ok this is quite bizarre.. i dream of mt. merapi -_-. tat if anyone doesn’t know, it’s a stratovolcano in indonesia that currently the region is waiting for its full blast eruption. MUST HAVE BEEN DOING TOO MUCH EHM!! @_@. 13 may was the day officials declared code red status and 15 may, the day of eruption. but the eruption was gentle, only spewing heat clouds, volcanic ash and gases. merapi being labelled the 2nd most dangerous in indonesia, is expected by most locals and experts that a full blast with more volcanic hazards is on its way..

lots of events happened lately, some of which are rather depressing and upset.

wednesday. finally got a letter from nus! i’m offered a place in architecture! haha hurray!! i was quite surprised cos i didn’t think i actually did well for the exam lol. so anyway, i wasn’t really exactly excited or anything as i still have concerns about taking a degree in architecture. ya noe.. all the prospects, further studies, coping with cirriculum etc. then again i’m happy because i got into a course that is, as what most ppl ard me said, tough to enter; especially if i’m a diploma grad, chances are slim. when i got hold of the letter, read it thru’.. it made me realise how much it meant to me… firstly… i must admit that i do not know exactly what i would expect in architecture such as module contents etc, and that could mean that i may or may not like architecture. but tat’s not the pt cos i can learn to cultivate a better form of interest. the pt is if i gave nus architecture up for smu info sys mgt, tat’ll be a pity, esp after going thru’ 3 rounds of filtering! secondly… i can at least lift my head up and say hey mum and dad, this is what i’m doing. to be a professional architect in future who once hailed from a prestigious school. more imptly, at least my family can tell others, esp. my relatives who have always laid belittling eyes on us that hey, i can be as equally gd as you, or even better. sigh.. i have cousins who are lawyers, businesswomen, directors, senior mgrs in banks etc and somewhat i feel a tremendous pressure to perform..

thursday. congrats were everywhere lol. i broke the news to timmy first when i came to office and honestly, i felt damn happy when he gave me a congratulatory handshake. well.. tat meant something. it came right from his heart and i must say that timmy kinda noes me quite well now.. to me, he’s not just my superior, but my friend too.

friday. outbreak investigation at one of the camps. so my colleagues and i were mobilised. major events happened i wish not to detail. the investigation was completed but i was annoyed, irritated and pissed off by some of the things that happened. REALLY PISSED OFF i tell you.. fuckin pissed. who made me pissed?! X!! even timmy was very very upset with him..

mum came down with a flu. lien came down with a sore throat and fever. came home from camp and had to help out with a lot of household chores.

saturday. at uncle ronnie’s house to celebrate cousin michelle for successfully getting a license to be a certified lawyer. she’s currently practising at hmm..drew & nipier (if that’s how it’s spelt!).. CONGRATS couz!!! thanks for the food too lol. i had in total, of 4 helpings. the buffet was splendid - B+ and wow heard the whole arrangement cost 500 bucks for 30 pax. took dad’s car to fetch my another couz’s gf from jurong pt and along the way to and fro, roads weren’t cooperative.. so again I WAS DAMN FUCKING PISSED. some knn banglah dashed out of the road on his bicycle and like i had to brake immediately from 90 kmph to 40 kmph in mere seconds!! FUCKWITTAGE!! and some bastard left shattered glass and broken window panes in the middle of 2 lanes at jurong pt?! WTF?!! another taxi driver.. FUCKING HELL. left signal but turned to right lane. WTF are you tryin’ to do?!! DAMN FUCKING PISSED!! PISSED!! PISSED!!

friday. met up with daniel, pam, kin and shuying for afternoon tea at gelare, city link mall. daniel’s leaving for thailand on sunday for a 6-week educational trip, so we kinda arranged for a farewell gathering it was a public holiday (vesak day) and not surprising the mall was packed and crowds came on incessantly. a comment to make about gelare: service aside, i have never yet evaluated the food fantastic from the many experiences (including last week’s); given the immensely delightful facial leers on the customers, i had decided to give them, and myself a second chance but damn i was so wrong. the food still sux as ever. bad choice guys..

come on, the blossom dream strawberry cake was absolutely terrible, wasn’t it?!! you guys tried it too and instantly displayed the :s look. i mean.. gawd.. the cake was not fresh; the pink mini curls on top weren’t appealing at all; the fudge wasn’t rich enough, and i have to pay 5 bucks for it!?! and i am sooOO ”grateful” to the counter guy for suggesting a weird combination of ice cream float that tasted like fuck! you tell me how nice can it get with a blend of thick *FUDGEY* chocolate overload with 7-up HUR?! the good side however is how it looks splendid on the outside when you see the two mixing together.. like pastel colours lol. but not all’s bad.. cos gelare’s waffles are by far, the best i’ve ever eaten. though expensive (8.50 for a large waffle of abt 7 inches in diameter with a single scoop of ice cream of customer’s choice), it’s worth the money and experience to bite the crisp on the outside and taste the tenderness on the inside.. yummy!! and i also ordered a chicken mayo on focaccia, not too ex abt 6.90 i think, and not fantastic - something is lacking..

final evaluation:
overall experience: 2.5 stars / 5,
cake: 2
ice cream float: 1.5
waffles: 4
sandwich: 2.5

next time better order something cheaper and safe: nantucket nectars.

saturday - m’s day celebration. had a simple buffet at river view with each person amounting to abt 32+. and i specially ordered a cake from goodwood park hotel.. now that’s what i call a REAL CAKE. bro and i shared the $80 cake and it tasted really HEAVENLY!! the cake is divided into 2 parts. the top part of it is basically the cake itself covered with thick glooey chocolate with mango fillings and the bottom part of the cake is just freakin’ gd!!!.. it’s all made up of kit kats!!. i tell you.. imagine you have a whole load of kit-kats in your mouth.. GAWD.. HIGH LIAO..

so joined him and several of the prev med people for a nice simple meal at fish and co outside parkmall yesterday. the new york fish and chips tasted damn superb! well, maybe cos i haven’t enjoyed great food for quite a while haha. that was my 3rd visit to this outlet and of the 3, 2 times - the place went into power failure.. at first i thought they switched off the lights cos’ some demanding birthday boy/gal requested for the entire place to shut down so he/she could create the atmosphere to blow out the candles -__- lol.

and am glad honey likes the gift jeff, jiahao and i gave him.

ard 9, we left the place and went to PS arcade for a while and yea… LOL.

thereafter we went on separate ways. anthony and stanley joined the other bunch of guys to go clubbing. ain’t a fan of clubbing, so the rest of us decided to head home. we were abt to leave the arcade when guojie suggested ktv.. woah! tat’s quite a big statement from him there lol. i was fine with anything, liwei didn’t seem keen at first but changed his mind later at dhoby ghaut mrt lol, while jeff went home. we chilled at starbucks for a while and then to dynasty for yet another 2 hrs of leisure karaoke. my voice really sucked that night.. basically off-pitch in most songs. gawd.

left arcade: 11 pm,
at starbucks: 11.45 pm
at dynasty: 12.30 am
left dynasty: 2.45 am
reached bus stop: 3.10 am
bus came: 4 am (fuck man.. waited for almost an hr!)
reached home: 4.45 am
slept: 5 am.

thanks jiahao and jeff for the great input collaboration for stan’s gift, though some ideas were damn lame lol.
thanks anthony for your erm.. ‘labels’. go to hell la..

1. Go to youtube and search for your desired video.

2. Copy the URL.
(e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWqfzF4OXkc&search=josh%20groban%20remember)
for the song: “remember” by josh groban.

3. Go to this address: http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php and paste the URL that you copied, into the field under the heading ‘Download direct from most video sites:”

4. Hit the “Download” button.

5. Results will display. Before you hit the “Download Link” button, make sure you have FLV Player. You’ll need the program to run the video that you are downloading. It’s approx. 1.2 mb. Select US preferably for source of download.

6. Install the program.

7. Right click on “Download Link” button in the results section and “Save Target As“.

8. Save the file to your comp and if need be, rename the file as “abc.flv” (ensure that the file is in .flv format).

9. Run your video with FLV Player.

“NOT YET!”

oKAy.. yes i know.. -_-||

“Glad you know..”

okae, never mind, let’s do a countdown of days left to ORD lol.
as of may 1st,

31 (may) + 30 (jun) + 31 (jul) + 31 (aug) + 30 (sept) + 31 (oct) + 30 (nov) + 31 (dec) + 21 (jan)
= 267 days

subtracting weekends,
- 68 (left in ‘05) - 6 (in jan)
= 184

subtracting leave days & occasional offs and MCs lol,
- 14 - 5 - 5
= 164

in concl, i have 164 working days left!!
ya-ba-da-ba-doo!! :D