like me, are a discerning music lover and enjoy crisp, clear music, the X-mini II is a perfect combo of power, portability and unique design all rolled into one tiny ball.
If you wanna get, I'd say wait for the upcoming IT show. Why did I get it now then? Well... Lets just say the price was too irresistible.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
1, 2, 3, 4
With all the photos uploaded to Facebook I can finally blog about this..
Bang! You die! (I was trying to imitate Han Solo, in case you were wondering)
It was our 4th year anniversary on 080809, so with Singapore fast running out of places to go we decided to pay this little-known place a visit - the Mint Toy Museum. Why a toy museum, you might ask. Well I suppose there was this nostalgic part of me that wanted to re-live my childhood, and we weren't disappointed!
First exhibit was the space age, so I was back to my old fanboy days and drooled over the classic movie posters and figurines. They even had a life-size model of Darth Maul and Jar Jar Binks!
Then we saw this hilarious poster:
The words read - Horniman's Tea, Pure Strong & Delicious. ROFL.
As we went down the building we came across an Astroboy exhibit, and Popeye!
And Tintin! My all-time favourite childhood comic hero!
Followed by old-school superheroes like Superman, Batman and Ultraman
me attempting a lame Ultraman pose =.=
Then it went to old cartoon characters like Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse and Betty Boop!
The picture on the right is full of Golliwogs, racist toys that were popular in the West in the past
We had tea in the Mint Cafe located in the basement below the museum (great concept!) and used a $5 voucher that came with the museum ticket to order a couple of drinks. Yes cheapskate, I know :P
After a few hours of reminiscing about old times, we took a train down to Marina Bay to the Marina Barrage! The place was quite messy with all the construction going on but we managed to find our way there. Quite a nice place with a great view of the sea, and it has a sustainable living exhibit as well!
We climbed to the roof, where lots of people and families were relaxing on the grass patch having picnics and flying kites! Quite a beautiful sight with the skyline in the background. Looked like a scene straight out from the NDP music video
We stayed there til' the sun set, before making our way for dinner at The Tapas Tree @ One Fullerton. Was quite lost initially as we couldn't find it anywhere inside the One Fullerton building, until we went under the Esplanade bridge and there it was -,-
The appetizer tapas, smoked salmon with olives and a spanish version of bangers & mash - grilled potatoes and spanish sausages. The smoked salmon was absolutely delicious, fresh as well! Couldn't taste the raw taste, and yet had the slight smokey flavour without being too salty. The olives went well with the fish. The potatoes were a tad too oily though.
After which we waited for the main dish to appear, and it didn't disappoint!
Valencian paella! It had loads of ingredients, including chicken, spanish ham, sausage, egg, prawns, sotong and mussels. But the main draw was the super-flavourful rice! It had soaked up the juices from the various ingredients as well as the tomato and onion garnishes, and tasted absolutely heavenly. Each grain of rice literally bursted with flavour!
In the end we were quite bloated as not a single rice grain was spared.
To 4 years of happiness, and many more to come!
Bang! You die! (I was trying to imitate Han Solo, in case you were wondering)
It was our 4th year anniversary on 080809, so with Singapore fast running out of places to go we decided to pay this little-known place a visit - the Mint Toy Museum. Why a toy museum, you might ask. Well I suppose there was this nostalgic part of me that wanted to re-live my childhood, and we weren't disappointed!
First exhibit was the space age, so I was back to my old fanboy days and drooled over the classic movie posters and figurines. They even had a life-size model of Darth Maul and Jar Jar Binks!
Then we saw this hilarious poster:
The words read - Horniman's Tea, Pure Strong & Delicious. ROFL.
As we went down the building we came across an Astroboy exhibit, and Popeye!
And Tintin! My all-time favourite childhood comic hero!
Followed by old-school superheroes like Superman, Batman and Ultraman
me attempting a lame Ultraman pose =.=Then it went to old cartoon characters like Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse and Betty Boop!
The picture on the right is full of Golliwogs, racist toys that were popular in the West in the past
We had tea in the Mint Cafe located in the basement below the museum (great concept!) and used a $5 voucher that came with the museum ticket to order a couple of drinks. Yes cheapskate, I know :P
After a few hours of reminiscing about old times, we took a train down to Marina Bay to the Marina Barrage! The place was quite messy with all the construction going on but we managed to find our way there. Quite a nice place with a great view of the sea, and it has a sustainable living exhibit as well!
We climbed to the roof, where lots of people and families were relaxing on the grass patch having picnics and flying kites! Quite a beautiful sight with the skyline in the background. Looked like a scene straight out from the NDP music video
We stayed there til' the sun set, before making our way for dinner at The Tapas Tree @ One Fullerton. Was quite lost initially as we couldn't find it anywhere inside the One Fullerton building, until we went under the Esplanade bridge and there it was -,-
The appetizer tapas, smoked salmon with olives and a spanish version of bangers & mash - grilled potatoes and spanish sausages. The smoked salmon was absolutely delicious, fresh as well! Couldn't taste the raw taste, and yet had the slight smokey flavour without being too salty. The olives went well with the fish. The potatoes were a tad too oily though.
After which we waited for the main dish to appear, and it didn't disappoint!
Valencian paella! It had loads of ingredients, including chicken, spanish ham, sausage, egg, prawns, sotong and mussels. But the main draw was the super-flavourful rice! It had soaked up the juices from the various ingredients as well as the tomato and onion garnishes, and tasted absolutely heavenly. Each grain of rice literally bursted with flavour!
In the end we were quite bloated as not a single rice grain was spared.
To 4 years of happiness, and many more to come!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
First week
Week number one in NTU.
So far its been quite ok, getting used to staying in hall, attending lectures, running around doing admin stuff.
First day was horrible though - I couldn't bear seeing the vacancies for HMJ1 - Japanese 1 drop until a measly 3 slots - none of which could fit into my timetable. Even the very first lecture I had actually seemed pleasurable compared to the tension that slowly ramped up as 7pm approached. I had a few backup plans for electives, none of which was interesting at all to me. But anyway I just hecked it and clicked through the minute the clock struck 7.
In the end I dropped that particular elective for a geekier-sounding (and more exciting! to me that is) How Computers Work. Been refreshing the vacancies praying for people to drop that elusive HMJ1 timeslot for me now and then, but I don't expect much.
So far I've been scurrying to lectures, printing lecture notes, exploring friends' halls, exploring various parts of the school, getting lost in the far reaches of N4-xx-xxx, hiking all the way to NIE to check out the bookstore, getting squeezed in the NTU shuttle buses (I find walking is a much better experience), sweating buckets just by walking from point to point.
More on this point - NTU. Is. Freaking. Hot. Maybe its just the weather these few days, but everytime I step outdoors, it feels as if global warming has come to NTU. Now you know why the preferred dress code in school is berms, not jeans. I've tried the latter for 2 days, and it really sucks to find your wallet and h/p pouch drenched in sweat.
Did I mention that the food in NTU is cheap? I mean, its been ages since I had food at school canteen prices, so eating beehoon for $0.70 and chicken rice for $2 is like a godsend. Drinks below a dollar! Makes you want to curse the random heartland coffeeshop for overpricing their drinks.
My room is pretty old, but with revamped furniture so its not so bad. The good thing is its just opposite the toilet, and very spacious since its a corner unit. The bad? A very powderful ceiling fan, cranky blinds and mozzies at night. Shall bring a stronger fan to counter the mozzies.
Been pretty quiet in hall this week, probably because I didn't go for orientation. I like it that way actually, nice and quiet and relaxing. Wouldn't mind some activities though, otherwise what's the point of staying? Wonder if my hall has a street soccer team or something...
In a nutshell - Living in hall is just like BMT minus the shouting seargents, limited personal space, and strict timings, plus lots more freedom, relaxation and the presence of females. Zhar bor platoon in BMT not counted.
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I hope I don't sabo myself by engaging in very thrifty printing. Been squeezing as many lecture slides as possible into single sheets of paper, at extremely low ink usage. I'm so gonna need a magnifying glass to study.
So far its been quite ok, getting used to staying in hall, attending lectures, running around doing admin stuff.
First day was horrible though - I couldn't bear seeing the vacancies for HMJ1 - Japanese 1 drop until a measly 3 slots - none of which could fit into my timetable. Even the very first lecture I had actually seemed pleasurable compared to the tension that slowly ramped up as 7pm approached. I had a few backup plans for electives, none of which was interesting at all to me. But anyway I just hecked it and clicked through the minute the clock struck 7.
In the end I dropped that particular elective for a geekier-sounding (and more exciting! to me that is) How Computers Work. Been refreshing the vacancies praying for people to drop that elusive HMJ1 timeslot for me now and then, but I don't expect much.
So far I've been scurrying to lectures, printing lecture notes, exploring friends' halls, exploring various parts of the school, getting lost in the far reaches of N4-xx-xxx, hiking all the way to NIE to check out the bookstore, getting squeezed in the NTU shuttle buses (I find walking is a much better experience), sweating buckets just by walking from point to point.
More on this point - NTU. Is. Freaking. Hot. Maybe its just the weather these few days, but everytime I step outdoors, it feels as if global warming has come to NTU. Now you know why the preferred dress code in school is berms, not jeans. I've tried the latter for 2 days, and it really sucks to find your wallet and h/p pouch drenched in sweat.
Did I mention that the food in NTU is cheap? I mean, its been ages since I had food at school canteen prices, so eating beehoon for $0.70 and chicken rice for $2 is like a godsend. Drinks below a dollar! Makes you want to curse the random heartland coffeeshop for overpricing their drinks.
My room is pretty old, but with revamped furniture so its not so bad. The good thing is its just opposite the toilet, and very spacious since its a corner unit. The bad? A very powderful ceiling fan, cranky blinds and mozzies at night. Shall bring a stronger fan to counter the mozzies.
Been pretty quiet in hall this week, probably because I didn't go for orientation. I like it that way actually, nice and quiet and relaxing. Wouldn't mind some activities though, otherwise what's the point of staying? Wonder if my hall has a street soccer team or something...
In a nutshell - Living in hall is just like BMT minus the shouting seargents, limited personal space, and strict timings, plus lots more freedom, relaxation and the presence of females. Zhar bor platoon in BMT not counted.
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I hope I don't sabo myself by engaging in very thrifty printing. Been squeezing as many lecture slides as possible into single sheets of paper, at extremely low ink usage. I'm so gonna need a magnifying glass to study.
Friday, August 07, 2009
patriotism
After reading today's news regarding the worldwide National Pledge taking ceremony on 9 Aug, 8:22 p.m, I thought to myself, that's a nice way to show our unity and patriotism! Even SMRT said they'll be halting their trains at that point for the commuters (and the train drivers I presume) to say the pledge. A whole country stops to take the pledge! Ain't that cool or what?
I wonder if this will cause an increase in complaints over train frequency and punctuality :x
Anyway it made me think about what I really feel about Singapore, the country where I was born and bred and fed. I don't feel like writing a long essay on it, so I'll say it in a list (hah! another list!)
Besides the obvious reasons, I'm a Singaporean and proud to be one because...
1) I love the food here. Hawker food FTW! cai tao kway, char kway tiao, bak chor mee, wantan mee, nasi lemak, roti prata, laksa, zhi char, blah blah... I think about it start drooling already...
2) I've been through the hell that is NS. And understand what the terms 1206, LOA, SOL, IPPT and KNNCCB mean.
3) I speak Singlish. And I velly good at it hor. dun pray pray. got degree in Singlish i sure 1st crass honours one.
4) Whenever I go overseas, I can recognise a fellow Singaporean immediately from the way he/she talks
5) I understand the whole plethora of acronyms out there. PIE SLE TPE CTE ECP AYE KJE BKE KPE PUB NEA MRT ERP CPF NDP SAF HDB PAP GSS MOE CGH LKY DBS CBD NTU(C) NUS SMU LOL
6) I know that good stuff must queue. But queue doesn't mean good stuff. And yet I queue.
7) As a sign of respect I call strangers who are totally unrelated to me whatsoever "auntie" and "uncle"
8) I am on track to live the "Singapore dream", that is - get a degree (in the process), get a job (not yet), get lots of money (nah), get a wife (not so soon), get some kids (not yet), get to retire (still far), get to die (damn). Might be good to de-rail at some point.
9) I support Manchester United more than our Lions team. But still feel sense of pride whenever they win international matches.
10) Last but not least, I know how to and will recite the pledge come 9 Aug, 8:22 p.m.
Happy NDP in advance!
I wonder if this will cause an increase in complaints over train frequency and punctuality :x
Anyway it made me think about what I really feel about Singapore, the country where I was born and bred and fed. I don't feel like writing a long essay on it, so I'll say it in a list (hah! another list!)
Besides the obvious reasons, I'm a Singaporean and proud to be one because...
1) I love the food here. Hawker food FTW! cai tao kway, char kway tiao, bak chor mee, wantan mee, nasi lemak, roti prata, laksa, zhi char, blah blah... I think about it start drooling already...
2) I've been through the hell that is NS. And understand what the terms 1206, LOA, SOL, IPPT and KNNCCB mean.
3) I speak Singlish. And I velly good at it hor. dun pray pray. got degree in Singlish i sure 1st crass honours one.
4) Whenever I go overseas, I can recognise a fellow Singaporean immediately from the way he/she talks
5) I understand the whole plethora of acronyms out there. PIE SLE TPE CTE ECP AYE KJE BKE KPE PUB NEA MRT ERP CPF NDP SAF HDB PAP GSS MOE CGH LKY DBS CBD NTU(C) NUS SMU LOL
6) I know that good stuff must queue. But queue doesn't mean good stuff. And yet I queue.
7) As a sign of respect I call strangers who are totally unrelated to me whatsoever "auntie" and "uncle"
8) I am on track to live the "Singapore dream", that is - get a degree (in the process), get a job (not yet), get lots of money (nah), get a wife (not so soon), get some kids (not yet), get to retire (still far), get to die (damn). Might be good to de-rail at some point.
9) I support Manchester United more than our Lions team. But still feel sense of pride whenever they win international matches.
10) Last but not least, I know how to and will recite the pledge come 9 Aug, 8:22 p.m.
Happy NDP in advance!
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
eat my words... om nom nom
Remember those words I said a few weeks back?
[.......Not-so-famous geek quote, "If they can zhng their cars, why can't we zhng our rigs also? We also Ah Beng what."
Next project will be... A new graphics card, complete with side grille and fan! Which probably won't happen for another 2 years."]
....Well, I ate them.
Forums are evil. After a few days staring at people announcing their tech buys, upgrades, mods, and their own sales, its hard not to join in.
And yet I've them to thank for making the pain of upgrading a brother that somehow just manages to catch up much easier to bear. After 2 years, I figured he wouldn't be able to keep up sooner or later, especially with the end-of-year game release season approaching (a Crysis 2 would have killed off his graphics card for good).
It started out as a plan to upgrade my aging 8600GT, and of course after advice from the forums, I had to upgrade my power supply, my RAMs, blah blah blah...
Not just another simple trip to Sim Lim Square though; I set myself a personal goal to buy most, if not all, the stuffs from the thriving online tech marketplaces at VR-Zone and Hardwarezone. Well, I got my graphics card, power supply and fans from there! Saved me a bundle as well as allowing me to sell off the old stuff!
I did head down to SLS to get a brand new set of RAM, as well as a custom side hole for a fan.
The results! (sorry, I just had to cam-whore)
My totally Benged-out brudder in all his zhnged glory
The interior
The side fan!
Budget: $200
XFX GTS 250 512mb graphics card - $150*
CM Real Power Pro 550w power supply- $90*
4GB Kingston HyperX 800Mhz RAM - $88
CM 212 Case fans - $21*
Side panel cutting + fan grille/filter - $19
My bro all fired up to take on any game thrown at it - Priceless
*bought from friendly forum sellers
Total: $368
After selling away my old stuff ($110)
Total: $258 (exceed budget by $58... don't think about it... just enjoy....)
So if you're thinking of DIYing a PC, be it for games, work or just surfing the net, nothings better than reading up in VRZ and HWZ forums. Better still, register and post a "help!" topic =)
Warning: It can get pretty addictive. I'm trying to go cold turkey now.
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Alright enough of the geek stuff. Just came back from NTU Engineering Freshmen Welcome Ceremony. Tired like hell... Need... sleep...
[.......Not-so-famous geek quote, "If they can zhng their cars, why can't we zhng our rigs also? We also Ah Beng what."
Next project will be... A new graphics card, complete with side grille and fan! Which probably won't happen for another 2 years."]
....Well, I ate them.
Forums are evil. After a few days staring at people announcing their tech buys, upgrades, mods, and their own sales, its hard not to join in.
And yet I've them to thank for making the pain of upgrading a brother that somehow just manages to catch up much easier to bear. After 2 years, I figured he wouldn't be able to keep up sooner or later, especially with the end-of-year game release season approaching (a Crysis 2 would have killed off his graphics card for good).
It started out as a plan to upgrade my aging 8600GT, and of course after advice from the forums, I had to upgrade my power supply, my RAMs, blah blah blah...
Not just another simple trip to Sim Lim Square though; I set myself a personal goal to buy most, if not all, the stuffs from the thriving online tech marketplaces at VR-Zone and Hardwarezone. Well, I got my graphics card, power supply and fans from there! Saved me a bundle as well as allowing me to sell off the old stuff!
I did head down to SLS to get a brand new set of RAM, as well as a custom side hole for a fan.
The results! (sorry, I just had to cam-whore)
My totally Benged-out brudder in all his zhnged glory
The interior
The side fan!
Budget: $200
XFX GTS 250 512mb graphics card - $150*
CM Real Power Pro 550w power supply- $90*
4GB Kingston HyperX 800Mhz RAM - $88
CM 212 Case fans - $21*
Side panel cutting + fan grille/filter - $19
My bro all fired up to take on any game thrown at it - Priceless
*bought from friendly forum sellers
Total: $368
After selling away my old stuff ($110)
Total: $258 (exceed budget by $58... don't think about it... just enjoy....)
So if you're thinking of DIYing a PC, be it for games, work or just surfing the net, nothings better than reading up in VRZ and HWZ forums. Better still, register and post a "help!" topic =)
Warning: It can get pretty addictive. I'm trying to go cold turkey now.
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Alright enough of the geek stuff. Just came back from NTU Engineering Freshmen Welcome Ceremony. Tired like hell... Need... sleep...
Lets see, its been a week since I last posted something.
In that one week, I've...
1) Seen Mayday (Wu Yue Tian) in person and watched Sam + Sean play a song for them
We were the only non-Mayday fans there (well, I'm half a fan)
2) Lost money at mahjong
3) Gotten my tentative timetable for uni (shall pile on the courses! 12AUs =.=)
4) Gotten confused over course registration and worrying about which one to take
5) Planned an upgrade to my PC
6) Bought a relatively "new" graphics card and power supply
7) Pulled my ankle in soccer
8) Sold off my RAMs, leaving behind a useless shell until I can find new ones
9) Ate Ikea's famed meatballs
10) Attended TL's 21st birthday celebration, complete with bursting balloons,bowling, cake-in-the-face and almost-pool-dunking (damn!)
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1 more week 'til school starts! Already feeling a sense of dread... Tomorrow's the freshmen welcome ceremony for the engineers. Somehow I don't like the label freshman. Like we're all Mentos addicts or something.
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Engineers ftw! Hard hat, check. Spanner, check. Sentry gun? *beep beep* *blam blam blam ka-boom* Check.
In that one week, I've...
1) Seen Mayday (Wu Yue Tian) in person and watched Sam + Sean play a song for them
We were the only non-Mayday fans there (well, I'm half a fan)
2) Lost money at mahjong
3) Gotten my tentative timetable for uni (shall pile on the courses! 12AUs =.=)
4) Gotten confused over course registration and worrying about which one to take
5) Planned an upgrade to my PC
6) Bought a relatively "new" graphics card and power supply
7) Pulled my ankle in soccer
8) Sold off my RAMs, leaving behind a useless shell until I can find new ones
9) Ate Ikea's famed meatballs
10) Attended TL's 21st birthday celebration, complete with bursting balloons,bowling, cake-in-the-face and almost-pool-dunking (damn!)
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1 more week 'til school starts! Already feeling a sense of dread... Tomorrow's the freshmen welcome ceremony for the engineers. Somehow I don't like the label freshman. Like we're all Mentos addicts or something.
.
.
.
.
.
Engineers ftw! Hard hat, check. Spanner, check. Sentry gun? *beep beep* *blam blam blam ka-boom* Check.
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