it just adds to the list

I lost my EZ link card for the second time. I wonder how much can I take? Hmm...

Oh well...

Back the other day, well.. I did a right thing (as claim by someone, not that I always do the wrong things). That's to go out with my mum. It's really been a while since I went out with mum. A LONG WHILE.. back in secondary 1 I think? Went to collect our passport over at SIR building. Then headed over to IKEA.
I've always wanted to visit IKEA to get a 47cm X 47cm pillow and a cd rack to store all my CDs. It starts to overflow my old CD rack so I bought a bigger one. The design was chosen by my mum though. I wanted it RED but my mum says it's ugly. Oh well...


It's actually not that bad afterall


Fate had its ways on me yesterday, AGAIN. I went back to Xin Tian Di over at AMK to check on my PSP.

Good news - My PSP is perfectly alright.
Bad news - I have to go back and get a refund for the battery I bought JUST YESTERDAY.

Here's why.
I went there to let the staff check my PSP. After several trial and error, he concluded that it's my battery that's faulty. *Sigh of relief, PHEW*

So I thought, just buy another battery pack will do.
When the staff ask me if I want to buy a battery, I'm contemplating whether to buy it from there or go to the SONY store to get the authentic ones. But what the heck, since I'm already there, might as well get one. So I said yes. Bought it for $19. Head to school for training.
Before training starts, I sat at Macdonald and opened up the package.

FUCK

That's the first word that came to me. The battery is BULGING in the middle. I tried to fit the battery into the cavity but it just won't cover. *As expected*


The spoil but normal looking original PSP battery



The not spoiled but bulging battery.

If you can't see the bulge, I took another shot of it, stacked together with the flat surface facing each other.



Can you see the bulge now?
I can't believe it. I have to go BACK to AMK to get a refund, then head over to the nearest Sony store which is over at Bishan to get a PSP battery.


"Q :
I'm a Pisces, and am going to celebrate my birthday. But recently, I seems to experience numerous unpleasant encounters in my life, especially when it comes to work. It seems like colleagues around me tends to backstab me. Is it real that 2009 will not be a smooth year for us Pisces?

A :
Don't fret, don't panic. It's true that Pisces will be down on their luck in terms of career from mid February onwards. But a change in luck is near in sight after all that have taken place. As long as you handle your relation with people well, things will soon look up.

While waiting for all that to happen, do keep in mind to strive in the aspect that you should. Due to short span of concentration, you will be a tripping stone to your colleagues. Thus developing an aura of unhappiness and that will definitely reflect negatively on your luck. Keep to yourself, bother less about gossips are the keys to a better performance at work this year.

In times of need when you are feeling too stressed or confused, why not seek 'help' from the nature. Taking a stroll in the park, breathing in fresh air will definitely help clear your mind. Taking a stroll will clear the mental blocks you meet at work.

Unable to take time out take a stroll? No park in the near vacinity of your office? Go online to look for pictures of natural landscape and breath-taking scenes. Set it as wallpaper, maybe it will work alittle of its magic."

'How much did you actually do for your friends?'

There! This is my post.

Let's scratch the whole idea and just say, I love all my friends.

P.S.: I've made a draft entry of it but I realised no one would read a long assed entry. I know, because I read blogs myself.

consolation

I'm going to irritate the shit out of you guys. Well, I know once I've said it, people will be like, 'No, I'm least bothered by it.'. Well, guess what? The GREEN FUCKING things is back!

Friendships can get a little complicating. But there are times where you have trusty friends, you question yourself, 'How much did you actually do for your friends?'

3. I am a very bad friend. Serious. Tested and proven.

Number 3 in my Facebook's 25 random things about me. These days are the days where I feel uncertainty about myself. How unfortunate a person would be, to have a friend like me.

1. I know I'm fat, ugly and obnoxious.

Number 1 in my Facebook's 25 random things about me. I know I'm obnoxious. But it seems like I'm not doing anything about it.

With so much occurring, one cannot deny the fact that I'm a bad friend. So stay the fuck away from me. How can you be friend with someone who hates himself for who he is? Someone who's uncertain about himself?

Consolation? I'm glad a have a handful of friends that I can trust. You know who you are. I really do care, but how much can one accomplish? This, I question myself..

'How much did you actually do for your friends?'

I'll touch on this topic for the next entry.

oil and water

Whose Line is it Anyway- Living scenery feat Richard Simmons

I swear this is the funniest Whose Line is it Anyway? clip I've ever watch. The bloopers are good but this is just WAY better. I've never laughed so hard for years!

turn complete 180°

Well, my PSP not exactly survived. I was all elated and shit when I switch it on for the first time. It function normally!

I've tested the USB mode, the ear piece, the loudspeaker and charging of the PSP. All seems fine. Therefore I took a picture and posted it up.

After that, I just leave it by the computer table and never touched it until last night, I wanted to upload Testament songs into them. I flicked the power switch lever. Nothing happen. Try it out a few times, tried connecting it to the PC.. Nothing happen.

Just adds to the list of 2009 'sueyness'. Now I've to get it repaired. If it's deemed unrepairable, I'll have to get an MP3 player.

MSN - LUCIEN resigned to fate.. let it be
Facebook - Metalella still resigns to fate.. it sucks to be me

Resigned to fate. You've got the upper hand. You win, but just for this year..

rejoice!!

After all the panicking, whining, complaining, bitching and 3 days of drying out, my PSP proved itself to be the better player. It's survived!
Thanks people for your blessings on my PSP.

I've been using my red colour adidas water bottle for the longest time, but it never gave me problems like water leakage or the cap coming out loose. I've always put it inside my bag, side by side with my PSP. Nothing beats the nice old personalised water bottle!

Note to myself: NEVER buy mineral water just because it's cheap.

UNLUCKY

If you think that whatever I posted in the previous entry was bull. Maybe this will make you change your mind.

HOW MUCH BAD LUCK CAN SOMEONE GET IN A DAY?

A couple of days ago, I was out with ZR casually walking around bugis while she was hunting for her bf's watch. There's this particular FCUK watch that caught my attention. Black and sophisticated. I was tempted to buy on the spot but I didn't buy it cause I'm afraid it will be an impulse buy. So I just leave it and will go back to get it once I'm certain I really like it.

Today, I was certain I'm going to get that watch. But the shop changed the display cabinet's watches to all the G-Shock's new Ediface watches. Disappointed, I left for Bencoolen to see it I would have any luck to find that watch and for a fraction of the price.
(For those of you who don't know what the is Bencoolen, Bencoolen's a shopping arcade which is a stone throw away from bugis. It's also quite well known for selling authentic watches at a fraction of the retail price quoted by other watch retailers.)
Not happening. The only shop I saw selling FCUK watch didn't display the watch I wanted. I checked out other shops and after much enquiries, that shop that displays the FCUK watch is the ONLY shop over there that sells FCUK watch.

SIAN

(I am not posting up the photo of that watch. MUAHAHAHA =) )

After all that stuff happening I went over to city hall for a little stroll. Then I called Kaiyi to see where she was so I could pick her up since I'm taking cab into Emily Hill for the photoshoot. She was at Peace Centre so it's natural for me to go fetch her at Peace Centre.
(Claris asked me to look for a photographer for her FYP fashion photoshoot, so I got Kaiyi to help. And Emily Hill is at Selegie Road, just beside Peace Centre)

I flag down a cab at CAPITOL BUILDING which is at CITY HALL.

I WILL NOW BRING YOU THROUGH WHERE THE STUPID TAXI UNCLE BRING ME.

He was confident where he was going so I thought I let him do what he does best as a taxi driver.. DRIVE. Obviously he took the wrong right turn and turned to BUGIS. Then he kept to right lane rather than left lane then made a U turn.
(From left lane, he can turn to the National Musuem which led to another road that goes to Peace Centre)
He made a U turn and realised that he's unable to turn to the right at the huge cross junction that does to SMU so he went all the way to Peninsula's red light. He gave a right signal.

PRICE CHECK : $5.60
Me : Uncle, you sure you know the way?
Uncle : Yeah, yeah.
Me : You going to make a U turn so you can turn in from SMU right?
Uncle : NO. Like that 1 big round. I turn to Fort Canning then turn to SMU faster.

So I trust him. He made a right turn, and after a while..

Uncle : AIYA, I missed the right turn.
Me : .....

He drove ALL the way to Orchard Road, made a U turn at TAKA then go through the whole stretch of road to Plaza Singapura then to Peace Centre where I pick up Kaiyi.

PRICE CHECK : $7.90.

He missed the Sophia Road entry and drove us to Bukit Timah Road then made a U turn back to Selegie Road and into Sophia Road. When I reach the destination at Emily Hill.

PRICE CHECK : $12.00 exactly.

Lazy to argue, I just left the cab without saying a thank you. (Normally I would)

SUMMARY - CITY HALL -> Bugis -> Fort Canning -> Orchard Road -> Selegie Road -> Bukit Timah Road -> Selegie Road -> Emily Hill.

AMAZING.

I FUCKING PAID $12 for a trip that's only worth $5 to $6 bucks.

After all that ordeal and the photoshoot, I went to walk around PS before I go and meet Jerry.
Bought 2 carrefour mineral water. I'm a cheapskate remember? So I bought 2 of the 40cents one. I finished 1 of it left put the other one in my bag.
(Crumpler bags are known for being waterproof.)
I met up with Jerry, played guitar and I was shocked why my bag is wet? So I checked.
BLOODY HELL, the cap of the mineral water broke, then with the waterproof nature, my bag became a plastic bag with water in it. My PSP is in there. When I took out my PSP, it's drenched and the screen is half filled with water.

I pour out the water inside my bag which can fill half a bottle by the way. And threw away the defect bottle.

Jerry : Where's the bottle?
Me : In the bin.
Jerry : Why?
Me : What do you mean why? It's spoilt and it made my PSP went swimming.
Jerry : You got check for any serial numbers?
Me : For?
Jerry : Can buy 4D. Maybe will TIO.

NA BEI...

WHAT A DAY!!!


Please don't die on me.. PLEASE PLEASE.. I treat you with care and concern! Please be well!! Don't let anything happen to yourself!

rabbits beware

I never thought I would believe in crap like horoscope, feng shui and zodiac. But after a few knocks that occurred just this year, I'm starting to believe those stuff.

The year have just started and I'm truly disatisfied by how things are looking.

They say in chinese zodiac that this year would be a bad year for rabbits in ALL aspects of their life. Be it wealth, health, career and relationships.

I'm diagnosed with gout at the start of the year. Health
I'm not earning a single cent right now, and there's only outgoing and no incoming cash flow. Wealth
I've no career to talk about cause I don't think army's a good choice for me. And to top things up, the economy's now having a serious crisis that's going to spin out of control. Career
As you can see, I'm not exactly having a perfect relationship in my social life and all I can say now is, it's all damn fucked up. I can't blame anyone for anything cause that shit was created by myself. How am I going to mend them all up? Frankly speaking, I don't know. Relationships

From what I can see, the year 2009 is screwed. Worse than ever from any year.

ci en : There are things meant not to be said. There are things that aren't supposed to be mentioned online. Let alone letting everyone to see it. I felt very restricted posting the previous entry. I kept on reading it over and over and over again just to make sure it doesn't hurt or criticise anyone. You are one of the more trustworthy friends that I can just pour just about anything to you.
But at the same time, I feel like a sinner. I don't want to turn this into an argument, let alone being a spoilsport to affect your mood for your HK trip.

I guess I'm just going to keep it to myself and let the devil and angel in my conscience to fight it out.

disdain

I do not comply and I do not conform.

I feel disrespected and unappreciated. I still am.

Everyone's there, on a single platform. Urging me to join them in the path to heaven. But instead, I don't see heaven. What I see right in front of my eyes is a vortex. A vortex that sucks me into an unwanted dimension. And to a dimension of a passion that once was burning ever so bright. But now the passion devoured itself into nothing but ashes and dust.

No one spared a single thought for me. No one takes my words seriously. Not anymore.

drown by words

I've been off the study hook for 3 weeks now. All I can say is, it's damn fucking boring. Everyday is the same routine.

Wake up between 9am and 10pm. You switch on the computer, check your cell to see if there's any miss call or messages. By that time, the computer should be booted up and ready to go. Log in to MSN and proceed to brush your teeth and whatnot. Hunt for breakfast, and then... facebook, youtube and blog hopping. Few occurance of MSN chatting with friends. That's quite about it.

Well, life pretty much sucks. I've got a whole new game to play. Not literally. I'm brooding over a couple of stuff that offers a whole new game play in my life. I'm lethargic to think of ways to get out from it but at the same time if I don't, I'm bound to be in some deep shit that I will never be able to save myself. I wish I wouldn't be in this mess but I already am.

Sidetrack, I did a couple of experiments with regards to my gout. Well, it seems like BEANS is really the culprit. The other day while my Dad celebrated his birthday over at Vienna, I ordered 2 slabs of steak. The next day, nothing happens.
The other night, a week later from the buffet, I had beer over at my uncle's house. The next day, nothing happens.
Yesterday night, approximately 5 days after my visit to my uncle's house, I had fermented fried tofu and Soya bean milk. This morning, the pain was there but not to the extend of me to use the word excruciating. Conclusion, BEANS is the main culprit. DAMN IT.

I have a confession to make. Since I've got nothing to do at home. I became a full-time facebook addict. I would rather use facebook than doing what a normal person would do like eat and sleep. ZR, you foretold a prophecy..