Friday, November 25, 2005

A Tune In My Head....

Recently there has been a tune stuck in my head. After watching the Chicken Little trailer on monday, the song that sounded like "numa numa e" hung in my head. I meant to look in up to download but didnt quite get the name of the song. Its a very catchy song that makes u wanna dance and move. Watching chicken little dance, I also felt like dancing.

After a long search, I found a video. In fact this video is so popular, millions watched it and it was featured on CNN and VH1. Check it out! Click on the movie, chck out the one with subtitles and original.

Anyway if u have the same tune in ur head, that song is by The O Zone, titled Dragostea Din Tei think its a romanian song. But heck, its stuck in my head. I am now listening to it and swinging along. Hmm sleep seems a long way off today... wonder what else to do now.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

A classic case of .....

"Having the munchies real bad"

After dinner of da bao mee siam, I checked the Maple game that is still down. Hence given nothing better to do, tv programs suck and didnt feel like reading just of yet, I opened up Robotech and started watching. It is like reliving a long lost childhood as this series is one animation that I followed very closely when I was a child in lower primary. Imagine after school and watever, somewhere in the late afternoon, me and my brother would diligently switch on the television to watch this series. I am glad I had gotten the entire vcd collection for $55 because I had seen the dvd collection 2 sets, each abt $140. Even the malaysian animation was 3 sets for RM$99 each which works out to $150. So this is really a steal. So do not underestimate your nearby poh kim for stocking the occassional steal.

Anyway after 6 episodes, I started to get a bit hungry. Its not really hunger but the classic case of munchies. A real bad case. I looked around on my table for something to eat, there was a half packet of pritzels which was soon demolished. The thought and taste of crispy roti prata suddenly filled my mind. Cant seem to concentrate... Argh, in frustration I went through my food supplies.

Verdict- Pathetic.

I had only some packet of biscuits left that had served for my breakfast for the entire semester. Imagine eating the same brand of biscuit for breakfast everyday until I decided to 'defer' my bowel movements until later hence I stopped eating breakfast only recently. My course of action is clear. Tomorrow I am going grocery shopping. There needs to be some decent munchies in this room. What I have is really pathetic. What I do have are beverages. Healthy ones too. Lets see, I have green tea powder, tea bags, sachets of milo and coffee, chicken of esscence and the much dreaded cod liver oil. Its so healthy I cant stand it when I am having the case of munchies.

*mumbles grumbles*
I'll make my milo and eat my biscuits but tomorrow if I dont even have something decent to chew, I am not Hellbound... Let me get back to my Robotech series now.
Sign.... another 'Maple cold turkey' day....

Right if u are thinking that the maple server is down, hence rendering Hellbound hurtling back to reality. U've guessed correctly. Another series of glitches that rendered certain parts of the game unplayable has resulted in the server being down for many hours of maintainence. Whilst so, players like me who just logged on this afternoon is welcomed by another maintainence notice. It is supposed to be up by 6pm but a check just now showed the patch being unavailable, hence its going to be a lonely night with no mapling.

When I logged in this afternoon, close to two. I saw my youngest sister online. She asked me why I logged in, to zhuo bo (nothing to do). At first I couldnt understand, later I realized that there would be maintainence at two. Hence I had about 10 minutes left. Sign, passed her some stuff for her warrior, then I signed out. There was about 4 hours to kill before the server is up again. Hence I went to Jurong Point to return due library books, eat my meals and even to walk around. The weather was beautiful given the past few rainy and extremely cold days.

Borrowed another 5 books to finish, ate at KFC the fish combo meal and went to the arcade to walk around. There are many young kids and students who are playing intently with a mastery that even I couldnt achieve. There was a kid who played that DJ game with button and he got over 300 combos. I observed his hands and they were a blur when the notes came flying down. I had at first wanted to have a round of games too but it was too crowded for my liking. But it felt good to observe some good games. Then I strolled to buy my dinner and went into a vcd retail shop. There are some cheap vcds, charlie and the chocolate factory for $9.90 and Batman Begins DVD for $12.90!!!! Though I was severely tempted by the latter, I seriously doubt whether I would watch it since I might be mapling when I returned. But I would KIV and buy. Now I am stuck for another night without maple, I should have bought that dvd!!!! *Sob sob snivel snivel*

Oh while in JP, I observed a series of Christmas goodie stalls, one of which is a chocolate fountain! Yes, a chocolate fountain that has liquid chocolate flowing out. The sign reads "Get ur chocolate covered mushmallow at only $1.80. A dessert too good to be missed" or something to that effect. Think Tab would enjoy slurping up the entire fountain instead. There were shoppers who bought the dessert. The youth attendant took a satay stick with 1 long mushmallow about 2 inches long and dipped it into the chocolate fountain, coating it with the liquid chocolate, then props the chocolate-covered mushmallow into a cup for the customer. Hmm looking at the final product, I wouldnt want to part with my $1.80. Not only because I dont really have a sweet tooth but the mushmallow is just the type u can buy a whole packet of it from a supermarket for about 2 bucks. And that one being covered with chocolate doesnt seem like a big deal that should part $1.80 from me. Oh well I dun imagine the taste would change dramatically. Mabye for those who want to try and say been there, done that, please do go ahead. Dun mind what I've said.

For the meantime, I would attempt to watch the newly bought Robotech series (3 generations in one) that I bought about 3 weeks ago but have not yet watched. My gundam seed is still waiting for me to proceed beyond episode 1. Hmm so many things to do and yet so little time. But I do love waking up late.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

*Wipes away cobsweb*

Holiday Galore!

The only problem when you are gaming so intensively, is that everything stands still until the server is down for maintainence, then the real world comes crashing forward. Its been a week since tab moved out, leaving me happily living in a double room, mapling and sleeping in the wee hours of the morning.

My usual routine includes waking up late in the afternoon and after lunch, start mapling. In between mapling, I would be watching television and reading the piles of storybooks borrowed from the library at the same time. Do not worry about my lack of life, went to watch Harry Potter Movie on monday with my sister. It is good since the focus of the movie was on all the exciting bits in the book. BUT do not attempt to drink water before the show cos by the first task, I was holding back my bladder.... up until the show ended. And it is a long movie, abt 2.5 hr. So me and my sister were holding our bladders by the beginning of the second task. Its a good movie compared to the 3rd but heck that is just my little opinion.

Nothing else much to report except that I have another character for Maple, a warrior. Will introduce later on. There is also one mage still a noob and i am not playing that character until my warrior is stronger.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

ExAmS R OvEr!!! LeT tHe HoLiDaYs BeGiN

After a long-suffering stay in NEI with more project assignments, more papers and the same pay, yesterday was the last day of exams (though the rest of the population are already having holidays.)

With a light heart, I went out for lunch and bought Maple cash card. For those who are not familiar with MapleStory, its a massive online role playing game. Where u train as either of the 4 classes, Warrior, Mage, Archer or Thief. I started playing after I got Siren and was immensely stressed by the lack of life and it became almost a daily affair since. Currently all my siblings are playing so when we meet online, we chat and enquire about family etc and train together. So instead of having online buddies, we have online family.

Anyway earlier on, I had bought a new hair, ie a ponytail for my character and since my character is male. (didnt choose female cos sometimes u get harassed online) But ever since that, my character has been mistaken as a gal for so many times i lost count. But i still like that hair so not changing. Then me and my siblings went to this land called Orbis where the enemies are harder and I used up a lot of meso (maple money) on weapon that I am rather poor in maple terms. Hence I had an idea. I had wanted to either buy a swimming trunk so that players wont mistake me as a gal and try to sell me female armor. But since I am poor, I might as well get something else.

So I bought a cardboard box and let my character wear. It covers the armor I am wearing so pple cant see what is the real armor, the aim to stop pple trying to sell me things. Also to hint that I am poor.

Tada! See for yourselves.



There you have it, a poor bandit with a long ponytail. Looks rather cute like a robot. Haha many players had a good laugh when they see me. Anyway the story continued, shortly after I bought the box ($6) in case u are wondering. Another player came to me and offered to sell me armor, female armor again. Sian. Tab had a huge laugh, saying that my logic is flawed....

Later in the evening, Quetzal came over and drove us to JP for dinner. Dinner at Billy Bombers. Tried the Yin & Yang burger, the supreme was nothing much to crow about, just a tall burger. Carls Junior burgers are much bigger. Anyway there are 2 patties, chicken and beef. I didnt like the beef though the chicken was nice. Then top with cheese fries and Green Grasshopper. Must admit, ordered a bit much, but finished up most of the stuff except some fries and potatoes. A good dinner for a celebration that might just have been nothing more than just mapling. Quetzal also laughed when I told her I bought a cardboard box. :)

Friday, November 04, 2005

After the harrowing ride with Tab on Monday, the rest of the days were relatively 'safer'. Spent alot of time mapling with brother and sister online in cybercafes. My bro is out for the week so we mapled all day. Ops havent studied for the exam next week yet. And after several intense days of mapling, our 'sleep debt' had rolled over so much that we slept like logs.

Sleep Debt - defined as the accumulated lack of sleep that mounts and multiply much like a credit card debt. The sufferer could choose to pay minimum instalments of sleep but there would come a time when the accumulated debt is so high that the afflicted would sleep like a log / sleeping beauty syndrome. The interest for the sleep debt is charged at 3hr for every 1hr of sleep deprivation. Hence potential borrowers are adviced to consult with their sleep advisors about the realistic level of debt.

Hmm then that continued after I returned to Hall on thursday. I still had a 70% completed assignment to do but being afflicted with 'Holiday Mood Syndrome', everything is chucked aside in favor of Maple. Hence I was happily mapling until the server crashed at 1am in the morning. That must be a sign for me to kick my ass and start doing that assignment, which I did. By the time I was done, it was nearly two in the morning. I set the alarm for 7.15am to finish up some minor points. Hopped into bed and wanted to sleep so badly...

Next thing I heard through my grogginess was girls giggling. Not softly but loud enough to sound like hyenas, howling away at 2am in the morning, for more than half an hour. By the time I sat up in bed, I had already decided that the next time I hear that gp of girls howling, I would go to the window and shout for them to shut up. It happened.

I went to the window, cupped my hands to my mouth and in a loud voice "KEEP IT DOWN LAH!!!!!!!"

I could hear the echoes even cos sound travels very well at night due to the cold air. The effect was immediate. No more howling but one of the girls said very loudly chao se mer... But while I lay smiling in bed, amused and satisfied, there was still howling but almost inaudible. Hehehehe...

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Its been a while after the killer week. Basically my life is still pretty mundane except my mapling ways. I got my character new hair. A long pony tail! Maybe I should keep my hair just as long.

On wednesday, me, selly, quetzal and krynnder went to Kushimbo to eat the ladies night buffet. But though Tab raved about the food whenever she mentions Kushimbo, but it is disappointing. The crab is cold, felt like eating ice. The tepanyaki so dry that my fish tasted like some thick, dry pieces of gum, the handrolls were dry and hard. Hmm the only things I found good was the meso soup, soup and desserts. There was an amusing event though, everytime u hear them broadcast the kushimbo advertisement, it was time for a limited edition food item. Then Krynnder had great timing cos almost everytime she went to get some refill, the music comes on and then she is in the queue. But that night was the finals of the powerjam local band competition held at Zouk. I had so much wanted to go but it fell on the night before my exam paper that is 40% that can really make or break. And the paper was in the morning 9 am and by then I hadnt finished studying so it was not to be. After dinner, I went straight back to hall and studied. BUT once the paper was over, I mapled until i pieng.

Hmm then this monday, Tab got her dad's car. So after class, she asked me whether I want to go and jia hong (eat wind ie go drive around) and I gladly agreed. Okay I needed to stop by jurong east and confidently told her that I know how to go. So we headed out from NEI onto the expressway.... hmm i wondered, why dun I see that exit....

"Do we need to exit here?" Tab asked.

"Nope dun think is this one." I replied.

This happened until we are on the BKE and saw the Mandai signboard.

"Hey... this is already Mandai leh. Where is your exit?" Tab asked.

"Err i think we are screwed, I think we are heading towards causeway leh. THIS I am sure... no wonder just now those buildings seemed unfamiliar.... we are on the wrong way"

So as one can imagined, we hurriedly made for the nearest exit and got lost in part of Choa Chu Kang. Really jia hong. Drive round and round. Finally found a streetdirectory and directed Tab to Upper Bukit Timah.

"Okay I think this can lead to the City, lets just go to the city. Forget Jurong east."

In the journey there, Tab almost kissed the bump of a taxi....

"Argh....." (The car came to a stop, centimetres from the bump of a taxi)

"Did I ever tell u that I am very good in emergency breaking?" Tab gleamed. (Pieng)

Later in the carpark of Far East.... Tab took a sharp right turn that the tires screeched and my stuff almost flew out of my lap.

"Did I ever tell u that my favourite course is the S-course?" Tab mentioned. (Pieng again)

"That is fun, lets do it agian...(turns car sharply in carpark again)...." (my pasta and hot cocoa from NYDC almost came out. *Nope there was no mushroom monster)

When I got off Tab's car at my home, I made a mental note. Maybe I should buy some insurance and write my will before I hop into Tab's car next time. Ting is a more steady driver though she does funny turns and drives fast. Sign all my friends seem to have death wish... Hmm maybe public transport is a safer option.