I am Schmetterling, hear me roar!

What to do.

2009-06-27T10:42:00.000-07:00

Living the life of an auditor in a big 4 firm is bad enough, the hours are fantastic, the pay not so fantastic, the people are nice enough, some people are just not nice enough. it's tough enough being a small fish in the sea, it's even tougher being a small fish with a big fish set out to eat you alive and spit out your bones.

fuck. that's life.

Quote of the day from Mi Mi

2009-06-24T18:59:00.000-07:00

"The sales person couldn't understand what colour i wanted..."

"What colour did you want?"

"I wanted the blown bag. But she kept taking the brack bag... so I told her, I want the BLOWN bag. Not the BRACK bag..."

Jasmin

2008-10-08T01:57:00.000-07:00

My friend Jasmin. Lent me a piece of paper to act as a bookmark.

After I marked my book. She took it out of the book and said, "let me give you a better book mark."

(She didn't mark the page I was at before she took out the book mark)

Fossil

2008-10-06T18:37:00.000-07:00

It's been a really long time since i've left a mark at this place.

Life's been really good so far. I can safely say that I lack nothing, in fact, the only thing i lack is a lack of weight loss. Which really means that I've gained (weight), which is not really a bad thing (to some people). But in my case, it most definitely is not a good thing.

I've begun blading or rather I've begun picking up blading once again because the missus is an avid blader. To this date, I've bladed 4 times which has seen me evolve from a panda with wheels for feet, to a whale which can't stop.

Work has been kind. I would have done nothing to date if my friend didn't randomly ask me to help some random manager to do some random job for 4 hours. At least now my duck is broken and before you know it, the work will just keep coming.

The premier league has been interesting to say the least. Hull City is currently in 3rd place, Tottenham is still last with an amazing tally of 2 points from 7 games. And most shocking of all, Loserpool is 2nd place! Imagine that! Who would have thought that they would be a title contender! Well it's too soon to predict anything but I would be suprised to see Loserpool still in contention for the title come December.

Msn is over-rated. Once you're online for 8 hours a day 5 days a week, well, make that 6 hours a day once you factor in lunch time. You realise that there aren't that many people you genuinely want to talk to. And forcing a conversation for 6 hours straight is just that. Forced.

My friend since 10 just broke up. She's doing surprisingly well, despite her decision to suddenly mobilise me. Which made me I think that she was really upset, only to see her surprisingly, well!

There are exactly 4 circular lights above where I am sitting. Of which only 3 are working. And in a weird way, I think it relates back to my friends, of which there are only 4 of us left in the office. One has gone to Queens Way to buy shoes... That leaves us with only 3. The difference is that out of these 3 workers, only 1 is working. But at least there are still 3 of us...

2008-05-26T18:15:00.000-07:00

I.DONT.UNDERSTAND.WHAT.IS.SO.DIFFICULT.ABOUT.GETTING.TAXI.DRIVERS.TO.TURN.ON.THEIR.METERS.

It just goes to show how effective law enforcement is in a country. If they cannot even regulate a regulated industry like the taxi industry, one can only wonder how effective they will be when other issues such as organized crime comes about. Little wonder then that the crime rate is so fucking high in this country. Cases of girls being kidnapped 100m away from their homes before getting raped then killed are so common here, I hardly bat an eyelid when I hear about it.

The situation regarding taxi drivers are so bad that even the hotel staff shyly admit that the ride would cost me RM 4 by meter, which is never turned on. So be prepared to pay RM 7 usually but do NOT pay more than RM 10. Fantastic.

Day 2, we boarded a cab who demanded RM 20 and despite the fact he refused to lower the price he started driving off. Mother fucker. Finally we settled at RM 10 but that’s not the point.

What is the problem with this country. Even often maligned China has managed to control the problem of taxi touting by ensuring that complaints are not just heard but attended to and affirmative action taken. In fact, in all major cities in the middle kingdom, one does not have to even ask the drivers to turn on the meter.

I can only reckon that complaints in this city just provide an opportunity for the regulators to earn some extra pocket money. I mean why bother punishing them when one can make a quick buck out of them. When policemen regularly stop foreign cars asking for “coffee” money what more underpaid regulators.

It’s situations like this that make me smirk to myself when I remember their goal of reaching the status of a developed nation by 2020. I think they confused the positions of 0 and 2.

2008-04-21T03:30:00.000-07:00

How many times have we thought that things would be different only if we slowed down, thought things through. And listened to what other people had to say instead. But aren't we all just human, so fixated on what we want, so caught up with what we can get that we're just flowing along the current of self glorification, slapping ourselves on the back every step of the way. Isn't it just a human instinct to satisfy our own needs before we start to look else where. I mean how can I help you if I can't help myself. Aren't we just human at the end of the day, with ourselves conceivably more important than anything or anyone else for that matter. After all, American values - individualism, carried along radio and TV waves that have been multiplied by the Internet has long planted the seeds on self justification that are so ingrained in us that who can blame us now for thinking "Who cares about what anyone else thinks as long as I'm happy."

2008-04-16T00:39:00.000-07:00

This song has the cheesiest lyrics i have ever heard. with phrases like "we kill with the skill to survive" and "got the guts, got the glory." HA!

The music video does the lyrics some justice though.

In case you were all wondering, no it's not the official video....

2008-04-15T06:05:00.001-07:00

I can remember
Standing
By the wall
And the guns
Shot above our heads
And we kissed
As though nothing could fall - Heroes by the Wallflowers

"A reversion to history in progress", a quote I took from a blog which is so apt it is chilling. Been there, done that. Don't like it, don't quite care.

Real life!

2008-04-10T02:06:00.000-07:00

A group was doing a presentation in class using powerpoint. The title heading read, "New South Whales".

NEW SOUTH WHALES!

NEW SOUTH WHALES!

NEW SOUTH WHALES!

NEW SOUTH WHALES!

AHAHAHAHAHHAHA!

IT'S WALES! NOT WHALES!

WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!WALES!

Johnny English!

2008-04-09T22:46:00.000-07:00

Jo

Hey fellas, don't be jealous, when they made him they broke the mold.
So charismatic, with an automatic,
Never prematurely shooting his load, Pow!

2008-04-04T22:28:00.001-07:00

I love how this song is just dripping with sarcasm behind such a happy and upbeat tune.

Antonio Banderas and Madonna---Oh What A Circus
lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

(Che:)
Oh what a circus, oh what a show
Argentina has gone to town
Over the death of an actress called Eva Peron
We've all gone crazy
Mourning all day and mourning all night
Falling over ourselves to get all of the misery right

Oh what an exit, that's how to go
When they're ringing your curtain down
Demand to be buried like Eva Peron
It's quite a sunset
And good for the country in a roundabout way
We've made the front page of all the world's papers today

But who is this Santa Evita?
Why all this howling, hysterical sorrow?
What kind of goddess has lived among us?
How will we ever get by without her?

She had her moments, she had some style
The best show in town was the crowd
Outside the Casa Rosada crying, "Eva Peron"
But that's all gone now
As soon as the smoke from the funeral clears
We're all gonna see and how, she did nothing for years

(Crowd:)
Salve regina mater misericordiae
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra
Salve salve regina
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
O clemens o pia
Hail, oh queen, mother of mercy
Our life, sweetness, and hope
Hail, hail, oh queen
To you we cry, exiled sons of Eve
To you we sigh, mourning and weeping
Oh clement, oh loving one

(Che:)
You let down your people Evita
You were supposed to have been immortal
That's all they wanted, not much to ask for
But in the end you could not deliver

Sing you fools, but you got it wrong
Enjoy your prayers because you haven't got long
Your queen is dead, your king is through
And she's not coming back to you

Show business kept us all alive
Since seventeen October 1945
But the star has gone, the glamour's worn thin
That's a pretty bad state for a state to be in

Instead of government we had a stage
Instead of ideas, a prima donna's rage
Instead of help we were given a crowd
She didn't say much, but she said it loud

Sing you fools, but you got it wrong
Enjoy your prayers because you haven't got long
Your queen is dead, your king is through
She's not coming back to you

(Crowd:)
Salve regina mater misericordiae
Vita dulcedo et spes nostra
Salve salve regina Peron
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
O clemens o pia

(Eva:)
Don't cry for me Argentina
For I am ordinary, unimportant
And undeserving of such attention
Unless we all are, I think we all are
So share my glory, so share my coffin
So share my glory, so share my coffin

(Che:)
It's our funeral too

Grammar check gone wrong

2008-04-03T05:46:00.000-07:00

Dear Students,

Our internet is experienced some intermittent problems this afternoon.

We suspect the problems could be due to abnormality of a server supporting the internet services. The server has been rebooted and the service restore to normal now. We are still monitoring the situation and had escalated the problems to our vendor for follow up.

We sincerely apologize to the inconvenience caused.

Regards
Serene

2008-04-02T06:24:00.000-07:00

I finally watched Fitna and i am amazed.

I'm amazed at the audacity of the producer, in producing such a film.

I'm amazed at what he claims to be stated in the Koran. You have to watch it.

I'm amazed (not as much), at what the some of them have preached.

I'm amazed at how they describe Jews. Especially when they asked a little girl if she knew of Jews and she referred to them as swines.

I'm amazed at the backlash it has received and I'm wondering if there would be a similar backlash if someone did something like that with the bible.

I'm amazed at the producer's conclusion, "It's up to the Muslims to take out these pages of the Koran." - As if that's going to happen.

2008-04-02T05:28:00.001-07:00

I dont need no friends
As long as I gaze on waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

Quote of the day

2008-04-01T18:04:00.000-07:00

"I prefer playing munchkins than drinking with ugly girls." - Gay salsa dancer, 1983 - 19xx (Date to be determined when his girlfriend reads this.)

How apt. I'll drink to THAT.

2008-03-31T07:52:00.000-07:00

I AM SO HUNGRY I CAN EAT A COW! RWAR! KARENMARCELLO. WHERE ARE YOU?!?!

Wii

2008-03-25T21:31:00.000-07:00

good friday turned out to be better than expected. with a mahjong game before they

decided to play wii. which ended up with them looking like this.

(the video has not been uploaded due to the pending authorization of the participants involved. at this point, i must say that they looked most unglamorous in the video, explaining the lack of authorization.)

2008-03-23T18:46:00.000-07:00

"Liverpool are now really playing to the lyrics of an old song. They're just wishing and hoping..." - Commentator for the Man U v Liverpool match.

2008-03-21T20:19:00.000-07:00

I finally have a breather. Wednesday will be my last presentation in SMU. Meanwhile, I’ve already submitted my last report for the school. The feeling is just kind of weird. Not that I’m complaining though.

My beloved sister drove my car, got the tire punctured. Called me to tell me that it was punctured. And asked if I could take the car back to change the tire for her.

All this while, one thought was running through my head. Do I look like a mechanic? Thinking that I didn’t, I told her to go change the tire to the spare and I’ll take the car to the workshop to repair the busted tire.

At 3pm, I called her to ask her where the car was and whether I could go take it.

“Yeah! It’s at my in-laws place. You can go and take it. * PAUSE * but I haven’t changed the tires yet…. Sorry…”

Seriously. So guess who had to call his childhood friends to go with him to her in-laws place, spend almost 30 minutes trying to change the tire in the mother fucking rain. Before bringing the tire to the tire shop where he got the BEST service ever.

At the tire shop…

I parked the car, got out of the car, INTO THE RAIN AGAIN and proceeded to open my boot. “Uncle ar, can help me repair this tire?”

To this, I got no reply. He just walked to the boot, took out the punctured tire and started doing what people do to repair punctured tires. At this time, another man got up and started to do an inspection around my car. He then took a jack and started raising the car to replace the spare tire. Note, all this was done without a single word being said to me. At this point, yx looked at me and said, “hey have they spoken to you yet?”

“No?”

“Then how do you know they know what you want them to do?”

“I dunno. But it looks like they’re doing the right thing…”

“ermmmm…. Good luck.”

After they changed the tire, one of them came up to me and said, “ten dollars”

I paid him the money and asked him to check the pressure on the rest of the tires. He turned and walk away, checked all the tires, walked back and gave me a thumbs up sign. Seriously. What is wrong with people now a days.

2008-03-20T18:07:00.001-07:00

THE WII IS EVIL

2008-03-16T20:29:00.000-07:00

these 4 games have taken up so much of my time... it's really disgusting.

In chronological order of course.

2008-03-15T01:15:00.001-07:00

What exactly does it mean to have privacy?

Is privacy over rated?

Does privacy clash with the freedom of expression? Should I be free to express anything I want, it would be inevitable that one of those things I choose to express would fall within someone’s privacy sphere. For example, if I slept with a girl at a party, then would my right to tell everyone about it be stronger than her right to want to keep it secret? Then, the question would be would I get my freedom of expression or would the other person’s privacy prevail?

Should there be a winner, then we can say that society favours 1 over the other. But does society favour freedom of expression over the right to privacy or the other way around? The answer that some are proposing would be proportionality. Whether the right to privacy outweigh my freedom of expression.

What approach should the law take?

Should aspects of privacy that have an economic interest be treated differently? Should celebrities who court publicity then be protected by an invasion of privacy? It is after all in their line of work to court and seek publicity. Then someone bite the hand that feeds them, who is at fault? Should celebrities be granted the same protection as the common man in the street?

These are just some of the questions I have to answer for my paper. And I believe it is sufficiently thought provoking to let all you people know about it. So read it, think about it or just do nothing at all. I don’t quite care.

2008-03-13T21:11:00.000-07:00

Death of a Clown - The Kinks

My makeup is dry and it clags on my chin
I'm drowning my sorrows in whisky and gin
The lion tamers whip doesnt crack anymore
The lions they wont fight and the tigers wont roar

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
So lets all drink to the death of a clown
Wont someone help me to break up this crown
Lets all drink to the death of a clown
Lets all drink to the death of a clown

The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
And frantically looking for runaway fleas

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Lets all drink to the death of a clown
So wont someone help me to break up this crown
Lets all drink to the death of a clown
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Lets all drink to the death of a clown
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

If all you had to do today is find peace of mind

2008-03-05T01:23:00.000-08:00

Come here... you can take a piece of mine.

2008-03-03T02:43:00.000-08:00

I like how this...

lead to this...

which finally led to this...

2008-03-02T23:57:00.000-08:00

I am half wolf, half noble. I am a woble.

If Oren Ishii is half japanese, half chinese and half american, does that mean she's 1.5 times more than any other person?

2008-03-02T21:49:00.000-08:00

I have so many things due. A law paper due on the 18th of march. A group written report and powerpoint slides due on the 13th of march. I just sent out my FIIM report at 3am last night though I think it ended off pretty badly mainly because I got lazy. I did not have time to go through the final report of my other law mod last night. I think one of my group mate’s really pissed off with me. Like REALLY pissed off.

And I have to prepare for my presentation tomorrow. Double fucking balls.

I just got out of a 30 page report, 1,230 pages of data entry - which I had to do to clear my cip hours so that I can gradute. I get that it’s really no one’s fault but mine, once you factor in that I had 3.5 years to fucking finish 80 hours…

I also had to do the power point slides for this project, finish the power point slides for another project. So there’s my break week. Saturday would have been a good day to take a break but I stupidly promised some people that I’ll play touch for them. Balls.

The world is just not spinning the way I want it to.

My mom seems to have taken a new stance of emotional black mail along the lines of “I want to come home but there’s no one at home and I’m really lonely.”

This after she tried the hard way of, “ you better come home or I’ll not give you any more money.”

I hope that I could employ some poor sucker in india or china to do my stuff for me. I’ll pay him a fair wage of S$2 per hour. Hell that’s 10 yuan man. Think about it.

I have a great interest in politics in Malaysia at the moment. I sincerely want BN to lose badly but still retain control of the government. Stability is of course more important that a petty want of mine. But should they lose popular vote, they would have so much internal strife going on, they might just sell us a part of JB. That would be cool but what are the odds.

I want to just sit down with my friends and play wii the whole day. Mario super charged strikers anyone?

I had the mother of all lectures yesterday, courtesy of the girlfriend’s dad. I’ve never heard anyone utter so many hard truths in 30 minutes.

My white macbook now has a black protector. Because I lost the one my girlfriend bought for me and she didn’t want the one I bought for her. Are you confused yet you stupid shits.

Everyone keeps asking me what does loose lips sink ships mean. In case you’re all wondering, it’s nothing personally. It’s a world war 2 slogan which actually goes, “loose lips might sink ships”. It used to warn the public (especially the media) to be careful with what they utter in public. The poster’s words were worded like this, LOOSE LIPS might SINK SHIPS, coining the phrase loose lips sink ships. And I came across it while reading world war v 2.1 an alternative history book. And surprise surprise! It’s on world war 2! It struck me again after watching JUNO where one song goes by the title loose lips. So there it is.

2008-02-24T21:09:00.001-08:00

Juno was amazing. I loved the simplicity of the show, the acting was fantastic but what really won me over was the selection of songs.

It's really indie at its best. Here is my current favourite part of my current favourite song.

The Velvet Underground lyrics - I'm Sticking With You

2008-02-18T22:55:00.000-08:00

I'm sticking with you
'Cos I'm made out of glue
Anything that you might do
I'm gonna do too

You held up a stage coach in the rain
And I'm doing the same
Saw you're hanging from a tree
And I made believe it was me

I'm sticking with you
'Cos I'm made out of glue
Anything that you might do
I'm gonna do too

People going to the stratosphere
Soldiers fighting with the cong?

But with you by my side I can do anything
When we swing
We hang past right or wrong

I'll do anything for you
Anything you want me too
I'll do anything for you
Oohoh I'm sticking with you
Oohoh I'm sticking with you
Oohoh I'm sticking with you

2008-02-15T06:38:00.001-08:00

While reading some taxation articles, I came across this.

For example, where should any sales tax be paid for candy ordered via the Internet from an Ohio vendor by a California resident while traveling in Georgia that is sent to a relative in Michigan? And, who should collect the tax?

I'm stunned.

2008-02-13T22:16:00.001-08:00

2008-02-12T03:04:00.001-08:00

My friend’s late today because “traffic’s a bitch and I’m still waiting for my bus.”

Well, is it my fault that traffic’s a bitch? Doesn’t everyone know that traffic tends to get heavy around 5 – 8 pm everyday? It’s called peak hour. Or is it only today that traffic’s heavy. And is it my fault that you’re waiting for you bus? Do you honestly expect me to buy that excuse?

You could have just left your house earlier so in order to make it ON TIME. On top of that, if you left your house earlier, then you’ll probably not STILL BE WAITING FOR THE BUS will you.

Or probably not. people tend to have a low locus of control. I stand corrected, people tend to have a low locus of control when they are looking for excuses. Traffic’s a bitch – not your fault. The bus is not coming – not your fault.

Don’t give me some lame ass excuse that you thought I’d be late because explicitly said that I was not going to be late. To top it off, I told you in explicit terms that I didn’t want to have to wait and that you should come on time. And you agreed.

Bitch.

I love arguments along the line of “I expect others to be late, therefore, I should come late so that I will not have to wait.”

That’s a fucking selfish argument, study it closely enough and you’ll see that the essence of that argument is that of self worth – inflated self worth. That it’s okay for others to wait because then, they’re doing the waiting, not you. Which essentially means that you believe your time is more valuable than the time of others and therefore, you are worth more than them.

What ever, I have 2 presentations tomorrow, I have a submission due on Friday and I’m still making the time to meet you.

SML

2008-02-11T04:58:00.000-08:00

PART 1

WHAT'S THE SML LINE AR?

IT'S CALLED THE SI MI LAN LINE!

HAHAHAHAHA

PART 2 (SAME JOKE)

WHAT DOES SML STAND FOR?

SI-MI-LAN!

*note, the sml stands for something that is used to measure the sometime of companies or industry or something like that. to me, it's the si-mi-lan-jiao line.

2008-01-20T03:24:00.001-08:00

Feeling disappointed and betrayed.

2007-12-29T02:49:00.001-08:00

Did you forget what we agreed to do before the new year?

2007-12-20T06:44:00.000-08:00

Some really nice quotes.

"I always thought Europe was a country."

"Like I'm listening to what you're saying but I only hear what I want to."

"That's called being a woman..."

"Women don't really want to hear a man's opinion, they want to hear what they're thinking in a lower voice."

2007-12-17T15:21:00.000-08:00

As they say, "Words are just what they are. Words."

And action speaks louder than words.

And I've got more than my fair share of words.

2007-12-13T13:42:00.000-08:00

" "Can you read the inscriptions above each gate?" asked Skilgannon.

"No. I have often wondered what they meant. Just names, I suppose."

"More than that, Harad. Wall One was called 'Eldibar'. It was from an ancient tongue. It means Exultation. It is where the enemy is first fought and turned back. The defenders are exultant. They believe they can win. Wall Two was called 'Musif'. This means Despair. For the defenders of Wall Two have seen 'Eldibar' fall, and that is the widest, strongest wall. If that can fall, then perhaps they are doomed. Wall Three was 'Kamia'. Renewed Hope. Two walls have fallen, but the men on Wall Three are still alive, and there are still walls to retreat to. Wall Four is 'Sumitos'. Desperation. The three strongest walls have fallen, and it is now a desperate struggle for survival. Wall Five is 'Serenity'. The defenders have fought hard and well. The best of them have survived this far. They know death is coming, but they are brave and determined. They will not run. They will face the end with courage."

He fell silent.

"And Wall Six?" asked Harad.

"'Geddon'. Wall Six is 'Geddon'. Death."" - Skilgannon the Damned to Harad at the ruins of Dros Delnoch, The Swords of Night and Day, by David Gemmell

2007-12-13T12:40:00.000-08:00

And did you get the picture I sent you?
Did you happen to see the card I wrote for you?
I’d like to know that I’ve made a difference
Or it’s too late for us now

Let me take you out to a movie
The one you’ve told me about so many times before
I guess I should’ve paid more attention
‘Cuz it’s too late for us now

Sometimes little boys get lost
And often stray so far from home
In their search for greener pastures
Come to find that
Trust is all that really matters

Well, you’ve always liked roller coasters
And I’d be happy to let my stomach turn for you
Let’s get lost for just a few hours
Or it’s too late for us now, it’s too late for us now

Too late for us now
(It’s too late for us now)
Don’t have an explanation
But you know I’m sorry

Too late for us now
(It’s late)
Despite all this confusion
Would you promise for me
Don’t forget the Skyway please
Just for me

Sometimes little boys get lost
And often stray so far from home
In their quest for buried treasure
Veer off course and find
Their search goes on forever

Did you get the picture I sent you?
And did you happen to hear the song I wrote for you?
Here’s to us on our tenth anniversary
It’s not too late for us now
We’re not too late for us now
We’re not too late for us now

2007-12-13T08:25:00.000-08:00

out of my infinite time due to my unparalleled capacity to procrastinate working on 1 paper and studying for 2 tests, i inadvertently stumbled upon my sister's facebook profile and there i realized to my utter dismay and shock that she is the same heroes character as i am.

balls. i want to be PP but i don't want her to be PP because having the same character as your older sister is JUST NOT COOL.

Read the post below 1st...

2007-12-12T06:09:00.000-08:00

And in retaliation to that...

so here's a "nice" close up of her.

Don't be so serious Cynthia Ong!

2007-12-12T05:52:00.000-08:00

2007-12-10T01:36:00.000-08:00

Hello,
Sorry that i didn't inform you ,i am presently in Benin for a program called Empowering Youth to Fight Racism,HIV/AIDS,Poverty and Lack of Education,we have visited three countries in Africa . i need help from you urgently , I miss placed my wallet and all my credit cards everything on my way to the hotel .

I am stranded here now persently i do not have any money with me,and i have to pay my hotel bills and get myself back home. kindly lend me $2,200 and when am back in town i'll pay you ,Do let me know what ever you can afford to assist so that i can give you one of the hotel management information that you will use in sending the money to me through western union ,I will greatful if you can help me ASAP.

Thanks
with much love,
gilda

i read this email and starting wondering what the fuck happened to my friend... 2 days later i got an email from her saying...

やっほーみんな！！
こんなメールですいません。ミクシーにも、ヤナチルグループにもの

せてたけど、届いてない人も居るんじゃないかと思って．．．昨日、あたしから変なメールが来たなら、無視してくださーい。あれって、本格的な、「オレオレ詐欺」。アフリカ人の犯人が、あたしのメール・アカウントに（不法侵入？？ハックだよ、ハック！）入って来て、アドレスブックのみんなに勝手にメール送ったみたいのね。「あたしがアフリカに居て金なくなって帰れなくなったから金貸して」みたいな内容だったけど、そのあとあたしの銀行口座にもハックして３０万くらいの小切手も取られそうになったんだ。

今日、マジ焦ってたわ！！しかも心配してくれた友達が、偽あたし＝ハッカーにお金を振込もうとしてたから、まぁ色々あって警察管区まで行ってたよ！だから、２４時間以内こんな最悪な事を経験して、新しいメアドって、ザ・maji.arienaiです。登録、よろちく。笑
暇ならメールでもしてねぇ。アイ・ミス・ユー！！！

ギルダ

hi people

i'm sorry for this mass email again, and hopefully it doesn't get filtered into some random mail box of your's.
you might have gotten an email from "me" in the middle of last night from my old gmail account at xxxxxx asking for money. you know i'll never do that... my email got hacked into, and a lot of my personal info is now in the hands of some... nigerian dude. i can't access my email or my blog anymore, and hopefully i don't lose any money.
anyway, i've been talking with a few of you but this is just to let you know my new email address. "maji arienai" means... "i can't believe it" in japanese. perfect for my current situation!!

love, gilda

So, now we all know that gilda has had her email account hacked into and that she is warning us to not follow the previous email, THEN HERE IS THE BOMB.

Dear friends of Gilda :

I am Gilda father. Her email address of "gilda"
<Old email> as well as her blog were
hijacked!!!

I received an email from <GILDA'S NEW EMAIL>
but there was no text message and under the
subject was supposedly "Gilda here" with all your
email addresses. Unless you are my own friends
first, Gilda never gave me your email addresses.
So this <GILDA'S NEW EMAIL> is highly
questionable.

I repeat and please note that her blog and email
have been hijacked. Someone is controlling from
elsewhere and sending emails to ask for money.

Some of you could have responded.

DO NOT respond to any person asking for money
and/or purportedly from Gilda.

Thanks.

HAHAHA. when i read this i burst out laughing. 10 mins later gilda msns me bitching to me that someone hacked into her account and that her father went to tell all her friends that he new email is "highly suspicious". And she went on about how "smart" her father is by thinking that the hackers are sooo smart they actually bother to use reverse psychology.

2007-12-05T12:19:00.000-08:00

"bye" really broke my heart today.

2007-12-04T05:04:00.000-08:00

I got this off Joyce's blog and it was so funny I thought I'd share it with lesser minds.

"Nikki's Cantonese name is Apple.
And when her boyfriend miss her, he pine Apple..."

2007-12-03T00:21:00.001-08:00

I hate running.

The very idea of having to push my body and my mind for an extended period of time just turns me off.

It always starts off well, full of energy and full of promise. The first lap’s the easiest because the mind’s still strong and the body stronger.

The middle laps are difficult. My mind starts playing tricks on me. The 2nd and 3rd lap always brings about the question of why am I putting myself through this sheer mental torture. While the 4th and 5th laps are the not as bad because I keep telling myself that I’ve finished the halfway mark and the end’s in sight.

The last lap is what I really hate about running. It’s this lap that really gets me questioning the wisdom of starting the run in the 1st place. It’s the lap that my body starts getting really tired. But worst of all it’s the lap that my mind starts giving up. I think it’s peculiar to me but it doesn’t matter the distance or how hard I’m running, as long as I’m in the last lap, I start breathing harder and quicker and my mind starts giving up.

I hate this feeling but it doesn’t mean I stop running because I know that it’s what I want.

2007-11-30T05:37:00.000-08:00

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all doing direct the other way." --Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

2007-11-29T13:19:00.001-08:00

i'm keeping my fingers crossed but i don't believe in miracles anymore. so just go ahead and drop the bombshell cause i don't want to lose sleep this weekend.

2007-11-29T05:03:00.000-08:00

THIS IS CZECH! (Part 3)

2007-11-28T15:04:00.000-08:00

i asked my CZECH group mate to do a porter's and pest 5 forces analysis. this is the answer i got.

Hi,

I send some informations about Czech market and its development. It´s instead of the total PEST analysis.

Katka

and the document she sent me is here.

Gross domestic product

Real GDP grew by 6.0% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2007; nominal GDP rose by over ten percent and the overall price level increased by nearly four percent. The growth of overall demand was equally caused by household final consumption expenditure and gross capital formation; the contribution of external trade was very small.
According to preliminary estimates, real GDP increased by 6.0% in Q2 2007 compared to Q2 2006. Adjusted for seasonal and working day effects, GDP grew by 1.4% in comparison to Q1 2007. With reference to information sources update, estimated growth of GDP in Q1 2007 increased from 6.1% to 6.4%.

Supply side of the economy

A year-on-year increase of 6.0% in gross value added (constant prices) was mainly due to three, in terms of volume the most important industries: manufacturing (+10.5%), wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (+14.2%) and real estate, renting and business activities (+11.3%).

if u have not noticed by now, there is totally no relation to pest or porter's 5 forces. what's even more impressive is that if u google it the whole document comes up at this website. http://www.czso.cz/eng/csu.nsf/informace/ahdp090707.doc

did i mention there was no citations or references made? she passed it off as her own.

i am majorly impressed. university students in the most famous economics university in the czech republic.

THIS IS CZECH.

why is my room mate retarded?

2007-11-28T02:43:00.000-08:00

because he opened the balcony door to "change the air in the room" and then proceeded to wear a jacket, winter socks and a sweater. seriously. fucking ass wipe. when i was sleeping none the less. i bet he wanted me to catch a cold. but this little grasshopper sleeps lightly so i woke up the moment he opened the door and said, "micheal, what the hell are u doing..."

Now i know how the nazis must have looked like when they fucking lost normandy.

2007-11-25T12:25:00.000-08:00

I love the beauty of interpretation.

If I don’t tell, I’m not lying.

If I tell a half-truth, I’m not lying.

If I don’t know, it doesn’t matter.

I love how the mind wonders.

If I don’t know there’s probably something.

If I don’t hear anything there’s probably something.

If I hear something there’s probably something else.

But then again when does it end.

Perhaps in the perfect world filled with perfect people doing perfectly wholesome deeds with perfectly innocent intentions.

But the world’s not perfect, with perfect people doing perfectly wholesome deeds with perfectly innocent intentions.

People visiting prague! Bring on the SINGAPOREANS!

2007-11-21T14:51:00.000-08:00

and i quote Reto, "singaporean girls are really hot."

if only he knew better...

2007-11-20T18:32:00.000-08:00

sometimes i wonder whether there is such a thing as divine intervention and i'm glad when it happens. god will find a way when there seems to be no way, he works in ways we cannot see. okay dude, workm i don't care whether i can see it or not but i really hope that it's gonna be good. but at least now, something's clear. that at least i can put my mind at rest. lets hope other things are clearer and that after those things are clear, i can sleep well and put my mind at rest. at least until december ends.

it's just 1 month and 5 days. let us just hang in there. don't push me up the wall anymore.

But darling, you know that I love you true,
Do anything that you want me to,
Confess all my sins like you want me to,
There's one thing that I will say to you,
I'm not like everybody else,

That's what friends are for...

2007-11-20T08:11:00.000-08:00

did i mention that the song in the previous post had no connection with the posts that i had written in the past? it was purely random. sorry my gay salsa dancing friend.

2007-11-20T01:37:00.000-08:00

i was reading the past entries on my blog while attempting to study and i came across the posts in march 2006 and it really cracked me up.

Heres wishing you the bluest sky,
And hoping something better comes tomorrow.
Hoping all the verses rhyme,
And the very best of choruses to
Follow all the doubt and sadness.
I know that better things are on the way.

Heres hoping all the days ahead
Wont be as bitter as the ones behind you.
Be an optimist instead,
And somehow happiness will find you.
Forget what happened yesterday,
I know that better things are on the way.

Its really good to see you rocking out
And having fun,
Living like you just begun.
Accept your life and what it brings.
I hope tomorrow youll find better things.
I know tomorrow youll find better things.

Heres wishing you the bluest sky,
And hoping something better comes tomorrow.
Hoping all the verses rhyme,
And the very best of choruses to
Follow all the drudge and sadness.
I know that better things are on the way.

I know youve got a lot of good things happening up ahead.
The past is gone its all been said.
So heres to what the future brings,
I know tomorrow youll find better things.
I know tomorrow youll find better things.

i came back last night from meeting lydia G and her friend rita. after like 3 beers i was happily high and stumbling back into my dorm when i met reto, marcel and shin whom i ceremoniously played out because my sigaporean friends decided to message me at 7pm to meet for dinner...

a conversation between lyd g and rita to explain why they only messaged me at 7pm.

LG," just tell that bastard adrian that if he doesnt want to meet us he can just say he doesn't want to meet us instead of ignoring us."

R, "okay, but then what did u tell adrian after he said that he could meet us tonight? if he didnt want to meet us why would he reply at all..."

LG, "i just told him we were here and that if we could meet up. then u said he replied saying he could meet us tonight right?"

R, "yup! i told u he replied then what did u reply him?"

LG, " i tot u replied him..."

R, "it was YOUR PHONE..."

LG, "SHIT."

WOMEN

2007-11-19T02:48:00.000-08:00

By! This girl looks like your mom…

the gang I went up with

skyscrapers, finally!

Jewish memorial which is really another name for a specialized hide and seek playground.

brandensburg gate

What the germans really think of the world

at the Reichstag

random shots

this is the church…

and this is the cross which is not on the church because the soviets didn’t make the roof strong enough….

TV Tower, which is also called the pope’s revenge because the globe reflects the sun’s rays as a giant cross. And we all know what the soviets thought about religious symbols. Oh, and it was built by the soviets…

Dresden

Berlin wall

2007-11-14T13:58:00.000-08:00

THIS IS CZECH! (Part 2)

2007-11-13T03:56:00.000-08:00

Check out this picture...

nothing fantastic right...
check this now out.

THEY WERE SHOWING PORN IN A STUDENT BAR.
oh well, as they say, this is CZECH!

2007-11-09T06:03:00.001-08:00

Slavia - Praha

2007-11-08T00:17:00.000-08:00

2007-10-26T12:55:00.001-07:00

bah!

2007-10-24T09:52:00.000-07:00

a quote from their boss, "We have entered into an era whereby imagination is much more important than knowledge and creativity and much more effective than productivity."

Okay, this quite really got on my nerves. Imagination is more important than knowledge and creativity. How on earth can that be true...? 1stly, imagination is just that, ideas be it good or bad, productive or not. Creativity on the other hand is the formulation of novel and new ideas. Which beats imagination hands down. For you can just keep imagining that you'll be rich. But be creative, produce a good idea then you're going to be rich.

Knowledge. I didn't know we've just stepped out of the industrial revolution into the knowledge based economy just a few years ago and now we're in the imaginative economy? fuck you, you fucking dumb bastard. If knowledge were not so important than I don't know what the whole developed world is doing trying to impart knowledge to their citizens. If what you say is true then the Singaporean Government must be mother-fucking-dumb in their drive to get as many Singaporeans filled with as much knowledge as possible. I mean why set up 3 universities, try to bring in UNSW, semi-recognise SIM and talk about setting up a 4th university if knowledge is no longer important.

And imagination is more effective than productivity. RIGHT. I would like to try sitting in front of my computer IMAGINING that I'm doing my work rather than actually doing my work. Because it is MORE EFFECTIVE than productivity.

What would the world do once productivity is down. With all this talk about increasing Singapore's productivity it's simply retarded to say that imagination is more effective than productivity...

WHAT THE FUCKING HELL.

Did I say that...

2007-10-24T09:05:00.000-07:00

I AM GOING TO WATCH THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!

WAHAHAHA! PRAGUE ROCKS! SLAVIA PRAHA!

THIS IS CZECH! (Part 1)

2007-10-24T02:42:00.000-07:00

Hello,

Or driver will at you at 12:30. Do you will at home??

Veronika ŠILPOCHOVÁ

Customer Service Agent

A typical czech email in english...

Another thing, the parcel was supposed to be here on monday. It didn't come. It's supposed to reach at 1000hrs on tuesday morning, it isn't here. Now it's supposed to come at 1230hrs. I'm tingling with anticipation.

Oh and here's the aftermath of a party in my room.

2007-10-16T01:22:00.002-07:00

I somehow find how they say this,
"Your blog post published successfully!" after you post an entry strangely annoying and oddly antagonising.

They really shouldn't be so enthusiastic that they did what they were supposed to do.

Fastball - Out of my head

2007-10-16T01:22:00.001-07:00

Sometimes I feel
Like I am drunk behind the wheel
The wheel of possibility
However it may roll
Give it a spin
See if you can somehow factor in
You know there's always more than one way
To say exactly what you mean to say

Was I out of my head? Was I out of my mind?
How could I have ever been so blind?
I was waiting for an indication
It was hard to find
Don't matter what I say only what I do
I never mean to do bad things to you
So quiet but I finally woke up
If you're sad then its time you spoke up too

Was I out of my head? Was I out of my mind?
How could I have ever been so blind?
I was waiting for an indication
It was hard to find
Don't matter what I say only what I do
I never mean to do bad things to you
So quiet but I finally woke up
If you're sad then its time you spoke up too

Was I out of my head? Was I out of my mind?
How could I have ever been so blind?
I was waiting for an invitation
It was hard to find
Don't matter what I say only what I do
I never mean to do bad things to you
So quiet but I finally woke up
If you're sad
Then its time you spoke up
Too

2007-10-15T09:49:00.001-07:00

2007-10-09T02:06:00.001-07:00

Some quoutes from Marcel

2007-10-09T00:08:00.000-07:00

German," the germans are very hospitable, you should come germany and we'll take care of you there."

Marcel,"But only if your not a jew..."

Marcel on the phone to his friend who was getting lost, "All roads lead to Rome, Prague is just not along the way to Rome."

At a chinese retaurant he was staring intently at the menu.

me,"Marcel, what are you staring at?"

Marcel, "I'm thinking how many times I have to come here before I can say I've tried everything."

And a picture of the funny guy.

2007-10-09T00:04:00.000-07:00

Just for the gay salsa guy, pictures for you. No comments cause thats just too much work.

sheesha night

in brno

temple of bones

prague castle

concentration camp

kravov

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b224/nairda_gno/DSCN2189.jpg

2007-10-07T22:51:00.000-07:00

Are you beginning to get get my point
They're always fighting with aching joints
It's doing nothing but tire us out
No one knows what this fight's about

2007-10-04T07:18:00.000-07:00

My laptop crashed in prague.fucking amazing. I almost died. But on the bright side, I've bought a mac and i'm not regretting it at all. except my neo office's spell check doesn't work. fuck. Otherwise it's fantastic.

And perhaps it'll be easier to not care but would you want me to do that? Or rather if I stopped caring would a little part of me die? And if it died would you want that.

I wanna go back and play tennis. Gay salsa guy, you better wait for me to get back man and not improve too much.

Talk about tennis, tennis soon and kick his ass. Seriously. How sporty one can get over 2 nights.

2007-10-03T07:07:00.000-07:00

I don't know what to think anymore. Your lives are just so intertwined now aren't they. And perhaps there wouldn't be a place for me anymore.

FUCKING GREAT

2007-09-29T13:56:00.000-07:00

This is just fucking amazing. My room mate has gone back on the 1st weekend together with the people from his university. This weekend (the 2nd) his girlfriend came down.

AND SO DID THE REST OF THE PARTNERS OF THE PEOPLE IN HIS UNIVERSITY.

Not that it really bothers me. But tonight we got home from a movie and when I got back GUESS WHAT THEY WERE DOING?

NOT SEX. They were all in my room watching the Italian job which was on MY HARD DISK. Well not that he didn’t ask me before hand. BUT THEY WERE WATCHING A MOVIE IN MY ROOM. WHICH MEANS THAT I CAN’T DO ANYTHING IN MY ROOM.AND THERE ARE 6 OF THEM IN MY ROOM WHICH IS MEANT FOR 2. I DON'T EVEN DARE TO MAKE A NOISE NOW. WTF WTF WTF.

Well not nothing but almost nothing except sit in from of my laptop and bitch…

And Disturbia is a good movie. Or rather, the girl in disturbia is soooo fucking hot.

I got no school tommorrow!

2007-09-26T09:28:00.001-07:00

AND THIS MEANS I GOT NO SCHOOL BECAUSE

Btw, RB means paradise building. Paradise...

2007-09-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

Almost all of my room mates. the last one almost got laid the 2nd day he was here.

no wonder he's not in the picture.

2007-09-26T03:38:00.000-07:00

after dinner we called for the bill to be spilt. and everyone tipped like 10 to 30 crowns. a swiss took all that money because he had 2000 crowns.

AND HE DIDNT TIP THE WAITRESS.

And upon discovery, a german shouted," THE BLOODY SWISS ARE DOING IT AGAIN! MOTHER FUCKERS!"

on a brighter note, at the party later on, all drinks were on the swiss.

2007-09-24T11:12:00.000-07:00

Sir? Leave me alone!
Just a minute of your time.
Accept Jesus! NO!

2007-09-23T14:26:00.001-07:00

You are The Fool

The Fool is the card of infinite possibilities. The bag on the staff indicates that he has all he need to do or be anything he wants, he has only to stop and unpack. He is on his way to a brand new beginning. But the card carries a little bark of warning as well. Stop daydreaming and fantasising and watch your step, lest you fall and end up looking the fool.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Ash - Lost in you

2007-09-18T15:41:00.000-07:00

Alying wide awake under strange skies
Wanting to call you, but it is late at night
And youre far away, but you are always on my mind

I feel like Im on fire, nothing I can do
Im troubled with doubt, though I know it is not true
And its times like these when I am dying to speak to you
Dying to get through, Im dying to speak to you
Dying to get through, Im dying to speak to you.

Staring at the wall, I sink inside
I think about it all, I get caught up in my life
I cant think straight, because its tearing up my mind

I feel like Im on fire, nothing I can do
Im troubled with doubt, though I know it is not true

And its times like these when I am dying to speak to you
Dying to get through, dying to get through

The more that I think how I need you
The more that I think, the more it seems true
And now it means more that I ever meant it to
Ever meant it to
Lying wide awake under strange skies
Wanting to call you, but it is late at night
And youre far away, but you are always on my mind

You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind
You are always on my mind

2007-09-18T15:28:00.001-07:00

While drinking I said to my swiss room mate. Heads I win, tails you lose. 1 won 3 beers before he realised.

A canadian was asked a german, "how do you say(rather softly) You've got beautiful eyes in czech?"

The german jumped off his chair," WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!"

And I officially hate Italian men. The bloody pricks. Bragging about driving a BMW in Italy.

"So, how much is a BMW in Italy?"

"Oh, about 20 thousand euros!" (he was bursting with pride)

"WOW! THAT'S REALLY CHEAP!"

"Oh really? So how much is a BMW in singapore?"

"I'm not sure but I think a 6 series costs around 250,000 euros!"

"..............."

Now the COE is really a good thing. SUCK SHIT ASS YOU ITALIAN BASTARDS.

What is it about me that makes people think that I just don't care. Or do people just assume that I don't care because they think that I don't care so they would not get hurt if I didn't care.

2007-09-10T03:06:00.000-07:00

hello everyone. sorry about the lack of updates, im travelling the world and i cant find the single " so forgive the grammer. spain totally rocks, its vibrant, energetic and safe. italy on the other hand is like a man way past its prime. hanging on to past glories as the only trophies left. i will update you guys once more the moment i land in prague.

tango 25 out.

It would be really sweet if you would come up to prague.

2007-08-31T13:56:00.000-07:00

2007-08-30T13:09:00.000-07:00

Today, my friend got pickpocketed. or rather, she left her bag hanging behind her on her chair. the damage of 100 euros, 1 driving license and 1 identity card wasn't nearing as bad as knowing that someone had stolen your bag and it was no one's fault but your own.

On the way to the supermart later, she was brandishing a 100 euro bill while crossing the road. Once bitten not shy.

Oh, i'm in barcelona and somehow company's better when it's smaller.

i hate it when things don't go my way. but i'm guessing not everything can go your way. if you don't mind it doesn't matter but too much of the former leads to too little of the latter.

at times, i really wonder how it would be like to go off into the sunset on my own, with unlimited cash and my backpack and me. and unlimited cash.

2007-08-23T23:54:00.000-07:00

On the topic of what he's doing in school till 530, my friend said he's setting up a club. (I'm too lazy to copy the thing and post it as pictures but the below conversation is 100% true and unedited.)

MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
smusex
Puff says:
what the fuck

MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:

Puff says:
so what do u guys do there?
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
mass orgy
Puff says:
wtf
haha
that's damn sick
so who else is in the club?
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
smu
Puff says:
who's smu?
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
up to me
Puff says:
ur president?
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
emepror
Puff says:
emperor!
woah!
haha
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:

Puff says:
so now ur mervyl cock gaylord emperor of smuSEX
correct?
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
eh come to sch leh
i nd entertain ment until 530
Puff says:
what happened to ur club members?
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
shagged out
Puff says:
so fast?
ur the emperor lei
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
ya they're weak, not like their strong emperor
Puff says:
oh so they're shagged out
not u?
MerV - Let's begin the next and LAST campaign!! says:
i'm all conquering !!!

the blanks are emoticons, use ur imagination.

2007-08-15T23:52:00.000-07:00

It's amazing how much hype a parie dog can cause.

and for those who remember zoolander, yeah the one that malaysia banned...

2007-08-15T23:32:00.000-07:00

She's terrible confused in this show, she doesnt know if she's speaking chinese or cantonese. When she wants something, she goes HAI and when she doesnt want something, she goes BU.
And the chinese master is so typical of all chinese period dramas...

But i still love this show and this is a reason why.

Realise how he dies from the 5 dunno what dunno what heart exploding etc etc?

classic.

Who I am hates who I've been

2007-08-14T04:59:00.000-07:00

I watched the proverbial sunrise
Coming up over the Pacific and
You might think I'm losing my mind,
But I will shy away from the specifics...

'cause I don't want you to know where I am
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.

This is no place to try and live my life.

[Pre-Chorus]
Stop right there. That's exactly where I lost it.
See that line. Well I never should have crossed it.
Stop right there. Well I never should have said
That it's the very moment that
I wish that I could take back.

[Chorus]
I'm sorry for the person I became.
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.

I talk to absolutely no one.
Couldn't keep to myself enough.
And the things bottled inside have finally begun
To create so much pressure that I'll soon blow up.

I heard the reverberating footsteps
Synching up to the beating of my heart,
And I was positive that unless I got myself together,
I would watch me fall apart.

And I can't let that happen again
'cause then you'll see my heart
In the saddest state it's ever been.

This is no place to try and live my life.

[Pre-Chorus x2]
[Chorus]

Who I am hates who I've been
And who I am will take the second chance you gave me.
Who I am hates who I've been
'cause who I've been only ever made me...

So sorry for the person I became.
So sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to be sure I never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.

2007-08-13T10:19:00.000-07:00

Of being extra and unwanted.

Weekend Cars

2007-08-11T00:06:00.000-07:00

A friend just told me that her sibling got fined driving a weekend car during the peak hours without a valid pass. This then caused me to do some research on weekend cars which lead me to some conclusions.

The weekend car (distinguished by a red license plate) is also known as the WEC scheme which is also known as the OPC scheme. As to why there’re 2 schemes to essentially the same thing, don’t ask me.

There’s nothing regarding penalties of violating the WEC/OPC scheme on LTA’s website while www.onemotoring.com.sg has 1 liner saying offenders can expect to pay around $10,000.

I proceeded to go to the Singapore Statues and check out the exact penalties. I threw searches relating to the WEC/OPC/Weekend cars and nothing came up. I finally found it under the road traffic act s 11A, under the law, we can be fined up to $5,000 for not displaying a pass on their 1st offense and up to $10,000 for their 2nd offense. What’s really shocking is that

(4) Any person who —
(a) falsifies an identification mark or plate prescribed in the case of a motor vehicle issued with a licence subject to the restriction referred to in subsection (1); or
(b) displays, or causes or permits to be displayed, a falsified identification mark or plate on such a motor vehicle,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be punished with a fine not exceeding $20,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both.

Like what the fuck! That’s a total of $20,000 if I displayed an expired road sign while driving during the peak period without a valid sign right? FLAMING TESTICLES.

Who wants a weekend car now!

And no wonder they made finding such information so difficult. Now if only I could get official figures on how much they make from people who fail/display incorrect passes/illegally change the number plates.

Clothes are the most important

2007-08-06T17:15:00.000-07:00

zi says:
i got the prelim prospectus dear
zi says:
dated 17th jul
Puff's Horyuken! says:
cheh. the prelims lar...
Puff's Horyuken! says:
a lot of figures have changed.
Puff's Horyuken! says:
i think
Puff's Horyuken! says:
haha
Puff's Horyuken! says:
no
Puff's Horyuken! says:
i'm sure
Puff's Horyuken! says:
lol
Puff's Horyuken! says:
ur out dated
Puff's Horyuken! says:
tsk tsk
Puff's Horyuken! says:
bimbs ah bimbs...
zi says:
hahah erm it doesnt' really affect me actually
zi says:
but it's ok, as long as my clothes are not outdated
zi says:
who cares abotu prospectus anyway
zi says:
they're just pages of rubbish put tog by those poor pple on the lower ranks of the banking corporate ladder who prob just copied and pasted from some where
zi says:
clothes are so much better
Puff's Horyuken! says:
yeah as long as the clothes are in fashion
Puff's Horyuken! says:
nothing else matters
Puff's Horyuken! says:
i like totally agree
zi says:
TOTALLY

2007-08-04T19:25:00.000-07:00

I’ve been on a does of Chinese period dramas, mainly the Condor Heroes and what strikes me as the most amazing is not their ability to jump 100m up into the air, or be able to lift 1,000kg using their internal energy but how they are always ready to spring into action and execute amazing twists and turns, WITHOUT WARMING UP. To further compound the problem, most of them are middle-old aged men.

2007-08-03T02:46:00.000-07:00

Since coming in at 8am this morning... I've bought fruits, breakfast and processed about 10 pages of changes courtesy of the clients. It is now 6pm and I've earned $88 bucks. If I stay till 7, i would have earned a cool $100 dollars, which is just about enough for a day's expenses in europe. WOW.

Needless to say, I'm mega bored. Talking to Bimbs was the highlight of part of the day. Now i've found a new tennis khaki. But not just ANY tennis khaki but one who plays only in short skirts, hits imaginery top spins and stares at the world wondering how the hell are they not able to see her shots but secretly pleased that it's so fast no one else can see it. One who calls a tennis basket or tennis ball basket a ball picking machine with holes underneath it to pick up balls. One who has a secret weapon in the form of a sword stuck in a stone (just a really expensive tennis racquet). Who affectionately calls me Himbs after I named her Bimbs. But you've got to give her credit. She knows that you can't dislocate your eyeballs by constantly rolling them, which explains the constant rolling.

:)

Tennis soon and that weird fish place that you mentioned!

And she hides an insult within a praise by saying I'll make a good auditor...

In return, Bimbs, you'll make a great insurance agent!

2007-08-01T21:42:00.000-07:00

It's either i'm imagining i'm getting one liner responses or i cant seem to respond to those 1 liner reponses.

Poptart rocks, next wednesday again perhaps? Same gang? And i'm not driving.

2007-07-30T06:28:00.000-07:00

2007-07-30T03:53:00.000-07:00

I swear that if I have a daughter, her room is going to look like yours with fresh lavender flowers every single day.

And the Simpson’s absolutely rocks. Here’s one reason why.

To be continued...

Immediately

It's one of those times where you feel

2007-07-29T21:35:00.000-07:00

that you're moving 2 steps backwards with every step forward. And you can't help but wonder why you keep trying. Perhaps it's just easier to not move then stagnation is at least better then retardation. But is it?

Back to my house. Leaving the renovations under the supervision of a woman is not a good idea by a long shot. Thanks to my mom's brillance, we have have power sockets where there was never power sockets. Now, there's power sockets JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. And her reason for having them? In case we need them, we don't have to install them... She's obviously never heard an extension or multiplug.

Apparently, my parents decided to install an alarm system in the house too.

2007-07-26T09:19:00.000-07:00

Now everytime I walk into the driveway, a mini super nova lights up. Or rather, when I walk to my driveway, my dog runs up to the gate and triggers the light. And you should really see the look on her face when the lights come on. It's like, WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED!!!

My parents went to change the lightning conductor for my house.

2007-07-25T23:24:00.000-07:00

And now EVERYTIME there's lightning...

IT FUCKING STRIKES MY HOUSE.