My Desires and Complains

Changed Blog Location

2008-02-15T12:18:00.003+08:00

Howdy Readers!

I finally got my very own blog address with aku's very own uniqueness in it! Hur...
Decided to put a fullstop to Blogspot for now. Check out the new blog.. now running in full operation! Any other matters? Leave your comments at THERE or HERE on THIS TAGBOARD IF you wish to tell me anything. :)

Take care and see you soon.

*close curtains*

PCN ECP - Changi Beach

2008-02-09T15:59:00.000+08:00

State: Smiles!

Had a great cycling today! Anyways. Already got it all down in my new blog. Its ready for all my readers to access there. :)

So did my readers managed to reach my new blog address?? :)
It is seriously. Very. Very. Simple. No need to rack your brains ok.

Anyways. Went home for lunch cos I normally won't feel like eating after I worked out. Haha.. Home food is really the BEST. :) Ended up just nice, Empress Dowager came home same time as me. :) One of the things I like to do is to listen to Empress Dowager. She has seriously lots of experience in life and I always don't have time to chat with her. Its certainly nice to eat white porridge with her. I do enjoy simple food. Its not always within my reach.

These days of CNY.. one of the things that I wanna find out, is the age of Empress Dowager. I kinda feel that its important to know the age of my own loved ones.. and I always forget about her. Yes, she told me that night. She is currently 77 years old.

*****

Now back to FYP.

Chinese Chinese

2008-02-08T17:57:00.000+08:00

Being a Chinese..
I'm proud of it. Seriously I do.
Being home alone today was nice.
Reflected on things and commitments.
Although the moments were short, I know that its sufficient.

Howdy Readers?

Walkergal has decided to put a close to blogging at blogspot for now. For 2 years, blogspot has been serving me well. No particular reasons for closing it for now. Just wanna try something new. :)

Now just a little game for my readers. Guess my new blog address. :)
No prizes for guessing correctly. Haha.

Plum Vinegar

2008-02-02T14:21:00.000+08:00

State: freshie

Yesterday's Games night with the youths at church was really fun! It has been a while since I last touch those orientation games. :) Kudos to Charissa and Emelynn for planning the games! And oh, not to forget our dearest president - Sophia for generously sharing the super delicious Goodwood Park Hotel durian puffs with the youths!! oh my. It was my first time eating the durian puffs from Goodwood Park Hotel. Its super huge man! Never eaten it before cos its always so expensive... The empress will say Waste of Money! =.= which is true of course...

*****

At the Palace.

hmm. looking this little gal doing her tutorial so attentively on her laptop... the kaypoh walkergal went beside her to check out what's soooo fascinating about what's she's doing and saw this word: Calorimeter.

logically, in my first impression, this word just means to me as something that measures Calories. hurhur... and so the always-want-to-learn-new-things walkergal went to wiki this word and found out that its a device thats used for calorimetry, the science of measuring the heat of chemical reactions or physical changes as well as heat capacity.
interesting. the word calorimeter is derived from the Latin word calor, meaning heat. ahhh.. nice knowledge to know right. i'm so proud of this little gal. only when she behaves herself and don't do things that piss me off. hah.

oh. Empress has found my Columbia shoes... it was in the store room all these while. Sigh. I can't imagine when everyone is looking for it when its like just right in front of us in the store room. =.= nonetheless, walkergal is glad that the shoes is back to her. seriously.

*****

after meeting fyp woo yesterday, it seemed like in this dark fyp tunnel, there is a gleam of light now. it was a solid 2 hours+ discussion. towards the end, fyp woo commented that he is currently having 6 fyp students and i am considered the best one. wow. that comment sure made me felt good.. after all the hard work of researching during my december holidays. but certainly, this means more to implement to round up the good work done from the beginning. and this implementation in programming will certainly be walkergal's challenge.

*****

ok. tonight will be an early CNY reunion dinner with my beloved cousins at suntec KSB!! hur.. great. i shall eat to my heart's content. HAHAHA. but before that i got to open my vocals abit for the backup practice at 1700. nonetheless, yay!

headache.

2008-02-01T13:11:00.000+08:00

State: brain freezed.

meeting fyp woo in an hour's time..
in a dreadful state.
woke up extra early today to battle the headaches and it was headache all the way.
its like nothing moved. not even an inch.
how can i meet fyp woo with nothing done up?
source files cannot be compiled..
tried umpteen ways to do it but still in vain.
uninstalled and re-installed everything..
admin console can't understand anything..
googled, read tons of tutorials and can't understand a single thing.
is there any thing i can do to clear this mess?

i can't even reach into the programming part without setting up the environment properly.
march is drawing nearer................

God.. Help me.

Nes cafe.

2008-02-01T00:56:00.000+08:00

State: stoned

what right does a father has?
what right does a mother has?
what right does a eldest daughter has?
what right does a youngest daughter has?
what right does walkergal has?
what right do you have?

I always thought that since I was borned as a middle child, I should like to.. behave like one? You know.. being bullied and taken care of by an elder sister.. and being naughty and do the same to the youngest one? Logically thinking that that would be happening to every household? Afterall, during girl guides in secondary school, that was the case of senior batches doing sadistic stuff to the junior batches and that took place years after years as though like tradition.

Nope. The sun still rises from the east and sets in the west.

Hence, walkergal was the way she was now. Which wasn't really a bad thing afterall.
But what's lost doesn't seemed replaceable. Yes.
Though being sensible will keep a person moving on in life, but does it helps actually?
Its all up to individual at the end of the day.
How one takes it and move it eventually.
Yes. Choices that all humans has to make.. although it wasn't meant to be that way.
Who to be blamed?
No one.
Because certain things have to happen so to change people's life?
Nope. Because of consequences from the choices made. People got to accept things and learn.
I just need to remember that God has never forsaken me despite whatever things I wished I was given but its never the case..

*****

Here's a song, dedicated to all my readers. Some of the lyrics meant a lot to me. Hence I'm sharing!

remember the days, we sat out together with faith?
remember the times, so fine, when we thought that
nothing could stand in our way?
then things weren't the same
the life that we knew had to change
we've struggled through, the darkest storms
we thought we couldn't tame
together we've tried,
as we stood side by side
I knew we'd build a new world
a world of hope for ever after

* Chorus
deep in my heart I just know
right from the start, we will grow
look where we are, we've come so far
and there's still a long, long way to go
with all of my heart, I will care
I'll play my part, I will share
with family and friends, together we'll stand
and in the end, hand in hand
we will get there

so now we begin, working together to win
believing in trust, it mustbe possible to overcome anything.
there's so much to do
there's so much we can contribute
by sharing just a little love
we will start again anew
so why don't we try? if we stand side by side
I know we'll build a new world
a world of hope for ever after

Sad Tard.

2008-01-30T23:28:00.000+08:00

State: calm

swam 40 laps this morning. when I stepped out of my shell, the sky was like going to rain any moment. walkergal was praying hard that God would hold the rain... please... and BINGO. It was sunny throughout! :)

swimming is certainly less stressful than running.
no bad impacts to my knees..
no breathing in harmful exhaust fumes from inconsiderate drivers..
no stepping on innocent snails on pavements..
no blockage by i-want-go-home people at the bus stops..
no worries of tripping and falling...

yes indeed. it is what it is. just need some motivation to do it alone thats all. :)
brother said swimming is bad for hair. hmm. yes. walkergal does agree with him completely. just that her hair had reached a state whereby the chemical reaction of the chlorine can't really do much further damage. hur...

*****

A lecturer teaching medicine was giving a classoom observation. He took out a jar of yellow liquid. "This," he explained, "is urine. To be a doctor, you have to be observant of color, smell, sight, and taste."

After saying so, he dipped his finger into the jar and put it into his mouth. His class watched in amazement, most in disgust. But being the good students that they were, the jar was passed, and one by one, they dipped their finger into the jar and put it into their mouths.
After the last student was done, the lecturer shook his head. "If any of you had been observant, you would have noticed that I put my second finger into the jar and my third finger into my mouth."

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I received an email today about the following and I think its good for my readers.

CHRISTIAN WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS ...

An Angel says, 'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.'
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a CD while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good 'Thank you Jesus.'
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego. Yeah. Press it down.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36 . Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' (Romans 8:31)

*****

Came across this Armed Force recruitment advertisement today and it reads:

LEADERSHIP.
OUR EDGE.
JOIN THE DECISIVE FORCE.

Indeed you got to join it to know if the force is decisive or not... Seriously. If you are physically abled with no big medical issues, its good to consider if you are attracted to this advertisement. Hahah.. Walkergal is not doing recruitment here.. just sharing some thoughts.

*****

Had dinner at Cafe @ The Quad today.. Firstly, I seldom go there to eat and hence, I got no idea whats really nice and whats not. Haha... everytime I go there, I'll eat Western Food - Baked Fish Meal. Its only lately then I found out that the fish slice beehoon there during lunch time hours was superb! They really used good fishes and really for the price of $3, you get a lot of fish slices!! To top it off, the soup wasn't oily nor chalky nor salty! It was just nice for me.

Met Charmaine from my GIP BJ at there! After chatting, walkergal found out that the claypot chicken and claypot seafood was highly recommended. Hence while queuing up, I finally made my choice. Seafood claypot!! Hence, I ordered and to my surprise, it was really topped with lots of seafood! The seafood claypot soup had lots of fish meat, sotongs, prawns... and it was cooked with preserved veg.. so got my favourite salty and sour taste... plus cabbages and mushroom slices and tofu... ahhhhh...!!

To top it off, the soup wasn't oily nor salty! The entire claypot with a bowl of hard rice really made my day man! Sweet! I don't really think there was any or some MSG.. cos I was talking and talking as usual and wasn't thirsty at all! This kind of soup only when I'm the chef myself then I'll drink up all but seriously, I was so satisfied with the soup that I finished it all and had additional scoops of my favourite hard rice.. couldn't resist it. Seriously. Hur... oh, I haven't mention the price of it? Hur.. its a steal at $4... You won't get to eat so much seafood.. not even on a plate of $4.50 horfun OUTSIDE.

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Today I've cleared my individual Assignment 1 of Simulation and Modelling. But I wouldn't know if I'm on the right track.. hope someone has already done it so can double check with one another before submission. Seriously.. It seemed like my favourite module of this semester for now... I like the lecturer cos he can be really, seriously funny. Not those comedian type, but he can deliver things in such a professional and serious note and yet can make us laugh at times when we never predict it! I hope I will have the same amount of passion for my other modules..

*****

Life is worthed living...
Because you are borned already.
Because you have a purpose here on Earth.
Because you only have 1 life.
Because you are more fortunate than millions of people in this world who are still fighting hard to live.

Never give up. Just that its only natural to feel sad or sore about things. Must remember to wake up after that.. no matter how long it takes you.

Wise Up.

2008-01-30T01:12:00.000+08:00

State: =.=

Haha.. I came across this not-so-clean joke today...

Condom Advertisement ...
TROJAN CONDOM COMPANY INC.
6969 SLIPPERY ROOT DRIVE
DROPTROUSER, NC 22269

Dear Mr. Buffalo;

We regret to inform you that we have rejected your application to model and represent our product, Trojan Condoms.

Although your general physical appearance is not displeasing, our Board of Directors feels that your wearing of our product in the advertisement does not portray a positive, romantic image of our product. A loose, baggy and wrinkled condom is not considered romantic.

We did admire your efforts to firm up by using poly-grip, but even then it slipped off before we could get the photographs taken. We would like to note, however, that yours is the first we´ve seen that looked like a bicycle grip.

We appreciate your interest and thank you for your time. We will retain your application for future consideration, if by chance we decide there is a market for micro-mini condoms.
We send greetings to your wife and/or girlfriend and our deepest sympathy.

YOURS VERY TRULY,
Burly Dick: President
TROJAN CONDOM COMPANY INC.

*****

Hahaha... alrights. enough of this condom joke.
Today Mister ZSP was teaching us more about probability and stats... after that there was still time left. So he continued to another chapter. But the entire lecture group wanted the class to end there and then. So he said: "No, I'm not finished yet. There is still time. Let me touch on a new chapter." Before starting on the new chapter, he commented: "Okay class, we are done with the most difficult part of this entire module." Straightaway, there came loud cheers from everyone. =) Then he continued: "Yes, we are done with the most difficult part of this module but not yet done the most important part yet."

That brought lots of giggles and sniggles from all of us. Hahaha..

*****

Read about the recent sneakers out in the streets. Seriously.. I couldn't resist looking at them. Its SO nice! And oh, I was reading the free Maxim I got, dated November 2007. Hence if those were nice, I can't imagine the ones selling outside now.

The Nooka watches are really cool. It got a backlit LCD display, alarm and stopwatch! Priced at $229. Fine. I got my orange timex now. I should just use it faithfully. Just like how my previous casios had served me well.. Hur... But I must really comment that the Nike Torque Ti WC0068-502, from the Training Collection by Nike Timing looks really solid. Black and Silver. Hahaha.. Perhaps walkergal shall not lust over other watches. I still love my Cyma the best.

*****

I think I've grown much wrinkles and dark eye rings these days. Lotsa things in mind. Lotsa things at loss. Why are things the way it is? Its never a dead end road unless you set it yourself. Just got to remember that no matter what, stay true to your principles. Since young you know it. Now do it. Well. Perhaps maybe its due to me sleeping SO late. There's just this much of sense you get from senseless readings.

Fan-Tas-Tic

2008-01-28T23:30:00.000+08:00

State: Simmering, a bit sleepy.

Today was the day of disappointments and surprises.

Walkergal was supposed to go to The HQ to lend her skills for damage control today.
Hence she nicely postponed her 5km run for that.
She was very nicely promised by a Mister S i m that he would pick her up to The HQ.
She prepared herself and got to the meeting point and realised 20 mins later that Mister S i m had nicely forgotten about it.
He sounded like he was in a toilet.
He said he was stucked in a middle of something.

All the best to Mister S i m.
May you have fun chatting with your boss over a cuppa over this matter.
I hope to see you around next time.
Seriously.

Ms T e o called me up after that.
She was clearly apologetic over the whole entire matter.
She was part of the meeting last week with Mister S i m and the boss.
But she wasn't the one who called me last week.
It was Mister S i m.

Alrights. Mister S i m, you have been mentioned more than 5 times in my shell wall. Its been nice learning about you and seriously I am kinda disappointed about your very nice freelance style here. Since you have been put in charged of this, shouldn't there be more commitment shown? What has the HQ been working towards? What has happened to The Attitude nowadays?

Peaceout.

*****

Back to shell after that.
Walkergal was surprised by an email.
A guy by the name Peter wishes to buy my Professional Communications Textbook @ $16. Seriously these days.. many had emailed or smsed me to request for a lower price. If I were to lower the price further, it would have kinda devalued the book. It is a very good book. Plus it got my signature on it.. and it is in total new condition.

Sadly, none of the people who had approached me made me wanna sell it to them. Hence, I had decided to keep it for my grandchildren until this Peter came along. :) He did not even ask about the price. He just confirmed with me very decisively that he will buy from me. When I made my way through the North to meet him, suddenly I felt a bit sad. Sad to leave my book. Seriously I had taken care of it so well. I gave it a last hug before I stepped out of the long corridor. I could see the surprised look that Peter had on his face when he saw the book. He was clearly pleased and blurted out "its so new!".

Yes. So the deal of this textbook is now closed. I became a happy seller and he became a happy owner of my book. At least I know that he will take care of my book well. :)

*****

Reading about some Floriography today and here's some Definitions that Walkergal will share with you:

Red Roses: True Love.
Sunflowers: Adoration, Loyalty.
Tulips: The Things We Do For Love.
Gerbera Daisies: You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.
White Lilies: I Feel Like I'm In Heaven When I'm With You.
Carnation: Fascination, Distinction, Love.

Walkergal thinks that:
Seriously roses seemed pretty common everywhere isn't it? Sunflowers are nice but only when given as singles. Gerbera Daisies seemed cheerful but doesn't have the heart melt effect. White Lilies are very elegant.. seemed best in gardens. Carnation came across as very motherly feeling to me. Hurhur... Thats why I still think that Tulips are the best. They always looked neat, in order and special.. just for the Unique Ones. :)

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Oh. There is this non-alcoholic beer thats just out in the market! It is known as Warsteiner!! Hahahaha.. now if you drive, you don't have to worry about drinking or getting drunk from beer!
Oh. I just realised OCBC-NTU DEBIT card gives you waiver of cover charge before 10pm at dbl O. You will get 10% off all food and drinks at Banquet Jurong Point. Oh my. This gives walkergal all the reasons to step out of her Shell!

Today roomie came back Shell to visit me!! Hahaha.. Well done babe! Her volleyball team got into the finals and thats this coming Thursday!! In the midst of our conversation, she told me about Paulaner Bräuhaus!! Now I'm so so so keen to go check out this place. Happy hour is 2pm to 8pm daily! Sundays and Mondays is one-for-one on beer, Housepour spirits and wine! Tuesdays to Fridays is 20% discount on Beers, and Housepour spirits! Is their sausages seriously that fantastic? One day walkergal shall go check it out! They have got Sunday Brunch but got to pay about $40+++ to get free flow of beer... seriously.. if its not from 1130 - 1430 only but all day long, I wouldn't mind really to pay that amount.

*****

I read about Seoul today! It seemed travelling free and easy in Seoul might be easy and inexpensive!! =P

*****

I'm overwhelmed by how much determination that disabled athletes can have. Try to understand the mentalities of them. You will soon realise how much hard work they had put into training themselves and very clearly they are no pushovers. I am very proud of them and seriously, they might be handicapped in body, but definitely not in spirit.

*****
If pro is the opposite of con,
is progress the opposite of congress?
is prostitute the opposite of constitute?
is product the opposite of conduct?

No. Therefore, different things have to be treated differently. There is no one way rule in this world. Don't expect or impose. Sometimes having a few out-of-the-world impacts can be good at times. Cherish your experiences.

Sleep is Good

2008-01-26T11:13:00.000+08:00

State: Legs Like Monkey

-Honeypie Story-

After a nice dinner the two elderly couples got up from the table. The ladies went into the kitchen and the men went into the living room.

Man1: I think it is so wonderful how you call your wife, "honey pie" and "sweet pea", and "sugar" all the time.

Man2: Well to tell you the truth, four years ago, I forgot her name.

*****

-Have You-

The boss at the pub went up to the bartender and asked,
"Have you been fooling around with the waitress?!"

"Oh no, sir, I sure haven’t," replied the bartender.

The boss replied, "Good, then YOU fire her!"

*****

Walkergal was supposed to go cycling from ECP to Changi to try out the newly opened Park Connector (PCN). Hahaha.. but ended up sleeping at 0600 and waking up at 1100 for brunch. As a result, it became a 2 hours of sweatout cycling at Bishan Park!! However, it was a great workout for thighs! Not just that. The park was as though its my very own park. I get to sprint as fast as I want, getting thrills from speeding which normally I have no chance to do it. Hahahaha... Although sleeping was done only at 0600, the time spent on chatting was clearly worthed. Walkergal strongly feels that a 4 hours of quality chat time is more productive than 2 hours of unproductive surfing the net and 2 hours of unproductive stress with nothing done at the end of the day.

THANK YOU BESTY for the Hoegarten!

*****

This morning seriously hard to wake up but still have to. Time never waits for me. Washed my bedsheets, did my laundry... Ahh.. I'm looking forward for a good sleep on Sunday night on my just changed bedsheet!!

*****

Walkergal is leading GEL worship today! Alrights.. before I start warming up my vocals, I better start packing up my stuff... GEL leaders meeting at 1330!

*****

Anything is worth a shot if nothing else is. Time passes just like that. Cherish is an action word. Live a life with no regrets, just giving your love ones the best you can.

Trek . Eat . Indulge

2008-01-24T23:23:00.000+08:00

State: Ranger

Yesterday walkergal got up super early and left n t u!! Guess where she went?? Macritchie Reservoir... The weather was really gracious and I get to relive some of my sweet victories back at there a decade ago... oh my. I'm old now. =.=

I think its really cool that I get to go there like on a normal SCHOOL DAY. Not really skipping school here. I have no lessons in the morning anyway. :) The place was peaceful with just the right amount of running enthusiastists. Just the way I like it!

Ahh. Sometimes a bit of fresh air thats away from the hustle bustle of our routined life can do us that very bit of sanity maintenance.

So, we accomplished our aim of outing: HSBC Tree Top Route Walk + Bonus: Jelongtong Tower!

oh not just that. We went to Island Creamery after lunch!! Hurhurhur... After reading so many good reviews about that place and walkergal like just forever too busy to go to such places.. Anyways.. she went!! Ahh.. the place is nice. Icecreams wise.. cheaper than Scoopz! $4 for 2 scoops.. good deal! I went for their exotic flavours and I ate Tiger Beer Sorbet and Nutella! My bro bought apple pie with a scoop of Very Berry. The apple pie I think was really nice.. Nice baked apple fillings.. probably its because I seldom eat that? The only ones I ate were like during my Beijing Days at Mac Donald.

Basically that sums up my Wednesday!

Leh Long Leh Long

2008-01-21T22:12:00.000+08:00

State: jelly.

Last friday I did my first swim of the year and today I did my first run of the year - 5km. At first walkergal wanted to run at 1700. Then it started drizzling at 1630! *grit* I can't stand that kinda nuahness + moodiness + slackomania in me and I just got to SWEAT IT OUT!

So I got seriously mad with the sky for sweating when I'm supposed to be the one sweating! Hence, the very intelligent me just grabbed my water bottle and furiously downed a few gulps of water........ without knowing it, I finished 500ml!! sigh... Those who know me... will know that walkergal is a super sensitive runner... stomach cannot drink anything for about 1 hour before running.

Hence. I had really no choice. But to run at 1800. So I did! *smiles* I was glad to see 2 more guys running in the same route as me at the beginning.. =) Running partners always motivates me! But sadly they are males you see. So you can guess.. eventually they were out of sight. =.= Oh well. Once again, it was me, myself, and walkergal running all alone. Sometimes.. I feel that my situations are like God training me to be a loner? Why is it this way ever since I got over my secondary school days? There ain't anymore exercising partners like in secondary. As I was running pass the construction site up at the slope... suddenly it seemed like the movie, The Bachelor except that it ain't brides but construction workers all running from all directions towards me!! =.= The I realised. At the entrance of the construction site, there was a yellow bus that all the workers boarded which I kinda predict that its like a shuttle bus that brings them out of n t u? Hur.. so much for my dramatic description.

As I continued running, my steps were barely like running. Entire body was totally tired out. oh YES. I sweated. The sky was really nice and cloudy.. no sun but after into 8 mins of running, beads of sweat already started rolling down my back. In the middle of the run, there was a period whereby there was really light spraying of water on me.. the wind blew and the trees went hushing and naturally the leaves just naughtily sprinkled whatever droplets of dew they had on ME.

Then the ever so familiar sensation came. Oh well. Walkergal had very nicely set her weekly exercising regime to be the following:

Monday - Run
Wednesday - Swim
Friday - Swim

But for contingencies timing for once a month, the exercising regime for that week will have to be as such:

Monday - Run
Wednesday - Run
Friday - Run

And guess what? Walkergal will be rolling out her contingency plan for this week. =.=

When I completed my run, I was practically seriously out of breath. You know, looking at all those cases of runners who just knocked out while running.. Seriously I hope that would never happen to me. But looking at the few cases.. no matter how fit the person is... things might just happen. As I was running just now, this thing came to my mind and I was practically telling God no. Please don't do this to me. I have yet finish taking care of people. I'm not prepared yet. But I know that if God really take me away in such a manner, I hope my absence will create a change of hearts. Thats all I wish for. The right attitude towards people and things, and people to be happy. But that will just only for a short while.. I realised. When a person passed away, the impact seemed to linger.. only for a while. And when's the next time for such effect to take place again? A year later. The death anniversary.

As people enter into our lives for a reason, do try to rationalise things out with the brain that God has given to you. When you start taking things for granted, it could be just the beginning of the consequences that would be coming in your way and this can include the sly ones entering your life and the good ones leaving you. God is forever gracious in His Will and He will never give you too much to bear. He knows your limits and abilities.

*****

I never know I would end up selling my books. Its part of me. But nonsenses aside, I do keep my books in real good condition. I take pride in looking after them and caring for them. Ensuring that in my worst moment of frustrations, they will still be shown 100% mercy. But then how many people can do that? Most of the time when they are frustrated, they affect largely those who loved and supported them. So what at the end of the frustration, they achieved what they strived for? Is there any pride in it? No. They are in for a big loss. And what they had achieved, can never be compared to what they are losing. Walkergal has been pretty mad lately. Just need to release this out to maintain her sanity.

This Professional Communication textbook was a book that everyone was conned into buying of it.. and we simply just used it for merely 2 times during tutorial in the whole semester!!

Its definitely a shameful fact that why does the lecturer has to do that just to earn money from a bunchful of poor students? I'm not exactly speaking for myself but to voice out for the majority of students who had earnestly trusted the lecturer from the beginning. Once again, this kind of an issue has no whatsoever beginning nor an end. Its just parts and parcels of life and I should just shut up and move on yeah. But sorry, this ain't what walkergal is made up of. In the first place, this is her shell wall. There ain't anything that can stop her. Seriously nothing.

Okay. Fine. So since nothing can be done, walkergal decided to sell this textbook away. Its in total good condition anyway. What a steal for the lucky person who end up buying it. I just posted an advertisement last night to sell it for $18 and I just got a reply.

But seriously I don't get it, here's what I put on my subject header:
HW310 Profressional Communication Textbook @ $18

My post:
Hi, I'm selling this HW310 Prof Comms Textbook by McGrawHill for $18. The original price was $22.90. It was bought last year 2007. Good condition. Just email me or call/sms me at 9******* if you are interested. All the best for your Professional Communication Module for this semester~!

The person who replied me, ask me to call her back and I did. Guess what she say?
Person: Okay, how much are you selling?
WG: (isn't it OBVIOUS from my post??!! Sigh.. I say again..) $18 and its really in good condition.
Person: Okay, I'll contact you again.

I just don't get it. Why is it that she can't make up her mind? or she didn't SEE clearly that she got to ask me about the price again? She thinks its a bidding game? I swear I'll sell it at $16 to the next person who wishes to buy genuinely. Its already a steal to get a brand new good book with $5 knocked off from the actual price tag.

Now if you ask me why I'm selling this book. Firstly, I'm not broke. Secondly, I don't need money desperately. My answer is pretty simple. I just hope that this book can truely benefit someone who really will need the book's advices to do resumes, presentations and communication stuff for their future career once those final year students graduate. And for someone who ain't wanna fork out a whopping $22.90 for such books, getting it at $18 having totally good condition is a total steal. And next important fact, is that it got my signature on it! Hahaha.. That made it a total steal to get it at $18 right? =P If I see that the person genuinely worth my time, I'll bundle in for the person my lecture notes and exam paper for references! Thats the distance I'm willing to go. But sadly, the new owner of my prof comm textbook seemed unknown.. for now.

SUNKISSED

2008-01-19T09:18:00.000+08:00

State: Just woken.

Well.. not all the time I'll click on my ivillage emails.. but recently the headlines just got me so interested.

Here's a list of food that is known to ENERGIZE:

Celery sticks with peanut butter, juice
Cereal with milk and fruit
Cottage cheese, fruit and whole grain crackers
Eggs with low-fat meat served in a pita or tortilla, juice
Fresh fruits and vegetables (with all meals)
Grilled cheese on wheat with tomato, fruit, milk
Sandwich (chicken, tuna or turkey) on whole grain, fruit
Smoothie made with low-fat yogurt, fruit and milk

Well... it seemed like in our busy times when we wolf down our food at irregular times just to curb our hunger at that instant? Its No Good. After reading much, I realised that the wolfing down doesn’t give our body enough time to wring all of the energy out of food. Got it? It means that wolfing down a plate of veg + rice won't give you all the supposed energy. So this just means if you want use up the energy from what you just eat... so that it won't find a comfy place in you and store in you... then you got to eat slowly.. and at regular timings.

Looking at the 8 choices.. the ones that walkergal will always be eating most of the time would be... options 2, 5, and 7.

oh man.. I'm sooooo guilty of wolfing down my food at irregular timings!! =.=

The advice that I got from ivillage is that we should try eating at least three meals a day, plus two to three snacks. The reasons for the snacking is to help to maintain normal metabolism, blood sugar levels and may prevent overeating. To develop a pattern like this, we can begin by reducing our portion size at each meal and spread your calories out throughout the day.

and Oh. Vitamins help our body get the energy out of foods – but please note that they do not provide energy themselves ok?

*****

Finally I'm cleared of my 20% additional report bit and submitted my latest update to Mister Woo early this morning at 0015. I guess its time to move over to the headache part... argh. Mobile programming. I would say 40% of FYP remaining. Seriously. I need strength.

*****

THANK YOU XX for buying my 10 FUJI apples for ME!!

Seriously. Guess what's for breakfast today? 2 Fuji Apples, 3 digestive biscuits and a few gulps of Daisy Hi-Lo. I always like to finish my bread early.. hence its finished and today is SATURDAY ya! Tmr I shall get my bread supply for the next week.

*****

Living in the shell gives me the opportunity to know what I want and get it done. Sometimes its so hard to do my duty well. In the process of doing it, seriously out of 10 times, there's only 1 fulfilling moment. As times goes by, the doing of it increases and the fulfilling moment still remains the same. The never understanding part vs the understanding part. Tiring isn't it? Sometimes its better to be invisible right. Let things get hit and sort out by itself. If things never get sorted out properly just let the affecting parties remain bitter and its their lives after all right? Should just let the lessons learning be harsh and let it smack their faces hard. Why is it a bother then, that their pain is felt? Appreciation is never an option to them and looking at things now, I wonder when things will change. Its really interesting when I try to put feelings into words.. you know, got to set a boundary and feed it.

*****

I wonder why didn't God make me a loner?

SPLASH!

2008-01-18T10:45:00.000+08:00

State: Darkened.

Aloha!

It takes less than 5 mins for walkergal to pack her swimming stuff with her eyes closed from her shell. Yeah. So sharply at 0805 I left my shell for a looooong dip. Who knows where the energy cames from but who cares. Walkergal somewhere somehow completed 40 laps this morning!! *applauses* Well.. just wanna comment that my last 10 laps kinda maxed me out.. can really feel my arms and legs were complaining. This happens when one SELDOM exercises. I can't remember since when I last swam!

The best part? The sun was glorious. When I say GLORIOUS, I meant really, Beautiful. Hearing the splashing sound of my swimming and the beautiful glitters on pool each time I surfaced up, the entire swim was excellent at this time of the day.

When I reached the pool, the cleaners were about to clean the pool. But they allowed swimmers to still swim. Thats the way I like it. The pool was really clean with a maximum of only 5 people at one time during my entire swim. Swimmers came and went.. during my last 10 laps, there were only me and 2 other caucasians. By then I was about to leave the pool, people started strolling in already. I'm quite sure that I will fix friday as my swim day from this week onwards. :)

Being my last semester as a student, I think its really nice to enjoy what I have now. A shell of my own, just a 5 mins SLOW walk I can reach the pool for a cool dip without having to pay. Security is higher here than those public pools and I don't even have to pay for lockers. Peaceful swimming without kids screaming. After my swim I can just stroll back to my shell for a comfy warm bath.

Beautiful and challenging terrains to jog up to 5km. Perfect distance to train up my stamina and to tone up myself. What else can I complain about? It just need that bit of discipline from ME to start my very own LIVING.

My breakfast? Hur.. A few big gulps of my Daisy Hi-lo.

*****

This afternoon 1230 is gonna be lunch with dear Claire at the quad! I hope whoever is free can make it too... walkergal is walking all the way from her shell to the quad just for lunch!! My last semester.. time is important for FYP but meeting up with friends is of equal importance to me. Just got to prioritise my time well and make sure I get things done at the end of the day with NO regrets. *grim look*

*****

Alrights. People, you be my witness ok. I've told myself since last night that as of 17 Jan, I shall dedicate at least 4 hours daily to do my FYP. Here's whats gonna happen and WalkerGal will do her best even though her degree might be already fixed to one level that she is kinda aware of but she knows her God does miracles and her batch is not conform to the GPA setting. At the end of it.. her principles and conscience is clear that she did her best. So.... just work hard. :)

RE-CYCLE

2008-01-17T22:20:00.000+08:00

State: teasey

someone came knocking at my shell just now! it turned out to be a cute guy asking me to do a survey about recycling. WELL... since he's kinda cute... hur.... =P

so.... you think he is cute then I'll oblige? No Way!
But seriously, its about Mother Earth that we are more concerned with you see.
Despite.. I'm rather shy about standing in front of him... for the reason that I've my top on but no inner top... what else reasons you think i'm driving at??

so... basically its damn funny. i did the survey with him with the door covering me most of the time. i think he sure think i'm kinda shy and nuts but WHO CARES? i'm doing my part and he gets to complete his task.

anyways. just to bring across the fact that recycling is important in our lives. you wouldn't want to enjoy harming the earth now and let your future generations suffer due to your irresponsible doings right. but then again, there are people who don't care much and seriously if you don't really care much, you can jolly well move your cursor to the top right most part of this page, see it? The 'X' button. Please click there. Yeah.

*****

Okay, I'm getting bored with my fyp thats why I'm HERE. A brilliant idea just came upon my mind! Since tmr the pool opens at 0700, I shall hit the pool at 0800! Yes. I'm motivated now. Back to my MS WORD.

ROAR

2008-01-17T19:53:00.000+08:00

State: Hot and Sticky

I was reading from my favourite online magazine ivillage.com website this morning
and I stumbled upon that migraines are caused by the following:

When your nervous system responds to a trigger, such as stress, spasms then occur in the nerve-rich areas at the base of the brain and constrict the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain. The migraine pain comes from other blood vessels that open up further to compensate for the constricted blood vessels. Pain also comes from the excitation of the nerve pathway that runs from the brain stem to the head and face. - From ivllage.

Hence, this very much explained about the symptoms of a migraine victim such as pulsating, throbbing headache, with upset stomach, and sensitivity to light.

As I read on, I realised that there is actually a list of food that could trigger migraines..

Aged cheeses, bananas, figs, raisins, beer, wine, hard liquor, dairy products ice cream/milk/yogurt, cheese, Sour cream), fermented and pickled products, MSG (Chinese food, frozen dinners, processed meats, certain seasonings, soups), citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit, lemons), papaya, passion fruit, red plums, seasoned salt, soy sauce, avocadoes, chocolate, lentils, nuts, peanuts (peanut butter), onions, pea pods, lima bean pods, nitrite containing meats and processed meats, saccharin/aspartame (diet sodas), sulfites in shrimp and processed potatoes, yeast containing products (donuts, breads). Alcohol, such as red wine and port can also
trigger a migraine. - From ivillage.

Reading on...

Drinking or eating foods that contain caffeine can trigger a migraine; so can rapid or sudden withdrawal of caffeine. Remember that caffeine can be found in coffee, regular and diet sodas, teas, chocolate and chocolate products, and supplements, especially weight loss supplements. Any medication that dilates blood vessels can also trigger a migraine.

Migraines can be triggered by smells, fumes, perfumes, strong floral smells, tobacco smoke, bright lights or flickering lights, light glare, bright sunlight, paint thinner and ammonia and cooking odors. Travel motion in a car or train can instigate a migraine. Dust can trigger a migraine in sensitive individuals.

Hunger can bring on a migraine attack. One of the mechanisms may be low blood sugar and its impact as a stress on the vascular system. Fasting is not a good idea for someone who suffers from migraines. Low levels of magnesium and calcium have also been examined as possible initiators of migraine attacks. Some well know "migraine supplements" contain magnesium and calcium in their formularies.

What to do?
Don't skip meals Don't fast or go for long periods of time between meals Make sure tosupplement with calcium daily and eat calcium rich foods (also important to prevent osteoporosis) Take a daily multi-vitamin with magnesium

- From ivillage.

OMG. I think I am a raisin, beer, wine, milk, soups, citrus fruits, onion, nut,...etc lover... I should be always having migraines isn't it??? =P Well... I guess I don't have it is because I'm born with a system that is kinda immune against migraines??

Hmmm... it seemed that its the most logical answer I have for myself.

*****

Today, he said this during tutorials: Perhaps those who are tired can use a bit of their brain for a while... The whole class went: !!?!?!?

Hahaha... I really pity him though I'm really mentally on his side and physically on the students side.

*****

I really longed to touch blackie. Nvm. I shall settle with fyp bit first. I know blackie missed me and surely its long out of tune! Ahhh. Set your priorities RIGHT. Afterall, blackie won't run away eh? :)

PINCH

2008-01-16T22:11:00.000+08:00

I like it when he says those who are sleeping can try pinching themselves.

State: Awaken with lots of pinched marks!

Hahaha.. you know what, I really enjoy being a student. I find joy and cheap thrills when the teacher kinda pronunced stuff in a too flat or too curled manner. Basically my mind will replay what was just said in such a manner that will make me practically LOL.. this makes my day man.

After a hard day of keeping awake and listening to my best ability to video lectures, I would wish to let my hair down for a bit.. though I really haven't touch any bit of my FYP yet.. apart from confirming the name of my project today with Mister Woo.. but thats REALLY besides the point.

I will usually either watch TV or surf the net when I'm back to my Shell. This is my style of letting my hair down. But strangely... after being disappointed by the fact that I went down to canteen A a tad TOO late and so I got to go to buy dinner at canteen 2, I went back to my Shell with my packet dinner. Then strangely dunno why, instead of watching TV, I started reading one of the free magazines I got today.. you know.. the fact that I'm a student.. a final year student to be precised, I got my GEBEN day today.. so got freebies! But none of the freebies caught my eye except the magazines!!

Those who know me will know that I spare NO cash on magazines... its a waste of money and if you don't have time, its a waste of time. So I started flipping through my magazine after having my dinner, drinking the really ice-chilled Hoegarten (it has been chilled JUST NICE.. 3 days)... Then it came to my realisation that the magazine that I'm reading... LEXEAN, I can't seemed to comprehend 65% of it. seriously. Perhaps its due to the booze in my blood, else the figure would have been 75% uncomprehendable. =P

Seriously, I think this magazine is really good for those people whom I know around me.. but not for me sadly. This can be explained why it is possible that one can be a really great partner but its just not meant for the other half. That is why, Her World, Cleo, Female, and Maxim still exist. And YES, I do read them. Perhaps for the fact that they form part of goodie bags? I don't really ban myself from reading magazines!

Alright. I guess I should get some sleep soon? I promise. I'll touch my FYP tmr.

Busy Moments

2008-01-14T13:31:00.000+08:00

State: tired

Today I thought I could drop my Simulation and Modelling for Distributed Systems.... who knows last week, there ain't anymore vacancies. SAD. Then I looked through the Simulation and Modelling tutorials... hmm. I think seriously its very statistical and not much of IT stuff. Hence, I think it could be possible to take it... at most I'll have to bother those people who are well equipped to teach me.. maybe.. xx? bbc? or my NBS friends? :/

Super busy walkergal takes her leave now.

1 Year Anniversary

2008-01-14T00:44:00.000+08:00

State: 15% charging

Howdy people! =)

Walkergal is back from Ho Chi Minh!!! Just wanna say, thank you for praying for me in my absence. I also wanna thank God for always being there for me even during my travels. Here's a list that I wanna thank God for:

1. Safe flight to and fro on Jetstar
2. 4 great travelmates (including me!)
3. Someone whom I've embraced him as My Brother =)
4. The friendship forged and experiences achieved
5. Strength and energy for entire trip
6. Great drinking sessions
7. The drinking treats given during drinking sessions
8. Never ending opportunities to chat with my besty =)
9. Looking after my family when I was away
10. The toned look I seemed to have now despite drinking MUCH during the trip =)

*****

Well. Readers.. let walkergal share with you. Exactly 2 days ago, last Saturday, that is 12 Jan 2008, it marked exactly 1 year for me in knowing my GIP mates in 2007. I still can recall vividly how ME, a computer science student, who knew nobody from GIP nor seen their faces, hopped on to SQ Airline and flew to Beijing for my Global Immersion Programme (GIP). I only came to know them after I've landed at the airport around 7 hours later. Since then, my life have been kinda changed... seriously if you ask me, I would say for the better. =)

I think that the 6 months of exchange programme for me overseas, had kinda taught me to really think hard for myself.. my wants and needs, my life, and my actual inner being. It was also the time where true friendships were forged, and I made really good friends.. and I found my besty.

I do hope the entire group will continue to stay strong together and seriously, I'll never forget my times of drinking, playing of chapteh, travelling around china, eating good food, cooking soups and rice, singing of karaoke, and getting ill from running around in china! - Dedicated to all GIP5 Beijing 2007 batch.

*****

Yesterday (Sunday) after church service was worship meeting by brother kenneth before he leaves for Philippines. I am really glad that he gave his best to guide us in everything as according to his best ability. Let's pray that 2008 will be the year of breakthrough for Glad Tidings Gateway!

After the meeting ended, the leaders headed to Budget Terminal for a late lunch and our 2nd meeting of the day. I thank God for Sophia's Kenny who drove all of us there. It was my first time at the budget terminal. It was really not bad. We ate at Han's which (we have no idea why) had the name Hanis now. I had grilled stuffed turkey set meal served with cranberry sauce.. yummy! Not very oily. Just the way I like it. =)

After meeting, I rushed down to Far East Square at Pekins Street, Botan Japanese Restaurant. I recommended the Royals to eat there. The dinner set meals there were really TRUE Japanese styled, valued for money and the food served there is really authentic. =)

*****

I think this week of school will be really challenging for me. Need to settle my Add/Drop module issue.. I need to seriously consider which module I am good to take it. God... please help me.

Lots of catching up to be done cos I was a naughty student who skipped 4 days of classes last week. Hur.. Seriously, God.. please gimme the discipline and focus. FYP is something I need to catch up on concurrently too.

God... help me to fork out time to exercise too can? My dear bmt mate, Doris is getting married soon in March and I was requested to be her jie mei! So... must get toned and fit.. 1 month's time should be enough I hope..

First day at School

2008-01-07T20:12:00.000+08:00

State: Low Batt

Was walking to school this morning and I saw a couple of pretty cute stuffs that could make anyone go eeks. Passed the males corridor and there was 2 crushed Tiger Beer cans. A few metres later, a black, long and skinny lizard skidded across my path. Up a flight of stairs, a big fat grey cat was there.. seemed quite happy to see me but sadly, cats are still not my type. After another long flight of stairs, a poor dead snail.. badly squashed.

*****

My first lesson! Let's call the lecturer.. Mister Bean? I think he kinda looked like him. Hur... Well. I think the Advanced Data Management module.. its a pretty useful subject. I think its still kinda very much in demand out there. Mister Bean was kinda cool and the module was kinda.. er.. interesting.. I think his hairdo was quite nice.

Realised I have sooo much to chat with dear Eileen about Hokkaido... She was almost LATE for the first lesson of the day! Haha.. But she came eventually... and she recognised me!! Hur...

Second lesson was not my module okay. Its Distributed Computing. Its the module that I was thinking about doing it previously but I dropped the idea. Now that I've gone through it.. I think its more of networking and some programming.. than mathematics.. stats.. Eileen took it because other modules weren't friendly towards her Japanese module. Well. After some thinking, I think I might just drop my Simulation and Modelling for that. Meaning to say I'll be ending exam on 30 April now. Afterall.. FYP presentation is on 5-7 May.. BBC only finish her exams on 9 May.. I can't leave as early as much as I want. But I need to attend the Simulation and Modelling module first before I make my decision. I'm so glad that the Add/Drop period for modules is 2 weeks!

The third lesson. Well well.. Engineers and Society. Its an English module to me.. talking about Engineers and the issues of Singapore... ongoing life issues such as the rising cost of living in Singapore. I'm trying to sound apologetic here.. well. Hmm.. let's call the lecturer Miss Pinky? Well. Seriously I think she tried to crack jokes with our engineers-to-be class... but didn't achieve the effect that she wanted? Well.. I was rather impressed by the words she used. Really good english. Hmm.. but I guess her style of humor didn't quite match the technical style of our engineers-to-be. I guess we were all too engineered in a way that we didn't laugh when she wanted us to.. but rather.. we kinda laughed because her actions were really funny, to us. *trying to look grim*

She was saying about her teaching of this module for 9 years now.. with 2 semesters done in a year, making a total of 18 times. Wow. Thats amazing. And she could still dunno how to operate the video player to show us the movie today? I think that basically made most of the guys in the class not knowing how to react? She thought that her adjusting of the lights kinda has an effect that made the video stopped playing.. =.= Well. Seriously. It has reached a point where I covered my face with my jacket.. I dunno how to respond.

I'm still looking forward to her lesson for next week. Afterall, I hope that hearing more from her can kinda improve my english? :)

*****

Alrights. Enough of my rattles. I hope to have enough sleep tonight. Tomorrow is gonna be Saigon for me and need to reach Airport by 0530. *gasp* Here's walkergal on her entry before Saigon. If you are free, pray for safe trip for me alrights! Thank you readers. :) Till then, Good bye and see you next week!

The Day Before HCM

2008-01-06T23:04:00.000+08:00

State: Moodless.

School is starting.
Modules are set.
Was printing out my lecture slides and found out that the supposed Advance Data Management Open-Book exam has became Closed-Book exam for this coming semester. The Simulation and Modelling has Mathematics, Programming and Software complications. Wonderful combination. My hope of having a peaceful upcoming semester.. seemed to be diminishing. I hope all will be fine. Somehow the dreadful feeling came back again. I hate it.

HEY YOU LECTURERS, today is Day 1 at school. Why isn't the other 2 modules' lecture notes uploaded yet? Is the lecturer-in-charge sleeping or what? If the system is this way, why blame the students that they do things last minute?? So am I supposed to attend the lesson without any lecture notes? So is this the school's fault, the lecturer's fault or MINE?

*****

Sometimes I really feel sick.
Sick of situations happening and sick of explaining.
Sick of it so much.
At the end of it?
People say I am supposed to be mature about things.
I got blamed for not doing my part.
So during war time and my fellow comrade forgot to wipe his own S and I didn't inform him, is it my fault that his shit is hanging around?
My tolerance level has got its limits.
You just keep on rain it down mercilessly.
If that day ever comes.
Don't ever feel sorry for anything.
It is my decision and my life.
I will answer to no one except God and myself.

Peaceout.

*****

I was greeted by a really nice longish LATE Seasons Greetings card sent by one of my garang mates on friday when I returned back to palace. I think the content was very cutely written. I am surprised by what I received by mail these days. Just an add on, I thought that being a TCC member would just mean go to TCC, spend $20 and above, get some discounts, earn some points and thats all. Who knows I got this little parcel from TCC.. yeah, same time as I got my card from ms cutie. The parcel was nicely wrapped in a white cardboard, after removing that, in it lies a brown box, tied beautifully with a gold ribbon. After untying it, there lies a beautiful white organiser. What a beautiful surprise. Is God trying to tell me that I need an organiser to organise my life? Well well. Alrights. I'll do it. After using pieces of notes and rough paper all these years trying to set my schedules in life.. I can try using an organiser I guess?

I think I really do love God? Yeah. Nowadays... really it seemed that God has been with me. Despite all the happenings. He is certainly better than anyone I know. Better than my family, friends.. you name it. Why? Because He is here, there, everywhere. If only I can lean on Him more. Thats something I'm still learning to do.

*****

I really enjoyed myself this morning during the worship service. Its either I love singing those songs so much, or the atmosphere was really good this morning as the worshipping musicians were really good, or I haven't been able to sing so freely for some time already.

I really do think that the worship musicians are really really very talented. I admire the backup singer for being able to sing into her alto part so easily, the main lead singer for her powerful strong vocals, the male bass guitarist for his super musically inclined playing of bass guitar, his total playing of the whole session by feeling and hearing, the drummer for his amazing powerful drum beats at the right timing, the guitarist and pianist for their wonderful notes added in beautifully at the right timing. You can really see the whole worship team was giving each other rooms to play, to worship God, and to improve when one makes a mistake.

Ahh. You guys won walkergal's admiration!

*****

Finally got my handsome blackie back to the Shell. It has been a while. Its so dusty! =.= I hope with blackie around, I can do my lineups earlier, I can plan songs better too. After chatting now, I feel much better. Thank you Ms SeldomOnline. Hur...

I know its gonna be a damn busy week after my short retreat to HCM. So I hope HCM gonna be fun packed with laughters... Cos laughter is really.. the best medicine for me. =P Oh, I hope to eat and drink and have LOADS OF FUN every night and get FAT FAT then when I returned, I can get well toned from all the challenges lining upfront for me.. else I'll be turned to bones by the challenges.. NO WAY!!

Blast FYP

2008-01-04T19:05:00.000+08:00

State: Cold Cold.

Mythinformation off cold from The Straits Times.

1. We used only 10% of our brains.
Fact: Modern brain imaging shows that all parts of our brain are used.

2. Hair and fingernails grow after death.
Fact: Optical illusion. Skin on fingers dries and recedes after death, hence making nails look longer.

3. Shaving hair will cause it to grow back faster, darker and coarser.
Fact: Shaving removes only the dead portion and has no effect on new growth.

4. Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.
Fact: It strains the eyes but the effect is not permanent.

5. Eating turkey makes you drowsy.
Fact: Turkey has the same amount of tryptophan (cause drowsiness) as chicken and minced beef, which is less than pork or cheese. It could be the large meal consumed together with turkey that end up causing drowsiness.

*****

Facing the lappie for the whole day can be really horrible. So what did walkergal do? She just felt like cleaning the Shell up and she did it. Swept and mopped. Ahhh.. now the floor is soooooooo clean and smooth on her feet now. :)

Well. This is the only free week left and I'm tied to the neck with FYP Blast... and its
ALREADY friday. *screams of horror*

Schooool is re-starting next week from 7 Jan 2008 onwards.
Walkergal is OFF to Ho Chi Minh on 8 Jan. Cool Huh.

I will have LOTS to catch up from my first time skipping of lessons on the first week of school in my WHOLE 4 YEARS of education with this semester being my LAST semester of my education.

Well. Let's just view it this way. No matter what, I still got to catch up on my lectures when I'm back. So, hit it man, play hard at HCM then mug hard when I'm back!! That should be the way. *smiles*

*****

Alright.. to answer all the questions about my watch. Yeah. I finally found the one I like. :)

Let's just say I prefer not to wear the watch that everyone else is wearing. With the whole world following a certain trend, walkergal chooses to be out of it.

Now for the details.

I think the watch suits me fine. My rugged style.. with the sapphire crystal face, I won't scream when my wrist bang against the wall. In where I'm working, the Moon is important to me. I work to fulfill hours of duty and to be really frank, I will end up not knowing which day of the week I'll be at. The watch was pretty helpful to tell me the week number, the month, the day of the week, and the date. To top it off, it is water resistant up to 10 ATM. That means 330feet / 100m below water! I'm not a diver by the way and I don't swim wearing a watch!

Empress commented that it looked like an owl. Well WELL.. I guess its high time for me to reveal that I'm half an owl and half a dove. That's after doing some psychological tests during my training days. I do have lots of peacocks and eagle friends. =P

As for my cool timex. Thats gonna be with me most of the time in running and sweating out and especially to hcm.

*****

Speaking about thoughtfulness.. One more person that I've came across and it SUITS her really well. And that's none other than my cousin XX!! Hurhur... :)

Dark choco-lated.

2008-01-02T23:02:00.000+08:00

State: Dehydrated.

After seeing FYP Woo today... oh well. More tasks piled on now. Walkergal is racing against time now. The add-ons are certainly more challenging now. I've decided to touch on programming to enhance the entire delivery of the report. Well. Inside me is screaming out HELP. I just got to get it done well once and for all ah. Its gonna be mobile programming being the main focus now. Need to use my E65 as testing platform too... kinda cool huh. But with only about 2 months remaining... =.= I'm kinda short of time now.

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Look at the screwed up people nowadays. It made my heartache to know that such human pests exist. Seriously, I think that the most powerful scientist should invent something known as Human Pesticide.

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For the recent past days I've been really binging much on dark chocolate. I'm seriously in love with it. The bittersweet taste. When I drink warm honey with it, the feeling is irresistable! I think I seriously should start exercising again??

2008 Beginning.

2008-01-02T00:30:00.000+08:00

State: Alert.

Howdy people! Why is the state ALERT? Hahaha.. This is gonna be a long entry. Walkergal had MIA-ed for a while isn't it? Yeah, here's to make up for it. Heh.

Now is... the 2nd Day of 2008. What did I do during Day 1 of 2008? :)

I think its really cool for me to wake up slowly in the morning, make my way to the sofa at the living room, rub my eyes, and to mess up a bit of BBC's hair, squeeze her ears before finally settling down on the sofa and for the first time I have time to experience a bit of couch potato life in my very own house.. which only lasted for just a short while. Really.

I was checking through my school email and YES, FYP Woo replied my email of FYP update. He said I can pop in his office anytime. Great. I can discuss with him abit before I leave for Saigon. Oh, can you believe it... he wrote this too: 'Understand yesterday was the release of results. Hope u r happy with your grades.'

Hahaha.. I think he was really nice to add that in. Well well. The results was out for walkergal on 28 Dec 07 to be specific. Yeah. I was quite disappointed with my results actually. I was hoping for A+, B+, B, B... but I got A-, B, B-, B- instead... oh well. I still thank God that there isn't any Cs :) Anyways, its over. Perhaps its good that I write about this. I'm quite sure I'll feel better after I'm done with this entry. :)

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What have I been busy with these days? Choosing pictures taken during Japan trip as well as China Trip for developing. (Okay, I know I should have done that LONG time ago.. but I didn't)
I say, its really nice going through them but seriously it can be dangerously tiring?

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Oh, I got really nice sweet christmas pressies for 2007... all really practical gifts. Just to quote one would be from my cousin Jenny, she gave me a Survival Japanese little book!! Hahaha.. isn't that sweet? Thank you Cousin Jenny!! :) Need me to quote another gift? Seriously, I think I gave my besty the MOST nonpractical gift. =.= oh nevermind. Nothing is lost yet. :) Her birthday is coming soon anyway. I hope to shock her again. =P

My besty gave me a BOX. Nah.. not the physical BOX.. (But I think she almost wanted to BOX me but had no time? =P) Hurhur.. she put all her thoughtful bits into a BOX. Seriously, I haven't meet anyone else who shares the same thoughtfulness as her. :) I'm seriously looking for a mini electric heating pad now... She said its a co-investment. =.= Now you know why I love my besty so much. Anyone? Tell me where to get the smallest electric heating pad. It got to match my gift by the way cos I love silver things and hate to pair them up with something that can't enhance the beauty of silver.

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Next up, I went for actual DRIVING (finally..) with the Emperor on 30 Dec 07. Seriously I didn't expect myself to pick up so fast again.. after like.. not touching the wheel since 22 Nov (Passed Practical Test)... well, but then again.. maybe I'm just born to know how to drive? Hurhur.. =P Tsk Tsk. Walkergal got to make more effort to sound more humble!! Anyways! So I had all 3 driving lessons on that day! Right after church, Emperor fetched all of them back and while BBC was resting at home before her vivo rehearsal starts at 4pm, during Lesson 1, I learned the proper parking techiques and get to drive back to home multi-storey car park from the 'training car park'.

Lesson 2 was when Emperor fetched BBC to vivo and I tagged along and took over the wheel after reaching vivo and drove from there to Hougang to find the dry-clean shop closed so couldn't collect my cleansed winterwear. So I drove back home from there.

Lesson 3. It was midnight and we set off to vivo again. This time leaving the house, it was me on the wheel! Hahaha.. but being at night. Got to be really alert for those drink-driving hippies around. It was cool but really tiring. Haha.. not something that I can build up 'stamina' by running longer distances.

Today I drove my family, less BBC to Burlington's Square. Upon reaching there, I wasted no time in perfecting my car parking skills while they shopped. Then just now, I drove from home to telok blangah area first, then back to my Shell finally. :)

Well. These days.. have been pretty tiring and sad. Despite all the yaas.. and the hoos.. for new year celebrations.. Lots of things happened around me. My close friend's dad just passed away 2 days ago. It came upon their family so sudden. It was a case of heart attack. Went to see her just now and she was still very sad about things but she is strong. She did all the procedures and preparation for her dad. Her brother, 23, got to be the man of the house now.

Readers, I hope that no matter how sad things might be for you in life, you got to always remember that you got to stay strong because only by doing so, then you can continue to fight through everything. Remember, all is yet lost until one chooses to let go.

Miss Saigon 1

2007-12-28T15:47:00.000+08:00

I was reading about some fast facts of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)... and I came across: "There are no public toilets..."

Oh NO!! This is not very good for walkergal.... =.="

I read on further: "Pickpocketing is a big problem in Saigon... especially motorbike drive-bys with someone slashing the shoulder strap, grabbing the bag, and driving off..."

Okay, let's just face it. Such things are pretty common outside Singapore and walkergal just have to get used to it without falling victim to it. oh well! Put on your alert cap!! Alright.. I know what to bring then.

1. My chui (rugged) jeans.

2. A tshirt to get dirty and crawl on all fours at Cu Chi Tunnel and to be thrown away after that. (Good idea to throw away old clothes! I still have so many left after giving away to Nativity Church.. =.=")

3. My well seasoned training pants for the Cu Chi Tunnel. No way will I gonna wear jeans... Its gonna be damn hot, SweATY and DIRTY.

Essentials - The MUST Bring:
1. SAF Insect Repellent
2. Torch light
3. Wet Wipes
4. Tissues
5. Black Cap
6. Socks

SAF Brooks will be the best choice for footwear.. can wear and throw also nvm. Haha!

To be continued... ...

Hello Miss Saigon

2007-12-28T12:15:00.000+08:00

State: Awake.

Ahh. After visiting Hokkaido, Tokyo, and Mt Fuji Base.... The next stop, Ho Chi Minh City, aka Sai Gon.

It will be a huge jump from culture, environment, temperature and food. I guess I'm kinda more or less prepared for that now though I really miss Hokkaido days.

These days.. have been a nice break for me. Although it haven't been really fantastically spent, I'm glad to have this well deserved break from FYP. I was checking school mails these days for more things to do from FYP Woo but there isn't :)

Out of these 12 days of Christmas, my blood pressure was maxed by that one person since Day 1. It really gets on my nerves and she has the cheek to demand her christmas pressie from me. Very irritating right??? =.=

Right. Let's MOVE ON to something less irritating and more interesting.

I was doing some random surfing to enhance my vietnam war knowledge and I was amazed by my findings. For those who are REALLY interested, you are free to wiki it. Let me summarise the whole chunk of sausage (passages that I read) into fine dining bits in layman terms for simple people like walkergal..

Basically. There's 2 islands. Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Something (too complicated to elaborate) happened. So there was a conflict. This conflict was known as the Vietnam Conflict which started from 1959. Simple to catch?

Next, the Vietnam Conflict avalanched into The Vietnam War from 1965 - 1975. It was concluded with a North Vietnamese military victory and a United States (US) defeat which effectively ended The Vietnam War. For those who still dunno WHEN was this Vietnam War executed, here's a bit on the timeline.

Second World War -> First Indochina War -> Vietnam War

Now, enough of the war happenings. Let's be more focused on the NOW. When you visit Vietnam now, for the adventurous (thats what walkergal will be doing), you get to explore the tunnels at Cu Chi area, aka Cu Chi Tunnels, a network of low lying tunnels that were used as a underground shelter that stretched as far as Cambodia, containing kitchens, medical clinics, commander's bedroom.

By the way, SGD$1 = VND$11000.

So the interesting and exciting part IS:
I would be crawling on all fours in the dark and humid tunnel. There will be tourists in front and behind so cannot get out of the tunnel once started. There are kitchens and hospital inside the tunnel system. There will be bobby traps on display. And can get to fire live bullets using M16 and other guns for as little as US$1. Ahhh... so EXCITING! But I really don't know if I've claustrophobia though.

Well well.. its gonna be a nice experience for me to get down smelly and sweaty on all fours with my only nice experience from my bmt days. Hur.. I certainly think this is one of the HIGHLIGHTS for me in Vietnam!

To be continued... ...

Japanese Atmosphere

2007-12-27T19:58:00.000+08:00

State: Sleepy.

Woke up EARLY this morning to reach Orchard Scotts at 0830... only to find a super long queue there already!!

This is my first and will be my last time running such an errand for the Empress.

The thing is, you queue a damn long queue to go into Isetan. Then you got to queue a damn long queue again at the right counter to buy the thing you want. At the counter queue, shortly after Walkergal joined in the queue, this manager walked over and inform about 15 people in front of me and onwards all the way to the back, that the Guess Watches were all sold out. No point queuing anymore.

I was disappointed. Couldn't get it for Empress but she liked it so much. When I called her to inform her about it, guess what? She said: "oh. I have a feeling that you won't be able to buy it this morning. Such private sales are all gimmicks..." =.=

Nevermind.

I guess to make my early wakey more worthed, I stayed on to look again for anything thats worthed to buy. Everything was like madly discounted. I got for myself a graniph top. As I walked on, I discovered that sports section is also having sale. All the sportwears, tshirts, SBs...I finally made my choice of 1 nike SB and a nike top. Quite pleased with my buys but it was really tiring. The queue to the fitting rooms were like damn long. Didn't wanna buy anything that it will end up chucked at wardrobe... So I queued still in the end, making sure that none of my buys will be a mistake.

Finally I was done with payment. I decided to pop by the Isetan Supermarket. It was really big and beautiful and really did sell some of the things I've observed from Japan supermarkets and guess what? The goods sold in Isetan Supermarket were damn expensive!!

I saw the exact Nissin Cup Noodles Seafood one, Made in Japan. I bought that at Japan from one of the convenience stores at the base of Mount Fuji, it costs me only 95 yen = SGD$1.20.

It was sold for SGD$3.65 at Isetan Supermarket!! =.=

Well. This goes to show that really. Only way to make my world travel more worthed, it is to stay at the place longer. Else, paying a huge sum to fly to Japan and just stay for 5 days? Though it might seemed cheap to eat 95yen instant noodles but taking into account of the air fare.... I think its more sensible to pay for the same $3.65 instant cup noodles here in Isetan supermarket instead.

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After I returned home from town area.. I was zonked. Went for a quick bath and straight into dreamland. Seriously tired out from all my walking from the city these days. Sigh. To think I seldom go shopping and just a few days of shopping can already maxed me. =.=

Nice 26 December 2007.

2007-12-27T02:25:00.000+08:00

State: A bit stoned.

Howdy Readers!

First of all, Merry Christmas and A Happy new year! It has been really interesting these days.. I finally took my well deserved break from my fyp. Hahaha.. well well. I must say the gellers have done a really good job for our Break Free themed Christmas Programme that was organised for the youth on sat and adults on sun. WELL DONE GELLERS! I pray that God will reveal more of his purpose to everyone of you who truely had put in effort in making the event a successful one. :)

I just came back from a BBQ. Ahh. It was fantastic. Its my first BBQ after... so long!! I can't even remember when was my last BBQ. =.= We had really good food. Here's a sneak preview of what we had.

1. Scallops
2. Sweet Potatoes
3. Sweet Corn
4. Sotong and Prawn balls
5. Otah
6. Man tous (the rice rolls)
7. Chicken Wings (marinated with special indo dressing)
8. Chicken Wings (marinated with light soya and sesame oil)
9. bacons
10. Marsh-mellows
11. Hotdogs
12. Crabsticks
13. Heaven and Earth Green Tea
14. Pokka Peach Tea
15. Carlsberg and Tiger beers by the courtesy of the guys

Yeah.. thats about all I can remember for now. Haha.. the best part? Each person just have to pay $8.50 !! Isn't that amazing and cool? :) All were great company. Special thanks to Kristy for booking the bbq at her condo and letting us use her house!

It was great gathering. Let's see who came for the bbq: Kristy, Lee Choon, Claire, Shi Ting, Yee Ting, Jessica, Cecilia, Charmaine, Dong, Dt, Luo Ren and Adrian. It was really nice to chat and catch up with one another! Hurhur... Walkergal learnt how to play bridge finally. All thanks to the Marshmellow babe of none other than Yee Ting Missy. Hahaha... :)

Oh, the best part of this entry? Ahh. Walkergal's besty is back to Singapore. Welcome home! :)
Walkergal woke up early morning today just to see her back safe and sound before she flies off again in about 15 hours time? Hur.

Alrights.. I'm staying up for BBC to be back.... tomorrow gotta run errand for the Empress. 0830 got to be at Orchard Scotts so I can get the watch for her. All for the reason to save money and get a good buy in this sale season. =.= Nvm. I'll take it as a morning walk.

Christmas Eve

2007-12-24T09:31:00.000+08:00

Status: Happy.

Howdy Readers!! Walkergal wishes you Merry Christmas in advance!
You know, its always amazing for me to be able to sleep with lights on and music on because its practically impossible for Walkergal to achieve that!

Well, it seemed that way last night!! Hahaha... Amazing huh. Was uploading pictures on facebook. Its like taking ages to load up pictures. The worst thing happened twice when I painstakingly sorted out those pictures for uploading and facebook processed for so long and returned with an error message, asking me to try again. =.=

So I splitted my uploading to smaller portions. Then the very tired me multi-tasked.. used the time to apply moisturizer (don't all the vain people do that all the time? :)) and I guess it was that time. I fell asleep on bed while applying moisturizers!! =.= I just woke up you see. From a very nice sms by the Emperor himself. =.="

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Farmers.. a lost tribe.
I really hope that perhaps the farms in SG can be more open to schools. I do know they have been opened for many field trips. What I meant is to provide stay-ons. Allow the school kids to have a stayover experience, experience the life of a SG farmer. I would think its a pretty good experience. Don't you think so? :)

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Something got me to ponder about Gingerbread. How did it occur to people to make bread using ginger as an ingredient? And why is it a gingerbread man... and not a gingerbread woman? There isn't any parts of the bread that signifies that its a man and not a woman. Hurhur.

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The smokers in Paris must have been smoking much for their dear lives these days. A nationwide ban on smoking for France will come in effect on 1 January 2008. Well.. some people predicted that it could be a demise of the French lively cafe culture.

The entire country has been ready for a year now about this ban. It has been about 11 months after smoking was outlawed in workplaces, schools, hospitals and shops. The ban came 6 months after Britain made its pubs smoke-free and nearly 4 years after Ireland became the first European country to ban smoking in public places.

Under this smoking ban, those who light up in public places can be fined up to 450euros! Thats a whooping SGD645!! The business owners might face up to 750euros!

For those who supported this campaign, they hope to bring France across to people that it has become a more health-conscious country.

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Wosh.

The Blackberry 8120 is really cool. It cooked me!!

Of course. The digital camera part is... despite being upgraded, its still.. 2 megapixels. Facebook users can upload pictures to website using the phone very easily.. but 2 megapixels phone..

Easy to setup email and a 3.5mm audio port lets you use your own earphones. Has a direct USB port for transferring data and charging the phone. Its like the MP3s nowadays. Its powered by WIFI, making sure that its all worthed to be bought for the surf-all-you-want WIFI hotspots in SG.

The best part is, the battery life is impressive. It can last for a day with WIFI and GPRS enabled, and the camera and music player being used.

Hmm... looks wise, I'm still captivated by HTC Touch Dual. :)

Feliz Navidad

2007-12-23T22:41:00.000+08:00

Status: Calm.

After witnessing Granduncle's baptism today, I realised that Methodist Church seemed pretty similar to Catholics. Well. Granduncle became kinda thin. But he still looked very energized to everyone. His speaking and actions.. I'm so proud of him. Really.

For being the strong man that I've always know. Honestly, I have no idea of what actually led him to make this decision to go through baptism. But I really hope that it wasn't pressuring from his family side, but genuinely from his heart that he wants to accept Christ and to take this step of faith.

Woke up early this morning just to reach JB at 0800. Despite the squeezy journey back and forth, it was worthed everything. Well. I seldom find such a chance such that when I speak, all (Emperor, Empress, Grandma, Aunt, and XX)... ALL got to listen to Walkergal speaking. Hurhur... Cause they don't have much of a choice? All stucked in the same car as me and its such a loooong journey. =P

So I talk about my life, my travels.. At one point, Empress covered her ears cheekily. Sigh. Am I such a bad speaker? Why can't everyone just listen to what I've got to say?? =.=

After the whole visit ended, I went to some supermarkets there and got toilet papers and vitagens for The Shell. Dropped off back to The Shell and the rest went home subsequently.

Well. It seemed like today I get to know that I've many cousins there? Its really amazing. Over a short lunch. 2 tables reserved. It was just nice. 1 for all the adults and 1 for us, TEENS. Okay fine. I became the eldest at the table. Again. =.=

Well. Its really cool. I got one cousin who is studying medicine. And his sister, in college now, aiming to be an accountant. In fact, there's another cousin taking Accountancy and Finance over at Australia. Hmmm.. I have never had the opportunity to talk to them much. Because during CNY visits, everything gets noisy and messy. The focus of CNY visits weren't quite much on conversations. Most of the time it was on the red packets and food. Well. I really think today's meeting was very timely. I thank God for all the conversations and opportunities of discoveries. Hahaha. I might really need their (doctors) help next time.

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I'm Ever (GREEN)
You are freshness, renewal and in hot demand... You believe that sometimes it is best to start things fresh just for the energising buzz an adventure gives you. You love exploring, testing the limits and reaching out and raising bar...

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Gave my bomb shelter this afternoon a good scrub. A good excuse to work out my arms actually. Sigh. Ah Ying Auntie commented that I looked like her yoga teacher. Not my appearance... but my build. =.= The thing is, most yoga teachers are sweet looking and have toned arms and its not my case for BOTH. The aftermath from Hokkaido. =.=

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I'm glad that I fought hard for the things I have these days. Did lots of self reflections these days. Well. Towards the end of the year, its always a norm for me to do it more often. Hahaha.. so its no big deal cause I do it all the time! =P

You know what people? Sometimes it seemed why we seemed to be stronger (mentally) than others, more sensible than others, its due to the shits around that shaped and moulded you to the way you are now. Not that due to the thousands shits that you faced so it meant you must be in a good shape now. No. Just that you seemed being able to grab on a float in this big drowning sea.. faster than those who are still struggling for survival. Well, having a float in your hands doesn't mean holding on to them for your dear life is enough. For those with hearts (I hope all have), you got more things to do. You got to save those around you. Got it?

Where is this sense of goodness in A previously? What happened to it? Were there opportunities given for A to voice out everything? Yes. Was it taken? No. This is not a whose-fault issue. What happen to that sense of gratefulness?

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I thank God for the discipline these days. *SMILES* I've finally completed 90% of my FYP. Just sent the full format to FYP Woo. IF there's anymore things to be improved on (of course there will always be), that would be the 10% remaining. Haha. I hope what I've done has met FYP Woo's expectation. Of course, if it has, I'm quite sure he would add in more things for me to achieve. Whatever it is, I've cleared my own expectations of FYP completion for now and I'm all set to welcome the new year. :) Finally, tomorrow Walkergal aka The Town Noob, is gonna out to town to catch the 2007 Christmas lightings.

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Oh, do you readers know whats the bomb shelter? Don't think too deeply. Its very simple actually. Just a toilet. :)

Christmas Special

2007-12-22T00:59:00.000+08:00

State: Renewed.

Heya readers! Walkergal would like to share with you something that she has been putting at the back of her mind for quite some time.

I wish to own a nice piece of big plot of land in NZ. Build my own three storeys high BIG house and set it such a way like a guesthouse or hostel for budget travellers to stay in. There will be a common huge kitchen for them to cook if they wish to. A common living room with long and wide book shelves containing all kinds of books for guests to read their hearts out. The backyard will be converted to a BBQ area for guests to enjoy chilling out and to watch the stars while BBQ-ing. There will be a mini cafe... with the chef.. none other than Empress herself. The Emperor can mend the gardens and go fishing.

A common TV room for the TV enthusiasts to watch DVDs free. A common gaming room with 2 arcade machines. Since I love Daytona.. hurhur.. Both the machines will be Daytonas. The next corner of the gaming room will be dedicated to the board games fanatics.

I will get a huge space wagon for myself. Will drive my stay-in guests back and forth to the nearest station or bus stop. I will mend the counter too. All the profits will go to improving the cafe food and the entire place. My greatest satisfaction will be when my guests enjoy their nights and will recommend my place to many others! :)

Just that for now, the dream is still short of one thing.

A husband to take care of everything. Hahaha...

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Guess what? I bought 2 things from Tokyo and I'm very happy with it. The 1st one is a ring. Haha... I finally know my own ring size! Next, a 4GB Sony memorystick. I got no choice, the 1GB memorystick given to me was too small. So I checked out the price of a 2GB one in Hardwarezone.com before my trip and it costs $240+.... =.= So I didn't buy it and I went to Japan with 2 cameras. Hahaha.. who knew at Tokyo, there was a place like Singapore's Sim Lim Square. So I went to take a look and my goodness, the 2GB one only costs about SGD$80+.... then the 4GB one costs SGD$118... what a steal! I bought it straight off the shelves. :)

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Ahh. The Asian Idol consisting of India, Vietnam, Singapore... a total of 6 countries... Each country sent their very own Idol.. so Hadi went and.... He won. :) Singapore very own talent. :)

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I'm Daffodil
You have a sunny disposition and are normally one of the first to show up for the party. You don't need too much attention from the host once you get there as you are more than capable of making yourself seen and heard.

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According to the news today, it said more Singaporeans are choosing high-end gifts this holiday season. Well... what to do. Everyone's getting bonuses due to good economy. This better last. Once I jump into the working sector.. I want my share of bonuses too!! Oh well nevermind. Walkergal is cool with getting herself just a seiko watch for this Christmas.

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School of the Arts is gonna start its operations in this upcoming new year. There will be courses of dance, music, theatre and visual arts. This is very significant in Singapore. An opportunity to groom the talents that Singapore has never done before. Hmm. I wonder if there's opportunity for BBC to teach there? :)

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Ahh!! I'm so touched! XX came by today and gave me a very early Christmas gift! Guess what it was? Nike water bottle! :) Thank you XX!!! Its something that I really want but.. hur.. as usual, I'm always waiting for price to drop. Hahaha..

Seriously I seldom have the over-the-moon feeling when I receive gifts. Most of the time, nobody knows what I want.. or what I want its not cheap.. hurhur...

The 4 gifts that I got this year 2007 that made my heart literally screamed for joy would be:
1. 2 pairs of silver earrings - BBC and XX, XW, XR
2. Speedo swimming cap - Eligator
3. Sony Cybershot - Nickermann

Although I would never buy a sony product knowing that its a quite selfish brand, I got it as a gift. After much thoughts, I think since its a blessing to own it, I guess I might just buy sony products next time... so to make my buying of the sony memorystick more worthed! Hurhur... =P

Tip Of The Iceberg

2007-12-20T07:52:00.000+08:00

State: tired.

I wonder if its really true that when one gets baptised, all the angels will rejoice up in heaven. I wish I can see such scene. But still. I'm a human. Destined to be on earth now. I thank God for everything still. I look forward for his baptism this sunday. I haven't seen him for close to 2 years now. I pray that his health will be restored. God.. you heard me.

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Heya people!! Here's whats gonna happen this saturday. Don't blink.

Its Christmas celebration right at Glad Tidings Gateway this Saturday (22 Dec 2007). Its open to ALL YOUTH in Singapore. Bring all who are genuinely interested at heart to come along with an open heart to find out the true meaning of Christmas for yourself. :)

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I'm totally bushed. I seriously think that my body won't ache so much if I went to Japan alone. Well. On the other hand, it could possibly be due to that I'm reaching my thirties. =.=
Anyways. Here's some of my illegal shots of the little boy. It wasn't easy to take photos on the tour bus by the way.

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Well. I went for hotsprings on a daily basis during the days in Hokkaido. It was really cool checking out the different onsens for both indoors and outdoors they have for every different hotels that I've been to. Its really amazing and they switch the female onsen side with the male onsen side on a daily basis. This is to allow all to fully experience the different type of onsens that the hotel has.

Let me share with you about my last day at Hokkaido for my last onsen. It was beautiful. The indoor onsen was like the rest that I've been to.. but the outdoor onsen... it was totally outdoor. Those previous so-called outdoor onsens.. all have shelters. The outdoor onsen on my last night at Hokkaido.. it was out in the open.. the onsens pool walls were made from stone... oh, the best part? It was snowing. Now let me say something about the snow in Japan. Its beautifully light. Like feathers. I made my way to the outdoor onsen.. found a nice corner and settled down. Placing my towel on the rock and resting my head on it. Staring up at the dark blue sky filled with millions of snow slowly falling... Gently closing my eyes and feeling the snow falling on my face. It was truely an awesome first hand experience for me.

There wasn't many people.. Walkergal is brilliant okay. She chose proper timings so she can get her personal space and peace just to go through the last night at Hokkaido..

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I was thrilled when I went snow-skiing. It was my first time at such a place. To tell you the truth, I've no whatsoever idea of how to do it. But I refused to spend 8000 yen just to let some translators and ski instructors to teach me skiing for a mere 2 hours. So I paid just 3600 yen to figure out things for myself! My actions amazed many from my tour because they knew I have zero experience in skiing... For those who has seen me from the stage of not being able to stand up properly in my skis to falling down umpteen times and finally performing a proper full ski down a slope without falling down. Thank you for spending time looking at me. Hahaha.. Some uncles commented that I was very brave. Well. Honestly, I think I was crazy but I did it all the same. :)

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Oh. I have yet to say that my direct flight to Hokkaido on the 9 Dec 2007, it was the first direct flight ever done in history.. with subsequent similar flights operating now. The plane that we took, it was double deckered. Yeah. I'm not talking about a bed here.. It was the plane that we took.

I was seated on the first section of the upper deck of the plane.. It was like I was part of the business class.. with my food and drinks being served to me first. Very interesting.
When I took the 1055 flight back from Narita Airport to Changi Airport, it was damn cool. I watched 3 different movies straight from the 7 hours of in-flight entertainment. I watched The Bachelor, Stardust and Resurrecting The Champ. May I add? Stardust is a really good movie. I was touched by its plot and everything. How it transformed an ordinary young man to a brave King. It speaks alot about Love.

People can say Love is greater than anything in the whole universe.. that it surpasses human understandings, cultures and lifetime. Walkergal does agree and wanna add on. Love is unpredictable.. uncontrollable.. unexpectable.. and unbearable. Does somebody knows where to get the soundtrack of Stardust? I love it.

Oh. Lunch was really good. May I comment that JAL offers really good food and service? It was really good. You got to take it to experience it. I had 2 servings of plum wine. Its really good. 2 hours after lunch, we were given ice-cream. Thats why I say afternoon flights are the best. :) Oh. The flight was full by the way. So the 3 of us got to sit separated. I was delighted!! Hurhur.. Finally some quality time for myself.

It was a 3 column seating. I was seated on the right most column on the 2nd seat. The window seat person didn't make it to the flight. Hence I had it all to myself. But I did not seat on the window seat. On my left was a Japanese male. I guess he was in his late twenties? He wasn't dressed like those punks and seemed quite comfortably on his seat. Let's talk a bit about his appearance. White long sleeves with Khakis cargo pants. He looks like those olden days Japanese man.. thick eye brows, not too big but not small eyes. Quite decent looking. Walkergal felt comfortable to remain on her seat. We didn't converse throughout the flight. It was purely comfortable through simple gestures. At one point I need to pee. Almost automatically he stood up for me to pass. Very nice.

*****

Have been doing FYP. I'm so dead. I need a life.Oh, BBC has been so busy these days. I miss BBC. Guess what? BBC's dream came true. Performing for Mediacorp for 2007 Countdown Party. Its held at Vivocity.

Funny clip given by dear Aijia on msn. Its really funny. Watch it to know it.

miss sy miss hokkaido sapporo classic.

FAT

2007-12-16T15:52:00.000+08:00

Howdy people!!

Greetings from Japan, at Mount Fuji Base, K's House!

Okay. First of all. Let me say.. Walkergal is FAT and she FARTS every now and then! =.=
All thanks to the food here. Humph.

These days at Japan. Well. I must say there are many things very different.
After about 5 days at Hokkaido.. the main catch there : SEAFOOD and HOTSPRING.

I met really great people from my tour bus. Its actually a big tour group of 90 people and they split us into 3 groups. My group is the smallest.. 20 people. Best! And the best part is, thank God that there ain't trouble makers. All are cooperative and I really appreciate all of them. =)

Now let me elaborate on my tour group. There is a family of 8, a couple who brought both their parents and 2 little sons along. The little son is soooooo cute. Walkergal did an illegal shot of the little boy and oh boy its SOOOOO GOOD. Haha.. I'll post it when I've the time. :)

I made great friends.. and in fact, there is this group of 4 gals from N T U!! They had graduated last year. Haha... and they know how to speak Japanese... one of them been to Japan last year. So she gave me some shopping tips at Tokyo. Oh, she was from SCI too. I think I have lots of chances of bumping into SCI people orh.

My tour at Hokkaido ended on 15 Dec. After that, its my own 3 days of free and easy at Tokyo. I had my first hand experience moving from ANA Hotel to my budget Sumisho hotel at Tokyo. Hurhur... Its challenging for a first timer like me.. to move around Tokyo.. using their transportation of trains.. after a long continuous ride on a nice coach for 5 days at Hokkaido... OMG. Thank God, I did it fast and well. I think if I bring 2 obaasans walking round and round without getting to the destination successfully, I'll be skinned to death. Perhaps its like fattening the sheep during Hokkaido and getting killed in Tokyo. But one thing, Sumisho Hotel doesn't have internet.... =.= Hence, this is walkergal's first internet using in Japan. They have 4 pc stations of free internet broadband for anyone to use!! Oh boy.. I logged on to Msn today and saw so many emails had bombed my email.

Let me briefly explain a bit about the trains in Tokyo. There are many lines. Everyone knows that. But do you guys know that at the same railway track at one particular station, there can be multiple type of trains stopping at that plaform? It just means one thing. You can't travel with your eyes closed.

Its like even if you are at platform A at Tanah Merah waiting for train to go back to Boon Lay, the train that arrive at your platform a few minutes later, it might not be the train that will bring you to your destination. It could be another type of train that goes to another route after leaving your platform. You got to recognise the train or look at the destination of that train that is displayed sometimes near the head or the sides of the train.

So, my first day of free and easy, I went to Harajuku.. the famous place of shopping.. I went there with mummy.. and we walked and walked and walked.. till our legs were soooo tired and its so so so COLD. =.= After that I stoned on my way back on the train... I could still remember vividly how tired my legs were like that before.. in Beijing. It was when walkergal and her besty were walking out on the streets from early morning till late night... doing retail therapy all the way... it was damn damn cold... and our legs were damn damn damn tired from walking. Hahaha!

Back to Harajuku.. the place have lots of clothes... well.. from the guidelines that the gal from my tour group had told me, 1 - 15 July each year is the summer sale of Tokyo.. so its best to shop in Tokyo from 8 July onwards.. cos from 1 July, its only 30% discounts... 8 July onwards, everything is around 70% discounts!!

Yeah... today I brought them to take some pictures of Mt Fuji... we took a long 2 hours journey bus ride from JR Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko Station at the base of Mt Fuji. All thanks to HostelWorld.com, I got a room for the night very cheap for the 3 of us!! They speak really good english and the room.. is really nice and cosy. Tonight is budget eating!! Its so COLD outside.. no transportation.. its impossible to bring the 2 obaasans out with me to enjoy nice hot ramen outside the hostel. So I brought them to buy some beers and instant noodles... woot! Its so nice and warm in the hostel... not gonna be good if they fall sick.

Tomorrow, it shall be another 2 hours journey back to JR Shinjuku and some last minute eating out before I say sayonara to Tokyo.. Till then..

This is FAT Walkergal signing off from K's House Mt. Fuji.

Shoes?

2007-12-09T20:16:00.000+08:00

State: Sad.

Before I leave for the airport, I think I should blog abit.
It has been lots of beefing up these days for the obvious reasons. I'm scared of cold.
Its gonna be cold in Hokkaido.

These days... didn't really sleep much. Been rushing FYP.
I hope what I've done is sufficient.

I had things planned out but things just won't go our way sometimes.
Already set on my attire to go airport..
I couldn't find my columbia shoes.
This is the problem when you know what you want but due to many reasons, you can't have it.
What can I say. Blame why the rooms were changed? Perhaps its just not meant to be.
I just own these few pairs of shoes.. I just have to accept it.
Hence will be wearing hush puppies. The one that I wore and braved the roads during the early phase in China. Its comfy. Just that I'm very sad that I have a better pair of shoes and yet I can't wear it to Japan.

Howdy Readers.. Hope you all be good alright? Its nearing to Christmas. A time to forgive and not forget. Oh. I pray that perhaps one day I'll find it.

Don't forget to lock the door and shut the windows. Been raining lots these days. Walkergal is gonna be away for a bit. Don't SMS her.. unless you got lots of money and don't just miss her.. Pray for her. Hurhur.. ;)

Sayo..nara!

Nokia N82

2007-12-06T16:28:00.000+08:00

Picture taken from Computers, Asia Pacific, Nokia

It is a power packed phone with high performances in photography, navigation and wireless internet capability. It is already in Singapore since 5 days ago..1 Dec 2007. Since everyone is writing so deep about its technology, walkergal shall make this writeup to be more reader-friendly.

Here's it:

Dimensions (Its thick)
-Volume: 90 cc
-Weight: 114 g
-Length: 112 mm
-Width: 50.2 mm
-Thickness (max): 17.3 mm

Wireless LAN/VoIP
- Can surf at any Wireless@SG spots
- Make internet calls using VoIP technology

5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash
- High picture quality. (My Canon Powershot is merely 4 megapixel and my E65 is only 2 megapixel!!)
- Scene modes of macro, portrait, landscape, sports, night (used without flash) and night portrait (used with flash).
- Self timer option. For the narcissises!
- Fast camera activation. (My E65 is slow!)
- 2GB MicroSD card in the sales package (can store up to 900 high-resolution photos or up to 84 minutes of high quality video on the device)

Navigation
- Internal GPS receiver with Nokia Maps installed (of course, you need to purchase for additional features, such as city guides and longer subscription to the navigation.. how I wish that receiving GPS is free.. =P)
- Lock on to location in maps in less than 10 seconds
- Faster than N95's

Display
- 320 x 240. This is same as my E65.
- QVGA TFT screen of 16.7 million colours. High resolution display

Connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 3G
- HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access, aka 3.5G technology)
- WCDMA2100 (HSDPA), EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS)
- Automatic switching between bands and modes

User Interface
- Symbian OS 3rd Edition
- Orientation sensor that rotates the user interface automatically between horizontal and portrait mode.

Memory
- 100MB internal memory (My E65 has 50MB)

Power
- Battery: Nokia Battery (BP-6MT) 1050mAH
- Talk time: up to 190 minutes (WCDMA),up to 260 minutes (GSM)

Its is a speaker phone with FM radio in it... like a big size MP3 player. In short, it has many good functions, just that after learning much from my E65 experiences, its better to wait for a few batches of it to be out first then see if it really can perform well with all the functions. E65 wasn't smooth sailing to those who bought it way before me.. Haha.. even when I bought it, it was still struggling hard to cope with all its power packed functions. So N82 as powerful as it is, one must be prepared that it might not run smoothly for the first few batches of it.. with some technical glitches here and there.

Pricing always plays a part right? There wasn't much specific details on much of its pricing but some said 450 euros, others said SGD998, SGD968, SGD898... anyway, nokia n95 is already at SGD818 now. N82 should not be any lesser.

That's all for some gadget insights at walkergal's shell.
Tata!

Wet Wednesday - Yesterday

2007-12-06T08:46:00.000+08:00

State: Red Alert

The flu epidemic has already reached warning levels in Hokkaido. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases warned that the flu might start spreading across the nation this winter at the fastest pace in two decades. It is forecasted that next week it might reach the breaking point for the start of a nationwide flu epidemic. And walkergal is going right straight into Hokkaido next week.

Well. Dangerous ... it is, but you won't know it until you are there in person.
Let walkergal be the live reporter for you readers to report the goings on at Hokkaido.. if she survives. Now, the main thing is to get more vitamin c for the empress.

*****

Sigh. No money to go Europe for now... Oh nvm.
Its ok. I haven't seen many other parts of the world too.
I shall clear them one by one eventually :)

Was dozing off while doing FYP yesterday.. until I simply cannot take it anymore. =.= I decided to allow myself to think abit about May 2008. Its gonna be either travel or work for that month. Not gonna waste any of my precious time slacking in Singapore after my final exams. So I finally got a little list out. Haha. Well. At least this woke me up a bit.

A Peep to May 2008 Possible Travels
China: (Huangshan, Jiuzhaigou) or Taiwan?? I dunno. With 2008 Olympics at hand.. Good timing?
Myanmar - Laos - Cambodia... well on the map it sure looks good. but with all the riots and stuff.. we'll see.
New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, Rotorua, Wellington.. its high time I visit NZ..

Body Lody Pain

2007-12-04T21:11:00.000+08:00

State: Full.. BURPED!

With Christmas coming just round the corner, what's the first thing in my mind? Catch the christmas decorations before they cleared for 2008! Sigh. I need a break to hit the town!!

*****

Its been a nice day today.. Went to tampines sports hall for badminton with some of the nbs babes. Haha.. well done.. we finally meet up again!

I missed Beijing. Again and I say again.

Wonderful Li Xiang jie.. A capable woman with a great husband and a good son studying in New Zealand. God is good. I had lunch with her and all at Tampines Mall's Crystal Jade. Well... I must say the food really. It tasted better at Beijing.

*****

FYP lecturer still haven't replied me when he can meet. Well. Could he be busy marking the examination papers?? =.=

I hope I didn't disappoint him with my cryptography result!!

*****

Some modules have past year's exam paper for reference. Some don't. Its a tricky issue. Its gonna be quite a bit of dilemma for me. Each day I have a different perspective of the modules. I pray that God will guide me to choose the right cores.. its gonna be my last semester of studying.

*****

What's Stressed spelled backwards??

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Its Desserts. So. Don't get stressed. Get some desserts instead. :)

Monday

2007-12-03T20:23:00.000+08:00

howdy people!

this is walkergal, the town noob speaking.
just yesterday, it marked my first step into town after... a break of about 3 months?
and what's the purpose? not shopping.

it was to run the standard chartered marathon. but of course. there were some termed as 'illegal' runners around like me who never registered. ended up being denied entry at the starting point. it was sad. so only those who can afford to pay will get to run?

what kind of impression would this give to foreigners? would some flexibility given hinder the runners from running properly? if the idea was to limit the number of runners to a certain number for the entire route, it wasn't so. there were counters setup there for registration on spot. so, tell me what's the main aim of this marathon.

nonetheless. walkergal did not let this stop her from running. all thanks to her wonderful little runners. we took mrt from city hall to kallang. started running from kallang all the way till east coast park food centre. halfway through, the route was no choice but to merge in the route with the S C marathon. by then, it was clear that anyone can join in the run. well. i really have no comment for this.

anyways. this morning... walkergal was like walkerobaasan. whole body aching... this is the result of inconsistency in running.. =.="

*****

do you know that with effect from late Nov 2007, entry into Japan will need two more security implementations... taking a photo and fingerprint will be taken from the person entering Japan. cool right? this means it will take a longer period of time to clear the customs.

*****

i was at the istana on sunday to catch the Changing of Guards. it was interesting to see the two officers marching up and down to and fro when they were facing each other with the band playing some catchy tunes... hahaha.. its really kinda nice and smart. then the military policemen in their no.3.. very hardworking NSFs.. but one dropped the rifle during the swinging. nonetheless, the audience was really amazed by their rifle performances. so to all the NSFs.. WELL DONE!

*****

the stress of FYP is in and travelling thoughts have to be held back first.. at least for this week!

*****

friction and friction and still friction.

Onsen Onsen

2007-12-01T12:48:00.000+08:00

State: FYP-fied.

I haven't done much research for FYP. =.= Better get some fuel pump in soon.

*****

China has its Golden Week Holiday and its the first week of May annually.. and guess what? Japan has their own Golden Week Holiday too. Japan's Golden Week is from the end of April to the beginning of May.

*****

News from ChannelNewsAsia.com.

New HIV cases this year expected to exceed 2006's: MOH

SINGAPORE: HIV cases are on the rise in Singapore. In the first 10 months of this
year alone, there were already 356 new HIV cases reported, as compared to 357 new
cases for the entire 2006.

164 cases were reported in the first six months, while another 192 were reported
between July and October this year. 78 per cent of all the 164 new cases reported in
the first half of the year involve people between the ages of 30 and 59 years.

Heterosexual transmission accounted for 67 per cent of infections, while homosexual
transmission made up 24 per cent. Bisexual transmission was at three per cent, and
intravenous drug use accounted for two per cent, or four cases.

Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) expects the total number of reported HIV cases
this year to exceed last year's.

It is urging people who engage in risky sexual behaviour to do regular HIV testing.
To encourage more voluntary testing, the Ministry has allowed more medical clinics to
offer HIV testing using rapid test kits. To date, nearly 100 clinics are offering HIV
testing with rapid HIV test kits.

Most people prefer to go for anonymous HIV tests, and more have done so this year.
In the first nine months of this year, 5,967 anonymous HIV tests were carried out at
the three sites - Action for AIDS, Anteh Dispensary and Cambridge GP Clinics.

Between July and December last year, there were only 3,416 anonymous HIV tests.

The Health Ministry said that with HIV testing made more convenient, it hopes more
people can be diagnosed early.

Of the 164 diagnosed in the first 6 months of this year, 55 per cent of these new cases
have late-stage HIV infection.

As at the end of June this year, there were a total of 3,224 HIV infected Singaporeans,
of which 1,092 have died.

Most of those infected with HIV are men - 2,870 cases - while 354 are women, giving
a gender ratio of 8 men to 1 woman.

At the point of diagnosis, 60 per cent of the men were single, while 60 per cent of the
women were married. 59 per cent of cases were diagnosed when they were between
30 and 49 years of age.

However, about 17 per cent of the cases were diagnosed with the illness when they
were between 20 and 29 years old. - CNA/yb

Alright people. You know how small Singapore is. How much Singaporeans love sex. They challenged themselves to temptations and play the love sex game. For the sake of that momentary enjoyment, they seemed to be less aware of the loss they might face. Well. At the end of the day, think before you do it. Its better to be safe than sorry.

Sad when people out there are dying from hunger and people here are dying from sex.

*****

News from ChannelNewsAsia.com.

Writers Festival to include literary works, film screenings

SINGAPORE : Writing is no longer just about penning poetry and prose.

Today, it includes genres such as film scripts, video dramas and electronic media.

Launching the Writers Festival, Information, Communications and the Arts Minister Dr
Lee Boon Yang said organisers had noted this and included other forms of literary
works such as film screenings.

He added that the National Arts Council would invite literary agents to Singapore to
explore new works for publishing, provide guidance to those with a flair for writing
through a mentoring project, and offer grants for writers, literary publishers and
translators. - CNA /ls

This is certainly something that is changing in the Art's movement in Singapore.

People, its high time to include your creative drama juices and add it into your pencil case. Being art conscious is one thing. Living it up is another. Singapore's culture should not be kept to just hainanese chicken rice and its four colours. Diversity in races can be put into good use for Art.

Don't underestimate this small dot that you are living on!

Love my Life.

2007-11-30T23:10:00.000+08:00

I can't believe it. But its just so so so...

VIRGO -

The Perfectionist Dominant in relationships. Conservative. Always wants the last word. Argumentative.
Worries. Very smart. Dislikes noise and chaos. Eager. Hardworking. Loyal. Beautiful.
Easy to talk to. Hard to please. Harsh. Practical and very fussy. Often shy. Pessimistic.

This is like SO me. Except the Argumentative, Very smart, Beautiful and Often shy..

The whole thing is like PART OF ME. All because of this uncle who sent me this email. I'm just sooo amazed by zodiac signs sometime. Well. It just goes to show that God knows
EVERYTHING.

*****

I can't believe it. I'll be going to Mount Fuji. Yes. Haha. Not kidding. In fact, I'll be residing over the base of Mount Fuji for one night. That very night, I'm gonna experience onsen (natural hot spring). Doing such research really eats into my time BIG TIME. Since after the 15 mins of grace given after I had cleared my last paper this morning, Empress has been calling up and giving her ever so famous: So HOW?

I must say. I have made some head and tail of my hotel accomodation location from the tokyo map. =.= I kept searching between the railway station lines and subway lines until my eyes almost gave up on me. Nonetheless. I made it. Finally found out how to get to Mount Fuji from my hotel. Not just that. The time taken to travel, the type of transport and how much. =.= Here I am helping her to budget out things.. there she is.. so happy and say I'm stingy. The best part? I told her that we should get stuff from the city supermarket before we go to the Mount Fuji base because things there sure cut pockets. Guess her reply? "Ok, you just go there watch me and my friend eat." =.= Big bully right...

*****

FYP can only start tmr... sigh. SAD.
I think I'm a bit too excited over the Hokkaido trip now..

Registered Vs Non-Registered

2007-11-30T14:49:00.000+08:00

All for planning to run the S C B marathon as a free runner.

I called the S C B marathon office to check if its possible for a non-registered runner to start the marathon at any timing. Well, guess what reply I got??

"I'm sorry that since you didn't register for the marathon, you can't run. The usherers will check your bit number".

What crap. Didn't they encourage Singaporeans to stay active in exercise?? What is their aim now? So I got to pay just to run. How come Army Half Marathon is open for all runners then? Registered and non registered runners all ran the same!

Fine. I've discussed with my little runners and all of us shall make our way to Raffles place at 0700. If the usherers forbid us to run, there is just no-thing we can do. I suggest go mac out at Raffles Place. A fattening opening to start a wonderful sunday. At the very least, we will get fresh egg muffin sandwich with freshly brewed coffee to reward ourselves for waking up at freaking 0600.

Exam Day 3

2007-11-30T11:59:00.000+08:00

State: Ok

The last paper was alright. My first paper of the three that I have ample time on hands to flip here and there to see what I can add in as and when.

Anyways. I have completed my exams of this semester. Its gonna be chosing modules of next semester for next week. Its really fast.

I hope there will be some nice modules which I will get to choose as my core for my next final semester. For now, its gonna be FYP-ing all the way before Hokkaido takes place. After Hokkaido.. its still FYP-ing before Christmas takes place. After that, its gonna be the final blast of FYP-ing before I budget my way to rock Ho Chi Minh City.

*****

I'm at war with the cats.
I HATE CATS!!! Its not the first time I hear them fighting outside my shell. And yesterday's afternoon it was that way too. But they did something this time that made me almost hit the ceiling.

I left the shell to get dinner last night and guess what. I saw my red esprit slippers were like messed up. One further away than the other. That was still ok. After slipping on them, I was shocked. One of the slipper got badly scratched with holes! Its not just one big scratch. Its millions of holes.. I can imagine the cat's claws dug into it when I wore that slipper. Utterly disgusted. ARGH!!! Why ruin my slippers??!?! Not being brand conscious, but it was bought by the Empress! She actually bought esprit slippers. I wished she had put the money into better use. But thats besides the point. Now the slipper being so badly ruined.. with millions of holes dug in.. By stepping on it already gives me the creep from the stupid cat!

ARRRRRRGGGGGH!!!

I know its a fruitless war. I have no claws.

*****

News from ChannelNewsAsia.

BEIJING : Twenty-nine Singapore students are in the Chinese capital Beijing for a study tour organised by Channel NewsAsia.

They visited historical sites like the Great Wall and the Forbidden City where they learnt more about the Chinese culture.

This year's tour is the second to Beijing held by the broadcaster.

For their holiday "reporting assignment", the students from East Spring, Hai Sing Catholic and Tanjong Katong Girls schools checked out the local arts scene with a visit to one of Beijing's latest artists' haunts - 798 - an art district that used to house electronics factories.

The education tour takes a different turn this year by taking the students through China with a different perspective - Chinese contemporary art.

At the Ullens Centre For Contemporary Art, students learnt about China's artist movement of the 1980s and found their own angles for news reports.

The students learnt several basic rules of the craft, and pulled through like professionals.

"I managed to finish a PTC (piece to camera)," said one student.

"It's so tough to remember my lines," said another.

But they all took home exclusive reports that they will remember for a long time to come. - CNA /ls

I've been to 798 street too... Hahaha.. brought there by an arty mama. As a result, walkergal took lots of narcissistic photos there. It was really a great display of arts there. Well. It was my first time knowing such place and going for it. Truely it was really a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. I get to see the different themes... styles.. all in the name of ART. Its definitely an eye-opener for those who have never been exposed to such a display of Arts.

So Beijing, anyone?

Exam Day 2

2007-11-29T12:47:00.000+08:00

State: Tired

Howdy people!

Today marks the end of Cryptograpy. Well. The paper was surprisingly not as tough as all of us had prepared for. Thank God.

The Invigilator in charged of today was a super hilarious guy.
He speaks with an interesting accent by pronouncing all the 'L' in a word as 'R'.
I'm not laughing at him, I do that sometimes.
Hur.. well.. it destressed all of us.

===Here's a little bit of what took place this morning===

After talking for 1 minute.

Invigilator: You are not to bring in any form of references, paper.....
Invigilator: You are not arrao - allow to bring in .....

A few seconds later..

Invigilator: You are not to switch off your electronic devices...

There was a brief silence.

All of us burst out laughing!!
HAHAHAHA.. I was one of the first few who started laughing and ended up having a hard time to stop it. =.=" He was a super joker. He realised his mistake and he smiled to himself. HAHAHAHA...

Indeed, that was damn funny. I got to tell myself that I still got a paper to do to force my laughters to continuous giggles and then finally back to my serious mode.

Moving on. Next is Advanced Computer Networks. Last and final paper. I'll just have to reformat my mind abit to make space for the networking theory. If there's one thing you would like to pray for me, pray for good memory and a peaceful mind. Thanks!

It was a bad night rest. Hope tonight will be better.

Exam Day 1

2007-11-28T12:12:00.000+08:00

State: Burp.

Yes. I've just lunched. It feels good to step out of my shell for 2 hours for 1 paper .
And to walk back to my shell, I got my lunch along the way.

===45mins ago===

At canteen 1
WG: Auntie, I want black pepper fish, bitter gourd and tofu please. Less rice, no gravy :)
Auntie: Hello. Have you finished all your exams?
WG: Haha.. no. Today is my first paper. 3 days in a row. I'll finish mine on friday. I'll buy lunch around this time from you for 3 days too :)
Auntie: Hahaha.. Good to hear that.

===3.5 hours ago===

Met a school friend walking around SRC
WG: Hello...
Friend: Hey, long time no see!
WG: Yeah. Haha.. How's exams?
Friend: Great. Today is my last paper.
WG: Oh. Congrats.. Haha. Today is my first paper.
Friend: Oh. How come?
WG: .... well, it just happened. Haha. Just got to clear mine in 3 days then I'll get my rest too. :)

Yeah. I've passed the stage of grumbling why my exams fall on the last 3 days of the entire school examination period. Its not something I'm in control of. I'll just do my part and clear my exams well.

*****

Well. Despite studying so hard and the four questions can still shock so many of us... I don't think the markers will see our effort during the marking of our papers. oh well. Its okay. I will still work hard for the next two papers.

Time to study!

Tissue Box

2007-11-26T19:11:00.000+08:00

State: Hungry

Today is MONDAY! I hope time can pass faster?
I'm thinking. I hope to get a lift to the starting point of the 10km marathon on Sunday. Hopefully all 4 of us can get a lift... Then after marathon end, get a lift to church. Will someone be able to find time to fetch us?

Let's pray and commit this to God together!

*****

The visual personality of facebook kicked off my day with the following about me.

Emotional:
You like to keep things simple and don't play games when it comes to dating. If you like someone, they'll know it because you'll straight-up tell them.

Physical:
First impressions do make a difference and your body is a temple. You make the effort to watch what you eat and work out at least a couple times each week.

*****

I just glanced across my roomie's table and saw this written on the Scott Facial Tissue Box: Soft and Strong.

Well. After all the digestion of logical IT knowledge these days in preparation for exams, it seemed totally illogical for that statement. How can something be soft and yet strong??

Then this statement came to my mind: I am like that.

It shocked me.. just for a moment.
I guess God made me in such a way that I can be used by Him to touch the people around? So thats for the soft bit. Imagine yourself as a tissue. If you are rough and hard. Will people need you for their delicate needs? They probably will need you just for a moment to wipe their bottoms.

Strong. How will that be possible then?
Ever wonder why its called a Tissue Box? Still no? Nevermind if you can't catch it.. =P

Well. As ironic as it might sound, only those who have been weakened before by situations and circumstances, they learnt to pick up themselves and what is unseen here is the strength that they gained from it and unknowingly they get stronger each day, compared to those who have yet been through those pastures. Not saying I've been through much. I'm still very much learning each day. The point here is that it is important for people to accept that no one is born strong.

Of course. This journey is always ongoing. The challenge will be how long can one take it.. before Christ comes back again. So are you good for this challenge?

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I got my accomodation all booked for Tokyo! Hostelworld.com is really good. Sigh.. normally I don't do all these. What happen to my carefree life when I have a travel partner.. forever so enthusiastic to plan and book accomodation when I go travel?

Hahaha! Well.. it sure feels a bit strange this time but sometimes doing things on hand ourselves sure have its pros. You will learn better.

Anyways. I think what I've chosen is alright... else, I'll sure get hamtumbola by the Empress. :)

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I think the tummy had given up hope in reminding me to take meals. As a result I forgot to lunch again!! =.= Its not my fault. The time just flew pass me. I can't be bothered to catch it. oh nevermind.

Dinner time now!

Open Slowly

2007-11-25T23:40:00.000+08:00

State: Baked.

To my 3 young runners who are running with me on 2 Dec for Standard Chartered Bank Marathon 10km, please maintain healthy living for this week so that you are well and fit for the run on Sunday alright! :) Hydration is important. I'll tie up the loose knots with you all after my friday paper. *smiles*

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Seen the Sunday Times?
I heard of the news. Bad.
5 dragon boaters. Missing and now found.
5 bodies. 2 identified and 3 still in progress.

Investigation is now being carried out on why those 5 dragon boaters rowed without donning their life jackets...

Hmm. Well, still.. this won't stop me from joining the dragon boat team in a few months time.

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Singaporeans or not, do help to support the (One Life Experience) OLE movement.
Know about AIDS and educate the people around you.
You never know, you might just be the one who could prevent the birth of a next victim.

A nationwide advertisement was published today in Sunday Times. The objective was not just getting people to learn and volunteer for just AIDS. There's more to it.

What one can do with your one life. Be it slacking, smoking it away or committing suicide, or volunteering for different campaigns. Its a person's choice.

I can't run for the OLE run this friday... its the day of my last paper. Sad. Wanted to run.. with Eunice Olsen and Jaymee Ong.. Hur. Well.. since I cannot run with them, it won't stop me from running still. As planned, I'll execute my run around 1700.. hopefully I can FYP productively from 1100 - 1700 straight after my last paper!

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Last night's dinner was OISHI.
oh man. You dunno how much walkergal craved for nice cooked hard fragrant rice.
To take it with braised sea cucumber with taupok, beancurd, and a rice wine drumstick, it was almost like a mini Chinese New Year dinner for me. Empress really should impart me all her skills one day. When that day comes, I'll open my special eatery right in Auckland. Singapore is too saturated with food. People's tastebuds are all confused by all kinds of food..
But right now, I can only eat and dream about it.

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Emperor has left for Maldives for work. Its a 2 days of work for him, followed by fishing at Maldives. Its a paradise island for fishing!! Sigh. Life is just soooooo unfair right. I wish I could tag along. By then he is back this Saturday, I'll be done with my exams.

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One of my bob socks is lost!! Did my laundry just now and I did put in 2 pairs of socks. After washing.. only 3 socks left. I never knew that washing machine will swallow my socks. Where is the last one??

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Can't wait to choya on the 3 Dec. *deep breathe in*
I'm controlling.

I love myself studying.. lots of personal space. Thank God for the atmosphere to study.

The Name Game

2007-11-24T13:53:00.000+08:00

State: Dry Theos.

I'm very sad for Ooi Eu Jin's family and loved ones..
He is clearly a great brother, son, student, boyfriend, and a leader.
Learning about him through this blog created in membrance of him, I'm glad that he made a difference in so many people's life.

A role model. First class honour MAE graduate from NTU. A senior China GIPer...

To his loved ones, stay strong always. Know that he had made that difference in you and continue to keep putting in your effort and maintain it. Don't let him down. Let him always be smiling.
____ . ____

Confidentiality is achieved by encryption.
Data Integrity is achieved by Message Authentication Code (MAC).
Non-repudiation is achieved by Digital Signature.

Sniffing attack is foiled by encrypted password.
Encrypted password still a victim to Replay attack and Dictionary attack.

One-time-use-then-throw password is a victim to Preplay attack. The attacker can talk to A first, get the response, and talk to B as if it is A. B will think he is talking to A.. but B is actually talking to attacker.

Salt is a random number when put into same encrypted passwords, it will result in different outcomes. This can void Replay attack. The bigger is the salt, the higher the hacking effort needed.

Session key is a temporary key that is used only during a conversation and is disgarded after conversation ends. Why? Because this can limit the amount of cryptograms that are available for cryptanalysis. This also prevent attackers from compromising the conversation again next time. If the same session key was used again and the last conversation was compromised, then the conversation will definitely be compromised again.

Reflection attack can be foiled when the final returned nonce is different from the encrypted sent nonce.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) cannot prevent phishing because a phished website can have a valid SSL certificate.

Here's a part where Eve complains that she is unjustly being labelled the attacker.

Needham - Schroeder Public Key Authentication Scheme needs correction because its previous scheme is susceptible to Interleaving attack. When A wants to talk to M, A sends A's nonce to M. M is targeting to get B's nonce. So M will get A's nonce and send it to B as if A wants to talk to B. Then B will reply A with B's nonce together with A's nonce encrypted by A's public key. M doesn't have A's private key, so will forward B's reply to A. A opens it thinking that the nonce is from M. To verify that A received it from M, A will send the received B's nonce to M. There you go, M successfully gotten the desired B's nonce.

The correct scheme is as follows: When A wants to talk to M, A sends A's nonce to M. M is targeting to get B's nonce. So M will get A's nonce and send it to B as if A wants to talk to B. At this point, B will reply A with B's nonce together with A's nonce AND B's identity to state that the nonce belongs to B, encrypted by A's public key. Once again, M will forward B's reply to A and A will realised that B is the one A is talking with and not M. This basically foils M's plan. This is the correct working Needham - Schroeder Public Key Authentication Scheme.

What about Needham - Schroeder Secret Key Protocol?

Its just as simple.

The corrected protocol runs this way. A will send its id to B requesting to talk to B. B will encrypt idA and B's nonce back to A using B's shared key with Trent. A will forward the encrypted reply to Trent, in addition, also A's id, B's id, and A's nonce. Trent will open B's encrypted reply, check that the nonce really belongs to B, then reply A with an encrypted A's nonce, B's id, sessionkey for A and B, and also encrypted reply to B with A's id, B's nonce, and sessionkey for B and A. A upon receiving will forward Trents encrypted reply to B. B will then reply A with a nonce encrypted with the sessionkey given. A will reply B with a different nonce encrypted also with the sessionkey given by Trent. The fact that a different nonce is used is to prevent reflection attack from happening.

Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Protocol although was successful at first due to both A and B has their individual secret number, it is computationally infeasible for M to figure out their secret number. However, it was then discovered to be susceptible to Man-in-the-Middle attack.
Why? Because it does not perform Authentication.

M can intercept when A first exchange the mod equation with B. M can change the unknown A's secret number to M's own secret number despite not knowing it, put into the mod equation and then send to B. Similarly, M will do the same when B exchange with A. The resulting mod equation will have M's secret number and M can derive the final mod value of both A and B eventually.

To twist M's plan, Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange Protocol got corrected by tagging a simple password in it. Both the password used by A and B will be the same.

When A exchanges with B the mod equation and vice versa, it will use the password to encrypt first then send. When M tries to perform Man-in-the-Middle attack again this time, it will end up getting guessed password attempts with its own secret number in it... upon decryption, it will lead to a' and b' for both A and B secret number, instead of getting a and b. Hence M won't be able to attack this time.

What is padding?
Padding is basically tagging null or garbled values to the ending block of a message before encryption so as to ensure all the message blocks are of the same length.

Why is padding required?
The length of the plaintext block and ciphertext block will be the same. Hence if the ending block is not padded, the attacker can easily find a matching ciphertext block with its corresponding plaintext block.

The reason why passwords are used for authentication.. instead of some secret-key or public key cryptography...

This ain't rocket science.
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Before I start driving out on roads.. here's what I'll do first:
1. Get the yellow probation triangles.
2. Learn how to park on normal carpark lots... During the test we got poles to guide us.
3. Learn how to drive up a multi-storey carpark.
4. Learn the routes, expressways.

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Okay! Later gotta lead GEL worship, bible study, then back to palace! Got my 3 songs ready... Just got to rush to church on time to hit on my c-60. Hope I won't doze off on the snail train!

Hack Sack

2007-11-23T11:22:00.000+08:00

Analyzing creeptography has its woes.
A need to be witty.
Much emphasis on Maths.. and being naughty minded.
Ahh. Not easy.

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Anyone who doesn't need their yellow triangle anymore?
Just lend me use for 1 year. I'll pass it back to you after that.
Save production for more yellow triangles.
Contribute more to the WCF - Walkergal's Car Foundation. Hur..

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How Quizzy.
How often can the definition of m.i.l.i.t.a.r.y unit be googled?
Its truely as simple as it is.
A unit - can be big, medium or small.
Normally the green uses it. The black don't. Perhaps the blue sometimes.
Each p.l.a.t.o.o.n has its own in-charge, the P.C - P.l.a.to.o.n Commander. Of course then, who is the overall in charged for them? The O.C. Not Orange County. The o.ffi..ce...r-in-com.mand. Of course. What's stated here... is not meant to be referenced strictly. Certain things.. if you did your N.S, you would have already know it. If you haven't, its not exactly a need to know.. after all, most things are not meant to be known by civilians.. Thats why people in uniform always have an edge over the non-uniformed right? =P

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Think like a hacker, cannot be a slacker.

Moving on to bigger things

2007-11-22T19:51:00.000+08:00

State: Ok

Walkergal was awakened this morning.. by faraway time difference of seven hours - a wellwish sms at around 0630? Can't remember the exact time. But it was certainly very sweet and nice.. :) although it brought along the reminder that "hey you got a test in a few hours time".

Shortly after that was emperor.
SMS: Be more focus :) dont panic :) relax :) slow and steady :) God bless
Great. I've never seen such a sms filled with :) :) and coming from.. the emperor!! *speechless*

Finally I reached driving centre.
I went for the warmup.
I was allocated to use Car 38 for the warmup and of course for the test too. The warmup instructor was laughing all the way. Well. I dunno. To ease my nervousness? I don't think he needs to do that.. I certainly don't know how to respond. After going around the whole big bush and back to the centre, finally he became serious.

His evaluation of me: You are quite good with the circuit. Just be yourself and stay confident and you will do just fine.

His tip for me: Be careful when you drive back to the centre after the test. The test is not ended until the tester leave your car. Many innocent drivers-to-be failed because they let down their guards when they return back to the centre and failed to give way at the zebra crossing inside the centre.

His little bonus..- well he claimed: Don't start the engine until the tester is seated in your car. When moving off, gear one first, get biting point then release handbrake. Usually on flat ground I'll release handbrake, get biting point then move off. But for the sake of test, I decided to follow what he said.

Well. That was certainly something sensible that finally came out from him after all. And I do appreciate that. :)

After warmup, I was brought to the balloting room - the place where all the test drivers-to-be unite and shiver together under the mercy of the white haired traffic policemen (testers)... with one out of ten testers only.. will smile.

It was then like I got a garden in my stomach. Butterflies everywhere. The feeling was just like you got to rush to a toilet to LS any moment... and bbc smsed me then. Well. Nothing can lighten any burden at that moment.. but I still appreciate that. :)

We (the anytime can be chopped) waited for about 10 mins or so, then one white haired traffic police came in. He seemed friendly though. He began to explain out the little mistakes that past drivers had made and he hope we won't repeat those things. Then he got one of us to volunteer to start chosing a route with tester for the first person.. from the balloting box. The box contained all our PDLs (Provisional Driving License). After that the chosen person will pick the next route with tester for the next person from the box.

Here's what Walkergal got:
Car: 38 (cool. i'm a bitch)
Lot no: 14 (not a number that a chinese would appreciate)
Tester: X.X.X
Route: 9

After that, basically my name was called out and everything just happened very fast after that. I went down, sat in the car, did my adjustments and waited for him to come. He did not waste much time either. Basically.. after that I just drove out.

The circuits was pretty good. I was quite relaxed after that. Out on the roads, nothing much to highlight, except one major part. This part... I really feel that its really subjective.. really.

After a right turn, it is expected that we should change lane to the left simply because of the fact that the rightmost lane is aka the overtaking lane. So I did my lane change.. from the right most.. to the center first.. then at this point, observing the leftmost lane.. there was this golden car. It was speeding up and my car wasn't slow either. Acceleration is natural for lane changing so long we keep to the speed limit and there is space and no danger in front.. of course. Well. It was that. So I sped. Up-ed my gear and naturally I lane changed and guess what. After sitting comfortably and quiet for so long, he (tester) opened his mouth.

X.X.X: How could you cut into his lane? He was speeding. Paused for a few moments, observing golden car at rear-view mirror. See? He is changing his lane now because of you cutting into his lane.

WG: Ok. Well.. what else can I say? In accordance of theory, the lane change was not wrong as what you made it sounded out to be. The position of that car was just right for lane change in fact. You are mad with me because you are on my test car now, you have never been driven by me and hence no confidence nor faith in me for doing that lane change at that point.. which I won't blame you. You feel that I made you panic due to my acceleration. I'm currently on test, I cannot sped as much as the rest of the cars after doing the lane change... and this had led to that golden car having to change his lane and its not my fault that he did so because he really was in a hurry and its just too bad that I'm doing my driving test now and got to drive in front of him.

The issue was, if I didn't do my lane change in time, I might not be able to drive in accordance to what he had planned out for me. There was a string of cars closely following the golden car. That was the only space available at that time. If I hadn't turn in at that moment, I might be marked for another failure - Failure to overtake when necessary.

Moreover, testers doesn't follow test routes. The test routes given to us were just a guide. So when I cannot turn to any routes as instructed on time, it will be an immdiate failure for me -Failure to adhere to test route as required during test.

After that, very obvious, he was pissed off. Observing all these, I carefully concentrated on my driving still. Not gonna let this thing affect the rest of my test route. Next, still on the same road, he gave the command: U-turn in front. Well. After I had lane changed to the left most lane.. I got to change to the right most lane again. I had expected this. No problem. I'll give it to you.

Well. I surprised myself. It was the best U-turn I've ever done.. from all my driving lessons. Hahaha.. I might not even do it again so well in future. Nevermind. Moving on... so I drove on and there was one part whereby the traffic junction just turn amber! Then, there was like a voice in my mind saying hey, you got to think twice.

Judging from my current speed and distance, I made my decision. Safety is of utmost importance. I learnt that in my career too. Never put other's safety at risk. After braking in time, I was sweating in mind and heart... oh well.. will he fail me because of the golden car...

The traffic light turned green at this point. Damn the thoughts!
I got myself moving on again...

Back at the driving centre. I followed him into his office. My heart at this moment was sanked to the right most bottom. No mood. Totally. Well. Then he amazed me.

After we sat down, face to face with a table in between, he took out a piece of checklist from his side, then I came to a realization. He did not bring his checklist along with him during the drive!

Then he took out his pen, eye scanned through the various listed mistakes from the checklist.... and slashed those that I've made. I was completely at his mercy. No bargain, just take whatever he give and he was fast.

He passed me back my IC and the checklist. I dunno whatever it was, I just took it. Then I glanced at the checklist, still dunno where to see whether I've passed or failed.... and ....

YES, I've PASSED!

I looked at him and gave him a firm smile and said Thank You. I know my manners okay. Be it a pass or fail.. must thank him for his time.. even though I've paid $150 for the test!!

Ahhhh. Yeah. Indeed. It wasn't easy. He has all the right to refuse me a licence. I do know that. I guess he was gracious enough.. perhaps from the first part and remaining part of the driving, I had proven to him that I do can drive and yes.. not reckless driving.

I ran through the checklist after that and realised hey, he was a righteous man... and amazing. He did not mark me wrongly nor miss out anything. Basically even the nity grity error was marked. Well.. well. I'm glad that I had a righteous tester. I definitely won't feel safe even I've passed.. if I wasn't rightfully being certified OK. Thank God for everything, a baby driver was borned today.

I'm glad that I won't be splashing money to driving centre anymore.
Its not very easy in mind when each lesson costs me $60? And a test of $150? .... one time is enough. Although I'll miss Mister See quite a bit but its okay.. God sometimes put us in people's path for a certain period of time only..

Well. The driving chapter is now closed.
My biggest hurdle in 2006 was getting COC and I got it by God's grace.
Now God had seen me through driving in 2007.
2008? I shall leave that to be thought about next year!

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Here's something pretty interesting to share. One of Dale Carnegie's six ways to prevent fatigue and worry said: Get interested in people! Develop a friendly, healthy interest in the people who share your life.

Well.. Before getting interested.. I got to start getting vain first right.. hahaha.. now thats a joke if you get it. Well. He is very right. I'm still very much.. learning!!

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I'm so glad everything is over now.
Moving on to the next big thing - School exams.
Walkergal got to study hard.

The Coffee Story - Part 1

2007-11-21T19:58:00.000+08:00

State: soso

xx came yesterday. she had exams from 1300 - 1500.
hahaha.. told her about my exciting GIP experiences and stories after that.
oh boy. the videos and photos... brought back memories again.
xx said cannot tie up the hair.. oh boy, i've been hearing these from different people umpteen times already.. hahaha.. ok. i promise. i'll be more vain vain vain.
i miss my fun in beijing.. especially the cheap drinks!! hurhur...

well. if given another chance, i would have still made the same choice. just that this time round, i stay even longer, buy all my favourite fiction books, LOTS OF RUNNING SOCKS and will ship back my stuff. shiok.

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when i was young, i had a crazy idea of buying over the whole mph. since the emperor always left me there to read books, i have nothing but books as my companions. oh not to forget, my glasses that had been with me due to bad reading habits since primary 3 days.

the air-con over at mph always smell great to me. the moment i stepped into the huge reading place.. the feeling was like as if i just stepped into a castle. the readers there were always so polite and quiet. as i climbed up the stairs everytime, i would start to day dream that its my house.. everytime i will read books until my tummy will grumble. whenever i walked passed the cafe opening, feeling the four hard coins in my pocket, the food there never seemed possible...

the nice smelling aroma of coffee then was forever so tempting but empress said little children drink what coffee? so walkergal never had the chance to try out coffee. only until one fine day, her curiosity got the better of her. she open the fridge in the kitchen and saw one half used coffee sachet. so she poke her finger into the sachet and tried the 3-in-1 mixture.... .... yucks.

all the way till tertiary she didn't even want to touch coffee ... Then finally she started chilling out at starbucks or coffeebean sometimes. well. it was damn expensive.

.... to be continued

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Feeling strangely strange. This might be just the beginning.

Biennale Art

2007-11-20T15:35:00.000+08:00

State: gloomy

Heard of it? The 52nd International Art Exhibition. Its held in Venice.

The director of the 52nd International Art Exhibition is the American curator, critic and artist Robert Storr.

Yeah. For those who have really absolutely no idea Where is Venice, let Walkergal explain what venice is - in a few words.

Imagine yourself walking through Loyang Ave.. where those cute terraces are.
Now convert the main road to narrow rivers, convert every 20 cars to a nice boat.
Every overhead bridge to a bridge across the river.
There you go, Venice. =P what to do, i've only seen it in pictures.

The participating countries come from the five continents and include 35 European nations, 20 from Latin America, 17 from Asia, 2 from North America, 1 from Oceania and 1 from Africa: Egypt.

The national participations represented an essential and distinctive component, an extraordinary asset for the Biennale Art Exhibition. It allowed a better grasp of the best of each country’s artistic production, representing a veritable global “snapshot” of the contemporary in the world.

think with the senses
feel with the mind
art in the present tense

Experience the Art
Experience the Architecture
Experience the Cinema
Experience the Dance
Experience the Music
Experience the Theatre
Experience the Culture

La Biennale di Venezia

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Raining cats and dogs again.

Protective.. Good or Bad.

2007-11-20T10:34:00.000+08:00

I think when we have too much of something, we might end up not cherishing it?

I think being protective towards my family and close friends, its like part of me, something that naturally will happen without much saying.

For someone to learn something, if the environment is too protective, the person might.. never learn. If the environment isn't protective, the person might learn things.. the hard way. How I wish someone would be protective of me. It isn't a norm for me. It really feels good when you know someone will be there. Now writing about this.. I realised yeah, not in the past but now, there is someone there for me really. There is only this one person. So what are the odds of me not cherishing this person?

Its always a struggle for me to see the people that I loved, to learn things through hurts and pain. Many things I've been through and I faced the hard learning. The last thing I ever would want, is them being hurt.. be it whether they show it out or not.

Well. Perhaps this is just a little portion of what we call - the facts of life. At the end of the day, each of us are just accountable to our ownselves.. really.

Thank God for everyone whom I know and had taken cared of me.

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Goodness riddance. I just found a long lost childhood neighbour through facebook!!
The wonders of facebook.

Networking

2007-11-20T01:50:00.000+08:00

State: panda @.@

Today was network day.
Everything related to networking...
Protocols.. Connections.. Models..
The 7 layers of OSI...
TCP/IP model...
All done.

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Someone asked me whether I'm in love now - due to my blog song..
Hahaha... Must one be in love to listen to such songs?? If my online and silent readers have realised, I have always chosen songs with nice guitar lead. This current song was chosen due
to its background strumming.

Well. I've just been out of love recently. My decision. Not much looking forward for
anything now. Perhaps I'll just play with friendships for the time being. Whether
there's any relationships thats possible for me.. Let God path the way for me.

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Thank God for facebook.

A Simple Life

2007-11-19T14:13:00.000+08:00

State: Dreamy

It has been raining cats and dogs lately. And its now raining HEAVILY again.
Cool. I love rainy days.. and I kinda foresee that it will rain on my driving test. I'm all prepared for it. Bring it on.

Apart from the noises made by the rain, there ain't any unpleasant screams or cries from any part of the corridor...

I better use this time wisely.

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Today emperor and empress went fishing. Cool right. But I really wonder if the rain hits the Pulau Tekong or Changi areas.. Its not gonna be a cool catch for them if it hits them.

Ahh.. I miss fishing. Guess what. 3rd uncle has been booked daily till the end of this year.. I cannot imagine when will be my next time fishing man...

Buying a box of cigarettes for him and paying for the petrol won't work on him this time.. damn.

Walkergal wanna go fishing!!

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Today the mind seems to be enjoying itself.. wandering off when I studied. And guess what? I actually can day dream...

During the Chen Dynasty.. Walkergal was studying in a mountainous cave.. where just outside was the famous inhuman waterfall.. due to the rain. A waterfall where many lives were lost in it due to strong current... As the strong wind blows across my cave.. the candles shivered in silence. Then all of a sudden, there was a sudden blasting of an ever so familiar ktv tune.

oh great. The nice chap downstairs is airing his lungs out again.

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I just LS-ed for the 2nd time in the morning. Can't imagine when there isn't much food taken in and the body can still let out things??! I guess its due to the long time since I've last drank coconut juice. Yesterday I had my first coconut juice since 1 year ago. Thank God I shared it with BBC. Else.. I cannot imagine my current state... I believe everything just came out.. including Nong Shim Cup Noodles.

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I realised facebook is like.. really cool? I get to search for friends from secondary school!! The challenging part will be when I have to go through several question marks to guess whether they really are my friends. Sigh.. Common names crisis. That would take ages... and I'll defnitely make the time for it after all the exams!

Sigh.. but can try to make my life a bit easier? Don't put question marks as your display picture can? In short, set your profile to public.. else.. there will be this 85% of not reuniting back with Walkergal. When that's really the case.. I guess the friendship will be lost.. forever.

No Rest.

2007-11-19T10:39:00.000+08:00

State: tired

oh man. with a yet-to-dry blanket.. it was a damn cold night.
despite no fan on, armed with my orange adidas, it left me still shivering in cold.
my last resort - woke up the 3rd time in the night, grabbed the should-be dried blanket and tried to return to slumberland. bad rest.

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News.

Up to 10,000 people are dead and millions homeless and hungry in cyclone-hit Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday, as the army and aid workers battled to reach the country's devastated coast.

Three days after cyclone Sidr tore into one of the world's poorest nations from the Bay of Bengal, rescue workers were still fighting their way through a landscape of flattened villages and traumatised crowds.

Victims told an AFP correspondent who managed to reach this coastal area that they had not seen any aid workers, let alone a plane or helicopter. Officials said the humanitarian situation in coastal districts like Barguna, 200 kilometres south of the capital Dhaka, was catastrophic.

A stunned 25-year-old woman, Jahanara, recounted how she managed to cling to a tree as the storm ripped away everything around her, including her husband, two sons and mother, and even the clothes on her back. Messages of condolence have been pouring in from abroad - and pledges of aid are increasing, providing hope that the relief operation will soon swing into high gear.

after reading this news. i feel that i want to go there straightaway. sometimes i don't understand. why the poor always suffer. their lives already so poor.. why do they have to face such crisis. looking that them.. i feel disgusted at myself. what is a middle child crisis then?

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press on.. Walkergal.

Good night

2007-11-18T23:59:00.000+08:00

State: tired

I've swept.. mopped.. floor.. washed bedsheets..
I just want a clean environment.
Its raining cats and dogs now.
I hope to rest well tonight.

Good night to all...

oh Great.

2007-11-18T15:49:00.000+08:00

State: Hot.

After reaching back to The Shell today, guess what I saw just outside my door?
2 lazy cats lying just outside my door.

How am I gonna get into The Shell? And ehlo? I need to hit my books soon.. So. The ever so brave Walkergal decided to just DO IT.

As I approached the cats.. my heart went thumping.. GREAT. Nothing has made my heart beat so much before.. NOT even running.

I basically don't know what to do.. mind you, I don't know cat language!!
Who knows.. subconsciously.. I blurted out: "OH MY GOD..." Well..well. That changed the whole situation suddenly. The 2 cats stood up like as if I'm a King.. and pathed the way for me.

HAHAHA... I never knew such things can happen.

*****

The creaking fan won again. All thanks to it. Walkergal didn't have much of a good sleep. Humpfh. Made me sooooo sleepy during today's service. Sigh. I realised BBC's shoulder is really nice to lie on. Haven't been lying on it for sooooo long. Well done.

Weather so hot. Fine. I shall go bath before I start mugging.

OK. Study hard Walkergal!

Ain't Quitting Yet

2007-11-16T23:22:00.000+08:00

State: tired

Guess what. In the huzzy buzzy of my studying and driving.. I forgotten totally about lunch for 2 days. The strangest thing was, there wasn't any urge of eating or any hunger at all. I think my tummy had died on me.

Today's driving.. well. I cleared all the circuit courses like superman. I kinda figured out that I better be more serious since driving exam is scheduled next thursday. Hence I decided not to drive by guts feeling but read the green book beforehand. So I read it yesterday. The only part of the circuit courses that I drove by feel previously was the 'S' course. Its shaped like an 'S'. Everytime I drove through it by feel and I made it through... until last week, I went up and down the kerb. That got me thinking then.
Better not play a fool.

So good walkergal decided to gave the green book a run of its pages to the 'S' course part. And as expected, today the drive through the 'S' course was fantastic. *hooray*

Well. Then the driving out. Bad. BAD. HORRIBLE. I met with all kinds of obstacles. It was almost like the simulated driving lesson in the aircon room! Road blockage... Strange Pedestrians... want to cross dun want to cross.. Gearbox jammed.. oh man, I got so frustrated. I was checking my left blindspot and even noticed Mister See's face turned pink. oh well.. Its just NOT A GOOD DAY.

Sigh. You know whats the best part? Driving performance depends alot on one's mind. I'm praying hard that my mind will remain strong and not affected by any XYZ matters of the world... next week on the test day. I think I'll remain uncontactable until the test is over. Being disturbed early in the morning by Empress is not kind to the health state of my mind.

*****

I need some air.

Time Miser

2007-11-16T13:46:00.000+08:00

State: Mad and Sad

Sometimes when a hardworking person can also do work on the mrt while travelling from one end to another end, it basically speaks much of the person's determination and discipline. However the sad fact is when this fact doesn't hold long due to whatsoever reasons.
Time to ponder.

There are times when I'm very frustrated when time is running pass me and I did not make good use of it. Then when I'm supposed to give my time to God for certain things, I'll eat into that time and deemed rightfully justice for myself, ensuring 100% productivity of that time.

Isn't it sad? How can I be soooo damn despicable?

Mad-th Musings

2007-11-16T00:18:00.000+08:00

State: Mad about Math

Most Japanese villagers take pride in picking locally-grown red radishes which accompany almost every meal in winter. Traditional Japanese winter food can be found in Hokkaido, such as rice cakes (mochi) steamed with wild grape leaf. Great.

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Deadly Decimals
Vulgar Fractions
Terrible Test
Mean Bits
Ugly Fractions
Murderous Maths

The most pathetic facts about Maths: Perfectly useless numbers. You can't touch them, you can't eat them, you can't sit on them and on their own they mean absolutely nothing.

But. The more we know about numbers, the more we realise that everything in the universe depends on them.

*****

Bad Phone Scams

Last Sunday during youth leaders meeting, we actually receive one such phone scam. Well. It was a machine operated scam.. UNTIL IF you respond to what it say.. by pressing '9'. Well. I've never witnessed phone scam myself before. I did not press '9' because it was simply too dumb to do so. The message was in Chinese with an obviously-I-know-from-where accent. It basically repeated itself for three times then the call was terminated.

Today I got an email from a friend. Her email was about phone scams and for the first time, I read such emails. Well, all the description matched exactly the phone call that I had received last sunday. Cool huh.

Just wanna say that the machine operated message will be about you being involved in a High Supreme Court case. Just listen to all you want but just don't respond..

Well. Imagine if its from High Supreme Court. Will the call be in Mandarin? Ehlo? What's the first language of Singapore? Will a call from High Supreme Court turns out to be a machine operated call?

Look at how I titled this story. Bad Phone Scams. Who is their target victims? Old people mainly. Well. Perhaps the recent news about Singapore's aging population is rising and made the stupid phone scam creators excited over it. So please.. whatever age you are now, please inform those elderly who are always at home picking up phonecalls. Ain't a smart thing when you learn something and not helping.. you will end up shooting yourself in the leg.

*****

I just got notified. My no-pay-leave has been approved. Hokkaido soon to be in my sight.
I'm thinking of a good reason to go Ho Chi Minh City when school reopen... oh, I'm going there for a friend's wedding - Is this reason qualifiable? You be the judge. Afterall, my grades are ok and first week of school won't have any tutorials. Sometimes, although having your passport with you, leaving the country isn't that simple.

Sigh. I'm jailed on this little island but free to roam anywhere from Pulau Ubin to Sentosa. Isn't that wonderful. I just love this country.

*****

I want creamless pasta.

Cut The Knot

2007-11-15T13:04:00.000+08:00

State: Stress.

.... What Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT). What Number Theory... Couldn't understand
certain MATH stuff. It was driving me MAD.

Who knows... THANK YOU EILEEN!! Just a 1 min 15 secs phone call saved me from going bonkers! Thanks for ALWAYS on call for my SOS questions before exams. *relieved*

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Must remember.

Use CRT for DECRYPTION. Why? Because COMMON SENSE. Shorter working eh.. Ehlo?

Use SQUARE AND MULTIPLY for ENCRYPTION. Why? because COMMON SENSE. No choice eh.. the person have no idea about n1 and n2. So cannot use CRT. Got it?

*****

I like my new CASIO fx-991ES. Why? Its slimer than my Nokia E65.

Thwart Thwart

2007-11-15T01:00:00.000+08:00

State: No comment.

I did a personality test this evening on facebook.
I think this seemed to be the best description for me ever.. on a personality test.
Looking at it, gives me satisfaction. Sometimes knowing yourself in heart can be good and understanding yourself.. being expressed in words is an added bonus.

Temperament - Flexible

Nothing seems to bother you - you sail through life crisis free. It's not that your life doesn't have its ups and downs, it's just that you handle everything without unnecessary drama and antics. You approach each day fresh, not worrying about yesterday or tomorrow. You are confident that you can handle anything that comes your way and experience has shown that you are absolutely right about this.

Interests - Thrill Seeker

You are interested in anything that is exciting and pleasurable. You're not afraid to indulge yourself - you live by your own set of rules and don't allow yourself to get hung on what others think. For the most part, you are independent and do whatever you please to do. Trying to stop you from doing something only makes you want it even more. At the end of the day - you live for life's most thrilling moments.

Amusement - Adventurous

It's a good thing that you are filled with energy and ambitions (that others sometimes find exhausting) because you're continually looking for a new adventure and exciting experience. You struggle with a continual feeling of restlessness which constantly pushes you to the next level of excitement. Once you have accomplished one thing, you are eager to accomplish something more exciting, riskier and distinguishable.

Passion - Emotional

For you passion is less about romance and sex - it's more about friendship and family. Strong emotional bonds and connections are your passion and your pleasure. You always let your loved ones know how much you love, respect and admire them. You do this through kind words, loving actions and simple gestures. You count your blessings each day and express your love openly. You expect the same from others.

*****

Keep on working hard. Don't give up.
That is why Walkergal was born.

Food for Thought

2007-11-14T03:16:00.000+08:00

I thank God for the person who invented instant cup noodles.
He had saved many poor and hungry people... One of which.. ME.
I think this was and is the most sought after.. and most successful invention after Edison's Light Bulb.

Nothing in this world can fulfill a person as much as food. Money, Love, Sex, Shopping are all secondary.
Food is fuel for soul and body. It is as precious as the oxygen and blood that we need to live on.

Before I start to bORED my readers to death..

Just wanna say:

Thank God for every grain of rice that you ate today.
Thank God for the ingredients that was put in.
Thank God for the effort made in cooking.
Thank God for the hands that prepared the food.
Thank God for the appetite to eat.
Thank God for the tastebuds that taste.
Thank God for the sense of smell to appreciate food.
Thank God for the wonderful people who believe in the Love for Cooking.
Thank God for giving me the time to write out these.
Thank God for you people who take time to read.
Thank God for the sleep I'm gonna have after I'm finished with this.

Food History

2007-11-13T21:18:00.000+08:00

State: Contented but still sleepy

Had a nice dinner just now.
Supposed to pack back to eat in room.

Then roomie came back in time!! Hur.. this hungry baby. Forever so hungry. I think it has been ages since roomie and me last sit down to eat outside of the room!

Okay. Maybe this just apply to me only.

We had chicken rice! The canteen was super cold. =.= I finished my dinner in double quick time. Hur.. I think today's dinner was yummy. Perhaps when a person's mood becomes better, the appetite seems better.

Hahaha... gone were the days when I order drumstick with plain rice before going for volley trainings. The chinese stall has already been taken over by a new stall. What's left.. Only memories.

*****

Dino News

The yahoo news reported that instead of being driven to extinction by death from above, dinosaurs might have been doomed by monumental volcanic eruptions. Thats pretty cool. I think if thats really the case, maybe one day the volcanic eruptions might occur again. Then we can all say goodbye.

Prehistoric women

Researchers found out that Europe's prehistoric women have been dressing to impress for at least 7,500 years. They had a taste for art and fashion. The researchers dream to uncover the entire town one day. I think its really cool. How come they never ask for volunteers? I don't mind digging.

*****

Our Father in heaven..
Holy be Your name..
Your Kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as in heaven...

Tired Musings.

2007-11-13T17:34:00.000+08:00

Q: Why do computer scientists make such lousy lovers?
A: Cause they always want to do the job faster than before. And when they do, they
say the performance has improved.

*****

Three men and a Car.

A computer engineer, a systems analyst, and a programmer were driving down a mountain when the brakes gave out. They screamed down the mountain, gaining speed, and finally managed to grind to a halt, more by luck than anything else, just inches from a thousand foot drop to jagged rocks. They all got out of the car.

The computer engineer said, "I think I can fix it."
The systems analyst said, "No, I think we should take it into town and have a specialist look at it."
The programmer said, "OK, but first I think we should get back in and see if it does it again."

*****

I'm so tired.

Cool Atmosphere

2007-11-13T01:00:00.000+08:00

State: Contented

Thanks bbc for the luo han guo drink. That was sweet of you.

*****

Roomie said my doraemon look like Ah Pek Doraemon!! =.=" Because its 10 years old now.. I think. Hahaha.. Now instead of the usual blue flat head cushion, its white flat head cushion. Got it from a close friend from secondary school. Now its back. Hur.. I choose to say that it has not aged but rather.. white signifies wisdom. =P

*****

Its so hard to get the taste right.
If one day I achieve it,
I won't just sit and and admire it.
I'll stand up and fight for it.

Hit the blankets and recharge for tomorrow Walkergal!

Hope there will be peace.. cos there are just some incorrigible noisy brats talking as if the whole block is theirs. Peace out man.

Tiffany's Time

2007-11-12T18:19:00.000+08:00

State: bORED.

I came across this today in yahoo. Well. I'm soon falling asleep on numbers.. I need something to make me WAKE up.

Top 10 turnoffs for women

Great Gal Turnoff #1: Showboat Sammy

Maybe he owns a yacht off the coast of France. Maybe he has a timeshare in the Hamptons. Maybe his annual bonus is bigger than most guys' salaries. That's all well and good, but does it really need to be divulged on the first date?

Yeah. Not showing your dollar notes will in fact made it more interesting. Surely you wouldn't want a woman to run off with your money. And to add on, you wouldn't want the woman to love your money more than you. That would be sad. -WG

Great Gal Turnoff #2: Messy Melvin

A-list celebrities can pull off the unkempt look. First-daters need to pay attention to shaving, clothing and bad breath. If the guy can't even put in the effort for a first impression, it doesn't bode well down the road.

Yeah. Effort man.. Brother if you don't bother to put in any effort, don't bother to get a date. Get back to your sofa and be a couch potato for life yeah. I think at least the sofa dealer will appreciate you. Its not the end of the world. - WG

Great Gal Turnoff #3: Rude Ricky

"Where's our drinks, lady?" If a guy treats the service staff with a lack of respect, a great gal will likely assume he'll do the same to her someday. The last thing anyone wants is to be talked down to or disrespected.

Got it? Just behave yourself and be wise when testing waters. -WG

Great Gal Turnoff #4: Cheapie Charlie

There will always be debate about who should pay on a first date. Some guys are traditionalists and want to foot the bill; others expect a 50-50 monetary split. In most cases, offering to pay is the way to go. Let her pick up the tab on a future date.

Isn't this a great way and excuse to see her again? Sometimes.. think further. -WG

Great Gal Turnoff #5: Still-Married Michael

Marriage, separation and divorce are pretty cut-and-dry terms. If a guy says he's separated when he really means he's cheating on his wife, it's going to cause trouble. Be honest from the get-go and let the dating chips fall where they may.

Hey. Honesty pays. But if you are having some unsolved rocky ends on your side and you still wanna be Mr Wannabe, I'm sorry. Only 1 out of 10 guys will succeed in juggling things well without any party finding out. And if you think you are the 1 out of 10 who will succeed, Walkergal 'applaud' you! Well done for having great display of confidence and act. But as a word of advice, keep your fingers crossed and be sure to tell your girl soon.. Especially if the three of you are Singaporeans.. Its a small country.. -WG

Great Gal Turnoff #6: Hands-On Howie

Guys need to read the signals before assuming hand holding, massaging and other touchy-feely activities have the green light. Jumping too quickly to any form of intimacy can make any guy seem too aggressive.

Well. It always pays to ask. For the daring, romantic or adventurous men, you just got to ensure that the girl has the 'right compatibility'. Else, game over. -WG

Great Gal Turnoff #7: Stereotyping Stephen

"Oh, you're one of those types of women." Jumping to conclusions about a date from the way she answers one or two questions is a definite mistake. Let the date unfold before making assumptions about someone you just met.

Well. This is very common in many men. Just make sure your M16 is on safe mode and won't just mis-fire. -WG

Great Gal Turnoff #8: Distracted David

His cell phone is ringing constantly, he's popping away from the table every 10 minutes, and he keeps interrupting the conversation flow. First dates require focused attention -- that means putting the phone on vibrate, making eye contact and being present.

This is true but to certain extent only. Well. If the woman is great, what I mean here is really, having great understanding and the man is truely busy and not actually settling unsettled debts or women, then well, situational based, this can be excused. -WG

Great Gal Turnoff #9: All-Business Barry

Some guys are great salesmen or outstanding negotiators. But there's a time and place for business and a time and place for leisure. Guys who treat first dates like business transactions will never close the deal.

Yeah. If I really have to spell this out.. I think I'll show you the door. -WG

Great Gal Turnoff #10: Nervous Ned

He can't sit still, he's banging his fork on the table, and he won't make eye contact for more than three seconds. Nervous antics are a real turnoff and make a great gal think a guy has something to hide. Work out the nervous kinks before the date starts.

Relac ah brother.. Its only just a meet up. Think of it as freshmen orientation man. If the girl cannot appreciate you, and you think you did nothing wrong, go for the next possible one. If the second one rejects you and you still think you did nothing wrong, its still not game over yet. Find out more from your buddies... There will be something that you've yet discover. -WG

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If Dr. Seuss Were a Technical Writer.....

Here's an easy game to play.
Here's an easy thing to say:

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, the busis interrupted as a very last resort,
And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report!

*****

Yh is sooo sweet today. Awww. Came over to N T U to have dinner with me. Maybe she worried I'm getting too malnourished. Ahh. To thank her for running errands for me too, I shall buy her dinner.

In the past she was like a baby. Now. Still one. A giant baby. Always disturbing me... without fail. How can I not love her. =.="

*****

My Crush

2007-11-12T10:04:00.000+08:00

State: Happy

oh guess what. I must confess. I have a crush on Sharon Au!!!

ahhhh!!!!

She is currently on MediaCorp's four year scholarship.. oh boy. I missed her. Do you realise how SAD TV life has became to me? Yay! I'll get to see her on Star's Awards...

Here's some reasons that one cannot possibly deny...
She is the only celebrity that I know of with strong determination and fighting spirit and humility. She is a very intellectual girl... Currently on the dean's list, studying at Waseda, scoring 12 straight 'A's. Certainly no mean feat considering the University is one of the most prestigious in Japan. oh man. I'm overwhelmed by being sooo proud of her. She has been holed up in Waseda University library until she has been nicknamed the 'Library Queen', bestowed by her Japanese friends, for a good reason. Hahaha... she spends every Saturday at the library, and when her classes on weekdays end at 6pm, that's where you will find her, with her nose buried in a book.

She is currently learning Spanish and French and will be going for a year long exchange trip to France next year studying at a French political institute.

Her relationship of 5 years with her banker boyfriend.. are having some hiccups. Marriage plans put on hold as both of them adjusts to deal with a relationship where both parties are changing at different paces.

Sigh. She mentioned something that I do agreed with her: When we are in a different environment, we change. Our characters very much remain the same, but perceptions about things change.

What a joy to read about her again. This is what I call Positive Motivation.

Back to your books.. Walkergal!

Rumbling Rumbles

2007-11-11T21:34:00.000+08:00

State: Bushed.

Last night was good and bad.
The good thing was.. not sleeping on sofa. The bad was... can't sleep.

When crisis happen.. what do you do.
Instead of waiting for God, sometimes we flee from Him.
In our impatience, do we realise God is waiting for us..

There's a new addition to my bed. My faded doramon cushion with a big smile.. to make me smile more.

*****

Anti Drug Campaign

This year's anti-drug campaign aims to grab attention with an edgy visual campaign that will also go digital.

The National Council Against Drug Abuse decided to use street art to reach out to the youths. Edward Pank, Business Head of Bates Singapore, said: "What we want to do is to take images they aspire to and then disrupt that glamour by transforming these images with a very real and stark message of what prison is all about."

The campaign is focused on youths who are at risk of falling prey to drugs, particularly synthetic drugs. In addition to the traditional print medium and television, the anti-drug message will feature on blogs, instant messaging software and social network sites – digital spaces that are popular with the youths.

Armed with technology, the council wants to blast the message that "if you play, you pay".

So do you think taking drugs is cool? I don't think so.
I think its a temporary 'coolness' that drug takers had deemed it to be and paid with their reputation, money and life. To me, taking drugs is like taking medicine. And its like being sick forever so those taking it will keep taking it. What's the difference between this and having a terminal disease?

I guess the only difference between a drug taker and a terminal disease patient is that a drug taker has a choice to stop taking the drugs and won't die by doing so. After weighing out the pros and cons, I've decided to give it a miss. Drinking seems much cheaper.

*****

Died in rush buying cooking oil at Carrefour

Can you believe it?
3 human shoppers died with at least 31 others injured in a stampede when the doors were opened at the start of a sale at a Carrefour outlet at Chongqing city on 10 November. People had rushed to buy discounted rapeseed oil for cooking. This was the result of the risen price of cooking oil.

Well. Due to the recent increment in prices of flour, sugar and oil, its sad that such situations can surface. Seriously, I'm glad that my Government had enough foresight and it is certainly a relieve that this kind of things don't happen in Singapore. If it does, I think the newspaper will gonna get thicker and broadcasters will be alot more busier.

*****

Living in turmoil sometimes is not a bad thing. At least you are still alive to change things.
Thank God for that.

Long Day Ahead

2007-11-10T10:10:00.000+08:00

running out of bread.
didn't want to start another pack of digestive biscuits.
muesli bars came to the rescue!

today's revision timing is short.
better get things started before its too late!
i finally found out who's the culprit who blasted ktv songs.
its the damn angkukueh staying directly my downstairs!

*****

A theme of love, hope, and destiny

The Drive to Drive

2007-11-09T22:54:00.000+08:00

State: Scorched

The sun was pretty unforgiving today.
Many plants died under the torturing rays.
The bushes seemed to be on fire.

It has been a while since I last stepped out of my shell into the afternoon sun.
Today I did my revision driving.
Completed all test routes from last week.
Mister See (MS) had been my favourite instructor all these while.
How come? Because he is damn humorous and serious at the right times.
Its really conducive to learn from him.

Last week the driving wasn't too good.
Last week the engine stalled uncountable times in the circuit. But circuit courses were as smooth as fattening cream.
Last week was the final evaluation lesson for me:

MS: If its the OLDEN times.. then today confirm YMCA.
WG: Hmm.. er. What's YMCA?
MS: You Must Come Again.
WG: ...............

Who knows. Last week's mistakes wasn't repeated today. *phew* But...
Today the engine stalled twice on circuit slopes. =.= And I hit circuit kerbs for about less than 10 times?? Well, basically a one time hit on kerb is direct failure. So aren't I cool?
Then.
Today's driving on outside road was so smooth until I almost dozed off. =.="
Haha. Not being complacent here. I really hope to clear my driving once and for all.

Today's revision lesson:
MS: I must say your driving really had improved for the outside roads.
WG: Orh. (Of course. You said to treat you like a glass of water. Cannot spill when driving wat)
MS: But.. you know I know lah. (Today how many times of direct failure?!)
WG: Orh. (SMILES.. I have improved! Despite some #%*&! too fast turning end up hit kerb.. =.=")

Had improved on last week's setbacks.
But today meet new setbacks.
Well. I guess sometimes, its the setbacks that we faced that pushes us to move on in life.

*****

Despite everything I really do look forward to Hokkaido.
Really hope to just enjoy without much stress.
Hur.. of course got to work towards that.
Damn. Know my post exam resolutions?
After my FINAL paper on 30 Nov. Walkergal will...

Pack lunch then head back to shell.
Throw in about 4-5 hours of FYP. Email Mister Woo the new updates from the 4-5 hours, and schedule the next meet up of FYP with him to ensure that my focus and pace has been correct.
Change into running gear and sweat out a bit, and hold back the beers to prepare for Standard Chartered Bank run on coming sunday.
Enjoy a nice packed dinner in my room, touch the lappie, watch the tv, hit the blankets.

*****

I can't imagine it can come soooooo punctual since 9 September.

Life Little Trances

2007-11-08T17:33:00.000+08:00

I often wonder.
How come I can be soooo discipline in certain things.
Well. I guess I take after my dad.
Thank God.

This week, Jie, Empress, Emperor had Kuishinbo buffet.
Today yh had Hanabi buffet.
When is my turn?
Ahh. Nvm. I don't think I want quantity. I seek for quality.

*****

From howstuffworks: Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane)

Her life, even in childhood, was marred by incomplete relationships and unfulfilled promises -- a mother she never knew, foster parents who made her feel alone and unwanted, husbands who could not understand her, lovers who deserted her.

"I was never used to being happy, so that wasn't something I ever took for granted. You see, I was brought up differently from the average American child because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy." -- MARILYN MONROE, 1954

Marilyn had a morbid fear of genetic insanity throughout her life. Though manic and schizophrenic disorders have a tendency to run in families, this does not necessarily mean that Marilyn inherited an emotional disorder. It is just as likely that her early life of deprivation and insecurity accounted for her later psychiatric problems.

At some point in her childhood, perhaps during this hazy period of foster-home existence, or perhaps even earlier, Norma Jeane was sexually molested. In recounting the story in later interviews, Marilyn variously gave her age at the time of the incident as 6, 8, 9, or at some time in adolescence. According to Marilyn, a family friend or boarder in the foster home in which she lived at the time molested -- or raped -- her in his room.

When she told her foster mother what had happened, the woman refused to believe her. In some versions of the story, the foster mother actually slapped Norma Jeane, shouting, "I don't believe you. Don't you dare say such things about that nice man."

The resultant trauma left the terrified girl with a stutter, though in early interviews Marilyn attributed her childhood stutter to her abandonment at the orphanage. Her lack of specific recall and her overall tendency to embellish stories about her childhood have led some insensitive biographers to assume that Marilyn invented or greatly exaggerated the molestation story to gain sympathy. Those who knew her personally, however, attest to the emotional honesty in her recountings of the past. Though the details of her story may vary, the basic truth seems to be that she was sexually abused as a child, and the memory haunted her for the rest of her life.

Though Norma Jeane seemed happy to see her husband, a number of changes were readily apparent to Jim -- changes that both surprised and disappointed him. He noticed a stack of unpaid bills from local department stores lying on the table, which led to his discovery that Norma Jeane had spent most of his allotment as well as their savings on clothes and accessories. She defended her actions by telling him the clothes were necessary for her career.

Her career became Norma Jeane's primary topic of conversation, as opposed to their future. She also spent a great deal of time on modeling assignments while Jim was home on leave, including an extended excursion to the Pacific Northwest with photographer Andrè de Dienes.

Dougherty's disappointment was fueled by the realization that he was no longer the center of her attention. Now he was only incidental to her life.

Jim Dougherty blames the breakup of his marriage on his Merchant Marine duties. He paints an idyllic portrait of his life with Norma Jeane in the period before he was shipped overseas. Dougherty implies that if he had not left Norma Jeane alone, circumstances would have been different for them.

He talks of Norma Jeane Dougherty and Marilyn Monroe as though they were two different people -- as if in his absence persons and forces beyond his control changed his naive, uncomplicated Norma Jeane into an ambitious, calculating career woman.

When Jim shipped out again, he knew that Norma Jeane was slipping away from him. She sent him no letters once he was back out to sea, whereas before, she had written almost every day. After several weeks, he heard from her Las Vegas attorney. Norma Jeane had established residency in Nevada and filed for divorce. Jim refused to sign the papers until he came home on leave once more, and they could have a long talk. The discussion had little effect on Norma Jeane's decision. She was determined.

Her only lasting relationship was with the public, and her most meaningful affair was with the camera. The camera revealed her unique beauty and vibrant personality.

Marilyn made her mark with the camera, and as time slips away and eyewitness memories fade, these photographic and filmic images will be all that remain of her. Through these images, the public continues its relationship with Marilyn Monroe with a passion and loyalty few stars will ever experience.

*****

If Dr. Seuss Were a Technical Writer.....

If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

Peace

2007-11-08T13:18:00.001+08:00

State: Peaceful

ahhh... today feels great. Although I was disturbed by yh from my peaceful sleep... =.=" this girl ah, she really can do all the funny things you cannot imagine.. just to wake me up. Humpfh. The whole block is so peaceful. Never knew that even birds celebrate Deepavail too..

*****

oh. I just realised. This blogskin colour is similar to the Financial Times! Haha.. not me reading it.. My roomie reads it. I think its really cool. I'm not soooo intelligent but always surrounded by the creme of the crops. I think I'm so blessed.

*****

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

When I was just a little girl,
I asked my mother, "What will I be?Will I be pretty, will I be rich?"
Here's what she said to me...

(Chorus):
Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be

When I grew up and fell in love,
I asked my sweetheart, "What lies ahead?
Will we have rainbows day after day?"
Here's what my sweetheart said...

(Chorus)

Now, I have children of my own
They ask their mother, "What will I be?
Will I be handsome, will I be rich?"
I tell them tenderly...

(Chorus)

Que sera, sera!

Post Outing feelings

2007-11-08T02:13:00.000+08:00

State: Content.

Wrong Number.

Do I sound like a Mister?
This woman called me and asked me IF I'm Mr Gao Jian Fei.
I'm quite sure it wasn't a bad telephone connection. She shouldn't have missed my voice right? I'm a FEMALE.

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I really think the corridor babes are like studying along the corridors. They make damn hell lot of noises moving along the corridors. Perhaps they are studying the corridors. I wonder what kind of degree course would that be?

I think the cats are also pretty noisy too. These few days.. judging from the noises they made. Its either they are crying or they are mating.

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Most ridiculous British law:

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent)
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent)
3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent)
4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent)
5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (four percent)
6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (four percent)
7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen (3.5 percent)
8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing (three percent)
9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent)
10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (two percent)

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Let me do some commenting here on the super disgusting thing I saw on mrt just now. There was this man. Not gonna comment on any colour. He was standing in the train. So was I. To my shock. He was digging his nose. That was disgusting but its pretty normal for some people, so it was still.. okay. Then the next moment.. he reach into his teeth.. to remove something... goodness. And then the next moment, he digged his nose again. =.= And then he held the railings.. From this.. I concluded.. I rather step on my friends feet or lose balance.. then to hold any railings! So much for my SHORT OUTING FROM MY SHELL.

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The sakae sushi at Tiong Bahru sucks. TOTALLY. Don't even think of going there. Its just a waste of time and money. I'm really not sorry. I ate my favourite salmon don there and its like: super thin slices of salmon, hard and coarse dry rice.. harlow? Its not chinese cuisine that we are talking here... =.=" Not just that. The stir-fry salmon pasta was tasteless with fishy taste. The miso soup was just as diluted as CANTEEN A's. Everything was HORRIBLE.

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Alright. Right now huan is sleeping really so soundly on the bed. Ahh. Will she drool on my bed... So adorable. How to bear to let her sleep on the floor eh? But eh, don't take me for granted. I hate that. As for Xuan.. she insisted to sleep on the floor whenever she uses my room. Humpfh. What can I say?

Walkergal shall hit the blankets now.

Nights out

2007-11-07T15:58:00.000+08:00

Status: Hungry

I realised I have been sleeping feeling hungry for the past 2 nights. All because of the fact that my sleeping time coincides with someone's dinner time. How cool can that be. The best part? I'll end up wolfing down my breakfast the moment I wake up the next day. It usually turned out to be a brunch because lunch time has passed. =.=

I just realised this morning. I really have long hair. Gosh. I haven't been imagining how I would look like with long hair. Damn. If not for my 'daddy's' face, I would have kept short hair instead. Its sooo much convenient ok. Somebody just donate a chin to me ok? Perhaps one day when I suddenly become a multi-millionaire, I'll create a chin for myself. Hur..

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Do you know I always notice people's footwear first? Thats for the case when I'm on the M R T. I realised its in me. No their faces nor their muscles but their footwear. Its pretty interesting to observe what kind of footwear they are wearing. Sometimes I really wonder where people buy those footwear from.

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Oh. I realised I am pretty much of a straightforward person. I can behave very bias towards the people that I liked. Not that I'll be mean to those I don't really like, but people will eventually know who are the ones I prefer. Well. Why play people out when you cannot really appreciate them?

People, its not the end of the world when we realise there's a someone don't appreciate us. Look around you and you will realise there are many who appreciate you for who you are. Don't limit yourself to just what is already impossible. Step out and explore what other sides can offer - that is possible.

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Just to let the outside people know, today Walkergal is stepping out of her SHELL! Well. Whatever you call it.. CAVE is not bad too! Yeah... so long never meet my BMT mates already.. I wonder how are they. Must be getting more and more prettier... like me! =P Hur.. I'm not the only thick-skinned person around. Someone else is the champion I must say.

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Now this group of girls staying in one room of the left corridor. COULD YOU KINDLY PLEASE SHUT YOUR SCREAMS? You crazy babes have been screaming for the past 2 hours. What's wrong with you people. The world isn't your doormat. Damn irritating. I'm not sorry at all. I really thought that you could have been a bit more considerate. Thats all.

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oh. I'm not sure all races SEE my blog. But anyway.
Happy Deepavali in Advance.

Blues

2007-11-06T20:01:00.000+08:00

State: Tired out

Sheesh. Today I went to the future of education and have to part away with my $31. Well. At least its cheaper than N U S. Yh said it costs $32+... Saved SGD$1= 5 RMB. Not bad ah. Now I got a new exam approved sticker on my calculator.

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Toilet Story

Just now was chatting with roomie.. hur. She recalled how she locked me in the toilet during our year 1. Haha... Though it has been hall 2 all the way, we started off with a damn small room. And although we got attached toilet to our room, it was a shared toilet with our 2 neighbours next door. So you can imagine.. the lock of the toilet door naturally will be outside facing the room.. not internal to the toilet.

One fine day.. I was bathing.. and roomie cleanly forgotten and left for school.. naturally.. she locked the toilet door from outside before leaving. The rest.. you can imagine la. Walkergal stepped out the shower.. realised the toilet door to her room locked... both neighbours also not in their room... It was super cold and I only have my mini towel..

Hahaha... Time passed. Finally roomie was back.. after I forgotten how long. The moment she opened the toilet door... I stumbled out... Haha.. she was so shocked. She couldn't believe she had actually locked me in the toilet! Hur. Thank God I didn't have lessons during that period...

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Stories at Sea.

Why is a ship referred to as "she?"

"It has always been customary to personify certain inanimate objects and attribute to them characteristics peculiar to living creatures. Thus, things without life are often spoken of as having a sex. Some objects are regarded as masculine. The sun, winter, and death are often personified in this way.

Others are regarded as feminine, especially those things that are dear to us. The earth as mother Earth is regarded as the common maternal parent of all life. In languages that use gender for common nouns, boats, ships, and other vehicles almost invariably use a feminine form. Likewise, early seafarers spoke of their ships in the feminine gender for the close dependence they had on their ships for life and sustenance. "

another one:

"A ship is called a she because there’s always a great deal of bustle around her...because there's usually a gang of men around... because she has waist and stays...because she takes a lot of paint to keep her looking good...because it’s not the initial expense that breaks you, it’s the upkeep... because she is all decked out... because it takes a good man to handle her right...because she shows her topside, hides her bottom and, when coming into port, always heads for the buoys."

One more:

"A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and
powder."

Hur.. Whichever way you like it, accept it then.

Apparently a Naval traditional toast that continues till this day:

Monday: Our ships at sea. -I think this is logical.
Tuesday: Our men. - This is fair too.
Wednesday: Ourselves. - Of course!
Thursday: A bloody war and quick promotion. - Yeah. A risky but fast way to get promotion.
Friday: A willing soul and sea room. - Certainly. One must be willing to sail.
Saturday: Sweethearts and wives, may they never meet. - Ah. What does this tells you about sailors?
Sunday: Absent friends and those at sea. - Yeah. Those who are no longer around, they do play a part in our lives.

Here's a list of the Core Values that one must have in Navy: -Ahh I wonder if I qualify

Loyalty
Leadership
Discipline
Professionalism
Ethics
Fighting Spirit
Care for men
Firmness
Tact

Do you know that the Republic of Singapore Navy is the smallest among the three services in the SAF? The largest of them all is the Army, followed by the Air Force.

Yeah. Another minority for me.

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FYP Rants.

Each time when I update my FYP report.. Its a tricky issue. After an immense amount of readings done, I tend to fall into the trap of SIDETRACK and end up with remarkable research done on Attacking Phishing Acts rather than on Stepping up Anti-Phishing Measures to help users. That I'm supposed to be doing. I have to remind myself that its not the quantity but the quality that matters.

Researching definitely has its fair share of headaches.. Although THANK GOD I'm not touching anything on programming.. The amount of time spent in research can never be seen by the FYP examiner. Thats why Walkergal aims to produce QUALITY work.

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Times have changed. When men can have a change of heart, women would too.

Entertaining NEWS

2007-11-06T13:21:00.000+08:00

ARMY MUSEUM

It's no Miss Saigon (with its fancy helicopter) or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (with its flying car), but a six-minute film at the new Army Museum beats these musicals hands down when it comes to sheer "firepower".

At the museum's Object Theatre, a Huey chopper looms over visitors who are also flanked by an M114 howitzer and an AMX-13 tank. When Army Now is shown, these machines "fire" on cue and a strong gust of wind picks up as the helicopter "ascends".

And if you're standing too close to the screen, you may even be sprayed water as the navy slices through the seas in one scene.

Admission is free for all visitors to the Army Museum of Singapore until 31 Dec. Visit www.armymuseum.gov.sg for details.

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OMG.. THE X-FILES

A long-awaited movie sequel to the "X-Files" has been confirmed by 20th Century Fox, it was reported on Thursday.

The film, a spin-off from the cult television series which ran between 1993 and 2002, will see actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise their roles as FBI agents

Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, Daily Variety reported.

This is really GOOD news. Hur. I love David Duchovny.. Cute.

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MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS

Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne won the battle for Best Solo Artist and Most Addictive Track at the 14th edition of the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday in this southern German city.

The 23-year-old punk icon ("Girlfriend"), who started a film career earlier this year, beat big names like Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguileira.

See? She is good. I've come to this realisation after MUCH influence from my dear yh.

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AH BENG TO AH CLASS

Don't look now, but Mark Lee has gone from Mr Lao Ah Beng to Mr Museum Ambassador. The comedian was recently tapped to be the face of the National Heritage Board's (NHB) Explore Singapore! 2007 campaign, which runs from 10 Nov to 13 Dec.

"Now I have a new title and it's high-class," the 39-year-old Lee quipped during Tuesday's media conference - before putting on a serious face befitting his serious mission of bringing heartlanders, not to mention taxi drivers, to the museums.

Visit www.museums.com.sg/explore for more information.

ISn't he fantastic? I think he is damn funny. Sometimes nothing around can turn up my mood.. I'm a tough nut to crack. So I'll get very impressed by people like him. Haha. So it goes to show, being good-looking can never beat a person who is high in EQ and able to crack a tough nut like me. All the way man.. Lao Beng!

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Now... Back to my FYP!

You snooze? You lose

2007-11-05T16:23:00.000+08:00

It has been a while since I last eaten honey baked ham.
When you put it in between california raisins bread, what do you get?
Bite into it and the juicy raisins just burst into flavour.. With the cold slice of ham.. together its just plain wonderful. Ahh. Thats for my breakfast for today.

No time to take pictures but you can visualise. Hahaa.. Wash it down with Brown Rice High
Calcium Soya Milk.. Thats the power pack set meal to boost up my brain for now! Next week I
shall buy Apple Baked Ham...

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Heard of the Subaru Challenge?

As of 10pm on Sunday, 04 November 2007, 51 male and 52 female contestants remain in the MediaCorp Radio Subaru Impreza Challenge to win A car. As the promised showers failed to fall, spraying was the only way to keep cool.

Sunburn is as common as aches and pains.
"Most of the participants complain of leg swelling. The wrist also swells, very painful. So on our part, the medics here will use cold compresses, and also some massage on their feet and their hands," said Comfort Ambulance & Services’ general manager Paul Yang. This is the first time in the competition that both the male and female contestants will walk away with a car.

Catch the latest updates on Class 95 FM.. The best mix of music radio station!

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You find roses pretty? I think tulips are awesome. Haha. People go for the majority.. I choose the minority.

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Just wondering.. what if one day the animal kingdom has their own rules and human kingdom already has its own laws and they coexist together. What would happen?

Imagine as you were driving halfway down the road and you got stopped by Mr Lion Traffic Police (LTP).

LTP: Hey. You are fined.
You: How so?
LTP: You failed to let a cat cross the road.
You: It wasn't crossing at the zebra's crossing.
LTP: That was for the zebras.
You: ..................

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Just in case you think Walkergal is damn slack and free to blog regular entries... you are wrong. All my entries are accumulated along the daylight and whenever I got something in mind, I'll type it at my notepad. Whenever I got just that bit of time and desire to open blogspot.com.. I'll do a copy and paste from my notepad. Fast, easy, save time and this is called PRODUCTIVE.

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After so long. The cough is still a pain in the arss though its already at its minimal. Today I've decided to give Nin Jion Pei Pa Koa a try. Its supposed to cure cough and cold. Written on the the packaging box: It helps to prevent dryness of throat resulting from late night, fatigue due to over-work, excessive smoking and drinking. If you are pregnant, please consult doctor before taking.

Let's see if it works for me.

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Damn the sicko driver who is jamming the car horn now. I am not against you CHEAPO OUTSIDERS coming into N T U and eat at MY canteen.

But DAMN YOU for creating NOISY DEANS when some idiots did not park properly and you cannot leave quietly.

THIS IS A HOSTEL AREA AND PEOPLE ARE STUDYING.

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I feel that communication is a very tricky issue. Somehow if the session key is correct, both source and destination will reach an exchange. If not, the source can never be able to get the message around to the destination. So the key lies in the session key itself. Without the right one, no communication.

The tricky part is getting the session key is not easy. If everyone can get hold of it easily, there will be world peace.

Get what I mean? No? Only the winner takes all.

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Gonna leave for the final crypto lesson of the semester. Hope everything goes well. Mister PC said: To find out where's the hacker, you got to think like one. Yeah. I guess I did? I've been talking in codes lately. Only the winner takes all.

Tonight

2007-11-04T22:07:00.000+08:00

State: Tired

Tonight's dinner was nice. Its the best steam fish meat I've ever eaten in N T U.
Next, the beancurd-mushroom-carrot stew.. fabulously well done with lots of mushrooms given.. *drools*
Next side dish...? My all-time favourite BITTER GOURD~

sigh. I was eyeing the dish of broccoli and I FORGOT to order it.
How can such thing happen.
Must be due to me in a rush going back hostel.

Just in case you think I'm having great dinner daily in N T U.. you are wrong. Its ONLY tonight. A little celebration with myself, lappie and tv. Sometimes its better to be alone. I'm so in need for my own personal space at times... I think its a privilege to be alone at times.

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I think I need to put in more effort in studying. Its not supposed to be this slow. Argh!
I hope 30 Nov can reach soon. Its gonna be exciting. Getting accomodation to satisfy 2 obaasans in Tokyo is very challenging. One of the instruction I'm supposed to follow is: NO PUBLIC BATHROOM. Sheesh. Empress and her kawan are really tai tais... how to enjoy the fun and culture of japan if you so shy... ... ... -.-"

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I hope I'm good to clear 10km for Standard Chartered Bank Marathon on 2 Dec. Have not been running since my last blog on running.

Maybe its exam.. maybe its just an excuse of being lazy... Nvm, I believe in sweating out. Not the speed. Not the timing. Walkergal HATES competitive run but LOVES to outrun herself.

Anyone keen to join me for 2 Dec run? Its gonna be slow and hopefully no stopping. I'm not a registered runner. Just gonna join in and run in my FBT top. No money, no adidas. Will head for church straight after my run. Its an important day.

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Its raining now again. Perhaps tonight I can finally rest properly.

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I love Hoegaarden. It just happens.

OMG FOOD

2007-11-03T00:51:00.000+08:00

Drools.
The critics' picks shown at Life! today...
Its a MUST GO.

Wong Ah Yoke recommends HAIRY CRAB SET MEAL
Furama Palace's hairy crab set menu offers super good value.
For $68 menu, it includes the following:

whole hairy crab
shark's fin soup with chicken and wonton
braised egg white with fish maw and conpoy
braised pork ribs
steamed Shanghainese dumpling
fried banana coated with flour and sugar

You just need a party of at least 2 people to order the set. Cool huh? Meaning to say, if 4 persons go, order 2 sets, each person need to cough out about... $34 bucks.

Furama Palace Restaurant
Furama City Centre
60 Eu Tong Sen Street
Nearest MRT Station: Clarke Quay
11.30am-2.30pm
6.30pm-10.30pm
Tel: 6531-5380

Now till Nov 30. Ahh.... exams end on 30 Nov!! Who wants to join my makan gang of 4 people OR MORE? Tag me, call me, sms me, email me... whichever way! =P

Strange

2007-11-02T01:10:00.000+08:00

Have you ever been angry for certain stuff and after some time later you felt silly for feeling the way that you did a while ago?

Have you ever been daring enough to initiate things to a person whom you had your fascination on?

Have you ever been secretly hoping that you can be with someone you like?

Have you ever been wishing to get RICH and solve all the unwanted problems?

Have you ever been really so hungry until you ate cold rice from the fridge?

Jail me. I had commited the above...

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I feel that sometimes I can never comprehend myself.
Dunno why I can keep on eating the same food over and over again.

Perhaps its comforting to me.
I really love beehoon soup.

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Maybe I'm too serious in thinking.
The nose bled today.
Caught me unaware.
Thought the nose was having a cold.
The tickling was there and I just sneezed out.
Wasn't too fast in actions and the result.. you can imagine it.

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Its a good thing that Zi Char Uncle has established his night business. Perhaps one day I'll give his business a run of my money. Want to know what business is he up to?
Check it out here.

I love Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

ARGH

2007-11-01T15:23:00.000+08:00

State: restless

Its very tiring and no motivation.

Same time, there is this damn sickening fella who blast his karaoke system singing in some language that I've never heard before. He just lives in his own damn world. Sickeningly damn inconsiderate.

AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn him.

*off to LWN*

Me. Sexist? Feminist? Whatever.

2007-11-01T13:09:00.000+08:00

Food for Thought.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like.
Knowing English is apparently what kills you

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Scramble eggs with cheese and fried mushrooms. Drizzled with light olive oil and pepper. Crunchy lettuces with seaweed and tuna bits. Good breakfast. oh. Don't forget a glass of orange juice.

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Men need women, however.. I'm afraid nowadays women dont need men as much anymore.
In history, women were mostly set to the kitchen while they depend on their husbands to bring home the bread and bacon to feed their children. That was the good o' days.

Now most women are graduating with good grades and securing high-paying jobs. They are very much self-sufficient do not really have to rely on men for cash anymore.

But till now, guys need women to be their companion, to show them admiration and to tell them how awesome they are. Well. Its more or less end of their world if girls don't feed their ego.

Men see the need to know that they are in control in their women's eyes. But a simple thing such as when men don’t lift their toilet seats, it will damn piss off any women.

However. There are many things about men that can be irresistible too.

1. Looking smart in uniforms and suits.

2. Self initiated gestures done without us saying anything

3. When they smell good.

4. When we are carried off the ground.. i.e securely.

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I'm a BRIE Cheese.

You are a cheese with a complex flavor. Your moods are affected by your current environments. You are sophisticated and mature but sometimes a little superstitious.

Cheese Test: What type of cheese are you?

Brie is the best known French cheese and has a nickname "The Queen of Cheeses". Several hundred years ago, Brie was one of the tributes which had to be paid to the French kings. In France, Brie is very different from the cheese exported to the United States.

"Real" French Brie is unstabilized and the flavor is complex when the surface turns slightly brown. When the cheese is still pure-white, it is not matured. If the cheese is cut before the maturing process is finished, it will never develop properly. Exported Brie, however, is stabilized and never matures.

Stabilized Brie has a much longer shelf life and is not susceptible to bacteriological infections. Brie, one of the great dessert cheeses, comes as either a 1 or 2 kilogram wheel and is packed in a wooden box. In order to enjoy the taste fully, Brie must be served at room temperature. [ Country: France Milk: cow milk Texture: soft Recommended Wine: Bourgogne ]

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I had a Personality Disorder Test done. Don't think otherwise. This test can be done by any human.

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv

Disorder	Rating
Paranoid Personality Disorder:	Low
Schizoid Personality Disorder:	Low
Schizotypal Personality Disorder:	Moderate
Antisocial Personality Disorder:	Moderate
Borderline Personality Disorder:	Low
Histrionic Personality Disorder:	High
Narcissistic Personality Disorder:	High
Avoidant Personality Disorder:	Low
Dependent Personality Disorder:	Moderate
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder:	High
-- Take the Personality Disorder Test -- -- Personality Disorder Info --

I was rated HIGH for Histrionic, Narcissistic and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Cool uh?

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Amusing News

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has intensified its crackdowns on taxi drivers who commit offences. It caught 41 taxi drivers committing offences during a four-day operation conducted at popular nightlife areas such as Clarke Quay, Boat Quay and Orchard Towers from October 24 to 27. Twenty-two of them were found touting; eight had overcharged; the rest had refused to pick up passengers.

Taxi drivers who tout can be fined S$200, and be given five demerit points. The same penalty is imposed if a driver overcharges his passengers by less than S$20. If the amount exceeds S$20, a S$500 fine will be slapped on the driver and 21 demerit points will be given. Once the demerit points add up to 21, the offender's vocational licence will be revoked. For refusing to convey passengers, the penalty is S$100 and three demerit points. A taxi driver who accumulates six or more demerit points within 24 hours after his first offence will have his licence suspended between two and eight weeks.

Pretty amusing uh? Hey to the cabbies out there: If you really wanna earn your living this way, don't do it in Singapore. This is Singapore. Not to imply anything.. but uncle cabbies, you might wanna consider working in China.

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Its hard to fight the realistic world. Never possible.

Breaks During Study

2007-10-31T17:11:00.000+08:00

State: Content

Guess what.
The business babes came over to my territory for a brunch and they got me along. Not bad ah. They actually know I'm in my room. All three of them are so hardworking. Well done. I like it. Good team spirit.. or rather its SCHOOL WORK so they got no choice.

Haha. I'm glad that they will be done with their projects soon and they can finally OH NO study for exams. Join the majority zombies gang. We are cool. We can sleep without eating and eat without sleeping.. er.. I meant first case.

The flesh is weak but mind is strong.

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State: Outrage

I don't understand why is it that some idiotic angkukuehs can sing karaoke during afternoon. It damn piss me off when its some language I don't really understand and they can blast the music like nobody's business. oh GET A LIFE will you? Its the exams period.

If you don't have any exams, the least thing you can do is to SHUT UP. Yeah. You want me to mind my own business... you jolly well make sure you pack up your karaoke system. Don't push your luck because you know you can't.

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Bad Afternoon News

The body of a baby boy has been found at the rubbish collection centre behind Blk 29 Havelock Road. Cleaners found the baby in one of the rubbish carts at around 9am on Wednesday. The body, apparently that of a newborn, was wrapped in a blue towel. It bore no traces of blood. Police are investigating the case.

Why are people so damn cruel. Why do such things and create social problems?
Whoever the person who did this. I really don't respect you and I seriously doubt if you are a human or your mentality is normal.

If the baby had died during birth under unforeseen circumstances, are you sure this is the only way to clear the place?

If it was an unwanted baby in the first place, why wait until its time to give birth and do such thing? I'm not trying to support abortion here but do you think this way of doing things is better than abortion?

If this was done by both underage kids, I'm very sure you kids will bear this guilt forever. If you can't abstain yourself from having sex, there is such a thing called safe sex. If you can't satisfy yourself from safe sex or somethings just went wrong and the female end up getting pregnant, there are still many ways to solve this problem.

It is not the end of the world. Jesus won't come back again just because you are pregnant. Since you got a problem here, solve it. If you can't solve it alone, get someone. There are alot of helplines available for females. And you are not alone. There are hell lots of women out there who are facing this same damn problem right till this second.

If the guy happened to be someone of legal age and you think what's done was rightfully ok, one day you will get it, @$$hole.

People. We are humans. We are of a certain degree certainly higher than animals. Don't downgrade humanity or yourself. If you are born with a sound mind and abled body, use your abilities and skills wisely. It irks walkergal to see people trying to play God.

Although I'm not perfect either, this involved a life. A precious life. How do you view your life?

I have nothing to say if this is done by a mental illness stickened patient. I hope more people will do their part to protect humanity.

Life ain't just eat, fun, sex, sleep. Crap. GET A LIFE.

Morning Rants

2007-10-31T10:12:00.000+08:00

I'm seriously disgusted by this sneaking newspapers stealer. To think that this is an all-girls corridor and its saddening to know that the person is a girl. Don't let me find out that its actually done by a guy. Argh.. Male or female.. your behaviour is damn sickeningly condemned by walkergal!

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Here's a freshly baked news I got off the net:

Singaporeans will get to learn more about their heritage in a fun way in a month-long effort jointly led by the National Heritage Board, National Library Board and Media Development Authority. Explore Singapore! 2007 with the tagline "Discover More", will feature 86 activities at 20 museums island-wide. Set to run from November 10 to December 31, the aim of Explore Singapore! 2007 is to make heritage and museums more fun an appealing to seniors, families and children.

"We want to give Singaporeans especially the young children something extra to do in Singapore during this holiday season. Instead of going to the shopping centre or watching television, they can actually come down to the museum, and discover much about the heritage and when finding out about their heritage, discover a bit more about themselves," says Michael Koh, Chief Executive of NHB.

With most of the programmes tailored for the young, the museum-going culture could become inculcated in children at a young age. "This is a very important process because we are a young nation and we hope that all of us with our visit to the museums understand more about our own psyche as well as our multi-cultural heritage and identity," said the Chief Executive of NHB. Some of the activities aimed at the young include a photoblogging contest which would call for participants to showcase the human stories behind our heritage through pictures.

Another programme which is limited to 30 lucky children from 7-10 years old is a sleep-over at the Singapore Philatelic Museum with highlights such as a Treasure Hunt and a Bumboat Ride down the Singapore River. To cater to the man-on-the street, local actor and comedian Mark Lee has been appointed as the ambassador for Explore Singapore! 2007, a role which will see him conducting tours for the public with a dash of his distinct sense of humour. Lee hopes that with his ability to cater to both the English and Mandarin speaking crowd, he can get more people to enjoy heritage, culture and art in a contemporary setting.

Besides Mark Lee, the National Heritage Board will also rope in Singapore taxi drivers to act as ambassadors too as they can serve as a repository for travel information to tourists. To create awareness among taxi-drivers of the various museums in Singapore, there will be a Taxi-drivers' Open House. As the older generation may not have had the opportunity to enjoy all that's being offered by Singapore museums right now, the NHB is offering free entry to all NHB museums. Entrace fees for senior citizens will also be waived at the Singapore Science Centre and the Museum of Shanghai Toys from November 19 to 25. And if you can't take part in Explore Singapore! 2007 during the entire month, you can still try to be a part of the experience with a donation from your archives. That's because the National Library is calling on the public to donate a photograph, postcard, picture of illustration that captures the "Lost Memories" of Singapore before 1970.

I wished this had happened when I was a child. Sigh.. I wouldn't have turned out to hate history so much. Me ain't a saint.

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Peanut butter sandwich.. anyone?

Morns Mourns

2007-10-31T00:19:00.000+08:00

State: Cold

After stepping out of LWN, I thought I just stepped out of mortuary. Every parts of the body was at a defrosed state.

Finally.. today was final lecture for Advanced Computer Networks. Sad. Its my favourite module.. just that for term 1 I was taught by a damn lousy lecturer.. I shall not comment on where he comes from.. And term 2 I got a fabulous lecturer who re-ignited my passion!!

oh. The Lemon and Herb Stepsils taste horrible. At first taste, one might think that washing detergent got into the mouth.

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Early morning news.

Massive demand caused the Beijing Olympic ticketing system to collapse on Tuesday as a second phase of sales for people living in China got under way, officials said. More than 200,000 Internet ticket applications for next year's Games were submitted each second at some points on Tuesday, jamming the site, the Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) said in a statement.

The BOCOG website received eight million hits in the first hour of sales alone, the statement said. "The website and phone lines are jammed. Even I can't get through by phone to the ticketing centre," Wang Yue, a BOCOG spokeswoman, told AFP.

The official Xinhua news agency quoted the head of the Bank of China's Olympic affairs department, Xu Chen, as saying he was shocked by the huge demand. "We had tested the booking system several times, but the number of buyers has been out of our expectations," Xu said. Just over 1.8 million tickets for the Games went on sale on Tuesday to people living in China, following a hugely popular initial round in June that sold 1.6 million. China will eventually sell a total of seven million tickets for Games events over three phases, with about 75 percent going to residents of China and the rest to overseas buyers.

oh. How come nobody complained that their train ticketing system has problems too? I'm a really poor victim of it.

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These days.. everything seems to turn looser. Belt... Ring... Watch...

Missing Newspapers

2007-10-30T12:40:00.000+08:00

State: Grumpy

is stealing the newspaper the IN thing now?

this morning Walkergal wanted to read NEWS on HARDCOPY and goodness gracious there ain't any newpapers on the lounge table. Not even the Classified Ads. I wonder which greedy pig had stolen it.

As usual, nothing stops Walkergal from getting the news. Here's some interesting news bytes under the sun, moon and stars:

Orchard Road, Singapore's main shopping belt, is set to be transformed under a S$40 million plan. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced on Monday that works to rejuvenate the area will start in February next year.

Part of the rejuvenation plans is to expand pedestrian walkways and create Urban Green Rooms, which will be used for art exhibitions, mini performances or major events like the Chingay.

The Urban Green Rooms will be constructed at the existing lane along Orchard Road that faces ION Orchard, Wisma Atria and Meritus Mandarin Hotel. There will also be more greenery along the 2-kilometre Orchard Road. The whole stretch of area will be divided into three themes – flower theme in Tanglin Zone, forest theme at the Orchard Zone, and fruit theme at the Somerset Zone.

So. Singapore realised. Make way for the ARTS SCENE. Its heading RIGHT to you before you realised. Good news to the arty farties. As for those who doesn't know anything, its alright. Just stand at the side there.. yeah. Don't block the way.. just watch on.

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A five-men engineering team from the Singapore Armed Forces returned home on Monday, after contributing to the reconstruction efforts in Bamiyan, a province in Afghanistan. The three-month long project was part of Singapore's overall contribution to the United Nation's humanitarian and reconstruction efforts.

The team had participated in a number of projects, including helping to build bridges in the villages of Monara and Chapdara, a drainage project at Regashet, and a water supply project at Bamiyan university. It also provided humanitarian assistance in community projects.
The SAF team was led by Lieutenant-Colonel Ong Chia Choong who said his troops have come home with invaluable experiences and memories. He said: "I think personally for me, the first thing is that we sometimes take some of the basic things we have in Singapore for granted. We're very lucky to be in Singapore, where the basic services of health and education are very comprehensive.

"I think the second thing is the fortitude of the people. We admire them, that despite the harsh conditions there, they continue to live the life that they have. They try to make the best of it."

ehlo. *raising both hands* Send me!! Send me!!

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Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates are going up again for the third time this year.
There will also be new gantries erected.

The highest amount will be charged at the Pan Island Expressway (PIE). The gantry affected is the one at the slip road into the Central Expressway (CTE). From November 5, motorists will pay $3.50 from 7:30am to 8:00am. The amount charged goes up to $5.00 between 8:30am and 9:00am. This is a $1.50 increase in the 8:30am to 9:00am period since February this year.

ehlo. Here I am, desperately learning how to drive and there they are increasing the ERP rates. Very funny eh? Sigh. What to do. Singapore is so damn small. Just certain things that a Singaporean has to go through to enjoy on this tiny island.

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The late morning downpour came unexpectedly. Nonetheless, it didn't affect me. No lessons in the morning.. what to do. Came across this super interesting video. ahem. well. Its themed for SINGAPOREANS ONLY. But I believe in SHARING one's talent.

Lousy Internet

2007-10-29T14:25:00.000+08:00

State: Awake

Gastric juices churning. Burp! Excuse me.

Some afternoon news.

BUENOS AIRES : Argentina's first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, claimed victory late Sunday in presidential elections held to choose a successor to her husband, outgoing President Nestor Kirchner. Fernandez, a 54-year-old senator who was the solid favourite going into the elections, told supporters in a speech broadcast live on television: "We have won by a large margin." A partial count showed the first lady with 43 percent of the vote, double that of her nearest rival, according to a tally of 12 percent of ballots on the official electoral agency website. That score, if maintained, will make her the outright victor of the election without the need for a runoff in November. With her husband on stage with her, applauding her words, Fernandez made special mention "of the man who is at my side today, and who has been my companion all my life," and blew him a kiss.

She also reminded her supporters of the work she, her husband and his administration have done for the country over the past four years, as it recovered from a 2001 economic crash. "Argentines were having a hard time just four years ago. Since May 25, 2003 (the start of Kirchner's mandate), we have come a long way," she said.

Interestingly, one certainly needs a good companion. Its not easy to get one who can be always by the side giving support. Sadly, there are either none or just blocks of wood around these days. Strangely, their presence have really.. sad to say but a matter-of-factly, minimal 'impact'.. or is 'presence' a better word to use? Well. you really can't fault people who just doesn't know what to do. But sometimes thinking about it, it just further re-emphasized the fact that together will be hard.. Now how does this term 'block of wood' come into my mind? I've constant feeds of it into me since young from the emperor.

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N-T-U S-U proudly presented to the students the entitlement of 25% discount off regular priced Esprit items with any purchase, and they threw in a Free Esprit Club Membership also.
The usual realistical WalkerGal continued to read on without feeling much excited and true as expected, in small fonts, the advertisement wrote: Simply present the heeren shop privilege card and your student card to enjoy the above privileges. This exclusive thing ends on 30 Nov 2007.

So. What happens when the student doesn't have the heeren shop privilege card?

Standard Bullshit. Now how does 'bullshit' come into my mind? I've constant feeds of it into
me from the empress.

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oh. Aunty Lopez is damn cool. I like to listen to her.. her style and everything. Wanna know more about her? Click here.

Sad to say, the network coverage by LWN library is lousy. Damn lousy. Totally affect my radio streaming. Crap.

Later will be the last Professional Communication tutorial of this semester. Finally, an
end to this time-wasting-non-examinable module.

Grossed News

2007-10-29T10:45:00.000+08:00

State: Lazy

damn gross news.
can you imagine there is such a thing called 'extreme body modification'?
I'm not referring to plastic surgery here. Its more to it. Its inserting, planting metal ball bearings under the skin.

With the help of a visiting Spanish body modification artist, Alexx Ng planted two rows of ball bearings under his skin. He said: "I took mild anaesthetic. But you can still feel the artist cutting, pushing the bits through, separating the channel between tissue and skin. You can feel everything."

And this is slowly gaining favour in Singapore.
nowadays... what is a tattoo eh?

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The body of an elderly woman, believed to be in her 70s, was found in a canal in Hougang on Sunday afternoon. A resident in the area notified the police about the grisly discovery at about 2.40pm. Police said they found the body floating along the canal near Block 344, Hougang Avenue 7. It is not known how the woman fell into the canal.

Police said the unidentified lady had curly hair and was wearing a flowery long-sleeved shirt and black long pants. Police are investigating the case and anyone with information can call the hotline at 1800-255-0000.

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Singapore's largest sports and recreation centre in Jurong West will host events for the Youth Olympic Games 2010 if the country wins the bid for the inaugural Games. The Games' preliminary football matches will be held at the centre's field. The S$60 million Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre also promises something for all. The Aquatic Centre has one of the few sheltered Olympic-sized competition pools in Singapore as well as slides and water jets. The sports centre at Jurong West Street 93 was officially opened on Sunday.

Cool. Perhaps I'll be soon popping by this place much frequently for my adrenaline rush.

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Finally the unoriginal quotes mystery had been solved.
Whoever interested to know how to crack the mystery can email me.
Within split second you can see the last final quote of the website without waiting for 22 days to view it.

By right one can only see one quote each day. By left, nothing is impossible. Fyi, there's only 22 quotes in total.

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Reading online news this morning at the single table in LWN... halfway, a head popped
in. Haha. Its Weichian! Nice hardworking boi.

WC: What are you doing?
WG: ... reading online news.
WC: How come you are not studying?
WG: ... isn't morning for the news? Haha.
WC: How's your studying for exams?
WG: Hmm.. so so.

The conversation ended and we exchanged 'jiayous'.

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A journey of a thousand miles must begin with one step.

Rainy Day

2007-10-28T15:38:00.000+08:00

howdy toAllreaders!

facebook is seriously successful and it got me in too.

but I don't understand why people like to throw a ghost at me, sent a vampire or a mummy after me when I'm already one myself. For the very least, I appreciate those who hugged me.

I realised there are many people out there who are not being recognised for their skills and ability due to no proper paper qualifications. A simple example will be the founder of facebook, a 23 year old Harvard University dropout. Well, thats how people call him. And. oh, Bill Gates is also a Harvard dropout. I guess paper qualifications really doesn't much matter.. at least outside Singapore.

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Empress: Do you want strawberry milk?

WalkerGal: ahh.. nope.

Empress: I've poured already.

WalkerGal: ................

Sometimes a question seems like a statement. It doesn't need an answer.

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My palace always seemed faraway. The journey back to palace is always long and tiring. This has always been the case for the last 4 years. A personality test by volvocars gave me the following summary and I think its damn cool:

The C30 soulmate that matches your personality.

Colour: FLINT GREY

Audio: COMPLETE SOUND SYSTEM

Wheels: ATREUS ALLOY WHEELS

Power: T5-227

HPBlind Spot Information System: YES

Keyless: YES

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If pink goes in, will it comes out pink?

Nah, it won't.

Since when you can pee out strawberry milk?

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Read some interesting btyes today.
Decide it for yourself whether is it true or not.

1. Only in America… can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
2. Only in America… do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
3. Only in America… do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.
4. Only in America… do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.

Hmmm. Maybe I'll pay America a visit one day when I'm really free.. equipped with a
better English foundation first.

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Ever ponder...??

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?
Why women can’t put on mascara with their mouth closed? Hmm. Do they?
Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?
Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid is made with real
lemons? oh really?
Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food?
Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?
Why are they called a-part-ments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport, the terminal?

When humans are bored.. they play with language.

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Today is Glad Tidings Gateway's first anniversary.

After branching out from the main church until now..
Many things I don't really understand nor do I really want to know.
Its too much of a mess for me to want to understand.
I hope God allows the best to happen.
Will be heading for the church celebration soon.. leaving halfway to head back to my comfy hole.

Tonight beloved yh is performing for The Cancer Charity Show 2007. Several dance items, out of which one will feature her dancing with Angela Chang (Zhang Shao Han). Hurhur, I think it will be damn obvious simply because yh is so much taller than the singer.

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To err is human; to forgive is divine??
So you think its so easy to achieve divine.

Afternoon Story

2007-10-27T22:28:00.000+08:00

State: Contented

This morning after waking up from a nightmare, I was greeted by 2 sunnysides at the
kitchen. Seemed like empress really can sayang walkergal.

Sigh. Luo han guo drink really tastes so good. I guess I haven't make a wasted trip
back AFTER ALL.

Lunch was about 2pm.
Back at home of course must have proper meals.
Empress made wholemeal noodles soup for me. Its been a long while since I last ate something thats cooked by her. Obviously I have to insist that she cook.

Who knows, after that I was greeted by a freshly tossed salad. She really knows how to make me happy. Its been so loong since I last eaten salad. Well. Its always different when people does it for you.

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I seriously don't know where to start from. The lecturer of networking really got us into hot soup. I hate him. Revising for the term 1 of this semester for networking is really hard work.

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After the wonderful salad, I had a peaceful 2 hours of study. Empress suddenly popped by and left a 125ml bottle of Vitagen on my table. I felt so loved. Its my first vitagen drink since I've returned from my china trip. She actually remembered I like the original flavour. Well. That is her. A woman who can make my blood pressure hit the ceiling and yet by doing such simple things can totally win me over.

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Like every story, good things always have to come to an end. The undisturbed moments were short-lived. Every peaceful hope was shattered into millions of bits within a minute. I just have to take it as it comes. Every breath has its moment of uncertainty.. and no finite answers.

Isn't it good sometimes to just live in fantasy and imagination? Pain doesn't seemed to exist there.

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Study as if you will live forever yet live as if you will die next moment.

My Friday

2007-10-27T00:48:00.000+08:00

Here I am..
seated outside my front door.
Waiting for them to be back.
Well. She lost her keys.

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State: Sad

Finally the door was opened.
My room doesn't seem to be my room anymore.
Her territories spreaded from living room to her own room and now my room.
Looking at everything.
Its just a matter of time that MIB show up.

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The journey on bus 72 just now was really special to me.
Each time I pass by Hougang, sour and sweet memories flood my mind.
The market place, the kopitiam, the traffic junction, the sport complex, the overhead bridge, the long walking route from Holy Innocent's Primary School...
I love this place. It was part of me. Lived there for 16 years.
My childhood started from there.
Still remember vividly the cycling route.. to Punggol Community Centre.
Every saturday, I'll bring dearest yh to the cc for either her ballet class or abacus class. Not to forget the precious 20cents that I saved up just to get the mickey mouse card from the minimart near punggol cc.
I love my previous house. Its really nice. Yet..

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It has been my dream to go for night cycling.
argh. why is it that the cough came from all timings.
People... get me along next time for night activities.

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The kitchen basin was again with unwashed dishes.
I can't understand why people like to leave oily food dishes in the kitchen basin for overnight? Doesn't people understand that this will stink up the kitchen? Its not that there is food stucked on the pot bottom that you got to leave it there to soak in water so the pots can be cleaned easily. harlow? no food stuck. Just an oily claypot from mutton curry. And THIS can STINK. Do you people get it?

argh.
Each time I come back. Each time I faced the same thing.
Its a no wonder that empress said that due to me living independently for a certain period of time, I became too 'clean' and my standards of housekeeping can never be implemented in my own home.

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I want to walk through life myself instead of being dragged through it.

Yesterday

2007-10-26T14:55:00.000+08:00

Okay people, I have to confess that Horikita Maki is really cute. Here's one of her during September. Cool.

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State: Hungrily Tired

Yesterday I had lunch! wow. isn't it big news? Haha. Well. WalkerGal don't take lunches. For sake of gatherings, why not. It was held at Canteen 4. The place was sooo new.. to me. I've never been there before.

Met up with 3 business gals. Great to see them. Meeting them brought me back to realise that I'm still human. Am I? oh well. Haven't been eating much. oh. I made a new friend! Her name is called Wendy.

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After lunch was straight project meeting for me.
The weather wasn't quite forgiving.
Beads of sweat rained down my back profusely.
With my big bag on my back, one might think that I'm running away from home.
Pathetically, there ain't any seats outside!
eh. Nothing is gonna stop WalkerGal from getting a place for meeting.
Went straight into LWN library.
Up the level and there you go, the most packed place, the most impossible place, WalkerGal found her table.

After meeting 1, assignment Veno was completed. Next, meeting 2.
Time passed like nobody's business.
Finally we came to a conclusion and all assignments for creepto has come to a closure.
Great people with responsible brains. I like it.

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The day came to an end after last class 2130 .
Back to my comfy shell.
Dunno what's wrong with tummy. Super pain and after a long wait, it was out.
Straight after a good bath, more serious work on hand.
Cleared 2 lectures. Time? Already 0100 plus.
Goodness.

Hit the blankets. Let tomorrow issues be taken cared by tomorrow.

Random Bytes

2007-10-25T00:00:00.000+08:00

Can someone invent a super pill that can cure cough in 10 seconds? I'll pay $10 for that pill. No? Not enough eh? Make it $20 then.

I've been having an illness lately. It is quite popular and its known as Cough. Because of that I haven't been able to touch fruits and its killing me. So. Finally today I've decided to start on tomatos. Nope, I'm not referring to cherry tomatoes but the big ones. I eat them raw. Gross? Not a bit to me at least. I realised that there's a proper way to eat it.

First you bite into it, then you give it a good suck. Eh, if you do it wrongly its gonna be disaster. I just realised its just like eating my sunnyside up.

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Chatting with roomie just now about cooking... then it branched about the times during overseas exchange in Beijing. How I ate from roadside stalls and nothing happen. I miss those days.

Recalling the beginning when housemates and I first cooked. We bought the wrong rice and ended up cooking fried glutinous rice! Everyone was damn hungry by then. Hahaha.. Those days. From the buying of a kettle. The pans and woks. The bowls. We got nothing much to start with. Just a long kitchen.

The faulty washing machine.. Then new washing machine couldn't fit in.
The short circuit that made us bathed in darkness or in torch. Hahaha..
The times when suddenly no more water.

The entire household is really a bunch of lovable gals. Every single one of them. Very humorous and cheeky bunch. oh boy.. I miss staying with them. Hahaha.. they really can make me laugh in times of sadness, boredom.

Beijing. A place of my facinations and joy.

News Over News

2007-10-24T23:24:00.000+08:00

MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Charles Chong brought some humour to the chamber on Tuesday when he pointed out the gender bias in some sections of the Penal Code, where the offences applied only to the men.

He called for these sections to be updated. It is currently an offence for a man to entice a married woman away from her husband. Mr Chong said: "However, a woman who entices a married man away from his wife, which I think is more often the case, committed no crime. "Perhaps she might have earned a bad reputation, but she is not guilty of any offence under the Penal Code."

Well well. You think its possible to remove 100% of gender bias? Comeon. It is a plain clear fact that there is no equality between a man and a woman. So. What is there to talk about?

Biasness is widely implemented thoughout everywhere. From a minute unit of a household family, to a huge corporation, up to an actual country. It is part of life. If you can't possibly remove it, then don't even think about going into the specific parts such as gender bias. That will sure to put a spark into gender bias argument in many areas right in Singapore. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want that to happen.

I must say that the debating topics have been really interesting. It's a no wonder that got me following close to the news. Hur..

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3G mobile phone users in Singapore can now watch television news reports while on the move. The new service, by Channel NewsAsia for SingTel subscribers, is part of MediaCorp's strategy to deliver news not just on air and online but also on demand and on the go. This new service provides video clips compacted into one-minute news reports to your mobile phone, helping you keep up with the latest news wherever you are.

Haha... this is good. WalkerGal will soon be more updated with news even without her lenovo. Well. But. This new scheme is only currently available to Singtel Mobile users. Nvm.. It will soon be opened to Starhub and M1. Let's just wait and see.

Recently the price for my E65 dropped so much!! Everywhere is promoting it.. Goodness. I better find a phone that no one is using. =P

Uniqueness! Recently there is this Sony Ericsson P1i... It got me thinking about it...

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Singapore's best known adventurer Khoo Swee Chiow has ambitions for yet another quest – he is off to clock his next record, this time on inline skates. He has scaled Mt. Everest – twice, visited both the North and South Poles, cycled from Singapore to Beijing and set a Guinness World Record for the Longest Scuba Submergence in a Controlled Environment.

Khoo is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for Longest Journey on Skates, currently at 4,175 kilometres, with a 6,000 km skating feat. The journey is scheduled for 100 days, and he will travel through major cities in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia, before finally ending in Singapore in late January 2008.

"I have been to many beautiful places in the world – South Pole, North Pole, Everest... and one doesn't have to go very far nowadays to read about glaciers melting and all that," he explained. "I think it's (a cause) very close to my heart because these are beautiful places. We should try to preserve them for our children."

Surprisingly, Khoo could not skate well a year ago. For this trip, he hired a coach to teach him the sport for nine months. The adventurer, who also attempted Mt. Everest without aid of oxygen tanks on his second climb, claims he loves challenges, and sees the process of learning an unfamiliar sport a great part of the adventure itself.

"I think the over-riding motivation is that life is really short. You're only young once and you've only got one shot. So just try and do it, if not when you're old, you will have lots of regret."

Wow. Mister. I admire you!! Awesomely cool. Your focus and courage is truely something that we can all learn from. Yes. Life is really short.. I'm only young once. Only get to experience this 2007 once. I've only one shot. So I'll try my best to do it. I don't wanna live a life of regrets.

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Beijing News

China on Wednesday launched its first lunar orbiter in an event broadcast on national television, with the mission a key step in the nation's plans to put a man on the moon by 2020. The lunar orbiter took off around 6:05 pm local time (1005 GMT) from a launch centre in southwestern China's Sichuan province for what is slated to be a one-year expedition to explore and map the moon.

This launch comes after Japan last month launched its first lunar probe and ahead of a planned similar mission by India next year. In the months leading up to the launch, one of the chief scientists in China's moon programme, Ouyang Ziyuan, also pointed to the broader message a successful mission would send to the Chinese people and the world. "As lunar exploration embodies our overall national strength, it is very significant for raising our international prestige and our national unity," Ouyang told the ruling Communist Party's mouthpiece, the People's Daily.

Ahh. Oh. Did I mention? The lunar orbiter that China had launched is named Chang'e I (Chang' Er). It is named after a Chinese fairy who flew to the moon. Well. Hurhur.. I had a good laugh when I read that. Hehe.. Truely tickled me. But hey.. I'm very proud to be a Chinese. Sorry if you don't like Chinese.. You can press Alt - F4 to exit from here.

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Taipei News

Taiwan's ruling party kicked off an intensive campaign to win public support for the island's bid to join the United Nations, despite stern warnings from Washington and Beijing. The round-island marathon aims to garner support for Taiwan's application for United Nations membership under the name 'Taiwan'. This is seen by mainland China as yet another move toward independence by President Chen.

"Using the name 'Taiwan' to enter UN is not only the wish of Taiwan people, it is also a display of sovereignty. Taiwan was never a province of PRC. We are separate from the mainland," said President Chen.

Sigh. WELL. When will there be a stop? Forget it. I'm not keen to know when. But I hope I'll have a chance to explore Taiwan one day.

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London News

Users of the popular social networking website Facebook were warned on Wednesday that they were putting themselves at risk of identity fraud by posting even a handful of their details online. According to the BBC's consumer rights television programme Watchdog, set to air later Wednesday, fraudsters could open bank accounts and receive credit cards armed simply with the information found on a user's Facebook page.

"A lot of people using Facebook are trying to increase the size of their network and want to have as many friends as possible -- to the point where they'll befriend people they don't even know," a programme spokeswoman said. Facebook claims that some 200,000 people sign up to Facebook every day, and the site has more than 42 million members -- it decided last month to publicly list its members' profiles on search engines such as Google and Yahoo!, unless a user actively opts out of the scheme.

Hey people. I hope you all know how vulnerable is the Internet. You ought to know anything you put online, should be safe enough that its just sufficient for friends. Please do not anyhow click to accept friend requests. You could just be the next easy preyed on victim.

As a rule of thumb, always make sure you don't disclose your personal information online unless you really don't mind letting people know. Well-taken risks is always truely admired but senseless thoughts is stupidity.

News Updates

2007-10-23T23:35:00.000+08:00

State: Very Tired

Guess what?

WalkerGal just heard from the radio station about the latest news on Section 377A. Well. After hearing from Uncle Lee.. I guess he is doing his best for the welfare and happiness of his people from all walks of life.. I believe that he wish that all will be happy with their personal lives and sexual activities and work well for a good future towards the country's stability, security, economy and everything.. but not to the extent of allowing Singapore to be viewed as a country that is termed 'homo'. For that, I respect him. He is trying his best to protect the reputation of Singapore.. to strike the right balance with everyone. With his explanations, I can understand why Section 377 is abolished instead of Section 377A.

I guess for now, it clearly shows one thing. People, you can fool around all you want. Either the Man or the Woman, is free to try out whatever you want. Just keep the divorce rates at a moderate rate and not make Singapore top any charts of bad reputation. Heterosexuals, Homosexuals, Metrosexuals.. etc, do whatever you want but don't get caught. Afterall, Ah Beng would rather prefer to be well known for his honesty than to be known for his actions in bullying people right?

Well of course. One can easily add in now that in keeping Section 377A, it might just mean that the education opportunities to promote tolerance and diversity is once again sealed. Too bad then. Singaporeans just got to.. learn through things in other ways then.

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I went downstairs to top up my supply of milk this morning and to my surprise, I got a free glass that came with my milk. The damn interesting printings on the glass said the following:

There's no need to count sheep.
Just drink milk, for a deep beauty sleep.

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Oh. Did I mention before? I've tasted rabbit before. Heh heh... Please don't kill me because of that.. I didn't kill the rabbit.. I merely ate it by accident. I thought it was chicken. And may I add? It was when I was in Beijing. :)

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Whatever doesn't kill me, has only made me stronger.

The Radio-station I Heart

2007-10-23T23:07:00.000+08:00

Listening from Class 95FM. It has been my choice always. Here's a song specially dedicated to my besty..

Christina Aguilera - I Turn to You
This is lyrics from http://www.lyrics007.com/

When I'm lost in the rain
In your eyes I know I'll find the light to light my way.
And when I'm scared and losing ground;
When my world is going crazy, you can turn it all around.

And when I'm down you're there; pushing me to the top.
You're always there; giving me all you've got.

For a shield from the storm;
For a friend; for a love
To keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.
For the strength to be strong;
For the will to carry on;
For everything you do;
For everything that's true,
I turn to you.

When I lose my will to win,
I just reach for you and I can reach the sky again.
I can do anything,
'Cause your love is so amazing; 'cause your love inspires me.

And when I need a friend, you're always on my side;
Giving me faith that gets me through the night.

For a shield from the storm;
For a friend; for a love
To keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.
For the strength to be strong;
For the will to carry on;
For everything you do;
For everything that's true,
I turn to you.

For the arms to be my shelter through all the rain;
For truth that will never change;
For someone to lean on; for a heart I can rely on through anything;
For that one who I can run to....
I turn to you.

For a shield from the storm;
For a friend; for a love
To keep me safe and warm,
I turn to you.

For the strength to be strong;
For the will to carry on;
For everything you do;
For everything that's true,
I turn to you.

For a shield from the storm;
For a friend; for a love
To keep me safe and warm, I turn to you.

For the strength to be strong;
For the will to carry on;
For everything you do;
For everything that's true...
For everything you do;
For everything that's true, I turn to you.

Reading Morning News

2007-10-23T20:43:00.000+08:00

Author J.K. Rowling had stunned her fans at Carnegie Hall on Friday night when she answered one young reader's question about Dumbledore by saying that he was gay and had been in love with Grindelwald, whom he had defeated years ago in a bitter fight.

The news brought gasps, then applause at Carnegie Hall, the last stop on Rowling's brief U.S. tour, and set off thousands of e-mails on Potter fan Web sites around the world. Some were dismayed, others indifferent, but most were supportive.

"Jo Rowling calling any Harry Potter character gay would make wonderful strides in tolerance toward homosexuality," Melissa Anelli, webmaster of the fan site http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/, told The Associated Press. "By dubbing someone so respected, so talented and so kind, as someone who just happens to be also homosexual, she's reinforcing the idea that a person's gayness is not something of which they should be ashamed."

"'DUMBLEDORE IS GAY' is quite a headline to stumble upon on a Friday evening, and it's certainly not what I expected," added Potter fan Patrick Ross, of Rutherford, N.J. "(But) a gay character in the most popular series in the world is a big step for Jo Rowling and for gay rights."

As a young man, Dumbledore, brilliant and powerful, had been forced to return home to look after his mentally ill younger sister and younger brother. It was a task he admits to Harry that he resented, because it derailed the bright future he had been looking forward to.

My personal take? I think Gay or No Gay, it makes no difference. People have so many differences and here's just another one. The point here is the person's character and talents we should take note of. This whole saga made many parents there very happy as their children were all engaged in reading. Well. This could also be a good opportunity for early education of human homosexuality. I really wonder if this would be the same in Singapore.

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Topic on the Repeal of Section Code 377A.

The laws were refined after consultations with the public and legal sector over a period of two to three years. The changes are aimed at better protecting the more vulnerable in society and to take into account technological advancements and crime trends. Nominated MP Siew Kum Hong submitting a much-publicised petition to repeal Section 377A of the Penal Code that criminalises sex between men.

Presenting his views, Mr Siew said Section 377A is unconstitutional and should be repealed, even though the government has said it will not enforce the law actively. He also spoke against the retention of Section 377A, just because the majority of Singaporeans disapprove of homosexuality. Part of his argument stemmed from the fact that Section 377 will be abolished to legalise private, consensual anal and oral sex between heterosexual adults.

Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee said that public feedback on Section 377A has been emotional, divided and strongly expressed, with the majority calling for its retention. "Whilst homosexuals have a place in society and, in recent years, more social space, repealing Section 377A will be very contentious and may send a wrong signal that the government is encouraging and endorsing the homosexual lifestyle as part of our mainstream way of life."

Well. It seemed the government finds that its ok for to abolish Section 377. If so, does it mean that its ok to have private, consensual anal and oral sex between heterosexual adults? So what kind of signal is this sending across then? People are now more concerned against Section 377A and not Section 377.

I certainly can't see how Section 377 can define anything less gross than Section 377A. It clearly simple. If people can think Section 377A is 'immoral', then Section 377 really isn't much far away from it. This whole argument has been going on and on.. I guess its time to stop? Sometimes.. people should stop hiding behind their moral or religious grounds.

I do see the concern of the worry of parents on how this can indirectly affect the kids upbringing. But get this fact right. Homosexuality is not an illness. It cannot be spread by being near to a gay. Instead of evading this topic, I think that parents can take the responsibility of letting their children know that there are straight (heterosexual) people and there are not-very-straight(homosexual) people, that people do not really have a choice to be hetero or homo sexual.

A person may prefer plainwater to a carbonated drink. Its all part of growing up process. People choose things according to their uniqueness. If the child turns out to be one, at least, he or she won't feel pressured or depress or hopeless just because the surrounding might deem them as freaks. It is certainly not very nice to be looked upon in such manner or feel this way.

I'm merely airing my thoughts on the grounds for the appeal of repealling of Section 377A. If people are dying to retain 377A on the grounds of it being against the order of nature, then perhaps we should all be righteous and fair and restore Section 377.

If you don't know anything about Section 377 or Section 377A, well.. perhaps its time for you to read the news? ChannelNewsAsia.com can be a good start.

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Tomato Juice Spill Causes Headaches at LaGuardia.

Hundreds of people stood on long lines after a screening machine malfunctioned at LaGuardia Airport. Apparently the tomato juice spill had resulted in the need to repair one of the passenger screening machines. One of the spokesman said "That's the risk you take when you deal with technology."

Well. The people there obviously didn't see it that way. They think the biggest problem is inefficiency and things should be better. Like things are always easier said than done. When the technology is finally created, many people just hurray and buy it. Nobody give much of a damn of thought to it and when things don't go their way technically, they blame technology.

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Busy now. More to share later. Check it out.

The News

2007-10-22T22:53:00.000+08:00

A 15-year-old girl was found dead in a flat in Marsiling.

This happened last Saturday.

She was announced dead when paramedics arrived.

Stepfather was arrested on spot and no weapons was found on scene.

Apparantly the girl sustained shoulder and neck injuries.
Mummy was from Jilin, China, came to Singapore 5 years ago and got married.

They divorced and she got her girl a step father.

The girl had just completed her PSLE.

Dear readers. How do you feel after reading this news?

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E-alert System.

Residents in Nee Soon South have spent the past five months learning what to do in the event of a major crisis, and on Saturday they got the chance to demonstrate their skills in a simulated bomb attack.

As stated clearly on CNA website, more than 100 youths and adults from different races were involved in the exercise. They included students, grassroots leaders and members of religious establishments.

Well. I guess being a Singaporean really got to get use to this: Different Races. The country is certainly very careful in not to have any internal conflicts and it is very important to maintain racial harmony... and religious views.

Well. Quoted from CNA website, Ms Lee Bee Wah, MP of Ang Mo Kio GRC, said: "We have this e-alert system because during emergency, different people may pass different messages and by the time it goes down to the ground it may be distorted. So with this e-alert, we can send out messages through email and to the mobile phone straight away."

Well. Human response. If only Humans view responsiblilties more.

Fine. So Nee Soon South residents get to try out this system. I wonder when will it be implemented in whole Singapore. Haha... It took so many years to get a 179A bus agreement to see to the needs of N-T-U students.

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Sales of laptops in region expected to cross 20m units this year.

This was the forecast of IDC Asia Pacific.

Regional demand for personal computers has been up an average of 20 percent this year. Propelling the surge are laptops, with a 60 percent on year spike. The growth is being driven by demand from the retail end. Mr Bryan Ma, Director, Personal Systems, IDC Asia-Pacific commented, "You would think a desktop would be really cheap and affordable but we're seeing especially in emerging markets in the SEA region...you've got users that are going to jump into a notebook because it's sexy and cool."

Sales for Hewlett Packard and Dell trail behind Lenovo, which continues to be the top PC seller in the region. In the third quarter, PC sales in Singapore saw a 20 percent on-year jump.

Well. I'm a proud owner of a Lenovo too. But I guess the key thing here is due to a demand for conveniency? Why?

There are more degree holders out in Singapore streets these days. With everyone going to universities, the environment, people, expectations and everything has its own influences. I wouldn't have gotten my lappie if not for my need for it overseas. Can't expect me to lug a personal computer to and fro isn't it? Its impractical.

Hence, a majority of proper demands and a minority of people with bits of spare cash in hands, its A no surprise that there's a jump in IT sales.

Nowadays. More people own IT stuff and more victims are out there facing cyber attacks. What's the point of behaving like a high-tech geek on the surface, not knowing what you are using and one day being scorned by what you own? The hacking teams seemed much more busy and hardworking than the cyber security teams. Hahaha.. Its a booming industry man.. better than making babies! May I suggest that those who wants to own IT gadgets, be your own geek. Do some proper readings and spare yourself from unneccessary trouble in future. Please.

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Singapore stocks fall sharply on blue chip losses... sigh. I'm not into buying any stocks yet. But I really wonder when and really hoping that the property market will crash soon? Don't strangle me because of that statement. I'm just a human.

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WalkerGal is very impressive with the NikeSG website. Check it out: Nike Singapore.

I've just signed up as a Runnerholic! And guess what, Nike sent me this email:

Hello Runaholic,
This message is to confirm that you are a self confessed Runaholic. Please validate that the email address you registered with Nike Runaholic Lab is correct.

To validate your address, click on the following link:
YES. I AM A RUNAHOLIC!

If you have not registered with Nike Runaholic online, please erase your memory of this email, if not we might need to kill you.

Thank you,
Nike Runaholic Lab

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Hahaha.. isn't it damn cool? I had a good laugh after I signed up as a member. Oh, until 31 October, every pair of Nike Plus will come free with the Nike iPod. Sounds cool right? Ah ha.. that is if you have spare cash on you! =P

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The Right Brain vs Left Brain test

Which direction is the Dancer turning in? Clockwise or Anti-clockwise?

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS

uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and pastmath and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object namereality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS

uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

Wanna see what others feel about this test? Check it out!

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Guess what. Eileen cracked the mystery of Assignment 3. I was pretty troubled by the cookie monster problem today. I thought when the group meets on Thursday might solve the problem. Who knows.. Genius Eileen... I love her! Mister Woo said it will take 1 hour to complete. oh my. The brain child was good... She solved it in 1 min!
Finally. All assignments for Creeptography have came to an end.

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Today studying at LWN was cool. Peaceful. No inmature people screamings. Oh. I forgot to mention. Last week I was ill and my BJ housemate, Claire came all the way from South Spine to LWN Library just to see how I am. Goodnessly, I'm speechless. Haha.. AND it turned out that the girl sitting right beside my single table was another GIP BJ friend.. Shufen! Oh well. Of all places and timing. Hahaha.. FYI, its not common for them to see me in school. =P

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There's a new shampoo out. Sunsilk Super Soft. I wonder if it can do miracle to stop me looking like from animal planet.

The Girl

2007-10-21T23:47:00.001+08:00

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ehlo. FYI. WalkerGal have survived the *coughing-my-guts-out* stage. The weekend over at hostel had been peaceful except a few inconsiderate bugger around. I wish they can use a bit of their brains and STOP their activites.

Thanks to the nice and peaceful environment. I'm really much better now. As I was coughing my guts out yesterday, Beijing memories came over again. I was quite phobia of coughing now in fact. I had cough too hard previously over at Beijing and end up bursting one of the blood vessels at my eye. No thanks. Once bitten, forever shy.

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oh. I'm so smittened by Horikita Maki. Haha.. Guess her age? She's a 1988 babe.. Goodness. Another dragon babe.

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You know what? I came across this yesterday.
"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you." -Mary Tyler Moore

I think its really awesome to be able to experience things. Be it.. good or bad. If a person never tastes bitter before, then what is life to that person? Life is a mixture of everything. That's what I'm talking about here. So pick yourself up. Wipe away your tears and stand up. Let me see a beam on your face.. *Pat on the head*

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Sometimes when we are walking down a path without thinking about it.. It could be we are trying to find what's significant and to keep our hopes alive. Perhaps.. thats our.. Youth.