Sunday, 31 August 2008
I can ride my bike with no handlebars...
I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars
I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars
Look at me, look at me
hands in the air like it's good to be
ALIVE
and I'm a famous rapper
even when the paths're all crookedy
I can show you how to do-si-do
I can show you how to scratch a record
I can take apart the remote control
And I can almost put it back together
I can tie a knot in a cherry stem
I can tell you about Leif Ericson
I know all the words to "De Colores"
And "I'm Proud to be an American"
Me and my friend saw a platypus
Me and my friend made a comic book
And guess how long it took
I can do anything that I want cuz, look:
I can keep rhythm with no metronome
No metronome
No metronome
And I can see your face on the telephone
On the telephone
On the telephone
Look at me
Look at me
Just called to say that it's good to be
ALIVE
In such a small world
I'm all curled up with a book to read
I can make money open up a thrift store
I can make a living off a magazine
I can design an engine sixty four
Miles to a gallon of gasoline
I can make new antibiotics
I can make computers survive aquatic conditions
I know how to run a business
I can make you wanna buy a product
Movers shakers and producers
Me and my friends understand the future
I see the strings that control the systems
I can do anything with no assistance
Cuz I can lead a nation with a microphone
With a microphone
With a microphone
And I can split the atom of a molecule
Of a molecule
Of a molecule
Look at me
Look at me
Driving and I won't stop
And it feels so good to be
Alive and on top
My reach is global
My tower secure
My cause is noble
My power is pure
I can hand out a million vaccinations
Or let'em all die in exasperation
Have'em all healed of their lacerations
Have'em all killed by assassination
I can make anybody go to prison
Just because I don't like'em and
I can do anything with no permission
I have it all under my command
Because I can guide a missile by satellite
By satellite
By satellite
And I can hit a target through a telescope
Through a telescope
Through a telescope
And I can end the planet in a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars
I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars
This song was played many times over when i did my duty lol. It isn't really that nice but it is a song that grabbed my attention.
Money Squandering
My current configuration
Intel Q9450 2.66ghz, 1333mhz, 12mb cache
Asus P5Q Deluxe Motherboard
2x2GB Crucial Ballastix (Micron) 800mhz CL4 4-4-4-12 Ram
2x4GB Aeneon Xtune (Qimonda) 800mhz CL 5-5-5-18 Ram
Seagate 640GB 32mb Cache HDD
2 x Seagate 500GB 32mb Cache HDD (salvaged)
Asus 4870 512mb Graphics
LG Dvd writer w lightscribe
LG Dvd writer (salvaged)
Cooler Master CM690 Casing
Cooler Master 700w Modular True Power
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit + SP1
Wah this IT show spent a lot of money!
1.Pre-ordered an Asus 24" MK241H monitor cuz my previous 17" philips is in smokes...
2.Bought a new set of audio technica GK52 earphones as my previous 1 spoilt.
3.8GB kit of Aeneon Xtune as i need the ram. I can run more programs and with less lag than before. (data loads much faster from ram then HDD ^_^)
So $599+$46.8+$339 = $BROKE!
OMG how to survive year 2008 sia.
NO i cannot buy anything in IT show at december
DO NOT i repeat DO NOT tempt me with more technological upgrades!
Btw i think my com has zheng to the max le... no more zheng required till about 2 years later?
Monday, 25 August 2008
After effects of 21km
Man, this has got to be one of the most painful muscleaches i have gotten in my life. Its not like i haven't gotten it before, but it affects a much larger area than i anticipated.
Not only the running muscle groups on my legs are aching, my whole body too! Calf, hamstring, quadriceps, you name it on the anatomy of the human leg, it hurts. My sides do ache slightly from the twisting motion of the lower torso during runs. Shoulders hurt from the swinging action when running and even my elbows hurt from the bent position when we run.
Now that sounds like a long list of complains right? Lol, I'm not complaining but it is quite interesting to experience such an extent of muscleache after so long. It has been quite a while since i had really exercised till this degree. When i ran up to 12kms it was only ever the leg that hurts. I guess everyone who truly ran and probably didn't prepare enough from it will suffer from the same effects.
Walking up or down stairs is a bane and even standing up hurts. I guess i shall just lie and bed and stay there whole day haha. I wonder will i ever recover before the fateful 24km route march thats coming up?
Not only the running muscle groups on my legs are aching, my whole body too! Calf, hamstring, quadriceps, you name it on the anatomy of the human leg, it hurts. My sides do ache slightly from the twisting motion of the lower torso during runs. Shoulders hurt from the swinging action when running and even my elbows hurt from the bent position when we run.
Now that sounds like a long list of complains right? Lol, I'm not complaining but it is quite interesting to experience such an extent of muscleache after so long. It has been quite a while since i had really exercised till this degree. When i ran up to 12kms it was only ever the leg that hurts. I guess everyone who truly ran and probably didn't prepare enough from it will suffer from the same effects.
Walking up or down stairs is a bane and even standing up hurts. I guess i shall just lie and bed and stay there whole day haha. I wonder will i ever recover before the fateful 24km route march thats coming up?
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Running 21km a challenge? Definitely!
Fireworks? It was absolutely fantastic. Crowd? It was beyond comprehension. Spot selected? Best of the best. Time I slept? Late Time i woke up? Early. How it feels to wake up? WTF.
I slept at around 0030hrs, and woke up at 0445hrs. I always thought, why in the world does the marathon start so early. WHY must we meet up at 0530hrs and start running at 0630hrs. WHY! When i reach there, then i realised. It takes a long time to find everyone, it takes a long time to do anything. After i met up with most of the other people i was supposed to meet, we had to decide where to put our bags. After we placed our bags, the toilet queues are so damn long we even decided not to use the toilets.
The morning was purrrfect for a run. The air was cooling, relatively high humidity and cloudy skies. If we didn't dilly dally searching for some stuff that should have been told to us, we would have started on time and probably went back even earlier! So ultimately, we started about 1/2 hr late and my finishing time was 2h 53 min. That would roughly mean i clocked in at 2h 23 min.
When i started the run with a group of my friends,it was the 4 of us running together. Gradually at the 3km mark, it became the 2 of us and by the 10km mark, it became myself. It would be wrong of you to say that they are unfit. I believe they are well as fit or even more than me. However, they just didn't want to run (^_^). After all why run so fast? why tax yourself so much? Slowly la... Enjoy the scenery, live the moment.
From 16km onwards, i started to suffer from cramps and had to walk quite some distances. Stretching, walking until it recovers run for approximately the same distance as i walked and the cycle starts all over again. Damn the rain the day before for the muddy grounds that made my shoes dirty and running across cross country surfaces a pain. The path from east coast park to the marina barrage was totally cross country.
People were walking on the tarmac and so we who want to run faster or overtake them simply ran cross country. Skipping potholes of water along the way. I was rotating between running on the tarmac, mud and in between. It must have been dangerous as an after thought, I felt that i was on the verge of spraining an ankle or a knee if i do Mis-step. The marina barrage at 16km was cool. I didn't thought that it would be a part of the route, it was my first time there and i guess a first for many others too!
From then on, the cramps got worse and i started thinking about what it would it feel like for the next few days of muscleaches? AH HECK! just finish running asap, go home and think later. Despite my faster pace, due to my cramps i realise the people i keep passing always slowly jog back to be beside me. It made me feel slightly demoralised. No matter how much more effort i put is futile... My body has reached its limit. After all, it is the furthurest i have ever ran in my life and continously. So i have broke some personal records haven't I? Haha
This has kinda awoken the fitness vibe in me. I feel like its time to be fit again. Its time to train up again. More of such runs for me in the future? Most probably.
I slept at around 0030hrs, and woke up at 0445hrs. I always thought, why in the world does the marathon start so early. WHY must we meet up at 0530hrs and start running at 0630hrs. WHY! When i reach there, then i realised. It takes a long time to find everyone, it takes a long time to do anything. After i met up with most of the other people i was supposed to meet, we had to decide where to put our bags. After we placed our bags, the toilet queues are so damn long we even decided not to use the toilets.
The morning was purrrfect for a run. The air was cooling, relatively high humidity and cloudy skies. If we didn't dilly dally searching for some stuff that should have been told to us, we would have started on time and probably went back even earlier! So ultimately, we started about 1/2 hr late and my finishing time was 2h 53 min. That would roughly mean i clocked in at 2h 23 min.
When i started the run with a group of my friends,it was the 4 of us running together. Gradually at the 3km mark, it became the 2 of us and by the 10km mark, it became myself. It would be wrong of you to say that they are unfit. I believe they are well as fit or even more than me. However, they just didn't want to run (^_^). After all why run so fast? why tax yourself so much? Slowly la... Enjoy the scenery, live the moment.
From 16km onwards, i started to suffer from cramps and had to walk quite some distances. Stretching, walking until it recovers run for approximately the same distance as i walked and the cycle starts all over again. Damn the rain the day before for the muddy grounds that made my shoes dirty and running across cross country surfaces a pain. The path from east coast park to the marina barrage was totally cross country.
People were walking on the tarmac and so we who want to run faster or overtake them simply ran cross country. Skipping potholes of water along the way. I was rotating between running on the tarmac, mud and in between. It must have been dangerous as an after thought, I felt that i was on the verge of spraining an ankle or a knee if i do Mis-step. The marina barrage at 16km was cool. I didn't thought that it would be a part of the route, it was my first time there and i guess a first for many others too!
From then on, the cramps got worse and i started thinking about what it would it feel like for the next few days of muscleaches? AH HECK! just finish running asap, go home and think later. Despite my faster pace, due to my cramps i realise the people i keep passing always slowly jog back to be beside me. It made me feel slightly demoralised. No matter how much more effort i put is futile... My body has reached its limit. After all, it is the furthurest i have ever ran in my life and continously. So i have broke some personal records haven't I? Haha
This has kinda awoken the fitness vibe in me. I feel like its time to be fit again. Its time to train up again. More of such runs for me in the future? Most probably.
Fireworks festival @ the bay! 230808
I was quite sad that my camera wasn't powerful enough to take night shots of fireworks. BUT i was glad that i was able to see the whole firework show without feeling the need to take pictures of it. After all, my main reason was to watch the fireworks display ^_^.
Sorry for the blur photos but i had to put the iso low so as to make it less grainy. Its basically taken from the place i was standing. It was a day with high humidity, so little surprise the whole place was covered in smoke. LOL imagine u pay top $$ to stay in Ritz Carlton just at the right time and moment to be covered in smoke (o.0)
They were using long range high power spot lights as though they were calling for batman, and these shine straight to marina mandarin hotel + ritz carlton. Pay to be disturbed o.0 Batman Gotham City needs u!
The weather was unforgiving, but luckily it stopped before the fireworks started and ironically started just as the fireworks ended. Act of the supreme being?
Sorry for the blur photos but i had to put the iso low so as to make it less grainy. Its basically taken from the place i was standing. It was a day with high humidity, so little surprise the whole place was covered in smoke. LOL imagine u pay top $$ to stay in Ritz Carlton just at the right time and moment to be covered in smoke (o.0)
They were using long range high power spot lights as though they were calling for batman, and these shine straight to marina mandarin hotel + ritz carlton. Pay to be disturbed o.0 Batman Gotham City needs u!
The weather was unforgiving, but luckily it stopped before the fireworks started and ironically started just as the fireworks ended. Act of the supreme being?
Sunday, 17 August 2008
Ziqian Bday Celeb on 16th Aug!
Many many photos this time. I finally got the opportunity to grab everyone long enough to take this many photos. We had full attendance (minus jinhe who has been missing for more than 1/2 year) and later (minus may who had to mug for exam).
Ok so we first met up at PS to watch the stupid Jet Li latest MUMMY show. It seriously was just another MUMMY show. nothing out of the ordinary MUMMY style. Still i believed that it would be more interesting than the journey to the centre of the earth since its 2D version of the 3D.
After that, we went to PIZZA HUT to make a reservation. THANKFULLY we did that, we didn't waste time rotting inside there nor do we have to compete with the others for space. So we went to Carrefour to search for Edwin's delicacies and some chocolate. Haha the girls were like HUH they going Carrefour again. Wei come-on, its a kind of shopping right? Just that we guys are more practical =P.
Alright, met WOEY THEE (whoa how long never see this bugger already? Now he's BOTAK too) and of coz his girlfriend ^_^. Proceed with paying at the cashier. Gd bye Woey Thee see u again. Ok proceed to PIZZA HUT. WHOA so many people waiting outside heh. Sry.. we go the advance to go ticket (collect $200).
Deciding on something to eat seems to take donkey years, especially when May is quite uncontactable. BUT oh well, we still ordered anyway with may coming soon with her NOTES. NONO, why are you studying on this joyous ocassion, +1 mugger factor! MUNCH! feel happy. Embarrassed Ziqian on her bday seems to be the main idea at Pizza Hut. "happy birthday to u.. Happy birthday to u my dear friend.. Happy Birthday to u" Corny song.. Ok it wasn't really that bad. It ended pretty soon.
So, its kinda early i thought... Why not we go to ground level and have a breather? Ok.. there is nothing happening here at all. "Heh" I sniggered, " Ok now i brought u all up to have a wiff of fresh air, where shall we go?" Discussions... "OK! how about we go to esplande by walking?" Lol noone is interested to taking the MRT as opposed to edwin's bright idea. XY was quiet. ZQ n CY was can we have air-con? ZW was always behind me. YX was enthusiatic (maybe?) and I probably was the 1 who made all of them do this route march ^_^.
So.. we walked from PS to Esplanade. Took some stupid photos along the way.. Had fun, rotted together. YX ur overexposing the PHOTO again! "I must take the photo until it is perfect and free form handshake" I admire Ms Poh's detemination but i am scientifically sound enough to determine it is impossible to have no handshake at 1s shutterspeed. =P . I dunno why leh, but i must agree with Ms Poh, we so do this more often in the future ^_^. I find this kind of time spent is quality time especially when we are quite free now.
Btw.. I walked home from YCK Mrt too. I am built for walking!
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