Bye bye 2008... 

Bought Red Alert 3 yesterday, and am hooked now. Mood box, YS gave me a totally new concept, so most likely I have to redo the whole thing, by next Monday. Sian... 

And Esther's recommending me a job at her work place at Vivo, so hopefully I can work there. Sick and tired to dealing with total idiots at wah wah. 

Time to rest...

Please don't let me do badly this term... I don't wanna waste another year. Just a decent pass will do. 

Alone is good.

Mood Box. Ugly mood box.

Mock up.

Sprayed glossy finish on the int. elements.

The damn model itself.

Time to take a break.

Finished my mood box, and it looks like shit. Didn't turn out the way I expected. Spent less than 6 hours altogether making this model, yet I took 1 week to finish. Attention span is getting shorter and shorter. 

Will post the pics tonight, cause it'd look better in the dark with just light form my table lamp. 

School starts on Monday. Left with shophouse sketches, mock up of the shophouse model, actual mood box, int. tech wall, CADP files, and other stuff. All by 6th Feb. How sia. 

Poly isn't as slack as I thought it would be. But its much better than Junior College life. 

Time to take a break. Even though I know I'm not supposed to.

Christmas gifts I received: red packets. 

nice. 

Money. just what I need. The more the better. 

Wasted money today...

Wanted to do some reflective thingy surface for my mood box, so went to art friend to buy some materials. Didnt have reflective paint there, so just bought some silver paint, and a can of gloss spray.

Went home, and stink up my whole room. And the finished product could hardly reflect any light... 

In the evening went to my grandma's house, and played some lame game on my cousin's laptop which was lagging like a stop-motion picture. stayed till 11pm then met Kelly to watch Australia at Cathay. Before that we went to popular 1st, and there I found some shiny silver paper that cost only $3!!! Damn! I wasted $9 on a glossy spray that doesnt even work. Gosh.

And the damn movie was like 2hr 40min long so we decided to watch Ip Man instead. And it was great. Awesome. Donnie Yen really makes all the other martial artist look stupid. Maybe except for Jet Li. Nah I prefer Donnie Yen. So damn fast.

But Donnie Yen doesnt really suit the character he played. Ip Man uses a set of martial art which was developed by females, and so he wasn't that aggressive. Unlike flash point where he really beat the hell outta Colin Chou. 

And the Japo General. Acting yaya papaya at first, but got balls kicked in by Ip Man in the end. Was beaten up so badly that he was leaning against a pole, and at the same time getting slapped and punched by Ip Man. And there was nothing he could do about it. Nice.

Tomorrow, got service at church at Simei, and lunch. and whatever...

Mood box's not done yet. Almost there. But time to take a break. 

After all, its Christmas right? 

Lalalalala......

Isn't life just great?

We wake up in the morning, and we run like clockwork. The day ends and we rest out exhausted, worn out bio-organic machines we call our bodies.

The sun rises, and we are up and running. Wondering what is the ultimate purpose of doing what we are all accustomed, all scheduled to do. All so regimental. 

In the end, they throw at us a piece of paper. And the numbers on it mean all so much to us. Some continue another set of regimental scheduled routine. Others just move out and find other things that will keep them busy, eventually becoming part of their routine. Work. 

After some years, our bio-organic machines wears out, unable to repair itself. And all that we have done, is left behind. Can't take anything with us. 

So what is the purpose of working so hard now?

Isn't life just great?

I think I broke the record, for pissing the most no. of customers off at my work place. Don't you just love it when those assholes get pissed and start arguing with you just because they made the mistake, not you, and are trying to bargain to their advantage? 

Well, today some guy came to my counter, and wanted to collect his movie voucher. So he presented me his OCBC letter, which is already the voucher and all he has to do is exchange it for a movie ticket, and not the voucher, cause there is NO voucher for this. So I tell him VERY NICELY, 'this is the voucher already, it can be exchanged for a pair of movie ticket of your choice.'.

And this guy, who had an anal retentive face and seriously looked like he was suffering from severe vitamin D deficiency, started to argue with me. 

He went 'NO, your office told me to come down to collect the voucher, and now you tell me there is no voucher?'

'This is the voucher, it can be exchanged for a pair of tickers.'

'But your office called me to come down to collect the vouchers. I came all the way down from yishun, and now I've made a wasted trip? Call your manager now.'

'Yishun is just 3 stops away, my manager is not in. This is the voucher. There is no voucher for this. The letter states that you can collect your tickets, not voucher.'

'I want to speak to your manager.'

'I call, you talk to him yourself.'

So I called the manager and this son of a bitch starts to yell at my manager. Which I really didn't care. Then I wanted to see how far I can push this guy who has a face that looks just like those anal models in a science lab. I cut him off, and told him to go to the next counter while I attend to the next customer. 

His face, suddenly looked like it was going to throw up some shit. And I just continued attending to the other customers. At that point, some other staff stepped in, and the anal retentive guy started to argue with him, which he didnt know what was going on. 

Just then I needed to go relief myself, so I stood up and walked away, conveniently pointing a middle finger at the guy, which I thought he couldn't see. But those anal retentive eyes were sharp enough, and he confronted me outside the toilet, and I told him to complain if he wanted. That anal retentive mouth muttered something and he walked away. 

I really wonder what is going to happen to me when they receive this complain.

And a few months back, another asshole argued with me, he wanted a refund of his ticket because he didnt know that there was a promotion with the OCBC credit card. And I really cant do a refund, unless I want to pay out of my own pocket. So I refused and he slammed the table and argued. So I muttered 'kao pei bloody asshole.'. I didnt think he'd hear, but he did, and he wanted to complain, (they sure like to complain dont they?). And I got abit scared so I refunded his tickets and printed a new one for him. But luckily I didnt have to pay out of my own pocket in the end. Cause my manager managed to void the tickets.

At that time I was still new, so I was quite intimidated by them, but now, I dont really give a damn. I'm there to work, not be your dog. 

So to that anal retentive guy, wear your G string on your head, so I dont have to insult you so much on cyber space. Asshole. 

My flu is getting worse, my nose now is no longer blocked, its flowing like a tap. 

And I ate McSpicy at for lunch. Topped with an Oreo Mcflurry. 

Yum Yum, but also 'sneezeeeee'

Just as I was getting ready to start on my end of year project, I fell sick. Phlegm, blocked nose, headaches, fever and watery eyes. I cant even type properly now. 

I fell sick last year during the Christmas week too. 

Just came back from school today, arranging the entire studio and having consultation with YS. Finally the studio is starting to look like a studio, and not a classroom. All of us will have a table to ourselves, so thats great, cause I'm not exactly a sharing person. So anyway, I picked the table in a corner, in front of the widow and just next to the door. Sort of like a loner table, but I think that place is quite cosy, so what the heck, even if its just beside the fire extinguisher. 

Had consultation, and realized how deep I was in shit. Really deep shit, Mood Box, the shophouse mock up model and sketches are due on the 29th Dec. And now is the 18th. Think gotta do it through the Christmas week. But this is the last assignment for this academic year. :)

Drawn by Maureen at the back of my sketch book.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 is already getting screwed by hackers. Well done Microsoft!

Its only a matter of time before Microsoft get completely screwed, up down left right front back centre diagonally inside-out.

I really hope that Microsoft's Windows gets hacked so badly that all PC users will have no choice but to switch to Macs. 

I'll be the 1st.

Was on my way home from work today, and was listening to some songs I haven't heard for a long time on my iPod, and came across some tracks I used to listen last year when I was in JC. 

Nostalgia. 

All the memories of JC life suddenly came back. Both the horrifying ones as well as the fun ones. But I felt abit sick. I really can't believe I spent 10 months there. 10 months of studying which lead nowhere. Sick. Disgusting. Fun? 

But that was a year ago. And now the year is coming to an end. 

Poly life is great. Working part-time sucks. 

The dairy wasn't used. But I'll keep it. Treasure it.

Memories not penned down on paper, but carved in the heart.

If I could control time, I'd go back 1 year, and do what I should have done but didn't. And undo what I should not have done but did it. 

And I'd treasure those around me, especially that someone who treated me very well, but I didn't reciprocate. 

Now 1 year later, you're somewhere else, and life really sucks without you.

Wishing you could come back.

I wished I could control time.

Came across these online.

Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMIKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED.

Hotel notice, Tokyo:
IS FORBIDDEN TO STEAL HOTEL TOWELS PLEASE. IF YOU ARE NOT A PERSON TO DO SUCH A THING IS PLEASE NOT TO READ NOTIS.

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.

In a Tokyo bar:
SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.

In a Bangkok temple:
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN EVEN A FOREIGNER IF DRESSED AS A MAN.

Hotel brochure, Italy:
THIS HOTEL IS RENOWNED FOR ITS PEACE AND SOLITUDE. IN FACT, CROWDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD FLOCK HERE TO ENJOY ITS SOLITUDE.

Hotel lobby, Bucharest:
THE LIFT IS BEING FIXED FOR THE NEXT DAY. DURING THAT TIME WE REGRET THAT YOU WILL BE UNBEARABLE.

Hotel elevator, Belgrade:
TO MOVE THE CABIN, PUSH BUTTON FOR WISHING FLOOR. IF THE CABIN SHOULD ENTER MORE PERSONS, EACH ONE SHOULD PRESS A NUMBER OF WISHING FLOOR. DRIVING IS THEN GOING ALPHABETICALLY BY NATIONAL ORDER.

Hotel elevator, Paris:
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR VALUES AT THE FRONT DESK.

Hotel, Athens:
VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLAIN AT THE OFFICE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 AND 11 AM DAILY.

Hotel, Yugoslavia:
THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID.

Hotel, Japan:
YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID. 

Sign in Japanese public bath:
FOREIGN GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO PULL COCK IN TUB. 

Sign in men's rest room in Japan:
TO STOP LEAK TURN COCK TO THE RIGHT.

Hotel catering to skiers, Austria:
NOT TO PERAMBULATE THE CORRIDORS IN THE HOURS OF REPOSE IN THE BOOTS OF ASCENSION.

Taken from a menu, Poland:
SALAD A FIRM'S OWN MAKE; LIMPID RED BEET SOUP WITH CHEESY DUMPLINGS IN THE FORM OF A FINGER; ROASTED DUCK LET LOOSE BEEF RASHERS BEATEN UP IN THE COUNTRY PEOPLE'S FASHION.

Dry cleaner's, Bangkok:
DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.

Tailor shop, Rhodes:
ORDER YOUR SUMMERS SUIT. BECAUSE IS BIG RUSH, WE WILL EXECUTE CUSTOMERS IN STRICT ROTATION.

Hotel, Vienna:
IN CASE OF FIRE, DO YOUR UTMOST TO ALARM THE HOTEL PORTER.

A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Hotel, Zurich:
BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

An advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist:
TEETH EXTRACTED BY THE LATEST METHODISTS.

A laundry in Rome:
LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.

Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?

In the window on a Swedish furrier:
FUR COATS MADE FOR LADIES FROM THEIR OWN SKIN.

In a Swiss mountain inn:
SPECIAL TODAY - NO ICE-CREAM.

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS. 

Cocktail lounge, Norway:
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR. 

At a Budapest zoo:
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD, GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON DUTY.

Doctors office, Rome:
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner, Japan:
COOLES AND HEATES: IF YOU WANT JUST CONDITION OF WARM AIR IN YOUR ROOM, PLEASE CONTROL YOURSELF.

Two signs from a Majorcan shop entrance:
ENGLISH WELL TALKING HERE SPEECHING AMERICAN

Car rental brochure, Tokyo:
WHEN PASSENGER OF FOOT HEAVE IN SIGHT, TOOTLE THE HORN. TRUMPET HIM MELODIOUSLY AT FIRST, BUT IF HE STILL OBSTACLES YOUR PASSAGE THEN TOOTLE HIM WITH VIGOR. 

Uploaded these photos on Fotolia yesterday, hoping that I could sell them. But then again, Fotolia has such high standards that all my photos were rejected and moved to the free section where people can download them for free. 

Here's some of my rejected photos. Actually its all of them.

Work today was extremely boring. Bolt too. Watched halfway and walked out. Watched Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which was alot better. And I sorta liked it. 

Anyway, was so bored that I drew the hamster in Bolt. 

   

It looks like the one I drew was infected with rabies. And I spelt rabies wrongly too.

Work tomorrow again. Gonna bring my laptop. Maybe I'll kill someone tomorrow, or maybe myself.

Who would care anyway?

It was raining almost the whole day today, so I didn't really go out. Just stayed home to complete my CRS cafe discussion. And my 2 group mates were not online, so I did the whole damn research and powerpoint slides myself. Next time I'm gonna choose my group carefully.

So anyway, I'm doing on whether is rap music a bad influence on the young. And I happened to chance across 50 cent's candyshop MV. I googled the lyrics and found it quite sexually oriented. Perfect for my research. 

And his dick, was referred to as a 'lollipop' and a 'magic stick'. I have no idea why they called it a magic stick, and actually found it quite funny. 

No offense to those who actually like 50 cent. Nah, actually I don't really give a shit.

And I came across this picture on flickr. Which is this girl who looked like Jay Chou.

Which I personally think what Jay will look like when he gets hit on the head repeatedly.

Holidays are here, for 3 weeks, which isn't good for me, cause I just hate the holidays. I prefer to go to school. Then I wouldn't have to work. Working part time is really a huge burden. Low pay long hours. 

I don't want to work. But I need the money for my expenses. 

Life just sucks. But don't worry.

It'll just get worse. 

......

Think I'll go out some day and take more photos. 

I want this! 

But not sure if my laptop can support. And whether or not there's enough time to play. Got lots of assignments to complete. 

Went to the Immaculate Heart Of Mary Church today to attend Elaine's wedding. My 1st time in a Catholic church. Took some pictures using Stickman's camera, which sucked to the skies. A Samsung camera... Too bad did not bring my Nikon. 

Was bored so I took a photo of my watch, close up. Edited using photoshop CS3. If not it can never look this good. Cause its a samsung.

Stickman bought some snake sweets just in case we fell asleep. $3.40. The same cost I paid to take a cab to the church, cause I didnt really know where it was. 

And the service ended quite fast, the entire service being only about an hour and a half. Then after that went to the HP service centre to collect my laptop. Finally, I'm free from Acer. $84 just to replace the damn keyboards. 

Went home and did my essay on 'ragging' for CRS. And found out that my English is getting crappier. I cant really write as well as before. Take a look at my essay.

Should ragging be banned?

Ragging, to some, it is a bonding exercise between the seniors and freshmen of a college. To others, it is an experience so traumatising that the victims suffer from life long disabilities and serious psychic disorders. Some even result in death, both intentional and unintentional. 

 So what is ragging? This term ‘ragging’ has different meanings for different people. Some may consider it performing fun and frolic activities such as singing and dancing or maybe even being teased in front of the seniors of a college. Others may be subjected to physical, mental and/or sexual abuse. However, there is a general term for this ragging. According to the dictionary, ragging is the act of aggression committed by an individual or party on another individual or party over a prolonged period of time. The victims usually the junior.

 Ragging is most scenarios, is usually by the freshmen of a school, being subjected to teasing or torture by the seniors as a way to form a bond and wash away the feeling of shyness and homesickness in the freshmen. Some examples of ragging is forcing the freshmen to perform embarrassing acts against his own will, such as stripping, or maybe even locking them up in a toilet cubicle and pouring water down on them.

 However, in worst cases, some of the victims may be so disturbed and traumatised that they suffer mentally, or even commit suicide. There is a case in India, where an engineering student, was subjected to severe ragging, and could not take the humiliation and killed himself by jumping in front of a speeding train.

 The debate on whether or not ragging should be banned is still on going in some countries. Some have banned it completely, and made it illegal.

 But some say that ragging is all in the name of fun. Some raggers claim that ragging is a form of icebreaking and generates a sense of unity and bond. Others say ragging kills the shyness and awkwardness a freshmen feels, and brings out the true self of that individual, as they only have one thing to focus on, which is to free themselves from the ragging, and hence do not think of how far away they are from home or how lonely they feel in this new place.

 Ragging, no matter what, is still considered a socially unacceptable behaviour. It not only violates human right and privacy, but also causes hurt to the physical and psychological parts of the victim’s body.

 What I personally feel is that ragging should be replaced with other activities if the main objective is to form a bond between the seniors and freshmen. Why include torture and humiliation in your regime if the main aim is to let everyone have a good and fun bonding session? What good will come out of ragging? The feeling of manliness and boldness experienced by the ragger is nothing but the sadistic nature of that individual expressed and taken out on another.

Hence in conclusion, it is clear that ragging is a psychological and social problem in our society today. And yes, ragging should be banned. But by merely banning ragging is not enough. We have to condemn this act of selfish human nature, and educate people on the effects of ragging, before this act can finally be eliminated from our society.

Damn. I rented a chinese drama, and it doesn't have subtitles. How the heck am I gonna watch it?

Oh well, can learn chinese along the way.

Was bored, so I drew this. 

I must have seen this guy before, cause I remember him vaguely as some emo kia on the internet. Wait, is he male or female? I think male, cause a female wouldn't stand under the rain, sheltering a damn flower.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Oh and ya, I got a 75% for my CRS test. And the 1st thing I asked Ms Wee was, 'Is there anyone who did better than me?'. 

'Of course.' 

Aww, damn. Just like a kick up my nuts, cause I was so confident of being the top. Anyway, I promise, that next term, I'll be the top for at least one of my modules. CRS being I can score in that module, almost the same as GP in JC. And at least a B+ or A for a design module. 

Sick of getting D and C grades for design modules, and B+ for language modules.

Yeah! I'm so proud of myself, cause I managed to change my blogskin, but only after 4 hours...

And I want to study product design too! Then I can do design a dream home with the furniture I designed. 

I've also got to start using my camera also, its collecting dust. Gonna take it to Elaine's wedding this friday.

WTH!!!! $83 just to repair the damn keyboards???

And its gonna take 2 weeks!

Steam balls...

Urg! I hate CRS. Gotta go to school this wednesday at 3 just for the make up lesson. And my grouping for the discussion cafe sucks too. Peng Wei has quit the course, left with Joe and Kevin. Doubt they'll do any work. 

Gotta finish the cafe discussion stuff by end of this week, with or without their help. So can start on my shophouse and material wall. 

Critique's over, and it wasnt as bad as last term. Mr. Kao Pei didnt kao pei so much this time, instead he gave some constructive comments, which I'm quite surprised. Yong Sheng and Elaine wasn't there, just Edmund, Kelly and Kao Pei. 

Bye bye term 3.