------------------------------- Sweet pea Apple of my eye Don't know when and I don't know why You're the only reason I keep on coming home
Sweet pea What's all this about Don't get your way all you do is fuss and pout You're the only reason I keep on coming home
I'm like the rock of Gibralter I always seem to falter
And the words just get in the way Oh I know I'm gonna crumble I'm trying to stay humble But I never think before I say
Sweet pea Keeper of my soul I know sometimes I'm out of control You're the only reason I keep on coming You're the only reason I keep on coming yeah You're the only reason I keep on coming home -------------------------------
Wooohooo!! Just confirmed by a technician from that frowning shop that I can’t collect my PC today! There’s a saying ‘the higher hope you put, the greater disappointment you’ll get’ – indeed!!
The dumb technician called and said someone accidentally sold the graphic card I bought~ now what? The whole blardy MSY is so big and they have so many branches all around Melbourne and they told me it’s out of stock!! The whole Melbourne ran out of stock on me… so cool~
Previously, I said I wanted to assemble the parts myself if I have to wait for 1 week and didn’t do it because of my ATM card issue. The reason is that I’m afraid they’ll sell those parts to others first since they know I’m buying it for sure – and now, it really happens! Probably it’s my fate~ did I mention that the same thing happens to me for my television as well? My camera was a bit different – the package came with a faulty battery and I have to wait for one week to get it change after the date of purchase. The television that was reserved under my name in JB HI-FI was sold to someone else when I went to collect. Then I waited for blardy 2 hours and finally decided to get the display set for $50 discount since I can’t be bothered anymore on that time! Ha! All I can say is - I simply ‘love’ the service in Australia!!
Anyway MSY told me to wait for the stock to come, it’s either I’ll buy it somewhere else if it’s as cheap or wait until next Monday! I’m not even buying a computer that fly and I have to wait for 2 weeks! Even a new-born baby bird can fly after two weeks!
I didn't want to mention this but might as well contribute to the fun. I drove to JB HI-FI to collect the TV that day and I parked at one of the lot right in front of the shop; the store is located in the city so it's pretty strict for car park. I was waiting and talking to the salesman but I watch the time, and I’ll never expect to win a parking ticket!! I was just 5 minutes late when I got back to the car with my TV, and then I saw a ticket reading infringement fee: $57.00 on the front window - they fine me after 3 minutes of over park!!
Every morning, I’ll repeat the same sentence to myself – Shit, this is so freaking cold!! And my greatest reluctant is to pull myself out of my warm comfy bed, into the cold living room, then to the freezing street… Sometimes I wish I could snug a heater into my jacket or maybe wear something like that~
But I don't have such a beautiful eyes... (It must be easy to make up for your eyes only)
Talking about this winter! I’ve spent most of the time in my own cubbyhole; especially during raining time, snug in the doona and move around the house like a walking dumpling… Damn winter sure make me lazier!!
August 08’ is coming soon aka the Olympic month and I demand for some changes for my lifestyle; of course I’ll still be working everyday and welcoming Friday but out of my own determination, I decide to go jogging at least twice a week – I thought I should go out and enjoy the neighbourhood beauty since I stay in suburb area rather than snugging here and there all day; my bones are getting rusty… So last night, I snuck up my clean-white sport outfit and ran one big loop off my neighbourhood, the feeling is just great!!! I also came across a small park and saw 2 petite kids (around age 5) in red outfit playing around with a ball, from the distance I’m looking at them, it looks like 2 red dots moving around in a really cute way – then I know I’m missing my babiesagain… Sometimes when I call home, I’ll talk to them for a while and they always sound so energetic like they are ready for some big actions but in fact it’s their bed time~
Anyway I’ve been nagging a lot about my PC in here lately, and finally one more day to go before I get to use a proper computer (yes I'm counting down even though I try not to!!). I’ve been surveying the parts and prices for a while and 6 weeks ago, I got these parts at these prices:
(Processor) Intel E8400 3.00 Ghz- $253.00 (Mother Board) Asus P5E3 Deluxe WIFI - $349.00 (Casing) Thermaltake Soprano RS100 Full Tower (w/o Power Supply) - $153.00 (VGA Card) 512M 9800GTX Leadtek - $405.00 (Optical Drive) Asus SATA DVD-RW - $35.00 (Memory) Asus 2G Kit (2x1 GB) DDR3 - $299.00 Total - $1494.00
And now they all worth:
(Processor) Intel E8400 3.00 Ghz - $189.00 (Mother Board) Asus P5E3 Deluxe WIFI - $275.00 (Casing) Thermaltake Soprano RS100 Full Tower (w/o Power Supply) - $145.00 (VGA Card) 512M 9800GTX Leadtek - $263.00 (Optical Drive) Asus SATA DVD-RW - $33.00 (Memory) Asus 2G Kit (2x1 GB) DDR3 - $110.00 Total - $1015.00
So I upgraded them to:
(Processor) Intel E8500 3.16 Ghz - $299.00 (Mother Board) Asus P5Q3 Deluxe WIFI (EPU) P45 DDR3 - $275.00 (Casing) Thermaltake Soprano RS100 Full Tower (w/o Power Supply) - $145.00 (VGA Card) 512M 9800GTX Leadtek - $263.00 (Optical Drive) Asus SATA DVD-RW - $33.00 (Memory) Asus 4G Kit (2x2 GB) DDR3 - $245.00 Total - $1260.00
Look at the price difference; can you imagine that I can save $479.00 for the same parts after 6 weeks difference?! I know~ and all I want now is to get something good that’ll last me a good 5 years without any changes...
Download! ------------------------------- Well I guess I'm a fucker 'cause I saw how, You looked at me the other nite, Now, landscape is passing slowly in front of my headlights,
Oh hey no, you don't need me, no x2
More, give me more, And give me more, You know I'd die for you, Little whore, One day you'll see I'll probably become me,
Oh hey no, you don't need me, no x 2
Live in a bubble, Slip on the curls, I will never understand girls. -------------------------------
I just got back from Box Hill MSY, the busiest computer shop in Melbourne. After lining up the world-famous queue, I finally got to speak to the world most ‘lansi’ PC Hong Kong salesman; they will have the biggest smile to an Aussie and greatest frown to an Asian but still I have to go to them since they are one of the cheapest store around~
I’m excited after work as I’m getting my new PC today so I went over to MSY; point them all the parts I want, get the end amount and ask them to assemble for me for 70 bucks. Well, screwing up my new PC by assembling it myself is something I won't want, so I’m cool with paying them to get the job done BUT they can only give me on next Wednesday since they claim that they are ‘veli buzy’ - I was looking to get it this weekend and pay when I get it that time…
So with my impatient decision, I told them I’ll do it myself instead. Then they took a while to collect all the parts for me and then they show me the bill. It’s not too expensive but it exceeds a few hundreds more than a thousand. I have 20 bucks and an ATM card in my wallet, credit card sitting at home and their shop is closing in 5 minutes time so I pass my ATM card to that super 'lansi' salesman and WooooHoooo~ - ‘transaction rejected’ - my ATM only allows 1000 bucks. So I look at him and he stare at me, now what?? His greatest frown turn into bitterest gourd!! Shit happens~
So now I ended up typing happily from my 0.2-second lag lap top~ it looks miserable like its going to turn off on me again…
Anyway a quick short update, I just got a new Sony TV this week!! Tee hee~ the model is KDL32V4000 - Sony Bravia 2 technology ‘V’ Series 32” Full HD LCD TV; it’s a good offer for $1849 in JB Hi-Fi and it comes with a bonus free PS3 – this is what attracts me! I went through the finance and got it for an instalment of 1-year interest free, so that I don’t pay more than the amount I’m supposed to at the end of the day and I walk away with the TV without paying anything on the date of purchase – happy man I was!! So I’m using it as my PC TV, I hope it works well and no more 0.2-second lag~
It’s getting late and I’m going to have my dinner now, I’ll try to update as much as I can as I want to put more things in here so if one day I happen to forget everything, I still have this space to remind me what happen. Pessimistic isn’t it? But who knows what might happen, I always forget things like name of friends who lost contact with me for a long time; I’m just not good at remembering names. Life can be quite a glitch sometimes; I remember very clearly about things I want to forget but always forget things that I want to remember!!!
Wao~ haven’t realized it’s been a week since my last update.
I just went onto Facebook, scanned through some photo albums and have this thought – I’m overly detached from the world now!! Eve, Steven and Tiff went to my favourite Buffet Restaurant in Crown - The Conservatory !! How dare you go there without me!?!? All the chocolate, prawns, crabs, sashimi and my favourite OYSTERS!!! Alright… chill~ I’m just kidding but I do hope that I was there though… *frowning at Steven*
P/S: Sorry Tiffany - for not calling you out after learning that you came back from Malaysia~
I want to say something before you guys think I’m making complains. For the past few weeks, I’m terribly sorry to anyone who tried to call my mobile or message me through MSN but it’s either that you couldn’t get through or no reply. Apparently, I have grounded myself so to save up for my dumb PC and by doing that, I have ignored myself and everyone else during weekends so that the week goes through faster and my pay check will arrive sooner!!! Tee hee~ I bet no one can imagine how I went through sitting at the same couch for a few days straight facing the same screen not knowing the time; my housemate was impressed that I’ve done that for a month!
Anyway it’s about time to go have some fun, since missing Jessica for her last week in Melbourne is the last thing I want to do, idea about my dumb PC can come later – or should I put it this way - what’s more important than having a glass of wine with Jess?! I know I’m going to miss her after she goes back… But I’ll leave this ‘EMO’ til the right time, for now I’ll worry about my cravings for Conservatory! Sorry Jess~ food always comes first! *grin*
Select your choice: Hot Spring, Great Ocean road, Karaoke, Grand Dinner, Club 7, Morning Brekkie and many many more~ you name it, we do it!
I believe everyone heard of ghost stories from friends and schoolmates during young time, but did someone really encounter any of them? Seriously, all these while, I’ve been wondering how these stories came up in the first place; is it true or false? Ever since when I was a young boy at home, I’ll have my grand-father to switch on the toilet lights for me during midnight before I go toilet; I was timid and very afraid of dark; who knows what will come out of that dark room. Thanks to all the stupid ghost stories/ movies/ series played on SBC (S’poreBest Channel Broadcasting Corp) during the 90’s, my primary schoolmates will brag about how they encounter ghost after that. One of the most interesting and unbelievable that I’ll never forget, someone actually told me this with a serious look:
Bragger: “Last night I saw someone climbing up the board of the basketball court outside my flat, and then he starts throwing his head down the hoop and doing it over and over again for the whole night!!!!”
Kieny (amused with another serious look): “Woahhhh!! So what did you do about it?!?!
And because of this reason, I remember that look and his name as a bragger until now… Anyway after that, I started to hear ample of stories, it just gets more and more serious~ seems like all my other mates went home to become a script writer of ghost stories~
Back to what I wanted to say, last Thursday around 2am in between my sleep, I encountered spirits!! Not sure about how many of them since I can’t see them clearly as a whole… I mentioned it to my housemate, he said probably I’m just dreaming but he was quite convinced after I told him I woke up after I heard his footsteps when he came home at 2am since I’m a light sleeper. In precise, I had goose bumps before I heard him and I open my eyes because of his footsteps, and I’m sure I’m awake as I can feel my own eyelid. I can hear him clearly when he walks into his room and closes his door since it was very quiet, and at the same time I saw transparent white stripes and I can feel it’s somewhat alive beside me at my bedside table!! I thought it was my imagination before it starts MOVING!!! Blardy Hell!! CB!!! I can see the movement very clearly under the moonlight and it totally freaks me out!! I dare not open my eyes wide but I’m pretty sure there’re movements in my room for at least 2 minutes before it slowly gets too transparent to be seen. After the white stripes fade off and slowly disappear, I carefully turn my head to check the time on my bedside table, it was around 2.15am and I’m pretty sure since I’m so freaked out by it and so mad that I woke up at the wrong time since I have to work the next day~ I’m not sure why I have the idea that it was a lady in white dress and there was someone at the tip of my feet nearer to my computer table; I somewhat felt it move away from me, I think it’s a kid since I can see it’s shorter than the other… zzZ!! Anyway this is just my assumption from what I saw but I hope I can’t prove this in the future…
Remember I said I was too exhausted from my continuously game play and work for the whole week? I’ve heard from the old that a tired and restless person gets to see spirits easily; this might be the reason or maybe it’s because Chinese ghost festival is near – Lunar calendar July isn’t it?
At first I thought of doing some research on Spirits appearance and the reasons and etc but I thought maybe I shouldn’t before I become paranoid about it… Alright I’m not going to say anymore about this, I put it in here since it’s my first encounter and hopefully it’s the last…
Just got back from work and I’m sick of using this slow laptop, it turns me off when the words appear like 0.2 second slower when I type and I can’t play songs! Suddenly I feel my keyboard is noisy~
I am exhausted to an extent where no one can imagine. Ever since last Friday after companying Kim to KTV near my house and end up reaching home at 7am in the morning!! I didn’t sleep for more than 5 hours each day in average til now. One of the reasons is that I’m assembling a new PC for a friend; installing new Windows and softwares for her, trying to keep up with as much updates as possible since she is less computer-literate. Another reason is: I’m addicted to this old RPG game on PS2 – Suikoden III (LoL!) Yeah, it’s an old and dodgy RPG from the look of it!
I have a habit. Last Saturday, I was extremely bored and tired from 3 hours of sleep after a long day of work + that KTV marathon + alcohol on that Friday. I couldn’t rest since I was too tired, so I thought maybe I can sit and play some dumb games that don’t require energy! I flipped through the game CDs and Suikoden says hi~ so the next moment, I’m on it… and here comes my habit, I forgot I can't stop after I start a story, I just have to finish it... It happens many times; I’ll finish a bored movie, series, games or whatever that have a story line and sometimes I’ll complain a lot in between but I just won’t stop, it’s too hard!!
I’m on PS2 a lot; to save up for my new PC and to pass time since I can’t afford to spend out. Suikoden’s interesting story line kept me up til 1 am every night and I’m glad I’m still able to wake up and go to work.
About work, I’m extremely free this week, most of my team’s works are done and up-to-date so we have to wait for other departments to finish their parts in order to work; the bad thing about hierarchical companies… Anyway I still prefer to be busy as “busy keeps you out of trouble”, but I don’t mind at all that they pay me to sit here just for the look of it, my leader even got a bit bored and closes his eyes for a moment – Gotcha!… Somehow, it’s hard to act busy when you are not, it’s more tiring – I know~
Anyway I got a few more post that I want to make, but I think I’ll do it after I got my PC ready, I hope I can still remember what I want to write during that time… I can’t do it in the office all the time~ how I hope its Friday now…
