The Day I Pressed the OM's Red Button

Too lazy to type an entry... so shall just cut and paste my conversation with Ma.

*AtomicAnt* says:
ma

idler says:
yes?

*AtomicAnt* says:
I have a new nomination for blooper of the year 2009

idler says:
?

*AtomicAnt* says:
and so the story goes...

idler says:
wait are u the winner?

*AtomicAnt* says:
our sch has a lightning warnign system: when there is a warning alert, the OM will on a switch at his desk to swith on the warning lights

*AtomicAnt* says:
this siren look alike thingy

idler says:
ya

*AtomicAnt* says:
so yesterday me stupid HOD went to on it at 4:30

idler says:
?

*AtomicAnt* says:
.. then at 4:43pm he ask me to switch it off again .., cos warning cancelled

idler says:
...

*AtomicAnt* says:
so I went to the OM's cubicle.. to try find the switch

*AtomicAnt* says:
*act i on b4 but i forgot which one is it*

*AtomicAnt* says:
i cannot find...

*AtomicAnt* says:
then i saw this red button... tt looks exactly like a nuclear launch button...

*AtomicAnt* says:
so I pressed it.

idler says:
....

idler says:
ur pinky n the brain instincts in act ah

idler says:
....

idler says:
di u dimwit

*AtomicAnt* says:
SIngapore police quite good...

idler says:
.....

idler says:
what was the timing?

*AtomicAnt* says:
they responded within seconds

idler says:
hahahahahah

idler says:
wah

idler says:
ya *Smurfville* near the police post somemore

idler says:
enot bad

idler says:
they usually take 3 mins to get here

idler says:
hahahahahaha di

idler says:
hahahahahahahaha

idler says:
faint!

*AtomicAnt* says:
how the hell i know got this kind of button??!!

*AtomicAnt* says:
we are not a bank

idler says:
ur itchy fingers lah

idler says:
hahahahahaha

idler says:
in case some kid decides to murder u

idler says:
or set fire

idler says:
or bomb

idler says:
hahahahahahahahahahaha

idler says:
FUNNY

idler says:
i must tell my friends

idler says:
hahahahahahaha

idler says:
first my mother

idler says:
hahahahahahahahahahaah

idler says:
dear seriously

idler says:
the day di pressed the wrong button

idler says:
hahahaha

*AtomicAnt* says:
wat if some innocent teacher just wanna off the lightning alert system?!

idler says:
good ep

idler says:
....

idler says:
u innocent

idler says:
u bloody idiot

idler says:
hahahahha

idler says:
ur P never kill u ah?

idler says:
good point to add in epms

*AtomicAnt* says:
actually u are rite... its a wonder why Darwin's rule of natural selection haven applied ot me yet

idler says:
out of all ur idiotic stuff

idler says:
this one tops it all off

idler says:
time to take leave to study

idler says:
ur brains becoming *Smurfville-fied

*AtomicAnt* says:
The year is still young... when I'm on a roll.. i am capable of much more

idler says:
hai~

idler says:
di this button thingy shld be part of induction

idler says:
put in ESSS

idler says:
get popular voucher out of this also good

*AtomicAnt* says:
I don't think I should put this in my resume when applying for Nuclear Safety Inspector rite....

Ok. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT press the RED BUTTON at the OM Cubicle!!!

I am C31 - 5 [NIE Director's 2006]

Before 2005, all my races last  55 seconds or less... that was till I met Carebear, Whale and Floorballer! *This post shall be short without the usual crap because I am still suffering from immense mental and physical fatigue.. this was no doubt my siongest competition ever*

Year: 2005 9December)
Event: StandChart Marathon
Distance: 21KM
Idiot: Carebear
Prize: Dri-Fit Blue Adidas Sleeveless Top

Year: 2006 (August)
Event: Triangle Run - National Day Commemorative Run
Distance: 30 rds outta 41 rds (700m per round)
Idiot: Whale
Prize: Dri-Fit White Adidas Singlet

Year: 2006 (October)
Event: NIE Director's Relay
Distance: 11 x 2.4 (over 12 hours 9pm - 9am) + 1 25 mins cool down walk
Idiot: Floorballer
Timing: 09:55-09:40-09:47-10:20-10:33-10:40-10:45-11:07-10:49-10:57-11:38
Prize: Luminious Saucony Singlet

Notable Notes:
(1) Joesie won Citedal TWICE
(2) I opened more than 11 packets of MILO
(3) I shit 4-5 times, no doubt thanks to (2)
(4) We used up one giant tube of counter pain!
(5) Haven't pushed myself so hard, so far, so long before... was a little sick for the past week so was a little worried actually.
(6) If I ever again contemplate running anything more than 5km... please chop off my legs
(7) With 6 runners in a team, it translates to about 50 mins rest between runs.
(8) I witnessed amazing sporting feats: Prashan's 7:50 1st round, the MR-25 Cyborgs
(9) I witnessed amazing sportsmenship: My running mate from our closest rival, the VJC Gal, people clapping for each other
(10) I witnessed 3F's amazing class spirit:
- How the few soldiered on as the team got decimated (esp PG, Siok, KENO, JM)
- How Joesie swapped her camera for a pair of runners (hahah the camera was her ring of immunity against running) to help cover for those so bent on killing themselves
- The route was bad due to the long down slopes, the tendency was for runners to lean forward and cycle down without proper cushioning of the impact I was worried for PG's knees and Princess's knees and shin


At the end of the day, this was all worth it cos ..... I got a Luminious Saucony Singlet!!! Hmm I feel like getting a pair of DS Trainers!

Building My Little Baby!

While Big Friendly Giant (BFG) and Val, with their war cries of “1 shot 1 kill”, are busy trying to break SJI Boy’s 18 days record *heh no doubt Val is beginning to realize that us Track & Field Athletes do it better then Ruggers*; I am busy fixing a new baby of my own *nope, not with my Legendary GF*!


Background
Ever since my AMD Duron 750Mhz (512Mb Ram) burnt up in a pile of soot @ 2am last year while I was drafting my lesson slides for Sec 1 NT *I kid you not, I saw an exploding spark at the PSU* I had been yarning for a dream machine but alas it was not to be…

I bought a replacement Intel Pentium-IV 3.0EGhz (1Gb Ram); but after a lovely tryst (lasting 1 month), I had to sell it to purchase a laptop as I figured I needed some mobility since Winnie the Pooh told me that we will be moving back to hall *which bloody hell did not happen*. In popped a 2nd hand laptop Compaq Armada E500 Intel Pentium-III 900Mhz (384Mb Ram); courtesy of Auntie Journal Poster. To be fair the laptop has served me well, surviving an attack of an entire glass of water *unleashed by clumsy me no doubt*. But years of enduring the laggy laptop (on which the opening of any documents or *ahem* purely educational video threatens to put the grandma-processor into cardiac arrest); coupled with my encounter with BFG’s sexy Duo Core-II, the geeky kid in me couldn’t take it anymore…


Making of the Baby
Heh this section will be rather technical as I describe how I went about gathering the various parts! Quite informative, if you are thinking of getting a new DYI computer.


Part1: Casing – Empty HP Pavilion t230d
Originator: Brother
Cost: $0
Warranty: NONE

LATEST UPDATE: The board cant fit into my bloody casing!! Angry.. haiz time to scout for a good cheap casing.. On a side note, BFG’s PowerLogic Modena 600 is a steal @ $42 *comes with a PSU, see below*! This can be bot at one of the back lane stores call RickyTan.com


Part 2: PSU – PowerLogic 450w (truepower 200w)
Originator: BFG
Cost: $14
Warranty: 1 Year

Bought this spare PSU off BFG. Yay a savings of $4 since the cheapest PSU I can find is $18.


Part 3: Motherboard – MSI P965 Neo
Originator: Honest-looking Geeky Uncle from YCK
Cost: $150
Warranty: 3 Years

This is one of the toughest choice to make. My pre-requisites (with upgradability and expandability in mind; my greatest concern is the support of Window Vista, the new OS to be released next year) are: (1) Board + CPU Bundle < $300 (2) Supports Duo Core-II (3) Supports PCI-E (4) Supports DDR II (5) Has 4 ram slots (6) Preferred Intel Chipset… and the winner is… yes you are rite, you can’t get a board for above pricing…. Subsequently, I saw an ad in Hardware zone selling this MSI board for $180 (Original price abt $202) I bargained down to $150 (on hind sight cld have asked for cheaper). The board is sold by a honest looking geeky uncle. Had a good discussion about the merits of Core-I vs Core-II. Quite a worthwhile purchase considering that the board has been used for only 1.5 months and has a 3 year warranty by agent!


Part 4: Ram – 2 Pieces Kingston DDR2-4200 533Mhz 512Mb
Originator: Dubious Sleazy-looking Chap from Aljunied
Cost: $65/pc - $130 total
Warranty: Product Lifetime

Wow this is a sleazy and more worrying purchase. Got it from an online company’s ad in Yahoo auctions. Bargained from $70 to $65 heh the guy issued me receipt some more, but I wouldn’t have gotten it if not for the “Lifetime” warranty from Kingston agent. Interestingly, I found out that the service center for Kingston ram is located @ Bugis OG.. think 11th or 12th floor.. a company called convergence.


Part 5: DVD RW – LG 16x Super Multi DVD/CD Rewriter
Originator: Fuwell
Cost: $48
Warranty: Not Sure

Ohhh this is one of the buys of the day! I was bumming around in SLS waiting for the shops to open when I noticed a loooong queue form… and loooong queues can only mean one thing: GOOD BARGAINS! Heh the inbuilt kiasu-ness in me caused me to queue up… without even knowing what was being sold. It turns out the Fuwell is having an opening sales @ its 2nd outlet. Got this DVD RW for abt $7-$10 off the market rate.


Part 6: Harddisk – Seagate 160Gb SATA II
Originator: C.A.S.H
Cost: $95
Warranty: 5 Years

Most competitive priced HD of the day. Another one of those back lane shops



Part 7: CPU – Intel Pentium D Duo Core-I 2.66Ghz (Boxed)
Originator: PC Themes
Cost: $153
Warranty: 3 Years

Hmm this is one of me favourite back lane shops. Princess’ view is that some backlane shops are cheaper because they are distributors. Well it seems to be true; when I was here, I saw a furtive shop owner coming over to buy 5 pieces of Intel 3.0 Ghz Chips. Hmm this is a tough call really… having bot a powerful board, the urge is to get an equally powerful CPU but it’s a tough call. Core-I 2.66Ghz is $153 while Core-II 6300 is $305 (almost double the price!!). Having consulted Princess, Vampire and Brother, I decided to get Core-I 2.66Ghz because the savings can be used to top up more ram or to buy a good graphic card.

Having read some online technical reviews about the requirements of Windows Vista, the general consensus is that Graphic Card (and not CPU) should be a greater concern to users. This is because a lot of processing is to be done on the graphic card itself. Also dual channeling will be utilized more. SATA II is also highly recommended.


Part 8: Graphic Card – 4Mb PCI Card
Originator: Fishbowl
Cost: $0
Warranty: NONE

Hmmm.. I thought I passed Fishbowl a AGP card? Heh never mind, since my new board do not have an AGP slot anyway


Conclusion
Yay my new baby for a grand total of $590! Well it’s over my initial budget of $400 but I guess it’s okie. Fixing it as I blog.. bloody hell I am redrafting this post as I accidentally deleted it.

This is Me

I don't like to fight.
I always root for the underdogs.
I love simply and deeply.
I believe in doing the right things,
that said, I get disappointed over and over again by people who don't.

I don't like selfish people
I always look out for shooting stars
I love making people laugh.
I believe in being happy,
that said, my wants are simple - people over material.

I don't like being alone
I always try to do my best
I love to travel
I believe in having a good meal,
that said, it's not about good food or place; but rather having it with good people.

This is me.

onceuponatime

Once upon a time,
When everyone was true,
when I share my chocolate chip cookie with you cos u are my friend
When life was simple,
when elmo from sesame street can only count up to ten
When life was peaceful,
when nobody can hound me with sms, phone calls or emails
When I was loved,
when I can watch the sun set with you in my arms
Once upon a time,
thats where I wanna be

Top Ten Signs That You Are Going To FLUNK Your Exams

10. You attempt to cheat by purchasing an extremely big piece of rubber to write down important points.

9. Your main revision strategy involves sitting in your room all day, staring at the ceiling in a state of panic.

8. You seriously contemplate calling your school's Land and Building office, requesting for the floor plan and asking:" You know where they usually keep the exam papers huh?"

7. You go online and try to register the same modules for next year's classes *early register can get good timetable wat*

6. You start ranking various methods of suicide according to how comfortable and painless they are.

5. You have time to count the number of ceiling lights in the exam hall, as well as look for spelling mistakes on the notice board.

4. The invilgilator comes over to warn you to stop throwing paper aeroplanes at other candidates.

3. You step into the examination hall and start instructing your immediate neighbours to write in LARGE CLEAR NEAT handwriting.

2. Lying in bed, you receive an sms from your friend asking you why he didn't see you in the examination hall just now.

AND AT NUMBER ONE.......

1. You are actually drafting this boliao blog entry as the invigilator walks towards you to collect your answer script.

叶子

叶子是不会飞翔的翅膀
翅膀是落在天上的叶子

天堂原来应该不是妄想 只是我早已经遗忘
当初怎么开始飞翔

孤单是一个人的狂欢
狂欢是一群人的孤单

爱情原来的开始是陪伴 　
但我也渐渐地遗忘 　
当时是怎样有人陪伴 我一个人吃饭旅行 　
到处走走停停 　
也一个人看书写信 　

自己对话谈心 只是心又飘到了哪里 　
就连自己看也看不清 　
我想我不仅仅是失去你