Life's A Bitch.

yostuba!

2010-02-11T22:44:00.027+08:00

arrived from hong kong 2 weeks ago...

hmmm looks interesting...

suddenly yostuba came alive and said, 'HI!'

'what took you so long to purchase me!'

'ehhhh.... what's that?'

'its me! it's yostuba all right!'

'hey, lets do something!'

'its me again! hehe'

'i got it! let's play police and thieves!'

'now all we have to do is wait...'

'hmmmmm.... should be anytime soon now...'

'AH HA! its badman!'

'i'll shoot him down in the count of ermmmm... 3!'

'3!' BANG! BANG!

'yay! i shot the baddie! police win!!!'

'hmmm.... i wonder what's at the window?'

'ah! what a nice view!'

'wow! the world is really big!'

'ah.... what a hot day. if only there's ice cream...'

'WOOT! i knew i had one somewhere'

'don't you even think about it!'

'hey we should do this often!'

'oh well, its dinner time! gotta run!'

yostuba saying sayonara!

i'm here for your entertainment.

2010-02-06T01:49:00.001+08:00

my colleague.

life is...

2009-12-30T01:06:00.014+08:00

i apologize that i've neglected this blog for such a long long time...

i guess partly because of work but we all know it was due to laziness.

i've got to admit i have lost all motivation to continuing blogging.
i'm seeing far too many friends giving up on blogging.

i wonder why?

guess social websites like facebook have taken over and you no longer have to read blogs to know what's going on in people's life...

well anyway... 2009 was,
a year i've realized family come first more then anything else,
a year i've also realized i met my buddies less then 5 times.
a year i've picked up a irresponsible watch collecting hobby,
a year i've met some great friends with that irresponsible hobby,
a year that i finally took a plane and traveled out of singapore after so long,
a year that i was glad singapore did not suffer from any nature disaster,
a year to meet some long lost cousins,
a year where i've also tried photography,
a year where some great colleagues have became great friends instead,
a year where work wasn't that 'smooth sailing',
a year where i can finally have the bed for myself,
a year where the world finally took notice of the climate (still nothing done),
a year where i don't even know myself again.

the list goes on and on,
so much so happened in 2009.

and i hope i can really do better in the coming new year.

may all the people i know be in good health.
more good years ahead.

the light wouldn't be that far i suppose...

i just wanna fly.... put your arms around me baby, put your arms around me baby....

2009-09-15T20:49:00.003+08:00

everyone needs a rest once in a while

if you're happy and you know it clap you hand.

2009-09-13T21:00:00.020+08:00

family day, went high tea with my parents and my sister.
its been quite a while since we had dim sum.

well, brought our new canon G10 out to play!

here's some random shots....

ah yi @ shawn towers.

be water my friend....

think this is some pork leg. this one not bad.

fwah. crazy.

this one is tasteless... next...

that's quite a lot of 4 person... oops, did i mentioned this was the second order list?

bones are sinking like stones.

wow... check out the layers the fats.... power. my sister's so gonna whack the gym next week. good luck.

green is the new color.

lao ah lian waiting for bus.

sigh... i guess i still have a lot to learn... who wants to teach me?

bleach.

2009-09-12T20:41:00.008+08:00

i have a major problem with people who don't give a damn about security (i mean how hard is it to follow the security proceeds?) or young kids who think nation service is a waste of time.

its been 8 years since the terrorist attack.
and the history channel was showing a documentary - '102 minutes that changed American'.
if you haven't watch it, i happened to find a link here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2947888180526230130#

the documentary shows different news report and over hundreds of amateur videos which was taken by people who happened to be around the area.

files and papers were flying and all over the place when the plane crashed into the first tower...

i can remember scenes like firemen rushing into nearby buildings when the first tower collapse.
some were in such state of shock they couldn't react.
and the first thing they did were to borrow civilian's cellphones to call back to their family.

there were people who were covered in dust who managed to come out of the tower in time... carrying their office and laptop bags, asking where their colleagues are,
and police officers who got choked badly by the dust and debris that they're having difficulty in breathing.

a kid woke up and stared outside the window, asking her parents why the two towers are gone.

and that was this guy telling a passerby how damn lucky he was as he was late for work because he was watching american football the night before.

you can see people who were at the other side of the island...
staring in blank as they felt so damn helpless.

its so heartbreaking i nearly cried.

if you think its crap or rather watch MTV. think again.
this is a fucking reminder to people who take security in singapore for granted
and to those ignorance kids stop complaining about nation service! like come on, its only 2 years... don't be a loser.

remember you don't want this to happen. again.
if you didn't watch the video, here's something to remind you.

peace to the world.

You're a heartbreaker, dream-maker, Love-taker don't ya mess around with me.

2009-07-26T12:46:00.011+08:00

OH! so busy with work lately that i hardly have the time to update... (geez okay, i'm just lazy)

so anyway, check out my latest hobby.... GUITAR HERO!!!

this is the before look of the guitar... its a gibson les paul okay! mai siao siao!

and so the guitar comes with stickers...

check out the color buttons... si bei cool right?

even have GNR sticker! seriously don't play play...

well, the real reason why i am so addicted with guitar hero...

and so my father did forgive me....

2009-07-12T21:18:00.005+08:00

look what dad bought to reward his good kids...?

so guys, when are you coming over? HAHA

forgive me father... for i have... SINN!!!

2009-07-11T16:49:00.033+08:00

didn't update for so long cause i was away for reservist
and busy with work!

but still, happy!
now... 2 watches for this week!
it's a rare bird and a German!

first up,
a rare 1970s vintage Seiko 7015 - 6010 'Timesonar'
here are the pictures... (warning! modem burner! hahaha...)

took only a day to arrive! the seller only shipping method was Fedex... shipping was quite ex.. but fast lah...

all the way from Philippines...

what a beauty!

how about another take with a nicer background... okay lah... not that nice also...

how about a close up this time? simple love that retro see through dial! my this is also my first watch with a Kanji wheel. very interesting stuff... Japanese days of the week are sometimes abbreviated to the single Kanji character, but are formally written as 3 characters, the first Kanji indicating the particular day and the next two Kanji (曜日 yōbi) for "day". So example if today is Friday, shortname 金 and fullname 金曜日.

a picture of the black see through back-case. sorry for the blur picture... its actually quite hard to take it.. plus i'm not a professional photographer... haha.

last picture with my starwalker... damn isn't it sweet!

lastly, my last watch of this year... (really!)
got it last week from a local seller.

German body with a heart of Swiss.
Here are the specs:
. Swiss ETA 2824-2 Automatic movement
. 28,800 Vibrations per second
. 25 Jewels
. Movement shock-resistant
. Anti-magnetic
. Black dial with markers inlaid with white luminous paint (LumiNova)
. Red hour and minute hands inlaid with white luminois paint (LumiNova)
. Diver's rotating bezel with luminous triangle
. Non-removeable diver's rotating bezel hardened to 1,500HV
. 44mm diameter case in Submarine Steel
. Pressure-proof to 100BAR (1000m)
. Screwed-in crown (submarine steel) with 3 caskets in series

it's a Sinn U1!!! which was in the top of my list for soooooo long.
frankly i wasn't impress when i saw the pictures on the net.
till i saw my friend's piece... (his was the tempus edition btw)
i was... blown away.....

it was a really solid piece... that's all i have to say...
its chunky and by just looking at the pictures wouldn't justify.. you got to feel the real one.

OK... enough talk. let's get on to the pictures.

the presentation box... i have soft spots for silver letterings.. HA.

box within the box... for some reason the Sinn word never escape my sight. lol

TA DA! the beast together with the cd rom, paper and watch strap tool.

still so cool no matter which angle you look at it.... i think the hour, minute and second hands are unique...

told you the word sinn never escape my sight... haha. btw, Sinn is the german word for Sense. make sense!

removed the rubber strap to change to another one...

well, that a lot of reason that led me to Sinn! haha.. anyway changed to a carbon style leather strap... looks more dressy for now.

wrist shot! very heavy on my wrist...

i kinda like this picture... but too bad its quite blur.. but still.. nice! haha.

and my collection thus far... international Rojak - Japan, China, Russian and a 1/2 German 1/2 Swiss.

and with Sinn.. it kinda complete my collection for this year.
Getting a Sinn is like killing 2 bird with 1 stone. (LOL)
this will be my last watch for this year. (i swear!)
so in the meantime, i'll start saving for a ultimate Swiss which i believe all man should have one..
a rollie...

ah.... how long will that take?

How long before you decide or before I know what it feels like.

2009-06-21T21:24:00.035+08:00

a post before i go and defend the nation tomorrow for one week!
(oh, i couldn't wait.. reservist beats combating emails in the office...)

well, 2 hoots for this week.
warning, modem burner...

finally a 'new' vintage Seiko chronograph watch.
1977 Feb, Seiko 6139 - 7100 'Helmet' aka 'Darth Vader Helmet' for this one.

pictures will do the talking...

here it is... comes with a aftermarket original Seiko bracelet, rightfully the original bracelet for the helmet should be a fishbone bracelet which is very very rare and expensive.

this is a picture of the fishbone bracelet taken from ebay. now you know why is it called 'fishbone'. this one can cost up to at least 100sgd...

a close up of the helmet. it give me a very retro feeling and i love that contrast of the green wordings and the striking yellow hands. chrono function stop and resets to zero as it should. still working good despite begin around for 32 years.

on the case back: serial number 724899. 7 - 1977, 2 - February. also the movement and model number, 6139 - 7100.

oh yes, if you're wondering why it is called the helmet... take a look at the side of the watch, doesn't it resemble Dark Vader's helmet?

Luke... I'm your father... Noooooo.....

next up... a china watch. (don't give me that look!)
its a Seagull M199s Moon phrase chronograph.
Case: Stainless Steel
Movement: Sea-Gull 22 Jewels Hand-Winding Movement
Diameter: 41mm
Band: Genuine Leather
Crystal: Sapphire (front and back)
Dial: Ivory
Water Resistance: 50m
Function: Chronograph, Date at 12 o'clock, Moon phase at 6'o clock

you know i have to get a dress watch in my collection.. this is an absolutely stunning piece! i read a review HERE and i just simply pulled... the trigger...
seagull use such good stuff to make this watch, its almost unbelievable. maybe 'cheaper' good stuff? ah, heck lah. this watch does have a good finishing! take a look at the pictures and you will know why!

it seems like my collection is so 'unfocused'. its like 'international rojak'.
russia, japan, china. what i lack now is a german and swiss. which i'll be getting soon... but i'm not going to tell you the brand and i shall keep you in suspense. HAHA.
but i guess its time i should concentrate on my 'firepower' and aim at the right point...

pictures!

the presentation box.

somehow, the seagull logo just reminds me of Mazada logo... i kinda like that silver letterings on the box

opening it up... the little blue manual book (all in chinese), and of cause the amazing watch!

how about a close up shot? i know my pictures here doesn't give this watch justice... it a stunning piece, you got to see it in real. check out the ivory dial.. and the roman letterings. The stars and moon on the rotating disc are very elegant and very very classy. oh, if you don't know what that moon is for - its actually called the moon phrase function. if set correctly it will tell you the right shape of the moon. cool huh?

ok... this was took with my hand phone which again did not give this watch justice. The back crystal is also sapphire as well and is extremely clear. The movement is so nicely decorated. They used blue tinted screw.. very nice combination. the movement is so mesmerizing, you can stare at it the whole day. and surprisingly... there's a column wheel to this movement.

the deployment bucket is very well made and easily to adjust. and with a logo on it as well... i got to say seagull is very good at this small details.

you got to love that onion crown and the T pushers. the layout of the sub dials are also very nicely placed. awwww... isn't it such a beauty?

overall, i would rate this seagull 9/10. if you're thinking of getting a swiss but can't afford one... why not try seagull? you wouldn't regret getting this one...
it can definitely be on par to any basic/mid swiss movement out there. (with chrono functions)
for the price i have paid, i would say this is very value for money.
anyway for the official website: USSEAGULL
free shipping too!

now, did someone mentioned China?

You say you wanted more, what are you waiting for?

2009-06-14T00:05:00.028+08:00

2 new watches for this week.
first up - Orient Automatic GMT #CFE04002B
this is my second Orient watch in my collection.

after the purchase of my first Orient 'Mako', i was convinced that Orient watches are trustworthy and reliable. their in house movements are proven to be accurate and most importantly affordable and tough. furthermore, there is only a few authorised dealers for Orient watches. so a few more Orient wouldn't hurt i guess? hahaha.

well, i was browsing watchuseek forum last week and somehow this Orient GMT caught my eye.
i've got to admit i do have strange taste when i look out for watches... i especially like the extra orange GMT hands in this Orient. the orange fits nicely on the black dial for this watch.
so without hesitation i got it. and the next thing i know. i was collecting it from the post office...

and without further delay, here are the pictures!

the universal white box for orient watches. haha...

i have got to say orient watch box are actually quite nice! this one is with papers as well.

BOO! the orange stitches on the strap suits the GMT hands perfectly. the leather strap itself fits nicely on my wrist, however i'm thinking if i should change it to a plain back one with black stitching instead. advise?

see that extra orange GMT hand? don't you think it goes well with the black dial... the only disadvantage for this watch is that you cannot adjust the GMT hands. but if you notice the chapter ring have hour markings on them, and can be adjusted using the 2nd crown at 4 o'clock position.

well, i must say the previous owner does keep his stuff well. he still keeps the tag for the watch. oh and did i mention that this baby have a rotating bezel as well?

this Orient is going straight to my watch box and will be under monitoring for timekeeping for now.

next up, an unexpected watch!
a very popular and common brand i must say...
most WIS (Watch Idiot Savant) or watch collector wouldn't bother about this brand (no offence to their fans but definitely not me!), but this one is one great watch i think i ought to hoot! and good news is it's under $80!

how about a picture so you don't have to guess the brand...

TADA! oh no, its not a baby G or G shock... but i've got to say G shock are very very tough watches.this brand reminds me of the baby G that last me through my primary school days as a daily beater. i have 2 retro digital watch a gold and silver one - which i bought because of trend, but i found them too small for my wrist and the gold one doesn't suit me in any way. i not a big fan for G shocks or their digital series and i find their analog are too fanciful for me, but i know somehow i got to have one real Casio in the collection... i think this is a perfect find!

*roll drums*

presenting the Casio 'Marlin' Super Illuminator #MDV102-1AV. and surprise... it came with a watch stand! how nice is that! lol. this is not rare, but if i'm not wrong this model here is not available in Singapore.

yup, my second quartz watch for now and this is a remarkable quartz movement and the second hand hits all the minute markers perfectly. and i particularly like that Marlin logo at the 6 o'clock of the dial. i'm actually quite surprise about this watch. a very affordable and good looking quartz watch which i have no doubt it will last me for quite some time. it has a nice looking rotating bezel as well, the minutes are clearly indicated on it. and having a 200m water resistance means swimming or a visit to the beach is not a problem.

great looking caseback. most common watch makers don't bother much about the caseback but not casio in this case. oh, and in case you don't know what a Marlin is, that's it. its actually a category of swordfishes. hardcore sport fishermen go for marlins and will usually held competitions - to see who can get the largest to set records. remember there was a tiger beer ad on it many years back?

originally, it comes with a rubber casio strap. but i figure it was too manly to be in a diving strap and got a new shoe for it - a black leather with white stitches strap which i feel that it suits the black dial and white hands rather well. in fact, it does look more dressy now.

a picture of a lume shot! basically 2 tones were used. very cool right? too bad its not super luminova...

and if you're wondering why it is called super illumintor or what is that extra crown at the 2o'clock position for, this picture is the answer to it. if you think the lume was not good enough, press the second crown once and a pair of LED light goes off at the 12 and 6 o'clock position. i guess there's no problem in the cinemas for now!

there isn't much downside to the Casio 'Marlin' Super Illuminator (yet to find any). not only its inexpensive, its rugged, its accurate and remarkably easy to read in low light (duh!). as an added bonus, it looks pretty good too.

all right... i hope for 2 more good watch (hopefully a swiss soon) and i'll rest for this year.

because
no one should stop at 1 watch my friend.

drag me to work...

2009-06-13T13:32:00.006+08:00

its only a week at the roadshow and my inbox is flooded!

93 divide by 5 working days = an average of 18 mails a day!
these people are crazy! for god sake don't copy me in whatever shit that doesn't involve me. gosh, no brainers.

sigh... work...

oh, when the cold wind blows.

2009-06-09T01:21:00.002+08:00

well, i wouldn't take your fish eyes again.
never.

i will try to fix you.

2009-05-30T23:13:00.003+08:00

"how about a kiss?" , i said.

it's sweet to have you around too.

when it all comes back....

2009-05-24T20:50:00.018+08:00

MOBILIZATION!!!
i was recalled back to camp on a saturday!

what? war?
no lah... its just a annual exercise to test our alertness and response in case there really is a war.
so simply, if there was really a war, perhaps going to happen and depending on situation we were to return to camp within 2 hours... and that goddamn mobilization camp have to be at pasir ris!
worst of all its location is sooo bad, seriously i have to specially thank MR. SHERMEN FOO for lending me his car for half a day... if not i think i have to go on a 2km road march to the camp. imagine the camp is located somewhere like lim chu kang...

anyway, it was great meeting with the gang again...
some pictures taken by BaZhanG again!
wonder how he smuggle his camera phone in... the guards must be sleeping (with MSK caught doesn't mean you all can let down your guard leh!)
oops.

trust me... we were lost.. very lost. kelvin the leading car who suppose to lead us to the camp thought we knew our way and drove in first... na mah! so no choice pit stop at the bus stop and phone for direction... see Lu was almost crying already.

long time no drive! BaZhanG took it without telling me.. but okay lah.. the pose like initial d right... harry suppose to be beside me, but he's too short to be notice anyway.

everytime you visit a new camp right.. you have to visit the yellow box at least once... and that's james bidding me goodbye i think (sorry lah... its always hard for me to pay attention to short people. okay okay i mean people who are not tall...)

at the car park after everything ended. we were discussing where and how to go in just one car...

maybe some cigarettes can help you think better...?

still deciding...

till charlie came up with an idea! look how happy he is!

we will all squeeze into ah guan's BMW! eh... we are trained in this okay...

okay lah.. some can come my car... actually we got 4 cars in total lah.. hahaha. i looked like i just won the F1 champion right... now where's my champagne? hahahaha, what a snap shot.

in the end, we settled at some kopi tiam at tampines. the kopi auntie was shocked to see a group of ns man... she thought got war leh! hmm wonder why they all staring at me... too cute lah that's why.

that's kelvin and harry then ah guan.... kelvin drank one papaya milkshake, 2 cans of carrot juice and one chicken burger set (with fries and coleslaw) and with kelvin around, i guess i'm not the fattest there now! wahahaha.

so after that we bid each other goodbye, promised to see each other again soon and we went off.
its been 3 years ever since... and surprisingly some of them changed so much (in size? some mentally) some barely change at all (attitude?). but overall it was still great to be able to meet up with all of them... the feeling was neutral.

and i can't waiting for june to come...
oh.. how i missed those days.

Passion choke the flower, until she cries no more.

2009-05-16T21:01:00.033+08:00

just came back from ICT briefing and i got to say it was one good gathering.
surprisingly there was even buffet catered for about 600+ of us...!
hoh seh, save the money for dinner liao... wahahaha.

i was wondering why they so good... it was until they show the schedule for the training program. it's kan si lang packed lah! na beh, no wonder treat us good food... so after that can whack us....

nevertheless here are some picture taken by Bazhang during the breaktime from the briefing.

wah lau, i know i damn fat lah... (hopefully this ICT can shed some weight...) hahaha. you see harry's hair very long right? bloody hell can you believe i even accompanied him to the saloon before coming? it was even longer before we came for this briefing. so dumb right?! cut like never cut like that. the other funny thing was when the he stepped into the saloon, the hairdresser was like... "are you a guy or girl?!" SERIOUS! LMAO. oh ya, and the guy on the right the face kena block one (kns, head so big still can kena block) is my buddy - Wen Le aka Charlie, aiya if you go dragonfly you will know who he is... but he don't work there any more... too bad for you ladies.

PC Khairul (2nd from left) talking to Ah Bui Kelvin and 2nd Boss Lu... that's Big Boss Guan on the extreme left. (notice kelvin no.4 damn green... its because he couldn't fit into the old one so he bought a new size, from Medium to XL!!! damn funny! oops i shouldn't laugh, my pants feels kinda tight too. muhahaha.)

well, it was great catching up with all of them and i even managed to test drive Ah Guan's modified BMW 320... this is the 3rd BMW i've tried in my life... (sorry ar this one no picture to show... but his facebook got his BM pictures.) his BM was quite responsive and the steering was great and easy, his suspension was nicely tuned but a pity i couldn't try the real speed. first time he let me drive his car sia... last time his altis he also don't let me try... so thank chew thank chew... poor man here who cannot afford to buy a car so appreciate it dip dip.

so till then i'm really looking forward to the coming ICT in June!!!

anyway, i received my new baby last tuesday!
a US edition Citizen Nighthawk on stainless steel bracelet.

Model Number: BJ7000-52E
Eco Drive Movement
Case Diameter: 42 MM
Case Thickness: 13MM
White Luminous Hour & Minute Hand
Date Function at 3:00 Position
Pilot's Slide Rule Dial Ring Operated by Crown at 8:00 Position
Dual Time (GMT Time)
Non Reflective Scratch Resistant Mineral Crystal
Water Resistant 200M
Fold Over Push Button Deployment Clasp
Low Charge Indicator Window
Power Saver Function
180 Day Power Reserve

peektures!

collected it from tampines post office since i wasn't home when it was delivered to my place.

comes with a nice generic box and manual (they didn't have an original one, so i was given a photocopied). ignore the writings on the paper, i was in the office...

TADA! swee boh!

a picture of the back case (oops, sticker still on), the difference between US nighthawk and Asia nighthawk other then the word 'Nighthawk' on the dial is also the back case. Asia nighthawk have engraved back case, while the US one are just simple one like this. well, you can't always have the best of both world... damn.

now this is the back case of the Asia Nighthawk... i figured since no one can see the back case if you're wearing the watch i might as well get the US edition with 'Nighthawk' on dial. like that more unique mah, cause i guess the Asia edition is more common among the westerns and you can't get a US edition in Singapore anyway.

a close up of the complex dial... big and cool looking.

i would have to say that the stainless steel bracelet does look good and feel tough.. however i would prefer it in a leather strap. so i changed it to a brown one that i bought last sunday. and wow! its sweeeeeet.

wrist shot!

so this is my first Citizen Eco-drive.
this watch has caused quite a stir in some watch forums.
some liked its classic and unique looks. some shunned it because it was quartz, too large or the dial looked too busy and distracting. some, it was a love-at-first-sight kind of timepiece.

it was interesting reading some of the reviews and guess those positive comments drove me to get one myself.

i'm quite impressed by this watch, its light its sharp looking and it's solar powered! Citizen's Eco drive is basically a solar powered quartz movement which converts light energy into electricity, which in turn charges a built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery. when fully charged, an Eco-Drive watch can go without light (like being stored in a drawer) for 6 months or for years on sleep mode. this way its totally effortless, there's no need to wind or shake the watch to keep the movement going. unless there's no sun or its locked in a dark room forever?

my piece here has a great movement - the second hands hits the minute market sharply.

for now, this watch is listed as affordable and reliable.
but i'm too lazy to read the manual to understand how the complex dial and slide ruler work...

perhaps some one can enlightened me on that?

We’ll, I’m not paralyzed. But, I seem to be struck by you

2009-05-03T17:12:00.016+08:00

manage to 'secretly' borrowed my sister's work laptop to update.

got this Orient 'Pepsi Mako' automatic 200m diver at a very reasonable price.
thanks to my good friend from a watch forum (nabeh, always made me spend money)
this is my very first ever Orient watch,
although not my first pepsi bezel watch. you know i have soft spots for pepsi bezel...

this is one reasonable, affordable and reliable watch. (good for entree level collectors like me)

Movement: Orient automatic caliber 469, 21 jewels
Case: Stainless Steel, 40mm diameter
Bracelet: Solid Stainless Steel
Mineral Crystal
Water resistant 200m

pictures will do the talking...

the box...

the box within the box...

tada!

you gotta love the pepsi bezel on the blue dial...

and that red second hand tip... nice combination isn't it?

that's for the good news...
now the bad news - my soyuz regulator's rotor just came off one fine day!
i suspected the screw came loose and only realize it when cleaning my watches yesterday...
i couldn't feel the rotor moving (no sound, no movement) and turned to see the back case. to my horror - the rotor plate was off!

so brought it to RAW today. and now have to wait for them to call me.
thought this might be a small case... i was just afraid the loose screw might damage the other parts.

see the rotor plate was out of place...

this is how the rotor should look like in the right place, notice the screw in the center whereas it was gone in the first picture.

okay... 2 more coming in.
watch out!

video killed the radio star.

2009-04-29T21:57:00.004+08:00

will not be updating anytime soon... because laptop up lorry liao.
will need to bring it to service next monday.

sigh... thinking of getting a new lappy.
there goes my bonus.

but in the meantime,
DO WATCH THIS SPACE> :)

EH LAH EH LEH EH EH.

2009-04-19T21:43:00.002+08:00

SMLJ??? liddat also can?? anyway, the actual song also si bei irritating.

Don't be afraid, ask for more.

2009-04-18T17:56:00.011+08:00

two good things:
1. another diver added to my collection.
2. my maratac elite strap finally came after such a long wait!

this is a 1992 November Seiko 7002 - 700A 'Pepsi' bezel.
this is the father of the 7s26 movement or the skx series.
don't be fooled by the appearance of this 'pepsi', it is in 100% working condition! got this from a fren at dirt cheap price, and was given a zulu strap with it.
you must be thinking that i'm crazy, but its the rugged look on that blue and red bezel that simply attracts me. i've read somewhere in a watch magazine before, that there's nothing wrong with buying second hand watches. - buy old, buy new. but always buy 'you'.
you never know there might be people hunting for it after ten years? maybe then it will really be a vintage?

Seiko 7002 - 700A 'Pepsi' bezel on a bottle of pepsi...

on a zulu strap, beside a bottle of pepsi...

and on top of the bottle of the pepsi...

now that's the rugged look that attracted me.

next is my maratac elite strap that i've ordered for my Orange Monster.
FINALLY.
the quality does look and feel tough, although its not Kevlar material.
but i feel it is still quite worth.
this works wet or dry man. so i guess i will be wearing this for my reservist then...

i have one more Casio coming in at the end of the month...
still got 2 more sloths left in my watch case.
but my wallet....

分享所有的感受, 分享生命的节奏...

2009-04-12T23:56:00.013+08:00

i know the title very random...

well, even though i live just across the street, i am simply too lazy to move my fat butt to the newly renovated sheng siong.
wah kao, even my colleague went lor! nb, so i know i cannot lose out...

the newly renovated sheng siong have escalator like those in airport,
so for a moment, okay just a moment it remind me of terminal 2 lah.
now sheng siong is located at the basement of 'the verge'(which i thought it wasn't a very auspicious name eh, at the verge of death? 死亡边缘???)
or formerly know 'tekka mall'

so here are the pictures... i bet shermen see liao sure excited. hahaha.
(i think i very good leh, always GPGT - Got Picture Got Talk)

sheng shiong got aquarium ar! siao siao! no lah... just live seafood lah. and i purposely take the indian man in pink, i think he is very fashionable and stylo...

frogs anyone? looking good and fat, and all waiting to see the almighty lord. beside it was a tray of already 'slaughtered' frogs which i forgot to take pictures. (can see a bit at the top right corner.)

boston lobster on the top... and below is.. oyster! $1.90 for one... hehehe. i know you must be drooling...?

my fav gong gong! just boiled and serve with the chicken rice chili... woooh...song song gao jurong. but jiak liao gong gong? eh shan... you better not take any.

fwah! one for $5, ABALONE! there... there lah... its there lah, centre right... aiya, i know very small lah.

hoh seh liao! ben & jerry's. HOOT AR! but the damage is.... aw... why no offer...

so in the end i also bought chips nia...
hahaha. so buddies, now wanna jiak steamboat at home know where to go buy ingredients liao.

Cause Penny and me like to roll the windows down,Turn the radio up, and push the pedal to the ground.

2009-04-11T16:46:00.008+08:00

latest hoot!

hm...

you must be wondering, wth? a steel briefcase? for?

what? for work? why look a bit different huh...

you must be thinking, "WAH LAU! u crazy ar! nb... i thought what was it for! *facepalm" (this are not all, still have some more watches in the watch case... *facepalm* x2!)

good hor, still got a piece of black cloth so you can take out and observe the watch...

in case you are wondering what the red thing in the third picture is, it is actually the keys! but the quality lousy one lah...

don't worry i didn't pay for this, someone else did! hahahaha...
and.. Mr. Goh from K2 was saying better not walk out from the bank with this...
hahahaha.

Another night, another day. What can I say. You're still the same old brand new you.

2009-04-10T20:44:00.027+08:00

yes, i know. you must be thinking, oh god! again?! *roll eye*
and yes i'm totally broke now... 4 watches in a month.
but i know... this is one unique watch that i know i should really get!

a 1975, seiko 6138 - 0011 nicknamed 'UFO', well what else but because of its shape. (which was why it caught my attention). its an automatic chronograph which is still working strong after 34 years. this one here have all original parts, except the seiko bracelet (which is suppose to be the original 6138 fishbone bracelet.) the chrono function starts and stops sharply, and resets perfect to zero. isn't it fantastic? i'm sure going to pass this down to my son...

in case you're wondering where i got my vintage watches, its basically a shop at tanjong katong complex called K2. i'm sure many watch collector will know the place because the boss Mr. Goh is such a friendly person. you can click here for more information on his shop.

well, i'll let the pictures do the talking.

a picture of it in bracelet when it first caught my eye at the shop. i immediately asked Mr. Goh to reserve it for a week to let me consider and calculate my budget, but i couldn't resist it in end and went back the next week straight after i got back from Genting...

a old brand new look after i change it into a rally strap. isn't it sweet looking now.

resting on my outer space trucker cap. outer space + UFO = prefect match.

the UFO have landed!

serial number 573724.

5 for 1975 and 7 for July

by the way, i went dinner with two lovely colleague yesterday, because one of them was feeling 'emo'. but hor, that idiot colleague refuse to confide to us loh. waste our time...
so we went Mr. Curry @ Central and then TCC at Clarke Quay after that.
it's been so long since i last visited CQ and there's so many xiao beng and xiao lian there now...

we enjoyed each others company and i've got to admit i do have rather nice colleague which are actually good workers and good friends.

and have you guys ever bought ice kacang without kacang? one of them likes to eat the ice and syrup only and think its cheap for a ice kacang without kacang for 60cents when the normal one is $1?? laughing my ass off! sigh.. wat a gullible corlick...

pictures taken from jer's blog!

they insisted i must take a picture before i eat lor. that explains my expression...

my bacon and spinach omelet rice with spicy white curry (when in the end we realised all our curry looks the same.)

jer's ~~crab~~ crab stick omelet rice with spicy original curry.

shan's shrimp omelet rice with spicy original curry (she claim the size of the shrimp not the same as the picture's...so duh right.)

end off with a nice picture of clarke quay!

Looking forward to the Shisha session!

Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the mercedes bends.

2009-04-08T23:25:00.002+08:00

come on. get down with the sickness.

They taped over your mouth, scribbled out the truth with their lies. You little spies

2009-03-29T21:39:00.015+08:00

someone really needs to chop off my hand!

i simply couldn't resist this when i saw it...
a 1982 Seiko 7040, 6309 movement. this is the grandfather of the skx series man!
well the price was definitely right and i couldn't miss this out, just couldn't.
the condition of the watch was good and this is a must for diver collectors!

and so, i did.... sigh.... this is gonna be never ending.
this is so making my blog like a watch blog now... dang. but well i'm happy because this is my first ever vintage watch and its a seiko.

here's some pictures of it took by my friend first as he went to collect for me.

isn't this a sweet serial number? 2D0800. 2 for 1982 and D for December.

his 6309 on a italian bracelet (looking good on a bracelet) and mine on a rubber bracelet i'll need to get one bracelet too. but i doubt it would be easy.

i've just collect it from him today and i just couldn't resist wearing it...
i was wearing my aviator and i took it off straight away and put it on.
surprisingly the cushion case was extremely comfortable and it sits nicely on my wrist! plus you've got to love the crown at the 4o'clock position.

even mick jagger from the rolling stones have one!

this is definitely a keeper watch and my first step into the vintage watches.
which also means.... i'll have to pay more as they're vintage .....

sigh... i have a irresponsible hobby indeed...

well, all i need, is the air i breathe. and a place, to rest my head.

2009-03-20T15:55:00.014+08:00

i think i've to chop off my own hands to stop this....

just hooted a Pulsar #PK5003X-1 GMT Worldtime.
i'm not sure if i'm right but i think it's quite hard to find a Pulsar in Singapore. i was told that this model was snapped up once it was on display. i also heard that it has been discontinued.
Pulsar is actually a sub brand under Seiko. and i thought the world time bezel is really interesting...

nice blue hands hor...

Automatic (using Seiko movement)
23 jewel
45mm case
40 Hour Power Reserve Dial, Date Display & Seconds Dial
World time bezel
GMT Outer Ring on Dial
Water Resistant to 50M
Blue hands
24mm stitched leather strap

this should be a nice dress watch.
waiting for it to be shipped over!

sigh...
so many watches... so little money.

Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer

2009-03-09T00:16:00.006+08:00

very sinn like right?
belongs to my sis but i have 41% of this watch okay!
there goes my GST money...

ICT LAH!!!

2009-02-20T22:16:00.005+08:00

ICT IN JUNE!!! CAN SEE MY OLD CAMP MATES!!!
HAHAHA!

can you imagine me in uniform like that? ish very handsome hor...

long time never do like this liao, don't know if still can do it anot...

HAHA. this gonna be a good gathering!

sing when you're winning

2009-01-30T13:10:00.009+08:00

record for mahjong during cny:

25/1 - (+$13)
26/1 - (+$90) ---> very scary game! i was sweating all the way. lucky!
27/1 - (+$11)
29/1 - (+$42)
Total earning for this week - $156

this would be one of the reason why i'm never sick of mahjong.
i guess i'm more lucky in mahjong...
i was never lucky or good with card games like blackjack or in between.

the lesson with mom and dad certainly paid off!
you got to play with the seniors if you wanna learn mahjong.
thought they can be naggy at times... and i wouldn't go into details about that....

by far this would be one of the best i have ever won. 混一色 + 1 bonus tile + self pick. total of 6 folds.

i did one 平胡 + 海底捞月 + self pick (5 folds) just yesterday. how lucky!
and a 碰碰 + 2 bonus titles + 半色(6 folds) on 26/1. lucky again!
really too bad i couldn't take picture of it.
if not you guys will say i'm a lying bitch lor.

ah... i'm hoping next week don't come...

have a smashing 牛 year!

2009-01-26T04:23:00.012+08:00

you must be wondering why i'm still up...

because...
i've just won $$ in mahjong!

發發發！

發啊！！！

i build myself up, and fly around in circles.

2009-01-19T00:03:00.006+08:00

finally bought a trucker cap!
the guy at far east told me this is limited edition, don't know he got bluff me anot.
not really into street wear, and apparently this is a taiwan brand.
well, anyway check out their web - Outerspace

sigh... now is really broke....
PRAY THIS YEAR'S CNY ANG BAO DONT SHRINK HOR

ride on the rainbows.

2009-01-17T20:06:00.006+08:00

got my orange monster last week.

divers reunion.

red and yellow monster are the limited editions... sigh, if only all these monsters were mine...

COMBO WHORE! DOMINATING! DOUBLE KILL! FIRST BLOOD! GODLIKE! HOLY SHIT! KILLING SPREE! MEGAKILL! MONSTER KILL! PWNAGE! TRIPLE KILL! UNSTOPPABLE!

2009-01-08T12:36:00.003+08:00

ARE U READY FOR IT TOMMORROW?!?!?!

I wanna make you move, because you're standing still...

2009-01-05T13:47:00.010+08:00

I'm on official MC.
been suffering from a bad cough and sore throat since last Friday.

I don't often take MC from work unless I'm super sick.
And this was my first MC in ten months with TW.
But I've been coughing non-stop this morning in the office, and I couldn't take it much more and I didn't want to spread it to my other colleagues, so I went to the docs.

the doctor said my throat was all red and swollen and it was quite serious.
she prescribed quite a few medications. antibiotics, cough syrup, pain killers, throat inflammation and lozenges... and I only had a bad cough!

Initially, I thought she would just give me half a day mc or something, but she gave me two!
I guess again my cough was indeed real bad.
Before I left she asked if I had any questions, so I replied,
"When I cough yesterday, there was some blood...."
She quickly replied, "OH! That's very normal my dear..."
NB...

so anyway, I brought my work back from office and I guess I should be working on them soon.
don't want my boss to do my work for me again.

pooofff, what a day!
oh no... the medication is making me sleepyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyfhyhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

*jansen woke up.
found his keyboard full of saliva,
and accidentally publish this post.*

I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend.

2009-01-04T16:28:00.025+08:00

SAY...

i think i haven't been visiting the cinemas lately.

last week i booked two tickets for Ip Man - awesome movie!
i booked a 7.10pm show so i could play some mahjong with my parents before going. you think is to spend time with them? (got hidden agenda one okay... i was looking for extra cash for my popcorn...)

so my gf and i left home about 6.
we hang around at plaza sing for our dinner then about 6.35pm we walked to the Cathay.
we made our way up to the box office, told the person our confirmation number,
and guess what? "sorry sir, i think this is for Cineleisure orchard... our confirmation number usually start with 5..."

"really meh?" i thought it was the person fault, then i re-check the email in my phone.. and CB!
it was really cineleisure lor! OMG! luckily we still somewhere near, imagine if i had accidentally book the one at causeway point!!! TO THINK I STILL TELL THE PERSON SO CONFIDENTLY THE CONFIRMATION NUMBER LOH! SO MALU RIGHT.

my gf and i was laughing our ass off, cause this was the first time.
phew, we managed to take the train and made it in time for the show; even had time to go to the washroom and grab some drinks.
AWESOME FILM. seriously don't mind watching again.

then came friday, when my gf wanted to watch 'yes man' so badly that i had to ask jackson sim to help me book, cause my office's com block off entertainment websites. (wtf right.)
i met up with her at tampines mall and we decided to go Pastamania for dinner first.
after that, we collected the tickets and i was very very very confident this time that i had booked the right cinema, cause this time i've read the confirmation email correctly!
if i fail again i think i would have kicked jackson sim for booking wrongly.

i was craving so much for nachos, and bought the combo.
we went up to the and took our seats. i swear the advertisements are like 20 mins long! nb!
i finished my nanchos even before the movie started.

then finally the light was off, and we were prepared for some laughs.
then the screen showed like, "couldn't remember and couldn't remember should avoid watching this show, couldn't remember includes voices of deceased people." we didn't suspect anything that time cause we thought another preview or some ad.

then this funny black screen starts to show, "After the attack of Pearl Harbour in 1941... then blah blah blah..." and this Indigenous Australian kid starts talking about his dad.

i turned to my gf and said, "eh i think hor, we watching the wrong show leh. this looks like 'Australia'..." she asked what theater we are suppose to be in and went out to check.
she walked back quickly and whisper to me without sitting down... "WRONG THEATER LAH!"
i grabbed the drink and walked out with her quickly.... with our face covered.
MATU PART 2 LOH.

u know why? blame the stupid theater lah! my tickets was J11, 12. and i remember very clearly cause i told jackson i wanted aisle seat, right of the center block.

so if you can see in the picture (i manage to google it), and if you know you are sitting on the right side of the theater you WILL naturally walked to the seating arrangement picture beside the door and see where is 11 and 12 right?
then naturally it should be on the right side of the theater and naturally you will enter to the right door right? but upon entering the theater it didn't occur to me that i actually still had to walk to the right side of the theater.

cb! so actually its two theater with one entrance each! blame the structure of the entrance lah! so misleading right?! or should i blame myself for being so ku ku? luckily the show haven't start lor and believe me it was still showing ads!
my gf was laughing her away cause there was another couple who also went into the wrong theater like us.

i think the posters should be like these lor,

HAHAHA. we're like a stupid comedy.
(oops. no pun intended.)

I've got an itchy finger and there'll be hell to pay.

2008-12-17T21:13:00.007+08:00

currently listening to chinese democracy.
only managed to d/l last week.

but i wasn't impressed! you tell me, after 17 years of waiting?!
the album cover looked like its take off some alley at bugis street or something!
the old GNR was long gone for sure. it's the modern rock GNR now.
axl's vocal seems to be going lower (perhaps he's too fat to hit those high notes already?)

i seriously don't understand why the heck Dizzy Reed is still in the band!?

He's like so UNnecessary since the Use Your Illusion era.
he always give me this impression he suck up to axl before and
just lucky randomly joined GNR lor.
you tell me why everyone already left except him?!

robin finck solo is quite the killa but i think he didn't outshine in any of the songs...
i thought Buckethead was quite good.
but still - slash is the winner.

i think velvet revolver is still able to beat them anytime, though i don't really like scott weiland and was never a fan of stone temple pilots. but then again, you can consider velvet revolver dead.

wouldn't it be interesting if velvet revolver front man was Chris Cornell?

HAHAHA!

Cover up your face, you can't run the race. The pace is too fast. You Just Won't Last.

2008-12-16T21:37:00.003+08:00

i'm guilty.
i was entrusted to do something for my boss but i didn't.
i was feeling real bad cause she was tied down with so many things. and instead of lightening her load i added more...

it's just make me feel that i'm really not up to this job.
its been like 4 months and i still struggling with all the work.
it's getting frustrating for me and i'm quite furious with myself.

well, i just hope this week pass by fast.

i'm so tired.
there's still Natas after this.

regrets? maybe...

haven't you people ever hear of closing the goddamn door?!

2008-12-02T22:38:00.008+08:00

it's been a while and wow, it's already December.

tell me how time flies.

work doesn't seem to be too busy yet i wasn't too free either.
apparently the project we're working on doesn't seem to go too well.

after such a long time, i'm beginning to feel tired.
its quite sad really... that i'm kind of like trap in a shell you know.
its like Slipknot's wait and bleed kind of mood.

i yearn so much to break out of it. its like i have this undiscovered power.
and its just only a matter of time before i obtain my Bankai mode.
yet sometimes i just feel like Phoneix from X-men.
and there's this another me,
so dying to get out.

perhaps i should just drink my sorrow away someday.
or perhaps a short getaway, like disappear out of the blue.

but its seems like i'll just stay in my shell and never come out again.
ah, just another random post... or not?

when will the sun ever shine on me again?
it never did anyway.

He can never get enough, Get enough of the one.

2008-11-25T21:22:00.007+08:00

IT'S HERE.

though it's not swiss made, nevertheless its still a good timepiece.

what's next?

why do all good things come to an end.

2008-11-15T15:39:00.011+08:00

WAH LAU

i can't believe someone was faster then me!
there goes my SKX033K2.....

waiting for the guy to bring in the orange monster.

very funky watch from Fortis.

sigh... have to wait again...

out of the tree, go pick a plum.

2008-11-14T21:54:00.005+08:00

Mr sys. ♠ says (9:40 PM):eh now no ginseng liao leh
jimmy says (9:40 PM):really meh?
Mr sys. ♠ says (9:40 PM):ya
jimmy says (9:40 PM):they took it off the shelves?
Mr sys. ♠ says (9:40 PM):can't seem to find leh.
jimmy says (9:41 PM):fuckkkkkkkk
Mr sys. ♠ says (9:41 PM):bet ginseng was made in china
jimmy says (9:41 PM):thats our pre-drinking drink
jimmy says (9:41 PM):nope
jimmy says (9:41 PM):i beg to differ
jimmy says (9:41 PM):i reckon its from north korea
jimmy says (9:41 PM):cos its evil, shitty but power
Mr sys. ♠ says (9:42 PM):north korea aint shitty, its wicked.
Mr sys. ♠ says (9:42 PM):maybe the one we had was the real one.
Mr sys. ♠ says (9:42 PM):after that china came out with the fake ones.
Mr sys. ♠ says (9:42 PM):u know fake is the real thing in china now.
jimmy says (9:42 PM):knn, who knows the great wall is fake also
but they "make" it real

in case u're wondering. our pre-drinking drink.

So nobody ever told you baby, how it was gonna be.

2008-11-12T23:09:00.003+08:00

what goes up, must come down.
that's why they said don't put your hopes too high.

empty promises?

why does it have to rain on my birthday

We gonna sip Bacardi like it's your birthday!

2008-11-12T01:45:00.010+08:00

isn't it cool to have friends who have the same birthday as you?
for 8 years. and from the same secondary school!
was even the same class with one of them.

and we never fail to wish each other every year.
isn't that nice?

Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind’s elation.

2008-11-11T01:43:00.007+08:00

sucks to be popular.

They're off to find the hero of the day.

2008-10-12T06:14:00.005+08:00

i think its kinda weird.

dad always tells me,
"why don't you just buy some food when you're back from work?
don't always eat maggie mee."

and today dad was asking me,
"eh, which maggie mee nice ah? just now you eat one nice?"

"nissin one not bad. but don't always eat maggie me lah,
not good."

we all know, but we all still eat it anyway.

how strange is family love.

I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time, but I'm too young to worry.

2008-10-07T21:55:00.018+08:00

i can't believe i actually lost a bid to someone online.
i bid for this seiko watched on sunday night.
and the seller agreed on the price ($130),
and sent me a private message at 1.30am (already monday) to ask if i could deal on the same day at clementi MRT.
he also provided me his contact.

clementi seems kinda far for me, so I sms him the very next morning. (at 9.45am)
to see if he could just deal at central area or perhaps near my office.

due to work, he replied at 11.45pm!!!
gosh, after telling him where I lived...
he said it was not possible! cause it was too far for him!
he asked again if i wanna up my bid as someone is offering $10 more. $10!!!
bloody cheesepie.
i thought it was one of his business gimmick.
so i told him i would let it go and would look into other models instead.

well, this was the first one i bid for

actually... luckily i didn't get that, cause i saw something better

this one has a tachymeter instead.
though the date display is at 6 o'clock which wasn't an ideal position.
but it's still japan movement.
SB at $150. BNP at $160.

so i sms him again in the afternoon, and ask if we can deal it at $150 today.
he replied that it was okay at $150! and told me to meet him at 8pm same place.
i told him if it possible to make it early, as i eagerly want to seal the deal.

but he replied that he couldn't make it as he has important work.
so i told him if he could reserve for me, and he said okay!

i asked around about this guy's reputation and seems like he's quite popular in other forums.
so i doubt he's lying, perhaps really busy with work.

anyway there's one which interest me as well....the SKX033K2, automatic and the rotating bezel make it seems like a very cool diver watch.
SB $185, BNP $200

if i've the money... i'll go for Rolex Daytona series,
or perhaps IWC Portuguese series? Sinn?

looking forward to it!

FERRARI DISASTER!

2008-09-29T21:27:00.003+08:00

blame the lollipop man?

wait, they don't have one anyway!

where's the cheerleader?

2008-09-22T20:43:00.003+08:00

HEROES SEASON 3 IS BACK!!!!!

CAN'T WAIT TILL TOMORROW TO D/L!!!

Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams.

2008-09-20T17:56:00.010+08:00

well, i guess it has been a while hasn't it?

pardon me for the lack of updates,
reason begin to work (yes i know, a typical excuse)
but also the laptop has been giving me some serious problems.

anyway, time has been flying so damn fast like Hurricane Ike.
a few things to mention:

congrats to CKY, on finally passing his TP and attaining a driving licence last week. also i had the opportunity to drive his dad's eh.. old ford focus. now, we have a new driver! I drink, You drive!
PSP recently went aboard to Newcastle to study. if i'm not wrong he's doing accounting. gosh another boring subject. anyway all the best to him ya.
finally met up with some old sch mates like wei qi and deb. it was really really heartening to see that everyone is in fact, doing well.
also, the talk of the town - AIG.
recently invested in a Russian watch. burned my wallet again.
the new facebook look, simply.... not that nice to use after all.

well, i hope i'll be able to update this blog anytime soon.
Pictures!

hmm, perhaps its time to invest in a DSLR?

viva La vida!

2008-09-09T21:17:00.004+08:00

I'm backkkkk!

i guess i'll probably update in a while.

Still Not Getting Any?

2008-06-28T10:47:00.007+08:00

its official.
and yes with effect from next friday, i'll tranfer to another department.

things i'm gonna miss and,

bye bye to nasty passengers.
bye bye to fake smiles.
bye bye to gossips.
bye bye to all the friendly colleagues and a
~~specific stupid/coward/idiot/whatever you wanna curse~~ plain stupid colleague.
bye bye to t shirts and jeans.
bye bye to flyers.
bye bye to reservations bookings.
bye bye counter.

things i'm gonna meet,

hello to nastier agents.
hello to even faker smiles.
hello to even more gossips. hopefully.
hello to 'you're on your own now.'
hello to shirt and pants.
hello to NATAS fair and even more flyers.
hello to sales and targets.
hello product and sales.

i'll just.
wishing and hoping it will be a good move.

Your bassline is shooting up my spine.

2008-06-22T23:55:00.015+08:00

i've just finish watching 通天干探.
it's actually been a while since i've watched tvb dramas, well other then the not-so-good ones on cable now.
its different from other dramas as this one talks about karma and stuffs.

tvb drams for me anytime. simply because local dramas are such a turn off.

anyway, 陈豪's acting have been improving ever since he was awarded best actor last year. i just though his acting in 溏心风暴 was pretty normal as his role was pretty straight forward.
but in 通天干探, it was better because he was exposed to 3 roles - firstly a half hongkong, half thai undercover, then a workaholic police inspector and lastly a half crazy policeman who couldn't get over his gf's death and was too engross in seeking revenge.

黎姿's acting was pretty normal. its just that i'm not quite used to seeing her acting ugly. just see why and tell me, how to get used to it?!?

VS.

SCARY!

other then that, it was surprising for me to watch 元彪 on tv again. its been quite a while since i last saw him in a tvb drama.
as i've always though he was just a stunt performer, but didn't expect him to be acting quite well in the show. other then him, its also good to see stars like 邵美琪 and 梁家仁.

another big surprise was 郑嘉颖. i've never really watch him act as villain before, and unexpectedly he put it off quite well. its like if he's good he's like an angel, if he's evil. he's just pure evil. certainly, he can juggle the two roles quite well.

and now, the next drama would be 法证先锋II.
part one was an excellent one, even my mom loves it so much, she manages to watch each and every episodes despite her busy schedule.

speaking of it i think 蒙嘉慧's acting never really improve. ever since i've watched her acting on 法证先锋, 溏心风暴 and 通天干探. its like the same leh...

fooh,
tvb crazy.

Life In Technicolour.

2008-06-21T21:14:00.024+08:00

that 3 black things.

PSP phatt. bought on Oct 2006 at $360. currently collecting dust on my table as there no major new games to download.
a good companion for the long journey on the bus when I was still working at Starhub.
used to be my mp3player as well. i remember using every penny of my first pay on it and had to eat bread for the next few weeks. oh yes, it reminds me of how pathetic Starhub was paying their temp staffs.

do not be mistaken, Starhub is not my first job. and i've lots of things which i had bought with my own money. just that i don't have them anymore. like my first phone, a Nokia 8250, the first phone with blue lights.
and i've started working since i was like 15, 16?
kids nowadays are so fortunate. well, no pun intended.

my iPod classic 80GB. bought on April 2008 at $388.
the first thing i bought for myself ever since i started working in TW.
i have to wait for my second month's pay to buy as i've learnt from the PSP experience - never spend everything with your first pay.
before this, i was looking high and low for a good mp3player. initially wanted Samsung mp3s, and apple was never in my mind. till i saw my friend's 3rd generation Nano. made comparison with other big names like creative and found out iPod was the most worth it due to its storage and functions.
so far, the one thing i can't live without.

HTC Diamond. yes i know i keep showing this baby out. bought at $498 on June 2008.
its a good thing to have PDA, as i do not have to fight with my sis if she using the laptop.
and with such a big display, i'm able to surf the web anywhere i like. thought the battery life is quite short for this phone. but so far so good ya.

i'm sorry to my K800i. you have been a good hand phone and have served me well for the one plus years. but don't worry you will still be of good use because you're a cybershot phone.

and now, because i've changed my bank account my company is unable to transfer my salary today. therefore, i have to wait till the end of the month before i get paid.

so apologize Mr. Jackson Sim, your birthday present have to be delayed...
haha. just kidding. but please tell me what you want! don't tell me anything or whatever, i don't want to buy that anything or whatever soft drink for you.

sometimes, i think these babies are more obedient then my gf.

That's the only things that there's just too little of.

2008-06-20T19:09:00.008+08:00

i'm think i've been blogging too much nonsense lately.
its time i should be blogging about things around me and focus on what i've been doing.

firstly, i feel sad for Jackson Sim, who is unable to purchase a new phone as his contract with Starhub is not up yet. there goes a cheap deal for the HTC diamond. its pretty sad as his old sony ericsson's keypad is infested with fangus. i mean it. fangus.

secondly, the 3rd party programme for my ipod have the photo function and now i can finally upload pics into my ipod and i'm glad i can say bye bye to iTunes from my laptop.

thirdly, my appraisal has been quite ok and i'm glad i've been confirmed as part of the company. many thanks to kind and friendly colleagues like JL, Janet and Shiyun who has been guiding and helping me on the way. working with them has been my pleasure, and i'm happy to have colleagues like them.

lastly, i have found a way to 'tweak' my HTC and finally it has been fully utilized.

i've promised JL that we will be blogging about this man.
the man with an average name, tom. yes tom as in tom, tom eh tom mission impossible cruise.
simply tom in tom, dick, harry.

tom the uncle who talks loud, very loud like an uncle, at both work and lunch.
tom the uncle who still drinks tiger beer at the void deck of HDB flats.
tom the uncle who has hairy hands, maybe legs/feet as well.
tom the uncle who seriously think i'm his 'brother'.
tom the uncle who wants to borrow my HTC Diamond for one day. (HELL, i have to even think twice when my gf wants to borrow for just one night.)
tom the uncle who dose off when working.
tom the uncle who left his balls at home.
tom the uncle who's all talk but no action.
tom the uncle who is so gian ben that he ask people to treat him a $1.50 ice kachang
tom the uncle who laugh like an uncle.
tom the uncle who is only 26 24 and looks prevert.
tom the uncle who smokes Marlboro Menthol.
tom the uncle who works as a waiter/server in some clubs in clarke quay.
tom the uncle yup, the uncle.

i hope he dont find out about my blog.

Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe.

2008-06-16T20:18:00.006+08:00

now that my colleague have found out about my blog, well i guess i have to type with caution now...
haha.

ok.
first of all, i'm trying very hard to make this post not to be like any other person's blog that shows how much they spent everyday.
secondly, i think i deserve this.

lastly, i think shermen is right.

btw, when i went out with jackson yesterday i realised that we're all fans of braun buffel. all the guys except raymond are using braun buffel's wallet.

so, yes my HTC Diamond! i'm quite proud of it because, i got this off at a cheap deal. $498 for a 2 year plan at Starhub and i got myself 6 months off subscription fee! which means, with my current bill, i only need to pay for about $3-4 for the GST! and yes that is not a picture of my blog, i'm actually surfing the web with the phone.

i'm not a big apple fan even though i had a ipod classic myself. i got it because it was cheap and for the huge storeage. but to be frank, the sound quality was not that good. the reason why i didn't even bother about about iphone, as this baby here also have the touchflo stuff.

and boy i'm so proud of it!

you start to wonder why you're here, not there.

2008-06-07T20:20:00.008+08:00

i'm think crazy.
i'm been eating subway every Saturday for lunch at work.
i think by one month i'll have eaten every kind of sandwiches and cookies Subway have.

i'm think i'm really crazy.
i'm super excited for the coming IT show. not excited for that show,
but just super excited that i'll be spending money.
i think i've this big issue with spending money. cause just last week i bought a braun buffel wallet and a fourskin t shirt within half an hour. i guess its because i haven't been pampering myself (aw, i sound like a women now) ever since i started studying.
or it is the new credit card that i have just applied? though i didn't even use it yet. yes yet. just yet.

work has been pretty fine but quiet, with the news of fuel price increasing everyday its no wonder it is so quiet around the office.

this picture reminds me of a San Francisco hotel that i have been to a long time ago. i can't remember the name, but the view was something like that. it was raining as well and there wasn't much people on the streets.
then again, sometimes it just makes me imagine i'm in Manhattan, just that the view isn't that great.

i can't explain why.
but, its pretty interesting whenever it starts raining at CBD area. you get to see people getting caught in the rain and running about. and it feels good cause you're like some god staring at them...

see, i told you i'm going crazy.

Shotgun opera, lock and load. Cock it back and then watch it go.

2008-05-15T20:26:00.006+08:00

I've always enjoy, smoking at the back of the kitchen. in the middle of the night.
ever since the day I had permission (which i gave myself. who would have though i'd pick up smoking?), I would always have one before I collapse into bed.

It's a bad habit, I know, I just. just couldn't kick. away.

Puffing away, listening to songs on the iPod.
or if not, just enjoying the tranquility of the night, with the occasionally roar of modified cars in the neighbourhood.

Strangely, it helps me to think, of what I've done today.
What exactly happened today.
What have I achieved today.

But, what I really lack now.
is
a balcony.

When the war of the beasts brings about the world's end, The goddess descends from the sky.

2008-05-12T20:35:00.007+08:00

Have you been watching/reading the news lately?
No. not Cyclone Nargis.

But haven't you noticed?

I'm sick and deeply disgusted. Since when do they talk about good news?

another sick murder case?
another suicide bomber attack?
another natural disaster?

I hate to watch the news.
ever since 911, news are so different now.

another riot?

have you betrayed yourself for frame and fortune?
how many times in a day have you witness greed taking place?
people rushing to empty seats in bus or trains?
or just simply refuse to stand to the back of the bus? or the middle of the cabin?

yet another office politic? did you remember to wear your body armor to work today?

when will peace come?

how many families are waiting for their dad/husbands to come back from Iraq?
when will we choose to abandon our M16s,
and choose to lead a simple life?

do we seriously need to wait for Doomsday to come for us to realise?

are we cheating death?

when will mother nature get back at us?
are we damaging the ozone again?
will there be another tsunami?
shall we start building another Noah's Ark?

maybe Mr Linderman from Heroes was right. Sacrifices must sometimes be made for the greater good.

I felt ashamed to be watching the news, whining here and doing nothing about it.
To be accepting these things everyday and feel stupid.

only when. reality starts to stink in.
wake up.

anytime is a good time!

2008-04-18T20:17:00.008+08:00

anytime is a good time for Milo, even if
MSK is still at large.