Thursday, December 16, 2004

No more

3 weeks ago is my last O-level paper. Yes. THE LAST O-LEVEL PAPER. Finally, this stupid ordeal has come to an end. Now I do not have to open my books and *cough*act*cough* study anymore. Yippie! I will just leave it to fate to decide my future. I hope to get markers which is not strict to mark all my papers so that I will get a nicer certificate  =P  I have a big problem currently which I do not have a clear answer even till now. How am I suppose to spend this holiday? I have around 3 months free (my results were nowhere near to get me into a junior college >.< ). I have planned to dive back into my pool of online games and forums, and join fan listing, update my website,... But now I cannot put my heart into doing them. My brother uses the computer for almost the whole day, which leave me only a little time to do all these at night. I can now either go on a course, find a temporary job, use my old computer, or just simply sleep. I will need to make up my mind as soon as possible and stop wasting my holidays.

There are 2 events which allow me to have a break from my boring life. I have to go back 2 days after my last O-level paper to collect my report book, the forms needed for those who wants to enter Junior College for the first three months, and testimonial. My testimonial is short, very short, so short that I think I have the shortest testimonial in the class with less than half a page long. I was talking with one of my friends on why we still need to go back to school in our school uniform. Can't they just simply mail us all the stuff, or at least let us go back in school in our home clothes since it's already school holiday. They should know that most of us (but not me) have hide the home clothes in the bags and will be going to other places after this, so why can't they loosen the rule and lets us wear home clothes? Secondly, I suppose the ministry of education should have enough money to mail us all the things needed. There is also not a need to waste everyone's time since only a few out of the cohort in our school are qualified to enter the junior college, and all the instructions to enter the junior college is stated in a booklet. So why can't they just mail them to us?

3 days after my O-level I have my... erm... Graduation Dinner. I go there alone wearing a beach colour shirt with black long pants. Some of my friends even wore a coat and a tie  >.<  And most of the girls there wore black dress. So if you take a good look at the ballroom you should be able to see almost everyone have something black in colour in their costume. I got 135 for my lucky draw number, all odd digits, and win nothing out of their 3 rounds of lucky draws. I will give the rating of the food that day a 4.5 out of 5 stars, but it is a pity that I ate only a single big plate. They even gave a small piggy-bank container as a present. (All this are as expected since I pay for it  =P ) There is quite a number of competitions, some of them which I personally find it pretty stupid. I was SO lucky for not entering any of the competitions. There is a 2 hours long dance before the dinner end, and guess what I did: I watch people dance throughout the 2 hours. The only time I am of the seat for that 2 hours is when I make a trip to the washroom, and when I have some coffee. Guess I never obeyed their instructions to have fun. By the way, I brought my camera that day but it went out of battery. If you happen to know who I really am, and is present in the Graduation dinner, can you sent me some photos, Please?  =D

Ok damn it I just realized that I have not update my web log for about a month. I was in the middle of quite a lot of stuff, mainly computer games and an essay. My laziness has caused me to take more than ten days to finish this entry  >.<  I tried to apply for a job which simply keys in computer data, but got rejected with the following reason: I am too young. Why can't they just relax the rules a little? After all it is only a little more than ten days to my birthday. Now I have one more reason to hate my birth date apart from being youngest in class (and a easier prey to bully).

Onto news. The latest will be the robbing of POSB bank. I was always under the impression that there will be a security guard on duty when the bank is open all the time; this incident had proved me wrong. This robber rob the bank when the security guard is not around. This is the third time in two months which a bank got robbed, with an attempt failed. POSB is a bank supported by government, and things like this can still happen. Can't the stupid government afford a security guard at every single bank? If they cannot even stop a robber armed with a knife, if they cannot stop a wholesale worker from leaving Singapore without a passport, how are they going to stop those terrorist? Quoted from a local newspaper: "The bank tellers are apparently specially trained to react to such situations by giving up some bundles of cash so that a robber will leave without harming customers." HAHA, why don't the bank open up another counter for robbers in the case? The recent robbing also shows the effect of economy downturn on us peasants. Bank robbing has not hit local newspapers for years, and there is more and more cases of robbing, stealing, etc. every year. People have to take other's assets illegally now to support their families or to pay of their debts. More of such cases will come if government do not do anything to help us but collect more taxes.

Another news: A Chinese teacher from china taught at a local secondary school for four and a half years with a fake degree. Her lie was exposed when she applied for permanent residence. She lost her job and was jailed for two weeks, together with a S$6000 fine. The interesting thing about this teacher is that those who the newspaper reported and knew her well were full of praise for her, including principal and her colleagues . It is right to punish her for lying having a bogus university degree, but such good teachers are hard to come by. She probably has been producing results since she is able to stay there for four and a half years. The ministry of education should have at least sent her back to obtain a degree, and invite her back into Singapore again to teach. This incident also reflects that one need not have a degree to prove that he/ she has substance. The ministry of education should stop measuring teachers ability according to what piece of qualification they produce. Having that stupid paper dose not mean that the teacher can teach, quality control is even more important.

Last piece of news: Anyone know that central is showing Japanese animation every Wednesday to Friday from 11pm? The first animation up will be The Twelve Kingdoms 十二国記 . This animation makes me go mad with the various chapters and and amount of characters involve. One good thing about The Twelve Kingdoms is the way they draw female character/ monsters  =P  The cartoon following up is Inuyasha 犬夜叉 the half-demon. I like the first opening of Inuyasha so much that I went to download the full version of it. Romaji Lyrics and English translation are as follow:

Inuyasha: Change the world.
Song by: V-6
Romanization/Translation: J-Lyrics translation team

Romaji Lyrics

I want to change the world
kaze wo kakenukete   nanimo osorezu ni
ima yuuki to   egao no KAKERA daite
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni   takanaru mirai e
te wo nobaseba   kagayakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland

hai-iro no sora no kanata   nanika oite kita
kimi wa   mayoi nagara
sagashi-tsudzukeru
kimi no kokoro furuete'ta   asu no mienai yo
nanimo shinjirarezu mimi wo fusagu
kimi ni deaeta toki   hontou no ibasho mitsuketa
nanigenai yasashisa ga   koko ni atte
bokura mezameru

I want to change the world
nido to mayowanai   kimi to iru mirai
katachi doreba   doko made mo toberu sa
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni   shiranai ashita e
tsubasa hiroge   hanabatakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland

bokura wa onaji sekai wo   oyogi-tsudzukete'ru
tagai no negai e   todoku hi made
minna onaji fuan kakaete   sasaeaeru yo
tachidomaru shunkan ni   mitsumete'ru
kono basho ni iru

I want to change the world
kono te hanasazu ni   mimamoru hitomi wo
uketometara   nandatte dekiru hazu
Change my mind
hitori ni sasenai nbsp; minna koko ni iru
donna koto mo   tsukinukete ikou
It's wonderland

I want to change the world
kaze wo kakenukete   nanimo osorezu ni
ima yuuki to   egao no KAKERA daite
Change my mind
jounetsu tayasazu ni   takanaru mirai e
te wo nobaseba   kagayakeru hazu sa
It's wonderland

English Translation

I want to change the world
Piercing through the gales, unafraid of anything,
Now I hold my courage and pieces of my smile
Change my mind
If we reach out to the soaring future
without losing our passion, we'll be able to shine,
It's wonderland

You've left something in the far reaches of the grey sky,
and you keep on searching
as you wander.
In the night when your heart shook, and I can't see tomorrow
I can't believe anything, and close my ears.
When I met you, I found my true place in life.
An innocent kindness is right here.
And so we awaken...

I want to change the world
I won't hesitate again.   If I can shape a future with you,
then I can fly anywhere.
Change my mind
I can spread my wings and fly towards the unknown future
without losing my passion.
It's wonderland

We keep swimming the same world
until the day we reach our dreams.
All of us bear the same worries
When you stop and look, I'll be right here
gazing at you.

I want to change the world
If you accept my gaze as I watch over you
and don't let go of my hand, I can do anything.
Change my mind
I won't let you be alone. Everyone is here.
Let's pierce our way through whatever may happen.
It's wonderland

I want to change the world
Piercing through the gales, unafraid of anything,
Now I hold my courage and pieces of my smile
Change my mind
If we reach out to the soaring future
without losing our passion, we'll be able to shine.
It's wonderland

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Don't read if you cannot stand vulgarities

I was changing the format of my Gundam Seed Destiny episode 1 (so that I can burn into my disc and watch it on my VCD player) 2 sundays ago when this happened:

MY FUCKING COMPUTER BREAK DOWN myfuckingcomputerbreakdownmyfuckingcomputerbreakdownmyfuckingcomputerbreakdown AND FOR FUCKING 2 WEEKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! twoweekstwoweekstwoweekstwoweekstwoweekstwoweekstwoweekstwoweeks OMGWTF OMGWTF OMGWTF OMGWTF OMGWTF KNNBCCB LJ LP ESDSGBREJYTGKMYJGHIKIOUDGFHAFDSEFBVWGEWGWESBAGVAERGBEAR

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO GO DOWN AT THE FUCKING WRONG TIME????? My computer did not really went down at the wrong time, I'm still in the middle of my O-levels when my computer went down. Every computer addict will complain that his/ her computer break down at the wrong time.

LOSSES DURING THE PAST 2 WEEKS: - Missing out 2 (TWO) episodes of Gundam Seed Destiny (I cannot even get the subbed version of episode 4) I will only post screenshots after I finish watching both episodes - Allowing others to surpass me in online games - Unable to update anything new on my website - Unable to post my viewpoint on things in various forums - Missing World of Warcraft Open Beta - Will add when I thought of more losses

The main reason my computer break down is the faulty fan, causing the transformer inside the CPU to overheat and boom, the com stop working. I'm also quite 'lucky' to have my computer break down in the week when all the public holidays come together, thus delaying the repair till today. So for the past 2 weeks I'm forced to use my old computer without any internet access. My old computer is filled with games so old I doubt anyone have heard them before. And yes I broke most of the high scores I accomplished 2-3 years ago =D I completed part 1 of Castle of the winds (I only have part 1), I break my own high score in Billionaire. I also took down 6 out of 12 province in Dracula: Reign of Terror (rated for age 20+) The games may be old, but the excitement level is still the same compared to the latest ones. I also began to get addicted to television shows. I'll be glued onto my sofa almost every time when I'm not using my old computer, instead of being glued to the chair in front of my computer all day long. That means I also hardly revise for my exams even though I'm in one right now.

Lets take a peep on the news for the past 2 weeks. The piece of news which affect me most is the one on the Biology paper. They announce last Friday that THE FUCKING GRAPH OF QUESTION 2, paper 2 IS WRONG. GRRRRRRRRRR. I SPENT FUCKING 30 MINUTES OUT OF 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES OF THAT FUCKING PAPER ON THAT QUESTION AND THEY TELL ME THE GRAPH IS WRONG. GODDAMN CAMBRIDGE EXAMINERS. Now I can be quite sure I won't get a B for my Biology, C grade is the highest I can hope for. Hope I can exclude Biology in L1R4/R5. I also do not have much hope for my other papers. I cannot finish my Social Studies, English, Physics, both Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Geography papers. Basically I failed to finished almost every paper I take. Just 1 more paper left: Science Multiple Choice Questions. I'll jump if I cannot complete this paper too.

Second piece of news which also have a significant effect on me: Singapore will have a big change in the Chinese education system aiming to improve local chinese standards. Lower Primary school students will be focusing more on reading and communication skills, they will only learn how to write Chinese characters later on. The section which requires students to fill in the appropriate word for the blanks (tian xie han zi 填写汉字) will be deleted from exam. There will be a reduction in school syllabus, and all students can also bring in a (an electronic) dictionary for exams (currently primary school students are not allowed to bring dictionary in). "tian xie han zi" is the section which cause my downfall in Chinese O-levels exams (I'm too lazy to memorize them), so fuck them for only removing this section now. Fuck the authorities again for allowing us to bring in electronic calculators only from next year, I hate carrying that thick dictionary every time during chinese exams.

Third piece of news: World of Warcraft went open beta the day after my computer first got spoilt. The open beta ends today, and my friend managed to sign up and bring us a glimpse on the wonderful World of Warcraft:

Rangon requested for Gundam episode 4 limks but I don't know what episode he meant (there's not just Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Deatiny. There are also Gundam wing, Gundam X,...) . So I'll just provide the links for Gundam Seed and Destiny

Gundam Seed episode 1-4 (subbed) by KAA(They don't have a single episode for download) http://kaa.animeconnection.net/torrentpage/torrents/[KAA]_Gundam_SEED_1-4.DVD.torrent

Gundam Seed Destiny episode 4 (subbed) by Anime Kingdom and AnimeOne http://a.scarywater.net/aone/[A-Kingdom_-_AonE]_Gundam_SEED_Destiny_-_04_[13ED8C17].avi.torrent

Gundam Seed Destiny episode 5 (subbed) by Anime Kingdom and AnimeOne http://a.scarywater.net/aone/[A-Kingdom_-_AonE]_Gundam_SEED_Destiny_-_05_[7730968D].avi.torrent

Gundam Seed Destiny episode 6 (raw) by l33t-raws http://www.l33t-raws.org/bt/gettorrent.php/ef10748e73b3e18afecebcaa968ecbbdb76ae4ff.torrent

Gundam Seed Destiny Phase 4 Screenshots

Heading out

Luna to Shinn: Don't talk like Rey

A little hide and seek?

EA pilots

Athrun: DECOY!!

Talia: Eh?

1 down

Meryin ^^

Here comes Abyss

Gaia can run on almost anything!

Luna's MS

Blaster Impulse

Gillbert: Are there no more mobile suits? Talia: We have no more pilots >.> Look how big Gilly open his legs when sitting

Look at him smile

The new eyecatch... now u can be quite sure it's Kira not Shinn

Impulse fired some guided crap

Blaster Impulse firing...

...and wreck the whole structure

Ahtrun now suggest wrecking the asteriod they are stuck in

And Authur there giving the disaproving look to follow commands of someone younger than him

1 down for EA by rey

Rey dodging all Exus attacks

Here comes Zaku Phantom

Ahhhhhhhhh

2nd EA pilor down again by Rey

Hey hey

Look how Meryin braced for impact

Minerva break away from the asteriod they're stucked in

What happened inside Minerva when they're breaking free

WTF?

Tannhauser (Minerva main cannon) charging up

FIRE

Tannhuaser can fire some goddy beam

Stellar feeling happy after battle

Meryin again =P

Hawke sisters =P

So Meryin was there telling everyone Athrun's real name

And she sees him and jump behind Rey.... She's toooooooo cute

Still insist that he's Alex

Meryin is just tooooooooo cute

Junius 7 IS MOVING!!!

Shin look at his sisters phone

press some buttons

and out comes the voice of her sister... so sad