about me A loner, although do enjoy the occasional companionship, if you can handle it. Enjoys long term friendships, sensitive, ponders a lot about life and people. Monday, June 29, 2009
Mojo-jojo
[ 9:36 pm ] I think working from home can be quite bad for your health. Didn't realise that I've been sitting in front of the computer non-stop for 6 hours straight. That's not good. My legs felt wobbly when I stood up ... ahhhh .... I think I might just work in a cafe somewhere tomorrow, don't feel like forking RM6 for parking tomorrow haha ... I've been redesigning the Revo website today. I'm not sure how long this is going to take, better to get it out of the way. Honestly, I prefer this new design ... then again since I'm the one designing, I could be bias. I got my grubby little hands on a leaked Palm Pre MOJO SDK. What's that you say? Ho ho ho ho ... it's something to help us develop applications for the Palm Pre. I've been playing around with the emulator, really sweet. Had a good feel of how the actual device works. Next, gonna make Ow fall in love with this one. It's then 29th today ... end of the month. I guess we won't be getting any income this month. If all goes well, we should have a little bit more cash next month, who knows? It's not easy to sustain a business ... I don't want to be making websites for the rest of my life ... for the time being, at least this pays the bills. Haih ... 0 comments Friday, June 26, 2009
Web 2 point what?
[ 7:49 pm ] Ok ok … last one … 10 minutes later … Ok … last one … 30 minutes later … Arghhh …. Last one!! 45 minutes later … Stupid Bejeweled game, it’s too addictive. Anyways, I haven’t been able to put down my thoughts as frequently as I used to, and when I do have the time, it’s usually taken up. Having time for yourself is like a luxury now … Went to watch Transformers 2 last Wednesday with the huge group of 70 people. It was ok la … though I’d expected the movie to be a lot darker and not so corny. It could be better. There’s just too many silver parts moving around, it’s kinda hard to tell the Decepticons apart, either that or I’m getting too old and my eyes are failing me. You won’t see me going out that much now, I’m on power saving mode! :D We haven’t been able to secure any projects for the coming months. There are always people asking for quotations, enquiring and stuff like that … just that, nothing starts. Well, not yet I suppose. I’ve completed my part for the Dream Malaysia video … that took forever to complete. I’m pretty pleased with my handiwork. I’ll post it up sometime next month la. A few of us went to this food website launch yesterday. I’m not gonna mention the name, don’t want Google bot to crawl the content for it :P Anyways, it was pretty boring. I felt like smacking a mime. It’s pretty awkward when one comes near you and tries to be funny? I’d smack him. Kanmani seems entertained; then again she’s easily entertained. There were some food samples for guests (and that would be us)… I didn’t like any of it. Hahaha … The whole launch event just felt weird to me. I mean, it’s a website launch. Hello? Do people still do that? This is so 1998. I didn’t like how the word “Web 2.0” was thrown around as if to mesmerize those web n00bs. I could had laugh, but I’d be the only one laughing :( Ok la, the website is ok la … I mean, they even have the word ‘beta’ in their logo, that’s undeniably web 2.0 there. I’ll be going for KVM connect tomorrow at Jaya One … I think? Or was it Jaya 33. Good thing we got our name cards printed already, time to distribute! I don’t think I’ve given out that many name cards before. 2 comments Saturday, June 20, 2009
Kicking and screaming
[ 8:31 pm ] Hmm … I don’t like the design of my blog anymore, and I need to graduate from blogger to wordpress. The thing is, I can’t edit the themes in wordpress unless I pay or get my own server. Hmm … lemme think some more. Gonna be part of a huge group of 70 people watching Transformers next week. That’s a heck lot of people … and I thought 2007’s 30 plus was huge. Anyways, YS and Kanmani will be tagging along :) I haven’t caught up with Kanmani in a while now. Hmmm Transformers … to be honest, I wasn’t such a fan even when I was a kid. It’s just a fascination, so I don’t consider myself a fanboy. Don’t expect me to name any other robots except Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee and Starscream. So, why am I watching this movie then? IT’S FLIIPING GIANT ROBOTS ON GIANT SCREEN, who wouldn’t want to watch that? Duh. It’s gonna be interesting being in the same cinema with 70 familiar faces. I know Kanmani is going to enjoy every bit of it (dork) … AND … it’s gonna be something new for YS. Lately, we’ve been working mostly on ministry stuff during work hours. I’m a little 'ughh--grrr--arghhhh" (I made those sound since I can't find the word for it) about it because we’re just spending too much time on it. Ok, maybe not we. I am. I still have the new revo site (new, as in, more recent than the RECENT one) to do and the video to complete. I just hope they will understand at the end of the day, we’re ‘trying’ to run a business. I think it’s pretty fair if we spend Fridays doing just church stuff, it is fine by me … but everything is urgent. I guess our projects with financial commitments aren’t that urgent. So this is where I kick and scream to God. “You want us to do this, we’ll do it, BUT I want BLESSINGS. I want, I want, I want. I will put in my best into this, but I want BLESSINGS.” Fair enough right? What? You mean I can’t make demands? Isn’t that what children usually do to their parents? It’s the same. Brat. We’ve sent quite a number of quotations out to different people. No feedback so far. Action, huh? Wait till the day you have to line up to receive our magical touch. Anyhooooo … I was pretty excited today with a little mockup I did for our first mobile project. We’re coming up with a Digg.com mobile client. Exciting. I’m still waiting for the day we’ll get our first big break, but don’t expect me to be passively waiting. I guess, we’ll have to be faithful with what we have now. 0 comments Sunday, June 14, 2009
big time
[ 11:31 pm ] I was supposed to have started writing this about an hour or two ago … got distracted by this stupid Bejeweled Blitz game on Facebook … it’s darn addictive. I managed to score 92,900 … a personal highest so far. Who da man!? *points to himself* My mind is all over the place. Lemme rewind a little, hopefully the memory isn’t that fuzzy. Let’s work backwards, shall we? I visited another cell group last Friday, this was one of the original cell before they multiplied into YS’s current cell. I was rather curious; I wanted to know if the cell groups were conducted differently and how was the feel like … coz to be honest, I didn’t feel comfortable in her cell. Besides, they were going to meet at Auntie Susy’s place and I haven’t seen her in a while, so I thought, why not? I was pleasantly surprised … that this cell was different. A little more … approachable and had a homely feel to it, much like how Homes in ACTS are conducted. I felt comfortable, partly because it was a familiar surrounding. I won’t go through how the cell went, different churches got different styles, and I’m opened to different experiences. I manage to connect pretty well with some of the guys there, a lot more than her cell lol =X This is a happy cell, I like. But I like my Homes more … though I see some good qualities that could be incorporated into ours. I love Auntie Susy, I think I’ve mentioned that a few times before in this blog. I really don’t mind giving her a hug lor. I’ve not seen a person with a gentle and caring spirit like hers, so yeah, I admire that. Besides, I have to thank her for a few things :) The weekend ended pretty fast. I spent a better half of my Saturday with Weng and Siew Li at Sg. Wang. He needed to get his suit done for his wedding this coming Christmas. Yeah, we went to the same shop I tailored mine early this year for Eric’s wedding. I might not remember the material or cutting well, but I remember the good service. Note to self, sometimes it’s not the work you produce, but the service you render. Ok, back to story … Nick wasn’t around so Jack (I can imagine Jack Ling as a tailor, seriously) attended to us instead. Lepas tu, we belah! I told Weng I couldn’t be his best man. How many times in a year do I have to be the best man? Besides, his wedding is on Christmas day. I want to be in church for Christmas … good thing they understood my stands. My mom came back from her mission trip from Estonia. Nah kidding. She brought back some chocolates (the usual) AND AND AND AND … a few packets of fried pork skin that looks like crackers! Pork Rind or something like that. I thought it tasted weird until I found out it was pork. BABI SIUT! Babi junk food! I took 5 pieces and stopped, didn’t look very healthy to me. I’d go for rice crackers instead. Rev T.T Quah spoke today at our church. I took YS along for the evening service since she’s friend with him (big time la). Long story. The bible is pretty interesting when we start to understand the cultural practices, taboo and way of life back then. It didn’t occur to me that guys back then don’t wear pants. I always thought there would be pants underneath those gowns … I guess they don’t wear underwear too? There’s a bunch of changes to the Dream Malaysia video that pastor wanted … that’s easily another week’s worth of work there. Haihhh … but I will still do it. Speaking about pastors, I used to stay with my uncle when I was studying SAM back in 1997. He would occasionally have visiting pastors staying over. There’s this one pastor that I remember clearly (for a few reasons). My uncle usually goes the extra mile to make his stay pleasant … he’ll pinjam his car la, belanja him la, take him around la, etc. I wondered, who is this man? Why was my uncle so humbled? Why is my uncle serving him … like … like … dude, where’s your dignity man? Don’t have to humble yourself until so low la. I was 18 and backsliding, what would I know? ;) It took me 10 years to figure it out. I finally understood. When you really respect a person, even more when a person who added so much value into your life, what is that little ‘inconvenience’? In my eyes, it was an inconvenience. In his eyes, it was a service. He was serving the man that perhaps added value to his life. I wouldn’t have known that. Now looking back, what is that one week’s worth of extra work? Nothing :) 3 comments Friday, June 12, 2009
No Reply All
[ 12:04 pm ] I got sick of having my mailbox spammed by 'reply alls' ... so, how do I 'kindly' tell people that I don't appreciate it without sounding sarcastic? I source the web for the cutest photo ever ... maybe that would help. If your replies are just gonna be less than 5 words or not even a sentence, don't bother, please. 0 comments Wednesday, June 10, 2009
mumbo jumbo
[ 9:49 pm ] Thank God my laptop hard drive did not crash; otherwise I'll be emo-ing for a few months. Ok exaggeration, maybe a few days. All my work are stored there, and I don’t have a backup anywhere else lol. You’d expect a techie like me to keep backups right? Yeah, I’d expect myself to do it as well. I shall back it up soon when I get an external drive. Haih … I’ve ‘completed’ the Dream Malaysia video this afternoon. It’s in quotes because I know there’s gonna be PLENTY of changes and what not. I do enjoy doing videos, I really do. What I don’t like though is the lengthy rendering time. A 30 second clip took 2 hours to render, can you imagine that? Now, imagine the possible changes that I have to accommodate after tomorrow’s meeting. Speaking of meeting, we were supposed to attend a meeting yesterday afternoon with a certain ‘huge government linked company’. It was postponed … until further notice. Honestly, I don’t know what to expect, but God has been opening doors for us, let’s see where this leads us. Got a project deadline at the end of this month, I really want to get this done so that we can work on something else. I hate working on the same thing … it gets boring. My mom is away somewhere in Northern Europe (yes, somewhere) since last Friday … or was it Thursday … ahh I don’t know. Happening mother, eh? It’s better for her to travel around the world now before age catches up to her. She should be back this Friday. As usual, the house is in a mess (but it still looks clean, is that possible?). Guess we’ll have to clean it up before she gets home hahaha It’s the middle of the year already. Way too many things happened just this first half, I’m expecting the next half to be more exciting. That just means another 6 more months of opportunities in disguise and miracles. 0 comments Sunday, June 07, 2009
Ahhhhh
[ 10:21 pm ] with a startup video like that, how can I not love the Palm Pre? 0 comments
Winding down.
[ 9:48 pm ] I woke up today … quite uncomfortably I might say. I’ve been sleeping face down for 2 days now; it does help with the backache. I’m trying not to sit for a lengthy period of time, since it usually hurts when I get up. Weird thing is, the pain eases when I stand for a prolong period of it I walk around. That’s peculiar. Anyways, I don’t think much of it. It will be gone soon enough. I just got home watching Terminator Salvation, alone. I have no qualms watching movies alone, less hassle, no need to organize and on top of that, you always get good seats. I don’t mind going with a group though, depends on my mood *shrugs* I enjoyed the movie. There were a few confusing moments, I probably need to refresh my Terminator history. I was supposed to have dinner with my uncle who’s back from Australia this evening at 7.30. Lemme paraphrase what my sister said, “We’re having dinner with ah-kiu at 7.30 in grandma’s place”. I told her I’d be late, probably be there around 8.15pm since the movie ends at 8pm. When I got there, no one was around lol. I walked over to my auntie’s which is just one street away … and it’s empty too. What the heck? Didn’t she say dinner IN grandma’s place? Lo and behold, they had dinner outside. Ah well, miscommunication. My sister and I sometimes have communication problems. I manage to talk to my uncle and we’ll have dinner sometime next week. I have a lot of memories with this uncle of mine. He used to take me on his bike ‘exploring’ the oil palm estate. I usually ride around his bike topless. Sexy, eh? At every junction, he’ll make me choose whether to take a left or right. I felt safe knowing that if we got lost, he’ll know the way out. HAH! What false sense of security. I can’t remember how many times I kena tipu -_- “Oh no!! We’re lost! How are we going back?” “but you know the way home” “No no no… you point, I drive. I don’t know how to get back” It’s not funny when it was getting dark, and he tells you ghost stories … in the oil palm estate -_- He’s quite a joker, and yeah, I have good memories of him. One time my cousin and I found an extra pail of paint and decided to paint our grandma’s wooden house. We painted a section … until he came out and gave us a scolding of our lives. We were made to scrub the wall clean hahaha. Ahh … those were the days. I miss my childhood, it’s not fun being a grownup. For all that’s worth, at least I had a healthy childhood climbing trees, experimenting with fire, flooded ant nests, made a bow and arrow, ran around without my shoes, made my own kites, etc. Yeap, sounds like a regular boy. I think I got my creative streak from exploring my surroundings and spending my time playing in a cardboard box. What do kids do nowadays? Stay at home? Watch TV? Play video games? There’s really something wrong with this generation. They lack passion, imagination and creativity. Honestly, I don’t think raising a kid up in a city is such a good idea. I’m not at that juncture in my life yet, perhaps when the time comes; I will be able to make a wise decision. City kids take things for granted. BUT that’s pretty subjective; it boils down to how they were brought up anyways. No need to argue there. 0 comments Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Treasure!
[ 11:40 pm ] This was what I found! I think my dad bought this a couple of years ago, but I wasn't that interested then. Beats me why he even bought it in the first place, not sure what he believes in. 10 whole volumes on Creation Science!! There's so much to read!! Yes, I am excited. 0 comments
Equal Opposite
[ 12:55 am ] There's an answer to every question. There's a solution to every puzzle. Why does a question exist if there isn't an answer? Why does a puzzle exist if there wasn't a solution? If there a beginning, there is an end. If there's no answer, no solution and no end, then what is life? Sorry, really random thoughts before going to bed. 0 comments Monday, June 01, 2009
Vanity
[ 8:58 pm ] I hurt my lower back last Thursday. It wasn’t a macho injury since I got it from a slumped sitting position while watching Bleach. Not very macho, right? It’s been aching ever since. The first few days I couldn’t even walk at my normal speed and standing up after seating for a period of time proved to be painful as well. I feel like an old man. I usually brush off this kind of pain as it will go off in a couple of days. Why is it still here? I can’t even bend my back. Finally I told my mom about it when I asked how much it would cost to see a chiropractor. I’d probably do that if it doesn’t get well by end of the week. She showed me a few back exercises. According to Dr. Molly, my connector (LOL, what do you call that? Spine thingy) at my lower back could be pressing a nerve. Anyways, all the back exercises didn’t really help. Sleeping on my bed wasn’t that comfortable either, so I tried the floor … that didn’t help much too. Maybe I’ll just sleep on a chair. I rather have a muscle ache than this, at least it could be massaged. Anyways, I plan to be free of this nuisance by end of the week. Why? I can’t plan a healing? Must give time frame what. In the meantime, I’ll just pray and try to do some light stretching. Apart from the back ache, I had a pretty good weekend. I got myself 3 new pair of jeans :) There’s a sale going on in Metrojaya, so I manage to get the jeans at 70% discount. Not bad, not bad. I spent the better part of the day in Ikea with YS. I think I got a good lecture about my negativity. I guess I made too many passing comments about not being able to afford the super cool glossy kitchen cabinets, cupboards, etc. If I keep on thinking this way, I will never ever be able to afford anything. Ah yes, I’d like to see Faith at work, when the time comes. I’ve been reading what uncle Solomon, I mean King Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes. I don’t quite know what to make of it. At the end of the day, the good, the wicked, the meek, the strong, the wise, the foolish, the rich, the poor, we all share the same fate. All of us will one day die. He made an observation of how the wicked prospers, while the righteous toils day and night, and how bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. Yeah, it’s not fair. We’re only equal in death. Chap 8 14 Here's something that happens all the time and makes no sense at all: Good people get what's coming to the wicked, and bad people get what's coming to the good. I tell you, this makes no sense. It's smoke.Chap 9 7-10 Seize life! Eat bread with gusto,God takes pleasure in our pleasure! Why work so hard and never get to enjoy the fruits of your labour? All most of us ever do is save our money, yes, there is wisdom there, but there is foolishness too. You’ll never know the number of days you have on this Earth. I’d rather take the opportunity to enjoy some good things in life rather than not being able to. Our lifespan is so short; I don’t want regrets when I’m well above 70 and never able to relish the fine things in life. I think that is very sad as I look at my dad’s life. Chap 6 6 Even if someone lived a thousand years—make it two thousand!—but didn't enjoy anything, what's the point? Doesn't everyone end up in the same place?Sad, huh? I don’t want to be like this. Chap 11 9 You who are young, make the most of your youth.Btw, I love The Message bible lol. Yes, I enjoyed this book. Maybe I could relate well with the pessimistic nature of book :P Ohhhhhhh vanity of vanities … all is vanity :) 0 comments Archives nothing |
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