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Friday, December 31, 2004
[End of a chapter...]
2004 is drawing to a close. Guess it'd be appropriate to look back and see what has happened this year.
One year ago today, this blog was born. Since then, it has gone through 2 revamps, this being the 3rd design I've used. The first one was a generic one provided by BlogSpot, second one was modified from a blog skin, and now I'm proud to say that I came up with the third one myself. Most of it, anyway.
The biggest news for me this year has got to be the 2 months reduction in National Service. I ORDed on October 12th instead of December 12th. I will never forget where I was and what I was doing when the news came out.
This year ends on a sad note, due to the tidal waves that killed tens of thousands of people in Asia. I'm not one for sentiment...So I guess....Shit happens?
^^^ by Locksley @ 1:40 PM.
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Thursday, December 30, 2004
[A new look...]
Yup, new year, new design. Ok, so the new year's not here yet, but I figured since I have time now, might as well get a jump on things.
^^^ by Locksley @ 8:44 PM.
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[Sharp turns and fast rides...]
Was intending to select Information Systems as my stream of major when I traced the modules back and realised that I have to take almost as many maths modules as those in the tech-focus streams. I didn't see the point, I'm just going to fail miserably in maths and it's not even useful later on in the working world.
So I made the switch over to E-Commerce stream yesterday. To be honest, of all 4 Honours that one can do in SoC, the one I least wanted to do was E-Commerce. It's just weird...I mean, who's heard of a E-Commerce degree nowadays? It's so....Last year. Even 2, 3 years ago. A better name for this stream would be BizIT. Anyhow, there are no maths modules at all in this stream, and I think it would be better for me. I can still jump over to do IS if I change my mind, as I can't get a jump on the maths modules yet anyway.
^^^ by Locksley @ 9:35 AM.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2004
[Heat issues...]
Went to make my Tertiary EZ-Link card today. Had some problems at first because their records states that I'm holding on to a NSF concession card (which I'm not). They need to have it back before I could apply for a Tertiary card. Told them I didn't have it (most likely I did, but my idiot unit did not give it to me), and asked them to cancel it and just let me make the new card instead.
The fan on my NorthBridge died. How long ago, I have no idea. I found out about it only when I installed my HD coolers a few day back. Did not have time to buy one until today. Went hunting all over Sim Lim Tower for the right size fan with the right connector, to no avail. In the end, I just bought one with the right size and wrong connector. I figured I could pull off the connector on the old fan and transfer it to the new one. No mean feat when I do not have a crimper and have to use a pair of tweezers to do the job. Luckily it worked....
Woke up with a cold this morning. Not too serious, but still sniffing. I hate flu/cold/fever.....Actually I hate all forms of illnesses. Make me feel tired and well...More tired.
^^^ by Locksley @ 6:10 PM.
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Monday, December 27, 2004
[Headaches and more headaches...]
Went to school today, and came back with a big headache.
Module bidding begins in a few days. I'm not too sure what to take. And being Poly graduates, most of us have to delcare our majors as well. Not too big a problem, as we can still change it later, but a headache all the same when you're still new and have no idea what the hell's going on.
There were 10 of us matriculating in Jan 05. There are 4 majors. There are no fixed classes (or classmates), so the usual practice is for friends who're taking the same major to choose the same lectures and tutorials. Chances are, the 10 of us will always be "different" from the others who matriculate in August, so it's hard to form a group of friends and to remain in one. That would be a problem when it comes to project time.
^^^ by Locksley @ 7:41 PM.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2004
[Random thought...]
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." --Mahatma Gandhi.
^^^ by Locksley @ 7:59 PM.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004
[Last one standing...]
Matriculated yesterday. I was in the last batch of students, timing to matriculate was from 12 to 1. I got there at 12:45pm, and I guess I was pretty much the last guy. I think my student card was the last one which got pulled out of the box. Anyway, it was a pretty wasted process. Everything that was done could have been done through mail to be honest. I haven't much faith in NUS' administration....Seeing how they forgot to enclose the GIRO form the first time, and when I was there yesterday, they gave me another form which they forgot to enclose first time round. Now I have to make another trip back to there one of these days to hand up the stupid form.
Saw people playing softball there *again*. Seems like those people do nothing but play softball. As far as I can see, I don't think there's enough people there on the field to form a team though.
The noisy dog upstairs has been rather quiet lately. Maybe the owners slipped it some Valium or something. Heh heh heh...
^^^ by Locksley @ 9:56 AM.
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Sunday, December 19, 2004
[A new birth...]
One of my female guppies gave birth last night, which was strange because usually guppies give birth in the morning.
Oh well...I'm not complaining.
^^^ by Locksley @ 9:51 AM.
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Saturday, December 18, 2004
[No fuckin' peace....]
Can't get any peace and quiet. It's either the damned dog upstairs, karang guni men, my mother playing solitaire (click click click click), and now....Senior citizens singing karaoke at the Community Centre.
Some people should be allowed to sing. Those old foggies belong in that category. They sound like animals wailing.
^^^ by Locksley @ 6:11 PM.
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[%#$%@#!!^@^@!#$@^*%&^%$]
One thing about me that I can't seem to change, is that I get super pissed when someone disturbs my sleep.
Take this morning, for example. I didn't plan on getting up so early, considering how late I slept last night. But this god-damned karang guni man kept blowing his fucking horn and I couldn't go back to sleep.
Would love to get a sniper rifle and shoot his balls off.
^^^ by Locksley @ 9:44 AM.
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Friday, December 17, 2004
[Noisy animals...]
My neighbours upstairs have a dog. I'd like to think of myself as a dog lover, but my neighbours' dog is irritating the crap out of me. It barks non-stop, all day long. Why can't everyone just get a fish (like me)? They're quiet, doesn't bother you, and you just have to feed it twice a day and change it's water once a week. Easiest thing in the world.
Got a letter from CPF today, asking me if I'd like to take up MediShield. I was supposed to mail back the declaration form, telling them that I'm of sound mind and body, blah blah. The usual. I lost quite a lot of confidence in our government when I realised the declaration form could not fit into the envelope provided. I mean, seriously, what the fuck, right? The least you guys could have ensured was that the form could fit into the envelope provided by yourselves.
Got a copy of Pionner in the mail today, the SAF's way of letting everyone know how they wayang. On the mailer, it says that the subscription is taken out of my service pay. Huh? What service pay? They better not be taking my civilian money for the subscription to their wayang magazine. Which reminds me...There is no way to unsubscribe from it. At least not listed on the mailer or in the magazine. What a surprise....Everyone would unsubscribe if given the choice.
On a side note, I flipped through the magazine, and there's this article about some fellas who extended their NS cycles. Get a clue, you dumb fucks.....The whole country's making fun of you, the sane ones are, at least.
^^^ by Locksley @ 7:10 PM.
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Monday, December 13, 2004
[Random thoughts...]
Donald Duck never wore pants. But when he steps out of the shower, he has a towel around his waist.
What's that about?
^^^ by Locksley @ 1:36 PM.
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Sunday, December 12, 2004
[What it could have been...]
If not for the 2 months reduction in National Service, today would have been my ORD date. 2 months pass really fast when you're not bumming around in camp.
^^^ by Locksley @ 4:48 PM.
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Tuesday, December 07, 2004
[Daily thought...]
"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get." --Anon.
^^^ by Locksley @ 8:01 PM.
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[Down memory lane...]
Went to NUS for medical checkup today. NUS is *huge*...But thankfully, the Computing blocks are near the bus stop where I alight. On my way in, saw people playing softball. Memories of me playing softball in secondary school came rushing back.
It wasn't too hard finding the place I needed to go to for the checkup. Problem was, their X-ray wasn't working, and I had to go down to SATA at Jurong. That place was a lot trickier to find.
^^^ by Locksley @ 7:52 PM.
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Sunday, December 05, 2004
[Crazy people...]
Went to Plaza in the day, to get the stuff I'd need for Uni. On the way there and back, met some really strange people.
First nutcase was encountered on our way there. I was with my sister, and this woman who was walking towards us just stopped in her tracks, put her hands on her hips and stared at us. At first, she was staring at my sister, during which my eyes were already locked onto her. She then transferred her stare to me, and I held her stare until we passed. After we were about 50 metres away, I turned back, and she was still staring at us! What the fuck man....
Second nut. Ok, not so much a nut in this case, but it's still worth a mention. Was in Popular, queuing up to pay when a woman sort of "cut" the queue and asked if she could exchange an assessment book you bought on the 28th of last month because the corners were folded. Give me a break....I mean, what's the big deal? First of all, what condition do you think the book would be in if your child was actually able to finish doing every question in it? Mint condition? Not to mention the fact that you should have checked when you paid. If I were the manager, I'd told her to take the book and stick it up where the sun don't shine. Lucky for me, I'm not the manager.
Third nut. Ok, she's not so much a nut in this case neither. More unpleasant than a nutcase. We took a bus back, and on the seats near the driver, the ones that face each other, this woman put her feet up on the seat she was facing, in the groin area of her husband/boyfriend/fellow freak. Guess what's the worst part? He was rubbing her feet! That is just gross.....
And it so happens that all the 3 people I've described are middle-aged women. The "auntie" generation. I honestly don't think it's a good idea for people like them to reproduce.
^^^ by Locksley @ 7:17 PM.
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[Holy shit...]
I bought 2 more otos this afternoon, with the 2 I already had, I should see 4 otos swimming in my tank.
But, try as I might, I've never seen more than 3 at a time. I kept searching for the elusive one, but I just couldn't find it.
Then it occured to me....What're the chances that when I poured the new otos into the tank, that one grabbed onto the plastic bag and stayed in the bag? I looked through my trash, and there it was. The missing oto.
That's not the most shocking part. The most shocking part was, it was still alive. Jumping around in the now-dry-save-for-some-water-droplets plastic bag. I immediately transferred it into the tank. Looks alright so far....Hope it lives on.
That's about 9 hours it's been out of the water. Talk about the will to live.
^^^ by Locksley @ 1:16 AM.
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Saturday, December 04, 2004
[To each his own...]
Went to Clementi again today to help James pick out his aquarium supplies. Bought 2 more otos myself...As well as a new aquarium light and light reflector. It was worth the money, as my tank now looks clearer, and the colours more vivid.
As I boarded the bus on my way back, the guy in front of me asked the driver if she knew whether the bus passed by Maju Camp or not. One look at the guy, and I knew he was taking his yearly IPPT. Felt kind of down after that. You can ORD and get your IC back, but you can never really leave the SAF.
^^^ by Locksley @ 7:08 PM.
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Thursday, December 02, 2004
[Staring at the sun...]
Went swimming today with James in the morning. First time going to CCK swimming complex. James found a locker that could be used without having to put coins in. Locker number....Should I say it? Ok...Fine...Locker number 55. There, go nuts.
Headed down to Clementi after our swim, and went to the aquarium shop after lunch. Was very tempted to buy a gravel vaccum....So I can put the gravel back into my tank. My tank currently don't have any gravel for easy maintenance. Thought about it for a while, but decided against it as the vaccum would be hard to work with, since I have a breeder's tank inside my big tank.
James told me about the things that are going on in camp, and boy...Was I glad I've ORDed. Phew...All sorts of nonsense going on in there.
Bought 6 black neon tetras yesterday, and 2 more corydoras. Fish tank's overcrowded now....And will be more so when the fries mature.
^^^ by Locksley @ 3:36 PM.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2004
[It's a brand new day...]
Last day of work was yesterday. Whoo...Finally have time to take a breather.
Let's see...What am I going to do with myself till I start school? I have no idea....Have some plans, but I don't think I'll discuss them here. Heh...
Going to the bank later to deposit my transport-claim cheque. Maybe I'll stop by the aquarium shop. Ahhh.....Freedom. :)
^^^ by Locksley @ 9:12 AM.
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