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U2 = With Or Without You

2008-06-21T16:21:00.001+08:00

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you

Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you

With or without you
With or without you

Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And Im waiting for you

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

My hands are tied
My body bruised, shes got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you

With or without you
With or without you
I cant live
With or without you
With or without you

ver2.8

2008-02-22T08:55:00.002+08:00

a chat with a great friend makes all the difference in life.

i've realised that i've been so engross in WoW that i've missed out so many things in life. for the past 1yr plus, my life was the virtual life i had in the game. i've neglected so many things.. friends, family, and close ones.. i finally made the tough decision and cancelled my subscription for wow.

i've recently took up a new sport, RUNNING! i've always been weak at running, partly cos of my flat feet condition, and i'm always short of breathe.. so, first thing in v2.8 is to overcome this. i'm currently training for a marathorn come april with some frens. i wanna have the sense of achievement and satisfaction to cross the line together with them.. i bet by doing this, it'll bond us closer in a certain way.

my plan is to clock at least 20km each week for the first 4 weeks to re-condition myself. after that will train for timing, and distance, and timing, and distance, so on so on...

China being the supplier of all things... big or small...

2008-02-19T09:14:00.001+08:00

Quote from a comment on Asiaone.com commenting on the government having no plans to "fence-up" residential areas from commercial areas in Geylang..

"Prostitution is one of the oldest trades. The government will not completely weed it out. It will be there. Police will occassionally "show face" to demonstrate to the general public that they are in the loop. In reality , they will not completely "wipe out" this trade. They knows that man pend up demand if not met whether legally or otherwise, it will be very castastrophic. So prostitution or red light districts, will always continue to strive. When there demand, there will be supply. And China is the supplier of all things.. big or small."

2008-02-04T22:56:00.000+08:00

reading previous posts brings back so much memories.. i wish i can go back in time and learn how to treasure you all over again.. forgetting you is the best thing i can do now, since alls too late..

why are men so cheap? only know how to treasure after they've lost..

i wish i had a 2nd chance.

I'm back.

2008-02-04T22:37:00.000+08:00

well, at least i hope i will continue writing for some time.. hmm where to start? firstly, i finally found a job 3 months ago, as an marketing executive at Ingram Micro Asia Ltd. My boss is a lady in her mid 30s, and 2 other female colleagues.. next, my gf broke off with me. reason? lets not talk about it. those who know, knows.. those who dun, go find out from those who know.

disdain, my World of Warcraft guild, has stop raiding.. hence allowing me less time on WoW and more time to concentrate on my real life rather than online life. but thats kinda pointless since i've no gf anymore. how long has it been? approx 2 mths i guess.. well, guess i'm not the one for her after all.

anyway, no long drama emo post here.. who reads it anyway? it has been so long that everyone's forgot who has a blog and shit, and nowadays, blogging's no longer the "in" thing.. i'll try my best to write some shit once in awhile. as a personal diary or something. who know one day she might chance upon this blog and be touched and return by my side?

well, thats not the point i guess. doubt that'll ever happen..

Betrayal

2006-11-18T13:15:00.000+08:00

He is such a dumbass. He had to lay that punch on that fucker just now. Now his life was in danger because of that. That "fucker" is the son of the gang leader, and they are know for their viciousness. The only thing he can do now is to join the other gang and seek protection from them.

However, the condition to join the gang is to prove your loyalty first. Their are 2 jobs given to him, first is to stab his friend, Jason, and second is to beat up his own brother. He had no choice, his life was in danger. He was a coward, he chose to hurt his friends and family so that he could live. Jason was lucky to survive the stabbing, and his brother was beaten to a pulp.

The sense of guilt was so overwhelming that I finally woke up and was really thankful that it's only a dream..

LOTR spoof.. LoL

2006-10-25T00:22:00.000+08:00

Click "stop" on ur browser first to stop my music, then play the video! i guarantee it's worth ur effort!!

and to think that all baby boomers are old and dorky...

2006-10-25T00:13:00.000+08:00

one of the opposition party members had set up a blog to voice our his views on political issues.. Singapore Alternative

and to think that baby boomers are old and dorky, they can also use the computer like us! Good on ya!

Guess what..

2006-10-17T16:29:00.000+08:00

I got 100/100 for BUS 208 - Quantitative Methods in Economics Mid-sem test 2, and 25/25 for my ICT 265 - Knowledge and Information Security essay 1! what a year!

2006-09-17T15:30:00.000+08:00

Wah, dunno still got people reading my blog or not sia.. so long never update.. been really busy ever since i started working in maccas.. and i thought that it would be easier than working at sakura, shorter hours less work, but i was wrong.. overnight shifts starts from 1130pm - 700am.. by the time reach home, bath and play WOW already 9 o'clock liao.. our sleeping hours have also been turned upside down.. remember i used to be cinderella? must sleep at 12? now i sleep ard 6am everyday, and wakes up in the afternoon.. it tough juggling work, study and WOW at the same time, and its easier to neglect schoolwork, because after work, jus wanna come home and relax, dun feel like doing any work.. all for the sake of my super computer, i've saved up $AUD900 liao, and must continue to work hard!

1st day a Maccas..

2006-08-18T12:58:00.000+08:00

Tuesday was my first day working at Maccas, and i was given a bloodly 8 hr shift.. i hate being a noobie at work. everything also dunno, and the people there are all younger than me.. 1 guy is 10 years my junior! sibei sian la work there.. no 'regular' smoke break, must pay for own meals, cannot stand ard and do nothing.. and we still dunno how much we are paid! plus, all are night shifts.. from 6pm - 2 am, then tomorrow working 11pm - 7am.. fucking sian.. i told maccas is like 4-5 hrs shift one? then this is as good as working at sakura, except maybe the pay is higher..

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, select, start?

2006-08-07T22:34:00.000+08:00

Remember we used to need 40 lives to complete Contra on our lil' Nintendos? Well, this guy only needs 1, and he completed it in 12 mins. Must be a 35 year old virgin or something.

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/44599/Contra_11_25.html

At least it brought back some menories. I remembered I'm always Player 1 (the blue one) and Kai would always be Player 2 (the red one), and that I would always yell at him for wasting lives.. haha!

Wanderlei Silva (The Axe Murderer)

2006-08-07T03:37:00.000+08:00

How to fight like Wanderlei Silva

At the start of the fight, swing your arms around profusely at your opponent, hoping that 1 punch would land on their face.

Next, try to get as close as possible, so that you can grab hold of your opponent's head, ideally on the back of neck. Upon getting a hold, knee them in the face, using both knees alternatively.

Lastly, it would be most ideal if you could throw them on the floor, then STOMP ruthlessly, using your back heel, on their face until they KO. Simple?

I wish i can fight like Wanderlei..

2006-08-04T22:11:00.000+08:00

Finally someone is launching an attack.. Nokia is coming up with the N91, against's Apple's iPod. The baby is going for $1200, has a 4GB memory capacity that is able to store up to 3000 songs. Plus, it's a phone cum camera! The bad thing is that it's much bigger and heavier. Would you pay $1000+ for this? I wouldn't.. Lose can "tui lam pa".....

2006-08-03T21:27:00.000+08:00

3 weeks back in Perth, and i'm loving it as each day passes.. maybe what those other people say are true, once u study overseas, eps australia, u might not want to return to ur homeland anymore.. it tough to describe, but i'm quite sure many feel the same way..

anyway, been busy wif either school work, or WOW.. or is watching stupid videos online.. i notice not much people have been blogging nowadays.. had the fad passed already? nothing exciting recently, except the stupid maomi became very "teh".. refused to sleep on the pillow we gave her, but sleep on our quilt, between my legs.. she's now abt 9kg, and when she's on the quilt, i cant even move it! fattest cat..

Back in Singapore

2006-07-21T12:15:00.000+08:00

I'm starting to develop a love/hate relationship towards Singapore. I like the food, the convenience of shops closing late and Maccas being 24hrs delivery, but I'm starting to dislike Singaporeans more and more, especially Singaporean drivers.. Anyway, going overseas to study is a blessing for me. made me more matured and independent. Well, I'm going back to Perth in 4 day's time.. Cold winter, here i come! No more oily face, or any irritating taxi drivers. Goodbye satay, stingray, chicken rice, prata, and my favourite 70 cent kopi...

Now Felix, where's my 10 bucks?

2006-07-03T12:35:00.000+08:00

I found this old picture in the photo album and though it was one that was very well taken.. the lady in the picture is my grandma, and the baby is my bro.. i guess he was about 1 year old, so it will make this picture 18 years old.. thanks to my scanner and photoshop, this pic is restored and enhanced.. :)

2006-07-02T20:05:00.000+08:00

Baby, see what i've prepared for you when you come back.. the shop keeper was questioning me why the hell did i buy $20 worth of junk food.. haha!! coming back tml! can't wait to see you! tonight will go play billard till my heart's content!

We've finally got a scanner!!

2006-07-02T17:53:00.000+08:00

me and bro was fiddling with some old photos and wanted to make them into softcopy by using his camera phone to the a picture of that 'picture' and transfer into the com.. but it was too much of a hassle and we decided to go get a scanner/printer, since our old one was not functioning as well..

went to compass point and bought a epson cx3700 for $178.. decided to find some old pics to test it out.. guess what? i found a pic of me and jill that we took 9 years ago!!
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TADA! see how much we've changed after 9 years...

Latest ambigram addition

2006-06-30T02:42:00.000+08:00

The latest design that was requested by Ann.. was working on it halfway today when my 6 year old monitor died on me.. luckily i saved the file before it happened.. if not sian sia.. must redo.. damn troublesome.. anyway, she said she plans to use it for a tattoo.. i wonder how many of those who requested for an ambigram actually do use it as a tattoo design? maybe i should charge people for my designs, and earn a few bucks at the same time.. hmmm.. maybe can post it on yahoo! auctions??

"GET YOUR NAME AMBI-FIED FOR ONLY $10!"

I can't fit into my army uniform!

2006-06-28T13:11:00.000+08:00

just curious about how much growth my biceps have been after i left for australia, i took out my army no. 4 uniform to test it out. you know we have to fold up the sleeves, and it's taught that we should fold up 3 folds, my arms can't even fit with 2 folds! omg.. should i be happy, or should i feel sian that i may have to get a new set of uniform? haha! i shall strive to be the fittest clerk in OCS when i resume my NS.. hoot!

Finally I can get my Bluetooth working!

2006-06-19T10:38:00.000+08:00

Felix, if u are reading this, I've finally found a way to send files via bluetooth to other phones using the E1000! nabey, have to message the people at motorola then know one.. this is how to do it..

To connect to other devices via Bluetooth, you will first need to select a file from Multimedia => Select "File" => Menu => Copy => Bluetooth & then look for device.

now my phone is "complete".

6 more days in Perth

"It's either the surgery, or you've to put it to sleep."

2006-06-17T03:48:00.000+08:00

That's what the vet said.

4 days ago, I was trying to perform the "flying cat" stunt, whereby you throw a cat towards the sofa and watch it spreads its limbs out, something similar to a flying fox. This stunt was shown to me by Kelvin, who demostrated it and we all had a laugh.. Anyway, apparently I did not perform the stunt correctly, and Mao-mi did not have a proper landing. Soon after, we noticed her limping on her left hind leg. We thought it might be a sprain and decided to see what happens after a couple of days.

Today, the leg got worse, she was limping more than ever. Initially she've only got a slight swollen thigh, but today it was massive! The pain had even gone to her paw! Feeling guilty and sorry for her, I decided to bring her to a vet to have a look.

The vet's diagnosis was that she had got into a fight with another cat and got bitten, which lead to an infection with lots of juicy pus inside. The medical term for that is "abscess". Without treatment, Mao-mi's leg will slowly "rot" and it'll lead to her death. "How much is it for the treatment?" I asked, "$480." the vet replied. Our faces changed when we heard that. "But it's either she have the surgery done, or I might have to put it to sleep." said the vet.

We thought about it awhile and bargained with the vet and he agreed to do it for $440. We couldn't bear to let Mao-mi die like that. She has become part of our lives already. Oh, and we found out that "she" is actually a "he", and was sterilized and is a mix breed of Burmese and short haired domestic, and is roughly 3 years old.

The surgery was a success and the vet said that this was the worse case of absess he've ever seen, and there was ALOT of juicy pus inside! If treatment wasn't given to Mao-mi, 95% that 'he' would've died from it. The vet had to keep her overnight just to make sure all the pus gets drained out. I'm picking her up later in the morning, hope that he'll be fine. (Really not used to Mao-mi being a male...)

We saved a life today, and we're happy about it.

How can anyone bear to let a creature this cute, be put to sleep?

(By the way, for all those that doesn't know who Mao-mi is, we think she's either a run-away or a stray cat..)

Who says a guy can't multitask?

2006-06-14T11:11:00.000+08:00

Does everyone drink their coffee, smoke a cigarette and take a crap at the same time, or is it just me?

It's the simple things in life that I've come to enjoy most.

The Great One is returning home in 9 days' time! (I hope..)

1 down, 2 more to go, 13 more days in Perth!

2006-06-11T01:48:00.000+08:00

Today's paper was marketing law, which is kinda confusing and not what we've expected. we were told to study 5 chapters and the paper ended up contcentrating on only 2.. such a waste of time, should have just told us that the 2 was most important, so that we won't waste too much time.. anyway, i did not study as hard for the paper, which is unusual of me, as what agnes said.. because during my time of study, i took off time to design AMBIGRAMS!! here's my latest work.

This is something that my fren asked me to do for her other fren. both of them were thinking of using my designs as a tattoo! it would be such an honour, Kelly and Justin!

I wast satisfied with the design on Baby's name, so i decided to redo it.. at first i was thinking of designing one that reads "Jill Eaw" on one side, and "Brandon" on the other.. but i guess that's too advance for me now, plus i've only limit time to mess around with ambigrams.. wait till i go back for holidays, maybe i'll try it out..

Kelly said she couldnt see my name for my previous ambigram, so i decided to design another one for myself.. better this time? this is now my new favourite.. haha!

More Ambigrams

2006-06-07T20:28:00.000+08:00

Kelly

Rae

Laura

Hana

32 more days..

2006-05-22T21:05:00.000+08:00

till the Great one returns to his homeland and show off his biceps..

i'm REALLY missing home now.. my family, friends, my bike, the food, etc.. i even miss sitting in coffeeshops, and also drinking coffee from the plastic packet!

never had i been away from home for so long.. a year may seem short for some, but after spending 20+ years in the same place, it kinda feels weird being away for 1 year..

time really flies this semester.. s'pore is gonna ruin my diet plans..

今天早上...

2006-05-15T08:15:00.000+08:00

今天我一早床，
本来要去跑步，
可是外面下雨，
所以没有去跑。

你看得懂吗？

Last but not least..

2006-05-12T18:09:00.000+08:00

This has got to be my favourite..

as a tattoo leh??

Geesh, I've to set my priorities right.. NO more ambigrams Brandon, time to get down to work!!

Really nuts about Ambigrams...

2006-05-11T23:23:00.000+08:00

This ambigram shit is really driving me nuts..

my name

and as requested...

Elaine

Hope you like it Lainy! Oh, congrats to my bro for passing his bike test on the first time!

Ambigrams

2006-05-10T23:55:00.000+08:00

was talking about Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" this afternoon with my project mates, and she wanted to make a ambigram for her dad, hence i decided to give her a hand, and make some others as well.. when it comes to ambigrams, it just facinates me so much..

IVAR

JILL

KAI

Any request?

Latest addition to the Hammond family?

2006-05-05T22:38:00.000+08:00

This cat, unknown to us whether she's a stray, abandoned, or lost kitty.. anyway, it has sorta become the neighbourhood cat, people feed it and sayang it when they saw her.. We feed it also, and sometimes let it stay over at our place. This cat is not like any other cats. As we know, cats are not attention seekers, and they'll only come to you whenever they feel like, but Miao-mee (the name Jill gave her..) is different.. She enjoys sleeping around people, or should i say especially my stomach.

One day after work, we found a decapitated rat at our door step, and on instinct we knew it was the work of Miao-mee. So i looked it up on the Net and found that cats do that as a form of respect, or to show gratitude. It's like bringing home a trophy. Domestic cats do not eat rats, but hunting is their basic instinct, and they normally will not eat the rat, but just torturing it to death.. Poor bastard.. Anyway, i was kinda glad to see a dead rat on my doorstep, it shows that the cat likes us.. haha!

Do you know cats prefer to drink water that are 'moving' then still water? As though human prefer drinking from a waterfall then a pond. Learn something new everyday eh?

T-Shirt Designin'

2006-04-24T20:36:00.002+08:00

Jill told me about this website, Threadless.com, where people submit their designs to be printed on t-shirts. it has to be rated by viewers first, and those favourable ones will then be printed. I was thinking of submitting my blogs' design for a go. What you reckon?

Yet another new skin

2006-04-19T00:13:00.000+08:00

it's either i'm too bored, or that making skins for others to download seems like a real joyful thing to me.. well, here you go, a little something for the aussies for doing such a good job in the Commonwealth games..

for a preview of this skin, click here

(actually, i just wanted to make something out of the colours green and yellow.. those are my 2 new favourite colours!)

Wanna bring your iPod for a swim?

2006-04-18T13:22:00.000+08:00

Click Here

Goth Skin ver.02

2006-04-18T11:01:00.000+08:00

i've made some changes to my skin. notice that the 'entries' and 'misc' column both have a bottom image, and that the length of the 'misc'column is independent from the 'entries' column.. and also there is no horizontal scrollbar.. had a hard time figuring it out.. but hard work pays off.. although it seems insignificant, it still not an easy task..

New Blogskin!

2006-04-16T21:31:00.000+08:00

as you can see, there is a huge difference to my blogskin.. i've spent a fucking day designing it and figuring out the html codes.. and finally, VIOLA!! a gothic, metallic, cyborg-ish, and dark skin.. credits to Nicky, whom i 'reference' your html codes and made the necessary modifications.. anyway, i had too much time to spend today, so i made another one!! this time, more light-hearted and less satanic..

i've host it up at Blogskins.com, do take a look at the preview and leave some awesome comments! Visit the page @ http://www.blogskins.com/info/87933

Missing Home

2006-04-10T08:50:00.000+08:00

I've been wanting to go back, missing s'pore alot more these days.. counting the days till i can board the place and head for home. I guess people at certain point, truely get home-sick, even when they thought they've acustom to overseas life.. well, $900 from the government will be send to my account on 1st of may, was thinking of using the money when i graduate to build myself a SUPER-COMPUTER! been reading on how to build myself a computer, so when i get back, Sim Lim anyone?

p/s: i wish i can love u more, dote on u more.. i'm sorry if u felt neglected, (even when we are never apart..) but i know i should have shown u more of my attention. i love u baby, Happy 2nd Anniversary!

2006-04-08T21:58:00.000+08:00

seems like everyone stopped blogging.. boring.. nothing to read.. no time to read too, juggling between work, sch and training.. these few weeks suddenly very motivated to train, main reason cos i spent abt $200 on suppliments, if dun use, wasted la..

went over to the girls' (& Wriston's) place after work today, chat a lil' bit, realised that we've some sort been forgotten.. kinda sad actually, cos these are the only people we're close to in boring o'Perth.. well, it's inevitable, cos we're living so far apart, and meetings are usually last minute.. haiz, should've chosen the place next to the girls' the first time round.. anyway, the only thing good is that there's less distraction, but bad thing is spend less time with friends, less fun..

dun forget abt us, for we once form the 'drunken' bunch.. (remember that time we acted drunk??) haha.. have dinner some time, call jill for shopping, call me for car wash, or if you are feeling rich, can call me for mahjong! haha!

Those were my skinny days... 4 years ago

2006-04-05T08:50:00.000+08:00

2006-03-20T08:24:00.000+08:00

The New Honda Civic

2006-03-18T19:05:00.000+08:00

I'm impressed. This might be my future car....

in BLACK,

BLUE,

or WHITE.

and don't forget about the interior!

However, this is based on a UK site, wonder if Singapore will have it. Anyway, click here for more info!

I dread Wednesdays.

2006-03-15T16:40:00.000+08:00

what does it mean when ur lecturer comes up beside you and said,

"Dun worry Brandon, just do your best."

and walks off.. WTF??!! moreover, he fucking did it twice!! He may have meant it in a good way, thinking that i might have problems with management subject (cos i dun have a management background), but he did not do that to those who are in the same situation as me! I hate it when angmo look down on asians. Yes, i'm taking it as he thought i wasn't as good as the rest of the class.. nabey cheebye.. i wanted to say to him,

"OEI! What you meant by jus 'try your best'??!! Are you looking down on me??! Do you think I'm not as good as anyone else??!"

I'll say that the next time. damn tulan sia.. anyway, i hate management, and i dun think this subject is required of me to get my degree, cos it totally irrelevant to what i'm after!! what has management got to do with a e-business and marketing degree? Crap, i dread Wednesday.

See what my friend does in his free time.

2006-03-13T00:17:00.000+08:00

Playing with his new creative webcam, making funny faces, showing off.

My first long distance charity bike ride

2006-03-08T10:52:00.000+08:00

Click picture for more info
first time participating in a charity bike ride. first time only 30km! and it's next week.. no time to train already.. anyway join for fun only, the reason is to test my strength and endurance. the route starts all the way from belmont race course, to jondalup, which, by car is considered quite a distance already.. i hope there are not high slopes, if not i sure die halfway..

i just did 20km this morning, from my place, round the riverside drive, and back.. fucking seat gave way la.. making my groin damn sore.. i rode till the seat went down and machaim ride bmx like that.. i also had my first crash today. traffic junction, clip couldnt come out in time, and u can imagine the rest.. i wanna use this opportunity to lose some weight, pray that i succeed ya?

it's been awhile..

2006-02-19T11:02:00.000+08:00

i realised i havent been updating my blog recently, and this 2 months has been hectic for me. working and studying at the same time is not easy, esp during summer school period. i got back my results for the summer unit, only a P (58%), which is the shittiest result i've got so far. i wasnt upset or anything, which is surprising, maybe cos i've already prepared to get sucky marks. i had to work on tues, when the exam's on friday, and there's 13 chapters to study. we would've more time to study if not for the stupid project. and since there are people whom u can't depend on, the 3 of us had to complete everything by ourselves.. we confirm with one of our other friend, and found out that the same "groupmate", gives crappy work in project, which they din't use any of her material at the end.. that time should have be firm and not except her into our group.. blood boil sia.. anyway, will be putting up photos of the new place once everything is packed up.

Trailers - The Da Vinci Code

2006-01-15T10:45:00.000+08:00

Apple - Trailers - The Da Vinci Code - Trailer 2 - Large

Finally, a decent trailer of the long awaited "Da Vinci Code". At first, Tom Hanks doesn't 'looked' like a Robert Langdon to me, but after watching the trailer, he kinda suit the role. Anyway, 19th of May is the opening of the show, write it down in your calanders NOW!

Tough times

2006-01-13T08:11:00.000+08:00

it's been a busy week, lessons 3 days a week, work 2 days a week, which mean i've only got 2 days to rest. plus need to look for houses. i'm sick of searching for the suitable place, jus find one and stay, cant be bothered about the price liao. 2 rooms, furnished, near school, ok. pay more also dun care liao. sometimes i wish you could help, make some arrangements to view the places, dun make me do all the stuff..

Maple Story Eps.01

2006-01-04T03:35:00.000+08:00

See what I got for X'mas!

2006-01-01T18:06:00.000+08:00

Not only did her return made my day, but the x'mas gift she bought for me as well!! her initial intentions were to be fixing up the model kit together with me, but i ended up doing it all by myself, which i really dun mind.. haha.. cos i also scare she noobish and spoil it.. anyway, this present was da best! never thought she'll give me this as a x'mas present, tot i'll be getting perfume.. haha!! but i REALLY like this present alot..

poor baby is sick.. and got fever and cannot move... everytime she returns from shanghai also fall sick.. my guess would be the sudden change of weather.. plus her lack of drinking water.. luckily here got pharmacy open on new year's day, but the meds are damn ex.. hope she can get well soon...

Dan Brown's Digital Fortress

2005-12-29T22:38:00.000+08:00

I'm sure all Dan Brown's fans have read his "Digital Fortress", and find it crappy compared to "Da Vinci Code" or "Angels & Demons". But for those who manged to finish the book, you must have wondered what the code at the end of the book means. I'm not sure if others are as determined as me to break that code and find out what its about, but I glad to say I've broke it.

As seen on the last page of the book, the code stands in the middle of the last page...

128-10-93-85-10-128-98-112-6-6-25-126-39-1-68-78

at first look, I could tell the numbers were either referring to the chapters of the book or the page number, but what I'm sure is that each number represents an alphabet. Hence my initial guess was the first letter of the first word of every referred chapter. I wrote it on the back of my fullscap pad and this is what it showed...

W-E-C-G-E-W-H-Y-A-A-I-O-R-T-N-U

What the fuck?? That is a load of rubbish.. but it suddenly struck me that at the end of the book, the code that was used to stop the "Digital Fortress" was that of a simpe type of code, the Caesar Box! so i counted the number of letters in the code and it turns out to be 16! A perfect square! just like a Caesar Box! To decipher the message, simply divide the code into four groups of four, and rearrange them vertically like this..

W	E	C	G
E	W	H	Y
A	A	I	O
R	T	N	U

and this is what it reads...

"WE ARE WATCHING YOU"

Immediately, it send chills down my spine... but I'm glad to break the code, very satisfying when it's finally deciphered. For more of these code breaking games, visit www.danbrown.com, but you must first read the book, else it wouldn't be fun...

Bored and lonely

2005-12-28T20:35:00.000+08:00

when a person is bored, lonely and misses home, desperate measures are taken...

2 more days...

2005-12-28T09:25:00.000+08:00

to Baby's return!! Yippee!!
I feel I'm gonna be back in civilisation..
Well, dates are not confirm yet.. fingers cross.

Eve of Christmas

2005-12-24T17:24:00.000+08:00

although christmas has never been a great part of my life, this year is the only time i felt like celebrating it.. unfortunately, got no one to celebrate it with, so i decided to run all my errands before the holiday weekend starts.. cos everywhere should be closed until tuesday..

firstly, i went to buy all my groceries, supermarket was packed with people getting their last minute christmas preparations.. yeah! i bought fish!!! been awhile since i had cooked fish at home.. asked my collegue about the kinda fishes she buys, and she said Basa is so far the cheapest and tastes well.. best thing is that it doesnt have much of the fishy smell compared to the rest..

next, i went to have a haircut.. TopImage was empty when i got there, guess everyone's in the holiday mood.. andrew said his workers when for a break since there isnt many customers around.. i decided to have a change of hairstyle, so i told andrew i wanted to keep the hair at the back.. turns out to be sort of similar like felix's.. boring..

then i went bunnings, to buy the sprinklers the mr. browne chewed up.. before i was entering, i saw this old lady sitting in front, asking for donations for the salvation army.. there was one outside winthrop too, but i was working so i din have the change to donate. but anyway, today i gave $10! i think this was the most amount of money i've ever donated in my life.. "Thank you, God bless you! Have a merry christmas!", she said. i was truely happy to hear that, though i'm gonna have to spend my christmas alone, at least my $10 can help some other people have a better christmas than me.

quite sad hor? i'm hoping i dun have to spend new year alone too...

It's finally back!!!

2005-12-22T11:28:00.000+08:00

YIPPEE!! finally got my notebook back.. and upgraded a hard disk as well! 60GB! twice of what i used to have.. actually it wasnt an upgrade, my hard disk was faulty and had to change a new one, so might as well upgrade at the same time... $296 ok.. boring... so expensive...

anyway, guess what i found when i checked my friendster..

WU YA BO??? lim bei can be model?? must be out to cheat my money.. maybe if i lose 9 more kilo then they approach me then i believe.. cos got ppl say i look like edison chen.. but not now la.. now is fat edison.. siao! bo eng entertain them.. but i found one of my ex-campmate is modelling for them.. funny world..

1 week without my laptop

2005-12-19T15:50:00.000+08:00

yup, it's been one week.. those stupid technicians are working so slow.. no computer, nothing to do, plus alone somemore.. damn boring sia.. over the past week, i've been to the casino ALONE, watched "King Kong" ALONE, went swimming ALONE, gym ALONE, was thinking of even going to eat Hog's Breath ALONE.. and here i was thinking that that i could spend some quality time alone, do whatever things i wanna do, and now i'm complaining about life in solitude.. haiz.. what to do? it's ok to stay alone, but without my computer, i'm crippled.. all i can do all day is to watch the television, DVDs.. sibei boring la.. can't wait for Jill's return.. latest news is that she might come back on the 29th of Dec, which is 10 days from now.. woot!

just called the stupid agent to ask for the address for the place we wanted to rent, then she like talking to alien like that, machiam i dun understand english, but the fact is that she doesnt understand what i'm trying to say.. so it's not me, it her.. anyway, just heard from her that there's a total of 5 applications for the day, including mine.. haiz, looks like chances of getting the place is slim.. unless we're very lucky.. i tot by raising the rent by $5 per week would be a smart move to make the owner hold the place for a month for us, but after some calculations, it would not be worth it for him to do so.. cos the additional $5 would only give him at most $242 extra, while losing the month's rent of $680.. so, it's either we're very lucky, or he's dumb.. let's pray on the 2nd option..

anyway, i called the repair center, and the guy said my notebook is with the technician and he would be giving a call once it's ready this afternoon. so there i was, hoping to get by my com by today, cos tuesday i would be working and i jus recieved a call from my boss asking me to work on wednesday as well.. haiz.. so if its not today, it would be thursday untill i can see my laptop again.. damn!

4 days since you left..

2005-12-05T12:27:00.000+08:00

though it's only been 4 days, it seems like a long time to me. maybe it's because we havent been seperated for more than a week, that's why now is such a difficult time for us. call me carzy if u wan, but sometimes i go into ur room just to smell your scent, and i just realised last night that ur boaster also had the "clean" smell u always liked. why are humans so cheebye? we never treasure the people ard us until they're not ard. we take then for granted. even when we tell ourselves to take then more seriously the next time, as time passes, it'll all be the same.. i'm not saying i dun cherish the times when we're together, just that not as much when we're not.

well, i've got at least 26 days to go before i see u again, so i'll make full use of this time to lose weight, train up my magic skills, pack the house and so on. to think that i'll be spending christmas and new year alone.. well, colin finds it sad, but i dun. both days are just normal days to me, it's just a special excuse to hang out wif family and friends.. furthermore, i dun have the practise of celebrating christmas. i noe this holiday meant alot for my Galwiser, sorry that i cant be back to celebrate it wif u. i hope the Perth-ians have a great time back home, update ur blogs wif many pictures to entertain ur lonely friend...

i miss u baby. it feels weird not to have u pester me.

Happy 23rd Birthday, Baby!!

2005-11-27T21:43:00.000+08:00

It was Jill's birthday yesterday, so i tot i would bring her for a romantic dinner.. one of THE most prestigious restaurant, the one she's always wanted to go.. the MOST expensive meal i've ever ate... the C Restaurant. it's the one similar to the one in Mandarin Hotel, a revolving restaurant at the top floor of the building.

Exams Over

2005-11-23T17:15:00.000+08:00

dun wanna talk about it.
Marketing Research & Analysis
3 words to describe.
CRAP.
DIE.
FUCKERLANJIAONEHNEHPUSPUSNABEYCHAOTURBANLAOCHEEBYE.

Results from "Clash of the Biceps Titans"!!!

2005-11-15T23:50:00.000+08:00

Brandon : 8
Felix: 1

something for to u sulk abt IX? Stay tune for next sunday's "Clash of the Titans Part II"!!

How to make your blog famous

2005-11-13T23:47:00.000+08:00

Felix reckon that by putting more pictures of our everyday life, it'll boost our reputation and make us famous. so with our Motorola E1000 in hand, we headed for the gym to get some marcho pictures taken.

Whose biceps you reckon is bigger? Please leave your answer on my tagboard, only your name, and your answer is required. For example:

Ali: Brandon
Muthu: Felix
XiaoHua: Brandon
Porgy Lam: Brandon
Lim Bei: Felix

Results will be consolidated in 3 day's time, so HURRY, vote now!!!

How long has it been, Mum?

2005-11-10T08:56:00.000+08:00

It's been 6 years since I last saw you..
Thanks for bringing me up,
Thanks for watching over me,
I'm sorry that I've broke your heart so many times,
I'm sorry to have always made you cried.
Someday I'll join you when the time's right,
That's when you'll hear how I've lived my life.
I miss you alot..

2005-11-05T00:50:00.000+08:00

Why must everyone i know be either a officer or commando? haiz.. if not for my stupid PC, asking me about my medical history and wanting me to go for a blood test, i wouldnt have been kicked out of OCS.. it's not like Hep B is like AIDS.. yes, it works like AIDS, spread through body fluid, but only through blood and semen! I could have been standing in the parade square, wearing the No.1, have my dad come put my rank on my shoulders, and finish off by throwing the blardy cap in the air!! but no more, I'm just a stinking clerk.. the only thing i can achieve now is to build a great body, and be successful in my working life.. who cares about army! it the chi-ching that talks!

but if given a chance to relive my army days, i would still wanna be a commando or officer.. or best both! Commando Officer! haiz.. so envy.. the thought of it makes me sad..

and FUCK YOU Captain Peng! it's all because of u that my dreams are shattered! AND YOU ARE A BLARDY HEP B CARRIER YOURSELF!! fucker saboh cheebye kia.. u made singapore lost a great soldier!! nabey...

Ever watched the show "Shutter"?

2005-11-03T22:00:00.000+08:00

Do you seriously believed that images of ghosts can be captured by a camera?? I highly doubt so.. see what I did using photoshop...

This picture took me about 10 mins to finish. So, do you still believe in those photos?

No offence Kai, since you always like to talk about death and shit.. I've decided to use you as my "ghost" model.. haha!!

New "One of a kind" wheel caps!!

2005-11-02T23:55:00.000+08:00

Remember I mentioned that my wheelcaps got stolen?? I've replaced them, and personalised it!

Before

After

"Toyota Tureno" in Initial D

Nice? I sprayed it matt black so that it looks like the ones on the Trueno in Initial D!! but my main purpose is to 'camo' it so that it can't be seen at night, to prevent mofos from stealing it again.. but the effect turns out good! I hope it doesnt get stolen again... $39.99 leh...

My Workstation!

2005-11-02T23:04:00.000+08:00

I've long wanted to post this up, ever since after my birthday, but I was too busy with assignments and stuff.. but anyway, take a look of my precious workstation!!

1. CREATIVE SBS Vivid 60 2.0 Speaker System

This was actually what Jill's dad bought for her to go with her lime green iPod mini.. (Yup, the speakers are lime green in colour.) But since she's not using it, I thought I could use it, as the LED light goes with my workstation theme, BLUE!! and of course, the sound's way better than my previous cheapo speakers..

2. GRIFFIN TECHNOLOGY PowerMate
A birthday present from my mates in Aussie!! I was totally caught in surprise in this gift.. cos I saw it online and it's from US and can't be shipped to Australia.. but Jill managed to find it in the city and my friends shared it as a birthday present! Thanks guys!
Anyway, what this baby can do is that it's a USB control knob.. I know it sounds ridiculous, but besides adjusting the volume, it can basically do what ever you program it to do! Any program! but of cos the main thing is the blue LED that comes along with it.. Cool right?!?!

3. FLEXIGLOW X-Raider Blue-Lit Mousepad
As you can see by now, I'm a TECH freak, and BLUE LEDs stuff turns me on.. Hence, Jill got me this for my birthday! Thanks Baby! This gaming mousepad has a black slick textured surface, with a transparent plastic around it.. underneath is embedded with LED lights, which is adjustable via the dimmer in the cable. Another cool gadget, shiok.

4. MOTOROLA E1000
This is something I bought for myself, cos i was sick and tired or the stupid Nokia 7600.. Wanted something with the normal keypad.. So I happily bought it off eBay, and got cheated selling the 7600.. that mofo from Nigeria din pay me.. cheebye kia... Anyway, this baby has the latest 3G technology, 16-bit TFT colour screen, 1.2 megapixel digital camera, MP3 and MIDI musical ringtone and speakerphone capabilities, and Bluetooth wireless technology. Too bad it doesn't comes with a blue LED keypad..

What could be more?? It nevers stops!!!

2005-10-31T13:17:00.000+08:00

It was a bright sunny monday morning, where I was feeling good, wearing my brand new low-waist bootcut Levis jeans (which I got a great deal @ $57) and my favourite pair of leather shoes, heading for the last Technoolgy & the Law lecture. Upon finishing the lecture, I headed for my car, thinking of what to get for lunch, when I suddenly realised my wheelcaps where missing! My first thought was, "Eh? Is this my car??" and yup, it was a Suzuki Baleno with the words "Brandon & Jill's ride" was on the rear glass of the car.. Some bugger STOLE my wheelcaps!! My first reation was to check if all 4 were gone, and yup, ALL 4 was stolen..

"Not again.." I said to myself..

It came to a point where I'm not pissed or anything, but rather something hilarious.. "Could anything more suay be occuring??"

Anyway, adding on to the "suay" events occuring this semester:

1) i lost my wallet at mambo red
2) my bike got stolen
3) my toe got smashed
4) i got cheated of my handphone on ebay
5) my laptop died
6) my wheelcaps got stolen

What more could be happening?? It'll never stops..

Tune in to RideWithPride for future "suay" event!

EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers

2005-10-30T14:23:00.000+08:00

Whether you're a newly minted blogger or a relative old-timer, you've been seeing more and more stories pop up every day about bloggers getting in trouble for what they post.

Like all journalists and publishers, bloggers sometimes publish information that other people don't want published. You might, for example, publish something that someone considers defamatory, republish an AP news story that's under copyright, or write a lengthy piece detailing the alleged crimes of a candidate for public office.

The difference between you and the reporter at your local newspaper is that in many cases, you may not have the benefit of training or resources to help you determine whether what you're doing is legal. And on top of that, sometimes knowing the law doesn't help - in many cases it was written for traditional journalists, and the courts haven't yet decided how it applies to bloggers.

But here's the important part: None of this should stop you from blogging. Freedom of speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Internet bullies shouldn't use the law to stifle legitimate free expression.

For more information on how to protect yourself, check out EFF: Legal Guide for Bloggers

However, I'm not sure whether this legal guide is useful to people outside the US, because of the conflict of international laws, etc.. nonetheless, i feel it's a good guide for all and worth a look, in order to prevent from being sued in the ass for writing some defamatory crap..

First creation!!

2005-10-29T17:41:00.000+08:00

I've officially made my first ambigram!!

want your name to be 'ambi-fied'?? it's just a low cost of $49.99!! nah, jus kidding... only $49.49!!

Ambigrams

2005-10-29T03:05:00.000+08:00

I'm truely fasinated by ambigrams when reading "Angels & Demons", so I decided to make my own..

Ok... I'm not so talented in art, but i managed to find one on the net with my name.. but the image was too small and blurry.. so i had to hand draw it, sent it up to photoshop and trace it electronically..

after a day of painstaking, eyes-straining work.. this is what i did...

in case of those who hasn't got a clue what ambigrams are, they're words that can be read either way.. or should i say; it's the same word when viewed upside-down..

so izzit readable? was thinking of using it for a tattoo on my arm... hmmm...

Do to others, what you want others to do to you...

2005-10-27T09:27:00.000+08:00

I hope I got it right, but at least that's what I was being taught at home.. together with manners and a proper upbringing, before Mum passed on.. the rest is learnt on my own, life experiences, something that can't be taught..

Yesterday presentation sucked. Everyone had overheads and presented in detail about their research. ME? An brief summery of our study, with no overheads.. Anyway, that presentation was a last minute thingy.. Didn't wanna go at first, cos the presentation carries no marks.. go also waste time.. but then I thought we might be getting our individual report back, but never leh...

anyway, i decided not to quit Sakura for the time being... the boss raised my pay after 3 weeks! not much, $0.50 more per hour.. but he made me feel bad to quit.. the other staffs din even get pay rise after working for months! then yesterday me and Jill went to buy BB tea from Sakura, and we met the boss there.. he was like, "BB tea?? free, free.. no pay.." and gave me 2 boxes of sushi.. made me feel even bad about thinking of quitting..

anyone got ideas for a date? 'cept the dinner and movie thingy.. send your recommendations to chekngan@hotmail.com

it's been awhile...

2005-10-23T00:26:00.000+08:00

since i last lost it, my temper i mean...

there have been a couple of times where i jus endure and try to not blow up.. of cos not everytime is becos of u, actually most of it is not becos of u.. but keeping all these emotions in me, is like a antimatter waiting to get in contact with a matter, then BOOM!!! (Angels and Demons) i think my temper has gonna better already.. i remembered myself when i was young, a hot-tempered young man who let his anger ruled over his head.. but over the past few years, this pitbull has tone down alot..

anyway, i'm sorry that u had to be the one who directly experienced the explosion.. i can be a jerk at times, i know that.. i'm sorry for always making u cry.. but i'm glad to have u.. to have u around to console me whenever things gets to my head.. but u got to noe, i'm a person who sets my priorities right... well, overboard at times maybe, but i jus cant do anything if my mind is on something else... i stress myself alot.. i set high expectations on myself, and maybe on you as well... i'm sorry to pull u into my mess.. i realised we have different working patterns.. pls try and understand me as well...

i accidentally scratched my car jus now... cos of the stupid pole the owner put on the edge of the lawn.. knn... plus felix's car was partially blocking me.. i thought i might be able to pull through, cos i din wanna trouble him to move his car, since he was having his dinner.. stupid.. it's not a very obvious scratch, but it quite a long one.. fuck.. this would make selling it even more difficult now.. i wouldnt expect to much now... getting half of wat we paid, i'll be happy enough.. haiz..

nothing's going great for me.. hope wrissspoo is right about my fortune.. that i'll be successful and enjoy at a later stage of my life.. but meanwhile, must finish this 10%, 4000 words project... cheebye...

Thanks for the help!

2005-10-22T13:23:00.000+08:00

thanks to all those who participated in the survey. the results were amazing! 186 responses in 2 nights! at first i was thinking, "getting 100 response would be kinda difficult.. got 40 i happy le...".

the funny thing is Jill forwarded this survey to her aunt, who is working at the "School of Management" from some insititute, and she forwarded it to her colleague, who is then highly interested in our research and wishes us to let him knowing our findings! haha! People are actually keen on our research! maybe this is a chance to boost our reputation!

anyway, dun keep our hopes too high. Lastly, thanks again, to those who had helped out! your response is greatly appreciated!

I need your help once more!

2005-10-18T23:05:00.000+08:00

Dear all,

I'm doing this research as part of my course requirement and I need your help in filling up this survey for me. I need a total of 100 responses and sad to say, I'm already late on schedule. Please, please, please help me fill this up asap, and if possible, forward it to your friends or colleagues. It's only a short questionnaire, and will take less than 5 minutes to complete. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Click on this link to access the survey!
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=563881413494

Cheers,
Brandon, Jill, Anges, Wriston
Murdoch University

work sucks!

2005-10-18T19:17:00.000+08:00

for the past 3 weeks, i've been working at Sakura's, the japanese cum bubble tea shop at wintrop. i agreed to work there cos i tot jill would be able to get a job there as well, but it turns out i got the job, and jill din't. anyway, it pays me $8 per hour, but expects the works of $20 per hour! making me work like a horse, no breaks, but lunch is on the house la.. damn bo hua lo.. work so hard, pay so little.. it's not that i cant bear the hardship, it's that i find it unreasonable to pay so little yet, there's so much to be done. whereas the girl working outside jus need to take orders and she get paid the same amount.. just compare the amount of work we've to do la! anyway, i told the boss i wanna quit.. totally irritated..

Who's your daddy now??!

2005-10-12T08:08:00.000+08:00

got back the Tech & Law results which i had been eagerly anticipating over the week break.. 30% mid sem exam, 40 MCQ, and only need 30 out of 40 to score 100%, which is the full 30% of the unit. it's like having a 10 mistakes advantage..

even though we had a 10 mistakes advantage, i still study like kaopeikaobu. and hard work does pays off.. lim bei scored 100%!! and not only that, lim bei top lim bei's class together with another girl.. 37/40! if u look at it this way, nobody's result is better than lim bei's! woot! first time in lim bei's life this kind of dai-ji happen sia.. sibei happy sia, must let the whole world noe lim bei is a good student!

"Once a haolian, always a haolian.." Ah Di 3:16

Guess who's in town??!!

2005-10-09T10:34:00.000+08:00

I was waiting to get my hair cut when my phone rang and showed "Anonymous" (instead of 'private no' for nokia users). i answered and it was a woman, so my first instinct was that it was Jill's mum, as she called that very morning as well..

"Hello, Auntie ah?"

"Huh? what Auntie??"

"Huh? then who? Meihui ah?"

"Eh, how u noe??? where are you??"

"Oh, I'm waiting to get my hair cut.."

"Oh izzit? Where?"

(feeling weird..) "In Perth..." *duh*

"I'm here."

"HUH??!! WTF?? You must be fucking around with me..." (turning around frantically, thinking that she's behind me..) "Where are you??!"

"I'm serious.. I'm near Carosel.. If I'm not here, how would i know abt Carosel???"

"Oh man... Why din you tell me earlier??!

"It was meant to be a surprise!!!"

I was shocked stiff.. sweating cold sweat... this's a good one guys.. totally unexpected.. to think that all of u can keep me in the dark for so long...

Later that day, finally got to see my Galwiser when we brought her to Hog's Breath to eat her first Aussie steak! I tot she wouldn't able to finish the steak but to my surprise, she actually finished the steak, less the fries and vege.. but it's good enough.. and she wanna go again before going back... that night, Meihui and Colin became good mates.. "Hog's Breath Lovers"...

Me and my Galwiser.

Baby and Galwiser. The two of them are menecingly thinking of going to places to shop... I'm in trouble..

I like the way the sign glows.. we actually forgotten to take pictures in the restaurant, too busy catching up and gossiping about ivan... anyway, since we'll be going again, we'll make sure to take some.

Lastly, thanks May for being such a sweetie and gave me this huge surprise.. It's the best birthday present any friend could recieved!!

Check out what's latest in the cinemas!

2005-10-04T22:53:00.000+08:00

I need YOUR help in filling up this survey for me!

2005-09-29T01:51:00.000+08:00

Dear friends,

I'm doing a marketing research on the security measurements of online auction. This survey is part of a requirement for my coursework and I need to collect 100 responses. It only consist of 10 questions and will only take a second to fill up. Please do me a favour and answers the questions. Thanks! Your help will be greatly appreciated!

Click here to take survey

Discover the hidden meaning in your name.

2005-09-28T12:07:00.000+08:00

Brandon

The beacon hill : English

You have great self-confidence and a charming personality which attracts many friends and admirers. Your innate sense of personal power and ability to lead are ideally suited to positions of authority. Being so versatile and seeing the big picture your ambitions are high and much is usually expected of you. With patience and tenacity you will certainly fulfill the great potential you have for success.

Discover the hidden meaning in your name

Dear all...

2005-09-26T10:09:00.000+08:00

I won't be able to update any post for awhile, due to my laptop is dying on me, gonna get it repaired.. wonder how much it would cost me again. guess what? i took 7 hours for it to startup yesterday. i thought i can fix it by formatting everthing, but it seems like a hardware problem, better leave it to the pros..

adding to my list of "suay" things that happened to me again.

australian post just called me and said they've sent the item to the nigerian bugger and that it would be very difficult for me to get back my item.. so more or less i've given up hope on it.. but the lady offered to refund me my postage money, even when its not their fault..

let's compile all those "suay" things:

1) i lost my wallet at mambo red
2) my bike got stolen
3) my toe got smashed
4) i got cheated of my handphone on ebay
5) my laptop died

Note: the events above happened ONLY in this semester.

How I tell you "i love you"

2005-09-21T10:29:00.000+08:00

1) by going into ur room every morning and giving u a peck on ur cheek.
2) by constantly torturing you, slamming you on the bed, squeezing you tightly
3) by calling you names such as, "FuckFace" and "ArseHole"
4) by sleeping on ur bed every night, knowing that i'll be chased out later
5) by forcing you to study and not ebay so much
6) by cooking for you everyday
7) by making you wash ur dishes STRAIGHTAWAY after u eat
8) by bringing u to places even when i dun feel like it
9) by giving you a kiss everytime before i leave the house (although u din pay attention, busy ebaying)
10) by writing this on my blog, knowing that felix's gonna mock at me

'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' Movie Exclusive

2005-09-18T12:42:00.000+08:00

Moviefone: 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' Movie Exclusive

it's getting nearer... November 18th... i'll burn this date in my brain.. i reckon it during my exams preparations... but nevertheless, i'm catching it in the cinema, FIRST day of screening!

meanwhile, catch a glimpse of the latest trailer.. where u can see mad-eyed moody and the part where sirus black talk to harry in the fire place..

2005-09-18T10:45:00.000+08:00

something that i drew using photoshop... i remember this used to be my sec 2 technical project's theme.. we were told to make a clock face.. it was difficult to spray the color on the plastic as the webbings were quite small.. but i finished it anyway, with compliments from my teachers!

A bird's eye view of my life in Perth

2005-09-15T00:57:00.000+08:00

It's been quite sometime since i've been here and i'm sure friends in s'pore are curious about my living environment here in Perth. Therefore, i'm taking this chance to let u guys have a look!

This is a view of my school, Murdoch University. Here's what i do in school:

1) Gym - this is where i workout everyday, or at least i try to...
2) Lectures and tuts - the place where they're conducted.
3) Bush Court - the place where lazy aussie lie on the grass and ROC (Relac-One-Corner)
4) Library - the place i would go if i needa photocopy stuff..
5) Big grass patch - where the horses and cows are stationed at for the evil experiments of Vet science students.
6) Student Village - where me and Jill usd to stay..

Next up is my place.

As you can see, our place is within walking distance of rina's and Booboo's... the line in red is the route i suspect Booboo took when he tried to escape his evil owner..

How did i managed to get these pictures? there are 2 ways of obtaining pics like these.
1) Rent a helicopter and fly it over your place,
2) or a cheaper alternative is to download the Google Earth!

Here are some other place i've found..

Have fun finding your house!

为什么受伤的总是我，到底我做错了什么？

2005-09-11T23:33:00.000+08:00

First is my wallet lost, then my pinky smashed, now even my bike got stolen. I really dunno what to feel. Izzit really a coincident to have it stolen on this day, Sept 11th? Well, I'm lost for words for the moment. People back home, please help me keep a lookout if possible. Below are the descriptions of my bike:

Model: Honda Phantom TA200
Colour: Blue / Black
Number plate: FX1082J
Others: Black rear box with sidebox panels ONLY, wide handle bar with eagle grips

A police report has already been made. Anyone with infomation, please contact Raymond at 8100 5877. Thanks.

In memory of the September 11 victims

2005-09-11T01:34:00.000+08:00

was just randomly surfing the web and suddenly realised that today's the day where a disastrous event hit America. To think of it, they haven't caught the bugger responsible for that! Osama Bin Laden, the wickest of all evil-doers.

Death is too cheap a price for him to pay.

Such a coincidence, Wriston was just explaining to me how the stock market crashed with the occurance of 911.. He said that those who bought shares during that time must've earned quite a pile.. that's the cruel side of shares; your profit at others' loss.. so loo-gi...

The Students' Sketchpad:

2005-09-10T15:59:00.000+08:00

came across this blog which is really funny and interesting.. although it mostly talks about those pretisge private schools and mock on neighbourhood schools, its all in for the sake of a laugh... these 2 artist are really good i reckon.. good drawing + good sense of humour..

Attribution theory:

2005-09-09T22:43:00.000+08:00

"The foolish deer feels that God saved him from the injured lion, forgetting the swift legs that God gave."

Srijit Prabhakaran

Booboo is gone.

2005-09-08T16:09:00.000+08:00

i called the ranger today, FINALLY got thru, and found out that someone recently file a report for a lost dog that fits our description of Booboo.. it turns out to be an asian girl by the name of June Lim. her place was at somewhere near our place, within walkable distance.. so we decided to return it to its rightful owner.. it was kinda like a bitter-sweet situation.. the house seems kinda empty now without the presence of Booboo.. a part of us is happy that we could find the owner, another part of us couldnt bear to part with it. oh, it's name is "Loopy" by the way.. sounds retared eh? anyway, all's good now.. the owner's wasnt at home but her housemates were.. the guy was someone colin knew, and he said that it was common that they lost Loopy, as it often run out on its own.. 3 - 4 time a week! what kind of irresponsible owner is that?! he said Loopy was so stong that it bang down the door of their backyard gate, but usually managed to find its way home.. well, if only i din itchy hand and brought it in the house the other day, i could have attended my Law lecture! chey! waste time...

Make your own South Park characters!

2005-09-07T00:40:00.000+08:00

Ever wonder how u'll look like if u were to appear on South Park? Click here to create one now!

here's what i've come up with...

Jill..

Brandon..

Colin..

and last but not least Felix!!!

2005-09-06T10:33:00.000+08:00

i was smoking outside the house when i found this dog wandering in our front lawn without an owner. we name it 'booboo', no particular reason. Booboo is a super attention seeker, super teh, always want people to sayang him.. fucking horny dog.. keep wanting to hump my leg.. i dunno what to do if i can't find it's owner... send it to the pound maybe? but 1 thing is for sure.. as much as i like booboo, i can't keep him..

This is me.

2005-09-05T14:35:00.000+08:00

I'm a Type A steamboat person.

Shy, a bit of an introvert. You are more stubborn and like to stay alone quietly at home. To you, talking to strangers is a hard thing so you have not much friends. But you will still have some soulmates. You need to treasure people who care and love you. You are more interested in your own matters, you will try your very best to achieve your target. But you can't do everything alone, and just depend on yourself, learn to open up and accept other opinions. Try to get along with different people.

A Trip to Caversham Wildlife Park

2005-08-30T17:30:00.000+08:00

It was during the one week study break that we decided to spend some time having fun enjoying ourselves.. adding to that, wriston friend, jonathan, came down for a visit.. so we tot it was a good opportunity to bring him around as well.. we took an hour's drive to swan valley, that's where the park's located.. upon reaching there, the girls were overly excited about the kangeroos and koalas.. below are some pictures we took..

it is strange that although Felix couldn't spare the time to join us for this trip, we could still feel his aura around us...

Is your computer running too slow?

2005-08-30T11:57:00.000+08:00

When was the last time you did a cleanup for your computer? A long time ago? Time for you to clear up those unwanted files and organise them properly! Speed up your computer as though you just bought them! Follow the instructions on these websites!

Restore Your Computer's Performance with Windows XP

4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Performance

Hope this helps!

YIPPEE!!

2005-08-29T20:29:00.000+08:00

got back my tech&law essay back.. before it was handed back to me, my tutor was there commenting that she empasise on just week 1's stuff.. but yet there are ppl who chose to ignore her advise and wrote abt other topics, i.e. copyright stuff... i was one of those try to act smart alec.. BUT THEN! 17/20!! TADA! i was most surprised! i tot she was talking abt me.. and i was expecting fucked up marks.. not bad eh?

"i think u should be happy with ur marks.." she said, to both me and jill..

first time i got such good grades for my essay.. happy sia...

A well deserved break, Brandon!

2005-08-19T10:19:00.000+08:00

I could think that I deserved this break, because I feel I've been working really hard this sem, even my housemate says i'm not fun anymore.. it quite a nice feeling, to get a break after working so hard.. but, even saying that, this break is not meant for us to play, more like working on the assignments that are gonna due after that.. luckily no for us, or at least 2 weeks after the break..

jus finished the "annotated bibliography".. i find it quite frustrating to try and co-ordinate everyone's work if we're not aiming the same level.. those aiming for better results will tend to put in more effort, while those who aim for pass might say, "5% only what, give him la!" even though its only 5%, what's wrong with doing a good job? every % matters to me. it really frustrates me when people jus hand in a half-fuck job, just for the sake of handing in.

anyway, it's all over for now.. at least i can take a rest, watch some animes, photoshop, blogskin, etc...

Brandon, your Super IQ score is 117!

2005-08-18T02:32:00.000+08:00

Your overall intelligence quotient is the result of a scientifically-tested formula based on how many questions you answered correctly. But it's only part of what we learned about you from your answers on the test. We also determined the way you process information.

The way you think about things makes you a Creative Theorist. This means you are a highly intelligent, complex person. You are able to process information of nearly every kind with ease, using both creativity and analysis to make sense of the world. Compared to others you also have a very rich imagination.

How did we determine that your thinking style is that of a Creative Theorist? When we examined your test results further, we analyzed how you scored on 8 dimensions of intelligence: spatial, organizational, abstract reasoning, logical, mechanical, verbal, visual and numerical. The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you a Creative Theorist. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities.

Click HERE to take the test.

Congratulations, Brandon! Your IQ score is 129!

2005-08-18T00:15:00.000+08:00

This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others.

Your Intellectual Type is Visual Mathematician. This means you are gifted at spotting patterns — both in pictures and in numbers. These talents combined with your overall high intelligence make you good at understanding the big picture, which is why people trust your instincts and turn to you for direction — especially in the workplace. And that's just some of what we know about you from your test results.

Take the Brandon's challenge here! Scared ah?? Make sure to tag the results on my tagboard! Fake scores will not be honoured.

2nd MAMBO RED 2005

2005-08-12T15:04:00.000+08:00

This semester's Mambo was as usual, held at Northbridge, Paramount Nightclub. There were much more people this year, but no fights?!! wtf? S'poreans gather twice a year for this event and no fights? boring la.. tot i'll pick up one myself, but unfortunately, there wasnt a opportunity to pick a fight with.. but instead i lost my wallet.. nabey... it was the wallet Jill bought me.. the braun bauffle one.. and also 50 bucks.. the rest wasnt so important.. i just renewed my driver's license, so the new one will be popping in my mailbox anytime.. Gym card, hmmm, can always make a new one, thks to photoshop! ATM cards, $15 for replace my ANZ one.. fuckers.. actually nothing much that's important.. my s'pore stuff are all kept at home... only thing is the wallet and the money.. but my only consolation was that i've taken $250 out of my wallet before i left home.. those were the cash that i was intending to use for my next rent payment. heng sia... i tot i was lucky enough to picked up $2 from the dance floor, that bastard who picked up my wallent must be a-hell-of-a lucky son of a bietch... fuck la! now i'm wallet-less..

i dunno how i feel.. seems like the first time i lost something.. i'm abit pissed, abit sad, abit of alot of emotions.. mixed feelings.. i knew there wasnt much chance of finding it.. well, i guess i'll stick to carrying my pouch next time.. as least not so easy to lose stuff.. at least i'm not as bad as my Galwiser, who i guess by now must be numb at losing stuff..

anyone interested in sending an early birthday present? :)