Thursday, May 31, 2007


New Rig Online



Finally, my new rig is up and running.. final specs:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4GHz $351
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 $222
Memory: Kingston DDR2 667 CL5 1GB x2 $106
Harddisk: Seagate 250GB SATA2 $114
Graphics: MSI 8800GTS 320MB OC $495
DVD drive: LG H62N 18x DVD-RW SATA $65
Chassis: Coolermaster Mystique 632Alu $190
PSU: Coolermaster iGreen Power 500W $158
Monitor: Samsung 931BF 19" LCD $360
Speakers: Logitech S200 Speakers $45
Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop black $45
Network Adaptor: Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G $48
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OEM $169

Total Damage: $2368

Thanks very much to my assisting surgeon Quan Yao and scrub nurses Wenyang, Joel and Ryan...without whom the operation would not have been possible =p

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007


So much to do...


...so little energy

Where is that deadly sense of purpose? Where is that overwhelming sense of focus???

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh.

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Saturday, May 26, 2007


my new rig (soon)


Mobo/CPU: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 + Intel C2D E6600 $573
Memory: Kingston DDR2 667 CL5 1GB x2 $106
Hardisk: Seagate 250GB SATA2 $114
Graphics: MSI 8800GTS 320MB OC $499
DVD drive: LG H62N 18x DVD-RW SATA $65
Chassis: Coolermaster Mystique 632Steel $149
PSU: Coolermaster iGreen Power 600W $185
Monitor: LG 19" L1953T (black) $349
Speakers: Creative SBS 380 $38
Keyboard/mouse: Logitech G1 Gaming Desktop black $45
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium OEM $165
Network adaptor: Some wireless card <$100

Total: ~$2388 (ouch.)

Probably going down next week. Anyone wan to come along? Anyone oso wan to buy com? Buy together can bargain more... nid ppl to help me carry stuff oso..haha

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007


omg.


Finally. It's coming.

http://www.starcraft2.com/



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Sunday, May 20, 2007


bored.........


dis is a interesting quiz...wonder how they derive the results from the questions..which are all about animals..

The Keys to Your Heart
You are attracted to good manners and elegance.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are stylish and alluring.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted.
What Are The Keys To Your Heart?


You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.

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



You Are Internal - Skeptic - Powerful
You feel your life is controlled internally.
If you want something, you make it happen.
You don't wait around for things to go your way.
You value your independence and don't like others to have control.

You are a total skeptic when it comes to luck.
You believe that people use luck as a crutch to avoid responsibility.
You control your own destiny. The universe has nothing to do with it.
You believe everything can be explained - and you tend to over analyze situations.

When it comes to who's in charge, it's you.
Life is a kingdom, and you're the grand ruler.
You don't care much about what others think.
But they better care what you think!
The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test


well..most of the things seem fairly accurate... Ok enuff self-indulgence...

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Sunday, May 13, 2007


Satisfaction


Finally found a suitable desk after weeks of hunting.. Shall FINALLY FINALLY be able to complete my extreme makeover of my room in a few weeks time..

A little story of the search for the "perfect" desk.. The main reason (many among others) for it being so hard to find is perhaps its colour.. I wanted a dark brown L-shaped desk to fit with the rest of the room furnishings, but somehow, dark brown is a rare colour for desks.. and secondly, my room is a little space-constrained.. so the dimensions are a bit tight... went Ikea, furniture warehouses, cha-pa-lang furniture shops around the neighbourhood and even the super-ulu-ly located Furniture Mall, but not one desk caught my eye...got scolded by my parents a lot of times for being so "niao" and stubborn...but I'm a hopeless perfectionist.. will remember one furniture shop woman saying, "unless you custom-make, or else I believe u wun b able to find a desk like ur description.."

Hah. My madura foot.

Finally saw a suitable desk at v.hive and ordered it today at the Katong Mall branch. It was no where near my idea of "perfection", but den again anything close to that I will probably have to custom every inch of it.. Got a chio chair oso.. Anyway, to anyone that needs a new desk, there are a couple of very nice desks there.. There was a desk which was quite a nice blend of glass, wood and steel, but couldn't fit into my room (or else it would have been a no-brainer choice).. I dun have a photo, but u wouldn't miss it..

Now the last, and most expensive piece of "furniture" that would give eyes to the dragon (画龙点睛) would be my new computer...=D Maybe can organise a room-warming party after its all done..lol



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Stars - Labeled


Remember this photo I took sometime ago? Chin Siang has kindly labeled all the visible stars in the photo... nvr knew I happened to capture so many... tyco sia.



Another night which I dun feel like sleeping and dun feel like doing anything else either. Haiz.

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Thursday, May 03, 2007


Sadistic glee


Somehow, the sadistic part of me is finding pleasure at being thrown so much information during tutorials... although the task of reading all that stuff up is unimaginably daunting, I'm taking comfort in the fact that I'm actually getting to apply stuff I read. (well some of it..)

Am I making sense? Bleh.

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