28th January 2008

ERP Expanding

Recently I was told that the ERP price will increase. In addition, the areas that will be affected by the ERP will increase. I also hear a lot of drivers saying ‘Chow Chee Bye’ and ‘What The Fuck?!’ when they heard this news. But all this is not surprising.

The price of COEs had gone down, resulting in cars being more affordable and so there are more cars on the road. With more cars on the road, what better way to fucking squeeze the money out of  the driving population of Singapore than to increase the ERP price and widening the ERP areas?

Increasing the ERP is more effective than increasing the road tax because road tax is collected only once a year whilst ERP fee is collected every freaking day. Plus it’s faster to implement and easier to collect in terms of payment.

The result? Instant money for the Government to fuel the pockets of it’s workers it's resources. Singaporeans are such wonderful cash cows for them. Moo!

At the rate this is going, eventually you will see the ERP gantry at the entrance/exit of your car-park. And it won’t be called ERP any more. It’ll probably be called Permanent Road Pricing. Or Permanent Automobile Pricing. After all, there has to be some form of uniformity in our civil service, right? ;)

26th January 2008

Sometimes I wonder

Sometimes I wonder why I bother with some people. I go all out to get in touch and yet the effort is not appreciated.

Some people talk about meeting up to catch up, hang out or chill. But that's all they do. Talk. Thereafter when a date is set to meet up, they can't make it due to a thousand and one excuses. Or they continuously postpone the meet up. Hello. It's not like the event was set this morning? It's been planned for quite some time now. If the interest is not there to meet up then just say 'I don't think meeting up is good for me.' Plain and simple.

Really, sometimes I wonder why I bother with some people.

24th January 2008

I Love My Hot New Toy

I’ve been saying this for quite some time now on my msn nick. I’ll say it here as well.

I love my hot new toy. I lurveeeeeeeeeeeee it.

I lurveeeeeeeee my iTouch!

So far it’s the best buy for 2008. =)

Why iLove my hot new toy?

Let me count the ways…

- it’s eye-catching and sexy with it’s simple design

- the interface is simple and smooth

- it has a relatively big screen for a portable device

- it is not too heavy, not too light, just the right weight.

- it plays music

- it plays movies (a major factor for me because now I can watch movies on the go! Traveling is no longer a boring affair)

- it displays photos beautifully

- it can surf the web wirelessly (a major plus whenever and wherever there is wifi connection)

- it’s portable and easy to carry

- iCan install software in it to increase it’s functionality and entertainment value (eg. Email, E-book Reader, Maps, Games and so on)

Wow, that’s plenty of ways already!

Of course, there are many ways for it to improve.

But for now, I’m happy with the way it is.

One of the my main reason for getting one is due to it’s ability to play movies. Sure, there are plenty of other portable media players (PMP) out in the market, but why this one stands out is due to the screen size and slim design. Other devices may have bigger screen like the Archos 605 (4.3” vs 3.5”) but they are not as slim as the iTouch.

Of course, a slim design means the capacity is smaller compared to other players (iTouch comes in 8GB and 16GB) but one doesn’t really need so much storage space.

Anyway I digress. The ability to play movies is a big plus for me. I enjoy movies a lot and have a vast collection of movies. However, I can hardly find the time to enjoy watching them. With my iTouch, I can now watch movies on the go, especially on my way to work. The travel time from my home to my office is about 45mins to 1 hour. Previously I would either just try to get a quick nap, play games on my Nintendo DS Lite or just stare into space. Now I can indulge myself in comedy, drama, action, adventure, horror and much more. I have the ability to watch and enjoy my collection of movies!

Hooray!

23rd January 2008

Heath Ledger died today. He was only 28 years old.

He was a good actor. He will be missed.

Damn it Heath.

If you were depressed, get help. Not give up on life. Haiz...

Living is always tough. It's never easy. Everybody knows that.

But that doesn't mean one should give up.

Take each challenge as it comes and deal with it. Most importantly remember that you don't have to face the challenges alone. There's bound to be someone who can help. There're so many people around us after all.

So if you're feeling down and you feel there's no way out, look around you.

And ask for help!

22nd January 2008

Hot Or Cold?

Since morning I was feeling queasy and so by lunch time I decided to see a doctor as things had taken for the worst. After seeing the doctor (he said I had stomach flu), I waited for my turn to collect my medicine (got half day MC as well!).

When my turn came, the pharmacist explained to me on how to go about taking the various medicines. One of medicine that I got was a powdery stuff that needed to be mixed with water and drank. Her explanation when like this:

Pharmacist: Ok, for this medicine, you take it one hour after your meal. You must mix it with boiling cold water, stir and drink it all.

Me: Boiling cold water?

Pharmacist: Yes, boiling cold water.

At this point I was thinking,’ Did I miss something here? Is science so advanced that we now have boiling cold water? Or did she meant lukewarm water?’

So I asked: Er…so should the water be hot or cold?

Pharmacist: Cold. You boil the water, make it cold in the fridge and then you mix the cold water with the medicine.

Me: Ahhh… ok!

So actually she meant boiled, cold water!

  
21st January 2008

Vivid Dreams

For yesterday night's dream, I dreamt that I was working in a store at my old neighbourhood in Haig Road. I was late and was rushing to my work place when suddenly this old lady approached me and asked me for help. She wanted to go back to her home.

However, she does not know where she lives! She don’t know if she lives in blk 4 or blk 8 and whether if it was in that area as well. Talk about being stuck and not knowing where to go!

I wanted to help her out but I also wanted to rush to work. Hence the only solution I could think of was to bring her to the nearest police station.

But before I even got to that part, the scene changed and I was near a bus stop with a friend.

It was starting to drizzle and we were making our way to the bus stop. My friend told me that she wanted to talk to me about something but she has to run a short errand. I told her I couldn't hang around because I had to work. She was visibly upset when I said this. I tried to console by saying I'll look for her after work but that didn't seem to have any effect. I started to write a 'cheer me up' kind of card. However, as I was writing this card, a bus came and she queued to board it. I finished the card and turned only to see her boarding the bus and leaving. I felt very bad about not being able to stay for her.

Then I woke up.

Busy Busy Busy

January is one of the busiest month of the year for me. Apart from catching up with friend whom I've not seen since 'last year', the rest of the time is spent planning.

Planning for the rest of the year. Like what do I want to achieve, where do I want to go, when do I want to do stuffs, what have I done the previous year and so on. Kind of like drawing my map for the rest of the year. That way I have some sort of directions on where I'm heading.

Why I think about what I've done the previous year?

Well, you wouldn't know where you going, unless you know where you've been. ;)

New year resolutions? Never really set them.

My experience has taught me that I can set my new year resolution to be one that is simple, can be re-used year after year after year and can be explained in three words (or four, depending if one of the word is two words or one).

My new year resolution is: Don't Fuck-up 2008.

Should it be fuck-up or fuck up?

Enlighten me please.

7th January 2008

Back 2 Work

Today I found myself a little bit excited about going back to work. It’s kind of weird. The feeling is similar to the one most will get on the first day of school. Excited, anxious, worrying, happy and more. All almost at the same time. A rollercoaster of emotions. But all in all I felt good about going back to work.

That feeling flew out the window after I checked my email at work. Haiz.

That’s when reality hit me. My body is here, but my soul is still in Blue Mountains. Argh!

And despite having plenty to do, I found myself lacking the motivation to get myself moving. I seriously need to kick myself so as to wake me up. No, no help is needed for this one. =P

But towards the end of the day, I suddenly had a surge of motivation.

That’s because my new toy will be delivered tonight.

Initially the delivery was supposed to be at 8pm, but it got delayed.

I waited impatiently as the clock goes by seconds, minutes, hours…

Finally at 10pm, I got the long-awaited sms, informing me that my toy is now ready for collection.

Presenting, my new toy:

With this Ipod Touch (or iTouch as iLike to call it), I've taken my first step towards the Mac Side.

I’m a happy man now. Weeeeeeeeeee~

6th January 2008

So Long Ago

It's been a long time since my last update.

Heck, my last update was in 2007! That's like last year! OMG!

Before I could do a proper plan for it, 2008 is here.

It's true what they say, you know?

Time flies when you're having fun.

And I was indeed having loads of fun in Australia.

I went there on the 14th of December and came back only yesterday.

Yeap, I went Australia in 2007 and came back only in 2008.

It's not often you get a chance to say something like that.

It's also not often that you get to tell people 'See you next year!' when it was only the mid of December. But I did that.

But now I'm back and tomorrow I'll be heading back to the office.

Back to work.

And I still haven't plan my 2008 yet. Damn.

I was gone for about three and a half weeks, yet so much has changed since my absence. So much catching up to do.

Better get to it. ;)

Vivid Dreams

Recently my dreams have become more and more vivid.

It almost feels like watching a show, but instead, I'm part of the show!

Some of the dreams are funny.

Most of it are weird.

A few were scary, including one where a baby was left at my door and I had to raise it by myself. Woah!

Well, some dreams do come true.

So hopefully the good ones are the ones that come true (especially the one where I won first prize in lottery! Wee~)!

Yes, I can hear some of you people saying it.

Dream on.

But hey, I will!