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Macgyver VS How i met your mother

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:24:03 GMT

I was so excited when i heard we can stream episodes of Macgyver off www.cbs.com .
It didn't last long.

Not that i lost my passion of Macgyver.
(you see... i think my years of education and career was steered towards this [nerdy] direction thanks to those episodes of Macgyver i used to watch at 8pm weekly as a kid)
It's just that the website doesn't work. It said "video currently not available" or somethin. Someone said it can only be accessed from within the US...
THAT... is really lame.

Oh well..
At least "How i met your mother" is back up with new episodes, and i gotta thank Matt for introducing me to this great show. I'm not sure where it would steer my life to though. But i do know it always cheers me up.

Happy Easter!
Oh i just realized it's been almost a year since my last post.

Bored

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:02:31 GMT

I'm really bored right now. At this very freakin second.
Hmm.. what should i do.. well i'm currently sipping my bailey's.. which i sometimes do when i really got nothing to do [hey it rhymes!] (though what i sip can vary from bailey's to martini to cointreau..)

I remember i planned to write some silly things that happened a while back.. but can remember anymore.
Guess all the 'sipping' is taking its effect.

Think i should watch my Van Wilder one more time..

Weirdass website

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:28:18 GMT

So i stumbled into this website.. got curious.. and submitted my photo.
It's supposed to come out with a list of celebrities who looks like me (or.. i look like them..? whatever)
Turned out i'm closest to an indian (women), then a chinese, hispanic (maybe?), black, latin, white, and lastly.. black.. woman.. (lucky she's quite hot.. makes me feel a lil bit better)

New tooth cleaning solution

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 04:49:45 GMT

I was brushing my teeth this morning and I thought, "Hey.. my teeth is unusually whiter!"
Then I remember this is not the first time I have that thought.
If memory is right, in the morning after any party which involves a lot of alcohol, I will get that feeling.
So there are 3 possibilities:

Alcohol kills the germs (besides killing me too, of course, in the long run) in a way toothpaste cannot, and gives the extra whitening power.
Alcohol made me stupid, retains its power way after the drink and 8 hours of sleep, and conspired with my eyes to make me think my teeth is whiter.
I'm an idiot and I really really want to come up with a 'discovery'. The alcohol VS unwhite teeth I mean. So I fooled myself into believing that it actually works.

Which one do you think?

My hot bus-girl (the term sound ridiculous huh?)

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:26:02 GMT

I saw this hot girl (I wanted to use the word 'cute', but the word makes me think of those people on TV you can easily fool. she doesn't look anything like that) today in the bus on the way to work.
She's sitting next to me.

So I'm thinking.. since we both got in at the same bus stop.. she must've stayed around here. Hmm..
A lil problem though. I was about 15 minutes late today.
So should I go to work as late everyday? (not that it matters)

Hope my eye isn't fooling me today. The last time I saw a cute (or hot) girl in the bus on the way to work, after the next few rides, I realized I probably didn't have a good look the first time. Hmm.. thinking of that, it's been a while since the last time I took that bus. Maybe I should give it another chance. Hahaha.

(there are 3 buses I can take from home to work)

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:16:44 GMT

I'm a failure. I gave in.
I just ate my midnite noodle. All 1 packet of it.

Now I feel like my tummy's going to explode. Hahaha.

Hungry all the time..

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 15:28:02 GMT

I'm full but I'm hungry. It's 12.24 midnight. People are watching worldcup in the living room. Sweden VS Tonga & something. 2 VS 1. 22 VS 11 u think? Hehehe.. not really.

Well back to topic.
I'm hungry, but I know I'll get sick if I eat coz I've eaten so much. Now I've resorted to Bailey's (drinking as of now). Is this how ppl end up becoming addicts? Because of running away from somethin.. to somethin that's actually worse? Ahahaha

Think I should go back to TV.

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:42:26 GMT

The 9-month cycle is about to reach its peak. About 9 months ago I left the job where I'd worked for about 9 months. Spent the whole day preparing the presentation for a development project my team's proposing. Then I did some thinking on what I am actually doing there.

Hmm.. I'd think this is all bcoz of my boss. We just finished this annual evaluation thing for employees. And my boss asked me what I thought of the job. That triggered quite a number of fundamental questions, some of which actually had nothing todo with my scope of work (which he did point out), but does affect how the organization work. And being the busybody that I am, I question those stuff. Hahaha.. shit.

So.. I did some simple calculation today. Hahaha (I'm laughing hard while typing this). Considering I wanna be independent + I don't wanna be forced to go back home...
And considering I can live 'simply' (not as simple as that show Simple Life though), I'd probably need $1,000 a month or so (let's just assume).
If I can take part in those investing stuff, I'd probably be able to make about 2-3% a month. Which means, I'd need a capital of $34,000-$50,000 to do that (actually.. I should probably prepare a few thousand more for emergency purposes). Only then, I can quit, be a 'tai-guy' (male version of tai-tai - meaning a lady/wife who doesn't work, but just socialize 'n have fun day in day out.. probably due to insurmountable amount of money generated from other sources, such as inheritance or husband) for a (very) short while, then focus on the things I've been planning to do.

Hmm.. considering those.. my boss should be able to relax for now coz I'd still need my bonus.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Wed, 08 Mar 2006 13:37:04 GMT

Productive days are tiring. I woke up at 5.45am today (usually 7.30am) coz of some meeting (work related) at 6.30am. Well.. I've purposely set the meeting back to 7am, but only coz I know 6.30 is sorta challenging the nature of Chris. I used to get to bed around that hour for heaven's sake!

So I targeted to arrive there at 6.30, and only managed to be there at 6.50am, which is in time (which also proves that I know myself quite well now) due to some difficulty in catching a cab. Spent some.. 15mins to get one? I didn't make any reservation coz I thought there'd be lotta taxis loitering around the school of the loaded ones after sending them to school. Well luckily my guess was not so far off. I did get a cab previously occupied by a student.

So I've been working quite productively the past few days. Have been working towards this level of efficiency (it's amazing how this job had introduced me to such interesting word) the past 2 months. There is of course.. a story behind this. In my department, which is quite famous for being the busy dept (though they don't actually call us by that term), for at least the past few years, we've always been working in 3-person teams. A team member (who happened to be my x-classmate in NUS, though we didn't knew each other back then) left in early February coz she wanted to concentrate on her further studies.

So we've been working in 2-peeps team the past 1 month, and one other team member was away the past 2 days, and again for a couple days next week. So I'd be(en) flying solo. Interestingly, my team's not the only one experiencing deficiency in manpower. JJ's team have been a 2-man team ever since I joined this place. 'n there are others.

Oh ya, forgot to mention. So actually, I'm the so-called team leader in my group, and each team leader becomes a covering officer for one other team (to take charge if their leader is away) (well that statement is true, except for myself.. coz my covering officer is my own team member [the one who's still around].. probably coz he happen to be a super dude).

Funny thing is, my teammate didn't leave the company alone. At least 3 other peeps surrendered their (probably) white piece of paper with one paragraph of writing at the same day (ie. resignation letter). Reasons vary, focusing on studies, taking care of daughter, being a tai-tai (those wives who just socialize and do other non-work stuff), or just wanting to change job. 2 peeps happen to belong to the West team I happen to be covering (including their team leader)

So guess what? In that period, West team was left with 1 guy, and my team 2 peeps. That 1 guy in West team had a holiday for 2 weeks 'n some other stuff (so the whole team pretty much vanished). We pretty much worked 2 teams' job with 2 peeps for a while. I was laughing so hard every day during those days (not coz it's funny. I'm just kinda crazy that I laugh during unfortunate moments). It's not just coz it's more work. Considering that it's not my team's scope, my knowledge on their stuff isn't really that great. On top of that, I still have my own team's work.

So anyhoo, those moments are hopefully over. 'n I've been working a lot better the past few weeks. Guess those ass moments were good in forcing to prioritize and work smart. THAT has also helped me in liking this job better. Guess you feel more comfortable doing something you know how to... which is a good thing and a bad thing. (if you already know how to do it, what more can you learn? from that point on, things will start to become boring)

Hmm.. hmm.. what else should I write.
Oh have I mentioned that I'd stopped drinking? Well.. if I did, that'd be a lie. Hehehe.
But I do drink a lot less frequent. Say.. last friday was probably the 4th (or 5th? definitely below 10 ) high-volume drink I had ever since graduation. That filthy thing ain't healty you know?

So of course, as with any other high-volume sessions I normally had, the event must've been a special event (ie. some birthday, farewell, or visit from friends). This one happen to be a birthday of a friend, somewhere in Clarke Quay (details aren't really important ya. but if you're interested in the stupidities occured, you can always drop me a line in IM). Met a couple of peeps here 'n there. Talked about stuff I don't recall anymore. The faces are kind blurry now, but some names are just totally gone. The reverse works for several other peeps. I could've asked the birthday girl or the other peeps I actually know there. Guess I'll just do that later. Always feel guilty on forgetting people. Heheh.

Btw, you should check this guy's video under the statement very stupid animization I made a couple years ago.

I used to listen to this song back in.. early 2003? Ya ya, that's when I knew Fartman and Diana. Loved the song! Hmm.. remember how Fartman memorized Eminem's raps in 8 Mile. Hehehe.

PS: I was just trying to recall how many times I've had that high-volume drinks since graduation. Turned out I could've had more than those 2 numbers I wrote. Hope it's still below 10. Hehehe

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Sat, 04 Feb 2006 01:09:16 GMT

I'm a classic portrayal of poverty in Indonesia. At least I try to.. in the office.
Wear informal clothings, fucked up Airwalk shoes, act like an idiot, and talk anyway I like. If only I didn't have that thing circling my wrist.. it would've been a great success.

Anyways, took this quiz. Knew it'd be funny. HOTT!! Ahahaahha. That 'hot chick' show

You scored as Hot. Haha! u are so hotttttttttt!

Hot

40%

Loner

40%

Emo Kid

40%

Prep

33%

Geek/Nerd

33%

Jock

27%

Punk

27%

"Ghetto"

27%

Goth

Stoner

What Highschool Clique Do You Belong To?
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Clicked the back button coz I wanted to check out what'd happen had I chose somethin else on the 'tie breaker' window. Turned out the quiz believe I'm an EMO kid.
Browsed through the net, and got this :

One who rejects "pop culture" and joins the counter-culture realm. Usually has ideas contrary to popular opinion and seeks to gain a better understanding of life through artistic venues. May appear depressed, have black or red hair, and dress in a way that is contrary to what is popular. Thrift stores, art, coffee shops, underground music, and poetry are usually of great interest. Contrary to popular opinion, though an emo kid may seem depressed, within their own group there is an element of deep understanding and friendship. Emo kids see the world as beautiful, but its inhabitants as lost and depressing.

That good will shirt is so emo.

There were just too many definitions, read only the first 3, think this one suits me best.
That 'nobody understands you' part seems to fit.
(at least when I was in highschool, which is what this quiz is about)
So guess what, I'm an EMO! (though I don't think I look depressed in any way) Ahahaha.
Whatever it is (oops.. can't say that anymore)

You scored as Emo Kid. You listen to emo. 'Nuff said. You know how to dress. You usually feel as if nobody understands you.

Hot

40%