Blogpress

Blogging on the move is already made possible by having Tumblr and Wordpress application on apple app store.

However there isn't a decent app for blogger. I am using Blogpress lite now as an alternative to blog on blogspot using my ipod. It can manage serveral blog on different host. Not very comprehensive but still consider complete to at least post a post with pic.

Busy person who want to post entry without wifi can look into this app. It can save your draft till u reach a wifi spot to publish it.


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Espresso Machine EES200

I happily cancel of my espresso machine on my wishlist. I now officially own an espresso machine. Ultimately, its seem that I am a man that can get things done :)

I think it's a steal. Espresso machine I brought cost me $1500. No of course. I couldn't afford.

$500. NO
$100. NOOOOOOO
$50. Yeah! I got that muthafucka for 50 bucks.

Tantamount to hummm.... 6.41025641 cup of Ultimate Ice blended from coffee bean.

"Wah! Must be 'chiong' one lah. Got it from Mustafar one lah. Use 3 time sure spoil one."

Too bad, I am just plain lucky to come across this ebay seller who are going to immigrate oversea. She had to Lelong Lelong sell all her things ASAP. Then in the nick of time, she met someone who were so eager to buy an espresso machine. Really have to thanks Ebay for making this deal.

I couldn't believe my luck either. So today I went up her apartment skeptically to make sure that she was actually selling me an espresso machine and not a coffee maker.

Power on ................................... check!
15 bar pressure pump ............ check!
froth nozzle ............................... check!
Double confirm its still $50 .... check!


Relatively mint condition without traces of coffee stains. Oh ya, I forgot.. I should have also asked her if her bed are for sales too.. Hahaha. Okok... I shall not brag anymore, I know you guys are not interested whether if I got Espresso Machine or whatsoever. You all don't like to drink coffee.

Hanged out with CLP on Friday where we went back to Golfer's to collect out last pay check and bid farewell to our fellows colleagues. Seeing our punch card still renewing at the slot brings me a heart ache but latter found out that it was an administrative error.

For one week, we didn't really have time for each other you know. Busy school work and I had an busy schedule at home too. Ranging from sourcing pets, games and electronic review.. I really don't have too much of a free time. Finally can get together for a decent dinner. At ramen stall that also sell 串烧. The fragrant of baron and beef on BBQ was filling up the whole restaurant. Al carte ranging from $2 to $4 of assorted giant prawn to baron rolls were ....

WOW (N82 pwned again)

Lvl 3 volcano La Mian *** 3 stars spicy

Pork Belly La Mian and the egg is super delicious.

417 River Valley Road
Singapore 248316
Reservation hotline: 6734 9294 Fax: 6499 5731

I want to be an effective friend.

I really think that my life suck at this point of time. I lost all determination. Well, this is not an emotional post of course. But its time for me to do some reflection.

I don't want to go back to the past where I really spent my precious time away. I want to live life to the fullest. Easy to say but hard to do. The natural element of laziness just flow in my blood.

The saying "Late is always better than never". I cannot agree more. Well, I think I am literally a live example of 少壯不努力,老大途悲伤. Since I am late, I hope to compensate with extra effort. To catch up with the rest of the people. I think I need a pad on my shoulder. I did a decent job..

Start of the poly, I wrote that I had some things to accomplish in my 3 years and well, although didn't manage to master them. I did improve. They are

• Improve English
• Control stage fright
• Enhance Leadership

To some people, they are born with all attribute, but these don't come in my package. These are value added services that I had to learn it in the hard ways.

I tried to watch more English sitcom. Not the most effective method to improve English but still a good method. Listen is the best way to learn a language. Take infant for example, we teach them papa mama through constantly pronouncing the word to them. I can understand more as I watched more. Last time I need to read sub title, now I just need to listen. It develops my interest in English words. So objective accomplished.

During year 1, I had difficult facing and speaking to the crowd. As I read more and more help books. I realized that to control stage fright the only way is to acclimatize yourself to the crowd. As IS module, I voluntarily took up communication module to practice. See I made the effort to face my challenge. Good. And end up I did great for the module and was praised by the lecturer. This had always give me strength for the rest of my presentation and although I didn't do great presentation. But I guess more or less I could control it already.

As for leadership, I joined group and club to exposure myself to wider circle of friends. Took up leadership role and start leading. It was hard for me especially I am those kind of a natural born follower. Again mission accomplish.

Haha... I seems like gloating about my tiny achievement. But to me they seem like a whole world of a difference.

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Picture of the month

School cleaner proposing.

"Nice Reflection"

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I find that we need to live with a purpose everyday as they were god blessed.

Set an objective, work towards it. Achieve something and feel great about yourself. Everyone is constantly upgrading. If you were to slack, soon enough, you will find yourself lacking a big gap.

Then you will need to be like me, put extra effort to catch up. So we should always catch up with the rest of the people.

I think that street smart is an attractive thing. When we have friends, its because we are able to provide, information, comfort and support. No one wants a friend who knows nothing, not comforting and helpless in every aspect. We need to be useful so that people can make use of us. Sound very detrimental but sadly true. So now I try to be informative. Read more. Be more knowledgeable.

A lot more of reflection to write but maybe I should end there. Studying tomorrow...

2010 Wishlist

2010 wishlist....

The new start of the year and I shall plan what I gonna get for myself this year. I broke off from parent tendering care years ago and now I left with myself to fulfill any of my own desires. No longer can I beg or cry for toy. I had to earn it my way. Sad

As I grow older and mature in my thinking, I becoming more of a homey person. Rather than to spend money on clothes and entertainments, I would now rather spend it on home. Like improving my quality of life. Since most of the time I am sacking at home, its only reasonable for me to 'upgrade' my house. Room to be specific.

As much as I don't do much house keeping, I also try to keep my stuff minimum. My room is quite spacey in general. And therefore it lacked liveliness. So boring..

After a hectic day, what's more to get back home and lay on my beloved bed. But to find out that my mattress is cheapo and uncomfortable. Moreover, we all are spending 1/3 of our life sleeping. Lets say we can life to 60. We will be spending 20 years sleeping. A good bed frame and mattress seems to be a returning investment. Okie. I manage to convince myself to get a new bed. And a good one.



Max allowable limit: $500 ($200 for frame and $300 for mattress)

As a coffee fanatic, its ironic not to have a good coffee maker at home. I had many many small gadget to make coffee. Ranging from french press to stove maker and socks. But all is mediocre quality. I need a espresso machine. One that can provide me with the essential 15 bar of hot water pressure to extract the coffee crema. No use if I had good coffee beans but poor equipment for extraction.

However, a espresso machine is a damn expensive applicants. Easily cost $1500 for basic. I now sourcing for alternative or second hand.



Max allowable limit: $300

Due to some legal issue, I cannot open my house door at anytime unless I going out. My air in my house is rather static or stagnant. I need a ceiling fan. Then I can remove my conventional fan for more space and ceiling fan is easy to clean and generate better wind ventilation.



Max allowable limit: $300

I don't know about entertainment. Should I get a XBox or Wii to kill my time and entertain my friends???? Somemore I had a HD ready LCD at home. I should utilize it right? If so...

$500 (optional)

And and and, a nexus one google phone to replace my ipod touch. I hope it can update itself to match up with the all almighty IPHONE!!!

$800 (optional)

I not really sure. Am I a person who can gets thing done? Out of the 3. I hope I can get them all. I went to Ikea and got inspired by the efficiently use of space. The 22m^2 space had so much so much stuff. Very cozy... So envying...

What I do on a Saturday

Saturday is a day for us to relax. For me at least. I can get away from school assignments and projects. I lay on the sofa whole day, doing random stuff. Sometime surfing net and sometime playing game on my ipod touch. So nice to laze around.

But when sun about to set, I quickly texts my friend to see any happening going around as I felt extreme emptiness seeing my whole day passes without a purpose. Funny thing is, none of my friend hang out on Saturday. Hence, I had to stick back to my sofa lazing again.

Last paper around one month away, I will be graduating really really soon. So nice..

However, it means that I need to quickly decide whether to work or to carry on studying. Uni is great, its essential. Since I can get in, I should go. However it means that mum had to work harder for the next 3 years. I wish I can faster earn money and help mum lessen her load.

My attitude to school had changed, and I hated it. Last time I finish my assignment as soon as possible so that I had more time to spend playing outside. Since work and revision had been done before playing I had no problem when coming to exams. Now I couldn't concentrate on assignment anymore. I always pile up to the last minute. Although I still hand it in on time but the qualities no longer as splendid as before. And since so much left undone at the end, I felt pressured.

How can I tweak back my mentality to before. I am so stressed. Help help..

Nexus One out to drive Apple to the "previous one"

No joke. I am trembling with excitement when the review Nexus one hit the CNET for a review.

Hands on with Google's Nexus One (video)

Nexus ONE!! Finally an Iphone true competitor which answers every question that Apple failed to provides.

-Removable battery
-1400mhz capacity with 10 hours of talk time!!
-Almoe Display
-Noise CANCELING technology!!!
-5 mp camera with zoom and FLASH
-wide range of VIDEO format playability
-Card ...slot expandable to 32GB
-Lighting Fast processor
-Anroid 2.1 (future expandability and compatible with google)

Isn't all these was what Iphone was not capable of??? I am happy to get my hands on one of this!!

Bikini girls molested by 4 openly - video

Hot stories of a girl being molested by 4 guys at a beach party during New Year count down. A lot of people were raged on the on looker who choose to film it down with their phone instead of lending out a helping hand.

I looked at a different perspective.

For people who complained so much, very much appears to me that they were ignorance about Singapore Rave party. They must be a nerd.

First, its a party and when the girl dares to dress in bikini and attend these kind of crowded party, they kind of already anticipated it. How decent they expect the party to be? She is inviting trouble by wearing so loosely. You wanted a decent party? I probably suggest library a better options.

Second, don't blame Singaporean for not helping. We always like to comment about people's wrongs at the convenient of our desktop. Were you in the situation? Were you stand up for justice? Don't walk the talk. Oh, you suddenly turned into a world savior in front of your computer. Besides, the situation was not clear for that 40 secs. It confusing to react. What if you approached them and turns out they were friends or the girl was playing along? She didn't give signal of wanting any help. She could have scream or shove them away.

Third, you can argue that she was too drunk to react. See she let herself drunk without her good friends around. She is inviting trouble.

And lastly, this is Singapore, you think the 4 guy were so bold to openly molest the girl without she flirting at the first place. They obviously knows that people were taking film as evidence and they still dare to be so upfront? If the victim wants to pursuit the matter, she had all the evidence and source to apprehend these molester.

Wear a BURQA next time...

My way to fight Negativity

Negativity is the phenomenon of paying more attention on negative events over positive events. Even the same magnitude of good and bad events happen, the person will generally feels unhappy. Putting it this way:

You lost $5 on the way and picks up $5 accidentally, you choose to moan over your bad luck rather than your good luck. A typically balanced event, why would someone prefers to feel bad instead of good.

Beside being negative and self inflicting mental torment, negative would jolly well be spread around. It affects the people around you, like wise of optimism. And likely hood, these kind of person lack the determination that they can change the situation and complete given up at the first place. More often than not, these people are feeling self depreciated, unwanted, abandoned, worthless and low self esteem.

All in all, everything lead me to believe that being optimistic overweight pessimistic. Maybe I can share some of my personal experience on how to act on negativity.

1. First, I always remind myself, I am a lucky fellows, to be born perfectly fine with all body parts functionally working. At least my looks don't scare people off on the street, seriously I am contented. Hence I will not be affected by people saying me ugly, bad complexion, fat or what so ever. No one can makes me feel interior unless I allow them to.
2. Always compare to other more unfortunate people around and see that I am actual no that bad. The things that I had went through, some other had it worst.
3. Enjoy the very moment, stop swelling on the past or dreaming about the future. Its good to do reflection and planning once in a while. But you didn't realize is that the small little joy around you. Like a good collection of porno and beer to go along. "Life is good" LG motto.
   

More or less I uses these pointers to counter my negativity. And it always worked. I don't claim myself as extremely enlightened or positive, but I am constantly working on achieving that.

But however, I find that pessimistical view works in certain situation. To be a bit more conservative, I don't assume my outcome to be very optimistic. I provision a little bit in case if I fail, I will not be totally disappointed. Example people ask me how I did for my exam, I answered at a little conservative sides. Unless I am extremely confidence than I will say I did great. Probably can blame that I am a perfectionist.

However, some people always see me as a hypocrite. Fine. Perfectly fine. I am openly evil. I never claim I am a holy shit to begin with. Anyone is flawed, I am on average more evil than kind. Agree.

2010, a new year ahead. May you the all almighty give my friend the strength to overcome his/her difficulties in life and bless them with good spirit and joy.