My camera died. After I used it in the rain. Stupid of me I know but I didn't know that the camera is so sensitive to the rain or water. Sending it to repair center tomorrow. So sad. Don't know if it could be repaired. Time for a new camera? Shit. Less than 1 year. Haihz.
A bit late, but better late than never right? I went over to Singapore on New Year's eve. Not for countdown, but to find a friend of mine who transit at Changi Airport. =) I have a grand tour of Changi Airport. Hehe. From terminal 1 to terminal 2. End to end. It was fun finally getting to meet CL. After more than 4 years. Hope to see you soon. (Time to get a hp don't you think? It's not like you are going to read my blog. =P)
Just to share some photo I took in Singapore. Not very impressive, but this is the best of the whole lot. This was taken near Esplanade in Singapore. There was tons of people there at 8pm. The fireworks display must be great! Hehe. Too bad I was in Changi that time.
One of the last photo I took in year 2006TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP): A strong earthquake off Taiwan's southern coast damaged undersea cables, cutting off phone and Internet service Wednesday to parts of China, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and the United States, companies said. The temblor killed two people.Source: The Star
Repairing the cables harmed by Tuesday's 6.7-magnitude quake could take three weeks but "quality will improve day by day,'' said Lin Jen-hung, vice general manager of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Taiwan's largest phone company.
The company said damage to a cable off Taiwan's southern coast has interrupted 98 percent of Taiwan's communications capacity with Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong.
The damaged lines knocked out Internet service for some Hong Kong customers, who were unable to access Web sites in parts of Asia and the U.S.
Hong Kong telephone company PCCW Ltd., which also provides Internet service, said several undersea data cables were damaged in the quake.
"Data traffic to Taiwan, Korea, Japan and the United States are affected,'' PCCW said in a statement.
The company also warned customers that they may experience congestion for several days on the Internet because of an upsurge in use as people surf the Web for more information about the quake.
Financial traders in Hong Kong -- one of Asia's biggest business capitals -- complained they lost their connection to Bloomberg LP, a key provider of news and data about stock markets. Bloomberg declined to immediately comment on the outage.
Internet access has been cut or has become extremely slow in Beijing, said an official from China Netcom, China's No. 2 phone company.
The official, who would not give his name, said the cause was thought to be the earthquake, but he had not further details. Businesses in various parts of the city also said they were experiencing Internet access problems.
CCTV, the state-run television network, said the earthquake had damaged undersea communications cables from China to the United States and from Asia to Europe.
It said China Telecom Corp., China's biggest phone company, was contacting counterparts in the United States and Europe about using satellites to make up for the shortfall.
The quake, which hit offshore from the town of Hengchun near Taiwan's southern tip, came on the second anniversary of the tsunami that killed more than 200,000 lives in southern Asia.
Japan's Meteorological Bureau said Tuesday a one-meter (3.3-foot) tsunami might be headed toward the eastern coast of the Philippines, but officials later lifted the warning.
In Taiwan, two members of one family were killed Tuesday in Hengchun when their four-story home collapsed. Six other members of the family were rescued from under the rubble early Wednesday, the National Fire Agency said in a statement.
The quake injured 42 people, three homes collapsed and 12 fires broke out, the fire agency said.
Tuesday's quake was felt throughout Taiwan. It shook buildings and knocked objects off the shelves in the capital, Taipei, in the northern part of the island.
Several high-rise hotels swayed violently in the southern city of Kaohsiung, CTI Cable News reported.
Liao Ching-ling, a manager at the city's Ambassador Hotel, said the quake was the strongest she had ever felt.
"The building swayed so badly that many guests panicked and ran out of their rooms and into the streets,'' she said.
Quakes frequently shake Taiwan, which is part of the Pacific's "Ring of Fire,'' an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin. Most are minor and cause little or no damage. However, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in central Taiwan in September 1999 killed more than 2,300 people.
After not installing ICQ on my computer for years, I finally installed ICQ on my computer. Then suddenly, a lot of people saying hie to me. Part of one conversation went like this.
alex: u hv bf?
[-cHiA-]: nop
alex: u still here
alex: u want continum chating
[-cHiA-]: still here..
[-cHiA-]: i said no bf..
alex: oic
alex: can tell me your hp no?
[-cHiA-]: haha.. y?
alex: if free i can call n sms to u
alex: my hp no 016-6686225
[-cHiA-]: oO
alex: how?
[-cHiA-]: haha.. sorry.. i dont give my hp num one..
[-cHiA-]: :)
alex: ok, i very busy now
[-cHiA-]: bb.. take care.. :)
alex: who r u?
[-cHiA-]: huh? ai lin here..
alex: fuck u
[-cHiA-]: =.="
alex: just because i dont wanna give my hp num?
alex: dont distrub me
[-cHiA-]: haihz.. now i know y i dont on icq anymore.. thanks for reminding me.
alex: u better go to die
[-cHiA-]: haha.. yeah.. i will.. one day.. :P
alex: fuck u
[-cHiA-]: heh.. so childish.
alex: u 2
[-cHiA-]: thanks. i know i am..
Merry Christmas everyone. Thanks to everyone for all the wishes. Thanks to AL for the cute bear (Would try to see if i could take some picture that will do the bear justice). Thanks to ET for the cake n coffee. Class starting tomorrow (8am class. grrr). Gambatte everyone. New Year coming soon, New Year resolution anyone? =P Hehe.
Just came back to Skudai on Sunday (yesterday). Sien. So many years never celebrate my bday at home. So where should I go this year? Went to Singapore last year with juniors. A lot of humans. Sprays. Tiring but fun.
Don't know what should I do this year. Maybe I should just drive to Desaru again. To enjoy the sea breeze. (I tried that one year, but I took a wrong turn and ended up in Mersing. Nice breeze, but no nice beach. Maybe I just don't know where. Sien. Should be sleeping, but not at home. Haha. So decided to post a crappy blog post.
Oh yeah, SJ ppl, don't put my name for any more free trials for gym (you know who you are). They actually called me. You guys said they won't. Kacau saja. Not like I'm ever going to a gym where you have to pay for membership. I only went gym twice. The gym in UTM which is FOC! Not that I'm anti-gym or what (no offence to u wp), but I feel that if you wanna exercise, no need to pay so much just for a gym membership, just go for a walk, jog, cycling or something.
Okay, better go, brain is shutting down. One last thing, when is considered early december? Early december is definately over right? Hmmmm...
What do you see, nurses?Source: Forwarded Email
What do you see?
What are you thinking
When you're looking at me?
A crabby old woman,
Not very wise,
Uncertain of habit,
With faraway eyes?
Who dribbles her food
And makes no reply
When you say in a loud voice,
"I do wish you'd try!"
Who seems not to notice
The things that you do,
And forever is losing
A stocking or shoe?
Who, resisting or not,
Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding,
The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking?
Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse,
You're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am
As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding,
As I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of ten
With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters,
Who love one another.
A young girl of sixteen
With wings on her feet
Dreaming that soon now
A lover she'll meet.
A bride soon at twenty,
My heart gives a leap,
Remembering the vows
That I promised to keep.
At twenty-five now,
I have young of my own,
Who need me to guide
And a secure happy home.
A woman of thirty,
My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other
With ties that should last.
At forty, my young sons
Have grown and are gone,
But my man's beside me
To see I don't mourn.
At fifty once more,
Babies play round my knee,
Again we know children,
My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me,
My husband is dead,
I look at the future,
I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing
Young of their own,
And I think of the years
And the love that I've known.
I'm now an old woman
And nature is cruel;
'Tis jest to make old age
Look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles,
Grace and vigor depart,
There is now a stone
Where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass
A young girl still dwells,
And now and again,
My battered heart swells.
I remember the joys,
I remember the pain,
And I'm loving and living
Life over again.
I think of the years
All too few, gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact
That nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people,
Open and see,
Not a crabby old woman;
Look closer . . . see ME!!
Found God Tower thanks to Casual Gameplay. Similar game to Ankh where you have to think. Documenting my journey here. May give up anytime. 
Tako yaki!!
Octopus? Or squid.
Fish with lemon slice on top
which has a lot of eggs. All pictures courtesy of Michelle.Finals for semester 1 are finally over. Went out to eat Japanese Sushi buffet directly after exam with my two leng lui coursemate. Hehe. It's amazing how much girls can eat you know. Although no fight with guys la. Confirm.
After that went for a movie. Casino Royale. That would make it two movie in one week. (Ade, when's the next one? 
) I think they change a lot from the book. I was just starting reading the book yesterday. A bit boring. Continue another day. DeathNote on the other hand, I know the story from head to tail. That's why it's a little draggy for me. But I like the shinigami. Ryuk look so darn cute. Hahahaha. Don't you agree?
Mic, would write up the tutorial tonight when I get back. Still quite lazy to write. Hehehe. Happy holidays people.
I found out what's in that registered post. It's a package from Fine Writers' Club containing my membership card and a key chain. I bought a few parker pen for my friends a few months ago for their convocation and I joined this club. It's suppose to give me discount or something like that. Totally forgotten about it. Haha. So it's not traffic summons after all.
Chili. Smokin'
Taken on 13 Feb 06
Taken on 16 Feb 06
Taken on 20 Feb 06
Taken at one of the cafe in Tmn. U
I was bored.
A sketch? Nah, I'm not good with drawing.
Took me 7 hours. 